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SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 29, 2016) Sailors transport a pallet of supplies off of the aircraft elevator of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) transits in the distance during a replenishment-at-sea. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit team is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Monford/Released)
A modern garden design landscaped in Woodford, Essex
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'All Hands on Deck' by Earth Designs
A modern garden design landscaped in Woodford, Essex
Earth Designs - garden Design and Build were asked to landscape an urban garden in Woodford, Essex. Here are the project details:
BRIEF:
The plot was a south facing urban garden. It was an almost completely blank canvas, with no existing plants or lawn, and a small amount of paving along the back and side of the house. There were also the remains of the foundations of an old Anderson shelter. The fences were new and in good condition, but had been painted a vivid orange which was quite heavy on the eye.
The brief was to create an attractive, functional garden, suitable for entertaining and with a space for storage out of view from the house. The client requested that some of the garden be laid to lawn, with a focal point at the bottom of the garden to enhance the view from the lounge window
SOLUTION:
The garden was sculpted with long raised beds laid around its edge, creating a clean and elegant, easy to maintain space. These beds were rendered and painted white to offset a contemporary planting palette of plum, claret and lilac. The strip of patio along the back of the house was overlaid with decking, from which a decking runway stretched the length of the garden alongside the right hand raised bed.
At the bottom of the space a dining area, constructed of a decked table and fixed bench seating enclosed on three sides by raised bed, was placed to make the most of the afternoon and early evening sun. A fixed BBQ, adorned with mosaic tiles, was also incorporated into this area.
The raised beds featured architectural planting, with carefully chosen structural and specimen plants to create an exotic appeal while keeping maintenance responsibilities to a minimum. The space between the bench area and the decking behind the house was laid with lawn. The fences were painted Seagrass to soften their effect and create a subtle backdrop to the planting. A low storage shed was built directly behind the kitchen, thus hiding it from view from the house.
A focal point was created with the construction a sunken mosaic pool, over which the decking walkway crossed. The pool was fitted with a gentle filter to maintain water clarity while preserving its natural stillness, and underwater lighting was installed to created added ambience at night.
TESTIMONIAL:
“As we sit here on a sunny evening it seems years ago since Earth Designs transformed our garden. From concept to final creation it was a pleasure to work with such a dedicated team. We put our trust in their design and construction abilities - this was definitely a good decision to make. Our initial designs were very simple and it didn’t take Kat long to see through these! Instead she questioned us about what we wanted out of the garden and designed accordingly.
Her design has met all of our needs, with areas for entertaining; quiet relaxation and watching the world go by. We cannot praise the company highly enough in terms of listening to our needs and pushing us beyond our preconceived ideas.
Her team descended on our home for a solid week and took -over the ground floor! Our terraced house has no rear access! This might have presented problems was it not for the professionalism of her team.
They respected our home and treated it with care – even as 500 breeze blocks and tons of soil were moving though! The many different people who came throughout the week became friends not workers. We trusted them and returned after a weekend away to find the house hoovered and cleaned.
You might wonder if they had been there was it not for the garden! Everything did not go to plan – but what could you expect for such a large-scale change. We were constantly kept informed of unexpected hiccups and everything was always our decision; second best was never forced upon us.
You might think it a bold statement, but the use of our house has changed following the work of Kat and Earth Designs. We use all the spaces that she created and we are outside for a great deal more time. Many parties have taken place and we look forward to many years of enjoyment from the garden. I recommend the company to you and welcome anyone who would like to see what they have created first hand.”
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Our build teams cover London, Essex and parts of South East England, while garden designs are available nationwide.
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Five-coach TransPennine Trains 'NOVA 2' Class 397 No. 397004 departs Platform 13 at Manchester Piccadilly, working the 1M93, 08:12 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport Service on a gloriously sunny 9th July 2022.
Title: Second Chance.
Author: Elleston Trevor. (Trevor Dudley Smith).
Publisher: WDL Books.
Date: 1973.
Artist:
I was the second shooter ...
