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This is Speckles, a legend in these parts, as it was explained to me by Melanie, a local writer. For a long time he was assumed to be a bachelor, but turns out he has a female following who show up in numbers from time to time. This rock is his longstanding HQ till the tide comes in full and he has to slide off :-).
Treasure Island Beach, Laguna Beach, California.
Nestled in the forest, away from the spotlight of all the other waterfalls along the main gorge is Salto dos Hermanos (aka "Two Brothers"). These falls can be seen along the lower trail on the Argentina side of the falls.
There is a longstanding debate about which side of the falls has the best views. In my opinion the views and experience on both sides are very different and it is worth visiting both, especially since its very easy and not expensive to cross the border from one side to the other (check Visa requirements since you do need to go through a border crossing).
On the Brazilian side you have more panoramic views of the falls and better view of the Devil's Throat. In Argentina you have three different trails which take you closer to the falls themselves including a trail over the Iguacu River which takes you to a viewing platform right on the edge of the Devil's Throat. Will post an image from there soon.
New York Susquehanna & Western SU99 awaits a crew in Bogota, NJ. The longstanding golf range across the street is in the process of being demolished to make way for yet another horrendous warehouse in the Garden State.
According to Wikipedia at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strandarkirkja, "Strandarkirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Selvogur, Iceland. It is often referred to as the 'miracle church' in Iceland, with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers."
See my other Iceland images at flic.kr/s/aHsjGvArkL.
Rone painted the images of a local couple Geoff and Merrilyn Horman on the silos at Lascelles in the Wimmera-Mallee.
The town has a population of only just 48 people on a good day, but Rone selected the Hormans above all others. They are a humble couple, who are both wise and knowing and who have nurtured the town with their vast farming experience and longstanding connection to the area.
Their family has lived in the area for four generations. Geoff and Merrilyn were both born in the district and then married later in Lascelles in 1967. Together with their two sons and now their families also, they have continued the family tradition of wheat farming and strong community involvement.
In mid 2017 Rone worked for two weeks to transform these two 1939 GrainCorp silos which now portray Geoff and Merrilyn looking over their hometown forever.
They were the eighth silos to be included in the Australian Silo Art Trail.
Strandarkirkja is a Lutheran parish church in Selvogur, Iceland. It is often referred to as the 'miracle church' in Iceland, with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers.
Lattitude 66.4412° N My most northerly photo.
This was a wonderful reception attended by over 100 adults and their children....
I was blown away by the reception and the camaraderie amongst us and our guests and feel very proud to be part of this beautiful event!!! Many thanks to everyone in the committees with a special thanks to Evelyn, Vern, Liz, Toon.....on and on ;~)> A big hug and good wishes to all.
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125th Street IRT elevated subway stop on Broadway
Vague Terrain: Manhattanville Exhibit
NoMa PHOTO Group
5000 Broadway, Suite A
New York, NY 10034
June 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NoMa Photo Group Presents Vague Terrain: Manhattanville
The NoMa Photo (Northern Manhattan Photographers) Group is pleased to announce a group exhibition Vague Terrain: Manhattanville at City College Art Gallery, curated by Maria Politarhos.
Vague Terrain: Manhattanville presents the discoveries of an eclectic clan of 23 photographers who spent a year chronicling the architecture, artifacts, and people of Manhattanville. The exhibit identifies this particular urban unit as a viable neighborhood. It is a photographic testimonial of an expedition during a period of
ongoing and dramatic changes for the community. The Harlem area’s boundaries are from 122nd Street to 135th Street between the Hudson River and St. Nicholas Park.
“Terrain vague” is the term coined by architect and critic Ignasi de Sola-Morales to describe urban environments full of ambiguous spaces—where there is beautiful tension between an area’s architecture and its environment, where the space is in some way strange, unresolved, or unsettling.
Photographers: Evi Abeler, Brother Anthony-Francis, Christopher Auger-Dominguez, Vern Ballard, Elizabeth Borda, Greg Brophy, Dawn Chase, Maggie Clarke, Matthew Evearitt, Peter Ferko, Evelyn Fernandez, Mike Fitelson, Lenny Garcia, Simeon Gilmer, Karen Green, Rebeca Lebkoff, Caren Litherland, Eliud Martinez, Michael Palma, Robert Polanco, Sirin Samman, Tom Stoelker, and Ivette Urbaez.
City College Art Gallery Hours: Monday - Thursday, 12 – 6pm
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City College Art Gallery
Compton Goethals Hall
140th Street & Amsterdam Avenue
New York City
June 18 - July 17, 2008
Reception: Wednesday, June 25, 6 - 9PM
For further information contact:
Vern Ballard, (646) 302-1176
email: NoMaPhoto@gmail.com
Photo NoMa Group:
Brother Anthony-Francis
Christopher Auger-
Domínguez
Elizabeth Borda
Greg Brophy
Bob Cain
Dawn Chase
Marjorie J. Clarke Ph.D.
