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Fernando Amorsolo: Vinta by Leo Cloma

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Fernando Amorsolo (1892 - 1972)

Vinta

signed and dated 1958 (lower right)

oil on canvas

18” x 25” (45 cm x 63 cm)

Opening bid: PHP 2,600,000

Leon Gallery wishes to thank Mrs. Sylvia Amorsolo-Lazo for

confirming the authenticity of this lot

Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

National Artist Fernando Amorsolo’s ability to showcase beauty gave life to various facets of the Philippines. Amorsolo championed producing idealized representations of the country’s land and seascapes, also romanticized scenes and the common folk, driven by his love for the country and the everyday beauty that surrounds him and is present even in the mundane. He also held himself to the highest technical standards. His canvases are filled with rich colors and textures of significant representations of everyday Filipino life in the illuminated idyllic country scenes. His use of tropical light to evoke a characteristic glow is also his major technique contribution to Philippine painting. Here, fishermen in a vinta are depicted catching fish in the middle of the sea, and the waves that reflect the shimmering light are meticulously rendered in colors and textures to capture the effects of the winds to the body of water.

Philippine sunlight becomes a highlight, a constant feature in the master painter’s masterpieces, also dawn as a background with uniquely rendered clouds with a color palette that adds more drama and life to the sky. His signature chiaroscuro technique is at work in this painting. The universal beauty of the sea and sky shine through this detailed painterly technique.

It is indisputably true that throughout his life, Amorsolo has made a form of art and accurate representations that people from all walks of life can appreciate and relate to.

Lot 125 of the Leon Gallery auction in February 2021. Please see leon-gallery.com for more details.

Ariel Saffer: Best Design 3rd Place by NC State Graduate School

This infographic relates to research forecasting the global spread of invasive plant pests and pathogens. Understanding the history of how and where species have traveled helps inform their distribution and where new outbreaks can be expected. While we focus primarily on invasive insects and diseases that affect ecologically and agriculturally important plants, our modeling efforts are "species agnostic", and the broader field of invasion science informs how our models describe fundamental demographic processes like dispersal and spread.

CHERRYWOOD DEVELOPMENT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN [THE PHOTOGRAPHS DATE FROM 2013]-125016 by William Murphy

Because of recent news relating to the development [re-development] of Cherrywood in the South of County Dublin I decided to see if I had any relevant photograph but the earliest usable photographs were taken in July 2013. I do know that I did photograph the area in 2010 and possibly in 2009 but I cannot locate the original photographs.

This photograph was taken in 2013 but nothing really changed between 2010 and 2013,

Back in 2010 I made the following comment online:

“The New Luas Extension Has Been Criticised By Commuters Who Cannot Park.”

“When it comes to transport in Dublin there have been two success stories in recent years. The DublinBike scheme is one and the other is the Luas tram system. Last Monday was a beautiful sunny day and after photographing the Dublin Marathon I decided that it would be a good idea to get the Luas to Cherrywood to see if I could take a few photographs. It was explained to me, by a gentleman that I met on the tram, that the land is now tied up in NAMA and as a result it cannot be developed as a park and ride facility. Commuters were turned away from the new Cherrywood terminus on opening day as there were no parking facilities available.”

“Cherrywood is one of Dublin's newest suburbs and as can be seen from my photographs it is partly developed and there are some very large empty spaces and believe it or not there is a shortage of parking spaces. Some time ago a decision was made to extend the Sandyford (Green) Luas line to Cherrywood and construction started in February 2007 and the line became operational this month (October 2010) There are now two Luas stops in Cherrywood: Cherrywood and the terminus, Brides Glen.”

I would suggest that the tram stop at Laughanstown could be described as being in the area.

FRIDAY 10 FEB 2016:

Hines Ireland has officially started work on the first key phase of construction at Cherrywood in South County Dublin. If all goes well up to 30,000 people will live at Cherrywood by early in the next decade meaning that it will be as large as Bray and even larger than a town such as Athlone.

Brian Moran said, “The upfront delivery of the roads, cycle and pedestrian network and three wonderful parks is a pivotal moment for the Cherrywood project. These will be the green lungs for this modern new town and this not only strikes the right environmental note for Cherrywood to come but it also underpins our commitment to expedite the delivery of the 4,000 modern new homes within the Hines land holding."

"We are acutely aware of the enormous public demand for new housing stock and the submission of planning for the new €875 million Cherrywood Town Centre in the coming months will include 1300 new smart design apartments as part of this highly ambitious plan.”

