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So my ThinkTankPhoto Retrospective 30 arrived earlier today and I figured I'd try out some different packing configurations with it. This config could possibly work quite well as my general, all-purpose layout. I'm pretty lazy sometimes when it comes to swapping lenses so with this config I'm covered from 24-260mm (w/a small gap between 70-91mm) w/out having to swap. For low light I stash a 35mm in one of the front pockets.
I opted to expose the velcro on the same side as the 35mm just as an additional safety measure to prevent the lens from accidentally tumbling out. Not that I think it will (those front pockets are pretty deep) but just in case.
The bag comes with a raincover that was originally clipped into the front pocket that the 35mm is in. I moved the cover into the back interior pocket since I don't think I'll use that pocket for anything. Upon wearing the bag I discovered that this arrangement actually worked really well because the raincover functions as additional padding for the rear of the bag so that your gear isn't digging right into your body, especially w/a heavy load.
This car was originally built in 1937 in the Lou Moore Shop with bodywork by Curly Wetteroth (as were all of Lou's winners). The original configuration was of a 'non-championship' race car meant for Moore house drivers Rose and Cummings to compete in non-points paying events.
In 1938 the Moore Team rebuilt the car to Championship standards for Floyd Roberts who won the big show with it then crashed fatally in it at Indy in 1939.
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From historian Michael Ferner at The Autosport Forum:
"I'm confused, Mark, which car do you want info on - the 1938 Speedway winner, or the 1941 winner? Both ran as "Noc-Out Hose Clamp Specials" for a time, both were built and run by Lou Moore's team, both had Curly Wetteroth bodywork and both were involved in fatal accidents, so it's quite easy to get them mixed up. And it appears you are also confusing Bill Mackey with Walt Brown...;)
To wit: the 1938 winner was apparently built in 1937 for Mauri Rose and Bill Cummings to drive as a "Non-Championship Car", today one would say Sprint Car. It was rebuilt as a Champ Car in '38 for Floyd Roberts, who won at Indy but had little luck elsewhere until he crashed fatally with it at Indy in '39. Rebuilt again, it was apparently raced by George Connor, Floyd Davis and perhaps Duke Nalon, but it's difficult to track without proper photographs - there were several cars running as "Burd Piston Ring Special" in the late thirties, and numbers kept changing. By 1940, it was the "Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special" and run exclusively by Cliff Bergere, who purchased it around this time, and put it on pole at Indy in '46. Later that year, George Robson crashed fatally with it. As you say, the story goes that Bergere subsequently took the car apart, but I've seen this scenario rubbished by a reputed name, but for the life of me can't recall who!!! Ain't that sad... Anyway, this car was never again seen in competition, and so far I don't think I've seen anything in the Historic scene pretending to have its history, but I wouldn't be surprised...
The 1941 winner was built in 1939 with the money won by the '38 winner, and it was co-owned by Moore and Roberts, initially. Superficially, it was very similar, although it was a "two-springer", meaning it had transverse leaf springs front and rear - the other car had a cross spring in the rear, but two longitudinal (or, "parallel") springs at the front! Frank Wearne was ninth at Indy in it, then Mauri Rose won at Syracuse and was third at Indy in 1940, and Duke Nalon also appears to have driven it, but again tracking it is tricky. Fred Peters from New Jersey purchased it prior to the 1946 Indy 500, and Joie Chitwood took 5th, and later that year Ted Horn ran it in Champ Car events, and Johnny Shackleford, Walt Ader and perhaps others in Sprint Car events. This car had an extremely brilliant finishing record, and apparently ran more than 3,000 miles in succession without retirement! Chitwood again drove at Indy in '47, and then Bill Holland on the dirt tracks, winning at Milwaukee and Langhorne. Peters died in 1948, and his long time chief mechanic Ken Fowler appears to have campaigned the car until a buyer was found later that year, Ray Carter, who was apparently also from New Jersey, but relocated to Atlanta (GA). Fittingly, Mel Hansen won a 100-miler at Lakewood Park in September with the car, then Troy Ruttman made his National Championship debut early the following year, almost winning at Arlington Downs in Texas! He barely qualified at Indy, and by now the car was well past its sell-by date, and drivers like Sam Hanks, Henry Banks, Bob Sweikert, Mark Light or Walt Brown couldn't qualify it for any event over the next two years. Brown died on "Black Sunday" at Williams Grove, by which time the car was owned by one Jack Robbins, it seems, then things get a bit murky. Reputedly, the car was fitted with a Cadillac engine, and run in NASCAR's Speedway Division by Penny Mullis for Buck Baker, who promptly won the Championship thanks to its still phantastic finishing record, but in late '53 it seems to have returned to Offy power and AAA competition!??? The last possible trace I can find of it is an entry by Speed McFee in August 1955 at the Bedford Fair 10-miler, finishing 8th - an ignominious end for a once proud warhorse! "
My previous desktop configuration. Inspired by other users I can't recall.
