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When the National Assembly for Wales Bus visited Abertillery, most visitors on board were keen to know what the consequences of a ‘yes’ vote or a ‘no’ vote in the referendum might be. Some people complained about their local area; they said the buses and trains do not link up and the town needs some regeneration work. Others said they had difficulties getting in touch with their Assembly Members and the Assembly doesn’t have sufficient presence in the area. They wished to see the bus visit their area again, and for Assembly Members to be present specifically to speak to the public and answer their queries. One woman who had moved to the area from London came on board wishing to know about the Assembly’s work and the opportunities to vote in Wales this year. Another person who came by said that he knew very little about the Assembly, and he had never voted. Staff on the bus gave him an introduction to what the Assembly does, and he gave the impression he would now consider voting when the time came.
Pan aeth Bws y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol i Abertyleri, roedd mwyafrif helaeth yr ymwelwyr yn awyddus i wybod beth fyddai goblygiadau pleidlais ‘ie’ neu ‘na’ yn y refferendwm. Roedd rhai yn cwyno am eu hardal, gan nodi nad oedd cyswllt digonol rhwng y trenau a’r bysiau a bod angen gwaith adfywio dirfawr ar y dref. Cwyn eraill oedd eu bod yn ei chael hi’n anodd cysylltu gyda’u Haelodau Cynulliad ac nad oes gan y Cynulliad ddigon o bresenoldeb yn lleol. Soniodd rhai y byddent yn dymuno gweld y bws yn ymweld a’u hardal eto, ac y dylai Aelodau Cynulliad fod ar fwrdd y bws er mwyn iddynt gynnig atebion i broblemau’r cyhoedd. Daeth menyw oedd wedi symud o Lundain i’r ardal draw i gael gwybodaeth am waith y Cynulliad a’r cyfleoedd i bleidleisio yng Nhymru eleni. I orffen, daeth un ymwelydd, nad oedd wedi pleidleisio yn y gorffennol, draw i gael gwybodaeth am y Cynulliad. Wedi sgwrs fer am waith y Cynulliad a’r cyfleoedd i bleidleisio eleni, soniodd y byddai’n ystyried bwrw pleidlais am y tro cyntaf yn y refferendwm ac etholiad y Cynulliad eleni.
19 April 2016-2016 OECD Integrity Forum, Fighting the Hidden Tariff: Global Trade Without Corruption.
Plenary Session, Corruption and Trade: Risks, Costs, Consequences
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Klaus Moosmayer, Chair, Business and Industry Advisory Committee Anti-Corruption Task Force and Chief Compliance Officer, Siemens
OECD, Paris, France
Photo: OECD/Michael Dean
In Custody
(This is my second roll with the amazingly effective MJU II. I used a chinese film, Centuria 200. Half of the roll went very greenish but the other half had beautiful funky tones like this. Film is quite scarce in my country nowadays. If any of you have a surplus or feel like donating a roll of any kind, mostly c-41 but also b&w, please contact me. I'll give you donation credits on the roll's pictures, wow)
As a consequence of the intellectual and erudite nature of the inhabitants of Baeza, they decided to create their own University at the end of the XVI century, a long time before these of Jaén or Úbeda.
The building, one of the few with Mannerist style that the city has, was founded by the priest Rodrigo López, a relative of the Pope Paulo III, upon the Saint León chapel, a plot transferred by the Council in 1571.
Firstly, a first letters school was created dedicated to the Holly Trinity. Nevertheless, with the arrival of Juan de Ávila in 1540, new teachings were introduced as Liberal Studies, secondary education, degrees and doctorates in Arts and Theology.
The first students' graduation took place in 1549 and they became the professors of the future University. Their effort and good performance convert this University of Baeza into the best university in Andalusia during the years. However, due to the parish character of the University, a phenomenon of exaltation occurred between the students, known as "illuminati", which forced the intervention of the Inquisition Court, something that finished with the imprisonment of the most distinguished teachers.
In 1565, new Rhetoric, Grammar, Greek Philosophy and Theology chairs were created. With the arrival of Pedro Fernández de Córdoba to the management, the institution would be elevated to a higher position. Due to that, he designed an enlargement which finished with the construction of the Saint Jean Evangelist church.
