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Diagram showing the different elements of the Jabulani ball, learn about the technology behind this ball here - www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009...
"The Power of WOMM Workshop" (Word of Mouth Marketing) held at LMC conference in Orlando 2011. Facilitated by Craig Flynn & Brian Bunt, it included some WOMM case studies & concepts as well as group participation in the "5 T's workshop" based on Andy Sernovitz's work (see: www.gaspedal.com). The lecture & workshop were an extension of The Empty Bin (www.theemptybin.com) a marketing and WOMM source for pro lumberyards, the building community, and anyone with an interest in WOMM.
This is where Merritt Point Park is today. It was Merritt Beach when that diving platform out there in the water was built and those poles pounded down into the bottom. But you can't swim here at the beach anymore.
When it first became a local swimmin' hole, there were so many snakes living in and around it that it was nicknamed "The Old Snakehole; then it was turned into commercial venture named Dundalk Bathing Beach (residents living across the water called it "the death hole" due to too many drownings); then Baltimore County turned it into Merritt Beach. The park is located on a beautiful, comfortable, tree shaded peninsula that juts out into Bullneck Creek and sits down at the end of Dunmanway, in Dundalk, Md.. There is no longer any legal, or sensible, swimming done at Merritt Park, due to water pollution, which is mostly from the Bethlehem Steel Mill over on Sparrows Point.
In my father's time, as a young man, was when it was The Old Snakehole; and so it is to many real old timers today. Unfortunately, for outdoorsy me, by the time that my family moved to the 7600 block of Dunmanway in 1955, when I was 5 yrs old, with our new home being situated just a half a block up from what was then Dundalk Bathing Beach, there weren't no snakes to be found in or around The Old Snakehole no mo'! Water pollution had drove them away.
Fortunately, though, during the past decade or so, a few snakes have returned to give me and some of my younger relatives a thrill when we go walking along the shoreline of Merritt Park and see a snake or two enjoying less polluted lives there.
Due to an unacceptable number of drownings and other problems, around the time I was 10 yrs old, Baltimore County took over the Dundalk Bathing Beach, made it a whole lot safer and saner, and renamed it Merritt Beach. From 1960 to '64, I took four summer courses of Red Cross Swimming Lessons there and eventually learned how to 'pick up' girls "down The Beach". But, in 1965, The Beach was closed due to horrendous water pollution.
That platform out there once had two diving boards on the front of it. The poles you see sticking up out of the water used to have flotation encased ropes running between them. The ones closest to shore were "first rope" and the ones running parallel to the front of the diving platform were "second rope". At high tide, the water was about 5 foot deep at first rope and 8 foot deep at second rope. This gave swimmers excellent safety guidelines for how far out to go in accordance with one's swimming abilities.
By the time I was about 13-years-old I knew, about as well as anybody, every inch of both ropes, every weather/water resistance treated plank on the platform, the spring of the diving boards, and the sandy to mucky bottom under the water. The bottom under the water was hard packed sand all the way to about 1/3 of the way past first rope. At that underwater, 1/3 past first rope line the sand slopped down at a hard angle and into soft, dark mucky, silted mud.
Mud that was the reason for many of the drownings that happened there, because it could garb a hold of your legs or arms and pull you down into it. The more you frantically fought to free yourself, the deeper it sucked you under. I knew that from lifeguards' safety instructions and proved it to myself one time.
It was mid-week, late afternoon, not on a crowded weekend day, the tide was low, there weren't many people in the water or on the beach. I had already taken those four years of swimming lessons there. I was standing out on the platform; I looked around me and saw that there were a few trusty swimming buddies there too; the lifeguards were not busy at all and had a keen awareness of who was in the water and where; so I stepped out onto a diving board, took some good deep breaths, bounced up high, sucked in a big lungful of air and went into the water feet first, straight up and down and down into the low-tide-level water I dropped; and, just as planned, my legs sunk up to the knees in oozy, blackish muck. Good damned thing I was ready for what happened next. Just as had been taught in water safety classes, at The Beach, as soon as I began to try and kick myself back up to the surface with just my legs, the muck sucked and sucked me down a few inches further; so I quit using m y legs, let 'um go completely limp, reached up with my arms and hands, and, with an upper body fairly well built up tight 'n tuned by many score of laps swum in, and hundreds of hours of horseplay enjoyed in, the deep water at The Beach, I "powered" my young smart-ass on back up to the surface.
If I had got stuck worse than I could escape from, either the lifeguards would have easily realized that I was under water too long or one or two or more of them good swimming guys on the platform and in the water around me would have made sure the lifeguard got to me fast enough to save my life. Naturally, due to the lifeguards all being male and me being a strictly heterosexual male, the worst thing that could have happening was I'd have run out of breath a minute or two before they got me to the surface and one of 'um woulda' hadda' give me mouth-to-mouth resuscitation-- "the kiss of life". I'd 'ah rather kissed the mucky bottom. Then, after I had explained to the lifeguards and other guys there who had known me for a few years, and to the few girls left on the beach that early evening who would have watched the whole show, how I had got stuck in the muck, everyone there would have all been considering me to be a dumb-ass, smart-ass kid. And you better bet more than one of 'um woulda' said so.
Blue Skies Over Dundalk Maryland
The prevailing image of Dundalk, Md. that exists in the minds of too many people is a figment of fertilized imaginations.
© David Robert Crews {a.k.a. ursusdave}
email: ursusdave{at}yahoo{dot}com
Some more explaining for parents here as Shaun is dressed up as the test card. The test card has not been shown regularly on television since 1997 when BBC TV went 24 hour. The star of the most famous test card, Carole Hersee, has spent more time on television than any other person as she was shown for more than 70,000 hours or the equivalent of 8 years
how long "Little Guy" was when he was rescued in 1997 and really was a "little guy" only about 10 inches long. "Little Guy" is a Great Basin rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus lutosus). Photo of Frank and "Little Guy" at Boise State University Reptile and Amphibian Workshop September 17 - 18, 2016 by Scott..
A screen grab of a Dec 1957 episode of The Phil Silvers Show that I watched on You Tube. Note the decorative keystone over the fireplace. I have enjoyed watching this old series although his morals do not represent Masonic values.
Dick Cavett interviews Phil Silvers in Hollywood in 1981: youtu.be/eg5_zgHtXVc
Square and Compasses - This symbolic stone was removed from above the entrance to the Lambton Mills Masonic Temple erected by Mimico Lodge on the north side of Dundas Street in 1882.
Masonic Square and Compasses.
The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined together) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect's tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons. Some Lodges and rituals explain these symbols as lessons in conduct: for example, Duncan's Masonic Monitor of 1866 explains them as: "The square, to square our actions; The compasses, to circumscribe and keep us within bounds with all mankind".
However, as Freemasonry is non-dogmatic, there is no general interpretation for these symbols (or any Masonic symbol) that is used by Freemasonry as a whole.
Square and Compasses:
Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
These two symbols have been so long and so universally combined — to teach us, as says an early instruction, "to square our actions and to keep them within due bounds," they are so seldom seen apart, but are so kept together, either as two Great Lights, or as a jewel worn once by the Master of the Lodge, now by the Past Master—that they have come at last to be recognized as the proper badge of a Master Mason, just as the Triple Tau is of a Royal Arch Mason or the Passion Cross of a Knight Templar.
So universally has this symbol been recognized, even by the profane world, as the peculiar characteristic of Freemasonry, that it has recently been made in the United States the subject of a legal decision. A manufacturer of flour having made, in 1873, an application to the Patent Office for permission to adopt the Square and Compasses as a trade-mark, the Commissioner of Patents, .J. M. Thatcher, refused the permission as the mark was a Masonic symbol.
If this emblem were something other than precisely what it is—either less known", less significant, or fully and universally understood—all this might readily be admitted. But, Considering its peculiar character and relation to the public, an anomalous question is presented. There can be no doubt that this device, so commonly worn and employed by Masons, has an established mystic significance, universally recognized as existing; whether comprehended by all or not, is not material to this issue. In view of the magnitude and extent of the Masonic organization, it is impossible to divest its symbols, or at least this particular symbol—perhaps the best known of all—of its ordinary signification, wherever displaced, either as an arbitrary character or otherwise.
It will be universally understood, or misunderstood, as having a Masonic significance; and, therefore, as a trade-mark, must constantly work deception. Nothing could be more mischievous than to create as a monopoly, and uphold by the poser of lacy anything so calculated. as applied to purposes of trade. to be misinterpreted, to mislead all classes, and to constantly foster suggestions of mystery in affairs of business (see Infringing upon Freemasonry, also Imitative Societies, and Clandestine).
In a religious work by John Davies, entitled Summa Totalis, or All in All and the Same Forever, printed in 1607, we find an allusion to the Square and Compasses by a profane in a really Masonic sense. The author, who proposes to describe mystically the form of the Deity, says in his dedication:
Yet I this forme of formelesse Deity,
Drewe by the Squire and Compasse of our Creed.
