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Smoking triangle burgers, the precise angle has been concealed to protect the secret formula. In a double blind study at MIT, students with poor math grades consuming only two triangle burger showed a marked improvement in test scores.
Triangle burgers formulation developed at the Tri- Burger Test Laboratory in Troutdale Oregon
¼ cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced Sautee until onions are translucent
¾ of a large yellow onion diced
1 can of mixed tropical fruit optional (you will need to drain well and use a potato masher to soften)
1 large jalapeño remove seeds
About ½ a jar of chipotle Paste chipotlepeople.com
¼ cup of filtered water adjust if needed
½ cup red wine (a quality cabernet sauvignon would be nice)
Add the rest of the ingredients bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes until it thickens, refrigerate for 1 hour before mixing with hamburger.
Place 1 pound of lean hamburger and ½ pound of Ed Depee custom made pork sausage (If you can get it) in a large mixing bowl add the remaining ¼ onion and the sauce, mix well by hand shape into triangle to your prefered size. Be sure to hold back about a 1/3 of the sauce to use as a condiment for dressing the Tri burger.
Make triangle shaped buns, brush with olive oil and minced garlic add a little salt, toast on grill for 5 to 10 minutes.
Barbequing with a Traeger grill smoker technology, using wood of you're choose, I prefer cherry but that’s just how I roll.
Tri-Burger Institute.
This new ultimate wake boat combines amazing wakes, precise handling, aggressive looks and a shockingly refined interior. The view from overhead is elegance, while the water-level vantage point is complete intimidation. The SA350, SA450 and SA550 have Indmar power behind their names. These models protect and project with Supra's new Barrage Front End while the Battle Prep Transom prepares you for action. Specific hull design and perfectly matched underwater gear take wake boat handling beyond better. Elevate even further with Supra Ride System (SRS) components like 900 pounds of hard sub-floor Liquid Lead Ballast and the new loaded Roswell Pro Edge Tower. Opt for 1,300-pounds of additional Flex Ballast from the factory and swamp the competition. The epitome of convenience and customization the SA has snap-out carpet with a fiberglass floor. The intricate upholstery design is only matched by the plush feel and durability of the NANO Block Technology (NBT) Vinyl surrounding multiple densities of foam. Hand-covered accents finish the performance look and the luxurious feel. Experience SA350, SA450 and SA550 shock and awe in person at a Supra Boats dealer near you.
Overall Length w/o Platform: 22' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform: 24' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform & Trailer: 27' 2"
Width (Beam): 100"
Overall Width w/ Trailer: 102"
Draft: 26"
Weight - Boat only: 4,300 lbs
Weight - Boat and Trailer: 5,600 lbs
Capacity - Passenger: 10
Capacity - Weight: 1,400 lbs
Capacity - Fuel: 50 gals
Capacity - Ballast: 900 lbs (S) 1,300 lbs (O) = 2,200 lbs available from factory.
Engine - Electronic Fuel Injection: 345 HP-SA350, 450 HP-SA450, 550HP-SA550
First the precise fit, then the curve is cut and shaped.
RIPTIDE was built in 1927 by Frank E and William J Schertzer, owners of Schertzer Brothers Boat and Machine Company, which was then located at 1115 Northlake Avenue on the north end of Lake Union near the foot of Stone Way in Seattle. Tantalizing hints in her lines suggest she may have been designed by the Seattle firm of Lee, Brinton and Wayland. Her original owners are as yet unknown.
RIPTIDE is 47 feet 1-inch long with a beam of 11 feet 10-inches and a draft of four feet. She is planked in port orford cedar riveted to white oak frames over an apitong backbone with western red cedar houses. She displaces about 10 tons, relatively light for a boat this size.
A Coast Guard documented vessel, RIPTIDE carries documentation number 226242 carved into the interior face of both port and starboard bilge stringers.
RIPTIDE is powered by remanufactured Cummins B210 5.9 liter turbo-charged diesel of 210hp. While her top speed is over 14 knots at 2400 rpm, her cruising speed is a much more sedate 9 knots at 1500 rpm. She carries 300 gallons of diesel fuel.
She was overhauled by the Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-Op in Port Townsend WA in 2015, completely recaulked by John Zimmer of Palouse Boatworks, and painted and varnished by Diane Salguero of Salguero Marine Services. 2017 work included replacing the aft portion of the pilothouse and adding six new portlights forward and repainting the boat, in addition to her annual painting. 2018 Work included replacing the forward portion of the pilothouse, overhauling the transom seat area, and adding a water system and head. Shipwrights Jeff Galey and Paul Stoffer have done the majority of work on the boat. Salguero Marine will paint RIPTIDE after she emerges from the shipyard in early July, 2018.
RIPTIDE's hailing port is Port Ludlow WA. She is usually moored in Port Madison, on Bainbridge Island, WA.
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A tiny speck against the blue vault, yet a powerful force dismantling a concrete titan. This precise work is a dance of destruction that irreversibly shifts the skyline. The industrial past dissolves into dust, clearing space for a new narrative.
The precise identity of this Valentine Mark IX is not clear, all identification marks having been removed many years ago. It stood outside the Army Base at Long Kesh (later known as the Maze Prison) in Northern Ireland for many years, subsequently moving to Lisanelly Camp, Omagh. It was acquired by Vickers Defence Systems and restored to running order in Newcastle using the engine from the Museum’s Valentine Archer. In due course it was offered to the Museum on loan and ultimately, in March 2002, was gifted to the Museum. It carries the number “T123358” on the turret which is correct for the type but not necessarily for this actual vehicle. (Source: Museum Vehicle Record).
This Valentine is in running order and has taken part in various events including the Tanks in Action display in August 2000, and Tankfests 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In about 2010/11 it appeared briefly in new markings, then was repainted in a sand and brown camouflage scheme and with a new registration number painted on the turret.
T67003: “T67003” painted on forward turret sides. “T123358” previously painted on left turret side.
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The Wandra was wrecked on the night of 15th December 1915 at a location known as the Drumsticks, or Drum and Drumsticks. The image, taken from Google Maps, shows the Beecroft Peninsula and Point Perpendicular. The Peninsula forms the Northern entrance to Jervis Bay, NSW. The precise location of the wreck is contained on this website: www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
This report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY.
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy" as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy.— The hull of the steamer Wandy, , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra, recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra, when launched, was christened " Wandy" by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA.
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra, owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA'S PROPELLER INJURED.
A telegram received by the Department of Navigation from the pilot at Bellingen yesterday stated that the steamer Wandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP
Wandra and Tug to the Rescue.
It fell to the lot of the coasting steamer Wandra, one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan, put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA.
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra, one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra, states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra.
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK.
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra, and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
Further details on the wreck and information on Scuba Diving can be found at
www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
Acknowledgements: The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
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The Postcard
A postally unused carte postale that was published by Neurdein et Cie of Paris. The card has a divided back.
