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Josef B. Teutsch Palace of Sighișoara, Mureș County, now houses the eegant and all-afordable four-star Central Park Hotel, an establishment that I was fortunate to visit in July 2013.
The historic building has elegantly been restored to its former glory, its walls being seasoned with paintings and furnishing giving an all-intensive feeling of warmth and cosyness, to an extent I never before experienced.
The basement is not open to public visiting, not just yet, but it has a XIVth century arch that is most peculiar, considering that it should have belonged to a building residing otside of the city fortress.
All in all, it's a good, beautiful visit, with more than decent accomodation. And, yes, there is a small, central park in front of the hotel.
A review of the LEGO Legends of Chima Razcal's Glider Set 70000.
INCLUDES:
109 pieces
1 minifigure - Razcal
Year 2013
aprox. $13 U.S.
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The statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt was erected at the east end of the Grand Coulee Dam overlooking the 151-mile long lake which bears his name as a memorial to that great American.
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee reconfirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Hart Building in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2017. Dunford has been serving as CJCS since Oct. 1, 2015 and has been nominated for a second two-year term. (DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)
The Church of St Francis of Assisi Good Friday Procession through the streets of Little Italy.
Toronto March 25, 2016
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Design scetches for ceiling strip lighting of the Antwerp Jesuit church Peter and Paul
1 the Saint Caecilie
2 the Ascension
3 the Saint Jerome
4 the Annunciation
5 Esther in front of Ahasver
6 Adoration of the shepherds
On the history of women's studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
1897
Conservative journalist A.F. Seligmann founded the art school for women and girls and taught there as a single teacher 16 students in the "Curs for head and act". 1898 expands the school: Tina Blau, a former teacher of the Munich artists association conducts 1.1.1898 a "Curs for landscape and still-life", which she held until 1915. Richard Kauffungen was nominated for sculpture, Ludwig Michalek led the "Curs for head and act" as well as an Radierkurs (etching course), Adolf Böhm the course for decorative and applied arts, Fabiani teaches ornamentation and style of teaching as well as "Modern home furnishings", Georg Klimt taught metalwork, Friedrich King wood cutting art and Hans Tichy from 1900 the drawing and painting from the living model. In all these teachers are moderate modern artists from the area of the Secession. The theoretical lectures are held in the company founded by Emil Zuckerkandl and Julius Tandler 1900 "Association of Austrian university lecturers Athenaeum", which had the task to be "an educational institution for members of the female sex". The first school year was completed with 64 students, the school is rapidly expanding, so that it forms 200-300 students annually within a few years. The steady growth is due to the restrictive attitude of the public schools of art (especially the academy) towards women, but also from the indiscriminate admission of which have been blamed all the private schools also on the part of women harshly, and just by women.
1904
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is one of the many requests for opening the Academy for students once again putting the old arguments against that women are rarely equipped with creative spirit in the field of great art and the other a "proliferation of dilettantism and a pushing back of male members" is to be feared. Just the idea of a joint education had "abhorred" the College. The Academy therefore advocates for the financial support of the art school for women and girls, and rejects the application for opening the academy for women unanimously. The main argument for the impossibility of the joint Aktzeichnens (nude drawing) and the need for a second Aktsaales (nude hall) is increasingly mentioned, which cannot be realized because lack of space and lack of money. Henni Lehmann (Artistic studies of women, Darmstadt 1913) countered the same argument in Germany: "The common nude studies of women and men can not be described as impossible as it is done in many places, without having shown any grievances". The objection of the Quorum of the Berlin University professors that no teacher could be forced to teach women at all in such delicate subjects is countered that the problem was easily solved by entrusting a lady the Aktunterricht (nude drawing) in ladies. Suitable artists were plentiful present. That the life drawing for a long time (until 1937) remained problematic, shows the application of the renowned sculptor Teresa F. Ries of 1931, in which she was offering the Academy her services for the purpose of the management of a yet to be affiliated department, where young girls separated from the young men could work under the direction of a woman. The application was not even put to a vote.
1912
The rector of the Munich Academy also does not believe in the inclusion of students (female ones): "... it is impossible, even with regard to the space conditions, apart from that that the aspirations of the artists who devote themselves to the arts especially are usually others than that of women..."
1913
No significant change in attitude can be found between the opinions of the Academies from 1904 and those of 1913.
1919
In the report from the College's meeting of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna to the State Office of Internal Affairs and Teaching is communicated that against the requested admission there were no fundamental objections, but that the Academy is so limited in spatial relationship, that after the experiences of the last entrance exams not even the majority of gifted young artists, capable of studying, could be included, and therefore, in case of the admission of women to the study initially had to be made a considerable expansion. The State Office counters that a further delay in the admission of women to the academic study could not be justified and that approval is to allow at least temporarily in a narrow frame.
1920
The State Office for the Interior and Education officially approved the admission of women to study at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (since 1919 women were admitted to all faculties of the University of Vienna, with the exception of the Catholic and Protestant Theological Faculty).
