Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

Credits:

Screenplay – Jose Squeegee

Photography – Jose Squeegee & Kristina Taov

Styling – Kristina Taov

Produced by The Poetic Device

Aircraft:

Laminar Systems – PA-18 Super Cub

Sandra:

HEAD – MOON Laceration (GROUP GIFT)

HEADPHONES – [VALE KOER] VK-HEADPHONES

GLASSES – *RAYED Magazine Shades 1.0

TOP – *COCO* Military Shirt

JACKET – [Foxes] Aviator Jacket – Black @N21

BOTTOM – KITJA CHERIE Noir Pants GREY

NAILS – [MANDALA] – Sinra Nails/Silver

GUN – MCE M9 Beretta

SHOES – Riders Navarro Complimentary Starter Boot Kit (Shaft)

PET Poodle – *MishMish* Poodle Pet – Cream

Uncle:

HEAD – *ARGRACE* Cowboy Hat

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

MOUSTACHE – Discord Designs Desperado Moustache

TOP – Atoms Tokyo Flannel Shirt (Wemyss Tartan)

BOTTOM – Kal Rau Baggy Jeans Dark

SHOES – DECO Trail Boots

Nicholas:

HEAD – Chimeric Fashions Dragon Bone Mask Decay

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

EARS – MANDALA Stretched Ears Omimi

JACKET – Hysterical Glam Elmo Down Jacket GREY

BOTTOM – Sheep Door Jersey Pants Black

SHOES – Willow Creek Moccasins

GLOVES – D1&MTG Gloves

GUN – Dreamway Creations Water Pistol

Locations:

Honah Lee Faroe Airfield

Valmorel Airfield

Credits:

Screenplay – Jose Squeegee

Photography – Jose Squeegee & Kristina Taov

Styling – Kristina Taov

Produced by The Poetic Device

Aircraft:

Laminar Systems – PA-18 Super Cub

Sandra:

HEAD – MOON Laceration (GROUP GIFT)

HEADPHONES – [VALE KOER] VK-HEADPHONES

GLASSES – *RAYED Magazine Shades 1.0

TOP – *COCO* Military Shirt

JACKET – [Foxes] Aviator Jacket – Black @N21

BOTTOM – KITJA CHERIE Noir Pants GREY

NAILS – [MANDALA] – Sinra Nails/Silver

GUN – MCE M9 Beretta

SHOES – Riders Navarro Complimentary Starter Boot Kit (Shaft)

PET Poodle – *MishMish* Poodle Pet – Cream

Uncle:

HEAD – *ARGRACE* Cowboy Hat

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

MOUSTACHE – Discord Designs Desperado Moustache

TOP – Atoms Tokyo Flannel Shirt (Wemyss Tartan)

BOTTOM – Kal Rau Baggy Jeans Dark

SHOES – DECO Trail Boots

Nicholas:

HEAD – Chimeric Fashions Dragon Bone Mask Decay

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

EARS – MANDALA Stretched Ears Omimi

JACKET – Hysterical Glam Elmo Down Jacket GREY

BOTTOM – Sheep Door Jersey Pants Black

SHOES – Willow Creek Moccasins

GLOVES – D1&MTG Gloves

GUN – Dreamway Creations Water Pistol

Locations:

Honah Lee Faroe Airfield

Valmorel Airfield

Credits:

Screenplay – Jose Squeegee

Photography – Jose Squeegee & Kristina Taov

Styling – Kristina Taov

Produced by The Poetic Device

Aircraft:

Laminar Systems – PA-18 Super Cub

Sandra:

HEAD – MOON Laceration (GROUP GIFT)

HEADPHONES – [VALE KOER] VK-HEADPHONES

GLASSES – *RAYED Magazine Shades 1.0

TOP – *COCO* Military Shirt

JACKET – [Foxes] Aviator Jacket – Black @N21

BOTTOM – KITJA CHERIE Noir Pants GREY

NAILS – [MANDALA] – Sinra Nails/Silver

GUN – MCE M9 Beretta

SHOES – Riders Navarro Complimentary Starter Boot Kit (Shaft)

PET Poodle – *MishMish* Poodle Pet – Cream

Uncle:

HEAD – *ARGRACE* Cowboy Hat

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

MOUSTACHE – Discord Designs Desperado Moustache

TOP – Atoms Tokyo Flannel Shirt (Wemyss Tartan)

BOTTOM – Kal Rau Baggy Jeans Dark

SHOES – DECO Trail Boots

Nicholas:

HEAD – Chimeric Fashions Dragon Bone Mask Decay

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

EARS – MANDALA Stretched Ears Omimi

JACKET – Hysterical Glam Elmo Down Jacket GREY

BOTTOM – Sheep Door Jersey Pants Black

SHOES – Willow Creek Moccasins

GLOVES – D1&MTG Gloves

GUN – Dreamway Creations Water Pistol

Locations:

Honah Lee Faroe Airfield

Valmorel Airfield

Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

Credits:

Screenplay – Jose Squeegee

Photography – Jose Squeegee & Kristina Taov

Styling – Kristina Taov

Produced by The Poetic Device

Aircraft:

Laminar Systems – PA-18 Super Cub

Sandra:

HEAD – MOON Laceration (GROUP GIFT)

HEADPHONES – [VALE KOER] VK-HEADPHONES

GLASSES – *RAYED Magazine Shades 1.0

TOP – *COCO* Military Shirt

JACKET – [Foxes] Aviator Jacket – Black @N21

BOTTOM – KITJA CHERIE Noir Pants GREY

NAILS – [MANDALA] – Sinra Nails/Silver

GUN – MCE M9 Beretta

SHOES – Riders Navarro Complimentary Starter Boot Kit (Shaft)

PET Poodle – *MishMish* Poodle Pet – Cream

Uncle:

HEAD – *ARGRACE* Cowboy Hat

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

MOUSTACHE – Discord Designs Desperado Moustache

TOP – Atoms Tokyo Flannel Shirt (Wemyss Tartan)

BOTTOM – Kal Rau Baggy Jeans Dark

SHOES – DECO Trail Boots

Nicholas:

HEAD – Chimeric Fashions Dragon Bone Mask Decay

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

EARS – MANDALA Stretched Ears Omimi

JACKET – Hysterical Glam Elmo Down Jacket GREY

BOTTOM – Sheep Door Jersey Pants Black

SHOES – Willow Creek Moccasins

GLOVES – D1&MTG Gloves

GUN – Dreamway Creations Water Pistol

Locations:

Honah Lee Faroe Airfield

Valmorel Airfield

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

An orange cat looks better in sepia than B&W! I love Squeek's expression in this.

