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Kirkuk, Iraq. Kurdish policemen are checking every car that crosses this outpost for guns and IS fighters.
Lidl is part of an international chain of grocery stores with a strong presence throughout Europe. Lidl is one of the largest exporting retailers of English goods and it takes the responsibility to sell quality products very seriously, investing in their products to meet the customers’ high expectations. In 2016 Lidl UK won the prestigious award “Good Housekeeping Supermarket of the Year”, thus becoming the supermarket of the year ! They obviously did not look outside as the Car Park is also a disgrace.
It is all over for another year and I would like to take this opportunity
to congratulate the organisers (DHR Communications) on a job well done. I look forward to next year's event.
This year I concentrated of Video rather than still photography but as I am heading up to Belfast for the rest of the week I will be unable to process the videos until next week. The videos will be uploaded to YouTube.
Over the next few weeks I hope to add additional information about each photograph.
This photograph is available to anyone who wishes to use it but please do not expect me to send it to you by email because the file is much too large. Copies of various sizes can be downloaded via Flickr. If you need instructions please contact me.
Over the next few months I will be involved with a number of really interesting projects so please check my photo stream at Flickr on a regular basis.
This is a photograph from the finish of the 2nd Annual Kilcock Athletic Club 10 Mile Road Race which was held in the town of Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 18th August 2019 at 10:10. The race is promoted by the St. Coca's AC club and this is a very successful second installment of the race. With over 600 participants there is a great deal of work and organisation required to stage a long distance race in the area between the Kilcock, Maynooth and Clane catchment areas. St. Coca's AC have established a fine reputation from their annual 5KM road race held every June. They are also well known for the lavish and plentiful after-race refreshment spreads they provide!
The race has grown and expanded on its first installment where there were 500 finishers. This year seen just over 600 finishers of the race.
The weather was a mixed affair. Temperatures were warm and pleasant but there was a very strong westerly breeze. This has both a headwind and tailwind effect in the race, most notably making the Canal section at the end a little more difficult. There was a light shower of rain during the race.
The race starts near Scoil Ui Riada on the Kilcock to Clane road. The route heads south-easterly along the first 1.5 miles of the Kilcock AC 5KM road race route. The route turns right here at Laragh and heads towards the townlands of Clonfirth, Baltracey and Balraheen. The half way point is at the well known Ladychapel Church crossroads between the L1010 and the Maynooth-Rathcoffey R408 road. Proceeding northwards toward Maynooth the race takes a left at the Crinstown Cross Roads to mark the turn back westerly towards Kilcock. Just after mile 7 the race crosses the M4/M6 Kilcock/Maynooth motorway bypass. This crossing and the next canal bridge are the only real 'hills' on the course. The last two miles turn westward toward Kilcock along the Royal Canal Greenway. The race enters the Greenway at Jackson's Bridge and proceeds along the bank of the Canal under Bailey's Bridge, across Chamber's Bridge and finishing at The Harbour in Kilcock opposite Lidl and the former Dermot Kelly's Garage. Water stations are provided at mile 3 and mile 6. Overall, the route is fast, fair and very suitable to fast road racing and competitive times.
Our full set of photographs from today's race are available here on Flickr at the following album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157710376217787
Electronic Chip Timing and Event Management was provided by Irish Company MyRunResults - their website will have more details and results of the race www.myrunresults.com/events/kilcock_10_from_10/2926/details
One of the interesting features of the race is the start time of 10:10 in the morning. The significance of the 10s are as follows: it is a 10 mile race, it is 10 weeks exactly from the Dublin City Marathon in October 2019, and the course is a great opportunity for runners of all abilities to gain that illusive PB or season best.
This plant is named kangoroo apple or poroporo.
Wichtige Nahrungspflanzen und gefährliche Giftpflanzen - in keiner anderen Pflanzengruppe liegen diese beiden Aspekte so dicht beieinander wie in der Gattung Solanum. Weltweit umfasst diese Gattung etwa 1.250 Arten. Zu ihr zählen die Kartoffel (Solanum tuberosum), eine der wichtigsten Nahrungspflanzen überhaupt, die Tomate (S. lycopersicum), die Aubergine (S. melongena) und viele weitere essbare Pflanzen, die aber nur von lokaler Bedeutung sind. In Mitteleuropa sind nur zwei Arten allgemein verbreitet, der Schwarze Nachtschatten (S. nigrum) und der Bittersüße Nachtschatten (S. dulcamara). Obwohl beide giftig sind, wurde der Schwarze Nachtschatten im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert lokal als Gemüse angebaut. Dagegen wurde der Bittersüße Nachtschatten in erster Linie als Heilpflanze, etwa gegen chronische Hauterkrankungen genutzt. In der modernen Medizin werden Solanum-Arten zwar kaum mehr direkt eingesetzt, aber sie liefern wichtige Ausgangsstoffe für die pharmazeutische Industrie. Eine der spannendsten Arten ist in dieser Hinsicht unserer aktuelle Pflanze des Monats, der Känguruapfel.
Der Große Känguruapfel (Solanum laciniatum) ist im Südosten Australiens, in Tasmanien und in Neuseeland heimisch. Seinen lustigen Namen hat er wohl aufgrund seiner Herkunft erhalten. Auch wenn die reifen Früchte offenbar nicht mehr giftig sind, werden sie wohl kaum von Kängurus gefressen. In seiner Heimat wird der Känguruapfel ein breit ausladender, bis 4 m hoher Strauch. Die Blätter sind tief dunkelgrün, und die Stängel meist violett. Bei uns ist die Pflanze nicht winterhart. Sie wird im Botanischen Garten der Universität Mainz einjährig im Freiland kultiviert und jedes Jahr neu aus Samen angezogen. Bis zur Blüte im Spätsommer erreichen die schnellwüchsigen Pflanzen eine Höhe von etwa 2 m, die Früchte reifen meist Ende September und färben sich dann orange. Mit seinen großen blauvioletten Blüten und den glänzend grünen Blättern kann der Känguruapfel halbwegs als Zierpflanze durchgehen.
Was den Känguruapfel so interessant macht sind aber in erster Linie seine Inhaltstoffe. Von allen untersuchten Solanum-Arten enthält der Känguruapfel die höchsten Mengen an Solasodin, einem pflanzlichen Steroidalkaloid, das als Ausgangsstoff für die industrielle Herstellung von Cortisonen und Steroidhormonen verwendet werden kann. Auch die in den Antibabypillen enthaltenen Sexualhormone werden aus solchen pflanzlichen Steroiden hergestellt. Der Bedarf ist daher enorm. Hauptausgangsstoff für diese Präparate ist zwar noch immer das Diosgenin aus den Knollen tropischer Yams-Arten (Dioscorea), aber Schwierigkeiten im Anbau und Engpässe bei der Versorgung führten schon in den 1970er Jahren zur Suche nach Alternativen. Seither wurden der Känguruapfel und weitere Solanum-Arten vor allem in der ehemaligen UdSSR, in Osteuropa, in Neuseeland und in Indien angebaut. Seit längerem wird auch versucht, die Inhaltstoffe aus Zellkulturen des Känguruapfels zu gewinnen. Damit wäre es möglich, Solasodin in großen Mengen in Bioreaktoren herzustellen. Erfolgversprechend scheinen hier sogenannte „Hairy Root Kulturen“ zu sein. Dabei handelt es sich um Zellkulturen, die mit einem Agrobakterium infiziert werden und dadurch nur noch feine Wurzelfäden bilden und unbegrenzt wachsen. Diese Kulturen bilden sehr viel größere Mengen sekundärer Inhaltstoffe als normale Zellkulturen. Auch wenn diese Produktionsweise mit den traditionellen Vorstellungen einer Nutzpflanze nicht mehr viel zu tun, wird doch deutlich, wie wichtig pflanzliche Produkte in unserem modernen Leben sind, und wie bedeutsam die biologische Vielfalt bei der Suche nach Wirkstoffen ist.
Quelle: www.botgarten.uni-mainz.de/
black and white is such a challenge for me, I adore color and often let color distract me from all else so I will be working hard on composition, details, balance, contrast etc. to help tell the stories and capture the moments.
thank you for the comments, they help me to see what I have missed (especially the obvious!)
This is M45, the Pleiades, the bright star cluster now rising in the east on autumn nights and easily visible to the naked eye. This long exposure with a 300mm f/4 lens brings out the faint blue nebulosity that surrounds these hot, blue and young stars. The Pleiades cluster is thought to be about 100 million years old. They are about 400 light years away, making the Pleiades (aka the Seven Sisters) one of the closest of the hundreds of open star clusters catalogued in our Galaxy. It lies in Taurus.
Technical: Taken Nov. 8, 2009 with a Borg 77mm f/4 astrograph lens, and a Canon 7D camera and is a stack of 6 x 12 minute exposures at ISO 400. Diffraction spikes added in processing with AstronomyTools just to make it look prettier.
Dutch postcard.
The founding father of Dutch-language rock and roll, Peter Koelewijn (1940), has his 85th birthday today!. His most famous song is 'Kom van dat dak af', which he recorded with the Rockets in 1960. It is still one of the best Dutch language songs. Koelewijn is also a successful producer and songwriter for other Dutch artists.
Peter Koelewijn was born on 29 December 1940 in in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven. He was the son of a fishmonger. At the age of thirteen, he received his first guitar. In 1957, he started writing his first songs in English. He started his first band at secondary school with guitarists Karel Jansen and Roelof Egmond and singer Anneke Grönloh, who would become a pop legend in the Netherlands herself. Later on, Harry van Hoof, who later became a famous conductor, and drummer Peter van der Voort, joined the band. Around the same time, Grönloh left the band.
In 1959 the band, now called 'Peter and his Rockets', was joined by saxophone player Klaus Buchholz and bass guitarist Karel Jansen. In December, the band recorded 'Kom Van Dat Dak Af' for record company Bovema. The combination of American rock and roll and Dutch lyrics was revolutionary at the time. In May 1960, 'Kom Van Dat Dak Af' was a massive success in both the Netherlands and Belgium. Koelewijn, who moved on to grammar school, was told by his parents that he had to finish his schooling. Peter and His Rockets signed at Philips. Follow-up singles 'Laat Me Los' (Let Me Go) and 'Marijke' charted lower. By 1967 Koelewijn disbanded the Rockets to focus on writing and producing for other artists; he also hosted radio shows.