A committee consisting of the professors Bacher, Delug, Schmutzer, and Jettmar Muellner claims that the Academy has never pronounced in principle against women's studies but have always only expressed reservations because of the cramped space and financial situation. As a complete novelty proves that no more concerns are raised with regard to coeducation. Men and women should compete in the entrance examination. In the winter semester 1920/21 will be included 14 women, of course, representing only a small minority in relation to the 250 male students.
1926/1927
In the new study regulations are for the first time mentioned Schüler (M) and Schülerinnen (F).
March 1927
Report of the Academy of Fine and Applied Arts about the experiences regarding the access of women to universities: ..."in past years it was thought for the education of women and girls by the Academy of Women for Liberal and Applied Art, which is also equipped with academic classes and by the State subsidized, sufficiently having taken precautions: during a period of almost seven years of study, it was probably possible to get a clear picture about the access applications of women, and about the degree course ... Of course, the number of female candidates in the painting is strongest, weaker in sculpture, and very low in the architecture. As much already now can be said, that in no way in terms of education in the new admissions the women are left behind the male candidates. During the study period, the female students are not in diligence and seriousness of studying behind their male colleagues. Particularly gratifying can be emphasized that because of the co-education of both sexes in common rooms in the individual schools a win-win situation for everybody was. In the master schools the College was repeatedly able also honouring women with academic prices. Subsuming, it should be emphasized that our experiences with the study of women in the Academy of Fine Arts were quite favorable."
The number of students (Studentinnen) increased from 5 % in the winter semester 1920/1921 till 1939/1940 to about 25 %. After the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany, the number of students (Studentinnen) decreased. The proportion of female students rose after 1940 naturally, reached during the war years up to 70 % and amounted 1945/1946 to 65%. From 1946/1947 the number of students (Studentinnen) fell sharply again, so 1952/1953 only 20% of the students at the Academy were women. 1963/1964 there were, however, already 41% (278).
2002
Students (Studentinnen): 570 of 936 students
University professors (Universitätsprofessorinnen): 9 out of 29
Ao Univ. (extraordinary female professors) 2 of 12
Univ.Ass. (female university assistant) 18 of 41
Contract teachers (Vertragslehrerinnen): 3 of 7
Lecturer (Lehrbeautragte): 32 of 46
Almut Krapf
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Superficially, the skin of the scalp and bones of the skull create the first layer of protection. Deep to these layers, the meninges (represented by the dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater) cover and partition the brain. Within the meninges, blood inside blood vessels and sinuses, and cerebrospinal fluid within the subarachnoid space and ventricles circulate to support the brain's function. (Image credit: "Cranial meninges" by Chiara Mazzasette is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / A derivative from the original work)
In this Jan. 2010 pic, I got the business side of the Tomcat. Sadly most of my nose shots were of the right side, not the one I wanted... but at least I'm currently pic #1000 in Extreme Weather Aviation.
I did adjust levels in photoshop so the canopy was clearly visible and also wanted the markings through color saturation to stand out. Nice effects all around that make me think this was HDR, but isn't.
Best viewed original. It's 14.2x9.5 inches so some cropping may be necessary before printing.
You may want to see the other side - in HDR.
On Wednesday with work I was given the opportunity to visit the new Library of Birmingham.
We took a group of Birmingham based hyperlocal bloggers to preview the building ahead of it's opening next week.
These are some of my photos (taken with the bosses camera)
School of Athens
The most famous philosophers of ancient times move within an imposing Renaissance architecture which is inspired by Bramante's project for the renewal of the early Christian basilica of St Peter. Some of these are easily recognizable. In the centre Plato points upwards with a finger and holds his book Timeus in his hand, flanked by Aristotle with Ethics; Pythagoras is shown in the foreground intent on explaining the diatesseron. Diogenes is lying on the stairs with a dish, while the pessimist philosopher, Heracleitus, a portrait of Michelangelo, is leaning against a block of marble, writing on a sheet of paper. Michelangelo was in those years executing the paintings in the nearby Sistine Chapel. On the right we see Euclid, who is teaching geometry to his pupils, Zoroaster holding the heavenly sphere and Ptolemy holding the earthly sphere. The personage on the extreme right with the black beret is a self-portrait of Raphael.
