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Honey was a stray we took in a couple of years ago... she must've been 16 yrs old even then.
She was deaf, arthritic and fairly blind but soooo affectionate.
She got sick very very abruptly today and we were advised to let her go and have a very long deserved rest.
Honey, we love you and miss you... always!
Affectionately nicknamed as The Gherkin, 30 St Mary Axe is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London.
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Norm Ferguson (Animation)
Inducted 1999
Animator Norm Ferguson, affectionately called "Fergy" by his friends at The Walt Disney Studios, was never inhibited by anatomy and drawing rules. An instinctive artist, he drew what felt right, often surprising his peers with the unlikely results.
As animator Fred Moore once said, "Fergy doesn't know that you can't raise the eyebrows above the head circle, so he goes ahead and does it and it gives a great effect."
Fellow Disney Legend Marc Davis summed up Fergy's contributions when he said, "Norm Ferguson was a sharp performer and a showman."
Fergy's sense of showmanship stemmed from the old vaudeville comedians, who he loved to watch perform during his formative years in New York City. Their influence on him surfaced in the famous flypaper sequence, which Fergy animated in the 1934 Disney short "Playful Pluto." The memorable 65-second sequence, which begins with Pluto sitting on a sheet of flypaper and leads to a string of hilarious gags as he attempts to free himself from the sticky predicament, marked the first time an animated character appeared to be thinking onscreen.
Born September 2, 1902, to a Scottish father and Irish mother, Fergy attended Brooklyn's Heffley Institute, a stenography and typing school, followed by the Pratt Institute, where he studied commercial art. In 1920, after working various stenographic jobs, he decided to pursue a career in the up-and-coming animation medium and quickly won a job at Paul Terry's Fables Pictures Inc.
Nine years later, he left Fables to join The Walt Disney Studios, where he served as animator on more than 75 shorts, including "The Chain Gang," "Mickey's Orphans," and the Academy Award®-winning "Three Little Pigs." Fergy was fast with his pencil, cranking out up to 40 feet worth of animation a day, when the average was 10 to 15 feet, according to Disney historian Bob Thomas.
In 1935, he was tapped by Walt Disney to serve as supervising animator on the Studio's most prestigious film, notably his first full-length animated feature "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." In that film, Fergy supervised animation of the first of the great Disney villains - the evil witch in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" followed by the unsavory J. Worthington Foulfellow in "Pinocchio."
Fergy then went on to serve as sequence director on such classics as "Fantasia" and "Dumbo;" production supervisor on "Saludos Amigos;" production supervisor and director on "The Three Caballeros;" and directing animator on "Cinderella," "Alice in Wonderland," and "Peter Pan." In 1941, Fergy made a cameo appearance in Disney's "The Reluctant Dragon," starring Robert Benchley.
On November 2, 1957, Norm Ferguson died in Los Angeles.
The bio comes from the Official Disney Legends Home Page - legends.disney.go.com/legends/index
INTERCONTINENTAL PARIS LE GRAND (*****L): Affectionately known as «Le Grand Hotel», the largest and most impressive palace hotel in Paris celebrates more than 150 years of history. Inaugurated on May 5, 1862 by Empress Eugenie, spouse of Napoleon the grand_hotel_paris_intercontinentalIIIrd, to the fanfare of an orchestra led by Offenbach, this was the largest hotel in the world. A gem in the heart of the entirely new district of the Opera House, finalizing Baron Haussman's pharaonic works to transform the old, unhealthy Paris into the «City of Lights». Kings, queens, maharajahs and sultans from all over the world have stayed in that caravanserai: from last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia and King Edward VII of England up to Queen Rania of Jordan. Victor Hugo hosted banquets at the hotel, and Emile Zola had his decadent and tragic heroine, Nana, die in a flowered room at the fourth floor. More than ever a famous and fashionable hotel, the InterContinental Paris Le Grand attracts lots of statesmen, fashion designers, international movie stars and directors who eventually used it as a dreamed shooting location (Polanki's «Frantic», Robert Altman’s «Prêt-à-Porter», etc.).
Totally revamped in 2003 by its present owner, the InterContinental group, it retained the elements and amazing atmosphere of its original glory. The rooms design has been reestablished in the Second Empire style. Many parts of the actual hotel kept their original decor. The Salon Opéra, for instance: the most sought after ballroom in Paris, known all around the world thanks to the high-fashion shows, is well worth the visit. Another landmark, the legendary Café de la Paix, which is a precious part of the Grand Hôtel, is a treasure of Empire-style architecture, where the ceiling, columns and wall painting have been carefully restored.
When some illustrious Parisian palace-hotels live out of their former glory -the neighboring Ritz is a an example on how a legend can go downhill- the Grand Hôtel, a modern product in 1862, still get it all in 2011 to seduce nostalgic and geek travellers alike. Shouldn't it be for the pay-per-use Internet in the rooms (but free-of-charge in all public areas and Club Lounge), we would say that our stay was 99% faultless; which is rare enough to be mentioned.
All 470 rooms and suites are lovely: including those oriented to the inner courtyards and monumental glass-roofed bar-restaurant «La Verrière». We loved the classy furniture, precious fabrics, and sumptuous bathrooms with L'Occitane toiletry. Concealing the latest technologies: high-tech air-conditioning systems, up to 40 television channels from across the world on flat plasma screens, films on request, dual telephone lines and high-speed Internet connections, they have it all to make you feel like in Paris.
We would nevertheless recommend anybody visiting the French capital city for the first time, or on a romantic trip, to straightly book into one of the rooms with a dramatic view on the Opera House. The higher the better: the InterContinental Club rooms are splendid, comparable with what one could ever expect from a more expensive palace-hotel in Paris, just like Crillon or Meurice. Well worth the EUR 60 extra charge to the basic room rate, they come with an unexpected bonus which we used very much: the classy VIP salon (Club Lounge), actually unique in Paris where no palace offers this treatment, is open to the club’s guests. Spacious, covering two levels, it overlooks Paris and, of course, the Opera House. The Club Lounge opens early in the morning, serving a fine breakfast which we enjoyed the first day only; alternating, the day after, with the traditional, so classy Parisian -and Japanese!- breakfast experience provided in style by Le Café de la Paix. The Club Lounge serves yummy, top quality hot and cold snacks (our memory -and scale- can't forget the delicious home-made «Foie Gras» and unforgettable, mouth watering macaroons!), fine wines and Champagne; employing a well trained, very educated and thoughtful staff. This is what we would call the first class section in a first class hotel.
We loved the bar, opening onto the Verrière conservatory: a superb, ritzy and romantic winter garden with a fine restaurant.
The «Spa by Algotherm», splendid and well appointed, is the only spa in the centre of Paris to offer the benefits of thalassotherapy: revitalizing and relaxing sea water treatments, beauty care, traditional and oriental massages. The Gym features a running machine, electronic cycling machines, steppers, body-building apparatus and a sauna.
The hotel is so large that we didn't realized that the InterContinental Paris Le Grand is, first of all, a top class convention venue, with more than 21 meeting rooms and ballrooms. So many visitors, and still so much intimacy...
In the heart of the capital’s bustling business district, just a step from the main tourist sights, department stores (Galeries Lafayette, Le Printemps), and luxury boutiques, this is one of the most lovable hotels in Paris.
Pondicherry (/pɒndᵻˈtʃɛri/ or /pɒndᵻˈʃɛri/) or Puducherry is a city, an urban agglomeration and a municipality in Puducherry district in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. It is affectionately known as Pondy, and has been officially known by the alternative name Puducherry since 2006. Pondicherry is the regional capital and largest city in the territory.
HISTORY
The history of the City of Pondicherry is recorded only after the arrival of Dutch, Portuguese, British and French colonialists. By contrast, nearby places such as Arikamedu, Ariyankuppam, Kakayanthoppe, Villianur and Bahur, which were annexed by the French East India Company over a period of time and which became the Union Territory of Pondicherry after Independence, have recorded history predating the colonial period.
A marketplace named Poduke or Poduca is recorded as a Roman trading destination from the mid 1st century. The area was part of the Pallava Kingdom of Kanchipuram in the 4th century. The Cholas of Thanjavur held it from the 10th to 13th centuries, only to be replaced by the Pandya Kingdom in the 13th century. The Vijayanagar Empire took control of almost all the South of India in the 14th century and maintained control until 1638 when they were supplanted by the Sultan of Bijapur. The French acquired Puducherry in 1674 and held it, with an occasional interruption by the British or Dutch, until 1954 (de jure 1956), when it was incorporated into the Indian Union along with the rest of French India.
On 18 October 1954 in a general election involving 178 people in Pondicherry Municipal and Commune Panchayat, 170 people were in favor of independence and eight people voted against. On 1 November 1954, Puducherry became part of the union.
However, the formal agreement was signed on 16 August, which is the date celebrated as Independence Day in Puducherry; following the demands of French India, Viduthalai Kaala Makkal Iyyakkam to their current Chief Minister of Puducherry. So 1 November was declared as the Independence Day of Pondicherry and 16 August as the Republic Day.
TOPOGRAPHY
The topography of Pondicherry is the same as that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Pondicherry's average elevation is at sea level, and a number of sea inlets, referred to as "backwaters" can be found.
Pondicherry experiences coastal erosion. The city is protected against the sea by a 2-kilometres long seawall, first completed by the French in 1735, which reaches a height of 27 feet above sea level. A weather-beaten cement plaque with the year 1952 is still visible along a section of the seawall. The seawall is protected from the direct onslaught of waves by rows of granite boulders which are reinforced every year to stop erosion. Whenever gaps appear or the stones sink into the sand, the Government adds more boulders to keep it strong.
TOWN STRUCTURE
Pondicherry city consists of 42 wards. Wards 1-10 are located in north of the city. Wards 11-19 are located in Boulevard Town and remaining wards are located in the southwest of the downtown.
ECONOMY
In 2012, the Ministry of Power inaugurated the Smart Grid project in Puducherry.
Farming around Pondicherry include crops such as rice, pulses, sugarcane, coconuts, and cotton.
CLIMATE
The climate of Pondicherry is classified by Köppen-Geiger system as tropical wet and dry (As), similar to that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures frequently hit the 41 °C mark. The average maximum temperature is 36 °C. Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28–32 °C. This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June till September.
The northeast monsoon sets in during the middle of October, and Pondicherry gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is 1.240 mm. Winters are warm, with highs of 30 °C and lows often dipping to around 18–20 °C.
DEMOGRAPGICS
At the 2011 India census, Pondicherry had a population of 675,000. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pondicherry has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Pondicherry, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The majority of Pondicherrians speak Tamil, Telugu, or Malayalam. There is a community of French people in Pondicherry and a number of French institutions such as a consulate, the French Institute, and L'Alliance Française.
There is also a sizable community of Indians from other states of India, notably West Bengal, Gujarat and Odisha.
Tamil and French are the official languages of Pondicherry.
Transport
Pondicherry is connected to Chennai via the East Coast Road through Mahabalipuram. The Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation runs buses within the city. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates Volvo air-conditioned services from Chennai to Pondicherry. There are daily bus services from several main stops from Chennai.
From 14 April, as PM N.Modi announces the city to be a Smart City - Pondicherry is now connected by Air India with an ATR aircraft service 6 times a week except Wednesday, its an afternoon service departing from Bangalore returning by evening to Bangalore.
Pondicherry is connected by train to all metros: Chennai, Delhi, Howrah, and Mumbai, as well as other important cities such as Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore and Mangalore. Puducherry Airport has scheduled flights to Bangalore, as well as charter flights and operations of the local flying training school.
TOURISM
Pondicherry is a popular tourist destination in South India. The city has many colonial buildings, churches, temples, and statues which, combined with the systematic town planning and planned French style avenues, still preserve much of the colonial ambiance.
The most popular tourist destinations are the four beaches in Pondicherry, which are Promenade Beach (also known locally as the Rocky Beach), Beach, The Auroville Beach and Serenity Beach. Sri Aurobindo Ashram, located on rue de la Marine, is one of the most well known and wealthiest ashrams in India. Auroville (City of Dawn) is an "experimental" township located 8 km north-west of Pondicherry. It is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.