In Masonic symbolism the Square and Compasses refer to the Freemason's duty to the Craft and to himself; hence it is properly a symbol of brotherhood, and there significantly adopted as the badge or token of the Fraternity.
Berage, in his work on the higher Degrees, Les plus secrets Mystéres des Hauts Grades, or The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Grades, gives a new interpretation to the symbol. He says: "The Square and the Compasses represent the union of the Old and New Testaments. None of the high Degrees recognize this interpretation, although their symbolism of the two implements differs somewhat from that of Symbolic Freemasonry.
The Square is with them peculiarly appropriated to the lower Degrees, as founded on the Operative Art; while the Compasses, as an implement of higher character and uses, is attributed to the Decrees, which claim to have a more elevated and philosophical foundation. Thus they speak of the initiate, when he passes from the Blue Lodge to the Lodge of Perfection, as 'passing from the Square to the Compasses,' to indicate a progressive elevation in his studies. Yet even in the high Degrees, the square and compasses combined retain their primitive signification as a symbol of brotherhood and as a badge of the Order."
Square and Compass:
Source: The Builder October 1916
By Bro. B. C. Ward, Iowa
Worshipful Master and Brethren: Let us behold the glorious beauty that lies hidden beneath the symbolism of the Square and Compass; and first as to the Square. Geometry, the first and noblest of the sciences, is the basis on which the superstructure of Masonry has been erected. As you know, the word "Geometry" is derived from two Greek words which mean "to measure the earth," so that Geometry originated in measurement; and in those early days, when land first began to be measured, the Square, being a right angle, was the instrument used, so that in time the Square began to symbolize the Earth. And later it began to symbolize, Masonically, the earthly-in man, that is man's lower nature, and still later it began to symbolize man's duty in his earthly relations, or his moral obligations to his Fellowmen. The symbolism of the Square is as ancient as the Pyramids. The Egyptians used it in building the Pyramids. The base of every pyramid is a perfect square, and to the Egyptians the Square was their highest and most sacred emblem. Even the Chinese many, many centuries ago used the Square to represent Good, and Confucius in his writings speaks of the Square to represent a Just man.
As Masons we have adopted the 47th Problem of Euclid as the rule by which to determine or prove a perfect Square. Many of us remember with what interest we solved that problem in our school days. The Square has become our most significant Emblem. It rests upon the open Bible on this altar; it is one of the three great Lights; and it is the chief ornament of the Worshipful Master. There is a good reason why this distinction has been conferred upon the Square. There can be nothing truer than a perfect Square--a right angle. Hence the Square has become an emblem of Perfection.
Now a few words as to the Compass: Astronomy was the second great science promulgated among men. In the process of Man's evolution there came a time when he began to look up to the stars and wonder at the vaulted Heavens above him. When he began to study the stars, he found that the Square was not adapted to the measurement of the Heavens. He must have circular measure; he needed to draw a circle from a central point, and so the Compass was employed. By the use of the Compass man began to study the starry Heavens, and as the Square primarily symbolized the Earth, the Compass began to symbolize the Heavens, the celestial canopy, the study of which has led men to think of God, and adore Him as the Supreme Architect of the Universe. In later times the Compass began to symbolize the spiritual or higher nature of man, and it is a significant fact that the circumference of a circle, which is a line without end, has become an emblem of Eternity and symbolizes Divinity; so the Compass, and the circle drawn by the Compass, both point men Heavenward and Godward.
The Masonic teaching concerning the two points of the Compass is very interesting and instructive. The novitiate in Masonry, as he kneels at this altar, and asks for Light sees the Square, which symbolizes his lower nature, he may well note the position of the Compass. As he takes another step, and asks for more Light, the position of the Compass is changed somewhat, symbolizing that his spiritual nature can, in some measure, overcome his evil tendencies. As he takes another step in Masonry, and asks for further Light, and hears the significant words, "and God said let there be Light, and there was Light," he sees the Compass in new light; and for the first time he sees the meaning, thus unmistakably alluding to the sacred and eternal truth that as the Heavens are higher than the Earth, so the spiritual is higher than the material, and the spiritual in man must have its proper place, and should be above his lower nature, and dominate all his thoughts and actions. That eminent Philosopher, Edmund Burke, once said, "It is ordained that men of intemperate passions cannot be free. Their passions forge the chains which bind them, and make them slaves." Burke was right. Masonry, through the beautiful symbolism of the Compass, tells us how we can be free men, by permitting the spiritual within us to overcome our evil tendencies, and dominate all our thoughts and actions. Brethren, sometimes in the silent quiet hour, as we think of this conflict between our lower and higher natures, we sometimes say in the words of another, "Show me the way and let me bravely climb to where all conflicts with the flesh shall cease. Show me that way. Show me the way up to a higher plane where my body shall be servant of my Soul. Show me that way."
Brethren, if that prayer expresses desire of our hearts, let us take heed to the beautiful teachings of the Compass, which silently and persistently tells each one of us,
"You should not in the valley stay
While the great horizons stretch away
The very cliffs that wall you round
Are ladders up to higher ground.
And Heaven draws near as you ascend,
The Breeze invites, the Stars befriend.
All things are beckoning to the Best,
Then climb toward God and find sweet Rest.”
The secrets of Freemasonry are concerned with its traditional modes of recognition. It is not a secret society, since all members are free to acknowledge their membership and will do so in response to enquiries for respectable reasons. Its constitutions and rules are available to the public. There is no secret about any of its aims and principles. Like many other societies, it regards some of its internal affairs as private matters for its members. In history there have been times and places where promoting equality, freedom of thought or liberty of conscience was dangerous. Most importantly though is a question of perspective. Each aspect of the craft has a meaning. Freemasonry has been described as a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. Such characteristics as virtue, honour and mercy, such virtues as temperance, fortitude, prudence and justice are empty clichés and hollow words unless presented within an ordered and closed framework. The lessons are not secret but the presentation is kept private to promote a clearer understanding in good time. It is also possible to view Masonic secrecy not as secrecy in and of itself, but rather as a symbol of privacy and discretion. By not revealing Masonic secrets, or acknowledging the many published exposures, freemasons demonstrate that they are men of discretion, worthy of confidences, and that they place a high value on their word and bond.
Masonic Square and Compasses.
The Square and Compasses (or, more correctly, a square and a set of compasses joined together) is the single most identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Both the square and compasses are architect's tools and are used in Masonic ritual as emblems to teach symbolic lessons. Some Lodges and rituals explain these symbols as lessons in conduct: for example, Duncan's Masonic Monitor of 1866 explains them as: "The square, to square our actions; The compasses, to circumscribe and keep us within bounds with all mankind".
However, as Freemasonry is non-dogmatic, there is no general interpretation for these symbols (or any Masonic symbol) that is used by Freemasonry as a whole.
Square and Compasses:
Source: Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
These two symbols have been so long and so universally combined — to teach us, as says an early instruction, "to square our actions and to keep them within due bounds," they are so seldom seen apart, but are so kept together, either as two Great Lights, or as a jewel worn once by the Master of the Lodge, now by the Past Master—that they have come at last to be recognized as the proper badge of a Master Mason, just as the Triple Tau is of a Royal Arch Mason or the Passion Cross of a Knight Templar.
So universally has this symbol been recognized, even by the profane world, as the peculiar characteristic of Freemasonry, that it has recently been made in the United States the subject of a legal decision. A manufacturer of flour having made, in 1873, an application to the Patent Office for permission to adopt the Square and Compasses as a trade-mark, the Commissioner of Patents, .J. M. Thatcher, refused the permission as the mark was a Masonic symbol.
If this emblem were something other than precisely what it is—either less known", less significant, or fully and universally understood—all this might readily be admitted. But, Considering its peculiar character and relation to the public, an anomalous question is presented. There can be no doubt that this device, so commonly worn and employed by Masons, has an established mystic significance, universally recognized as existing; whether comprehended by all or not, is not material to this issue. In view of the magnitude and extent of the Masonic organization, it is impossible to divest its symbols, or at least this particular symbol—perhaps the best known of all—of its ordinary signification, wherever displaced, either as an arbitrary character or otherwise.
It will be universally understood, or misunderstood, as having a Masonic significance; and, therefore, as a trade-mark, must constantly work deception. Nothing could be more mischievous than to create as a monopoly, and uphold by the poser of lacy anything so calculated. as applied to purposes of trade. to be misinterpreted, to mislead all classes, and to constantly foster suggestions of mystery in affairs of business (see Infringing upon Freemasonry, also Imitative Societies, and Clandestine).
In a religious work by John Davies, entitled Summa Totalis, or All in All and the Same Forever, printed in 1607, we find an allusion to the Square and Compasses by a profane in a really Masonic sense. The author, who proposes to describe mystically the form of the Deity, says in his dedication:
Yet I this forme of formelesse Deity,
Drewe by the Squire and Compasse of our Creed.
In Masonic symbolism the Square and Compasses refer to the Freemason's duty to the Craft and to himself; hence it is properly a symbol of brotherhood, and there significantly adopted as the badge or token of the Fraternity.
