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Mayor Bill de Blasio joins the families and friends of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the 16th anniversary at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on Monday, September 11, 2017. Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office
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**New Mexico Madonna of the Trail** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 06000151, date listed 3/21/2006
Jct. of Marble Ave. and 4th St.
Albuquerque, NM (Bernalillo County)
The New Mexico Madonna of the Trail is located at the southeast corner of Fourth Street and Marble Avenue in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico along the former alignment of U.S. 66. The monument is surrounded by a landscaped park, which is sited on a block dominated by the city's federal courthouse.
The Madonna of the Trail monument, designed by German immigrant August Leimbach, was fabricated in 1928 of Algonite — a mix of crushed pink granite, stone, marble, Portland cement, and screenings of lead ore, poured into a mold and polished into its final form. The monument features a ten-foot high sculpture of a pioneer woman and two small children (Photo 4). The woman, depicted with a homespun dress, sunbonnet, and heavy boots, is captured in a firm mid-stride, her eyes intently focused on the horizon to the west. In one arm she carries an infant, while the other hand clutches a rifle. Another child, a small boy, clings to her skirt. Thistles surround her feet. The sculpture rests on a large square base that is six feet in height and weighs approximately twelve tons. Beneath the base is a five-foot deep foundation, three feet of which are below ground. The monument weighs five tons. (1)
The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) established a committee in 1911 to promote the highway that became the National Old Trails (N.O.T), and later, in 1926, Route 66. The NSDAR commissioned 12 identical statues (one for each state crossed by the N.O.T.), as a symbol of the courage of the pioneer women who stood by their families and helped tame the West. (2)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/06000151.pdf
(2) The Route 66 www.theroute-66.com/albuquerque-4th-street-US66.html#madonna
PIcture Of Winter Carnival Taking Place In Bryant Park In New York City On Friday February 5, 2016 And Saturday February 6, 2016. Photo Taken Friday February 5, 2016.
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During Mass with Bishop David Walkowiak on Sunday, Nov. 4 at St. Anthony of Padua Church, ten men of our diocese were admitted to candidacy for the permanent diaconate. This was the first formal step along their path to becoming deacons for the Church. Family and friends, deacons and concelebrating priests were also present for the celebration.
Congratulations to the following men accepted as candidates for the diaconate, their wives and families!
Jon and Beth Bowen, St. Joseph Parish, Weare; Dan and Patricia Esch, St. Jude Parish, Grand Rapids; Michael and Fran Hollern, Holy Family Parish, Caledonia; Thu and Hong Le, Our Lady of La-Vang Parish, Wyoming; Donato and Maria Perez, Shrine of St. Francis and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Grand Rapids; Brian and Carmen Piecuch, St. Francis de Sales Parish, Holland; Tom and Cindy Roberts, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Grand Rapids; José and Carmen Saucedo, St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Wyoming; Greg and Cheryl Sokolowski, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Belmont; John and Suzette Teeples, Holy Redeemer Parish, Jenison
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Members of the diocesan faith community came together in Midland on Friday, October 24, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of Cardinal James Hickey. The Most Rev. Joseph R. Cistone, Bishop of Saginaw, celebrated Mass at St. Brigid of Kildare in Midland, where Cardinal Hickey attended church and school until he entered the seminary at age 13.
Cardinal Hickey studied at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Grand Rapids and Sacred Heart Seminary College in Detroit. While at seminary, he was assigned to provide pastoral care to migrant workers. This was the beginning of a lifetime of commitment to bettering the plight of immigrants.
He received his license in theology from the Catholic University of America and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Saginaw on June 15, 1946. Father Hickey attended the Second Vatican Council between 1962 and 1965 as a “theological expert” and, in 1967, Pope Paul VI appointed him as auxiliary bishop of Saginaw. In 1969, Bishop Hickey was named rector of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where he served until 1974. He then returned to the United States as bishop of Cleveland. He was re-appointed as archbishop of Washington, D.C., in 1980 and elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope John Paul II in 1988. Cardinal Hickey died on Oct. 24, 2004.
