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Amtrak Downeaster train 695 from North Station to Brunswick is eastbound on Main 1 of the Western Route mainline passing through CP AS at MP 25.6. The four car train with a GE P42DC on the rear is led by AMTK 740 an EMD GP38-3 delivered in December 2023 and dressed in the railroad's new Phase VII paint scheme.
This unit was most recently rebuilt by Progress Rail from PRLX 2297 but has a long history. It was originally built as a GP38-2 in Aug. 1972 as Penn Central 8034 then passed to Conrail four years later and keeping the same number. After being returned to EMD when the lease was up it entered the LLPX lease fleet until going to the Union Pacific under a long term operating lease in 1997. It wore numbers UP 1966 and 466 until being retired in 2003. It then became LLPX2287 until joining GATX's lease fleet after they bought out EMD's leasing arm when it then became GMTX 2297 and continued spend time on UP just now dressed in blue and white instead of Armour yellow.
The train is approaching the Andover Street crossing as it passes the remains of the one bustling Boston and Maine freight yard which still remains in use as by new owner CSXT as a base for a few locals. At left providing a backdrop is a ubiquitous brick mill building. This particular one dates from 1900 and was once home to the Monomac Spinning Company, producers worsted yarns for weaving and knitting. Today it is known as Heritage Place and has been beautifully restored as residential and office space.
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Sunday May 11, 2025
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the main sights of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Other names include the Church on Spilled Blood the Temple of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ.
Erected on the site where political nihilists fatally wounded Emperor Alexander II in March 1881, the church was constructed between 1883 and 1907, funded by the imperial family.
Construction began in 1883 during the reign of Alexander III, two years after the assassination of his father Alexander II. The church was dedicated to be a memorial to his father. Estimates suggest that the construction cost 4.5 million rubles. The construction was completed during the reign of Nicholas II in 1907. Funding was provided by the Imperial family with the support of many private donors.
The church is prominently situated along the Griboedov Canal; paved roads run along both sides of the canal. On March 13, 1881 (Julian date: March 1), as Alexander II's carriage passed along the embankment, a grenade thrown by an anarchist conspirator exploded. The tsar, shaken but unhurt, got out of the carriage and started to remonstrate with the presumed culprit. A second conspirator took the chance to throw another bomb, killing himself and mortally wounding the tsar. The tsar, bleeding heavily, was taken back to the Winter Palace, where he died a few hours later.
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Úbeda es una ciudad española y un municipio de la provincia de Jaén, capital de la comarca de La Loma de Úbeda, en la comunidad autónoma de AndalucÃa. La ciudad, junto a la cercana Baeza, fue declarada Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad por la Unesco el 3 de julio de 2003, debido a la calidad y buena conservación de sus numerosos edificios renacentistas y de su singular entorno urbanÃstico.
Llamada «la ciudad de los cerros», constituye un importante centro de atracción, cuenta con hospital comarcal, centros educativos y escuelas universitarias (UNED y SAFA), delegaciones de Hacienda y de la seguridad social, juzgados, capitanÃa de zona, Centro del Profesorado (CEP), etc., derivando en uno de los Ãndices de centralidad más altos de toda AndalucÃa. Según el anuario de La Caixa, se trata de la capital de una de las provincias económicas de España, con una zona de influencia de más de 200 000 habitantes que acude habitualmente a comprar en ella., datos que resaltan su centralidad comercial.
Su riqueza de hoy corresponde a su esplendor antiguo. Úbeda vive principalmente del sector terciario, el comercio y la administración, que ocupan el 49% de la población activa. Pero además el peso de la agricultura ocupa a más de un 50% de la población, siendo el centro neurálgico del olivar y de la producción aceitera, siendo uno de los mayores productores y envasadores de la provincia de Jaén de aceite de oliva, piedra angular de toda su economÃa. De hecho, la comarca de La Loma viene siendo la mayor productora mundial, con un 15% de toda la producción aceitera mundial. Otras actividades complementarias son la industria, la ganaderÃa y un incipiente turismo cultural.
Úbeda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈuβeða]; from Arabic Ubbada al-`Arab and this from Iberian Ibiut) is a town in the province of Jaén in Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia, with 34,733 (data 2017) inhabitants. Both this city and the neighbouring city of Baeza benefited from extensive patronage in the early 16th century resulting in the construction of a series of Renaissance style palaces and churches, which have been preserved ever since. In 2003, UNESCO declared the historic cores and monuments of these two towns a World Heritage Site.
The most outstanding feature of the city is the monumental Vázquez de Molina Square, surrounded with imposing Renaissance buildings such as the Palacio de las Cadenas (so named for the decorative chains which once hung from the façade) and the BasÃlica de Santa MarÃa de los Reales Alcázares. The Chapel of the Savior or Capilla del Salvador was constructed to house the tombs of local nobility. Both the interior and exterior are decorated; for example, interior has an elaborate metawork screen by the ironworker Bartolomé de Jaen. The Hospital de Santiago, designed by Vandelvira in the late 16th century, with its square bell towers and graceful Renaissance courtyard, is now the home of the town's Conference Hall. Ubeda has a Parador hotel, housed in a 16th-century palace which was the residence of a high-ranking churchman of that period.
The town lends its name to a common figure of speech in Spanish, andar por los cerros de Úbeda (literally 'to walk around the hills of Úbeda'), meaning 'to go off at a tangent'.
