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Varanasi is incredible to visit. It’s one of the world’s oldest continually inhabited cities, and one of the holiest in Hinduism. To die in Varanasi frees the soul from the cycle of rebirth and offers immediate moksha (the Hindu version of Nirvana). Pilgrims come to the ghats (embankments with stone steps) lining the Ganges to wash away their sins or to cremate deceased family members in the two funeral ghats directly at the river shore. They cremate up to 250 bodies per ghat per day, so for obvious reason Varanasi smells constantly of wood fire. Also a lot of ash that goes into the Ganges. Later we see the pumping stations where water is taken from the Ganges to be bleached and then used to supply the city. So we wash with Ganges water. Yuk!
The city is buzzing with life. The roads are full with colorful dressed people, cows, cars, tuktuks, motorbikes, rickshaws and hand-pulled carts. Not sure how they manage to move forward, but it somehow works. People are very polite though, there is no shoving or yelling when walking, only constant honking. They have cows that belong to someone and free cows, that have to make it on their own. Both roam the city during the day and cannot be bothered, standing in the middle of the road and letting everyone drive around them.
On the first day we have an evening boat tour and watch the prayer ceremony to mother river Ganges. Early next morning, we watch the sunrise and morning ritual bathing and have a walk in the alleyways of the oldest part of the town. It’s all so narrow, they built shops and kitchens it what are really just holes in the wall. In the afternoon we visit Sarnath, where Buddha thought his first lessons after enlightenment.
Ceremony for the Transfer of Office of the Secretary-General of ASEAN
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Coventry has had three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a monastic building of which only a few ruins of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th century Gothic cathedral, which remains a ruined shell after it was bombed. The third is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built after the destruction of the former and a celebration of 20th century architecture.
The second St Michael's Cathedral was bombed almost to destruction by the German Luftwaffe during the Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940. Only the tower, spire, the outer wall and the bronze effigy and tomb of its first bishop, the wonderfully named Huyshe Wolcott Yeatman-Biggs, survived. The ruins of this older cathedral remain hallowed ground and are Grade I listed. Following the bombing of the cathedral in, the words "Father Forgive" were inscribed on the wall behind the altar of the ruined building.
The current St Michael's Cathedral, built next to the remains of the old, was designed by Sir Basil Spence and Arup, built by John Laing and is also a Grade I listed building. Spence was selected for the work was a result of a competition to find an architect for the new Cathedral. He insisted that the old cathedral it should be kept in ruins as a garden of remembrance and that the new cathedral should be built alongside forming one church. The foundation stone of the new cathedral was laid by Queen Elizabeth II on 23 March 1956. The cathedral was consecrated on 25 May 1962.
The interior is notable for its huge tapestry of Christ, designed by Graham Sutherland, the emotive sculpture of the Mater Dolorosa by John Bridgeman and the Baptistry windows by John Piper, of abstract design that occupies the full height of the bowed baptistery, which comprises 195 panes, ranging from white to deep colours. Also worthy of note is the Great West Window known as the Screen of Saints and Angels, engraved directly onto the screen in expressionist style by John Hutton. The foundation stone, the ten stone panels inset into the walls of the cathedral called the Tablets of the Word, and the baptismal font were designed and carved by the émigré German letter carver Ralph Beyer.
The Charred Cross and the Cross of Nails were created after the cathedral was bombed during the Coventry Blitz of the Second World War. The cathedral stonemason, Jock Forbes, saw two wooden beams lying in the shape of a cross and tied them together. A replica of the Charred Cross built in 1964 has replaced the original in the ruins of the old cathedral on an altar of rubble. The original is now kept on the stairs linking the cathedral with St. Michael's Hall below.
The Cross of Nails was made of three nails from the roof truss of the old cathedral by Provost Richard Howard. It was later transferred to the new cathedral, where it sits in the centre of the altar cross. It has become a symbol of peace and reconciliation across the world. There are over 160 Cross of Nails Centres all over the world, all of them bearing a cross made of three nails from the ruins, similar to the original one. They are co-ordinated by the International Centre for Reconciliation.
