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The fifth edition of the TODAYSART festival invites you to explore your thoughts, emotions and senses. Expect a concentrated, physical experience.
We are all sensitive beings, and as such we are increasingly exposed to an immense amount of input on a daily basis. Can we still really feel? Do we remember what it means to be submerged in emotion, thoughts and overwhelming physical elements? Are we still able to evaluate impulses from the outside and translate them so that we know how to act rationally?
The natural instinct to anticipate external conflict and to enter into or to strive for adaptation is being stunned by the current unbridled urge for growth and an emphasis on a material existence.
The question whether we can identify what is going on and if we can and want to intervene must be answered. Is society still open to new possibilities, both visually and in words and sounds? Can we break through our collective numbness? What is our response to these possibilities and are we still able to act instinctively? To what extent do we still dare to intervene in what we experience, and to what extent are we capable of explaining what it actually is that we experience?
History shows that whenever people face many questions, conflict ensues. Not necessarily violent, but conflict nonetheless. It is like a chemical reaction: energy is unleashed, things boil and smoke, and out of this energy a new substance emerges. But in order to start such a reaction, the two sides need to meet. There has to be a point of contact. In the real world, this can be people on the street, on the internet, in the newspapers, at debates, the political arena. Anywhere where people can take action and express themselves.
Conflict is the red thread that runs through the program of TODAYSART 09, which through multidisciplinary creative processes explores the possible rebirth of consciousness. TA 09 creates awareness, reawakens, opens eyes, generates feelings, will try and give answers and will raise new questions, examine how conflict can lead to new insights and solutions and explore the ability of the visitor to open up to external impulses.
Check our website regularly for more detailed information and program updates.
The fifth edition of the TODAYSART festival invites you to explore your thoughts, emotions and senses. Expect a concentrated, physical experience.
We are all sensitive beings, and as such we are increasingly exposed to an immense amount of input on a daily basis. Can we still really feel? Do we remember what it means to be submerged in emotion, thoughts and overwhelming physical elements? Are we still able to evaluate impulses from the outside and translate them so that we know how to act rationally?
The natural instinct to anticipate external conflict and to enter into or to strive for adaptation is being stunned by the current unbridled urge for growth and an emphasis on a material existence.
The question whether we can identify what is going on and if we can and want to intervene must be answered. Is society still open to new possibilities, both visually and in words and sounds? Can we break through our collective numbness? What is our response to these possibilities and are we still able to act instinctively? To what extent do we still dare to intervene in what we experience, and to what extent are we capable of explaining what it actually is that we experience?
History shows that whenever people face many questions, conflict ensues. Not necessarily violent, but conflict nonetheless. It is like a chemical reaction: energy is unleashed, things boil and smoke, and out of this energy a new substance emerges. But in order to start such a reaction, the two sides need to meet. There has to be a point of contact. In the real world, this can be people on the street, on the internet, in the newspapers, at debates, the political arena. Anywhere where people can take action and express themselves.
Conflict is the red thread that runs through the program of TODAYSART 09, which through multidisciplinary creative processes explores the possible rebirth of consciousness. TA 09 creates awareness, reawakens, opens eyes, generates feelings, will try and give answers and will raise new questions, examine how conflict can lead to new insights and solutions and explore the ability of the visitor to open up to external impulses.
Check our website regularly for more detailed information and program updates. todaysart.nl
The Bumpy Road of Marriage: The Ex-Wife Is Expecting
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Divorced, disowned and down on her luck, Shui Anluo was determined to move on and live a peaceful life… That is, until her ex-husband somehow managed to find out about her baby. Now, he’s insisting that she should move back in with him. Soon, he realizes that he cannot live without her… But the road to marriage is bumpy, and Shui Anluo isn’t too willing to go through with the heartbreak again. Can she take back everything that belongs to her? Will she find the courage to jump in and fall in love again?
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LED Flashlights for Badin Village Sep 6, 2013
Location: Village Deenar Khan Talpur, UC Bhugra Memon, District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan
Donated By: Tom Guan, Pres & CEO
Light Emission Technology
Chief Guest: Masood Lohar
National Coordinator UNDP GEF SGP
Pakistan
In association with Pervaiz Lodhie, LEDtronics, USA & Shaantech, Pakistan
Event: Distribution ceremony facilitated by Masood Lohar and his team. High Power muti-function 300 mini flashlights were distributed to 300 women of under privileged families of villages in Deenar Khan Talpur area. Each flashlight is expected to benefit 8 to 10 family members in many ways.
Famous Labels is expected to open within a few weeks at Gateway Fashion Mall in Bismarck, replacing Conlin's Furniture, which relocated in December 2009.
This center anchor has seen a series of occupants over the years, including A.W. Lucas, Herbergers, World's Greatest Deals, and Conlin's Furniture.
Gateway Mall opened in 1979. Many consider it a "dead mall", however it has recently completed major renovation in an attempt to reinvent the center.
