So explain to me the difference between fireworks and "pyrotechnics"? These were the "pyrotechnics" that were shot off at CitiField. There are no "bursts" or flower-type fireworks, no big booms at the end -- it was just a bunch of colored lights that rippled around the roof of the stadium -- similar to what you would see at a concert. Boring, but kinda cool at the same time. Oh well.

Explain differentiation This third module of the Teaching series we investigate the planning and design of classes. Professor Eamon Murphy of the Department of Social Sciences at Curtin University devotes an entire chapter of Lecturing at University (1998) to emphasise his view that careful planning is the most important aspect of lecturing.

The Postcard

A postcard that was published by the Stecher Lithographic Co. of Rochester, New York. There is no reference on the card to explain the presence of what look like very large aerials behind the houses in the drawing.

The card was posted in Lowell, Massachusetts on Friday the 27th. August 1920 to:

Mrs. V. E. Williams,

Madison,

Maine.

Lock Box 1184.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dear Sister,

How are you today?

We are fine, and having

some great weather, why

don't you come down!

Love and best wishes

to all.

Sister Idris".

Sociedad Radio Argentina

So what else happened on the day that Idris posted the card to her sister?

Well, on the 27th. August 1920, the first radio broadcast from what one source describes as "The oldest radio station in the world" began at 9:00 in the evening.

The Sociedad Radio Argentina aired a live performance of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal from the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires. Only about 20 homes in the broadcast area had radios at the time.

A Guatemalan Election

Also on the 27th. August 1920, four days of voting began in Guatemala for a new president, and Carlos Herrera, the acting president since April, was approved for a six-year term.

However, Herrera served only 15 months before being overthrown in a coup d'état.

The Jailing of Cork Mayor MacSwiney

Also on that day, Irish-American longshoremen in New York City, and many of their co-workers, showed their disagreement with the jailing of Cork Mayor Terence MacSwiney by refusing to work on freight ships that were coming from or going to Great Britain.

Terence James MacSwiney (28th. March 1879 – 25th. October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician. He was elected as Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence in 1920.

He was arrested by the British Government on charges of sedition, and imprisoned in Brixton Prison. His death there in October 1920 after 74 days on hunger strike brought him and the Irish Republican campaign to international attention.

Terence MacSwiney - The Early Years

Born at 23, North Main Street, Cork, Ireland, MacSwiney was one of eight children. His father, John MacSwiney, had volunteered in 1868 to fight as a papal guard against Garibaldi. John became a schoolteacher in London, and later opened a tobacco factory in Cork.

Following the failure of this business, John MacSwiney emigrated to Australia in 1885, leaving Terence and the other children in the care of their mother and his eldest daughter.

MacSwiney's mother, Mary Wilkinson, was an English Catholic with strong Irish nationalist opinions. Terence was educated at the North Monastery school in Cork city, but left at fifteen to help support the family.

Terence became an accountancy clerk, but continued his studies and matriculated successfully. He continued in full-time employment while he studied at the Royal University (now University College Cork), graduating with a degree in Mental and Moral Science in 1907.

In 1908 he founded the Cork Dramatic Society with Daniel Corkery, and wrote a number of plays for them. His first play 'The Last Warriors of Coole' was produced in 1910. His fifth play 'The Revolutionist' (1915) took the political stand made by a single man as its theme.

In addition to his work as a playwright, Terence also wrote pamphlets on Irish history.

Terence MacSwiney's Political Activity

MacSwiney's writings in the newspaper 'Irish Freedom' brought him to the attention of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. He was one of the founders of the Cork Brigade of the Irish Volunteers in 1913, and was President of the Cork branch of Sinn Féin.

He founded a newspaper, 'Fianna Fáil', in 1914, but it was suppressed after only 11 issues. In April 1916, he was intended to be second in command of the Easter Rising in Cork and Kerry, but stood his forces down on the order of Eoin MacNeill.

Following the rising, he was imprisoned by the British Government under the Defence of the Realm Act in Reading and Wakefield Gaols until December 1916. In February 1917 he was deported from Ireland and imprisoned in Shrewsbury and Bromyard internment camps until his release in June 1917.

It was during his exile in Bromyard that he married Muriel Murphy of the Cork distillery-owning family. In November 1917, he was arrested in Cork for wearing an Irish Republican Army uniform, and, inspired by the example of Thomas Ashe, went on a hunger strike for three days prior to his release.

In the 1918 general election, MacSwiney was returned unopposed to the first Dáil Éireann as Sinn Féin representative for Mid Cork.

After the murder of his friend Tomás MacCurtain, who was the Lord Mayor of Cork, on the 20th. March 1920, MacSwiney was elected as Lord Mayor in his place.

On the 12th. August 1920, Terence was arrested in Cork for possession of “seditious articles and documents", and also for possession of a cipher key. He was summarily tried by a court on the 16th. August and sentenced to two years' imprisonment at Brixton Prison in South London, England.

Terence MacSwiney's Hunger Strike and Death

In prison Terence immediately started a hunger strike in protest at his internment and the fact that he was tried by a military court. Eleven other Irish Republican prisoners in Cork Jail went on hunger strike at the same time.