View On Black

View On Black (Large)

Homeless people are often referred to as common criminals who negatively impact the lives of law-abiding citizens. But research demonstrates that circumstances such as poverty, lack of housing, limited employment opportunities and hunger, often lead individuals, living on the streets, to commit crimes. This suggests that the hardships of poverty and homelessness, not a predisposition to delinquent behaviors, precipitate criminal behavior on the street. A range of factors, including education level, physical and mental health, work readiness skills and nutrition impact a person’s ability to make money on the streets and affects the type of money making strategy they adopt. Some people, by virtue of their situations, are excluded from competing in the formal economy for jobs and turn to quasi-legal strategies (panhandling, squeegeeing and sex trade) or illegal activities (theft, drug dealing) to make money and survive.

For more information on homelessness and legal & justice issues, visit the Homeless Hub: www.homelesshub.ca

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

Always be sure to wash the orange fungus from your body before entering the Blue Lagoon.

(best viewed large)

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

Credits:

Screenplay – Jose Squeegee

Photography – Jose Squeegee & Kristina Taov

Styling – Kristina Taov

Produced by The Poetic Device

Aircraft:

Laminar Systems – PA-18 Super Cub

Sandra:

HEAD – MOON Laceration (GROUP GIFT)

HEADPHONES – [VALE KOER] VK-HEADPHONES

GLASSES – *RAYED Magazine Shades 1.0

TOP – *COCO* Military Shirt

JACKET – [Foxes] Aviator Jacket – Black @N21

BOTTOM – KITJA CHERIE Noir Pants GREY

NAILS – [MANDALA] – Sinra Nails/Silver

GUN – MCE M9 Beretta

SHOES – Riders Navarro Complimentary Starter Boot Kit (Shaft)

PET Poodle – *MishMish* Poodle Pet – Cream

Uncle:

HEAD – *ARGRACE* Cowboy Hat

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

MOUSTACHE – Discord Designs Desperado Moustache

TOP – Atoms Tokyo Flannel Shirt (Wemyss Tartan)

BOTTOM – Kal Rau Baggy Jeans Dark

SHOES – DECO Trail Boots

Nicholas:

HEAD – Chimeric Fashions Dragon Bone Mask Decay

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

EARS – MANDALA Stretched Ears Omimi

JACKET – Hysterical Glam Elmo Down Jacket GREY

BOTTOM – Sheep Door Jersey Pants Black

SHOES – Willow Creek Moccasins

GLOVES – D1&MTG Gloves

GUN – Dreamway Creations Water Pistol

Locations:

Honah Lee Faroe Airfield

Valmorel Airfield

SQUEEGEE AND INK

20:20

2015

Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

Just think, this week is almost done. Any longer, and someone will have to squeegee me from the floor.

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

Barrymore may look grumpy, but he's one of the sweetest natured cats I've ever had. Well, except towards OTHER cats. He's pretty dominant, so he doesn't put up with much from his brother, Squeegee!

When I got Barrymore, he was a tiny kitten. I didn't do photography back then, so sadly, I don't have any "baby pictures"! He was adorable, and has always been a pretty boy. I brought him home, thinking he would be my pet, but my mother and he developed a bond that lasted until the day she died, after which he transferred over to me and I became his person. Now, he's all mine, and about as clingy as he could be!

Barrymore was a very large cat. He weighed about 20 lbs. at one point. I was concerned that he was over fed and overweight, but the vet assured me he was just a "big, healthy cat". As it turned out, he wasn't. He ended up developing diabetes after my mother passed away, and costs me a small fortune, since he's unable to be controlled with the less expensive insulin, and has to be on Lantis. Nevertheless, I love him, and will keep taking care of him as long as I'm able to.

About a month ago, we had a real cold snap hit. Barrymore has arthritis in his spine, and he was in a lot of pain, even though it was warm in the house. (Just like an old, arthritic person!) He's about 15 now, so he's getting on in years, too. He's been better since we've warmed up. Considering that fact, I know I probably won't be able to move north until after Barrymore is gone. I don't think he could take it.

My least photogenic cat is my nicest cat. While I don't have the bond with him that I do with Squeegee, I still do love him and I'm grateful that my lap cat is now only about 14 lbs. instead of 20!

Credits:

Screenplay – Jose Squeegee

Photography – Jose Squeegee & Kristina Taov

Styling – Kristina Taov

Produced by The Poetic Device

Aircraft:

Laminar Systems – PA-18 Super Cub

Sandra:

HEAD – MOON Laceration (GROUP GIFT)

HEADPHONES – [VALE KOER] VK-HEADPHONES

GLASSES – *RAYED Magazine Shades 1.0

TOP – *COCO* Military Shirt

JACKET – [Foxes] Aviator Jacket – Black @N21

BOTTOM – KITJA CHERIE Noir Pants GREY

NAILS – [MANDALA] – Sinra Nails/Silver

GUN – MCE M9 Beretta

SHOES – Riders Navarro Complimentary Starter Boot Kit (Shaft)

PET Poodle – *MishMish* Poodle Pet – Cream

Uncle:

HEAD – *ARGRACE* Cowboy Hat

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

MOUSTACHE – Discord Designs Desperado Moustache

TOP – Atoms Tokyo Flannel Shirt (Wemyss Tartan)

