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As in any sport getting yourself mentally focused and physically capable of performing to your very best takes careful preparation. Here I am getting myself ready to knock down those pins or am I just posing in a skirt as usual.
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St. Stephen's Cathedral
Seat of the Archbishop (Cardinal) of Vienna, one of the most important buildings of the Central European High and Late Gothic, monumental example of the South-German-Austrian multi-naved church, landmark of Vienna. Characteristic is the independent lateral position of the towers, the inclusion of the romanesque western facade, the high Gothic hall choir and the mighty steep roof with colorful brick patterning.
History
1147
The first Romanesque church - from Passau founded (hence patron saint: saint Stephen Protomartyr) - is consecrated. It is located in a quarter of new settlements of merchants, which in the second half of the 12th Century was included in the city's fortifications (which is the part between Singerstraße and wool line (Wollzeile), the road to Hungary). It is located outside, to the southeast, of the oldest city area of the Roman fort, Vindobona. This building was in its dimensions already a large basilical complex, at its completion already including the floor plan of the Heath towers in the West.
1263
Re-consecration after the fire. The impacts on the Romanesque church are not precisely known. The huge gate was already previously rebuilt, when Vienna was for a short time residence of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In succession, the reconstruction of the west gallery and the expansion of the western towers (Heath towers) took place. From this period stem also most of the sculptures of the giant gate, the vaults, capitals and rose windows at the west gallery.
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1304 -1340
Construction of the Gothic hall choir, Albertinian choir, named after the Habsburg Albert II (1330-1358).
The citizenship of Vienna initially purchased the required properties and "as the owner of the Gothic choir in the Zwettler (city in Lower Austria) documents of 1303 and 1304 Viennese citizens are testified".
This civic foundation was then converted by a princely.
The following indulgence certificate - in the original written on parchment and provided with a hanging seal - is in a sense the main historical document of the choir consecration and thus also to the architectural history of St. Stephen of great importance.
1340
Bishop Peter of Marchapolis gives, at the request of the parishioners, all who attend at the anniversary of the consecration of the choir of St. Stephen's Church, which was accomplished on the above day in his presence by Bishop Albert of Passau, or at the feasts of the altar patrons of the church, an indulgence of 40 days.
1359
Laying of the foundation stone for further Gothic reconstruction of the nave (south and north wall), the Singertor and the Bischofstor (gate) and the two double chapels laterally to the Romanesque western building. Furthermore, the construction of overall four towers was planned. In fact, only the southern transept tower (the "saint Stephen's Tower") was first started.
1365
Those conversion measures are associated with the efforts of Duke Rudolf IV to raise Vienna to the status of a diocese, and with the founding of the University of Vienna.
1395
Consecration of the chapel of Saint Catherine ("baptistery") on the east side of the south tower.
1404
Peter of Prachatitz is Dombaumeister (cathedral builder). The citizenship by providing financial support pushes ahead the expansion of the tower.
1417 - 1430
Establishment of the lower sacristy
1433
Completion of the south tower under Hans von Prachatitz
1440 - 1459
Completion of the High Gothic nave
1450
Planning and construction of the North Tower by Hans Puchsbaum
1459
At Hüttentag of Regensburg the mason's lodge of St. Stephen's in Vienna is designated the leading main lodge in Central Europe.
1466
Extension of the upper sacristy
1469
Under Frederick III. the Diocese of Vienna is built.
1474
The Chapel of St. Barbara in the north tower is completed according to the plans of Puchsbaum. Formerly this building extension in the North Tower was called: Urbanuskapelle (chapel).
1511
Suspension of the building at the north tower. It is higher than the nave walls, but lower than the ridge height of the choir roof. As a crowning feature of the tower stump an octagonal structure was set up, which was closed with a so-called "Welsh hood" of Kaspar and Hans Saphoy 1578. The Welsh hood is a into the Gothic transmitted dome shape".