She was teasing her 'little brother'.
a niece and nephew form Canada. She was leaving for England and we took her to the train station. My wife is the first shooter.
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 29, 2016) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Wild Cards” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) Squadron 23, approaches the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) to unload cargo during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit team is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations during a scheduled deployment in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Monford/Released)
This is my shot of the homestead focused in on the second story. I thought the method of setting the floor beams into notches in the lower log was to keep the beams in alignment was interesting. You should know that solid lumber is not terribly great as "R" resistance to heat transfer. That is why some builders try to build without through-wall studs. I assume the floor is tied into the end walls of the structure somehow. I should have looked. A second floor helped retain heat during the winters. They were used for sleeping lofts. I don't know if I could stand the dark, closed-in look. The small panes of glass for windows were packed across the prairie in the wagons, along with the craftsman planes. Certain skill-sets would have been requisite for the settlers. What an endeavor for the pioneers! Nothing went to waste.
Once past the museum building, we made a beeline for the 1860 section of the farm and were delighted by truly authentic early structures. I marveled at the structure of the chimney, wondering how it could hold up over the decades. Oscar the cat was on mouse patrol, earning his keep. Eddie was in a rush to get to Doudy before sunup, the bike track by 10:00 and the Littleton Farm Museum after that. The museum was a place that I never heard about before found it to be an excellent experience. We kept expecting good skies but only those shots aimed properly could take advantage of any opening in the clouds. The rest were in flat light. This was major work to dig out this angle. Lighting is everything and needed to pop up pictures. I admired the daisy sculpture outside but marveled at the farm exhibits.
This museum is free and the one place you must take the kiddies. They were concerned about Eddie's camera and didn't want us shooting indoor or commercial shots. They would only be so lucky if they had Eddie to do their shooting for them! Oh well rentless onward. This is a treasure trove of old agricultural exhibits and far better than others I've encountered. Plenty to keep the young occupied as we discovered them bouncing from exhibit to exhibit. This is outside, before we got in!
I waited and shot and waited for the skies to start clearing; they didn't. I know what you are thinking; enough skies already! All kinds of skies are great though. This one is barely worth it.
Another windy night - a little earlier - a little more interesting. We're on a progression of sorts - add some clouds and a little more drama and perhaps... flew a lot closer tonight - within 20-30' of the tower - that may be the secret.
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Fans were treated to an exciting night of action on March 25 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino with the main event of the evening featuring “Relentless” Antonio Orozco (24-0, 16 KOs) of San Diego, Calif. by way of Tecate, Mexcio against Miguel Acosta (29-9-2, 39 KOs) of Philadelphia in a scheduled 10-round super welterweight fight. The fight had Orozco come in strong with two solid left hooks that sent Acosta to the canvas twice in the first round. A non-responsive Acosta had the doctor call off the fight, awarding Orozco a victory knockout at the 1:54 mark.
In the televised co-main event of the evening, Andrew “El Chango” Cancio (17-3-2, 13 KOs) of Blythe, Calif. made his debut as a Golden Boy Promotions fighter in a 10-round featherweight fight against former two division world champion Hugo “El Incredible” Cazares (40-9-2, 27 KOs) of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Cancio ambushed Cazares on the ropes and landed effective body shots in the first round. Cancio continued to dominate the fight as he knocked down Cazares in the third round. Cazares made the count and fought off Cancio throughout the exciting round; however at the 2:49 mark, Cazares’ corner call off the fight giving Cancio another technical knockout victory.
Indio, Calif.’s Marco Magdaleno (2-0, 1 KOs) made the televised broadcast on Estrella TV in a four-round lightweight event against Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico’s Luis Silva (2-7, 1 KOs). The active scrap saw the fighters go at each other with Magdaleno delivering a devastating blow to Silva at 1:29 mark of the second round to win the fight by knockout.
Part of the non-televised card but streaming live on Ring TV, Irish knockout artist Jason “El Animal” Quigley (10-0, 9 KOs) proved true to his rising stardom knocking out Freddy Lopez (10-4, 7 KOs) in the first round of their middleweight bout.
