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Sewing Roots is an ethical fashion show organised by Kirstie MacLean, (founder of Mudhut & Mzuribeads). Held at Che Camille's Independent Fashion Design Studio/Showroom in Argylle Arcade, Glasgow. On the 20th of Novemer, 2009.
Experience a mystical trail through a collection of the most exciting ethical brands.
From comfy smart/casuals, to one off tailored dresses.. this clever collaboration has something to offer everyone.
The clothing and jewellery will be shown in a candle lit fashion show at 7.30pm.
All items will be available to try on and buy throughout the night.
PLUS DRINKS, African FOODS, and eletro beats, accompanied with LIVE tribal drumming.
Any profit made by the organisers will be put towards Mudhut. A not for profit, online platform, identifying sustainable, creative and innovative ways to develop educational, political, economical, and environmental projects in developing communities.
The show features the following brands:
Bibico
Bibico is a fair trade UK clothing label designed by Nieves Ruiz. A range of very beautiful, simple, and charming garments.
Goodone
Goodone is a UK clothing design company who produce innovative, quality, one-off clothing, made from hand-picked, locally-sourced, recycled fabrics.
Mia Nisbit
Mia Nisbit is an exciting new designer and the winner of Make Your Mark fashion Award 2008 for ethical fashion design during London Fashion week. She will be exhibiting her latest range of reinvented recycled clothing combined with traditional textiles from Malawi.
Johari
Johari is a ethical fashion company offering exquisite hand-crafted clothing and jewellery from locally sourced materials and skills from within Kenya.
Purple Mango & Mzuribeads
Purple Mango is the name of an exclusive new ethical jewellery business. Purple Mango offers a symbolic collection of statement jewellery created from sustainable materials, original designers, and fair trade producers.
Mzuribeads is a stunning collection of handmade, recycled paper bead jewellery brought to you by a cooperation of Ugandan jewellers.
Shearer Candles
Shearer Candles is recognised as a leading innovator in the fashionable and design-conscious world of candles. Handmade in the factory situated opposite Govan metro station, Shearer candles will be giving out sample gifts and displaying a table of their finest Christmas and gift selection of beautiful and scented candles.
Che Camille
Directions to Che Camille
Underground: alight at St Enoch station. At the top of St Enoch station stairs, cross over Argyll St onto Buchanan street. Walking up Buchanan St, the entrance to the Argyll Arcade is a minute's walk up, on your right. Entering the Arcade, there is an elevator on your left.
Che Camille is located on Floor 6 - you can't miss us!
This is a photograph from the SSE Airticity Dublin Marathon which was held in Dublin City, Ireland on Monday October 27th 2014 at 09:00. This is the 35th year of the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon, which is run through the historic Georgian streets of Dublin, Ireland's largest and capital city. This photograph was taken in Dublin City Center Mount Street Canal Bridge which is just before the 26 mile mark on Mount Street.
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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
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►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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This is a photograph from the second annual running of the Edenderry Athletic Club 10 Mile Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Edenderry, Co. Offaly, Ireland on Easter Monday,17th April 2017 at 12:00. The race today also included the Offaly AAI Clubs 10 Mile Road Race championships which was open to any fully registered athlete who is a member of an athletics club in Co. Offaly. The event drew a large contingent from Co. Offaly but also from clubs and locations around the midlands and leinster. The race was very well organised and started close to the Edenderry Tullamore Road at Kilfane Cross and proceeded to head North Eastwards towards the village and townland of Rhode, Co. Offaly before turning back (at around 4.5 miles) for the return to Edenderry and the finish. The race route crosses the Grand Canal at two points between 4.5 miles and 7 miles.
Overall the conditions were cold, clear and bright with breezy conditions on the route. The return to Edenderry seen runners run the 1st mile in reverse and return to the finish line in Derry Rovers AFC in the center of the town. There were water stations at two points on the route and all major junctions and laneways were well stewarded. Traffic was also controlled on the roads to allow the race to proceed safely. The timing and event management was provided by PopupRaces.ie and results can be found on their website.
The full set of photographs are available at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157680657911461
The conditions were reasonably good for road running. The first few kilometers seen runners tackle a very stiff breeze and cool dry conditions. However at around 6KM where the race turns back towards Kildalkey the breeze became a more favourable tail wind. While we say that this is the 3rd annual running of this race it is actually the 10KM version of the traditional annual 5 Mile road race which was promoted by the Fr. Murphy athletic club in the past. Traditionally this five mile races held in Athboy on St. Patrick's Day, then Ballivor before a move to Kildalkey on Easter Sundays. There was approximately 260 participants in the race with a very large support from athletics clubs in Meath.
The full set of photographs is available at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157682541125756
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BUT..... Wait there a minute....
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.
This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
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Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
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.