There are a number of old and large churches in Pondicherry, most of which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. A number of heritage buildings and monuments are present around the Promenade Beach, such as the Children's Park & Dupleix Statue, Gandhi statue, Nehru Statue, Le Café, French War Memorial, 19th Century Light House, Bharathi Park, Governors Palace, Romain Rolland Library, Legislative Assembly, Pondicherry Museum and the French Institute of Pondicherry at Saint-Louis Street.
Puducherry is also popular for its eateries that cover a wide variety of cuisines ranging from French, Indian and Italian to Mexican, Thai and Chinese. Some restaurants also serve a unique Indo-French cuisine that gives tourists a taste of Puducherry's colonial influences. Most popular eateries include Baker's Street, The White Town Cafe, Zuka, Carte Blanche and La Maison Rose.
Puducherry Botanical Gardens is located south of the New Bus Stand. Chunnambar Backwater resort is situated 8 km from Pondicherry, along the Cuddalore Main Road. This tropical resort is flanked by a quiet-flowing creek on one side. Boating and tree house are very popular.
Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam on Manakula Vinayagar Street is a famous Hindu temple, which houses Lord Ganesha. Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple was in existence before the French came and settled in Pondicherry i.e. before 1666. According to Sasthra, Lord GANESHA is named in 16 types based on his various forms, out of which this god facing the east coast near the Bay of Bengal was named as Bhuvaneshar Ganapathy, now called as Manakula Vinayagar. In Tamil, 'Manal' means sand and 'Kulam' means pond near the sea. Earlier, there was full of sand around the pond. So, the people called the god as Manal Kulathu Vinayagar [means God near the pond of sand]. Later, it was named as Manakula Vinayagar.
Thirukaameeswarar Temple is one of the ancient temples located in a rural town called Villianur (the ancient name is Vilvanallur, meaning "vilva marangal niraindha nalla vur"), which is located about 10 km away (towards Villupuram) from Pondicherry town. This temple is renowned as Periya Koil "Big Temple". The prime god is Lord Shiva and the prime goddess is Goddess Kokilambigai. In addition, there are also other Hindu gods such as Murugan, Vinayagar, Thakshanamoorthy, Perumal, Bhramah, Chandikeshwarar, Natarajar, Navagrahah, and 63 Naayanmaars. The pioneers[clarification needed] in this temple say that the age of this temple is about 1000+ years. It is thought to have been built by one of the Chola kings. There is also a huge "temple pond". The "Ther Thiruvizha" (Car Festival) is celebrated at this temple.
Apart from so many sight seeing places for the tourists, there are a number of various bakeries and restaurants that cater to the Europeans taste buds. For others there are many Indian, Continental, Chinese and fast food restaurants to choose from.
WIKIPEDIA
In affectionate remembrance of Mary the beloved wife of William Herron of Burradon who fell asleep March 13th 1899 aged 72 years
Mary daughter of the above died October 26th 1866 aged 22 years
Frances daughter of the above died February 21st 1889 aged 22 years
John Robert son of the above died September 16th 1888 aged 17 years
John son of the above died May 16th 1870 aged 2 years
The above William Herron died January 1st 1905 aged 84 years
Isaac son of the above died April 2nd 1930 ? aged 70 years
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Stylish African American black businessman talks on his smartphone standing before a modern glass building outside
The Waterloo & City Line has always been affectionately nicknamed the 'Drain' by generations of BR staff and regular commuters as the Waterloo & City Line's tunnels run through the marshy soil beneath Waterloo and the South Bank areas, as well as water seepage from the River Thames dripping through the tunnels leading to the unique 'boggy' smell when you travel on the line. The depot is located at Waterloo and as the former Armstrong lift at Waterloo station was swept away as a result of the International station being built in 1992, the only way the Waterloo & City Line trains can access the outside world is via a crane located in Spur Road (off Lower Marsh) in Waterloo, which can only raise or lower one car at a time.
In Affectionate Memory of
Arthur Samuel SANDSTON
D.D.S (Pennsylvania)
Born 27th November 1879, died 21st May 1969
loved husband of Catherine Emma Gordon SANDSTON
STRONG TRUE COMPASSIONATE
Generous always in act and thought
His sympathy, his humour and love of sport
and his wisdom, endeared him to all
A loyal friendA fighter for justice
In Memory Of
Michael SANDSTON
Born 21st April 1916
Died 1st June 1992
Dearly loved by his
father, family and friends
Arthur Samuel SANDSTON
Block 10 Plot 416SS[5]
Born in NZ[4]
Arthur Michael Statham SANDSTON (known as Michael)
Block 10 Plot 416S[3]
Murdered.
This grave I photographed because when I saw it, I instantly recalled the name. I remembered [Arthur] Michael SANDSTON, an elderly man who in 1992, was murdered for being over generous with his money. I have a long memory for these things and it took many years to get his killers.
“Of German-Jewish background, Arthur Samuel Sandstein was born on 27 November 1879, the son of Lily and Marcus Sandstein, a founder of Christchurch’s German church. His sibling, Alfred, became a physician.
Arthur went to Christchurch Boys’ High School, practised dentistry at Christchurch, Ashburton and Kaikoura, and in 1902, at the University of Pennsylvania, became a Doctor of Dental Surgery. He returned to Christchurch in 1907.
On 14 April 1915, at St. Michael’s church, Christchurch, Arthur Sanstein, 35, married Catherine Emma Gordon Cook, 29, daughter of Charles Cook, owner and head of Cook’s School at Warwick House. It was World War I and, to conceal the family’s Germanic connections, the Sansteins, soon after, changed their name to Sandston. Mrs. Sandston, 38, died at her residence, 400 Durham Street, on 16 December 1924.
A fine athlete in youth, the doctor played tennis till over sixty. From about 1910 he owned trotters. Outstanding horses of his younger day were ‘Don Caesar’ and ‘Lord Roanchild’. Later, in partnership with his son, Dr. A. C. Sandston, he raced ’Thelma Globe’, the champion race mare of her time. A member of the local trotting clubs, he was a steward of that at Canterbury Park and belonged to the Canterbury Jockey Club. Sandston lived most of his life in Christchurch. Few citizens could equal his knowledge of the families and events of earlier times but, alas, he did not publish any recollections.
Sandston took patients of all ages, including some fortunate children whose parents’ prosperity enabled them to avoid the ‘murder house’, the school dental clinic. One of the doctor’s young patients recalls him as being kindly and having sweets on hand. “Drumming up more business”, commented the annoyed mother. When he retired, at 75, in 1955, Sandston was New Zealand’s oldest practising dentist. He died on 21 May 1969, being survived by two daughters and three sons. The gravestone says of the doctor that he was … Strong, true, compassionate, generous always in act and thought; his sympathy … humour and love of sport, and … wisdom endeared him to all. A loyal friend; a fighter for justice. With Dr. Sandston there is buried his son, Arthur Michael Statham Sandston, 76, a retired law clerk, who was murdered on 1 June 1992. “[1]
Arthur Jnr. Known as Michael gave away $60,000 to many people considered undesirables and who he befriended. He not only gave money away but he bought school uniforms and bicycles for the needy who apparently knew where he lived. He was bashed to death in his home with an iron bar. Two men aged 18 and 20 were charged with his murder. [2] It seems he had his fathers kind traits and these were, unfortunately to be his downfall.
He was born at 21 Jacksons Road, Fendalton[6]
Catherine Emma Gordon SANDSTON who died 16 December 1924 and is also buried in Bromley but in Block 36 Plot 56 [5]
“The death occurred yesterday at her residence, Durham street, Christchurch, of Mrs Catherine Sandston, wife of Dr Arthur Sandston, of Christchurch. The late Mrs Sandston was tho -second daughter of (he late Mr and Mrs Charles Cook, of Warwick House. She had been in poor health for some months, and her death was not unexpected, although sudden towards the end. She leaves a family of five small children. Miss Cook (Warwick House), Mrs W. H. Moyes (Now Plymouth), Messrs Arthur Cook (Christchurch), and A. D. Cook (Auckland) are her surviving brothers and sisters.“[7]
SOURCES:
[1]
Biography by Richard Greenaway; Bromley Cemetery Tour; available online
[2]
"Death mirrors another killing”, By Barry Clarke; The Star Midweek 5 August 2015; issuu.com/the.star/docs/115217cs
[3]
Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database;
heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interme...
[4]
Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database;
heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interme...
[5]
Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database;
heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interme...
[6]
Sun, 24 April 1919; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website;
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19160426.2.2?it...
[7]
Evening Star, 17 December 1924; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19241217.2.37?ite...
Pondicherry (/pɒndᵻˈtʃɛri/ or /pɒndᵻˈʃɛri/) or Puducherry is a city, an urban agglomeration and a municipality in Puducherry district in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. It is affectionately known as Pondy, and has been officially known by the alternative name Puducherry since 2006. Pondicherry is the regional capital and largest city in the territory.
HISTORY
The history of the City of Pondicherry is recorded only after the arrival of Dutch, Portuguese, British and French colonialists. By contrast, nearby places such as Arikamedu, Ariyankuppam, Kakayanthoppe, Villianur and Bahur, which were annexed by the French East India Company over a period of time and which became the Union Territory of Pondicherry after Independence, have recorded history predating the colonial period.
A marketplace named Poduke or Poduca is recorded as a Roman trading destination from the mid 1st century. The area was part of the Pallava Kingdom of Kanchipuram in the 4th century. The Cholas of Thanjavur held it from the 10th to 13th centuries, only to be replaced by the Pandya Kingdom in the 13th century. The Vijayanagar Empire took control of almost all the South of India in the 14th century and maintained control until 1638 when they were supplanted by the Sultan of Bijapur. The French acquired Puducherry in 1674 and held it, with an occasional interruption by the British or Dutch, until 1954 (de jure 1956), when it was incorporated into the Indian Union along with the rest of French India.
On 18 October 1954 in a general election involving 178 people in Pondicherry Municipal and Commune Panchayat, 170 people were in favor of independence and eight people voted against. On 1 November 1954, Puducherry became part of the union.
However, the formal agreement was signed on 16 August, which is the date celebrated as Independence Day in Puducherry; following the demands of French India, Viduthalai Kaala Makkal Iyyakkam to their current Chief Minister of Puducherry. So 1 November was declared as the Independence Day of Pondicherry and 16 August as the Republic Day.
TOPOGRAPHY
The topography of Pondicherry is the same as that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Pondicherry's average elevation is at sea level, and a number of sea inlets, referred to as "backwaters" can be found.
Pondicherry experiences coastal erosion. The city is protected against the sea by a 2-kilometres long seawall, first completed by the French in 1735, which reaches a height of 27 feet above sea level. A weather-beaten cement plaque with the year 1952 is still visible along a section of the seawall. The seawall is protected from the direct onslaught of waves by rows of granite boulders which are reinforced every year to stop erosion. Whenever gaps appear or the stones sink into the sand, the Government adds more boulders to keep it strong.
TOWN STRUCTURE
Pondicherry city consists of 42 wards. Wards 1-10 are located in north of the city. Wards 11-19 are located in Boulevard Town and remaining wards are located in the southwest of the downtown.
ECONOMY
In 2012, the Ministry of Power inaugurated the Smart Grid project in Puducherry.
Farming around Pondicherry include crops such as rice, pulses, sugarcane, coconuts, and cotton.
CLIMATE
The climate of Pondicherry is classified by Köppen-Geiger system as tropical wet and dry (As), similar to that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures frequently hit the 41 °C mark. The average maximum temperature is 36 °C. Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28–32 °C. This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June till September.
The northeast monsoon sets in during the middle of October, and Pondicherry gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is 1.240 mm. Winters are warm, with highs of 30 °C and lows often dipping to around 18–20 °C.
DEMOGRAPGICS
At the 2011 India census, Pondicherry had a population of 675,000. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pondicherry has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Pondicherry, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The majority of Pondicherrians speak Tamil, Telugu, or Malayalam. There is a community of French people in Pondicherry and a number of French institutions such as a consulate, the French Institute, and L'Alliance Française.
There is also a sizable community of Indians from other states of India, notably West Bengal, Gujarat and Odisha.
Tamil and French are the official languages of Pondicherry.
TRANSPORT
Pondicherry is connected to Chennai via the East Coast Road through Mahabalipuram. The Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation runs buses within the city. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates Volvo air-conditioned services from Chennai to Pondicherry. There are daily bus services from several main stops from Chennai.
