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At the Merrion Row corner of St. Stephen's Green you will find a bronze statue of Theobald Wolfe Tone, the leader of the 1798 rebellion. Flanked by monoliths, it was immediately nicknamed 'Tonehenge' by the local population.
In 1964 the architect Noel Keating and the sculptor Eddie Delaney won a competition to create the Wolfe Tone monument at the corner of St Stephen’s Green. That year Delaney was selected to make the Thomas Davis memorial on College Green.
Tone stands in alone in front of a collection of granite monoliths, which prompted the nickname Tonehenge. It should be noted that there is a companion piece, the Famine Memorial, located just behind the granite pillars.
Theobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone (20 June 1763 – 19 November 1798), was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen, and is regarded as the father of Irish republicanism and leader of the 1798 Irish Rebellion. He was captured at Letterkenny port on 3 November 1798, and he died sixteen days later for reasons that are disputed.
Shawn Barber's work in progress for the Harley-Davidson "Art of Rebellion" art show.
Each artist was given a gas tank from the latest Harley-Davidson “Sportster 883” motorcycle to use as a canvas for an original work of art, in addition to displaying other pieces of their art work.
Lumpkin School of Business’s International Student Statue on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on April 23, 2015. (Jay Grabiec)
Just south of Lone Ranger Rock is this widely filmed rock structure, which takes its name from the Edgar Rice Burroughs heroine Nyoka, featured in two serials shot at Iverson: Jungle Girl (1941) and The Perils of Nyoka (1942).
For more about the dramatic sandstone boulders and other features of the Iverson Movie Ranch — the most widely filmed outdoor shooting location in the history of movies and television — please visit the Iverson Movie Ranch website and the Iverson Movie Ranch blog.
Today I took delivery of my "Holiday Lens"!! I already have the Z 24-70 f2.8 and the Z 70-200 f2.8 to go with my Z7ii and Z9, however, with some holiday trips coming up, not photo-shoots, I don't want to be lugging the big, heavy, expensive lenses around so, today, I bought the Z24-200 from Grays of Westminster. I have seen several reviews of this lens, a couple of which described it as the worst lens in the Z range, but most praised it for its compact size, low weight and sharp images so I was interested and excited to see what it could do. Immediately after the grand unboxing (no, I am not going to bore you with a YouTube on how to take a lens out of a box), I set off for a walk across the fields to the next village to try a selection of shots. A beautiful afternoon but probably not the best photographic conditions - bright harsh summer sunshine! Anyway, here is a selection of shots taken with this new lens. They can also be seen in www.briandandridge-photo.co.uk/TEST-Files
School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland. Chinon CE-4 with Pentax SMC M 50/1.4. Kodak T-Max 400
The Halifax explosion of December 6, 1917 occurred where those red and white towers are now. Two ships collided with one carrying wartime explosives. twenty minutes later it exploded killing 2,000 people by debris, fires, and collapsed buildings. It is estimated that nearly 9,000 others were injured. The blast was the largest man-made explosion prior to the development of nuclear weapons, with an equivalent force of roughly 2.9 kilotons of TNT.
Oh, the Canadian navy is there in the middle ground too.
Karen Cooper, as portrayed by Kyra Schon
Night of the Living Dead, written by George A. Romero and John A. Russo, directed by George A Romero, in 1968.
Now in the public domain
Sketch card
February 2o11
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I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history of People of Color.
Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions... I look forward to reading them!
Edited image from the Specimen Book of Type, c1898, published by the American Type Founders Company.
2019 PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE.
© University of Memphis. photo by Trey Clark.
ORDER OF CEREMONY
WELCOME
Ed Brundick III (BBA ’98, MBA ’99, JD ’03) President, Law Alumni Chapter
REMARKS
Dr. Thomas Nenon, Provost, University of Memphis
Katharine T. Schaffzin, Dean, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Jim Strickland (BBA ’86, JD ’89), Mayor, City of Memphis
INVOCATION
Honorable Robert L. “Butch” Childers (BBA ’71, JD ’74), President, UofM Alumni Association National Executive Board of Directors
DINNER
LIVE AUCTION
INTRODUCTION OF THE 2019 FRIENDS OF THE LAW SCHOOL
John A. Bobango (JD ’83) and Lisa W. Bobango (JD ’83)
INTRODUCTION OF THE 2019 PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE
Honorable Robert L. “Butch” Childers (BBA ’71, JD ’74)
Honorable Bernice Bouie Donald (BA ’74, JD ’79)
Richard Glassman (BS ’69, JD ’72)
R. Hunter Humphreys (JD ’77)
Connie Lewis Lensing
Charles T. Tuggle Jr.
DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS
CLOSING REMARKS
Ed Brundick III (BBA ’98, MBA ’99, JD ’03)
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Santa Monica State Beach is a California State Park operated by the city of Santa Monica. The beach is located along Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica. It is two miles long and has a picnic area, shops, and pier, as well as manned lifeguard stations, casual eateries, equipment rental spots, public fitness and activity facilities, a bike trail, and wooden pathways for warm days and beachgoers with disabilities. Visitor activities include volleyball, basketball, and a running (on a strip along the beach).
State Route 2 (SR 2) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from the junction of Santa Monica Boulevard and Centinela Avenue at Santa Monica to SR 138 east of Wrightwood, running concurrent with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and Interstate 210 (I-210). SR 2 is known as the Angeles Crest Scenic Byway from SR 2's east junction with I-210 in La Cañada-Flintridge to the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line. The Big Pines Highway is routed along SR 2 from County Route N4 (the northwest continuation of the designation) in Big Pines to the Los Angeles-San Bernardino county line. See wikipedia for more.
Los Angeles (pronounced /lɒs ˈændʒələs/ los-AN-jə-ləs; Spanish: [los ˈaŋxeles], Spanish for "The Angels") is the second largest city in the United States, and with a population of 3.8 million is the largest city in the state of California and the Western United States. From wikipedia
Images taken at the Best of British show held at Cotswold Airport (aka Kemble airfield).
All images taken with Nikon D700 and Sigma lenses (12-24, 24-70 and 70-200 as well as a 2x converter)
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, KG, OM, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, DSO, MC, LL.D, PC (10 December 1891 - 16 June 1969) was a British military commander and field marshal, notably during the Second World War as the commander of the 15th Army Group. He later served as the last British Governor General of Canada.
The third son of the 4th Earl of Caledon (a descendant of the Alexanders of Limavady, fCounty Londonderry) and the former Lady Elizabeth Graham-Toler, a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Norbury,
He was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1911. During the First World War, Alexander's battalion formed a part of the original British Expeditionary Force (BEF), in which he was a 22-year-old lieutenant and platoon commander.
Alexander became the youngest lieutenant-colonel in the British Army during the war, and when the Great War ended he was in temporary command of a brigade. He served on the Western Front and was wounded twice in four years of fighting. He received the Military Cross in 1915, the Distinguished Service Order in 1916, and the Legion of Honour, and by 1918 was an acting brigadier.
Rudyard Kipling, who wrote a history of the Irish Guards in which his own son fought and was killed, noted that, "It is undeniable that Colonel Alexander had the gift of handling the men on the lines to which they most readily responded . . . his subordinates loved him, even when he fell upon them blisteringly for their shortcomings; and his men were all his own."
In 1919 - 1920 Alexander led the Baltic German Landeswehr in the Latvian War of Independence, commanding units loyal to the Republic of Latvia in the successful drive to eject the Bolsheviks from Latgale[3]. He later served in Turkey and Gibraltar before returning to England and the Staff College, Camberley and the Imperial Defence College. In 1937 he was promoted to major-general.
