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I've driven past this cool Katipunan (KKK) themed street art on a side street of Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard in Manila for years, but I only had time to actually stop and photograph it the other day, September 15, 2022.
I thought to shoot a small behind the scenes vlog also since people often ask me where I find these neat spots in the city to photograph.
Also on that same street is a Street Side Grotto, which was very fortuitous for me, since I've been photographing these little vernacular street altars for over a decade now, and I often driven past one but was unprepared to photograph. Luckily that day I had my stuff with me and had the extra time to do so.
00:00 KKK/ Katipunan street art, Valencia St., side street of Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard
00:43 Street Side Virgin Mary grotto, same street
My Street Side Grotto gallery on my website- gemismyname.com/gallery/street-side-grottos/
My Street Side Grotto NFT collection on Solsea (Solana)- solsea.io/c/618be01853be7378d147be06#!
01:17 bonus graffiti photographs, Ramon Magsaysay Blvd. Service Road
Music:
Look Both Ways- Nathan Moore
YouTube Audio Library
#photography #streetart #Philippines
On Thursday, 2/28/2019, the Ford School hosted a Policy Talks @ the Ford School event, "911, What is your prejudice?": Racial bias and call-driven policing. Panelists included Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton; Professor of Law Barry Friedman, New York University; and Jessica Gillooly, PhD candidate of the Ford School, in a panel moderated by Ford School faculty David Thacher on a panel examining racial bias in emergency calls.
Details: fordschool.umich.edu/events/2019/911-what-your-prejudice-...
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n 1950, the Fulton Airphibian became the first roadable aircraft, an aircraft designed to be used as a car or an airplane to be certificated by the Civil Aviation Administration (CAA). Other roadable aircraft had already been built, for example Waldo Waterman's Arrow/Aerobile and William Stout's Skycar, both of which are in the NASM collection--as well as other designs, but none won certification.
Robert Fulton Jr., developed his Airphibian as a flexible means of business and personal transportation. During World War II, he flew his own aircraft around the country for government contract work, and quite often he had been left at airports with unreliable or inadequate means of transportation into towns. The roadable aircraft would be flown to an airport and, with the disengagement of the wings and tail, it would become a car, capable of being driven to the final destination. Fulton designed the Airphibian as a high-wing monoplane, similar in appearance to a Stinson Voyager but with a distinctive four-wheel landing gear with fairings/fenders. It had a conventional fabric-covered steel-tube aft fuselage and empennage, straight tapered cantilever wings of metal rib and fabric construction, and a semi-monocoque forward fuselage that detached and converted into a car.
Following Fulton's desire for secrecy, Army Air Force Captain Frazer Dougherty piloted the first flight of the prototype off of a remote grass strip near Middleburg, VA in the spring of 1945. Dougherty and Fulton had met at a dinner party at avation entrepeneur and engineer Grover Loening's New York home and Dougherty soon became the company test pilot. Engineers Ted Polhemus and Franz Alverez and veteran mechanic Wayne Dasher were the technical team that worked on Fulton's aerial gunnery simulator and also built the Airphiban prototype. To acquire the funding for design, certification, and production, Fulton formed Continental, Inc. at the Danbury Airport, Danbury, Connecticut.
The first production prototype test flight was May 21, 1947. Ground handling was considered excellent in both the roadable and airplane configurations. Normal turning of the steering wheel provided steering on the road. The right rudder pedal provided normal brake operation, the left pedal operated the clutch, and an accelerator provided power. The engine drove the rear wheels through a torque converter, drive shaft, combined transmission and differential, and universal joints. All four wheels could be braked for ground operations; only the rear two wheels could be braked for taxiing. Normal speeds were 110 mph in the air and 55 mph on the ground.
The propeller, rear fuselage, and wings were removed for road operations. Attachment to the aircraft was accomplished by backing the car to the fuselage, leveling the tail and wings, moving three locking levers that inserted and locked large pins into fittings. The spar and tail parts slid into horizontally-inclined U-fittings. After locking into place, the two outrigger wheels that support the wings and the retractable tail wheel were cranked up into storage position. The propeller was removed from its bracket on the side of the fuselage, the prop spinner was removed, the propeller screwed on with a built-in wrench, and the spinner replaced again. The engine would not start if everything was not properly connected. The design is actually composed of seventeen different inventions.
