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Expecting and nursing mothers require social protection but workers in the informal economy are often not covered. Maternity protection has been a primary concern of the ILO since its creation in 1919. Workplace support for mothers who are breastfeeding has been a basic provision of maternity protection. The Philippines expanded maternity leave benefits in 2019 to align with international labour standards. The ILO also promoted exclusive breastfeeding in the workplace to advance women’s rights to maternity protection and to improve nutrition security for Filipino children.
Photo : E. Tuyay / ILO
Date : 2011/11
Country : Philippines
Got a real nice surprise when this showed up this morning, was expecting the brand new recycle truck 815 to rock on up like usual (as has been the case since February this year) but instead our now oldest truck in the fleet serviced the yellow tops in Mansfield today. I must say as I have already gotten 738 three times on garbage and once on greenwaste back in March in Coorparoo before, I thought to myself wouldn’t it be nice one day if I could also get this truck on recycling as well to complete the list of all 3 of the waste stream collection services provided here in Brisbane. Well sure enough, my wish came true today! Also noticed over the other side of Mingera St that 809 has swapped a run with 806; spoke to Taffy in 806 straight after filming 738 this morning and basically because Dan, Shane, James and Honi have recently left, management decided to change a couple of the sub-contractor recycle runs up, so now 806 does 809’s run bordering 815 (or whoever else is put on if they make a last minute decision) in Mansfield every fortnight, and 809 now works in Oxley every fortnight bordering the Single Pass for garbage on Wednesday now.
a spur of the moment photoshoot, cause the lighting was so pretty outside but we knew we only had like 5 minutes left of sun. so this is what we came up with and it turned out to be one of my fave shoots with her <3
More in here than I expected to see. Back in 83 as a spotty teen I used to regularly visit the George next door, we used to go there to play pool and have a pint (if you had the money the landlord had the beer) we would all ride out there on our crappy little 50cc mopeds. Mine was a little gem, it was an orange Mobylette reg SRT 87M, that little French baby used to go like a rocket it was pedal start and had no rear suspension, the springs were in the saddle. The only problem it had was being air cooled (French Technology) it would get hot and slow down about 3 miles before the pub, this was always expected, so as I felt that holding back feel I would pip my tiny little pathetic horn and my pals would pull over, then we would proceed to piddle on the cylinder head, that great burst of aromatic steam was not the best but it worked like a charm!! Its the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
Expecting and nursing mothers require social protection but workers in the informal economy are often not covered. Maternity protection has been a primary concern of the ILO since its creation in 1919. Workplace support for mothers who are breastfeeding has been a basic provision of maternity protection. The Philippines expanded maternity leave benefits in 2019 to align with international labour standards. The ILO also promoted exclusive breastfeeding in the workplace to advance women’s rights to maternity protection and to improve nutrition security for Filipino children.
Photo : E. Tuyay / ILO
Date : 2011/11
Country : Philippines
Believe it or not, I had not visited St Augustine's before. Not through want of trying, I had followed the signs from the city centre several times, but they peter out. However, a few months ago, we parked in a different place so I could visit a camera shop, and there was the entrance.
So, a few weeks back, after visiting the Cathedral, we headed to the Abbey. I really did not know what to expect, I have been to other ruined abbeys, but this is on a grander scale than all the others, and it seemed to me, the destruction more complete.
But it was here, in Canterbury, that St Augustine set up his mission, built his church and, in time, was buried.
Looking at the site now, and with the cathedral so close, Canterbury was little else other than church.
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St Augustine's Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England.[2] The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848. Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.
In 597, Augustine arrived in Anglo-Saxon England, having been sent by the missionary-minded Pope Gregory I to convert the Anglo-Saxons.[4] The King of Kent at this time was Æthelberht or Ethelbert. Although he worshipped in a pagan temple just outside the walls of Canterbury to the east of the city, Ethelbert was married to a Christian, Bertha. According to tradition, the king not only gave his temple and its precincts to St Augustine for a church and monastery,[4] he also ordered that the church to be erected be of "becoming splendour, dedicated to the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, and endowed it with a variety of gifts." One purpose of the foundation was to provide a residence for Augustine and his brother monks. As another, both King Ethelbert and Augustine foresaw the abbey as a burial place for abbots, archbishops, and kings of Kent.[5]
William Thorne, the 14th century chronicler of the abbey, records 598 as the year of the foundation.[5] The monastic buildings were most likely wooden in the manner of Saxon construction, so they could be quickly built. However, building a church of solid masonry, like the churches Augustine had known in Rome, took longer.[6] The church was completed and consecrated in 613. Ca. 624 a short distance to the east, Eadbald, son and successor of Ethelbert, founded a second church, dedicated to Saint Mary which also buried Kentish royalty.[7] The abbey became known as St Augustine's after the founder's death.[8]
For two centuries after its founding, St Augustine's was the only important religious house in the kingdom of Kent.[9] The historian G. F. Maclear characterized St Augustine's as being a "missionary school" where "classical knowledge and English learning flourished."[10] Over time, St Augustine's Abbey acquired an extensive library that included both religious and secular holdings. In addition, it had a scriptorium for producing manuscripts.
Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury from 959 to 988, influenced a reorganisation of the abbey to conform to Benedictine rule. Buildings were enlarged and the church rebuilt. Dunstan also revised the dedication of the abbey, from the original Saints Peter and Paul, by adding Saint Augustine in 978.[12] Since then, the abbey has been known as St Augustine's.
The invading Danes not only spared St Augustine's, but in 1027 King Cnut made over all the possessions of Minster-in-Thanet to St Augustine's. These possessions included the preserved body of Saint Mildred. Belief in the miraculous power of this relic had spread throughout Europe, and it brought many pilgrims to St Augustine's, whose gifts enriched the abbey.
Following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, William the Conqueror confiscated landed estates, but he respected Church property.[15] At St Augustine's Abbey, the Anglo-Saxon buildings were completely reconstructed in the form of a typical Norman Benedictine monastery.[8] By 1100, all the original buildings had disappeared under a Romanesque edifice. There was further rebuilding as a result of the great fire in 1168.[16] The fire's destruction accounts for the paucity of historical records for the preceding period.[17]
From about 1250 onwards was a period of wealth in which "building succeeded building."[18] Boggis' history calls this period a time of "worldly magnificence," marked by "lavish expenditures" on new buildings, royal visits, and banquets with thousands of guests. In addition, the papacy imposed many levies on the abbey. The large debt that was incurred by these expenditures might have swamped the abbey had it not been for generous benefactors who came to the rescue.[19]
The cloister, frater (refectory) and kitchen were totally rebuilt. A new abbot's lodging and a great hall were added. In the early 14th century, land was acquired for a cellarer's range (living and working quarters for the cellarer who was responsible for provisioning the abbey's cellarium), a brewhouse, a bakehouse, and a new walled vineyard. A Lady chapel was built to the east of the church.
The abbey gatehouse was rebuilt from 1301 to 1309 by Abbot Fyndon. It has since been known as the Fyndon Gate or the Great Gate. The chamber above the entrance was the state bed-chamber of the Monastery. In 1625, Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria slept in this chamber, following their marriage in Canterbury Cathedral.[20] In 1660, after the Restoration, Charles II and his brothers, the Dukes of York and Gloucester, stayed in the gatehouse on their way to London.[21]
Fyndon's gate suffered such damage by German bombs during the Second World War that it had to be rebuilt.[20] The gate faces a small square known since the reign of Charles I as Lady Wootton's Green."[21] Statues of Æthelberht of Kent and Queen Bertha stand on the green.
