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Manor Farm bridge, Cholsey on a hot July day.
50 032 Courageous in early NSE livery with a matching rake of stock, thunders its way east on the up main with 1F55, the 13:00 Oxford - Paddington
dance like there is no one else watching-over you
and fly like you just don't care about this f*cking world... and their bullshit thoughts...
live honey.... just live it....
and be just a little courageous...
Just a little.... :)
British Railways Class 50 50032 'Courageous' with Network South East Livery at Paddington, London on the 25th August 1988.
This is a fascinating account of a truly courageous woman:
ʻŌhelo (Vaccinium spp.) was considered a sacred plant by the early Hawaiians. No one was to eat any berries without first offering them to Pele, the goddess of fire, lightening, dance, volcanoes, and violence.
With branches of ʻōhelo berries in hand, they would say:
"E Pele, eia ka ʻōhelo 'au; e taumaha aku wau ʻia ʻoe, e ʻai hoʻi au tetahi." (O Pele, here are your ʻōhelo [branches]; I offer some to you, some I also eat.)" Then, they would toss a portion of the branch with berries attached into the crater as an offering to Pele. After which they were allowed to eat some.
In 1823, among the first white people to visit Kīlauea was Reverend William Ellis and his missionary entourage, accompanied by Hawaiians. On the journey, when the missonaries became hungry they ate some ʻōhelo berries and were quickly warned to give some to Pele first before partaking of them. Ellis wrote, "We told them ...that we acknowledged Jehovah as the only divine proprietor of the fruits of this earth, and felt thankful to Him for them, especially in our present circumstances. We traveled on, regretting that the natives should indulge in notions so superstitious."
Following the example of Ellis, in December 1824, the High Chiefess Kapiʻolani (c.1741-1841) set out on a mission from Kona to visit the still active Kīlauea where she would dare Pele to do her worst, even though her husband and others tried to dissaude her. She made the long journey of about one hundred miles mostly by foot with a large company. There she was met by a preistess of Pele threatening her with Pele's displeasure if she continued with her hostile errand, and prophesied that she and her followers would perish miserably. With defiance, she descended into the crater, gathered ʻōhelo berries and ate them without first offering them to Pele, and threw rocks into the crater to insult the goddess. She and her eighty followers went to the edge of Halemaʻumaʻu caldera and addressed her followers: "Jehovah is my God. He kindled these fires. I fear not Pele. If I persih by the anger of Pele, then you may fear the power of Pele; but if I trust in Jehovah, and he should save me from the wrath of Pele, when I break her tabus [taboos], then you must fear and serve the Lord Jehovah. All the gods of Hawaii are vain!" Then they sang hymns.
There was no wrath from Pele. Kapiʻolani and her followers did not succumb to any horrible death as prophesized they surely would.
(Unknown artist. Painting not signed)
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* There are three Hawaiian endemic species of ʻōhelo (Vaccinium calycinum, V. dentatum, V. reticulatum) belonging to the Heath family (Ericaceae).
ʻŌhelo share the same genus (Vaccinium) with delicious edibles as blueberries, huckleberries, bilberries, cranberries, and ligonberries.
Vaccinium calycinum
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50032 Courageous heads the 08:05 Penzance - Liverpool Lime Street between Stoke Works Junction and Bromsgrove on 25th June 1983.
Photo: 132'4682
Bagnall 2680/1942 ‘Courageous’ heads away from the marina during the Ribble Steam Railway's Spring Steam Gala. 24th March 2018. (Eric Harrison)
50032 Courageous at Old Oak Common March 1983
Loco named on 7-7-78
Withdrawn on 15-10-90 Scrapped at Old Oak Common TMD, in February 1991.
Courageous was unique in having a black [blue?] nameplate rather than a red one [whilst in NSE livery]. It also retained it's original NSE livery to the end, I think the only other one to manage this was 50026.
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September 27th 2011
Today I heard the terrible sad new that my Dear Flickr Friend Cat lost her battle with Cancer yesterday...
An incredibly courageous Lady who will be sadly missed by all here that came to know and love her...
My heart and sincerest thoughts go out to her wonderful husband James and adorable son Nathaniel...