On the 26th. August, the British Government stated that:

"The release of the Lord Mayor would have

disastrous results in Ireland, and would

probably lead to a mutiny of both military

and police in the south of Ireland."

MacSwiney's hunger strike gained world attention. The British Government was threatened with a boycott of British goods by Americans, while four countries in South America appealed for the Pope to intervene.

Protests were held in Germany and France as well. An Australian politician, Hugh Mahon, was expelled from the Australian parliament for "seditious and disloyal utterances at a public meeting", after protesting against the actions of the British Government.

Food was often placed near Terence to persuade him to give up the hunger-strike. Attempts at force-feeding MacSwiney were undertaken in the final days of his strike, however to no avail.

On the 20th. October 1920 Terence fell into a coma, and died five days later after 74 days on hunger strike. He was 41 years of age when he died. His body lay in St. George's Cathedral, Southwark in London where 30,000 people filed past it.

Fearing large-scale demonstrations in Dublin, the authorities diverted his coffin directly to Cork, and his funeral in the Cathedral of St. Mary and St Anne on the 31st. October attracted huge crowds.

MacSwiney is buried in the Republican plot in Saint Finbarr's Cemetery in Cork. Arthur Griffith delivered the graveside oration.

Bobby Sands

Sixty years later, another Irish Republican died following a hunger strike.

Robert Gerard Sands (9th. March 1954 - 5th. May 1981) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Maze Prison in Northern Ireland.

Sands helped to plan the 1976 bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry, which was followed by a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary. Sands was arrested while trying to escape, and sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession.

He was the leader of the 1981 hunger strike in which Irish republican prisoners protested against the removal of Special Category Status. During Sands' strike, he was elected to the British Parliament as an Anti H-Block candidate.

Bobby's death at Maze Prison in Northern Ireland at the age of 27, and those of nine other hunger strikers, was followed by a new surge in IRA recruitment and activity. International media coverage brought attention to the hunger strikers, and the republican movement in general, attracting both praise and criticism.

Finally, I'm back. The norovirus got me. Despite a gorgeous sunny weekend, I was no good to anyone...and no where near the camera. :(

But, now that we're on the mend, Phoebe thought she should explain exactly why she needs to use lip balm. (Yep, she's three, and she likes lip balm.) Is this normal?

Normal or not, I'm glad I've documented it!

Happy Sunday...and good health to all!

This is the first layer of the Lego ball. Gary explains how it will structurally stay together.

Decided to post in full resolution for your enjoyment and readability purposes...

Oh and look carefully - there are three artifacts in this photo!

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Enjoy this picture of the Insitu ScanEagle UAV. This one helped rescue Captain Phillips in 2009 from Somali pirates by providing from the USS Bainbridge real-time aerial footage of the lifeboat Captain Phillips was kept hostage in.

Decided to post this drone picture on 18 February because the day before, the Washington State House passed drone regulation legislation. If my State Senate passes EHB 2789, the drone industry will dramatically expand in a safe, thoughtful way.

One might like the Insitu website on this fine UAV.

Thanks John :-)

with newspaper mask, hunting trophy, copper spray paint.

As an hommage to Joseph Beuys' performance "How to explain the pictures to the dead hare".

Wie man der Jagdtrophäe die Nachrichten erklärt.

mit Maske aus Zeitungspapier, Jagdtrophäe, Kupferspray.

In Anlehnung an die Performance von Joseph Beuys "Wie man dem toten Hasen die Bilder erklärt"

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Can't explain...

I need them more than ever rightnow.

sometimes i feel like my heart

is beating extremlyy fast like im having

a heart attack, almost like im dying,

i've been told these are panic attacks

bah i get them most frequently grr

Random Fact: that peace sign headband i wear that almost everyday. :)

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The great mystery of Worlds End is why is it so called? The traditional explanation is explained thus: the first pastoralists here looked out and thought this was semi-arid country, (beyond Goyder’s Line) and likely to court disaster and looked like the world’s end. Is this nonsense? Goyder’s Line did not exist in 1851 when the Scottish pastoralist Donald McDonald took out the first lease here. He called his run Worlds End. We think that every pastoralist in SA could have look at their country and called its worlds end. A far more likely explanation for the name is that Donald McDonald was a good Scot. He would have been thinking about Worlds End Pub in Edinburgh. This pub was built just beyond the original stone walls of the ancient city of Edinburgh. After the English beat the Scots at the Battle of Flodden in 1513 King James of Scotland realised his capital city of Edinburgh was almost defenceless. He hastily had his men build a wall to protect the city. A pub just on the outside edge of the wall was called Worlds End Pub as it was beyond the defences. This pub still exists and you can visit it in Edinburgh. The current one is actually built on the foundations of the wall erected after the Battle of Flodden. Furthermore, Donald McDonald would probably also have known about Worlds End House in Aberdeenshire where McDonald came from. It was built in 1767. Furthermore he would also have known about the Worlds End pub on Magill Road as it was first licensed in 1845. It was only demolished in 1967 when the new Magill Post Office was erected. Worlds End is a well known name as there was even a Scottish fable based on the Well of Worlds End. To us it seems that Worlds End was named because of Donald McDonald’s Scottish connections, not his views about the appearance of his sheep run! Poor Donald McDonald came to a sticky end. His body was found on a north Queensland property near Bowen in 1864 where he was working. His body had two Aboriginal spears in it. No one was charged over the incident but reprisals by white stockmen were common.