Boggis describes the early 16th century leading up to the Dissolution of the Monasteries as "days of decadence". Although the abbey owned estates throughout Kent amounting to 19,862 acres, Boggis holds that "historical evidence proves conclusively that even if Henry VIII. had never dissolved them, the English monasteries were already doomed." The "extortionate exactions" of the Papacy would lead to bankruptcy.[22]
However, the English Reformation accompanied by the Dissolution of the Monasteries happened before bankruptcy. The Reformation replaced the Pope (a cleric) with a Monarch (a layman). Actions by the Parliament's House of Commons strengthened the power of the laity versus the power of the clergy. These actions were part of the English Reformation’s "great transfer" of power, both economic and religious, from Ecclesiastical to Secular authorities.[23]
As part of the "great transfer," Parliament gave King Henry VIII authority to dissolve the monasteries and confiscate the property for the Crown. The rationale given was "that the religious houses had ceased to apply their property to the specific religious uses for which it was originally given."[15]
On 30 July 1538, the King's Commissioners arrived to take the surrender of St Augustine's Abbey. The last abbot and monks complied and left the abbey. The abbey, with its site, its goods, buildings, lands and all other possessions, became the property of the Crown. This dissolution ended over 940 years of monastic presence.
During the rest of Henry's reign, St Augustine's Abbey was held by the Crown with some of its buildings converted into a royal residence. However, in other parts of the abbey dismantling and sale of material began in 1541.[25] Some of the stone was used in the fortifications of the Pale of Calais, but more of it was sold locally. The library, containing two thousand manuscripts, was destroyed and the treasure plundered.[26]
The royal residence was used occasionally by the royal family as late as the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, during which the buildings were leased to a succession of noblemen.[25][26] In 1558, Elizabeth leased the palace to Henry Lord Cobham. During Lord Cobham’s possession, the Queen kept her court here while on one of her royal progresses.[27] Lord Cobham was a resident of Kent who had served her faithfully as a diplomat and parliamentarian.[28] On the attainder of Lord Cobham for treason in 1603 under the reign of James I, the residence was granted to Robert Cecil, Lord Essenden.[27]
After Cecil died in 1612, the residence passed to Edward, Lord Wootton of Marley (sometimes spelled "Wotton").[29] Lord Wootton employed John Tradescant the elder to lay out formal gardens. Wootton died in 1626, but Lady Wootton lived on in her palace until her death in 1658. The open space before the gateway is still known as Lady Wootton's Green.[30]
Sir Edward Hales (1626–1684) took possession of the property after Lady Wooton’s death, to be followed by his son Sir Edward Hales (1645–1695). Rather than conserving the property, these new owners dismantled the buildings and carried used stones to build a new house at Hales Place.[29]
From then on until 1844, the desolation continued until it had engulfed the church, cloister, kitchen and refectory.[31] Other parts of the site suffered degradation. From 1770 to 1844, the Alfred Beer & Company brewery operated within the abbey precincts.[32] In 1804, a portion of the site was divided into lots and sold. The Great Court was used as a bowling green and skittle ground. Ethelbert's Tower, the remaining tower of the Norman abbey, was taken down in 1822.[26] Robert Ewell, in his Guide to St. Augustine’s Monastery and Missionary College wrote that in the first half of the 19th century, the abbey "reached its lowest point of degradation".
The condition of the abbey did not go unnoticed. In 1844 a rich young landowner, member of parliament, and generous churchman, Alexander James Beresford Hope, visited the ruins, found them deplorable, and bought them. Inspired by the missionary zeal of the Reverend Edward Coleridge, Hope and other donors gave additional money to restore and construct buildings for the establishment of a college to train young men as missionaries in the British colonies.[26] They envisioned a dual purpose for the college: (a) to educate missionaries and (b) to excavate and preserve the abbey remains.[33] St Augustine's Missionary College remained in existence until 1947.[34] However, on the night of 31 May 1942, its buildings were so badly damaged by a German blitz that the College ceased operations.[35]
English Heritage entrance on Longport to St Augustine's Abbey ruins[1]
From 1952 to 1967, the Missionary College buildings were used as The Central College of the Anglican Communion.[36]
Since 1976, the college buildings (plus some new ones) have been used by the King's School, Canterbury, for boarding houses and the School Library. This part of the St Augustine's Abbey site was purchased by the School in 1994.[37]
The ruins of the abbey are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site[38] in the care of English Heritage.
After posting some photos of Shankend Viaduct, those who know my photostream will be expecting a tunnel to come next, so here it is.
The Forthar tramway tunnel is a short cut and cover tunnel which passes under the A914. It linked the mainline which lies just beyond the light at the end of the passage with the former lime works at Forthar farm. You can see the entirety of the tunnel in this photo but only one portal remains as right behind me is a blockade, built in World War II to stop Germans from sneaking under the road. Had both portals been open, this shot may have looked quite different.
I also took a slightly different approach to light painting this photo. Instead of waving the torch around to evenly light the short passageway, I had rested the torch on the blockade to film a scene for a really stupid short film. I liked the backlit look so I decided to use that set-up for my photo as well.
This commissioned piece was a lot more work than expected (like 99% of my projects)
The customer had a sentimental bond with Overlord, as it was one of the first Transformer figures.
Overlord, Giga and Mega were built using a variety of many other figures, models, scratch-built parts and more. Overlord has 2 red LEDs in his eyes, 1 red LED in the tank (Gigatank) cannon, 2 orange-yellow LEDs in the Jet (Megajet) exhausts.
In robot mode, Overlord's chest opens to reveal pilots Giga and Mega. Both detailed and added articulation. Although the Jet usually sits on Overlord's left arm, I built the figure so that it can fit on either arm. I wanted the tank turret to attach to Overlord's left leg and putting the Jet on the Right arm seemed a little more balanced overall.
From robot mode, Overlord Transforms into Jet and Tank and base. I explored several different alternate forms for each.
1 - Tank Mode.
2 - Jet Mode.
3 - Megajet mode
4 - Mobile Attack mode
5 - Base Mode 1
6 - Base Mode 2
San Francisco
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It's a dirtier city than you would expect. From block to block you fade between grimy back alleys littered with trash and vomit and beautiful corners full of sun such as this. One thing the whole of the city has in common though is the incredibly vivid social landscape. Despite class and origin, people seem to all get along well enough, if not just in their own little world oblivious to those around them.
Here in this park while I sat and ate my lunch I watched homeless men waking up for the day and rolling up the sleeping bags they apparently had stayed the night in, a whole class of school children running around in matching shirts, and any number of other random collisions of personalities interacting with one another, sometimes directly and sometimes a bit awkwardly. My first experience in the city left a weird opinion of it because of my car getting broken into but this time around I noticed so much more after walking the streets for hours...
“He’s waiting for you in the spare room , you’ve been amazing to night , my gorgeous nephew , this is as far as I expect you to go , after all the two of you seem close and you’re about to perform this beautiful act , for your man “ she is eager to reassure me , I never even dreamt of it , let alone thought I’d actually perform it !
