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Anybody out there have any explanation what Plaxton Beaver bodied Mercedes Vario R184OCW is used for nowadays..........and perhaps why !. The former bus appears to be used in some sort of emergency support role, but carries no lettering to give any clues away. It was seen outside Fort William station by the way.
AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF VR on Nikon 1 J5 using FT1 adaptor. 60 frame focus stack shot as JPEG Basic Small with Nikon Z6 and AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G.
Original Caption: Gasoline Dealers in Oregon Displayed Signs Explaining the Flag Policy During the Fuel Crisis in the Winter of 1973-74. As the Sign Says the Green Flag Means Anyone Can Get Gas, the Yellow Is for Commercial Vehicles Only and a Red Flag Means No Gas at All. This Station Is in Portland 05/1974
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It would explain the week. Mercury is wreaking havoc on the world at the moment. I want to take the keys and lock it away. I don't want to play the silly games Mercury likes to play. My tattoo machine tried to commit suicide, and little bumps in the day are trying to get things going. At least I can laugh it off, and give excuses for fuck ups.
The golf cart has indeed come a long way from just being a mode of transportation used by golfers. These days, it is a street legal mini-vehicle that is not only considered a great alternative to fuel-guzzling cars and mini-vans,If you are considering buying one for yourself, you will need to learn all there is to learn about golf carts, such as whether it would be best to buy an electric-powered or gas-powered one or if it would be a better investment of your time and money to buy a new one or a used one. Remember that the best purchases will always be based on how you will be using the golf cart and how often you will be using it as well as where you will be using it.
The fact that you can park it easily anywhere and that you can't get a speeding ticket for it only adds to the appeal and the desire of people to get one for themselves. The tremendous savings on fuel alone is already enough reason for people to want this vehicle because charging a golf cart costs just about $0.75 and a single charge already provides enough power for about 30 miles of travel.
Another distinct advantage is that you will only need a minimal number of parts for your golf cart. As such, you will need to familiarize yourself with the parts and features needed to ensure you make a worthwhile purchase. Among the features, you may want to get for your carts are windshields/windscreens, canopies, and enclosures to protect against the rain or road debris, heating and cooling facilities, battery chargers and fuel filters to name a few. Adding headlights and brake lights to make them street legal is not a bad idea as well, especially if you are considering using them at night. more details : www.bestgolfcartsreviews.com/
Charley: *huffs* “Look, I know how this sounds, okay, which is why I don’t usually bother explaining it to regular people.”
Danny: *quips* “As opposed to irregular people?”
Charley: “As opposed to people who grew up unwanted and know what it’s like. Throw aways. Street rats. Foster kids. Molly. Diego. Me.”
Danny: *expression softens* “Aw, Chuck, don’t say—”
Charley (stonily): “Shut up. I don’t need nor want your sympathy, Monroe.”
Danny: “Well, alrighty then.”
Charley: “Look, I’m in love with Dane. I can’t imagine going more than a couple of days without seeing him because it physically hurts me. I haven’t seen Diego in two years and nary a twinge!”
Candy (shrewdly): “Really? Why have you been avoiding him—because his feelings for you make you uncomfortable or because your feelings for him do?”
Charley: *opens her mouth, then closes it, then opens it again, resolutely* “I love Dane.”
Candy (gently): “No one’s saying you don’t, Charley…but maybe you love Diego, too.”
Charley: *face stiffens, whispers* “You’re wrong.”
Candy: “The only way to know that for sure is to see Diego again. And I’d definitely give Dane a heads-up on the situation before Diego and Molly get here. Otherwise, this is gonna get stickier than it needs to…”
Danny: *swears succinctly* “Are you and Dane hell-bent on busting up my band, Chuck?”
Charley (weakly): “Um….no?”
Danny: *sighs loudly* “Right answer. Wroooong punctuation.”
To be continued some Tuesday in the (hopefully) not too distant future…
Fashion Credits
**Any doll enhancements (i.e. freckles, piercings, eye color changes) were done by me unless otherwise stated.**
Candy
Dress: Mattel – Playline – Cali Girl Fashion Pack
Military Jacket: Trico
Sneakers: Momoko – After School Dash
Belt: Cangaway (etsy.com)
Necklace: me
Doll is a Making a Scene Erin transplanted to a Misaki body.
