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A 77-year-old Vernon Hills man died and a 32-year-old Woodstock man was injured in a two-vehicle crash near Richmond Wednesday morning.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Richmond Fire Protection District and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District were called at 7 a.m. to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at Tryon Grove Road and Keystone Road in unincorporated Richmond.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by a 32-year-old Woodstock man, was traveling eastbound on Tryon Grove Road west of Keystone Road.
A 2007 Toyota Prius, driven by Eduard Modilevsky, 77, of Vernon Hills, was traveling northbound on Keystone Road approaching Tryon Grove Road. The Prius stopped at the stop sign but then for unknown reasons pulled out in front of the Suburban, who did not have a stop sign, sheriff’s officials said.
The driver of the Prius was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Suburban was transported by ambulance to Centegra Hospital – McHenry with minor injuries.
An autopsy performed on Modilevsky revealed that he died from blunt trauma to the chest, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office said.
Airbags deployed in the Prius but not in the Suburban and both drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash, sheriff’s officials added. The investigation is ongoing by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Major Crash Investigation Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.
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Heavy action at LAX. United Airlines 747 takes off from runway 25R while Singapore Airlines 747 taxies to the Tom Bradley International Terminal. Air France A340 can also be seen taxiing in the far background.
Gerardo Nava © - Los Angeles, California
"Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty" - Mother
Regardless, she was found strong, in her own world, playing with some stones and songs of her own.
Fotografia:
Elena Cristófol
Catarina Fontoura
Yadira Salvador
Maquillaje y Peluqueria:
Marta Romero, Beatriz Masip, Raquel Garces
Modelos: Paula Berlanga, Cristina Sendra de Carmen Duran Agency
Mackinac Island, Michigan, is a beautiful island. Located in the Straits of Mackinac, it's about 8-9 miles in circumference.
There's the actual town of Mackinac Island, where the ships dock. Since 1898 (I think), there have been no motorized vehicles allowed on the island (for consumer use, at least) as they scared the horses.
Your modes of transportation are one of three:
1. Horse (and carriage) as a taxi, personal rental, or part of a tour (for about $30/adult). Or, just rent a horse for $50/hour/horse.
2. Bicycles. For rental all over the place in town.
3. Your two feet.
The town of Mackinac Island. Its Main Street -- the first thing you see after passing under the portico from any of the ferries -- is actually Huron Street. One parallel street behind, you have Market Street. There are a number of other streets in the town, too, all easily walkable (obviously). Since this is basically a tourist resort, you'll find about 80% of the establishments in town fall into one of the following categories: fudge shops (12 different companies have fudge shops here), bed & breakfasts, bike rentals, or restaurants (pizzeria, bar/saloon/burger joint). The only eyesore on the island is a Starbucks. It disgusts me to no end. If you intend to spend the night on the island, be prepared to have your wallet lightened substantially, especially in season (Memorial Day to Labor Day).
For overnight accommodations, the most famous place on the island is the Grand Hotel, which has the longest covered porch of any building in the world (660 ft./200 meters). It'll set you back over $400/night. There's no air conditioning. It was built in 1887 and is perfectly imperfect. They finished it in three months. Even to wander the grounds, you have to pay $10 per their signage. On a sunny summer day, it's beautiful, especially with all of the flags flying along the porch. If you aren't inclined to pay through the nose here, the B&Bs, during summer, would probably set you back around $300/night, but don't quote me on that. (The more frugal folks -- like me -- stay in Mackinaw City, slightly expensive, but reasonable, and take day trips to the island.
Speaking of "in season," Mackinac Island has less than 500 year-round residents. Yet, I think they clear 2 million tourists a year. The majority of them come from May-September.
To support that massive influx, there are 600 horses on the island in summer, but only about 200 stay on for winter.
More than the horses, they can't survive without a temporary summer workforce. On the island (and also in Mackinaw City and possibly St. Ignace), you'll find the majority of summer workers are eastern European. They stay until the end of September. This year, I bumped into Turkish, Polish, Montenegran, Serbian, Kosovan, and I'm not sure which other nationalities. Expect to meet some incredibly friendly and happy Europeans.
What's the history of this area? Recent (1600-now), is about all most people focus on. It was originally Native American land, then the French arrived, followed by Brits, and finally Americans.
As a result, there are forts around. Michilimackinac (in Mackinaw City) was the first fort, from the Brits, then Americans. Then the Brits relocated to the island (more strategic) and built Fort Mackinac. While at Fort Mackinac, they also decided to build a more rudimentary fort on the highest ground on the island: Fort George (which the Americans renamed Fort Holmes).