In December 1950 the CAA approved the FA-2 with a strut-braced wing and 150 hp electric drive engine. The first production model, FA-2-101, N74153, flew in 1950. It had an Aircooled Motors 6A4150-B-3 modified engine. A cantilever wing model, the FA-3 was certificated by the CAA in June 1952 and the production model, FA-3-101, was flown shortly thereafter. This aircraft, N74154, is NASM's aircraft. Robert Fulton received an order for eight production models, to be used by CAA inspectors themselves, and they were built but not delivered. Instead, several company officers felt that that they were not getting enough of a return on their investment in the certification process, so, in 1953, they pulled out of the deal, taking the financial backing and several Airphibians with them.
In 1960, Joseph J. Ryan, a former Continental officer, donated N74154 to the Museum. Three other Airphibians remained near Charlottesville, Virginia, for many years but were returned to the Fulton workshop in Connecticut; one went to Europe, and one is in New Jersey.
The Airphibian represents a technical success as a flying car, but, despite being a media favorite during public demonstrations around the U.S. and in Great Britain, it did not become a marketable design. The prototypes were driven over 200,000 miles and made more than 6,000 car/plane conversions. The conversion process, however, was judged to be too complicated and lengthy. Performance in the air was considered sluggish due to the weight penalty of automotive parts, a perennial problem in aerocars. Therefore, the search for a practical flying car continues today. Nonetheless, the Airphibian was the first aircar to receive CAA certification and only the Taylor Aerocar, which was inspired by the Airphibian, has received certification as well.
The Museum received Fulton Airphibian FA-3-101, with a Franklin 6A4-165-B3 engine. The car portion was briefly displayed in the new National Air and Space Museum's General Aviation gallery in 1976 and at the Pate Museum of Transportation in Arizona. In 1997 and 1998, Robert Fulton, Jr.'s son, Robert III, restored the Airphibian at the family home in Newtown, Connecticut. Robert Fulton, Jr. and his Airphibian were the centerpiece of the 1998 Louis-Vuitton Car Show at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The Airphibian was then displayed at the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario for several years before being installed at the Udvar-Hazy Center in 2009.
Before designing the Airphibian, Robert Fulton, a trained architect, bought a Luscombe and taught himself how to fly. He began his career in aeronautics as a motion picture photographer recording the progress the Boeing Clipper flying boats across the Pacific Ocean in a film for Pan American Airways entitled Trans Pacific; Pan American’s New Horizons Magazine also featured Fulton photography.
When the United States entered World War II, Fulton conceived of a ground flight trainer with controls that tilted and swung a horizon on a screen, the Aerostructor. It failed to gain support, but was transformed into the Gunairstructor for gunnery training. The U.S. Navy ordered 50 of these trainers.
The Fulton Skyhook Air Rescue System and Aerial Recovery System, also in the Museum collections, are perhaps his most unsung but bold aerial successes. The U.S. Air Force, from the Korean War through the Vietnam War and beyond, used the Air Rescue System for the retrieval of personnel from covert maneuvers or crew downed in hostile territory, day and night, land and sea. Dr. William Leary’s Operation Cold Feet tells the story of this critical life saving device for deep reconnaissance missions. Before the heavy lift helicopter, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army used the Skyhook Aerial Recovery System for the retrieval of equipment and materiel. Characteristically, Fulton invented seven separate components that were integrated into one single effective system. The ingenious system was based on the inflation of a small blimp that was dropped or carried by personnel. Aircraft spotted the blimp to which was attached a nylon rope and the personnel in a harness. A wide hooking device attached to the nose of the aircraft, either an HC-130H Hercules or AC-1 Caribou, would snag the line and begin the lift and reel-in process at the back of the aircraft. Skyhook evolved into derivative retrieval systems including: Skyrange (recovery of objects in the air), Searange (recovery of items lying on the water), Seasled (high-speed recovery of quantities of persons in the water with a boat) and others.
Robert Edison Fulton was a Renaissance man whose life transcended one technology or one career. As a young man, he rode around the world on a motorcycle using a 35mm motion picture camera to document the individual cultures and societies of the inter-war years (early 1930s) and produced a film, One Man Caravan. He established the Robert Fulton Company on a hilltop in western Connecticut, complete with a grass airstrip. His home revealed his architectural talents and he also pioneered aspects of sound recording technology, electric pianos, and modern glass panes. Overall, Robert Fulton held a minimum of 70 patents. Later, in his 90s, his artistic career continued to flourish in sculpture and photography and he even had a one-man show in a New York City art gallery. He died in 2004 at age 95.