Berage, in his work on the higher Degrees, Les plus secrets Mystéres des Hauts Grades, or The Most Secret Mysteries of the High Grades, gives a new interpretation to the symbol. He says: "The Square and the Compasses represent the union of the Old and New Testaments. None of the high Degrees recognize this interpretation, although their symbolism of the two implements differs somewhat from that of Symbolic Freemasonry.
The Square is with them peculiarly appropriated to the lower Degrees, as founded on the Operative Art; while the Compasses, as an implement of higher character and uses, is attributed to the Decrees, which claim to have a more elevated and philosophical foundation. Thus they speak of the initiate, when he passes from the Blue Lodge to the Lodge of Perfection, as 'passing from the Square to the Compasses,' to indicate a progressive elevation in his studies. Yet even in the high Degrees, the square and compasses combined retain their primitive signification as a symbol of brotherhood and as a badge of the Order."
Square and Compass:
Source: The Builder October 1916
By Bro. B. C. Ward, Iowa
Worshipful Master and Brethren: Let us behold the glorious beauty that lies hidden beneath the symbolism of the Square and Compass; and first as to the Square. Geometry, the first and noblest of the sciences, is the basis on which the superstructure of Masonry has been erected. As you know, the word "Geometry" is derived from two Greek words which mean "to measure the earth," so that Geometry originated in measurement; and in those early days, when land first began to be measured, the Square, being a right angle, was the instrument used, so that in time the Square began to symbolize the Earth. And later it began to symbolize, Masonically, the earthly-in man, that is man's lower nature, and still later it began to symbolize man's duty in his earthly relations, or his moral obligations to his Fellowmen. The symbolism of the Square is as ancient as the Pyramids. The Egyptians used it in building the Pyramids. The base of every pyramid is a perfect square, and to the Egyptians the Square was their highest and most sacred emblem. Even the Chinese many, many centuries ago used the Square to represent Good, and Confucius in his writings speaks of the Square to represent a Just man.
As Masons we have adopted the 47th Problem of Euclid as the rule by which to determine or prove a perfect Square. Many of us remember with what interest we solved that problem in our school days. The Square has become our most significant Emblem. It rests upon the open Bible on this altar; it is one of the three great Lights; and it is the chief ornament of the Worshipful Master. There is a good reason why this distinction has been conferred upon the Square. There can be nothing truer than a perfect Square--a right angle. Hence the Square has become an emblem of Perfection.
Now a few words as to the Compass: Astronomy was the second great science promulgated among men. In the process of Man's evolution there came a time when he began to look up to the stars and wonder at the vaulted Heavens above him. When he began to study the stars, he found that the Square was not adapted to the measurement of the Heavens. He must have circular measure; he needed to draw a circle from a central point, and so the Compass was employed. By the use of the Compass man began to study the starry Heavens, and as the Square primarily symbolized the Earth, the Compass began to symbolize the Heavens, the celestial canopy, the study of which has led men to think of God, and adore Him as the Supreme Architect of the Universe. In later times the Compass began to symbolize the spiritual or higher nature of man, and it is a significant fact that the circumference of a circle, which is a line without end, has become an emblem of Eternity and symbolizes Divinity; so the Compass, and the circle drawn by the Compass, both point men Heavenward and Godward.
The Masonic teaching concerning the two points of the Compass is very interesting and instructive. The novitiate in Masonry, as he kneels at this altar, and asks for Light sees the Square, which symbolizes his lower nature, he may well note the position of the Compass. As he takes another step, and asks for more Light, the position of the Compass is changed somewhat, symbolizing that his spiritual nature can, in some measure, overcome his evil tendencies. As he takes another step in Masonry, and asks for further Light, and hears the significant words, "and God said let there be Light, and there was Light," he sees the Compass in new light; and for the first time he sees the meaning, thus unmistakably alluding to the sacred and eternal truth that as the Heavens are higher than the Earth, so the spiritual is higher than the material, and the spiritual in man must have its proper place, and should be above his lower nature, and dominate all his thoughts and actions. That eminent Philosopher, Edmund Burke, once said, "It is ordained that men of intemperate passions cannot be free. Their passions forge the chains which bind them, and make them slaves." Burke was right. Masonry, through the beautiful symbolism of the Compass, tells us how we can be free men, by permitting the spiritual within us to overcome our evil tendencies, and dominate all our thoughts and actions. Brethren, sometimes in the silent quiet hour, as we think of this conflict between our lower and higher natures, we sometimes say in the words of another, "Show me the way and let me bravely climb to where all conflicts with the flesh shall cease. Show me that way. Show me the way up to a higher plane where my body shall be servant of my Soul. Show me that way."
Brethren, if that prayer expresses desire of our hearts, let us take heed to the beautiful teachings of the Compass, which silently and persistently tells each one of us,
"You should not in the valley stay
While the great horizons stretch away
The very cliffs that wall you round
Are ladders up to higher ground.
And Heaven draws near as you ascend,
The Breeze invites, the Stars befriend.
All things are beckoning to the Best,
Then climb toward God and find sweet Rest."
Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays (in a galaxy dubbed UHZ1) using the Chandra and Webb space telescopes. X-ray emission is a telltale signature of a growing supermassive black hole. This result may explain how some of the first supermassive black holes in the universe formed. This image is the infrared image from Webb only, and shows the galaxy cluster Abell 2744 that UHZ1 is located behind. For the composite Chandra/Webb image, see the feature: chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/uhz1/
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/Ákos Bogdán; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare & K. Arcand
Image description: The main image of this release features a glimpse of a black hole in an early stage of its development, just 470 million years after the Big Bang.
The infrared image shows data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. It features scores of seemingly tiny celestial objects in a sea of black. This is the galaxy cluster Abell 2744. When magnified, the tiny white, orange, and purple celestial objects are revealed to be spiral and elliptical galaxies, and gleaming stars.
Just to the right of center, is a tiny orange speck. This speck is far in the distance, well beyond the Abell galaxy cluster. It represents a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years from Earth containing a supermassive black hole.
Dr Stuart Clark performing at the Universe Explained at Gorilla, Manchester, on Saturday 20th July 2013
Ahhhh, yes, the PC crashed. Really. 4 weeks ago during my week of house-sitting with no internet. Then, I set off on more trips, gatherings, then work again, and finally... I am back at the odd post. Now Elements has been reinstalled, yahoo passwords recovered... may the posting continue now.
This was from shortly after the crash... reuinion with my friends Natascha and Juergen in Berlin. A great day, topped off with a faboulous concert at the Komische Oper - but of course no photos of that.
40 years in the game - Victor Hernandez Cruz at the 9th Annual Voices for the Voiceless Poetry Concert.
Jon Magnuson, Executive Director of the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette Michigan th
906-2285494
magnusonx2@charter.net
EarthKeepers II (EK II) Project Coordinator Kyra Fillmore Ziomkowski explains creating 30 interfaith community gardens (2013-2014) across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that include vegetables and native species plants that encourage and help pollinators like bees and butterflies.
The video was shot on April 5, 2013 at the Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast in Big Bay, MI during a meeting of EK II representatives.
An Interfaith Energy Conservation and Community Garden Initiative Across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Restore Native Plants and Protect the Great Lakes from Toxins like Airborne Mercury in cooperation with the EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, U.S. Forest Service, 10 faith traditions and Native American tribes such as Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
10 faiths: Roman Catholic" "Episcopal" "Jewish" "Lutheran" "Presbyterian" "United Methodist" "Bahá'í" "Unitarian Universalist" "American Friends" "Quaker" "Zen Buddhist" "
EK II website
Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute
Marquette, MI
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Deborah Lamberty
Program Analyst
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
Chicago, IL
Lamberty.Deborah@epa.gov
312-886-6681
Pastor Albert Valentine II
Manistique, MI
Manistique Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer
Gould City Community Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of Mackinac
Rev. Christine Bergquist
Bark River United Methodist Church
First UMC of Hermansville
United Methodist Church Marquette District
Rev. Elisabeth Zant
Eden Evangelical Lutheran Church
Munising, MI
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Northern Great Lakes Synod
Heidi Gould
Marquette, MI
Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Rev. Pete Andersen
Marquette, MI
ELCA
Helen Grossman
Temple Beth Sholom
Jewish Synagogue
Rev. Stephen Gauger
Calvary Lutheran Church
Rapid River, MI
ELCA
Jan Schultz, Botanist
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Eastern Region 9
EK II Technical Advisor for Community Gardens
Milwaukee, WI
USFS
www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativegardening
Pollinator photos by Nancy Parker Hill
Rev. David Van Kley, Senior Pastor
Rev. Amanda Kossow, Associate Pastor
Messiah Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Marquette, Michigan
Rev. David Van Kley, Senior Pastor
Rev. Amanda Kossow, Associate Pastor
NMU EK II Student Team
Katelin Bingner
Tom Merkel
Adam Magnuson
EK II social sites
www.youtube.com/EarthKeepersII
www.facebook.com/EarthKeepersII
www.twitter.com/EarthKeeperTeam
pinterest.com/EarthKeepersII/Great-Lakes-Restoration-Init...
pinterest.com/EarthKeepersII/EarthKeepers-II-and-the-EPA-...
