View allAll Photos Tagged Is
is essential for Miss Antoinette. She would be finished if someone else was wearing the same gown at her evening dessert soiree!!!
Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on May 4, 2011.
Harpa was designed by the Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects in co-operation with Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The structure consists of a steel framework clad with geometric shaped glass panels of different colours. The building was originally part of a redevelopment of the Austurhöfn area dubbed World Trade Center Reykjavík, which was partially abandoned when the financial crisis took hold. The development was intended to include a 400-room hotel, luxury apartments, retail units, restaurants, a car park and the new headquarters of Icelandic bank Landsbanki.
The completion of the structure was uncertain until the government decided in 2008 to fully fund the rest of the construction costs for the half-built concert hall. The building was given its name on the Day of Icelandic Music on 11 December 2009, prior to which it was called The Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre. The building is the first purpose-built concert hall in Reykjavík. It houses the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the offices of The Icelandic Opera.
Israel is known as an important country on birds’ migration route. Along these lines, the small Hula Lake (Agamon HaHula) is a paradise for birds – and bird watchers.
Numerous words were already written about the birds’ migration- which species are migrating, why they are migration, how and when. But even with all these words, there really is nothing like seeing it with your own eyes.
Text and info from: www.israeltraveler.org/en/article/following-tourists
This is an Ex-Contract, one owner 'New Shape' Transit with an Aluminium Luton Body (for payload) and a Full Service History Printout and a Ford stamped service book!
Supplied with the following specification:
100bhp Turbo Diesel Engine, 5 Speed Gearbox, Remote Central Locking / Immobiliser, Power Steering, Radio C.D. Player and a Dual Passenger Seat.
Complete with: A 13ft Aluminium Luton Body with Wooden and Aluminium Tie Rails to the sides and Wooden Tie Rails to the Bulkhead, Non-Slip Resin Bonded Wooden Floor, Interior Load Light, Wide Slat GRP Shutter and Ratcliffe 500kgs Aluminium Platform Tail-Lift.
This excellent example is supplied with a nominal mileage of 140,454 miles and has just been fully serviced by ourselves including a New Clutch and Flywheel!
Priced 'very competitively' for the year due to a few body imperfections (the only downfall of an Aluminium Body).
£7,795.00.
Or finance from £193.62 per month (4 years) = £47.37 per week
This is from a large album of photographs* that was put together by an employee (or multiple employees) of Empire Gas & Electric in the Finger Lakes region of New York; whether this archive of photos was officially sanctioned or undertaken unofficially, I don’t know.
Most photos are from roughly 1916 to 1925 or so, with a handful from the 1930s, and document the men and women (mostly men, entirely white) who worked for the company as it built the infrastructure that would light and heat the homes and businesses of Auburn, Geneva, Palmyra, Seneca Falls, and many other communities** in that part of the state.
I am so grateful to my friend Rikki in New York for this album and for the kindness and generosity she has shown in both sustaining and feeding my interest in old photos and ephemera.
* Pictures of the entire assembled album are flic.kr/p/2p4H87P and flic.kr/p/2p4KGYg.
** From the Wayne County Journal of Palmyra, New York, September 13, 1923:
The Empire Gas and Electric Company was formed in 1911, merged into itself the Central New York Gas and Electric Company in 1916, and on November 1, 1920, the Company purchased the by-product plant of the Empire Coke Company.
The Empire Gas and Electric Company does the entire electric light, power and gas business of Auburn, New York. It also supplies without competition electricity to Geneva, Cayuga, Seneca Falls, Newark, Waterloo, Phelps, Palmyra, Clifton Springs, Lyons, Clyde, Weedsport and other places; and supplies without competition gas to Geneva, Cayuga, Seneca Falls, Newark, Waterloo, Phelps, Palmyra and Lyons.
With the exception of the season of the steam heating business, the Company's electrical requirements is supplied entirely by electricity generated hydro-electrically.
The estimated population served is 130,000.
platform.coop/events/conference-2019/
THIS IS ZAMBIA by PilAto
Nov 7, 2019 6:00–6:15PM
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center - Room I202, 2nd Floor
Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, NYC
Coming to us from Zambia, the Hip Hop recording artist PilAto has been called Zambia’s Voice of Inequality. His contribution to WHO OWNS THE WORLD? is a remake of Childish Gambino’s THIS IS AMERICA. PilAto’s provocative piece, THIS IS ZAMBIA, is his take on the power captured by multinational corporations and the painful apathy of politicians who fail to build a better tomorrow with all of us, be that in Zambia or the United States. PilAto whispers and roars: Is this Zambia?
This is an older photo. I have flat bars, different wheels (one wore out and the other was stolen), a 48t instead of the 46t here, Shimano 959 SPDs, a better seatpost (this one pictured came out in small pieces), a comfy and light Serfas seat. Lastly, the bike is set up as a single speed with FR (Shimano 105) brakes and a freewheel.
I have the flat bars because I couldn't figure out where to put brake levers on these handlebars because of the numerous hand positions - none of which are good for brake levers. I didn't want the silly cross levers.
As it turns out, working as a messenger in NYC with a single speed is faster than a fixed gear. As the traffic and congestion worsens and the j-walking pedestrians and NYPD become stupider, the need to carve through everything like tight New England single track becomes more apparent.
There is a certain glamor to high speed sprints through one of the busiest cities in the world on a very simple and lightweight bike with no brakes. On many days I miss it but on many days I don't.
At some point I would like a real road fork to improve the handling of this thing with brakes. With a new road fork (Easton carbon if I can) I would love a new stem and bars (Easton XC90 and Monkey Light) as well as a shiny new, red Chris King headset.
It will be hilarious to have such high end parts on a welded, Chinese-made track frame that's been through absolute hell. I figured I should keep the frame as long as it holds together, just as an experiment.
Of course that can change with my finances.
In this photo and the ones near it, I was visiting my long-time friend Stacey in her little apartment "across the street from the Long Island Sound" in Stratford, CT. She was in and out of the hospital in neighboring Bridgeport, CT for a serious blood clot in her leg. I would take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Stratford with my big red messenger bag and my bike. I rode from the train station downtown to her apartment a few miles away. From there I would borrow her car to drive to the hospital if she was there or just visit and help her with things in her apartment.