The Arrow was expected to enter RCAF service in the early 1960s. At that time, the USAF was already introducing the Convair F-106A Delta Dart interceptor, an aircraft that shared similarities to the Arrow. Although much smaller and half the weight, the F-106 was an extremely capable aircraft with speed and performance to match the Mk. 1 Arrows and employed the same missile, radar, and fire-control systems. The USAF was also developing Mach 3+ interceptors as well, such as the Republic XF-103 and North American XF-108 Rapier. With the advance of the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the need for long-range strategic bombers was being called into question and, by extension, the need for high-speed, high-altitude interceptors. The F-106A remained in service with the Air National Guard (ANG) until the late-1980s. Given Canada’s air defence obligations, it is reasonable to assume that the Arrows of the RCAF could have operated just as long.
In this image, RL-205 comes in for a landing. The fifth and final Mk. 1 Arrow proved the success of the design, with few significant problems. The major issues lay with engine production and weapon system development. Like the F-106A which used the same Hughes fire-control system as slated for the CF-105, the Arrow was plagued by issues beyond the aircraft engineer’s control. The upgrades and further development of the F-106A’s avionics provide some indication of how the Arrow’s upgrades could have proceeded. With a strong airframe and newer, more powerful engines, the Arrow could have remained one of the world’s premier interceptors for at least a decade, perhaps longer.
Low price, high style
By the 1950's, Americans expected to have cars and travel widely. Even people of average income wanted their cars to reflect their personalities. If you wanted to turn heads, then Studebaker was the brand for you. I liked this car, note the one-piece windshield, very advanced.
Studebaker Corporation, South Bend, IN
Engine: Inline 6, L-head valves, 170 cu
Trans: 3-speed automatic
Horsepower: 85 @ 4000rpm
Weight: 2675 pounds
Price: $1985
Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI
I had work the day after Christmas. I was expecting Fully Laced to be packed with exchanges but today, that wasn't the case. Work was actually pretty chill considering it was a Wednesday. After work, headed home to work on photos. Tomorrow I shall be spending more time with my older brother since his time is limited before he heads back to the Army.
As for my 366 entry of the day, before heading to work, I cross the Bay Bridge. Anytime the weather looks great along with clouds, it's hard to resist stopping by Treasure Island and take some photos. It's such an amazing sight to see.
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Area I expecting and new parents meet at the Camp Casey Community Activity Center June 2, 2012, for a Baby Shower. Various garrison activities had boothes where they passed out information. Dads-to-be were given a chance to see what it was like to be pregnant with the "empathy belly". Both parents also got the chance to see who could change their "baby's" diaper and try to guess the flavor of baby food. U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Troth
Hace unos 3 o 4 meses, recibo en mi bandeja de entrada, un mail lleno de ilusiones de Alejandro, que con muchos nervios y grandes expectativas me contaba que abriría su propia tienda de repostería, y que quería que diera cursos en ella.
Entre mails, que van y mails que vienen, fuimos viendo cual era el proyecto adaptado a lo que el buscaba, me dio rienda suelta a lo que quería, con la única condición, que tenga algo celeste y a rallas, dada que su tienda era así.
Aprovechando el verano, hice a una Lalyta veraniega ( lo que él, a toda fuerza la quiere bautizar como Paquita, por el nombre de su tienda, Mi dulce Paco )
Día 13 de julio, Igualada me recibía con increíbles e incontables globos aerostáticos, impresionantes vistas que solo hacía que mi corazón de brinquitos de emoción, 15 minutos mas tarde, ya estaba ahí, con mi gordito, ultimando todos los detalles, para que una hora mas tarde, llegaran mis valientes a tomar el curso.
He de decir, que después de muchos años, vuelvo a tener a chicos en mi curso, uno era Alejandro, y el otro un niño que con solo 16 añitos.. hace unas verdaderas virguerías.
También tenía a María, una niña de 13 años, que con sus ocurrencias me hacía mas ameno el curso.
Fueron 12 personas en total, un curso bastante divertido, chicas, y chicos hambrientos de conocimientos, y con muchas ganas de aprender a modelar.
Lo que siempre digo, el mundo no se hizo en un día, y para ello, con paciencia y amor, poco a poco se va a aprendiendo y sobre todo practicando.
A mi Alejandro… lo que empezó con un curso, terminó en una amistad bonita, muchísimas gracias por confiar en mi trabajo, tu y David, sois unos grandes anfitriones, y nos habéis mimado en todo momento.
A mis valientes, gracias gracias gracias mil gracias, por seguir creyendo en mi, por contar conmigo en un curso donde no hay mas que poner amor en vuestro trabajo y mucha paciencia para que vuestra figurita poco a poco va tomando forma.
I expect this was show stopper...
This is all I could find (which is I think a description of a Pathe newsreel item) :
Titles read: "Leaps and bounds [superimposed over C/U of an Alsatian dog] - 'Amongst the cleverest of dogs, the Alsatian stands high', says Mr. Hammond-Wright, whose 'Rustling Wolf Alsatians' are famous. 'They are apt pupils and pick up all sorts of tricks very rapidly.'"
Location of events unknown - probably London, Pathe studio.
Various shots of Mr Hammond-Wright with his four Rustling Wolf Alsatians in a studio. He gets them to jump over each other and through hoops. One dog guesses correctly three times which hand the man is hiding a coin in.
Mr Hammond-Wright puts some some coloured handkerchiefs and flags in a line on the ground and asks one of the dogs to pick out the Union Jack; the dog does so. The man then gets the dogs to bark when he asks them to speak. Two of the dogs then take turns to jump over an 8-foot barrier - one of them nearly gets stuck.
On Saturday May 30, 2015, Mark & I took a ride on AMTRAK Train 91 from Tampa to Lakeland, FL. The train was due at Tampa at approx. 12:30, however it arrived about two hour late because it hit a car in Ibor City, which delayed it by approx an hour, then some Power Lines fell by the Diamond where the TECO Trolley Crosses the CSX Tracks which delayed it by approx. another 45 minutes.
Our original destination was Winter Haven, where we expected to see a couple of CSX Freight Trains and head back to Tampa on AMTRAK Train 92. Since our schedule between our arrival in Winter Haven and catching Train 92 back to Tampa seemed to be in Jeopardy, we decided to get off at Lakeland instead so that we wouldn't miss our connection with Train 92.
As it turned out Train 92 was delayed and we could have traveled to Winter Haven and taken Train 92 back from there because 92 was late getting to Winter Haven.
Train 91 from Tampa had former New York Central Dining Car #8512 in the consist, so we spent most of our ride to Lakeland eating Lunch in last New York Central Dining Car still being used by AMTRAK. Mark is a true Railfan, who insists on riding every Car Number on AMTRAK before they are replaced by newer cars. There was also a Brand Spanking New Baggage Car on both Trains 91 & 92. Attached are some pictures from Saturday's Trip.
Intended to be viewed as part of a set. (Taken with the Diana-style setting of the Vignette app on my mobile phone.)
Well I expect you realised that it was only a matter of time before our tour of the USA took us to Las Vegas……And now……. with the Sun just setting over the Mountain springs Range…..Its finally time for us to hit the famous strip…..As you can see …..The CraZy gang are all rearing to go…..Having spent the last 3 hours getting ready for an all action night….What with the best fashion evening gear to wear….. Body cologne….and and expensive perfume for the girls …..All to give the right appearance for the night…..And nothing ……And I mean nothing …..has been left to chance…..With lady luck…..What with good luck charms ….Four leaf clovers…..A double headed silver coin……A false rabbit foot…..And refusing to sit crossed legged……With all that……How could we not hit it big tonight…..So watch out Vegas……Because no matter if it Blackjack …..Poker….. Or the slot machines…We coming to get you ……..
