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Elephant Sessions
The programme for this opening evening, devoted to this year’s country of honour, was entrusted to the Stornoway’s HebCelt Festival and presents the Mischa McPherson Trio, Blasta, Tide Lines and Elephant Sessions. At the beginning of the evening, the public can enjoy a screening of Scotland’s Wild Heart, a documentary on Scotland’s wildlife, with the soundtrack performed live by Donald Shaw and a group of talented traditional musicians, especially invited for the occasion.. At the Lorient Interceltique Festival 2017
Picture Drew Farrell
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27th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by kate Tempest with Paines Plough at The Garage . Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
"We all devoted ourselves to surf-bathing, spending a good deal of our day in the water as is the custom of the place. It is a real romp with Nature, for the great Pacific rollers come sweeping in and break over you, rolling you over on the sand if they can catch you unawares. It was a golden patch in our restless lives." – The Wanderings of a Spiritualist, 1921.
I devoted Sunday to getting some work done. After waking up from an incredible night of sleep, I got to work.
And after a few hours of work, I begrudgingly let Diegamo pull me away from the computer to get some fresh air. We had the car still from yesterday's roadtrip to Ikea - so Diegamo drove us up the mountain behind Rougemont to one of the trails that overlooked the valley. We parked the car at an elevation that was above the fog, and go to the outlook spot just as the sun was setting. It was one of the most magnificent things I've ever seen.
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20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
27th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by kate Tempest with Paines Plough at The Garage . Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
Bikur Sholim Cemetery
'Devoted, true and kind to all
As Husband, Father, Friend and Man
A ripe old age to him was given
His soul now lives with God in Heaven"
established in 1856
LA Highway 1
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
Ascension Parish
20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
"The cathedral was founded probably in the 5th or 6th century AD, devoted to Saint Sirus, bishop of Genoa. Excavations under the pavement and in the area in front of today's west front have brought to light walls and pavements of Roman age as well as pre-Christian sarcophagi, suggesting the existence of a burial ground in the site. Later a church devoted to the Twelve Apostles was built, which was in turn flanked and replaced by a new cathedral dedicated to Saint Lawrence, in Romanesque style. Money came from the successful enterprises of the Genoese fleets in the Crusades.
"The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Gelasius II in 1118, and from 1133 had archiepiscopal rank. After the fire of 1296, provoked by fights between Guelphs and Ghibellines, the building was partly restored and partly rebuilt. Between 1307 and 1312 the façade was completed, the inner colonnades rebuilt with capitals and matronei added. The Romanesque structures remained pretty untouched, and frescoes of religious subject were also added."
Source: Wikipedia
20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
Tellus Science Museum occupies more than 125,000 square feet and features galleries devoted to minerals, fossils, transportation technology, and hands-on science experiences.
The 120-seat digital Planetarium hosts a variety of astronomy programs, stargazing events, and family activities and 45-minute shows are shown throughout each day. The Weinman Mineral Gallery showcases one of the largest, most comprehensive collections in the Southeast, with more than 4,000 rocks, gems and minerals on display.
Tellus is a Latin word meaning "Earth" and may refer to Tellus Mater or Terra Mater, the ancient Roman earth mother goddess, and is also an alternative name for the planet Earth, often used in the science fiction genre (e.g. the books of E. E. Smith).
Tellus is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM closing only on major holidays.
The Fossil Gallery features Stan, a 40-foot Tyrannosaurus rex along with other dinosaurs and fossils, allowing visitors to trace the history of life on Earth.
Collins Family My Big Back Yard offers hands-on science exhibits introducing concepts from the physical and life sciences through backyard science experiences.
Science of Motion allows visitors to re-live major developments in science and technology related to automobiles, aircraft, and space travel. In addition, Tellus includes a 200-seat presentation theater, a large multi-purpose room for events, four well-equipped science labs, an observatory, a full service cafe, and a gift shop that is almost equal in size to the Weinman’s original exhibit space.
Tellus Science Museum opened January 12, 2009, and has welcomed more than one million visitors.
Tellus was founded as the Weinman Mineral Museum in 1983, which closed in 2007 and reopened as Tellus Science Museum in 2009. The museum retains the original mineral displays in the Weinman Mineral Gallery.
visitcartersvillega.org/tellus-science-museum/
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20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
Beginning on 8 March, 2024, the auspicious day devoted to Lord Shiva, Maha-Shivaratri, was celebrated at the Shree Peetha Nilaya ashram with Paramahamsa Sri Vishwananda and over 1200+ participants. (Despite the challenge of sudden airline cancellations and rail strikes, they persevered and made it in time!)