One of the crosses made of nails from the old cathedral was donated to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, which was destroyed by Allied bombing and is also kept as a ruin alongside a newer building. A replica of the cross of nails was also donated to the Chapel of Reconciliation (Kapelle der Versöhnung) which forms part of the Berlin Wall Memorial. A copy of the Stalingrad Madonna by Kurt Reuber that was drawn in 1942 in Stalingrad (now Volgograd) is shown in the cathedrals of all three cities (Berlin, Coventry and Volgograd) as a sign of the reconciliation of the three countries that were once enemies.
A medieval cross of nails has also been carried on board all British warships who subsequently bear the name HMS Coventry. The cross of nails was on board the Type 42 destroyer Coventry when she was sunk by enemy action in the Falklands War. The cross was salvaged by Royal Navy divers, and presented to Coventry Cathedral by the ship's Captain and colleagues. The cross was subsequently presented first to the next Coventry in 1988 until she was decommissioned in 2001, and then to HMS Diamond, which is affiliated to Coventry, during her commissioning ceremony on 6 May 2011.
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The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875 and early settlement of what is now Telluride followed.
Telluride sits in a box canyon. Steep forested mountains and cliffs surround it, with Bridal Veil Falls at the head of the canyon. Numerous weathered ruins of old mining operations dot the hillsides. A free gondola connects the town with its companion town, Mountain Village, Colorado, at the base of the ski area. It is especially known for its ski resort and slopes during the winter as well as an extensive festival schedule during the summer.
The Telluride Historic District, which includes a significant portion of the town, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also one of Colorado's 20 National Historic Landmarks. The town population was 2,221 in the 2000 United States Census.
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And so we come to the first of the Kent churches visited this month. Well, not quite true, as the very first church I tried to enter, St Mildred's in Preston, was locked fast as usual. Being the heritage weekend as well as ride and stride, and being on the latter list, one really hoped that the church would have made an effort, it being so remote and all.
But, they put a trestle table out, placed a rock on top of the check in sheet to stop it blowing away, and left the church for the day, despite arrangements having been made by another church the day before for it to be open.
This really is not good enough.
Anyway, St Mildred's was the first of three that were locked, but I managed to gain entry to seven previously closed churches to me. So, on the whole, I was pleased.
St Nicholas is a large and imposing church, with a huge churchyard, showing that it is one of the larger and better populated parishes in the area of east Kent.
There was a warden sitting at the table in the large doorway, and after a warm welcome we entered inside.
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The present parish of Ash, more than 7,000 acres in extent and one of the largest in Kent, was once only a part of the great manor of Wingham. Originally a royal manor, Wingham was given by King Athelstan of Kent to the See of Canterbury about 850 : it covered the present parishes of Ash, Goodnestone, Nonington, Wingham and parts of Staple and Womenswold.
In a list of churches probably made in 1071, in which 'Aesce' is said to belong to Wingham, mention is also made of an apparently more important church 'de Raette', as well as one at 'Fleota' belonging to the manor of Folkestone. If, as seems likely, 'de Raette' refers to Richborough, this is the only record of that church; but the chapel of Fleet, actually within the 3rd century Roman walls of Richborough Castle, continued in use until the 16th century. Leland in the time of Henry VIII wrote that 'withyn the castel is a lytle paroche Chirch of S. Augustine'.
It was believed that when St. Augustine first stepped ashore in England in 597 the impression of his foot was miraculously left upon a stone. This relic was afterwards kept in this chapel dedicated to him, and pilgrims flocked there upon the anniversary of the landing to pray and to recover their health. Excavations have uncovered the ground plan of the chapel, and confirm that it was pre-Norman in origin. Excavations in the northwest comer of the Roman fort have also, revealed the foundations and font of an even earlier church of c.400, one of the earliest Christian structures known in Britain.
By the 13th century there was another chapel in the northwest of the parish, at Overland, where complaint was made in 1294 that 'there used to be a baptistery and seven years ago it was taken away and is at Esse'. Edward Hasted, writing about 1790, said that the chapel had been 'for some time in ruins ... having been desecrated about the beginning of this century'. Its exact site has now been lost : some carved stonework which may come from it is at Knell; a few more pieces are in the church.
