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Figuring the curves for three tracks in order to minimize the space, keep the curves as smooth and evenly spaced as possible, and connect each loop to itself was no easy task. Each loop has a minimum radius and easement curves of two wider radii in order to keep long engines and cars on the track. I originally used brown wrapping paper to put under my test loops to make the track more visible for photography. Then it occured to me to write the track numbers down so I could keep track of the pieces I was using. The degrees of curvature have to balance in order for it to fit together.
Inner loop from the eastbound throat: R718, insulated joints, S248, R718 15 degrees, 4 x R282 45 degrees each, R481 15 degrees, R718 15 degrees, power feeds, S124, insulated joints, and finally S248 to westbound throat.
Middle loop from eastbound throat: S248, insulated joints, S248, R718 15 degrees, R 381 30 degrees, 2 x R 315 45 degrees each, 3 x R381 30 degrees each, power feeds, S64, insulated joints, and finally S248 to westbound throat.
Outer loop from eastbound throat: S248, insulated joints S248, S186, R718 15 degrees, R381 30 degrees, R348 45 degrees, S64, 2 x R348 45 degrees each, short adjustable straight item# 20-050, R348 45 degrees, power feeds, S186, insulated joints, and finally R718 to westbound throat.
All the R numbers are the curved track radius in millimeters, and the S numbers are the length of straight track in millimeters. That's how Kato labels Unitrack.
Long Beach Airport has very little passenger service compared with the dominant Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) approximately 18 miles (29 km) to the northwest, and will always remain a relatively small airport because of restrictive ordinances adopted to minimize noise in the residential neighborhoods near LGB. The airport is under one of the strictest ordinances in the United States on both airport noise and the number of commercial flights. The current noise levels allow for 41 daily commercial flights and 25 commuter flights. Local community groups and activists are very vocal about any changes at the airport.
At the same time, the arrival of low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways at Long Beach Airport in 2001, and that airline's decision to establish a West Coast hub at LGB, has substantially increased the air traffic to the airport and has cemented LGB's standing as a viable alternative to LAX for flights from the Los Angeles area to major East Coast cities. While JetBlue used the local noise ordinance to turn Long Beach Airport into a miniature fortress hub, it quickly reached maximum capacity and has since been forced to rework flight schedules and direct future growth to other Los Angeles area airports. JetBlue calls LGB a Focus city and now operates 31 of the 41 slots.
Air cargo carriers, including FedEx and UPS, also maintain operations out of LGB. 57,000 tons of goods are transported each year.
The Boeing Company (formerly McDonnell Douglas) maintains production of the C-17 military transport jet; maintenance facilities for other Boeing and McDonnell Douglas/Douglas aircraft (including the historic DC-9 and DC-10 aircraft) are also found at Long Beach Airport. Gulfstream Aerospace also has a completion/service center at the airport.
Although commercial flights are severely restricted, there are still a large number of flights at the airport from charter flights, private aviation, flight schools, law enforcement flights, helicopters, advertising blimps, planes towing advertising banners, etc. Because of that, Long Beach airport is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the world, with 398,433 aircraft movements in 2007.[6]
Long Beach Airport has a single terminal. It is notable for its Streamline Moderne style of architecture and is a historical landmark. Because of the age and limited size of the current terminal, changes—including a possible addition—are currently on-going.
Even before the Korean War broke out in 1950, the US Air Force had been planning for a jet-powered replacement of the B-26 Marauder and A-26 Invader. Korea only exacerbated the need for a new aircraft, and the USAF issued a requirement for a new tactical bomber in late 1950, with the stipulation that it had to be based on an existing design to minimize production delays.
Three American designs were considered—the North American AJ-1 Savage and B-45 Tornado, and the completely new Martin XB-51—but so pressing was the need that the USAF included, in a rare move, foreign aircraft as well—a modified Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, and the English Electric Canberra B.2. The Canberra, to the surprise of everyone involved, won the competition easily. The USAF did have misgivings about the design, especially the fact that the bombardier sat behind the canopy, completely enclosed in the fuselage, but its performance was what won the competition: the Canberra had been designed to replace the deHavilland Mosquito and had the speed and maneuverability to match. The problem was, English Electric was a small startup company and could barely supply the British Royal Air Force with its Canberras, let alone the much larger USAF. To solve the problem, Martin Aircraft was awarded a contract to build the Canberra as the B-57.
Though the initial batch of B-57As were basically identical to the Canberra B.2, aside from upgraded engines and the deletion of the navigator station, the B-57B was to be fundamentally different and more in line of what the USAF intended. The B-57B had a completely redesigned forward fuselage, eliminating the clear navigator nose and wide side-by-side seating of the Canberra B.2, and replacing it with tandem seating, with the bombardier/navigator sitting behind the pilot. The Canberra B.2 had been unarmed, but the B-57B could either carry eight machine guns or four 20mm cannon in an underfuselage tray. The internal bomb bay of the Canberra was replaced with a rotary-type developed for the XB-51, which would rotate to expose the bomb load on the target run, enhancing the aerodynamics of the aircraft. USAF B-57Bs entered service in June 1954, replacing the A-26 in the night attack role.
Soon after it entered service, however, the USAF began to question its new bomber’s capabilities. The Canberra had been fast enough when it was designed in the late 1940s, but technology had moved so quickly that it was now vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles, proven when two RB-57As were lost over mainland China in 1957. The B-57 also had to be flown by strong pilots—the South Vietnamese had quickly returned four B-57Bs to the USAF because they simply were not muscular enough to fly it—and if one engine flamed out, the Canberra would inevitably crash. With all this in mind, the USAF resolved to replace the B-57 in tactical bomber units with F-100 Super Sabres and delete the entire night interdiction role, though the Vietnam War was to temporarily intervene.
Since the Canberra was a stable platform with good aerodynamics, it was well suited for the target-towing role, and Martin subsequently built 68 B-57Es. These were identical to the B-57B, but lacked armament, with target-towing equipment carried in the former bomb bay. The bomb bay was also armored (in case a towing cable should break, which would potentially slice the aircraft in half), and the controls boosted to make the E easier to fly. As missiles replaced rockets and guns in USAF service, however, the B-57E found itself without a mission. The surviving aircraft were then converted to EB-57Es, with all target-towing equipment deleted and replaced with ECM equipment. The job of the EB-57E was to test USAF radar sites and act as electronic aggressors, simulating Soviet bomber attacks. Initially assigned to Air Defense Command, these EB-57s were passed on to the Vermont ANG before being retired in 1982. Of the 50 or so EB-57s in service, six remain today in museums.
