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The disused Magpie lead mine in Derbyshire UK. These are the best preserved surface remains to be found on any of the old Derbyshire lead mines.
Lead type for a letter press. Very few presses have much in the way of lead type anymore. I doubt you could even find a lead typesetter that makes custom lead type anymore.
English National Ballet perform Swan Lake in the round, at the Royal Albert Hall in June 2013
photo - © Dave Morgan
By kind permission of English National Ballet
The Cluedo (UK) lead piping and Clue (US) lead pipe, has evolved subtly over the years, compared with the game's other weapons tokens. However, for what is essentially a metal rod, the simple lead pipe has as many variations as the more iconic tokens. This is one of the three weapons for which names were changed with their introduction in the US, though their purpose remained the same.
The original 1949 Cluedo lead piping, was actually a bar of soft lead, as the name implies. This token is almost 2 inches long, and quite pliable, easily bent into any shape without breaking. Though not a very potent weapon, thanks to its lead content this particular weapon can be very deadly, over time that is.
The original 1949 Clue token, began its life renamed as the lead pipe. Subtle difference, but one of several which would distinguish the US version of the game. However, by any other name, this token is just as deadly thanks to the same solid lead bar construction as its British cousin, albeit somewhat less of it being about half the size of the UK token. This design would later be re-issued by Winning Moves in gold-tone and zinc for limited editions.
In 1965 Cluedo updated the lead piping to a considerably less poisonous steel token, thanks to an international awareness of the dangers of lead in products. Taking a cue from the American version, it too shrunk about an inch. It was finally discontinued in 1996 to be replaced with the somewhat similar but shinier US token. This design only exists today in the luxury Geoffrey Parker edition in gleaming Pewter or Sterling Silver.
By 1969, Parker Brothers finally decided to get the lead out. The US lagged behind the British movement to curtail lead in in products, but eventually passed legislation to protect children. Thus the lead pipe token was briefly replaced with a plain, straight, hollow metal-tube. Though short-lived, it was the first and only official lead pipe token, that was actually constructed like a real pipe.
For the overhauled 1972 edition, the lead pipe token was completely revised into the slightly-bent, shiny-zinc token known worldwide today. Essentially the same shape as the existing Cluedo token, it gained a threaded end. By 1996, this became the standard token for Cluedo as well, and all classic games to this day. Unfortunately, it has been eliminated from Hasbro's latest incarnation "Discover The Secrets".
In 1988, Clue finally added a variation to the game with the introduction of the Master Detective edition (MD). Not only were there more weapons, but they were bigger and heavier as well, and finished in antique brass. This design would also later be a part of Super Cluedo. Essentially a more substantial design of the earlier US token, it kept the slight bend, but added a pipe connector.
In the mid-90s the lead pipe was clad in 14K gold for the short-lived Franklin Mint edition. For this design, the pipe was straightened and gained an elbow pipe fitting.
For the 50th Anniversary edition, and later re-used in the advanced Passport to Murder edition (PTM), the lead pipe appeared in antiqued pewter. Similar to the Master Detective pipe, it replaced the pipe connector with an elbow fitting, perhaps inspired by the Franklin Mint edition.
You can see the lead embedded in the matrix. This is native lead, which means it is in its elemental form.
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Dana No: 1.1.1.4 Strunz No: I/A.05-20
Villars (SUI), 01 July 2023: KRAMPL Mia of Slovenia competes in Lead Finals during the IFSC World Cup 2023 in Villars (SUI).
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The flat at the base of the lens is supposed to line up with the negative (short) lead. Last night I soldered 60 of these in backwards...
Lesson learned, sometimes flats are backwards. D'oh.
FOV: 5mm wide
Lead nitrate (PbNO3) recrystallized. Lead nitrate crystallises with cuboctahedral geometry. The lead atoms form a face centered cubic (fcc) system.
At the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
I have always loved and admired leaded glass as a decorative medium, and the panels in one of the doors into the Cathedral are no exception. I think I could be good at making it, given the right work space and plenty of spare glass for all the mistakes I'd make during the learning process.
I suppose the bottom two panels are clear, or at least minimally opaque, so people on one side of the door can see people approaching from the other side.
Ophelia Kitten and Lola
This photo was selected to appear in the upcoming show Visions from a Perfected City at the Z+T Architects Gallery, 3956 30th Street, North Park on Saturday, August 8 2009, 6-10pm
I see this as a great opportunity to showcase my art and talent and am proud to have a piece that represents my city and the people living in it. This is a juried event and the photo went through a selection process in which it was selected to be included in the show!
