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Nature is taking over this beautiful old homestead just outside Burra, South Australia. It’s in better condition than most and even has that wonderful wide verandah as we would call them in Queensland. I hope it gets another chance at life.
Pavlov
Dans sa célèbre expérience, Pavlov sonnait une cloche chaque fois qu’il servait de la nourriture à un chien. Puis un jour, Pavlov sonna la cloche mais ne servit aucune nourriture au chien : celui-ci saliva quand même.
Before knowing the weather condition of the Himalayan region we should understand its geography. The Himalayan region covers an area of 2,250 km with an average width of 200 km.
The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayas influences the meteorological conditions in the Indian subcontinent to the south and in the Central Asian highlands to the north to a great extent. It acts a climatic divider circulating the air and water system to a great extent. Because of its altitude and location it blocks the passage of the cold winds coming from the north to the Indian sub continent thereby making India's climate much more moderate. It also influences the rainfall pattern in India. The combined effect of rainfall, latitude and altitude largely influences the forests belts in the Himalayan region. The rainfall is mostly recorded during the monsoon time of June to September but it decreases as you travel from east to west. The snow-capped ranges of the Himalayas stretch 2, 250 km from the Namcha Barwa to Nanga Parbat on the Indus. The range extends from east to west up to central-Nepal and then takes a southeast to northwest direction.
www.himalaya2000.com/himalayan-facts/climate-of-himalayas...
Conwy Castle, North Wales
A second image from my trip at the weekend. I probably should have uploaded this one first as it's taken half an hour earlier and is the first image using my new Lee filters. I know I tried the 0.6 medium ND grad first so this is probably one of those. Note to self... make a note next time!
I've gone for the desaturated look just to make it different from my previous upload and it's a fair reflection on my general condition - late night film coupled with early set-off time - not the best of preparations!
Our 1956 Ford F-100 Pick Up On Cruise To Vista, It Is A Full
Custom Truck With Built 350 Chevy Engine, Custom Frame & Suspension, Power Disc Brakes, Air Conditioning, Power Windows, Leather Interior, Ect Ect, A Great Driver
I first saw this one a couple of years ago. Many barns in this condition can endure far longer than one might expect. It would not surprise me if this is still standing 5 years hence.
Night after night... floating in warm waves of expectation. He always ends up here... with me
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Doug Harrop Photography • Emory, Utah • February 19, 1978
Essay courtesy Mark W. Hemphill . . .
Doug’s “Kansas City” coal trains were symboled RIUE or a URUE. These trains loaded on the Utah Railway, at Mohrland, Wattis, and Hiawatha, and were destined to Union Electric generating stations in Missouri via the Rock Island or the Frisco. The “Kansas City” referred to UP hand-off to the delivering carrier, which occurred at Kansas City.
The RIUE went to Union Electric’s four-unit, 2,400-MW Labadie Power Plant, west of St. Louis on the Missouri River’s south bank. Union built Labadie in the early 1970s to burn Illinois Basin coal. Because that was high-sulfur coal, in the late 1970s the power plant began blending Western low-sulfur coal to comply with the Clean Air Act, which in 1977 began limiting sulfur dioxide emissions. The RIUE’s routing was Utah-UP-Rock Island, via Kansas City. Rock Island’s route across Missouri was nearly air-line, but in poor condition. After the Rock Island’s 1980 bankruptcy, the routing changed to Utah-UP-Missouri Pacific to St. Louis, then westward on a stub of the Rock Island to Labadie, purchased by the Cotton Belt. The RIUE’s empty return train was symboled RIUW.
From about May 1978 to July 1979, the Labadie Power Plant set used 70-ton Rock Island hoppers painted blue in the new “ROCK” scheme. This trainset also ran via UP from Provo to Kansas City.
The URUE went to Union Electric’s two-unit, 1,250-MW Rush Island Power Plant, 47 miles south of St. Louis on the Mississippi River’s west bank. Union built in the mid-1970s to burn Illinois Basin coal. Similarly, in 1977 it had to begin blending Western low-sulfur coal to comply with new CAA regulations. The URUE’s routing was Utah-UP-Frisco, via Kansas City. The Frisco route was circuitous via Springfield, in southwest Missouri. Its empty return train symbol was URUW.
UP’s unit train symbols at that time were not uniform. Most were four-letter symbols, some were three. Coal train symbols ended in UE or UW, UE standing for Unit East and UW standing for Unit West, regardless of which direction the train was loaded or empty. For most trains, the first one or two letters attempted to designate the coal’s consignee, e.g., KUW for Kaiser Unit West, from the D&RGW at Sunnyside, Utah, to Kaiser Steel at Fontana, California. For consignees with multiple power plants with UP unit trains – Union Electric had five – that methodology didn’t fully align. One could surmise that the RI in RIUE stood for Rock Island, and the UR in URUE stood for Union Electric-Rush Island.