Don't like your photograph here?
That's OK! We understand!
If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.
I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
This is the village of Lourmarin in The Luberon (one of France's National Parks).
The village of Lourmarin is set in magnificent surroundings and radiates peace and serenity. It has spread on the lush plain around a small promontory at the top of which are a church and belfry. Everything works towards its beauty. The village is best seen from the road to Lauris: the castle emerging from dense vegetation, the Protestant temple, and finally the village itself, rising up on terraces to meet the church tower, with the added grace of Mediterranean vegetation.
Photos from a walk around the French village of Lourmarin.
The Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne which gave the city its name.
The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep, the castle's main fortified stone tower, and the Black Gate, its fortified gatehouse.
Use of the site for defensive purposes dates from Roman times, when it housed a fort and settlement called Pons Aelius, guarding a bridge over the River Tyne. In 1080, a wooden motte and bailey style castle was built on the site of the Roman fort, which was the 'New Castle upon Tyne'. It was built by Robert Curthose, eldest son of William I (William the Conqueror). Nothing remains of the Roman fort or the original motte and bailey castle.
The stone Castle Keep was built between 1172 and 1177 by Henry II on the site of Curthose's castle. The Black Gate was added between 1247 and 1250 by Henry III.
The site is in the centre of Newcastle, and lies to the east of Newcastle Central Station. The 75 feet (23 m) gap between the Keep and the Gatehouse is almost entirely filled by a railway viaduct, carrying the East Coast Main Line from Newcastle to Scotland.
The Castle Keep and Black Gate pre-date the construction of the Newcastle town wall, construction of which started sometime around 1265.
The Keep is a Grade I listed building, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is owned by the City Council, which leases it to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, who manage it as a visitor attraction.
The following series is the second-to-last from the October 2014 trip around China with Doug.
I'll break Leshan and the Buddha park into two separate sets. They feel like separate entities, anyway, though they share the same area. I was most amused at the admission price: The Oriental Buddha Capital (Park) charges 80 RMB admission. The Leshan Buddha (by far, the more known of the attractions) is 90 RMB. Now normally, there's some sort of incentive for buying tickets to both...usually a discount, even if it's a pittance. So, how much for both of these? Yep...170 RMB. Well-done, China tourism. :-)
In this series -- and forgive me for over-posting, but I was very, very pleasantly surprised by this park -- I'll comment only on the Oriental Buddha Capital. (I'll stick exclusively to the Giant Buddha in the other set.)
Getting to Leshan is very easy from Chengdu; it's a 2-2.5 hour bus ride southwest of town and, I think, this is considered southern Sichuan province. I would still say doing Leshan and Emeishan on the same trip is fine -- if you have 2-3 days. Otherwise, treat them separately. Leshan can be done in a day, but Emeishan would need at least two (and more, if you're hiking to the peak).
When I was researching in Lonely Planet about Leshan, it mentioned this partk, and I thought it sounded like a pleasant afterthought...or at least a little diversion, at best.
Honestly, it's one of the nicer parks I've been to in China. Regarding Buddhist art (almost all sculptures), it's very, very impressive. (That being said, it's hard to say how many of the sculptures are originals; some of the signage does allude to the fact that the originals are still in their given countries, etc.)
There are over 3,000 Buddha statues and figurines throughout the park from all over Asia (though some, as mentioned, are replicas). The highlight is probably a 170-m (about 550 ft) long reclining Buddha carved into the side of a hill. It's easily one of the largest reclining Buddhas in the world.
I was also a bit surprised at the almost-eroticism of a lot of the scupltures. Many are nudes...and quite curvaceous, as you'll see. Now, this isn't to say it's voyeuristic by any means, but I was still surprised (and glad) to see these sculptures also celebrate the human body/form as well.
At any rate, I hope you enjoy these last two collections from October 2014.
As I wasn't alone on this trip (very rare for me), you're also welcome to visit my good friend Doug's pictures for a different perspective. His sites are:
www.dougmcmillen.com/ (Access the China pics under his 'Travels' heading.)
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.
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]
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)
Portofino (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpɔrtoˈfiːno]; Ligurian: Portofin) is an Italianfishing village and vacation resort famous for its picturesque harbour and historical association with celebrity and artistic visitors.It is a comune located in the Metropolitan City of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town is clustered around its small harbour, and is known for the colourfully painted buildings that line the shore.
History
According to Pliny the Elder, Portofino was founded by the Romans and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of the large number of dolphins that inhabited the Tigullian Gulf.
The village is mentioned in a diplomafrom 986 by Adelaide of Italy, which assigned it to the nearby Abbey of San Fruttoso di Capodimonte. In 1171, together with the neighbouring Santa Margherita Ligure, it was included in Rapallo's commune jurisdiction. After 1229 it was part of the Republic of Genoa. The town's natural harboursupported a fleet of fishing boats, but was somewhat too cramped to provide more than a temporary safe haven for the growing merchant marine of the Republic of Genoa.