BOTTOM – Kal Rau Baggy Jeans Dark

SHOES – DECO Trail Boots

Nicholas:

HEAD – Chimeric Fashions Dragon Bone Mask Decay

GLASSES – SORGO BLOW Shades – Carbone

EARS – MANDALA Stretched Ears Omimi

JACKET – Hysterical Glam Elmo Down Jacket GREY

BOTTOM – Sheep Door Jersey Pants Black

SHOES – Willow Creek Moccasins

GLOVES – D1&MTG Gloves

GUN – Dreamway Creations Water Pistol

Locations:

Honah Lee Faroe Airfield

Valmorel Airfield

OMG. I saw the entire orginal cast of RENT. Ok, so Gilles (aka Squeegee Man!) was not there as his wife decided to give birth that morning (how cool is that, really?) It was honestly the best performance of any show I've ever seen, and it wasn't even a real performance. I don't think I could ever stand to see the show again...it will never be better than this. I'm not going to recap it, because there's no way that I can do justice to it, but I will throw out my favorite moments, or the ones I can remember off the top of my head:

1. OMFG. Original Broadway Cast.

2. DAPHNE!!! And she looked goooood! She danced and howled and was effin amazing. Much more lively performance than the tired show I saw in LA some years ago. She even did her dance during Out Tonight! Straddling the bars and doing high kicks!

3. Forgetting lines. This was part of the fun. Even tho they all performed for years in these roles, and six of the majors were in the movie, and they had 2 days to rehearse (and the fact that all us Rentheads know every single word in the whole musical), there were still missed and messed up lines. And it was great. Adam missed a few, Idina missed a few more, but it was all perfect.

4. Wilson! OMG! I saw him twice in London and knew then why it was he won a Tony, and well, that boy's still got it. He came out for Today 4 U in full costume and did his entire dance - complete with the jump up onto the table in platform heels. Oh, and my second favorite Wilson-is-amazing moment - he did his jump from the stairs and hit the ground without any interruption in his singing. Strong-ass diaphragm!

5. Wilson & Jesse - they did their dance during I'll Cover You, and Jesse cracked up, saying "Oh sh*t! I forgot how fast you are!"

6. Gwen. I always hated how they cleaned up the bag lady's comment during the movie. But whatever. Gwen added a little to her lines...changing "Hey, artist, you got a dollar?" to "you got a thousand dollars?" at which point we all died. Wonderful! And her Seasons of Love solo? Knocked my socks off. Seriously. Better than the recording.

7. Aiko! I adore her. Her Alexi was perfection. Sarah Silverman ain't got nothing on her.

8. Fredi. The girls sitting next to me were pretty young, maybe 17 or so. They were looking at the program before the show started. It was all I could do to not pull out my Rent bible and educate them when they were discussing the pronunciation of Freddi's last name (now Walker-Browne) and referred to her as "that guy." But anyway, while Fredi didn't knock my socks off or anything, she was great and didn't flub the telephone song as I half expected her to do. Hell, I would have expected her to flub that one even if she were still doing the show 8 times a week.

9. Taydina! Even tho I have issues with the both of them, namely Idina, I will save that for later. During the performance tho, they were cute, flirting with one another and such. Rent brought them together and for that reason, they will always have a special place in the Rent lore.

10. The finale! After the final song, the OBC stepped back, taking their places on the stairs, while the current cast came onstage to sing Seasons of Love. And then the stage filled with more and more alumni of the show. It was overwhelming and beautiful and everything it could have been (well, ok, I would have been happier if Tracy and Rosario were included too.)

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

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PRESS RELEASE

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LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

So, a month ago I decided to build a sailing canoe. The boat will be an Artemis. I met Axel, the designer of the boat at the International sailing canoe criterium in Bremen. After that, we had great fun exchanging manymanymany secret plans over email, and put them all in a spreadsheet. The plan is to spice up the boat, and see how much speed can be got out. I was very comfortable sailing the canoe in a very gusty wind force four. With that being the first time in a sail canoe for me (awkward steering!), I think we can do more. Ok, forget the secrets. The best things that stick out from the plans right now are:

Add a sliding plank seat, Axel has a plan, I'm guessing something like the blue canoe: something simple, small, but that will allow me to do a full hike on the end of the plank, then can be stored inside the boat. 2 kilos. Hiking straps will go somewhere too.EC-Meade Gougeon

The Bufflehead rig: this rig is tested, developed, and works. I enquired with Meade Gougeon (who actually answered!), he has the sweetest looking canoe rig around. I want to go there, but I'll start easy, and, since he builds his own masts, it is hard to get a reference point to copy his rig.

skin the outside with carbon: it will give a stiff boat. I plan to fiddle around with the hull, so I'll want something that I can modify later. Maybe I'll do the inside with kevlar.

Add a jib/gennaker. Small dinghy gennakers can be picked up easily. Using a sock they can be hoisted and taken down with a single line. I already bought a nice IMCS 32 windsurf mast (bowsprit?). Even better would be to use a code zero on roller, just like the Weta trimaran, but these things are more expensive, and may need quite some shroud tension to roll well. I'm not sure if that is a good idea on an unstayed mast. Which brings me to the next point;

Stay the mast: to add more sail, stays may be needed. I'll just love buying some of that new no stretch, no creep dyneema line (SK99), to use as stays. Then, Meade Gougeon did it as well. He won his class in the Everglades challenge. Maybe it is a good idea?

Add a profiled rudder: when I did the test sail on Artemis, and got the boat planing, I felt the rudder become a bit shaky. I'll look for something with a profile, then try and fit that to the stern. Maybe the rudder of an Optimist, a second had finn from the windsurfer, or an old catamaran rudder. I can cut it up a bit to suit the size.

Then there is the minor issue of actually building the hull.

What????

Oh.

Yeah.

Sure.

