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Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, "fort on the shelving slope") is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-eastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages. Dunnottar has played a prominent role in the history of Scotland through to the 18th-century Jacobite risings because of its strategic location and defensive strength.
Dunnottar is best known as the place where the Honours of Scotland, the Scottish crown jewels, were hidden from Oliver Cromwell's invading army in the 17th century. The property of the Keiths from the 14th century, and the seat of the Earl Marischal, Dunnottar declined after the last Earl forfeited his titles by taking part in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715. The castle was restored in the 20th century and is now open to the public.
The ruins of the castle are spread over 1.4 hectares (3+1⁄2 acres), surrounded by steep cliffs that drop to the North Sea, 160 feet (50 metres) below. A narrow strip of land joins the headland to the mainland, along which a steep path leads up to the gatehouse. The various buildings within the castle include the 14th-century tower house as well as the 16th-century palace. Dunnottar Castle is a scheduled monument, and twelve structures on the site were listed buildings.
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Marken
Location of the municipality of Waterland in North Holland and the Netherlands.
Coordinates: 52°27′30″N 5°6′24″ECoordinates: 52°27′30″N 5°6′24″E
Marken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkə(n)]; Marken's dialect: Mereke) is a village with a population of 1,810 in the municipality of Waterland in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Marken forms a peninsula in the Markermeer and was formerly an island in the Zuiderzee. The characteristic wooden houses of Marken are a tourist attraction.
Marken was an island in the Zuiderzee
For some time during the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as the modernization of the Netherlands gained pace.[5] Among them was Johann Friedrich Blumenbach who examined a skull from the island of humans which he called Batavus genuinus; and was the Belgian painter Xavier Mellery who stayed in Marken at the request of Decoster. Mellery was asked to perform illustrative work and delivered several intimist works.
The projects of Cornelis Lely was to incorporated the island into the markerwaard. The dike, built in 1941 in the north, is the first phase of that project which was stopped by the war.
In 1983, the Marker Museum about the history of the island was opened.
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Marken
Location of the municipality of Waterland in North Holland and the Netherlands.
Coordinates: 52°27′30″N 5°6′24″ECoordinates: 52°27′30″N 5°6′24″E
Marken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrkə(n)]; Marken's dialect: Mereke) is a village with a population of 1,810 in the municipality of Waterland in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Marken forms a peninsula in the Markermeer and was formerly an island in the Zuiderzee. The characteristic wooden houses of Marken are a tourist attraction.
Marken was an island in the Zuiderzee
For some time during the later 19th and early 20th centuries, Marken and its inhabitants were the focus of considerable attention by folklorists, ethnographers and physical anthropologists, who regarded the small fishing town as a relic of the traditional native culture that was destined to disappear as the modernization of the Netherlands gained pace.[5] Among them was Johann Friedrich Blumenbach who examined a skull from the island of humans which he called Batavus genuinus; and was the Belgian painter Xavier Mellery who stayed in Marken at the request of Decoster. Mellery was asked to perform illustrative work and delivered several intimist works.
The projects of Cornelis Lely was to incorporated the island into the markerwaard. The dike, built in 1941 in the north, is the first phase of that project which was stopped by the war.
In 1983, the Marker Museum about the history of the island was opened.
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Hellebore
Commonly known as hellebores, the Eurasian genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleboreae. Despite names such as "winter rose", "Christmas rose" and "Lenten rose", hellebores are not closely related to the rose family (Rosaceae). Many hellebore species are poisonous.
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Until 1847 Roa Island was a true island, being accessible only by boat, or on foot across the sands at low tide. John Abel Smith, a London banker, bought Roa in 1840. He built a causeway to the mainland, completed in 1846, and an 810-foot (247 m) deep-water pier known as Piel Pier from where steamers sailed to Fleetwood. The pier connected with the Furness Railway line to Kirkby via Furness Abbey, making use of the causeway. Initially the line was open for goods traffic only, but on 24 August 1846 a passenger service was inaugurated.
Over the years there was much disagreement between Smith and the Furness Railway. At one point the railway company set up its own steamer service to Piel Pier, but following a dispute with Smith, diverted the sailings to nearby Barrow. Eventually Smith was able to obtain an injunction for its return to the pier. In due course, however, Smith and the Furness Railway settled their differences and in 1852 the railway agreed to buy the lease for the entire Roa Island estate. Before the deal could be completed a freak storm caused extensive damage to the pier. This allowed the railway to buy all the rights and the property for only £15,000. Piel Pier was demolished in 1891 following changes to the course of Piel Channel which resulted in silting up of the area around the end of the pier. The railway continued in use until July 1936.
Today there is little obvious trace of it, though many of the stones that form the sides of the causeway are actually square stone sleepers from the railway. A road linking Roa Island to Rampside has now taken the place of the railway tracks along the causeway.
Le Serin cini (Serinus serinus) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Fringillidae. C'est une espèce largement répandue en Europe, proche du Serin des Canaries.
La femelle ♀ est à peu près similaire, mais plus terne et plus nettement striée.
The European serin, or simply the serin (Serinus serinus), is the smallest species of the family of finches (Fringillidae) and is closely related to the Atlantic canary. Its diet consists mainly of a combination of buds and seeds.
The female ♀ is roughly similar, but duller and more distinctly streaked.
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The forest bug or red-legged shieldbug (Pentatoma rufipes) is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae, commonly found in most of Europe. It inhabits forests, woodlands, orchards, and gardens
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De Gooyer, Amsterdam
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The Gooyer
Mill locationAmsterdam
Coordinates52°22′00″N 4°55′34″ECoordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°55′34″E
Year built: 1814
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PurposePreviously grinding grain
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sails: Four sails
De Gooyer is a windmill in Amsterdam located between Funenkade and Zeeburgerstraat. It is the tallest wooden mill in the Netherlands at 26.6 meters high. It is registered as a National Monument
The names dates from the around 1609, when the mill was owned by Claes and Jan Willemsz, two brothers from Gooiland. It is also known as "The Funenmolen" ("The Mill on the Funen").
