reserved for *carolion* Hidden Love Letters #3, 44R


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The image for the packing tape transfer is taken from an art display catalogue from our local library. The image is called "Numbers game", by Madonna Staunton.

I’ve drawn my own letter and number tiles with art pen on the base card, then coloured them with watercolour, and painted the background, also with watercolour, and then put the transfer over the top, partly hiding the L O V E letters beneath. The whole lot was then glazed with modpodge.

Hidden Love Letters #1, 13D


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The image for the packing tape transfer is taken from an art display catalogue from our local library. The image is called "Numbers game", by Madonna Staunton.

I’ve drawn my own letter and number tiles with art pen on the base card, then coloured them with watercolour, and painted the background, also with watercolour, and then put the transfer over the top, partly hiding the L O V E letters beneath. The whole lot was then glazed with modpodge.

Hidden Love Letters #2, 27Z


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mjc2007-023

The image for the packing tape transfer is taken from an art display catalogue from our local library. The image is called "Numbers game", by Madonna Staunton.

I’ve drawn my own letter and number tiles with art pen on the base card, then coloured them with watercolour, and painted the background, also with watercolour, and then put the transfer over the top, partly hiding the L O V E letters beneath. The whole lot was then glazed with modpodge.

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Letter C, in Neon (Crazy California)


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I’ve got a series of images just for the "One Letter" group on flickr, and for those who use the flickr application called "Spell with flickr". This is from a casino sign in Laughlin, Nevada. BUT, I introduce it here to those who may be interested in my trip to Los Angles, California right now.

So, is the C for Crazy California or for Crazy cobalt?

On this long 7 hour drive from Phoenix, Arizona over west to La, I keep seeing things that seem improbable. Maybe my California flickr friends will be able to shed some light on these observations:

1. In Blythe, CA, I got gas at an ARCO Am/PM gas station for only ("only" !!!!) .77per gallon. This, of course, is horrifying, but around this place there were at least 6 other gas stations that advertised the gas price as .33! I knew the gas would be higher in California over Arizona, so I sought to buy it far enough outside of LA at the least price. And I heard on the radio that the .00 per gallon mark would be reached soon. But really, how can there be a 56 cent per gallon price difference within blocks of competitors? Something seems really skewed….

2. Where is that sign you read on trucks, saying "How’s my driving", and giving a toll free number to call? Let me tell you, I needed it around Desert Palms, CA on I-10 for the driver of a double-trailer semi truck who tailgated like a crazy man and was a great danger on the road!

3. Signs were frequent on the Interstate, with speed as 70 mph, but there were other signs that said "trucks/trailers 55 mph". So how is it that every truck on the road was going 70 to 75 mph? Let me tell you,it is not fun being behind or alongside a double-trailer semi in strong wind where you are fighting for control and so is that driver.

4. I’ve rarely driven with such wind conditions as the stretch between Indio and Palm Springs. No signs about "dangerous cross currents", or "blowing dust" there, but it was like shafts of wind shear for about 30 miles, and so much dust that the wind threw down blankets of dust violently. Is this a rare event?

5. In Coachilla, CA I went to a Carl’s restaurant about midnight, and was told I could not order for their computers are always down then for 10 minutes. I offered to pay cash and exact price, but the answer was "no" because no order could be taken without a computer. I was thinking, what happened to pencil and paper, or use of a calculator! Really, the food and employees were present, but the concept of taking an order "rote" was beyond the staff.

6. With an unfortunate name, the Morongo Casino, with its huge neon displays, always strikes me as "Moron Go to Casino"….

7. Remember that rotten truck driver I mentioned earlier? I was glad to see him pulled over for a truck scales inspection around the "29 Palms" exit. Then, 50 miles later he caught up with me and yes, he was speeding up and slowing down, with tailgating me and others once again. Watch out for trucks from GI Trucking Company!

8. I passed the exit for "Running Springs, CA". Realistically, could a "spring" not always be considered as "running"?

Ah, these are just the random observations of a traveler in the US. I am sure that the US of A has far more idiosyncracies that other countries, right?

