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A shock wave gets cut up into pieces and then re-assembled. I wish I could explain the tiny shock "bubbles" on the edges of the second ladder.
Cheers.
Three other oldies which I have got in recent months
On the left is a battered Nikon EM. I had two of these, a nice camera but there were problems with the film rewind handle which kept on falling off as is the case with in example
In the middle is a British Folding Box Bronie Six-20. Not much of an advance on the good old Box Brownie
On the right is a Nikon F801S. I had in recent used my Nikon F501 for monochrome film work. The electrics on that camera died and I gave it to another collector. I had a Mamiya C220 which I never used and swapped it for this semi-pro autowind camera which I have used several times recently.
Unboxed her last night, first thing i did when i woke up was take some pictures. She looks like she just woke up too :D
A new addition to the Morse fleet is Jonckheere GSV / SHV bodied Volvo B12BT M50 RSY... This was new to Brent Thomas (Maesycoed, later Tonypandy) as FN09 APX and later passed to Taf Valley Coaches (Bysiau Cwm Taf, Whitland) in January 2015 where it was re-registered E14 TAF. Seen here at York rail station with it's new owner, Morse of Sheriff Hutton (between York, Malton and the North York Moors). I had hoped to get a photo of this a bit further forward where light from the station buildings may have better aided the photo, however the traffic was so bad it took just over 10 minutes to move about 15 meters so it would have been dark before the bus got to where I wanted it!
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Bagan; (formerly Pagan) is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Pagan, the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, over 10.000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas still survive to the present day.
The Bagan Archaeological Zone is a main draw for the country's nascent tourism industry. It is seen by many as equal in attraction to Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
ETYMOLOGY
Bagan is the present-day standard Burmese pronunciation of the Burmese word Pugan, derived from Old Burmese Pyugam (meaning 'Pyu Village'). Its classical Pali name is Arimaddana-pura, lit. "the City that Tramples on Enemies". Its other names in Pali are in reference to its extreme dry zone climate: Tattadesa, "parched land", and Tampadipa, "bronzed country". The Burmese chronicles also report other classical names of Thiri Pyissaya and Tampawaddy.
HISTORY
7th to 13th CENTURIES
According to the Burmese chronicles, Bagan was founded in the second century CE, and fortified in 849 CE by King Pyinbya, 34th successor of the founder of early Bagan. Mainstream scholarship however holds that Bagan was founded in the mid-to-late 9th century by the Mranma (Burmans), who had recently entered the Irrawaddy valley from the Nanzhao Kingdom. It was among several competing Pyu city-states until the late 10th century when the Burman settlement grew in authority and grandeur.From 1044 to 1287, Bagan was the capital as well as the political, economic and cultural nerve center of the Pagan Empire. Over the course of 250 years, Bagan's rulers and their wealthy subjects constructed over 10000 religious monuments (approximately 1000 stupas, 10000 small temples and 3000 monasteries) in an area of 104 square kilometres in the Bagan plains. The prosperous city grew in size and grandeur, and became a cosmopolitan center for religious and secular studies, specializing in Pali scholarship in grammar and philosophical-psychological (abhidhamma) studies as well as works in a variety of languages on prosody, phonology, grammar, astrology, alchemy, medicine, and legal studies. The city attracted monks and students from as far as India, Ceylon as well as the Khmer Empire. The culture of Bagan was dominated by religion. The religion of Bagan was fluid, syncretic and by later standards, unorthodox. It was largely a continuation of religious trends in the Pyu era where Theravada Buddhism co-existed with Mahayana Buddhism, Tantric Buddhism, various Hindu (Saivite, and Vaishana) schools as well as native animist (nat) traditions. While the royal patronage of Theravada Buddhism since the mid-11th century had enabled the Buddhist school to gradually gain primacy, other traditions continued to thrive throughout the Pagan period to degrees later unseen.
The Pagan Empire collapsed in 1287 due to repeated Mongol invasions (1277–1301). Recent research shows that Mongol armies may not have reached Bagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal. However, the damage had already been done. The city, once home to some 50.000 to 200.000 people, had been reduced to a small town, never to regain its preeminence. The city formally ceased to be the capital of Burma in December 1297 when the Myinsaing Kingdom became the new power in Upper Burma.