I would like to extend a personal invitation to you to stop by the gallery on Saturday to see the artwork and support the Uptown Citizen’s Alliance.
See you there,
Ashi
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B-17G. 43-37822 384th Bomb Group. 544th Bomb Squadron.
Delivered: Cheyenne 25/5/44; Kearney 8/6/44; Grenier 28/6/44; Assigned: 544BS/384BG [SU-N] Grafton Underwood 29/6/44.
Reported missing in action September 28th 1944 near Madgeburg. The primary target was the Leuna Industry oil plant which was obscured by weather and only 23 aircraft released their bomb loads, 359 aircraft bombed the city of Madgeburg, and 35 aircraft bombed targets of opportunity in the vicinity. Heavy flak forced many of the 1,049 bombers into crossing course with another formations after bombs away. Consequently the lead aircraft of the 384th made a sharp descending right turn to avoid the ensuing traffic of aircraft. The high element inner most of the right turn had to reduce speed down to maintain formation while in a slight climb. In this formation manoever the "Lead Banana" collided with a B-17G (42-31222) from the 384th's 545th Bomb Squadron aircraft called “Lazy Daisy” .
“Lazy Daisy” was going too fast and was unable to maintain the slight climb and slow right turn and continued forward sliding diagonally across the right turning formation. "Lazy Daisy" narrowly passing under a B-17 flown by Lt. Wallace Storey who pulled his aircraft up, narrowly avoiding a collision. Lt. Storey called over to John Buslee in the "Lead Banana" warning of the impending collision, yet received no reply. "Lazy Daisy" quickly continued it's sliding path across the slowing formation and impacted the “Lead Banana” in its right turn, cutting the fuselage in two at the midsection. The “Lazy Daisy” in it's momentum collapsed into itself folding up it's wings trapping the crew in the front of the aircraft while the rear crewmembers were able to escape. The "Lead Banana's" crew were trapped in the fiery wreckage except for George Ferrar in the waist section who escaped. Both of the tangled B-17's plummeted down in a fireball. Both aircraft separated during the descent crashing in the separate locations of Ingersleben Ost and Erxleben, Germany. The only two aircraft lost that day for the 384th Bomb Group.
“The Lead Banana” 43-37822 crew:
Pilot: John Buslee, (KIA)
Co-Pilot: Dave Albrecht, (KIA)
Navigator: Bill Henson, (KIA)
Bombardier: Bob Stearns, (KIA)
Engineer: Leonard Bryant, (KIA)
Radio Operator: Seb Peluso, (KIA)
Ball Turret: George McMann, (KIA)
Tail Gunner Gerald Anderson (KIA)
Flexible Gunner: George Farrar (POW)
“Lazy Daisy” 42-31222 Crew:
Pilot: Jim Brodie, (KIA)
Co-Pilot: Lloyd Vevle, (KIA)
Toggelier: Byron Atkins, (KIA)
Top Turret Gunner: Bob Crumpton, (KIA)
Radio Operator: Don Dooley, (KIA)
Ball Turret Gunner: Gordon Hetu (KIA)
Navigator: George Hawkins, (POW)
Waist Gunner: Harry Liniger, (POW)
Tail Gunner: Wilfred Miller (POW)
This is another wildflower that has given me photographic fits. I finally got the idea to shoot it with another flower in the background to highlight the lead plant flower.
This bushy shrub is one of the most important native legumes of the prairie. Its roots can descend as much as 16 feet. The common name "lead plant" is due to the silvery-gray hairs that give the foliage a lead color. Native Americans used the dried leaves to make a tea and for pipe smoking. Source: kswildflower.org/details.php?flowerID=80
Verdict: half basically ok, half not quite so ok.
The EPA recommended limit for safeness (of eating food from/playing in etc) is 400ppm. I had been planting and (lightly) eating out of the 207ppm plot, and I'm not too worried about that. The higher ph of the soil limits the availability of lead to plants, so ... probably alright there, but I'd like very much to ameliorate the situation anyway.
By the time I got this report however, I had planted potatoes in the 398ppm plot. I decided to let them grow out for the summer, harvest them, and throw them out.
Then the remediation project:
Turn all the soil in together, bring the ph down a bit (making the lead more available for uptake), add organic matter (compost, peat moss), and plant indian mustard (Brassica juncea) as a fall (non-eating) crop.
Come winter when the mustard bolts, I'll pull it out and dispose of it in the regular garbage. Then I'll send another sample to Penn State for nutrient and lead testing, and see how successful my attempt at phytoremediation in a single growing season has been.
I ordered enough seed to plant again in the spring if I want to have another go with the mustard, but we'll see how it goes.