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Motorcycle: Three Wheel semi-enclosed
Configuration: Single Passenger Cyclecar
Body: Non-structural Fairing and Canopy
Body material FRP Composite
Canopy Blow formed Cast Acrylic Lucite
Chassis: Steel box
Chassis type Lateral Pivot Ladder
Suspension: UniShock
Shock type: MC type Hydraulic/coil spring
Steering: Handlebar w/ linked tie rod
Overall Length: 93"
Overall Width: 46"
Overall Height: 52"
Empty weight: 215
With batteries: 385
Payload: 215
GVLW: 600
Weight dist: 60f/40r
Turning circle: 20 ft dia.
Aerodynamic drag : Est .35 (CD)
Watt/hours per mile: Est 50
Max range: Est 30 miles at 30 mph.
Max speed: Est 50 mph.
Gear ratio: 6/1
Power to weight: 1/40 (hp/lbs)
Specified components
Motor: Advanced DC series wound 140-01-4005
Horsepower: Cont/BHP: 3hp/17bhp
Controller: Alltrax CT1937
Charger(s) Soneil 48v
Instrumentation: Battery Charge Meter, Speedometer
Wheels: 16" Aluminum Mag type
Tires: 2.25 x 20
Brakes: Drum type-hand operated
Accelerator: Thumb operated potentiometer
Batteries: Four M34 AGM Blue Top lead acid
Battery Box 20" long x 14" wide x 9" tall
Lighting
Head lights: Halogen 45w
Turn signals Halogen 25w
Brake light Inc. bulb
Tail light Inc. bulb
Horn MC type
Freight Specs. 320 lbs 44"w x 56"h x 93"l (boxed pallet) class 150
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In January 2022 I visited a special exhibition of Barbara Hepworth's work at the Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield.
This brought together the Gallery's own Hepworth works and others loaned from elsewhere.
This 1955 piece in Guarea wood and was inspired by a visit to Greece following the death of Hepworth's eldest son Paul Skeaping. She noted "Timeless and in space, pure in conception and like a rock to hold on to, these forms in Greece have been a constant source or inspiration". Phira is the capital of Santorini.
Image of typical testing configuration of basic electrical raceway configurations wrapped in hemyc 1hr rating fire barrier. (April 2005)
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With its asymmetrical door configuration (one on the driver side and two on the passenger side), the Veloster coupé has been a charming oddity since production began in 2011. Although the press found the Veloster lacking polish when compared to other hot hatches like the Golf GTI or Focus ST, the Veloster nevertheless cultivated a strong following.
Pictured is the second generation, in production since 2018 and offering a range of four-cylinder petrol engines with between 140 PS and 275 PS. Pictured is the 1.6 Turbo model, powered by a 204 PS 1,6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder and priced from $25.400.
I'm trying to maximize open desktop space, so I placed the machinery in an arc across the corner surface which is very deep.
The configurations of the bow is based on the actual dimension data of the ship. There has been many disputes and debates in the modelling community concerning configurations and the terminology of the Queen's ships being 'race-built'.
Working with the HALF MOON Project some twenty years ago gave me the opportunity to weigh and balance Dutch and English ships in their physical appearance. As a result, I concluded that 'race-built' only meant that the English galleon was lighter at sea than its Spanish rivals. They were easy to manuever, like the Dutch ships, because they carried lighter guns and a lower forecastle. The hulls were still tub-like... and there's no getting around those facts.
