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United Nations Human Rights Commissioners in South Sudan expressed their disappointment at the conflict around Yei and Melut and the level of the current inter-communal conflict.
Speaking on localized violent, “It seems the current violent is heightens then the previous once, new and bigger weapons are used and causalities are higher …and we suggested that there are easier access to arms…this is a new form of conflict,” said Commissioner Barney Afako.
The commissioners explained concerns that there is lacks of progress of peaceful implementation of revitalized Peace Agreement, “the conflict around Yei and Melut creates instability and leading to displacement of civilians.” said Andrew Clapham.
Adding that conditions at “the cantonment sights are not supportive, in regards to living conditions and women have no separate accommodation or training arrangement.”
The Commission is expected release its report on the human rights situation in South Sudan to the Human Rights Council in March 2020.
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan is an independent body mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to, among other things; determine and report the facts and circumstances of, collect and preserve evidence of, and clarify responsibility for alleged gross violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes, including sexual and gender-based violence and ethnic violence, to end impunity and provide accountability.
UN Photo: Isaac Billy
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.....
As explained by Steve Matteson of Ascender Corp. in his Google Tech Talk: GAMEFACE : Developing Typefaces for the Xbox 360 and Other Devices.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxbzE_JAs3A
Microsoft was asked to choose where would they like to position the XBox 360 relative to this personality grid.
On the upper is the original XBox. On the lower right is XBox 360.
Tourists listen to their guide explaining a wall which was built with stones from Mayan pyramids in the historic center of Merida, Mexico November 28, 2017. Photo by Tim Chong
I did this diagram in 2002 to get my head around all the players and politics in the interactive television business.
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.
Apparently I screwed up letting the roundhouse know what time the train was ordered for.
I think this resulted in 5 brownies (demerits).
A talk on Barcode Wales - Beyond the Visible for Chongqing Two River Volunteer Service Development Centre - a local NGO, dedicated to environmental action through education, community projects and citizen science.
I start with some background on DNA barcoding and the Barcode Wales project and Andrea continues with an explanation about her artwork and the Barcode Wales - Beyond the Visible exhibition. We then discuss the links between the art and the science.
Andrea's photographs illustrate some of the plant species DNA barcoded as part of the Barcode Wales project. She takes a different approach to her subjects. Instead of photographs that look 'at' the world around us, she wants us to be part of that landscape and involved with it. Instead of 'pictures of plants' she asks us to imagine being part of their world, like a bee foraging through their habitat. Her photographs give equal value to all plants not just the rare or conventionally beautiful.
Below the photographs is a visual representation of the plants DNA barcode. The Barcode Wales project is also about giving value to every plant species and its DNA barcode allows us to understand their habitats in new ways. The name of the species is not given on the photographs, instead the DNA barcode represents the signature of the species, as it is the DNA code locked up in every cell of the plant's body. The DNA barcode visualisations use the actual rbcL DNA barcode of the species with the A,G,C,Ts of the DNA bases each having a different colour and shape. The shapes are the Morse code for that letter. The visualisations were designed by Col Ford who wrote a software script to generate the visualisations from the Barcode Wales database. The Barcode Wales - Beyond the Visible exhibition is a collaboration between art, science and software engineering.
The Barcode Wales Paper: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037945
nick: so that is why the sky is blue, selena.
selena: mhmmm -giggles-
lol mr.president being a smarty pants xD
tell me whatcha think. me+maniping=fail, i already know xD
Sixth Regiment Platoon leader Cadet Tyler Press from Texas Christian University explains to the squad leaders the opt orders for the night Land Nav course at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. U.S. Army photo by Jesse Beals
''Well the farm I lived on was only a small holding, so mainly cows and chickens, we had no pigs or horses. I liked it there helping with milking and collecting eggs in the morning'' Sparrow explained
'''So do you miss the farm ?'' Ruby wondered
''Yes I do, but when my daddy left us it was too much for my mum and I so we sold up and me mum said it was best to come to London so I could get good schooling. I like it here too because I met you and your sisters and crazy cousin and back in Devon there was no next door for a couple of miles so I did get lonely'' Sparrow replied honestly.
I think they had a nice evening playing with the farmyard
A Massachusetts State Police officer explains maritime security operations to a senior Peruvian official in town observing security procedures at the 2019 Boston Marathon, Boston, MA, Apr. 13, 2019. (U.S. Department of State photo)
The Headmistress explains going to be busy this afternoon quite a long list of six form students waiting outside my study for bare bottom punishment
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.
