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A picture from this morning of the Picos de Europa mountains, as seen from Mogrovejo, Liébana, Cantabria, Spain. I drove several kilometers around different locations, but a totally cloudy sky kept me searching for a nice place for sunrise. I didn't find this place until later, but the moving clouds gave me a blue sky and the view of the mountains from here was stunning!
Hope you like it!
This picture was taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon EF 24-70 mm f.2,8 L lens.
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Metromover is a free mass transit automated people mover train system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Omni neighborhoods. Metromover connects directly with Metrorail at Government Center and Brickell stations. It also connects to Metrobus with dedicated bus loops at Government Center and Adrienne Arsht Center (Omni) station. It originally began service to the Downtown/Inner Loop on April 17, 1986, and was later expanded with the Omni and Brickell Loop extensions on May 26, 1994.
The Metromover serves primarily as an alternative way to travel within the greater Downtown Miami neighborhoods. The system is composed of three loops and 21 stations. The stations are located approximately two blocks away from each other, and connect near all major buildings and places in the Downtown area. Together with Metrorail, the system has seen steady ridership growth per annum, with an average of 105,500 daily passengers in 2013.
Out of only three downtown people movers in the United States, the other two being the Jacksonville Skyway and the Detroit People Mover, the Metromover is by far the most successful in terms of ridership, the only completed system of the three, and considered to be a catalyst for downtown development.
History:
In 1987, the then-one-year-old people mover system set a record in daily ridership of 33,053 on a Saturday, attributed to the new Bayside Marketplace. That same year was when the planning began to extend the system to Brickell and Omni, which would not be completed until 1994. Until November 2002 when the half-penny transit tax was approved, the Metromover had a fare of 25 cents. The fare was lifted because it was realized that the cost of collecting the fare nearly exceeded the revenue generated from the fare, as well as the fact that more Metromover ridership would likely lead to more Metrorail ridership. After becoming free, from 2002 to 2005, along with a large increase in population, rising gas prices and booming downtown development, Metromover ridership nearly doubled from 4.7 million in 2002 to about 9 million in 2005. However, ridership fell with the subsequent economic downturn and high unemployment in the latter half of the decade. By 2012, ridership had once again increased with downtown population, high gas prices and a recovering economy. In early 2011, Metromover saw an increase in ridership during a sharp peak in gas prices, at the same time as there was a decrease in Metrorail and Metrobus ridership as well as a decrease in employment. However, from January 2010 to January 2011, Metrorail saw a 7% increase in ridership, and both Metrorail and Metromover were expected to see additional ridership increases throughout 2011 due to rising fuel prices. When the Omni and Brickell extensions were first planned, it was estimated that ridership on the fared system would reach 43,000 daily by 2000, a number the now free system has yet to reach.
This young Sandhill crane flew circles above me while I took pictures on the road side of his fellow cranes. I had to quickly point my camera skyward without adjusting the settings before it flew away. This is one of the closest I ever got to a flying crane.
Jasper Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area, Indiana
(I am taking a day off today and can only watch the rain from my window, contemplating how to capture the rainy day on camera. Not much success though.)
(Young flying sandhill-3907)
(Explore #469 22 Oct 2012)
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One Angel Square
One Angel Square[1] is an office building in Manchester, England. Construction work began in 2010 and was completed in February 2013. The landmark building is the head office of the Co-operative Group. Standing 72.5 metres (237.8 feet) tall, the building forms the centrepiece of the new £800 million NOMA development in the northern quarter of Manchester city centre. The building cost at least £105 million to construct and was sold on leaseback terms in 2013 for £142 million.
One Angel Square is one of the most sustainable large buildings in Europe and is built to a BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating. It is powered by a biodiesel cogeneration plant using rapeseed oil to provide electricity and heat. The structure makes use of natural resources, maximising passive solar gain for heat and using natural ventilation through its double-skin facade, adiabatic cooling, rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling and waste heat recycling.
The building's distinctive form has been compared to a sliced egg and a ship.[16] Its design was announced by architects 3DReid in May 2009 and construction began in July 2010 with a projected completion date in March 2013. In December 2012, the scheme surpassed its pan-European sustainability aims and achieved a world-record BREEAM score of 95.32%. It is also an energy-plus building, producing surplus energy and zero carbon emissions. The building has received numerous awards for its striking aesthetic and sustainability aims.
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I had my 40yo birthday early June. An opportunity to offer a me a new prime lense. Not another insignificant one, no, probably the most versatil and qualitive lense in Nikkor productions, the AF-S 35mm 1.4 G. 35mm is not my natural focal (I'm more used with zooms) but I'm getting more and more confident with. No sooner said than done, I put it on the D800 and did a quick unformal walk in old Antibes streets.... ...And... I met Romain. He works in a restaurant nearby and this street is where the restaurant backdoor exits. He had a quick rest and smoke before rush time. Asked him for a quick portrait, that he kindly accepted. I liked the scene and the perspective seemed to fit the focal.
This photo is the result of this quick photowalk, testing the 35mm. Not too bad, what do you think?
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- Making Gur Photo 8
This photograph is Photo 8 of 10 on the art of making unrefined sugar called gur in India from sugar cane juice.
The cane juice is boiled in large pans and the water evaporated slowly. The froth and the foam is also removed constantly. The juice becomes thick and like a pliable paste. This is what is being tossed around by the worker here with a long ladle to cool it down for making sugar balls.
Lots if not all sugar cane mills in India are now making a part of their income from earning carbon credits for utlising bagasse as their resource for fuel. Well this small unit would not even know that there is a revenue stream they could possibly tap.
You can view the 10 photos in a chronological order at the wordpress blog to see the entire series. A few photos have already been published on flickr, the balance will now go up one by one in a short time frame.
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If you have tasted sugar as sweet as this, with its crumbly flaky texture that melts in your mouth. Then, you have attained Sweet Nirvana. Chocolate does not even come close to this.
Another take from the small town of Chhutmalpur where this not so small unit was working to make some really red red gur ( jaggery).
Just to recap --
As you come out of the Shivalik ranges that form the southern bastion of Dehradun and head for the dust fields of Delhi, you pass through quaint rugged settlements populated by a rustic breed of farmers, tillers, cattle keepers, cut throats and other remanants of the Huns that invaded the country many centuries ago.
Chhutmalpur is one such sleepy place where in the season they crush sugarcane and make "gur". From my early childhood days I remember seeing open fire pits blazing away in the night and workers silhouetted in the flames. The sweet heady aroma of raw sugar cane juice being boiled in large cast iron pans and the leftover acrid tingle of molasses was a smell that one grew up in the valley of Dehradun. It still has the same overpowering presence that it had back then.
I was passing Chhutmalpur enroute to Dehradun after photographing the Pushkar Cattle Fair. It was a good time to stop. There were no other passengers with me and this was like Childhood Revisited.
I am reminded of a book " Rerun at Rialto " written with great finesse by Tom Alter where he writes of this very place in one of his stories. A book worth reading for its simple easy narrative and some unexpected twists that make the stories so much more endearing. That was ages ago. I once read voraciously but rarely read fiction now. This book is a treat and along with books of Ruskin Bond, a beautiful easy read.
Dates
Taken on November 23, 2007 at 1.24pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr August 30, 2012 at 10.16AM IST (edit)
Exif data
Camera Nikon D70
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/180)
Aperture f/6.7
Focal Length 18 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash No Flash
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Cámara fotográfica Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta modelo C 530/2 en su versión más antigua, que comenzó a fabricarse en 1934, siendo, por aquel entonces, una de las mejores y más avanzadas cámaras de formato medio.
Cuenta con un objetivo de cuatro elementos Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 105mm f/4.5 y un obturador Compur con modos T y B y velocidades de 1 a 250. La cámara produce 8 imágenes de 6x9cm en un rollo de película de 120, pudiendo también dar lugar a 16 imágenes de 6x4,5 cm mediante el uso de una mascarilla desmontable. Para el enfoque, cuenta con un telémetro acoplado bastante elaborado y que le otorga una característica apariencia, con un visor exclusivo para él, que coincide en su línea de visión con una lente engarzada en un brazo basculante. Para enfocar, hay que levantar ese brazo basculante y mirar por el visor del telémetro, girando la rueda que, acoplada al anillo del enfoque del objetivo, también acciona a éste, hasta que la imagen, que cuando está desenfocada aparece desdoblada, se solape y coincida completamente formando una sola. Una vez enfocada la imagen, el fotógrafo puede mirar a través del visor desplegable de aldaba para encuadrar y disparar.
El hecho de que las ventanillas traseras para observar los números de la película no cuenten con tapa deslizante, y que el disparador se encuentre situado al lado del conjunto del objetivo y el obturador, indica que se trata de uno de los modelos más antiguos de la serie. La cámara está revisada y ajustada, funcionando perfectamente.
Llevaba tiempo tras una Zeiss Super Ikonta, pues siempre me había llamado la atención su atractiva estética retrofuturista, asemejando un diseño salido del imaginario del mismísimo Julio Verne. Tras haber logrado recientemente adquirir la que aparece en la fotografía, ahora ya no queda más que colocarle un rollo de película y disfrutar dándome la satisfacción de tomar fotografías con un fotográfico artilugio de casi 80 años de antigüedad.
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Photo: ask.me tell.me / social graphic project
subject: iconography
Photographer: alex calder
Model: lafras le roux
Location: Fort Sutter, California
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This year's Advent calendar has also the theme: "Christmas Wreaths Everywhere". Most of the Christmas wreaths were made by my mother over the years, three made me and four are bought in stores.
Christmas days will alternate with indoor and outdoor scenes. Sometimes you will see one doll, sometimes a couple or a doll with a children.
On the each advent day will be some christmas activity, which dolls will be they do.
Be surprised and stay tuned for the next Advent days!😊👍
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2.advent day - shopping on Christmas markets seller - Sayuri (Barbie Made to Move purple top) and customers Blanche (The Cinderella Lady Tremaine) with her kid Lorena (Kelly Club Tennis Lorena)
Fashion credits:
Sayuri:
- christmas sweater and Santa´s cap: made by me
Blanche:
- coat: doll Liv fashion pack
- jeans: Barbie Basic 2.5 Model No.04
- shoes: Barbie Fashion Fever Hilary Duff tube fashion pack
- bag: made by me
Lorena:
- coat, headband and jeans: made my mom
Diorama credits:
- christmas stand: made me and my mom, we did it for Christmas in 2012 and this summer we repaired and little bit redoed
- almost all the christmas wreaths made my mom, one me and the one on the garland is bought
- all christmas candle stick made my mom
- wooden mini figures: mini wooden ornaments from shop Kik textilien
I admire Nathan Wirth´s infrared photography so much, that I decided to give it a try myself and bought a Heliopan R715 infrared filter last spring. Early summer it finally was time to take it out into the field...and the trouble begun. Trouble was all about focussing. Since the filter is pitch black, you really cannot focus like without. Liveview and boosting the ISO sometimes can help, but not really. Then there is the fact of focus shifting, which you get when using infrared and the fact of the imprecise red scale for infrared in the focussing window on top of the lens. It´s all about try and error and experience (once you get it :P).
