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On August 6 & 7, 2013, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center & Smithsonian Latino Center collaborated for Art Intersections: An Asian-Latino Pop-Up Museum at Veteran's Plaza in Silver Spring, MD. One of the showcasing artists, CultureStrike, shared a photo backdrop from their Migration is Beautiful project.
Details: apa.si.edu/asianlatino
This is a scan of an original kodachrome slide. It was scanned with an Epson Pro V750, and finished up with very minor post processing work in Photoshop.
The original comes from my own slide collection, which contains both my own photos and those acquired over the past forty or so years collecting.
The uploading of the material in this Flickr collection is just for the purpose of sharing the work with people who may find the content is of interest. Comments are welcomed.
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Clandon Park is one of the country’s most complete examples of a Palladian mansion, built by a Venetian architect for the Onslow family in the 1720s. The magnificent interiors are faithful to the period, featuring original plaster ceilings, the most impressive of which is in the breathtaking Marble Hall. Since then the estate has been passed down through generations of Onslows.
Today the house at Clandon Park contains a superb collection of 18th-century furniture, porcelain and textiles, much of which was acquired by the remarkable connoisseur Mrs Gubbay.
Hinemihi is the only historic Maori meeting house (whare nui) in the UK and one of only a handful outside New Zealand. She was carved in 1880/81 in the shadow of volcanic Mt Tarawera in New Zealand’s North Island close to the town of Rotorua. Grade II listed.
The Grotto is a Grade II listed building also, and was originally used to diplay a statue of 'The Three Graces' but after restoration this was transferred to the house.
Built around 1776 by Capability Brown.
This is generally part of Fort Amherst, but I think specifically this
is actually called Wareham's Cove, named for the family who settled at
this spot a couple of hundred years ago. It looks back into St.
John's and just after sunset the light can be pretty nice. The four
light poles in the midground light up a busy small-boat basin. Across
the way, the 9 or 10 tall light poles light up the American Wharf.
The Roman Catholic Deanery Catholic Church Telfs is located in the market town of Telfs in the district of Innsbruck-Land in Tyrol. The parish church Peter and Paul belongs to the deanery Telfs in the diocese of Innsbruck. The church is a listed building.
History
In 1113, the consecration of a chapel was recorded. The already existing longer parish was first mentioned in documents in 1233. 1331 called a document a parish church Saint George and 1352 a document a parish church Saints Peter and Paul. For the 1475 consecrated church fires for 1447, 1550 and 1552 have been recorded. The church became a deanery church in 1602, with the dean's office temporarily moving to Flaurling. An extension was consecrated in 1666.
Today's monumental twin-towered Romanesque church was built from 1860 to 1863 by architect Johann Eiter according to the plans of the road and bridge architect Leopold von Claricini-Dornpach and consecrated in 1886. The western Romanesque Petersturm (Saint Peter's Tower) and the eastern still Baroque Paulsturm (Saint Paul's Tower) were built in 1901 by the master builder Alfons Mayr according to the plans of architect Leopold Heiß from 1898.
Architecture
Interior of the church: After the demolition in 1981: Choir without organ prospectus: seating with aisle
The three-aisled cruciform basilica with a semicircular choir has two façade towers with coupled and provided with trefoil blind arch acoustic windows and pointed gable helmets. The aisles are equipped with transept arms with triangular gables. The transept arms are continued with sacristy buildings designed in the same way. The outer walls were divided by fields with round-arched frieze conclusion. The portals and windows are round-arched with laterally adjusted columns. The southern main façade with the towers has a rosette, a triangular gable with arched frieze and a statue of the Good Shepherd and shows a Nazarene lunette fresco with the appearance of the Risen Lord on the Sea of Galilee by the painter Johann Kärle (1902).
Inside the church, clustered colums and round pillars alternate with neo-Romanesque capitals. The nave, the crossing and the choir yoke have a cross vault, the transept arms barrel vaults. The main apse and side altars are half-domed vaulted. The nave has arched windows in the aisles and clerestories. In the transepts is each a circular window. In the choir, there are round-arched three- mullioned windows to the sacristies on both sides.
In 1962, with the architect Josef Lackner followed an overpainting of the wall and vault painting with bright white for a luminous interior of the church. The organ choir was transferred to the sanctuary. In the main entrance, a square baptistry was installed in the middle between the entrance doors on the left and right with glass windows and concrete crosses. The people's stood in the middle in the transept with a seating left and right and a seating in the central ship of the nave. With the paradoxical claim A future for the past, the interior of the church was renewed (back into the past) in 1981.
Equipment
The high altar crucifix from the beginning of the 19th century was transferred here from the Calvary St. Moritzen. The right side altar bears a former procession figure Saint Sebastian by the sculptor Urban Klieber from the end of the 18th century. The station pictures around 1730/1740 are from the workshop Michael Ignaz Mildorfer. At Christmas time, a wooden nativity scene by Josef Anton Puellacher from the end of the 18th century is set up.
A bell was cast in 1740 by Johann Paul Schellener.
Die römisch-katholische Dekanatspfarrkirche Telfs steht in der Marktgemeinde Telfs im Bezirk Innsbruck-Land in Tirol. Die Pfarrkirche Peter und Paul gehört zum Dekanat Telfs in der Diözese Innsbruck. Die Kirche steht unter Denkmalschutz.
Geschichte
Im Jahre 1113 wurde die Weihe einer Kapelle beurkundet. Die bereits länger bestehende Pfarre wurde 1233 erstmals urkundlich genannt. 1331 nannte eine Urkunde eine Pfarrkirche hl. Georg und 1352 eine Urkunde eine Pfarrkirche Hll. Peter und Paul. Für die 1475 geweihte Kirche wurden für 1447, 1550 und 1552 Brände genannt. Die Kirche wurde 1602 Dekanatskirche, wobei der Sitz des Dekanates zeitweise nach Flaurling wechselte. Ein Erweiterungsbau wurde 1666 geweiht.
Der heutige monumentale doppeltürmige neuromanische Kirchenbau wurde von 1860 bis 1863 vom Architekten Johann Eiter nach den Plänen des Straßen- und Brückenbaumeisters Leopold von Claricini-Dornpach erbaut und erst 1886 geweiht. Dem westlichen neuromanischen Petersturm und dem östlich noch barocken Paulsturm wurden 1901 neue einheitliche Turmabschlüsse vom Baumeister Alfons Mayr nach den Plänen des Architekten Leopold Heiß aus 1898 aufgesetzt.
Architektur
Kircheninneres: Nach dem Rückbau 1981: Chor ohne Orgelprospekt: Bestuhlung mit Mittelgang
Die dreischiffige kreuzförmige Basilika mit einem halbrund schließenden Chor hat zwei Fassadentürme mit gekoppelten und mit dreipassförmigen Blendbögen versehenen Schallfenstern und Spitzgiebelhelmen. Die Seitenschiffe sind mit Querschiffarmen mit Dreiecksgiebeln versehen. Die Querschiffarme werden mit gleich gestalteten Sakristeianbauten fortgesetzt. Die Außenwände wurden durch Felder mit Rundbogenfriesabschluss gegliedert. Die Portale und Fenster sind rundbogig mit seitlich eingestellten Säulen. Die südliche Hauptfassade mit den Türmen hat eine Rosette, einen Dreieckgiebel mit Rundbogenfries und eine Statue des Guten Hirten und zeigt ein nazarenisches Lünettenfresko mit der Erscheinung des Auferstandenen am See Genezareth des Malers Johann Kärle (1902).
