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Verhuellung des Reichstags = Covering of the German House of Parliament by Christo 1995 (scan)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude:
Wrapped Reichstag®, Berlin 1971-95
After a struggle spanning through the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties, the wrapping of the Reichstag was completed on June 24th, 1995 by a work force of 90 professional climbers and 120 installation workers. The Reichstag remained wrapped for 14 days and all materials were recycled.
Ten companies in Germany started in September 1994 to manufacture all the various
materials according to the specifications of the engineers. During the months of April, May and June 1995, iron workers installed the steel structures on the towers, the roof, the statues and the stone vases to allow the folds of fabric to cascade from the roof down to the ground.
100,000 square meters (1,076,000 square feet) of thick woven polypropylene fabric with an aluminum surface and 15,600 meters (51,181 feet) of blue polypropylene rope, diameter 3.2 cm. (1.25?), were used for the wrapping of the Reichstag. The façades, the towers and the roof were covered by 70 tailor-made fabric panels, twice as much fabric as the surface of the building.
The work of art was entirely financed by the artists, as have all their projects, through the sale of preparatory studies, drawings, collages, scale models as well as early works and original lithographs.
The artists do not accept sponsorship of any kind.
The Wrapped Reichstag represents not only 24 years of efforts in the lives of the artists but also years of team work by its leading members Michael S. Cullen, Wolfgang and Sylvia Volz, and Roland Specker.
In Bonn, on February 25, 1994, at a plenary session, presided by Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, the German Bundestag (parliament) debated for 70 minutes and voted on the work of art. The result of the roll call vote was: 292 in favor, 223 against and 9 abstentions.
The Reichstag stands up in an open, strangely metaphysical area, The building has
experienced its own continuous changes and perturbations: built in 1894, burned in 1933, almost destroyed in 1945, it was restored in the sixties, but the Reichstag always remained the symbol of Democracy.
Throughout the history of art, the use of fabric has been a fascination for artists. From the most ancient times to the present, fabric, forming folds, pleats and draperies, is a significant part of paintings, frescoes, reliefs and sculptures made of wood, stone and bronze. The use of fabric on the Reichstag follows the classical tradition. Fabric, like clothing or skin, is fragile, it translates the unique quality of impermanence.
For a period of two weeks, the richness of the silvery fabric, shaped by the blue ropes,
created a sumptuous flow of vertical folds highlighting the features and proportions of the imposing structure, revealing the essence of the Reichstag.
FACT SHEET
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin 1971-1995
The Building: The German Reichstag
Height at roof: 105.5 ft / 32.2 m
Height at towers: 139.4 ft / 42.5 m
Length, East and West facade: 445.2 ft / 135.7 m
Width, North and South facade: 314.9 ft / 96 m
Total perimeter: 1,520.3 ft / 463.4 m
Number of towers: 4
Numberof inner courtyards: 2
The Materials
Length of yarn used for weaving: 48,836 miles / 70,546 km
manufactured by Bremer Woll-Kammerei, Bremen, Germany
Silver polypropylene fabric (fire-retardant B1): 119,603 sq yd / 100,000 sq m
woven by Schilgen, Emsdetten, Germany
Width of the original woven fabric: 5 ft / 1,55 m
Tensile strength of fabric: 4000 Newtons per 5 cm
Total weight of fabric: 135,582 lbs / 61,500 kg
Weight of aluminum for metallization for 100.00cm: 8.82 lbs / 4 kg
metallized by Rowo-Coating, Herbolzheim, Germany
A busy day at the harbour today 26/12/17 , many ships arriving after the christmas break , weather was bright and sunny too making a fine few hours to capture the harbour's movements.
Vessel PACIFIC LEADER (IMO: 9648362, MMSI: 564871000) is an offshore tug/supply ship built in 2014 and currently sailing under the flag of Singapore.
PACIFIC LEADER has 97m length overall and beam of 20m. Her gross tonnage is 5179 tons.
