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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.
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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.
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!
Castlefest is a festival to honour the sun, which at the Celts was worshipped as the god Lugh. This god brought mankind a lot of good things; he taught us how to grow grain and he warms the earth, so that the grain can grow and we can eat. The old Celtic harvest feast Lughnasadh is held in honour of this god. To this day heathens and Celtics alike celebrate this feast yearly around the first of August, also on Castlefest!
Castlefest is een festival ter ere van de zon, die bij de Kelten werd vereerd als de god Lugh. Deze god bracht de mensen veel goede dingen. Zo leerde hij ons om graan te verbouwen en hij verwarmt de aarde, zodat het graan kan rijpen en wij te eten hebben. Het oude Keltische oogstfeest Lughnasadh is aan deze god gewijd. Tot op de dag van vandaag vieren heidenen en kelten dit feest ieder jaar rond begin Augustus, ook op Castlefest!
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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).
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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►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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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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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.
Gurupurnima is the most important day in the year where we praise our Gurudev and thank him from the bottom of our hearts for everything that He is giving to us.
Devotees from all around the world gathered to celebrate this special day at the Shree Peetha Nilaya Ashram, the headquarters of Bhakti Marga, in Germany.
The Day started with Pada Puja followed by Guruji performing puja to His personal Deities. With that started the Bhajan Mala where all the devotees sang 108 Bhajans devoted to Guruji.
In the Evening there was Pada Abhishek to Gurujis feet and all the devotees could come and offer their love for Him.
The Day ended with a magical candle light dinner outside the main entrance.
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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 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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This is a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle customized into a roadster by Scott Romero
To celebrate 50 years of Hot Wheels, they are hosting a series of Car Shows around the country. On June 9th, they made a stop in Nashville. The winner of each stop will be a contestant where the overall winner gets made as an actual hot wheel toy diecast car. What sets this show apart from other car shows is extra value is given to customization and originality. Learn more: hotwheels50th.mattel.com/en/legends-tour
This is the second stack sequence, taken at the closest focusing distance of my macro rig (2:1 reproduction ratio)
I found this dead hoverfly in the corner of a windowsill (one of the benefits of not keeping on-top of the house work). Granted, deceased is not the way I like to photograph my insects, but thought it deserved a couple of focus stacking attempts.
I placed the poor little fellow on a sheet of white paper, set my canon EF 100mm macro lens on 68mm of extension tubes and mounted the whole lot on a tripod mounted Manfrotto macro focusing rail. Lighting was provided by a diffused canon 420 EX camera left. I then proceded to shoot a sequence of 19 images, gradually stepping the focus rail forwards with each exposure. Here is the resulting focus stacked image, processed using Zerene stacker and PMAX output with a bit of retouching from source images.
Things to change next time around: don't use plain copy paper, it's very fiberous. Thanks to afterforty for suggesting matt photopgraphic paper
For Sale - Canon 300mm F2.8L IS in excellent condition. Comes with lens trunk, leather cover, and original shipping box from BH.
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Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 709,037 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 with a metropolitan population estimated at 1,546,706 in 2021.
During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honor of the king. It became a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on January 1, 1838. The city functioned as the capital of Norway during the 1814-1905 union between Sweden and Norway. From 1877, the city's name was spelled Kristiania in government usage, a spelling that was adopted by the municipal authorities in 1897, although 'Christiania' was also used. In 1925, the city was renamed Oslo.
Oslo is the economic and governmental center of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important hub for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe.
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Het boek van Frans Schmit vol met Haagse ooievaars inclusief een kaart met een ooievaarswandeling is nog maar net uitgegeven (7-7-2011)of ze duiken er boven op.
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Kom op vrijdag 26 augustus 2011 om 14.00 uur, naar het Historisch Informatiepunt Ypenburg voor een stadswandeling waarin u alles te weten komt over de Haagse Ooievaar.
