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After cold weather, we had two days of moderation, so a trip into the woods seemed necessary. I didn't expect to see many birds, but was certain that the deer would be around. Sure enough, I encountered one group of four, then this group of 8. No antlers to be seen.
This lady was pretty clearly the head of the herd. When I got too close, the others turned to (literally) high-tail away. This one, though, took several steps towards me, to evaluate the threat.
The thing marking her as leader was the standard hoof stomp to signal 'time to go'. I missed that shot as I tried to move a few steps closer.
One thing about shooting in the woods, in winter, on a completely clear day...the result will be contrasty. Lots of trees, so lots of shadows. Where the sun shows through, VERY bright. Dynamic range probably 12-13 stops, and our cameras cannot deal with that in a single image...so the result will be like this one, very high contrast.
Tonight, and for at least the next week, we move back into the sub-zero deep freeze, so I'm particularly glad I managed another trip into the woods.
hdr is not all about knocking the viewers teeth out and making them feel violently sick........please view on black, feel the fantasy, but don't be sick..........just for reference, I get some messages about hdr being a poor photographers substitute for a good image, but for my part it's an art like most others that when used fairly well, it has a universal appeal..........and also for reference I get lots of messages from anti hdr photographers that my images have changed their perceptions of the process.........everything in moderation........I do love photography.
Lightroom's new "dehaze" tool is very effective - used in moderation. I have used it here with Photoshop (very new for me) to create a layer for the sky and then merge with second layer for the hills and foreground that have not had the dehaze treatment. Very pleased with the result.
Piero del Pollaiolo
Temperanza or virtue of Temperance [1470]
Florence, Uffici
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Temperance, considered as the capacity for moderation and the right measure, is shown here as a young woman in the process of mixing hot and cold water, pouring it from a ewer to a basin According to Christian doctrine, she is one of the four cardinal Virtues, together with Fortitude, Justice and Prudence. The panel is part of a cycle of paintings dedicated to the Virtues and commissioned from Piero del Pollaiolo in 1469. The cycle was for the Tribunale di Mercanzia in Piazza della Signoria, Florence and is now in the Uffizi Galleries. This panel, together with Faith, was painted before summer of 1470, partly fulfilling the contract that obliged the painter to provide two panels with the Virtues every three months, starting from 1 January 1470, for a payment of 20 florins for each one.
The careful depiction of the jug and metal basin, decorated with precious stones, reflects Piero’s familiarity with goldsmithing, practised by his older brother, Antonio, at extremely high levels.
The support of the painting, as for the other five Virtues painted by Pollaiolo – Fortitude was painted by Sandro Botticelli - consists of planks in cypress, a wood able to resist the attack of wood-eating insects and damp.
The Tribunale di Mercanzia was the body that decided on the business disputes between Florentine merchants and administered justice among the guilds, known as the Arts. In the 18th century, the wealth and heritage of this judiciary went to the Chamber of Commerce, including the seven paintings of the Virtues, taken to the Uffizi Galleries in 1777.
Miriam Pielhau, Veronica Ferres
Charity - Ereignis TRIBUTE TO BAMBI 2011, 23.09.2011, Berlin
(c.)Hubert Burda Media / MARKO GREITSCHUS
“Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.” ~ Philippians 4:5
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Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health. ~ Author Unknown
Spend some time doing something you enjoy this weekend...it's good for the soul :-)
Thanks for all your visits; I really appreciate all the comments and of course, the invites & awards!!!!
Enjoy ! (moderation not necessary, but make sure there is enough for everybody ....)
A manger sans moderation, mais en prenant soin qu'il y en a pour tout le monde !
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Zum Lichterfest Berlin erleuchtete die Hauptstadt: An 10 Tagen wurden ab Einbruch der Dunkelheit mehr als 70 Objekte von bekannten Künstlern und Lichtgestaltern in Szene gesetzt, darunter markante Häuserfassaden, Brücken und Berliner Wahrzeichen.
2014 stand das Lichtkunstfestival unter dem Motto: Weltbühne Berlin.
Daher galt es, die Metropole Berlin als urbane Bühne des Lebens zu illuminieren. Durch zwei dominante Ost-West-Achsen gelangt es, die maßgeblichen Stadtentwicklungsprozesse der letzten 100 Jahre zu dokumentieren und zu akzentuieren.
Anlässlich der zwanzigjährigen Städtepartnerschaft Berlin-Peking lag 2014 ein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf der chinesischen Lichtkunst.
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Gaylight Cruise - Berlin leuchtet
Erlebnistour in allen Regenbogenfarben - 03. Oktober 2014
Abfahrt & Ankunft: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
Vom Wasser aus erstrahlten die illuminierten Uferpromenaden und Gebäudekomplexe in außergewöhnlichem Licht. Mit mehr als 70 Projektions-, Klang- und Videoeffekten erschien vor unseren Augen ein Gesamtkunstwerk aus Licht und Farben und vermittelte spannende Sichtachsen, Perspektiven und Eindrücke.
Empfang, Moderation, Entertainment:
Nach dem Check-in und Boarding begrüßte Herrin de Luxe (Nelly Morell) vom Berliner Club 'Rauschgold' und führte durch den Abend.
Mit der Reederei Riedel wurde ein Schiff mit ca. 150 Plätzen zur Verfügung gestellt, die speziell einem Teil der Passagiere von ‚CSD auf der Spree‘ angeboten wurden.
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Festival of Lights - Berlin shines, 2014
The capital was lit up for the Berlin Festival of Lights: over 10 days from nightfall, more than 70 objects were illuminated by well-known artists and light designers, including striking building facades, bridges and Berlin landmarks.
In 2014, the motto of the light art festival was: World Stage Berlin.
The aim was to illuminate the metropolis of Berlin as an urban stage for life. Two dominant east-west axes were used to document and accentuate the key urban development processes of the last 100 years.
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the Berlin-Beijing city partnership, a special focus was placed on Chinese light art in 2014.
*** SPECIAL EVENT ***
Gaylight Cruise - Berlin lights up
Adventure tour in all the colours of the rainbow - 03 October 2014
Departure & arrival: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
From the water, the illuminated riverside promenades and building complexes shone in an extraordinary light. With more than 70 projection, sound and video effects, a total work of art of light and colour appeared before our eyes and conveyed exciting visual axes, perspectives and impressions.
Reception, presentation, entertainment:
After check-in and boarding, Mistress de Luxe (Nelly Morell) from the Berlin club 'Rauschgold' welcomed us and guided us through the evening.