Steven Day
Evelyn Fernandez
Mike Fitelson
Lenny Garcia
Karen Greene
Richard Herrera
Michael Palma
Amir Parsa
Robert Polanco
Rojelio Reyes Rodriguez
Tom Stoelker
Ivette Urbaez
Mario Vivas
August 31, 2007
To Whom It May Concern:
NoMa Photo Group, comprised of photographers living and
working in Northern Manhattan, is undertaking a documentary
project on the neighborhood commonly known as Manhattanville,
an area roughly bounded by W. 125th and W. 135th Streets,
Broadway and 12th Avenue. It’s a neighborhood that is at the
center of much potential change in the near future.
Over the next few months, our photographers will document
the streetscapes, buildings, residents, and workers of this longstanding
community, preserving what it looks like at a moment in
time. This record will serve a similar role as photographs of the
original Penn Station and old financial district do now: reminding
future generations what forgotten New York once looked like.
We are approaching this project through the urban planning
concept of “terrain vague,” exploring the role that older buildings
play in the urban infrastructure as a counterpoint to homogenous,
planned development.
NoMa Photo Group is comprised of working photographers who
believe that the responsible uses of photography – as a form of
art or tool for communication – can help us better understand the
world we live in. The individual photographers undertook this
project as volunteers and have not received outside financial, or
other, support. We appreciate your assistance in helping us complete our
documentary project.
NoMa Photo Group
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NoMa Photo Group Presents
Vague Terrain: Manhattanville
Background Details:
“Each photographer, guided by their personal vision, explored Manhattanville to discover and to reveal its people and structures as anthropologists and archaeologists might,” explains group spokesman Vern Ballard. “For our group this is not merely intended to be a documentary or journalistic project, nor is it just a collection of artistic and political statements.” The group employs a gamut of cameras: Holga, 35mm, medium format, Polaroid, digital. They utilize darkroom and digital workflows, as well as special techniques. The results are as varied as the group itself. “Initially, there were a lot of desolate urban landscapes,” recalls Ballard, “but that changed midway through the project when Rebecca Lepkoff asked, ‘Where are the people?!’” Lepkoff is a founding member of the group. Beginning in the 1920s she established a reputation by chronicling the Lower East Side. As a result the exhibit evolved into a body of abstract, architectural, graphic, street, urban landscape, and environmental portraits, including people. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Manhattanville was the site of bustling industrial and commercial
activity. Commuters were levitated through Manhattanville via the Broadway elevated subway and the Riverside Drive Viaduct. One hundred and twenty-fifth Street had a port on the Hudson. Two auto assembly plants, the Nash and Studebaker Buildings, were at 133rd and Broadway. According to local lore, the Nash Building was retooled to accommodate the Manhattan Project. Each of these architectural relics is featured
in the foreground and background of the show. In recent years, Manhattanville’s nondescript gas stations, automotive repair shops, bus depots, store fronts,
and storage facilities have given way to epicurean delights, such as Fairway’s gourmet emporium and a handful of hip restaurants. The signs of evolution have been eclipsed by the struggle between Columbia University’s 30-year, multi billion-dollar expansion plan and storage magnate Nick Sprayragen’s refusal to dislodge his family business, in spite of the threat of eminent domain. Other epoch-shifting forces of
gentrification have left many residents, local business owners, neighborhood preservationists, and community activists apprehensive about their ability to maintain Manhattanville’s character and affordability. These forces provide the subtext of today’s Manhattanville. Few doubt they will jeopardize many aspects of the Manhattanville depicted in this exhibition. In 2008, Manhattanville is a prime example of a “Vague Terrain,” not only because the place itself is “unsettled,” but because its future is as well. Two opposing visions generally polarize the discussion of vague
spaces in areas such as Manhattanville. The first decries the disorder, decay, and blight they represent in the city. The second, by contrast, highlights their potential interest as livable spaces where artistic, religious, and cultural freedoms flourish. Manhattanville is our “vague terrain.”
For further information contact:
Vern Ballard, (646) 302-1176
email: NoMaPhoto@gmail.com
Peul herders, Bambara and Dogan farmers, itinerant traders and a colourful multiethnic host of other buyers and sellers converge at this vibrant weekly market every Monday in front of Djenné's ancient grand mosque.
They come from the surrounding regions and fertile flood plains of the Niger inland river delta in the Mopti region of central Mali, part of the semi-arid Sahel zone that stretches across northern Africa just south of the Sahara.
The iconic calabash bowls on prominent display are used to carry goods, store grains or prepare fresh fermented cow’s milk traditionally popular among Mali's pastoral Peul communities.
Access to the mosque's interior and rooftop was forbidden to non-Muslims in 1996 after an intrusive display of disrespect by a Vogue magazine fashion shoot inside the grand mosque.
Digital film scan, Asahi Pentax Spotmatic (SMC Pentax Zoom 45~125mm f/4), mosque rooftop pov, circa 1976.
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Postrscript - The enchanting Arabian Nights imagery emanating out of this ancient marketplace at the time if this photo shoot (1976) is reminiscent of a seemingly bygone Sahelian era devoid of smartphones, credit cards, and packaged safari tours.
Nowadays, nascent tourism is on hold and easy access to markets, pastures, and farmlands is hampered as ethnic strife and inter-communal violence continue to erupt under a fragile Malian state.
In 2018, Human Rights Watch reported that the Mopti region of central Mali has become an epicentre of interethnic conflict, fuelled by a steady escalation of violence by armed Islamist groups largely allied with Al Qaeda’s advance from the north since 2015.