The image below was the best out of several attempts this year. Accidentally I focussed correct ;)
I never wanted to show you this image, but today I started printing for a limited edition calendar for our open day celebrity of the Schleswiger Werkstätten and I printed the image below. And what I saw in the print left me speechless and is in no way comparable to the screen view. So much depth, almost like a 3D, just without these wicked glasses. And that´s exactly what I like most when I see IR from Nathan. So I will keep on experimenting and once the sun returns next summer, I´ll be there.
Edit Nov. 13th 2012: Today I sent my 5D MK2 in to be converted into Full Spectrum. Hopefully will have it back within a week or so. Converted to full spectrum allows me still to do long exposure IR with my Heliopan R715 PLUS the LEE Big Stopper, for visible light I am still searching for a UV/IR Cut Filter. Have the B+W 486 or Heliopan 8025 in mind, but would love to hear suggestions or experience from you guys!!
Día 5 de enero de 2007. Se acerca la noche de reyes. Una recién estrenada como locomotora histórica, la 8915, se lleva consigo una larga composición.
Entre los coches que la conformaban había 3 nuevas y valiosas adquisiciones: A pesar de su lamentable estado exterior, el interior era una delicia: Un coche AR7t-9854, el R9-9910 y el AR5x-12851.
Todos partían hacía el que sería su lugar de resguardo, en Abroñigal. Por motivos desconocidos, finalmente su destino final fue la Estación de Villaseca y Mocejón.
Durante 3 años, apartados en medio de ninguna parte, fueron, poco a poco, pasto de un constante robo de sus componentes. En 2010, sólo quedaba la estructura de la caja.
Uno de los coches, el RRR,y quizás el que menos relevancia tenía, tuvo el privilegio de ser trasladado a la cercana Vía Verde de la Jara, lugar donde fue rehabilitado para su exposición estática.
Lamentablemente, los otros 2 fueron finalmente incendiados en la primavera de 2012. Una verdadera lastima. Sobre todo el 12851, que era único.
Nhìn y chang như mấy con mẹ cho mượn tiền góp hay đòi nợ mướn =))))
250412.217052 - 3m* - *BengBeng* Lời nguyền bị bẻ gãy =)
Trời qơi. Anni 3m* hp gê. Đứa chửi - Đứa khóc ==' Ta nói "vuôi" bà cố ==' Nhờ vậy có đứa tuki nói mình dthg* đồ har =))))))))))) Sáng sớm nt hại não. Khổ dễ sợ. Mai mốt ứ nói chuyện sock óc nữa. Mắc công tuôi thót tim ==' Nhìu tập qá r chịu k nổi nữa >p Trời qơi. B.bội qá x-( Kiu đưa bộ đồ đem về nhà mà cũng ý kiến ý cò :-w Cn là mình đi mua cặp nè, mua ... cho kn mắm khùng :-q, mua vòng nữa, mua thuốc Kiss nữa. Sướng qá đi =))))) Còn đk qa nhà lấy đồ đem về nữa :)))
Nhìn cái mặt là khó ưa r. Đã vậy nc còn rất ư là thấy gét :-q Bởi ta nói. Pải nhéo nhéo cho đỏ cái má luôn =))))
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Stress là gì? Stress là khi mà nó xuất hiện thì bản thân sẽ luôn ẩn hiện câu: "Tự kỉ đi, tự kỉ đi" :| ==' Phần nào đó, nó lại thúc đẩy ta tự tìm niềm vuôi, tự cười, v...v. Mà nhiều lúc người không biết nhìn vào sẽ koi mình như đứa trốn trại :| X_X
P.s: Đây là ý kiến của 1 thằng đean trên Fb* sau khi xem hình tuôi w anh yêu chụp ở LTR :| Tuôi cmt văn hóa với thằng này vì nó đỡ hơn mấy thằng đean khác ==' [ Có ảnh chụp fb* :|]
Cường Phan hai dua con gai ha troi
Xsx Nguyễn Cường Phan: Ừ thì sao?
Cường Phan dau co ji dau
Cường Phan bo ngo thoi .nguoi dep z ma .................
Xsx Nguyễn Cường Phan: Zậy mà sao?
Cường Phan z ma dep doi chu sao
Xsx Nguyễn Cường Phan: Qá khen :)
Cường Phan nhungminh nghi neu nguoi do la con trai thi ok hon nhieu
Xsx Nguyễn Mắc mớ j ngĩ nv? /:)
Cường Phan tai cmt thoi ma
Đâu pải 1 thằng, còn mấy thằng cha nội 3 má đẻ ra ăn ở k ngồi onl nhìu chuyện, ý kiến dạy đời. Ủa? Nv có chết cha chết mẹ thằng nào kn nào k? Nói này k pải j mà sao thấy Vn nhìu thằng chó má :-j La liếm làm qen k đk qay đầu cắn táp ngta =)))) :-j Bấy bá cã lũ :-j - Nè nè, đâu mượn lết xác vô Fb* chị l.qen đâu =)))) Chẳng qa mê lồn đụng lộn thì ráng chịu. Mở miệng ra chửi chửi, ý kiến. Chị nói lại qá r cụt đuôi chạy thì hơi bị nhục nhar :-j Đụ mẹ. Chị viết lên đây xog share link qa Fb* ^^ Vô koi hình chồng chị đi. Có ăn đứt mấy cưng k? :-j Nứng thì kím lỗ sục đi. Cứ kiềm kiềm riết vô sinh đó mấy cha :-j Hãm lồn thiệt :-j =)
TỔNG CHÀO!!! *Phủi Phủi*
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Có bao giờ tôi giận, tôi ép anh phải quên đi người cũ trong một phút không?
Mà sao giờ anh cứ bày trò chia đôi tôi và người mới không chút lòng tự trọng :-j
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3 - Lil'Cì. Click :* - Cũ :")
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Sự kiện HAND IN HAND - TAY TRONG TAY. Sự kiện DIỄU HÀNH ỦNG HỘ HÔN NHÂN ĐỒNG TÍNH - Diễn ra vào ngày 04.08.2012. Từ 16h30 đến 19h tại Cầu ÁNH SAO Q.7. Click :* - K có vòng hay cờ vẫn được tham gia nhar mấy bạn ^^ Mặc đồ tự do. ALONE VẪN THAM GIA ĐƯỢC :") - KHÔNG PHẢI TGT3 NẾU ỦNG HỘ VẪN ĐI ĐƯỢC ^^ - Cùng đi nhar ^^ Thông cảm, tuôi là thành viên tích cực =))))
New assignment, new day... Rain!
You wake up 4AM, pack you gear, travel to your destination to eager to arrive in time for sunrise and guess what? British weather! Very overcast, and raining... Not so cold though, I won't complain about not using gloves this time :)
Before I go to my assignments I do quite a lot of research (well, the weather did turn around this time...). I try to find interesting places using google maps and a fantastic tool called The Photographer Ephemis. It is a dam incredible and gives you the position of sunrise/sunset, dawn time, golden hour etc. I can't go without checking it first. I also got a similar app to my mobile just in case.
"Distance" is a picture of contradictions. The near cost and the distance boat. The dark shore against the waves. The feeling where you are and how far is the horizon. What you doing now with your life and what you pretend to do in the future. Yes, the boat is your salvation, how do you get there?
Most you argue why the shore is so dark. Obviously I could have done it lighter, but the contrast it causes is intense. The actual picture is nervous a bit. I tried to use Tilt and Shift in Photoshop (the Iris option actually) but it is not the same because the shore becomes weird. The sky helps a lot and the highlighted area contrasts with the boat, otherwise the boat would be lost in the cloudy environment.
This picture is actually two... Well, one. I took one shot, then worked in Silver Effex for the sky. Adjusted again for the foreground. And the magic happens in CS6 adding both together with some masks and gradient tools. And that is about it. What you guys think?
Nikon D7000 & Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR II
Post Production with Lightroom 4.3, Nik Software and CS6
©2012, byVini photography
The falls in Black & White at Cummins Falls State Park located where Putnam County and Jackson County meet. This is on the Blackburn Fork State Scenic River and drops 75 feet.
Technical Information:
Camera - Nikon D5000
ISO – 100
Aperture – f/36
Exposure – 0.6 sec
Focal Length – 55mm
This photo was also shot hand-held.
Model, Stylist, photographer and Scene built/design
babychampagne Sass
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The Scene is a NEW mesh/partial mesh/ named {{MY walk - in Closet}} designed for shoe divas..
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knole_House
Knole House /noʊl.haʊs/ NT is an English country house in the civil parish of Sevenoaks in west Kent. Sevenoaks consists of the town itself and Knole Park, a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) park, within which the house is situated. Knole is one of England's largest houses. It has been suggested that it was a calendar house, which had 365 rooms, 52 staircases, 12 entrances and seven courtyards, but this is a lovely story rather than actual fact. The house has grown and changed over hundreds of years of development and there is no evidence that it was designed as a calendar house.
It was constructed beginning in the late 15th century, with major additions in the 16th century. Its grade I listing reflects its mix of Elizabethan to late Stuart structures, particularly in the case of the central façade and state rooms. The surrounding deer park has also survived with few manmade changes in the 400 years since 1600. But, its formerly dense woodland has not fully recovered from the loss of more than 70% of its trees in the Great Storm of 1987.
History
The oldest parts of the house were built by Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, between 1456 and 1486, on the site of an earlier house belonging to James Fiennes, first Lord Say(e) and Sele.[2] Fiennes was executed after the victory of Jack Cade's rebels at the Battle of Solefields. On Bourchier's death, the house was bequeathed to the See of Canterbury. Sir Thomas More appeared in revels there at the court of John Morton — the Archbishop's cognizance (motto) of Benedictus Deus appears above and to either side of a large late Tudor fireplace here.[3] In subsequent years it continued to be enlarged, as with the addition of a new large courtyard, now known as Green Court, and a new entrance tower. In 1538 the house was taken from Archbishop Thomas Cranmer by King Henry VIII along with Otford Palace.[4]
In 1566, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, it came into the possession of her cousin Thomas Sackville, whose descendants the Earls and Dukes of Dorset and Barons Sackville have lived there since 1603.[4] The chapel-room with its crypt seems to pre-date this period and has contemporary pews.[3] In 1606, Sackville, Lord High Treasurer to James VI and I, undertook extensive renovations to the state rooms at Knole in preparation for a possible visit by the King. In 2014, archaeologists found the oak beams beneath floors, particularly near fireplaces, had been scorched and carved with scratched "witch marks" to prevent witches and demons from coming down the chimney.[5]
The first lease was made on 1 February 1566, between Robert Dudley (Elizabeth's newly created Earl of Leicester) and Thomas Rolf. Under this the 'manor and mansion-house' of Knole and the park, with the deer, and also Panthurst Park and other lands, were demised to the latter for the term of ninety-nine years at a rent of £200. The landlord was to do all repairs, and reserved the very unusual right (to himself and his heirs and assigns) to occupy the mansion-house as often as he or they chose to do so, but this right did not extend to the gate-house, nor to certain other premises. The tenant was given power to alter or rebuild the mansion-house at his pleasure.[6] As Mr Rolf died very soon after this lease, the tenancy transferred to John Lennard (of Chevening) and his son Samson, Lord Dacre's son-in-law.