Source: Wikipedia.
this is my new Icy girl didn't want another M name but all I see when I look at her is sweet little peach face so it had to be Momo <3 LOOOL
This is a photograph from the second running of the Athlone Flatline Half Marathon ("The Flatline") was held at Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Saturday 14th September 2013 at 11:00. There was beautiful weather for the event which started and finished at St. Aloysius College near the Canal Banks area of the town just slightly west of the River Shannon. This event was professionally organised and the very flat course meant that many runners both seasoned and new to the scene achieved season or personal bests. Almost 1,000 participants successfully completed the event in the beautiful September sunshine. Everyone involved must be congratulated for the flawless running of the event. This event is sure to go from strength to strength over the coming years. The "Flatline" also included an option for a full marathon which was fully supported by the Marathon Club of Ireland and the East of Ireland Marathon Series. This allowed participants to run the Flatline twice for the qualifying marathon distance. About 80 people took part.
This is a photograph which is part of a larger set of photographs taken at the start and finish of "The Flatline" 2013. The URL of the main set is www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635495089498/. There are some photographs of the finishers of the marathon.
For reference the satellite navigation Coordinates to the event HQ are (Longitude: -7.948153, Latitude: 53.420575)
Event management and timing was provided by PRECISION TIMING. See their website at [www.precisiontiming.net/]
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: Such is the popularity of the race this year that registration closed for the race in mid-August 2013. There were well over 1,000 participants who took to the start line.
Weather: The weather on the day was almost perfect for running. The runners were bathed in warm September sunshine for the duration of the race and into the early afternoon. In the sections of the race out towards Clonown and around the Bord na Mona areas there was a stiff breeze but nothing major.
Course: "The Flatline" ceratinly lived up to its name. It is as flat a course as one is likely to find. A garmin connect gps trace of the route is provided here [connect.garmin.com/activity/199678412] Geographically the course spends much of the race in County Roscommon with only the first and last kilometers actually in County Westmeath. This gives geographically inclined runners the novel opportunity to race in two Irish provinces in one race. The course had distance markers at every kilometre and mile along the way. There were official pacers provided by the race organisers.
Location Map: Start/finish area and registration etc on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/8qCes] - Ample parking was supplied with some over-flow car-parking options also available.
Refreshments: An Alkohol Frei bottle of Erdinger was provided to every finisher as they crossed the line. Light refreshments were served.
Some Useful Links
Precision Timing Results Page: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer
Facebook Event Page for the 2013 www.facebook.com/events/495900447163378/ (Facebook logon required)
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Thread about the 2013 race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056984967
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Thread about the 2012 race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=80049447
GARMIN GPS Trace of the Route for 2013: connect.garmin.com/activity/199678412
Race HQ Venue in 2013: St.Aloysius College Athlone : staloysiuscollege.ie/
Race Sponsors Vision Express Athlone: www.visionexpress.ie/opticians/opticians-in-republic-of-i...
Action Physio Athlone: www.actionphysio.ie/
Race photographs from 2012's Flatline - supplied by PIXELS PROMOTIONS: pixelspromotions.zenfolio.com/p126168889 (on route) and at the Finish line pixelspromotions.zenfolio.com/p31872670 - please note these are not our photographs (see www.pixelspromotions.com/).
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
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►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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Folkilicous is: Robyn Kaleta, Margaret Sargent, Cecilia Kirtland, Robin Eve, Debra Lynne, Hillary Foxsong Stoforos, Marci Geller, Daria Jarmel, Emma Bergstedt & Cathy Kreger
Richmond is a town in North Yorkshire which boasts a sizeable ruined medieval castle on a strong defensive position high above the River Swale.
The town features a large Market Place with the former Trinity Church, now the Green Howards military museum, at its heart, in addition to the Obelisk. This marks the location of a large (now disused) underground reservoir that was key to supplying the town with fresh drinking water when constructed in 1771.
The former Railway Station and Goods Shed, built by the North Eastern Railway Company and disused since the closure of the branch to Darlington in the 1960s have been tastefully converted to an arts and social hub, retaining many original features of the buildings.
The famous enamelled AA sign for the 1927 Solar Eclipse is a unique survivir and can be found on Victoria Road.
This is a photograph from a set of photographs of the Celbridge AC Ray Crofton Kia 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held at Celbridge AC running track, Clane Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 16th August 2015 at 10:30. The 5KM route today is a new revised route for 2015 making it different to the successful 5KM race held annually by the club in the past.
The race started on the Clane Road outside the Celbridge AC grounds and proceeded on a left-handed loop which took participants close to Celbridge mainstreet before taking a left turn westwards to return back to the Clane Road and the grounds of Saint Wolstan's Community School and North Kildare Educate Together. The final 600meters of the race were held on the beautifully manicured grass track of Celbridge AC. The race was held in beautiful summer weather with temperatures of around 16C making very favourable and pleasant conditions for participants. There was excellent marshalling and route layout with stewards on all junctions to ensure safe traffic management. Refreshments were served after the race where many participants enjoyed the morning sunshine and sat down on the grass around the track to talk and review the race. The race also marked a significant milestone for Celbridge AC who are celebrating 50 years as an athletic club. A family and community fun day was planned for after the race to make the 50th anniversary celebrations. Celbridge is a small town on the banks of the River Liffey and is only a short distance from the county border line with Dublin. The proximity to Dublin sees Celbridge boast a large population and the race today reflected this with a very large number of local athletes taking part from the 295 participants.
We have a large set of photographs from the event today. The full set is accessible at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157656917110560 - They were taken at the start and finish of the event.
GPS Trace of Route Map for Celbridge 5KM on Google Maps: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?usp=sharing&mid=zsN4L3_H...
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2837 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Murugan and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army of the devas (gods) and the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Murugan is often referred to as "Tamil Kadavul" (meaning "God of Tamils") and is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and Katirkāmam Temple situated deep south.[1] Hindus in Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan at the Batu Caves and various temples where Thaipusam is celebrated with grandeur.
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Kartikeya is known as Subrahmanya with a temple at Kukke Subramanya known for Sarpa shanti rites dedicated to Him and another famous temple at Ghati Subramanya also in Karnataka. In Bengal and Odisha, he is popularly known as Kartikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika').[2]
Other names[edit]
Like most Hindu deities, Subrahmanya is known by many other names, including Senthil, Vēlaṇ, Kumāran (meaning 'prince or child or young one'), Swaminatha (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Arumugam or Shanmuga (meaning 'one with six faces'), Dhandapani (meaning God with a Club), Guhan or Guruguha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Subrahmanya, Kartikeya and Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed).[3][4] He was also known as Mahasena and the Kadamba Dynasty kings worshiped him by this name.[5]
Vedas[edit]
The Atharva Veda describes Kumaran as 'Agnibhuh' because he is form of 'Agni' (Fire God) & Agni hold in his hand when kumaran born. The Satapatha Brahmana refers to him as the son of Rudra and the six faces of Rudra. The Taittiriya Aranyaka contains the Gayatri mantra for Shanmukha. The Chandogya Upanishad refers to Skanda as the "way that leads to wisdom". The Baudhayana Dharmasutra mentions Skanda as 'Mahasena' and 'Subrahmanya.' The Aranya Parva canto of the Mahabharata relates the legend of Kartikeya Skanda in considerable detail. The Skanda Purana is devoted to the narrative of Kartikeya.[6] The Upanishads also constantly make a reference to a Supreme Being called Guha, the indweller.
The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to have been born from Agni and Svaha, after the latter impersonated the six of the seven wives of the Saptarishi (Seven Sages). The actual wives then become the Pleiades. Kartikeya is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha.[7] (In later mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.) Indra attacks Kartikeya as he sees the latter as a threat, until Shiva intervenes and makes Kartikeya the commander-in-chief of the army of the Devas. He is also married to Devasena, Indra's daughter. The origin of this marriage lies probably in the punning of 'Deva-sena-pati'. It can mean either lord of Devasena or Lord of the army (sena) of Devas. But according to Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, in his master work on Shiva[8] and other works, Kartikeya was married to Devasenā and that is on the ground of his name as Devasena's husband, Devasenāpati, misinterpreted as Deva-senāpati (Deva's general) that he was granted the title general and made the Deva's army general.[9]
The Ramayana version is closer to the stories told in the Puranas discussed below.
Tolkappiyam, possibly the most ancient of the extant Sangam works, dated between the 3rd century BCE and 5th century CE glorified Murugan, "the red god seated on the blue peacock, who is ever young and resplendent," as "the favoured god of the Tamils."[10] The Sangam poetry divided space and Tamil land into five allegorical areas (tinai) and according to the Tirumurugarruppatai ( c. 400–450 AD) attributed to the great Sangam poet Nakkiirar, Murugan was the presiding deity the Kurinci region (hilly area). (Tirumurugaruppatai is a deeply devotional poem included in the ten idylls (Pattupattu) of the age of the third Sangam). The other Sangam era works in Tamil that refer to Murugan in detail include the Paripaatal, the Akananuru and the Purananuru. One poem in the Paripaatal describes the veneration of Murugan thus:
"We implore thee not for boons of enjoyment or wealth,
But for thy grace beatific, love and virtuous deeds."
According to the Tamil devotional work, Thiruppugazh, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress". In another work, Thirumurukkarrupatai, he is described as a god of eternal youth;
His face shines a myriad rays light and removes the darkness from this world.[11]
The references to Murugan can be traced back to the first millennium BCE. There are references to Murugan in Kautilya's Arthashastra, in the works of Patanjali, in Kalidasa's epic poem the Kumarasambhavam. The Kushanas, who governed from what is today Peshawar, and the Yaudheyas, a republican clan in the Punjab, struck coins bearing the image of Skanda. The deity was venerated also by the Ikshvakus, an Andhra dynasty, and the Guptas.[6] The worship of Kumāra was one of the six principal sects of Hinduism at the time of Adi Shankara. The Shanmata system propagated by him included this sect. In many Shiva and Devi temples of Tamil Nadu, Murugan is installed on the left of the main deity. The story of His birth goes as follows:
Sati immolated herself in a pyre as her father King Daksha had insulted Shiva, her Lord. She was reborn as Parvathi or Uma, daughter of the King of Himalayas, Himavan. She then married her Lord Shiva. The Devas were under onslaught from the Asuras whose leader was Soorapadman. He had been granted boons that only Lord Shiva or his seed could kill him. Fearless he vanquished the Devas and made them his slaves. The Devas ran to Vishnu for help who told them that it was merely their fault for attending Daksha's yagna, without the presence of Lord Shiva. After this, they ran to Shiva for help. Shiva decided to take action against Soorapadman's increasing conceit. He frowned and his third eye- the eye of knowledge- started releasing sparks. These were six sparks in total. Agni had the responsibility to take them to Saravana Lake. As he was carrying them, the sparks were growing hotter and hotter that even the Lord of Fire could not withstand the heat. Soon after Murugan was born on a lotus in the Saravana Lake with six faces, giving him the name Arumukhan. Lord Shiva and Parvati visited and tears of joy started flowing as they witnessed the most handsome child. Shiva and Parvathi gave the responsibility of taking care of Muruga to the six Krittika sisters. Muruga grew up to be a handsome, intelligent, powerful, clever youth. All the Devas applauded at their saviour, who had finally come to release them from their woes. Murugan became the supreme general of the demi-gods, then escorted the devas and led the army of the devas to victory against the asuras.
