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buckrecs · 11 months
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Bodyguard!Bucky
masterlist | req masterlist
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SERIES
Seeing Red by @mypoisonedvine
bucky used to brag that he didn’t have a celebrity crush, or really care about famous people at all, which is what made him the perfect person to start working for a celebrity like yourself. except, of course, it’s just his luck that he’d fall for you.
One Last Job by @sunriserose1023
Bucky Barnes is retired. He did a stint in the Army, did a stint as a Secret Service agent, even dabbled in the private sector, but that’s over. Now, he just wants to rest in the solitude he’s found in a cabin in the Adirondacks, with only his memories to get him through the sleepless nights. Until his best friend comes to him with a special request. One last job, protecting the movie star sister of an old Army buddy. She’s being stalked, getting death threats, but that’s nothing they haven’t dealt with before.
wrong choice, right places by @mvtthewmurdvck
never wanting to work for him or protect his fiancé, falling for you was the last thing he should do—especially when his boss was zemo, who now ran most of the city.
Safe with me by @bitsandbobsandstuff
When an unknown threat enters your life, protection is offered at the highest level. As Bucky Barnes comes into your life, the game changes, and you realise falling for the man tasked with keeping you safe is the last thing you expected.
Written in the Stars by @prettyyoungtragedy
You’re the type of woman who is headstrong and fiercely independent. Heiress to a fortune and one of the most brilliant minds of the 21st century. Until you’re forced into witness protection. Your “Protection” turns out to be 220 pounds of dreamy, sassy, delightful Bucky Barnes. Whatever could go wrong?
You’re Mine, Sunshine by @theeleggymeggy
Bucky gets picked by a very rich and respected man to be his daughter’s personal bodyguard. The Father warns him that it won’t be an easy job, that she is a brat and difficult to deal with. But what happens when Bucky meets you and you’re the complete opposite?
ONESHOT
Shopping by @quarantined-with-bucky
Bucky’s paid to be your bodyguard and you’re, well, kind of a bitch.
Sunday is s Family Day by @lazyangeltreemoney
You’re stubborn, annoying and hot as hell which seems to be an awful combo to mix with Bucky Barnes. However one day he realises he got you all wrong and now there’s a little kid in the mix that needs both of your help.
Not so Forbidden by @vanillanaps
You were upset after a mishap that happened so your favorite bodyguard came to comfort you with good news.
Under The Burning Sun by @kinanabinks
The Winter Soldier is assigned to be your bodyguard, covertly protecting you from many assassination attempts. One day, he has no choice but to reveal himself to you.
Protecting What’s His by @jobean12-blog
Bucky has been your bodyguard for some time now and it’s been hard to deny how badly you want him to be more than that.
Bodyguard by @subwaysurf45
getting drunk at galas was fun, but not as fun as Bucky taking care of you after.
princess by @buckycuddlebuddy
“honey,” bucky growled, and then moaned. you felt your walls clench around him because of his voice tone.
security blanket by @comfortbucky
reader is having a bad day and Bucky notices and cheers them up.
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usafphantom2 · 4 months
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Lockheed Martin will integrate AARGM-ER missile into F-35 aircraft
Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 01/16/2024 - 16:00 in Armaments, Military
On January 12, NAVAIR (Naval Air Systems Command), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, signed a $97.3 million contract for the integration of the Northrop Grumman AGM-88G AARGM-ER (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range) missile with the F-35A/B/C Lightning II multifunctional fighters family.
The contract, scheduled to be completed in March 2026, will be executed by the U.S. Air Force (F-35A), the U.S. Marine Corps (F-35B and F-35C), the U.S. Navy (F-35C) and partners of the F-35 JSF program, including Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Norway, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands and other users of the 17º aircraft production batch.
'Lot 17' is a designation given to the last portion of F-35 aircraft produced. The U.S. Department of Defense finalized an agreement for production in December 2022.
This 'lot' includes 126 aircraft that will be the first iteration to include the Technical Refresh-3 (TR-3) update, the modernized hardware needed to power the capabilities of Block 4. The TR-3 includes a new integrated central processor with greater computing power, a panoramic display in the cabin and an improved memory unit.
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Previously, the AGM-88G AARGM-ER missiles were integrated with electronic war and air defense suppression aircraft F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, with flight tests carried out in 2021 and 2022. On September 25, 2023, Northrop Grumman announced that it was selected by USAF to supply the new anti-radiation missile for the F-35A under the codename SiAW (Stand-in Attack Weapon), based on the AGM-88G AARGM-ER project.
The AARGM-ER was designed for enemy air defense suppression (SEAD) operations, capable of attacking anti-aircraft and missile systems, ballistic and cruise missile launchers, GPS interference systems and anti-satellite systems in strongly defended areas and negation environments (A2/AD). The missile features a new 290 mm diameter fuselage and a subsonic ramjet engine, doubling its range from 110 to approximately 220-250 km and increasing its maximum speed.
The AGM-88G AARGM-ER missiles are produced with a new propulsion and improved warhead set, based on newly produced orientation systems comprising a passive radar signal receiver, satellite navigation, counting system and millimeter wave radar. This differs from the AGM-88E AARGM, where propulsion and warhead are derived from AGM-88 HARM (high-speed anti-radiation missiles) stored missiles from the previous generation.
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In January 2018, the U.S. Navy hired Northrop Grumman to develop the AARGM-ER. On March 18, 2019, the USAF announced collaboration with the U.S. Navy to adapt the AARGM-ER for the F-35A, allocating $163 million for fiscal year 2020. At the same time, the U.S. Navy ordered additional development for $323 million, with funding allocated until 2020.