14th to 19th CENTURIES
Bagan survived into the 15th century as a human settlement, and as a pilgrimage destination throughout the imperial period. A smaller number of "new and impressive" religious monuments still went up to the mid-15th century but afterward, new temple constructions slowed to a trickle with fewer than 200 temples built between the 15th and 20th centuries. The old capital remained a pilgrimage destination but pilgrimage was focused only on "a score or so" most prominent temples out of the thousands such as the Ananda, the Shwezigon, the Sulamani, the Htilominlo, the Dhammayazika, and a few other temples along an ancient road. The rest - thousands of less famous, out-of-the-way temples - fell into disrepair, and most did not survive the test of time.
For the few dozen temples that were regularly patronized, the continued patronage meant regular upkeep as well as architectural additions donated by the devotees. Many temples were repainted with new frescoes on top of their original Pagan era ones, or fitted with new Buddha statutes. Then came a series of state-sponsored "systematic" renovations in the Konbaung period (1752–1885), which by and large were not true to the original designs - some finished with "a rude plastered surface, scratched without taste, art or result". The interiors of some temples were also whitewashed, such as the Thatbyinnyu and the Ananda. Many painted inscriptions and even murals were added in this period.
20th CENTURY TO PRESENT
Bagan, located in an active earthquake zone, had suffered from many earthquakes over the ages, with over 400 recorded earthquakes between 1904 and 1975. The last major earthquake came on 8 July 1975, reaching 8 MM in Bagan and Myinkaba, and 7 MM in Nyaung-U. The quake damaged many temples, in many cases, such as the Bupaya, severely and irreparably. Today, 2229 temples and pagodas remain.
Many of these damaged pagodas underwent restorations in the 1990s by the military government, which sought to make Bagan an international tourist destination. However, the restoration efforts instead drew widespread condemnation from art historians and preservationists worldwide. Critics are aghast that the restorations paid little attention to original architectural styles, and used modern materials, and that the government has also established a golf course, a paved highway, and built a 61-meter watchtower. Although the government believed that the ancient capital's hundreds of (unrestored) temples and large corpus of stone inscriptions were more than sufficient to win the designation of UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city has not been so designated, allegedly mainly on account of the restorations.
Bagan today is a main tourist destination in the country's nascent tourism industry, which has long been the target of various boycott campaigns. The majority of over 300.000 international tourists to the country in 2011 are believed to have also visited Bagan. Several Burmese publications note that the city's small tourism infrastructure will have to expand rapidly even to meet a modest pickup in tourism in the following years.
There is a well-known saying of Myanmar people : "If you are a real Myanmar, you must have been to Bagan." Bagan is spirit of history of Myanmar.
GEOGRAPHY
The Bagan Archaeological Zone, defined as the 13 x 8 km area centered around Old Bagan, consisting of Nyaung U in the north and New Bagan in the south, lies in the vast expanse of plains in Upper Burma on the bend of the Irrawaddy river. It is located 290 kilometres southwest of Mandalay and 700 kilometres north of Yangon. Its coordinates are 21°10' North and 94°52' East.
ARCHITECTURE
Bagan stands out for not only the sheer number of religious edifices of Myanmar but also the magnificent architecture of the buildings, and their contribution to Burmese temple design. The artistry of the architecture of pagodas in Bagan prove the achievement of Myanmar craftsmen in handicrafts. The Bagan temple falls into one of two broad categories: the stupa-style solid temple and the gu-style hollow temple.
STUPAS
A stupa, also called a pagoda, is a massive structure, typically with a relic chamber inside. The Bagan stupas or pagodas evolved from earlier Pyu designs, which in turn were based on the stupa designs of the Andhra region, particularly Amaravati and Nagarjunakonda in present-day southeastern India, and to a smaller extent to Ceylon. The Bagan-era stupas in turn were the prototypes for later Burmese stupas in terms of symbolism, form and design, building techniques and even materials.
