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On February 8, 2018 Mrs. Comstock's 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Bayside, New York scheduled a Classroom Session with SWFEC. SWFEC would like to thank Mrs. Comstock for sharing these wonderful photos with our SWFEC family. Photo above shows the 4th grade class during their session. Photo property of Mrs. Comstock.
4th GRADE QUESTIONS:
1. Demetri asks: Where do the eagles go when it rains?
Glad you asked that question, Demetri. Eagles are well equipped for bad weather. They usually just perch on a limb during rain and if it is a strong storm with winds they might find a tree that gives them good cover.
Adults will cover their eaglets when they are very young to keep them dry and warm though because their protective feathers haven’t come in yet.
The feathers are what keep the eagle relatively dry. The feather has tiny barbs that act like Velcro in order to hold the feather in place. This tight bond is able to keep water out. To keep the feather from becoming brittle the eagle has what is called a ‘preen gland’(uropygial gland). The preen gland secretes a rich oil of waxes, fatty acids, fat and water which is applied to the feathers by the bird’s beak.
The eagle will extract oil by squeezing the gland and working it into the feathers.
Here is a photo showing how the water beads on the feathers: flic.kr/p/GJdCXy
Here are some pictures of both drying off and preening, and the Uropygial gland:
Drying: Photo of M15 drying off: bit.ly/1n2ZEbN
Preening: Photo showing Harriet preening: bit.ly/1TyzLuC
Uropygial Gland: Drawing of Uropygial Gland; source - Falco Peregrinus-foona website: bit.ly/1ZJfUNc
2. Alex asks: How long does it take a bald eagle to build a nest?
Surprisingly pretty quickly, Alex - within a week if they need to. But usually they take their time and construct the nest over a couple of months. Once they are raising their family they continue to bring sticks and nesting material throughout the season.
Eagles are compulsive nest builders and are constantly adding on to their nest. Since eagles will use the same nest year after year the nest can become quite large and heavy.
3. EmilyG asks: When does the mom stop sleeping on top of the babies?
Good question EmilyG. The eaglets start to get their thermal down at around two weeks of age. Once it comes in the eaglet can thermoregulate - which means regulate their body temperature. At that time the adults no longer have to keep them covered all the time. It depends on the temperature. If it is cooler outside you will see her try to cover them - even when they are too big to cover. And that is especially true when it rains.
Not too long ago both Harriet and M15 were on the nest during a rain - trying to keep their young as dry as possible.
4. Stella asks: How can you tell the difference from a female and a male eagle?
It is hard to tell the difference between a male and female eagle Stella. Adult eagles look the same but it is easier to see the differences between male and female Bald Eagles when they are side by side. The females are generally larger than the males - about 25-30% larger. It is hard to tell the difference between the genders from a distance. But up close the depth of the beak is usually deeper on the female and the rear talon (on the hallux) is longer in length. Birds do not have external gender organs like mammals - so biologists rely on other characteristics to make an educated determination on gender.
5. Angeline asks: What happens if the baby falls out of the nest before it can fly?
Angeline, it depends on the age of the eaglet, if they are very young the chances are not good they would survive a fall from a nest that high.
If they are older and their feathers have almost come in they may be able to glide down without serious injury. If that did happen the proper authorities would be contacted and they would most likely capture the eaglet and take it to a wildlife hospital. There the eaglet would be checked for injuries and cared for as needed until it is able to be released back into the wild.
6. LukeM: What do the bald eagles eat?
LukeM, eagles in Southwest Florida area feed mostly on fish – about 90% of the food they consume is fish. Mullet, Catfish, Red Fish, Snook, and Gar are often seen brought to the nests. Eagles will also eat small mammals (rodents), amphibians (even turtles) and birds (most notably water birds).
We have seen a number of mammals brought to the nest this year by M15 - rabbits and squirrels. Eagles are opportunistic feeders and will take advantage of any available food source.
7. Dylan LO asks: How much does an eagle weigh?
Dylan LO, females are about 25-30 percent larger than males. A female bald eagle's body length varies from 35 to 37 inches; with a wingspan of 79 to 90 inches. The smaller male bald eagle has a body length of 30 to 34 inches; with a wingspan ranging from 72 to 85 inches. Their average weight is 6-13 pounds (depending on the location). As with many birds, northern birds are significantly larger than their southern relatives.
A guess as to the weight of M15 is around 8 lbs. Harriet might be around 10 pounds (but don’t tell her we are guessing her weight!!).
You might find it interesting that the skeleton of an eagle weighs less than half as much as its feathers.
8. Cassius asks: How far can an eagle fly without stopping?
That is an interesting question Cassius. Most eagles don’t fly great distances unless they are migrating or don’t have a territory and are traveling to different food locations. Generally they remain in their territory which is less than a two to five mile radius.
While these non-migrating eagles may not go great distances, Bald Eagles can soar for long periods of time using the thermal air currents. These are updrafts that hold them aloft like a kite.
However, eagles that have been tracked have been known to fly non-stop 100-200 miles. Your class might be interested in checking out the flight paths of an eagle banded and fitted with a transmitter who kept returning to the Caloosahatchee River area (which is the river close to Harriet and M15’s nest). The biologists named this eagle Caloosahatchee and at the time the transmitter stopped working this eagle had flown 18101 km.
Here is the link: www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?tag_id=74389a&...
You might be interested in this information however. In 1987 an exhausted Bald Eagle was discovered by a national parks worker in a northern heath (Kerry) in the country of Ireland. It is thought a storm blew it out to sea, and the bird struggled across the Atlantic Ocean with some strong winds. The airline Aer Lingus returned the bird back to the United States. Wonder how many frequent flyer miles that eagle earned?!
Here is a copy of the article they ran about this eagle: flic.kr/p/235B3vb
9. James asks: How do the eagles build a nest?
Most Bald Eagles and birds of many species are excellent at nest building, James. Nest building is a combination of both instinct and learned skill.