I don’t know if you can zoom in on Molly….With her wicked look she giving……It almost a look that says that old Vegas saying….What happens in Vegas…..Stays in Vegas….As for Jazz hiding behind Molly……Not daring to look at the camera……Its as if she knows that I might have been a little gun ho in my story above…… think …..Whereas Misty…..Midnight…..Maysie May…..And Halo are all saying…..Bring it on……And if you look just above the Crazy gang heads……You will see the Neon lights of Caesars Palace….Which is where we are all staying the night……Whether we are all busted or rich beyond our dreams…. .Remains to be seen
We came across St Wolfrida's on pur second full day in the New Forest, although it is outside the forest of course.
Little is visible from the road, so I did not know what to expect once I walked through the gates and up the path.
Being early on a Monday morning, it was locked fast, but I think it worthy of another visit maybe on a sunny summer's day.
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St Wolfrida's is a strange little church. It was built in 1722 on the site of the ruined parish church. This was in turn built on the site of a former Priory Church.
The site was originally a Saxon Abbey founded in 961. It's first abbess was St Wolfrida (Wolfryth), to whom the church is dedicated. It was reduced to the status of a priory by Henry I after the Norman Conquest, and became a cell of Sherborne Abbey.
After the dissolution, the priory church became the parish church and the Uvedale family built a house on the rest of the site. This was rebuilt in 1718 and is now the vicarage
The brick and stone Georgian Nave and Chancel complete with box pews, is not particularly remarkable. What sets the church apart is the huge stone-built porch, as wide as the nave and almost half the length.
Apparently, prior to 1924, the pulpit used to be sited on the south wall opposite the porch, and there were box pews in the porch as well as in the main body of the church. After this date the pulpit was moved to its present, more conventional, position and the porch curtained off.
These has left the porch as a sort of glorified box room, and it feels a bit like you are sneaking in the back way when you first enter the church. The old box pews on the left-hand side now form the Vestry and a creche area. Those on the right-hand side were moved into the main church to fill up space where the pulpit used to be, and their place is now taken by the Victorian choir stalls. These were designed for a children's choir, and were recently moved here as they are far too uncomfortable for today's adult choristers.
Next to these are two 13th century effigies of Sir Giles Braose (in Purbeck Marble) and his wife (in Ham Stone) which used to be in the aisle of the old church. Most of the other memorials were removed in the 1722 reconstruction although some, like the one to Victoria Uvedale that was found upside down in the floor of the Manor Farm dairy, have subsequently been restored.
The Tower nestles in the corner between the Porch and the Nave and appears to be based on plans drawn up by Sir John Vanburgh, the famous 18th century architect, for Eastbury House at Tarrant Gunville. Whether Sir John was involved in the design of Horton Church tower, or whether the plans were "borrowed", history does not relate.
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The church of St Wolfrida in Horton is a peculiar L-shape, the legacy of a Georgian rebuilding of an earlier medieval church. The first church here was part of a medieval Horton Abbey, but in 1401 a new church was built upon the same site. That 15th century church consisted of a nave, chancel, and north transept. By 1722 the church was in a ruinous condition, so it was almost completely rebuilt in the then popular neo-classical Georgian style.
The old tower was torn down, and the material and all but one of the bells used to pay for the restoration. The new tower has a distinctive pointed roof and heavy cornice design, reminiscent of the work of Sir John Vanbrugh. In fact, Vanbrugh is known to have worked on the nearby unfished Eastbury Manor house at Tarrant Gunville around the same time, so speculation suggests that either Vanbrugh designed the tower or his mason at Easton Manor was called on to build the tower at Horton.
Several memorials of historic interest were salvaged from the old church. among these is the monument to Henry Hastings, son of the 4th Earl of Huntingdon (d. 1650) and his wife Dorothy (d. 1658). Perhaps more interesting is a pair of 14th century effigies to a knight and a lady. These two effigies are thought to represent Sir Giles de Braose, who died in 1305, and his first wife Beatrice. Sir Giles's effigy is carved of Purbeck marble, much polished, and shows him with crossed legs resting on a lion, his hand on the hilt of his sword as if he is about to draw it forth.
The lady's effigy is of Ham Hill stone, and is very worn, but still shows beautiful carving of the folds of her gown. Her costume is that of the late 13th century, which makes sense, as we know that Sir Giles was married twice. Her feet rest on a pair of lap dogs. The sculpture is perhaps not of the highest order, but it is rare to find effigies of females as old as this in any condition! One other memorial is of interest; behind the priest's stall, on the north wall, is a memorial to Victoria Uvedale, who died in 1680 at the age of only 6 years and 9 months.
In addition to these memorials there is an early 18th century reredos. On the hill above the church is Horton Tower, an early 18th century five story red brick observatory in Gothic style, built by Humphrey Sturt. Horton Tower was at one time the tallest non-religious building in England, and is a perfect example of that English eccentricity we call a folly.
As expected its chipped which is to be expected with these but its still just about good enough to take on the rear its all complete
Kiev 4A
Jupiter 12 - 35mm f/2.8
Kentmere 400 pushed to 800 ISO
Kodak HC-110 Dil B (1+31)
10 min 20°C
Scan from negative film
I did not expect to hang around at the garden festival beyond a time it started to get too dark for shooting and did not carry a flash.
The cultural programs really forced us to and I had to push the ISO right upto 1600 to freeze at least some of the movement of this dancer.
I wish I could focus a bit wider to get the legs completely, but that would have got some heads into the picture as I was watching from behind a crowd.
The shutter speed dial. I expected that one has to set the speed on the red point. But at mine the selected speed has to be set opposite the slot in the screw, close to the red dot. The shutter is set to B in the image.
Note that there is no maker note on the shutter speed dial.
There exists another version with maker note on the shutter speed dial.
The 2nd version also has an additional knob marked with z below speed dial.
Archery is a big deal in Bhutan, in fact it’s their national sport. Expect to see men using modern bows to shoot at long range targets, but traditional bows can also be seen out on the range although there use is much less common. If the target is hit the man gets awarded a large ribbon to be worn on his belt, the color of which is chosen at his own fancy. He also receives a song and dance from the other competitors to praise his sharp shooting abilities, but I have also herd some gentle songs of teasing between friends at the ranges too. Being a three day holiday in the Paro valley, these ranges were in a festive mood, beer and lunch could be bought from vendors, and even a squad of cheerleaders was on hand for entertainment. You can often see little children whittling away at their own homemade bamboo bow and arrows and taking practice shots with their creations.
GST Voles Day at Beaumont Farm, Flitton, pulling Himalyan Balsam again 25/7/2017
Hi All,
Thank you for your hard work pulling balsam at Beaumont Farm yesterday; we got further along the river than I had expected and no-one got (too) wet – so a very good day!I do have a growing pile of lost property though! The tally so far:
• A pair of work gloves left after the Sandy Smith balsam task 2 weeks ago
• Two plastic bags following the balsam task at Flitton Moor last week (one containing goggles and another containing socks)
• A flask cup, a posh pair of wellies and a pair of gloves initialled JIM following yesterday’s task
I will bring all of the above to the task next week.