The Riedel shipping company provided a ship with approx. 150 seats, which were specially offered to some of the passengers of 'CSD on the Spree'.
ME COPINES PRÊTES À FAIRE LA FÊTE SANS MODÉRATION MAIS AVEC RAISON ! UN DÉPART EN DÉBUT D'APRÈS-MIDI PROMETTEUR !
MY GIRLFRIENDS READY TO PARTY WITHOUT MODERATION BUT WITH REASON ! A PROMISING START TO THE AFTERNOON !
Aberystwyth is a university and seaside town as well as a community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located in the historic county of Cardiganshire, Aberystwyth means "the mouth of the Ystwyth". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in Wales since the establishment of University College Wales in 1872.
The town is situated on Cardigan Bay on the west coast of Wales, near the confluence of the River Ystwyth and Afon Rheidol. Following the reconstruction of the harbour, the Ystwyth skirts the town. The Rheidol passes through the town.
The seafront, with a pier, stretches from Constitution Hill at the north end of the Promenade to the harbour at the south. The beach is divided by the castle. The town is divided into five areas: Aberystwyth Town; Llanbadarn Fawr; Waunfawr; Llanbadarn; Trefechan; and the most populous, Penparcau.
In 2011 the population of the town was 13,040. This rises to nearly 19,000 for the larger conurbation of Aberystwyth and Llanbadarn Fawr.
Aberystwyth Bay from a 1748 survey by Lewis Morris (1701–1765)
The distance to Swansea is 55 miles (89 km); to Shrewsbury 60 miles (97 km); to Wrexham 63 miles (101 km); to Cardiff 76 miles (122 km); and to London 180 miles (290 km).
Aberystwyth is a university town and tourist destination, and forms a cultural link between North Wales and South Wales. Constitution Hill, scaled by the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway, gives access to panoramic views and to other attractions at the summit, including a camera obscura. Scenic Mid Wales landscape within easy reach of the town includes the wilderness of the Cambrian Mountains, whose valleys contain forests and meadows which have changed little in centuries. A convenient way to access the interior is by the preserved narrow-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.
Although the town is relatively modern, there are a number of historic buildings, including the remains of the castle and the Old College of Aberystwyth University nearby. The Old College was originally built and opened in 1865 as a hotel, but after the owner's bankruptcy the shell of the building was sold to the university in 1867.
The new university campus overlooks Aberystwyth from Penglais Hill to the east of the town centre. The station, a terminus of the main railway, was built in 1924 in the typical style of the period, mainly in a mix of Gothic, Classical Revival, and Victorian architecture.
The town is the unofficial capital of Mid Wales, and several institutions have regional or national offices there. Public bodies located in the town include the National Library of Wales, which incorporates the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, one of six British regional film archives. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales maintains and curates the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW), providing the public with information about the built heritage of Wales. Aberystwyth is also the home to the national offices of UCAC and Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Society), and the site of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, the Welsh Books Council and the offices of the standard historical dictionary of Welsh, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. A purpose built Welsh Government office and an adjoining office of Ceredigion County Council are also located in the town.
At the 2001 census, the population of the town was 15,935. This reduced to 13,040 at the 2011 census. Including neighbouring Llanbadarn Fawr, the population was 16,420, and the greater Aberystwyth conurbation having a population of 18,749 in 2011
Aberystwyth experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) similar to almost all of the United Kingdom. This is particularly pronounced due to its west coast location facing the Irish Sea. Air undergoes little land moderation and so temperatures closely reflect the sea temperature when winds are coming from the predominant onshore (westerly) direction. The nearest Met Office weather station is Gogerddan, 3 miles to the northeast, and at a similar elevation.
The absolute maximum temperature is 34.6 °C (94.3 °F), set during July 2006. This is also the July record maximum for all of Wales, suggesting that the area's low lying situation, aided by a possible föhn effect when winds are offshore can act to achieve high temperatures on occasion. Typically the warmest day will average 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) and 5.6 days will achieve a maximum of 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) or above.
The absolute minimum temperature is −13.5 °C (7.7 °F), set in January 2010. Typically 39.8 days will register an air frost.
Rainfall averages 1,112 mm (44 in) a year, with over 1mm recorded on 161 days. All averages refer to the 1981–2010 period.
There is evidence that during the Mesolithic Age the area of Tan-y-Bwlch at the foot of Pen Dinas (Penparcau) was used as a flint knapping floor for hunter-gatherers making weapons from flint that was deposited as the ice retreated.
The remains of a Celtic fortress on Pen Dinas (or more correctly 'Dinas Maelor'), a hill in Penparcau overlooking Aberystwyth, indicates that the site was inhabited before 700 BC. On a hill south of the present town, across the River Ystwyth, are the remains of a medieval ringfort believed to be the castle from which Princess Nest was abducted. This rare survival is now on private land and can only be accessed by arrangement.
The recorded history of Aberystwyth may be said to date from the building of a fortress in 1109 by Gilbert Fitz Richard (grandfather of Richard de Clare, known as Strongbow, the Cambro-Norman lord notable for his leading role in the Norman invasion of Ireland). Gilbert Fitz Richard was granted lands and the lordship of Cardigan by Henry I, including Cardigan Castle. The fortress built in Aberystwyth was located about a mile and a half south of today's town, on a hill over the south bank of the Ystwyth River, thus giving the settlement of Aberystwyth its name. The location is now known as Tan-Y-Castell.
Aberystwyth was usually under the control of the princes of Deheubarth, but its position close to the border with Gwynedd and Powys left it vulnerable to attacks from the leaders of those polities. The town was attacked by Gwenwynwyn ab Owain in 1197, an assault in which Maelgwn ap Rhys was captured. Llywelyn the Great attacked and seized the town in late 1208, building a castle there before withdrawing.
Edward I replaced Strongbow's castle in 1277, after its destruction by the Welsh. His castle was, however, built in a different location, at the current Castle Hill, the high point of the town. Between the years 1404 and 1408 Aberystwyth Castle was in the hands of Owain Glyndŵr but finally surrendered to Prince Harry (the future King Henry V of England). Shortly after this, the town was incorporated under the title of Ville de Lampadarn (the ancient name of the place being Llanbadarn Gaerog or the fortified Llanbadarn, to distinguish it from Llanbadarn Fawr, the village one mile (1.6 km) inland. It is thus styled in a Royal charter granted by Henry VIII but, by Elizabeth I's time, the town was invariably named Aberystwyth in all documents.
From 1639 to 1642, silver coins were minted at Aberystwyth Castle on behalf of the Royal Mint, using silver from local mines. £10,500 in currency was produced, equivalent to 2.5 million silver pennies.