Learn more about Gateway Fashion Mall here:
www.bismarckpride.com/blogs/?page_id=158
Learn more about Conlin's Furniture here:
The Postcard
A postcard bearing no publisher's name that has a divided back.
On the back of the card is printed:
'Old George Hotel, Salisbury.
Built about 1320. 'The Shakespeare
Chamber', showing old carved oak
window frame and heavy raftered
ceiling'.
You'd expect them also to tell you why it is called the Shakespeare Chamber, but they don't.
The card was posted in Wells on Tuesday the 7th. August 1951 to:
Miss Geraldine Treadway,
The Crossways,
Stockbridge,
Mass.,
USA.
The message was as follows:
"Just a line to say that we
went through Stockbridge,
and that not far from there
is a Red Lion Inn, but we did
not stay there as we were
so intrigued by the Old
George at Salisbury. It has
ghosts, and Pepys slept
there.
S."
'The Pedestrian'
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 7th. August 1951, a short story was published in an issue of 'The Reporter' by The Fortnightly Publishing Company.
The story was called 'The Pedestrian', and is a science fiction short story by the American writer Ray Bradbury. It is included in the collection 'The Golden Apples of the Sun' (1953).
Summary of 'The Pedestrian'
The story features Leonard Mead, a citizen of a television-centred world in 2053. In the city, sidewalks have fallen into decay. Mead enjoys walking through the city at night, something which no one else does:
'In ten years of walking by night
or day, for thousands of miles,
he had never met another person
walking, not one in all that time.'
On one of his usual walks, he encounters a police car, which is possibly robotic. It is the only police unit in a city of three million, since the purpose of law enforcement has disappeared with everyone watching television at night.
When asked about his profession, Mead tells the car that he is a writer, but the car does not understand, since no one buys books or magazines in the television-dominated society.
The police car and its occupants cannot understand why Mead would be out walking for no reason, and so they decide to take him to the Psychiatric Centre for Research on Regressive Tendencies and force him into the car.
As the car passes through his neighbourhood, Leonard Mead in the locked confines of the back seat says, "That's my house," as he points to a house warm and bright with all its lights on, unlike all other houses. There is no reply, and the story concludes.
Background to 'The Pedestrian'
The address of the main character, Leonard Mead, happens to be the address of the house in which Bradbury grew up. This has caused speculation that this short story is actually referring to himself, or is in some related way a message to his home town of Waukegan, Illinois.
Jonathan R. Eller writes that Bradbury's inspiration for the story came when he was walking down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles with a friend some time in late 1949. On their walk, a police cruiser pulled up and asked what they were doing. Bradbury answered:
"Well, we're putting one
foot in front of the other."
The policemen did not appreciate Ray's joke and became suspicious of Bradbury and his friend for walking in an area where there were no pedestrians.
Using this experience as inspiration he wrote 'The Pedestrian' which he sent to his New York agent Don Congdon in March 1950.
According to Eller, the story's composition in the early months of 1950 predated Bradbury's conception of 'The Fireman,' the short novella that would later evolve into 'Fahrenheit 451'.
A severe thunderstorm hit my neighborhood this morning. High winds, heavy rain and lightning have caused lots of damage in Mississauga.
There were several traffic lights out throughout the city, power outages, road closures where power lines have fallen, and several homes and cars were damaged by fallen trees. It was wicked and looks like a war zone out there in spots.
We all stayed safe at our house...Phew!!! :o))
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FirstEnergy expects to invest about $371 million in 2017 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects to help enhance reliability for customers in the Ohio Edison service territory. Major projects scheduled include building new substations and transmission lines, installing equipment in existing substations, adding remote control equipment on circuits, and the inspection and replacement of utility poles.
Pictured: Similar work was completed last year, including installing large transformers and breakers at a substation in West Akron and rebuilding a 69-kilovolt transmission line in the Medina area.
RICHMOND, Calif., - More than 300 volunteers are expected to roll-up their sleeves to rebuild the aging John F. Kennedy Park into a community gem. The City of Richmond, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is championing the one-day community-build park project in the City’s Park Plaza neighborhood, which will also include the installation of more than neighborhood trees in celebration of Arbor Day.
Built in 1968, the seven-acre park will be renovated to meet the changing needs of today’s park users and bring multiple benefits to the neighborhood. The project and process is a catalyst of a new era for park revitalization and cross-sector partnerships.
“I’ll be there with a wheel barrel and ready to work,” said Mayor Tom Butt who’s a strong supporter of expanding the City’s urban park footprint. “I applaud the commitment of the neighborhood residents who have been working with our urban planners to redesign the park into something we can all be proud of.”
Since April 2015, more than 400 community members have joined in the participatory process to design the park improvements. Together, they are helping shape future programs aimed at improving quality of life and providing connections to meaningful, safe, beautiful outdoor spaces for people of all ages.
“Our park has been underutilized for many years for a variety of reasons,” says Madalyn Law, President of the Park Plaza Neighborhood Council. “The rebuild of JFK Park gives our neighbors an opportunity to use the park again in a more positive environment with new features designed for all ages to come together for health and wellness and fun in the outdoors.