Legends[edit]
Given that legends related to Murugan are recounted separately in several Hindu epics, some differences between the various versions are observed. Some Sanskrit epics and puranas indicate that he was the elder son of Shiva. This is suggested by the legend connected to his birth; the wedding of Shiva and Parvati being necessary for the birth of a child who would vanquish the asura named Taraka. Also, Kartikeya is seen helping Shiva fight the newborn Ganesha, Shiva's other son, in the Shiva Purana. In the Ganapati Khandam of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, he is seen as the elder son of Shiva and Ganesha as the younger. In South India, it is believed that he is the younger of the two. A Puranic story has Ganesha obtain a divine fruit of knowledge from Narada winning a contest with Murugan. While Murugan speeds around the world thrice to win the contest for the fruit, Ganesha circumambulates Shiva and Parvati thrice as an equivalent and is given the fruit. After winning it, he offers to give the fruit to his upset brother. After this event, Ganesha was considered the elder brother owing as a tribute to his wisdom. Many of the major events in Murugan's life take place during his youth, and legends surrounding his birth are popular. This has encouraged the worship of Murugan as a child-God, very similar to the worship of the child Krishna in north India. He is married to two wives, Valli and Devasena. This lead to a very interesting name : Devasenapati viz. Pati (husband) of Devsena and/or Senapati (commander in chief) of Dev (gods)
Kartikeya symbols are based on the weapons – Vel, the Divine Spear or Lance that he carries and his mount the peacock. He is sometimes depicted with many weapons including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a discus and a bow although more usually he is depicted wielding a sakti or spear. This symbolizes his purification of human ills. His javelin is used to symbolize his far reaching protection, his discus symbolizes his knowledge of the truth, his mace represents his strength and his bow shows his ability to defeat all ills. His peacock mount symbolizes his destruction of the ego.
His six heads represent the six siddhis bestowed upon yogis over the course of their spiritual development. This corresponds to his role as the bestower of siddhis.
In Tamil Nadu, Murugan has continued to be popular with all classes of society right since the Sangam age. This has led to more elaborate accounts of his mythology in the Tamil language, culminating in the Tamil version of Skanda Purana, called Kandha Purānam, written by Kacchiappa Sivachariyar (1350–1420 AD.) of Kumara Kottam in the city of Kanchipuram. (He was a scholar in Tamil literature, and a votary of the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy.)
He is married to two deities, Valli, a daughter of a tribal chief and Deivayanai (also called Devasena), the daughter of Indhra. During His bachelorhood, Lord Murugan is also regarded as Kumaraswami (or Bachelor God), Kumara meaning a bachelor and Swami meaning God. Muruga rides a peacock and wields a bow in battle. The lance called Vel in Tamil is a weapon closely associated with him. The Vel was given to him by his mother, Parvati, and embodies her energy and power. His army's standard depicts a rooster. In the war, Surapadman was split into two, and each half was granted a boon by Murugan. The halves, thus turned into the peacock (his mount) and the rooster his flag, which also "refers to the sun".[12]
As Muruga is worshipped predominantly in Tamil Nadu, many of his names are of Tamil origin. These include Senthil, the red or formidable one; Arumugam, the six-faced one; Guhan and Maal-Marugan, the son-in-law of Vishnu. Murugan is venerated throughout the Tamil year. There is a six-day period of fast and prayer in the Tamil month of Aippasi known as the Skanda Shasti. He is worshipped at Thaipusam, celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide near the full moon of the Tamil month Thai. This commemorates the day he was given a Vel or lance by his mother in order to vanquish the asuras. Thirukarthigai or the full moon of the Tamil month of Karthigai signifies his birth. Each Tuesday of the Tamil month of Adi is also dedicated to the worship of Murugan. Tuesday in the Hindu tradition connotes Mangala, the god of planet Mars and war.
Other parts of India[edit]
Historically, God Kartikeya was immensely popular in the Indian subcontinent. One of the major Puranas, the Skanda Purana is dedicated to him. In the Bhagavad-Gita (Ch.10, Verse 24), Krishna, while explaining his omnipresence, names the most perfect being, mortal or divine, in each of several categories. While doing so, he says: "Among generals, I am Skanda, the lord of war."
Kartikeya's presence in the religious and cultural sphere can be seen at least from the Gupta age. Two of the Gupta kings, Kumaragupta and Skandagupta, were named after him. He is seen in the Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta. As the commander of the divine armies, he became the patron of the ruling classes. His youth, beauty and bravery was much celebrated in Sanskrit works like the Kathasaritsagara. Kalidasa made the birth of Kumara the subject of a lyrical epic, the Kumaarasambhavam. In ancient India, Kartikeya was also regarded as the patron deity of thieves, as may be inferred from the Mrichchakatikam, a Sanskrit play by Shudraka, and in the Vetala-panchvimshati, a medieval collection of tales. This association is linked to the fact that Kartikeya had dug through the Krauncha mountain to kill Taraka and his brothers (in the Mrichchakatikam, Sarivilaka prays to him before tunnelling into the hero's house).
However, Kartikeya's popularity in North India receded from the Middle Ages onwards, and his worship is today virtually unknown except in parts of Haryana. There is a very famous temple dedicated to Him in the town of Pehowa in Haryana and this temple is very well known in the adjoining areas, especially because women are not allowed anywhere close to it. Women stay away from this temple in Pehowa town of Haryana because this shrine celebrates the Brahmachari form of Kartikeya. Reminders of former devotions to him include a temple at Achaleshwar, near Batala in Punjab, and another temple of Skanda atop the Parvati hill in Pune, Maharashtra. Another vestige of his former popularity can be seen in Bengal and Odisha, where he is worshipped during the Durga Puja festivities alongside Durga. Lord Subramanya is the major deity among the Hindus of northern Kerala. Lord Subramanya is worshipped with utmost devotion in districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the state of Karnataka. Rituals like nagaradhane are unique to this region.
Kartikeya also known as Kartik or Kartika is also worshipped in West Bengal, and Bangladesh on the last day of the Hindu month of 'Kartik'. However, the popularity of Kartik Puja (worshipping Kartik) is decreasing now, and Lord Kartik is primarily worshipped among those who intend to have a son. In Bengal, traditionally, many people drop images of Kartik inside the boundaries of different households, who all are either newly married, or else, intend to get a son to carry on with their ancestry. Lord Kartik is also associated to the Babu Culture prevailed in historic Kolkata, and hence, many traditional old Bengali paintings still show Kartik dressed in traditional Bengali style. Also, in some parts of West Bengal, Kartik is traditionally worshipped by the ancestors of the past royal families too, as in the district of Malda. Kartik Puja is also popular among the prostitutes. This can probably be linked to the fact that, the prostitutes mostly got clients from the upper class babu-s in old Kolkata, who all, in turn, had been associated to the image of Kartik (as discussed above). In Bansberia (Hooghly district) Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year and on 16 November in case of Leap year.[13] Some of the must see Puja committees are Bansberia Kundugoli Nataraj, Khamarapara Milan Samity RadhaKrishna, Kishor Bahini, Mitali Sangha, Yuva Sangha, Bansberia Pratap Sangha and many more.
In Durga Puja in Bengal, Kartikeya is considered to be a son of Parvati or Durga and Shiva along with his brother Ganesha and sisters Lakshmi and Saraswati.[14]
Kartikeya is worshiped during Durga Puja in Odisha as well as in various Shiva temples throughout the year. Kartik puja is celebrated in Cuttack along with various other parts of the state during the last phases of Hindu month of Kartik. Kartik purnima is celebrated with much joy and in a grand fashion in Cuttack and other parts in the state.
Murugan is adored by both Tamil Hindus and Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka. Numerous temples exist throughout the island. He is a favorite deity of the common folk everywhere and it is said he never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon. In the deeply Sinhalese south of Sri Lanka, Murugan is worshipped at the temple in Katirkāmam, where he is known as Kathiravel or Katragama Deviyo (Lord of Katragama) . This temple is next to an old Buddhist place of worship. Local legend holds that Lord Murugan alighted in Kataragama and was smitten by Valli, one of the local aboriginal lasses. After a courtship, they were married. This event is taken to signify that Lord Murugan is accessible to all who worship and love him, regardless of their birth or heritage. The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and the Sella Channithy Temple near Valvettiturai are the three foremost Murugan temples in Jaffna. The Chitravelayutha temple in Verukal on the border between Trincomalee and Batticaloa is also noteworthy as is the Mandur Kandaswamy temple in Batticaloa. The late medieval-era temple of the tooth in Kandy, dedicated to the tooth relic of the Buddha, has a Kataragama deiyo shrine adjacent to it dedicated to the veneration of Skanda in the Sinhalese tradition. Almost all buddhist temples house a shrine room for Kataragama deviyo(Murugan)reflecting the significance of Murugan in Sinhala Buddhism,
Based on archeological evidence found, it is believed that the Kiri Vehera was either renovated to build during the 1st century BCE. There are number of others inscriptions and ruins.[15]
By the 16th century the Kathiravel shrine at Katirkāmam had become synonymous with Skanda-Kumara who was a guardian deity of Sinhala Buddhism.[16] The town was popular as a place of pilgrimage for Hindus from India and Sri Lanka by the 15 the century. The popularity of the deity at the Kataragama temple was also recorded by the Pali chronicles of Thailand such as Jinkalmali in the 16th century. There are number of legends both Buddhist and Hindu that attribute supernatural events to the very locality.[16] Scholars such as Paul Younger and Heinz Bechert speculate that rituals practiced by the native priests of Kataragama temple betray Vedda ideals of propitiation. Hence they believe the area was of Vedda veneration that was taken over by the Buddhist and Hindus in the medieval period.[17]
Lord Murugan is one of the most important deities worshipped by Tamil people in Malaysia and other South-East Asian countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. Thai Poosam is one of the important festivals celebrated. Sri Subramanyar Temple at Batu Caves temple complex in Malaysia is dedicated to Lord Murugan.