From 14 April, as PM N.Modi announces the city to be a Smart City - Pondicherry is now connected by Air India with an ATR aircraft service 6 times a week except Wednesday, its an afternoon service departing from Bangalore returning by evening to Bangalore.
Pondicherry is connected by train to all metros: Chennai, Delhi, Howrah, and Mumbai, as well as other important cities such as Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore and Mangalore. Puducherry Airport has scheduled flights to Bangalore, as well as charter flights and operations of the local flying training school.
TOURISM
Pondicherry is a popular tourist destination in South India. The city has many colonial buildings, churches, temples, and statues which, combined with the systematic town planning and planned French style avenues, still preserve much of the colonial ambiance.
The most popular tourist destinations are the four beaches in Pondicherry, which are Promenade Beach (also known locally as the Rocky Beach), Beach, The Auroville Beach and Serenity Beach. Sri Aurobindo Ashram, located on rue de la Marine, is one of the most well known and wealthiest ashrams in India. Auroville (City of Dawn) is an "experimental" township located 8 km north-west of Pondicherry. It is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.
There are a number of old and large churches in Pondicherry, most of which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. A number of heritage buildings and monuments are present around the Promenade Beach, such as the Children's Park & Dupleix Statue, Gandhi statue, Nehru Statue, Le Café, French War Memorial, 19th Century Light House, Bharathi Park, Governors Palace, Romain Rolland Library, Legislative Assembly, Pondicherry Museum and the French Institute of Pondicherry at Saint-Louis Street.
Puducherry is also popular for its eateries that cover a wide variety of cuisines ranging from French, Indian and Italian to Mexican, Thai and Chinese. Some restaurants also serve a unique Indo-French cuisine that gives tourists a taste of Puducherry's colonial influences. Most popular eateries include Baker's Street, The White Town Cafe, Zuka, Carte Blanche and La Maison Rose.
Puducherry Botanical Gardens is located south of the New Bus Stand. Chunnambar Backwater resort is situated 8 km from Pondicherry, along the Cuddalore Main Road. This tropical resort is flanked by a quiet-flowing creek on one side. Boating and tree house are very popular.
Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam on Manakula Vinayagar Street is a famous Hindu temple, which houses Lord Ganesha. Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple was in existence before the French came and settled in Pondicherry i.e. before 1666. According to Sasthra, Lord GANESHA is named in 16 types based on his various forms, out of which this god facing the east coast near the Bay of Bengal was named as Bhuvaneshar Ganapathy, now called as Manakula Vinayagar. In Tamil, 'Manal' means sand and 'Kulam' means pond near the sea. Earlier, there was full of sand around the pond. So, the people called the god as Manal Kulathu Vinayagar [means God near the pond of sand]. Later, it was named as Manakula Vinayagar.
Thirukaameeswarar Temple is one of the ancient temples located in a rural town called Villianur (the ancient name is Vilvanallur, meaning "vilva marangal niraindha nalla vur"), which is located about 10 km away (towards Villupuram) from Pondicherry town. This temple is renowned as Periya Koil "Big Temple". The prime god is Lord Shiva and the prime goddess is Goddess Kokilambigai. In addition, there are also other Hindu gods such as Murugan, Vinayagar, Thakshanamoorthy, Perumal, Bhramah, Chandikeshwarar, Natarajar, Navagrahah, and 63 Naayanmaars. The pioneers[clarification needed] in this temple say that the age of this temple is about 1000+ years. It is thought to have been built by one of the Chola kings. There is also a huge "temple pond". The "Ther Thiruvizha" (Car Festival) is celebrated at this temple.
Apart from so many sight seeing places for the tourists, there are a number of various bakeries and restaurants that cater to the Europeans taste buds. For others there are many Indian, Continental, Chinese and fast food restaurants to choose from.
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This is Ikaika, commonly known as “Ike”. Ike is a killer whale, also know as an Orca.
“Despite their ferocious name, killer whales are actually friendly and affectionate animals.
Previously regarded as undesirable, fearsome predators, this congenial side of the largest member of the dolphin family became know only through observation and contact made at facilities like Marineland. At Marineland you’ll have the rare opportunity to see, first-hand, just how affectionate, as well as incredibly intelligent, these beautiful friendly giants of the sea really are.”
-Courtesy of Marinland
Marineland
"If you are in the Niagara Falls area and want to find a fun activity for the kids to enjoy, try Marineland Canada. At Marineland Canada kids will be thrilled to see sea lions, dolphins and killer whales in shows and up-close in an observation tank. There’s also a wildlife display where children can feed and pet deer and see bears and elk. If this weren’t enough, there are also a number of theme-park rides and three restaurants.
Marineland Niagara Falls Canada is one of the only marine parks in the world that allows visitors the opportunity to get up-close and personal with the amazing marine animals. A tried-and-true favorite is the aquarium theatre show performances by dolphins, killer whales, sea lions, and of course, King Waldorf, the walrus. The King Waldorf Stadium Show takes place throughout the day at regular intervals. Get there early to get a good seat because seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and guests are not allowed in once a show has started.
To see killer whales close up, children can go to Friendship Cove, a 4.5 million gallon observation tank. Friendship Cove is home to the largest whale habitat in the world, and Marineland Canada has created overhead walkways and underwater viewing for some dramatic views of these amazing creatures. There is another aquarium which displays freshwater fish that kids will have fun observing as well.
Similar to the Friendship Cove design, Marineland Niagara Falls Canada has created Arctic Cove, home to the beluga whales. Artic Cove is beautifully designed with extensive rockwork made to reflect the beluga whale’s natural ocean environment. Like Friendship Cove, Marineland Ontario has built several walkways around the habitat for great viewing of the whales. The underwater viewing panels allow visitors to watch the beautiful creatures as they dive and swim and interact with each other. Kids will really love the opportunity to feed the friendly beluga whales. Marineland Ontario holds touching and feeding sessions with the animals regularly throughout the day, though you must buy tickets for this activity.
At Marineland Ontario, the whole family will enjoy getting close to the animals that live both on land and in the sea. There are elk and deer in the park that you can touch and feed if you so desire. At the fish-feeding lake guests can feed fish and watch playful black bears, powerful buffaloes, majestic elk and other fascinating animals of the wild.
Marineland Niagara Falls Canada also has all of the amusement park rides that kids love. There is a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, Dragon Boat rides and a big playground. The most exhilarating ride of all is Dragon Mountain, a roller coaster that loops and winds through 1,000 feet of tunnels."
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We have made it to Norfolk, Virginia, Mile 0 of the ICW (intercoastal waterway affectionately known as "the Ditch"). We arrived yesterday afternoon, and motored through the immense harbour -- over five miles of Navy dockyards, on both sides. Many of the docks are empty, presumably the ships are elsewhere, but there were at least 3 aircraft carriers, and about a dozen other ships, some obviously mothballed, and others in stages of retrofit.
We had seen several "warships" as they call themselves on the VHS radio, in the Chesapeake, and they appeared to be on training exercises. The military presence in Norfolk is actually less than we expected, certainly less than what we had experienced in New York. We have seen a couple of small high powered grey inflatable boats, and a couple of grey patrol boats guarding the ships, but they stayed on the sides of the channel, no up close inspections as we experienced in New York.
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Based on what we have seen so far, Norfolk is a dichotomy of military/commercial ships in all repair, docked next to cruise liners, beside five star hotels and regenerated waterfront cafes, across the river from lovingly restored 1800's houses and buildings, next to marinas, and a canopy covered theatre. Last night we walked around historic Portsmouth, the west side of the Elizabeth River where we are anchored. They were having a Ghost walk, where they had reinactors performing in front of many of the historic buildings. All were in costume and carrying oil lamps. Lots of people were following the activities, and in the several restaurants, but otherwise the other streets were empty, and the only stores were antique stores and pawn shops.
We are anchored off the Hospital Point, beside the Naval Hospital, in a wider section of the river/channel. In this small anchorage, there are about 30 pleasure boats, mostly sail and this morning we woke up to find out that a 700 ft cruise ship, 8 stories tall is tied to the dock on the Norfolk side, less than 300 feet from us. It is all decked out with lights, and sounds, lots of bells & loudspeakers giving boarding instructions. (Another similar ship, is just down the river about 1/4 mile, being renovated). As we sit in the cockpit, tugs and barges, container ships & ocean going ships, water taxis & small ferries, continue to pass by. Always something to watch, and be rocked by. It is still hard to get used to being anchored (for free) in such close quarters.
Today, we are going to explore Norfolk, and try to find a place to refill our propane tank. We have been told we have to walk/taxi about 4 miles to find a filling station. This has so far been the only problem we have had in finding things. Because so many land people just tank swap, places that will actually fill our specialty aluminum tank have been difficult to find, and rarely close to where we are anchored. We have 2 tanks, and the last time we had one filled was in Sarnia, we are getting 6-8 weeks out of each tank, so it is not an emergency, but we don't want to pass up an opportunity.
Tomorrow, we plan on starting down the 1000 mile trek down the ICW to Lake Worth. We expect we will be traveling 40 - 50 miles a day (8-10 hours of motoring) so expect it will take us about a month. We are still traveling with Ron Marshall & Larry Webb (on their own boats) and Ted and Gail on RagtimeII.
Great Bridge: what at great overnight stop. Free dock just south of the lock, complete with picnic tables. We walked over the bridge to the mall, and found that if we would have been better off to do all of our shopping here. Within an easy walk were groceries, restaurants, Radio Shack and a place to get propane. If we ever do this trip again
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Coinjock is our next stop, and we are in our first marina since Castleton. Here we treated ourselves to a meal out, and we have met Chris & Deke, from New Hampshire (boatname Chris-Deke) and it looks like they would like to join our group.
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Tues. Nov. 2/2004 Election Day, but since we are Canadian, we arent looking for a place to vote. We motored across the Albermarle Sound, for once we appreciate the lact of wind, as this is a part of the trip, that can be rough. We even got through the Alligator Swing Bridge before there was a car accident on the bridge causing delays Must be our lucky day. Anchored at mile 105, entrance to Alligator Creek.
It is so hard to keep track of time, during the day, night, day or date. Sunrise, sunset, tides, winds and weather are more important than watches and calendars. The other morning in Bellhaven, we woke up at our normal time -- sunrise, did our morning routine, and set off to town, to do our errands and gather supplies, but found out that nothing was open yet!! Also happy hour ends, it is dark, and time for bed -- sometimes as early as 1900.
Another Word about Bellhaven, it is impossible to walk there. Everytime we left RAFT with our yellow raincoats and backpacks, you hardly had parked the dinghy and started walking when someone offered you a ride, and the same thing when you left the store to go home. We had rides in pickup trucks, cars of all descriptions and everyone wanted to take up right back to our dinghy. It is just amazing how nice people can be to strangers. All of the cruisers recognize that we have to change and be more friendly when we do get back home.
Everything else is great. Have had no more problems with RAFT, Ross has been doing his routine maintenance, and we are learning quickly what salt water does to freshwater boats -- who made up the name "stainless steel"?
Nov 6/04 Beaufort, North Carolina We continue to see porpoises on our trip, this time as we enter Beaufort. Adams Creek is a very popular anchorage and it is full when we arrive. We anchor off the town, just inside the markers for the main channel, along with a lot of other boats. We see a wild horse on the island, so we go over to investigate. While we are away from RAFT, the Coast Guard board RAFT and post a bright orange notice, telling us we must move from the main channel. It is getting dark, about 20 other boats including ourselves are being forced to reanchor into a smaller area. This is really unfair, and could be dangerous. Some of the boats who were posted had been anchored in the same location for a couple of days, and are upset that they have to move. After we got settled, a catamaran, 40square, anchored right beside us it wasnt their fault, but we did have a difficult night keeping the boats apart as we swang together with the tides.
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Apart from this we had a great time in Beaufort. We were going to go to do a side trip to Cape Lookout, but weather didnt cooperate, so we had breakfast out with Chris-Deke instead. Beaufort has a free marine museum, and if you are going to be there awhile, you can arrange to borrow their courtesy car and go shopping.
Needed an affectionate manly card---liked this paper, and limited myself to only a few elements. Dragged the twine through Staz-on Timber Brown for a mottled dark brown color, and sponged hearts with wild honey and rusty hinge. Hearts punched with Martha Stewart heart punch. Old button from my stash (a bottomless jar of button!). This was very simple design, and very fast to make.