In pristine condition, probably It just emerged from its Pupa,
Please see this video of Monarch emerging.
PS Waverley Comes to Fowey
The PS Waverley is the world's last seagoing paddle steamer, renowned for its historical significance and maritime heritage. Built in 1946 by A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow, the Waverley was originally intended to replace an earlier ship of the same name that was sunk during World War II. The vessel was designed to serve as a passenger excursion steamer on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, a role it fulfilled for many years.
The Waverley is famous for its distinctive features, including two large paddle wheels powered by a triple-expansion steam engine, which is visible to passengers through an open gallery. Over the decades, the ship has undergone several restorations, the most significant being in the early 2000s when it was returned to its original 1940s condition.
Today, the PS Waverley operates as a tourist attraction, offering cruises along the coasts of the UK, including the Firth of Clyde, the Thames, and the Bristol Channel. It holds a special place in maritime history, not only as a unique example of early 20th-century shipbuilding but also as a cherished symbol of Britain's seafaring tradition, drawing enthusiasts from around the world.
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'Condition of subject is problematic. In addition to the fractures and lacerations sustained on impact after her VTOL was shot down - Which I'd like to be on record as saying was idiotic and irresponsable - she also has 3rd tier burns on the majority of her body from the burning fuel leaking from ruptured fuel tanks. I recommend that the Arulan Cartel is immediately reprimanded for this. That this rare chance at NATO intel could be handled so indelicately is beyond infuriating, it's insanity. How can South America ever achieve independance with people such as this heading our operations?
On the rare occasion we bring the subject back up from her sedative induced sleep, she constantly mutters the word 'Morrow'. I do not know to what this refers to. Tomorrow? It is difficult to say.'
Medical log - 215423
The cutting-edge technology that keeps the Silverstone motor racing track in tip-top condition could be coming to Croydon. John Bownas spoke to the team hoping to bring it here.
Pot holes – we all hate ‘em, and Croydon certainly has its share.
But now, the borough’s highways team is taking a lead from the people responsible for maintaining Silverstone’s grand prix circuit.
New technology that is good enough for the world’s top racing drivers is being tested in Croydon to see if it is up to the council’s exacting standards.
If trials are successful, the infrared-powered Nu-Phalt repair system could become invaluable to Croydon’s road repair crews who would be the first in London to realise its potential benefits.
Apart from a significant possible cost saving, the biggest advantages that the new technique has over traditional methods are:
•speed: a typical 1 square metre repair can be completed in just 20 minutes; currently, the same job takes considerably longer, and would be only a temporary fix;
•durability: the infra-red triggered thermal bonding means that patch repairs are far more permanent and blend seamlessly into the surrounding road surface;
•environmentally friendly: the process starts by recycling the existing macadam and needs only a small amount of new material to top off the repair.
The council has recently announced a multi-million pound investment project to resurface many of its roads.
However, there will always be a need for fast and efficient repairs in those cases where small patches of tarmac work loose.
This can happen at any time of the year – although it is usually after spells of wet or cold weather that these small holes open up to create a real headache for motorists and cyclists.
In total, the council’s emergency repairs operation currently costs about £560k every year in manpower and materials – and that’s not including the money that is budgeted separately for the major road resurfacing schemes that we will be seeing a lot more of over the next few years.
Steve Iles is the council’s head of highways, and he knows better than anyone else in the borough just how big a task it is to stay on top of the thousands of road repairs that his teams have to carry out every year.
Talking to Your Croydon about this mammoth job and his hopes for the promising high-tech solution, he first ran through some of the big numbers involved.
“We’ve got nearly 3,000 roads in Croydon, and these all get inspected by the council at least twice a year.
“We look out for any problems that might have arisen since the last visit – and particularly any new holes or cracks that could pose a hazard.
“Since January our system’s logged nearly 5,000 new reports from both streetscene inspectors and those members of the public who phone or email to tell us about possible problems.”
In that same time we’ve managed to fill in or repair about 9,800 – but there’s still around 8,600 that we know about waiting to be fixed.
“That takes a lot of doing,” continued Steve, “I’ve got six full-time staff who spend the majority of their day out doing this sort of work.
“And when they can’t do road repairs, because of snow and ice, they drive the gritting lorries to try to keep the roads clear.”
Tony Whyatt is the highways engineer whose research into improved technology solutions has led to the trial of the Nu-Phalt system.
“I’m really optimistic about how this will save us time and money.
“We reuse most of the existing road material on-site and need to add only a small amount of fresh material to each repair.
“There’s no noisy compressors, and the system cuts the number of vehicles and staff involved in each repair.
“We also minimise disruption to traffic – which is good for drivers – and these repairs can be driven over again almost immediately they’re finished.”
