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This market opened in November 2008 and has now become a must see feature of Pattaya. It covers an area of about 100,000 square metres. It is divided into areas each with its own unique representation of the four areas of Thailand, Northern, Central, North Eastern and Southern. Because each area offers its own blend of culture, food and traditions. When it first opened entrance to the market was free. However some one must have thought it would be a good idea to start charging 200 Baht to get in. This to me seems weird paying to get into a place that then wants you to purchase items from the market. You could also look at it another way. It is said that the whole market cost over 350 million Baht and does offer a pleasant and relaxing day out. I guess at 200 Baht it will be a long time before they get the opening and building costs back.
The car park at this very popular sightseeing venue is usually very full with coaches, taxis and private cars. Usually taxi drivers get parked. I went on a large motorbike once I hired from Beach road in Pattaya and the security guards and parking attendants swarmed round me and my friend as soon as we arrived. A large motorbike is not usually seen around Thailand unless driven by a Farang ( foreigner ). We had a parking spot within seconds of arriving and the bike was guarded while we toured the market, for a small fee I might add! I have been many times to this floating market I love the atmosphere here. The choice of food, drinks, and the usual bric a brac and the not so usual. When I have been in taxis we have never had a problem getting parked.
As you walk through the car park area, across the road is another tourist attraction, Jurassic Garden Dinosaur Adventure, I visited this on the 11th July 2011. Along with the floating market again. Entering the floating market on my latest visit on the 27th June 2014 nothing had changed much from my last visit. Walking around on the wooden planked walkways brought back many memories. I love this floating market it feels good here. The friendliness of the shop keepers and the people that visit here all help to make it a great day trip.
The choice of goods here is vast, on one stall I visited a Thai man happily carved soap sculptures out of coloured soap they looked so delicate the way he carved flowers out of them. I have bought these before else where. They don’t last forever being made out of soap but expect about 5 or 6 years you can see them every day until they just decay I think is the right word. If it’s not the right word lets just say they don’t look the same after that time! One new addition is a mime man on one of the bridges here. You have to put money in a tip box for him to do anything. If you enjoy him just standing there, then don’t tip him, he wont move!
Near to here a rope bridge has been added it swings about over the water and feels totally unsafe, as most rope bridges are. But many people tried the walk over it, even myself taking photos and shooting videos of the trip across. Another new addition, which I had not seen before in any floating market, was Koi fish being fed milk from mini babies bottles. I use to keep Koi fish and so I know they are easy to train when they know food is about. I use to hand feed some of mine, but you always get the odd few that stay timid most of their life. These however fought and jostled for their feed. At 50 Baht it was worth the show to watch them fight over who would get to the bottle first. The water around this floating market looks very muddy and dirty but believe me in hot sunlight, the fish love this kind of water the best. As long as you don’t swim in the water you will be ok!
At the rear of the market it looks like space is being cleared to expand this already large market. It would be great if they did, you could definitely spend all day here then. One coffee shop I tried overlooking this sold some very good coffee, freshly made. It was not expensive, which surprised me. The trip this time was unique it was so quiet here. A sign of the times I guess, recession hits everywhere.
More than 80 paddle boats are on here to ferry visitors around the market waterways and along the many Thai style teak wood buildings, linked by a network of canals, bridges and several different sized islands with exotic plants and trees planted. The boat trip will slowly show you the richness of the surrounding architectural and cultural river side living. Water vendors moving with their paddle boats from dock to dock and offering their unique range of freshly cooked delicious traditional Thai dishes. Many of them are moored around this market and you can stand and watch them prepare great tasting Thai food along with food from all over the world on some.
Pattaya floating market provides several daily cultural shows which are native to the four regions of the country, like Thai classical dance, martial art demonstrations, as well as water boxing where the fighters perform on a horizontal slippery pole above the water. Painters show their wonderful works on items such as umbrellas and portrait painters produce stunning paintings of still life, portraits and views around the world. An agricultural rice field demonstration has now been added and authentic House-boats for home stay, and ten mud-houses just right beside the rice field zone enable you to enjoy an overnight stay here.
