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Former Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham met Cote d'Ivoire Foreign Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan in New York on 21 September.
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66783 "The Flying Dustman" (Biffa livery) & 732 "GBRF - The first decade 1999 - 2009 John Smith MD" passed Bayford at 1319 (RT) on 17/06/19 with 6L37, the 0954 GBRF operated Network Rail service from Hoo Jn Up Yard to Whitemoor Yard LDC, which was formed of 21 air braked wagons (shame the photo doesn't do the mixed consist justice!).
1 OCA (steel sided Bass), 1 YWA (empty Salmon), 1 OBA (Bass). 1 YWA (empty Salmon), 8 Coalfish (6 MHAs & 2 MPAs loaded with old sleepers), 4 Falcons (MLA, 2 JNAs, MLA loaded with spoil), 4 Ospreys (YKAs loaded with old wooden track panels).
Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. It consists of many of the buildings that, from 1699 to 1780, formed colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of two of the original shires of Virginia, James City Shire (now James City County), and Charles River Shire (now York County). For most of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education and culture in the Colony of Virginia.
Colonial Williamsburg is meant to be an interpretation of a Colonial American city, with exhibits including dozens of authentic or accurately-recreated colonial houses and relating to American Revolutionary War history. Prominent buildings in Colonial Williamsburg include the Raleigh Tavern, the Capitol, The Governor's Palace, and Bruton Parish Church. However, rather than simply an effort to preserve antiquity, the combination of extensive restoration and thoughtful recreation of the entire colonial town facilitates envisioning the atmosphere and understanding the ideals of 18th century American revolutionary leaders. It was here that Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Monroe, James Madison, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, and dozens more helped mold democracy in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States.
The Historic Area is located just east of the College of William and Mary, founded at Middle Plantation in 1693, just prior to the establishment of the town as capital of Virginia and its renaming. The university's historic Wren Building stands at the west end of Duke of Gloucester Street.
Colonial Williamsburg is a major source of tourism to Williamsburg, as well as a touchstone for many world leaders and heads of state, including U.S. Presidents. The United States hosted the first World Economic Conference at Colonial Williamsburg in 1983. It is the centerpiece of the surrounding Historic Triangle of Virginia area, which has become a popular tourist destination for visitors domestic and foreign. The other two points of the Historic Triangle are Jamestown and Yorktown.
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Early in the 20th century, the restoration and recreation of Colonial Williamsburg, one of the largest historic restorations ever undertaken, was championed by the Reverend Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin and the patriarch of the Rockefeller family, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., along with the active participation of his wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, who wanted to celebrate the patriots and the early history of the United States.
Many of the missing Colonial structures were reconstructed on their original sites during the 1930s. Other structures were restored to the best estimates of how they would have looked during the eighteenth century, with all traces of later buildings and improvements removed. Dependency structures and animals help complete the ambiance. Most buildings are open for tourists to look through, with the exception of several buildings that serve as residences for Colonial Williamsburg employees.
Notable structures include the large Capitol and the Governor's Palace, each carefully recreated and landscaped as closely as possible to original 18th century specifications, as well as Bruton Parish Church and the Raleigh Tavern.
The major goal of the Restoration was not to merely preserve or recreate the physical environment of the colonial period, but to facilitate education about the origins of the idea of America, which was conceived during many decades before the American Revolution.
In this environment, Colonial Williamsburg strives to tell the story of how diverse peoples, having different and sometimes conflicting ambitions, evolved into a society that valued liberty and equality.
Concrete construction in Venezuela using aluminum concrete formwork. For more information on formwork visit www.wallties.com
The Buildings On The RAF Swinderby Technical Site Have Been Demolished. However, The Foundations, Roads, Street Lights and Road Signs Remain
The Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza form Mexico's best known ancient site, as well as one of the most extensive. The monuments are hugely impressive and include some of the most iconic architectural statements surviving from Mayan culture, including the Temple of the Warriors, the enormous Ball Court and the great stepped pyramid known as El Castillo, the centrepiece of the first area of the city seen by the visitor from the site entrance.
The chief god worshipped here appears to have been Kukulkan (the Mayan form of Quetzelcoatl) whose open-jawed serpent heads adorn many of the main temple structures.
The city and it's monuments mostly date between 600-1200AD and thus exhibit a variety of styles, making this a kind of architectural open air museum or textbook on Mayan art, with most buildings following a more severe, monumental design (though often adorned with low relief), whilst a few in the southern group feature the lavish ornamentation of the Puuc style as seen at Uxmal.
