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This is a photograph from the start of the Tullamore Harriers AC "Quinlan Cup" Half Marathon which was held on Saturday 26th August 2017 in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland at 11:00. This is the fifth year of the event. The race is organised and promoted by Tullamore Harriers AC. The race starts on the Charleville Road just outside the entrance to Tullamore Harriers. The race proceeds south along the R421 and onto the N52 before taking a route onto local back roads. The race then completes a large rural road route before it joins to the R421 again and the final 1.5 miles are the same as the first mile of the race. The runners enter Tullamore stadium and complete one lap of the tartan track before the finish line. The course is challenging in places with some undulations along the route. But overall it is fair course. 2013 seen the first year of the event as the club commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the formation of Tullamore Harriers AC which today is one of Ireland's best known athletics clubs.
We have a large set of photographs from the start and the finish of today's race on our Flickr Photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157685695893933
The race was chip timed by MyRunResults - their website is www.myrunresults.com
The race was perfectly organised. The weather was good for racing but there was warm summer weather for the entire race which made for warmer than usual running conditions There were stewarts all along the route, 3 drink stations with bottled water, superb facilities, and great after-race refreshments. The stewards along the route provided great encouragement to all of the runners. Tullamore Harriers and the local community really worked together to make this is a wonderful event. There was also a relay option where teams of two can run approximately 10.5km each.
As mentioned above this race half marathon started in 2013 and celebrated the 60th Anniversary (a Diamond Anniversary) of the foundation of Tullamore Harriers AC. The club was formed in the town in November 1953. However, it was almost 1979 before facilities close to what we see today open in the present day site. Over 50 provincial and national athletics meetings are held at Tullamore Harriers every year. The facilities available combined with it's central geographical location joining routes from North, South, East, and West make it a very attractive venue. The half marathon today firmly brings competitive national road racing back to "The Harriers". The Quinlan Cup which will be awarded to the winning club team. For more than 40 years the Harriers Quinlan Cup was the most prestigious event on the road racing calendar. Having started as a cross-country race back in 1957, it became a road race in 1967 and remained so until 2000 when the race was last held. During its reign as a blue-ribband event the Quinlan Cup was won by the likes of John Treacy and Eamonn Coughlan.
Today, the facilities at Tullamore Harriers are the envy of many athletics clubs in Ireland. The facilities provided by Tullamore make it one of the premier venues for local and national level athletics in Ireland. There is an Olympic standard tartan track, a fully equipped gym, changing facilities, press and media facilities, meeting room spaces, etc. The club also provides a social center and niteclub which makes "The Harriers" a very well known on the local social scene. Esssentially, the town of Tullamore would be a different place if it weren't for the presence of Tullamore Harriers AC.
Our photographs from the 2016 Half Marathon on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157669860212434
Our photographs from the 2015 Half Marathon on Flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157655560294853
Our photographs from the 2014 Half Marathon on Flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157646587496250/
Our photographs from the 2013 Half Marathon on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635307620452/
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BUT..... Wait there a minute....
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.
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Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
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Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
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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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The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Pentagon was designed by American architect George Bergstrom (1876–1955), and built by general contractor John McShain of Philadelphia. Ground was broken for construction on September 11, 1941, and the building was dedicated on January 15, 1943.
The Pentagon is a large office building, with about 6,500,000 sq ft (600,000 m2), of which 3,700,000 sq ft (340,000 m2) are used as offices. Approximately 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel work in the Pentagon. It has five sides, five floors above ground, two basement levels, and five ring corridors per floor with a total of 17.5 mi (28.2 km)[6] of corridors. The Pentagon includes a five-acre (20,000 m2) central plaza, which is shaped like a pentagon and informally known as "ground zero," a nickname originating during the Cold War on the presumption that it would be targeted by the Soviet Union at the outbreak of nuclear war.
On September 11, 2001, exactly 60 years after the building's construction began, American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and flown into the Western side of the building, killing 189 people. It was the first significant foreign attack on the capital's governmental facilities since the Burning of Washington during the War of 1812.
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If there is any advice Col. Kirk Gibbs can give to his successor, it is this: Lead with honor and humility.
As Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s 61st commander, prepares to relinquish command of the LA District July 19 to Col. Aaron Barta, he offered up some advice and reflected on the past three years as the leader of one of the largest Corps districts in the country.