So, I prepared my workshop (the upstairs computer/hobby room, the boat will go out of the window, then over the fence of the neighbours, they don't know that yet ;) I laid a cardboard floor, got everything out, and got the tools in. The pc will have to stay, as there is no other place in the house for it.

Having studied the manuals Axel put on his site a few times already, I was a bit apprehensive about the last bit of day 7: coating the entire outer skin with glass (carbon in my case). I've worked with carbon before, but that was for International Moth bits, not large areas of lamination. So, having set up my workshop, I decided to shoot some blanks and practice. I had some old scraps of carbon and epoxy lying around, and studied on youtube (long live youtube!). I'll invest in a proper squeegee, but for now, a scrap of wood helped me spread the epoxy. It seems to work!

[pic]

I'd like to get a feel for how thick the layer of epoxy will become, and to get an idea of how much to sand off (I've learned the rule: stop when your dust turns black). So, as I write this the first layer of epoxy is curing, when it gets sticky I'll do a second. With the squeegee, even one I made myself in a few minutes, it was easier then I thought. I was worried about the cloth starting to shift around, but it didn't happen.

Meanwhile, Axel has been quite busy to construct the kit. The main parts are ready now. Now there's finding a way to get the boat from Switzerland to the Netherlands. We'll try and work with one shipping company to pick up the boat in Switzerland, then deliver it here. That may avoid toll and tax issues, or the kit getting stuck somewhere. Time for a next coat of epoxy now.

Hours worked:

7: workshop made ready, carbon test panel

Canon Rebel 2000 - Zenit 28-70/3.5-4.5

Vision 3 250D

C41 home brewed and deloped

developement went wrong and the emulsion got very soft, so it was scratched when i squeegeed it

Here are the images and details for the next LEGO Creator Expert modular, Corner Garage [10264].

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

shop.lego.com/en-AU/Corner-Garage-10264

PRESS RELEASE

===========================================

The Corner Garage will be available for purchase starting January 1st (with no early access for LEGO VIPs). The full press release from LEGO as well as an expanded photo gallery are included below.

LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO Creator Expert Modular Building 10243 Parisian Restaurant, 10255 Assembly Square and 10260 Downtown Diner.

This set includes over 2,560 pieces.

Measures over 12” (32cm) high, 10” (26cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep.

Tow truck measures over 2” (6cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 1” (5cm) wide.

Available directly from LEGO Stores & shop.LEGO.com starting January 1, 2019.

PUSHING SQUEEGEE INTO REDUCER FOR LAUNCHING IN THE 42-INCH PIPELINE NEAR NEDERLAND, TEXAS.

THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVES IS TO REDUCE THE NATION'S VULNERABILITY TO A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PETROLEUM SUPPLY. THE SITES NEED TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO TANKERS AND PIPELINES SO THAT, IN AN EMERGENCY, THE OIL COULD BE WITHDRAWN AND ENTERED INTO THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE GULF COAST HAS THE PORTS, REFINERIES, AND PIPELINES TO ACCOMMODATE THE RESERVES. THE STORAGE AREAS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED UNDERGROUND IN SALT DOMES ALONG THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS.

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Times Square, New York, NY

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square

www.timessquare.com/

www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/

History

Before and after the American Revolution, the area belonged to John Morin Scott, a general of the New York militia where he served under George Washington. Scott's Manor House was at what is now 43rd Street, surrounded by countryside used for farming and breeding horses. In the first half of the 19th century it became one of the prized possessions of John Jacob Astor, who made a second fortune selling off lots to hotels and other real estate concerns as the city rapidly spread uptown.[2]

In 1904, New York Times publisher Adolph S. Ochs moved the newspaper's operations to a new skyscraper on 42nd Street at Longacre Square. Ochs persuaded Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to construct a subway station there, and the area was renamed "Times Square" on April 8, 1904. Just three weeks later, the first electrified advertisement appeared on the side of a bank at the corner of 46th Street and Broadway.[3]

The New York Times, according to Nolan, moved to more spacious offices across Broadway in 1913. The old Times Building was later named the Allied Chemical Building. Now known simply as One Times Square, it is famed for the Times Square Ball drop on its roof every New Year's Eve.

Also in 1913, the Lincoln Highway Association, headed by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, chose the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway, at the southeast corner of Times Square, to be the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, which originally spanned 3,389 miles (5,454 km) coast-to-coast through 13 states to its Western Terminus in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California.[4][5]

As the growth in New York City continued, Times Square quickly became a cultural hub full of theatres, music halls, and upscale hotels.

Times Square quickly became New York's agora, a place to gather to await great tidings and to celebrate them, whether a World Series or a presidential election

—James Traub, The Devil's Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square

Celebrities such as Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire, and Charlie Chaplin were closely associated with Times Square in the 1910s and 1920s. During this period, the area was nicknamed The Tenderloin[6] because it was supposedly the most desirable location in Manhattan. However, it was during this period that the area was besieged by crime and corruption, in the form of gambling and prostitution; one case that garnered huge attention was the arrest and subsequent execution of police officer Charles Becker.[7]

The general atmosphere changed with the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Times Square acquired a reputation as a dangerous neighbourhood in the following decades. From the 1960s to the early 1990s, the seediness of the area, especially due its go go bars, sex shops, and adult theatres, became an infamous symbol of the city's decline.[8]

In the 1980s, a commercial building boom began in the western parts of the Midtown as part of a long-term development plan developed under Mayor Ed Koch and David Dinkins. In the mid-1990s, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (1994–2002) led an effort to "clean up" the area, increasing security, driving out pornographic theatres, drug dealers and "squeegee men", and opening more tourist-friendly attractions and upscale establishments. Advocates of the remodelling claim that the neighbourhood is safer and cleaner. Detractors, on the other hand, argue that the changes have diluted or "Disneyfied" the character of Times Square and have unfairly targeted lower income New Yorkers from nearby neighbourhoods such as Hell's Kitchen.[citation needed]

In 1990, the state of New York took possession of six of the nine historic theatres on 42nd Street, and the New 42nd Street nonprofit organization was appointed to oversee their restoration and maintenance. The theatres were renovated for Broadway shows, converted for commercial purposes, or demolished.

