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VC-25A SAM 29000 is used to practice landings and takeoffs from Harrisburg International Airport. When the president is on board this modified 747 carries the callsign "Air Force One."
Choristers practicing carols with Martin How at Addington Palace on 15 December 1956.
Probable names (left to right);
Front row (close to piano); unknown, Dick Gilbert, unknown, David Ursell, unknown, Richard Barnes, Alan Goode, Stuart Davies.
Back row; Gerald Hargrave, Paul Rangecroft, unknown, Chris Chambers, unknown, Paul Andrews.
Photo: Dick Gilbert collection
Today was a huge step for me and our financial well being. You're probably curious as to what I'm talking about and how it relates to this picture. Today I took a trip to the doctor's office and got a vasectomy.
From the beginning we decided we only wanted two kids. We now have two beautiful daughters and so we are done. It's sort of sad to think that we will not be having any more kids. We do love babies. But we definitely do not regret making this decision. Financially it's better for us to stop at two.
People always ask me, "Don't you want to try for a boy?" And my answer is "nope". :) At first I wanted a son, but after our first daughter was born...things changed. And when Jane got pregnant the 2nd time around, I was rooting for another lil girl. I'm perfectly content with two girls.
I was originally scheduled for the operation a year ago. But a week before my appointment I chickened out. HAHA. But during the ensuing year, I've mustered up some balls(no pun intended) and decided to take the plunge and just do it. My appointment had been scheduled for about 2 months now, but I haven't told many people or talked about it much because I didn't want to start thinking about it too much and then end up backing out again. :)
Anyways the procedure was done this morning at 11:30am. The doctor had me lie down on the table while he performed the 30 minute procedure. When I lied down, I looked up and this was the picture I saw taped to the ceiling. I thought it was so damn funny that I had to take a picture of it. Of course i didn't have my camera on me, so I had to shoot it with my cameraphone. :) I knew immediately this was destined to be posted on Flickr.
So did it hurt? Yes, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. The most uncomfortable thing about the whole procedure was that the doctor who performed it...happens to be a friend of my parents. He was even at our wedding! How weird is that? It wasn't planned that way either. I went to my primary care physician, and he wrote me the referral for the urologist. I thought the name looked familar, so I asked my dad and sure enough...it was his friend. Great huh? The good thing about it was that after he finished the procedure....his wife(who works with him) came and greeted me and gave me back my copay. :D haha. Free vasectomy. Woohoo!
Anyways, I'm in recovery mode right now. Sitting here at my desk at home with an icepack on my lap...surfing Flickr.
Young people from across Europe came for a few days of science experiments and debates in the 1st "Young Europeans Science Parliament". Budding scientists from 29 countries discussed the use of stem cells, access to genetic information and personalised medicine. There were also workshops and presentations in the Parliament and the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences from 29 November - 1 December.
(L to R) Paul Rübig MEP, head of the EP STOA Science Assessment, Herbert Münder - President of European Science Events Association (EUSCEA), and Young European Science Parlamentarian Judith Gabriel (Gabriel).
©European Parliament/Pietro Naj-Oleari
Seeing as I've never made a rag quilt before, I decided to do a little practice on some very small scraps of denim-- just to get some idea of how the frays might look. (These aren't as "raggy" as I'd hoped, really, but they're supposed to fray more and more with subsequent washings.)
It was also a chance for me to "refamiliarize" myself with my sewing machine. (I haven't really sewn much before, so it was rather slow going at first.)
ETA: I've since made more rag-quilted coasters from denim scraps, kind of like these.
Read more here.
NPS | Margaret Barse
The Exploring Earth Science Teacher Workshop 2017 took place over August 2nd and 3rd. Participating teachers spent two days in Shenandoah National Park learning and participating in activities around the theme "Shenandoah Salamander: Climate Change Casualty or Survivor."
This program is supported by a generous donation from the Shenandoah National Park Association and the Shenandoah National Park Trust.