The back of the St. Stephen's Cathedral with the North Tower
1514/1519
1514/1519 at the top of saint Stephen's tower an eight-rayed sun ("Star") was fitted with a crescent moon as a symbol of spiritual and temporal power. When the Viennese in the Turkish siege (1529) throughout in the camp of their enemies saw similar symbols, they raised first objections against the "haidnisch Zaichen (heathen signs)", yet remained the "Moonlight" on the tower. Only on the occasion of the second siege (1683 ) vowed Leopold I to replace the "ungodly and unworthy Turks coat of arms" by the sign of the cross, when the city was liberated by God's assistance.
The from saint Stephen removed moon. Book illustration, 18th century
The new, of copper wrought double cross ("Spanish Cross") was made by coppersmith Hans Adam Bosch. It was one and a half meters high and had a weight of 45.5 kg. On September 14th, the Kreuzerhöhungstag (day of the elevation of the Cross) (in the same time the anniversary of the moving in of Leopold into the liberated city), it was placed under great spectacle. However, it was not flexible enough and already on 14th December it fell down due to a violent storm. On 31st October 1687 followed the setting up of a new crowning. To the Spanish Cross now the imperial double-headed eagle and the initials of Leopold I had been added. Cross and eagle had a height of 2.45 m and a weight of 67 kg.
St. Stephen's Cathedral around 1530
1640
Bishop Friedrich Count Breuner the Baroquisation of the equipment of the St. Stephen's Cathedral as a manifestation of the Counter-Reformation had started. He commissioned the brothers Jacob and Tobias Pock from Konstanz with the construction of a new high altar.
1683
Damages caused by numerous cannonballs at the second Turkish siege.
1700
Second wave of Baroquisation: Gothic winged altars and also their early Baroque successors are replaced by baroque marble altars.
1711
July 21st, 1711. In front of a large audience the k.k. Stückgießer (specialized iron caster) Johann Achamer carries out the casting of the great bell of saint Stephen. The for this purpose required metal comes from stocks of the Imperial arsenal of captured Turkish cannons. After Pölzung (supporting) of the underground vaults under the streets that touches the train, the bell weighing more than 17 tons on a special car or a loop of 100 people is brought from the Leopoldstadt on 29th October to the cathedral. On December 15th, Bishop Rummel undertakes the consecration of the bell, then it is pulled up to the south tower. There it rests on two oak beams, which for ringing can be screwed off. When Charles VI. solemnly moved into Vienna after his imperial coronation on 26th January 1712, the Pummerin was rung for the first time, in the process only the 813 kg in weight clapper was moved.
1720
The so-called catacombs are set up as a burial site.
1735
The cemetery around the church is closed down and in 1783 completely removed
Stock-im-Eisen-Platz and St. Stephen's Square before the demolition of the houses
Coloured engraving of V.C. Schütz. 1779
1803
The Steffl gets air: Demolition of houses on Stephansplatz
October. The strong increase in population leads to an increased volume of traffic. As part of "traffic-appropriate" measures streets are widened, squares enlarged, arcades created and traffic regulations introduced such as, e.g., the first one-way at the Carinthian gates (1802). With the demolition of the last still in front of the cathedral facade standing houses yet another basic expansion and redesign of the Stephansplatz can be completed.
1809
Also in the French wars the Cathedral is damaged by artillery fire.
1810
Repair work on the South Tower
1831
Renovation of the roof at the Albertinian choir
1842
On the occasion of the two renewals of the tower helmet in the 19th century respectively in 1842 and 1864, again a new double-headed eagle with a double cross was set on the spire. This last crowning of 1864 still today adorns the top of saint Stephen's tower.
1853 - 1854
Expansion of the remaining Wimperge (gables) in the roof area of which Puchsbaum under Frederick III. only one had realized.
1863 - 1864
Cathedral architect Friedrich Schmidt heads the restoration of the tower helmet.
1945
St. Stephen's Cathedral, April 1945 © Press Agency Votava St. Stephen's Cathedral, April 1945
The roof of St Stephen's Cathedral
is on fire 8th April 1945
Friday 13 April: Dombrand (cathedral's fire) in the last days of World War II. The roof burns down, the vaults of the middle choir and the southern side choir collapse. The Pummerin plunges down and breaks. The cathedral is badly damaged.
1945 - 1952
Reconstruction of the roof and choir
Triumphant entry of the new Pummerin in Vienna. The in St. Florian/Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) cast bell to Vienna had a true triumphal procession behind herself.
