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Taken for Our Daily Challenge: Keyboard Buttons - Delete
I'm not entirely happy with this but for some reason I just can't get "out of bounds" in PSE to work as I want today - my frustration level has peaked though, so it is what it is, sigh...
Alphabe Chase Game - Q for Quick Dry
The recent winter grime coupled, with a countryside drive to a birthday party in a rural location, had resulted in the car becoming very dirty.
When dry the car took on a light tan colour - the colour of the soil in the North East Leicestershire.
I had to spray down the drive as a lot of mud came out of the arches.
At some point the future it would be nice to have a new drive. This one is the original from the 1930's. Simply large concrete slabs on soil.
Note the classic car parked in the driveway on the other side of the road.
I created this time lapse using my Apple iPhone. If only all car washes were this quick...
Our Volvo V70 was first registered on 31 May 2000 and has very nearly clocked up 182,000 miles.
Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 2m LIDAR Composite Digital Surface Model (DSM).
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On the way to a glass of wine, Claire and Grandmama Sue have no patience for me and my picture-taking. Off they march to the café, Cully.
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The United Nations Mission in Haiti’s (MINUSTAH) Uruguayan military peacekeepers, UN police and Haiti’s National Police take part in a Quick Response exercise in advance of Haiti’s elections set for October 25, 2015.
Photo Logan Abassi UN/MINUSTAH
This is the original building at Knox Presbyterian Church, built in 1909.
From Wikipedia:
In 1820 the first Presbyterian congregation in Toronto (then the Town of York) was formed, and after the donation of land from Jessie Ketchum, built a church on Richmond Street. This church was known as First Presbyterian Congregation of York, Upper Canada, and James Harris (later to be Ketchum’s son in law) became minister.
In 1830, the larger St. Andrew’s Church was founded, and it quickly became the city's primary Presbyterian Church. St. Andrew's was aligned with the Church of Scotland; the Canadian Synod was formed in 1831.
This Richmond Street church was more evangelical, and had become independent of the United Synod of the Canadas in 1834, and remained apart from any other group (including the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland who started their Toronto congregation in 1838) until 1844.
In 1843, the Church of Scotland split, when many of the evangelicals led by Thomas Chalmers, withdrew to form the Free Church of Scotland, in a dispute called the Disruption of 1843. This dispute hit the Canadas the following year at the respective Synod Meetings in Kingston and Nova Scotia; a faction broke off from St. Andrew’s, who remained in the “Auld” Kirk.
This group was approached by the York congregation, and the two groups decided to join and become a stronger and united Free Church congregation presence in Toronto that they named Knox’s Church, after the Scottish Church reformer John Knox; they called an experienced minister from Paisley, Scotland, Rev. Dr. Robert Burns, to become their first minister. Burns was the former Secretary of the Glasgow Missionary Society, a friend of Chalmers, and uncle of another well-known minister and missionary, William Chalmers Burns. Burns was initially a lecturer, then later full-time professor, in the nearby Knox Free Church Theological College. Mr. Harris retired from the York congregation, and remained connected with the congregation until his death in 1874.
In 1847 the old York Church was destroyed by a fire. The congregation built a new larger church on the same lot, this time facing Queen Street West between Yonge and Bay. Knox quickly became the leading Free Church congregation in Canada, helping to spread the movement throughout the colony. One of the most prominent members of this church was George Brown founder of the Toronto Globe and also the Banner, and an eventual member of the Fathers of Confederation, upon formation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
From the split (“the disruption”) in the Church of Scotland and in the Canadas, Knox took an active role in the reunion of all the Presbyterian groups in Canada. In 1861, the Free Church of which Knox belonged to, and the Canada Synod of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland joined; and in 1875, the Presbyterian Church in Canada, uniting the “Auld Kirk” and “Free Kirk”.
Over time, Knox’s location had become more commercial with fewer residents in the area. At the time Toronto had strict Lord’s Day laws that prevented public transit from running on Sundays, making it imperative that churches be located near to the population.
In 1895, the church was severely damaged by a fire that began at the Robert Simpson Building next door. This fire destroyed the steeple, which was never fully rebuilt. It was eventually decided to move the church in 1906, and in January 1909, the church officially moved into its present home at 630 Spadina Avenue just west of the University of Toronto, at Harbord Street; the memorial stones cited in the enclosed article (1886 Profile), were also moved into the new building.
The mixed Romanesque Revival and Gothic Revival building was designed by congregation member James Wilson Gray.
In June 1925, Knox was instrumental in maintaining the continuity of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, as it was from this building, that the midnight vigil was held, led by the 79 Ministers and Elders who voted against the consummation of the union (in nearby College Street Church) that formed the United Church of Canada, as they maintained continuity with their General Assembly. As a congregation, Knox had voted against Union earlier that year, by a vote of 20-788. There were gains to the congregation from some of those in the surrounding congregations that went into the Union.
