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The Virginia National Guard dedicated the South Boston readiness center to the memory of the late Maj. Gen. Carroll Thackston, former Adjutant General of Virginia, during a ceremony held July 13, 2013. Thackston, the Adjutant General of Virginia from July 1994 to September 1998, passed away Feb. 17, 2013, at Lynchburg General Hospital at the age of 79. He served as the mayor of South Boston from 2004 until his passing. Former Governor George Allen, Secretary of Public Safety Marla Graff Decker, Virginia Senator Frank Ruff, former delegate and retired judge Frank Slatyon and Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Long, Jr., the Adjutant General of Virginia, joined the Thackston family, Virginia Guard Soldiers and Airmen and members of the South Boston community in remembering Thackston's dedicated service to community, commonwealth and country. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
my flickr friends from holland who lost against russia 1:3
hopefully this heart can cheer you up a bit. but hey, i didn't forget what you did with rudi völler ; ))
of course i know you cross your fingers for germany next wednesday : D
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Dedicated to St. Lawrence/San Lorenzo, the present cathedral building dates mainly from the 15th century. The lower part of the bell tower is older, forming part of the earlier Romanesque building of the 11th century.
May 2015
Rollei 35 camera
Fujichrome 100 film.
dedicated to the death of a friend I found out about today and haven't seen in a while - I couldn't stop thinking about you all day. even though it happened a couple years ago I still hope you're doing well homie looking down casting magic and keeping shit safe love you dude <3
Redchurch Street East London Street Art:
Portal - CitzenSane - 2014 Dedicated to my late son Joe who took his own life a year ago today June 21 2013 Hare Krsna
Khajuraho, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a famous tourist and archaeological site known for its sculptured temples dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, Jain patriarchs, and others. Khajuraho was one of the capitals of the Chandela kings, who from the 9th to the 12th century CE developed a large realm, which at its height included almost all of what is now Madhya Pradesh state. Khajuraho extended over 21 sq. km and contained about 85 temples, built by multiple rulers mostly between 950 to 1050. In the 12th century the Chandelas, in a period of chaos and decline, abandoned Khajuraho and moved to hill forts elsewhere. Khajuraho puttered along until the 14th century (Ibn Batuta was impressed by its temples) but was afterwards largely forgotten and overtaken by jungles, which probably saved it from the desecration that Muslim conquerors sometimes inflicted on Hindu monuments. In 1838 a British army captain, TS Burt, employed by the Asiatic Society in Calcutta, came upon information that led him to the rediscovery of the complex of temples in the jungle in Khajuraho.
Of the 85 original temples—most constructed of sandstone—about 20 are still reasonably well preserved. Both internally and externally the temples are richly carved with excellent sculptures that are frequently sensual and often sexually explicit. The temples are divided into three complexes—the western is the largest and best known, containing the magnificent Shaivite temple Kandariya Mahadev, a 31m high agglomeration of porches and turrets culminating in a spire. Khajuraho's name derives from the prevalence of khajur, or date palms, in the area.
There are many theories explaining the real reason for incorporating erotic art with the temples. One of the most popular theories is that they were meant to provide education about earthly desires. During the medieval era, young boys were sent to hermitage and practice bramhacharya till reaching maturity. The sculptures were meant to educate them about grahasthahram.
Yet another theory states that they were meant to represent kama (desire) as the third purushartha (aim of life). The sculptures are also accredited to the rise of the Tantric cults during that time. However, several experts reject these theories.
However, the most credible explanations for the erotic sculptures at Khajuraho are as follows:
1. Sign of happiness, prosperity and auspiciousness: During the medieval era there was a common belief that having erotic sculptures were considered alankaras or decorative motifs, protective and auspicious. This hypothesis is based on the authoritative religious texts like the Shilpashastras and the Brihat Samhita. According to the Brihat Samhita, mithunas (couples), goblins, creepers and erotic sculptures were meant to be carved on the temple door to bring in good luck and as a sign of auspiciousness.
