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Dedicated to Hartmut (tadelloeser), my good friend & companion -- mentor & detractor, who celebrates his birthday today.
Happy Birthday, Hartmut !
In Explore Aug. 02, 2008 # 432
Dedicated to sir Mishan..
Bus No: 3101
Year released: 1995
Capacity: 53; 2x2 seating configuration
Route: Manila/Avenida- Tarlac via Dau/Capas/Concepcion/Magalang
Body: Nissan Diesel Philippines Corp.
Engine: Nissan Diesel PE6T
Fare: Airconditioned
Aircon System: Denso overhead a/c
Transmission System: M/T
Taken on: November 4, 2008; 5:05pm
Location: Mabalacat Bus Terminal, Brgy. Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga
Dedicated to a dear friend, Dave "Kentucky" Heard, who passed away on February 23, 2021, at 72 years of age. Aloha Dave!
Cook County, Illinois USA
Taken at10:54 PM CST
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or But you're the one who shot me.
HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY! [Late]
I was working on something like this but then, as i said, my battery died so i started something else. Hope you like it!
Dedicated To One Of My Best Friends , HooMi !
پ.ن. : اسم عکس ایهام داره
یکیش که مشخصه ، اون یکیم خودش می دونه!
:D
هومی ؛ این عکسو تقدیم کردم به خیلی دلیل هـــــــا از جمله:
چشم خیلی دوست داری!
همیشه مشوق خوبی بودی ، هم توی عکاسی ، هم توی کانتر!
ممنونم که وقتتو گذاشتی بهم قواعد خوب بازی کردن رو یاد بدی!
یکی از بهتریـــــــــن خواننده های روی زمینو بهم معرفی کردی و ممنون واسه اون همه موزیک و برنامه ای که بهم دادی!
امیدوارم خوشت بیاد :)
This stele is dedicated to Jules Cozier, one of the victims of the atrocities the German army committed in Rossignol. As a matter of fact, on the 23rd of August 1914, after their victory during the battle of Rossignol, the German soldiers herded 122 civilians into a meadow. These inhabitants were shot by the German soldiers on the 26 of August in Arlon. Jules Cozier was shot at the same time as two of his sons. He was a water and forest officer.
Cette stèle est dédiée à Jules Cozier, une des victimes des atrocités allemandes de Rossignol. En effet, le 23 août 1914 suite à leur victoire lors du combat de Rossignol, les soldats allemands parquent 122 civils dans une prairie. Ces habitants sont fusillés par les Allemands, le 26 août, à Arlon. Jules Cozier est fusillé en même temps que deux de ses fils. Il était brigadier des eaux et forêts.
In my album 1914-1918 Remembered.
Dedicated to Ionushi, who will have to explain to me how to make his name here link to his flickr page.
~This pic is dedicated to all the passionate lovers for Valentines's Day~
Keep Love alive, not just for today, for eternity~
~Happy Valentine's day~
~CAUTION: This video is rated R~
If you have a minute, enjoy this passionate, hawdt, romantic video and song to which all lover's can relate~ by Counting Crows~
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvpsT_3x5ZY&feature=related
EXPLORE 2-13-09 Thanks Flickr friends~
The church of Negrentino, originally dedicated to S. Ambrogio Vecchio (today in S. Carlo), is one of the most remarkable ones in Ticino. The blissful location, the Romanesque architecture and rich artistic decorations are what make it so unique. Surrounded by fields at an altitude of 850 meters, isolated and facing a cliff that opens onto a vast panorama, this example of Ticino's Romanesque and Lombard architecture preserves a timeless charm. Visiting Negrentino also offers the occasion for a first introduction to the Blenio Valley, nicknamed the valle del sole (Valley of the Sun).
The visit
The gracious church is accessible on foot in a few minutes from Leontica by crossing a modern gangway (recently installed to ease access to this important monument). The keys to access this place of worship are available at the village's tavern (osteria).
The building, built in the 11th century and mentioned for the first time in 1224, is located on the ancient transit route of the Nara Pass which connects two valleys: Blenio and Leventina. The bell tower, detached from the main body of the church, is probably from the following century.
