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SPYAIR is a Rock / J-POP group originally from Nagoya, Japan.
They are currently based in Tokyo and will be making their full major debut in August 2010.
Their two nationwide-release singles are ジャパニケーション and 感情ディスコード, which should both be available from major retailers.
Prior to their debut, they could often be seen playing outdoors in the Sakae, Nagoya area.
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Her name is Noelle.
I had a dream about her.
She rings my bell.
I got gym class for half an hour.
Oh how she rocks.
in Keds and tube socks.
But she doesn't know who I am.
And she doesn't give a damn about me.
Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
Yeah, I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
Listen to Iron Maiden baby, with me.
Her boyfriend's a dick
and he brings a gun to school.
He'd simply kick
my ass if he knew the truth.
He lives on my block
and he drives an Iroc.
But he doesn't know who I am
And he doesn't give a damn about me
Cause I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
Yeah, I'm just a teenage dirtbag, baby.
Listen to Iron Maiden maybe with me.
Oh yeah, dirtbag. No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
Oh yeah, dirtbag. No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
Man, I feel like mold.
It's prom night and I am lonely.
Lo and behold, she's walking over to me.
This must be fake, my lip starts to shake.
How does she know who I am?
And why does she give a damn about me?
(In girl's voice)
" I've got two tickets to Iron Maiden, baby.
Come with me Friday don't say maybe.
I'm just a teenage dirtbag baby, like you [uuuuuh. uuuuuuuuh.]"
Oh yeah, dirtbag. No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
Oh yeah, dirtbag. No, she doesn't know what she's missing.
The #CCLNRB
The CCLNRB is a joint project by Goethe-Institut Nairobi, Motion Bank and NODE Forum for Digital Arts, Frankfurt.
Eight Kenyan and German artists are commissioned to create a project evolving around the them of „Designing Hope“ with their very different artistic means: choreography, the voice, composition, vr-technology or other digital art practices.
#CCLNRB artists are Melisa Allela, Benjamin van Bebber, Amelie Hinrichsen, Leo Hofmann, Alacoque Ntome, Awuor Onyango, Jared Onyango and Else Tunemyr.
The artists are discussing “hope” as a usually positively perceived yet ambiguous concept: Is a state of hope actually encouraging? What is the difference between hope and optimism? Doesn't hope always come with anxiety? And what is the role of technology in the shaping of social imaginaries?
In their interdisciplinary constellation the #CCLNRB members investigated different cultural fields that provide or make use of hope as a means and medium: from pop-music to religion, from commercial advertisement to the promises of technological innovation for development. During the presentation the group will showcase alternative concepts or settings for rethinking the quality of hope, ideas on utopia and dystopia.
In June 2017, the artists will meet for further two weeks to continue the collaboration in Frankfurt, Germany. The final result will be premiered at the German festival NODE17 Forum for Digital Arts in Frankfurt (Main) at Mousonturm and Naxoshalle Given future fundings, we will bring back the final project to Kenya in November 2017 to NFPMA (Nairobi Festival of Performance and Media Arts).
#CCLNRB has also been supported by Technical University of Kenya.
Photos by David Rittershaus
2012年4月13日师父开示
Messages from Osifu
Gold lotus is born in burning fire
April 13th, 2012
师父曾经多次开示有几种人不适合修炼：
Master has discoursed many times that those people were not suitable for esoteric method cultivation:
精神病和神经症患者不可修炼。父母或祖上有此类疾病者也要谨慎。
1. The insane and neuropathy patients can't cultivate this method. Parents or ancestors had such kinds of illnesses should be cautious as well.
2、受过强烈精神刺激且留下严重阴影者不可修炼，如婚姻、暴力、灾难等。
2. The one has experienced strongly psychological trauma and remains seriously mental shadow can't cultivate this method, such traumas resulting from bad marriage, violence, disasters and so on.
3、心智不健全者不可修炼。
3. The one who is mentally defective can't cultivate this method.
业障深重者不可修炼。
4. Those accumulated heavy sinful karma can't cultivate this method.
5、附体者不可修炼。避免被借体修炼，汲取修炼者的能量。
5. The one invaded and occupied by invisible beings can't cultivate this method, so as to avoid being used for their cultivation and being drew energy by them.
身语意不清净者不可修炼。必须做到心正、心诚、心善、心净、与佛相应，与道相合。
6. The one whose bodies, speeches and minds are not pure can't cultivate this method. Mind must be must be virtuous, faithful, benevolent, pure, resonate with Buddha and comply with the Way.
7、追求贪求神通、感应、境界者不可修炼。否则会招来魔扰。
7. The one who pursues theurgy, telepathy and spiritual state can't cultivate this method. Otherwise demon's disturbance will called in.
8、迷信怪力乱神、魑魅魍魉、精怪神鬼、小法小术者不可修炼。
8. The one is superstitiously believe extraordinary things, demons and monsters, ghosts-gods and magic arts can't cultivate this method.
9、身体主要器官有严重疾病者不可修炼。
9. The one whose major organs of body have serious illness can't cultivate the method.
10、善根、福德、因缘不具备者不可修炼。
10. The one who doesn't possess good roots, blessedness and causal connections can't cultivate the method.
列举以上十种人不可或谨慎步入修炼。否则，后果很严重。
Ten kinds of people listed above can't step into cultivation, or must be cautious to do so. Otherwise, the result is extremely serious.
其实这十种人实则究其根源皆是因为因果。
In fact, tracing back to the original reasons，it can be concluded that those ten kinds of people are not fitting for cultivation because of their karma.
过去世及今生今世的因果业障叠加在一起，障碍其净化、升华、提升、解脱
Karmic obstacles of previous life time and this lifetime accumulated and became the stumbling block of purification, promotion, and enhancement， and they are also hindrances for final complete freedom.
此十种人即使修学显法，诸如念佛，诵经，持咒，打坐也会出问题。
Those ten kinds of people will also have troubles even though they cultivate exoteric Buddhism, such as chanting the name of Buddha, reciting sutras, upholding mantra and meditation.
师父看到太多的学佛人陷入了困境。
Master has seen too much Buddhism learners plunged into the mire.
这一切皆是自己的业障感召的。
All these are caused by their karmic obstacles.
这一切皆是自己的因果感召的。
All these are caused by their causations and effects.
这一切皆是自己的因缘感召的。
All these are caused by their karma.
这一切皆是自己的妄心感召的。
All these are caused by their false thinking minds.
这一切皆是自己的妄想、分别、执著感召的。
All these are caused by their false thoughts, differentiating and attachment.
一切问题的根源皆在心。
The root of every problem rests in mind.
解决一切问题的办法皆在心。
The way to solve all problems rests upon minds.
师父常说：心转一切皆转。
Master often says: Heart changes, and everything changes.
师父常说：回心向善、回心向佛是解决一切问题的最好的办法。
Master often says: To change mind to kind-hearted one, and to change mind to take refuge from Buddha is the best way to solve all problems.
师父常说：回心向善方能救命，回心向佛方能解脱。
Master often says: Changing mind to kind-hearted one and your life can be saved. Changing mind to take refuge from Buddha, and you can obtain superior freedom.
师父常说：抓住每一个当下，时时观照自心，清净身语意三业。
Master often says: Grasp every NOW moment and examine your mind, purifying three karmic sources: body, speech and mind.
师父常说：时时与佛相应，时时得佛加持。
Master often says: You will be charged up with high-frequency energy if you can resonate with high frequencies.
师父常说：相应是修心修行修炼的关键。相应出了问题，修心修行修炼就会出大问题。
Master often says: Resonating is the keyword of cultivation. If resonating goes wrong, there will be serious trouble on cultivation.
师父常说：正诚善净与佛相应这是心法、密钥、关键。
Master often says: It's the mind method, secret key and crux that cultivating mind to be virtuous, faithful, benevolent, pure and resonating with Buddha.
修心修行修炼不可儿戏，希望你们一定按照师父的教导去做，不可擅自妄为。
Cultivation can't be regarded as trifling matter. I hope you follow my teachings completely. Don't act recklessly by yourselves.
若暂时做不到，就不要急于修炼。
Don't be anxious to cultivate this method if you can't manage to do it temporarily.
不要轻易步入修心修行修炼之路，此路磨难重重，远比唐玄奘西天取经艰难。
Don't step into the way of cultivation without deep thinking. This way is full of sufferings and far more difficult than Hsuan Tsang's pilgrimage to the west heaven for Buddhist sutra.
“烈火之中生金莲”说到容易，做到难呀！
"Gold lotus is born in burning fire". It's easier said than done.
淘汰率太高！
The rate of elimination is too high!
大浪淘沙 浪里淘金，淘汰的让师父心痛，让佛菩萨含泪。
Great waves sweep away sand and gold. The elimination made me heartbreaking, and made Buddha and Bodhisattvas tears in eyes.
有时候师父观照普通人，稀里糊涂的生、稀里糊涂的活、稀里糊涂的死。反倒没有这么多磨难煎熬。
Sometimes, I watch ordinary beings born muddle headedly, lived muddle headedly and died muddle headedly. Instead, they didn't suffer so much.
而这些大成就者，要经历太多太多的磨难、考验、历练。
On the contrary, those great achievers have to experience far too much sufferings, examinations, and toughening.