In the 1950s, the congregation was challenged to leave the community, as post World War II suburban expansion greatly affected Toronto, and the Spadina Expressway (later abandoned) was proposed to run along Spadina Avenue. Under the leadership of Rev. Dr. William Fitch, who arrived in early 1955 from the Springburn area of Glasgow, Scotland, the congregation built an adjoining hall (Knox Fellowship Centre) in 1961, and expanded its ministries into the inner city (Evangel Hall at 573 Queen Street West had been run by Knox since 1913), the Universities (including Ryerson and York, and community colleges such as nearby George Brown College), and during the summer months, began the weekly Knox Summer Fellowship, Wednesday Evening Services that brought (or introduced) renowned speakers from around the world.
The congregation is reflective of a changing demographic in a multicultural community; ESL classes are offered, and has also developed a broad support group with many Christian missionaries under their support and care. There is an “Out of the Cold” programme for street youth in the winter, and continues to be blessed with well-attended Sunday Morning and Evening worship services.
There is also a great support and tradition for missionaries, both on the home and International scenes. There is a current roster of 46 (19 couples), as well as 17 “Phase 2” Missionaries (4 couples) who are supported in their retirement years; along with others who have been linked through liaisons with other recognized organizations including the Presbyterian Church.
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 100 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, processed with Color Efex, and finally touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 20000 × 10000 (200.0 MP; 1006.56 MB).
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 0.50m LIDAR Composite Digital Surface Model (DSM).
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Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad 2-10-4 Class M-4 6325 presumed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1929, photograph by Baldwin Locomotive Works, print by H. L. Broadbelt, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 6325 was built by Baldwin in April 1929 ( c/n 60770 ) as Class M-4, rebuilt in September 1935 to Class M-4-A by application of 28X32 cylinders ( it was built with 31X32 cylinders ), roller bearings and cross counter-balanced (main wheels only), sold for scrap in May 1961. The following is from the Burlington Route Historical Society's Bulletin 21, 'The Q's Colorado Types', by Hol Wagner:
The ( 1927 ) M-4's quickly proved their superior abilities, and in 1929 six additional locomotives of the class were purchased - engines 6322-6327. They were identical to the first group except for a few small details. They had more modern sloping-front cabs, while the original group had vertical-front rectangular cabs, and the new engines had traditional steam whistles mounted on the large outside steam pipe on the left side of the boiler, just ahead of the forward sand dome (however, in this photo, the whistle is just ahead of the rear sand dome). The air horns of the earlier M-4's were soon replaced with steam whistles too. Finally, all six of the new locomotives were equipped with Worthington BL feedwater heaters.
Blogged about here: thekidneybean.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/133/
Free pattern available here: crochetme.com/patterns/quick-winter-headband/
As the RAF commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we granted media outlets unprecedented access to our mission securing the skies – Quick Reaction Alert (QRA).
Quick grab of westbound NS 110 up a clean UP leader, SD70ACe #3079, heading through Shiloh, IL along the Southern West District. Not the best light, but a clean UP engine... I'll stop and shoot.
This spring, our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito created a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
Their floating city is called Ghost Terraces. It is a luxury resort for rich old snobs who come there to get extra body parts, as well as mutant sharks, robot maids, human clones and alien visitors. It features futuristic wonderbox homes created by each student, as well as public spaces developed collaboratively, such as: an underwater cove, a sandy beach, an art gallery, a suspended bridge, skyscrapers and a moon hotel.
In our tenth and final class this school year, we hosted five ‘show and tells, first with other students, then with parents. Four different classes came to see the exhibit, and our students demoed for them like champs. And we had a great turnout from parents and family at 4:30pm as well. Everyone seemed to enjoy the presentations.
Through this course, students developed a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they created their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
It was a real pleasure to teach this after-school course with my partner Cynthia Gilbert. Our students accomplished a lot in a short amount of time and learned many new skills, which we hope will serve them well in the future, such as collaboration, creative expression and problem-solving. And they learned to create interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful and collaborative way that makes learning more fun.
To plan our next steps, we asked students to take a quick survey about this maker art course: overall, they found the class ‘very good’; about three quarters would like to take it again; and most would recommend it to a friend. One student summed it up pretty well: ‘I learned how fun technology is.’ They also gave us some good suggestions for planning future courses.
We are very happy to see our students so engaged in this hands-on, project-based, student-driven activity. This bodes well for this educational program, and we look forward to offering more maker art courses for youth in lower and middle-schools this fall.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here are our slides for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-slides-lycee-2016
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
A quick walk around the gardens in my lunch break, feeling a much better, but still lacking time and energy to venture further afield at the moment!
Bournemouth Gardens, a mixture of sunshine and showers today 08.04.2014
By now it had started to rain again, so headed back to work!
Visit the Craftsy Blog for a roundup of quick crochet projects, including these trendy chain link scarves! #beCraftsy
Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 0.50m LIDAR Composite Digital Surface Model (DSM).
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Quick-Look Hill-shaded Colour Relief Image of 2014 1m LIDAR Composite Digital Surface Model (DSM).
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