SA’s Worlds End was just beyond Goyder’s Line and largely settled by farmers of German background who had moved on from the Robertstown area. The grid town of Lapford (1877) never developed at all. Worlds End on Burra Creek had a school for some years (1888-1944), a Post Office (1876-1971) and a Wesleyan Methodist Church (1889-1975). Most of the German settlers traversed the Hallelujah Hills, part of the Burra Ranges ,weekly to Emu Downs to attend the Lutheran church (and cemetery) there. The locality of Worlds End also had a swinging bridge (1892) across Burra Creek to enable access when the creek was in flood. Some of this information has been provided by Max Duldig whose ancestors lived here. Private Oswald Duldig 1893-1917 of Worlds End was killed in action in France during World War One. Max’s grandfather Friedrich Duldig operated a creamery here in the 1890s and churned the milk into cheese which he then sold in Burra.

Members of the American High School Theatre Festival presenting excerpts of their show "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" on and around one of the Virgin Money free stages on The Mile

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These two. Tough to really explain just how much they mean to me. Kate's more than my best friend. She's my sister. And my god daughter? I can't even. I was honored to help her get ready for her big daddy-daughter dance by straightening her naturally wavy hair and putting a few braids into it. She was pretty excited. I was just happy to spend time with my monsters.

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I hadn't been able to take out the M4 and 35mm Nikkor in awhile, so brought it with me on several occasions. Was trying to focus on the pictures in my mind rather than what was in front of me, basically to construct things differently. I had seen a number of flickeranians who really impressed me with their work where I could feel what they were doing, from images in Los Angeles to the tri-state area to South East Asia. I keep trying and thank those who keep inspiring!

PGT Challenge - Breaking the rules. I wouldn't typically post a photo of a license plate, but since its break the rules week. (folks with vanity plates have to expect someone will take a photo). There is so much to see on the back of this Rogue. I especially like the Put a Bird On It sticker.

Explaining about the model you have made.

On my first visit, the morning was spent with a lady asking me various questions on how happy I was, what did l like playing with and several other similar matters.

4th visit to Brookland, this time to see of the unique tower was open.

It wasn't.

Sadly.

But the church was, as it always is.

Then I remembered the font. The lead font. And the chuch has seen fit to have an educational form near the font explaining it.

Wonderful work.

Brookland is large. And yet only the second largest church we visited that day of three.

The pub next door has closed, which is very sad, as it is when any pub closes.

The church is large, and rustic, and yet has tombs, memorials and much of interest. The glory though is the font:

The font as two tiers:

Top tier depicts the zodiac and the lower tiew shows the months.

January: Two faced Janus.

February: A man seated warming himself by a fire out of doors.

March: A man pruning a vine.

April: A bareheaded figure in a long robe, holding in each hand a sprouting branch.

May: A knight on a palfrey with a hawk on his left arm.

June: A man mowing with a long-bladed scythe.

July: A man working with a rake.

August: A man reaping with a sickle.

September: A man threshing corn with a flail.

October: Wine pressing.

November: A swineherd holding aloft a hooked stick.

December: A man with uplifted axe killing a pig, no doubt for Christmas cheer.

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A long low church with the most famous spire in Kent. This three-stage 'candle-snuffer' erection which stand son the ground instead of on a tower is the result of several enlargements of a thirteenth-century bell cage and its subsequent weatherproofing with cedar shingles. It contains a peal of six bells, the oldest of which is mid-fifteenth century in date. The spire is surmounted by a winged dragon weathervane, dating from 1797. The monster has a prominent forked tongue. The reason for the bells being hung in a cage rather than a tower is shown inside the church where the pillars of the nave have sunk into the soft ground and splayed out to north and south. The tie-beams of the roof came away from the walls and have had to be lengthened by the addition of new timber supports. The outstanding Norman font in cast lead has been fully described in Part 1. To the south of the church is a headstone incorporating the only 'Harmer Plaque' in Kent - a terracotta panel made in East Sussex where they are a common feature.

www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Brookland

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BROOKLAND,

SO called from the several brooks and waterings within the bounds of it, lies the next parish southeastward, mostly within the level of Walland Marsh, and within the jurisdiction of the justices of the county; but there are some lands, which are reputed to be within this parish, containing altogether about 124 acres, which lie in detached pieces at some distance south-eastward from the rest of it, mostly near Ivychurch, some other parishes intervening, which lands are within the level of Romney Marsh, and within the liberty and jurisdiction of the justices of it.

The PARISH of Brookland lies on higher ground than either Snargate or Fairfield last described, and consequently much drier. It is more sheltered with trees, and inclosed with hedges, than any of the neighbouring parishes. The village is neat and rather pleasant, considering the situation, and the houses, as well as inhabitants, of a better sort than are usually seen in the Marsh. The church stands in the middle of it. The lands towards the south are by far the most fertile, for towards Snargate they are very poor and wet, and much covered with rushes and thistles. It consists in general of marsh-land, there not being above thirty acres of land ploughed throughout the parish, which altogether contains about 1730 acres of land.

A fair is held here yearly on the feast of St. Peter ad Vincula, or Lammas-day, being August I, for toys and pedlary.

