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This amazing exhibition tells the story of arguably the Greatest Munitions Factory on Earth, which was constructed on the Anglo-Scottish Border between scenic Dornock in Scotland and bustling Longtown in England. During 1915, Britain was at a massive disadvantage in the early part of the Great War through lack of a decent and consistent supply of quality ammunition.
That is until 30,000 women and men travelled from all over the world to come and work in this one massive factory, purpose built by the government on the northern shore of the Solway Firth specifically to mass manufacture cordite: a smokeless explosive usually made from nitro-glycerine and nitro-cotton that would go on to turn the battle around! Within 2 years this one uber factory was producing 1,100 tons of cordite a week, which was more than all the other munitions plants in Britain put together!
This amazing exhibition tells the story of arguably the Greatest Munitions Factory on Earth, which was constructed on the Anglo-Scottish Border between scenic Dornock in Scotland and bustling Longtown in England. During 1915, Britain was at a massive disadvantage in the early part of the Great War through lack of a decent and consistent supply of quality ammunition.
That is until 30,000 women and men travelled from all over the world to come and work in this one massive factory, purpose built by the government on the northern shore of the Solway Firth specifically to mass manufacture cordite: a smokeless explosive usually made from nitro-glycerine and nitro-cotton that would go on to turn the battle around! Within 2 years this one uber factory was producing 1,100 tons of cordite a week, which was more than all the other munitions plants in Britain put together!
Devils Tower in Wyoming in the Northwestern edge of the Black hills. It is formed of igneous rock, the solidifed lava tube of an extinct volcano. It is considered holy sacred ground by Native Americans of the area. (primarily the Lakota and sioux tribes)
Devil's Gap is a Natural Pass through which the Northern Extensions Railway was built in 1875. To-day this natural rock-cut still in use by the CNR, can be seen from looking west from Highway 11, just south of the Muskoka Store, about 5 kilometers south of Gravenhurst.
The Tasmanian Devil is endemic to Tasmania [Australia] and the Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) has had a devasting impact on their population.
16th December 2007. I volunteered on the Corinna/Savage River 'Devil' monitoring trip.
Alex - female weighed 6.2kg, born 2005. Had 4 active teats. Showed no signs of DFTD.
The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment continues to monitor the population and research DFTD.
(note: I'm on the road using a laptop with uncalibrated screen. I'm aware some of these appear over saturated on some devices but will rectify it when possible.)
It was such a hot day, maybe our last of summer who knows, but there was like a slight mist that sat on the Downs
Coventry's Cathedral is a unique synthesis of old a new, born of wartime suffering and forged in the spirit of postwar optimism, famous for it's history and for being the most radically modern of Anglican cathedrals. Two cathedral's stand side by side, the ruins of the medieval building, destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1940 and the bold new building designed by Basil Spence and opened in 1962.
The exterior is adorned with Jacob Epstein's triumphant bronze figures of Archangel Michael (patron of the cathedral) vanquishing the Devil.
"Path" to the top of Großvaterfelsen (Grandfather Rock) on Teufelsmauer (Devil's Wall) near Blankenburg in the Harz mountains, Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany.
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The Teufelsmauer (Devil's Wall) is a rock formation made of hard sandstones of the Upper Cretaceous in the northern part of the Harz Foreland in central Germany. This wall of rock runs from Blankenburg (Harz) via Weddersleben and Rieder to Ballenstedt. The most prominent individual rocks of the Teufelsmauer have their own names. The Teufelsmauer near Weddersleben is also called the Adlersklippen ("Eagle Crags").
Many legends and myths have been woven in order to try to explain the unusual rock formation. It was placed under protection as early as 1833 and, in 1852, by the head of the district authority in order to prevent the much sought-after sandstone being carted away for the construction industry. The Teufelsmauer near Weddersleben has been protected sine 1935 as a nature reserve and is thus one of the oldest nature reserves in Germany.
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Harz weekend August 2013.