The forts were eventually in the Americans' hands and Fort Mackinac was garrisoned until 1895. So here's your fun trivia: Yellowstone National Park was the first national park created in the U.S. (and world) in 1872. The second national park in the U.S.? Mackinac Island, actually.
The island was a national park (as the parks were actually administered by the military prior to the creation of the Department of the Interior & National Park Service) and it was maintained as a national park until 1895 when the federal government trimmed back a bit and stopped having an active presence on the island. (At this point, the island went to the state and the entire island is now basically Mackinac State Park.)
As it's a state park, you'll find the majority of the island is actually natural -- lots of woods and beautiful walks and trails. Should you have a little wanderlust to get away from the town, you'll find the following:
1. A small airport in the middle of the island.
2. Two 9 hole golf courses (Jewel & Wawashkamo), though you could be creative and call it one where the front and back nine are a bit away from each other.
3. Cemeteries: Protestant, Catholic, and Military. (The military cemetery is one of only 5 in the nation that are permitted to fly flags at half mast year-round due to the unknown soldiers buried here.)
4. Hiking trails that lead to Fort Holmes, Skull Cave, Arch Rock, and other areas on the interior. (Skull Cave is very underwhelming in its current condition, though its history is interesting.)
Among the buildings in town that don't fall into one of the generic categories mentinoed above, you'll find at least 4 churches, the old fur trading store, a police station, a U.S. post office, a school, an old county courthouse (not current as Michilimackinac County no longer exists), an art museum, and a yacht club.
Fort Mackinac, by the way, is actually in town and the price of admission is $13.50 as of this writing. They have soldiers in period uniforms do weapons demonstrations (rifle, cannon), and have all of the buildings maintained to the time of its use (1875-95 or so). Some of the views of the town, Marquette Park, and cove with its two lighthouses are nice. Is it worth $13.50? I don't think so, but hey...if you're only here once, you ought to have a look, especially if the weather's nice and sunny.
During the summer, you'll find that June is the best time to come for flowers -- so many lilacs that the air smells more like flowers than horses. There are also the two boat regattas (Port Huron to Mackinac & Chicago to Mackinac) that end here in the straits. I believe those are in May or June.
All in all, there's a good reason that Mackinac Island is usually voted one of the ten best summer getaways in the country. It's unforgettable and, more than that, it's relaxing. Even with the excessive crowds. I know I haven't covered everything, but it's certainly enough to give you a good idea.
day two was the hardest day of our hike and one of the most physically challenging things I've ever had to do.
One booklet! :-)
The printers Kershaw & Ashworth were still going in c. 1973 because they printed the Heptonstall Trail!
Queenstown had to be my favourite place we visited in New Zealand, I loved every minute of our stay there.
Blogged about here: raspberriesinwinter.blogspot.com/2011/02/queens-town.html
Limestone talatat block depicting two young girls, perhaps princesses, daughters of Akhenaten. From Amarna, Dynasty XVIII.
Musee du Louvre. E26016
The two towers of the European Court of Justice, a 68-metre-high twin office tower completes Kirchberg Plateau, which includes residential, hotel and office area. The metal and glass twin towers located either side of the Avenue J. F. Kennedy, have been the symbol of the western gateway to the Kirchberg Plateau, seat of the European institutions in Luxembourg. The two towers of the European Court of Justice, are an important feature of the emerging Kirchberg sky-line.
On the 26th July I made my way to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight by coach trip. The day was in the heat wave we had during July 2018 and was very hot and humid. The trip over by Red Funnel Ferries was great, their ferries are very comfortable and much larger than the ones at Lymington, no criticism intended. Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Prince Albert designed the house himself in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo. The builder was Thomas Cubitt, the London architect and builder whose company built the main facade of Buckingham Palace for the royal couple in 1847. An earlier smaller house on the site was demolished to make way for a new and far larger house, though the original entrance portico survives as the main gateway to the walled garden.
Queen Victoria died at Osborne House in January 1901. Following her death, the house became surplus to royal requirements and was given to the state, with a few rooms being retained as a private museum to Queen Victoria. From 1903 until 1921 it was used as a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy, known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne. In 1998 training programmes consolidated at the Britannia Royal Naval College which is now at Dartmouth, thus vacating Osborne House. The House now under the watchful eye of English Heritage is now open to the public for tours.
In 1903, the new stable block became a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Initial training began at about the age of 13, and after two years studies were continued at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. The college closed in 1921, with the last students leaving on 9 April 1921. The traditions of Osborne helped inspire the operations of the Nautical College Pangbourne, after its founding in 1917. The NCP has now become Pangbourne College, but its students continue the tradition of wearing naval uniform, and maintaining certain naval traditions.