The pictorial decorations cover most of the internal walls and can be attributed to three different eras. The extraordinary fresco located in the counter-facade of the main apses should be original to the church: it represents the Christ in the centre of a game of concentric circles symbolizing the universe that offers him a crown of thorns. Behind him, the tools of the Passion (spear and stick). On either side, the Apostles. Above, a Greek fret interrupted by two lambs and a marine animal. Below, a shoot. A very singular composition that is interpreted as either the Resurrection, the Ascension or the Universal Judgment. The color tones are delicate. The prevailing ones are aqua, okra and brick red. As a whole, it is considered an outstanding fresco with apparent Byzantine influence. The date of work is uncertain (1010-1100) but it is most certainly one of Ticino's most ancient and is often studied by researchers of the great Romanesque paintings of Northern Italy.
The other paintings in the oldest part of the church are works of the Seregnesi, active fresco painters in Ticino and in the Grisons after mid-1400s. Depicted in the main apse are classic themes of medieval churches: Christ in ‘vesica piscis’, the Four Evangelists, the Apostles. In the lower part, curtains conceal the original decoration evoked by the emerging dragon's head. On both sides, Santo Stefano and Santa Caterina. Illustrated below the arch are the King and the Prophets and in the triumphal arch, the Annunciation. Votive paintings decorate the Northern walls including Sant'Ambrogio, a Virgin Mary in a throne, a second Virgin Mary between Saint Anthony the Abbot and San Bernardino and a Crucifixion.
Another prolific workshop worked in Negrentino: around 1510 Antonio da Tradate and his aides frescoed the minor apse and the walls of the second aisle. The main thread of the apse paintings is the Life of the Virgin, developed around the central fresco depicting "Mary's Coronation". In the dividing arches, the "Assumption of the Virgin" assisted by the Apostles and musician angels. Under the arches, Prophets and Saint Anthony the Abbot.
Painted on the counter-facade is a scene of Miracle of Parabiagio: Sant'Ambrogio on a horse appears to the Milanese during the battle (1339) to support them. On the sides are illustrated Saints Gervasio and Protasio, two martyr brothers from the first centuries of Christianity.
On the Southern wall, other votive paintings can be admired.
Dedicated to the amazing Silvi aka Miss Takes!!!Thanx for all those gorgeous little master pieces!!!!
Dedicada a Silvia, Miss Takes!!!Gracias por estas increibles obritas de arte!!!!!
Dedicated to all those who can not enjoy this carnival !
To all my friends.
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Dedicated to Syd Barrett and his legacy; co-founder of Pink Floyd, who died last Friday, 7th July (as was announced today).
Grantchester Meadows, just outside Cambridge - 17th June 2006.
(This view 4 months earlier).
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Triest - Kathedrale
seen from Castello di San Giusto
gesehen vom Castello di San Giusto
Trieste Cathedral (Italian: Basilica cattedrale di San Giusto Martire), dedicated to Saint Justus, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trieste, in northeastern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Trieste.
In 1899, Pope Leo XIII granted it the status of a basilica minor.
History
The first religious edifice on the site was built in the 6th century on a Roman propylaea, using part of the existing structure. Perhaps the entrance to a monument, this was commonly known as the Capitoline Temple, as a pyramidal altar with the symbols of the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juno and Minerva) had been discovered inside it.
In the main hall, the original remains of part of the mosaic floor is integrated into the present-day floor, which contains markings of the outer walls of the early Christian building. Soon after it was opened for worship, the church was destroyed in the Lombard invasion.
Between the 9th and 11th centuries, two basilicas were erected on the ruins of the old church, the first dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption and the second, the cathedral, to Saint Justus (San Giusto). The original design of the latter building was subsequently lengthened. In the 14th century, the two basilicas were joined by means of the demolition of one nave of either basilica and the construction of a simple asymmetrical façade, dominated by a delicately worked Gothic rose window, as ornate as the new bell tower, using the Romanesque debris stones found on the site and friezes of arms.
Carlist mausoleum
The Chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo serves as the burial chapel for the family of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain. It contains the tombs of:
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (Carlos V)
Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, first wife of the Count of Molina
Teresa, Princess of Beira, second wife of the Count of Molina
Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin (Carlos VI)
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, wife of the Count of Montemolin
Juan, Count of Montizón (Juan III)
Infante Fernando of Spain, brother of the Count of Montemolin and the Count of Montizón
Carlos, Duke of Madrid (Carlos VII)
Archduke Franz Josef of Austria, Prince of Tuscany
Works of art
Among the works of historical interest in the cathedral are the apsidal mosaics depicting Our Lady of the Assumption and Christ between Saints Justus and Servolus, laid by master craftsmen from Veneto in the 12th-13th centuries. The small 14th-century church of San Giovanni (Saint John), the old baptistry on the left and San Michele al Carnale on the right, by the entrance to the museum, complete a fine medieval churchyard.