There are many things Gibbs said he is proud of when it comes to the LA District, but three things stand out: the District being recognized two years in a row as a "Best Place to Work" in the Corps; completing Weed Army Hospital at Fort Irwin, California – the Department of Defense’s only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Platinum, carbon-neutral, net-zero certifiable hospital – on time and within budget; and the one-on-one time he was able to spend with employees in the District.
It is the people Gibbs said he will miss the most – the employees and the District’s close partners across the four-state area.
“I have never focused on relationships like I have here in this District, and I sincerely believe it is part of the District's culture,” he said. “When projects are tough, the close relationships get us through those challenges and ultimately deliver the program.”
During his time with the LA District, Gibbs has overseen a multimillion-dollar program that provides engineering, construction, planning, contracting, real estate, emergency operations, environmental and regulatory services to military, federal, state and local governments across a 226,000-square-mile area of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. That also includes leading about 750 military and civilian personnel with a wide array of expertise.
But leading people is nothing new to Gibbs, who has served for more than 24 years as an active-duty Soldier, leading both military and civilian personnel.
“Each person is different, and I have learned that good leaders get to know each person individually and then lead them in a way that brings out the best in that employee,” he said.
Providing priorities and a solid intent on the District’s missions, particularly disaster response operations, helps employees stay focused on what’s really important, he said.
Gibbs will now serve as the chief of staff at the Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, he said, he hopes to be an advocate for all of the Corps’ districts nationwide.
“I feel that this District and the great people are responsible for giving me the incredible opportunity of being the Corps’ chief of staff,” he said. “The people have taught me so much, and I will take that with me to make a positive impact on the Corps’ enterprise and help our Districts deliver our programs in civil works, military, Interagency and International Services, real estate and regulatory.”
Gibbs knows how the importance of mentors and having a good support system have played in shaping his career, and he credits his parents with instilling in him respect for others; his wife, Kim, who taught him to endure all challenges, no matter how great, with grace and dignity; and his former chief of staff – Col. Steve Hill – for giving him tough jobs to prepare him for success.
“(Hill) gave me tough jobs that I thought he could have done at the time, but as I look back, the toughest assignments he gave me in that civilian organization at the Corps headquarters prepared me for District command and enabled me to achieve the goal of commanding at the battalion, brigade and District levels,” he said. “I also remember he told me I would be a chief of staff for the Corps one day. He was preparing me for that. I didn't believe him, but that is my next job.”
And, as for additional advice he can share with Barta, Gibbs provided these words of wisdom:
- Be prepared to change leadership style when leading a District of professional civilians. Don't lead them in the same way as Soldiers;
- Engage with people and get around to see them across the District's entire area of operation. Don't sit behind a desk;
- Study hard initially and learn the policies, processes and programs. “You will never be the expert, but you must prepare yourself to make effective decisions as quickly as possible”;
- Always provide a commander's intent and an end state. The civilian workforce appreciates that; and, lastly,
- Lead with honor and humility. “It isn't about you. It is about the District's people and our vital mission.”
As for the future of the LA District, Gibbs said he hopes future leaders continue to change the culture to an organization that is more risk tolerant in streamlining processes and moving projects forward; deliver the Department of Veterans Affairs and Customs and Border Protection programs phenomenally – on time, within budget and to the highest quality; and to remain a "Best Place to Work" in order to retain and recruit talent to the high-cost living area of Southern California.
“I want the District to do what it always does and ‘knock those programs out of the park,’” he said.
This is 25mm gun rail mount and PVC plumbing pipe cut in half so it can be mount on the motorcycle handlebar
This is another new product made out of Chinese newspaper, which is a sleeve for passport and credit cards. The material is made out of hand weaved newspaper stripes, so the pattern of each product varies. To make sure that you clothes and your passport do not get any ink dirts, a matte finished water resistance material is coated on top.
Folded size is 9.5cm width x 14cm height. The size fits most passports in measurement 9cm x 12.5cm.
Originally a one lane vehicle bridge it now serves as a footbridge and used by pack trains supplying the Hi-Sierra camps. That's why you see some manure on the boards. I suspect the cost of the new wood came from economic stimulus funds. Though lately I've seen the pack trains ford the river instead of using the bridge. Might be a kindness to the mules tired and hot from the trip down. Gives them a chance to drink
Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore
Haruhi's body came in the mail today which means she is complete! She's such a little cutie.
Her name is writting as 春陽 which means 'Spring Sunshine' - seems fitting I think!
