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Mumbai
The Gateway of India is a monument built during the British Raj in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India.[2] It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea.[3][4] The structure is a basalt arch, 26 metres (85 feet) high. It lies at the end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg at the water's edge in Mumbai Harbour.[5] It was a crude jetty used by the fishing community which was later renovated and used as a landing place for British governors and other prominent people. In earlier times, it would have been the first structure that visitors arriving by boat in Mumbai would have seen.[6][7] The Gateway has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai,[8] and is the city's top tourist attraction.[9]
The structure was erected to commemorate the landing of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder, when they visited India in 1911. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, the foundation stone for the Gateway of India was laid on 31 March 1911. The final design of George Wittet was sanctioned in 1914 and the construction of the monument was completed in 1924. The Gateway was later the ceremonial entrance to India for Viceroys and the new Governors of Bombay.[10] It served to allow entry and access to India.[11]
The monument has faced three terror attacks from the beginning of the 21st century; twice in 2003 and it was also the disembarkation point in 2008 when four gunmen attacked the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower.
Patmos (Greek, Πάτμος; Italian: Patmo) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex,[2]) it has a population of 2,998 and an area of 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi). The highest point is Profitis Ilias, 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level. The Municipality of Patmos, which includes the offshore islands of Arkoi (pop. 44), Marathos (pop. 5), and several uninhabited islets, has a total population of 3,047 (2011 census) [3] and a combined land area of 45.039 square kilometres (17.390 sq mi). It is part of the Kalymnos regional unit.
Patmos' main communities are Chora (the capital city), and Skala, the only commercial port. Other settlements are Grikou and Kampos. The churches and communities on Patmos are of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. In 1999, the island's historic center Chora, along with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse, were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.[4] The monastery was founded by Saint Christodulos.[5] Patmos is also home to the Patmian School, a notable Greek seminary.
Patmos is mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision from Jesus. Early Christian tradition identified this writer John of Patmos as John the Apostle, though some modern scholars are uncertain. As such, Patmos is a destination for Christian pilgrimage. Visitors can see the cave where John is said to have received his Revelation (the Cave of the Apocalypse), and several monasteries on the island are dedicated to Saint John.
Went out for breakfast this morning with J - it was just me and him and we went to a greasy spoon cafe and had a Full English with a mug of tea - brilliant. And so nice to not have Finn with us for an hour or 2 - it's great staying with Grandparents!
Really nice to see the more 'exotic' cars which were once so common still going strong and being well looked after.
Here is this superbly kept Citroen AX GT, dating from 1991-2. It is seen attending the 2024 Luton Festival of Transport at Stockwood Park.
The AIG Tower (Chinese: 美國國際集團大廈) in Hong Kong is a 185 m (607 ft.), 40 storey skyscraper that was completed in 2005.[2] It is located in the Central not far from the landmark Bank of China Tower.
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nrhp # 89002245- The Seward County Courthouse is a historic building in Seward, Nebraska, and the county courthouse for Seward County. It was built in 1905-1907 on a farm formerly owned by Lewis Moffitt, the founder of Seward.[2] It was designed in the Classical Revival style by architect George A. Berlinghof.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 10, 1990.
from Wikipedia
Easter Theme Wall Hanging.
I started with a wooden sign I bought at the $ store for $2.
It had a Faux 'Coffee Ad' on it.
What I liked was the Deep Dark Green with the Cream Line.
(There was a red line too before the actual graphic, but I covered both.)
I used the text from an email that makes the rounds this time of year... ;O)
Printing out after editing and colorizing in Word.
The Pattern Paper is: Glitter Bunny Flocked Flower Patch by Making Memories.
The Wood Cutout is by Solar Wood Cuts, a Local Guy I see at several of the fairs and craft sales around here.
Flowers and Plastic Eggs (sliced in 1/2) are Stash Grabs.
I'm so pleased with how Colorful and Bright this project turned out!
Sign Reads:
ALL I EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE
I LEARNED FROM THE EASTER BUNNY:
Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.
Walk softly and carry a big carrot.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
There’s no such thing as too much candy.
All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off other people’s jellybeans.
Good things come in small sugar-coated packages.
The grass is always greener in someone else’s basket.
An Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare.
To show your true colors – you have to come out of your shell.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.
Author Unknown
This invokes true saddness. When I see a child's gravestone I want to cry out for the injustice of a child's life being cut short, and for the families who found themselves living through the grief of out living one of their children, expecially the parents.
About the picture: I know it is slightly crooked and not just right. But, that is my comment on a child dying at the age of 2: It is just not right.
The Union Bridge, also known as the Union Suspension Bridge or Union Chain Bridge, is a suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Berwickshire, Scotland. In so doing, the chain bridge also spans the border between England and Scotland. When it opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 449 feet (137 m), and the first vehicular bridge of its type in the United Kingdom. Although work started on the Menai Suspension Bridge first, the Union Bridge was completed earlier. Today it is the oldest suspension bridge still carrying road traffic and is a Category A listed building in Scotland[1] and a Grade I listed building in England.[2] It lies on Sustrans Route 1 and the Pennine Cycleway.
From Wikipedia
Clandon Park House is an early 18th-century grade I listed Palladian mansion in West Clandon, near Guildford in Surrey.[2]
It stands in the south east corner of Clandon Park, a 220-hectare (540-acre) agricultural parkland estate which has been the seat of the Earls of Onslow for over two centuries. The house and gardens were gifted to the National Trust in 1956,[3] but the rest of the park remains in private ownership.[4] Some of the house's contents have also been acquired by the Trust in lieu of estate duty.[5]
Construction of the house, designed by Italian architect Giacomo Leoni, began about 1730, and the interiors were finished by continental sculptors and plasterers in the 1740s. It replaced an Elizabethan house. The park was landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in 1781, and there are two formal gardens on either side of the house. Nearby is a Māori meeting house, one of only three outside New Zealand, that was brought to England in the late 19th century. After being transferred to the National Trust, the house underwent restoration before it was opened to the public, and later became a wedding venue and filming location for period dramas.
The house was badly damaged by fire in April 2015, probably caused by an electrical fault in the basement, leaving it "essentially a shell". Thousands of historic artefacts, paintings, and items of furniture were lost in what has been described as a national tragedy. In January 2016, the National Trust announced that some of the principal rooms on the ground floor would be fully restored to the original 18th-century designs, and upper floors will be used for exhibitions and events.
