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A special reception was organized by Pedro Padilla-Rosa (University of Puerto Rico Law Library) and Ivette Torres (Supreme Court Librarian) at the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, on Monday, August 16, 2011.
Thought I better take a photo of the Library. Just in case it closes. See below(2);
Anyone coming to the Isle of Wight please note:
The council spent £1m on moving staff out of county hall Newport in May 2010. Now they are going too spent £4.m on putting them all back.
If you are coming on holiday to the Isle of Wight this year please bring the following:
1) As all the public toilets are now closed: A Portaloo..
2) All the libraries outside Newport Closed: So bring your own books.
3) The life guard stations closed: Please bring your own water wings.
4) The Tourist information Shops closed: Please bring your own maps and if you want a memento of the island, your own Vid recorder.
5) Don’t come by plane: there are no licensed runways left.
6) A large wallet for fuel and bus fares.
Enjoy.
A victim of the British Army "shot at dawn" policy during WW1.
He had enlisted in the Worcestershire Regiment in 1912 as a drummer boy and served on the Western Front from the beginning of the First World War.
When he arrived in France with the 3rd Battalion on the 12th August 1914, his rank was that of a Lance-Corporal.
He had fought with his Battalion in every engagement and was promoted to Sergeant.
In August 1917 the 3rd Battalion was in action near the Bellewarde Ridge, when Sergeant Wall went missing during the attack.
This was unlike him and it could have been that he was suffering from "battle fatigue" which affected his mental state.
Unfortunately, this was not considered at his trial.
On the 6th September 1917, Sergeant Wall was executed by firing squad, for desertion, at Poperinghe.
He was 22 years of age.
Serjeant WALL JOHN THOMAS
Service Number 13216
Died 06/09/1917
Aged 22
3rd Bn.
Worcestershire Regiment
Son of William and Harriet Wall, of Hill Cottages, Bockleton, nr. Tenbury, Worcestershire.
Fresh off his success of E.T. and Poltergeist, Steven Spielberg is awarded as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year for 1983 (@HastyPuddin1770).
This exhibit started as a tribute to the 2011 Sitges Film Festival 10th anniversary screening of A.I. The 2015 Sitges Film Festival runs October 9-18. More info: www.sitgesfilmfestival.com
Researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conduct the 2015-2016 blue crab winter dredge survey in the lower portion of the Chesapeake Bay after departing VIMS headquarters in Gloucester Point, Va., on March 8, 2016. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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'Troubles in the Square' (2006) by Zadok Ben-David. Painted Cor-ten Steel.
Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
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Aston Alumni Reception at the House of Lords, Wednesday 10 November 2015
Speakers: Prof. Baroness Brown of Cambridge (Vice Chancellor Aston University - Julia King) and Lord Rooker
Ubud is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Ubud District, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills of the Gianyar regency. One of Bali's major arts and culture centres, it has developed a large tourism industry.
Ubud has a population of about 30,000 people, but it is becoming difficult to distinguish the town itself from the villages that surround it. From: wiki.
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island (strictly speaking, the province covers a few small neighbouring islands as well as the isle of Bali). From: wiki.
The kids did a nice job of sharing to end up with a nice waterfall of colors. They all had such fun!
I can't resist posting another photo of native Humboldt Lily (Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum, Liliaceae) growing in Kinevan Canyon, taken from slightly above. Unfortunately, there won't be many more. Drought and deer and the mystery grub that eats the flower buds have taken down the rest of them. Of course there are other canyons, and I'll have to do some hunting! They are beautiful flowers, almost too pretty to be native. But they are. (San Marcos Pass, 26 June 2015)
I didn't use flash or do any photo tricks to get that black background, but I did wait a while for a beam of sunlight to get to the flower with a shaded background. It was worth the wait!
Members of the Tunisian Air Force get a tour of the Wyoming Air National Guard base at the 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 14, 2020. The Tunisians are visiting to take part in the Aviation Familiarization Event hosted by the Wyoming National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jon Alderman)
Namibia.