In the square in front of the church is an altar commemorating the consecration and laying down of the arms of the 3rd Army. There is also a column with a halberd and a monument to those who died in the First World War.
Archaeological excavations carried out here in the 1930s laid bare the remains of the Roman forum and civic building constructed on two colonnaded floors with two apses. Two lower-floor columns have been reconstructed.
The 5 bells are tuned in scale of G major.
(Wikipedia)
Die Kathedrale San Giusto in Triest ist die Kathedralkirche des Bischofs von Triest mit dem Titel einer Basilica minor. Gewidmet dem Schutzpatron der Stadt, dem hl. Justus, überragt der Dom als eines der Wahrzeichen Triests die Stadt auf dem kapitolinischen Hügel. Der heutige romanische Bau geht auf das 14. Jahrhundert zurück. In ihm sind Reste der heidnischen, christlichen und weltlichen Gebäude eingeschlossen, die an dieser Stelle seit der Römerzeit aufeinander folgten.
Geschichte
Vorgeschichte
Auf dem Boden der heutigen Kathedrale befanden sich bereits zur Römerzeit ein Propylon, eine römische Basilika und vermutlich ein kapitolinischer Tempel.
Das Propylon ist das älteste Gebäude und wurde um 80 n. Chr. erbaut. Seine Errichtung wurde vermutlich von Publius Palpellius Clodius Quirinalis initiiert, der seine Laufbahn als Centurio der Legio XX Valeria Victrix begann und als Präfekt der Flotte von Ravenna unter Nero beendete. Das 17,20 Meter lange und 5,30 Meter breite Propylon befand sich am Ende der Hauptstraße, die vom Meer auf den Hügel San Giusto führte und in etwa der heutigen Via della Cattedrale entspricht. Reste des Propylons sind unter dem Vorplatz der Kathedrale sichtbar, im Campanile des heutigen Gotteshauses integriert oder im nahe liegenden Lapidarium ausgestellt.
Das Propylon diente vermutlich als Vorhalle oder Zugangstor zu einem dahinter liegenden kapitolinischen Tempel. Der Tempel war den drei römischen Hauptgöttern Jupiter, Juno und Minerva geweiht, wie eine aufgefundene Altarpyramide bestätigt. Allerdings ist von dem Tempel außer der Altarpyramide nichts Weiteres erhalten geblieben oder überliefert. Seine genaue Positionierung ist somit unklar.
Links neben dem Propylon befinden sich die Säulen und Überreste der römischen Basilika. Fragmente verschiedener Inschriften lassen darauf schließen, dass das Gebäude auf Veranlassen von Quintus Baienus Blassianus erbaut wurde, der im 2. Jahrhundert n. Chr. lebte und unter anderem Präfekt von Ägypten unter Mark Aurel war. Das 75 Meter lange, 23 Meter breite und 20 Meter hohe Gebäude war Sitz des Kommunalrats (decuriones) und diente als Ort für öffentliche Versammlungen sowie den Gerichts- und Geschäftsverkehr.
Nachdem ein Großteil des Propylons und des kapitolinischen Tempels verfallen war, wurde im 5. Jahrhundert an derselben Stelle eine primitive, frühchristliche Basilika errichtet, deren Mosaik bruchstückhaft im Boden der heutigen Kathedrale erhalten ist. Der im 6. Jahrhundert unter dem Triestiner Bischof Frugiferus erweiterte Bau wurde Mitte des 11. Jahrhunderts durch eine wesentlich kleinere Marienkirche ersetzt. In der gleichen Periode wurde parallel dazu auf der Südseite eine kleine, viereckige Gedächtniskapelle mit Kuppel errichtet. Sie war der Verehrung von lokalen Märtyrern geweiht, insbesondere der Reliquien des Heiligen Justus.