AMON AMARTH @ Zénith (25/11/19)
La Suède, ce si beau pays d’où provient un nombre incalculable de groupes métal. Et pas des moindres, la preuve en est ce soir, avec un plateau de haute volée !
Le Zénith n’affiche pas complet et la configuration est adaptée -scène avancée et gradins latéraux bâchés- mais c’est bien une foule bien dense qui accueille HYPOCRISY. Mené par l’incontournable Peter Tägtgren, le quatuor au complexe tâche de chauffer les fans. Avec une petite demi-heure de set, difficile de s’imprégner pleinement de la musique du groupe
Sans nouveauté discographique depuis 2013, la setlist s’établit donc autour des douze albums sortis. Avec un lightshow assez banal et des coups de fumée forts répétitifs et inutiles, les fans sont de toute évidence déçus. Malheureusement, ce sont bien les deux groupes suivants qui sont plus qu’attendus. Une ouverture cordiale, sur scène et dans le pit.
Explosif et millimétré
Alors que le backdrop d’Hypocrisy tombe et laisse place au suivant, les spectateurs expriment -sans surprise- joie et excitation. On s’en doutait, les deux locomotives de cette tournée vont maintenant, tour à tour, se présenter et animer les débats. Place à ARCH ENEMY ! Voilà maintenant plus de cinq ans qu’Alissa White-Gluz est la nouvelle voix de la formation, et les Suédois n’ont jamais aussi été au top depuis. Avec les sorties respectives de “War Eternal” (2014) et “Will To Power” (2017), le quintette n’a cessé de parcourir le monde et de grossir ses rangs.
Avec soixante minutes, toutes les conditions sont réunies pour installer un bon show et une bonne dynamique. Ajouté à cela un set up plutôt intéressant, le rouleau compresseur va se mettre en marche sans broncher. La solide section rythmique composée de Sharlee D’Angelo (basse) et Daniel Erlandsson (batterie) soutient donc l’incroyable duo que forment Michael Amott (guitare) et Jeff Loomis (guitare). “The World Is Yours”, “War Eternal” et “My Apocalypse” lancent parfaitement le set. A vrai dire, il n’y a pas vraiment de surprise.
Que ce soit “The Eagle Flies Alone” ou “As The Pages Burn”, sans oublier “Ravenous” et “Dead Bury Their Dead”, le public adhère. Les quelques interventions en français, avec ce petit accent québécois d’Alissa, font plaisir. Ce plaisir partagé prend malheureusement fin avec l’incontournable “Nemesis” qui clôt là une très belle prestation, chaudement saluée par le Zénith.
Sang-froid et maîtrise
Passons ensuite à la dernière marche qui nous mène au Valhalla. L’invasion viking se prépare en coulisse et les troupes, elles, s’impatientent devant la scène. Après de nombreux concerts dont une prestation saluée durant le Knotfest meets Hellfest, AMON AMARTH s’attaque au Zénith. L’occasion parfaite pour rythmer sa prestation à coup, entre autres, de pyrotechnie.
La prestation démarre avec “Raven’s Flight”, extrait de “Berserker” (2019) sorti en mai dernier via Metal Blade Records. Un nouvel album très positivement accueilli par les fans, tout comme son prédécesseur “Jomsviking” (2016). C’est tout logiquement que ces disques occupent la moitié du set. Johan Hegg (chant), Olavi Mikkonen (guitare) et le reste de la horde sont plus que déterminés. On notera tout de même les quelques ratés d’Olavi, lui-même s’en rendant compte sur le moment. Un viking certes, mais un humain avant tout !
Scéniquement, le groupe est passé à l’étape supérieure. Entre les divers backdrops, la fameuse batterie qui repose sur un énorme casque de viking -exit le drakkar- la pyrotechnie apporte, elle aussi, beaucoup. Tous les éléments sont présents pour passer une excellente soirée et l’engouement du public est plus que révélateur, c’est bien Amon Amarth qu’il est venu voir.
Difficile de rester de marbre face à une telle déferlante. La preuve en est avec “Deceiver Of The Gods” ou “First Kill” et “The Way Of Vikings”. Quant au rappel, le duo “The Pursuit Of Vikings” / “Twilight Of The Thunder God” écrasent littéralement tout sur son passage. Une fin en apothéose !