The Gooyer consists of a stone foundation topped by a wooden octagonal body. The mill is owned by the municipality of Amsterdam and is not open to visitors. Although the blades are functional, they no longer operate any grinding mechanism.
Next to the mill, in the former municipal bathhouse dating back to 1911, is the Brouwerij 't IJ. The mill and the bathhouse building are unrelated, and the mill fulfils no function for the brewery despite the image of a mill being in the brewery logo.
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History
The original mill was constructed in the 16th century. After destruction and some movements, in 1725 the mill stood on the site of the current Orange-Nassau barracks. Finally, in 1814 the mill moved again to its current location on Funenkade on top of the stone base of a watermill that had been demolished in 1812.
This mill is the last of 26 corn mills on the bastions of the 17th century walls of Amsterdam. The location of the mills was at that time very favourable as the outskirts of town provided ample wind.
After the mill had fallen into disrepair, it was purchased in 1928 by the city of Amsterdam for 3200 guilders and restored. Due to the lack of power during the Second World War the mill served as a corn mill for Amsterdam. The sails were damaged on November 13, 1972 during a storm. The upper shaft broke and the blades embedded in the adjacent Nieuwevaart. Some years later the original, old Dutch type blades were restored.
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Le Millepertuis androsème ou Androsème officinal (Hypericum androsaemum L.) est une espèce de plantes à fleurs de la famille des Clusiacées selon la classification classique ou des Hypéricacées selon la classification phylogénétique. Elle appartient au genre des millepertuis (Hypericum).
Hypericum androsaemum, the shrubby St. John's wort, is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. Commonly called tutsan or sweet-amber, the species is cultivated as an ornamental plant because of its striking red-tinted foliage, bright yellow petals, and its large clusters of fruit.
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SS Great Britain in dry dock at Bristol in 2005.
History
Name:SS Great Britain
Owner:Great Western Steamship Company
Builder:William Patterson
Cost:
Projected: £70,000
Actual: £117,000
Laid down:July 1839
Launched:19 July 1843
Completed:1845
Maiden voyage:26 July 1845
In service:1845–1886
Homeport:Bristol, England
General characteristics
Type:Passenger steamship
Displacement:3,674 tons load draught
Length:322 ft (98 m)
Beam:50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught:16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Installed power:2 × twin 88-inch (220 cm) cylinder, 6 ft (1.8 m) stroke, 500 hp (370 kW), 18 rpm inclined direct-acting steam engines
Propulsion:Single screw propeller
Sail plan:
Original: Five schooner-rigged and one square-rigged mast
After 1853: Three square-rigged masts
Speed:10 to 11 knots (19 to 20 km/h; 12 to 13 mph)
Capacity:
360 passengers, later increased to 730
1,200 tons of cargo
Complement:130 officers and crew (as completed)
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two inclined 2 cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins and dining and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 having spent all their funds re-floating the ship after she was run aground at Dundrum Bay after a navigational error. In 1852 she was sold for salvage and repaired. Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.[2]
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, she is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.
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Science Mall
Glasgow Science Centre from the west
The largest of the three main, titanium-clad buildings takes a crescent shape structure and houses a Science Mall. In architectural terms it represents the canted hull of a ship, a reference to the adjacent 'canting basin', where vessels were brought to have the marine growth removed from their hulls. Internally, there are three floors of over 250 science-learning exhibits. As is usual for science centres, the exhibits aim to encourage interaction, and can be used or played with as part of the informal learning experience the centre aims to deliver. The building was designed by BDP.
On Floor 1, amongst the many interactive exhibits that demonstrate scientific principles, visitors can access a Science Show Theatre and the Glasgow Science Centre Planetarium.]The planetarium contains a Zeiss optical-mechanical projector that projects images of the night sky onto a 15m diameter dome. There is an area specifically aimed at young children called, The Big Explorer.
On Floor 2, visitors can explore opportunities in STEM careers in the My World of Work Live interactive exhibition space. There is also The Lab, primarily used as an educational workshop space.
Floor 3 was refurbished in 2012 and reopened to the public on 28 March 2013. It now houses an interactive exhibition about human health and wellbeing in the 21st century called, BodyWorks. Visitors are invited to consider their bodies, health and lifestyle from a new perspective through 115 interactive exhibits, research capsules and live laboratory experiences.[7]
The Ground Floor of the Science Mall contains the Ticket desk, Cafes, Gift Shop, and a cloakroom. There are a number of flexible room spaces on the Ground Floor that are used for a variety of educational and corporate purposes: an education space called, The Egg; a lecture-theatre space called, The Auditorium; and The Clyde Suite. Access to Glasgow Tower for the public is also via the Ground Floor.
IMAX Cinema
The IMAX cinema was the first IMAX cinema to be built in Scotland. The single auditorium seats 370 in front of a rectangular screen measuring 80 feet (24 m) by 60 feet (18 m) and has the capability to show 3D films as well as standard 2D films in IMAX format. It opened to the public in October 2000 Premiered The First Film Entitled "Dolphins", several months prior to the opening of the two other buildings. On 6 September 2013, Cineworld agreed a 10-year lease to operate the IMAX cinema and opened a Starbucks on site.
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Bristol MMB 43 SS Great Britain.jpg
SS Great Britain in dry dock at Bristol in 2005.