Lake Superior Zendo
Zen Buddhist Temple
Marquette, Michigan
Rev. Tesshin Paul Lehmberg
906 226-6407
plehmber@nmu.edu
Dr. Michael Grossman, representing Jewish Temple Beth Sholom in Ishpeming, MI
Helen Grossman, representing Jewish Temple Beth Sholom in Ishpeming, MI
906-475-4009 (hm)
906-475-4127 (wk)
www.templebethsholom-ishpeming.org
www.templebethsholom-ishpeming.org/tikkun
www.templebethsholom-ishpeming.org/aboutus
Wild Rice: 8 videos
www.learningfromtheearth.org/video-interviews/wild-rice-m...
Birch – 2 videos
www.learningfromtheearth.org/video-interviews/paper-birch...
Photos (click on each name or topic to see the respective photo galleries):
www.learningfromtheearth.org/photo-gallery
www.picasaweb.google.com/Yoopernewsman/JonReport?authuser...
www.picasaweb.google.com/100329402090002004302/JonReport?...
“Albert Einstein speculated once that if bees disappeared off the surface of the earth, then humans would have only four years of life left.”
the late Todd Warner, KBIC Natural Resource Director
Links:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project website:
Cedar Tree Institute: Zaagkii Project
www.cedartreeinstitute.org/2010/07/wings-seeds-zaagkii-pr...
www.cedartreeinstitute.org/2009/01/wings-seeds-the-zaagki...
Zaagkii Project Videos on youtube (also uploaded to dozens of internet sites):
KBIC Pollinator Preservation
www.indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/0...
Zaagkii Project Indigenous Plants Help Give New Face to Sand Point on Keweenaw Bay www.indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/0...
Zaagkii Project 2010: U.S. Forest Service & Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plants Greenhouse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoq5xXHDF4E
United States Forest Service sponsored Zaagkii Project featured on Pollinator Live
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P3DPfxx7Jw
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #9: Teens Painting Mason Bee Houses in Northern Michigan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIIV6jrlT20
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #8: Marquette, Michigan Teens Build Mason Bee Houses
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MBfV7ION8
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #6: "The Butterfly Lady" Susan Payant teaches teens about Monarchs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlIgsuTFSuM
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #5: Terracotta half-life, Marquette, MI band supports environment projects
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqlFCHwW30o
2009 Zaagkii Video #4: Michigan teens meet 150,000 swarming honeybees with beekeeper Jim Hayward
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2B4MEzM7w4
2009 Zaagkii Video #3: Michigan teens give away mason bee houses, honor supporters
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqfWeEgDxTY
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Historic KBIC native plants greenhouse, USFS protects pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg8H5nhvzzc
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Students make bee houses, plant native species plants
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8jqJAQyXwE
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens, KBIC tribal youth protect pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPJOXHt7pI
Zaagkii Project – Northern Michigan University:
www.webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSectio...
Native Village stories: Beautiful Layout by Owner Gina Boltz:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: A Project by Ojibwe Students from the Keweenah Bay Indian Community
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
NMU Students Join Pollinator Protection Initiative
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
KBIC Tribal youth protect pollinators
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
Teens Help with Sweet Nature Project
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
USFS Success Stories:
Restoring Native Plants on the Enchanted Island
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6274
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plant Greenhouse & Workshop
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5499
Intertribal Nursery Council Annual Meeting a Success
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6276
New Greenhouse for KBIC Restoration
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5336
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds - An Update
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5076
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=4025
News Stories:
U.P. teens build butterfly houses, grow 26,000 indigenous plants
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/519835.html?...
Effort to protect pollinators launched
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/512810.html
Marquette Monthly (Sept. 2009):
www.mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/09/0909/feature.html
As bees die, Keweena Bay Indian Community adults, teens actively protect pollinators
www.nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view...
Michigan Teens Build Butterfly Houses and Plant 26,000 Native Plants through the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project
www.treehugger.com/culture/michigan-teens-build-butterfly...
Examples of numerous Gather.com articles with lots of photos/videos:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens and KBIC tribal youth are protecting pollinators by building butterfly houses and planting native plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977550233
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Protecting Pollinators
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977428640
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in 2010 to build first Native American native species plants greenhouse on tribal property in U.S.
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040745
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Northern Michigan Teens Protect Pollinators with U.S. Forest Service, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, NMU Center for Native American Studies: Build mason bee houses, butterfly houses, distribute thousands of native species plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040729
Zaagkii Project Internet sites – blogs, photos, videos etc.:
ZaagkiiProject on flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/zaagkiiproject
www.flickr.com/people/zaagkiiproject
Zaagkii on youtube:
Zaagkii on bliptv:
Zaagkii on word press:
www.zaagkiiproject.wordpress.com
Zaagkii on Blogger:
www.zaagkiiproject.blogspot.com
Zaagkii on Photobucket:
www.photobucket.com/ZaagkiiProjectWingsSeeds
www.photobucket.com/ZaagkiiProjectWingsSeeds/?start=all
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project website:
Cedar Tree Institute: Zaagkii Project
cedartreeinstitute.org/2010/07/wings-seeds-zaagkii-project
cedartreeinstitute.org/2009/01/wings-seeds-the-zaagkii-pr...
Zaagkii Project Videos on youtube (also uploaded to dozens of internet sites):
KBIC Pollinator Preservation
indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/08/15...
Zaagkii Project Indigenous Plants Help Give New Face to Sand Point on Keweenaw Bay indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/09/03...
Zaagkii Project 2010: U.S. Forest Service & Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plants Greenhouse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoq5xXHDF4E
United States Forest Service sponsored Zaagkii Project featured on Pollinator Live
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P3DPfxx7Jw
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #9: Teens Painting Mason Bee Houses in Northern Michigan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIIV6jrlT20
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #8: Marquette, Michigan Teens Build Mason Bee Houses
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MBfV7ION8
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #6: "The Butterfly Lady" Susan Payant teaches teens about Monarchs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlIgsuTFSuM
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #5: Terracotta half-life, Marquette, MI band supports environment projects
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqlFCHwW30o
2009 Zaagkii Video #4: Michigan teens meet 150,000 swarming honeybees with beekeeper Jim Hayward
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2B4MEzM7w4
2009 Zaagkii Video #3: Michigan teens give away mason bee houses, honor supporters
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqfWeEgDxTY
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Historic KBIC native plants greenhouse, USFS protects pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg8H5nhvzzc
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Students make bee houses, plant native species plants
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8jqJAQyXwE
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens, KBIC tribal youth protect pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPJOXHt7pI
Zaagkii Project – Northern Michigan University:
webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/A...
Native Village stories: Beautiful Layout by Owner Gina Boltz:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: A Project by Ojibwe Students from the Keweenah Bay Indian Community
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
NMU Students Join Pollinator Protection Initiative
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
KBIC Tribal youth protect pollinators
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
Teens Help with Sweet Nature Project
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
USFS Success Stories:
Restoring Native Plants on the Enchanted Island
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6274
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plant Greenhouse & Workshop
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5499
Intertribal Nursery Council Annual Meeting a Success
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6276
New Greenhouse for KBIC Restoration
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5336
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds - An Update
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5076
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=4025
News Stories:
U.P. teens build butterfly houses, grow 26,000 indigenous plants
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/519835.html?...
Effort to protect pollinators launched
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/512810.html
Marquette Monthly (Sept. 2009):
mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/09/0909/feature.html
As bees die, Keweena Bay Indian Community adults, teens actively protect pollinators
nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...
Michigan Teens Build Butterfly Houses and Plant 26,000 Native Plants through the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project
www.treehugger.com/culture/michigan-teens-build-butterfly...
Examples of numerous Gather.com articles with lots of photos/videos:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens and KBIC tribal youth are protecting pollinators by building butterfly houses and planting native plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977550233
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Protecting Pollinators
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977428640
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in 2010 to build first Native American native species plants greenhouse on tribal property in U.S.
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040745
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Northern Michigan Teens Protect Pollinators with U.S. Forest Service, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, NMU Center for Native American Studies: Build mason bee houses, butterfly houses, distribute thousands of native species plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040729
Zaagkii Project Internet sites – blogs, photos, videos etc.:
ZaagkiiProject on flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/zaagkiiproject
www.flickr.com/people/zaagkiiproject
Zaagkii on youtube:
Zaagkii on bliptv:
Zaagkii on word press:
Zaagkii on Blogger:
Zaagkii on Photobucket:
Advert for Explainers, summer 1999, from the London Evening Standard.
I had to make paper-planes in my interview. They also asked who my favourite science communicator was: I said Micheal Faraday because I'd just read a book about him and I'm a big old geek. Apparently everyone else said Carol Vorderman.
I stayed six years. When I left I realised I'd been there a quarter of my life. I only have the ad because it got left in my National Record of Achievement (behind my swimming certificates), but I'm going to try to keep it now.
Monday.