Épique, brutal, nordique. Difficile de ne pas ramer pour rejoindre les rives suédoises et devenir un trve viking dans la minute. Amon Amarth s’affirme, encore plus, aujourd’hui comme une valeur sûre de la scène !
AMON AMARTH @ Zénith (25/11/19)
Sweden, this beautiful country where countless metal groups come from. And not least, the proof is tonight, with a high-flying plateau!
The Zénith is not fully booked and the configuration is suitable - advanced scene and covered side steps - but it is a very dense crowd that welcomes HYPOCRISY. Led by the inescapable Peter Tägtgren, the complex quartet tries to warm up the fans. With half an hour of set, it's difficult to fully absorb the music of the group
Without new discography since 2013, the setlist is therefore established around the twelve albums released. With a fairly trivial lightshow and strong repetitive and unnecessary smoke, fans are obviously disappointed. Unfortunately, these are the next two groups that are more than expected. A cordial opening, on stage and in the pit.
Explosive and millimeter
As the Hypocrisy backdrop falls and gives way to the next, spectators express - unsurprisingly - joy and excitement. We suspected, the two locomotives of this tour will now, in turn, introduce themselves and animate the debates. Make way for ARCH ENEMY! Alissa White-Gluz has been the new training voice for more than five years now, and the Swedes have never been better since then. With the respective releases of "War Eternal" (2014) and "Will To Power" (2017), the quintet has never ceased to travel the world and swell its ranks.
With sixty minutes, all the conditions are there to set up a good show and a good dynamic. Added to this a rather interesting set up, the steamroller will start without flinching. The solid rhythm section composed of Sharlee D’Angelo (bass) and Daniel Erlandsson (drums) therefore supports the incredible duet of Michael Amott (guitar) and Jeff Loomis (guitar). “The World Is Yours”, “War Eternal” and “My Apocalypse” launch the set perfectly. To tell the truth, there is no real surprise.
Whether it is “The Eagle Flies Alone” or “As The Pages Burn”, without forgetting “Ravenous” and “Dead Bury Their Dead”, the public is on board. The few interventions in French, with that little Quebec accent from Alissa, are nice. This shared pleasure unfortunately ends with the inescapable "Nemesis" which ends a very nice performance, warmly welcomed by the Zenith.
Self-control and control
Then go to the last step which leads us to Valhalla. The Viking invasion is preparing behind the scenes and the troops are growing impatient in front of the scene. After numerous concerts, including a successful performance during Knotfest meets Hellfest, AMON AMARTH tackles the Zenith. The perfect opportunity to punctuate his performance suddenly, among other things, pyrotechnics.
The performance begins with “Raven’s Flight”, extract from “Berserker” (2019) released last May via Metal Blade Records. A new album very positively received by fans, just like its predecessor “Jomsviking” (2016). It’s only logical that these discs occupy half the set. Johan Hegg (vocals), Olavi Mikkonen (guitar) and the rest of the horde are more than determined. We can still note the few failures of Olavi, himself realizing it at the time. A Viking certainly, but above all a human!
Scenically, the group took it to the next level. Between the various backdrops, the famous battery which rests on an enormous viking helmet - no longer the drakkar - pyrotechnics also brings a lot. All the elements are present for a great evening and the enthusiasm of the public is more than revealing, it is Amon Amarth that he came to see.
Difficult to stay stuck in the face of such a surge. The proof is with “Deceiver Of The Gods” or “First Kill” and “The Way Of Vikings”. As for the reminder, the duo “The Pursuit Of Vikings” / “Twilight Of The Thunder God” literally crush everything in its path. An end in apotheosis!
Epic, brutal, Nordic. Difficult not to row to reach the Swedish shores and become a Viking truce in the minute. Amon Amarth asserts himself, even more, today as a sure bet of the scene!
Each axis configuration for the Align power feeder is slightly different. This drawing might help explain the feeder-to-leadscrew interface concept since proper adjustment is required. The written instructions are terrible. The videos are not complete and the dialog is in Chinese.
It appears to me, based on the parts provided in each feeder kit, that Align intends for the brass pinion gear hob to be pinned in place to the shaft by drilling and pounding in the provided roll pins. I don't like that type of installation, and frankly it isn't required if proper care and attention is given to the compressed assembly as noted in the drawing above.