Recruitment to the militant Islamist movement from Peul pastoral herding communities has inflamed tensions within sedentary agrarian communities (Bambara, Dogon, Tellem, Bozo and others) who rely on access to agricultural lands for their livelihood.
Predominantly Muslim but opposing ethnic self-defence militias on both sides were formed for the protection of their own respective communities. This has contributed to a continuous cycle of violent attacks and reprisals touching villages and hamlets, pastures and farmlands, and some marketplaces.
While communal tensions are profoundly connected to a larger ethnopolitical conflict unfolding in northern Mali, chronic insecurities around the ancient town of Djenné and the broader central regions of Mali are exacerbated by longstanding indigenous concerns over the struggle for access to scarce natural resources - agricultural land for settled farmers versus water and grazing land for semi-nomadic Peul herdsmen.
Efforts at mediation in the area around Djenné and the grand mosque include a Humanitarian Agreement specifically among Bambara and Bozo farmers, Dogan "hunters" protecting farmers' interests, and Peul herders - all committed to guaranteeing the freedom of movement of people, goods and livestock in the "Circle of Djenné" situated in the Mopti region of central Mali.
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Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Photo taken from the road to the Red Rock Canyon (with several bear sightings along the way). The Upper Waterton Lake goes through the valley you can see turning towards the left in the back of the photo. At the southern end of the lake, you can visit the rather touristy Goat Haunt US Ranger Station - so you are actually making a border crossing of sorts - into a remota part of the Glacier National Park in Montana, US. There is even a "International Peace Park Pavillion" there to commemorate the longstanding peace between Canada and the US.
Long ago the owners of this garage decided that the trees had come first. They liked the shade, so they worked around them!
Placidia, 25, cries as she recounts her experience in April 1994. She saw her parents and all six brothers killed in front of her. She knew her killers. They were her neighbours.
Photo credit: Tiggy Ridley
Context:
When Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana was assassinated in April 1994, longstanding ethnic tensions erupted into violence. Around the country, men, women and children were slaughtered on a mass scale. The militias carrying out the killings - usually youths armed with machetes or AK-47s - also used rape as a weapon. Around 500,000 women and girls were sexually assaulted.
By mid-July the violence had been halted, and the long process of recovery began. Today, Rwanda is a more stable country. But poverty - and the human scars from the genocide - remain.
After the events of 1994, the UK was the first country to provide support directly to Rwanda's government. Ever since, it has been at the forefront of the rebuilding work - rebuilding not just state institutions and national infrastructure, but individual lives.
To find out more about how DFID has been helping in Rwanda, please see our feature: Rwanda genocide - 15 years on
Columbus, OH
According to what I read online, the Chatterbox had been in business since the late 1930s, under a variety of owners over the decades. Sadly, it looks like this longstanding community dive bar is now permanently closed.
Excerpt from windsorstar.com/news/local-news/new-sculpture-at-stop-26-...:
New sculpture at Stop 26 Beach honours ties between Windsor and Detroit
Author of the article: Brian Cross
Published Jan 06, 2022
A new “eye-catching” sculpture recently installed at Windsor’s Stop 26 Beach and a companion piece in Detroit are intended to honour the longstanding ties between the cross-border cities.
Both sculptures are by Michigan artist John Sauve. The bright orange Windsor sculpture titled Faust stands 7.6 metres in height. It’s been donated to the city by ARS Gallery of Benton Harbor, MI.
The installation of Faust brings the total number of outdoor sculptures, memorials and monuments on display in Windsor to over 100.
The companion piece is located in Detroit’s Roosevelt Park, in front of the historic Michigan Central Station.
Faust was created by Sauve using steel beams recovered from Ford Auditorium, a historic concert hall in downtown Detroit that was demolished about a decade ago.
“For me, this sculpture project is as much about the art as it is about the history of Windsor and Detroit,” the artist said in the news release. “With a common international border, a shared river, and an economy and culture rooted in the automotive industry, few cities are endowed with as many special bonds as Windsor and Detroit. I hope this sculpture inspires viewers to contemplate and appreciate the close and valuable ties our two cities are fortunate to share.”
It is a tribute to the longstanding history of sport in Riverside.
Excerpt from images.toronto2015.org:
IGNITE is an exciting new community partnership program
that enables individuals, organizations and communities to
create their own special Games-themed initiative, or increase
awareness of existing projects through an association with the
TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games—the “People’s Games.”
The goal of the IGNITE program is to inspire communities
throughout Toronto, the Greater Golden Horseshoe, Ontario and
Canada, to come together and build excitement around the Games
and bolster community spirit.
Milwaukee Road is making use of their longstanding trackage rights on BN and its predecessors, as this southbound (westbound for BN) freight crosses the Kettle River behind a CN SD40 and a Milwaukee Road SD40-2 (CN5019-MILW200.) The Canadian connection is obvious from the 66 cars - and CN caboose (sorry..."van") - that follow the units over the Kettle River on this former Great Northern trackage.
"In order to capture the true essence of Lascelles, Melbourne-based artist, Rone knew that he had to learn about the town from those who were deeply connected to it. Here, he depicts local farming couple Geoff and Merrilyn Horman, part of a family that has lived and farmed in the area for four generations.
