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What is That Piece of Junk in Flywheel Park?
Flywheel at the Flywheel Park, Piermont, NY
That is the actual flywheel, really a piece of machinery, which helped provide power for the first factory in Piermont more than 100 years ago. It was installed in 1902, as part of a steam-driven generator, for the Piermont Paper Company. In 1924, the Robert Gair Company absorbed the older outfit, and was later itself taken over by Continental Can. The flywheel kept chugging along until the mid- 19 80s when the factory, then owned by Federal Paper Board/Clevepak, was closed forever.
The Flywheel wouldn't budge
Piermont Paper Mills - early 20th century
When developers of what you now see on this old railroad and factory site attempted to remove the flywheel, it wouldn’t budge. They tried a wrecking ball, which bounced right off. So it was decided that the flywheel would become a permanent part of the park, a sort of public monument to Piermont’s industrial past. Hence the name of the park, the gallery on Ash Street and our street, Flywheel Park West.
More about Piermont:
piermontlibrary.org/piermont-history/what-piece-junk-flyw...
This is a companion piece to my blog for Berklee-Blogs – I recommend reading my post for Berklee if you’re looking for something more upbeat.
I intended to write a recap about my internship ever since I returned from L.A. and took this image at the Dulles Airport terminal. But, as it turned out, I really needed some time to decompress and reflect on what happened before I wrote anything. So, thank you for your patience, as this has changed from my original recap-of-L.A. to my preface-for-Berklee post.
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Transition - It’s a weird thing. I came home from my internship, but never put my suitcase away. I used it to go on vacation less than a week later, and once I got back, I still kept it open in my bedroom. And now it’s back in a hotel room in MA.
It’s weird…. Well, actually not weird - it’s awful.
I've talked about this before on Day 23, but it’s not like I’m leaving for a short-term internship again. And it’s not even like I’m just going to college. Up until now, my parents have either been there for everything that happens in my life, or I’ve told my parents everything that happens in my life. That’s why I was a teary mess when we left last night - it wasn’t just saying goodbye to my family, it was saying goodbye to way things have been for 20 years. Sure, it will be easier to find time to speak with my family now that I don’t have to fight the time difference like my L.A. internship, but I’ll still be stealing time for phone calls, emails, and video chats. It’s still the beginning of the end.
And I know I’ve held off “moving out” longer than most - I’m entering my first bachelor’s degree program at 20 years old. I get it. But I’ve had to grow up especially fast this summer with the internship and finally getting my license (long story), that I guess I feel like it’s too soon even though I’ve long left my teenage years behind.
Reflecting on this summer, I’m beyond grateful for my internship, specifically for preparing me for my journey to Berklee. The growth I experienced in L.A. has been really invaluable, and I’m reminded everyday how indebted I am to Deane for extending the invitation to be a member of his team. In many ways it was the most challenging summer of my life being away from my family and my true friends. But it many ways, it was also the most rewarding summer ever.
And I’m really hoping my first semester at Berklee will be even more challenging and rewarding than my internship, but for now, it’s hard for me to get excited because the “challenging” part is happening right now… it’s hard writing this blog, packing my suitcase, and saying goodbye.
- “L.E.”
P.S. Despite the huge life shift I’m experiencing, I’m still planning to upload photographs and visit your photostreams when I find time.
Monster High is an American fashion doll franchise created by Mattel in July, 2010. The characters are inspired by monster movies, sci-fi horror, thriller fiction, and various creatures therefore distinguishing them from most fashion dolls. They were created by Garrett Sander, with illustrations by Kellee Riley.[2]
The Monster High franchise also includes other consumer products such as stationery, bags, key chains, various toys and video games. There are also Monster High TV specials, a web series, a direct to DVD movie, and software. Lisi Harrison is the author of the Monster High books. The characters are depicted as being either related to or as offspring of famous monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, Medusa, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Phantom of the Opera, and zombies and more. The characters are usually referred to as ghouls, rather than girls.
The dolls are approximately 27 cm tall. Or about 1 foot tall. Their bodies are made from ABS plastic. Their heads are made from soft PVC. They have various skin tones (blue, green, pink, brown, etc.) Each character has a unique head mold. No Monster High doll has the same shape head. The type of hair the dolls have is saran. The boys hair is either fuzzy or hard colored plastic. Aside from physical attributes, the dolls are quite different in the characterization of their clothes. And they all have their own unique freaky flaw, hair, etc. They might repeat bags and sunglasses. For example, 13 Wishes Howleen has the same bag as the original Clawdeen only that it is a different color. One is gold and another is purple and black. But they are both sisters. Plus, Howleen likes to borrow a lot of Clawdeen's stuff. And Gloom Beach Frankie Stein has the same sunglasses as the Scaris Frankie Stein. One s blue and one is yellow. All of them have various attributes of the monsters they are related to (i.e. fangs, stitches, wolf ears, fins, bandages,snakes, etc.)[3] Although Monster high and Barbie are from the same creator, Mattel, Monster High is starting to become more popular than Barbie.
