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Dedicated to my friends because I love them a million !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Poison Girl, Greenbottle, Cori, Sawako, Latsulín, Keiko, the position is irrelevant, I love them equally ^ ^
LEGOLAND Windsor a theme park dedicated to children aged 3-12 years old and of course big kid adults.
An inspirational land where the kids are the hero and adults relive their childhood.
The fun never stops and imagination knows no bounds, a family attraction like no other.
Set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland, LEGOLAND Windsor is a unique family theme park with over 55 interactive rides, live shows, building workshops, driving schools and attractions.
It's amazing what can be built with LEGO bricks - nearly 55 million of them!
From comical camels to fearsome fire-breathing dragons, world landmarks to musical pirates, young and old alike will be fascinated by the incredible LEGO models throughout the park.
Fun Facts about LEGOLAND Windsor
There are 34 LEGO pieces in an average Miniland figure.
The largest model in Miniland is the Canary Wharf Tower which is 5.2 metres tall and took 3 model makers 850 hours to complete using 200,000 LEGO Bricks!
The smallest models are the pigeons in Trafalgar Square which contain 5 LEGO bricks each
So what’s New in 2011
Atlantis Submarine Voyage - Now Open!
Take a deep breath and submerge yourself in an underwater adventure.
Plunge into the depths with this world-first LEGO® submarine ride and immerse yourself in a magical underwater adventure.
Formerly a Benedictine abbey, Ottobeuren Abbey is now a priory near Memmingen in the Bavarian Allgäu. It was founded in 764 by Blessed Toto, and dedicated to St. Alexander, the martyr. Of its early history little is known beyond the fact that Toto, its first abbot, died about 815 and that St. Ulric was its abbot in 972.
In the eleventh century its discipline was on the decline, till Abbot Adalhalm (1082-94) introduced the reform of Hirsau. The same abbot began to restore the decaying buildings, which were completed, with the addition of a convent for noble ladies, by his successor, Abbot Rupert I (1102-45). Under the rule of the latter the newly founded abbey of Marienberg was recruited with monks from Ottobeuren. His successor, Abbot Isengrim, (1145-80), wrote "Annales minores" and "Annales majores" . In 1153, and again in 1217, it was consumed by fire.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries it declined so completely that at the accession of Abbot Johann Schedler (1416-43) only six or eight monks were left, and its annual revenues did not exceed 46 silver marks. Under Abbot Leonard Wiedemann (1508-46) it again began to flourish: he erected a printing establishment and a common house of studies for the Suabian Benedictines. The latter, however, was soon closed, owing to the ravages of the Thirty Years' War.
The most flourishing period in the history of Ottobeuren began with the accession of Abbot Rupert Ness (1710-40) and lasted until its secularization in 1802. From 1711-1725 Abbot Rupert erected the present monastery, the architectural grandeur of which has merited for it the name of "the Suabian Escorial". In 1737 he also began the building of the present church, completed by his successor, Anselm Erb, in 1766. In the zenith of its glory Ottobeuren fell a prey to the greediness of the Bavarian Government.
In 1834 King Louis I of Bavaria restored it as a Benedictine priory, dependent on the abbey of St. Stephen at Augsburg. At present the community have under their charge the parish of Ottobeuren, a district school, and an industrial school for poor boys.
Dedicated: DetailWork by »Bomber«, spotted in the Dedicated BackYard at night. – Early October 2013.
Thanx to Babak and the Shop-Crew.
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 188, dedicated to the personnel and ships of the U.S. Navy.
Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. Los Angeles (CA 135) was commissioned on 7/22/45. After being taken out of service in 1948, it was recommissioned in 1951 to serve in the Korean War. Finally decommissioned on 11/15/63, the ship was sold for scrap in 1975.
The memorial, designed by Terryle Smeed, was dedicated on December 1, 1977. Anchors' loan from the U.S. Navy, mainmast and mooring bits donated by Joseph S. Schapiro, rigging donated by Coordinated Equipment Services, and services from Roy Coats & Charles Slocombe. The plaque is from C.M. Bailey U.S.N. Ret.
The Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Technologies Celebrity Invitational is dedicated to the memory and music of Frank Sinatra and benefits the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children. The Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Technologies Celebrity Invitational enjoys a rich history as one of the marquee golf and fundraising events in the Palm Springs, California desert. Each year, celebrities, amateur contestants, loyal sponsors and enthusiastic spectators from all over the country look forward to returning to this unique "celebrity friendly" event.
Known as "Frank's little party in the desert," Barbara and Frank Sinatra founded the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational in 1988 to raise funds for the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children at Eisenhower Medical Center, which opened in 1986. Through their efforts, and those of supporters throughout the world, the Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Technologies Celebrity Invitational is now one of the most successful events of it's kind.
The mission of the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children is to provide counseling for victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse and to focus on prevention, community education and breaking the generational cycle of abuse. Barbara Sinatra is quick to thank supporters of the "Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Technologies Celebrity Invitational, and she is proud to say "The children who come to us for help continue to receive the therapy they need and deserve; no child is turned away due to a family's inability to pay."
The Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Technologies Celebrity Invitational is a five (5) player team gross and net scramble golf tournament held at Eagle Falls Golf Course in Indio, California. The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, also in Indio, is the tournament's hotel and venue for three nights of parties and a spectacular luncheon and fashion show.
One (1) celebrity and four (4) contestants are a team. The team of four (4) amateur players remains together for two (2) consecutive days. The celebrity contestant changes teams for the second day. Current USGA handicaps are verified and applied to all contestants.
Fuji S5000, 2004. Posted by request.
This appliance forms part of the Museum collection, carefully maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers. It's great to see a lovely old appliance in all its glory.
The little design I made dedicated to Hawaii.
Took me like three tries to get this simple thing done! :/
Mélanie & Lorenzo.
I would be very grateful if you would take a moment to read this:
Today, Saturday the 8th of March 2008, is United Nations’ International Women’s Day & in France is dedicated to Ingrid Betancourt who has been held hostage now for over six years - 2205 days to be exact.
This series of photographs was taken on the 6th anniversary of her capture (Saturday 23rd February 2008) outside the Town Hall of Paris, France. It has been an especially difficult past few weeks for Ingrid’s family & friends (especially for her two children Mélanie & Lorenzo). Following the release of Clara Rojas & Consuelo Gonzalez de Perdomo in January, four other hostages (Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Perez Bonilla, Jorge Eduardo Gechem & Orlando Beltran) were liberated by the FARC on Wednesday the 27th February 2008. News of their release was wonderful and a sign of hope for the other hostages & their families - that a peace process would be possible, leading to further releases - but they brought with them bad news concerning Ingrid. She is being treated very badly by her captors and is extremely ill - suffering from a recurring hepatitis B infection which, if left untreated by doctors; will undoubtedly kill her. Consuelo Gonzalez has described the conditions of captivity; the lack of hygiene in the forest where the hostages are held, the non-existence of doctors and medication. In such conditions, Ingrid has only a limited number of weeks left.
President Uribe and the Colombian government have decided to turn their backs on a possible peace process by attacking the FARC and killing Raul Reyes and another senior member of the group. Reyes was negotiating with Ecuadorian, Venezualan & French officials with the aim of releasing a further 19 hostages this month, including Ingrid Betancourt. These hopes have just been smashed to pieces at a moment when time is running out fast.
Uribe was aware of the negotiations and in spite of international calls for the two sides to talk and come to a peaceful settlement, he decided to answer the release of hostages with bullets and arms. The only voice President Uribe listens to at the moment is that of the government of United States of America. If there are U.S. citizens reading this, I ask you to please contact your Governors, Senators and Representatives. Please try and help make a difference. I know it sounds useless and impossible, but Ingrid hasn’t got much time left. If we all try and act to make a difference, it can be done. I would like to encourage everyone, no-matter where you are, to spread the word and try to get in touch with those who have enough influence to make that difference.