Next week’s task is the annual hay cut at Duck End – so cutting and raking! Meet at the main entrance at 10am (map attached).
Regards,Tim
Tim Spencer
Countryside Ranger
The Greensand Trust
Hi All, Tim et al
Another good day on a new site at Beaumont Farm but same enemy, that beautiful & innocent looking Himalayan Balsam. As Tim said nobody actually drowned (got really really wet) .
First we missed all those Voles not on duty, the Daves Section were severely depleted. Second thank to Malcolm for all his cakes including and upside down gooseberry cake that was delicious but was upside down. I actually got there at about the briefing hour so felt I could indulge when T was called. The weather could not make up it's mind and stayed cloudy until noon when it got nice and humid and brighter.
We had about 4 bands of 4 Voles each, two in waders & int river, two in wellies and nearly always on tbank tidying up the HB into "tidy & neat" piles. Progress was rapid at first as the West end of bank was not too heavily infested but later when the middle section was tackled the HB was prolific and tall so progress was slower. Among my snaps there is a good before and after comparison. Natural history subjects were in quite good numbers, including some interesting plants, loads of Banded Demoiselles, butterflies and bumble bees. Some of these are in my photos. .
The end presented a few problems for some of the wading Voles, the river bank being steep and tall, but eventually everybody got out with a lot of help from Big Jim the Fireman. Malcolm also managed a bit of "Horse Whispering" on the side and we had again the delightful company of Dr Raven, who was again only there for the cake.
I am sure there were more laughs than the above.
Oops snaps start at www.flickr.com/photos/pitzys_pyx/36167489935/ so follow left arrow through the day.
Cheers
Pitzy
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Universal, 15 Chapters, 1938. Starring Larry “Buster” Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Beatrice Roberts, Richard Alexander, Donald Kerr, C. Montague Shaw, Wheeler Oakman.
Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars picks up almost exactly where Flash Gordon left off, with our courageous trio of interplanetary adventurers–Flash Gordon (Larry “Buster” Crabbe), Dale Arden (Jean Rogers), and Dr. Zarkov (Frank Shannon)–returning to Earth from the planet Mongo. They are greeted to a royal welcome, since their voyage has saved the Earth from being destroyed by the late Emperor Ming of Mongo. Zarkov, however, attempts to curb the Earthlings’ ebullience by cautioning them that the defeat and death of Ming does not mean that their planet is free from other threats of extraterrestrial invasion. As usual, Zarkov is correct; shortly after his warning speech, the Martian Queen Azura (Beatrice Roberts) begins an operation designed to siphon off the “nitron” (aka nitrogen) in the Earth’s atmosphere. Azura’s primary goal is to create nitron-powered weapons with which to wage a war against her mortal foes, the Clay People of Mars. She’s indifferent to the devastating effect that it will have on the Earth, while her chief adviser and military consultant regards the destruction of Earth as the main attraction of the plan. That adviser is none other than Ming (Charles Middleton), still very much alive and longing for revenge on Flash and Zarkov for toppling him from his throne and driving him into exile on Mars.
As the Earth begins to experience catastrophic floods and storms, due to the effects of Azura’s “Nitron Lamp,” Zarkov, Flash, and Dale launch another interplanetary trip to discover the cause of the catastrophes, which Zarkov has determined are due to a beam that emanates from outer space. They discover an unexpected stowaway aboard after takeoff–reporter “Happy” Hapgood (Donald Kerr), who had set out to track down Zarkov and get his opinion of the world-wide disasters. Not long after arriving on Mars, our quartet of Earth adventurers find themselves embroiled in the war between Azura and the Clay People. The latter are one-time rivals of the Queen, who have been transformed into living clay by Azura’s magical powers and banished to underground caverns from whence they carry on a guerilla war against Azura’s forces. The Clay People’s king enlists the aid of Flash and his party, as both of them want to stop Azura’s nitron-collecting plans, and, with additional aid from Prince Barin (Richard Alexander)–who arrives on Mars to try to convince the Martians to expel Ming–Flash and his party pit themselves against Azura’s magic, Ming’s machinations, Ming’s savage allies the Forest People, and many other hazards, in their quest to save the Earth.
Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars is fully as good as the first Flash Gordon serial, although its strengths are in slightly different areas. While Trip to Mars doesn’t measure up to Flash Gordon when it comes to colorful characters and fantastic monsters, its focused plotline surpasses the episodic story of the earlier serial. In Flash Gordon, the protagonists merely responded to the perpetual perils that were hurled at them by Ming, King Vultan, and King Kala, while Ming’s own plans for destroying the Earth were largely abandoned after the first chapter in favor of his attempts to marry Dale and destroy Flash. In Trip to Mars, Flash, Dale, and Zarkov initiate events instead of just coping with them, and Ming’s new grand design drives the plot far more strongly than his earlier one, giving the good guys a clear-cut objective (the destruction of the Nitron Lamp) beyond simple escape from Mongo.
While Trip to Mars has no characters to rival Flash Gordon’s King Vultan and no bizarre beasts like the Orangopoid or the Fire Dragon, it still has excellent other-worldly atmosphere. The sets are not as varied and intricate as in the first serial, but still surpass the backdrops of almost any other chapterplay. Especially striking are Ming’s “powerhouse,” with its laboratory equipment and its disintegration room, Azura’s massive palace with its unique architectural design (particularly the futuristic pocket doors), the Clay People’s eerie caves, and the wonderfully-designed realm of the Forest People, with its twisted trees, climbing vines, hidden tunnels amid tree roots, and treehouse-like observation platforms.
In addition to the big sets, there are dozens of other major and minor props and special effects that make Trips to Mars memorably atmospheric; there’s the the Martians’ flying capes, the Martian televiewer screens (which are cleverly incorporated into the recap sequences at the beginning of each chapter), the Clay People’s vapor-healing chamber, and the bridge of light that connects Azura’s rocket tower to the rest of her palace and is powered by a simple switch like any Earthling lamp (the scene where Flash and Zarkov are first forced to cross the unsafe-looking thing is quite funny), to name but a few. I also appreciate the fact that Azura’s spaceship squadrons–her “stratosleds”–are designed differently than any of the ships in the first Flash Gordon serial; one would expect the aerial fleets of differing planets to differ in appearance. Another neat touch of internal consistency is the use of three completely different forms of salute by the three principal Martian races–Queen Azura’s subjects, the Clay People, and the Forest People.
The serial’s screenplay maintains good continuity with the previous Flash outing, despite being the work of a completely different team of writers–Ray Trampe, Norman S. Hall, Wyndham Gittens, and Herbert Dalmas. The new writing team avoids any of the clunky lines that occasionally crept into Flash Gordon’s dialogue exchanges; they also, despite having to resort to a few flashbacks to the first serial for padding purposes, manage to make their plot fit its fifteen-chapter length quite nicely. The major plot thread of the heroes’ attempts to destroy Ming and Azura’s Nitron Lamp is skillfully interwoven with several subplots–the Clay People’s efforts to regain their natural shape, the attempts by both Flash and Ming to get hold of the Black Sapphire of Kalu (a talisman that can neutralize Azura’s magic), and Ming’s plot to undermine Azura and seize the Martian throne.