For a variety of reasons, not all of them rational, I have decided to mess around in Facebook. You can find me at:
Venice...floods about 100 times a year, beginning in October and running through late winter. I'm attaching an excellent article from Rick Steves's website that explains this, and also adding my personal observations and discussions with locals.
First, Steves's article, "Is Venice Sinking?":
www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/is-ven...
I spend three days and four nights in Venice in December 2019 (whence come these pictures). On two of the three days, high tide made it challenging to get around.
For those of you who have been to Venice, you know the main part of the city ("downtown," if you can call it that) is made up of 118 islands connected by over 400 (416, I think?) bridges and bisected by the Grand Canal. It's a maze. Even with Google maps, it's literally a maze, because not every bridge takes you easily from one island to another. Some are dead ends, etc. This is when it's dry.
Now, add the extra layer of rising tides that cut off even more avenues of the maze and it's an absolute headache getting around.
All of these pictures were taken as I tried (and failed) to walk across the island from Piazza San Marco on the south to the northern end of the island -- Cannaregio -- where my apartment was.
In dry conditions, this is about a 30 minute walk if you're good at navigating the maze. On this afternoon, I made it about 80% of the way back with no viable routes to walk the last 5 (well, certainly less than 10) minutes. My choices were either wait until the tide rolled out (1-2 hours) or pay a water taxi to take me. I couldn't wait and ended up paying an exorbitant fee of 60 euros to a taxi (from the train station) to take me on what would have been a 20 minute walk from there. Ouch.
Once I got back, I asked my friend Alexia whether this is normal, if it's global warming, bad luck, or what?
I was curious about whether it was normal as most of the Venetians seem prepared for this. Many had on knee high or thigh high rubber/plastic boats and slowly made their way through.
She told me that it's very normal in November, but not so much in December. It's not that the tides aren't normal (they happen every day, of course). It's the height of them.
Last month, in November 2019, I recall reading an article about Venice flooding with pictures that surprised me. On the day in question, the tide rose to 187 cm. (For those in the west, that's only 2 inches shorter than NBA star Steph Curry or, for those who know me...it's my exact height.) I'm not exactly short, by comparison, so that's a pretty tall change for a few hours.
In the pictures you see here, the tide was 120 cm./4 feet. That's certainly enough to flood the island.
Venice's quick solution to this is to throw up elevated wooden platforms as temporary sidewalks. In the main areas -- St. Mark's Square, specifically -- think of all the tourists you would normally have bottlenecked and you can imagine the slight headache of free motion. Before the tides (when it's dry), you see these supports and wooden slats stacked up and may wonder what they're purpose is. Tides more than answer that.
The following day, the city flooded again. As I was walking from my apartment to the southern end of the island to go to a museum, I got to the Grand Canal near Rialto Bridge and found myself at an impassable point...that was right in front of a gondola service. (I think I could have backtracked and made it, but no guarantee.)
I hadn't actually been on a gondola before and -- they're expensive, by the way...especially for a solo traveler (80 euro for about 30 minutes) -- decided to take one because it's Venice and if you're ever going to ride a gondola, it should be here.
The gondolier took me from just south of the Rialto Bridge up the Grand Canal just past the Rialto Market, and back. All in all, not very far (and I didn't check time, but I doubt it was 30 minutes).
However, we got to talking. I asked how the flooding impacts tourism and business and he says there are far fewer tourists now who are simply scared of floods. (The attached Rick Steves article points out why you may not need to worry much.)
The gondolier said that the tide on Sunday reached 125 cm (4'2"), though it didn't seem nearly as high as the previous day. I did actually walk across half the island reasonably easily, so I was thinking he's probably toning down the reality a little because it affects his livelihood. However...just a little. The things he said that I believe are that, "When the tide reaches 140 cm., this is a bit too much for the city to handle."
He also told me some facts about the city that have nothing to do with the flooding, yet I found interesting: There are 50,000 residents on the main islands and an apartment/house of 90 square meters (900 square feet) runs about 400,000 euros. So if you're in the market to move to Venice for the joy of wading through water, that's the cost of it.
After the gondola ride, I ended up hopping on a vaporetto (city bus, but on the water). They run up and down the Grand Canal. (You can see a "stop" in some of my Snapshots of Venice pictures; it's a little enclosed building with yellow trim around the top of it.)