Originally, an Indian/Ceylonese stupa had a hemispheric body (Pali: anda, "the egg") on which a rectangular box surrounded by a stone balustrade (harmika) was set. Extending up from the top of the stupa was a shaft supporting several ceremonial umbrellas. The stupa is a representation of the Buddhist cosmos: its shape symbolizes Mount Meru while the umbrella mounted on the brickwork represents the world's axis. The brickwork pediment was often covered in stucco and decorated in relief. Pairs or series of ogres as guardian figures ('bilu') were a favourite theme in the Bagan period.
The original Indic design was gradually modified first by the Pyu, and then by Burmans at Bagan where the stupa gradually developed a longer, cylindrical form. The earliest Bagan stupas such as the Bupaya (c. 9th century) were the direct descendants of the Pyu style at Sri Ksetra. By the 11th century, the stupa had developed into a more bell-shaped form in which the parasols morphed into a series of increasingly smaller rings placed on one top of the other, rising to a point. On top the rings, the new design replaced the harmika with a lotus bud. The lotus bud design then evolved into the "banana bud", which forms the extended apex of most Burmese pagodas. Three or four rectangular terraces served as the base for a pagoda, often with a gallery of terra-cotta tiles depicting Buddhist jataka stories. The Shwezigon Pagoda and the Shwesandaw Pagoda are the earliest examples of this type. Examples of the trend toward a more bell-shaped design gradually gained primacy as seen in the Dhammayazika Pagoda (late 12th century) and the Mingalazedi Pagoda (late 13th century).
HOLLOW TEMPLES
In contrast to the stupas, the hollow gu-style temple is a structure used for meditation, devotional worship of the Buddha and other Buddhist rituals. The gu temples come in two basic styles: "one-face" design and "four-face" design - essentially one main entrance and four main entrances. Other styles such as five-face and hybrids also exist. The one-face style grew out of 2nd century Beikthano, and the four-face out of 7th century Sri Ksetra. The temples, whose main features were the pointed arches and the vaulted chamber, became larger and grander in the Bagan period.
INNOVATIONS
Although the Burmese temple designs evolved from Indic, Pyu (and possibly Mon) styles, the techniques of vaulting seem to have developed in Bagan itself. The earliest vaulted temples in Bagan date to the 11th century, while the vaulting did not become widespread in India until the late 12th century. The masonry of the buildings shows "an astonishing degree of perfection", where many of the immense structures survived the 1975 earthquake more or less intact. (Unfortunately, the vaulting techniques of the Bagan era were lost in the later periods. Only much smaller gu style temples were built after Bagan. In the 18th century, for example, King Bodawpaya attempted to build the Mingun Pagoda, in the form of spacious vaulted chambered temple but failed as craftsmen and masons of the later era had lost the knowledge of vaulting and keystone arching to reproduce the spacious interior space of the Bagan hollow temples.)
Another architectural innovation originated in Bagan is the Buddhist temple with a pentagonal floor plan. This design grew out of hybrid (between one-face and four-face designs) designs. The idea was to include the veneration of the Maitreya Buddha, the future and fifth Buddha of this era, in addition to the four who had already appeared. The Dhammayazika and the Ngamyethna Pagoda are examples of the pentagonal design.
ECONOMY
Bagan's economy is based mainly on tourism. Because of boycotts against the previous military government, the Bagan region's tourism infrastructure is still quite modest by international standards. The city has a few international standard hotels and many family-run guesthouses. Bagan is also the center of Burmese lacquerware industry, which to a large degree depends on tourist demand. Much of the lacquerware is destined for souvenir shops in Yangon, and to the world markets. Moreover, the lacquerware-making process itself has become a tourist draw.
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The newest addition to the KL Ordinary buses, modelling XMQ6107AYW, the ordinary, deluxe, and non-airconditioned version of Kinglong XMQ6111CY.
Operator: RURAL TRANSIT MINDANAO INC. (PAGADIAN CITY, PHILIPPINES)
Fleet number: 9642 (base 9)
Body maker: XIAMEN KINGLONG UNITED AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, LIMITED (CHINA)
Body model: KINGLONG XMQ6107AYW
Body production: FEBRUARY 2018
Route: PAGADIAN CITY - ZAMBOANGA CITY via BUUG and IPIL (both from Zamboanga Sibugay) and VICE VERSA
Seating configuration: 2×3
Seating capacity: 54
Shot Taken: IMELDA, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, PHILIPPINES
Destination: PAGADIAN CITY, PHILIPPINES
*MAY CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
We noticed these recent additions to this roadside display on our way to a newrby shopping centre. I captured more of these during my birthday photowalk in December.
