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Wow! A useful public transport system in the US - this one gets you from the airport to the centre of town and up north to near the new office.
Title / Titre :
The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge… [closed fore-edge] /
The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge… [gouttière fermée]
Description :
Fore-edge painting of a Spanish frigate. /
Peinture sur gouttière représentant une frégate espagnole.
Creator(s) / Créateur(s) : Unknown / Inconnu
Date(s) : 1863
Reference No. / Numéro de référence : OCLC 1019211618
bac-lac.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1019211618
Location / Lieu : Unknown / Inconnu
Credit / Mention de source :
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London : Knight and Co., 1863. Library and Archives Canada, IMG_2698 /
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London : Knight and Co., 1863. Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, IMG_2698
Again, one of several in his shop. This one leans a good bit toward dealing with plumbing problems. And as with most of us, Richard keeps a lot of tools in other forms of storage -- drawers, on the wall, etc. etc.
www.mydigimarketing.com/best-gaming-computers-for-the-ent... - Every gamer will want their computer to be the best gaming computer among their peers. Sometimes, with a little knowledge and tips and tricks, it is possible to build the best gaming computer and show it off to your peers.
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www.40s.events.ukonline.co.uk/Calendar.htm
www.thebestof.co.uk/local/bury/blog/east-lancs-railway-19...
LENS .....unfortunately the Helicord seized up on this East German lens so it was sold as spares or repair on eBay ................all the pictures taken with this lens were shot at maximum aperture F4 ....I think ....The shutter speeds were pretty high i.e. 1/1000th & 1/1600th
www.mflenses.com/content/view/12/29/
www.pbase.com/hqdesign/meyer_orestegor_4200
translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=ht...
mflensjunkie.livejournal.com/12181.html
www.flickr.com/groups/pentacon200mm/
plfoto.com/zdjecia_new/1127621.jpg
www.pentaxforums.com/forums/sold-items/62583-sale-%5Bsold...
forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=574&view=next
These useful local shops A butchers ,greengrocers and Chemist were demolised and 'More'new houses built in there place at Gordon Road Gillingham.28th February 2004.
Now that it's almost a computer, we get to the phase where you turn it on each step to make sure nothing has gone wrong. Notice the "7F" code. I don't remember what it means, but it's quite useful that the motherboard has a 2-character LED display for error codes. This lets you debug situations without having a monitor hooked up.
BACKSTORY: So, as mentioned before (in a 10-part series of blog posts), my trusty computer of 9 years, "Storm", died a nasty death. My secondary/kitchen computer "Hell" stepped up to bat and took Storm's place, but I still needed a new computer for our somewhat newly-built upstairs space. So I built Hades, during which I wrote another 5 blog posts. These are the pictures I took while building it.
building computer.
Abit IP35 Pro motherboard, Intel Core2Duo E6750 CPU, OCZ 800mHz PC6400 DDR2 Dual Channel RAM, OCZ GameXStream 600W power supply, Thermaltake computer case, fan, wires.
Hades.
Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
October 6, 2007.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL.wordpress.com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL.wordpress.com
A run-down of all parts in my new computer, with links to buy them, can be found here: clintjcl.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/journal-hardware-purcha...
Buy this insane case for $145 at NewEgg: www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811133154
Buy this killer power supply for $110 at NewEgg: www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817341001
Buy 2G of this modern RAM for a mere $42 at TigerDirect: www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details...
Buy this great processor for $170 at NewEgg: www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16819115029
The former Fernald Feed Materials Production Center, or often referred to as the Fernald site, was located in rural Fernald, Ohio just west of Cincinnati. The Fernald site was selected by the US Atomic Energy Commission (predecessor agency to DOE) in 1951 to convert uranium ore into uranium metal and to fabricate target elements for nuclear reactors. The Fernald site was selected over 60 other locations. Rural and undeveloped area, flat land, skilled labor, abundant water supply, and closeness of metropolitan Cincinnati were all major factors of the Atomic Energy Commission's selection.
The Fernald site was completed in 1954, though work began in 1951. The site comprised more than 1,000 acres, 136 of that was the main production area, and the rest was used for administration facilities, laboratories, and waste storage. There were ten main production plants at the Fernald site, each of which had a specific role in the uranium refining process.