Eagles generally pick remote areas near rivers or coasts for their nests (aerie). With the loss of habitat and greater numbers, eagles are also becoming more urban and building closer to human activity - such as Harriet and M15.
Eagles generally build their nests in tall trees that offer them some shelter, an open view and easy flight access.
Since eagles are large birds and are long-lived, the nest size must be in proportion and accommodate years of use. Nests are rarely built in the topmost branches of the host tree, but a bit lower since the upper boughs can’t support the huge structure the eagles build. The eagles usually start the nest with some major branches with forks in them about 12 feet from the top. If the stick placement sticks, the pair will continue to bring in sticks. Smaller branches will form the rim of the inside bowl and the spaces are filled in with smaller vegetation including grasses and pine. They will continue to add nesting material throughout the nesting season as the activity of the young will require repairs.
10. Sophia asks: How big is their wingspan when it is stretched out?
Sophia, an adult’s wingspan is approximately 6-7 feet wide. Imagine standing in a door at your home - an eagle’s wingspan could cover that door from top to bottom!
11. Dana asks: How good is an eagle's eyesight?
The eagle has excellent eyesight, Dana. They have 2 centers of focus that allows them to see both forward and to the side at the same time. An eagle’s eyesight is 8-10 times better than a human’s. But it isn’t the actual magnification - it is the ability to see details. An eagle can see a 12” fish a mile away!
FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia (Aug. 18, 2013) - Sgt. B. Tulga (right) and Junior Sgt. P. Khatanbat, both with the Mongolian General Police, demonstrate baton techniques to Cpl. Ivan Vargas-Rosales, an assistant non-lethal weapons instructor with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, during the field training portion of the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES). NOLES is a regularly scheduled field training exercise and leadership seminar sponsored by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, and hosted annually by various nations throughout Asia-Pacific. In its 12th iteration, this multinational training event is designed to promote awareness and effective use of non-lethal weapons. Mongolia, a regular participant, is hosting NOLES for the third time. NOLES is a regularly scheduled field training exercise and leadership seminar sponsored by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, and hosted annually by various nations throughout Asia-Pacific. In its 12th iteration, this multinational training event is designed to promote awareness and effective use of non-lethal weapons. Mongolia, a regular participant, is hosting NOLES for the third time. Vargas is from Houston. (Photo by Sgt. Ben Eberle)
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Dartmouth Castle
Heritage Category: Scheduled Monument
List Entry Number: 1014610
Date first listed: 09-Oct-1981
Date of most recent amendment: 16-Jul-1996
Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Devon
District: South Hams (District Authority)
Parish: Dartmouth
National Park: N/A
National Grid Reference:
SX 88648 50276
Reasons for Designation
An enclosure castle is a defended residence or stronghold, built mainly of stone, in which the principal or sole defence comprises the walls and towers bounding the site. Some form of keep may have stood within the enclosure but this was not significant in defensive terms and served mainly to provide accommodation. Larger sites might have more than one line of walling and there are normally mural towers and gatehouses. Outside the walls a ditch, either waterfilled or dry, crossed by bridges may be found. The first enclosure castles were constructed at the time of the Norman Conquest. However, they developed considerably in form during the 12th century when defensive experience gained during the Crusades was applied to their design. The majority of examples were constructed in the 13th century although a few were built as late as the 14th century. Some represent reconstructions of earlier medieval earthwork castles of the motte and bailey type, although others were new creations. They provided strongly defended residences for the king or leading families and occur in both urban and rural situations. Enclosure castles are widely dispersed throughout England, with a slight concentration in Kent and Sussex supporting a vulnerable coast, and a strong concentration along the Welsh border where some of the best examples were built under Edward I. They are rare nationally with only 126 recorded examples. Considerable diversity of form is exhibited with no two examples being exactly alike. With other castle types, they are major medieval monument types which, belonging to the highest levels of society, frequently acted as major administrative centres and formed the foci for developing settlement patterns. Castles generally provide an emotive and evocative link to the past and can provide a valuable educational resource, both with respect to medieval warfare and defence and with respect to wider aspects of medieval society. All examples retaining significant remains of medieval date are considered to be nationally important.
The defensive function of the promontory overlooking the harbour mouth at Dartmouth continued after the abandonment of the enclosure castle. From 1481 when the chain tower was built, a series of defensive works were constructed on the site and each reflects changing military tactics and strategies. Chain towers are small structures built beside a river or harbour to house the end of a defensive chain of the mechanism for raising and lowering it. Harbour chains were intended to protect estuaries, harbours, and the river mouths from attack from the sea; they were laid from bank to bank and would normally rest on the bottom of the channel, being raised to the waterline when under threat. One end of the chain would always have a tower or building to house the lifting mechanism; the other end could have a similar structure, or a simpler means of fastening the end of the chain. Chain towers were usually, but not always, strongly constructed and capable of being defended, and these were built of stone. They are always situated near the water's edge and accommodation was only for short term use of the chain operators and garrison. Only five chain towers are known to survive in England and every example of this rare class of monument is considered of national importance. The series of more recent defensive structures are all situated on the site known as the Old Battery. Here a sequence of well preserved batteries and other structures were built and remodelled between the 16th century and 1941. Little is known concerning the character of the earlier defences and what survives is a 19th century Royal Commission fortification. The Royal Commission fortifications are a group of related sites established in response to the 1859 Royal Commission report on the defence of the United Kingdom. This had been set up following an invasion scare caused by the strengthening of the French Navy. These fortifications represented the largest maritime defence programme since the initiative of Henry VIII in 1539-40. The programme built upon the defensive works already begun at Plymouth and elsewhere and recommended the improvement of existing fortifications as well as the construction of new ones. There were eventually some 70 forts and batteries in England which were due wholly or in part to the Royal Commission. These constitute a well defined group with common design characteristics, armament and defensive provisions. Whether reused or not during the 20th century, they are the most visible core of Britain's coastal defence systems and are known colloquially as `Palmerston's follies'. All examples are considered to be of national importance.