Due entirely to my own fault, it seems likely that I will soon loose some or at least one tooth to gum disease. I am nearly 51.

What prompted this carelessness?

1) I drink alcohol and go to sleep sometimes without brushing my teeth.

2) I have seen research noting a correlation between countries and areas with fluoride in their water and the incidence of gum disease. The research toyed with the idea that fluoride may be a direct causal factor in gum disease. I think not, at least in my case. I had wonderful fluoride treatment as a child that meant that my teeth were almost resistant to caries (holes). This mean that I could brush once a day, go to a dentist, rarely and still have the dentist say "no holes this time" either. My super strong teeth are wonderful but, in my laziness, facilitated my oral hygiene complacency.

3) I had a tooth knocked out as a child in the front by a table tennis bat. I went to have treatment of my tooth to have the root removed in the school bus from my boarding school -- very far from Harry Potter, or Tom Brown -- to an overworked dentist who had 40 young lads vandalising his waiting room. In a rush to remove the root from a upper tooth, perhaps, the hand held drill thing that he was using to remove the nerve inside my broken front tooth hit a live nerve. I squirmed, quite violently in pain. The dentist swore. What I did not realise was that the tip of his drill broke off in the upper part of my tooth. He sealed up my tooth completely with cotton wool and other temporary measures. And for reasons unknown, I never had these articles removed for two score years. My recent dentist laughed as he found what was inside my upper tooth. The foetid mass had been causing infection in my upper teeth for decades. But this is just an excuse.

4) But really it is ALL MY FAULT, and the things that ignored. Japanese dentists are conscientious about measuring the depth of ones gum pockets. They told me these gum-depth measurements but I did I get on the Net nor ask for advice from my peers. The problem is that once gum pockets reach a depth longer than is penetrable by the average tooth brush (with ultra-fine tips) then it becomes difficult to get the dirt out. Thus gum disease is non linear. Non linearity is always a problem for WEIRD Western, rational, nerds like me who expect things to progress in a linear fashion. This is not the case. Once gums get to a certain state of flabbiness and "pocket" depth then they become difficult to maintain and the carnage begins.

However, thanks to relatives, friends and acquaintances I have some advice for those that have gum disease not quite as bad as mine.

1) Brush well, immediately after every meal. I do regret not brushing enough.

2) Brush gently aiming at the gap between your teeth and your gums attempting go coax the food out of this area. Spend at least five minutes brushing the gaps on each side of each tooth. This is the type of brushing usually recommended by dentists.

3) There is another new method of brushing that is just becoming popular in Japan (they may be behind the times, being rather traditional). When, as noted above, it becomes difficult to get even ultra-thin bristles to the base of ones gum pockets, then there is another method: a paradigm shift in tooth brushing! Purchase a large headed soft non-ultra thin tooth brush and brush not the gap between your teeth but your gums themselves so as to squeegee the food out rather than brush it out. This method is probably only recommended to those with flaccid, deep gum pockets. I will now use it in tandem with the usual gently and carefully brush the gap method.

4) Floss and or use inter-dental brushes.

4.1) My wife has invented a method of flossing that you may only be able to read about here. She uses either extra thick floss from dentists or ordinary floss doubled up and then wrapping the floss around a tooth and bringing the floss to an angle at or below (for bottom teeth) or above (for upper teeth) the perpendicular moves the floss back and forth like a caveman starting a fire, or like a shoe shiner with a shammy, or like the chain of a bicycle over the rear cog. My wife has cured her gum disease by this method that she invented!

5) Get an Aqua Pick or other dental / periodontal / oral irrigation jet and use that to remove the gunk from around your teeth. This is wonderful method and I thought I would be able to save my teeth with my Panasonic Doltz Oral Jet Washer and also garden hoses attached to shower taps with thin-jet spigots attached. The spigots were purchase from China. The hoses that came with the spigots were too fine bore so I attached the last, jet-hole spigot part to a garden hose. This method of cleaning ones teeth and gum-tooth trench is very highly recommended. I wish my dentists had put me onto periodontal jet washing about 20 years ago (I had to wait for my father's advice). But there may be drawbacks or caveats. My current almost tooth-losing gum disease may have been caused by my not brushing my teeth before using the water jet and then using the jet on full power in such a way as to force gunk up into the very top of my gum/tooth cavity. These jet washers, and hoses with jet attachments should be in everyone's bathroom but I recommend that folks brush their teeth before using them.

6) Chew Xylitol gum. It helps to kill oral bacteria.

7) Brush using products containing Chlorhexidine another antibacterial disinfectant. Apparently this can discolour ones teeth but that has never been an issue for me. I smoke. I took lots of penicillin as a child to combat tonsillitis. One is meant to water down "Concool" a Japanese product containing Chlorhexidine but in last ditch attempts to prevent teeth loss one can use it neat. In tandem with Xylitol especially it kills germs almost as well as antibiotics.

8) Do not rely on antibiotics, Chlorhexidine and Xylitol which suppress the result - gum infection and inflammation - but get to the cause by brushing. I have heard it claimed that in Spain where antibiotics may be more readily available, folks use them to combat their gum disease, postpone dental cleaning and loose their teeth when the antibiotics cease to work. Just as gum disease is greater in areas with fluoride treatment it may be higher in places where antibiotics are more readily available since people rely on their effect rather than getting to cure the cause.