Indeed, driving away from our meeting with Tony we drove over a number of holes that had just been filled – and the first thing we noticed was that we didn’t notice them at all.
The repaired road was as smooth as the day it was originally laid.
The cutting-edge technology that keeps the Silverstone motor racing track in tip-top condition could be coming to Croydon. John Bownas spoke to the team hoping to bring it here.
Pot holes – we all hate ‘em, and Croydon certainly has its share.
But now, the borough’s highways team is taking a lead from the people responsible for maintaining Silverstone’s grand prix circuit.
New technology that is good enough for the world’s top racing drivers is being tested in Croydon to see if it is up to the council’s exacting standards.
If trials are successful, the infrared-powered Nu-Phalt repair system could become invaluable to Croydon’s road repair crews who would be the first in London to realise its potential benefits.
Apart from a significant possible cost saving, the biggest advantages that the new technique has over traditional methods are:
•speed: a typical 1 square metre repair can be completed in just 20 minutes; currently, the same job takes considerably longer, and would be only a temporary fix;
•durability: the infra-red triggered thermal bonding means that patch repairs are far more permanent and blend seamlessly into the surrounding road surface;
•environmentally friendly: the process starts by recycling the existing macadam and needs only a small amount of new material to top off the repair.
The council has recently announced a multi-million pound investment project to resurface many of its roads.
However, there will always be a need for fast and efficient repairs in those cases where small patches of tarmac work loose.
This can happen at any time of the year – although it is usually after spells of wet or cold weather that these small holes open up to create a real headache for motorists and cyclists.
In total, the council’s emergency repairs operation currently costs about £560k every year in manpower and materials – and that’s not including the money that is budgeted separately for the major road resurfacing schemes that we will be seeing a lot more of over the next few years.
Steve Iles is the council’s head of highways, and he knows better than anyone else in the borough just how big a task it is to stay on top of the thousands of road repairs that his teams have to carry out every year.
Talking to Your Croydon about this mammoth job and his hopes for the promising high-tech solution, he first ran through some of the big numbers involved.
“We’ve got nearly 3,000 roads in Croydon, and these all get inspected by the council at least twice a year.
“We look out for any problems that might have arisen since the last visit – and particularly any new holes or cracks that could pose a hazard.
“Since January our system’s logged nearly 5,000 new reports from both streetscene inspectors and those members of the public who phone or email to tell us about possible problems.”
In that same time we’ve managed to fill in or repair about 9,800 – but there’s still around 8,600 that we know about waiting to be fixed.
“That takes a lot of doing,” continued Steve, “I’ve got six full-time staff who spend the majority of their day out doing this sort of work.
“And when they can’t do road repairs, because of snow and ice, they drive the gritting lorries to try to keep the roads clear.”
Tony Whyatt is the highways engineer whose research into improved technology solutions has led to the trial of the Nu-Phalt system.
“I’m really optimistic about how this will save us time and money.
“We reuse most of the existing road material on-site and need to add only a small amount of fresh material to each repair.
“There’s no noisy compressors, and the system cuts the number of vehicles and staff involved in each repair.
“We also minimise disruption to traffic – which is good for drivers – and these repairs can be driven over again almost immediately they’re finished.”
Indeed, driving away from our meeting with Tony we drove over a number of holes that had just been filled – and the first thing we noticed was that we didn’t notice them at all.
The repaired road was as smooth as the day it was originally laid.
This photo is a tribute to those people who volunteer their time to restore and maintain these old steam locomotives in working condition. In this photo, two men are performing minor maintenance tasks while waiting the two hours or more that it takes to fire this engine up. This engine runs a tourist loop at New Hope Pa. and was out of service in 2014. Hopefully it will be back this year. Parts have to be hand made and there are not many people that know how to repair or operate them anymore.
Astana - Capital City of Kazakhstan
The city was renamed into Nursultan in honor of the former President Nursultan Nasarbajew.
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"I will get back into the car under one condition: you allow me to listen to my music, meaning the one song I listen to, however long or however many times I feel like. After that you can have a turn and can listen to songs and or music on my short approved list."
Mint condition! A nice find.
That's all for this location, but in retrospect I think I should have spent more time here and checked a larger area. It's getting late in the season, but it will be on my list for next season to take another look at this area and some nearby sections that look similar.
The condition of this star exhibit is outstanding. To think these were almost daily visitors to LHR when I started spotting there in 1966 !
The James Scott Memorial Fountain on Belle Isle in Detroit Michigan..
Quite the controversial character, Mr Scott only got this fountain because part of the condition of him donating his estate to the city upon his death was that they build the fountain in his honor and a life sized statue of him as well. Done and done...
When coastal humidity meets a freezing east wind, the result is an ice storm...beauty and havoc rolled into one challenging weather condition.
"Air conditioned" old building that may have had some wind damage in the past. Looks like its days are about done.