The MANORS of Fairfield, Apledore, Bilsington, and Court at Wick, extend over this parish, subordinate to which is THE MANOR OF BROOKLAND, which has long since lost even the reputation of having been a manor. It was in early times the patrimony of the family of Passele, or Pashley, as they were afterwards called, whose seat was at Evegate, in Smeeth, (fn. 1) of whom Edward de Passeley is the first that is discovered in public records to have been possessed of this manor, and this appears by the inquisition taken after his death, anno 19 Edward II. Soon after which it was alienated to Reginald de Cobham, a younger branch of the Cobhams, of Cobham, whose descendants were seated at Sterborough castle, in Surry, whence they were called Cobhams, of Sterborough, and they had afterwards summons to parliament among the barons of this realm. At length Sir Thomas Cobham died possessed of it in the 11th year of king Edward IV. leaving an only daughter and sole heir, who carried it in marriage to Sir Edward Borough, of Gainsborough, in Lincolnshire, whose son and heir Thomas was summoned to parliament as lord Burgh, or as it is usually pronounced, Borough, anno 21 king Henry VIII. and left a son and heir Thomas, lord Burgh, whose lands were disgavelled by the act anno 31 Henry VIII. His son William, lord Burgh, about the 12th year of queen Elizabeth's reign, passed it away to Eversfield, of Suffex, from whom it was alienated soon afterwards to Godfrey, of Lid, at which time this estate seems to have lost its name of having been a manor. He, before the end of that reign, sold it to Wood, by whom it was again alienated in the beginning of king James I.'s reign to Mr. John Fagge, of Rye, whose descendant John Fagge, esq. of Wiston, in Suffex, was created a baronet in 1660. He had a numerous issue, of which only three sons and two daughters survived. Of the former, Sir Robert, the eldest, was his successor in title; Charles was ancestor of the present baronet, the Rev. Sir John Fagge, of Chartham; and the third son Thomas Fagge, esq. succeeded by his father's will to this estate at Brookland. His son John Meres Fagge, esq. of Glynely, in Sussex, left surviving an only daughter Elizabeth, who on his death in 1769, entitled her husband Sir John Peachy, bart-of West Dean, in Sussex, to the possession of it. He died s. p. and she surviving him, again became entitled to it in her own right, and is at this time the present owner of it.

There are noparochial charities.

BROOKLAND is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Limne.

The church, which is dedicated to St. Augustine, is a very large handsome building, consisting of three isles and three chancels. The steeple stands on the north side, and at some small distance from it, in which are five bells. The church is kept exceedingly neat and clean. It is cieled throughout, and handsomely pewed. In the high chancel there is a confessionary, and a nich for holy water within the altar-rails. There are several memorials in it, but none of any account worth mentioning. At the west end is a gallery, lately erected at the charge of the parish. The font is very curious, made of cast lead, having on it two ranges of emblematical figures, twenty in each range. The steeple is framed of remarkable large timber. It is built entirely of wood, of an octagon form, perpendicular about five feet from the bottom, and from thence leffening to a spire at top, in which it has three different copartments or stories, the two uppermost larger at the bottom, and projecting over those underneath them. Although there are but five bells in it, yet it has frames for several more. The whole is much out of the perpendicular leaning towards the church. In the church-yard are several tombs and gravestones for the Reads.

¶The church of Brookland was part of the antient possessions of the monastery of St. Augustine, to which it was appropriated by pope Clement V. at the request of Ralph Bourne, the abbot of it, in king Edward II.'s reign, but the abbot declined putting the bull for this purpose in force, till a more favourable opportunity. At length John, abbot of St. Augustine, in 1347, obtained another bull from pope Clement VI for the appropriation of it, and having three years afterwards obtained the king's licence for this purpose, (fn. 2) the same was confirmed by archbishop Islip in 1359, who next year endowed the vicarage of this church by his decree, by which he assigned, with the consent of the abbot and convent, and of the vicar, of the rents and profits of the church, to John de Hoghton, priest, then admitted perpetual vicar to the vicarage of it, and canonically instituted, and to his successors in future in it, a fit portion from which they might be fitly maintained and support the undermentioned burthens. In the first place he decreed and ordained, that the religious should build on the soil of the endowment of the church, at their own costs and expences, a competent mansion, with a sufficient close and garden, for the vicar and his successors, free from all rent and secular service, to be repaired and maintained from that time by the vicar for the time being; who on the presentation of the religious to be admitted and instituted by him or his successors, into the vicarage, should likewise have the great tithes of the lands lying on the other side of le Re, towards Dover, viz. beyond the bridge called Brynsete, and towards the parish churches of Brynsete, Snaves, and Ivercherche, belonging to the church of Brokelande, and likewise the tithes arising from the sheaves of gardens or orchards dug with the foot, and also all oblations made in the church or parish, and all tithes of hay, calves, chicken, lambs, pigs, geese, hens, eggs, ducks, pidgeons, bees, honey, wax, swans, wool, milkmeats, pasture, flax, hemp, garden-herbs, apples, vetches, merchandizes, fishings, fowlings, and all manner of small tithes arising from all things whatsoever. And he taxed and estimated the said portion at the annual value of eight marcs sterling, at which sum he decreed the vicar ought to contribute in future, to the payment of the tenth and all other impositions happening, of whatsoever sort. Not intending that the vicar of this church should be entitled to, or take of the issues and rents of it, any thing further than is expressed before, but that he should undergo the burthen of officiating in the same, either by himself or some other sit priest, in divine offices, and in the finding of lights in the chancel, and of bread and wine for the celebration of masses, the washing of vestments, and the reparation of the books of the church, and should nevertheless pay the procuration due to the archbishop, on his visitation. But the rest of the burthens incumbent on the church, and no ways here expressed, should belong to the abbot and convent, &c. (fn. 3) After this, the church and advowson of the vicarage of Brookland remained part of the possessions of the above monastery till the final dissolution of it, anno 30 Henry VIII. when it was, with all its revenues, surrendered into the king's hands, where this rectory and advowson staid but a short time, for the king, by his dotation charter, settled them on his newerected dean and chapter of Canterbury, part of whose possessions they continue at this time.