A full day and night of activities began with the customary outside abhishekam to Hari Bhakta Poorna Shiva in the morning, and a lecture followed in the afternoon. In the evening, the main worship ceremonies consisted of four main abhishekams, which, Guruji explained in His satsang, represented the different aspects of Shiva associated with Vrindavan. Everyone was eligible to offer water for each of these four abhishekams, spaced throughout the night into the morning of the next day, and an energetic seva team organised and gave prasad to everyone after each abhishekam. The entire event was filled with vibrant kirtan to Shiva as well as to Krishna, the One on whom Lord Shiva meditates, and, despite staying up all night, the musicians, singers, and entire crowd kept the temple rocking. The final arati concluded the event after 6 am, after which vibhuti (holy ash) was distributed to everyone.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Beginning on 8 March, 2024, the auspicious day devoted to Lord Shiva, Maha-Shivaratri, was celebrated at the Shree Peetha Nilaya ashram with Paramahamsa Sri Vishwananda and over 1200+ participants. (Despite the challenge of sudden airline cancellations and rail strikes, they persevered and made it in time!)
A full day and night of activities began with the customary outside abhishekam to Hari Bhakta Poorna Shiva in the morning, and a lecture followed in the afternoon. In the evening, the main worship ceremonies consisted of four main abhishekams, which, Guruji explained in His satsang, represented the different aspects of Shiva associated with Vrindavan. Everyone was eligible to offer water for each of these four abhishekams, spaced throughout the night into the morning of the next day, and an energetic seva team organised and gave prasad to everyone after each abhishekam. The entire event was filled with vibrant kirtan to Shiva as well as to Krishna, the One on whom Lord Shiva meditates, and, despite staying up all night, the musicians, singers, and entire crowd kept the temple rocking. The final arati concluded the event after 6 am, after which vibhuti (holy ash) was distributed to everyone.
paramahamsavishwananda.com
bhaktimarga.org
Tellus Science Museum occupies more than 125,000 square feet and features galleries devoted to minerals, fossils, transportation technology, and hands-on science experiences.
The 120-seat digital Planetarium hosts a variety of astronomy programs, stargazing events, and family activities and 45-minute shows are shown throughout each day. The Weinman Mineral Gallery showcases one of the largest, most comprehensive collections in the Southeast, with more than 4,000 rocks, gems and minerals on display.
Tellus is a Latin word meaning "Earth" and may refer to Tellus Mater or Terra Mater, the ancient Roman earth mother goddess, and is also an alternative name for the planet Earth, often used in the science fiction genre (e.g. the books of E. E. Smith).
Tellus is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM closing only on major holidays.
The Fossil Gallery features Stan, a 40-foot Tyrannosaurus rex along with other dinosaurs and fossils, allowing visitors to trace the history of life on Earth.
Collins Family My Big Back Yard offers hands-on science exhibits introducing concepts from the physical and life sciences through backyard science experiences.
Science of Motion allows visitors to re-live major developments in science and technology related to automobiles, aircraft, and space travel. In addition, Tellus includes a 200-seat presentation theater, a large multi-purpose room for events, four well-equipped science labs, an observatory, a full service cafe, and a gift shop that is almost equal in size to the Weinman’s original exhibit space.
Tellus Science Museum opened January 12, 2009, and has welcomed more than one million visitors.
Tellus was founded as the Weinman Mineral Museum in 1983, which closed in 2007 and reopened as Tellus Science Museum in 2009. The museum retains the original mineral displays in the Weinman Mineral Gallery.
visitcartersvillega.org/tellus-science-museum/
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Wall memorial in affectionate memory of the Reverend Anthony Berwick Lechmere, MA, honorary canon of Worcester cathedral and for 39 years vicar of this parish, who departed this life October 8th 1878 aged 76 years
Faithful to his divine master, devoted to his flock, beloved by all, his parishioners and friends of all classes erected this monument as a tribute to his worth and a lasting record of their deep regard. - Church of St Mary, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire
La Vie de Paracelsus : Phlippus Aureolus Theophrastus Von Hohenheim : Médecin Alchimiste « Philosophe par Le Feu «
This window is devoted to the story of St Mary Magdalene, but the legendary version which was widely known in the Middle Ages. It arose from a sermon of St Gregory the Great preached on 21st sEptember 591 on the passage Luke 7:36-50 in which Jesus is at dinner in a Pharisees' house when a sinful women comes in, anoints his feet with ointment and wipes them with her hair. Gregory identified this woman with Mary of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus and also with Mary Magdalene from whom Jesus driven out seven devils. Thus Mary Magdalene became for the Middle Ages a symbol of penitence and also of the contemplative life (Mary of Bethany). The legend was further developed at Vezelay (which claimed to possess the relics of Mary Magdalene) to claim that Mary and a number of other of Christ's disciples were, as a result of persecution, set adrift in a rudderless boat and washed up in Provence at Marseilles where Maximin, one of their number, became bishop. Mary died, after years of living in penitential seclusion.
