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This is a photograph from a set of photographs taken at the second running of the Castletown-Finea/Coole/Whitehall GFC 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Finea, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday August 21st 2013 at 19:30. The race was unique in the fact that it provided participants to run in two counties (Westmeath and Cavan) and two provinces (Ulster and Leinster) in Ireland during the same race. The race started on the Cavan side of the famous bridge of Finea and finished on the banks of the river. Finea is a beautiful Irish village which is well known for its scenery and it's position in the beautiful landscape of North Westmeath amongst the lakes and hills. The area attracts tourists for fishing and game shooting every year.
The race was very well organised with excellent stewarding and support and great community involvement. Well done to everyone involved. This race has the ability to grow in strength each year.
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: There was about 150 participants of runners, joggers, and walkers.
Weather: There was mild August evening. There was a tail wind supporting the runners for the first 3Km but this turned into a strong head-wind for the final 2km of the race.
Course: The race starts and finishes at either side of the Bridge of Finea. The Bridge End Bar was the start where the race went out 400m on the Granard road and runners turned around at cone and headed back into Co. Westmeath over the bridge and the 1km mark. Following the Castlepollard Road the race took at left at the 2km and followed a loop back past the National School and back into Finea village again for a finish down on the banks of the River Inny. The course was a tough undulating course but fair. Any short hills were balanced out by adequate down-hill the other side. The stewards provided excellent traffic management on what is a busy section of road between the 1st KM and the final KM and the finish.
Location Map: Start/finish and registration took place at the Bridge (see Google StreetView Image here goo.gl/maps/1Zqek)
Refreshments: There was a very impressive selection of refreshments including sandwiches and home-made breads in the Bridge End Bar afterwards.
Some Useful Links
Wikipedia Page about Finea: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnea
FACEBOOK Page for the CFCW 5KM Run 2013 www.facebook.com/cfcw.bigfightnight
CFCW GAA Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Castletown-Finea-Coole-Whitehall-G...
The song which immortalised the Bridge of Finea - 'Come back Paddy Reilly' by Percy French - sung here by Paddy Reilly [www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGmrpMT0-yo] and lyrics [www.lyricsfreak.com/i/irish+music/come+back+paddy+reilly_...]
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From the John T. Dyer Collection (COLL/3503) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
Sir Drefaldwyn in the workshop at Llanfair Caereinion.
Photograph taken at the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway on 17th July 2015
The second assignment in the Strobist Lighting 102, where you vary the distance of the light source from the subject.
Here I am a constant distance away from the background - 5 feet away from a neutral grey wall.
Notice how the background is dark when the camera is close to subject, and lighter as it gets further away. Yes, the light power varies (increases as you move it away) but the exposure of the subject is adjusted by changing the aperture.
Just as David Hobby said it would!!! Something about that inverse square law?? That "the closer you get to the light source, the lighting values change quicker. Move further away, and the distance (think of it as a ratio) becomes less and has less effect."
Very cool. Another "ah-ha" moment.
Playing with lighting position, per Strobist lighting lesson 1. Pretty basic stuff, but it's the basic stuff I need to play with for now. My lovely model is Damien, all dressed up in his nice skirt.
To play on the C-string you have to roll the fiddle over a bit. Look at the picture of Kala for a better reference.
"Florida One" in position--wait--"lined up and waiting"--on Runway 01L. In the background, you can see Bayfront Park, where several avgeeks are likely geeking out about Florida One.
This man is positioned at the the Silom Rd, BTS-MRT junction.
WIDESPREAD SCAMS AIMED AT FIRST TIME VISITORS
Every morning at 9AM the Thai Police blanket the tourist/hotel/shopping districts with a network of plain clothes, english speaking officers and their associates.
They work in teams of 2 or 3 and are positioned near the entrance to tourist sites, hotels, shopping centers, on the BTS skywalks, MRT stations, tourist information booths, busy corners, temples, museums, and shopping centers.
They pose as helpful, friendly strangers and strike up conversations with novice tourists.
Their goal? To protect our visitors???
Of course not... They are there to lie and defraud every tourist they meet.
I call them the Thai Tourist Mafia.
They are participating in elaborate scams on tourists, including the Thai Gem Scam.
Many of the scam shops apparently are operated by influential people and have been in "business" for years defrauding tourists.
Tourists arriving at the airport, leaving their hotels or just walking around town are approached by these people all day long.
They are everywhere and apparently protected as they work in plain view of Police Boxes, Security Guards and Managers of these facilities.
A nice lady at the Tourist Authority tells me they are "cooperating with the Police....and are dangerous." Nobody can chase them away.