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End products from the Fernald site such as ingots, derbies, billets, and fuel cores, were transferred to other sites in the nuclear weapons complex for further production. In particular, depleted and enriched uranium and fuel core elements were sent to the Hanford and Savannah River sites, derbies were sent to the Oak Ridge site, and slab billets were sent to the Rocky Flats site. Individual knowledge of weapon production was also passed along to other sites. Fernald workers often provided incite into the uranium production process at their facility. This shared knowledge helped increase uranium production technologies and improve the production process at other sites.
Throughout the 1950s and 1960s labor was booming and demand was high for uranium feed materials. However, the 1970s brought less demand, and naturally production slowed and employment dropped. By the early 1980s, production increased, but by the end of the 1980s, with the conclusion of the Cold War, production at Fernald reached its lowest point and ended. By 1991, congress officially approved the final closure of the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center and authorized the environmental remediation mission.
The Fernald site was managed and operated by National Lead of Ohio (NLO) from 1951-1986. Westinghouse Material Company of Ohio operated the facility from 1986 until 1989 and worked on the initial stages of the environmental remediation mission. Cleanup and restoration activities began at the Fernald site in 1992 with DOE's first remediation contract being awarded to FERMCO, later renamed Fluor Fernald. Fluor Fernald managed and operated the Fernald Closure Project from 1992 until its completion in 2006. There was 31 million net pounds of nuclear product, 2.5 billion pounds of waste, and 2.5 million cubic yards of contaminated soil on the site when cleanup activities began.
The Fernald Closure Project was divided into ten major parts by the contractor Fluor Fernald: silos one and two, silo three, waste pits, off site waste disposition, soil and disposal facility project, aquifer restoration, building decontamination and demolition, waste management, nuclear material disposition, and environmental restoration.
Silos one and two had a combined 8,900 cubic yards of low-level radioactive waste. To remove this, all of the waste had to be stabilized, treated, and placed in steel canisters. After the waste was put into steel canisters, it was transferred offsite for permanent disposal at the Waste Control Specialists site in Texas. Silos one and two were safely shutdown, demolished, and completed in 2006. [Silos 1 & 2]
Silo three had over 5,100 cubic yards of low level waste. To remove this waste, it was packed into 2,300 soft-side packages and shipped off to Envirocare in Utah. Silo three was safely shutdown, demolished, and successfully completed in 2006. [Silos 3]
The waste pits at the Fernald site were 13 to 30 feet deep and some extended beyond 100 yards in length. It took six years and 154 trainloads to ship nearly one million tons of waste to the offsite disposal facility. There were six wastes pits in total and this portion of the project was completed in 2005. [Waste pits]
The off site waste disposition project was completed in 2006. Soil and debris with higher levels of contamination were transferred off site for final disposal. Altogether, 212,896 tons of contaminated soil and debris packed in a total of 2,043 railcars was removed and transferred off the Fernald site. [Off site waste disposition]
The construction of the on-site soil and disposal facility was a major part of the overall cleanup project. 2.5 million cubic yards of soil, foundations, and below grade piping had to be removed, compacted, and disposed of on site. The On-Site Disposal Facility (OSDF), constructed in 1997 and completed in 2006, holds all 2.95 million cubic yards of disposed waste. The OSDF is 65 feet high, 800 feet wide and 3,700 feet long. It is currently monitored by the Office of Legacy Management to ensure that there is no leakage, and holds the only remaining elements of the former Fernald Feed Materials Production Center. [Soil and disposal facility project]
The wastewater treatment facility treats and restores the Great Miami Aquifer. It has 20 extraction wells that pump out nearly 5,000 gallons of water per minute. The wastewater treatment facility has treated more than 11 billion gallons of water and has removed more than 7,500 pounds of uranium from the aquifer. The waste water treatment facility will continue to treat the contaminated portions of the Great Miami Aquifer until cleanup standards meet EPA requirements. [Aquifer restoration]
259 buildings were decontaminated and demolished at the Fernald site. The demolition of buildings began in 1994 and concluded in 2006 when the site was officially completed. Much of the scrap and low level waste from these buildings were disposed of at the OSDF. [Building decontamination and demolition]
The waste management portion of the Fernald Closure Project was completed in 2005. Low-level radioactive, hazardous, and mixed wastes were characterized, inspected, sampled, and disposed of on and off site. A stress was placed on recycling these wastes whenever possible. In all, 6.6 million cubic feet of low-level waste was shipped to the Nevada Test Site, 174,912 gallons of low-level liquid mixed waste was shipped off for incineration, 59,147 cubic feet of low-level mixed waste was shipped off site for treatment, and 792,510 cubic feet of low-level waste was disposed of at the OSDF. [Waste management]
The nuclear materials disposition portion of the cleanup project, completed in 2005, transferred 31 million pounds of nuclear material off of the Fernald site. This material was sold to private companies, redirected and stored temporarily at the Portsmouth plant, and used for other DOE projects. [Nuclear materials disposition]
Restoring the native ecology at the Fernald site was the final step in the cleanup process. 900 acres of the site were restored to mirror original ecosystems found in southeast Ohio before settlement occurred. The ecological restoration at the Fernald site has brought the site to what it is today, one of the largest man-made wetlands and nature preserve in Ohio. [Restoring ecology]
The Fernald Preserve is the present and future of the Fernald site. With a 10,000-square-foot green building Visitors Center, educational presentations, community outreach and support, guided tours, and over 300 species in habitation, the Fernald closure and cleanup site has truly come full circle.