I'm already spoiling her. Waiting on another outfit, shoes, and pajamas - oh, and a sister!
This is one of the most interesting stores I have found. It had a bunch of painting supplies, but it was also a drug store with a fantastic selection of natural products. They even have Simple Green!!!!!
My sneaker is peeking up my Michael Jackson doll's dress. It doesn't get much sicker than that, folks.
Norwich is a town famous for mustard...just check out Colman's!
In honour of that, we now have the Mustard Coffee Bar (www.mustardcoffeebar.com/), where you can get some awesome breakfasts (huevos rancheros for me), a great cup of coffee, and browse the art on the walls by local artists.
This is A and I chowing down, Zero Image 6x9 MF loaded with Fuji Reala 100, exposure about 40 mins.
This is a false fronted and expanded slightly in the back and possibly on one side marina Safeway. The deli and pharmacy are clearly added to the two front corners. The deli is very small. The deli also has a small oven where they make certain bakery products, other bakery products are brought from a store in Bend. Meat is along the back wall. Dairy is part on the back wall and part on one side wall. Liquor is split between a couple parts of the store.
246 West Monroe
Burns, OR
"Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot live in a cradle forever." - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Image stitched together from 2 photos (taken in landscape orientation) using Microsoft's Image Composition Editor.
The Black Country is distinctive because of the scale, drama, intensity and multiplicity of the industrial might that was unleashed. It first emerged in the 1830s, creating the first industrial landscape anywhere in the world. It is this that we rejoice in and want to share with you. The Black Country Living Museum is the finest and largest open-air museum in the United Kingdom. After very humble beginnings, a bright idea and 40 years of inspiration, this is twenty six acres worth exploring. Amazing as it may seem, they have created a ‘place’ – a real and lively place. With a village and charismatic residents to chat with. Trams to ride. Games to play. If you are old enough, you may just be looking for nostalgia and that is fine. But equally, we believe that history shouldn’t be seen as a safe haven in a fast changing and challenging world, but a catalyst for thinking and reflection about our
Sheri's worst nightmare: her cellphone isn't working. For someone who uses 1700 minutes a month, this is not good.
She iChated me so I can call At&t and trouble shoot. She isn't holding up too well.
Anyone else having problems?
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.
This is Holkham Hall.
Holkham Hall is the home of the Coke family.
The Holkham Estate was purchased in 1609 by Sir Edward Coke. The house was built in the 18th century for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester.
This is the Bygones Museum at Holkham Hall.
It was started in 1979 by Dick Joice, who hosted a popular proramme on Anglia TV called Bygones.
It is in the stable block built in the 1850s.
Photos at Holkham Hall are not for commerical use. You can take photos here for personnal use only.
Inside the garages.
Various Internal Combustion Engines that were used to drive things in the barn for the farm worker.
Bar Harbor, Maine USA
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
State Capital - Augusta
Largest City - Portland
Name for Residents - Mainers
State Nickname - Pine Tree State
State Motto - "Dirigo" - I direct
Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States.
Approximately 40 millions pounds (nearly 90 percent) of the nation's lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine.
Acadia National Park is the second most visited national park in the United States.
90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine.
The state flower is the white pine cone and tassel.
For more information on visiting Maine
3-Day Acadia National Park, Maine Coast, Head Light House Tour from New YorkTour Code: 755-131
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August 30,31, September 1st 2014
About this portion of the trip:
New York - Boston - Salem - Portland (334 miles)
Guests will be picked up in New York in the early morning. then arrive at Boston totake the Boston Harbor Cruise. In the afternoon, we will visit the Salem Witch Museum. Finally, we move to Portland Head Light in Portland, ME
South Portland, ME
Portland Head Light For more than 200 years, the lighthouse known as the Portland Head Light has been a beacon for ships off the coast of New England. Construction on the lighthouse began in 1787 under the direction of not-yet-president George Washington.
Acadia National Park - Bar Harbor (288 miles)
In the morning we will drive to Acadia National Park, where we will see Eagle Lake and drive to the top of Cadillac Mountain. We will then go to Bar Harbor, ME and explore this seaside New England town. In the afternoon guests may choose to take a Boat Tour of the area in the form of either a nature cruise OR a lobster-fishing trip. We will finish the day with a visit to Thunder Hole.