WANDELING HAAGSE OOIEVAAR De ooievaar siert al eeuwen het Haagse stadswapen. Hoe komen we eigenlijk aan ons Haagse stadswapen? Op 26 augustus neemt historica Coos Wentholt u mee langs vele bijzondere ‘ooievaarsplekjes’ in de stad. Waarom koos men destijds nou juist voor deze vogel in het stadswapen van Den Haag? Coos Wentholt zal u alle wetenswaardigheden onthullen. De wandeling start met het bezichtigen van de minitentoonstelling in het Historisch Informatiepunt in de bibliotheek van Ypenburgvrijdag 26 augustus start 14.00 uulocatie: Historisch Informatiepunt, Bibliotheek Ypenburg, Schrabber 8 (tram 15)
voorafgaande aan de wandeling is er op 25 augustus een lezing over de Haagse ooievaar ook gegeven door Historica Coos Wentholt
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West Berkshire Museum is housed in two of Newbury’s best loved historic buildings - the 17th century Cloth Hall and the old Granary/Corn Stores in the Wharf.
Detail: The Granary from around 1723.
It was used as a warehouse into the 20th century then in 1934 the museum extended in to the store and in 1935 the bay windows were installed and it also became the location of the bus station, weights and measures office and public conveniences. In 1985 further museum galleries were opened in the Corn Stores building. John Willis' map shows 'The Bason' branching off the Kennet Navigation alongside a long range which probably represents the granary and Cloth Hall and an intermediate building known later as 'The Cottages', which was demolished in the 1930s museum development.
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CORN STORES, 1-8, WHARF STREET, NEWBURY
Grade II*
List Entry Number: 1211914
Details
SU 4767 SWWHARF STREET
65/6/231Numbers 1-8 (consecutive)Corn Stores29.9.50 GVII*
Alternatively known as : OLD GRANARY, Warehouse, now museum and shop. Circa late C17, altered circa 1935 and 1970. Red brick in Flemish bond with some vitrified headers and timber gallery on front. Clay plain tile roof with gabled ends.
PLAN: Long narrow single depth range of eight cells, each cell of two bays; and with continuous timber gallery at front with double flight of stairs at centre. Ground floor remodelled in 1930s when front wall of the ground floor was replaced by bay windows.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Long north front with C20 canted bay windows on the ground floor. Timber gallery cantilevered out on first floor with double flight of wooden stairs at centre; the main roof is carried down to form a canopy over the gallery and is supported on a series of cranked posts with wooden rails between, the rails in front of the first floor doorways removeable; the first floor doorways have plank doors, timber lintels and semi-circular relieving arches, their tympana pierced by extended tie-beams of the main roof which support the gallery roof. Some later inserted windows at rear. East end wall rebuilt or refaced in brick.
INTERIOR: Ground floor has unchamfered cross-beams jettied out at front to support gallery. Brick partition walls dividing range into eight bays, each bay with 2-bay roof with queen-post and collar trusses, the softwood tie-beams extending through front wall to support gallery roof purlin; tenoned purlins; common-rafter couples intact. The roof has been strengthened by later diagonal braces and intermediate collars.
NOTE: This warehouse is situated on the old wharf of the River Kennet, and it adjoins the Cloth Hall of 1626-7, which was built as a municipal cloth-weaving workshop to provide employment for the poor.
Listing NGR: SU4719867140
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West Berkshire Museum
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1289770
1. WHARF STREET 5127 (south side)
Museum (formerly listed as Cloth Hall) SU 4767 SW 6/230 29.9.50
I GV
2. 1626-27 by Richard Emmes of Speenhamland (Master Carpenter) for the Newbury Corporation for use as a cloth factory. The original building was of courtyard plan of which the former south "rowe" or range survives as the museum. By 1659 the building was used as a workhouse (Kendrick's Hospital). From 1706-22 part of the building was adapted for use as a Blue Coat School. With the formation of the River Kennet Waterway Trade in 1714 the old Cloth Hall became a grain store. The north and east ranges were probably demolished circa 1829 when the south range was renovated. Restored in 1897 and converted for use as a museum in 1902-4. In 1934 the Walter Money Memorial gallery was built as the east end in similar style to link the museum with the Old Granary (qv). Two-and-a-half storeys. Six bay north front with 1st floor jetty and 3 large gables. Tile roof with a brick chimney (circa 1897?) with 2 diagonal shafts on a square stack. Timber-framed with plaster panels. Ground floor bays with semi-circular wood pilasters carrying semi-elliptical blind arcade. Jetty with carved (mostly restored) brackets and moulded bressumer. Mullioned windows with leaded lights and cornices; 3 light attic windows; 4 light 1st floor windows with transoms; 4 light ground floor windows. Openings and doorway formed in west gable wall (former party wall) before 1759 in similar style to remainder. Doorway (remodelled 1902-4) with pilasters and coved, bracketted hood carried round from bressumer. Panelled door. Former doorway in west bay of north front. Modern interior. (Trans Newbury Field Club X (1955-6) 21-41).