The University remained until 1824. Nevertheless, the lessons on the primary school continued with these of Latin; followed by the creation of a Liberal Studies School and after a high-school -where Antonio Machado worked as a teacher-, and these days there is a secondary education centre.
The architecture is similar to that of the renaissance palaces.
The Paraninfo or Assembly hall is placed in the courtyard.
The Sierra County Courthouse was built with WPA labor in 1939 (the same year in which The Wizard of Oz was released).
The long and strange name of the county seat comes from the name of the popular radio game show called Truth or Consequences hosted by Ralph Edwards. Edwards promised that he would come to the first town in the country that would change its name in honor of his show. So in the year 1950, this town changed its name, and Edwards came to here every first weekend in May for the next fifty years at which time a community celebration would occur. The town's original name was Hot Springs. So this courthouse was built back when the town went by a different name.
The county's former seat was located at the mining town of Hillsboro. Click on this link to see a picture of the ruins of the 1892 Sierra County Courthouse that still stand there: www.flickr.com/photos/99491151@N00/3152879454/in/set-7215...
Mission Peak RP, Fremont, CA
Over the years or even maybe as of 3-4 years ago Mission Peak popularity has gone out of control. Which is good and bad at the same time. One of the really bad things is that people leave their trash and leftover food and these guys are learning young.
The joyful consequence of being here midweek, together with the earlier bad weather, meant there were no more than twenty or so people dotted along the sweeping curve of this 3 mile stretch of beach, standing out from the scenery like L S Lowry stick people placed against a vast backdrop of nature rather than an urban cityscape. With stoic determination they wrested from the day what enjoyment they could. Meanwhile, under a grey dome of overcast sky, with the sun a soft glowing sphere of white, various flocks of clouds wandered on mild winds, outriders of the oncoming storm that was darkening the horizon. But nature was in no hurry to perform, waves mere inches high, rolled towards the shore, making gentle sighing sounds as they broke languidly, seemingly reluctant to wet the land. Everything seemed to move slowly, the sea, the clouds, even the light. Heartbeat, breathing, thinking, all slowed in natural sympathy...then, connection made...measured against the universe our physical bodies are so small, one microscopic point within a vast and immeasurable physical existence, insubstantial, insignificant and yet, our consciousness, our awareness, is limitless, it fills the space in between the objects, it encompasses those objects...like our imaginations, we are boundless.
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A Colt Model 1881 Gatling gun in the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs.
Interesting bit of history behind this weapon that I never knew: It was invented by a physician.
Dr. Richard Gatling, the story goes, hoped to reduce the size of armies and therefore the number of people being killed. He thought he could do this by improving the efficiency of the killing, so he invented and patented one of the first workable machine guns, firing 200 shots a minute.
I really can’t follow the logic, myself.
Gatling’s gun saw very limited use in the U.S. Civil War, but new and improved versions were soon in use around the world. It was quickly replaced by faster, more efficient machine guns, though electric-powered Gatling guns that can fire up to 6,000 rounds per minute remain in service today.
Home made motivational poster using newly acquired lighting skills from Strobist.com. and Photoshop.
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A map showing processes and projected consequences of climate change in Europe. / Карта, отображающая процессы, связанные с изменением климата, а также его прогнозируемые последствия.
English version here.
Spanish company touts process to turn urban waste into biodiesel
A group of Spanish developers working under the company name Ecofasa, headed by chief executive officer and inventor Francisco Angulo, has developed a biochemical process to turn urban solid waste into a fatty acid biodiesel feedstock. “It took more than 10 years working on the idea of producing biodiesel from domestic waste using a biological method,” Angulo told Biodiesel Magazine. “My first patent dates back to 2005. It was first published in 2007 in Soto de la Vega, Spain, thanks to the council and its representative Antonio Nevado.”
Using microbes to convert organic material into energy isn’t a new concept to the renewable energy industries, and the same can be said for the anaerobic digestion of organic waste by microbes, which turns waste into biogas consisting mostly of methane. However, using bacteria to convert urban waste to fatty acids, which can then be used as a feedstock for biodiesel production, is a new twist. The Spanish company calls this process and the resulting fuel Ecofa. “It is based on metabolism’s natural principle by means of which all living organisms, including bacteria, produce fatty acids,” Angula said. “[It] comes from the carbon of any organic waste.”