Details
This monument includes a medieval enclosure castle, mansion, chain tower, and post-medieval coastal battery situated on a rocky peninsula protruding into the entrance to the Dart estuary. The enclosure castle is Listed Grade I and is believed to date from the 14th century when a series of documents indicate that various local gentry were commissioned to construct a fort to defend Dartmouth harbour. The castle is believed to have taken the form of a ring of towers connected by a curtain wall, which was entered through a rectangular stone gate tower. Two lengths of curtain wall standing about 12m high and 2m wide, a circular tower and a substantial rock cut moat are visible, although the other towers and lengths of the curtain wall may survive as buried features. The character of the seaward defences and the buildings erected within the enclosure is not known. Documentary and antiquarian sources, however, confirm that there was a substantial domestic building within the castle enclosure, which at times has been referred to as a manor house and mansion. This building was built by the Carew family who were the lords of the manor of Stoke Fleming. Their building is no longer visible but will survive in the form of buried remains. A flight of steps leading into the remaining curtain wall tower is considered to be contemporary with the mansion and may have been inserted to make it into a garden feature or lookout tower. The chain tower is Listed Grade I and includes a circular stone tower (a part of which may have formed a section of the original enclosure castle) onto which a square tower was added during the building work. The round tower was built first of large rubble, mostly limestone. Work stopped before the round tower was completed and the square tower was built beside it. The stones used here are different in size and almost entirely composed of slate. Ultimately this material was used for the upper portions of the round tower when the two parts were completed together. The chain tower is a three storeyed building with an entrance leading directly to the ground floor. The replacement floor within the square room is 1m higher than the original. This room was probably used for defence and accommodation. Eleven small, splayed, square openings facing the sea may have been used for hand guns. Most of the other openings in this room are probably later. The three large openings facing the river are considered to have been for cannon and may have been inserted in the second part of the 16th century. The other two lower openings may belong to the late 17th century. The floor within the round tower has not been replaced, though this room also has several openings for musketeers. A large opening in the seaward side of this room is the hole through which the chain, which stretched across the harbour mouth, passed over a roller. The marks of successive slots for the axle of the roller can be seen in the jambs. The chain seems to have been hauled in by means of ropes, with the aid of a capstan or two wheels on an axle. The housing may have been in the holes in the back wall of the room. The internal layout of the tower is not known, although clearly it may have varied through time as military practices and customs changed. Within the basement there are seven ports for guns in the walls facing the sea. They are considered to be the earliest surviving examples of this type of gunport in England. They are rectangular and splayed internally to allow a degree of traversing for the gun within the external opening. Shutters were provided on the outside, hinged on one of the jambs. The fireplace at the back of the room in the square tower suggests that men may have been quartered there; in the 19th century this part was used as a guardroom, though in later years it became a coal store. Within the round tower are four musket openings and three gunports. The gunports were inserted through the existing masonry and indicate that they were an afterthought in the defence design. In later years this room was converted into a gunpowder storage area. The first floor room is considered to have been the main living quarters. There may originally have been one large room in the square tower, perhaps a common hall. The fireplace at its back has the remains of an oven in one side which suggests that cooking was done here. The windows in this room, though primarily designed to provide light, could also have been used to discharge muskets at an enemy. In later years this floor was divided up into at least three rooms. Leading from this floor and built into the body of the wall is a spiral staircase which gave access to the roof. The parapet surrounding the roof space was crennellated to provide protection for the defenders. Sometime after the original construction, the parapet on the landward side was heightened to provide greater security against a landward attack and to protect the entrance below. On the southern side of the roof space is a two storeyed turret which must have served as a lookout point. The chain tower is flanked on both sides by gun platforms. The southern gun platform was designed for three guns whilst that to the north is capable of providing a base for five. The surviving openings in the platform walls (embrasures) are 18th century remodellings. In them now sit cast iron guns of the 17th-19th centuries, all mounted on reproduction garrison gun carriages. These artillery pieces were recovered from Dartmouth Quay where they were being used as bollards. The chain tower forms part of a series of defensive positions built from the latter part of the 15th century to protect the important natural harbour at Dartmouth. Documentary evidence suggests that building of the chain tower began in 1481 and was modified between 1509-1547 to take artillery. An iron chain was stretched across the estuary from this tower to a cliff near Gommerock, where there is a hole in the rock for fixing the chain. When raised, this chain would have prevented shipping passing through to Dartmouth Harbour. In 1491 and 1492 four watchmen were employed, the hawsers and winding cable were purchased and the chain itself, which was probably stolen some years earlier from Fowey, was being maintained. The coastal battery at Dartmouth, known as the Old Battery, is Listed Grade II* and is a 19th century artillery fort built on the site of earlier 16th and 18th century fortifications. In its present form the Old Battery is a small two tier work of 1861. The guns on the upper tier were in open embrasures on a level space behind a rampart, whilst the guns in the lower tier are in three bomb proof vaulted chambers built into the thickness of the ramparts (casemates). The upper tier included two embrasures and provision for latrines, side arms and magazines. The building now used as the ticket office was built on top of the western embrasure in around 1940 to provide shelter for a 4.7 inch gun. The eastern embrasure has not been significantly altered and now contains one of the cast iron guns issued to Dartmouth in the 1890s. It is a 64 pounder rifled muzzle-loader converted from a smooth bore piece in 1874 and mounted on a reproduction traversing siege carriage. The three casemates lie immediately below the upper tier and behind them are the magazines and a lighting passage. Artillery pieces have been placed in each of the casemates for presentation purposes, although only the 64 pounder in the western casemate was part of the battery's armament. The magazines in which the ammunition was stored were separated from the casemates for safety reasons, with the shells being issued through hatches. Lighting for the magazines was provided by a lighting passage which was added in 1868. The magazine lamps were serviced from and vented into this passage, away from the magazines. The lanterns shone through glazed hatches and thus lit the magazines but avoided the danger of direct flames or sparks. The final main area within the Old Battery is the guardhouse which was entered from the upper tier and includes two separate rooms. The smaller room was the officer's quarters and the other the guardroom. Ammunition for the upper battery was brought up through hatches in the floor of the guardhouse. Three holes in the floor situated immediately above the main entrance to the battery are murder holes for defending the main door against attackers approaching the battery from the rear down an incline. The detailed history of the Old Battery is known from a series of military documents. The first specific mention of a gun battery on the site is in 1545 when Lamberd's Bulwark is referred to. The only description of this battery was made by a Spanish spy in 1599 who described it as a bastion of earth with six or eight pieces of artillery. The bulwark may have been modified during the English Civil War, during which time the castle saw action for both sides. In 1690 in response to a threat from the Dutch the battery was rebuilt in stone and provided with a new guardhouse and magazine. There then followed a period of neglect but in 1747 it was again remodelled as a two tier stone battery for 12 guns. In 1861, a perceived threat from the French resulted in the building of the surviving coastal battery, whose plan was determined to some extent by incorporating part of the earlier stone fort and resulted in the squinted gun ports which are considered a unique feature. Excluded from the scheduling are the modern road and path surfaces, the tea rooms, the timber public shelters, the public lavatories, the 19th century lighthouse, signposts, telephone kiosk, the artillery pieces except for the two 64-pounder rifled muzzle loaders and the flag pole, though the ground or masonry below these features is included. Important archaeological deposits lie within the churchyard and under St Petrox Church, but these are not included within the monument because they come under ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
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Maged Zaher is the author of "Thank You For the WIndow Office" (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2012), "The Revolution Happened and You Didn’t Call Me" (Tinfish Press, 2012), and "Portrait of the Poet as an Engineer" (Pressed Wafer, 2009). Maged is the recipient of the 2013 Genius Award in Literature from the Seattle weekly The Stranger.