In 2014, Hines acquired Cherrywood in South Dublin. The two components of this investment include an existing 52,000-square-meter office park and a 390-acre master-planned development site. The Cherrywood site has been acquired with approval for the construction of a new, retail-led mixed-use town center; up to 3,800 apartments and houses; and zoning capacity to expand the second largest office park in Dublin to three times its current size.

Mr. Moran is the Senior Managing Director responsible for developing Hines’ Ireland projects. He established the Hines platform in Ireland which currently has more than €1.2 billion of retail, office and residential assets under management, in addition to a major development pipeline which includes an additional €500 million of retail development and over 4,000 residential units. He rejoined the firm in 2011 having previously worked with Hines in Russia in the 1990's.

Feb 10 '14 Desert Cat by pati

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I am sure the desert-y look relates to our upcoming adventure West. Those huge ears no doubt relate to the squirrel a Facebook friend has been sharing; the rest of the cat now looks to being on the way to being something of a sand cat, which of course, doesn't live in Four Corners region, but this is my art and I get to decide everything....

I'm guessing about 60% complete, possibly a wee bit more. Acrylic on canvas 8x8. If you'd like to scribble, you can Google "scribbler too".

The Vertiginous Palm by John Russell

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Kinetic: Relating to, caused by, or producing motion.

These are called “Kinetic” photographs because there is motion, energy, and movement involved, specifically my and the camera’s movements.

Most of these are shot outdoors where I have the room to literally spin and throw my little camera several feet up into the air, with some throws going as high as 15 feet or more!

None of these are Photoshopped, layered, or a composite photo...what you see occurs in one shot, one take.

Aren’t I afraid that I will drop and break my camera? For regular followers of my photostream and this series you will know that I have already done so. This little camera has been dropped many times, and broken once when dropped on concrete outside. It still functions...not so well for regular photographs, but superbly for more kinetic work.

Albeit supremely risky this is one of my favorite ways to produce abstract photographs.

If you'd like to see more please check out my set, "Vertigo:"

www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630591282642/

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To read more about Kinetic Photography click the Wikipedia link below:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_photography

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My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka "Zoom Lens") and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved and protected by United States Copyright Laws and International Copyright Laws.

This photo is NOT authorized for use on blogs; pin boards such as Pinterest; Tumblr; Facebook; or any other use without my specific written permission.

ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.

Dance Drama - Kagura - Japanese Ritual Dance by Vasu..

Kagura, a shamanic ritual of ancient Japan was performed here recently. Team Viva attended

Shinto, the ancient Japanese religion has many rites and rituals relating to sacred worship. Among them is the Kagura, a theatrical dance, performed wearing heavy, colourful costumes of animals, with demon masks and featuring graceful body movements.

It was delivered by the Iwami Kagura troupe. The whole extravaganza was divided in three parts.

The last was particularly riveting. It involved a huge bamboo and paper serpent, about 40cm in diameter and 16mts long.

Tomoharu Katsuta, director of The Japan-India Association explained, “This is a sacred dance offered to Gods and Goddess at local shrines during the autumn harvest festival. It is based on old scriptures and was begun during 1100AD, by Shinto priests. Ordinary folk began performing it from the start of the Meiji Era, from 1869-1912, using Taiko drums, hand claps and flutes.”

It originally lasted for 12 hours, beginning from 7pm. It ended by 7am. The Delhi show was organised by ICCR and supported by the Embassy of Japan.

The evening began with a section called the Jin-rin, named after a demon, represented with a big mask. It was followed by Ebisu, the of fishing and Orochi, the name of a giant serpent. “According to myth, Jin-rinwas a winged demon king who flew all over Japan and killed people.” Later, King Chuai, second son of Emperor Yamato Takeru decided to kill the Jin-rin. The second piece featured Ebisu and Daikoku, God of wealth and prosperity. This is usually performed at weddings and auspicious ceremonies.

Orochi’s story involves an old couple and their daughter. The serpent would take the girls away and kill them. The couple was saved by the hero, Susano no Mikoto, who was exiled from the Heaven called Takamagahara. He asked the couples to make eight barrels of strong sake (rice wine), because the Orochi serpent had eight heads and eight tails. And its length swept over eight mountains and eight valleys.

“Mikoto succeeded in killing the monster while it was drunk and sleeping. Since then, sake is used to be drink in the weddings,” explained Tomoharu Katsuta.