Normally, vaporettos run 7.50 euro for a ticket valid for 75 minutes. They come by every 15 minutes or so. However, I never saw where to buy tickets so ended up taking a handful of vaporetto rides for free. I think three in total.
This particular one took me from next to the gondola service down to Accademia. The Gallerie dell'Accademia is there (lots of Tintoretto, Titian, Tiepolo, Bosch), directly in front of the Ponte dell'Accademia. For my purposes, the Guggenheim Collection is also here, but about a five minute walk on dry land to get there.
However, it was isolated by the tides and I ended up taking off shoes and socks, rolling up my pants, and wading through some bitingly cold (but not dangerously so) water to get there. All told, it was probably about 100 yards at most in water that was just over ankle deep. But, you still have to walk it slowly. Afterwards, I think it took my feet about 10 minutes to regain normal warmth/sensation. (Fortunately, after an hour in the museum -- which was nice, but not as nice as I had hoped -- the tide had receded enough that I didn't have to wade out. The sidewalk was still completely underwater, but only an inch or two by this point, which you can walk through. You tend to see locals walking through water like this balancing on their heels and keeping their toes in the air.
Am I personally satisfied that Venice isn't sinking? No. The Steves article does mention Italy's long-term solution to this, but I don't buy it. I don't know what the future holds, though, and won't be around to see the worst effects of it, I feel. I can say that the city's future is tenuous at the moment, but the present...is fine, if sometimes slightly inconvenient.
by Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
Italy-June-22-001.jpg - 43601 BytesVerbania, Italy: June 25, 2004
In his commentary to his own book, Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta, Srila Sanatana Gosvami quotes the following verses:
athaitat paramam guhyam
srnvato yadu-nandana
su-gopyam api vaksyami
tvam me bhrtyah suhrt sakha
["My dear Uddhava, O beloved of the Yadu dynasty, because you are My servant, well-wisher and friend, I shall now speak to you the most confidential knowledge. Please hear as I explain these great mysteries to you.I am telling you the most hidden knowledge."
(Srimad-bhagavatam 11.11.49)]
sri-bhagavan uvaca
na rodhayati mam yogo
na sankhyam dharma eva ca
na svadhyayas tapas tyago
nesta-purtam na daksina
vratani yajnas chandamsi
tirthani niyama yamah
yathavarundhe sat-sangah
sarva-sangapaho hi mam
(Srimad-bhagavatam 11.12.1-2)]
In the 11th Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Lord Krsna tells Uddhava, "O My dear Uddhava, you are very near and dear to Me. You are My friend, commander-in-chief and advisor, and we have so many other relationships as well. I am therefore going to reveal to you the most important and hidden knowledge."
"O friend, the association of My most elevated devotees cuts to pieces all desires for worldly sense gratification. That high-class mahat-sanga, association of pure devotees, can control Me. On the other hand, philosophical analysis, piety, yoga, chanting the Vedas, accepting the renounced order of life, performing severe austerities, giving in charity, non-violence, following instructions for discipline in the practice of yoga, taking vows, visiting and bathing in holy places chanting confidential mantras cannot do so."
You should also think like this. These activities cannot help you anywhere near as much as mahat-sanga can help. Mahat-sanga is the most favorable activity for advancement in devotion to the Lord. Controlling the mind and senses - along with mahat-sanga it is ok, otherwise not. If anyone has taken sannyasa but has no devotion or strong faith in the self-realized guru, the above-mentioned pious activities are all performed in vain. External activities alone cannot help you.
Performing Vedic fire sacrifices and developing gardens, children's schools and areas for cow protection also cannot help you. Daksina (bringing money to Gurudeva.) alone will not help. You will have to serve internally, in pure devotee association, so that pure bhakti will come to you. In that association you will learn how to control Krsna in no time.
Otherwise, fasting on the holy day of Ekadasi, worshiping demigods and even Deities of the Lord, chanting brahma-gayatri and other mantras, and taking bath in Ganga alone will not help you. Lord Krsna has also mentioned always telling the truth, not stealing, and being detached from the world. They will also not help you. They will control and attract you. Without mahat-sanga, even observing the Ekadasi fast will be like reward-seeking activity. You will thus be controlled, bound by the subsequent material pious results.