Hopefully this drawing along with the photos that follow for each axis will help anyone else attempting this installation. It took a good deal of head scratching for me to puzzle out the installation.
When F-86Ds were upgraded to the F-86L configuration, an AN/ARR-39 datalink receiver was fitted, which had a blade-like antenna sticking out of the fuselage just forward of and below the starboard wing. The AN/ARC-27 command radio of the F-86D was replaced by an AN/ARC-34 set. An AN/APX-25 identification radar was added, and a new AN/ARN-31 glide slope receiver was provided.
All Follow-On aircraft were brought up to F-86D-45 standards before starting with the electronics upgrades, including the installation of the drag chute in the tail. In the F-86L, two protruding cooling air intakes were added to the fuselage sides just aft of the wing, replacing the older recessed cooling ducts. The same J47-GE-33 or J47-GE-17B engine of the F-86D was retained, but the F-86L was fitted with the F-86F-40 wing, with twelve-inch wingtip extensions and "6-3" leading edge extensions with slats. The wingspan and wing area were 39.1 feet and 313.37 square feet respectively. The new wing improved the handing ability and provided better turning at high altitudes. The reconditioned F-86Ls retained the armament of twenty-four rockets of the F-86D.
The first flight took place on December 27, 1955. That particular aircraft had just the SAGE equipment installed, and the first conversion incorporating all of the Follow-On changes did not fly until May of 1956. A total of 981 F-86Ds were modified to the F-86L configuration. After conversion in 1956-57, F-86Ls were issued to most of the ADC wings that were using the F-86D. First to receive the F-86L was the 317th FIS at McChord AFB, which first received the planes in late November of 1956. The service of the F-86L with the ADC was destined to be quite brief, since by the time the last F-86L conversion was delivered, the type was already being phased out in favor of the Convair F-102A and F-106A delta-winged interceptors. The last F-86Ls left ADC service by 1960.
It should be noted that F-86L aircraft were also assigned to the 196th FIS, which was an integral part of Air Defense Command. The 196th FIS was based at Ontario ANGB, and the successor unit is the Guard refueling unit currently based at March Field. (Source: Ray V. Miller).
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, six ANG F-86L squadrons were on alert. The last F-86Ls were withdrawn from ANG service during the summer of 1965.
-March Field Air Museum website (www.marchfield.org/)Nicknamed the "Flying Vacuum" because of its low slung jet intakes, the F-89 Scorpion would ingest any loose objects it crossed paths with on the runway. An attempt to place screens over the intakes failed when, at high altitudes, ice formed over the screens and caused the engines to flare out. Designed as an all weather ground attack fighter, the Scorpion was the first US interceptor armed with nuclear air-to-air missiles and the first aircraft to live fire an AIR-2 Genie nuclear air-to-air missile on 19 July 1957.
According to the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA/RSA), Maxwell AFB, AL, the museum's F-89J has the following history:
The aircraft at the March Field Museum is a J model, serial number 52-1949. It was manufactured by Northrop and delivered to the Air Force on 24 November 1954
In June, 1981, it was transported by truck to March AFB Museum. The nose radar equipment was removed and placed into a display case by former radar technician who was in the RAF during WWII. The display shows the many glass radio tubes in use at the time. This aircraft is on loan from the USAF.
-March Field Air Museum website (www.marchfield.org/)
Current configuration. I'm still experimenting and swapping stuff out. I'll cut foam and do better cable management once it's settled a bit more.
TC Electronics Polytune -> Morley Bad Horsie Wah -> Rocktron Short Timer Delay (set with just a tiny delay to widen the sound a little) -> Danelectro CTO-1 Transparent Overdrive -> Boss HM-2 (my roommate stumbled across an amazing distortion tone using an odd combo of the CTO-1 and HM-2, that's why it's on there) -> Boss MT-2 (for serious scooped metal) -> Digitech Hyper Phase -> Danelectro CV-1 Vibe -> Danelectro CT Tremelo -> Digitech Hyper Delay -> Amp. All sitting on a Behringer PB1000 pedalboard.
I still have a lot more pedals than fit on the board so I'm not sure what to do. The current setup is oriented towards running into my roommate's Blackheart Little Giant amp (which sounds great but is pretty minimalist) and getting fun noises, rather than being a tight metal rig.
