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Wikipedia: Wat Rong Khun (Thai: วัดร่องขุ่น), better known as the White Temple, is a privately owned art exhibit in the style of a Buddhist temple in Pa O Don Chai, Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. It is owned by Chalermchai Kositpipat, who designed, constructed, and opened it to visitors in 1997.
By the end of the 20th century, the original Wat Rong Khun was in a bad state of repair. Funds were not available for renovation. Chalermchai Kositpipat, a local artist from Chiang Rai, decided to completely rebuild the temple and fund the project with his own money. To date, Chalermchai has spent THB 1,080 million on the project. The artist intends for the area adjacent to the temple to be a center of learning and meditation and for people to gain benefit from the Buddhist teachings. Kositpipat considers the temple to be an offering to Lord Buddha and believes the project will give him immortal life. Today the works are ongoing, but are not expected to be completed until 2070.
In remembrance of the Unknown Soldier
Dan Barton has created and installed 101 6ft tall Armistice day Soldier Silhouettes to Commemorate the end of WW1 and 75 poppy wreathes to commemorate the end of WW2 at The Aston Rowant Nature Reserve. The Natural England Reserve can be found on the hillside at Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire above the M40 Motorway.
Dan hopes to raise funds for The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and has set up a Just Giving Page.
Dan hopes this installation will provoke thought as people drive along the M40 motorway to remind us to enjoy the freedom we have and to teach our younger generations to treasure and cherish their freedom and to live well. Dan believes that all that we have in this moment is possible because of those that have come before us.
Just Giving link: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/m40soldiers
Omer Beaudoin, photographer , 1953
Ministry of Culture and Communications funds - National Archives of Quebec.
Colorized by Alain Girard, 2023
Agronomist at the Department of Agriculture of Quebec, Omer Beaudoin (1912-2005) immortalizes, by means of his camera, the gestures of the land of the farmers. The farms are sublimated by its objective, put at the service of the competition of agricultural merit for nearly 20 years.
Family chores in the fields, milk runs on horseback, cutting sugar beets, artisanal weaving or canning crops from the vegetable garden: these rural scenes are just some of the snapshots of history captured by Omer Beaudoin. An agronomist by training, he is the author of more than 7,000 photographs kept in the archives of the Office du film du Québec[1]. Taken on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, all his pictures depict work on the farm, as practiced between the 1940s and 1960s.
A black and white tribute to agriculture and the people of the land, the work of Omer Beaudoin reveals a photographer of great finesse, with an ethnographic eye. His daughter Kèro, a photographer renowned among other things for her portraits of Quebec writers, has agreed to share her memories of her father. They are valuable supplements to primary sources at times silent. Once gathered, this information sheds light on the hitherto unknown story of Omer Beaudoin's photographs.
[1]. However, this number is below the actual production achieved by Omer Beaudoin.
On June 3, 1841, Auguste Pervillé (?-1868), plant collector for the Museum of Natural History in Paris, from the 'Île de Bourbon' (today Réunion) writes a rather plaintive report to the grand administrator of the Museum. He's too low on funds and is just scraping by. Moreover of the eight months he's just spent collecting in Madagascar he was taken ill and could work only three. But he appears to be steady on the job. And indeed he did a lot of 'economic', agrarian work while he was at it. In Ambongo, southern Madagascar - where he also collected our plant - he found a particularly large coffee plant. If you search around a bit on 'the net' you'll be able to read that letter for yourself. Fascinating! For the rest, little is known of what must have been an exciting life of intrepid travel. In his first scientifc description of this Flaming Beauty, Henri Ernest Baillon (1827-1895) refers (1878) to Pervillé's find and adds that in the local language it's called 'Kirondron'; hence the specific name. It's become naturalised in the Tropics and graces KLCC Park.
Built in 1920, by the Toronto Harbour Commission to oversee the safety of boaters and swimmers, the Leuty Lifeguard Station has become one of the most important historical structures in the Beaches. In the 1980s, the Beach community raised funds to restore the building to its present state. It has been moved 4 times to remain by the water front and is today the most recognized and photographed structure in the Toronto eastern lake front.
White Rock Pier was built with Federal Funds in 1914.
Originally the length was 628 feet long. The Pier officially re-opened in 1915 after an additional 983 feet were added, increasing the length to 1500 feet (470 metres).
