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Because everything needed a monkey back in the day! Beppo was a test animal from Jor-El's lab that was sent to Earth with Clark - because a lab monkey is just as important to Jor-El as his own son apparently? Beppo was a member of the Super-Pets, a team of other super-powered animals (most of which were also owned by Superman, for whatever reason).
I finally bought the Superman vs Bizarro Mighty Micros set for this guy! I'm pretty pleased with how he turned out, but still hoping that Beppo gets to join the ranks of Krypto and Ace and find his way into a set! Some better printing on one of the traditional monkey pieces seems much more fitting than a full minifigure for this guy.
Long ago, I bought an Exakta 66 medium format camera. This was the camera purchase I regretted the most, because my Exakta 66 was woefully unreliable. Its shutter and film transport regularly broke down.
However, the, Exakta 66, which really was a Pentacon Six with a more modern look and a rubber coating, came with a Schneider Kreuznach Xenotar 80 lens. An excellent lens, on par with or exceeding the Carl Zeiss Planar 80 for Rollei or Hasselblad medium format cameras, at least in my humble opinion.
I always wanted to be able to use that lens, but I had come to hate the Exakta 66. So finally, 32 years after the Exakta 66, I got a Pentacon Six in goood condition, one that had recently been serviced. It was that or a Kiev 60, another Pentacon Six Clone. I certainly will treat it very carefully; hopefully it will work well.
Mine has a waist level finder, which is what I wanted. Medium format photography with a prism eye level finder is, to me, just ... weird.
Shot with:
Canon EOS600D
Leica Bellows R (16860)
Leica 100mm f/4 Macro Elmar-R, bellows version (11230)
People who hate me will not like this one, because I appear in the photo twice! Haha!
This is another experiment of mine. I wanted to play a bit with long exposures, as well as double exposures and off camera flash.
It was around 7:10pm when I took this one, so there was still some sun light. In order to take this one I chose the manual mode and stepped down my aperture to the minimum of f/22. I then tried different shutter speeds, in order to make sure that the photo will be well exposed. After seeing that 13 secs would produce good results, I went on the other side of the camera and started shooting. I tried to count about 6 secs for the first pose and then I switched lightning fast (!) to the other pose! :)
In the background you can see the Empire State Building!
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Nikon D90 with Tokina 11-16mm 2.8@ 11mm
Manual Exposure
ISO 200 : As a sidenote I wanted to mention that I listened to a podcast recently that suggested using the lowest NATIVE ISO setting when shooting long exposures. I used to use the Lo1 settings when shooting long exposures but I listened to the advice and switched to ISO 200.
13 secs (on a crappy tripod)
f/22
Shot RAW and processed in PS5 (after minimal work in LR3). I used PS5 because there was part of a bench on the right end of the photo. I didn't want to crop that part, because I wanted to keep the light (rays) in the picture. So, I used the new content-aware deletion in PS5 to try and remove the bench. I think it did a pretty good job!
I then went back to LR3 and following [http://www.flickr.com/photos/leonem/]'s suggestions I changed the contrast and clarity..
… because, a woman shouldn’t always take life so seriously!
"fun, fun, and more fun!"
Sometimes we all take life too seriously… I've learned not to take life so seriously, and in turn try not to take my style too seriously. lol...
A day without sunshine is like ... night. Isn't it?
While I was visiting Key West I had the opportunity to photograph this incredibly fun guy. -after he asked me if I'd pose for a picture, and being thankful, of course I accepted - so I have myself a picture with him... sweet!
Key West in Florida is an incredible place with a unique lifestyle.
"Take me now baby here as I am
Hold me close, try and understand
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is a banquet on which we feed
Come on now try and understand
The way I feel when I'm in your hands
Take my hand, come undercover
They can't hurt you now....
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to lust
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us...."
- Patti Smith
'Because The Night'
Because his big boy tubby is filled with icky soapy wa-wa, Bei decides to squeeze himself into his widdle tubby to comfortably eat boo
Because Zaiho is the owner of the re-tag and she asked it bro.
Aaaaa, all these sluts are rising their shirts to the tag game..