He added, “This traditional dance form is used as a tool for Japans’ cultural exchange activities. It includes the Orochi (giant evil Serpent) episode, which received acclaim for its scale and dynamic movement. And the Iwami Kagura is a source of pride for locals. However, the big masks used, with their small eyes, create problem for performers vision. And the heavy costumes weigh over 20kgs, with gold and silver threads, plus glass beads.” Carrying the heavy serpent is also a tough job.

[Credit to Pioneer article]

'Untitled' by Edmonton Public Schools

I was inspired to make this art piece because I wanted to address the concept of being judged unfairly, I also wanted to relate this to the idea of not perceiving things with a negative outlook, but to seek deeper to find something positive. When developing this project, I wanted the girl to stand out more than the background so that she would be the first thing that people will evaluate when they look at this piece. The girl with the dragon tattoo looks quite intimidating at first because she has this harsh, somewhat depressing vibe and I thought that would make her perfect for the concept of this project. She represents the negativity being placed on people when they are being unfairly judged by others. To achieve this harsh, depressing look, I used very hard, tight lines, I didn't use a lot of colours, it was mainly black, she also has a lot of tactile texture, the acrylic paint gives her that rough surface, while the pen and pencil give her that smooth surface so you can physically touch her. When focusing on the background, the watercolour seems quite flat-looking, it has more of a visual texture, it touches you mentally. I wanted to create a very loose, cheerful look, using vibrant and pure colors to represent the positively that can be released from someone who appears to have a negative impression. I chose to give the girl a more tactile feel because people tend to focus more on a person’s physical features rather than the actual person.

Angellyn Peria

Jasper Place

Grade 10

mixed media

The Revd Elizabeth Cairns, Rector of Mullavilly, at the Thiepval Memorial. by Church of Ireland

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A pilgrimage of hope to historic and poignant sites relating to the First World War, led by the two Archbishops of Armagh, has commenced with visits to the city of Kortrijk, in Belgium, and Guillemont Cemetery, in France.

The delegation visited Kortrijk, which was heavily bombed in 1917, yesterday afternoon and arrived at Guillemont this morning. The cemetery is the resting place for many soldiers from the 16th Irish Division who fought at the Battle of the Somme.

This was followed by a visit to the Ulster Tower – a memorial to the men of the 36th (Ulster) Division which suffered very heavy losses on 1st July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The delegation then travelled to the nearby Thiepval Memorial and the Y Ravine Cemetery.

The group of pilgrims comprises 36 people of varying ages and backgrounds and representing the Protestant and Catholic traditions, including a core group of 16 young adults, who in visiting the war sites and memorials will be able to forge friendships and share their thoughts and hopes for the future while exploring their cultural identities.

Archbishop Richard Clarke (Church of Ireland) and Archbishop Eamon Martin (Catholic Church) previously led a cross–community delegation of young people from across the island of Ireland to the battle sites of the Somme two years ago; the current pilgrimage marks the upcoming centenary of the end of the First World War.

Radiations by W. Michel Kiteley

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I found this in my unedited directory and it relates to last fall, A time when I was really busy shooting the colors. This is a companion piece (in a similar location) to "Shoreline grasses" but without as many clouds and with better ripples - not the rotgut wine. I need to add it to my "Water Works Series, A Photo Set" for this autumn and frankly, December is almost upon us. The Photo Set is filling. On this day, I chose to wander around pond #1 backward to seek interesting water shots not yet discovered. This is another shot with another less-than-ordinary title that just popped into my head, If something pops, I am bound to use it. When I see water that looks like this, I enjoice but I suspect this round is the last of the burnt orange reflections.

The color here is past prime on the foliage, so on the day, I was looking for anything I could shoot. I found it by shooting the water and not the foliage. I am down at the Golden Ponds Park and Recreation Area in Frogmont once again probably because it is so easy but I find you MUST stop and chat with people as you follow the paths. This time I looped Pond #1 because I hadn't shot there before because of the unfortunate power lines over it but then I have covered it pretty well. This is far from the worst place to visit because you can exercise both sole and soul. I saw this reflection in the water and I couldn't resist. I tried to compose it without a lot of detritus in the frame and had to do little clean up.

I enjoyed the fact that there was a breeze today that I could use for an advantage. This seems to be a wave though. I like the natural saturations that can easily be found if I am willing to look for them. I guess that I have yet to use up the possible "Water Works" shots that I have taken. I'll move on again as I get hung up by the greening of spring.