52-1548 was originally built as a B-57B, but was converted to an EB-57B in 1968 and assigned to the 4677th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron (DSES), later the 17th DSES, and served at both Hill AFB, Utah and Malmstrom AFB, Montana. (Since my dad served at Malmstrom while the 17th was there, I might've seen 52-1548 when I was a kid.) When the USAF deactivated its active-duty DSES units in 1977, 1548 went to the 117th DSES (Kansas ANG) at Forbes Field, then finished its career with the last DSES unit, the 158th DSEG (Vermont ANG) at Burlington. When the 158th converted to F-4s, 1548 was retired with the rest of the EB-57s. It was spared from the scrapyard and donated to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, where it remains today.
DSES EB-57s were among the most colorful USAF aircraft of the 1970s, painted in ADC Gray with international orange nose, wing and tail panels. 52-1548 looks to be in the middle of a restoration process, as the gray looks spotless but the orange panels show some wear and tear.
The bees are working it over! As the name suggests, it must be very sweet to them!
This is a common landscape plant in California. It is native to Australia. Seen here growing on university land, overhanging a wall, in Berkeley, CA.
Enlarge and notice how the leaves grow in a spiraling pattern on the stem!!
It's a plant that does well during long dry spells. Perfect for the arid-friendly new way California is planting public spaces. Authorities recommend that private citizens do likewise--to minimize water use, especially in general landscaping.
Jewell Hollow overlook, looking northwest ( Shenandoah Valley to left of frame) shot RAW EV-.3 focus on right tree, tried to minimize sky. Processed SPP6.8.2 daylight wb standard colormode, edits on SPP sliders.
The Volente Lake House was designed to minimize disturbance to the site while maximizing use of recycled material. The steel and glass house floats above salvaged concrete block walls & foundation of the existing house to connect with vistas of Lake Travis.
The new two story structure hovers lightly above supported by only four 8 inch diameter steel columns and a single concrete peir. The structure is tied back to the slope by a 80' long entry bridge.
The cheveron shaped geometry of the plan is designed to optimize views to the lake.
The bridge creates an axis which penetrate through the house and serves as a divider between private and public space. The axis culminate in a dramatic cantilevered jetty /lookout point toward the lake.
Circulation is organized around a central spiral stair in the three story open lobby space. A sculptor's mechanical lift is installaed at the top of the stairs for moving art work or furniture.
Bercy Chen Studio LP
Picture 1-2- completed the annual cleaning of the layout, moved back all figs, vehicles and ships- I also installed a new air cleaning machine in order to minimize dust in the room (Picture 2- right top corner 😊), it does a GREAT job in addition to the ‘old’ one
Picture 3-4- the farm diorama was moved next to the hangar and will be extended in 2021, also cleaned up and organized all sets for the amusement park display
Picture 5- the winter diorama got more baseplates as well, placed my latest winter MOD’s on the display, more updates coming next year
Picture 6- I finally decided to keep the airport terminal on this particular display table, Ninjago City display coming in 2021 in the background, using the previously completed buildings, sets and all accessories were organized and cleaned
Picture 7-8- display areas were cleaned up, I decided to put my latest Endor MOC to a frequent place
Picture 9- the area I will work on next in my city, will add a school MOC (48x48) and complete the access to the square, river walkway and two bridges
Picture 10- I will say good bye to the red couch spring 2021 and a new display table will be added to the room hosting the long waited medieval diorama (8x5 standard baseplates)
Beside all that I cleaned and re-organized all of my drawers and the entire spare part collection....additional led lights will be installed next week and building will also start soon 😊
Three Soldiers (also titled Three Servicemen) is a bronze statue by Frederick Hart. Unveiled on Veterans Day, November 11, 1984, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., it is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorating the Vietnam War. It was the first representation of an African American on the National Mall.
Negative reactions to Maya Lin's design for the Memorial wall were so strong that several Congressmen complained, and Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt refused to issue a building permit. As the most highly ranked sculptor in the competition, Frederick Hart was commissioned to create a sculpture in order to appease those who wanted a more traditional approach.
In an editorial in The New York Times, Vietnam veteran Tom Carhart argued that without a heroic sculptural element the abstract design would put too much emphasis on the "shame and sorrow" of the Vietnam War. Lin was furious at the adulteration of her design and called the decision to add Hart's piece "a coup" which "had nothing to do with how many veterans liked or disliked my piece." Lin stated that she had not received a single negative letter from a veteran, adding that "most of them are not as conservative as Carhart." Hart's addition was placed a distance away from the memorial wall in order to minimize the effect on her design.
These conflicting expectations made for a challenging project. As Hart saw it, his task was "to preserve and enhance the elegant simplicity and austerity of the existing design" and "to create a sculpture which is in itself a moving evocation of the experience and service of the Vietnam Veteran."
In order to portray the major ethnic groups that were represented in the ranks of U.S. combat personnel that served in Vietnam, the statue's three men are purposely identifiable as European American (center), African American (right), and Latino American (left). These three figures were based on seven actual young men, of which two (the Caucasian-American and the African-American) were active-duty Marines at the time that the sculpture was commissioned. The Caucasian figure was modeled after James E. Connell III, then a Corporal in the Marines; the African-American figure was modeled after three men, Marine Corporal Terrance Green, Rodney Sherrill and Scotty Dillingham; the Hispanic figure was modeled after Guillermo (Willie) Smith De Perez DeLeon and Rene Farkass.
The lost wax technique was used to cast the sculpture in bronze. It was Hart's first major work in bronze.
Of the memorial, the architect has suggested,
I see the wall as a kind of ocean, a sea of sacrifice that is overwhelming and nearly incomprehensible in the sweep of names. I place these figures upon the shore of that sea, gazing upon it, standing vigil before it, reflecting the human face of it, the human heart.
The portrayal of the figures is consistent with history. They wear the uniform and carry the equipment of war; they are young. The contrast between the innocence of their youth and the weapons of war underscores the poignancy of their sacrifice. There is about them the physical contact and sense of unity that bespeaks the bonds of love and sacrifice that is the nature of men at war. And yet they are each alone. Their strength and their vulnerability are both evident. Their true heroism lies in these bonds of loyalty in the face of their awareness and their vulnerability.
