This is a factory-built 86" fire engine from 1956. These fire tenders were built at Solihull and had a full red paint job and extras such as oil cooler and red seats.
It was purchased new by ICI for use at their underground explosives factory in Wales, and was in operational use until 1994. When the factory closed we were told of the disposal plans by 'Land Rover World' magazine and decided to take on the project.
An exciting tow home was had due to the water tank being full and sloshing round.
The vehicle runs and drives and even though it looks a little tired we are happy to preserve it in its original condition. It has covered very few miles and during its operational life it was always stored inside.
Most of the factory-built fire tenders were purchased by company users as cheap and capable fire trucks and helped to keep insurance costs down.


Engagement shoot in Switzerland | Destination Wedding photographer in Sardinia.
In February 2018 I traveled to Switzerland to shoot the engagement of this wonderful couple before their wedding in Sardinia on August!
I've been with them in Lugano, Bellinzona, Carì and Andermatt.


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New Oriental Livestream Sales Event Receives Lukewarm Reception
The CEO of the education powerhouse sold fruits and vegetables in a virtual broadcast.
Jiang Yaling
Battered by China's tutoring clampdown, one of the country's top education tycoons decided to pivot to the lucrative livestreaming sector by pitching agricultural products. But he was in for a rude awakening.
Yu Minhong debuted as a grocery salesperson on Douyin's e-commerce platform Tuesday but many of his live audiences dismissed gift sets containing fruits and vegetables as "too expensive," domestic media reported. During the three-hour broadcast, the CEO of New Oriental Education and Technology Group offered a variety of products ranging from rice and beef to apples and oranges — at higher prices than average market rates.
The CEO made about 5 million yuan ($785,000) in sales, a disappointing result compared to popular livestreamers.
New Oriental is among several tutoring companies pivoting to new business ventures after China's "double reduction" policy targeted after-school tutoring centers to reduce the academic burden on students on weekends and holidays. Last month, Yu announced that the company would sell agricultural products to compensate for the losses from closing tutoring centers.
Yu's much-hyped event aimed to spotlight Oriental Select, New Oriental's new venture, which so far only has 72,000 subscribers on Douyin, compared with the company founder's 7.4 million followers on the short-video platform.
New Oriental's shares dropped by 20% on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange the day after the livestream.
Before his first sales session Tuesday, Yu previously appeared on livestream platforms to discuss education. Earlier this year, he advised teachers on honing their skills and later offered life lessons to students sitting for the gaokao, China's college entrance exams.
China's "double reduction" policy, announced in July, has dealt a heavy blow to New Oriental's business. Founded in 1993, the education powerhouse has closed several branches and dismissed employees en masse since July, while its market value has shrunk 90% this year.
Editor: Bibek Bhandari.
(Header image: Screenshots show Yu Minhong selling angriculture products during a livestreaming. From Weibo)

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American swimmer Ryan Lochte has accepted a 14-month doping ban after he posted a picture on Instagram of himself and his wife receiving intravenous infusions, the United States Anti-Doping Agency has confirmed.
Just as former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri discovered when he made the same mistake in 2016, IV drips or injections of more than 100 millilitres of fluid in a 12-hour period are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, even if the substances are legal.
In a statement, Usada said: "Ryan Lochte has accepted a 14-month sanction for his use of a prohibited method. On May 24, Lochte posted an image on social media depicting himself receiving an intravenous infusion.
Lochte has won 12 Olympic medals and has been named swimmer of the year three times by Fina, the sport's world governing body. But this is not his first scrape with controversy.
At the Rio Olympics in 2016, he invented a story to cover for a drunken night out with three team-mates. Lochte claimed he and his friends had been robbed at gunpoint by men wearing police badges and uniforms but the story soon unravelled, provoking outrage in Brazil and embarrassment in the United States. He was given a 10-month ban by Swimming USA and may still face a criminal charge in Rio for filing a false police report.
To the surprise of many, though, he returned to swimming after his suspension and was scheduled to race at next week's US Nationals.
That is now impossible as he is banned from competition until July 23, 2019, not long before his 35th birthday.


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Badgers first up for No. 1 Hawks
Shelby BlackleyFebruary 15, 20124 mins read
In their third-best ever season, the No.1 Wilfrid Laurier University women's hockey team proved why they were a force to be reckoned with.
With back-to-back wins against the Brock Badgers and Guelph Gryphons, the Golden Hawks closed out their season on the weekend, finishing with a near-perfect record of 25-0-1.
Finishing on a 14-game winning streak, the Hawks clinched first-place overall in the Ontario University Athletics' (OUA) standings with 51 points, 13 points ahead of the second place Gryphons.
As well as clinching the top spot in the OUA, the Hawks also finished the season number one in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) top ten poll.
On Jan. 24, Laurier moved ahead of the McGill Martlets to be declared the top team overall. The Martlets held this ranking in 71 of the last 73 polls dating back to November of 2008.
Laurier welcomed the Badgers Friday night in a preview of the opening round of the playoffs, where Brock fought a tough 60-minute battle, but fell to the Hawks 3-1.
The following night, Guelph visited Laurier in what was anticipated to be an exciting finish to the regular season.
But the game was anything but a challenge as the Hawks defeated Guelph 5-0.
"It feels really good [to finish with a win] and I think we finished strong," head coach Rick Osborne said. "It's another terrific season."
Allowing just 39 goals against, the team didn't lose a game in regulation, and played one less game than in years previous, where Laurier finished with records of 26-0-1 and 26-1-0.
Along with the change of extracting one extra game also came the addition of an extra playoff series.
The first-place team no longer has a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
As a result, Laurier will now face the eighth-seeded Badgers in the opening round.
When asked about the Badgers, Osborne stressed the need for quick puck movement.
"We're going to face [a battling Brock team]," Osborne reflected. "Puck possession is great but not when you're playing a team the size of Brock and they want to battle you on the wall all night long."
Laurier started shaky against the Badgers Friday night, over-playing the puck and making too many passes.
"I would have liked to see us drive the net and use the space behind their defense a little bit more early on," Osborne said. "Their aggressive, assertive penalty killing gave us a lot of trouble early and we just didn't move the puck really quick."
In head-to-head matches, Laurier defeated Brock in all three meetings with a combined 13 goals for and 2 against.
"I think our team is in a good position and I think we're peaking," Osborne said. "The highs can't be too high at this time of the season and neither can the lows be too low."
This will also be the first OUA playoffs for rookie goaltender Erika Thunder. Thunder has recorded a 19-1 record and a .930 save percentage. She let in only 27 goals all season, recording a 1.30 goals against average and produced seven shutouts.
"Erika has just had a real nice improvement curve on her development this year and I do believe that she's playing the best she's played all year right now heading into the playoffs."
In addition, this will also be the last playoffs for graduating players Alicia Martin, Katherine Shirriff and captain Abby Rainsberry.
Rainsberry has been the captain of the Golden Hawks for the last two years and has played 104 games with Laurier. All three players have won 100 or more games.
"I think the playoffs are just a whole new season," said Osborne. "So whether they were close games during the regular season or blow outs, anything can happen.
"Look what happened last year. We blew out Queen's 8-0 or something two weeks before the playoffs then just couldn't buy a break so we're certainly not going in overconfident."
The first round opens tonight as Laurier hosts the Badgers at the Waterloo Recreational Complex at 7:30 p.m. Game two will be at Brock on Saturday and if needed, game three will be back at Laurier on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m.
Shelby Blackley
Shelby Blackley is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Cord. Shelby has an obsession with green tea, owns too many writing notebooks and finds solace in a nice cold brew.
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