The main temples of Murugan are located in Tamil Nadu and other parts of south India. They include the Aru Padaiveedu (six abodes) — Thiruchendur, Swamimalai, Pazhamudircholai, Thirupparangunram, Palani (Pazhani), Thiruthani and other important shrines like Mayilam, Sikkal, Marudamalai, Kundrathur, Vadapalani, Kandakottam, Thiruporur, Vallakottai, Vayalur, Thirumalaikoil, Pachaimalai and Pavalamalai near Gobichettipalayam. Malai Mandir, a prominent and popular temple complex in Delhi, is one of the few dedicated to Murugan in all of North India apart from the Pehowa temple in Haryana.
There are many temples dedicated to Lord Subramanya in Kerala. Amongst them are Atiyambur Sri Subramanya Temple in Kanhangad Kasaragod, Payyannur Subramanya Swamy temple in Payyanur, Panmana Subramanya Swamy temple in Panmana and the Subramanya temple in Haripad. There is a temple in Skandagiri, Secunderabad and one in Bikkavolu, East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In Karnataka there is the Kukke Subramanya Temple where Lord Murugan is worshiped as the Lord of the serpents. Aaslesha Bali, Sarpa Samskara with nagapathista samarpa are major prayers here. There is a temple called Malai Mandir in South Delhi. Malai means hill in Tamil. Mandir means temple in Hindi.
The key temples in Sri Lanka include the sylvan shrine in Kataragama / (Kadirgamam) or Kathirkamam in the deep south, the temple in Tirukovil in the east, the shrine in Embekke in the Kandyan region and the famed Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna. There are several temples dedicated to Lord Murugan in Malaysia, the most famous being the Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur. There is a 42.7-m-high statue of Lord Murugan at the entrance to the Batu Caves, which is the largest Lord Murugan statue in the world. Sri Thandayuthapani Temple in Tank Road, Singapore is a major Hindu temple where each year the Thaipusam festival takes place with devotees of Lord Muruga carrying Kavadis seeking penance and blessings of the Lord.
In the United Kingdom, Highgate Hill Murugan temple is one of the oldest and most famous. In London, Sri Murugan Temple in Manor park is a well-known temple. In Midlands, Leicester Shri Siva Murugan Temple is gaining popularity recently. Skanda Vale in West Wales was founded by Guruji, a Tamil devotee of Subramaniam, and its primary deity is Lord Murugan. In Australia, Sydney Murugan temple in Parramatta (Mays Hill), Perth Bala Muruguan temple in Mandogalup and Kundrathu Kumaran temple in Rockbank, Melbourne are major Hindu temples for all Australian Hindus and Murugan devotees. In New Zealand, there is a Thirumurugan Temple in Auckland and a Kurinji Kumaran Temple in Wellington, both dedicated to Lord Murugan. In the USA, Shiva Murugan Temple in Concord, Northern California and Murugan Temple of North America[18] in Maryland, Washington DC region are popular. In Toronto, Canada, Canada Kanthasamy Temple is known amongst many Hindus in Canada. In Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a suburb of the city of Montreal in Canada, there is a monumental temple of Murugan. The Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple, located in the Sihl Valley in Adliswil, is the most famous and largest Hindu temple in Switzerland.[19]
This is Soho House in Handsworth, Birmingham. Was the home of Matthew Boulton from 1766 to his death in 1809.
It opened to the public as a museum in 1995, it is now a part of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery.
I had to sign a form inside, to get permission to take photos inside.
When it was listed as Grade II* listed, it was a Police Hostel (5 - 11 Soho Avenue). Before that it was a hotel.
The enlargement over a long period of an unfinished mid C18 house acquired
in 1766 by Matthew Boulton, whose home this was from 1766 to 1809. In 1789
Samuel and then in 1796 James Wyatt, was being employed. The principal
front (now the garden facade) probably attributable to James Wyatt. Faced
with painted slate in imitation of ashlar work. Two storeys plus attics;
7 bays with giant panelled Ionic pilasters left and right and either side
of the centre bay. Ground floor with central semi-circular porch on Ionic
columns and 6 windows. First floor with a central tripartite window on
a sill band and an attic semi-circular tripartite window both within a
tall arch and 6 first floor windows on a sill band and 6 almost square
attic windows. All windows sashes with glazing bars. Entablature, moulded
cornice and blocking course. Left and right, modern additions. Entrance
hall with scagliola columns and, in the back wall, double doors flanked
by niches. The doors lead into a room with 3 narrow transverse groin vaulted
bays running from mock scagliola iron columns either side of recesses flanking
the fireplace on the left to thin pilasters on the right; the entrance
wall is bowed to match the shallow bow window at the far end of the room.
The groin vaults, which are plastered, are probably carried on an iron frame
or architrave.
Another display room.
A chest from the Great Tew Estate, where the Boulton family moved to when Matthew Robinson Boulton moved to Oxfordshire.
Biologiska museet is a museum located in Djurgården in Stockholm. It exhibits a collection of stuffed European birds and mammals in dioramas. Some of the diorama backgrounds were created by artist Bruno Liljefors, known for his dramatic paintings of Scandinavian wildlife. The museum was built in 1893 after a design by architect Agi Lindegren who was inspired by medieval Norwegian stave churches.
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Biologiska museet är ett biologiskt museum beläget på Djurgården i Stockholm som öppnades 1893 och visar skandinaviska däggdjur och fåglar i sin naturliga miljö. Museet grundades av Gustaf Kolthoff, konservator vid zoologiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet. Till sin hjälp hade han vännen och jaktkamraten, målaren Bruno Liljefors. Museet kom 1970 i Stiftelsen Skansens ägo och har återställts till sitt ursprungliga innehåll avseende de uppvisade djurarterna.
Source: Wikipedia
This is a photograph from start of the fifth annual running of the AON Mullingar Half Marathon which was held on Sunday 17th March 2019 (St. Patrick's Day Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2019) in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland at 10:30. This photographs have been taken at Millie Walsh's bridge on the old Dublin Road. Following on from the incredible success of the first four years of the race this year the total numbers participating rose from just under 600 in 2015, 900 in 2016, over 1200 in 2017 and yet again over 1200 in 2018. This year over 1,500 people took part. Proceeds raised by the AON Mullingar Half Marathon will go directly to T.E.A.M (Temporary Emergency Accommodation Midlands) finding safe & secure accommodation for homeless women and children. The roots of the successs of the event last year was the excellent organisation and a very flat and fast route. All of these characteristics were repeated this year except for the weather. Last year's bitterly cold day was replaced by a wet and windy today with temperatures suitable for running. The wind had a significant impact on the race with the first 8 miles eastwards having the benefit of a strong westerly wind for the runners. However, turning for home along the Royal Canal this became a very strong headwind for 4 - 5 miles from around Flynn's Machinery/Junction 14 M4. To give some indication of wind strength - on the Royal Canal around mile 10 the canal was level with the bank due to recent rain. But the wind was actually blowing the canal water onto the canal pathway creating a small flood for runners to run through.
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The weather didn't stop the race growing in size again. Participants travelled from all over Ireland with a very large participation from runners around Mullingar and the midlands. The race has an AAI permit. The race began on Pearse Street/Austin Friar's Street in the town and proceeds North East out of the town to the N52 Delvin/Dundalk road towards Lough Sheever. The course then follows beautiful rural country roads out to The Downs at the M4. The only significant hill or rise on the course occurs here at about 7 miles when runners cross a pedestrian footbridge over the M4 near Junction 14 Thomas Flynn and Sons The Downs. The race then joins the now local access route of the old N4 road and then joins the Royal Canal at Great Down. The remainder of the race follows the Royal Canal back westward to Mullingar town. The towpath on the Canal is perfectly flat and in excellent condition. Runners will notice how the level of the canal changes dramatically along the route - at points the canal is level with the towpath. In other places the canal is at least 3 meters lower than the canal path. However the path is perfectly flat and firm the whole way. The course then leaves the Royal Canal at the Ardmore Road/Millmount area of the town and finishes in the Mullingar Town Park on Austin Friar's Street beside the Annebrook Hotel. The park provides a very nice setting for the finish of the race and runners and their families can mix and congregate around the finish area and the hotel. The frequent heavy rain showers around midday onwards didn't allow participants to linger too long after their races had finished.
Timing and event management was provided by www.myrunresults.com/. Their website is here [www.myrunresults.com/] and will contain the results to today's race.
Our full set of photographs are available at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157707626690824
No, I didn't drive my cart to school every day, but on this occasion somebody had a camera. My dog, Senator, would often walk to school with me and wait until school was over. They were good days with lot of great memories. My friend, J.W. and I were in the same Cub Scout pack and were good friends. We attended the Mt.Washington Elementary School. (Photos inside tagged Mt.Washington)
Limina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 km east of Palermo and about 35 km southwest of Messina. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 978 and an area of 9.8 km².Limina borders the following municipalities: Antillo, Casalvecchio Siculo, Forza d'Agrò, Mongiuffi Melia, Roccafiorita.The municipality has 1.088 inhabitants and an area of 981 hectares for a population density of 111 inhabitants per square kilometre. It rises on a mountainous inland area and is 501 metres above sea-level.The main economic activity is agriculture. Products mostly cultivated are corn, olives, chestnuts, hazel-nuts, almonds. According to etymological studies the name "Limina" derives from Latin Lìmina, and refers to the borderland. In the course of the centuries the village has belonged to different feudal families among which Balsamos in 1415 and Crisafis. The feud has been contested to the latter by Tommaso Girofalco who became Baron of Limina in 1453.In 1599 Balsamos were again its lords with marquise Pietro Balsamo and then it passed into Bonanno family.