From the ruins of the Pummerin 1952 in St. Florian, Upper Austria, a new bell was cast and consecrated on 26th April 1952 in Vienna. The other bells of St. Stephen's Cathedral also consistently bore names as Halbpummerin, Viertelpummerin, Councillor Bell, Mentioned bell (Genanntenglocke), Zwölferin, beer bell (Bierglocke) etc. Very few of them survived the year 1945.
1953
Construction of the Bishop tomb in the catacombs under the Apostle Choir
1954 - 1965
Restoration of the South Tower
1956
Renovation of the Ducal Crypt, construction of the lower church and the lapidary (collection of stone monuments)
Completion of the tower helmet at the north tower (Saphoy'sche hood) with housing of the Pummerin
1961
In 1961 the cathedral received a new peal of eleven bells.
1973
Consecration of the People's altar (makeshift solution)
1977 - 1998
Restoration of the North Tower
1989
Remodeling of the sanctuary and the consecration of the new People's altar (September 14)
1991
Consecration of the new cathedral organ (Servants - Madonna gets here her new stand)
Overall length: 107.2 m outside inside 91.8 m
Width of the nave: 38.9 m
Height of the South tower: (High Tower) 136.7 m
Height of the North tower: 60.6 m
Height of the Heathen towers 65.6 m
This was captured with a film camera while flying from Los Angeles to Singapore in 1989. As far as I remember, I was on board Singapore Airlines B747-300 flying over the Pacific Ocean, and it took more than 15 hours with two stops- Hawaii and Taipei- before getting to our destination, Changi Airport, Singapore.
The Ex Gokin Series, Getter Robo 1. Awesome updated designs, w/ a few flaws in the execution (primarily the chest & back swivel).
So some of you will remember that last week I posted podiatry images of my 17 year old son, Lindsey (ingrown toenail, fun with podiatry props, yadda-yadda-yadda). Friday night he and some friends were at this trampoline place called Sky High. His friend calls my cell phone to inform me that Lindsey's been rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Awesome. Apparently he broke his tibia and fibula, to which he described sounded like a tree branch snapping that could be heard from across the room. He had surgery at midnight to install a rod. Now it's Sunday morning and he's still there; coming home today unless something goes wrong.
Last night I came home from the hospital and installed a mojito IV drip. I can be resourceful when I want to be . . . :-)
GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS Commitment March Rally at Lincoln Memorial North Elm Walkway, NW, Washington DC on Friday morning, 28 August 2020 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Visit Commitment March website at nationalactionnetwork.net/commitment-march-on-washington-dc/
Elvert Barnes 57th Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington COMMITMENT MARCH docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/57MOW2020
Getting squished can be a good thing. Went on a plumeria hunt this weekend and didn't have any trouble finding some gorgeous ones. The 2008 crop is coming out strong. Wonderful fragrance!
"There is So Much More"
When I heard the news,
My heart fell on the floor
I was on a plane on my way to Baltimore
In these troubled times its hard enough as it is
My soul has known a better life than this
I wonder how so many can be in so much pain,
While others dont seem to feel a thing
Then I curse my whiteness,
and I get so damn depressed,
In a world of suffering,
Why should I be so blessed?
I heard about a women who lives in Colorado,
She built a monoment of sorts behind the garage door
Where everyday she prays for all whom are born
And all whose souls have passed on
Sometimes my trouble gets so thick
I can't see how Im gonna get through it
but then I'd rather be stuck up in a tree
Then be tied to it
There is so much more.
I don't feel comfortable with the way my clothes fit
I cant get used to my bodys limits
I got some fancy shoes to try and kick away these blues
They cost a lot of money but they arent worth a thing
I wanna free my feet from the broken glass and concrete
I need to get out of this city
Lay apon the ground stare a hole in the sky
Wondering where I go when I die
When I die.
- Brett Dennen
I took advantage of the unusually warm spring sunshine to get the truck out dust it off and give it a little run.
I imagine within the next week these little guys will be ready to take their first flight attempt. Everytime I go see them they are getting bigger and bigger, momma has taken really good care of her babies!!