In 1409 Portofino was sold to the Republic of Florence by Charles VI of France, but when the latter was ousted from Genoa the Florentines gave it back. In the 15th century it was a fief of families such as the Fieschi, Spinola, Adorno, and Doria.
In 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia and, from 1861, of the unified Kingdom of Italy.
In the late 19th century, first British, then other Northern Europeanaristocratic tourists began to visit Portofino, which they reached by horse and cart from Santa Margherita Ligure. Aubrey Herbert and Elizabeth von Arnimwere amongst the more famous English people to make the area fashionable.[7]Eventually more expatriates built expensive vacation houses, and by 1950 tourism had supplanted fishing as the town's chief industry, and the waterfront was a continuous ring of restaurants and cafés.
MEET THE STANS: KAZAKHSTAN - another puncture halts us in our tracks early one morning.
Meet the Stans is a four-part BBC TV series, shown on BBC2, BBC World and by broadcasters internationally, in which Simon Reeve travelled from the far north-west of Kazakhstan, by the Russian border, east to the Chinese border, south through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the edge of Afghanistan, and west to Uzbekistan and the legendary Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.
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 a photograph from the finish of the annual Rita and Robbie's Christmas 5KM promoted by Navan AC and held at Claremont Stadium Navan in Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland on Thursday 27th December 2018 at 12:00. Just under 500 people took part making it one of the best attendances for this event in recent years. The weather for racing this year was a complete contrast to the weather from last year. In 2017 the weather was very cold with the frost from the night making road conditions icy and slippery. This year the race was held in relatively mild conditions with little or no breeze. All in all a perfect December day. There was an excellent club representation from around County Meath and surrounding areas.
The race started outside Claremont Stadium on the Robinstow Road and finished on the tartan track within the grounds of the stadium. The race followed a well known and historic 5km route which takes in the Navan Trim road moving onto Beechmount before turning back onto Navan Robinstown road back to the stadium. This route was used many times in the past for previous races hosted by the Navan Clubs. This photograph is part of a large set of photographs from today's race which is available on Flickr here at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157674916720797
The race is dedicated to Rita Brady and Robbie Byrne who are both stalwards of athletics in Navan with both having given a lifetime of service to the promotion of athletics in the town of Navan and beyond. Both of their involvement with Navan-based athletics can be traced back not just in years but in decades - back to the 1940s, 50s and 60s and in more recent times. The race today is a suitable way of honoring their work and dedication.
Race timing and event management was provided by MyRunResults (www.myrunresults.ie)
This photograph is part of a set of photographs from the start and finish of the race.
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).
Paterson is a city in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023 residents (2.0%) from its 2000 Census population of 149,222. Paterson is known as the "Silk City" for its dominant role in silk production during the latter half of the 19th century.
In 1791, Alexander Hamilton helped found the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures (SUM), which helped encourage the harnessing of energy from the Great Falls of the Passaic River, to secure economic independence from British manufacturers. Paterson, which was founded by the society, became the cradle of the industrial revolution in America. Paterson was named for William Paterson, statesman, signer of the Constitution and Governor of New Jersey who signed the 1792 charter that established the Town of Paterson.
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This is what's happening now in the Stanislaus Forest. Trees superficially burned by last year's Rim Fire are being clear-cut while the very unique and special habitat created by a burn is being ripped apart by heavy equipment and drag lines.
Earth Island, The Center for Biological Diversity and California
Chaparral Institute have filed an injunction against the courts decision to log the Rim Fire Burn area.
Although I've been involved in the effort to stop the logging I hadn't yet seen the damage myself and it was heartbreaking.
This photo was taken on Evergreen Road which leads to Camp Mather and Hetch Hetchy. Although the land here may be privately owned, from Highway 120 the same sight was common throughout the burn area in the national forest ..
This is Stranger 8 out of 100
Ernesto is a jeweler from Peru. He makes jewelry mostly out of recycled wood and wire. He says his stuff is all 100% recycled, and gathers his materials from all around Toronto. Inside his store, he has a small work bench complete with a buffing wheel and a scroll saw right by the store window. Underneath the shelves, he hides all his discarded tables, chairs, and wooden objects, which he makes his jewelry out of! He displays some of his work in very ornate and detailed wooden frames, which he said his brother made for him. His brother went to school for carpentry. I bought myself a ring and necklace from him. The ring is made from a piece of hard wood, stained black, engraved, polished smooth and filled with a resin. The necklace is made of an abalone shell. He said his work is "inspired by the universe", as he posed for the photo!