History
Name:SS Great Britain
Owner:Great Western Steamship Company
Builder:William Patterson
Cost:
Projected: £70,000
Actual: £117,000
Laid down:July 1839
Launched:19 July 1843
Completed:1845
Maiden voyage:26 July 1845
In service:1845–1886
Homeport:Bristol, England
General characteristics
Type:Passenger steamship
Displacement:3,674 tons load draught
Length:322 ft (98 m)
Beam:50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught:16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Installed power:2 × twin 88-inch (220 cm) cylinder, 6 ft (1.8 m) stroke, 500 hp (370 kW), 18 rpm inclined direct-acting steam engines
Propulsion:Single screw propeller
Sail plan:
Original: Five schooner-rigged and one square-rigged mast
After 1853: Three square-rigged masts
Speed:10 to 11 knots (19 to 20 km/h; 12 to 13 mph)
Capacity:
360 passengers, later increased to 730
1,200 tons of cargo
Complement:130 officers and crew (as completed)
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two inclined 2 cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins and dining and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 having spent all their funds re-floating the ship after she was run aground at Dundrum Bay after a navigational error. In 1852 she was sold for salvage and repaired. Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.[2]
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, she is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.
Cedar waxwing
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The cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) is a member of the family Bombycillidae or waxwing family of passerine birds. It is a medium-sized, mostly brown, gray, and yellow bird named for its wax-like wing tips. It is a native of North and Central America, breeding in open wooded areas in southern Canada and wintering in the southern half of the United States, Central America, and the far northwest of South America. Its diet includes cedar cones, fruit, and insects.[2] The cedar waxwing is not endangered.
The genus name Bombycilla comes from the Ancient Greek bombux, "silk" and the Modern Latin cilla, "tail";[3] this is a direct translation of the German Seidenschwanz, "silk-tail", and refers to the silky-soft plumage of these birds.[4] The specific cedrorum is Latin for "of the cedars".[3]
An abandoned part of Route 61 that used to pass through the Pennsylvania town of Centralia. Local youth have blanketed the abandoned highway with graffiti,making it a virtual encyclopedia of modern day history. An underground fire began in the coal mines that ran throughout the town in 1962. This slowly drained the town of its last 1000 residents making it a modern day ghost town. Most of the last of the town's residents were evicted by the state in the early 2000's,their homes tore down leaving streets full of sidewalks leading to empty lots.An ornate church was spared and still holds services.The towns 4 cemeteries are still maintained as well and the municipal building with one fire engine remain.
Centralia was the inspiration for the videogame and movie series "Silent Hill".
Info on the Centralia town history and the mine fire...
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The Frigorífico Anglo del Uruguay was a meatpacking plant located at Fray Bentos, Uruguay, on the Uruguay River bank.
In 1924, the Vestey group purchases the old installations of Liebig Extract of Meat Company and the production goes on under a new name.
During its peak period, El Anglo had 5,000 workers whose ranks included English, Belgians, Russians, Spanish and Italians. It finally closed in 1979 after Europe and the United States had cut back their purchases from Latin America. Small brick houses with thick walls running along the river's edge in Fray Bentos form the "Barrio Anglo," a city-within-a-city where meatpacking workers lived that featured a hospital, a school, a social club and a football squad.[1]
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Das Arkadi-Kloster ist ein ehemaliges orthodoxes Kloster auf Kreta. Es bestand vom 14. Jahrhundert bis 1866 und ist das bedeutendste Nationaldenkmal der Insel. Das Kloster spielte eine herausragende Rolle im kretischen Kampf um Unabhängigkeit vom Osmanischen Reich. Die Klosterkirche war bis zur Einführung des Euro auf dem 100-Drachmen-Schein abgebildet.
Nach der Überlieferung wurde das Kloster Arkadi vom Byzantinischen Kaiser Arcadius im 5. Jahrhundert erbaut. Wissenschaftler gehen jedoch eher von der Gründung durch einen gleichnamigen Mönch aus. Der Name des Klosters ist durch eine Inschrift mindestens für das 14. Jahrhundert belegt. Die zweischiffige, Renaissance-Elemente aufweisende Basilika wurde 1587 zur Zeit der venezianischen Herrschaft über Kreta errichtet und ist der Wiederaufbau einer früheren Kirche. Bis in das 17. Jahrhundert erlebte das Kloster seine geistige und kulturelle Blütezeit.
The Arkadi monastery is a former orthodox monastery in Crete. It existed from the 14th century to 1866 and is the most important national monument of the island. The monastery played a prominent role in the Cretan struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. The monastery church was depicted on the 100-drachma note until the introduction of the euro.
According to tradition, Arkadi Monastery was built by the Byzantine Emperor Arcadius in the 5th century. However, scientists tend to assume that it was founded by a monk of the same name. The name of the monastery is documented by an inscription at least for the 14th century. The basilica with two naves and Renaissance elements was built in 1587 during the Venetian rule over Crete and is the reconstruction of an earlier church. The monastery experienced its spiritual and cultural heyday until the 17th century.
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Het kunstwerk op de afbeelding is een sculptuur genaamd The Encyclopedia of Human Rights, gemaakt door de Belgische kunstenaar Koen Vanmechelen. Het is een permanent onderdeel van zijn levenswerk LABIOMISTA in Genk, België.
Het sculptuur bestaat uit een marmeren beeld van een zittend kind bovenop een stapel boeken, die elk een "Encyclopedia of Human Rights" vertegenwoordigen, met verschillende historische verdragen en verklaringen.
De boeken vermelden onder andere de "Rechten van het Kind 1989", "Afrikaans Handvest 1981", "Amerikaanse Conventie 1969", "Europese Conventie 1950" en "Universele Verklaring en Verbonden 1948 - 1966".
LABIOMISTA, wat letterlijk 'mix van het leven' betekent, is een 24 hectare groot park dat dient als een evoluerend kunstwerk en ontmoetingsplaats voor kunst, wetenschap en natuur.