One of the buildings called Swiss Cottage in the grounds, here you will find inside, the story of the life of a Victorian royal child. Thanks to funding from donors including the Heritage Lottery Fund, vivid new displays, a garden trail and a new play area enable families to experience for themselves how the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert played and learnt in this unique and special place. Osborne House is famous for its selection of formal gardens containing rare and unusual plants, and there is also plenty of space to run around. Enjoy the formal walled gardens, visit the sheltered the Walled garden, admire the view the Solent from the Palm Terrace or visit the charming gardens which surround the miniature Swiss Chalet. As well as a stunning array of plants, rare red squirrels can be spotted amongst the trees. Gravel, tarmac and concrete provide access for all abilities. Benches and rest points are dotted throughout the grounds.
The organisers of the London Capital & Finance were holding an event day on the 25th and 26th July 2018. This meant many parts of the gardens could not be visited on these two days having been reserved for the visitors to these trials. Osborne Horse Trials hope to attract a new audience to the sport and to the Isle of Wight with this easy to follow two day eventing format. Horses will perform dressage and show jumping on the House lawns, before setting out across the estate parkland. Each phase will finish before the next commences, enabling spectators to see 70% of the action from one spot. Both days will feature two classes at open intermediate level with a Grand Prix class and three further categories tailored to either top level or less experienced horses. Pictures can be taken inside the house but not using flash. However Videos cannot be made while in the house itself.
While my wife and a friend were out shooting today at Rocky Brook Falls near Brinnon, we noticed this pair of stunning beauties taking in the cool mountain runoff at the base of the falls. They invited me to take their picture, which was a real treat as both were extremely photogenic!
Not only did it look like they were having a blast, their four-legged companion looked like he was having a blast as well!
Thank you to these two ladies & adorable pooch for this opportunity!
C-17 Globemaster III
Description and Purpose:
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is designed to fulfill military and humanitarian airlift
needs well into the 21st century. A high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed aircraft with a rearloading ramp, the C-17 can carry large combat equipment and troops or humanitarian aid
across international distances directly to small austere airfields anywhere in the world.
With a payload of 164,900 pounds, the C-17 can take off from a 7,000-foot airfield, fly
2,400 nautical miles, and land on a small, austere airfield in 3,000 feet or less. The C-17
is equipped with an externally blown flap system that allows a steep, low-speed final
approach and low landing speeds for routine short-field landings.
Customers:
Worldwide, Boeing has delivered 227 C-17s. Boeing’s program of record with the U.S.
Air Force is to design, build and deliver 223 C-17s through September 2012. Boeing has
delivered 207 C-17s to the USAF as of February 2011.
There are 20 C-17s in service with five international customers. In November 2010,
President Obama announced India’s preliminary agreement for the acquisition of 10 C-
17s. The U.S. Congress approved Kuwait’s letter of request in October 2010, regarding
the acquisition of one C-17. In January 2010, Boeing and the United Arab Emirates
announced that the UAE had agreed to acquire six C-17s in 2011 and 2012. The RAF
has acquired seven C-17s; the Royal Australian Air Force and Canadian Defence Forces
have each received four. The 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability consortium – members
of NATO and Partnership for Peace – received three C-17s in 2009. Qatar, the first
Middle East customer to order C-17s, received two C-17s in 2009 and holds options for
two more.
General Characteristics:
Length: 174 feet (53.04 m)
Height at Tail:
Wing Span to Wingtips:
55.1 feet (16.79 m)
169.8 feet (51.74 m)
Maximum Payload:
At 4,000 nautical miles:
164,900 lbs. (74,797 kg)
100,300 lbs. (45,495 kg)
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Two Common Buckeyes on lantana in Oak Grove Park near Grapevine Lake. I think one is male and the other is female but not sure which is which. Note that one is darker than the other and there is a difference in the size of inner eye spots on hindwings. Large Size
This was a surprise to me. After getting this photo into the computer, I noticed two distinct faces in these clouds. Easier to see large. This is not a Photoshop creation.
Spent two days in Kruger Game Park on safari drives. We saw a lot of critters and well worth the trip.
Operator Trainee Les Rice explains generator capabilities inside Thurmond Dam's power house July 6. The dam houses seven generator units rated at 54 million watts each. One unit can power roughly 54,000 homes clustered along the Savannah River Basin.
Street scene from our journey to Europe last summer...
The shopping district in Lübeck, Northern Germany, on a rainy day.