Baugeschichte
Im 14. Jahrhundert wurden beide Gebäude vermutlich auf Veranlassung des Triestiner Bischofs Rodolfo di Pedrazzano (1302–1320) zu einer einzigen, fünfschiffigen Kirche vereinigt, wie sie heute noch besteht. Dazu riss man damals die beiden nebeneinander liegenden Seitenschiffe ab. Das an ihrer Stelle entstandene große, neue Mittelschiff wurde mit einer Decke in Form eines Schiffskiels und einer neuen Apsis versehen. Dazu kam eine neue, einfache Fassade aus Sandstein, geschmückt mit einer Fensterrosette aus weißem Karstmarmor.
Zwischen 1337 und 1343 wurde der Glockenturm um einen bereits bestehenden romanischen Glockenturm errichtet.
Links des Glockenturms befindet sich das im Jahre 1380 errichtete und Johannes dem Täufer geweihte Baptisterium mit sechseckigem Taufbecken aus dem 9. Jahrhundert. Rechts der Kathedrale steht die kleine Kirche „San Michele al Carnale“, die lange Zeit als Kapelle des Friedhofs diente, der sich dort befand, wo heute das Lapidarium der Stadt liegt.
Nach der Fertigstellung des Gebäudekomplexes erfolgte die Einweihung des Gotteshauses am 27. November 1385 durch Bischof Heinrich von Wildenstein.
Architektur
Fassade
Die asymmetrische, mit einem Dreiecksgiebel abschließende Fassade aus Sandstein von dem benachbarten Muggia wird dominiert von einer großen, gotischen Fensterrosette mit zweifachem Strahlenkranz mit insgesamt 36 Strahlen aus weißem Karstmarmor. Radfenster entstand gegen Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts, als die beiden Kirchen vereint wurden. Restauriert wurde das Fenster 1932 von dem italienischen Architekten und Denkmalpfleger Ferdinando Forlati.
Für die 3,30 Meter hohen Torpfosten des zentralen Portals wurde ein römisches Grabmal mit den Porträts von sechs Mitgliedern der Familie Barbi aus dem 1. Jahrhundert n. Chr. in zwei Hälften zersägt, wobei das Bildnis der befreiten Sklavin Tullia durch Beifügen eines Heiligenscheins und der Triestiner Hellebarde in das des Heiligen Sergios umgeändert wurde. Es ist eigentlich keine Hellebarde, sondern ein Hakenspieß. Sergios wird als einer der wichtigsten Märtyrer der Stadt verehrt. Die alten Portalflügel aus Holz wurden 1990 und 1992 durch neue aus Bronze ersetzt.
Links über dem Hauptportal befindet sich eine Nische, in der ursprünglich eine Holzstatue von Johannes dem Täufer aufgestellt war, die heute im Castello di San Giusto untergebracht ist. Daneben befindet sich ein Relief mit den Insignien und Wappen von Enea Silvia Piccolomini, der von 1447 bis 1450 Bischof von Triest und später Papst Pius II. war. Unter dem Basrelief ist eine Inschrift in lateinischen Hexametern angebracht, die den humanistischen Pontifex feiert, der Triest während der Belagerung durch die Republik Venedig 1463 unterstützte und vor der Zerstörung bewahrte.
Auf einem Vorsprung über dem Hauptportal ist eine Bronzebüste von Papst Pius II. angebracht, direkt gefolgt von den Büsten zweier weiterer Triestiner Bischöfe: dem Humanisten Andrea Rapicio (1567–1573) und Rinaldo Scarlicchio (1622–1630), der die Reliquien des Heiligen Justus entdeckte, wie in der lateinischen Inschrift unter seinem Wappen neben dem Hauptportal zu lesen ist (1630). Die drei Bronzebüsten sind das Werk von Alberto Brestyanszky (1862).
Eine weitere Inschrift erinnert an den Angriff der Österreicher und Engländer gegen die Soldaten Napoléons, die sich 1813 im benachbarten Schloss und dem Kirchturm verschanzt hatten.
Campanile (Glockenturm)
Zwischen 1337 und 1343 wurde der Glockenturm um einen bereits bestehenden romanischen Kirchturm errichtet, der wiederum auf die Grundmauern des römischen Propyläums gesetzt worden war. Das Fundament des romanischen Bauwerks wurde 1816 von Pietro Nobile freigelegt und ist heute unter den Bögen des Erdgeschosses sichtbar. Außerdem sind die Säulen des romanischen Bauwerks sowie eine Greifenabbildung im Treppenhaus zur Glockenstube zu sehen.