2. Mock the Ascetics: Yet another theory explaining the old erotic art at Khajuraho states that the coital couples represent ascetics as well as people from the royal class. It is also believed that the sculptures of couples participating in the orgies are scenes imagined by the artists. Also, it is also said that the artists used ascetics in sensuous and passionate moods as a way to mock the extreme Tantric sects that rose during that era.
3. Code Language: According to experts, the erotic figures were used as a code language to convey Tantric doctrines and non-communicable experiences. For e.g. A sculpture wherein a washerwoman clings to an ascetic may look erotic and sensuous for the layman. However, in the Tantric language, the washerwoman represents the Kundalini energy that has ascended up to the chakras i.e. the neck of the ascetic. Thus, the erotic sculptures have a deeper meaning related to the Tantric cult.
4. Conceal the Magico-Propitiory Yantra: According to the architectural text of the Shilpa Prakasha, every temple must have a Kamakala Yantra strategically placed to protect it from evil spirits and natural calamities. However, the Yantra, which is basically a set of lines drawn symmetrically, must not be visible to the lay man. Thus, a few erotic sculptures with the head down posture were made corresponding to the lines of the Yantra and superimposed on it.
5. Non-duality: It is possible that the erotic sculptures symbolically represent the union of two opposing forces or energies like, inhalation and exhalation, in a timeless state of non-duality.
The erotic art at Khajuraho is considered to be the pinnacle of love and passion. However, during the period between 900 – 1300 AD most Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples across western and southern India comprised of erotic art.
However, at other temples, these sculptures were carved at the plinth level, below the eye level and thus did not get noticed. It is only at Khajuraho that these sculptures were so prominently displayed on the main wall of the temples
Dedicated May 22, 1918 as the Gymnasium Building it is now one of three Intramural Sports buildings on campus.
This statue sits atop the Freeland Fountain, which is dedicated in the memory of music teacher William Freeland (1886-1894). Freeland worked in London, Ontario prior to moving to Stratford, where he taught in all its public schools. One of the first concerts organized by Freeland in Stratford occurred in 1887, to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. It took place in a newly opened arena, the largest in Ontario at the time, consisting of 1200 children singing with the accompaniment of 125 adults and a 15 piece orchestra. The fountain upon which this statue sits was erected in 1897, with a large contribution coming from change donated by the children of Stratford. The fountain was the first public memorial erected to a music teacher in Canada, and was the only such memorial in the country until late into the 20th century. It is said that the original statue had been removed because the naked figure was causing too many traffic problems due to gawking drivers. Until recently, the fountain was unadorned by a statue until this one, made at the same time as the original, was found in Washington DC. After fundraising efforts by Stratford citizens, the statue was purchased and placed in the spot previously held by its twin.
The Hub,
There are four children's/Teenager's areas, a dedicated under two's soft play area and a night nursery.
Dedicated to a neighbor that was like a grandmother. The photo was taken from her apartment. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Stamp set celebrates Prison Service
Dublin, August 7, 2014 - Decades of dedicated service to the State is celebrated in a four stamp set issued by An Post and unveiled today by the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD.
The stamps, designed by Zinc Design Consultants, each feature a core aspect of the prison service: Care & Custody, Rehabilitation, Restorative Justice and Education. The stamps and an attractive first day cover (FDC) are available at main post offices, the Irish Stamps shop at Dublin’s GPO or online through irishstamps.ie
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) is a key arm of the criminal justice system. Its mission is to provide safe and secure custody and dignity of care and rehabilitation to prisoners. For decades the men and women of the Prison Service have been delivering on its mission, making a positive contribution to public safety and to providing a safer community for all through a service firmly grounded in respect for human dignity.
Today the prison service has responsibility for 14 prisons, and places of detention, a staff of just over 3,400 and an average prisoner population of over 4,000.