Contact:
Johnny Reising
250 E. 5th St. Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 648-3139
Email is a great point to point messaging system. Email is also good for distributing information to a group of people who we think are interested in that bit of information.
This does not always work; people want to know things they are interested in. They also want to pull out the information rather then pushed. Internet forum or message board is a great way of achieving that.
People can ask question, get answers by the community or authority, message is saved for future reference. The message is also saves as a thread which gives a better understanding on the conversation. A search option makes the forum even more accessible.
There are various ways of starting a forum. You can start with hosted forum powered yahoo/google, or you can start your own one. Business organization probably would like to have their own forum to have better control and security like myBB, PhpBB, vBulletin. Internet forum is also known as bulletin boards.
Moodle has its in-build forum module. The initial purpose was to use forum for better learning delivery as a part of the course, however forum can be used independently just as a discussion group.
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Masting shutter speed is very useful for taking great action shots. In our Secret Photo Diary in Issue 33, we reveal top tips for controlling your shutter speed. Pick it up in print ow.ly/s1vn6 or download it onto your digital device ow.ly/s1vpE
This shrub was growing wild in a marshy area of the lake. When researched, I found this plant is used as food: the leaves in salads or to thicken soup, the roots are a vegetable, the flowers and/or roots make a tea, and the water left over from cooking any part of the plant can be used as an egg-white substitute. At one time its roots were used to make the original sweet called marshmallow but this treat is now made without using this plant. This plant is also a very useful household medicinal herb. Also, the root can be used as a toothbrush, as a skin softner and the fiber in stems and roots can be used to make paper. You can read much more detail regarding the uses for this plant here: www.pfaf.org/user/plant.aspx?LatinName=Althaea+officinalis
Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis)
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Swami (2022)
Before I get into this wonderful, wonderful album, I just wanted to mention that as the release date of the record approached, I tried to read some reviews on it to see what others thought. The sheer amount of awful websites that copy and paste the press release and pass that off as a review is staggering to me. It makes me wonder if any of them even bothered to listen to it.
It's very easy to write that John Reis is also in Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, Night Marchers, Sultans and more while pointing out the Rob Crow has history in Pinback, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable and others. Throw out that Atom Willard used to drum for Rocket From The Crypt and has spent time in Against Me, Special Goodness, Offspring, etc. And Maybe Jordan Clark will get a mention for his work in Mrs. Magician and The Soaks. Maybe.
Look at that. I just filled up an entire paragraph without actually saying anything. I'm not going to pretend that I'm a great writer with anything particularly useful to say. Anyone who reads this dumb website knows I just blather on about records and often I write more about my relationship to said record than any intricacy of what the record sounds like or is trying to convey. But I'll be damned if I just copy a press release and pretend I wrote it.
Diatribe aside, what you need to know about this PLOSIVS record is that it is unbelievably great. Mind-melting perfection. I have been a Swami devotee since about 1994, when I first got my hands on a borrowed copy of Circa: Now. Since then I have joyfully followed John to every band he has been a part of, loving every single thing he's ever touched. There's always been something about the way his songs come out that really connect to my ears. But even with all of that history and the insanely lofty expectations that come along with it, I was shocked by just how completely, ridiculously amazing this PLOSIVS record is.