History[edit]
The estate and Elizabethan house, together with Temple Court Farm at Merrow, was purchased in 1641 from Sir Richard Weston of nearby Sutton Place,[6] by Sir Richard Onslow, MP for Surrey in the Long Parliament and great-grandfather of Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow, who rebuilt it. Many members of the Onslow family followed political careers; three of them, including Arthur Onslow, were Speakers of the House of Commons. Their portraits would later hang in the Speaker's Parlour at Clandon House.[7]
Engraving of the house, showing the west front and deer park, c. 1824
The house was built, or perhaps thoroughly rebuilt, in about 1730–33 (the latter date is on rainwater heads) by Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow to the design of the Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni. It is a rectangular building of red brick and stone dressings. Clandon House interiors, completed in the 1740s, featured a two-storey Marble Hall, containing marble chimney pieces by the Flemish sculptor Michael Rysbrack, and a rococo plasterwork ceiling by Italian-Swiss artists Giuseppe Artari and Bagutti.[8]
Clandon Park was landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in 1776–81, replacing a French garden and transforming part of a disused canal into an ornamental lake.[9] A porte-cochère was added to the principal facade in 1876. A sunken Dutch garden was created by Frances, Countess of Onslow at the north front of the house in the late 19th century. In 1895, the house was investigated for paranormal activity by the Marquess of Bute and Ada Goodrich Freer on behalf of the Society for Psychical Research. During World War I, the Onslow family created and managed a hospital in Clandon House for the war injured.
10 Reasons to Visit Bishop Castle
1) A man started building it by himself over 40 years ago when he was 15
2) It started as a cottage surrounded by rocks
3) He originally purchased the land for $450
4) The rooms, staircases, and iron walkways are awesome
5) It is built in the middle of Colorado's gorgeous pines
6) The view from the metal sphere (assuming you don't freak out climbing to the top of it) is amazing
7) If you manage to climb to the top of the tower, it'll freak you out even more
8) Jim handled every stone, lumber, and iron that went into building the castle
9) The government has tried to shut this place down; It's free.
10) Jim is still building it and the Castle continues to evolve
The seventh day of my trip to Peru and Easter Island.
Spending the day exploring the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu) – "Old Mountain", pronounced [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu]) is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level.[1][2] It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.
The Incas started building the estate around AD 1400 but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Although known locally, it was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction.
Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.[2] Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they conquered the Incas, it is especially important as a cultural site and is considered a sacred place.
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early twentieth century.
To see my full travelblog from my trip to Peru and Easter Island visit: www.travelshorts.com/travel-blogs/peru-and-easter-island-...
Raptors. Bateleur. Kruger National Park. South Africa. Jul-Aug/2021
Bateleur
The bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) is a medium-sized eagle in the family Accipitridae. Its closest relatives are the snake eagles. It is the only member of the genus Terathopius and may be the origin of the "Zimbabwe Bird", national emblem of Zimbabwe.[2] It is endemic to Africa and small parts of Arabia. "Bateleur" is French for "street performer"
The average adult is 55 to 70 cm (22 to 28 in) long with a 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) wingspan. The wing chord averages approximately 51 cm (20 in). Adult weight is typically 2 to 2.6 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 5 lb 12 oz).[4]
The bateleur is a colourful species with a very short tail (ecaudatus is Latin for tailless) which, together with its white underwing coverts, makes it unmistakable in flight. The tail is so small the bird's legs protrude slightly beyond the tail during flight. The bateleur is sexually dimorphic; both adults have black plumage, a chestnut mantle and tail, grey shoulders, tawny wing coverts, and red facial skin, bill and legs. The female additionally has tawny secondary wing feathers. Less commonly, the mantle may be white.[5] Immature birds are brown with white dappling and have greenish facial skin. It takes them seven or eight years to reach full maturity
Source: Wikipedia
Águia Nailarina
A Águia-nailarina (Terathopius ecaudatus) é uma águia de tamanho médio da família Accipitridae. Seus parentes mais próximos são as águias de cobra. É o único membro do gênero Terathopius e pode ser da origem da "Zimbábue Bird", emblema nacional do Zimbábue. É endêmico na África e em pequenas partes da Arábia. "Bateleur" é francês para "artista de rua"
O adulto médio tem 55 a 70 cm (22 a 28 polegadas) de comprimento e uma envergadura de 186 cm (6 pés 1 in). O acorde de asa mede aproximadamente 51 cm (20 pol). O peso adulto é tipicamente de 2 a 2,6 kg (4 lb 7 oz a 5 lb 12 oz).
O bateleur é uma espécie colorida com uma cauda muito curta (o ecaudatus é latim para o rabo sem cauda) que, juntamente com os seus mantos de asa branca, o torna inconfundível em voo. A cauda é tão pequena que as pernas da ave se projetam ligeiramente para além da cauda durante o vôo. O bateleur é sexualmente dimórfico; ambos os adultos têm plumagem negra, um manto castanho e cauda, ombros acinzentados, coberturas de asas amareladas e pele vermelha facial, bico e pernas. A fêmea também tem penas de asa secundárias tawny. Menos comumente, o manto pode ser branco. As aves jovens são marrons com dappling branco e têm pele facial esverdeada. Leva sete ou oito anos para atingir a maturidade plena
Fonte: Wikipedia (tradução livre)
Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of around 20,000 square kilometres in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 kilometres (220 mi) from north to south and 65 kilometres (40 mi) from east to west.
Source: Wikipedia
Parque Nacional Kruger
O Parque Nacional Kruger é a maior área protegida de fauna bravia da África do Sul, cobrindo cerca de 20 000 km2. Está localizado no nordeste do país, nas províncias de Mpumalanga e Limpopo e tem uma extensão de cerca de 360 km de norte a sul e 65 km de leste a oeste.
Os parques nacionais africanos, nas regiões da savana africana são importantes pelo turismo com safári de observação e fotográfico.
O seu nome foi dado em homenagem a Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger, último presidente da República Sul-Africana bôere. Foi criado em 31 de Maio de 1926
Fonte: Wikipedia
Team Corellia is finally out of a crisis and folliwing its successful Serpent model presents Arrow 2! It is a new take on their compact classic-layout B+ class racing speederbike. With a sleek design and an effwctive rear diffuser ir is gonna be a mighty weapon for the corporation factory team in the Galactic Speeder League and a dream purchase for street racers!
Douglas Construction Number: 2202
US Civil Registration: N21798
From Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-3
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). (Although most DC-3s flying today use Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines, many DC-3s built for civil service originally had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone.) The DC-3 has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), a capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs (2,700 kg) of cargo, and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km), and can operate from short runways.
The DC-3 had many exceptional qualities compared to previous aircraft. It was fast, had a good range, was more reliable, and carried passengers in greater comfort. Before the war, it pioneered many air travel routes. It was able to cross the continental US from New York to Los Angeles in 18 hours and with only 3 stops. It is one of the first airliners that could profitably carry only passengers without relying on mail subsidies.