In 1649, Parliamentarian troops razed the castle, although portions of three towers still exist. In 1988, an excavation within the castle area revealed a complete male skeleton, deliberately buried. Though skeletons rarely survive in Wales' acidic soil, this skeleton was probably preserved by the addition of lime from the collapsed building. Affectionately known as "Charlie" and now housed in the Ceredigion Museum in the town, he probably dates from the English Civil War period, and is likely to have died during the Parliamentarian siege. His image is featured in one of nine mosaics created to adorn the castle's walls.
The development of Aberystwyth's Port contributed to the town’s economic development during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Port improvements were carried out in both 1780 and 1836, with a new Customs House constructed in 1828. Rural industries and craftsmen were also an important part of life in this country town. The local trade directory for 1830 shows that there were in Aberystwyth: Twenty boot makers, eight bakers, two corn millers, eleven carpenters and joiners, one cooper, seven tailors, two dressmakers, two straw hat makers, two hat makers, three curriers, four saddlers, two tinsmiths, six maltsters, two skinners, four tanners, eight stonemasons, one brewer, four lime burners, three shipwrights, three wheelwrights, five cabinet makers, one nail maker, one rope maker and one sail maker.
The Cambrian Railways line from Machynlleth reached Aberystwyth in 1864, closely followed by rail links to Carmarthen, which resulted in the construction of the town's impressive station. The Cambrian line opened on Good Friday 1869, the same day that the new 292 metres (958 ft) Royal Pier (designed by Eugenius Birch) opened, attracting 7,000 visitors.
The railway's arrival gave rise to something of a Victorian tourist boom, with Aberystwyth becoming a significant holiday destination for working and middle class families from South Wales in particular. The town was once even billed as the "Biarritz of Wales". During this time, a number of hotels and fine townhouses were built including the Queens Hotel, later renamed Swyddfa'r Sir (County Office) when used as offices by the town council, and most recently used as the external scenes of the police station in the television show Hinterland. One of the largest of these hotels, "The Castle Hotel", was never completed as a hotel but, following bankruptcy, was sold cheaply to the Welsh National University Committee, a group of people dedicated to the creation of a Welsh University. The University College of Wales (later to become Aberystwyth University) was founded in 1872 in this building.
Aberystwyth was a contributory parliamentary borough until the Third Reform Act, which merged its representation into that of the county in 1885.
In 1895, various businessmen who had been behind the Aberystwyth New Harbour Company formed the Aberystwyth Improvement Company (AIC) to take over the works of the defunct Bourne Engineering & Electrical. In 1896, the AIC completed three projects: the new landside pavilion for the Royal Pier; built the Cambria Hotel (later the United Theological College) and formed Constitution Hill Ltd, to develop a Victorian theme park. Chief engineer George Croydon Marks designed all the AIC developments, including the United Kingdom's second longest funicular railway, which takes passengers up a 50% gradient to a park and camera obscura.
Aberystwyth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1865, 1916, 1952 and 1992.
On the night of Friday, 14 January 1938, a storm with estimated wind speeds of up to 90 mph (140 km/h) struck the town. Most of the promenade was destroyed, along with 200 feet (60 m) of the pier. Many properties on the seafront were damaged, with every property from the King's Hall north affected; those on Victoria Terrace suffered the greatest damage. Work commenced on a protective coffer dam which continued into 1940, with total costs of construction coming to £70,000 (equivalent to £2.5 million today).
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Society) held their historic first protest on Trefechan Bridge in Aberystwyth, on 2 February 1963. The first independent Welsh Evangelical Church was established in Aberystwyth (see Evangelical Movement of Wales).
On 1 March 2005, Aberystwyth was granted Fairtrade Town status.
In March 2009 mayor Sue Jones-Davies, who had played the role of Judith Iscariot in the film Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979), organised a charity screening of the film. Principal actors Terry Jones and Michael Palin also attended. There is a popular, but incorrect, urban myth that the town had banned the film (as some authorities did) when it was first released.
During the aftermath storms from Cyclone Dirk on Friday 3 January 2014, the town was one of the worst hit in Wales. Properties on the adjoining promenade were then evacuated for the next five days, including 250 students from the University. Ceredigion Council appealed to the Welsh Assembly Government for funds, whilst Natural Resources Wales undertook surveys and emergency preventative measures.
North Parade, Aberystwyth was reported to be the most expensive street in Wales in 2018, based on property prices.
Penglais Nature Park (Welsh: Parc Natur Penglais) is a woodland overlooking the town. The park was created in 1995 from a disused quarry and surrounding woodland that had formerly been part of the Richardes family estate. In spring a carpet of bluebells bloom, in common with the many other bluebell woods.
The park covers 27 acres (11 ha). It was the first Nature reserve to open in Ceredigion and is the only UNESCO Man and Biosphere urban reserve in Wales.
Aberystwyth's local government administration has a two-tier structure consisting of two separate councils. As local government is a devolved matter in Wales, the legislation for both Councils is a responsibility of the Senedd.
Aberystwyth Town Council is the first tier of local government, which is the closest to the general public; there are 19 elected town councillors from five wards. The last elections were held in 2022. The council is responsible for cycle paths, public footpaths, CCTV, public Wi-Fi, bus shelters, parks, gardens (including the castle grounds and the skateboard park) and allotments. The council is a statutory body which is consulted regarding planning decisions in the town area and makes recommendations to the planning authority, Ceredigion County Council. The Town Council is also involved in leisure, tourism, business (through providing more than half of Menter Aberystwyth's funding in grants), licence applications, wellbeing and environmental health, recycling and refuse collection.
A borough council existed in Aberystwyth from 1832 and the Aberystwyth School Board was established in 1870.
Ceredigion County Council is another statutory body incorporated by Act of Parliament. It is the second tier of local government in the area and is a unitary authority with a wide range of powers and responsibility. The Council deals with roads (except trunk roads), street lighting, some highways, social services, children and family care, schools and public libraries. Aberystwyth elects six of the 42 councillors in five separate wards (Bronglais, Central, North and Rheidol wards elect one councillor each while Penparcau ward elects two).
Aberystwyth has five Senedd members, one of whom (Elin Jones) was elected as a constituency MS for Ceredigion, and four who are elected on the regional list for Mid and West Wales.
The town is in the Ceredigion constituency for elections to the House of Commons. Since June 2017, Aberystwyth's MP has been Plaid Cymru's Ben Lake.