On the abolition of deans and chapters, after the death of king Charles I. this parsonage was surveyed in 1650, when it appeared that it consisted of a close of land of one acre, on which stood the parsonage barne, and other outhouses, with the tithe of corn and other profits belonging to it, estimated coibs annis at twenty four pounds, all which were by indenture, in 1635, demised for twenty-one years, at the yearly rent of eight pounds, but were worth, over and above the said rent, sixteen pounds per annum, and that the lessee was to repair the premises, and the chancel of the parish church.

In 1384 this church or rectory appropriate was valued at 13l. 6s. 8d. but anno 31 Henry VIII. it was demised to ferme at only 8l. 3s. 4d. It is now demised on a beneficial lease by the dean and chapter, at the yearly rent of eight pounds to Mrs. Woodman, the present lessee of it. The vicarage of this church is valued in the king's books at 17l. 12s. 8½d. and the yearly tenths at 1l. 15s. 3¼d. In 1587 it was valued at sixty pounds, communicants one hundred and sixtysix, and in 1640 the same, and it is now of about the same value.

There is a modus of one shilling per acre on all the grass-lands in this parish. The vicar is entitled to all the small tithes, subject to this modus, throughout the parish, and to the tithes of corn of those lands, being one hundred and twenty-four acres, which lie in detached pieces beyond Brenset bridge, in Romney Marsh, as mentioned before, in the endowment of this vicarage.

There is a school here, for teaching reading and writing, supported by contribution, at which fifty children are usually taught.

www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol8/pp382-388

Explaining?

Styleframe from a video I made about bitcoin.

vimeo.com/63502573

Our son Callum, happy as can be, wrapped up warm in his spiderman parka whilst the miserable grey of a British winter looms closer each day.

I've used a high-key effect again (see my response in comment #5 below, as it explains the softness in the facial tones :P) on this portrait, won't be to everyone's taste as you tend to loose a lot of detail accross the range, but i'm a big fan of the effect in portraits.

Explaining junior fire department program to some 5th grade teachers.

ca. 1957

A legend supposed to explain the origin of this pilgrimage has given rise to controversies between critical and traditional schools, especially in recent times. A vehicle by which the legend was disseminated and pilgrims drawn to the site was The Miracles of Our Lady of Rocamadour, written ca. 1172, an example of the miracula, or books of collected miracles, which had such a wide audience in the Middle Ages.

According to the founding legend, Rocamadour is named after the founder of the ancient sanctuary, Saint Amator, identified with the Biblical Zacheus, the tax collector of Jericho mentioned in Luke 19:1-10, and the husband of St. Veronica, who wiped Jesus' face on the way to Calvary. Driven out of Palestine by persecution, St. Amadour and Veronica embarked in a frail skiff and, guided by an angel, landed on the coast of Aquitaine, where they met Bishop St. Martial, another disciple of Christ who was preaching the Gospel in the south-west of Gaul.

After journeying to Rome, where he witnessed the martyrdoms of St. Peter and St. Paul, Amadour, having returned to France, on the death of his spouse, withdrew to a wild spot in Quercy where he built a chapel in honour of the Blessed Virgin, near which he died a little later.

This account, like most other similar legends, does not make its first appearance till long after the age in which the chief actors are deemed to have lived.

The name of Amadour occurs in no document previous to the compilation of his Acts, which on careful examination and on an application of the rules of the cursus to the text cannot be judged older than the 12th century. It is now well established that Saint Martial, Amadour's contemporary in the legend, lived in the 3rd not the 1st century, and Rome has never included him among the members of the Apostolic College.

The mention, therefore, of St. Martial in the Acts of St. Amadour would alone suffice, even if other proof were wanting, to prove them doubtful. The untrustworthiness of the legend has led some recent authors to suggest that Amadour was an unknown hermit or possibly St. Amator, Bishop of Auxerre, but this is mere hypothesis, without any historical basis.

The origin of the sanctuary of Rocamadour, lost in antiquity, is thus set down along with fabulous traditions which cannot bear up to sound criticism. After the religious manifestations of the Middle Ages, Rocamadour, as a result of war and the French Revolution, had become almost deserted. In the mid-nineteenth century, owing to the zeal and activity of the bishops of Cahors, it seems to have revived, and pilgrims and tourists are beginning to crowd there again.