Het project, een samenwerking tussen Vanmechelen en de stad Genk, opende in 2019 voor het publiek op de voormalige locatie van de Limburgse Zoo van Zwartberg.
Der Bliesgau ist eine Region im Saarland am Fluss Blies, einem rechten Zufluss der Saar. Der Bliesgau ist eine Landschaft mit sanften Hügeln, weiten Streuobstwiesen und ist geprägt vom Muschelkalkboden.
Der Bliesgau gehört geologisch zum Pfälzisch-Saarländischen Muschelkalkgebiet und liegt südöstlich von Saarbrücken und grenzt ans benachbarte Frankreich. Im Wesentlichen umfasst er das Gebiet der Stadt Blieskastel und der beiden Gemeinden Gersheim und Mandelbachtal.
Historisch und kulturell verbunden und mit den oben genannten drei Kerngemeinden im Zweckverband Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau zusammengeschlossen sind auch Kleinblittersdorf, Kirkel, Teile der Kreisstadt Homburg und die Mittelstadt St. Ingbert.
Die höchste Erhebung des Bliesgaus ist mit 401,1 m ü. NN der Große Kahlenberg bei Breitfurt, auf dem die Ruine des Aussichtsturms Alexanderturm steht.
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The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds reside in the milder westernmost areas of Europe. Small numbers also occur in northeastern North America, where it was formerly known as the common black-headed gull. As is the case with many gulls, it was previously placed in the genus Larus.
The genus name Chroicocephalus is from Ancient Greek khroizo, "to colour", and kephale, "head". The specific ridibundus is Latin for "laughing", from ridere "to laugh".
The black-headed gull displays a variety of compelling behaviours and adaptations. Some of these include removing eggshells from one's nest after hatching, begging co-ordination between siblings, differences between sexes, conspecific brood parasitism, and extra-pair paternity. They are an overwintering species, found in a variety of different habitats.
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Vulcan B.2 preserved.
Avro Vulcan
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Avro Vulcan
A Royal Air Force Vulcan B.2 in flight.
Type Strategic bomber
Manufacturer Avro
Designed by Roy Chadwick
Maiden flight 1952-08-31
Introduced 1956
Retired March 1984
Status 21 on display in museums
Primary user Royal Air Force
Produced 1956-1965
Number built 134
The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing subsonic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1984. The Vulcan was part of the RAF's V bomber force, which fulfilled the role of nuclear deterrence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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* 1 Design and prototypes
* 2 Operational aircraft
* 3 Nuclear deterrent
* 4 Conventional role
* 5 Aerial refuelling role
* 6 Restoration to flight
* 7 Trivia
* 8 Operators
* 9 Specifications (Vulcan B.2)
* 10 In popular culture
* 11 References
* 12 External links
* 13 Related content
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Design and prototypes
Design work began at A. V. Roe in 1947 under Roy Chadwick. The Ministry of Defence specification required a bomber with a top speed of 500 knots (930 km/h), an operating ceiling of 50,000 ft (15,000 m), a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5500 km) and a bomb load of 10,000 lb (4500 kg). Design work also began at Vickers and Handley Page, and all three designs were approved — the Valiant, the Victor, and the Vulcan.
As the delta wing was an unknown quantity Avro began scale prototype testing in 1948 with the single-seater Type 707, and despite the crash of the first prototype on 30 September 1949 work continued. The first full-scale prototype aircraft, the Type 698, made its maiden flight (after its designer had died) on 31 August 1952. The Vulcan name was not chosen until 1953.
Operational aircraft
In September 1956 the RAF received its first Vulcan B.1, XA897, which immediately went on a fly-the-flag mission to New Zealand. On 1 October, while approaching London Airport to complete the tour, XA897 crashed short of the runway in bad weather conditions. The second Vulcan was not delivered until 1957, and the delivery rate picked up from then. The B.2 variant was first tested in 1957 and entered service in 1960. It had a larger wing and better performance than the B.1 and had a distinctive kink in its delta wing to reduce turbulence. In all 134 Vulcans were produced (45 B.1 and 89 B.2), the last being delivered to the RAF in January 1965. The last military-operational Vulcan squadron was disbanded in March 1984.
On 14 October 1975 Vulcan B.2 XM645 of No.9 Squadron RAF Waddington lost its right undercarriage when it attempted to land at Luqa airport in Malta. The pilot decided to do a circuit to crash land on runway 24 after it was covered with fire prevention foam. As the aircraft was turning inbound for the landing, it broke up in mid-air over the village of Zabbar, killing 5 of its 7 crew members. Large pieces of the aircraft fell on the village, but with very low casualties — one woman (Vincenza Zammit, 48), who was shopping in a street was hit by an electric cable and was killed instantly, and some 20 others were injured slightly. Only the pilot and co-pilot escaped, using their ejector seats.[1]
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Nuclear deterrent
Royal Air Force Avro 698 Vulcan B.1
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Royal Air Force Avro 698 Vulcan B.1
As part of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent the Vulcan initially carried Britain's first nuclear weapon, the Blue Danube gravity bomb. Blue Danube was a low-kiloton yield fission bomb designed before the United States detonated the first hydrogen bomb. The British then embarked on their own hydrogen bomb programme, and to bridge the gap until these were ready the V-bombers were equipped with an Interim Megaton Weapon based on the Blue Danube casing and Green Grass, a large pure-fission warhead of 400 kT yield. This bomb was known as Violet Club. Only five were deployed before a better weapon was introduced as Yellow Sun Mk.1. A later model, Yellow Sun Mk.2 was fitted with Red Snow, a British-built variant of the U.S. Mk-28 warhead, and Yellow Sun Mk.2 was the first British thermonuclear weapon to be deployed, on both the Vulcan and Victor. All three V-bombers also carried U.S. thermonuclear bombs assigned to NATO under the dual-key arrangements. Red Beard (a smaller, lighter low-kiloton yield) bomb was pre-positioned in Cyprus and Singapore for use by Vulcan and Victor bombers, and from 1962 26 Vulcan B.2As and the Victor bombers were armed with the Blue Steel missile, a rocket-powered stand-off bomb, which was also armed with the 1.1 megaton yield Red Snow warhead. When the Skybolt ALBM was cancelled and Blue Steel retired, the Vulcan bombers adopted a high-low-high mission profile using a rapidly introduced parachute-retarded laydown bomb, WE.177B. This weapon WE.177 extended the life of the Vulcan in a strategic role until the British Polaris submarines were operational. WE.177B continued in use on the Vulcan in a low-level tactical strike role in support of European NATO ground forces, and outlived the Vulcan bombers, being used also on Tornado and other low-level strike aircraft until retirement in 1998.