师父看你们受尽磨难煎熬心很痛，但这是我们成就的必经之路。
I'm really heartbreaking to see that you are subjected to all kinds of sufferings and torments. But it's our only way which must be gone through for achievement.
诸佛如来成就皆是多生历劫的修积。
Every Buddha's achievement is cumulative cultivation of many eons.
诸佛如来成就皆是多生历劫的修积。
Every Buddha's achievement is cumulative cultivation of many lifetimes.
这个修积过程，尔等无法想象，脱了多少层皮。
During the process of cumulative cultivation, you can't imagine how many pieces of skin they have peeled.
脱胎换骨是一个何其艰辛的过程。
How difficult the process of complete change is!
看破放下是一个何其艰辛的过程。
How difficult the process of seeing through and casting off attachment is!
呵呵
Ah!
回忆往昔苦，
Reminding of erstwhile sufferings,
心颤汗毛竖。
Heart is shivery and hairs become standing up.
历劫菩提路，
Experiencing tremendous hardships on the Bodhi way for many eons,
丹心在玉壶。
The loyal heart is always in jade pot.
就以此偈《在玉壶》作为今日开示的结语吧。
I use this verse "In Jade Pot" as the tag of my instruction today.
时刻祝福大家！
Bless all of you every time!
南无阿弥陀佛
Namo Amitabha!
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White-bellied Sea Eagle -
Chasing the magnificent White-bellied Sea Eagles in Langkawi - A panorama of three photos from a boat with the eagle cruising over the foliage at fairly good speed going in and out of focus.
The white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford's sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies. A distinctive bird, the adult white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, breast, under-wing coverts and tail. The upper parts are grey and the black under-wing flight feathers contrast with the white coverts. The tail is short and wedge-shaped as in all Haliaeetus species. Like many raptors, the female is slightly larger than the male, and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan of up to 2.2 m (7.2 ft), and weigh 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). Immature birds have brown plumage, which is gradually replaced by white until the age of five or six years. The call is a loud goose-like honking.
Resident from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Australia on coasts and major waterways, the white-bellied sea eagle breeds and hunts near water, and fish form around half of its diet. Opportunistic, it consumes carrion and a wide variety of animals. Although rated as Least Concern globally, it has declined in parts of southeast Asia such as Thailand, and southeastern Australia. It is ranked as Threatened in Victoria and Vulnerable in South Australia and Tasmania. Human disturbance to its habitat is the main threat, both from direct human activity near nests which impacts on breeding success, and from removal of suitable trees for nesting. The white-bellied sea eagle is revered by indigenous people in many parts of Australia, and is the subject of various folk tales throughout its range.
The white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, rump and underparts, and dark or slate-grey back and wings. In flight, the black flight feathers on the wings are easily seen when the bird is viewed from below. The large, hooked bill is a leaden blue-grey with a darker tip, and the irides are dark brown. The cere is also lead grey. The legs and feet are yellow or grey, with long black talons (claws). Unlike those of eagles of the genus Aquila, the legs are not feathered. The sexes are similar. Males are 66–80 cm (26–31 in) long and weigh 1.8–3 kg (4.0–6.6 lb). Females are slightly larger, at 80–90 cm (31–35 in) and 2.5–4.5 kg (5.5–9.9 lb). The wingspan ranges from 1.78 to 2.2 m (5.8 to 7.2 ft). A 2004 study on 37 birds from Australia and Papua New Guinea (3 °S to 50 °S) found that birds could be sexed reliably on size, and that birds from latitudes further south were larger than those from the north. There is no seasonal variation in plumage. The moulting pattern of the white-bellied sea eagle is poorly known. It appears to take longer than a year to complete, and can be interrupted and later resumed from the point of interruption.
The wings are modified when gliding so that they rise from the body at an angle, but are closer to horizontal further along the wingspan. In silhouette, the comparatively long neck, head and beak stick out from the front almost as far as the tail does behind. For active flight, the white-bellied sea eagle alternates strong deep wing-beats with short periods of gliding.
A young white-bellied sea eagle in its first year is predominantly brown, with pale cream-streaked plumage on their head, neck, nape and rump areas. The plumage becomes more infiltrated with white until it acquires the complete adult plumage by the fourth or fifth year. The species breeds from around six years of age onwards. The lifespan is thought to be around 30 years.
The loud goose-like honking call is a familiar sound, particularly during the breeding season; pairs often honk in unison, and often carry on for some time when perched. The male's call is higher-pitched and more rapid than that of the female. Australian naturalist David Fleay observed that the call is among the loudest and furthest-carrying of all Australian bird calls, in stark contrast to the relatively quiet calls of the wedge-tailed eagle.
Adult white-bellied sea eagles are unmistakable and unlikely to be confused with any other bird. Immature birds can be confused with wedge-tailed eagles. However, the plumage of the latter is darker, the tail longer, and the legs feathered. They might also be confused with the black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon), but this species is much smaller, has white patches on the wings, and has a more undulating flight. In India, the Egyptian vulture has white plumage, but is smaller and has a whiter back and wings. The white tail of the white-bellied sea eagle in flight distinguishes it from other species of large eagles. In the Philippines, it can be confused with the Philippine eagle, which can be distinguished by its crest; immature white-bellied sea eagles resemble immature grey-headed fish eagles, but can be identified by their more wholly dark brown underparts and flight feathers, and wedge-shaped tail.
The white-bellied sea eagle is found regularly from Mumbai (sometimes north to Gujarat, and in the past in the Lakshadweep Islands) eastwards in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in southern Asia, through all of coastal Southeast Asia including Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Indochina, the main and offshore islands of the Philippines, and southern China including Hong Kong, Hainan and Fuzhou, eastwards through New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, and Australia. In the northern Solomons it is restricted to Nissan Island, and replaced elsewhere by Sanford's sea eagle. In Victoria, where it is otherwise scarce, it is locally more common at Corner Inlet and Gippsland Lakes. Similarly in South Australia, it is most abundant along the north coast of Kangaroo Island. The range extends to the islands of Bass Strait and Tasmania, and it is thought able to move between the islands and the mainland. There is one unconfirmed record from Lord Howe Island and several from New Zealand.
They are a common sight in coastal areas, but may also be seen well inland (It is reportedly seen at the Panna Tiger Reserve in central India, nearly 1,000 km (621 mi) away from the sea shore) The white-bellied sea eagle is generally sedentary and territorial, although it may travel long distances. They have been reported travelling upriver to hunt for flying foxes (Pteropus). Populations in inland Australia move around as inland bodies of water appear and then dry up. In one instance, a pair came to breed at Lake Albacutya in northwestern Victoria after the lake had been empty for 30 years. The species is easily disturbed by humans, especially when nesting, and may desert nesting sites as a result. It is found in greater numbers in areas with little or no human impact or interference.
The white-bellied sea eagle is an opportunistic carnivore and consumes a wide variety of animal prey, including carrion. It often catches a fish by flying low over the water and grasping it in its talons. It prepares for the strike by holding its feet far forward (almost under its chin) and then strikes backwards while simultaneously beating its wings to lift upwards. Generally only one foot is used to seize prey. The white-bellied sea eagle may also dive at a 45 degree angle from its perch and briefly submerge to catch fish near the water surface. While hunting over water on sunny days, it often flies directly into the sun or at right angles to it, seemingly to avoid casting shadows over the water and hence alerting potential prey.
The white-bellied sea eagle was important to different tribes of indigenous people across Australia. The guardian animal of the Wreck Bay aboriginal community, it is also the official emblem of the Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens in the Jervis Bay Territory. The community considered localities around Booderee National Park to be connected with it. A local Sydney name was gulbi, and the bird was the totem of Colebee, the late 18th century indigenous leader of the Cadigal people. The white-bellied sea eagle is important to the Mak Mak people of the floodplains to the southwest of Darwin in the northern Territory, who recognised its connection with "good country". It is their totem and integrally connected to their land. The term Mak Mak is their name for both the species and themselves. The Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park was a Dreaming site of the bird, in this area known as Kuna-ngarrk-ngarrk. It was similarly symbolic to the Tasmanian indigenous people—Nairanaa was one name used there.
Known as Manulab to the people of Nissan Island, the white-bellied sea eagle is considered special and killing it is forbidden. Its calls at night are said to foretell danger, and seeing a group of calling eagles flying overhead is a sign that someone has died. Local Malay folk tales tell of the white-bellied sea eagle screaming to warn the shellfish of the turning of tides, and a local name burung hamba siput translates as "slave of the shellfish". Called Kaulo in the recently extinct Aka-Bo language, the white-bellied sea eagle was held to be the ancestor of all birds in one Andaman Islands folk tale. On the Maharashtra coast, their name is kakan and its call is said to indicate the presence of fish in the sea. They sometimes nest on coconut trees. Owners of the trees destroy the nest to avoid attacks when harvesting the coconuts.
here is the hand stitched blind stitched hem with a label I wrote in in marker.
I am soooooo pleased with how this dress came out. I used the Oliver and S Playdate Dress pattern and this was my first crack at it, and It went very well, no problems. I have to thank Nicole for her great tutorial on making this dress that I used the entire time and also for her great idea of adding a tab instead of the ruffles and buttons on the front yoke. So I used Berry kona cotton with Heather Ross Far Far Away I double gauze flowers as the yoke (with a kona white lining) and Bubble Gum kona cotton as the piping and accent color. I added a tab on the front left yoke with an embroidered flower to match the HR print. I love the beauty of this little dress, the practicality of the pockets and the pleats in the sleeves and on the dress that create beautiful dimension in the solid berry. Maybe next I can snap a picture of Lucy wearing it :)
This is a framed picture that hangs on my dining room wall. It is a limited edition painting by Gary Holmes of the football legend Stanley Matthews. This was commissioned by Stoke City Football Club. As a keen Stoke City fan this is my pride and joy. My father actually played against Stan, a story which he never used to tire of telling.