Chichen Itza receives a far greater influx of visitors than Mexico's other ancient sites (being within easy shot of daytrippers from resorts like Cancun) and thus for their own protection most of the monuments are now roped off to prevent the wear and tear of thousands of feet climbing the pyramid and the many temple platforms. This was something of a disappointment to us having had so much more free reign to explore other sites, though having seen the numbers increase dramatically through the day can readily understand and support such measures.
James -
Here are photos of the tornado forming, along with a description of each.
My friend, Nick Lee, is a storm spotter. He and I were out taking these
photos that day. He is the copyright owner and has given me permission to
share them with you.
Dirk
P.S.: Please use the descriptions somehow in your description of the photos.
Description of photos:
Tornado-1: shows the storm coming around the corner into view.
Tornado-2: Inflow notch seen - this is where the air feeding the updraft was
located at.
Tornado-3 & 4: Tornado on ground getting closer to City of Cullman. At this
point it was passing Good Hope and going through Cullman County.
Tornado-5: Here you can see another vortex forming. What we were witnessing
was a rapid intensification of this storm from an EF2 to a multi-vortex EF4.
Tornado-6: Even though the funnel is hard to see, the tornado was still on
the ground. Here you can see the multiple vortexes spinning around the one
in the middle that looks like it is invisible.
The Sky Form of Shaynim only available in Pokemon Platinum and can be captured on the Pokemon Ranger tracks of light(not release yet)
Site from the same site seen in my Latias and Latios pic at the bottom
Title: Forms Int. Tunnel
Alternative Title: [Forms Interior Tunnel]
Creator: Unknown
Date: August 3, 1910
Part of: George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection
Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Physical Description: 1 photographic print: gelatin silver; 10.5 x 16 cm
File: a2014_0020_3_5_a_0114_tunnelforms.jpg
Rights: Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
For more information and to view the image in high resolution, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gcd/id/2021
At Tate St,Ives, bronze sculpture on a wooden base. With the actual beach and sea beyond through a window.
The caption below it read as follows: Inspired by the local landscape, Hepworth began to sculpt her responses to the natural forms around her. Trevalgan is the name of a hill near her home. There, she wrote, ‘the cliffs divide as they touch the sea facing west. At this point, facing the setting sun across the Atlantic, where sky and sea blend with hills and rocks, the forms seem to enfold the watcher and lift him towards the sky.’ The sculpture is not a literal representation of the divided cliffs, but a personal expression of Hepworth’s physical and spiritual encounter with nature.
Below you can see another shot I took which gives you a very different view of how the sculpture looks.
Una forma sencilla de convertir unas longanizas (salchichas frescas) de pollo y pavo en un plato principal sabroso y saciante.
La receta en Vídeo www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uyj6J7lWXU
Ingredientes
Para 3 crepes
- 3 cucharadas de leche desnatada en polvo
- 2 claras + 1 huevo entero (o 4 claras)
- una pequeña pizca de sal
Para el relleno
- Queso de untar 0%, dos buenas cucharadas por crepe
- Pechuga de pavo, dos lonchas por crepe
- 4 salchichas frescas de pavo y pollo (longanizas, no salchichas frankfurt)
- Opcional: especias
Preparación
Empezamos mezclando todos los ingredientes de las crepes y haciendo 3 crepes en una sartén caliente untada con una gotita de aceite de oliva. Hacemos luego las longanizas, con cuidado de que estén completamente hechas (al ser carne de ave hay que asegurarse de que estén totalmente hechas para minimizar el riesgo de una salmonelosis) Por ultimo rellenamos las crepes poniendo primero queso de untar, especias, lonchas de fiambre de pavo y por último las longanizas y enrollando las crepes.
La receta completa , disponible para imprimir recetasdukanmariamartinez.com/2012/12/06/crepes-rellenas-...
A LARGE MESOPOTAMIAN STONE SPECTACLE IDOL CIRCA 3000 B.C. The architectonic base of rectangular form with rounded edges, decorated with reed houses with characteristic arching doorways, band of zigzags and chevrons above, the "eyes" on a long conical-shaped neck 10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
L'escalier d'eau est une figure classique des parcs du 17ème siècle clin d'oeil à la rivière du château de Marly. La forme évoluera par la suite en cacadelles, s'affranchissant de marches géométriques pour imiter un cours d'eau naturel.