Fulton’s dream of a roadable aircraft was impossible for him to bring to reality, and it might even be considered a bit impractical, however, the idea lives on and the potential is appreciated. The Fulton Skyhook system was a highly successful retrieval system that is a hidden success. Used for several decades, it nonetheless remains one of those unknown marvels of technology that do not make the headlines or are not widely marketed. The importance of the system can be attested to by those whose lives have been saved and by the operations that were completed but, unfortunately, many of these operations were covert and thus truly unknown. The Gunairstructor was an early flight simulator and a progenitor of today’s video displays and games.
His Airphibian, though seemingly whimsical, tugs at our desire for better air and ground transportation and provides a practical starting point for future designs. His willingness to work with the military to improve and produce new systems reveals the depth of the man serving his country and using his immense imagination and technical skill for the greater good. All inventors bubble with ideas and we depend upon these ideas to improve our lives and take us to the future. His son remarked that perhaps his father’s legacy might not be understood “because he makes everything look too easy. There is no evidence of effort. There is only clear and severe application.”
Driven in Minority Report (2002)
Designer: Harald Belker
Builder: CTEK
Based on: N/A
The 2054 Lexus is one of two sports cars custom built for Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the short story Minority Report by Philip K. Dick. As John Anderton (Tom Cruise) tries to escape the police through a mall, a series personalized advertisements starts popping up on billboards around him. Picking up on his sense of urgency, a screen launches a Lexus commercial advertising this silver convertible, an "off-grid" car that can transition from the city's maglev transportation system to the regular roads in the suburbs.
Screen caps from the special preview trailer of Henry’s episode from the Shell Helix Driven to Extremes TV series (Discovery Channel UK). Watch Henry's trailer on: paultan.org/2013/02/28/shell-helix-driven-to-extremes/
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The Lotus-Ford 49B as driven by World Champion Graham Hill during the 1968 Formula One season. The cockpits of Grand Prix cars have changed a bit since 1968!
1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 driven by Curt Vogt during Qualifying for Group 6 on Friday at the 2012 U.S. Vintage Grand Prix.
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Struggling Rambo driven out of a town called "Hope" over the bridge left in rainstorm miles from civilization, but just should have left himself be rejected/hurt and leave that town behind:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lTQ5N7Rcao .
You visiting someone around here?
No.
You know, wearing that flag on your jacket,
looking the way you do...
You're asking for trouble around here, friend.
- Headed north or south?
- North.
Jump in, I'll make sure you're
headed in the right direction.
- Where you heading?
- Portland.
Portland's is South, you said you were headed North.
You got some place I can eat around here?
There's a diner about 30 miles up the highway.
- Is there a law against me getting something to eat here?
- Yeah, me.
Why are you pushing me?
What did you say?
l said why are you pushing me,
I haven't done anything to you.
First of all, you don't ask the questions
around here, I do. Understand?
Secondly, we don't want guys like you in this town.
Drifters.
First thing you know we got a whole bunch
of guys like you in this town. That's why!
Besides, you wouldn't like it here,
This is a quiet little town.
In fact you might say it's boring.
But that's the way we like it.
And I get paid to keep it that way.
Boring.
Portland, straight ahead.
If you want some friendly advice...
Get your hair cut and take a bath.
You wouldn't get hassled so much.
Hope this ride helped you out.
Have a nice day, huh?
Driven in the TV series Knight Rider (1982-1986)
Designer: Michael Scheffe
Builder: Universal Studios
Based on: 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Knight Industries Two Thousand (K.I.T.T.) was an artificially intelligent, fully autonomous vehicle theoretically equipped with a hydrogen-powered turbojet engine, advanced construction, and a battery of tools and weaponry. Knight Rider creator Glen A. Larson chose the then-newly redesigned Firebird as the basis for K.I.T.T. and initially acquired 20 examples for production use. This car, one of four used for the show's pilot episode, is among the few original K.I.T.T.s that survived destruction later mandated by Pontiac.
2005 Dodge Charger driven by Maurice Hull leading the 2006 Dodge Charger driven by Brian Norman during Feature Race 1 for Group 8 on Saturday afternoon at the 2013 Classic Motorsports Mitty.
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Seen at the 2012 Amelia Island Concourse d'Elegance. It's a 1934 MG PA owned by Jack E. Kahler.
From the info card:
"This MG PA1976 was shipped from the UK to New Zealand in 1939. After having passed through the hand of 50 owners - yes, fifty! The current owner bought it and shipped it from New Zealand in 2001. It was in very poor condition, but it was complete and ready for a body-off, nut-and-bolt 10 year restoration performed by this owner.