Abba Eban
"History teaches us that men and
nations behave wisely when they
have exhausted all other alternatives".
This was said during a speech in London UK on 16th. December 1970 by Abba Eban (1915-2002), an Israeli diplomat and writer.
Visé Paris No. 584
The reference to 'Visé Paris' followed by a unique reference number means that the image has been inspected by the military authorities in the French capital and deemed not to be a security risk.
'Visé Paris' signifies that the card was published during or soon after the end of the Great War.
Verdun
Verdun (Official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse département in Grand Est, northeastern France.
The Battle of Verdun in The Great War
In the Franco-Prussian War, Verdun was the last French fortress to surrender in 1870. Shortly afterwards, a new system of fortification was begun. This consisted of a mutually supporting ring of 22 polygonal forts up to 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the city, and an inner ring of 6 forts.
Verdun was the site of a major battle, the longest-lasting of the Great War. It was one of the costliest battles in military history, and exemplified the policy of a "war of attrition" pursued by both sides, which led to an enormous loss of life and very large casualty lists.
Following the failure of the Schlieffen Plan in 1914 and the solidifying of the Western Front, Germany remained on the strategic defensive in the west throughout most of 1915.
In the winter of 1915–16, German General Erich von Falkenhayn, the chief of the German General Staff (1914–1916) made plans for a large offensive on the Western Front that ultimately aimed to break the French Army through the application of firepower at a point that the French had to hold for reasons of national prestige.
As Falkenhayn recalled it, his so-called "Christmas memorandum" to Kaiser Willhelm II envisioned:
"A massive but limited attack on a French
position for the retention of which the French
Command would be compelled to throw in
every man they have."
Once the French army had bled to death, Great Britain could be brought down by Germany's submarine blockade and superior military strength. The logic of initiating a battle not to gain territory or a strategic position but simply to create a self-sustaining killing ground - to bleed the French army to death -pointed to the grimness of military vision in 1916.
Recent scholarship by Holger Afflerbach and others, however, has questioned the veracity of the Christmas memo. No copy has ever surfaced, and the only account of it appeared in Falkenhayn's post-war memoir.
It is possible that Falkenhayn did not specifically design the battle to bleed the French army, but used this supposed motive after the fact in an attempt to justify the Verdun offensive, despite its failure.
Verdun was the strongest point in pre-war France, ringed by a string of powerful forts, including Douaumont and Fort Vaux. By 1916, the salient at Verdun jutted into the German lines and lay vulnerable to attack from three sides.
The historic city of Verdun had been an oppidum of the Gauls before Roman times and later a key asset in wars against Prussia, and Falkenhayn suspected that the French would throw as many men as necessary into its defence.
Ironically, France had substantially weakened Verdun's defences after the outbreak of the war, an oversight that would contribute to the removal of Joseph Joffre from supreme command at the end of 1916.
The German attack was slated to begin on the 12th. February, then the 16th. February 1916, but the snow forced repeated postponements.
Falkenhayn massed artillery to the north and east of Verdun to precede the infantry advance with intensive artillery bombardment. His attack was to hit the French positions on the right bank of the Meuse.
Although French intelligence had warned of his plans, these warnings were ignored by the French Command, and troop levels in the area remained low. Consequently, Verdun was utterly unprepared for the initial bombardment on the morning of the 21st. February 1916.
German infantry attacks followed that afternoon, and met tenacious but ultimately inadequate resistance for the first four days.
On the 25th. February 1916, the Germans occupied Fort Douaumont. French reinforcements - now under the leadership of General Philippe Pétain - began to arrive and were instantly thrown into "the furnace" (as the battle was called) to slow the German advance, no matter what the cost.
Over the next several days, the stubborn defence managed to slow the German advance with a series of bloody counter-attacks. In March, Falkenhayn decided to target the French positions on the left bank of the Meuse as well, broadening the offensive front twofold.
Throughout March and April, Cumières-le-Mort-Homme and Hill 304 were under continuous heavy bombardment and relentless infantry attacks.
Meanwhile, Pétain organised repeated, small-scale counter-attacks to slow the German advance. He also ensured that the sole supply road from Bar-le-Duc into Verdun remained open. It became known as the Voie Sacrée "Sacred Way" because it continued to carry vital supplies and reinforcements into the Verdun front despite constant artillery fire.
German gains continued in June 1916, but slowly, and only after increasingly heavy losses on their side. On the 7th. June, following almost a week of bitter resistance, Fort Vaux fell to the Germans after a murderous hand-to-hand fight inside the fort itself.
On the 23rd. June, the Germans reached what would become the furthest point of their advance. The line was just in front of Fort Souville, the last stronghold before Verdun itself.
Pétain was making plans to evacuate the right bank of the Meuse when the combined Anglo-French offensive on the Somme River was launched on the 1st. July, partly to relieve pressure on the French, although the first day was the bloodiest in the British Army's history.
The Germans could no longer afford to continue their offensive at Verdun when they were needed so desperately on the Somme. At a cost of some 400,000 German casualties and a similar number of French, the attack was finally called off. Germany's intention to bleed France to death had failed.
The battle continued, however, from October to the end of the year. French offensives, employing new tactics devised by General Robert Nivelle, regained the forts and territory they had lost earlier. This was the only gleam of hope in an otherwise abysmal landscape.
Overall, the battle lasted 11 months. Falkenhayn was replaced by Paul von Hindenburg as Chief of General Staff. General Nivelle was promoted over the head of General Pétain to replace Generalissimo Joseph Joffre as French supreme commander, although he was to hold the post for less than six months.
Cemetery and Memorials
There are many French and German cemeteries throughout the battlefield. The largest is the French National Cemetery and Douaumont Ossuary near Fort Douaumont. Thirteen thousand crosses adorn the field in front of the ossuary, which holds roughly 130,000 unidentified remains brought in from the battlefield. Every year yields more remains, which are often placed inside the ossuary's vaults.
Among many revered memorials on the battlefield is the "Bayonet Trench", which marks the location where some dozen bayonets lined up in a row were discovered projecting out of the ground after the war; below each rifle was the body of a French soldier. It has been assumed that these belonged to a group of soldiers who had rested their rifles against the parapet of the trench they were occupying when they were killed during a bombardment, and the men were buried where they lay in the trench and the rifles left untouched. However, this is probably not historically accurate: experts agree that the bayonets were probably affixed to the rifles after the attack and installed by survivors to memorialise the spot.
Nearby, the World War I Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial is located at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon to the northwest of Verdun. It is the final resting place for 14,246 American military dead, most of whom died in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The chapel contains a memorial to the 954 American missing whose remains were never recovered or identified.
On the 12th. September 1916 King George V awarded the Military Cross to the City of Verdun, one of only two awards of this British decoration to a municipality during World War I, the other being Ypres.
The Use of Artillery in the Great War
Artillery was very heavily used by both sides during the Great War. The British fired over 170 million artillery rounds of all types, weighing more than 5 million tons - that's an average of around 70 pounds (32 kilos) per shell.