Mahat-sanga must be included in these activities in order for them to be beneficial to you. If you neglect mahat-sanga and you also neglect asat-sanga (association of materialists), even this will not be favorable. If one neglects asat-sanga and at the same time neglects sat-sanga, this is not only of no use, but it is dangerous. This is because one will again be attracted by asat-sanga. In fact, that person is still in asat-sanga, the association of his own polluted mind and heart.
Asancaya means not to collect anything, and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami is an example of a devotee who did not collect material paraphernalia. If asancayah is done for bhakti or is a result of bhakti, and if it is done in mahat-sanga, then it is okay. Otherwise it is nothing. It is not okay. To collect paraphernalia is sancayah. Asancayah is good in connection with bhakti. Then it is favorable. If it is not for bhakti, it is not favorable. Brahmacarya (celibacy) will also not be favorable.
Mauna is the practice of silence. To be silent among worldly persons is somewhat good, but don't be silent in the assembly of Gurudeva and Vaisnavas. Chant Hare Krsna, ask those pure devotees questions with honor, and try to hear their harikatha. If you are always speaking hari-katha, this is real mauna.
Mahat-sanga will control you and cut all bad worldly attachments. Lord Krsna will come to you and you will be able to attain krsna-bhakti - krsna-prema.
Our acaryas have expressed their desire for pure bhakti in their prayers. They prefer pure bhakti over going to Vaikuntha.
pasu-paksi ho'ye thaki swarge va niroye
tava bhakti rahu bhaktivinoda-hrdoye
[Be my life in heaven or in hell, be it as a bird or a beast, may devotion to You always remain within the heart of Bhaktivinoda.
(Sri Siksastaka, Song 4)]
Our acaryas want bhakti and mahat-sanga. For them, without mahat-sanga there is no need of heaven or even the spiritual world of Vaikuntha. Suppose one person is hearing hari-katha in bona-fide mahat-sanga, and another person is in Vrndavana with the monkeys, taking bath in the Yamuna and performing parikrama of Govardhana - but is not in mahat sanga. Who is better? The person in mahat-sanga is better. A kanistha-adhikari, a neophyte devotee, cannot understand this fact, but Sri Krsna Himself confirms it.
mad-bhakta yatra gayanti tatra tisthami narada:
"O Narada, I am present wherever My devotees are chanting."
(Padma Purana)
It is for this reason that Krsna is saying, "Life is only successful in the association of the mahat-purusa. It is only successful in mahat-sanga." What more can I tell about this subject? What to speak of having their association, even to hear the glorification of this kind of mahatma gives the fruit of bhakti.
Vidura has said:
srutasya pumsam sucira-sramasya nanv anjasa suribhir idito 'rthah tat-tad-gunanusravanam mukunda- padaravindam hrdayesu yesam
["Persons who hear from a spiritual master with great labor and for a long time must hear from the mouths of pure devotees about the character and activities of pure devotees. Pure devotees always think within their hearts of the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, who awards His devotees liberation."
(Srimad-bhagavatam 3.13.4)]
Scholars of the Spiritual science have established this tattva. We must hear sastra, but in mahat-sanga; not here and there. Krsna takes rest in the heart of His devotees. He is always present in their hearts' glorification of Him; so go to these persons. By their association you will attain devotion to Lord Krsna and your life will be successful.
Dhruva Maharaja prayed, "O Prabhu, to meditate on Your lotus feet and to hear Your sweet pastimes, a rasika-bhakta attains so much happiness."
sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati
["The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self."
(Srimad-bhagavatam 1.2.60)]
That happiness cannot be achieved by brahman realization (realization of the impersonal aspect of Krsna.) What more can I say on this subject? The life of the heavenly demigods is finished after some time. Kala (personified Time) cuts off their heads and they come to this world again. However, those who are always serving in high-class association will not fall down; they will not die. In this verse, beginning "Srutasya pumsam sucira-sramasya",Sri Vidura refers to "bhagavat bhakta-sanga" and "tad-bhakta-sanga." One is the mahat (self-realized pure devotee), and one is mahat-sangi sanga, the self-realized associates of that mahat. The second is better. Do you understand?
For example, Sri Caitanaya Mahaprabhu is mahat-sanga and Srila Rupa Gosvami is mahat-sangi sanga. The association of Sriman Mahaprabhu's associate is superior, because that associate, His pure devotee, can better give you what Mahaprabhu came to give; the most elevated service to Him.