MaxSteppa is a Maxel MOC for Brickset's current Mixels competition.

It was designed and built at Legoland California Star Wars Days 2014 with parts from all 3 rock Mixels sets.

This may explain the AT-ST-like design. :)

Who Must Fast?

Fasting is compulsory for those who are mentally and physically fit,

past the age of puberty, in a settledsituation (not traveling), and

are sure fasting is unlikely to cause real physical or mental injury.

Exemptions from Fasting(some exemptions are optional)

*. Children under the age ofpuberty (Young children are encouraged to

fast asmuch as they are able.)

*. People who are mentallyincapacitated or not responsible for their actions

*. The elderly

*. The sick

*. Travelers who are on journeys of more than about fifty miles

*. Pregnant women and nursing mothers

*. Women who are menstruating

*. Those who are temporarily unable to fast must make up the missed

days at another time or feed the poor.

Special Events

*. Special prayers, called taraweeh, are performedafter the daily

nighttime prayer.

*. Lailat ul-Qadr ("Night of Power" or "Night of Destiny") marks the

anniversary of the night on which the Prophet Muhammad first began

receiving revelations from God, through the angel Gabriel. Muslims

believe Lailat ul-Qadr is one of the last odd-numbered nights of

Ramadhan.

Traditional Practices

*. Breaking the daily fast with a drink of water and dates

*. Reading the entire Quranduring Ramadhan

*. Social visits are encouraged.

Eid ul-Fitr ("Festival of Fast-Breaking") Prayers at the End of Ramadhan

*. Eid begins with special morning prayers on the first day of

Shawwal, the month following Ramadhan on the Islamiclunar calendar.

*. It is forbidden to performan optional fast during Eid because it is

a time for relaxation.

*. During Eid Muslims greet each other with the phrase "taqabbalallah

ta'atakum," or "may God accept your deeds" and"Eid Mubarak"

(eed-moo-bar-ak), meaning"blessed Eid."

Ramadhan Questionsand Answers

Q: How did the fast during Ramadhan become obligatory for Muslims?

The revelations from God to the Prophet Muhammadthat would eventually

be compiled as the Quran began during Ramadhan in the year 610, but

the fast of Ramadhan did not become a religious obligation for Muslims

until the year 624. The obligation to fast is explained in the second

chapter of the Quran: "O yewho believe! Fasting is prescribed to you

as it wasprescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn)

self-restraint...Ramadhan isthe (month) in which was sent down the

Quran, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and

judgment (between right and wrong). So everyone of you who is present

(at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting..."

(Chapter 2, verses183 and 185)

Q: What do Muslims believe they gain from fasting?

One of the main benefits of Ramadhan are an increased compassion for

those in need of the necessities of life, a sense of self-purification

and reflection and a renewed focus on spirituality. Muslims also

appreciate the feeling of togethernessshared by family and friends

throughout the month. Perhaps the greatest practical benefit isthe

yearly lesson in self-restraint and disciplinethat can carry forward

to other aspects of a Muslim'slife such as work and education.

Q: Why does Ramadhan begin on a different day each year?

Because Ramadhan is a lunar month, it begins about eleven days earlier

each year. Throughout a Muslim's lifetime, Ramadhan will fall both

during winter months, when the days are short, and summer months, when

the days are long and the fast is more difficult. In this way, the

difficulty of the fast is evenly distributed between Muslims living in

the northern and southernhemispheres.

Q: What is Lailat ul-Qadr?

Lailat ul-Qadr ("Night of Power") marks the anniversary of the night

on which the Prophet Muhammad first began receiving revelations from

God, through the angel Gabriel. An entire chapter in the Quran deals

with this night: "We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night

of Power: and what will explain to thee what the Night of Power is?

The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. Therein come down

the angels and the Spirit by God's permission, on everyerrand.

Peace!...This until the rise of morn." (Chapter 97) Muslims believe

Lailat ul-Qadr is one of the last odd-numbered nights of Ramadhan.

Q: Is it difficult to perform the fast in America?

In many ways, fasting in American society is easier than fasting in

areas where the climate is extremely hot. This year atleast, the

number of daylight hours will be less than when Ramadhan occurs during

the spring orsummer. In Muslim countries, most people are observing

the fast, so there are fewer temptations such as luncheon meetings,

daytime celebrations and offers of food from friends.....

For a variety of reasons, not all of them rational, I have decided to mess around in Facebook. You can find me at:

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1384040437&ref=name

“No reason explains war”

From the 10th to the 13th November, our socio-cultural partners and friends in the AfroReggae Band from Rio de Janeiro, will be in and around the state of São Paulo to launch their latest show, “No reason explains war”. Formed by youth from the infamous shanties of Rio de Janeiro, the AfroReggae Band has been an important inspiration and motivation for the actions of our own youth group and especially the Beija-Flor Band.

São Paulo was chosen by the group for the launching and tour of their latest show, which will be passing through the cultural centres of SESC Pompéia (10/11), SESC Bauru (11/11), SESC Ribeirão Preto (12/11) and SESC Itaquera (13/11). The images in this series are from the show at SESC Pompéia. The relationship between AfroReggae and the SESC of São Paulo began in 2001 and extends further than just their circuit of shows and cultural presentations. This year, the choice by AfroReggae to realize the premier viewing of their prize-winning film Favela Rising, in São Paulo at the SESC Pinheiros, was no mere coincidence, not to mention all the other social, cultural and artistic activities already realized in partnership with the group.