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The Houston Rockets are showing the basketball world that a big man in the middle is not required to compete. As long as the guards and forwards continue to drain threes and score off the dribble, then "small ball" will work in their favor. In another significant Texas town, Kia adopted the same game plan for the national press introduction of the 2021 adventure-ready Seltos, which is the polar opposite of the larger, distinguished Telluride. Being that the Korean automaker is the transportation face of the NBA, the meshing of the two philosophies works well.
the introduction of invest in Taiwan Website was held on 2009/10/26. The "Invest in Taiwan" website has been developed and established by the Ministry of Economic Affairs under the authorization of the Executive Yuan to encourage and facilitate investment in Taiwan.
my work; Taipei 2006 新年台北 has appeared on the front page of Invest in Taiwan.
經濟部為鼓勵並促進對台投資，特別規劃及建置「投資台灣入口網 」，以整合投資資訊，建立網路化單一服務窗口，提供投資相關資訊、投資機會及投資申辦流程指引，並建置客服專線，透過及時、顧客導向之投資諮詢，提供投資人在台投資便捷化服務。
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Fun weekend in Saline, Michigan with our nephews and nieces. I think Cosmo (cat) and Flapjack (Beagle) were very tired!
and the final prize is for the orange elephant in the room. The Colossal Fossil.
Make America Colossal
The time has come to both award the Colossal Fossil and to finally call out those who deserve it the most!
While we have had some strong contenders (shout out to the Australian bullies), there seems to be only one clear choice. Only one who has been the absolute, hands-down, uncontested worst – the US administration.
Not really that much of a surprise, is it?
I am sure you all remember it well. When Donald Trump announced on June 1st that he intended to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement, he isolated himself on the global stage, turning his back on the rest of the world. Now that Syria has ratified, the Trump administration is completely, 100% alone in its rejection of this vital global agreement.
Super sad!
Let’s just remember that the US is still in the Paris Agreement for at least a few more years. But there is no doubt about the administration’s position on climate action. They’re attacking domestic climate policies such as the Clean Power Plan and fuel efficiency standards.
They’re propping up dirty energy by proposing a bailout for coal. They’re attempting to censor science, deleting any mention of climate change from documents and websites and issuing gag orders to government scientists. Last but not least, they sent fossil fuel cronies to represent the U.S. at COP. In other words, they are acting in direct opposition to the spirit of the Paris Agreement.
The Trump team tried to bring their backwards agenda to Bonn. The US administration’s only official side event was to promote fossil fuels. But the world was there to send them a message: You can’t sell coal at a conference to stop climate change!
Prompted by a journalist’s question, two of the four panelists explicitly said they disagree with Trump’s effort to pull out of the Paris Agreement. When even your fossil-fuel-funded panelists don’t agree with your decision, you know you’re on the wrong side of history. (As if there was any doubt before.)
But there is a ray of light. US mayors, governors, business leaders, university presidents, and committed individuals from all fifty states and every walk of life are standing by the Paris Agreement and with the world against the climate crisis. More than 100 of them came to Bonn and camped out in the funny looking igloos outside the Bula Zone to showcase their commitments, and many others mobilized for a Day of Action across the US to send the message that they are still in, too. They all give us hope.
Trump may have abandoned the world, but the rest of us haven’t. As young people from across the globe sang when they disrupted the US fossil fuels event on Monday: “We the people of the world unite, and we are here to stay.”
Unfortunately, this ray of hope does not replace the need for action from the U.S. federal government. All their bad behavior at home and here at COP should be widely and loudly condemned, they are truly deserving of the Colossal Fossil – the undisputed best of the worst.
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This architectural drawing was prepared for the School of Arts in Wallsend by J. W. Pender. Plan No. 1 consists of the ground plan and first floor plan of the school of arts building in Wallsend. This plan is very sillilar to that drawn in M5038-1, differences being that the measurements in this plan are slightly shorter and there are less windows. The building remains standing today on Cowper Street, Wallsend.