Rone says that he wanted the mural to portray his subjects as wise and knowing, nurturing the town’s future with their vast farming experience and longstanding connection to the area.
In mid 2017 Rone worked for two weeks to transform the two 1939-built GrainCorp silos. He went to great lengths to paint in the silo’s existing raw concrete tones to produce a work that would integrate sensitively into its environment. Utilising this muted monochrome palette, he added water to his paint as a blending tool to produce a ghostly, transparent effect – a signature of his distinctive painting style."
Mickey's Diner is a classic diner in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It has been in continuous operation at the same location since 1939. Designed to resemble a railroad dining car, the prefabricated building was constructed in 1937 by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company of Elizabeth, New Jersey, then shipped to Saint Paul by rail. Its unusual architecture made it a local landmark.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 for having local significance in the themes of architecture and commerce.[3] It was nominated for being "a beloved, longstanding and unique social institution," an unaltered example of railroad car-style diners, and one of the few surviving examples of its type in the American Midwest.
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My mini theme here today was actually discussed on the TV news last night - timely, but I had planned these uploads long before that. It concerns the increased urbanisation of Tasmania, one of the most rural states in Australia.
It is projected that within the next few years population will fall up to 15% in most rural areas, particularly in the north west of the island state. Already the effects are being felt. Local municipalities struggling to be able to afford essential services for communites; local football teams unable to survive because they can no longer attract enough players (actually East Devonport folded just yesterday, and their most famous player in history was one of the greatest to ever play Australian football, the late Daryl Baldock). We've known for a long time about the flight of young people from rural areas. They go to the cities for education and work and almost never return.
There's a pattern to all this that finds its origins in the industrial revolution - when people moved off the land that their families had worked for centuries to find work in grubby mills in the rapidly growing industrial cities (William Blake's "Dark Satanic Mills"). Sickness was often the result.
Isn't it interesting (and this is certainly true of Australia) that the rural areas have largely been untouched by the pandemic. In rural areas people are physically distanced, but they are most definitely NOT socially distanced. There's a big difference, and it's why I ask myself why any sane person (without the desire for mammon) would want to live in a big city.
I dream of a counter-revolution where we rely less on modern technology and communications to rediscover our true humanity in ordinary life on the land. Then maybe we would not have so many abandoned buildings like this and a real change would be in the wind. But we are fighting against a longstanding plan to move people into the large cities. It provides better economies of scale, and a greater ability to monitor people's behaviour, so the powers that be are not going to relent.
Only strong minded individuals can make the difference, by telling these "progressives" enough is enough. Even if we fail, as the Luddites did when they tried to smash the looms in those dark satanic mills, we will have chosen the path to recapturing true human values in the face of the growing Machine Age. And never forget that the great scientist Steven Hawking warned before he died, "If we let the machines take over they will destroy us."
theconversation.com/stephen-hawking-warned-about-the-peri...
BBC interview with Steven Hawking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFLVyWBDTfo&feature=emb_logo
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Mosesbrunnen (Moses Fountain) is a fountain on Münsterplatz in the Old City of Bern, Switzerland. It is a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Old City of Bern.
The statue dates from 1544. After storm damage it was rebuilt in 1790-1791. The Louis XVI style basin was designed by Niklaus Sprüngli. The statue represents Moses bringing the Ten Commandments to the Tribes of Israel. Moses is portrayed with two rays of light projecting from his head, which represent Exodus 34:29–35 which tells that after meeting with God the skin of Moses' face became radiant. The twin rays of light come from a longstanding tradition that Moses instead grew horns.
My first ever time seeing an aurora. This one was faint, but the camera had no problem picking it up.
Aurora Borealis over Ferrum College's Blue Ridge Institute and Museum last Spring.
"The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum was created in 1973 by Ferrum College to document, interpret, and present the folk heritage of the Blue Ridge region. Since that time, the BRIM has grown steadily, working throughout Virginia and Appalachia while maintaining an emphasis on the western portion of the Commonwealth.
The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum has a longstanding national reputation for quality and authenticity. From festivals and concerts to exhibitions and publications, the BRIM offers educational and entertaining programming. The Institute’s audience spans all ages and backgrounds, enhancing Ferrum College’s educational mission. A heritage-tourism leader, the BRIM is a major venue on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. In recognition of its accomplishments, the Institute was designated The State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore by Governor Gerald Baliles and the Virginia State Legislature in 1986.
The Blue Ridge Institute & Museum is part of Ferrum College’s Academic Affairs Division. Along with fulltime and part-time professionals, the BRIM staff includes a number of student workers building valuable skills as part of their Ferrum College experience." (blueridgeinstitute.org/about/)
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trandarkirkja is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Selvogur, on the southern coast of Iceland. The church, rising from the coast and pointing its tower towards the heavens, has been a beacon for those travelling at sea. It has more supporters all over the world than any other church in Iceland and is often referred to as the 'miracle church' with the locals' longstanding belief that it has profound, divine powers.
