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Unique Penguin wedding cake toppers, personalized details!
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This unique Alfa Romeo 2500S features a two-seater sports body, works by Nestor Salerno In Argentina, and was originally fitted to Clemar Bucci’s 1937 Alfa Romeo 12C. The 12C-37 was not a success in motor racing, and what happened to the four cars in uncertain. It is known that Achlle Varsi raced one at Mar Del Plato in 1948, and the car reappeared in 1953 for the Argentine G.P. in the hands of Clemar Bucci, who was running in the No. 3 position when the engine failed. The car next appeared in 1956 with the two-seater sports body and 2500S engine in John de Boer’s Italian Car Register. Alfa Romeo chassis 912517 is described as fitted with a Sader body built by Nestor Salerno for Clemar Bucci.
n 1989, the Bucci Special was purchased by a car enthusiast of UK. Issued with FIA papers, it also underwent a mechanical restoration at Arnie Johnson's Silverstone Workshop in the 1990's before being repainted. Many classical mid-'50s body styles from cars such as the Aston Martin DB3S, Ferrari's Mondial/Testa Rossa/Monza and Disco Volante are seen on this car.
A shot of E68000 the unique 1000hp 3rd rail motor luggage van at Newcastle Central .. date and photographer unknown. This would later transfer to the Liverpool to Southport lines as M68000 before being scrapped in 1968. Similar in some respects to the Southern Region Class 419 but this was fitted with four traction motors and lacked traction batteries. I have seen one reference to a test on the Brighton Line prior to it being withdrawn. It is likely that its traction motors were salvaged for reuse.
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Portugal Beer Cap Map
Some people like to put caps in each state to represent a local beer, while others like to just fill the map up with whatever beer they have around. It doesn't matter. The fun is drinking beer and filling up this beautiful piece of beer wall art.
Our maps include pre drilled holes that you can use to easily hang the map on your favorite wall.These beer cap maps are also perfect to use as a wedding registry. Simply have guests sign blank white bottle caps and insert into the map.
Hanging hardware NOT included
Caps Are NOT Included in the package
Specs:
Approximate Size: 21.6 inch x 10.6 inch
Approximate Cap Holes: 38
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Jim Collier is the most likely builder of this frame. He worked for Hobbs before the War. Hobbs frames almost always had a straight top to the seat tube. Here we see a straight top cutaway at the back.
The hand laying on top of the marker is unique and a little creepy. I have never seen one like this.
Unique batik designs created using the same traditional methods of Pysanky or Ukrainian eggs. The process begins by meticulously drawing out the design in pencil before it is waxed and dyed. The beeswax in applied by writing with a heated tool called a kistka, a fine stylus which is used to seal the design on the shell. The egg is then dipped in dye and all areas not already sealed with beeswax will take on that color. Waxing and dyeing with each different colored dye is repeated until the design is complete. Most commonly, the natural white of the eggshell is waxed first and then the egg is dyed in progression from lightest to darkest, waxing between dyes to retain the colors desired. The wax is melted off using a candle flame and then the pieces are cut out from the egg. Resin is used to strengthen and give the piece a brilliant shine.
Various bits and pieces of Santa Rosa and Cloverdale are seen in the form of unique and not often viewed areas. The sunset with a very cloud intense sky was taken from a hilltop in Cloverdale, CA.