Writing The City, Hugo House, #SoundTransitArt
Due to my work schedule, and snowy Boston weather I haven't had a chance to have some fun with the X1. So far, I've shot mostly night pictures. So far, I've been very happy with the results.
A note about the results:
I work in the native DNG file and don't even bother checking the JPEGs. I also use Adobe Lightroom 3 to process these DNGs. LR does a really amazing job removing noise. I was able to remove 3200 ISO shots without sacrificing too much detail. I'm also not the type that aims to get the sharpest picture possible. So, I don't mind using some noise reduction if it helps the overall look of the image.
I notice that at default exposure setting (in the middle), the X1 images are a little too bright. The default DNG, "as shot" white balance seems to be on the warm side--strong orange and reds. In any case, I manipulate the colors, often drastically. I also convert them to black and white, so the default colors don't bother me-- some people may even love the default DNG colors .
Focus accuracy works well. Focus speed isn't that fast for "street" photography, but, it's plenty fast enough to get many good shots. But, I'm looking forward to seeing what the firmware v2 would bring.
:: I uploaded the pics in PNG format and don't see any EXIF data that I see when I upload them as JPEGs.
While Los Angeles has had scheduled Airbus A380 service ever since QANTAS first flew it here in 2008, A380 flights were limited for years due to the lack of suitable gates. But with the opening of the Bradley West terminal expansion and the demolition of the old concourses of Bradley Terminal, LAX is now able to handle many more A380s than before, and now gets over a dozen A380s from various airlines, more than any other US airport.
From the left to right, the following five A380s are in view:
- Lufthansa, D-AIMM "Delhi," preparing for Lufthansa 455 to Frankfurt
- Emirates, A6-EOG, preparing for Emirates 216 to Dubai
- Air France, unknown, preparing for Air France 65 to Paris
- British Airways, G-XLEB, preparing for Speedbird 282 to London Heathrow
- Korean Air, HL7612, arrived from Seoul Incheon as Korean Air 11, departing back to Seoul at night as Korean Air 12
With an unbelievably intense schedule this past week, I barely was able to do any partying or dancing out on the grid. Planning a birthday party in 3 days was not my cup of tea! LOL!
For those of us in Second Life who are busier than hell, we need quick parties and some dj's understand that very clearly.
DJ Particle aka Emi Halcali who usually can be found at Organica or Dementia Radio is one who has created what she calls "The 30 Minute Rave." It's for the raver on the go and boy, does she understand how busy a lot of us are here in Second Life.
No building of momentum, just a blast of high energy raver music cutting out the superfulous and getting right to the point. I love these little breaks. I can be building or preparing to go out to the ballroom (that's why I'm all dressed up...) and still get a little high energy psy before I totally fry out on whatever project I was working on. I can count on Emi to bring it.
Zap Hax at Electro Smog is another dj I listen to when I need these breaks. I never know what he is going to spin. From new to old, his catalogue must be enormous. I always enjoy myself there, and the people that are there are Zap's fans. I just love hanging out here.
Speaking of DJ Zap, he sent a tp over to me the other morning to come to New Berlin for an opening of their Alexa at Streetlife. The sims are well done with areas for newbies and SL resources. An open party was happening in the mall area and Zap was spinning.
I saw founder, January Lightfoot there dressed in a nice black suit watching over the event. I hung out here for more time than I had planned (it's hard to leave when Zap is spinning) and stayed for a couple hours.
Two beautiful pieces of art graced the area; one a large female figure w/ a ribbon-like texture and a large exterior wall piece of graphic color. Stop by and visit the New Berlin sims!
Here are two handy guides to help you determine if your child’s teeth are erupting according to schedule. A good time for your child to make his or her first dental visit is 1 year of age, or 6 months after the first tooth erupts in the mouth.
"The fourth uprated Saturn I (S-IB-4), the first scheduled to launch a manned Apollo spacecraft, departed Michoud for KSC, on August 10, 1966." The vehicle is being loaded aboard the NASA barge ‘Palaemon’.
Above extract from "Saturn Illustrated Chronology - Part 7", at:
history.nasa.gov/MHR-5/part-7.htm
Arrival at KSC:
The barge is misidentified in the following photo:
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo1/html/s...