Generously funded and technically supported by The Trust for Public Land, the new design will feature a family zone with a children’s playscape, offering a fun environment designed to enhance youth's imagination around play, and build positive childhood memories. The park will be the home of the City of Richmond’s first Fitness ZoneTM and fitness trail. Together, the fully-accessible and senior-friendly fitness zone and the fitness trail encourage area residents to meet in the park and support one another in healthy lifestyle choices and strengthening social ties.
“Every Richmond resident deserves a quality park within walking distance from their home,” said Gina Fromer, The Trust for Public Land California State Director. “Good parks make neighborhoods healthy and whole.”
Other park improvements include a community garden, the installation of energy efficient LED lights, a 5,000 square foot mural, and a rain garden.
“With the new improvements going into the park, I have no doubt that it will be a community treasure for generations to come,” said Mayor Butt. “Open space that has a mix of passive and active use and is appropriate for different age groups means everyone in our community will be able to enjoy it.”
The upcoming volunteer action is part of the City’s on-going commitment to invest in its neighborhoods. Earlier this year, more than 100 volunteers came together to rebuild the softball field in an event sponsored by O.C. Jones & Sons, beginning a powerful movement for change in the neighborhood.
Chevron is providing funding for the Chevron STEM Learning Center and Community Plaza, which will provide a teaching space for local schools to use to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as a picnic pavilion for residents to enjoy.
“We are proud to partner with the City of Richmond on this park project, which will help spark interest in STEM for students at neighboring schools,” said Kory Judd, general manager of the Chevron Richmond Refinery. “The John F. Kennedy Park provides a unique opportunity for our neighbors and students to enjoy the park space and explore STEM education in a park setting.”
In addition to the community-build park event, the public is invited to visit The 50 Tour: Champions of the Bay presented by Chevron. The tour will feature the eight Vince Lombardi trophies from the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers and a guest appearance by an NFL legend. It will also feature the Chevron STEM Zone, an interactive learning space that demonstrates how STEM fuels innovation all around us – through the lens of football.
"I've been a proud resident of the south east community for over 40 years and it's wonderful that some of our requested neighborhood improvements are coming to fruition," said Naomi Williams, President of the Pullman Neighborhood Council. "With the park improvements and the reopening of the Richmond Swim Center, we are seeing a south east renaissance."
RICHMOND, Calif., - More than 300 volunteers are expected to roll-up their sleeves to rebuild the aging John F. Kennedy Park into a community gem. The City of Richmond, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is championing the one-day community-build park project in the City’s Park Plaza neighborhood, which will also include the installation of more than neighborhood trees in celebration of Arbor Day.
Built in 1968, the seven-acre park will be renovated to meet the changing needs of today’s park users and bring multiple benefits to the neighborhood. The project and process is a catalyst of a new era for park revitalization and cross-sector partnerships.
“I’ll be there with a wheel barrel and ready to work,” said Mayor Tom Butt who’s a strong supporter of expanding the City’s urban park footprint. “I applaud the commitment of the neighborhood residents who have been working with our urban planners to redesign the park into something we can all be proud of.”
Since April 2015, more than 400 community members have joined in the participatory process to design the park improvements. Together, they are helping shape future programs aimed at improving quality of life and providing connections to meaningful, safe, beautiful outdoor spaces for people of all ages.
“Our park has been underutilized for many years for a variety of reasons,” says Madalyn Law, President of the Park Plaza Neighborhood Council. “The rebuild of JFK Park gives our neighbors an opportunity to use the park again in a more positive environment with new features designed for all ages to come together for health and wellness and fun in the outdoors.
Generously funded and technically supported by The Trust for Public Land, the new design will feature a family zone with a children’s playscape, offering a fun environment designed to enhance youth's imagination around play, and build positive childhood memories. The park will be the home of the City of Richmond’s first Fitness ZoneTM and fitness trail. Together, the fully-accessible and senior-friendly fitness zone and the fitness trail encourage area residents to meet in the park and support one another in healthy lifestyle choices and strengthening social ties.
“Every Richmond resident deserves a quality park within walking distance from their home,” said Gina Fromer, The Trust for Public Land California State Director. “Good parks make neighborhoods healthy and whole.”
Other park improvements include a community garden, the installation of energy efficient LED lights, a 5,000 square foot mural, and a rain garden.
“With the new improvements going into the park, I have no doubt that it will be a community treasure for generations to come,” said Mayor Butt. “Open space that has a mix of passive and active use and is appropriate for different age groups means everyone in our community will be able to enjoy it.”
The upcoming volunteer action is part of the City’s on-going commitment to invest in its neighborhoods. Earlier this year, more than 100 volunteers came together to rebuild the softball field in an event sponsored by O.C. Jones & Sons, beginning a powerful movement for change in the neighborhood.