I took the time to go to the beach (which I miss) and just relax.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
(cc) Shashi Bellamkonda blog.networksolutions.com or www.shashi.name Please credit source if you would like to use this picture
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Rohit Bhargava ( A Top 50 Marketing Blog in the world)
Rohit is a marketer, blogger, speaker and author of the anticipated
new book, “Personality Not Included”
“Personality Not Included”
The Official Book Website
www.personalitynotincluded.com/
Frank Gruber
Blog on how web 2.0 and technology fuse into everyday life
(link to webcast of Rohit’s talk tinyurl.com/59tt7d )
Network Solutions Blog - SolutionsArePower.com
News, events and interviews about Small Business and Technology. Have success stories or business tips to share please email smedia@networksolutions.com
Network Solutions Small Business Network (Beta)
MySolutionSpot is a new business solutions and networking Web site designed to help executives of small to medium-sized businesses learn about effective business solutions and stay on top of industry trends. MySolutionSpot gives professionals like you the opportunity to build authority status through both forum participation and article submission.
Although it is still under construction, you can begin submitting original articles today.
Okay, this is old too. Basically it's Minako, Leros, Rosie (Leros' kid sis), Mitsuru, and Skyler. Based on my friends and I.
Minako (c) KyuubiTamer
Leros (c) Leros
Skyler (c) Skyler
Mitsuru (c) KyuubiTamer
You created the channel and placed Alisa inside of you and never even asked me if you could what do you think is going to happen to you CIA Whore and MURDERER Jami Rose?
Still creating that "natural order" and ordinance of time of yours on a daily monthly weekly yearly basis and killing people in time, CIA Whore and MURDERER Jami Rose? :)
how much longer do you think before it ends up, on *your* end :)
you set up the channel without even asking me jami, and then you did what you wanted to, in 2005 and 2006. you chose murder jami, you chose
who supported you jami.. and why did you accept $$,$$$ to contain 176 at 1831 salecdo/guyaso, and let those people die.. without even asking
me, if you could could create that channel, if you contain me. you chose jami. you chose murder. who supported you?
your CIA Whore Jami Rose MURDERED all of those people, DESTROYED all of those lives, what should her punishment be?
CIA Whore and MURDERER, Jami Rose. her photo, right here :)
www.flickr.com/photos/89268704@N08/8123854555/in/photostream
JamiRoseCIAWhore
jami rose cia whore all those people that she killed all that damage that she caused
JamiRoseCIAWhore
jami rose cia whore all those people that she killed all that damage that she caused
1)hurricane katrina
2)bp oil spill
3)japan tsunami
and many others in time.
raped. robed. murdered. dismembered.
never punished for her crimes
born on april 4 1980.
here you go :)
by entering in her information from date of birth here:
www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html
you can monitor her information that is used by the world markets on a daily basis, not only that, but control for what is in numerical belief, thru out the us and the rest of the world.
She creates a natural order in time with her existance and by her date of birth, on a daily basis, weekly basis, yearly basis and in forward motion time placement. :)
Its also an Ordinance in time,
(but she's KILLING people in time. THOUSANDS of people,
and *thats* accepted. :) not anymore, huh, CIA Whore and MURDERER Jami Rose. :) not anymore :)
also,
www.timeanddate.com/date/durationresult.html?m1=01&d1...
(The stasis of origin should show in the above link, like what is just listed below. why not tell people? :)
From and including: Saturday, January 1, 0001 (Julian calendar)
To, but not including : Friday, April 4, 1980 (Gregorian calendar)
It is 722,910 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date
Or 1979 years, 3 months, 3 days excluding the end date
Note:The From date is a Julian calendar date. The current Gregorian calendar was adopted in United States where Thursday, September 3, 1752 was the first of 11 days that were skipped. This has been accounted for in this calculation. Read more about the Julian and Gregorian calendars
Alternative time units
722,910 days can be converted to one of these units:
62,459,424,000 seconds
1,040,990,400 minutes
17,349,840 hours
103,272 weeks (rounded down)
if you need a little help to her "stasis of orgin" here you go. if you're not smart enough to know what a birthday does in time, its an active measure for which you create throught your life span. there, i said it. don't like that intelligent secret? millions people living, and not knowing that. how could anyone not know? :)
and all those people she killed. never punished
thomas warn varnas will make sure that happens, won't he?
you attempted two murders on his life at 143 Rue Esplanade and Villa Du Lac,
by channeling his dreams with tenants and parking cars outside of his residence, capturing him..
how does it feel now Jami, to know the same is happening
to you :)
:)
there you go :)
btw, did i channel her ill will and associations unknowingly, and did it kill alisa ferraro and paul gagnon in time, to?
to me, that warrants enough to blow her head off.
sorry. but thats the way i feel, at the moment
~peace
thomas :) (not smiling) (but its about to get better :)
Common Crane
The common crane (Grus grus), also known as the Eurasian crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
A medium-sized species, it is the only crane commonly found in Europe besides the demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo). Along with the sandhill (Grus canadensis) and demoiselle cranes and the brolga (Grus rubicunda), it is one of only four crane species not currently classified as threatened with extinction or conservation dependent on the species level.
The common crane is a large, stately bird and a medium-sized crane. It is 100–130 cm (39–51 in) long with a 180–240 cm (71–94 in) wingspan. The body weight can range from 3 to 6.1 kg (6.6 to 13.4 lb), with the nominate subspecies averaging around 5.4 kg (12 lb) and the eastern subspecies (G. g. lilfordi) averaging 4.6 kg (10 lb). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 50.7–60.8 cm (20.0–23.9 in) long, the tarsus is 20.1–25.2 cm (7.9–9.9 in) and the exposed culmen is 9.5–11.6 cm (3.7–4.6 in).
This species is slate-grey overall. The forehead and lores are blackish with a bare red crown and a white streak extending from behind the eyes to the upper back. The overall colour is darkest on the back and rump and palest on the breast and wings. The primaries, the tips of secondaries, the alula, the tip of the tail, and the edges of upper tail coverts are all black and the greater coverts droop into explosive plumes. This combination of colouration ultimately distinguishes it from similar species in Asia, like the hooded (G. monacha) and black-necked cranes (G. nigricollis). The juvenile has yellowish-brown tips to its body feathers and lacks the drooping wing feathers and the bright neck pattern of the adult, and has a fully feathered crown. Every two years, before migration, the adult common crane undergoes a complete moult, remaining flightless for six weeks, until the new feathers grow.
