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about two years of intensive training
developing a good vocabulary, sometimes advance for the age
wide range of expressions
most often the ability to question the world of the BIG PEOPLE
She has it all!
Iandra is a somewhat surprising edifice in the middle of farming land, in the middle of mid-western NSW. It is a huge residence styled after castles (turret tower just visible on right side) built by an energetic and capable George Henry Greene from 1878 to 1911. George was unstoppable - he pioneered sharefarming in NSW, managed to organise/lobby for a railway through the local area, produced the highest wheat yield of the times, built a village to house his workers and built this house.
It is currently privately owned but heritage listed. The owner lives in a small portion of a few rooms, most of the remainder is open to public inspection a few times a year and we were fortunate to be there on one of those days.
It has 57 rooms and is built predominantly of reinforced concrete, with local granite used for the arches. One of a kind, it's nothing like any other homestead in Australia. George was wealthy and mixed in exalted circles, so there were stories that this was built to cater for royal visitors; nobody knows if it's true but it would explain the unusual extravagance.
The house itself was called 'Mt Oriel' and was the office for the Iandra property from which were managed 61 share farmers, 350 employees, additional carriers and contractors and 27 household staff (info from the booklet The Iandra Story: A Romance of Pioneering).
The property hosted a number of ground-breaking technologies and some others that were just plain impressive...
- the site of the first extensive trials of superphosphate and other fertilisers in NSW (the Thomas Rolls experiments in 1902, paid for by George).
- the first commercial growing of William Farrer's famous wheat breed "Federation" (where it yielded 37 bushels/acre compared with 29 bushels for the best of existing varieties).
- the house and surrounding houses were fitted with electicity, supplied at 120VDC from a gas-fired generator which in turn was fed from a gas plant that produced gas from heating firewood.
- rabbit-proof fencing saved the property from a plague that had severe consequences for neighbouring properties.
- Massey Harris machinery selected Iandra to demonstrate their first reaper thresher (an early header).
- early adoption of the telephone, with the house including a 20 line switchboard to serve the property and residences.
- a massive water filter system of George's own design, the size of a house.
- large septic system that eventually recycled the water for plants.
The 1.2 mile Fire Wave trail is a relatively easy hike from the parking area. The hike culminates with a beautiful view of the colorful rock formations across the valley, and the Fire Wave itself. The elevation gain is minimal, but I recommend good shoes--there are a few places where you could easily fall several feet if you arent careful.
Valley of Fire is a Nevada State Park located 50 miles outside of Las Vegas. The park is 46,000 acres of stunning red sandstone formations. It is a National Natural Landmark and features petroglyphs which date back to 300 BC. You may also recognize the topography from the film Total Recall or as the burial place for the Star Trek captain, James Tiberius Kirk.
Valley of Fire State Park. Moapa Valley, Nevada.
Back cover of Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh League of Subscribers Annual Report, July 1948, LHSA GD1/38/6.
This image is taken from the final Annual Report of the League of Subscribers. The League was formed in 1918 to raise and co-ordinate the financial contributions from members of the public to the Infirmary’s funds. It was formally disbanded in March 1949.
The core portion of this courthouse was built in 1887. It was modified by the Public Works Administration of the Federal Works Agency in 1939. It was made to look antebellum with Classical Revival elements using the designs of architect J. W. Smith and Associates. The edifice was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- U.S. Coast Guard Academy Corps of Cadets conduct a regimental review Sept. 23, 2016. The review was held in honor of the 40th anniversary of the acceptance of women at the U.S. military academies in 1976. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.
On Saturday, May, 24th in Ryn the fifth edition of the Cittaslow Festival took place.
Every member town from Polish Cittaslow Network participated in it, also candidate
cities and those interested in Cittaslow movement.
On the preceding day, the meeting of Polish Cittaslow National Network was
organized. At the meeting the bills were voted on recommendation of membership
of Kalety (Silesia Region) and Rejowiec Fabryczny (Lubelskie Region). In this way
Polish Cittaslow Network consists already of 17 member towns, whereas 14 are
form Warmia and Masuria Region. The decision was also taken to recommend two
representatives of Polish Network for Cittaslow International authorities: Mr. Artur
Wajs – Mayor of Lidzbark Warmiński and Mr. Artur Wrochna – Mayor of Olsztynek.