#1: Real name is Hua Ren Li, but if you say it too fast, it kinda sounds "Fahren", that's why the nickname, lol.
#2: She's 24 old and taiwanese-born. (set to default age, might age a year or two depending on the convo).
#3: She and Eddie are like super duper BFFs forever and ever, even if he sounds like hating her guts most of the time and she sounds like his nagging mom.
#4: Her dog is called Ba-wan.
#5: The only guy she ever had a mushy crush on was the caretaker of hers and Eddie's childhood. However, she doesn't remember how this person looked like anymore.
#6: Girlfag (body of a woman, mentality and preferences of a gay man)
#7: Dislikes clingy suitors, commitment, monogamous relationships and doesn't imagine herself being married ever.
#8: Had a bunch of 'unusual' temporary jobs, such as betelnut beauty, peepshow dancer and suicide girl.
#9: If she's not dressing revealing, chances are that people will mistake her for a guy.
#10: There was this rumour going around that she has a penis, but it's just a joke. Some people took it seriously though, lmfao.
Now is your time! Choose one of your resin boy/girl and tell us 10 random facts about him/her!
My Mom is not a big fan of my art work because she can't hang it on her walls. : )
So I've decided to branch out a bit and do some flower/foliage/cats photography as well. I want to stay true to my own style - even if it is with different subjects.
I saw these beautiful rolled flowers with strong leaves and it reminded me a torches. So that is the theme I went with.
Let me know what you think!
Also - add any tags you think should apply.
Teleidoscope 35/52 Foreign. I picked this for the theme because this is soooooo foreign to what I normally do! I haven't done anything like this - ever.
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Big shout out to Color Carnival!!!!!
When it comes to nature she inspires me!!! If you haven't checked out her stream - you should.
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Artist Collectible Cards and prints on etsy
Last July, the Webb telescope released its very first image: the deepest and sharpest image ever seen. Zooming in on the data, scientists found 3 young, distant galaxies similar to rare, small galaxies called “green peas” in our cosmic backyard. Because the light has traveled so far to get to us, we’re seeing these 3 galaxies as they were up to 13.1 billion years ago.
Specifically, the galactic trio share chemical characteristics — oxygen, hydrogen, and neon signatures — with “green pea” galaxies. (“Green peas” resembled green dots in their discovery images.) Due to their similarities, researchers may be able to study nearby “green peas” in detail to learn more about distant early galaxies.
While Webb’s infrared vision is incredibly sensitive, in this case Webb had some help from space’s “magnifying glass.” The effect of gravitational lensing meant that the mass of the galaxy cluster in Webb’s image actually magnified these tiny, distant galaxies by up to 10 times.
The farthest of the 3 galaxies contains only 2% the oxygen found in a galaxy like ours. This suggests the galaxy is extremely young, as it contains very few heavy elements (like oxygen) recycled from earlier stars. Learn more: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-telescope-r...
In this image: The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph captured the chemical fingerprints of selected galaxies behind SMACS 0723, including three faint, distant objects. When corrected for the wavelength stretch caused by the expansion of space over billions of years, the spectra of these galaxies (shown in red) exhibit features emitted by oxygen, hydrogen, and neon that show a stunning resemblance to those seen from so-called green pea galaxies found nearby (in green). Additionally, the Webb observations made it possible to measure the amount of oxygen in these cosmic dawn galaxies for the first time. The spectral lines have been stretched vertically in order to clarify these relationships.
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Rhoads et al. 2023
Image description: Two different sets of spectral data, comparing the chemical fingerprints of green pea galaxies with young, distant galaxies observed by the Webb telescope. On the top is the green pea galaxies data, shown in two squiggly horizontal lines of bright green, and below that is the Webb data, shown in three lines of red. The data sets share remarkably similar line patterns representing the elemental signatures of oxygen, neon, and hydrogen. From left to right, both data sets generally start off with a high frequency of peaks and dips, which gradually taper out into just occasional peaks by the end.
On this day in 1780 the English prison reformer, social reformer & Quaker Elizabeth Fry was born.