Le château du Haut-Rosay date du 17eme siècle. Les Courtin, famille de la noblesse de robe, puis passé Son parc a été remanié au 18ème et au 19ème siècle avec une transition à l'anglaise entre la partie régulière et le bois aux allées rectilignes. La parc a été orné de fabriques dans la première partie du 18ème et au début du 19ème mais il n'est pas facile de trouver des informations sur la date de construction de chacune d'elles.
Les fabriques
Le pavillon chinois et le passage de roches
C'est le point central de la composition paysagère du 18ème, au pied de l'escalier d'eau, à la transition du bois et de la pelouse. Au bout d'une pièce d'eau, le pavillon chinois surmonte une rocaille, qui se continue par le passage de roches; une aérienne passerelle cintrée s'appuie sur le côté.
La rocaille du potager
Cette fabrique n'est mentionnée nulle part. Imposante, on la voit pourtant clairement sur les vues satellitaires de Google Earth et du géoportail IGN, dès lors qu'on a pris conscience de son existence. De facture fin 18ème, entourée d'un bosquet, elle est dans l'axe du jardin potager, devenu aujourd'hui une pelouse, qui s'étend au nord-est sous la terrasse du château.
Le château d'eau
De style classique 17ème, il se situe en limite de domaine, dans l'axe de la perspective du jardin régulier s'étendant en pente sous la terrasse du château. Le château d'eau est à un point bas, l'eau qui s'en écoule provient du réseau des canaux joignant les pièces d'eau, situées à la hauteur du château; l'eau est sans doute mise en charge dans des conduites qui vont au château d'eau, puis en jaillit et sort du domaine. Il composait un classique fond de perspective depuis la terrasse, avant l'édification de la rocaille, qui doit aujourd'hui le masquer en grande partie.
L'escalier d'eau
L'escalier d'eau est une figure classique des parcs du 17ème siècle. La forme évoluera par la suite en cacadelles, s'affranchissant de marches géométriques pour imiter un cours d'eau naturel.
La statue de Diane
Ce n'est pas exactement une fabrique mais un ornement important du parc. Elle est à une position clef du réseau de canaux parcourant le parc, au centre d'un bassin d'où l'eau s'écoule par l'escalier jusqu'au bief fu pavillon chinois.
La Dame Blanche - pavillon et statue
Cette fabrique de facture classique 17ème/18eme est à cheval sur une source, en tête du réseau des canaux qui joignent les pièces d'eau; elle abrite une majestueuse statue de nymphe allongée en marbre blanc.
This is actually a really pleasing shot for me. So many of the larches have been cleared from Wentwood to prevent the spread of the Larch fungal disease, and yet the native broadleaves have been left. Areas like this will naturally regrow with broadleaf seedlings, and areas without any broadleaves will be planted with a native species mix. Despite the devastation, I can see hope for the future of Wentwood.
Mesa redonda híbrida sobre cómo afrontar la crisis del Covid19 conociendo la experiencia de Orbea, Laboral Kutxa, Bexen Cardio, Bexen Medical, Mondragon Assembly y Eroski.
0-16450 in "Heavy left" formation with A2-488 as number 1, 0-60809 as number three and A2-485 as number 4 on 23 August 1982. Photo taken from A2-488 S/L Wood RNZAF, Cpl K Manuel RAAF.
The Katame waza is one of the forms battle of the Judo that is made in the ground, and that is divided in three groups of techniques: Osae komi waza or immobilizations, Shime waza or strangling, and Kansetsu waza or luxations; the ground work more is known like Ne waza.
These techniques have their ancestral origins in the schools of the Takenouchi ryu, one of oldest in (Osae komi waza); the one of Tenshin shino ryu in all (Katame waza); and the one of Daito ryu in (Kansetsu waza). Although the real origins of the Jujutsu lose in the time, bordering the time of those origins around the beginnings of the Christian era; also one says that the Jujutsu reached to develop around 180 ryus towards century XIX.
The Ne waza also must like principles obtain the Maximum efficiency with the minimum effort; and the mutual satisfaction through its practice. Nevertheless, we must limit that in the field of the Ne waza, the intensity in the use of the intelligent force has more relevance; because they are very short movements and displacements that they require in addition to the good use of the resources, and the application of controlled energy to define situations.
