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A portion of the damage inflicted on our 15 year old, partially blind Jack Russell, Blakey. He was almost killed by this dog - www.flickr.com/photos/sminicola/5590811860/in/photostream/. That dog is owned by this man - www.flickr.com/photos/sminicola/5590222735/in/photostream/.
This did not need to happen and unless something is done it will happen again.
Shark Attack tocando para la gente de Mexicali.19 de Septiembre, 2008.
Shark Attack playing for the people of Mexicali. September 19th, 2008
The Arctic Tern (isl. Kría / lat. Sterna paradisaea) protecting it's young.
That amazing bird migrates all the way from the north pole to the south pole and back again, rounding the world each year - which is the longest migration of all known animals.
Most of the year these birds spend on their way, and for short periods only, in the subarctic areas, they stop to dwell.
Since their dwelling is so short, the survival of the species is highly dependant on it's effect. That's why this birds are extremely aggresive protecting their youth. Even some other bird species tend to nest near the Arctic Tents and use their protection :)
Centre of Hvammstangi town, northern Iceland (Ísland).
Side view with Mini-figs in front (left to right): Plo Koon (Jedi), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jedi), Asajj Ventress (Sith), Commander Cody (Clone), Clone Trooper).
Mehrangarh Fort (Hindi: मेहरानगढ़ का किला) (Sindhi: مهراڻ ڳڙهه), located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is one of the largest forts in India. Built around 1460 by Rao Jodha, the fort is situated 125 m above the city and is enclosed by imposing thick walls. Inside its boundaries there are several palaces known for their intricate carvings and expansive courtyards. A winding road leads to and from the city below. The imprints of cannonball hits by attacking armies of Jaipur can still be seen on the second gate. To the left of the fort is the chhatri of Kirat Singh Soda, a soldier who fell on the spot defending the Mehrangarh fort.
There are seven gates, which include Jayapol (meaning 'victory'), built by Maharaja Man Singh to commemorate his victories over Jaipur and Bikaner armies. Fattehpol (also meaning 'victory') gate was built by Maharaja Ajit Singh to mark the defeat of the Mughals. The palm imprints upon these still attract much attention it is very proudes for rao rajputs.
Rao is brahmbhatt jagirdar clan of rao jodha. Rao is rajputs and in gujarat they calls "barot" and rao saheb.
The museum in the Mehrangarh fort is one of the most well-stocked museums in Rajasthan. In one section of the fort museum there is a selection of old royal palanquins, including the elaborate domed gilt Mahadol palanquin which was won in a battle from the Governor of Gujarat in 1730. The museum exhibits the heritage of the Rathores in arms, costumes, paintings and decorated period rooms.
HISTORY OF MEHRANGARH
Rao Jodha, the chief of the Rathore clan, is credited with the origin of Jodhpur in India. He founded Jodhpur in 1459 (Jodhpur was previously known as Marwar). He was one of Ranmal's 24 sons became the fifteenth Rathore ruler. One year after his accession to the throne, Jodha decided to move his capital to the safer location of Jodhpur, as the one thousand years old Mandore fort was no longer considered to provide sufficient security.
With the trusted aid of Rao Nara (son of Rao Samra), the Mewar forces were subdued at Mandore. With that, Rao Jodha gave Rao Nara the title of Diwan. With the help of Rao Nara, the foundation of the fort was laid on 1/ May 1459 by Jodha on a rocky hill 9 kilometres to the south of Mandore. This hill was known as Bhaurcheeria, the mountain of birds. According to legend to build the fort he had to displace the hill's sole human occupant, a hermit called Cheeria Nathji, the lord of birds. Upset at being forced to move Cheeria Nathji cursed Rao Jodha with "Jodha! May your citadel ever suffer a scarcity of water!". Rao Jodha managed to appease the hermit by building a house and a temple in the fort very near the cave the hermit had used for meditation, though only to the extent that even today the area is plagued by a drought every 3 to 4 years. Jodha then took an extreme measure to ensure that the new site proved propitious; he buried a man called "Raja Ram Meghwal" alive in the foundations. "Raja Ram Meghwal" was promised that in return his family would be looked after by the Rathores. To this day his descendants still live in Raj Bagh, "Raja Ram Meghwal's" Garden, an estate bequeathed them by Jodha.
