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Brains action figure from the Thunderbirds. He is marked Matchbox ©1982 ENT. GRP. LTD. MD China.
He is carrying a funky little portable computer.
Dutch postcard by Vita Nova, Schiedam, no. B/10/41. Sent by mail in 1968. Photo: A.P. Films, London / Coliseum, London, 1965. Caption: Brains uitvinder van International Rescue (Brains, inventor of International Rescue).
The British Sci-Fi TV Series Thunderbirds (1965-1966) was created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and their production company AP Films. Their puppet adventures thrilled millions of children across the world. Anderson was responsible for some of the most instantly recognisable characters and series ever made for television. Never mind that most of his creations came with strings attached (quite literally), shows like Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet remain timeless, delighting and inspiring generation upon generation of children. Thunderbirds has been broadcast in more than 30 other countries.
Source: Wikipedia and IMDb. For more postcards of classic TV shows, check out our set Vintage TV Heroes.
We decided to see if the rumors were true...Canadian zombies...really? We had been warned about them by our good friend, Peter Rice...but we thought he was having us on...until tonight...
When last seen they were heading towards the American border...sorry, Peter! We tried, but we couldn't stop them. David and I tried to convince them that Canadian brains are far superior to American brains, but they told us they really like junk food. :))
Love and hugs to all my FB and Flickr friends on both sides of the border and across the sea, and on the other side of the world...
~~Sheree~~
(No human brains were harmed in the taking of these photos.)
a fly no more (well I suppose it is still a fly, just not a bopping around the room, zingy fly)
studio stack, 119 images
bookpain series.
bookpain being the discomfort that arises from owning (too) many books and/or putting (too) much faith in them.
OSAGE ORANGE (Maclura pomifera):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera
The Osage orange is commonly used as a tree row windbreak in prairie states, which gives it one of its colloquial names, "hedge apple". It was one of the primary trees used in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Great Plains Shelterbelt" WPA project, which was launched in 1934 as an ambitious plan to modify weather and prevent soil erosion in the Great Plains states, and by 1942 resulted in the planting of 30,233 shelterbelts containing 220 million trees that stretched for 18,600 miles (29,900 km).[24] The sharp-thorned trees were also planted as cattle-deterring hedges before the introduction of barbed wire and afterward became an important source of fence posts.[8][25] In 2001, its wood was used in the construction in Chestertown, Maryland of the Schooner Sultana, a replica of the HMS Sultana (1768).[26]
The heavy, close-grained yellow-orange wood is very dense and is prized for tool handles, treenails, fence posts, and other applications requiring a strong dimensionally stable wood that withstands rot.[27] Although its wood is commonly knotty and twisted, straight-grained Osage orange timber makes very good bows. In Arkansas, in the early 19th century, a good Osage bow was worth a horse and a blanket.[9] Additionally, a yellow-orange dye can be extracted from the wood, which can be used as a substitute for fustic and aniline dyes. At present, florists use the fruits of M. pomifera for decorative purposes.[28]
When dried, the wood has the highest BTU content of any commonly available North American wood, and burns long and hot.[29][30][31]
Unlike many woods, Osage orange wood is very durable in contact with the ground. Smaller logs make good fence posts, being both strong and durable. They are generally set up green because the dried wood is too hard to reliably accept the staples used to attach the fencing to the posts. Palmer and Fowler's Fieldbook of Natural History 2nd edition, rates Osage orange wood as being at least twice as hard and strong as white oak (Quercus alba).
Although Osage oranges are commonly believed to repel insects, there is insufficient evidence to support this. Research has shown that compounds extracted from the fruit, when concentrated, may repel insects. However, the naturally occurring concentrations of these compounds in the fruit are far too low to make the fruit an effective insect repellent.[20][32][33] In 2004, the EPA insisted that a website selling M. pomifera fruits online remove any mention of their supposed pesticidal properties as false advertisements.[28]
Traditional medicine -
The Comanche tribe historically utilized a root/water infusion for eye conditions.[34] Other folk uses of the plant include its use by Native Americans as a cancer treatment; in Bolivia, the plant's sap has been used to treat tooth pain, and the bark and leaves are used to treat uterine bleeding.[35]
Isoflavones within Osage orange may cause stomach irritation.[36]
Hollywood Zombie Walk, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, California
[Impossible Project PX680 Gold Edition with Mint Lens Set fisheye lens]
Zombie Run, Barnsley 2014
Some truly stupendous make up on show and all in character till the very end. I ended up with more 'Zombie' than 'run' shots as the event finished earlier than expected. Great fun though.
A collage of axial MRI scans of my own brain showing diffusion tensor information (the diffusion of water molecules in and around membranes). The colours are merely different ways to visualize the section in a program called MRIcro.
DRS operated 57309 'Pride of Crewe' heads the 106N 0718 London Paddington to Edinburgh, a Northern Belle excursion train, through Carlisle station on 16th August 2014.
309 is another ex-Virgin Thunderbird engine. This one was formerly known as 'Brains' and was regularly to be found round the back at Carlisle station awaiting a rescue duty.
Kelly liked how an early draft looked, so I finished it. Something a little different. :-/
Thanks to Les Brumes and to Shadowhouse Creations for your kick ass textures.
Beach of the Dead - Brighton 2012
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ODC - Decoration (not always pretty)
I was given a zombie cross stitch kit for my birthday this year. This is my first attempt at cross stitching.
Part of a wall painted with Vents, Stray, Histo, Ikon and Bolts.
The whole wall can be viewed on mraeon.blogspot.com/
It's the last of the orange for a while.
Zombie photoshoot. www.cabralphotography.com or like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/PeterCabralPhotography
Looking like an evil supercomputer genius Dr Who monster, one of the blast furnaces at the Baotou Steelworks spews steam and fire.
The three and a half workers in the pic, two sitting down for a quiet smoke, don't seem too perturbed.
17 Jan 2008
Sign at the S.A. Brain & Company Limited, Dragon Brewery, Pacific Road, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Brains is Wales’ leading brewer and pub retailer. Brains Brewery was founded in 1882 when Samuel Arthur Brain bought the Old Brewery on St. Mary Street in Cardiff along with his uncle Joseph Benjamin Brain. The company remains entirely in family ownership to this day and 10 family members have served as chairman over the years. The current chairman, John Rhys, is the great-grandson of Samuel Arthur Brain.
Jello brains in assorted colors. I "painted" the depressions with some watered down food coloring to give them a little more definition. (They looked better once they were on their presentation plates rather than the cheap flowery paper plates I used for the food-coloring process.) Next year I want to try one out of clear jello made with tonic water and see if it will glow under blacklight:-)