When asked by a Washington Post reporter how he would like to be remembered, Cardinal Hickey said, “First, I’d like them to say he was always loyal to his Church. Second, that he was a friend to Catholic education. And, third, if they don’t want to say the first two, at least I would hope they would chisel on the stone, ‘He served the poor.’”
Stow Minster
Detail: Brass to Richard Burgh of Stow Hall, in Stow Minster
Also to Amy his wife. He died in 1616.
The Minster Church of St Mary, Stow in Lindsey is one of the oldest parish churches in England. It originally served as the Cathedral Church of the ancient diocese of Lindsey, founded in the 7th century, and stands on the site of a much older one.
History
The bishop's seat at Sidnacester (Syddensis) has been placed, by various commentators, at Caistor, Louth, Horncastle and, most often, at Stow, all in present-day Lincolnshire, England. The location remains unknown. More recently Lincoln has been suggested as a possible site.
There had been a church situated in Stow even before the arrival of the Danes in 870, the year they are documented to have burnt the church down. The building remained in ruins until an Abbey was built in 1040, reputedly by bishop Eadnoth II.
Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stow parish church, sometimes referred to as the "Mother Church of Lincolnshire," is one of the largest and oldest parish churches in England. It is partly Saxon and partly Norman in date and is designated by English Heritage as a “Scheduled Ancient Monument” and was also included in the World Monuments Fund's 2006 list of the world's 100 most endangered sites.[5] It has the tallest Saxon arches of its time in Britain,[6] the earliest known example of Viking graffiti in England (a rough scratching of an oared Viking sailing ship, probably dating from the 10th century), a font that is Early English, standing on nine supports with pagan symbols around its base and an early wall painting dedicated to St Thomas Becket.
Ralph de Diceto attributes the church's foundation to Elnothus Lincolniensis, almost certainly Aelfnoth, Bishop of Dorchester, c. 975, who built the church, possibly on the site of an earlier wooden Saxon church, to serve as Minster (or mother church) for the Lincolnshire part of his large diocese, it was a second cathedral because part of the bishop's household of priests (which later became the cathedral chapter) lived in Stow and administered this part of the diocese. The memory of this period gave rise to the tradition that Stow is the Mother Church of Lincoln Cathedral.
It is said to have been re-founded and re-endowed in 1054 by Leofric and Godiva encouraged by Bishop Wulfwig as a Minster of Secular Canons with the Bishop at its head. In 1091 Bishop Remigius of Fécamp re-founded it as an abbey and brought monks to it from Eynsham Abbey, describing the church as having been a long time deserted and ruined. Within five years his successor had transferred the monks back whence they had come and St Mary's had become a parish church.
In 1865 J. L. Pearson built the stair turret outside the church. This was originally inside the church in the nave up against the north side of the tower arch. At the same time some windows were altered and the church was re-roofed. A new vestry was added in the early 1990s (some skeletons and a broken 13th century limestone cross were found during the work).
One mile (2 km) to the west of the village and lying just to the south of the Roman road from Lincoln to York, known as Tillbridge Lane are to be found the remains of the medieval palace of the Bishops of Lincoln built in 1336. All that can be seen today are the earthworks of the moat and to the north and east of the site the earthwork remains of its associated medieval fish-ponds.
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All of McGill's 10 strong fleet of Wright Pulsar bodied VDL SB220s are... pretty awful, but 6004 is probably the least so, The prize for worst is a hard fought contest between 6001 and 6003.
Coniston Water is an example of a ribbon lake formed by glaciation. The lake sits in a deep U-shaped glaciated valley scoured by a glacier in the surrounding volcanic and limestone rocks during the last ice age . To the north-west of the lake rises the Old Man of Coniston, the highest fell in the Coniston Fells group.
Average depth: 24.1 m (79.1 ft)
Location: Lake District, Cumbria
Max. depth: 56.1 m (184.1 ft)
Water volume: 1.133×10⁸ m³ (4.00×10⁹ cu ft)
History
Remains of agricultural settlements from the Bronze Age have been found near the shores of Coniston Water. The Romans mined copper from the fells above the lake. A potash kiln and two iron bloomeries show that industrial activity continued in medieval times. In the 13th and 14th centuries, Coniston Water was an important source of fish for the monks of Furness Abbey who owned the lake and much of the surrounding land. Copper mining continued in the area until the 19th century.