Mehrangarh (etymology: 'Mihir' (Sanskrit) -sun or Sun-deity; 'garh' (Sanskrit)-fort; i.e.'Sun-fort'); according to Rajasthani language pronunciation conventions,'Mihirgarh' has changed to 'Mehrangarh'; the Sun-deity has been the chief deity of the Rathore dynasty. Though the fortress was originally started in 1459 by Rao Jodha, founder of Jodhpur, most of the fort which stands today dates from the period of Jaswant Singh of Marwar (1638–78). The fort is located at the centre of the city spreading over 5 kilometres on top of a high hill. Its walls, which are up to 36 metres high and 21 metres wide, protect some of the most beautiful and historic palaces in Rajasthan.
Entry to the fort is gained though a series of seven gates. The most famous of the gates are:
- Jai Pol ("Gate of Victory"), built by Maharaja Man Singh in 1806 to celebrate his victory in a war with Jaipur and Bikaner.
- Fateh Pol, built to celebrate a victory over the Mughals in 1707;
- Dedh Kamgra Pol, which still bears the scars of bombardment by cannonballs;
- Loha Pol, which is the final gate into the main part of the fort complex. Immediately to the left are the handprints (sati marks) of the ranis who in 1843 immolated themselves on the funeral pyre of their husband, Maharaja Man Singh.
Within the fort are several brilliantly crafted and decorated palaces. These include, Moti Mahal (Pearl Palace), Phool Mahal (Flower Palace), Sheesha Mahal (Mirror Palace), Sileh Khana and Daulat Khana. The museum houses a collection of palanquins, howdahs, royal cradles, miniatures, musical instruments, costumes and furniture. The ramparts of the fort house preserved old cannon (including the famous Kilkila), and provided a breath-taking view of the city.
GALLERIES IN MEHRANGARH MUSEUM
ELEPHANT´S HOWDAHS
The howdahs were a kind of two-compartment wooden seat (mostly covered with gold and silver embossed sheets), which were fastened onto the elephant's back. The front compartment, with more leg space and a raised protective metal sheet, was meant for kings or royalty, and the rear smaller one for a reliable bodyguard disguised as a fly-whisk attendant.
PALANQUINS
Palanquins were a popular means of travel and circumambulation for the ladies of the nobility up to the second quarter of the 20th century. They were also used by male nobility and royals on special occasions.
DAULAT KHANA - TREASURES OF MEHRANGARH MUSEUM
This gallery displays one of the most important and best preserved collections of fine and applied arts of the Mughal period of Indian history, during which the Rathore rulers of Jodhpur maintained close links with the Mughal emperors. It also has the remains of Emperor Akbar.
ARMOURY
This gallery displays a rare collection of armour from every period in Jodhpur. On display are sword hilts in jade, silver, rhino horn, ivory, shields studded with rubies, emeralds and pearls and guns with gold and silver work on the barrels. The gallery also has on display the personal swords of many emperors, among them outstanding historical piece like the Khaanda of Rao Jodha, weighing over 3 kg, the sword of Akbar the Great and the sword of Timur.
PAINTINGS
This Gallery displays colours of Marwar-Jodhpur, the finest example of Marwar paintings.
THE TURBAN GALLERY
The Turban Gallery in the Mehrangarh Museum seeks to preserve, document and display the many different types of turbans once prevalent in Rajasthan; every community, region and festival having had its own head-gear.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN MEHRANGARH
NATIONAL GEOLOGICAL MONUMENT
The Jodhpur Group - Malani Igneous Suite Contact on which the Mehrangarh Fort has been built has been declared a National Geological Monument by the Geological Survey of India to encourage Geotourism in the country. This unique geological feature is part of the Malani Igenus Suite seen in the Thar desert region, spread over an area of 43,500 km2. This unique geological feature represents the last phase of igneous activity of Precambrian age in the Indian Subcontinent.