You've got some of John's familiar aesthetic here for sure. The chugging guitar riffs that drive the songs and the intricate breakdowns that crop up and veer off into unexpected territory that miraculously makes perfect sense when it reconnects back to the main song structure. But as familiar as you might be with the tricks of John's trade, adding Rob Crow to the mix just blows up everything you thought you knew. Rob's complete mastery of vocal melodies and innate ability to cram a hook into a song that maybe wasn't expecting one elevates PLOSIVS into mythical territory.
I could go on and on and on about how much I adore Hot Snakes and Night Marchers and everything that John has been involved in, but this truly is one of the best records that has his name on it. Sure, Rocket will always be my favorite band he's done, but I'll put this PLOSIVS record up against anything he's done in the past, I don't know, twenty years? And that's twenty years filled with some of the greatest albums I've ever heard in my entire life.
I am a pretty big Pinback fan, I have all of the records and listen to them regularly (especially Summer In Abaddon), but PLOSIVS is probably the best thing Rob Crow has ever released in my humble opinion. There's an energy and a propulsion that I think is bringing out the best in him. I know that Atom is an incredible drummer and hearing him with John again is rekindling a magical connection. Pairing Atom with Jordan on bass gives these songs a depth and a vigor that reminds me a little bit of how Mark Trombino and Mike Kennedy created something really special in Drive Like Jehu. PLOSIVS has a completely different vibe than Jehu, but a killer rhythm section making songs magical is something they very much have in common.
There are two versions of the LP. The red vinyl is the regular edition that you can get at your local record store or online retailer of your choice. Once again a Swami related band has the black vinyl as the more limited version. So far it has only been available directly from the band at shows. I got my copy when I saw them play in Philadelphia. An unsurprisingly wonderful show. I am not positive that the black vinyl is limited to 200 copies, but if the quantities of other limited Swami releases are an indicator, I'm going to make an educated guess and just come back and correct it if I find out other information.
I don't know who is still reading at this point. If you come to this website, you probably are naturally inclined to like something like PLOSIVS. I don't know that anything I write is going to make you listen to this record if you weren't already planning to. But what I can say is that this is hands down the best album of 2022. It's probably the best record I've heard in the last ten years and I'm saying this with only about a month of listening to it. It's kind of crazy just how completely I've connected with this record. I love every second of it and can only wait, hoping for more. I have read that they've already recorded a lot of their second LP already. I would be happy to get two PLOSIVS records in a year. I'll take that every year.
PLOSIVS - PLOSIVS:
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A handy little reckoner, acquired from the former Jet petrol station in Springfield Road, Chelmsford. A large supermarket is on the site now. Previously it was a non-conformist chapel where the repairs were done. Quite useful to know, as you are driving to London, which are the best years for Beaujolais or Cognac. (could be used as an in-car quiz to keep the kids quiet) .
Notice also the mouth watering exchange rates....11 Deutschmarks = 1 Pound. in 2009 the rate is the equivalent of 2:1 Also, the Dollar to Pound ratio is approx 2.75. Greyhound racing at Haringey completes the picture of those far off days of the Wilson Government.
This is a photograph from the East of Ireland Marathon Series Marathon which was held in Longwood Village, Co. Meath, Ireland on Saturday 25th January 2014 at 09:00. There were 75 participants in the marathon which completed 8 loops of a 5KM route (and a additional 2KM) with Longwood GAA club acting as Race Headquarters, Start, Finish, and refreshments area. The weather turned particularly nasty for about an hour and the participants were lashed with gale-force winds, severe hailstones, and then rain. However this didn't stop everyone enjoying the day. Thanks to the folks at Longwood GAA who provided excellent hospitality and facilities for all participants. There was a great atmosphere at the race and everyone enjoyed another trip to the countryside for an EOIM.
Despite the weather there were a few PBs and fast inidividual times. The course is a nice fast flat 5KM loop. It is used every year as the Longwood GAA 5KM Road Race (see links below). The marathon loop followed the reverse of the race route for safety reasons as the roads were fully opened for the EOIM event. There is a total elevation gain of 20ft and an elevation loss of 23ft. The sources of elevation gain are only very small rises on the road and aren't really noticeable. Part of the route includes a kilometer on a boreen which is nicely sheltered and with good road surface. The road surface is excellent for the entire route. There were some puddles and mud on the boreen section of the route due to agricultural traffic.