(Most taxis and Tuk Tuks in the tourist areas are also working with these scammers, attempting to deliver our visitors into the hands of these thugs.)
This has been going on for years and years.... they are ruining thousands and thousands of vacations.
A search on the internet will show they doing great harm to Thailand's reputation as a safe, friendly destination.
I passed this information to the Tourist Authority, Tourist Assistance Center and Tourist Police 3 years ago.
Below are photos of Thai Tourist Mafia at work:
Tourist Mafia, Wireless Road:
www.flickr.com/photos/21533131@N06/sets/72157623026003415/
This gang hangs out INSIDE the police box when not scamming visitors.
Central World Shrine:
www.flickr.com/photos/21533131@N06/sets/72157616786255092/
Grand Palace:
www.flickr.com/photos/29324583@N05/sets/72157616768273247/
Notice they operate in view of Palace security.
Erawan Shrine:
www.flickr.com/photos/21533131@N06/sets/72157616786296908/
Tourist Mafia on Police Bike.
www.flickr.com/photos/21533131@N06/3655794935/in/set-7215...
Silom Rd.:
www.flickr.com/photos/29324583@N05/sets/72157616886160455/
(Dusit Thani, MRT, BTS, Naritiwat Rd., TAT Booth)
Notice they operate in view of Dusit Thani Security, MRT/BTS Security and Rama4/Silom Police Box.
Suriwong Rd.:
www.flickr.com/photos/29324583@N05/sets/72157616973082429/
(In front of Montien Hotel and Jim Thompson Store.
Both places have a Police Box across the road. Police watch these same people every day defrauding tourists.)
Sukhumvit Soi 18:
www.flickr.com/photos/29324583@N05/sets/72157618019269526/
Siam Center:
Different Position – Sir you are now a women 25
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Notice : Releasing this comic on every Monday to Thursday
Premise of this scenario was The Russians would be counterattacking some recently captured territory. These are those abandoned entrenched positions. I just don't get to use them too often so I came up with an good excuse
Mr John Cobb, saddle maker and advisor to world champions, recommends that at their greatest extension, ones knees should be at about 145 degrees (35 degrees from straight) and ones feet should be 15% off flat.
My knees are 30% off straight, which is not so far off, but my feet are pointed downwards at about 35%.
I do of course look up when I am riding.
I spend a lot of time out of the saddle leaning forwards pedalling behind me as it were.
For a while I reduced the height of my saddle so that my feet were horizontal at their most extended position due to the advice of other kind cyclists. However, due to my poor cycling form where I push too much and do not follow the circle of the pedal sufficiently, my advanced age, and the sheer amount that I ride, my knees suffered in this more conventional foot-flat-at-the-bottom position. I was still pushing at the bottom, attempting in vain to elongate the crank, and compacting my knees with deleterious effect. Now that I am back to the above position, I am forced to be always pushing (or pulling) the pedal around, and prevented from stomping on on the crank. I am very hopeful that my knees will be okay.
I think that I may have designed this elevated saddle position partly because my knees were hurting when I started cycling due to jogging, and running, while overweight. That is why I gave up running and moved to cycling. This is the save your knees position.
women doing aerial yoga practice in orange hammocks, Beautiful happy females working out, performing aero yoga in class.
Possibly the hardest days photography I have ever had in terms of effort to get into position,to dealing with the weather conditions and the subject! Over a 2 hour walk in the Cairngorm in the search of Ptarmigan looked to be for nothing when after reaching our final destination wind was swirling in strong gusts making visibility poor and the chance of being able to hear the birds impossible! After looking around for about 1 hour we decided it was best to head back and low and behold more than half way back down the mountains but a Ptarmigan walked right in front of usand duly made for the hills with its partner but not before we managed a couple of token shot! Drifting snow made photography almost impossible to get a worthwhile shot but at least we got something. Further down the hill and we found another pair behind a rock,again they weren`t for settling so a quick couple of snaps only. Now to put the feet up and recover before thinking of doing it again!
Shooting from the same position, just moving the light around, keeping it at roughly the same subject-light distance but many different angles
This was from an earlier attempt at the position exercise. I think I should really try it with a person some time soon too.
Contractors place an engineered cover, called geomembrane, over the balefill area at Pasco Sanitary Landfill. Photo credit: John Richards
Kochi is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kochi is located in the district of Ernakulam. Old Kochi loosely refers to a group of islands including Willingdon Island, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry. Today Kochi includes Ernakulam, old parts of Kochi, Kumbalangi, and outlying islands.