The statue and the Wall appear to interact with each other, with the soldiers looking on in solemn tribute at the names of their fallen comrades. Noted sculptor Jay Hall Carpenter, Hart's assistant on the project, explains the sculpture was positioned especially for that effect: "We carried a full-size mockup of the soldiers around the memorial site trying many locations until we hit upon the perfect spot. It was here that the sculpture appeared to be looking over a sea of the fallen."
Of his work on Three Soldiers, Hart said he would put the "folds of those fatigue jackets and pants up against the folds of any [carved] medieval angel you can find."
The National Mall is a landscaped park near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues. It is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) of the United States Department of the Interior as part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks unit of the National Park System. The park receives approximately 24 million visitors each year.
The core area of the National Mall extends between the United States Capitol grounds to the east and the Washington Monument to the west and is lined to the north and south by several museums and a federal office building. The term National Mall may also include areas that are also officially part of neighboring West Potomac Park to the south and west and Constitution Gardens to the north, extending to the Lincoln Memorial on the west and Jefferson Memorial to the south.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. Washington, D.C., was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and first president of the United States. The district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation.
Washington, D.C., anchors the southern end of the Northeast megalopolis, one of the nation's largest and most influential cultural, political, and economic regions. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. The city had 20.7 million domestic visitors and 1.2 million international visitors, ranking seventh among U.S. cities as of 2022.
The U.S. Constitution in 1789 called for the creation of a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. As such, Washington, D.C., is not part of any state, and is not one itself. The Residence Act, adopted on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district along the Potomac River. The city was founded in 1791, and the 6th Congress held the first session in the unfinished Capitol Building in 1800 after the capital moved from Philadelphia. In 1801, the District of Columbia, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia and including the existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria, was officially recognized as the federal district; initially, the city was a separate settlement within the larger federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria. In 1871, it created a single municipality for the remaining portion of the district, although its locally elected government only lasted three years and elective city-government did not return for over a century. There have been several unsuccessful efforts to make the district into a state since the 1880s; a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021 but was not adopted by the U.S. Senate. Designed in 1791 by Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the city is divided into quadrants, which are centered around the Capitol Building and include 131 neighborhoods. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 689,545, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the U.S., third-most populous city in the Southeast after Jacksonville and Charlotte, and third-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic after New York City and Philadelphia. Commuters from the city's Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, which includes parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, is the country's seventh-largest metropolitan area, with a 2023 population of 6.3 million residents.
The city hosts the U.S. federal government and the buildings that house government headquarters, including the White House, the Capitol, the Supreme Court Building, and multiple federal departments and agencies. The city is home to many national monuments and museums, located most prominently on or around the National Mall, including the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Washington Monument. It hosts 177 foreign embassies and serves as the headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, and other international organizations. Many of the nation's largest industry associations, non-profit organizations, and think tanks are based in the city, including AARP, American Red Cross, Atlantic Council, Brookings Institution, National Geographic Society, The Heritage Foundation, Wilson Center, and others.
A locally elected mayor and 13-member council have governed the district since 1973, though Congress retains the power to overturn local laws. Washington, D.C., residents are, on the federal level, politically disenfranchised since the city's residents do not have voting representation in Congress; the city's residents elect a single at-large congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives who has no voting authority. The city's voters choose three presidential electors in accordance with the Twenty-third Amendment.
The District of Columbia was created in 1801 as the federal district of the United States, with territory previously held by the states of Maryland and Virginia ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district, which would encompass the new national capital of the United States, the City of Washington. The district came into existence, with its own judges and marshals, through the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801; previously it was the Territory of Columbia. According to specific language in the U.S. Constitution, it was 100 square miles (259 km2).
The district encompassed three small cities: Alexandria, formerly in Virginia, Georgetown, formerly Maryland, and the deliberately planned central core, the City of Washington. Both the White House and the United States Capitol were already completed and in use by 1800 as called for by the 1791 L'Enfant Plan for the City of Washington, although the city was not formally chartered until 1802. Beyond those cities, the remainder of the district was farmland organized by the 1801 Act into two counties, Washington County, D.C., on the Maryland side, and Alexandria County, D.C., on the Virginia side, encompassing today's Arlington County, Virginia, and the independent city of Alexandria.
The district was governed directly by the U.S. Congress from the beginning. Alexandria City and County were ceded back from the federal government to the commonwealth of Virginia in 1846, in a process known as retrocession, anticipating the 1850 ban on slave trading (but not slavery) in the district.
Washington and Georgetown retained their separate charters for seventy years, until the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871. That act cancelled the charters of the towns and brought the entire area within the district borders under one district government, ending any distinction between "the District of Columbia" and "Washington", making the two terms effectively synonymous.
Main article: History of Washington, D.C. § Establishment
Congress determined, in the Residence Act of 1790, that the nation's capital be on the Potomac, between the Anacostia River and today's Williamsport, Maryland, and in a federal district up to 10 miles square. The exact location was to be determined by President George Washington, familiar with the area from his nearby home and properties at Mt. Vernon, Virginia.
Its trans-state location reflected a compromise between the Southern and Northern states. Virginia lobbied for the selection, an idea opposed by New York and Pennsylvania, both of which had previously housed the nation's capital. Maryland, whose State House was older than that of Virginia, and like Virginia a slave state, was chosen as a compromise. At Washington's request the City of Alexandria was included in the district, though with the provision that no federal buildings could be built there. The new capital district was at about the center of the country.
About 2/3 of the original district was in Maryland and 1/3 in Virginia, and the wide Potomac in the middle. The future district was surveyed in 1791–92; 24 of its surviving stone markers are in Maryland, 12 in Virginia. (See Boundary Markers of the original District of Columbia.) Washington decided that the capital's location would be located between the mouth of the Anacostia River and Georgetown, which sits at the Potomac's head of navigation.
As specified by Article One of the United States Constitution, in fact as one of the enumerated powers of section 8, Congress assumed direct administrative control of the federal district upon its creation by the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801. There was no district governor or executive body. The U.S. House created a permanent Committee on the District of Columbia in January 1808, and the U.S. Senate established its counterpart in December 1816. These committees remained active until 1946. Thus the U.S. Congress managed the detailed day-to-day governmental needs of the district through acts of Congress—an act authorizing the purchase of fire engines and construction of a firehouse, for instance, or an act to commission three new city streets and closing two others in Georgetown.