I hope the fans of Blackpool F.C. won't mind me adding this picture to their group. Many of Stans finest games were in the tangerine shirt of Blackpool.
This is an antique silver pocket watch I received as a gift from my wife last year while on a getway weekend in Cape May NJ. The BW Raymond movement dates to a production run in 1887 of 1000 movements. The movement itself is a lever model 17 jewel adjusted movement that was modestly decorated by the manufacturer.
The porcelain dial has one small hairline crack at 11:00, but is believed to be original, as it dates to the 1880's
This originally monogramed coin silver hunter case dates accurately to the late 1800's and is in magnificent shape considering its age. The case is hinged in 8kt gold and is intended to be a stem wound case.
It is well known that the most common reason for premature boat aging is exposure to the sun and its damaging UV rays. Fabric discoloration, fading, breakdowns and damages to varnished plywood can be all attributed to direct sun exposure.
The solution is simple - when the boat is not in use, cover it or deflate it. There are plenty of Inflatables rotting under the damaging sun in any local marine or harbor. If possible, deflate the boat, clean it and store it in its carry bag.
If the boat is constantly dragged behind your sailboat, left year round on a dock, or left dirty and directly under harmful UV-rays, you can't expect it to last forever. If you use a boat cover, or at least cover boat with a piece of tarp, your SATURN will last much longer.
Try to keep the boat clean and free of chemical detergents and sun screen lotions that may discolor the fabric.
As background, this is a comparison of Noga Magnetic Base Indicator holders. The Noga model numbering system can be baffling, but basically the first three digits of the number give an indication of the maximum reach of the articulated arm (not including the indicator holder at the end). From smallest to largest they are MA (509mm), MG7 (276mm), MG6 (246mm), DG6 (211mm), NF6 (107mm), and LC6 (76mm). The other digits of the model number specify if it has a mag base, if the fine adjustment is on the head, on the base, or both, and whether the arm that attaches to the mag base is threaded metric or imperial, and if it holds 8mm dial indicators or ⅜” indicators. The type of indicator mount at the far end determines the final reach length and can vary by 20mm. Noga’s current indicator holder ends are the newer FA1500 type which are long, but very difficult to adjust and keep steady. On every Noga holder that I own, I have replaced the indictor holder with the older FA1300 units which are far more rigid and easier to set up and adjust.
Below is a photo of my collection of Noga holders showing their relative reach on an X-Roll sliding table. Front to back they are (with total reach in parenthesis) NF61003 (178mm), DG1033 (232mm), MG10533 (267.5mm), MG1033 (317mm), MG71003 (347.5mm), MA61003 (580mm).
Of all of these models, my most used and favorite is the MG10533 since it has fine adjustment on the base, the indicator holder does not swivel and is thus rigid and easy to set up, and the reach is sufficient for sliding table outside edge alignment checks.
Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa Province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is bound on the north by Ninh Hoà district, on the south by Cam Ranh town and on the west by Diên Khánh District. The city has about 392,000 inhabitants, a number that is projected to increase to 560,000 by 2015 and 630,000 inhabitants by 2025.
Nha Trang is well known for its beaches and scuba diving and has developed into a popular destination for international tourists, attracting large numbers of backpackers, as well as more affluent travelers. The city is particularly popular with Russian and Chinese tourists. It is already very popular with Vietnamese tourists, with Nha Trang Bay widely considered as among the world's most beautiful bays.
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This is Cromer Parish Church in Cromer, Norfolk, a Grade I listed building. Also known as the Parish Church Of St Peter And St Paul.
On Church Street in Cromer.
Church doors.
Fabric C15. Restored late C19 with rebuilding of chancel by Sir Arthur Blomfield in 1887-9. Flint, partly knapped flint, stone dressings and slated roofs. Comprising: tall nave with 6 perpendicular clerestory windows. C19 chancel. North and south aisles with 7 large perpendicular traceried windows, and buttresses between with niches. 2 storeyed north and south porches, the north porch vaulted, both with flushwork-panelled stair turrets, and flushwork panelling on side walls. Very tall west tower, 160 ft, 4 stages, pinnacles and ornate battlements, tall 2-light bell-openings on each side, set back buttresses, 5-light west window. West porch of knapped flint, niches either side of entrance, battlements, vaulted and elaborate inner doorway. Lofty interior with very tall tower arch, arcades and chancel arch. Stained glass in south aisle by Morris circa 1874. Traceried south door. Brass of 1518 in chancel wall.
Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Churchyard Boundary Wall, War Memorial and Monument to J H Earle form a group.
The event is in its third year and has been embraced by the general public as well as attracting talent recognised worldwide. Blackpool has seen some very big names from the world of urban art. This year artists have come from Spain, Australia, Chile, France and Italy. There are Sore2, Smug, Osch, Kashink and Zed1 to name but a few. Of course there is also some home-grown talent with 5 Blackpool based artists who are quickly making a name for themselves on the scene.
Sand, Sea & Spray takes place in six different locations all over the town of Blackpool:
The Sun Lounge, North Pier – an historical venue, the Sun Lounge is Grade II listed and has been visited by tourists since the Victorian era.
Deansgate – the hub of creativity and the home of the developing art scene in Blackpool.
Adelaide Street – 100 year old, Grade II listed picture frames are being brought into the 21st Century with the canvases being painted by fantastic urban artists.
Car park, Central Drive/Palatine Road – young people from the local area will have the chance to work alongside the established artists as they paint the walls together.
Church Street car park – a brilliant focal point for a piece of street art. Hundreds of people pass here every day on their way into the town and it has become well known for the piece by Smug and Dead. A perfect example of how the event has impacted on the town, causing people to sit up and take notice of urban art. Now it’s time to replace the art with something completely different and create a new talking point.
Ocean Boulevard – this is home to a vintage, static tram which will be transformed by one of the artists. Like the Sun Lounge and the picture frames on Adelaide Street, the tram is going to be another fantastic representation of the old and the new as contemporary, vibrant art breathes new life into an historic part of Blackpool.
Dit is het begin van een reisverslag van mijn rugzaktrektocht met Eva in Budapest en Kroatie tijdens de Tulpvakantie.
1> Zondagochtend 29 april 2007 Vliegtuig naar Budapest
Omdat ik mijn lichtgewicht slaapzak thuis had laten liggen, moest ik er vroeg uit. Ik kroop nog één keer tegen Jeroen aan en realiseerde me dat ik zijn lieve blik in de ogen en zijn warme gladde zachte lijf zal missen. Hij bood me aan om Eva naar het station te brengen, zodat ik van Scheveningen rechtstreeks naar het station kon. Met een appel als ontbijt liep ik naar de bushalte. De eerste bus bleek pas om half 9 te gaan, dus nam ik de tram via de binnenstad. In mijn huis logeerde een zwitserse fietser van Hospitalityclub. Ik had de dag tevoren al afscheid genomen, dus keek hij verbaasd toen ik ineens voor de deur stond. Hij dacht dat ik al in Budapest zou zitten, maar is blij me te zien en nog wat fietstips uit te wisselen. Omdat hij nog geen slaapplaats voor die avond had bood ik hem aan om de sleutel te houden en dezelfde avond in Scheveningen terug te komen. Hij keek heel verheugd maar ik had haast dus rende ik de deur uit met de slaapzak onder mijn arm. Jeroen en Eva waren netjes op tijd en ik had meer moeite met het afscheid nemen dan Jeroen. Hij keek heel nuchter, maar was de weken ervoor vaak verdrietig geweest omdat hij niet mee kon door de drukte op zijn werk. Ondanks allerlei werkzaamheden reden de treinen naar Brussel gewoon op tijd, een wonder want de laatste vier keer dat ik naar Brussel ging was er altijd vertraging. In de trein had ik voor het eerst tijd om wat te lezen over de plaatsen waar we naartoe wilden gaan. De airport-express had wel een kwartiertje vertraging maar we waren ruim bijtijds voor het inchecken op Brussel Nationale Luchthaven. In de rij van Sky Europe voelde ik me schuldig dat ik me heb laten verleiden om zo'n goedkoop vliegticket te kopen. We hadden achteraf ook de nachttrein kunnen nemen, dat had een hoop kooldioxide kunnen besparen en bovendien een leuke treinreis opgeleverd. Plus een hoop ergernis bespaard van al die leeghoofdige vliegreizigers die geen benul hebben of Budapest binnen of buiten de Europese Unie ligt. In een internetcafe deden we nog een laatste poging om een slaapplaats te regelen via de hospitalityclub, alle mensen die ik had aangeschreven hadden al slapers of waren zelf op vakantie. Eva vindt het opstijgen reuze spannend en ik ben vooral blij dat we niet door een dik wolkendek hoeven. Maar eigenlijk is het idioot om met 25°C weg te gaan terwijl we maar moeten hopen dat het in Kroatie net zulk mooi weer is. Naast ons is een club Hongaarse jongeren met piercings neergestreken. Ze hebben allemaal minimaal 2 piercings en ze maken de grootse lol met elkaar. Elke gelegenheid wordt aangegrepen om van hun plek op te staan of op de stoelleuningen te gaan zitten. Eva en ik moeten lachen om hun grote collectie armbandjes, waarmee ze laten zien op hoeveel festivals ze zijn geweest.