The first ever public library in Aberystwyth was opened in Compton House, Pier Street on 13 October 1874. In 1882 the library was moved to the Assembly Rooms which were leased to the council for 21 years. The lease expired in 1903 and the library returned to Pier Street, this time to the Old Banking Library at the corner with Eastgate Street, although this was short lived. A Carnegie library was built in Aberystwyth in 1905, with a grant of £3,000. Located in Corporation Street, it was designed by the architect Walter Payton of Birmingham, who was one of 48 who entered the competition to design the building. It was formally opened on 20 April 1906 by Mrs Vaughan Davies, wife of the local MP. The town library moved to Aberystwyth Town Hall, now known as Canolfan Alun R. Edwards, following the building's refurbishment in 2012.
The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales. Established in 1907, it is a Welsh Government sponsored body. According to Cyril Evans, the library's centenary events co-ordinator, "The library is considered to be one of the world's greatest libraries, and its international reputation is certainly something that all Welsh men and women are intensely ... proud of". Welsh is the main medium of communication within the organisation; it aims to deliver all public services in Welsh and English.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre is one of the largest and busiest arts centres in Wales. It encompasses a 312-seat theatre, 900-seat concert hall, 125-seat cinema, and has accompanied studio, galleries, plus public spaces which include cafes and a bar. Arad Goch is an Arts Council funded community theatre and art gallery based in the town. The premises holds a theatre, gallery, several art studios and meeting rooms, and a darkroom.
The town has three works by the Italian sculptor Mario Rutelli; the War Memorial on the promenade, the Tabernacle Chapel Memorial on Powell Street, and the statue of Edward VIII as Prince of Wales in the Old College. All are Grade II listed structures. Rutelli’s connection with the town came through Thomas Jenkins of Aberystwyth, who ran a shipping business. Jenkins was a frequent visitor to Italy where he admired Rutelli’s work. Jo Darke, in her work, The Monument Guide to England and Wales: A National Portrait in Bronze and Stone, describes Rutelli’s war memorial as “striking and rare” and suggests that the life-size statue of Edward VIII is the only recorded example.
Aberystwyth has a live music scene which has produced bands and artists such as: The Crocketts; The Hot Puppies; Murry the Hump; and The Lowland Hundred. The University Music Centre promotes a varied programme for instrumentalists, singers and listeners from the university and the wider community. The University chamber choir, The Elizabethan Madrigal Singers, have been singing in the town since 1950 and continue to hold a number of concerts throughout the year. Aberystwyth gives its name to a well known hymn tune composed by Joseph Parry.
Aberystwyth RFC is the local rugby union club and acts as a feeder club to professional side Scarlets. It was formed in 1947 and for the 2017/18 season played in the WRU Division One West. Aberystwyth Town F.C. is a semi-professional football club that was formed in 1884. The team currently compete in the Cymru Premier, Wales' top division. The town also has a cricket club which plays in local leagues, an athletics club (founded 1955), and boxing club in Penparcau. The town's golf course opened in 1911.
Ceredigion, the county in which Aberystwyth is located, is one of the four most Welsh-speaking counties in Wales and remained majority Welsh speaking until the 2011 census. Since the town's growth as a seaside resort in the Victorian era, it has been more anglicised than its hinterland and the rest of the county in general. The university has also attracted many English-speaking students from England, non-Welsh speaking parts of Wales and elsewhere. The 1891 census recorded that, of the 6635 inhabitants who completed the language section, 3482 (52.5%) were bilingual, 1751 (26.4%) were Welsh monoglots, and 1402 people (21.1%) were returned as English monoglots. Ceredigion (then named Cardiganshire) as a whole was 95.2% Welsh-speaking and 74.5% monoglot Welsh. Although the town remained majority Welsh-speaking for many more decades, English had already replaced Welsh in certain domains, such as entertainment and tourism. By 1961, only 50.0% of the town's population could speak Welsh, compared to 79.5% for Cardiganshire as a whole; by 1971, these numbers had fallen to 44.9% and 67.6% respectively. The 2001 census reported that, in the seven wards of Aberystwyth, 39% of the residents self-identified as able to speak or read or write Welsh. This is lower than Ceredigion as a whole (54%) but higher than Wales overall (19%).
Aberystwyth parish church is St Michael's and All Angels, located in Laura Place. The parish was a Rectoral Benefice until 2019, incorporating the Anglican churches of Holy Trinity, Santes Fair (services in Welsh) and Saint Anne's, Penparcau. The Rectoral Benefice has now been converted to a local ministry area (LMA). The church was built between 1886 and 1890, replacing an earlier church. It was designed in a Gothic Revival style and is a Grade II listed building.
In addition to the Anglican churches, there are many existing and former Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapels that have these days merged into Saint David's (United Reformed) and Capel y Morfa (Welsh language services). A former Calvinistic Methodist Sunday school house, Ysgoldy Tanycae, is now the meeting place of the Elim Pentecostal church. Meanwhile there is a Wesleyan Methodist church, Saint Paul's Methodist Centre, located in Bath Street. An Independent Baptist church is located in Alfred Place. In 2021, amid some controversy, Aberystwyth's Catholic church, Saint Winefride's, was closed and the congregation relocated to a new-build church located in Penparcau.
There are a number of other smaller congregations, and many former churches that have now been converted to alternative use, such as the Academy bar.
Aberystwyth has two comprehensive schools serving the town and a wide rural area: Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig and Ysgol Penglais School. Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig uses Welsh as the primary language of tuition; Ysgol Penglais School teaches in English and in Welsh as a subject.
There are currently three primary schools within the town limits, which are: Plascrug, Saint Padarns (Roman Catholic) and Ysgol Gymraeg. Ysgol Gymraeg was the first designated Welsh medium school in Wales, originally established as a private school in 1939 by Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards as Ysgol Gymraeg yr Urdd.
Aberystwyth is home to Aberystwyth University (Welsh: Prifysgol Aberystwyth) whose predecessor, University College Wales, was founded in 1872 and renamed the 'University of Wales, Aberystwyth' in the mid-1990s. Prior to the college's establishment, Wales had very limited academic-degree capability through St David's College, Lampeter (founded in 1822, now the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David).
As well as having two cinemas and a golf course, the town's attractions include:
The Aberystwyth Cliff Railway, a funicular railway
A Victorian camera obscura at the top of Constitution Hill.
The Vale of Rheidol steam railway (Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge)
Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
The Parc Penglais nature reserve
The Ystwyth Trail cycle path
National Library of Wales
Park Avenue. Football stadium home to Aberystwyth Town F.C.