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The Ghost town of Golden, Oregon. Wild West and Goldmining. "Golden: Established in 1890, this mining town was unique in western annals in that it had two churches and no saloons. The miners went to Placer on Grave Creek for Refreshments. Rev. William Ruble, Leader of a group commonly known as "Campbellites" built the church in 1852. He was ordained and the church simultaneously dedicated by county judge stephen Jewell. Shortly afterward it became the free Methodist church. Another group led by Rev. mark Davis used the schoolhouse for their services, both ministers worked local mining claims. Placer activity on Coyote creek began in the 1850's. Abandoning these claims during the Idaho gold rush of 1860, the men returned to find them being worked by about 500 Chinese for ten cents per day plus rice. The Chinese contractor yielded possession. A 2 1/2 mile pipeline supplied water for the "Giants" (hydraulic nozzles) resulting in the recovery of one and 1/2 million dollars in the next few years. The Josephine county school superintendent Lincoln Savage, traveled by train from Grant's Pass to Wolk Creek, rode his bicycle to Golden, and continued to the greenback mine by tramway to visit the schools. Wilma Gilkey and Edith Allen were among the early teachers. As late as 1906, there were still 36 children in this school. " ~ information sign by the Josephine County Historical Society, Golden, Oregon. "At its height betwen 1900 and 1920 Golden spread across several acres. At its center stood the church, and on its right, the Rubles' beautiful fruit filled orchard. Mothers, fathers, and children walked up the church steps together many times each year, gathering for worship and encouragement in good times and bad. In the late 19th century, rough-and-ready boom towns sprang up wherever there was gold, and just as quickly faded away. Golden was different. With the Ruble elevator bringing in a consistent profit, the 1890s found Golden growing into a thriving family-centered community of more than 100 people. As more families arrived, Bill, Schuyler, and Grandpa Ruble built Golden's church and only then built the family home. The Ruble priorities were clear: faith and family came first. As long as the Rubles lived here, Golden had no saloons. If you wanted to "tip a few" you had to walk over the hill to Placer. "I loved to attend school in the new schoolhouse, and I seldom missed a day ... Most of the school teachers boarded at our house, so we got to know them real well." - Bernice Elda Ruble. " ~ Information sign at Golden, Oregon.
"Gold!" Imagine carrying just a backpack and a pick and hearing the shouts of 'Gold!' as they rang through this valley ... It's 1851. You've traveled hudreds of miles to make your fortune in California but you've heard the rumors of gold in Oregon so you turn north to the Rogue valley. Joining several other miners, you slog through the mud to Coyote Creek, find a promising spot, stick your claim marker in the ground, and get to work. If the stake is good, you'll build a shelter and settle in, but you'll only stay as long as the gold lasts. By 1860 thirty primitive cabins perched on upper Coyote Creek. Most occupants didn't stay long. They'd sell their claim, then move on to the next promising site. In spite of an Oregon law prohibiting them from owning land - including gold claims - Chinese miners did very well during the first Coyote Creek mining boom of 1862 to 1867." ~ information sign at Golden Ghost Town, Oregon. Exploring Southern Oregon: Golden - Wolf Creek - Merlin - Grant's Pass - Glendale, Oregon, USA. Photography (c) 2014 Thomas Baurley, Leaf McGowan, Technogypsie Productions. www.technogypsie.com/photography/. To follow the stories and tales visit www.technogypsie.com/reviews/ and www.technogypsie.com/chronicles/. "The Ruble Vision: you know there's gold, right under your feet. But without a more powerful way to extract it, your dream will die. Seventeen years after the gold rush began, miners were using creek water under high pressure to process soil and extract gold, a method called hydraulic mining. New arrival William Ruble was struck by how efficient the process was. he bought up several claims. He sent for his sons, and started to work. but the Rubles couldn't move soil fast enough to make a profit, and when creek water levels dropped in summer, they couldn't work at all. Rather than giving up and moving on the Ruble sons invented a solution: the Ruble rock elevator. William Ruble Sr. brought business savvy, inventive sons, and a deep sense of community to Coyote Creek. As the family struggled to make a profit, they also began building a town. Miners used the "giants" to push boulders, rocks, and gravel into the elevator, then looked for gold in the finer materials that came out through the side sluice box. The brothers patented their elevator in 1900. The Ruble Rock Elevator won a gold medal in the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905 and were used all over the western United States in the early years of the 20th century. "Turning back Time: If you were standing here in 1851, you could walk down a sloping hillside to a tree-lined creek. You're looking down on the place where miners once used high-pressure water to extract gold. Day after day for decades, hydraulic mining carved away at acres of topsoil up and down Coyote Creek. The process took a heavy toll on plant and animal life. Since 1993, community volunteers have invested thousands of hours, transforming the Coyote Creek mining site into a wetland preserve. Their efforts combine with the healing forces of nature to erase much of the damage done by mining. "
Amorphis
Alcatraz - Milano
26 Novembre 2013
Tomi Joutsen
Esa Holopainen
Tomi Koivusaari
Niclas Etelävuori
Santeri Kallio
Jan Rechberger
Ph Mairo Cinquetti
Founded 1990 in Helsinki, AMORPHIS have worked their way to the apex of the European metal scene and won international renown. The band's name, derived from "amorphous" (no determinate form or shape), has been programmatic for the pioneers of Finnish metal over the course of their 20-year career. Setting a diverse, intricate and unique style to their musical approach, often being described as "ahead of their time", the band accrued a large and loyal international fan base. From their independently released demo "Disment of Soul" (1991) through the current releases, Amorphis have always fused elements of traditional heavy, death and doom metal with a great variety of non-metal influences, including folk, progressive and psychedelia, and managed to create an instantly recognizable sound of their own. The band's break-through came in 1994 with "Tales From The Thousand Lakes". The album won the band a massive fan base around the world, reaching a multitude of listeners among and beyond the metal community, and remains immensely popular to this day.