I don't do it deliberately, but every time I get a camera, the first shot is of one of my animals. George is usually the closest to me, so she got the honors with the GoPro Hero.
When I'm riding my motorcycle, I'm constantly wishing I had a camera implanted in my eyes. This is cheaper and safer.
There are several models, but I only bought the standard def entry model for several reasons. First: they had it at Costco and once I saw this thing in person I just wanted it right away. Didn't want to wait for shipping.
Mostly, though, there's one critical feature missing from the GoPro lineup that I'm going to wait for, and that's a radio remote. See...this takes still photos like a normal camera when you click the shutter, or you can take them in 2,5,10,30 or 60 second intervals. That's cool. But I want to have the option of just looking at something, hitting a remote button on my handlebar, and taking a photo when I want to take a photo.
Until then, I'm going to have loads of fun playing with this entry model. I will be attaching this to my dogs. Mark my words.
(Note: this camera does not allow you to travel through time. I don't know why it says it was shot in 1970. I'll try formatting the card...)
This is one of a collection of 42 paintings by Master Simon Wong, a British contemporary modern artist. Master Simon Wong trained at art college in traditional oil painting and classical Chinese painting under Master Pang Jade-Sip who in turn trained under Master Jewe Siu-Ong who was the founder of the Southern Chinese painting style. Master Simon Wong turned professional after leaving college and sold paintings in Hong Kong prior to coming to England and has been a British resident since 1978. He has been painting for over 45 years as a professional artist
Master Simon Wong is a Master of Tantric Buddhism, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Chi Kung, Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology and a musician in his own right. His art work hung next to Damian Hirst and Bansky at the Wellington Club in Knightsbridge and is Amy Winehouse and Kate Middleton(Prince William's girlfriend's) collections.
Master Simon Wong does not give names to his paintings. The Tao Te Ching states:
The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.
The zor is made of a red dorma,a dough-like substance, which is elaborately shaped like a pyramid. The zor is situated inside a triangular box and crowned with a skull. The zor is placed in the middle of the dance area. Other items are the instrument table and the dor zhong. The instrument table holds those items (Ritual Tools) that the main dancer will use to capture, subdue, dismember and kill the forces of evil that have been attracted to encircled by the Cham dance. From: Tibetan Cham Dancing - A traveller's Guide by G. William Trimble
Repkong - Gomari Monastery - Tibetan New Year - Cham dance
The cham dance is a lively masked and costumed dance associated with some sects of Buddhism, and is part of Buddhist festivals. The dance is accompanied by music played by monks using traditional Tibetan instruments. The dances often offer moral instruction relating to compassion for sentient beings and are held to bring merit to all who perceive them. Cham dances are considered a form of meditation, and an offering to the gods. The leader of the cham is typically a musician, keeping time using some percussion instrument like cymbals
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Rebkong is located in the Golden Valley of the Rongwu Guchu River in Malho prefecture southeast of Qinghai province, The valley is at about 2600m above sea-level, extends from the north to south, and is surrounded by several mountains. Rebkong is also famous for itâs Tibetan traditional arts and cultural preservation. The there are several large monasteries and villages scattering around the Rongwu town which is home to hundreds of artist. The most well known villages and monasteries are Sanggeshung Yago and Sanggeshung Mago(upper and lower Wutun), Gomar Gompa, Nyamtok village.etc. If you are interested in learning Tibetan culture and Tibetan traditional arts, Rebkong will be one of most recommend region.
Firsflook is the gaming and pop culture event of the Benelux where the latest games, gadgets and hardware shown for the first time to the Dutch and Belgian players and where all aspects of "nerd culture" are offering. Think of Cosplay, eSports, and (for the first time in 2016) Comic artists and a huge marketplace.
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Keomi is the third Siamese cat I have owned, the first one dating back to 45 years ago. They have all been so wonderful and loving.
The first Keomi would allow my very young daughter to dress her in doll clothes and then would lie in a doll carriage and be wheeled around.
The Keomi in this pet portrait is now 15 years old. I think her the sweetest cat in the world, but then I am prejudiced!
Murtoa is a typical Victorian wheat belt town situated on Lake Marma. Murtoa means “home of the lizard” hence the lizard sculptures in the town. The first white squatters in this area were McPherson on Ashens run and Taylor on Longerong run. Both runs were started in 1844. In 1862 Longerong station was purchased by Sir Samuel Wilson an Irish origins politician who constructed his two storey Gothic villa on the local creek. It was described as the finest house in the Wimmera. (Alas it is too far from a public road and not visible to gawkers like us.) Wilson kept adding to his freehold estate in the 1860s until he owned all of the land around Lake Marma. He was reputed to own more sheep than any other man in the world at that time. His 100,000 acre run was reduced considerably in 1869 when land was subdivided by the government into 320 acre wheat blocks. As an influential politician Wilson resisted having a town near his house although the farmers, many from SA, arrived from 1870 onwards. Finally the town of Murtoa was surveyed in 1873. Two of the first structures in Murtoa were a Lutheran church and a schoolroom which became a state school in 1875. In 1877 the town had a flourmill, a new Lutheran church, a Post office and Police station and general stores and hotels. The railway from Stawell to Dimboola (and eventually on to Adelaide) passed through Murtoa in 1879. Today its claim to fame is the heritage listed Stick House or grain shed built in 1941 at a time of war shortages with about 1,000 upright poles; the four storey brick Water Tower built in 1886 to ensure town water and water for steam trains; and the Sprott Fountain built from 1884 onwards beside Lake Marma. Other buildings of note are: the former Commercial Bank 1882, the school 1875, and the Marma Gully Hotel 1913.
Nukus is the capital of the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic of Uzbekistan. The Savitsky Karakalpakstan Art Museum at Nukus is noted for its collection of modern Russian and Uzbek art from 1918-1935. Some 85,000 pieces of art were brought here in Soviet time by renegade artist and ethnographer Igor Savitsky. Many of the early 20th-century Russian paintings, which did not conform to Soviet Realism, were banned by Moscow, but found protection in these isolated backwaters.
is usually under repair :-) Unknown. HBW!!
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Building our Cabin in the Ozarks: 1969 we bought 40 acres, adjacent to what is now Mark Twain Forest, in Crawford County, MO. Near streams that would be ideal for swimming fishing and canoeing. After the first winter and spring we began to build a new cabin. On weekends we would set a foundation footing or two and by the latter part of July 1970, we we ready for setting the flooring & sawing of frame gussets. My brother in law and his sons joined our six for the week end. At the end of the weekend, the joists, flooring and one rigid frame was up. For the next two VERY HOT AND SUNNY weeks,we rushed to build our cabin, close it in, and put on roof tar paper. (The tar paper blew off by the next week end of course. ) This is when we finished the roof.. Later we painted and stained the Cabin, brought in the electric and propane tanks.
For the next 14 years we used the cabin on week ends and vacations, as much for living green and close to the earth, as well as having time together with those we love, in a place we loved. WE called it "Turtle Run", as "Deer Run" would have been too easy. Located near Pucky Huddle, MO
Crawford County, Missouri. Dillard Post Office. Mark Twain Natural Forest.
Huzzah and Courtois Creeks
Canoe floats, swimming
Greenway is an estate on the River Dart near Galmpton in Devon, England. It was first mentioned in 1493 as "Greynway", the crossing point of the Dart to Dittisham. In the late 16th century a Tudor mansion called Greenway Court was built by the Gilbert family. Greenway was the birthplace of Humphrey Gilbert. The present Georgian house was probably built in the late 18th century by Roope Harris Roope and extended by subsequent owners. The gardens may have been remodelled by landscape gardener Humphry Repton.
Greenway was bought by Agatha Christie and her husband Max Mallowan in 1938. The house was occupied by Christie and Mallowan until their deaths in 1976 and 1978 respectively, and featured, under various guises, in several of Christie's novels.
Christie's daughter Rosalind Hicks and her husband Anthony lived in the house from 1968, until Rosalind's death in 2004.
The Greenway Estate was acquired by the National Trust in 1999 and it is now a Grade II* listed building.
Agatha Christie frequently used places familiar to her as settings for her plots. Greenway Estate and its surroundings in their entirety or in parts are described in the following novels:
Five Little Pigs (1942)
The main house, the foot path leading from the main house to the battery overlooking the river Dart and the battery itself (where the murder occurs) are described in detail since the movements of the novel's protagonist at these locations are integral to the plot and the denouement of the murderer.
Towards Zero (1944)
The location of the estate opposite the village of Dittisham, divided from each other by the river Dart, plays an important part for the alibi and a nightly swim of one of the suspects.
Dead Man's Folly (1956)
The boat house of Greenway Estate is described as the spot where the first victim is discovered, and the nearby ferry landing serves as the place where the second real murder victim is dragged into the water for death by drowning. Other places described are the greenhouse and the tennis court, where Mrs. Oliver placed real clues and red herrings for the "murder hunt". The lodge of Greenway Estate serves as the home of Amy Folliat, the former owner of Nasse House.
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of seventy LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department.