I have been to Jerusalem in May 2009 for the purpose of a scientific historical research that was devoted to international politics in the Middle East. After spending a month in Jerusalem, visiting archives and a library, historical places and strolling along the streets, I got acquainted with the unique atmosphere of this ancient city. Jerusalem is a city of three world religions, a city where everything seems familiar and native, it is very cozy and benevolent. For those who are familiar with biblical stories, the city seems to be an animated historical book, the city of kings and prophets, a city that has gone through history and conquered time itself. Jerusalem is situated on the hills, in the beginning of May the weather turned out to be quite cool, a strong spring wind blew from the desert, but then the hot Middle Eastern weather was established. The heat in Jerusalem is not like one in the plains or on the coast of the country, here it gets dark very early, which is unusual for the summer months in Russia. I lived in a small hotel in the center of the city and got the opportunity to go for a walk on the historical center and the Old City. The streets of the city are full of visitors and tourists from all over the world, many languages are heard here. Quiet and benevolent atmosphere. This city has a special soul. This is exactly the impression that Jerusalem made on me.
Living in Jerusalem, I visited other places in Israel: Galilee and the Mediterranean coast.
The videos of my journey also in english and italian on my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBhDl0gEZaEuLZRf_08aww
Sono stato a Gerusalemme nel maggio 2009 per lo scopo di una ricerca storica scientifica dedicata alla politica internazionale in Medio Oriente. Dopo aver trascorso un mese a Gerusalemme, visitando archivi e la biblioteca, luoghi storici, solamente passeggiando per le vie di Gerusalemme, ho conosciuto l'atmosfera unica di questa antica città. Gerusalemme è una città di tre religioni del mondo più diffuse, una città dove tutto sembra familiare e “nativo”, è molto accogliente e benevolo. Per chi ha familiarità con le storie bibliche, la città sembra essere un libro storico animato, la città dei re e dei profeti, una città che ha passato attraverso la storia e ha conquistato il tempo stesso. Gerusalemme è situata sulle colline, all'inizio di maggio il tempo si è rivelato piuttosto fresco, un forte vento primaverile ha soffiato dal deserto, ma poi è stato stabilito il caldo di Medio Oriente. Il caldo a Gerusalemme non è come quello nelle pianure o sulla costa del paese, in Israele fa buio molto presto, una cosa insolita per i mesi estivi in Russia. Ho vissuto in un piccolo hotel nel centro della città e ho avuto l'opportunità di fare molte passeggiate nel centro storico e nella Città Vecchia di Gerusalemme. Le strade della città sono piene di visitatori e turisti da tutto il mondo, qui si parlano molte lingue. Atmosfera tranquilla e benevola. Questa città ha un'anima speciale. Questa è una buonissima impressione che Gerusalemme ha lasciato su di me.
Vivendo a Gerusalemme, ho visitato altri luoghi in Israele: Galilea e la costa mediterranea.
I video del mio viaggio in inglese e italiano in my youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBhDl0gEZaEuLZRf_08aww
A 42-year resident of Kaneohe, Sweeney devoted much of his life to community organizations. He was director of the Big Brother Big Sisters Hawaii Board, president of the Exchange Club of Downtown Honolulu Board, director of the UH football booster organization Na Koa, charter member of the Honolulu Club, 40-year member of the Kaneohe Yacht Club, member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, and chairman of the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board, where he was active in his most passion cause, the preservation of the Kawainui-Hamakua Marsh.
San Bruno, California. The dental clinic in one of a group of four buildings devoted to medical services. All medical services at this assembly center are conducted by doctors and nurses of Japanese ancestry. After weeks of difficulty due to lack of equipment and facilities, they are now able to care for the needs of the 8,000 persons living in this center.
On December 19, 2024, I paid a visit to the two museums hosted in Gadagne, an imposing Renaissance ensemble in Lyon St-Jean, France. The first museum in devoted to the Puppetry and the second is the Lyon's History Museum (www.gadagne-lyon.fr/en).
I loaded my Nikon F4 (year 1989, see the details about the camera bellow) with a Rollei RPX 400 which is the former formula of the Agfa APX 400. The film cartridge is DX-coded and I did not modified the nominal DX-coded 400 ISO sensitivity.