The Church was originally built sometime in the 12th century. The story relates that there is one night when a group of sailors tried to navigate back to Iceland in a storm. The southern coast of Iceland is notorious for its hidden reefs and rough coast. The distressed sailors prayed to God for a safe return and vowed to build a church wherever they landed. When they ended their prayer an angel, seemingly made of light, appeared before their bow. The angel guided them through the rough surfs and led the crew into a bay for safe landing. The sailors, making good on the promise, built a wooden church at the site and named it Strandarkirkja. The bay nearby is named Angel's Bay (Engilsvík in Icelandic) to commemorate the incident. Many miracles have been attributed to Strandarkirkja and there was a time when it was one of the richest churches in Iceland from the donations of Icelanders coming from all over the country in hopes of having their prayers and wishes realized.
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riginally established in 1959, Far Enough Farm is a longstanding Centre Island staple that is sure to please children and adults alike! This unique petting farm is located just minutes from Toronto's bustling downtown core, and provides city-dwelling children and visitors the opportunity to get up close and personal with over 40 different species of farmyard animals and exotic birds.
Source:http://www.centreisland.ca/far-enough-farm
The Frankfurt's people army laying siege to the Rathaus waiting for the next round of negociations. Frankfurt having a longstanding tradition as a small be free trading state, the whole Erstürmung des Rathauses is solved by negociations rather than outright assault.
Olympus OM-1 and Zuiko 35mm f/2.8, Kentmere 100 in Rodinal 1+50 for 15 min @ 20°C and digitalized using kit zoom and extension tubes.
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Gotham City is based on many large cities such as Baltimore, Chicago and particularly New York City; the longstanding nickname "Gotham" was first attached to New York by Washington Irving in his magazine Salmagundi in the early 1800s.
#58/365 Post Process Fridays episode #5. This week's post was a bit tricky...the jpg David aka pexy gave me was already posted in HDR. My fear is that if i do anything to it, it will look super HDR which I wouldn't like at all. I really loved the photo so instead of choosing another I stuck with it and kind of went nuts. I am really happy with the end results. Photo realistic, not really....epic yes!
FA-101 Belgian Air Force General Dynamics (SABCA) F-16AM MLU "Dark Falcon”
"It’s a longstanding tradition within the Belgian Air Force to have an F-16 Solo Display Team perform during the airshow season. A legacy worth preserving. Once every two or three years, an experienced F-16 pilot is selected to represent the Belgian Air Force internationally. From 2018 onwards, for the next three seasons, Senior Captain (Sr.Cpt.) Stefan Darte"VADOR" will perform at airshows all over Europe with a freshly painted F-16AM."
The Moravians have a longstanding tradition of sailing the seas with the main purpose of destroying their neighbors. But as the times and tactics have changed, so have their ship designs. The original longship has now been modified to hold shipborne artillery and more supplies for longer voyages. Slower and stouter than its predecessor, the Warknarr is still more than a match for the ugly and unwieldy cogs of the civilized realms.
Built for the CCC 14.
Because there was (admin) talk of not allowing custom sails and rigging I went for a totally purist approach. I think the HP flags look neat as a sail, although they might not catch any wind at all. ;D
With no underwear.
English Wikipedia: Hermannsdenkmal.
Erected by Prussia between 1838 - 1875 to boo the French, the old archrival of Germany, and to conjure up German unity in a militaristic way.
The here depicted "Arminius" had defeated roman legionnaires in the year AD 9. Therefore the civilization needed at least a 1000 years more to reach the north-eastern regions of todays Germany.
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Back in May 2024 one Friday night there was a spectacular Northern Lights show stretching down to the south coast of England. Typically with my luck for the Aurora I had a longstanding engagement that meant I wasn’t able to go out with the camera!
Roll on to the 10 October and the various Aurora apps went into DefCon4 mode and I thought I must try to get out but as I had work the following day I could not go too far.
A look at the weather apps indicated I’d have to go further north than I liked or had scouted for clear skies. To the south and west there was a likelihood of some cloud being about but I had some places scouted from other shooting. After some real dithering I decided I’d drive the 50mins to get to the C12th Knowlton Church in Dorset and cross my fingers for a clear enough sky to see the aurora.
Having arrived and set up I could see the cloud overhead but a slight break on the horizon. I hoped it would grow in my direction but as the evening/night wore on it stubbornly would not come closer towards me.
I tried a test shot and noticed some red colour in the sky so set about shooting at varying intervals. I never did see the aurora proper that night so was really envious of all the shots plastered over Flickr and the media of the great light show that night. Of course I was disappointed and given the sheer volume of photos posted decided mine were not worthy of posting then and I’d look to see about a later date to do so.
Just over 2 months later and I think it’s a sufficient delay to be OK. As time has gone on I wonder if this sky makes for a rare shot than the aurora? If not rarer at least a little unusual.
I did finally get to shoot the Aurora properly in Iceland about a month after this shot…(well sort of) but that’s a tale for later.
For more info on the ruin see www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/knowlton-church-...
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The folklore of using wild persimmon seeds (from the native American persimmon tree, Diospyros virginiana) to predict winter weather is a longstanding tradition in the United States, particularly in the South, Midwest, and Ozarks regions. It's often described as an "old wives' tale" or nature-based prognostication, similar to reading woolly bear caterpillars or squirrel nest heights. Of course, they were never considered as accurate as the famed Farmers' Almanac.