Speaking at the launch of the stamp set at the GPO on Thursday evening, the Minister for Justice and Equality Frances Fitzgerald TD said that the event was “an historic occasion for the Irish Prison Service and is worthy recognition of the work and service provided by all of you who work behind the walls of our prisons”
The Minister added that “While prison is meant to be punitive through the deprivation of liberty, more importantly it provides an opportunity for a person who may have been marginalised by society, missed out on education or caught in a spiral of addiction and criminal activity to address the causes of their offending behaviour. It is the responsibility of the Irish Prison Service, its staff, its partners, both statutory and non statutory, to provide those opportunities through the provision of services such as education, work training, healthcare services and drug treatment, among others”
While the Minister acknowledged the work of the Irish Prison Service she also recognised the contribution and support from all the agencies and bodies which work alongside the Prison Service on a daily basis.
Welcoming the new stamp set, the Director General of the Irish Prison Service Michael Donnellan told the gathering that “this collection honours every member of staff of the Irish Prison Service and highlights that the Irish Prison Service is not simply a collection of institutions made up of high walls and secure doors but is made up of the men and women of the Service who work each day behind those walls and doors for the State”
Donal Connell, Chief Executive of An Post, said, ”We are delighted to produce this commemorative stamp set which rightly recognises the role, the responsibility and the work done by this essential frontline service. ”
2022 - Dedicated to those who fell and to those who carry on - 9/11 Twin Tower Memorial Wall Relief World Trade Center plaque - WTC Bronze Plaque outside of Firehouse Engine 54 Ladder 4 Battalion 9 at the corner of 8th Ave and 48th Street Hell's Kitchen Manhattan West Side Clinton Area 05/10/2022 May
This statue is dedicated to the early pioneers of space.
The plaque on the statue says
"On 2 June 1965 Ed White became the first American to conduct a space walk, three months after Alexei Leonov had achieved the feat for the Soviet Union. He used a hand-held propulsion unit and a tether to move around outside the Gemini IV space capsule as it travelled around the Earth at 17,500mph. He returned home a hero.
Eighten months later he and his collegues, Virgil "Gus" Grissom and ROger Chaffee, died in the fire on the launch pad whilst training for Apollo 1 mission.
Space is a difficult place to get to and a dangerous place to be. The National Space Centre salutes the bravery of the early pioneers and all those who have since travelled, lived and worked in space"
National Space Centre 30 June 2011"
I too salute those men and women dedicated to furthering mankind
Dedicated to Billie-Girl !5th Birthday...........
Glitter Light............
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Music JoJo Effect
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Quel dommage n'a pas mis dessus l'exécution pour prendre le ~
~를 가지고 가기 위하여 얼마나 애련 성과를 위에 두지 않은
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My husband bought me 2 Angels and I dedicated this one to my 1st grandbaby Little baby Gabriel (18 Nov 2006- 12 Jan 2007 age: 56 days) and the 2nd one I dedicated to my 2nd grandbaby "Little Baby Nava" whom will be born in February 2008! I made a Memorial Heart Stone on 14 July 2007 dedicated to my beloved cousin Marie Rose Ferron, Stigmatist, Mystic, Bi-Locator, Intercedor & Victim Soul for Providence Diocese which is a large heart shaped stone with a cross in it and has the 15 Ferron Family Mystery Rosary that Mamma Mary had shown Rose on 01 May 1929 I think it was. The color is black with gold writing. It has pictures of the 15 Ferron children and real gem stones for the beads.We also got in her honor a Yellow Rose bush for Mother's Day. I also made another Memorial stone for Gabriel- another heart shaped stone except this one is a dark smoky blue with his name and dates and this Angel will be at the head of it. It is next to his White Rose bush that was planted in his honor called "September Mourn" and next to Rose's yellow Rose bush which we also planted this year for Mother's day. Lastlly, we got another Rose bush in honor of our dear friend Little Audrey Marie Santo, Mystic, Stigmatic, Bi-Locator & Victim Soul of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, who also passed this 14 April 2007. We bought her a pink one since she loves the color pink. We love her dearly and will miss her very, very much. May God Bless them all! We love and miss you! xoxoxoxo
In order to promote women in sports and more specifically in the game of rugby union, the Samoan Rugby Union dedicated the Wales vs Samoa match on June 23 at Apia Park, Samoa to gender equality.