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Monster High est une franchise américaine de poupées mannequins lancée par Mattel en juillet 2010 aux États-Unis, tirée d'une série de livres du même nom (de Lisi Harrison). Les personnages sont inspirés de personnes assez monstrueuses issues de la littérature fantastique, de la mythologie, ou encore de films cultes. Les Monster High sont toutes des enfants de monstres (Frankie Stein est la fille de Frankenstein, Draculaura est celle de Dracula, Deuce Gorgon est le fils de Méduse...).
La franchise Monster High se décline sur de très nombreux produits comme des vêtements, des bijoux fantaisie et de la papeterie, mais ses principales ventes se font grâce aux poupées mannequins du même nom. Elle s'accompagne également d'épisodes spéciaux pour la télévision et le marché DVD, et d'une web-série.S
Le concept de Monster High met en scène des adolescents tous descendants de créatures plus ou moins célèbres. Certaines poupées sont relookėes.
Les poupées mannequins mesurent une vingtaine de centimètres ; les garçons sont plus grands que les filles, même s'il existe des différences de taille chez certaines poupées (Twyla et Howleen Wolf sont plus petites, Nefera de Nile et Mme. Santête sont plus grandes...). Les corps (qui comptent de nombreuses articulations) sont fabriqués en plastique ABS et les têtes sont en PVC souple. Chaque personnage bénéficie d'un moule différent pour sa tête. Les cheveux sont en saran ou en kanekalon, voire en PVC pour les garçons dont les cheveux sont, pour la plupart des personnages, moulés. Les poupées filles de Monster High peuvent enlever leurs mains et bras mais les garçons ne peuvent enlever que leurs bras. Lagoona Blue, Rochelle Goyle et C.A. Cupid ont des éléments amovibles que les autres poupées n'ont pas (des nageoires pour Lagoona Blue, des ailes pour Rochelle Goyle et C.A. Cupid). Comme les filles ont des chaussures à talons, elles ne peuvent pas bouger leurs pieds, tandis que les garçons ont les pieds articulés.
Chaque personnage est caractérisé par un style vestimentaire et une gamme de couleurs qui se retrouvent dans différentes collections et qui reflètent leur personnalité dans la web-série.
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Blue Basin is a large badlands area that holds the distinct bluish-green celadonite of the Turtle Cove Formation, dating to 29 mya. Turtle Cove holds the largest layer found in the John Day Fossil Beds and holds one of the largest numbers of fossils in Oregon.
The fossil history of John Day records three supervolcanoes that swept through this area. The second of the three, the Crooked River Caldera, became very active around 30 mya, spewing large layers of volcanic ash. Few plants are recorded in the layer, mainly hackberry seeds, though it is apparent that the John Day region had greatly opened up, becoming a mix of woodland and scrubland. Archaeotherium Entelodonts, known as "hell pigs" though they were more closely related to hippopotami, were the apex predator, though they shared predation with the pogondon, nimravus and hoplophoneus nimravids, also known as "false" sabertooth cats. Ancient ancestral dogs such as Mesocyon and its evolutionary successors Philotrox and Enhydrocyons all lived around the same period (known as cladogenesis) until a devastating pyroclastic flow eliminated Philotrox from the area. Enhydrocyons end up becoming one of the largest dog ancestors, weighing up to 23kg. Also present were the Cynarctoides, a lemur-like canine ancestor that climbed trees and at fruits. The predators preyed on various species of mice deer, Hypertragulus and Nanotragulus, the hog-like oreodonts, Agriochoerus. After the two massive volcanic obliterated most of the area, the recovered terrain became more scrubland, and the Agriochoerus were replaced by Paroreodon, Eporeodon and Promerycochoerus. The ancient camel, Gentilicamelus, first appeared, and small mammals such as the rabbit Achaeolagus, and the beaver Capacikala became more frequent.
The 5.2km Blue Basin Overlook Trail seen here is the longest official hike in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, wrapping its way around Blue Basin before overlooking it on the descent.
The basin is more bluish in the afternoon sunlight, certainly not on a rain-soaked day like this one.
Blue Basin, Sheep Rock Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly, Oregon
Malton is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is the location of the offices of Ryedale District Council.
It is located to the north of the River Derwent which forms the historic boundary between the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire.
Facing Malton on the other side of the Derwent is Norton. The Karro Food Group (formerly known as Malton Bacon Factory), Malton bus station and Malton railway station are located in Norton-on-Derwent.
Malton is the local area's commercial and retail centre. In the town centre there are small traditional independent shops and high street names. The market place has recently become a meeting area with a number of coffee bars and cafés opening all day to complement the public houses.
Malton was voted one of the best places to live in Britain by The Sunday Times in both the 2017 and 2018 lists.
Pearl is a little Natural fire baby art doll. She is approximately 15" tall, and has very fine soft alpaca fibres for hair
She has jointed legs and head, that can be turned and has arms that bend in the elbow.
Pearl has also some additional weight in her.
A cute, cuddly little girl.
This is my one thing I do for me-time, sail, well actually race on sailboats. There is a difference :)
Forecast was iffy, so I didn't bring my good camera along for the ride, so pardon the iPhoto.
