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Seen facing south on Bury yard 45407 and its beautifull buffer. Something a little different from me.
Took these last weekend, still not sure about them though?
Supposed to be more prototypical by fitting onto the track which they do well.....no strength if you use them as a stop though!
I've seen few like this, the majority appear to have a vertical leg running up to the apex, which I will try next as it will also allow the cross beam buffer stop to be positioned onto those better
The buffers have still to be fitted whilst the lack of cowcatchers reveals the derailment bar fitted to the bogie. The silver underframe and bogies really looked good!
Sunday 31-12-1972
Why is it so difficult to get a slideshow onto flickr?! The quality is much reduced and it ends abruptly although my file is high quality with a fade out :( Therefore best seen small…… ipad is ideal ;o)
Anyway, I thought this might be a better way of presenting my weird fireworks photos and contains all the pictures in the Focus blur album and some more :)
If it stutters, pausing it for a while might help so it can build a buffer.
Music (if you can call it that) is Kaboom by David Solano.
Corrugated iron Romney buildings which once formed part of Quainton Buffer Depot - a relic of the Cold War, designed for bulk storage of long-life foodstuffs for distribution to the population following a nuclear strike. The depot closed in the late 1990s and now forms part of the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. 31st May 2017..
70x100 cm canvas
Edition of 3 on canvas + a couple on metal etc.
Handpainted background, 5 layers of grey, 4 layers of Orange and 6 different stencils for the tags and signs in the background!
This one is now SOLD!
WIll update with news on the 2 second pieces in this edition soon!
A piece of Migraine Art.
Speaks to the various things migrainers "put up" in and around themselves while dealing with their migraines..... in an effort to buffer themselves from the world.
Buffers like windbreaks and riparian forest buffers can be designed to reduce pesticide exposure to pollinators while also offering habitat resources.
Pollinators Page - NAC website
Illustrator: Gary Bentrup, National Agroforestry Center
We drove in the morning from Laâyoune to the coastal town of Tarfaya, exploring the coast en route and later the town itself. The region is historically very interesting: called either the Cape Juby Strip, the Tarfaya Strip or the Tekna Zone (after the Tekna, the native Saharawi tribe). The strip, once part of Spanish Sahara (colony known as Villa Bens), is now the buffer zone between Morocco-administered disputed territory of Western Sahara and Morocco. It was unified with Morocco in 1958 after the Ifni war.
Interestingly, the town is only 100km from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The famous French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry lived in Tarfaya for two years (1927-1928) before writing his masterpiece The Little Prince. He served as station manager here during his career as an airmail pilot.
Paris / Quartier Latin - Institut du monde arabe
The Institut du monde arabe (French: [ɛ̃stity dy mɔ̃d aʁab], Arab World Institute; abbr. IMA) is an organisation founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural and spiritual values. The Institute was established as a result of a perceived lack of representation for the Arab world in France, and seeks to provide a secular location for the promotion of Arab civilisation, art, knowledge, and aesthetics. The building houses a museum, library, auditorium, restaurant, offices and meeting rooms.
History
The IMA is located in a building known as the Institut du Monde Arabe, the same name as the institute, on Rue des Fossés Saint Bernard in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally, the project was conceived in 1973 by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. The museum was constructed between 1981 and 1987 under the presidency of François Mitterrand as part of his urban development series known as the Grands Projets. The Institute promotes cooperation and exchanges between France and the Arab nations, particularly in the areas of science and technology, contributing to the understanding between the Arab world and Europe. Libya joined the institute in 1984. The IMA was inaugurated on 30 November 1987 by President Mitterrand.
The IMA is a member of the Forum of Foreign Cultural Institutes in Paris and Exchanges and Radio Productions (EPRA). It is sometimes nicknamed the “Arab Beaubourg”, in reference to the Georges Pompidou National Centre for Culture and Art, known as the Beaubourg Centre. The building was renovated between 2014 and 2017; during this time the library was closed, and it reopened to the public in March 2017.
In 2016, the IMA opened a branch in Tourcoing.
The director of the institute is French-Iraqi poet Chawki Abdelamir. French politician Jack Lang was president of the institute from 2013 until his resignation in 2026, after allegations of his financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein were reported. He was replaced by Anne-Claire Legendre, the first female president of the IMA.
Architecture
The building was constructed from 1981 to 1987 and has floor space of 181,850 square feet (16,894 m2). The Architecture-Studio together with Jean Nouvel, won the 1981 design competition. This project is a result of funds from both the League of Arab States and the French government, with the cost of the building totalling around €230,000,000. The building acts as a buffer zone between the Jussieu Campus of Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI), built in large rationalist urban blocks, and the Seine. The river façade follows the curve of the waterway, reducing the hardness of a rectangular grid and offering an inviting view from the Sully Bridge. At the same time the building appears to fold itself back in the direction of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district.