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The Transat has a new title sponsor in the French pastry company, bakerly.
The Transat, the oldest professional solo sailing race, which sets sail from Plymouth to New York on May 2nd, has a new title sponsor in bakerly, a new brand of French inspired bakery goods.
The race now officially becomes “The Transat bakerly” – in a partnership that perfectly fits the French company’s spirit of adventure.
Founded in 2015, bakerly, is a new consumer brand but it shares with The Transat – which enjoys a 56-year history steeped in adventure and sailing folklore – a common path: both The Transat and bakerly are crossing the Atlantic.
‘bakerly’ is a US subsidiary of the French industrial food group Norac. With bakerly, American consumers can now experience crêpes, brioches, and croissants made without additives or preservatives.
For the Norac group, the sponsorship of the race is something of a homecoming. Crêpes Whaou! is one of the most iconic brands owned by the group and sailing fans will remember the many victories of French skipper Franck-Yves Escoffier and his trimaran. Escoffier even took part in the 2004 edition of this solo transatlantic epic.
With a warm-up from St Malo to the race start at Plymouth and then finishing New York 3,000 miles later, The Transat bakerly follows the strategic path of the bakerly brand – created in France, established in Britain and today setting foot in America.
During each of The Transat bakerly’s stopovers – at St-Malo, Plymouth and New York – the public will have the chance to discover, or rediscover, the different products the Norac group has to offer.
The Transat bakerly is a key race in the world of offshore racing and sport in general, since 1960, the race has contributed a great deal to sailing and its history has a universal appeal. We are very proud to associate our brand with an event of this magnitude.
“For us this sponsorship marks a return to racing and a sport that has much potential, as we discovered with Crêpes Whaou! Now with The Transat bakerly, we marry passion and reason because this is how the best stories start.”
Hervé Favre, The Transat bakerly Events Director said: “Since the first edition, The Transat has been associated with fine partners. Today we are proud to join together with bakerly and look towards a promising future with Norac, a French food group out to conquer the US market.
“This partnership is great news, and it will help give greater scope to the event,” Favre added.
Since the first edition, The Transat has been associated with fine partners. Today we are proud to join together with bakerly and look towards a promising future with Norac, a French food group out to conquer the US market. This partnership is great news, and it will help give greater scope to the event.
The 2016 edition of The Transat bakerly will see 25 solo skippers in four classes – Ultimes, IMOCA 60s, Multi50s and Class40s – take on one of the great challenges in professional sailing. They face a 3,000-mile course complete with storm force headwinds, rough seas and freezing fog.
When Sir Francis Chichester won the first edition of the race in 1960, it took him 40 days to reach New York. This year the fastest boats could be there in as little as seven days.
The Norac Group:
- 4200 employees
- CEO Bruno Caron
- HQ in Rennes, France
- Owner of 12 brands, including 5 outside of France
- Companies in France: Ateliê do Sabor, Cie des Pains, Daunat, Dessaint Food Services, La Boulangère and Sud’n’Sol
- Companies outside France: Germany – Ibis; Brazil – Norac do Brazil; Spain – Espanorac; UK – Norac Foods UK; USA – Norac USA
- 21 production sites; two outside of France
- Brands: Armor Délices, Ateliê do Sabor, bakerly, Crêpes Whaou!, Daunat, Dessaint Food Services, Ensoleil’ade, Ibis, La Boulangère, Le Ster Le Pâtisser, Sud’n’Sol.