In the early stages of their career, Amorphis consisted of Tomi Koivusaari (guitarist and original vocalist), Esa Holopainen (guitars), Olli-Pekka Laine (bass), and Jan Rechberger (drums). Together they greatly affected the metal underground, gained recognition and soon scored a multi-album contract with Relapse Records. Shortly after, Amorphis released their debut album, "The Karelian Isthmus". Receiving an impressive response, the band chose to venture further into melodic terrain, adding progressive keyboard sounds here and clean guest vocals (performed by Ville Tuomi of Kyyria) there. The result was the classic "Tales From The Thousand Lakes", which to this day is considered to be one of the most groundbreaking albums in the doom/death genre. For the first time incorporating lyrics from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, the album also was the first true manifestation of the influential Amorphis sound: a seamless combination of intoxicating melodies and aggressive sounds delivered with both clean and harsh vocals.
The success of "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" provided Amorphis with the opportunity to tour the European continent several times, and followed by their first US tour in late 1994. Shortly thereafter, the band underwent some major musical and line-up changes. Continuing to feature lyrics based on traditional Finnish folk poetry, the third album "Elegy" introduced a new vocalist, Pasi Koskinen. This adjustment proclaimed a significant transformation in Amorphis' career. Pasi's unique vocals brought a new setting to the music, which now concentrated more on compelling keyboard atmospheres, psychedelic guitar sounds and a distinctive arrangement of the vocals, delivered by both Tomi and Pasi. Encouraged by popular and critical approval, the band members took three years to prepare their next album, honing the newfound style to perfection. "Tuonela" was liberally sprinkled with 1970s-style psychedelic touches and marked another great leap ahead for Amorphis, and its successor, "Am Universum" delved even further into progressive soundscapes.
In 2003, Amorphis released "Far From The Sun". While closer to the band's metal roots than the previous longplayer, the album was again very relaxed and melodic as ever, spiced with Far Eastern touches as well as progressive elements in the vein of Pink Floyd. In the late summer of 2004, long-time singer Pasi Koskinen left the band, and Tomi Joutsen (Sinisthra) joined around the end of the year. With a new singer and new energy, the band recorded "Eclipse", an acclaimed masterpiece that combined the best-loved elements of Amorphis' unique sound with fresh vigour. The album went straight to the top of the Finnish charts and was followed by triumphant live appearances all over Europe before the band retreated again to the recording studio.
"Eclipse" was followed by "Silent Waters" in the late summer of 2007. The dynamic and emotional range of the new songs, all of which were based on a single episode from the Kalevala, went beyond any of Amorphis' earlier albums, yet at the same time hearkened back to the band's past output in all its diversity. The release of the new album was preceded by a string of festival appearances - including Germany's famous Wacken Open Air - and immediately followed by a five-week Finnish tour. The remainder of 2007 found Amorphis in Europe, Russia and Japan, whereas in 2008 they played in southeastern Europe, at a multitude of festivals and, during the fall, in the USA and Canada.
The new album "Skyforger" shares the lyrical concept of the two previous albums, its central character being Kalevala blacksmith Ilmarinen. Musically, the band soars to unprecedented heights; not abandoning the cherished ingredients of their sound but rather refining them, augmenting them with fresh elements, and delivering them with breathtaking passion and intensity. Both the album and the single "Silver Bride" went straight to number one in the Finnish charts, and the live qualities of the new songs were immediately tested and proven on the summer's festival stages. In September, Amorphis went on their first-ever tour of Latin America, followed by the extensive Forging Europe Tour in the fall. In the summer of 2010, the band presented its first-ever live DVD, which includes two full shows recorded in 2009 as well as a career-spanning documentary. The release coincided with the 20th anniversary of Amorphis, which in addition was honored by a compilation of re-recorded classic tracks, released in September. In October, Amorphis retreated to the studio again to record their tenth album, "The Beginning Of Times", due for release in late May 2011.