The Sackville descendants include writer Vita Sackville-West[2] (her Knole and the Sackvilles, published 1922, is regarded as a classic in the literature of English country houses). Her friend and lover Virginia Woolf wrote the novel Orlando, which drew on the history of the house and Sackville-West's ancestors. The Sackville family custom of following the Salic rules of primogeniture prevented Sackville-West from inheriting Knole upon the death of her father Lionel (1867–1930), the 3rd Lord Sackville; her father had bequeathed the estate to his brother Charles (1870–1962).[4]
The house ranks in the top five of England's largest houses, under any measure used.[7][not in citation given] The grounds present the largest remaining open space of Sevenoaks. This otherwise consists of a generally low-density provincial town, with the smaller, still mostly wooded Sevenoaks Common, and a relatively buffered sand and clay quarry in its north. Knole House is its only remaining manor as traditionally defined (that is with more than an acre of land).
Art and furnishings
The many state rooms open to the public contain a collection of 17th-century royal Stuart furniture, perquisites from the 6th Earl's service as Lord Chamberlain to William III in the royal court. These include three state beds, silver furniture (comprising a pair of torchieres, mirror and dressing table, being rare survivors of this type), outstanding tapestries and textiles, and the Knole Settee. The art collection includes portraits by Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Sir Peter Lely, Sir Godfrey Kneller and Sir Joshua Reynolds (the last being a personal friend of the 3rd Duke), and a copy of the Raphael Cartoons. Reynolds' portraits in the house include a late self-portrait in doctoral robes and depictions of Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith and Wang-y-tong, a Chinese page boy who was taken into the Sackville household. There are also survivals from the English Renaissance: an Italianate staircase of great delicacy and the vividly carved overmantel and fireplace in the Great Chamber. The 'Sackville leopards', holding heraldic shields in their paws and forming finials on the balusters of the principal stair (constructed 1605-8) of the house, are derived from the Sackville coat of arms.[2][4]
The organ, in the late medieval private chapel at Knole, is arguably the oldest playable organ in England. The organ has four ranks of oak pipes (Stopped Diapason 8, Principal 4, Twelfth 22/3 and Fifteenth 2) contained in a rectangular ornamented chest with the keyboard at the top. Its date of construction is not known, but an early guidebook refers to a marked date of 1623 (although no such date mark is still apparent) – a date in the 1620s has been suggested. The pitch of the organ is sharp (A460 Hz) and the foot-pumped bellows remain in working order.[8]
Uses
The house is mostly cared for and opened by the National Trust; however, the Trust owns only the house and an adjoining modest park – overall 52 acres (21 ha).[2] More than half the house has been kept by the Sackville-Wests: Lord Sackville, Robert Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville or his family trust own the remaining gardens and estate but permit commercialised access and certain charitable and sporting community events.[9]
The National Trust believe the mansion may well have been a calendar house, which had 365 rooms, 52 staircases, 12 entrances and 7 courtyards. While the number of rooms is approximately correct, the number of staircases has been reduced by internal renovations and changes.[9]
Gardens
Knole has a very large walled garden, at 26 acres (11 ha) (30 including the 'footprint' of the house).[2] It has the very unusual — and essentially medieval feature of a smaller walled garden inside the outer one (Hortus Conclusus). It contains many other features from earlier ages which have been taken out of most country-house gardens: various landscapers have been employed to elaborate the design of its large gardens with distinctive features. These features include clair-voies, a patte d'oie, two avenues, and bosquet hedges.[10]
Remainder of the Park
Overall the house is set in its 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) deer park. This has generally been kept in traditional condition; however, the controlled deer population do not have access to all parts. Due to the rich woodland, Knole Park is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[10]
Uses in sport and media
The park hosts the annual Knole Run, a schools cross-country race.
It was the setting for the filming in January 1967 of the Beatles' videos that accompanied the release of "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". The stone archway through which the four Beatles rode on horses can still be seen on the southeastern side of the Bird House, which itself is on the southeastern side of Knole House. The same visit to Knole Park inspired another Beatles song, "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!," which John Lennon wrote after buying an 1843 poster in a nearby antiques shop that advertised Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal.[11]
Knole House also appears in the 2008 film, The Other Boleyn Girl,[12] along with nearby Penshurst Place and Dover Castle. It has been featured in several other films including Burke and Hare (2010),[13][14] Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows[15] and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.[16]
In January 2012, the National Trust launched an appeal for £2.7M to restore the house.
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Vandaag was ik in het Museum voor Moderne Kunst in Arnhem.
Aanleiding: een tentoonsgtelling van het werk van Erwin Olaf
Onder de titel Regressive presenteert het MMKA de fotoserie Dusk & Dawn (2009), de installatie Keyhole (2011) en de fotoserie Berlin (2012) van Erwin Olaf. Keyhole, recent verworven door het MMKA, en Berlin beleven in deze tentoonstelling hun Nederlandse premières.
In 2011 ontving Erwin Olaf (1959) de Johannes Vermeer Prijs voor zijn hele oeuvre, dat bestaat uit vrije fotografie, video, modefotografie, reclame en museale projecten. Deze prijs heeft hij aangewend om de serie Berlin te realiseren. Met de in Berlijn gemaakte scènes en portretten geeft Erwin Olaf een beeld van de door hem gevoelde gelijkenis tussen het interbellum - de periode tussen de twee wereldoorlogen - en onze huidige tijd.
Hi Watercolorists,
In the soft late summer before fall's schedule-heavy return and the pace quickens, we continue our languid work with still life set-ups at PicNic and passersby, pigeons and cityscapes on Wednesday evenings in the parks.
On Saturday we painted some of Ray Bradley's heirloom tomatoes raybradleyfarm.com/ with greens I have forgotten the names of. These are not tomato leaves, but salad or sautéing greens. Harvest is a busy time for farmers and cooks. How luxurious and peaceful to pause and honor these fruits with the quiet attention of artists before we happily slice them up and down them. Ray's tomatoes, so deeply rich and colorful, are every bit as gorgeous and jewel-like as enamels.
When approaching subjects like this, wet all your paints, and work them loose if dried in their pans so that they are creamy and tacky enough to be ready to mix together on the page. Do this with some careful working and stroking of the paint, not just by spritzing the pans with water. The colors may dry as you work, but not as quickly and they will be ready - please forgive me for repeating this - to mix together on the page. When colors meet each other in the painting they push and merge in ways that are vastly more interesting than if used straight from the pan (shudder, god forbid, ugh!) or mixed evenly in palette trays as if in a science lab. Let your palette breathe and get dirty! Let ripe and sticky colors knock into each other on paper and surprise yourself with unusual combinations. Then soften and stretch them with dampened brushes to add light, volume and depth.
You don't have to remember how you achieved certain colors, or make charts to learn them. May lightning strike me for saying so! Believe me, you will find them again if you just keep painting, and keep your color palette simple. I have fourteen colors in my biggest palette, nine in my smallest. And as you all know, only one, Payne's Gray, that I can't do without.
The nine:
Raw Sienna, Cadmium Red, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Winsor Green, Winsor Violet, Cerulean Blue, Colbalt Blue Deep and Payne's Gray.
and five others:
Winsor Yellow, Raw Umber, Green Gold, Permanent Magenta, Ultramarine- these change from time to time.
I started this study on Saturday, and luckily still had some of these delicious props (until tonight's dinner) to finish it this morning.
See you soon!
xx- A
News flash: This Sunday, August 26th, our darling PicNic hosts Jenn and Jean-Luc www.picnicmarket.com/will be making brunch with the master farmer Ray at Ray Bradley's farm in New Paltz. You know these tomatoes are on the menu! As well as other dishes chef Jean-Luc designs with his soulful Alsatian touch! To reserve, act quickly: bradleyfarm.bigcartel.com/product/first-ever-bradley-brea...
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The sun must come and illumine them.
Such generosity has broken me with shame."
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Serra da Freita
Portugal
You can see all my photos here at www.fluidr.com/photos/jvverde
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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.
So, you may find:
- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)
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“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.” -Ben Stein
I have been refocusing my efforts in photography (pardon the bad pun) and have been away from Flickr working on some of the camera basics again, such as exposure, compostion, workflow, processing etc. Also I may have aquired a 5D Mark III for my birthday and I may have been spending a lot of time with that.... :P
I am still only processing for B&W at the moment as I feel it focuses me far more on the elements within the image.
Explore #296 - 12th October 2012
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: 0.167 seconds
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 100mm
ISO: 200
* Sometimes Flickr rally bugs me.... Those lines through the background are not visible on my screen outside of Flickr...!
My first ever sighting of the Northern lights, an extremely amazing thing to experience.
This glow is caused by high-energy electrons colliding with oxygen atoms and nitrogen molecules. The basic process is the same as that of a neon sign, which involves a vacuum and a high voltage electrical discharge.
The electric power is generated by a combination of the solar wind, a hot ionized gas blowing out from the sun, and the Earth's magnetic field. This produces more than 1,000 times the electrical power of the world's largest power plant. (source)
For a good source of info, I recomend the wikipedia article.
I am glad you stopped by, I hope you like my photos. Any comments or criticisms are much appreciated.
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Equipment
Nikon D7000
Sigma 18-200
Taken using a tripod
Edited in lightroom
Exposure: 30 sec f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO: 800
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, United Kingdom along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. It is the fourth most populous British city, and third most populous in England, with a 2011 population of 466,400[3] and is at the centre of a wider urban area, the Liverpool City Region, which has a population of around 2 million people.[4]
Historically a part of Lancashire, the urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were both largely brought about by the city's status as a major port. By the 18th century, trade from the West Indies, Ireland and mainland Europe coupled with close links with the Atlantic Slave Trade furthered the economic expansion of Liverpool. By the early 19th century, 40% of the world's trade passed through Liverpool's docks, contributing to Liverpool's rise as a major city. Liverpool is also well known for its inventions and innovations, particularly in terms of infrastructure, transportation and general construction. Railways, ferries and the skyscraper were all pioneered in the city.
Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also colloquially known as "Scousers", in reference to the local dish known as "scouse", a form of stew. The word "Scouse" has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect.[5] Liverpool's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically, were drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly those from Ireland. The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
Labelled the World Capital City of Pop by Guinness World Records, Liverpool has produced a wealth of musical talent since the mid-20th century. The popularity of The Beatles, Billy Fury, Gerry and the Pacemakers and the other groups from the Merseybeat era, and later bands such as Echo & the Bunnymen and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, contributes to Liverpool's status as a tourist destination; tourism forms a significant part of the city's modern economy. The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007, and it held the European Capital of Culture title together with Stavanger, Norway, in 2008.[6]
Liverpool is noted for its rich architectural heritage and is home to many buildings regarded as amongst the greatest examples of their respective styles in the world. Several areas of the city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004. Referred to as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, the site comprises six separate locations in the city including the Pier Head, Albert Dock and William Brown Street and includes many of the city's most famous landmarks.[7]
Liverpool is also well known for its strong sporting identity. The city is home of two Premier League football clubs, Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C.. Matches between the two clubs are known as the Merseyside derby. The world-famous Grand National also takes places annually at Aintree Racecourse on the outskirts of the city.