Trip to Mars’ script wisely spreads its plot developments over the course of the serial, instead of introducing all its ideas in the first chapter and letting them tread water until the final one: the Clay People aren’t introduced till the second chapter or the Forest People until the sixth, while Prince Barin first arrives in Chapter Seven. The Nitron Lamp is destroyed in Chapter Nine and rebuilt over the course of the following chapters until it must be destroyed again at the climax, and one of the principal villains is killed off in Chapter Thirteen.
The cliffhangers aren’t quite as varied as in the first Flash serial, due to the lack of the various monsters that frequently attacked Flash for chapter-ending purposes in the earlier outing. However, writers still manage to avoid excessive repetition; for instance, while there are three chapter endings involving stratosled crashes, each one is set up differently–the first has Flash crashing a stratosled into another stratosled to stop it from bombing Dale and Happy, the second has a stratosled crashing on top of Flash and Zarkov, and the third has Flash and the pilots of a ’sled grapping for the controls as it soars towards yet another crash. There’s also an excellent cliffhanger in which Flash, Dale, Happy, and Zarkov are surrounded by an ever-narrowing ring of fire in the Forest People’s kingdom, and a memorably unusual one that has a hypnotized Dale stabbing an unsuspecting Flash in the back.
Though Trip to Mars has no swordfights or wrestling matches corresponding to those in Flash Gordon, it still features a nice variety of action scenes–including stratosled dogfights, fights among the vines and treetops of the Forest Kingdom, and chases through Azura’s big palace; the palace sequence in Chapter Five, which has the nimble Flash vaulting through windows to avoid the guards, is a particular standout. Directors Ford Beebe (a Universal serial veteran) and Robert Hill (a talented director who rarely escaped from low-budget independent serials and B-films) do a fine job of orchestrating these action scenes, assisted by stuntmen Eddie Parker (doubling Buster Crabbe), George DeNormand, Tom Steele, Bud Wolfe, and Jerry Frank. All of the aforementioned stuntmen, except Parker, also pop up in minor acting roles.
The performances in Trip to Mars are all first-rate; the returning actors from the first serial are all just as good as they were in Flash Gordon, while the new major players fit in smoothly. Buster Crabbe’s Flash is just as tough, chipper, athletic, and likable as in the first serial–and a good deal more wise and resourceful than before, improvising strategy and coming up with plans in tough situations instead of just trying to batter his way out. Frank Shannon’s Zarkov, as consequence of Flash’s new-found intelligence, has a reduced part, not guiding the good guys’ actions as he did in the first serial; he still functions as the scientific brains of the group, though, and is still as intense, serious, and sincere as before.
Jean Rogers, with her long blonde hair bobbed and dyed brown to better match the comic-strip version of Dale Arden (she’s also dressed in less arresting fashion), isn’t as stunning as in Flash Gordon, but is still a warm, welcome, and lovely presence. Her part here is smaller than in the first serial, though, since Ming is not romantically interested in her this time out (Ming, though no gentleman, evidently prefers blondes). Richard Alexander’s Prince Barin is a lot more self-assured when it comes to delivering dialogue this time around (helped, no doubt, by the absence of any overly high-flown lines), while his convincingly royal bearing and his commanding size are as effective as before.
Charles Middleton’s Ming is even more entertainingly sinister here than he was in Flash Gordon, getting a good deal more screen time and given a more devilish appearance by a notably forked beard. Though still given opportunities to break into tyrannical and bloodthirsty rages (particularly in his insane rant in the final chapter), Middleton spends much of the serial displaying duplicity and sly subtlety instead, since his Ming must pretend to friendship with Azura even while plotting against her. Middleton carries off this slightly more multi-faceted version of Ming masterfully, winning a few laughs with his crafty cynicism while remaining thoroughly sinister and hateful.
Beatrice Roberts does a fine job as Queen Azura, eschewing the sneering, aggressive demeanor of other serial villainesses for a regal, dignified manner (with a wryly humorous undercurrent) that contrasts interestingly with her often cruel behavior. Her Azura comes off as selfish and ruthless, but not an abusive tyrant like Ming. Donald Kerr as reporter Happy Hapgood, the other principal new character, is as controversial among fans as most other serial comedy-relief characters are. Speaking for myself, though, I found him quite likable and entertaining; he provides an amusingly commonplace point-of-view towards the fantastic world of Mars and is never obtrusive, gratingly stupid, or obnoxious. Additionally, his character is allowed to be quite heroic and helpful when the chips are down, a far cry from one-dimensional cowardly “comic” pests like Sonny Ray in Perils of Pauline or Lee Ford in SOS Coast Guard.
Wheeler Oakman is very good as Tarnak, Ming’s wily lab assistant and co-conspirator against Azura. C. Montague Shaw, concealed under heavy makeup for most of the serial, conveys an impressive air of ruined dignity as the King of the Clay People and manages to seem both sinister and sympathetic at different times. Usual hero Kane Richmond brings appropriate depth of characterization to his key role as a Martian pilot, who proves instrumental in helping Flash overthrow Ming in the later chapters. Anthony Warde has a small part as Toran, king of the Forest People, but extracts as much snarling nastiness as possible from the role. Future director Thomas Carr is his second-in-command, Kenne Duncan is the officer in charge of Azura’s airdrome, Lane Chandler and Jack Mulhall both appear as pilots of her Death Squadron, and Warner Richmond has a small role as one of Ming’s palace cohorts.
Hooper Atchley and James Blaine pop up as self-important Earth scientists, propounding ingenious and inaccurate theories as to the causes of the damage brought about by the Nitron Lamp, while Edwin Stanley is the general presiding over a council comprised of these two and additional savants. Louis Merrill (a radio actor who played character roles in several feature films) has a brief but memorable turn as the blunt and slightly uncouth Dr. Metz, who alone among the scientists has the humility to admit that Zarkov is the only one capable of unravelling the riddle of the disasters. Merrill’s characterization is so vivid that one wishes the actor had taken a larger part in this chapterplay or in other serials.
Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars is a nearly ideal sequel, in that it manages to preserve the basic strengths of its predecessor while deviating from it in some areas and improving on it in others. It’s also a nearly ideal serial, independent of its relation to the earlier Flash Gordon; it balances good acting, atmosphere, action, and plotting in such fine style that it would still be a notable achievement if it were the sole entry in the Flash Gordon series.
Flash, Dale, and Dr. Zarkov return from their former space adventures only to find that their enemy, Ming the Merciless of planet Mongo, has a new weapon: a deadly ray that crosses space to wreak havoc on earth. Earth's only hope is for our heroes to take off again and stop the ray at its source on Mars, where they (and a stowaway) familiar to sci-fi serial fans as Happy Hapgood the space traveling reporter). Must battle Ming's ally, Queen Azura, who turns her enemies into lumpish clay people.With the aid of the Clay People and Prince Barin, Flash and his friends are triumphant in destroying the ray and putting an end to the scheme of Ming the Merciless. Can they survive 15 chapters of deadly perils? Find out next week...
The Deadly Ray From Mars was an edited version of the 1938 Universal serial "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" that was released to TV in a syndication package in 1966.
Mars Attacks the World was the feature version of the 1938 serial titled Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars. aka "Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars" - USA (TV title)
Mars Attacks the World is the feature compilation version of the serial Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, while Rocket Ship is the the feature compilation of the serial Flash Gordon.
Jean Rogers as Dale Arden
Charles Middelton as Emperor Ming
Frank Shannon as Dr. Zarkov
Beatrice Roberts as Queen Azura
Richard Alexander as Prince Barin
Montague Shaw as The Clay King
Donald Kerr as Happy Hapgood the space traveling reporter.