Expressing her pride in their accomplishments, City of Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley oversaw a formal promotion ceremony at the LAFD Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
Individually honored at the event were:
Deputy Chief:
Jason Hing
Jaime Moore
Battalion Chief:
Shin Black
Matthew Conroy
Benjamin Culp
Donald Dillenberger
Aaron Guggenheim
Sloane Joseph
Adam Knabe
Damon Leach
Kyle Rausch
Thomas Raymond
Eric Roberts
Arturo Tarango
Shawn Tukua
Brian Wall
Captain II:
Amy Bastman
David Dunivan
Leon Dunn
Dustin Gates
Brian Harris
Milton Johnson
Wonmeen Jun
Craig Kuykendall
Ronald Landers
Ruben Lopez
John Marasco
Eric Matillo
Jeffrey Sambar
Roberto Sanchez
John Smith III
Nathan Sweet
Edward Tumbleson
Jennifer Wilcox
Jesse Wong
Captain I:
George Anderson Jr.
Abel Avalos
Daniel Balzano
Henry Chavez
Joseph Cunningham
Christopher Klimpel
Mark Perine
Anthony Randolph
Justin Randolph
James Sharlein
Casey Stevens
Christopher Swailes
Robert Villa
Fire Helicopter Pilot III:
Cherif Amin
Anthony V. Cecola
David Habib III
Jonith Johnson Jr.
Joel A. Smith
Fire Helicopter Pilot I:
Kyle Brantner
Scott Keelin
Alexander Kriewall
Paramedics:
Jacob Anderson
Steven Bui
Marc Correy
Kevin Lumada
Christopher Vu
Civilians:
Rebecca M. Alvarado (Executive Administrative Assistant II)
Alina Bieschke (Hazardous Materials Specialist)
Mariano Bucag (Senior Management Analyst I)
Nicole Castro (Management Analyst)
Jennifer Corona (Senior Management Analyst I)
Vidal Garcia (Fire Protection Engineer Associate IV)
Minh Le (Hazardous Materials Supervisor)
Deanna Minatiskan-Vargas (Senior Administrative Clerk)
Aleta-Jean Orozco (Secretary)
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LAFD Event: 040123 - Promotional Ceremony
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Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the fourth-largest city in the Midwest and the largest city on the United States–Canada border. It is the seat of Wayne County, the most populous county in the state. Detroit's metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 5.3 million people, making it the fourteenth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the second-largest in the Midwestern United States (behind Chicago). It is a major port on the Detroit River, a strait that connects the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest economic region in the Midwest, behind Chicago, and the thirteenth-largest in the United States.
Detroit is the center of a three-county urban area (population 3,734,090, area of 1,337 square miles (3,460 km2), a 2010 United States Census) six-county metropolitan statistical area (2010 Census population of 4,296,250, area of 3,913 square miles [10,130 km2]), and a nine-county Combined Statistical Area (2010 Census population of 5,218,852, area of 5,814 square miles [15,060 km2]). The Detroit–Windsor area, a commercial link straddling the Canada–U.S. border, has a total population of about 5,700,000. The Detroit metropolitan region holds roughly one-half of Michigan's population.
Detroit was founded on July 24, 1701, by the French explorer and adventurer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and a party of settlers. With expansion of the automobile industry, the Detroit area emerged as a significant metropolitan region within the United States in the early 20th century, when the city became the fourth-largest in the country for a period. In the 1950s and 1960s, expansion continued with construction of a regional freeway system.
Due to industrial restructuring and loss of jobs in the auto industry, Detroit lost considerable population from the late 20th century to present. Between 2000 and 2010 the city's population fell by 25 percent, changing its ranking from the nation's 10th-largest city to 18th. In 2010, the city had a population of 713,777, more than a 60 percent drop from a peak population of over 1.8 million at the 1950 census. This resulted from suburbanization, industrial restructuring, and the decline of Detroit's auto industry. Following the shift of population and jobs to its suburbs or other states or nations, the city has focused on becoming the metropolitan region's employment and economic center. Downtown Detroit has held an increased role as an entertainment destination in the 21st century, with the restoration of several historic theatres, several new sports stadiums, and a riverfront revitalization project. More recently, the population of Downtown Detroit, Midtown Detroit, and a handful of other neighborhoods has increased. Many other neighborhoods remain distressed, with extensive abandonment of properties.
The Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder, declared a financial emergency for the city in March 2013, appointing an emergency manager. On July 18, 2013, Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history. It was declared bankrupt by Judge Steven W. Rhodes of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on December 3, 2013; he cited its $18.5 billion debt and declared that negotiations with its thousands of creditors were unfeasible. On November 7, 2014, Judge Rhodes approved the city's bankruptcy plan, allowing the city to begin the process of exiting bankruptcy. The City of Detroit successfully exited Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy with all finances handed back to the city at midnight on December 11, 2014.
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The Nemours Estate is a 300-acre country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on five floors occupy nearly 47,000 sq ft. It shares the grounds at 1600 Rockland Road with the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, and both are owned by the Nemours Foundation.
Nemours was created by Alfred I. du Pont in 1909–10 as a gift for his second wife, Alicia. It was named for the north-central French town of Nemours, which was affiliated with his great-great-grandfather, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. Carrère and Hastings designed the mansion, which is in the Louis XVI style of French architecture.
The house contains rare 18th-century French furniture and an eclectic collection of notable antiques, works of art and tapestries. Artworks range from 16th-century religious works to paintings by the European masters to early works by Americans Frederic Remington and Sidney Lawrence.
Of particular interest is a rare Louis XVI musical clock, circa 1785, by David Roentgen and Peter Kinzing, which plays four tunes on a dulcimer and pipe organ. Another clock at the mansion with a connection to French royalty is one made for Marie Antoinette, which she never received.
The mansion also has a chair from the 1937 coronation of King George VI, an event which was attended by Alfred I. du Pont's third wife Jessie, and a chair from Independence Hall. Alfred I. du Pont's own portrait is also in the mansion.
The estate has the most developed and largest jardin à la française (French formal garden)-style landscape park and collection of individual gardens in North America. The design is patterned after the gardens of Versailles surrounding the Petit Trianon at the Château de Versailles. Their central axis extends ⅓ of a mile from the mansion facade, paralleling the main avenue leading to the house. The grounds are beautifully landscaped with plantings, fountains, pools, a carillon tower, statuary, and a pavilion surrounded by naturalized woodlands.
The named features include:
The Boxwood Garden – French parterre garden with boxwood edging and a central faun fountain.
The Colonnade (1926) – memorial to Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, designed by Thomas Hastings.
The Maze Garden – a maze garden with main hedges of Western Arborvitae 'Spring Grove', inner hedges of Japanese Barberry 'Crimson Pygmy', and central statue of Achievement, by Henri Crenier, atop a base with images of Triton and Neptune's face.
The Reflecting Pool (1 acre) – 40 feet in diameter, with 157 jets, backed by Japanese cryptomeria, pink flowering horse chestnut, and pin oaks.
The Sunken Gardens – designed by Alfred Victor du Pont and Gabriel Masséna. Features large lake, grottoes, and 1930 statue by Charles-Marie Sarrabezolles (1888–1971). A. V. du Pont (1900–1970) was the only son of the owner and an architect trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
The Temple of Love – in classical style, with life-sized statue of Diana (1780) by Jean-Antoine Houdon.
The Nemours mansion and gardens reopened its gates on May 1, 2008, after closing in 2005 for a 3-year, $39 million renovation. The work, commissioned by the Nemours Foundation, was performed by world-class conservators, artisans and craftspeople who refurbished furniture, fabrics, tapestries, interior finishes, paintings, and sculptures. The comprehensive reconstruction included replacing the entire electrical system, draining and repairing the 800,000-gallon reflecting pool, and landscape restoration of the extensive formal gardens plantings, constructed design elements, and statuary.
The John Day is the longest free-flowing river without dams in Oregon. It’s also one of the longest in the United States. Elevations range from 265 feet at the confluence with the Columbia River to over 9,000 feet at the headwaters in the Strawberry Mountain Range.
In 1988, Congress designated 148 miles of the main John Day as well as 101 miles of the north and south forks as National Wild and Scenic Rivers. The John Day offers diverse geology with columnar basalt monoliths, towering buttes and the eroded red & green soils of ancient fossil-rich ecosystems.
The John Day watershed supports one of the largest remaining populations of wild Chinook salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin, and is known for its excellent bass fishing. A wide variety of bird life may be found here, as well.
Recreation opportunities include hunting, fishing, sightseeing, horseback riding, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, camping, and whitewater rafting.
The John Day Wild and Scenic River is part of the Bureau of Land Management's National Conservation Lands. The National Conservation Lands include nearly 27 million acres of National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and National Scenic and Historic Trails. The National Conservation Lands work to conserve the essential fabric of the West, while offering exceptional opportunities for recreation, solitude, wildlife viewing, exploring history, and scientific research. Photos were captured in June of 2016 by Bob Wick, BLM
This is one of the many things I've been busy with in the last week or so... Canon has a crazy interesting Contest going right now. You take pictures in categories given and then Ron Howard is going to choose the final shots to make a short movie out of them! The project is called Imagin8ion. I will post here much of my submissions. There were 4 categories first which I liked best but I didn't realize the Contest people would vote the submissions down to a top 30 which was done immediately. None of mine made it for this first or the second contest part, but I really like most of what they chose.*
This is my first Red-breasted Nuthatch...taken yesterday when the weather was nice and spring like. Today is different story...back to minus something and flurries....