It has a loud trumpeting call, given in flight and display. The call is piercing and can be heard from a considerable distance. It has a dancing display, leaping with wings uplifted.
This species is found in the northern parts of Europe and Asia. Formerly the species was spread as far west as Ireland, but about 200 years ago, it became extinct there. However, it has since started to return to Ireland naturally and there are now plans to help it return to Ireland on a greater scale. The common crane is an uncommon breeder in southern Europe, smaller numbers breeding in Greece, former-Yugoslavia, Romania, Denmark and Germany. Larger breeding populations can be found in Scandinavia, especially Finland and Sweden. The heart of the breeding population for the species is in Russia, however, where possibly up to 100,000 cranes of this species can be found seasonally. In Russia, it is distributed as a breeder from the Ukraine region to the Chukchi Peninsula. The breeding population extends as far south as Manchuria but almost the entire Asian breeding population is restricted to Russia.
The species is a long distance migrant predominantly wintering in northern Africa. Autumn migration is from August to October and spring migration is in March through May. Important staging areas occur anywhere from Sweden and Germany to China (with a large one around the Caspian Sea) and many thousand cranes can be seen in one day in the Autumn. Some birds winter in southern Europe, including Portugal, Spain and France. Most eastern common cranes winter in the river valleys of Sudan, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Eritrea with smaller numbers in Turkey, northern Israel, Iraq and parts of Iran. The third major wintering region is in the northern half of Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan. Minimal wintering also occurs in Burma, Vietnam and Thailand. Lastly, they winter in eastern China, where they are often the most common crane (outnumbering black-necked cranes ten-to-one). Migrating flocks fly in a "V" formation.
It is a rare visitor to Japan and Korea, mostly blown over from the Chinese wintering population, and is a rare vagrant to western North America, where birds are occasionally seen with flocks of migrating sandhill cranes.
In Europe, the common crane predominantly breeds in boreal and taiga forest and mixed forests, from an elevation of sea-level to 2,200 m (7,200 ft). In northern climes, it breeds in treeless moors, on bogs, or on dwarf heather habitats, usually where small lakes or pools are also found. In Sweden, breeders are usually found in small, swampy openings amongst pine forests, while in Germany, marshy wetlands are used. Breeding habitat used in Russia are similar, though they can be found nesting in less likely habitat such as steppe and even semi-desert, so long as water is near. Primarily, the largest number of common cranes are found breeding in wooded swamps, bogs and wetlands and seem to require quiet, peaceful environs with minimal human interference. They occur at low density as breeders even where common, typically ranging from 1 to 5 pairs per 100 km2 (39 sq mi).
In winter, this species moves to flooded areas, shallow sheltered bays, and swampy meadows. During the flightless moulting period there is a need for shallow waters or high reed cover for concealment. Later, after the migration period, the birds winter regularly in open country, often on cultivated lands and sometimes also in savanna-like areas, for example on the Iberian Peninsula.
The global population is 600,000 (2014 estimate) with the vast majority nesting in Russia and Scandinavia. In some areas the breeding population appears to be increasing, such as in Sweden, whereas on the fringes of its range, it is often becoming rare to non-existent. In Great Britain, the common crane became extirpated in the 17th century, but a tiny population now breeds again in the Norfolk Broads and is slowly increasing and a reintroduction has been underway since 2010 for the Somerset levels. In Ireland, it died out as a breeding species in the 18th century, but a flock of about 30 appeared in County Cork in November 2011, and a smaller flock a year later. It was additionally extirpated as a breeder from Austria around 1900, from Hungary by 1952 and from Spain by 1954. The recovering German breeding population of 8,000 pairs is still also a fraction of the size of the large numbers that once bred in the country. Poland has 15,000 breeding pairs, 50 pairs breed in the Czech Republic and 2009 was the first confirmed breeding in Slovakia.
The main threat to the species, and the primary reason for its decline in the Western Palearctic, comes from habitat loss and degradation, as a result of dam construction, urbanisation, agricultural expansion, and drainage of wetlands. Although it has adapted to human settlement in many areas, nest disturbance, continuing changes in land use, and collision with utility lines are still potential problems. Further threats may include persecution due to crop damage, pesticide poisoning, egg collection, and hunting. The common crane is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Ochsenfurt is a small medieval city in the district of Würzburg (Bavaria land) situated on the left bank of the River Main in the historical province of Franconia (Franken). The town has a centuries old history and many beautiful old buildings, some dating from the 12th century. The city is partly surrounded by walls. It was one of the places in Germany that King Richard I of England was detained in 1193 while returning to England from the Third Crusade, after having been captured shortly before Christmas 1192, near Vienna, by Leopold V of Austria, who accused him of arranging the murder of his cousin.
Although not much mentioned by the travel guides, Ochsenfurt is well worth at least a one day visit. The city is easily accessible by train from Würzburg: the trip takes less than half an hour.
Ochsenfurt este un orăşel medieval din districtul Würzburg (landul Bavaria), situat pe malul stâng al râului Main, în provincia istorică Franconia (Franken). Are o istorie seculară şi multe clădiri vechi frumoase, unele datând din secolul al XII-lea. Oraşul este parţial înconjurat de ziduri de apărare. Este unul din locurile din Germania unde a fost deţinut în 1193 regele Richard I al Angliei la întoarcerea din a Treia Cruciadă, după ce a fost capturat în 1192 cu puţin înainte de Crăciun, lângă Viena, de către Leopold al V-lea al Austriei care l-a acuzat că a organizat asasinarea vărului său.
Deşi nu prea este pomenit în ghidurile de călătorie, Ochsenfurt merită o vizită de măcar o zi. Se ajunge uşor cu trenul de la Würzburg: drumul durează mai puţin de o jumătate de oră.
Voronezh is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects western Russia with the Urals and Siberia, the Caucasus and Ukraine, and the M4 highway (Moscow–Voronezh–Rostov-on-Don–Novorossiysk). In recent years the city has experienced rapid population growth, rising in 2021 to 1,057,681, up from 889,680 recorded in the 2010 Census, making it the 14th-most populous city in the country.