Charley
Jeans: Kimberlee of Hazel Street Dezigns
Tank: Mattel – Fashion Fever Doll – Screenprint by me
Plaid Shirt: Moxie Boys
Belt: Volks – Who’s That Girl?
Sneakers: Momoko – Preppy Girl
Glasses: Sekiguchi Momoko Separate
Necklace: me
Doll is a Morning Dew Giselle, transplanted to a Poppy body, re-rooted by the awesomesauce valmaxi(!!!)
Danny
Jeans: Mattel – Barbie Collectible – James Dean – Modified by me
T-shirt: Kelsie of Mutant Goldfish Designs – Screenprint by me
Hoodie: Kimberlee of Hazel Street Deszigns
Belt: Miema (etsy.com)
Boots: IT – Homme/NuFace – Rock Ringmaster Lukas.
Necklace: me
Doll is a Style Strategy Lukas.
How do you explain to someone the joys of SL.
Landing with a thump outside the Brandenburg Gates, I trampled through the snow in my Tuxedo. I passed Fraulein Murguel getting off her scooter. "After you," I said, and followed her in. She halted beside the door of the dining room and so did I. "Stop lurking in the dark corners Herr Kondor," she said. "It makes you look like a criminal." I grinned but did not retort to explain I was only trying to be polite. "Guten Abend!" Frau Jo calls out from the table.
We talked about... upcoming Valentine's ball and how the Deejay Fraulein Maegs was preparing for it. Herr Wilherlm offers to help caterer Herr Morganic. We teased young Skyler for not liking Oysters but handling his Martini. A young girl watched us shyly from the corridor then walked way. We mused as a group then I invited her in to join us. We teased young Skyer for his removing a hat now a little Fraulein is in the room.... I just noticed that Fraulein Murguel had smuggled in a dog to the dinner table, in her bag.
Visit this location at Unter den Linden 1, Hotel Adlon in Second Life
October 2018 – Corporal Colton Larade explains how all supplies used by troops working at Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Remote Site are brought to the island by MFO Blackhawk helicopters. (Photo Credit: Captain Nicola LaMarre, Operation CALUMET Public Affairs Officer)
Octobre 2018. – Le caporal Colton Larade explique comment les approvisionnements utilisés par les
militaires travaillant au poste éloigné de la Force multinationale et Observateurs (MFO) sont transportés
jusqu’à l’île à bord des hélicoptères Black Hawk de la MFO. (Photo : capitaine Nicola LaMarre, officier
des affaires publiques de l’opération CALUMET)
One Quechua woman kindly offered to explain the way they traditionally dye their clothes and textiles. It was an amazing experience. What's on her lips also is a kind of dye from an insect she just crushed. She mixed lime juice to make the vivid red color from the insect into orangish color. And her magic kept going on.
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Brougham, just two miles outside Penrith, lies in the former historic county of Westmorland. A Roman fort originally occupied the site of the current Brougham Castle. The site was later taken by the Norman family of Vieuxpont to build their castle, the ruins of which can still be seen. Vieuxpont’s castle consisted of a stone keep, and service buildings, surrounded by a timber pallisade.
By 1268 the castle had passed to Robert Clifford, whose father Roger had become Lord of Brougham when he married Robert Vieuxpoint’s great-granddaughter. Robert Clifford was an important figure in the Scottish wars which started in 1296, and he carried out much work at Brougham to stregthen the defences.
In 1643 Lady Anne Clifford inherited the Clifford Estate. In 1649 when she was 60 years old, she moved North, and spent the next 26 years rebuilding churches and castles. Skipton, Pendragon, Appleby, Brough and Brougham Castles were restored to their former glory. She died at Brougham Castle, in the room where her father had been born, in 1676. After this the castle quickley fell into ruin.
You can wander through the impressive ruins of the 13th century fortress, admiring its lovely location of the banks of the River Eamont. The keep is the oldest part of the castle still standing; the bottom three stories are from about 1175. You may explore the keep, walking around the rooms which include the castle’s hall on the first floor. On the second floor is the lord’s chamber, in which Lady Anne slept when she stayed here, and in which she died. On the third floor is a passage all the way round within the walls, and from various points you can get impressive views of the other castle buildings and the surrounding area.
Brougham Castle, The Roman Fort Brocavum, and the A66. Aerial photo by Simon Ledingham.