Both of whom we are also got to know and love through Cat's wonderful photos!
Ted and I have pulled this out of the archives.... especially for Cat and her family...
'Bench Monday' was one of Cat's wonderful special themes that she shared...
She shared her thoughts... and wonderful photos of her two special Men...
All her photos are an absolute joy and delight...
and express the fun and love she shared with them both...
She was extremely courageous in sharing with us the plight of her illness too.
I will miss Cat... I will miss the wonderful images and thoughts she shared...
I will miss following Nathaniels adventures, her photos and love for him were such a delight to see
My heart goes out to him in the loss of his beautiful Mother.
Please take the time to check out some of Cat's photos in the links above if you haven't already...
Rest in Peace now Sweet Angel... XOXO
Sony Nex-7 + Cosina Voigtlander Nokton 35mm Aspherical VM + CS5 Extended
To believe in God and trust in Him! That is what the movie Courageous is about. It’s by chance that I came across this movie, while it doesn’t have Hollywood’s brightest, the acting isn’t bad, what’s more important is the message from this movie. As J. Lin would say, “…to live and play in a God-glorifying way…”. It may be hard sometimes, but it is the way.
* I’ve never had much courage to sit in one of these swing thingies. For one, I could never get it to move, no matter how I nudged or jerked, I’d be as still as the Eiffel Tower on a calm sunny day. More importantly, I was hit by one of these at full swing; right on my jaw, it’s probably what a heavy uppercut feels like. Thank God I was ok; after landing a few feet away from where I was hit.
Another installation by Patricia Piccinini as part of the Curious Affection exhibition. A little boy on top of a whole pile of stacked chairs.
Vrachtschip Breb Courageous passeert hier ter hoogte van Maassluis.
IMO: 9421178
Name: Breb Courageous
Ship type: General Cargo
Flag: Portugal
Gross Tonnage: 5630 t
Deadweight: 7801 t
Size: 108.21 x 18.5 m
Year Built: 2009
Status: Active
Port of Rotterdam
50032 'Courageous' arrives at Reading in September 1989. I have this recorded as a Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington working but time and ignorance have blurred this memory.
I haven't been to Reading station since the electrification, I really wish I'd made more effort when I had the chance.
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Courageously sitting on the nest
About one week ago I spent some time with a kildeer at Exton Park very convincingly feigning a broken wing.
It was so effective that it had me believing that its nest was in the grass near the parking lot road. Only the next day did I find his mate sitting on the nest right beside the road to the parking lot despite lots of traffic and passers-by.
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50032 "Courageous" passes through Bristol Temple Meads with the Ashton Meadows Tunnel Inspection train. 20/7/90.
One of several cabins at the abandoned Chub Lake Resort along State Hwy 1 between Isabella and Ely, Minnesota. I have an old real photo postcard of this cabin from the 1920's.
The resort was owned for years by Bob and Lois Anderson. A family from the Princeton, MN area bought it in 1973.
I haven't been able to find out when or why it eventually closed. My guess is that it was in the late 70's or sometime in the 80's when a lot of mom and pop places were lost to the changing economy and rising gas prices.
Word has it that a couple from the Twin Cities own it now and that they wanted to restore the place, but found out that the cost would be prohibitive. A major issue is that the main lodge was made of poplar logs and some of the bottom ones are rotten. Meanwhile, harsh weather and vandals continue to take their toll. #ONLYinMN
BR class 50 50032 'Courageous' stands at a wet Birmingham New Street in the mid 1980's and about to join its train to London Paddington
Photo taken with my old Pentax ME Super 35mm film camera and scanned from my original 35mm colour slide
Model: Courageous, MM#438262
Photographer: Sarah, MM#669133
Lighting: Elinchrom Ranger 'A' head with gold reflector into 4x3 softbox camera left at near-full power. Triggered by Skyports.
Nara is a courageous and wonderful lady .
I met Nara sitting on the top stair of St Martins in the Field Church in Trafalgar Square. I wanted to find out something about what she was doing there and went and sat beside her .
She offered me one of her papers that she had written about the suffering of the Tibetan people, the tragic self immolations , the right to practise their religion and even their children being allowed to speak and learn their own language.