After more than a decade of conducting operations overseas, the Army Reserve is bringing its unique capabilities home to benefit communities across America.
Localities across the nation are tapping into these skills through the DoD Innovative Readiness Training program. First authorized in 1993, IRT allows reserve component units to hone their wartime readiness through hands-on training while simultaneously providing quality services to communities throughout the U.S.
As the military’s premier force provider of organized capabilities, the Army Reserve is ideally suited to conduct these missions, said Col. Rhonda Smillie, the 88th Regional Support Command legislative liaison.
“The Army Reserve is composed almost entirely of combat support and combat service support units,” said Smillie. “Those same enabling capabilities used in operations overseas are exactly what many communities within our own country could greatly benefit from.”
Those activities include providing support such as medical and dental care, water purification, veterinary services and engineering projects.
The Army Reserve’s most recent mission took place on Fort Belknap, a geographically isolated Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. There, 33 Soldiers from subordinate units of the West Medical Area Readiness Support Group augmented the Indian Health Services Hospital.
Named Operation Walking Shield, the mission began July 21 and concluded Aug. 1. The Army Reserve staff consisted of eight different medical specialties to include lab technicians, dentists, physicians, critical care nurses, behavioral health specialists, optometry technicians and podiatrists.
The augmentation of these Army Reserve medical personnel greatly enhanced the Fort Belknap Hospital’s own medical staff of seven, enabling the clinic to nearly double the care it provides to the more than 5,000 members of the surrounding Tribes. By conclusion of the exercise, the Army Reserve Soldiers treated more than 900 patients.
Nona Longknife, credentialing coordinator for the Fort Belknap Hospital, said the addition of these medical practitioners enables the hospital staff to augment and enhance normal operations with much needed services. According to Longknife, the Army Reserve Soldiers bring specialized skills not available at the clinic. This affords some Tribal members their only opportunity to receive much needed expanded care.
“During this time of year we have more patients coming in for check-ups and physicals for stuff like sports, schools and Head Start,” said Longknife. “We also don’t have some medical specialists here like podiatrists, so many of our patients, especially our elderly, are able to get much needed care that would otherwise be unavailable.”
Capt. Mathew Plouffe, commander of the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital, said this was their third year conducting this mission and the benefits for everyone have been undeniable.
“Our Soldiers get real-world training,” said Plouffe. “Our EMTs are going on EMT runs, they’re driving the ambulance, they are picking up patients and bringing them back to the emergency room – our nurses are getting real world nursing experience, our podiatrist is treating feet – our dental techs are doing cleanings and assisting dentists who are treating real dental issues – our behavioral health specialists are working out in the field and in the clinic. This is real world training!”
In addition, Plouffe said being able to help an underserved community has been great for moral.
“Everybody is working as a team,” said Plouffe. “It certainly builds moral and cohesion being able to have an impact on a community. We are taking care of Americans. Missions like these are our only opportunity to really do that.”
Montana Senator John Walsh visited the training at Fort Belknap for himself on July 27.
According to Walsh, the unique skills the Army Reserve brings are invaluable in addressing serious community needs within our own country.
"Innovative Readiness Training missions are a win-win for the community and for the military,” said Walsh. “Operation Walking Shield at Fort Belknap is a great example of the program’s success because personnel are able to hone medical skills while helping a community in need of those services.”
Missions like these are also a great way to build relationships between communities and the Soldiers who want to make a difference, noted Walsh.
“Service members are especially important in helping communities because they are exceptionally motivated to make a difference,” said Walsh.
Smillie, who facilitated Walsh’s visit and invited all members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said it is vital that the public and elected officials understand how Army Reserve IRT missions can benefit our communities.
“The Army Reserve is all about specialized capabilities. In addition to doctors and medical professionals, we have engineers, attorneys, transportation specialists,” said Smillie. “All these skills that enable our forces can also easily be transferred to the civilian sector and benefit our communities.”