The zor is made of a red dorma,a dough-like substance, which is elaborately shaped like a pyramid. The zor is situated inside a triangular box and crowned with a skull. The zor is placed in the middle of the dance area. Other items are the instrument table and the dor zhong. The instrument table holds those items (Ritual Tools) that the main dancer will use to capture, subdue, dismember and kill the forces of evil that have been attracted to encircled by the Cham dance. From: Tibetan Cham Dancing - A traveller's Guide by G. William Trimble
Repkong - Gomari Monastery - Tibetan New Year - Cham dance
The cham dance is a lively masked and costumed dance associated with some sects of Buddhism, and is part of Buddhist festivals. The dance is accompanied by music played by monks using traditional Tibetan instruments. The dances often offer moral instruction relating to compassion for sentient beings and are held to bring merit to all who perceive them. Cham dances are considered a form of meditation, and an offering to the gods. The leader of the cham is typically a musician, keeping time using some percussion instrument like cymbals
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Rebkong is located in the Golden Valley of the Rongwu Guchu River in Malho prefecture southeast of Qinghai province, The valley is at about 2600m above sea-level, extends from the north to south, and is surrounded by several mountains. Rebkong is also famous for itâs Tibetan traditional arts and cultural preservation. The there are several large monasteries and villages scattering around the Rongwu town which is home to hundreds of artist. The most well known villages and monasteries are Sanggeshung Yago and Sanggeshung Mago(upper and lower Wutun), Gomar Gompa, Nyamtok village.etc. If you are interested in learning Tibetan culture and Tibetan traditional arts, Rebkong will be one of most recommend region.
Gumayusi of T1 at League of Legends Worlds 2025 Quarterfinal Features on October 27, 2025 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Back in the 1990's I took these images in total darkness using a Minolta 7000 film SLR and a flash with infra-red focusing of what remains of the prison that used to stand in Clerkenwell Green before it was all cleaned up for the tourists. What you can see here is underground.
FILM: National winners of the 'Face of the Oasis 2012' competition, Jamie Ryan Dee and Devon Lee, attend a special makeover and photoshoot at the alternative fashion store.
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LOCATION: Oasis Alternative Fashion Store, Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6SX
DATE: Saturday 11th February, 2012.
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Edsel Ford was Henry Ford's only son. An intelligent and cultured individual, partially responsible for the stylistic success of the 1930's Lincoln vehicles.
Edsel Ford died young, and did not have the opportunity to extend the legacy of his father's business.
When it came to introducing a new Ford Motor Company marque in the late 1950's, the Edsel name had not been favoured among the Ford family.
It is therefore doubley tragic that the Edsel name should now be synonymous with one of automotive history's greates marketing failures.
Conceived during the booming mid-1950's, the car was larger, more powerful and more highly trimmed (in line with the 1958 offerings from rival marques). Unfortunately, 1958 was a recession year, and along with other vehicle lines, the car did quite poorly in sales. Ornamentation had reached its zenith in 1958 and the consumer had grown tired of them.
Styling was mixed. In one sense, the car had avoided the sylistic excess of tailfins, however, the front of the car was likened to an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon, or worse.
A restyle was in order for 1959, still featuring the vertical front motif, but subduing some of the other design features. Again in 1960, a short run of 1960-Ford based vehicles was sold. The Edsel's fate had already been sealed, and the marque was discontinued. The 'Comet' model, paired with the upcoming, highly successful 'Falcon' was moved to the Mercury marque. The Edsel name became a byword for failure - and the Ford family's one time golden name was forever tarnished.
This model Edsel Citation in 2-door hardtop and convertible has been created for Flickr LUGNuts 60th build challenge - our 5th birthday, celebrating any of the previous challenges, from Challenge 30 - 'Lemons or LeMans'.
2012年4月13日师父开示
Messages from Osifu
Gold lotus is born in burning fire
April 13th, 2012
师父曾经多次开示有几种人不适合修炼：
Master has discoursed many times that those people were not suitable for esoteric method cultivation:
精神病和神经症患者不可修炼。父母或祖上有此类疾病者也要谨慎。
1. The insane and neuropathy patients can't cultivate this method. Parents or ancestors had such kinds of illnesses should be cautious as well.
2、受过强烈精神刺激且留下严重阴影者不可修炼，如婚姻、暴力、灾难等。
2. The one has experienced strongly psychological trauma and remains seriously mental shadow can't cultivate this method, such traumas resulting from bad marriage, violence, disasters and so on.
3、心智不健全者不可修炼。
3. The one who is mentally defective can't cultivate this method.
业障深重者不可修炼。
4. Those accumulated heavy sinful karma can't cultivate this method.
5、附体者不可修炼。避免被借体修炼，汲取修炼者的能量。
5. The one invaded and occupied by invisible beings can't cultivate this method, so as to avoid being used for their cultivation and being drew energy by them.
身语意不清净者不可修炼。必须做到心正、心诚、心善、心净、与佛相应，与道相合。
6. The one whose bodies, speeches and minds are not pure can't cultivate this method. Mind must be must be virtuous, faithful, benevolent, pure, resonate with Buddha and comply with the Way.
7、追求贪求神通、感应、境界者不可修炼。否则会招来魔扰。
7. The one who pursues theurgy, telepathy and spiritual state can't cultivate this method. Otherwise demon's disturbance will called in.
8、迷信怪力乱神、魑魅魍魉、精怪神鬼、小法小术者不可修炼。
8. The one is superstitiously believe extraordinary things, demons and monsters, ghosts-gods and magic arts can't cultivate this method.