In July 2019, the Department of Defense granted Lockheed Martin a $34.7 million contract to initiate modifications to the F-35's internal weapon compartments to transport the AARGM-ER. The work, including the reinforcement of the fuselage structures, was completed in July 2022. The design and integration efforts are supervised by the PMA-242 (Direct and Time Sensitive Attack) office of the Department of Defense.
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Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.
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homomenhommes · 5 months
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THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY
based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more … December 29
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Greek Lovers 
570 B.C. – Polycrates, the Greek tyrant, was born on this date (d.522). By pirate raids and indiscriminate warfare, the tyrant of Samos dominated the East Aegean. He waged various wars and was, until the end of his life, victorious. His ruthlessness drove the philosopher Pythagorus from Samos, where Polycrates was generally despised. Eventually he was lured to Magnesia by one of his enemies, where he was crucified.
But even meanies can lose their hearts to the right guy, and Polycrates, tyrant though he was, was still a normal Greek. His special friend was Bathyllus, so beautiful that Polycrates dared to erect a statue in his honor in the temple of Hera, goddess of women. Polycrates may have thought it appropriate that beautiful Bathyllus have his place among women, but it was considered an act of arrogance nonetheless. Almost immediately thereafter he was crucified.
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1879 – Died: Charley Parkhurst, born Charlotte Parkhurst (b.1812), also known as One-Eyed Charley or Six-Horse Charley, who was an American stagecoach driver, farmer and rancher in California. Born and reared as a girl in New England, mostly in an orphanage, Parkhurst ran away as a youth, taking the name Charley and living as a male. He started work as a stable hand and learned to handle horses, including to drive coaches drawn by multiple horses. He worked in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, traveling to Georgia for associated work.
In his late 30s, Parkhurst sailed to California following the Gold Rush in 1849; there he became a noted stagecoach driver. In 1868 he may have been the first female (though passing as a man) to vote in a presidential election in California. At his death, it was discovered that his gender assigned at birth was female.
After Parkhurst died in 1879, neighbors came to the cabin to lay out the body for burial and discovered that his body appeared to be female to them. Rheumatism and cancer of the tongue were listed as causes of death. In addition, the examining doctor established that Parkhurst had given birth at some time. A trunk in the house contained a baby's dress. "The discovery of her true gender became a local sensation." and was soon carried by national newspapers.
The fire station in Soquel, California, has a plaque reading:
"The first ballot by a woman in an American presidential election was cast on this site November 3, 1868, by Charlotte (Charlie) Parkhurst who masqueraded as a man for much of her life. She was a stagecoach driver in the mother lode country during the gold rush days and shot and killed at least one bandit. In her later years she drove a stagecoach in this area. She died in 1879. Not until then was she found to be a woman. She is buried in Watsonville at the pioneer cemetery."
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1950 – Jon Polito (d.2016) was an American actor and voice artist. In a film and television career spanning 35 years, he amassed over 220 credits. Notable television roles included Detective Steve Crosetti in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and as Phil Bartoli on the first season of Crime Story.
Polito was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for working with the Coen Brothers, most notably in the major supporting role of Italian gangster Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing. Polito won an OBIE award in 1980 for his theater performances off Broadway and for his lifetime of work in film and television he received the Maverick Spirit Event Award at Cinequest Film Festival in 2005.
When Homicide began pre-production, Polito was asked to audition, and was initially reluctant – he didn't want move to Baltimore for the series, because he had just relocated from New York to Los Angeles. The script he received featured a dialogue scene between two detectives, one Polish American and the other Irish-American. Polito decided that the part he wanted was that of the Irishman, but he was told that he could not read for it. After reading for the part of the Polish-American detective, Polito added a message on his audition tape, saying that if the producers wanted to call him back, he would only be interested if he could take the part of the Irish detective. Series co-creators Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana did call him back, and they rewrote the character as an Italian, and cast him in the role. The other character, the Polish-American detective, was also rewritten, becoming Det. Meldrick Lewis, played by African-American actor Clark Johnson.
Polito was openly gay. He married fellow actor Darryl Armbruster on October 16, 2015, fifteen years after they first met.
He died from multiple myeloma on September 1, 2016, at the City of Hope Hospital, where he was being treated. Polito was 65 years old.
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1960 – Sean Martin, born in Hereford, Texas (d.2020), was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic designer, best known for the Doc and Raider comic strip series which appeared in LGBT publications in the 1980s and 1990s.
Martin lived in New York and San Francisco before moving to Canada in 1986. He took Canadian citizenship in 1989, living in Vancouver, Toronto, and Calgary. He published the first Doc and Raider strips in a Vancouver gay publication in 1987. Although the issue featuring Doc and Raider turned out to be the final issue of the publication, the strip was quickly picked up by other LGBT publications, including the Xtra! newspapers in Canada.
The arrangement was a unique one in that Martin's fee for providing the panel was instead turned over to local charities and organizations, not necessarily LGBT ones; in its time, Doc and Raider underwrote everything from AIDS hospices in New Zealand to an arts festival in Scotland, resulting in total donations of close to a quarter million dollars (US). The characters have also been used to promote safer-sex practices and AIDS education, as well as rodeos, country dance conventions, and film festivals around the world.
Martin published two books of the comic: Doc and Raider: Caught on Tape in 1994 and Doc and Raider: Incredibly Lifelike in 1996. A third, to be presented as an eBook, is currently in the works. He has also written a manual for theatre designers, "Big Show Tiny Budget", based on his years as a scenic and costume designer, and a novella, "Triptych".
Martin retired the regular strip in 1997, although he drew two special five-page stories for the Little Sister's Defence Fund, anthologies What's Right and What's Wrong in 2002. He continued to work as an artist and graphic designer, and prior to his death explored projects to revive Doc and Raider in new formats, particularly with a more political satire slant, as well as short form animations. In addition to the CG reprise of Doc and Raider, which can be viewed at its website, http://docandraider.com, Martin also turned to illustrating such projects as Candide, Gilgamesh, and Aesop's Fables.