He defined urban waste as “organic wastes from home like food, paper, wood and dung,” and added that any carbon-based material can be used for biodiesel production under the Ecofa process. “For many years, I wondered why there are pools of oil in some mountains,” he said, explaining the reasoning behind his invention. “After delving into the issue, I realized that [those oil deposits] were produced by decomposing organic living microorganisms.” This, in Angulo’s mind, sparked the idea that food waste and bacteria could be turned into fatty acids that could react into biodiesel. Two types of bacteria are under further development by Biotit Scientific Biotechnology Laboratory in Seville, Spain: E. coli and Firmicutes. The Ecofa process also produces methane gas, and inconvertible solids that can be used as a soil amendment or fertilizer. “There is a huge variety of bacteria,” Angulo said. “Currently, [biodiesel producers] receive a fat that must be processed through transesterification into biodiesel, but we are also working on other types of bacteria that are capable of producing fatty acids with the same characteristics as biodiesel.” He said this would eventually allow producers to skip the transesterification step.
Ecofasa may avoid the ongoing food-versus-fuel debate and its expected successor, indirect land use, with its Ecofa process. “It would not be necessary to use specific fields of maize, wheat, barley, beets, etc., which would remain for human consumption without creating distortions or famines with unforeseeable consequences,” the company stated in a press release. “This microbial technique can be extended to other organic debris, plants or animals, such as those contained in urban sewage. You can even experiment with other carbon sources, and this opens up a lot of possibilities. It is only necessary to find the appropriate bacteria.”
The company created its name by combining the term “eco-combustible” with F.A., the initials of the inventor.
“Today we feel that we can produce between one and two liters [of biodiesel] per 10 kilograms of trash,” Angulo said. That’s a little more than one-fourth to one-half of a gallon for every 22 pounds of trash—or between 24 and 48 gallons per ton of urban waste. “We are working to improve that,” he said.
Hendrik Petrus Berlage is one of the most important renovators of Netherlands' architecture at the end of the 19th century. He is born in Amsterdam in 1856. After failing artschool he studies architecture at the Zürich Institute of Technology under Gottfried Semper from 1875 until 1878, after which he travels extensively through Europe. Back in Amsterdam in 1882 he starts working at the office of Theodorus Sanders. Together they design several buildings in neo-Renaissance style, including a first design for the Amsterdam commodities exchange. In 1884 they form a partnership. From 1889 Berlage is working on his own, and designs in the then fashionable style of Jugendstil. In that year he presents himself at the World Exhibition in Paris with the design for a mausoleum, a plea for eternal peace. A first hint at Berlage's utopian socialistic ideas. In a wave of political naivity he later even makes a design for a mausoleum for Soviet dictator Lenin. A more important consequence of his socialism is the idea of Community Art (Gemeenschapskunst); artists of various disciplines working together on art that serves the community. Several of Berlage's important designs were made in this spirit.
Berlage is best known for his final design for the Amsterdam commodities exchange. The style in which this building is built becomes known as Rationalism. Important elements of this style are the honest use of materials (all used materials should be recognizable), clarity of construction (no unnecessary ornamentation) and craftmanship in the execution. Brick is the preferred material of use, although natural stone is used for parts that need accentuating. Walls are usually completely flat, with the sparse decorative elements flush with the walls. This building is considered to be the beginning of modern architecture in the Netherlands, and although representing only a phase in Berlage's career, it remains a major influences until well into the 1950's. Several protestant architects, like Tj. Kuipers, design churches in a style close to Berlage's style. The traditionalistic architects of the Delft School, especially A.J. Kropholler, continue this style long after Berlage has abandoned it, and develop it even further using Berlage's ideas. On the other hand the Amsterdam School in its first years is partially a reaction to Berlage's assumed conservatism, with an expressionistic style that definitely breaks the rules of honest use of materials and clarity of construction.
A visit to the U.S.A. in 1911 has a great impact on Berlage's work. The work of Henry Hobson Richardson, Louis H. Sullivan, and especially Frank Lloyd Wright become important influences until the end of his career.
Later in his career Berlage becomes more active in town planning. His plan for the enlargement of Amsterdam-South (1914-1915) is the most important project. Berlage also designed furniture, and even wrote several plays. Berlage died in Den Haag (The Hague) in 1934, to where he had moved his office in 1913.