HA enveope background S5507
Paper: Recollections Signature, LiveLoveLaugh
Thanks for looking!
P.S. Somehow didn't add this to the HA group when I posted it on my photo stream. So have changed the title to February2012B. Hope that's okay.
In Affectionate Memory of
Arthur Samuel SANDSTON
D.D.S (Pennsylvania)
Born 27th November 1879, died 21st May 1969
loved husband of Catherine Emma Gordon SANDSTON
STRONG TRUE COMPASSIONATE
Generous always in act and thought
His sympathy, his humour and love of sport
and his wisdom, endeared him to all
A loyal friendA fighter for justice
In Memory Of
Michael SANDSTON
Born 21st April 1916
Died 1st June 1992
Dearly loved by his
father, family and friends
Arthur Samuel SANDSTON
Block 10 Plot 416SS[5]
Born in NZ[4]
Arthur Michael Statham SANDSTON (known as Michael)
Block 10 Plot 416S[3]
Murdered.
This grave I photographed because when I saw it, I instantly recalled the name. I remembered [Arthur] Michael SANDSTON, an elderly man who in 1992, was murdered for being over generous with his money. I have a long memory for these things and it took many years to get his killers.
“Of German-Jewish background, Arthur Samuel Sandstein was born on 27 November 1879, the son of Lily and Marcus Sandstein, a founder of Christchurch’s German church. His sibling, Alfred, became a physician.
Arthur went to Christchurch Boys’ High School, practised dentistry at Christchurch, Ashburton and Kaikoura, and in 1902, at the University of Pennsylvania, became a Doctor of Dental Surgery. He returned to Christchurch in 1907.
On 14 April 1915, at St. Michael’s church, Christchurch, Arthur Sanstein, 35, married Catherine Emma Gordon Cook, 29, daughter of Charles Cook, owner and head of Cook’s School at Warwick House. It was World War I and, to conceal the family’s Germanic connections, the Sansteins, soon after, changed their name to Sandston. Mrs. Sandston, 38, died at her residence, 400 Durham Street, on 16 December 1924.
A fine athlete in youth, the doctor played tennis till over sixty. From about 1910 he owned trotters. Outstanding horses of his younger day were ‘Don Caesar’ and ‘Lord Roanchild’. Later, in partnership with his son, Dr. A. C. Sandston, he raced ’Thelma Globe’, the champion race mare of her time. A member of the local trotting clubs, he was a steward of that at Canterbury Park and belonged to the Canterbury Jockey Club. Sandston lived most of his life in Christchurch. Few citizens could equal his knowledge of the families and events of earlier times but, alas, he did not publish any recollections.
Sandston took patients of all ages, including some fortunate children whose parents’ prosperity enabled them to avoid the ‘murder house’, the school dental clinic. One of the doctor’s young patients recalls him as being kindly and having sweets on hand. “Drumming up more business”, commented the annoyed mother. When he retired, at 75, in 1955, Sandston was New Zealand’s oldest practising dentist. He died on 21 May 1969, being survived by two daughters and three sons. The gravestone says of the doctor that he was … Strong, true, compassionate, generous always in act and thought; his sympathy … humour and love of sport, and … wisdom endeared him to all. A loyal friend; a fighter for justice. With Dr. Sandston there is buried his son, Arthur Michael Statham Sandston, 76, a retired law clerk, who was murdered on 1 June 1992. “[1]
Arthur Jnr. Known as Michael gave away $60,000 to many people considered undesirables and who he befriended. He not only gave money away but he bought school uniforms and bicycles for the needy who apparently knew where he lived. He was bashed to death in his home with an iron bar. Two men aged 18 and 20 were charged with his murder. [2] It seems he had his fathers kind traits and these were, unfortunately to be his downfall.
He was born at 21 Jacksons Road, Fendalton[6]
Catherine Emma Gordon SANDSTON who died 16 December 1924 and is also buried in Bromley but in Block 36 Plot 56 [5]
“The death occurred yesterday at her residence, Durham street, Christchurch, of Mrs Catherine Sandston, wife of Dr Arthur Sandston, of Christchurch. The late Mrs Sandston was tho -second daughter of (he late Mr and Mrs Charles Cook, of Warwick House. She had been in poor health for some months, and her death was not unexpected, although sudden towards the end. She leaves a family of five small children. Miss Cook (Warwick House), Mrs W. H. Moyes (Now Plymouth), Messrs Arthur Cook (Christchurch), and A. D. Cook (Auckland) are her surviving brothers and sisters.“[7]
SOURCES:
[1]
Biography by Richard Greenaway; Bromley Cemetery Tour; available online
[2]
"Death mirrors another killing”, By Barry Clarke; The Star Midweek 5 August 2015; issuu.com/the.star/docs/115217cs
[3]
Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database;
heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interme...
[4]
Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database;
heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interme...
[5]
Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database;
heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interme...
[6]
Sun, 24 April 1919; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website;
paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19160426.2.2?it...
[7]
Evening Star, 17 December 1924; Paperspast portal via National Library of New Zealand website; paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19241217.2.37?ite...
Being paranoid does not mean that it is not happening: the remote control tools known affectionately as RAT (Remote Administration Tool) are a type of Trojan that allows controlling other people's computers remotely and, in most cases, undetectable.
There are old and obscure ones, like BackOrifice (presented in the Defcon of 1998 to demonstrate the numerous vulnerabilities of Windows 98) or corporate and modern as Symantec's pcAnywhere. Unlike other tools for hackers, RATs have become very popular because they are simple to use. Simply install the program and use the interface to manage all infected computers, including their webcams.
In this web, the cams are totally open, they are not private and are directed to a very specific public, the name of the web is cams xxxx and you can see as many as you want.
If our computer has been "ratted", the camera could be turned on without us knowing or taking pictures every X minutes, depending on the Trojan and our own configuration. Probably the hacker has full access to our system and can create, copy, delete and modify folders; read and answer emails, install new software and run programs, change operating system settings and even turn on and off the computer without us noticing to get gas light. In the RAT jargon, infected users are "slaves" that fans are exchanged in dedicated forums along with software updates and tips to catch more victims. This is also easier than it seems.
Social life of a trojan
To get a slave you have to make the user install the Trojan first but, obviously, nobody knowingly installs malicious software. The most common and effective ruse is to fill the exchange networks and hosting files with executables disguised as songs or movies. The movies are usually compressed to facilitate traffic and, when the user clicks to unzip the file, ends with an alien instead of the last episode of Game of Thrones. You have to fear files finished in .exe instead of .rar or .zip.
Another perfect site for slave fishing are social networks, where the artificial connection between "friends" provides a false sense of security. The most exquisite talk with their victims and convince them to open a link to a video or a photo. Others limit themselves to sending massive messages that say: Click to see an incredible video or Signing to end censorship in the Middle East.
It is not enough to avoid strangers. When you get the first slave, it's easy to use your personal email to infect your circle of friends and family. If a cousin sends you a message that says "click to see your e-card" it is best to make sure that the surprise card does not hide a poisoned gift, even if it is our birthday, holy or the day of the Constitution. Beware of suspicious attachments.
May the light be with you
The favorite victims are young and attractive girls with little interest in computers, many photos on social networks and the bad habit of leaving the laptop on and open in their room. Many rats are onlookers who boast of their conquests in specialized forums and distribute photos and videos of girls who often end up in the cloud or in child pornography networks. Sometimes they are classmates, workmates or ex-boyfriends that can cause even more harm.
Access to emails, telephone conversations and personal documents produces an omniscient effect that terrifies victims but intoxicates the perpetrator, who quickly develops God's complex. In recent years there have been cases of spies who have collected intimate material and then blackmail the victim and force her to undress in front of the camera, but the tendency is to troll the slave or make him gas light. The DarkComet panel had a poltergeist mode that allows you to move things from the site, change the names of things or have the system read texts aloft, to see how the victim reacts. Typically, slaves can watch videos of themselves in previous days or gross and unpleasant pictures. Some of these videos can be seen briefly on YouTube.
Trojans not only control cameras, but they can register passwords and listen to conversations, activating the microphone in addition to the camera. Interestingly, it is not easy to turn off the light that is turned on in some computers to indicate that the camera is active.
It's amazing how many people turn off that warning on their own initiative and there are many computers that simply do not have it (and hackers handle lists of all of them). It is best to unplug the camera when we are not using it or, if it is embedded in the notebook, put a sticker on it. Many companies have begun to launch sophisticated ways to cover the third eye but just a post-it or a piece of electrical tape.
We have made it to Norfolk, Virginia, Mile 0 of the ICW (intercoastal waterway affectionately known as "the Ditch"). We arrived yesterday afternoon, and motored through the immense harbour -- over five miles of Navy dockyards, on both sides. Many of the docks are empty, presumably the ships are elsewhere, but there were at least 3 aircraft carriers, and about a dozen other ships, some obviously mothballed, and others in stages of retrofit.
We had seen several "warships" as they call themselves on the VHS radio, in the Chesapeake, and they appeared to be on training exercises. The military presence in Norfolk is actually less than we expected, certainly less than what we had experienced in New York. We have seen a couple of small high powered grey inflatable boats, and a couple of grey patrol boats guarding the ships, but they stayed on the sides of the channel, no up close inspections as we experienced in New York.
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Based on what we have seen so far, Norfolk is a dichotomy of military/commercial ships in all repair, docked next to cruise liners, beside five star hotels and regenerated waterfront cafes, across the river from lovingly restored 1800's houses and buildings, next to marinas, and a canopy covered theatre. Last night we walked around historic Portsmouth, the west side of the Elizabeth River where we are anchored. They were having a Ghost walk, where they had reinactors performing in front of many of the historic buildings. All were in costume and carrying oil lamps. Lots of people were following the activities, and in the several restaurants, but otherwise the other streets were empty, and the only stores were antique stores and pawn shops.
We are anchored off the Hospital Point, beside the Naval Hospital, in a wider section of the river/channel. In this small anchorage, there are about 30 pleasure boats, mostly sail and this morning we woke up to find out that a 700 ft cruise ship, 8 stories tall is tied to the dock on the Norfolk side, less than 300 feet from us. It is all decked out with lights, and sounds, lots of bells & loudspeakers giving boarding instructions. (Another similar ship, is just down the river about 1/4 mile, being renovated). As we sit in the cockpit, tugs and barges, container ships & ocean going ships, water taxis & small ferries, continue to pass by. Always something to watch, and be rocked by. It is still hard to get used to being anchored (for free) in such close quarters.
Today, we are going to explore Norfolk, and try to find a place to refill our propane tank. We have been told we have to walk/taxi about 4 miles to find a filling station. This has so far been the only problem we have had in finding things. Because so many land people just tank swap, places that will actually fill our specialty aluminum tank have been difficult to find, and rarely close to where we are anchored. We have 2 tanks, and the last time we had one filled was in Sarnia, we are getting 6-8 weeks out of each tank, so it is not an emergency, but we don't want to pass up an opportunity.
Tomorrow, we plan on starting down the 1000 mile trek down the ICW to Lake Worth. We expect we will be traveling 40 - 50 miles a day (8-10 hours of motoring) so expect it will take us about a month. We are still traveling with Ron Marshall & Larry Webb (on their own boats) and Ted and Gail on RagtimeII.
Great Bridge: what at great overnight stop. Free dock just south of the lock, complete with picnic tables. We walked over the bridge to the mall, and found that if we would have been better off to do all of our shopping here. Within an easy walk were groceries, restaurants, Radio Shack and a place to get propane. If we ever do this trip again
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Coinjock is our next stop, and we are in our first marina since Castleton. Here we treated ourselves to a meal out, and we have met Chris & Deke, from New Hampshire (boatname Chris-Deke) and it looks like they would like to join our group.
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Tues. Nov. 2/2004 Election Day, but since we are Canadian, we arent looking for a place to vote. We motored across the Albermarle Sound, for once we appreciate the lact of wind, as this is a part of the trip, that can be rough. We even got through the Alligator Swing Bridge before there was a car accident on the bridge causing delays Must be our lucky day. Anchored at mile 105, entrance to Alligator Creek.