Following the war, the airliner market was flooded with surplus transport aircraft and the DC-3 was no longer competitive due to its size and speed. It was made obsolete on main routes by more advanced types such as the Douglas DC-4 and Lockheed Constellation, but the design proved adaptable and useful on less glamorous routes.
Civil DC-3 production ended in 1942 at 607 aircraft. Military versions, including the C-47 Skytrain (the Dakota in British RAF service), and Soviet- and Japanese-built versions, brought total production to over 16,000. Many continue to see service in a variety of niche roles: 2,000 DC-3s and military derivatives were estimated to be still flying in 2013; a 2017 article put the number at that time at more than 300.
Photo by Eric Friedebach
Thank you once again Bobby, you were magnificent on Saturday night.
Glasgow, Scotland
Braehead Arena
October 8, 2011
1. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Bob on keyboard)
2. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob on keyboard)
3. Things Have Changed (Bob center stage with harp)
4. Tangled Up In Blue (Bob center stage with harp)
5. Honest With Me (Bob center stage with harp)
6. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Bob on keyboard)
7. Summer Days (Bob on keyboard)
8. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bob on keyboard)
9. Highway 61 Revisited (Bob on keyboard)
10. Tryin' To Get To Heaven (Bob center stage with harp)
11. Thunder On The Mountain (Bob on keyboard)
12. Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob center stage with harp)
(encore)
13. Like A Rolling Stone (Bob on keyboard)
14. All Along The Watchtower (Bob on keyboard)
Na semana retrasada aqui em Paris tomando um lanche na beira do rio com alguns amigos de trabalho. Tudo de bom. Eu tomei a coca ai do lado todinha viu. Nao sobrou para vcs nao...
# weeks ago in Paris while havinga picnic with some friends from work.. The Coke is gone . Nothing left..
Que a sexta feira de vcs seje bem diferente. Se nao abracou abrace. Se nao beijou beije. Faca algo que vai fazer vc se sentir o maximo. Eucom certeza vou trazer alegria para muita gente no aviao de volta..
If you havent done so. Kiss love play. Take good care of yourself today. Do something amazing...
Toda Sexta-Feira
by (Adriana Calcanhoto)
Toda sexta-feira toda roupa é branca
Toda pele é preta
Todo mundo canta
Todo céu magenta
Toda sexta-feira todo canto é santo
E toda conta
Toda gota
Toda onda
Toda moça
Toda renda
Toda sexta-feira
Todo o mundo é baiano junto
Day 1 of a trip from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island South Australia 10/04/2019
Kangaroo Island Sealink operates a daily ferry service from mainland South Australia to Penneshaw, a major town on Kangaroo Island. The ferry departs from the town of Cape Jervis, which is a 90-minute drive south of Adelaide (or take Sealink's shuttle bus service). Daily flights also transfer passengers from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island with the airline Regional Express. The island is surprisingly large, being 155 kilometres (96 miles) long and 55 kilometres (35 miles) at its widest; you'll need at least a weekend to explore it
Walk among rare sea lions
The Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island's south coast is the only place in the world where you can walk among endangered Australian sea lions. You can walk along a 900-metre (2950-foot) wooden boardwalk on a Boardwalk Tour and see the animals on the sand and in the surf, or you can take a guided 45-minute Seal Bay Experience tour onto the beach itself.
Where the wild things are...
Even though a third of Kangaroo Island is national park, you don’t have to be in one to see its famous wildlife. Across the island, kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, Rosenberg’s goannas, koalas, echidnas, Australian fur seals and long-nosed fur seals roam free. In addition, the island is home to over 250 species of birds, including Little Penguins and one of the world’s largest birds of prey, the magnificent Wedge Tailed Eagle.
Kangaroo Island is also the world’s only sanctuary for Ligurian bees. Introduced from Italy in the late 1800s, the bee has created a thriving honey industry.
Flinders Chase National Park dominates the western end of the island, and although 326 square kilometres in size, has just four permanent residents, all of whom are Park Rangers. It’s also home to some of the island’s most spectacular sights, like Remarkable Rocks, Admirals Arch and Cape du Couedic Lighthouse.
Koalas are arguably Australia’s cutest native marsupials. They spend most of the day resting and eating high up in eucalyptus trees. If you fancy giving a koala a cuddle just like Chris, then the best way to encounter them is with a visit to Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park near the centre of the island. Another great way to spot koalas is by taking a guided or self-guided stroll down the Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Koala walk located along the south-west coast.
The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia.[2] It is currently monotypic in the genus Neophoca, with the extinct Pleistocene New Zealand sea lion Neophoca palatina the only known congener.[3] These sea lions are sparsely distributed through Houtman Arbrolhos Islands (28°S., 114°E.) in Western Australia and The Pages Islands (35°46’S., 138°18’E) in southern Australia. With a population estimated at around 14,730 animals, the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia (1950) has listed them as “in need of special protection”. Their Conservation status is listed as endangered. These pinnipeds are specifically known for their abnormal breeding cycles, which are varied between a 5-month breeding cycle and a 17- to 18-month aseasonal breeding cycle, compared to other pinnipeds which fit into a 12-month reproductive cycle.[2] Females are either silver or fawn with a cream underbelly and males are dark chocolate brown with a yellow mane and are bigger than the females.
Tian Tan Buddha (天壇大佛), also known as the Big Buddha, is a large bronze statue of a Buddha. The Tian Tan was completed in 1993 and located at Ngong Ping on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The statue is located near Po Lin Monastery and symbolises the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people and religion. It is a major centre of Buddhism in Hong Kong, and is also a popular tourist attraction.
The statue is named Tian Tan Buddha because its base is a model of the Altar of Heaven or Earthly Mount of Tian Tan, the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It is one of the five large Buddha statues in China. The Buddha statue sits on a lotus throne on top of a three-platform altar. It is surrounded by six smaller bronze statues known as "The Offering of the Six Devas" and are posed offering flowers, incense, lamp, ointment, fruit, and music to the Buddha. These offerings symbolize charity, morality, patience, zeal, meditation, and wisdom, all of which are necessary to enter into nirvana.
The Buddha is 34 metres (112 ft) tall, weighs 250 metric tons (280 short tons), and was the world's tallest outdoor bronze seated Buddha prior to 2007.[2] It reputedly can even be seen from as far away as Macau on a clear day. Visitors have to climb 268 steps in order to reach the Buddha, though the site also features a small winding road to the Buddha for vehicles to accommodate the handicapped.
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A gathering of film nerds from the GTA for the Fall Meetup. We visited the lovely village of Kleinburg, although it was a bit damp, it was generally a good time!
These images really had a whole different feel than the Plus-X shots, most of the time it was so dull and with the filter I was shooting wide open at f/2, it really gave a film noir look about them.