History
Early history
King John's letters patent of 1207 announced the foundation of the borough of Liverpool, but by the middle of the 16th century the population was still only around 500. The original street plan of Liverpool is said to have been designed by King John near the same time it was granted a royal charter, making it a borough. The original seven streets were laid out in a H shape: Bank Street (now Water Street), Castle Street, Chapel Street, Dale Street, Juggler Street (now High Street), Moor Street (now Tithebarn Street) and Whiteacre Street (now Old Hall Street).
In the 17th century there was slow progress in trade and population growth. Battles for the town were waged during the English Civil War, including an eighteen-day siege in 1644. In 1699 Liverpool was made a parish by Act of Parliament, that same year its first slave ship, Liverpool Merchant, set sail for Africa. As trade from the West Indies surpassed that of Ireland and Europe, and as the River Dee silted up, Liverpool began to grow. The first commercial wet dock was built in Liverpool in 1715.[8][9] Substantial profits from the slave trade helped the town to prosper and rapidly grow, although two prominent local men, William Roscoe and Edward Rushton, were at the forefront of the abolitionist movement.
In the early 19th century Liverpool played a major role in the Antarctic sealing industry, in recognition of which Liverpool Beach in the South Shetland Islands is named after the city.[10]
By the start of the 19th century, 40% of the world's trade was passing through Liverpool and the construction of major buildings reflected this wealth. In 1830, Liverpool and Manchester became the first cities to have an intercity rail link, through the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The population continued to rise rapidly, especially during the 1840s when Irish migrants began arriving by the hundreds of thousands as a result of the Great Famine. By 1851, approximately 25% of the city's population was Irish-born. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Liverpool was drawing immigrants from across Europe. This is evident from the diverse array of religious buildings located across the city, many of which are still in use today. The Deutsche Kirche Liverpool, Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Gustav Adolfus Kyrka, Princes Road Synagogue and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church were all established in the late 1800s to serve Liverpool's growing German, Greek, Jewish, Nordic and Polish communities respectively.
20th century
The Housing Act 1919 resulted in mass council housing building across Liverpool during the 1920s and 1930s. Thousands of families were rehoused from the inner-city to new suburban housing estates, based on the pretext that this would improve their standard of living, though this is largely subjective. A large number of private homes were also built during this era. The process continued after the Second World War, with many more new housing estates being built in suburban areas, while some of the older inner city areas were also redeveloped for new homes. The Great Depression of the early 1930s saw unemployment in the city peak at around 30%.
During the Second World War there were 80 air-raids on Merseyside, killing 2,500 people and causing damage to almost half the homes in the metropolitan area. Significant rebuilding followed the war, including massive housing estates and the Seaforth Dock, the largest dock project in Britain. Much of the immediate reconstruction of the city centre has been deeply unpopular, and was as flawed as much town planning renewal in the 1950s and 1960s – the portions of the city's heritage that survived German bombing could not withstand the efforts of urban renewal. Since 1952 Liverpool has been twinned with Cologne, Germany, a city which also experienced severe aerial bombing during the war.
Like most British cities and industrialised towns, Liverpool became home to a significant number of Commonwealth immigrants after World War II, mostly settling in older inner city areas such as Toxteth. However, a significant West Indian black community had existed in the city as long ago as the first two decades of the 20th century.
In the 1960s Liverpool was the centre of the "Merseybeat" sound which became synonymous with The Beatles and fellow Liverpudlian rock bands.
From the mid-1970s onwards Liverpool's docks and traditional manufacturing industries went into sharp decline. The advent of containerisation meant that the city's docks became largely obsolete. By the early 1980s unemployment rates in Liverpool were once again among the highest in the UK,[11] standing at 17% by January 1982 - although this was just over half of the level of unemployment that was affecting the city in an economic downturn 50 years previously.[12]
In recent years, Liverpool's economy has recovered and has experienced growth rates higher than the national average since the mid-nineties.
At the end of the 20th century Liverpool was concentrating on regeneration, a process which still continues today.
Previously part of Lancashire, and a county borough from 1889, Liverpool became in 1974 a metropolitan borough within the newly created metropolitan county of Merseyside.
21st century
To celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2002, the conservation charity Plantlife organised a competition to choose county flowers; the sea-holly was Liverpool's final choice.
Capitalising on the popularity of 1960s rock groups, such as The Beatles, as well as the city's world-class art galleries, museums and landmarks, tourism has also become a significant factor in Liverpool's economy.
In 2004, property developer Grosvenor started the Paradise Project, a £920 m development centred on Paradise Street, which involved the most significant changes to Liverpool's city centre since the post-war reconstruction. Renamed 'Liverpool ONE', the centre opened in May 2008.
In 2007, the city celebrated the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the borough of Liverpool, for which a number of events were planned. Liverpool is a joint European Capital of Culture for 2008. The main celebrations, in September 2008, included La Princesse, a large mechanical spider which is 20 metres high and weighs 37 tonnes, and represents the "eight legs" of Liverpool: honour, history, music, the Mersey, the ports, governance, sunshine and culture. La Princesse roamed the streets of the city during the festivities, and concluded by entering the Queensway Tunnel.
Spearheaded by the multi-billion Liverpool ONE development, regeneration has continued on an unprecedented scale through to the start of the early 2010s in Liverpool. Some of the most significant regeneration projects to have taken place in the city include the new Commercial District, King's Dock, Mann Island, the Lime Street Gateway, the Baltic Triangle, RopeWalks and the Edge Lane Gateway. All projects could however soon be eclipsed by the Liverpool Waters scheme which if built will cost in the region of £5.5billion and be one of the largest megaprojects in the UK's history. Liverpool Waters is a mixed use development which will contain one of Europe's largest skyscraper clusters. The project received outline planning permission in 2012, despite fierce opposition from the likes of UNESCO who claim it will have a damaging effect on Liverpool's World Heritage status.
Second city of Empire
For periods during the 19th century the wealth of Liverpool exceeded that of London itself,[13] and Liverpool's Custom House was the single largest contributor to the British Exchequer.[14] Liverpool's status can be judged from the fact that it was the only British city ever to have its own Whitehall office.[15]
The first United States consul anywhere in the world, James Maury, was appointed to Liverpool in 1790, and remained in office for 39 years.
As early as 1851 the city was described as "the New York of Europe"[16] and its buildings, constructed on a heroic, even megalomaniacal scale stand witness to the supreme confidence and ambition of the city at the turn of the 20th century.
Liverpool was also the site of the UK's first provincial airport, operating from 1930.
Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, often seen as Britain's Imperial anthem, was dedicated by the composer to the Liverpool Orchestral Society and had its premiere in the city in October 1901.
During the Second World War, the critical strategic importance of Liverpool was recognised by both Hitler and Churchill, with the city suffering a blitz second only to London's,[17] and the pivotal Battle of the Atlantic being planned, fought and won from Liverpool.[18]
Inventions and innovations
Railways, transatlantic steamships, municipal trams,[19] electric trains[20] were all pioneered in Liverpool as modes of mass transit. In 1829 and 1836 the first railway tunnels in the world were constructed under Liverpool. From 1950–51, the world's first scheduled passenger helicopter service ran between Liverpool and Cardiff.[21]
The first School for the Blind,[22] Mechanics' Institute,[23] High School for Girls,[24][25] council house[26] and Juvenile Court[27] were all founded in Liverpool. The RSPCA,[28] NSPCC,[29] Age Concern,[30] Relate, Citizen's Advice Bureau[31] and Legal Aid all evolved from work in the city.
In the field of public health, the first lifeboat station, public baths and wash-houses,[32] sanitary act,[33] medical officer for health, district nurse, slum clearance,[34] purpose-built ambulance,[35] X-ray medical diagnosis,[36] school of tropical medicine, motorised municipal fire-engine,[37] free school milk and school meals,[38] cancer research centre,[39] and zoonosis research centre[40] all originated in Liverpool. The first British Nobel Prize was awarded in 1902 to Ronald Ross, professor at the School of Tropical Medicine, the first school of its kind in the world.[41] Orthopaedic surgery was pioneered in Liverpool by Hugh Owen Thomas,[42] and modern medical anaesthetics by Thomas Cecil Gray.
In finance, Liverpool founded the UK's first Underwriters' Association[43] and the first Institute of Accountants. The Western world's first financial derivatives (cotton futures) were traded on the Liverpool Cotton Exchange in the late 1700s.[44]
In the arts, Liverpool was home to the first lending library, athenaeum society, arts centre[45] and public art conservation centre.[46] Liverpool is also home to the UK's oldest surviving classical orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.[47]
In 1864, Peter Ellis built the world's first iron-framed, curtain-walled office building, Oriel Chambers, the prototype of the skyscraper. The UK's first purpose-built department store was Compton House, completed in 1867 for the retailer J.R. Jeffrey, to replace a previous building which had burned down in 1865.[48] It was the largest store in the world at the time.[49]
Between 1862 and 1867, Liverpool held an annual Grand Olympic Festival. Devised by John Hulley and Charles Melly, these games were the first to be wholly amateur in nature and international in outlook.[50][51] The programme of the first modern Olympiad in Athens in 1896 was almost identical to that of the Liverpool Olympics.[52] In 1865 Hulley co-founded the National Olympian Association in Liverpool, a forerunner of the British Olympic Association. Its articles of foundation provided the framework for the International Olympic Charter.
Shipowner Sir Alfred Lewis Jones introduced the banana to Great Britain in 1884.[53]
In 1897, the Lumière brothers filmed Liverpool,[54] including what is believed to be the world's first tracking shot,[55] taken from the Liverpool Overhead Railway – the world's first elevated electrified railway.
Liverpool inventor Frank Hornby was a visionary in toy development and manufacture and produced three of the most popular lines of toys in the 20th century: Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys.
In 1999, Liverpool was the first city outside the capital to be awarded blue plaques by English Heritage in recognition of the "significant contribution made by its sons and daughters in all walks of life."
Government
Liverpool has three tiers of government; the Mayor & Local Council, the National Government and the European Parliament. Liverpool is officially governed by a Unitary Authority, as when Merseyside County Council was disbanded civic functions were returned to a district borough level. However several services such as the Police and Fire and Rescue Service, continue to be run at a county-wide level.
Mayor and local council
The City of Liverpool is governed by the Directly elected mayor of Liverpool and Liverpool City Council, and is one of five metropolitan boroughs that combine to make up the metropolitan county of Merseyside. The Mayor is elected by the citizens of Liverpool every four years and is responsible for the day to day running of the council. The council's 90 elected councillors who represent local communities throughout the city, are responsible for scrutininsing the Mayor's decisions, setting the Budget, and policy framework of the city. The Mayor's responsibility is to be a powerful voice for the city both nationally and internationally, to lead, build investor confidence, and to direct resources to economic priorities.[57] The Mayor also exchanges direct dialogue with government ministers and the Prime minister through his seat at the 'Cabinet of Mayors'. Discussions include pressing decision makers in the government on local issues as well as building relationships with the other Directly elected mayors in England and Wales.[58] The current Mayor is Joe Anderson.