During his time in Calgary, Martin worked extensively with the Alberta Rockies Gay Rodeo, providing graphic design for the organization's posters and brochures. His work was honoured in 2001, with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Gay Rodeo Association. Martin's illustration work has also been celebrated: his series of images for Candide are part of the permanent Voltaire collection at the University of Wittenburg.
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1966 – Jason Gould is an American actor, writer and director. Gould was born in New York City, the son of singer/actress Barbra Streisand and actor Elliott Gould, who divorced July 9, 1971. He spent his formative years around major Hollywood players in Los Angeles, California.
Gould has appeared in Say Anything... (1989) and the Streisand-directed film The Prince of Tides (1991), but has since rarely appeared in front of the camera. In 1997 he made his West End debut in the play The Twilight of the Golds at the Arts Theatre in which he played the part of David, an opera designer. In 1997 he also wrote, produced and directed the short film Inside Out, playing Aaron in the humorous story of the child of two celebrities who is outed by the tabloids. His real life father, Elliott Gould, also played his father in the short film. His real half-brother Sam Gould played the part of his brother. The short was later combined with other features for Boys Life 3 (2000).
Around 1988, at the age of 21, Gould came out to his parents about being a homosexual. Around 1991, tabloids outed Gould as being gay. In an interview with The Advocate published August 17, 1999, Barbra Streisand said
I would never wish for my son to be anything but what he is. He is bright, kind, sensitive, caring, and a very conscientious and good person. He is a very gifted actor and filmmaker. What more could a parent ask for in their child? I have been truly blessed. Most parents feel that their child is particularly special, and I am no different. I have a wonderful son. My only wish for my son, Jason, is that he continues to experience a rich life of love, happiness, joy, and fulfillment, both creatively and personally.
Nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong. I will never forget how it made me shudder to hear Pat Buchanan say that he stood "with George Bush against the immoral idea that gay and lesbian couples should have the same standing in law as married men and women." Who is Pat Buchanan to pronounce anyone's love invalid? How can he deny the profound love felt by one human being for another? ... Unfortunately, however, as long as people like Newt Gingrich and Pat Buchanan continue in public life, the fight to codify gay marriages will be a tough battle to win.
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1971 – Wakefield Poole’s trend-setting Boys in the Sand premieres, prompting Variety to remark, “There are no more closets.” Shot on Fire Island, Poole’s slickly produced film marks a dramatic departure from the low-budget pornography previously available. Boys in the Sand had its theatrical debut on December 29, 1971, at the 55th Street Playhouse in New York City. It was the first gay porn film to include credits, to achieve crossover success, to be reviewed by Variety, and one of the earliest porn films, after 1969’s Blue Movie by Andy Warhol, to gain mainstream credibility, preceding 1972’s Deep Throat by nearly a year. It was promoted with an advertising campaign unprecedented for a pornographic feature, and was an immediate critical and commercial success. The film’s title is a parodic reference to the Mart Crowley play and film The Boys in the Band.
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1993 – Dalton Harris is a Jamaican singer. In 2010, he won Digicel Rising Star, and subsequently signed with VP Records. In 2018, he won the fifteenth season of The X Factor in the United Kingdom.
Harris was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, before moving to Kingston to pursue his music career. Harris recalled living a difficult life growing up in Jamaica with a large family with 22 siblings, being poor, and living on his own since the age of 15. He also talked about being physically and mentally abused in his early life. Harris attended Kingston College, where he passed six CSEC subjects. In October 2020, Harris stated that he is pansexual*.
In 2010, Harris became the youngest winner of the Jamaican singing competition Digicel Rising Stars where he won a cash prize of $1.5 million JMD. After his win, he began releasing music in Jamaica. He then traveled across the States for five years to widen his scope. He released many tracks like "I'm Numb", "Watch Over Me" and "That Wonderful Sound" in 2015, "All I Need", "Whisper in the Wind", "Unfaithful Chronicles" and "Dem Kinda Woman" in 2016 and "Perilous Time" in 2017.
In 2018, Harris entered season 15 of The X Factor in the United Kingdom. He auditioned for the series with "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" by Elton John. He received four yeses from the four judges. Competing in the category of "Boys", he was coached by Louis Tomlinson. Owing the success and increasing popularity of the Jamaican act, the British X Factor was broadcast in Jamaica after the local Television Jamaica (TVJ) bought the rights of broadcasting the programme live in Jamaica.
He reached the final of the contest on 1 December 2018 alongside Anthony Russell and Scarlett Lee. In the final, he sang "A Song for You" from Leon Russell, and dueted "Beneath Your Beautiful" with Emeli Sande. His winner's single was "The Power of Love", performed as a duet with James Arthur, who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012.
*Pansexuality is sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity. Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are not determining factors in their romantic or sexual attraction to others. Because pansexual people are open to relationships with people who do not identify as strictly men or women, it is often considered a more inclusive term than bisexual.
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2012 – Same-sex marriage takes effect in Maine with a voter approval of 53%-47%. Maryland and Washington State are the other states to win marriage equality by popular vote.