Here’s the traditional meaning of each shape found inside a wild persimmon seed:
Spoon (or shovel):
Predicts a cold, snowy winter with lots of heavy, wet snow that you’ll have to “scoop” or shovel.
Fork
Predicts a mild winter with little snow, light powdery snow, or generally dry conditions.
Knife
Predicts a bitterly cold, harsh winter with piercing winds that “cut like a knife,” often icy but not necessarily snowy.
Excerpt from the plaque:
Charity 1897-1899:
This early drawing by the teenaged Picasso shows a passerby handing money to a child in the streets of Barcelona. This child is accompanied by his mother and father, who plays the violin. Raised in Catholic Spain, Picasso understood the stranger’s generosity as an act of charity. As this drawing demonstrates, Picasso has a longstanding preoccupation with everyday acts of charity, which he revisits and monumentalizes in The Soup.
Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.
The park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland.
The name Kakadu may come from the mispronunciation of Gaagudju, which is the name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the park. This name may derive from the Indonesian word kakatuwah, (via Dutch kaketoe and German Kakadu) subsequently Anglicised as "cockatoo”.
Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for at least 40,000 years. Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites. There are more than 5,000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for at least 20,000 and possibly up to 60,000 years.
The cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognised internationally when the park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is an international register of properties that are recognised as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. Kakadu was listed in three stages: stage 1 in 1981, stage 2 in 1987, and the entire park in 1992.
Approximately half of the land in Kakadu is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and most of the remaining land is currently under claim by Aboriginal people. The areas of the park that are owned by Aboriginal people are leased by the traditional owners to the Director of National Parks to be managed as a national park. The remaining area is Commonwealth land vested under the Director of National Parks. All of Kakadu is declared a national park under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Aboriginal traditional owners of the park are descendants of various clan groups from the Kakadu area and have longstanding affiliations with this country. Their lifestyle has changed in recent years, but their traditional customs and beliefs remain very important. About 500 Aboriginal people live in the park, many of them are traditional owners. All of Kakadu is jointly managed by Aboriginal traditional owners and the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Water Resources through a division known as Parks Australia. Park Management is directed by the Kakadu Board of Management.
The images are of local couple Geoff and Merrilyn Horman, long time residence of Lascelles in the Wimmera-Mallee area of Victoria.
The town has a population of only just 48 people on a good day, but Rone selected the Hormans above all others. They are a humble couple, who are both wise and knowing and who have nurtured the town with their vast farming experience and longstanding connection to the area.
www.australiansiloarttrail.com/lascelles
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McIver’s is a longstanding family-run coffee and tea shop, located in the Dairy Hall at the Queen Victoria Market since 1951.
All of McIver’s coffee blends are made in-house and roasted locally.
They stock over 24 coffees and 72 teas.
The White-Quilled Honeyeater (which occurs in Northern Australia) is now recognised as a genetically distinct sub-species from the Blue-Faced Honeyeater. Previously the name Blue-Faced Honeyeater was applied to birds throughout Australia.
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Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.
The park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland.
The park comprises several landforms – sandstone escarpment and plateaux, savannah woodlands, monsoon forests, tidal and freshwater rivers, wetlands and tidal deltas.
The name Kakadu may come from the mispronunciation of Gaagudju, which is the name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the park. This name may derive from the Indonesian word kakatuwah, (via Dutch kaketoe and German Kakadu) subsequently Anglicised as "cockatoo”.
Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for at least 40,000 years. Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites. There are more than 5,000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for up to 60,000 years.
The cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognised internationally when the park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is an international register of properties that are recognised as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. Kakadu was listed in three stages: stage 1 in 1981, stage 2 in 1987, and the entire park in 1992.
Approximately half of the land in Kakadu is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and most of the remaining land is currently under claim by Aboriginal people. The areas of the park that are owned by Aboriginal people are leased by the traditional owners to the Director of National Parks to be managed as a national park. The remaining area is Commonwealth land vested under the Director of National Parks. All of Kakadu is declared a national park under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Aboriginal traditional owners of the park are descendants of various clan groups from the Kakadu area and have longstanding affiliations with this country. Their lifestyle has changed in recent years, but their traditional customs and beliefs remain very important. About 500 Aboriginal people live in the park, many of them are traditional owners. All of Kakadu is jointly managed by Aboriginal traditional owners and the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Water Resources through a division known as Parks Australia. Park Management is directed by the Kakadu Board of Management.
There is a longstanding allure to the Southwest that offers environments and vistas unlike those found anywhere else. Perhaps no time like pre-dawn and dusk encourage these reflections.
This is a longstanding favourite view and I have taken several photographs from here. On a glorious September day, I could not resist yet one more picture. I was fortunate that the picture was featured on the local BBC News that evening.
BTW the cottage is owned by the Landmark Trust and is available as a holiday renting.
Dimmu Borgir on the main stage at Tuska Open Air Festival in Helsinki Finland 2014. Available for commercial licensing at PicFair: krisolin.picfair.com/pics/015906694-dimmu-borgir-at-tuska... Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The band has been through numerous lineup changes over the years; vocalist Shagrath and rhythm guitarist Silenoz are the only original members who still remain, with lead guitarist Galder being a longstanding member. (Wikipedia)
inspired by
War
Song by Edwin Starr
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Conflicts to Watch in 2023
Global Conflicts. The war in Ukraine has roiled Europe and shaken up the global economy. ...