Years of service1911 - death
RankField Marshal
Commands1st Battalion, Irish Guards (1915 - temporary)
2nd Battalion, Irish Guards (1917)
4 Guards Brigade (Mar 1918 - temporary)
X Corps School (Oct 1918)
Baltic Landeswehr (Jul 1919 - Mar 1920)
1st Battalion, Irish Guards (1922)
Nowshera Brigade, India (13 Oct 1934 - 14 Jan 1938)
1st Infantry Division (17 Feb 1938 - 7 Jun 1940)
I Corps (8 Jun 1940 - 14 Dec 1940)
Southern Command (UK) (15 Dec 1940 - 26 Feb 1942)
Army in Burma (5 Mar 1942 - 6 Aug 1942)
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East (7 Aug 1942 - 18 Feb 1943)
18th Army Group (19 Feb 1943 - 14 May 1943)
15th Army Group/Allied Central Mediterranean Force/Allied Armies in Italy (10 Jul 1943 - 11 Dec 1944)
Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre (12 Dec 1944 - 29 Sep 1945)
Battles/warsWorld War I
Latvian War of Independence
World War II
AwardsKG (3 Dec 1946)
OM (1 Jan 1959)
GCB (11 Nov 1942)
KCB (1942)
CB (1938)
GCMG (1946)
CSI (7 Feb 1936)
DSO (1916)
MC (14 Jan 1916)
MID (4 Jan 1917, 27 Dec 1918, 8 Jul 1919, 3 Feb 1920, 7 Feb 1936, 8 May 1936, 20 Dec 1940, 28 Oct 1942)
LM (10 Aug 1943)
PC (1952)
PC (Canada) (1952)
Legion of Honour 5th class
Order of St. Anna, 2nd Class, with swords
Order of Suvorov, 1st Class (29 Feb 1944)
Grand Cross, Order of King George 1st (20 Jun 1944)
Virtuti Militari, Vth Class (7 Dec 1944)
Distinguished Service Medal (2 Aug 1945)
Other workGovernor-General of Canada, (Apr 1946 - Jan 1952)
Minister of Defence, (Mar 1952 - Oct 1954)
Edo Period (1600-1868) 2-panel screen of chrysanthemums. A field of chrysanthemums appears through the mist in a landscape with rolling mountains in the distance. The mist is created with waves of sprinkled gold.
Japanese > ScreenNot Framed
SIZE: 68-3/4" x 74"
AGE: Edo Period (1600-1868)
MEDIUM: Ink & pigment on paper
CONDITION:Excellent
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Title: Karang Kapota Fisherman
Description: Karang Kapota a very remote atoll off the South East coast of Sulawesi (Indonesia) Because of its remoteness there is no permanent settlement on the atoll.
Fisherman live there for month at the time catch fish and keep them in pens in the water , or catch and dry sea cucumbers for trading and sale. Traders come to take the fish, or sea cucumbers in exchange for money or goods.
In the picture you see a local fisherman early in the morning on his way to the fishing grounds. He will spent the entire day in his small boat surrounded by water before he returns in the evening to his hut built on stilts on the edge of an atoll island.
Photographer: Klaus Eiberle
Occupation: Captain
Country: Germany
This interesting waterfall and ruins greet visitors to the Lost Continent, which is part of Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure theme park.
A folding pictorial map of the area covered by the Southern Region of the newly branded British Rail and giving details of resorts, destinations and attractions that could be reach by their services. It also gives details of fares such as the bargain "Leg-Room Special" fares alongside mid-week, Holiday Runabout, Rail Rovers and Group Travel. Their also still, just, advertising Camping Coaches as well as Continental services via the BR ferry routes.
The folder is not dated but the two route diagrams - maps - shown are dated to 1966. They show that various branch lines have already been pruned under the Beeching "Axe" and, of course, there have been many subsequent changes to routes and service patterns particularly in the London Suburban area such as Tramlink and Thameslink.
This is the diagramattic version of the Southern's extensive suburban network that covered much of South London and the adjacent Home Counties. Largely electrically operated this was one of the world's largest and busiest suburban and commuting networks serving the main city termini of Victoria, Waterloo, Charing Cross, Holborn Viaduct, Cannon Street and London Bridge. There have been some substantial changes over the years such as Thameslink, Tramlink between Wimbledon and Croydon and some other losses.
medievalpoc: Correggio Adoration of the Magi Italy (1517) Oil on Canvas (transferred from panel), 84 x 108 cm. Pinacoteca di Brera. I love how dynamic this particular Adoration scene is. You get a sense of movement and flow from the overall composition, as well as the individual figures.
University of Georgia Tifton Campus Historic Tift Building, near where U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue convenes an Interagency Task Force on Agriculture, in Tifton, Georgia on Friday, August 25, 2017. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Taken with: Canon A-1 SLR (FD)
Taken on: Kodak Portra 400 (pushed to 1600)
Developed by: Burlington Camera (CN-16)
Scanned with: Epson V600 Scanner (PhotoshopCC&LightroomCC)
Day 11: After leaving Reims I headed further East to Strasbourg, the crossroads of French and German culture, in time to watch a Germany VS France Euro Cup game. It was a very different city, with its germanic architecture built from red stones out of the clay bearing soil. The food here was fantastic.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg is a beautiful gothic church in central Strasbourg and offers a stunning view of the city. It was the world's tallest building for 227 years from 1647 to 1874.
Picture Of The 23rd Annual Running Of The Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition Taken Place On The Hudson River In New York City. The Tugboat Race Start's At 79th Street On The Hudson River And End's At Pier 84 Near West 44th Street. Photo Taken Sunday September 6, 2015.
