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No 44 Western Yeoman II draws it wagons to the loading point at Merehead Quarry. The guy in the orange had jumped out of the cabin on.the left to change the points. At least two more operatives can be seen sheltering in / driving the loco.
Polish Air Force Mig-29 'Fulcrum' polluting Fairford's runway threshold as the pilot winds up the 'burners' before launching for the display at RIAT.
Adorned with tail art depicting one of the Polish Battle of Britain Fighter Aces, this machine was once flown by the Czech Air Force.
Grateful thanks to Andy Chetwyn for the info.
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Exposed to the elements after a fire destroyed the operator's cabin, the levers that once controlled the semaphores at Brighton Park Crossing in Chicago rust away as NS power with an oil train waits for a clear signal.
Winches only have so much pulling power (often just 8,000 pounds). Trying to pull your Jeep up and over a big ledge like this is like pulling against a giant chock block. So, to increase the winches pulling power, you double the line by running it out, through a snatch block (big pulley) attached to a stationary object (a tree or another Jeep), then back to yourself. This will double your pulling power. It will also cut your pulling speed in half.
If memory serves, Jeff is stacking a few rocks to make the climb easier, and so the Jeep won't roll into the big rock the the guy in red is standing on.
Unorthodox food storage in bear country, with the aid of a handy 2x6. Spindly trees just don't get the job done. Leverage can help in special cases like this.
Yuba weighs so much that he can extend himself over the table pretty far without falling off. If he did fall off, we'd have to patch a hole in the floor...
Leverage
makes the world go 'round.
It is the grease in the markets.
It is the strength to impose your will.
Freedom's trajectory
spans the planet,
whether all want it or not.
The arc or heaven rests
on American commerce.
- a fragment
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Thought For Food: Leveraging 3 Of The Few Cooking Devices I Use - IMRAN®
Microwave Oven. Air Fryer. Slow Cooker. Rice Cooker. Toaster Oven. Barbecue Grill. I use one or two of these on the rare occasion I “cook” something. This time I put three to use in parallel.
Philips Air Fryer, Chicken Parmesan. Toshiba Rice Cooker, pasta. Panasonic Microwave heated pasta sauce. Around 15-20 minutes total with maybe 3-5 minutes total prep time. Anything reaching 10 minutes of prep or cleanup time is not for me!
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Detroit's Delray Tower has the cleanest, tidiest interior I've ever seen in an interlocking tower. It is also one of the last, if not the last, "armstrong" lever-operated towers in the country, although for at least a few decades, the levers have controlled switches and signals via electric relays rather than piping. The tower's model board can be seen to the upper right, while to left are the electro-mechanical locks for track-and-time. With the recent closure of Kalamazoo's BO Tower, and ignoring bridgetenders' towers, Delray is the last manned interlocking tower in the state of Michigan.
Bus Operator: Jam Liner Inc.
Bus number: 203
Area of Operation: Provincial Operation
Seating Configuration: 3x2
Seating Capacity: 61
Bus Manufacturer: Man Truck & Bus
Model: Santarosa MotorWorks Explorer
Chassis: MAN A63 18.232 FOC
Engine: D0836LFL10
Now this is a case of real non-political leverage in the iron age! This April marked the opening weekend of the Lohr/McIntosh Agricultural Heritage Center and I snagged another shot from the implements for gear heads. I got hung up in my project on that day. The "B.523" lever is connected to the draw bar with the "B276" b racket on the implement which is pretty old, judging from the oak and iron construction. Clearly, lever assemblies, No. B.523, were used in it's manufacture. Gotta love the bulletproof equipment America USED to manufacture!.
The terrain slopes down to McIntosh Lake that is in northwest Longmont. The loop trail around the lake is accessible from the ag center. I walked down to the inlet later to search for the mink but got spawning carp? and mallards.
Highway #66 seemed overloaded with early spring travelers to the hills, probably not knowing summer might not arrive until July in Rocky. There are several exhibits inside the red Dickens barn waiting for momma's explanations to the kiddies. All the kiddies want is a cool soda pop as long as they have to walk. Sunday offered them a look at a new lamb. Careful, the chickens and bunnies were under foot; a delight to the kiddies no doubt.
I had by now dropped everything else. I had to wait for the prairie dogs and bunnies to clear on my trek. Today was another day that topped the averages and it's not even California. There COULD be some time involved in editing. After I boiled the layers down to a TIFF, I edited objects I could then.
Kodak Hawkeye Traffic Surveillance Black and White Film 2485 shot at EI 1600.
Black and white negative film in 35mm format.
Push processed two-stops.
Large version at: emulsive.org/photography/leverage-kodak-hawkeye-traffic-s...
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Here’s another device that resurfaced recently as I did some searching deep in the lower compartment of my toolbox.
It is shown in its folded configuration. The handle (the straight part) swings a bit over 90 degrees into its working position. It’s another Snap-On brand item.
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Added hints:
1) Both the curved and the straight pieces have small tapered projections on them on their ends.
2) The tool isn’t of that much use other than for its intended purpose for which it is excellent.