This is my friends Corvette C6 Z06, with matte black OZ Ultraleggera HLT rims mesuring and weighing 20x12" (12.3kg - 27 lbs) back and 19x10" (10,4kg - 23 lbs) front. And Dulop Sport Maxx GT mesuring 325/25 back and 265/30 front.
Sorry for the crappy pictures. But we planned a photoshoot this April 1, wich was the first day he took out the car this year. But there wasn't an end to the lousy weather and the car got ditry just aftar a couple of minutes driving. So I thought I would exaggerate the weather and dirt in the pictures and make them work for me.
And don't be afraid, there will be a more serious shoot with this car later this spring/summer, in better weather i hope!
One Click Bang is a hardcore Hip Hop rap group based in Crown Heights Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of members Static a.k.a G Stats, Low Banga, and Big Bizness. They are they front three members of One Click Bang. E.L.M.O, a member of the group All Or Nuthin (A.O.N), is also considered the 4th member of One Click Bang.
In the mid 90’s, Static was signed to the independent record label Power records.
Manger Mr. Reel (R.I.P),Producer D.J. ALI (R.I.P.) and the Late Great Rapper Half-A- Mill. Preformed at plenty of venue's during this time.
In 2006, One Click Bang was Founded,but, always existed! All three members are lifelong friends since the sandbox. Our first showcase was February 6th, 2006 a HOT 97 showcase hosted at Remotelaunge.
We have preformed at numerous Calibration, Radio Stations, Showcases,like Power 105.1 Showcase featured on Black hand Mix tape. Opened up for Peppoose, Sheek Louch.
Great track produced D.J. Screcth O.C.B. Vol.2 "Mic Check".
Also,in in 2009 we opened up with Skank's "The Rap Martyr" the Ohio Recession Tour for Young Jeezy, Bullie Move, Ace Hood, and Lil Boosie.
It was an Honor to preform at the Source Magazine "Spit 16" Hosted By Mental Supreme. Thereby, being the First Rapper to preform Live in AL B Square Mall Before it was torn down.
Awesome, Calibration with Math Haffa, Cortez, and Billy Da Kid of Murda Ave. Lord Vital. Ruste Juxx from Duck Down Records Boot camp Click.Skanks The Rap Martyr. Maine Skrapp of Animal Klick.
Countless Radio Station. Such as, D.T.F INTERNET RADIO, ESP51.COM DJ STYLES Radio Station to name a few.
G STATS,LOW BANGER AND BIG BUZiNESS are currently working own a couple of projects. The two main ones are 1. ONE CLICK BANG TV, and 2.Casting for REDEMPTION "THE TRUE STORY OF NEW JACK CITY".
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The Cowes Floating Bridge is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the River Medina on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The ferry crosses the tidal river from East Cowes to Cowes. The first floating bridge between East Cowes and Cowes was established in 1859 and is one of the few remaining that has not been replaced by a physical bridge. The service is owned and operated by the Isle of Wight Council, who have run it since 1901. Prior to ownership by the local authority the service was run by The Floating Bridge Company and The Steam Packet Company (Red Funnel). The ferry currently used is named No. 5, the fifth to be owned by the Isle of Wight Council, and eighth in total. It was built in 1975 and can carry up to 20 cars. The Cowes floating bridge remains the only way to cross the River Medina between the towns without taking a ten mile trip via Newport.
History
Before any kind of floating bridge existed, a rowing boat ferry operated between Cowes and East Cowes transporting pedestrians only. This service was owned and operated by the Roberton family from 1720 to 1859. From 1842 carriages and animals could be transported across using a pontoon which was winched across under horse power. In 1859 the Floating Bridge Company was formed and bought the ferry rights. From 24 November 1859 the first steamboat was used, built on the River Itchen in Southampton. In 1868 the ferry was bought by The Steam Packet Company (which now trades as Red Funnel), and bought a new ferry for the service in 1882. This was used regularly until 1896 when it was used only as a spare when a new ferry was purchased.
The route was first taken over by the local authority in 1909, when the Cowes and East Cowes Urban District Councils took over their operation. With this, a new ferry was bought and started the system of naming vessels still used today, by numbering them in order of acquisition, the first being named Bridge No.1. These newer bridges were significantly different from past designs, with Bridge No.1 featuring power ramps and electric lighting and was built from steel. In 1925 Bridge No.2 was built, being the last steam powered ship. It was larger than any that had previously operated the route at over 100 ft long (30 m), with a capacity for eight cars. This was later sold on for use at Sandbanks when Bridge No.3 was built and arrived in 1936, being the first diesel-electric powered vessel. Bridge No.4 entered service in 1952 with a capacity for 12 cars. This was used regularly until 1975 when the current Bridge No.5 arrived with a capacity of up to 20 cars. From 1982 there were no reserve vessels in place for the route, leaving Bridge No.5 as the sole ferry operated. In 1988 a direct bus service was created between Ryde and Cowes which involved the bus travelling over on the floating bridge. Small buses had to be used to guarantee space on the crossing, however the service was withdrawn by 1990.
In 2006 the Isle of Wight Council considered converting the floating bridge to only transport vehicles across the River Medina, setting up a launch for pedestrians with a charge of 50p. Prior to this the last time a foot passenger charge was in operation was until 1992, when the vehicle tolls were raised from 75p to £1.25 to compensate for any lost income. While this initially resulted in a slump in sailings from 300,000 to less than 210,000 in 1993, as the diversion travelling via Newport became more congested the popularity of the floating bridge began to rise again. The argument was put forward that by taking out passenger compartments the overall capacity of the ferry could be increased by up to 30 per cent. Following this it was hoped with a prudent approach to future toll increases the ferry route could become profitable. It has historically always made a loss. However, the idea of introducing a charge was very unpopular with local residents, councillors and businesses and the threat receded. Earlier vessels included stairs to give passengers access to roofs covering the vehicle deck, a feature not present on Bridge No. 5.
Occasionally the idea of replacing the chain ferry with a swing bridge or tunnel is brought up, however this has yet to materialise into any major debate. Additionally, the ferry used for the service now looks set to be replaced as part of a £400 million private finance initiative for island transport which would be likely to push back such a debate even further. If the replacement is agreed by the cabinet, the outline business case will be sent to the government for approval.
Figueres
is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first successful machine powered submarine. Also born here was Monica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.
The city is twinned with Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees in France.
Figueres is situated in the northeast corner of Catalonia. With 43,330 inhabitants (INE 2009), is the most important city near the border with France and articulates an important communications hub that make entrance and stopping place for travelers and tourists in and out of Spain .
Located in the center of an extensive floodplain, Figueres is the capital of the region of Alt Empordà and acts as the economic, commercial and socio-cultural region. The tourist vocation of the region makes Figueras at the heart of the Costa Brava, one of the major tourist areas in Catalonia [citation needed].
Its geographical and strategic position make it an important communications center equipped with great accessibility. You can get there directly by road or rail. Road is accessed through the A-7 motorway (exit no. 4, Figueras south if coming from Barcelona and No. 3 exit if coming from France) in the N-II and the N-260 from Portbou. As regards the railway, the station is located in the downtown and it must stop all trains of the international Barcelona-Portbou/Cervera making units with direct link to Barcelona, and trains to Madrid and other parts of Spain. In 2004 was due to arrive AVE (TGV) linking, quickly and conveniently with the major Spanish and European cities. Opposite the railway station is located the bus station which is a staging point for the international lines as well as departure and arrival of buses Catalan and county lines.
Salvador dali Museum
The Dalí Theatre and Museum (Teatre-Museu Dalí in Catalan language), is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia.
The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dalí was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown. The old theater was bombed in the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades until Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son in 1960. The museum also occupies buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theater building.
The museum opened in 1974, with continuing expansions through the mid-1980s. It houses the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the heart of which was from the artist's own collection. In addition to Dalí paintings from all decades of his career, there are Dalí sculptures, 3-dimensional collages, mechanical devices, a living-room with custom furniture that looks like the face of Mae West when viewed from a certain spot, and other curiosities from Dalí's imagination.
The museum also houses a small selection of works by other artists collected by Dalí, ranging from El Greco to Marcel Duchamp, and a gallery devoted to the work of Dalí's friend and fellow Catalan artist Antoni Pitxot, who became director of the museum after Dalí's death.
Dalí is buried in a crypt in the Teatre-Museum basement
Aberdeen and its shire is home to many magnificent historic places of worship from all denominations that are a joy to visit and archive.
I visited Foveran Parish Church today Tuesday the 5th of February 2020, bright sunshine shone and cloaked the site making it worthy of time well spent archiving the scene, 90 minutes later I was on my way with a disc full of shots that I share with you now, I enjoyed reading the head stones and taking in the sense of times gone past as I wandered around the site.
Introduction
This church was built in 1794 and lies about a mile south-west of Newburgh village, a coastal community built along the mouth of the River Ythan. The site of the church was formerly at the heart of the Barony of Foveran. A previous 14th century church was built on the site before this church was built. Foveran Castle and Turing's Tower lie 500 metres to the east. The church today lies along a busy road and the manse stands across a car parking area. The manse is a fairly modern building, the original one being demolished.