The new bodies of the Association will be chosen during the General Assembly in
June in the Netherlands.
On Saturday, May, 24th
full of stalls, where each city presented itself (Barczewo, Biskupiec, Bisztynek, Dobre
Miasto, Gołdap, Górowo Iławeckie, Lidzbark Warmiński, Lubawa, Murowana Goślina,
Nidzica, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Olsztynek, Pasym, Reszel, Ryn, Kalety and
Rejowiec Fabryczny), their craftsmen and members of the Culinary Heritage Network
of Warmia Masuira Powiśle. Along the stands, a nice orange snail was walking – well
know already from last year Festival in Olsztynek, symbol of the cities of calm life
namely Cittaslow. One could watch the knights fighting shows, participate in artistic
workshop and children games.
All day long the Cittaslow Festival artistic stage was open, where groups from
Cittaslow towns were presenting and the evening star were choirs form Warmia and
Masuria: Youth Choir Collegium Juvenum, Cantata Choir form Elbląg and Folk Song
and Dance Group,,Kortowo”.
Inhabitants of Ryn, tourists and invited guests had e a chance to taste for free
regional dishes prepared specially for this occasion by the restaurant members of
the Culinary Heritage Network Warmia Mazury Powiśle: Inn ‘Ryński Młyn’ and ‘Krys-
Stan’ restaurant from Olsztyn. One could taste among 4 thousands of portions of
dumplings, kartacze, potato cake and soups.
, the Ryńskie Lake shoreline turned into the ‘Cittaslow street’
In the conference room of the Castle Ryn the yearly conference took place entitled
‘Cittaslow Cities from the point of view of Community Development’ with
participation of the authorities of Cittaslow International from Italy. The conference
was opened by Mr. Józef Karpiński – Mayor of Ryn. The guests were welcomed by
Mr. Jarosław Słoma – Vicemarshal of Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship, and the
speakers were: Mr. Arnoud Rodenburg, Vicepresident of Cittaslow International,
Mayor of Midden-Delfland (Netherlands), Mr. Knut Gustav Woie, Mayor of Eidskog
(Norway) and Prof. Krzysztof Skalski, Jagiellonian University, member of Cittaslow
International Scientific Committee, expert of Polish National Cittaslow Network with
presentation ‘Implementation of Social Integration Programmes on the background of
the Cittaslow Movement Requirements – Local Dimension’.
In the second part of the conference mayors of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, Gołdap and
Reszel told about the development of their Cittaslow cities in the context of social
cohesion. In the conference participated numerous representatives of Cittaslow
member towns, candidate cities: Bartoszyce (Warmia and Masuria Region) and
Nowy Dwór Gdański (Pomorskie Region), cities interested in the Cittaslow idea:
Górzno from Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region and Puck from Pomorskie Region,
representatives of regional and national media (TTG Polska, TVP S.A., Poznaj świat,
TVN, SlowLife Food&Garden – media patronage of the Festival, Voyage, The Self-
Government and Administration Newspaper), regional institutions, world of politics,
administration, tourism, culture and science.
The beginning of the Festival was broadcasted live by Polish Television, Olsztyn.
Cittaslow Festival was organised in the frames of the project ‘Cittaslow – a network of
cities in Warmia, Mazury and Powiśle favoring a good quality of life’ from the means
of the Regional Operational Programme Warmia and Mazury for the years 2007-
2013.
More information on: www.cittaslowpolska.pl
On November 2, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) held the annual Awards Luncheon to celebrate and honor Department members who went above and beyond the call of duty.
Included in the presentations are three awards recognizing individual contributions to the LAFD.