In his commentary, Srila Sanatana Gosvami quoted verses from scriptures like Sri Brahma-samhita, from so many Puranas, from the Upanisads and Srutis, and especially from Srimad-bhagavatam. He proved that pure devotee association is the root of all bhakti. By this, Lord Krsna can be controlled forever.
The root mahat-sanga is Gurudeva - if he is really a qualified and bona-fide Guru.
All the verses quoted by Srila Sanatana Gosvami in this regard are called rasayana (the most pleasing elixir, the reservoir of transcendental mellows), and at the end of his commentary on Sri Brhat-bhagavatamrta, he gives fully thickened rasayana. He quotes the words of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami:
jayati jana-nivaso devaki-janma-vado
yadu-vara-parisat svair dorbhir asyann adharmam
sthira-cara-vrjina-ghnah su-smita-sri-mukhena
vraja-pura-vanitanam vardhayan kama-devam
["Lord Sri Krsna is He who is known as jana-nivasa, the ultimate resort of all living entities, and who is also known as Devakinandana or Yasoda-nandana, the son of Devaki or Yasoda. He is the guide of the Yadu dynasty, and with His mighty arms He kills everything inauspicious as well as every man who is impious. By His presence He destroys all things inauspicious for all living entities, moving and inert. His blissful smiling face always increases the lusty desires of the gopis of Vrndavana. May He be all-glorious and happy!"
(Srimad-bhagavatam 10.90.48)]
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A patrolman explains his motorcycle to a curious onlooker during an educational fair at the Brentwood Mall in the 1960s. Formed in 1958, the Department of Highways Traffic Patrol was responsible for traffic control on five major lower mainland bridges – First Narrows (Lions Gate), Second Narrows (Ironworkers Memorial), Oak Street Bridge, George Massey Tunnel, Port Mann Bridge and all their approaches.
During the 1950s, British Columbia was undergoing an incredible post war boom. New highways infrastructure projects (bridges and freeways) were being built at a rapid pace, automobiles were everywhere, and cell phones and the internet were light years away. Motorists often needed help at the roadside and the Department of Highways Traffic Patrol was there to help.
Learn more about the patrol: www.tranbc.ca/2019/05/16/a-brief-history-of-the-bc-highwa...
In his account of the origins of the Strict Baptist Chapel at Haydock*, S F Paul explains that “a few people first met together in a cottage at Haydock Green, near St Helens, where Messrs Mackenzie, Kershaw, Collinge, Clough and others used to preach occasionally for them”. I think this cottage must have been the home of Thomas Litherland (d. 15 November 1885), an underlooker in the mines of Richard Evans & Co, since both the 1841 and and the 1851 census returns place him at that location. As the obituary for his wife (Hannah) states :
“Mr Litherland was the principal instrument in getting men of truth to preach the gospel in the village of Haydock, near Liverpool; and was the principal man in procuring a chapel to be built in that place, after many years' struggle. The church was formed in his house on Sept. 24th, 1848, by Mr. William Vaughan, then of Liverpool, now of Bradford. At this place many of the old ministers of the gospel who are now dead used to preach in rooms in the village, until the new chapel was built a few years ago. Among these were Mr Kershaw, Mr M'Kenzie, Mr Collinge, and Mr Clough... Her house was always open with a hearty welcome to receive the Lord's sent servants, both before and after the church was formed in her house; yes, from the time that the gospel was first proclaimed in that place. Her house was a lodging place for every man of God who proclaimed salvation, rich and free, to weary and heavy-laden souls. As the great woman said to her husband about Elisha, so Mrs Litherland said to her husband concerning a servant of God, “Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick; it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in hither”. Yes, and there God's servants had the best, the very best which that hospitable house could afford...”.**
The earliest reference in The Gospel Standard to preaching at Haydock occurs in December 1848 (Vol 14/No. 156):
“Haydock Green, near Newton, Lancashire.-Two sermons on the 12th, in the morning, at half-past 10, and in the afternoon at half-past 2”.