Chevron is providing funding for the Chevron STEM Learning Center and Community Plaza, which will provide a teaching space for local schools to use to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as a picnic pavilion for residents to enjoy.
“We are proud to partner with the City of Richmond on this park project, which will help spark interest in STEM for students at neighboring schools,” said Kory Judd, general manager of the Chevron Richmond Refinery. “The John F. Kennedy Park provides a unique opportunity for our neighbors and students to enjoy the park space and explore STEM education in a park setting.”
In addition to the community-build park event, the public is invited to visit The 50 Tour: Champions of the Bay presented by Chevron. The tour will feature the eight Vince Lombardi trophies from the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers and a guest appearance by an NFL legend. It will also feature the Chevron STEM Zone, an interactive learning space that demonstrates how STEM fuels innovation all around us – through the lens of football.
"I've been a proud resident of the south east community for over 40 years and it's wonderful that some of our requested neighborhood improvements are coming to fruition," said Naomi Williams, President of the Pullman Neighborhood Council. "With the park improvements and the reopening of the Richmond Swim Center, we are seeing a south east renaissance."
(part of a mini-series of things I hope, expect, or predict for my 40s)
In a few weeks, I will be a student again, for the first time in 15 years. When I graduated, I had a few classmates who took notes in class on laptops, but most of us (including me) still used paper and pen. Over the years, I developed and tweaked my own system until I had settled on something I was pretty happy with (looseleaf paper in 1/2" binders, rather than spiral notebooks, which is what I used for most of college and part of graduate school). I had also settled on a favorite pen, which I still use to this day (Pilot Precise V5 Rolling Ball, Extra Fine, Black). I also had a very particular system for how to mark up anything I was reading (a system I still use when I do any academic reading).
But I don't know what will work best now, with the technologies that have sprung up since I was last in school. For instance, I'm trying to decide whether to buy some of my texts on Kindle or to get all of them in paper. Do I take notes on my laptop? Or by hand? And, if I take them on my laptop, do I then print them out and put them in a binder? Or do I just file them on my laptop?
I'd be very interested in hearing from any of you who are currently students. What do you do, for notetaking in class and for notetaking in books?
(FWIW, I was not actually studying in this picture, I'm actually trying to finish writing some articles for publication. Overdue. Ack!)
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard bearing no studio name. The card was posted in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire on Thursday the 28th. January 1915 to:
Mrs. S. E. Lloyd,
37, Hill Street,
Lodge,
Brymbo,
Wrexham,
N. Wales.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"How are you keeping
always? I've been expecting
to hear some news of you -
but nothing has come yet.
I had our Jenny up here for
a fortnight and we had a
jolly time together.
I was glad to hear you are
keeping fit.
Jenny told me you were
getting quite 'Bonny.'
I'm also enjoying life, and
having a rare good time.
The hubby is a 'gem', and
never bothers me.
Harrie".
Jock Colville
So what else happened on the day that Harrie posted the card?
Well, the 28th. January 1916 marked the birth of Jock Colville.
Sir John Rupert Colville, CB, CVO was a British civil servant. He is best known for his diaries, which provide an intimate view of number 10 Downing Street during the wartime Premiership of Winston Churchill.
Jock Colville - The Early Years
Jock Colville came from a politically active and well-connected family, although, as he stated in the introduction to his published diaries, he was the younger son of a younger son, and so did not inherit family wealth.
His father was the Hon. George Charles Colville, who was secretary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the younger son of Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross, a Conservative politician who served as Master of the Buckhounds and Tory Chief Whip.
His mother was Lady Cynthia, a courtier and social worker. She was the daughter of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe, by his first wife, the former Sibyl Graham, daughter of the Graham Baronets of Netherby.
Lady Cynthia, in addition to her duties as a Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary, devoted her energies to alleviating the suffering of Shoreditch, one of the poorest areas of the East End of London.
Jock Colville served alongside Harry Legge-Bourke as a Page of Honour between 1927 and 1931, thanks to his mother's connections as attendant to the queen.
She also ensured that he saw the other side of life, by taking him to the infant welfare centre that she ran in Shoreditch.
Jock was educated at West Downs School, Winchester; Harrow; and Trinity College, Cambridge. In preparation for a career in the diplomatic service, he twice spent a few months in the Black Forest in order to improve his German.
Jock thus saw the very beginning of Hitler's chancellorship, and its effects once it had bedded in:
"There was increasing Strength
matched by diminishing Joy."
This was an ironic reference to the Nazi morale-building programme of Kraft Durch Freude (Strength Through Joy).
Jock Colville's Public Life
Colville was Assistant Private Secretary to three Prime Ministers:
-- Neville Chamberlain, 1939–40.
-- Winston Churchill, 1940–41 and 1943–45.
-- Clement Attlee, 1945.
Jock Colville's Diaries
Colville kept a diary from 1939 to 1957, parts of which have been published (The Fringes of Power: 10 Downing Street Diaries 1939–1955).
The original diaries are held at the Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge University and, with the exception of the final volume, are open to the public.
