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Dorridge's church of St Philip is a bit of an oddity, something of a surprise if one is expecting a conventional parish church, hidden away in Manor Road marked by neither tower or spire. My first ever glimpse of it was the view from the nearby railway line, passing on a London-bound train and seeing the impressive east gable end standing proudly above the trees nearby. Usually the chancel is the smaller part of a church, a more intimate sanctuary entered from a more spacious nave, but here the arrangement is turned on its head, a humble brick nave followed by a grand stone-built chancel of greater height, part of an aborted late 19th century plan for a more ambitious building that was never realised beyond this point. Ironically thoughts have turned in recent years to further ambitions, and there is a proposal to replace the existing building entirely with a new church & community centre, though as far as I know the plan is aspirational with no firm timetable, and could yet prove too costly a venture to be realised.
The church only dates back as far as 1878 when the present brick nave was built, a mission church that could easily pass for a school-room or village hall were it not for the traceried window facing the road. Entry is by a small timber porch on the south side crowned by a tiny bellcote. Beyond is the awkward join of the newer chancel (which overshadows the earlier part) built in 1896-7 by J.A.Chatwin as the start of his bold new church which never progressed beyond this point. It is a more impressive sight from the south and east from where it is easier to visualise how the completed building might have looked, doubtless like many other late Victorian suburban churches had the new nave and tower been supplied. As it stands it might look distinctly peculiar, but is all the more unique as a result.
Inside the contrasting dimensions of nave and chancel are equally apparent like two different buildings spliced together, the former appearing like a long narrow antechamber to the latter space which opens out into a side chapel and vestries beyond. The nave is flooded with light from the plain, almost domestic-looking windows beneath a simple timber roof, itself lightened with ochre-coloured paint. The sanctuary by contrast is marked by much more subdued lighting, the main illumination coming from the large five-light east window which seems a little overpowering for the more down-to-earth nave.
The church is usually kept locked outside of services, and it remains to be see whether it will survive in its present form or if it is demolished and replaced by a new building.
For more see the church's entry on the Warwickshire Churches site below:-
Michelle defies the old wives tale of "Girls suck the beauty from you while pregnant". She is nothing short of beautiful!
O segundo domingo do Festival Galo Duro superou as expectativas de público, coroando o evento como o mais importante do mês das férias, no interior do estado. Mais de 10 mil pessoas compareceram à plataforma de shows, prestigiando as apresentações das bandas Doce Menina (que fez a abertura da festa), Forrozão Free Lance e Chicletaza; os banhistas deram um baile, literalmente, participando das disputas de dança com muita energia e vibração, contagiando a galera, que foi à loucura, sendo um show à parte, na frente do palco.
Apesar da chuva forte no dia anterior, prejudicando a estrutura principalmente em relação ao estacionamento, a organização arregaçou as mangas e sanou de última hora as dificuldades que apareceram; carradas de areia foram espalhadas no pátio absorvendo toda a água acumulada da chuva, drenou-se grande parte da área de estacionar, possibilitado o uso, a princípio, por motos e logo a seguir também por outros veículos além dos tracionados e – de quebra – a segurança teve um grande teste, conseguindo manter o equilíbrio durante toda a programação, assistindo com todo o aparato necessário para manter o mesmo padrão. Apesar dos contratempos, a grandeza da festa não foi afetada e a massa compareceu em peso!
A banda local “Doce Menina” fez bonito e sacudiu a platéia, com muito swing e harmonia, abrindo com muita energia a série de shows. Em seguida, foi a vez do Forrozão Free Lance, levando todos ao delírio com sua batida firme e sensual e para fechar o dia, a que já é prata da casa, Chicletaza – com sua máxima “ Na batida dos plays”. Um domingo inesquecível, com muita gente bonita circulando, cerveja gelada, comida à vontade e o melhor: “tudo na santa paz!” ... Domingo que vem tem muitomais.