Reflecting in 1911 on “those marvellous times when God the Spirit lit up our souls by His glorious light”, Haydock deacon James Turton likewise recalled the visits of “many good men who were very dear to us; among them Smith, Vaughan, Kershaw, Collinge [etc].”***
Shown above are:
John Kershaw (top, left) (1792-1870); Pastor of Hope Chapel, Rochdale, from 1817. With William Gadsby and John Warburton he is usually counted among the more influential preachers in the Gospel Standard Baptist tradition;
John M'Kenzie (top, middle) (c.1800-1849); “Gospel Standard” joint editor 1838-49; Pastor of Vauxhall Rd Particular Baptist Church, Preston, from 1836 and, very briefly at the end of his life, of Shaw St Chapel, Liverpool;****
David Smith (below, left) (1819-1892); for 31 years Pastor of Zion Chapel, Siddal, Halifax; also a Halifax Borough councillor and alderman, and an industrialist (dyer and manufacturing chemist);
Thomas Collinge (below, middle) (1810-1872); Pastor at Providence Chapel, Bury, 1845-1858 and again in the months before his death; and
William Vaughan (right) (1811-1887); Pastor at Shaw St Chapel, Liverpool, 1854-1858, and then at Zoar Chapel, Bradford, 1860-1887.
Mr Paul supplies the additional information that the church at Haydock “was composed originally of six members, three of whom were baptised at Downall Green, near Wigan, one at Liverpool, one at Warrington, and one at Wigan... In the year 1849, eight members were joined to the original six; in the following year three more; and in 1853 seven more...”.
*“Further History of the Gospel Standard Baptists” Vol 4: “Some Northern Churches” (1961).
**Gospel Standard Vol 46 (1880). The quoted scripture is from 2 Kings 4:14. There is also an allusion to the refreshment obtained by the pilgrims at “the house called 'Beautiful'” in Part 2 of Bunyan's “Pilgrim's Progress” ("If you will be persuaded to stay here awhile, you shall have what the house will afford").
***Gospel Standard Vol 77 (1911).
****An arresting portrait of Mr M'Kenzie in his younger years, penned by “W.O.”, is included in the introduction to Matthew J Hyde's “Life and Sermons of John M'Kenzie” (Huntingtonian Press 2016): “I could hold out no longer and was baptized (along with 13 others) by Mr M’Kenzie on the first Lord's day in May, 1836, in the river Ribble, at a point about midway between the present L. and N. W. Railway and the West Lancashire Railway bridges... At the conclusion of the ordinance Mr M’Kenzie induced a young man, who was passing down the river in a boat, to let him have the use of the boat for a short time, and, stepping into it, like the Master of old [Matthew 13:2 etc], addressed the multitude who “stood on the shore” with great liberty and blessed effects from Jeremiah 1:10”.
A label, affixed after I took this photo in 2005, now explains that this table is the mensura Christi, the height of Christ. (For the record: about six feet.) However, that's probably a later legendary accretion, something to satisfy the visiting pilgrim.
This table was once the pope's "high table" (literally) in the ninth-century aula concilii or Council Hall built by Leo III, which, despite its name, was actually a dining hall, though it was so huge it could also host church councils. When the hall was demolished at the order of Sixtus V in the 1580s to build the new Lateran palace, it was moved elsewhere and finally ended up in this cloister, where it had gone from being a mensa or dining table to being a mensura or measure (of Christ), an example of a changing meaning following the misunderstanding of a word. It's interesting enough as a sort of medieval idea of the height of Jesus, but I like it as a dining table, a relic of a medieval Roman copying of a Byzantine imperial dining habit, and thus a papal assertion of imperial authority. All this from a table.
Photo citation: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2021. Aerial support provided by LightHawk.
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This is a photograph from the Athlone 10KM and 5KM road races were held in Clonown Village, Co. Roscommon, Ireland on Sunday 26th of April 2015 at 14:00 and 14:30. Clonown is a small townland on the west bank of the River Shannon and is situated about 3 miles south of the town of Athlone. Whilst the townland is almost completely rural it is accessed easily from major routes and towns by the M6 motorway. The weather was perfect for today's race and participants enjoyed very warm spring sunshine. There was a slight breeze on certain parts of the course but overall it was a beautiful day for running. Over 200 people took part in both events.
Reading on a Smartphone or tablet? Don't forget to scroll down further to read more about this race and see important Internet links to other information about the race! You can also find out how to access and download these photographs.
