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Kaikidou (開基堂) is the mausoleum of Houjou Tokimune (北条時宗). He was the 8th Regent and the donor of the Zen temple. He is supposed to be buried beneath the mausoleum. The existing structure was largely repaired or restored in 1811.
He is noted for successfully acting the Commander in Chief of the Expedition Force against the Barbarians (the official title of Minamoto shoguns). More specifically, he repelled two invasions by the Mongolian and Korean forces in 1274 and 1281.
Their invasions were on the northern coast of Kyuushuu Island, for which Tokimune dispatched commanders and warriors to the southern Island. The shogunate took this opportunity to strengthen their rule over western Japan.
Japan is one of the rare countries in Asia that could repel the Mongolian invasions thanks largely to the Sea of Japan. However, Japan's Sumo league is now almost conquered by Mongolian wrestlers.
A Parasitic Jaeger is seen in flight with two small fish in its bill — whether it obtained them itself or by theft from another bird is unknown. It was thrilling to watch the action as several of these members of the Skuas family took passes at various gulls and terns, and made twisting maneuvers when they located a potential ‘donor.’ The interactions took place off Cape Merry near the town of Churchill in the northern part of the Canadian province of Manitoba. [This species is called Arctic Skua in the Old World.]
Despite the very grey sky, this was a great show. The markings on the side of the plane ahead of the cockpit are flags of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, each flag marking a (free) display the aircraft gave in support of Health workers during the pandemic. On the other side are flags to represent the displays made over hospitals in England - over 250 such across the UK. The light patches behind the cockpit are the hand painted names sponsored by donors to raise money for the charity NHS Together. Interesting that the flags can be resolved by this camera but the names cannot!
This Spitfire is one of the unarmed photo-reconnaissance versions which has long range fuel tanks and cameras in place of weapons.
Photographed on an awesome day of Kyoto exploration with Charlie-san, Fukuda-san, Fumi-san, Maeda-san, Miki-san, sonnar-san, Take-san, and Teruhide-san. Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. May 28, 2017.
56032 stands at the rear of E.M.D. at Longport maybe a conversion candidate for the GB class 69 project or just a donor. Buffered up to the Grid is 66048 now sporting an all over black livery with a white and red graffitti style relief. In a former life the Shed was James the Red Engine wearing a Stobart Rail livery. It came to grief at Carrbridge on the inaugural southbound working from Inverness some 40 minutes after departure ending up at the base of an embankment and has resided here since moving from Toton.
camminava fiera, nessun sorriso, occhi fissi davanti a sè, nessuna espressione particolare sul volto, bellissimo.
Paul and my sister Lori drove from Seattle to see her new grandson. Her car has a sign to help our sister Bonnie find a kidney donor! Any blood type will work! Email us for more info kidney4bonnie@gmail.com
The Holy Trinity, with the Virgin and Saint John and donors is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Masaccio in the Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, in Florence. The fresco was among Masaccio's last major commissions and is often cited as one of the first monumental Renaissance paintings to utilize linear perspective.
The Trinity is thought to have been created by Masaccio between 1425–1427. He died in late 1428 at the age of 26, or having just turned 27, leaving behind a relatively small body of work.
The fresco is located along the middle of the basilica's left aisle. Although the configuration of this space has changed since the artwork was created, there are clear indications that the fresco was aligned very precisely in relationship with the sight-lines and perspective arrangement of the room at the time; particularly a former entrance-way facing the painting; in order to enhance the trompe-l'œil effect. There was also an altar, mounted as a shelf-ledge between the upper and lower sections of the fresco, further emphasizing the "reality" of the artifice.
Not much is known about the details of the commission; no contemporaneous documents naming the altar-piece's patron(s) have been found. The two donor portraits included in the fresco, one figure kneeling on either side of the archway, have not been positively identified. The persons depicted are almost certainly contemporary Florentines; either the persons who funded the work, or relatives or close associates. According to the established conventions of such depictions, it is generally, but not universally, assumed that they were probably still alive at the time of the artwork's commissioning.
The leading theories as to their identity favor two local families; either the Lenzi or, for at least one of the figures, a member of the Berti, who were a working-class family from the Santa Maria Novella quarter of Florence. Records of the Berti family, discovered in 2012, indicate that they owned a tomb at the foot of the fresco. Other sources mention a Lenzi tomb near the altar, with the inscription "Domenico di Lenzo, et Suorum 1426", as well as other Lenzi decorations in the chapel at that time, and theorize the donor portraits were posthumous images of Domenico (and his spouse?). In the Florentine dating system of that time, the new year began on March 25; and factoring in the conversion from Julian to Gregorian calendars Domenico's death, as recorded, would have been on 19 January 1427.
It has been hypothesized that Fra' Alessio Strozzi and/or Filippo Brunelleschi may have been involved, or at least consulted, in the creation of the Trinity. Brunelleschi's experiments in linear perspective likely were the inspiration for the perspectival construction of the painting. Fra' Alessio's involvement has been posited more on the matter of the appropriate depiction of the Holy Trinity, according to the preferences and sensibilities of the Dominican order.[citation needed] However, there is, to date, no concrete evidence for the direct involvement of either of these two men.
Around 1568, Cosimo I, then Duke of Florence, commissioned Giorgio Vasari to undertake extensive renovation work at Santa Maria Novella, including reconfiguring and redecorating the area where Masaccio's fresco was located.