expected overlaps
Choreografie: Mario Heinemann Jaillet
Tänzerin: Gaëlle Morello
Darsteller: Nicolas Menze
Puppenspieler: Werner Ries
Licht: Norbert Mohr
Koordination: Sophie Jaillet Heinemann
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Photos: Günter Krämmer
County Grand Lodge of Ayrshire Renfrewshire Argyll,
Paisley Ferguslie Gardens Park,
Flute Bands Parade Saturday June 25th 2016,
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David Cameron Paisley Photographer defiantpose@talktalk.net
"All preview images are scaled down & low rez"
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Expected Bands,
Imperial Blues Flute,
Parkinson Accordion,
Prince of Wales Accordion,
Ayrshire Blue Belles Flute,
Saltcoats Protestant Boys Flute,
Ardrossan Winton Flute,
Leeds Crown Defenders Flute,
Govan Protestant Boys Flute,
Sir George White Memorial Flute,
Grenadiers Memorial Flute,
Batts Purple Star Flute,
New Stevenson Loyal Flute,
Pride of the Hill Flute,
Cambuslang Brittania Flute,
Bridgeton Loyalist Flute,
Caldercruix Defenders Flute,
Newtown Defenders Flute,
Crown Accordion,
Sandy Road Flute,
Spirit of Stewarton Flute,
Dykehead Sons of William Flute,
Saltcoats Protestant Girls Flute,
Heirs of Cromwell Flute,
Sons of Ulster Portrush Flute,
Partick Protestant Boys Flute,
Netherton Road Flute,
Ayr Protestant Boys Flute,
Pride of Bargeddie Flute,
Abbey Star Flute,
Lanarkshire Loyalist Flute,
Saracen Truth Defenders Flute,
Drongan Young Conquerors Flute,
Patna Faith Defenders Flute,
Camlachie Loyal Star Flute,
Sons of the Somme Flute,
Prince William Young Defenders Flute,
www.bandparades.co.uk/event/county-grand-lodge-of-ayrshir...
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The spirit of Scotland remembrance project
the-remembrance-project.blogspot.co.uk/
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Ok - with the stuff up that is Vanilla Coke mixed in with Real Coke here at the office. I got in a made this sign for the vending machine.
(I know of 2 others that also have felt the pain of sipping Vanilla when expecting the Real stuff)
I was expecting to see more of the dust. I realize now a good German equatorial mount with good polar alignment is necessary for this kind of image. It was almost a full moon also, maybe this didn't help.
I stack 69 pictures together using Nebulosity.
Nikon D300s - Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6
ISO: 1600
Exposition: 2 seconds x 69
Focal Ratio: f/5.6
I use Stddev 1.5 to stack the images.
The winner of the "Don’t expect a bribe from me!" design contest launched by Transparency International and the University of Applied Arts was announced on 9 November in the British Embassy.
The design of an empty pocket by the team of Krisztina Balázs, Éva Balázs and István Bacskai received the prize of HUF 400,000 offered by the British Embassy. The prize was handed over to the winner by British Ambassador Greg Dorey.
The winning design can be viewed on the Transparency International website.
© 2012 Ryan M. Kasak All Rights Reserved. This image shall not be used without the owner's prior written consent.
Taken with a Nikon D7000
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from het reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night
She'd close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night
Away she'd fly
And dreams of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh (x2)
La la la la
So lying underneath the stormy skies
She'd say, oh oh oh
'I know the sun will set to rise'
This could be para-para-paradise
Para- para- paradise
Could be para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh (x3).
Coldplay - Paradise
PRESS L.
One of the shots I took at Cardiff Bay. These guys are protesting against ACTA (more information on ACTA here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement)
The IMCOM Academy, building 4022 on the new IMCOM Headquarters campus at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, is expected to be complete by Aug. 1, 2011. The state-of-the-art facility consists of a student wing on the right and an administration wing on the left. The Academy will be used for IMCOM staff and personnel training and includes large and small classrooms with projectors and VTC capabilities.