In 1282 Ash became a separate parish. In the deed founding a College of Canons at Wingham and dividing that parish into four, Archbishop Peckham explained, 'We have turned our eyes to the church of Wingham as it were to a fruitful vineyard..... which cannot be easily cultivated by the labours of one husbandman... from the great extent of the parish as well as its numerous population'. He assigned to Wingham parish church the chapel of Overland; to Ash he gave the chapel of Fleet. It was the duty of the canons of Wingham College, to whom the tithes of Ash were paid, to provide a vicar. In 1535 the parishioners of Ash complained: 'There has always been a vicar here to serve the cure till for the last 22 years the said Canons have usurped the vicarage to their own use ... within a quarter of a year we have had seven curates, which has caused much strife as we are 500 residents.'
In 1547 Wingham College was suppressed by Henry VIII, and its possessions forfeited to the Crown. In 1549, "the late chapel called Richborough Chapel in Ash Parish with its burial ground, buildings, lead, glass, iron, stones and tiles except the bells and leaden roof", and "the late Chapel of Overland in Ash parish next Sandwich in width 22 feet in length 34 feet, with its burial ground of half a rod, buildings, etc.", were both sold to William Hyde and Hugh Cartwright.
The right of presentation to the benefice of Ash was granted by Queen Mary to the Archbishop in 1558, and three years later Queen Elizabeth I gave the rectory - the right to the great tithes - to the See of Canterbury. The Archbishop is still the patron of the living today.
In the 19th century the need again arose for chapels in the more distant parts of the parish. In 1842 Holy Trinity Church at Ware was built, and Westmarsh was formed into a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1849. The corrugated-iron mission room of St. Augustine's, Richborough, was opened in 1888. It was followed in 1892 by a similar room at Goldstone, rebuilt in 1904. But by the 1960s the motor car had made these separate buildings less necessary. In 1967 the parish of Westmarsh was re-united with Ash; St. Augustine's, Richborough, was closed in 1969, and Holy Trinity Church in 1970.
An unusual feature of the church is the south chancel, whose axis is out of alignment with the nave. It was once supposed that this architectural oddity represented the inclined head of Christ on the Cross, but a structural fault caused by rebuilding and restoration is a more likely explanation.
(Bygone Kent, 1985, Michael David Mirams.)
In recent years the Parish of Ash with Westmarsh has been linked to the parish churches at Goodnestone and Chillenden through a united benefice. Further pastoral reorganisation in the East Bridge Deanery means that a new canonry benefice is to be formed of the parishes of Ash, Chillenden, Elmstone, Goodnestone, Preston and Wingham. This is expected to be undertaken between 2012 and 2014.
Cultural Soirée at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell
The Origami Holiday Tree has marked the start of the holiday season at the American Museum of Natural History since the 1970's. The tradition began when the late Alice Gray, a curator in the Department of Entomology, wowed her co-workers by decorating a three-foot tree in her office with origami insects. The popularity, as well as the size, of the tree has grown steadily over the years.
The 2007 tree, on display from November 19, 2007 to January 1, 2008 in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall, had the theme of Fantastic Creatures: Mythic and Real. Echoing the successful Mythic Creatures exhibition, this bountiful array of exotic creatures was created by some of the 1,600 members of OrigamiUSA. Mythic creatures such as dragons, mermaids, unicorns, as well as real animals like narwhals and peacocks hang from and surround the base of the tree. Volunteers begin folding in July to complete approximately 500 creations displayed on the tree.
The Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe dominates the small town of Guadalupe in the Extremadura region of Spain. Begun in the late 13th century, the monastery has undergone many alterations over the years as can be seen in the variety of styles seen in this picture.
The church at the heart of the monastery houses the famous blackened wood statue of the Madonna and child.
The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets participates in game day activities prior to the football game vs. Louisiana Lafayette on September 16, 2017.
The Ruins of St. Paul's refer to the façade of what was originally the Cathedral of St. Paul, a 17th century Portuguese cathedral in Macau dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle. Today, the ruins are one of Macau's most famous landmarks. In 2005, the Ruins of St. Paul were officially enlisted as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau. Built from 1582 to 1602 by the Jesuits, the cathedral was the largest Catholic church in Asia at the time, and the royalty of Europe vied with each other to bestow upon the cathedral the best gifts. With the decline in importance of Macau, which was overtaken as the main port for the Pearl River Delta by Hong Kong, the cathedral's fortunes similarly ebbed, and it was destroyed by a fire during a typhoon in 1835. The Fortaleza do Monte overlooks the ruin.