Die Achtung vor der Antike zeigt sich auch in dem römischen Gesims, das von dem benachbarten römischen Propyläum stammte und das in die Außenfassade des Campanile integriert wurde. Über dem Gesims befindet sich unter einer spitzbogigen Ädikula eine Statue des Heiligen Justus aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. Der Schutzheilige von Triest ist mit einer stark gefalteten Tunika bekleidet und hält ein Modell der Stadt und einen Palmenzweig in seinen Händen, das Zeichen des Martyriums.
Den Abschluss des Kirchturms bilden die einbogigen Fenster der Glockenstube. Dort hängen 5 Kirchenglocken. Die älteste (und zugleich kleinste) Glocke wurde 1497 von einem Glockengießer mit Namen Giorgio da Lubiana gegossen (Schlagton: dis1). Die größte Glocke, die im Volksmund Campanon genannt wird, wurde 1829 gegossen; die dafür verwendete Bronze stammt von Kanonen, die von Napoleon zurückgelassen wurden; sie hat den Schlagton g0. Die drei anderen Glocken stammen aus dem Jahr 1953; sie wurden von dem Glockengießer Lucio Broili (Udine) gegossen und sind mit Reliefs von Carlo Sbisà geschmückt; ihre Schlagtöne sind a0, h0 und cis1.
Auf dem Dachgiebel des Kirchturms befand sich ursprünglich ein grob gerippter Aufsatz, den die Triestiner wegen seiner Form Melone nannten und zu einem der Wahrzeichen ihrer Stadt machten. Auf der 1,13 Meter hohen Steinskulptur befindet sich die eiserne Hellebarde des Heiligen Sergios, ebenfalls ein Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Bei einem Blitzschlag 1421 wurde der Dachstuhl zerstört und die Melone entfernt. Im darauf folgenden Jahr wurde sie auf einer Säule aufgestellt, die direkt auf dem Platz vor der Kathedrale errichtet wurde. Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde die Melone schließlich im Schloss San Giusto untergebracht.
Ausstattung
Im Schrein des Altars der Pietà-Kapelle steht eine farbig gefasste Pietà aus Lindenholz.
Im Reliquienaltar der Schatzkapelle sind barocke, silberne Büstenreliquiare und die Hellebardenspitze des hl. Sergius zu sehen. Der barocke, zweisäulige Ädikula-Altar der Josefs-Kapelle mit einer Marmorskulptur des Schöpfers im Giebel wurde 1704 errichtet. Sein Gemälde zeigt die Verlobung Marias mit Josef.
Bemerkenswert ist auch das Taufbecken in der Johannes-Kapelle. Der Fuß des sechseckigen, romanischen Beckens aus griechischem Marmor ist ein Teilstück einer römischen Säule. Der barocke, hölzerne Aufsatz ist farbig gefasst und wird von einer kleinen Figur Johannes des Täufers bekrönt.
Seitlich befindet sich unter einer halben Fensterrose ein Polyptychon von Paolo Veneziano aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. Darüber drei Bilder: Der junge Justus von W. Falzari von 1947, der Heilige Sergius von C. Wostry von 1935 und der Heilige Nikolas von T. Agujari von 1864.
Orgel
Die Orgel auf der großen Empore wurde 1922 von der Orgelbaufirma Mascioni erbaut und in den 1970er Jahren überarbeitet. Das Instrument hat Register auf drei Manualen und Pedal. Die Spiel- und Registertrakturen sind heute elektrisch (vormals: elektropneumatisch).
Grablege
In einer Seitenkapelle rechts des Kirchenschiffs sind die Gräber vierer carlistischer Prätendenten des spanischen Throns – nämlich Carlos (V.), Carlos (VI.) und Carlos (VII.) sowie Juan (III.) – zu finden, welche ihr Exil in Triest verbrachten. San Giusto wird deshalb gelegentlich auch als „carlistischer Escorial“ bezeichnet. Weiters begraben sind hier die zwei Gattinnen des Carlos V. – Maria Francisca von Portugal und Maria Theresia von Portugal – sowie der Enkelsohn Carlos VII., Franz Josef von Österreich-Toskana, der ebenso als carlistischer Prätendent auftrat.
(Wikipedia)
Dedicated to F_blue sensei (see inside for the original).
To Yamamoto sensei too, another lover of this kind of Tokyo's scenario.