(9.8.2022) 探訪劏房家庭及參觀過渡性房屋項目 Visit to families at sub-divided units and transitional housing projects by 立法會 Legislative Council

立法會改善基層住户居住環境事宜小組委員會探訪劏房家庭及參觀位於酒店和賓館的過渡性房屋項目

立法会改善基层住户居住环境事宜小组委员会探访劏房家庭及参观位于酒店和宾馆的过渡性房屋项目

LegCo Subcommittee on Issues Relating to the Improvement of Living Conditions of the Grass-roots Tenants visits families at sub-divided units and transitional housing projects in a hotel and a guesthouse (9.8.2022)

ARCHI'VE CELEBRATED by University of Glasgow Library

The records relating to University buildings (Ref: BUL)

“Participating in the Blueprint 2013 heritage trail provided us with an opportunity

to display and celebrate the technical drawings, in particular the ‘blueprints’, held

in our business and University collections which illustrate the reproduction

techniques used for engineering, design and architectural drawings.”

- Kiara King, University of Glasgow Archive Services

View the catalogue for the building plans online: archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb248-gua?page=3#gb-0248-gua-bul

Masjid Putra || .F.A.J.R. by Syibli

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'Aishah relates that the Prophet S.A.W said about the two rak'at before the fajr

"They are dearer to me than the whole world."

~Related by Ahmad, Muslim, and at-Tirmizhi

Dari Aisyah telah bersabda Rasulullah SAW bersabda ;

"Dua rakaat solat Fajar pahalanya lebih indah daripada dunia dan seisinya"

~Hadis riwayat Imam at-Termizi

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This photo is shot after Fajr (subuh) prayer in a misty morning. While waiting for some friends after the prayer I've decided to shot this Putra Mosque surrounded with mist giving this unique view. Hope it works :)

This is a HDR image consist of 3 exposure, merge in Photomatix and further editing in CS3.

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Relatable (by @allie_______destefano) by Sherif Saleh

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TR Motorsport - Bang Saen February 2017 by Unixx TR Motorsport

The word Endurance as an Adjective is defined as:

denoting or relating to a race or other sporting event that takes place over a long distance or otherwise demands great physical stamina.

However, I feel the best way to describe how this season has gone is to use the Noun definition of the word: the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way

The 3rd and final race of the 2016 season was held at the postponed Bang Saen Festival of Speed. The championship standings showed the #36 Toyota with such a commanding lead from the first two races that only a small miracle would see TR-Motorsport crowned as champions. However unlikely it may be the scenario was Thomas and the DC5 to finish in first while the Toyota failed to cross the line at all, being the slowest car on the grid - this was tall order!

As with all the endurance races this season the team was beset by mechanical issues.During the extended practice period, gearbox and clutch problems arose resulting in a complete change out of the gearbox. Luckily this rectified the problems and the team were ready for qualifying. Tony Percy, longtime friend of the team and co-driver took the reins of the Honda Integra DC5, with the previous issues still fresh in his mind Tony gently eased the car through qualifying and into a respectable 9th place, which is was an outstanding achievement considering that there were 61 other cars on the track at the same time all vying for a clean lap.

As with all endurance races the 6 hours is split between drivers, for the first stint, Tony pushed the Integra into 7th before the first changeover. The safety car period eventually became a red flagged race and all cars returned to the pits resulting in the team losing any advantage they had gained. Seven cars had been involved in the on-track pileup and although this meant fewer cars in the race and more space on track it took several hours to remove the cars and fix the damaged barriers.

At the restart, Thomas powered his way into 2nd place overall and was somehow setting faster times than the leading Toyota. He consolidated his position up until the next driver change however the gremlins were back playing with the clutch again causing the car to struggle to change gear. Eventually, all the gears except 4th had failed with Tony limping around the circuit. The decision was then made to pit early and see if the issue could be solved. No fix could be applied so it was 4th gear all the way to the chequered flag for the final 1 hour 24 minutes. Ironically the leading Toyota crashed several times and finished dead last but this was still enough to win the championship. TR-Motorsport finished 4th in class,later promoted to 3rd as another team had received a 30 lap penalty for a jump start behind the safety car.

TR-Motorsports final position in the Enduring Endurance Championship was 3rd in class, with just a little bit more luck who knows what might have been……

Super Production Class

Race One

An eventful weekend of racing greeted TR-Motorsport at the final rounds of the Thailand Super Series held at the picturesque Bang Saen Beach Street Circuit. The final event had been postponed from November ’16 to February ’17 due to the passing of the late King. With the postponement came a long gap giving us the perfect opportunity to concentrate on some R & D in the hope of closing the gap to Championship Victor Hideharu Kuroki. After some minor tweaks to the car, a major redesign of the front Air Intake was undertaken which provided very encouraging results after completing several simulations on the Dyno equipment.