Ernesto was an extremely nice man. He looked at my bag, asked me to see it. He examines it, and says "Ah! That's how they do it!" He then tells me he's trying to make a bunch of leather bags to sell, but couldn't find out how to attach the shoulder strap without weakening the body. "You teach me, I teach you!" He tells me the process he used to make the ring I bought. As I went inside his store to check out his other work, he grabs a big empty jam jar, now filled with mashed potatoes and a chicken thigh. "Kings eat this," he says. A small child in blue, about 8 years old, waves at him through a window. "Hello!" he says enthusiastically, "He's my friend," he tells me.
Ernesto's store is located in Kensington Market, though sadly, I forgot where. I'll be sure to update this with the location once I find it!
Leica M8 | 50mm F2 Summitar
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
PGA West is the site of the Humana Challenge and is played over several courses, i.e.; PGA West - Nicklaue Private, PGA West - Palmer Private and PGA West - La Quinta CC.
This is a lovely pub, it's small but warm with an open fire on a cold day, very welcoming, Summer time gets quite busy. I met the owner, Patrick Egan and his wife Sharo, Patrick decided that we are the one family but in reality if we are it's so far back in the family tree it's probably hard/impossible to trace. I love to see my own name anywhere, and I don't care if anyone thinks that that's daft.
Little is known of this car. It's certainly not an original Grand Prix car, the chassis is too long for that, but otherwise it is a fairly faithful replica, presumably built a long time ago on a chassis from the same period. From 1907, the Renault racing colour changed from dark red to the French national colour blue. This car still has wire wheels, in 1907 the first artillery wheels with removable rims appeared on the marque's GP cars.
12.970 cc
4 Cylinder
90 hp
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
January 2025
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.
If I could, I would take both these adorable sister puppies. I think they are a little over 4 months old. I have to confess I never heard of a Plott Hound before.
I believe the lighter one is Millie and the darker one is Lottie.
(8451plotthoundcheckifmillieorlottie)
NeochaEDGE /// is a Shanghai-based creative agency that produces inspiring visual arts and music content with China's leading creators – the EDGE Creative Collective – for the most forward-thinking brands and agencies in the world.
新茶锋潮 /// 成立于上海的创意机构, 旨在集合中国最先锋的创作人(锋潮创意集体), 为拥有前卫理念的全球品牌和广告公司提供视觉及音乐方向的创意内容.
This is the first Anglo Chinese School (ACS) in Parit Buntar, Perak and it was built in 1918 by Mr. Tan Lo Heong located in Jalan Dewan (formerly known as Brewster Street). The then 135 ASC pupils was relocated to Jalan Sekolah (formerly known as Maxwell Street) in 1936. This building was later utilized as Methodist Secondary School until 1990, beginning from 1991, the building was taken over as “Tadika Methodist” until the year 2000, now abandoned, the building stood still.
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This is a photo of Melody stirring a pot of raspberries on top of a wood stove in Susie's kitchen in the mountains of Idaho. Melody wanted to lower the heat under the pot for a while. I told her that was easy - just move the pot to a cooler part of the stove, in this case, to Melody's right. She looks happy thinking of the results of her efforts - taking home a couple jars of homemade raspberry jam. I shot this holding my Canon Powershot SX50 over my head in live view mode.
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.
For more information visit: www.stampscapes.com
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?!)
This is another casual snap I took during the 2012 Intrepid Travel/3RRR FM Vietnam trip that turned out to be something rather interesting upon revisiting the picture.
I took this from outside the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Hanoi), standing on Hùng Vương Street, looking east across the vast space of Ba Đình Square. I was fascinated by the stand of large A-frame tower cranes and had no idea, at the time, what they were building.
It looked pretty significant, and it turns out that it was the new Vietnam National Assembly House, located in the political area in Hanoi.
It is built on the grounds of the old Ba Đình National Assembly Hall, next to the historical site of Thăng Long Royal Citadel.
Now completed, the Assembly features a massive cylindrical assembly chamber, surrounded by a colonnaded square facade and office and services building. The German architectural firm Inros Lackner designed the earthquake resistant main structure. It’s 102.5 m across each side, and has a floor area of 60,000 square metres, while the main hall can accomodate around 1,100 people.
Construction started in 2009 and was finished in 2014, at a project cost of around 350 million Australian dollars.
By the way, OF COURSE I took a picture of Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. It's just a habit I have also developed to face 180 degrees away from major landmarks to see what else is around that might be overlooked. Although the finished Assembly Hall would now qualify as an landmark too...
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 street scene in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, Philippines. The man in the front is moving, and so are the jeepneys in the background. The country of the Philippines is moving forward too, with the inauguration of a very unconventional president.
Also, where do I see myself in the picture? In this case, on the right edge, the square with the hole is my cell phone cover.