This may be best illustrated by the example of Pfc. Johnna Snell who has paired her military occupation with her civilian career while simultaneously bettering her own community.
A member of the Crow Nation of Montana, Snell is an automated logistical technician assigned to the 4225th U.S. Army Hospital. She used her military training to qualify for her current civilian position as a supply technician for the Crow Agency Indian Health Services Hospital.
Snell said the combination of her background, military occupation, civilian occupation and current mission have all complimented each other greatly.
“I am proud to be a part of a unit that can actually help a Native American community through this program,” said Snell. “I’m also proud that I can do this for the Native people and bring this knowledge to other reservations.”
Snell has participated in Operation Walking Shield for the past three years. This year Snell served as the mission’s cultural liaison, charged with coordinating between the Tribes and the unit. According to Snell, the need for assistance is vast and the people greatly appreciate it.
“There is a need here and they struggle to find the services,” said Snell. “Every year we come back and they are excited to see us. The most rewarding thing is helping people in need.”
The value added to the Fort Belknap community is considerable in many aspects, said Longknife.
“Everybody understands that we get cut back, so we try to use everything the best we can,” said Longknife. “The services they provide let us saves for other things and prevents us from having to send an elder 200 miles away for the right care. Elders can’t travel like that all the time - it’s too hard on them.
“80,000 dollars is what I would have to pay for just three doctors to work two weeks,” continued Longknife. “With 80,000 dollars we could send one of our elders to a really good heart doctor, or have a child’s cleft pallet fixed, or have a child’s teeth fixed.”
Beyond benefitting from services the Army Reserve provides, knowing that someone cares and will help them impacts the community deeply, said Longknife.
“Our people have great appreciation for what is done here,” said Longknife. “Appreciation that the Army Reserve thinks that much of our people to take that two weeks that they could spend anywhere in the United States to do their Reserve time, and they choose to come here – and it fills the hearts of the people to think and know that somebody does care.”
Painting and markings:
Well, this was a bit experimental. I wanted to add another unique Swedish Air Force aircraft to my growing collection, and a simple olive green/blue grey livery would certainly have been the more conservative option. But there were exceptions in the P7's time frame, had the aircraft entered service around 1939. One of these was the J 9 fighter, how the Severski P-35A was called in Swedish service. These American machines were delivered in NMF, but locally received a rather special camouflage: a zinc chromate yellow overall base coat with olive green streaks and mottles applied on top, so that the primer would still show through - reminding a bit of Italian aircraft camouflage (e. g. the Fiat CR.42, which was flown in Sweden, too, and basically retained its original Italian paint scheme). The undersides were standard blue grey.
To make things even more exciting I decided to add temporary winter camouflage on top of the basic scheme - inspired by a picture of J 9s in wintertime and the fact that there was an official pattern catalogue for tactical whitewash application. The creative patterns would leave the original camouflage partly visible and create dark shapes on the white surroundings, including shapes that look like small rivers or paths, and even bushes and leafless trees were part of the styles!
At first, the kit received a basis of uniform Humbrol 225 (Mid Stone), which is very yellow-ish and darker than true inc chromate yellow (Humbrol 81). The latter was added for some post-shading, though.
Once dry, I created the blurred, green pattern through thinned acrylic paints. A first layer was done with a mix of Revell 16 and 65 (Sand and Bronze Green, respectively), and on top of that - once dry - another layer with pure 65.
Then the decals were applied, puzzled together from various sources. Around these, the whitewash winter camouflage was added - again with acrylic paint, but this time with a more viscous artist paint: titanium white, with a bit of grey and beige added, and applied with a relatively small brush for visible streaks and a hand-made, provisional impression.
After some soot stains (with Tamiya's Smoke) and a few pencil-painted panel lines, the kit received a final coat of matt acrylic varnish.
WMPTE ex Wolverhampton 22N. This was unique in that it was originally a full-width cab that in 1966 was converted by MCW to a half cab.
Seen October 1975, Bilston Street garage wash, Wolverhampton.
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Converted from a 1953 Jeep Station Wagon it has 8 wheel drive,8 wheel steering and a 527c.i rear mounted Chevrolet V8 engine.All four axles are M151 fronts adapted to drive and steer together.The first and forth axles are fitted with freewheeling hubs,possibly fitted to avoid having to put extra differentials between the axles..I have thought up some hairbrained motors over the years but this one takes the biscuit!