We spoke for a while about her time in Tibet and when I asked about her drum she told me a story of how she had been playing it in a procession in Lhasa and beating out a Tibetan traditional rhythm, another local drummer played along with her beat. Then after the procession was over he was scared that he might be arrested as the police had been watching him . He told Nara it was ok for her to play the rhythm as she was a visitor but it was actually illegal for him.
Whilst holding her month long vigil Nara is fasting for 30 days .
It made me worry for her as already after one week she looked very frail , her eyes were sunken and you could almost see her skull. I appealed to her to please look after herself and although I could see the importance of what she was doing I definitely think that she needed to look after her own health to.
I really respect and admire her courage .
Also I enjoyed how she took such delight in showing me her Samsung Galaxy S4 , which she is holding in the photo and I used it to make another photo for her.
Nara has been at St Martins in the Field Church for a week now of her month long Vigil and if you happen to pass her by please stop and wish her good luck .
"Ajeet Singh and the GURIA organisation work to end the trafficking and forced prostitution of women and children in India. He organises protest marches and has carried out raids on the brothels to rescue children.
The pimps and the brothel owners and the police who protect them see him as a threat to their profits.
On March 25th, 2010, a group of people entered the centre and said that they would break the legs and hands of anyone who attempted to continue teaching the children there.
Ajeet Singh was one of the shortlisted nominees for the 2005 Front Line Award, which is given each year to a human rights defender who has shown exceptional courage."
("Courageous souls who risk all to defend human rights", The Irish Times - Friday, December 31, 2010)
This is a picture of Ajeet and Manju Singh with some of the Guria family.
It was shot from the balcony of the small house which belongs to GURIA in Varanasi (Benaras).
Guria is a Human Rights organisation fighting against the sexual exploitation of women and children, particularly those forced into prostitution and trafficking.
Manju and her husband Ajeet Singh are running this non-profit organisation at great personal risk, providing shelter and hope to many children.
They need any kind of help (money, food, toys, clothes,...) in order to carry on their task.
They are facing many difficulties from all those who would like to use those children as a second generation prostitution.
Manju and Ajeet Singh are modern heroes, this is why I decided to upload a few pictures connected to their work.
There are many ways to help and give a kind of support to Guria, this is its website, www.guriaindia.org and you may contact Manju and Ajeet at guriaajeet@rediffmail.com
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Bagnall 2580 'Courageous' powers along the river side working the late running 12:55 to Strand Road. 13/09/15
The Grampian Courageous was built in 2006 at Balenciaga Shipyard, Spain. The vessel is an IMT 948 Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel.
DIMENSIONS
LOA 48.25 metres
LBP 40.50 metres
Breadth Moulded 11.8 metres
Draft Loaded / Depth 5.65 metres / 7.4 metres
TONNAGE
GRT 1130 Tonnes
NRT 339 Tonnes
DWT 465 Tonnes
CAPACITIES AND CRANES
Fuel Oil (MGO) / Connection 298 m3
Fresh Water / Connection 171 m3
Ballast Water Approx 350 m3
Oil Based Mud / Connection N/A
Brine / Connection N/A
DMA (Base Fluid) / Connection N/A
Dry Bulk(s) / Connection N/A
Deck Area Approx 120 m2 (Steel Deck)
Deck Loading 3 Tonnes per metre2
Deck Crane # 1 Dreggen DKF 40 2T @ 15 metres
Deck Crane # 2 N/A
Deck Crane # 3 N/A
Winch N/A
Wire Reel N/A
Deck Tuggers N/A
ENGINES/THRUSTERS/AUX
Main Engine(s) MAK 2050 BHP
Propeller(s) 1 x CPP
Bow Thruster(s) Schottel Azimuth @ 400BHP