The ruins now consist of the southern stone façade — intricately carved between 1620 and 1627 by Japanese Christians in exile from their homeland and local craftsmen under the direction of Italian Jesuit Carlo Spinola — and the crypts of the Jesuits who established and maintained the Cathedral. The façade sits on a small hill, with 66 stone steps leading up to it. The carvings include Jesuit images with Oriental themes, such as a woman stepping on a seven-headed hydra, described by Chinese characters as ' Holy Mother tramples the heads of the dragon'. A few of the other carvings are the founders of the Jesuit Order, the conquest of Death by Jesus, and at the very top, a dove with wings outstretched.
Resisting calls for the dangerously leaning structure to be demolished, from 1990 to 1995 the ruins were excavated under the auspices of the Instituto Cultural de Macau to study its historic past. The crypt and the foundations were uncovered, revealing the architectural plan of the building. Numerous religious artifacts were also found together with the relics of the Japanese Christian martyrs and the monastic clergy, including the founder of the Jesuit college in Macau, Father Alessandro Valignano. The ruins were restored by the Macanese government into a museum, and the facade is now buttressed with concrete and steel in a way which preserves the aesthetic integrity of the facade. A steel stairway allows tourists to climb up to the top of the facade from the rear. It is customary to throw coins into the top window of the ruins from the stairs, for luck.
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, England, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. It briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546–1556, and is a Royal Peculiar.
Westminster Abbey is governed by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, as established by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1560, which created it as the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster and a Royal Peculiar under the personal jurisdiction of the Sovereign. The members of the Chapter are the Dean and four residentiary Canons, assisted by the Receiver General and Chapter Clerk. One of the Canons is also Rector of St Margaret’s Church Westminster Abbey (who has also often held the post of Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons). In addition to the Dean and Canons there are at present two full time minor canons, one precentor, the other succentor. The office of Priest Vicar was created in the 1970s for those who assist the minor canons. Together with the Clergy and Receiver General and Chapter Clerk, various Lay Officers constitute the College, including the Organist and Master of the Choristers, the Registrar, the Auditor, the Legal Secretary, the Surveyor of the Fabric, the Head Master of the Choir School, the Keeper of the Muniments and the Clerk of the Works, as well as twelve Lay Vicars and ten of the choristers and the High Steward and High Bailiff. There are also forty Queen’s Scholars who are pupils at Westminster School (the School has its own Governing Body). Those who are most directly concerned with liturgical and ceremonial matters are the two Minor Canons and the Organist and Master of the Choristers.
Patron, 1897: 'Abbas Hilmi II (ʿAbbās Ḥilmī Pāshā) 1874-1944, great-great grandson of Muhammad 'Ali & son of Tewfik Pasha, Khedive (Ottoman viceroy) of Egypt & Sudan, (r.1892-1914).
This is the last of a series of mosques built on this site around the tomb of Sayyida Nafisa, the great-granddaughter of Hasan, son of 'Ali. She was born in Mecca, raised in Medina & came to Cairo in 809 where she lived in a house on this site. After her death, 'Ubayd Allah Sari built a tomb over her grave and the Fatimid Caliph al-Mustansir turned it into a mashhad in 1089; this was repaired by al-Hafiz in 1138. Sultan Baybars also built in the precinct and a new mosque was raised by al-Nasir Muhammad. Much reconstruction was undertaken in 1760 by 'Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda. In 1892 most of the mosque was burnt in a great fire and 'Abbas Hilmi II ordered a complete rebuilding between 1893-97. Extensions were added in the late 1980s, and again in the late 1990s.
Sayyida Nafisa (As-Sayyidah Nafīsah bint Amīr al-Muʾminīn Al-Ḥasan al-Anwar ibn Zayd al-Ablaj ibn Al-Hasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib al-ʿAlawiyyah al-Ḥasaniyyah c.762-830), was a female descendant of the prophet Muhammad, and a scholar and teacher of Islam. Having taught Sunni Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi'i, the father of the Shafi'i school of Sunni law. She is the best known female scholar of hadith in Egypt.