The Vancouver Aquarium (officially the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre) is a public aquarium located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Vancouver, the aquarium is a centre for marine research, conservation and marine animal rehabilitation.
The Vancouver Aquarium was one of the first facilities to incorporate professional naturalists into the galleries to interpret animal behaviours.[6] Prior to this, at the London Zoo Fish House, naturalists James S. Bowerbank, Ray Lankester, David W. Mitchell andPhilip H. Gosse (the creator of the word aquarium)[7] had regularly held "open house" events, but the Vancouver Aquarium was the first to employ educational naturalists on a full-time basis. Aquarium research projects extend worldwide, and include marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation.
Source: Wikipedia
Dentro do Stanley Park, o aquário de Vancouver é lar para mais de 70 mil animais, incluindo golfinhos, baleias e leões-marinhos. Ele é dividido em vários ambientes, que vão do ártico à floresta tropical. A principal atração são as belugas, espécie de baleia branca, típica das águas geladas do norte do Canadá. Tanto as belugas quanto os golfinhos fazem vários shows diários para entreter o público. O aquário de Vancouver tem um papel importante também nas áreas de conservação e pesquisa e há mais de 40 anos salva e reabilita mamíferos marinhos.
Ronchamp: Renzo Piano meets Le Corbusier
Designed by Le Corbusier and built between 1950 and 1955, the famous Notre-Dame-du-Haut chapel in Ronchamp, eastern France, got a new lease of life in autumn 2011 thanks to the Ronchamp Demain project. Among new additions are a visitors’ centre, La Porterie, and a convent, both designed by Renzo Piano. The project’s goal was transforming the hill crowned by the famous chapel designed by Le Corbusier into a modern, environmentally friendly tourist destination and a ‘global’ place of worship. The idea was born during the chapel’s 60th anniversary in 2005. Its advocates thought to build a convent which, they imagined, might be designed by Renzo Piano, one of the world’s star architects and an ‘artist’ of construction materials. The Italian architect’s work was much appreciated by the association, who imagined that a convent designed by Piano would measure up to French icon Le Corbusier’s chapel. That was before he met Sister Brigitte, abbess of the Poor Clarisse’s order, who was expected to move to Ronchamp with the six other nuns who were living in the old convent of Besançon.
Once the deal was sealed, Piano’s talent did the rest. The architect, who has signed a great many significant world projects (Bern’s Paul Klee Centre; Amsterdam’s NEMO Science Centre), has managed the difficult task of discreetly placing the monastic building in the western slope of the hill. The convent holds twelve small nuns’ residences, with a garden for contemplation, an oratory and several rooms for short-term spiritual retreats. Piano also built La Porterie, Notre-Dame-du-Haut’s new visitors’ centre. The stylish, graceful building has been built into the hill as well. Perfectly integrated into the landscape, it holds the ticket booth, a restaurant and a research centre focused on Le Corbusier’s opus. The surroundings have been re-designed by the firm of landscape architect Michel Corajoud. The Ronchamp Demain project as a whole has required an investment of nearly ten million Euros; funds were provided by local and regional government, Europe, the dioceses and donors. It was the price to be paid in order to revive the magic of Corbusier’s remarkable chapel, a site that attracts nearly 80,000 visitors each year.
This is the view from the changing table. I just hung up the drapes last weekend, although they're strictly decorative. The wooden blinds block out the sunlight for nap time.
That's a ceiling fan w/ light in the upper right corner.
The back of 3457. In addition to the Purple and Yellow Lines, these cars have traveled in revenue service on all parts of the Brown Line and to at least Roosevelt in the State Street Subway.
A solid-performing wide-angle lens is the perfect addition to any Canon FD-Mount system. It is compact, has excellent image quality and, with the new style release, is easy to take on and off with one hand.
You can read the full review online: www.alexluyckx.com/blog/2024/03/05/optical-review-blog-no...