The city of Liverpool effectively has two Mayors. As well as the directly elected Mayor, there is the ceremonial 'Lord Mayor' (or civic Mayor) who is elected by the full city council at its annual general meeting in May, and stands for one year in office. The Lord Mayor acts as the 'first citizen' of Liverpool and is responsible for promoting the city, supporting local charities & community groups as well as representing the city at civic events.[59] The current Lord Mayor is Councillor Frank Prendergast.[60]
During the most recent local elections, held in May 2011, the Labour Party consolidated its control of Liverpool City Council, following on from regaining power for the first time in 12 years, during the previous elections in May 2010.[62] The Labour Party gained 11 seats during the election, taking their total to 62 seats, compared with the 22 held by the Liberal Democrats. Of the remaining seats the Liberal Party won three and the Green Party claimed two. The Conservative Party, one of the three major political parties in the UK had no representation on Liverpool City Council.[62][63]
In February 2008, Liverpool City Council was revealed to be the worst-performing council in the country, receiving just a one star rating (classified as inadequate). The main cause of the poor rating was attributed to the council's poor handling of tax-payer money, including the accumulation of a £20m shortfall on Capital of Culture funding.[64]
While Liverpool through most of the 19th and early 20th Century was a municipal stronghold of Toryism, support for the Conservative Party recently has been among the lowest in any part of Britain, particularly since the monetarist economic policies of prime minister Margaret Thatcher after her 1979 general election victory contributed to high unemployment in the city which did not begin to fall for many years.[65] Liverpool is one of the Labour Party's key strongholds; however the city has seen hard times under Labour governments as well, particularly in the Winter of Discontent (late 1978 and early 1979) when Liverpool suffered public sector strikes along with the rest of the United Kingdom but also suffered the particularly humiliating misfortune of having grave-diggers going on strike, leaving the dead unburied.[66]
Parliamentary constituencies and MPs
Liverpool has four parliamentary constituencies entirely within the city, through which Members of Parliament (MPs) are elected to represent the city in Westminster: Liverpool Riverside, Liverpool Walton, Liverpool Wavertree and Liverpool West Derby.[67]
Geography
At 53°24′0″N 2°59′0″W (53.4, −2.98), 176 miles (283 km) northwest of London, located on the Liverpool Bay of the Irish Sea the city of Liverpool is built across a ridge of sandstone hills rising up to a height of around 230 feet (70 m) above sea-level at Everton Hill, which represents the southern boundary of the West Lancashire Coastal Plain.
The Mersey Estuary separates Liverpool from Birkenhead, Wallasey and the Kirby[disambiguation needed] sands to the south west. The boundaries of Liverpool are adjacent to Bootle, Crosby and Maghull in south Sefton to the north, and Kirkby, Huyton, Prescot and Halewood in Knowsley to the east.
Climate
Liverpool experiences a temperate maritime climate, like much of the British Isles, with relatively cool summers and mild winters. Its coastal location and urban situation means diurnal temperature ranges are particularly subdued, ranging from an average of 7.0 °C in May to just 3.8 °C during December. Historically, Bidston Observatory (actually located on the Wirral Peninsula) has provided the longest and most unbroken weather data for the Merseyside area. More recently, the Met Office has operated a weather station at Crosby.
The absolute minimum temperature recorded at Bidston was −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) during January 1881, typically the coldest night of the year should fall to −4 °C (24.8 °F) (1971–2000 average) However, the variability of the local climate was exposed as the weather station at Crosby fell to −17.6 °C (0.3 °F)[70] during December 2010.
The absolute maximum temperature recorded at Bidston was 34.5 °C (94.1 °F) in August 1990 - typically the warmest day of the year should reach 27.5 °C (81.5 °F) (1971–2000 average). The absolute maximum at Crosby is 33.5 °C (92.3 °F), recorded in July 2006.
Demography
Population
At the 2011 UK Census the recorded population of Liverpool was 466,400.[3] Liverpool's population peaked in 1930s with 846,101 recorded in the 1931 census.[78] Since then the city has experienced negative population growth every decade, with at its peak over 100,000 people leaving the city between 1971 and 1981.[79] Between 2001 and 2006 it experienced the ninth largest percentage population loss of any UK unitary authority.[80] The "Liverpool city region", as defined by the Mersey Partnership, includes Wirral, Warrington, Flintshire, Chester and other areas, and has a population of around 2 million.[81] The European Spatial Planning Observation Network defines a Liverpool metropolitan area consisting of the Merseyside metropolitan county, the borough of Halton, Wigan in Greater Manchester, the city of Chester as well as number of towns in Lancashire and Cheshire including Ormskirk and Warrington.[82] Liverpool and Manchester are sometimes considered as one large polynuclear metropolitan area,[83][84][85] or megalopolis.[86]
In common with many cities, Liverpool's population is younger than that of England as a whole, with 42.3 per cent of its population under the age of 30, compared to an English average of 37.4 per cent.[87] 65.1 per cent of the population is of working age.[87]
Ethnicity
As of June 2009, an estimated 91.0 per cent of Liverpool's population was White British, 3.0 per cent Asian or Asian British, 1.9 per cent Black or Black British, 2.0 per cent mixed-race and 2.1 per cent Chinese and other.[2]
Liverpool is home to Britain's oldest Black community, dating to at least the 1730s, and some Black Liverpudlians are able to trace their ancestors in the city back ten generations.[88] Early Black settlers in the city included seamen, the children of traders sent to be educated, and freed slaves, since slaves entering the country after 1722 were deemed free men.[89]
The city is also home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe; the first residents of the city's Chinatown arrived as seamen in the 19th century.[90] The gateway in Chinatown, Liverpool is also the largest gateway outside of China. The city is also known for its large Irish population and its historical Welsh population.[91] In 1813, 10 per cent of Liverpool's population was Welsh, leading to the city becoming known as "the capital of North Wales".[91] Following the start of the Great Irish Famine, two million Irish people migrated to Liverpool in the space of one decade, many of them subsequently departing for the United States.[92] By 1851, more than 20 per cent of the population of Liverpool was Irish.[93] At the 2001 Census, 1.17 per cent of the population were Welsh-born and 0.75 per cent were born in the Republic of Ireland, while 0.54 per cent were born in Northern Ireland,[94] but many more Liverpudlians are of Welsh or Irish ancestry. Liverpool is also noted for its large African-Caribbean,[95] Ghanaian,[96] Indian,[95] Latin American,[97] Malaysian,[98] Somali[99] and Yemeni.[100] communities which number several thousand each.
Religion
The thousands of migrants and sailors passing through Liverpool resulted in a religious diversity that is still apparent today. This is reflected in the equally diverse collection of religious buildings,[101] and two Christian cathedrals.
Christ Church, in Buckingham Road, Tuebrook, is a conservative evangelical congregation and is affiliated with the Evangelical Connexion.[102] They worship using the 1785 Prayer Book, and regard the Bible as the sole rule of faith and practice.
The parish church of Liverpool is the Anglican Our Lady and St Nicholas, colloquially known as "the sailors church", which has existed near the waterfront since 1257. It regularly plays host to Catholic masses. Other notable churches include the Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas (built in the Neo-Byzantine architecture style), and the Gustav Adolfus Kyrka (the Swedish Seamen's Church, reminiscent of Nordic styles).
Liverpool's wealth as a port city enabled the construction of two enormous cathedrals, both dating from the 20th century. The Anglican Cathedral, which was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and plays host to the annual Liverpool Shakespeare Festival, has one of the longest naves, largest organs and heaviest and highest peals of bells in the world. The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, on Mount Pleasant next to Liverpool Science Park was initially planned to be even larger. Of Sir Edwin Lutyens' original design, only the crypt was completed. The cathedral was eventually built to a simpler design by Sir Frederick Gibberd; while this is on a smaller scale than Lutyens' original design, it still manages to incorporate the largest panel of stained glass in the world. The road running between the two cathedrals is called Hope Street, a coincidence which pleases believers. The cathedral is colloquially referred to as "Paddy's Wigwam" due to its shape.[103][104]
Liverpool contains several synagogues, of which the Grade I listed Moorish Revival Princes Road Synagogue is architecturally the most notable. Princes Road is widely considered to be the most magnificent of Britain's Moorish Revival synagogues and one of the finest buildings in Liverpool.[105] Liverpool has a thriving Jewish community with a further two orthodox Synagogues, one in the Allerton district of the city and a second in the Childwall district of the city where a significant Jewish community reside. A third orthodox Synagogue in the Greenbank Park area of L17 has recently closed, and is a listed 1930s structure. There is also a Lubavitch Chabad House and a reform Synagogue. Liverpool has had a Jewish community since the mid-18th century. The current Jewish population of Liverpool is around 3000.[106]
Liverpool also has an increasing Hindu community, with a Mandir on 253 Edge Lane, Edge Hill, L7 2PH; the Shri Radha Krishna Temple from the Hindu Cultural Organisation, Liverpool based there.[107] The current Hindu population in Liverpool is about 1147.[citation needed] Liverpool also has the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara based at Wellington Avenue, Wavertree, L15 0EJ,[108] and Liverpool's Bahá'í Centre is located on 3 and 5 Langdale Road, Wavertree, L15 3LA.[109]
The city had the earliest mosque in England, and possibly the UK, founded in 1887 by William Abdullah Quilliam, a lawyer who had converted to Islam, and set up in a terraced house on West Derby Road.[110] The building was used as a house of worship until 1908, when it was sold to the City Council and converted into offices.[111] Plans have been accepted to re-convert the building where the mosque once stood into a museum.[112] Currently there are three mosques in Liverpool: the largest and main one, Al-Rahma mosque, in the Toxteth area of the city and a mosque recently opened in the Mossley Hill district of the city. The third mosque was also recently opened in Toxteth and is on Granby Street.
LGBT community
Liverpool has a large lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender/transsexual population, as well as the UK's only official 'gay quarter'. Despite cities such as Manchester and Brighton being historically more noted for their LGBT communities, Liverpool now has an LGBT comparable per capita to that of San Francisco.
Economy
The Economy of Liverpool is one of the largest within the United Kingdom, sitting at the centre of one of the two core economies within the North West of England.[113] In 2006, the city's GVA was £7,626 million, providing a per capita figure of £17,489, which was above the North West average.[114] After several decades of decline, Liverpool's economy has seen somewhat of a revival since the mid-1990s, with its GVA increasing 71.8% between 1995 and 2006 and employment increasing 12% between 1998 and 2006.[114]
In common with much of the rest of the UK today, Liverpool's economy is dominated by service sector industries, both public and private. In 2007, over 60% of all employment in the city was in the public administration, education, health, banking, finance and insurance sectors.[114] Over recent years there has also been significant growth in the knowledge economy of Liverpool with the establishment of the Liverpool Knowledge Quarter in sectors such as media and life sciences.[115] Liverpool's rich architectural base has also helped the city become the second most filmed city in the UK outside of London,[116] including doubling for Chicago, London, Moscow, New York, Paris and Rome.[117][118]
Another important component of Liverpool's economy are the tourism and leisure sectors. Liverpool is the 6th most visited city in the United Kingdom[119] and one of the 100 most visited cities in the world by international tourists.[120] In 2008, during the city's European Capital of Culture celebrations, overnight visitors brought £188m into the local economy,[119] while tourism as a whole is worth approximately £1.3bn a year to Liverpool.[118] The city's new cruise liner terminal, which is situated close to the Pier Head, also makes Liverpool one of the few places in the world where cruise ships are able to berth right in the centre of the city.[121] Other recent developments in Liverpool such as the Echo Arena and Liverpool One have made Liverpool an important leisure centre with the latter helping to lift Liverpool into the top five retail destinations in the UK.[122]
Historically, the economy of Liverpool was centred around the city's port and manufacturing base, although today less than 10% of employment in the city are in these sectors.[114] Nonetheless the city remains one of the most important ports in the United Kingdom, handling over 32.2m tonnes of cargo in 2008.[123] It is also home to the UK headquarters of many shipping lines including Japanese firm NYK and Danish firm Maersk Line.[124][125] Future plans to redevelop the city's northern dock system, in a project known as Liverpool Waters, could see £5.5bn invested in the city over the next 50 years, creating 17,000 new jobs.[126]
Car-manufacturing also takes place in the city at the Halewood plant where the Jaguar X-Type and Land Rover Freelander models are assembled.