Hasan: al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib 625-670, the firstborn son of 'Ali and Fatima, and a grandson of the prophet Muhammad.
'Ali: ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib c.600-661, a cousin, son-in-law & companion of the Prophet Muhammad. He was the fourth rightly guided caliph (r.656-661, assassinated).
'Ubayd Allah Sari: d.820, governor of Egypt (r.816 & 817-820) for the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad
al-Mustansir Billah: Abū Tamīm Ma‘ad al-Mustanṣir bi-llāh, The Asker Of Victory From God 1029-1094, son of al-Zāhir li-iʿzāz Dīn Allāh; Fatimid Caliph (r.1036–1094).
al-Hafiz: al-Ḥāfiẓ li-Dīn Allāh (Abu'l-Maymūn ʿAbd al-Majīd ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Mustanṣir) 1074/5 or 1075/6-1149; Fatimid Caliph (r.1130–1149).
al-Nasir Muhammad: al-Malik al-Nasir Nasir al-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun or al-Nasir Muhammad or Abu al-Ma'ali, al-Nasir Muhammad, Abu al-Ma'ali, or Ibn Qalawun) 1285-1341, Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt & Syria (r.1293–1294, 1299-1309 & 1310-1341).
'Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda:ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Katkhudā ibn Husayn Jawish al-Qardughli c.1715–1776, prominent Ottoman emir & a leading officer of the Cairo Janissaries.
Bronze life-size statue of "Paddington", the fictional bear created by Michael Bond. The statue is by British sculptor Marcus Cornish, and is based on the original book illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. It was unveiled in Paddington Station by Michael Bond in 2000.
Couldn't find him when I was taking photographs yesterday. But here he is. (Replaced later same day with a better quality image).
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The Fifty-Eighth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of WIPO Member States took place in Geneva, Switzerland from September 24 to October 2, 2018
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The Corps of Cadets conducted a regimental review in honor of the chief warrant officers, chief petty officers, and the Coast Guard enlisted workforce, April 14, 2017.
The reviewing officials for the Regimental Review were Master Chief Jason Griffin, command master chief of the 7th Coast Guard District, Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Huffman, president of the CPOA, retired Master Chief Dave Isherwood, Region 2 Advisor to the CPOA, and Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Lewis, President of the CGEA.
Official U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.
I bought some Gerbera Daisies last week with every intention of photographing them. The market sells them in bunches of six. I always try to pick out the bunch with the most interesting centers and colors. They didn't last as long as usual and began to wilt. I wasn't happy with any of the shots I had taken and decided to scrap the idea. This morning I was cleaning up around my kitchen and was going to toss them all out. I noticed this one and I couldn't resist. The center looks like a ton of candles on a cake.
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Virginia is a state in the South of the United States of America.
Capital is Richmond
Largest city is Virginia Beach
Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion"
The State flower is not really a flower, but the blossom of the dogwood tree, which is also the state tree.
The first peanuts grown in the United States were grown in Virginia.
Virginia is for Lovers is the tourism and travel slogan of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Used since 1969
A team led by David N. Martin and George Woltz of Martin and Woltz Inc. of Richmond, Virginia created the Virginia is for Lovers slogan, Originally, they had come up with "Virginia is for History Lovers" Virginia is for Beach Lovers" "Virginia is for Mountain Lovers". This approach was eventually discarded as too limiting, and the qualifiers were dropped. "Virginia is for Lovers" was born.
American Idol winner Jordin Sparks recorded a song called "Virginia is for Lovers" in 2007
New York drew on Virginia's success to create the I Love New York logo nearly a decade later in 1977
The Colony of Virginia was the first English colony in the world.
The colony existed briefly during the 16th century, and then continuously from 1607.
Prior to Thanksgiving in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621 the first Day of Thanksgiving was observed in Virginia on December 4, 1619.
In 1791 the states of Virginia and Maryland donated land to create Washington, D.C., Congress returned the full 31 square miles of land originally ceded by Virginia in 1871.
Eight United States Presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
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Passengers will be picked up in New York in the morning. Today we will leave New York City and drive south to the scenic Luray Caverns in Luray, VA, where we will arrive in the mid-afternoon. We will also spend the night there.