The President's speech on the uniquely American tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School:
This afternoon, I spoke with Governor Malloy and FBI Director Mueller. I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation, and made it clear he will have every single resource that he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victims, counsel their families.
We’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would -- as a parent. And that was especially true today. I know there’s not a parent in America who doesn’t feel the same overwhelming grief that I do.
The majority of those who died today were children -- beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. They had their entire lives ahead of them -- birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. Among the fallen were also teachers -- men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children fulfill their dreams.
So our hearts are broken today -- for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost. Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well, for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight, they know that their children’s innocence has been torn away from them too early, and there are no words that will ease their pain.
As a country, we have been through this too many times. Whether it’s an elementary school in Newtown, or a shopping mall in Oregon, or a temple in Wisconsin, or a movie theater in Aurora, or a street corner in Chicago -- these neighborhoods are our neighborhoods, and these children are our children. And we're going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics.
This evening, Michelle and I will do what I know every parent in America will do, which is hug our children a little tighter and we’ll tell them that we love them, and we’ll remind each other how deeply we love one another. But there are families in Connecticut who cannot do that tonight. And they need all of us right now. In the hard days to come, that community needs us to be at our best as Americans. And I will do everything in my power as President to help.
Because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need -- to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them, that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours.
May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds.
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It is time to talk about firearms regulation.
By the way, the bumper sticker reads:
"I enjoy manipulating mechanical devices which propel small lead projectiles through space at high velocity"
Unique heritage jets expertise to be made available to private owners.
The last flying Vulcan has moved into Hangar 3 at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, the historic site of former RAF Finningley. For the first time, this much-loved aircraft will have a dedicated home, open to the public and available for private and commercial events. Plans are also being laid down for a facility for skills development, using the inspirational nature of the Vulcan to provide training and team building for engineering companies. In the longer term, a world leading centre of expertise for the restoration and operation of heritage jet aircraft will also be developed.
“This is one of the biggest steps for Vulcan XH558 since her return to flight in 2007. It brings a new era of opportunities that will help to fund her future and provide new levels of access for her supporters,” said Vulcan to the Sky Trust CEO, Dr Robert Pleming. “These are early days in deciding exactly what facilities will be included. Developing the funding and detailed plans needed to turn our ideas into reality will take some time, but I am thrilled to be able to share our vision at this stage.”
Hangar 3 is one of the airport’s crescent of Type C hangars built in 1935 and adapted from 1955-57 to take the RAF’s new V-Bombers. All three V-Force types were based at the airfield – Valiant, Victor and Vulcan – including XH558 from 1960 to 1968. During this period, Vulcans stood on Quick Reaction Alert, ready to take off in just a couple of minutes in response to the detection of a potential nuclear attack, carrying Britain’s nuclear deterrent deep into enemy territory. The original architecture, bomb-stores and even the aircraft holding pans are all well preserved, making this the ideal location for the new visitor centre and a uniquely evocative location for education and events.
Because the Vulcan has been based at military airfields for the last two years, providing public access has been challenging. The top priority for her new home is therefore to provide visitor facilities. Initially, this will be by pre-booked tours, including visits by local schools through the educational outreach programme. The facility will be progressively developed to provide a visitor centre with a retail store and educational displays covering XH558’s technology and restoration, and an insight into the Cold War; “A critical but increasingly overlooked period in World History, with many lessons relevant to today,” according to Dr. Pleming. These facilities will continue to expand to eventually create an important new visitor attraction for Yorkshire, which is already independently recognised as one of Europe’s most successful tourist destinations.
The fabulous Hangar 3 location will also provide an outstanding new events and hospitality venue, professionally-managed by Directions Community Interest Company, which facilitates all activities associated with Hangar 3 and Hangar 2. With staging, lighting, catering, audio visual facilities and flexible seating for up to 400 around the Vulcan, it will provide an unique and powerful venue for private and corporate events, and for smaller VIP parties which can also include a tour of the aircraft. Vulcan celebrity speakers, including aircrew, can be arranged.