Elizabeth Fry was one of Britain's most influential 19th century social reformers and is best known for her work on improving the conditions of Britain's gaols. Because of her work, first on the treatment of female prisoners at Newgate Prison and then more generally on the conditions in British and European gaols, she has often been referred to as the "angel of prisons".
Elizabeth was born on May 21st 1780 in Gurney Court, off Magdalen Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England into a prominent Quaker family, the Gurneys. Her father, John Gurney (1749–1809), was a partner in Gurney's Bank. Her mother, Catherine, was a member of the Barclay family who were among the founders of Barclays Bank. Her mother died when Elizabeth was twelve years old so as one of the oldest girls in the family, she was partly responsible for the care and education of the younger children.
She married Joseph Fry, who was also a Quaker, in August 1800 at the Norwich Goat Lane Friends Meeting House and moved to St Mildred's Court in the City of London. In 1811 she was recorded as a minister of the Religious Society of Friends.
Prompted by a family friend, Stephen Grellet, Fry visited Newgate Prison in 1813. The conditions she saw there horrified her. The women's section was overcrowded with women and children, some of whom had not even received a trial. The prisoners did their own cooking and washing in the small cells in which they slept on straw.
She returned the following day with food and clothes for some prisoners. She was unable to personally further her work for nearly four years because of difficulties within the Fry family, including financial difficulties in the Fry bank.
Fry returned in 1816 and was eventually able to fund a prison school for the children who were imprisoned with their mothers. Rather than attempt to impose discipline on the women, she suggested rules and then asked the prisoners to vote on them. In 1817 she helped found the Association for the Reformation of the Female Prisoners in Newgate. This association provided materials for women so that they could learn to sew patchwork which was calming and also allowed skills to develop, such as needlework and knitting which could offer employment when they were out of prison and then could earn money for themselves. This approach was copied elsewhere and led to the eventual creation of the British Ladies' Society for Promoting the Reformation of Female Prisoners in 1821. She also promoted the idea of rehabilitation instead of harsh punishment which was taken on by the city authorities in London as well as many other authorities and prisons.
Elizabeth Fry also campaigned for the rights and welfare of prisoners who were being transported. The women of Newgate Prison were taken through the streets of London in open carts, often in chains, huddled together with their few possessions. They were pelted with rotten food and filth by the people of the city. The fear was often enough to make women condemned to transportation riot on the evening before. Fry's first action was to persuade the Governor of Newgate prison to send the women in closed carriages and spare them this last indignity before transportation. She visited prison ships and persuaded captains to implement systems to ensure each woman and child would at least get a share of food and water on the long journey. Later she arranged each woman to be given scraps of material and sewing tools so that they could use the long journey to make quilts and have something to sell as well as useful skills when they reached their destination. She also included a bible and useful items such as string and knives and forks in this vital care package. Elizabeth Fry visited 106 transport ships and saw 12,000 convicts. Her work helped to start a movement for the abolition of transportation. Transportation was officially abolished in 1837, however Elizabeth Fry was still visiting transportation ships until 1843.
Fry wrote in her book Prisons in Scotland and the North of England that she stayed the night in some of the prisons and invited nobility to come and stay and see for themselves the conditions prisoners lived in. Her kindness helped her gain the friendship of the prisoners and they began to try to improve their conditions for themselves. Thomas Fowell Buxton, Fry's brother-in-law, was elected to Parliament for Weymouth and began to promote her work among his fellow MPs. In 1818 Fry gave evidence to a House of Commons committee on the conditions prevalent in British prisons, becoming the first woman to present evidence in Parliament.
Her humanitarian work didn’t stop at prisons. For example, she helped the homeless, establishing a "nightly shelter" in London after seeing the body of a young boy in the winter of 1819/1820. She also campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade and opened a training school for nurses. Her programme inspired Florence Nightingale, who took a team of Fry's nurses to assist wounded soldiers in the Crimean War.