Landmarks
Liverpool's history means that there are a considerable variety of architectural styles found within the city, ranging from 16th century Tudor buildings to modern-day contemporary architecture.[127] The majority of buildings in the city date from the late-18th century onwards, the period during which the city grew into one of the foremost powers in the British Empire.[128] There are over 2,500 listed buildings in Liverpool, of which 27 are Grade I listed[129] and 85 are Grade II* listed.[130] The city also has a greater number of public sculptures than any other location in the United Kingdom aside from Westminster[131] and more Georgian houses than the city of Bath.[132] This richness of architecture has subsequently seen Liverpool described by English Heritage, as England's finest Victorian city.[133] The value of Liverpool's architecture and design was recognised in 2004, when several areas throughout the city were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known as the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, the sites were added in recognition of the city's role in the development of international trade and docking technology.[134]
Waterfront and docks
As a major British port, the docks in Liverpool have historically been central to the city's development. Several major docking firsts have occurred in the city including the construction of the world's first enclosed wet dock (the Old Dock) in 1715 and the first ever hydraulic lifting cranes.[135] The best-known dock in Liverpool is the Albert Dock, which was constructed in 1846 and today comprises the largest single collection of Grade I listed buildings anywhere in Britain.[136] Built under the guidance of Jesse Hartley, it was considered to be one of the most advanced docks anywhere in the world upon completion and is often attributed with helping the city to become one of the most important ports in the world. The Albert Dock currently houses a number of restaurants, bars, shops, two hotels as well as the Merseyside Maritime Museum, International Slavery Museum, Tate Liverpool and The Beatles Story. North of the city centre is Stanley Dock, home to the Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse, which was at the time of its construction in 1901, the world's largest building in terms of area[137] and today stands as the world's largest brick-work building.[138]
One of the most famous locations in Liverpool is the Pier Head, renowned for the trio of buildings – the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building – which sit upon it. Collectively referred to as the Three Graces, these buildings stand as a testament to the great wealth in the city during the late 19th and early 20th century. Built in a variety of architectural styles, they are recognised as being the symbol of Maritime Liverpool, and are regarded by many as contributing to one of the most impressive waterfronts in the world.[139][140][141][142]
In recent years, several areas along Liverpool's waterfront have undergone significant redevelopment. Amongst the notable recent developments are the construction of the Echo Arena Liverpool and BT Convention Centre on Kings Dock, Alexandra Tower and 1 Princes Dock on Princes Dock and Liverpool Marina around Coburg and Brunswick Docks.
Commercial District and Cultural Quarter
Liverpool's historic position as one of the most important trading ports in the world has meant that over time many grand buildings have been constructed in the city as headquarters for shipping firms, insurance companies, banks and other large firms. The great wealth this brought, then allowed for the development of grand civic buildings, which were designed to allow the local administrators to 'run the city with pride'.[143]
The commercial district is centred around the Castle Street, Dale Street and Old Hall Street areas of the city, with many of the area's roads still following their medieval layout. Having developed over a period of three centuries the area is regarded as one of the most important architectural locations in the city, as recognised by its inclusion in Liverpool's World Heritage site.[144] The oldest building in the area is the Grade I listed Liverpool Town Hall, which is located at the top of Castle Street and dates from 1754. Often regarded as the city's finest piece of Georgian architecture, the building is noted as one of the most extravagantly decorated civic buildings anywhere in Britain.[145][146] Also on Castle Street is the Grade I listed Bank of England Building, constructed between 1845 and 1848, as one of only three provincial branches of the national bank.[145] Amongst the other noted buildings in the area are the Tower Buildings, Albion House (the former White Star Line headquarters), the Municipal Buildings and Oriel Chambers,[147] which is considered to be one of the earliest Modernist style buildings ever built.[148]
The area around William Brown Street is referred to as the city's 'Cultural Quarter', owing to the presence of numerous civic buildings, including the William Brown Library, Walker Art Gallery, Picton Reading Rooms and World Museum Liverpool. The area is dominated by neo-classical architecture, of which the most prominent, St George's Hall,[149] is widely regarded as the best example of a neo-classical building anywhere in Europe.[150] A Grade I listed building, it was constructed between 1840 and 1855 to serve a variety of civic functions in the city and its doors are inscribed with "S.P.Q.L." (Latin senatus populusque Liverpudliensis), meaning "the senate and people of Liverpool". William Brown Street is also home to numerous public monuments and sculptures, including Wellington's Column and the Steble Fountain. Many others are located around the area, particularly in St John's Gardens, which was specifically developed for this purpose.[151] The William Brown Street area has been likened to a modern recreation of the Roman Forum.[152]
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The message on this ema tag roughly says, "I'm also hoping for my Saigo Kara Ninbanme No Koi (second to last love)." But you probably need to be aware of the Japanese TV drama for it to make any sense at all.
As it turns out, I'm a huge fan of "Saigo Kara Ninbanme No Koi". (I found a short TV commercial for the show on youtube, but it really doesn't do this drama any justice at all.) And, luckily for me, Kiyoshi-san and Yoshikatsu-san made sure our Enoshima/Kamakura sanpo route took us past a few of the key locations from the program. Thanks to them I was able to walk in the footsteps of Nakai Kiichi and Kyon Kyon. And that made me very happy.
Seen and photographed on a photowalk with Chikako-san, Daren, Eriko-san, Frank and friends, Fukuda-san, Kasa-san, Katsushi-san, Kiki-san, Kiyoshi-san, Luk-san, Mamoru-san, Mirai-san, Takahiro-san, Takashi-san, Takashi-san, Toshi-san, Yasushi-san, Yoshikatsu-san, and Yumiko-san. Kamakura, Kanagawa-ken. February 24, 2013.
...está la salvación o la perdición, mantener el equilibrio del que todo depende, que la tierra siga mostrándonos su esplendor, y nosotros agradecimiento, por las mariposas, el agua, los árboles, el VERDE, los animales, por nosotros mismos...
Si la tierra se seca, nosotros también, ayudemos a que eso no pase, y no debemos esperar a que los demás cambien sino contentarnos con las satisfacciones personales en este tema, quizá la conciencia colectiva tome... conciencia y reaccione.
Veremos para el 2012...
Esta foto la tenía colgada hacía tiempo, en la galería de DENUNCIA. La borré (aunque era mi foto con más comentarios) para presentarla a varios concursos, por precaución, pero en ninguno de ellos ha habido suerte, o enchufe... pero lo que está claro es... que de mis fotografías, esta es una de las más valoradas por mis amigos y la gente en general.
Para que no tengáis la necesidad de preguntar... fui varias veces a ese embalse, y se me ocurrió esta IDEA, el segundo día lo conseguí más o menos aceptablemente, me "embadurné" la mano izquierda con barro y seguidamente la puse sobre el suelo, rebozándola con la capa superior seca del suelo, al final salió esto. Imaginaros, con solo la derecha manejando trípode y controles de la cámara, jeje!! :-) pero bueno, es lo de menos, lo que importa es el mensaje, que a tod@s llega.
Ahora veo las cosas más positivas que cuando hice esta fotografía...
Saludos y abrazos enormes para tod@s!!
Canon Eos 5D con 17-40 mm y trípode. Mi mano izquierda posando y la derecha retratando. En la edición quise dejar todo en B&N excepto la plantita, la VERDE vida. La fotografía está tomada en el embalse de Zahara de la Sierra, su periferia es brutal cuando hay poca agua, el suelo cuarteado, árboles muertos semihundidos, etc... todo por la acción del hombre al crear nuevos embalses, pues no siempre esta acción es beneficiosa para el hombre y la Natura.
FINALISTA en el Concurso Internacional de la BBC - WPOY 2011
Architect: Wingårdh arkitektkontor
Built in: 2009–2011
Client: Arthur Buchardt
The Scandic Victoria Tower is a skyscraper hotel in the Kista district of Stockholm, Sweden. It is also known as the Victoria Tower. The 117 meter hotel is the tallest building in Stockholm, as well as the tallest hotel in Scandinavia. The architects responsible was Gert Wingårdh together with his colleague Karolina Keyzer (since August 2010 the city architect of Stockholm). Gert Wingårdh designed the tower as a "T" and together with architect Per Odebäck he designed a glittering facade that consists of triangular windows of eight different types with varying surfaces.
The construction began in the summer of 2009 and the hotel opened on the 15th of September 2011. The building came in second place in the competition This year’s Stockholm Build 2012. It came on a shared fourth place in the Emporis list of the 2012 best skyscrapers in the world.
I strong verse proclaiming the demand of God for us .I like this verse .
If one likes to serve God and do love God with all their hearts, then demonstrate it with your actions that you love God truly .Jesus is coming soon . See the signs as was told in the Bible.
The Spirit of God will guide you if you search truly for truth and ask God .If you are close to the Lord ,you will know time is getting so near .
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DESTRUCTION OF DAMASCUS IS HAPPENING RIGHT IN OUR TIME!
THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST DAYS BIBLICAL PROPHECIES TO BE FULFILLED AND NOW UNDERWAY - for Damscus as heap of ruins.
Are these middleast wars happening today specific and connecting to what Jesus said as signs of His coming - " rumours of wars"in Matthew 24 .
Too many wars happening through the ages between countries ,Kingdoms .
But when this will involve the ordained nation of Israel , my gut feeling says -this is it !
I do feel we are right into the Birth pangs.
Can any external forces stop this conflict in Syria ?
I doubt it . Syria conflict has reached the point of no return .
This prophecy of Damascus has to be fulfilled otherwise what God has told will make Him become a liar.Just observed what happens next --
The Bible stated in the book of Isaiah chaper 17 of the horrible events that will take place in the lands of Israel and Syria. One of these events is the disappearance of Damascus as one of the premiere cities in the world. The oldest continuously inhabited city on the planet, Damascus has witnessed at least 5,000 years of human history, and some historians believe the city actually dates back to the seventh millennium BC. In fact, Paul was on the road to Damascus when Christ first appeared to Him, an event that transformed not only his life, but the course of human history.
To those Christians keeping an eye of events linking to prophecies ,I assume you know these things to happen and I don't doubt this is the one.
“This message came to me concerning Damascus: ‘Look, Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer will be deserted. Sheep will graze in the streets and lie down unafraid. There will be no one to chase them away. The fortified cities of Israel will also be destroyed, and the power of Damascus will end. The few left in Aram will share the fate of Israel’s departed glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.” Isaiah 17:1-3 (NLT)
But Israel would never be removed ,the Bible said so.
Though Israel become a burdensome stone ,perhaps of what Israel will do to all those nations on alliance coming to attack her .These gonna happen friends .