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lovelyprincessn64 · 5 months
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🎄Jingle Bells Jingle Bells all I want for Christmas is you. 🎁 it is the special time of the year December a month of Christmas joy and happiness and this year I'm giving it to everyone special for everyone to enjoy🎁
Don't be shy and have a happy holidays of a lifetime:
1. 12 days of Christmas
2. Jingle the reindeer
3. Toy day
4. Hot cocoa hot tub
5. Christmas from Japan
6. Sexy Santa fan service
7. Too much eggnog
8. Any type of Christmas theme
9. Hot cocoa nights
10. Secret Santa
11. some cheese with that whine
12. Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
13. Horrific Xmas Tales
14. Icy nights
15. Snowball at Met Gala
16. Your ocs (Christmas theme)
17. Under the mistletoe
18. Home Alone
19. Christmas with Disney
20. Kiss at the fireplace
21. Mean one Grinch
22. Christmas with Disney
23. Jingle Bells
24. Eating at grillby's
25. Don't tell on me
26. Ice Zone
27. Mythical wishes
28. Sugar plum Clefairy
29. Handsome nutcrackers
30. Dark times in Midwinter
31. Ugly sweaters
32. Drunk like crazy
33. Minty fresh
34. Shopping like crazy
35. Troublesome toys
36. Psycho Happy Fella
37. White elephant gift Exchange
38. Grumpy bah humbug
39. Candle of Hope
40. Hanukkah
41. Zombie Santa (he's from Eddsworld zanta)
42. KFC rather than turkey
43. All I Want For Christmas
44. Naughty or nice
45. Winter vacation
46. Ice skating
47. Sugar coma
48. Bayonetta's birthday
49. Delicious cake rather than fruit cake
50. Christmas prompts
51. Time of the 90s
52. Isabel's birthday
53. Retro from the past
53. Holiday High Jinks
54. Pizza dinner
55. Kiss me at midnight
56. Time for a new year
57. South Park like crazy
58. Russia's too cold for me
59. Tea party at France
60. Joyful spirit
61. Wishing for a snow day
62. Fruit cakes
63. Ready for the new year
64. Yandere surprises
65. Overwatch winter event
66. Nightmare Before Christmas
67. Gothic styles
68. Christmas with NiGHTS
69. National cookie day
70. Beauty of a snow angel
71. Just a dream
72. Special Starbucks month
73. Dangerous frostbites
74. Nintendo prizes
75. Cabin Fever
76. Cutest gingerbread
77. Happy gift big smile
78. Jolly Sora
79. Christmas with Charlie Brown
80. Horror tales Christmas
81. Winter Legends
82. Milk and cookies
83. Whipping up with cream
84. Sonic Channel arts
85. Ben 10 anniversary
86. Snowball fights
87. Lovely Vintages
88. Winter Aesthetics or Christmas Aesthetics
89. Ed Edd and Eddy
90. Once Upon a December
91. Miracles in a best way
92. Baby don't go outside
93. Christmas wedding days
94. Baking cookies
95. Redraws gifts
96. Colors of Poinsettias
97. Frosty the Snowman
98. McDonald's special
99. Aurora lights
100. Made with love
101. Wishing on a shooting star
102. Together stargazing
103. Satire of gifts
104. Ice cream dreams
105. Run Over by a Reindeer
106. Licorice taste
107. Hanging by a candy cane
108. You don't seem marry
109. Frostbite heart attack
110. Smashmas
112. My lips turn blue when I'm with you
113. Holidays with Eddsworld
114. He enjoys the feast
115. A hole in my heart a rip in the face
116. You better watch out
117. Sing along
118. Desires of a heart
119. Stealing crayons
200. Evil Candy Bar
201. Dashing through the snow
203. If I was your vampire
204. Golden hours
205. Sneaking through the fridge
206. Choices of flavors
207. Chandelier woman
208. Present from Mario
209. Playing with Game Boy
210. Decoration fun time
211. Toy store Mayhem
212. Countdown to end
213. Exotic joys
214. Dead on silver platter
215. Bacon for breakfast
216. Frozen
217. Served cold
218. Lilith and snowy
219. Coca-Cola season
220. Ornament creations
221. Animal Crossing
222. DIY times
223. Cartoon times
224. Thinking fruity
225. Wine and dine
226. Horror mix
227. Cheap chills
228. Party at Club Penguin
229. December birthdays
230. Nostalgia from the past
230. Gaming through the 90s
231. Time with coffee house
232. Makeup for a lame Christmas
233. Last Christmas
234. This year I'm giving it someone special
235. Daily activities
236. Holidays with Pokémon
237. True love gave to me
238. Making Reindeer nip
239. Got bloody
240. Dead by Christmas
241. Christmas or Halloween
242. Drink of ice coffee
243. Cookies on the Run
244. Mickey's Christmas Carol
245. Sing me a story
246. kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii
247. Woman you are a lump of coal
248. Boy to the world
249. Building gingerbreads
250. Waking within morning
251. Wonders of life
252. Fruit cakes
253. Lollipop crazy
254. Don't hike in snow
255. Frostbites
256. Sing of carols
257. Isabel's birthday
258. Holiday Bashs
259. Revenge of the snow plow
300. Colors of snow cones
301. Coffee & Mints
302. SpongeBob Christmas specials
303. Nezuko's birthday
304. For my Nezuko
303. Villain Hawks
304. Hawks's birthday
305. My favorite food is chicken
306. Hawks wearing US military uniform
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hirocimacruiser · 2 years
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Nissan Great Turbulence PART 2
2ℓ, got the strongest FR specs! Ultimate Evo
Silvia K's MF-T
Autech version
The bold rear spoiler is intense. With a whopping 30 horsepower increase from 220 horsepower, this Silvia has finally reached maturity!?
As a 2-liter FR, the evolution model of Silvia with the strongest specs has appeared. Like the Stagea 260RS, it was developed by Autech Japan, but it debuted with super potential that easily surpasses the performance of Silvia so far.
A major feature is the SR20DET engine, which has increased power by 30 horsepower from the previous 220 horsepower to 250 horsepower. Compared to conventional turbines, a mixed-flow turbine (MF-T) with good response has been adopted to improve power performance. Officially called K'S MF-T, MF-T stands for Mixed Flow Turbine. This turbine change is the key. At the same time as the turbine was changed, the size of the intercooler was increased, and the air intake in the front bumper was also increased in size to improve cooling efficiency. In addition, of course, the heat resistance of the piston and exhaust system has been taken into consideration as well as the boost pressure increase and the injection amount of the injector accompanying it, the computer change. After all, it's made by Autech, so there's nothing wrong with it.
