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It's possible that you've read my lament about how 2015 has been a year of quite a few good records. Some of them have been very good, but what I think 2015 has been lacking so far is drop dead great records. The instant album of the year contenders. It may have taken until November to get there, but please everyone welcome Clearance. They have not only created a great record, but as it stands right now, I'm calling it and saying this is the best record of 2015 so far. There's only a month and a half left in the year, but it's going to take a hell of a record to knock Clearance out of my top spot.
A recurring theme for me is that I tend to favor bands that have a 90's leaning sound. I think that the music you listen to in those formative late high school/early college years becomes your base and there's always a part of you looking for sounds that excite you in the same way. Clearance has that in spades. Not only does this record knock me off my socks now, I'm positive they would have been just as much of a heavy hitter in 1995 as well.
Clearance is playing the sort of warm, jangly indie rock that I adore. Vocally they're very reminiscent of Pavement with a talking sort of delivery and obtuse lyrics. On the music side, while you can get hints of Pavement there as well, I tend to think that Clearance pulls together a slightly tighter sound. It's more deliberate, not as ramshackle and doesn't drift out into weirdo noise freak-outs as Pavement was wont to do. Rapid Rewards is thirteen songs of glorious mid tempo pop. I dare you to listen to the churning rhythm of "You've Been Pre-Approved" or the bright, cherry guitar part making up the bridge of "Rather Not Bother" or the fuzzy background squall of "Swiftboating (Onto The Reels)" and not be blown away.
I had very nice things to say about both of Clearance's prior 7"s. Those were some great songs and are absolutely worth picking up. But man, Rapid Rewards is light years ahead of those records and is without a doubt the best record I have listened to all year. See you in December for the Absolute Best Records of 2015 list. I'm saving a spot for Clearance right at the very top.
Clearance - Rapid Rewards LP:
Tech Cocktail's DC Mixer & Startup Showcase was an eventful evening to say the least! Hundreds of local tech enthusiasts gathered at 1776 to meet our 15 showcasing tech startups : Andelion, Bracketeers, Fortique, Fund the Republic, GitBadger, Impact Hub, Jhombox, My Study Rewards, Inc., NervEight, nvite, Recoup.com, Silith.io, TechChange, Inc., TripTuner, Yopine. Congratulations to Recoup and TripTurner for winning DC’s “Hottest Startup” and getting a chance to compete at Tech Cocktail’s National Competition, Tech Cocktail Celebrate.
Join us at Tech Cocktail Celebrate on October 23rd-25th in Downtown Las Vegas as hundreds of startup founders, entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, investors, media, and local community leaders from across the country will be coming together to celebrate our nations “Hottest Startups” (Register at celebrate.tech.co)
Pictures by Tony Hitchcock (www.tonyhitchcock.com)
I've been impressed by this building for a while and finally got a photo of it. A night scene was what I wanted the most. It was where I ended my long day, working until late has good rewards.
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The festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai is also the time for Dahi Handi.....
Janmaashtami, popularly known in Mumbai and Pune as Dahi Handi is celebrated with enormous zeal and enthusiasm. The handi is a clay pot filled with buttermilk that was positioned at a convenient height prior to the event; the topmost person on the human pyramid tries to break the handi by hitting it with a blunt object, and when that happens, the buttermilk is spilled over the entire group, symbolizing their achievement through unity. Various Handis are set up locally in several parts of the city, and groups of youngsters, called Govinda, travel around in trucks trying to break as many handis as possible during the day.
Many such Govinda Pathaks compete with each other, especially for the handis that dole out hefty rewards. The event, in recent times, has gathered a political flavor, and it is not uncommon for political parties, and rich community groups to offer prizes amounting to lakhs of rupees.