The five component parts of the district operated their own governments at the lower level. The three cities within the district (Georgetown, the City of Washington, and Alexandria) operated their own municipal governments, each with a continuous history of mayors. Robert Brent, the first mayor of the City of Washington, was appointed directly by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 after the city's organization that year.
The remaining rural territory within the district belonged either to Alexandria County D.C., (district land west of the Potomac outside the City of Alexandria, formerly in Virginia) or to Washington County, D.C., (the unincorporated east side, formerly in Maryland, plus islands and riverbed). Both counties operated with boards of commissioners for county-level government functions. Both counties were governed by levy courts made of presidentially appointed Justices of the Peace. Prior to 1812, the levy courts had a number of members defined by the president, but after that Washington County had 7 members. In 1848, the Washington County levy court was expanded to 11 members, and in 1863 that was reduced by two to nine members.
The language of the establishing act of 1801 omitted any provision for district residents to vote for local, state-equivalent, or federal representatives.
This omission was not related to any constitutional restriction or, apparently, any rationale at all. Legal scholars in 2004 called the omission of voting rights a simple "historical accident", pointing out that the preceding Residence Act of July 16, 1790, exercising the same constitutional authority over the same territory around the Potomac, had protected the votes of the district's citizens in federal and state elections. Those citizens had indeed continued to cast ballots, from 1790 through 1800, for their U.S. House representatives and for their Maryland and Virginia state legislators. James Madison had written in the Federalist No. 43 that the citizens of the federal district should "of course" have their will represented, "derived from their own suffrages." The necessary language simply did not appear in the 1801 legislation.
The prospect of disenfranchisement caused immediate concern. One voice from a public meeting in January 1801, before the bill's passage, compared their situation to those who fought against British taxation without representation in the Revolutionary War—20 years prior. Despite these complaints the bill went into effect as written. Given exclusive and absolute political control, Congress did not act to restore any of these rights until the 1960s. The district still has no voting representation in Congress, and the decisions of its long-sought local government established in 1973 are still subject to close congressional review, annulment, and budget control.
Residents of Alexandria saw no economic advantage from being in the District. No federal buildings could be built on the south side of the Potomac, nor did they have representation in Congress. Some resistance was expressed immediately. One leading figure in the fight to retrocede through the 1820s was Thomson Francis Mason, who was elected mayor of Alexandria, D.C., four times between 1827 and 1830. Also Alexandria was a center of the profitable slave trade – the largest slave-trading company in the country, Franklin and Armfield, was located there – and Alexandria residents were afraid that if the District banned the slave trade, as seemed likely, this industry would leave the city.
To prevent this, Arlington held a referendum, through which voters petitioned Congress and the state of Virginia to return the portion of the District of Columbia south of the Potomac River (Alexandria County) to Virginia. On July 9, 1846, Congress retroceded Alexandria County to Virginia, after which the district's slave traders relocated to Alexandria. The district's slave trade was outlawed in the Compromise of 1850. The penalty for bringing a slave into the district for sale, was freedom for the slave. Southern senators and congressmen resisted banning slavery altogether in the District, to avoid setting a precedent. The practice remained legal in the district until after secession, with the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act signed by Lincoln on April 16, 1862, which established the annual observance of Emancipation Day.
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 created a single new district corporation governing the entire federal territory, called the District of Columbia, thus dissolving the three major political subdivisions of the district (Port of Georgetown, the City of Washington, and Washington County) and their governments. By this time the county also contained other small settlements and nascent suburbs of Washington outside its bounded limits, such as Anacostia, which had been incorporated in 1854 as Uniontown; Fort Totten, dating at least to the Civil War; and Barry Farm, a large tract bought by the Freedmen's Bureau and granted to formerly enslaved and free-born African Americans in 1867.
The newly restructured district government provided for a governor appointed by the president for a 4-year term, with an 11-member council also appointed by the president, a locally elected 22-member assembly, and a five-man Board of Public Works charged with modernizing the city. The first vice-chair of that Board of Public Works was real-estate developer Alexander Robey Shepherd, the architect and proponent of the consolidating legislation. From September 1873 to June 1874, Shepherd would serve as the second, and final, governor of the District.
The Seal of the District of Columbia features the date 1871, recognizing the year the district's government was incorporated.
Picture 1-2- completed the annual cleaning of the layout, moved back all figs, vehicles and ships- I also installed a new air cleaning machine in order to minimize dust in the room (Picture 2- right top corner 😊), it does a GREAT job in addition to the ‘old’ one
Picture 3-4- the farm diorama was moved next to the hangar and will be extended in 2021, also cleaned up and organized all sets for the amusement park display
Picture 5- the winter diorama got more baseplates as well, placed my latest winter MOD’s on the display, more updates coming next year
Picture 6- I finally decided to keep the airport terminal on this particular display table, Ninjago City display coming in 2021 in the background, using the previously completed buildings, sets and all accessories were organized and cleaned
Picture 7-8- display areas were cleaned up, I decided to put my latest Endor MOC to a frequent place
Picture 9- the area I will work on next in my city, will add a school MOC (48x48) and complete the access to the square, river walkway and two bridges
Picture 10- I will say good bye to the red couch spring 2021 and a new display table will be added to the room hosting the long waited medieval diorama (8x5 standard baseplates)
Beside all that I cleaned and re-organized all of my drawers and the entire spare part collection....additional led lights will be installed next week and building will also start soon 😊
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 02, 2017) Two Sikorsky MH-53E "Sea Dragon" helicopters assigned to the 'Vanguards' of Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 14 (HM-14) land on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in support of relief efforts in Puerto Rico. Wasp is assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The Department of Defense is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort.
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Hanger doors are opened as 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers begin performing maintenance on a B-2 Spirit Oct 29, 2009. 509th AMXS crew chiefs and maintainers work around the clock with B-2 pilots training and staying prepared for real world missions. Twenty B-2 Spirit aircrafts are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2's primary mission is to attack time-critical targets early in a conflict to minimize an enemy's war-making potential. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)(Released)
1923 dated postcard view of Main Street in Thorntown, Indiana. The title, “Booster Committee for Redpath Chautauqua” refers to the local organizers who had contracted with the Redpath Lyceum Bureau founded by James C. Redpath earlier in the 19th century. The Redpath company began setting up local circuits for the Chautauquas after the turn of the century in order to improve the efficiency of the operation. With a handful of Chautauquas running simultaneously in a group of towns, the lecturers, musicians and other entertainers could be moved more easily from one to another location within the circuit. It was a way to streamline the business and they were known as “Circuit Chautauquas.” The various circuits were arranged each summer season in a business-like manner to minimize wasted travel time for the equipment and the entertainers. Photographs and postcards show they traveled via a special train.