Conventional role
Avro Vulcan from Operation Black Buck at East Fortune, 2002, showing mission markings.
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Avro Vulcan from Operation Black Buck at East Fortune, 2002, showing mission markings.
Although the primary weapon for the Vulcan was nuclear, Vulcans could carry up to 21 x 1000 lb (454 kg) bombs in a secondary role. The only combat missions involving the Vulcan took place in the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina, when a number of Vulcans flew the 3,380 nautical miles (6300 km) from Ascension Island to Stanley to bomb the occupied airfield there with conventional bombs in Operation Black Buck. By this date the number of Victor aircraft available for air-to-air refueling was extremely limited, so some Vulcan aircraft were adapted in 50 days to fulfil that role. Five Vulcans were selected for the operation: their bomb bays were modified, the fuel systems replaced and the electronics updated. The first bombing mission was on April 30–May 1, 1982 and there were five further bombing missions. At the time these missions held the record for the world's longest distance raids. While only one 1000 lb bomb hit Stanley's runway, the raid demonstrated the willingness and ability of the British to attack the Argentine defences.
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Aerial refuelling role
After the end of the Falklands War, the Vulcan was due to be withdrawn from RAF service. However, the disbandment of 57 Squadron and delays in the operational availability of the Tristar left a gap in the RAF's air to air refuelling capability. As an interim measure six Vulcan B.2s were converted into AAR tankers and commissioned into service with 50 Squadron from 1982 to 1984.
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Restoration to flight
A team of volunteers and specialists called the "Vulcan 558 Club" (Formally "Vulcan To The Sky Club") are working to return Vulcan XH558 to flight; they are hoping to have the plane ready for a test flight in early 2007. Though the website carried an announcement on 1 August 2006 that the project was in imminent danger of being abandoned due to lack of finance [2], the target of raising the remaining £1.2m was achieved on 31 August, thanks to a high-profile publicity campaign. Time had almost run out for XH558 when Sir Jack Hayward, a British philanthropist, donated £500,000. It is now hoped that the aircraft will be ready in time for the 25th anniversary of the Falklands conflict in 2007. [3]
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Trivia
* The Vulcan was the first jet-powered bomber to use delta wings.
* Wing Commander Roly Falk demonstrated the aircraft's high performance in the second production Vulcan, XA890, by performing a barrel-roll immediately after takeoff at the 1955 Farnborough Air Show.
* A Vulcan was used as a test-bed for the Concorde engine, the Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus and the Rolls-Royce Conway turbofan.
* Although the Vulcan had a crew of up to seven, only the pilot and co-pilot were provided with ejector seats. This feature of the Vulcan has been the basis of significant criticism; there were instances of the pilot and co-pilot ejecting in an emergency leaving their colleagues to face death. The navigator and electronics operator could only escape by tilting their seats and climbing out of the cockpit after the pilots had ejected. Their parachutes were opened automatically (by static line). This method of escape was practised regularly, and successfully put into action on more than one occasion, with all crew members surviving, but relied on the absence of g-forces which in other cases made it impossible.
* The wing tip of a Vulcan made contact with the runway during a New Zealand airshow. It landed safely, but with severe damage to one main undercarriage. There was a long delay while it was decided whether to scrap it, ship it back by sea, or repair it in situ. In the end,the aircraft was repaired by the RNZAF - who hopefully applied kiwi roundels. A display at the Ohakea branch of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum includes honeycombed skin from the damaged aircraft.
* Testing the brakes of the Vulcan included strapping the company photographer Paul Culerne to the front landing gear with the aircraft moving at full landing speed and photographing the brakes in operation. [4]
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Operators
* United Kingdom
o Royal Air Force
+ No. 9 Squadron RAF
+ No. 12 Squadron RAF
+ No. 27 Squadron RAF
+ No. 35 Squadron RAF
+ No. 44 Squadron RAF
+ No. 50 Squafron RAF
+ No. 83 Squadron RAF
+ No. 101 Squaron RAF
+ No. 617 Squadron RAF
+ No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit
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Specifications (Vulcan B.2)
Ventral view of Avro Vulcan B.2 (XH558)
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Ventral view of Avro Vulcan B.2 (XH558)
eneral characteristics
* Crew: 5: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator Plotter, Navigator Radar and Air Electronics Officer (two extra seats could be fitted for Crew Chiefs if required, for a total of 7 crew)
* Length: 99 ft 11 in (30.45 m)
* Wingspan: 111 ft 0 in (33.83 m)
* Height: 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
* Wing area: 3,965 ft² (368.4 m²)
* Empty weight: 80,000 lb (36 000 kg)
* Loaded weight: 199,585 lb (90 530 kg)
* Useful load: 21,000 lb (9550 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 204,000 lb (92 500 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Bristol-Siddeley Olympus 301 turbojets, 20,000 lbf (89 kN) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 560 knots (645 mph, 1040 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 540 knots (625 mph, 1005 km/h)
* Range: 2,000 nm (2,300 mi, 3700 km)
* Service ceiling: 62,300 ft (19 000 m)
* Wing loading: 50 lb/ft² (246 kg/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.88
Armament
* Missiles:
o 1× Blue Steel stand-off missile armed with a thermonuclear warhead
o 2× AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missiles
* Bombs:
o 1× Yellow Sun Mk.2 nuclear bomb armed with a thermonuclear warhead or
o 21× 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs
For an explanation of the units and abbreviations in this list, please see aviation-related units.