Palaemon during her test run. Note the distinct heavily ribbed canopy...along with the NASA vector logo, aiding correct identification:
spacerockethistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5-The-b...
Credit: Space Rocket History website
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Stage_of_Satu...
Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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It usually doesn't take me long to come up with a concept for each item in the Lego City Advent Calendar. The idea of the dog knocking down the father as he entered the house came to mind almost immediately, for example.
Unfortunately, the axe and wood sled left me stumped. (Oh, that was a bad pun!) 2009's Lego City Advent Calendar presented us first with a lumberjack and then with a chainsaw; there was an obvious logical flow to the delivery of these items. 2010's calendar was a bit more obtuse, presenting us with the fireplace and then the wood sled. It of course seems natural that the father would be the one cutting the wood, but with the exception of Santa, none of the minifigs in this year's advent calendar were really dressed to be out in the snow.
The first concept I tried was a simple shot of the wood sled axe on its own, but it seemed rather uninspired. I had been alternating between simple shots and more complex set-ups in order to curtail lengthy production times, and at this stage in the calendar, I was due for something a little more compelling. The only other idea I had was of the father dragging the sled up and over a hill, but it just didn't make sense to have him out in a field of snow without a coat or hat. Rather reluctantly, I employed a trick from last year's calendar: treating the helmet as though it was a winter cap.
The set was simple. I took a piece of paper and made soft flowing rolls in it by pinning it down in different places. The sled tracks were added in Photoshop; normally, I'd try do something like this on the set, but due to false start with the simpler concept, I was already behind schedule and didn't want to mess around with glue and tiny strips of paper.
That said, this is now one of my favorite pictures from this year, even though I wish they'd included a proper winter cap with the calendar!
Chris Dean, a photographer, takes the boot camp photo of recruit Camryn T. McCurdie, Platoon 4038, Oscar Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, Oct. 23, 2015, on Parris Island, S.C. This photo is normally identified as a Marine’s official Marine Corps photo and has been taken in training since the 1950’s. McCurdie, 18, from Normal, Ill., is scheduled to graduate Nov. 20, 2015. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 19,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for approximately 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Bolser)
Good thing I have a trip scheduled for next month because I realized I don't have any other monorail shots to post :) This was taken at the Contemporary Resort on the observation deck.
Be sure to check out my post today on WDW Photography as I review organizing your photos in Lightroom. This is the first of a series of Lightroom posts I will be writing. Using Lightroom to organize your Disney World photography
The Indian cricket team has left for England on Wednesday morning for the ICC ODI World Cup in England and Wales from May 30. The Indian team's first match in the World Cup will be from South Africa on June 5 in Southampton.
www.bhaskarhindi.com/news/icc-world-cup-2019-team-indias-...
The Alaska Women Reject Sarah Palin Rally was held outside, on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home-made signs made a clear statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men.
The rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. It makes you wonder what other things have started with small groups talking over coffee. KBYR radio, home of Eddie Burke (a long-time uber-conservative Anchorage talk show host) announced the rally and called on his listeners to protest the protest. He also referred to the rally organizers 'a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots', and then went further... reading the home phone numbers of the organizers aloud over the air, urging his listeners to call and tell them what they thought. The organizers, of course, received some nasty, harassing and threatening messages.
Basically, in Anchorage, if you can get 25 people to show up at an event, it's a success. A real statement will have been made if there had only been 15 demonstrators surrounded by hundreds of menacing 'socialist baby-killing maggot' haters.
About 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the rally, there was a long line of sign wavers stretched the full length of the library grounds, along the edge of the road, 6 or 7 people deep!
The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the great State of Alaska.
The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn't honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute. This just doesn't happen in Anchorage.
Then, the infamous Eddie Burke showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn't be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high.
So, if you've been doing the math Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin's rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photos. Feel free to spread the pictures around to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.
Edna Rossenas
ecrossenas@mac.com
The Alaska Women Reject Sarah Palin Rally was held outside, on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home-made signs made a clear statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men.
The rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. It makes you wonder what other things have started with small groups talking over coffee. KBYR radio, home of Eddie Burke (a long-time uber-conservative Anchorage talk show host) announced the rally and called on his listeners to protest the protest. He also referred to the rally organizers 'a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots', and then went further... reading the home phone numbers of the organizers aloud over the air, urging his listeners to call and tell them what they thought. The organizers, of course, received some nasty, harassing and threatening messages.
Basically, in Anchorage, if you can get 25 people to show up at an event, it's a success. A real statement will have been made if there had only been 15 demonstrators surrounded by hundreds of menacing 'socialist baby-killing maggot' haters.
About 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the rally, there was a long line of sign wavers stretched the full length of the library grounds, along the edge of the road, 6 or 7 people deep!
The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the great State of Alaska.
The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn't honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute. This just doesn't happen in Anchorage.
Then, the infamous Eddie Burke showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn't be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high.
So, if you've been doing the math Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin's rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photos. Feel free to spread the pictures around to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.
Edna Rossenas
ecrossenas@mac.com
The Alaska Women Reject Sarah Palin Rally was held outside, on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home-made signs made a clear statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men.
The rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. It makes you wonder what other things have started with small groups talking over coffee. KBYR radio, home of Eddie Burke (a long-time uber-conservative Anchorage talk show host) announced the rally and called on his listeners to protest the protest. He also referred to the rally organizers 'a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots', and then went further... reading the home phone numbers of the organizers aloud over the air, urging his listeners to call and tell them what they thought. The organizers, of course, received some nasty, harassing and threatening messages.
Basically, in Anchorage, if you can get 25 people to show up at an event, it's a success. A real statement will have been made if there had only been 15 demonstrators surrounded by hundreds of menacing 'socialist baby-killing maggot' haters.
About 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the rally, there was a long line of sign wavers stretched the full length of the library grounds, along the edge of the road, 6 or 7 people deep!
The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the great State of Alaska.
The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn't honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute. This just doesn't happen in Anchorage.