The all organic dairy unit of Rachel's Organic is based in Glan yr Afon, and is the largest private sector employer in Aberystwyth.
The Cambrian News newspaper came to Aberystwyth from Bala in 1870, after it was purchased by Sir John Gibson. Printed in Oswestry, in May 1880 the paper integrated operations in a former Malthouse in Mill Street. Owned by the Read family from 1926, in 1993 printing was contracted out, enabling the move of editorial staff to the current open-plan offices on Llanbadarn Fawr Science Park. On the death of Henry Read, the paper was purchased in 1999 by Sir Ray Tindle, whose company owns more than 200 weekly newspapers in Britain. Now printed in tabloid format, Cambrian News is the second-largest weekly-print circulation newspaper in Wales, with 24,000 copies in six regional editorial versions, read by 60,000 weekly readers. The circulation area of mid, west and north Wales covers 3,000 square miles (7,800 km2).
Since the TV series Hinterland has been filmed in and around Aberystwyth, the area is being promoted as an opportunity for tourists to visit filming locations; many are well publicised.
Aberystwyth railway station is situated in the town centre and is the terminus of the scenic Cambrian Line. Transport for Wales Rail operate a mostly hourly service (with some two-hour intervals) to Shrewsbury via Machynlleth and Mid Wales, with nearly all trains continuing to Birmingham International. Connecting services from Dovey Junction provide a link to Gwynedd's west coast as far as Pwllheli, along the Cambrian Coast Line. There is no longer a southbound connection: the Carmarthen–Aberystwyth line was closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.
Aberystwyth station is also the terminus of the Vale of Rheidol Railway, a steam-operated narrow gauge heritage railway. Constructed between 1901 and 1902, it was intended to ship mineral cargo, primarily lead, from Devil's Bridge down to Aberystwyth for trans-shipment. By the time it was finished, lead mining was in a deep downturn and—thanks to the Aberystwyth Improvement Company—the railway came to rely largely on the tourist industry, opening for passengers in December 1902. It still remains open for the summer season, with a journey of 12 miles (19 km).
In 1896, the Aberystwyth Improvement Company formed Constitution Hill Ltd which, under the direction of chief engineer George Croydon Marks, developed the United Kingdom's second longest funicular railway, the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway, which takes passengers up a 50% gradient.
A TrawsCymru T1 service on the A4120 in Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a hub for the TrawsCymru bus network, with four routes serving the town:
T1 - hourly service to Carmarthen (connects with T1S to Swansea, Monday-Saturday) via Aberaeron and Lampeter - with one service a day (Monday-Saturday) extended to Cardiff
T1C - daily express coach service to Cardiff, via Aberaeron, Carmarthen (connects with T1S to Swansea, Monday-Saturday), Swansea (Sunday & Bank Holidays only), Port Talbot Parkway and Bridgend
T2 - every 1–2 hours to Bangor via Machynlleth, Dolgellau (connects with T3 to Barmouth and Wrexham), Porthmadog and Caernarfon
T5 - hourly service to Haverfordwest via Aberaeron, New Quay, Cardigan and Fishguard
(TrawsCymru services run less-frequently on Sundays.)
There is a daily National Express coach, service 409 to London via Birmingham, along with local bus services within the town and into the surrounding area.
The A44 and A487 meet with much traffic between North Wales and South West Wales passing through the town. The A4120 links the A44 and A487 between Llanbadarn Fawr and Penparcau, allowing through traffic to bypass the town centre.
The B4574 mountain road linking the town to Rhayader is described by the AA as one of the ten most scenic drives in the world.
The port of Aberystwyth, although it is small and relatively inconsequential today, used to be an important Atlantic Ocean entryway. It was used to ship locally, to Ireland and as a transatlantic departure point. Commercially, the once important Cardiganshire lead mines exported from this location.
The importance of maritime trade in the 19th century is reflected in the fact that a lifeboat has been based at Aberystwyth since 1843, when a 27 ft (8.2 m) boat powered by six oars was funded by public subscription and placed under the control of the harbourmaster. The RNLI took over the service in 1861 and established Aberystwyth Lifeboat Station which celebrated 150 years in 2011. The station uses the Atlantic 85-class inshore lifeboat Spirit of Friendship.
The Owl Service by Alan Garner, a well-known and -loved multi-award-winning classic published 1967, is set in north Wales and has two of its core characters —Gwyn and his mam (mother) Nancy— recently arrived from Aberystwyth for 3 weeks' work, with Nancy repeatedly threatening to return there immediately. They and the Welsh locals refer to it as "Aber"; the English characters use its full name.
Aberystwyth (albeit an alternative universe version) is the setting for the cult Louie Knight series by Malcolm Pryce, which transfers Chandleresque "noir" stories and dialogue to this small seaside town. This alternative reality features many landmarks of Aberystwyth, such as the University and the National Library of Wales, but the social situation is radically altered to more closely resemble the pulp/noir stereotypical "Dirty Town" that the narrative plays off. Most of the humour in the books is derived from the almost seamless juxtaposition of the real Aberystwyth and the fictional, noir Aberystwyth. Various aspects of Welsh culture are reflections of what you might expect to see in reality, but with a pulp twist – for example, prostitutes wear Welsh stovepipe hats.
Stripping Penguins Bare, the book 2 of Michael Carson's Benson Trilogy of comic novels, is set in the town and university in the 1960s.
The local writer Niall Griffiths has set many of his novels here and reflects local slang, settings, and even individuals. Grits and Sheepshagger are set wholly in Aberystwyth, which also features prominently in his other novels such as Kelly and Victor and Stump. He portrays a more gritty side of Aberystwyth.
‘Cofiwch Aberystwyth’ by science fiction writer Val Nolan, is a near-future post-apocalyptic novelette about three young urban explorers visiting Aberystwyth years after a nuclear disaster on the west coast of Wales. It was originally published in Interzone (magazine) and later anthologised in Best of British Science Fiction 2020. The title references the Cofiwch Dryweryn graffiti outside nearby Llanrhystyd, Ceredigion.
Television
Y Gwyll (2013–2016), a Welsh-language television programme, and the English-language version Hinterland , broadcast on S4C, BBC One Wales, BBC Four, and syndicated around the world, is set in Aberystwyth. It is filmed in and around the town, often in rural locations.
Film
Y Llyfrgell (2017) is an award-winning Welsh language film set in and around the National Library, which was filmed on location in 2016. The 2009 book on which it was based was released in English in 2022.
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Town of Aberystwyth.