The lake was formerly known as "Thurston Water", a name derived from the Old Norse personal name 'Thursteinn' + Old English 'waeter'. This name was used as an alternative to Coniston Water until the late 18th century.
The Victorian artist and philosopher John Ruskin owned Brantwood House on the eastern shore of the lake, and lived in it from 1872 until his death in 1900. Ruskin is buried in the churchyard in the village of Coniston, at the northern end of the lake. His secretary the antiquarian W. G. Collingwood wrote a historical novel Thorstein of the Mere about the Northmen who settled on the island in the lake. The Victorian and Edwardian artist Henry Robinson Hall settled in Coniston during the Great War and is buried in the parish church graveyard.
Arthur Ransome set his children's novel Swallows and Amazons and the sequels Swallowdale, Winter Holiday, Pigeon Post and The Picts and the Martyrs around a fictional lake derived from a combination of Coniston Water and Windermere. The fictional lake resembles Windermere, but the surrounding hills and fells resemble those of Coniston Water. Some of Coniston Water's islands and other local landmarks can be identified in the novels. In particular the books' Wild Cat Island with its secret harbour is based on Peel Island. The Amazon River is based on the River Crake. The Swallows and Amazons series involve school holiday adventures in the 1930s. Historically, Coniston was part of Lancashire (North of the Sands), until Local Government reorganisation in 1974 when Cumbria was created.
Waterspeed record
In the 20th century Coniston Water was the scene of many attempts to break the world water speed record. On 19 August 1939 Sir Malcolm Campbell set the record at 141.74 miles per hour (228.108 km/h or 123.168 kn) in Blue Bird K4. Between 1956 and 1959 Sir Malcolm's son Donald Campbell set four successive records on the lake in Bluebird K7, a hydroplane.
In 1966 Donald Campbell decided that he needed to exceed 300 miles per hour (483 km/h) in order to retain the record. On 4 January 1967, he achieved a top speed of over 320 miles per hour (515 km/h or 278 kn) in Bluebird K7 on the return leg of a record-breaking attempt. He then lost control of Bluebird, which somersaulted and crashed, sinking rapidly; Campbell was decapitated by the K7's windscreen. The attempt could not be counted as a record-breaking run because the second leg was not completed. The remains of Bluebird were recovered from the water in 2001 and the majority of Campbell's body was recovered later in the same year.
Lady in the Lake
In recent times, Coniston Water has become known for a controversial murder case. Mrs Carol Park was dubbed the "Lady in the Lake" after the Raymond Chandler novel of the same name.
Boating
The lake is ideal for kayaking and canoeing and there are a number of good sites for launching and recovery. It is paddled as the second leg of the Three Lakes Challenge. The steam yacht Gondola tours the lake in the summer months, along with two smaller motorised launches.
Boats can be hired from the lakeside near the steam yacht, with various sizes of boat for hire, from small canoes and kayaks to large personal craft. Along with Ullswater and Derwentwater, Coniston Water has a mandatory waterspeed limit of 10 miles per hour (8.7 kn; 16 km/h). This is suspended temporarily for boats attempting new world waterspeed records during Records Week, usually the first week in November.
Last but definitely not least: North High School held the sixth and final DMPS Class of 2021 commencement this Memorial Day weekend at the Knapp Center on the Drake University campus. Two hundred and fifty new graduates and alums were celebrated by Polar Bear Nation.
Located in the Sintra hills, the Park and Palace of Pena are the fruit of King Ferdinand II’s creative genius and the greatest expression of 19th-century romanticism in Portugal, denoting clear influences from the Manueline and Moorish styles of architecture. The palace was built in such a way as to be visible from any point in the park, which consists of a forest and luxuriant gardens with over five hundred different species of trees originating from the four corners of the earth.