Then, the infamous Eddie Burke showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn't be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high.
So, if you've been doing the math Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin's rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photos. Feel free to spread the pictures around to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.
Edna Rossenas
ecrossenas@mac.com
The Alaska Women Reject Sarah Palin Rally was held outside, on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home-made signs made a clear statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men.
The rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. It makes you wonder what other things have started with small groups talking over coffee. KBYR radio, home of Eddie Burke (a long-time uber-conservative Anchorage talk show host) announced the rally and called on his listeners to protest the protest. He also referred to the rally organizers 'a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots', and then went further... reading the home phone numbers of the organizers aloud over the air, urging his listeners to call and tell them what they thought. The organizers, of course, received some nasty, harassing and threatening messages.
Basically, in Anchorage, if you can get 25 people to show up at an event, it's a success. A real statement will have been made if there had only been 15 demonstrators surrounded by hundreds of menacing 'socialist baby-killing maggot' haters.
About 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the rally, there was a long line of sign wavers stretched the full length of the library grounds, along the edge of the road, 6 or 7 people deep!
The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the great State of Alaska.
The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn't honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute. This just doesn't happen in Anchorage.
Then, the infamous Eddie Burke showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn't be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high.
So, if you've been doing the math Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin's rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photos. Feel free to spread the pictures around to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.
Edna Rossenas
ecrossenas@mac.com
The Alaska Women Reject Sarah Palin Rally was held outside, on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home-made signs made a clear statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men.
The rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. It makes you wonder what other things have started with small groups talking over coffee. KBYR radio, home of Eddie Burke (a long-time uber-conservative Anchorage talk show host) announced the rally and called on his listeners to protest the protest. He also referred to the rally organizers 'a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots', and then went further... reading the home phone numbers of the organizers aloud over the air, urging his listeners to call and tell them what they thought. The organizers, of course, received some nasty, harassing and threatening messages.
Basically, in Anchorage, if you can get 25 people to show up at an event, it's a success. A real statement will have been made if there had only been 15 demonstrators surrounded by hundreds of menacing 'socialist baby-killing maggot' haters.
About 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the rally, there was a long line of sign wavers stretched the full length of the library grounds, along the edge of the road, 6 or 7 people deep!
The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the great State of Alaska.
The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn't honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute. This just doesn't happen in Anchorage.
Then, the infamous Eddie Burke showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn't be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high.
So, if you've been doing the math Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin's rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photos. Feel free to spread the pictures around to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.
Edna Rossenas
ecrossenas@mac.com
The Alaska Women Reject Sarah Palin Rally was held outside, on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home-made signs made a clear statement that Sarah Palin does not speak for all Alaska women, or men.
The rally was organized by a small group of women, talking over coffee. It makes you wonder what other things have started with small groups talking over coffee. KBYR radio, home of Eddie Burke (a long-time uber-conservative Anchorage talk show host) announced the rally and called on his listeners to protest the protest. He also referred to the rally organizers 'a bunch of socialist baby-killing maggots', and then went further... reading the home phone numbers of the organizers aloud over the air, urging his listeners to call and tell them what they thought. The organizers, of course, received some nasty, harassing and threatening messages.
Basically, in Anchorage, if you can get 25 people to show up at an event, it's a success. A real statement will have been made if there had only been 15 demonstrators surrounded by hundreds of menacing 'socialist baby-killing maggot' haters.
About 20 minutes before the scheduled start of the rally, there was a long line of sign wavers stretched the full length of the library grounds, along the edge of the road, 6 or 7 people deep!
The organizers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not including the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the great State of Alaska.
The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn't honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute. This just doesn't happen in Anchorage.
Then, the infamous Eddie Burke showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn't be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high.
So, if you've been doing the math Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin's rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photos. Feel free to spread the pictures around to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.
Edna Rossenas
ecrossenas@mac.com
Motor Coach crosstown service linking Visitación Valley, the Bay view, the Mission, Downtown, Russian Hill and Pacific Heights; incorporates former 80 - Leavenworth service.
IN EFFECT MARCH 1974
Business was brisk on the first Sunday of the combined operation as 25-Bryant buses took over the route of the 80 - Leavenworth. The combined route now serves the Powell Street MUNI-BART station.
According to legend, the Glastonbury Tor is the The Isle of Avalon, burial site of King Arthur.
Name: St Michael's Church, monastic remains, and other settlement remains on Glastonbury Tor
Overview
Heritage Category:Scheduled Monument
List Entry Number:1019390
Date first listed:24-Apr-1951
County:Somerset
District:Mendip (District Authority)
Parish:Glastonbury
The Diocese of Bath and Wells
National Grid Reference:ST 51198 38597
Heritage Category:Listed Building
Grade:I
List Entry Number:1345475
Date first listed:21-Jun-1950
Reasons for Designation
The complex of settlement remains, graves, building foundations, and standing remains on Glastonbury Tor have been demonstrated by excavation to reveal a lengthy period of occupation on the Tor lasting, with possible gaps, from around the fifth or sixth centuries through to the Dissolution of 1539. The height, shape, and prominence of the Tor in an otherwise flat and once marshy landscape means that it will have attracted attention for its defensive qualities as well as being naturally attractive as a place of spiritual or religious pilgrimage. The high status nature of the pottery and metal finds of the post-Roman period found in excavation suggest the use of the site as a stronghold although an early Christian settlement cannot be ruled out. Certainly, the site supported what appears to be a monastic retreat from at least the tenth century and churches were successively built on the summit. The second medieval church has been shown to have been accompanied by contemporary buildings suggesting that a permanent presence was retained on the Tor in order to attend to pilgrims and enabling mass to be celebrated; the tower of this church, dedicated to St Michael, still stands as a landmark which may be seen from miles around. A number of surviving medieval documents serve to confirm the antiquity of the Tor as a religious centre and it is firmly woven into the ancient and literary traditions surrounding the presence of King Arthur at Glastonbury. The monument will retain important archaeological evidence for the lives and religious beliefs of the populace of the post-Roman period (a period where evidence is otherwise very scarce), the later Saxon period, and the medieval period, the signifigance of the Tor in former times as a place of worship and the relationship between this site and the nearby Glastonbury Abbey.