If the 170m rounds were on average two feet long, and if they were laid end to end, they would stretch for 64,394 miles (103,632 kilometres); the line would go round the equator over two and a half times. If the artillery of the Central Powers of Germany and its allies is factored in, the figure can be doubled to 5 encirclements of the planet.
During the first two weeks of the Third Battle of Ypres, over 4 million rounds were fired at a cost of over £22,000,000 - a huge sum of money, especially over a century ago.
Artillery was the killer and maimer of the war of attrition.
According to Dennis Winter's book 'Death's Men' three quarters of battle casualties were caused by artillery rounds. According to John Keegan ('The Face of Battle') casualties were:
- Bayonets - less than 1%
- Bullets - 30%
- Artillery and Bombs - 70%
Keegan suggests however that the ratio changed during advances, when massed men walking line-abreast with little protection across no-man's land were no match for for rifles and fortified machine gun emplacements.
Many artillery shells fired during the Great War failed to explode. Drake Goodman provides the following information on Flickr:
"During World War I, an estimated one tonne
of explosives was fired for every square metre
of territory on the Western front.
As many as one in every three shells fired did
not detonate.
In the Ypres Salient alone, an estimated 300
million projectiles that the British and the
German forces fired at each other were "duds",
and most of them have not been recovered."
To this day, large quantities of Great War matériel are discovered on a regular basis. Many shells from the Great War were left buried in the mud, and often come to the surface during ploughing and land development.
For example, on the Somme battlefields in 2009 there were 1,025 interventions, unearthing over 6,000 pieces of ammunition weighing 44 tons.
Artillery shells may or may not still be live with explosive or gas, so the bomb disposal squad, of the Civilian Security of the Somme, dispose of them.
A huge mine under the German lines did not explode during the battle of Messines in 1917. The mine, containing several tons of ammonal and gun cotton, was triggered by lightning in 1955, creating an enormous crater.
The precise location of a second mine which also did not explode is unknown. Searches for it are not planned, as they would be too expensive and dangerous.
The Somme Times
From 'The Somme Times', Monday, 31 July, 1916:
'There was a young girl of the Somme,
Who sat on a number five bomb,
She thought 'twas a dud 'un,
But it went off sudden -
Her exit she made with aplomb!'
The precise location of that first church has been lost. The present building dates from the time of Pope Sixtus III (432 - 440) and contains many ancient mosaics from this period. Its form so exactly follows the conventions of an imperial basilica it has at times been taken for one.[9] The Athenian marble columns supporting the nave are even older, and either come from the first basilica, or from another antique Roman building; thirty-six are marble and four granite, pared down, or shortened to make them identical by Ferdinando Fuga, who provided them with identical gilt-bronze capitals.[10] The 14th century campanile, or bell tower, is the highest in Rome, at 240 feet, (about 75 m.). The basilica's 16th-century coffered ceiling, to a design by Giuliano da Sangallo, is said to be gilded with Inca gold presented by Ferdinand and Isabella to the Spanish pope, initially brought by Christopher Columbus[citation needed], Alexander VI (something which factually is erroneous, since the Inca empire was conquered during the reign of Charles V). The apse mosaic, the Coronation of the Virgin, is from 1295, signed by the Franciscan friar, Jacopo Torriti. The Basilica also contains frescoes by Giovanni Baglione, in the Cappella Borghese.
The Piazza dell'Esquilino with the apse area of Santa Maria Maggiore.
The Borghese (or Pauline) Chapel
The 12th-century façade has been masked by a reconstruction, with a screening loggia, that were added by Pope Benedict XIV in 1743, to designs by Ferdinando Fuga that did not damage the mosaics of the façade. The wing of the canonica (sacristy to its left and a matching wing to the right (designed by Flaminio Ponzio) give the basilica's front the aspect of a palace facing Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore. To the right of the Basilica's façade is a memorial representing a column in the form of an up-ended cannon barrel topped with a cross: it was erected by Pope Clement VIII immediately after the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of Protestants, though today it is reputed to celebrate the end of the French Wars of Religion [1].
The Marian column erected in 1614, to designs of Carlo Maderno is the model for numerous Marian columns erected in Catholic countries in thanksgiving for remission of the plague during the Baroque era. (An example is the Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, the Czech Republic). The column itself is the sole remaining from Constantine's Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine in Campo Vaccino, as the Roman Forum was called until the 18th century [2]; Maderno's fountain at the base combines the armorial eagles and dragons of Paul V.
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I am not sure of the precise location of this view yet (if you know, please let me know). The following text is from "Old Kinson" by S J Lands:
"Next door the pretty three-gabled cottage of the same period took over the name of Ensbury Cottage when its neighbour was elevated. There were a few more cottages for the estate and farm workers which remained until the area was developed after the war. Watts Nursery Garden occupied the land between Ensbury Cottage and Thresher’s Farm where we now have parades of shops. The first and only shop for a long while at Ensbury was that belonging to Davies Tarrant, farmer, baker and grocer. Mr. Tarrant was burgled in 1840, the thieves carrying off a griskin of pork, a shoulder and three sides of pork, three bladders of lard a piece of beef and a barrel of mead. This took place on December 24th! There was a shop at Ensbury from Tarrant’s time onwards in a cob cottage opposite Ensbury Farm."
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T White, Post Office, Kinson.
Postally unused.
The precise identity of this Valentine Mark IX is not clear, all identification marks having been removed many years ago. It stood outside the Army Base at Long Kesh (later known as the Maze Prison) in Northern Ireland for many years, subsequently moving to Lisanelly Camp, Omagh. It was acquired by Vickers Defence Systems and restored to running order in Newcastle using the engine from the Museum’s Valentine Archer. In due course it was offered to the Museum on loan and ultimately, in March 2002, was gifted to the Museum. It carries the number “T123358” on the turret which is correct for the type but not necessarily for this actual vehicle. (Source: Museum Vehicle Record).
This Valentine is in running order and has taken part in various events including the Tanks in Action display in August 2000, and Tankfests 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In about 2010/11 it appeared briefly in new markings, then was repainted in a sand and brown camouflage scheme and with a new registration number painted on the turret.
T67003: “T67003” painted on forward turret sides. “T123358” previously painted on left turret side.
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Cleveland has something really neat: a lake. Lake Erie to be precise, "the fourth-largest lake (by surface area) of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the eleventh-largest globally if measured in terms of surface area" (Wikipedia). It's gorgeous, and its shoreline hosts a beautiful park, Edgewater park. The park includes a pier, used by wandering souls, tourists, and people who like to fish.
This pier has been battered by the world around it, by weather, has been repaired, remodeled many times, and in turn features great textures.
I took my trusty camera, and captured sixteen of these great textures. I gently edited them, color-corrected them, and here we are. The set includes the original textures, negative versions, transparent versions, Bitmap TIFF versions, and vector versions.