9、身体主要器官有严重疾病者不可修炼。
9. The one whose major organs of body have serious illness can't cultivate the method.
10、善根、福德、因缘不具备者不可修炼。
10. The one who doesn't possess good roots, blessedness and causal connections can't cultivate the method.
列举以上十种人不可或谨慎步入修炼。否则，后果很严重。
Ten kinds of people listed above can't step into cultivation, or must be cautious to do so. Otherwise, the result is extremely serious.
其实这十种人实则究其根源皆是因为因果。
In fact, tracing back to the original reasons，it can be concluded that those ten kinds of people are not fitting for cultivation because of their karma.
过去世及今生今世的因果业障叠加在一起，障碍其净化、升华、提升、解脱
Karmic obstacles of previous life time and this lifetime accumulated and became the stumbling block of purification, promotion, and enhancement， and they are also hindrances for final complete freedom.
此十种人即使修学显法，诸如念佛，诵经，持咒，打坐也会出问题。
Those ten kinds of people will also have troubles even though they cultivate exoteric Buddhism, such as chanting the name of Buddha, reciting sutras, upholding mantra and meditation.
师父看到太多的学佛人陷入了困境。
Master has seen too much Buddhism learners plunged into the mire.
这一切皆是自己的业障感召的。
All these are caused by their karmic obstacles.
这一切皆是自己的因果感召的。
All these are caused by their causations and effects.
这一切皆是自己的因缘感召的。
All these are caused by their karma.
这一切皆是自己的妄心感召的。
All these are caused by their false thinking minds.
这一切皆是自己的妄想、分别、执著感召的。
All these are caused by their false thoughts, differentiating and attachment.
一切问题的根源皆在心。
The root of every problem rests in mind.
解决一切问题的办法皆在心。
The way to solve all problems rests upon minds.
师父常说：心转一切皆转。
Master often says: Heart changes, and everything changes.
师父常说：回心向善、回心向佛是解决一切问题的最好的办法。
Master often says: To change mind to kind-hearted one, and to change mind to take refuge from Buddha is the best way to solve all problems.
师父常说：回心向善方能救命，回心向佛方能解脱。
Master often says: Changing mind to kind-hearted one and your life can be saved. Changing mind to take refuge from Buddha, and you can obtain superior freedom.
师父常说：抓住每一个当下，时时观照自心，清净身语意三业。
Master often says: Grasp every NOW moment and examine your mind, purifying three karmic sources: body, speech and mind.
师父常说：时时与佛相应，时时得佛加持。
Master often says: You will be charged up with high-frequency energy if you can resonate with high frequencies.
师父常说：相应是修心修行修炼的关键。相应出了问题，修心修行修炼就会出大问题。
Master often says: Resonating is the keyword of cultivation. If resonating goes wrong, there will be serious trouble on cultivation.
师父常说：正诚善净与佛相应这是心法、密钥、关键。
Master often says: It's the mind method, secret key and crux that cultivating mind to be virtuous, faithful, benevolent, pure and resonating with Buddha.
修心修行修炼不可儿戏，希望你们一定按照师父的教导去做，不可擅自妄为。
Cultivation can't be regarded as trifling matter. I hope you follow my teachings completely. Don't act recklessly by yourselves.
若暂时做不到，就不要急于修炼。
Don't be anxious to cultivate this method if you can't manage to do it temporarily.
不要轻易步入修心修行修炼之路，此路磨难重重，远比唐玄奘西天取经艰难。
Don't step into the way of cultivation without deep thinking. This way is full of sufferings and far more difficult than Hsuan Tsang's pilgrimage to the west heaven for Buddhist sutra.
“烈火之中生金莲”说到容易，做到难呀！
"Gold lotus is born in burning fire". It's easier said than done.
淘汰率太高！
The rate of elimination is too high!
大浪淘沙 浪里淘金，淘汰的让师父心痛，让佛菩萨含泪。
Great waves sweep away sand and gold. The elimination made me heartbreaking, and made Buddha and Bodhisattvas tears in eyes.
有时候师父观照普通人，稀里糊涂的生、稀里糊涂的活、稀里糊涂的死。反倒没有这么多磨难煎熬。
Sometimes, I watch ordinary beings born muddle headedly, lived muddle headedly and died muddle headedly. Instead, they didn't suffer so much.
而这些大成就者，要经历太多太多的磨难、考验、历练。
On the contrary, those great achievers have to experience far too much sufferings, examinations, and toughening.
师父看你们受尽磨难煎熬心很痛，但这是我们成就的必经之路。
I'm really heartbreaking to see that you are subjected to all kinds of sufferings and torments. But it's our only way which must be gone through for achievement.
诸佛如来成就皆是多生历劫的修积。
Every Buddha's achievement is cumulative cultivation of many eons.
诸佛如来成就皆是多生历劫的修积。
Every Buddha's achievement is cumulative cultivation of many lifetimes.
这个修积过程，尔等无法想象，脱了多少层皮。
During the process of cumulative cultivation, you can't imagine how many pieces of skin they have peeled.
脱胎换骨是一个何其艰辛的过程。
How difficult the process of complete change is!