Details
The monument on Glastonbury Tor includes part of the below ground remains of a post-Roman occupation site dating from the sixth to the seventh centuries AD, part of a monastic settlement probably dating from at least the tenth century, and part of the above and below ground remains of what has been interpreted as a medieval pilgrimage centre for the cult of St Michael. This latter complex includes the foundations of the church of St Michael and its 14th century standing tower which is a Listed Building Grade I. All of these remains are located on the relatively flat summit and the south west shoulder of Glastonbury Tor, a prominent natural conical hill with a 300m long whale- backed ridge sloping away to the south west, just to the south east of Glastonbury. The summit, at 158m above sea level, has commanding views over much of the flat Somerset Levels which surround it and the Tor is traditionally associated with the legendary Isle of Avalon, a reputed resting place of King Arthur. Although artifact finds of earlier periods have been made on the Tor, the earliest evidence of settlement comes from the post-Roman period (the so-called Dark Ages). Excavation carried out in 1964-66 demonstrated the presence of the remains of timber structures, metal working hearths, and pits, on the summit of the Tor to the north east of St Michael's Tower. These remains, which were planned, recorded, and published, were considered by the excavator Philip Rahtz to represent the site of a post-Roman stronghold or settlement centred on the sixth century, but perhaps dating from as early as the fifth century, of secular or possibly early Christian origin. Two graves discovered in association with the earliest recorded remains were considered to be pagan due to their north-south orientation. Post-Roman finds recovered from the excavation were of high quality for the times and included imported Mediterranean pottery associated with either wine or olive oil which are indicative of a surviving trading network in the post-Roman south west; this contrasts with what appears to be the situation in the rest of the country. There is no evidence of continuity between the early settlement and the complex which replaced it but continuity in some form may be considered likely. In excavation, a number of timber buildings set on platforms cut into the rock and including two possible monastic cells and the post-holes for timber uprights of a possible communal building were recorded. These remains have been interpreted as those of a monastic retreat of late Saxon origin which lasted probably into the early Norman period. A cross base found on the summit was believed to be Saxon in date. Although there is no direct reference to a pre-Conquest monastery on the Tor, a 13th century document known as the `charter of St Patrick' names two lay brothers, Arnulph and Ogmar, residing on the Tor in former times. This suggests that in the 13th century there was a strong tradition that there had been a monastic settlement on the Tor. The summit of the Tor is dominated by the standing tower of the church of St Michael. The original stone church, which may have had timber predecessors, has extant foundations believed to date from the 12th century. This church appears to have formed the focus of a monastic complex and this is confirmed by a charter of 1243 which gives permission for the holding of a fair `at the monastery of St Michael on the Tor'. The 12th century church was reportedly destroyed by an earthquake on 11th September 1275. Rebuilding commenced under Abbot Adam of Sodbury in the first half of the 14th century and the base of the standing tower is believed to date from this period; it was restored in 1804 with the north east corner being entirely rebuilt. The tower, which survives to three stories high but is unroofed, has seven canopied niches on its western side. Five of these are vacant but one contains a statue of St Dunstan and another, the base of a statue of St Michael. Flanking the western doorway of the tower, are matching relief carvings, one of an angel watching over the weighing of a soul and one of St Bridget milking her cow; a relief carving of an eagle is set just below the string course of the upper storey. On the east side of the tower the scar of the nave roof may be seen; its foundation walls partly survive below ground and were recorded and left in situ by the excavator. The exposure of the foundations showed the rebuilt medieval stone church to have been 25m in length inclusive of the tower, and 7.5m wide. Revealed in excavation to the south west of the church were the enclosure wall of the churchyard and beyond that the traces of a suite of buildings of 14th to 15th century date which are interpreted as the living quarters of a resident priest in attendance at the church, and a possible bakehouse for the provision of food to pilgrims. If this interpretation is correct it seems likely that pilgrims attracted to Glastonbury Abbey would visit St Michael's on the Tor as well and that the two establishments were almost certainly linked in some way. All of the above ground stonework of St Michael's Church, apart from the tower, was removed in the aftermath of the Dissolution of 1539 probably at the same time that buildings at Glastonbury Abbey were dismantled. The last Abbott of Glastonbury, Michael Whyting, was executed on the Tor in 1539 as part of the political ramifications of the Dissolution and his quartered body distributed to the four Somerset towns of Wells, Bath, Bridgwater, and Ilchester.
Excluded from the scheduling are all fencing, guard rails, and fencing posts, fixed benches, modern steps, bollards, fixed point information boards, and concrete hard standing, although the ground beneath all these features is included.
© Historic England 2020
A walk around a rainy Sherborne in Dorset.
This was the Sunday that had heavy rain at the end of April 2012.
A few days after my visit The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the town as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee visits to towns and cities around the country.
Sherborne was the nearest town to our holiday cottage in Dorset.
Sherborne is an abbey town.
This is the The Conduit on The Parade, South Street in Sherborne.
Grade I listed.
The Conduit (the Parade), Sherborne
CHEAP STREET
1.
1625
(South West Side)
The Conduit
(The Parade)
ST 6316 1/217 28.11.50.
I GV
2.
Originally the Conduit House which stood against the North range of the
Abbey Cloister. Early C16. Hexagonal stone structure with moulded string
and parapet coping. Buttresses at angles. Original 2-centred entrance
in west front; 2-centred window openings with perpendicular tracery in
other facets. Scheduled Ancient Monument.
No 88, The Conduit, No 90, Saints John Building form a group with Bow House,
The Cemetery Gate, The Abbey Gate House, No 2 including premises occupied
by Gilham Bros, No 3 including premises occupied by Gilham Bros, Church
Lane.
Listing NGR: ST6388816514
Tap and basin built into The Conduit.