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The Sanford School for Public Policy at Duke University held the Graduate Programs graduation events and ceremonies on Saturday, May 11, 2013 in the Wilson Center gymnasium. The Class of 2013 consisted of 55 Master of Public Policy graduates, 38 Master of International Development Policy graduates and 5 Ph. D. graduates. Bruce R. Kuniholm, Dean and Professor of Public Policy and History, gave the welcome and opening remarks.
(photos © Kevin Seifert Photography | kevin@kevinseifertphotography.com | ((919) 208-9458)
Is cultural diversity being sacrificed for biodiversity? A hunter-gatherer point of view from Congo
Dr. Jerome Lewis (UCL)
Western trained conservationists practice a model of conservation that assumes people to be the problem. Certain animals are classed in terms of their scarcity - as rare and/or endangered species. According to this logic if these animals and their environment is protected from people then it will be fine. Policing protected areas then becomes the primary cost of conservation projects. By contrast the Mbendjele Pygmy hunter-gatherers' economy is structured on the principle that nature will always be abundant if people share properly whatever they extract. But the capitalist extractive system now imposed on their forest is based on the systematic extraction of resources for sale on international markets by private companies owned by international elites. These organisations hoard profits and share little with the local communities impacted by their activities. In a short film some Mbendjele men and women express their understanding of the situation and what its impact is on their lives and culture.
A site I never tire of in Italy.... undies in the sun :)
FYI:
"It's fun to explore the little alleyways of Europe's medieval centers. We recently stumbled upon a couple of courtyards in Gallipoli, Italy full of beautiful tools, religious artifacts and found objects that are part of Gallipoli's past.
Little blind alleys called "corte" become like small piazze in Galipoli. People who live in the area gather together in these places--and decorate them. The folks living around Corte Gallo are pretty friendly, and invited us to gawk at the incredible display of things from their lives. What's amazing is that there wasn't a speck of dust anywhere.
Gallipoli is on the western shore of Italy's heel, in Puglia. It's one of my favorite Puglia villages, featuring great seafood and friendly people. It's also extremely photogenic."
The Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary flight.
34 Spitfires and Hurricanes took off from Goodwood in the space of about 20 minutes, from 1400. Arranged in groups of three or four planes, they flew to various destinations in the South of England, visiting many towns and sites of significance in the Battle on the way. Three Spitfires headed north-east to fly to Bentwaters (Suffolk). They are seen here passing over the former RAF Martlesham Heath airfield at 15.08.
From top to bottom they are
Supermarine Seafire Mk IIIc PP972 (G-BUAR, Markings 11 5)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4650 (G-CGUK, Markings KL A)
Supermarine Spitfire T9 ML407 (G-LFIX, Markings vOU)
This is a two seater, based at the former airbase at Bentwaters, near Woodbridge.
The pictures aren't really up to my usual standard, but were taken on a Canon compact camera, as I didn't really think there would be much opportunity for perfection!
HAT YAO, Kingdom of Thailand –Royal Thai Marines, Republic of Korea Marines and U.S. Marines conduct a multilateral amphibious assault during the field training exercise portion of Exercise Cobra Gold 2012 Feb. 10. The purpose of the assault was to increase interoperability among participating militaries and rehearse a joint, multinational amphibious landing with combined arms. The exercise is an annual multi-national combined joint training exercise held throughout the Kingdom of Thailand. It is the United States' largest multilateral exercise in the Asia Pacific region and offers more than 20 participating countries critical training opportunities improving interoperability in conducting multinational operations. (Courtesy Photo/Released)
“Joy of winter“ vor dem Schloss Nymphenburg ... Original size ... Bavaria today
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGdFHJXciAQ&feature=related
www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/schloss/uebers/nymphbur.htm
BLACKHEAD LIGHTHOUSE MARKS THE NORTHERN EXTREMITY OF BELFAST LOUGH. THIS OCTAGONAL TOWER WAS DESIGNED BY WILLIAM DOUGLASS, ENGINEER TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LIGHTS. IT WAS COMPLETED IN 1902 AND WAS PAINTED RED. AN EXPLOSIVE FOG SIGNAL WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LIGHT. ON THE 20TH AUGUST 1929 THE COLOUR OF THE TOWER WAS CHANGED TO WHITE.
FROM SEPTEMBER 1965, THE EXPLOSIVE FOG SIGNAL WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A BRILLIANT FLASH OF LIGHT WHEN SOUNDING DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.