The River flowing to the bottom of the picture is the River Eamont, heading to meet the River Eden near Culgaith. The Eamont flows in to the top right of the picture from Ullwater, at Pooley Bridge. The River Lowther (top left) joins the Eamont here, flowing in from Wet Sleddale reservoir, via Shap and Askham.
The castle is in the care of English Heritage. There is a small shop, and an exhibition of important Roman tombstones from the nearby fort. A guide book is available which explains the history of Brougham and Brough Castles, and includes plans and photographs of both.
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I can not explain right What my senses say, What I know say that your kiss is not only touched my lips, but my heart also ... To be kissed by you, I felt a wonderful feeling. Only the Angels are witnesses of events and feelings. You came so suddenly left me not even thinking In my decisions. I do not regret anything I've done, For you gave me joy. I would like to win another From her soft kisses, and have double my heart smiling with joy, Because I have lived such a special moment. You was my unforgettable moment was my TIME ONLY!
Its been a while since I last scanned a random two weeks work in link four the "Royal Mail roster" at my former depot of Tyne Yard. So here goes...
I will explain through each of the days work with a brief description of what it entailed:
Mon 12th Tues 13 and Wednesday 14th Involved working 1M91 which was the Up Travelling Post office service to Willesden PRDC from Low Fell Mail terminal to Doncaster Mail Terminal . (Known as the Up London TPO). The TPO services ended in 2004 as far as I'm aware.
This was a lengthy train with nine vehicles if I remember correctly, including four sorting office coaches. Timed at 100 mph maximum.
Traction was usually a class 90 occasionally a class 86.
Following a lengthy wait at Doncaster Mail terminal in the early hours I returned with a class 325 operated 1E93 back to Low Fell.
Thursday 15th involved working a Southbound loaded MGR to Milford yard , returning to Tyne Yard with an empty MGR set.
Friday 16th I travelled to Kingmoor yard in a taxi via the A69 to return with an empty MGR set to Tyne Yard.
Tuesday 20th saw me working 1M51. This was the Shieldmuir to Willesden premium parcels . This consisted of ten coaches timed at 110 mph max. This because of the 110mph max was always worked by a class 90 if at all possible.
Once at Doncaster we travelled the short journey to Carr Loco depot for a loco to take over to Doncaster mail terminal. This was either a class 47 or 67 to haul 1E43 the Plymouth to Low Fell mail to its destination.
Wednesday 21st saw me working an additional loaded ballast train from York yard south to Tyne Yard.
Thursday 22nd saw me being spare but tasked to swap the Newcastle central Thunderbird class 47's over.
47742 was an impressive locomotive. I recall driving her on a charter 1Z47 from Edinburgh to York on 14-3-98 with twelve mark one coaches in tow topping the summit at Grantshouse at a jaw dropping 65 mph! Line speed is 70... Sadly she was scrapped at EMR Kingsbury in May 2007.
Friday saw my freight turn cancelled and offered to go home for six hours off my annualised hours contract that EWS operated.
All in an enjoyable two weeks work, varied routes, train types,operating seven forms of traction... I could only dream of that today !
There are satellite's everywhere in the sky these days but this had me scratching my head.
If you count each separate light trails there appears to be 7 satellite's, possibly 8, from the start of the exposure to the end of the exposure, travelling relatively close to each other from my point of view.
I can't recall seeing this ever before
This is a 90 second shot at ISO 400 with 35mm lens at 04.44 am 10/02/2025
This was Grainne's first time at the beach and her first time playing frisbee. Dusky, in contrast, is an old hand at this game. Tristan explains the rules to the newbie.
The last few photos I've posted were from "Beast of a Feast," an annual fundraising event at Elmwood Park Zoo.
The "feast" comes through samples offered by local restaurants, bakeries, and other food establishments. Each business sets up a booth. Some cook on the premises, while others bring their finished products to the zoo, ready to hand out.
Each guest purchases a ticket, and in return, may have unlimited samples. At least while the food supplies last!
The zoo also uses "Beast" as an opportunity for its education staff to shine. There are many chats about many species, as well as information about animal conservation.
I have more "Beast of a Feast" photos to post as Janice and I finish packing to move. Then, I'll be off the grid for a few days . . . until we get wifi in the new digs. Moving day will be Tuesday.