Analyzing the movements in Ne waza, and although all the parts of the body enter game, we will say that the hands, wrists and arms, are the ones that take the greater percentage of participation. In addition to the inferior members, the weight of the body like mass to move and to use of handle and support of control; it is another interesting factor to observe of how it is used with efficiency.
In Ne waza takes part much concurrent biomechanics, forces, turns, rotations, strategy, dynamic voltage, and techniques of dominion or subjection. We will also indicate, that like physical exercise, the Ne waza is fabulous; it gives resistance, sharpness of reflections, tenacity, flexibility, elasticity like speed, cardiorespiratory control, anticipation, mental sharpness, continuity of action, and explosive energy.
NARMADA PARIKRAMA
The Narmada also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third longest river that flows entirely within India, after the Godavari and the Krishna. It is also known as "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh in many ways. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through theGulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat. It is one of only three major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west flowing river), along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River. It is the one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The other rivers which flows through rift valley include Damodar River in Chota Nagpur Plateau and Tapti. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh(1,077 km (669.2 mi)), and Maharashtra, (74 km (46.0 mi))– (35 km (21.7 mi)) then along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (39 km (24.2 mi) and the border between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and in Gujarat (161 km (100.0 mi)).
The Periplus Maris Erythraei (c. 80 AD) calls it the Nammadus, and theBritish Raj called it the Nerbudda or Narbada. Narmadā is a Sanskrit word meaning "the Giver of Pleasure".
To Hindus the Narmada is one of the five holy rivers of India; the other four beingGanges, Yamuna, Godavari and Kaveri. It is believed that a dip in any of these five rivers washes one's sins away. According to a legend, the river Ganges, polluted by millions of people bathing in it, assumes the form of a black cow and comes to the Narmada to bathe and cleanse itself in its holy waters. Legends also claim that the Narmada River is older than the river Ganges.
The river was mentioned by Ptolemy in the second century AD as Namade and by the author of the Periplus. The Ramayana, the Mahabharat, and thePuranas refer to it frequently. The Rewa Khand of Vayu Purana and the Rewa Khand of Skanda Purana are entirely devoted to the story of the birth and the importance of the river, and hence Narmada is also called the Rewa.
There are many fables about the origin of the Narmada. According to one of them, once Lord Shiva, the Destroyer of the Universe, meditated so hard that he started perspiring. Shiva's sweat accumulated in a tank and started flowing in the form of a river – the Narmada. Another legend has it that two teardrops that fell from the eyes of Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe, yielded two rivers – the Narmada and the Son.
Legends also say that for Lord Shiva, the Hindu God, the river is especially sacred on account of its origin, and it is often called Shankari, i.e., daughter of Shankar (Lord Shiva). All the pebbles rolling on its bed are said to take the shape of his emblem with the saying, "Narmada Ke Kanker utte Sankar" (a popular saying in the Hindi belt of India), which means that 'pebble stones of Narmada get a personified form of Shiva'. These lingam shaped stones (cryptocrytalline quartz), calledBanalinga also called (Banashivalingas) are much sought after for daily worship by the Hindus. The Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, constructed by Rajaraja Chola, has one of the biggest Banalingas. Adi Shankara met his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada on the banks of the river Narmada.
Narmada is also said to have been in love with the Sonbhadra, another river flowing on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. According to the Puranas, the Narmada is also called the Rewa, from its leaping motion (from the root 'rev') through its rocky bed.
Important religious places and Ghats along the course of the river, starting from its origin at Narmadakhund at Amarkantakhill, are a) the Amarkantak (in Sanskrit: Neck of Shiva) or Teertharaj (the King of Pilgrimages), b) Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Mahadeo temples, Nemawar Siddeshwar Mandir in the middle reach of the river – all named after Shiva, c) Chausath Yogini (sixty four yoginis) temple, d) Chaubis Avatar temple, e) Bhojpur Shiva temple and Bhrigu Rishi temple in Bharuch. The Narmada River is also worshipped as mother goddess by Narmadeeya Brahmins.
