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Description of Historic Place:
Lorne Circus is the incomplete realization of a grand urban planning scheme, with a radial street pattern laid out around a central roundabout in a residential area, located south of the Fraser River. The plan is partially extant at the intersection of Grosvenor Road, McBride Drive, Bedford Drive and 114 Avenue, in the neighbourhood of Port Mann in North Surrey. Curved streets to the south, including Gladstone Drive, Melrose Drive, Kindersley Drive and Park Drive, follow the radius of the original circus.
Heritage Value:
Lorne Circus, located in the former City of Port Mann, is valued as one of the first Canadian examples of urban planning, based on scientific principles. Port Mann was planned as a new industrial city with streets radiating from a central circus in the residential section. The proposed business section was designed to cluster around a large open square.
Lorne Circus is valued as demonstrating an important phase in the history of Port Mann and with the rapid industrial and residential growth of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. The New Westminster Southern Railway established a stop in 1891 at Bon Accord, a small fishing settlement that included a landing where steamboats refuelled. In 1911, its name was changed when Sir Donald Mann and Sir William MacKenzie, co-builders of the Canadian National Railway, decided to establish Port Mann as their western terminus and a rival to Vancouver. Despite the development of extensive rail yards and warehouses at Port Mann, the CNR's grandiose plans for a major urban centre failed to materialize.
Lorne Circus is also valued for its association with pioneer Canadian landscape architect, Fredrick G. Todd (1876-1948), who supervised the planning of Port Mann. Todd was born in New Hampshire and worked for the famed Olmsted office, from 1896-1900, before moving to Montreal to supervise work on Mount Royal Park and, eventually, to establish his own office. He was an influential landscape planner and founder of the Town Planning Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects. Frederick Todd designed some of Canada's most beloved places, including Bowering Park in St. John's, Mount Royal Park and the Town of Mount Royal in Montreal, Leaside in Toronto and Shaughnessy Heights in Vancouver. Todd popularised naturalistic landscape designs, including the idea of a 'necklace of parks' as linked open space.
Source:Heritage Planning Files, City of Surrey
Character-Defining Elements:
Key elements that define the heritage character of Lorne Circus include its:
- form and scale as public open space;
- radial geometry;
- radiating views to the North Shore mountains; and
- adjacent landscaped area.
- Photo from City of Surrey Website (2006 aerial photo)
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Hummingbird Rocks the Structures of the MASP
Monday, 29th September, in the theatre of the MASP (Art Museum of São Paulo), was the realization of the 10th. Prize-giving ceremony for the ten selected projects of the 132 inscribed by Universities from all over Brazil, participating in the Real University Solidarity Programme (UNISOL).
The ceremony was honoured with the presence of Dra. Ruth Cardoso, wife of Brazil’s former President and Founder of the Programme UNISOL and President in COMUNITAS. Also present were Maria Luiz Pinto, Executive Director of Education and Development for the BANCO REAL and Elisabeth Vargas, Executive Superintendent of the UNISOL Programme, along with representatives of the different Universities, Students and Communities involved.
The ceremony also marked the 10 years of partnership between UNISOL and the BANCO REAL.
UNISOL is internationally renowned by UNESCO through their Comenius Award – a distinction granted by the Czechoslovakian Government for programmes and personalities who develop innovative solutions in the area of education. – The Civil Society Association University Solidarity – UNISOL, was created in 1955 by the Advice Councel of the COMMUNITY SOLIDARITY (also created by Ruth Cardoso), and has since mobilized Universities together with the different sectors of civil society and the State, for community participation in the entire country.
During the event the importance of youth participation was emphasized, also after the realization of such projects, which often resulted in the establishment of long-term relationships with the communities involved. “Not one single student will ever be the same person after having participated in a project for social development.”
Mentioned as good examples of the results obtained by the winning projects for 2004, were the hand-crafted sweets produced by the Comunidade de Cabo de Santo Agostinho, in Pernambuco, in partnership with the Federal University of Pernambuco, which could even be tasted during the cocktail after the prize-giving ceremony. Also the trophies made from Bamboo by the team of Cefet Paraná, in partnership with the Comunidade de Fazenda Grande. Both projects have helped to change the perspectives of these communities, bettering the quality and standard of life for their inhabitants.