Some of the most famous handis are at Dadar, Mazgaon, Lalbaug, Thane and Babu Genu, Mandai in Pune.[3]
(Source - Wikipedia)
Junagarh Fort (Rajasthani: जुनाग्द क़िला) is a fort in the city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. The fort was originally called Chintamani and was renamed Junagarh or "Old Fort" in the early 20th century when the ruling family moved to Lalgarh Palace outside the fort limits. It is one of the few major forts in Rajasthan which is not built on a hilltop. The modern city of Bikaner has developed around the fort.
The fort complex was built under the supervision of Karan Chand, the Prime Minister of Raja Rai Singh, the sixth ruler of Bikaner, who ruled from 1571 to 1611 AD. Construction of the walls and associated moat commenced in 1589 and was completed in 1594. It was built outside the original fort of the city, about 1.5 kilometres from the city centre. Some remnants of the old fort are preserved near the Lakshmi Narayan temple.
Historical records reveal that despite the repeated attacks by enemies to capture the fort, it was not taken, except for a lone one-day occupation by Kamran Mirza. Kamran was the second son of the Mughal Emperor Babur who attacked Bikaner in 1534, which was then ruled by Rao Jait Singh. In the battle, the Mughals were defeated by Rathors. Kamran then returned to Lahore.
The 5.28 hectares large fort precinct is studded with palaces, temples and pavilions. These buildings depict a composite culture, manifest in the mix of architectural styles.
GEOGRAPHY
Junagarh fort is located in the arid region of the Thar desert of Rajasthan bordered on the northwest by the Aravalli range, a range of mountains in western India. Part of the desert area is in Bikaner city, which is one of the three desert triangle cities; the other two cities are Jaisalmer and Jodhpur. The name of the place where Bikaner city with its forts was established was then known as Jungladesh.
HISTORY
Before the present Junagarh Fort was built, an old stone fort existed in the city. This fort was built in 1478 by Rao Bika who established the city of Bikaner in 1472. Rao Bika was the second son of Maharaja Rao Jodha of the Rathor clan, the founder of Jodhpur city. He conquered the large arid lands to the northern region of Rajasthan to set up his domain. As the second son of Jodha he had no chance of inheriting his father’s territory of Jodhpur or to the title of Maharaja. He, therefore, reconciled and decided to build his own kingdom at Bikaner at the place then called "Jungladesh". Bikaner, though a partly of the Thar Desert, was considered an oasis on the trade route between Central Asia and the Gujarat coast since it had adequate spring water sources. Bika’s name was thus tagged to the Bikaner city as well as to the then state of Bikaner (“the settlement of Bika”) that he established. The history of Bikaner and the fort within it thus start with Bika. It was only about 100 years later that Bikaner’s fortunes flourished under Raja Rai Singhji, the sixth ruler of Bikaner, who ruled from 1571 to 1611. During the Mughal Empire’s rule in the country, he accepted the suzerainty of the Mughals and held a high position of an army general in the court of Emperor Akbar and his son Emperor Jahangir. His successful war exploits by way of winning half of Mewar kingdom won him accolades and rewards from the Mughal emperors. He was gifted the jagirs (lands) of Gujarat and Burhanpur. With the large revenue earned from these jagirs, he built the Junagarh fort on a plain land, which has an average elevation of 230 m. The formal foundation ceremony for the fort was held on 17 February 1589 and the fort was completed on 17 January 1594. Raja Rai Singhji, was an expert in arts and architecture and the knowledge that he acquired during his several sojourns to several countries are amply reflected in the numerous monuments he built in the Junagarh fort. Thus the fort, a composite structure, became an outstanding example of architecture and a unique centre of art, amidst the Thar desert.
