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" Notre existence n'est que la brève lumière d'une fente entre deux éternités de ténèbres "
Vladimir Nabokov.
Autres rivages
self manufactured images of self.
research on a greater project on the manufacturing of identity in the myspace generation.
The Athlone 10KM and 5KM road races were held in Clonown Village, Co. Roscommon, Ireland on Sunday 28th of April 2013 at 14:30 and 15:00. Clonown is a small townland on the west bank of the River Shannon and is situated about 3 miles south of the town of Athlone. Whilst the townland is almost completely rural it is accessed easily from major routes and towns by the M6 motorway.
This race completely defied the fact that it is only the second year of it's existence. Every aspect of the organisation was professional: from stewarting, registration, start of races exactly on time, car-parking, and post race refreshments. The 10KM route followed an anti-clockwise loop. The race started on the L2035 Togher Road (about 100m from Clonown Centre) and heads towards the old Ballinasloe Rd and back via Creggan with the finish at the Clonown Community Centre. The 5KM run was added this year to provide a managable challenge for people who are following programmes such as Operation Transformation. The 5KM race route follows a meandering around the townland. The race starts at the church in Clonown and head clockwise around the Ballinaculla townland which offers lovely views of the River Shannon. The route then goes to the Drumlosh road and runs for 1.5 km before the roundabout which is the 3km mark. The race then turns around and returns back to the village and finish at Clonown Community Centre. Both races share some of the race route for the Flatline Athlone Half held in September (www.athlonehalfmarathon.com/) which makes the race routes very fast and flat.
Overall Race Summary
Participants: Approximately 400 people took part in both events with runners, joggers, walkers, and families involved.
Weather: This was a wonderfully bright dry afternoon but a very strong wind made difficult running conditions in places.
Course: Very flat accurately measured course on rural roads and bog roadway. There were waterstops provided at various points and by locals along the route. Very well stewarded.
Refreshments: There were lots of refreshments served in the community center aftwards.
Location Map: This is the start/finish area on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/W0Hxc]
Some Useful Links
The Clonown area on Google Streetview [goo.gl/maps/W0Hxc]
Facebook Page for the Athlone 10KM Race 2013 www.facebook.com/Athlone10krun?fref=ts
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Wandering on the busy streets of Manila, I saw this compelling image of an old beggar woman. At first, I was hesitant to take a photo but the artist in me won, and so I took a shot despite the gnawing pain inside... Yes, we have to accept the fact that there are ghostly existence amid us that are personified by helplessness, poverty and abandonement... We may have seen them everyday in every corner of the street in our destitute society but dismiss them because we are too busy in our own existence. Like the old woman with her hand trying to reach out to other's existence, I asked myself, 'am I a beggar too trying to reach out toward others to affirm that I still exist?'
What is Human Existence? Processed by stars, we are inhabitants of Earth. Surviving under the perfect circumstances to sustain life. We could be vaporized by the Suns radiation tomorrow. It’s funny how short and fragile life is, so do whatever you want. Be weird. Fuck being normal. You’re not here for very long so enjoy the life you have. Take advantage of the time you have with the ones you care about. #tru
You'll make us wanna die
I'd cut your name in my heart
We'll destroy this world for you
And now you want me to feel your pain
The rock garden design came into existence because I wanted to create a design that was similar to the full, vivid nature of my leafy design, but more delicate. This blue/purple rock garden bracelet is the second one with this design that is for sale.
The bracelet is made with a rich mix of size 6 and 11 Czech seed beads, Japanese cube beads, amethyst chips, Czech leaf beads, and a fun assortment of other Czech glass beads in a variety of sizes and colors. It is made in a right angle weave technique. Each layer is double woven to ensure longevity. The clasp is a periwinkle plastic button that fits into a double beaded loop made with the same seed beads used in the bracelet.
The bracelet is 6 3/4" (17.15 cm) long when clasped. It is 7 1/2" (19 cm) long from end to end, including the clasp. It is 3/4" (1.9 cm) wide at the widest parts.