Then of course there was Hummingbird, making their noise and shaking the audience...
During a cultural presentation lasting approx. 20 minutes, the Grupo Cultural Beija-Flor delivered their special combination of joy and social criticism to the event; with the frenetic dance of AfroBreak and the Capoeira of the slaves from past and present, the melodious sound of our Experimental Band with the vibrations of the Banda Beija-Flor, the MASP was turned into a cooking pot of willpower and talent by the children and youth of the Hummingbird Cultural Activity Centre.
A marvellous show, the happy result of a lot of dedication, which lifted the public from their seats and closed the ceremonial event with a Key of Gold.
Without doubt, joy was the dominating tone of this festive celebration.
In Portuguese:
O Beija-Flor abala as estruturas do Masp
Foi realizado segunda-feira (29) no auditório do Masp, em São Paulo, a entrega do 10º Prêmio Real Universidade Solidária aos dez projetos selecionados entre os 132 inscritos por universidades de todo o País. A cerimônia contou com a presença de Dra. Ruth Cardoso, presidente da Comunitas e sócia-fundadora da UNISOL; de Maria Luiz Pinto, diretora executiva de Educação e Desenvolvimento do Banco Real; de Elisabeth Vargas, superintendente executiva da Universidade Solidária, além de representantes de universidades, estudantes e comunidades.
A festa marcou os dez anos da parceria entre a UniSol e o Banco Real.
A Unisol é Reconhecida internacionalmente pela Unesco com a medalha Comenius – distinção concedida pelo governo da República Tcheca a programas e personalidades que desenvolvem trabalhos inovadores na área da educação - a Associação Civil Universidade Solidária - UniSol foi criada em 1995 pelo Conselho da Comunidade Solidária e, vem ao longo dos anos mobilizando universitários, setores da sociedade civil e do Estado para o trabalho comunitário em todo o País
No Evento, frisou-se a importância do engajamento dos jovens, que após participar dos projetos estabelecem relações com as comunidades que se tornarão presentes ao longo de toda a vida: “Nenhum estudante volta o mesmo depois de participar de projetos de ação social.” Como exemplo de alguns resultados obtidos nos projetos vencedores em 2004, foram citados os doces produzidos pela comunidade de Cabo de Santo Agostinho, em Pernambuco, em parceria com a Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, que puderam ser degustados durante o coquetel servido após a entrega dos prêmios, e o troféu confeccionado em bambu pela equipe do Cefet Paraná, em parceria com a comunidade de Fazenda Grande. Ambos projetos ajudaram a mudar as perspectivas das comunidades, melhorando a renda dos moradores.
E o Beija-Flor chegou fazendo barulho e sacudindo a platéia...
Numa apresentação de durou aproximadamente 20 minutos, o Grupo Cultural Beija-Flor levou alegria e critica social ao evento; a dança frenética do Afro Break e a Capoeira dos escravos dos tempos passados, o som melódico da Banda Experimental e a vibração a Banda Beija-Flor, fizeram do Masp um caldeirão fervilhante de garra e talento das crianças e jovens do ECBF (Espaço Cultural Beija-Flor). Um show maravilhoso, um feliz resultado de muita dedicação, que levantou o público e encerrou a festa com chave de ouro.
Sem dúvida a alegria foi o tom dominante da festa.
"Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1 (Catholic Bible verson).
When I see this moment of hands reaching out to God in prayer, in community, it illustrates to me the outword expression of the inner faith of a community of prayers, in belief of what is hoped for.
Said another way, sometimes, when we don't have answers or can't provide a soulution, praying to God and trusting Him in faith has proven to do what we can not. In His time and not in ours.
God wants us to depend on Him, and Loves us to the point to provide us the freedom to make that decision.
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I have tried my level best. And That's your life and your way.It has become unbearable and unhealthy for me. Exhausted me leaving you ....
Know thyself.