9) Get your dentists to glue your teeth together. This again is a last ditch attempt. It is the natural tooth equivalent of a 'bridge." [A bridge in dentistry is a false tooth supported by the teeth on either side of the missing tooth. Bridges are one step before dentures as in false teeth that you take out at night. They are difficult to clean and result in greater loss of teeth on either side.] While you still have a natural tooth in position, then though the gums of that natural tooth may be in very poor condition (as in my case) one can keep the natural tooth in position by gluing it to the teeth on either side. That is what my dentist did for me today. My tooth (indeed teeth) are so precarious that he was unable to perform cleaning. He glued the most precarious tooth to the teeth on either side in the hope that antibiotics, and my brushing, will result in a situation in which he can clean my tooth. This option of gluing my teeth together was not offered by another dentist even though they noted that one of my teeth was loose, so you may need to ask your dentist for stop-gap "bridge" glueing. It was painless.

10) Use electric tooth brushes. The are generally two tyqpes I beleive: vibrating ang rotating. More dentists use the latter on their patients and themselves. I have several rotating German Braun Oral B rotating brushes, which are great. Braun means to make money on the replacement heads so the bodies are cheap but the head extortionately expensive. Replacement heads are also available from China. Ultrasound vibrating brushes can remove plaque like the scalers that dental hygenists use so I may get one of those too.

11) Identify with your self narrative! Jacques Lacan is a post Freudian, obscure psychotherapist who claims that people identify with either their self-narrative or their self-image. He recommends identification with ones self-narrative since he claims, as is typical of the Western tradition, it is only in language that one may obtain an objective sense of self. I don't agree. I think that Japanese, Japanese women, women worldwide are able to simulate the eye of the other just as well as White men simulate its ear. But nonetheless both modes of self conception have their merits and demerits. If you identify with your self-narrative you can have high self-esteem, be good at persuasion and other linguistic self expressions, but you may run the danger of getting fat. If you identify and care about the person that you see in the mirror or your minds eye, then you may remain thin but smoke, fail to do exercise, and if you are bad at it, like I am, let your teeth fall out. Gum disease is largely invisible until you take photographs like the one above. But gum disease is something that one can talk about, and prevent through intentional action.

Dentures here I come. Don't be like me. Brush and floss.

Squeegee is my oldest cat, and my favorite, although I know I shouldn't favor him! It's impossible for me not to, since we've been through so much together.

I first "met" Squeeks outside the fabric store I used to work at for years, back in 1998. I had been taking care of a stray I affectionately called, Mr. Bill, because he would stare at you with his mouth open and literally scream at length, and it made me think of the little claymation figure made famous on Saturday Night Live! While I loved Mr. Bill, I couldn't take him home after finding out that he had feline AIDS, and would have infected my then kitty, Noelle. So, I had him fixed, and found someone who could take him in, where he lived in comfort, and was well loved.

One day before that happened, Mr. Bill began to introduce me to his family. First, it was his girlfriend, a gorgeous oriental mix I called Isis. She looked like an Egyptian Mao, and had the very pointed, angular face and ears, and the most lovely aqua blue eyes you ever saw. They were most definitely in love, and before long, six tiny kittens emerged from under a fence, and another, older cat that had the same markings as Mr. Bill, but in a different color, started showing himself, too. That was Squeegee. I guess I'll never know for sure if he was Mr. Bill's sibling, or son, but by the age, I would guess he was from a previous litter that Mr. Bill and Isis had.

After realizing I couldn't take Mr. Bill home, I decided to keep Squeegee, who had tested negative for AIDS. So, in January of 1999, he became my kitty. The bond we had was amazing. Squeeks would even cry out continuously when I was about to get a migraine in my sleep, alerting me to the changes he was sensing. At first, I would just yell at him to shut up, but after a while, I realized that he was only doing it when I had a headache coming on. As soon as I'd get up and take my meds, he would stop crying!

After one year, Squeegee became deathly sick. My vet was stymied. We couldn't find what was wrong, despite all his major organs starting to fail, and him going into kidney failure! I spent every cent I had, and ended up ruining my credit to save his life, but even after biopsies, and specialists doing ultrasound, etc., we still didn't find out what was wrong. The vet put him on Torbutrol, a pain killer, and Cypro, which stimulated his appetite. Eventually, Squeeks recovered, but to this day he still has to take Torbutrol for pain, and we still don't know why! All I know is that I'd go without food (and HAVE) to make sure he got what he needed to survive, because without Squeegee, my life would be a whole lot less happy. He is my baby.

Now, my old girl, Noelle is gone, and I have Barrymore and Tigger, too. My three boys are a handful, as Squeegee gets a pill every day, and really knows how to evade it, and Barrymore now gets injections of insulin twice a day. Tigger seems to be doing better after a significant weight drop that had the vet suspecting cancer, and is putting on a little weight again. Each one has their own personality, and each one could charm the socks off you! This is the face that I love, though, and Squeegee will always be my all time favorite pet. He is a one of a kind, special, blessing from God to me, and I hope he continues for a lot longer. He's fourteen now, and I wonder where all the time has gone. I think if I could clone him, I'd always have a Squeeks! For me, he's the perfect pet.

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LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Available 1st Jan

AUD299.99

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LEGO 10264 Corner Garage

Ages 16+. 2,569 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $269.99 – DE 179.99€ – UK £159.99 – FR 189.99€ – DK 1,499DKK – AU 299.99

Discover surprises on all levels at the Corner Garage!

Drop by the LEGO Creator Expert 10264 Corner Garage, where you’ll discover a world of fun and surprises! This amazing model comes with removable building sections for easy access to the highly detailed interior and comprises 3 stories. On the ground level there’s a 1950s-style gas station with fuel pump, kiosk and a vehicle workshop complete with a roll-up door, vehicle lift and tire mounter. At the mid-level animal clinic you’ll find an examination table, fish tank, and a waiting area with sofa, while on the upper level you’ll discover a well-equipped apartment with kitchen, TV, sofa, bed and a staircase that leads to a rooftop terrace with sun lounger, parasol and flower garden. The exterior of the building features a classic 1950s facade with signage, detailed windows and a decorative roofline, plus a sidewalk area with a tree and an ornate streetlamp. This charming addition to the Modular Buildings series has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience, full of nostalgia. Also includes a scooter, tow truck and 6 minifigures, plus parrot, bunny, dog, frog and fish figures.