Simulations are all well and good, however, it’s on the track where it counts and Thomas fully obliged with the fastest lap around the circuit in official practice. When qualifying began both Thomas and Hideharu were setting fastest lap after fastest lap, nip and tuck all the way. Eventually, Thomas managed to claim a fantastic Pole Position by just one-tenth of a second from Hideharu, being Pole on a tight and twisty circuit is always vital so the race to the first corner could possibly decide the race.

Due to our first gear ratio being longer and the race to the first corner uphill we knew wewould be at a disadvantage. Thomas got off the line perfectly and stormed up the hill defending his line to the left to try and outwit Hideharu who was virtually alongside the ‘Blue Blur’, paint was traded several times before Hideharu backed out and slotted in behind to mount another challenge. The final corner of lap 1 caused a gasp from the TR-Motorsport team and fans as Hideharu once again tried a move, this time on the inside but again showed professionalism by backing off at the right time.

By the middle of lap 2 Thomas had pulled out a small lead and held on for the remainder of the race even breaking the lap record on several occasions, Hideharu pushed Thomas all the way to the chequered flag and saw his 100% record gone as Thomas, 10 years after his first win at Bang Saen came home with the spoils and a much needed 20 points, cementing his second place position in the championship.

Race 2

After the elation of the previous victory had faded, the team of mechanics led by Sven Thummel got to work on the car to check everything over and prepare for Race 2. The team soon spotted an issue with the wishbones as the bushings were damaged and as a precautionary measure these were duly replaced. As with all previous rounds, the top 5 finishers from Race 1 started in reverse order meaning Thomas would start from 5th. As the cars assembled on the grid all looked good and a top 3 position looked more than possible.

As the car left for the warm lap Thomas felt an issue with the steering although not terminal, Thomas made the wisest choice to visit the pits to try and ascertain what the issue was. The team of mechanics could not find anything obvious so the car headed back out on track. People reading this familiar with the rules and regulations of motorsport, will of course know that our little visit to the pits would mean starting at the back of the grid, this was only compounded by the fact that due to a miscommunication with the stewards we forced to wait at the pit lane exit some 600 meters away from the back of the grid!

Regular readers will know that we have had similar issues before and still come out on top. However, today was not going to be one of those days! The first 3 laps of the race went perfectly with Thomas making his way through the field from a lowly 19th to a respectable 10th. The racing gods were smiling on us as a safety car deployment bunched the whole pack back up and with 9 laps to go top 3 was still an outside possibility. In came the safety car down went the throttle and that's where the problems began, a massive loss of power resulted in cars streaming past a limping Thomas. On the pit to car radio turning the electrics on and off to reset the car,was suggested - it worked! But by now Thomas was once again at the back of the grid. For the remaining laps, a valiant Thomas fought back to a very respectful 8th place and again set the fastest lap and broke the track record for the Super Production Class.

After the race, the car was checked over by the official Thailand Super Series scrutineers and as with all races we have competed in this year,they found nothing to report. Although dejected the team were still in good spirits after another great week of motorsport at Bang Saen Beach and look forward to returning in July to compete in the GTC Supercar Class with the new Porsche 911 (997).

In next month’s Pattaya Trader we will have a big update for your regarding the upcoming season, in the meantime you can follow us through our website Tr-Motorosport.com, our Facebook page Facebook.com/TRMotorsportThailand and our Instagram account tmotorsport_thailand

Relator do PLP 18/2022 Concede Entrevista by Agência Senado

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Relator do PLP 18/2022, senador Fernando Bezerra Coelho (MDB-PE), concede entrevista.

O parlamentar fala sobre projeto que limita a cobrança de ICMS sobre combustíveis, telecomunicações e energia elétrica. Fernando Bezerra fez a leitura, em plenário, do relatório do PLP 18/2022. Duas propostas de Emenda à Constituição sobre combustíveis e biocombustíveis devem ser apresentadas.

Foto: Roque de Sá/Agência Senado

Bangor RFC V Dundalk RFC Irish Junior Cup Final 31st January 2015 winning everything by John Mooney

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Dundalk overwhelm Bangor in All Ireland Final

by Roger Corbett

Bangor’s amazing run in the All Ireland Junior Cup came to an abrupt end when they were comprehensively beaten by Dundalk, eventually losing by 55-5.