Ideas are also in development for an engineering skills centre that will build on the presence of XH558 and her technical team to provide inspirational training experiences for apprentices and young engineers. “Initial reaction from industry has been superb, with suggestions and offers of help in setting up courses and providing expertise,” says technical director Andrew Edmondson. “We would like to talk to any company that may find it useful to offer a truly inspiring environment for team building and basic training in areas that may include project management, audit, craft and trade skills, compliance and potentially a lot more. I’d like to understand your needs so we can evolve this unique resource to help satisfy them in an inspiring way.”
Andrew Edmondson is best known as the engineering leader who, under the guidance of Robert Pleming, successfully completed the world’s most ambitious aviation heritage project when XH558 returned to the skies in 2007. He is also playing a key role in negotiations with the Civil Aviation Authority, with whom he is working to revise airworthiness requirements for the Complex category of ex-military aircraft. Pleming believes that the experience of Edmondson and his team, which today ensures that XH558 is more reliable than many military aircraft, has given Vulcan to the Sky Trust the world’s most complete expertise in the restoration, maintenance and safe operation of classic heritage jets. This knowledge, together with the workshop resources of the Vulcan to the Sky technical crew, will be made available to those who are operating the growing number of privately owned ex-military heritage jet aircraft.
“We are reaching a period where there are an increasing number of ex-military jets available for private ownership and operation, ranging from relatively simple trainers to more sophisticated multi-engined aircraft. Running them is a completely different proposition to operating say a Spitfire, or even an early jet like a Hunter,” says Edmondson. “We can help solve that challenge, advising on what is possible, developing and implementing restoration plans and providing maintenance and operational management within an approved quality system, to the world’s highest safety standards.”
”The new centre will help to keep many more of these wonderful vintage aircraft alive and safe, providing enjoyment for generations to come,” concludes Edmondson.
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Unique MSC Shipping liveried 66709 is seen passing Polquhap Summit on 15.03.16, while working the early running 6B70 15.25 Greenburn - West Burton loaded coal hoppers.
At Doodlebuckets, we have just what you need to send to the new bouncing baby boy after he arrives and is welcomed into his family! High quality baby boy gifts are what you will find here with a huge variety and many and varied themes. We have baby boy gift baskets that are sports-themed, some that are safari and jungle themed, and some with puppies and frogs that will be the delight of the little man for years to come. We have wagons for “baskets” that are wonderful to cart around his treasures once he is up and walking or would be super for decorating his room or storing baby items for mom. No matter what you are looking for, we have a gift that will fit the bill perfectly.
Lovies, baby blankets, and baby clothes, most with the option to personalize with baby boy’s name– these gifts will be treasured keepsakes for a long, long time.
A unique fitted bedroom wardrobe inspired by nature, this cow-skin design wardrobe is an ideal wardrobe for both children and adults alike. The black and white designer cow effect pattern brings a fun theme to any bedroom or living area. This fitted bedroom furniture with sliding doors is a great accompaniment to other unique bedroom and home furniture.
Unique mixed china cake stand August. Decorated with seasonal poppies and clemetis flowers. cakestandheaven.com
version of the Observation Drone Mk02 has re-emerged in a run of Unique Observers. There will be no more editions of this figure released, only one-offs at undisclosed times. The Unique Observers will be released 2 at a time, all priced the same
This release includes two Mk02 (Single Lens) versions of the Observation Drones, one yellow, one purple, both with brightly coloured lenses and detailing with Copper crowns that contrast their battleship grey bodies.
Based on a 3" Vinyl Kidrobot dunny, the customs have entirely re-sculpted resin heads and should be considered non-posable artworks.
Backstory
"The MK1 Observation Drone was a very popular model, famed for it's clarity and robust build quality, so it wasn't long before the Mk2 was developed. Given a completely new head full of optics, these units were more compact, longer lasting and with greater mobility. One of the biggest problems with the Mk1s was that many were often damaged by predator attacks. When deployed in forests or jungles, many were jumped on from behind by Bears, large Cats and irate Squirrels. Making them bigger would have solved this problem, but would have seriously impacted their covert nature, so instead a trick learnt from the humble butterfly was employed. The rear cooling ports were fashioned into the appearance of eyes and the filter unit, a nose, tricking predators into believing they were looking at the front instead. No more sneak-attacks! As a last resort for the bold or persistent animals, two Tesla Coils were mounted on top of the unit with the ability to arc 160,000 Volts between them. Most animals considered a shock of this magnitude not worth their time no matter how many tasty, chewable wires lay inside"
Details:
Wave: Unique Observers
Run: unknown, all one-offs
Material: Custom 3" Dunny consisting of vinyl body and 100% original resin head sculpt, acrylic paint, spraypaint
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As all burls are unique in their own individual way this is one of the most unique yellow birch burls I have ever turned. Opposed to the usual iridescent type of grain patterns this burl was filled with more of the birdseye type of grain. This vessel is about 13.5 inches is diameter and 8 inches in height.