We have an extensive set of photographs from today in the following Flickr Album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157651739578427/
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=864 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
This race was the fourth annual running of the vent. Every aspect of the organisation was professional: from stewarting, registration, start of races exactly on time, car-parking, and post race refreshments. The 10KM route followed an anti-clockwise loop. The race started on the L2035 Togher Road (about 100m from Clonown Centre - see here on Google Streetview goo.gl/maps/xWj3i) and heads towards the old Ballinasloe Rd (emerging here - see on Google Streetview goo.gl/maps/P6rE8) and back via Creggan (turning off the main road at this point - see Google StreetView goo.gl/maps/wCHT0) with the finish at the Clonown Community Centre. The course turns at this point [goo.gl/maps/7sa6u] to return to the finish. The stretch from the exit off the Old Ballinasloe Road to the Creggan turn off brings the race through wide open bogland areas used in the peat extraction industry.
The 5KM race route follows a different route around the townland. The race starts at the church in Clonown and head clockwise around the Ballinaculla townland which offers lovely views of the River Shannon. The route then goes to the Drumlosh road and runs for 1.5 km before the roundabout which is the 3km mark. The race then turns around and returns back to the village and finish at Clonown Community Centre. Both races share some of the race route for the Flatline Athlone Half held annually in September (www.athlonehalfmarathon.com/) which makes the race routes very fast and flat.
Location Map: This is the start/finish area on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/W0Hxc]
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Pictures from 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644370027053/
Pictures from 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633350511183/
Garmin Connect GPS Trace of the 2013 10KM Route: connect.garmin.com/activity/306782605
The Clonown area on Google Streetview [goo.gl/maps/W0Hxc]
Facebook Page for the Athlone 10KM Race 2015 www.facebook.com/Athlone10krun?fref=ts
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
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I spotted this extremely well heeled young fellow walking up Bridlesmith Gate and quickly approached him asking if I could make a portrait of him.
I explained that he had a dapper style, he introduced himself as Jamie and explained he worked in a shop called Flannels where he sold the suits - hence begin suited and booted!
I liked the details on his suit (which was a lovely cut) and he has a very cool kerchief in his pocket - I toyed with a diptych or triptych but decided to keep the additional shots as comment shots. I think he thought I was mad as I shot images of her hankie but I explained that it was a detail shot (like I would take at a wedding), he responded like a true salesman asking me to suggest Flannels to anyone getting married!
As I moved Jamie into the lane/cut through for the shot one of his work colleagues walked down behind him and he thought he was in for ribbing afterwards! Hope your famous moment wasn't to tortuous Jamie!
I'll be putting a shot of you on my blog www.facebook.com/UrbanScot so please check it out.
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This is the 91st portrait in my 100 Strangers Project round 2.
See Round 1 for my first 100 strangers.
Find out more and get involved at www.100Strangers.com
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The above photo has been shot with the Samsung SMART CAMERA NX20, which has been provided by Samsung Electronics. Co., Ltd.
This girl was a funny encounter. I notice her when she was walking on Quay Street. I walked on her: "Excuse me, do you have 2 minutes?"
"Sure, what can I do for you?"
"I'm an amateur photographer, and I'm working on a project called the 100 strangers project consisting in [I start to explain the project]...."
"Wait, wait, can you speak more slowly? I'm not very good in English :S"
"Sure, where are you from?"
"France"
"..... Ok ça va simplifier les choses! Je suis Français moi aussi :) " (Translation: "OK, it will be easier, I'm French too!"
So, I have take a fly over 20000km to take a picture of someone living at less than 1000km from my home :S World is so small :)
She was the 53th stranger in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100strangers.com/
This courtroom was just upstairs from where the Dred Scott case took place. Old Courthouse, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (U.S. National Park Service), St. Louis, MO
From a visit at the Quinta da Pacheca winery, Portugal for a tour and some deliceous lunch/wine tasting - September 17, 2018.
“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”.
Explaining the dangers of drug use.
Last Friday, 17 October 2014, saw Local officers join HMP Manchester Community Team in a visit to Irlam and Cadishead College.
The officers talked about the dangers of using in drugs and the wider dangers of becoming involved in crime and antisocial behaviour.
The HMP Community Team gave the young people an idea of the harsh reality of prison life and the dangers of knife and gang-related crime.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
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You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Last Friday, 17 October 2014, saw Local officers join HMP Manchester Community Team in a visit to Irlam and Cadishead College.
The officers talked about the dangers of using in drugs and the wider dangers of becoming involved in crime and antisocial behaviour.
The HMP Community Team gave the young people an idea of the harsh reality of prison life and the dangers of knife and gang-related crime.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.