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There is a danger of running out of superlatives when trying to describe Beverley Minster. It is not only the second finest non-cathedral church in the country but is architecturally a far finer building than most of our cathedrals themselves! It will come as a surprise to many visitors to find this grand edifice simply functions today as a parish church and has never been more than collegiate, a status it lost at the Reformaton. What had added to its mystique and wealth was its status as a place of pilgrimage housing the tomb of St John of Beverley, which drew visitors and revenue until the Reformation brought an end to such fortunes and the shrine was destroyed (though the saint's bones were later rediscovered and reinterred in the nave). That this great church itself survived this period almost intact is little short of a miracle in itself.
There has been a church here since the 8th century but little remains of the earlier buildings aside from the Saxon chair near the altar and the Norman font in the nave. The present Minster's construction spans the entirety of the development of Gothic architecture but forms a surprisingly harmonious whole nevertheless, starting with Early English in the 13h century choir and transepts (both pairs) with their lancet windows in a building phase that stopped at the first bays of the nave. Construction was then continued with the nave in the 14th century but only the traceried windows betray the emergent Decorated style, the design otherwise closely followed the work of the previous century which gives the Minster's interior such a pleasingly unified appearance (the only discernable break in construction within can be seen where the black purbeck-marble ceased to be used for certain elements beyond the eastern bay of the nave). Finally the building was completed more or less by 1420 with the soaring west front with its dramatic twin-towers in Perpendicular style (the east window must have been enlarged at this point too to match the new work at the west end).
The fabric happily survived the Reformation intact aside from the octagonal chapter-house formerly adjoining the north choir aisle which was dismantled to raise money by the sale of its materials while the church's fate was in the balance (a similar fate was contemplated for the rest of the church by its new owners until the town bought it for retention as a parish church for £100). The great swathes of medieval glass alas were mostly lost, though seemingly as much to neglect and storm-damage in the following century than the usual iconoclasm. All that survived of the Minster's original glazing was collected to form the patchwork display now filling the great east window, a colourful kaleidoscope of fragments of figures and scenes. Of the other furnishings the choir stalls are the major ensemble and some of the finest medieval canopied stalls extant with a full set of charming misericords (though most of these alas are not normally on show).
There are suprisingly few monuments of note for such an enormous cathedral-like church, but the one major exception makes up for this, the delightful canopied Percy tomb erected in 1340 to the north of the high altar. The tomb itself is surprisingly plain without any likeness remaining of the deceased, but the richly carved Decorated canopy above is alive with gorgeous detail and figurative embellishments. There are further carvings to enjoy adorning the arcading that runs around the outer perimeter of the interior, especially the north nave aisle which has the most rewarding carved figures of musicians, monsters and people suffering various ailments, many were largely restored in the 19th century but still preserve the medieval spirit of irreverent fun.
To summarise Beverley Minster would be difficult other than simply adding that if one enjoys marvelling at Gothic architecture at its best then it really shouldn't be missed and one should prioritise it over the majority of our cathedrals. It is a real gem and a delight to behold, and is happily normally open and welcoming to visitors (who must all be astonished to find this magnificent edifice is no more than a simple parish church in status!). I thoroughly enjoyed this, my second visit here (despite the best efforts of the poor weather!).
While walking about, the scenery itself is a work of art. Here we just happened to take a shortcut across the ground to get to another path when we noticed the extensive spread of fallen Ginko Tree Leaves--and right there amongst them in one spot was this lone nut (chestnut variety?) that grabbed our attention. Framing it out through the viewfinder would instantly confirm our thoughts that if was like a painting if cropped right . . .
We would like to share our experience of the visit to Longwood Gardens’ 2014 Christmas Spectacular (the main theme this year is BIRDS). The festivities begin on Thanksgiving Day and continues through the end of the first week of 2015. In recent years, we have found that it works perfectly for us to go on Thanksgiving Day, for we would celebrate TG early and afterward. This allows an opening day attendance at Longwood, where the crowd is significantly less than during the peak weekend days. There will be a good number of photos to view, and for the most part, presented in correct sequence. Please check out our ALBUMS titled “LONGWOOD GARDENS of Kennett Square, PA” and/or “CHRISTMAS SCENES” for a better flow in exploring the photos, since the continuity is lost when uploading into FLICKR while many others are doing the same, thus, having a variety of shots mixed in between the ones representing our visit on this day.
The wide variety of flowers and plants at Longwood Gardens are absolutely stunning in all stages and species . . . truly a Garden of Eden for anyone with a deep passion for these gifts of nature. The annual Longwood Gardens Christmas never fails to awe the visitors with one spectacular display after another. Whether these are in the magnificently elegant grand Conservatory, or outdoors within the over 1,000 acres of fabulous grounds, each and every thing is meticulously planned and designed, always arriving at some fresh ideas and/or concepts, while also maintaining the traditionally classic holiday floral and lighting appointments throughout. Given that the main theme for the 2014 holiday season is BIRDS, this can be seen in such spectacularly tasteful fashion throughout the displays of the vast indoor landscape. From the moment one enters the architectural marvel of the Conservatory, whether through the main Orangery or the East Conservatory, an awe inspiring view awaits.