Limina è un comune italiano di 922 abitanti della provincia di Messina in Sicilia.Fa parte al comprensorio della Valle d'Agrò e aderisce all'Unione dei Comuni delle Valli joniche dei Peloritani.Limina si trova sul versante Ionico dei Monti Peloritani a 550 metri sul livello del mare. Collocato sulla sponda destra della Valle d'Agrò, il paese è posto ai piedi del Monte Kalfa; davanti si estende tutta la vallata con i rispettivi paesi che la formano: Santa Teresa di Riva, Savoca, Casalvecchio Siculo, Antillo, Forza d'Agrò, Roccafiorita e Sant'Alessio Siculo. La maggior parte di essi sono posti all’interno di valli o collocati su cocuzzoli scoscesi e la loro posizione particolare, dovuta alla configurazione geografica del territorio, fatto di fiumare, valloni e ripidi pendii, hanno sempre reso difficile la presenza umana, le comunicazioni e i movimenti degli abitanti.Sull’origine del nome di Limina sono state date diverse spiegazioni. La prima sostiene che il paese sia stato chiamato così per i suoi terreni paludosi intorno al torrente Agrò (il termine greco limne, significa, appunto palude); una seconda spiegazione, la più credibile, fa derivare il nome dal fatto che questo territorio ha rappresentato il punto di confine tra il distretto di Messina e quello di Taormina. Il termine odierno deriverebbe, dunque, dalla parola latina limen, nel significato proprio di confine, limite, che nelle trasformazioni linguistiche avvenute nel tempo sarebbe divenuto, appunto, Limina. Sussistono notizie in base alle quali, nel 260 a.C., nei pressi di Limina, in occasione della Prima Guerra Punica, si combatté una cruenta battaglia tra Cartaginesi, che dopo aver attraversato i Monti Peloritani tentavano di attaccare la riviera ionica siciliana, e Romani che riuscirono a respingere i nemici. I primi nuclei abitativi risalgono agli anni precedenti l’anno 1000, mentre le prime notizie documentate portano la data del 1095. Dal 1300 e fino a tutto il rinascimento, la cittadina di Limina fu feudo dei Bonanno. Nel XVI secolo Limina contava 224 case e 1.411 abitanti ed era ricompresa nella comarca di Taormina. Antiche cronache riferiscono che, nell'anno 1516, violenti tumulti popolari impedirono, per molti mesi, alla Baronessa Francesca Porcu di esercitare il suo mero e misto imperio sul villaggio. Nel 1610 il Marchese di Limina Pietro Balsamo ricevette dal re la licenza di popolare il vicino feudo allora nominato Acqua Grutta, nacque così il piccolo borgo di Roccafiorita. Dal 1676, in occasione della Rivolta antispagnola di Messina, il paese di Limina, pur conservando la sua autonomia amministrativa, venne posto sotto l'autorità militare e giudiziaria di Savoca, tale status quo si mantenne, per quel che riguarda gli affari giudiziari, fino al 1855. Nel 1733 il liminese Giovanni Scaldara ricevette dal re Ferdinando di Borbone il diritto di esercitare la professione di notaio nei territori di Limina e Roccafiorita. Nello stesso periodo, siamo nella metà del Settecento, nacque a Limina l'illustre latinista, storico e poeta Giuseppe Evola. Nel 1753 era attiva nel Marchesato di Limina l'attività estrattiva di piombo e rame, vi si trovavano 6 miniere ed una piccola fonderia, le origini di tali attività minerarie sono molto remote, ciò si apprende da un antico manoscritto del 1798 stilato da Francesco Gambadauro e intitolato Mineralogia. Nel 1774 si contavano 10 chiese ed 11 cappelle, il patrimonio ecclesiastico liminese era valutato, in quell'anno, in 2294 once. Nel 1812 in Sicilia viene abolito il Feudalesimo, il Marchesato di Limina viene soppresso, l'ultimo marchese fu Giovanni Colonna Branciforte, investito del titolo nel 1798; nel 1821, è istituito il Comune di Limina, inserito nel Circondario di Savoca facente parte al Distretto di Castroreale. Nel 1848 molti liminesi parteciparono ai moti del '48, erano capeggiati da Filippo Saglimbeni detto Sirpulla. Nel 1880 venne fondata la Società Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso, seguì, nel 1888, la fondazione della Società Agricola di Mutuo Soccorso. Dalla metà del XIX secolo e fino alla seconda metà del XX, il paese di Limina venne interessato da una forte emigrazione verso il Venezuela e gli USA, si calcola che oggi i liminesi all'estero siano più di un migliaio. Poco prima dell’Unità d’Italia gli abitanti non arrivavano al migliaio (827 nel 1831); salirono a 1.856 nel 1864; un secolo dopo superavano le duemila unità. Oggi la popolazione residente si attesta sulle 922 unità.
Hartville is a village in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,174 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hartville lies halfway between Akron and Canton, at the intersection of two main roads, State Routes 43 and 619. While Hartville is geographically quite small, Hartville has seen a major increase in commercial development in recent years, and is the largest commercial center in the northeast part of Stark County. Much of the commercial and tourism buzz has been due to local establishments such as The Hartville Kitchen, Hartville Market Place, and Hartville Hardware all becoming better known throughout surrounding areas.
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Parc du Cinquantenaire is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Most buildings of the U-shaped complex which dominate the park were commissioned by the Belgian government under the patronage of King Leopold II for the 1880 National Exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Belgian independence, and successive exhibitions which place in the same area, replacing previous constructions. The present centrepiece triumphal arch was erected in 1905 replacing a previous temporary version of the arcade by Gédéon Bordiau. The structures were built in iron, glass and stone, symbolising the economic and industrial performance of Belgium. The surrounding 30 hectare park esplanade was full of picturesque gardens, ponds and waterfalls. It housed several trade fairs, exhibitions and festivals at the beginning of the century. This settled however in 1930 when it was decided that Cinquantenaire would become a leisure park.
The Royal Military Museum has been the sole tenant of the northern half of the complex since 1880. The southern half is currently occupied by the Cinquantenaire Art Museum and the AutoWorld Museum. The Temple of Human Passions, a remainder from 1886, and the Great Mosque of Brussels from 1978 are located in the north-western corner of the park.
Line 1 of the Brussels Metro and the Belliard Tunnel from Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat pass underneath the park, the latter partly in an open section in front of the Arch. The nearest metro stations are Schuman to the west of the park, and Mérode immediately to the east.
This is an immature Katydid in the family Tettigoniidae of the suborder Ensifera, in the order Orthoptera. It's perched on a new Aster (Asteraceae) flower in the garden this morning. It was overcast today, perfect for capturing these delicate colors. (San Marcos Pass, 12 July 2012)
It may well be an Angle-wing Katydid in the genus Microcentrum - possibly the California Angle-winged Katydid (Microcentrum californicum). These are gentle leaf-like creatures which do no harm.
We had an interesting weather day! It was overcast all day, and about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. We've had a few raindrops from tropical monsoon moisture, and there's a chance of rain - and lightning - tonight!
This is another exciting model of the M-ATV MRAP series. It depicts an All-Terrain MRAP Vehicle (M-ATV), this time in Extended Configuration.
As all our models it was developed in 3D software and a digital tooling was created, which was used to produce selected parts and components. Most of the parts and components were produced by rapid prototyping, using nylon for over 80% of these parts. In addition some of the nylon parts were also reinforced by metal, which made them even more durable. As its sister model in Standard Configuration, this version is also mounted on a wood finished base and protected with a clear acrylic cover. Two of these models were produced.
The model also earned high recognition for the accuracy and high level of detailing. It will possibly be followed by a series of smaller scale executive desktop models (multiples).
Chvrches (Love Is Dead Tour) @ Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
#LoveIsDead #Tour #Setlist:
Get Out
Bury It
We Sink
Graffiti
Graves
Miracle
Science/Visions
Tether
Under the Tide
Deliverance
Forever
Recover
Leave a Trace
Clearest Blue
Encore:
The Mother We Share
Never Say Die
This is a photograph from the second running of the Athlone Flatline Half Marathon ("The Flatline") was held at Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Saturday 14th September 2013 at 11:00. There was beautiful weather for the event which started and finished at St. Aloysius College near the Canal Banks area of the town just slightly west of the River Shannon. This event was professionally organised and the very flat course meant that many runners both seasoned and new to the scene achieved season or personal bests. Almost 1,000 participants successfully completed the event in the beautiful September sunshine. Everyone involved must be congratulated for the flawless running of the event. This event is sure to go from strength to strength over the coming years. The "Flatline" also included an option for a full marathon which was fully supported by the Marathon Club of Ireland and the East of Ireland Marathon Series. This allowed participants to run the Flatline twice for the qualifying marathon distance. About 80 people took part.
This is a photograph which is part of a larger set of photographs taken at the start and finish of "The Flatline" 2013. The URL of the main set is www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635495089498/. There are some photographs of the finishers of the marathon.
For reference the satellite navigation Coordinates to the event HQ are (Longitude: -7.948153, Latitude: 53.420575)
Event management and timing was provided by PRECISION TIMING. See their website at [www.precisiontiming.net/]
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: Such is the popularity of the race this year that registration closed for the race in mid-August 2013. There were well over 1,000 participants who took to the start line.
Weather: The weather on the day was almost perfect for running. The runners were bathed in warm September sunshine for the duration of the race and into the early afternoon. In the sections of the race out towards Clonown and around the Bord na Mona areas there was a stiff breeze but nothing major.
Course: "The Flatline" ceratinly lived up to its name. It is as flat a course as one is likely to find. A garmin connect gps trace of the route is provided here [connect.garmin.com/activity/199678412] Geographically the course spends much of the race in County Roscommon with only the first and last kilometers actually in County Westmeath. This gives geographically inclined runners the novel opportunity to race in two Irish provinces in one race. The course had distance markers at every kilometre and mile along the way. There were official pacers provided by the race organisers.
Location Map: Start/finish area and registration etc on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/8qCes] - Ample parking was supplied with some over-flow car-parking options also available.
Refreshments: An Alkohol Frei bottle of Erdinger was provided to every finisher as they crossed the line. Light refreshments were served.
Some Useful Links
Precision Timing Results Page: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer
Facebook Event Page for the 2013 www.facebook.com/events/495900447163378/ (Facebook logon required)
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Thread about the 2013 race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056984967
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Thread about the 2012 race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=80049447
GARMIN GPS Trace of the Route for 2013: connect.garmin.com/activity/199678412
Race HQ Venue in 2013: St.Aloysius College Athlone : staloysiuscollege.ie/
Race Sponsors Vision Express Athlone: www.visionexpress.ie/opticians/opticians-in-republic-of-i...
Action Physio Athlone: www.actionphysio.ie/
Race photographs from 2012's Flatline - supplied by PIXELS PROMOTIONS: pixelspromotions.zenfolio.com/p126168889 (on route) and at the Finish line pixelspromotions.zenfolio.com/p31872670 - please note these are not our photographs (see www.pixelspromotions.com/).
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
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This is a PRIVATE university student housing development by FAIRFIELD RESIDENTIAL, LLC. at The University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. I designed a resort style pool area with lap pool, water volleyball pool, water basketball, heated Jacuzzi, Bar-B-Q grills...pool is approx. 4,500 sq. ft. and the pool deck is 10,000 sq. ft. The shade arbor is a very strong design element in the pool area. This student housing development and;is 1 of 12 I designed for Fairfied Residential, LLC...also, designed projects like this one for this developer in Texas, Alabama, Florida and
North Carolina.
J. Robert Wainner
Marble Canyon is the section of the Colorado River canyon in northern Arizona from Lee's Ferry to the confluence with the Little Colorado River, which marks the beginning of the Grand Canyon.
Lee's Ferry is a common launching point for river runners starting their journey through the Grand Canyon. Marble Canyon is also well known for the Navajo Bridge, where US Highway 89A crosses the Colorado River.