These can be used for backgrounds, distressing, to give depth. Use the negative versions as aging artifacts on photos, by changing their blending mode to screen, and lowering the opacity to 25-50%. Have fun!
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- Sixteen (16) raster textures, sized at 3264x2448 pixels
- Includes high contrast versions for softer effects
- Includes negative versions (screen textures)
- Includes Bitmap TIFF versions (ideal for vector work, without bogging down your machine)
- Includes transparent versions
- Includes vector versions (bonus vintage color palettes, sampled from 1960s-1970s packaging)
- Archive size: 3.42 GB
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White lion Hotel
The precise age and character of the tiled mosaic pub sign is currently not public knowledge. But the city council has already promised to clean the sign and preserve it.
Councillor Jim O’Boyle, Cabinet Member for Jobs and Regeneration, has been quoted as saying: “Officers are currently working to see if we can lift the mosaic in one piece, and if we can, we want to incorporate it in some way as part of the final design for the Upper Precinct.”
The White Lion building that was finally demolished in 1955, with its distinctive mock-Tudor frontage, appears to have been first constructed in 1921. It replaced an older building of the same name, on the same site, which would have been the meeting place of Joseph Levi and his friends.
The first Ford Capri to bear that precise name was introduced in January 1969 at the Brussels Motor Show, with sales starting the following month. The intention was to reproduce in Europe the success Ford had had with the North American Ford Mustang; to produce a European pony car. It was mechanically based on the Cortina and built in Europe at the Dagenham and Halewood plants in the United Kingdom, the Genk plant in Belgium, and the Saarlouis and Cologne plants in Germany.
(Wikipedia)
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Der Capri wurde im Januar 1969 auf dem Brüsseler Autosalon offiziell präsentiert, der Verkauf begann im Februar. Mit dem Capri wollte Ford den Erfolg, den das Unternehmen mit dem Ford Mustang in den USA erzielt hatte, in Europa wiederholen und eine Art europäisches „Pony Car“ anbieten. Das Fahrwerk wurde vom englischen Ford Cortina übernommen, die Motoren zum Teil vom deutschen Ford Taunus. Hergestellt wurde er in den britischen Werken Dagenham und Halewood, im belgischen Genk und in den deutschen Ford-Fabriken Saarlouis und Köln.
(Wikipedia)
Arthur Roessler, 1910
Schwarze Kreide/Black chalk
Albertina
Egon Schiele met the writer and collector Arthur Roessler in 1909. These two portrait studies testify to the artist's interest in his subject's precise physiognomy. Like in the portrait of Eduad Kosmack, the subtly worked eyes lend the portrayed subject a penetrading gaze. The tree-quarter pencil portrait drawing shows Schiele's paternal friend and patron as a person self-confidently at peace with himself with his hands places proudly on his hips: a kind of portrait traditionally characterizing a determined man of action.
Schiele lernt den Publizisten und Sammler Arthus Roessler im Jahr 1909 kennen. Die zwei Porträtstudien zeigen das Interesse des Künstlers an der präzisen Physiognomie. Wie beim Bildnis Eduard Kosmacks sind bei der Kopfstudie die Augen fein herausgearbeitet und geben dem Porträtierten einen eindringlichen Blick. Die dreiviertelfigurige Bleistiftzeichnung zeigt Schieles väterlichen Freund und Förderer als eine selbstbewusst in sich ruhende Persönlichkeit, die stolz die Arme in die Hüften stemmt. Ein Porträttypus, der in der traditionellen Auffassung einen entschlossenen Tatmenschen charakterisiert.
The Albertina
The architectural history of the Palais
(Pictures you can see by clicking on the link at the end of page!)
Image: The oldest photographic view of the newly designed Palais Archduke Albrecht, 1869
"It is my will that the expansion of the inner city of Vienna with regard to a suitable connection of the same with the suburbs as soon as possible is tackled and at this on Regulirung (regulation) and beautifying of my Residence and Imperial Capital is taken into account. To this end I grant the withdrawal of the ramparts and fortifications of the inner city and the trenches around the same".
This decree of Emperor Franz Joseph I, published on 25 December 1857 in the Wiener Zeitung, formed the basis for the largest the surface concerning and architecturally most significant transformation of the Viennese cityscape. Involving several renowned domestic and foreign architects a "master plan" took form, which included the construction of a boulevard instead of the ramparts between the inner city and its radially upstream suburbs. In the 50-years during implementation phase, an impressive architectural ensemble developed, consisting of imperial and private representational buildings, public administration and cultural buildings, churches and barracks, marking the era under the term "ring-street style". Already in the first year tithe decided a senior member of the Austrian imperial family to decorate the facades of his palace according to the new design principles, and thus certified the aristocratic claim that this also "historicism" said style on the part of the imperial house was attributed.
Image: The Old Albertina after 1920
It was the palace of Archduke Albrecht (1817-1895), the Senior of the Habsburg Family Council, who as Field Marshal held the overall command over the Austro-Hungarian army. The building was incorporated into the imperial residence of the Hofburg complex, forming the south-west corner and extending eleven meters above street level on the so-called Augustinerbastei.
The close proximity of the palace to the imperial residence corresponded not only with Emperor Franz Joseph I and Archduke Albert with a close familial relationship between the owner of the palace and the monarch. Even the former inhabitants were always in close relationship to the imperial family, whether by birth or marriage. An exception here again proves the rule: Don Emanuel Teles da Silva Conde Tarouca (1696-1771), for which Maria Theresa in 1744 the palace had built, was just a close friend and advisor of the monarch. Silva Tarouca underpins the rule with a second exception, because he belonged to the administrative services as Generalhofbaudirektor (general court architect) and President of the Austrian-Dutch administration, while all other him subsequent owners were highest ranking military.
In the annals of Austrian history, especially those of military history, they either went into as commander of the Imperial Army, or the Austrian, later kk Army. In chronological order, this applies to Duke Carl Alexander of Lorraine, the brother-of-law of Maria Theresa, as Imperial Marshal, her son-in-law Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen, also field marshal, whos adopted son, Archduke Charles of Austria, the last imperial field marshal and only Generalissimo of Austria, his son Archduke Albrecht of Austria as Feldmarschalil and army Supreme commander, and most recently his nephew Archduke Friedrich of Austria, who held as field marshal from 1914 to 1916 the command of the Austro-Hungarian troops. Despite their military profession, all five generals conceived themselves as patrons of the arts and promoted large sums of money to build large collections, the construction of magnificent buildings and cultural life. Charles Alexander of Lorraine promoted as governor of the Austrian Netherlands from 1741 to 1780 the Academy of Fine Arts, the Théâtre de Ja Monnaie and the companies Bourgeois Concert and Concert Noble, he founded the Academie royale et imperial des Sciences et des Lettres, opened the Bibliotheque Royal for the population and supported artistic talents with high scholarships. World fame got his porcelain collection, which however had to be sold by Emperor Joseph II to pay off his debts. Duke Albert began in 1776 according to the concept of conte Durazzo to set up an encyclopedic collection of prints, which forms the core of the world-famous "Albertina" today.