I choose the AF Nikkor lens 1:1.8 f=85mm with a protective Hoya HMC UV 62mm screw-on filter plus its dedicated Nikon HN-23 metal shade hood. I brought along too the Nikon SB-26 flashlight in my bag in case of necessity.
Ambiant light, M mode, 1/60s f/1.8, spot metering
A bust of Marianne representing the French Republic (painted carving on wood, France, 1793)
Palais Gadagne, December 19, 2024
69005 Lyon
France
After at view 30, the last seven views were completed the day after with a series a views of my Hasselblad 500 C/M camera at home. The film was then rewound (manually) and processed the film developed using 350 mL of Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developer prepared at the dilution 1+25 for 12min30 at 20°C.
Digitizing was made using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) held on a Minolta Auto Bellows with the Minolta slide duplication accessory and Minolta Macro Bellow lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The light source was a LED panel CineStill Cine-lite.
The RAW files obtained were inverted within the latest version available of Adobe Lightroom Classic (version 14.1.1) and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as printer files with frame or the full size JPEG's together with some documentary smartphone color pictures.
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About the camera :
Maybe it would have been better not to ask for this question: « what’s new do you have at the moment?» to my local photo store, because Christine grab underneath the counter, stating « I have that … » . What a beast ! A Nikon F4 in the exact state of the Nikon brochure year 1990, presented with the standard AF Nikkor 1:1.4 f=50mm. I was already hooked by the machine. After two days, I decided to buy it even with some little common issues found on early Nikon F4 (see below), fortunately not affecting the whole, numberous functions of this incredibly complex professional SLR of the year 1990’s.
Nikon F4 came to the market on September 1988 starting with the serial number 2.000.000. Fully manufactured in Japan (modules came from 3 different Nikon factories) the F4's were assembled in Mito, Ibaraki (North to Tokyo) Nikon plant (no more in the mother factory of Tokyo Oi like the Nikon’s F). When I lived in Tokyo in 1990-1991, Nikon F4 was the top-of-the-line of Nikon SLR camera’s. I saw it in particular in Shinjuku Bic Camera store when I bought there, in December 1990 my Nikonos V.
Nikon F4 incorporates many astonishing engineering features as the double vertical-travel curtain shutter capable of the 1/8000s. Compared to the Nikon F3, the F4 was an AF SLR operated by a CCD sensor (200 photo sites). The film is automatically loaded, advanced with to top speed of 5,7 frame/s !! With the MB-21 power grip (F4s version). The F4 is a very heavy camera (1.7kg with the AF Nikkor 1.4/50mm), incredibly tough and well constructed. This exemplary is devoid of any scratches or marks, and in a condition proving that it was not used for hard professional appliances, for those it was however intended. The camera has still it original Nikon neck strap, the original user manual in French. The lens is protected by a Cokin (Franc) Skylight 1A 52mm filter and the original Nikon front cap. The two small LCD displays (one on the F4 body, one in the DP-20 finder) are both affected by the classical syndrome of « bleeding ». Fortunately, all information could still be read. One says that 70% of the early Nikon F4 suffer from this problem but also found on other models.
According its serial number and the production rate of about 5000 units/month, this Nikon F4s was probably manufactured in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan in May 1989.
The camera was exported abroad thereafter attested by the presence of the golden oval little sticker("Passed" on the DP-20 viewfinder. In order to certify the quality production, two Japanese organizations, the Japan Camera Industry Institute (JCII) and the Japan Machinery Design Center (JMDC), joined forces to verify and mark the conformity of products for the foreign market. This is how, between the 1950s and 1980s, this famous little gold sticker was affixed, with the legendary "Passed", meaning that the device had been checked. Finally, when we say that the device had been checked, the production line had been checked because each device could not be checked individually.
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About the flash :
I received from a German seller for 50€ this Nikon Speedlight electronic flash SB-26 that was, at the time of Nikon F4, the most powerful dedicated Nikon flash (Guide Number 36 at full power and 100 ISO).
The SB-26 communicates with the Nikon F4 body (and many other Nikon camera's) and can be operated in many different modes including TTL real-time metering with automatic equilibration of the ambient light using the 5-zone matrix metering done by the DP-20 photometric viewer as well in the center-weighted mode. Other possibilities include the normal TTL mode, an Auto mode using the own sensor of the flash and a manual mode with 7 power levels.