Thanks must be extended to the Longwood GAA club and committee for the use of their fine facilities which allowed participants to have some refreshments afterwards and hot showers and changing rooms were also available.
This is the second East of Ireland Marathon Series race which has been held outside Dublin. The previous race which was held outside Dublin was held in Stapelstown, Co. Kildare in September 2013. (See links to pictures on Flickr from that race). Whilst Longwood is a rural venue it is easily accessible from all parts of Ireland due to it's close proximity to the N4 and the M4 Motorways.
We have an extensive set of photographs from today's event on the following Flickr Photoset Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157640099311556/
Tell me more about the East of Ireland Marathon Series
This race event was part of the East of Ireland Marathon Series. The East Of Ireland Marathon Series aims to make marathons affordable and convienient for the runners of Ireland. The series organisers aim to promote marathon running and to make the process as stress free and enjoyable as possible. All courses are measured to full AAI standards and have a minimum of 10 Entrants. The marathons are self sufficent to a degree although there are limited supplies of water available on the day of the race. There will be no extra frills like chip timing and finish gantrys. However all finishing times are accurately and officially recorded and each marathon counts as an official marathon. Overall, this approach to marathon organisation helps to keep the price down and allows these races to be run in as an economically affordable manner as possible. The East of Ireland Marathon series is all inclusive and welcomes runners who are new to marathon running as well as experienced veterans. So if you are thinking of your 1st marathon, your 10th marathon, or your 100th the East of Ireland Marathon Series will provide a very friendly and low-cost environment for to become part of Ireland's marathon running community.
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Some useful Internet links
East of Ireland Marathons Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/130592073780072/ (you will need a Facebook account to view this)
East of Ireland Marathons Website: www.eastofirelandmarathons.com/
Race Website with Route Description: www.peterm7.com/longwood/
Garmin GPS Trace of the Marathon Route (main loop) connect.garmin.com/activity/401171615
East of Ireland Marathon Series - Stapelstown, Co. Kildare - September 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635665725976/
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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This is a photograph from the East of Ireland Marathon Series Marathon which was held in Longwood Village, Co. Meath, Ireland on Saturday 25th January 2014 at 09:00. There were 75 participants in the marathon which completed 8 loops of a 5KM route (and a additional 2KM) with Longwood GAA club acting as Race Headquarters, Start, Finish, and refreshments area. The weather turned particularly nasty for about an hour and the participants were lashed with gale-force winds, severe hailstones, and then rain. However this didn't stop everyone enjoying the day. Thanks to the folks at Longwood GAA who provided excellent hospitality and facilities for all participants. There was a great atmosphere at the race and everyone enjoyed another trip to the countryside for an EOIM.
Despite the weather there were a few PBs and fast inidividual times. The course is a nice fast flat 5KM loop. It is used every year as the Longwood GAA 5KM Road Race (see links below). The marathon loop followed the reverse of the race route for safety reasons as the roads were fully opened for the EOIM event. There is a total elevation gain of 20ft and an elevation loss of 23ft. The sources of elevation gain are only very small rises on the road and aren't really noticeable. Part of the route includes a kilometer on a boreen which is nicely sheltered and with good road surface. The road surface is excellent for the entire route. There were some puddles and mud on the boreen section of the route due to agricultural traffic.
Thanks must be extended to the Longwood GAA club and committee for the use of their fine facilities which allowed participants to have some refreshments afterwards and hot showers and changing rooms were also available.
This is the second East of Ireland Marathon Series race which has been held outside Dublin. The previous race which was held outside Dublin was held in Stapelstown, Co. Kildare in September 2013. (See links to pictures on Flickr from that race). Whilst Longwood is a rural venue it is easily accessible from all parts of Ireland due to it's close proximity to the N4 and the M4 Motorways.
We have an extensive set of photographs from today's event on the following Flickr Photoset Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157640099311556/
Tell me more about the East of Ireland Marathon Series
This race event was part of the East of Ireland Marathon Series. The East Of Ireland Marathon Series aims to make marathons affordable and convienient for the runners of Ireland. The series organisers aim to promote marathon running and to make the process as stress free and enjoyable as possible. All courses are measured to full AAI standards and have a minimum of 10 Entrants. The marathons are self sufficent to a degree although there are limited supplies of water available on the day of the race. There will be no extra frills like chip timing and finish gantrys. However all finishing times are accurately and officially recorded and each marathon counts as an official marathon. Overall, this approach to marathon organisation helps to keep the price down and allows these races to be run in as an economically affordable manner as possible. The East of Ireland Marathon series is all inclusive and welcomes runners who are new to marathon running as well as experienced veterans. So if you are thinking of your 1st marathon, your 10th marathon, or your 100th the East of Ireland Marathon Series will provide a very friendly and low-cost environment for to become part of Ireland's marathon running community.