Karan Singh who ruled from 1631 to 1639, under the suzerainty of the Mughals, built the Karan Mahal palace. Later rulers added more floors and decorations to this Mahal. Anup Singh, who ruled from 1669–98, made substantial additions to the fort complex, with new palaces and the Zenana quarter (royal dwelling for females). He refurbished the Karan Mahal with a Diwan-i-Am (public audience hall) and called it the Anup Mahal. Gaj Singh who ruled from 1746 to 1787 refurbished the Chandra Mahal (the Moon palace). Following him, Surat Singh ruled from 1787 to 1828 and he lavishly decorated the audience hall (see picture in info box) with glass and lively paintwork. Dungar Singh who reigned from 1872 to 1887 built the Badal Mahal (the weather palace) named so in view of a painting of falling rain and clouds (a rare event in arid Bikaner). Ganga Singh who ruled from 1887 to 1943 built the Ganga Niwas Palace, which has towers at the entrance patio. This palace was designed by Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob.[10] Ganga Singh’s son Sadul Singh succeeded his father in 1943 but acceded to the Union of India in 1949. He died in 1950.
Bikaner came under the suzerainty of the British Raj under a treaty of paramountcy signed in 1818, where after the Maharajas of Bikaner invested heavily on refurbishing their Junagarh fort. However, during the 18th century, before this treaty was signed, there was internecine war between rulers of Bikaner and Jodhpur and also amongst other Thakur, which was put down by the British troops. It is reported that during the attack by Jodhpur army, of the two entrances to the fort (one in the east and the other in the west), the eastern entrance and the southern rampart were damaged; marks of cannonballs fired are seen on the southern façade of the fort.
Ganga Singh was the best-known king among the Rajasthan princes. A favourite of the British Raj, he earned the title of Knight Commander of the Star of India. He served as a member of the Imperial War Cabinet, represented the country at the Imperial First World War Conferences and the British Empire at the Versailles Peace Conference and was aware of the shift of fortunes in the World War II but died in 1943, before the war was won by the allies. His contribution to the building activity in Junagarh involved separate halls for public and private audience in the Ganga Mahal and a durbar hall for formal functions. The hall where he held his Golden Jubilee as a ruler of Bikaner is now a museum. He also got a new palace - north of Junagarh fort - designed and built by Swinton, the third of the new palaces built in Bikaner and named it Lalgarh Palace in the name of his father and shifted his residence from Junagarh fort to this palace in 1902. The royal family still lives in a special suite in the Lalbagh palace, which they have converted into a heritage hotel.
STRUCTURES
The structures built within the Junagarh fort are the palaces and temples, which are made of red sandstone (Dulmera) and marble. The palaces are described as picturesque with their assortment of courtyards, balconies, kiosks and windows. The fort, the temples and the palaces are preserved as museums and provide insight into the grandiose living style of the past Maharanas of Rajasthan. The fort is called “a paradox between medieval military architecture and beautiful interior decoration”.
OVERVIEW
The massive fort built in the plains of Bikaner has a rectangular (quadrangular) layout with a peripheral length of 986 m. The fort walls are 4.4 m wide and 12 m in height. It encompasses an area of 5.28 ha. It was surrounded by a moat which was 6.1–7.6 m deep with a base width of 4.6 m and top width of 9.1 m. However, the moat no longer exists. The fort is well fortified with 37 bastions (‘burj’ in local language) and seven gates (two are main gates) to counter enemy attacks. The fort was built as a “new stronghold” outside of the ruins of an old fort built by Rao Bika and on the periphery of the Bikaner city walls (1.5 kilometres from the city centre); the old fort was demolished a century after it was built.
The fort with seven gates contains several palaces, pavilions and many temples of Hindu and Jain religions - the earliest dated to the 16th century. A major feature of the fort is the stone carving done in red and gold coloured sandstones. The interiors of the palaces are decorated and painted in traditional Rajasthani style. The Junagarh palaces have a large number of rooms, as every king built his own separate set of rooms, not wanting to live in his predecessors’ rooms. These structures were considered as “at par with those of Louis’s France or of Imperial Russia”. Several types of architectural style are discerned in the fort complex and hence it is called a true depiction of composite culture. The earliest style is of Rajput architecture, defined by Gujarati and Mughal architectural influence reflecting the association with Mughal rulers, the second type is of semi-western architecture reflecting British influence, and finally the revivalists Rajput architecture that evolved particularly during the rule of Maharaja Ganga Singh. Only the most representative of all these architectural styles are on display for visitors. Thus, the unique monuments on display in the Junagarh Fort represent sixteen successive generations of the rulers of Bikaner, starting from the end of the 16th century.