Gundulf, the Bishop of Rochester, was the man behind the construction of both Rochester Castle's keep and the White Tower at the Tower of London. However his name is linked to a third large building and this has proved to be something of an archaeological mystery over the years.
St. Leonard's Tower at West Malling in Kent is tentatively dated to around 1080 (Gundulf's time as Bishop) and built of coarse Kentish ragstone. It is 32 feet square at the base and remains some 60 feet high to the north and east and 70 feet on the other two sides. The height difference is partly accounted-for by the rocky outcrop upon which it stands.
The real mystery is: what function did this tower perform?
The only entrance is on the ground floor and not the usual first-floor as at most Norman keeps like Gundulph's Rochester and Tower of London keeps. The absence of any windows on the ground floor implies a defensive nature but the windows on the first and second floors are round-headed and quite wide - not much cover for shooting a crossbow from. There are some narrow loops in one corner but they appear to be lighting for a corner staircase (I was unable to access the interior on my visit).
The roof level is not complete so it is impossible to say if the building was ever crenillated or whether it ever had any provision for brattices or hoardings to defend the base of the tower. Associated with the tower are at least two surviving medieval walls which St Leonard's Tower is located at the corner of but the tower's sole entrance is on the OUTSIDE of those walls so even if it is a keep located at the corner of a castle or a bishop's palace one would have to leave the enclosure bounded by the two surviving walls to be able to enter the tower.
The English Heritage information board on site adds to the mystery by stating that the tower has no fireplace, no latrine and no secure well. None of these three problems is insurmountable. Separate braziers could supply heating, a slops bucket could be emptied from a window and water could be sourced from rainwater from the roof and gathered in a lead cistern. During my visit I did note that a dried-up water course did seem to exit from below the tower site beside the main road and the town guide refers to the many wells of West Malling.
The fact remains that the tower does not conform to any known castle keep design and departs from established practice in too many areas for it to be comfortably called a keep. One theory is that it is just a very elaborate bell tower. That might explain the ground floor door which is entered from outside the courtyard walls. The English Heritage board suggests" "It may have been built as the administrative centre for the local estates of the bishopric". In effect it could be an elaborate document store meant to store (and protect) tax and tenancy documents from the hands of rampaging Saxon peasants. It could defy a casual rabble for a few hours.
An information board in the adjacent country park suggests the tower was built by the Bishop to 'protect the town from the Danes' but Danish incursions by this time were further north and this suggestion fails to account for the lack of military and domestic features on the building. The ground floor door invites a battering ram or a well stacked pile of dry kindling. Any serious attacker with an ounce of ingenuity would get inside in a few hours.
Even the positioning of the door on the outside of the enclosure is a mystery unless the enclosure was built much later and the tower was once an entirely free-standing structure. It should be noted that where the wall and the tower meet there is a clear building line - the two sets of masonry were NOT built at the same time, none of the stonework is integrated.
So... a badly designed keep? An elaborate bell tower? A bureaucrat's fortified document store? You pays your money and you takes your pick.
“Tracking the trackers: Gary Kovacs explains Mozilla Collusion” #data #privacy #opinions
It was said that data is the new oil [1]. The data mining industry is an annual US$39 billion business. Like it or not, data is being collected about you surf the web. The technology was not intended as evil, but as Internet citizens we have the right to know what data is being collected and how it might affect us.
During a recent TED Talk, Gary Kovacs, the CEO of the Mozilla Corporations, demonstrated Collusion, a free Firefox add-on which visualizes your browsing behavior in real time. [2, 3]
In the visualization: the blue dots are sites which you have visited, the red dots are third party sites which are tracking you, and the gray dots are tracking data which could not be identified.
In his demo, Gary showed that 25+ sites started tracking him by checking emails during breakfast. An even more alarming aspect of this was installing the addon on his 9 year-old daughter’s computer and visualizing what companies are tracking through her browsing kids’ sites.
What Gary showed is the tip of an iceberg. Through my own consulting gigs in New York, several multi-national corporations have demonstrated what their own tech can track—which goes far beyond what is thought to be humanly possible. A very alarming feat indeed.
Recommended.