Listing NGR: SU4724367135
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The West Berkshire Museum is located in Newbury, Berkshire. Established in 1904, the museum holds various artworks and collections. The museum is housed in two of Newbury's most historic buildings. The Cloth Hall was built in 1627 by Richard Emmes, a master carpenter of Speenhamland for the Newbury Corporation as a cloth factory. Originally part of a larger range of buildings with a courtyard in the centre, the building was subsequently used as a workhouse, hospital and school before being used for storing corn from 1829 until its conversion to a museum.
The museum itself has exhibition galleries, café and a local history library, along with a Conference room which can be hired. Opening hours are Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm, and some Bank Holidays
A permanent exhibition tells the story of West Berkshire. From the geology to the stories of people who have lived in West Berkshire; early ancestors, to well known characters like Jack O'Newbury: the people who have created the towns and villages, roads and canals, fields and farms, industries, pastimes and organisations that forms West Berkshire today.
The second floor galleries feature a series of special exhibitions, along with Gallery 5 which can be hired to display original artwork, sculpture and craft.
Entry is free but donations are most welcome and go towards adding to and conserving the collections and maintaining the historic buildings.
The museum underwent a £2.2m renovation in 2014 to update its exhibition areas and visitor facilities. The funding came from the Heritage Lottery Fund (£1.2m), and West Berkshire Council, Greenham Common Trust and the Headley Trust (£1m total).
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West Berkshire Museum is housed in two of Newbury’s best loved historic buildings - the 17th century Cloth Hall and the old Granary/Corn Stores in the Wharf.
There has been a museum in the Cloth Hall in Newbury since 1904, but some of the collections were first put together in the 1840s by the Newbury Literary and Scientific Institute. It is now a community museum representing the whole of West Berkshire and offering a friendly welcome to visitors, groups and societies. The Museum has a cafe serving light refreshments and is fully accessible for wheelchairs and buggies. Admission is free.
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The West Berkshire Museum has now reopened to the public.
The museum has benefitted from an amazing £2.26 million transformation which includes restoration of the historic Cloth Hall and Corn Stores, creation of a new link building and visitor facilities, and complete refurbishment of all display and activity spaces to increase the total exhibition area by a third.
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The museum closed in October 2010 but was finally reopened in August 2014.
More information see:-
www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/news/11942/revamped-museum-to...
"Eastbourne is a town, seaside resort and borough in the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex on the south coast of England, 19 miles (31 km) east of Brighton. Eastbourne is immediately to the east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the larger Eastbourne Downland Estate.
With a seafront consisting largely of Victorian hotels, a pier and a Napoleonic era fort and military museum, Eastbourne was developed at the direction of the Duke of Devonshire from 1859 from four separate hamlets. It has a growing population, a broad economic base and is home to companies in a wide range of industries.
Though Eastbourne is a relatively new town, there is evidence of human occupation in the area from the Stone Age. The town grew as a fashionable tourist resort largely thanks to prominent landowner, William Cavendish, later to become the Duke of Devonshire. Cavendish appointed architect Henry Currey to design a street plan for the town, but not before sending him to Europe to draw inspiration. The resulting mix of architecture is typically Victorian and remains a key feature of Eastbourne.
As a seaside resort Eastbourne derives a large and increasing income from tourism, with revenue from traditional seaside attractions augmented by conferences, public events and cultural sightseeing. The other main industries in Eastbourne include trade and retail, healthcare, education, construction, manufacturing, professional scientific and the technical sector."
Source: wikipedia.org
Stepwells are wells or ponds in which the water is reached by descending a set of steps. They may be multi-storied with a bullock turning a water wheel to raise the well water to the first or second floor. They are most common in western India and are also found in the other more arid regions of the Indian subcontinent, extending into Pakistan. The construction of stepwells is mainly utilitarian, though they may include embellishments of architectural significance, and be temple tanks.
Stepwells are examples of the many types of storage and irrigation tanks that were developed in India, mainly to cope with seasonal fluctuations in water availability. A basic difference between stepwells on the one hand, and tanks and wells on the other, is to make it easier for people to reach the ground water and to maintain and manage the well.