M/V Pacific Leader
Brake Horsepower 10,616 BHP
Clear Deck Space 912 m2
Deadweight 5,000 - 5,258 tonnes
Deck Cargo Capacity 2,500 tonnes
General Information
Built: JMU Japan, April 2014
Flag: Singapore
Call Sign: 9V7283
IMO No.: 9648362
Classification: DNV +1A1 Fire fighter(I) Offshore service vessel(Supply) SPS Clean
DYNPOS(AUTR) E0 SF
Dimensions
Length, overall: 97.29 metres
Length, BP: 86.552 metres
Breadth, moulded: 20.00 metres
Depth, main deck: 9.00 metres
Design draft: 6.40 metres @ 4500 DWT
Maximum draft midship: 6.80 metres @ 5263 DWT
GT: 5179 tonnes
NT: 1554 tonnes
Capacities
Deadweight (maximum): 5258 metric tonnes
Clear Deck Area: 912 m2 (57m x 16m)
Deck Strength: 10 t/m2 Aft of frame 30, 5 t/m2 Fwd of frame 30
Deck Cargo: 2500 tonnes
Ship Fuel: 494 m3
Cargo Fuel: 825 m3 @ 100%
Potable Water: 732 m3
Ballast Water: 1146 m3
Drill Water: 382 m3
Brine / DMA / Glycol / Liquid
Mud:
1799 m3, Sg 2.5 t/m3 flash point above 60°C.
NLS(Noxius Liquid Substances)
Drilling Brine: 1034 m3
Dry Bulk: 340.8 m3, Sg 2.6 t/m3 - 5 tanks
Ship's Stores: Freezer (-25°C.) - approximately 31 m3
Cold Room (+4°C.) - approximately 26 m3
Provisions store - approximately 52 m3 ~ 12°C
Machinery
Main Engines: 4 x 1,980 kW = 7,920 kW (10,616 BHP) @ 720 rpm, MAN Diesel & Turbo
6L27/38 TIER II compliant
Propulsion: 2 x 2,500 kW (2 x 3,351.21 BHP) Inovelis POD GE, Azimuth
Bow Thrusters: 3 x 965 kW (3 x 1,294 BHP) electric motor driven tunnel type, CPP, frequency
controlled
Emergency Generators: 1 x 365 kW @1800 rpm / 450V / 3ph / 60Hz (also harbour generator), TIER II
compliant
Deck Machinery
Tuggers: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 20 m/min, capacity 240 m of 20 mm dia.
wire each , electric drive
Capstans: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x 10 t @ 0 - 15 m/min, vertical type warping head,
electric drive
Windlass: Rolls Royce Brattvaag 2 x combined mooring winch/anchor windlasses
Cable lifter, mooring drum and warping end electric drive
Duty on cable lifter nominal 11.9 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, max pull 17.8 t
Mooring drum, declutchable rope drum with band brake, dia. 530 mm, flange
dia. 1360 mm, drum length 600 mm, stowing capacity 270 m of 52mm dia
polypropylene 8 strand rope, duty on 1st layer 12 t @ 0 - 12 m/min, light line @
0 - 40 m/min
Fixed warping end on drum shaft, dia. 560 mm, length 500 mm, approximately
11 t pull
Bow Mooring: See windlass. Roller type chain stopper with lashing arrangement for dia. 50
mm K3 chain cable.
Smit Towing Bracket: 1 x 200 t
Crane Capacity: Heila 1 x 5t @ 15 metres radius, knuckle boom crane
Electronics
Main Radar: Furuno FAR-2837S-D ARPA Radar, S Band, 23.1"
Auxiliary Radar: Furuno FAR-2817-D ARPA Radar, X Band, 23.1"
Auto Pilot: Tokyo Keiki PR6344A-22
Gyro Compass: 3 x Tokyo Keiki TG-8000/8500 Type S
Magnetic Compass: Tokyo Keiki SH - 165 A1 Reflector Type
Echo Sounder: Furuno FE-700, dual frequency 50Hz and 200Hz
DGPS : Furuno GP-150
Anemometer : 2 x Gill WindObserver 2
Speed Log: Furuno Doppler Speed Log DS-80
Communications: Furuno MF-HF (SSB) Transceiver integrated with DSC/Watch Receiver.
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.1) - Felcom 18 (Integrated with EGC)
Furuno Inmarsat-C (no.2) - Felcom 18
Watch System: Furuno BRR-500
Navtex Receiver: Furuno NX-700A
Weather Fax: Furuno FAX-410
Satellite Communication: FBB: Sailor 500
VSAT: Sailor 900
AIS: Furuno FA-150
Satellite Navigation: Furuno GP150
Voyage Data Recorder(VDR): Furuno VDR VR-3000
VHF: Furuno FM-8900S Semiduplex VHF
Electronic Chart Display: 1 set - Furuno FMD-3300
VRU: SMC IMU-007
BNWAS: Furuno BR-500
Another nice but weird looking 2x4 brick with a woodgrain structure.