It is so hard to keep track of time, during the day, night, day or date. Sunrise, sunset, tides, winds and weather are more important than watches and calendars. The other morning in Bellhaven, we woke up at our normal time -- sunrise, did our morning routine, and set off to town, to do our errands and gather supplies, but found out that nothing was open yet!! Also happy hour ends, it is dark, and time for bed -- sometimes as early as 1900.
Another Word about Bellhaven, it is impossible to walk there. Everytime we left RAFT with our yellow raincoats and backpacks, you hardly had parked the dinghy and started walking when someone offered you a ride, and the same thing when you left the store to go home. We had rides in pickup trucks, cars of all descriptions and everyone wanted to take up right back to our dinghy. It is just amazing how nice people can be to strangers. All of the cruisers recognize that we have to change and be more friendly when we do get back home.
Everything else is great. Have had no more problems with RAFT, Ross has been doing his routine maintenance, and we are learning quickly what salt water does to freshwater boats -- who made up the name "stainless steel"?
Nov 6/04 Beaufort, North Carolina We continue to see porpoises on our trip, this time as we enter Beaufort. Adams Creek is a very popular anchorage and it is full when we arrive. We anchor off the town, just inside the markers for the main channel, along with a lot of other boats. We see a wild horse on the island, so we go over to investigate. While we are away from RAFT, the Coast Guard board RAFT and post a bright orange notice, telling us we must move from the main channel. It is getting dark, about 20 other boats including ourselves are being forced to reanchor into a smaller area. This is really unfair, and could be dangerous. Some of the boats who were posted had been anchored in the same location for a couple of days, and are upset that they have to move. After we got settled, a catamaran, 40square, anchored right beside us it wasnt their fault, but we did have a difficult night keeping the boats apart as we swang together with the tides.
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Apart from this we had a great time in Beaufort. We were going to go to do a side trip to Cape Lookout, but weather didnt cooperate, so we had breakfast out with Chris-Deke instead. Beaufort has a free marine museum, and if you are going to be there awhile, you can arrange to borrow their courtesy car and go shopping.
CJ the boxer and Haze the Texas Lacy puppy sharing a playful and affectionate moment as I look on from the upstairs deck.
Feb 2011: Here's one of a few new additions to my collection of vintage men. All are from my private collection -- Please don't copy or redistribute. Thanks!
Affectionately known as the 'Gherkin', 30 St. Mary Axe is a landmark curvilinear 40-storey office building in the heart of London's financial centre and is unlike any other ever conceived. With distinctive tapering form that minimises its footprint and eco-friendly glazed skin with lightwells.
This is the affectionate name given to Glasgow's Central Railway Station's glass walled bridge over Argyle Street. Above the busy street, passengers board and alight from the trains. The name is derived from a sad aspect of the second 18th. century burst of highland clearances when thousands of disposessed highlanders arrived homeless and workless in Glasgow. In a sort of self-help movement they would congregate under the welcome shelter of the bridge (it rains a lot in Glasgow), to socialise and exchange news, and so it became known as "The Hielanman's Umbrella"
The Glasgow writer Jackie Kay refers to it in her novel "Trumpet" published by Picador in 1998, the book is dedicated to the Scots poet and current Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy:
" We court for three months. A kiss on the cheek at the end of the date. Meeting at Boot's Corner, at The Shell in Central Station, or below The Hielan Man's Umbrella under where the trains come out of Central Station on Argyle Street, between Hope Street and Union Street. The times I've waited for Joss sheltered from the rain, under the Hielan Man's Umbrella imagining the Highland men years ago, fresh down from the Highlands talking excited Gaelic to each other. Either we go drinking or we go dancing".
Affectionately known as 'The Gorilla' by its owner Russell Houston due to its excessive weight and dubious handling. The Banbridge and District Motorcycle Club's annual classic trial at Finnis.
This is a photograph from the annual Na Fianna AC "Bob Heffernan" 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Tuesday 20th May at 20:00. This race commemorates the years of work and volunteering that local man Bob Heffernan gave to Meath, Leinster, and Irish athletics from grass roots upwards and his work with the host club Na Fianna AC. The race, known affectionately by club-members as simply "Bob's race" is a fitting tribute to commemorate his contribution to this sport. Today's race was the biggest yet with 505 registered participants. There was a wonderful atmosphere as runners from all over Leinster gathered for a great night's racing.
This race is part of the Meath Road Race League despite the fact that the race is run completely in County Kildare. The Na Fianna club, who organise the race, have a catchment area of South Meath and North West Kildare. The current route for the race has stayed the same over the past few years. However previous to that the race was held in Enfield and also Rathmoylan. This road race has grown from strength to strength year on year and is now one of the premier 5KM races in Ireland and one of the top club attended races in Leinster. The race starts on the busy Enfield Endenderry road and this requires a big effort from stewards and marshalls. However, as always, the event was a resounding success with personal bests and great runs from many of the participants.
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
Reading on a Smartphone or tablet? Don't forget to scroll down further to read more about this race and see important Internet links to other information about the race! You can also find out how to access and download these photographs.
This photograph is part of a large set of photographs taken at the finish line area of the race.
Overall Race Summary
Participants: There were approximately 500 participants .
Weather: A clear evening with little breeze in the face of runners for the first 1km of the race.
Course: This course has a now near legendary reputation. It is fully left handed with very little in the way of inclines. Good road surface. The race started on the new Edenderry to Enfield road.
Refreshments: Lots and lots as is the tradition with Meath Road Running Events in the Hamlet Hotel afterwards.
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Our pictures from Na Fianna 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633580992446/
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646/
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626673634371/
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646/
Facebook Page for the Na Fianna 5KM - Requires Facebook Logon www.facebook.com/BobHeffernan5kRoadRace?fref=ts
Boards.ie Discussion Thread on the Race (2014): www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057213063
Boards.ie Discussion Thread on the Race (2013): www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056923529
Hamlet Court Hotel (Race HQ) www.google.ie/maps/@53.401477,-6.85447,3a,75y,180h,90t/da...
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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.
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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. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
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/
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 annual Na Fianna AC "Bob Heffernan" 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Tuesday 20th May at 20:00. This race commemorates the years of work and volunteering that local man Bob Heffernan gave to Meath, Leinster, and Irish athletics from grass roots upwards and his work with the host club Na Fianna AC. The race, known affectionately by club-members as simply "Bob's race" is a fitting tribute to commemorate his contribution to this sport. Today's race was the biggest yet with 505 registered participants. There was a wonderful atmosphere as runners from all over Leinster gathered for a great night's racing.
This race is part of the Meath Road Race League despite the fact that the race is run completely in County Kildare. The Na Fianna club, who organise the race, have a catchment area of South Meath and North West Kildare. The current route for the race has stayed the same over the past few years. However previous to that the race was held in Enfield and also Rathmoylan. This road race has grown from strength to strength year on year and is now one of the premier 5KM races in Ireland and one of the top club attended races in Leinster. The race starts on the busy Enfield Endenderry road and this requires a big effort from stewards and marshalls. However, as always, the event was a resounding success with personal bests and great runs from many of the participants.
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
Reading on a Smartphone or tablet? Don't forget to scroll down further to read more about this race and see important Internet links to other information about the race! You can also find out how to access and download these photographs.
This photograph is part of a large set of photographs taken at the finish line area of the race.
Overall Race Summary
Participants: There were approximately 500 participants .
Weather: A clear evening with little breeze in the face of runners for the first 1km of the race.
Course: This course has a now near legendary reputation. It is fully left handed with very little in the way of inclines. Good road surface. The race started on the new Edenderry to Enfield road.
Refreshments: Lots and lots as is the tradition with Meath Road Running Events in the Hamlet Hotel afterwards.
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Our pictures from Na Fianna 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633580992446/
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646/
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626673634371/
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646/
Facebook Page for the Na Fianna 5KM - Requires Facebook Logon www.facebook.com/BobHeffernan5kRoadRace?fref=ts
Boards.ie Discussion Thread on the Race (2014): www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057213063
Boards.ie Discussion Thread on the Race (2013): www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056923529
Hamlet Court Hotel (Race HQ) www.google.ie/maps/@53.401477,-6.85447,3a,75y,180h,90t/da...
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.
I want to download these pictures to my computer or device?
You can download the photographic image here direct to your computer or device. This version is the low resolution web-quality image. How to download will vary slight from device to device and from browser to browser. However - look for a symbol with three dots 'ooo' or the link to 'View/Download' all sizes. When you click on either of these you will be presented with the option to download the image. Remember just doing a right-click and "save target as" will not work on Flickr.
I want 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.
We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
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. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
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/
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
Bruno (#679) affectionately follows 399 wherever she goes. But the love-fest lasts only as long as courtship, that is, a week or two, and then its over and they go their separate ways.
Grizzly sow (female) 399, as she's known by her wildlife management number, has been a celebrity in Grand Teton National Park since 2006 when she first appeared close to the road where visitors could watch her with, that year, three brand new cubs (cubs-of-the-year, aka, COYs). Since then she has reliably appeared in the same area after emerging from hibernation in a winter den safely out of view in the back country. Every three years she has produced a new litter of cubs, though as is typical with wild bears, some were lost before they reached maturity.
This spring 399 emerged with two nearly-grown cubs (born in 2017) and "liberated" them, that is, she kicked them out as they are old enough to take care of themselves. They had already disappeared into the woods by the time we got there, but she remained in the area where she could be easily observed and where she attracted and welcomed the attentions of a boar (male bear) nicknamed Bruno. We were treated to glimpses of their sweet courtship and fully expect to see 399 in the spring of 2020 with new babies. 399 and Bruno parted ways shortly after breeding and will go their separate ways until she becomes receptive again when her new batch of cubs becomes independent in 2022, if all goes well.
1. Salima Lanquaye (affectionately known as Sal?
2. ...................Mixy, Black, other if the goverments asking
3. Politically I am Black as it It affects me as such.
Although ethnically I find the white community have and maybe always will see me as black as they dont dont identify with my looks.
The Black African and Caribbean community seem to always state what colour my complexion is closest too by the visual. I often feel quite objectified by this as its always said so bluntly, as if I needed to be told again what colour my skin is.
Many asian and arab communities recognise that I am of mixed or claim me as a product of their native country. Because I am a Muslim many people then assume that I must be from Asia and immediately ask where my father is from.CI
I often feel aware of my racial surroundings and make a conscious stand to still be and behave as I always would and not feel the need to adopt my accent or body language, like many do depending on their enviroment.
This sometimes draws attention to myself and I wonder if I'm imagining it or are the people staring at me just giving me a dirty look, after all I do live in London or are they working out where to place me.
I often get people asking me randomly' where I'm from 'and so I am prepared to answer questions, I act like I am ready to explain who I am so everyone els feels comfortable
4. On holiday in Turkey with 4 other girls friends of mine we were approached by a few men, native to tha area we staying at.
These men then proceeded heckle us, chocolate ladies, cocolate babies, dark angels.
We all found this highly offensive.
But then they proceeded to individually categorize all of us whilst literally chasing us.
I remember being called non chocolate, 'she is like caramel.
Even during this awful scenario I fel tmarginalised further and bizarely wanted to be a felloow dark angel.
All my friends were chocolate, but I was caramel.
A sexist and racist remark all in one aimed as a compliment.
I felt seperate by that statement
5. The age old argument of women wanting to work and then to further argue of equal pay is not just a womens issue when your a women of colour.
Tell me when a black women hasn't had to work, that not our cause.
Show me a black women who complains at not being able to 'have it all'.
We we're doing that when the slave masters were raping us and waiting for us to get back to the plantaytion field.
Black women got the right to vote 50 years after their white counterparts and furthermore the feminist movement needs to identify with all its members, especially us women of colour as true equality can only happen when the most under represented are victorious and that is we!
I feel I am constantly stereotped as the mouthy angry black women.
The big black women from Tom and Jerry who's foot you only saw.
The animalistic women from Destiny's child ' Im a Survivor video crawling from the sea, like Darwin states we originally came, but like Darwin am dipicted as intellictually inferior and closer to other less intelligent animals than the intelligent mammals.
I am never seen as a women. but a black women, as if the black ditates a different type of women.
Just put me on a shelf on a shelf in Tesco, on offer
6. Politically yes because declaring that I am Black says where I stand politically and how I understand the rulling powers and system.
But when I have to fill out a goverment survey or application form for a job i fell categorized, where's my box.