Ukraine. ...
Nagorno Karabakh. ...
Iran. ...
Yemen. ...
Ethiopia. ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes. ...
The Sahel.
Pakistan
Taiwan
and there are always more...
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another song comes to mind
Peace for our time
song by Elvis Costello
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"Peace for our time" was a declaration made by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in his 30 September 1938 remarks in London concerning the Munich Agreement and the subsequent Anglo-German Declaration.[1] The phrase echoed Benjamin Disraeli, who, upon returning from the Congress of Berlin in 1878, had stated, "I have returned from Germany with peace for our time."
The phrase is primarily remembered for its bitter ironic value since less than a year after the agreement, Hitler's invasion of Poland began World War II.
It is often misquoted as "peace in our time", a phrase already familiar to the British public by its longstanding appearance in the Book of Common Prayer. A passage in that book translated from the 7th-century hymn "Da pacem Domine" reads, "Give peace in our time, O Lord; because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
It is not known how deliberate Chamberlain's use of such a similar phrase was.
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Multi manipulated layers and AI art
Regno Unito, Londra, Oxford Street, Autunno 2018
Oxford Street è una strada principale della città di Westminster, nel West End di Londra, Regno Unito. È la via commerciale più frequentata d'Europa, con circa mezzo milione di visitatori ogni giorno. Nel 2012 contava circa 300 negozi. La strada era originariamente una strada romana, parte della Via Trinobantina tra Essex e Hampshire, attraverso Londra. Era conosciuta come Tyburn Road durante il Medioevo e una volta era famosa per i prigionieri della prigione di Newgate trasportati qui verso l'impiccagione pubblica. Divenne nota come Oxford Road e poi Oxford Street nel 18° secolo, e iniziò a cambiare da strada residenziale a commerciali verso la fine del 19° secolo, attirando anche commercianti di strada, imbroglioni e prostitute. I primi grandi magazzini in Gran Bretagna aprirono su Oxford Street all'inizio del XX secolo, tra cui Selfridges, John Lewis e HMV. La strada subì pesanti bombardamenti durante la seconda guerra mondiale, e diversi negozi tra cui John Lewis furono completamente distrutti e ricostruiti da zero.
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster, in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as of 2012 had approximately 300 shops. The road was originally a Roman road, part of the Via Trinobantina between Essex and Hampshire via London. It was known as Tyburn Road through the Middle Ages and was once notorious as a street where prisoners from Newgate Prison would be transported towards a public hanging. It became known as Oxford Road and then Oxford Street in the 18th century, and began to change character from a residential street to commercial and retail purposes by the late 19th century, also attracting street traders, confidence tricksters and prostitution. The first department stores in Britain opened on Oxford Street in the early 20th century, including Selfridges, John Lewis and HMV. The street suffered heavy bombing during World War II, and several longstanding stores including John Lewis were completely destroyed and rebuilt from scratch.
A WWII-era anti-aircraft cannon sits in the battery at the Pico das Cruzinhas on Mount Brazil,, Angra do Heroismo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal. During WW II, though Portugal declared its neutrality, it prepared for attacks from either side. As had been the case almost since the settlement of Terceira, Monte Brasil was a focal point of the Island defense. The question of whether Portugal was truly neutral is a complex one and is still debated by WWII historians. Most of these historians agree that Portugal played both sides against each other, seeking to benefit itself economically above all. It also worked to keep its longstanding alliance with England which had been in place since the Treaty of Windsor was signed in May 1386. Portugals Prime Minster António de Oliveira Salazar started and led the Estado Novo ("New State"), which was an authoritarian, right wing government with sympathy to the fascist regimes in both Germany and Italy. An examination of Portugal’s relationship with both warring parties shows bias in different way to both the Axis and Allied powers. It sold a far higher percentage of the valuable wolfram mineral to Germany which yielded tungsten that greatly aided the Axis war effort. On the other hand they contributed to the Axis’ defeat by allowing Allied air bases to be constructed on the Azores islands. Their justification for bases ( constructed in secret) was their long standing Treaty of Windsor. They did not commit any troops or financial support to either side and by war’s end had benefited greatly economically.
A random tourist stands on the gun emplacement. She is included, gun at her back, for scale. (She is just lucky, I guess).
Two views of Portugal’s Neutrality:
www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2021/3/14/was-portugal-...
www.portugal.com/history-and-culture/portugal-during-worl...
Other References:
warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/covering-the-azores-gap...
Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT) is a 23-mile (37 km) bridge–tunnel crossing at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, the Hampton Roads harbor, and nearby mouths of the James and Elizabeth Rivers in the American state of Virginia. It connects Northampton County on the Delmarva Peninsula and Eastern Shore with Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth on the Western Shore and South side / Tidewater which are part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of eight close cities around the harbor's shores and peninsula. The Bridge-Tunnel originally combined 12 miles (19 km) of trestle, two 1-mile-long (1.6 km) tunnels, four artificial islands, four high-level bridges, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) of causeway, and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) of northeast and southwest approach roads—crossing the Chesapeake Bay and preserving traffic on the Thimble Shoals and Chesapeake dredged shipping channels leading to the Atlantic. It replaced vehicle ferry services that operated from South Hampton Roads and from the Virginia Peninsula since the 1930s. Financed by toll revenue bonds, the Bridge–Tunnel was opened on April 15, 1964,[1] and remains one of only ten bridge–tunnel systems in the world, three of which are located in the water dominated Hampton Roads area of Tidewater Virginia.