A 3001old with Pat.Pend, coming from the same place as the other BASF bricks.
Love the texture of this one(c:
Looks like it is natural fiber reinforced thermoplastic, used to mimic fur on Playmobil horses, dogs etc.
So a test for other materials in LEGO bricks for other companies…
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Natural Fiber reinforced thermoplastic:
NCell™ consists of a polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) matrix reinforced with up to 40% natural cellulosic microfibers. NCell™ compounds have mechanical properties that are able to replace glass-reinforced thermoplastics. NCell™ also offers increased performance from other commercially available biocomposites, such as those made from hemp, flax, wheat straw, and wood.
Custom compounded grades are available using base resins including homopolymers, impact copolymers, and common additives. (Colorants, Stabilizers, Lubricants, etc.) NCell™ can be used as a concentrate, blended and diluted with other polymers as letdown at the molding machine to produce parts with varying fiber content.
NCell fibers come from a renewable source, and allow NCell materials to be processed at a lower molding temperature and retain strength after regrinding. NCell natural fiber composites have the potential to reduce tool wear, cycle times, cost and weight compared to other reinforced plastic materials.
NCell materials work with standard manufacturing techniques such as: Injection Compression, Gas-Assist, Back-Injection, Co-injection, IMD/IML, Extrusion and Profile Extrusion support.
NCell injection molded materials produce a smooth surface with evidence of the natural fibers. The surface properties can be adjusted by changing fiber content, adding other natural compounds (talc) and changing the mold temperature. NCell can also be used with co-injection to obtain specific surface qualities. NCell has some acoustic dampening properties, and can be colored.
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2024:
Ultraform Glasfaserverstärkt ungefärbt" (Ultraform glass-fiber reinforced, uncolored).
BASF supplied material to Playmobil. This glass-fiber reinforced plastic was used to indicate fur of animals. Several Lego BASF test bricks in matching colors have been found too. Playmobil uses a wide range of colors for them and they are found in many different test bricks.
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Moulding polyhedra-shaped solid chocolate using Chris K Palmer’s PolyPouch Collection. Scored and cut out of polypropylene using a Graphtec Craft ROBO.
Five minutes to cut and score; two hours to fold!
For Ingrid’s unbelievable Paper Architecture, visit: ingrid-siliakus.exto.org
Taken for the group Strobist Sundays. The theme this week is 'Blue'.
Strobist info:
Blue polypropylene sheet supported on cardboard boxes with SB900 @ 1/32s underneath firing upwards - THROUGH A GEODE , ( thanks Di's Eyes).
66564 & 66529 are seen passing Horbury Bridge at the head of 6E40 15:20 Stanlow to Humber polypropylene tanks. 16th July 2003. Double-headed "Freds" are something of a rarity, so I was a little surprised to see them on this working. I've no idea why it happened, but it was very pleasing, given that the train didn't run for very much longer.
This piece was exhibited at OUSA 2008
folded in 300 micron polypropylene
More sculptures by polyscene
Jason Wu Collectors Doll
Celebrate designer Jason Wu's decade-long career in fashion—and his previous experience as a toy designer—with this limited-edition, highly collectible doll dressed in a stunning look from the spring 2008 runway. Luxe touches like red lips, a faux-leather handbag and stunning stiletto pumps beautifully complement the posable doll's black-and-white silk-faille dress.