Marble Canyon marks the western boundary of the Navajo Nation. In 1975, the former Marble Canyon National Monument, which followed the Colorado River northeast from the Grand Canyon to Lee's Ferry, was made part of Grand Canyon National Park.
Marble Canyon is the site of one of the last great proposed dam projects on the Colorado. Proposed and investigated in the early 1950s by the United States Bureau of Reclamation,[1] the proposal met substantial opposition, notably from the Sierra Club, when a revived proposal was considered by the state of Arizona as part of the Central Arizona Project from 1965 to 1968. The proposed dam was finally abandoned in 1968. Exploratory holes, which were drilled in the Redwall Limestone of the canyon walls in an early phase of the abortive project, can still be seen at Mile 39.2.
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This is a beautiful pair of hand made glass seed bead earrings. These are made by weaving seed beads and 4mm silver beads together in this classy style with white silver fringe. These can be done in custom color combinations too. Pierced earrings come with clear plastic backings highly effective in preventing loss of earrings. Ear wire can be exchanged to clip on style if desired. They are very light weight for comfortable wear. This is a very pretty pair of earrings and a great addition to any jewelry collection. These are available in my Etsy shop. You can find the link info to the Carosell Creations shop in my Flickr profile. Thank you for looking!
The Maison Losseau is an Art Nouveau private house located in Mons, Belgium. Dating from the 18th century, it was renovated in Art Nouveau style in the early 1900s at the request of Léon Losseau by Paul Saintenoy. It is listed on the list of the exceptional heritage site of Wallonia and since 2015 houses a center for the interpretation of Léon Losseau's collections and regional literature. The house is located at number 37 rue de Nimy in Mons, next to the courthouse.
The neoclassical façade is covered with a white coating. The entrance door is detached, consisting of black cast iron columns decorated with golden leaves (1908) and fuchsia flowers of the same color.The house has very refined details. Each piece has a flower theme.The lobby has for example the theme of pink and orchid. A canopy with wooden beams overlooks the living room, which was decorated in 1911 by 15 pâte de verres of Amalric Walter representing the Belfry of Thuin and the river Sambre.
The facade, the roof and the interior of the house are classified as heritage monuments on the list of the exceptional heritage sites of Wallonia. Since 19 April 1982, the facade and the roofs are classified as heritage while the interior of the house was classified in 21 November 1983. In 2015, after a project launched in the early 2010s in anticipation of Mons 2015, a renovation began in 2011, the house reopened to the public in 2015. It houses a center for the interpretation of Léon Losseau's collections and a center for regional literature.
The original house was built in the eighteenth century. It was acquired in 1873 by Charles Losseau, the father of Léon Losseau.
Glass roof in the living room. Glass and wooden beams, stylization of rosebushes and orchids. (Daum 1905)
It was completely renovated by Paul Saintenoy who was contacted in 1899 by Léon Losseau, lawyer, bibliophile, photographer and art patron. The finishing works were entrusted to Parisian architects Henri Sauvage and Charles Sarazin and continued by the Brussels architect Louis Sauvage. Paul Saintenoy began its work in 1900 and completed it in 1904, while the majority of decorations were made between 1905 and 1912. The renovation that ended in 1913 included the addition of electricity, central heating and an elevator. Once the renovation was completed, it became the first private house in Mons equipped with electricity and central heating.
During his life, Léon Losseau accumulated more than 100,000 books in his private library, mostly devoted to politics, but also to literature and poetry. A foundation was created in 1952 to manage his legacy.
Montjuïc Castle is an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top of Montjuïc. It currently serves as a Barcelona municipal facility and tours are available. Standing on a vantage point 173 metres above the port, Montjuïc Castle commands stunning views of the city. Now a peaceable place, the memory of this fortress endures in Barcelona as a symbol of repression but also of the city's struggles during different periods in its history.
The top of Montjuïc is the ideal place for a bastion of defence, with 360º views of the city below. However, this military enclave wasn't built until the Reapers' War in 1640. In 1652, the fortress, which stands on the site of a watchtower, came under royal ownership and some 50 years later was one of the key defence points in the War of the Spanish Succession, between 1705 and 1714.
In the middle of the 18th century, the military engineer, Juan Martín Cermeño, was commissioned to restore the castle which had been badly damaged during the war, and its current appearance dates from this time. The castle has launched bombing raids on the city on a number of occasions and it has also been used as a prison. On 15/10/1940, the president of the Catalan government, Lluís Companys, was executed by firing squad at the castle. The castle was used as a military prison until 1960 when it was given back to the city and used as an army base. Three years later, Franco opened a weapons museum in the castle. In 2007, the castle came under the ownership of Barcelona City Council and, as a result, now belongs to all the citizens of Barcelona. These details were taken from www.barcelonaturisme.com/wv3/en/page/1142/castell-de-mont....
This photo was taken from P&O Cruises - MV Britannia - IMO: 9614036 which stayed here in Barcelona for two days.
MV Britannia was completed on 26/02/2015 by Fincantieri, Monfalcone, Italy. She was laid down on 15/05/2013, launched on 14/02/2014 and Christened by the late HRH Queen Elizabeth II, on 10/03/2015 with her maiden voyage on the 14/03/2015. She is from the Royal Class of cruise ships and is British registered in Southampton. She has a GTW of 143,730, has seventeen decks of which fourteen are passenger accessible giving a maximum passenger capacity of 3,647 and 1,398 crew. She is powered by Wärtsilä 12V46F x 2 & Wärtsilä 14V46F x 2 & propulsion electric motors - 2 x VEM Sachsenwerk GMBH and is capable of 21.9 knots and a cruising speed of around 19 knots.
MV Britannia had departed from Ocean Cruise Terminal, Southampton, on 04/09/2022 for a lovely 14-night Mediterranean Cruise; Southampton - A Coruña, Spain - Valencia, Spain - La Seyne-sur-Mer(Toulon), France - Barcelona, Spain - Cadiz, Spain - Southampton. She had departed from Valencia, on 11/09/2022. Awaiting departure from Barcelona, her next port of call was Cadiz, Spain, on 15/09/2022. © Peter Steel 2022.
Gion matsuri is a festival modeled after the Gion district in Kyoto. Again, the main streets are for pedestrian traffic only and groups of men and women from local shrines and temples carry mikoshi in the streets.
The streets are lined with night stalls selling food such as yakitori (barbecued chicken skewers), traditional Japanese sweets, taiyaki, takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and many other culinary delights. Many Kyoto girls dressed in yukata (summer kimono) walk around the area, carrying with them traditional purses and paper fans.
A mikoshi (神輿) is a portable Shinto shrine. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle of a divine spirit in Japan at the time of a parade of deities. Often, the mikoshi resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and a railing. Typical shapes are rectangles, hexagons, and octagons. The body, which stands on two poles (for carrying), is usually lavishly decorated, and the roof might hold a carving of a Phoenix.
During a matsuri, people bear a mikoshi on their shoulders by means of the two poles. They bring the mikoshi from the shrine, carry it around the neighborhoods that worship at the shrine, and in many cases leave it in a designated area, resting on blocks, for a time before returning it to the shrine. Some shrines have the custom of dipping the mikoshi in the water of a nearby lake, river or ocean. At certain festivals, the people who bear the mikoshi wave it wildly from side to side, and from time to time, deaths occur when a mikoshi strikes a bystander or participant.
A mikoshi was believed to have been first used to transport Hachiman to Tōdai-ji temple from Usa Jingu in 749.
PizzaBuzz is, in a city so full of new restaurant openings, a very good idea indeed. The concept can be summed up (crudely) as âDIY Pizzaâ or "we have the toppings, you do the rest!" or "Subway, but with pizzas!". This doesnât really do it justice however and there is, obviously, much more to it than that - which Iâll now try to elaborate upon:
Essentially the idea is semi-self service pizza/food assembly. You take your place at the start of their "DIY pizza assembly lineâ and prepare yourself a pizza entirely of your own devising (though you donât have to do anything really asides from tell them what you want your pizza to be made of - it arrives pre sliced too, woo!).
You choose from 5 types of bases (gluten free options are available). These range from a âregularâ Margherita (cheese, tomato etc) to the Bianca (white sauce, mozzarella, parmesan) - plus a pretty fkn extensive range of toppings, divided into vegetables, proteins (i.e meats, fish) and cheese. Said toppings include such gastronomic curiosities such as bacon jam and wild rock shrimp. The recommended number of toppings for a pizza is about 4-5, though apparently one guy came in (drunk) on a Friday night once and ordered a £20+ pizza that contained EVERY SINGLE topping they offered. It ended up looking like a pyramid (hahahahaha!)
And, if you donât fancy coming up with your own pizza, their âsignature collectionâ of pre-designed pizzas come in around £10, and have names like Middle Earth and Etna. Once youâve picked your combo of ingredients, it takes them about 1-3 minutes to cook the whole thing in their wood fired ovens - so you might even be able to describe it as fast food. Takeaway is also an option. In the Southern Italian style, you can also get a burrata (and choose what ingredients to have it with, which is the recurring theme...)
As for the ambiance - PizzaBuzz lives inside the brand spanking new Alphabeta development on Worship street. On the inside it has a minimal vibe - almost the feel of an industrial space about it. Except theyâve made it more friendly with offcentre animal illustrations drawn onto the walls (pictured) plus their colourful logo and a recurring love of hexagonal things. Plus staff singing along to the music (not sure if this is an actual feature or if I just came in at the right time ^_^)
I must also tell you about the dough - which took a yearâs development and is quite something (theyâve got a video called âJane Doughâ in which the dough explains this all to you in a Yorkshire accent, lol). Anyway, it comes from a small mill in Oxfordshire and is, unusually, 50% spelt. I am told that this results in better texture, digestibility and mouthfeel than regular pizza. This is a big claim to make, and Iâm not sure I agree - the pizza I had, however, WAS very good and thatâs all I can say about that.
All in all, Pizzabuzz is taking a very good idea from another restaurant (*ahem*) and applying it to pizza very, very well. I wasnât surprised to hear that they have another site opening soon and can see them doing pretty well in future. Inherently, itâs fun, a bit silly, and provides you with a lot more choice than most of the (pizza based) competition. Definitely a place Iâd recommend to everybody (because who the hell doesnât like pizza, really?!)