Etosha National Park.
Etosha National Park is a national park in northwestern Namibia. The park was proclaimed a game reserve on March 22, 1907 in Ordinance 88 by the Governor of German South West Africa, Dr. Friedrich von Lindequist. It was designated as Wildschutzgebiet Nr. 2 which means Game Reserve Number 2, in numerical order after West Caprivi (Game Reserve No. 1) and preceding Namib Game Reserve (No. 3). In 1958, Game Reserve No. 2 became Etosha Game Park and was elevated to status of National Park in 1967 by an act of parliament of the Republic of South Africa which administered South-West Africa during that time.[1]
Etosha National Park spans an area of 22,270 square kilometres (8,600 sq mi) and gets its name from the large Etosha pan which is almost entirely within the park. The Etosha pan (4,760 square kilometres (1,840 sq mi)) covers 23% of the area of the total area of the Etosha National Park.[2] The park is home to hundreds of species of mammals, birds and reptiles, including several threatened and endangered species like the black rhinoceros.
The park is located in the Kunene region and shares boundaries with the regions of Oshana, Oshikoto and Otjozondjupa.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etosha_National_Park
The plains zebra (Equus quagga, formerly Equus burchelli), also known as the common zebra or Burchell's zebra, is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra.[2] It ranges from the south of Ethiopia through East Africa to as far south as Botswana and eastern South Africa. The plains zebra remains common in game reserves, but is threatened by human activities such as hunting for its meat and hide, as well as competition with livestock and encroachment by farming on much of its habitat.
The University of Iowa today announced that it has partnered with the Raise.me scholarship platform on a statewide pilot project to encourage and improve college readiness among Iowa high school students.
Using Raise.me, high school students from select school districts in each of Iowa’s 99 counties will be eligible to earn up to a total of $1,200 in “micro-scholarships” to attend the UI by meeting certain criteria, such as achieving an A or a B grade in select math classes or being involved in arts, athletics or other extra-curricular programs.
The goal of the program is to encourage students to take rigorous courses and get involved in school activities, all while saving for future college expenses.
The high schools selected for the four-year pilot project are from the district in each county with the highest free and reduced lunch percentage, based on 2015-16 data from the Iowa Department of Education. Des Moines Public Schools is one of the districts that will be participating in the project.
Read more at www.dmschools.org.
Details best viewed in Original Size.
The sculpture was commissioned by the Prague municipality and the funds for its execution were raised in a public collection. The work was created in the workshop of Prague sculptor Jan Brokoff. Under the bronze cross a trio of figures mourns the dead body of Christ taken down from the cross. The upper half of Christ's lifeless body rests on the lap of the seated Virgin Mary, while the kneeling Mary Magdalene kisses Christ's lifeless right hand. In the middle of the composition is the standing figure of the mourning St. John the Evangelist. On the pedestal of the statue is a Latin inscription, translated, "Oh all you who pass by, look and see if there is any pain like my pain." Beginning in 1965, all of the statues have been systematically replaced by replicas, and the originals have been exhibited in the Lapidarium of the National Museum.
Additional information on the Charles Bridge Statuary may be obtained at Wikipedia.
Day two of the Sanger Leadership Crisis Challenge at the Ross School of Business (University of Michigan). Here are pictures of the sessions at Michigan Stadium on Friday March 24, 2017.
Kim Koo: independence activist, president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and post-independence right-wing politician who was assassinated in 1949.
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,888542,00.html
populargusts.blogspot.com/2008/10/100000-won-terrorist.html
University of Texas Longhorns volleyball match against TCU Horned Frogs at Gregory Gym in Austin, Texas on November 8, 2017.
The issue of negotiations with the Russian Federation may become relevant only when Russia is ready to accept the document developed on the platform of the Peace Formula – President.