The flash head can cover the optical field from super-wide angle lenses 18-20mm, wide-angle lenses 28mm and 35mm, normal lenses 50mm, and long-focal lenses at 70mm and 85mm. The head can be rotated according two axis for indirect lightening. In addition, the SB-26 has a special focusing aid for the Nikon F4 autofocus system, projecting in the the darkness a red focusing image. SB-23 flash can be also used as master or slave flash in a coordinated flash system.
The flash requires 4 AA alkaline cells for approximately 100 lights at full power and much more with energy recycling at lower power levels.
Consider taking care of bedtime habits that are more like “chores” earlier in the evening and leave the last couple hours of the night devoted to relaxing activities that will help your child with ASD sleep.
www.neuralbalance.com/blogs/parenting/activities-to-promo...
"Devoted" from the Lush Collection. This genuine 3.03 carat black diamond is set in 925 sterling silver. Size 7.5 Comes with a certificate of authenticity. www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=680365718646643&set=a...
20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
May - Divers 2018
KANAL - Centre Pompidou!
13 months of exhibitions and shows before conversion work begins
Before it becomes the largest cultural institution in Brussels, with 35,000 m2 devoted to artistic creation in all its forms, KANAL - Centre Pompidou proposes a unique cultural immersion in the buildings of the former Citroen garage.
Before conversion work begins, KANAL - Centre Pompidou will open its doors from May 2018 until June 2019 to allow the public to discover an exceptional cultural heritage, rich in history and preserved in its current state. Benefiting from the richness of the collections of the Centre Pompidou, the former Citroen garage will turn into a site hosting several exhibitions mixing visual arts, design, architecture, major installations and creations by Brussels-based artists, as well as a programme of performing-arts shows co-produced for this occasion with many of the city's cultural actors.
A future cultural hub
The ambition of KANAL - Centre Pompidou is to offer a centre of culture and exchange open to all, to put the creative scene of Brussels in the limelight, and to contribute to the capital's cultural appeal.
Driven by the Brussels-Capital Region, this ambitious project seeks to provide Brussels with a cultural hub favourable to the aura of the capital of Europe. In the context of a ten-year partnership with the Centre Pompidou, the future KANAL - Centre Pompidou will not only house a museum of modern and contemporary art, but also the rich collections of architecture and urbanism of the CIVA Foundation. It will also accommodate many public spaces with a range of functions, including several stages for the performing arts.
A wide-ranging programme
Events imagined in response to the identity of the site and its unique aesthetic qualities, but also its history
From 5 May 2018 until 10 June 2019, following a radically experimental approach, the former Citroen garage will turn into a platform open to a reflection on the stakes of the museum of the future. Curated by Bernard Blistene, the director of the Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, a multidisciplinary programme will seek to fill the spaces that were recently emptied of their functions and left in their current state. Many of the proposals seek to echo the identity of the site, but also its human and social history, tangible across the different workshops and offices and in the different fittings of this vast complex.
Eager to integrate Kanal - Centre Pompidou in its context, the programme will let a vast audience have access, in one and the same venue, to a wide-ranging and unique cultural offer. The programme follows the rhythm of the Brussels cultural calendar, in partnership with, among others, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, BOZAR, Performatik Festival, Flagey, Kaaitheater and La Raffinerie (Charleroi Danse).
Photos of May 2018
Photos de mai 2018
( Diverses photos prisent en 2018 sans sujet reel.
Various pictures taken in 2018 without real subject. )
27th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by kate Tempest with Paines Plough at The Garage . Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
A new history of Italian design, this time devoted to the world of children and to the design and architecture that has been created for them. It includes the games and images that have amused and informed them, the spaces within which they took their first steps, and the objects they used to discover the world.
www.triennale.org/en/design_museum/tdm10-giro-giro-tondo-...
Women in Science Devoted to Outreach and Mentoring (WISDOM) wins the Outstanding Mentorship award at Colorado State University's 2011 Student and Advisor Recognition Awards (SOAR), April 28, 2011 CSU Photo: 20064_01166
This is one of three regional libraries in the Singapore public library system. This library has a floor devoted to services for teenagers.
20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
20th February 2014. Hopelessly Devoted by Kate Tempest in rehearsals at Paines Plough
Photo Credit ©Richard Davenport
choirmate Kateline Fransico still singing on our trip to Bukidnon.....
inside Rural Tours 2780 from Zamboanga City - Malaybalay City
WMSU Grand Chorale for MASCUF 2012
My card for the February Love & Lace Challenge.using this week's Unscripted Sketch.
I punched hearts and sponged the edges with ink to cover-up any of the white bits that show when punching thinner designer paper. The sentiment strip is cut from one of the pieces of paper and I finished with a Heart Flourish from Hero Arts.
My corner of blogland: ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/2013/02/de...