Item #82043
Lead Singles
Lillith and Eden™ Two Doll Gift Set
Suggested Retail Price: $199.00 US
Limited Edition Size: 450 Gift Sets Worldwide
Estimated Delivery date: Early July 2012
Fire and ice, good and evil, ying and yang, Lilith and Eden. As beautiful as they are, the "fashion twins" (as they are now known in the modeling industry), mean trouble whenever they show up at a party or a photo shoot. Off-camera, while Eden is always nice and more peaceful, she always ends up in trouble because of her sister's meddlesome mischievous approach to life, but things are totally different in front of the cameras! The high-contrast of the twin's individual personalities usually make for some of the most interesting fashion photos ever to grace the pages of the most prestigious fashion publications in the world! As seen here in this gift set, the girls truly know how to make their unique style shine through, while always flawlessly complementing one another. Of course, they always select clothes that will allow them to steal from one another's closets to create a multitude of new looks. After all, isn't expanding your closet one of the many advantages of having a twin?
Lilith and Eden are 12" fully articulated vinyl fashion dolls with rooted hair, hand applied eyelashes, fashions, jewelry, accessories and shoes. This two doll set includes dolls, stands and a certificate of authenticity.
A study of children aged 3-6 shows executive function and reading readiness skills are more negatively affected by lead exposure in boys than girls.
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The Sutro Highlands.
I hosted a small workshop last month on the western edge of San Francisco - along the cypress trees and paths that lead visitors above and among the Sutro Baths. The baths were built by the eponymous mayor of San Franciso, who owned the nearby Cliff House (visible in the last photograph of this post). The baths eventually closed and the buildings burnt during demolition, their ruins now part of the Golden Gate Recreation Area managed by the U.S. Park Service.
The three of us spent about two to three hours walking from the hills, through groves of Cypress, down to the ruins, taking photographs and chatting. Some part of us was shocked that such a monumental structure would be allowed to simply rot here on what seems like valuable property. Perhaps another entrepreneur would have put something here had not the area been taken over by the NPS. In the end, the tranquility of the area overwhelmed us all and we stopped wondering why and focused on using these ruins to frame some beautiful photographs. Contrasting anthropic and natural textures within the frame is a simple and effective recipe for a good photograph and Sutro provides no shortage of opportunities.
This simple frame makes it look as though this image were taken at the end of the world, the last frayed finger of civilization turning to sand before the drumbeat of the waves. It's a quick study in how to compose to alter perception. Turn the camera a few degrees and you see the light pollution from and the buildings of a massive urban center, but, framed correctly, the illusion of isolation and desolation is complete, the end of the sidewalk crumbling in the foreground and the vast, empty and cold, blue sea beyond.
A few minutes earlier and the light was equally beautiful, but much more dramatic. There is a simplicity to making photographs after blue hour has set in, a simplicity I love. It lacks the thrill and pace of trying to immortalize a stunning but fragile sunset, but has all the serenity one can handle. The trick is to wait for the "right" part of blue hour, to wait when the Earth's shadow is deep enough to let through only the foreward scattered, shorter wavelengths of deep blue and violet. Here is an image from the same staircase before the sun had set.
We all learned (and I continue to learn) how quickly sea spray accumulates on the front element. I wished I had brought some glass cleaner and a few wipes with me, as my T-shirt was beginning to prove inadequate towards the end of the night. The wind was whipping chill and water and salt from the tips of the waves onto the glass of my 14mm faster than I could clean it off. Making these images became an exercise in compose, clean, cover and wait. I would get things set, clean the lens quickly, cover it with the lens cap and wait until the waves looked to be just right before quickly removing the cap and exposing before big drops of sea spray had ruined the frame. Here you can see the iconic bows of the Monterey Cypress along the highlands above the baths. The edges of the cliffs are bramble, radiant with small, yellow flowers and the sky in the background is shrouded in fog whipped like cream from California-current-cooled winds.
A few steps down the path and you get a wonderful view of the Marin headlands on the horizon and the setting sun. The two figures on the right, enjoying a peaceful moment together at the western edge of America, make this photograph for me.
An image of the Seal Rocks in the very last moments of twilight, a 3+ minute exposure. One of the things we spoke about during the workshop was how to remove everything you can that distracts from the frame. When you can't remove anything at all, you're done.
Finally, a view from the north of the Sutro Bath ruins - you can see Cliff House above. There is a fisherman down there on the edge of the baths and another photographer walking around somewhere in the frame.
We gathered in the woods at my father's camp to help celebrate my brother's upcoming marriage. This is how we celebrated.