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This is just part of the view the Thousand Oaks City Hall will command when it is completed in 1971. Architect Jerzy Pujdak and his associate Mark Bielski, who are conducting the national architectural competition for the complete civic center complex, discuss the site with City Manager Glenn Kendall. The first 3 1/2 acres for City Hall was formally given over to the city earlier this week by the Janss Corp. News Chronicle Collection, photographer John Berthman. CTO_057. 03-28-1969_2.
We’re happy to share this digital image on Flickr. Please note that this is a copyrighted image. For information regarding obtaining a reproduction of this image, please contact the Special Collections Librarian of the Thousand Oaks Library at specoll@tolibrary.org
De Sint-Annatunnel is een voetgangers- en fietstunnel onder de Schelde in de stad Antwerpen. De bouw van de Sint-Annatunnel begon in 1931 en de tunnel werd in 1933 geopend.
Deze 572 meter lange tunnel, die zich 31,57 meter onder de grond bevindt, wordt door de Antwerpenaren ook wel de Voetgangerstunnel genoemd en verbindt sinds 1933 de stad met de Linkeroever, met andere woorden het oudere met het nieuwere Antwerpen. Beide kanten hebben een lift voor 40 personen of maximaal 3.000 kg, en twee maal twee authentieke houten roltrappen. Deze roltrappen waren voor die tijd een echte nieuwigheid. De uitwendige diameter van de tunnel bedraagt 4,74 m, de inwendige 4,30 m. De beide toegangsgebouwen zijn van de hand van Emiel Van Averbeke.
Voor de aanleg van de tunnel bestonden er twee overzetboten: de Sint-Annekensboot en de "Land van Waas / Pays de Waes". De Sint-Annekensboot stak de Schelde over ter hoogte van het Steen, de "Land van Waas" was een treinboot die de verbinding vormde tussen de spoorwegstations Vlaams Hoofd (later Antwerpen-West) op de Linkeroever en Antwerpen-Waas aan de Sint-Michielskaai. Over een permanente oeververbinding was men het in 1874 reeds eens. Er waren meerdere plannen voor een brug, maar die werden telkens verworpen omdat die de scheepvaart zou belemmeren. Pas in 1931 werd de knoop doorgehakt en koos men voor een tunnel.
De eigenlijke horizontaal gelegen tunnel werd volledig in de Boomse klei uitgegraven door middel van een handschild. De tunnelbekleding bestaat uit gietijzeren elementen met loodvoegen. De kostprijs bedroeg 40 miljoen BEF (ongeveer 1 miljoen euro). De werken startten op 28 juni 1931 en werden op 14 augustus 1933 voltooid. Er worden nog veel authentieke onderdelen van de tunnel bewaard waaronder: de houten roltrappen, oude waarschuwingsborden, de twee inkomhallen.
De afmetingen van de tunnel en van de liften werden zo gekozen dat het mogelijk was om met een ziekenwagen of politievoertuig door de tunnel te rijden bij een incident in de Waaslandtunnel. Pas na het voltooien van de Kennedytunnel werd deze functie overbodig.
What is the curly wire connecting the frame to front wheel?
It would make sense as a light, but the bike didn't have a front light. Maybe for a hub generator to the rear?
This is a picture of my S-M-C Macro-Takumar f4 using a new (to me) Petri lens that I'm working on adapting to be used on my R7. The Petri mount is super weird and not very popular or common. This is my 3rd Petri lens.
I'm 3D printing the mount. So far, so good. But for this image I just held the lens up to the M42 to Canon RF adapter and shot it.
The lens itself looks interesting. I need to get this mount figured out first and then do some testing.
Shot using a Petri 55mm f2 @f2.8
THIS... is Doug DeMuro's Land Rover Defender... made with Lego!
Instructions Available on Rebrickable: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-144350/StudWorks/doug-demuros-la...
YouTube Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFsz28a2KrI
It is a 1997 North American Spec Defender convertible in 8-wide Speed Champions style with opening doors, hood, rear door, and adjustable seats. Also included is a brick-built Doug DeMuro figure (accurate sizing next to the Defender) and his Border Collie, Noodle!
The Story: Three years ago, I posted a render of this MOC on Doug DeMuro's subreddit, and the post absolutely exploded. Doug himself saw my creation, and was enamored, so he posted the render to Twitter, and everybody else was fanatic about Lego Doug too! Then, after getting a pinch-worthy private message, I ordered the parts on BrickLink for two Defenders, two Dougs, and two Noodles, and mailed the other pair to Doug as a commission! You can see Doug's personal copy for yourself at the 13 minute point here: youtu.be/AAGI1TGcqIY?t=780
Now finally, you can make your very own Lego Defender, Doug, and Noodle! The high-quality instructions include various quirks and features of the build, like the interior's fire extinguisher, the meat cleaver mirrors, and wheel covers from the Speed Champions F40.
I've got another Doug car MOC soon, so stay tuned
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This is an image from my photoshoot of Alex Magee's 2 litre 16 valve Vauxhall Nova (Opel Corsa for the euro peeps out there), and was snapped in July 2004. The photoshoot was commissioned by Modified Motors magazine based in the Republic of Ireland for use as a car feature in their monthly magazine.