I wandered a lot to find this place.
Not exactly the same point of view, but it is the proof that photo made in the same places in similar hour from similar pov are not always the same.
The compo of F_blue sensei is more balanced, with rainbow bridge cutting half the square and a perfect dark bottom line. Tones are perfect. Mine is on the third, and I decided to center the point of view on the slope, while tones are... well, maybe barely ok.
That's the difference between a nice photo (mine) and a pefect one (not mine).
Built in 1882 this was the Caffee County courthouse until the county seat moved to Salida in 1929. The building was later used as a school and now is home to the Buena Vista Heritage Museum.
Dedicated to super talented June Dion.
Photo by AMAZING Julie Hastings.
This outfit was created more than 3 years ago by June Dion ( Bare Rose ) and still outstanding. It reminds me of the days when I was a rookie model and applied Mr Virtual World. Good Luck to all of the contestants of Mr Virtual World 2013 !
Dedicated to Abdulaziz Al-Asousi & Maitham Al-Misry
Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED
Exposure Program: Manual
F-Number: 4
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
ISO: 320
Dedicated to Nydia Sofia Fernades to thank her for her help through the Nature's Carousel group
- Image de rayons de soleil
Dédié à Nydia Sofia Fernandes pour la remercier de son aide par le biais du groupe Carrousel de la Nature
Dedicated to our Finnish langue teacher Ms. Anne Leinonen. She said to us that her favorite color is red. I think Finland had famous poet named Mr. Heino Leinonen.
I am not sure in detail or did I even spell the right name. If you are interested in his poet I will ask real Finn, (the closer one is my husband).I better stop if I am not familiar the territory .I rather not to insult with my poor knowledge to the wide variety of Finnish littérateur or cultural. However, if you want to give advice me, your knowledge is always welcome.
Have a nice weekend my friends.
Joshua Tree National park, California
CALIFORNIA BARREL CACTUS / COMPASS CACTUS
Ferocactus cylindraceus (formerly F. acanthodes)
"Thriving in hot deserts, this barrel cactus enjoys precipitous habitats. There is no pronounced difference between its central and radial spines, but central ones are stouter, curved, ridged, and sometimes hooked.
Desert: Sonoran and Mojave deserts of southern California, southern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah.
Height: 4-8 feet
Spines: Dense, light yellow to bright red hiding the plant barrel
Flowers: Orange, red or yellow appear in July and August
Fruit: Yellow, fleshy
Elevation: 200-5,000 feet"
Moscow. Monino. Central Museum of Air Forces.
Russian manned spaceplane. 8 launches, 1976.10.11 to 1978.09.15 . Atmospheric flight test version of the Spiral OS manned spaceplane. The 105-11 incorporated the airframe and some of the systems of the planned orbital version.
The MiG OKB had studied a two stage manned orbital spacecraft in collaboration with the Korolev (overall system integration) and Tupolev (Mach 6 airbreathing first stage) since 1965. Go-ahead to actually proceed with development of the manned orbital vehicle was given on 26 June 1966 and Lozino-Lozinsky was selected as project manager. However the ambitious project never had the leadership support or funding to meet its aggressive schedule. A cosmonaut training group was formed, but went through many changes before being dissolved. After the decision to proceed with the Buran space shuttle, all that was left of Spiral was a subsonic aerodynamic test vehicle, now designated EPOS (Experimental Passenger Orbital Aircraft) and flown by Air Force test pilots. On 11 October 1976 this made its first flight, taking off from an old dirt airstrip near Moscow, flying straight ahead to an altitude of 560 m, and landing at the Zhukovskiy flight test center 19 km away. One year later, on November 27, the first air-drop launch from a Tu-95K (used previously for Kh-20 air to surface missile tests) was made from an altitude of 5,000 m, with landing on skids on a beaten earth air strip. The eighth and final flight was made in September 1978, resulting in a hard landing and the write-off of the aircraft. First and last flights were made by test pilot A. G. Festovets. The eight flights were considered sufficient to characterize the spaceplane's subsonic aerodynamic characteristics and airbreathing systems. Although the MiG 105-11 was designed by the bureau to be adapted directly into a manned orbital spaceplane for launch from a Vostok or Soyuz booster, the decision was taken to use the configuration but develop a larger manned orbital vehicle for launch from the Zenit booster or by other means (see Uragan and Bizan).