Opening up the night Jon Jon Dinong (2-0, 2 KO) of Los Angeles took on Jared Teer (2-6) of Olympia, WA in a scheduled four-round welterweight bout. Dinong and Teer kept-up a good pace exchanging blows throughout all four rounds of the bout. Towards the end of the fourth round, Dinong landed a right to Teer’s face that saw him hit the mat at the 2:10 mark of round missing the count, giving Dinong another knockout victory to add to his record.
The old Erie Canal frossed right through downtown Rochester New York. This is the Second Genesee Aqueduct, or the Broad Street Bridge, as it no longer is a canal but a road.
The art community in Second Life is a varied one. Fine art, outsider art, underground art, performance art and music are all mixed in with the technical aspects of programming and scripting.
Second Life is one of the first places to combine right and left brain thinkers into one fantastic execution of art and builds in a virtual reality.
The sophistication of the artist is apparent at several places on the SL grid. There are many places that rival my favorites, but these are my personal choices based on my reaction or how long it stayed with me.
The Apollo sim will always be my very favorite place, but here are two that just captured my head and heart. La Reve and pteron are included on my "to die for" list and of course, The A List!
Both are fantastic. Both are fabulously done with a flair that most of us who build, will never achieve. I also included a few stand-outs from Esperance, Nebulous's ArtHole installation, and also, the conceptual Muzik Haus.
Muzik Haus is included, not because of the build itself. That part is simple, but the concept itself is one that stays with me. Mr Widget is the dj and his party making mash-ups create a total ambiance that drives the performance itself.
He is my current favorite dj. He is a mash-up king. And he shares his knowledge with us so generously.
All these places and all these people... standing before you and your art, sometimes overwhelms me to a point of tears. The emotional connection I feel when I explore or listen is the reason why I believe that art equals life. For without art... life is a dreary place and that is no life for anyone.
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Fans were treated to an exciting night of action on March 25 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino with the main event of the evening featuring “Relentless” Antonio Orozco (24-0, 16 KOs) of San Diego, Calif. by way of Tecate, Mexcio against Miguel Acosta (29-9-2, 39 KOs) of Philadelphia in a scheduled 10-round super welterweight fight. The fight had Orozco come in strong with two solid left hooks that sent Acosta to the canvas twice in the first round. A non-responsive Acosta had the doctor call off the fight, awarding Orozco a victory knockout at the 1:54 mark.
In the televised co-main event of the evening, Andrew “El Chango” Cancio (17-3-2, 13 KOs) of Blythe, Calif. made his debut as a Golden Boy Promotions fighter in a 10-round featherweight fight against former two division world champion Hugo “El Incredible” Cazares (40-9-2, 27 KOs) of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Cancio ambushed Cazares on the ropes and landed effective body shots in the first round. Cancio continued to dominate the fight as he knocked down Cazares in the third round. Cazares made the count and fought off Cancio throughout the exciting round; however at the 2:49 mark, Cazares’ corner call off the fight giving Cancio another technical knockout victory.
Indio, Calif.’s Marco Magdaleno (2-0, 1 KOs) made the televised broadcast on Estrella TV in a four-round lightweight event against Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico’s Luis Silva (2-7, 1 KOs). The active scrap saw the fighters go at each other with Magdaleno delivering a devastating blow to Silva at 1:29 mark of the second round to win the fight by knockout.
Part of the non-televised card but streaming live on Ring TV, Irish knockout artist Jason “El Animal” Quigley (10-0, 9 KOs) proved true to his rising stardom knocking out Freddy Lopez (10-4, 7 KOs) in the first round of their middleweight bout.
Opening up the night Jon Jon Dinong (2-0, 2 KO) of Los Angeles took on Jared Teer (2-6) of Olympia, WA in a scheduled four-round welterweight bout. Dinong and Teer kept-up a good pace exchanging blows throughout all four rounds of the bout. Towards the end of the fourth round, Dinong landed a right to Teer’s face that saw him hit the mat at the 2:10 mark of round missing the count, giving Dinong another knockout victory to add to his record.