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Universal Studios Florida is a theme park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and television. Universal Studios Florida inspires its guests to "ride the movies", and it features numerous attractions and live shows. The park is one component of the larger Universal Orlando Resort.
In 2013, the park hosted an estimated 7.06 million guests, ranking it the eighth-most visited theme park in the United States, and ranking it sixteenth worldwide.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 History 1.1 Park history
1.2 Branding
1.3 Timeline
1.4 Previous attractions
2 Park design 2.1 Production Central
2.2 New York
2.3 San Francisco
2.4 London/Diagon Alley
2.5 World Expo
2.6 Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone
2.7 Hollywood
3 Character appearances
4 Production facilities
5 Annual events 5.1 Grad Bash and Gradventure
5.2 Halloween Horror Nights
5.3 Macy's Holiday Parade
5.4 Mardi Gras
5.5 Rock the Universe
5.6 Summer Concert Series
6 Universal's Express Pass
7 Attendance
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
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The original entrance to the theme park.
Over the years, Universal Studios Florida has not limited itself to attractions based on its own vast film library. It has occasionally licensed popular characters from other rival studios, many of whom did not operate theme parks themselves. Some examples include Ghostbusters and Men in Black, (Sony's Columbia Pictures), The Simpsons (20th Century Fox) and Shrek (DreamWorks Animation).
Many of the park's past and present attractions were developed with the actual creators of the films they were based on, and feature the original stars as part of the experience. Steven Spielberg helped create E.T. Adventure and was a creative consultant for Back to the Future: The Ride, Twister...Ride it Out, An American Tail Theatre, Jaws, Men in Black: Alien Attack and Transformers: The Ride.
In many current rides, the original stars reprised their film roles including: Rip Torn and Will Smith in Men in Black: Alien Attack, Brendan Fraser for Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride, Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in Twister...Ride it Out, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton reprised their roles for Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow for Shrek 4D, Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher reprised their roles from Despicable Me for Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, and Peter Cullen and Frank Welker reprised their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron for Transformers: The Ride.
In many former rides, the many original stars were also to reprise their film roles such as: Christopher Lloyd and Thomas F. Wilson in Back to the Future: The Ride, Roy Scheider recorded a voice over for the conclusion of Jaws, Alfred Hitchcock and Anthony Perkins appeared in Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies, additionally, various Nicktoon voice actors reprised their roles in Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast.
Park history[edit]
From its inception in 1982,[3] Universal Studios Florida was designed as a theme park and a working studio. It was also the first time that Universal Studios had constructed an amusement park "from the ground up." However, the proposed project was put on hold until 1986, when a meeting between Steven Spielberg, a co-founder for the park, and Peter N. Alexander prompted for the creation of a Back to the Future simulator ride in addition to the already planned King Kong based ride.[4]
A major component of the original park in Hollywood is its studio tour, which featured several special-effects exhibits and encounters built into the tour, such as an attack by the great white shark from the film Jaws. For its Florida park, Universal Studios took the concepts of the Hollywood tour scenes and developed them into larger, stand-alone attractions. As an example, in Hollywood, the studio tour trams travel close to a shoreline and are "attacked" by Jaws before they travel to the next part of the tour. In Florida, guests entered the "Jaws" attraction and would board a boat touring the fictitious Amity Harbor, where they encountered the shark, then exited back into the park at the conclusion of the attraction. Universal Studios Florida originally had a Studio Tour attraction that visited the production facilities, but that tour has since been discontinued.
Branding[edit]
Previous slogans for Universal Studios Florida were: See the Stars. Ride the Movies. (1990 - 1998); No one makes believe like we do! (1990 - 1998); Ride the Movies (1998 - 2008); Jump into the Action (2008–2012). The current slogan is: Experience the Movies (2012–present).
Timeline[edit]
1986: Land clearing takes place on the swamp land purchased by MCA/Universal that would hold the park.
1987: Universal Studios Florida is announced at a press conference on the Hollywood property, with a planned opening date of December 1989.