The committee in each town bore the financial risk associated with the Chautauqua. The committees signed contracts with Redpath and became responsible for ticket sales in each town, hoping to sell at least enough tickets to cover the cost of the contracts. The Thorntown Booster Committee had that responsibility in Thorntown as did similar committees in nearby towns on this particular circuit.
The pennants on the cars advertised the Chautauqua, but it is unclear if this was a promotional event or perhaps a celebration of the opening of the Redpath Chautauqua.
This scene was looking east on Main Street from a vantage point east of Market Street. The 1915 Sanborn™ fire insurance map set for Thorntown shows a grocery and notions business at the location where the GROCERY sign is located near the left edge of this scene (north side of the street). The name above that sign is unclear. The banner hanging from that building above the awning advertised DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, NOTIONS & TINWARE. The name at the bottom of that banner appears to be J. E. LARUE.
The second building east of the grocery had HARDWARE painted on the building above the awning. The other signage on that building isn’t readable. The map set shows a hardware and stoves business in that building, the second building west of the alley. Next door, at the alley, the sign advertised HOME NATIONAL BANK. The 1915 map set confirms that a bank was on that corner at the alley and the building was still there as of 2009.
Beyond the alley, none of the business signs are clear enough to read. However, the last two buildings in that block were still standing as of 2009. The cross street at the far end of the block is Pearl Street. The white building with the exterior staircase on the northeast corner of that intersection in this scene appears to be the same building standing at that location today.
On the southeast corner at Pearl Street, the sign near the top of the building advertised a grocery. The 1915 map set shows a grocery at that location. The map set also shows three single-story wood frame buildings west of that intersection. The third of those was a meat market and the MEAT MARKET sign in this scene was on that third building. Signs on the next two buildings advertised HARNESS and HARD____ businesses. The map set shows harness and hardware businesses in the two buildings. The name at the top of the building with the harness business is unclear, but could be MILLIKAN. A 1914 Boone County history¹ mentions Allen Millikan and his son William Millikan as owners of a saddle and harness shop in Thorntown. The history notes, “They have no competition.”
Below the large RESTAURANT sign was a sign advertising LIVERY AND FEED. The map set shows a livery business next to the hardware store. The BAKERY sign was associated with the restaurant. The map set shows a restaurant and bakery next to the livery business. The last sign in this scene advertised another MEAT MARKET that is shown in the map set on the east side of the alley.
1. Leander M. Crist History of Boone County, Indiana, Volume 1 (Indianapolis, IN: A. W. Bowen & Co., 1914), page 498. Available online at archive.org/stream/historyofbooneco01cris#page/n5/mode/2up.
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Even before the Korean War broke out in 1950, the US Air Force had been planning for a jet-powered replacement of the B-26 Marauder and A-26 Invader. Korea only exacerbated the need for a new aircraft, and the USAF issued a requirement for a new tactical bomber in late 1950, with the stipulation that it had to be based on an existing design to minimize production delays. Three American designs were considered—the North American AJ-1 Savage and B-45 Tornado, and the completely new Martin XB-51—but so pressing was the need that the USAF included, in a rare move, foreign aircraft as well—a modified Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, and the English Electric Canberra B.2. The Canberra, to the surprise of everyone involved, won the competition easily. The USAF did have misgivings about the design, especially the fact that the bombardier sat behind the canopy, completely enclosed in the fuselage, but its performance was what won the competition: the Canberra was designed to replace the deHavilland Mosquito and had the speed and maneuverability to match. The problem was, English Electric was a small startup company and could barely supply the British Royal Air Force with its Canberras, let alone the much larger USAF. To solve the problem, Martin Aircraft was awarded a contract to build the Canberra as the B-57.
Though the initial batch of B-57As were basically identical to the Canberra B.2, aside from upgraded engines and the deletion of the navigator station, the B-57B was to be fundamentally different and more in line of what the USAF intended. The B-57B had a completely redesigned forward fuselage, eliminating the clear navigator nose and wide side-by-side seating of the Canberra B.2, and replacing it with tandem seating, with the now-combined bombardier/navigator sitting behind the pilot. The Canberra B.2 had been unarmed, but the B-57B could either carry eight machine guns or four 20mm cannon in an underfuselage tray. The internal bomb bay of the Canberra was replaced with a rotary-type developed for the XB-51, which would rotate to expose the bomb load on the target run, enhancing the aerodynamics of the aircraft. USAF B-57Bs entered service in June 1954, replacing the A-26 in the night attack role.
Soon after it entered service, however, the USAF began to question its new bomber’s capabilities. The Canberra had been fast enough when it was designed in the late 1940s, but technology had moved so quickly that it was now vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles, proven when two RB-57As were lost over mainland China in 1957. The B-57 also had to be flown by strong pilots—the South Vietnamese had quickly returned four B-57Bs to the USAF because they simply were not muscular enough to fly it—and if one engine flamed out, the Canberra would inevitably crash. With all this in mind, the USAF resolved to replace the B-57 in tactical bomber units with F-100 Super Sabres and delete the entire night interdiction role, though the Vietnam War was to temporarily intervene.
Since the Canberra was a stable platform with good aerodynamics, it was well suited for the target-towing role, and Martin subsequently built 68 B-57Es. These were identical to the B-57B, but lacked armament, with target-towing equipment carried in the former bomb bay. The bomb bay was also armored (in case a towing cable should break, which would potentially slice the aircraft in half), and the controls boosted to make the E easier to fly. As missiles replaced rockets and guns in USAF service, however, the B-57E found itself without a mission. The surviving aircraft were then converted to EB-57Es, with all target-towing equipment deleted and replaced with ECM equipment. The job of the EB-57E was to test USAF radar sites and act as electronic aggressors, simulating Soviet bomber attacks. Initially assigned to Air Defense Command, these EB-57s were passed on to the Vermont ANG before being retired in 1982. Of the 50 or so EB-57s in service, six remain today in museums.