Churchill was, as appears from the diaries, fond of Colville, and it is evident that Colville was close to the rest of the Churchill family.
When Churchill was ill with pneumonia, it was Colville who was summoned from his brief stint of active service in the RAF to accompany Clementine Churchill on an aeroplane to Egypt to visit him, although it was clear on their arrival that Churchill's life was not in danger.
Typical of the badinage between Churchill and his private secretary was the exchange when, immediately before Colville's departure for RAF service in 1941, Churchill asked him his age. On being told, Churchill pointed out that, at 26, Napoleon was commanding the armies of Italy. Colville replied that the Younger Pitt was Prime Minister at the age of 24.
The diaries record many conversations between Churchill and his political and military colleagues, as well as his private thoughts. They illustrate the contrast between the "atmosphere of rush" about Churchill, as compared with the shorter hours and reduced energy levels associated with his predecessor Chamberlain, whom Colville had also served.
Comments in the diaries show how, even when beset by disasters in the early days of his premiership, Churchill was still able to raise the spirits of those around him, with his sense of purpose and his sense of humour.
The diaries reveal that much of Churchill's correspondence (although none of his speeches) was drafted by Colville and others in their imitations of Churchill's distinctive style, albeit subject to his approval.
The diaries also cover Churchill's peacetime premiership and his regularly deferred retirement, and note that, when Churchill finally did retire, Colville found him sitting on his bed at 10 Downing Street saying (of his successor, Eden):
"I don't think Anthony can do it!".
Jock Colville's Later Career
Jock was an Executive Director of Hill Samuel Ltd. from 1955 to 1980.
Colville was instrumental in raising funds for the establishment of Churchill College, Cambridge, as a national memorial to Winston Churchill, and was made an Honorary Fellow of the College in 1971.
He was joint honorary secretary of the Other Club for many years.
Colville was a Trustee of both Sir Winston and Lady Churchill's estates. At various times in his life, he was Company Director of the Provident Life Association, the London Committee, the Ottoman Bank, and Eucalyptus Pulp Mills Ltd.
Jock Colville's Personal Life
In 1948, Colville married Lady Margaret Egerton (1918–2004), daughter of John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere; she served as a Lady-in-Waiting to the then-Princess Elizabeth from 1946 and 1949, and later to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother from 1990 to 2002. The Colvilles had two sons and one daughter and lived in Hampshire.
Colville was knighted in 1974, having previously been appointed CB in 1955, and CVO in 1949.
The Death and Legacy of Jock Colville
Jock died on the 19th. November 1987 at the age of 72.
The Jock Colville Hall at Churchill College, Cambridge, which is adjoined to the Churchill Archives Centre, is named in his honour.
Colville is portrayed by James D'Arcy in the 2009 film 'Into the Storm' and by Nicholas Rowe in the Netflix television series 'The Crown'.
The Province is investing an additional $4.93 million over the next three years to provide immediate support to students, parents, educators, law enforcement and community partners through gang prevention and awareness training programs in Campbell River, Chilliwack, Courtenay and Hope as part of the Erase (expect respect and a safe education) school-based gang and gun violence prevention program. The funding, building on $1.12 million previously announced for the program in March 2019, will also provide ongoing support in the 12 previously named communities: Abbotsford, Burnaby, Delta, Kamloops, Kelowna, Langley, Nanaimo, Prince George, Surrey, Vancouver, Victoria and Williams Lake.
The gang prevention program, in its second year, provides education and training opportunities for students, parents, educators, law enforcement officials and representatives of community-based organizations.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/21171
For enquiry email: jintan@realtyagent.com
The Orchard Residences is a 99-years leasehold apartment development located at 238 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 237973, in District 09, and just above the Orchard MRT Station. With expected completion in December 2010, it comprises 175 units. The Orchard Residences is situated along the vibrant Orchard Road shopping and entertainment belt. It is also close to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Above MRT Station. Condo Facilities at The Orchard Residences Facilities at The Orchard Residences include a swimming pool, spa, and clubhouse. Condo Amenities near The Orchard Residences Numerous feeder bus services are available near The Orchard Residences. Established local and international schools are mostly a short drive away, such as Raffles Girls’ School, Overseas Family School, and ISS International School. Its prime location along Orchard Road means several one-stop shopping destinations are just a short walk away. These include Ion Orchard, Tangs Plaza, Wisma Atria, The Paragon, and Takashimaya. In addition, prestigious clubs, such as American Club and Tanglin Club, are located nearby. For vehicle owners, driving to the business hub from The Orchard Residences takes less than 10 minutes, via River Valley Road.For enquiry email: jintan@realtyagent.com
The Orchard Residences is a 99-years leasehold apartment development located at 238 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 237973, in District 09, and just above the Orchard MRT Station. With expected completion in December 2010, it comprises 175 units. The Orchard Residences is situated along the vibrant Orchard Road shopping and entertainment belt. It is also close to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Above MRT Station. Condo Facilities at The Orchard Residences Facilities at The Orchard Residences include a swimming pool, spa, and clubhouse. Condo Amenities near The Orchard Residences Numerous feeder bus services are available near The Orchard Residences. Established local and international schools are mostly a short drive away, such as Raffles Girls’ School, Overseas Family School, and ISS International School. Its prime location along Orchard Road means several one-stop shopping destinations are just a short walk away. These include Ion Orchard, Tangs Plaza, Wisma Atria, The Paragon, and Takashimaya. In addition, prestigious clubs, such as American Club and Tanglin Club, are located nearby. For vehicle owners, driving to the business hub from The Orchard Residences takes less than 10 minutes, via River Valley Road.