The builders dug deep trenches into the earth for dependable, year-round groundwater. They lined the walls of these trenches with blocks of stone, without mortar, and created stairs leading down to the water. The majority of surviving stepwells originally served a leisure purpose as well as providing water. This was because the base of the well provided relief from daytime heat, and this was increased if the well was covered. Stepwells also served as a place for social gatherings and religious ceremonies. Usually, women were more associated with these wells because they were the ones who collected the water. Also, it was they who prayed and offered gifts to the goddess of the well for her blessings. This led to the building of some significant ornamental and architectural features, often associated with dwellings and in urban areas. It also ensured their survival as monuments.
Stepwells usually consist of two parts: a vertical shaft from which water is drawn and the surrounding inclined subterranean passageways, chambers and steps which provide access to the well. The galleries and chambers surrounding these wells were often carved profusely with elaborate detail and became cool, quiet retreats during the hot summers.
NAMES
A number of distinct names, sometimes local, exist for stepwells. In Hindi-speaking regions, they include names based on baudi (including bawdi (Rajasthani: बावड़ी), bawri, baoli, bavadi, and bavdi). In Gujarati and Marwari language, they are usually called vav or vaav (Gujarati: વાવ). Other names include kalyani or pushkarani (Kannada), baoli (Hindi: बावली) and barav (Marathi: बारव).
HISTORY
The stepwell may have originated to ensure water during periods of drought. Steps to reach the water level in artificially constructed reservoirs can be found in the sites of Indus Valley Civilization such as Dholavira and Mohenjo-daro.[3] Mohenjo-daro has cylindrical brick lined wells which may be the predecessors of the stepwell. The first rock-cut stepwells in India date from 200-400 AD.
The earliest example of a bath-like pond reached by steps is found at Uperkot caves in Junagadh. These caves are dated to the 4th century. Navghan Kuvo, a well with circular staircase in the vicinity, is another example. It was possibly built in Western Satrap (200-400 AD) or Maitraka (600-700 AD) period, though some place it as late as the 11th century. The nearby Adi Kadi ni Vav was constructed either in the second half of the 10th century or the 15th century.
The stepwells at Dhank in Rajkot district are dated to 550-625 AD. The stepped ponds at Bhinmal (850-950 AD) are followed by it. The stepwells were constructed in the south western region of Gujarat around 600 AD; from there they spread north to Rajasthan and subsequently to north and west India. Initially used as an art form by Hindus, the construction of these stepwells hit its peak during Muslim rule from the 11th to 16th century.
One of the earliest existing example of stepwells was built in the 11th century in Gujarat, the Mata Bhavani's Stepwell. A long flight of steps leads to the water below a sequence of multi-story open pavilions positioned along the east/west axis. The elaborate ornamentation of the columns, brackets and beams are a prime example of how stepwells were used as a form of art.
The Mughal rulers did not disrupt the culture that was practiced in these stepwells and encouraged the building of stepwells. The authorities during the British Raj found the hygiene of the stepwells less than desirable and installed pipe and pump systems to replace their purpose.
SIGNIFICANCE
The stepwell ensures the availability of water during periods of drought. The stepwells had social, cultural and religious significance. These stepwells were proven to be well-built sturdy structures, after withstanding earthquakes.
DETAILS
Many stepwells have ornamentation and details as elaborate as those of Hindu temples. Proportions in relationship to the human body were used in their design, as they were in many other structures in Indian architecture.
IN INDIA
A number of surviving stepwells can be found across India, including in North Karnataka (Karnataka), Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. In 2016 a collaborative mapping project, Stepwell Atlas, started to map GPS coordinates and collate information on stepwells. Over 2000 stepwells have so far been mapped.Significant stepwells include:
Agrasen ki Baoli, New Delhi
Rajon ki baoli, New Delhi
Chand Baori in Abhaneri near Jaipur, Rajasthan
Rani ki vav at Patan, Gujarat
Adalaj ni Vav at Adalaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Dada Harir Stepwell, Ahmedbad
Toor Ji Ki Baori, Jodhpur
Birkha Bawari, Jodhpur
Shahi Baoli, Lucknow
Raniji ki Baori in Bundi, Rajasthan; Bundi has over 60 baolis in and around the town.
Panna Meena Ka Kund, Jaipur
IN PAKISTAN
Stepwells from Mughal periods still exist in Pakistan. Some are in preserved conditions while others are not.