The prestigious configuration preferred by nearly every commander in the Meritocracy Regime. Perhaps not coincidentally it was regarded as the most survivable frame in the Regime's arsenal.
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Composed of 4 separate benches that can be moved and rearranged: 32W x 24D x 30H, Corner 46 x 46 x 24 x 24 x 30H, 42W x 24D x 30H, and 36.5W x 24D x 30H with semi-circular island projection.
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Performance sports cars designed for the road share the technology with cars commonly seen on the racetracks and change the aesthetics of sports car design.
Manufacturing period: 1969 – 1973 (914/4 1.7-liter version)
Units (1969-1976): 118978 [914/4 (all versions): 115646 / 914/6: 3332]
Top speed: 177 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h: 13.3 s
Empty weight: 940 kg
Transmission: 5-speed manual gearbox, rear wheel drive
Engine: 4 cylinders boxer (flat-configuration), fuel-injection [914/6: carburettor]
Displacement: 1679 cc (914/6 2.0: 1991 cc / 914/4 1.8: 1795 cc / 914/4 2.0: 1971 cc)
Rated output: 59 KW / 80 PS @ 4900 rpm (914/6 2.0: 110 PS @ 5800 rpm / 914/4 1.8: 85 PS @ 5000 rpm / 914/4 2.0: 100 PS @ 5000 rpm)
Max. torque: 136 Nm @ 2700 rpm (914/6 2.0: 160 Nm @ 4200 rpm / 914/4 1.8: 138 Nm @ 3400 rpm / 914/4 2.0: 160 Nm @ 3500 rpm)
Valve system: OHV, central camshaft [914/6: DOHC, two camshafts (one per cylinder bank)]
Bore x stroke: 90 x 66 mm (914/6 2.0: 80 x 66 mm / 914/4 1.8: 93 x 66 mm / 914/4 2.0: 94 x 71 mm)
Cooling system: Aircooling
The final design configuration of the "2nd Series" shower from Fame. Whatever could be its version along its production, it always have had the same size, which was exactly the same of the Lorenzetti shower, so it has about 5.5" of height x 5" of diameter, its upper cover has about 4.5" of diameter and the maximum diameter (clamp) is 6", but unlike the Lorenzetti shower, this one made by Fame is quite heavy and required a strong pipe to stand it... if you ever saw some electric shower installed in pipes with a cord or a wire from the roof attached to the pipe, it means that there was one of this shower installed there in the past...
This guy was a best seller and like the shower from Lorenzetti, it was one of the most popular electric shower in the 70's. Believe it or not, people used to give it as a wedding present!
Here it's possible to see a tv commercial aired in 1975: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV_13mk6zbg
iss071e523320 (Aug. 21, 2024) --- NASA astronauts (from left) Butch Wilmore, Commander for Boeing's Crew Flight Test, and Matthew Dominick, Expedition 71 Flight Engineer, check CubeSat configurations inside the Small Satellite Orbital Deployer aboard the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
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This is a photograph from the start second annual running of the Renault Mullingar Half Marathon which was held on Friday 17th March 2017 St. Patrick's Day Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2017 in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland at 10:30. Following on from the incredible success of the first two years of the race this year the total numbers participating rose from just under 600 in 2015, 900 in 2016 to over 1200 in this year 2017. As was the case last year the nominated charity was Childline. The roots of the successs of the event last year was the perfect running weather, excellent organisation and a very flat and fast route. All of these characteristics were repeated this year.
Last year's weather was not repeated. Indeed the race could be described as a race of two halves in terms of weather. The first half participants had the strong, fresh westerly wind on their backs. However, turning for home along the Royal Canal this became a very strong headwind for 3 - 4 miles. Participants travelled from all over Ireland with a very large participation from runners around Mullingar and the midlands. The race has an AAI permit. The race's early start time was to facilitate the annual St. Patrick's Day parade which brings a large number of local visitors to the town on an annual basis. Parking is free in Mullingar town for the entire day. A small change to the course configuration seen the race cross the M4 Motorway at The Downs via a winding pedestrian footbridge.