Im Kircheninneren wechseln sich Bündelpfeiler und Rundsäulen mit neuromanischen Kapitellen. Das Langhaus, die Vierung und das Chorjoch haben ein Kreuzgewölbe, die Querschiffarme Tonnengewölbe. Die Hauptapsis und Seitenaltarnischen sind halbkuppelig überwölbt. Das Langhaus hat Rundbogenfenster in den Seitenschiffen und Lichtgaden. In den Querschiffen ist je ein Kreisfenster. Im Chor sind beidseits rundbogige Drillingsfenster zu den Sakristeien.
1962 erfolgte mit Architekt Josef Lackner eine Übertünchung der Wand- und Gewölbemalerei mit hellem Weiss für ein lichtvolles Kircheninneres. Der Orgelchor wurde in den Altarraum versetzt. Im Haupteingang wurde mittig zwischen den Eingangstüren links und rechts mit Glasfenstern und Betonkreuzen eine quadratische Taufkapelle eingerichtet. Der Volksaltar stand mittig im Querschiff mit einer Bestuhlung links und rechts und einer Bestuhlung im Mittelschiff des Langhauses. Mit dem paradoxen Anspruch Eine Zukunft für die Vergangenheit wurde das Kircheninnere im Jahre 1981 rückerneuert.
Ausstattung
Der Hochaltarkruzifix aus dem Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde vom Kalvarienberg St. Moritzen hierher übertragen. Der rechte Seitenaltar trägt eine ehemalige Prozessionsfigur hl. Sebastian vom Bildhauer Urban Klieber aus dem Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts. Die Stationsbilder um 1730/1740 sind aus der Werkstatt Michael Ignaz Mildorfer. Zur Weihnachtszeit wird eine Bretterkrippe von Josef Anton Puellacher aus dem Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts aufgestellt.
Eine Glocke goss 1740 Johann Paul Schellener.
This is a photograph from the 11th annual running of the Tom Brennan Memorial 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held on Furze Road, Phoenix Park, Chapelizod, Dublin, Ireland on New Year's Day Friday 1st January 2016 at 12:00. The race route is a two loop course which starts and finishes on the Furze Road in the middle of the Phoenix Park. Participants follow a clockwise, right-handed, route around Furze Road, Ordnance Survey and Chesterfield Avenue. The weather was not the best for fast racing. A very very strong stormy headwind into the faces of participants along Chesterfield Avenue made this particular section tough going for everyone. There was also a particularly cold icy feel in the air. However several hundred runners, joggers and walkers braved the elements to take part.
The race is organised and promoted by the local athletics club Liffey Valley Athletic Club who are based in Islandbridge, Dublin 8 and have a catchment area around this part of Dublin city.
The race commemorates the memory and contribution of former club member Tom Brennan who won the National Cross Country Championships in 1975 in UCD Belfield at the age of 24 years. A special commemorative perpetual trophy is presented to the winner of the race every year. The race is also of particular interest to those runners, joggers and walkers who are not necessarily involved in the competitive side of the race. Annually the race is the first of a series of races in Dublin city which make up the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge. This initiative by Dublin City Council is now in its fourth year and over 300 runners, joggers and walkers volunteer to take part in five of Dublin’s most popular road races. The Liffey Valley Club and many other volunteers work hard to make this a very successful event. It provides a splendid opening of the New Year for runners of all abilities. It is also a fitting 'official' start to the new year of road racing in the Dublin and North Leinster region.
This photograph is part of a large set of photographs which was taken at the race. The complete set is available on our Flickr page at [https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157662953593456]
Timing and Event Management was provided by the new Irish company MyRunResults.com. The results from today's race can be found on their website in the results section [www.myrunresults.com/results.html]
LINKS:
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157649636870307
The Dublin Lord Mayor's 5 Alive Challenge Hashtag on Twitter for 2016: twitter.com/hashtag/LordMayor5Alive?src=hash
Liffey Valley AC on Twitter: twitter.com/liffeyvalleyac
The Liffey Valley AC Website Homepage: liffeyvalleyac.com/
The Liffey Valley AC Facebook Page (might require Facebook logon to access): www.facebook.com/liffeyvalleyac
Location of the Phoenix Park on OpenStreetMap: www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.3587&mlon=-6.3362#map=...
GPS Garmin Trace of the 5KM Road Race Route: connect.garmin.com/activity/661573721
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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I will bee releasing a small at Epic Lounge Sunday the 19th at the screening of 'Bumblebeelovesyou' by Handi.
Only available at the show on Sunday the 19th at Epic Lounge
Bee Is For Ballerina
Spraypaint and Watercolor on Archival Paper
Edition Size 25
10.5 x 8in (26.5 x 20.3cm)
2012
Price: $150
More info on the show here: www.flickr.com/photos/theuglyyou/7618531634/in/photostream
Rockville Maryland. March 30 2017. Around two dozen activists and supporters affiliated with a group named Help Save Maryland rallied in front of Carver Educational Services Center to challenge the Montgomery County School Board response to an alleged rape incident at Rockville High School involving a 14 year old girl and two older reportedly "illegal aliens" from El Salvador. The HSM folks I interacted with were approachable, polite and largely respectful of my activities of documentation. On the other hand, the speechifying by the group exemplified 'dog whistle' bigoted politics in every way you could imagine. One speaker even shouted out Takoma Park, DC and San Francisco as bastions of anti-Montgomery values that were infecting our County. Anti Immigrant? Check? Anti LBGTQ? Check. Hippies Destroyed Western Civilzation? Check! A dozen or so counter demonstrators mobilized by Indivisible Maryland quietly protested HSM.
Trelissick Garden is a garden in the ownership of the National Trust at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Trelissick Garden lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
The garden has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by Ida Copeland following the death of her son Geoffrey. A stained glass memorial bearing the Copeland Crest remains to this effect in Feock parish church. The house and garden had formerly been owned and developed by the Daniell family, which had made its fortune in the 18th Century Cornish copper mining industry.
Many of the species that flourish in the mild Cornish air, including the rhododendrons and azaleas which are now such a feature of the garden, were planted by the Copelands including hydrangeas, camellias and flowering cherries, and exotics such as the ginkgo and various species of palm. They also ensured that the blossoms they nurtured had a wider, if unknowing audience. Mr Ronald Copeland was chairman and later managing director of his family's business, the Spode china factory. Flowers grown at Trelissick were used as models for those painted on ware produced at the works.
The Copeland family crest, a horse's head, now decorates the weathervane on the turret of the stable block, making a pair with the Gilbert squirrels on the Victorian Gothic water tower, an echo of the family who lived here in the second half of the 19th century (their ancestor, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, was lost at sea in his tiny ship Squirrel after discovering Newfoundland).