GATES
While the main entry gate was Karan Pol or Parole, facing east, the current gate of entry is called Suraj Pol (meaning the Sun gate), 'pol' also colloquially spelt prol, built in gold coloured or yellow sandstone, unlike the other gates and buildings built in red sandstone. It is the east facing gate permitting the rising Sun’s rays to fall on the gate, which is considered a good omen. The doors of this gate are strengthened with iron spikes and studs to prevent ramming by elephants during an attack. At the entrance to the gate, two red stone statues of elephants with mahouts stand as sentinels. The gate was also the location for announcing the arrival and departure of royalty by musicians playing the trumpet from a gallery in the gate. The other gates are Karan Pol, Daulat Pol, Chand Pol (a double gate) and Fateh Pol; these provided access to various monuments in the fort. The Karan Pol gate is also braced with iron spikes to prevent battering of the gate by elephants. To the right of this gate is Daulat Pol. Forty-one hand imprints are seen on the Daulat Pol gate wall, in red colour, of the wives of the Maharajas of Bikaner, who committed sati (self immolation) on the funeral pyres of their husbands who died in battle.
Between the main gate and the palace, there is a quadrangle, and then another gate called the Tripolia gate (triple gateway) before accessing the royal chambers. Next to this gate is a small temple called the Har Mandir, where the Royal family used to offer worship. In the quadrangle, which houses a large pavilion with a water pool built in Carrara Italian marble. The Karan Mahal, where public audience was held in the Diwan-i-Am by Karan Singh (1631–39) and his successors till the 20th century, can also be seen in the same quadrangle.
TEMPLES
Har Mandir temple was the royal chapel - private temple of the royal family. The royal family celebrated the Hindu festival of Dussera and Gangaur here, apart from celebrating other family functions such as birthdays and marriages. In the Dussera celebrations, weapons and horses were worshipped here. The main deities worshipped in this temple are the Hindu deities Lakshmi Narayan, a combined representation of god Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi.
The Ratan Behari temple located near the Junagarh Fort, was built in 1846 by the 18th ruler of Bikaner. It was built in Indo-Mughal architectural style using white marble. The Hindu god Krishna is deified in this temple.
PALACES
Karan mahal (Public Audience Hall) was built by Karan Singh in c.1680 to mark his victory over the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It is considered as one of the most exquisite palaces built with gardens, which displays the aesthetic sensibilities of the royalty of Rajasthan. It has stained glass windows and intricately carved balconies built in stone and wood fluted columns. Later Rajas, Anup Singh and Surat Singh, also added lot of glitter to this palace with inlaid polychrome glass, intricate mirror patterns, and red and gold paint. In the coronation chamber, there is a shored up alcove, which was used as a throne.
Phool Mahal ("Flower Palace") is the oldest part of the palace and was built by king Raja Rai Singh of Bikaner, who ruled between 1571-1668.
Anup Mahal is a multi-storey structure, which functioned as the administrative headquarters of the kingdom. It has ornate wooden ceilings with inlaid mirrors, Italian tiles, and fine lattice windows and balconies. It has some gold leaf paintings. It is considered as one of the “grandest construction”.
Chandra Mahal has the most luxurious room in the palace, which houses gold plated deities and paintings inlaid with precious stones. In the royal bedroom, mirrors have been strategically placed so that the Maharaja could see from his bed, any intruder entering his room.
Ganga Mahal was built in the 20th century by Ganga Singh who reigned for 56 years from 1887 to 1943, has a large durbar hall known as the Ganga Singh Hall that houses the Museum. The museum has exhibits of war weaponry and also a World War I aeroplane (biplane), which is stated to be well maintained.