Pentax ME Super
SMC Pentax M 50mm 1:2 (Yellow Filter)
ORWO NP55 @ ASA-50
HC-110 Dil. B 6:00 @ 20C
When you've waited 35 years to see a band you do wonder if it will be worth the wait,well with the Tubes at the Robin 2 it was a resounding yes,consumate musicianship and a fabulous stage show
Tat Ton National Park Chaiyaphum, located on Phu Lan ka Mountain range in Phu Lan Ka conservation forest. The park has total area of 217.18 km 2. It was designated to be National Park on the 31st December 1980 as the 23rd national park of Thailand. This area is a part of Lum Pa Tao river source and flow to meet Shee River of which utilize Issan People. It is on Phu Lanka Mountains. Most of the land is on the highland and surrounded by mountains. In the central is lowland. There are three peaks: Phu Kaset, Phu Dee, and Phu Youk. Each peak is the water sources as well as Dtan-dta-nod Waterfall. The river is flowing though Muang District, Chaiyaphum. Tat Ton National Park Due to the conditions of the steep and complex mountains, with a slope in the south and a long mountain ridge from Prachin Buri, passing Khao Yai and Chaiyaphum towards Loei, this national park is, therefore, located in a dry area with quite high temperatures. However, the general forest condition is still perfect, and it consists of deciduous dipterocarp forest and dry evergreen forest. The following attractions can be found inside this national park:
Namtok Tat Ton is a beautiful waterfall near the Office of the National Park with water flowing all year but it is particularly magnificent during the rainy season.
Chaopho Tat Ton ( Pu Duang ) Shrine it has been told that Pu Duang had Khmer ethnicity and lived in the similar period to Chaopho Phaya Lae. He behaved as a strict lay ascetic who lived a humble life, usually meditating and strictly following the dharma. He also had the knowledge and ability to treat people with herbs. Therefore, he received respect from a large number of people.
Namtok Tat Fa It is a stone terrace with a width of 15 / 20 metres, a length of 80 / 90 metres and a slope of approximately 30 degrees. It is similar to a natural slide board.
Namtok Pha Iang It is a medium size waterfall stemming from the Chi Long Stream. It is a cliff leaning ( Iang ) towards the stream making the water run to one side.
Namtok Pha Song Chan is a waterfall in the Tat Ton National Park above Namtok Pha Iang. It is a 2 layered cliff with a height of about 5 metres.
Namtok Phanit is a waterfall 1 kilometre south of Namtok Pha Iang. Its characteristic is similar to the latter.
1. I made a pattern based on a 0-3 month Onesie.
2. It's made from a $5 roll from the remnant bin, but there's enough left over to make some kittens, or something.
3. My machine hates even low pile plush, apparently; it jammed from plush dust every 3-4 inches. So I spent several hours listening to men whining* on Season 2.5 of Battlestar Galactica while sewing it with a 1/8 inch backstitch by hand.
4. One of these days I'm going to go back to the Egyptian Comic. I want it to be his first piece of fine art.
* There are a lot of concepts I like in this show but if they decided to nerf the male action heroes by making them emotionally damaged to appeal to women, or something, it's not working for me.
Cần Thơ is the fifth largest city in Vietnam, and the largest city in the Mekong delta.[1][2] It is noted for its floating market, rice-paper-making village, and picturesque rural canals.[2] It had a population of 1.2 million as of 2011, and is located on the south bank of the Hau River, a branch of the Mekong. In 2007, there are about 50 people died in Can Tho bridge's construction, Vietnam's worst engineering disaster.[3] In 2011, Can Tho International Airport opened.[4] The name Can Tho is a shortened form of cầm thi giang, meaning "river of poems". The city is nicknamed the "western capital" (Tây Đô), and is located 169 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Can Tho’s climate is tropical and monsoonal with two seasons: rainy, from May to November; and dry, from December to April. Average annual humidity is 83%, rainfall 1,635 mm and temperature 27 °C
WS 2: IT- & Technologie-Trends für die Verlagsindustrie
Peter Karwowski, Klopotek, D
Wolf-Michael Mehl, Klopotek, D
I wanted a change so I went for it! The main color in the kitchen, three walls, and stripe in the LR is Latte by Sherwin Williams. The red on the accent wall is Roycroft Copper Red also by Sherwin Williams. We ripped the beige carpeting out of the living room and found a beautiful original hardwood floor.
Belgium. Brussels.
A major component of the Brussels “green network”, Woluwe Park is also part of the continuous chain of green spaces running along the valley of the Woluwe. It is one of the largest parks in the Brussels urban area.
The ponds and meadows attract birds, indigenous or transient, such as ducks, swans and Egyptian geese. Brussels Environment applies differentiated management here.
www.environment.brussels/fiche/woluwe-park
The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, the large cormorant in India and the black shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds.[2] It breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_cormorant
The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The scientific name is from Latin; Fulica is "coot", and atra is "black".[6] It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia and parts of Africa. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian coot.
Wuhou Shrine (which I usually mistakenly call “Wuhou Temple,” though I think I’ve seen signage to that effect) is an interesting museum to literature/history. I call it a temple because it feels like a temple. As it’s not religious, though, it’s just a shrine.
So, what is it a shrine to? The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. That book (along with Dream of Red Mansions) is one of the most famous and most important of ancient Chinese literature. I’m ashamed to say I haven’t read either yet, though. Having said that, the following summary is a mashup of signage around the grounds and Lonely Planet China (2011).
Directly from LP: “Surrounded by gardens with mossy cypresses draped over walkways, this temple honors several figures from the Three Kingdoms period, including Emperor Liu Bei and legendary military strategist Zhuge Liang, who was immortalized in one of the classics of Chinese literature – Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San Guo Yanyi).”
And from signage near the entrance to the museum: “Wuhou Shrine of Chengdu, the largest museum (140,000 square meters) for the history of Three Kingdoms, displays about 50 life-size statues of the administrating staff from the monarchic Kingdom of Shu and preserves some ancient buildings, of which some were renovated in 1672 AD. As early as in Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, the honorable and reputable shrine was a tourist destination.”
In my experience from what I’ve seen here and around China and South Korea, I’ll say the following things…
1. Wuhou Shrine feels as much like any religious temple as any Confucian Temple. (Since Confucianism isn’t really a religion, I don’t know why those are called temples and this isn’t.)
2.It’s very well-maintained and has a very parklike quality to its visit, which makes this one of the nicer places to spend time in Chengdu.
3.It’s impressive that a museum to history/literature is this…extensive. And this old. If the signage is accurate, the Tang Dynasty ended in 907 AD, if memory serves me right which makes this museum – in this location – over 1,000 years old. I think “impressive” is a huge understatement.