The first time I have some writing in an image and - Murphy´s law- I misspelled "passepartout". Mea culpa :)
A consequence of "The Great Overrun" as we called it was the operationally precarious position we were put in of the new Down Coventry Line - on which 56303 is seen here - being left unelectrified on commissioning, other than through the new Rugby platform 1 itself.
This meant that only diesel hauled traffic could use this line in its entirety from the new Hillmorton Junction to Trent Valley Junction, causing congestion and delay.
This was not only due to the resultant physical conflicts at Hillmorton and Rugby itself, but because of the need to confirm with (mainly freight) drivers whether their train was electrically hauled.
TRUST/TOPS cannot be used for this purpose, and there was no GSMR back then.
Despite this irritating situation persisting from January until April, I am am pleased to say no electric trains were routed towards this unelectrified line by staff at Rugby PSB.
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Saint-Laurent,
D213.
Les agriculteurs, les entrepreneurs, les particuliers sont obligés de se garer de la sorte pour essayer de réduire les chances de se faire voler!
Car d'un côté, la France se fait piller par des bandes toujours plus nombreuses et toujours mieux organisées à qui l'on donne en plus, souvent, le gîte et le couvert.
De l'autre des élus indifférents et inconséquents se répandent en mensonges et discours démagogiques écrits par d'autres pour endormir les masses de bovidés qui croient les élire en toute subjectivité!
Et pendant ce temps nos élus se baignent dans la luxure aux frais du contribuable pendant que le français moyen passe ses journées au travail pour s’apercevoir en rentrant qu'on leur a volé le peu qu'ils avaient.
Quel mépris!
Quelle honte!
Un employé ou un ouvrier se feraient immédiatement virer s'il faisait le millième de ce que les politiques font ou de ce qu'ils ne font pas!
A shot showing how crowded it's getting out on Hoyle Bank. Some say they ruin the seascape, but I prefer it to the consequences of burning coal. The birds are common scoter - some 10,000 have taken up winter residence around the wind farm.
Last week, as part of Operation Sceptre – the national week of action to combat knife crime – officers from GMP’s Oldham District joined forces with Paul McGovern MBE, to deliver an ‘Actions have Consequences’ and ‘Save a Life Drop the Knife’ session to pupils at a primary school in Oldham.
Ran by Paul McGovern MBE, a dog handler at HMP Manchester, the 'Actions have Consequnces' programme has been rolled out to more than one million children across the country over the last twelve years.
The aim of the programme is to build bridges between local children, their teachers, local neighbourhood policing teams, School Engagement Officers and the youth offending team.
The session was filled with fun interactive activities for the children and their teachers to take part, as well thought-provoking messages about the negative impact that knife crime, anti-social behaviour and drugs can have, with an emphasis of choosing a positive path and making the right decisions.
During the two-hour workshop, pupils from year groups 3,4, 5 and 6 also learned how to make 999 calls, how to report a crime — and the consequences of getting into trouble, such as having a criminal record.
As part of the session, Chief Inspector Gareth Firth from GMP's Oldham District, presented the school with a ‘Community Pupil of the Year’ plaque which will be awarded every year, to a pupil from the school that does something positive to help their community.
GMP’s knife crime lead, Superintendent Caroline Hemingway, was also in attendance and spoke to the children about the dangers and consequences of carrying a knife, the importance of looking out for your friends and the various ways that young people can report concerns around knife crime.
When speaking at the session, Superintendent Hemingway, said: “GMP has worked closely with Paul for a number of years, as we believe that early intervention work such as this, is a vital tool in knife crime prevention. The sessions also help to build positive relationships between children, their teachers and the police.
“GMP and our partners in the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit, treat knife crime incredibly seriously, and whilst operational activity plays a significant part in tackling the issue across Greater Manchester, we recognise that one of the best things we can is to to provide early intervention and educate young people from a young age, to help them understand the dangers and consequences of knife crime and other criminal activity.
“By working closely with young people, parents, and our wider communities, we can identify those involved in knife crime, address the root causes, educate our communities, provide preventative advice, and ensure those carrying and using weapons are brought to justice.”
If you’re worried a young person is at risk or is involved in violence, help and support is available.