Bury St Edmunds Cathedral for most of its existence was simply the parish church of St James until the foundation of the new diocese of St Edmundsbury in 1914 when it was raised to cathedral status, one of the many new dioceses formed in the early 20th century that elevated existing parish churches to diocesan rank rather than purpose building a new cathedral. Many of these 'parish church cathedrals' sit slightly awkwardly with their new status, lacking in the scale and grandeur that befits such a title, but of all of them Bury St Edmunds has been adapted to its new role the most successfully, with in my opinion the most beautiful results.
The medieval church consisted of the present nave, built in 1503-51 under master mason John Wastell, with an earlier chancel that was entirely rebuilt in 1711 and again in 1870. Originally it would have seemed a fairly minor building at the entrance to the monastic precinct, overshadowed by the enormous abbey church that once stood immediately behind it. The absence of this magnificent church since the Dissolution and the scant remains of this vast edifice always sully my visits here with a sense of grievous loss, had history been kinder it would have served as the cathedral here instead and likely be celebrated as one of the grandest in the country.
The church never had a tower of its own since the adjacent Norman tower of the Abbey gateway served the role of a detached campanile perfectly. It is an impressive piece of Romanesque architecture and one of the best preserved 12th century towers in the country.
Upon being raised to cathedral status in 1914 the building underwent no immediate structural changes but plans were made to consider how best to transform a fairly ordinary church into a worthy cathedral. This task was appointed to architect Stephen Dykes Bower and work began in 1959 to extend the building dramatically. Between 1963-1970 the entire Victorian chancel was demolished and replaced with a much grander vision of a lofty new choir and shallow transepts, remarkably all executed in traditional Gothic style in order to harmonize with the medieval nave. It is incredible to think that this was done in the 1960s, a period in which church and cathedral buildings were otherwise constructed in the most self consciously modern forms ever seen, with delicate neo-medieval masonry in place of brick and concrete.
The new crossing of transepts and choir however remained crowned by the stump of a tower for the remainder of the century as funds were not available to finish Dykes Bower's complete vision of a lantern tower over the crossing: this was only realised at the beginning of the 21st century, aided by a legacy left in the architect's will and some subtle design changes under his successor as architect Hugh Matthews. The transformation from church to cathedral was finally completed in 2005 with most satisfactory results. A stunning fan-vault was installed within the new tower in 2010, an exquisite finishing touch.
Whilst it isn't a large building by cathedral standards its newer parts do much to give it the shape and dignity of one. This is especially apparent within, where the cruciform eastern limb draws the eye. The interior is enlivened by much colour, with the ceilings of Dykes Bower's choir and transepts adorned with rich displays of stencilling, whilst the nave ceiling (a Victorian replacement for the medieval one) was redecorated in similarly lively colours in the 1980s which helps to unify the old and new parts of the church.
Few fittings or features remain from the medieval period, most of the furnishings being Victorian or more recent, but one window in the south aisle retains a rich display of early 16th century stained glass, very much Renaissance in style. The remaining glass is nearly all Victorian, some of the windows in the new choir having been transferred from the previous chancel.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral is not filled with the monuments and fittings that make other great churches so rewarding to linger in but it is a real architectural delight and cannot fail to uplift the spirit.
The holes of existence series explores the many unique holes that we find ourselves trapped in. The grey hole keeps us trapped in a mundane, flatline of existence. Embracing the grey will allow the ordinariness of the universe to be seen and all the colors that dance through it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsbvdVCWtjI
This photo was taken in Pirin Mountains - Bulgaria
Copyright © Mihai Sebastian Manole. All rights reserved.
Day 239 out take.
Showering is the best and worst time of my day, really. I enjoy it mostly because it's the perfect place for me to escape all of my problems. I sing to myself, I hum along to whatever is in my head, I think about conversations I'm going to have with friends, I talk out lists of things I know I need to get done in the coming week.
I hate it because I sometimes forget how long I'm taking and all of a sudden I realize I've been in the freakin' shower for 35 minutes. My poor, poor roommates!
Jun: panda…Panda…PANDORA!
Pandora: What?
Jun: You've been staring at that mirror for an hour. What's going on?
Pandora: I'm trying to figure out if I'm real or not.
Jeero: You look real to me, Panda!
Moby: Yes, you look real to me, too!
Jun: You're just as real as the rest of us.
Jeero: Hey, it's not a big deal. Let's just forget about it and go have some banana bread!