3) Snap-On Tools still offer this item attesting to its continuing need. Their current one has a suffix ‘-A’ added to the catalog number apparently to reflect a slight comfort modification to the handle.
4) It is a leverage tool.
Photograph © Jill Maguire
Ever since Brady was a tiny puppy, we give him cardboard boxes to destroy. He's finally learned (or we've finally noticed) how he uses his body weight to give him leverage in destroying the boxes. You should have seen the disaster area he made with all the boxes and wrapping paper when we opened presents!
DECENT EXECUTION OF AN AMBITIOUS PLAN:
1) LEVERAGE HISTORICAL PREMIUM BRAND HERITAGE (ALFA ROMEO & MASERATI),
2) RE-ALIGN PRODUCT PORTFOLIO AND
3) REPOSITION THE BUSINESS FOR THE FUTURE.
Fiat's Revamp to Avoid ‘Carmageddon’!
Focus on Alfa Romeo and Maserati to access higher-end of bi-polar market. Instead of closing factories that are operating at less than half of capacity and throwing thousands of people out of work, Fiat will make Italy a production center for the company’s pricier brands, like Alfa Romeo and Maserati, which Fiat will then try to export to the United States and fast-growing markets in Asia.
Success or failure?
Critics are skeptical about the plans to move upmarket. FIAT has been trying that for a while with limited success. They doubt whether Alfa Romeo or Maserati can play in the same league as the German brands - Audi/Porsche, BMW and Mercedes.
To use one of Marchionne's favorite expressions, he and the company need to act "at the speed of light."
Sergio Marchionne has outlined this strategy for Fiat to survive a European “Carmageddon”, as it seeks to break even on the continent by 2016. In response to plummeting demand in its home market, Fiat’s chief executive said the Italian carmaker would revamp its product line and reserve 15 percent of its European capacity for exports - new Alfa Romeo and new Maserati models will be made in Italy for sale outside Europe, including the United States:
■2013 – Alfa Romeo 4C Coupe (to be unveiled in January 2013 @ Detroit)
■2013 – Maserati Quattroporte full model change (to be unveiled in January 2013 @ Detroit)
■2013 – Maserati Ghibli – competing Highend-Models 5-Series/E-Class (September 2013 @ Frankfurt)
■2014 – Alfa Romeo 4C Spyder
■2014 – Alfa Romeo "169/Diva" – large sedan to succeed 164/166
■2014 – Maserati Levante SUV based on Jeep Grand Cherokee
■2015 – Alfa Romeo Giulia – 159 replacement
■2015 – Alfa Romeo "Kamal" – large SUV
■2015 – Alfa Romeo "Duetto" – roadster co-developed with next gen Mazda MX-5
■2015 – Maserati GranTurismo Coupe full model change
■2015 – Maserati GranCabrio full model change
■2016 – Maserati GranSport new flagship model competes against 911
The new Maserati Quattroperte will compete against Audi A8, BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class with the Maserati has grown in length and now it measured at 5.26 m (5.09 m old). Maserati has adopted a more mainstream approach to how it makes its cars, with the new Quattroporte, which will be getting diesel power for the first time. The new Quattroporte diesel will have - a very appreciated - an unexpectedly good compromise between performance and efficiency.
The same approach will go into making the new Ghibli, Maserati’s smaller sedan offering. It will be shorter than the Quattroporte, measuring around the five meters in length.
Specifications Maserati Ghibli 4-porte:
Platform: rear-wheel-drive 300 SRT-derived platform (Street & Racing Technology)
Powertrains: high-performance Pentastar-derived version (Twin) Turbo and direct-injected 3.0 V-6 (410 bhp) MultiAIR and a Ferrari-derived, Twin Turbo and direct-injected 3.8 V-8 (530 bhp) all with ZF-sourced eight-speed automatic transmission
Competition: Audi S6/A7, BMW M5/6-series Gran Coupé, Jaguar XFR, Mercedes AMG E-class/ CLS
Estimated Arrival and Price: September 2013 and > $65,000
Production target: about 20,000 Ghibli's
Made in Italy: Officine Maserati Grugliasco S.P.A. Viale Nuccio Bertone, 2, Grugliasco, Turin
The new Maserati Ghibli is also with All-Wheel Drive ('Integrale') and direct-injected 3.0 V6 Twin Turbodiesel MultiAIR versions available.
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Leveraging the intelligence of human stem cells, Amy Karle created Regenerative Reliquary a bioprinted scaffold in the shape of a human hand 3D-printed in a biodegradable PEGDA-hydrogel that disintegrates over time.
The sculpture is installed in a bioreactor, with the intention that human Mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs from an adult donor) seeded onto this design will eventually grow into tissue and mineralize into bone on the scaffold.
Credit: Florian Voggeneder
A water pump (no longer functioning) with a long handle at the Château de Langeais in the Loire River Valley.
The Château de Langeais, to the right of the pump, is a medieval castle that was rebuilt as a château in the Loire region of France. It was restored beginning in 1886 by a wealthy citizen and later bequeathed to the Institut de France.
The romanesque L'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste is to the left.