Individuals
1912 – Sir John Williams
1912 – David Davies
1912 – Stuart Rendel
1922 – David Lloyd George
1923 – Lewis Pugh Evans
1923 – Matthew Vaughan-Davies
1923 – Sir Herbert Lewis
1928 – Stanley Baldwin
1936 – Sir David Charles Roberts
1936 – Ernest Vaughan
1951 – Winston Churchill
1956 – Sir David James
2011 – Fritz Pratschke
2015 – Jean Guezennec
Military Units
1955 – The Welsh Guards
Twinning
Arklow in Wicklow, Republic of Ireland Ireland
Kronberg im Taunus in Hesse Hesse, Germany Germany
Saint-Brieuc in Brittany Brittany, France France
Esquel in Patagonia, Argentina Argentina
Many African cultures revere the African Elephant as a symbol of strength and power. It is also praised for its size, longevity, stamina, mental faculties, cooperative spirit, and loyalty. South Africa uses elephant tusks in their coat of arms to represent wisdom, strength, moderation and eternity.
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We had Moderation Day today, which meant that we did not have to go to school. I headed out to Callum Brae NR in the morning, but found little, either in the way of birds or of photos. There was evidence of nesting though, with magpies mating and yellow-rumped thornbills nest-building.
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Zum Lichterfest Berlin erleuchtete die Hauptstadt: An 10 Tagen wurden ab Einbruch der Dunkelheit mehr als 70 Objekte von bekannten Künstlern und Lichtgestaltern in Szene gesetzt, darunter markante Häuserfassaden, Brücken und Berliner Wahrzeichen.
2014 stand das Lichtkunstfestival unter dem Motto: Weltbühne Berlin.
Daher galt es, die Metropole Berlin als urbane Bühne des Lebens zu illuminieren. Durch zwei dominante Ost-West-Achsen gelangt es, die maßgeblichen Stadtentwicklungsprozesse der letzten 100 Jahre zu dokumentieren und zu akzentuieren.
Anlässlich der zwanzigjährigen Städtepartnerschaft Berlin-Peking lag 2014 ein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf der chinesischen Lichtkunst.
*** SPECIAL-EVENT ***
Gaylight Cruise - Berlin leuchtet
Erlebnistour in allen Regenbogenfarben - 03. Oktober 2014
Abfahrt & Ankunft: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
Vom Wasser aus erstrahlten die illuminierten Uferpromenaden und Gebäudekomplexe in außergewöhnlichem Licht. Mit mehr als 70 Projektions-, Klang- und Videoeffekten erschien vor unseren Augen ein Gesamtkunstwerk aus Licht und Farben und vermittelte spannende Sichtachsen, Perspektiven und Eindrücke.
Empfang, Moderation, Entertainment:
Nach dem Check-in und Boarding begrüßte Herrin de Luxe (Nelly Morell) vom Berliner Club 'Rauschgold' und führte durch den Abend.
Mit der Reederei Riedel wurde ein Schiff mit ca. 150 Plätzen zur Verfügung gestellt, die speziell einem Teil der Passagiere von ‚CSD auf der Spree‘ angeboten wurden.
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Festival of Lights - Berlin shines, 2014
The capital was lit up for the Berlin Festival of Lights: over 10 days from nightfall, more than 70 objects were illuminated by well-known artists and light designers, including striking building facades, bridges and Berlin landmarks.
In 2014, the motto of the light art festival was: World Stage Berlin.
The aim was to illuminate the metropolis of Berlin as an urban stage for life. Two dominant east-west axes were used to document and accentuate the key urban development processes of the last 100 years.
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the Berlin-Beijing city partnership, a special focus was placed on Chinese light art in 2014.
*** SPECIAL EVENT ***
Gaylight Cruise - Berlin lights up
Adventure tour in all the colours of the rainbow - 03 October 2014
Departure & arrival: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
From the water, the illuminated riverside promenades and building complexes shone in an extraordinary light. With more than 70 projection, sound and video effects, a total work of art of light and colour appeared before our eyes and conveyed exciting visual axes, perspectives and impressions.
Reception, presentation, entertainment:
After check-in and boarding, Mistress de Luxe (Nelly Morell) from the Berlin club 'Rauschgold' welcomed us and guided us through the evening.
The Riedel shipping company provided a ship with approx. 150 seats, which were specially offered to some of the passengers of 'CSD on the Spree'.
I was dismayed today to read about the latest alleged case of Flickr Censorship. Censorship (or as they like to call it "moderation") continues to be a problem on Flickr.
The most recent case is that of Flickr User Shepherd Johnson. According to Johnson on the evening of Wednesday June 3rd, he posted comments critical of President Obama on "8 or so" photos on the White House's official Flickrstream. He said that he posted these comments because he was upset with the language that Obama chose to use in his recent Cairo speech regarding terrorism. Johnson said that two days later his comments had been scrubbed and deleted from the Flickr photos. Johnson shared with me the type of comment that he made and what he shared with me seemed appropriate and polite.
On Friday, June 5th, once again Johnson posted more comments on photos in the official White House Flickrstream. This time comments that were critical of the President's recent decision to try and withhold photographs of detainee prison abuse.
From Johnson:
"Well, Friday it so happens is the day the Senate voted and passed the Graham/Lieberman bill called The Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009. Which allows the Obama administration to withhold from the public photos of horrible acts used by the Bush administration in it's so called War on Terror. This to me was unacceptable. There are so few venues where the public can air grievances with our leaders and our government. This forum being the Official Whitehouse Photostream is an acceptable (I thought) place for me to make my comments known."
Unfortunately for Johnson at about 11:00pm on June 05, 2009 when he tried to log on to his flickr account, he found that it was terminated without warning.
Again from Johnson:
"No explanation or anything. One second I was on and then I could not access my account. When I got back onto flickr using another account I went back to the Whitehouse site and all of my postings had been scrubbed. They were gone. I had about a years worth of work on that account and they just terminated my account with no warning. Some of the photos I had on the account had no back ups so they are now gone forever."
You can see a cache of Johnson's deleted Flickr account here. It was a paid Pro Flickr account with over 1,000 photographs in it.
It is interesting that Johnson was also using his Flickrstream to post additional photos that he had taken of government officials. Here is a flickr photo of his of his still intact from wikimedia of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke leaving Bilderberg last year. In fact, if you look through the cached copy of his former Flickrstream you will see that a great deal of the photographs in his flickrstream were of political events, protests and politicians.