In the exterior, the shape and position of the blinker lens are also moved. Above all, the large rear spoiler is also impressive. It stands tall enough to dry the laundry. When it comes to power-ups, of course, you can also turn your attention to the undercarriage. Exclusive sport-tuned suspension, exclusive strut tower bar.
The bar is tight and the footwork is also commensurate with the power.
In the cabin, of course, both seat airbags are standard. The steering wheel is made by MOMO. This Silvia is the only one with a genuine leather-wrapped shift knob and a triple white meter.
With a vehicle weight of 1,260 kg, the power-to-weight ratio is a strong 5.5 The price is 2.29 million yen. This is also made to order, not limited
It has become.
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Exclusive materials for seats and door trim
It is used. Of course, it emphasizes sportiness, but it is by no means a hard image. It can be said that the shape that looks like holdability is.
The steering wheel is made by MOMO. The 4 spokes seem to have good operability. The visibility of the white meters also seems to be good. The triple white housed in the center console
Itometer is not your average machine
It's proof. The shift knob is also wrapped in leather.
Check wing height
●Anyway, the rear wing of this Silvia is big. Height reaches 275 mm. By the way, the Supra is also big, but its height is 196mm, so the Silvia is too amazing.
Bridgestone Potenza 215/50R16 is attached to the exclusive aluminum wheel
Adopting a turbine with excellent response... So you can see a world different from the feeling of the linear charge concept so far...!?
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Hey Chiaki, what's your top 5 most obscure game facts that you can think of?
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Number 1: During the early stages of development, Batman: Arkham Asylum was prototyped as a rhythmic action game. The second prototype focused on 2D fighting, which would pop up whenever enemies were engaged, and involved colored circles bashing into each other. Both of these failed attempts fueled the basis of the final combat system.
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Number 2: Many of the Koopalings from the Super Mario games are named after famous musicians. Most people can see the pattern in Ludwig, Iggy, and Lemmy’s names. What you may not know is Super Mario World’s fire-breathing triceratops is named Reznor, named after Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, who also created the soundtrack for Quake.
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Number 3: The satisfying “ding” that rings out when a Fat Man nuke is launched in Fallout 3 is the lunch bell from Bethesda Softworks’ cafeteria. The Fat Man itself is modeled after an actual nuke launcher called the M-388 Davy Crockett Tactical Nuclear Recoilless Rifle, which was developed in the 1950s.
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Number 4: Toward the end of the movie The Cabin in the Woods, a gallery of monsters is shown for a few seconds. Along with other iconic film monsters, two of those creatures are from the video game series Left 4 Dead. Eagle-eyed gamers can clearly see a Boomer and Witch.
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Number 5: With 4,061,129 words spread across 220 chapters, a Smash Bros. fan-fiction story called The Subspace Emissary’s Worlds Conquest is one of the longest works of literature in the English language. The book is written by someone named Christian, who writes under the name AuraChannlerChris. The longest published novel is Jules Romains’ Men of Goodwill at 2,070,000 words and 8,000 pages.
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tinseltownevents · 1 year
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ROOM ASSIGNMENTS
24-hour front desk
Laundry service
Fitness center
​24-hour room service
LODGE SUITES
Adria Arjona & Taylor Swift Suite 202
Alexandra Daddario & Ryan Gosling Suite 204
Allison Williams & Norman Reedus Suite 206
Aly Michalka & Taylor Kitsch Suite 208
Andrew Garfield & Tyler Hoechlin Suite 210
Andy Biersack & Ryan Reynolds Suite 212
Andy Hurley & Robbie Amell Suite 214
Andy Samberg & Pete Wentz Suite 216
Anna Camp & Victoria Justice Suite 218
Anna Kendrick & Shay Mitchell Suite 220
Anya Taylor Joy & Bill Skarsgard Suite 201
Ariana Grande & Samara Weaving Suite 203
Ashley Benson & Chad Michael Murray Suite 205
Awsten Knight & Michael B Jordan Suite 207
Blake Lively & Tom Hardy Suite 209
Brendon Urie & Liam Hemsworth Suite 211
Brittany Snow & Miles Teller Suite 213
Caity Lotz & Penn Badgley Suite 215
Cara Delevingne & Maika Monroe Suite 217
Chris Hemsworth & Jeremy Allen White Suite 219
PRIVATE CABINS
Christina Aguilera & Selena Gomez Cabin Snowfall
Dianna Agron & Joe Keery Cabin Evergreen
Ed Westwick & Jensen Ackles Cabin Snowboard
Elizabeth Olsen & Madelaine Petsch Cabin Glittering
Emma Mackey & Phoebe Tonkin Cabin Snowflake
Emmy Rossum & Kat Dennings Cabin Sparkling
Florence Pugh & Lucy Hale Cabin Snow
Glen Powell & Jack O'Connell Cabin Snowstorm
Halsey & Lea Michele Cabin Ski
Henry Cavill & Zac Efron Cabin Snowman
Julianna Hough & Austin Butler Cabin Freeze
Kat McNamara & Chace Crawford Cabin Slushy
Katheryn Winnick & Karl Urban Cabin Blanket
Katie Cassidy & Chris Pine Cabin Glove
Kelli Berglund & Evan Peters Cabin Beanie
Leighton Meester & Skeet Ulrich Cabin Snowbird
Madison Beer & Anthony Mackie Cabin Boot
Margot Robbie & Sebastian Stan Cabin Sled
Minka Kelly & Chris Evans Cabin Earmuff
Shelley Hennig & Dylan O'Brien Cabin Icicle
Sydney Sweeney & Shane West Cabin Blizzard
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diabolus1exmachina · 2 years
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Pagani Huayra Codalunga 