Canon AE-1 - Canon Lens FD 28mm 1:2.8 - Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400
Adox FX-39 II (1+9) 9:00 @ 20C (Constant Rotation)
Scanner: Epson V700 + Silverfast 9 SE
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
The Australian contingent of the Supra Boats @Supra_Boats Factory Team is dominating "Down Under". This Supra surge of podium topping performances was demonstrated with precision at the Wakeboard Australia 17th Annual National Championships. Four of our Supra Team "mates", Sam Brown, Cory Teunissen, Brad Teunissen and Bec Gange finished 3rd or better in their divisions at the event. Amazing athlete additions and training with World Champion Josh Sanders behind the new SA550 wake boat are swinging Supra Boats Australia wakeboarding momentum beyond better.
The newest member of the Supra Boats Team, Bec Gange took it to the Open Women at Australian Nationals with an event-wining run. This first place finish didn't seem to surprise anyone. She is the sweetheart of Australia's wakeboarding scene with the on-water skill set of a fierce competitor. As she prepares for her trip to the States for the 2013 pro season, it is becoming more apparent that she is a force to be reckoned with in pro women's wakeboarding. See you soon Bec!
With the addition of another trainset, MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow announces that the entire operating fleet of Staten Island Railway trains consists of the new tech R211S model during a press conference at St. George on Friday, Sep 12, 2025.
(Marc A. Hermann / MTA)
This years additions in seasonal outfits. almost ran out of 1/4 sized stuff, since there was six new models added in this category.
These houses, which are pretty run-down, are located on Cordova Street in the northern part of Strathcona. This area is quite the contrast to the almost idyllic area of Strathcona on the other side of Hastings Street to the south.
And that sure is one huge addition to the house in the middle but looks like it was done a long time ago.
This Library from an old house is along Ocoee Street just a couple of blocks north of the town Square. It's either part of or next door to Lee University.
In addition to emergency operations, the LAFD never passed an opportunity to assist the citizens of Los Angeles in a non emergency capacity such as community relations.
Latest additions to the National AA Village Signs collection, which now stands at 55+ signs. Still nothing from the following counties though, so if you know of one that could join the collection, please get in touch: Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Cumbria, Westmorland, Yorkshire, Middlesex, Rutland.
In addition to taking the artsy bokeh tests yesterday I did take some nice ones of the flora and fauna 9 well my kids)
Here is one of a dandelion held by my 3 yr old
Helios 44m-6 at about 2 feet away, using my Color efex pro trial
A good friend just got a new addition to his family.
Before reading on, look at the photo and decide if you like it. I don't want to sway your opinion before you've decided on your own. I have a question for you about the photo.
Done? You've decided if you like the shot?
Good. Okay. I can't decide if this photo is confusing - that small hand belongs to my son, not to the baby. My son was taking a turn holding the new baby while the new daddy supervised.
Do does it look strange? Did it look odd before I mentioned it? I can't decide.
In addition to its imposing size and striking architecture, there are many mosaics devoted to Mary from different countries in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel. This photo shows one of my favourites - the Virgin of Guadalupe from Mexico.
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The Orchard Residences is a 99-years leasehold apartment development located at 238 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 237973, in District 09, and just above the Orchard MRT Station. With expected completion in December 2010, it comprises 175 units. The Orchard Residences is situated along the vibrant Orchard Road shopping and entertainment belt. It is also close to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Above MRT Station. Condo Facilities at The Orchard Residences Facilities at The Orchard Residences include a swimming pool, spa, and clubhouse. Condo Amenities near The Orchard Residences Numerous feeder bus services are available near The Orchard Residences. Established local and international schools are mostly a short drive away, such as Raffles Girls’ School, Overseas Family School, and ISS International School. Its prime location along Orchard Road means several one-stop shopping destinations are just a short walk away. These include Ion Orchard, Tangs Plaza, Wisma Atria, The Paragon, and Takashimaya. In addition, prestigious clubs, such as American Club and Tanglin Club, are located nearby. For vehicle owners, driving to the business hub from The Orchard Residences takes less than 10 minutes, via River Valley Road.
I introduce you to one of my newest paper garbage trucks! This is a 2023 Refurb Scorpion ASL. I have shown my small fleet of trucks on YT but not here!