Rohtas Fort, near Jhelum
Wan Bhachran, near Mianwali
Losar Baoli, near Islamabad
Losar Baoli, Sher Shah Park Wah Cantt
Makli Baoli, near Thatta
STEPPED PONDS
Stepped ponds are very similar to stepwells in terms of purpose but it is important to recognize the difference between these two types of structures. For example, stepped ponds were always built to accompany a nearby temple while stepwells were positioned away from noisy sites and future tourist attractions. While stepwells are dark and barely visible from the surface, stepped ponds are illuminated by the light from the sun. Also, stepwells are quite linear in design compared to the rectangular shape of stepped ponds.
INFLUENCE
Stepwells are certainly one of India's most unusual, but little-known, contributions to architecture. They influenced many other structures in Indian architecture, especially many that incorporate water into their design. Ram Bagh in Agra was the first Mughal garden in India. It was designed by the Mughal emperor Babur and reflected his notion of paradise not only through water and landscaping, but also through symmetry by including a reflecting pool in the design. Naturally, he was entranced by stepwells and felt that one would complement the garden of his palace. He built a baoli in Agra Fort. Many other Mughal gardens include reflecting pools to enhance the landscape or as an elegant entrance. Additional famous gardens that incorporate water into their design include:
Humayun's Tomb, Nizamuddin East, Delhi
Taj Mahal, Agra
Mehtab Bagh, Agra
Safdarjung's Tomb
Shalimar Bagh (Srinagar), Jammu and Kashmir
Nishat Gardens, Jammu and Kashmir
Yadvindra Gardens, Pinjore
Khusro Bagh, Allahabad
Roshanara Bagh
WIKIPEDIA
Altijd is Kortjakje ziek is a traditional Dutch children's song about a strumpet. A very peculiar subject I thought later (as a child I never knew, nor did I suspect anything). This photograph is shot in Germany with my Zeiss Ikon Nettar on Kodak black and white (C41 process) film. The image reminded me of the song, I think maybe I can make a series with Kortjakje as inspiration.
Update: short series shot with Kortjakje as inspiration...
Shot with an old Zeiss Ikon Nettar camera with 105 mm lens on Kodak 120 film black and white C41 process (400 ISO).
Fenestraria is a monotypic genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae. The species is also called babies toes or window plant. On each leaf there is transparent window-like area at the top, it is for these window-like structures that the genus is named (latin: fenestra). In the wild, the plant grows mostly buried by sand. The transparent tips are often above the sand and allow light into the leaves for photosynthesis. F. rhopalophylla is native to Namibia and Namaqualand in southern Africa. The plants are generally found growing in sandy or calciferous soils under low < 100 mm rainfall.
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This is a 2024 upload of a scanned image from my collection. Probably 95% come from slides, the remaining 5% are prints or negatives. They include my own Kodachrome slides, as well as other photographers, which are noted accordingly when the identity is known. All have been collected over the past 40+ years of shooting, exchanging, and purchasing. I was fortunate enough to trade with some of the best aircraft photographers in the world.
This archive was first created in 2017, to easily view my collection in an accessible venue.
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When 80-year-old Maud's best friend Elizabeth fails to turn up for a shopping trip, she is certain that something terrible has happened.
Despite living with dementia, she decides to turn detective and sets about trying to solve the mystery, but with her condition it's not always easy to hold on to the clues.
Cast & Crew are as follows
Maud Glenda Jackson
Helen Helen Behan
Sukey Sophie Rundle
Young Maud Liv Hill
Katy Nell Williams
Frank Mark Stanley
Douglas Neil Pendleton
Elizabeth Maggie Steed
Tom Sam Hazeldine
Dad John Paul Hurley
Peter Stuart McQuarrie
Margery Julie Hannan
Carla Linda Hargreaves
Ma Michelle Duncan
Desk sergeant Tom Urie
The Woman Cara Kelly
Rafid Nabs Aziz
Dr Harris Brian Ferguson
Det Grainger Anna-Maria Nabirye
Director Aisling Walsh
Executive Producer Gaynor Holmes
Executive Producer Sarah Brown
Executive Producer Andrea Gibb
Producer Chrissy Skinns
Writer Andrea Gibb
everything from papaya, oranges, mango, passion fruits, dragon fruits to other fruits that I don't even know the name of.
I am proud to say that I have had each and every one of these.
F4U Corsair WW 2 Warbird air show in North Carolina. This plane is very exciiting to see and hear, when it fly's by it is incredible.