Image : Duke Albert and Archduchess Marie Christine show in family cercle the from Italy brought along art, 1776. Frederick Henry Füger.
1816 declared to Fideikommiss and thus in future indivisible, inalienable and inseparable, the collection 1822 passed into the possession of Archduke Carl, who, like his descendants, it broadened. Under him, the collection was introduced together with the sumptuously equipped palace on the Augustinerbastei in the so-called "Carl Ludwig'schen fideicommissum in 1826, by which the building and the in it kept collection fused into an indissoluble unity. At this time had from the Palais Tarouca by structural expansion or acquisition a veritable Residenz palace evolved. Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen was first in 1800 the third floor of the adjacent Augustinian convent wing adapted to house his collection and he had after 1802 by his Belgian architect Louis de Montoyer at the suburban side built a magnificent extension, called the wing of staterooms, it was equipped in the style of Louis XVI. Only two decades later, Archduke Carl the entire palace newly set up. According to scetches of the architect Joseph Kornhäusel the 1822-1825 retreaded premises presented themselves in the Empire style. The interior of the palace testified from now in an impressive way the high rank and the prominent position of its owner. Under Archduke Albrecht the outer appearance also should meet the requirements. He had the facade of the palace in the style of historicism orchestrated and added to the Palais front against the suburbs an offshore covered access. Inside, he limited himself, apart from the redesign of the Rococo room in the manner of the second Blondel style, to the retention of the paternal stock. Archduke Friedrich's plans for an expansion of the palace were omitted, however, because of the outbreak of the First World War so that his contribution to the state rooms, especially, consists in the layout of the Spanish apartment, which he in 1895 for his sister, the Queen of Spain Maria Christina, had set up as a permanent residence.
Picture: The "audience room" after the restoration: Picture: The "balcony room" around 1990
The era of stately representation with handing down their cultural values found its most obvious visualization inside the palace through the design and features of the staterooms. On one hand, by the use of the finest materials and the purchase of masterfully manufactured pieces of equipment, such as on the other hand by the permanent reuse of older equipment parts. This period lasted until 1919, when Archduke Friedrich was expropriated by the newly founded Republic of Austria. With the republicanization of the collection and the building first of all finished the tradition that the owner's name was synonymous with the building name:
After Palais Tarouca or tarokkisches house it was called Lorraine House, afterwards Duke Albert Palais and Palais Archduke Carl. Due to the new construction of an adjacently located administration building it received in 1865 the prefix "Upper" and was referred to as Upper Palais Archduke Albrecht and Upper Palais Archduke Frederick. For the state a special reference to the Habsburg past was certainly politically no longer opportune, which is why was decided to name the building according to the in it kept collection "Albertina".
Picture: The "Wedgwood Cabinet" after the restoration: Picture: the "Wedgwood Cabinet" in the Palais Archduke Friedrich, 1905
This name derives from the term "La Collection Albertina" which had been used by the gallery Inspector Maurice von Thausing in 1870 in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts for the former graphics collection of Duke Albert. For this reason, it was the first time since the foundation of the palace that the name of the collection had become synonymous with the room shell. Room shell, hence, because the Republic of Austria Archduke Friedrich had allowed to take along all the movable goods from the palace in his Hungarian exile: crystal chandeliers, curtains and carpets as well as sculptures, vases and clocks. Particularly stressed should be the exquisite furniture, which stems of three facilities phases: the Louis XVI furnitures of Duke Albert, which had been manufactured on the basis of fraternal relations between his wife Archduchess Marie Christine and the French Queen Marie Antoinette after 1780 in the French Hofmanufakturen, also the on behalf of Archduke Charles 1822-1825 in the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory by Joseph Danhauser produced Empire furnitures and thirdly additions of the same style of Archduke Friedrich, which this about 1900 at Portois & Ffix as well as at Friedrich Otto Schmidt had commissioned.
The "swept clean" building got due to the strained financial situation after the First World War initially only a makeshift facility. However, since until 1999 no revision of the emergency equipment took place, but differently designed, primarily the utilitarianism committed office furnitures complementarily had been added, the equipment of the former state rooms presented itself at the end of the 20th century as an inhomogeneous administrative mingle-mangle of insignificant parts, where, however, dwelt a certain quaint charm. From the magnificent state rooms had evolved depots, storage rooms, a library, a study hall and several officed.
Image: The Albertina Graphic Arts Collection and the Philipphof after the American bombing of 12 März 1945.
Image: The palace after the demolition of the entrance facade, 1948-52
Worse it hit the outer appearance of the palace, because in times of continued anti-Habsburg sentiment after the Second World War and inspired by an intolerant destruction will, it came by pickaxe to a ministerial erasure of history. In contrast to the graphic collection possessed the richly decorated facades with the conspicuous insignia of the former owner an object-immanent reference to the Habsburg past and thus exhibited the monarchial traditions and values of the era of Francis Joseph significantly. As part of the remedial measures after a bomb damage, in 1948 the aristocratic, by Archduke Albert initiated, historicist facade structuring along with all decorations was cut off, many facade figures demolished and the Hapsburg crest emblems plunged to the ground. Since in addition the old ramp also had been cancelled and the main entrance of the bastion level had been moved down to the second basement storey at street level, ended the presence of the old Archduke's palace after more than 200 years. At the reopening of the "Albertina Graphic Collection" in 1952, the former Hapsburg Palais of splendour presented itself as one of his identity robbed, formally trivial, soulless room shell, whose successful republicanization an oversized and also unproportional eagle above the new main entrance to the Augustinian road symbolized. The emocratic throw of monuments had wiped out the Hapsburg palace from the urban appeareance, whereby in the perception only existed a nondescript, nameless and ahistorical building that henceforth served the lodging and presentation of world-famous graphic collection of the Albertina. The condition was not changed by the decision to the refurbishment because there were only planned collection specific extensions, but no restoration of the palace.
Image: The palace after the Second World War with simplified facades, the rudiment of the Danubiusbrunnens (well) and the new staircase up to the Augustinerbastei
This paradigm shift corresponded to a blatant reversal of the historical circumstances, as the travel guides and travel books for kk Residence and imperial capital of Vienna dedicated itself primarily with the magnificent, aristocratic palace on the Augustinerbastei with the sumptuously fitted out reception rooms and mentioned the collection kept there - if at all - only in passing. Only with the repositioning of the Albertina in 2000 under the direction of Klaus Albrecht Schröder, the palace was within the meaning and in fulfillment of the Fideikommiss of Archduke Charles in 1826 again met with the high regard, from which could result a further inseparable bond between the magnificent mansions and the world-famous collection. In view of the knowing about politically motivated errors and omissions of the past, the facades should get back their noble, historicist designing, the staterooms regain their glamorous, prestigious appearance and culturally unique equippment be repurchased. From this presumption, eventually grew the full commitment to revise the history of redemption and the return of the stately palace in the public consciousness.