The importance of the Narmada River as sacred is testified by the fact that the pilgrims perform a holy pilgrimage of aparikrama or circumambulation of the river.[17] The Narmada Parikrama, as it is called, is considered to be a meritorious act that a pilgrim can undertake. Many sadhus and pilgrims walk on foot from the Arabian Sea at Bharuch in Gujarat, along the river, to the source in Maikal Mountains (Amarkantak hills) in Madhya Pradesh and back along the opposite bank of the river. It is a 2,600-kilometre (1,600 mi) walk.[18] Important towns of interest in the valley are Jabalpur, Barwani, Hoshangabad, Harda, Narmada Nagar, Omkareshwar, Dewas (Nemavar, Kity, Pipri), Mandla and Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh, andRajpipla and Bharuch in Gujarat. Some places of historical interest are Joga Ka Quilla, Chhatri of Baji Rao Peshwa andBhimbetka, and among the falls are the Dugdhdhara, Dhardi falls, Bheraghat, Dhuandhara, Kapiladhara and Sahastradhara. By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com
NARMADA PARIKRAMA
The Narmada also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third longest river that flows entirely within India, after the Godavari and the Krishna. It is also known as "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh in many ways. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through theGulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat. It is one of only three major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west flowing river), along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River. It is the one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The other rivers which flows through rift valley include Damodar River in Chota Nagpur Plateau and Tapti. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh(1,077 km (669.2 mi)), and Maharashtra, (74 km (46.0 mi))– (35 km (21.7 mi)) then along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (39 km (24.2 mi) and the border between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and in Gujarat (161 km (100.0 mi)).
The Periplus Maris Erythraei (c. 80 AD) calls it the Nammadus, and theBritish Raj called it the Nerbudda or Narbada. Narmadā is a Sanskrit word meaning "the Giver of Pleasure".
To Hindus the Narmada is one of the five holy rivers of India; the other four beingGanges, Yamuna, Godavari and Kaveri. It is believed that a dip in any of these five rivers washes one's sins away. According to a legend, the river Ganges, polluted by millions of people bathing in it, assumes the form of a black cow and comes to the Narmada to bathe and cleanse itself in its holy waters. Legends also claim that the Narmada River is older than the river Ganges.
The river was mentioned by Ptolemy in the second century AD as Namade and by the author of the Periplus. The Ramayana, the Mahabharat, and thePuranas refer to it frequently. The Rewa Khand of Vayu Purana and the Rewa Khand of Skanda Purana are entirely devoted to the story of the birth and the importance of the river, and hence Narmada is also called the Rewa.
There are many fables about the origin of the Narmada. According to one of them, once Lord Shiva, the Destroyer of the Universe, meditated so hard that he started perspiring. Shiva's sweat accumulated in a tank and started flowing in the form of a river – the Narmada. Another legend has it that two teardrops that fell from the eyes of Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe, yielded two rivers – the Narmada and the Son.
Legends also say that for Lord Shiva, the Hindu God, the river is especially sacred on account of its origin, and it is often called Shankari, i.e., daughter of Shankar (Lord Shiva). All the pebbles rolling on its bed are said to take the shape of his emblem with the saying, "Narmada Ke Kanker utte Sankar" (a popular saying in the Hindi belt of India), which means that 'pebble stones of Narmada get a personified form of Shiva'. These lingam shaped stones (cryptocrytalline quartz), calledBanalinga also called (Banashivalingas) are much sought after for daily worship by the Hindus. The Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, constructed by Rajaraja Chola, has one of the biggest Banalingas. Adi Shankara met his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada on the banks of the river Narmada.
Narmada is also said to have been in love with the Sonbhadra, another river flowing on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. According to the Puranas, the Narmada is also called the Rewa, from its leaping motion (from the root 'rev') through its rocky bed.
Important religious places and Ghats along the course of the river, starting from its origin at Narmadakhund at Amarkantakhill, are a) the Amarkantak (in Sanskrit: Neck of Shiva) or Teertharaj (the King of Pilgrimages), b) Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Mahadeo temples, Nemawar Siddeshwar Mandir in the middle reach of the river – all named after Shiva, c) Chausath Yogini (sixty four yoginis) temple, d) Chaubis Avatar temple, e) Bhojpur Shiva temple and Bhrigu Rishi temple in Bharuch. The Narmada River is also worshipped as mother goddess by Narmadeeya Brahmins.