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Met Éireann (Irish Meteorological Service)


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Operational Meteorology might be said to have begun in Ireland on 8 October 1860, when the first ‘real time’ weather observation was transmitted from Valentia Island in Co. Kerry. Valentia Observatory as it came to be known, was one of a network of weather stations established around the Irish and British coastlines to enable storm warnings to be provided for ships at sea by the naval authorities in London.

For many years after Independence, Ireland’s needs, as far as weather matters were concerned continued to be met by the British Meteorological Office. By the mid-1930′s, however, it was clear that a new and exciting customer was on the way, and it was the requirement to provide accurate weather information for transatlantic aviation that led to the formal establishment of an Irish Meteorological Service in 1936.

The first Director, Austen H. Nagle, was appointed in December of that year, and installed himself in the small offices in St. Andrew’s Street in Dublin which became the first Headquarters of the new Service. In April 1937 the administration of the existing observing network was taken over from the British Authorities; it comprised 4 telegraphic stations (at Malin Head, Blacksod Point, Roches Point and Birr), 18 climatological stations, 172 rainfall stations, and Valentia Observatory, the only station at the time to be manned by official personnel.

In its early stages, the new Service received continuing help from the British Authorities in the form of staff seconded from London to work at Foynes, in Co. Limerick, from where flying boats had just begun to operate. Included in their number were several who were later to become well known internationally, notably Hubert Lamb, the climatologist and Arthur Davies, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organisation for nearly 30 years. By 1941, however, the Service’s own recruits had been fully trained, and the organisation was able to begin satisfying the increasing demands for weather information from its own resources.

Forecasting for aviation, first at Foynes and later at Shannon and Dublin Airports, was the major preoccupation of the early years. By the late 1940′s however, the Service had broadened its activities. In 1948, for the first time, it assumed responsibility for the weather forecasts broadcast by Radio Éireann, which had been provided from London in the interim. In 1952 it began to supply forecasts to the daily newspapers and 1961 saw the opening of the new Central Analysis and Forecast Office in the Headquarters premises, now housed at 44 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin. Live presentation by Met Éireann forecasters of the weather on Teilifis Eireann commenced in early 1962.

The late 1940′s and the 1950′s were a time of rapid expansion for the Service. They saw the establishment of a balanced nation-wide network of observing stations, manned on a full-time basis by Meteorological Service personnel. The climatological and rainfall observing networks were greatly enhanced, thanks largely to the willing co-operation of the Garda authorities around the country and the assistance of other Government Departments and State-sponsored bodies. At Valentia Observatory, which had moved to a mainland site near Cahirciveen in 1892, upper air radiosonde measurements began and a wide range of geophysical measurements and environmental monitoring activities was introduced.

Meanwhile the Service offered an expanding range of forecast and climatological information to the public and to specialised interests, a notable development being the inauguration of tape recorded telephone forecasts during the 1960′s, the precursor of today’s Weatherdial. The reception of satellite images began in the late 1960′s at Shannon Airport and in the 1970′s, the Meteorological Service might be said to have come of age by entering the computer era. Initially the new machines were employed for communication purposes, and shortly afterwards the computers were used for the relatively new technique of numerical weather prediction.

Throughout its history, the Meteorological Service and its staff played an active role in the development of meteorology on the international scene. Ireland became a full member of the World Meteorological Organisation shortly after its establishment in the early 1950′s and was later a founder member of both the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts and the European Meteorological Satellite Organisation, EUMETSAT. More recently, the Service has been active in the formation of other co-operative agencies like EUMETNET and ECOMET. Particularly beneficial to the organisation has been its membership since 1989 of HIRLAM, a co-operative venture between the Scandinavian countries and several other European Meteorological Services for the development of a numerical model for short-range forecasting.