The show coincides with the launching of their latest CD at the end of November. The CD, “No reason explains war”, unites 10 songs – most of which are unpublished – composed by diverse members of AfroReggae in partnership with some of the grand names in Popular Brazilian Music, such as Arnaldo Antunes, Nando Reis, Jorge Mautner, Nelson Jacobina and Liminha, besides a new version of Caetano Veloso e Gilberto Gil’s music “Haiti”. With their unique sonority in the track titled “No reason explains war”, AfroReggae also counts on the special participation of the English Rappers, TY and Estelle.

The performances in São Paulo – directed by José Junior e Johayne Hidelfonso – brings us songs from the new álbum like "Negro Affairs", "I only want you" and “Another Chance”, besides great successes from their first album, like "I’m annoyed" and "Front Cover". Also acclaimed songs such as “Let’s Escape”, by Gilberto Gil and Liminha, “Fly In My Soup” by Raul Seixas, and “What country is This” by Renato Russo, are in the selection.

The AfroReggae Band surfaced in 1995, as a result of the dance and percussion workshops that were held by the NGO in the Vigário Geral Shanty. During the São Paulo tour, the band is made up of Ando (vocals); LG (vocals); Dinho (vocals); Altair Martins (percussion); Dada (percussion); Wallace (percussion); Juninho (percussion); Jairo Cliff (bass guitar); Joel Dias (guitar); Magic Julio (DJ); Cosme (drums); Maílson (keyboards) and Mariana Rangel (backing vocals).

With the passing of time, AfroReggae has also changed and gained new dimensions, increasing the sounds of the drums, bass and guitar. The presence of a DJ put final touches on the songs being composed by the band. In 1998, the first International invitiation delivered AfroReggae to Europe and in 2001 the banda launched their first album called “New Face”.

Portuguese Text:

“Nenhum motivo explica a guerra”

Entre os dias 10 e 13 de novembro, a banda AfroReggae estará em São Paulo para lançar o seu novo show, “Nenhum motivo explica a guerra”. O estado foi escolhido pela banda para começar a turnê de shows que passará pelas unidades do Sesc Pompéia (em 10/11), Sesc Bauru (11/11), Sesc Ribeirão Preto (12/11) e Sesc Itaquera (13/11). A relação entre o AfroReggae e o SESC-SP começou em 2001 e vai além do circuito de shows e apresentações. Neste ano o AfroReggae fez questão de fazer a primeira exibição do premiado filme Favela Rising, em São Paulo, para a direção do SESC-SP, na unidade de Pinheiros. Além de inúmeras ações sociais, culturais e artísticas.

Com lançamento marcado para o fim de novembro, o cd “Nenhum motivo explica a guerra” reúne 10 canções - a maioria inédita - compostas pela turma do AfroReggae em parceria com alguns dos grandes nomes da música popular brasileira como Arnaldo Antunes, Nando Reis, Jorge Mautner, Nelson Jacobina e Liminha, além de uma versão para a música “Haiti”, de Caetano Veloso e Gilberto Gil. Com sonoridade única, a banda AfroReggae conta com participação especial dos rappers ingleses TY e Estelle, na faixa título “Nenhum motivo explica a guerra”.

A apresentação em São Paulo – com direção de José Junior e Johayne Hidelfonso - traz músicas do novo cd como "Coisa de negão", "Quero só você" e “Mais uma chance”, além de sucessos do primeiro disco como "Tô bolado" e "Capa de revista". Canções consagradas como “Vamos fugir”, de Gilberto Gil e Liminha, “Mosca na sopa” de Raul Seixas e “Que Pais é este”, de Renato Russo também estão na seleção.

Formada pelos integrantes Ando (voz); LG (voz); Dinho (voz); Altair Martins (percussão); Dada (percussão); Wallace (percussão); Juninho (percussão); Jairo Cliff (baixo); Joel Dias (guitarra); Magic Julio (Dj); Cosme (bateria); Maílson (teclado) e Mariana Rangel (backing vocal), a banda AfroReggae surgiu em 1995, a partir de oficinas de dança e percussão que eram realizadas em Vigário Geral.

Com o passar do tempo, o AfroReggae mudou e ganhou novas formas, acrescentando em suas melodias naipes de bateria, baixo e guitarra. A presença de um DJ deu um toque final às músicas que a banda começava a compor. Em 1998 surge o primeiro convite internacional, que levou o AfroReggae para Europa. Em 2001 a banda lança o primeiro Cd chamado “Nova Cara”.

More AfroReggae Images

Mia explains why it is so much fun to be in Ms. Cephus' class. "She is always funny, but you learn a lot!"

explaining the use of the fishtrap

At the AIC, there were young students giving lessons on some of their favorite paintings. They were doing a great job and even fielding questions from their classmates.

F3 | 35mm

PICs4NO1 | © copyrighted

I thought this box was interesting. I have no idea what it's for, or why it says "explain" on it.

the title explains enough

I love this woman

<3

imma ruin you cunt

Tempera and oil on panel; 103 x 63 cm.