1. Data is the new oil - Human Face of Big Data © Nigel Holmes 2012 www.flickr.com/photos/emcuki/8008798697/
2. TED: Gary Kovacs: Tracking the trackers: www.ted.com/talks/gary_kovacs_tracking_the_trackers.html
3. Mozilla: Collusion: discovers who is tracking you online: www.mozilla.org/en-US/collusion/
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The image above was taken on the left side of Violette building at around 4:30 pm. The image displays specie H. hibernica commonly known as Irish Ivy. The image shows the Ivy weed self clinging on the building. The specie is a woody stemmed, self clinging climber that can grow quickly to buildings and walls causing concern owing to its rapid pace of growth and potential damage to the support structure. Ecologically it is a toxic weed that requires consistently moist soil and it can grow from any light environment. It's natural habitat is forest or dense bush, which explains the image above where we can also see a dense bush growing around the Ivy weed providing consistent moist soil.
The Manor House, Church Lane, Hemingford Abbots, Cambridgeshire (Grade II). Incidentally, there is a board in the village that explains the village was probably founded in the mid-8th century, taking its name from Old English meaning "Ford of Hemmas' People" and its early owners, the Abbey at Ramsey.
A walk of 11.7 miles that I did with two others on 24 May 2015 in Cambridgeshire, in and around Godmanchester, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, St Ives, and Houghton. Please check out the other photos from the walk here, or to see my collections, go here.
"Game Time: Marine 1st Lieutenant Norman K. Billipp, 23 (Deerfield, Illinois), a pilot of Marine Attack Squadron 211 [VMA-211], Marine Aircraft Group 12 [MAG-12], explains the use of a Tether ball presented to Vietnamese students of Khuong Long Elementary School, near the Marine Air Base, Chu Lai. Squadron Leathernecks have adopted the school, providing money for the scholarship program and playground equipment. Most of all, they are demonstrating an ‘I care’ attitude (official USMC photo by 1st Lieutenant Joe Collins)."
From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.
OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
Near one of the "comfort stations", also called "porta-johns, smelly toilets, Johnny-on-the-Spot, Here's Johnny," we came across a discussion between man and his best friend, or was it dog and biggest fan. The man spoke with a decidedly British accent and for all we knew, so did the canine. "It will only be a minute, mate. Surely, you understand that there are times when we humans need to relieve ourselves, old chap. You don't have the problem of having to do it in a sanctioned proper loo, out of sight of all but those in similar straits, understood. But try to see it from my perspective, not yours, Harvey," he pleaded to the unsympathetic Labrador, who was determined to stand his ground and not to be left unchaperoned. "I don't think he's in a mood to compromise," Ash said, startling the man, who was unaware of our presence, "But if it's alright with Harvey, and you of course, I'd be more than happy to hold his leash and pet him, while you....uh, well you know." "How frightfully kind of you. By the by my name's Nick and this handsome fellow is Harvey," he answered happily as he handed over the line and Harvey immediately jumped up to cuddle at Ashley's side. They took to each other instantly....it was a communication that seemed second nature to her with any dog. "Well, I needn't worry that you'll miss me, Harvey, so I'll take leave briefly," Nick said and then hurried toward relief.
When he returned, much relaxed, Nick told us that both he and Harvey were huge fans of Wee Jackie and were in the country to catch several of his races. "I hope he wins for Harvey today, and you too, of course," Ash wished for them. "Oh, he won't win today. Won't even finish. You see , his car just overheated not far from here and we watched the track crew tow it back to the pits. Jackie took it in stride though...always a gentleman...and rode with them in the lorry," Nick informed us. We talked a bit longer, Nick telling us about the way Peter Revson was passing car after car and had caught up with half the field, and his belief that Harvey had royal blood in his lineage, and was the descendant of Gelert, a canine owned by LLewellyn, the legendary king of ancient Wales. The leash was handed back by Ash and Harvey longingly looked back at her, as did she, when we walked away in opposite directions.
Sometimes
I’d like to drive back through that little town
Sometimes
And get my feet back on
Get my feet back on the ground
Sometimes you just need a little home
A little "hey, you’ve been gone way too long"
Yeah, way too long
No matter how grown up you get
Oh, no matter how far you roam
Sometimes you just need a little home
Home sweet home
Sometimes you just need a little home
"Hey, mom and dad, what’s goin’ on?”
~ A Little Home - Rascal Flatts
The end...
I just love this song a lot, full of meanings of love in very simple ways, so I had the thought to visualize its words with some photos series... :)
Hope you enjoyed the idea and series, and don't forget... love can be explained in very simple but valuable precious ways :)
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