What distinguishes the MG PA from earlier model is its larger overhead cam engine, 12" brakes, larger chassis, and upgrade in finish details. Between 1929 and 1939, all MGs had overhead-cam engines, which was very advanced for the time. It is definitely a sports car, rather than a touring car. A Marshal 75 supercharger is installed to improve the cars performance which was a popular accessory available for most British cars of the time."
Monster Jam Triple Threat Series presented by AMSOIL @ Verizon Center, Washington, DC on January 28, 2017
Featuring:
Grave Digger driven by Krysten Anderson,
El Toro Loco driven by Armando Castro,
Pirate's Curse driven by Camden Murphy,
Megalodon driven by Justin Sipes,
Alien Invasion driven by Bernard Lyght,
Zombie driven by Ami Houde, Monster Mutt Rottweiler driven by JR Seasock,
Blue Thunder driven by Matt Cody,
Commercially driven demand for fuel wood and charcoal is one of the main drivers of deforestation in Haiti.
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Bois à vendre, Haïti
La production de bois de chauffage et de charbon de bois, stimulée par la demande et le commerce, est l'une des causes principales de déforestation en Haïti.
2009 © UNEP
For further information go to www.unep.org/disastersandconflicts
Screen caps from the special preview trailer of Henry’s episode from the Shell Helix Driven to Extremes TV series (Discovery Channel UK). Watch Henry's trailer on: paultan.org/2013/02/28/shell-helix-driven-to-extremes/
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Driven Perfection Visits The Lamborghini Factory And Museum In Sant'agata Bolognese Bologna, Italy. No photos were allowed on the factory floor. These were taken at the museum and "The Bull Bar" across the street. It was truly and honor to witness the production line in action, and view the full history of one of the greatest supercars in the world!
When people speak about automobiles that symbolize America, they usually speak about trucks or muscle cars . For my income, however, there is practically nothing more American than a Jeep Wrangler . Born from the Willys MB that conquered the land during Globe War II, the contemporary...
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1965 Koch Chevy Special driven by Scott Barrett in Group 7A at the 2017 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
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Driven Perfection Teams Up With Gloss It To Prepare This Ferrari 458 Spider For The Cavallino Classic In West Palm Beach FL. The Range Rover And Rolls Royce Golf Cart Were Also Detailed Using Gloss-It Car Care Products.
Mercedes 300 SL Le Mans 1952 winner Fernando Pinto Portugal 1/24. Driven by Lang and Riess. Built by Fernando Pinto.
DAY 2 Of Brands Hatch and the Masters Historic Festival. After a fantastic day of Qualifying on the Saturday it was time for each driver to turn up the Heat and head out onto the Race track ready to put their machinery to the test and see who will come out victorious in each of their respective categories.
Gentlemen Drivers-Race 1
The Gentlemen Drivers Race saw a lot of action thought the 90 minutes of track action with many different cars and drivers taking part.
In First Place was (James Cottingham) in his Shelby Cobra with a best lap time of 1:43.987 a Lap that even Carol Shelby would have been Proud to see.
In Second Place was (J Pearson and Brundle A) in their shared Jaguar E Type with a best lap time of 1:43.509. That Jag really knows how to roar around the Grand Prix Circuit.
In Third Place was (Spears J and Needell T) in their shared TVR Griffith 200 with a best lap time of 1:44.352 An Impressive Lap for the Griffith Engine.
An Amazing Race for the Gentlemen Drivers Series and no doubt their will be even more battles to look forward to as the season progresses.
Equip Libre-Race 2
Equip Libre saw a lot of action taking place during Qualifying with al different cars trying to achieve Pole Position for this Race. From MGB GT'S to Jaguar E Types taking part.
In First Place was (Tom Smith) in his MGB with a best lap time of 1:52.526. British Leyland would have been proud to see that Car Win.
In Second Place was (Alison C and Thompson P) in their shared Shelby Cobra with a best lap time of 1:50.621. Carol Shelby would have been looking down and smiling over that one.
In Third Place was (Willmott J and Willmott H) in their shared Austin Healey 3000 with a best lap time of 1:52.576. That Healey looked to be flying around the Grand Prix Circuit.
Every Driver Looked to be pushing hard this year so lets see what else the season brings.
Masters Endurance Legends-Race 2
The Masters Legends always bring a lot of noise and excitement to the Grand Prix circuit and to see them once again after so long was a real treat for all Motorsport fans alike. Lets see what Happened during the Race.
In First Place was (Steve Tandy) in his Lola Judd B12/60 with a best lap time of 1:23.217. Eric would have been cracking open a beer in celebration seeing his car cross that finish line.
In Second Place was (Shaun Lynn) in his BR01 with a best lap time of 1:23.433 A Tremendous effort especially during those times on track trying to catch and pass Steve Tandy.