This is the first in a set of articles on this subject of CHOICES MADE IN THE ADOLESCENT STAGE CAST LONG SHADOWS INTO ADULT LIFE... article 1..."For far far too long we have believed all we needed to do with our young adolescence was to give them a few weeks sex education in the last year of their Primary School stage and then another few weeks of sex and drug education in the first couple of years in their High School stage and everything would be just fine.
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No, is the answer and it has not and still is not fine. This has not been fine in the past and now after far far too many years of just hoping they would grow through this stage and become valuable functioning adults has not actually worked for many either.
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The long shadows cast into our adult lives from the choices we made in our adolescence stage are being played out all around the world right now. The consequences of ignoring and attempting to placate past generations of adolescence has now created entire modern societies facing both financial, environmental and moral bankruptcy.
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When our beautiful children, who we love dearly turn 11, great trepidation and fear walks into the hearts of most parents. Those parents who had the hardest adolescent experiences themselves generally enter this stage, of their own children’s adolescence, with the greatest fears if they are conscious of it or not.
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For reasons beyond my imagination our Western societies collectively practice amnesia of their own generation’s adolescent stage when it comes the turn of the next group of children entering that critical juncture. With each new group of adolescents passing into their own adolescent stage and the only tool available to most parents is to just hope and pray they will survive also needs to be challenged".
Vicki Huddleston, Retired US Ambassador & former chief of the US Interests Section in Havana, speaks on the panel
Event agenda: www.thedialogue.org/events/cubas-sinking-economy-causes-c...
Event Summary: www.thedialogue.org/analysis/cubas-sinking-economy-causes...
Prayer Vigil and Memorial ,and Peaceable assembly in Honor of Robert Lavoy Finicum. At the Sierra County NM courthouse ( Seventh Judicial District Court)
in Truth or Consequences the county seat .
From Hughes Mortuary website
" Robert LaVoy Finicum was born on January 27, 1961 in Kanab, UT and was murdered the day before his 55th birthday on January 26, 2016. LaVoy was born to David and Nelda Finicum and had six siblings, Sherre, Guy, Jody, Jill, Misty, and Tadi. LaVoy was married to Dorthea Jeanette Finicum on February 18, 1994 and together they have eleven children, Thara, Belle, Tell, Tawny, Arianna, Brittney, Mitch, Thomas, Challice, Danielle, and Tean. Combined they have 19 grandchildren with three more on the way.
LaVoy went to school in Page Arizona. He served a full time mission in the Dakotas for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of which he was a faithful member his whole life. He served in many church positions; among them: the Young Men’s program, Ward Mission leader, Elders Quorum president, a High Priest leader and a member of the Bishopric. LaVoy worked many years in property management but his passions were helping children and ranching. LaVoy had over 50 foster boys whom he was able to have in his home and mentor over the course of the past 19 years. He loved working on his ranch and teaching his children how to ride horses, brand cows, and most of all, to follow Christ. LaVoy loved God, his family, and his country. He believed that the Constitution of the United States was inspired by God and he was willing to, and did, die while defending our freedoms stated within. "
Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called the "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Manor Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe. Both have now a common directorate.
Im Tierpark Berlinsind 2023 rund 20 lebensgroßen Dinosaurier, über den Park verteilt, zu sehen.. Die tonnenschweren Nachbildungen sind nicht nur optisch bis ins Detail ihren lebenden „Vorfahren“ nachempfunden. Spezielle Technik lässt die Dinosaurier täuschend echt wiederbelebt erscheiunen. Sie zeigen so auch typische Bewegungsabläufe und geben akustische Laute von sich. Zusätzlich zu den beweglichen Exponaten erfahren die Besucher*innen in einer thematischen Ausstellung mehr über die Lebensweise der Dinosaurier und können erstaunliche Parallelen zur heutigen Tierwelt entdecken. „Dinosaurier gelten als das bekannteste Symbol für ausgestorbene Tierarten – die Faszination für T-Rex und seine Artgenossen ist bis heute ungebrochen“, verkündet Zoo- und Tierpark-Direktor Dr. Andreas Knieriem. „Und das Thema Artensterben ist hockaktuell – über 37.000 Arten gelten derzeit weltweit als unmittelbar vom Aussterben bedroht. Auch heutige Giganten, wie der Afrikanische Elefant oder das Spitzmaulnashorn, könnten – wenn wir nicht intervenieren – ausgerottet werden“, ergänzt Knieriem. Die Dinosaurier-Ausstellung ist von April bis Oktober 2023 zu sehen. Der Besuch bei Triceratops und Co. ist im regulären Eintrittspreis enthalten.