The medieval church was built on the same site as the current church and nothing is visible on the surface of the earlier building.
Description (exterior)
Foveran Parish Church is a rectangular Georgian building with a later organ chamber apse on the south elevation. It was built with roughly-shaped and coursed granite rubble, with better quality grey granite blocks on the corners (quoins) and surrounds. The steeply-pitched roof is slated.
The south elevation has fairly large round-arched windows with clear multi-pane glass. There is a window on either side of the central apsed organ chamber, which was added in 1900. It has a hipped roof, built into the original roof structure and there is a round-arched window (matching those in the original elevation) on the side faces of the chamber. The opposite north elevation is simpler, with two similar round-arched windows towards the centre of the elevation.
The east gable of the church is the main entrance used today. There is a central round-arched doorway with a wide, double-leaf rectangular door and a glazed fanlight above. Above, at gallery level, is a round-arched window with clear multi-pane glass. On the apex is a small stone ball finial.
The west gable of the church has a central door which matches that in the east gable, and is still used on occasion. Above are two narrow round-arched windows, set symmetrically in the gable, with clear panes of glass. Mounted on the apex is a simple birdcage-style bellcote, with ashlar stones and a small bell hung within the opening. It is topped by a large, stone ball finial.
Description (interior)
The interior of Foveran Church is typical of many late 18th and early 19th century churches, with the pulpit and sanctuary against the south wall and the pews and galleries arranged around the west, north and east walls to face the minister.
The main focus of the church interior is the pulpit and organ. The tall pipe organ with wooden panelling was built into a new apse in 1900-1, lit and framed by the side windows in the apse. The pulpit was replaced at the time the organ was installed and the new one is part of the organ structure. It is centrally placed with the organ consol below, and a large spiral stair gives access to the pulpit. The communion table has some simple carving and trefoil-shaped panels and there are matching minister and elders chairs. Alongside is a fine stone font with grape and vine carvings: it appears this is based on a much older stone, possibly from the medieval church.
The nave has fixed wooden pews with carved ends and integrated umbrella stands. These pews are replacements of 1871, when there was quite a lot of internal alterations. There are fine carved wooden chancel railings around the sanctuary, with turned spindles and carved ends.
The U-plan gallery structure was replaced in the late 1870s. It is supported with slender cast-iron columns, which lead into wide arcading close to the ceiling.
The galleries have simple repeat-pattern wooden fronts. Stone stairs in the north-east and north-west corners give access to the galleries.
Foveran Church has many impressive memorial panels and stones.
The oldest, and most well-known, is the Turing Stone. It dates to the first half of the 15th century and depicts two figures in armour, thought to be Norman Turings. The stone slab likely lay in the Turing Aisle of the medieval church, which was built over by the current church, and stood outside in the graveyard until the 1970s.
There are also numerous mainly 19th century marble monuments to local families and individuals.
Bald is Beautiful—is an annual fundraiser for CMC/DHKs NCCC Kingsbury Pavilion, our local nonprofit cancer center in Keene, NH.
This is the Millsaps Career and Technology Center's (Starkville, Mississippi Public School System) robot entry during the Mississippi BEST Robotics Competition hosted by Mississippi State Universty on October 29, 2011.
This robot was one of 16 at the competition and was designed and built by high school and middle school aged kids over the course of six weeks. The competition was just about the robots, the students also competed with a marketing and outreach program which included technical interviews, meeting with the media, and presenting their work to the public.
The Millsaps team won awards for BEST Display and Rookie Team of the Year. They won the preliminary round of the actual robot competition, but eventually fell out during the semifinals due to a technical problem.
The overall winner of the competition was the Starkville Christian Home Educators won BEST overall, and Starkville Christian School also had a great showing.
It great watching these kids compete with their creations. The Starkville High School pep band even showed up for a while. The atmosphere was electric, better than many high school basketball or football games I've been to. It was great fun to see the smart kids get their day in the sun. (Of course, I may be biased, since I'm the father of one of them).
Stoneybatter is an area situated on the Northside of the city between the River Liffey, the North Circular Road, Smithfield Market, and Grangegorman. It is located in the Dublin 7 postal district.
Apart from the striking artisan dwellings, the area is also known for the prominent Viking street names. For example, there is Viking Road, Olaf Road, Thor Place, Sitric Road, Norseman Place, Ard Ri Road, Malachi Road, Ostman Place, Sigurd Road and Harold Road. In the twelfth century when Viking Dublin was well established. At the time of the Norman invasion, the Vikings or Ostmen (men of the East), as they called themselves were exiled to the north of the Liffey where they founded the hamlet of Ostmenstown later to become Oxmantown.
The northern end of Stoneybatter derives its name of Manor Street, bestowed in 1780, from the Manor of Grangegorman in which it was located. The Manor itself was later transformed into a police barracks. During the reign of Charles II (1660-1680), the Manor was held by Sir Thomas Stanley, a knight of Henry Cromwell and a staunch supporter of the Restoration. The short thoroughfare in Stoneybatter called Stanley Street is named after him.
This is a photograph from the 3rd annual hosting of the Coralstown National School 5KM Road Race and Fun Run was held at Coralstown, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 29th April 2015 at 19:30. This proceeds of the race were in aid of support for Coralstown National School. The race started and finished outside of Coralstown Church (beside the school - see Google StreetMap goo.gl/maps/oWGeu). The National School provided the facilities for changing rooms, toilets, registration, and parking. The race was organised by local athlete and Mullingar Harriers clubman Mattie Glennon. Mattie and a huge team of helpers and volunteers organised a wonderful evening's racing. The course was on small country roads and tarmac canal bank. Coralstown is located just off the M4 motorway between junctions 12 Kinnegad and 13 The Downs. It is approximately 7 miles east of Mullingar. There was a very strong headwind for runners between 2km and 4km marks which slowed times down significantly on previous years.
Well done to everyone involved. This was a great evening with a real sense of community spirit at the race. Spot prizes and refreshments were offered afterwards in the National School. The race event was notable for the very large number of local school children who took part in the 5KM.
We have a full set of photographs from the race tonight on Flickr at this album location: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157652257403301/
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A half a mile away in the one of the tallest trees in the photo is a Bald Eagle. This eagle and it's mate successfully raised 2 baby eagles this summer. In the middle of August they all left for a couple months and now one of the adults has returned as expected. The other, if not already returned, will return soon.
Their cycle has begun again. Soon the pair will either work on the existing nest or start to build another one. Since the eagle in this picture is perched above the existing nest in the sentinel tree, and the existing nest seem to be in good repair, I believe the pair will continue to use the existing nest for their next parenting.
It was kind of crumby weather for taking this photo. But this documents an important event. This is the eighth or ninth time the eagles have gone on their annual "vacation" and returned to this area.
St Peter, Thurston, Suffolk
Thurston is a large and busy village just off of the A14 not far from the edge of Bury St Edmunds, with the blessing of its own railway station on the Ipswich to Cambridge line. The church sits on the edge of the village, a large, crisp building that stands upright above the road to Pakenham. None of the rough-and-readiness of many of Suffolk's rural churches here, for what you see from the road is entirely of the 19th Century.
On this site, we have often come across the work of the unfashionable Victorian Suffolk architect Edward Hakewill, son of the more famous Henry Hakewill. He had worked extensively in Suffolk the 1860s, and is sometimes good, at Kenton, for instance. But he can also be very undistinguished, as at Rushmere, Brantham and Shottisham. The reason I was intrigued by Thurston is that it was the work of his lesser-known younger brother, John Henry Hakewill, and I was interested to see what he had got up to.
His brother Edward's usual approach was to go in, build a north aisle, reduce the internal furnishings to a polite middle-brow sacramentalism, and then leave. John Hakewill had rather more than that to do here, because of something that happened on the night of Sunday March 18th 1860. In common with most Suffolk churches, St Peter had been greatly neglected through the 18th and early 19th Centuries, and its need for a facelift had become obvious. In fact, John Hakewill had already been engaged as the architect for a thorough going-over of the old structure. But shortly before midnight, supposedly on the night before work was due to commence, the tower fell.
It is hard to imagine the effect of an incident like that on a tiny, remote, rural community. The one permanent, ageless structure in its midst suddenly disappeared overnight. The tower collapsed straight down, but falling rubble took out the nave and aisle roofs, as well as destroying piers of both arcades. The parishioners decided to do the obvious, and retreat into the chancel for services. However, just ten days later, the rest of the nave collapsed, bringing down what remained of the arcades and roofs, and destroying all the furnishings, including the pulpit and lectern.
And so, a decision was made to rebuild from scratch, accommodating the new church to the surviving chancel and porch. As Roy Tricker points out, Hakewill was very much of the prevailing opinion of the time that Decorated was the only suitable style for a medieval church (despite the fact that Suffolk's finest moments are mostly Perpendicular), and, as a Bury Post article of the time noted, Hakewill was determined that the new church should be entirely in Decorated and correct architecture, replacing the inferior architecture in the old structure.
And so, there it is today. The exterior is certainly impressive, and the church reopened barely 18 months later, at the cost of about £3,500, about three quarters of a million in today's money, an extraordinary bargain I would have thought. This must have been a huge church, even before Hakewill's rebuild - I wondered if it had been a match for Rougham, across the A14. Much of the chancel appears relatively original, despite considerable patching up. The imposing tower itself is beginning to mellow with age, although perhaps it still bears a disconcerting similarity to what might be the tower of a Typically English Village Church in a model village, thanks to Hakewill's insistence on 'correct' Dec. But when you consider what Richard Phipson did across the road at Finborough and Woolpit during the same decade, St Peter may have got off lightly.