Acadia National Park, ME Acadia National Park is located on Mount Desert Island just off the coast of Maine. This scenic park encompasses mountains, ocean shoreline, lakes, and forest. Guests can expect to see moose, black bear, whit-tailed deer, and many seabirds.
Thunder Hole Thunder Hole is an impressive blowhole in Acadia National Park, Maine. Seawater is pushed into a submerged cave and shoots up through the ground as high as forty feet in the air. The area offers great views as well.
Bar Harbor, ME
Acadia Nature Cruise or Lobster Steal Cruise Fully narrated cruise of Frenchman Bay and enjoy the breathtaking scenery of coastal Maine or when in season, join an unforgettable excursion to experience the daily routines of a Maine Lobsterman.
Day 3
Bar Harbor - York Beach - Mystic - New York (530 miles)
To start our day, we will travel to York Beach, ME to visit York's Wild Kingdom. After, we will visit the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, CT.
At the end of the day, we will return to the departure points in New York for dropoff.
York Beach, ME
Yorks Wild Kingdom This large zoo and amusement park in southern Maine draws more than 200,000 guests every year. In addition to the usual fare of food stalls, gift shops, and rides, York's Wild Kingdom is home to 75 different animal exhibits.
Fore more information on Take Tours visit:
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Bar Harbor town, Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, United States of America USA country, North America continent
August 31st 2014
The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the short-tailed weasel, is a species of Mustelidae native to Eurasia and North America, distinguished from the least weasel by its larger size and longer tail with a prominent black tip. The name ermine is often, but not always, used for the animal in its pure white winter coat, or the fur thereof.[2] In the late 19th century, stoats were introduced into New Zealand to control rabbits. The stoats have had a devastating effect on native bird populations (see stoats in New Zealand).
It is classed by the IUCN as Least Concern, due to its wide circumpolar distribution, and because it does not face any significant threat to its survival.[1] It was named one of the world's top 100 "worst invasive species" by the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Invasive Species Specialist Group.[3]
The ermine luxury fur is often used by Catholic monarchs, Pontiffs and Cardinals who sometimes use it as the mozetta cape, and devotional images such as the Infant Jesus of Prague. It also forms part of the parliamentary and coronation robes of British peers of the Realm.
My newest addition is this beauty named Friday. She was taken in by someone and totally brought to life. Her cute little nose and pursed lips with that chin are what got me.
Pia Nachtsheim is a German artist, focusing on digital art. Her intercultural painting focuses on the warm, mystical, surreal and magic art. Pia's art works convey a warm mystical feeling, often depicting surreal or and dream-like landscapes. Her sources of inspiration range from music to observing nature and social dialogue. The resulting art seeks to reflect different angles of these current events, often evoking responses and feedback from the audience. Pia hopes to evoke new trains of thought in the viewer, triggering emotions and dream, obtaining surreal image landscapes.
Pia Nachtsheim typically expresses her art through mixed media, comprising digital works and paintings. She uses Adobe Illustrator, oil, pastels, watercolours, silk painting, and mixed media digital art. She enjoys juggling computer screens with silk screens, pixels with water colours. Pia combines her acrylic painting and her photography with digital programmes to achieve a new dimension of luminosity.
In addition to various shows in Germany, she has participated in a a large number if international exhibitions, including ARTE Expo Madrid in (Spain, 2003), Biennale Dell ARTE Firenze (Italy, 2003), ART Festival OMMA (Italy, 2004) and at the Gallery Chania Crete (Greece, year). Currently, Pia is completing a media creator course at ZOOM Medienakademie, Germany.
Pia lives and works in the picturesque historic town of Lahnstein, nestled between the valleys of the river Rhine and the Westerwald forests in the Palatinate, mid-western Germany. She has been pursuing her art for more than 25 years and is self-taught. For many years, she has been producing artisan craftwork and art. She sells her products both directly as well as through galleries. She is an active teacher, directing workshops for silk and screen painting. Pia also brings other peoples vision and ideas into life as a free lance web designer.
" Künstlerin und Mediengestalterin Pia Nachtsheim gehört zu einem international anerkannten Kreis freischaffender Künstler. Die Werke der Lahnsteinerin sind von Mythen, Mystik, Emotionen und traumhaften Inhalten getragen und führen den Betrachter in surreale Welten voller Dynamik und diametraler manchmal psychedelisch Gegensätze, die sich im jeweiligen Kunstwerk harmonisch zu einer Ganzheit zusammenfügen. In ihren Fotografien, erhascht man einen kleinen Blick auf die weiche und empfindsame Seite der Künstlerin, so dass das Gesamtwerk sich zu einem runden Bild der inneren Zartheit und Kraft der Künstlerin zusammenfügt." In ihren Arbeiten sind Mythen, Weltreligionen und Politik zu Kunstwerken verwoben, in denen der Betrachter sich mit seinen Traeumen, Wuenschen und Gedanken wieder findet, so in den Serien " Modern crusade " , " Female Voice ". Nach Ausstellungen in der Region hat Sie mit Mixed Media Digital Art an der Biennale del Arte im Dezember 2003 in Florenz und am ART Festival OMMA in Chania Kreta im Juni-Juli 2004, Mai und Juni 2005 EXHIBITION Leipzig Germany teilgenommen.
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, cyclo, beca, becak, trisikad, or trishaw.
As opposed to rickshaws pulled by a person on foot, cycle rickshaws are human-powered by pedaling. Another type of rickshaw is the auto rickshaw.
They are a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for hire basis. Cycle rickshaws are widely used in major cities around the world, but most commonly in cities of South, Southeast and East Asia.
OVERVIEW
The cycle rickshaw was built in the 1880s and was first used with regularity starting in 1929 in Singapore. Six years later they outnumbered pulled rickshaws. Cycle rickshaws were found in every south and east Asian country by 1950. By the late 1980s there were estimated 4 million cycle rickshaws in the world.
The vehicle is generally pedal-driven by a driver, though some are equipped with an electric motor to assist the driver.
The vehicle is usually a tricycle, though some quadracycle models exist, and some bicycles with trailers are configured as cycle rickshaws. Some cycle rickshaws have gas or electric motors.
PASSENGER CONFIGURATION
The configuration of driver and passenger seats vary. Generally the driver sits in front of the passengers to pedal the rickshaw. There are some designs, though, where the cyclist driver sits behind the passengers. In many Asian countries, like India and China, the passenger seat is located behind the driver, while in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam the driver sits behind the passenger seat. In the Philippines, the passenger seats are usually located beside the driver in a side car. Similarly, in Singapore the trishaw and in Burma the sai kaa the passengers sit alongside the driver.
NOMENCLATURE
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names, such as: velotaxi and bikecab. Cyclo is used in Vietnam and Cambodia. Pedicab is used in the United Kingdom and United States In Buffalo, New York, this type of vehicle is known as a bike taxi.
Beca, becak, trisikad, or trishaw are non-English names used in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Velotaxi is used in Germany.
COUNTRY OVERVIEW
Cycle rickshaws are used in Asian countries, but also in countries outside Asia, such as large European and some North America cities. They are used primarily for their novelty value, as an entertaining form of transportation for tourists and locals, but they also have environmental benefits and may be quicker than other forms of transport if traffic congestion is high. Cycle rickshaws used outside Asia often are mechanically more complex, having multiple gears, more powerful brakes, and in some cases electrical motors to provide additional power.
WIKIPEDIA
The Abbey St. Mauritius may not be the oldest abbey in Germany as some claim. But it is for sure one of the oldest. Actually the Romans had a kind of "rest and service area" next to the road, connecting Divodurum (= Metz) and Mogontiacum (Mainz). Legends tell, that already within 5th hermits lived in the ruins of a Roman thermae. Bishop Magnerich of Trier (566-600) asked these hermits to form a monastic community, what they did under the first abbot Saint Wendelinus, who now is known as the founder of the Abbey St. Mauritius.
The abbey existed upto 1794, when after the French Revolution it was looted and burnt down. In 1798 the remaining buildings were sold. Since 1806 this is the parish church.
In 1950 Benedictines from Trier "revitalized" the abbey, so the old tradition got continued.
The early gothic church of the abbey, now used by the parish and the Benedictines, was constructed between 1260 and 1302. The church is 37 meters long and 20 meters wide. The massive tower in the west has a baroqe roof now. At that time the church was constructed, the abbey was very important and influential in the area. In the foreground is a statue of St. Mauritius.
Queen Street is one of the streets in the "new" part of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. By "new" I mean that it was a part of the expansion that took place to the South of the old Georgian and medieval town in the 1840s and onwards. The streets here do not follow ancient field boundaries, as do streets like North Street in the older part of town, but are built in regular grid patterns.In Queen Street, (we are looking Eastwards in this view), there are relatively few adresses, as it is a street that runs at right angles and between the main streets of housing. However, there are, or where, some important business premesis on Queen Street. For example, the building near the camers, with the asbestic sheet roof & the red doorway is now occupied by a builder, but in past times was a vinegar bottling and before that a beer and mineral water bottling plant, run by James Sanderson.