For many centuries up to and during the British Raj, the city of Kochi was the seat of the eponymous princely state. Kochi traces its history back many centuries, when it was the centre of Indian spice trade for hundreds of years, and was known to the Yavanas (Greeks and Romans), Jews, Arabs and Chinese since ancient times. Kochi earned a significant position on the world trading map after the port at Kodungallur (Cranganore) was destroyed by massive flooding of the river Periyar in 1341.
The earliest documented references to Kochi occur in the books written by Chinese voyager Ma Huan, during his visit to Kochi in the 15th century as part of the treasure fleet of Admiral Zheng He. There are also references to Kochi in accounts written by Italian traveller Niccolò Da Conti, who visited Cochin in 1440 . Today, Kochi is the commercial hub of Kerala, and one of the fastest growing second-tier metros in India.
PREHISTORY
Not much is known about the prehistory of Kochi. There has been no clear evidence of Stone Age inhabitation. Quite ironically, Kochi forms the central part of the Megalithic belt of Kerala. The only trace of prehistoric life in the region is the menhir found in Tripunithura.
Princely rule
PRINCELY RULE
The history of Kochi prior to the Portuguese is not well documented. Though places north and south of Kochi are mentioned in quite detail in many accounts by ancient travellers, even a mention of Kochi is absent prior to the arrival of the Portuguese. Kochi's prominence as a trading port grew after the collapse of the port at Kodungallur in 1341 AD.
The Cochin State came into existence in 1102 AD after the breaking up of the Kulasekhara empire.
FOREIGN RULE
Kochi was under the rule of many foreign empires, during which the Raja of Kochi still remained the titular head.
PORTUGUESE PERIOD (1503-1663)
Kochi was the scene of the first European settlement in India. In the year 1500, Portuguese Admiral Pedro Álvares Cabral, landed at Cochin after being repelled from Calicut. The King of rival Kochi welcomed his guests and a treaty of friendship was signed. Promising his support in the conquest of Calicut, the admiral coaxed the king into allowing them to build a factory at Cochin. Assured by the support, the king called war with the Zamorins of Calicut. However, the admiral retreated in panic on seeing the powers of the Zamorin. The Zamorins, on the other hand, eager to win the favor of the Portuguese, left without a war. Another captain, João da Nova was sent in place of Cabral. However, he too faltered at the sight of the Zamorin. The consecutive retreats made the King of Portugal indignant. The king sent Vasco Da Gama, who bombed Calicut and destroyed the Arab trading posts. This invited the anger of the Zamorin, who declared a war against the Kochi Raja.
The war between Calicut and Cochin began on 1 March 1503. However, the oncoming monsoons and the arrival of a small Portuguese fleet under Francisco and Afonso de Albuquerque alarmed the Zamorin, and he called back his army. The Zamorin resorted to a retreat also because the revered festival of Onam was near, and the Zamorin intended to keep the auspicious day holy. This led to a triumph for the king of Kochi, who was later re-established in the possession of his kingdom. However, much of the kingdom was burnt and destroyed by the Zamorins.
After securing the king in his throne, the Portuguese got permission to build a fort – Fort Kochi (Fort Emmanuel) (after the reigning king of Portugal) - surrounding the Portuguese factory, in order to protect it from any further attacks. The entire work was commissioned by the Cochin Raja, who supplied workers and material. The Raja continued to rule with the help of the Portuguese. Meanwhile, the Portuguese secretly tried to enter into an alliance with the Zamorins. A few later attempts by the Zamorin at conquering the Kochi port was thwarted by the Cochin Raja with the help of the Portuguese. Slowly, the Portuguese armory at Kochi was increased, with the presumed notion of helping the raja protect Kochi. However, the measured led to decrease in the power of the Cochin Raja, and an increase in the Portuguese influence. From 1503 to 1663, Kochi was ruled by Portugal through the namesake Cochin Raja. Kochi remained the capital of Portuguese India till 1510. In 1530, Saint Francis Xavier arrived and founded a Christian mission. This Portuguese period was difficult for the Jews installed in the region, since the Inquisition was active in Portuguese India. Kochi hosted the grave of Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese viceroy, who was buried at St. Francis Church until his remains were returned to Portugal in 1539. Soon after the time of Albuquerque, the Portuguese rule in Kerala declined. The failure is attributed to several factors like intermarriages, forcible conversions, religious persecution etc.
DUTCH PERIOD (1663-1773)
The Portuguese rule was followed by that of the Dutch, who had by then conquered Quilon, after various encounters with the Portuguese and their allies. Discontented members of the Cochin Royal family called on the assistance of the Dutch for help in overthrowing the Cochin Raja. The Dutch successfully landed at Njarakal and headed on to capture the fort at Pallippuram, which they handed over to the Zamorin.