4.Like anything that old, it’s so hard to know what’s original, what’s renovated. I think it’s safe to assume every one of the buildings has been renovated. (If 1672 was the last renovation, I would be impressed, but since all of them have electricity…hard to believe that.) But what about the landscaping? How much of that is original? Those sorts of questions are curious to me.
5.Speaking of original, there is a burial mound for Liu Bei. It is 12 meters tall and encompassed by a 180-meter long wall. According to official Three Kingdoms records, Liu Bei died in 223 AD and was buried here (later joined by his two wives, Madam Gan and Madam Wu). However, I swear that I’ve read elsewhere that it’s inconclusive that Liu Bei is actually buried here. Whether he is or not, this is an impressive mound.
6.My final comment about Wuhou Shrine is that it’s just a beautiful park – especially in spring – with magnolias in bloom. (This first posting will highlight that; it’s from mid-March 2015. I’ll eventually have two subsequent Wuhou shoots to join this first group.)
As always, please feel free to leave questions or comments. I hope you enjoy the pictures and descriptions.
Painters work on the highest windows on the Old Main towers on Monday, July 2. It is the second highest paint job on the building being done this summer, with the repainting of the bell tower being the tallest job.
Tat Ton National Park Chaiyaphum, located on Phu Lan ka Mountain range in Phu Lan Ka conservation forest. The park has total area of 217.18 km 2. It was designated to be National Park on the 31st December 1980 as the 23rd national park of Thailand. This area is a part of Lum Pa Tao river source and flow to meet Shee River of which utilize Issan People. It is on Phu Lanka Mountains. Most of the land is on the highland and surrounded by mountains. In the central is lowland. There are three peaks: Phu Kaset, Phu Dee, and Phu Youk. Each peak is the water sources as well as Dtan-dta-nod Waterfall. The river is flowing though Muang District, Chaiyaphum. Tat Ton National Park Due to the conditions of the steep and complex mountains, with a slope in the south and a long mountain ridge from Prachin Buri, passing Khao Yai and Chaiyaphum towards Loei, this national park is, therefore, located in a dry area with quite high temperatures. However, the general forest condition is still perfect, and it consists of deciduous dipterocarp forest and dry evergreen forest. The following attractions can be found inside this national park:
Namtok Tat Ton is a beautiful waterfall near the Office of the National Park with water flowing all year but it is particularly magnificent during the rainy season.
Chaopho Tat Ton ( Pu Duang ) Shrine it has been told that Pu Duang had Khmer ethnicity and lived in the similar period to Chaopho Phaya Lae. He behaved as a strict lay ascetic who lived a humble life, usually meditating and strictly following the dharma. He also had the knowledge and ability to treat people with herbs. Therefore, he received respect from a large number of people.
Namtok Tat Fa It is a stone terrace with a width of 15 / 20 metres, a length of 80 / 90 metres and a slope of approximately 30 degrees. It is similar to a natural slide board.
Namtok Pha Iang It is a medium size waterfall stemming from the Chi Long Stream. It is a cliff leaning ( Iang ) towards the stream making the water run to one side.
Namtok Pha Song Chan is a waterfall in the Tat Ton National Park above Namtok Pha Iang. It is a 2 layered cliff with a height of about 5 metres.
Namtok Phanit is a waterfall 1 kilometre south of Namtok Pha Iang. Its characteristic is similar to the latter.
Splendid Politics (Hangul: 화정; hanja: 華政; RR: Hwajeong) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Cha Seung-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Kim Jae-won, Seo Kang-joon, Han Joo-wan and Jo Sung-ha.[1][2] It airs on MBC on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 50 episodes beginning April 13, 2015.
The Korean title Hwajeong is a shortened version of Hwaryeohan Jeongchi (literally "Splendid Politics").
December Daily Day 25: Christmas!
The *big* Day in December Daily...
Day 25: Christmas!
LOTS of flippy pages here... and tons of pictures.
Journaling:
Side 1:
Despite deep concerns
this year, Santa came
through! Movies, Candy, Art
Supplies and a UDraw
for everyone!
Side 2:
It WAS a White Christmas!
Snow at the last moment
it was beautiful, perfect.
The day was relaxed, the boys
are old enough now that there
was no rush to "be done".
Starbucks, Pina Colada Muffins,
Turkey Dinner and visits from
Cupper & Matthew. Even
stuffed stockings for
the Pets.
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
We took our kiddos to probably the last double kids feature before school starts. Planes and then Despicable Me 2 - it turned out to be a cool evening dipping into the upper 50s but we were prepared with blankets and snacks such. The kids had fun playing with other kids that were here for the evening. Good fun was had!
The Shiba Inu (柴犬 ?) is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog from Japan.[1]
A small, agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain, the Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting.[1][2] It is similar but smaller than the Akita. It is one of the few ancient dog breeds still in existence in the world today.[3]
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Patmos (Greek, Πάτμος; Italian: Patmo) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex,[2]) it has a population of 2,998 and an area of 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi). The highest point is Profitis Ilias, 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level. The Municipality of Patmos, which includes the offshore islands of Arkoi (pop. 44), Marathos (pop. 5), and several uninhabited islets, has a total population of 3,047 (2011 census) [3] and a combined land area of 45.039 square kilometres (17.390 sq mi). It is part of the Kalymnos regional unit.
Patmos' main communities are Chora (the capital city), and Skala, the only commercial port. Other settlements are Grikou and Kampos. The churches and communities on Patmos are of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. In 1999, the island's historic center Chora, along with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse, were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.[4] The monastery was founded by Saint Christodulos.[5] Patmos is also home to the Patmian School, a notable Greek seminary.
Patmos is mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision from Jesus. Early Christian tradition identified this writer John of Patmos as John the Apostle, though some modern scholars are uncertain. As such, Patmos is a destination for Christian pilgrimage. Visitors can see the cave where John is said to have received his Revelation (the Cave of the Apocalypse), and several monasteries on the island are dedicated to Saint John.
Wuhou Shrine (which I usually mistakenly call “Wuhou Temple,” though I think I’ve seen signage to that effect) is an interesting museum to literature/history. I call it a temple because it feels like a temple. As it’s not religious, though, it’s just a shrine.
So, what is it a shrine to? The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. That book (along with Dream of Red Mansions) is one of the most famous and most important of ancient Chinese literature. I’m ashamed to say I haven’t read either yet, though. Having said that, the following summary is a mashup of signage around the grounds and Lonely Planet China (2011).
Directly from LP: “Surrounded by gardens with mossy cypresses draped over walkways, this temple honors several figures from the Three Kingdoms period, including Emperor Liu Bei and legendary military strategist Zhuge Liang, who was immortalized in one of the classics of Chinese literature – Romance of the Three Kingdoms (San Guo Yanyi).”