Quelle: www.tierpark-berlin.de/de/aktuelles/alle-news/artikel/din...
In 2023, around 20 life-size dinosaurs are on display in the Berlin Animal Park, spread throughout the park. The replicas, which weigh several tonnes, are not only visually modelled on their living "ancestors" down to the last detail. Special technology makes the dinosaurs look as if they have been brought back to life. They also show typical movements and make acoustic sounds. In addition to the moving exhibits, visitors can learn more about the dinosaurs' way of life in a thematic exhibition and discover astonishing parallels to the animal world of today. "Dinosaurs are considered the best-known symbol of extinct animal species - the fascination with T-Rex and his fellow species is still unbroken today," announces Zoo and Animal Park Director Dr. Andreas Knieriem. "And species extinction is highly topical - more than 37,000 species are currently considered to be in imminent danger of extinction worldwide. Even today's giants, such as the African elephant or the black rhinoceros, could - if we don't intervene - be wiped out," adds Knieriem. The dinosaur exhibition is on display from April to October 2023. A visit to Triceratops and Co. is included in the regular admission price.
Source: www.tierpark-berlin.de/de/aktuelles/alle-news/artikel/din... (German only)
Early 15th century sculpted roof boss from the north walk of the cloister at Worcester.
Worcester Cathedral is the commanding presence on the skyline of the city, perched on high ground overlooking the River Severn. It is one of England's most rewarding cathedrals, though denied first rank status owing to the heavy handed Victorian restorations it underwent, an unavoidable consequence of being built of soft red sandstone (a problem shared with Chester and Lichfield) and thus a 19th century feel pervades inside and out in it's mostly renewed external stonework and furnishings.
The cathedral impresses with it's scale, one or our longer churches, crowned by a magnificent central tower (originally surmounted by a lead spire, lost sometime after the Refomation; subtle alterations to the tower's design were made when it was refaced in the Victorian restoration) and with a secondary pair of transepts flanking the choir (as at Salisbury, Lincoln, Rochester & Canterbury). Of the former monastic buildings the cloister and Norman chapter house have survived (along with the refectory, now part of neighbouring King's School), making this a more complex and enjoyable building to explore.
The earliest parts are of the Norman period with the superb 12th century crypt under the choir. The west end of the nave is also Norman work, though very late and unusual in design, with transitional pointed arches. However the bulk of the building we see dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, the east end in Early English gothic style (where most of the windows were restored to stepped lancets by Sir George Gilbert Scott during the Victorian restoration, having been altered over the centuries), whilst the remainder of the nave and tower largely of the Decorated period (the cathedral originally also possessed a detached octagonal bell tower with a lead spire, which stood near the north east corner but was demolished in 1647).
Of the original furnishings little remains beyond the fine set of misericords in the choir stalls. The stained glass too is nearly entirely Victorian (only some meagre, much restored medieval fragments survive in traceries of the south aisle). Much of the Victorian glass is quite impressive, particularly the great east and west windows by Hardman's of Birmingham.
Worcester is however especially rich in tombs and monuments of all periods, with medieval effigies of bishops, knights and ladies, not all in good condition but worth seeking out. There are also several large tombs from the post-Reformation period (especially in the cluttered south aisle) and some fine Baroque work in the north transept.
The most significant of the monuments here are Royal; in the centre of the choir lies the fine 13th century effigy of King John, best remembered for signing the Magna Carta. Nearby is the superb chantry chapel of Prince Arthur, elder brother of Henry VIII, whose premature death aged 15 changed England forever (one of the most pivotal moments in our history, had he survived the Reformation may never have happened). The gorgeous late Perpendicular gothic chapel stands to the south of the High Altar and is remarkable for it's rich sculpted detail.
Part of the inter-university game of consequences. These were used in the final book of our work.
Ink and digital colour, 2008
She Rose (In consequence and set us free!)