THE CHAMUNDA MATAJI TEMPLE
The Chamunda Mataji was Rao Jodha's favorite goddess, he brought her idol from the old capital of Mandore in 1460 and installed her in Mehrangarh (Maa Chamunda was the kul devi of Parihar rulers of Mandore). She remains the Maharaja's and the Royal Family's Isht Devi or adopted goddess and is worshipped by most of Jodhpur's citizens as well. Crowds throng Mehrangarh during the Dussehra celebrations.
2008 STAMPEDE
A human stampede occurred on 30 September 2008, at the Chamunda Devi temple inside of the Mehrangarh Fort, in which 249 people were killed and more than 400 injured.
CULTURE
The fort has musicians performing folk music at the entrance and houses museum, restaurants, exhibitions, and craft bazaars. The fort was one of the filming locations for the 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises. Principal photography commenced on 6 May 2011.
In 2015, the fort was used to record a collaborative album by musicians including Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, English composer and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. The recording was the subject of a documentary, Junun, by the American directory Paul Thomas Anderson.
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2017-06-04 08:43:16 Police forensics officers work on London Bridge in London on June 4, 2017, following a terror attack.
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be careful with your lipid levels, your blood presure jaja, a little representation of the pain in a heart attack.
Sure you've had your born again moment and we had our
healing circle days. He's never had all that comforting psychobabble.
[09:05, 15/08/2021]
I remember those early days only too well, that finding comfort in ‘Healing Circle’ meetings and psychobabble, our ‘born-againness’, our cleanses, our attempt to stay ‘clean’ or perform an exorcising miracle on our taintedness. It was all quite hilarious in retrospect with Annie Sprinkle as a big breasted Goddess-Healer, giving the Blessed Virgin a run for her money. We were, both, from that background that promoted the idea of a ‘miracle’, so we may have been more susceptible to that possibility. I know you were from that posh protestant enclave, but we did end up eating the same porridge and that awful Lyon’s tea. It was in the soil too, and even in the ‘prátaí’, unavoidable. We breathed it in through our pores and noses (not the prátaí, of course), and no escarpment, even one that protected you from being able to receive the Irish national television channel, could protect you from that.
I know that you were on those drugs for those 15 years before I joined you on them, and I know that those drugs utterly worked their hideous magic for all that time, jaundicing everything. The relief of being on these new drugs now is something we have shared, and I am so happy that you are feeling that relief as well.
Yes, that's how I feel now too, that relief, to a certain degree. The last 5 years were the worst for me, that was like a fog. It really fucked with my energy and memory. But that appears to be over now, but I am not counting on anything. I know that with ageing, that can easily return, not to mention the influence of that new pandemic. You had it far worse though, those terrible days of having to take all sorts of shit. I remember those regimes you were on , and those trips to that 'alternative pharmacy', where they were offering all those other possible 'cures'. You also had Hep-C on top of that. You have been through the f*cking wringer for over 30 years.
But who ever thought we would make it this far, and find ourselves still prodding the bejeus out of each other in 2021?
So, here we are, this is the 'bright spot', our short ‘time in the sun', to turn us and it into a 50s melodrama starring a somewhat spent Montgomery Cliff-Hanger and a strangely beautiful Elizabeth Over-Ripe-Blackberry. I am enjoying this sojourn more than I have ever enjoyed anything else.
I want a clucking award, even if it is just in a supporting role! I love people in cyberspace, that I can manage, otherwise I don't like people very much at all. If they don't give us both some thing glittery soon I might just have a hissy fit!