Her work gained her admiration from people in high places. One such was Queen Victoria, who granted her an audience a few times before she was Queen and contributed money to her cause after she ascended to the throne. Another admirer was Robert Peel who passed several acts to further her cause including the Gaols Act 1823. The act was however largely ineffective, because there were no inspectors to make sure that it was being followed.
Fry died from a stroke in Ramsgate, England, on October 12th 1845. From 2001–2016, Fry was depicted on the reverse of £5 notes issued by the Bank of England.
Because the sum of its road numbers equaled “21,” crews nicknamed the locomotive “Blackjack.”
Let me strongly suggest you go to rrmuseumpa.org/collections/roster/ and click on "Pennsylvania Railroad No. 4935" and then click on "Click Here for Virtual Tour" which is a video tour inside the cab.
Because I am finally happy again.
And I requested 86 books at the library which opens in four days.
You're jealous.
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Because of the angle the photot is taken, it looks like the beak of the landing duck is splitted. It is not. There is a black mark they all have in the front of their beak, and it causes this illution of damaged beak.
If a regular Ferrari isn't enough, get a LaFerrari. If a LaFerrari isn't enough, get the 70th anniversary edition.
Location: The Californian on Wilshire
Model(s): Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta 70th Anniversary Edition
I enjoy Harburger Park because it’s a good place to get some exercise and every once in a while you come across something that’s really spectacular.
Indonesian women, young and old, seem to spend a lot of time sweeping their dirt front yards with these short brooms. This is probably because those front yards (rarely more than a few feet deep) are a gathering place for much of the family activity. Most houses are too small to have a "living room", and they need to leave space to bring the all-important motor bike into the house overnight to avoid theft or damage. So the outside becomes a critical part of the living space.
Because thinking outside the box is cool. Partially inspired by |M A K B R I C K S| Apocabuddy. Slightly edited.
Because I have what's politely called impaired mobility, all my photos are now taken in either the garden or the house.
I looked forward to the arrival of the butterflies but there are less around this year so far.
*More Mbili girls
*Not that you really asked, I'd just like to pretend that you did. LOL!!
Something is wrong with my camera and I'm really down, because I have all of these dressed girls that need to be photographed. Hopefully I can pick up a new one after work tomorrow and be back in business!!
"DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN!!" A big tern, with a big orange bill, these birds are one of my favorites, it flies low with spectacular aerial displays involving pairs or squadrons, swooping and stooping in unison, they are not common in the Gambia but at Tanji beach there are about 15,000, because of the fishing boats that come in everyday, and this is where this image was taken, and where I left my heart.
CAN ANYBODY PUT A CAPTION TO THIS IMAGE?
Thanks for your visit, any comments are always appreciated, Keep safe and enjoy.......Tomx.
This necklace was pink enough already, but I pinkified the shot even more. (Original shot in comments)
HSS! :)
p.s. Don't worry, I'm not done with the flower pictures. In fact, I have many many many more to post. Just wanted something different today.
Oh, and I'm about to head out for the day, but I will catch up with you all later. :)
Because of its pale colour I'm guessing this Mayfly must have just emerged? In my garden today, Lyme Regis
Being a traffic policeman in Beijing is not easy — because you have to know a lot of underlying rules. In the heartland of this country, behind a number plate there may be a dignitary. Being a traffic policeman, you should be smart enough to detect these “powerful” vehicles, and give them space…The “powerful plates” look the same as normal plates. However, all the secrets are hiding behind the numbers.Before we start, let’s introduce the format of the number plates in Beijing. A Beijing license plate is composed of a Chinese character “京”, which is the abbreviation of Beijing, an English letter and a series of numbers (or letters and numbers). For example: “京F 31313” or “京A F2345”.”
The most powerful — “京AG6”.There are exactly 200 license plates that start with “京A G6”. This number group belongs to the Vice Chairmen of the National People’s Congress, the vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and so on. Normally you can only find these kind of plates on Audi A6, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which are widely used by the Chinese government as official cars.