Technically, I took a shot of a reflection in a window of a minivan, and used the high-dynamic range function of my cell phone to capture more of the sky. The HDR, which takes 3 shots in rapid succession and fuses them, gave the moving person an odd blur. I did some grading with the post-processing function of my camera phone, too. All of this photographic trickery, with a cell phone! This is another very symbolic indicator that the world is moving fast in 2016.
Does all of this sound like vacuous art-babble? Yes, because it is supposed to be a parody of that!
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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 :-)
Friedrichs Bridge (German: Friedrichsbrücke) is a bridge in Berlin, one of several crossing the Spree between Museum Island and the mainland portion of Mitte. It connects Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße with Bodestraße. Since its creation in 1703, the bridge has been repeatedly renovated. It is considered a protected monument.
TIMELINE
Here is a brief historical overview of the bridge:
- 1703: Construction of a wooden bridge known as the Great Bridge to Pomeranze
- 1769: Construction of a vaulted brick bridge with a flap in the middle
- 1792: Renamed Friedrich's Bridge after King Frederick the Great of Prussia
- 1823: Replacement of vault and bridge flap by cast iron Tudor arches
- 1873-1875: Bridge widened from 9.9 metres to 16 metres and redesigned as a six-span bridge with stone pillars and cast iron sheets
- 1893-1894: Bridge completely rebuilt to achieve higher headroom required by shipping. Obelisks added at bridge ends; widened to 27 metres
-- 1950-1951: Construction of temporary wooden bridge
- 1981: Construction of a 12.5 metres prestressed concrete frame bridge as footbridge without river piers spanning 56.5 metres
- 2012-present: Reconstruction of the bridge on the historical width of 27 metres
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Die Friedrichsbrücke ist eine die Spree überquerende Brücke in Berlin zwischen den Stadtteilen Alt-Berlin und Cölln. Sie verbindet die Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße mit der Bodestraße. Seit ihrer ersten Errichtung 1703 wurde die Friedrichsbrücke mehrfach vollständig erneuert und steht unter Denkmalschutz.
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AUS DER GROSSEN POMERANZENBRÜCKE ENTSTAND IM
18. JAHRHUNDERT DIE FRIEDRICHSBRÜCKE
Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts gab es im Berliner Zentrum etwa 30 Brücken über die Spree, eine davon war die 1703 erbaute mehrfeldrige Große Pomeranzenbrücke. Sie war ein wichtiger Spreeübergang zwischen den ehemals eigenständigen Städten Cölln und Berlin. Ihren Namen hatte die Brücke nach dem Pomeranzenhaus auf der Spreeinsel, die im 18. Jahrhundert noch keine Museen trug. Friedrich II., der damalige Herrscher von Preußen legte Wert auf einen ansprechenden Ausbau seiner Residenzstadt und gab unter anderem den Neubau dieser Brücke bei Georg Friedrich von Boumann in Auftrag. Nach dessen Entwürfen wurde 1769 eine Gewölbebrücke aus Backsteinen fertiggestellt, die nach weiteren durch Carl Ferdinand Langhans geleiteten Umbauarbeiten (Verstärkung der Fahrbahn mit Holzbohlen) 1792 zu Ehren von Friedrich II. ihren heutigen Namen erhielt (gelegentlich auch als Neue Friedrichsbrücke bezeichnet). Diese Konstruktion bestand aus sechs Gewölben und einem mittleren aufklappbaren Brückenteil mit Stand- und Hebebaum für eine ungehinderte Durchfahrt der damaligen Segelschiffe. Sie besaß ein gusseisernes Geländer und war 240 preußische Fuß (75 Meter) lang.
UMAUARBEITEN IM 19. JAHRHUNDERT
Die wachsende Verkehrsbelastung im Berliner Zentrum führte auch hier (wie bei der Eisernen Brücke) zu einem weiteren notwendigen Umbau, der 1822/1823 durchgeführt wurde. Die Klinkergewölbe wurden abgebrochen, die Klappteile beseitigt und unter Nutzung der vorhandenen Brückenpfeiler entstand eine stark veränderte Friedrichsbrücke mit sieben gusseisernen Fachwerk-Brückenbögen. Die Belastungen durch den Verkehr und durch die Benutzung militärischer Einheiten führten schon 1872–1875 zu einer erneuten Baumaßnahme, bei der die Brücke auf 16 Meter verbreitert wurde. Bereits zehn Jahre später gab es neue Probleme durch den zunehmenden Schiffsverkehr im Innenstadtbereich: die Vertiefung der Fahrrinne gefährdete die Standsicherheit der Brückengründung und die Durchfahrtshöhe von 2,10 m war nicht mehr ausreichend, also musste die Eisenkonstruktion abgebrochen werden.