Luray, VA
Luray Caverns These natural caves in the Shenandoah Valley region of northern Virginia are a popular spot because of their abundance of many types of rock formations. The most famous attraction in the Luray Caverns is The Great Stalacpipe Organ.
On the final day of our tour, we will travel back home via Rockbridge County, VA, stopping in the mid-morning to see the Natural Bridge. Afterward, we will travel back to New York City, where passengers will be dropped off at around 7:15pm. See "Departure and Return Details" for dropoff information.
Natural Bridge Township, VA
Natural Bridge This National Historic Landmark is a unique natural stone arch that spans 90 feet. It was considered sacred to the local Native Americans, and has wowed modern-day Americans from Thomas Jefferson to Herman Melville.
4-Day Tennessee, Smoky Mountain Tour from New York/New Jersey Tour Code: 272-227
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Secretary Walker joined leaders of the YMCA of Delaware, EPIC (Endless Possibilities for People in the Community) and Christiana Care Health System this week to hear about and see an inclusive program at the Bear-Glasgow YMCA for people with disabilities that supports them in improving their fitness and social skills.
About 15 clients of EPIC, along with fitness and nutrition trainers, participate in the program weekly or multiple times a week. Participants are losing weight, improving their blood pressure and heart rates, learning about healthy eating and increasing mobility or strength. “We feel the community is open to everybody,” said Jack Jadach, executive director of EPIC. Clients improve not only their fitness skills, but also such social skills as checking in when they arrive, wiping off equipment when they are finished and talking with others working out, Jadach said.
As part of its movement toward inclusion, the YMCA provides space, adaptive equipment and free memberships for EPIC clients, said Jim Kelly, chief operating office for the YMCA of Delaware. Besides Bear-Glasgow, the Y now has adaptive equipment in its Dover, Western and Brandywine branches. “We want to make all of our branches accessible,” Kelly said, and promote inclusion for people with disabilities. Besides adaptive equipment, the Y has installed harnesses that drop down from the ceiling, so people with mobility or balance issues can be secure whether they are on a treadmill or participating in a group exercise activity such as Zumba.
What’s next? Terry Mullan, executive director of the 25,000-member Bear-Glasgow Y, said she would like to add a warm water pool (90 degrees or higher) for people with special needs, individuals in wheelchairs, seniors and families. At EPIC, Jadach said he would like to expand the nonprofit’s fitness program to other Y’s.
Secretary Walker praised what the initiative as a way to reduce health inequities for people with disabilities and help them to achieve their optimal health, while also promoting inclusion. Jennifer, one of EPIC’s clients, said she likes the way her clothes fit now after losing 10 pounds. And Johnny likes working out on the treadmill and swimming.
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Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell
Tomorrow - happy beginning of Winter to you, and happy beginning of the lengthening of the days! I am VERY happy for that. Even the knowledge of it makes me feel a bit lighter. This may not be a great photo, but I looked out the window, saw just this touch of light and color left, and decided I had to celebrate it.
So happy Solstice to you all!
Tomorrow I embark on my holiday travels. I'm looking forward to having the 7D with me this time - perhaps I'll actually be able to get a nice photo of Long-tailed Ducks or something else that my gear has prevented me from in the past. First north to upstate NY, then south to Florida. I hope all of you have wonderful holidays, and I will try to drop in here and there to see how you're doing!
Tysons Corner, VA
21 Dec 2012
On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center, Mr. James Meredith was recognized by both that educational institution and the U.S. Marshals Service. With the 60th anniversary of the integration of the University approaching on October 1, the institutional ceremony, entitled “The Mission Continues-Building Upon the Legacy,” gave USMS Director Ronald L. Davis the perfect opportunity to award Meredith one of highest honors he could, and made him an Honorary Deputy U.S. Marshal. In the history of the U.S. Marshals Service only a handful of people have ever received this honor.
Of the approximately 350 deputy U.S. marshals and deputized personnel that ensured the registration and safety of Mr. Meredith during this time, few are living today. Retired Deputy U.S. Marshal Herschel Garner, the youngest of the cadre of deputies present during the riots that preceded registration, attended the ceremony representing all of them.