The castle's history started in the Middle Ages when a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pena was built on the top of the hill above Sintra. According to tradition, construction occurred after an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
In 1493, King John II, accompanied by his wife Queen Leonor, made a pilgrimage to the site to fulfill a vow. His successor, King Manuel I, was also very fond of this sanctuary, and ordered the construction of a monastery on this site which was donated to the Order of Saint Jerome. For centuries Pena was a small, quiet place for meditation, housing a maximum of eighteen monks.
In the 18th century the monastery was severely damaged by lightning. However, it was the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, occurring shortly afterwards, that took the heaviest toll on the monastery, reducing it to ruins. Nonetheless, the chapel (and its works of marble and alabaster attributed to Nicolau Chanterene) escaped without significant damage.
For many decades the ruins remained untouched, but they still astonished young prince Ferdinand. In 1838, as King consort Ferdinand II, he decided to acquire the old monastery, all of the surrounding lands, the nearby Castle of the Moors and a few other estates in the area. King Ferdinand then set out to transform the remains of the monastery into a palace that would serve as a summer residence for the Portuguese royal family. The commission for the Romantic style rebuilding was given to Lieutenant-General and mining engineer Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege. Eschwege, a German amateur architect, was much traveled and likely had knowledge of several castles along the Rhine river. The construction took place between 1842–1854, although it was almost completed in 1847: King Ferdinand and Queen Maria II intervened decisively on matters of decoration and symbolism. Among others, the King suggested vault arches, Medieval and Islamic elements be included, and he also designed an ornate window for the main façade (inspired by the chapter house window of the Convent of the Order of Christ in Tomar).
After the death of Ferdinand the palace passed into the possession of his second wife Elisa Hensler, Countess of Edla. The latter then sold the palace to King Luís, who wanted to retrieve it for the royal family, and thereafter the palace was frequently used by the family. In 1889 it was purchased by the Portuguese State, and after the Republican Revolution of 1910 it was classified as a national monument and transformed into a museum. The last queen of Portugal, Queen Amélia, spent her last night at the palace before leaving the country in exile.
The palace quickly drew visitors and became one of Portugal's most visited monuments. Over time the colors of the red and yellow façades faded, and for many years the palace was visually identified as being entirely gray. By the end of the 20th century the palace was repainted and the original colors restored.
In 1995, the palace and the rest of the Cultural Landscape of Sintra were classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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For over a century, cattle and horses grazed on the native grasses of Cedar Hills. Penn Farm provides insight into the evolution of machinery that replaced traditional horse and mule power. Penn Farm is one of my favorite locations to practice the art of photography and offers a relaxing atmosphere that reflects this remarkable evolution.
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We took this shot in the cosby ambience of Them Xua café, using a Nikon D70S; exposure: 1/5, aperture: f/4.5, focal length: 35 mm. A Valentine's gift for all lovers!
The large mannerist fresco of the Martyrdom of St Lawrence (1565-8) is by Bronzino. It shows a lot of flesh but remarkably no exposed genitals. According to legend, St Lawrence, who was one of the deacons of Rome, was roasted alive on a gridiron in AD258.
For more information on the San Lorenzo complex in Florence see Church of San Francesco (including basilica, old sacristy, and crypt), the Medici Chapels (including the Chapel of the Princes and Michelangelo's New Sacristy) and the Laurentian Medici Library (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana designed by Michelangelo).
The grave of Aurangzeb's wife Dilras Banu Begum - named Rabia Daurani after her death. The mortal remains of Rabia Daurani are placed below ground level surrounded by an octagonal jlatticed marble screen with exquisite designs, which can be approached by a descending flight of steps. The roof of this chamber corresponds to the ground level of the mausoleum, but the area directly above the grave is not roofed, but is rather pierced by an octagonal opening with a low barricaded marble screen running all around. This makes the tomb viewable from the ground level- you have to look down through this octagonal opening, as we are doing here. More notes about the Bibi ka Maqbara appear elsewhere in this album. (see previous and subsequent pictures). (Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Dec. 2022)
The cast of Clemson University’s production of The Diviners, a play by Jim Leonard Jr., run through the show during a tech rehearsal in the courtyard of the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, April 13, 2018. The production was originally slated to run in the blackbox theater inside the center, but was forced to tear down, reconstruct and hold performances outside in the courtyard when a colony of bats was discovered in the building. (Photo by Ken Scar)
This was taken from the River House, our home in Africa, during the 1985 coup that ousted then Sudanese President Jaafar al-Nimery from power. We watched as people flocked along the bank of the Nile, to Radio Omdurman, on foot or piled into trucks and buses. They were waving palm fronds. We were listening to the BBC.