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Limitation of Atma (self)-Realization
To what extent does ãtmã-realisation actually help at the time of death?"
Shriji Mahãrãj replied, "When faced with the task of crossing a river, one who knows how to swim can cross it, whereas one who is unable to swim will be left standing. However, when faced with the task of crossing an ocean, both require the aid of a ship. Similarly, a river - in the form of the dualities of cold and heat, hunger and thirst, honor and insult, happiness and misery - may be crossed by a person with ãtmã-realisation; death, however, is like an ocean. In that case, both a person with ãtmã-realisation and a person without it require the help of a ship in the form of faith in God. Therefore, only the firm refuge of God is helpful at the time of death, whereas ãtmã-realisation alone is of no use whatsoever at the time of death. For this reason, one should firmly cultivate faith in God."
Vachanamrut Gadhadã I-61
This five shot sequence begins with the realization by the Great Blue Heron that I am close by and have a long lens pointed at him. As this becomes clear in the heron's mind, the heron (instead of flying off) slowly turns and walks ashore hoping to find a more private place.
I recently made the realization that I could take my coupled Pentax 6x7 lenses and hold them onto my 5DII body and replicate the floralscape macros I normally do with that much larger camera on my digital. This has reinvigorated my love of this type of photography and I have spent many an afternoon lately crouching and crawling around in the grass of my front and back yard looking for images, even at the expense of at least one cold dinner. Of course, when I find a good one I usually go in and load up the Pentax and come back out with that and make the image on film rather than digital. But not every time. Seeing as how long it has been since I posted any of these, two today ought to be a nice revisiting. I'll do one made recently on my Pentax and one made on my DSLR (but with the same lenses).
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I had a realization today. I realize why I love college so much. Because everything still feels like summer, it’s like those giant gaps of boredom from before is filled with a few classes, then I go to work like I usually do and then go home. On days I don’t have work; I finish school and spend time with my friends. Anyway, today I began with work nothing too awful, we were really busy taking a lot of sessions, and I photographed about ten session total, and then did one sale. I also found out I have the third highest sales record of our studio (9 people), over this past month. I think I made a total of about one hundred dollars because I had been selling such high priced packages. (I get $2-6 in extra money for every sale we make over one hundred). We had new people tanning today as well which means I no longer a “newbie,” I guess the two of them have worked for the company before but that was back when they used film. I really am trying to like them but they are both really disrespectful, I try and not judge people as much as I can, but they just were really…arrogant toward someone who they were supposed to be watching (they were watching one of our top salespeople do a sale), The one wasn’t paying attention at all, and the other started to act as if she knew what she was talking about. I know they have worked there before, but they don’t anymore, it’s a new system and then need to start form them bottom… oh well some people just have those weird personalities.
After work I went home and finished off a nice old classic bottled sprite I found in our mall’s sub shop. The guy was really nice and I bought it for two bucks. Since I worked in the vintage soda business before I’ve seen my fair share of bottles, but I had never seen a classic sprite bottle yet, so I had to get my hands on one. Especially today being over 100 degree weather and being in a work uniform consisting of ALL BLACK. Then after lunch I went to dinner with my girlfriend and saw X-Men first class at the three dollar theater. It was fantastic!
My girlfriend snapped this photo for me, the sunset rays were gorgeous and I couldn't take it since I was driving. I talked her through the settings. So lucky to have her! :)
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This was taken at the Self Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens in Encinitas. It is a very peaceful spot that I return to often. It is beautifully situated high above the Pacific Ocean, about 25 miles north of downtown San Diego. The temple and gardens were established by swami Paramahansa Yogananda in 1937, but the temple itself was built too close to the cliff edge, and was torn down in 1942 to avoid it tumbling into the ocean. This shot is at the steps which once lead to the original temple. You can see a picture of the temple on the plague near the bottom of this image..
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Means to Attaining Highest Realization
"Such ekãntik dharma can only be attained by following the commands of a Purush who is free of worldly desires and who has attained the state of God-realisation; it cannot be attained merely by reading books. Even if a person were to attempt to restate those talks exactly, having merely heard them, he would not be able to do so properly. Therefore, one can attain ekãntik dharma only from someone who has already attained the state of ekãntik dharma."