The 105-11 incorporated the airframe and some of the systems of the planned orbital version. The spaceplane itself was a flat-bottomed lifting body with a large upturned nose that earned it the nickname 'Lapot' (wooden shoe). The nose design was found to greatly reduce afterbody heating during reentry and was adopted by NASA in its HL-20 proposal of the 1980's. The load-bearing structure, like that of the US X-20, consisted of a network of struts and longerons. The outer skin was articulated to permit thermal expansion during reentry. A unique feature of the spaceplane were the variable dihedral wings. These were set at a 60 degree angle above horizontal during launch, orbit, and reentry, where they served as vertical stabilizers. After becoming subsonic, dual electric actuators moved them to a horizontal position, where they served as wings, substantially increasing the lift of the spaceplane for airbreathing operations. The main body of the spaceplane had a sweepback angle of 78 degrees, and the wings, 55 degrees. The large vertical stabilizer had a sweepback of 60 degrees. Aerodynamic controls consisted of the vertical rudder, elevons in the wings, and air brakes mounted at the top rear of the fuselage. Landing gear normally consisted of four skids, in a tail-dragging configuration, the long frontal skids deploying in a complex manner from landing gear bays mounted on the sides of the spaceplane above the heat shield.
The airbreathing propulsion consisted of a Koliesov RD-36-35K turbojet of 2,350 kgf with 500 kg of fuel, which amounted to 10 minutes of cruise at full thrust. This was used, with wheels attached to the forward skids, for takeoffs from unpaved airstrips. In the orbital version, it would give the spaceplane a chance to 'go around' or divert to a secondary airfield in the event of bad weather or a missed approach (the US Shuttle was originally to have such engines, but they were dropped for weight reasons). The 176 kg engine was fed from a dorsal intake at the base of the vertical stabilizer. This intake was covered during launch and orbital operations; an actuator opened the housing once the spaceplane reached subsonic speed.
Orbital propulsion consisted of a 1,500 kgf primary engine, with two 40 kgf backup engines. Orbital attitude control and translation were provided by two reaction control system (GDU) pods at the rear of the spaceplane flanking the backup engines. There were a total of six 16 kgf engines for coarse adjustment and ten 1 kgf engines for fine maneuvers. Fuel tanks for these system were located in the center of the spaceplane.
The cosmonaut-pilot sat in an insulated escape capsule, which could be ejected free of the spaceplane in an emergency. Normally the pilot had to climb into the spaceplane through a hatch above the seat. Controls consisted of a conventional control column and rudder pedals, with separate controllers for the jet engine and the rocket engines. An automatic navigation and control system (SNAU) operated the aerodynamic or reaction controls according to the fight regime. Manual backup was available for the aerodynamic controls.
Crew Size: 1. RCS Coarse No x Thrust: 6 x 157 N. RCS Fine No x Thrust: 10 x 10 N.
Gross mass: 4,220 kg (9,300 lb).
Unfuelled mass: 3,720 kg (8,200 lb).
Height: 8.50 m (27.80 ft).
Diameter: 2.80 m (9.10 ft).
Span: 6.40 m (20.90 ft).
Thrust: 14.70 kN (3,305 lbf).
First date: 10/11/1976 .
Last date: 9/15/1978 .
Number: 8 .
Here we see the two trucks pretty much dedicated to Ryde's Cleanup collections, out there picking up all the booked piles on a daily basis.
You've got RL6 in front which was the dedicated cleanup truck in the former contract, now used as the second/spare unit and the truck behind is 761 the actual Ryde Cleanup truck.
This was an easy Friday for both trucks, being able to get all the work on in one load each. I was driving RL6 tackling all the big unit piles and 761 cleaned up the majority of the house piles.
along the trail.....
This is dedicated to a special one-of-a-kind friend I met along the Flickr trail! Thank you, Marilyn (aka cowgirlrightup), for your kind words....
(here's something to listen to, while you view!)
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“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.”
~ Bob Moawad ~
“One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.”
~ unknown ~
“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.”
~ Susan Polis Schutz ~
“Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.”
~ unknown ~
“All of life is a journey which paths we take, what we look back on, and what we look forward to is up to us. We determine our destination, what kind of road we will take to get there, and how happy we are when we get there.”
~ unknown ~
Dedicated to my flickr-friend: goat mountain.