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If you would like to see a larger version of this photograph and if you are viewing this Flickr set on a smartphone: scroll down to the bottom of this description under the photograph and click the "View info about this photo..." link. You will be brought to a new page and you should click the link "View All Sizes".
Some useful Internet links
East of Ireland Marathons Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/130592073780072/ (you will need a Facebook account to view this)
East of Ireland Marathons Website: www.eastofirelandmarathons.com/
Race Website with Route Description: www.peterm7.com/longwood/
Garmin GPS Trace of the Marathon Route (main loop) connect.garmin.com/activity/401171615
East of Ireland Marathon Series - Stapelstown, Co. Kildare - September 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635665725976/
We use Creative Commons Licensing
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
Creative Commons aims to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. Our only "cost" is our request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us.
This also extends the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
How can I get full resolution, print-quality, copies of these photographs?
If you just need these photographs for online usage then they can be used directly once you respect their Creative Commons license and provide a link back to our Flickr set if you use them. For offline usage and printing all of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution.
Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting does take a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
Don't like your photograph here?
That's OK! We understand!
If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.
I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
I built this box quickly and simply whilst in England in the spring. It was specifically designed to bring home a lovely, but delicate and fragile, model aircraft which I had been given. The size, capacity and light weight of the box were so obviously useful that I decided to improve it after I got home to Niagara. The chest was made from recycled hardboard (masonite), framed and reinforced with strips of 15 x 20mm pine, which I got at the local builders' merchants. Originally the flat lid was simply screwed down to the sides and ends for its first trip across the Atlantic, but I have now added a rim to the lower edges of this lid. This allowed me to add a rebated dust baffle to the closure, and enabled me to fit hinges and latches more easily. I added sturdy 37mm brass corners to the bottom, and lighter 24mm corners to the lid. All these brass fittings were obtained from Lee Valley Tools.
The chest was finished with leftover paint from decorating the Keeping Room wainscot and trim here at home, and I lined it with 25 year old leftover wallpaper from our previous house.
I rather suspect this handy container will be making a number of trips back and forth across the ocean over the next few years.
Overall dimensions of the chest: 75L x 31W x 26.5H, cm.
Sample image taken with a final production Canon RF 24-240mm f4-6.3. All are JPEGs straight out of camera. If you find my reviews and samples useful, please treat me to a coffee at www.paypal.me/cameralabs
These samples and comparisons are part of my Canon RF 24-240mm f4-6.3 review at:
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In southern Namibia virtually every single telephone or power pole along the road is host to such mega communal bird's nests.
USEFUL LINKS
www.40s.events.ukonline.co.uk/Calendar.htm
www.thebestof.co.uk/local/bury/blog/east-lancs-railway-19...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herr_Otto_Flick
www.askflick.com/ Ask Herr Flick and get abuse
HERR FLICK & HELGA www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBharndqLNA&NR=1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBharndqLNA&NR=1
CAPTAIN BERTORELLI www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhas7no95ks&feature=related
EXPOSURE 1/125th @ F7 - 82mm Setting - 400 ASA : Apologies for Image Quality - all that glass confuses the AF system and I'm loathe to crank the ASA up to 400 / 800 .
LENS : - www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/287035af.htm
www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/240-nikko...
www.photographyreview.com/mfr/nikon/35mm-zoom/PRD_83536_3...
On saturday Sept. 12 it was European Heritage Day. There were a lot of monumental buildings in The Hague opened for the public. I scored 21 new storks ! This is one of them.
The archeological excavations and surface investigations at Xanthos have yielded inscriptions in both the Lycian language and Greek, including bilingual texts that are useful in the understanding of Lycian.[22] The Xanthian Obelisk, otherwise known as the Inscribed Pillar, is a trilingual stele which was found in the city; it records an older Anatolian language conventionally known as the Milyan. Wikipedia
Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name,[1] (Turkish: Ksantos, Lycian: Arñna, Greek: Ξάνθος, Latin: Xanthus) was an ancient city near the present-day village of Kınık, in Antalya Province, Turkey. The ruins are located on a hill on the left bank of the River Xanthos. The number and quality of the surviving tombs at Xanthos are a notable feature of the site, which, together with nearby Letoon, was declared to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
The city of Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans who in turn conquered the region. Xanthos influenced its neighbours architecturally; the Nereid Monument directly inspired the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in the region of Caria.