Pagani isurprised us with yet another version of the Huayra, the Codalunga, Italian for “Longtail.”The car is the creation of Pagani's special projects division, known as Pagani Grandi Complicazioni, and just five are destined to be built, each priced from 7 million euros (approximately $7.36 million). Even at those nosebleed levels, all five build slots are claimed to be sold.The work that went into the car was extensive. The design phase alone took two years, a process that involved building quarter- and full-scale models. And despite only having a five-unit run, the car was also developed to be approved for road use all over the world.Then there's Pagani's penchant for meticulous attention to detail. A prime example of this is the machining of aluminum components in the cabin from a single block, which recalls the manual techniques of the past, when the parts would have been individually polished by hand.The body of the Huayra Codalunga is made from lightweight composites, with the car's extended tail requiring a stretched engine cover 14.17 inches longer than the cover on the standard Huayra. Despite the lengthened body, the Codalunga's dry weight of 2,822 pounds is roughly 154 pounds less than that of the Huayra. Weight-saving measures included the lack of rear grilles and the addition of a titanium exhaust. The missing grilles at the rear also mean you get a clear look at the car's exhaust system.Power comes from the same twin-turbocharged 6.-0-liter V-12 found in the Huayra, but with output pumped up to 827 hp and 811 lb-ft of torque. Drive is the rear wheels via a 7-speed sequential transmission. The wheels are forged pieces measuring 20 inches at the front and 21 at the rear, and housed within these are carbon-ceramic brakes. The tires are Pirelli P Zero Corsas measuring 265/30 at the front and 355/25 at the rear.No performance specs were mentioned but a 0-60 mph time of under 3.0 seconds and a top speed approaching 220 mph is likely, given the similar performance levels of other Huayra models.
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patreontoken · 2 years
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Saola
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In the two decades after its discovery, the fascinating saola, sometimes known as the Asian unicorn, has remained a mystery. In captivity, there are none, and this rarely seen species is already critically endangered. Only four times has saola been categorically documented in the wild by scientists.
STATUS: Critically Endangered
POPULATION: Unknown
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
HEIGHT: Average 33 inches at the shoulder
WEIGHT: 176-220 lbs
HABITATS: Evergreen forests with little or no dry seaso
The saola was discovered in north-central Vietnam in May 1992 during a joint survey conducted by the Ministry of Forestry of Vietnam and the World Wildlife Fund. When the team discovered a skull in a hunter's cabin with unusually large, straight horns, they recognized it was something special. The discovery was one of the most dramatic zoological discoveries of the twentieth century, as it was the first huge mammal discovered in more than 50 years.
Two parallel horns with pointed points, which can reach 20 inches in length and are seen on both males and females, distinguish Saola (pronounced sow-la). They are a cousin of cattle with antelope-like horns, and their name means "spindle horns" in Vietnamese. Saola have eye-catching white markings on their faces and big maxillary glands on their muzzles, which they may use to indicate territory or attract mates. They can only be found in Vietnam and Laos' Annamite Mountains.
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Why They Matter
The exact number of people who remain is uncertain. Because of its rarity, uniqueness, and vulnerability, it is one of the region's top conservation priorities. The present population is estimated to be a few hundred at most, and probably as few as a few dozen at the most.
The saola is a significant emblem for biodiversity in Laos and Vietnam, with its exceptionally tall horns and white markings on the face.
Habitat Loss
Saola are being forced into smaller spaces as forests are cut down to make way for agriculture, crops, and infrastructure. The increased pressure from the region's quick and large-scale infrastructure is fragmenting saola habitat. Conservationists are concerned that this may provide hunters easy access to the saola's once-untouched habitat, potentially reducing genetic variety.
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Hunting
Snares set in the forest for wild boar, sambar, or muntjac deer frequently catch Saola. Snares were set up by local villagers for subsistence and crop protection. The demand for traditional medicine in China, as well as restaurant and food markets in Vietnam and Laos, has led to a tremendous surge in lowland people hunting to supply the illicit wildlife trade.
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ettalongaustralia · 1 year
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CORNER BLOCK ON 701m² (approx.)!
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richwall101 · 2 years
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The SS Great Britain - Bristol City Harbour
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean, which she did in 1845, in 14 days.
The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two inclined two-cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin high pressure cylinders (diameter uncertain) and twin low pressure cylinders 88 in (220 cm) bore, all of 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary masts for sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins, and dining and promenade saloons.
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thegreatdaydreamer · 2 years
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Frey Residence II | Albert Frey
Palm Springs, CA | United States | 1963
Albert Frey’s own homes offered opportunies for experimentation. He built his first in 1940 on an open 0.8- hectare (2-acre) site on the valley floor at Paseo El Mirador. Originally little more than a sculpted cabin clad in aluminium, Frey later added a swimming pool and then remodelled extensively in 1953, adding a secondary circular bedroom pod. When he sold up in the early Sixties, the new owner demolished Frey House I. Frey, meanwhile, travelled upwards. He picked a hillside site 67 metres (220 ft) above Palm Springs, on the slopes of Tahquitz Canyon. From here, the city occupies the valley floor, with banks of glass framing the vista from within the house. The design process began with a careful study of the terrain and the sun’s movement, and an appreciation of this dramatic view. Again, the scale of the single-storey house is modest. A ribbed-metal roof shelters the glass-walled belvedere where the rock pushes through into the interior, forming a dramatic ‚bookend‘ or backstop to Frey’s dining table. This sits in a fluid, multifunctional living space with the bedroom to one side; service spaces and a galley kitchen are tucked away to the rear. An elliptical pool, also enjoying the open views, is the one luxury.