The car itself had received a complete strip down and rebuild from the ground up.
Location was in a local industrial estate in Magheramason, which is found just outside Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
This is a photo I took from Sardinia, more precisely from the Cabras pond. In the image you can see: a Sun pillar, the planet Venus and two flamingos in flight. The Sun pillar phenomenon is caused by sunlight reflected by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Data:
Canon EOS R100
Lens RF-S 18-45 mm
Focal length: 45 mm
F/9
1/40 sec
ISO 320
I used GIMP software to slightly increase the contrast and cropping the original photo
Date and time: February 24, 2026 17:33 UTC (18:33 local time)
Location: Cabras, Sardinia, Italy
Copyright: Roberto Ortu
#WalkInRed is an online/virtual social media campaign that takes place each year during the month of April. The idea is for #ActuallyAutistic individuals and allies to post selfies wearing red shoes, socks, lipstick, nail polish, other clothing or anything else red like food, toys, printed signs, etc. These images are meant to act as a positive beacon; making a typically blue month much happier through #love. 2015 is the first of many flashblogs and tweetstorms in the name of equality, understanding and #acceptance.
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Special Olympics GB
Special Olympics GB is delighted to confirm its 2017 National Summer Games – the 10th in history of the organisation - will be held in Sheffield from Monday 7th August until Friday 11th August 2017.
This will be the second time that the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games have been held in the steel city – the last time was in 1993.
Venues for the Games will include the Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium; Sheffield City Trust’s Ponds Forge International Sports Centre; Hillsborough Leisure Centre; Concord Sports Centre; Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre; the English Institute of Sport Sheffield and Forge Valley School - all helping to host the UK’s biggest disability sports event in 2017.
Special Olympics GB is the largest registered charity providing year-round sports training and competition opportunities for people with intellectual (learning) disabilities. Almost 1.2 million people in the UK (2% of the population) have an intellectual disability.
Special Olympics GB’s National Summer Games is the showpiece domestic event every four years for the organisation and its athletes.
In this country, Special Olympics Great Britain serves over 8,000 registered athletes annually through almost 150 volunteer-led local clubs and 19 regions. Special Olympics GB is also a registered charity and is supported annually by individual and corporate donations.
Councillor Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council, said: “I am absolutely delighted that Sheffield has been selected to host the Special Olympics GB National Summer Games in three years’ time.
“The decision is testament to the fact that Sheffield is a great sporting city, home to the sort of world-leading venues that befit a highly prestigious event such as this.
“From world-class venues such as the English Institute of Sport and Ponds Forge, to the multi award-winning Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield really does have it all.
“However, this isn’t just about places, but about people. ‘Sheffielders’ are well known for their love of sport, in what is our welcoming and inclusive city.
“This is another opportunity for our communities to get involved in a wonderful celebration of all things sporting. We estimate the economic benefit hosting the games in Sheffield will be in the region of £1.5m.”
Sheffield City Council will be delivering the event in partnership with Sheffield International Venues (SIV), which runs key sites such as the English Institute of Sport and Ponds Forge. Marketing Sheffield will be leading on the accommodation aspect of the Games.
Karen Wallin, Special Olympics GB’s CEO, said: “We are thrilled to be heading back to Sheffield. We expect in the region of 2,000 athletes and 500 voluntary coaches - supported by a further 650 volunteers and estimated 5,000 family members – to visit Sheffield in the summer of 2017 for our biggest national event which takes place every four years.
“We are looking forward to the support of the local people and businesses of Sheffield as this very significant sporting event will require a large amount of assistance and energy.
“We are sure that the great City of Sheffield will provide a very successful and hugely memorable event for our athletes, their families, coaches and volunteers.”
TIMETABLE - 2017 SPECIAL OLYMPICS GB NATIONAL SUMMER GAMES IN SHEFFIELD
Monday 7th August: Athletes arrive in Sheffield
Tuesday 8th August: Competition & Opening Ceremony
Wednesday 9th August: Competition
Thursday 10th August: Competition
Friday 11th August: Competition & Closing Ceremonies
Saturday 12th August: Athletes Depart Sheffield
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See also:-
www.thestar.co.uk/news/breaking-sheffield-to-host-special...
This is a photograph is one of a set of photographs from the Castlepollard 5KM Road Race and Fun Run 2013 which was held in Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 14th August 2013 at 20:00. The race is hosted by North Westmeath Athletic Club. The race has grown in stature and popularity over the years and is now one of the most well attended road races in the midlands. The race offers prizes in all categories. Castlepollard 5KM Road Race attempts to support young runners and walkers by organising a range of underage races around the town square before the adult race at 20:00. Profits from the race go towards grassroots athletics in the region - North Westmeath Athletics, Schools Cross Country, and local community games. Due to the slightly late start and the fading light it was difficult to capture as many photographs as normal and we ended up with many blurs and mistakes. This photograph belongs to a larger set of photographs from the race event which are accessible at this link [http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635070120285/]
Event Management and Race Timing were provided by PRECISION TIMING: See their website at [www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer] and their Facebook Page at [www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts]
The Castlepollard 5KM can be considered as the final major race in summer road racing in the midlands as with the fading light of the late summer comes less opportunities to hold races in the evening time. Castlepollard is a small town located in North County Westmeath amongst the lakes of Lough Lene and Lough Derravagh.
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: There was about 470 participants which is a significant increase on previous years.
Weather: This was a warm humid night. There was little or no breeze which made for very favourable conditions for 5KM racing.
Course: The race begins near the Church and inTo the town square and proceeds directly out the R395 towards Coole and Edgeworthstown. The first KM is flat and quick allowing the field to spread out. The race then enters the Tullynally Castle estate and proceeds up the tree-lined avenue. The gardens, like the castle are on a magnificent scale, taking in nearly 12 acres. This allows the race to make a big loop of the gardens with a quick downhill stretch followed by a sharp climb before the race rejoins it's outgoing path for the final 1.5KM of the race. The final 800M from the gate of the Castle grounds to the finish is as the first - fast and flat and allows for a great finish at the GAA grounds.
Location Map: See the links below: goo.gl/maps/J6HUl (Google Satellite Imagery)
Refreshments: There was a very impressive selection of refreshments provided for participants in the GAA hall afterwards.
Some Useful Links
Homepage of Tullynally Castle and Gardens: www.tullynallycastle.com/
Castlepollard Wikipedia Page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlepollard
Race start line: goo.gl/maps/Ge9ro (Google Satellite Imagery)
Race finish line: goo.gl/maps/J6HUl (Google Satellite Imagery)
Showers and Changing Area: Castlepollard GAA club grounds (about 500m from race start and very close to race finish) goo.gl/maps/Aab9M (Google Satellite Imagery)
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627404031092/
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157624655001130/
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2009: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157622023529006/
Castlepollard 5KM 2013 RESULTS will be available on PRECISION TIMING www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer
Castlepollard 5KM Event Page on Facebook www.facebook.com/events/322287434568207/
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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I want to tell people about these great photographs!
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Sunningdale is a small family owned country boarding prep school in Berkshire which offers an outstanding all round education. Sunningdale only has 110 boys. All but eight of them board and 70% of the boys are here at weekends to enjoy and take part in the full programme of weekend activities. The small size of the school means that we get to know the boys very well and can support and encourage them and make sure that they fulfill their potential.
The Iditarod is something that makes me so proud to be an Alaskan - I never get tired of watching the dogs or wondering about life on the trail during the race - I wish I could have tried it. I took these photos at the Ceremonial Start - it is held the day before the race actually starts and is more of a party atmosphere to celebrate and honor the mushers and dogs. The race starts in downtown Anchorage and winds through the woods for a bit before the mushes pick up and head to Willow for the real start. I love to shoot out in the woods, away from the crowds. The mushers look so relaxed, the dogs look happy, and life is good.
I took these photos on 2 March 2013 near Goose Lake, Anchorage, Alaska.
This is something I put together for Rare Disease Day. This is a photo of my mom - Beverly Hart - who was diagnosed with IPF in 2003 and passed away in 2009. IPF, while it kills more people than breast cancer every year, is still classified as a "rare disease". I included a photo of what a PF lung looks like an some fast facts about PF.
*Join the International Online Community for people living with Idiopahtic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF): www.rareconnect.org/en/community/idiopathic-pulmonary-fib...
This is the defining view of Glen Lethnot from the top of West Craig and it has to be one of the finest views in Angus. Due to its remote location, not many people seem to visit here which is both good and bad. It's good because it means I've always had this glorious scene to myself. The only reason I say it could be a bad thing is because it'd be interesting to compare my photos to those of others who have been here.
With that said, I can compare this photo to the one I took from this spot back in April. I have to say that despite the more interesting sky and more varied colour palette of the August scene, I prefer the April view as the shadows are stronger and the view somehow manages to feel even more remote. I'll have to capture this scene again in either snowy or frosty conditions...
If you want to feel like you were on this walk, a lot of it was filmed and turned into a 16 minute video.
Cairo is home to many buildings built in the transitional styles that show the evolution from Art Deco to early Modernism, with heavy vertical and horizontal emphasis, simple ornamentation and concrete detailing, and pulled back corners that allowed for larger balconies. Constructed between World War I and the 1950s, these buildings show off the diversity of this style, which was imported from Europe, and, ironically, despite the push to decolonize the country in the mid-20th Century, continues to heavily influence most Egyptian architecture today. Gone are the indigenous styles of Islamic Old Cairo and the ancient monuments, the classical styles of the Greeks and Romans, and the colonial styles of the European empires and Ottomans. In its place is yet another stylistic movement that originated outside the country, and is the most commonly seen umbrella you can place most buildings built today in Egypt into, having displaced most local and indigenous styles of vernacular architecture, with local materials and motifs no longer being as common as they once were. Modernist planning has also been imported in the form of new suburban enclaves for the wealthy, which take aspects of the car dependency of American suburbs and the higher densities of European new towns and combines them into a hybrid form. This is a trend seen in most of the world since World War II, and doesn’t show any sign of letting up anytime soon.
Dordogne Vakantiehuis dit is luxe in Frankrijk www.villasdordogne.nl , exclusieve vakantiehuizen in de Dordogne Frankrijk. Vakantie woningen in Frankrijk voor de Frankrijk liefhebber met een goede smaak. Onze villas bieden een Frankrijk vakantie woning met zwembad voor een interessante prijs. Bezoek onze website www.villasdordogne.nl voor vakantie verblijven in de Dordogne Frankrijk.
Villasdordogne.nl biedt een Frankrijk Vakantiehuis met zwembad voor een interessante prijs. Bezoek onze website www.villasdordogne.nl voor vakantie verblijven in de Dordogne Frankrijk.
Bezoek ook onze youtube channel op www.youtube.com/villasdordogne of uw vakantie huis Frankrijk in de Dordogne op Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/villafrankrijk_vakantie_villasdordo...
We zijn steeds opzoek naar nieuwe vakantiehuizen en vakantie villas, en bieden aantrekkelijke voorwaarden om een succes te maken van de verhuur van uw Frankrijk vakantie huis.
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La Vieille Chapelle
Een heerlijk vakantiehuis in de Dordogne. Een traditionele ‘stone-cottage’ gebouwd in de typische Périgord stijl.Dit typisch franse vakantiehuis ligt in een prachtige groene omgeving (op 1,2 hectare eigen terrein) en is voorzien van alle comfort inclusief een eigen verwarmd buitenzwembad.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/la_vieille_ch...
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Incombas
Dit unieke vakantiehuis in de Dordogne is een traditionele ‘cottage’ dat zeer stijlvol is gerestaureerd. Dit heerlijke vakantiehuis ligt in een prachtige groene omgeving (op 13 hectare eigen terrein) en is voorzien van alle comfort inclusief een eigen verwarmd buitenzwembad en een openhaard.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/incombas
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Jardin de st Jean
Prachtig vakantiehuis in de Dordogne, aan de rand van het oude dorp St Jean de Cole. Rust en ruimte van de achtertuin en de gezelligheid van het dorp. Dit prestigieuze vakantiehuis in de Dordogne "Jardin de St Jean" is een magnifique 19e eeuws ‘maison de maitre’.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/jardin_de_st_...
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Moulin de Coutille
Dit rustige vakantiehuis in de Dordogne ligt in een prachtige groene omgeving aan een riviertje (op 6 hectare eigen terrein). Moulin de Coutille is van origine een watermolen, maar is verbouwd tot een zeer comfortabel en luxueus ingericht vakantie landhuis.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/moulin_de_cou...
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
La Foret Haute
Een Dordogne vakantiehuis villa om terug te komen naar de Dordogne. Een ruime woonkamer met eettafel biedt een gezellige sfeer die nog verder versterkt wordt door de open haard. De ruim openslaande deuren geven toegang tot uw prive zwembad.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/la_foret_haute
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Chateau Lagut
Een droom vakantiehuis in Frankrijk! Gelegen in een landgoed in de Dordogne, wat zijn oorsprong kent in de 14e eeuw, beslaat een groep huizen, gelegen rondom een sfeervolle binnenplaats. Dit unieke vakantiehuis in de Dordogne is voorzien van alle gemakken, inclusief een prive zwembad, tennisbaan...
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/chateau_lagut
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Le Soulial
Een Frankrijk vakantie in de Dordogne in de stilte van de heuvels, 2 kilometer boven het dorp 'Siorac en Perigord'. Dit totaal gerestaureerde vakantiehuis in de Dordogne heeft alle rustieke elementen behouden om een Frankrijk beleving te hebben in de Dordogne. Een waar paradijsje met grote haarden, rustieke zitkamers, gezellige en intieme binnenplaats.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/le_soulelial
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Le Peyret
Dordogne in combinatie met een comfortabel vakantiehuis gelegen op een van de mooiste plekjes in Frankrijk. Uniek gelegen in de Dordogne, vlak onder het majestueuze kasteel van Jumilhac le Grand, tussen Limoges en Périgueux, vindt u alle rust en ruimte in het groene, glooiende landschap van de Dordogne. Maar voor de actievelingen biedt het landgoed Peyret en de omgeving volop activiteiten.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/le_peyret
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
La Truffière
La Truffière is een recente (2006), luxe Dordogne vakantiehuis en biedt ruimte aan maximaal 6 personen. Deze villa (gelegen op het zuiden) heeft een totale oppervlakte van 120 m². Hierbij is het overdekte terras inbegrepen, dat uitzicht biedt op het geheel omheinde privé zwembad (8-4 m, diepte 1,50 m). Uw zwembad is open van begin mei tot eind september.
Vanaf het terras (met ligstoelen, sfeer verlichting en BBQ) heeft u ook een onvergetelijk uitzicht over de Vallée d'Auvézère.
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/la_truffiere
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Villa Rosa
Een gemoedelijke familie Dordogne vakantie plek, gelegen op een van de mooiere plekjes van de Dordogne: Perigord Noir. Dit Dordogne vakantiehuis villa heeft een combinatie van rust en activiteiten voor de familie, dit door rustige ligging op een klein vakantiepark. Prive zwembad en hogere ligging op het Dordogne vakantiepark biedt rust en privacy, terwijl de kinderen genoeg mogelijkheden hebben om zich te vermaken. Dit is een pure Dordogne vakantie beleving voor het hele gezin!
www.villasdordogne.nl/vakantiehuis-dordogne/villa_rosa
Direct naar de ander Dordogne vakantiehuizen: www.villasdordogne.nl/regio/dordogne&tabnr=2
Bezoek ook ons Frankrijk vakantiehuis villa youtube channel op www.youtube.com/villasdordogne of uw vakantie huis Frankrijk in de Dordogne op Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/villafrankrijk_vakantie_villasdordogne
We zijn steeds opzoek naar nieuwe Dordogne vakantiehuizen en Dordogne vakantie villas, en bieden aantrekkelijke voorwaarden om een succes te maken van de verhuur van uw Frankrijk vakantiehuis.
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Dad is pictured here sitting left on the Sherman. Wally Bartley sits on the gun. To the left is Des Penrose, centre Nobby Clark and right George Altham. These names are in my writing so thankfully I must have asked my Dad for details at some stage. Brunssum is near the Seigfrid Line.
The following is from Cecil Newton of B Squadron who is a vetran and has a photo in this same tank park. "The photo taken in Brunssum car park (visited by me recently, hasn't changed) was taken, I believe, under duress as the photographer was a German sympathiser."
Des Penrose was killed when a shell struck the top of the turret when they were doing obs from the wreckage of a farm house in Belgium. Dad was in the body of the tank as Des fell back in with half his head missing. How must those men have felt, far too shocking for an 19 year old lad to not be affected by. Here is his remembrance in the 4th and 7th roll of honour.
PENROSE, Lieutenant, DESMOND JAMES OSLER, 258213. 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. Royal Armoured Corps. 24th November 1944. Age 24. Son of Dr. Nevill Coghill Penrose and Nellie Penrose, of St. Mawes, Cornwall. X. 26. 58.
I know little of their activities at the time but have borrowed an interesting little anecdote from the BBC Peoples Archive by Madpaddy under the copyright terms of the site. I reproduce it here as it is likely these guys were all in the same crowd.
Walter Lee - Tank Regiment - Brunssum Hollandby madpaddy99
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People in story: The Peters Family
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My Dad ended up driving a tank into the town of Brunssum, Holland to help liberate the place. He and his troop were then billetted there for a while, during which time they had the privilege of sharing the home of the family Peters. There were 6 unmarried daughters, Annie, Jo, amongst them and one young son Fritz. Does anyone out there remember this family. I have met them back in the 80s and Mama Peters died at the grand old age of 102.
I will write more here soon, I have Dad's diary of action going thro' France and Belgium.
He became Major Lee and ended his war in Hamburg where he stayed for an additional period of time after the peace came.
Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
Falmouth was the site where Henry VIII built Pendennis Castle to defend Carrick Roads, in 1540. The main town of the district was then at Penryn. Sir John Killigrew created the town of Falmouth shortly after 1613.
While Falmouth's maritime activity has much declined from its heyday, the docks are still a major contributor to the town's economy. It is the largest port in Cornwall. Falmouth is still a cargo port and the bunkering of vessels and the transfer of cargoes also keep the port's facilities busy. The port is also popular with cruise ship operators.
This is a photograph is from a set of photographs from the Celbridge AC Ray Crofton Kia 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held at Celbridge AC running track, Clane Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 14th August 2016 at 11:00. The 5KM route today is a new revised route which was created for the 2015 race. The 5KM Road Race is a continuation of the successful 5KM race held annually by the club in the past.
The race started on the Clane Road outside the Celbridge AC grounds and proceeded on a left-handed loop which took participants close to Celbridge mainstreet before taking a left turn westwards to return back to the Clane Road and the grounds of Saint Wolstan's Community School and North Kildare Educate Together. The final 600meters of the race were held on the beautifully manicured grass track of Celbridge AC. The race was held in beautiful summer weather with temperatures of around 16C making very favourable and pleasant conditions for participants. There was excellent marshalling and route layout with stewards on all junctions to ensure safe traffic management. Refreshments were served after the race where many participants enjoyed the morning sunshine and sat down on the grass around the track to talk and review the race. Last year this race also marked a significant milestone for Celbridge AC who were celebrating 50 years as an athletic club. Celbridge is a small town on the banks of the River Liffey and is only a short distance from the county border line with Dublin. The proximity to Dublin sees Celbridge boast a large population and the race today reflected this with a very large number of local athletes taking part from the almost 300 participants.
We have a full set of photographs from the start and finish of the race today on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157669349988524
Our photographs from 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157656917110560
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
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Title: Leap into life
Description: The Chicken Coop, is the name given to a settlement of Romanian Roma, Europe's largest is just 14 kilometers from the center of Madrid, Spain.
There are about 200 families, with a high birth rate
adolescent women, these families live in "slums" poor quality housing, built with materials found in the trash, as pieces of wood, doors, billboards, etc ..
His most working people in selling scrap.
About the photographer: Nacho Left (Santiago de Chile, 1978). His career has run behind the camera since the early years in his native Chile. He came to Spain to complete his training and eventually settled in our country to develop a long career as a photojournalist. His photos have illustrated disasters, sports events and social movements. Precisely its strong social commitment has granted his greatest hits. The fotodenuncia-protest and photography are two of their specialties.
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Join the European Parliament guest photographer contest!
Take part in our new guest photographer contest, inspired by 2015 being the European Year for Development. Every month until September we will be announcing a different topic linked to development. Send us your photo inspired by the theme of that month, along with the submission form and you could be invited to Strasbourg to make a photo reportage.
How to take part
You can submit your photo and entry form via email. The deadline for the sixth topic "Sustainable green growth, decent jobs and businesses" is Sunday 28 June at midnight CET.
An editorial committee will select the ten best entries and then pick the best photo of the month. This will automatically make them a finalist for the jury prize. The ten best photos of every month are showcased on the Parliament's Facebook and G+ pages where you can vote for your favourite. At the end of the contest, the most liked photo will be awarded the public prize. Both of these photographers will be invited to the plenary session in November 2015.
The best photo for the May theme - Peace and security - was made by Cláudia Batista, 40 years old from Portugal, who loves photography and describes intuition as her teacher. Her photo "Silent river," depicts a boat peacefully drifting on the river Tagus.
Send your photo and application form to webcom-flickr@europarl.europa.eu.
YOU CAN FIND ALL THE INFO ON THE CONTEST HERE:
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ESTORIL
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or Lisbon Coast (Costa de Lisboa).
The two main resort towns are Estoril and Cascais. Estoril has a famous casino, Casino Estoril. Estoril was the residence of Juan de Borbón, pretender to the Spanish throne during the last part of the 20th century.
The population of Estoril parish/village in 2001 was 23,769, its density is 2,702/km² and the area is 8.79 km².
Estoril used to be a significant fishing port. Due to the vision of Fausto Cardoso de Figueiredo and his partner Augusto Carreira de Sousa, it became an international tourist destination during and after the Second World War. During this time a high number of refugees came to Estoril. Miklós Horthy (†1957), the regent of Hungary, lived and died in exile in Estoril after the Second World War. Juan Carlos I of Spain, Umberto II of Italy and Carol II of Romania also lived in Estoril during this time.
The Estoril area has supported Estoril as the flagship of Portuguese tourism. The area was initially called the Sun Coast but is now known as the Estoril Coast.
The area Cascais-Estoril is nowadays ranked as one of the most expensive places to live in Portugal.
MONTE ESTORIL
The beautiful hill town of Monte Estoril is situated between Estoril and Cascais. The town, which houses the Verdades-Faria Museum, was built in 1917 by Jorge O'Neil. Later on, in 1942, the building was bought by Mantero Belard and dedicated to the support of the arts and artists. Following his death, the building was donated to Cascais Council under the name of Verdades Faria and eventually housed the Regional Portuguese Music Museum.
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This is a photograph from the 11th annual running of the Meath Spring Half Marathon which was promoted and hosted by Bohermeen Athletic Club at Bohermeen, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 12th of March 2023 at 11:00. The half marathon consists of a 11KM and 10KM repeated loop around the roads of Bohermeen and Oristown. The finish line is on the running track within Bohermeen Community Center. The course is a fast fair course with a few small hills. In 2016 the original course was 'reversed' which just meant that the traditional course changed to accomodate the large number of participants and the narrow country roads on which both the race participants and race traffic must both share before, during and after the race. Most runners agreed that this made the course much faster as a result. The race also includes the 49th Rennicks Cup (Men's overall team) and the 46th Father Delany Cup (Women's overall team). Over, 1400 participants finished the race.
This photograph was taken at the 6 mile/12 mile point in the course.
The weather was mild but very breezy and windy. A very strong westerly wind blew into the face of runners on the open stretches on the Navan Athboy road and on the additional section on Loop 1.
Bohermeen AC is steeped in Irish athletics history since 1927 and it is this experience and exceptional community spirit and volunteering which has made this event today so successful. Having now organised the event for six years running it is certain that the event will continue to grow and expand become one of the mainstays on the Irish athletic club road racing calendar for many years to come. This race takes place about one month after the Trim AC 10 Mile Road Race in Trim (just down the road from Bohermeen). Indeed these races truly kick-start the whole road racing season of fixtures amongst the clubs in Meath who are now famous for the quality and standard of the road races staged and organised.
The full Flickr photoset from the race today is at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72177720306660522
Timing and event management was provided by www.myrunresults.com/. Their website is here [www.myrunresults.com/] and will contain the results to today's race.
Percy is one of my favourite girls, and I think unknown to many people she is actually a restored Goldie. The picture on the left shows her auction photo, from about a year ago, and the one on the right is the most recent photo of her. Jen(jenink) and Kylie(kylie2good) did an amazing job restoring her. :D
So I guess that even though I have two Goldies I don't actually have a 'stock' one! I am tempted to get one sometimes... but does Goldie triplets seem like too much? xD
ZEIST Door het begraven van een koffer met inhoud, is donderdag 21 juni de start van de bouw van project Het Rond feestelijk gemarkeerd.
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Ranakpur is a village located in Desuri tehsil near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. It is located between Jodhpur and Udaipur. 162 km from Jodhpur and 91 km from Udaipur, in a valley on the western side of the Aravalli Range. The Nearest Railway Station to reach Ranakpur is Falna Railway station. Ranakpur is one among the most famous places to visit in Pali, Rajasthan. Ranakpur is easily accessed by road from Udaipur.
Ranakpur is widely known for its marble Jain temple, said to be the most spectacular of the Jain temples. There is also a small Sun temple which is managed by the Udaipur royal family trust.
JAIN TEMPLE
The renowned Jain temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to Adinatha.
ARCHITECTURE
Māru-Gurjara Architecture show the deep understanding of structures and refined skills of Rajasthani craftmen of bygone era. Māru-Gurjara Architecture has two prominent styles Maha-Maru and Maru-Gurjara. According to M. A. Dhaky, Maha-Maru style developed primarily in Marudesa, Sapadalaksa, Surasena and parts of Uparamala whereas Maru-Gurjara originated in Medapata, Gurjaradesa-Arbuda, Gurjaradesa-Anarta and some areas of Gujarat. Scholars such as George Michell, M.A. Dhaky, Michael W. Meister and U.S. Moorti believe that Māru-Gurjara Temple Architecture is entirely Western Indian architecture and is quite different from the North Indian Temple architecture. There is a connecting link between Māru-Gurjara Architecture and Hoysala Temple Architecture. In both of these styles architecture is treated sculpturally. Light colored marble has been used for the construction of this grand temple which occupies an area of approximately 60 x 62 meters. The temple, with its distinctive domes, shikhara, turrets and cupolas rises majestically from the slope of a hill. Over 1444 marble pillars, carved in exquisite detail, support the temple. The pillars are all differently carved and no two pillars are the same. It is also said that it is impossible to count the pillars. Also all the statues face one or the other statue. There is one beautiful carving made out of a single marble rock where there 108 heads of snakes and numerous tails. One cannot find the end of the tails. The image faces all four cardinal directions. In the axis of the main entrance, on the western side, is the largest image.
The temple is designed as chaumukha—with four faces. The construction of the temple and quadrupled image symbolize the Tirthankara's conquest of the four cardinal directions and hence the cosmos. The architexture and stone carvings of the temple is based on the Ancient Mirpur Jain Temple at Mirpur in Rajasthan.
HISTORY
The construction is well documented in a 1437 CE copper-plate record, inscriptions in the temple and a Sanskrit text Soma-Saubhagya Kavya. Inspired by a dream of a celestial vehicle, Dhanna Shah, a Porwal, commenced its construction, under the patronage of Rana Kumbha, then ruler of Mewar. The architect who oversaw the project was named Deepaka. There is an inscription on a pillar near the main shrine stating that in 1439 Deepaka, an architect, constructed the temple at the direction of Dharanka, a devoted Jain. When the ground floor was completed, Acharya Soma Sundar Suri of Tapa Gachha supervised the ceremonies, which are described in Soma-Saubhagya Kavya. The construction continued until 1458AD.
The temple was renovated time to time. Some famililies supported the construction of devakulikas and mandaps. The descendants of Dharanashah now mainly live in Ghanerao. The temple has been managed by the Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi trust in the past century.
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Move-In is only a month away. Last year, lucky students got a helping hand from the UK Football team. Wildcats, are you ready to get back to campus?
Mount Rose (el.10,776ft.) is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada east of the California Nevada border, and is within the Mount Rose Wilderness.An extinct volcano, the mountain is located between Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada and is the highest point in Washoe County.State Route 431 traverses Mount Rose Summit southeast of Mount Rose. Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow.
Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is nearby but is not on Mount Rose. Despite the name, the resort is actually on the slopes of Slide Mountain, which is on the other side of Nevada State Route 431. In 1905, Dr. James Edward Church of the University of Nevada established the Mount Rose Weather Observatory, one of America's first high-altitude meteorological observatories,
on June 29, 1905.
EducationUSA is the U.S. Department of State's global network of more than 400 educational advising centers in approximately 180 countries and territories. The annual EducationUSA Forum is for international education professionals who work in student recruitment, enrollment, and support services at accredited U.S. colleges and universities. 2018 speakers include EducationUSA Branch Chief Alfred Boll, Managing Director and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs Marianne Craven, and Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education Mitchell "Mick" Zais, Ph.D.
RIDDHI 2019 – Is the Signature Event recognizing and acknowledging the students who have showed inexplicable determination to succeed and excel not only academically but also professionally. With the efforts and backing of NGI faculty members and NCPIR, whose expertise and experience saw these students through several tests to emerge as winners, this event marks the high point of the year.
The focus of the Institution has been on a spectrum of activities that engage students in events that challenge them to cross boundaries of the self and demonstrate their special talents. Overcoming every challenge that crossed their path, the students have risen up time and again, proving that they are achievers.
Nehru Group of Institutions’ Riddhi 2019, conducted by NCPIR team - Coimbatore, on 1 April, 2019 was organized at P.K. Das Auditorium, Nehru Gardens, T. M. Palayam to felicitate students who got successfully placed in prominent companies and industries across India. During the academic year 2018-2019, more than 150 companies visited the campus with over 2000 offers to employ NGI’s students. Companies like Infosys, CTS, Amazon, TCS, BYJU’S, Tech Mahindra, Jaro Education, Amphisoft, 2 ADPRO, Hexaware, Syntel, WIPRO, Caliber Interconnect Solutions and Karvy Stock Broking visited NGI for recruitment.
Dr. P. Krishna Kumar – CEO & Secretary, NGI
On this special occasion of Riddhi Function, I am extremely glad that our young minds have now blossomed into responsible achievers. I am extremely grateful for the companies who visited our campus and gave our young minds an opportunity into the corporate arena.
I urge you students to challenge yourselves continuously so that the desire for growth is always indwelling. I encourage you all to develop an attitude of always wanting to learn and excel that would result in a cycle of learning. NCPIR team has yet again proved its mettle in approaching the best in the industry through their oneness and total co-ordination. More than 2000 offer with over 150 companies visiting is the result of their tireless work with passion to fulfill your achievement.
I applaud the efforts taken by the faculty members and parents to have encouraged you in making the right choice in your professional career. The offer that you have received may not be your dream company, but I insist that you should continuously work towards the learning cycle of learning, un-learning and re-learning. I would like to quote my father Late Shri. P.K. Das who said, “Make sure that your work speaks more about you”. I wish you all the best for the future.
Chief Guest: Mr. Johnny Edward Solomon – Director PricewaterhouseCopper, India
As you would be walking your first step to professional career, I would like to congratulate you. Being in the industry for a very long period of time, I have come across a lot of individuals – but today I can see the bright faces of learning and eagerness to learn; keep this always.
Relevance, Responsive, Rigorous, Reliability and Responsibility are the most important factors that any industry looks for. Today, technology has changed and challenges us in many ways. Every 5 years, 40% of the jobs that was being done or have been doing would be replaced by technology, so I urge you to constantly reinvent yourself by up skilling. I encourage you to do something that defines your goal rather than becoming something. All the very best to all students who have made their parents, teachers and the institution very proud, you are an achiever remember this.
Guest of Honor: Mr. Mohanasundram, Manger- L&D, Caliber Interconnect Solutions Pvt., Ltd.
I am happy for you and proud to share the dais with people who have such immense experience from both academic and industry. I congratulate you on your success and proud to tell that you have given new hope to your juniors and a lot more to Nehru Group of Institutions' Management, Principals, staff and team NCPIR. 2000+ offers is not a small achievement, it can be only achieved by a dedicated team.
I urge you to take on every opportunity to update your domain knowledge for growth. Remember technology is based on Design, Data and Development. Anyone not meeting the standards set will automatically reflect on your ability to grow. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
This is the third cat I have had (?) since moving into this apartment.. and none of them worked out.
They all turned out to be complete psychos ! I don't know if it's me or the place, but I'm done trying.
I'm putting this one up for adoption and NOT taking another one home.. ever.
The Overland Track is one of Australia's most famous bush treks, situated in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania. More than 8000 walkers each year complete the track. Officially, the track runs for 65 km from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair. However, many choose to add the hike along Lake St Clair as a natural extension, bringing the length to 82 km. The track winds through terrain ranging from sheer mountains, temperate rainforest, wild rivers and alpine plains all in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
Aside from the main track there are also several alternative side tracks, including to the summits of Cradle Mountain and Mount Ossa, the tallest mountain in Tasmania. Also within reach are a group of tarns called The Labyrinth and Lake St Clair (the deepest lake in Australia). Walkers complete the trail in 5–6 days. This is normally done from north to south, which is the mandatory direction between 1 October and 31 May.
The landscape was all carved by glaciers during the last ice age, and the prominent mountains are composed of dolerite columns. The climate is generally unstable, with temperatures ranging from hot (35+°C) in summer to below zero in winter. Snow can fall at anytime and is common during the winter, especially on the Cradle Mountain Plateau and around Mount Ossa. Rain is very common, sometimes torrential though often settling to days of drizzle.
The most common fauna are Tasmanian Pademelons (native), possums and small rodents most of which are native. Also decidedly present, but not necessarily seen, are quolls, echidnas, tasmanian devils and wombats. There are also the famous Tasmanian leeches. The trail traverses areas of many types of vegetation, including Myrtle Beech forest, Eucalypts forest, Button Grass plains (swamps), alpine herb fields and shrubs and mosses.
(Wikipedia)
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I walked the Overland Track - solo - in May, which means autumn period in Tasmania. And got it all: sunshine, rain, lots of snow, and sunshine again. It was a mysterious adventure on the opposite side of the Earth.
For those who are interested, the itinerary was as follows: Ronny Creek -> Waterfall Valley -> Old Pelion -> Du Cane Hut -> Pine Valley (two nights) -> Echo Point -> Lake St. Clair.
During the second day, I hiked from Waterfall Valley to Lake Will, then continued along Lake Holmes and Lake Windermere to Frog Flats and back to Pelion Plains where I stayed overnight in the Old Pelion hut.
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.