NEUBAU DER FRIEDRICHSBRÜCKE IM 20. JAHRHUNDERT UND IHR ENDE 1945
Nach langwierigen Klärungen zur Finanzierung beschloss die Stadtverwaltung schließlich einen vollständigen Neubau. Die neue Brücke bestand aus drei Bögen auf gemauerten Pfeilern, Widerlager und Gewölbe wurden aus Klinkern errichtet. Für die Ansichtsflächen, Geländer und Aufbauten kam Sandstein zum Einsatz. Die Fahrbahn erhielt eine Holzpflasterung, die Gehbahnen wurden mit Granitplatten bedeckt. Die Ausstattung mit kupfernen Leuchtenträgern auf Steinsockeln nach Modellen von Karl Begas und Carl Piper (Allegorien auf die vier Erdteile Europa, Afrika, Amerika und Asien) und Obelisken auf den Widerlagern orientierte sich an den inzwischen errichteten Museumsbauten in der Nähe. Die Neubauarbeiten mit einer Lageänderung der Brücke erfolgten zwischen 1891 und 1893, eine Behelfsbrücke für Fußgänger auf den alten Fundamenten ermöglichte die Spreequerung in der Bauzeit. Die neue Friedrichsbrücke hatte eine lichte Durchfahrtshöhe für die Schiffe von 3,2 Meter bei einer Bogenweite von 17 Meter. Auf einer Ansichtskarte von 1901 heißt diese Brücke auch „Kaiser-Friedrich-Brücke“.
WIEDERAUFBAU ALS FUSSGÄNGERBRÜCKE
Im Zweiten Weltkrieg sprengten Truppen der Wehrmacht das Mittelgewölbe, um während der Schlacht um Berlin den Vormarsch der Roten Armee zu behindern. Bald nach Kriegsende wurde der gesprengte Teil durch eine provisorische Behelfsbrücke aus Stahlträgern mit einem Holzbelag ersetzt, die zerstörten Gewölbeteile wurden abgebrochen und die Spree durch Beräumung der Trümmer wieder befahrbar gemacht. Die Notbrücke konnte nur noch von Fußgängern genutzt werden.
Am 26. Januar 1981 erfolgte der Startschuss für den Wiederaufbau der Brücke in Anlehnung an ihr ursprüngliches Vorbild durch den VEB Autobahnbaukombinat. Als Tragkonstruktion dient nun ein Spannbetonrahmen. Durch eine leichte Verschiebung der Brücke stromabwärts konnten die Obelisken an den Eingängen der Brücke in die Rekonstruktion mit einbezogen werden. Die Verwendung von Sandstein für das Geländer, für die Brüstungen und die Widerlagerverkleidung passt wieder recht gut in das Denkmalensemble der Museumsinsel. Für den Fahrzeugverkehr blieb die neue Friedrichsbrücke gesperrt.
GRUNDINSTANDSETZUNG 2012-2014
Von 2012 bis Juni 2014 wurde die Friedrichsbrücke grundinstandgesetzt. Um den ursprünglichen Bezug zur historischen Breite von 27 Metern wiederherzustellen, erhielt die Brücke dabei eine nördliche und südliche Verbreiterung. Für die Sanierung wurden rund 7,7 Millionen Euro aufgewendet. Die Bauarbeiten waren Ende Juni 2014 abgeschlossen. Die für die Verbreiterung erforderlichen 60 Meter langen Stahl-Längsträger wurden im Herbst 2013 in zwei Schritten vom Schiff mittels zweier Kräne eingehoben. Bei diesen Arbeiten erfolgte auch eine denkmalpflegerische Aufarbeitung der vorhandenen historischen Natursandsteinelemente der Balustraden und der Obelisken. Die historischen Obelisken wurden an ihren ursprünglichen Standorten positioniert und die Brückenwiderlager mit Sandstein aus dem Bestand verkleidet. Der nördliche Fußgängerbereich führt – wie im Jahr 1894 – in den Kolonnadengang auf der Museumsinsel.
VERANSTALTUNGEN
Der Lichtdesigner Mischa Kuball und die Architekten Riken Yamamoto und Beda Faessler beteiligten sich durch nächtliche Ausleuchtung der Friedrichsbrücke („Lichtbrücke“) zwischen dem 8. Mai und dem 3. Juni 2004 an dem vom Schering-Konzern gesponserten stadtweiten Kulturprojekt „Festival con_con: constructed connections“.
Am 12. April 2008 fand an der Friedrichsbrücke eine von Henry Seroka organisierte Open-Air-Veranstaltung mit einem 90-stimmigem Chor und Orchester statt. Im Mittelpunkt stand Gunter Gabriel mit seinem Schlager „Hände weg von Tempelhof“.