Indiana and Hungary. We live on a similar latitudinal circle!:-)
Tulip trees native to eastern North America, but there are a lot of amazing tulip tree in Europe too.
The Arthurton Roman Catholic Church dedicated to St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr: foundation stone laid by the Reverend P A Enright AD May 1892.
On Sunday February 5 a most impressive and interesting ecclesiastical ceremony was witnessed at Arthurton.
The dedication of the church was performed by Archbishop Reynolds.
There was a large attended of people of all denominations from the surrounding districts and ceremonies were witnessed by a congregation that completely filled the church.
The edifice is most graceful in its proportions and is solidly built of limestone secured in the district.
The church when completed will consist of nave, sanctuary, sacristy and porch: it is the intention of the congregation to add the sanctuary when funds are available.
The nave is 40 feet x 25 wide. The ceiling is lined with match-board, stained and varnished which give the building a spacious appearance. The windows are of cathedral-tinted glass, in which the various hues are blended and add much to the interior effect.
The windows are the gifts of members of the congregation and the pastor of the church.
In the beautiful altar are seen good examples of tastefully executed workmanship which the painter's brush has painted artistically in pink, white, and gold. The front panels bear monograms in gold bordered with red very neatly executed. On the altar are to be seen a set of six large bronze candlesticks, which give the whole structure a most finished appearance. The entire ground floor of the church is seated very comfortably. The seats are of kauri wood stained and varnished. The confessional is also very neatly finished.
Indeed everything in connection with the building bears evidence that great care and attention combined with decorative and artistic skill were bestowed in the erection of the handsome structure.
The music of the mass was rendered principally by the Maitland choir, while Miss Moloney presided at the organ. Great credit is due to Miss Moloney for the manner in which under the circumstances she conducted the choir, having had only one day's notice to prepare the music.
A collection realized over £110. [Ref: Kadina and Wallaroo Times 8-2-1993]
"Fast jets get all the glory, but when it came to a dedicated ground attack plane, G.I.Joe went with a propeller powered subsonic design. The Mudfighter II features a contra rotating pusher prop that generates far less heat than a jet engine would, making it harder to shoot down with heat seeking missiles, and allows the airplane to conserve its fuel and "loiter" over the battlefield for an extended period of time. As its name suggests, the Mudfighter typically does its fighting at very low levels, ideal for accurate close air support, and offering air defenses on the ground the narrowest opportunity to shoot it down.
The Mudfighter II carries air to air missiles for self defense against other aircraft and a pair of multi-purpose cannon. But it packs most of its punch in the ordnance it carries beneath its wings and internally in its weapons bay. While it can carry a variety of guided bombs and missiles, its most common load out is 16 conventional bombs, representing a brutally simple approach to devastating ground targets."
It is always a thrill to build a MOC of one of my favorite childhood toys or of a toy I really wanted as a kid, but never had. But there's also something very satisfying in spending time working on a toy that I never really liked to begin with, and try to improve upon it to suit my vision of what it could have been, while still keeping enough of the original so as to be recognizable. The Mudfighter belongs to this latter category - when I first saw it I thought it was the ugliest thing ever. And not in a cool "A-10 ugly" sort of way, but just an awkward looking undersized airplane with no retractable landing gear, and that armored (but glassless) canopy:
www.yojoe.com/vehicles/89/mudfighter/
The ungainly-looking Mudfighter was never one of the Joes' most iconic planes, but it was their counterpart to the Rattler which I built last, and for some reason, this strange green ground attacker called to me. Perhaps because I've been thinking about prop-driven ground attack planes for a years now but never built one (unless you count my pocket-sized tilt-rotor FANG II).
My Mudfighter II is much much larger than the original, perhaps a little bigger than I planned at first, and the most obvious of the additions I've added is the twin boom tail. Other upgrades include retractable landing gear and a contra-rotating propeller in the back.
For the pusher prop, I used the design developed by Stephen Pakbaz.
www.flickr.com/photos/perijove/6343122618/in/album-721576...
I planned initially to motorize this, but wasn't able to do it without making the plane even bigger than it was already. Without a motor and battery box inside, I decided to give it an internal bomb bay, so it can still carry it's original warload of 16 bombs, but unlike the original, it carries half of these internally.
I had several other ideas for the Mudfighter II that didn't end up getting used, such as canards in the front and a second crewman with a side mounted weapon.