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IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of U.S. Army installations around the globe - We are the Army's Home. Army installations are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. Fire, police, public works, housing, and child-care are just some of the things IMCOM does in Army communities every day. We endeavor to provide a quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families commensurate with their service. Our professional workforce strives to deliver on the commitments of the Army Family Covenant, honor the sacrifices of military Families, and enable the Army Force Generation cycle.
Our Mission: To provide standardized, effective and efficient services, facilities and infrastructure to Soldiers, Civilians and Families for an Army and Nation engaged in persistent conflict.
Our Vision: Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations' mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier, Civilian and Family well-being and readiness.
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The IMCOM Academy, building 4022 on the new IMCOM Headquarters campus at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, is expected to be complete by Aug. 1, 2011. The state-of-the-art facility consists of a student wing on the right and an administration wing on the left. The Academy will be used for IMCOM, FMWR and AEC staff and personnel training and includes large and small classrooms with projectors and VTC capabilities.
_____________________________________________
About the U.S. Army Installation Management Community:
IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of U.S. Army installations around the globe - We are the Army's Home. Army installations are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. Fire, police, public works, housing, and child-care are just some of the things IMCOM does in Army communities every day. We endeavor to provide a quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families commensurate with their service. Our professional workforce strives to deliver on the commitments of the Army Family Covenant, honor the sacrifices of military Families, and enable the Army Force Generation cycle.
Our Mission: To provide standardized, effective and efficient services, facilities and infrastructure to Soldiers, Civilians and Families for an Army and Nation engaged in persistent conflict.
Our Vision: Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations' mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier, Civilian and Family well-being and readiness.
To learn more about IMCOM, visit us online:
IMCOM Official Web Site - www.imcom.army.mil/hq/
Flickr Photostream - www.flickr.com/photos/imcom
YouTube - www.youtube.com/installationmgt
Twitter - www.twitter.com/armyimcom
Facebook - www.facebook.com/InstallationManagementCommunity
Scribd - www.scribd.com/IMCOMPubs
CNN iReport - www.ireport.com/people/HQIMCOMPA/
DoD Live Blog - usarmyimcom.armylive.dodlive.mil/
Se superaron todas las expectativas. La IV Carrera Nocturna Solidaria Cross Color de Cruz Roja, celebrada en la tarde-noche del sábado 4 de julio, fue un rotundo éxito con la participación de más de mil corredores que se sumaron a esta iniciativa con un trasfondo social. Una cita que se consolida como indispensable en el verano de Aguadulce y que cada año va a más.
expected overlaps
Choreografie: Mario Heinemann Jaillet
Tänzerin: Gaëlle Morello
Darsteller: Nicolas Menze
Puppenspieler: Werner Ries
Licht: Norbert Mohr
Koordination: Sophie Jaillet Heinemann
© All rights reserved
Photos: Günter Krämmer
Monsieur André’s graffiti paperwallet is all you would expect from one of the pioneers of graffiti. Simple, classy, and with just a bit of brightness that jumps off the background creating André’s famous character who can be found on walls all over Paris and in museums worldwide. André’s graffiti wallet is a treasure.
Like all paperwallet accessories you can expect the highest quality from from André’s paperwallet. This Tyvek wallet is paper-thin, durable, comfortable, expandable, tear-resistant, water proof, and long lasting. The paper wallet design has 2 credit card slots, 2 business card flaps, 2 side pockets and a cash compartment. There is no compromise in functionality here.
"André aka Monsieur André aka Monsieur A, born Andre Saraiva is a French graffiti artist. He paints a distinctive stick-figure character, usually with a top hat and an 'X' in place of one of the eyes. He started doing graffiti in 1985." - Wikipedia
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The Meat Co. arrived in the UK back in 2008, opening inside and at the same time as the then brand-new Westfield, in Shepherdâs Bush (and back when Shepherdâs Bush was a bit more... âedgy' than it is now). Designed by New Yorkâs Jorge Castillo, the interior is various well chosen combinations of wooden and fiery tones, dark shades of crimson, amber and rusty orange - which works for me (but does it work for you?). This atmosphere is surprisingly warm and snug for a restaurant that essentially lives inside one of the largest shopping centres in London. Truly an oasis of food and drink amidst all the clothing retailers.