This historical event continues the partnership between the USMS and the University of Mississippi in recognizing the importance of educational equality and the role of our deputies in bringing this about. While it truly was a battle that resulted in Mr. Meredith attending and graduating from the school of his choice, the decade celebrations from 2002 to 2022 remain important moments in their own right.
Photo by Shane T. McCoy/US Marshals
Commissioner of Public Lands, Peter Goldmark speaks to group about the win-win-win of having youth and returning veterans working together to improve water quality and fish habitat in tributaries of Puget Sound
Photo: Nancy Charbonneau/DNR
The Theatre of Marcellus (Latin: Theatrum Marcelli, Italian: Teatro di Marcello) is an ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. At the theatre, locals and visitors alike were able to watch performances of drama and song. Today its ancient edifice in the rione of Sant'Angelo, Rome, once again provides one of the city's many popular spectacles or tourist sites. It was named after Marcus Marcellus, Emperor Augustus's nephew, who died five years before its completion. Space for the theatre was cleared by Julius Caesar, who was murdered before it could be begun; the theatre was so far advanced by 17 BC that part of the celebration of the ludi saeculares took place within the theatre; it was completed in 13 BC and formally inaugurated in 12 BC by Augustus.
The theatre was 111 m in diameter; it could originally hold 11,000 spectators. It was an impressive example of what was to become one of the most pervasive urban architectural forms of the Roman world. The theatre was built mainly of tuff, and concrete faced with stones in the pattern known as opus reticulatum, completely sheathed in white travertine. The network of arches, corridors, tunnels and ramps that gave access to the interiors of such Roman theaters were normally ornamented with a screen of engaged columns in Greek orders: Doric at the base, Ionic in the middle. It is believed that Corinthian columns were used for the upper level but this is uncertain as the theater was reconstructed in the Middle Ages, removing the top tier of seating and the columns.
Like other Roman theaters in suitable locations, it had openings through which the natural setting could be seen, in this case the Tiber Island to the southwest. The permanent setting, the scaena, also rose to the top of the cavea as in other Roman theaters.
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Mamiya M645 1000S 80mm
Taxidermied Birds of Paradise, Bristol Natural History Museum.
Part of Ageing Oak: www.flickr.com/photos/danwye_photography/sets/72157628262...
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Liet. Lenoir, Commandant Voyer & others in [car?] of "La Republique"
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One of the stranger stereoviews in this batch, and one that I didn't think would work that well in '3D'. But in actual fact it's quite nice, and the fish really look like they are swimming within the bowl rather than it being a photograph or painting in 2D.
They look rather large for teh bowl, which in itself is a rather fine hand painted decorative object.
There's every chance that this was located in Fontainebleau given the others in the same batch.
This is a photograph from a larger set of photographs from the Castlepollard 5KM Road Race and Fun Run 2018, also known as the Tullynally Challenge, which was held in Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 15th August 2018 at 20:00. The race is hosted by North Westmeath Athletic Club. The weather was reasonably good for road racing. The participants had a very stiff breeze in their faces on the outward stretch and all the way to the 2KM mark within Tullynally. This then became a helpful tailwail for the final KM of the race. Otherwise there was nice mild conditions for running.
Starting off many years ago the race was very much a local affair drawing runners from the sounding areas of Mullingar, North East Meath, Cavan, and Longford. However, the race has grown in stature and popularity over the years and is now one of the most well attended road races in the midlands and sees participants from all over Ireland. The race offers prizes in all categories. The Castlepollard 5KM Road Race attempts to support young runners and walkers by organising a range of underage races around the town square before the adult race at 20:00. Profits from the race go towards grassroots athletics in the region - North Westmeath Athletics, Schools Cross Country, and local community games. As summer moves into autumn the Castlepollard 5KM can be considered as the unofficial ending of summer evening road racing in the midlands as with the fading light of the late summer evenings comes less opportunities to hold races in the evening time. Castlepollard is a small town located in North County Westmeath amongst the lakes of Lough Lene and Lough Derravagh. One of the show pieces of the race landscape is Tullynally Castle which provides almost 2.5KM of the race route. The name Tullynally is an adaption of 'Tulaigh an Eallaigh' – the Hill of the Swan. The hill overlooks the mythical Lough Derravaragh. Irish folklore legend names the lake as where the Children of Lir, who were turned into swans, were destined to live for 300 years. Tullynally Castle is still a family home to this day. It provides a dramatic and historic setting for the race.