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Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report host, Kristyn Burtt, were at the Art of Television Costume Design Exhibition Hosted by Television Academy and FIDM last night to speak with Emmy Nominees about their creations and to FIDM’s spokesperson, and fashion designer, Nick Versos.
The exhibition is open to the public August 22 – October 7, 2017 at FIDM in Los Angeles
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Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine celebrated it's 67th anniversary of the Stritch School of Medicine Annual Awards Dinner at the Hilton Chicago on November 18, 2017. The evening honored 2017 Stritch Medalist David J. Wilber, MD and Sword of Loyola Recipient Cardinal Blase J. Cupich and recognized the 2017 Stritch Junior Service League, the next generation of Chicago leaders who continue Stritch's tradition of service to the community. (Photo: Natalie Battaglia)
21/05/2023. Ladies European Tour 2023. Aramco Team Series Presented by Public Investment Fund, Trump International, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America. -19- 21 May. Nuria Iturrioz of Spain during the final round. Credit: Tristan Jones/ LET
It's not quite as much fun as it was when they were in Kindergarten but I had to take the yearly photo on this day celebrating 100 days of school!
BEAUTY IS A COLOR PALETTE OF NATURE. LONG LEAN LINES OF PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED ATTRIBUTES COLLECT EYES LIKE NO OTHER. HER CROWN IS A TYPICAL OF THE QUEEN OF THE BIRDS OF PARADISE. BEAUTY WILL BE TAKEN MANY TIMES. HER SENSUAL APPETITE IS NEVER ENDING. SHE AWAITS MORE LOVE TODAY AND MUCH MORE LOVE TOMORROW AND TOMORROWS TOMORROW.
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1914 postmarked postcard view of the intersection at Main and Second Streets, Roanoke, Indiana. The message was addressed to Miss Elizabeth Spaulding at Maumee, Ohio and reads, "arrived at Roanoke at 5 p.m. Bad Roads but got here O.K."
Identifiable businesses in the view include the S. B. Dinius harness and buggy manufacturing building and the State Bank of Roanoke. A wagon parked in front of the bank advertises grain and seeds. A grinding wheel (?) and other items have been placed on the sidewalk at the corner, presumably for advertising and sale.
From a private collection.
Selected closeup sections of this postcard can be seen here, from left to right in the image.
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The message on the back side of this postcard can be seen here.
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Hundreds Of High Resolution Christian Symbols in Mandala Form. The Symbols Of The Cross and The Star Of Bethlehem Drawn In Mandala Formation With Influence From Tibetan BUddhist Concepts.
Opened in 1887, this palatial structure is one of the highlights of Mackinac Island. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Mackinac Island (or Île Mackinac in French) is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the northwest of Lake Huron at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac. Politically it is a part of the Upper Peninsula, and falls under the jurisdiction of Mackinac County. The island was long home to an Odawa settlement and previous indigenous cultures before European colonization began in the 17th century. It was a strategic center of the fur trade around the Great Lakes. Based on a former trading post, Fort Mackinac was constructed on the island by the British during the American Revolutionary War. It was the site of two battles during the War of 1812 before the northern border was settled and the U.S. gained this island in its territory.
In the late 19th century, Mackinac Island became a popular tourist attraction and summer colony. Many of the structures on the island have undergone extensive historical preservation and restoration. Because of its historic significance, the entire island is listed as a National Historic Landmark. It is well known for numerous cultural events; a wide variety of architectural styles, including the Victorian Grand Hotel, and its ban on almost all motor vehicles. More than 80 percent of the island is preserved as Mackinac Island State Park, which is Michigan's oldest state park.