Where do you start when trying to relate and absorb the events of Saturday’s final at Chambers Park? Firstly, congratulations to worthy winners Dundalk who nullified the Bangor attack, then went on to produce some stunning plays which racked up no less than 8 tries, each by a different player. For Bangor’s part, they were unable to respond to the intensity of Dundalk’s game, and lacked the cutting edge which their opponents used to great effect.

The day started full of promise, as the strong support from North Down made their way to Chambers Park in Portadown, knowing Bangor would be fielding their best team. Once again, the pundits had Bangor as the underdogs – just as they had done so in the previous three rounds! In confounding the experts earlier, Bangor produced some awesome performances against top quality opposition to get to the final. Dundalk had produced some convincing wins in the early rounds of the competition, but had struggled to get past CIYMS in the semi-final, just managing to squeeze ahead at the second time of asking. However, with a number of key players returning to the side in time for this game, they were now back at full strength and would be a formidable force to contend with.

Having won the toss, captain Jamie Clegg elected to play into the stiff wind in the first half. For the first 5 minutes, Bangor doggedly retained possession and tried to play their way into Dundalk’s half through a series of determined forward moves. However, little ground was made and, when possession was finally lost, the Dundalk back line produced a burst that simply cut through the Bangor defence resulting in an easy touch down under Bangor’s posts for a 7-0 lead.

Bangor stuck to their plan and slowly, but patiently, got their attack moving forward, eventually winning a penalty to the left of Dundalk’s posts, but Mark Widdowson’s kick into the wind drifted just wide of the mark.

The contrast in play between the two teams was becoming clear, with Bangor trying to keep the ball close while Dundalk were throwing it wide. The latter strategy was proving to be the more effective as, with 20 minutes gone, a quick back line move with players looping around resulted in an overlap on the right wing which gave a clear run in to again, score under the posts. A further 9 minutes later, they did it again and, although the Bangor defence had sensed the danger and moved across to cover it, their tackling let them down allowing Dundalk to get over in the right hand corner, taking their lead to 19-0.

By now, Bangor were trying to hang on until half time when they could regroup and come out with the wind at their backs. Dundalk, on the other hand were anxious to press home their advantage and give them a more comfortable lead. To Bangor’s credit, although camped on their own line for lengthy spells, they dug in and managed to hold on until the referee’s half time whistle.

As the teams reappeared from the dressing rooms, it was obvious Bangor were ringing the changes, particularly in the backs. With the wind advantage having lessened considerably, Bangor got the second half underway. It was now Dundalk’s turn to adopt the slow, steady approach, just as Bangor had done earlier. However, their more confident off-loading and support play was, once again, taking play deep into Bangor’s territory. Frustration at not being able to gain possession and take play out of their danger area eventually resulted in a yellow card for Clegg after a succession of penalties. Dundalk kicked the penalty to touch, won their lineout and drove for the line. Although initially held up by the Bangor defence, Dundalk’s repeated drives were eventually rewarded with another converted score, extending their lead to 26-0.

From the touchline, the Bangor faithful had felt that if their players had managed to score first in the second half, they may have been able to mount a fight-back and close the gap to their opponents. As it was, this Dundalk score simply bolstered their confidence and pushed Bangor deeper into trouble. With Bangor still a man down, Dundalk added to the score with a penalty and then another score in the corner. Everything was now working for the Leinster men, as even the difficult touchline conversion into the biting wind successfully split the posts, bringing the score to 36-0.

As the game entered the final quarter, and with Dundalk all but holding the cup, Bangor were now on the ropes. By contrast, the Dundalk players were in almost total control, and were not going to slow down now. In a 10 minute spell, they ran in a further 3 tries, making the scoreline 55-0. By now, any sense of dejection the Bangor supporters may have been feeling was now moved to feelings of sympathy for their players. However, pride was at stake and once again Bangor rallied as the game entered its final minutes. At last, the forwards got within striking distance of the Dundalk line and, although their repeated attacks were repelled, they finally managed to do what their opponents had done so effectively, and quickly passed the ball wide to Davy Charles. Even though they were 55 points ahead, the Dundalk defence made Charles work hard to drive through the tackles and score Bangor’s consolation try, bringing the final score to 55-5.

From Bangor’s point of view, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story of this competition. While the final may have resulted in a sad anti-climax for Bangor, the remarkable journey to get there will be remembered for some time. On the day, Dundalk were by far the better side, and Bangor would have to concede that their game was not up to the usual standard. However, there is no doubt the experience of competing at this level is something to relish and the goal now will be to secure a top four place in the league and try again next year.