One of the enduring symbols of the Castlepollard 5KM is the tireless work of Andy MacEoin of North Westmeath AC who has been a visitor to almost every road race in the Midlands and beyond over the past number of months to publicize the event. Many of the participants tonight will have seen Andy's strategically placed advertising signs around other road race routes. Certainly this work, and that of many other members of North Westmeath AC, has paid off well.
The race begins near the center of the town square and proceeds directly out the R395 towards Coole and Edgeworthstown. The first KM is flat and quick allowing the field to spread out. The race then enters the Tullynally Castle estate and proceeds up the tree-lined avenue. The gardens, like the castle are on a grand scale, taking in nearly 12 acres. This allows the race to make a big loop of the gardens with a quick downhill stretch followed by a sharp climb before the race rejoins it's outgoing path for the final 1.5KM of the race. The final 1100M from the gate of the Castle grounds to the finish is as the first - fast and flat and allows for a great finish passing the GAA grounds with finish line just outside the local Fire Station. This year almost 350 took part in the race. It goes without saying that the Castlepollard 5KM has become one of the "must do" road race events in the midlands. Everything that is good about club road racing in Ireland can be found here.
Electronic Timing and Event Management are provided by MyRunResults and their website is www.myrunresults.com.
We have a full set of photographs from tonight's race which is available on our Flickr photostream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/721577002380...
We have photographs from seven of the previous Castlepollard 5KM road races - 2012 was missed. They are available here on Flickr:
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157684179507162
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157672157788196
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157656750245820
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157646408272725
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635070120285
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627404031092
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157624655001130
Our Flickr Photographs from Castlepollard 5KM 2009: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157622023529006
Bibi Ka Maqbara (Urdu: بیبی كا مقبرا, Hindi, Marathi: बीबी का मकबरा) is a maqbara built by Prince Azam Shah, son of Emperor Aurangzeb,one of the Mughal Emperors, in the late 17th century as a loving tribute to his mother, Rabia Durrani alias Dilras Banu Begum. The comparison to the Taj Mahal has resulted in a general ignorance of the monument. This monument is also called the Dakkhani Taj or the Taj of the Deccan.Originally planned to rival the Taj Mahal (but was prevented from doing so due to budgetary constraints--Aurangzeb gave Azam Shah Rs. 7,00,000 only for the construction, where Taj Mahal's cost was 32 million Rupees approximately).It is situated in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The tomb in itself represents the transition from the ostentatious architecture of Akbar and Shah Jahan to the simple architecture of the later Mughals.
After successful completion of the Phase-I of the Ajanta-Ellora Conservation and Tourism Development Project with loan assistance from the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC), the works for Phase-II have been taken up. An integrated programme of comprehensive conservation, chemical preservation and overall environment development of Bibi-ka-Maqbara along with various other monuments has been taken up in Phase-II of the project with an outlay of Rs.37.68 crores.
A view of #Seattle from #KerryPark, you can see the #ClimatePledge Arena, #LumenField, #TMobilePark, the Seattle Great Wheel and other buildings. The day was one of the best this spring, with the sky really clear that you could see iconic Mount Rainier in the distance. Looks kind of Photoshopped, doesn't it?
On Sutton New Road in Erdington.
Heading back towards Erdington Station after a walk up the High Street.
67 Sutton New Road.
Erdington Neighbourhood Office
Forward coat of arms in the window, at the corner of Barnabas Road.
More things I've collected over the years. The doll on the left is actually a gift from my host family when I was in Japan. The geisha on the right is very very old. She has a haunting look to her face. The little blue and white tea cup was my mom's; I coveted it when I was little :P There's also a seed-bead emperor and empress doll set on top of the box. The cat tassel was from my dad when he went to China. And the fabric fan is from a thrift store! :P
(From left to right): U.S. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff, U.S. Army; Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director, Army National Military Cemeteries; and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Howard, commanding general, U.S. Army Military District of Washington stand outside of the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, July 10, 2018. Milley, Durham-Aguilera, and Howard met with visiting dignitary Gen. Koji Yamazaki, chief of staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force who participated in an Army Full Honors Wreath-Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. (U.S. Army by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)