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Author Nick Earls reading and talking about his books for Norwegian students in the backyard of a West End bookstore in Brisbane. One of Australias best selling authors in the last 10 years. Zig Zag Street made him known to a broader audience as well. His novels are funny, thoughtful and have a feel-good tone in them. The setting is Brisbane in the 80`s and 90`s and the love for the city is very well felt in his books. I asked him if they are autobiographic, but only got a pertly admittance to that :) If you haven`t read anything of Nick Earls try Bachelor Kisses, Zig Zag Street or a novel that don`t follow the typical Brisbane novels- The Thomson Gunner. Check out his homepage nickearls.com .
PS. If you read this Nick, the next Chinese meal is on me :)
This is one of the viaducts on the Lithgow Zig Zag rail line which was constructed as part of the Main Western line from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was opened on the 19 October 1869. Between Lithgow and the centre of Clarence, the Main Western line needed to climb the western flank of the Blue Mountains, overcoming a vertical distance of 550 ft (170 m). The alternative eventually decided upon required the use of two railway zig zags known as Top Points and Bottom Points, where all trains had to reverse. The line had a ruling grade of 1:42 (~2.38%) on three inclines known as the Top Road (above Top Points), Middle Road (between the two zig zags) and Bottom Road (below Bottom Points). The line included several short tunnels and some viaducts.
The steep gradients and need to reverse trains proved to be a serious bottleneck to traffic on the line, and there were several accidents with runaway trains at the reversing points. Attempts were made to mitigate this by realigning the track and relocating and extending the reversing stations, but the problems continued. As early as 1885 plans for alleviating the Zig Zag problem involved the construction of a 2 mi (3.2 km) long tunnel. This was said to provide little gain for the cost proposed. In 1908, work began on the Ten-Tunnels Deviation, a double tracked route that by-passed the two reversing stations and the upper two inclines, although retaining the Bottom Road with its 1:42 gradient. Once this was completed, the by-passed section was closed in October 1910.
A warship waits inside the breakwater as viewed from the top of the zig-zags. I imagine it is one of the RFA Tankers, which are often seen here.
Thanks Amy for all the great instruction. I also learned that ironing the seams open makes for a neater construction. Now I need to find some backing fabric and start quilting!
Tirinha do personagem, para página de passatempos do Caderno Meu filho do jornal Zero Hora. Publicado em 16 de outubro.
Bico-de-pena sobre papel e colorido no computador.
Based on the instructions for "Zig Zag with Bella Solids" pattern at Moda Bakeshop...and modeled with Sam
A 3rd grader shows how to perform the Zig Zag Shooting drill, in which players dribble their ball through a series of cones and end with a shot on goal. Seen from the player's point of view.