Huawei P20 Pro, P20 Lite India Launch Today: Expected Price, Specifications, and More
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1st Surprise
Pamphlets to advertise the Church
When we did not find what we originally went looking for, we noticed this Christian Cross towering above the houses surrounding the area. We went to where the Cross was and discovered St Theresa's Cathedral.
On the ground floor there were 4 people packaging things (looks like a delivery service or something). Mau asked them about the Church and they said we should go up to the 2nd floor (American English 3rd floor). One of the packers followed us up the stairs and with a key from her pocket opened the locked door we found on the 3rd floor.
We took another half a flight of stairs up - and discovered St Theresa's Catholic Church ...... we were the only people in there and it was quite awesome. Could feel the history, the presence of Something Bigger than little us ..... after about 30 minutes of taking photos and simply enjoying the quiet and peace, a really lovely lady entered (she is the cleaner and up-keeper) and she explained to us that nowadays they have several services a week and that we are most welcome to attend any of them. All in Chines, of course, so we did miss quite a bit of what she said.
Last night, back home, I did some research on the internet and managed to find the following info on the Church.
It is called St Theresa's Catholic Churh, built in 1920. Back then it had this majestic 3 storey high ceiling with parishioners sitting on ground level (we saw the pillars you see in my photos on the ground (AE 1st) floor amongst all the parcels and packages). During the Cultural Revolution, Mao had the tall Church converted into a 3 storey building full of apartments for the poor with the top floor as an open storage space .... and this was where the Brothers and Sisters secretly managed to keep the church going amongst all the stored stuff. Today, it is no longer a secret but still, the Church is located on the top floor, redecorated et al, proudly out in the open ..... In the photos you will see how close we are to the ceiling - hence the ugly insulation hanging from the ceiling and the fans standing all around ... it is bloody hot in there ....
Lastly, as we left the Church, the lovely lady we met up in the rafters came running after us (Mau told her about his mom being a Christian) and handed him an almanac for 2015, saying, "This is for your Mother".
Went Walkies yesterday, looking for one thing unsuccessfully but found many other surprises in this amazing city.
Well I expected more out of this roll, usually I can tame grainy film using Pyrocat-HD, usually because of a pull, in this case, one stop. And while I still get a lot more grain that I expected, the images are sharp! The tonality is good. However I feel the contrast in some cases is fairly flat.
You can read the full review online www.alexluyckx.com/blog/index.php/2019/05/28/film-review-...
Minolta XG-M - Minolta MD W.Rokkor-X 28mm 1:2.8 - Street Candy ATM 400 @ ASA-200
Pyrocat-HD (1+1+100) 9:00 @ 20C
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan V ED
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
Watersoluble crayon and pen and ink. I started this on the way out to South Dakota, and finished when I returned.
Didn't expect that I would sort out most of the light problems I was having to get what i wanted done, the bathroom was too narrow and i had light bouncing issues as the bathroom had a lot of mirror, anyway, got the work done, but actually it was meant to be done under daylight coming from the window. I had to deal with that situation and find a way to fill the whole scene and also put up a key light to give its charm.
More than satisfied baring in mind all i had to deal with.