And time has came to leave Causeway House. A sad moment. We have enjoyed our stay, slept well, relaxed and seen some great things.
I have one final coffee, before the packing begins, and we manage to fitit all in the car, with room for us to spare. Jools programs the sat nave to Rosslyn, the sat nave tells us our route, and we are off. It decides we should go via Carlisle and then up the motorway, which would have been OK were it not for the pouring rain, but then I guess all roads would have been horrible to drive on. Along the A69, round Carlisle and up the M6 to Scotland. But, as we crossed the border, the rain began to ease, and we thought we sensed some brightness overhead.
We took the scenic route alongside the trackbed of the old Waverly Line, through green valley, past the source of the River Tweed, over passes and down the other side. It is a beautiful route, even in list drizzle and mist, but after a while we began to wish for some straighter roads.
We stop at a greasy spoon some 20 minutes shy of Rosslyn, I have square sausage in a bun, Jools has bacon. And we still have six days of holiday left.
It is some 11 years since I was last at Rosslyn, back then Da Vinci Code fever had only just begun; but now it is a world famous place, and with ample parking. And nine of your Scottish pounds to get in! And only once we paid did we see the sign informing all that photography was banned inside. For £9, a small, if bonkers, church?
We looked round, I took some exterior shots, and we left, leaving visitors of all nations behind.
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Rosslyn Chapel, formally known as the Collegiate Chapel of St Matthew, is a 15th-century chapel located at the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
Rosslyn Chapel was founded on a small hill above Roslin Glen as a Catholic collegiate church (with between four and six ordained canons and two boy choristers) in the mid-15th century. The chapel was founded by William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness of the Scoto-Norman Sinclair family. Rosslyn Chapel is the third Sinclair place of worship at Roslin, the first being in Roslin Castle and the second (whose crumbling buttresses can still be seen today) in what is now Roslin Cemetery.[1]
The purpose of the college was to celebrate the Divine Office throughout the day and night and also to celebrate Holy Mass for all the faithful departed, including the deceased members of the Sinclair family. During this period the rich heritage of plainsong (a single melodic line) or polyphony (vocal harmony) would be used to enrich the singing of the liturgy. An endowment was made that would pay for the upkeep of the priests and choristers in perpetuity and they also had parochial responsibilities.
After the Scottish Reformation (1560), Roman Catholic worship in the chapel was brought to an end, although the Sinclair family continued to be Roman Catholics until the early 18th century. From that time the chapel was closed to public worship until 1861, when it was opened again as a place of worship according to the rites of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Since the late 1980s, the chapel has also featured in speculative theories concerning a connection of Freemasonry, the Knights Templar, and the Holy Grail. It was prominently featured in the 2003 bestseller The Da Vinci Code and its 2006 film adaptation.
Rosslyn Chapel remains privately owned. The current owner is Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn.
The original plans for Rosslyn have never been found or recorded, so it is open to speculation whether or not the chapel was intended to be built in its current layout. Its architecture is considered to be among the finest in Scotland.[3]
Construction of the chapel began on 20 September 1456, although it has often been recorded as 1446. The confusion over the building date comes from the chapel's receiving its founding charter to build a collegiate chapel in 1446 from Rome. Sinclair did not start to build the chapel until he had built houses for his craftsmen.
Although the original building was to be cruciform in shape, it was never completed. Only the choir was constructed, with the retro-chapel, otherwise called the Lady chapel, built on the much earlier crypt (Lower Chapel) believed to form part of an earlier castle. The foundations of the unbuilt nave and transepts stretching to a distance of 90 feet were recorded in the 19th century. The decorative carving was executed over a forty-year period. After the founder's death, construction of the planned nave and transepts was abandoned - either from lack of funds, lack of interest or a change in liturgical fashion.
The Lower Chapel (also known as the crypt or sacristy) should not be confused with the burial vaults that lie underneath Rosslyn Chapel.[1]
The chapel stands on fourteen pillars, which form an arcade of twelve pointed arches on three sides of the nave. At the east end, a fourteenth pillar between the penultimate pair form a three-pillared division between the nave and the Lady chapel.[4] The three pillars at the east end of the chapel are named, from north to south: the Master Pillar, the Journeyman Pillar, and most famously, the Apprentice Pillar. These names for the pillars date from the late Georgian period — prior to this period they were called The Earl's Pillar, The Shekinah and the Prince's pillar.
The "Apprentice Pillar", or "Prentice Pillar", gets its name from a legend dating from the 18th century, involving the master mason in charge of the stonework in the chapel and his young apprentice mason. According to the legend, the master mason did not believe that the apprentice could perform the complicated task of carving the column without seeing the original which formed the inspiration for the design.
The master mason travelled to see the original himself, but upon his return was enraged to find that the upstart apprentice had completed the column by himself. In a fit of jealous anger, the master mason took his mallet and struck the apprentice on the head, killing him. The legend concludes that as punishment for his crime, the master mason's face was carved into the opposite corner to forever gaze upon his apprentice's pillar.[5]
The pillar is also referred to as the "Prince's Pillar" in An Account of the Chapel of Roslin (1778).[6]
On the architrave joining the pillar there is an inscription, Forte est vinum fortior est rex fortiores sunt mulieres super omnia vincit veritas: "Wine is strong, a king is stronger, women are stronger still, but truth conquers all" (1 Esdras, chapters 3 & 4).
Among Rosslyn's many intricate carvings are a sequence of 213 cubes or 'boxes' protruding from pillars and arches with a selection of patterns on them. It is unknown if these patterns have any particular meaning attached to them. Many people have attempted to find information coded into them, but no interpretation has yet proven conclusive. Unfortunately, many of these 'boxes' are not original, having been replaced in the 19th century after erosion damage.
One recent attempt to make sense of the boxes has been to interpret them as a musical score. The motifs on the boxes somewhat resemble geometric patterns seen in the study of cymatics. The patterns are formed by placing powder upon a flat surface and vibrating the surface at different frequencies. By matching these Chladni patterns with musical notes corresponding to the same frequencies, the father-and-son team of Thomas and Stuart Mitchell produced a tune which Stuart calls the Rosslyn Motet.[9][10]
Green Man of the chapel.
There are more than 110 carvings of 'Green Men' in and around the chapel. Green Men are carvings of human faces with greenery all around them, often growing out of their mouths. They are found in all areas of the chapel, with one example in the Lady Chapel, between the two middle altars of the east wall.
Carvings, which some believe depict Indian corn (maize).
Other carvings represent plants, including depictions of wheat, strawberries or lilies.[11] The authors Robert Lomas and Christopher Knight have hypothesized that some carvings in the chapel represent ears of new world corn or maize, a plant which was unknown in Europe at the time of the chapel's construction. Knight and Lomas view these carvings as evidence supporting the idea that Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, traveled to the Americas well before Columbus.
The chapel has been a burial place for several generations of the Sinclairs; a crypt was once accessible from a descending stair at the rear of the chapel. This crypt has been sealed shut for many years, which may explain the recurrent legends that it is merely a front to a more extensive subterranean vault containing (variously) the mummified head of Jesus Christ,[13] the Holy Grail,[14] the treasure of the Templars,[15] or the original crown jewels of Scotland.[16]
In 1837, when the 2nd Earl of Rosslyn died, his wish was to be buried in the original vault. Exhaustive searches over the period of a week were made, but no entrance to the original vault was found and he was buried beside his wife in the Lady Chapel.
The chapel's altars were destroyed in 1592,[19] and the chapel was abandoned, gradually falling into decay.
In 1842 the chapel, now in a ruined and overgrown state, was visited by Queen Victoria, who expressed a desire that it should be preserved. Restoration work was carried out in 1862 by David Bryce on behalf of James Alexander, 3rd Earl of Rosslyn. The chapel was re-dedicated on 22 April 1862, and from this time, Sunday services were once again held, now under the jurisdiction of the Scottish Episcopal Church, for the first time in 270 years.
The Rosslyn Chapel Trust was established in 1995, with the purpose of overseeing its conservation and its opening as a sightseeing destination. The chapel underwent an extensive programme of conservation between 1997 and 2013. This included work to the roof, the stone, the carvings, the stained glass and the organ.[20] A steel canopy was erected over the chapel roof for fourteen years. This was to prevent further rain damage to the church and also to give it a chance to dry out properly. Three human skeletons were found during the restoration.[21] Major stonework repairs were completed by the end of 2011. The last major scaffolding was removed in August 2010.[22]
A new visitor centre opened in July 2011. The chapel's stained-glass windows and organ were fully restored. New lighting and heating were installed.[22] The expected cost of the restoration work is around £13 million, with about £3.7 million being spent on the Visitor Centre. Funding has come from various sources including Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and the environmental body, WREN. Actor Tom Hanks also made a donation.[22]
Photography and video have been forbidden in the chapel since 2008. The chapel sells commercially produced photos in its shop.[23] In 2006, historian Louise Yeoman criticised the Rosslyn Chapel trust for "cashing in" on the popularity of the The Da Vinci Code, against better knowledge.[24]
In the financial year of 2013-2014, Rosslyn Chapel recorded 144,823 visitors, the highest number since 2007-2008, when (at the height of popular interest induced by The Da Vinci Code), the number of visitors was close to 159,000.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosslyn_Chapel
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I have given Rosslyn a 1* review on Tripadvisor, due to the steep entrance fee. The chapel has had so much free publicity from the Da Vince Code, to rip visitors off like this, and then tell them that photography is not allowed, is just not on. I mean its just £6 more to go into St Paul's!
from wikipedia
Street photography is photography that features the human condition within public places and does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. The subject of the photograph might be absent of people and can be an object or environment where the image projects a decidedly human character in facsimile or aesthetic.