12"
Includes doll, stand, dress, bag and shoes
ABS/polypropylene/silicone/PVC doll with 100% silk clothing and PVC accessories
Imported
Collectors
Item #5576263
... one more, some of my faves
this mosaic maker is killing me flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/
1. 20020910 Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 107, 2. Chinese Lantern Plant, 3. Capitolio Dome, 4. P1020170, 5. 20050725 Cape May Lighthouse, Cape May, New Jersey 014, 6. Distorted Hand, 7. Manhole, 8. Dome - Passage - The Hague, 9. Untitled, 10. blue bliss, 11. Oval Landing B&W, 12. polypropylene, 13. Dome, 14. They Came..., 15. Rotunda at The Pennsylvanian, 16. Color Blend Skeins, 17. The center... offcenter, 18. Glitterball Reprise, 19. Claraboia, 20. Um Ãdolo de muitos braços..., 21. umbrella, 22. MY FRIENDS, 23. engineered margarita blue (only one more ;)), 24. è??殺ã?? the knee killer, 25. spiraling up, 26. Untitled, 27. Mart, 28. sensual, 29. The Shot Tower, 30. www.flickr.com/photos/josefstuefer/55109059/, 31. entrapment of perception, 32. Umbrellas, 33. orb, 34. orange vertigo, 35. Dsc08510, 36. Portal
Gas tanker 'Sefarina' turns around below Irlam Locks, before proceeding back down the Manchester Ship Canal to her berth at Carrington. She has a load of propylene gas for the polypropylene plant at Carrington.
The weather was torrential rain with a stiff wind from the west, and the ship was carefully swung round on the bullnose of the locks. She's a tight fit across the deep part of the basin and no-one wants to do an 'Ever Given'!
Fiat 127CL (2nd Gen) (1977-81) Engine 1049cc S4 OHC 127 A.000
Registration Number CDC 240 T (Middlesborough)
The Fiat 127 is a supermini car produced by Fiat 1971-83 in three series.
Originally launched in April 1971 as a two door Saloon, with the Hatchback version following the next year, which ulimately prove the more popular option. This was Fiat's first supermini-sized hatchback, along with a state-of-the-art transverse-engine/front-wheel-drive layout, with the transmission mounted on the end of the engine, both design ideas had been fully trialled since 1964, by Fiat's Autobianchi subsidiary with the Autobianchi Primula and 1969 Autobianchi A112 and A111 The car was one of the first of the modern superminis, and won praise for its utilisation of space (80 percent of the floor space was available for passengers and luggage) as well as its road-holding. It was launched a year before the comparable Renault 5, and before the end of the 1970s most mass market European manufacturers were producing similar cars, The 127 was also one of the more popular imported cars on the UK market, peaking at more than 20,000 sales in 1978. It was also the first car fitted with an all-polypropylene bumper on steel support. The 127 was an instant success, winning the European Car of the Year award for 1972, and quickly became one of the best-selling cars in Europe for several years. It was the third Fiat in six years to receive this accolade.
The Series 2 version of the 127 debuted in May 1977, featuring a restyled front and rear, a new dashboard, larger rear side windows and the option of the base 903cc engine and a 1049cc OHC engine. The tailgate was extended and now reached nearly to the rear bumper, addressing complaints about the high lip over which luggage had to be lifted for loading into the earlier 127 hatchbacks. There was also a "high-cube" panel van version, known as the Fiorino which was based on the Series 2 bodyshell, and this remained in production until 1984, when a new Uno-based Fiorino debuted.
Late in the 127 lifespan a Series 3 version was launched in January 1982 It is distinguishable from the Series 2 by a more assertively plastic grille. with the addition of a coressponding panel at the rear, simular to the newly introduced Ritmo/Strada range. The car received a completely new dashboard design and interior, again in line with the Ritmo. The 1301 cc Fiat SOHC engine was also introduced as an option for the Series 3.
The 127 was replaced as Fiat's high volume product in this sector by the Fiat Uno in January 1983
Many thanks for a fantabulous 35,254,200 views
3hot at Seighford Airfield Car Show, near Stafford 10:05:2015 Ref 106-7
December 2016 work in progress at the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
ink wash on polypropylene paper
This is polypropylene fibre at Master Ropemakers, Chatham Dockyard.The slivers are going through the finisher before the next stage which is spinning into yarn for ropemaking. This was taken the day that John Strand and myself were laid off!
The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain. With a current seating capacity of 81,044, it has been the home stadium of Real Madrid since its completion in 1947. It is the second-largest stadium in Spain and third-largest home to a top-flight European club after Camp Nou and Westfalenstadion.
Named after footballer and former Real Madrid president Santiago Bernabéu, the stadium is one of the world's most famous football venues. It has hosted the final of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League on four occasions: in 1957, 1969, 1980, 2010. The stadium also hosted the second leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, making Santiago Bernabéu the first (and only) stadium to host the two most important premier continental cup finals (UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores).