Badal Mahal (The weather palace) is part of the Anup Mahal extensions. It has paintings of Shekhawati Dundlod chiefs paying respects to the Maharaja of Bikaner in different types of turbans. Photos of people standing on nails, wood, swords and saws are also depicted here – a display of faith and endurance. The walls in this palace depict fresco paintings of the Hindu god Krishna and his consort Radha amidst the rain clouds.
Bikaneri Havelies located both within and outside the fort in the Bikaner city’s by lanes are also of unique architectural style in home architecture. Aldous Huxley who visited these havelis reportedly said “They are the pride of Bikaner.”
FORT MUSEUM
The museum within the fort called the Junagarh Fort Museum was established in 1961 by Maharaja Dr.Karni Singhji under the control of "Maharaja Rai Singhji Trust". The Museum exhibits Sanskrit and Persian manuscripts, miniature paintings, jewels, royal costumes, farmans (royal orders), portrait galleries, costumes, headgear and dresses of gods’ idols, enamelware, silver, palanquins, howdahs and war drums. The museum also displays armoury that consists of one of the assorted collection of post medieval arms.
MAHARAJA RAI SINGHJI TRUST
Maharaja Rai Singhji Trust has been set up by the 'Royal family of Bikaner' with the basic objective to showcase the fort with professional inputs in various areas and to improve the experience for visitors. Another objective is to promote education and research scholarships, cultural activities, setting up of libraries and integration with other such trusts.
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Here I show how my new Olaf Pull-Apart Plush comes apart. First his head comes off.
I just got my Olaf Pull-Apart Plush, from Disney Movie Rewards. He is the smallest of my Olaf plushes, at 8 1/2'' to the top of his head, or 10 1/2'' to the top of his hair. He cost $9.95. I ordered him a month ago (April 12) and got him today (May 16). He has a total of six removable pieces, held together with Velcro. Namely his head, his nose, his upper body, his arms, and his lower body (including his legs). He is very soft, and has the same design as the other Disney Olaf plush dolls. The Velcro works pretty well to keep his various parts together, but it takes a bit of patience and trial and error to get all the parts close to their original positions. But I suppose being a snowman, it isn't necessary to get him exactly aligned. His body is much smaller than the similarly sized Small Olaf plush by the Disney Store, so he is much lighter. He is very stable sitting down, in his normal position. The Velcro fasteners allow his different parts to be posed as if they had rotating joints, so he is as posable as a plastic doll, except for his feet/legs, which have fixed positions in front of his lower body. It will be lots of fun to pose this plush with other members of my Frozen collection, especially to reproduce scenes from the movie.
On close examination, the velvety moss growing on fallen logs in this locale seems to be a symbiotic community of at least two different moss species. One species has elongated, flat-lying, feathery-haired stems whose tightly spaced feathers each end in a point. I believe it to be "Sciuro-hypnum reflexum."
The second species, which has larger leaves and sends capsules on upright stalks (sporophytes) up from beneath the cover of the overlying companion, is "Plagiomnium cuspidatum"—an endemic North American moss commonly called baby-tooth plagiomnium moss or woodsy thyme-moss. Faircrest Neighborhood Bike Path, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, March 30, 2024.
Passion, Risk and Reward
Monday, January 21, 2013
We hear so much about following our passions; but what about the risks? And are there rewards? Join us at the Iron Yard for some great TEDX Greenville talks with local entrepreneurs, and mix and mingle afterward with some of the most creative people in town!
The Iron Yard is a launch-pad for entrepreneurs and creative people. Providing innovation, education, co-working, mentorship, capital, and events for the technology and design communities, Greenville is proud to have this great launch-pad in our community!