And from signage near the entrance to the museum: “Wuhou Shrine of Chengdu, the largest museum (140,000 square meters) for the history of Three Kingdoms, displays about 50 life-size statues of the administrating staff from the monarchic Kingdom of Shu and preserves some ancient buildings, of which some were renovated in 1672 AD. As early as in Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty, the honorable and reputable shrine was a tourist destination.”
In my experience from what I’ve seen here and around China and South Korea, I’ll say the following things…
1. Wuhou Shrine feels as much like any religious temple as any Confucian Temple. (Since Confucianism isn’t really a religion, I don’t know why those are called temples and this isn’t.)
2.It’s very well-maintained and has a very parklike quality to its visit, which makes this one of the nicer places to spend time in Chengdu.
3.It’s impressive that a museum to history/literature is this…extensive. And this old. If the signage is accurate, the Tang Dynasty ended in 907 AD, if memory serves me right which makes this museum – in this location – over 1,000 years old. I think “impressive” is a huge understatement.
4.Like anything that old, it’s so hard to know what’s original, what’s renovated. I think it’s safe to assume every one of the buildings has been renovated. (If 1672 was the last renovation, I would be impressed, but since all of them have electricity…hard to believe that.) But what about the landscaping? How much of that is original? Those sorts of questions are curious to me.
5.Speaking of original, there is a burial mound for Liu Bei. It is 12 meters tall and encompassed by a 180-meter long wall. According to official Three Kingdoms records, Liu Bei died in 223 AD and was buried here (later joined by his two wives, Madam Gan and Madam Wu). However, I swear that I’ve read elsewhere that it’s inconclusive that Liu Bei is actually buried here. Whether he is or not, this is an impressive mound.
6.My final comment about Wuhou Shrine is that it’s just a beautiful park – especially in spring – with magnolias in bloom. (This first posting will highlight that; it’s from mid-March 2015. I’ll eventually have two subsequent Wuhou shoots to join this first group.)
As always, please feel free to leave questions or comments. I hope you enjoy the pictures and descriptions.
Lindos (/ˈlɪndɒs/; Greek: Λίνδος) is an archaeological site, a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It lies on the east coast of the island. It is about 50 km south of the town of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the fishing village and small resort of Haraki.
History[edit]
Lindos was founded by the Dorians led by the king Tlepolemus of Rhodes, who arrived in about the 10th century BC. It was one of six Dorian cities in the area known as the Dorian Hexapolis. The eastern location of Rhodes made it a natural meeting place between the Greeks and the Phoenicians, and by the 8th century Lindos was a major trading centre. In the 6th century it was ruled by Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece. The importance of Lindos declined after the foundation of the city of Rhodes in the late 5th century.
In classical times the acropolis of Lindos was dominated by the massive temple of Athena Lindia, which attained its final form in around 300 BC. In Hellenistic and Roman times the temple precinct grew as more buildings were added. In early medieval times these buildings fell into disuse, and in the 14th century they were partly overlaid by a massive fortress built on the acropolis by the Knights of St John to defend the island against the Ottomans.
Acropolis[edit]
Above the modern town rises the acropolis of Lindos, a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Knights of St John and the Ottomans. This makes the site difficult to excavate and interpret archaeologically. The acropolis offers spectacular views of the surrounding harbours and coastline.
On the acropolis of Lindos today parts of the following buildings may still be seen:
Rhodian trireme
The Doric Temple of Athena Lindia, dating from about 300 BC, built on the site of an earlier temple. Inside the temple is the table of offerings and the base of the cult statue of Athena.
The Propylaea of the Sanctuary, also dating from the 4th century BC. A monumental staircase leads to a D-shaped stoa and a wall with five door openings.
The Hellenistic stoa with lateral projecting wings, dating from about 200 BC. The stoa was 87 metres long and consisted of 42 columns.
The well-known relief of a Rhodian trireme (warship) cut into the rock at the foot of the steps leading to the acropolis. On the bow stood a statue of General Hagesander, the work of the sculptor Pythokritos. The relief dates from about 180 BC.
The Hellenistic staircase (2nd century BC) leading to the main archaeological area of the acropolis.
Remains of a Roman temple, possibly dedicated to the Emperor Diocletian and dating from about 300 AD.
The Acropolis is surrounded by a Hellenistic wall contemporary with the Propylaea and the stairway leading to the entrance to the site. A Roman inscription says that the wall and square towers were repaired at the expense of P Aelius Hagetor, the priest of Athena in the 2nd century AD.
The Castle of the Knights of St John, built some time before 1317 on the foundations of older Byzantine fortifications. The walls and towers follow the natural conformation of the cliff. A pentagonal tower on the south side commanded the harbour, the settlement and the road from the south of the island. There was a large round tower on the east facing the sea and two more, one round and the other on a corner, on the northeast side of the enceinte. Today one of the towers at the southwest corner and one to the west survive.
The Greek Orthodox Church of St John, dating from the 13th or 14th century and built on the ruins of a previous church, which may have been built as early as the 6th century.
Some scenes of the well-known film, The Guns of Navarone, were filmed here.
[One...take control of me?
Yer messing with the enemy
Said its 2..it's another trick
Messin with my mind, I wake up
Chase down an empty street
Blindly snap the broken beats
Said it's cut with a dirty trick
Its taken all these days to find ya
I tell you I want you
I tell you I need you
friends, take control of me
Stalking cross' the gallery
All these pills got to operate
The colour quits and all invade us
There he goes again
Take me to the edge again
All I got is a dirty trick
I'm chasin down the wolves to save ya
I tell you I want you
I'll tell you I need you
I... the blood aint on my face
Just wanted you near me
I tell you I want you
I'll tell you I need you
The blood aint on my hands
Just wanted you near me
I tell you I want you
I'll tell you I need you
The blood aint on my hands
Just wanted you near me]
1.Let's Dance
2.It's a Miracle
3.I'll Tumble 4 Ya
4.Let Somebody Love You
5.Time (Clock of the Heart)
6.Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
7.Runaway Train
8.Different Man
9.Miss Me Blind
10.Church of the Poison Mind
Patmos (Greek, Πάτμος; Italian: Patmo) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex,[2]) it has a population of 2,998 and an area of 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi). The highest point is Profitis Ilias, 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level. The Municipality of Patmos, which includes the offshore islands of Arkoi (pop. 44), Marathos (pop. 5), and several uninhabited islets, has a total population of 3,047 (2011 census) [3] and a combined land area of 45.039 square kilometres (17.390 sq mi). It is part of the Kalymnos regional unit.
Patmos' main communities are Chora (the capital city), and Skala, the only commercial port. Other settlements are Grikou and Kampos. The churches and communities on Patmos are of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. In 1999, the island's historic center Chora, along with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse, were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.[4] The monastery was founded by Saint Christodulos.[5] Patmos is also home to the Patmian School, a notable Greek seminary.