The race began on Pearse Street/Austin Friar's Street in the town and proceeds North East out of the town to the N52 Delvin/Dundalk road towards Lough Sheever. The course then follows beautiful rural country roads out to The Downs at the M4. The only significant hill or rise on the course occurs here at about 7 miles when runners cross a pedestrian footbridge over the M4 near Junction 14 Thomas Flynn and Sons The Downs. The race then joins the now local access route of the old N4 road and then joins the Royal Canal at Great Down. The remainder of the race follows the Royal Canal back westward to Mullingar town. The towpath on the Canal is perfectly flat and in excellent condition. Runners will notice how the level of the canal changes dramatically along the route - at points the canal is level with the towpath. In other places the canal is at least 3 meters lower than the canal path. However the path is perfectly flat and firm the whole way. The course then leaves the Royal Canal at the Ardmore Road/Millmount area of the town and finishes in the Mullingar Town Park on Austin Friar's Street beside the Annebrook Hotel which is the Race Headquarters. The park provides a very nice setting for the finish of the race and runners and their families can mix and congregate around the finish area and the hotel.
Timing and event management was provided by http://www.myrunresults.com/. Their website is here [www.myrunresults.com/] and will contain the results to today's race.
Our Full Set of photographs from today's race is at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157679566202191
Useful Links:
Our Flickr Photo Album from the 2016 Mullingar Half Marathon www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157665831236062
Our Flickr Photo Album from the 2015 Mullingar Half Marathon www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157651394365962
The Annebrook House Hotel (Race HQ) www.annebrook.ie
Offical Race Facebook Page www.facebook.com/mullingarhalfmarathon/
Google Maps Location of the Start/Finish www.google.ie/maps/@53.5253133,-7.3369538,18z
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You can download this photographic image here directly to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. Have a look for a down-arrow symbol or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?
If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
Don't like your photograph here?
That's OK! We understand!
If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.
I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
When F-86Ds were upgraded to the F-86L configuration, an AN/ARR-39 datalink receiver was fitted, which had a blade-like antenna sticking out of the fuselage just forward of and below the starboard wing. The AN/ARC-27 command radio of the F-86D was replaced by an AN/ARC-34 set. An AN/APX-25 identification radar was added, and a new AN/ARN-31 glide slope receiver was provided.
All Follow-On aircraft were brought up to F-86D-45 standards before starting with the electronics upgrades, including the installation of the drag chute in the tail. In the F-86L, two protruding cooling air intakes were added to the fuselage sides just aft of the wing, replacing the older recessed cooling ducts. The same J47-GE-33 or J47-GE-17B engine of the F-86D was retained, but the F-86L was fitted with the F-86F-40 wing, with twelve-inch wingtip extensions and "6-3" leading edge extensions with slats. The wingspan and wing area were 39.1 feet and 313.37 square feet respectively. The new wing improved the handing ability and provided better turning at high altitudes. The reconditioned F-86Ls retained the armament of twenty-four rockets of the F-86D.
The first flight took place on December 27, 1955. That particular aircraft had just the SAGE equipment installed, and the first conversion incorporating all of the Follow-On changes did not fly until May of 1956. A total of 981 F-86Ds were modified to the F-86L configuration. After conversion in 1956-57, F-86Ls were issued to most of the ADC wings that were using the F-86D. First to receive the F-86L was the 317th FIS at McChord AFB, which first received the planes in late November of 1956. The service of the F-86L with the ADC was destined to be quite brief, since by the time the last F-86L conversion was delivered, the type was already being phased out in favor of the Convair F-102A and F-106A delta-winged interceptors. The last F-86Ls left ADC service by 1960.
It should be noted that F-86L aircraft were also assigned to the 196th FIS, which was an integral part of Air Defense Command. The 196th FIS was based at Ontario ANGB, and the successor unit is the Guard refueling unit currently based at March Field. (Source: Ray V. Miller).
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, six ANG F-86L squadrons were on alert. The last F-86Ls were withdrawn from ANG service during the summer of 1965.
-March Field Air Museum website (www.marchfield.org/)Nicknamed the "Flying Vacuum" because of its low slung jet intakes, the F-89 Scorpion would ingest any loose objects it crossed paths with on the runway. An attempt to place screens over the intakes failed when, at high altitudes, ice formed over the screens and caused the engines to flare out. Designed as an all weather ground attack fighter, the Scorpion was the first US interceptor armed with nuclear air-to-air missiles and the first aircraft to live fire an AIR-2 Genie nuclear air-to-air missile on 19 July 1957.