Everybody at the club has nothing but the highest respect and praise for what has been achieved this year by not just the 1sts, but all the senior teams, and one poor result isn’t going to change that – the welcome at Upritchard Park for the returning players is testament to that. With that in mind, the players now need to put this disappointment behind them and provide the best possible response against a struggling Portadown side at home in the league next Saturday.

Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, F Black, G Irvine, R Latimer, J Clegg, C Stewart, R Armstrong, K Rosson, D Charles, M Aspley, M Weir, M Widdowson, C Morgan

Subs: S Irvine, O McIlmurray, D Kelly, M Rodgers, C Harper, D Fusco, M Thompson

Bangor scores: D Charles (1T)

Dundalk Storm To Title Dundalk 55 v Bangor 5 from KnockOn.ie

Dundalk Scorers: Christopher Scully, Owen McNally, Jonathan Williams, John Smyth, Ultan Murphy, Tiernan Gonnelly, James McConnon and Stephen Murphy 1 try each. Ultan Murphy 6 cons, 1 pen.

Bangor Scorers: David Charles 1 try.

In front of a big crowd at Chambers Park on Saturday afternoon Dundalk delivered a stunning and ruthless display to see off the challenge of Bangor and capture the All Ireland Junior Cup title for the very first time.

Three first half tries had them firmly in control at 19-0 ahead having played with the elements at the Portadown venue during the first half and while the wind dropped somewhat after half time the Dundalk intensity most certainly didn’t as they cut loose scoring five more tries.

Dundalk returned to a heroes welcome at their Mill Road clubhouse on Saturday night after a display of pure brilliance throughout the afternoon.

Precision, pace and skill from the Louth men from start to finish left Bangor playing second fiddle for long periods.

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Rockefeller Cafeteria Rejects Monsanto rGBH GE Food2 by Rick Warden

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This document relates to an article on the ugly side of food Eugenics...

"In 2002, the Rockefellers funded a nonprofit organic farm and education center at a converted family estate designed to serve an organic restaurant in NYC. David Rockefeller offered, ''If the restaurant is as good as I hope it will be, it would be quite a great temptation to go there often -- even though we have quite a good cook at home.''[6] So, I guess that implies his family supports organic foods close to home. However, in 2006, the Rockefellers began heavily promoting harmful genetically engineered agriculture for other people's use. The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a joint. $150 million Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).[7]

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Cardoons! by Laurel

Allow me to relate to you a tale of obsession and

thwarted yearning, of loss and redemption.

I am a lover of the weird, the ancient, the difficult to find. I

believe that my pestering was directly responsible for New Seasons

selling citrons this year (I have asked about them every single winter

for the past 6 years). So for some time now, I have been harboring a

yen for cardoons. Yes, cardoons, the ancestor of today's artichoke,

and also a favorite vegetable of my favorite chef in all the world

(Clarissa Dickson Wright of Two Fat Ladies fame, who labored so

industriously to raise the popularity of the cardoon in Britain that

she was known as "the cardoon lady"). But I have been thwarted at

every turn! Never have I found anyone actually selling cardoons! Oh,

I've heard rumors, but they never seemed to pan out.

Until yesterday.

A booth at the farmers market had them, great big scary stalks with

little tiny artichoke-like flowers on them. Not quite what I was

expecting, but when I get it into my head to eat something there is

very little that can stop me. Maybe that's not such a good thing.

Here are some things that I have learned since this fateful moment at

the market: 1) If the person working at the booth says "Well, mostly

people buy them for decoration" when you ask them if the proffered

item is edible, that is a bad sign; 2) If an item is exuding a sap so

bitter that when you inadvertently get a tiny bit on your lips you

spend the next 15 minutes frantically trying to clean it off, that is

a bad sign; and 3) If all of the pictures you have ever seen of the

food you want to eat look nothing like the food you have in your hand,

that is a bad sign. But I have also learned that if you are really

committed to eating something in the face of all of the preceding and

the very good advice of your significant other, lessons learned from

historical cooking will come to your aid, and often the results are

worth the struggle.

I spent a long time on the internet reading all about cardoons, and

the everything I found stated that they are actually a winter

vegetable, and that they are best to eat after they have been blanched

by being kept out of the sun for some time. Otherwise, they are

horrifically bitter. Whoops. But then I wondered, did the ancient

Romans do this to their cardoons? And how could the first person to

eat a cardoon have done so? So I decided to try my big scary cardoon

anyway.

When I brought it home yesterday, I cut it into pieces and soaked them

in acidulated water while I figured out what to do with the thing.