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PROPHECY HAPPENING IN OUR TIMES - proves the Bible is the word of God !!!!
HEAVY FIGHTING IN DAMASCUS from Paul Begley
Breaking News - British Forces Invade Assad's Compound - Look into Isaiah 17:1 - not happened ever to Damascus ,now happening in our times !!!!
Mid-East Prophecy Update - June 17th, 2012
Breaking News - Furious Turkey mobilizes tanks, troops to Syrian border
Turkey Tanks At Syria Border, Russia Recognizes Palestine!
Turkey Deploying Tanks on Syrian Border
www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/articles.htm - good site of the prophecies!
www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/road/mewar.html - MIDDLEAST WAR
Psalm 83 war - Listen /watch the video .
Turkey Threatens Syria With Retaliation
Carl Gallups on the Rob Schilling Show - LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EGYPT - Shocking!
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Christian views of the prophecies and end time events happening :
The Watchers 2: Signs In The Heavens and the Earth - by Dr. Marzulli
Breaking News - Gulf Armies on High Alert Pending Syria Action
Syria "NATO To Attack Damascus" Unconfirmed / Assad Confined
Perry Stone Defends The Pre-Tribulation Rapture - Zechariah 9:14
Jewish Christian details Possible Rapture Timeline from Hebrew Calendar
The Rapture will happen (1 of 3)
The Rapture will happen (2 of 3)
The Rapture will happen (3 of 3)
Prophetic signs that have taken place this month (June 2012)
Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling! RFID? Micro-Chip 666
Maine Prepares For Zombie Apocalypse Emergency Drills!
MAINE PREPARING FOR ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE RIGHT NOW!!!
Zombies in Texas ,NY ,Illinois ? lol ,this is it ,as people want it .
I 've said from my observations through the years that halloween has captivated hearts of many with evidence by how get on with celebrating it .Majority of people regard it as non-harmful part of tradition .Some would get to the extent to defend it like mad .The halloween spirit has also influenced the fashion industry . Around halloween many dressed up especially children as little witches ,zombies ,vampires etc ,from mild to extreme playing trick or treats.Halloween fashion is a big industry .There's big trading for dark paraphernalias,to clothing , halloween house decors ,music ,food products such as candies and cakes .Western culture has adopted it into its tradition to put jack-o -lanterns in their front yards without even its dark origins . Then you get rise of a different vampirism inspired fashion ,portrayed as cool and hip trend among the youths .The arrival of the Harry Potter series of books /movies ,rise of vampiric movies /tv series e.g. Stephany Meyer's Vampire saga added more fkavour to dominion of darkness in our age especially with young people who hardly recognize "back and white".These factors lay foundations of change for the unsuspecting lukewarm /apostate majority in acceptance of transforming dark essence of the occult into many lives with with very poor discernment .
Made me wonder where's the christian churches in these changing times to stand for the truth of Christ . Churches seem to have gone quiete from real issues of the times. I wonder if this is the real fulfilmment of prophecies about end time apostacy of the church - meaning ,many will leave faith in the end times .Apart from growing desbelief you can see of people, many will follow false doctrines,new age doctrines /doctrines of demons proliferating .Even Satanism is now considered a religion . It's not anymore any secret or a taboo .With the explosion of occults ,witchcrafts ,Satanism in our midst ,the churches have gonee timid . I suspect many churches must have gone lukewarm , apostate or gone completely comatose to make a stand to defend the faith .In terms of zombies happening in real life in our time ,possibly it will.There are evidence suggesting events fitteng descriptions of zombie-like pestilence which had occured and cost many lives in the past .Just do your own research.The Holy Bible also has passages implying of zombies " walking pestilence" and also in the Book of Zaccharia .I don't have time to give verses references yet but I'll repost this later .
The Elite's Eugenics Agenda : Alex Jones / Lord Monckton
Saudis Forces Mass On Jordan, And Iraq Borders War
London Olympic Evacuation plan,Drones and 200,000 casket linings EXPOSED by Reporter
NEW Terrorist Threat - 2012 London Olympics - Undercover Journalist - with interview of the undercover journalist Lee Hazledean .
The Eiffel tower from la Defense in Paris, France at sunset. You can see the bassin Takis in the foreground.
Paris (UK: /ˈpærɪs/; US: Listeni/ˈpɛərɪs/; French: [paʁi] ( listen)) is the capital and most populous city of France. Situated on the Seine River, in the north of the country, it is in the centre of the Île-de-France region, also known as the région parisienne, "Paris Region". The City of Paris has an area of 105.4 square kilometres (40.7 square miles) and a population of 2,273,305 people within its city limits, making it the fifth largest city in the European Union, after London, Berlin, Madrid and Rome. The Paris Region is considerably larger, having its own regional council and president; it has a population of 11,978,363.
Paris was founded in the 3rd century BC by a Celtic people called the Parisii, who gave the city its name. By the 12th century, Paris was the largest city in the western world, a prosperous trading centre, and the home of the University of Paris, one of the first in Europe. In the 18th century, it was the centre stage for the French Revolution, and became an important centre of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position it still retains today.
The Paris Region had a GDP of €612 billion (US$760 billion) in 2012, ranking it as one of the wealthiest five regions in Europe; it is the banking and financial centre of France, and contains the headquarters of 30 companies in the Fortune Global 500. In 2013 Paris received 29.3 million visitors, making it one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Paris is the home of the most-visited art museums in the world, the Louvre, as well as the Musée d'Orsay, noted for its collection of French Impressionist art, and the Musée National d'Art Moderne, a museum of modern and contemporary art. The notable architectural landmarks of Paris include the Notre Dame Cathedral (12th century); Sainte-Chapelle (13th century); the Eiffel Tower (1889); and the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre (1914). Paris is also known for its fashion, particularly the twice-yearly Paris Fashion Week, and for its haute cuisine, and three-star restaurants. Most of France's major universities and grandes écoles are located in Paris, as are France's major newspapers, including Le Monde, Le Figaro, and Libération.
Paris is home to the association football club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. and the rugby union club Stade Français. The 80,000-seat Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located in Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros. Paris played host to the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics, the 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
The city is a major rail, highway, and air-transport hub, served by the two international airports Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the city's subway system, the Paris Métro, serves 9 million passengers daily. Paris is the hub of the national road network, and is surrounded by three orbital roads: the Périphérique, the A86 motorway, and the Francilienne motorway in the outer suburbs.
There is something to be said about railfanning after dark. The drama and intensity of the railroad increases exponentially. The signal turns green. In the distance, a rumble interrupts the still air, increasing in intensity by the minute. The sound punctuates the still night air, adding to the anticipation and excitement of what is to become. You look, nothing is there, even though the sounds of a parade of rolling wheels gets closer. Then....FLASH....the train passes you, your heart races, the sound and momentum pulsate through you. Before you know it, the night again becomes still. The sound dissapates. Only the sweet sound of a soft horn in the distance and a gentle rumble is the only evidence of its passing. Night time is when the railroad comes alive. Its the time when the drama and magic of railroading hits its zenith. That's why railfanning after dark is special, different, something I love doing. Yes, I love trainwatching anytime of day, but when the sun goes down and I can stand trackside and chronicle the passage of trains, its sweet icing on the cake!
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Fisherman's Bastion - Budapest, Hungary.
The time I was here in Budapest, the weather was not the best - clouds and fog persisted the whole day. Twilight brought some blues with it but it was really fast, and I remember running from the grounds of Buda Castle to this point. It helped that I already had my composition planned out so I didn't have to waste precious time - I just had to set my tripod down and milk the blues until it faded away.
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The Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. Between 1947–48, the son of Frigyes Schulek, János Schulek, conducted the other restoration project after its near destruction during World War II. The Bastion takes its name from the guild of fishermen that was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls in the Middle Ages.
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Myakka River State Park is a Florida State Park, that is located nine miles (14 km) east of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County and a portion of southeastern Manatee County. The state park consists of 37,000 acres (150 km2), making it one of the state's largest parks. It is also one of the oldest parks in the state. It was delineated in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. A small portion (1,920 acres or 7.8 km2) of the park was the gift of the family of Bertha Palmer to the state. The park is named after the Myakka River.
Myakka River State Park is in the southeastern conifer forests ecoregion. Plant communities in areas of the park with drier soils are a mixture of pine forests, scrub, and prairies. Florida longleaf pine sandhills are woodlands dominated by longleaf pine (Pinus palustris). South Florida pine flatwoods are open woodlands of (Pinus elliottii var. densa) with a dense ground cover of grasses and shrubs. Florida peninsula inland scrub consists of sand pines (Pinus clausa) growing amid shrublands of evergreen oaks. Florida dry prairies are flat, nearly treeless plains with dense cover of grasses and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens).
Wetlands in the park include marshes and cypress domes. Floridian highlands freshwater marshes are prairies composed of different herbaceous plant communities that vary based on water depth. Southern coastal plain nonriverine cypress domes are small wetlands of pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens) notable for their dome-shaped appearance.
A karst sinkhole named Deep Hole is located on the northwest bank of the Myakka River in the Wilderness Preserve. The sink is 41 meters deep though no evidence of a spring was found by a 2011-2012 research team.
Rivers in the park support hammocks and floodplain forests. Near the floodplains of spring-fed rivers grow southern coastal plain hydric hammocks, dense forests of evergreen and deciduous hardwood trees. Blackwater rivers support southern coastal plain blackwater river floodplain forests of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) along their banks.
The park is noted for its wildlife and some of the rare birds seen only in Florida, such as the roseate spoonbill, frequent the park. Native flora flourishes in the park. There are many species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals to learn about and enjoy watching as well.
Myakka River State Park has an excellent system of hiking trails. Walking trails crisscross the eastern side of the park.
Six primitive campgrounds are accessible by trail throughout the park: Mossy Hammock, Bee Island, Panther Point, Honore, Oak Grove and Prairie.
Horseback riding and biking is permitted on certain designated trails and roads in the park. This part of the park is dominated by expanses of very low vegetation, fields of palmetto, that make a transition to islands, or hammocks, of tall pine and oak trees.
A good portion of the park is accessible by automobile. Myakka River State Park's main road, a 6.5-mile drive between the North and South ends, leads visitors to a boardwalk out to the river and a lake that is excellent for bird watching.
The main drive is also popular with cyclists, runners, and skaters. Bicycle traffic can be heavy, especially on weekends and holidays.
A short walk from the main road reveals Myakka's Canopy Walkway, a novel suspension bridge and tower providing researchers and visitors with views of the forest canopy and a spectacular above-the-treetops view of the entire park.
Picnic areas, canoeing, boat tours, and developed campsites are available. The park even has five cabins that were built not with logs, but with the trunks of native sabal palms.
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January at the Arnold Arboretum located in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston MA. Founded in 1872 and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the Arboretum is the second largest link in Boston's 'Emerald Necklace'. It is also the oldest arboretum in North America. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Arboretum
Taken with an Agfa Isolette III camera, Solinar 85mm lens on January 1, 2012. Kodak Portra 120 roll film, ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/50 second. Developed negative scanned into digital format. Edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements and NIK Silver Efex Pro software.
Never know who you might bump into at Goodwood.