Much of the federal land on Mackinac Island was designated as the country's second national park, named Mackinac National Park, in 1875. This took place three years after Yellowstone National Park was named as the first national park. To accommodate an influx of tourists in the 1880s, the boat and railroad companies built hotels, including the Grand Hotel. Island residents established souvenir shops to profit from the tourist trade. Many wealthy business magnates built summer "cottages" along the island's bluffs for extended stays. The park was decommissioned in 1895, and converted to a state park.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island
A minor part of the Kerensky Offensive on the 1917 Eastern front, it´s an important historical moment for Czechoslovak armed forces, as it was the first significant action of Czechoslovak Legions. The Czechoslovak Riflemen Brigade succesfuly attacked much stronger Austro-Hungarian positions, capturing over 3000 soldiers while losing 200 of their own. It was the only success of the whole offensive, but it brought political capital to the Czechoslovak resistance movement in Russia, and the Legions have been largely extended (after the formation of independent Czechoslovakia they became the core of the army).
Diego Rivera's mural "Detroit Industry" at Detroit Institute of Arts
(Detroit, Michigan, USA. By Gustavo Thomas. All Rights Reserved. 2012)
The Ballarat Synagogue at 2 Barkly Street in East Ballarat, is one of the few surviving Nineteenth Century synagogues in Victoria. Designed by architect T. B. Cameron, the Synagogue was built in 1861. Situated on the Victorian goldfields, its importance was such that its first Rabbi was Av (head) of the first recognised Australian Beth Din. The gold rush brought many Jewish people to Ballarat and the first congregation was held in 1853 and for decades the local community was the largest in the Victorian colony.
The single storey building is one of the early surviving buildings in Ballarat and is important in the streetscape and townscape of the city and in the history of the area. Architecturally the structure is an interesting example of conservative Classical design, given distinction by the architectural treatment of its facade and portico. The main facade of the brick structure was corner Tuscan pilasters supporting a parapet entablature. Paired Tuscan squared columns and pilasters support the pedimented prostyle portico and the windows are roundheaded.
The interior of the building, with features such as the ladies gallery, is in very good condition. The interior seen today is the result of extensive remodeling in 1878 including notable internal use of Victorian iron lacework panels on the balconies of the gallery and magnificent ceiling fretworks from which hang impressive crystal chandeliers. Beautiful windows with blue and red stained glass panels fill the Synagogue with light. Presiding above all is a very grand arched stained glass window created in 1884, which according to legend, is made from glass taken from a 16th Century Irish mansion.
World War III (april 16th,17th,18th, 2006) separated the spiral (non-physical) plane and the spatial (physical) plane on earth, because of the destruction of the ozone. Mankind mutated in veganvampires and omnivorous zombies, battling each other. Some months ago, Canadian veganvampire Araeallia discovered the spiral plane (it is, the collective dream state plane where earth seems to be still ozone-contained and inhabited by no-mutated humans when WWIII didn’t happen) separated from the physical plane where she lies. Since then, occasionally worldwide veganvampires make involuntary –and some times scary- apparitions in the spiral plane.
In this case a post-beaten trauma involuntary apparition of a veganvampire seriously face-damaged by omnivorous zombies in the middle of WorldWar IV, the RawWar, Monday October 20 th , 2008.
Photo: Carolina Monroy.
Art Co-direction: Cristina Guevara.
“A.y.b.i.l.” (all.you.bleed.is.love) Mask :
Design/ Made by: Cristina Guevara & No para Innita.
Monica Mangin and Jessica Jackson are DIY bloggers who call themselves “The Real Housewives of Bucks County” (www.realhousewivesofbuckscounty.com). They’ve appeared a few times on the afternoon talk show, “The Nate Berkus Show,” and were a feature for the latest issue of Bucks Life Magazine which this image was shot for. They are both so much fun to photograph and their energy and enthusiasm comes through in these images and their blog.