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In popular culture
* The Vulcan bomber was featured in the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball. Agents of SPECTRE hijacked a Vulcan bomber in order to use its two nuclear bombs for a ransom plot against the US and Britain.
* The spaceship HMS Camden Lock in the BBC2 comedy series Hyperdrive bears the serial number XH558.
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____: The oil of this plant is recommended for oily skin and for cases of acne. A decoction of the bark of the young branches and the leaves is used as a medicine in the case of heavy legs, varicose veins, phlebitis, in tisanes, compresses, hip baths and friction massages.
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Plants for the stomach
____: The juice from this plants leaves heals peptic ulcers. Poultices of the leaves heal skin ulcers. It also improves acne.
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Plants for the intestine
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AgustaWestland Lynx
Lynx HAS3 of the Black Cats (Royal Navy) display team
Type Helicopter
Manufacturer Westland/AgustaWestland
Maiden flight 21 March 1971
Introduced 1978
Status Active service
Primary users Army Air Corps (British Army)
Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy)
French Navy
German Navy
Produced 1968-date
The Westland Lynx is a helicopter designed by Westland and built at Westland's factory in Yeovil, first flying on 21 March 1971 as the Westland WG.13. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of the Army and Navy Lynx, which went into operational usage in 1977 and was later adopted by the armed forces of over a dozen nations. The helicopter is now produced and marketed by AgustaWestland.
Several aircraft were built under licence by French company Aerospatiale for French usage.
When piloted by Roy Moxam in 1972, it broke the world record over 15 and 25 km by flying at 321.74 km/h. It also set a new 100 km closed circuit record shortly afterwards, flying at 318.504 km/h. In 1986, a specially modified Westland Lynx piloted by John Egginton set an absolute speed record for helicopters over a 15 and 25 km course by reaching 400.87 km/h (249.09 mp/h). The Lynx is one of the most agile helicopters in the world, capable of performing backflips, among other things.
The British Army ordered 100 Lynx AH (Army Helicopter) Mk.1 for various roles, including tactical transport, armed escort, anti-tank warfare (with eight TOW missiles), reconnaissance and evacuation. The Army has fitted a Marconi Elliot AFCS system onto the Lynx for automatic stabilisation on three axis.
Contents
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* 1 Service history
* 2 Future Lynx
* 3 Versions
* 4 Users
* 5 Specifications (Super Lynx Series 100)
* 6 External links
* 7 Gallery
* 8 Related content
Service history
In British service it equips the Army Air Corps (AAC) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). For the AAC the Lynx AH.7 and AH.9 operate as attack helicopters. The Lynx AH.7 is service with the FAA where it operates as an attack/utility helicopter in support of the Royal Marines, and the Lynx HMA.8 as anti-submarine warfare helicopter equipped with the Sea Skua anti-ship missile for Royal Navy warships.
The Lynx most prominent combat role was operating the Sea Skua, to devastating effect against the Iraqi Navy during the 1991 Gulf War. The Lynx also saw service with British Army forces during that conflict. It had already made its first combat operations in British service during the Falklands War in the 80s. None were shot down, but three were lost aboard vessels hit by Argentine bombs or Exocets, one on the MV Atlantic Conveyor and one each on board HMS Coventry and HMS Ardent.
It was used during Operation Barras to rescue 11 British soldiers in Sierra Leone on 10 September 2000.
The most recent wartime mission for the Lynx was during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It has also seen extensive service during peacekeeping operations and exercises, and it is standard equipment for most Royal Navy surface combatants when they deploy.
A British Lynx from No. 847 Naval Air Squadron was shot down over Basra, Iraq on May 6, 2006. The helicopter is believed to have been downed by either a missile or more likely, a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG). The Lynx crashed into a house and burst into flames, killing all five on board, including the Commanding Officer of 847 NAS. Something of a riot occurred with locals celebrating the downing of the helicopter and surrounding the crash site as British troops rushed to the scene. This was the first British helicopter and only the second British aircraft downed (the first was an RAF Hercules) due to enemy fire in the war.
Despite being well liked by the services the Lynx does not have a good safety record. The aircraft has been grounded on a number of occations. For example in 2000 fatigue problems with the rotor head led to a Dutch aircraft crash and subsequent grounding. In early 2004 three Lynx crashed in a matter of weeks and again some aircraft were grounded. One of the reasons for the Future Lynx programme is to cure some of the known problems with the airframe and rotor systems.
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Future Lynx
On 22 June 2006 the UK Ministry of Defence awarded Westland a £1 billion contract for 70 Future Lynx helicopters under a strategic partnering agreement with AgustaWestland[1]. The programme will provide the British Army and Royal Navy with 40 and 30 aircraft respectively, with an option for a further 10, split equally between Army and Navy.
Future Lynx is described as a new aircraft that builds on the dynamic and vehicle systems of the existing design, incorporating advanced technology and providing increased capability. The fatigue problems with the exisiting airframe and rotor system are to be corrected. Future Lynx will utilise some systems developed for the Super Lynx 300 and will feature a redesigned nose and rear fuselage to give greater space and easier access to avionic units. Future Lynx will be powered by two LHTEC CTS800 engines, offering increased power and endurance over existing Lynx powerplants, while retaining economy.