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Words: © thegreatdaydreamer
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buypropertyeasy · 2 years
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Top 10 International sites to list your property to Travellers
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1. Airbnb
THE WHAT?
The most reliable vacation rental site is Airbnb
It gives hosts the chance to generate money by advertising their experiences on short-term rental properties
It boasts the biggest network of hosts for vacation rentals
One of the biggest vacation rental firms, Airbnb provides visitors from more than 220 areas and nations with access to over 7 million properties
There is no cost for hosts to list a property but they must pay a service charge for each reservation
2. VRBO
THE WHAT?
With more than 2 million bookable vacation rentals, VRBO connects homeowners with groups of friends and tourists looking for accommodations other than hotels
Families can choose from a variety of rental property options in the VRBO community, including condos, cabins, lake rentals, beach houses, and more
When travelling in a big group, you can locate rental properties on VRBO that provide you with the comfort and space you require without compromising on the features that are most important to you, all while staying within your price range
3. Agoda
THE WHAT?
Agoda is one of the biggest online travel marketplaces in the world and it is revolutionizing travel for millions of clients around the world
With the help of their web and mobile solutions, travellers on business and vacation can book excellent accommodations in 38 different languages
Over 5,000 professionals representing 80 different nationalities work for Agoda in places all over the world
Agoda offers a creative, collaborative, and experimental environment in every department, from engineering to customer experience, as well as the resources needed to do tasks more quickly and effectively
4. TripAdvisor
THE WHAT?
TripAdvisor is considered the world’s largest travel guidance platform
Travellers from all over the world use the Tripadvisor website and app to find places to stay, things to do, and places to eat based on recommendations from people who have already been there
It can be used to find affordable accommodation, book experiences, reserve tables at restaurants, and learn about cool cities around
No matter what kind of vacation you’re taking, TripAdvisor’s travel advice service, which is available in 43 markets and 22 languages, makes planning simple
5. Expedia
THE WHAT?
One of the biggest websites for online travel purchasing, Expedia offers safe ways to buy accommodations, plane tickets, rental cars, cruises, and vacation packages.
In addition to vacation rentals, it provides a range of other accommodation options, including hotels, villas, motels, guest homes, etc.
When you make travel reservations for eligible hotels, packages, automobiles, activities, and flights, you earn points
6. HomeToGo
THE WHAT?
One of the biggest websites for online travel purchasing, Expedia offers safe ways to buy accommodations, plane tickets, rental cars, cruises, and vacation packages.
The largest vacation rental platform in the world, HomeToGo, lists millions of options from tens of thousands of reliable partners, including Booking.com, Vrbo, and TripAdvisor
With HomeToGo, you can locate the ideal lodging for any trip anywhere in the globe by combining price, destination, dates, and facilities for vacation homes, cabins, beach houses, apartments, condos, houseboats, castles, farm stays, and anything in between
HomeToGo runs regional websites and apps in 25 nations all around the world
7. Tripping
THE WHAT?
Tripping is another search engine that combines listings from many booking sites, enabling customers to simultaneously browse the options of several OTAs
On the search results page, Tripping provides a map that is shown next to the postings. The “Accommodation Types” filter allows users to narrow their search results by displaying hotels, hostels, and vacation rental homes
Similar to HomeToGo, one of Tripping’s best features is the variety of properties it shows visitors
8. Homestay.com
THE WHAT?
For a charge, Homestay.com offers the chance to stay with a local family
It’s a cost-effective lodging option that’s perfect for independent, leisure travellers of all ages, interns, students taking a gap year, students studying abroad, and anybody else looking for an authentic travel experience
It enables them to get an experience of the local way of life and culture of the location they are visiting
Each of our hosts has its own distinctive interests and pastimes, and visitors frequently find a host who shares their interests, which enhances the homestay experience
It’s a practical and economical option to reserve lodging when going to a meeting or function
9. OneFineStay
THE WHAT?
A vacation rental website called OneFineStay is supported by the Accor hotel group. More than 5,000 luxury vacation rental home listings can be found on the website right now in well-known cities like London, New York City, Rome, Paris, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc.
A host must submit an application before they may list a property on OneFineStay
If the property is a good fit, the OneFineStay team will analyze it and make a determination
OneFineStay has an income-sharing business concept and it not only looks after your home but also advertises it on a variety of marketing platforms and vacation rental websites
10. Booking.com
THE WHAT?
More than 27 million properties are listed on Booking.com, and more than 1.5 million nights are booked there every day
Booking.com connects millions of travellers to unforgettable experiences, a wide range of transportation options, and amazing places to stay, including houses, hotels, and many more, by investing in technology that removes the friction from travel
More than 28 million reported lodging listings, including more than 6.2 million homes, apartments, and other unusual lodgings, are available on Booking.com, which is accessible in 43 different languages
Booking.com makes it simple for you to go and do whatever you want by providing 24/7 customer service
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https://www.igms.com/vacation-rental-sites/
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lovelyprincessn64 · 6 months
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Thanksgiving Day request event
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Gobble gobble that's right this is the month of feast in the middle of the cozy autumn and this year is something special for the middle of November welcome to the Thanksgiving request event everything evolving around food and all kinds of crazy things that go bumping in the middle of fall.
Step right up and don't be shy but most importantly watch out for the Black Friday apocalypse and here is today's menu for a special month of the turkey.