You step into a large, tidy space full of light - no gloomy north aise here. Inevitably, there is an urban feel to the wholly 19th Century interior, although there are some earlier survivals. One of these is the font, a fine perpendicular piece whose foliage panels conceal a green man or two. Can it have come from here originally? It is hard to see how the font could have survived the collapse of the tower. Collected fragments of 15th Century glass include a number of striking heads, as well as parts of the figures of a cherubim, a pope and a bishop. Up in the chancel there is what appears to be a pair of delicious medieval angels holding scrolls, although they are, I think, 19th Century fakes. Certainly 15th Century are the stalls below, however, which survived the fall of the tower and have delightful little figures in the spandrels. There are a couple more medieval benches now placed at the west end of the south aisle, also with green men on them.
Bringing us right up to date is one of Suffolk's several sets of royal arms to Queen Elizabeth II (there are others not far off at Rattlesden and Lavenham, among others). This set is dated 1977, the year of the Silver Jubilee. The woodwork in the nave is of a decent quality, presumably installed as part of the same commission as the rebuilding, but the reredos in the chancel is rather finer, the work of Father Ernest Geldart, the Anglo-catholic carpenter-priest whose parish and studio were at Little Braxted in Essex. Its commission may give us some idea of the churchmanship here at Thurston in the early years of the 20th Century.
A name that many will associate with Bury St Edmunds is that of the Greene King brewery, and the Greene family are commemorated here at Thurston. Sir Walter Greene paid for the restoration of the chancel. The memorial windows to the Greene family are by the stained glass firm Ward & Hughes, and were installed over thirty years from 1890 to 1920. Ward & Hughes were a company that went through three distinct phases. In their early years they were often quite interesting, as across the border at Pentney in Norfolk, for example. Later in the 19th Century they became one of the largest mass-producing workshops in the country, churning out thousands of windows for hundreds of churches all over the world that are largely of a similar middle-brow quality. In the 20th Century, however, the wheels came off a bit, and the windows vary greatly. There is a feeling that patrons were given too much say in the design, which is always a mistake, and sometimes they can be pretty awful. But here at Thurston the glass is spectacular. The 1890 glass is certainly not run-of-the-mill, being a version in glass of Axel Ender's painting Easter Morning. Whether it is good or not is perhaps a matter of taste, but the other two windows are rather thrilling, and delightfully mawkish - witness the figure of Peace stooping to kiss the lips of Righteousness. There is a Ward & Hughes window in a similar style to these last two up the road at Pakenham.
Elsewhere in the church, the lovely 1950 window of the Adoration of the Magi at the east end of the south aisle is by E L Armitage for Powell & Sons, and it replaced damaged glass which commemorated a 14 months old child, Mary Adelaide Blake, who died in 1842. The date of the new window suggests that the old one suffered blast damge in the Second World War, a common fate for these Suffolk churches surrounded by American air bases. The best window in the church, however, is at the east end of the north aisle, and depicts the Raising of Jairus's Daughter in a quiet, painterly style. It remembers Isabella Blake, who died in 1856, and nobody seems to know who it is by. Intriguingly, given that this is also to a daughter of the Blake family, it seems possible that the lost window in the south aisle was by the same workshop.
For many years, Thurston church was difficult of access, so it is pleasing to discover that it is now open to strangers and pilgrims every day. Even more, the sign in the porch asks you to be careful not to accidentally lock the door on your way out.
Knowsley Safari Park is a zoological park and tourist attraction in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, England. Knowsley Safari Park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The safari park contributes to conservation and research through links with conservation projects and its links with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
History
The park was opened in July 1971 by Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby and Jimmy Chipperfield[9] using the expertise of general manager Laurence Tennant MBE, formerly the Chief Game Warden of Parks in Uganda and Botswana. Initially the road through the park was 3.5 miles (5.6 km), with visitors driving past lions, cheetahs, monkeys, giraffes, zebra, elephants and various antelope. Due to the popularity of this route, an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of road was added in 1973, and camels, buffalo, white rhino, and tigers were added to the park. Over the years, a few modifications have been made. For instance, tigers are now displayed in enclosures within the reserve, and a bypass around the baboons was built for visitors who are worried about damage to their cars.
The park was also home to a former RAF airfield which closed at the end of World War II. The RAF airbase situated at the safari park was also known as No 49 SLG or RAF Knowsley Park and was in use between 13 May 1942 – November 1944.
The park has hosted several sporting events including the Olympic torch relay, watched by 6,000 children and families in June 2012. The park hosted the finish of Stage Two of the 2012 Tour of Britain cycling event and is scheduled to host Stage Three of the 2013 Tour on Tuesday 17 September.
Most recently it hosted the final leg of Big Learner Relay 2017 which has raised over £300,000 for the BBC Children in Need appeal since 2014. Louise Walsh the inspiration behind the BLR has been awarded the prime minister's points of light award which recognises outstanding individual volunteers.
In 1995 Mr William Middleton, a warden at the park, was crushed and paralysed due to a faulty elephant enclosure. Mr Middleton died 12 years later due to complications caused by his injuries.
Zoological collection
Situated around Knowsley Hall on the ancestral estate of the Earl of Derby, the reserve is home to many different animals including elephants, giraffes, lions, bongos, tigers and baboons. The Derby Estate have a tradition of keeping animals, ever since the famous artist and nonsense-poet Edward Lear was employed there in the 19th century to paint pictures of the Earl's collection.
The park is open to the public and customers drive around the park in their own vehicles. There is a bypass route past the baboons for those who wish to avoid the risk of the baboons damaging their cars. In 2009 the baboons made the news all over the world when a video was released showing how they were intelligent and curious enough to open car roofboxes.
Tiger Trail
Amur Tiger Trail opened 25 May 2018, home to the Amur Tiger otherwise known as the Siberian Tiger. The area is 10,000m2 and includes forested areas, natural streams and ponds.
The Equatorial Trail
This exhibit focuses on animals who thrive in habitats around the Earth's Equator. The exhibit also houses the 'Equatorial Express', a small train which visitors can ride to gain a unique viewpoint of the animals. 4 completely different species of animals are housed in this exhibit, the South American tapir, Sitatunga, Rhea and the Capybara.
African Elephant
Until 2017 the park housed a herd of 4 adult cows named Tana, Ashanti, Nala and Juba. They were transported to Zoo Parc d'Beauval, France to enter the European Breeding Programme and allow for transformations on Knowsley Safari's Foot Safari. Knowsley previously housed a bull named Nissim, who collapsed in June 2014. Knowsley also recently lost their cow named Shaba due to a long battle with elephant arthritis.
Southern White Rhinoceros
Knowsley's crash of 11 adult rhinos is one of the most successful and genetically diverse breeding groups in Europe. The latest calf (as at 4 June 2016), Nomvula (Mother of Rain – a reference to the recent wet weather), born to mum Meru and is the 19th to be born at the facility in the last 40 years. Nomvula is Meru's 6th calf and was born on 2 January 2016.
Safari Drive
The Safari Drive is the park's main attraction and contains over 29 species of animals in 7 zones.
Zone 1+11
This zone contains: Père David's deer, Yak, Kiang and Bactrian camel.
Zone 2+8
This zone contains: Blackbuck, Nilgai, Eld's deer, Chital (Axis Deer) and Barasingha.
Zone 3+4+6
Zone 6 is over 100 acres and contains over a mile of road. It is one of Knowsley's two white rhino paddocks and is one of the largest in the UK. This zone contains: Southern White Rhino, Roan antelope, Eland, Lechwe, Wildebeest, Plains Zebra, African Forest Buffalo, Ostritch and Waterbuck.
Zone 5
This zone contains: Blesbok and Bongo
Zone 7
This zone contains exclusively the Olive baboon, which are famous for removing windscreen wipers and other appendages off vehicles. There is a car-friendly route which totally removes this zone however is still visible from outside the perimeter. This leads directly to zone 6.
Zone 9
This zone contains: European Bison, Fallow Deer and European Moose
Zone 10
This zone contains: Lion, and the Somali wild ass. This zone previously housed African wild dog, Iberian Wolf and Siberian Tiger.
All information correct and sourced from the Knowsley Safari Guide Book 2018 and edited by an editor who loves animals.
Railway and other attractions
The park features a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway, 'The Lakeside Railway', on which visitors may tour parts of the site. There is also a collection of amusements and fairground rides on site plus paintballing, off-road driving challenges, and aerial extreme ropewalks.
A baboon house was added in 2006, along with African wild dogs that same year, a lion and tiger house in 2007. Red river hogs and marmosets were also added to the walkaround section, as well as an outdoor pool.
Animal care
In January 2011, local animal rights activists held a peaceful demonstration after an inspection by government vets found one instance of a breach of regulations on the disposal of animal ‘by-products’. Pictures in the Daily Mail showed animals lying dead on the ground and in binbags, although the park's directors claim the pictures were staged by the photographer, whose husband the paper claimed had recently lost his job at the park. The park has since installed an enclosure for the storage of animal carcasses before disposal. The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) later said it had ‘full confidence’ in Knowsley and praised its ‘excellent standards of animal husbandry and welfare’.