Long-exposure of a group of wooden poles standing on the shore.
Made with Sony A99MII, Sony Zeiss 85mm f/1.4, LEE 150 Big stopper. NIK SilverEfex Pro
Exposure 122 sec. f/22 ISO 50
We left Queenstown to make our way to Milford Sounds. Stopped in Te Anau for morning tea and to buy some lunch for our day trip. We we will be staying at Te Anau for the night.
Arrived at Milford Sounds just in time for our boat trip on the 'Milford Sound Nature Cruise" on the 'Milford Marner': For More Info: www.realjourneys.co.nz/en/experiences/cruises/milford-sou...
Day five of our fast trip around the South Island with my friends from the UK. November 5, 2013 New Zealand.
Milford Sound (Māori: Piopiotahi) is a fjord in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, within Fiordland National Park, Piopiotahi (Milford Sound) Marine Reserve, and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. It has been judged the world's top travel destination in an international survey (the 2008 Travelers' Choice Destinations Awards by TripAdvisor) and is acclaimed as New Zealand's most famous tourist destination. Rudyard Kipling had previously called it the eighth Wonder of the World.
Milford Sound is named after Milford Haven in Wales, while the Cleddau River which flows into the sound is also named for its Welsh namesake. The Māori named the sound Piopiotahi after the thrush-like piopio bird, now extinct. Piopiotahi means "a single piopio", harking back to the legend of Māui trying to win immortality for mankind - when Maui died in the attempt, a piopio was said to have flown here in mourning.
Milford Sound runs 15 kilometres inland from the Tasman Sea at Dale Point (also named after a location close to Milford Haven in Wales) - the mouth of the fiord - and is surrounded by sheer rock faces that rise 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) or more on either side. Among the peaks are The Elephant at 1,517 metres (4,977 ft), said to resemble an elephant's head, and The Lion, 1,302 metres (4,272 ft), in the shape of a crouching lion.
Milford Sound sports two permanent waterfalls all year round, Lady Bowen Falls and Stirling Falls. After heavy rain however, many hundreds of temporary waterfalls can be seen running down the steep sided rock faces that line the fiord. They are fed by rain water drenched moss and will last a few days at most once the rain stops.
With a mean annual rainfall of 6,813 mm (268 in) on 182 days a year, a high level even for the West Coast, Milford Sound is known as the wettest inhabited place in New Zealand and one of the wettest in the world. Rainfall can reach 250 mm (10 in) during a span of 24 hours. The rainfall creates dozens of temporary waterfalls (as well as a number of major, more permanent ones) cascading down the cliff faces, some reaching a thousand metres in length. Smaller falls from such heights may never reach the bottom of the sound, drifting away in the wind.
Accumulated rainwater can, at times, cause portions of the rain forest to lose their grip on the sheer cliff faces, resulting in tree avalanches into the sound. The regrowth of the rain forest after these avalanches can be seen in several locations along the sound.
Taken From and for More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford_Sound
Any one interested in following our trip around the South Island.. here is a map: <a href="http://www.wises.co.nz/l/lewis+pass/#c/-41.801671/172.516537/8/"
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A believer preaches to the general public at Speakers Corner in Hyde Park. Things can get heated when 'God' is on the agenda!
Finally Barbie has finished her new living room and Nikki and Raquelle decided to stop by to check it out
B: So girls, what you think?
N: I love it girl, this couch is totally you!
R: Yes this is cute i think, but my house is prettier of course *smiles*
B: Uh, thanks Raquelle, i guess.
N: You look stressed, you feeling allright?
B: Yes, just exausted this was a lot of work, but i'm happy Teresa was here to help.
R: So Ken is not here any-- *her phone rings then* Hello? Hi Brother! Yes i just got here to Barbie....Why?...Right now?...But i just got here....Gosh calm down, i'll be there in a bit.
N: Everything allright?
R: No, i gotta leave again. Ryan want's to see me for whatever reason, sorry girls have a great day.
B: You too Raquelle, take care.
N: Bye girl
As Raquelle leaves Nikki sits closer to Barbie
N: Now come on, you can tell me if there's something wrong. I know you're not just stressed out because of the work here.