Framing and timing are key aspects of the craft, with the aim of creating images at a decisive or poignant moment. Much of what is now widely regarded, stylistically and subjectively, as definitive street photography was made in the era spanning the end of the 19th Century through to the late 1970s; a period which saw the emergence of portable cameras. The portable camera enabled candid photography in public places became an issue of discussion. Street photographers create fine art photography (including street portraits) by capturing people in public places, often with a focus on emotions displayed, thereby also recording people's history from an emotional point of view. Social documentary photographers operate in public places documenting people and their behavior in public places for recording people's history and other purposes. Services like Google Street View also record the public place at a massive scale. Photojournalists work in public places, capturing newsworthy events, which may include people and private property visible from public places.
Origins[edit]
Europe[edit]
Paris is widely accepted as the birthplace of street photography.[citation needed] The cosmopolitan city helped to define street photography as a genre.[citation needed]
Eugene Atget is regarded as the father of the genre, not because he was the first of his kind, but as a result of his popularity as a Parisian photographer.[citation needed] As the city developed, Atget helped to promote the city streets as a worthy subject for photography. He worked in the city of Paris from the 1890s to the 1920s. His subject matter consisted mainly of architecture; stairs, gardens, and windows. He did photograph some workers but it is clear that people were not his main focus.
John Thomson, a Scotsman, photographed the street prior to Atget and had more of a social subject style than Atget. Though he does not receive the same amount of recognition, Thomson was vital in the transition from portrait and pictorial photography to capturing everyday life on the streets.[1]
Henri Cartier-Bresson, who has a reputation comparable to Atget, was a 20th-century photographer whose poetic style focused on the actions of people. He was responsible for the idea of taking a picture at the ideal moment. He was influenced by his interest in traditional art, as his ambition was to be a painter. This influence is revealed through his skill in combining timing and technique.[2]
United States[edit]
The beginnings of street photography in the United States can be linked to that of jazz in the music domain, both emerging as outspoken depictions of everyday life. This connection is visible in the work of the New York School of Photography. The New York School was not a formal institution, but rather comprised groups of photographers in the mid-20th century based in New York City. One of its most notable and influential photographers, Robert Frank, was a part of the beat movement interested in Black-American and counter cultures. Frank's 1958 book, The Americans, was significant. Raw and often out of focus,[3] Frank's images questioned mainstream photography of the time, such as Ansel Adams's landscapes, "challenged all the formal rules laid down by Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans" and "flew in the face of the wholesome pictorialism and heartfelt photojournalism of American magazines like Life and Time."[3] The mainstream photography community in America fiercely rejected Frank’s work, but the book later "changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it".[3] It was a stepping stone for fresh photographers looking to break away from the restrictions of the old style[1] and "remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century."[3]
Inspired by Frank, in the 1960s Garry Winogrand, Lee Friedlander and Joel Meyerowitz began photographing on the streets of New York. Phil Coomes, writing for BBC News in 2013, said "For those of us interested in street photography there are a few names that stand out and one of those is Garry Winogrand";[4] critic Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian in 2014, said "In the 1960s and 70s, he defined street photography as an attitude as well as a style – and it has laboured in his shadow ever since, so definitive are his photographs of New York."[5]
Technique[edit]
Eddie Wexler: East Village, New York City, 1998
Most kinds of portable camera are used for street photography; for example rangefinders, digital and film SLRs, and point-and-shoot cameras. A commonly used focusing technique is zone focusing — setting a fixed focal distance and shooting from that distance — as an alternative to manual-focus and autofocus. The traditional (but not exclusive) focal lengths of 28 to 50 mm (in 35 mm terms), are used particularly for their angle of view and increased depth of field, but there are no exclusions to what might be used. Zone focusing also facilitates shooting "from the hip" i.e. without bringing the camera up to the eye. Alternatively waist-level finders and the tiltable LCD screens of digital cameras allow for composing or adjusting focus without bringing unwanted attention to the photographer.
Street photography versus documentary photography[edit]
Street photography and documentary photography can be very similar genres of photography that often overlap while having distinct individual qualities.
Documentary style is defined by its premeditated message and intention to record particular events in history. The documentary approach includes aspects of journalism, art, education, sociology and history. In documentary's social investigation, often the images are intended to pave way to social change. Street photography is disinterested in its nature, allowing it to deliver a true depiction of the world.[6] Street photographs are mirror images of society, displaying "unmanipulated" scenes, with usually unaware subjects.[2]
Legalities[edit]
Several legal cases in the United States and other countries, for example the Nussenzweig v. DiCorcia case, have established that taking, publishing and selling street photography (including street portraits) is legal without any need for the consent of those whose image appears in the photos, because photography is protected as free speech and artistic expression by the First Amendment in the US and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights in the European Union.[7]
The issue of street photographers taking photos of strangers in public places without their consent (which is the definition of candid photography) for fine art purposes has been controversial in some countries, notably France,[8] even though France was the home of several well-known street photographers in past and present, for example Cartier-Bresson.[9]
While individuals may complain of privacy or civil inattention violations when they become the subject of candid photography, the work of photographers cannot be done in any other way and if candid photography were restricted then society and the future generations would lose works of art, educational images, newsworthy images, and images of people's history.[citation needed]
In France, a legal case between a street photographer and a woman appearing on a photo published in the photographer's book decreed that street photography without the consent of the subject is an important freedom in a democracy: "the right to control one’s image must yield when a photograph contributes to the exchange of ideas and opinions, deemed “indispensable” to a democratic society."[8]
From 15 March 2014 anyone taking photographs in Hungary is technically breaking the law if someone wanders into shot, under a new civil code that outlaws taking pictures without the permission of everyone in the photograph. This expands the law on consent to include the taking of photographs, in addition to their publication.[10]
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After checking the mail on Sunset Road I was driving and saw this cool formation. I processed it in Snapseed... and I jist got home and checked it... and im assuming thats my eye in the center? How is that possible? I was using the back camera on my Samsung in HDR Mode. Totally freaky!
In the medical field, also popular as hybrid medical animation, this technology is used to visualise the mechanism complexities of science and human anatomy.
On January 4, 2011 I made a decision that would shape the next five years of my life, and change me forever as a person. For the previous five years, I had suppressed my inner passion for dolls that had been part of me since I was two years old. As a teenager, I felt embarrassed and ashamed of my once beloved hobby. In an attempt to "grow up" I denied myself any dolls, or even any thoughts of them. But after my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 2009, my view of myself and of life changed for the better. It took me a while to finally reclaim my doll hobby, but eventually I picked up where I left off. It was this day in January 2011 that finally motivated me to do the unthinkable--I asked my dad if I could buy a Satiny Shimmer Mulan doll from eBay. I really can't explain why it was this particular doll that broke me, but when I found Mulan while scrolling through eBay listings, I simply couldn't pretend that I wasn't into dolls anymore. Even though I was terrified of what dad and my sister might say, I gathered the courage and found it within myself to ask Dad if I could get her. It might have taken me several years to fully banish dolls from my life, but it was effortless for them to become a part of it again. Within the same day of ordering Mulan, I had purchased several other Disney dolls on eBay. I think part of why it took me so long to crack and to finally buy another doll was because I was afraid that all the time that had passed would somehow have changed my love for them. I was terrified that things would be different and not like they were when I was younger. While my feelings for dolls had not changed, times had, and as a result my collection became something even more wonderful than it had been before. If I had never taken that risk and asked for Mulan, I wouldn't be the same person, and as a result, my life would be unrecognizable. That is why I wanted to dedicate a photo to this day in my life--because it started a chain reaction that would alter the course of the next five years. This is the story of the journey that I have been on for the past five years, who I have ultimately become, and how my collection came to be what it is today.