This is Sheetz store # 348 at 4025 West Market Street in York, PA. This store features typical early 2000s Sheetz architecture, and it's BEAUTIFUL. I used to work at Sheetz store # 346 in Fredericksburg, VA, and it looked identical to this store with the exception of this store lacking a Beer Cave.
Sheetz had a great thing going with this store design... I'm glad I got to see this store design at least one time before they all disappear in Sheetz' sweep of renovations.
Haridwar is located in Uttrakhand, India, and it the popular and ancient city of India. Haridwar is the religious place of Hindus and the Harki padi is the most famous place of Haridwar. Devprayag and Haridwar are the Teerth Dham of Hindus and it is also the Mokhash Duwar. It is also the Char Dham of Uttrakhand, and Kumbh Mela is held in Haridwar every day. Many famous places also there to see like Chandi Devi, Mansa Devi, Neel Parvat, and Halki Pauri.
Top Attractions in India
Haridwar- “Teerth Nagari”
Here you find the best places to visit and it is a very famous place in Haridwar.
1. Ganga Aarti in Haridwar
2. Har Ki Pauri
3. Chandi Devi Temple
4. Chilla Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Mansa Devi Temple
6. Bharat Mata Mandir Haridwar
7. Daksha Mahadev Temple
8. Vaishno Devi Temple
9. Patanjali Yogpeeth Haridwar
10. Shanti Kunj Haridwar
11. Swami Vivekanand Park
12. Maya Devi Temple
13. Fun Valley Water Park
14. Bara Bazaar
15. Saptrishi Ashram
16. Local Markets
17. Kumbh Mela
18. MaAnandamiya
19. Pawan Dham
20. Vishnu Ghat
Best Hotels in Haridwar
Haridwar- “Teerth Nagari”
The hotels of Haridwar provides the best facility to the guests. They also provide free parking and Wi-Fi and the best room services.
1. Hotel Royal Vrindavan
2. Anand Utsav Ashram
3. Hotel Matri Neer
4. Patnimal Guest House
5. Gopi Dham
6. Hotel Sun City
7. Hotel Krishna Ji
8. Bedhubs
9. Hotel Shivaye
10. Hotel Pardesi’s
11. Radisson Blu
Restaurants in Haridwar
Haridwar- “Teerth Nagari”
Here you find all types of food in these restaurants and the best facility.
1. Chotiwala
2. Haveli Hari Ganga Restaurant
3. Hoshiyar Puri
4. Dosa Plaza
5. Big Ben Restaurant
Shopping Places in Haridwar
Haridwar- “Teerth Nagari”
Here are some famous shopping places in Haridwar and here you find colorful bangles, carved stone idols, sweets, pickles, Ayurvedic medicines, and many more products.
1. The Pentagon Mall
2. Moti Bazaar
3. Good Living Store
4. Shubh Ratna Emporium
5. Tibetan Shopping Centre
#19: Now it is time to feed the cord into the upper legs. Make sure you have the correct upper legs and lower legs lined up. The slots should be facing the back of the doll this time, since the knees bend backward. You want the rounded cup on the knee cap to be facing forward. This is the trickiest part of the process since the holes are so small. I like to use a folded piece of thin wire to help. Fold it in half, so there is a loop on one end. Shove the loop into the base of the upper leg (where the knee cap is). Feed it through, and use tweezers to pull it out the top hole (which is where the leg sits next to the hip). Use the loop of wire to grab the cord, wrapping it around the cord a few times so it is snuggly attached.
#20: Pull on the wire, which will drag the cord through the hole. Now the cord will be sticking out the bottom of the upper leg. You can remove the wire after this step. Repeat for both legs.
#21: Slide a funnel shaped cup onto the cord, with the wide end facing up to the knee cap. Follow this with a bent washer onto the cord, butting its flat side against the narrow base of the funnel cup. You will need to hold tension on the cord, before clamping down the washer with a crimping tool or pliers. The amount of tension you hold determines how tightly the limb is strung. Repeat for both legs.
#22: Once you have attached the upper legs, soak the lower legs in boiling water until they are squishy. Shove the cups into each lower leg until they are completely inside the holes. Use pliers to ensure the cups are fully pushed down. Now the legs should be fully attached.
#23: Take the neck cup, and loop a piece of cord through the base, so two tails come out the top of it. There is a little plastic bar inside this neck cup, which should hold the cord in place. However, it might have broken during removal (which happened to me). If this is the case, slide a zip tie through the loop at the base of the cup. Then close the zip tie, so the head of it acts as a stopper, preventing the cord from sliding out the cup.