MYSORE INVASION
The 1773 conquest of the Mysore King Hyder Ali in the Malabar region descended to Kochi. The Kochi Raja had to pay a subsidy of one hundred thousand of Ikkeri Pagodas (equalling 400,000 modern rupees). Later on, in 1776, Haider captured Trichur, which was under the Kingdom of Kochi. Thus, the Raja was forced to become a tributary of Mysore and to pay a nuzzar of 100,000 of pagodas and 4 elephants and annual tribute of 30,000 pagodas. The hereditary Prime Ministership of Cochin came to an end during this period.
BRITISH PERIOD (1814–1947)
In 1814 according to the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, the islands of Kochi, including Fort Kochi and its territory were ceded to the United Kingdom in exchange for the island of Banca. Even prior to the signing of the treaty, there are evidence of English residents in Kochi. Towards the early 20th century, trade at the port had increased substantially, and the need to develop the port was greatly felt. Harbour Engineer Robert Bristow, was thus brought to Cochin in 1920 under the direction of Lord Willingdon, then the Governor of Madras. In a span of 21 years, he had transformed Cochin as the safest harbour in the peninsula, where ships berthed alongside the newly reclaimed inner harbour equipped with a long array of steam cranes. Meanwhile, in 1866, Fort Cochin was made a municipality, and its first Municipal Council election to a board of 18 members was conducted in 1883. The Maharajah of Cochin, in 1896 initiated local administration, by forming town councils in Mattancherry and Ernakulam. In 1925, Kochi legislative assembly was constituted due to public pressure on the state. The assembly consisted of 45 members, 10 of who were officially nominated. Thottakkattu Madhaviamma became the first woman to be a member of any legislature in India.
POST INDEPENDENCE ERA
In 1947, India gained independence from the British colonial rule. Cochin was the first princely state to join the Indian Union willingly. Post independence, E. Ikkanda Warrier became the first Prime Minister of Kochi. K. P. Madhavan Nair, P.T Jacob, C. Achutha Menon, Panampilly Govinda Menon were few of the other stalwarts who were in the forefront of the democratic movements. Then in 1949, Travancore-Cochin state came into being by the merger of Cochin and Travancore, with Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai as the first chief minister. Travancore-Cochin, was in turn merged with the Malabar district of the Madras State. Finally, the Government of India's 1 November 1956 States Reorganisation Act inaugurated a new state – Kerala – incorporating Travancore-Cochin, Malabar District, and the taluk of Kasargod, South Kanara. On 9 July 1960, the Mattancherry council passed a resolution that was forwarded to the government, requesting the formation of a Municipal Corporation by combining the existing municipalities of Fort Kochi, Mattancherry and Ernakulam. The proposal was condemned by the Fort Kochi municipality. However, the Ernakulam municipality welcomed the proposal, suggesting the inclusion of more suburban areas in the amalgamated Corporation. Major Balagangadhara Menon, the then Director of Local Bodies was appointed by the government to study the feasibility of the suggested merger. And based on the report submitted by him, the Kerala Legislative Assembly approved the formation of the Corporation. Thus, on 1 November 1967, exactly 11 years since the conception of the state of Kerala, the corporation of Cochin came into existence, by the merger of the municipalities of Ernakulam, Mattancherry and Fort Kochi, along with that of the Willingdon Island and four panchayats viz. Palluruthy, Vennala, Vyttila and Edappally and the small islands of Gundu and Ramanthuruth.
WIKIPEDIA
From the John T. Dyer Collection (COLL/3503) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
The Crucifixion is positioned high above the altar. The background for each of the lights is a spectacular red and gold sunset, offset with evergreen trees. The top panels of the first light depict six golden-haired angels praying in profile. The middle and lower panels depict ten Irish saints. St. Patrick is depicted at the front of the saints, attired in traditional green robes.
The top panels of the central light depict five angels attired in gowns of gold and white, with elaborate wings of blue and red. The Holy Spirit, denoted by a dove, is in the centre of the group. In the main panels, Jesus is shown on the cross. The lower panel of the central light shows Mary, Saint John and Mary Magdalene at the bottom of the cross.
The top panels of the third light depict six angels, dressed in decorated robes of white, blue, green, gold and red. The main and lower panels of the third light depict ten Irish saints kneeling in adoration. Saint Brigid of Kildare kneels in the foreground in blue robes.
Pole Position for Sebastian Vettel, Infiniti Red Bull Racing, 2013 United States Grand Prix, Austin, IMG_7181
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Ultraman Saga in Stage "Battle of the Ultra Fall " - Tokyo Domo City
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Ultraman Saga
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STELLA MARIS & VEMAOIL XX have turned to the south since we left the Bay.