The Participants
Co-Curator: Peter Barth,
The Iron Yard
Peter went to Vanderbilt University, where he studied computer engineering. After school he did what all engineers do: moved to Manhattan to become an options and securities principal at Duke & Company (and later Morgan Stanley). Minting deals and moving stock was fun, but a few years on Wall Street reminded Pete he was a hacker at heart. He packed up his computer and family and headed to Indianapolis to develop software for SinglePoint, an enterprise payroll service. With hard work and technical expertise, he worked his way up to CTO and purchased a stake in the business. In 2006, Peter moved his family again, but this time to sunny South Carolina. In Greenville, Peter has taken leadership roles in the development of NEXT, the NEXT Innovation Center, InternGreenville, and the Southeast's premier startup accelerator, The Iron Yard.
Presenter: Jon McClure,
Entrepreneur, Leader, Founder and President of ISO Poly Films
Born with entrepreneurism in his blood, Jon McClure established his first business at age 12 and sold another business while in college. With $1,200 in his pocket and a $10,000 line of credit, he took his business savvy and expertise in the plastics films industry and founded ISO Poly Films. The company extruded its first pound of film in Gray Court, SC in 1998 and, next year, expects to produce 130 million pounds of film for various applications including food packaging, consumer electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and industrial products. Under Jon's leadership, the company has completed three major expansions and recently opened a second plant in Vancouver, Washington. In its early years, ISO Poly Films was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's "Hot 100" Small Business list by Dun & Bradstreet, and Jon was named Carolinas Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young. Today, ISO Poly Films has 110 employees and expects to generate $150 million in sales.
Presenter: Chancy Lindsey-Peake, Owner and Founder of Banana Manna, LLC
Chancey, owner and founder of Banana Manna, began baking out of necessity in her home with 6 borrowed pans. She didn’t set out to start a business, but to survive. Chancey went to different local markets to sell her bread, but word spread quickly and she started baking for different festivals, where she saw the potential to make Banana Manna a full-time business. Soon after, she was introduced to Nasha Lending and became their first entrepreneur. Since then, she has moved into the Downtown Greenville Farmers Market, opened a retail space, and baking bread has become a full-time job. Ask Chancey what she is most proud of and she responds: "I am most proud of the variety of flavors that I bake; after people try all my samples, they still can’t decide.
F1K9 Canine Trainer / Instructor Bryan Bice rewards agricultural disease Detection Dog (in-training) Kos (a Vizsla dog) with a few seconds of play with a tennis ball after correctly identifying a diseased citrus plants; part of their work with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists from the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Fort Pierce, FL, to train dogs to detect huanglongbing (HLB; a.k.a. citrus greening) in citrus, squash vein yellowing virus (SqVYV; cause of viral watermelon vine decline) in squash, and tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) in pepper plants at this training session in New Smyrna Beach, FL, on Feb. 25, 2021.
F1K9, a licensed canine detection service company. When the dogs detect - smell - a diseased plant, its response is to sit or lie facing the plant until it is rewarded with a few seconds of play.
Dogs can be trained to detect specific bacterial or viral pathogens in any part of a plant with greater than 99% accuracy, significantly faster than laboratory tests, and before visible symptoms are obvious. Conventional analysis typically uses only one leaf from a plant. At the early stages of infection, before the disease spreads throughout the plant, a healthy leaf may be taken from an infected plant resulting in a negative laboratory test. In contrast, dogs sample the entire plant while walking by and sniffing it. For more information, please go to ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2020/trained-dogs-are-the-most-efficient-way-to-hunt-citrus-industrys-biggest-threat/. USDA Media by Lance Cheung.
This took some balls...literally.
This is the woman at the dunking booth at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. It took me several tries to work up the courage to ask her for her photo. It also took many, many softballs.
I encountered her first on the morning of August 18. My son had a go with 11 balls with no luck, so I took my chances with 11.
On my 9th throw, I hit the target with enough force to drop the platform. She was holding onto a bar, so she didn't go all the way in. I think she was really surprised and didn't want to get dunked, so I didn't throw the last two because I didn't want to be rude by sinking her again. I was too chicken to ask for her photo, though.