看破放下是一个何其艰辛的过程。
How difficult the process of seeing through and casting off attachment is!
呵呵
Ah!
回忆往昔苦，
Reminding of erstwhile sufferings,
心颤汗毛竖。
Heart is shivery and hairs become standing up.
历劫菩提路，
Experiencing tremendous hardships on the Bodhi way for many eons,
丹心在玉壶。
The loyal heart is always in jade pot.
就以此偈《在玉壶》作为今日开示的结语吧。
I use this verse "In Jade Pot" as the tag of my instruction today.
时刻祝福大家！
Bless all of you every time!
南无阿弥陀佛
Namo Amitabha!
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Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/PASCAL BITZ
Welcome to Tuesday.
You are welcome to it.
And something exciting happening later, but for now, there is the usual, get up, get dressed, drink coffee and be ready for work at seven.
Jools wasn't going swimming, so she had a shower then got dressed before heading off just before seven.
When we looked out the back of the house, the sky was black with cloud, except for a small band of clear sky just above the trees on the other side of the valley, and in that gap was the blood red sliver of the waning moon.
And was then gone.
And so with Cleo watching on, I set up the office.
I learn that Denmark at two inches of snow and is still very cold. We actually are due to have sunshine, though ten degrees cooler than a week before.
Now the interesting bit.
At the end of the Deal Road into Dover, is the Duke of York's roundabout with the Duke of York's pub behind it. Why'd they have that name?
Well, behind both is the Duke of York's Military School, a huge site stretching from here to Fort Bergoyne, then to Guston. The school was founded here in 1909 and was a place where the children of military personnel were taught while their parents were posted, probably overseas.
It is still 100% for boarders, but no longer under the control of the MOD, but has a strong military ethic. I'm not going to judge.
Anyway.
The project to photograph Kent churches is mainly for parish church, but if I can get to see otheres: RC, Baptist or whatever, I'll take it.
Last September, for the first time, The Duke of Yorks Military School took part in Heritage Weekend. Sadly, I found out too late to get on a tour, but I struck up e mail correspondence with the organiser and he agreed that I could come and take shots.
Clashes of dates meant that I had to wait two months, but today was the day, and weather full of low winter sunshine. Although shadows inside were very striking.
The school was built here when it moved from Chelsea in 1909, designed by Sir Henry Tanner in the "Hampstead Garden Suburb" style. The entire complex is pretty much of all the same date and style, with the exception of two newer academic buildings.
Focal point is the large clock tower, which has just been renovated.
The chapel has several war memorials dedicated to pupils who gave their lives for their country.
I was met at reception after driving round the ring road past the athletics track and several of the boarding houses. I was met by the guy I had been writing to, he guessed I was Ian as I was laden with camera gear.
The chapel was on the other side of the road, and is a fine example of early 20th century design, the rest of the school is all of a similar style too.
He lets me get on with my task of taking shots, while he tells me some of the history of the school and chapel.
It is very well maintained, with a fairly new rood, but the rest is original and very well kept.
I took a 100 shots or so, said thanks and was gone, all in under an hour.
I went to Tesco to buy unch and came away with: a turkey and stuffing sandwich, a spicy bean wrap and a pack of spicy paprika crisps. Don't shop when you're hungry, kids.
Back home for lunch and back to work, where not much had happened.
On the tellybox at the same time as working, Saudi beat Argentina 2-1 after being a goal down.
Football, eh?
And then two dull 0-0 draws, so once work was done, I decided to go out for a walk.
Not far, just up and down the four streets in the estate, nearly 6,000 steps.
Feeing better.
We had warmed through stuffed peppers again for dinner, and were again totes amazeballs.
As was the wine.
And there was time for one more game to watch as music played on the cat's whiskers.
Phew.
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Last September, for the first time, The Duke of Yorks Military School took part in Heritage Weekend. Sadly, I found out too late to get on a tour, but I struck up e mail correspondence with the organiser and he agreed that I could come and take shots.
Clashes of dates meant that I had to wait two months, but today was the day, and weather full of low winter sunshine. Although shadows inside were very striking.
The school was built here when it moved from Chelsea in 1909, designed by Sir Henry Tanner in the "Hampstead Garden Suburb" style. The entire complex is pretty much of all the same date and style, with the exception of two newer academic buildings.
Focal point is the large clock tower, which has just been renovated.
The chapel has several war memorials dedicated to pupils who gave their lives for their country.
It should be open again in September 2023 for Heritage Day.
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In 1801, His Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York laid the foundation stone in Chelsea of what was to become The Duke of York's Royal Military School, a school for the children of military personnel which opened in 1803. Then in 1909, the school relocated to its present site in Dover, Kent and in 2010, we became the first full state boarding academy, opening our doors to any family wishing to choose this unique and iconic school for their child’s secondary education.