History
The acropolis of Xanthos dates from the 8th century BCE.[2] The city was mentioned by ancient Greek and Roman writers. The Greek historian Strabo noted that Xanthos was the largest city in Lycia.[3] The important religious sanctuary of Leto at Letoon, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Xanthos, dates from the late 6th century BC,[4] and was closely associated with the city and linked by a sacred road.[5]
Under the Persian Empire
The Greek historians Herodotus and Appian both described the conquest of the city by the Median general Harpagus on behalf of the Persian Empire, According to Herodotus, the Persians defeated a small Lycian army in the flatlands to the north of the city in c. 540 BC.[6] The Lycians retreated into the city, which Harpagus then besieged. The Lycians destroyed their acropolis, and killed their wives, children and slaves, before engaging the enemy in a suicidal attack.[7]
During the Persian occupation, a local leadership was installed and by 520 BC it was minting coins.[8] By 516 BC Xanthos had been included in the first Nomos of Darius I in the tribute list.[9]
Conquest by Alexander the Great
From Telmessos the army of Alexander the Great marched over the mountains to Xanthos. There representatives from each of the cities of the Lycian League, including the port of Phaselis, personally offered the Lycians' submission, which was accepted. Alexander was encouraged when he found a sacred spring close to the River Xanthus, and obtained from there an inscribed bronze tablet that predicted that the Greeks would destroy the Persian Empire.[10]
Reports on the city's surrender to Alexander the Great differ: Arrian reports a peaceful surrender, but Appian claims that the city was sacked.[7] After Alexander's death, Xanthos was captured by Ptolemy I Soter from Antigonos.[11]
Roman period
Xanthus was in the Roman province of Lycia.[12] In 42 BC Brutus came to Lycia in the Roman Civil Wars, to obtain funds for his campaign in that year before the Battle of Philippi. The Lycian League refused to contribute; Brutus besieged Xanthos and the city was once again destroyed and only 150 Xanthian men survived the carnage. But Plutarch describes the carnage as self-inflicted, with Brutus and his Romans trying but unable to save the city from flames. In his words, 150 “did not escape having their lives saved.” Plutarch explains such suicidal behavior by the city’s similar response to Persian conquest generations earlier. [13] It was rebuilt under Mark Antony.[14]
Most of the buildings visible today were built during the Later Empire. The town took on a grid plan. A large piazza with porticoes was built in the west, probably where the classical agora was. There was also a triple-naved building which may have started as a pagan basilica and then become a church. There was probably a large porticoed avenue terminated with. a gateway.[15]
Byzantine period
Xanthos, like the rest of Lycia, prospered in the later Roman period. Luxury houses were built on the Lycian acropolis. Several churches were also built, including a large basilica (74m x 29m), a small chapel, and another large basilica on the acropolis. In the sixth century, earthquakes damaged many buildings, and they were repaired. The city wall was also reinforced because of the Arab threat. The city was subsequently destroyed and deserted.[15]
Ecclesiastical history
Xanthus was a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Myra.[14]
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Xanthoupolis was a titular diocese under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, whose bishop assisted the Metropolitan Province of Smyrna, part of the larger Province of Asia Minor. Its last known bishop was Father Ignatios, later Metropolitan of Libya under the Patriarchate of Alexandria, who presided over this diocese from 1863 to 1884.[citation needed]
In the Catholic Church, the diocese was nominally restored in 1933 as the Titular bishopric of Xanthus.[16]
Archaeology
Further information: Tombs at Xanthos
The Harpy Tomb sculptures in the British Museum
Excavations at Xanthos have shown that wooden structures were destroyed in c. 470 BC,probably by the Athenian Kimon. Xanthos was later rebuilt in stone.[17]
The Nereid Monument, the Tomb of Payava, and the original sculptures of the Harpy Tomb are exhibited in the British Museum.[18][19][20] The Harpy Tomb itself is located in its original location at Xanthos, now with replica reliefs.[21]