For this picture my source was the Women, their struggle for independence in Ireland 1916, Using historical photos, that capture what I call, their lives sacred traces in time. They together form the strong conscious silhouette of Countess Constance Markievicz, wearing her exotic black feathered war hat! In her hand a pistol erects up to challenge Nelson's Column (phallus for the British empire now gone!) She' rises, the gathered women who risked their lives to stand for Ireland in 1916, form her neck & shoulders, all their faces become a shawl of Women's souls like smiling stars! Together, 'She' walks up O'Connell street in the moment of the Irish Easter Rising 1916, going on up to G.P.O post office to fight for our Republic!
All the women I have portrayed into this picture are among those who in 1916 risked their lives to stand together for Ireland's freedom and a better society for all. As I journeyed into a commune with their faces I felt their laughter camaraderie and spirit as they kindly let me try to find them!
This is the first of a series of new large pictures I have been creating for an exhibition I wish about the tide of the people of Ireland and their audacious declaration of independence from the British Empire in 1916. They are all reflections brought to life thru' a willful wonder let emerge and echo in all its faithful living mystery from the old photos sacred traces, caught, forever curious, moments of life in time.
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'She Rose'
Pencil, ink, fabrics, on paper. 3 & half foot square.
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Thanks to the Photographer David Cleary for kindly making this photo of my picture. Gracias Amigo!!
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She Rose
I called this picture 'She Rose' as inevitably the Irish did rise & ripple with the tide of our individual multitudes to set us a chance to be free!
The means we used, to get our independence included violent action and we have lived out sad legacies of consequence from that, but the British Empire would not have let us go without that kick, unfortunately. A lesson in the consequence of the means of an empire's end.
All our actions live out their rippling legacies of reactions in others and ourselves over time. The world is our mirror we can not escape its reflection. Do we revel in a reflection of our fear & aggression or let there bravely be a chance for mercy & new hope to grow, to not repeat injustice? We pay the price, so be sure its worth it! Our action's share consequence, do not be bullied with your life's will, be honest to your homemade compass when we try to treat others as we would true & fairly like them to treat us. To unravel the Gordian Knots of injustice's consequence & grow to live together in a better world society!
See more in my Blogs here:
zcomm.org/zblogs/all-our-world-is-ripples/
zcomm.org/zblogs/civilization-and-the-river/
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'She Rose' was recently exhibited as part of Kilmainham & Inchicore's August 2017 Festival's Group Art Show in Dublin. The show of 10 artists organized by my fellow artists Sean O'Neill & Catherine Ryan was called 'An Ideal World' & my series of large drawing paintings as part of it I called 'In Your Shoes'
In Your Shoes.
'My social art believes there is sacred truth and creativity to be realised in every moment we encounter. I like to journey into moments caught in time, to try unravel and truly see them in art. Looking in the mirror of an other's shoes, we can find ourselves, alive thru' them!'
-Antonio Carty
(August 25th 2017)
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Mostar (Мостар) is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country. Mostar was named after its Old Bridge (Stari most) and the towers on its sides, "the bridge keepers" (natively: mostari).Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia following Referendum held in February 1992. The Yugoslav National Army (Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija - JNA) first bombarded City of Mostar on April 3rd, 1992 and over the following weeks, gradually established control over large portions of the City. The siege lasted for three months.The Yugoslav National Army (JNA) shelling forced tens of thousands from their homes, and resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,600 people. Amongst the destroyed historic monuments were the Karadžoz-bey mosque, Roznamed-ij-Ibrahim-efendija mosque and twelve other mosques, a Franciscan monastery, the Catholic cathedral and the bishop's palace, with a library of 50,000 books, as well as secular institutions.By June 12th 1992, the ABIH (4th Corps of Army of Bosnia Herzegovina) and HVO (Croatian Military Council supported by HOS - Hrvatske Obrambene Snage/Croatian Defence Forces) amassed enough weaponry and manpower to force the JNA troops out of Mostar.
Saborna Crkva (Orthodox Cathedral Church) largest and most beautiful Orthodox Church in Bosnia Herzegovina, built between 1863-1873, was destroyed on the night of June, 15, 1992. After the Yugoslav National Army were driven out by the Bosnian-Croat forces, the Croatian army (HVO) clashed with Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH). The campaign reduced the city to rubble - including the famous 400-year-old Stari Most Old Bridge, and resulted in the division of the city of Mostar into West Mostar (administered by Croats) and East Mostar (adminsitered by Bosniaks).