The garden is noted for its rare shrubs. It offers a large park, woodland walks, views over the estuary of the River Fal and Falmouth.
This is a photograph from the 14th annual running of the Tom Brennan Memorial 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held on Furze Road, Phoenix Park, Chapelizod, Dublin City, Ireland on New Year's Day Tuesday 1st January 2019 at 12:00. The race route is a two loop course which starts and finishes on the Furze Road in the middle of the Phoenix Park. Participants follow a clockwise, right-handed, looped route around Furze Road, Ordnance Survey and Chesterfield Avenue. The weather on New Year's Day, over the past years, in the Phoenix Park has always been unpredictable and today was no different. The mild and calm weather of the Christmas period continued and there was near perfect conditions for running. A slight headwind into the faces of participants along Furze road (between 2KM and 3KM) was hardly noticeable in the mild conditions. However several hundred runners, joggers and walkers shook off the effects of Christmas celebrations to take part. The route itself is flat without any noticeable undulations. This year's race had one of the biggest field of participants in its long and well established history.
This photograph is part of a large set of photographs which was taken at the race. The complete set is available on our Flickr page at [https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157705212556295]
Timing and Event Management was provided by the Irish company MyRunResults.com. The results from today's race can be found on their website in the results section [www.myrunresults.com/]
The race is organised and promoted by the local athletics club Liffey Valley Athletic Club who are based in Islandbridge, Dublin 8 and have a catchment area around this part of Dublin city. The race itself commemorates the memory and contribution of former club member Tom Brennan who won the National Cross Country Championships in 1975 in UCD Belfield at the age of 24 years. A special commemorative perpetual trophy is presented to the winner of the race every year. The race is also of particular interest to those runners, joggers and walkers who are not necessarily involved in the competitive side of road racing. Annually the race is the first of a series of races in Dublin city which make up the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge. This initiative by Dublin City Council is now in its seventh year and several hundred runners, joggers and walkers volunteer to take part in five of Dublin’s most popular road races. Dublin City Council makes an open call for people to register to be a part of the programme in autumn every year.
The Liffey Valley Club and many other volunteers work hard to make this a very successful event. Undertaking a road race event in any location is a challenging task. However the Phoenix Park presents a unique challenge in terms of traffic flow around this part of Dublin and general logistics. Despite this the efforts by the host club are greatly appreciated as is evident by the turn out every year. It provides a splendid opening of the New Year for runners of all abilities. It is also a fitting 'official' start to the new calendar year of road racing in the Dublin and North Leinster region.
USEFUL LINKS:
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2018: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157667970479679
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157676887245971
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157662953593456
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157649636870307
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157639246897663
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157632403740910/
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157628663656621/
Our photographs from the Tom Brennan Memorial Road Race 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157625720306412/
Liffey Valley AC on Twitter: www.twitter.com/liffeyvalleyac
Liffey Valley AC on Instagram: www.instagram.com/liffeyvalleyac/
The Liffey Valley AC Website Homepage: www.liffeyvalleyac.com/
The Liffey Valley AC Facebook Page (might require Facebook logon to access): www.facebook.com/liffeyvalleyac
Location of the Phoenix Park on OpenStreetMap: www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.3587&mlon=-6.3362#map=...
GPS Garmin Trace of the 5KM Road Race Route: connect.garmin.com/activity/661573721
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This is a photograph from the East of Ireland Marathon held at Lusk, Co. Dublin, Ireland on Easter Saturday, 19th April 2014 at 09:00. The race started and finished in the grounds of Lusk United Soccer Club (goo.gl/maps/luVz1). The marathon route followed four loops of a route around the back roads north of Lusk village. The rural roads were perfect for the marathon as there was very little traffic except some movement of agricultural machinery between various farms. This area of Co. Dublin is famous for it's vegetable growing industry. A water and feed station was provided at the end of the loop [here goo.gl/maps/A1JU1]. This was almost the perfect day for marathon running. There was little or no breeze. However temperatures were unseasonably high with temperatures close to 18C (64F) during the race.
The East Of Ireland Marathon Series aims to make marathons affordable and convienient for the runners of Ireland. The serires organisers aim to promote marathon running and to make the process as stress free and enjoyable as possible. All courses are measured to full AAI standards and have a minimum of 10 Entrants. The marathons are self sufficent to a degree although there are limited supplies of water available on the day of the race. There will be no extra frills like chip timing and finish gantrys. However all finishing times are accurately and officially recorded. This is to keep the price down and keep the races as affordable as possible. The East of Ireland Marathon series is all inclusive and welcomes runners who are new to marathon running as well as experienced veterans.
This photograph is part of a Flickr set of photographs we took at this event. The Flickr set is available here [https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644148125334/]. This set includes photographs from the start, in-race, and finish of the race.
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We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. Our only "cost" is our request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, 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.
This also extends 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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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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This is an abundant and fairly tame bird, familiar throughout its range. It is a bird which breeds in open country with bushes. In Africa and Arabia it is found in arid areas, but is more diverse in its habitats further east. This species often hunts from low perches, maybe only a metre or less high. It readily makes use of fence wires and electric wires.
They are mostly see in the plains but can sometimes be found up to 5000 or 6000 feet in the Himalayas. They are resident in the lowlands of South Asia but some populations move seasonally but the patterns are unclear.[3] In parts of Pakistan, they are summer visitors.
Dunluce Castle is believed to have been built in the site of an earlier fort by Richard de Burgh or one of his chief followers in the thirteenth century. The castle was taken by force from the McQuillens by Sorley Boy McDonnell after the Battle of Orla in 1565. The castle eventually came into the possession of his son Randal McDonnell, an earl, who set about restoring it and building a lavish manor house within the castle walls.
A village grew up around the castle, merchants settled there, and it became a thriving focus of commerce.
In 1639, part of the castle, including the kitchens, fell into the sea. Seven cooks died.
The 1641 rebellion saw the castle sieged by an Irish army. While the surrounding village burned, the castle held out under the command of a Captain Digsby. General Munro arrived here in 1642 with a large army and is said to have arrested and imprisoned the Earl in Carrickfergus and ransacked Dunluce. The Earl re-occupied Dunluce Castle after 1666 and lived there until his death in 1683.
After the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, which led to the impoverishment of the McDonnells because they had adhered to the cause of James II, Dunluce Castle was abandoned.
Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 364,134 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavik and the surrounding areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a polar climate.
According to the ancient manuscript Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent settler on the island. In the following centuries, Norwegians, and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians, emigrated to Iceland, bringing with them thralls (i.e., slaves or serfs) of Gaelic origin.
The island was governed as an independent commonwealth under the Althing, one of the world's oldest functioning legislative assemblies. Following a period of civil strife, Iceland acceded to Norwegian rule in the 13th century. The establishment of the Kalmar Union in 1397 united the kingdoms of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Iceland thus followed Norway's integration into that union, coming under Danish rule after Sweden's secession from the union in 1523. Although the Danish kingdom introduced Lutheranism forcefully in 1550, Iceland remained a distant semi-colonial territory in which Danish institutions and infrastructures were conspicuous by their absence.