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Photo stamping is a lot of fun which is using a photo print (in this case, I stamp on a cloud photo printed on glossy photo paper) to use as a background/foundation for your imagery. Photo stamping doesn't have to be for scenic stamping as you can stamp anything type of stamp on to a photo but it works great for scenes. The type of photos you can use depends on what stamps you want to use on the photo. The more see-through a stamp is, the narrower the background tolerance can be as far as things like colors, contrasts, etc. as the background will show through the stamp impressions. The more solid a stamp is, the wider the variety of backgrounds can be used with it. If you're stamping on photo-paper, dye inks work great on them. You can use a solvent ink but if your'e going to color your imagery with alcohol inks/pens like I do in this video, the alcohol inks can dissolve the solvent ink so dye's are a great foundation with alcohol as those two don't mix. You might have to heat set your dye ink impressions if coloring right away. Standard pigment inks won't dry on photo paper from what I've experienced but the Brilliance fast drying pigment inks have no problem drying on this surface.
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Original: Marvy dye based inks. Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Black fast drying pigment ink for foreground images. Hero Arts Unicorn white and Tsukineko Moonlight White pigment ink for fog. 4" x 6" glossy photo paper print of clouds (see my flickr ink if you would like to download and print this photo). Shuttle Art and Marvy alcohol pens. Miaosun white acrylic paint pen.
Stampscapes stamps used: Tree Trunk 088F, Tree Trunk Trio 088F, Pine Tree 196F, Sedge Filler 251C, Boulders w/Lichen Sm 210C, Reeds Lg 068D, Tiny Rocks Sm 329A, Leaves 399E.
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Pickering Castle is situated on the southern edge of the North York Moors on a limestone bluff which formerly overlooked the meeting point of two of the main highways through the north of England: the east-west route along the Vale of Pickering and the north-south route through Newton Dale to Malton. The monument consists of a single area which includes the site of the 11th century motte and bailey castle and the 13th century shell keep castle. The former was built by William the Conqueror either during or shortly after the 'harrying of the north' in 1069-70. It consisted of an earth motte crowned by a timber palisade, flanked on the north-west side by a crescent-shaped inner bailey and, on the south-east side, by a contemporary or slightly later outer bailey. The inner bailey measured c.120m by c.35m and was bounded to the north by a steep natural slope surmounted by a palisade and to the south by deep 15m wide ditches linked to the ditch encircling the motte. The outer bailey, which measured c.185m by c.25m, was protected on the north side by these same ditches and, on the south side, by a 5-8m high palisaded bank with an outer ditch. To the immediate east of the outer bailey ditch a further earthwork bank may have provided additional defence on this side; alternatively it may be part of a medieval defence system associated with the adjacent settlement. The motte is c.20m high and has a base diameter of c.60m. It is not yet clear whether this is the original 11th century motte or a later medieval reconstruction. In the latter case, the earlier motte will have been preserved inside the later while, in addition, the buried remains of a wide range of domestic and service buildings will survive within the open areas of the baileys.
The reconstruction of the castle in stone largely took place between 1180 and 1236. There were three main phases to the work at this time, the earliest involving the late 12th century replacement of the palisade round the inner bailey with a curtain wall and also the probable construction of the first shell keep on the motte. In its present form the shell keep dates to the early 13th century but the foundations of the earlier wall will survive underneath. The remains of the early curtain wall still stand round the inner bailey, surviving best where the curtain was incorporated into later buildings. The earliest buildings so far identified are the early or mid- 12th century Old Hall, a free-standing residence whose surviving foundations show it to have been half-timbered, and the Coleman Tower, constructed at the same time as the inner curtain and an integral part of it. The Coleman Tower guarded the entry across the inner bailey ditch and was also a prison; hence its earlier name, the King's Prison. It was square in plan and had its entrance on the first floor, the level underneath being where the prisoners were kept. On the east side are the remains of a small building and also a stairway leading onto an adjacent wall. This wall, built across the motte ditch in the late 12th century, replaced an earlier palisade and provided access to the summit of the motte. A similar and contemporary length survives on the opposite side of the motte, crossing the ditch and joining the curtain alongside the later Rosamund's Tower. The keep consisted of a rubble wall enclosing a roughly circular area 20m wide. A wall walk would have lined the inside of the wall above a series of garrison buildings. The foundations of some of these buildings survive but it is not certain whether they date to the 13th or the 14th century. In some cases they will have replaced earlier timber structures whose buried remains will also survive. Also of uncertain date are the foundations of a number of buildings in the inner bailey, including a service range to the south-west and a group of buildings referred to as the Constable's Place in the accounts of the years 1441-43. The latter were half-timbered and some sections predate the inner curtain though others were clearly added later. A survey of 1537 lists a number of distinct structures, including the Constable's hall, a kitchen, buttery and pantry, and quarters for staff and servants. At the southern end of the group were a number of storage buildings, one of which is believed to have been the wool house. Two additional service buildings lay adjacent to the Old Hall and are thought, originally, to have been contemporary with it. To the south of these is the chantry-chapel which dates from c.1227 and is still complete though in a much altered state.
To the west of this is the early 14th century New Hall, initially built as a residence for Countess Alice, wife of Earl Thomas of Lancaster. This was later used as a courthouse which gave rise to it being named King's Hall or Motte (moot) Hall in later surveys. It was a penticed or lean-to building of two storeys which utilised the inner curtain for its outer wall. The inner walls were timber-framed and, as much of the surviving stonework is late 12th or early 13th century, it clearly replaced an earlier building. The upper chamber or solar of the 14th century hall was an elaborate plastered room with a decorated fireplace. The last major programme of building dates to 1324-26 when Edward II ordered extensive works to be carried out which included replacing the whole of the timber palisade round the outer bailey with a stone wall. This outer curtain included three projecting towers, a gatehouse with a drawbridge over the outer ditch and a postern gate which led from the north-east arm of the inner bailey ditch, underneath Rosamund's Tower and out onto the rampart. A second gate and drawbridge, built at this time alongside the Coleman Tower, had fallen out of use by the 16th century and can now no longer be seen. The three projecting towers, named from north-east to south-west, Rosamund's Tower, Diate Hill Tower and Mill Tower, are all square in plan and all would have led out onto the wall-walk along the inside of the curtain though, in the case of the Mill Tower, the curtain to either side has not survived sufficiently well to demonstrate this. The ground-floor entrance to the Mill Tower consisted of two doors linked by a short passage, in which the first door opened inwards and the second outwards indicating that the tower was built as a prison, a role it took over from the Coleman Tower. North of the Mill Tower, the outer curtain crossed the inner bailey ditch which can also be seen outside the castle walls on the west and north sides. This section of the ditch was part of the original 11th century defences and was quarried out of the rock on which the castle was built.
A levelled area alongside the inner edge indicates that quarrying of the rock-face continued after the ditch was cut. The quarried stone would have gone towards the construction of at least some of the castle buildings. Aside from its strategic and administrative roles, Pickering Castle had two other functions: to guard and manage the large forest which lay adjacent and to provide a court and place of detention for those found guilty of offences against it, such as poaching, unauthorised clearance and the theft of timber. The forest was an extremely important economic resource during the Middle Ages and its particular importance at Pickering can be seen in the great use made of wood in the castle buildings and also, most significantly, its continuous use in the defences down to the 14th century. Also important to the castle economy during the 14th century was the sale of wool, and it also had responsibility for managing the royal stud created by Edward II in c.1322. Possibly the stables known to have been located against the outer curtain at this time, between the gatehouse and Diate Hill tower, were connected with this. According to the Domesday Book, in 1086 the manor of Pickering was held by the king, that is, William the Conqueror. The castle established at this time as part of the subjugation of the rebellious North remained in royal hands until 1267 when it was conferred with the title Earl of Lancaster on Edmund Crouchback, younger son of Henry III. Edmund's son Thomas succeeded to both title and estates in 1296 but was executed for treason by Edward II in 1322, whereupon his estates reverted to the king. Following the unsuccessful Scottish campaign of the same year, and the ensuing retaliatory attacks on the north of England by Robert the Bruce, Edward ordered the building works noted above, clearly intending to keep Pickering a royal castle. However, in 1326 his son Edward III confirmed Henry, the younger brother of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, in his brother's titles and estates, and, in 1351, the castle became part of the Duchy of Lancaster when that title was created. Upon the elevation of the House of Lancaster to the throne in 1399, and in 1413, the succession of Henry V, the Duchy reverted to the Crown and Pickering became a royal castle once again. It has been in State care since 1926. A number of features within the protected area are excluded from the scheduling. These include the ticket office/sales point and its paved base and steps, all English Heritage fixtures and fittings such as bins, bridges, safety grilles, signs, railings and interpretation boards, the surfaces of all modern steps and paths inside and outside the castle walls, lighting and the modern walls and fences round the outside edge of the protected area but the ground beneath all these features is included.
An old mansion of Pathuriagthata
Pathuriaghata is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata known to be one of the oldest residential areas in the city.
Durga Pujas of zamindar houses of North Kolkata
Some remarkable Durga Pujas are still held privately in several zamindar families, some of whom were very affluent and famous in their glorious past, especially during the British Colonial period. Their financial conditions are not affluent, as it was in their golden periods (because the Zamindari system was abolished post independence).The passage of time might have dimmed the ostentatious display of wealth, yet they have retained the old aristocratic flavour. They perform the Puja with utmost dedication maintaining all the rituals. Some of the Pujas are even 200+ or 300+ years old. Every family member gathers during this period to celebrate once in a year.
Most of these houses have their own “Thakur Dalan’ (shrine), a public courtyard often with pillars surrounded with verandahs reflecting Indo- European architecture.
Each family has their own traditional form of Idol made by “Karmakars/Potuas” (the makers of the idols) for generations.
I ventured from south to north of Kolkata on the day on “Saptami” this year to have a glimpse of some of these houses to experience some age-old traditional culture of Bengal.
I explored a rich heritage and a system of belief and reverence, and of course some mesmerising architecture.
I realised once more that I was born in one of the finest cities in the world. A city of humanity, and a rich cultural heritage.
Durga Puja
Durga Puja is an annual festival celebrated in September or October, most notably in Kolkata, in West Bengal of India, but also in other parts of India and amongst the Bengali diaspora. It marks the ten-day worship of the Hindu mother-goddess Durga. In the months preceding the festival, small artisanal workshops sculpt images of Durga and her family using unfired clay pulled from the Ganga River. The worship of the goddess then begins on the inaugural day of Mahalaya, when eyes are painted onto the clay images to bring the goddess to life. It ends on the tenth day, when the images are immersed in the river from where the clay came. Thus, the festival has also come to signify ‘home-coming’ or a seasonal return to one’s roots.
The meaning of ‘Durga’
Durga Puja is seen as the best instance of the public performance of religion and art, and as a thriving ground for collaborative artists and designers.
Durga, meaning "the inaccessible" or "the invincible", is a popular fierce form of the Hindu Goddess or Devi. She is depicted with multiple arms, carrying various weapons and riding a ferocious lion( in Bengal). She is pictured as battling or slaying demons, particularly Mahishasura, the buffalo demon.