Originally built as B-57B 52-1505, this aircraft started off as a testbed at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico before being assigned to the 461st Tactical Bomber Group at Blytheville AFB, Arkansas in 1957. As the 461st didn't stay in the B-57 long, where 52-1505 went between then and 1970 is unknown. After a short period in storage, it was converted to an EB-57B and assigned to Malmstrom AFB with first the 4677th Defense Evaluation Systems Squadron (DSES), then the 17th DSES. When the 17th was deactivated in 1979, the aircraft then served with the 134th DSES (Vermont ANG) until that unit reequipped with the F-4D Phantom II in 1983.
At that point, its career finally at an end, 52-1505 was flown to its former base, Malmstrom, and put on display at the Malmstrom Museum. Like the other aircraft in the airpark, it underwent further restoration and repaint in 2012, and looks rather nice in its high-visibility international orange and ADC gray paint scheme.
Brass or aluminum sheet would work best and not compress at all when tightening the allen cap screws. I used plastic .005" thicker to compensate.
I used multiple radius curves to minimize the size but also insure smooth operation. Look at all three photos of the double reversing loop to see how it is constructed. This track installation measured 5' 6" long and 30" wide.
The outer loop runs from the straight leg of the Eastbound switch and uses these Unitrack components: S248, insulated joints, S248, power feeds, S186, R718 15 degrees, R381 30 degrees, R315 45 degrees, 2 x R381 30 degrees each, R315 45 degrees, R718 15 degrees, S124, S186, insulated joints, and finally R718 15 degrees to the left leg of the EP718 Westbound throat switch.
The inner loop runs from the left leg of the Eastbound switch to an R718 15 degrees, insulated joints, S248 power feeds, S248, R718 15 degrees, 4 x R282 45 degrees each, R481 15 degrees, R718 15 degrees, insulated joints, and 2 x R718 15 degrees each to the straight leg of the Westbound throat switch.
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I attended the Arabian horse show in Scottsdale, Arizona, along with my wife and kids. In a large tent on the site, various kinds of horse-related merchandise were displayed for sale by vendors, and at one such location I came across some cowboy hats. I tried several of them on and took some self-portraits in the mirror. Finally, one of the vendors offered to take a picture for me, and she got two shots after I gave her a brief lesson on the operation of the Nikon D50. She recommended that I try on a black hat, and I said that made sense to me, because in the B-grade westerns produced during the 1940s and 1950s, the bad guy nearly always wore a black hat, and -- well, in my case I just thought that sort of seemed appropriate. I struck this pose for her, and for a moment fantasized about being something other than the city-slicker I always have been, and always will be. Although I like cowboy hats, I know I look sort of ridiculous wearing them, so I don't, except on rare occasions such as this one.
My son Colin saw this on the LCD screen of my camera and said something about a nicotine-free version of the Marlboro man. :-)
Methods
A Canon Rebel T1i, mounted to a Manfrotto tripod provided the images from this test. The camera was connected to a laptop computer via the USB cable. Canon EOS Utility provided remote image capture via Live View. The on-screen button provided the trigger, minimizing the chance of camera shake. Diffuse natural light through a window provided the only lighting source. White Phalaenoposis orchids were the chosen subject because they present many overlapping low-contrast (relative to each other) surfaces. The focus point is on the center of the front-most flower. Focus was established by computer via the Live View autofocus feature. ISO for each image: 200. The camera was set to Av mode, with aperture set manually at the full-stop increments of f/4, f/5.6 and f/8. Images captured were 15MP JPEGs. Each frame in the above image is a 100% crop with dimensions of approximately 18 x 28 cm. View the large version of the image to see full detail.
A Canon EF 24-105mm 1:4 L IS USM "standard zoom" and an EF 70-200mm 1:4 L USM "telephoto zoom" lens were compared. The base-line was "full zoom", or 105mm focal length, on the 24-105mm lens. After images were captured with the normal zoom, the 70-200mm was attached to the camera for the establishment of framing similar to the 24-105mm. It turned out that, at 2.2m focus distance, an 87mm focal length on the 70-200mm lens resulted in an angle of view similar to 105mm on the 24-105mm. This is a reminder that similar focal lengths on different lenses can produce significantly different results. The focal length differential between the 24-105mm and 70-200mm lenses was examined during later tests. At 1.3m focus distance, the 70-200mm lens had to be set at 78mm to match the same framing as 105mm on the standard zoom. At 6.0m focus distance, the telephoto zoom had to be set at 94mm to match the same framing as 105mm on the 24-105mm lens. Infinity focus has not been tested as of this writing, but supposedly if the observed upward trend with increasing focus distance continues then the two lenses are probably fairly close in viewing angle at far focus distances.
After all the test images were captured, they were brought into Adobe Photoshop for compilation into the above comparison table. No adjustments were made to the photographs, save for cropping.
Caveat: This test compares just one lens from each class placed on a single camera body. Therefore the results are largely limited to just these lenses. Different lenses and cameras may (and likely will) produce different results. A far more valid test—one truly useful to a prospective purchaser, say—would compare the results from several randomly selected lens samples, all randomly assigned to different camera bodies of the same model. Always keep this in mind when viewing lens tests available online: Few, if any, are that informative about the performance of the lens you may have or are planning to buy.
Note also that this is a test of just one focal length, 105mm on the standard zoom and 87mm on the telephoto zoom, and just one focus distance, 2.2m. Results may vary at different focal lengths and focus distances.
Results
For those with some time on their hands, a good way to compare these images is to crop them out in Photoshop, put them in separate layers, and then do a "blink comparison" test by turning the topmost layer on and off rapidly. The differences between the frames are much more visible via this method.
Overall, all the frames are excellent. I would use any one of these images for my work, be it publishing online, in a bound book, or simply printing for a photo album. Both the 24-105mm and 70-200mm are very useable wide open, and image quality just gets better with some modest stopping down. That said, the 70-200mm has an edge on the 24-105mm. The 70-200mm is slightly sharper and more "contrasty" at f/4 than the 24-105mm. Stopping the standard zoom down to f/5.6 produces an image comparable to f/4 on the telephoto zoom. At f/5.6, the 70-200mm produces an even sharper image. Both lenses at f/8 are simply superb.