In the afternoon, we came back to the booth. No one else was there, so I mustered the gusto to try again. I hit the target a couple of times, but not with enough force to drop her. I thought about asking for her photo, but a large crowd had gathered to watch me throw. The next fellow up got close a couple of times, but never hit the target square. I had stayed to watch, and I think he though I might be able to do it, so he dropped $10 for 22 balls.
This time, I hit the target at least four, if not six times, but couldn't get her to drop. I was emboldened enough to ask for her photo, but an even larger crowd had gathered. Either she wanted to keep business going or was a bit perturbed that I had returned that she didn't come down off the platform when I asked for her photo. I was a bit devastated.
On August 25, my friend Chris came to town and wanted to go to the festival. After wandering for a while, we came to her booth. This time I asked for her photo up front. I gave her $5 to throw, but told her she or her partner didn't need to sit in the tank. By golly, I missed every time, but she did pose for a photo. It made my entire weekend and was well worth the time and cost.
For Americans who don't know, Zellers is the Canadian equivalent to Target or K-Mart.
Taken in June... I don't know why I never uploaded it here until now.
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Earned while living in West Germany, Switzerland and France 1977 - 1980.
Walking usually 5 or 10 km.
Volksmarching (from German "Volksmarsch", people's march) is a form of non-competitive fitness walking that developed in Europe in the mid-late 1960s. By 1968, the International Federation of Popular Sports (better known as the "IVV") was formed by Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. The national emblems of these four countries were placed in a wreath to form the symbol IVV. The IVV Headquarters is located in Altötting, Germany (Bavaria) and the official languages of the IVV are English and German, though French is also used unofficially.
Though walking is the primary activity, the volkssporting movement also includes bicycling, swimming, cross-country skiing or snow-shoeing, and other approved activities. Special provisions also allow for people with disabilities to participate in most events. Participants typically walk 5 kilometers (3.1 mi), 10 kilometers (6.2 mi), 20 kilometers (12 mi) or longer, on a pre-determined outdoor path or trail, with the aid of posted signs or markings, or a map and a set of written directions. Volksmarching associations offer incentive awards (including certificates, pins and patches) for participating in a certain number of events and for covering different cumulative distances over time.
Also included are some pins purchased in Moscow for the 1980 Olympic Games
One that wouldn't fit flic.kr/p/2ofwNY9
These are my two matching Tissot watches. If I were Tom Sykes, I’d have at least 24 of these things. If he keeps them all running, Tom has to be spending close to $1000 a year on batteries and water resistance testing. I struggle these days, they look great and elicit all sorts of comments but my Apple Watch is so practical. I can leave my phone home and make calls. It tells me when I need to do things. It lets me read and respond to messages. It prods me when I’m being lazy. That said it annoys the crap out of me when it suggests that I’m “usually farther along by now”. Maybe it is time to go back to an analog world for time.
The Secondary school at Buttershaw has had a number of name changes since its opening in 1956.
In 1956 it opened as Buttershaw Secondary School , since then it has been Buttershaw Comprehensive, Buttershaw Upper School and Buttershaw High School. Currently it enjoys the name of Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College.
The original 1956 buildings were extended in the early 1960. Further building work continued during the 70’s 80’ and 90’s.
In 2008 the new building was opened and the old building demolished.
As our gardens start to change and the days get shorter, the fruits of our labours (in my case, my wife’s gardening labours) bring us our rewards. We like Cherry tomatoes and those that are left need to ripen indoors, as they won’t be able to do so outdoors.
Each one comes to ripen in its own time. From the green to the red.
This week I won 2 more ships, jap cruisers level VII. But more importantly, someone saw me do really well in a battle and I got an invitation to join one of the oldest leagues in the game, which is by invitation only.
It used to be possible to earn and use My Coke Rewards points directly at certain vending machines!
My Coke Rewards vending machine features require either a plastic MCR card or a virtual card stored in the Softcard (formerly Isis) Mobile Wallet, which I used. Each purchase earned you points, and, as a bonus, you could also enter the codes underneath the bottle caps to earn double the points in the same account. For 30 points, you could select a free drink.