As of May 2018 the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel has been crossed by more than 130 million vehicles.[2] The CBBT complex carries U.S. Route 13, the main north–south highway on Virginia's Eastern Shore on the Delmarva peninsula, and, as part of the East Coast's longstanding Ocean Highway, provides the only straight direct link along the East Coast and Atlantic Ocean, between the Eastern Shore and South Hampton Roads regions, as well as an alternate route to link the Northeast U.S.A. and points in between with Norfolk and further south to the Carolinas and Florida. The Bridge–Tunnel saves motorists 95 miles (153 km) and ?1 1/2 hours on a trip between Virginia Beach/Norfolk and points north and east of the Chesapeake and Delaware Valley, River and Bay without going through the traffic congestion in the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area further west in Maryland and Northern Virginia. The $15 toll is partially offset by some savings of highway tolls in Maryland and Delaware and avoiding often heavy traffic on north-south Interstate 95 (I-95) built in the 1960s and completed in the late 1970s and parallel older United States Route 1 (US-1) from the 1920s. From 1995 to 1999, at an additional cost of almost $200 million, the capacity of the above-water portion of bridges on the facility was increased and widened to four lanes. An upgrade of the two-lane tunnels is currently underway. [3] The crossing was officially named the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel in August 1987, 23 years after opening, honoring one of the civic leaders who had long worked for its development, construction and operation; it continues however to be best known as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel. The complex was built by and is operated by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia governed by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission and in cooperation with the state Department of Transportation. Costs are recovered through toll collections. In 2002, a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) study commissioned by the Virginia General Assembly concluded that "given the inability of the state to fund future capital requirements of the CBBT, the District and Commission should be retained to operate and maintain the Bridge–Tunnel as a toll facility in perpetuity."
Occasionally because of similar names, the Bridge-Tunnel is often confused with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (also known as the Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge) further north in Maryland crossing the middle portion of the Bay from Annapolis to Kent Island on the Maryland Eastern Shore of Delmarva. It was built with two lanes and a higher suspension segment in the middle from 1949 - 1952, with a second parallel wider span of three lanes in 1973. It is one of the longest and highest bridges in the world.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_Bridge%E2%80%93Tunnel
Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.
The park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory. It covers an area of 19,804 km2 (7,646 sq mi), extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland.
The name Kakadu may come from the mispronunciation of Gaagudju, which is the name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the park. This name may derive from the Indonesian word kakatuwah, (via Dutch kaketoe and German Kakadu) subsequently Anglicised as "cockatoo”.
Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for at least 40,000 years. Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites. There are more than 5,000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for at least 20,000 and possibly up to 60,000 years.
The cultural and natural values of Kakadu National Park were recognised internationally when the park was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is an international register of properties that are recognised as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. Kakadu was listed in three stages: stage 1 in 1981, stage 2 in 1987, and the entire park in 1992.
Approximately half of the land in Kakadu is Aboriginal land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, and most of the remaining land is currently under claim by Aboriginal people. The areas of the park that are owned by Aboriginal people are leased by the traditional owners to the Director of National Parks to be managed as a national park. The remaining area is Commonwealth land vested under the Director of National Parks. All of Kakadu is declared a national park under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Aboriginal traditional owners of the park are descendants of various clan groups from the Kakadu area and have longstanding affiliations with this country. Their lifestyle has changed in recent years, but their traditional customs and beliefs remain very important. About 500 Aboriginal people live in the park, many of them are traditional owners. All of Kakadu is jointly managed by Aboriginal traditional owners and the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Water Resources through a division known as Parks Australia. Park Management is directed by the Kakadu Board of Management.
The old Milwaukee Cold Storage and longstanding railroad bridge stand in contrast to the modern condos and the Charger locomotive on this Hiawatha train on 3-2-19.
"The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge we have faced since World War Two. Since its emergence in Asia late last year, the virus has spread to every continent except Antarctica.
But the pandemic is much more than a health crisis, it's also an unprecedented socio-economic crisis. Stressing every one of the countries it touches, it has the potential to create devastating social, economic and political effects that will leave deep and longstanding scars."
Martinazzi Square is pleased to announce that the Coronation of His Majesty The King will take place on Saturday 6th May, 2023.
The Coronation Ceremony will take place in the parking lot between Shari's Cafe & Pies and Subway, Tualatin, and will be conducted by the Earl of Sandwich.
The Ceremony will see His Majesty King Charles III crowned alongside that woman, The Queen Consort.
The Coronation will reflect the monarch's role today and look towards the future, while being rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry. Coffee and double-smoked bacon biscuits will be provided by Starbucks. The Royal Ball will be hosted by Bushwhackers. And, as always, dance lessons are free.
Do not attempt to pet the Nyberg Creek nutria. They are large savage rodents, not corgwn.
Further details will be announced in due course.