The Transat bakerly:
- The oldest professional solo sailing race, first staged in 1960 and held every four years
- Race winners have included many of the world’s greatest solo sailors, among them Sir Francis Chichester, Eric Tabarly, Ellen MacArthur and Loick Peyron
- The 2016 edition of The Transat bakerly features 25 entries from four nations
- Solo skippers will race in four classes of yachts
- The racetrack is 3,000 nautical miles of the North Atlantic Ocean
- The race starts from Plymouth in the UK and finishes in New York (for the first time since the inaugural race in 1960)
- Involves some of the toughest racing in solo sailing with storms, big seas and freezing fog to contend with
- Features for the first time a non-timed warm-up from St-Malo in Brittany to Plymouth
- At the finish the yachts will berth in the brand new Oneº15 Brooklyn Marina overlooking Manhatten
La Transat anglaise appelée The Transat bakerly depuis 2016, (également connue sous le nom de Transat en solitaire), est une course à la voile transatlantique d'Est en Ouest, entre l'Europe et l'Amérique du Nord, en solitaire. Elle a lieu principalement contre les vents dominants, et les dépressions y sont fréquentes. D'abord sur la route Plymouth - Newport, elle arrive désormais à Boston. Elle se déroule tous les 4 ans depuis 1960 et est une des plus anciennes grandes courses en mer. Elle est ouverte aux multicoques et aux monocoques qui ont un classement séparé.
Créée en 1960 par le RWYC (Royal Western Yacht Club), la Transat Anglaise est sponsorisée par le journal l'Observer jusqu'en 1984 (d'où son nom d'OSTAR - Observer Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race). À partir de ce moment, la course change de nom au gré de ses différents sponsors. Baptisée Carlsberg STAR en 1988, elle prit le nom d'Europe 1 STAR en 1992 et 1996 puis d'Europe 1 New Man STAR en 2000, date de la dernière édition. Rebaptisée en 2004 The Transat, elle n'est plus organisée par le RWYC, mais par Mark Turner et sa société Offshore Challenges. En 2005, la course est divisée eux deux catégories, l'une destinée aux bateaux de moins de 50 pieds, désignée par le nom d'OSTAR ou de Corinthian Race, l'autre, destinée aux plus de 50 pieds, adoptant le nom de Transat1. En 2008, rebaptisée The Artemis Transat, la course est ouverte aux monocoques 60 pieds IMOCA et Class40.
Le premier français à participer à la Transat est Jean Lacombe, en 1960, sur un Cap Horn de 6,50 m dessiné par J.J. Herbulot et construit aux chantiers Jouet; il termine cinquième3. Jean Lacombe participe aussi à la deuxième Transat Anglaise de 1964, à bord d'un Golif4, le plus petit voilier de la flotte. Il coupe la ligne d'arrivée après 46 jours de navigation et prend ainsi la 9ème place, améliorant de 23 jours son temps réalisé en 1960.
La Transat anglaise a contribué à faire de ses vainqueurs des légendes de la voile, comme Éric Tabarly, double lauréat (1964, 1976), ou encore Alain Colas, premier en 1972 sur Pen Duick IV5 et qui disparaîtra six ans plus tard sur ce trimaran rebaptisé Manureva, au cours de la première Route du Rhum.
Cette course a souvent souri aux Français, puisqu'outre les marins mentionnés ci-dessus, Fauconnier l'a emporté en 1984, Poupon en 1988, Loïck Peyron en 1992, 1996 et 2008, Joyon en 2000 et Desjoyeaux en 2004 soit dix victoires françaises en 13 épreuves.
Loïck Peyron est le seul à cumuler trois succès sur cette épreuve.
L'édition 2012 a été reportée à une année ultérieure, le format de la course étant peut-être appelé à change.
Another Story Theatre performing an extract from their show "For the Trumpet Shall Sound" on one of the Virgin Money free stages on the Royal Mile
Photographed in Key Biscayne, Florida
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Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, Ohio, presents Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" -- live on stage from Jan. 29 to Feb. 15.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Set during the early 1950s, "A Raisin in the Sun" tells the timeless story of one family’s grasp for a piece of the American Dream — and the explosive backlash that erupts when they seek to become the first black family to move into an all-white neighborhood.