The early days of my resurgence back into dolls were very different than today. I saw this time as a fresh start for myself and my collection, so I seized the opportunity and tried to "perfect" it. In the beginning, my intention had only been to collect old Mattel Disney dolls. I was not interested in any Barbies, Bratz, American Girl dolls, etc, and I did not want to give any new generation or different manufacturer a chance. I also decided that now that I was a "collector" and not a kid, I should try and keep dolls boxed. But from the get go, this limited doll collection did not work for me. Within a month or so, I started to buy Barbie dolls, and I even dabbled with Disney dolls that did not fit my "requirements." I also realized that I could not physically keep a doll boxed...I could never resist the urge to open them. By the end of that year, Bratz had made a massive comeback into my life, and they became my favorite thing to collect. Even though I "broke" my earliest set of rules, that didn't stop me from making new ones for myself. I was very adamant about not keeping duplicates. I actually had a yard sale/donation bin that I kept in my basement. Each time I acquired a duplicate in a lot, I chose which one to keep, and put the other in the dreaded yard sale container. I'm ashamed to say that many of my childhood favorites and cherished adult purchases spent time in this container waiting for the day that they would be sold at a yard sale. Luckily, that day did not come for most of my dolls, although there were quite a few that I did manage to get rid of. During the first two years of collecting, from 2011 to 2013, I chased after the never ending pursuit of perfection. Whether that meant feeling bad about how many dolls I had, pretending not to like a type of doll that didn't fit into the mold I created, or constantly customizing dolls until they were completely destroyed. As much as I was grateful for the return of dolls into my life, I was constantly analyzing my collection, and thus taking the fun out of the hobby. By the end of 2013, I hit a crossroad. I came to the realization something needed to change...my attitude. At the time, I had an old Flickr account under another name. I opted to delete it because I had so much going on in my life and in my head. I decided that I needed rediscover myself and my passion for dolls in the purest of ways, which meant cutting myself off from the internet and from my own set of "rules."
My break from the internet and my quest to rediscover what I loved about dolls in the first place, was the second best decision I ever made for my collection. There were many dolls and experiences that changed my perspective about doll collecting and about myself. It was during this time that I really figured out who I was as a collector and what I wanted to get out of my doll hobby. I decided to have an open mind and an open heart towards all dolls. Whatever preconceived notions I had, I let go of them. Bratz were really the dolls that helped shape this new found attitude. I learned to love all generations of them, whether they were tall, fish lipped, or just plain gimmicky. By learning to accept Bratz, a switch in my brain flipped. Suddenly, I was able to take that same mentality and use it towards all types of dolls. My entire outlook changed, and I was able to enjoy all sorts of different dolls for the first time in my life. There were dolls that completely surprised me--like Gem Styling Merida or Quick Curl Skipper. They were both dolls that my sister and I previously wrote off as "cheap" and "unworthy." But after rescuing both of these dolls and showing them a little love, we realized just how rewarding both of them were. This wasn't limited to just the two of them--I realized this about so many dolls. If I just gave them a chance, showered them with love and attention, I would discover something magnetic and magical about each one. I came to see that every doll has his or her own flaws, and that none of them would ever truly be "perfect." I learned to be okay with that--in fact, it is these quirks that give a doll their identity, just like as human beings we all have our faults. I started to see my life in the same way that I saw a doll--I approached every day and every situation with an open mind, and instead of fixating on what I didn't like, I focused on the positive attributes. This realization that nothing in life, no doll, no person, no situation, is perfect, liberated me. It gave me the ability to fully enjoy everything, especially my collection. That fear that once held me back, was gone. I was no longer afraid of change--I was motivated to buy dolls that previously I feared would disappoint me. Dolls like Nellie helped me get over those fears. She gave me back a piece of my childhood that I had been missing. I was stunted by the fear that American Girl dolls would let me down, so I had avoided fully getting back into them until 2014. Overcoming those feelings gave me back what I had lost years before, and allowed me the opportunity to fulfill childhood dreams, like owning a Julie doll. I decided in this time to throw out the "rule book" that I had written for myself. If I wanted to buy that brand new Barbie, I would. If I liked that American Girl doll that came out during my doll hiatus, I bought her. If I acquired an eighth Strut It! Yasmin in a bin of dolls, I kept her. If I in fact liked the "tall" Bratz, Bratzillaz, Moxie Girlz, etc, I embraced it, and didn't repress them from my collection any longer. I let these new dolls and experiences inspire me and shape my collection, and by doing so, I freed myself.
All of these years, both when I was a child and when I started my adult collection, have made me into the person and collector that I am today. I can honestly say that I am more passionate and inspired by dolls than I ever have been in my entire life. They have become one of the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences for me, because I have allowed them to be. I love dolls of all makes, eras, generations, types, etc. nowadays. While I don't collect every doll in the world, and I probably never will, I always try to keep an open mind, because one day, that doll I "don't like" might mean the world to me. I've finally learned to harness my passion for dolls and art and to unite the two together. I've discovered who I am as an artist, and I how I want to portray that through my collection. I've realized that some things will never change. I still love rescuing dolls from flea markets and second hand places, and restoring them to their former glory. Dolls still have "feelings" to me. I have accepted that I will always have "too many" dolls, and that I quite frankly am incapable of having a small, limited collection. I've come to see that I have so many different interests, and that I should embrace them instead of control them. I finally got around to fulfilling a dream I've had since I was twelve years old and first discovered the "Katti's Dolls" website that I used to spend hours on daily. I've found a purpose for the internet--to not only share my collection, but to inspire others to stay true to themselves and find happiness in their lives and collections. I want to project as much positivity and love to the world by using my dolls. These days, I try to only focus on what I love about life and my dolls, and I've stopped wasting any of my energy or my time on negativity. I've let go of the reins that were holding onto my collection and I let it do its own thing. I allowed my experiences, current phases, and whatever dolls I come across shape my collection. I've realized that collecting isn't about the end result, but it is about the journey, what you learn from it, and how happy it makes you.
I am grateful for every mistake and wrong turn that brought me here. Without my mess ups and if I had not lost myself altogether at some point, I wouldn't be the person or collector I am today. If I had not taken a five year hiatus, if I hadn't tried so hard to aspire to be someone I wasn't, I wouldn't have been able to rediscover who I actually am. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to fall in love with dolls all over again. I think at some point in all our lives, we lose sight of who we are, and we don't recognize the person staring back at us in the mirror. But that's part of our journey to self discovery. The only mistake worth regretting is one that you don't learn from. Therefore, I harbor no regrets and no resentment towards any of the decisions that I have made. If I had never gotten "too cool" for dolls, I would never value and appreciate my dolls the way I do now. When I stopped forcing my collection into a box, when I stopped trying to prod it into the perfect "idea" of what it should be, it became even more wonderful than what I ever could have imagined. Looking back, I see that my largest mistake during my early days of collecting was that my over analytical approach to dolls made the hobby become stressful instead of fun. As my mom once told my sister and I when we were young, "Choosing which dolls you want to play with isn't a life changing decision, like choosing to do drugs." Those words hold so much wisdom because sometimes it's easy to get caught up in the small details, and to miss the overall picture. At the end of the day, whatever you choose to do in life should ultimately make you happy and should not stress you out or ignite negativity. My dolls have taught me that sometimes you have to let go and allow things to take their own natural course. My dolls have truly freed me from my pursuit of perfection, my negativity, and they have allowed me to find genuine happiness and self acceptance, and for that I will always be grateful...and without my Satiny Shimmer Mulan doll, none of this would have been possible.
Yesterday morning as I got out of the shower I noticed that Dash had a really cute stuffed polar bear in his mouth. Then I realized that it was pristine...This little devil had figured out which gift bag was his and helped himself to his Christmas gift. I told him that Santa was passing him by this year because of his transgressions, here he is explaining to me why he knows that the fat man is coming to see him no matter what!
Lt. Kamber, Croatian Volcano Battery platoon commander, explains trajectory and targeting to U.S. Army officers of the Battle Group Poland prior to the Croatian Volcano Battery Live Fire Exercise, the first outside of Croatia and with the Battle Group Poland near Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, on November 29, 2017.
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Out in Events Announces Gays Gone Wild! at Fairgrounds X, Gay and Lesbian Day At Six Flags Great Adventure.
New York, NY: Out in Events announced this week that Fairgrounds X, better known as 'Gay and Lesbian Day at Six Flags', will take place Saturday, September 7 at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Fairgrounds is the largest private LGBT event in the United States. This year, to accommodate the growing number of LGBT families, the hours have been extended and even kiddie rides will be open! The new hours are 10:30am till midnight. At 8pm, the park will be closed to the public and remain open exclusively to Fairgrounds X ticket holders. In addition, for the first time in its ten year history, Fairgrounds guests will have access to Great Adventure's Wild Safari! DJ Hector Fonseca, DJ Eddie Baez, DJ Steve Sidewalk, Meg Live (Bad Boy Records, MTV - Puff Daddy's "Making His Band), Bex (Billboard Top 10 Dance Charts), Cheer New York, and www.LaserLightShow.ORG - will provide the musical entertainment. A portion of the net proceeds will benefit the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund, The Gay Lesbian Center of NY and The Imperial Court of NY.
"In celebration of ten years of Fairgrounds, we are going wild," says co-founder Mark Nelson, the events planner and producer who helped found the annual LGBT celebration. "The all-new Safari Off Road Adventure will take guests on an intense, up-close animal experience unlike anything they have ever encountered. Guests will splash through ponds, climb hills, cross bridges and venture over rugged terrain - and it's all included with Fairgrounds X admission!"
Since the Safari attraction is a 90-minute tour, and closes at 5pm, producers recommend arriving to the park early.