Awardees:
Corporate Responsibility Award - Tom McCarthy, NBC Universal
Lifetime Achievement Award - Captain (Retired) Andy Kuljis
Crystal Flame Community Service Award - Firefighter/Paramedics Gregg Harvey & Cory McDaniel
Special Commendation: Rescue of Jumper - FF/PM Joaquin Lapastroa (not present) and FF James Eberle
Special Commendation: Rescue of Jumper - Engineer James Martin and Engineer Kameron Carlis
Special Commendation: Off-Duty Rescue of Mother and Children - CI/PM John Marasco
Special Commendation: Off-Duty Rescue of Jumper - FF Kenneth Fraser
Special Commendation: Shark Attack Rescue - FF/PM Christopher Kuzmicz
Medal of Merit: Off-Duty Rescue of Child - FF/PM Andrew Guzzard
Medal of Merit: Rescue of Four Children - FF Bryce Gutierrez
Fire Chief's Silver Civilian Award: Confined Space Physical Rescue - Dr. Marc Eckstein
The entire ceremony, including the stories behind these incidents, can be seen on the LAFD Facebook page (from live stream event) at bit.ly/2yESMaE (Part 1) and bit.ly/2igSWPv (Part 2)
110217- Medal of Valor Awards Ceremony
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Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
March 2015.
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The Class of 1975 held their 40th Class Reunion at the Pebble Lake Golf Course in Fergus Falls, MN on Saturday, July 18, 2015.
The Lagoon of Maâmoura is one of the 40 Tunisian wetlands of international
importance designated under the Ramsar Convention and a key site for the
conservation of the biodiversity in the Mediterranean. The site is part of
a wetland system located on the eastern coast of the Cape Bon peninsula in
Northern Tunisia. Therewith the Lagoon of Maâmoura is located on the
Central Mediterranean Flyway between Africa and Eurasia and receives every
year important numbers of birds during migration and for wintering.
The Common Shell duck is one of the numerous bird species which come every
year to enrich this site for a few days, weeks or months. When significant
numbers of birds appear on the site in the same time, they can completely
change its "visual and acoustic landscape". In their turn, these birds
attract birdwatchers and other nature lovers, who are more and more to come
and visit the Cape Bon.
Aware of stakes, but also the potential risks, of this always increasing
interest in natural sites, five Tunisian environmental NGOs have joint each
other in a project aiming to develop ecotourism activities for good site
management and the conservation of the biodiversity and natural ressources.
Through the set-up of local stakeholder netwoks, the evaluation of the
ecotouristic potential and capacity of five pilote sites as well as the
development of birdwatching activities, these NGOs wish to contribute to
the sustainable socio-economic development of their regions. By the
implementation of monitoring programs of the state of the sites and their
biodiversity, which have been established in partnership with the local
stakeholders, they are also participating in the local sustainable
management of the sites.
Romance Of Rome gives you another chance to visit the legendary Roman Empire. Love and treachery, adventure and jeopardy await you in this amazing hidden object game. Collect skillfully hidden items, earn money, give presents and through parties to earn love and worship of the people of Rome.
Learn more about Romance of Rome game at the developer's site
Chevrolet truck used on surveys of southern Oregon plots. Portland, Oregon.
Photo by: J.A. Beal
Date: April 1934
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: Bureau of Entomology and Portland Station Collections; La Grande, Oregon.
Image: BUR-8908 and PS-149
To learn more about this photo collection see:
Wickman, B.E., Torgersen, T.R. and Furniss, M.M. 2002. Photographic images and history of forest insect investigations on the Pacific Slope, 1903-1953. Part 2. Oregon and Washington. American Entomologist, 48(3), p. 178-185.
For additional historical forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
The sign shows the Castlelaw and Dreghorn Training Area that is Ministry of Defence Estate within the Pentland Hills Regional Park. This sign gives reference to The Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
The wide angle lens here used in my trembling anticipatory hands has not given a flawless image even with in body stabilisation working as best as it can. At f11 diffraction will help soften areas that were possibly not the sharpest before a small aperture was used to record them. Hand held with gloves these are not the sharpest digital images to be created. Just as I was anticipating time in the Pentland Hills Regional Park when creating these flawed images they have somehow been my initial intense focus on the images that follow and I have fallen into to editing them when better images were ready to be shared. The Sun did not allow me with the wide angle lens to escape casting a shadow on the sign if I wanted the sign to occupy much of the photographic frame. I took the opportunity of the Sun position to cast a self shadow portrait in three of the frames. Other lenses could have created a better image of the sign. Somehow editing these images has been a fuel that I could not resist.