I'm back in IMMA, which is a bit of a glorious joke. Mc Brat is also a bit of a gem for letting me know. I think everyone else presumes that I must be dead. I am very pleased about that, both that everyone makes that assumption and the fact of being there in a new exhibition. I like being back, hung, in a ‘show’ in our National Modern Art Museum, with my scolaro out, as per usual. I realised years ago that the best thing an artist could do was to get out of the way of his, or her, own work, especially when the artist is a stroppy withering thing, a poltroon of the first order. I realised that premature burial was the way to go. That Mister Poe had given me a heads up, it appears.
Yes, this wonderful double pandemic has turned us all into shades of Abelard and Heloise. It's gifting us ageing with that added frisson of heightened communication, that lobbing of bottles, with notes in 'em, into the briny snot-green that we love. Let the buggering sharks swallow them if they want. Those lovely Japanese fishermen will eventually eviscerate them anyway, and all will be saved, even if we are not around to reap the benefits. My father found hope in a bottle, hidden in the toilet cistern. We may be following a time-honoured tradition.
There you are, I prodded you back.
May, 2002, approximately:
So I am sure you will be glad to see that my unhealthy Ego is still very much intact and beginning to re-emerge from the wettest winter on record. I am torn as to how to approach bodies for art funding. Should I do the 'I am profoundly mortal and in touch with the moment of extinction' spiel, hoping they will think, oops better fund him because he won't be around for much longer or avoid all that in case they think, oops another AIDS artist who has nothing to say to us cleanies? It's all in the work anyway......but which is the best way to exploit the situation, given that Brit Art is dominated by Laddism and that even the girls are beer drinking heterosexual womanisers (who spit great distances)? Brit art has had no response to this 'Fin de Siècle' malaise, there is no Gober, or Gonzales Torres or Wojnorowitz, or even a Goldin......I don't think they should get away with this. Similarly Brits don't know how to respond when you tell them of your lurgeyness as they know no-one else with this condition. I miss my mates in New York, who have absorbed the whole shebang and know how to respond. Let's hear it for Healing Circles and Act-Up meetings.
They were good, if slightly hysterical, times. I hate normalisation, it really does you in.
I am not normal, I worship at the back passage and no amount of interior design flair will change that. I love being an aberration.
I still have the bitter and twisted fantasy I would like to write as a story. Set in the future, it would involve a new virus that would kill you within a month. The idea would be that anyone who was already Hiv positive would be immune to the virus. So reverse everything. Those who were Poz would no longer be Pariahs. Cleanies would be begging for positive loads, it would be on sale on the net. The most efficient way to contact it would be anal sex (as if) so that every straight jock in christendom would be begging for it and we would be very busy (if exhausted) and multi-squillionaires in no time.
So I am a sicko....but you always knew that anyway.
Impressions from the Session "Hack the Attack" at the Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2018
Copyright by World Economic Forum / Sandra Blaser
Again from WikiPedia: "The Norden bombsight was developed during a period of United States non-interventionism when the dominant U.S. military strategy was the defense of the U.S. and its possessions. A considerable amount of this strategy was based on stopping attempted attacks at sea, both with direct naval power, and starting in the 1930s, with USAAF airpower. Most air forces of the era invested heavily in dive bombers or torpedo bombers for these roles, but these aircraft generally had limited range, so long-range strategic reach would require the use of an aircraft carrier. The Army felt the combination of the Norden and B-17 Flying Fortress presented an alternate solution, believing that small formations of B-17s could successfully attack shipping at long distances from the USAAC's widespread bases. The high altitudes the Norden allowed would help increase the range of the aircraft, especially if equipped with a turbocharger, as in the B-17."
The country's elite commando forces enter the Taj Mahal Hotel for the final attack on the terrorists
I brought with me the Yongnuo 50mm f/1.4 lens to the big greaser meet at Lissma park. Haven't used the lens much this Summer but decided to give it a try at the car event. This is the hood ornament on a 1949 Mercury Monarch.