If your not listed then am I part of some random race that is too weird to mention.
Does it matter if I'm not BlACK British Africanor Caribbean but Black european, well yes as that option is not there.
Can you have a Black European?
I dont know if I will ever be comfortable with naming my ethnicity as its such a fluid thing, I'm a human, not pieces of groups of humans.
7. There is a problem grouping all women together when analysing the issues we all face as when there is a progressive move forward like more women in executive positions, the public believe thats a clear picture for all women but its not.
Who are these women executives, what colour are they, are their disabillities known, if so would the bard still of promoted them.
Are these women mothers, are they openly lesbian and if so have they noticed visible prejudice regarding promotion.
Are they britsh etc.
If we are going to collate all this data on who works where then why are we not understanding the routes certain groups are taking whilst in employment, education etc.
I really wonder if all women, all sistahs really consider the plight of a female assylum seeker when they reach the UK.
What they've gone through and how their coping and how they themselves can help them as part of the sisterhood.
Loads of women do in single and collective ways but until all women start thinking in this way as standard, seeing womens experiences as their own and therfore fighting against those injustices in all their form, cateogorizing is neither here nor there.
8. The term women of colour is just another way of saying other. We need a woird that says our shared experience is similar and we speak with this voice.
Many would argue that the term Black does this.
We as women of colour need to decide what we want to call ourselves. our mums and daughters and lead with that decision and demand the respect of that name and movement from those of who we ask for change. Which must always start with ourselves.
Pondicherry (/pɒndᵻˈtʃɛri/ or /pɒndᵻˈʃɛri/) or Puducherry is a city, an urban agglomeration and a municipality in Puducherry district in the Indian union territory of Puducherry. It is affectionately known as Pondy, and has been officially known by the alternative name Puducherry since 2006. Pondicherry is the regional capital and largest city in the territory.
HISTORY
The history of the City of Pondicherry is recorded only after the arrival of Dutch, Portuguese, British and French colonialists. By contrast, nearby places such as Arikamedu, Ariyankuppam, Kakayanthoppe, Villianur and Bahur, which were annexed by the French East India Company over a period of time and which became the Union Territory of Pondicherry after Independence, have recorded history predating the colonial period.
A marketplace named Poduke or Poduca is recorded as a Roman trading destination from the mid 1st century. The area was part of the Pallava Kingdom of Kanchipuram in the 4th century. The Cholas of Thanjavur held it from the 10th to 13th centuries, only to be replaced by the Pandya Kingdom in the 13th century. The Vijayanagar Empire took control of almost all the South of India in the 14th century and maintained control until 1638 when they were supplanted by the Sultan of Bijapur. The French acquired Puducherry in 1674 and held it, with an occasional interruption by the British or Dutch, until 1954 (de jure 1956), when it was incorporated into the Indian Union along with the rest of French India.
On 18 October 1954 in a general election involving 178 people in Pondicherry Municipal and Commune Panchayat, 170 people were in favor of independence and eight people voted against. On 1 November 1954, Puducherry became part of the union.
However, the formal agreement was signed on 16 August, which is the date celebrated as Independence Day in Puducherry; following the demands of French India, Viduthalai Kaala Makkal Iyyakkam to their current Chief Minister of Puducherry. So 1 November was declared as the Independence Day of Pondicherry and 16 August as the Republic Day.
TOPOGRAPHY
The topography of Pondicherry is the same as that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Pondicherry's average elevation is at sea level, and a number of sea inlets, referred to as "backwaters" can be found.
Pondicherry experiences coastal erosion. The city is protected against the sea by a 2-kilometres long seawall, first completed by the French in 1735, which reaches a height of 27 feet above sea level. A weather-beaten cement plaque with the year 1952 is still visible along a section of the seawall. The seawall is protected from the direct onslaught of waves by rows of granite boulders which are reinforced every year to stop erosion. Whenever gaps appear or the stones sink into the sand, the Government adds more boulders to keep it strong.
TOWN STRUCTURE
Pondicherry city consists of 42 wards. Wards 1-10 are located in north of the city. Wards 11-19 are located in Boulevard Town and remaining wards are located in the southwest of the downtown.
ECONOMY
In 2012, the Ministry of Power inaugurated the Smart Grid project in Puducherry.
Farming around Pondicherry include crops such as rice, pulses, sugarcane, coconuts, and cotton.
CLIMATE
The climate of Pondicherry is classified by Köppen-Geiger system as tropical wet and dry (As), similar to that of coastal Tamil Nadu. Summer lasts from April to early June, when maximum temperatures frequently hit the 41 °C mark. The average maximum temperature is 36 °C. Minimum temperatures are in the order of 28–32 °C. This is followed by a period of high humidity and occasional thundershowers from June till September.
The northeast monsoon sets in during the middle of October, and Pondicherry gets the bulk of its annual rainfall during the period from October to December. The annual average rainfall is 1.240 mm. Winters are warm, with highs of 30 °C and lows often dipping to around 18–20 °C.
DEMOGRAPGICS
At the 2011 India census, Pondicherry had a population of 675,000. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pondicherry has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 71%. In Pondicherry, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The majority of Pondicherrians speak Tamil, Telugu, or Malayalam. There is a community of French people in Pondicherry and a number of French institutions such as a consulate, the French Institute, and L'Alliance Française.
There is also a sizable community of Indians from other states of India, notably West Bengal, Gujarat and Odisha.
Tamil and French are the official languages of Pondicherry.
TRANSPORT
Pondicherry is connected to Chennai via the East Coast Road through Mahabalipuram. The Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation runs buses within the city. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates Volvo air-conditioned services from Chennai to Pondicherry. There are daily bus services from several main stops from Chennai.
From 14 April, as PM N.Modi announces the city to be a Smart City - Pondicherry is now connected by Air India with an ATR aircraft service 6 times a week except Wednesday, its an afternoon service departing from Bangalore returning by evening to Bangalore.
Pondicherry is connected by train to all metros: Chennai, Delhi, Howrah, and Mumbai, as well as other important cities such as Kanyakumari, Pune, Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore and Mangalore. Puducherry Airport has scheduled flights to Bangalore, as well as charter flights and operations of the local flying training school.
TOURISM
Pondicherry is a popular tourist destination in South India. The city has many colonial buildings, churches, temples, and statues which, combined with the systematic town planning and planned French style avenues, still preserve much of the colonial ambiance.
The most popular tourist destinations are the four beaches in Pondicherry, which are Promenade Beach (also known locally as the Rocky Beach), Beach, The Auroville Beach and Serenity Beach. Sri Aurobindo Ashram, located on rue de la Marine, is one of the most well known and wealthiest ashrams in India. Auroville (City of Dawn) is an "experimental" township located 8 km north-west of Pondicherry. It is meant to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.
There are a number of old and large churches in Pondicherry, most of which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. A number of heritage buildings and monuments are present around the Promenade Beach, such as the Children's Park & Dupleix Statue, Gandhi statue, Nehru Statue, Le Café, French War Memorial, 19th Century Light House, Bharathi Park, Governors Palace, Romain Rolland Library, Legislative Assembly, Pondicherry Museum and the French Institute of Pondicherry at Saint-Louis Street.
Puducherry is also popular for its eateries that cover a wide variety of cuisines ranging from French, Indian and Italian to Mexican, Thai and Chinese. Some restaurants also serve a unique Indo-French cuisine that gives tourists a taste of Puducherry's colonial influences. Most popular eateries include Baker's Street, The White Town Cafe, Zuka, Carte Blanche and La Maison Rose.
Puducherry Botanical Gardens is located south of the New Bus Stand. Chunnambar Backwater resort is situated 8 km from Pondicherry, along the Cuddalore Main Road. This tropical resort is flanked by a quiet-flowing creek on one side. Boating and tree house are very popular.
Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam on Manakula Vinayagar Street is a famous Hindu temple, which houses Lord Ganesha. Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple was in existence before the French came and settled in Pondicherry i.e. before 1666. According to Sasthra, Lord GANESHA is named in 16 types based on his various forms, out of which this god facing the east coast near the Bay of Bengal was named as Bhuvaneshar Ganapathy, now called as Manakula Vinayagar. In Tamil, 'Manal' means sand and 'Kulam' means pond near the sea. Earlier, there was full of sand around the pond. So, the people called the god as Manal Kulathu Vinayagar [means God near the pond of sand]. Later, it was named as Manakula Vinayagar.
Thirukaameeswarar Temple is one of the ancient temples located in a rural town called Villianur (the ancient name is Vilvanallur, meaning "vilva marangal niraindha nalla vur"), which is located about 10 km away (towards Villupuram) from Pondicherry town. This temple is renowned as Periya Koil "Big Temple". The prime god is Lord Shiva and the prime goddess is Goddess Kokilambigai. In addition, there are also other Hindu gods such as Murugan, Vinayagar, Thakshanamoorthy, Perumal, Bhramah, Chandikeshwarar, Natarajar, Navagrahah, and 63 Naayanmaars. The pioneers[clarification needed] in this temple say that the age of this temple is about 1000+ years. It is thought to have been built by one of the Chola kings. There is also a huge "temple pond". The "Ther Thiruvizha" (Car Festival) is celebrated at this temple.
Apart from so many sight seeing places for the tourists, there are a number of various bakeries and restaurants that cater to the Europeans taste buds. For others there are many Indian, Continental, Chinese and fast food restaurants to choose from.
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The Königsallee, affectionately known as "Kö" by locals, is Düsseldorf's most famous boulevard and one of Europe's premier luxury shopping streets. Stretching for approximately one kilometer through the heart of the city, it presents an elegant and cosmopolitan image. Its distinctive character is defined by a wide, tree-lined promenade separated by a picturesque central canal, creating a unique and inviting atmosphere for strolling. This central waterway, fed by the river Düssel, is a defining physical feature, spanned by several bridges and adding a touch of tranquility amidst the urban bustle.
The "Kö" is synonymous with high-end retail and exclusivity. Along its eastern side lies a concentration of flagship stores from renowned international luxury brands, showcasing the latest in fashion, jewelry, and accessories. Interspersed with these prestigious boutiques are upscale shopping arcades and department stores, offering a vast array of designer goods and premium products. The sheer density of world-class retailers has cemented the Königsallee's reputation as a must-visit destination for discerning shoppers and fashion enthusiasts.
While the eastern side is dominated by retail, the western side of the Königsallee presents a slightly quieter, though no less exclusive, facade. This side is primarily home to prestigious banks, financial institutions, and luxury hotels, including historic establishments. Despite the difference in focus, both sides of the boulevard feature a selection of high-quality cafes and restaurants with outdoor seating, allowing visitors to relax, observe the passing scene, and soak in the sophisticated ambiance of this iconic Düsseldorf landmark.
taken at raf coningsby with a nikon d7000 and a 300mm lens
The two de Havilland Canada Chipmunks (known affectionately as the "Chippies") held on charge by the BBMF are the last in RAF service and are probably the least-seen aircraft of the BBMF fleet. A total of nearly 1,300 DHC Chipmunks were built in Canada and in the UK (and under licence in Portugal). The prototype first flew in May 1946 and the RAF took delivery of its first Chipmunks in 1949, eventually receiving a total 735. The Chipmunk was used by the RAF as an elementary trainer and then continued in service providing Air CadetAir Experience Flying until 1996. The final Air Experience Flight (AEF) to use the Chipmunk was No 10 AEF at RAF Woodvale, after which the BBMF became the sole operator of the last two Chipmunks in RAF service.
The BBMF Chipmunks are used year-round primarily for the conversion and continuation training of BBMF fighter pilots on tail-wheel aircraft. Within the RAF, ‘tail-draggers’ are now unique to the BBMF and pilots new to the Flight commonly arrive with no previous tail-wheel aircraft experience – skills which have to be learned prior to flying the ‘historic’ aircraft. Other functions of the ‘Chippies’ include the reconnaissance of new venues, the delivery or collection of pilots and, occasionally, the delivery of small spare parts.
WK518 has been with the BBMF the longer of the two Chipmunks, having been delivered to the Flight from No 1 AEF at Manston in April 1983. This aircraft first entered RAF service in January 1952, going to the RAF College at Cranwell to be used for the elementary flying training of pilots. Other units who have operated WK518 include the University Air Squadrons (UASs) for Liverpool, Manchester, Cambridge, Hull, Leeds and London Universities, and also the RAF Cottesmore Station Flight. WK518 is now painted in the colours it actually wore when it served with Hull UAS in 1961.