And yes, we were winning when I took the pic. 15 minutes later the wind god(dess) frowned upon us and let 3 boats by. Part of the "Fun" of racing.
And drinking Rum. Yargh! ;)
is essential for Miss Antoinette. She would be finished if someone else was wearing the same gown at her evening dessert soiree!!!
Tokyo Disney Resort.
May 2014.
Visit our website for loads of Disney Character pictures and information!
Brief History of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The well authenticated story of the five apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary is briefly related here:
1st Apparition: At dawn on December 9, 1531, Juan Diego, an Indian convert, was going to Tlatelolco to attend catechism class and hear the Mass. As he was passing Tepeyac Hill, he saw a brilliant light on the summit and heard the strains of celestial music. Filled with wonder, he stopped. Then he heard a feminine voice asking him to ascend. When he reached the top he saw the Blessed Virgin Mary standing in the midst of a glorious light, in heavenly splendor. The beauty of her youthful countenance and her look of loving kindness filled Juan Diego with unspeakable happiness as he listened to the words which she spoke to him in his native language. She told him she was the perfect and eternal Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God, and made known to him her desire that a shrine be built there where she could demonstrate her love, her compassion and her protection. "For I am your merciful Mother", she said, "to you and to all mankind who love me and trust in me and invoke my help. Therefore, go to the dwelling of the Bishop in Mexico City and say that the Virgin Mary sent you to make known to him her great desire."
2nd Apparition: The Bishop was reluctant to believe Juan Diego's story. Juan returned to Tepeyac Hill where he found the Blessed Virgin waiting for him, and told her of his failure. She bade him return to the Bishop the next day and repeat her wishes.
3rd Apparition: The Bishop then requested that the Lady give him a sign. Juan reported that evening and she promised to grant his petition on the following morning. But Juan was prevented from coming because of a sudden and severe illness of his uncle, Juan Bernardino.
4th Apparition: Two days later, on December 12, as he was going to the Church at Tlatelolco in order to bring a priest to his dying uncle, Juan Diego was stopped by the Lady, who had come down from Tepeyac Hill to meet him in the road. She listened quietly to Juan's excuse for not having kept his appointment with her the day before. When he had finished speaking she said, "It is well, littlest and dearest of my sons, but now listen to me. Do not let anything afflict you and be not afraid of illness or pain. Am I not here who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Are you not in the crossing of my arms? Is there anything else you need? Do not fear for your uncle for he is not going to die. Be assured... he is already well."
Having heard these words, Juan Diego rejoiced and asked for the sign he was to take to the Bishop. He was told to climb to the top of the hill where she had spoken to him on three previous occasions. She said he would find many flowers blooming there which he was to cut and bring to her. Juan Diego did as he was told though he knew no flowers had ever bloomed before on the stony summit. He discovered a marvelous garden of dew-fresh blossoms which he cut as she had asked. Placing them in his rough cloak, or tilma, he brought the flowers to the Lady who rearranged them and told him to take them to the Bishop; that this was the sign to persuade him to carry out her wishes.
This is a museum model of one of the first mosques in the world. It was established and built by the Islamic Prophet Muhammad upon his arrival to Medina in 622 AD. The mosque itself was built as an open air building also serving as a community center, a shelter and a religious school. After erection of the mosque itself the following step was building houses for the new migrants.
The reference material is scarce, and therefore the research was a challenging and exciting journey that we took along with the client's researchers. The research was set not only to determine the look and feel of the mosque and surrounding buildings, but also the construction techniques (mud brick construction in particular), the utility items and proper vegetation that was typical for the era and the place. We would like to think this journey resulted in establishing a quite accurate look of the Prophet's Mosque and the surrounding area.
We created a model where every element is telling a part of a story. The mosque building represents how it looked at the early stage - right after it was built. In a close proximity to the Mosque there are a few finished houses of the residents of Medina. Also there are a few houses under construction representing an ongoing process of building the houses for the migrants settling in Medina. There are utility items - tools, pots, cads, plates, baskets, hides and oil lamps arranged in the courtyards and mosque's shelter area - all carefully crafted according to the reference materials. Typical oriental clay ovens are placed in the houses' courtyards. The construction sites display arrangements demonstrate the process of making mud bricks, along with appropriate tools and molds. The model also featuring proper vegetation, including date palms and Calligonum - a shrub native to Medina.
The model was designed using our 3D capabilities. We built it by traditional machining and manual fabrication, using structural composites and other modern museum grade materials. For vegetation we used only the highest quality model palm trees, bushes and shrubs. For the roofs we used several hundreds of single model palm leaves which we ordered from Europe, from the only provider. These palm leaves took the model to the next level of quality - none of the very few existing models of the Prophet's Mosque featuring such realistic palm leaf roofs.
This model is illuminated. We hired a team of engineers, which put together a system of various amber lights, designed differently for each object - houses, ovens, lamps in the shelter and torches at the construction sites. The electrical scheme includes a circuitry which cause the lights to flicker and for the lights in the ovens to flicker and float to simulate the burning coals.
This model earned the client's recognition for the high quality, rich content, and its educational and cultural value.