The play revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Youngers, a black family living in a cramped apartment in Chicago’s racially segregated Southside neighborhood. The family’s struggle for dignity and their quest for a better life shape the powerful drama in this ground-breaking masterpiece of the American theater
Younger family matriarch Lena (whom everyone calls “Mama”) is the strong, moral heart of her clan, but she clashes frequently with her extended family. The family’s “man of the house” is her son Walter Lee, who works as a chauffeur but remains frustrated by his dead-end position in both life and the workplace. Walter’s wife is Ruth, who masks her discontent by directing all her energies toward her husband and their young son, Travis. Walter’s sister, Beneatha, is a young dreamer who dabbles in various hobbies and activities but embraces a strong desire to become a doctor.
When the insurance money from her deceased husband’s insurance policy comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood. But Walter Lee, who describes himself as a volcano full of internalized regrets and pipe dreams, has other plans: he wants to buy a liquor store and be “his own man.” Meanwhile, Beneatha wants to spend the money on her medical schooling. The tensions within the family and the blatant prejudice they receive from outside their home combine to shape the rich dramatic texture in this seminal American play.
THE CAST
TAMICKA SCRUGGS
Ruth Younger
BRIAN KENNETH ARMOUR
Walter Lee Younger
JOHNTAE LIPSCOMB
Travis Younger
TAYLOR ADAMS
Beneatha Younger
KEEYA CHAPMAN-LANGFORD
Lena Younger
MICHAEL SWAIN
Joseph Asagai
BRIAN STEELE
George Murchison
CHACE COULTER
Karl Lindner
KYM WILLIAMS
Bobo
THE CREATIVE TEAM
JIMMIE WOODY
Director
TABA ALEEM
Stage Manager
SCOTT CRIM
Lighting Designer
AUDREY FLIEGEL
Sound Designer
JOE HUNTER
Properties Designer
JASEN J. SMITH
Costume Designer
TODD DIERINGER
Scenic Co-Designer
KATHY KOHL
Scenic Co-Designer and Assistant Technical Director
The photos in this Flickr set were shot for Weathervane Playhouse by Scott Diese at the show's final dress rehearsal on Jan. 28, 2015.
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Brownsea Island sits in Poole harbour it is the second largest natural harbour in the world, second only to Sydney harbour in Australia. Brownsea Island ( was also known as Branksea ) is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust. Much of the island is open to the public and includes areas of woodland and heath with a wide variety of wildlife, together with cliff top views across Poole Harbour and the Isle of Purbeck. The island was the location of an experimental camp in 1907 that led to the formation of the Scout movement the following year. Access is by public ferry or private boat; in 2017 the island received 133,340 visitors. The ferry trip itself is well worth the time. When I went it was £11.50 return trip. But on the way back the ferry takes a scenic route round the islands to arrive back at Poole Quay.
The island was purchased by wealthy stockbroker Charles van Raalte who used the island as a residential holiday retreat. During this time the castle was renovated and served as host to famous visitors such as Guglielmo Marconi. Robert Baden-Powell, a close friend of the van Raaltes, hosted an experimental camp for boys on the island in the summer of 1907. Brownsea was largely self-supporting, with a kitchen garden and a dairy herd. Many of the pottery factory workers had stayed on after it closed, farming and working for the owners. Charles van Raalte died in Calcutta in 1907 and his wife eventually sold the island in 1925. In 1927 it was purchased at auction by Mary Bonham-Christie for £125,000. A recluse by nature, she ordered a mass eviction of the island's residents to the mainland. The National Trust then agreed to take over responsibility for the island if enough funds were raised and in 1962 it then purchased Brownsea for £100,000. Work was carried out to prepare the island for visitors; tracks were cleared through areas overgrown with rhododendrons and firebreaks were created to prevent repetition of the 1934 fire.