Incidentally, the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens is significantly more expensive than the EF 70-200mm f/4L USM, by almost a factor of two. However, the 70-200mm clearly produced better image quality in the above test, especially at f/4. This is a reminder that the oft-stated "you get what you pay for" is not always true. With lenses, price and image quality do not have a 1:1 correlation. This is largely because many factors can influence price. For example, there is often a significant price difference between IS and non-IS versions of similar types of lenses (e.g. 70-200mm), and there may not be a significant difference in the image quality between the two lenses, save in those situations where IS may help with a crisper shot. Lens build can have a significant influence on price: A focus ring with a silky glide does not necessarily translate into optical perfection--indeed optics and mechanics are two entirely different areas of engineering, and there should be no expectation that a great build always translates into better optics. However, due to deliberation on the manufacturers part ("we will combine great optics with great build") such a correlation likely exists at some level, but it is not perfect. Also, price/performance likely depends on what features are being tested. At best, there appears to be a rough correlation between price and image quality. Rough.
My hair is always a lot more messed up,and I wear darker jeans, but yeah, that's me.
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I decided to duo-tone this one to minimize the distractions of the background lakeshore.
I finally was in the right place, half-hidden in a natural blind, when this beauty I had seen fishing all around the lake for at least two weeks decided to come land on the neighbor's diving board. I had a chance for about a dozen decent frames before she departed for another fishing spot on the shore. (I don't Know if it's a 'She' or not.. just an guess, since they look like the males, only slightly smaller.)
I hadn't noticed them in the area, 'til this year. Apparently they hang a little closer to the beaches. Though similar to cattle egrets, which Are common inland, these great egrets are larger and lankier.
Custom railing installed on a deck and screen porch in Rockville, MD
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Recommendations for Building a Green Deck
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For clients who want a true green construction, we recommend Trex Transcend, a high-performance decking made with a unique combination of materials that are 95 percent recycled or reclaimed from wood and plastic and contain no toxic chemicals or preservatives. In fact, Trex Company created the composite decking category, revolutionizing the decking industry.
As for Transcend, it could be said that this composite blends with nature because it isn’t negatively affected by sunlight, harsh weather, or insect damage – some of a deck-owner’s biggest concerns. The two components of the composite itself – plastic and wood – work in conjunction to shield each other from the elements, UV rays, and pests, therefore preventing rotting, warping, cracking, fading, staining, and scratching.
If your outdoor space includes a pool, spa, or hot tub, Trex decking resists moisture and mold, making it an ideal counterpart to your H2O pursuits. And you can feel safe relaxing in your bare feet as the smooth, slip-resistant composition of this decking eliminates worries about splinters or falls.
Often, using green products limits your ability to be creative with your design. But Trex offers natural-looking, rich earth tones in a wide range of colors and finishes – from tan to dark brown, you can create a realistic hardwood appearance or go for subtle elegance with shades of gray. The distinctive wood grain patterns can be mixed and matched to create a truly unique design and matching rail and trim options are available. Another advantage: The decking, though very strong, can be bent to create patterns and curves that are not possible with wood.
Ultimately, everyone wants a quality deck that is going to have longevity – though wood products have a lower upfront cost, Trex wood-alternative products pay for themselves in less than six years because there is minimal maintenance required. Using this weather-resistant decking, you will be free from having to sand, stain, or paint your deck. Only periodic cleanings are recommended to keep this material looking fresh.
So your biggest job? Get outside, soak up the sun, and enjoy your beautiful, environmentally responsible deck.
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This is a Minimizer plastic storage box, used to protect the water cooler. It is an optional item installed by Waste Equipment and Parts.
I was able to take a tour of this brand new truck at Waste Equipment and Parts LLC in Tampa, Florida.
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In Japanese culture, there is a tendency to separate areas into clean and unclean, and the contact between these areas is minimized. For example, the inside of the house is considered a clean area, whereas the outside of the house is considered unclean. To keep the two areas separated, shoes are taken off before entering the house so that the unclean shoes do not touch the clean area inside of the house. Historically, toilets were located outside of the house, and shoes were worn for a trip to the toilet. Nowadays, the toilet is almost always inside the home and hygienic conditions have improved significantly, but the toilet is still considered an unclean area, even though other places are much more likely to have bacterial contamination. To minimize contact between the unclean toilet floor and the clean floor in the rest of the house, many private homes and also some public toilets have toilet slippers in front of the toilet door that should be used when in the toilet and removed right after leaving the toilet. This also indicates if the toilet is in use. They can be as simple as a pair of rubber slippers, decorated slippers with prints of anime characters for small children, or even animal fur slippers for those with money to spend. A frequent faux pas of foreigners is to forget to take off the toilet slippers after a visit to the restroom, and then use these in the non-toilet areas, hence mixing the clean and unclean areas. [Wikipedia.org]
Even before the Korean War broke out in 1950, the US Air Force had been planning for a jet-powered replacement of the B-26 Marauder and A-26 Invader. Korea only exacerbated the need for a new aircraft, and the USAF issued a requirement for a new tactical bomber in late 1950, with the stipulation that it had to be based on an existing design to minimize production delays. Three American designs were considered—the North American AJ-1 Savage and B-45 Tornado, and the completely new Martin XB-51. So pressing was the need that the USAF included, in a rare move, foreign aircraft as well—a modified Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, and the English Electric Canberra B.2. The Canberra, to the surprise of everyone involved, won the competition easily. The USAF did have misgivings about the design, especially the fact that the bombardier sat behind the canopy, completely enclosed in the fuselage, but its performance was what won the competition: the Canberra had been designed to replace the deHavilland Mosquito and had the speed and maneuverability to match.
The problem was, English Electric was a small startup company and could barely supply the British Royal Air Force with its Canberras, let alone the much larger USAF. To solve the problem, Martin Aircraft was awarded a contract to build the Canberra as the B-57.
Though the initial batch of B-57As were basically identical to the Canberra B.2, aside from upgraded engines and the deletion of the navigator station, the B-57B was to be fundamentally different and more in line of what the USAF intended. The B-57B had a completely redesigned forward fuselage, eliminating the clear navigator nose and wide side-by-side seating of the Canberra B.2, and replacing it with tandem seating, with the now-combined bombardier/navigator sitting behind the pilot. The Canberra B.2 had been unarmed, but the B-57B could either carry eight machine guns or four 20mm cannon in an underfuselage tray. The internal bomb bay of the Canberra was replaced with a rotary-type developed for the XB-51, which would rotate to expose the bomb load on the target run, enhancing the aerodynamics of the aircraft. USAF B-57Bs entered service in June 1954, replacing the A-26 in the night attack role.