The title of this serial was originally going to be "Flash Gordon and the Witch Queen of Mongo." It was changed so that Universal could save money by shooting the outdoor scenes on the back lot and not have to build costly sets, and by reusing the set for Emperor Ming's palace.
In the stock footage from Flash Gordon, shown in this film, as Flash is telling The Clay People about his previous encounter with Emperor Ming, Ming is bald and Dale Arden has blond hair. In this sequel, Ming has "pasted on" hair and Dale is a brunette. It has been reported that Jean Rogers (Dale Arden) had many other film roles pending at that time (1938) which had called for her to portray a brunette.
King Features Syndicate released the 3 Flash Gordon serials as well as "Buck Rogers," Red Barry", "Ace Drummond" and other comic strip cliffhangers to US TV in 1951. Because the television show Flash Gordon, starring Steve Holland as Flash, was in syndication in late 1953, the three Universal Pictures Flash Gordon theatrical serials were retitled for TV broadcast. Flash Gordon became "Space Soldiers", Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars became "Space Soldiers' Trip to Mars", and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe became "Space Soldiers Conquer the Universe". To this day both the 3 original "Flash Gordon" serial titles and the 3 "Space Soldiers" titles are used.
Chapter Titles:
1. New Worlds To Conquer
2. The Living Dead
3. Queen of Magic
4. Ancient Enemies
5. The Boomerang
6. Treemen of Mars
7. Prisoner of Monga
8. Black Sapphire of Kalu
9. Symbol of Death
10. Incense of Forgetfulness
11. Human Bait
12. Ming the Merciless
13. Miracle of Magic
14. Beasts at Bay
15. An Eyes For An Eye
2011-10-12 Osifu開示
Messages from Osifu: The Second Gathering
October 12th, 2011
印度行 第二次集結
This is the second gathering for India Buddhist pilgrimage.
看看誰有機緣有福報同赴靈山法會
Let’s see who will have the chance and bliss to join the Vulture Peak Assembly in Rajgir Hill.師父會與你們同行的OOsifu will go with you.
佛菩薩會保佑真心人一切順利圓滿的。
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will protect every sincere people to ensure all the best and perfect
.
師父發心要把你們帶到大雷音寺！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to Great Thunder Sound Monastery!
師父發心要把你們帶到藍毗尼花園！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to Lumbini Garden!
師父發心要把你們帶到菩提伽耶！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to Bodhgaya!
師父發心要把你們帶到鹿野苑！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to Sarnath!
師父發心要把你們帶到靈鷲山！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to Rajgir Hill!
師父發心要把你們帶到祇樹給孤獨園！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to Jetavana Vihara!
師父發心要把你們帶到竹林精舍！
OOsifu resolved on bringing you to Veluvana!
師父發心要把你們帶到拘屍那羅！
OOsifu resolved on bringing you to Kushinagar!
師父發心要把你們帶到釋迦牟尼佛面前認祖歸宗。
Osifu resolved on bringing you to the front of Shakyamuni Buddha, in order to find the ancestor and return to the origin!
師父發心要把你們帶到釋迦牟尼佛面前正本清源。
Osifu resolved on bringing you to the in front of Shakyamuni Buddha, in order to correct deviations and restore its true nature!
師父發心要把你們帶到佛國凈剎！
OOsifu resolved on bringing you to the Buddha kingdom and pure land!
師父發心要把你們帶到佛心性海！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to the Buddha mind and Nature Ocean
!師父發心要把你們帶到極樂國土！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to the Ultimate Bliss Land!
師父發心要把你們帶到宙心！
Osifu resolved on bringing you to the cosmic centre!
師父發心要讓你們知道何為真正的佛教！
Osifu resolved on making you know what the real Buddhism is!
師父發心要讓你們知道何為真正的佛法！
OOsifu resolved on making you know what the true Buddha Dharma is!
師父發心要讓你們知道何為真正的佛祖！
OOsifu resolved on making you know what the genuine Lord Buddha is!
師父發心要讓你們知道何為真正的沙門！
OOsifu resolved on making you know what the genuine shramaṇa is!
師父發心要讓你們知道何為真正的僧寶！
Osifu resolved on making you know what the genuine Sangha is!
師父發心要讓你們知道何為真正的法寶！
Osifu resolved on making you know what the genuine Dharma treasure is!
師父發心要讓你們知道何為真正的佛寶！
Osifu resolved on making you know what the genuine Buddha treasure is!
師父要站在佛法的源頭給你們開啟。
Osifu is to stand at the source of Buddha dharma to enlighten you.
師父要站在佛法的發源地給你們開啟。
Osifu is to stand at the cradle of Buddha dharma to enlighten you.
師父要站在佛法的祖根給你們開啟。
Osifu is to stand at the original root of Buddha dharma to enlighten you.
師父會盡心盡力！
Osifu will spare no effort!
正本清源佛陀教法這是師父的使命之一。
Correcting deviations and restoring its origin of Buddhism is one of the OOsifu’s missions.
作為一名佛弟子今生今世去一次印度釋迦牟尼佛聖地朝聖是應該的，也是必須的。
As a Buddhist disciple one should make a pilgrimage to Shakyamuni Buddha Holy Lands in this life, and it is necessary to do as well.
功德無量！
Merits and virtues are immeasurable!
親近釋迦牟尼佛比親近任何人都重要。
Getting close to Shakyamuni Buddha is more important than getting close to anyone else.
功德無量！
Merits and virtues are immeasurable!
深信釋迦牟尼佛比深信任何人都重要。
Resolutely believing in Shakyamuni Buddha is more important than resolutely believing in anyone else.
功德無量！
Merits and virtues are immeasurable!
阿彌陀佛!
Amitabha!
佛教八大聖地，是釋迦牟尼生活過的八個地方，佛教的主要宗派都把這些地方看作聖地。
The eight India Buddhist Holy sites are the places that Shakyamuni Buddha lived before. Most of the denominations of Buddhism regard these places as sacred lands.
藍毗尼園（梵語：Lumbinī）：釋迦牟尼出生地Lumbini (Sanskrit: Lumbinī ):The birth place of Shakyamuni Buddha.
菩提伽耶（Buddha-gayā）：釋迦牟尼成道處Bodhgaya （Buddha-gayā）：The place where Shakyamuni Buddha obtained enlightenment.
鹿野苑（Saraṅga-nāthá）：釋迦牟尼初轉法輪處Sarnath （Saraṅga-nāthá）: The place where Shakyamuni Buddha started to teach dharma.
舍衛城（Srāvastī）：釋迦牟尼降伏外道處Sravasti （Srāvastī）：The place where Shakyamuni Buddha subdued the unorthodox sect.
桑伽施（Sankasia）/曲女城（Kannauj）：釋迦牟尼自忉利天臨降處Sankassa （Sankasia）/ Kanauj （Kannauj）：The place where Shakyamuni Buddha descended to earth from Tusita heaven.
王舍城（Rāja-gṛha）：釋迦牟尼度化處Rajgir （Rāja-gṛha）：The place where Shakyamuni Buddha was transforming and preaching.
毗舍離（Vaiśālī）：釋迦牟尼宣告將舍壽處Vaishali （Vaiśālī）：The place where Shakyamuni Buddha declared his nirvana would happen in the next three months.