Her triumph as Mahishasura Mardini, Slayer of the buffalo Demon is a central episode of the scripture Devi Mahatmya. Her victory is celebrated annually in the festivals of Durga Puja.
**In December 2021, 'Durga Puja in Kolkata' was inscribed in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Taormina is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of Sicily, Italy, in the Province of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways from Messina from the north and Catania .Just south of Taormina is the Isola Bella, a nature reserve. Tours of the Capo Sant' Andrea grottos are also available. Taormina is built on an extremely hilly coast, and is approximately a forty-five minute drive away from Europe's largest active volcano, Mount Etna.A stay at Taormina is not just a seaside vacation. This area, rich in charm and history, must be experienced in a spirit that is outside the ordinary, and for one simple reason: here, everything is extraordinary. Every stone is a thousand-year-old piece of history, the glorious sea reflects Taormina's beauty, as it shapes and marks the passage of time, and the places that enchanted the Greeks create to this day a vibrant and exciting ambiance. But trying to describe in words what makes Taormina unique is truly difficult.
Taormina ist eine Stadt mit 11.076 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2010) an der Ostküste Siziliens. Die Gründung der Stadt geht auf die Sikuler zurück, die schon vor der griechischen Kolonisation auf den Terrassen des Monte Tauro siedelten. Im 4. Jahrhundert vor Christus wurde die Stadt griechisch. Die heutige Stadt ist eine Neugründung aus dem Mittelalter, nachdem die Araber die antike Stadt zerstört hatten.Auf Grund der malerischen Landschaft, des milden Klimas und zahlreicher historischer Sehenswürdigkeiten entwickelte sich die Stadt im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert zu einem der wichtigsten Touristenzentren Siziliens. Besonders bekannt und sehenswert sind das antike Theater mit Blick auf den Ätna und den Golf von Giardini-Naxos und die kleine Insel Isola Bella vor der Küste Taorminas.
Taormina (griego antiguo Ταυρομένιον, Tauromenion, latín Tauromenium) es una ciudad situada en la costa este de la isla de Sicilia (Italia), en la provincia de Mesina, a medio camino entre Mesina y Catania. Cuenta con 10.991 habitantes.Está casi en el límite de la provincia de Catania, se extiende por el monte Tauro, a 200 m de altitud, y se halla en un balcón sobre el mar, enfrente del volcán Etna. Es un centro turístico muy importante desde el siglo XIX.Posee magníficas playas (accesibles mediante teleférico) y un patrimonio histórico muy rico, cuyo máximo exponente es el célebre teatro greco-romano. Además, se conserva un castillo árabe, que ocupa el lugar de la antigua ciudadela o Arx.Taormina y el volcán Etna al fondo, desde el teatro griego.La ciudad fue fundada por los griegos en el 736 a. C., con el nombre de Naxos.La leyenda cuenta que los marinos griegos que pasaban por la costa oriental de Sicilia olvidaron realizar sacrificios en honor a Poseidón, y él, encolerizado, les hizo naufragar. El único superviviente, Teocles, llegó al Capo Schico, próximo a Naxos, y volvió a Grecia para contar las maravillas de Sicilia, convenciendo a sus compatriotas para instalarse en la isla.
Taormine, en italien Taormina, est une commune de la province de Messine en Sicile (Italie).Taormine est située sur la côte est de la Sicile, à peu près à mi-chemin entre Messine et Catane (50 km), presque à la limite de la province de Catane.Elle s’étend sur le Mont Tauro à 200 m d’altitude. La ville est en balcon sur la mer face à l’Etna. La Calabre, distante d'environ 30 km, est visible par temps clair ainsi que la nuit.La légende dit que des marins grecs, passant sur la côte orientale de la Sicile, avaient oublié de sacrifier à Neptune. Celui-ci, en colère, fit chavirer leur embarcation. Le seul survivant, Théocle, parvint au Cap Schiso, non loin du site de Naxos (aujourd'hui Giardini-Naxos). Il retourna ensuite en Grèce pour narrer à ses compatriotes les merveilles de la Sicile. Certains, convaincus, décidèrent de venir s’y installer.
Taormina è un comune di 10.991 abitanti della provincia di Messina. E' uno dei centri balneari di maggiore rilievo di tutta la regione. Il suo aspetto, il suo paesaggio, i suoi luoghi, le sue bellezze riescono ad attirare turisti provenienti da tutto il mondo.Situata su una collina a 206 m di altezza sul livello del mare , sospesa tra rocce e mare su un terrazzo del monte Tauro, in uno scenario di bellezze naturali unico per varietà e contrasti di motivi , splendore di colori e lussureggiante vegetazione.Il clima è dolcemente mite.Molto belle le mezze stagioni , Primavera e Autunno infatti vantano un clima idealmente mite.La storia di Taormina è sicuramente costellata da molteplici dominazioni, e questo è possibile vederlo passeggiando per le strade del centro storico che mostrano i segni lasciati dai vari popoli passati per Taomina. Essendo situata al centro del mediterraneo la Sicilia fu sempre una preda ambita per la sua posizione strategica di passaggio,situata sulla parte est e in posizione fortificata su una collina permetteva già da allora di controllare buona parte della costa ionica e ha sempre rappresentato un ottimo punto di fortificazione e controllo nelle stradegie di guerra. Dopo aver attestato l'esistenza di una sede di siculi ( antichi abitanti dell'isola, detti anche sicani) presso Taormina, per certo vi passarono e vi lasciarono le loro tracce I Greci, i Romani, i Saraceni, dunque gli Arabi, i Bizantini ,I Normanni , Gli Aragonesi , e per ultimi i Borboni.Un soggiorno a Taormina non è semplicemente una vacanza al mare. Questi luoghi, pregni di storia e di fascino, chiedono infatti di essere vissuti con uno spirito diverso da quello comune e la ragione è semplice: qui tutto è fuori dall'ordinario.Ogni pietra reca in sé una storia millenaria, il mare meraviglioso su cui Taormina riflette tutta la sua bellezza, condiziona e scandisce lo scorrere del tempo ed i luoghi che furono l'incanto dei greci trasmettono tutt'oggi un'atmosfera vibrante di emozioni. Ma tentare di descrivere con le parole ciò che rende unica Taormina è davvero difficile.
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This is a picture of my little (and I do mean little) SanDisk Mobile Mate Card Reader ... it reads SD and SDHC cards ... talk about *the* most convenient thing EVER ... Love this thing love this thing love this thing! Pop your little micro SDHC card in it ~ plug it in to a USB port and off you go! It doesn't get easier than that (no really - it doesn't ... ) ... It's approximately 1 1/4" long ~ with the little lanyard it came with - very easy and convenient to keep on your keychain ...
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This is a Kerala oil lamp, known as a Vilakku. Here, it's lighting the lobby of Taj Hotel in Kochi among the Christmas Decorations and the Christmas music playing on the speakers (which you can't hear in this photo!).
Photographer Jennifer Kumar is a Cross-cultural coach, an American living in India. Follow her on Facebook- www.facebook.com/authenticjourneys
This is an event that is held every year in cities across the world. At the same time groups across the world board the underground/tube/subway trains and remove their trousers/skirts ONLY. They then ride the trains for an hour on different lines behaving as if there is nothing wrong. This is all done for fun and everyone involved behaves in a proper manner - just without their lower outer garments.
This is indeed a big shot. It was shot full frame on a 5D2 with no cropping done so the printed image should look massive :-)
* This is the 24.5" model of the J/24.
The model is mounted on the Teak backboard.
The model dimension is 24.5"(L) x 8"(H) x 4"(D). The size of this backboard is 31.5"(W) x 12.5"(H). The model scale is 1/12. The model weight is 11 LBS. The model is built with gelcoat & fiberglass using 3 part molds.
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Mooresville, NC - The engine that is propelling the Detroit Speed team forward is showing no signs of slowing down as the team took the Test Cars to Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI and dominated. Kyle swept the GTV class in the DSE 1970 Camaro Test Car on the way to a comfortable 1st place overall in the class. Not to be outdone was DSE Engineer, Ryan Mathews, driving the DSE 2012 White Monster Camaro Test Car. Ryan Mathews took home two of the three racing events in the GT class to edge out the 2nd place finisher by 109.6667 - 107.40.
It was a busy three days for the team as this event is a little different than other events. The NASCAR Xfinity race took place on Saturday at Road America meaning all official timed events are compressed into one day as apposed to two days for all other events.
The weekend officially kicked off Friday afternoon in Milwaukee at Johnson Controls, which is Optima Batteries Headquarters, for a car show and a hot dog lunch. Following this the competitors moved down the street to Andrew Chevrolet for the Holley Welcome Party and registration. Saturday started with all the competitors being treated to a special tour of the Snap On plant in Milwaukee. It was a really great tour, we appreciate everyone at Snap On for their hospitality.
After the tour, all the competitors piled back into their street machines and made the trip to Road America where they were treated with Xfinity series passes to watch the race.
Well, it was finally here and it was going to be a busy day. All timed events would be taking place that day and with so many cars it was going to be a challenge. Tucker Kyle finished with the highest points total for the weekend out of all classes with a score of 119.7333 which gave him the GTV class win and might have just wrapped up the regular season GTV championship. Our good friend, Mike Maier, ran hard all weekend and finished 2nd while Jake Rozelle finished 3rd in his DSE "Equipped" 1969 Camaro. Since the top three places in the GTV class already have their season ending invites wrapped up, the invite went to Danny King in his DSE "Equipped" 1969 Camaro with his 4th place finish.
Ryan Mathews was able to wrap up the GT class with a first place finish in the BFGoodrich Hot Lap along with a victory in the Detroit Speed sponsored autocross. Stacy Tucker was also in the GT class shaking out her 2008 FR500S Mustang. She ran hard and ended up with a 9th place finish in the Hot Lap.
Next up for the team is a trip to Bowling Green, KY for the Holley LS Fest September 11th - 13th.
Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Road America Highlights:
• Kyle Tucker won the GTV class and had the highest points total for the weekend in the DSE 1970 Camaro Test Car
• Ryan Mathews finished on top in the GT class with a 1st in the Detroit Speed sponsored autocross and BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge
• Danny King punched his ticket to the season ending event in Las Vegas with his 4th place finish in his DSE
"Equipped" 1969 Camaro
• Jake Rozelle finished in 3rd place in his DSE "Equipped" 1969 Camaro in the GTV class
CTA Bus #1192 is westbound on the #7 Harrison Line. This isn't a cloudy day. A dust storm warning is in effect. One normally has a clear view of the tall buildings in the distance.