Whatâs The Meat Coâs shtick then? Steakhouse dining, South African perspective. And this is what makes them memorable in a city already so very full of excellent steakhouses. They donât push the South African thing to its logical/illogical limits, however - so whilst you'll find kangaroo on the menu, you wonât see the likes of zebra, wildebeest or crocodile (yet). You might, however, get a biltong aperitif before dinner (and how great is that?!)
Originally founded in 2000 by one of South Africaâs most prolific restauranteurs, Costa Tomazos, Meat Co went international a long time ago. Youâll find them in various parts of our wonderful planet, including the Middle East and Africa. Which is probably the reason they serve a full Halal menu, alongside their regular menu (diners are asked which theyâd like to pick from, before being seated). This seems to be working for them, as, in my recent trip there I saw quite a few Muslims (and Muslim families) dotted about the place. And whilst I am talking about families, this place is surprisingly family friendly, one of the families next to us brought their (well behaved) toddlers to dinner and as far as I can tell everything went just great for them
Like most London steakhouses, this place can get very pricey indeed. Start eyeing up a chateaubriand (£20 per 100g) or Wagyu (they donât even list how much thatâs going to cost on the menuâ¦itâs at âmarket rateâ), and you could soon see your portion of the bill creeping up into the three figures. However, like most fine-wine-and-carnivore oases dotted about the Big Smoke, this is to be EXPECTED (*sigh*) and by God, if you want to burn the money this is a fucking delicious way to do it. And another thong about that menu, it is pretty huge. If youâre the kind of person that spends 15 minutes plus salivatingover steak and meat selections, that can and probably will happen here. The âsteak tasting menuâ is a good bed for the undecided amongst us.
As for the layout of the place, downstairs you shall find the âPuza Barâ - serving bar food and cocktails (I have yet to drink there so I canât tell you if the cocktails or bar food is any good or not). Enter via a giraffe-skin patterned lift or up a stairwell that takes you past a one storey glass fronted wall of (probably) fine wines and you arrive upstairs - the restaurant area proper. Now, this place is a lot bigger than you might expect, and sure makes an impression. Stretching out in front of you is seating for around 260, an open kitchen, more walls of (again, probably) fine wine, an open fire, and the odd chair that resembles a sofa. Despite the size and openness of this floor, there are plenty of little alcoves, cloisters (can I use that word?) and more secluded spots for those who want a little privacy. Thereâs also a private dining area, hidden behind yet another wall of vino (no photos - it was in use by what looked like a large African family so youâll have to use your imagination as to what it looks like in there). All this fine upholestery and fine wine definitely contributes to what is clearly the atmosphere of a high end steakhouse.
Meat Co. also have a few loyalty schemes, the most interesting is the âPlatinum' (invitation only). Platinum gets you 10% off of your bill indefinitely, your very own steak knife (with your name on it and everything). Another good thing to mention is that The Meat Co supports the Nelson Mandela Childrenâs Fund (UK) - a few of their dishes include a donation to this fund which, in words, "is committed to creating a better future for children in South Africa."
Fuck yeah...
I kept poking at it expecting to feel a texture difference like it was burned or crispy or something.....
Yesterday's snowy morning turned into a sunny afternoon. We're
expecting a little snow tomorrow evening, then a decent fall on Sunday
and Monday.
You may be receiving this photo three times. Or not at all. If so, we
apologise. We've got the latest MacBook Pro, which has Launchpad and
FaceTime, but doesn't do boring stuff, like emailing. And a new
camera, which focuses automatically on your children or your favourite
celeb, but not the mountains. Is this photo blurred? We keep wiping
our glasses, and still it looks fuzzy. Why is the new version of
everything more annoying than the one you had before? Computers,
cameras, phones, wives - they just get more expensive and harder to
use...
Roosevelt's Bridges 2 Harmony gospel choir performed their winter show 'Expect Your Miracle' on Thursday night, January 27th.