拘屍那揭羅（Kuśi-nagara）娑羅雙樹：釋迦牟尼佛涅槃處Kusinara （Kuśi-nagara）: The place where Shakyamuni Buddha entered into nirvana.
四大追思地，也稱四大聖地
Four memorial places also named four spiritual places
佛出生地 -- 藍毗尼
The birth place of Shakyamuni Buddha -- Lumbini
佛開悟地 -- 菩提伽耶
The place where Shakyamuni Buddha obtained Enlightenment -- Bodhgaya
初轉法輪 -- 鹿野苑
The place where Shakyamuni Buddha preached the first sermon -- Sarnath
佛涅槃處 -- 拘屍那迦
The nirvana place of Shakyamuni Buddha -- Kushinarga
四大神跡地 Four Miracle places
降伏外道 -- 舍衛國
Subduing the unorthodox sect -- Sravasti
忉利天下 -- 桑伽施
Descending to earth from Tusita heaven -- Sankasia
降伏醉象 -- 王舍城
Subduing of Nalagiri, the angry elephant -- Rajgir
群猴獻蜜 -- 毗舍離
Receiving the honey offering from a monkey– Vaishali
著名的朝聖者有：
The famous pilgrims are:
阿育王
Ashoka
法顯、玄奘、義凈
Fa-hsien , Hsuan Chuang, Yi Jing
慧超
Hui Chao
2011-10-12 晚上Osifu開示
大家好，阿彌陀佛
Hello, everyone.Amitabha!
師父把第二次印度行朝拜釋迦牟尼佛安排在2012年第一個月，陰歷2011年年底，也是別有一番苦心的。
It really takes some efforts and has several purposes for OOsifu to set up the second India Buddhist pilgrimage at the first month of the year 2012, which is the end of lunar year 2011.
其中一個苦心就是在2011和2012交替之際爭分奪秒的為造福蒼生普濟萬靈奉獻盡力。
One of the considerations is that we should race against time to bring benefits to all living beings at the transition time from the year 2011 to 2012.
2012年師父會全力以赴——造福蒼生 普濟萬靈！
In 2012 OOsifu will make his utmost effort to bring bliss to fellow human and rescue millions of beings!
2012年師父會全力以赴——勸善喚醒 導人向佛！
In 2012 OOsifu will make his utmost effort to exhort people to do good and guide people to follow the path of Buddha!
2012年師父會全力以赴——祈禱和平 祝福太平！
In 2012 OOsifu will make his utmost effort to pray for peace!
2012年師父會全力以赴——奉獻光愛 遍灑甘露！
In 2012 OOsifu will make his utmost effort to give light and love and spread dew all over!
2012我們有很多事需要做
We have gotten a lot of things to do in
2012.我們會全力以赴，不讓一分一秒浪費
We will spare no effort and will not let even one minute or one second to be wasted.
只要經濟條件允許，師父會盡可能的帶大家赴靈山提升修煉
If the funds are enough, OOsifu will do everything he can to bring you to Rajgir Hill for promotion.
師父盡可能的帶爾等赴靈山一批又一批
OOsifu will bring you to Rajgir Hill as he can.One group by another.
這是目前地球上最快的提升方式
It is the quickest way to ascend on the earth at present.
本來，明早才會開示但師父“心血來潮”，還是來給大家開示
Actually, this message will be given in tomorrow. However, OOsifu had a sudden impulse, so it was done today.
此時此刻，師父的心“憂心如焚”，莫名的心痛
At this very moment, OOsifu is dreadfully worried, an indescribable heartache.
師父太清楚的看到了時間流
Osifu too clearly sees the time flow.
師父太清楚的看到了無常相
Osifu too clearly sees the impermanence.
師父太清楚的看到了因果償
Osifu too clearly sees the cause and effect
.師父太清楚的看到了萬法相
Osifu too clearly sees all forms of the laws.
師父太清楚的看到了眾生苦
Osifu too clearly sees the suffering of living beings.
師父太清楚的看到了淚海茫
Osifu too clearly sees the vast of tear sea.
師父太清楚的看到了苦海殤
Osifu too clearly sees the bitterness of misery sea.
師父太清楚的看到了業海浪
Osifu too clearly sees the wave of the karmic sea
師父太清楚的看到了......
Osifu too clearly sees…
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：國泰民安！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to bless and pray for the year of 2012: The country enjoys stability and prosperity, and the people live peacefully!
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：風調雨順！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to in bless and pray for the year of 2012: All enjoy a favorable weather!
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：天下太平！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to in blessand pray for the year of 2012: All are peaceful under the Heaven!
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：宇宙祥和！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to in blessand pray for the year of 2012: The universe is auspicious!
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：生靈歡暢！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to in blessand pray for the year of 2012: All living beings are joyful!
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：地母安康！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to in blessand pray for the year of 2012: Mother Earth is health!
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：天父慈祥！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to in blessand pray for the year of 2012: Father Heaven is benign!
師父會盡心盡力、全心全力祈禱祝福2012：大道金光！
Osifu will make his utmost effort to in blessand pray for the year of 2012: The Way is full of golden light!
當然，為了達到這個目標。我們需要做些什麽。
Certainly, we need do something in order to achieve this goal.
我們不能只是等......
We cannot just wait…
我們不能再造惡業
We cannot continue creating bad karma.
我們不能再違背規律
We cannot continue disobeying the law.
我們不能再逆道而行
We cannot continue acting in the opposite way.
我們不能再狂妄自大
We cannot continue to be arrogant.
我們不能再破壞法則
We cannot continue to break the laws.
我們不能再破壞地球
We cannot continue to destruct the earth.
我們不能再破壞自然
We cannot continue to destroy the nature.
我們不能再破壞社會
We cannot continue to sabotage the society.
我們不能再破壞人體
We cannot continue to harm human body.
我們不能再破壞有形
We cannot continue to harm the invisible beings.
我們不能再破壞無形
We cannot continue to harm the visible beings.
我們必須回心向善
We must turn minds to kindness.
我們必須回心向佛
We must tune mind to Buddha’s mind.
我們必須諸惡莫作
We must do no evil.
我們必須眾善奉行
We must do all that is good.
我們必須自凈其心
We must purify our mind.
我們必須順應規律
We must follow the regulation.
我們必須遵循大道
We must follow the Way.
我們必須恪守法則
We must follow the rules.
我們必須凈化地球
We must purify the earth.
我們必須凈化自然
We must purify the nature.
我們必須凈化社會
We must purify the society.
我們必須凈化人類
We must purify the human beings.
我們必須凈化身體
We must purify the body.
我們必須凈化心靈
We must purify the soul.
我們必須提升能量
We must increase the energy.
我們必須調整密碼
We must adjust the code.
我們必須優化信息
We must optimize the message.
我們必須打開天門
We must open the gate of heaven.
我們必須打通中脈
We must open the media vein.
我們必須疏通經脈
We must get the meridians and collaterals through.
我們必須平衡陰陽
We must balance Ying and Yang.
我們必須激發潛能
We must inspire potentials.
我們必須提升層次
We must improve the levels.
我們必須圓滿回歸
We must return completely
.師父期待和大家一起迎來美好的2012.
Osifu is expecting a beautiful 2012 with everyone.
是的，美好的
2012！Indeed, a beautiful
2012!來自〇的祝福：
Wishing from 〇sifu:
美好的2012！
A beautiful 2012!
阿彌陀佛!
Amitabha!
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