Southwark Cathedral is unique among English Anglican cathedrals in being separated by little more than a mile and the River Thames from it's neighbouring diocesian church, St Paul's. This odd arrangement derives from Southwark being a young diocese, since despite being one of London's oldest churches, it has only had cathedral status since 1905. Surprisingly the new Southwark diocese wasn't even carved out of the London one, since everything south of the Thames had traditionally been part of the Diocese of Winchester.
The site goes back to Roman times, with remains of a villa beneath the present building. A church has probably existed here since the 10th century (first recorded in the Domesday book in 1086) though the present cruciform building is mostly the result of 13th century rebuilding. The church was then known as St Mary Overie ('over the river') and served a college of priests.
Following the Reformation it was stripped of it's collegiate function and redesignated as the parish church of St Saviour. For a while the parishoners rented the building from the Crown until they were able to buy it for their own use in 1614. Certain chapels ceased to be used and the building suffered a long decline, culminating in the early 19th century when neighbouring London Bridge was being rebuilt, and road enlargement encroached on the churchyard. There were calls to demolish the church but luckily preservationists won the day, though two projecting chapels were lost at this time.
Though the east end was repaired the neglect had taken it's toll on the nave and in 1832 it's roof was removed, leaving it open to the elements for seven years until it was tragically demolished and replaced with a cheap and nasty brick substitute. Happily this was itself replaced in 1890 by the present nave by Sir Arthur Blomfield, a very successful attempt to replicate the surviving medieval choir which restored harmonyt and dignity to the building in preparation for it's rise to cathedral rank in 1905.
Today the church is a haven of peace in one of the most unsympathetic settings of any English cathedral, hemmed in by roads, car parks and a railway viaduct that passes through the former churchyard! Somewhat choked by all this developement, the exterior looks mostly Victorian, thanks to the new nave and general refacing of the older parts, except for the 15th century central tower.The interior however is a delight, and transports the visitor back to the 1200s, despite the newness of the nave and it's aisles, which blend beautifully with the medieval choir and transepts. The focal point of the interior is the high altar screen of c1520, adorned with niches containing statues (all Victorian replacements).
There are many tombs and monuments in the cathedral spanning all periods and styles, and several have been recoloured (thanks to a slightly over enthusiastic campaign in the 1960s). The most notable tombs include that of the poet John Gower (14th century) in the north aisle, and 16th century Anglican divine, Bishop Lancelot Andrewes in the choir.There is a modern monument to Shakespeare bearing his effigy (he is believed to have worshipped here,being close to the Globe and Rose theatres, his brother Edmund is buried nearby). Further medieval and later monuments are in the choir aisles, and a rich collectionn of Baroque wall tablets adorn the transepts.
The furnishings are generally Victorian, whilst the stained glass is mostly later, the most prominent being Ninian Comper's 1950s east window of Christ in glory and Henry Holiday's superb Pre-Raphaelite west window on the theme of Creation. Most of the Victorian glass was lost to wartime bombing, in it's place we have some fine modern windows in the south choir aisle by Lawrence Lee and Alan Younger, and the Shakespeare window by Christopher Webb.
Lawrence Lee's 1959 window in the south choir aisle, with the Madonna & Child at the centre surrounded by historical vignettes.
At the west end is a display of medieval wooden roof bosses from the old nave (more have been reintegrated into the tower ceiling, which has a modern design by George Pace). To the north a large suite of rooms has recently been constructed to serve the cathedral's administrative functions.
Gassho-style thatched-roof houses in Shirakawago were designated as world cultural assets by UNESCO in December 1995. This unique architectural style was developed to survive severe weather with a lot of snow and to suit the large households, a characteristic of this region.
read about it from my blog here