Ross Noble
As well as being one of our favourite comedians, Ross is also an avid motorcycle fan. A keen biker and off-road rider, Noble is also a fan of MotoGP, WSBK and The Isle of Man TT. He has created an off-road track in the paddock at his home and has a number of vehicles to use on it, including an FV433 Abbot SPG self-propelled gun. He has competed in many races, notably, The Romaniacs and the 24 hour Dusk to Dawn. He attended several track days in 2011, including Brands Hatch on the GP circuit as a guest of MSV aboard his Triumph Daytona 675R. Noble supports British charity Riders for Health and donated money earned from limited edition signed posters together with bucket collections after each gig from his Nonsensory Overload tour to Riders for Health. This raised £42,000 for Riders. He has attended their fundraising event Day of Champions on a number of occasions, most recently at Silverstone in 2010. He also voiced the Riders for Health BBC Radio 4 appeal aired just before Christmas 2010.
In July 2011, Noble competed in the Red Bull Romaniacs, which is "one of the toughest extreme motorcycle events on the planet, as part of the Desert Rose Racing Team with fellow rider Clive "Zippy" Town (Dakar 2006) with both riders on 350 Exc-F KTM's
I am proud to say this was a genuine laugh from Ross and Giles, when about to click the shutter, i said say Tory Blair, a quip from on of Ross' TV Specials, The Hunt for Tony Blair.
Shot at The Goodwood Festival of Speed 30:06:2012 Ref: 87-508
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Land's End (Cornish: Penn an Wlas or Pedn an Wlas) is a headland and holiday complex in western Cornwall, England. It is the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England, situated within the Penwith peninsula about eight miles (13 km) west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road.
The actual Land’s End or Peal Point, is a modest headland compared with nearby headlands such as Pedn-men-dhu overlooking Sennen Cove and Pordenack, to the south. The present hotel and tourist complex is at Carn Kez, 200 m south of the actual Land’s End. Land's End has a particular resonance because it is often used to suggest distance. Land's End to John o' Groats in Scotland is a distance of 838 miles (1,349 km) by road and this Land's End to John o' Groats distance is often used to define charitable events such as end-to-end walks and races in the UK. Land's End to the northernmost point of England is a distance of 556 miles (895 km) by road.
The cliffs are made of granite, an igneous rock, which means that the cliffs will be more resistant to weathering, and will have steeper cliff faces. There are two varieties of granite represented at Land's End. Adjacent to the hotel the granite is coarse-grained with large phenocrysts of orthoclase, sometimes more than 5 in (13 cm) in length. To the north, at the First and Last House, there is a finer grained granite with fewer and smaller phenocrysts, and the different granites can be seen from a distance by the smoother weathering of the finer variety. The granite dates to 268–275 million years ago of the Permian period. The contact zone between the Land's End granite pluton and the altered ″country rocks″ is nearby and the Longships Lighthouse, offshore, is built on the country rock. Land's End is a popular venue for rock climbers.
The Longships, a group of rocky islets are just over 1 mile (1.6 km) offshore, and together with the Seven Stones Reef and the Isles of Scilly which lie about 28 miles (45 km) southwest — are part of the mythical lost land of Lyonesse, referred to in Arthurian literature.
The area around Land's End has been designated part of an Important Plant Area, by the organisation Plantlife, for rare species of flora.
In 1769, the antiquarian William Borlase wrote:
Of this time we are to understand what Edward I. says (Sheringham. p. 129.) that Britain, Wales, and Cornwall, were the portion of Belinus, elder son of Dunwallo, and that that part of the Island, afterwards called England, was divided in three shares, viz. Britain, which reached from the Tweed, Westward, as far as the river Ex; Wales inclosed by the rivers Severn, and Dee; and Cornwall from the river Ex to the Land's-End.
Tourists have been visiting Land’s End for over three hundred years. In 1649, an early visitor was the poet John Taylor, who was hoping to find subscribers for his new book Wanderings to see the Wonders of the West. In 1878 people left Penzance by horse-drawn vehicles from outside the Queens and Union hotels and travelled via St Buryan and Treen, to see the Logan Rock. There was a short stop to look at Porthcurno and the Eastern Telegraph Company followed by refreshments at the First and Last Inn in Sennen. They then headed for Land’s End, often on foot or horse, because of the uneven and muddy lanes. Over one hundred people could be at Land's End at any one time. At Carn Kez, the First and Last Inn owned a small house which looked after the horses while visitors roamed the cliffs. The house at Carn Kez developed into the present hotel. The earliest part of the house was damaged by the Luftwaffe when a plane returning from a raid on Cardiff jettisoned its remaining bombs. 53 fisherman were injured or killed. In the build-up to D-Day American troops were billeted in the hotel leaving the building in a bad state.
Land's End was owned by a Cornish family until 1982, when it was sold to David Goldstone. In 1987, Peter de Savary outbid the National Trust to purchase Land’s End for almost £7 million from David Goldstone. He had two new buildings erected and much of the present theme park development was instigated by him. He sold both Land's End and John o' Groats to businessman Graham Ferguson Lacey in 1991. The current owners purchased Land's End in 1996 and formed a company named Heritage Great Britain PLC. Attractions at the theme park include children's playgrounds and recorded music. Twice a week in August, Land's End hosts 'Magic in the Skies', a night-time firework spectacular with music by British composer Christopher Bond and narrated by actress Miriam Margolyes. Within the complex is the Land's End Hotel.
In May 2012, Land's End received worldwide publicity as the starting point of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.
Land's End is either the start or finishing point, of end to end journeys with John o'Groats in Scotland. One of the earliest was by Carlisle who left Land's End on 23 September 1879, went to John O'Groats House and arrived back at Land's End on 15 December; taking 72 days (exclusive of Sundays); covering 3,899 miles (6,275 km). To prove his journey, he kept a log book which was stamped at any Post Office he passed. An early end to end on bicycle was completed by Messrs Blackwell and Harman of Canonbury Bicycle Club. Starting at Land's End they covered 900 miles (1,400 km) in thirteen days in July/August 1880.
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Land’s End (kornisch Penn an Wlas, Pen an Wlas), in der Nähe von Penzance, Cornwall gelegen, ist eine Ortschaft und die gleichnamige Landzunge. Die Spitze der Landzunge ist der westlichste Punkt Englands auf der Hauptinsel Großbritanniens. Etwa 40 Kilometer südöstlich befindet sich auf der Halbinsel The Lizard der Lizard Point, der südlichste Punkt Großbritanniens, quasi in direkter Nachbarschaft. Die etwa 45 Kilometer südwestlich von Land’s End gelegenen Scilly-Inseln sind der westlichste Punkt Englands. Bei klarem Wetter sind sie von der etwa 60 Meter hohen Klippe über dem Atlantik aus zu sehen. Weiterhin ist von hier aus der etwa zwei Kilometer südlich gelegene Longship Leuchtturm (1795, bzw. Nachfolgebau von 1893) sichtbar, der auf einer aus Quarzit und Serpentinit gebildeten Insel steht.
Land’s End ist wegen der geographischen Lage oftmals Ausgangspunkt von Wanderungen (auf dem South West Coast Path), Fahrradtouren, Reisen und Rallyes quer durch Großbritannien, zum Beispiel mit Oldtimern. Die Gegenstücke dazu sind John o’ Groats, der (angeblich) nördlichste Punkt auf der Hauptinsel Großbritanniens, und Lowestoft, der östlichste Punkt auf der Hauptinsel Großbritanniens. Große Entfernungen werden in Großbritannien oft mit der Metapher „von Land’s End bis John o’ Groats“ beschrieben.
In der Nähe liegen Pendeen Lighthouse und nördlich davon Cape Cornwall. An diesem Kap beginnen der Bristolkanal sowie die Irische See nach Norden und nach Süden der Ärmelkanal. Früher galt jene Landspitze als westlichster Punkt Englands, bis genaue Messungen ergaben, dass Land’s End der westlichste Punkt ist.
Der Legende nach soll das versunkene Land Lyonesse zwischen Land’s End und den Scilly-Inseln gelegen haben.
Land’s End befindet sich heute in Privatbesitz. Dort befinden sich ein touristisch ausgerichteter Themenpark mit einem Hotel, Läden und unter anderem einigen Schiffen wie dem Fischkutter Confide (PZ-741) und dem RNLI-Seenotrettungskreuzer RNLB James & Catherine Macfarlane, die besichtigt werden können. In direkter Nähe liegt der Flughafen Land’s End.
Vor und in den Klippen befindet sich aufgrund der exponierten Lage ein Schiffsfriedhof. Das Wrack des im Jahre 2003 gestrandeten Frachters RMS Mülheim mit Heimathafen Duisburg liegt wenige hundert Meter nördlich der Spitze, viele weitere gesunkene Schiffe liegen in direkter Nähe unberührt unter der Wasseroberfläche und ziehen Taucher an, wie zum Beispiel das Black Swan Project.
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Skylon is a design for a single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane by the British company Reaction Engines Limited (REL), using SABRE, a combined-cycle, air-breathing rocket propulsion system, potentially reusable for 200 flights. In paper studies, the cost per kilogram of payload carried to low Earth orbit in this way is hoped to be reduced from the current £1,108/kg (as of December 2015), including research and development, to around £650/kg, with costs expected to fall much more over time after initial expenditures have amortised. In 2004, the developer estimated the total lifetime cost of the programme to be about $12 billion.
The vehicle design is for a hydrogen-fuelled aircraft that would take off from a purpose-built runway, and accelerate to Mach 5.4 at 26 kilometres (16 mi) altitude using the atmosphere's oxygen before switching the engines to use the internal liquid oxygen (LOX) supply to take it into orbit. Once in orbit it would release its payload (of up to 15 tonnes). The vehicle will be unpiloted, but also be certified to carry passengers. All payloads could be carried in a standardised container compartment. The relatively light vehicle would then re-enter the atmosphere and land on a runway, being protected from the conditions of re-entry by a ceramic composite skin. When on the ground, it would undergo inspection and necessary maintenance. If the design goal is achieved, it should be ready to fly again within two days.
As of 2012, only a small portion of the funding required to develop and build Skylon had been secured. The research and development work on the SABRE engine design is proceeding under a small European Space Agency (ESA) grant. In January 2011, REL submitted a proposal to the British government to request additional funding for the project and in April REL announced that they had secured $350 million of further funding contingent on a test of the engine's precooler technology being successful. Testing of the key technologies was successfully completed in November 2012, allowing Skylon's design to advance to its final phase. On 16 July 2013 the British government pledged £60M to the project: this investment will provide support at a "crucial stage" to allow a full-scale prototype of the SABRE engine to be built.
If all goes to plan, the first ground-based engine tests could happen in 2019, and Skylon could be performing unmanned test flights by 2025. It could carry 15 tonnes of cargo to a 300 km equatorial orbit on each trip, and up to 11 tonnes to the International Space Station, almost 45% more than the capacity of the European Space Agency's ATV vehicle.
This is the first production vehicle and it is used as a testbed to prove the Sklyon concept.
I really enjoyed building this model. It went through multiple re-designs to get the curves and shaping just right. Those of you who play Kerbal Space Program will understand how an SSTO works but if you don't it is an aircraft with rocket engines of some time that is able to climb into orbit to launch satellites then return the entire aircraft to earth to save money.
Enjoy!
Tyler