Children in orange shirts escorted both teams onto the field in and orange flags were handed out to the audience, building upon last year’s Manu Samoa vs Tonga match where players wore orange arm bands, and starred in a video promoting #OrangeDay – a day dedicated to ending violence against women and girls, and with UN Women’s support. Photo Credit: UN Women/AJ Asovale
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The Lockheed Martin HC-130J Hercules The Combat King II is the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform and is flown by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and Air Combat Command (ACC). This C-130J variation specializes in tactical profiles and avoiding detection and recovery operations in austere environments. The HC-130J replaces HC-130P/Ns as the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. It is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, and noncombatant evacuation operations.
Features
Modifications to the HC-130J have improved navigation, threat detection and countermeasures systems. The aircraft fleet has a fully-integrated inertial navigation and global positioning systems, and night vision goggle, or NVG, compatible interior and exterior lighting. It also has forward-looking infrared, radar and missile warning receivers, chaff and flare dispensers, satellite and data-burst communications, and the ability to receive fuel inflight via a Universal Aerial Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installation (UARRSI).
The HC-130J can fly in the day; however, crews normally fly night at low to medium altitude levels in contested or sensitive environments, both over land or overwater. Crews use NVGs for tactical flight profiles to avoid detection to accomplish covert infiltration/exfiltration and transload operations. To enhance the probability of mission success and survivability near populated areas, crews employ tactics that include incorporating no external lighting or communications, and avoiding radar and weapons detection.
Drop zone objectives are done via personnel drops and equipment drops. Rescue bundles include illumination flares, marker smokes and rescue kits. Helicopter air-to-air refueling can be conducted at night, with blacked out communication with up to two simultaneous helicopters. Additionally, forward area refueling point operations can be executed to support a variety of joint and coalition partners.
Background
The HC-130J is a result of the HC/MC-130 recapitalization program and replaces Air Combat Command's aging HC-130P/N fleet as the dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations Squadron in Air Education and Training Command, the 920th Rescue Group in Air Force Reserve Command and the 106th Rescue Wing, 129th RQW and 176th Wing in the Air National Guard will operate the aircraft.
First flight was 29 July 2010, and the aircraft will serve the many roles and missions of the HC-130P/Ns. It is a modified KC-130J aircraft designed to conduct personnel recovery missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range or air refueling.
In April 2006, the personnel recovery mission was transferred back to Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. From 2003 to 2006, the mission was under the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Previously, HC-130s were assigned to ACC from 1992 to 2003. They were first assigned to the Air Rescue Service as part of Military Airlift Command.
General Characteristics
Primary function: Fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform
Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
Power Plant: Four Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,591 Propeller Shaft Horsepower, each engine
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.57 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 9 inches (11.58 meters)
Operating Weight: 89,000 pounds (40,369 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 164,000 pounds (74,389 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 61,360 pounds (9,024 gallons)
Payload: 35,000 pounds (15,875 kilograms)
Speed: 316 knots indicated air speed at sea level
Range: beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)
Armament: countermeasures/flares, chaff
Basic Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, combat system officer) and two enlisted loadmasters
Unit Cost: $66 million (fiscal 2010 replacement cost)
Initial operating capability: 2013
Dedicated to All at St. Brigid's Photo Group Blanchardstown.
Window supplied by Lobin of Tours France 1872.
Dedicated to my Friends in CHILE who are suffering and struggling after the Earthquake.
Le sommet de Bellecôte (3417m) et le Glacier de la Chiaupe (3250m)
Prise alors que je remontais le long de la piste, lors de mon entraînement en Raquettes.
Taken while snowshoeing up along the slope.
La Plagne, Savoie, France.
"Dedicated to the Memory of Lieutenant Emmitt Barge, Sr."
"Date of Hire: January 1, 1937 - Retired April 7, 1962"
This is dedicated to Ed and Fluff. Thank you both.
Alan and Dennis - Civil Partnership - Wednesday 9th July 2008
To Kerekes Egyszeriember (Zoltán), who is the greatest friend of the light.
www.flickr.com/photos/egyszeriember2/
A fény legnagyobb barátjának, Zoltánnak.