Oh, and I was asked to mention that they are not usually this orange but had just returned from a trip to Mexico :)
A Republic of Korea Air Force C-130J Super Hercules lands at Wake Island Airfield June 3. Two ROKAF C-130s carried 100 ROKAF Academy cadets across the Pacific. Wake Island, "Where America's Day Really Begins," is an American possession in the middle Pacific within the Micronesia subregion, 2300 miles west of Hawaii and 2000 miles southeast of Tokyo. The coral atoll comprises three islands and roughly 2.8 square miles of dry land. In recognition of its importance during WWII in the Pacific and to thousands of species of sea birds, fish, and other oceanic flaura and fauna today, Wake Island is designated as both a National Historic Landmark and part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
Italy. Tuscany.
Florence -Firenze.
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 metres south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Foscolo, Gentile and Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
The Basilica became popular with Florentines as a place of worship and patronage and it became customary for greatly honoured Florentines to be buried or commemorated there. Some were in chapels "owned" by wealthy families such as the Bardi and Peruzzi. As time progressed, space was also granted to notable Italians from elsewhere.
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Upon entering Santa Croce, the first tomb visitors encounter is that of Michelangelo. Legend has it that the Renaissance master chose this spot so that the first thing he would see on Judgment Day, when the graves of the dead fly open, would be Brunelleschi’s dome through Santa Croce’s open doors. Michelangelo died in 1564 in Rome, miles away from his beloved Florence. However, the people of Florence were so determined to return Michelangelo’s remains to his home that a group broke into Rome’s church of Santissimi Apostoli, stole the great artist’s body and smuggled it back to Florence. Michelangelo is buried beneath a monument with allegorical figures of sculpture, architecture and painting designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1570. The structure was so beautiful that it served as a model for all other tombs that would be built in the church.
Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival 2015 - Las Vegas, NV - 10.11.2015 - Sunday
This year, I was asked to shoot all of the Guild flags. I think i got them all except 2 or 3, but there was like 50 of them! :)
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I wanted to find a picture that encapsulated the spirit of 2012 in my life. In the end there were two pictures. As I was looking around Worcester Cathedral, these choristers filed in with their choir master and began rehearsing a piece. All very familiar - the breaks, the corrections, the repetition - and yet what emerged was something of extraordinary beauty. The inspiration of the composer, the love of singing of the choristers, whatever it was that brought these people to this choir - it all came together in a moment of grace.
#19: Now it is time to feed the cord into the upper legs. Make sure you have the correct upper legs and lower legs lined up. The slots should be facing the back of the doll this time, since the knees bend backward. You want the rounded cup on the knee cap to be facing forward. This is the trickiest part of the process since the holes are so small. I like to use a folded piece of thin wire to help. Fold it in half, so there is a loop on one end. Shove the loop into the base of the upper leg (where the knee cap is). Feed it through, and use tweezers to pull it out the top hole (which is where the leg sits next to the hip). Use the loop of wire to grab the cord, wrapping it around the cord a few times so it is snuggly attached.
#20: Pull on the wire, which will drag the cord through the hole. Now the cord will be sticking out the bottom of the upper leg. You can remove the wire after this step. Repeat for both legs.
#21: Slide a funnel shaped cup onto the cord, with the wide end facing up to the knee cap. Follow this with a bent washer onto the cord, butting its flat side against the narrow base of the funnel cup. You will need to hold tension on the cord, before clamping down the washer with a crimping tool or pliers. The amount of tension you hold determines how tightly the limb is strung. Repeat for both legs.
#22: Once you have attached the upper legs, soak the lower legs in boiling water until they are squishy. Shove the cups into each lower leg until they are completely inside the holes. Use pliers to ensure the cups are fully pushed down. Now the legs should be fully attached.
#23: Take the neck cup, and loop a piece of cord through the base, so two tails come out the top of it. There is a little plastic bar inside this neck cup, which should hold the cord in place. However, it might have broken during removal (which happened to me). If this is the case, slide a zip tie through the loop at the base of the cup. Then close the zip tie, so the head of it acts as a stopper, preventing the cord from sliding out the cup.