All images have been initially edited in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to produce edits numbered 2 and 3 and then the images have been edited in Adobe Photoshop to reveal the ability there to align the sign and to create some edge details. I have now worn myself into a mist that is ready to be blown away where dream will carry me.
© 2022 PHH Sykes
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Pentland Hills Regional Park
The Scottish Outdoor Access Code
**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
Acknowledgement of Deeds by Commissioners of the Common Pleas Sarah Hewlings, wife of William Hewlings. The Property was located at St. Margaret, Lecister. Also mentioned Henry Johnson, John Hettersley, Colin Campbell Macaulay and Dated 12th April 1839.
The two Commissioners were, Samuel Stone, Joseph Harris of Leicester, Attorney’s and Commissioners.
Sometimes known as Married Women’s Deeds or Acknowledgement of Deeds by Married Women. A Document to record that a Wife was of full age, competent to understand, had been examined apart from her husband and voluntarily consented to the sale of Land and Property. The main intention was to ensure that a wife could not claim the right of Dower from the purchaser after her husband’s death. Single women and Widows had the right to own properties in their own right so were not covered by this 1833 Act.
The Declaration: Sometimes this first declaration could be signed by someone other than an Attorney and Commissioner (Gentleman, Farmer etc) who knew the woman. Normally it was signed by an Attorney who was a Commissioner of the Court of Common pleas. Then signed by a second Commissioner who declared he had no knowledge or interest in the transaction and as far as he was aware neither did the first Commissioner. Sometimes the document would also be signed by another Commissioner (for Oaths) or by a Judge in his Chambers.
A second document, the Certificate, gave the names of the two Commissioners, wife and husband. A précis of the Indenture connected to the sale was given, naming all who were named in the indenture.
during the 1000 Miles of Sebring 2023, 1st round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, from March 15 to 17, 2023 on the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA - Photo Frédéric Le Floc'h / DPPI
Stunning image from Carol M. Highsmith's monumental Library of Congress Collection. For 38 years Carol has travelled America capturing beautiful moments in time, preserving them for future generations. By donating these images to the Library of Congress she has generously made these images available to the public domain for everyone to enjoy.
We are delighted to bring you our favorites here.
You can view the entire archive at the Library of Congress.
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Virgin Mary Baby Jesus Joseph manger nativity scene Christmas in New York Little Italy 142 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013 during The Feast of San Gennaro Little Italy New York City USA September 19th 2020
The Feast of San Gennaro Little Italy New York City USA September 19th 2020
Photo iPhone XS Max
Saint Januarius is famous for the miracle of the annual liquefaction of his blood, which, according to legend, was saved by a woman called Eusebia just after the saint's death.
Thousands of people assemble to witness this event in Naples Cathedral three times a year:
September 19 (Saint Januarius's Day, commemorating his martyrdom),
December 16 (celebrating his patronage of Naples and its archdiocese),
and the Saturday before the first Sunday of May (commemorating the reunification of his relics)
Januarius (Gennaro) was thrown to wild animals in the Flavian Amphitheater at Pozzuoli–some say bears, others say lions–and that the animals refused to eat the holy men.
Another legend says he was thrown into a fiery furnace and emerged unharmed.
In the end, St Januarius and his companions were publicly beheaded.
His blood was saved by a woman called Eusebia
In the Eastern Church, it is celebrated on April 21st 2020
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Veronica salicifolia (Strauchehrenpreis), Neuseeland
Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
Botanical Garden in September 2007. In the background, the Upper Belvedere .
(pictures you can see by clicking on the link at the end of page!)
Botanical Garden, ginkgo Jacquin, April 2005.
Botanical Garden, succulents, outdoor area, April 2005.
The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna (Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis, HBV) is a botanical garden that was established in 1754 in the 3rd Viennese district Landstraße.