In the wake of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, Iceland's struggle for independence took form and culminated in independence in 1918 and the founding of a republic in 1944. Although its parliament (Althing) was suspended from 1799 to 1845, the island republic has been credited with sustaining the world's oldest and longest-running parliament.
Until the 20th century, Iceland relied largely on subsistence fishing and agriculture. Industrialisation of the fisheries and Marshall Plan aid following World War II brought prosperity and Iceland became one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world. In 1994, it became a part of the European Economic Area, which further diversified the economy into sectors such as finance, biotechnology, and manufacturing.
Iceland has a market economy with relatively low taxes, compared to other OECD countries, as well as the highest trade union membership in the world.It maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. Iceland ranks high in economic, democratic, social stability, and equality, currently ranking third in the world by median wealth per adult. In 2018, it was ranked as the sixth most developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index, and it ranks first on the Global Peace Index.Iceland runs almost completely on renewable energy.
Hit hard by the worldwide financial crisis, the nation's entire banking system systemically failed in October 2008, leading to a severe depression, substantial political unrest, the Icesave dispute, and the institution of capital controls. Some bankers were jailed. Since then, the economy has made a significant recovery, in large part due to a surge in tourism.
Icelandic culture is founded upon the nation's Scandinavian heritage. Most Icelanders are descendants of Norse and Gaelic settlers. Icelandic, a North Germanic language, is descended from Old West Norse and is closely related to Faroese. The country's cultural heritage includes traditional Icelandic cuisine, Icelandic literature, and medieval sagas. Iceland has the smallest population of any NATO member and is the only one with no standing army, with a lightly armed coast guard.
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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The International Peace Garden is a 3.65-square-mile (9.5 km2) park located adjacent to the International Peace Garden Border Crossing along the Canada–United States border between the province of Manitoba and the state of North Dakota. It was established on July 14, 1932, as a symbol of the peaceful relationship between the two countries.
The slogan Peace Garden State originates from the International Peace Garden, and was added to vehicle registration plates of North Dakota in 1956, In the next year, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly made the slogan an official state nickname.
The park plants over 150,000 flowers each year. Main features of the garden include an 18-foot (5.5 m) floral clock display, and fountains. A chime, and twin 120-foot (37 m) concrete towers straddled the border with a peace chapel at their base; the chapel walls were inscribed with notable quotes about peace. However, the concrete towers had been declared unsafe due to irreparable weather-related erosion and were demolished in 2017. As of 2018, a new tower was slated for construction on the spot.
The Arma Sifton bells are a chime of 14 bells cast by Gillett & Johnston bellfounders. The bells were a gift from Central United Church of Brandon, Manitoba, in 1972. The tower was supplied by North Dakota Veterans and dedicated in 1976. Some building remains of the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001, have been placed in part of the garden.
The Masonic Auditorium, built in the shape of a Masonic Square and Compasses, was completed in 1981 as centennial project of Grand Lodges of Manitoba and North Dakota and features seating for 2,000 people. The Peace Garden Lodge of Freemasons holds an annual communication on the property. The officers, ritual and program are rotated each year between the Grand Lodges of Manitoba, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Saskatchewan.
The Peace Garden hosts two youth camps every summer, the International Music Camp and the Legion Athletic Camp. Additionally, it has hosted the International Hamfest, an Amateur Radio meet-up, every year since 1964.
Located at the garden is the North American Game Warden Museum.
The park lies near the center of the Turtle Mountain plateau, whose climate, topography, wildlife, and natural vegetation differ considerably from the surrounding prairies.
The park is located north of Dunseith, North Dakota, at the northern terminus of U.S. Highway 281 in northwestern Rolette County. It is also adjacent to the southeast corner of Turtle Mountain Provincial Park in the Municipality of Boissevain – Morton, south of Boissevain, Manitoba, at the southern terminus of Manitoba Provincial Highway 10. Paid admission is required.
Visitors from either country can enter the park via US 281 or MB 10, without passing through customs, and may move throughout the park (crossing the international boundary at will) without restriction. However, the International Peace Garden Border Crossing stations for Canada and the U.S. are located on the roads just north and south (respectively) of the access drives for the garden, requiring all visitors – including those returning to the country from which they arrived – to go through the immigration procedures of their destination country upon leaving the garden.
International Peace Garden Airport is located to the east of the garden on the U.S. side of the border.
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«And that is another part of the magic of an adventure like this: the evening meals with delicious raw fish, a beer beforehand with a chance to hear stories of Jérémie’s numerous trips around the world. It is meetings like these with people who are used to travelling to the 4 corners of the world, and who have different attitudes to life, that make you think a bout things, and certainly in my case, change your own attitude». Hugo.
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«Et c’est aussi ça qui fait la beauté d’une aventure comme celle-là : ce sont les repas le soir autour d’un poisson cru, les apéros autour d’une bonne bière, durant lequel j’ai pu entendre les récits captivants des nombreux voyages qu’a effectué Jérémie tout autour du Monde. Ce sont des rencontres comme celles-là, avec des gens habitués aux excursions aux 4 coins du globe, qui ont des visions différentes de la vie, qui font mûrir et qui ont, sans aucun doute, changé la mienne». Hugo.
This photo is looking through the Mother of the Forest in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California's oldest state park and is located along the Redwood Loop Trail.
This bears an uncanny resemblance to a much older (~100 years? if you know the date, please let me know!) photo of Andrew P. Hill at the same tree:
https://web.archive.org/web/20060527080315im_/http://www.bigbasin.org/NewFiles/HillMotherofForest.jpg (as seen here)
Another one from the archives: this was taken with a 350K pixel Sony Mavica MVC-FD75 camera!
Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast. Comprising a keep and four circular bastions, the moated stone castle covered 0.61 acres (0.25 ha) and had 39 firing positions on the upper levels for artillery. It cost the Crown a total of £27,092 to build the three castles of Walmer, Sandown, and Deal, which lay adjacent to one another along the coast and were connected by earthwork defences.[a] The original invasion threat passed, but during the Second English Civil War of 1648–49, Walmer was seized by pro-Royalist insurgents and was only retaken by Parliamentary forces after several months' fighting.
In the 18th century, Walmer became the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and was gradually modified from a military fortification into a private residence. Various Prime Ministers and prominent politicians were appointed as Lord Warden, including William Pitt, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Granville, who adapted parts of the Tudor castle as living spaces and constructed extensive gardens around the property. By 1904, the War Office agreed that Walmer had no remaining military utility and it passed to the Ministry of Works. Successive Lord Wardens continued to use the property but it was also opened to the public. Walmer was no longer considered a particularly comfortable or modern residence, however, and Lord Curzon blamed the poor condition of the castle for his wife's death in 1906.
Lord Wardens since the Second World War have included Winston Churchill, Robert Menzies and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, but they have made only intermittent use of Walmer Castle. In the 21st century, Walmer Castle is run as a tourist attraction by English Heritage. The interior of the castle displays a range of historical objects and pictures associated with the property and its Lord Wardens, protected since the 19th century by special legislation. The grounds include the Queen Mother's Garden, designed by Penelope Hobhouse as a 95th birthday gift for Elizabeth in 1997. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmer_Castle)
Tech: Canon A590 IS with hot mirror replaced with glass. Running CHDK to produce a raw file (DNG). Raw file developed in Lightroom. Hoya R72 infrared filter (720nm) attached and circular polarizer. Color "as-is" from the camera.