The final matches for the 1964 European Nations' Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup were also held at the Bernabéu, making it the first stadium in Europe to host both a UEFA Euro final and a FIFA World Cup final.On 22 June 1944, the Banco Mercantil e Industrial bank granted credit to Santiago Bernabéu and Rafael Salgado for the purchase of the land adjacent to the old Chamartín Stadium. On 5 September 1944, architects Manuel Muñoz Monasterio and Luis Alemany Soler were hired and the structure on the site began to give way to the new stadium. On 27 October 1944, construction work on the stadium began.
The Nuevo Estadio Chamartín was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 with a match between Real Madrid and the Portuguese side Os Belenenses, which resulted in a 3–1 victory for Los Blancos. The stadium had an initial capacity of 75,145 spectators, 27,645 of which had seats (7,125 covered) and 47,500 for standing fans. Sabino Barinaga was the first player to score in the new stadium.
The first major renovation occurred in 1955. On 19 June of that year, the stadium expanded to accommodate 125,000 spectators. Thus, the Madrid coliseum became the biggest stadium of all the participants of the newly established European Cup.
On 4 January 1955, after the General Assembly of Members Compromisaros, it was decided that the stadium adopt its present name in honour of club President Santiago Bernabéu.
In May 1957, Real Madrid used electric stadium lighting in a game against Sport Recife of Brazil.
The next big changes did not occur until the early 1980s with the hosting of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. The stadium had to adapt to the changing times and with this, architects Rafael Luis Alemany and Manuel Salinas were hired for the stadium's renovation project. The brothers were sons of Luis Alemany Soler, who carried out the original construction project next to Muñoz Monasterio. The work lasted 16 months and had a cost of 704 million pesetas (US $4.7 million), of which 530 million was paid by the City of Madrid.
The improvements included a number of points. First, FIFA forced two-thirds of the seating area to be covered. For this reason, Real Madrid installed a roof covering the perimeter of the first and second tiers of seating, except the east side. The stadium's capacity was reduced from 120,000 to 98,000 spectators, 24,550 of which were covered by the new roof. The project also involved remodeling the façade, the installation of new electronic signs in the north and south ends, as well as the renovation of the press areas, lockers rooms, access, and ancillary areas.
The stadium hosted four matches in the World Cup: three second-round Group Two matches (West Germany vs. England, West Germany vs. Spain, and Spain vs. England) and the prestigious final match (Italy vs. West Germany).
Following a series of spectator fatalities in the 1980s (most notably the Heysel Stadium in Belgium and the Hillsborough Stadium in England), English authorities released the Taylor Report on how to improve football spectator safety in English venues. UEFA followed suit across Europe. The stadium was forced to create separate shortcuts to different stadium sections and seats for all spectators. In the 1990s, the Santiago Bernabéu went through a large expansion and remodeling. The board of Ramón Mendoza awarded the project to Gines Navarro Construcciones, S.A. The work started on 7 February 1992 and concluded on 7 May 1994 with a final cost of more than 5 billion pesetas, substantially raising the debt of the club, having no institutional support.
The work concluded with the creation of an amphitheater on the west side and in the foundations, coupled with the existing building by using hydraulic jacks.
In total, 20,200 upgraded seats were installed, with each seat having a tilt of 87 degrees, ensuring a perfect view and proximity to the pitch. In addition, to access the new ring, four entrance towers were erected on the outside, each with two staircases and a central spiral ramp.
With the new structure, the height of the stadium was increased from 22 m to 45 m. This caused problems during the winter, leaving two-thirds of the field of play in the shade. This lack of sunlight led to grass deterioration on the pitch. For this reason, a polypropylene pipe network was installed at a 20 cm depth under the pitch. At over 30 km long the pipe system circulates hot water, keeping the turf from freezing in cold temperatures.
Also, due to the height of the stand, it was necessary to improve and increase the lighting capability. A retractable protective roof was also installed to protect the fans from the elements. After the renovation, the stadium's capacity was 110,000 spectators.
Already in the summer of 1998, and chaired by Lorenzo Sanz, the Santiago Bernabéu adopted an all-seating arrangement, bringing its capacity down to 75,328 spectators.
As the club kept growing in all regards, thoughts for further changes to the stadium appeared. When Florentino Pérez became the president of the club, he launched a "master plan" with one goal: to improve the comfort of the Santiago Bernabéu and the quality of its facilities, and maximise revenue for the stadium.