Soon after it entered service, however, the USAF began to question its new bomber’s capabilities. The Canberra had been fast enough when it was designed in the late 1940s, but technology had moved so quickly that it was now vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles. With this in mind, the USAF resolved to replace the B-57 in tactical bomber units with F-100 Super Sabres and delete the entire night interdiction role.
Vietnam was to give the Canberra a temporary stay in retirement. Though it could be a tough aircraft to fly, it was a stable platform, and in the comparatively low threat skies of South Vietnam, its slow speed was more of a help than a detriment. It could carry a heavy bombload, and it was accurate; B-57s were especially deadly over the Ho Chi Minh Trail against enemy trucks. This accuracy made it a welcome sight to troops in contact, but as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops increased their antiaircraft capabilities, B-57s began to take heavier losses. Over half the Canberras sent to Vietnam would be shot down. A number were developed into special operations aircraft, such as the RB-57E Patricia Lynn and B-57G Tropic Moon III. The Royal Australian Air Force also flew their own British-version Canberras over Vietnam.
This B-57B, 52-1584, is on display at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo's east campus, right next to Kalamazoo airport's main taxiway. Though it's painted in the colors of the 3rd Bomb Wing (Tactical) out of Yokota AB, Japan, this aircraft spent its flying career with the 38th Bomb Wing (Tactical) at Laon, France. In 1961, it became a test aircraft, then was retired in 1971 with the rest of the B-57 bomber fleet. It was saved from the scrapyard in 1972 when the USAF made it a ground instruction trainer at Chanute AFB. After Chanute closed in 1994, it was donated to the Air Zoo. It looks a bit tired, but it is exposed to the elements, which is always tough on any display aircraft. From what I understand, the Air Zoo does intend to move it inside once they get the room.
Getting set up on the long-distance range. Obviously this requires a consensus from all shooters to stop. Often times when one group wants to set up, the other group will go update their targets too, so as to minimize interruptions to everybody. I did not realize they actually sold bullet-sized black stickers for you to stick over the holes in your targets, so you don't have to go through targets as fast.
If you zoom in REALLY closely on the top right of the hill closest to the camera, you can see Matthew's small metal spinner targets, which are fun to shoot at from 10 feet away with powderless Colibri rounds, and even more fun to shoot at using the sniper rifle scope -- I got 'em all in one try. I almost tried with our gun, but was told my .380 ammo would destroy the target, which was only made for .22s. Plus it turns out I can't hit ANYTHING at 25 yards with my gun anyway. This isn't really where one would try to use handguns, anyway. But I did burn $1.50 trying 5 shots at the white cardboard in front of the first hill in the center. 0 out of 5 successful hits. Clearly our gun is for shooting someone across the room, not someone across a field. Shouldn't be a problem inside our house, though.
Dan.
setting up, walking.
targets, trees.
West Side Shooting Range, firing range, Brandywine, West Virginia.
October 16, 2011.
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BACKSTORY: Since nobody wanted to go camping with us last weekend, Matthew invited us to go camping with him and some friends this weekend. We went off-roading, fishing, and then shooting at a firing range. Good times! So nice to not have to organize the trip for once!
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Bali Passion for Comfort Minimizer Underwire Bra 3642 - The ultimate comfort Minimizer Bra from Bali. Another elegant Passion for Comfort bra style with enhanced back comfort and beautiful details. Minimizes up to 1.5 inches. The Bali 3642 is among Bali's top sellers.
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Why should you buy Agon Elbow Sleeve?
Light weight
Has a cooling effect
Reduces pain
Minimizes elbow related injuries such as elbow tendonitis, tennis elbow, bursitis etc
Comfortable
Gives support
Does cause skin rash
Easy to wear
Reduces swelling
Breathable material
Can be worn all day and night
Increases blood circulation
Eliminates odors
Anti-itch material
Comes in a single piece not in pair
Sizes of Agon Elbow Sleeve
SMALL: 9-11″
MEDIUM: 11-14″
LARGE: 14-16″
Material
70% Acrylic + 30% Spandex Features
Sleeves are long STRETCHED Compression fabric Moisture
Measurement of Agon Elbow Compression Sleeve
To get a correct fit of your Agon Elbow Compression Sleeve you have to measure the circumference of your bicep from the middle and then choose the size that fits best as Agon Elbow Sleeve comes in three different sizes.
How to Measure your Agon Elbow Compression Sleeve
You should know how to measure you elbow sleeve in order to get a perfect to it. Here is how you should measure.
Bend your elbow slightly at about 30 degree flexion.
Measure the circumference at the level of elbow.
If you need a high level of compression then get a one size smaller than the one that you have measured.
Instructions for Agon Elbow Compression Sleeve
Wear your elbow sleeve while performing any exercise or physical activity, gardening or housework that requires a lot of movement.
Also, Do not wear your elbow sleeve if you are doing something that could make your elbow sleeve wet (eg washing dishes or swimming) as it will irritate your skin.
Furthermore, Don’t wear it when you are asleep because they only work when your muscles are active not at rest.
Also, Wear it the first thing in morning when you wake up.
Furthermore, Change it after every six months because the compression level will no longer be the same and effective for your therapy.
Also, Wear when your arms are dry.
Finally, Stop wearing your sleeve if your skin is irritated or red.
How to Wash your Agon Elbow Compression Sleeve
It is recommended that you wash your elbow sleeve after each use as it will retain its elastic properties and will remove oil, dirt, bacteria, smell and dead skin.
Furthermore, Wait until its properly dry to wear it.
Also, Use mild soap and warm water.
Furthermore, Do not use fabric softeners as they will reduce the ability of the sleeve to breathe and moisture.
Also, Only air dry the sleeves, do not put them in dryer.
Finally, Do not wash in bleach as it will shorten its useful life and break the fiber in it.
Only hand wash it and do not use machine as it will loosen the sleeve and decrease its life.
City Hall is the home of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. It was designed by Foster + Partners and stands at 45 meters high. It's one of the most "green" buildings to grace London, with solar panels on the roof and a shape that minimizes the energy needed to power and cool the building.
For more information about City Hall, please visit www.london.gov.uk/city-hall/the-building/key-facts
City Hall is the home of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. It was designed by Foster + Partners and stands at 45 meters high. It's one of the most "green" buildings to grace London, with solar panels on the roof and a shape that minimizes the energy needed to power and cool the building.
For more information about City Hall, please visit www.london.gov.uk/city-hall/the-building/key-facts