Patmos is mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision from Jesus. Early Christian tradition identified this writer John of Patmos as John the Apostle, though some modern scholars are uncertain. As such, Patmos is a destination for Christian pilgrimage. Visitors can see the cave where John is said to have received his Revelation (the Cave of the Apocalypse), and several monasteries on the island are dedicated to Saint John.
Day 1 - We were quite lucky with the weather until about 2.30pm when the heavens opened and most people (including me) headed back to their car.
Day 2 - It was a shame the show was cancelled on the second day due to strong gale-force winds and heavy rain.
Seed with parachute
Asclepias curassavica, commonly known as tropical milkweed,[4] is a flowering plant species of the milkweed genus, Asclepias.[2] It is native to the American tropics[5] and has a pantropical distribution as an introduced species. Other common names include bloodflower or blood flower,[4] cotton bush,[6] hierba de la cucaracha,[4] Mexican butterfly weed, redhead,[6] scarlet milkweed,[4] and wild ipecacuanha.[4]
It is grown as an ornamental garden plant and as a source of food for butterflies. Notably, it attracts members of the Danainae subfamily, such as the Monarch and the Queen.
Typical plants are evergreen perennial subshrubs that grow up to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and have pale gray stems. The leaves are arranged oppositely on the stems and are lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate shaped ending in acuminate or acute tips. Like other members of the genus, the sap is milky. The flowers are in cymes with 10-20 flowers each. They have purple or red corollas and corona lobes that are yellow or orange. Flowering occurs nearly year round.[5] The 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) long, fusiform shaped fruits are called follicles. The follicles contain tan to brown seeds that are ovate in shape and 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long. The flat seeds have silky hairs that allow the seeds to float on air currents when the pod-like follicles dehisce (split open).[7]
Asclepias curassavica contains several cardiac glycosides[11] which include asclepin,[12] calotropin, uzarin and their free genins, calactin, coroglucigenin and uzarigenin.[13] It also contains oleanolic acid, ß- sitosterol, and glycosides of asclepin.
In celebration of Read Across America, our Kindergarten and First grade students at Nicholas Murray Butler School #23 were honored to welcome Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bolwage as a guest reader. Mayor Bolwage was accompanied to several classes by our very own Cat in the Hat as well as Thing 1 and Thing 2. It was an exciting day for our kindergarten and first grade classes.
Petworth House is a late 17th-century Grade I listed country house in the parish of Petworth, West Sussex, England. It was built in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s to the design of the architect Anthony Salvin.[2] It contains intricate wood-carvings by Grinling Gibbons (d. 1721).[3] It is the manor house of the manor of Petworth. For centuries it was the southern home for the Percy family, earls of Northumberland.
Petworth is famous for its extensive art collection made by the Northumberland and Seymour/Somerset families and George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751–1837), containing many works by his friend J. M. W. Turner. It also has an expansive deer park, landscaped by Capability Brown, which contains a large herd of fallow deer.
History
Medieval Manor House
The manor of Petworth first came into the possession of the Percy family as a royal gift from Adeliza of Louvain, the widow of King Henry I (1100–1135), to her brother Joscelin of Louvain.[4] He later married the Percy heiress and adopted the surname Percy. His descendants became the earls of Northumberland, the most powerful family in northern England. The Percy family, whose primary seat was at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, bordering Scotland, intended Petworth to be for their occasional residence only.
The site was previously occupied by a fortified manor house built by Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy (1273–1314), in 1308–09, the chapel and undercroft of which still survive as part of the current house.[4]
However, in the 16th century, the Percy family came into conflict with the crown as the staunchly Catholic family fell foul of the English Reformation which resulted in Petworth being briefly taken from them by King Henry VIII, restored to them by Queen Mary I before the wider family came under scrutiny during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, allied the family to Mary, Queen of Scots, and led the 1569 Rising of the North against Elizabeth with the aim of deposing her and placing Mary on the throne – this failed and led to his execution for treason in 1572. His younger brother, Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland, would regain his title from the Queen after begging her mercy and was granted his freedom on the condition that the family be confined to Petworth where they could be observed by the court. The house at Petworth was therefore transformed and expanded to become the permanent home of the family with grand stables erected and a pleasure garden laid out at this time.[4][5] A part of this era manor house, a 'Lost' North wing, was discovered during archaeological excavations in 2012–15 under the lawn at the front of the house having been demolished in 1692.[4][5]
Baroque House
In 1670 Josceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland (1644–1670), died without a male heir, and thus his considerable fortune and estates of Petworth House, Alnwick Castle, Syon House and Northumberland House were inherited by his 2-year-old daughter and sole heiress, Lady Elizabeth Percy (1667–1722). In 1682, at the age of 16 and already twice widowed, she married the 20-year-old Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (1662–1748), whose family seat was Marlborough Castle in Wiltshire. They became one of the wealthiest couples in England.[4]
It was the 6th Duke, nicknamed 'the Proud Duke', and the Duchess who rebuilt the house between 1688 and 1702 in the Baroque style that favoured order and symmetry.[6] It was very much inspired by the Palace of Versailles and aimed to establish Petworth as a rival to these European palaces.[4][a]
The grounds and wider parkland were also managed at this time with the parkland being home to quarries and proving an industrial and working landscape supporting the building works and the house. Around the house were planted more formal gardens including an avenue of lime trees approaching the house, a canal gardens and fishponds, parterre, great greenhouse and Orangerie. Completing the formal gardens was a Quarter Piece Lawn and Rampart terraces comprising a series of walks carved into the hill and accompanied by carved seats, stairs and statues.[5]
Split inheritance challenges and Capability Brown
Since 1750 the house and estate have been owned by the prominent Wyndham family, descended from Sir Charles Wyndham, 4th Baronet (1710–1763), of Orchard Wyndham in Somerset, a nephew and co-heir of Algernon Seymour, 7th Duke of Somerset (1684–1750). As part of the inheritance and splitting-up of the great Percy inheritance, which had been a source of contention between the 7th Duke and his father the 6th Duke, in 1749[8] after the death of the 6th Duke, King George II granted the 7th Duke four extra titles in the peerage, including Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, with the latter two created with special remainder to Sir Charles Wyndham,[8] the intended and actual recipient of Petworth, Cockermouth Castle and Egremont Castle. Following the 7th Duke's death in 1750, his lands and titles were split between his daughter, Lady Elizabeth Seymour and her husband Sir Hugh Smithson, 4th Baronet (d.1786), and Charles Wyndham through the 7th Duke's deceased brother-in-law Sir William Wyndham. The former inherited the northern Percy estates, including Alnwick Castle and Syon House, together with the titles Baron Warkworth of Warkworth Castle and Earl of Northumberland[8] and whose descendants are the current Dukes of Northumberland based at Alnwick Castle. The latter inherited Petworth and some estates in Sussex, Cumbria and Yorkshire as earls of Egremont.[6]
The 2nd Earl was responsible for the collections of Rococo mirrors and antique statues that exist in the house today[9] and was responsible for commissioning Lancelot 'Capability' Brown to landscape the parkland during the 1750s and 1760s.[4] The works involved the demolition of the formal gardens that preceded it, the landscaping of the wider parkland to raise the profile of the lawn in front of the house, infill quarries, smooth over the terraced walks and digging out buildings in the parkland down to foundation level. Archaeological investigations seemed to suggest that the turf was removed prior to the levelling works so they could be replaced after the works were completed and aiding the current natural look to the landscape.[5]
House of Art
It was George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont (1751–1837), who solidified the house's reputation as one of fine art. He inherited the house in 1763 and began what has been termed a 'Golden Age' of Petworth when he expanded his collection of contemporary art and expanded and changed the house in order to display it best, in particular through the addition of the North Gallery in 1824–5.[10] He was patron to many contemporary artists including J. M. W. Turner and John Constable who were frequent guests to the house and painted the house and its parkland frequently - this has more recently helped inform restorations to the house and parkland.[10][6]
The 3rd Earl bequeathed Petworth and Cockermouth Castle to his illegitimate son and adopted heir Col. George Wyndham (1787–1869), but who could not inherit the title of Earl of Egremont so was instead created Baron Leconfield by Queen Victoria in 1859.