Pérez invested €127 million in five years (2001–2006) by adding an expansion to the east side of the stadium, as well adding a new façade on Father Damien street, new costumes, new boxes and VIP areas, a new stage in honour of the east side, a new press area (also located on the east side), a new audio system, new bars, integration of heating in the stands, panoramic lifts, new restaurants, escalators in the tower access, and implementation of the multipurpose building in Father Damien street. Following the enlargement of the lateral east side and the creation of new galleries, the capacity of the Santiago Bernabéu was 80,354, all seated.
In 2007, the 1,000th match was played at the Santiago Bernabéu. In addition, the latest revision of UEFA on 27,[clarification needed] on the occasion of Champions League match against Olympiacos, served as a final step to give the Santiago Bernabéu elite stadium status on 14 November 2007, a month before the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of the stadium. UEFA announced that it would receive elite stadium status.
Pérez proposed construction of a retractable roof before he resigned in 2005. In 2009, following the re-election of Pérez as the club president, it was announced that the roof construction was looking unlikely due to the financial situation of the club. According to Spanish sports newspaper Marca, however, Pérez wants to restructure Santiago Bernabéu. According to the newspaper, the architect in charge will be chosen from among a shortlist of Spanish architects Santiago Calatrava and Pritzker Prize-winner Rafael Moneo, and Chinese-American Ieoh Ming Pei, also a Pritzker winner.
According to the official website of the club, the current capacity is 81,044.
On 16 October 2013, Pérez announced that Real Madrid was seeking to sell the naming rights for its stadium and looking for a sponsor for the €400 million renovation project. The proposed design of the stadium renovation, produced by German architects GMP, was unveiled on 31 January 2014. The bold design includes a retractable roof, with the overall cost of around €400 million likely to be met half via the sale of naming rights and half via a bond issue to Real members according to Spanish media reports. Pérez said, "We want to make the Santiago Bernabéu the best stadium in the world." Real Madrid then announced a sponsorship agreement with IPIC to assist the club in the redevelopment of the stadium. Pérez then said that in compliance to the agreement the name of the stadium would be renamed "IPIC Bernabeu" or "CEPSA Bernabeu". The surface has been replaced with Mixto hybrid grass manufactured in Italy.
Real Madrid and Microsoft launched the first interactive audioguide for the Bernabéu Tour on 3 April 2017. Over 200,000 people toured the stadium in 2016, of whom over 60% were foreigners.
A €525-million renovation project was initially set to begin in summer 2017, but began in 2019. The capacity will be increased by approximately 4000 with the addition of an extra tier, bringing it to just over the 85000 mark, furthermore the height will also be increased by ten metres and a retractable roof as well as a retractable pitch will be added. The club is expected to sell the naming rights to the renovated stadium.
The work is expected to last three and a half years (2019–2022).
The renovation team utilises Roman techniques with raising the top, so as not to affect the operation of the stadium during the football season. "The project is complex because it will not stop the football and therefore complicates the works and design, which has a roof that encloses the whole stadium. They are going to lift the roof like the Romans did, but with modern technology. They will raise the inner ring by string-pulling with hydraulic jacks, bridge technology and ski lifts in a short period of time in the summer to respect the sporting calendar," said Tristán López Chicheri, the individual in charge of the renovation. In March 2020, Real Madrid decided to expedite the renovations after the Royal Spanish Football Federation suspended La Liga due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The expedition included interior work, which made the pitch unplayable and prompted Real Madrid to play their matches at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium instead until the end of the 2020–21 season.
Chicheri believes the renovation will bring tourists to the stadium all year round, with many attractions planned. The stadium is supposed to have more restaurants, a shopping centre and a hotel, with some rooms having a view of the pitch. The "digital stadium of the future" will be equipped with a 360-degree screen and retractable roof. "It is not only on matchdays that it will be used – there are venues like the Bernabéu that are in the middle of the city and it is a shame that they have no life beyond 35–40 matches a year," said Chicheri.
Rotational Erection System with Angle Section Arms
material: polypropylene (face and embossed core) sandwich panel
Fiat 127CL (2nd Gen) (1977-81) Engine 1049cc S4 OHC 127 A.000
Registration Number XTM 401 S (London)
FIAT SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623665060711...