B: Nikki, i'm still kinda upset about the situation that happened a while ago.
N: Oh please, this is getting old.Get over it.
B: I try, even Teresa tried to cheer me up, but i just still can't get over how this almost turned into a crime.
N: Welcome to the real world barbie where not everything is full of glitter. Tessa was nothing but trouble and a manipulating b*tch.
B: You're being so negative about this, think about the good times, before all hell brooke loose.
N: I'm not being negative, because i'm over it and i'm happy the way it is now.
B: So you mean to tell me you did not care when you heard that tessa could've died?
N: IT DOESN'T MATTER! Summer was the one in danger, not Tessa, are you kiddin me? you mean to tell me Tessa is more important than summer?
B: Now don't twist my words around. I'm grateful summer is allright, but no matter what tessa did. i don't want no one injured.
N: You have to be kiddin...she was the one triyng to do something bad to summer and karma came back. It was fair a game.
B: I'm not saying what tessa did was right at all i just..
N: You're saying way too much now, and i'm not dealin with this today. You need to get out of your feelings and face reality course in reality we won't be singing kumbaya kumbaya together. Good day barbie
B: Why are you getting mad at me? Don't leave Nikki..
N: Think about it all, and when you faced the truth and stop being so naive than we can talk again.
I've been so under the gun to get this bike done in time for Classic Rendezvous Weekend that I've totally dropped the ball with taking and posting pictures. I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel so I figured I'd catch up a little
Just Can’t Get Enough
The Harry Potter Movie Series Comes To An End...
We saw the final Harry Potter Movie this morning,... It was....
Awesome
Wonderful
Emotional
and many many many more things....
Harry Potter has been part of my life along with many, many other kids and adults for over a decade. I mourn the loss of the series and like so many others we wish J.K. would have written more Harry Potter books, and perhaps she will, maybe not a Harry Potter book per-say but perhaps one about other Hogwarts adventures...
Again the movie was wonderful... Yes they left things out, Yes it could have been longer, Yes they didn't focus on some things they should have and yes they didn't explain some things... but it's encouragement for those who haven't read the books to read them, buy them and cherish them and see what they have been missing by only seeing the movies.
Thank you to all the producers, director's, screen writer's, actors and everyone else involved in the movies... though many of us would have made 4+ hour movies for each book you manged to hit the mark most of the time (I have a list of misses, but it's not that long... really *smile* one quick note... haircuts/Goblet of fire would have been really nice)... one thing you got right in each movie was to capture a great portion of magic out of each book and share it with the world. This will be a movie series to be cherished and shared among family and friends.
Thank you J.K. not only for Harry Potter but for all the characters... good and bad and everything in-between... Thank you for all the imagination you have given me and so many others... Thank you for taking us to the magical world of Harry Potter in such a rich, vibrant and glorious way... May you be encouraged once again to explore, create, imagine, and enlighten us in the wizard world in the near and not so distant future....
One last thank you to J.K.:
Thank you for bringing back the joy of reading to me. I loved to read when I was out of high school... reading such books as the Timothy Zhan Star Wars series... and though I have read a lot of good books, it had lost it's appeal and sadly I read less and less... Then a wonderful book entitled Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone came out, and the magic engulfed me and to this day, I can not thank you enough for bringing Harry's world into my life and rekindling the spark of reading.
WATER CALLIGRAPHY
dopo la beer calligraphy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/_misterg_/3034918576/)
,il nuovo gioco dell' estate che vi farà impazzire!!!allenati a diventare il mejo bomber,velocizza la tua traccia prima che l' acqua scompaia!!!
total freestyle con pennelli scrausi.ma c e di peggio in questo periodo ma a noi non c interessa perche tanto abbiamo i mondiali,,,,,,,,..................................
o no?
Photos from the 3rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk. This is me getting ready in the staging lanes before my semi-final run in my Sanyo A Fuel Dragster.
Good Morning! Fresh squeezed orange juice gets things going.
Just remember when you make your own, you only get about two ounces of juice from each orange.
Take care of your body.
Macro Monday's theme this week is "New Years Resolutions." I don't necessarily make New Year resolutions, I try to inventory my lifestyle continuously.