Today I broke the stem up further, removed all of the leaves, and

carefully peeled all of the tough fibers away from the tender core.

The food to waste ratio put even fresh fava beans to shame! One thing

that I have learned from reading medieval recipes is great technique

for removing bitterness from greens: parboiling. So I put my tiny

cardoon bits into boiling salted water, cooked them for ten minutes,

drained them and tasted them: hey, they're actually pretty good! There

was still a little bit of bitterness, so I boiled them in new water

for a few more minutes, then drained them. Apicius says that boiled

cardoons should be served with "pepper, cumin, broth, and oil"

(http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Apicius/3*.html),

so I dressed mine with olive oil, pepper, and a little flake salt.

And you know what? They turned out pretty dang good. They taste much

of artichokes, and sweet more than bitter. I don't know if I would do

this again, but it was a fun adventure.

Regent Centre Metro Interchange by North East Museums

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This is an artists impression of the Regent Centre Metro Interchange. It was taken from the ‘Ainsworth Spark Photo File.’ Compiled between the 8th of December 1975 to the 12th of May 1977 it consists of artist's impressions, tender drawings, photographs of 3 dimensional models and plans relating to various Metro projects. Ainsworth Spark were Newcastle based Architects.

The file is taken from the Mott, Hay and Anderson collection, consulting civil engineers responsible from the Tyneside Metro light rail system and the Tyne Pedestrian, cyclist and vehicular tunnels.

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This image inspired ‘Interchange’, an experimental film and album of music by Warm Digits. More information can be found here www.twmuseums.org.uk/halfmemory/warm-digits-

interchange

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one-hundred and eighty-six. by Pilar Timpane

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between development and the land.

all my life i've been seeking grass. i grew up in a green world, with tons of grass to roll around in, and trees to climb, and flowers that grew at different times of the year, and a sense of seasonal foods, and disciplined parents who ate as vegetarian as they could and tried to create vegetarians out of me and my brother (I think they were a little more successful with me, an open-minded eater, versus my brother, who would literally only eat meat or cheese for many years).

i try and sit down on the grass every day. you can do that all year long in durham. that's why i live here.

i'm drawn to natural beauty, to earthiness and foods that have color, to light, to water, to soil, to the strength of people who work on the land, whose hands and skin show the wear and tear of a life lived outdoors.

lately i've been thinking more about what this means for me spiritually. at a certain point in my christian life, i might have accepted that "green" thinking was important for christians to learn about and be involved in because it was better for our bodies and for our neighbors, socially speaking; hence, it was the right thing to do for the world. i still feel this way. nowadays, however, having recently been reading/listening to Ellen Davis's thoughts (piggybacking very much off of the ideas of Wendell Berry and other land-focused thinkers), i'm beginning to think there are even deeper implications than even just the social costs. there are questions that Davis brings up in "Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture" that are causing me to re-think the perspective i have (which essentially makes it a moral issue), and re-shape it into something that relates to God's promises and covenant with this world. this relates to agriculture being something that God made for us to do, not just eat well and reap the bounty of others' hard work - the "blind" habit we have of eating what is sold to us in grocery stores. but to actually be in touch with the earth, and to develop our own relationship to sewing, to harvesting, and to eating from the seasons He created.

my thoughts are not nearly as focused as Mrs. Davis's and will need time (and action too) to iron out what i hope i will find as solutions to these questions.

one thing i've noticed since childhood and that i've always viewed as a huge problem humanity has today is that we isolate ourselves from the earth. this is easy to do because wealthy folks can pay as much money as they need to in order to keep themselves comfortable and separated. from weather, from dirt, from what lies beyond the doors, insulation, carpeting of their own home. the outside.

not everyone, mind you. there are people living in the "biotic" community for sure. but not that many. a lot of people choose to live in what i've sometimes referred to as "the padded universe." this is where you can pay for peace and security in favor for any kind of world that could be broken in on by the earth around it, by the people around it, or anything else that could disturb a synthetic perpetual harmony that we're all used to. and feel entitled to.

in a way we don't realize, this is just another way in which we isolate ourselves from each other, and from the needs of the community we live in, and let's not forget God. The Great Big God who made everything and loves it. and hopes and gives always for its best.

"Reality will not betray you" - Apolonio said this to me today. i am glad he is home.

music for the day:

"Olsen Olsen"

Sigur Ros

grooveshark.com/s/Olsen+Olsen/2pJMM3?src=5

Bangor RFC V Dundalk RFC Irish Junior Cup Final 31st January 2015 containment by John Mooney

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