A voyage from Queensway Quay (Gibraltar) out into the Strait of Gibraltar and back.
©2014 Tony Evans. All Rights Reserved.
Built on the crest of a hill in a prominent position overlooking St Kilda and the bay is the grand St Kilda Presbyterian Church. Opened in 1886, the St Kilda Presbyterian church was designed by the architects firm of Wilson and Beswicke, a business founded in 1881 by Ralph Wilson and John Beswicke (1847 - 1925) when they became partners for a short period. The church is constructed of bluestone with freestone dressings and designed in typical Victorian Gothic style. The foundation stone, which may be found on the Alma Road facade, was laid by the Governor of Victoria Sir Henry Barkly on 27 January. When it was built, the St Kilda Presbyterian Church was surrounded by large properties with grand mansions built upon them, so the congregation were largely very affluent and wished for a place of worship that reflected its stature not only in location atop a hill, but in size and grandeur.
The exterior facades of the church on Barkley Street and Alma Road are dominated by a magnificent tower topped by an imposing tower. The location of the church and the height of the tower made the spire a landmark for mariners sailing into Melbourne's port. The tower features corner pinnacles and round spaces for the insertion of a clock, which never took place. Common Victorian Gothic architectural features of the St Kilda Presbyterian Church include complex bar tracery over the windows, wall buttresses which identify structural bays, gabled roof vents, parapeted gables and excellent stone masonry across the entire structure.
The St Kilda Presbyterian Church's interior is cool, spacious and lofty, with high ceilings of tongue and groove boards laid diagonally, and a large apse whose ceiling was once painted with golden star stenciling. The bluestone walls are so thick that the sounds of the busy intersection of Barkley Street and Alma Road barely permeate the church's interior, and it is easy to forget that you are in such a noisy inner Melbourne suburb. The cedar pews of the church are divided by two grand aisles which feature tall cast iron columns with Corinthian capitals. At the rear of the building towards Alma Road there are twin porches and a narthex with a staircase that leads to the rear gallery where the choir sang from. It apparently once housed an organ by William Anderson, but the space today is used as an office and Bible study area. The current impressive Fincham and Hobday organ from 1892 sits in the north-east corner of the church. It cost £1030.00 to acquire and install. The church is flooded with light, even on an overcast day with a powerful thunder storm brewing (as the weather was on my visit). The reason for such light is because of the very large Gothic windows, many of which are filled with quarry glass by Ferguson and Urie featuring geometric tracery with coloured borders. The church also features stained glass windows designed by Ferguson and Urie, British stained glass artist Ernest Richard Suffling, Brooks, Robinson and Company Glass Merchants, Mathieson and Gibson of Melbourne and one by Australian stained glass artist Napier Waller.
I am very grateful to the Reverend Paul Lee for allowing me the opportunity to photograph the interior of the St Kilda Presbyterian Church so extensively.
The architects Wilson and Beswicke were also responsible for the Brighton, Dandenong, Essendon, Hawthorn and Malvern Town Halls and the Brisbane Wesleyan Church on the corner of Albert and Ann Streets. They also designed shops in the inner Melbourne suburbs of Auburn and Fitzroy. They also designed several individual houses, including "Tudor House" in Williamstown, "Tudor Lodge" in Hawthorn and "Rotha" in Hawthorn, the latter of which is where John Beswicke lived.
The stained glass firm of Ferguson and Urie was established by Scots James Ferguson (1818 – 1894), James Urie (1828 – 1890) and John Lamb Lyon (1836 – 1916). They were the first known makers of stained glass in Australia. Until the early 1860s, window glass in Melbourne had been clear or plain coloured, and nearly all was imported, but new churches and elaborate buildings created a demand for pictorial windows. The three Scotsmen set up Ferguson and Urie in 1862 and the business thrived until 1899, when it ceased operation, with only John Lamb Lyon left alive. Ferguson and Urie was the most successful Nineteenth Century Australian stained glass window making company. Among their earliest works were a Shakespeare window for the Haymarket Theatre in Bourke Street, a memorial window to Prince Albert in Holy Trinity, Kew, and a set of Apostles for the West Melbourne Presbyterian Church. Their palatial Gothic Revival office building stood at 283 Collins Street from 1875. Ironically, their last major commission, a window depicting “labour”, was installed in the old Melbourne Stock Exchange in Collins Street in 1893 on the eve of the bank crash. Their windows can be found throughout the older suburbs of Melbourne and across provincial Victoria.