How is one to choose the right university? Should the European university ranking be consulted? Is it better to study in the EU or in the US? Does vocational training provide better chances of getting closer to the real labour market needs? It is these pressing questions of the youth that were answered during the Citizens' Corner debate on studying abroad that was hosted live from the European Parliament in Brussels on December 17, 2013.
Get all the details, videos and audios at euranetplus-inside.eu/citizens-corner-debate-on-studying-...
This is a Model E— with f3.5 85mm 3-element Wollensak Anastigmat in a Rapax Synchromatic shutter, 9 speeds from 1 second through 1/400, plus B & T. This shutter is functioning correctly at all speeds. I do not have any shutter test equipment, but all speeds sound correct. Red M and Black M syncs have also been tested and fire correctly. Leaf shutters X-sync at all speeds. Good optics with minimal cleaning marks, bright mirror. Leatherette is all intact. The two front panel leatherette pieces have been replaced and are not identical to the original, but a reasonable match. No rust; paint is very good with some minor edge wear. Viewfinder has ground glass focus screen with no Fresnel, and no parallax correction mask.
Case with strap are in excellent condition for their age, other than obvioussurface cracking on the top. The short strap is a replacement, and a reasonable match to the original. The extension strap is also a replacement and a close match to the original. Case screw is not included. I haven't shot any film in this one, but I have used other Ciro-flexes and had excellent results. I check focus (viewing lens zeroed to taking lens) at 8ft., using a 30X magnifier and ground glass on the film plane.
Verdun is on the Meuse in the Lorraine region of North Eastern France that came to prominence with a German bombardment against a relatively unprepared French army on 21 February 1916. During the course of the following 11 months, each side incurred casualties of approximately 400,000 each. Much of the landscape still bears the scars of repeated battle and bombardment and has numerous forts and monuments dedicated to the enormous loss of life in the engagements during this period which still resonate in the minds of the French to this day, including Douamont, Vaux, Mort Homme, the Ossuary, la cote 304 and La Voie Sacrée.
This is my friends 1933 Plymouth 4 Door Sedan Street Rod.
It has been at this guys shop for almost 4 Months. Mike bought it finished. But it was a little rough around the edges. It used to be red. He took it to this gut to do some minor work.
One thing led to another and now months later. Completely stripped down. New motor. New paint.
The body completely gone over and all dents and bondo removed.
Power windows installed. Auto door openers installed. The list goes on and on.
It will be really nice when finished.
When I saw it this morning. My silver shot for Today.
Doesn't look like much now but when finished WOW.
This is the upstream gatehouse and moveable dam on the north bank of the Mohawk River/Erie Canal at Lock 9, Rotterdam Junction, New York. An unusual feature, this dam also supports auto traffic: Bridge Street runs over the dam at this lock.
On the drive back from our several days in Syracuse, Uncle Shoe and I left the New York Thruway (I-90) and travelled a stretch of Rt 5 from Herkimer to here in Rotterdam Junction, so that we could follow the Mohawk River and visit some of the locks we missed in our trip to this area in 2002.
More about the Erie Canal can be found at www.eriecanal.org/ and the New York State Canal system Website.
Taken with an Holga 120 S on Kodak Portra 400VC, scanned negative.
LEICA MINILUX F2.4 40mm ILFORD PAN100
Q1: What kind of a place is Lo-Sheng Sanatorium?
In 1927, the General Governor of Taiwan started to build Losheng Sanatorium for the quarantine and treatment of leprosy patients. With the force of sanitary police and the medical officers, the general investigation, quarantine, and imprisonment of the leprosy patients were conducted thoroughly in the period from1934 till the end of colonial governance of Japan. As a result, Losheng Sanatorium became the institution of compulsory quarantine as well as life-long imprisonment for the leprosy patients. Now, we consider Losheng Sanatorium as the epitome of the hundred-year sanitary history in Taiwan. It is the only historical mark that can testify the epidemic prevention history of Taiwan, and it is also the best place for us to do the introspection of the human rights of the patients.
Q2: What is the Hansen's disease?
Leprosy, also called the Hansen's disease，is a chronic bacterial disease infecting the skin and nerves in the hands and feet and, in some cases, the respiratory system. In 1873, a Norwegian doctor, Hansen, discovered the pathogenesis of this disease, hence the name Hansen's disease. Leprosy virus is hard to cultivate even in the lab, so the contagiousness is extremely weak. Almost everyone (90% of the human beings) has the natural immunity against leprosy virus. Human is the main infection source of the Hansen's disease, and the upper respiratory tract is the major route of infection. The latent period is spans from three to five years, but could be as long as 40 years. The Hansen's disease is easier to spread in the environment with poor public sanitation facilities. Currently, the good sanitary condition in Taiwan ensures that the Hansen's disease almost has no contagiousness, and there is also effective cure for the disease.
Q3 Why was there a compulsory quarantine policy in the past?
At the beginning of the 20th century, because of the improvement in sanitary condition, the Hansen's disease was almost extinct in Europe and America. However, the Japanese government desired to imitate the militarism of German government, so when they faced the large amount of the domestic leprosy patients, they regarded those patients as "the national humiliation", and began to draw up "the prevention law of Leprosy "in 1907. They planned to isolate the leprosy patients from the society, trying to create the illusion in which the Hansen's disease was extinct.
Q4 What is the influence of the compulsory quarantine policy?
In order to justify its compulsory quarantine policy, the Japanese government exaggerated the contagiousness of the Hansen's disease, and propagandized it to the society with force. They educated people that leprosy was extremely horrible, and used the police force and the spy system to "arrest" the patients and put them in hospitalization. This discriminating experience of being arrested in front of their families, friends, neighbors as well as the ingrained infamy of this policy prevented the Hansen's patients from going back to the society even after the compulsory quarantine policy was relieved. It was a tragedy for those patients to have homes they dared not return to.
Q5 Why is Taiwanese government tearing down the Losheng Sanatorium？
In 1994, Taipei City's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System has planned to build a depot on the site where now the Sanatorium is. Chen Jing-Chuan, (陳京川) the ex-director of Losheng was opposed to this decision, and did three surveys among the patients to see what they thought and needed, shortly before he got demoted and reprimanded. Ever since then, the patients had no access to the MRT construction plans and its related discussions.
Q6 Why is it a mistake to build the depot on the Losheng site？
The MRT depot was originally planned to be built on the mountains behind Fu-Jen Catholic University(輔仁大學), but the plan was changed by local politicians. This is wrong for the following reasons:
1. Waste of money: 3/5 of the depot site needs to be built on flatland; therefore $90 million (USD) will be spent on flatting and improving the soil.
2. Disaster for the environment: What comes after flatting the mountains is a ten-story-tall retaining wall, which destroys the natural environment.
3. Safety concern: the future depot will be situated upon earth faults.
4. Ravaged historical site: the Losheng Sanatorium is an important cultural asset for people in East Asia. The depot construction will turn all this treasure into dust.