Today, the only working platform on the key principles of peace in Ukraine is the Peace Formula proposed by our state. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the end-of-year press conference in Kyiv.
The Head of State reminded that the fourth meeting of national security and foreign policy advisors on the implementation of the Peace Formula would be held in Switzerland in January within the Davos Forum.
"We will work towards ensuring that this meeting gathers representatives from all continents, including the Global South. This meeting will address the last five points of the Peace Formula. The first five points were addressed by advisors at the previous meeting at the end of October in Malta," he explained.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that after this meeting of advisors, work would be done to organize the first founding summit at the level of state leaders. He believes it is necessary to do everything possible to ensure this summit takes place despite all the challenges existing in the world. This will mean that the world continues to pay attention to Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine and to the Peace Formula. According to the President, his recent foreign visits to Latin America, the USA, and Europe have also helped keep the focus on the war in Ukraine.
The Head of State explained that at the first Global Peace Summit, the leaders will work out an agreement between the countries on the fundamental provisions that will be embodied in the relevant document. After this document is agreed upon by all states, it can then be presented to representatives of the Russian Federation.
"If it is ready to accept that document, it will indicate that the issue of negotiations is relevant. As of today, it is not relevant. I don't see a request from Russia, I don't see it in their actions, I see only arrogance in their rhetoric. And murder," Volodymyr Zelenskyy summarized.
Gala night of the red&black world which celebrated 25 years of Berlusconi’s Presidency yesterday night. Here are the Red Carpet’s pictures!
Serata di gala per il mondo rossonero che ieri sera ha festeggiato i 25 anni di Presidenza Berlusconi. Ecco le foto del Red Carpet!
13/03/2010
Energetic performances, thought-provoking speakers and exhibits were among the festivities at College of DuPage’s Black History Month celebration. Events were held throughout February and sponsored by the College’s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. The celebration kicked off Feb. 1 with performers from the African Dance and Music Institute and concluded with a rousing performance by Soul Children of Chicago. Additionally, the McAninch Arts Center created and produced the inaugural “Apollo Live” student talent competition.
Various students, staff, faculty, and alumni gather for the annual State of College address by CoE Dean David Munson in the GM Conference Room in the Lurie Engineering Center on North Campus in Ann Arbor, MI on October 12, 2012.
Photo: Joseph Xu, CoE Communications and Marketing
At the Museum of Vancouver.
This iconic neon sign is a good reminder how interesting things were in the past. Today's urban landscape has become very boring ever since the city by-law designed to kill neon signs was introduced in 1974.
The Smilin' Buddha Cararet sign was located at East Hastings near Columbia Street from the 1950s to the early 1990s. Local alternative rock band, 54-40, acquired & restored the sign before donating it to the museum.
JuneStarted to work at the begging of the year to push the idea of a TV show to be broadcast worldwide that would focus on Japanese culture. After getting approval from the powers that be at Tokyo MX TV and then hunting around for sponsors, the show became a reality but only for a single pilot episode to be aired in June. You can read how the show came to be and see the entire Episode 0 below.
By Danny Choo - www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
View more at tokyo.japantimes.co.jp/post/en/1534/Summary+of+2010.html
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Photo by Worranat Ruangkete, Thanaphong Iemcha-od (Trainee Goplay)
Stained glass of a crown.
The Church of the Holy Cross in Middlezoy, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building.
William of Bitton II was the rector by 20 April 1263. From the 13th to early 16th century, when it became a separate parish, Middlezoy was a chapelry of Sowy parish. The church was originally dedicated to St. Lawrence and later to St. Mary before adopting the current dedication in 1754.
The church has a chancel and a nave with a south aisle and south porch, and a north chapel or vestry. The 3-stage west tower was built around 1483, similar to that at Lyng. The tower contains six bells including one of 1608 probably by George Purdue of Closworth. The upper part of the tower was restored by Sall Strachey Historic Conservation. The work included replacing the pinnacles and sections of the pierced parapet.