The importance of the Narmada River as sacred is testified by the fact that the pilgrims perform a holy pilgrimage of aparikrama or circumambulation of the river.[17] The Narmada Parikrama, as it is called, is considered to be a meritorious act that a pilgrim can undertake. Many sadhus and pilgrims walk on foot from the Arabian Sea at Bharuch in Gujarat, along the river, to the source in Maikal Mountains (Amarkantak hills) in Madhya Pradesh and back along the opposite bank of the river. It is a 2,600-kilometre (1,600 mi) walk.[18] Important towns of interest in the valley are Jabalpur, Barwani, Hoshangabad, Harda, Narmada Nagar, Omkareshwar, Dewas (Nemavar, Kity, Pipri), Mandla and Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh, andRajpipla and Bharuch in Gujarat. Some places of historical interest are Joga Ka Quilla, Chhatri of Baji Rao Peshwa andBhimbetka, and among the falls are the Dugdhdhara, Dhardi falls, Bheraghat, Dhuandhara, Kapiladhara and Sahastradhara. By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com
NARMADA PARIKRAMA
The Narmada also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third longest river that flows entirely within India, after the Godavari and the Krishna. It is also known as "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh in many ways. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through theGulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat. It is one of only three major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west flowing river), along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River. It is the one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The other rivers which flows through rift valley include Damodar River in Chota Nagpur Plateau and Tapti. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh(1,077 km (669.2 mi)), and Maharashtra, (74 km (46.0 mi))– (35 km (21.7 mi)) then along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (39 km (24.2 mi) and the border between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and in Gujarat (161 km (100.0 mi)).
The Periplus Maris Erythraei (c. 80 AD) calls it the Nammadus, and theBritish Raj called it the Nerbudda or Narbada. Narmadā is a Sanskrit word meaning "the Giver of Pleasure".
To Hindus the Narmada is one of the five holy rivers of India; the other four beingGanges, Yamuna, Godavari and Kaveri. It is believed that a dip in any of these five rivers washes one's sins away. According to a legend, the river Ganges, polluted by millions of people bathing in it, assumes the form of a black cow and comes to the Narmada to bathe and cleanse itself in its holy waters. Legends also claim that the Narmada River is older than the river Ganges.
The river was mentioned by Ptolemy in the second century AD as Namade and by the author of the Periplus. The Ramayana, the Mahabharat, and thePuranas refer to it frequently. The Rewa Khand of Vayu Purana and the Rewa Khand of Skanda Purana are entirely devoted to the story of the birth and the importance of the river, and hence Narmada is also called the Rewa.
There are many fables about the origin of the Narmada. According to one of them, once Lord Shiva, the Destroyer of the Universe, meditated so hard that he started perspiring. Shiva's sweat accumulated in a tank and started flowing in the form of a river – the Narmada. Another legend has it that two teardrops that fell from the eyes of Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe, yielded two rivers – the Narmada and the Son.
Legends also say that for Lord Shiva, the Hindu God, the river is especially sacred on account of its origin, and it is often called Shankari, i.e., daughter of Shankar (Lord Shiva). All the pebbles rolling on its bed are said to take the shape of his emblem with the saying, "Narmada Ke Kanker utte Sankar" (a popular saying in the Hindi belt of India), which means that 'pebble stones of Narmada get a personified form of Shiva'. These lingam shaped stones (cryptocrytalline quartz), calledBanalinga also called (Banashivalingas) are much sought after for daily worship by the Hindus. The Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, constructed by Rajaraja Chola, has one of the biggest Banalingas. Adi Shankara met his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada on the banks of the river Narmada.
Narmada is also said to have been in love with the Sonbhadra, another river flowing on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. According to the Puranas, the Narmada is also called the Rewa, from its leaping motion (from the root 'rev') through its rocky bed.
Important religious places and Ghats along the course of the river, starting from its origin at Narmadakhund at Amarkantakhill, are a) the Amarkantak (in Sanskrit: Neck of Shiva) or Teertharaj (the King of Pilgrimages), b) Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Mahadeo temples, Nemawar Siddeshwar Mandir in the middle reach of the river – all named after Shiva, c) Chausath Yogini (sixty four yoginis) temple, d) Chaubis Avatar temple, e) Bhojpur Shiva temple and Bhrigu Rishi temple in Bharuch. The Narmada River is also worshipped as mother goddess by Narmadeeya Brahmins.