The first chronicle references to the word "Voronezh" are dated 1177, when the Ryazan prince Yaropolk, having lost the battle, fled "to Voronozh" and there was moving "from town to town". Modern data of archeology and history interpret Voronezh as a geographical region, which included the Voronezh river (tributary of the Don) and a number of settlements. In the lower reaches of the river, a unique Slavic town-planning complex of the 8th – early 11th century was discovered, which covered the territory of the present city of Voronezh and its environs (about 42 km long, about 13 forts and many unfortified villages). By the 12th – 13th centuries, most of the old towns were desolate, but new settlements appeared upstream, closer to Ryazan.
For many years, the hypothesis of the Soviet historian Vladimir Zagorovsky dominated: he produced the toponym "Voronezh" from the hypothetical Slavic personal name Voroneg. This man allegedly gave the name of a small town in the Chernigov Principality (now the village of Voronizh in Ukraine). Later, in the 11th or 12th century, the settlers were able to "transfer" this name to the Don region, where they named the second city Voronezh, and the river got its name from the city. However, now many researchers criticize the hypothesis, since in reality neither the name of Voroneg nor the second city was revealed, and usually the names of Russian cities repeated the names of the rivers, but not vice versa.
A comprehensive scientific analysis was conducted in 2015–2016 by the historian Pavel Popov. His conclusion: "Voronezh" is a probable Slavic macrotoponym associated with outstanding signs of nature, has a root voron- (from the proto-Slavic vorn) in the meaning of "black, dark" and the suffix -ezh (-azh, -ozh). It was not “transferred” and in the 8th - 9th centuries it marked a vast territory covered with black forests (oak forests) - from the mouth of the Voronezh river to the Voronozhsky annalistic forests in the middle and upper reaches of the river, and in the west to the Don (many forests were cut down). The historian believes that the main "city" of the early town-planning complex could repeat the name of the region – Voronezh. Now the hillfort is located in the administrative part of the modern city, in the Voronezh upland oak forest. This is one of Europe's largest ancient Slavic hillforts, the area of which – more than 9 hectares – 13 times the area of the main settlement in Kyiv before the baptism of Rus.
In it is assumed that the word "Voronezh" means bluing - a technique to increase the corrosion resistance of iron products. This explanation fits well with the proximity to the ancient city of Voronezh of a large iron deposit and the city of Stary Oskol. As well as the name of Voroneț Monastery known for its blue shade.
Folk etymology claims the name comes from combining the Russian words for raven (ворон) and hedgehog (еж) into Воронеж. According to this explanation two Slavic tribes named after the animals used this combination to name the river which later in turn provided the name for a settlement. There is not believed to be any scientific support for this explanation.
In the 16th century, the Middle Don basin, including the Voronezh river, was gradually conquered by Muscovy from the Nogai Horde (a successor state of the Golden Horde), and the current city of Voronezh was established in 1585 by Feodor I as a fort protecting the Muravsky Trail trade route against the slave raids of the Nogai and Crimean Tatars. The city was named after the river.
17th to 19th centuries
In the 17th century, Voronezh gradually evolved into a sizable town. Weronecz is shown on the Worona river in Resania in Joan Blaeu's map of 1645. Peter the Great built a dockyard in Voronezh where the Azov Flotilla was constructed for the Azov campaigns in 1695 and 1696. This fleet, the first ever built in Russia, included the first Russian ship of the line, Goto Predestinatsia. The Orthodox diocese of Voronezh was instituted in 1682 and its first bishop, Mitrofan of Voronezh, was later proclaimed the town's patron saint.
Owing to the Voronezh Admiralty Wharf, for a short time, Voronezh became the largest city of South Russia and the economic center of a large and fertile region. In 1711, it was made the seat of the Azov Governorate, which eventually morphed into the Voronezh Governorate.
In the 19th century, Voronezh was a center of the Central Black Earth Region. Manufacturing industry (mills, tallow-melting, butter-making, soap, leather, and other works) as well as bread, cattle, suet, and the hair trade developed in the town. A railway connected Voronezh with Moscow in 1868 and Rostov-on-Don in 1871.
Poiana Uzului is a large dam that has been constructed in the years 1967 - 1973 to provide water supply (drinking and industrial) for localities in the zone (Darmanesti, One,ti, Bacau). It is a buttress dam of 80 m height with a storage capacity of 90 Mil m3 and is equipped with a spillway with a capacity of 900 m3/s. Because of flood events in 1984 and immediately starting water infiltration the dam safety does not comply to national Romanian or international dam safety requirements. In particular, increasing
water infiltration in spite of different measures (drainage drillings and injections) has been observed which resulted in a lowering of the basin water level by 7 meters and in
additional observation measurements. From the view of dam safety the refurbishment of the dam and its equipment is generally necessary.
If an accident will occurs, the following consequences have to be considered:
- A high tide flow of 70,000 cu.m per second will affect about 25,000 inhabitants downstream;
- A number of about 450 households will also be affected;
- The production of 27 companies, including Darmanesti refinery, will be
affected;
This is near the northeast corner of the Island, where the two bodies of water meet. Not sure exactly where. There's something simple about this photo that I really love. Especially the sailboat and the wake from the passing speedboat.