It is very unfortunate that Flickr would choose to take this course of action with one of their members. Freedom of Speech is an important thing and something that ought to be encouraged at Yahoo, not punished. Political speech especially ought to be give a very wide berth with regards to tolerance. It is even more eggregious given that this user was never even warned over the comments that he made, his account was simply irreversibly and permanently deleted. It is wrong for Flickr to do this. I've long argued that at a minimum Flickr ought to suspend offensive accounts temporarily (they could easily do this by simply making every photo in a user's stream private) and allow an appeals process for grievances rather than simply acting with dictatorial power as a censor.
I contacted Yahoo regarding this latest censorship on their part and received back the following official response from their PR firm:
"Flickr Statement:
In accordance with Flickr's policy, we cannot disclose information to third parties concerning a member's account. However, in joining Flickr, all of our members agree to abide by our Community Guidelines. These guidelines require that all of our members be respectful of the community and flag content that may not be suitable for “safe” viewing. Our members have always done a great job of identifying inappropriate and offensive content on Flickr and bringing it to our attention. We encourage all members to continue to make Flickr a safe place to share photos and videos.
Flickr is a very large community made up of many types of members from all over the world, and we respect the viewpoints and expressions of all of our members. In crafting the Community Guidelines, Flickr weighed the rights of the individual vs. the rights of the overall community, and built a system that would enable members to choose what they want to view. As with any community, online or off, there are members who may disregard the Community Guidelines. When this happens, Flickr may have to take action accordingly towards building a respectful community. For more information: www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne"
Update: In another forum here, Johnson has stated that he left a voicemail on Carol Bartz's personal cell phone on the matter. He said after leaving this message that he had a returned phone call from Flickr Community Manager Heather Champ who told him that this account was deleted because he posted a photo of a prison detainee and because they accused him of "spamming" flickr. You can read the relevant forum thread here. Apparently another flickrstream where Johnson got the detainee photo was also deleted. Johnson is also stating that Heather told him that she did not know anything about the other deleted comments which may mean that they were actually deleted by the White House itself.
From Johnson: "She said that [edit: posting a detainee abuse photo] was part of the reason and the other part was that she claimed that I was spamming the forum, to which I asked her if she also gave warnings to the people who posted on twenty photographs the same "That's my President Go bama!" type drivel over and over and over again. I also had her define the word "spam", to which she could not. She seemed very careful to place her words correctly. We talked for about two hours. I think Carol really got under her skin. Carol apparently didn't speak with her directly, she got the trickle down effect. Oh yeah, she offered me a $24.99 gift card for a new pro account but told me my precious photos and the hard work that I put in over the past year were irretrievable. I had over 53,000 views on that account. Some consolation."
Update #2: More from Johnson: "Heather only mentioned that she deleted the comments concerning the Abu Ghraib photo, when I asked her about the original comment on the Obama Cairo Speech she had no idea what I was talking about. I crafted my dialogue with her to find out exactly what she knew and when she knew it. That means that somebody connected with the Whitehouse, one of Peter Souza's staff or an intern, deleted my comments originally.
Update #3: See more on this story from the San Francisco Chronicle here and Gawker here, and the Silicon Valley Insider here, and Techmeme here, CNN here, and the NY Post here.
ALL moderators have been wiped and will have to apply, I'm also gonna take a look over the ban list and see if any people need an unban. Go fill this out if you're interested or just love the Market
I'm returning to our visit to Hull now. Hull has some interesting named pubs; here are The Moderation, The Punch Hotel and The Manchester Arms. There are also some lovely Modernist - 1930's buildings around such as the old Tower Cinema and the shop and office block on Whitefriargate. You will also see the cream telephone boxes around. Hull ran its own communications company in the days of BT and it is still the prime provider in these broadband / wi-fi days.
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Zum Lichterfest Berlin erleuchtete die Hauptstadt: An 10 Tagen wurden ab Einbruch der Dunkelheit mehr als 70 Objekte von bekannten Künstlern und Lichtgestaltern in Szene gesetzt, darunter markante Häuserfassaden, Brücken und Berliner Wahrzeichen.
2014 stand das Lichtkunstfestival unter dem Motto: Weltbühne Berlin.
Daher galt es, die Metropole Berlin als urbane Bühne des Lebens zu illuminieren. Durch zwei dominante Ost-West-Achsen gelangt es, die maßgeblichen Stadtentwicklungsprozesse der letzten 100 Jahre zu dokumentieren und zu akzentuieren.
Anlässlich der zwanzigjährigen Städtepartnerschaft Berlin-Peking lag 2014 ein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf der chinesischen Lichtkunst.
*** SPECIAL-EVENT ***
Gaylight Cruise - Berlin leuchtet
Erlebnistour in allen Regenbogenfarben - 03. Oktober 2014
Abfahrt & Ankunft: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
Vom Wasser aus erstrahlten die illuminierten Uferpromenaden und Gebäudekomplexe in außergewöhnlichem Licht. Mit mehr als 70 Projektions-, Klang- und Videoeffekten erschien vor unseren Augen ein Gesamtkunstwerk aus Licht und Farben und vermittelte spannende Sichtachsen, Perspektiven und Eindrücke.
Empfang, Moderation, Entertainment:
Nach dem Check-in und Boarding begrüßte Herrin de Luxe (Nelly Morell) vom Berliner Club 'Rauschgold' und führte durch den Abend.
Mit der Reederei Riedel wurde ein Schiff mit ca. 150 Plätzen zur Verfügung gestellt, die speziell einem Teil der Passagiere von ‚CSD auf der Spree‘ angeboten wurden.
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Festival of Lights - Berlin shines, 2014
The capital was lit up for the Berlin Festival of Lights: over 10 days from nightfall, more than 70 objects were illuminated by well-known artists and light designers, including striking building facades, bridges and Berlin landmarks.
In 2014, the motto of the light art festival was: World Stage Berlin.
The aim was to illuminate the metropolis of Berlin as an urban stage for life. Two dominant east-west axes were used to document and accentuate the key urban development processes of the last 100 years.
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the Berlin-Beijing city partnership, a special focus was placed on Chinese light art in 2014.
*** SPECIAL EVENT ***
Gaylight Cruise - Berlin lights up
Adventure tour in all the colours of the rainbow - 03 October 2014
Departure & arrival: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
From the water, the illuminated riverside promenades and building complexes shone in an extraordinary light. With more than 70 projection, sound and video effects, a total work of art of light and colour appeared before our eyes and conveyed exciting visual axes, perspectives and impressions.
Reception, presentation, entertainment:
After check-in and boarding, Mistress de Luxe (Nelly Morell) from the Berlin club 'Rauschgold' welcomed us and guided us through the evening.