---- portrait of the gentle component ....of Devil .... ----
---- ritratto della parte gentile....del Diavolo .... ----
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Questo è un report lungo e breve al tempo stesso, sulla tradizionale festa dal sapore sacro e profano con radici pagane, chiamata "U Ballu di Diavuli" (il Ballo dei Diavoli) che ho realizzato quest'anno durante il pomeriggio di Pasqua nel paese siciliano di Prizzi, in provincia di Palermo: questa festa, che ha origini medioevali, è la rappresentazione dell'eterna lotta del Male (due Diavoli e la Morte) contro il Bene (il Cristo e la Madonna). I Diavoli indossano una tuta di lana di colore rosso (il colore del fuoco dell'Inferno...), indossando anche una vistosa maschera di ferro con una grande bocca adornata da grossi denti e da una lingua penzoloni, maschera che è sormontata da due corna, posteriormente rivestita da un vello di caprone che ricopre spalle e parte della schiena (un Diavolo ha un vello nero, l'altro Diavolo un vello bianco), infine entrambi i Diavoli stringono tra le mani pezzi di catene di ferro, che vengono agitate e fatte sbattere contro le stesse maschere; la Morte indossa una tuta di lana di colore giallo ocra, indossa una maschera di cuoio sempre di colore giallo, che assomiglia ad un teschio, dalla cui bocca escono dei lunghi denti, essa stringe tra le mani uno "strumento di morte" molto simile ad una balestra medioevale. La festa ha inizio la mattina di Pasqua, la Morte insieme ai due Diavoli (che sono diventati ad un certo momento, anche quattro, per coinvolgere più passanti) scorazzano per le vie del paese di Prizzi, coinvolgendo coi loro scherzi e moine, i passanti...i quali vengono invitati a ballare assieme a loro al suono ben ritmato della banda musicale; spesso i due Diavoli "catturano l'anima" di un passante, il quale per poter vedere la sua anima liberata....deve rilasciare un piccolo obolo simbolico ....Purtuttavia, il nome della festa "il Ballo dei Diavoli" trae origine da un momento molto particolare della manifestazione, allorquando le due statue, quella del Cristo Risorto e quella Madonna si trovano l'una di fronte l'altra per potersi incontrare (U 'Ncontru): è qui, tra le due statue, che i due Diavoli e la Morte inscenano un andirivieni fatto di balli, salti, moine...con lo scopo di impedire questo incontro, però… le due statue, per nulla intimorite dalle forze nefaste del Male, finiscono col chiudono tra loro, senza vie di fuga, i Diavoli e la Morte .... che vengono così trafitti dalle spade degli Angeli (messi a guardia del Cristo Risorto); finalmente la Madre ed il suo Figlio possono incontrarsi, in un tripudio di gioia dei devoti, col Bene che ha così sconfitto le forze del Male...
Ingredients
6 (1.2 kg) large potatoes, peeled, cut into 3 cm cubes
80 ml (? cup) vegetable oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 long green chilli, thinly sliced
15 curry leaves (see king prawn rougaille recipe note)
1 tsp black mustard seeds
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp Maldive fish (see egg curry recipe note)
3 tsp dried chilli flakes
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tomato, finely chopped
Instructions
Cook potatoes in a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes until almost cooked. Drain. Set aside.
Heat oil in a large, heavy-based pan over high heat. Add onion, chilli, curry leaves and mustard seeds, and stir for 2 minutes or until onion starts to soften slightly. Reduce heat to medium, then add garlic, Maldive fish, chilli flakes and turmeric, stirring to combine. Add tomato, season generously with salt, then cook for 2 minutes or until tomato begins to break down. Increase heat to high, add potatoes and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until potatoes are cooked and coated in spices; add a little water if the mixture becomes too dry. Serve.
I love deviled eggs. Today's recipe uses curry powder, toasted coconut, chutney, ginger, and cilantro.
Taken at a bike rally. Wish it were a little more clear. The smoke is from a biker in the backgroud doing a burnout.
Image taken during a walk up on Leckhampton Hill looking out towards the Malverns.
Taken on a Nikon D700 fitted with a Sigma 12-24 @ 24mm/f8
The Devil's Beef Tub is a large, natural depression at the head of Annandale. It acquired its name as it was a place where the Borders reivers used to hide their stolen cattle.