This is a photograph from the 7th annual running of the St. Brigid's AC 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in the town of Oldcastle, Co. Meath Ireland at 20:00 on Wednesday 12th July 2017. The race was held on a beautiful summer's evening with bright sunshine and little or no breeze. The course starts and finishes in the square or diamond in Oldcastle and follows a figure of eight course taking in both the north and south ends of the town. There was over 200 participants. Oldcastle is located in the north-west of county Meath near the border with Cavan. Several regional roads cross in the town's market square making it an important town in the north west Meath area. Caffery's Bar and Restaurant hosted the refreshments after the race. Well done to everyone at the local club who carry on the tradition of excellent athletic club-based road races in County Meath.
Timing and event management was provided by PopupRaces and the results can be found on www.popupraces.ie.
A full set of photographs from the start and finish of the race can be found on our flickr photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157682986980332
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
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.
I want to download these pictures to my computer or device?
You can download this photographic image here directly to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. Have a look for a down-arrow symbol or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?
If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
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
Vernal Fall is a large waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California.
While the official height of the waterfall is 318 feet (97 m), the United States Geographical Survey has measured it at approximately 240 feet (73 m). The feature is accessible via the Mist Trail, which climbs close enough to the fall so that hikers must travel through the fall's mist. It is also clearly visible from Glacier Point.
The waterfall runs all year long, although by the end of summer it is substantially reduced in volume and can split into multiple strands, rather than a single curtain of water.
Yan-o-pah (little cloud) was the local name of the fall before it was named "Vernal" by Lafayette Bunnell, a member of the Mariposa Brigade in 1851.
Three people were tragically swept over Vernal Falls on 7/20/2011. Ramina Badal, 21, of Manteca, Hormiz David, 22, of Modesto, and Ninos Yacoub, 27, of Turlock. May these souls find peace.
Borobudur is an 8th century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java, Indonesia. The monument is built as a single large stupa, and when viewed from above looks like a giant Buddhist mandala. The foundation is square and has nine platforms of which the lower six are square and the upper three are circular. They are decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. The upper platform features 72 small stupas surrounding one large central stupa. Each stupa is bell-shaped and pierced with decorative openings. Statues of the Buddha sit inside the pierced enclosures. Each platform represents one stage of enlightenment. The system of stairways and corridors that guides pilgrims through the stupa was designed according to the three levels of Buddhist cosmology--Kāmadhātu (the world of desire) is represented by the base, Rupadhatu (the world of forms) is represented by the five square platforms, and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness) is represented by the top three circular platforms and the large topmost stupa. The architectural features between three stages have metaphorical differences, with square and detailed decorations in the Rupadhatu disappearing into plain circular platforms in the Arupadhatu, representing how the world of forms gradually changes into the formless world.
Approximately 55,000 cubic metres of stones were taken from neighbouring rivers to build the monument. The stones were cut to size, transported to the site and laid without mortar. Knobs, indentations and dovetails were used to form joints between stones. Reliefs were created in-situ after the building had been completed. The monument is equipped with a good drainage system to cater for the area's high stormwater run-off. To avoid inundation, 100 spouts are provided at each corner with a unique carved gargoyles in the shape of giants or makaras.
Borobudur is located in an elevated area between two twin volcanoes, Sundoro-Sumbing and Merbabu-Merapi, and two rivers, the Progo and the Elo. The monument was built in the late 8th century, corresponding with the peak of the Sailendra dynasty in central Java (between 760–830 AD). The construction is estimated to have taken 75 years and completed in 825 AD around the same time that the Hindu Shiva Prambanan temple complex was erected. Borobudur lay hidden for centuries under layers of volcanic ash and jungle growth, following volcanic eruptions in the 10th century and the 14th century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam.
This is a photograph from the third annual running of the Fr. Murphy Athletic Club 10KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Kildalkey, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland on Easter Sunday April 16th 2017 at 11:30. This road race also features the Meath 10KM Road Race Championships which is open to entry from any athlete who is a full member of a Meath AAI club. The race starts and finishes in the village of Kildalkey and follows a right handed rural route out towards Rathcormick, Ballivor and Moyrath before returning on the same 2KM as the start which runners will easily remember as a long straight stretch of road. The route brings the runners through beautiful Meath Countryside on low-traffic country roads.
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
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
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.
I want to download these pictures to my computer or device?
You can download this photographic image here directly to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. Have a look for a down-arrow symbol or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
I want get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?
If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
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
SOLID MTB Maraton - Sława / Stare Strącze (23/05/2021)
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Zdjęcie dostępne do pobrania za darmo i udostępnienia ze wskazaniem autora/źródła.
Podoba Ci się to, co robię? Może postawisz mi kawę? ;)
This is George. I met him while wandering around with two friends looking for subjects to photograph. He noticed we were using film cameras and started chatting, in Kiwi-accented English no less. Turns out George was born in Taiwan but raised mostly in New Zealand, and has returned to his hometown in Hengchun to develop some property and start up a business.
George is a photographer himself, specializing in dramatic landscapes. He shoots all digital and swears by Pentax. He was amused that we all continue to use film, and also that I was interested in making a portrait of him.