In contrast to the curved surface on the river side, the southwest façade is an uncompromisingly rectangular glass-clad curtain wall. It faces a large square public space that opens in the direction of the Île de la Cité and Notre Dame. Visible behind the glass wall, a metallic screen unfolds with moving geometric motifs. The motifs are actually 240 photo-sensitive motor-controlled apertures, or shutters, which act as a sophisticated brise soleil that automatically opens and closes to control the amount of light and heat entering the building from the sun. The mechanism creates interior spaces with filtered light — an effect often used in Islamic architecture with its climate-oriented strategies. The innovative use of technology and success of the building's design catapulted Nouvel to fame and is one of the cultural reference points of Paris.
The building was the recipient of the 1989 Aga Khan Award for Architectural Excellence. Jury members included historian Oleg Grabar.
Museum
Within the museum are objects from the Arab world ranging from before Islam through into the twentieth century. One of the main initiatives within the museum is the inclusion of special exhibitions.
Special exhibitions
1991 Fahrelnissa Zeid as part of the Trois Femmes Peintres exhibition.
2016
Osiris: The Submerged Mysteries of Egypt
Voices of animals: the fables of Kalila and Dimna
Nomadic Sculpture by Rodolphe Hammadi
First Photography Biennale of the contemporary Arab world
CoeXist
2017
'Masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Arab Art' by the Barjeel Art Foundation
2025
Saved Treasures of Gaza: 5000 Years of History
2026
Byblos, Millennia-old City of Lebanon
The Institut's library is the largest collection of works on the Arab world in France, with over 100,000 documents.
In popular culture
Michel Houellebecq sets a pivotal scene in his novel Submission at a reception held in the Institute's rooftop restaurant and terrace.
Awards
In 2018, the IMA won the Cultural Personality of the Year from the Sheikh Zayed Book Award.
(Wikipedia)
Das Institut du monde arabe (IMA) (deutsch: „Institut der arabischen Welt“) befindet sich im 5. Arrondissement von Paris. Es wurde 1980 gegründet, um das Verständnis zwischen Frankreich und der arabischen Welt zu fördern.
Ziele
Das IMA verfolgt drei erklärte Ziele:
Entwicklung und Vertiefung des Studiums, der Kenntnis und des Verständnisses der arabischen Welt, ihrer Sprache, ihrer Zivilisation und ihrer Entwicklungsbemühungen
kultureller Austausch, Kommunikation und Kooperation zwischen Frankreich und der arabischen Welt, besonders auf den Gebieten Wissenschaft und Technik
Förderung der Beziehungen zwischen der arabischen Welt und Frankreich sowie Europa
Geschichte
Es wurde 1980 auf Veranlassung des damaligen Staatspräsidenten Valéry Giscard d’Estaing nach französischem Recht in Paris gegründet und 1987 während der Präsidentschaft François Mitterrands im Studentenviertel Quartier Latin im 5. Arrondissement erbaut; ursprünglich war das 15. Arrondissement als Standort vorgesehen. Verwirklicht wurde das Projekt von der französischen Architektengruppe Jean Nouvel, Pierre Soria und Architecture Studio. Es ist seit Dezember 1987 der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich. In seiner Eröffnungsrede vom 30. November 1987 stellte Mitterrand den kulturellen Aspekt in den Vordergrund, ein Schwerpunkt, der weiterhin durch zahlreiche Ausstellungen und eine umfangreiche Bibliothek unterstützt wird.
Architektur
Das interkulturelle Institut machte Jean Nouvel international bekannt. Nouvel wurde 1989 für die Gestaltung des Instituts mit dem angesehenen Aga Khan Award for Architecture ausgezeichnet.
An der südlichen Fassade wird der Einfall des Sonnenlichts durch tausende Irisblenden hinter der Glasfassade reguliert, die sich computergesteuert stufenlos öffnen und schließen. In diesen kunstvoll strukturierten und in gleichmäßiger Reihung angeordneten Blenden griff Nouvel auf das Motiv der Maschrabiyya aus der arabischen Architektur zurück und erreichte damit eine Synthese aus traditioneller Ornamentik und High-Tech-Architektur.
Folgende Räumlichkeiten sind im Gebäude untergebracht: Sprachlabor, Bibliothek, Kino, Kunstladen, Restaurant mit Blick auf Paris und ein Rauchsalon.
Struktur und Mitglieder
Präsident des IMA war von 2013 bis 2026 Jack Lang, Generaldirektorin ist Mona Khazindar. Zur Nachfolgerin Langs wurde 2026 Anne-Claire Legendre ernannt.
Zu den Mitgliedern gehören neben Frankreich auch Ägypten, Algerien, Bahrain, Dschibuti, Irak, Jemen, Jordanien, Katar, Komoren, Kuwait, Libanon, Libyen, Marokko, Mauretanien, Oman, Palästinensische Autonomiegebiete, Saudi-Arabien, Somalia, Sudan, Syrien, Tunesien, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate und die Arabische Liga.
Ausstellungen
2013: Mille et une nuits
2016: Jardins d’Orient – De l’Alhambra au Taj Mahal
2021: Divas – D’Oum Kalthoum à Dalida
Zeitschrift
Das IMA gibt seit 1991 die Zeitschrift Qantara heraus.
(Wikipedia)