**Yes I am aware that these photos are terrible, but any sort of adjustments in post processing: sharpening, filters, white balance adjustment, etc. only creates major artifacting and noise. These are 35mm waterproof disposable film (Fujifilm) shots developed by Walgreens, so at least we have documentation of the event! Hey, pretend it's a Holga. :)
This is some of the new residential development that is currently taking place at the Linton at Ballenger subdivision, in the Southern part of the Ballenger Creek area of Frederick County, Maryland, USA. The Ballenger Creek area of Frederick County, Maryland is located directly South of the City of Frederick, Maryland, and is in fact contiguous with the City of Frederick, meaning that there is no undeveloped land between the City of Frederick and the Ballenger Creek area, just like in a typical major American metropolitan area, between the main city and the immediate inner suburbs, such as, for example, between Washington, DC itself and Bethesda, Maryland. In this sense, Ballenger Creek is an inner suburb of Frederick City, Maryland, even though Frederick County, Maryland is, in turn, also, in a way, an outer suburb of Washington, DC. The Ballenger Creek area began development in the early 1980's, currently has a young, diverse, and relatively fast growing population of about 20,000 people, and is where many, but by no means all, of the large commercial office and retail developments in Frederick County are located. The City of Frederick, Maryland is the county seat and largest, principal city of Frederick County, Maryland, USA, located in the Central part of the county, and has a young and diverse population of about 66,000 people, and is growing relatively fast in population. Frederick County, Maryland, USA is located two counties North of Washington, DC, and shares its opposite, Northern border with the neighboring Eastern U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Frederick County, Maryland is currently the eighth most populated of Maryland's 24 counties, with a current population of about 237,000 people, and is growing relatively fast in population, due to both its location as an outer suburban commuting area for Washington, DC and its inner suburbs, as well as to its strong, growing economy in its own right. located in between Frederick County, Maryland and Washington, DC itself is the heavily populated Montgomery County, Maryland, with a diverse and relatively fast growing population of about 990,000 people, making it the most populated county in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the second most populated county in the vast Washington, DC-Baltimore metropolitan area, behind neighboring Fairfax County, Virginia, which in turn has an also diverse and relatively fast growing population of about 1.1 million people, and is the U.S. state of Virginia's most populated county, as well. This photo was taken on today, January 21, 2013.
This is a photograph from the 9th annual Braveheart 5KM Trail Run which is part of the 2018 KIA race series which was held in the wonderful historic grounds of Trim Castle, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland at 20:00 on Friday 15th June 2018. This unique event is staged along the banks of the Boyne and takes in many of the medieval sites of the town through the Porchfields. The heritage trails of Trim are an excellent leisure resource, and always prove popular with runners. Trim Castle, the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, was constructed over a thirty-year period by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter. Hugh de Lacy was granted the Liberty of Meath by King Henry II in 1172. This race is the envy of many in Ireland as it is an opportunity for runners to run in the grounds of one the world's most historic castles. This year over 700 runners took part. The race setting presents itself as one of the most unique in Ireland. While the evening was cool by summer weather terms it was perfect for racing. Congratulations to everyone in Trim AC for staging an incredible night of racing. The bright summer evening made the event one which was raced in the most perfect of settings. From humble beginnings this race is now one of the best attended and popular 5KM races in the region.
Chartwell is a country house near Westerham, Kent, in South East England. For over forty years it was the home of Sir Winston Churchill. He bought the property in September 1922 and lived there until shortly before his death in January 1965. In the 1930s, when Churchill was out of political office, Chartwell became the centre of his world. At his dining table, he gathered those who could assist his campaign against German re-armament and the British government's response of appeasement; in his study, he composed speeches and wrote books; in his garden, he built walls, constructed lakes and painted. During the Second World War, Chartwell was largely unused, the Churchills returning after he lost the 1945 election. In 1953, when again prime minister, the house became Churchill's refuge when he suffered a debilitating stroke. In October 1964, he left for the last time, dying at his London home, 28 Hyde Park Gate, on 24 January 1965.
The origins of the estate reach back to the 14th century; in 1382, the property then called Well-street was owned by William-at-Well. It passed through various owners and in 1836 was auctioned, as a substantial brick-built manor. In 1848, it was purchased by John Campbell Colquhoun, whose grandson sold it to Churchill. The Campbell Colquhouns greatly enlarged the house and the advertisement for its sale at the time of Churchill's purchase described it as an imposing mansion. Between 1922 and 1924, it was rebuilt and extended by the society architect Philip Tilden. From the garden front, the house has extensive views over the Weald of Kent, "the most beautiful and charming" Churchill had ever seen, and the determining factor in his decision to buy the house.
In 1946, when financial constraints forced Churchill to consider selling Chartwell, it was acquired by the National Trust with funds raised by a consortium of Churchill's friends led by Lord Camrose, on condition that the Churchills retained a life-tenancy. After Churchill's death, Lady Churchill surrendered her rights to the house and it was opened to the public by the Trust in 1966. A Grade I listed building, for its historical significance rather than its architectural merit, Chartwell has become among the Trust's most popular properties; 232,000 people visited the house in 2016, the fiftieth anniversary of its opening.
History
Early history to 1922
The earliest recorded mention of the land dates to 1362 when it was sold by a William At-Well.[1] The origin of the name is the Chart Well, a spring to the north of the current house, Chart being an Old English word for rough ground.[2] The site had been built upon at least as early as the 16th century, when the estate was called Well Street.[3] Henry VIII was reputed to have stayed in the house during his courtship of Anne Boleyn at nearby Hever Castle.[4] Elements of the Tudor house are still visible; the Historic England listing for Chartwell notes that 16th- (or possibly 17th-) century brickwork can be seen in some of the external walls.[5] In the 17th and 18th centuries, the house was used as a farmhouse and its ownership was subject to frequent change.[3] On 22 September 1836, the property was auctioned at Cheapside, advertised as "a suitable abode for a genteel family".[6] In 1848 it was purchased by John Campbell Colquhoun, a former MP; the Campbell Colquhouns were a family of Scottish landowners, lawyers and politicians.[7] The original farmhouse was enlarged and modified during their ownership, including the addition of the stepped gables, a Scottish baronial genuflection to the land of their fathers.[8] By the time of the sale to Churchill, it was, in the words of Oliver Garnett, author of the 2008 guidebook to the house, an example of "Victorian architecture at its least attractive, a ponderous red-brick country mansion of tile-hung gables and poky oriel windows".[3] Tilden, in his "highly unreliable"[9] memoirs, True Remembrances, wrote of "creating Chartwell out of the drabness of Victorian umbrageousness".[10]