From ESPNU - When two of the nation's top three-ranked squads square off, a fantastic game with a fantastic finish can be expected. That's exactly what the fans at Blake Arena saw when FAB 50 No. 1 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.) took on No. 3 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) in the marquee contest of the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., on Monday...St. Patrick was down 42-34 at the half, but used a scintillating second-half performance from Duke-bound point guard Kyrie Irving to get back in the game. He scored on a variety of jump shots and acrobatic moves in the lane, but it was two free throws by Irving with one second left that put the Celtics in position to tie the game and force overtime...With St. Patrick trailing 71-69, Irving nailed the first, but the game-tying free throw was off target. Teammate Michael Gilchrist, who was nursing knee and ankle injuries, came up with the offensive rebound, but had his put back attempt blocked by a trio of swarming Findlay Prep defenders as the buzzer sounded. With its 71-70 victory, coach Michael Peck's club from Findlay Prep (22-1) will move up to No. 2 in the next ESPN RISE FAB 50 Rankings. The No. 3 ranked Pilots lost by one point to current No. 2 Northland (Columbus, Ohio), which is set to take over the top spot in the national rankings following Saturday's win over No. 9 Oak Hill Academy at the Hoophall Classic...Irving, the No. 6 player in the ESPNU 100 and a Mr. Basketball USA candidate, finished with a game-high 30-points for St. Patrick (10-1). Findlay Prep's counter part at the point guard position, Cory Joseph, finished with a team-high 23-points, on 8-of-16 shooting, with nine boards. Joseph, ranked No. 30 in the ESPNU 100, is another Mr. Basketball USA candidate. He battled leg cramps in the second half after scoring 16-points and helping his team build a first half cushion...It was uncertain if Gilchrist, the No. 1 prospect in the ESPNU Super 60, was going to play in this game after suffering a knee injury in a game against Union (Union, N.J.) on Jan. 5. Gilchrist gave a valiant effort and even made contributions after suffering a sprained ankle in the first quarter. He finished with 19 points...Findlay Prep forward Tristan Thompson finished with eight points before fouling out, but wing Nick Johnson picked up the scoring slack for his Texas-bound teammate with 16 points. Johnson is the nephew of former Boston Celtic guard Dennis Johnson and the son of California playground legend "Jumping" Joey Johnson...Monday's marquee at the Hoophall Classic was a matchup of two great point guards and two great teams, but unfortunately time ran out on St. Patrick, which suffered its first loss on the year.
Shot at ISO 3200, Aperture of 2.8, Shutter speed of 1/500 and Focal Length of 35.0 mm
Taken with a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-70mm F2.8 ZA SSM (SAL-2470Z) lens and processed by Adobe Photoshop Lightroom on Wednesday January-20-2010 08:17 EST AM
RICHMOND, Calif., - More than 300 volunteers are expected to roll-up their sleeves to rebuild the aging John F. Kennedy Park into a community gem. The City of Richmond, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is championing the one-day community-build park project in the City’s Park Plaza neighborhood, which will also include the installation of more than neighborhood trees in celebration of Arbor Day.
Built in 1968, the seven-acre park will be renovated to meet the changing needs of today’s park users and bring multiple benefits to the neighborhood. The project and process is a catalyst of a new era for park revitalization and cross-sector partnerships.
“I’ll be there with a wheel barrel and ready to work,” said Mayor Tom Butt who’s a strong supporter of expanding the City’s urban park footprint. “I applaud the commitment of the neighborhood residents who have been working with our urban planners to redesign the park into something we can all be proud of.”
Since April 2015, more than 400 community members have joined in the participatory process to design the park improvements. Together, they are helping shape future programs aimed at improving quality of life and providing connections to meaningful, safe, beautiful outdoor spaces for people of all ages.
“Our park has been underutilized for many years for a variety of reasons,” says Madalyn Law, President of the Park Plaza Neighborhood Council. “The rebuild of JFK Park gives our neighbors an opportunity to use the park again in a more positive environment with new features designed for all ages to come together for health and wellness and fun in the outdoors.
Generously funded and technically supported by The Trust for Public Land, the new design will feature a family zone with a children’s playscape, offering a fun environment designed to enhance youth's imagination around play, and build positive childhood memories. The park will be the home of the City of Richmond’s first Fitness ZoneTM and fitness trail. Together, the fully-accessible and senior-friendly fitness zone and the fitness trail encourage area residents to meet in the park and support one another in healthy lifestyle choices and strengthening social ties.
“Every Richmond resident deserves a quality park within walking distance from their home,” said Gina Fromer, The Trust for Public Land California State Director. “Good parks make neighborhoods healthy and whole.”
Other park improvements include a community garden, the installation of energy efficient LED lights, a 5,000 square foot mural, and a rain garden.
“With the new improvements going into the park, I have no doubt that it will be a community treasure for generations to come,” said Mayor Butt. “Open space that has a mix of passive and active use and is appropriate for different age groups means everyone in our community will be able to enjoy it.”
The upcoming volunteer action is part of the City’s on-going commitment to invest in its neighborhoods. Earlier this year, more than 100 volunteers came together to rebuild the softball field in an event sponsored by O.C. Jones & Sons, beginning a powerful movement for change in the neighborhood.
Chevron is providing funding for the Chevron STEM Learning Center and Community Plaza, which will provide a teaching space for local schools to use to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as a picnic pavilion for residents to enjoy.
“We are proud to partner with the City of Richmond on this park project, which will help spark interest in STEM for students at neighboring schools,” said Kory Judd, general manager of the Chevron Richmond Refinery. “The John F. Kennedy Park provides a unique opportunity for our neighbors and students to enjoy the park space and explore STEM education in a park setting.”
In addition to the community-build park event, the public is invited to visit The 50 Tour: Champions of the Bay presented by Chevron. The tour will feature the eight Vince Lombardi trophies from the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers and a guest appearance by an NFL legend. It will also feature the Chevron STEM Zone, an interactive learning space that demonstrates how STEM fuels innovation all around us – through the lens of football.