BENACHBARTE BAUWERKE
Auf der Museumsinsel stehen direkt neben der Friedrichsbrücke das Alte Museum und die Alte Nationalgalerie mit den charakteristischen Kolonnaden davor. Ein Ende der Friedrichsbrücke wurde von der Börse Berlin dominiert, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört wurde. Die baulichen Reste verschwanden erst 1999/2000 bei der Neubebauung mit dem DomAquarée. Das Gebäude an der anderen Ecke der Burgstraße (Haus Nummer 26) ist ein denkmalgeschütztes und inzwischen renoviertes Geschäftshaus aus dem Jahr 1910 oder 1911.
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Viktor is an Aymara guy who I met in Calle Linares,La Paz selling awayos,ponchos and blankets from his village near La Paz.
I was drawn to his traditional clothing, I saw many Aymara women in traditional Cholita dress, but I didn't see many men in traditional clothes. Viktor explained that that men were less likely to uphold the old traditions than women, but he himself was proud to do so. I was glad, as he looked wonderful, and made a fine portrait.
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Here is the poster for our presentation.
12/28/07 Our group gives a short presentation trying to sell a new product: If a woman just takes one sip, she becomes more beautiful, and men flock to her.
Product name: 來來！！白馬王子茶
Notes contain translations.
This is one of the Greatest Greeks of the last 4 centuries. His actions and sacrifice led to the revolution of 1821 and the liberation of Greece from the ottoman turks. His name: Rigas Feraios or Velestinlis.
A small tribute to him, his figure on the 10 cents coin.
Part of his poem Thourios follows:
Καλλιῶναι μίας ὥρας ἐλεύθερη ζωή,
Παρὰ σαράντα χρόνοι σκλαβιά, καὶ φυλακή.
No proper translation for this one that I can think of, but the meaning is this:
"Better live free for one hour than forty years imprisoned or in slavery".
This poem inspired all greeks at that time so they will seek their freedom after about 400 years of slavery!
A Great man that gave his life for Greece and suffered a horrible death!
Gelert is the name of a legendary dog associated with the village of Beddgelert (whose name means "Gelert's Grave") in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. The story of Gelert is a variation on the well-worn "Faithful Hound" folk-tale motif, here, the dog is alleged to have belonged to Prince of Gwynedd, Llywelyn, and to have been a gift from King John of England. Legend has it that, Llywelyn returned from hunting to find his son's cradle overturned, the baby missing and the dog with blood around its mouth. Thinking that Gelert had savaged the child, Llywelyn drew his sword and killed the dog, which let out a final dying yelp. He then heard the cries of his son and finds him unharmed under the cradle, along with a dead wolf which had attacked the child and been killed by Gelert. Llywelyn is then overcome with remorse and he buries the dog with great ceremony, yet he still could hear the dying yelp. After that day Llywelyn never smiled again.
The tree that is the focal point of the picture is the location of Gelert's grave, which is now a popular tourist attraction in the village. The stunning backdrop is part of the Snowdonia National Park.
In the centre of the panorama is the village church of St. Mary's, which stands on the site of a Celtic community which was founded in the sixth century, which was endowed by Llywelyn the Great. The original building was badly damaged by fire, in the13th century but the present building still retains some original medieval features, including the transept arches and the stonework around the three lancet windows. The church was heavily restored in the early Victorian period.
The village is also linked with the Rupert Bear stories, as Alfred Bestall wrote and illustrated some of the stories whilst he lived in the village.
New Zealand's landscape is one of spectacular beauty, a place where nature is at its breathtaking best.
This small country of only 270,000 square kilometres possesses a vast abundance of scenic delights, from majestic snow-capped mountains to glorious white-sand beaches, from ancient glaciers to hissing geysers and boiling mud pools. In 2003 we celebrated this rich diversity with five stamps, depicting scenery from both the North and the South Island.
Ailsa Mountains - 50c
Towering over 3500 metres above sea level, the Ailsa Mountains form a magnificent western backdrop to Lake Wakatipu, in the South Island's Fiordland region.
The mountains are drained by the Greenstone and Caples Rivers, whose waters contain a rich resource of rainbow and brown trout and whose valleys and surrounding beech forests are popular choices for tramping and camping expeditions.
Coromandel - $1.00
The Coromandel Peninsula - just two hours' drive from Auckland, New Zealand's largest city - is a haven of untouched beauty. An historic logging and gold-mining area, it today offers a getaway destination of lush forests, deserted beaches and secluded bays. A marine reserve off the east coast shelters a wealth of fish, shellfish and marine plant species.
Arrowtown - $1.50
When gold was discovered in central Otago's Arrow River in the 1860s, thousands of miners flocked to the district. 'Arrowtown', established in 1862, soon earned itself a reputation for lawlessness and constant squabbles over claims for gold. Today, more than 100 years after the gold rush, Arrowtown's original buildings have been restored and the 'living historic town' is a popular tourist destination.