This is a photograph from the annual Na Fianna AC "Bob Heffernan" 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Tuesday 20th May at 20:00. This race commemorates the years of work and volunteering that local man Bob Heffernan gave to Meath, Leinster, and Irish athletics from grass roots upwards and his work with the host club Na Fianna AC. The race, known affectionately by club-members as simply "Bob's race" is a fitting tribute to commemorate his contribution to this sport. Today's race was the biggest yet with 505 registered participants. There was a wonderful atmosphere as runners from all over Leinster gathered for a great night's racing.
This race is part of the Meath Road Race League despite the fact that the race is run completely in County Kildare. The Na Fianna club, who organise the race, have a catchment area of South Meath and North West Kildare. The current route for the race has stayed the same over the past few years. However previous to that the race was held in Enfield and also Rathmoylan. This road race has grown from strength to strength year on year and is now one of the premier 5KM races in Ireland and one of the top club attended races in Leinster. The race starts on the busy Enfield Endenderry road and this requires a big effort from stewards and marshalls. However, as always, the event was a resounding success with personal bests and great runs from many of the participants.
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: There were approximately 500 participants .
Weather: A clear evening with little breeze in the face of runners for the first 1km of the race.
Course: This course has a now near legendary reputation. It is fully left handed with very little in the way of inclines. Good road surface. The race started on the new Edenderry to Enfield road.
Refreshments: Lots and lots as is the tradition with Meath Road Running Events in the Hamlet Hotel afterwards.
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Affectionately known as Banglatown, London E1, Artwork by Jimmy C.
Connected (in the Connect group): mural of man.
FOTOS ENCADENADAS:
ant. venta ambulante
sig. bici atada a un poste
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Mrs. Maria, nice and very kind person, is the owner and affectionate guardian of the mausoleum where lie the mortal remains of Lady Florence (location "Francisi" Castelmola). (Originally the tomb of Florence was about 50-100 meters from here, looking like a tomb from the Roman era, then partly collapsed, perhaps following the terrible earthquake of Messina in 1908 ). Behind her, the volcano Etna.
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Il mausoleo di Lady Florence Trevelyan, e la signora Maria.
La signora Maria, persona squisita e gentilissima, è la proprietaria e custode affezionatissima del mausoleo dove giacciono le spoglie mortali di Lady Florence (località "Francisi", Castelmola). (Originariamente la tomba di Florence si trovava a circa 50-100 metri da qui, assomigliante ad una tomba di epoca romana, come se ne trovano diverse nei dintorni di Taormina, successivamente in parte crollò, forse in seguito al terribile terremoto di Messina del 1908). Alle sue spalle il vulcano Etna.
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This is a short and long collection of photographs, almost all made in Taormina (Sicily), and is divided into two parts: the first part I have included a few pictures, I put a few moments I catched in the alleys of the small Sicilian town, in the second part (the first to appear on Flickr) in which I tried to rebuild and at the same time to remember the singular feminine figure of Lady Florence Trevelyan, an English noblewoman, lover of art, botany, ornithology, travels, the arts magical and esoteric; she loved animals, but actively helped a lot of people; Taormina is to her that owes much of its luck; this Lady, hosting famous people of the time, contributed not a little to make known the beauty of this Sicilian village to the whole world (and she improved and embellished much Taormina).
Lady Florence was born in Hallington On February 7, 1852, but soon became an orphan at the age of two years (his father committed suicide in 1854); his mother Catherine Anne was the maid of honor of Queen Victoria: the Queen which became attached enormously to Florence, and the Queen loved her like a true daughter. Florence at age 27, in 1879 was forced to leave everything to face a long journey lasting more than two years (Lady Florence fell prey to the notorius charms of the future Edward VII, who was already married; this sort of thing never went over well with Victoria, so Florence was asked to leave England). Lady Florence returned to his homeland for a short period, to be again driven out for an exiled perennial: She never returned to England (though, a generous monthly annuity was given hers on the orders of the Queen Victoria). Florence traveled widely, reached India, went to Burma, arrived in Australia she performed as a singer, and then finally arrive in February 1884 in Taormina: here you will stay until the end of his life (she died October 4, 1907 ). At Taormina she met the then mayor, the rich prof. Salvatore Cacciola, doctor, passionate student and Grand Master of Freemasonry: it is said that Lady Florence fell in love when she sought his help to cure "Sun", one of his dogs; from here to their wedding was a short step.
Lady florence bought several lots of land, created the current Public Garden of Taormina, planted olive trees, cypresses, exotic trees, and built those features buildings in oriental style; She bought by the former mayor the "Isola Bella" (She built an house and She planted trees and exotic plants, Mediterranean pines, as well as the inevitable cypress); She bought many arid and barren lands around Taormina (Mount Venus, Monte Croce, Monte Porretta) and they become rich in vegetation, with many farmers she had taught the art of the English garden. Many people went knocking to her door, in financial difficulties, usually farmers and fishermen (also Oscar Wilde, disgraced by charges of homosexuality, received financial aid from Lady Florence), She made a major sewing school for young girls of Taormina, and instituted for their 87 wedding dowries. Fate was once again mocking her: the only child she had named Edward, died in childbirth. It was in use at the time, bathing in bathtubs filled with cold water of the sea (even the photographer Von Gloeden was addicted to this habit), but this proved fatal, Lady Florence died of pneumonia at the age of 55. For her express wish, She was buried in a district of Castelmola (accompanied by large numbers of Sicilian people, it tells of an endless line, to the sound of "ciaramelle", which reminded her bagpipes of her distant Scotland), district called "Francisi" in her memory (this term according to a medieval custom). In her will, Lady Florence forced heirs not to hunt in his vast possessions, not to build, and to accept and to help dogs and birds. Lady Florence was the first woman (not only in Sicily) to be allowed to be part of Freemasonry.
The writer Guido Gozzano, was inspired by Lady Florence, when he wrote the novel "Alcina".
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Questa è una raccolta di fotografie breve e lunga, quasi tutte realizzate a Taormina (Sicilia), raccolta che ho diviso in due parti: nella prima parte ho inserito alcuni ritratti, ho messo alcuni momenti colti nei vicoli del piccolo paese Siciliano, nella seconda parte (la prima ad apparire su Flickr) ho tentato di ricostruire, ed al contempo ricordare, la singolarissima figura di Lady Florence Trevelyan, una nobildonna Inglese amante dell'arte, della botanica, della ornitologia, dei viaggi, delle arti magiche ed esoteriche; lei, che fu una convinta animalista ante litteram, non si limitò ad amare solo gli animali, ma aiutò fattivamente persone di ogni ceto sociale, ebbe ricchezze ma al tempo stesso pagò prezzi altissimi in sofferenza e dolore: Taormina deve a lei molta della sua fortuna, poichè questa Lady, ospitando nei suoi possedimenti illustri e famosi personaggi dell'epoca, contribuì non poco a far conoscere al mondo intero le bellezze di questo paesino Siculo (ella stessa migliorò ed abbellì ancor più Taormina).
Lady Florence nacque in quel di Hallington il 7 febbraio del 1852, divenne ben presto orfana all'età di due anni ( il padre morì suicida nel 1854); sua mamma Catherine Anne era la dama di compagnia della regina Vittoria, la quale regina si affezionò enormemente a Florence, sì da amarla come una vera figlia. All'età di 27 anni, nel 1879 venne imposto a Florence di lasciare l'Inghilterra per affrontare un lungo viaggio, che sarà della durata di più di due anni (si ipotizza per farle dimenticare una relazione che non sarebbe mai dovuta accadere, col figlio della regina Vittoria, il futuro re Edoardo VII, che a quel tempo era già sposato; sembra che non sia stata affatto la gelosia della moglie di Edoardo, bensì la rigidità della madre Vittoria a decretarne l'esilio). Lady Florence dopo questo primo viaggio ritornò nella sua Inghilterra, ma vi restò ben poco, infatti dopo un brevissimo periodo Lady Florence venne nuovamente allontanata in esilio, e questa volta lo sarà per sempre: Florence non ritornerà mai più nella sua Inghilterra (un generoso vitalizio mensile le fu dato comunque su ordine della stessa Regina Vittoria, ovvio che ciò le fu indispensabile, essendo così lontana da casa). Florence viaggiò molto, raggiunse l'India, andò in Birmania, giunta in Australia si esibì come cantante, per poi infine giungere nel febbraio del 1884 a Taormina: qui vi resterà fino all'ultimo dei suoi giorni (lei morirà il 4 ottobre 1907). A Taormina ebbe modo di conoscere l'allora sindaco, il ricco prof. Salvatore Cacciola, medico, appassionato studioso e Gran Maestro della Massoneria: si racconta che Lady Florence se ne innamorò quando lei cercò l'aiuto del medico per curare "Sole", uno dei suoi cani; da qui al loro matrimonio, il passo fu breve.
Lady florence acquistò numerosi lotti di terreno, realizzò l'attuale Giardino Pubblico, vi piantò ulivi, cipressi, alberi esotici, costruì quelle caratteristiche costruzioni in stile birmano-orientale; acquistò dall'ex sindaco L'Isola Bella (vi costruì una casetta, e l'Isola, che altro non era che un ammasso brullo di scogli, divenne rigogliosa come la vediamo oggi, vi piantò alberi e piante esotiche, pini mediterranei, nonchè gli immancabili cipressi, così presenti in quasi tutta la cittadina); acquistò numerosi terreni intorno a Taormina (Monte Venere, Monte Croce, Monte Porretta) sicchè da aridi e brulli che erano, li fece diventare ricchi di vegetazione (infatti aveva al soldo numerosi contadini ai quali aveva insegnato l'arte del giardino all'Inglese). Alla sua porta andarono a bussare numerose persone in difficoltà economiche, in genere contadini e pescatori, mai fu chiusa loro la porta... (anche Oscar Wilde, caduto in disgrazia per l'accusa di omosessualità, ricevette un aiuto finanziario dalla Lady); realizzò una importante scuola di cucito per le giovanette di Taormina, dando loro la possibilità di potersi mantenere da sole; istituì 87 doti di matrimonio per le ragazze Taorminesi (all'epoca una ragazza senza dote non aveva molte possibilità di formarsi una famiglia). Il destino infine fu ancora una volta beffardo con lei: l'unico figlio che lei ebbe, di nome Edoardo, morì durante il parto, il padre era un medico, tentò di rianimarlo, ma non ci fu nulla da fare. Era in uso all'epoca, fare bagni nelle vasche da bagno ricolme di acqua gelata di mare (anche il fotografo Von Gloeden era dedito a tale usanza, ma lui usava immergersi in acqua di mare calda, riuscendo a trovare in questa forma di talassoterapia una cura per la tisi, della quale era affetto): questa usanza fu fatale a Lady Florence, che morì di broncopolmonite a 55 anni di età. Per suo esplicito desiderio, la Trevelyan fu seppellita in una contrada di Castelmola (accompagnata da tantissima gente del luogo, si racconta di una fila interminabile di persone, al suono delle zampogne, che le ricordavano le cornamuse della sua lontana Scozia); la contrada dove fu seppellita (in quella la Lady aveva un'altra dimora), fu chiamata "Francisi" in sua memoria (tale termine indicava, secondo una usanza medioevale, una generica provenienza straniera, qualinque essa fosse). Nel suo testamento Lady Florence obbligò gli eredi a non cacciare nei suoi vasti possedimenti, a non costruire, ad accogliere e curare cani ed uccellini. Lady Florence fu la prima donna ad essere ammessa a fare parte della massoneria. Importò in Sicilia les tableaux vivants (i quadri viventi) e anche le sfilate dei carri in fiori a Palermo. Lo scrittore Guido Gozzano scrisse il romanzo "Alcina" ispirandosi a Lei.
The Queen Victoria Building, now affectionately known as the QVB, was designed by George McRae and completed in 1898, replacing the original Sydney markets on the site. Built as a monument to the long reigning monarch, construction took place in dire times, as Sydney was in a severe recession. The elaborate Romanesque architecture was specially planned for the grand building so the Government could employ many out-of-work craftsmen - stonemasons, plasterers, and stained window artists - in a worthwhile project. Originally, a concert hall, coffee shops, offices, showrooms, warehouses and a wide variety of tradespeople, such as tailors, mercers, hairdressers and florists, were accommodated.