The Riedel shipping company provided a ship with approx. 150 seats, which were specially offered to some of the passengers of 'CSD on the Spree'.
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Zum Lichterfest Berlin erleuchtete die Hauptstadt: An 10 Tagen wurden ab Einbruch der Dunkelheit mehr als 70 Objekte von bekannten Künstlern und Lichtgestaltern in Szene gesetzt, darunter markante Häuserfassaden, Brücken und Berliner Wahrzeichen.
2014 stand das Lichtkunstfestival unter dem Motto: Weltbühne Berlin.
Daher galt es, die Metropole Berlin als urbane Bühne des Lebens zu illuminieren. Durch zwei dominante Ost-West-Achsen gelangt es, die maßgeblichen Stadtentwicklungsprozesse der letzten 100 Jahre zu dokumentieren und zu akzentuieren.
Anlässlich der zwanzigjährigen Städtepartnerschaft Berlin-Peking lag 2014 ein besonderer Schwerpunkt auf der chinesischen Lichtkunst.
*** SPECIAL-EVENT ***
Gaylight Cruise - Berlin leuchtet
Erlebnistour in allen Regenbogenfarben - 03. Oktober 2014
Abfahrt & Ankunft: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
Vom Wasser aus erstrahlten die illuminierten Uferpromenaden und Gebäudekomplexe in außergewöhnlichem Licht. Mit mehr als 70 Projektions-, Klang- und Videoeffekten erschien vor unseren Augen ein Gesamtkunstwerk aus Licht und Farben und vermittelte spannende Sichtachsen, Perspektiven und Eindrücke.
Empfang, Moderation, Entertainment:
Nach dem Check-in und Boarding begrüßte Herrin de Luxe (Nelly Morell) vom Berliner Club 'Rauschgold' und führte durch den Abend.
Mit der Reederei Riedel wurde ein Schiff mit ca. 150 Plätzen zur Verfügung gestellt, die speziell einem Teil der Passagiere von ‚CSD auf der Spree‘ angeboten wurden.
____________________________________________________
Festival of Lights - Berlin shines, 2014
The capital was lit up for the Berlin Festival of Lights: over 10 days from nightfall, more than 70 objects were illuminated by well-known artists and light designers, including striking building facades, bridges and Berlin landmarks.
In 2014, the motto of the light art festival was: World Stage Berlin.
The aim was to illuminate the metropolis of Berlin as an urban stage for life. Two dominant east-west axes were used to document and accentuate the key urban development processes of the last 100 years.
To mark the twentieth anniversary of the Berlin-Beijing city partnership, a special focus was placed on Chinese light art in 2014.
*** SPECIAL EVENT ***
Gaylight Cruise - Berlin lights up
Adventure tour in all the colours of the rainbow - 03 October 2014
Departure & arrival: Hauptbahnhof, Willy-Brandt-Straße / Moltkebrücke
From the water, the illuminated riverside promenades and building complexes shone in an extraordinary light. With more than 70 projection, sound and video effects, a total work of art of light and colour appeared before our eyes and conveyed exciting visual axes, perspectives and impressions.
Reception, presentation, entertainment:
After check-in and boarding, Mistress de Luxe (Nelly Morell) from the Berlin club 'Rauschgold' welcomed us and guided us through the evening.
The Riedel shipping company provided a ship with approx. 150 seats, which were specially offered to some of the passengers of 'CSD on the Spree'.
Colombinel. The flowers of various species of Colombine were consumed in moderation by Native Americans as a condiment with other fresh greens, and are reported to be very sweet, and safe if consumed in small quantities. The plant's seeds and roots are highly poisonous however, and contain cardiogenic toxins which cause both severe gastroenteritis and heart palpitations if consumed as food. Native Americans used very small amounts of Aquilegia root as an effective treatment for ulcers. However, the medical use of this plant is better avoided due to its high toxicity; columbine poisonings may be fatal P1000009
" Let your moderation be known unto all men. The LORD is at hand.
Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with THANKSGIVING let your requests be made known unto GOD. "
~ Philippians 4 : 5-6, KJV ~
Note: Fashionable Moderation ended on 3-19-2016.
Thank you to all for your patience and understanding. It was certainly a trial by fire. I'm keeping this up to remind people in my groups that I am serious about enforcement of the rules in my groups, and I can and will act to uphold the house rules.
With that said, and, hopefully, once things calm down, those that may be willing to return will do so and think more carefully before they post. And that's all I really ask, is to critically think through your actions. Consider others, and respect that we all have our boundaries, and every group, and even every person has their limits.
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Doing a little experiment here with the safe and moderate Fashionable and Romantic groups. Trying to see who's been paying attention to the group description and topics. So here's the deal:
In both safe and moderate Fashionable and Romantic groups, there's a topic titled General and Moderate. They both say essentially the same thing, with maybe a few edits. I'll repeat the message here as well.
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This is a heads up that pics that are already in the moderate group when submitted will remain in the moderate group. Some pics may be shifted from one group to the other - some remaining in the moderate group, while others may be taken out of the group after reviewing them in the moderate photostream pool.
If you want to make sure that your safe pics make it into the safe group, do not post it also in the moderate group.
The reason is to get people to think before they post, rather than going on cruise control and mindlessly posting, indifferent to the group rules.
Or, to put it short, I'm testing to see who actually reads the rules and discussions.
If you are in the moderate group, and have a preference to keep your pics in that group, rather than being moved to the safe group, feel free to message me. Otherwise, if you don't message me, I will presume you don't mind being shifted from the moderate to safe, if indeed the pic is considered safe under the safe group's guidelines.
Thanks for your patience and cooperation during this bit of multigroup management.
- Ioh
It's ok to love yourself but not too much.
This sign made me laugh.
People laughing in the street for no apparent reason sometimes attract attention.
The last in a series of seven.
Each portrait in this series was staged to show a different aspect of Aristotle’s ethics. Seven virtues are represented, and each portrays the mean between two extremes – an excess and a defect, otherwise known as "The Golden Mean."
Excess (Vice): Gluttony - Virtue: Moderation - Defect (Vice): Starvation
P.S. This image was taken with my digital, then edited, then printed. THEN my external hard drive, with all my working images and edits, got stolen. So I scanned my prints, and that's what this is. Sorry for the lack of EXIF data.
In celebration of World Elephant Day...August 12th.
Many African cultures revere the African Elephant as a symbol of strength and power. It is also praised for its size, longevity, stamina, mental faculties, cooperative spirit, and loyalty. South Africa uses elephant tusks in their coat of arms to represent wisdom, strength, moderation and eternity.