Includes 6 minifigures: gas station owner, mechanic, vet, woman, man and a girl, plus bunny, parrot, dog, frog and fish figures.

The 3-level Corner Garage advanced building set comes with an array of brick-built details, including a detailed 1950s-style facade with gas station signage, windows, bay windows, arched doorway, roll-up vehicle workshop door, decorative roofline and a rooftop terrace, plus a detailed sidewalk area with tree and ornate streetlamp. This set also includes a tow truck and a scooter.

Ground level features a gas station with a bucket and a fuel pump with a flexible hose, plus a kiosk and a vehicle workshop for car service and repairs, featuring a cash register, tool rack and trolley, oil drum, tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Mid-level animal clinic features an examination table, parrot perch, fish tank and a waiting area with sofa, armchair, table and flowerpot, plus the animal doctor’s desk lamp, microscope, mug, newspaper, envelope, scissors and syringe.

Upper-level apartment features a well-equipped kitchen with cookies baking in the oven, sink, pan, mug, salt and pepper, spoon and spatula, plus a sofa, bed, an old-fashioned TV, and a bathroom with toilet.

Rooftop terrace features a sun lounger, parasol and flower garden.

Tow truck features a working hoist.

Accessory elements include a window squeegee and a crash helmet.

Help the gas station assistant fill up the 1950s-style scooter.

Roll up the door to access Jo’s vehicle workshop, complete with tire mounter and working vehicle lift.

Remove the modular building sections to access the detailed interior.

New-for-January-2019 decorated elements include an animal clinic window, service station sign and a printed octane gas pump.

Special elements include new-for-January-2019 black ice skates, 2x6x2 window in sand blue, 1×1 medium gray roof tiles, 1×1 angle plate in dark blue and rare dark-orange elements in various shapes and sizes.

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My 99 cent find the Vivitar 480PZ. Also looks like my Jobo squeegee is scratching my negitives -.-

Bottom panel on the left has second coat of fairing compound applied. The other bottom panel shows a sanded first coat. I used a 7" disk sander with 60 grit to sand the first coat. I spent about 90 minutes applying the compound on each bottom panel and about two hours sanding each one. When I kneel the back of my legs start to cramp so I spent much time sitting while sanding the bottom with the 7" disk until the brain kicked in and I discovered that I could reach most of a bottom panel while standing on a step ladder. All things considered, the sanding wasn't as dreadful as I feared.

When pondering the question... do I install the keel before or after the fairing process, the decision seemed to be a coin toss. Subsequently, I found that when moving around on the bottom as I sanded the fairing compound the dust made the footing a tad slippery especially when approaching the bow area. With the keel installed before fairing begun I had something to grab onto when I started slipping. So my recommendation is to install the keel before fairing. I also don't like to bond important structures to a surface covered by fairing compound.

I found that the best way to apply fairing compound on the bottom panels is to draw the squeegee from the keel to the chine. I experimented with using a 10" wide drywall trowel which speeded the application up and worked OK. But, I prefer the squeegee as I had better control with it and lower ridges at the squeegee edges.

I added no silica to the second coat of compound and only had some minor sagging issues near the stem. The second coat of compound was applied thin and I hope that after sanding this second coat, only some touch up here and there will be required. With the careful effort I put into fairing the plywood hull before the Xynole lamination, I blissfully continue to believe that all I need to do is cover the weave of the Xynole cloth.

After each batch of thinkened epoxy was used up, I cleaned the squeegee in alcohol and tried to keep all involved items clean as a small morsel of grit or unmixed faring compound would leave its mark. After too much contamination in applying a second coat on one of the bottom panels, I became much more careful in mixing the fairing compound to eliminate small lumps and keeping my tools clean.

Hanging out with Cassie and Sylvain in the courtyard after the several days of torrential rain.

Blog: operationsqueegee.blogspot.com

SL Location: slurl.com/secondlife/Ctrl%20Shift%20H/249/119/22

Bikini: Alexohol Fashions at Operation Squeegee - Oil Spill Bikini

Skin: Pink Fuel - Ember Gyaru (Sea)

Hair: Fri.day - Michelle.2 (Scornfull Red)

Eyes: UmedamaHolic - Moist Eye (Sunrise)

Pose: Fri.day

Front view.

To describe bogttrotters as ‘shy’ might seem strange given that they are, by their very nature, elusive creatures. But the ‘Squeegee Bird’, as is popularly known, would seem to be shy as well as elusive or reclusive. You are lucky to see one as it typically hides in the shade or shelter of gorse, larger heather, scrub or natural features of earth or rock, and it could sometimes be mistaken for a branch of a bush.

The origin of the term ‘Squeegee’ for this bogtrotter is unknown but would seem to be fairly modern, perhaps because its long beak might be thought to resemble a ‘squeegee’ rubber window dryer; although the word ‘squeegee’ may date back to the 18th century, its modern connotation comes from the early 20th century. One theory regarding its name combines the ‘beak like a squeegee’ theory with part of its Irish language name “scáthach” (‘shady’ in English); while this may be unlikely there have been stranger transliterations from Irish to English. Yet another theory is that its name is onomatopoeic, coming from its call; however as few people have heard the squeegee bird since it is generally, though not always, outside of the register audible to humans, this has been discounted by others including bogtrotter expert Dr Aisling Scéal.

Another feature of the squeegee bird is its twisted looking nature, with its feet, body and head often looking out of alignment. This is natural and Aisling Scéal has surmised that it has actually given it an evolutionary advantage. Its feet look like it might be about to start some mad dance – in fact males do dance as part of a mating ritual.