Softcard Wallet ceased to function after being acquired by Google. The My Coke Rewards functionality is still there on the machines, but sadly I can no longer use it, since I have not figured out where to acquire a physical MCR card.
Google acquired the Smart Tap technology used to send the MCR loyalty card through NFC, but has not implemented it in Google Wallet at time of writing.
Hello dear friends...just a quick visit to wish, all you wonderful mothers out there, a magical Mothers' Day.
As Oprah once said, "being a mother, must be the hardest job!"
It isn't easy...it isn't a well paid job...but the rewards are so great that I went back for more.
I have 4 children but if I could have my time over, I would've had at least 6, even knowing what I know now!
A magical weekend to you all...spoil your mothers and to the men, spoil your wives too!
With Love
Natalie :)
Hot Wheels Race Rewards 2014 Display at Walmart, Giant Dump Display filled with 2014 Hot Wheels Cars with QR Cell Phone Scan Codes so you can play with the Hot Wheels Cars in a Free Cell Phone Hot Wheels App Game!
27 Pics in this set! Pics by Mike Mozart of a TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube
Young people have been trying their hand at mechanics as part of a bike fixing project.
The Anson Cycle Project, organised by PCSO Chris Fleming, sees groups of youngsters from across Longsight being taught skills to help them fix up bikes that have either been stolen or recovered from incidents of crime.
The repaired bikes are then donated to neighbouring youth clubs and victims of crime.
PCSO Chris Fleming from the Longsight and Ardwick Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Many of the young people who are involved in this project were at the periphery of crime. By getting them involved in this scheme we have been able to give them skills that they wouldn’t otherwise have and are able to move them off the streets into positive activities that they can benefit from.
“As a reward, those involved in the project are then able to take home one of the repaired bike to keep as their own.”
Over the four years that the project has been running, more than 70 bikes have been fixed and returned to the community.
The weekly scheme takes place from the Anson Cabin Project at Meldon Road, Longsight. At the end of each two month project, members of the public are then invited to the base where they can have their bike repaired by a member of the team.
PCSO Chris Fleming added: “It’s great to see projects like this engage with young people and making them think about the direction they want their lives to take.
“The public workshop is a great asset to the project, working as a very useful method in improving public perceptions of young people. It makes a huge difference when are able to see residents youngsters from the community making a difference to their neighbourhood.”
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In the United States, wealth is highly concentrated in a relatively few hands. As of 2007, the top 1% of households (the upper class) owned 34.6% of all privately held wealth, and the next 19% (the managerial, professional, and small business stratum) had 50.5%, which means that just 20% of the people owned a remarkable 85%, leaving only 15% of the wealth for the bottom 80% (wage and salary workers).
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There's nothing wrong with being wealthy, but how you get there matters. In a fair and free society getting rich does not cause anyone's impoverishment. Historically, we have all benefited from an economy that rewards those who create the most value. . . . The danger of great wealth is that it buys great power, which can be used to take advantage of the poor and middle class. This is what has been happening more and more in recent years. Laws and regulations have been lobbied for and passed which allow the redistribution of wealth from the poor and middle class to the wealthy.
#112 in a series for one photo a day for a year
‣ Collection: 2025: Appalachian Spring
‣ Published: Sept. 2025
I was disappointed to see a rainbow and some beautiful light but not be able to photograph it before it faded away. Then I waited a couple of hours and this happened ¯\(ツ)/¯
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Ladbrokes Betting Shop at the corner of the High Road and Stoneleigh Road Tottenham.
Map of where I took this photo.
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Participants of the Academy Introduction Mission program graduate the weeklong program on Cadet Memorial Field at the Academy, July 25, 2014.
AIM is a one-week summer program that gives prospective cadets the chance to see Academy life first hand and if they are selected, they will experience the rigor, discipline, and rewards of the Academy.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm.