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"On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the sky, gigantic in height, and muffled in a cloak, Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that he was headless!--but his horror was still more increased on observing that the head, which should have rested on his shoulders, was carried before him on the pommel of his saddle!"
- Washington Irving, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Winter has brought additional hardship to tens of thousands of displaced Iraqi families as temperatures across the region continue to drop. While much work has been done already, hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) remain in urgent need of life-saving assistance, including shelter, heating and cooking fuel, warm clothing, shoes, food and health services. At present, approximately one-third of all displaced people are living in substandard housing, including unfinished and abandoned buildings, makeshift collective centres (including schools, mosques) or spontaneous settlements.
Of the estimated 2.1 million people displaced across Iraq since January 2014 due to ongoing violence, close to half (more than 970,000) have taken refuge in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI-I) where temperatures in the winter can often drop below zero, while winter weather in centre and south regions brings strong winds, rains and flooding.
As winter conditions worsen, those displaced sheltering in tents and other informal dwellings will be further exposed to respiratory tract infections and other illnesses associated with cold weather. Access to health services in many areas continues to remain limited, which in turn increases the vulnerability of the displaced populations, particularly children, women and the elderly suffering from chronic diseases, including asthma and other chronic diseases.
WFP Country Director Jane Pearce and TV presenter Souhair Al Qayssei had talks on January 10 and 11, 2015, with the governors of Erbil and Dohuk about the efforts that these governorates are taking in accommodating the growing displaced population and acute shortage of funds.
The Humanitarian Community currently needs close to US$1.5 billion under the revised Strategic Response Plan (SRP) to address the protection and humanitarian needs of an estimated 5.2 million Iraqis through 2015. Of the $2.23 billion requested, just US$760 million has been funded (34 per cent). The most underfunded clusters are CCCM, education, and social cohesion and sustainable livelihoods.
Ms. Pearce and Ms. Al Qayssei also visited Baharka and Khanke camps where they spoke with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) about their concerns, needs and fears. Harsh winter conditions and gaps in funding are endangering the bare survival of these people.
The World Food Programme has been in Iraq since 1991 but in 2014 it scaled up its operations to provide food assistance to over 1.4 million Iraqis who have been displaced by the conflict that erupted since mid-June. The organization has supported Iraqis across the 18 governorates by distributing food parcels, food vouchers and setting up field kitchens for those on the move.
Suhair Alqayssei is an Iraqi TV presenter who worked for AlArabiya TV and is now with MBC. Her visit to WFP in Iraq is sheding light on the efforts being made to assist displaced Iraqis in the conflict.
In this album you can see photos from Dohuk Governorate, Khanke and Kabartu IDPs camps.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
"... human inquiry can continue indefinitely to yield important new truths."
Henry Stapp, 1971
"Who are the dancers and who the dance?"
David Finkelstein in The Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav
Continuing on my journey in the snow with the F3 and 105mm MicroNikkor, was able to look at various details from some interesting lighting. I like this lens because the continuous focus from infinity to macro distances is really flexible. Thanks to all those flickeranians who continue to inspire and display their images. By the way, I'm looking at expanding films, especially higher speed B&W. If anyone has film/developer combos they particularly like, please let me know. I have done my share of experimentation, but would love to hear what others use.
Day 199.
Michał Haśko | bs ollie
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Norfolk, Va. (Aug. 17, 2025) - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joelle Cope, assigned to USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), embraces her child after completing a summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of Continuing Promise 2025 Aug. 17, 2025. Comfort completed six mission visits to Grenada, Panama, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, providing direct care to thousands of patients. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter)
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GEORGIA GARRISON TRAINING CENTER, Ft. Stewart, Ga. 1 Mar 2015 – The Georgia National Guard's 2015 Andrew Sullens Marksmanship Competition at Ft. Stewart, Ga. culminated with historical firsts and served as a force multiplier with competitors extending their service. Specialists Mark J. Springston and Donovan K. Victor, 179th Military Policemen and team competitors, receive the oath of extension from Georgia Army National Guard Commander, Col. Thomas M. Carden, Jr. “It’s programs like this that moves the readiness needle,” Carden said. “We want to enable you to reach your full potential." (Georgia Department of Defense photo by Staff Sgt. Tracy J. Smith|released)
Belicht met 1x Hedler C10 1000W (continue) via paraplu; With 1x Hedler C10 1000W light and umbrella
Nikon D7000 VR16-85 f/3.5-5.6G 48mm ISO100 1/25s F/5,6
Drs. H. Ferguson, T. Urell, M. Rush, R. Peterson, G. Johnson, and M. Haulena lead a fish anesthesia and hematology lab during the School of Veterinary Medicine's first annual Veterinary Continuing Education Conference - "An Overview of Aquatic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner".
Hampi (Kannada: ಹಂಪೆ Hampe) is a village in northern Karnataka, India. It is located within the ruins of the city of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara, it continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple, as well as several other monuments belonging to the old city. The ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi. According to statistics of 2014, Hampi is the most searched historical place in Karnataka on Google.
ETYMOLOGY
'Hampi traditionally known as Pampa-kshetra, Kishkinda-kshetra or Bhaskara-kshetra is derived from Pampa, which is the old name of the Tungabhadra River on whose southern banks the city is built. The name "Hampi" is an anglicized version of the Kannada Hampe (derived from Pampa). Over the years, it has also been referred to as Vijayanagara and Virupakshapura (from Virupaksha, the patron deity of the Vijayanagara rulers).
HISTORY
The emperor Ashoka's minor rock edicts in Nittur & Udegolan (both in Bellary district) leads one to believe that this region was within the Ashokan kingdom during the 3rd century BCE. A Brahmi inscription & a terracotta seal dating to the 2nd century CE were also discovered from the excavation site.
The first historical settlements in Hampi date back to 1 CE.
Immediately before the rise of the Vijaynagara kings, the region was probably in the hands of chiefs of Kampili, now a small town, 19 km east of Hampi.
Hampi formed one of the core areas of the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1343 to 1565, when it was finally laid siege to by the Deccan Muslim confederacy. Hampi was chosen because of its strategic location, bounded by the torrential Tungabhadra river on one side and surrounded by defensible hills on the other three sides.
The site is significant historically and architecturally. The topography abounds with large stones which have been used to make statues of Hindu deities. The Archaeological Survey of India continues to conduct excavations in the area, to discover additional artifacts and temples.
GEOGRAPHY
Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. It is 353 km from Bangalore and 74 km away from Bellary. Hosapete (Hospet), 13 km away, is the nearest railway head. Mantralayam, which is also on the banks of Tunghabhadra, in AP is some 150 km away.The principal industries of the village are agriculture, the support of the Virupaksha temple and some other local holy places in the vicinity, as well as tourism. The annual Vijayanagara Festival is organized by the Government of Karnataka in November.
Due to the presence of several mineral deposits in this region (iron-ore, manganese), mining has been done for a number of years. A recent boom for the supply of iron-ore in the international market has led to increased levels of mining in this district. Some feel that the World Heritage Site at Hampi as well as the Tungabhadra Dam is under threat as a result.
ARCHITECTURE
The city of Vijayanagara was originally encompassed by seven lines of fortifications. These fortifications had a large number of bastions & gateways. The seventh & the innermost fortification enclosed the main city & is the best preserved. The extant monuments of Vijayanagara or Hampi can be divided into Religious, Civil & Military buildings. While most of the monuments at Hampi are from the Vijayanagara period, a small proportion may be assigned to pre-Vijayanagara times. The Jain temples on Hemakuta hill, the two Devi shrines & some other structures in the Virupaksha temple complex predate the Vijanagara empire. The earliest amongst them, the Shaiva shrines with their stepped pyramidal vimanas or superstructures, date to the early Chalukyan period around ninth-tenth century AD.
RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS
Hampi has various notable Hindu temples with some vedanta mythology inside the temples, some of which are still active places of worship. Among the most notable are:
- Achyutaraya Temple
- Badavi Linga
- Chandramauleshwara Temple
- Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy temple was constructed in the ancient style of architecture, the temple of Malyavanta Raghunathaswamy stands 3 km down the road. Its inner walls flaunt peculiar and interesting motifs of fish and marine creatures.
- Hazara Rama Temple Complex: This ruined temple complex is well known for elaborate frescoes from the Hindu religion and a sprawling courtyard well-laid with gardens. It is well known for more than many thousand carvings & inscriptions on & in the temple depicting the mighty story of Ramayana. It has about 1000 carvings & inscriptions depicting the story of Ramayana.
- Hemakuta group of temples
- Krishna Temple Complex: This temple complex has been recently excavated through the last decade, and restoration work is still in progress. The temple has the Sacred Tank or the Pushkarani located on its eastern side.
- Vittala Temple Complex:
This is perhaps the most famous and well-known among the ruins of Hampi. The iconic stone chariot in the vicinity of this temple complex is a symbol of Karnataka Tourism. Off late, floodlights have been installed in the temple complex that provide illumination at dusk, thereby adding to the grandeur of the architecture.
The temple houses the famous musical pillars. The British wanted to check the reason behind this wonder and so they had cut two pillars to check anything was there inside the pillars that was producing the sound. They had found nothing but hollow pillars. Even today we can see those pillars cut by the British.
The road leading to the temple was once a market where the horses were traded. Even today we can see the ruins of the market on both the sides of the road. The temple contains the images of foreigners like Persians selling horses.
- Muslim Sunni masjid
- Preksha temple and groups
- Saasivekaalu Ganesha
- Virupaksha Temple known as the Pampavathi temple, it is an ancient temple situated in the Hampi Bazaar. It predates the founding of the Vijayanagara empire. The temple has a 49 m high tower at its entrance. Apart from Shiva, the temple complex also contains shrines of the erotica statues Bhuvaneshwari and Pampa.
- Underground Shiva Temple
- Yantrodharaka Anjaneya temple
CIVIL BUILDINGS
- Aqueducts and Canals
- Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura
- Lotus Mahal
- Zanana enclosure
MILITARY BUILDINGS
- Elephant stables:
used to house the eleven royal elephants in King Krishnadeva Raya's army. The neighbouring building housed the elephant riders of the royal elephants.
- The Kings’ balance
IMPORTANT SITES
Anegondi
Anjeyanadri Hill
Kadalekalu Ganesha
Lake (Near Sanapur)
Tungabhadra River
Uddana Veerabhadra temple
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha
Virupapura
Yeduru Basavanna
In Stoke Newington Church Street Friday stopped. He stared long and hard at this pub sign. Suddenly, he decided to go into the pub. He singled out the biggest man in the room, put his arms around him and shouted "Dad!".
This proved to be a mistake.
Continuing my long tradition of never seeing the mountain in person without at least some cloud cover obscuring the mountain (though this is the least amount of cloud yet).
We loved hosting a CME event with Dr. John Kresl. We had a blast sharing and learning the latest CyberKnife information!
I know many of us do it... picking up rubbish whilst walking.
It actually brings me so much satisfaction, and can feel quite addictive - once I've started, it can become a challenge to walk past something and not pick it up! Which can kinda become a problem when one runs out of hand space. I can't remember how many times ive mentally reminded myself "always walk with a plastic bag", but then I forget.
A passing man said 'thank you' so enthusiastically, so that was lovely.
Board member Dr. Michael Griffin '94 takes in the words of a student during the fall board meeting. Photo by Sabree Hill
The dance to honor veterans started with the POW-MIA and American flag being displayed. Then veterans (and current military) were asked to join the dancers in the ring, followed by police officers, firefighters, and other public servants.
Continuing our trip up Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road (which goes by many names and street numbering schemes, thanks to the aggressive tentacles of San Jose), we find this mom and pop Shanghainese place hidden behind a Bank of America.
It's in a plaza called World Journal Plaza (I think) that has Sogo Tofu and Sogo Bakery and some other businesses that cater mainly to Taiwanese customers, it seems.
和苑 Hé yuàn "Harmony court" and the first two characters mean Shanghai. But the sign actually says 和道 Hé Dào "Harmony path"
Agfa Vista 100.