Image: The restored suburb facade of the Palais Albertina suburb
The smoothed palace facades were returned to their original condition and present themselves today - with the exception of the not anymore reconstructed Attica figures - again with the historicist decoration and layout elements that Archduke Albrecht had given after the razing of the Augustinerbastei in 1865 in order. The neoclassical interiors, today called after the former inhabitants "Habsburg Staterooms", receiving a meticulous and detailed restoration taking place at the premises of originality and authenticity, got back their venerable and sumptuous appearance. From the world wide scattered historical pieces of equipment have been bought back 70 properties or could be returned through permanent loan to its original location, by which to the visitors is made experiencable again that atmosphere in 1919 the state rooms of the last Habsburg owner Archduke Frederick had owned. The for the first time in 80 years public accessible "Habsburg State Rooms" at the Palais Albertina enable now again as eloquent testimony to our Habsburg past and as a unique cultural heritage fundamental and essential insights into the Austrian cultural history. With the relocation of the main entrance to the level of the Augustinerbastei the recollection to this so valuable Austrian Cultural Heritage formally and functionally came to completion. The vision of the restoration and recovery of the grand palace was a pillar on which the new Albertina should arise again, the other embody the four large newly built exhibition halls, which allow for the first time in the history of the Albertina, to exhibit the collection throughout its encyclopedic breadh under optimal conservation conditions.
Image: The new entrance area of the Albertina
64 meter long shed roof. Hans Hollein.
The palace presents itself now in its appearance in the historicist style of the Ringstrassenära, almost as if nothing had happened in the meantime. But will the wheel of time should not, cannot and must not be turned back, so that the double standards of the "Albertina Palace" said museum - on the one hand Habsburg grandeur palaces and other modern museum for the arts of graphics - should be symbolized by a modern character: The in 2003 by Hans Hollein designed far into the Albertina square cantilevering, elegant floating flying roof. 64 meters long, it symbolizes in the form of a dynamic wedge the accelerated urban spatial connectivity and public access to the palace. It advertises the major changes in the interior as well as the huge underground extensions of the repositioned "Albertina".
Christian Benedictine
Art historian with research interests History of Architecture, building industry of the Hapsburgs, Hofburg and Zeremonialwissenschaft (ceremonial sciences). Since 1990 he works in the architecture collection of the Albertina. Since 2000 he supervises as director of the newly founded department "Staterooms" the restoration and furnishing of the state rooms and the restoration of the facades and explores the history of the palace and its inhabitants.
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The precise identity of this Valentine Mark IX is not clear, all identification marks having been removed many years ago. It stood outside the Army Base at Long Kesh (later known as the Maze Prison) in Northern Ireland for many years, subsequently moving to Lisanelly Camp, Omagh. It was acquired by Vickers Defence Systems and restored to running order in Newcastle using the engine from the Museum’s Valentine Archer. In due course it was offered to the Museum on loan and ultimately, in March 2002, was gifted to the Museum. It carries the number “T123358” on the turret which is correct for the type but not necessarily for this actual vehicle. (Source: Museum Vehicle Record).
This Valentine is in running order and has taken part in various events including the Tanks in Action display in August 2000, and Tankfests 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In about 2010/11 it appeared briefly in new markings, then was repainted in a sand and brown camouflage scheme and with a new registration number painted on the turret.
T67003: “T67003” painted on forward turret sides. “T123358” previously painted on left turret side.
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I'm guessing a lot, because I can't read the emblem on the side. Ii think it says the word CUSTOM and then something else. Obviously, from the tailgate; it's a Ford, but could someone please help me with year and model so I can place this picture in the correct group/pool. I'm just making guesses so far.
I was invited to post it in Ford Trucks 1973 - 1979 (pool), which I gladly did, but I would like to know more precisely what model and year it was.
Thanks, Delina
(DSCN0844FordPickupTruckF150QFlickr121316)
Toute aide pour une identification précise serait appréciée.
Any help for identification will be much appreciated.
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This new ultimate wake boat combines amazing wakes, precise handling, aggressive looks and a shockingly refined interior. The view from overhead is elegance, while the water-level vantage point is complete intimidation. The SA350, SA450 and SA550 have Indmar power behind their names. These models protect and project with Supra's new Barrage Front End while the Battle Prep Transom prepares you for action. Specific hull design and perfectly matched underwater gear take wake boat handling beyond better. Elevate even further with Supra Ride System (SRS) components like 900 pounds of hard sub-floor Liquid Lead Ballast and the new loaded Roswell Pro Edge Tower. Opt for 1,300-pounds of additional Flex Ballast from the factory and swamp the competition. The epitome of convenience and customization the SA has snap-out carpet with a fiberglass floor. The intricate upholstery design is only matched by the plush feel and durability of the NANO Block Technology (NBT) Vinyl surrounding multiple densities of foam. Hand-covered accents finish the performance look and the luxurious feel. Experience SA350, SA450 and SA550 shock and awe in person at a Supra Boats dealer near you.
Overall Length w/o Platform: 22' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform: 24' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform & Trailer: 27' 2"
Width (Beam): 100"
Overall Width w/ Trailer: 102"
Draft: 26"
Weight - Boat only: 4,300 lbs
Weight - Boat and Trailer: 5,600 lbs
Capacity - Passenger: 10
Capacity - Weight: 1,400 lbs
Capacity - Fuel: 50 gals
Capacity - Ballast: 900 lbs (S) 1,300 lbs (O) = 2,200 lbs available from factory.
Engine - Electronic Fuel Injection: 345 HP-SA350, 450 HP-SA450, 550HP-SA550
I can't remember the precise chronology now, but by 1980 FLF Lodekkas were getting thin on the ground. I would think that, in Bristol, only the Gloucester Road services and the 87/88 were still worked by these vehicles. On Friday 2nd May I walked the route from Kingswood into the city, snapping as I went. I had spent seven years working on this route, the busiest of the Bristol city services, but since I had moved on to new pastures it had been extended at either end. The extension to California Farm had followed the ending of the Bristol Joint Services agreement with Bristol Corporation. This had led to the disappearance of the Hanham Local Services, and city services in the east Bristol suburbs were revised to "fill the void". Here we are looking citywards along Church Road, Redfield, from the Blackswarth Road traffic lights. Chalks Road off left. By 1984 the 87/88 had become the last bus route anywhere in the country still worked by FLF Lodekkas.