Its construction dates back to the period of Spanish Viceroyalty of Enrique de Guzman, Count of Olivares. It was built by Giovanni Domenico D'Auria using a design by the Swiss architect Domenico Fontana (born: 1543, Melide, Switzerland), between 1600 and 1601. Also involved in its completion were the sculptor-architects Michelangelo Naccherino, Pietro Bernini, and Cosimo Fanzago.
The fountain originally stood near the Arsenal in the port. In 1629, it was transported to Largo di Palazzo (now Piazza del Plebiscito), near the Royal Palace of Naples, but since it hindered the festivals held in the plaza there, the fountain was again moved to Borgo Santa Lucia, near Castel dell'Ovo. There, more statues, these by Fanzago were added. In 1638, it was again moved, this time to Largo delle Corregge, today Via Medina. During the revolt of Masaniello in 1647, the statue was damaged. Further damage occurred during the sacking of Naples in 1672 by the Viceroy Pedro Antonio de Aragón. In 1675, it underwent restoration and was moved to the Molo Grande.
This migratory fountain has continued to move through Naples: in 1886, it was dismantled, to reappear two years later in the Piazza Plaza della Borsa (now Plaza Giovanni Bovio), where it stood till 2000, when it was returned to Via Medina to allow for work on the Naples Metro.
These images where taken on 25th Nov 2021 to kick off the festive season in Chester with the fantastic ‘12 Days of Christmas’ parade. It travelled through the streets starting from Chester Town Hall and was full of music, lights, elves, real snow, and a few surprises!
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In the small museum next to the Tunnel of Hope is this display of a tunnel wagon and how it was used.
05/06/2018 [TYU 47].
DoITPoMS, University of Cambridge
Medium carbon steel with a microstructure consisting mostly of ferrite with the darker pearlite regions around the ferrite grains. Upon cooling the steel the ferrite forms initially, either on austenite grain boundaries or inclusions. This causes carbon to be partitioned into the austenite. Eventually the remaining austenite will be at the eutectoid condition and the transformation to pearlite will then take place. The ferrite is idiomorphic since carbide formers are present, providing nucleation sites.
System
Fe-C-X
Composition
Fe, C 0.31, Ni 3.0, Cr 0.9, Mn 0.6 (wt%)
Reaction
Processing
Annealed
Applications
Sample preparation
Nital
Technique
Reflected light microscopy
Contributor
Dr R F Cochrane
Organisation
Department of Materials, University of Leeds
The Cowes Floating Bridge is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the River Medina on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The ferry crosses the tidal river from East Cowes to Cowes. The first floating bridge between East Cowes and Cowes was established in 1859 and is one of the few remaining that has not been replaced by a physical bridge. The service is owned and operated by the Isle of Wight Council, who have run it since 1901. Prior to ownership by the local authority the service was run by The Floating Bridge Company and The Steam Packet Company (Red Funnel). The ferry currently used is named No. 5, the fifth to be owned by the Isle of Wight Council, and eighth in total. It was built in 1975 and can carry up to 20 cars. The Cowes floating bridge remains the only way to cross the River Medina between the towns without taking a ten mile trip via Newport.
History
Before any kind of floating bridge existed, a rowing boat ferry operated between Cowes and East Cowes transporting pedestrians only. This service was owned and operated by the Roberton family from 1720 to 1859. From 1842 carriages and animals could be transported across using a pontoon which was winched across under horse power. In 1859 the Floating Bridge Company was formed and bought the ferry rights. From 24 November 1859 the first steamboat was used, built on the River Itchen in Southampton. In 1868 the ferry was bought by The Steam Packet Company (which now trades as Red Funnel), and bought a new ferry for the service in 1882. This was used regularly until 1896 when it was used only as a spare when a new ferry was purchased.
The route was first taken over by the local authority in 1909, when the Cowes and East Cowes Urban District Councils took over their operation. With this, a new ferry was bought and started the system of naming vessels still used today, by numbering them in order of acquisition, the first being named Bridge No.1. These newer bridges were significantly different from past designs, with Bridge No.1 featuring power ramps and electric lighting and was built from steel. In 1925 Bridge No.2 was built, being the last steam powered ship. It was larger than any that had previously operated the route at over 100 ft long (30 m), with a capacity for eight cars. This was later sold on for use at Sandbanks when Bridge No.3 was built and arrived in 1936, being the first diesel-electric powered vessel. Bridge No.4 entered service in 1952 with a capacity for 12 cars. This was used regularly until 1975 when the current Bridge No.5 arrived with a capacity of up to 20 cars. From 1982 there were no reserve vessels in place for the route, leaving Bridge No.5 as the sole ferry operated. In 1988 a direct bus service was created between Ryde and Cowes which involved the bus travelling over on the floating bridge. Small buses had to be used to guarantee space on the crossing, however the service was withdrawn by 1990.