George is number 19 in my personal 100 Strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers
..seeds++ 'in-out T-space' my architectural design conceptual image
The deficiency inherent in the physical and conceptual dichotomy between architecture
and landscape is that the structure of human perception is not composed of a series of
discrete experiences, rather a continuous and overlapping one. This alludes to the fact
that the relationship between architecture and landscape should not be one of mutual
exclusivity and separation but an intimate one that comes together to form the totality
of the designed environment.
Reciprocity, threshold, materiality, ritual, insertion, infrastructure, context ethos...are
part of this interface. Still more to explore!
I am starting my thematic study on this idea today with 'reciprocity'.
This study is extension of my architectural thesis (Seeds++)...which is journey of my
design life.
This is a photograph from the sixth annual Donadea 50KM Ultramarathon which was held in Donadea Forest, Donadea, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Saturday 14th February 2015 at 10:00. The race was also an International Association of Ultrarunners Silver Label Event and the Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI) National 50KM Championships. There were 178 finishers.
Want to use this photograph or share it? Please read/scroll down a little further to find out how - it's very easy!
We have a full set of photographs from the event today on our Flickr photostream in the following album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157650821612375/
Donadea Forest Park is situated in rural north Kildare and is approximately 640 acres in size. The amenities at the forest include good walking trails, a diversity of natural habitats, a walled stream, a large natural lake, and the ruins of Donadea castle. The Park is a designated National Heritage Area. The basic designation for wildlife is the Natural Heritage Area (NHA). This is an area considered important for the habitats present or which holds species of plants and animals whose habitat needs protection. It is a special occasion to allow the 50KM to be held in this environment.
Timing, results, and event management was provided by RedTagTiming - results available at www.redtagtiming.com/
USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
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.
I want to download these pictures to my computer or device?
You can download the photographic image here direct to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. However - look for a symbol with three dots 'ooo' or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
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If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
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 does take 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.
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.
Creative Commons aims 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
Mariah Carey - I Don't (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) ft. YG
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. In 1990, she rose to fame with the release of "Vision of Love" from her eponymous debut album. The album produced four chart-topping singles in the US and began what would become a string of commercially successful albums which solidified the singer as Columbia's highest selling act. Carey and Boyz II Men spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995–96 with "One Sweet Day," which remains the longest-running number-one song in US chart history. Following a contentious divorce from Sony Music head Tommy Mottola, Carey adopted a new image and traversed towards hip hop with the release of Butterfly (1997). In 1998, she was honored as the world's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards and subsequently named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000.
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Is this year's garlic bed. I was so happy to see these poking up when I pulled off the coffee sacks last week. Now they have greened up and grown twice as big. I only had 12 last year- this year I have 62!
It's go big or go home this year for the garden. I have a third community garden plot (I had two last year- we can have up to four but I think three might be enough) plus the three raised beds in our front yard. It's going to be a challenge to keep up with it all but I am so ready!
This is a fantastically cared for German-made Olympia SM3 Deluxe with original case. A true writer's typewriter and an absolute dream to type on. The SM3 was the preferred typewriter of Woody Allen, Don Delillio and Stan Lauer (and you may have seen Don Draper use a Forest Green SM3 in Mad Men). This machine has been cleaned and oiled and the ribbon still has plenty of life in it. The finish in in good condition, there are some chips in the hood near the carriage and some smaller one on the frame.
The case's mechanical latches and hinges are in working condition. There are signs of wear and chipped paint on the cases exterior.
www.etsy.com/listing/88381966/olympia-sm3-deluxe-1955-wit...
Linden Grove Cemetery is located off Holman Street between 13th and 15th streets in Covington, Kentucky, United States. It is the second public cemetery in Covington. The cemetery was originally called the Cincinnati and Covington Cemetery. Following the construction of roads, a three-acre pond, and the planting of many trees and shrubs, Linden Grove Cemetery (the new name for the endeavor) was officially consecrated on September 18, 1843. Representatives from the various Protestant churches of the city were in attendance.
As Covington had no park, the Linden Grove Cemetery was the favorite Sunday resort. Reverent and social crowds would make a weekly parade to its quiet walks. The main avenue was bordered by stately locust trees. At that time a large spring was at the foot of a hill where a pond formed.
As early as May 1851, The Covington Journal was cautioning lot owners to get more involved in the operation of the cemetery and warned that indifference was sure to lead to problems. Another Covington Journal account on May 1, 1858, noted that since its opening, Linden Grove had had more than 2,000 burials. Especially heavy years were 1850 and 1851, when cholera swept through the area. Those years there were more than 260 burials, compared to 160 in most other years.
Linden Grove is the resting place of many Civil War veterans, including eighteen in colored units of the United States Army. Union and Confederate soldiers are buried facing each other in uniform rows. Two monuments to the war, the Veteran's Monument in Covington and the GAR Monument in Covington, are inside the cemetery, and like the cemetery, are on the National Register of Historic Places.
By the 1920s, the cemetery was in a dilapidated condition. The year 1928 also saw the establishment of the Linden Grove Memorial Association. The group was founded to provide funds for the general upkeep of the property. By this time, there were few burials taking place at Linden Grove. In 1948, the cemetery was placed in receivership, with the city and Kenton County charged with overseeing it.