The modern era of the Meteorological Service might be said to date from its occupation of the new Headquarters Building in Glasnevin in 1979, a development which for the first time allowed all the Dublin based Divisions to be housed under the same roof. It was around this time too, that the Service reached its peak in terms of staffing, with a total of 342 in 1980. The intervening years have seen a gradual reduction in staff numbers to the present level of 230, a development brought about mainly by the introduction of automated methods for many repetitive tasks, and by on-going review of our priorities as regards weather observations.
During the 1990′s, in common with its sister organisations in most other European countries, the service has adopted a more commercial approach to the provision of services to its customers, the aim being to try to increase revenue and thus lighten the financial burden on the tax-payer. This spirit of commercial awareness, however, has been combined with an enhancement of the Service’s public service role in areas where this has seemed desirable, most notably perhaps by the introduction of Severe Weather Alerts and by co-operation in the monitoring of stratospheric and tropospheric ozone

In March of 1996, its 60th year of operation, the Meteorological Service adopted the new title Met Éireann with the aim of establishing a well-focused corporate identity in the public mind. The Service is proud of its achievements over the years, feeling that its contribution to the national infrastructure and indeed to the science of meteorology, has been consistently high, particularly when viewed in the light of resources available to it compared to our larger and more affluent neighbours. It is in this mood of confident optimism that Met Éireann looks forward to its 7th decade and the new millennium.

Met Éireann (Irish Meteorological Service)


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Operational Meteorology might be said to have begun in Ireland on 8 October 1860, when the first ‘real time’ weather observation was transmitted from Valentia Island in Co. Kerry. Valentia Observatory as it came to be known, was one of a network of weather stations established around the Irish and British coastlines to enable storm warnings to be provided for ships at sea by the naval authorities in London.

For many years after Independence, Ireland’s needs, as far as weather matters were concerned continued to be met by the British Meteorological Office. By the mid-1930′s, however, it was clear that a new and exciting customer was on the way, and it was the requirement to provide accurate weather information for transatlantic aviation that led to the formal establishment of an Irish Meteorological Service in 1936.

The first Director, Austen H. Nagle, was appointed in December of that year, and installed himself in the small offices in St. Andrew’s Street in Dublin which became the first Headquarters of the new Service. In April 1937 the administration of the existing observing network was taken over from the British Authorities; it comprised 4 telegraphic stations (at Malin Head, Blacksod Point, Roches Point and Birr), 18 climatological stations, 172 rainfall stations, and Valentia Observatory, the only station at the time to be manned by official personnel.

In its early stages, the new Service received continuing help from the British Authorities in the form of staff seconded from London to work at Foynes, in Co. Limerick, from where flying boats had just begun to operate. Included in their number were several who were later to become well known internationally, notably Hubert Lamb, the climatologist and Arthur Davies, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organisation for nearly 30 years. By 1941, however, the Service’s own recruits had been fully trained, and the organisation was able to begin satisfying the increasing demands for weather information from its own resources.

Forecasting for aviation, first at Foynes and later at Shannon and Dublin Airports, was the major preoccupation of the early years. By the late 1940′s however, the Service had broadened its activities. In 1948, for the first time, it assumed responsibility for the weather forecasts broadcast by Radio Éireann, which had been provided from London in the interim. In 1952 it began to supply forecasts to the daily newspapers and 1961 saw the opening of the new Central Analysis and Forecast Office in the Headquarters premises, now housed at 44 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin. Live presentation by Met Éireann forecasters of the weather on Teilifis Eireann commenced in early 1962.

The late 1940′s and the 1950′s were a time of rapid expansion for the Service. They saw the establishment of a balanced nation-wide network of observing stations, manned on a full-time basis by Meteorological Service personnel. The climatological and rainfall observing networks were greatly enhanced, thanks largely to the willing co-operation of the Garda authorities around the country and the assistance of other Government Departments and State-sponsored bodies. At Valentia Observatory, which had moved to a mainland site near Cahirciveen in 1892, upper air radiosonde measurements began and a wide range of geophysical measurements and environmental monitoring activities was introduced.

Meanwhile the Service offered an expanding range of forecast and climatological information to the public and to specialised interests, a notable development being the inauguration of tape recorded telephone forecasts during the 1960′s, the precursor of today’s Weatherdial. The reception of satellite images began in the late 1960′s at Shannon Airport and in the 1970′s, the Meteorological Service might be said to have come of age by entering the computer era. Initially the new machines were employed for communication purposes, and shortly afterwards the computers were used for the relatively new technique of numerical weather prediction.