Brownsea Island lies in Poole Harbour opposite the town of Poole. It is the largest of eight islands in the harbour. The island can be reached by one of the public ferries or by private boat. There is a wharf and a small dock near the main castle. The island is about 1 1⁄2 miles ( 2.4 km ) long and 3⁄4 mile ( 1.2 km ) wide and consists of 500 acres of woodland ( pine and oak trees ), heathland and salt-marsh. The entire island, except the church and a few other buildings which are leased or managed by third parties, is owned by the National Trust. Most of the buildings are situated near the small landing stage. The northern portion of the island is a Nature Reserve managed by Dorset Wildlife Trust and an important habitat for birds; this part of the island has limited public access so as not to disturb the wildlife.. A small portion to the southeast of the island, along with Brownsea Castle, is leased to the John Lewis Partnership for use as a holiday hotel for staff, and is not open to the public. The island forms part of the Studland civil parish in the Purbeck local government district. It is within the South Dorset constituency of the House of Commons and the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.
In all the time I have lived in this area I never knew there was a very lovely Church on the Island and managed to take photos and videos of my visit there both inside and out. St Mary’s Church was built in 1853, the church remains very much as it was then - its organ is pumped by hand and the only lighting comes from candles. It's a Victorian church that isfixed in the past so with no electricity or water supply. But its regular spring and summer services can attract congregations between 3 and 300 - and it remains an important part of Brownsea's small island community. A Family Service is held at St.Mary’s at 3.00pm every Sunday from May to September.
From 1st August until 8th in August 1907, Robert Baden-Powell held an experimental camp on the island, to test out his Scouting ideas. He gathered 21 boys of mixed social backgrounds ( from boy's schools in the London area and a section of boys from the Poole, Parkstone,Hamworthy, Bournemouth, and Winton Boys' Brigade units ) and held a week-long camp. The boys took part in activities such as camping, observation, woodcraft, chivalry, lifesaving and patriotism. Following the successful camp, Baden-Powell published his first book on the Scouting movement in 1908, Scouting for Boys, and the international Scouting movement grew rapidly. Boy Scouts continued to camp on the island until the 1930’s, when all public access to the island was forbidden by the island's owner. After ownership of the island transferred to the National Trust, a permanent 20 hectares or 49 acres Scout camp site was opened in 1963 by Olave Baden-Powell. In August 2007, 100 years after the first experimental camp, Brownsea Island was the focus of worldwide celebrations of the centenary of Scouting.
Grady Luyt, an undeclared freshman in the College of Engineering, center, and his family unload their car and move into Bursley Hall on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Monday, August 22, 2022.
Luyt’s mother, Stephie, left, described their vehicle as “packed to the gills.” Both she and her husband are University of Michigan grads and the family came down from their home in Traverse City for the week.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
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Blue skies may be delightful at times but in the midst of severe drought, they are frightful. I took these images off the television at lunchtime today ~ unusually warm temperatures, gusting Santa Ana winds, not a drop of rain in sight. We're under Red Flag warnings, which means severe fire danger. I hope I don't see any fire more devastating than the two pictured. These are frightening enough!
I'm going to be scarce this week, my Flickr friends! I'm spending the next three days with Amy, my daughter, I'm happy to say!
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Enhancements in Siemens PLM Software's Tecnomatix 10 allow for more complete mirroring of geometry and kinematics for more efficient modeling and data reuse.
Schmiedeisernes Tor des Kloster Bellelay ( Erwähnt 1142 - Baujahr Neubau 1708 – 1714 - Orden Prämonstratenser - Aufhebung 1797 - Abtei monastery convent couvent convento ) in Bellelay in der Gemeinde Saicourt im Berner Jura im Kanton Bern der Schweiz
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Das Kloster Bellelay ist eine ehemalige Prämonstratenserabtei in der Ortschaft Bellelay
im Berner Jura, die heute als Psychiatrische Klinik dient. Bis 1798 bildete das Kloster
eine autonome Herrschaft innerhalb des Fürstbistums B.asel und stand als Schirm-
herrschaft unter dem Schutz der eidgenössischen Kantone Bern, S.olothurn sowie der
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Gemäss einer Legende wurde das Kloster 1136 von Siginand, einem Propst der Abtei
M.outier - G.randval gestiftet. Dieser folgte auf der Jagd einem E.ber durch die Wälder
des Juras. Als er ihn schliesslich erlegt hatte, fand er aus der damaligen Wildnis des
Hochjuras nicht mehr heraus. Er soll das Gelübde gesprochen haben, ein Kloster zu
stiften, wenn er heil nach M.outier zurückkäme. Nach vier Tagen hatte er nach M.outier
zurückgefunden und darauf das Kloster gegründet, dem er den Namen Bellelay gab
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Das Wappen der Abtei Bellelay zeigte den schwarzen Buchstaben B auf silbernem Grund.