Also open for the first time at Fairgrounds will be the Sky Way, a ride that transports guests from Lakefront to Frontier Adventures while offering a bird's-eye-view of the park in a personal cable car.
Six Flags' Fairgrounds launched ten years ago at Six Flags Great Adventure. "It was wildly successful from the start", explains co-founder Gage Kristofer.
Organizers estimate ten thousand gay men and women (and their friends and families) will attend Fairgrounds X. "We welcome gay communities from Washington DC, Boston, Pittsburg and the entire tri-state area to join the fun. Fairgrounds is truly a coming together of all the area's LGBT communities, uniting with pride."
"Last year saw an influx of gay newlyweds and gay families with their children," he adds.
Six Flags Great Adventure is world renown for its award-winning roller coasters. Amusement Today awarded El Toro coaster with its Golden Ticket for being the #2 top wooden coaster in the country. At a record-breaking 76 degree incline, El Toro features the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the USA. They also awarded a Golden Ticket to the Nitro coaster, ranking it the #3 steel coaster in the country. Nitro blasts riders 230 feet in the air with a 215-foot drop at speeds approaching 80 mph.
There is also Green Lantern, a stand-up coaster that delivers a smooth, white-knuckled adventure, upside down on a 15-story ride of twisting steel!
Other maximum thrill rides are Batman, Bizzaro, Dare Devil Dive, Kingda Ka, Rolling Thunder, Slingshot, Superman:Ultimate Flight, The Twister and SkyScreamer, a towering swing ride that climbs twenty-four stories off the ground and then spins around at 40mph. All will be open at Fairgrounds X.
Even with the anticipated record crowd this year, the park can handle 60,000. Six Flags Great Adventure is prepared to keep ride lines moving swiftly at Fairgrounds X. Plus, this year's VIP pass insures quicker ride access after 8pm.
At 8pm, Fairgrounds X will be a closed private event. Season passes will not be honored. It is the one night each year when LGBT attendees can walk hand-in-hand and enjoy the open-air thrill rides without fear of harassment.
"With the recent supreme court rulings, we have a lot to celebrate this year," continues Nelson. "Come out to Six Flags and let's get wild."
For more information on Fairgrounds X, please visit www.outinevents.com or www.gaysixflags.com
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We visited the primary school in nearby Colimilla- one teacher covers through 6th grade. We did show-n-tell with the microscope and helped with English lessons- but mostly learned from these children that kids are the same everywhere: FUN!
The Membranes performing at the Universe Explained at Gorilla, Manchester, on Saturday 20th July 2013
Digital camera sbap of Sacredness
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It is da dedication of its use to da pursuit of da Divine ......
.......which renders it a catalyst to worship
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"Da inherent imagination and spiritual receptivity is definitely influenced by dis differential chemical endowment.".
Master Sgt. Chad Prevatte explains to Cadets from 1st Regiment how to perform the push-ups in the Army Physical Fitness Test at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. U.S. Army photo by Jesse Beals
Maurice Riodan performing at the Universe Explained at Gorilla, Manchester, on Saturday 20th July 2013
Explain differentiation This third module of the Teaching series we investigate the planning and design of classes. Professor Eamon Murphy of the Department of Social Sciences at Curtin University devotes an entire chapter of Lecturing at University (1998) to emphasise his view that careful planning is the most important aspect of lecturing.
Finally, I'm back. The norovirus got me. Despite a gorgeous sunny weekend, I was no good to anyone...and no where near the camera. :(
But, now that we're on the mend, Phoebe thought she should explain exactly why she needs to use lip balm. (Yep, she's three, and she likes lip balm.) Is this normal?
Normal or not, I'm glad I've documented it!
Happy Sunday...and good health to all!
Making a presentation at the 100th PechaKucha nite at SuperDeluxe, Roppongi. Tame causes quite stir in his running rig. More on this interesting athlete...
Think about it first, what is your guess? Likely you already had a gender
in mind....Well if you expected we're having a *BOY*, you're wrong!! We're
having a girl! :) We had the long ultrasound appointment yesterday, and we
visited with my doctor today so she could explain everything to us. At
first the technician could not determine the gender because the baby was
sitting down sort of indian-style, so she had me get up and touch my toes 3
times. After that both she and the doctor were certain that it's a girl.
The ultrasound was the coolest experience ever! I feel so blessed that we
have moving pictures now to actually see the baby moving around. The tech
who performed our ultrasound, Joy, was an expert, she's been doing it for
30+ years. She said when she started they didn't even have moving pictures!
We got to see the baby moving her mouth in the drinking motion, so cute! We
saw all the bones of the arms, legs, fingers & toes. Everything appears to
be perfectly healthy with the spine, kidneys, heart, head & stomach. They
gave us a perfect report! Also, this confirmed that we have the lowest
chance of all that our baby has Down's syndrome.
The only thing that they said they're going to monitor, is a very slight
risk of growth depression due to the odd placement of the umbilical cord on
the placenta. My doctor assured me that it's not statistically proven at
all because she's seen plenty of baby's with this issue that are enormous.
But since our baby's umbilical cord connects to the edge of the placenta
(rather than somewhere toward the middle), theoretically she could have
trouble getting all the nutrients and growing. However, she said so far our
baby's even a little bit ahead so the ultrasound showed us having a due
date of Dec 27th, rather than the 30th, so we'll see! It's actually kind of
cool though because this means we get to do another ultrasound in 9 weeks,
when normally we wouldn't! I'm really excited to see the baby when she's
that big.
I attached a picture that has our 2 favorite pictures from the ultrasound.
You can see her cute profile with nose & lips (whose do they look like?!),
and the other one is looking directly at her face and she's smiling! I also
attached pictures of me in our new apartment! We moved last month to an
apartment in Chinatown and we're really enjoying it. Who wants to come
visit?!
With love,
Giulian, Christy & baby girl
PS: We're still mulling around with names, but we're not telling anyone
till she's born! :D
On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Christy Giusti wrote:
> Hi family,
>
> Giulian and I were thinking that it'd be nice to send a quick update to
> our family after our every-four-week doctor's appointments to keep you all
> in the loop. They'll be brief for the most part, but you can just skim
> through it if you want! Is this the preferred email address for everyone?
>
> I'm almost to Week 12, so I'm only about 2 weeks away from the 2nd
> trimester. I had a short doctor's appointment last week and everything went
> well! Nothing new, got to know my doctor better who I really like, and to
> hear the baby's heartbeat with the fetal doppler instrument which was
> awesome. My first experience with the gel on my stomach, very interesting.
> Afterward I scheduled our 18 week super long appointment where we have the
> detailed ultrasound that tells us gender and such. Really excited for that!
>
> Even though these past couple of weeks have been better for me
> health-wise, I'm still struggling a bit with nausea/vomiting which accounts
> for the 2 pounds I lost during the 1st 10 weeks. So I'm really looking
> forward to the 2nd trimester when that is supposed to lay off and my energy
> to return. We went camping last weekend and I felt great, we even went
> white water rafting! Call me crazy. It's good for the baby to get a taste
> of our life you know? :) Also, my stomach is definitely starting to fill
> out, I have to unbutton my pants sometimes when I sit down. Oh joy!
>
> Pretty soon here we're going to announce the news via facebook after we
> finish telling the rest of our key friends & extended family. So once you
> see that you can talk more openly about it. Thanks for letting us tell
> everyone ourselves, it's a joy!
>
> Love you all a ton! Talk to you again in 3 weeks. :)
>
> PS: Let me know if there's any other information you'd like to hear.
>
> --
> *Christy Giusti*
>
>
Explainer: While I wish I could fully dress, wig-up and make-up regularly, those days are rare. So I post these AI renderings. FYI: the photos are AI generated, from actual photos of me, enhanced slightly with FaceApp and then dressed from outfits I see and love on the interweb. Enjoy them or not! I do, that's all that matters! Love, Crystal
Decided to post in full resolution for your enjoyment and readability purposes...
Oh and look carefully - there are three artifacts in this photo!
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Enjoy this picture of the Insitu ScanEagle UAV. This one helped rescue Captain Phillips in 2009 from Somali pirates by providing from the USS Bainbridge real-time aerial footage of the lifeboat Captain Phillips was kept hostage in.
Decided to post this drone picture on 18 February because the day before, the Washington State House passed drone regulation legislation. If my State Senate passes EHB 2789, the drone industry will dramatically expand in a safe, thoughtful way.
One might like the Insitu website on this fine UAV.
Can't explain...
Anything...
Not even how im feeling...
My emotions are so messed up lately...
Im not myself, But sometimes im more than myself.
I don't sleep.
Im just not me, Then who am i?
I act stuck up and mean, But thats not me.
Whats gotten into me...
I need to find myself, But i can't.
I push everyone close to me away...
I need them more than ever rightnow.
sometimes i feel like my heart
is beating extremlyy fast like im having
a heart attack, almost like im dying,
i've been told these are panic attacks
bah i get them most frequently grr
Random Fact: that peace sign headband i wear that almost everyday. :)