"I've been a proud resident of the south east community for over 40 years and it's wonderful that some of our requested neighborhood improvements are coming to fruition," said Naomi Williams, President of the Pullman Neighborhood Council. "With the park improvements and the reopening of the Richmond Swim Center, we are seeing a south east renaissance."
I didn’t expect much of anything on Amtrak #3 until going through my photo and realizing the last Big Game Sticker unit was leading! I have no idea what it was doing all the way out at DG considering it was mainly used on eastern trains but it was definitely neat to see something I didn’t pay attention to often but wanted to always see!
Edit: I should point out that the same day I did see Amtrak 157 as well. Why is it significant? Well that unit used to be a Big Game Train unit (which I have seen with the sticker) way back then! So I guess I got two for two and a half lol
January 4, 2018- Long Island--Governor Andrew M. Cuomo holds a press conference in Dix Hills where he declared a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island and Westchester. Additionally, a travel advisory has been issued from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, with the worst weather expected from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sustained winds of 25-30 mph are expected with gusts of up to 60 mph across the downstate region. The coastal system is expected to bring 6 to 10 inches of snow to New York City; 4 to 8 inches to Nassau County; 9 to 12 inches to Suffolk County; and 4 to 8 inches to Westchester County. The system will also create blizzard conditions that could lead to blowing snow and whiteouts on roadways, with coastal flooding possible and overnight drops in temperatures causing hazardous black ice.(Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
This is a photograph from the BHAA K-Club 10KM Road Race and Fun Run 2014 was held at the K-Club Golf and Hotel Resort, Straffan, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Saturday 12th of April 2013 at 11:00. The race, an annual event, has become famous for it's very fast and flat course which starts and finishes within the grounds of the K-Club. While the weather was dry there was a tough breeze in places which made running conditions a little harder than expected. The road race has gained fame through it's PB potential but the spread of refreshments and catering afterwards are now legendary and are of the highest standard imaginable. Race director Gerry Byrne and a very large team of volunteers, K-Club staff, and local Gardai must be given the highest of compliments for the staging of the event. Well done everyone.
We have an extensive set of photographs on our Flickr Photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157643843402565/
Reading on a Smartphone or tablet? Don't forget to scroll down further to read more about this race and see important Internet links to other information about the race! You can also find out how to access and download these photographs.
All profits from the event are donated to charity with the chosen charity for the race being the Parkinsons Association of Ireland. With stiff competition from a number of Parkruns and other races in the North Leinster area the K-Club 10KM stood out for it's flawless organisation, large field, and epic spread of refreshments afterwards.
Who are the BHAA? The BHAA (Business Houses Athletic Association) is a work place athletic organisation who's aim is to facilitate colleagues to run together in a series of races. They organise a series of properly managed cross country, trail and road races over the year. To learn more about membership, fixtures, etc you can visit their website bhaa.ie/. You do not need to be a member of a company or BHAA organisation to take part in any of their races.
Some useful Internet links
A Garmin GPS Route Trace of the 10KM Route: connect.garmin.com/activity/170211546
Boards.ie Athletics Forum - Thread for the K-Club 10KM 2014 starts here [www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057127743&p...]
BHAA Webpage of the K-Club 10KM 2014: bhaa.ie/events/k-club-2014/
The official website of the K-Club Resort: www.kclub.ie/
The K-Club on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Club
Google Satellite Maps View of Start Finish area and parking at the Palmer Smurfitt Course: maps.google.ie/?ll=53.304845,-6.618029&spn=0.005578,0...
Our set of photographs on Flickr from the BHAA 10KM K-Club 2013 race: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633288746810/
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The explaination is very simple.
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In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting does take a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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I wasn't expecting the disused Road Safety School to be still there but luckily it was.
So I went in and looked around.
Checking the DOM on the back of the signs, I assume it shut down in the early 2000s due to money problems.
It was amazing how slowly fading this place was. Didn't look like anywhere else that had been shut for the past two decades.
These place is likely to date from the 1960s.
For enquiry email: jintan@realtyagent.com
The Orchard Residences is a 99-years leasehold apartment development located at 238 Orchard Boulevard, Singapore 237973, in District 09, and just above the Orchard MRT Station. With expected completion in December 2010, it comprises 175 units. The Orchard Residences is situated along the vibrant Orchard Road shopping and entertainment belt. It is also close to the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Mount Elizabeth Hospital. Above MRT Station. Condo Facilities at The Orchard Residences Facilities at The Orchard Residences include a swimming pool, spa, and clubhouse. Condo Amenities near The Orchard Residences Numerous feeder bus services are available near The Orchard Residences. Established local and international schools are mostly a short drive away, such as Raffles Girls’ School, Overseas Family School, and ISS International School. Its prime location along Orchard Road means several one-stop shopping destinations are just a short walk away. These include Ion Orchard, Tangs Plaza, Wisma Atria, The Paragon, and Takashimaya. In addition, prestigious clubs, such as American Club and Tanglin Club, are located nearby. For vehicle owners, driving to the business hub from The Orchard Residences takes less than 10 minutes, via River Valley Road.