This is a photograph from a set of photographs taken at the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2018 which was held in Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland at 20:00 on Friday 29th June 2018. This superb road race is now firmly established again as one of the fastest and best organised road races of its kind in Leinster. The race follows a left handed course around a well known local walking route around Laragh and in the closing kilometer runs parallel to the Royal Canal into the finish at the railway station in the town having started at the primary school close to the St. Coca's running track. In fact for several hundred meters after the 4KM marker towards the finish the course runs parallel with the railway, canal and the R148 between Kilcock and Maynooth. This geographic feature is one of only a small number towns with this parallel configuration in all of Europe.One of the usual features of tonight's race was the recording breaking air temperatures experienced. During this week Ireland has experienced actual heatwave conditions. It is fair to say that temperatures tonight on the course were around mid 20 degrees Celsius. This weather will certainly live long in the memory of any one who participated tonight. The race has had 'good' weather and 'great' weather before but nothing on this scale.
The members of St. Coca's AC and the many volunteers from the local community must be given great praise for organising another fantastic night of racing for runners, joggers, and walkers. The 5KM course is very flat with the exception of short incline up a motorway overpass and makes its way along narrow country lanes sheltered on either side by hedgerows. These roads offer a great contrast from the urban population of Kilcock which has grown as a satellite town of the greater Dublin area. The very hot summer evening made for an enjoyable night for everyone with a large crowd gathering at the finish to cheer on participants. Refreshments and prize awards were held in the Gaelscoil near to both the race start and close to the St. Coca's running track. Running clubs and groups from all over Leinster and beyond were represented in the race tonight.
Electronic timing and event management was provided by Irish company MyRunResults.com (Website: www.myrunresults.com/)
This photograph is part of a larger set of photographs from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2018 which can be found in the following Flickr Photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157698018586164
GPS Trace of the 5KM Course (the route of the course has not changed in a few years) connect.garmin.com/activity/194011978
Photographs from previous St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Races on our Flickr photostream:
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157682901644263
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157670088473266
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157655117810205
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157645423471903
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157634382263872
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157630347296616
Our photographs on Flickr from the St. Coca's AC 5KM Road Race 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627042558602
This is a page from Campbeltown Parochial Board's General Register of Poor. The Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 established parochial boards to deal with poor relief. Each parochial board had to keep a register of those paupers who received relief, whether outdoor relief (i.e. money, food, fuel, &c) or indoor relief (i.e. they were sent to the poorhouse). Very few of these registers survive, which is a great pity as they provide a lot of information about a person's life.
This entry records the application of Janet McNair (née Gilchrist) for poor relief in 1865 and give an insight into the life of a poor widower in Campbeltown. If you have any interesting stories about the Poor Law, Poorhouses or the life of Janet McNair, we'd love to hear from you. Please post your comments below.
The Memorial Garden is composed of rows of hanging military dog tags. It honors the sacrifices of those who died in military actions in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.
Old North Church (officially, Christ Church in the City of Boston), at 193 Salem Street, in the North End of Boston, is the location from which the famous "One if by land, and two if by sea" signal is said to have been sent. This phrase is related to Paul Revere's midnight ride, of April 18, 1775, which preceded the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution.
Paul Revere told three Boston patriots to hang two lanterns in the steeple. These men were the church sexton Robert Newman, and Captain John Pulling, the two of whom David Hackett Fischer suggests each carried one lantern up to the steeple, and Thomas Bernard, who stood watch for British troops outside the church. The lanterns were displayed to send a warning to Charlestown patriots across the Charles River about the movements of the British Army. Revere and William Dawes would later deliver the same message to Lexington themselves, but this lantern method was a fast way to inform the back-up riders in Charlestown about the movements of the British; these back-up riders planned to deliver the warning message to Lexington and Concord in case Revere and Dawes were arrested on the way.
The lanterns were hung for just under a minute to avoid catching the eyes of the British troops occupying Boston, but this was long enough for the message to be received in Charlestown. The militia waiting across the river had been told to look for the signal lanterns, and were prepared to act as soon as they saw them.
The meaning of two lanterns has been memorized by countless American schoolchildren.
One if by land, and two if by sea is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride". One lantern was to notify Charlestown that the British Army would march over Boston Neck and the Great Bridge, and two were to notify them that the troops were taking boats across the Charles River to land near Phips farm. After receiving the signal, the Charlestown Patriots sent out a rider to Lexington, but this rider did not reach his destination and his identity has disappeared from history. He was the one who might have been captured by a British patrol.
But the warning was delivered miles away to dozens of towns, first by Revere and Dawes on horses, and then by other men on horses and men who rang church bells and town bells, beat drums, and shot off warning guns. (Current status of the lanterns is not entirely clear; one is said to be in the hands of a private collector, another broken during a tour, and yet another is on display at the Concord Museum.)
Title: An everyday shipment weighing approximately 200,000 pounds is brought into Midvale Steel Company by train. The large building in the center is Link Belt Engineering Company photographed from the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad siding at Midvale, looking northeast toward Hunting Park Ave., ca. 1889
Date: 1889 Estimated
Photographer: Unknown
Photo ID: 5618PB1F1H
Collection: Midvale Company Photographs (1883 - 1953)
Repository: The Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives in the ILR School at Cornell University is the Catherwood Library unit that collects, preserves, and makes accessible special collections documenting the history of the workplace and labor relations. www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/kheel
Notes:
Copyright: There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Kheel Center which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the center be credited as its source.
Tags: Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives,Cornell University Library,Midvale Steel Company Photographs (1883 - 1953), Railroads, Buildings
It is two years since LVR ran their last North Coast tour, On the 12th of April 2012 they commenced the 2012 tour from Lithgow NSW working shuttles along the way bringing Steam Heritage to places that dont see working steam locomotives that often. The LVR tour train is backed into the perway siding at Coramba in preperations for three days of shuttle in the Coffs Harbour area.
This is one of the few dessert that I refuse to share. Creme caramel is my favourite on a good day but these are extra special. These maple flans are made with raw milk, duck eggs, chicken egg yolks, and maple sugar that I hand grated from a solid block of maple cream (i.e. raw maple sugar). The silky texture barely holds together long enough before melting in my mouth. The flavour of the farm fresh ingredient is the star. I cannot express in words the richness of the taste. Duck eggs and raw milk rock my world.
Recipe adapted from David Lebovitz's butterscotch flan in his book Ready For Dessert. Read more at Dessert By Candy.
Echinacea 'Evan Saul' (Sundown)...one of the exciting orange coneflowers from ItSaul Plants! 7/9/07
Note: Since taking this photo, I have discovered that the beautiful color fades to the ordinary pink (purple) color of the average coneflower. I would have preferred it remain the bright coral orange color seen here!
50 mm f/2.8 1/80 sec.
Explore #195 on 8/25/07
This is a picture of the parking lot across the road from the CSUMB library. It's nothing special in actuality; it's just a small parking lot. However, it hides within it a large part of American culture. Cars. Cars are vital to American culture. Unlike any other place in the world, America needs cars to get around. Its public transit system is awful and it is almost impossible to get around without a car. Something that foreign exchange students have found out to their displeasure.
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore
This is from a series of panels of the communion table at Trinity United Church of Christ, Canton, Ohio . A miniature version of the table was made as woodworking project and the panels recreated using laser technology. Original panels are approx. 30 inches high. These panels are 1.5 inches high and shot with a 100mm macro lens. Also referred to as Thaddaeus, author of the Letter of Jude, brother of the James the Less. Martyred with Simon. The ship is a reminder of his missionary journeys.
Vancouver Island - 25 images - Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 28-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS USM (EOS mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
COMMON EFFORT is a unique project in wich the cooperation between civilian and military organisations is taken to a higher level. The German and Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs, 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps and the German Bundespolizei are just a few of the participants that are pioneers in long-term coordinating of their activities and mutual understanding by using a fictional scenario.
Okay it's not, just playing with the iPhone while shopping. It's a good place to practice vanishing points
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Polymer clay. Not done yet in the above photo! This is a WIP (work in progress). Blogged: karenascofield.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/sculpting-with-cr...
I'm learning to sculpt polymer clay art dolls using the Creager Worshops "Sculpting the Head" Volume 1 DVD. The DVDs don't tell you how to sculpt a particular doll, just how to do it in general. I have all three of the Creagers' instructional DVDs and they're fantastic. Weeeee! :)
Lieder is a villa County and the county of Urgell. Lieder is also conoce como The new de Copas' ya the view of the village from the river is an accumulation of a few houses las otras countertops. The whole village is a group declared a national cultural interest. [1] is located in the river valley Corb. The main nuclear home, formerly walled rests on Vertiente norte del valle. Las calles y las casas Suben, from the channel of the river, mountain reaches. The Core of the village is the dry land agriculture. In mid-August held a medieval fair, with stops in oficios artesanos and antique y algunas activities.
Santa Maria Lieder View from the castle.
The village of Guimerà is fue Formando, comes down to, at the foot of the castle and Gothic church, surrounded by walls with four Portales left to do for them that the N sector, that of the E and the W. [1] place that ocupaba portal of the band S posiblemente Riad destroyed by the Santa Tecla (1874), is now known for the "goal." Streets, unite, a con Arco y el otro lado, overlook drawn irregular, narrow and with slope of Todavia medieval flavor. Las Casas, construídas in part on porches, doors and windows of preserved Renaissance era. [1]
Castle Walls Guimerà left to do in the various outbuildings and the circular tower, half demolished, which was posiblemente tower masterpiece. [1] The church, Gothic nave is one of three tramos with cruise and polygonal apse of five sides, with Cubiertas crucería. The façade is centered by the cover with four archivolts apuntadas and ogival window on top. On the left there is the tower bell levanta Cuadrada plant, completed in the late fifteenth century or beginnings of the XVI (in the upper part there is a shield of the family Castro-Pinos, corresponde that at this time).
Excavations realized in the archeological transcurso de los últimos años por parte del Instituto de Estudios Ilerdencs have puesto BARE stays the ground floor of the castle, as well as the way of access from the village.
History
A street of the old town.
The city of Lieder, a hill to the right of the Crow River, is chaired by the restos of old castle, documented from the eleventh century, who first fue center of a barony and after a county. [1] During the XII century the family pertenecio German brains. In 1343 Castro steps in 1371 Los Pinos (hecho de Castro-Pinos) and in 1663 the Dukes of Hijar, who fueron señores the place until the year 1832, in which it extinguieron the jurisdictional señoríos. [1]
Strokes in the first carlista war, and More exactly from 15 to 30 September 1835, the castle remained very damaged. El tiempo no charge up the rest.
The church, dedicated to Santa Maria inicialmente and now in San Sebastian, fue comenzada in the XIV century by the Lords of the place, Gerald German Cervello and Geralda Rocabertí, the escudos of them that are in the façade. [1]
There is news of a previous parish, in the very place that the current inicialmente of belonging to the bishopric of Osona and in 1154 the Paso de Tarragona. Left to do vestiges of walls and a cover and in the Museum of Guimerà, algunos románicos capitals.
Guimerà es una villa y municipio de la comarca del Urgell. También se conoce Guimerà como 'El nuevo de Copas', ya que la vista del pueblo desde el río es un amontonamiento de casas unas encima de las otras. Todo el pueblo es un conjunto declarado bien cultural de interés nacional. [1] Se sitúa en el valle del río Corb. El núcleo principal de casas, antiguamente amurallado, reposa sobre la vertiente norte del valle. Las calles y las casas suben, desde el cauce del río, montaña arriba. La actividad principal del pueblo es la agricultura de secano. A mediados de agosto se celebra una feria medieval, con paradas de artesanos y de oficios antiguos, y algunas actuaciones.
Santa María de Guimerà visto desde el castillo.
El pueblo de Guimerà se fue formando, de arriba abajo, a los pies del castillo y la iglesia gótica, rodeado por murallas con cuatro portales, de los que quedan el del sector N, el de la E y el de la W . [1] El lugar que ocupaba el portal de la banda S, posiblemente destruido por la riada de Santa Tecla (1874), es ahora conocido por el "portal". Las calles, con arcos que unen un lado y el otro, tienen un trazado irregular, estrechas y con pendiente, de regusto todavía medieval. Las casas, construidas en parte sobre porches, conservan puertas y ventanas de época renacentista. [1]
Del castillo de Guimerà quedan muros de las diversas dependencias y la torre de planta circular, medio derruida, que posiblemente era la torre maestra. [1] La iglesia, gótica, es de una nave de tres tramos con crucero y ábside poligonal de cinco lados, con cubiertas de crucería. La fachada es centrada por la portada con cuatro arquivoltas apuntadas y una ventana ojival en la cima. En el lado izquierdo se levanta la torre campanario de planta cuadrada, acabada a finales del siglo XV o inicios del XVI (en la parte superior hay un escudo de la familia Castro-Pinós, que corresponde en esta época). [1]
Las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas en el transcurso de los últimos años por parte del Instituto de Estudios Ilerdencs han puesto al descubierto las estancias de la planta baja del castillo, así como el camino de acceso desde el pueblo.
Historia
Una calle del casco antiguo.
La ciudad de Guimerà, aturonada a la derecha del río Corb, es presidida por los restos del antiguo castillo, documentado desde el siglo XI, que fue primer centro de una baronía y después de un condado. [1] Durante el siglo XII perteneció a la familia Alemany de Cervelló. En 1343 pasó a Castro, en 1371 los Pinós (de hecho Castro-Pinós) y en 1663 los duques de Híjar, que fueron señores del lugar hasta el año 1832, en que se extinguieron los señoríos jurisdiccionales.
En tiempos de la primera guerra carlista, y concretamente del 15 al 30 de septiembre de 1835, el castillo quedó muy dañado. El tiempo se ha encargado del resto.
La iglesia, dedicada inicialmente a Santa María y ahora en San Sebastián, fue comenzada en el siglo XIV por los señores del lugar, Guerau Alemany de Cervelló y Geralda de Rocabertí, los escudos de los que están en la fachada.
Hay noticias de una parroquia anterior, en el mismo lugar que la actual, que inicialmente pertenecía al obispado de Osona y que en 1154 pasó al de Tarragona. Quedan vestigios de muros y una portada y, en el Museo de Guimerà, algunos capiteles románicos
This is a photograph from the sixth annual running of the 'Streets of Athboy' 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in the town of Athboy, Co. Meath, Ireland on Friday 9th August 2019 at 20:00. Tonight's event follows on from the very successful previous five runnings of the event. The race event was organised very successfully again by Mick Priest and his team of volunteers and helpers from the local athletics club Father Murphy AC and the local community. The Fr. Murphy club is based in rural Meath between the towns of Ballivor and Athboy. A credit to their establishment the club boasts facilities on 17 acres including a grass 400m and 1KM all weather walking track. Proceeds of the race this evening will contribute towards Fr. Murphy AC's efforts to build a tartan track at the club facility in Frayne. The support shown by the running community highlights the support which Fr. Murphy's AC has within the county of Meath and beyond.
Event management and electronic chip timing were provided by Popup Races (www.popupraces.ie)
The race itself starts on the Navan road approximately 1KM from the Registration Hall. The race follows a route away along the main street of Athboy and then turns left at the Cosy Pub onto the Kildalkey Road. This brings participants through a series of bends before a long straight stretch leading to a country laneway where there is a short loop before returning back onto the Kildalkey road. This returns back on the route where the race started on. The race finishes in the grounds of Athboy Community Centre. It is a good fair course and many participants feel that it offers the opportunity for fast running and setting personal bests. The first mile is well recognised as being particularly fast. Prizes were given in all of the usual categories. There was also an opportunity for those who registered early to get a lovely technical t-shirt for the race. Overall the race, as part of the Meath AAI series of races, continued and maintained the high standard of road race organisation in County Meath by Meath running and athletic clubs.
Our full set of photographs from tonight's race are available in the Flickr Photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157710197127586
Our photographs from the 4th Streets of Athboy 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157687369978476
Our photographs from the 3rd Streets of Athboy 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157670941683990
Our photographs from the 2nd Streets of Athboy 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157656497977460
Our photographs from the 1st Streets of Athboy 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157646274860062
Expo is the most significant annual health and social care event in the calendar, uniting more NHS and care leaders, commissioners, clinicians, voluntary sector partners, innovators and media than any other health and care event.
Expo 15 returned to Manchester and was hosted once again by NHS England. Around 5000 people a day from health and care, the voluntary sector, local government, and industry joined together at Manchester Central Convention Centre for two packed days of speakers, workshops, exhibitions and professional development.
This year, Expo was more relevant and engaging than ever before, happening within the first 100 days of the new Government, and almost 12 months after the publication of the NHS Five Year Forward View. It was also a great opportunity to check on and learn from the progress of Greater Manchester as the area prepares to take over a £6 billion devolved health and social care budget, pledging to integrate hospital, community, primary and social care and vastly improve health and well-being.
More information is available online: www.expo.nhs.uk
This is an ANTIQUE Japanese Furisode. Furisode are formal kimono for young, unmarried women. This piece likely originates in the Taisho (1912 - 1926) or early Showa Period (1926 - 1989). Furisode with a black background like this one, were often worn by brides on their wedding day. This one features a bold pattern of pine boughs and rushing water. This piece also bears five tachibana crests.
I have inspected this furisode in detail, and there is minimal damage; mostly in the form of dye transfer / bleeding. Overall, I would rate this furisode in excellent antique condition. This garment is 100% silk.
MEASUREMENTS:
166cm - Length (Collar to Hem)
128cm - Arm span
63cm - Width across the back
141cm - Total width of skirt
109cm - Sleeve drop
SIZING:
If you are unsure of how to interpret the kimono's size it is important to know that the length (collar - hem) should be approximately 10cm longer to 10cm shorter than the wearer's overall height (longer is better). This is because the excess length will be folded up at the waist. Meanwhile, the skirt should wrap around the hips a full 1.5 times. The armspan should also reach wrist to wrist on the wearer. If this kimono is worn with a waist fold, it will ideally fit a woman about 156cm (5'1") - 176cm (5'9") tall. This kimono will ideally fit a woman with hips about 94cm (37") around. There is some give and take in these measurements though.
Anyone Else But You
You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on your back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
So why can't, you forgive me?
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I will find my nitch in your car
With my MP3, DVD, rumple-packed guitar
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Du du du du du du dudu
Up up down down left right left right B A start
Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
We both have shiny happy fits of rage
You want more fans, I want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Don Quijote was a steel driving man
My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Squinched up your face and did a dance
You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Du du du du du du dudu
But you
This is one of only a handful of companies featured in the scrapbook which are still around today.
Approximately 60 years ago when I was a little lad someone gave me a scrapbook in which he had pasted dozens of images of trucks, vans, buses and trolleybuses.
They form a fascinating and unique collection.
The images come from a 1940s publication called "Motor Transport"
This is the high ground of Sandy Hollow Heritage Park and marks the “Sunset Stand” as slowly the Colonials were driven back by overwhelming forces and firepower. Dusk was closing in, ammunition was low, and many of the three and four pounder cannons had been lost. Both sides were exhausted by long marches and a four to five hour battle. It was here, as the Colonials retreated, that Count Casimir Pulaski gained Washington’s approval to form an instant cavalry unit which then made a stunning charge against the astonished British forces. Near here too, Greene’s division, under Weedon and Nash, came in behind the pursuing British to inflict heavy casualties on the pursuing 64th and 44th regiments.
According to records by British Jaeger Captain Ewald, “There was a terrible firing and half of the Englishmen and nearly all of the officers were slain.”
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.
Why is there long red streak attached to this galaxy? The streak is made mostly of glowing hydrogen that has been systematically stripped away as the galaxy moved through the ambient hot gas in a cluster of galaxies. Specifically, the galaxy is spiral galaxy D100, and cluster is the Coma Cluster of galaxies. The red path connects to the center of D100 because the outer gas, gravitationally held less strongly, has already been stripped away by ram pressure. The extended gas tail is about 200,000 light-years long, contains about 400,000 times the mass of our Sun, and stars are forming within it. Galaxy D99, visible to D100's lower left, appears red because it glows primarily from the light of old red stars -- young blue stars can no longer form because D99 has been stripped of its star-forming gas. The featured false-color picture is a digitally enhanced composite of images from Earth-orbiting Hubble and the ground-based Subaru telescope. Studying remarkable systems like this bolsters our understanding of how galaxies evolve in clusters. via NASA go.nasa.gov/2DEtkqV
The Alcázar of Toledo is a stone fortification located in the highest part of Toledo, Spain. Once used as a Roman palace in the 3rd century, it was restored under Charles I and Philip II of Spain in the 1540's. In 1521, Hernán Cortés was received by Charles I at the Alcázar, following Cortes' conquest of the Aztecs.
To view my blog from day three of my Madrid trip visit:
www.atravellingjack.co.uk/madrid-trip-day-three-a-day-tri...
GDOT is planning reconstruct and widen S.R. 4/15th Street from Milledgeville Road to Government Road in Augusta.
The project will reconstruct 15th Street from a five-lane
section ¨C, which currently includes a two-way left turn lane flush median ¨C, to a four-lane section (two 11-foot wide lanes in each direction) separated by a variable width raised median with the provision for left turn lanes at median openings. The
project also plans to widen SR 4 / 15th Street from the intersection of MLK Jr. Blvd. at 15th Street to Government Road from two lanes to four 11-foot wide lanes (2 lanes in each direction) separated by a variable width raised median with provision for left turn lanes at median openings. Five-foot wide sidewalks would be constructed on both sides of the roadway from Milledgeville Road to Olive Road, and an 8-foot wide shared-use path from Olive Road to Government Road on the north side of the roadway and a 5-foot wide sidewalk on the south side of the roadway. Pedestrian crosswalks would be installed at each of the existing signalized intersections. The project will begin in 2016.
This is a photograph from the fifth running of the Athlone Flatline Half Marathon which was held at Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Saturday 10th September 2016 at 11:00. There was beautiful weather for the event which started and finished at St. Aloysius College near the Canal Banks area of the town just slightly west of the River Shannon. This event was professionally organised and the very flat course meant that many runners both seasoned and new to the scene achieved season or personal bests. Over 900 participants successfully completed the event in the beautiful September sunshine. Everyone involved must be congratulated for the flawless running of the event. No stone was left unturned in the organisation of the race. The flat course brings runners into both Connaught and Leinster as the route takes runners on a flat rural country route for 8 miles before joining the old N6 Dublin Galway road. After a mile or so the race turns back onto country roads towards the finish.
This photograph is part of a large set of photographs on Flickr at the following album www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157670413600203
Photographs from 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157647516503901
USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
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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, 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.
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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.
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Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
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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?
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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.
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It is not so good photo (late evening and rainy), but it was amazing to see this native kingfisher so close on my walk in Auckland city. It is very shy in Australia ( called Sacred Kingfisher).
Two members of the kingfisher family occur in New Zealand, the introduced Australian kookaburra, which has a very restricted range in the northern part of the North Island, and the widely distributed native kingfisher or kotare of the Maoris.
The proper name for New Zealand subspecies is Todirhamphus sanctus vagans
Often you will find it under an old name "Halcyon sancta", but Clements calls this "Todirhamphus sanctus" - new name, also often misspelt "Todiramphus".
Location: Albert Park, Auckland
I think this is fairly self explanatory...I LOVE cookies...Christy made a whole pile of cookies...now I feel sick.... ;)
You have to check the detail with this lens!!!
Strobist:
580EXII, through softbox, above cookie pile, slightly right
580EXII, through white umbrella for fill, subject left
Triggered with PocketWizards
This is a photo of a bus as it is passing by me on the street. I thought that this would represent and connect well to my HI as one main theme in her story Gone Girl is the idea that Amy is always on the run and that she always needs to be moving quick so she doesn't get caught which is what I was trying to portray in this photo. There was not much editing but I took the photo with a very long exposure to get the lights on the bus to look the way they did.
Honduras is a country Latin Central America
Honduras officially the Republic of Honduras was once referred to as Spanish Honduras. Honduras in Spanish means "depths".
Honduras borders the countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua
Honduras Independence day from Spain September 15, 1821
Honduras is best known for the production of minerals, coffee, tropical fruit, and sugar cane, as well as for its growing textiles industry, which serves the international market.
Roatán is an island that was formerly known as Ruatan and Rattan is a Bay Island in the Caribbean Sea.
For more information on Honduras visit:
Carnival Glory is a Conquest-class cruise ship that was built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone, Italy. She is owned by Carnival Corporation & plc and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines.
7 Day Western Caribbean Cruise
from Miami, Florida
05/24/2014 thru 05/31/2014
Ports of call:
South Beach, Miami, Florida, USA, North America
Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Greater Antilles, Latin North America (sail by only)
Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Yucatán Peninsula, México, Latin North America
Roatán, Honduras, Latin Central America
Belize, Central America
Costa Maya, Quintana Roo, Yucatán Peninsula, México, Latin North America
Mahahual Village, Costa Maya, Quintana Roo, Yucatán Peninsula, México, Latin North America
For more information on Carnival Cruises visit:
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Honduras port of Roatán in Latin Central America
May 28th 2014
This is a photograph from The '5K Paddy Run' Road Race and Fun Run held in Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on St. Patrick's Day March 17th 2014 at 10:00. The race was organised to raise funds for the St. Vincent de Paul Kinnegad branch. The race was very well organised and followed the route of the well known Kinnegad 5KM Road Race which takes place annually every summer in the town. About 130 participants took part in the race and ran, jogged, or walked the 5KM route. Despite the cold morning the weather was perfect for running and everyone involved enjoyed the St. Patrick's Day outing.
Reading on a Smartphone or tablet? Don't forget to scroll down further to read more about this and race and see important Internet links to other information about the race!
Our full set of photographs from today's races is available in the Flickr photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157642485821595/
This is a fast flat course. The course is right handed. The course starts on the old N4 Sligo Road (goo.gl/maps/JWpnK) and proceeds to quickly turn right onto the Killucan road. There is a downhill stretch at the 1km mark where just after the course takes a right turn onto Boreen Bradach (a well known walking route). The race stays with the boreen, which has a very good road surface, until about 800 meters to go where the race emerges into a housing estate. The final right turn is onto the main street for the finish (goo.gl/maps/es2Up). There was a water station along the route. All kilometers were marked and overall the course was perfectly accurate for 5KM. Refreshments were served in Scanlon's Bar on the main street after the race. Well done to the race organisers who, after today's very successful first attempt, hope to make this race an annual event on St. Patrick's Day.
Facebook page for the 5KM Race 2014: www.facebook.com/SVPPaddyRun?fref=ts (needs facebook logon)
Google Streetview Location of Race Start goo.gl/maps/JWpnK
Google Streetview Location of Race Finish at Bank of Ireland on the main street of Kinnegad goo.gl/maps/es2Up
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/
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.
How can I 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 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.
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
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.
Villa Theresa is frozen in time. The palace stands as it was created, and the interior, furniture and decor go back 50-60 years. Old typewriters, chandeliers and paintings of past landscapes and celebrities, the place oozes the exuberance and extravagance of the upper class of past times.
After the revolution, the place was handed over to military and ordinary citizens who let the place decay. It has been restored, however, and today it is a museum that serves as a kind of Airbnb.
It is a fascinating place where you can experience the glory of the past and the service of today: nice young people provide breakfast, cleaning and help for practical purposes. From the four terraces you can get a fine view of Havana.
The neighborhood is mostly poor, like most of the city, but on the other side of the street there is a mansion with swimming pool, tennis court, guards and chauffeurs in their cars outside.
En Villa Teresa el tiempo se ha parado. El palacio se mantiene tal como fue creado, y el interior, los muebles y la decoración están como hace 50-60 años. Con antiguas máquinas de escribir, candelabros y retratos de paisajes y celebridades pasadas, el lugar rezuma la exuberancia y la extravagancia de la clase alta de tiempos pasados.
Después de la revolución, el lugar fue entregado a militares y ciudadanos comunes que dejaron que el lugar decayera. Ahora ha sido restaurado y hoy en día es un museo que sirve como una especie de Airbnb.
Es un lugar fascinante donde se puede experimentar la gloria de antaño y el servicio de hoy: jóvenes amigables ofrecen desayuno, limpieza y ayuda práctica, y desde las cuatro terrazas hay espléndidas vistas sobre La Habana.
El vecindario es en su mayoría pobre, como el resto de la ciudad, pero en el otro lado de la calle hay una mansión con piscina, cancha de tenis, guardias y choferes en sus autos afuera.
Is it just me, or is it absolutely ridiculous to set up Santa’s Grotto at the start of November? It was there earlier in the week, but not marked up. We haven’t got Bonfire Night out of the way yet..
5578. It is the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi Aug. 7-9, 1942. There is flak in the air, which is presumably what brought this aircraft down, although the transport fleets at Tulagi were also initially protected by U.S. Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher's aircraft carriers, which were controversially withdrawn before much of the US First Marine Divisions men and stores were landed [a withdrawal the Marines referred to as 'the bug out.'].
The landing forces are now screened by eight cruisers - including three RAN, AUSTRALIA [II], CANBERRA [I] and HOBART [I] and a number of U.S. destroyers. The invasion forces are under attack by Japanese aircraft from Rabaul.
The significance of the date here, of course, is that it is one day before the disastrous night Battle of Savo Island, in which half the Allied screening force of cruisers - caught napping - will be lost. The losses were HMAS CANBERRA [I] USS QUINCY, VINCENNES and ASTORIA.
Photo: courtesy of the Naval Historical Society of Australia.
www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/guadlcnl/guad...
Quitting is hard because of all the stress and pressure you have to live with on a daily basis. Fortunately, it is possible to overcome this feeling the information in this article should put you on the path to quitting.
If you are sincere in your effort to stop, find a support group and stick with them. Support groups can help you learn how to cope with the physical and emotional challenges you may experience while quitting. You will receive wonderful advice and support from these kinds of people as they have been in your shoes before. Support groups can be found in many places, such as your church, rec center or college, ask around.
Create a list of strategies to help you quit. Creating a personalized, quitting smoking list will help to increase the likelihood that you may be able to successfully quit. Different approaches work for differing people. Discovering what will work best for your particular circumstances is crucial. Creating your own list does this.
When a cigarette craving strikes, try to implement delays. Tell yourself to wait five or ten minutes when you feel the urge to smoke. It's possible that when five to ten minutes arrives, the urge will have passed. If it hasn't, then just keep repeating this process over and over as frequently as you need to.
Don't try doing it yourself. Enlist the help of your friends and family. You may also be interested in joining a support group. Speak about your predicament and talk about some of what you want to change.
Consult with a doctor if you are trying to stop smoking but they are finding difficulty. There are an increasing number of medical aids, such as antidepressants, that can help you quit with a lot less discomfort. Not only will your doctor be able to provide you with medicine, they could provide information on support groups and help hotlines that can improve your capability to succeed in quitting.
After the information you have just read, you need to have greater self-confidence that you could finally break your smoking habit. Pass this information on how to stop smoking to other people who should also break this habit. Armed using this type of knowledge, anybody can acquire a healthier future. sideeffectsfromsmoking.com/
This is a photograph from the 5th annual Clongowes 5KM road race and fun run which was held at Clongowes Wood College, Clane, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 20th March 2016 at 11:00. The race is held annually as a fundraiser in aid of Clane Athletic Club and the Order of Malta International Camp and Lourdes fund. The weather was very good for road running. A cold dry crisp spring morning with clear skies and little wind. The race starts within the grounds of Clongowes Wood College at the Gold Course Side. The race proceeds out the golf course exit onto the Clane Kilcock road (the R407) and heads towards Kilcock. At the next junction (Borehole Cross) the course then takes a left and heads towards Prosperous village on the R408 known locally as 'the straight road'. About 1KM after the turn the course turns left in Ballynaboley and makes its way along a small boreen road which brings runners to join up again with the Clane Kilcock road. The race then runs right towards Clane and soon the runners see the famous landmark of the gates of the entrance to Clongowes Wood College. There is about a 400m straight stretch down the avenue to the finish as runners look down the straight avenue to the finish and the backdrop of the historic college buildings. Overall the course is flat and fast with a small incline over the first 2KM before the race turns off the Clane-Kilcock road.
The race is supported by Clane Athletic Club which is one of Ireland's newest athletic clubs. The club was reformed in 2012 with the principal aim of promoting athletics for all ages in the village of Clane and surrounding areas.
The grounds of the college provide a historically significant backdrop to the race. The school can trace its history back to a large estate owned by a local family in the 1400s. The estate became a school in the 1800s. While Clongowes is well known in the educational domain it is also well known for its strong history in schools rugby union. Today Clongowes Wood college is a voluntary secondary boarding school for boys.
Event organisation and electronic timing was provided by www.popupraces.ie/
We have a full set of photographs from the start and finish of this race on Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157665954293712
Some useful web links include en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clongowes_Wood_College and
www.facebook.com/clongowes5k/?
USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
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, 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
The Round the Island Race is an annual yacht race around the Isle of Wight. It starts and finishes in Cowes, and is organised by the Island Sailing Club. The course is about 50 nautical miles (93 km) long. The race was first held in 1931 and since 2005 it has been sponsored by JP Morgan Asset Management.
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