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Here's some more info:
This new ultimate wake boat combines amazing wakes, precise handling, aggressive looks and a shockingly refined interior. The view from overhead is elegance, while the water-level vantage point is complete intimidation. The SA350, SA450 and SA550 have Indmar power behind their names. These models protect and project with Supra's new Barrage Front End while the Battle Prep Transom prepares you for action. Specific hull design and perfectly matched underwater gear take wake boat handling beyond better. Elevate even further with Supra Ride System (SRS) components like 900 pounds of hard sub-floor Liquid Lead Ballast and the new loaded Roswell Pro Edge Tower. Opt for 1,300-pounds of additional Flex Ballast from the factory and swamp the competition. The epitome of convenience and customization the SA has snap-out carpet with a fiberglass floor. The intricate upholstery design is only matched by the plush feel and durability of the NANO Block Technology (NBT) Vinyl surrounding multiple densities of foam. Hand-covered accents finish the performance look and the luxurious feel. Experience SA350, SA450 and SA550 shock and awe in person at a Supra Boats dealer near you.
Overall Length w/o Platform: 22' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform: 24' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform & Trailer: 27' 2"
Width (Beam): 100"
Overall Width w/ Trailer: 102"
Draft: 26"
Weight - Boat only: 4,300 lbs
Weight - Boat and Trailer: 5,600 lbs
Capacity - Passenger: 10
Capacity - Weight: 1,400 lbs
Capacity - Fuel: 50 gals
Capacity - Ballast: 900 lbs (S) 1,300 lbs (O) = 2,200 lbs available from factory.
Engine - Electronic Fuel Injection: 345 HP-SA350, 450 HP-SA450, 550HP-SA550
Point Precise uses photogrammetry and your iPhone’s device sensors to convert your scans into precise 3D point clouds.
Exercise PRECISE RESPONSE, is an annual chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) exercise hosted by Defence Research and Development Canada at Canadian Forces Base Suffield where the Canadian Armed Forces along with NATO allies and partner Nations can practice essential CBRN defence skills in a multinational training environment.
©2013 Julia Forsyth, Pilot Precise Rolling Ball pen on paper, 4"x4" #art #arts #drawing #sketch #sketching #texas #texasart #mockingbird #statebird #birdart #hatching
This drawing is based on Bruce Tuten's Creative Commons photo of a mockingbird: bit.ly/11g5ZA2
This new ultimate wake boat combines amazing wakes, precise handling, aggressive looks and a shockingly refined interior. The view from overhead is elegance, while the water-level vantage point is complete intimidation. The SA350, SA450 and SA550 have Indmar power behind their names. These models protect and project with Supra's new Barrage Front End while the Battle Prep Transom prepares you for action. Specific hull design and perfectly matched underwater gear take wake boat handling beyond better. Elevate even further with Supra Ride System (SRS) components like 900 pounds of hard sub-floor Liquid Lead Ballast and the new loaded Roswell Pro Edge Tower. Opt for 1,300-pounds of additional Flex Ballast from the factory and swamp the competition. The epitome of convenience and customization the SA has snap-out carpet with a fiberglass floor. The intricate upholstery design is only matched by the plush feel and durability of the NANO Block Technology (NBT) Vinyl surrounding multiple densities of foam. Hand-covered accents finish the performance look and the luxurious feel. Experience SA350, SA450 and SA550 shock and awe in person at a Supra Boats dealer near you.
Overall Length w/o Platform: 22' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform: 24' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform & Trailer: 27' 2"
Width (Beam): 100"
Overall Width w/ Trailer: 102"
Draft: 26"
Weight - Boat only: 4,300 lbs
Weight - Boat and Trailer: 5,600 lbs
Capacity - Passenger: 10
Capacity - Weight: 1,400 lbs
Capacity - Fuel: 50 gals
Capacity - Ballast: 900 lbs (S) 1,300 lbs (O) = 2,200 lbs available from factory.
Engine - Electronic Fuel Injection: 345 HP-SA350, 450 HP-SA450, 550HP-SA550
This new ultimate wake boat combines amazing wakes, precise handling, aggressive looks and a shockingly refined interior. The view from overhead is elegance, while the water-level vantage point is complete intimidation. The SA350, SA450 and SA550 have Indmar power behind their names. These models protect and project with Supra's new Barrage Front End while the Battle Prep Transom prepares you for action. Specific hull design and perfectly matched underwater gear take wake boat handling beyond better. Elevate even further with Supra Ride System (SRS) components like 900 pounds of hard sub-floor Liquid Lead Ballast and the new loaded Roswell Pro Edge Tower. Opt for 1,300-pounds of additional Flex Ballast from the factory and swamp the competition. The epitome of convenience and customization the SA has snap-out carpet with a fiberglass floor. The intricate upholstery design is only matched by the plush feel and durability of the NANO Block Technology (NBT) Vinyl surrounding multiple densities of foam. Hand-covered accents finish the performance look and the luxurious feel. Experience SA350, SA450 and SA550 shock and awe in person at a Supra Boats dealer near you.
Overall Length w/o Platform: 22' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform: 24' 6"
Overall Length w/ Platform & Trailer: 27' 2"
Width (Beam): 100"
Overall Width w/ Trailer: 102"
Draft: 26"
Weight - Boat only: 4,300 lbs
Weight - Boat and Trailer: 5,600 lbs
Capacity - Passenger: 10
Capacity - Weight: 1,400 lbs
Capacity - Fuel: 50 gals
Capacity - Ballast: 900 lbs (S) 1,300 lbs (O) = 2,200 lbs available from factory.
Engine - Electronic Fuel Injection: 345 HP-SA350, 450 HP-SA450, 550HP-SA550
Montage of a visualization of a model of temperature changes from 2014 to 2099. The left image is 2014 and the center is (gratuitously precise) 31 December 2099. The right image is the delta between the two images.
Original caption: On June 9, 2015, NASA released data showing how temperature and rainfall patterns worldwide may change through the year 2100 as a result of growing concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The 11-terabyte data set is freely available to the public and shows projected changes in response to different scenarios of increasing carbon dioxide. The high-resolution data—which can be viewed at the spatial scale of individual cities and towns, and at time scales down to a single day—will help scientists and civic planners conduct climate risk assessments to better understand the local effects of global change.
“NASA is in the business of taking what we’ve learned about our planet from space and creating new products that help us all safeguard our future,” said Ellen Stofan, NASA chief scientist. “With this new global data set, people around the world have a valuable new tool to use in planning how to cope with a warming planet.”
The maps above show model projections of maximum air temperatures near the ocean and land surface on the June solstice in 2014 and 2099. The maps were constructed from the NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP) data set, which combines historical measurements with data from 21 general circulation model simulations in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (The CMIP5 model runs were developed in support of the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.) Shades of red depict temperatures up to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) above zero, with blue shades representing temperatures down to 48°C below zero (-54°F). Turn on the image comparison tool and note how some regions are significantly warmer in 2099 than in 2014.
The new NEX-GDDP model projections show how global temperature (above) and precipitation (not shown) might change under different greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, including a “business as usual” scenario based on current trends and an extreme case with a significant increase in emissions. The projections provide a detailed view down to a resolution of 0.25 degrees (25 kilometers or 16 miles) and cover the time period from 1950 to 2100.