The city possesses 48 monuments, and more of another hundred of buildings of interest, almost all of them of Renaissance style. Though to the romantic travelers of the 18th and 19th centuries it impressed more the Muslim flavor of its streets than this Renaissance brilliance. All this patrimony led Úbeda to being the second city of renowned Spain Historical – artistic Set, in the year 1955. In the year 1975 it received the appointment of the Council of Europe as Exemplary City of the Renaissance. Finally, in 2003 it was named a World Heritage Site, together with Baeza, by UNESCO.
La Sacra Capilla del Salvador del Mundo es un templo construido bajo patrocinio de Francisco de los Cobos como panteón anexo a su palacio de Úbeda (provincia de Jaén), en la actualmente llamada Plaza Vázquez de Molina.
Mandada construir en 1536, formaba parte de un extenso programa artÃstico (del que formaban parte su Palacio, una Universidad y un Hospital)1 destinado a encumbrar la fama, la fortuna y la gloria personal que habÃa alcanzado el secretario personal de Carlos V; para lo que recurrió a artistas de primer nivel. El proyecto inicial se encargó a Diego de Siloé, mientras que la realización corrió a cargo de Andrés de Vandelvira a partir de 1540. El templo fue consagrado en 1559. Su primer capellán fue el Deán Ortega, para quien se construyó el gran palacio que hay a la izquierda de la fachada principal de la capilla.
El Salvador fue la empresa más ambiciosa de toda la arquitectura religiosa privada del Renacimiento español. Declarado monumento histórico-artÃstico en 1931, se ha convertido, a su vez, en uno de los más divulgados sÃmbolos de esta ciudad cuyo conjunto monumental renacentista, que junto con el de Baeza, fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 2003.2
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This famous chapel, built between 1536 and 1559, is the flagship of Úbeda Renaissance architecture. Commissioned by Francisco de los Cobos y Molina as his family's funerary chapel, it presents a marked contrast between the relatively sober proportions of the interior (by Diego de Siloé, architect of Granada's cathedral) and the more decorative western facade. The facade, a pre-eminent example of plateresque style, was designed by Andrés de Vandelvira, one of Siloé's stonemasons, who took over the project in 1540.
The chapel thus represents the first architectural commission obtained by Vandelvira, who went on to endow Úbeda, Baeza and Jaén with most of their outstanding Renaissance buildings. He worked in tandem with the French sculptor Esteban Jamete, who carved an orgy of classical sculpture depicting Greek gods on the underside of the facade arch, and scattered numerous skulls among the facade's decoration in a reminder that the building is a funerary chapel. Classical figures are also prominent in the sacristy (accessed from the northeast corner of the interior), another Vandelvira creation, but are absent from the main body of the chapel – where the Capilla Mayor sits beneath a stately dome painted in gold, blue and red, and features a grand 1560s altarpiece sculpture of the transfiguration by Alonso de Berruguete.
The Cobos family tombs lie beneath the floor of the chapel and aren't open to visitors. The chapel is still privately owned by the Seville-based Medinaceli ducal family, descendants of the Cobos. The audio guide is full of interesting information and anecdotes and well worth listening to as you go round the chapel.
Next to the chapel stands what was originally its chaplain's residence, the Palacio del Deán Ortega – another Vandelvira creation. The mansion is now Úbeda’s luxurious parador hotel.
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Depending on where you live, this very hardy plant can be seen as a food source, medicine, tea, wine or the bane of your gardening existence.
Commonly referred to as a Dandelion, it has other names: Lion's tooth; Priest's crown; Swine's snout, but its scientific name is Taraxacum officinaleits.
I have seen fields of these flowers and plants that have been cultivated along side other crops. I have also seen beautiful scenes of hillsides adorned with millions of of these bright yellow flowers. They are also some of the first flowering plants available to bees in the Spring time.
I myself have had a hard time with these plants. A sort of love/hate relationship.
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'The man in green was wielding an old, rusty, blunt sword, which was obviously not made to fight organic beings. That enchanted sword was capable of slicing through the demon's body to weaken him, but the creature was incredibly fast. With a speed of shadow he grabbed the man with one of his dark tentacles, hurting him severely. With his last ounce of strength the man who never revealed his name raised the mysterious white stone and shouted the spell.'
~village medic
'The Fear emerged from the shadows many years ago. It came to bring pain and death. Our home island became our prison. He took many of our brothers and sisters. We were left completely defenseless. But one day the hope appeared. The man in green cloak, with a blunt sword in one hand and a mysterious stone in the other. He defeated the creature and sealed it in it's Eternal Prison. But I will tell you this story another time. You must be very hungry after such a long journey. Please, help yourself.'
~village chief
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Ras Penco - He Is The Savior
after a long long time i had a chance to go for a walk all by myself! after dropping my brother to his college and leaving the car with the driver, i started to walk. i felt a bit shy approaching people! i guess it was because of that long break!
so as i was walking, i saw this cemetery which seemed pretty ancient and decided to have a look around. but guess what! two of the guard-dogs didn't like me sneaking around at all!! they were barking at me and following me around! one of them was looking pretty eager to have a bite of me! i got somewhat scared and then this guy came out of a room and called those dogs off my back! and those dogs seemed to obey his orders!
Shoren Sharkar, is a guard of this cemetery. asked me if i was gonna put his picture in some newspaper! looked pretty upset when i confessed that "I'm just a kid with a camera", nothing more!!
yes i thanked him and left that place as fast as i could! damn dogs! i was starting to get some spiritual vibes! :(
Wari, Dhaka.
"I'm standing in my Savior's shadow
Grace will lead to where I'm free
I take his hand, we walk together
And his light shines on me" - Blake Shelton- Savior's Shadow!