1988: Universal Studios Florida's opening date is delayed from December, 1989 to May 1, 1990. Shortly following, MCA/Universal releases a video detailing the future park, which stars Christopher Lloyd as the Universal character Doc Brown interacting with the various attractions at the Florida park.[5] Universal Studios allows guests to witness the production of television shows and motion pictures in the Florida park's soundstages in middle 1988, while the rest of the studio/park is still under construction.[6]
1989: MCA/Universal Studios claims that The Walt Disney Company and its CEO, Michael Eisner copied several concepts of the Universal Studios Florida park, and integrated them into Disney's recently opened Disney/MGM Studios park.[7]
1990: On January 31, Universal Studios Florida's opening date is again delayed from May 1, 1990 to June 7, 1990.[8] Universal Studios Florida begins soft openings for the general public in late May.[9] Many of the park's attractions are not yet open at the time, and still under testing. Universal Studios Florida is officially opened with a grand opening style ceremony on June 7.[10] The park opens with five themed areas: The Front Lot (entrance area), Production Central, New York, San Francisco/Amity, Expo Center, Hollywood as well as a Lagoon located in the center of the park. The Front Lot and Production Central areas are referred to as "In Production", the New York section is referred to as "Now Shooting", the San Francisco and Amity sections are referred to as "On Location" and the Expo Center area is referred to as "The World of CineMagic Center". Nickelodeon Studios also opened on this day where there was a grand opening ceremony hosted by Marc Summers. Due to massive technical problems with the original Kongfrontation, Earthquake: The Big One and Jaws rides, Universal begins a temporary voucher service to allow guests to re-visit the studio/park when the attractions are operating.[10] Jaws is temporarily closed by Universal on September 30 due to persistent major technical problems. During the shut-down, Universal sues the original designer of the Jaws ride,[11] Ride & Show Engineering, and hires Totally Fun Company to create a re-designed version of most of the ride.
1991: Universal adds four new attractions to the park: The Blues Brothers Show, StreetBusters, The Screen Test Home Video Adventure and How to Make a Mega Movie Deal.[12] Back to the Future: The Ride officially opens in the World Expo Center area of the park, in a grand opening ceremony.[13] The ride is considered to be a success, and receives positive reception from theme park critics.[14] Fright Nights debuts at the park. In 1992, it is renamed to Halloween Horror Nights.
1993: Jaws is re-opened, with many scenes altered. MCA/Universal announces plans to expand Universal Studios Florida into the Universal City, Florida resort complex, including a second theme park and multiple hotels.[15]
1995: Universal Studios Florida celebrates its 5th anniversary. A Day in the Park with Barney opens in the World Expo area. The Production Studio Tour is closed due to a dwindle in the studios' recent Film/TV production.
1996: Terminator 2: 3-D Battle Across Time opens in the Hollywood area.[16]
1997: Universal announces that Ghostbusters Spooktacular will be replaced by Twister...Ride it Out, with a planned opening date of Spring 1998[17] Universal Studios announces that the sole Studio park will be expanded into the Universal Studios Escape, including the Islands of Adventure park, Universal CityWalk Orlando and multiple hotels. The Islands of Adventure Preview Center opens in the New York area, replacing The Screen Test Home Video Adventure. It is meant to give guests a preview of the up-coming Islands of Adventure park, as well as expansion of the Studio park into the Universal Studios Escape resort.
1998: The expansion begins as the original open parking lot for Universal Studios Florida is demolished and replaced by CityWalk and a parking garage complex.[18] Universal delays the opening of Twister...Ride it Out from March, 1998 to May 4, 1998 out of respect for the 42 deaths caused by a recent El Nino outbreak of tornadoes in the central Florida area. Twister...Ride it Out opens in the New York area, replacing Ghostbusters Spooktacular.[19] A new area of the park, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone, is officially opened, holding the attractions Curious George Goes to Town, StarToons and the previously opened Fievel's Playland, E.T. Adventure, Animal Actors Stage and A Day in the Park with Barney; CityWalk opens outside of the park.
1999: Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster opens in the Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone area. Islands of Adventure opens next door to Universal Studios Florida.[20]
2000: Men in Black: Alien Attack opens in the World Expo area, on the former site of The Swamp Thing Set. Universal Studios Florida's 10th anniversary celebration.
2001: Animal Planet Live opens, replacing Animal Actors Stage.
2002: Universal Studios Escape is renamed Universal Orlando Resort. Kongfrontation closes in a closing ceremony. Halloween Horror Nights is moved to Islands of Adventure. Macy's Holiday Parade debuts at the park.
2003: Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast opens, replacing The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.[21] Shrek 4-D opens with Donkey's Photo Finish, replacing Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies and Stage 54 respectively.[22]
2004: Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride opens, replacing Kongfrontation.[23] Halloween Horror Nights takes place in both Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure.
2005: Universal Express Plus is introduced, replacing Universal Express. Nickelodeon Studios closes after nearly 15 years. Fear Factor Live opens, replacing The Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show. Universal Studios Florida celebrates its 15th anniversary.
2006: Delancey Street Preview Center opens in the New York area. Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular opens, replacing Dynamite Nights Stunt Spectacular. Animal Planet Live is closed, and replaced by Animal Actors on Location. Halloween Horror Nights returns to Universal Studios Florida for its "Sweet 16".
2007: Back to the Future: The Ride closes on March 30.[24] Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre opens in CityWalk, replacing Nickelodeon Studios. Earthquake: The Big One closes in the San Francisco area on November 5.
2008: Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You! opens, replacing Earthquake: The Big One.[25] Universal announces Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, with a planned opening of Spring 2009. The Simpsons Ride opens, replacing Back to the Future: The Ride.[26]
2009: The Universal Music Plaza Stage opens, replacing The Boneyard. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit opens.
2010: The 20th anniversary of Universal Studios Florida in June, as well as Halloween Horror Nights in October.
2011: The 10th anniversary of Macy's Holiday Parade at the park.[27]
2012: Jaws and the surrounding Amity themed area closes, as announced on December 2, 2011.[28] Universal announces the additions of Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories and Universal's Superstar Parade to the park, with openings on May 8, 2012.[29] Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, opens replacing Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast; as announced on March 14, 2011 as "...one of many exciting things planned for the next couple of years".[30] Universal Orlando Resort announced Transformers: The Ride will officially open in the summer of 2013, replacing Soundstages 44 and 54, which were demolished on June 24, 2012.[31] SpongeBob StorePants,a gift shop themed after SpongeBob SquarePants opened in Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone replacing the Universal Cartoon Store
2013: The opening date for Transformers The Ride is announced for June 20, 2013. Details of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion are officially announced. Details for the new Simpsons Land are announced and expected to open in the summer of 2013. Transformers: The Ride officially opens in the Production Central area replacing Soundstage 44. Simpsons Fast Food Boulevard (renamed Springfield U.S.A.) concludes its expansion as it includes one new ride: Kang and Kodos Twirl 'n' Hurl.
2014: The opening date for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley is announced for July 8, 2014 amid the Diagon Alley preview red carpet premiere on June 18, 2014 with Domhnall Gleeson, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Matthew Lewis, James and Oliver Phelps, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis and Helena Bonham Carter attending the premiere. King's Cross station opens on July 1, 2014 as well as the Hogwarts Express Hogsmeade station at Universal's Islands of Adventure, connecting park visitors to both theme Harry Potter theme parks via a full scale replica of the train that appears in the Harry Potter film series. Diagon Alley officially opens, replacing Jaws and the Amity section of the park.
Previous attractions[edit]
Main article: List of former Universal Studios Florida attractions
The previous icon of the Jaws ride is still a popular photo spot.
Like all theme parks, attractions are sometimes closed due to aging and replaced with more contemporary attractions. Universal has seen this happen several times. Some notable closures include Kongfrontation, Back to the Future: The Ride, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera and Jaws. The closures of Kongfrontation, Back to the Future, and Jaws have been given homages by the park to honor veteran visitors who revered the former rides.
Park design[edit]
Main article: List of Universal Studios Florida attractions
Universal Studios Florida features seven themed areas all situated around a large lagoon. In 2012, this lagoon was the site of Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories, a thematic display that showcased scenes from various Universal films, featuring lasers, projectors and fountains, and pyrotechnics.
The seven surrounding themed areas, clockwise from the entrance, are Production Central, New York, San Francisco, London/Diagon Alley, World Expo, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone and Hollywood. Each area features a combination of rides, shows, attractions, character appearances, dining outlets and merchandise stores. A new area, based on Harry Potter's Diagon Alley was added to the park in the July of 2014.
Production Central[edit]
Ride
Year opened
Manufacturer
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem 2012 Intamin
Shrek 4-D 2003 PDI/DreamWorks
Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit 2009 Maurer Söhne
Transformers: The Ride 3D 2013 Oceaneering International
The Universal Music Plaza Stage 2009
The area is also home to a variety of dining outlets and merchandise shops. Food and beverage items can be purchased from Beverly Hills Boulangerie or Universal Studios' Classic Monsters Cafe while merchandise can be bought from a variety of themed stores including Universal Studios Store, Studio Sweets, It's a Wrap!, Super Silly Stuff, Shrek's Ye Olde Souvenir Shoppe, and Transformers: Supply Vault.[32][33]
An advert in the 8 March 1961 issue of the trade journal "Passenger Transport" issued by the manufacturers of components and equipment for the bus and coach industry the Equipment and Engineering Co Ltd who traded under the "ECO" badge. As well as making bus shelters the name was often seen on items such as bus destination blind equipment.
It is interesting to see the various designs of such humble street furniture as shelters. The more traditional composite steel and aluminium panelled shelter is shown along with the 'modern' glassfibre version that was seen as being 'low-maintenance' in that it did not, technically, need painting and should not rust! However, I do recall these faded under UV light and became brittle - damaged sections being difficult to 'patch' in-situ.
Exercise Cobra Warrior After my afternoon visit on Tuesday 14th March, where I just missed photographing the visiting fighters arriving back at base, I made up for it on the following Friday 17th - managing to record the departure home of all six of the Belgian Air Component F-16s, four of the Finnish Air Force F-18s and a pair of the 'exotic' Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s 😎 :)
A video still of FA-134 - the first of the four Belgian Air Component F-16s that departed Waddington around 09.30 - arriving at the holding position.
Exercise Cobra Warrior is a biannual exercise run by the Royal Air Force and is designed to exercise participants in high intensity large force tactical training. This year's exercise is taking place from the 6th to the 24th of March, controlled by directing staff at RAF Waddington. More info on Exercise Cobra Warrior here: www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/international-participants-f...
Cobra Warrior Participants
Based at Waddington
🇧🇪Belgian Air Force (Force Aérienne Belge)🇧🇪
General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon (Viper) x6
FA-77
FA-102
FA-116 (349 sqd special tail)
FA-127
FA-134
FA-136 (display special)
🇫🇮 Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) 🇫🇮
McDonnell Douglas F-18C Hornet x6
HN-406
HN-411 (small bull on nose)
HN-422
HN-424 (black lynx on nose)
HN-438
HN-448
🇮🇳 Indian Air Force 🇮🇳
Dassault Mirage 2000 x5
KF112 - 2000I
KF118 - 2000I
KT208 - 2000TI
KT211 - 2000TI
KT213 - 2000TI
Based at Coningsby
🈂 Royal Saudi Air Force 🈂
EF2000 Eurofighter Typhoon x6
1020 - T3
316 - FGR4
8019 - FGR4
1019 - FGR4
1022 - FGR4 (Green Canard)
8018 - FGR4
More info here: www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=455&t=...
Low-res shot taken with an iPhone 6s iPhone photography - apologies for the poor quality of some of these phone photos - sometimes they're nice and sharp - sometimes they're all pixelated and not up to my usual standard. The videos are better :)
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/
Components for a 54 Sqn SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1, including 2 Turbomeca Adour Mark 104 engines, are prepared ready for painting.
Avon Chamois Oversize (+3/32") Orange, 0.600" Round, 65 gm.
he Original Chamois design with its innovative Air-Cushioned Absorption System (ACAS) continues to set the grip standard in comfort and control for over two decades.
Because of its soft supple feel, it is preferred by golfers in need of arthritic relief.
Now available in 7 vibrant colors!
Weight: 65 gm.
Core Size: 0.600" round.
Size: Oversize (+3/32").
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Turquoise rounds knotted onto waxed linen cord, dangle off of my own handmade stoneware ceramic circle components glazed in an ocean blue.
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שָׁנָה טוֹבָה וּמְתוּקָה Have A Good And Sweet Year
Main Components
Macintosh and other varietal Apples, cored. Other varieties like Gala and Granny Smith stay firmer longer.
Sweet Potato
Acorn Squash
Or Butternut Squash
Stuffing Ingredients:
Apple chopped
Jumbo Raisins - Any raisins are fine...
Honey
Maple Syrup
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon
Allspice
Nutmeg
Whole Cloves (some people prefer ground cloves)
Vanilla Extract
Amounts
Amounts of all ingredients are to your family's taste.
Keep Records
Just keep records as ina Garten does to see what works best for you....
No, this recipe is not Ina's. It is mine. And, I am sure I learned from my Mother and both Grandmas..
Sorry, I left it in the oven too long. The Macintosh apples turned to an extremely delicious apple sauce. I used to make the apples in a separate pan and take them out sooner.
My Menu Plans
I'm beginning to plan my dishes for the holidays. I don't need to test the recipes because I make them for most holidays. However, my memory is slipping, so it probably would be a good idea to do some test baking. I really do need to check baking times.
I first posted this photo in 2011, and I have baked these foods in this oven each year since.
This year I will remember to bake the apples separately, to check them frequently, and to take the remaining ones out when they are done. It's good to bake a bunch of each item in their pan so you can take out one at a time to taste. Also, You can keep the remaining ones in the fridge and reheat as needed. They keep well.
This year I must remember to take note of the best baking times for the apples, the acorn squash, and the yams!!
Asher, at the 5th Street Deli, makes marvelous Moroccan Baked Salmon. I think I will order a platter of that too. It's always delicious!
100_9114 - Version 4
Exercise Cobra Warrior After my afternoon visit on Tuesday 14th March, where I just missed photographing the visiting fighters arriving back at base, I made up for it on the following Friday 17th - managing to record the departure home of all six of the Belgian Air Component F-16s, four of the Finnish Air Force F-18s and a pair of the 'exotic' Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s 😎 :)
A video still of FA-77 - the second of the four Belgian Air Component F-16s that departed Waddington around 09.30 - arriving at the holding position.
Take a close look at FA-77 - I had no idea that the F-16s were fitted with in-flight toilets 😂😀 ;) Apparently, the powerful air intake was able to suck up standing water from the ground!
Exercise Cobra Warrior is a biannual exercise run by the Royal Air Force and is designed to exercise participants in high intensity large force tactical training. This year's exercise is taking place from the 6th to the 24th of March, controlled by directing staff at RAF Waddington. More info on Exercise Cobra Warrior here: www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/international-participants-f...
Cobra Warrior Participants
Based at Waddington
🇧🇪Belgian Air Force (Force Aérienne Belge)🇧🇪
General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon (Viper) x6
FA-77
FA-102
FA-116 (349 sqd special tail)
FA-127
FA-134
FA-136 (display special)
🇫🇮 Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) 🇫🇮
McDonnell Douglas F-18C Hornet x6
HN-406
HN-411 (small bull on nose)
HN-422
HN-424 (black lynx on nose)
HN-438
HN-448
🇮🇳 Indian Air Force 🇮🇳
Dassault Mirage 2000 x5
KF112 - 2000I
KF118 - 2000I
KT208 - 2000TI
KT211 - 2000TI
KT213 - 2000TI
Based at Coningsby
🈂 Royal Saudi Air Force 🈂
EF2000 Eurofighter Typhoon x6
1020 - T3
316 - FGR4
8019 - FGR4
1019 - FGR4
1022 - FGR4 (Green Canard)
8018 - FGR4
More info here: www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=455&t=...
Low-res shot taken with an iPhone 6s iPhone photography - apologies for the poor quality of some of these phone photos - sometimes they're nice and sharp - sometimes they're all pixelated and not up to my usual standard. The videos are better :)
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/
Exercise Cobra Warrior After my afternoon visit on Tuesday 14th March, where I just missed photographing the visiting fighters arriving back at base, I made up for it on the following Friday 17th - managing to record the departure home of all six of the Belgian Air Component F-16s, four of the Finnish Air Force F-18s and a pair of the 'exotic' Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s 😎 :)
Here is a video still of FA-127 - the penultimate Belgian Air Component F-16 that departed Waddington around 10.00 - arrived at the holding position. In the background is Raytheon (Beechcraft) Shadow R.1 ZZ516 which was about to depart on runway 20.
Exercise Cobra Warrior is a biannual exercise run by the Royal Air Force and is designed to exercise participants in high intensity large force tactical training. This year's exercise is taking place from the 6th to the 24th of March, controlled by directing staff at RAF Waddington. More info on Exercise Cobra Warrior here: www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/international-participants-f...
Cobra Warrior Participants
Based at Waddington
🇧🇪Belgian Air Force (Force Aérienne Belge)🇧🇪
General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon (Viper) x6
FA-77
FA-102
FA-116 (349 sqd special tail)
FA-127
FA-134
FA-136 (display special)
🇫🇮 Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) 🇫🇮
McDonnell Douglas F-18C Hornet x6
HN-406
HN-411 (small bull on nose)
HN-422
HN-424 (black lynx on nose)
HN-438
HN-448
🇮🇳 Indian Air Force 🇮🇳
Dassault Mirage 2000 x5
KF112 - 2000I
KF118 - 2000I
KT208 - 2000TI
KT211 - 2000TI
KT213 - 2000TI
Based at Coningsby
🈂 Royal Saudi Air Force 🈂
EF2000 Eurofighter Typhoon x6
1020 - T3
316 - FGR4
8019 - FGR4
1019 - FGR4
1022 - FGR4 (Green Canard)
8018 - FGR4
More info here: www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=455&t=...
Low-res shot taken with an iPhone 6s iPhone photography - apologies for the poor quality of some of these phone photos - sometimes they're nice and sharp - sometimes they're all pixelated and not up to my usual standard. The videos are better :)
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/
The system includes two alternate plywood components with very sharp spikes instead of the rubberized gasketing material. This is very similar to the spikes that are used on the Aigner X-Guide component.
// Lightweight chainring – Made in Germany //
more info: 8bar-bikes.com/shop/cranksets/8bar-x-kappstein-chainring/
Photo: Stefan Haehnel / www.recentlie.com/
15 May 2013. City Radio Stores, 37 Bond Street, Ealing, London, England, UK. They sell all sorts of electrical goods from kettles to light bulbs but also electronic components, fuses, cable and tools etc. They also offer their expertise freely. An 'old fashioned shop' with 'old fashioned service'.
A Year in Pictures image 135 of 365.
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Circulación: Circulación: TR 2 Ocaña - Base AV de Villarrubia de Santiago (CGD) (cont. MTR 91240 Vicálvaro-Mercancías - Ocaña)
Ocaña, 29.8.22
This alternate pusher component is designed to secure to the sliding table with a lever actuated clamping post. The bumper component has the same rubberized gasketing material along one edge to help secure stock wedged between the two plywood components that make up the system. Also shown in this photo is an alternate plywood "bumper" component.
Component parts for a model diorama of London Transport's Staines country bus garage that I am building for a customer.
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One of the biggest and best Veterans Day parades this area has ever seen. More than 100 units with multiple components signed up to march or perform during this year's annual parade, hosted by the Hampton Roads Council of Veterans Organizations (HRCVO). The parade started at 9 a.m. at 16th Street and Atlantic Avenue, and ended at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial at 19th Street, across from the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
This year's Grand Marshal is CPL Johnny Johnson, USMC (Ret.) and MR1 William T. Jones, Jr., USN (Ret.) is this year's Co-Marshal. The parade will include, among others: Marching bands from the U. S. Army Training & Doctrine Command at Fort Eustis, Bayside, Green Run, Kellam, Landstown, Ocean Lakes, Salem and Tallwood High Schools, Honor Guards and/or Motorcycle and Mounted Units from Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach Police Departments and the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office.
This year's parade is co-sponsored by the La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux (40 & 8) Voiture Locale 86). It will include military units from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force that represent military installations across the region. Veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom will participate, as well as several Tidewater municipal and veterans support organizations, including Naval Junior ROTC Units and Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops.
The Veterans Day Parade is sanctioned by the Department of Veterans Affairs National Veterans Day Committee and the Mayors of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach who signed the Veterans Day Proclamation resolving that "citizens, businesses and organizations demonstrate due appreciation, admiration and respect for all veterans who have served our great nation."
Immediately following the parade, a formal ceremony was held at the Tidewater Veterans Memorial. This service included military and civilian honors to the Veterans. Afterwards, there was a luncheon at the DoubleTree Hotel.
Photography - Craig McClure
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Nederlands: Eendenfokkerij. Jongen met mand vol eieren. Nederland, Harderwijk, augustus 1951.
English: Duck farm. Boy carrying a basket full of eggs. The Netherlands, Harderwijk, 1951.
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El servicio "especial" que brindan los autobuses guadalupanos desde el metro Cd. Azteca hacia Valle de Ecatepec haciendo solo descensos de pasajeros en la ruta y solo tomando pasaje en el mexipuerto cd azteca
A technician with the John C. Stennis Space Center's Fluid Component Facility studies samples to determine cleanliness of valves and fittings used on pipes that transport liquid fuel and propellants. The clean room where the technicians work is similar to a hospital surgical room.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 95-081-19
Date: 1995
AIRBUS A400M "ATLAS" (C/N: 116) BELGIAN AIR COMPONENT (CT-05) / AEROPUERTO DE SEVILLA (LEZL) ESPAÑA-SPAIN / VUELO DE ENTREGA
Travelled down to Chico, California to tour the Paul Components headquarters and document the fabulous work they do.
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Article from the Chicago Tribune
September 18, 1994 | By Richard A. Wright. Special to the Tribune.
The GTO - where The Muscle Car Began
GTO n. (Gran Turismo Omologato, derived from American, Grand Touring Homologated) a car built of components all from the same maker.
`I bought my first GTO in '65 brand new," said Larry Wyzukovicz of Buffalo Grove, a founder and treasurer of the Cruisin' Tigers GTO Club, Chicago's chapter of a 70,000-member national Pontiac GTO association.
"I've also got a '67 GTO," said Wyzukovicz, a consultant to Steel Service Centers. "I guess I never quite grew up. I just keep my toys in the garage now."
Roger Zeivel is president of the Cruisin' Tigers and shares Wyzukovicz's enthusiasm for this General Motors Corp. car, a legend for 30 years that was born against the wishes of GM's top management.
From the beginning, when an unconventional crowd at Pontiac aimed this car at the sons and daughters of the post-World War II hot-rod generation, the bad boy aura has been part of the GTO charm.
The Woodward GTO Tigers, Detroit's chapter of GTO fans, recently held a 30th birthday party at Domino Farms in Ann Arbor, Mich., with the theme: "30 Years of Slammin' Gears."
The Chicago Cruisin' Tigers were well represented, as they should be, because Chicago was the No. 1 sales market for the GTO in every year of its existence, said Jim Wangers, one of the car's creators.
"Everyone thinks of California as GTO country," he said, "but in every year from 1964 to 1974. Chicago was the No. 1 sales market and Detroit was No. 2."
The Goat, as it was affectionately called, and other cars of the 10-year muscle era, which the GTO kicked off in 1964, have graduated from junk on used-car lots to the darlings of the collector market.
"The GTO represented everything we tried to say about Pontiac after the decision was made by Semon `Bunkie' Knudsen in 1957 to change the division's stodgy image," said Wangers, part of the team that created the GTO concept of putting a big engine in a small car for high-performance fun at a low price.
Unlike the other participants in the GTO's birth-Pete Estes, John Z. DeLorean, Bill Collins and Jack Humbert-Wangers did not work directly for GM, but was on the Pontiac advertising account at MacManus, John & Adams.
The GTO concept was born in 1956, when GM President Harlow Curtice surprised the industry by naming Knudsen, an ambitious 40-year-old engineer (and son of the legendary William Knudsen, who helped run Ford Motor Co. and General Motors), to head the ailing Pontiac Division.
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Pontiac had become a stodgy car for conservative old men and old ladies. Knudsen decided the car needed a more exciting image and the best way to do that was to make the car more exciting.
To help him do this, he brought in Elliot "Pete" Estes from Oldsmobile and an even younger engineer with plenty of ideas and ambition to match Knudsen's-John Z. DeLorean. "Bringing in Estes and DeLorean turned out to be a stroke of genius on Knudsen's part," said Wangers.
DeLorean, not even 30, was an engineering boy wonder, first at Chrysler Corp. then at Packard, where he headed research and development. Knudsen offered him a similar post at Pontiac. "Without DeLorean, there would not have been a GTO," Wangers said.
Knudsen, Estes and DeLorean secretly launched a stock-car racing activity-secretly because GM had agreed in 1955 along with the rest of the industry not to engage in factory racing efforts. As part of this secret effort, a buyer or a dealer who knew what to look for in the Pontiac catalog of optional equipment in the early '60s could put together a GTO, a racing car made with components from the same maker, as opposed to hot-rods or racers made up of components from various manufacturers. In other words, a factory hot-rod.
In 1963, Ace Wilson, of Royal Pontiac, Royal Oak, Mich., began marketing-with Wangers' help-a high-performance vehicle based on any Pontiac model made of stock Pontiac options. He called it the Royal Bobcat.
The Bobcat was a sales and aesthetic success and in its Tempest/LeMans form it was the prototype of the GTO, which debuted as a '64 option on the LeMans. "It had to be an option package because it did not qualify to be built as a separate model," Wangers said.
"General Motors had a rule that no model could have more than one cubic inch of engine for 10 pounds of car weight," he said. "It didn't take a genius to figure out that a 389-cubic-inch engine in a 3,400-pound car did not meet that qualification."
So Estes, then general manager, allowed the car to be offered as a LeMans option, Wangers said, and the GTO package included hood scoops, appliques and exterior trim-and the 389-cubic-inch V-8.
"They snuck it out," Wangers said.
Dealers ordered 5,000 before Pontiac went to the corporate level to get approval to build and market the GTO. "This kind of demand forced GM to allow production of the car," said Wangers.
Pontiac sold 31,000 '64 LeMans GTOs and could have sold twice that, Wangers said.
For 1965, GTO was still a LeMans option, but in 1966 Pontiac began to market the GTO as a separate model. It became the car by which all muscle cars would be judged.
Ford and Chrysler rushed to market with their own muscle cars, the most successful of which, Wangers said, was the Plymouth Road Runner, introduced in 1968. "The Road Runner threw a scare into Pontiac, and it brought out the Judge option (a high-performance engine and rear axle) for GTO the following year."
Muscle cars drew heavy fire from the safety establishment, the insurance industry and the newly emerging environmental movement, who said muscle cars were polluters because they burned so much fuel.
The 1974 oil crisis doomed the muscle car. An inexpensive, high-performance car with a small, light body and a big V-8, was politically incorrect. By 1974, the GTO and the Road Runner were history, as were the American Motors Corp. AMX, Chevy Super Sports and big-block Ford Torinos.
Asked what GTOs are the most sought-after by collectors, Wangers said "a few GTO buyers also went for the Royal Bobcat package, and those are the most valuable, followed by the GTO Judges."
A 1964 GTO convertible in excellent condition is worth about $20,000, but a '70 or '71 GTO Judge will fetch $30,000 and up, according to Old Cars Price Guide put out by Krause Publications in Iola, Wis. The first LeMans GTO sold for $2,300 to $3,000, depending on how it was equipped.
According to a spokesman at Kruse International, the Auburn, Ind., auction house, a 1964 GTO fetched $41,160 at the Labor Day auction this year.
"Estes sold GM on backing the GTO with funding for marketing and product development," Wangers said, "but DeLorean was the catalyst who made it all happen. Key roles were also played by Bill Collins, assistant chief engineer in charge of chassis and engine development, and Jack Humbert, head of Pontiac's styling studio."
Wangers said he was the unofficial "GTO sales manager," a role he played because of his close relationship with DeLorean. "We really hit it off," he said.
Wangers worked hard to promote the Goat. He said the division used a "Tiger" theme in aggressive ads from '64 through '66. "We used radio commercials filled with roaring engines and screeching tires," he said, "and television spots filled with flying dust and gravel. These ads made GM management nervous, and we had to quit them."
The problem of trying to sell a car that top management is not sure it wants was solved by tie-in promotions, one with Melville Shoes, maker of Thom McAn shoes, the other with Kellogg's.
"We jointly promoted the GTO with a new Thom McAn shoe called the GTO, portrayed as a `high-performance' shoe," Wangers said. "The shoe had a GTO emblem and a tire tread pattern on the sole. We had a GTO car in front of 1,600 Thom McAn stores, and we gave away 50 black and gold coupes."
The promotion with Kellogg's was based on a fact that a Kellogg's executive told Wangers that every box of Rice Krispies is taken out of the cupboard six times during its life in the home.
"Kellogg was sponsoring the TV show `The Monkees.' We offered to provide a car for the show and had a custom four-door convertible built on a '67 GTO. Then we put on a sweepstakes contest promoted on the back of 42 million boxes of Rice Krispies.
"We gave away 15 GTO convertibles and the top prize winner got to go to Hollywood, meet the Monkees and ride in the Monkee Mobile."
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