The new data set is a product of the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX), a big-data research platform within the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Center at the Ames Research Center. NEX pulls together state-of-the-art supercomputing, Earth system modeling, workflow management, and NASA remote-sensing data. NEX data and analysis tools are available to the public through the OpenNEX project on Amazon Web Services. OpenNEX is a partnership between NASA and Amazon, Inc., to enhance public access to climate data.
“This is a fundamental data set for climate research and assessment with a wide range of applications,” said Ramakrishna Nemani, NEX project scientist. “NASA continues to produce valuable community-based data products on the NEX platform to promote scientific collaboration, knowledge sharing, and research and development.”
NASA Earth Observatory maps by Joshua Stevens, using Global Daily Downscaled Climate Projections from the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX). Caption compiled by Mike Carlowicz from a NASA news release.
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Original images source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86027
In West Houston. Kickerillo Street, to be precise. This neighborhood was one of the many designed by ____ Kickerillo (Houstonians? What's that guy's first name?). He was like our very own Donald Trump but with more of a naming mania. All the streets in his various subdivisions had names like Candywood and Cindywood and Marywood and Kellywood after the various women/offspring in his family.
Also, he had some weird obsession with England because some of the subdivisions had names like Nottingham Forest (ours) or Sherwood Forest or Wilcrest Forest. Then there was that one called Gaywood. Not sure what was up with that.
Aside from all that, they were actually really beautiful neighborhoods in that soullessly comfortable Houston way. This one was one of the oldest (maybe 20 years old) so it had big old trees covered in Spanish Moss. No sidewalks though because who walks? No one is who.
I was totally inspired by Andrew S. Gibson's article on "How to convert photos to black and white in Lightroom" on Digital-Photography-School.com (seriously, this is an awesome website for beginners!). To be more precise, I was struck by his suggestion to make a blue sky look "dark and dramatic". I totally loved the idea and played around in Lightroom. The result is stunning (especially when you see how DULL the picture was at the beginning)! So thank you Andrew and thank you to all the writers at DPS. You are truly inspiring and I wish I'll achieve your level one day!
Lens: EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal length: 18mm
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter speed: 1/500s
ISO: 100
Northern Premier League
Workington 1 Frickley 1
Atten 402
On two previous occasions i have got within touching distance of visiting Borough Park. To be precise it was 2.5 miles in 2013 and just two months ago only 2 miles. All this after many years of wanting to visit this historic non league ground. Well today i finally made it. I arrived in glorious Cumbrian sunshine only to see it looking fantastic.
The superb welcome given by the Clubs Officials made you feel at home immediately.
Borough Park is dripping in history. During the 1957/58 season they played the great Manchester United team known as the Busby Babes at home in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, attracting a record crowd of 21,000. This was just a month before eight of the United players lost their lives in the Munich air disaster, the same room a Frickley changed in today.
There are plenty of reminders of former manager Bill Shankly hanging proudly in the lounge. There is also plenty of fantastic steep terracing and spacious stands. I can only imagine what it would feel like to attend a big occasion night game here under the lights with a full house cheering the Reds on.
Frickley played really well, carrying on from their midweek thrashing of FCUM. In fact they they should have won it with three excellent chances in the last ten minutes, best of all the half-volley miss by goal machine Allott. It was just inches wide from sealing all three points for the team from the Yorkshire pit village.
Yes it has been a very long wait to visit Borough Park but it has been well worth it. Shame i did not have enough time to visit Workington Town Rugby League Club across the road, as it looks a fantastic ground. Not a problem really, as it gives me an excuse to return ...... as long as they call me "marra".
In tennis history, very few tennis players have managed to get the Career Grand Slam, thus achieving an extraordinary result. To be precise, ten tennis players have reached this milestone. The last in chronological order was the Russian Maria Sharapova, certainly among the most influential women in sports of this entire century. || Selin Sakarcan ||
When was the world's first railway laid? No one is quite confident on a precise date but simple rails have been used to guide vehicles for centuries, definitely as far back as the middle ages and possibly even in ancient Greece.
What is certain is that in the early 1600s a Nottinghamshire businessman called Huntingdon Beaumont came to Northumberland and laid rails from collieries near Blyth to a shipping point on the coast.
His waggonway used horses hauling wooden waggons on wooden wheels on wooden rails, however this was not a financial success. It did though provide the spark of progression from primitive wooden rails over short distances, to a railway network which would change Britain and the world forever.
Tyneside Roads
From the mid 1600 onwards waggonways and the Tyneside coal industry became linked so closely that they were known throughout the rest of Britain as 'Tyneside Roads'. A network of lines linked collieries on both sides of the Tyne to the river.
It is no coincidence that the North East was the area where waggonways took greatest hold, because canal building was impossible due to deep valleys and steep hills. What set the rail systems of Tyneside apart from all others was its use of the flanged wheel - a key element of the modern railway as we know it.
A revelation
When the Tanfield Railway - or waggonway as it was known at the time - was built in 1725, it was a revelation. Its massive engineering was unlike anything else in its era, or even since the Roman Empire. It was a triumph of engineering over nature, a clear signal that a new industrial age was upon the world, and that railways would play a massive part.
First laid down more than a quarter of a century before the first railway officially sanctioned by government, over 75 years before the first steam locomotive and a whole 100 years earlier than the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the Tanfield Railway is the world's oldest railway. We will be the first railway to celebrate our tricentenary in 2025.
When was the world's first railway laid? No one is quite confident on a precise date but simple rails have been used to guide vehicles for centuries, definitely as far back as the middle ages and possibly even in ancient Greece.
What is certain is that in the early 1600s a Nottinghamshire businessman called Huntingdon Beaumont came to Northumberland and laid rails from collieries near Blyth to a shipping point on the coast.
His waggonway used horses hauling wooden waggons on wooden wheels on wooden rails, however this was not a financial success. It did though provide the spark of progression from primitive wooden rails over short distances, to a railway network which would change Britain and the world forever.
Tyneside Roads
From the mid 1600 onwards waggonways and the Tyneside coal industry became linked so closely that they were known throughout the rest of Britain as 'Tyneside Roads'. A network of lines linked collieries on both sides of the Tyne to the river.
It is no coincidence that the North East was the area where waggonways took greatest hold, because canal building was impossible due to deep valleys and steep hills. What set the rail systems of Tyneside apart from all others was its use of the flanged wheel - a key element of the modern railway as we know it.
A revelation
When the Tanfield Railway - or waggonway as it was known at the time - was built in 1725, it was a revelation. Its massive engineering was unlike anything else in its era, or even since the Roman Empire. It was a triumph of engineering over nature, a clear signal that a new industrial age was upon the world, and that railways would play a massive part.
First laid down more than a quarter of a century before the first railway officially sanctioned by government, over 75 years before the first steam locomotive and a whole 100 years earlier than the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the Tanfield Railway is the world's oldest railway. We will be the first railway to celebrate our tricentenary in 2025.