#24: Soak the torso in hot water until the neck is squishy. Push the neck cup down inside, with the narrow end facing down. The two long tails of cord will be sticking out the neck hole. Make sure the neck cup is all the way inside the body, and not sitting in the rim of the neck (otherwise it will pop out when you go to reattach the head).
#25: Slide the two cord tails that are sticking out the top of the neck through the two corresponding holes on the head cup. You will want the rounded side facing upwards (this will sit inside the head).
#26: Using as much tension as possible, knot the cord at the top of the neck. The amount of tension you use determines how tight the head is going to be. I recommend triple knotting this cord, to ensure that it doesn't come undone. Trim any excess cord off, leaving 1 inch tails.
#27: Soak the base of the doll's head in boiling water until it is squishy. Then pop it onto the neck, ensuring that the rounded cup is inside the doll's head. I recommend reattaching the head last so that it doesn't get in your way when reassembling the other body parts. Also make sure the torso has cooled all the way before attempting to reattach the head. A squishy neck makes reattachment much more difficult.
Voila! Now your Hopscotch Hill School doll should be tight and able to pose and free stand!
***IMPORTANT NOTES:***
*Using washers is totally optional. You can also simply knot the end of the cord if you choose. Just make sure the knots are secure so that they do not come undone inside the doll.
*You can also buy brass inserts/metal crimpers, which is what American Girl used to use back in the day. Personally, I tried them out and I found them to be pricey and hard to work with.
*Depending on how tightly you pull the cord before knotting it or clamping it down a washer will determine how tightly your doll is strung. Make sure the cord is pulled tight enough because too much slack will make the doll loose, which defeats the purpose of fixing her. You can use hemostats/locking pliers to help you hold the tension on the cord before clamping it down. I personally don't need to do this, but some people find it helpful. A good way to know if you have the proper tension is to see if the arms/legs can hold a pose.
*You can use any sort of elastic cord--it doesn't have to be bungee cord. Just keep in mind that it should be strong, since the dolls limbs constantly move and have tension. I used marine grade bungee cord for my doll, since it is very strong and resistant to damage. I had to correct a few mistakes during the restringing process, but the cord held up just fine. If you use cheaper cord, it might wear out if you have trouble restringing the doll.
*The holes in Hopscotch Hill School dolls are super narrow, so keep this in mind when picking out cord for them. I used 4mm cord, which fit. Any larger sized cord probably won't be able to slide through the holes.
*Due to the tiny hole size in the limbs of the dolls, it can make sliding cord through them difficult. I mentioned in the steps above how I utilized wire to help me weave the cord through the limbs. This saved me so much time, rather than trying to force the cord through the limbs on their own.
*The bungee cord will fray on the ends a bit. This is totally fine and will not affect the stability of the strung limbs. If it bothers you, use glue or melt the ends to prevent fraying.
*Technically you can reattach the limbs in any order you want. You can start with the neck joint, the legs, or the arms. The only thing I recommend is putting the head itself on last, so it doesn't get in your way when soaking the other parts of the body. It will also ensure your doll's hair stays neater.
*I cannot stress this enough...you need BOILING water to do this. Do not heat the water in the microwave, as it won't be hot enough. Use an electric kettle or boil water on the stove, transferring it to a large bowl. I find that the more water you heat up, the less quickly it cools off. This gives you more time to work with the doll before she cools off and the plastic parts harden again. If the water is not boiling, the limbs won't get squishy enough for you to easily maneuver her cups in and out. I made this mistake in the past. Once I started using boiling water, it made my life much easier, and the doll's parts are less likely to get damaged.
*I recommend having a 1mm tip pair of needle nose pliers for this process. It's easier to fit them inside the holes of the dolls limbs for removing the cups. It can be harder to work with larger pliers.
*I made the mistake of lining up the wrong upper arms and upper legs during my first attempt of restringing my doll. The arms should have the slots facing forward, so the elbows bend forward. If you cannot easily pop the arms back into the sockets of the torso, then you have swapped the placement of the upper arms. The legs on the other hand should have the slots facing backwards, since the knees bend this way. If it helps, take picture of your doll before taking her apart, or use pieces of tape that are labeled to put on each limb (so you know which one corresponds with which).
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