The importance of the Narmada River as sacred is testified by the fact that the pilgrims perform a holy pilgrimage of aparikrama or circumambulation of the river.[17] The Narmada Parikrama, as it is called, is considered to be a meritorious act that a pilgrim can undertake. Many sadhus and pilgrims walk on foot from the Arabian Sea at Bharuch in Gujarat, along the river, to the source in Maikal Mountains (Amarkantak hills) in Madhya Pradesh and back along the opposite bank of the river. It is a 2,600-kilometre (1,600 mi) walk.[18] Important towns of interest in the valley are Jabalpur, Barwani, Hoshangabad, Harda, Narmada Nagar, Omkareshwar, Dewas (Nemavar, Kity, Pipri), Mandla and Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh, andRajpipla and Bharuch in Gujarat. Some places of historical interest are Joga Ka Quilla, Chhatri of Baji Rao Peshwa andBhimbetka, and among the falls are the Dugdhdhara, Dhardi falls, Bheraghat, Dhuandhara, Kapiladhara and Sahastradhara. By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com
NARMADA PARIKRAMA
The Narmada also called the Rewa, is a river in central India and the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is the third longest river that flows entirely within India, after the Godavari and the Krishna. It is also known as "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh in many ways. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through theGulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km (18.6 mi) west of Bharuch city of Gujarat. It is one of only three major rivers in peninsular India that run from east to west (longest west flowing river), along with the Tapti River and the Mahi River. It is the one of the rivers in India that flows in a rift valley, flowing west between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges. The other rivers which flows through rift valley include Damodar River in Chota Nagpur Plateau and Tapti. The Tapti River and Mahi River also flow through rift valleys, but between different ranges. It flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh(1,077 km (669.2 mi)), and Maharashtra, (74 km (46.0 mi))– (35 km (21.7 mi)) then along the border between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra (39 km (24.2 mi) and the border between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and in Gujarat (161 km (100.0 mi)).
The Periplus Maris Erythraei (c. 80 AD) calls it the Nammadus, and theBritish Raj called it the Nerbudda or Narbada. Narmadā is a Sanskrit word meaning "the Giver of Pleasure".
To Hindus the Narmada is one of the five holy rivers of India; the other four beingGanges, Yamuna, Godavari and Kaveri. It is believed that a dip in any of these five rivers washes one's sins away. According to a legend, the river Ganges, polluted by millions of people bathing in it, assumes the form of a black cow and comes to the Narmada to bathe and cleanse itself in its holy waters. Legends also claim that the Narmada River is older than the river Ganges.
The river was mentioned by Ptolemy in the second century AD as Namade and by the author of the Periplus. The Ramayana, the Mahabharat, and thePuranas refer to it frequently. The Rewa Khand of Vayu Purana and the Rewa Khand of Skanda Purana are entirely devoted to the story of the birth and the importance of the river, and hence Narmada is also called the Rewa.
There are many fables about the origin of the Narmada. According to one of them, once Lord Shiva, the Destroyer of the Universe, meditated so hard that he started perspiring. Shiva's sweat accumulated in a tank and started flowing in the form of a river – the Narmada. Another legend has it that two teardrops that fell from the eyes of Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe, yielded two rivers – the Narmada and the Son.
Legends also say that for Lord Shiva, the Hindu God, the river is especially sacred on account of its origin, and it is often called Shankari, i.e., daughter of Shankar (Lord Shiva). All the pebbles rolling on its bed are said to take the shape of his emblem with the saying, "Narmada Ke Kanker utte Sankar" (a popular saying in the Hindi belt of India), which means that 'pebble stones of Narmada get a personified form of Shiva'. These lingam shaped stones (cryptocrytalline quartz), calledBanalinga also called (Banashivalingas) are much sought after for daily worship by the Hindus. The Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, constructed by Rajaraja Chola, has one of the biggest Banalingas. Adi Shankara met his guru Govinda Bhagavatpada on the banks of the river Narmada.
Narmada is also said to have been in love with the Sonbhadra, another river flowing on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. According to the Puranas, the Narmada is also called the Rewa, from its leaping motion (from the root 'rev') through its rocky bed.
Important religious places and Ghats along the course of the river, starting from its origin at Narmadakhund at Amarkantakhill, are a) the Amarkantak (in Sanskrit: Neck of Shiva) or Teertharaj (the King of Pilgrimages), b) Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Mahadeo temples, Nemawar Siddeshwar Mandir in the middle reach of the river – all named after Shiva, c) Chausath Yogini (sixty four yoginis) temple, d) Chaubis Avatar temple, e) Bhojpur Shiva temple and Bhrigu Rishi temple in Bharuch. The Narmada River is also worshipped as mother goddess by Narmadeeya Brahmins.