The Botanical Garden is a facility of the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna. It is approximately 8 acres and is home to about 9,500 species. The tasks of the Botanical Garden include university research and teaching, the conservation of endangered plant species and seed and plant exchange with other institutions. A large part of the garden, adjacent to the Belvedere gardens is open to the public and serves as a recreational area.
History
The Botanical Garden was founded in 1754 as a "Hortus Medicus" (Medizinalpflanzengarten) on 1 ha. To this end, Maria Theresa - at the suggestion of her personal physician, Gerard van Swieten - had bought at Rennweg a 2-hectare estate. The order for the planning and design got Robert Laugier (1722-1793), who was since 1749 in Vienna. After having taken place the acquisition of the property, Laugier became first garden director (a position he held from 1754 until his retirement in 1768) as well as first chair holder of botany and chemistry, chairs that had been created afresh.
It subsequently evolved into a scientifically oriented botanical garden, the plants were arranged according to the Linnaean system (Linnaean taxonomy). Laugier's successor as director was Nicholas Joseph von Jacquin (Director 1768-1796). At that time the garden was home for about 8,000 species, the area was increased to approximately 7.8 acres. Jacquin's son Joseph Franz von Jacquin became his successor as director (1796-1839).
From 1841 on, the open land following the English garden style according to the system of Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, who was director from 1839 to 1849, was redesigned. It had been layed out an officinal department with 196 beds. 1844 the Botanical Museum was built. Head gardener Joseph Diefenbach continued the redevelopment of the gardens in the sense of Endlicher. Director from 1849 to 1879 was Edward Schimmer. At this time the to European Botanic Gardens new concept of the phytogeographical groups was developed .
From 1883 to 1890, the Jacquingasse was created whereby the garden area was reduced to about 6 ha. 1890-1893 was built by director Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1878-1898) the greenhouse plant with tropical house. 1904/ 05 followed the new construction of the Botanical Institute and laying out of the biological groups.
1930, the Botanical Garden was to the so-called Host'schen garden at the southern end extended (formerly private garden of the Hapsburgs), as a result the garden reached its present size of approximately 8 ha. The adjacent Alpine Garden remained with the Belvedere gardens. Director from 1899-1931 was from Richard Wettstein. At the beginning of the 40s under director Fritz Knoll (1931-1945) the Alpine Garden was recreated in its current area.
Due to bomb damages during the Second World War (more than 40 hits), the demolition of the Botanical Museum and the felling of about 200 trees was necessary. Up to the 1970s under director Lothar Geitler (1945-1969) took place the removal of war damages and the reconstruction of the collections.
1970 the Host'sche garden was opened to visitors. 1975 began the general refurbishment of the institute building (until 1992) and the greenhouses, Director 1970-1995 was Frederick Ehrendorfer. In the 80s, the experimental house were built and created new experimental areas. In 1991, the Association of the Friends of the Botanical Garden was founded.
From 1995 on, the rehabilitation of the greenhouses was continued and the tropical house opend to the public. The Canaries group was built and expanded the group of the Austrian flora. Michael Hesse (1995-1997) was followed by Tod Stuessy (1995-2005) as director, since January 2006, Michael Kiehn is director of the botanical garden.
The garden collections include:
Abies pinsapo
Aesculus pavia
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Diospyros lotus
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Ephedra
Ficus carica
Ginkgo biloba
Gunnera chilensis
+Laburnocytisus adamii
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnolia
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Graves of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin and Joseph Franz von Jacquin on the grounds
Nothofagus antarctica
Ostrya carpinifolia
Parrotia persica
Paulownia tomentosa
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens
Pinus aristata
Platanus orientalis
Poncirus trifoliata
Prunus tenella
Rhododendron
Salvia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Syringa
Viburnum
Vitis riparia
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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.
Detail from Clare Johnson's (now Clare Barclay) Millennium Window at Old Swinford Hospital School near Stourbridge, West Midlands. The full window can be seen here
www.flickr.com/photos/clare-barclay/3321959069/
The centre of the design features a classical doorway, based on a real one that is one of the oldest parts of the present school complex.
This detail of the foliage includes various fruits, suggesting the rewards of learning in the manner of the Tree of Knowledge.