Over many decades, change saw the concert hall become the city library, offices proliferate and more tenants move in, including piano tuners, palmists and clairvoyants. Drastic 'remodelling' occurred during the austere 1930s and the main occupant was the Sydney City Council. As recently as 1959 the Queen Victoria Building was threatened with demolition. As it stands now, in all its glory. It is testimony to the original vision for the building and the superb craftsmanship of the artisans who put it all back together again.
The QVB fills an entire city block bound by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets. The dominant feature is the mighty centre dome, consisting of an inner glass dome and an exterior copper- sheathed dome. Glorious stained glass windows and splendid architecture endure throughout the building and an original 19th century staircase sits alongside the dome. Every detail has been faithfully restored, including arches, pillars, balustrades and the intricate tiled floors thus maintaining the integrity of the building.
The visual message of Sydney's coat of arms, on the cartwheel stained glass window, is that the beehive depicts business, the sailing ship - trade, and the dolphins - the harbour. Panel 1, on the left hand side, represents the Council of the City of Sydney, and symbols of architecture, while the letters I.G.B. on panel 3, on the right, represent Ipoh Gardens Berhad, the Malaysian company who restored the QVB.
The symbols are of property developers - the builders. The bottom central panel represents the heraldic symbol of a finished building and the joining of two hands denotes the fusing of two cultures. There are many interesting and charming exhibitions and attractions throughout the building, along with portraits of the Queen. There is also a letter from Queen Elizabeth II to the Citizens of Sydney to be opened and read by the Lord Mayor of Sydney in the year 2085. Outside the QVB, on Town Hall Place, facing The Town Hall are the Royal Wishing Well and Queen Victoria's statue.
From: www.qvb.com.au/About-QVB
Wall memorial: "To the pious memory of the Very Rev. Henry Parr Hamilton MA, Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge; Fellow of the Royal Society; For upwards of 20 years, rector of this parish and subsequently Dean of the Cathedral Churchc of New Sarum. This window is erected by his affectionate pupil Ernest Augustus Charles, 3rd Marquis of Ailesbury AD 1883 ..."
The stained glass shows Solomon building the Temple & the parable of the Good Samaritan
At the top is the Clan Hamilton heraldry
(Curiously earlier Ernest Augustus's father the 1st Marquis had remembered his own tutor Thomas Brand with a monument www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/B210gB - Church of St Mary, Wath, North Yorkshire
Sacred
to the Memory of
JOSEPH HALLMARKE
of Yarmouth
the affectionate Husband
of ELIZ. HALLMARKE
Obit 17th April 1799
Aged 49 Years.
The burial of a Joseph Hallmark, took place on the 23rd April 1799 at Hempnall.
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6XQ9-4V6?cc=1416598
www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58189040e93790ec7553610...
Another source gives the date as the 26th April 1799 and his abode as Yarmouth.
www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58188e92e93790ec7550e59...
From the book “The Perlustrations of Great Yarmouth, with Gorleston and Southtown – Volume 1” by Charles John Palmer, 1873.
At the south-west corner, now divided into two occupations. No. 7 and 8, there is a large
house, formerly occupied by Mr. Dakin, brazier, further south is a row unnumbered and impassable for carts, leading from King Street to Theatre Plain. At the north-west corner is a tavern called the Rose; and still farther south, at the north-west comer of the opening leading
to Regent road, there was an old liquor shop which, in the latter part of the last century, was in the occupation of Mr. Hallmarke, who might be seen standing at his door attired in a long white apron, as was the habit with wine and liquor merchants in those days.* He was succeeded
by Mr. Diver ; and the latter by his son, Mr. W. H. Diver, who died in 1871, aged 86, by whom the house next King street was rebuilt.
The Plain upon which the three last-mentioned rows opened extended from what had formerly been the Main Guard to the town gate, leading to St. George's Denes, and was bounded towards the east by the town wall, which had been " rampired " almost to the top.
(** Mr. Hallmarke married Elizabeth, only child of Thomas Hammond. There is
a portrait of him, by F. Vandermyn, in the possession of Francis Worship, Esq. )
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There is a Dutch painter, Herman Vander Myn, (or Herman Van Der Myn) who came over from Holland and was certainly active as a portrait painter in East Anglia, but he died in 1741.
Some clarity on this may come this extract from Page 208, “Historical and Topographic Notices of Great Yarmouth” by John Henry Druery, published 1826.
The works of Herman Vander Myn are but little known: his best pictures are scarce, and the real merit of the master is even now but imperfectly understood. His pieces have frequently been confounded with those of the Vandermines, the elder of whom only was a good portrait painter, and whose clever productions in that branch of the art, in all probability, gave rise to the confusion of his pieces with the portraits of Herman. The styles of the two painters are decidedly different, and they executed at different periods; for Herman Vander Myn died in 1741, but old Vandermine painted nearly to the commencement of the present century.
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Frans van der Mijn (1719, Dusseldorp – 1783, London), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
According to the RKD he was the son of Herman van der Mijn and was born when his father moved to Düsseldorf to work for Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine. He influenced the painter James Latham. He worked in Amsterdam during the years 1742-1748 and worked in the Hague before returning to England where he worked on portraits and sent a painting in to the London Society of Artists each year during 1761-1772.
In 1750 Johan van Gool wrote about him, his father, his brothers Robert, George, Andreas and Gerard, and his sister Cornelia who were all good painters. In 1808 Edward Edwards wrote the following about him: "Frank Vandermine, or Vander Mijne: A native of Holland, who lived many years in England, and practised as a portrait painter, both in London and the country. He was some time at Norwich, where he painted several heads. He had considerable merit as an artist, but was of mean address and vulgar manners : He loved smoking and drinking, nor would forego his pipe, though it was offensive to his employers, so that he never acquired the practice which he might otherwise have obtained. He boasted, that after he had painted a portrait, the likeness remained so strong upon his memory, that if the picture were immediately obliterated, he could repaint the resemblance without the assistance of the sitter. He died in indigent circumstances, at his apartments in Moorfields, some time in 1783.
Beside Frank, there were two other artists of the same name, R. and A. Vandermine, both of whom were related to the former. One of them painted for the shops, and there are many slight pictures of an Old Man, in a loose coat and hair cap, hugging a bag of money, which were painted, by one of these artists. The wife of one of them was also of the profession : She painted fruit and flowers, and they were all exhibitors at the Society's Rooms in the Strand, in the years 1761 and 1762. There is a mezzotinto portrait of Frank, from a picture of his own painting, inscribed, The Smoker. It represents himself in profile, with a pipe in his mouth."
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(Affectionate Light Bulb)
I have a 75 watt, glare free, long life
Harmony House light bulb in my toilet.
I have been living in the same apartment
for over two years now
and that bulb just keeps burning away.
I believe that it is fond of me.
María Eva Duarte de Perón (1919–1952), usually referred to as Eva Perón or by the affectionate diminutive Evita, was the second wife of President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death. Over the years, she became a part of international pop culture, most famously as the subject of Tim Rice's musical, Evita.
Born is the village of Los Toldos in rural Argentina, she moved to Buenos Aires at the age of 15 to pursue a career in stage, radio and film. After meeting and marrying Colonel Perón, her influence grew within the pro-Peronist trade unions. She also ran the Ministries of Labor and Health, founded and ran the charitable Eva Perón Foundation, championed women's suffrage in Argentina, and founded and ran the nation's first large-scale female political party, the Female Peronist Party. In 1951, she announced her candidacy for the office of Vice President, behind the support of the workling class descamisados or "shirtless ones", but withdrew as a result of declining health and opposition from the nation's military and bourgeoisie.
After receiving a state funeral, plans were made to construct a memorial in Evita's honor, with her body to be stored in the base. While waiting for construction, Juan Perón was overthrown in a military coup, the Revolución Libertadora, in 1955 and plans were not made to secure arrangements for Evita's embalmed body, which had been on public display in her office at the GCT building for 2 years. After Peronist activity was banned by the new regime, her body was smuggled out and buried in a crypt in Milan under the name "María Maggi." In 1971, her body was exhumed and flown to Spain where Juan Perón maintained it in his home before it was finally returned to Argentina and interred in the Duarte family tomb.
La Cementerio de la Recoleta (Recoleta Cemetery), set in 5.5 hectares or the equivalent of about four city blocks, has more than 350,000 people buried in an estimated 4,7000 vaults--all above ground, and many of which have been declared National historical Monuments. Many of the elaborate marble mausoleums are decorated with statues, in a wide variety of architectural styles such as Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Baroque, and Neo-Gothic The cemetery was inaugurated under the name Cementerio del Norte (Northern Cemetery) on November 17, 1822, around Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, the church and convent built in 1732 and abandoned in 1822 by the monks of the Order of the Recoletos. The original 1822 layout was designed by architect and civil engineer Próspero Catelin, and an 1881 remodeling was handled by Italian architect Juan Antonio Buschiazzo.
Affectionately known as the “Tin Goose,” the Ford Tri-Motor was the largest civil aircraft in America when it first flew on August 2, 1926. Its all-metal, corrugated aluminum construction and the prestigious Ford name made it immediately popular with passengers and airline operators. Highlighted in this image is a wing of the Ford Tri-Motor.
For more photography highlights, check out the Air and Space Photo: airandspace.si.edu/albums/air-and-space-photo
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Affectionately known as "The Brick" for its ergonomics-is-for-wimps approach, the Argus C3 and other cameras of the brand are oft credited for bringing 35mm photography to the American shutterbug, being both dependable and affordable cameras. Despite its ungainly size and controls, the Brick won many a loyal fan, and its design was sold unchanged for decades. This one is a hybrid of two I found at Goodwill. The body came from one camera, the wide-angle lens, viewfinder, and case from another. Over sixty years on and it still takes outstanding pictures.
Argus enthusiasts designate one day every August as "Argus Day" and shoot a roll of film through one of these classic Ann Arbor creations.
The Queen Victoria Building, now affectionately known as the QVB, was designed by George McRae and completed in 1898, replacing the original Sydney markets on the site. Built as a monument to the long reigning monarch, construction took place in dire times, as Sydney was in a severe recession. The elaborate Romanesque architecture was specially planned for the grand building so the Government could employ many out-of-work craftsmen - stonemasons, plasterers, and stained window artists - in a worthwhile project. Originally, a concert hall, coffee shops, offices, showrooms, warehouses and a wide variety of tradespeople, such as tailors, mercers, hairdressers and florists, were accommodated.
Over many decades, change saw the concert hall become the city library, offices proliferate and more tenants move in, including piano tuners, palmists and clairvoyants. Drastic 'remodelling' occurred during the austere 1930s and the main occupant was the Sydney City Council. As recently as 1959 the Queen Victoria Building was threatened with demolition. As it stands now, in all its glory. It is testimony to the original vision for the building and the superb craftsmanship of the artisans who put it all back together again.
The QVB fills an entire city block bound by George, Market, York and Druitt Streets. The dominant feature is the mighty centre dome, consisting of an inner glass dome and an exterior copper- sheathed dome. Glorious stained glass windows and splendid architecture endure throughout the building and an original 19th century staircase sits alongside the dome. Every detail has been faithfully restored, including arches, pillars, balustrades and the intricate tiled floors thus maintaining the integrity of the building.
The visual message of Sydney's coat of arms, on the cartwheel stained glass window, is that the beehive depicts business, the sailing ship - trade, and the dolphins - the harbour. Panel 1, on the left hand side, represents the Council of the City of Sydney, and symbols of architecture, while the letters I.G.B. on panel 3, on the right, represent Ipoh Gardens Berhad, the Malaysian company who restored the QVB.
The symbols are of property developers - the builders. The bottom central panel represents the heraldic symbol of a finished building and the joining of two hands denotes the fusing of two cultures. There are many interesting and charming exhibitions and attractions throughout the building, along with portraits of the Queen. There is also a letter from Queen Elizabeth II to the Citizens of Sydney to be opened and read by the Lord Mayor of Sydney in the year 2085. Outside the QVB, on Town Hall Place, facing The Town Hall are the Royal Wishing Well and Queen Victoria's statue.
From: www.qvb.com.au/About-QVB