The secundi — “京A8”.It is second only to “京AG6”. The most powerful ones among them are “京A80***,” “京A 81***”, and “京A 82***”, which belong to General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Bureau of Institutional Affairs of the State Council, Central Guard Bureau and Beijing Municipal Party Committee. Some ministers and the family members of national leaders also use this number series, and it makes this series of numbers more “powerful”. Recently, since the shortage of numbers, “京A83***” was also taken in to this “powerful number group”.It is also worth mentioning that, because Chinese people love the number 8 (it sounds like “Fa”, meaning earning big money), the person who can get “京A88” is either powerful or has “strong connections” with powerful people. So for traffic policemen, it means the same as “京A80, 81, 82, and 83”.There is another series of numbers, “京O A7***”, which belongs to some ministers; and “京O A8***”, which belongs to The Ministry of Public Security. They are both “powerful” as well.The third level.License plates starting with “京ET, 京EX, 京H95, 京FP”, and some starting with “京CZ”, belong to deputy ministry level officials or provincial rank officials. And some of “京A5” belong to the Communist Party Committee of Beijing.Generally, the traffic policemen and experienced drivers know these rules. They will always try to make life easier for these “powerful vehicles” and make them happy by politely keeping their distance.
www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-secret-behind-the-number-...
Licence plates have been around for longer than there have been automobiles. France was the first country to introduce the licence plate with the passage of the Paris Police Ordinance on August 14, 1893,[2] followed by Germany in 1896.[3] The Netherlands was the first country to introduce a nationally registered licence plate, called a "driving permit", in 1898. Initially these plates were just sequentially numbered, starting at 1, but this was changed in 1906.In the U.S., where each state issues plates, New York State has required plates since 1903 (black numerals on a white background) after first requiring in 1901 that only the owner's initials be clearly visible on the back of the vehicle.[4] At first, plates were not government issued in most jurisdictions and motorists were obliged to make their own. In 1903, Massachusetts was the first state to issue plates.UK plates were first required from 1 January 1904 by the 1903 Motor Car Act.An engineering study by the University of Illinois published in 1960 recommended that that the state of Illinois adopt a numbering system and plate design "composed of combinations of characters which can be perceived quickly and accurately, are legible at a distance of approximately 125 feet (38 m) under daylight conditions, and are readily adapted to filing and administrative procedures." It also recommended that a standard plate size of 6 inches by 14 inches be adopted through the United States to replace the earlier 6 inch x 12 inch size to allow longer registration numbers to be displayed without excessively tight spacing or excessively thin or narrow characters.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate
The Very First License Plate.Although New York was the first state to require automobiles have license plates (1901), these plates were made by individual owners (with the owner's initials) rather than state-issued plates.The very first plate, featuring the number "1," was issued to Frederick Tudor. (One of his relatives still holds an active registration on the plate.)The first state-issued license plates were issued in early Massachusetts license plates were made of iron and covered in a porcelain enamel. The background was colored a cobalt blue and the number was in white. Along the top of the plate, also in white, were the words: "MASS. AUTOMOBILE REGISTER." The size of the plate was not constant; it grew wider as the plate number reached into the tens, hundreds, and thousands.Massachusetts was the first to issue license plates, but other states soon followed.continue reading by Massachusetts, beginning in 1903.
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At the beginning of the century, with mechanically propelled vehicles increasing in the number, and with accidents occurring it became apparent that a means of identifying cars would become necessary. Therefore under the Motor Car Act 1903, required that from the 1st January 1904, every motorcar should be registered with a number plate. This was 5 years after Dutch authorities first introduced the idea to the world.The first mark to be issued in London was the simple, bold A1, registered to Earl Russell, who wanted the mark so badly he is known to have camped out all night to secure it, making him not only the first registrant but also the inventor of the idea of having a distinctive, personalised or cherished plate on your vehicle.The earliest type of registration survived for an incredible 60 years, from 1904, and had nothing at all to denote the year of issue.nitially, the marks were made up of a local council identifier code, of up to 3 letters, followed by a random number, eg. ABC 123.
In the early 1950s, as numbers started to run out, the components were reversed, giving rise to registrations in the format 123 ABC.
High speed because the bus was travelling down the highway at about 80-110 km/ph when I snapped this image.
Another five photos from my last drive, on 28 April. Harsh light and windy. Poor quality photo, posted just for the record.
On 28 April 2023, I had to go for a day’s drive because everyone had to remove their vehicle out of the parking lot (again!) for the day. We were told to remove by 8:30 am, ready for the guys coming at 9:00 am. Well, the guys who used blowers to remove all the dust and loose gravel, etc. started working at 7:00 am. The painters arrived at 8:30 am, just as I was ready to leave home. The lot was cleaned and the yellow lines between cars were repainted. The whole day was spent driving the roads SW of Calgary, all of them familiar, but a couple only driven a few times.
I very recently decided to buy a new camera, the Canon SX70 HS. I found it concerning that I had been using my Canon SX60 since May 2017 - at least, the earliest photo I can find on my Flickr page was taken on 6 May 2017. The camera has been used a lot! I was very undecided about the Canon SX70, as my daughter has had this camera for quite a long time and finds that the photos tend to be rather blurry. For many months, I have read up about the Canon SX70 and never felt completely happy with everything I read. I have researched other similar cameras and there really isn't anything much out there. I already have the Nikon P900 (totally lousy/useless/ viewfinder) and the Panasonic FZ1000 (far less zoom). Both these cameras are heavy and I need a much lighter camera, especially now because of my damaged right shoulder, which makes holding and using a camera both painful and awkward. Things I read these days seem to say that phone cameras are kind of replacing point-and-shoot cameras and companies are producing very few point-and-shoot models. No telling how long it could be before they stop making them altogether. So, I wanted to be prepared for if/when my faithful and much used Canon SX60 eventually dies.
So, I took both cameras with me, though I did take more shots with the SX60. I can't say that the photos from either camera came out as sharp as I would have liked - very bright out, and windy. Now I have to compare the quality of the images. I found the SX70 a nice, light camera to use, I must say. I had changed a few of the most important (to me) settings, but I’m sure there are others that need checking and tweaking. Some of my Bluebird photos came out better with the SX70. I saw my first Wilson's Snipe of the season and the SX70 did well, as did the SX60, though the colour is very different between the two cameras. I need to compare a lot of images in the next while. The five photos posted this evening have all been edited.
And because I'm so kind, for photo number 500 of an East Yorkshire bus, I'll include another photo of 747 heading out the other way.
At the third time of asking, of course. Well, with countless repavings of the road underneath the Bar and a good 50 years out of practice or so of driving under here, it was bound to be a bit tricky fitting this freshly-painted preservation piece underneath the Bar. The first time around heading out... an almighty bang that could be heard all around. Ouch. Oof. That'll hurt. By the looks of it, though, it might just be a slight knock and a bit of scuffed paint, with the most evidence being a bit of National White left on the left-hand side of the Bar. I'm sure they'll be able to touch it up before Big Bus Day.
To this date, I believe this is the first time an actual Beverley Bar bus has driven under Beverley Bar in decades. Last I heard, this was no longer possible with the other preserved Bar buses due to the amount of resurfacing done on the road beneath, but by the looks of things, so long as you angle it right, it is still very much possible. It would be nice to see 644 and the other preserved ones try it sometime.
I'm sure that besides the uncomfortable ding, the owners who have clubbed in to preserve 747 in the first place and buy it back from the defunct Yorkshire Heritage Bus Company are very pleased with the end result - soon to come to an issue of Bus & Coach Preservation near you! And this was not the only bus to head underneath the Bar and all that morning - recently-revived 725 gave it a crack an hour and a half later, too! A shame that I didn't have time for that, but ah. It was either that or 747, and I'm very pleased to see a little bit of National Bus Company history in the flesh. Roll on Big Bus Day!
Seen here successfully making it out of Beverley Bar for a third, unexpected time, preserved NBC East Yorkshire 747, a Park Royal-bodied AEC Bridgemaster, is seen blinded for the long-departed (well, technically...) 12 to Scarborough via Bridlington & Filey.
HELP Required - My “summer holiday” in 1978 was a First Class Eastern Region Railrover and I had stocked up with 35mm transparency film for the week ahead. Or so I thought because when it came to processing the week’s photography I realised that one roll of film was in fact a colour print film!!! An additional problem is I seem to have lost any records that went with this roll of film and therefore here we see an unidentified Stratford allocated class 47 departing Manningtree with an express for Liverpool Street, 30th May 1978. Any ideas on the identity of this class 47 gratefully received.
With thanks to Nigel Antolic the locomotive has been identified as 47135.
Locomotive History
47135 was built by Brush at the Falcon works, Loughborough as D1727 and delivered in April 1964 allocated to Old Oak Common MPD. In March 1967 it transferred to the London Midland Region (Birmingham Division) and in February 1972 to the Eastern Region (Immingham). It became a long association with Stratford in January 1975 and would remain for nine years. In November 1986 it was fitted with electric train heating and emerged from Crewe Works as 47664. In July 1989 it was fitted with long range fuel tanks, renumbered 47819 and in May 1994 it was fitted with RCH multiple working equipment and renumbered again to 47784. Its latter years were predominately at Crewe or Bristol however it did have short spells at Carlisle, Eastfield and Gateshead in the mid to late 1980’s. In February 2004 it was withdrawn and dumped at the former Crewe Diesel Depot until September 2007 when it made its final journey by road to Ron Hull, Rotherham where it was broken up in December 2007.
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Memorial Day History May 29- 2017
"I AM FREE
BECAUSE of the BRAVE"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qt57c7rnHM
REMEMBERING those who has died for MY FREEDOM
"SOY LIBRE"
"Debido al Valiente"
Recordando : a los que han muerto por !MI Libertad!
Para todos aquellos afortunados de estar disfrutando de un fin de semana de tres días, recuerde: Usted no se la gano!!!
Esta fiesta es cortesía de los hombres y mujeres que perdieron la vida mientras servía en el ejército de Estados Unidos.
Memorial Day se ha convertido en una institución Americana - ampliamente considerado como el comienzo del dia oficial del verano - que es fácil olvidar que ha sido un día de fiesta oficial Estado Unidenses, solamente desde 1971. Comenzó, extraoficialmente, como la decoración de Día, una primavera homenaje a las víctimas de la Guerra Civil. Por la Primera Guerra Mundial, se había convertido en un recuerdo de los difuntos de todas las guerras Estado Unidenses.
El número de Estado Unidenses que han muerto respondiendo a la llamada del deber de su país es asombroso: un estimado de 620.000 personas perdieron la vida en la Guerra Civil, cuando la población del país era una décima parte de lo que es hoy.
Algunos de nosotros se reunirán para los desfiles, ceremonias o rezos colectivos en este día. Muchos más participar en los rituales del Memorial Day que no tienen ninguna conexión real con los orígenes de la fiesta: comidas al aire libre, viajes por carretera, salidas de playa - saboreando las libertades que se lograron y conservan a un costo tan alto.
Todos dieron algo, algunos dieron todo
Todos debemos hacer una pausa para honrar su sacrificio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rJXqij6UMUI I'AM FREE
BECAUSE of the BRAVE
REMEMBERING those who have died for MY FREEDOM
I AM FREE
Due to the Brave
Remembering: those who have died for MY Freedom
For all those fortunate to be enjoying a three-day weekend, remember: You do not earn it. This feast is courtesy of the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the United States Army.
Memorial Day has become an American institution - widely regarded as the unofficial summer kickoff of the summer - that it is easy to forget that it has been an official American holiday only since 1971. It began, unofficially, as the Day decoration, a Spring tribute to the victims of the Civil War. By World War I, it had become a memory of the deceased of all the American wars.
The number of Americans who have died responding to the call of duty in their country is staggering: an estimated 620,000 people lost their lives in the Civil War when the country's population was one-tenth of what it is today.
Some of us will gather for parades, ceremonies or collective prayers on this day. Many more participate in Memorial Day rituals that have no real connection to the origins of the party: outdoor meals, road trips, beach trips - savoring the freedoms that were achieved and kept at such a high cost.
We must all pause to honor their sacrifice.