1. Shopping for ingredients
2. Black Friday chaos
3. Cozy nights
4. Turkey day
5. Hunting for turkeys
6. Your ocs (Thanksgiving theme or your choice of picking)
7. Arts n crafts
8. Cooking for dinner
9. Cookbook
10. Thanksgiving Massacre
11. Leftovers
12. Thanksgiving specials
13. Clean up party
14. Animal Crossing
15. Horror themes
16. Decorations party
17. Room for dessert
18. Charlie Brown
19. A new day A New Hope
20. Day off from work
21. Food fight
22. Hungry night
23. Babysitting kids
24. A special toast
25. Raking up leaves
26. Wholesome love
27. Commercials (fan made or references as long if it's good)
28. Parodies of laughing
29. Mischievous Pranksters
30. Sweet as honey
31. To do list
32. Pumpkin harvesting
33. Getting ready for Christmas
34. Order up
35. A day with family
36. Freebirds
37. Break from school
38. Day of madness
39. Japan Thanksgiving theme
40. Delicious goodies
41. Crazy cinnamon day
42. Yuffie's birthday
43. Baking bread for days
44. Jammed up
45. Rosalina's birthday
46. Any type of Thanksgiving theme
47. Thanksgiving prompts
48. Bakery fun time
49. Brightful smile
50. Lovely picnic
51. Sandwich crazy
52. National Men's Day
53. Deep fried days
54. Redraws
55. Nostalgic November
56. Good old times along with old days
57. Delicious evening
58. DIYs
59. Pie of your choice
60. Chilling in cabins
61. Sleepy hibernation
62. Lazy days
63. Aesthetics of choice
64. Craving for tea
65. Dancing dinner table
66. Lame rainy days
67. Fairy tale story time
68. Doodle skits
69. Making scarecrows
70. Playing with board games
71. Biking in forest
72. Hiking through nature
73. Magical Library
74. Ready for vacation
75. Turkey chasing
76. Egg Fest
77. Feeling dozy
78. AUs
79. Parade or Festival
80. Overcooked burnt
81. Busy Chef's Kitchen
82. Love for autumn
83. Retro style of dinner
84. thickgiving
85. Going nuts
86. Writing a wish list
87. Don't beef with me
88. Disney themed of Wonder
89. Are we there yet
90. Sneaking in the kitchen
91. Nostalgic wave of feeling
92. Non-stop Marathon
93. Teamwork friendship
94. What can possibly go wrong
95. Chores of pain
96. Creative mind of Art
97. Starbucks yummy
98. Where's the turkey
99. Hungry appetite
100. Dinner is served
101. Early bird gets the worm
102. Some Creepypastas
103. Wishing for December
104. Wishing on a shooting star
105. Some errands to do
106. Hellish consumers
107. Butter up too exotic
108. Cranberry Harvest
109. Cheesy macaroni
110. Vegan options / alternatives
112. Satire / joke arts
113. Mustard or ketchup
114. Mashy potatoes
115. Too much stuffing
116. pumpkin pie crazy
117. Setting up the table
118. Stayed in bed
119. Too big of sweet
200. Eating up a feast
201. Crazy competition
202. Kawaii seasoning
203. Leafy collection
204. 1950s style
205. Thankful in grace
206. Lumberjack season
207. Jocks around
208. Spicy Danger
209. Exploring the abandon
210. Determination of heart
211. Bacon alive
212. Wildest imaginations
213. Horrific pilgrims
214. Hunting for shinies
215. Best of variety
216. Apple cider bar
217. Enjoying the sunrise
218. Creamy peaches
219. Dead plate
220. Juicy apples
221. Apple cider day
222. Marmalade sky
223. Food wars
224. Mai Valentine's birthday
225. Mai Valentine dressed in lingerie
226. Cake for my Minnie Mouse
227. Minnie Mouse’s Birthday
228. Gifts for my Mickey
229. Mickey Mouse day
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Disclaimer: unlike normal requests you have to request on November theme / Thanksgiving theme also if you prefer something Halloweenish feel free to go to the Halloween request event.
Note: I'll be adding and updating the list if I come up with something creative be on the lookout for that also be sure to read the rules before sending me requests please be understandable and thank you and have a great Thanksgiving one more thing have fun~🍗🍖🍳🍽
If you like feel free to send me a suggestion to add on the list of the prompts list I am now opening to suggestions to what to add on the list that is considered match to the theme leave them down in the comments below if you got a very good idea or possibly for a future adding to a different one.
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Montgomery C. Meigs, (born May 3, 1816, Augusta, Ga., U.S.—died Jan. 2, 1892, Washington, D.C.), U.S. engineer and architect, who, as quartermaster general of the Union Army during the American Civil War, was responsible for the purchase and distribution of vital supplies to Union troops. In the years before and after the war, he supervised the construction of numerous buildings and public works projects in the Washington, D.C., area.
After graduation from the University of Pennsylvania (1831) and the U.S. Military Academy (1836), Meigs was assigned to the Army corps of engineers. In this capacity he supervised several important government projects, including the construction of the wings and dome of the Capitol and the expansion of the General Post Office building. His most substantial contribution, however, was the Washington Aqueduct, which extended 12 miles (19 kilometres) from the Great Falls on the Potomac to a distribution reservoir west of Georgetown. His Cabin John Bridge (1852–60), designed to carry Washington’s main water supply and vehicular traffic, is an engineering masterpiece. Until the 20th century it was, at 220 feet, the longest single masonry arch in the world. As quartermaster general of the Union Army (1861–82), Meigs efficiently oversaw the disbursement of as much as $15,000,000,000 for the provisioning of troops during the Civil War. He also personally commanded the supplying of the armies of Grant and Sherman during several important campaigns in 1864 and early 1865.
Meigs’s best known architectural work in Washington, D.C.—undertaken after his official retirement—is the Old Pension Office Building (1883). The exterior is decorated with a terra-cotta frieze in low relief depicting Union forces in battle. The building’s enormous hall was used for the inaugural festivities of presidents Cleveland, Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft.
It was Meigs who suggested to Abraham Lincoln that Arlington would be an appropriate site for a national cemetery. Meigs himself is buried there.
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