As an aside, the traffic cones you see in this picture are guarding the holes left were some public-spirited gentlemen have been around parts of the Town recently stealing the grate covers for scrap.
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Council is seeking community feedback on the draft Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP). The Public Consultation period will commence on 15 February 2012 and go until 14 March 2012.
A PAMP is a plan that seeks to encourage pedestrians by removing or ameliorating barriers to walking. It identifies key routes between trip attractors such as shops and schools and looks at the directness, safeness, comfort and attractiveness of the route for all users groups including those that are most vulnerable.
"I recently was reading a book that is a collection of lectures Cardinal Avery Dulles gave at the seminary in Dunwoody about Pope John Paul II and his ministry. One segment he devoted to what he called John Paul II's Marian theology or mission and it was a wonderful section. Something that rang a bell with me was the section about Mary as a mediator, Mary as someone to whom you pray to ask God to help you or other people in difficult circumstances."
~Jim from the USA
Icon of Sts. Mary and Anne with the Child Jesus, inside the church of St.Anne, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Diamante is a coastal town and comune in the province of Cosenza, part of the Calabria region of southern Italy.The Diamante citron takes its name from the town, and Calabria is still the home of this variety of citron.Each year in August Diamante hosts a festival celebrating the local produce, peperoncino (chili pepper). These are prepared as dried strings, infused into olive oil and made in to a paste known as Calabrese Bomba.
Diamante, è un comune italiano di 5.096 abitanti della provincia di Cosenza, in Calabria. È sito sulla costa tirrenica nord occidentale della Calabria.La posizione geografica, i suoi circa otto km. di spiaggia dalle variegate combinazioni di sabbia e di colore, nonché il mare cristallino ed i fondali sempre diversi ne fanno una delle mete turistiche della Calabria.Diamante possiede una delle due uniche isole della Calabria, l'isola di Cirella, un piccolo isolotto dalla forma suggestiva e dalla flora selvaggia dove i fondali sono splendidi e regna la Posidonia argentata.Fonti storiografiche diverse documentano insediamenti già dai tempi dei Focesi e dei Romani. Le prime notizie sulla nascita di un vero e proprio nucleo abitato nei luoghi di Diamante risalgono al 1500, allorquando il Principe Sanseverino ordinò la costruzione di una postazione difensiva per contrastare le incursioni saracene.Intorno al torrione dei Sanseverino sorse più tardi una fortificazione del territorio ad opera del principe di Bisignano Tiberio Carafa, padrone dei territori di Belvedere Marittimo e di Diamante già dal 1622. Al termine delle scorribande turche, la popolazione dalle campagne si spostò verso il mare incrementando i traffici commerciali. Successivamente benestanti e commercianti napoletani, amalfitani e salernitani, e nobili famiglie, anche di origine spagnola vi si stabilirono per la posizione e l’amenità del luogo dando vita al centro abitato. Presto Diamante divenne un discreto centro per la pesca e l’agricoltura, grazie alla nutrita flotta e alla produzione del cedro. Le caratteristiche particolari di questo agrume nella sua varietà autoctona denominata cedro liscio di Diamante (di grosso taglio e profumata, destinata in gran parte alla canditura), lo resero unico e conosciutissimo sul mercato mondiale; grazie alla sua massiccia esportazione verso Israele e gli Stati Uniti, dove era usato dalle comunità ebraiche che in occasione della festa dello Sukkot inviavano i propri Rabbini a selezionarlo, il cedro divenne una voce economica consistente del bilancio della comunità.Diamante è conosciuta anche come la città dei murales, dai numerosi dipinti che si possono ammirare passeggiando per i vicoli della cittadina.Sono infatti oltre 150 le opere d'arte dipinte sui muri del centro storico e della frazione Cirella, realizzate a partire dal 1981 da pittori ed artisti di fama internazionale. Matilde Serao e Gabriele d'Annunzio, sono tra i tanti letterati che hanno rivolto la loro attenzione a quella che hanno definito la perla del tirreno.Poeti, scrittori, giornalisti, storici e rivoluzionari hanno lasciato la loro firma o un loro verso sui muri della città. Diamante è il museo all'aperto più grande d'Italia e tra i più grandi del mondo.