There are creatures who can fly, birds, which are designated Irish bog’trotters’ because of commonalities with ground-bound bogtrotters. The Squeegee Bird’s survival mechanism, in not drawing attention to itself, is to be on the ground in the shade among plant life – gorse/furze/whins/aiteann and heather for example – most of the time. When it does fly it tends to glide quite silently at less than a metre above the ground or what foliage there is – so it literally keeps a ‘low profile’. So even when it is in flight nearby, many people will miss it.

The Squeegee Bird does on occasions fly longer distances, to find new feeding grounds or for mating, but it is rarely seen because even when going a distance it still keeps very low, and when travelling further afield it tends to go around dawn or dusk when it is less likely to be noticed, and not travel too far at one time. Its ability to ‘hug the ground’ while in flight is one remarkable aspect of its abilities and behaviour.

However, and very unfortunately, its low flying habit sometimes results in collisions with motor vehicles and roadkill would seem to have made this amazing creature even rarer. Fortunately, although rare, it does seem to be distributed quite widely around Ireland, even if there are few in any one location; recent sightings include the Glens of Antrim, Sperrins, Donegal, Leitrim, west Mayo, Connemara, Kerry, Cork, the Comeraghs and Wicklow, and it seems well established around some midland bogs (and cleared bogs) where there are numerous reports of their presence.

So although at risk because of its low numbers, there are hopes that its fairly wide distribution will help it survive; it is willing to travel, as indicated above, albeit in its own way.

This specimen is presented in typical pose, head and beak down. Depicted around life size. For further details of the Squeegee Bird, see Sean Scéal’s book, “Telling Tails – Ireland’s lesser known animals” (Brobdingnagian Nature Books, 1997), page 123 and also the Index.

Co Mayo bog pine mounted on a base of bog oak (from Lough Neagh basin). Oiled and varnished. Black acrylic paint was used to mask between its legs; it was necessary to leave the wood that is there in order to mount it on the base. 58 cm high.

Second color process.

View from head.

To describe bogttrotters as ‘shy’ might seem strange given that they are, by their very nature, elusive creatures. But the ‘Squeegee Bird’, as is popularly known, would seem to be shy as well as elusive or reclusive. You are lucky to see one as it typically hides in the shade or shelter of gorse, larger heather, scrub or natural features of earth or rock, and it could sometimes be mistaken for a branch of a bush.

The origin of the term ‘Squeegee’ for this bogtrotter is unknown but would seem to be fairly modern, perhaps because its long beak might be thought to resemble a ‘squeegee’ rubber window dryer; although the word ‘squeegee’ may date back to the 18th century, its modern connotation comes from the early 20th century. One theory regarding its name combines the ‘beak like a squeegee’ theory with part of its Irish language name “scáthach” (‘shady’ in English); while this may be unlikely there have been stranger transliterations from Irish to English. Yet another theory is that its name is onomatopoeic, coming from its call; however as few people have heard the squeegee bird since it is generally, though not always, outside of the register audible to humans, this has been discounted by others including bogtrotter expert Dr Aisling Scéal.

Another feature of the squeegee bird is its twisted looking nature, with its feet, body and head often looking out of alignment. This is natural and Aisling Scéal has surmised that it has actually given it an evolutionary advantage. Its feet look like it might be about to start some mad dance – in fact males do dance as part of a mating ritual.

There are creatures who can fly, birds, which are designated Irish bog’trotters’ because of commonalities with ground-bound bogtrotters. The Squeegee Bird’s survival mechanism, in not drawing attention to itself, is to be on the ground in the shade among plant life – gorse/furze/whins/aiteann and heather for example – most of the time. When it does fly it tends to glide quite silently at less than a metre above the ground or what foliage there is – so it literally keeps a ‘low profile’. So even when it is in flight nearby, many people will miss it.

The Squeegee Bird does on occasions fly longer distances, to find new feeding grounds or for mating, but it is rarely seen because even when going a distance it still keeps very low, and when travelling further afield it tends to go around dawn or dusk when it is less likely to be noticed, and not travel too far at one time. Its ability to ‘hug the ground’ while in flight is one remarkable aspect of its abilities and behaviour.

However, and very unfortunately, its low flying habit sometimes results in collisions with motor vehicles and roadkill would seem to have made this amazing creature even rarer. Fortunately, although rare, it does seem to be distributed quite widely around Ireland, even if there are few in any one location; recent sightings include the Glens of Antrim, Sperrins, Donegal, Leitrim, west Mayo, Connemara, Kerry, Cork, the Comeraghs and Wicklow, and it seems well established around some midland bogs (and cleared bogs) where there are numerous reports of their presence.

So although at risk because of its low numbers, there are hopes that its fairly wide distribution will help it survive; it is willing to travel, as indicated above, albeit in its own way.

This specimen is presented in typical pose, head and beak down. Depicted around life size. For further details of the Squeegee Bird, see Sean Scéal’s book, “Telling Tails – Ireland’s lesser known animals” (Brobdingnagian Nature Books, 1997), page 123 and also the Index.

Co Mayo bog pine mounted on a base of bog oak (from Lough Neagh basin). Oiled and varnished. Black acrylic paint was used to mask between its legs; it was necessary to leave the wood that is there in order to mount it on the base. 58 cm high.

It is my understanding that micro-balloon fairing loses its resistance to water penetration when sanded. This picture depicts an applied coat of sealing epoxy. No roller was used as I dumped the epoxy from a cup and spread thinly via a squeegee. Next step is to sand the epoxy with 120 grit paper.

Fairing/sanding the keel took a disportionate amount of time. I did much hand sanding on the keel and had to wrap my finger tips in duct tape when they became raw.

**Edit 03/29/2013: I have been following a boating building thread discussing the need for sealing recently applied fairing compounds. The conclusion is that applying at least a single coat of un-thickened epoxy below the water line areas is essential. If the boat is to be long term moored in the water, apply two coats of epoxy.

A squeegee man working the intersection of Yonge and Dundas Streets. Here on the northeast corner. Some of his handiwork may be seen on the car behind him. Toronto, Canada. A mild winter afternoon, 2021. Pentax K1 II.

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