Is the digitization of works of art in museums a curse? Or might the digitization be a blessing? by Earl of Cruise French Liner NORMANDIE backing out of her New York pier during a night sailing in 1935. Oil on canvas 15"x22" courtesy of William G. Müller , marine artist We here in Germany, we are not really in love with the modern technologies as in other countries. This when it comes to controlling - George Orwell `1884 - Big Brother is watching You´, spy cams and unasked photographies, etc. But otherwise we are as free as everybody else, the most, who share on social media their daily life. A bit crazy ... As we encountered some years ago, with the internet giant who send obscure cars through our streets for photographing each, all and everything, we went on barrikades and cried that our privacy has to be protected. But otherwise the very same internet giant is used for daily searches in the web. That is used so often, some people don´t search their pens, they ...
rms MAURETANIA, 1907, Cold Starting CUNARD LINE Ltd., Builders: SWAN, HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON. Newcastle on Tyne by Stephen Carey, engineer, editing by Earl of Cruise rm s M AURETANIA © Stephen Carey 1 Overview of machinery spaces 1.1 Boiler rooms MAURETANIA is (or was) a quadruple screw Cunard liner fitted with 2 single-ended and 23 double-ended boilers, operating at 195lb/in2. These boilers are arranged six in 3 boiler rooms (4,3 & 2; note that Cunard numbers forward to aft compared to White Star which numbers aft to forward), and five in No1 Boiler Room (the foremost one) where the fine lines of the ship only allow 2 abreast at the forward end of this boiler room. No1 Boiler Room also houses the two single ended boilers used for hotel services and auxiliary supplies in port. The double-ended boilers are fired for transatlantic passages up to full speed and primarily used for main propulsion. Combustion air for the boilers is pr...