In Third Place was (Mike Newton) in his MG Lola EX257 with a best lap time of 1:27.178 The colour and the livery design of this car is just so stunning to look at. Definitely one of Eric Broadly's Best.
A Really Amazing Race to watch with every driver pushing their Machinery Hard and trying to achieve that points finish. This season is turning out to be one of the History books.
Masters historic Formula 1-Race 7
The Formula 12 cars of the 60's 70's and 80's were about to head out onto the circuit and from the loud revving of the engines in the pitlane it sounded like these Guys were ready for some serious Competition between each other. Lets see what happened.
In First Place was (Steve Hartley) with his McLaren MP4/1with a best lap time of 1:23.009. James Hunt would have smiled and said now that's how you are meant to drive this car.
In Second Place was (Lukas Halusa) in his McLaren M23 with a best lap time of 1:25.563 James Hunt would have really been joyful about seeing a McLaren 1-2 finish on the podium together.
In Third Place was (Mark Hazell) in his Williams FW08C with a best lap time of 1:26.013. Frank would have thought who is that lunatic driving one of our cars.
A Really Amazing Race for the Historic Formula 1 Championship and a real showing of just how powerful and capable these cars of their era were. Lets hope that each drier can push hard this season and see who will be the bravest and fastest in terms of wining the Championship.
Historic Sports Cars-Race 6
Historic Sports Cars were up next and it was time to see what the Cars of the Sports 60's-70's could get up to on the Grand Prix circuit. With Powerful V8'S and V6 Engines the Grid was shaping up to be a really Epic Race of Power Ability and Talent to Tame these beasts.
In First Place was (Alex Brundle) in his Lola T70MK3B with a best lap time of 1:30.550. Eric would have raised a Glass or two to that Magical Victory and very well deserved Win.
In Second Place was (Nick Sleep/Martin Stretton in their shared LolaT70MK3 putting in a best lap time of 1:32.184 Another Really Proud moment for Broadly seeing tow of his creations coming Frist and Second.
In Third Place was (Henry Fletcher) in his Chevron B19 with a best Lap time of 1:32.094 Avery Strong and Powerful Drive thought the Race From Henry.
Amazing Drives from each Driver and a well deserved Win for Alex Brundle. Hoping to see more of him behind the wheel taming that Beast as the season progresses.
Masters Pre 66 Touring Cars-Race 4
Touring Cars from Pre 66 were up next and this series of Race cars were really going to be showing what it was like during the time of the Early Touring Car Era. From Falcons to Cortina's and much more. What Happened? Lest find out.
In First Place was (Thomas j and Lockie C) in their Ford Falcon with a best lap time of 1:48:064 That Falcon was flying and Ford would have been proud to see one of their Cars take the Victory.
In Second Place was (David Conyne) in his Ford Mustang with a best lap time of 1:49.156 A very Fast and Respectable Drive from David really showing what the Mustang is capable off.
In Third Place was (Roy Alderslade) in his Lotus Cortina with a best alp time of 1:49.373 Colin Chapman would have been very pleased to see his car once again on the podium and being raced like it should be Raced.
An Awesome Race for the Pre 66 Touring Cars and a very well deserved Victory for Thomas and Lockie who drove like mad in order to Win the Race. Lest hope that they can keep this sort of Speed up thought the Remainder of the Season.
Pre 66 Mini's-Race 11
The Mini's were once again back at Brands Hatch and during their time out in Qualifying were putting in some respectable lap times thought the Session. Now it was time for the Race and to see who would be Victorious on the track and who would loose out.
In First Place was (Ian Curley) In his Austin Mini Cooper S with a best lap time of 1:49.811 He really knows how to take a Mini to the edge and More when it comes to being behind the wheel.
In Second Place was (Ollie Streek) in his Austin Mini Cooper S with a best lap time of 1:50.399 Another Very Fast and Capable Lap during the Race and a really tight battle with Ian Curley at the front as well thought.
In Third Place was (Page J/Page M) In their Austin Mini Cooper S with a best lap time of 1:51.422. Still some work to be done but a very commendable effort by both and a really well driven race too.
A Fantastic Day of Pre 66 Mini's and a very well done to Ian who put on an incredible show batting with the likes of Ollie thought the Course of the Race. Hope to see more of this action as the season continues.
A Huge Congratulations to all of the Race Winners and a very big well done to those who finished Second and Third. Keep pushing hard and cant wait to see it all again next year were maybe we may have some new Winners and Champions in the Mist waiting to be Crowned.