If you are a Senator, Representative, politician, an official or adviser, (not highly likely I know, but…), then I ask you to try for a moment and imagine this was happening to you or someone you know. Really, try to imagine for a moment that your political combat for freedom and justice resulted in you being held for years away from your family, that you were seriously ill with little time left – that your children grew to adulthood without you, fought everyday for your liberation so that the world would not forget you and that you may never see them again… imagine for one slight moment – then surely you realise that you must do all you can….
I would like to dedicate this day to Ingrid Betancourt & to all the courageous women such as Ingrid, the Nobel Peace Prize winners Shirin Ebadi & Aung San Suu Kyi, and the many other women who are fighting for Liberty & Justice against all odds. These women are our mothers… our sisters… our daughters… our wives… our girlfriends… our best friends.
For news, contacts, ideas of what you can do to make a difference; follow these links:
www.agirpouringrid.com (official site, in French)
www.betancourt.info (multi-lingual)
www.saveingrid.blogspot.com (my blog in support of Ingrid - in English)
Thank you for taking the time to read this and please do all you can.
H de C.
Samedi 8 mars 2008 - Journée Internationale de la Femme dédiée à Ingrid Betancourt.
Mobilisons nous !
Sabado 8 de Marzo 2008 - Día Internacional de la Mujer dedicada à Ingrid Betancourt.
Reunión en Barcelona, martes 11 de marzo 2008 – delante el consulado de Colombia : Carrer Consell De Cent, 333. Barcelona.
Photos: 23.II.2008 – Hotel-de-Ville. Paris, France.
Dedicated to Imago2007, one of my great Flickr friends. I've always enjoyed reading her comments on my photos. We don't know each other by face, but what she writes gives me a sense of being cared.. She can read my thoughts somehow thru pics. Now she's into hiatus but I hope she'll be back soon... Miss ya Imago2007 :)
Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram or Vaikunta Perumal Temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, located in Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. It is one among the 108 Divyadesam dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Vaikuntanathan and his consort Lakshmi as Vaikundavalli.
The temple is believed to have been built by the Pallava king Nandivarman II (720-96 CE), with later contributions from Medieval Cholas and Vijayanagar kings. The temple is surrounded by a granite wall enclosing all the shrines and water bodies of the temple. Vaikuntanathan is believed to have appeared to king Viroacha. The temple follows Vaikasana Agama and observes six daily rituals and two yearly festivals. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
LEGEND
As per Hindu legend, the region where the temple is located was called Vidarbha Desa and ruled by a king named Viroacha. Due to his misdeeds in preceding birth, Virocha had no heir. He prayed in Kailasanathar Temple and Shiva, the presiding deity of the temple gave a boon that the Dvarapalas (the gatekeepers) of the Vishnu temple will be born as sons to him. The princes were devoted to Vishnu and conducted yagna for the welfare of the people of their kingdom. Vishnu was pleased with the worship and appeared as Vaikundanatha to the princes.
TEMPLE
As per Dr. Hultzh, Parameswara Vinnagaram was constructed by the Pallava King Nandivarman II in 690 CE, while other scholars place it in the late 8th century. Pallavamallan was a worshipper of Vishnu and a great patron of learning. He renovated old temples and built several new ones. Among the latter was the Parameswara Vinnagaram or the Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram which contains inscribed panels of sculpture portraying the events leading up to the accession of Pallavamalla to the throne. The great Vaishnava saint Thirumangai Alvar was his contemporary.
Three sanctuaries host the image of Vishnu in different postures - seated (ground floor), lying (first floor; accessible to devotees only on ekadashi days) and standing (second floor; inaccessible to devotees). The logical and complex plan of the temple provided a prototype for the much larger shrines to be constructed all over Tamil Nadu. The external cloisters, for instance, with their lion pillars, are predecessors of the grand thousand pillared halls of later temples.
This temple is revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon by Thirumangai Alvar in 10 hymns. The temple is classified as a Divyadesam, one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the Vaishnava canon. The temple is one of the fourteen Divyadesams in Kanchipuram and is part of Vishnu Kanchi, the place where most of the Vishnu temples in Kanchipuram are located.