The Fiat 127 is a supermini car produced by Fiat 1971-83 in three series.
Originally launched in April 1971 as a two door Saloon, with the Hatchback version following the next year, which ulimately prove the more popular option. This was Fiat's first supermini-sized hatchback, along with a state-of-the-art transverse-engine/front-wheel-drive layout, with the transmission mounted on the end of the engine, both design ideas had been fully trialled since 1964, by Fiat's Autobianchi subsidiary with the Autobianchi Primula and 1969 Autobianchi A112 and A111 The car was one of the first of the modern superminis, and won praise for its utilisation of space (80 percent of the floor space was available for passengers and luggage) as well as its road-holding. It was launched a year before the comparable Renault 5, and before the end of the 1970s most mass market European manufacturers were producing similar cars, The 127 was also one of the more popular imported cars on the UK market, peaking at more than 20,000 sales in 1978. It was also the first car fitted with an all-polypropylene bumper on steel support. The 127 was an instant success, winning the European Car of the Year award for 1972, and quickly became one of the best-selling cars in Europe for several years. It was the third Fiat in six years to receive this accolade.
The Series 2 version of the 127 debuted in May 1977, featuring a restyled front and rear, a new dashboard, larger rear side windows and the option of the base 903cc engine and a 1049cc OHC engine. The tailgate was extended and now reached nearly to the rear bumper, addressing complaints about the high lip over which luggage had to be lifted for loading into the earlier 127 hatchbacks. There was also a "high-cube" panel van version, known as the Fiorino which was based on the Series 2 bodyshell, and this remained in production until 1984, when a new Uno-based Fiorino debuted.
Late in the 127 lifespan a Series 3 version was launched in January 1982 It is distinguishable from the Series 2 by a more assertively plastic grille. with the addition of a coressponding panel at the rear, simular to the newly introduced Ritmo/Strada range. The car received a completely new dashboard design and interior, again in line with the Ritmo. The 1301 cc Fiat SOHC engine was also introduced as an option for the Series 3.
The 127 was replaced as Fiat's high volume product in this sector by the Fiat Uno in January 1983
Many thanks for a fantabulous
47,952,364 views
Shot at the NEC Classic Car Show 13:11:2015 Ref. 112-199
Here are two items used with my pop-up flash macro bracket. One is necessary... the direct flash shield, the other is a nice option... the frozen dinner bowl flash diffuser. Both are adapted for mounting on the front of a lens using a Raynox UAC2000 snap-on lens adapter. It allows mounting their macro lenses (and now my attachments) on any lens having a filter ring between 52mm and 67mm. It fits on like a lens cap by pressing two tabs. This convenient adapter is the 43mm model supplied with their DCR-150 and DCR-250 macro lenses, and is available separately. If focusing your lens results in the shield or diffuser rotating away from its position directly in front of the pop-up flash, simply squeeze the two mounting tabs and reposition the shield.
The diffuser is made from the plastic bowl that comes with a Marie Callender or Healthy Choice “steamer” frozen dinner. It provides diffused pop-up flash lighting, with soft edged shadows. Clipping a small piece of black paper or plastic on the back of the diffuser allows you to selectively block a portion of the flash, creating directional soft lighting, adjusted by moving the material right or left. Bowls from any dinners having tomato sauce shouldn't be used. Even after vigorous scrubbing, running through a dish washer, or soaking in a variety of cleaners and solvents, a very slight orange stain will remain, enough to produce a color shift in your images. Most other varieties are OK, their bowls being completely neutral, as with the one in this photo.
The "direct flash" shield is used to prevent direct light from the pop-up flash falling on your subject. Operating at very close macro-shooting distances, the flash could create heavy overexposure. With this in place on a lens, all lighting is bounced onto your subject using bracket mounted reflectors.
UAC2000 adapter... B&H Photo, $7.95.
Flash shield material... Staples “M by Staples” Arc System Tab Dividers, black polypropylene, 5-5/6” x 8-1/2”, a package of five... $3.99 at Staples.
“Steamer” dinners... most large supermarkets, around $2.89.
Small machine screws, washers, and nuts... for assembling the flash shield and bowl diffuser... almost any hardware store, cheap.
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ReadyMakers:
This lamp idea was published in ReadyMade’s book, and I’ve slowly acquired the supplies and tools to finally make it.