Vasari had already written favorably about Masaccio in his Vite. When it came time to implement the planned renovations of the chapel containing Trinity, circa 1570, Vasari chose to leave the fresco intact and construct a new altar and screen in front of Masaccio's painting, leaving a small gap, and effectively concealing and protecting the earlier work. While it seems plausible that it was Vasari's deliberate intention to preserve Masaccio's painting, it is unclear to what extent Duke Cosimo and/or other "concerned parties" were involved in this decision. To decorate the new altar, Vasari painted a Madonna of the Rosary; the image is extant, but has been moved to a different location within the church.
Masaccio's Holy Trinity was rediscovered when Vasari's altar was dismantled during renovations in 1860. The Crucifixion, the upper part of the fresco, was subsequently transferred to canvas, and relocated to a different part of the church. It is unclear from available sources whether the lower section of the fresco, the cadaver tomb, remained unknown or was deliberately omitted (and possibly plastered over) during the 1860s construction work.
Restoration was done to the Crucifixion section of the painting at that time, to replace missing areas of the design; mostly architectural details around the perimeter of the work. While the painting was in damaged condition when rediscovered, it is also likely that further damage was caused by the transfer from plaster to canvas.
In the 20th century, the cadaver tomb portion of the work was rediscovered in situ, and the two halves were re-united in their original location in 1952. Leonetto Tintori undertook restoration work on the combined whole during 1950–1954.
Charles de Tolnay believed that the lower part of the fresco did not match the upper part in terms of style. Other experts assumed later changes in part of the painting or the loss of some parts, which creates the impression of fragmentation.
Ex London Transport Daimler Fleetline DM1227, serving out its new role with the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service in a side street on Hong Kong Island in October 1991.
Post London service, this bus never carried a registration number as it always ran on 'trade plates' and surely must've been unique among the DMS class in being fitted with an offside drivers cab door?
Ces deux anciennes BC Rail ont vue des meilleurs jours avant d'être racheté par le chemin de fer Sartigan comme donneuse de pièces.
These two former BC Rails saw better days before being bought by the Sartigan Railway as a parts donor.
My son recently had complications while using the insulin pump to treat Type 1 Diabetes. After disconnecting from the pump permanently this meant going back to 7-8 shots a day. It also required all his prescriptions to change. He is now on the insulin pen which comes pre-filled, therefore, we had many unused/unopened vials of insulin which I had stocked up. My son's doctor told us of a child who was just diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and was still hospitalized, but he didn't have health insurance to help pay for insulin or diabetes supplies.
It's heartbreaking when children don't have health insurance and having a disease such as diabetes is very costly. Even though my son requested to be an anonymous donor, he was very happy to help someone who can really benefit from it. He doesn't know I took this photo of him at the Hospital yesterday when we went there to donate the supplies.
If you or someone you know has Type 1 Diabetes and prescriptions change, please consider donating unused supplies by contacting your Endocrinologist. There is no CURE for Type 1 Diabetes and it's not something a child outgrows. There is more focus on the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 in US Schools. How about, No Child left uninsured?
On the street since he wife passed. traded a couple of $ for a few shots. He said he was going to purchase a meal. Bless him.
Shot in Phoenix on 19th ave and Indian school next to a blood bank.
Having arrived from Glasgow yesterday, this Mercedes has been purchased by the lemon for a use of spares. It was last with United Coaches and now will donate it's engine, box and body parts for the rest of the fleet.
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I gave blood today, so I really wasn't up for much. I am a frequent donor and it is something I believe everyone should do at least once, because less than 30% of the people who give blood once will ever give blood again.
I seem to recall Western were involved in preparing Clydeside's Routemasters for service ..Not sure how many spare RM,s were acquired for parts only. Anyway these three examples have been stripped of their glass and other panels
Having just read George Watson's excellent book on Clydeside Scottish the figures mentioned purchasing surplus Routemasters were relatively cheap..£2,500 for a roadworthy MOT'd bus , £500 -1000 for a scrapper that had to be capable of driving to Scotland under it's own steam ..these prices included the cherished numbers. Once stripped of all the useful parts the RM carcass had a scrap value of £1000 ..so it was a no lose situation .
Rows and rows of endless Guanyin goddesses decorates the entire interior walls of Kek Lok Si, Penang.
Every one of these statues are adorned in a small pedestal with the donor's name, who had contributed to the building of the temple.
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World Blood Donor Day is celebrated June 14th every year. It is an opportunity to express gratitude to those who donate their blood in order to save lives, without expecting anything in return.
I am eternally grateful for the 4 units I received just over 4 years ago. Sadly, I am no longer able to donate myself now, but I hope the units that I gave in the past were equally useful to someone, somewhere.
Millions of people owe their lives to people they will never meet – people who donate their blood freely and without any reward.
Voluntary unpaid donors are the foundation of a safe blood supply because they are least likely to transmit potentially life-threatening infections, such as HIV and hepatitis viruses, to the recipients of their blood. It is to these unsung heroes that World Blood Donor Day is dedicated.
Facts about giving blood:
- Donating blood is quick and easy
- Most people can give blood
- You can give blood every 16 weeks
- Giving blood will not harm your health
- You will donate just under a pint each time
- Donated blood is quickly replaced by your body
Can you give blood?
www.blood.co.uk/can-i-give-blood/
Do something amazing.
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Photography is not a crime, unless it is really really bad, like HDR bad, like vomit in a charity shop bad, like every exposure posted as if every ounce of your genius is a gift to the world bad, like you have thousands of pounds worth of equipment and all you do is click away at the back of people's heads or out-of-focus frosted twigs bad. Then those indeed are monumental crimes.