According to the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA/RSA), Maxwell AFB, AL, the museum's F-89J has the following history:
The aircraft at the March Field Museum is a J model, serial number 52-1949. It was manufactured by Northrop and delivered to the Air Force on 24 November 1954
In June, 1981, it was transported by truck to March AFB Museum. The nose radar equipment was removed and placed into a display case by former radar technician who was in the RAF during WWII. The display shows the many glass radio tubes in use at the time. This aircraft is on loan from the USAF.
-March Field Air Museum website (www.marchfield.org/)
Three F-16 Fighter jets flies in formation on their way to a new home behind a KC-135 Stratotanker after their refueling on January 20, 2008. Eielson AFB and Kunsan Air Base swapped seven F-16 jets as a part of the Common Configuration Implementation Program (CCIP).
(U.S. Air Force photo by: Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler)
This is a screen shot of me setting up frame relay and serial ppp between 3 of my routers. Its running through a cisco 2511 with 16 terminal lines. So I can have upto 16 telnet windows open
Telecaster guitar body , Jazz Bass neck with a Telecaster Bass Headstock. A real mixture.
Straight-Though Maple Neck with Mahogonay Lines, Jazz Bass Style Nest with Telecaster Bass Headstock, Ebony Fingerboard, 2 Seymour Duncan p
PickUps, 3 Way Switching Configuration.
Pair of Audio Technica microphones used in dual mono recording configuration. Wide diaphragm AT3035 and AT Pro37 pencil condenser.
The baseline configuration of the Oshkart SMTV (Scalable Medium Tactical Vehicle) family, the Mk601A is the standard two-door 6x6 cargo hauler configuration.
Features include opening doors and top hatch, a cab capable of seating 2 minifigs with body armor and headgear, foldable gunner’s seat, turning front wheels, center-pivoting rear axles, and spare tire with lift arm.
A special thanks needs to be given to Abdullah750Pakistan. This originally started as a project to clean up and make a buildable and more minifig-friendly version of his Ural 63708. As you can see though, it’s turned into a project to create a series of trucks in the same vein of the Oshkosh MTVR, Navistar 7000 MV, and Ural 63704-0010 families.
As with my other builds, all parts used in this are real production pieces.
If you're interested in this build, a file can be found here:
My TV & entertainment system configuration in my new apartment. I'm planning to get an HDTV soon, but for now, this setup works well.
From A Proposal for the Development of the East Shore Tidelands of San Francisco Bay, Prepared for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company by Victor Gruen Associates, October, 1963.
Just a standard side shot of a 493rd FS F-15C recovering on runway 24 at RAF Lakenheath, but very surprising to see just a centreline fitted, as they usually fly with wing tanks for routine sorties.
What does it mean to create a truly autonomous machine, independent from human control? And what happens when organs live outside of a body? Could this help us understand that the power of the human body lies in its ability to be different and to take on unexpected forms and identities?
Violently entangled within the performance space are three elements: an artificially intelligent prosthesis, out-of-body organic wombs and a human body. The prosthesis uses artificial intelligence algorithms to learn in real time how to move, exist and perform on stage. The wombs live and pulsate through the activity of microbial cultures. The sounds of the performer’s body are re-synthesised and transformed into a powerful and visceral auditory experience.
Credit: vog.photo
This was my first configuration on my GF2 for super macro photography. Keep in mind this was simply my first test setup for macro after upgrading from a Lumix fz28 as my macro shooter. That's also the reason why I foolishly jammed the DCR 250 in there, which really provides no benefit in magnification...something I learned after posting this picture.
My macro setup is always a serious work in progress that's for sure. I've hence moved on to older reverse mount lenses with f stop lower than this stock lens.
Hopeful potential changes:
-auto bellows+M42 adapter
-Nissin Di466+flash bracket (after my olympus fl-36 died...womp womp)
Update: Just got some extension tubes and an adapter for an old 35m Steinheil :)
Note: The DCR 250 is pretty useless in this setup, really doesn't add much magnification if at all.