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Kalurghat Bridge is the first bridge in Karnaphuli River. Kalurghat Bridge an old bridge, once the only link between the southern region of chittagong division on the bank of the river karnafuli with the rest of the country. This 239m long bridge was installed as a simple rail bridge of steel structure between Janalihut and Gomdandi railway stations in 1930. The bridge was commissioned for operation of trains in Chittagong-Dohazari section in the year 1931. Thirty-one years after its inauguration, considering the suffering of the people it was modified with decking and carpeting and turned into a rail and road-bridge in 1962.
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কালুরঘাট সেতু কর্ণফুলী নদীর উপর প্রতিষ্ঠিত। প্রাগৌতিহাসিক যুগ হতে নদী পারাপারের জন্য স্থানটি কালুর ঘাট নামে নদী পারাপারে ভূমিকা রেখে আসলেও ১৯৩০ সালে ব্রিটিশ শাসনামলে এ রেল সেতুটি নির্মিত হয়। স্থানীয় ভাবে কালুরঘাট সেতুটি কালুরঘাটের পোল নামে বহুল পরিচিত। সেতুটির বয়স বর্তমানে ৯০ বছরেরও বেশি।
First, my apologies for bringing up a political subject in a forum that some feel should be devoid of political opinion.
I spent today reflecting on the merits of public lands in the U.S., and the potential outcome of turning over Federal lands to the states, and subsequent sales of those lands to private individuals and companies. The possibility of this transfer is more realistic today with the recent bill passed by the House, making it easier to transfer Federal land to the states, and the inauguration of Donald Trump.
The view in this photo is on Federal land, but is within 1/4 mile of evaporite ponds that cover a significant area near Moab Utah (earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83905&eocn...). The ponds are used to concentrate potash, a potassium bearing mineral used largely in fertilizer. (BTW my father was one of the chemical engineers who consulted in the construction of this plant in the early 1960's, so my early well being is tied in small part to its existence)
Clearly the current use of this land has merits in enhancing food supply for humans. However this area is also heavily used for recreation. It is conceivable that this area would be used to enhance the production of the potash mine, and become one of the next evaporite ponds., which are already quite visible from Dead Horse Point, the high point on the mesa in the center of the skyline. Access to this scenic area and the White Rim road may also cease. It would enhance the profits of the company that operates this mine, and may increase the supply of potash, of which the U.S. produces about 2% of the world's production. It would also seriously compromise the aesthetic value of the area. Is the loss of public access to this land, and the loss of tourist money worth the benefits to greater potash production? This is only a hypothetical possibility- as far as I know there is no plan for increased use of the area for evaporite ponds, but it provides a reasonable scenario, given the sentiment in the Utah state government.
My hope is that those in power will properly weigh the pros and cons of use of Federal lands, and the potential for transferring those lands to the states. Let's keep public lands public. Let's also remember people need to make a living. The two are not antithetical.
Photographic note: this is a 3 photo stack to enhance the sharpness throughout.
People in a bar near Trafalgar Square in 2009, watching Obama’s inauguration on big screens. A different world.
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The Cathedral of Berlin is the largest church in the city, and it serves as a vital center for the Protestant church of Germany. At 114 meters (374ft) long, 73 meters (240ft) wide and 116 meters (381ft) tall, it was much larger than any of the previous buildings. On 27 February, 1905 the present building was inaugurated.
Berlin Cathedral has never been a cathedral in the sense it has never been the seat of a bishop.
In 1940 and 1944, the Cathedral suffered extreme damage from Allied bombing.
In 1980 the baptistery and wedding church was reopened for services. The restoration of the nave was begun in 1984. On 6 June 1993 the nave was reinaugurated in an event attended by Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl and televised nationwide in Germany.
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The old temple of Mars Ultor - inaugurated in 2 B.C. by emperor Augustus. Some of the Corinthian columns have survived and the marble steps.
Chiranjiv Singh inaugurates the Attendance Award 24 ceremony at Alliance Francaise, Bengaluru.
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Sri Chiranjiv Singh, former Ambassador of India to
UNESCO in Paris, joined the Indian Administrative
Service in 1969. He retired in 2005 as Development
Commissioner of Karnataka and Additional Chief
Secretary to Govt. of Karnataka."
inaugurate verb: to put something into use
Turn up on election day in Australia and I'll bet London to a brick on you'll be offered a democracy sausage. There'll be equal odds that it will be cooked on a flat barbecue plate by someone from a local service club or school auxiliary, slapped diagonally on a piece of square, fluffy, characterless, sliced white bread, buried beneath undercooked onions if you're there early, or cremated ones if you're there late, and garnished with dead horse.
celebrate verb: to honour or praise
The sausage is a wondrous thing; a mystery bag of bits and pieces — whether it's upper class or as down-to-earth as a Scottish haggis. It is never celebrated more democratically than when it's laid down in the embrace of a bun, dressed here in a simplified form that you might encounter in København; a world away from the queue to vote.
This wiener is a pale simulacrum of the frankfurter it could be. Stuffed with ground bits rejected then selected for their inferiority, and wrapped in a dyed orange/brown skin, it'll have to do for this inauguration. Dressing this dog is the first, the inaugural task of a new batch of red kraut — fermented in the Danish-style with fennel seeds. The mustard is sweet, in the Swedish-style, and the onions are just a few metres from where they grew in this green land.
commemorate verb: to mark or celebrate
Here's to the not so humble hotdog! It commemorates its disparate parts, its humble origins in Germany, its adoption and adaptation around the World, symbol of getting together, getting along and the whole made better than the sum of its parts.