The first Future Lynx is programmed to make its maiden flight in 2009, with initial deliveries in 2011. The Army variant will enter operational service in 2014, with the RN variant following in 2015.
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* Westland WG.13: prototype that first flew on 21 March 1971.
* Lynx AH.1: Initial production version for the Army Air Corps, with over 100 examples built. Used for a variety of tasks, including tactical transport, armed escort, anti-tank warfare (equipped with eight TOW missiles), reconnaissance and casualty evacuation.
* Lynx AH.1GT: Interim conversion of the AH.Mk 1 for the British Army.
* Lynx HAS.2: Initial production version for the Royal Navy and the French Aeronavale. When it is used in the anti-submarine role, it is equipped with two torpedoes or depth charges and a dipping sonar. For anti-surface warfare, it is equipped with either four Sea Skua missiles (Royal Navy) or four AS.12 missiles (Aeronavale).
o Lynx HAS.2(FN): French version of the HAS.Mk 2 for the Aeronavale.
* Lynx HAS.3
o HAS.3(S): Improved version of the HAS.Mk 3 for the Royal Navy fitted with secure radio systems.
o HAS.3(GM(S)): Nineteen modified helicopters for the Royal Navy, for service in the Persian Gulf (GM denotes Gulf Modification).
o HAS.3(ICE(S)) : Two helicopters for the Royal Navy for use in the Arctic.
o HT.3: Proposed training version for the RAF, not built.
* Lynx HAS.4(FN): Upgraded version for the Aeronavale.
* Lynx AH.5: Experimental version for the British Army. Only 4 were ever built.
* Lynx AH.6: Proposed version for the Royal Marines, not built.
* Lynx AH.7: Attack version for the Army Air Corps and Royal Marines.
* Lynx HMA.8 ("Super Lynx"): Upgraded maritime attack version.
o HMA.8DSP: Digital Signal Processor.
o HMA.8DAS: Defensive Aids Subsystem
* Lynx AH.9 ("Battlefield Lynx"): British Army version of the Super Lynx (AH.7 with wheeled undercarriage).
* Lynx Mk.21: Export version of the HAS.2 for the Brazilian navy. Brazilian navy designation 'SAH-11".
* Super Lynx Mk.21A: Export version of the Super Lynx for the Brazilian navy.
* Lynx Mk.22: Unbuilt export version for the Egyptian navy.
* Lynx Mk.23: Export version of the HAS.2 for the Argentine navy. Later sold to Brazil and Denmark.
* Lynx Mk.24: Unbuilt export version for the Iraqi army.
* Lynx Mk.25: Export version of the HAS.2 for the Royal Netherlands Navy, also designated "UH-14A" in Dutch service.
* Lynx Mk.26: Unbuilt export version for the Iraqi army.
* Lynx Mk.27: Export version for the Royal Netherlands Navy, also designated "SH-14B" in Dutch service.
* Lynx Mk.28: Export version of the AH.Mk 1 for the Qatar Police.
* Lynx Mk.64: Export version of the Super Lynx for the South African Air Force.
* Lynx Mk.80: Export version of the HAS.Mk 2 for the Royal Danish Navy.
* Lynx Mk.81: Export version for the Royal Netherlands Navy, designated "SH-14C" in Dutch service.
* SH-14D: Upgraded helicopters for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
* Lynx Mk.82: Unbuilt export version for the Egyptian army.
* Lynx Mk.83: Unbuilt export version for the Saudi Arabian army.
* Lynx Mk 84: Unbuilt export version for the Qatar army.
* Lynx Mk 85: Unbuilt export version for the United Arab Emirates army.
* Lynx Mk.86: Export version of the HAS Mk 2 for the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
* Lynx Mk.87: Embargoed export version of the Argentine navy.
* Lynx Mk.88: Export version for the German Navy.
* Super Lynx Mk.88A: Upgraded version of the Lynx Mk.88 for the German Navy.
* Lynx Mk.89: Export version for the Nigerian navy.
* Lynx Mk.90: Export version for the Royal Danish Navy.
* Super Lynx Mk.90B: Upgraded versions of the Lynx Mk.80 and Lynx Mk.90 for the Royal Danish Navy.
* Lynx Mk.95: Export version of the HAS.8 for the Portuguese Navy.
* Lynx Mk.99: Export version of the HAS.8 for the South Korean Navy.
* Super Lynx 300: Export version of the Super Lynx.
* Battlefield Lynx: Proposed export version.
* Battlefield 800: Proposed export version, the project was abandoned in 1992.
* Lynx ACH: Experimental version
Notes:
* AH: Attack Helicopter
* HAS: Helicopter, Anti-Submarine
* HMA: Helicopter, Maritime Attack
* (GM): Gulf Modification
* (S): Secure speech radio
Users
* Argentine Navy
* Brazilian Navy
* British Army
* British Royal Navy
* Royal Danish Navy
* French Navy
* German Navy (Twelve ordered in 1981 for use on navy frigates.)
* South Korean Navy
* Royal Malaysian Navy
* Netherlands Royal Navy (Six search and rescue and 18 anti-submarine warfare models.)
* Nigerian Navy
* Norway (Six operated on behalf of the Coast Guard by 337 Skvadron of the The Air Force from the Nordkapp Class cutters.)
* Royal Air Force of Oman
* Portuguese Navy (Used on "Vasco da Gama class frigates".)
* South African Air Force (Four of the Super Lynx 300 version for use on the SAN's Valour class patrol corvettes.)
* Qatar State Police
* Pakistan Navy(Westland Lynx Anti-Ship/Anti-Submarine/Transport Helicopters )
Specifications (Super Lynx Series 100)
Data from Flight International World Aircraft and Systems Directory (3rd ed.)