The title of Earl of Egremont instead passed to his nephew George Wyndham, 4th Earl of Egremont (1786–1845), who, while not inheriting Petworth, instead received the (not inconsiderable) entailed Wyndham estates including Orchard Wyndham, still owned today by the Wyndham family. He attempted to make up for the loss of Petworth by building his own stately home in Devon called Silverton Park, which was demolished in 1902.Wikipedia
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It is a low-wing metal monoplane with conventional landing gear, powered by two radial piston engines of 1,000–1,200 hp (750–890 kW). (Although most DC-3s flying today use Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines, many DC-3s built for civil service originally had the Wright R-1820 Cyclone.) The DC-3 has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), a capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs (2,700 kg) of cargo, and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km), and can operate from short runways.
The DC-3 had many exceptional qualities compared to previous aircraft. It was fast, had a good range, was more reliable, and carried passengers in greater comfort. Before the war, it pioneered many air travel routes. It was able to cross the continental US from New York to Los Angeles in 18 hours and with only 3 stops. It is one of the first airliners that could profitably carry only passengers without relying on mail subsidies.
Following the war, the airliner market was flooded with surplus transport aircraft and the DC-3 was no longer competitive due to its size and speed. It was made obsolete on main routes by more advanced types such as the Douglas DC-4 and Lockheed Constellation, but the design proved adaptable and useful on less glamorous routes.
Civil DC-3 production ended in 1942 at 607 aircraft. Military versions, including the C-47 Skytrain (the Dakota in British RAF service), and Soviet- and Japanese-built versions, brought total production to over 16,000. Many continue to see service in a variety of niche roles: 2,000 DC-3s and military derivatives were estimated to be still flying in 2013; a 2017 article put the number at that time at more than 300.
From Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-3
Douglas Construction Number: 02213
US Civil Registration: N25673
Photo by Eric Friedebach
Patmos (Greek, Πάτμος; Italian: Patmo) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea. One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex,[2]) it has a population of 2,998 and an area of 34.05 km2 (13.15 sq mi). The highest point is Profitis Ilias, 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level. The Municipality of Patmos, which includes the offshore islands of Arkoi (pop. 44), Marathos (pop. 5), and several uninhabited islets, has a total population of 3,047 (2011 census) [3] and a combined land area of 45.039 square kilometres (17.390 sq mi). It is part of the Kalymnos regional unit.
Patmos' main communities are Chora (the capital city), and Skala, the only commercial port. Other settlements are Grikou and Kampos. The churches and communities on Patmos are of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. In 1999, the island's historic center Chora, along with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse, were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.[4] The monastery was founded by Saint Christodulos.[5] Patmos is also home to the Patmian School, a notable Greek seminary.
Patmos is mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision from Jesus. Early Christian tradition identified this writer John of Patmos as John the Apostle, though some modern scholars are uncertain. As such, Patmos is a destination for Christian pilgrimage. Visitors can see the cave where John is said to have received his Revelation (the Cave of the Apocalypse), and several monasteries on the island are dedicated to Saint John.
The Rolling Stones - No Filter Tour - Konzert - concert im Zürcher Letzigrund Stadion im Kanton Zürich der Schweiz
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1. Sympathy for the devil ( Album - Beggars Banquet - 1968 )
2. It's only Rock 'n' Roll ( but I like it ) ( Album - It’s only Rock ’n’ Roll - 1974 )
3. Tumbling dice ( Album - Exile on main st. - 1972 )
4. Hate to see you go - ( L.ittle W.alter c.over - live debut ) ( Album - Blue & lonesome - 2016 )
5. Ride 'em on down ( J.immy R.eed cover ) ( Album - Blue & lonesome - 2016 )
6. Dancing with Mr. D ( Album - Goats head soup - 1973 )
7. Like a Rolling Stone ( B.ob D.ylan cover - by request )
8. You can't always get what you want ( Album - Let it bleed - 1969 )
9. Paint it black ( Single 1966 )
10. Honky tonk women ( Album - Live'r than you'll ever be - Livealbum 1969 )
11. Happy ( K.eith R.ichards on lead vocals ) ( Album - Exile on main st. - 1972 )
12. Slipping away ( K.eith R.ichards on lead vocals ) ( Album - Steel Wheels - 1989 )
13. Midnight rambler ( Album - Let it bleed - 1969 )
14. Miss you ( Album - Some Girls - 1978 )
15. Street fighting man ( Album - Beggars Banquet - 1968 )
16. Start me up ( Album - Tattoo you - 1981 )
17. Brown sugar ( Album - Sticky fingers - 1971 )
18. ( I can't get no ) satisfaction ( Album - Out of our heads - 1965 )
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Zugaben
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19. Gimme shelter ( Album - Let it bleed - 1969 )
20. Jumpin' jack flash ( Single 1968 )
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Im Zürcher Letzigrund Stadion am Mittwoch den 20. September 2017
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Kamera : Canon PowerShot SX 130 IS
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Hurni170920 KantonZürich AlbumKonzerte
E- Mail : chrigu.hurni@bluemail.ch
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Letzte Aktualisierung - Ergänzung des Textes : 210917
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