Tongariro National Park - $2.00
Located in the central North Island, Tongariro is New Zealand's oldest national park. It includes and protects three major active volcanoes - Mt Ruapehu, Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Tongariro - as well as forests, tranquil lakes and a desert-like plateau. In this strongly contrasting landscape you'll find hot springs and winter snowfields, alpine herbs and dense beech forests, as well as many native birds, animals and insects.
Castlepoint - $5.00
This small holiday settlement on the North Island's Wairarapa coast is dominated by a white-coloured headland named 'The Castle' by explorer Captain James Cook. With its fossil-rich reef, sheltered lagoon, extensive beach and undulating sand dunes, Castlepoint is a popular location for water-based recreational pursuits - and a visiting point for dolphins, fur seals, sea birds and the occasional small whale.
Date of Issue: 7 May 2003
Designer: CommArts Design , Wellington, New Zealand
Stamp Size: 30mm x 25mm
This is a photograph from the 5th annual Craughwell 10 Mile Road Race which took place in Craughwell Village, Co. Galway, Ireland on Sunday 23rd March 2014 at 13:00. The 'Craughwell 10' has grown quickly to become not just one of Connaught's best known and attended road races but one of Ireland's best road races. Rather uniquely for road races in Ireland today the Craughwell 10 Mile road race offers a fully traffic free route for participants. The fast primarily flat course brings participants on the network of rural country roads to the west of Craughwell village. This year's event attracted a record number of over 650 participants building on the 600+ finishers from last year's race (results available below).
Reading on a Smartphone or tablet? Don't forget to scroll down further to read more about this race and see important Internet links to other information about the race! You can also find out how to access and download these photographs.
Results are available on RedTagTiming's website www.redtagtiming.com who provided the chip timing for the event.
Our photographs from the Craughwell 10 2014 are available on our Flickr photostream at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157642744431035/
You are also likely to find photographs from the race from edenhill77 at www.flickr.com/photos/edenhill77/sets/
The organisation team of Craughwell AC and a huge team of volunteers from the local community deserve great praise and congratulations on the excellent work that they put into making the Craughwell 10 such an outstanding success. A race of this size is a mammoth undertaking and it's flawless organisation is a tribute to the volunteer work behind the scenes.
Route Description
The race starts in Craughwell Village and then heads west on country roads. The route takes a right turn after 1KM and heads north towards Caheradine. The route then takes a left and heads west again towards the N18. After 4 miles the race takes another left (goo.gl/maps/khTi4) heading south. Just before 6 miles another left turn brings the race back towards Craughwell village. This leaves the runners with a straight run to the finish area from here and the finish in the Primary School. There was a stiff cold breeze at different parts of the course but for the most part there was good stretches of tail winds also. There were water stations at two points in the course.
The AAI County Galway 10 mile Road Race Championships took place in conjunction with the race today which ensured that there was great competition amongst Co. Galway based clubs at all categories.
The spread of refreshments after the race was incredible. Every taste was catered for. The organisers were thoughtful enough to include a wide range of gluten free goodies for participants after the race.
Useful Web Links
Where is Craughwell? (OpenStreetMap): www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.2261&mlon=-8.7331&...
Where is Craughwell? (Google Maps): goo.gl/maps/vfIia
Craughwell 10 Mile - Race Headquarters at the National School (Google StreetView) goo.gl/maps/nTr5F
Craughwell 10 Mile Route on MapMyRun: www.mapmyrun.com/sc/victoria-english-river/craughwell-10-...
Craughwell 10 Mile Route on Garmin Connect: connect.garmin.com/jsPlayer/27008273
Craughwell 10 Mile Facebook Event Page www.facebook.com/events/1426933890856519/?ref=22 (requires Facebook logon and access)
Craughwell 10 Mile 2014: Results www.redtagtiming.com/results/Craughwell10_2014.pdf
Results from previous years.
2013: Results: www.redtagtiming.com/results/Craughwell10_2013.pdf
2012: www.redtagtiming.com/results/Craughwell_10Mile_2012.pdf
Photographs from previous years by edenhill77
2012: www.flickr.com/photos/edenhill77/sets/72157629283834474/
2012: www.flickr.com/photos/edenhill77/sets/72157629267117098/
2011 www.flickr.com/photos/edenhill77/sets/72157626365451542/
2011: www.flickr.com/photos/edenhill77/sets/72157626387107196/
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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!
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This is Bayside Marketplace located in downtown Miami. It is on the waterfront of Biscayne Bay and is located between the Arena and Bay Front Park. Would have flashed the boats if I had one, oh well...
DRI - 3 exposures, 2 stops apart @ f13. Post in Photoshop and Lightroom.
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.