General characteristics
* Crew: 2 or 3
* Length: 15.24 m (50 ft)
* Rotor diameter: 12.80 m (42 ft)
* Height: 3.67 m (12 ft 0.5 in)
* Disc area: 1,385.4 m (128.71 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 3,291 kg (7,255 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 5,330 kg (11,750 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Gem, 835 kW (1,120 shp) each
Performance
* Cruise speed: 254 km/h (158 mph)
* Range: 528 km (328 miles [standard tanks])
Armament
* Naval: 2 x torpedoes or 4x Sea Skua missiles or 2 x depth charges.
* Attack: 8 x TOW ATGM
* General: GPMGs
Comparable aircraft
* SH-60 Sea Hawk
* SH-2 Sea Sprite
Designation sequence
Westland Dragonfly - Westland Whirlwind - Westland Wessex- Westland Scout - Westland Wasp - Westland Lynx
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The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. The raccoon is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb). Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur which insulates it against cold weather. Three of the raccoon's most distinctive features are its extremely dexterous front paws, its facial mask, and its ringed tail, which are themes in the mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. They are usually nocturnal and omnivorous, eating about 40% invertebrates, 33% plants, and 27% vertebrates.
The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests,
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I immaturely re-arranged a series of books so that the spines read something other than the intended phrase, 'World Book'. This is why I'm not allowed in libraries anymore.
I finally found these pink pepper berries, so lovely to decorate with !
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Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter, rapid transit (and former intercity) railroad terminal at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States. Built by and named for the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad in the heyday of American long-distance passenger rail travel, it covers 48 acres (19 ha) and has 44 platforms, more than any other railroad station in the world. Its platforms, all below ground, serve 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower, though the total number of tracks along platforms and in rail yards exceeds 100.
The terminal serves commuters traveling on the Metro-North Railroad to Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York, as well as to Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut. Until 1991, the terminal served Amtrak, which moved to nearby Pennsylvania Station upon completion of the Empire Connection. The East Side Access project is underway to bring Long Island Rail Road service to the terminal.
Grand Central Terminal has intricate designs both on its inside and outside. In addition, it contains a vast interior main concourse. The terminal is one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, with 21.9 million visitors in 2013.
Unlike other Metro-North stations, Grand Central Terminal is not owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but by a private company known as Midtown TDR Ventures.
The Encyclopedias are from 1946 and 1949...
Taken for the AAW Challenge: Forgotten
Placed the old books which are very delicate on a black surface, natural light and edited the exposure..Used my small sony camera..
The Encyclopedia Britannica is a relic from the past as everything is online now, and the online searches are more up-to-date and much faster.
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a 45,000-acre (18,000 ha) wilderness area located in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Established in 1984, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, with the exception of three parcels of private Navajo land within its boundaries.
Translated from the Navajo word Bistahí, Bisti means "among the adobe formations." De-Na-Zin takes its name from the Navajo words for "cranes." Petroglyphs of cranes have been found south of the Wilderness. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.
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The Seri Wawasan Bridge is one of the main bridges in Putrajaya, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. This futuristic cable-stayed bridge which has a sail ship appearance, connects Precinct 2 on the Core Island to the residential area of Precinct 8.
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Mitchell just said that I seem to have an encyclopedic knowledge of Lego Technic parts. I haven't, I have a box full of stuff that gets a good rummage around, hoping to find something that hopefully does the job.
Addition to Toy Project Day 3966
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Photo inspired by Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
Two photos were combined. I created the fairy using a vintage doll and adding paper wings and susending with invisible wire.
This might be a long winded description...
The short version: This 1973 children's encyclopedia volume is very important to me, so for We're Here visiting At Home With Books, I decided to complete one of the activities. :)
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In 1934 the multi-volume illustrated anthology Childcraft - The How and Why Library was published by the then-publishers of the World Book encyclopedia.
My nana had the 1973 edition on her bookshelf (originally purchased for my mother and her siblings). When my brother and I came along we both became quite attached to the scribbled-on, beat-up books.
Around 2009 or so my nana decided that my brother and I could each "check out" one of the books and bring them to our house. We both went for our personal favorites first, I borrowed volume 11, Make and Do and my brother borrowed volume 6, How Things Work. For years and years we forgot to bring our books back to our Nana's house to exchange for a different volume in the series. I am now very glad that we held on to our favorites.
In 2013, my nana and papa lost their entire home to a house fire on Christmas Eve. Though at the time we were just happy to have all living things from the home still with us, it brings me a lot of joy now (especially after my nana's passing) to have a little piece of that home with me.
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SS Great Britain in dry dock at Bristol in 2005.
History
Name:SS Great Britain
Owner:Great Western Steamship Company
Builder:William Patterson
Cost:
Projected: £70,000
Actual: £117,000
Laid down:July 1839
Launched:19 July 1843
Completed:1845
Maiden voyage:26 July 1845
In service:1845–1886
Homeport:Bristol, England
General characteristics
Type:Passenger steamship
Displacement:3,674 tons load draught
Length:322 ft (98 m)
Beam:50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught:16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Installed power:2 × twin 88-inch (220 cm) cylinder, 6 ft (1.8 m) stroke, 500 hp (370 kW), 18 rpm inclined direct-acting steam engines
Propulsion:Single screw propeller
Sail plan:
Original: Five schooner-rigged and one square-rigged mast
After 1853: Three square-rigged masts
Speed:10 to 11 knots (19 to 20 km/h; 12 to 13 mph)
Capacity:
360 passengers, later increased to 730
1,200 tons of cargo
Complement:130 officers and crew (as completed)
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two inclined 2 cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins and dining and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 having spent all their funds re-floating the ship after she was run aground at Dundrum Bay after a navigational error. In 1852 she was sold for salvage and repaired. Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.[2]
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, she is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.