Stern Thruster(s) N/A
Rudder Systems / Type Schilling Fishtail HP Rudder
Aux Engines 2 x Volvo @ 270kW per unit
Shaft PTOs 1 x PTO from Main Engine
Emergency Generators 1 x Emer Genset @ 150 kW
CONTROL SYSTEMS AND DYNAMIC POSITIONING
Control Positions Fwd, Aft, Port & Stbd consoles
Full Manual Control Fwd & Aft consoles
Integrated Joystick Control Schottel Masterstick
Joystick Control Aft, Port and Starboard consoles
RESCUE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT
Daughter Craft Davit 2 x Grampian Hydraulics Heave Compensated
Daughter Craft 2 x Delta Phantom 10.25 metre (Diesel)
Fast Rescue Craft Davit # 1 Grampian Hydraulics Heave Compensated
Fast Rescue Craft Avon SR 6.4 15 Man (Petrol)
Dacon Scoop 7 Metre Dacon Scoop
Dacon Rescue Crane Dreggen DKF 40 Knuckle Boom 2t @ 15m
Cosalt Rescue Basket Fitted & Launched from aft deck
Jason Cradles Frames Fitted
Winch Area Located on Aft Main Deck
Emer. Towing Capability Towing Hook Fitted
Dispersant Tanks 2 x 5 Tonne Tanks below Main Deck
Dispersant Spray Booms Fully outfitted Port & Starboard
Searchlights 4 x IBAK Kiel Fwd, Port, Stbd & Aft
NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Radar(Fwd) 1 x Furuno 2817 ARPA 1 x Furuno 2837 ARPA
Radar Rptr (Aft) Hatteland
ECDIS Micro-Plot ECDIS System
PLB System N/A
DGPS(s) Furuno DGPS 90
Gyro(s) Anschutz S22 Gyro
Autopilot Anschutz NP 60
Magnetic Comp Gillie 2000
Echo Sounder FE 700 ES
Digital Depth Recorder FE 720
Navtex Furuno NX 700 Navtex
Sat Comms Inmarsat C Felcon, Fleet 77 CapSat (A3)
MF/HF Radio Furuno FS 2570 C (A3)
UHF 3 x UHF Units
VHF (Fwd) FM8800 GMDSS VHF, ICOM ICM 401E
VHF (Aft) FM8800 GMDSS VHF, ICOM ICM 401E
Helo Radio ICOM IC A110
AIS Jotrun AIS TR 2500
VHF Direction Finder Taiyo TDL 1550
Doppler Log Furuno DS 80
SSAS Furuno Felcom
Portable VHF 3 x Jotrun GMDSS
Portable VHF 6 x ENTEL HT 640 VHF
Portable UHF 3 x ENTEL HT 880 UHF
Portable UHF 2 x Kenwood UHF
Sonic Helmets 4 x Sonic Helmets Mk 10
Smartpatch Phone ICOM PS1
CREW FACILITIES
Crew Cabins 15 Man Single Berth cabins c/w en suite facilities
Recreation & Leisure 1 Messroom, 2 Lounges
Leisure 1 x Sauna, 1 x Gym, 1 x Ship’s Office
Class 50 50032 Courageous and Class 33 33056 The Burma Star stand at Saltley depot the 56 is 56061. Saltley 02/05/1981.
Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this image without my explicit permission
'Courageous' with an up express in the spring of 1980. Highly likely this was the 1V28 08.22 Liverpool Lime Street to London Paddington.
This is my wife. Twenty days ago her right knee was removed and replaced with an artificial implant made with plastic and titanium. The time since the operation has included significant pain and discomfort, exacerbated by the daily exercises needed to insure continued functioning of the joint. Yesterday she was able to walk to the end of our street, where Stanley Park begins, a significant milestone in her exercises and recovery.
We didn't even notice the rain...
The warm Autumn sunshine vanished seconds before "Pug" 19 and Bagnall 2680/1945 rumbled on to the swing bridge at Preston Dock, Sunday 2nd October 2022. The Pug has recently been restored to steam. It is one of two surviving former L&YR "Pugs" and 19 was built at Horwich (w/n 1097) in 1910. It became 11243 under LMS ownership, but was sold in 1931 to contractor John Mowlem for use on a major project on Southampton Docks, where it was known as "Bassett". Four years later, the loco moved to Charlton, London, working for United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Ltd. where it was named "Prince". It was bought for preservation in 1967, moving to Haworth, where the extensive work needed meant the loco became a static exhibit. A move to Steamport (Southport) followed, before a move to Preston after the demise of Steamport in 1998. Early in 2020, and against the background of the pandemic, the owners took the noble decision to restore the locomotive to working condition.