5. Ordeal for patients: the patients are forced to leave the place they spent their lives, suffering mentally and physically from the displacement.
6. Autocratic decision-making: the MRT Department never inquired the needs of Losheng patients--the 'residents' of the site—which is a violation of fundamental human rights.
Q7 Why should the Losheng Sanatorium be a World Heritage?
1. The Losheng Sanatorium has witnessed the inhumane treatment (such as discrimination and compulsory quarantine) the leprosy patients had undergone through 70 years of governmental oppression. It is a live showcase of Taiwan's colonial past, history of public health and suppressed human rights.
2. The Losheng Sanatorium is one among the few leprosy sanatoriums left. Its architecture has a mixture of Japanese and Gothic style, along with houses and Buddhist shrines built by the patients. The Sanatorium retains its painfully organised structure as an embodiment of its colonial past.
3. The Losheng Sanatorium has met many requirements for World Heritage. One UNESCO committee member who visited Losheng has commented that the Sanatorium is qualified at a World Heritage site. He mentioned one World Heritage site, the Robben Island, where Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years, to exemplify the value of human rights.
4. The international trend of cultural assets conservation emphasizes an 'organic' perspective of preserving, which means not only the architecture is preserved, but also its relationship established by people who lived in it. The Losheng Sanatorium is embedded with history and lifelong memory of the patients, therefore partial preservation would tarnish the integrity of its value. Moreover, the Losheng Sanatorium is a reminder of inhumane quarantine and mistaken political measures for the world to see. Forced displacement is nothing less than another persecution for human rights.
Q8 How does the Taiwanese government plan to settle the patients?
In 2002, the new housing projects was initiated, but instead of 'houses' which were earlier promised to the patients, the new director gave them two tall buildings with modern hospital facilities. It became clear that the new administration team intended to run a hospital business and make money. The patients had no choice but to be removed to another place designed for quarantine.
The skyscraper-ish hospital buildings were designed mainly for housing short-term patients; therefore it has inadequate space for residents to move around freely. Moreover, the hospital management team forbids the patients from bringing with them personal belongings, from cooking, and from coming over to the front building—a discriminative policy.
Q9 How are leprosy patients treated in other countries?
In 2001, the Japanese government formally apologised to the maltreated leprosy patients, and devised reimbursement laws to give them the justice and honor they long missed. Take the example of National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien (日本長島愛生園): it retains its old architecture and natural environment for educational purposes; the patients live in well-organised houses; intercom facilities were implemented in the sanatorium for patients who have lost their sight. Every patient has nearly two nurses to take good care of them.
Q10 How come we did not speak out in the initial stages of planning? Why stand out now?
In fact, the depot plan has received severe critiques through the decade, from scholars and social groups alike. In 1994, the Taiwanese Bureau of Health has decided the project would brutally disrupt the patients' lives, or even pose life threatens. In the same year, the Losheng residents started their perpetual war against the violence.
Long before the depot construction was initiated, Loshen's ex-director and history professionals have demanded a large-scale inspection of Losheng's position as a historical site. The scholars appealed to the MRT Department that they should spare the Losheng Sanatorium, while they unanimously agreed the entire site should be preserved. However, the officials were rough enough to terminate the process of inspection, and decided the Sanatorium should be torn down entirely.
It was not until 2004, when Prof. John K.C. Liu (劉可強教授) came up with a symbiosis plan, and when the Concil of Cultural Affairs (文建會) has deemed the Sanatorium a historical spot, that the MRT Department was pressured to rethink the possibilities of preservation.
We sincerely appeal to the governmental officials that they should take the problems seriously. People have eyes to see and ears to listen; we will not be fooled or threatened for life.
Q11. Will MRT Shin-Jhong line not able to function if Losheng sanatorium is not torn down?
A11: Liu, Ko-Chiang, a professor in the Graduate Institute of Building and Planning in National Taiwan University (NTU), has long proposed a "Concurrent Construction Program of Losheng Sanatorium and MRT" in December, 2004. This plan not only proposes to preserve the whole area in Losheng, but let the MRT function well. It achieves the four-win situation for the historical site, the MRT, the patients in Losheng, and the HuiLong community. Also, this plan has been evaluated by the Taipei MRT bureau as "technically applicable". However, after the resignation of the whole Cabinet, no more committees were to be hold, the government commissioner in charge of this plan denied it with an official document without any negotiation, and the concurrent construction program has been put aside ever since.
In 2006, the 90% reserve plan proposed by the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA, 文建會) was evaluate as applicable by Mott MacDonald Group. (欣陸工程顧問公司) However, the Executive Yuan turn down this proposal from CCA without any explanation in less than one month.
If we reserve Losheng sanatorium, it will not necessarily be the obstacle which hinders the MRT service. What we are upset about is the governmental monopoly of technical resources and legal rights behind the curtain, and they blame the Losheng patients for delaying the MRT. If the government keeps ignoring its flawed policy, sweeping things under the rug, and putting off its own political duty, the government will wipe out the entire historical Losheng sanatorium. Such unwise arrogance from our government only damages the rights of patients in Losheng and every citizen.
Q12. According to the Department of Rapid Transit System, Taipei (DORTS, Taipei, 台北捷運局), curved rail in the 90% plan will cause derailment, is it true?
A12: The altered curvature in 90% plan has no connection with the commuters. What the 90% plan affects is the allocation of the workshop; more specifically, the plan only changes the curvature of rails which vacant carriages may go in and out. Unless the DORTS intends to make carriages enter the workshop with a high speed, or they want some passengers to participate parties held in the workshop occasionally; otherwise security is not the issue in this plan. In fact, this is exactly why the government does not want to discuss the 90% plan openly. Besides, when Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (謝長廷) was the minister of Executive Yuan, the 90% was evaluated as an applicable plan.
Q13. According to the media and Department of Rapid Transit System, Taipei (DORTS, Taipei, 台北捷運局), the 90% preservation plan will delay the construction of MRT for two to three years and result in a two to three hundred billion NTD (approx. 760 million USD) increase in budget, is that true?
A13. In the press release issued by the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA, 文建會) in Jan. 23, 2007, it was mentioned: "according to recent news, some local representatives and organizations in Taipei City and Taipei County claimed that the 90% Losheng preservation plan proposed by CCA will severely delay the MRT construction. Hereby CCA reiterates that the 90% preservation plan, evaluated by Hsin-Lu cooperation, will lengthen the construction period for about four months, and appends a three billion budget to it. It is not true to say the MRT construction will be delayed for two to three years."
Q14. The Losheng sanatorium has its own value to be preserved, and the human rights of the patients are also important; but what about the rights of other citizens?
A14. The Department of Rapid Transit System, Taipei (DORTS, Taipei, 台北捷運局) constantly uses phrases such as "Significant National Construction", "Asserting the Public Interests", and "One Million People's Rights of Using MRT", all of which portray the Losheng sanatorium as a troublemaker consisting of a tiny group of people, who aim at obstructing the construction of MRT. Such tactics downplay the issue of Losheng, simplifying the problem here as "the majority matters." However, we are surprised that our ruling party, who has been proud of its concern about human rights, should say such things.