FESTIVALS & RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
The temple follows Vaikasana Agama. The temple priests perform the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. Like other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnavaite community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed six times a day: Ushathkalam at 7:30 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m., Irandamkalam at 6:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 7:30 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for both Vaikuntanathan and Vaikundavalli. During the last step of worship, religious instructions in the Vedas (sacred text) are recited by priests, and worshippers prostrate themselves in front of the temple mast. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. The Vaikasi Brahmotsavam, celebrated during the Tamil month of Vaikasi (May-June), and Vaikunta Ekadashi celebrated during the Tamil month of Margazhi (December-January) are the two major festivals celebrated in the temple. Verses from Nalayira Divya Prabandham are recited by a group of temple priests amidst music with nagaswaram (pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument).
WIKIPEDIA
Hi, I have been posting my illustrations here -- sashartscape.blogspot.tw/ -- since I registered the name Sashartscape 莎夏的繪本at the Intellectual Property Bureau ^ ^ but sometimes I will still post a few works here on Flickr. Thank you for your visits and comments in advance. :)
Dedicated to all flickr friends with flowers & macro...please view large size.
Is this the chandelier in the hibiscus nestle....?
Thank you for your encouragement, comments and invitations.
Dedicated to all who have passed on.
Psalms 121
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Anne has dedicated her time and energy to raising awareness of Sickle Cell Disease. As the former Chair of the Sickle Cell Society, Anne worked very hard to raise awareness of the disease locally in Brent but also nationally and internationally. She is the current Chair of the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation. What makes this effort so remarkable is that Anne herself has suffered from Sickle Cell disease.
I was told by a volunteer at the memorial that there are eight women's names inscribed on the wall. They were nurses and most died as a result of aircraft crashes. The comment made by GrandmaDee is true the memorial is dedicated to the over 7,000 women who served in Vietnam and they are who this tribute is intended. I mentioned the eight that were listed on the wall just to let people know that the wall is intended to represent all those personnel killed or are identified as missing in action as a result of the war.
They finally dedicated the Cloud Gate sculpture last Monday with its celebrated sculptor, Anish Kapoor, in attendance. He also finally gave in to the pet name, "The Bean," that Chicagoans fondly call his sculpture. This sculpture is a 66 feet long, 42 feet wide and 33 feet high stainless steel behemoth weighing about 110 tons. About 160-plus steel plates were welded together and attached to a structural frame to form a shape that is likened to a kidney bean or a mercury drop. It was built to the tune of about $23M (original estimate was about $9M) - from 1999 - its conception to 2006 for its finishing touches. Technology had to be developed to build this sculpture and this was originally planned to be built in California and shipped to Chicago through the Panama Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway but they deemed that too risky so they built it on the spot.
They first unveiled this installation in 2004 for the opening of the MIllennium Park but then, the seams of the steel plates were still visible. It was a hit then even with the marks on its face. They finally completed the polishing of the plates and the result is magnificence. However, this is by no means finished. They still have to develop the technique how to clean this ... in any given day, there are rain streaks and bird droppings on the sculpture. You sometimes can see seagulls colonizing the top!
DEDICATED TO YOU ALL MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS................XXX
sorry for shouting but thanks for your support and love.......
Making my way to the road bridge over the lines into Kensington Olympia after taking my shots at the fence I was offered to share space on an upturned bread crate by a very kind fellow enthusiast. This gave me those extra few inches to see over the high parapet as anyone under 6ft + who hadn't brought a box or step ladder to stand on to see over had to resort to sticking their camera's over the top and shooting blindly. The gentleman above was one of the best prepared there. In sight, sound and steps! With a set of steps and this fantastic looking very 'Heath Robinson' home made sight and sound recording apparatus!
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host, Linda Antwi, were invited to cover the 2013 4th Annual Thirst Gala, supporting The Thirst Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to building fresh water wells and providing developing countries with clean water, at the Beverly Hilton. This year Pauley Perrette (NCIS) and Robbie Brenner (President of Production; Relativity) were honored for their efforts to help fight the global water crisis.
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