The importance of the Narmada River as sacred is testified by the fact that the pilgrims perform a holy pilgrimage of aparikrama or circumambulation of the river.[17] The Narmada Parikrama, as it is called, is considered to be a meritorious act that a pilgrim can undertake. Many sadhus and pilgrims walk on foot from the Arabian Sea at Bharuch in Gujarat, along the river, to the source in Maikal Mountains (Amarkantak hills) in Madhya Pradesh and back along the opposite bank of the river. It is a 2,600-kilometre (1,600 mi) walk.[18] Important towns of interest in the valley are Jabalpur, Barwani, Hoshangabad, Harda, Narmada Nagar, Omkareshwar, Dewas (Nemavar, Kity, Pipri), Mandla and Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh, andRajpipla and Bharuch in Gujarat. Some places of historical interest are Joga Ka Quilla, Chhatri of Baji Rao Peshwa andBhimbetka, and among the falls are the Dugdhdhara, Dhardi falls, Bheraghat, Dhuandhara, Kapiladhara and Sahastradhara. By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com
We create material things for the sake of art...we study the colors, the textures, the materials used, the forms, the subject...when our greatest art teacher is God Our Creator...when we have been given God-given Nature to appreciate...and when we appreciate the God-made art in nature...then eventually we yearn to protect it...rather than making material things for daily use, decorative, or self-glorification...but we take the path of Our Creator who blessed us with art for free...and in turn we learn to make material things artistically...to share and give these generously to others...then Holy Virtues of Love becomes an art...being creative in doing good deeds for others...
One thing that drives me bonkers is the ordering of form fields. Place form fields in a logical order that makes sense to the user. This example shows an incorrect ordering of fields. The order of fields should have been Address, State, Postcode (matches how people expect to see and write addresses).
Two of the boys who have remembered to put their wellingtons on are earning small rewards by giving lifts over the ford to boys who wore only shoes.
As the insides of their boots will get soaked, there has to be some form of reward for their services.
Sefton Boys School Evacuated to Malpas, Cheshire 1940
Ele, pela forma como descreveu a sua arriscada e grande viagem aos reis de Espanha, poderá e deverá ser considerado o primeiro jornalista do Novo Mundo. É pois também justo relevar esta sua faceta de homem da comunicação que, naqueles tempos, se exercia duma forma muito mais difícil que nos dias de hoje.
Por outra lado, João Rodrigues Cabrilho é dentre todos o herói mais ignorado daquela época áurea dos descobrimentos. Tanto em Portugal como em Espanha, João Rodrigues Cabrilho raramente é mencionado como figura de grande relevo. Em Espanha ainda se compreende porque está científicamente provado que ele era português e em Portugal porque outras figuras notáveis (felizmente são muitos os heróis portugueses de Quinhentos) ocupam o seu lugar. Portanto, há aqui uma obrigação acrescida dos portugueses em geral e dos barrosões em particular de lembrar a memória de João Rodrigues. Valha-nos o facto da comunidade de S. Diego da Califórnia, Estados Unidos da América, todos os anos, em finais de Setembro, comemorar a chegada de Cabrilho à baía desta linda cidade com um programa de âmbito nacional e de grandiosa espectacularidade. Portugal, Espanha, México, para além dos Estados Unidos fazem-se representar nessas comemorações americanas.
A pessoa por nós escolhida para falar sobre o herói das terras de Barroso é o Dr. João Soares Tavares, um investigador com obra de mérito e consagrada. Apesar de beirão, ele vem, mais uma vez, demonstrar com novos dados que João Rodrigues Cabrilho é de Lapela, de Cabril. Aliás, como será do conhecimento geral, hoje por hoje, e ao contrário de há duas ou três décadas atrás, ninguém contesta a naturalidade barrosã de João Rodrigues.
Contamos que na sessão compareçam os montalegrenses e os barrosões em geral para tomarem mais conhecimento da nossa história barrosã. É que lembrar os feitos dos nossos heróis e apontá-los como exemplo aos mais jovens é tarefa obrigatória de todos porque só deste modo se conseguirá uma sociedade mais justa e com mais autoestima.
Carvalho de Moura
Inn Notícias de Barroso, de 27 de Dezembro de 2007. omontalegrense.blogspot.com/2007/12/joo-rodrigues-cabrilh...