To cover the soldered cords and old fixture, I chose a Tomoko Fuse corrugated vase cover/lampshade from her Home Decorating with Origami book. I tried many other ideas, like Rizoma’s pleated spiral, but I couldn’t easily work out the right circumferences in his more complicated version.
I made the cover from polypropylene (100# Yupo), and it’s velcroed together for easy removal and cleaning. It makes a hexagon to be congruent with the six bottles in an equilateral triangle format.
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The Surge Towers are connected to the penstocks located next to the Mill Lake power house and is a very important part of the St. Margaret’s Bay Hydro-electricity system.
The surge tower has three important functions:
1. Supply additional water on Turbine startup.
2. Prevents collapse of penstocks by making available additional water to prevent a drop in the internal pressure caused when turbine is started & suddenly takes water faster than can flow from head pond.
3. Prevents penstocks from exploding on turbine shut down, energy from water gained by momentum is released into the surge tower.
The two surge towers serving the Mill Lake power plant.
The left surge tower is connected to the polypropylene penstock from Coon Lake, although you can’t see the penstock itself it’s position can be seen by the mound of soil where it has been buried.
The right surge tower is connected to the fibreglass penstock from Sandy Lake.
Polypropylene cut outs, one oil painted, suspended in a wooden frame.
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The Surge Towers are connected to the penstocks located next to the Mill Lake power house and is a very important part of the St. Margaret’s Bay Hydro-electricity system.
The surge tower has three important functions:
1. Supply additional water on Turbine startup.
2. Prevents collapse of penstocks by making available additional water to prevent a drop in the internal pressure caused when turbine is started & suddenly takes water faster than can flow from head pond.
3. Prevents penstocks from exploding on turbine shut down, energy from water gained by momentum is released into the surge tower.
The two surge towers serving the Mill Lake power plant.
The left surge tower is connected to the polypropylene penstock from Coon Lake, although you can’t see the penstock itself it’s position can be seen by the mound of soil where it has been buried.
The right surge tower is connected to the fibreglass penstock from Sandy Lake.
Truck Fire Fighting Rural (TFFR)
Australian Army Fire Fighting Tanker in Perth CBD
Cab / Chassis: Hino (4 X 4) Dual Cab Chassis
GOM / GVM: 13500kg
Pump: Darley HE 500 pump / Hatz 4L41C diesel engine
Pump Performance: Flow rates at 1325 litres per minute and pressures up to 13.8 Bar
Body: Painted steel tray frame and roll over frame, aluminium chequer plate work platform flooring and aluminium tray lockers and panelling.
Water Capacity: 3400 litre polypropylene water tank
Hose reel: 2 standard pressure hose reels with electric rewind fitted with 33m of 19mm hose & 2 dead reels
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1967 Orange Polypropylene Armchair, design by Robin Day for Hille (England)
1968 Blue Mono Nordmende Spectra Futura, design by Raymond Loewy
1970 White Plastic swivel magazine stand (Portariviste girevole),
design by Franco Bettonica & Mario Mellocchi, Studio OPI Milano for Cini&Nils
Blogged here : teddy.skynetblogs.be/post/7125486/nordmende-spectra-futura-
This snail was very small - about 5mm long. He stopped to look at me for a bit, then moved on. I rather liked the way he was perched on the edge of the leaf.
I'm wondering about using my teleconverter again to get a bit more depth of field - it's so shallow, especially with the full-frame 5D.
Canon 5D, MPE-65mm, ST-E2, 430 EX, Home-made polypropylene softbox
f/16, 1/200 sec, ISO 100
Acrílico y tinta china sobre película de polipropileno
Acrylic paint and India ink on polypropylene film
I've been experimenting with a bespoke flash bracket for my "ultra-micro" images (see earlier photograph). This has worked well but forced me to abandon my large diffusers and use just the MT24-EX flash with Stofen diffusers; resulting in some specular highlights appearing in some shots.
I've modified the flash arrangement by adding a piece of translucent polypropylene sheet over the Stofen diffusers. I need to experiment more, but here's my first test shot - a Kalaphorura burmeisteri. I'm quite pleased with the level of diffusion, but these are not particularly shiny anyway. Weather permitting, I'll do some more test shots tomorrow.
Canon 5D3 + MP-E 65mm (at 5x) + 1.4x Extender + 36mm extension tube + MT24-EX Flash.