This airframe commemorates the original Dragon EI-ABI which operated the very first Aer Lingus scheduled flight from Dublin (Baldonnel) to Bristol on 27 May 1936. That machine was sold in the UK in February 1938 and was lost during WWII. EI-ABI represents half of the only airworthy Dragons in Europe and is the only UK built version as the other is an Australian produced machine constructed in 1942.
Built at Hatfield in 1936, this aircraft was registered in the UK as G-AECZ, and was flown by several small British operators until being impressed in 1939 and allocated the RAF serial AV982. It was restored to the civil register as G-AECZ in 1946 to Air Taxis Ltd of Croydon. After several changes of owner it was sold in Ireland as EI-AFK in 1950. Purchased by Aer Lingus in 1967, she was repainted to represent 'EI-ABI' and exhibited from 1976 in the Irish Aviation Museum in the Dublin airport passenger terminal. Aer Lingus decided to restore the aircraft to a flying condition with the approach of that company's fiftieth birthday so in 1985 a team of volunteers stripped down the aircraft and rebuilt her with a first post restoration flight in 1986 painted as the memorable 'EI-ABI'. She then spent five years on the circuit attending air shows and fly ins as well as starring at Aer Lingus corporate events. Stored from 1991 until 1996 then again restored to flying condition remaining active until 2001, when it had a two year break but again resumed flying in 2003 followed by a further grounding in 2004. With the seventy fifth anniversary approaching Aer Lingus again decided to restore this veteran to flight for May 2011 celebrations.
Photo by Erica Schlaikjer.
Audience members learn best practices at a "Nonprofit Storytelling Filmmaking Workshop," scheduled as part of the first annual Benevolent Media Festival in Washington, D.C.
www.benevolentmedia.org/2011/11/16/making-soup-with-stone...
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Monday November 7, 2011 10:30am - 12:00pm @ World Resources Institute
Sponsored by Stone Soup Films, a nonprofit film cooperative based in DC, this workshop is a practical look at communications challenges many nonprofits face and how a film can help move the ball forward. This is a hands-on exercise, with real-life scenarios and examples. The workshop will be held at the World Resources Institute, a global environmental think tank.
About the Speaker:
Director/Founder, Stone Soup Films Liz Norton was a freelance television producer for over ten years, with a focus on public policy issues. Those programs included several Fred Friendly Seminars for PBS, which explore thorny political and ethical issues in depth and she has also produced for MTV News, educating teens on crime-related issues such as gun control. During the Clinton Administration, Liz was a research director in the White House Office of Communications. In that role, she served as a link between the president, the press and the public, primarily on the issues involving crime and drug policy. Before then she was a researcher on political campaign finances for Common Cause, a non-partisan lobbying organization. For twenty years Liz has been a director of the Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation in Washington DC. She founded Stone Soup Films in early 2008.
Macy’s Cherry Blossom Flower Show in Washington, D.C. USA
Macy’s Cherry Blossom Flower Show Schedule
A Day of Zen
April 3, 5:30 PM, Women’s Department on 3rd Floor
Join us for an evening of total relaxation. Enjoy the soothing sounds of our harpist as you indulge in refreshments, massages, manicures, skin care consultations and more! Be one of the first 20 customers to check in and receive an exclusive nail kit and with any $75 or more Macy’s gift receive a special gift (while supplies last).
Family Fun Day!
April 5, 2 PM, Throughout the Store
It’s a day of fun for everyone! Enjoy special dance performances, cherry pie cooking demo with yummy samples, face painting, balloon twisting, music with Radio Disney, and more! Don’t forget to bring your camera to catch the excitement. With any $50 or more Macy’s gift receive a special gift (while supplies last).
Paint Me Pink!
April 9, 5:30 PM, Main Floor
Unleash Your Inner Artist with our exclusive Paint Me Pink event hosted by ArtJamz. Enjoy sips, light bites and an art class with ArtJamz Creative Enablers, who will assist you in creating a one-of-a-kind piece inspired by the Cherry Blossom Flower Show. For more information and to RSVP visit macyspaintmepinkdc.eventbrite.com
Spring Secret Garden Fashion Show with Host Courtney Kerr
April 10, 5:30 PM, Women’s Department on the 3rd Floor
Come preview this season’s trends at our Spring Secret Garden Fashion Show, hosted and styled by TV personality and star of Courtney Loves Dallas, Courtney Kerr. Make sure to arrive early to grab front row seatsand after the show, meet Courtney and enjoy refreshments, music, and shopping! Plus, take home a swag bag filled with goodies with any purchase of $75 or more, while supplies last. (Limit one per customer; purchase must be made during the event.)
Macy's Downtown-Metro Center
1201 G. Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
202-628-6661
For more on The National Cherry Blossom Festival visit:
www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/
Photo
Washington, D.C. USA North America
04/05/2014
[My week came up sooner than originally scheduled in the Musically Challenged group. So here goes.]
I don't watch my favorite shows. I invest in them. If you're not convinced, consider this: currently, between my DVR and videotapes recorded over the last 20+ YEARS, I have over 90 hours of "Hill Street Blues" episodes. (Naturally, there are many duplicates...)
So last year, I got hooked on the cable show "Leverage" with Timothy Hutton. Drama, comedy and action - the elements of life, the elements of a good show.
As is cool original music. In two episodes so far, a simple yet poignant song written by a member of the production crew has been featured. As I Googled frantically to try to find ANY information about the song, I learned there were hundreds of other fans of the show desperate to learn about the same song.
There is a reason for that. Using,unlike me in most posts, a minimum of words, the artist touches on life's perpetual struggle and the catalyst that keeps us struggling: hope.
I'm really glad I found this great show. But I'm especially glad I found this song. Especially as some of the clouds and darkness START to fade from some aspects of my life.
I've been living this song most of my life.
Not Sure Yet
as performed by Andy Lange on "Leverage"
I'm not sure yet
About life, about love
But in time
I'm sure I'll be fine
(Texture from cgtextures.com)
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