Churchill at Chartwell
1922 to 1939
Chartwell – Clementine Churchill's "magnificent aerial bower" to the left
Churchill first saw Chartwell in July 1921, shortly before the house and estate were to be auctioned.[11] He returned the same month with his wife Clementine, who was initially attracted to the property, although her enthusiasm cooled during subsequent visits.[12] In September 1922, when the house had failed to sell at auction, he was offered it for £5,500. He paid £5,000, after his first offer of £4,800, made because "the house will have to be very largely rebuilt, and the presence of dry rot is a very serious adverse factor", was rejected.[13] The seller was Captain Archibald John Campbell Colquhoun, who had inherited the house in June 1922 on the death of his brother.[14] Campbell Colquhoun had been a contemporary of Churchill's at Harrow School in the 1880s. On completion of the sale in September 1922, Churchill wrote to him; "I am very glad indeed to have become the possessor of "Chartwell".[5] I have been searching for two years for a home in the country and the site is the most beautiful and charming I have ever seen".[14] The sale was concluded on 11 November 1922.[15]
The previous 15 months had been personally and professionally calamitous. In June 1921, Churchill's mother had died, followed three months later by his youngest child, Marigold.[15] In late 1922, he fell ill with appendicitis and at the end of the year lost his Scottish parliamentary seat at Dundee.[16]
Philip Tilden, Churchill's architect, began work on the house in 1922 and the Churchills rented a farmhouse near Westerham, Churchill frequently visiting the site to observe progress.[17] The two-year building programme, the ever-rising costs, which escalated from the initial estimate of £7,000 to over £18,000, and a series of construction difficulties, particularly relating to damp, soured relations between architect and client,[18] and by 1924 Churchill and Tilden were barely on speaking terms.[19][a][b] Legal arguments, conducted through their respective lawyers, continued until 1927.[22] Clementine's anxieties about the costs, both of building and subsequently living at Chartwell also continued. In September 1923 Churchill wrote to her, "My beloved, I beg you not to worry about money, or to feel insecure. Chartwell is to be our home (and) we must endeavour to live there for many years."[23] Churchill finally moved into the house in April 1924; a letter dated 17 April to Clementine begins, "This is the first letter I have ever written from this place, and it is right that it should be to you".[24]
In February 1926, Churchill's political colleague Sir Samuel Hoare described a visit in a letter to the press baron Lord Beaverbrook; "I have never seen Winston before in the role of landed proprietor, ... the engineering works on which he is engaged consist of making a series of ponds in a valley and Winston appeared to be a great deal more interested in them than in anything else in the world".[25] As Hoare's presence indicated, Churchill's holidays were very rarely pure vacations. Roy Jenkins, in his study, The Chancellors, contrasted Churchill's approach to holidaying with that of his then boss, Stanley Baldwin. "Churchill went to Chartwell or elsewhere to lengthen the stride of his political work, but not greatly to reduce its quantity; far from shutting himself off, he persuaded as many as possible of his colleagues and henchmen to visit him, to receive his ever-generous hospitality."[26] In January 1928, James Lees-Milne stayed as a guest of Churchill's son Randolph. He described an evening after dinner; "We remained at that round table till after midnight. Mr Churchill spent a blissful two hours demonstrating with decanters and wine glasses how the Battle of Jutland was fought. He got worked up like a schoolboy, making barking noises in imitation of gunfire, and blowing cigar smoke across the battle scene in imitation of gun smoke".[27] On 26 September 1927, Churchill composed the first of his Chartwell Bulletins, which were lengthy letters to Clementine, written to her while she was abroad. In the bulletins, Churchill described in great detail the ongoing works on the house and the gardens, and aspects of his life there. The 26 September letter opens with a report of Churchill's deepening interest in painting; "Sickert arrived on Friday night and we worked very hard at various paintings ... I am really thrilled ... I see my way to paint far better pictures than I ever thought possible before".[28]
Churchill described his life at Chartwell in the later 1930s in the first volume of his history of the Second World War, The Gathering Storm. "I had much to amuse me. I built ... two cottages, ... and walls and made ... a large swimming pool which ... could be heated to supplement our fickle sunshine. Thus I ... dwelt at peace within my habitation".[29] Bill Deakin, one of Churchill's research assistants, recalled his working routine. "He would start the day at eight o'clock in bed, reading. Then he started with his mail. His lunchtime conversation was quite magnificent, ...absolutely free for all. After lunch, if he had guests he would take them round the garden. At seven he would bathe and change for dinner. At midnight, when the guests left, then he would start work ... to three or four in the morning. The secret was his phenomenal power to concentrate."[30][c] In his study of Churchill as author, the historian Peter Clarke described Chartwell as "Winston's word factory". Wikipedia
This is some of my Steven universe merch. This seems to not have much of a impact on me but it is. Steven Universe was the first cartoon on cartoon network to be created by a female and it inspired me to keep working on my own creations and try to get them out there. Steven universe is a very good show that has brought some more connections with me and my friends. This is in here because Steven universe is probably one of my favorite shows because just how much it inspired me to keep working harder and try my best and eventually i could be doing what Rebecca Sugar did.
śikhā is a long tuft, or lock of hair left on top or on the back of the shaven head of a male Orthodox Hindu.
Though traditionally all Hindus were required to wear a śikhā, today it is seen mainly among Brahmachari (celibate monks) and temple priests.
Unlike most other eastern cultures (including ancient Egypt) where a coming-of-age ceremony removed childhood locks of hair similar to the śikhā (e.g. a forelock or pigtails in China, a topknot in Thailand, a sidelock in Egypt etc.) in India this prepubescent hairstyle is left to grow throughout the man's life, though usually only the most orthodox religious men will continue this hairstyle.
The śikhā is tied back or knotted to perform religious rites. Only funerals and death anniversaries are performed with the śikhā untied or with dishevelled hair. Dishevelled hair is considered inauspicious, and represents times of great sorrow or calamity.
The śikhā reportedly signifies one-pointed (ekanta) focus on a spiritual goal, and It is also an indication of cleanliness. [1]
The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) is a medium-sized, solidly built, short haired dog whose early ancestors came from England and Ireland. It is a member of the Molosser breed group. The American Staffordshire Terrier and The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) by breed are from the same lineage; Staffordshire’s was the name given by AKC, and American Pit Bull Terriers by UKC. The real difference between the two breeds is 6–8" in height and 25–35 lb in weight; the American Staffordshire Terrier being the larger of the two.
The dog was bred first to bait bulls and bears. When bear-baiting and bull-baiting were deemed inhumane, rat-baiting and dog fighting became more popular. The APBT Breed was used in both sports, and its prevalence in being put in pits with rats, or other dogs led to "pit" being added to its name.