#24: Soak the torso in hot water until the neck is squishy. Push the neck cup down inside, with the narrow end facing down. The two long tails of cord will be sticking out the neck hole. Make sure the neck cup is all the way inside the body, and not sitting in the rim of the neck (otherwise it will pop out when you go to reattach the head).
#25: Slide the two cord tails that are sticking out the top of the neck through the two corresponding holes on the head cup. You will want the rounded side facing upwards (this will sit inside the head).
#26: Using as much tension as possible, knot the cord at the top of the neck. The amount of tension you use determines how tight the head is going to be. I recommend triple knotting this cord, to ensure that it doesn't come undone. Trim any excess cord off, leaving 1 inch tails.
#27: Soak the base of the doll's head in boiling water until it is squishy. Then pop it onto the neck, ensuring that the rounded cup is inside the doll's head. I recommend reattaching the head last so that it doesn't get in your way when reassembling the other body parts. Also make sure the torso has cooled all the way before attempting to reattach the head. A squishy neck makes reattachment much more difficult.
Voila! Now your Hopscotch Hill School doll should be tight and able to pose and free stand!
***IMPORTANT NOTES:***
*Using washers is totally optional. You can also simply knot the end of the cord if you choose. Just make sure the knots are secure so that they do not come undone inside the doll.
*You can also buy brass inserts/metal crimpers, which is what American Girl used to use back in the day. Personally, I tried them out and I found them to be pricey and hard to work with.
*Depending on how tightly you pull the cord before knotting it or clamping it down a washer will determine how tightly your doll is strung. Make sure the cord is pulled tight enough because too much slack will make the doll loose, which defeats the purpose of fixing her. You can use hemostats/locking pliers to help you hold the tension on the cord before clamping it down. I personally don't need to do this, but some people find it helpful. A good way to know if you have the proper tension is to see if the arms/legs can hold a pose.
*You can use any sort of elastic cord--it doesn't have to be bungee cord. Just keep in mind that it should be strong, since the dolls limbs constantly move and have tension. I used marine grade bungee cord for my doll, since it is very strong and resistant to damage. I had to correct a few mistakes during the restringing process, but the cord held up just fine. If you use cheaper cord, it might wear out if you have trouble restringing the doll.
*The holes in Hopscotch Hill School dolls are super narrow, so keep this in mind when picking out cord for them. I used 4mm cord, which fit. Any larger sized cord probably won't be able to slide through the holes.
*Due to the tiny hole size in the limbs of the dolls, it can make sliding cord through them difficult. I mentioned in the steps above how I utilized wire to help me weave the cord through the limbs. This saved me so much time, rather than trying to force the cord through the limbs on their own.
*The bungee cord will fray on the ends a bit. This is totally fine and will not affect the stability of the strung limbs. If it bothers you, use glue or melt the ends to prevent fraying.
*Technically you can reattach the limbs in any order you want. You can start with the neck joint, the legs, or the arms. The only thing I recommend is putting the head itself on last, so it doesn't get in your way when soaking the other parts of the body. It will also ensure your doll's hair stays neater.
*I cannot stress this enough...you need BOILING water to do this. Do not heat the water in the microwave, as it won't be hot enough. Use an electric kettle or boil water on the stove, transferring it to a large bowl. I find that the more water you heat up, the less quickly it cools off. This gives you more time to work with the doll before she cools off and the plastic parts harden again. If the water is not boiling, the limbs won't get squishy enough for you to easily maneuver her cups in and out. I made this mistake in the past. Once I started using boiling water, it made my life much easier, and the doll's parts are less likely to get damaged.
*I recommend having a 1mm tip pair of needle nose pliers for this process. It's easier to fit them inside the holes of the dolls limbs for removing the cups. It can be harder to work with larger pliers.
*I made the mistake of lining up the wrong upper arms and upper legs during my first attempt of restringing my doll. The arms should have the slots facing forward, so the elbows bend forward. If you cannot easily pop the arms back into the sockets of the torso, then you have swapped the placement of the upper arms. The legs on the other hand should have the slots facing backwards, since the knees bend this way. If it helps, take picture of your doll before taking her apart, or use pieces of tape that are labeled to put on each limb (so you know which one corresponds with which).
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