The window was commissioned from Norgrove Studios and designed and executed by Clare at the workshop in Redditch in 1999, being installed in time for the 2000 in the Schools main hall.
Clare's Flickr photostream (as 'The Bakewell Tart' ) can be seen here
www.flickr.com/photos/clare-barclay/
Her webpage here
www.clarejohnson.homecall.co.uk/
Norgrove Studios website (which includes this window) can be found here:-
Taking shots of the YukiKitsune Art Gallery. Getting a few promotional shots if you will. If you're ever in Second life feel free to visit the gallery.
Visit this location at YukiKitsune Art Gallery in Second Life
Cultural Soirée session with André Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman, Roche Holding; Co-Chair, World Economic Forum; Li Qiang, Mayor, Dalian Municipal People's Government, People's Republic of China; Mazen S. Darwazeh, Executive Vice Chairman and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Jordan during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, People's Republic of China, on 24/6/2026 from 19:00 to 21:30 in the Dalian International Conference Center - Donggang Music Fountain Square, Reception. (cultural soirée). ©2026 World Economic Forum
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.
Thousands of Palestinians and their supporters protested outside BBC Broadcasting House to protest against what they perceive as extreme pro-Israeli reporting bias against Palestinians and Gaza whenever there is a conflagration with Israel.
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Recently we visited Tokyo for experiencing the technology and exploring the mobile networks of Japan. Our trip was sponsored by TATA DOCOMO under association with NTT DOCOMO.
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Using Mobile at McD counters For Discounts and Payments – Powered by NTT DOCOMO
Purchasing Drinks from Mobile Phone powered by Docomo
Hands on Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab With Android 2.2
Children Security System – A demo in DOCOMO Future Station
Next Generation LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) Services From NTT DOCOMO – Japan
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Recently we visited Tokyo for experiencing the technology and exploring the mobile networks of Japan. Our trip was sponsored by TATA DOCOMO under association with NTT DOCOMO.
You can also look into :
Using Mobile at McD counters For Discounts and Payments – Powered by NTT DOCOMO
Purchasing Drinks from Mobile Phone powered by Docomo
Hands on Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab With Android 2.2
Children Security System – A demo in DOCOMO Future Station
Next Generation LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) Services From NTT DOCOMO – Japan
Catch me on:
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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Illustration 6 from an American magazine The Century for a 1911 article The Training of English Children
Arthur Rackham Collection
Arthur Rackham (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939)
English book illustrator.
The Corps of Cadets traveled to San Antonio to participate in the Battle of Flowers Parade to benifit Fiesta, San Antonio.
Afghanistan, Kabul. November 2002.
A widow and all her children wait for food ration
Food distribution centre, run by CARE International and funded by CIDA. This particular one helps 10,000 of the 50,000 widows in kabul. It is said there could be as many as 1.5 million widows in the whole of Afghanistan.
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The red fruiting plant may be a Sapindaceae species like Cupaniopsis or Diploglottis.
Treasures of the Tweed Mural Project Flickr Group
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All Images painted by Co-ordinating artist David Adams and other assistant artists as part of the Tweed Shire Council's federally funded Treasures of the Tweed Mural Project 2008-2014.
Klick Link For Read Online Or Download Secret Teachings of a Comic Book Master: The Art of Alfredo Alcala Book : bit.ly/2i26IDX
Synopsis
"Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in comics. The years of distinguished work have earned Alfredo a special place in comics history." — Gil Kane.In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm — and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular characters as Conan the Barbarian and Batman. This unique work is loaded with amazing art and pointers on observational methods, composition, and other techniques. In addition to insightful interviews with Alcala, the book features pages from his groundbreaking masterwork, Voltar, which was hailed as a new concept in comic book form, an epic in narrative art, and a milestone in sequential art illustration. Students, professionals, teachers, an
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Marines of 2D Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, First and Third Platoon, engage in a crowd-control training demonstration for airmen (not shown) of the 24th Security Forces Squadron inside a hangar at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. The Marine are serving as Security Force detachment at the Camp Hayes compound situated on the shoreline of the Panama Canal.