If we acknowledge that the Losheng sanatorium is an important asset that not only belongs to people in Taiwan, but also to all other countries where quarantine on Hanson disease was ever imposed. The Losheng sanatorium, therefore, becomes heirloom for the entire humanity. If the Taiwanese government is willing to change its attitude and positively promote human rights, then Losheng sanatorium can not only provide another greenbelt for the citizens, but also help transform the HuiLong community into an emblem of human rights.
History repeats itself. If today we turn a deaf ear to the plights of Losheng patients, tomorrow we might ourselves experience governmental violence. In democratic countries, such as Japan, the society would usually wait till all-round plans are devised, so that the disadvantaged minority could be attended of their needs. Likewise, we urge the government in Taiwan to be responsible enough to handle the Losheng dispute with due respect to culture, history, and human rights; not only those of the patients, but also of us people.
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Losheng Sanatorium(Traditional Chinese: 樂生療養院; pinyin: lèshēng liáoyǎngyuàn) is a hospital for lepers, which is located in Sinjhuang, Taipei County. During 1930s, this hospital was the only public sanatorium for leprosy patients in Taiwan and also the first leprosy hospital in Taiwan.
Losheng, named Rakusei Sanatorium for Lepers of Governor-General of Taiwan (臺灣總督府癩病療養樂生院, Taiwan Sōtokufu Raibyō Rakuseiin?) originally, was built in 1929 during Japanese colonial period and served as an isolation hospital for leprosy patients at that time. The Japanese government forced leprosy patients to live in this hospital. The first 5 buildings can offer more than 100 patients.
In 2001, due to the construction of Taipei Rapid Transit System, the authorities planed of Xinzhuang (Sijhuang) Line to transform Losheng to a community hospital, thus put an end to its dedicated hospitalization and care for leprosy patients. Many students, urban planners and NGO tried to protect this sanatorium from that time.
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Gold Hill is a steep cobbled street in the town of Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. It is famous for its picturesque appearance; the view looking down from the top of the street has been described as "one of the most romantic sights in England." The image of this view appears on the covers of many books about Dorset and rural England, as well as on countless chocolate boxes and calendars.
Gold Hill has also been used as a setting for television commercials: it features in the 1973 "Boy on Bike" television advertisement for Hovis bread, that has been voted Britain's favourite advertisement of all time. It was directed by Ridley Scott, and includes the distinctive main theme of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9. Gold Hill also featured in a recent advert for supermarket Morrisons.
The street also features in the 1967 film version of Thomas Hardy's "Far From the Madding Crowd".
At the top of the street is the 14th century St Peter's Church, one of the few buildings remaining in Shaftesbury from before the 18th century. The ancient cobbled street runs beside the walls of the ancient Shaftesbury Abbey built by King Alfred the Great.
Each year the town hosts the Gold Hill Fair to raise money for local charities.
This is a continuation of last night's series of dedications to flickr friends who I thought of while shooting photos last week en route to and at Cape Lookout & Harkers Island.
Doc contacted me shortly after I joined flickr to say that he enjoyed my coastal Carolina and historical photos. He noted that we had a lot of the same interests. We have met twice during my visits to the Wilmington area.
Doc researches his photo subjects and provides interesting captions. He also is a gifted photo editor, and does amazing work with textures and processing.
The CSS Neuse in Kinston NC reminded me of the type of site that Doc likes to photograph.
This Civil War ironclad was built for the purpose of retaking New Bern NC. The wooden construction began in the fall of 1862 at White Hall, which is now Seven Springs, NC.
A flat bottom boat that resembled a barge, it was one of 22 ironclad ships commissioned by the Confederacy.
The still incomplete ship was launched and floated to Kinston in 1863 to be outfitted with its guns and armor.
The ship had a crew of 80 men. The crew camped on the river bank while the officers stayed at homes in Kinston. It was a citizens venture - built and manned by local residents.
The ship started downstream towards New Bern in 1864 in a failed battle to retake the city, but was stranded on a sand bar for a month due to the low river. Once the river rose it returned to Kinston.
With the Confederacy nearing its end in the spring of 1865, its captain ordered it sunk to prevent it from falling into Union hands.
The boat remained on the river bottom for almost a century. An effort to raise it was initiated by local citizens in 1961, but it was not successfully raised till 1963.
Unfortunately the ship's current storage in an open air enclosure is leading to rapid deterioration of this piece of history.
Funding problems have prevented construction of an enclosed, environmentally controlled building for its long term preservation.
This piece of history is at significant risk of loss. It has survived over 140 years, but it may not be around much longer.
I think Doc could work wonders with this photo. It he would like to download and play around with textures and edits, I would like to see the end results.
Here on display is 700ml (Country Of Sweden), 700ml, 750ml & 1 liter. ABSOLUT COLORS IS A TRIBUTE TO DIVERSITY AND INDIVIDUALITY. ABSOLUT VODKA is widely recognized as one of the first consumer brands to embrace the lesbian and gay rights movements, with supportive relations to the LGBT community dating back to the early eighties. Now, as the rainbow flag, the overarching symbol of the LGBT movement, turns 30, ABSOLUT joins the celebrations with a dedicated initiative, ABSOLUT COLORS. In 1978, Gilbert Baker of San Francisco designed and made a flag with six stripes representing the six colors of the rainbow as a symbol of gay and lesbian community pride. Slowly the flag took hold, and today it is recognized by the International Congress of Flag Makers, and is flown in lesbian and gay pride marches worldwide. This year the flag acts as a symbol of progress made, and friends of the movement are invited to join the celebrations. The limited edition ABSOLUT COLORS bottles will be available in travel and duty free stores as well as in retail stores in selected markets. Funds raised from the sales of the bottle and book, and also funds from an online campaign and initiatives on local markets will be donated to InterPride, The International Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Pride Coordinators, to support the organization's worldwide networking, education and mutual support of member LGBT Pride Organizations. The Pride movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity, that sexual diversity is a gift, and that sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent and cannot be intentionally altered. It will be available from May 2008 and only 311,000 bottles has been made for worldwide market.
This is a photograph from the finish of the 2nd Annual Kilcock Athletic Club 10 Mile Road Race which was held in the town of Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 18th August 2019 at 10:10. The race is promoted by the St. Coca's AC club and this is a very successful second installment of the race. With over 600 participants there is a great deal of work and organisation required to stage a long distance race in the area between the Kilcock, Maynooth and Clane catchment areas. St. Coca's AC have established a fine reputation from their annual 5KM road race held every June. They are also well known for the lavish and plentiful after-race refreshment spreads they provide!
The race has grown and expanded on its first installment where there were 500 finishers. This year seen just over 600 finishers of the race.
The weather was a mixed affair. Temperatures were warm and pleasant but there was a very strong westerly breeze. This has both a headwind and tailwind effect in the race, most notably making the Canal section at the end a little more difficult. There was a light shower of rain during the race.