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Graffiti seen in Manchester, England that says "Hanna is a slag". Slag is British slang for a "loose, promiscuous woman".
This is why we fought the war, boys! Two men admire the legs of three women. The people in this tiny photo are identified on the back as Red, Edna, Jo, Mary, and Lyle. Lyle's hand touches Mary's thigh, but Mary seems to be okay with this -- unless he did it at the last second before the photo was snapped. It's dated June 29, 1947.
I said that "This is why we fought the war!" but I don't know if Red and Lyle were in World War II. Red might be too young.
Jo and Mary are wearing bikinis, by the way.
This Jo is almost certainly the same Jo in another photo, from 1949.
Gary Busey, actor, turned 3 on this date, by the way.
Lostwithiel is a civil parish and small town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom at the head of the estuary of the River Fowey.
Lostwithiel railway station is on the Cornish Main Line from Plymouth to Penzance. It is situated on the south side of the town, just across the medieval bridge. The line was originally built for the Cornwall Railway which built its main workshops here, but the surviving workshop buildings were transformed into apartments in 2004. A branch line takes china clay trains to Fowey.
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"This is a five star hike" was what we were saying halfway through the hike. By the time we were done, it became a seven out of five. Between the private beach where we were the only ones on it for a couple hours, the bluff overlooking Frenchman's Bay, the improbably orange lilies, and the Sea cave you can hike down to, it was a hike we will never forget
#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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This guy is a machine. Promoter, MC, Artist...He does it all. He is one of the hardest working guys here in Houston, and I'm sure that he'll be very successful in the future. Keep your eye on this guy. He's making moves.
The Heart Truth® is a national awareness campaign for women about heart disease sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Through the campaign, NHLBI leads the nation in a landmark heart health awareness movement that is being embraced by millions who share the common goal of better heart health for all women.
The campaign message is paired with an arresting visual—the Red Dress—designed to warn women that heart disease is their #1 killer. The Heart Truth created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 to deliver an urgent wake-up call to American women. The Red Dress® reminds women of the need to protect their heart health, and inspires them to take action.
Seeking to advance the symbol, The Heart Truth forged a groundbreaking collaboration between the Federal government and the fashion industry, an industry intrinsically tied to female audiences. As a result of this partnership, fashion leaders—including top designers, models, and celebrities—have demonstrated their support for the issue of women and heart disease by participating in The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collections at New York’s Fashion Week annually since 2003.
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This is a leaf from Philip the Chancellors Sermons on the Psalms that was produced in France, probably at Paris c.1200.
The text begins in Sermon 290 (relating to Psalm 129)and continues into Sermon 291 (relating to Psalm 130). Oto Ege erroneously described the text as a “Chain of Psalms. There seems to have been 330 sermons in total relating to the Psalms.
The size of the leaf is 211mm x 154mm (8 3/10ins. x 6 1/20ins.),
The leaf is neither illuminated nor is it decorated However, a space has been provided at the start of lines 27 and 28 for a two-line “S” (“Sicut”) that would have opened Sermon 291
Prickings remain in the outside margin for all horizontal lines. An interesting variation to these prickings is that there are two pricking holes against lines 3, 16, 18 and 31(i.e. the third lines from the top and from the bottom, and either side of the middle line).
On the recto is an original folio number clxxxiii (183).
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The parent manuscript was obtained by Otto Ege sometime after 1935. By 1944 leaves were appearing for sale Leaves from the manuscript became No. 4 in the forty boxes of fifty leaves.
Gwara Handlist 4.
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1. There are many leaves in public and institutional collections as part of the forty boxes of fifty leaves and probably the best source for these is ege.denison.edu/index.php. As well as these, there are many others in public, institutional and private collections.
Leaves are offered for sale from time to time and recent offerings have been: -
2. Bloomsbury Auctions, Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 6th. Dec. 2017, Lot 50 at £744 (including buyers premium).
3. Bernard Quaritch, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts, Catalogue 1439, 2019, Items 45, 46 and 47, three leaves all at £650 each.
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This is a nice leaf with little in the way of age related wear. A little yellowed through being in a frame (perhaps for a long time) there is a small natural flaw within the text that has been written around and a small cut towards the bottom of the inside margin. Any leaf associated with Otto Ege is a good addition to any manuscript collection.
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.