The American Pit Bull is medium-sized, and has a short coat and smooth well-defined muscle structure. Its eyes are round to almond shaped, and its ears are small to medium in length and can be natural or cropped. The tail is slightly thick and tapers to a point. The coat is glossy, smooth, short, and stiff to the touch. The accepted coat color can vary widely, but, both the AKC and UKC do not recognize merle coloring.
Twelve countries in Europe, as well as Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Malaysia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Venezuela have enacted some form of breed-specific legislation on pit bull-type dogs, including American Pit Bull Terriers, ranging from outright bans to restrictions and conditions on ownership. The state of New South Wales in Australia places restrictions on the breed, including mandatory sterilization. A few counties, and cities in the United States as well as the Province of Ontario in Canada, have outright banned ownership of the American Pit Bull terrier, and the breed is banned in the UK.
This is a photo I took from the passenger seat of my car as we were passing through Iowa on Interstate 80.
Random Road Shots - On My Toad Again
On my toad again,
Just can't wait to be on my toad again,
Feels so good to ride my little hopping friend,
And I can't wait to be on my toad again.
On my toad again,
Hoppin' places where we've never been,
Seein' faces we may never see again
And I can't wait to be on my toad again.
On my toad again,
Hippy hopping down the highway.
We're the best of friends,
Insisting that the world keep hoppin' our way,
and our way.
On my toad again,
Just can't wait to be on my toad again,
Feels so good to ride my little hopping friend,
And I can't wait to be on my toad again.
This is a family dedicated channel to our beloved big lad Benji
We got Benji in 2007 when he was 4 years old as the owner was suffering from an illness and was no longer capable of looking after him
We got him on the 21st may 2007 so we used that date to celebrate his birthday
When Benji came to live with us he was a very independant lad and was always the boss especially over my two young sons and he stamped his authority quite quickly
He did test us at the beginning but soon knew that living here with us he was going to get nothing more than love and attention and he got that in abundance
He loved his home comforts as he would often take over the settee and would declare that space as his own
I myself have had health issues and Benji would always pop his head up to see if everything was alright with me and i would do the same with him everynight
We nearly lost Benji in 2013/2014 when we discovered a small lump on his groin and the vet at the time told us it was just a fatty lump and just ignore it
We knew something was not right and advised the vet that we wanted it removed and we would pay for the operation
We booked him in 2 weeks after that appointment and when we got him to the PDSA they told us that it was a good job that we ignored her colleagues advice and decided to go for the operation as it saved his life as this so called fatty lump was actually a growth that was cutting off his blood vessel, The operation was a success and it extended our time with Benji
There was times that we questioned some of the vets advice as for when we kept asking about all the lumps that was appearing on his body and again we were told that they were just fatty lumps
Over the past couple of years we were concerned of a few lumps under his chest and a few that would appear around his ribs etc and again we were told to ignore them as they were fatty lumps
Well those lumps turned out to be cancer and cost our baby boy his life as his liver had also became very enlarged and we had to make a decssion if we wanted to die in agony as we were informed or for the vet to give him that terrible injection
We took him home for a day so that he could say his goodbyes to my sons and we stayed awake with him all night
The following morning we gave him his favourite a tin of tuna and he had a good drink of water and at 10:15am on September 1st 2017 Benji was put to sleep
My wife held him in her arms as i cuddled his head and kept him from seeing the needles and he dropped into his deep sleep forever
The vet that dealt with Benji on his final moment was a wonderful and caring vet and we thank her from the bottom of our hearts for all she done
We love you Benji and we will walk together again one day soon
Forever your
Mammy, Daddy and Brothers
Gymnopilus is a genus of gilled mushrooms within the fungal family Strophariaceae containing about 200 rusty-orange spored mushroom species formerly divided among Pholiota and the defunct genus Flammula. The fruiting body is typically reddish brown to rusty orange to yellow, medium to large, often with a well-developed veil. Most members of Gymnopilus grow on wood but at times may appear terrestrial if the wood is buried or decomposed. Members of Pholiota and Cortinarius are easy to confuse with Gymnopilus. Pholiota can be distinguished by its viscid cap and duller (brown to cinnamon brown) spores, and Cortinarius grows on the ground. Beginners can confuse Gymnopilus with Galerina, which contains deadly poisonous species.
The Gymnopilus genus has over 200 species worldwide.The name means naked pileus.
This is how I generated the blue bokeh in this shot - yeah I know sophisticated set up :) The balancing glasses are there because I read somewhere that reflecting lights on to the glass can give some nice bokeh - not much though. I got most of it from the glittery purple box I found (again one of my wife's knick knacks). I shone a small LED torch (which has a blue tint) on to this box. The torch had a makeshift grid on it to control the beam. Sorry - no set up shot because even though I took one I cant post here cos
1) It came out all too blurry
2) The shot was taken in the kitchen and it contains too many details and my wife would kill me if it was posted online :)
This is Gav's flyer design for the 3 Xynthetic art shows next year happening at Middlesbrough, Nottingham & Bristol! Best viewed Large
Put the dates in your diaries and come check out the shows!!
-----------------------------
A low-fi analogue exhibition of hand-painted skateboards, screen-prints and more from JamFactory, Klingatron, Mr Jago, WASTE + Paul Harraway, Richt, Danny Wainwright, Orco & Pone
Featuring Lomo photography accompanying the artwork from Lee Page, David Canning & The Xyn Fam, and me.
Officially supported by The Lomographic Society International
-----------------------------
Chapter I: MIDDLESBROUGH
Opening night Friday 1st February 6.00 - 9.00pm
Kitch-en Gallery, 46 Montrose Street, Middlesbrough
Show ends Friday 29th February
Chapter II: NOTTINGHAM
Opening night Friday 21st March 6.00 - 10.00pm
The Art Organization, 21 Station Street, Nottingham (literally opposite the train station)
Show ends Saturday 29th March
Chapter III: BRISTOL
Opening night Friday 4th April 6.00 - 9.00pm
Workshop Store, 1-2 Perry Road, Bristol
Show ends Friday 2nd May
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar.
The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam. This particular star is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. There is a misconception among people that Thaipusam marks Murugan's birthday; however, it is believed that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan's birthday.
In Malaysia, the temple at Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, often attracts over one million devotees and tens of thousands of tourists. The procession to the caves starts at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur in the heart of the city and proceeds for 15 kilometers to the caves, an 8-hour journey culminating in a flight of 272 steps to the top. Devotees carry containers containing milk as offering to Lord Murugan either by hand or in huge decorated carriers on their shoulders called 'kavadi'. The kavadi may be simple wooden arched semi-circular supports holding a carrier foisted with brass or clay pots of milk or huge, heavy ones which may rise up to two metres, built of bowed metal frames which hold long skewers, the sharpened end of which pierce the skin of the bearers torso. The kavadi is decorated with flowers and peacock feathers imported from India. Some kavadi may weigh as much as a hundred kilograms. After bathing in the nearby Sungei Batu (Rocky River), the devotees make their way to the Temple Cave and climb the flights of stairs to the temple in the cave. Devotees use the wider centre staircase while worshippers and onlookers throng up and down those balustrades on either side. When the kavadi bearer arrives at the foot of the 272-step stairway leading up to the Temple Cave, the devotee has to make the arduous climb. Priests attend to the kavadi bearers. Consecrated ash is sprinkled over the hooks and skewers piercing the devotees' flesh before they are removed. No blood is shed during the piercing and removal.
WIKIPEDIA
Minneapolis, is the county seat of Hennepin County, and largest of the Twin Cities, the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The Metropolitan area contains approximately 3.8 million residents. As of 2013, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th-largest in the United States with 400,070 residents.
Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital. The city is abundantly rich in water, with twenty lakes and wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls, many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway. It was once the world's flour milling capital and a hub for timber. Today it is the primary business center between Chicago and Seattle, with Minneapolis proper containing America's fifth-highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. As an integral link to the global economy, Minneapolis is categorized as a global city.
Minneapolis' name is attributed to the city's first schoolteacher who combined mini, a Dakota Sioux word for water, and polis, the Greek word for city.
This beach is in the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico and it is a swinging place next to hotels & the airpot...
My mum is 86 and lives a long way from me and refuses to pay a gardener.
She is obsessed with her hedge and cuts it every 2 weeks or so. but she struggles collecting hedge trimmings particularly as at her home the hedge has a plant border next to it and the trimmings fall into the border and are a pain to collect.
I'm a pro gardener and also have a few similar hedges where it takes a long time to collect up the trimmings.
I gave it some thought and came up with this hedge trimmings collector.
It needed to be really light so it can be picked up even by an elderly person so I've used card board although a thin firm plastic would be more durable/water proof.
I can walk on the one foot wide ,flat section ,so I can get close to the hedge and cut it easily.
The flat section has a small vertical lip at one side but this will slide under the hedge so 100% of the trimmings fall into the flat section. The other side is about 30 inches tall and stops the trimmmings falling into the border. I prop up the sides with a couple of pea canes.
There are two sections of cardboard which together are 6 feet long (top left hand side photo) They can concertina together ( top rhs photo)
Bottom lhs photo shows the collector after some light trimming and the bottom rhs photo shows the collector being emptied into a bin which is easy to do as the cardboard folds along the cease and acts as a funnel for really easy and accurate emptying .
Not one leaf fell onto the ground during this process when I tested it on my own hedge.
The collector could be used on a hard surface as it could be propped up against a bin or chair or whatever
This is a "just a fly" (Diptera) on a oak leaf in the woods a couple of days ago. It might be an Cluster Fly in the genus Pollenia of the family Polleniidae. Those golden hairs on its thorax are distinctive -- sometimes they make a real fur coat like in this photo from a couple of years ago, but they shed away as they age. This is one those flies you probably don't want to see walking across your potato salad. HFDF! (San Marcos Pass, 22 August 2023)
Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria.
The lake occupies part of Borrowdale and lies immediately south of the town of Keswick. It is both fed and drained by the River Derwent. It measures approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and is some 72 feet (22 m) deep. There are several islands within the lake, one of which is inhabited. Derwent Island House, an 18th-century residence, is a tenanted National Trust property open to the public on five days each year.
Derwent Water on a 1925 Ordnance Survey map
Derwentwater is a place of considerable scenic value. It is surrounded by hills (known locally as fells), and many of the slopes facing Derwentwater are extensively wooded. A regular passenger launch operates on the lake, taking passengers between various landing stages. There are seven lakeside marinas, the most popular stops being Keswick, Portinscale and the Lodore Falls, from which boats may be hired. Recreational walking is a major tourist activity in the area and there is an extensive network of footpaths in the hills and woods surrounding the lake. Several artistic depictions of the lake are shown on the Watercolour World website, and artist Thomas Frederick Worrall painted a view of Castle Crag from the northern shore of Derwentwater, which is available as a postcard from the two Anglican churches in Keswick, St John's and St Kentigern's.
The Keswick—Borrowdale road runs along the eastern shore of the lake and carries a regular bus service. There is a lesser, or unclassified, road along the western shore connecting the villages of Grange and Portinscale.
Derwentwater gave its name to the Earldom of Derwentwater.
This is the back end of an old street car station downtown -- across the street from the brand spanky new aquarium. The building is beat to hell, but I hope they don't tear it down. I'd rather see it converted to condos or something -- anything but demolition, really.
Charles Martin is a wonderful writer. I have read everything that he has written. Chasing Fireflies is one of the best. It is a book that I read and then ordered the C/D for my son. He loved it. I have given this book to several people and highly recommend it. For More 5 Star Reviews Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery by Charles Martin
This is the kick-off of a series of articles
on preserving, which will run through the late summer. Jan
Roberts-Dominguez has written for FD in the past, but not for awhile.
She's got a lot of fans, so I'd like to make kind of a splash now that
she's back.
I also want to convey a feeling of "preserving's not just for old
grannies, it's kind of trendy, too" Jan isn't young, but she's very cute
and youthful, so I'd like to portray her as such.
I also need some detail shots of the canning equipment, because I'd
like the layout to be a series of photos and deep captions instead of
just running text. These can be grouped into three: 1) processing pot
and rack; 2) canning jars and canning lids; 3) jar funnel, jar lifter,
lid lifter and thermometer. Have fun with these.