The race starts near Scoil Ui Riada on the Kilcock to Clane road. The route heads south-easterly along the first 1.5 miles of the Kilcock AC 5KM road race route. The route turns right here at Laragh and heads towards the townlands of Clonfirth, Baltracey and Balraheen. The half way point is at the well known Ladychapel Church crossroads between the L1010 and the Maynooth-Rathcoffey R408 road. Proceeding northwards toward Maynooth the race takes a left at the Crinstown Cross Roads to mark the turn back westerly towards Kilcock. Just after mile 7 the race crosses the M4/M6 Kilcock/Maynooth motorway bypass. This crossing and the next canal bridge are the only real 'hills' on the course. The last two miles turn westward toward Kilcock along the Royal Canal Greenway. The race enters the Greenway at Jackson's Bridge and proceeds along the bank of the Canal under Bailey's Bridge, across Chamber's Bridge and finishing at The Harbour in Kilcock opposite Lidl and the former Dermot Kelly's Garage. Water stations are provided at mile 3 and mile 6. Overall, the route is fast, fair and very suitable to fast road racing and competitive times.
Our full set of photographs from today's race are available here on Flickr at the following album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157710376217787
Electronic Chip Timing and Event Management was provided by Irish Company MyRunResults - their website will have more details and results of the race www.myrunresults.com/events/kilcock_10_from_10/2926/details
One of the interesting features of the race is the start time of 10:10 in the morning. The significance of the 10s are as follows: it is a 10 mile race, it is 10 weeks exactly from the Dublin City Marathon in October 2019, and the course is a great opportunity for runners of all abilities to gain that illusive PB or season best.
I bought a Canon 60D as movie Camera. With its moveable LCD this is an ideal camera for casual self portraits.
As you can see the watch in my camera is still off almost 10 years.
Broadford is just a short distance from Melbourne in Victoria, Australia and is the location for the annual Bike Bonanza run each Easter by Motorcycling Australia at the State Motorcycle Complex. Here over one thousand motorcycles are in action at the road racing circuit, moto-cross and enduro tracks, trials area, and speedway.
The feature marque this year was Moto Guzzi including the appearance of six factory racers from the 30's, 40's, and 50's. No apologies for a lot of photos of these bikes as I will probably never see or hear them again. Thanks to the Italian owners for bringing them South. The collection of Guzzis in the car park was also in the hundreds.
This is a large folder with 345 photos and probably only shows a quarter of the bikes present.
A great weekend with friendly atmosphere and the chance to see and hear some great machines.
I have tried to get all the labelling correct but if you have some more information let me know and I'll add it.
Enjoy the photos. I can provide higher resolution if needed. No cost but if you use them I would like credit given.
For more information for next years event keep an eye on www.ma.org.au/
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.Taormina essendo 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 strategie 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 across the bridge from the Golden Horn (see other photo in this set) - again a 1/4 second hand held shot, less than ideal but I do like the image.
Galata Tower was constructed in 1348 and is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey
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This is why we fought the war, boys! Two men admire the legs of three women. The people in this tiny photo are identified on the back as Red, Edna, Jo, Mary, and Lyle. Lyle's hand touches Mary's thigh, but Mary seems to be okay with this -- unless he did it at the last second before the photo was snapped. It's dated June 29, 1947.
I said that "This is why we fought the war!" but I don't know if Red and Lyle were in World War II. Red might be too young.
Jo and Mary are wearing bikinis, by the way.
This Jo is almost certainly the same Jo in another photo, from 1949.
Gary Busey, actor, turned 3 on this date, by the way.
This is my first shot, trying to get the right photo from the 4 that I took... so you decide...
This is Candon Bus Line. It has a line from Manila (Severino Reyes corner Mayhaligue street) Sta. Cruz- Manila) to Candon (Paras, Candon, Ilocos Sur).
They have the following trip schedule: (If this is still their schedule)
From Manila to Candon:
3:30-ORD, 4:30-AC, 5:30-ORD, 7:00-ORD, 10:00-ORD, 1:00-AC, 4:00-ORD, 6:00-ORD, 8:00-AC and 9:30-AC
From Candon to Manila:
5:30-ORD, 7:30-ORD, 8:30-ORD, 9:30-ORD, 10:00-AC, 1:00-AC, 3:30-ORD, 5:00-ORD, 7:00-ORD, 9:00-AC and 10:00-AC
The one you saw at the Photo can be the 8:00pm or the 9pm trip from Manila to Candon. Thats bus number 8208... its a mitsubishi engine on a Del Monte Bus Body equipped with a Fuji sub-engine AC!
Photo Taken on: December 30, 2006
Approximately 12:45am
Took this shot inside my bus Saint Joseph(Aniceto)-AC before we depart here at Balaos Restaurant.
Munnar is a beautiful hill station, and was the summer resort of the British. Tourists come here to see the vast tea plantations of the area. The town itself is typically Indian with the usual shops, guest houses and is really beautiful and traditional. It is a good place to stay to see the surrounding countryside. It is also a popular place for Indian honeymooners.
The town is divided into two parts, Old Munnar, where the tourist information office is, and Munnar, where the bus station and most guest houses are located.
Munnar is famous for its tea plantations, many of them started by the British. The "Kannan Devan" brand of Tea from the Tata is cultivated and processed here.
There are more than 30 tea estates in and around Munnar. Among them, most of the plantations are taken over by the Tata's Group Kannan Devan Tea Estate. Some of the major tea estates in Munnar include Harrison Malayalam, AVT Tea, Michael's tea, Brooke Bond and Tata Tea. It is one of the biggest centers of tea trade in India.
Until 1790, Munnar and the surrounding area were forests covered, when they were first recognized by the European known as Duke of Wellington. Later in the year 1870, a subordinate of the ruler of Travancore, leased 588 sq. km of land to a Scottish tea planter named J.D. Munro, who was the lawyer in the employee of the Travancore Government. The first tea sapling was planted by A.H. Sharp at Parvathi, which is currently the part of Sevenmullay estate. Presently the whole area is covered by the mile and miles of lush tea gardens, owned by the various private companies.
For the tourists information, Munnar itself is the most popular and picturesque hill stations of Kerala, located 1600 to 1800 meters above the sea level. It is popularly known as the 'Kashmir of South India'. The peaceful environment and perfect serenity makes it a famous hot spot among the tourists from all around the globe. Along with the valleys, mountain streams and tea plantations there is lot more to discover in its surrounding area.
Tourists can make a visit to the famous tea museum opened by the Tata Tea group. The museum puts light on the important fact and figures about the growth of the tea plantations in Munnar. It contains curios, old photographs, machineries and other things which have been used since long time. It provides the first hand experience to the tourists about the tea processing and the operations that go into the making of black tea. Some of the major items that are displayed at the museum are the original tea roller, used in earlier time around 1905, than the 'Pelton Wheel', which was used in the power generation plant in the 1920's, a rail engine wheel of the Kumdale Valley Light Railway.
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This is Lady Goldberry, Daughter of the River. She spends her days in the forests gathering food and charming the wildlife all around her.
She is wearing a corset and skirt of forest green, Her skirt is lined with wonderful silk reminiscent of the conifers and evergreens. She has a gray top and ruffled bottoms, and wool felt shoes.
Her hair is made of wonderful Wensleydale handspun wool, dyed in a beautiful golden color- have you ever seen such a rich shade?
She comes with linen pajamas, as well.
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