Throughout its history, the Meteorological Service and its staff played an active role in the development of meteorology on the international scene. Ireland became a full member of the World Meteorological Organisation shortly after its establishment in the early 1950′s and was later a founder member of both the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts and the European Meteorological Satellite Organisation, EUMETSAT. More recently, the Service has been active in the formation of other co-operative agencies like EUMETNET and ECOMET. Particularly beneficial to the organisation has been its membership since 1989 of HIRLAM, a co-operative venture between the Scandinavian countries and several other European Meteorological Services for the development of a numerical model for short-range forecasting.

The modern era of the Meteorological Service might be said to date from its occupation of the new Headquarters Building in Glasnevin in 1979, a development which for the first time allowed all the Dublin based Divisions to be housed under the same roof. It was around this time too, that the Service reached its peak in terms of staffing, with a total of 342 in 1980. The intervening years have seen a gradual reduction in staff numbers to the present level of 230, a development brought about mainly by the introduction of automated methods for many repetitive tasks, and by on-going review of our priorities as regards weather observations.
During the 1990′s, in common with its sister organisations in most other European countries, the service has adopted a more commercial approach to the provision of services to its customers, the aim being to try to increase revenue and thus lighten the financial burden on the tax-payer. This spirit of commercial awareness, however, has been combined with an enhancement of the Service’s public service role in areas where this has seemed desirable, most notably perhaps by the introduction of Severe Weather Alerts and by co-operation in the monitoring of stratospheric and tropospheric ozone

In March of 1996, its 60th year of operation, the Meteorological Service adopted the new title Met Éireann with the aim of establishing a well-focused corporate identity in the public mind. The Service is proud of its achievements over the years, feeling that its contribution to the national infrastructure and indeed to the science of meteorology, has been consistently high, particularly when viewed in the light of resources available to it compared to our larger and more affluent neighbours. It is in this mood of confident optimism that Met Éireann looks forward to its 7th decade and the new millennium.

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A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, (or telephone box in Ireland and the United Kingdom) is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user’s convenience. Such a booth usually has a door to provide privacy and a window to let others know if the booth is in use. The booth may be furnished with a printed directory of local telephone numbers, and a booth in a formal setting such as a hotel may be furnished with paper and pen and even a seat. An outdoor booth may be made of metal and plastic to withstand the elements and heavy use, while an indoor booth (once known as a silence cabinet) may have more elaborate architecture and furnishings.[1] Most outdoor booths feature the name and logo of the telephone service provider.

19th century long distance telephony suffered from high losses, so "silence cabinets" were built to allow hearing faint voices from distant places and shouting across a country without disturbing neighbors. Most were on telephone company premises, and luxuriously appointed, until the turn of the century when they began to appear in railway stations, hotels and other places where well-heeled customers were expected. [1]. They became commonplace, though less luxurious, in industrialized countries in the 1910s.

Starting in the 1970s pay telephones were less and less commonly placed in booths in the United States. In many areas where they were once common, telephone booths have now been almost completely replaced by non-enclosed pay phones. In the United States, this replacement was caused, at least in part, by an attempt to make the pay telephones more accessible to the handicapped. However, in the United Kingdom phones remained in booths more often than the non-enclosed set up. Although still fairly common, the number of phone boxes have declined sharply in Britain since the late 1990s due to the boom of mobile phones.

Many locations that provide pay phones mount the phones on kiosks rather than in booths — this relative lack of privacy and comfort discourages lengthy calls in high-demand areas such as airports.

Special equipment installed in some telephone booths allows a caller to use a computer, a portable fax machine, or a telecommunications device for the deaf.

Gibtelecom phone box, Glacis Road, Gibraltar


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A local phone box. Gibraltar has its own telephone provider distinct from those in both Spain and the UK. Even being able to receive phone calls from its neighbour has been the subject of years of conflict between Gibraltarians and the Spanish state due to their immaturity. See here.

Hillside Hair


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North Finchley. This shop has been here for yonks. Hillside was also the name of the local telephone exchange, so the numbers start with 445 which was HIL on the telephone dial.