Das Kloster Bellelay wurde wahrscheinlich auf Veranlassung des Bischofs von B.asel an
der Südwestgrenze des Bistums gegründet und aus dem Grundbesitz der Abtei M.outier-
G.randval herausgelöst.
Das Prämonstratenserkloster wird 1142 erstmals schriftlich erwähnt. Es existieren zahl-
reiche Schreibweisen aus der frühen Zeit des Klosters: Balelaia, Belelagia, Belelai, Belilaia,
Bellale, Bella Lagia, Bellelagia und Bellilagia. Der Name leitet sich vom vulgärlateinischen
bella lagia («schöner Wald») ab.
Das Kloster hatte weit verstreuten Grundbesitz und war Mutterkloster des Priorats G.rand-
g.ourt, des Klosters von G.ottstatt und der Abtei H.immelspforte bei G.renzach-W.yhlen in
B.aden-W.ürttemberg.
Bellelay stand unter der Oberhoheit des Fürstbistums B.asel, schloss aber Burgrechts-
verträge ab mit B.ern und S.olothurn ( spätestens 1414 ) sowie mit B.iel (1516). Die
Verträge mit S.olothurn wurden bis zur französischen Revolution regelmässig erneuert,
weshalb das Kloster zum eidgenössischen Teil des Fürstbistums B.asel gerechnet wurde.
Der Abt übte über den Ort Bellelay und das umliegende Gebiet, die sog. Courtine de
Bellelay, die niedere Gerichtsbarkeit aus, und zwar in weltlichen wie in kirchlichen
Belangen.
Am Konzil von K.onstanz erhielt der Abt 1414 das Recht, den Ring, die Mitra und das
Kreuz zu tragen, Symbole kirchlicher und weltlicher Herrschaft. Während des S.chwaben-
krieges im Jahr 1499 wurden die Klostergebäude gebrandschatzt.
Von den Auswirkungen des Dreissigjährigen Krieges blieb das Kloster wegen seines
Vertrages mit S.olothurn verschont. Es erlebte vor allem im 18. Jahrhundert eine Blüte-
zeit als weitherum angesehenes Bildungszentrum für Söhne des europäischen Adels
( 1772 wurde ein Pensionat gegründet ).
Im Jahr 1797 wurden die Gebäude von französischen Truppen besetzt und das Kloster
säkularisiert. Dabei wurde das wertvolle M.obiliar verkauft, ein bedeutender A.ltar befindet
sich beispielsweise in der Pfarrkirche N.otre-D.ame de l'A.ssomption in S.aignelégier.
Das Gebiet des Klosters kam zusammen mit dem Fürstbistum B.asel an 1797 an
F.rankreich und wurde in das D.épartement du M.ont-T.errible integriert. 1801 wurden
die Zwiebeltürme abgedeckt und das dadurch gewonnene Metall verkauft, die Doppel-
türme zerfielen in der Folge teilweise. 1815 fiel Bellelay durch Beschluss des W.iener
K.ongresses an den Kanton Bern.
Im 19. Jahrhundert wurden die Klostergebäude zuerst als U.hrenfabrik, danach als
B.rauerei und schliesslich als G.lashütte genutzt. Die Kirche diente zeitweise als S.tall
bzw. S.cheune.
Insgesamt befanden sich die Gebäude in unterschiedlichen Stadien des Zerfalls. 1891
erwarb der Kanton Bern für 150'000 Franken das Areal aus der Konkursmasse der
G.lashütte. Seither dienen die Gebäude einer psychiatrischen Klinik[
1956 wurde die Klosterkirche für 600'000 Franken restauriert und wiederhergestellt.