The whole church has been renovated many times with a major restoration being undertaken in the 1860s to plans by Charles Knowles, with further repairs in 1908.
The parish is part of the benefice of Middlezoy and Othery and Moorlinch with Stawell and Sutton Mallet, within the Glastonbury deanery.
In memory of Scott Kloeck-Jenson, a Global Studies Scholar dedicated to global peace and justice, Global Studies at UW-Madison awards the SKJ International Internship Fellowships to support graduate students interested in undertaking practitioner internships on social justice issues and the International Pre-Dissertation Travel Fellowships to support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral students whose dissertations include social justice elements.
Kloeck-Jenson had been working on his dissertation in political science at UW-Madison, but on June 23, 1999, he, his wife Barbara, and their two children, Zoe and Noah, were killed in a car accident in South Africa. These grants bearing his name honor his commitment to international understanding and research that serves social justice concerns.
These images are from a luncheon held Oct. 6, to recognize the 2014 recipients, which was attended by Ken and Marlys Jenson, Kloeck-Jenson's parents, and Kloeck-Jenson's brother, Paul Jenson.
To learn more about the SKJ Fellowship and the recipients, go to the site: global.wisc.edu/skj/
Photos: Kerry G. Hill/UW-Madison Division of International Studies
Women of Mobamba GBM Self Help Group at Mobamba village in Kisii county carrying their markhamia lutea seedlings for transplanting.
Most Rev. David J. Walkowiak, bishop of Grand Rapids, was joined in prayer on Friday, March 25, 2022 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Grand Rapids, by 900 individuals (in person and online) to implore the aid and comfort of our Blessed Mother during the act of consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The consecration was pronounced by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and performed in communion with the local Churches around the globe as the pope had invited the bishops of the whole world, along with their priests, to join him in the prayer. Bishop Walkowiak’s celebration of Mass, which began at noon local time corresponded to the start of Pope Francis' celebration. Mass was followed by a recitation of the rosary and concluded with the Act of Consecration.
When something is consecrated, it is declared sacred or holy. The practice of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is linked to the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima to the three little shepherds in 1917.
We are grateful to Immaculate Heart of Mary parish pastor Father Troy Nevins and his staff for hosting this time of prayer.
(Photo by Jaymie Perry)
July 4 is an appropriate time to post a photo of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home near Charlottesville, Virginia. Jefferson (1743-1826) was a delegate to the Continental Congress, member of the Virginia legislature, governor of Virginia, minister to France, first United States secretary of state, and third president of the United States. Revealing the importance he placed on the Declaration of Independence, he gave strict instructions before his death that his gravestone was to state only
Here was buried
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of American Independence
of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom
Father of the University of Virginia
Besides the government posts he held, he also omitted his not-inconsiderable work as an architect. Among his designs are Monticello; his second home, Poplar Forest, near Bedford; and the Virginia Capitol building. He died at age 83 at Monticello on July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and is buried on the grounds west of the house.
Monticello was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 (66000826), and named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 (#442). The UNESCO listing recognizes Jefferson's architectural achievement and includes the central "academical village" of the University of Virginia.
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Fox Squirrels on two more cold and snowy overcast Autumn days in Ann Arbor - Thursday December 6th and Friday December 7th, 2018 at the University of Michigan.
With the Concours of Elegance now established as an annual event, the UK has an international concours to be justifiably proud of—world-class to match the very best. In just two years, 120 of the world’s rarest collector cars have been enticed and assembled on rarely accessed Royal lawns. Windsor Castle in 2012, St James’s in 2013 and this year at Hampton Court Palace, 2014.
A change of responsibility ceremony was held June 24, between outgoing battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew D. Carlson and incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse J. Clark, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, at MEB Fitness Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. The ceremony was held indoors due to inclement weather. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley M. Morris)