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« Reply #1020 on: May 08, 2011, 01:30:09 pm »
I'll have a "rough" stab at this one.

I am almost certain that it is the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles and the ship moored nearby is the S S Lane Victory.

Sorry it took me so long but I bin out an dun my shopping!    :laugh:
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« Reply #1021 on: May 08, 2011, 06:13:24 pm »
I think you could be right Yorkie with the bridge and the ship. $good$
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« Reply #1022 on: May 08, 2011, 06:59:11 pm »
Yes, well done.  $good$

Incidently, the crane operators who work at the port of Los Angeles, loading and unloading the container ships are among the highest paid blue collar workers in the US.

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« Reply #1023 on: May 08, 2011, 07:14:54 pm »
Incidently, the crane operators who work at the port of Los Angeles, loading and unloading the container ships are among the highest paid blue collar workers in the US.

Not surprised at high wages - efficiency and productivity at container ports is of prime importance and every second the machines are not lifting or placing is lost money.

I was wondering what make the Container cranes were - Liebherr maybe?    ZXZ
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« Reply #1024 on: May 08, 2011, 07:28:42 pm »
Incidently, the crane operators who work at the port of Los Angeles, loading and unloading the container ships are among the highest paid blue collar workers in the US.

Not surprised at high wages - efficiency and productivity at container ports is of prime importance and every second the machines are not lifting or placing is lost money.

I was wondering what make the Container cranes were - Liebherr maybe?    ZXZ

There's quite a variation of cranes.

Paceco-Itsu, Mitsubishi, Noell, Hitachi, ZPMC, Metsui and ISI.

http://www.metrans.org/research/final/Final%20report%20AR%2006-06.pdf

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« Reply #1025 on: May 08, 2011, 07:29:37 pm »
Does anyone recognise this dangerous weapon and can name it and tell its present purpose?
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1026 on: May 09, 2011, 08:46:46 am »
Looks like a shillelagh
Modern usage--carried by certain troops as a badge of office
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« Reply #1027 on: May 09, 2011, 08:56:45 am »
The Jeweled Shillelagh for the annual winner of the college football game between the University of Southern California Trojans and the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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« Reply #1028 on: May 09, 2011, 10:10:41 am »
The Medz is right - and I thought Trojan would be the first up with the answer!   &well&

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« Reply #1029 on: May 09, 2011, 12:46:32 pm »
Where is this and what is it's significance?

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« Reply #1030 on: May 09, 2011, 01:24:40 pm »
Is the the recent incident that took place on the day known in Japan as Northern Territories Day, with the Japanese activists insulting the Russian state flag? 
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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1031 on: May 09, 2011, 02:52:14 pm »
I should know this! But It soesn't ring a bell,
Is it last year when the Chinese embassy mistakenly flew the soviet flag for visitors instead of the norweigan one?

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« Reply #1032 on: May 09, 2011, 04:06:16 pm »
It's the symbol for the Communist Party which was the only Poltical Party that I got more votes than in last weeks election.  :'(  :'(

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« Reply #1033 on: May 09, 2011, 05:00:00 pm »
It's the symbol for the Communist Party which was the only Poltical Party that I got more votes than in last weeks election.  :'(  :'(

It's the flag of the USSR
from this angle though I can't see if it's the one from 23 to 55 or 80 to 91

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1034 on: May 09, 2011, 07:26:54 pm »
A clue. It's in Western Europe but only just.