Die jetzt sich in der Kirche befindlichen Altäre sind zwar aus der gleichen Stilepoche
wie die Originale, stellen aber Erwerbungen aus anderen Kirchen dar.
2009 wurde die durch O.rgelbau Kuhn rekonstruierte O.rgel des Joseph Bossard von
1721 eingeweiht. Eine Stiftung ist Veranstalterin jährlich stattfindender Ausstellungen,
bei denen zeitgenössische Kunst mit der barocken Architektur in Dialog treten soll.
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Der heutige Bau der Klosterkirche Mariä Himmelfahrt wurde 1708 – 1714 von Franz
Beer nach dem V.orarlberger Münsterschema errichtet. Die Kirche besitzt zwei ge-
drungene F.ronttürme, die ursprünglich mit Zwiebelhauben ausgestattet waren.
Im Innern sind wertvolle Stuckarbeiten der Wessobrunner Schule ( 1713 ) zu be-
wundern. Die Klostergebäude im Stil des Barock entstanden ebenfalls zu Beginn
des 18. Jahrhunderts.
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Angeblich haben die "Mönche" ( eigentlich Chorherren ) aus Bellelay den K.äse «Tête
de Moine» ( Mönchskopf ) erfunden. Die K.äseherstellung in der Abtei wird 1192 zum
ersten Mal erwähnt. Als Zahlungsmittel der Abtei verbreitete er sich in der Region. Die
heute verwendete Bezeichnung stammt jedoch erst aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
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Switzerland Svizzera Suissa Swiss Sveitsi Sviss スイス Zwitserland Szwajcaria Sveits
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Ausflug in den J.ura mit den E.ltern am Samstag den 10. August 2013
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Mit dem A.uto K.loster F.rienisb.erg - T.unnel P.ierre P.ertuis - B.irsq.uelle - C.ourt
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Wanderung zum privaten L.ac V.ert
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C.ourt - T.our de M.oron - B.ellelay
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The 2011 Sci-Fi Thriller "In Time" (top) with Justin Timberlake was shot entirely in Los Angeles.
This Los Angeles store served as the pawn shop where Will hawked Sylvia's diamond earrings.
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Cadets enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering 450 created a low cost, reusable, waterand air powered bottle rocket capable of lifting a reconnaissance payload of 4-AA batteries for over-the horizon observation during their lab Oct 19, in front of Washington Hall. The class took advantage of the beautiful fall weather at West Point. The mission profile is to design adevice for maximum possible altitude to reach a target landing area 150-feet from the launch platform. ME 450 is Mechanical Engineering Design of Army Systems and is the third course in the ME 3-course engineering sequence. Photo by Tommy Gilligan/PV
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Car 972 in traffic, Carondelet Street at Gravier Street.
The St. Charles line has a very long history. It opened with steam traction on 1835 September 26. Electric traction was placed in service on 1893 February 1.
The cars were built in 1923 and 1924 by the Perley A. Thomas Car Works, High Point, North Carolina (this company is now named "Thomas Built Buses"). Thomas built 73 of the 900-series cars, of which 35 remain in service.
The 900-series cars have two motors, one in each bogie ("truck"). One thing I noticed back in 1972 was that these cars accelerated slowly - very slowly. Late at night, the trip from Canal Street to S. Claiborne St. could be completed is significantly less time, because of fewer stops.
UPDATE: Rescanned image uploaded 2024 October 13. Click to enlarge.
1972 June.
"In der falle" (in the trap) - puzzle from Germany.
Superb puzzle quite difficult for its size, the caterpillar-shaped pieces are very regular, so they can be easily confused.
We redid a piece, put paper back on 2 knobs and glued a lot of paper back. The box was also consolidated.
The scene is known, but I did not find its author or its title.
I love this puzzle on all points, the humorous scene and the type of cutting unusual in French puzzles. a must !