In 2006 the Isle of Wight Council considered converting the floating bridge to only transport vehicles across the River Medina, setting up a launch for pedestrians with a charge of 50p. Prior to this the last time a foot passenger charge was in operation was until 1992, when the vehicle tolls were raised from 75p to £1.25 to compensate for any lost income. While this initially resulted in a slump in sailings from 300,000 to less than 210,000 in 1993, as the diversion travelling via Newport became more congested the popularity of the floating bridge began to rise again. The argument was put forward that by taking out passenger compartments the overall capacity of the ferry could be increased by up to 30 per cent. Following this it was hoped with a prudent approach to future toll increases the ferry route could become profitable. It has historically always made a loss. However, the idea of introducing a charge was very unpopular with local residents, councillors and businesses and the threat receded. Earlier vessels included stairs to give passengers access to roofs covering the vehicle deck, a feature not present on Bridge No. 5.
Occasionally the idea of replacing the chain ferry with a swing bridge or tunnel is brought up, however this has yet to materialise into any major debate. Additionally, the ferry used for the service now looks set to be replaced as part of a £400 million private finance initiative for island transport which would be likely to push back such a debate even further. If the replacement is agreed by the cabinet, the outline business case will be sent to the government for approval.
Rutgers University, College Avenue Campus, Voorhees Mall, off Seminary Place, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Google Map 40° 30.087′ N, 74° 26.877′ W.
The bronze statue of William the Silent (1533-1584), Count of Nassau, Prince of Orange, and national hero of the Netherlands, was unveiled on the present Voorhees Mall on June 9, 1928, an appropriate reminder of the university's Dutch origins. The 2,000-pound statue was the gift of Fenton B. Turck, a prominent physician and biologist, who had acquired the statue in the Netherlands shortly after World War I. Dr. Turck stored William in the basement of his laboratory at 428 Lafayette Street in Manhattan for eight years and together with Leonor F. Loree (Class of 1877), Rutgers trustee, conspired to anonymously present the statue to the University, selecting the Holland Society as the agent to perform the deed. Known affectionately to the students of Rutgers as "Willie the Silent" and "Still Bill," the Prince of Orange has kept a watchful eye on the University scene for over a sixty years.
Not surprisingly, considering that Innerwick is on the main invasion route used by invading English armies for centuries, it has had a turbulent history. In 1403 Innerwick was besieged by Sir Henry Percy, known to history as Harry ’Hotspur', and Archibald 4th Earl of Douglas, a Scottish hostage held by the Percys since the defeat of the Scots army at the Battle of Homildon Hill in 1402. On this occasion however, the siege of Innerwick and it's near neighbour Cocklaws Tower, a Gladstone property, proved to be a smoke-screen, for when the Duke of Albany arrived with a large Scots army to relieve Innerwick and Cocklaws, Percy and Douglas had already headed off south-west to raise his Douglas vassals and then march on Wales. Percy and Douglas were in league with Owen Glendower and in open revolt against King Henry IV of England. For the rebels however, it was all to end in tears at the battle of Shrewsbury, where 'Hotspur' was killed, Douglas retaken captive and the rebels soundly defeated.
(Hotspur was, despite, and perhaps because of his impulsiveness, one of the great warriors of the Middle Ages. At the battle of Shrewsbury, he stopped for a breather during the fighting, raised his visor (probably to wipe the sweat from his eyes) and was promptly shot through the mouth! Danged unlucky really! He was 36.)
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, County Antrim (1904).
Rebuilt in 1904 on the site of an older church. The 40metre Spire of Hope was added to the cathedral in 2007 and is illuminated at night. The cathedral is located in the Diocese of Connor but the Bishop of Down and Dromore also has a seat here so its shared between two diocese'.
Dont like this photo so I will get a better one soon. It was a cold windy day so I didn't hang around too long.
AEW visited an old school home of wrestling on Saturday stopping at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC and MyCarolinas Jerry Self was on hand to catch all the action. With David Crockett from the old school WCW at ringside for Battle of The Belts. Cody Rhodes was ruled out and his brother Dustin stepped in to face Sammy Guevara for the first ever AEW interim title. Ricky Starks retained his FTW belt with a win over Matt Sydal. Headlining the live TV portion of the show was Dr Britt Baker successfully defending against Riho. The remaining title holders were in action under the Dark label to be shown on AEW Youtube Channel. World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page was in a trios match with Pres10 Vance and Alan Angels against Matt Hardy and Isaiah Cassidy and Serpentico Jurassic Express vs Nick Comoroto and QT Marshall Jade Cargill TBS champion. vs Skye Blue. Thunder Rosa vs Kasey Fox. Fuego Del Sol vs Daniel Garcia Power House Hobbs vs TGA Moss joey Janella vs Eddie Kingston Orange Cassidy vs JD Drake Anna Jay and Tay Conti vs Charlette Renegade & Robyn Renegade Billy Gunn and sons vs Marcus Kross & Patrick Scott & T.I.M.