Bernat Martorell was a Catalan painter. He is considered to be the most important artist of the International Gothic style in Catalonia. Martorell painter retables and miniatures, as well as created sculptures and also made design for embroideries.

Little is known of his life prior to 1427, though by the mid 15th century he was one of the leading artists in Catalonia. The style of Martorell is contrastingly different from the Catalunyan Gothic painters who preceded him cronologically, including Lluís Borrassà. It shows that Martorell was familiar with contemporary Flemish painting, however, the documented part of his biography does not explain this influence. On the other hand, parallels were drawn between Martorell and Italian artists including Pisanello, Sassetta, and Gentile da Fabriano, based on similarity of style but without any substantial evidence.

Sometimes Retable of Saint John the Baptist from Cabrera de Mar (Museu Diocesà de Barcelona) is attributed to Martorell. If he indeed painted the retable, this could explain the gap between Martorell and the International Gothic in Catalunya. There is, however, no documented evidence that Martorell is the author of the retable, and his authorship has been disputed.

One of the earliest survived works of Martorell, Saint George Killing the Dragon (wood, Art Institute of Chicago), depicting Bernat Martorell's patron saint, was created in the early 1430s and already demonstrates the complexity of composition, richness of colors and fine details which could only been executed by a fully trained artist. These details were not present in Catalan art before Martorell.

About the same time, Martorell also executed illustrations to the Ferial Psalter and the Book of Hours, as well as painted the Predella of the Passion of Christ (Museu de la Catedral de Barcelona). Two altarpieces, Retable of Saint Vincent (survived entirely) and Retable of Saint Lucy (the top of the central section was probably executed by another painter) were apparently painted in the 1430s.

In 1437, Bernat Martorell got a commission to create an altarpiece (Retable of Saint Pere de Púbol) for the church in Púbol. The altarpiece, devoted to Saint Peter, is currently located in Museu d'Art de Girona and is the only directly documented piece produced by the artist. The retable was completed in the beginning of the 1440s. Very similar style is found in the Retable of Saint John, which was kept in the parish church of Vinaixa, as well as in the Retable of Saint Michael from La Pobla de Cérvoles. This style shows more attention to detail than earlier works by Martorell.

Between 1445 and 1452, Bernat Martorell produced the Retable of Transfiguration from the Barcelona Cathedral and the Main Retable of Santa Maria del Mar in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Mar.

It is also presumed that Martorell provided a model according to which the embroiderer Antonio Sadurní executed Altar Frontal of Saint George between 1450 and 1451.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernat_Martorell

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Gothic

Explaining Project Servator to a member of the public.

A tactic will be used by officers in the City Centre to disrupt criminal activity.

GMP is adopting Project Servator in the City Centre this week, after a trial of the policing tactic, which has been running at Manchester Airport for the past year.

Project Servator will see officers use a tactic working with partners to target offenders of all levels, from petty criminals to terrorists. These include highly visible and unpredictable patrols that can turn up anywhere and at any time across the city.

They will involve both uniformed and plain clothes officers, who are specially trained to spot the tell-tale signs that a person is planning or preparing to commit a criminal act, as well as a range of other tactics including search dogs and horses, police vehicles and utilising CCTV across the City Centre.

Officers will also be encouraging security staff, retailers and the public to be extra eyes and ears and report anything that doesn’t feel right

The project follows 17 other police forces, including the City of London Police which was the first to trial Project Servator in 2014.

Superintendent Chris Hill from GMP’s City of Manchester team said: “Project Servator is very much business as usual for the Force but we don’t want people to worry when they see extra officers out and about or more checks taking place.

“We are relying on the support of the public and local businesses to be our eyes and ears and help us to keep the city centre safe for everyone.

“This is all about working together to send a clear message to potential criminals - we are here, we’re watching and we will stop you.

“The patrols will happen anywhere across Greater Manchester at any time.

“Officers will also be handing out information about Project Servator to encourage people to remain vigilant and report anything that doesn’t feel right.

“If you have any concerns please talk to them or call us on 101. Always call 999 in an emergency. Alternatively you can report any suspicious activity at www.gov.uk/ACT or to the confidential hotline on 0800 789 321.”

The city-wide initiative was launched at Manchester Arndale on Tuesday morning.

David Allinson, Centre Director at Manchester Arndale, said: “We have a close working relationship with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and are pleased to support the roll-out of Project Servator – a police patrol designed to provide visible reassurance to Manchester’s residents and visitors.

"We look forward to building on our long-standing partnership with GMP and supporting officers as they patrol the centre and other key locations across the city.”

Deputy of Greater Manchester Bev Hughes said: “This is a positive police operation that has proved successful in other areas, so I’m pleased to see it launched in Manchester city centre. The public have been telling us that they want to see more visible policing and this operation will help to reassure them that the police are committed to keeping us safe, whilst sending a strong message to criminals that they are not welcome here.

“I also encourage the public to work with the police and report anything suspicious. By working together we can make our streets and communities safer and more secure.”

GMP is encouraging everyone to follow national ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) guidance. More information on what to look out for and how to contact police can be found at www.gov.uk/ACT

I did this diagram in 2002 to get my head around all the players and politics in the interactive television business.

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