Vachanamrut Gadhadã I-60
Towards the end of the Korean War, the USAF came to the realization that their transport fleet was becoming obsolete. The C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains in service were no longer adequate, while the C-119 Flying Boxcar was having difficulties. In 1951, the USAF issued a requirement for a new tactical transport, an aircraft that would need to carry at least 72 passengers, be capable of dropping paratroopers, and have a ramp for loading vehicles directly into the cargo compartment. Moreover, it must be a “clean sheet” design, not a conversion from an existing airliner, and the USAF preferred a turboprop design. Five companies submitted designs, and six months later the USAF chose Lockheed’s L-402 design—over the misgivings of Lockheed’s chief designer, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, who warned that the L-402 would destroy the company. Little was Johnson to know that, fifty years later, the L-402—designated C-130 Hercules by the USAF—would still be in production, and one out of only five aircraft to have over 50 years of service with the original purchaser.
The C-130 was designed to give mostly unfettered access to a large cargo compartment—the ramp forms an integral part of the rear fuselage, the wing is mounted above the fuselage, and the landing gear is carried in sponsons attached to the fuselage itself, while the fuselage has a circular design to maximize loading potential. The high wing also gives the C-130 good lift, especially in “high and hot” situations. The Allison T56 turboprop was designed specifically for the Hercules, and has gone on to become the most successful turboprop design in history.
After two YC-130 prototypes, the Hercules went into production as the C-130A in 1956, to be superseded by the improved C-130B in 1959. In the 50 years hence, the basic C-130 design has not changed much: the C-130E introduced underwing external fuel tanks, while the C-130H has a slightly different wing. Even the new C-130J variant only introduced new engines with more fuel efficient six-bladed propellers: the basic design remains the same. Lockheed also offers stretched versions of the Hercules, initially as a civilian-only option (the L-100-30); the British Royal Air Force bought this version as the C-130K and it was later adopted by other nations, including the United States.
The basic C-130 is strictly a transport aircraft, but the versatility of the aircraft has meant it has been modified into a dizzying number of variants. Besides the United States, there are 67 other operators of C-130s, making it one of the world’s most prolific aircraft.
The “Herky Bird,” as it is often nicknamed, has participated in every military campaign fought by the United States since 1960 in one variation or the other. During Vietnam, it was used in almost every role imaginable, from standard transport to emergency bomber: as the latter, it dropped M121 10,000 pound mass-focus bombs to clear jungle away for helicopter landing zones. It was also instrumental in resupplying the Khe Sanh garrison during its three-month siege. Hercules crews paid the price as well: nearly 70 C-130s were lost during the Vietnam War. In foreign service, C-130s have also been used heavily, the most famous instance of which was likely the Israeli Entebbe Raid of 1976, one of the longest-ranged C-130 missions in history. C-130s are often in the forefront of humanitarian missions to trouble spots around the world.
As of this writing, over 2300 C-130s have been built, and most are still in service. It remains the backbone of the USAF’s tactical transport service; attempts to replace it with the Advanced Tactical Transport Program (ATTP) in the 1980s and to supplement it with the C-27J Spartan in the 2000s both failed, as the USAF realized that the only real replacement for a C-130 is another C-130.
The standard C-130H transport is represented in the Malmstrom Museum’s model collection by an aircraft belonging to the 120th Fighter Wing (Montana Air National Guard), based at Great Falls International Airport. This aircraft was initially assigned to the 120th FW in 1988 as a support aircraft for the wing’s F-16A(ADF) Fighting Falcons, but only remained with the unit for about a year as it was deemed unnecessary. It is camouflaged in the standard C-130 scheme of the time, Europe Two, with overall two shades of green and gray. It also carries the 120th’s distinctive buffalo-skull-and-mountains motif on the tail, identical to that carried by the F-16s at the time. Ironically, the 120th FW would reequip with C-130s in 2014 to become the 120th Airlift Wing.