I'm pleased to announce that this shot was 'Highly Commended' by the judges of the Take a View - Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012 competition in the Urban Category. Hugely chuffed about this. It's going to be on display as a printed copy at the National Theatre in London from the 12th November until the 12th January 2013. The shot also appeared in yesterdays Sunday Times - which is just fabulous - over the moon.
Apparently the book is out already - I haven't seen a copy - but judging from the shots in the Times yesterday its going to be fabulous - some really amazing shots - very much looking forward to seeing them.
As for the shot - well this was pretty much the last shot before my ill fated trip to the bottom of the Thames on the Shard's Inauguration night, so its the last shot I have with my D300 - which was smashed up in the fall. It was taken from across the river - slightly elevated along with hundreds of other photographers - I was surprised at just how many had turned out - it seems such a long time ago now.
Technical Details
Nikon D300
Nikon 50mm @ f2.8
1.6 seconds
ISO 200
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Position: The Yeni Cami, meaning New Mosque and later New Valide Sultan Mosque after its partial reconstruction and completion between 1660 and 1665; is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn, at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, and is one of the famous architectural landmarks of Istanbul. The mosque was finally completed in 1663, and inaugurated in 1665.
It’s finally here, the 20th January, 2021 and the Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President (of the often Dis-United States of America!)
Political cartoon by Dave Brown for the Independent Newspaper in the United Kingdom (although we are a little Dis-United at times as well!)
These are some of the fireworks that happened today on Inauguration Day for Joe Bidden and Kamala Harris.
Post-inauguration, we decided it was easier to walk back to Virginia rather than try to fight for a spot on the shuttle bus or metro train. They had mostly blocked off the 14th Street bridge for pedestrians to do just that. I think we had about a mile left to go at this point.
Today marks a great day in American History with the inauguration of Joe Biden. He inherits multiple ongoing crises exacerbated by Donald Trump, from the pandemic to severe racial and political divisions. May today mark the end of this very difficult time for America.
Today is also the last full day to pre-order my photobook #NotMyPresident: Five Years of Resisting Trump on Kickstarter (accessible via geofflivingston.com). The book documents nonviolent First Amendment actions taken against Trump’s presidency. Thousands of people from all walks of life stood up against authoritarianism and cruelty for five years.
These nonviolent protestors are the heroes who stood up and demanded change throughout the years. My book highlights them and their actions.
Please consider getting your copy of #NotMyPresident: Five Years of Resisting Trump now before it is too late.
Be safe today, my friends.
The Opéra Garnier is one of the Paris National Opera's two home venues in the city. It was built from 1861 to 1875 on a commission of Napoleon III, along with the Place de l'Opéra on which the building stands, at the intersection of Boulevard des Capucines and Avenue de l'Opéra. Inaugurated as "le Nouvel opéra de Paris" (the New Paris Opera), the venue became known as the "Palais Garnier" within the first decades of its existence, acknowleding the plans and designs of its architect Charles Garnier. The Paris National Opera now uses the Palais Garnier mainly for ballet. The Palais Garnier also houses the Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera Library-Museum), although the Library-Museum is no longer managed by the Opera and is part of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
A tiny section of the massive crowd that was at the event. We got there around 11:00 a.m. These were a few of the folks behind us.
Inauguration of Asian Jewellery Fair 2018 by Harshika Poonacha, Actress Kannada Film Industry in Bengaluru.
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On what looks to have been a murky autumnal day, a crowd of onlookers have turned out to witness the inauguration of Wolverhampton’s first trolleybus service. That day being Monday the 23rd October 1923.
The new trolleybuses were replacing the former tram route to Wednesfield, a service that required the use of single-deck vehicles to pass under the low-slung Midland Railway bridge that straddled the Wednesfield Road near its junction with Broad Street.
As with all the Corporation’s tramcars, the Wednesfield service had employed the use of the ‘Lorain’ surface contact system to collect current by means of a skate fitted to the underside of the cars.
Installed in the early 1900s, the electrical surface collection system had become life expired, requiring ever increasing maintenance to keep it serviceable. Left with little choice and at great expense, the Corporation converted the entire tram system to overhead collection during 1921, installing several miles of new electrical infrastructure, disconnecting the old network route by route.
The new overhead system installed on the Wednesfield tram route became operational on 27th July 1921. However, the track work on this route was in a very poor state of repair and was in desperate need of replacement.
Having seen Birmingham’s new trolleybus service to Nechells in 1922, the Transport Watch Committee took the decision to replace the Wednesfield tram service with trolleybuses.
The recently installed tramway overhead could be easily adapted to operate trolleybuses, and at the same time the decision was taken to extend the trolleybus service from Rookery Bridge, New Cross to Pinfold Bridge, taking the trolleybuses into Wednesfield town.
While the works to convert and extend the overhead system was in progress, the tram track was lifted and the road surface reinstated. During that period, a temporary motorbus service was employed to replace the trams, the motorbus service starting on 28th July 1923.
Six new solid-tyred, Tilling Stevens trolleybuses had been ordered and these were trialled before the system opened to the public on Monday 29th October 1923. Following the success of this tram to trolleybus conversion, the rest of the town’s tram routes were converted to trolleybus operation, the last tram running in 1928.
…Which brings us neatly to this wonderful photo. Trolleybus No1 (DA7741) is pictured at the top of Wolverhampton’s Broad Street, having turned around on the muddy road surface, before beginning its journey to Wednesfield.
Scanned from a half-plate photograph in my archive.
The U.S. Capitol is centered among the "Field of Flags" at night during the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washingtion, D.C. The Field of Flags represents the victims of COVID-19. CBP Photo.
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com