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Nicole Walsh, a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and Dave Harmon, an environmental engineer with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, inspect a non-federal dam in Dutchess County in upstate New York on September 2, 2011 to check for any damages or impacts from Tropical Storm Irene. The Army Corps' New York District, through a request from FEMA, worked with the DEC to conduct post-Irene inspections of dozens of non-federal dams in several counties in New York. New York District personnel were augmented by engineers from the Corps' Baltimore and Norfolk districts and worked with DEC personnel to inspect the dams, which were spread throughout a large of area of several hundred square miles. (photo by Chris Gardner, New York District public affairs)
Title: [Side view of John Gillin's house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright]
Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall (1908-1984)
Date: October 3, 1957
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The gathering was part of events to mark the CTBTO’s 15 year anniversary. Left to right: UNCITRAL Director, Renaud Sorieul; UNIS Director, Janos Tisovszky; Executive Director UNODC, Yuri Fedotov; CTBTO IDC Director, Lassina Zerbo; CTBTO Executive Secretary, Tibor Tóth; OSCE Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier; UNOOSA Director, Mazlan Othman; UNODA Vienna Chief, Franz Kolar; Former CTBTO Executive Secretary, Wolfgang Hoffmann; CTBTO IMS Director Vorian Mayssael; and CTBTO OSI Director Oleg Rozhkov.
Provisional reception of the first building supported by FORETS at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Kisangani.
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Opening night of the national touring production of 'The Phantom of the Opera' in Denver included an up-close look at of Maria Björnson’s award-winning costumes; a peek at crews installing the famous chandelier in the Buell Theatre; and a visit by cast member Kathryn McCreary (The Wild Woman) with members of the DCPA’s Best of Broadway Society. Also making a appearance was Popsicle, the SCFD Bear, who is “popping” up all over town in support of Referendum 4B, which is passed will extend the metro area’s Scientific and Cultural Facilities District for the next 12 years. The penny-per-$10 sales tax generates about $53 million a year, shared between 300 arts and science organizations. Date: Aug. 26, 2016. Photos by John Moore for the DCPA NewsCenter (www.MyDenverCenter.Org).
I had to sit away from the family at a packed Razorback game. Although sitting in the nosebleed seats allowed me this unique perspective of my gals.
Figueres
is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol, inventor of the first successful machine powered submarine. Also born here was Monica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.
The city is twinned with Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees in France.
Figueres is situated in the northeast corner of Catalonia. With 43,330 inhabitants (INE 2009), is the most important city near the border with France and articulates an important communications hub that make entrance and stopping place for travelers and tourists in and out of Spain .
Located in the center of an extensive floodplain, Figueres is the capital of the region of Alt Empordà and acts as the economic, commercial and socio-cultural region. The tourist vocation of the region makes Figueras at the heart of the Costa Brava, one of the major tourist areas in Catalonia [citation needed].
Its geographical and strategic position make it an important communications center equipped with great accessibility. You can get there directly by road or rail. Road is accessed through the A-7 motorway (exit no. 4, Figueras south if coming from Barcelona and No. 3 exit if coming from France) in the N-II and the N-260 from Portbou. As regards the railway, the station is located in the downtown and it must stop all trains of the international Barcelona-Portbou/Cervera making units with direct link to Barcelona, and trains to Madrid and other parts of Spain. In 2004 was due to arrive AVE (TGV) linking, quickly and conveniently with the major Spanish and European cities. Opposite the railway station is located the bus station which is a staging point for the international lines as well as departure and arrival of buses Catalan and county lines.
Salvador dali Museum
The Dalí Theatre and Museum (Teatre-Museu Dalí in Catalan language), is a museum of the artist Salvador Dalí in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia.
The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dalí was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown. The old theater was bombed in the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades until Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son in 1960. The museum also occupies buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theater building.
The museum opened in 1974, with continuing expansions through the mid-1980s. It houses the single largest and most diverse collection of works by Salvador Dalí, the heart of which was from the artist's own collection. In addition to Dalí paintings from all decades of his career, there are Dalí sculptures, 3-dimensional collages, mechanical devices, a living-room with custom furniture that looks like the face of Mae West when viewed from a certain spot, and other curiosities from Dalí's imagination.
The museum also houses a small selection of works by other artists collected by Dalí, ranging from El Greco to Marcel Duchamp, and a gallery devoted to the work of Dalí's friend and fellow Catalan artist Antoni Pitxot, who became director of the museum after Dalí's death.
Dalí is buried in a crypt in the Teatre-Museum basement
Found out about this wall in one of my new books about Birmingham (may have seen it before but didn't realise its significance until now).
It was part of the original Great Western Railway - Snow Hill Station.
This was the entrance (now bricked up).
You can see GWR on it, as well as there coat of arms.
It is on Livery Street.
Joins a number of INJAZ youth in an interactive dialogue session where she drew attention to the importance of the broad participation of youth in economic and political development of society
Amman, Jordan/ February 16, 2004
تشارك في جلسة حوارية مع مجموعة من شباب وشابات "إنجاز" حيث أكدت على ضرورة تفعيل مشاركة الشباب في الحياة الإقتصادية والسياسية للنهوض بالمجتمعات
عمان، الأردن/ 16 شباط 2004
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