By the 1960s, the cemetery was overgrown with weeds and vandalism had taken its toll. Vaults had been broken into, headstones overturned and the grounds littered with trash. Only the work of Cemetery Superintendent Edward V. Overbay kept the property from being completely abandoned. In 1974, the cemetery received a generous gift from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The state allocated $25,000 for general maintenance and restoration. At about that same time, the City of Covington and the Kenton County Fiscal Court came to an agreement to provide funds for the upkeep of the cemetery. Despite these additional sources of revenue, the budget barely covered general maintenance. In order to cut costs, the three-acre pond on the property was drained in 1981.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden_Grove_Cemetery
Linden Grove Photo tour - www.kenton.lib.ky.us/gen/kenton/westend/linden_grove.html
This picture is part of a large online photo album of renovation pictures of the new home and office of Designia / Verse Inhoud. Designia is Freelance Senior Graphic / Web / Interaction Designer Michiel Nagtegaal. Verse Inhoud is Freelance Communication Consultant Janette van Tol. Our home / office is located in Voorburg, The Netherlands.
This picture is part of a large online photo album of renovation pictures of the new home and office of Designia / Verse Inhoud. Designia is Freelance Senior Graphic / Web / Interaction Designer Michiel Nagtegaal. Verse Inhoud is Freelance Communication Consultant Janette van Tol. Our home / office is located in Voorburg, The Netherlands.
TEDxNYED is an all-day event designed to bring leading educators, innovators and idealists together to share their vision of education. It was held on 5/6/2010 at the Collegiate School in Manhattan.
x = independently organized TED event
Speakers:
Gina Bianchini
Amy Bruckman
Andy Carvin
Dan Cohen
Jeff Jarvis
Henry Jenkins
Neeru Khosla
Chris Lehmann
Lawrence Lessig
Dan Meyer
Jay Rosen
George Siemens
Michael Wesch
David Wiley
Curator: Dave Bill
On-stage Host: Juliette LaMontagne
Organizers:
Dave Bill
Karen Blumberg
Lisa Chun
arvind grover
Adam Kenner
Basil Kolani
Erin Mumford
Chel O'Reilly
Alex Ragone
Eric Sanders
Jeff Weitz
Photography:
Bruce Fuller
Speakers:
Gina Bianchini
Amy Bruckman
Andy Carvin
Dan Cohen
Jeff Jarvis
Henry Jenkins
Neeru Khosla
Chris Lehmann
Lawrence Lessig
Dan Meyer
Jay Rosen
George Siemens
Michael Wesch
David Wiley
Curator: Dave Bill
On-stage Host: Juliette LaMontagne
Organizers:
Dave Bill
Karen Blumberg
Lisa Chun
arvind grover
Adam Kenner
Basil Kolani
Erin Mumford
Chel O'Reilly
Alex Ragone
Eric Sanders
Jeff Weitz
Photography:
Bruce Fuller
Speakers:
Gina Bianchini
Amy Bruckman
Andy Carvin
Dan Cohen
Jeff Jarvis
Henry Jenkins
Neeru Khosla
Chris Lehmann
Lawrence Lessig
Dan Meyer
Jay Rosen
George Siemens
Michael Wesch
David Wiley
Curator: Dave Bill
On-stage Host: Juliette LaMontagne
Organizers:
Dave Bill
Karen Blumberg
Lisa Chun
arvind grover
Adam Kenner
Basil Kolani
Erin Mumford
Chel O'Reilly
Alex Ragone
Eric Sanders
Jeff Weitz
Photography:
Bruce Fuller
Speakers:
Gina Bianchini
Amy Bruckman
Andy Carvin
Dan Cohen
Jeff Jarvis
Henry Jenkins
Neeru Khosla
Chris Lehmann
Lawrence Lessig
Dan Meyer
Jay Rosen
George Siemens
Michael Wesch
David Wiley
Curator: Dave Bill
On-stage Host: Juliette LaMontagne
Organizers:
Dave Bill
Karen Blumberg
Lisa Chun
arvind grover
Adam Kenner
Basil Kolani
Erin Mumford
Chel O'Reilly
Alex Ragone
Eric Sanders
Jeff Weitz
Photography:
Bruce Fuller
Is it just me or does that police officer look menacingly happy about arresting the guy. The message may as well be "abuse our staff and the police will love every minute of arresting you!".
This is the six-screen cinema.
I guess I'll put this in the Sears collection. I don't really have a collection yet for malls. I have tended to spotlight individual stores.
I worked right across the street, on the management team at Taco Bell, so shopped at this Sears on occasion. Christmas shopped here once, I remember. The TALL store in back is JC Penney. It looks like a cinema, by today's high-riser seating standards, but in fact the cinema is right there, as is not as tall.
It is situated on Whitehawk Hill, on the edge of the South Downs about four hundred feet above sea level and a mile from the coast. The track takes the form of a horseshoe one and a half miles in length. This makes it one of the few British courses not to form a complete circuit, like Epsom with which Brighton is sometimes compared. The finishing straight is about four furlongs in length, with a steep descent followed by a slightly less steep climb to the winning post. It is a left-handed course, used for flat racing only. The longest race run today is 1 1/2 miles. However, the course used to extend a further half mile across the golf course towards Roedean. This made four mile races possible, starting at the winning post and going the reverse way round the track, then looping at the two mile start and returning the conventional way.
Whitehawk Hill is a Neolithic site from 500 hundred years before Stonehenge and several remains are visible of this ancient area ...
The Pudu is a diminutive species of deer. There are two known subspecies. Both of these are endemic to portions of South America. The Pudu is in fact, the smallest known species of deer on earth. The species is rare, and highly reclusive. As a result, information about their behavior patterns is limited. They appear to live solitary lives. They seem to gather only for mating. Limited evidence indicates that they are neither nocturnal or diurnal, but are in fact crepuscular. There is also evidence that the species is highly territorial.
Pudu Physical Description
The Pudu possesses a rather stocky frame, compared to other deer species. The legs are comparatively slender. Adult animals may reach a height of as much as 17 in (44 cm) at the shoulder. In length, they average approximately 33 in (85 cm). An average weight among measured individuals is 26 lb (12 kg). The heaviest Pudu on record weighed 30 lb (13.4 kg). The species displays sexual dimorphism in regards to antlers. Only the males produce those. The antlers are shed on an annual basis. The tail is short, averaging only 1.8 in (4.5 cm) in length. The color of the fur changes with the seasons. Typical colors include dark brown and reddish brown.
Pudu Distribution and Habitat
The Pudu is found exclusively within the rainforest regions of South America. It is believed that this is due to the presence of concentrated regions of bamboo thickets and dense brush. These would serve as relatively excellent protection from predators. Their zone of habitation includes portions of Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Peru, and Ecuador. They range in regions from sea level up to as high as 13,100 ft (4,000 m) above sea level. Their native climate is one of extremes. These consist of a very damp and moderate winter, and a very arid summer season. #ourbreathingplanet
Photo Source: www.biopix.com/pudu-puda_photo-99171.aspx
Photographer: G. Drange
Beijing, formerly romanized as Peking, is the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's third most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central government with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China.
Beijing is an important world capital and global power city, and one of the world's leading centers for politics, economy and business, finance, education, culture, innovation and technology, architecture, language, and diplomacy. A megacity, Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation's political, cultural, and educational center. It is home to the headquarters of most of China's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world, as well as the world's four biggest financial institutions. It is also a major hub for the national highway, expressway, railway, and high-speed rail networks. The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010, and, as of 2016, the city's subway network is the busiest and second longest in the world.
Combining both modern and traditional architecture, Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world, with a rich history dating back three millennia. As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China, Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries, and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that "few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China." With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides, in addition to the old inner and outer city walls, Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates. It has seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites—the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Zhoukoudian, and parts of the Great Wall and the Grand Canal— all tourist locations. Siheyuans, the city's traditional housing style, and hutongs, the narrow alleys between siheyuans, are major tourist attractions and are common in urban Beijing.
Many of Beijing's 91 universities consistently rank among the best in China, such as the Peking University and Tsinghua University. Beijing CBD is a center for Beijing's economic expansion, with the ongoing or recently completed construction of multiple skyscrapers. Beijing's Zhongguancun area is known as China's Silicon Valley and a center of innovation and technology entrepreneurship.
Leonardo - Like the intro states he is the leader. His orders are usually followed. He is the wisest, most experienced and balanced of the team. Leo often portrayed as the most serious and disciplined out of all the turtles. When the cartoon series starts out, he is shown with having a very level head, likewise to his leadership qualities in the comics.
He has a lot of responsibility on his hands, which can sometimes overwhelm him. He is very protective of his siblings and is willing to do anything for them. Leo acts as a big brother or a parental figure to his brothers and as a teacher's pet to Master Splinter. He was chosen to be the leader because of his willingness not by his skill.
Leonardo demonstrates many important qualities needed in a leader. Like his brothers, he is stealthy, can hide in the shadows, sneak around without being detected and uses hand to hand combat like ninjas do. Leo does his best to lead the team, but he sometimes second-guesses himself and his constant sibling rivalry with Raphael can cause problems for the team and puts a strain on his relationship with Raph.
Leonardo always takes Splinter's advice seriously, even though at times, his stubbornness starts to annoy his sensei. Leo gets confused whenever Splinter uses difficult phrases and quotes while giving away his wisdom, but he always takes it under consideration.
In the Leonardo One Shot 1986, Leonardo goes out for a run on the rooftops of New York City and is ambushed by the Foot Clan. He puts up an admirable fight against an army of Foot Ninja, but is eventually overwhelmed by them. Beaten to near unconsciousness, he is thrown through April O'Neil's apartment window. The remaining Turtles and Splinter are forced to continue the fight, but even with the aid of Casey Jones, the odds are against them. In the end, the building catches fire and the police arrive, but they secretly escape to Northampton. During this time, Leonardo recovers from his physical wounds. However, he has lost a great deal of confidence. While out hunting, he sees April fall through ice into a lake, and he rescues her. Leonardo has regains most of his confidence at this point.
In the Return to New York storyline (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (vol. 1) #19-21), Raphael demands that the Turtles return to New York to confront the Foot Clan and the Shredder. He accuses Leonardo of cowardice, and the arguing brothers soon come to a serious scrap. Leonardo is beaten by Raphael, who throws him through the wall of the barn and leaves the farm
alone.
The Turtles return to New York and reunite with their wayward brother in the old sewer lair. The three go along with Raphael's plan to storm the Foot Head Quarters, where once again Raphael goes off on his own to fight the Shredder. However, he is ambushed and beaten by the Shredder's Elite guard, but is rescued by Leonardo. This prompts Raphael to finally cede to Leonardo's leadership, leaving him to fight the Shredder. Leonardo engages in a bloody battle with Shredder that spills out onto the rooftop of the building. Leonardo ends the battle by decapitating the Shredder just as the building implodes. The Turtles later burn the Shredder's corpse in a funeral pyre in a nearby Manhattan harbor.
Leo is an extremely skilled martial artist and swordsman. His weapons of choice are a pair of katana blades which he uses in a traditional niten-ryu style. He has a good line of defense, and is the best at planning strategies. He is pretty strong when it comes to defense and counter attacks and he is mainly a well balanced ninja in terms of strength, speed, agility, and is intelligent.
He is named after Leonardo da Vinci and wears a blue bandana.
In the video games, Leonardo is the first turtle of choice. He is popular especially for beginner players of the TMNT games. Leonardo is portrayed as well-balanced, having, in all areas, strong but not extreme abilities and no glaring weaknesses ; however, Leonardo can usually inflict more damage.
In the New 2012 TMNT TV series, Leo loves a particular TV show called "Space Heroes" and tends to try to be like the hero on there, much to the annoyance of his brothers.
Leonardo's voice actor was Cam Clarke in the original 1987 cartoon. In the crossover movie Turtles Forever, this version of Leonardo is voiced by Dan Green and in the new 2012 series, Leo is voiced by Jason Biggs.
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Venice is a city sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. The city in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon. San Marco is lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice.
This is a cherry pie I made the first day I got my FIMO polymer clay. Chocolate pie with cherries with a silver finding. This was left in the car and I forgot to bake it. Come to think of it, it's still in car. Hopefully it hasn't melted :/
Μια κερασόπιτα από πολυμερικό πηλό FIMO που έφτιαξα την πρώτη μέρα που πήρα τα υλικά μου. Την ξέχασα όμως μέσα στο αμάξι και δεν την έψησα. Και νομίζω είναι ακόμα μέσα στο αμάξι...ελπίζω να μην λιώνει.
This is my kid's outfit after he did his thing.
This just in, for Halloween!
Fear of Fright Night Noe Gadget_10-27-11
doctornoemedia.blogspot.com/2011/10/just-in-time-for-hall...
My perrennial Halloween Horror Movie think piece, "Fear of Fright Night" is here:
www.angelfire.com/ma/babybrownsplace/articles/art7.html
My localized update to this story pegged to the filming of the movie "Halloween" in West Hollywood is here on patch.com:
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I have a seasonal blog entry I'd like to call your attention to. It's called "Fear of Fright Night and is available at the following URL: doctornoemedia.blogspot.com/2007/10/from-hell.html
The original post is viewable here: http://www.angelfire.com/ma/babybrownsplace/articles/art7.html
* This photo is not taken by me *
I just edited the photo, colors may seem unnatural. But it's the way I like this picture! :D
Best wishes for you dear Anahita :*
What make me like this photo is that Anahita is The ancient Persian water goddess.
Next event is September 18th at Mayfair Mall & goes from 10am - 4pm. Come down to meet a Super Hero & get your photo taken with them for a donation to the BC Children's Hospital Foundation.
Every person who donates & gets their photo taken is eligible to win the Super Hero pack filled with awesome items for the whole family AND a custom made Super Hero costume made for them by Mark Ashfield in time for Halloween! This is a one of a kind prize and the costume will be of top Hollywood grade - not a cheap costume!
Some of the organizations we'd like to help are:
- BC Children's Hospital Foundation (all funds from this year's Justice League FUNdraiser will go to this charity)
- Ending Child Abuse
- KidSport Canada
- Children's Wish Foundation
Unsurprisingly this is in York and somewhere I've been keen to visit since purchasing some excellent cans from them during lockdowns when the pubs were shut. Along with Magic Rock and Vocation these three Yorkshire breweries are taking beer brewing in many different directions. Craft beer is Brew York's prime product but they also brew some marvellous cask ales. After going up the stairs we were met with a wall of I think twenty seven craft taps and two hand pumps out of use. Although I was happy to drink the craft I was looking forward to their real ale. This was the beer hall with lots of benches and Yuzu Street Food offering Japanese and Korean dishes. Thankfully I was directed to a downstairs Tap Room with three hand pumps where I ordered my Korean vegan bao buns with asian pickles.
brewyork.co.uk/venues/venue-york/