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London, England. 7th Sep 2024. Dan Potts of Charlton Athletic before the Sky Bet EFL League One fixture between Charlton Athletic and Rotherham United at The Valley, London. Kyle Andrews/Alamy Live News
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29/09/1970-Invitation to attend a special celebration of The Potts comic strip, 50 yrs old, first drawn by Stan Cross and then Jim Russell. Also 20 yrs since Smiths Weekly finished. To be held at Tattersalls Club
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Cheshire cat up on Chester city walls.
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional character from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, known for its mischievous grin and ability to disappear. The phrase "grin like a Cheshire cat" predates Carroll's story and has a mysterious origin with several theories.
One theory suggests the phrase originated in Cheshire, a county in England known for its dairy farms, implying that cats were happy due to the abundance of milk and cream. Another theory posits that Cheshire cheese was moulded into cat shapes, with the head being the last part eaten, leaving a grinning visage.
Additionally, some believe the phrase may have been inspired by a sign painter in Cheshire who attempted to depict lions, which ended up resembling grinning cats. There are also suggestions that the Cheshire Cat was inspired by carvings in local churches, such as those in Grappenhall and Pott Shrigley.
Despite these theories, the exact origin of the phrase remains uncertain, and it is likely a combination of local lore and Carroll's imagination.
Shot at the 4ft minimum focus distance for the Camp Snap camera.
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Annie Potts signed 8X10 photo.
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Annie Potts
Annie Potts signed 8X10 photo.
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N189DN, Boeing 767-332ER (CN 25990) of Delta Air Lines departs Edinburgh Airport bound for Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, GA against a late summer backdrop. Delivered new in February 1997, the aircraft has spent its whole career with Delta. Nothing particularly noteworth, just a nice shot of a Delta 767. They'll be history soon enough.
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D-AIRC, Airbus A321-131 (CN 473) 'Erlangen' of Lufthansa approaches Edinburgh Airport against a dramatic backdrop after a service from Frankfurt. Still in Lufthansa's old scheme, this 30 year old airframe is the second oldest aircraft in the fleet and is presumably coming to the end of its operational life soon.
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A7-ALB, Airbus A350-941 (CN 7) of Qatar Airways approaches Edinburgh Airport's runway 06 following a flight from Doha. Greendykes Bing behind.
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Exercise SUPER GARUDA SHIELD 24
Sgt Kyle Potts, a Joint Terminal Attack Controler (JTAC), participates in a planning and practice session with members of the Japanese Self-Defence Force and the United States Air Force prior to a live fire exercise at Puslatpur 5, in Sunberanjar, East Java, Indonesia during Exercise SUPER GARUDA SHIELD 24 (SGS24) on August 28 2024.
Please credit: MCpl Genevieve Lapointe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Exercise SUPER GARUDA SHIELD 24
Sgt Kyle Potts, a Joint Terminal Attack Controler (JTAC), compares techniques with members of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces prior to a live fire exercise at Puslatpur 5, in Sunberanjar, East Java, Indonesia during Exercise SUPER GARUDA SHIELD 24 (SGS24) on August 28 2024.
Please credit: MCpl Genevieve Lapointe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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YL-REX, Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 650 (CN 14501120) operated by Union Aviation approaches Edinburgh Airport's runway 06 against a dramatic backdrop. Built in 2010, the jet was previously VP-CFA with Samco Aviation before joining Union in 2021.
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Clyde Potts Reservoir
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Potts skull base course
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Mama and kitten at a resturant
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Buzz Lightyear & Bo Peep signed 8.5x11 signed by Tim Allen on August 5, 2022 at The Louisville Palace in Louisville, KY
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Mr. Potato Head & Bo Peep signed VHS Don Rickles autograph authenticated by JSA
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Vogue US 1er septembre 1961
À gauche, Dorothy McGowan porte un tailleur en velours côtelé vert foncé, crépuscule, à l'élégance délibérément ample ; la blouse en laine challis, un mauve et un rouille inattendus ; imprimé Liberty of London. Tous deux de Clare Potter Chapeau Sally Victor.
À droite, Isabella Albonico en tailleur vert olive brumeux, une couleur-deux textures ; la veste plus longue en mohair hirsute et la robe à peine ajustée en jersey de laine. Par Monte-Sano & Pruzan. Boucles d'oreilles pendantes Cadoro.
Photo Bert Stern.
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ZT-RKA, AgustaWestland AW139 (CN 31869) operated by Fireblade Aviation photographed at Dundee Airport during the company owner's annual stay as guests of Lord Dalhousie at his Invermark Estate, Gen Esk. Fireblade Aviation was set up in 2014 by Nicky Oppenheimer following the sale of his 40% share of De Beers to Anglo American in 2012 for $5 billion. Since 2013, aircraft from the Fireblade fleet have brought family members to Scotland, with the helicopters taking around ten days to transit up Africa and Europe to provide local transport in the UK between Glen Esk and the family's Folly Farm home near Reading. Oppenheimer is a leading philanthropist and animal conservation advocate in Africa.
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Das Sprachbild „dunkle Wolken über…“ ist zugegebenermaßen abgegriffen. Leider Gottes passt es aber zum Ausblick für den Montanverkehr im Ruhrgebiet: Ob des geplanten massiven Stellenabbaus bei Thyssen Krupp dürfte sich dessen Umfang bald stark reduzieren. Das Stahlwerk HKM in Duisburg Süden könnte gar schließen. Eine Folge könnte etwa das rasche Ende der „Ludmilla“-Einsätze im „Pott“ sein.
Als im Sommer 2023 eine solche „Ludmilla“ die Anschlussbahn von HKM zum Abzweigbahnhof Hochfeld befuhr, war eine Schrumpfkur des Montanverkehrs nicht absehbar. Am Haken der Lok der Baureihe 232 hingen leere Wagen für den Schrotthändler im Hafen von Mülheim (Ruhr), die wenige Tage später und mit Stahlresten beladen nach HKM zurückkehren würden.
Die Umstände, unter denen ich das Foto geschossen habe, hätten mir allerdings eine Mahnung sein können, wie sich der Montanverkehr an Rhein und Ruhr entwickeln würde. Fast eine Stunde hatte ich am „Kultushafen“ in Duisburg-Hochfeld bei strahlender Sonne auf die 232, die ich im HKM-Rangierbahnhof entdeckt hatte, gewartet. Dann zogen plötzlich dunkle Wolken auf, es regnete Bindfäden - und die Schranken an der Zufahrtsstraße zum Hafen schlossen sich: Die „Ludmilla“ dieselte heran! Trotzdem drückte ich auf den Auslöser. Nachdem ich das Bild digital aufgehellt habe, halte ich es auch für vorzeigbar. Als Symbol taugt es allemal.
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Photo by Joyce B Comer
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'Edward Elgar' by Kenneth Potts
Worcester, England.
Today Janet and I ventured out of Pershore. We waddled around Worcester in search of penguins! Waddle in Worcester ... another of the Wild in Art sculpture trails, in aid of St Richard's Hospice in Worcester.
We found them all, apart from the three that had been vandalised, where we only found the empty plinths. So sad that people have to do that.
And we found corners of Worcester that neither of us had seen before.
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'Edward Elgar' by Kenneth Potts
Worcester, England.
Today Janet and I ventured out of Pershore. We waddled around Worcester in search of penguins! Waddle in Worcester ... another of the Wild in Art sculpture trails, in aid of St Richard's Hospice in Worcester.
We found them all, apart from the three that had been vandalised, where we only found the empty plinths. So sad that people have to do that.
And we found corners of Worcester that neither of us had seen before.