ON 23RD SEPTEMBER 1965 BLACKHEAD ANTRIM LIGHTHOUSE WAS CONVERTED TO ELECTRIC AND THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHT WAS INCREASED GIVING A RANGE OF 27 NAUTICAL MILES. AT THE SAME TIME THE DURATION OF THE FLASH WAS DECREASED TO 0.15 SECONDS, THE CHARACTER BEING FL W 3 SECS (FL 0.15, EC 2.85). THE LANTERN EQUIPMENT IS A 920MM CATADIOPTRIC ANNULAR LENS WITH A PRB22 GEARLESS DRIVE AND MBI 400W LAMPS IN A UVLA LAMPCHANGER.
THE FOG-SIGNAL WAS DISCONTINUED IN FEBRUARY 1972.
IN JULY 1975 THE LIGHTKEEPERS WERE WITHDRAWN FROM THE STATION AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE CARE OF A PART-TIME ATTENDANT.
ON THE 1ST APRIL 1992 THE RADIOBEACON CALIBRATION SERVICE AT MEW ISLAND WAS DISCONTINUED AND MOVED TO BLACKHEAD ANTRIM. IN MORE RECENT TIMES UTILISATION OF RADIO DIRECTION FINDERS BY MARINERS HAS BEEN TO A GREAT EXTENT SUPERCEDED BY MORE MODERN TECHNOLOGY. FOR THIS REASON THE COMMISSIONERS DISCONTINUED THEIR MEDIUM FREQUENCY RADIOBEACON SERVICE ON 1ST FEBRUARY 1999.
Raul Salazar, Minister, Alternate Representative of Peru to the OAS
Date: December 14, 2011
Place: Washington DC
Credit: Patricia Leiva/OAS
There are only 6 of these BMWs ever made and this guy had one of them at the Botham Vineyards, Vintage Celebration this past weekend....
If anyone could help me out with what the proper full name of the vehicle is I would appreciate it....
Greensleeves Morris Men
Greensleeves Morris Men are one of the longest established Morris dancing sides in the country and are based in Wimbledon in south-west London (London Borough of Merton).
Event: Greensleeves Boxing Day tour (26th December), Wimbledon Village (London, England)
An interesting event showing examples of sticks, swords, rapper dancing with a Mummers play thrown in too.
Further information about the origins of Morris dancing, sticks, swords and rappers can be found on the Greensleeves Morris website: www.greensleevesmorris.org.uk/index.html
What are Mummers plays?
There are many Mummers' plays of one sort or another recorded in Britain and the names of the hero and villain reflect local traditions. The hero is usually England's Patron Saint, St George. The villain varies more widely and he may be the 'Bold Slasher', the 'Turkish Knight' or the 'Black King of Pardine'. In some plays from the south of England, 'Old Boney' (Napoleon) makes an appearance as the villain.
The plays are short dramas with rhymed texts, traditionally performed in association with certain annual festivals - mostly Christmas. There are three main types of play, the most prominent is the hero/combat play. It starts with an introductory prologue and is followed by challenges and a sword fight between the hero and an antagonist. As a result of this, one of them is "slain" and a quack doctor is brought in to perform a cure. The doctor then magically brings the corpse to life again.
The costumes worn can be intended to portray the character being acted, much as you would expect in a regular stage play. However many sides wear non-representational costumes instead, typically smocks or shirts covered with patches, ribbons, paper strips, etc. Also the face was commonly disguised either by blacking up or by obscuring the face with the headgear. The plays text were passed down orally and vary from play to play.
The play finishes with money being extracted from the audience in order to supply beverages, (usually alcoholic), for the players.
Further information about folk plays can be found at this website: www.folkplay.info/index.htm
Morris Dancing becoming extinct in 20 years time? Read this: www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/jan/05/morris-dancing
Note to new parents: sign up your first born son to a Morris side near you and save this tradition from extinction.
2008 December 26, Greensleeves MM (50) FR
The special issue of ELLE DECOR ITALIA - September 2013 dedicated to the "BEST of DESIGN 2013" celebrates the best of the international production seen during the last Salone del Mobile in Milan with:
60 pages, 6 winning trends, more than 400 events throughout the city - in total 292 new trends in the design world chosen for their quality.
And where I-MESH has been celebrated and won at at the section "Virtual Artworks" thanks to the installation "Alik in Wonderland".