On Thursday, December 20, 2018, a devastating windstorm swept through the City of White Rock that resulted in extensive damage to the Pier, waterfront and boats along the marina. BC Hydro reported it to be the most damaging in the Crown utility’s history.
The pier has a sign identifying it as Canada's longest pier.
This Metro Vancouver icon is one of the most photographed landmarks in the lower mainland.
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Stutz’s DV-32 began with the original Stutz Vertical Eight that had debuted in 1926. As the company did not have the funds on hand to design a completely new engine, they had to make do with this mill for five years, continuously fine-tuning and upgrading it. The DV-32 featured the last iteration of the powerplant, which began as a 322-cubic inch former BB engine that had been redesigned by Charles “Pop” Greuter, the dean of the Stutz engineering department, to include dual overhead camshafts and angled valves above the hemispherical combustion chambers. It was this arrangement that gave the engine its lasting title: the “Dual-Valve 32,” for its four valves per cylinder, with 32 in total.
The upgraded engine produced some 156 horsepower, which was about the same horsepower-per-cubic-inch ratio of the Duesenberg Model J, and this was directed to the rear axle through a Warner three-speed transmission. With a lightweight body, as found on the example offered here, a DV-32 was swift, flexible, and capable of not only 90 mph but also outrunning just about everything but the inevitable.
Only about 200 examples of the DV-32 were delivered during Stutz’s waning days, which finally came to an end in 1935 after a valiant attempt at survival through light truck production. The survivors have long been held among the most valuable and desirable of Stutzes, and they are among the most pleasurable automobiles of their era to drive.
THE MONTE CARLO: PART OF THE CHATEAU LINE
The DV-32 was offered with both factory-built and semi-custom bodies, among them “Chateau Line” offerings by Indianapolis’s Weymann American Body Company, American licensees of the French Weymann body-construction method. Charles Weymann’s design employed a hardwood inner structure, similar to other automobile bodies of the era but covered in layers of cotton batting and fabric, with an outer layer of colored Zapron synthetic leather rather than metal. This design was well suited to performance chassis such as the DV-32, as it was flexible and lightweight, with the bonus of being quiet and “squeakproof.” Perhaps the most dramatic Chateau Line offering was the Monte Carlo, a five-passenger sport sedan with an unusually low roofline and windows and a fully integrated luggage compartment within a smoothly curving tail.
The Monte Carlo was available on DV-32 chassis from 1931 through to 1933. Shortly after production began, a new variant was introduced: the availability of Monte Carlo bodies with more resilient aluminum, no doubt in response to the frustration caused by owners of Zapron-paneled cars over the need for constant repairs. According to the September 8, 1931, issue of The Safety Stutz, these bodies were “special custom built,” indicating that the aluminum paneling was available only to particular customer order.
Today, only two Monte Carlos survive on the last and most-developed 1933 DV-32 chassis, with both being aluminum-bodied. One was donated by the family of its longtime owner, William Abbott, to the Classic Car Club of America Museum, where it is on display today. The second and only privately owned example is that which is proudly offered here.
CHASSIS NUMBER DV-54-1559: THE CONNOISSEURS’ CHOICE
Chassis number DV-54-1559 exhibits several design and styling features that are not known to have been used on other DV-32 Monte Carlos. Most prominently, rather than meeting a traditional cowl, the hoodline is raised slightly and has been extended back all of the way over the firewall to the windshield, creating a so-called “false hood” design similar to that famously used by Raymond Dietrich on Individual Custom Packards of the era. Along with the lowered roofline and relatively low-slung chassis common to the model, the extended hood gives the car an appearance of sinister length and power.
It is no surprise that a car of so many virtues—a unique variant of a desirable semi-custom style on a great performance chassis—would come to be preserved and treasured by enthusiasts. Indeed, the modern history of this Stutz focuses around four great collections, each of which has been highly regarded for the peerless quality of its carefully selected automobiles.
In 1959, the car was acquired from its earliest known owner, Melvin M. Bailey of Wichita, Kansas, by J.B. Nethercutt, a name that needs no introduction among West Coast collectors. Mr. Nethercutt put the Stutz into his stable as acquired and did not get around to restoring it before having the opportunity to purchase his aunt Merle Norman’s successful cosmetics business in 1962. Needing a rapid infusion of cash for the deal, Mr. Nethercutt proceeded to sell his entire 30-car collection en masse to Bill Harrah, the casino magnate and fellow renowned enthusiast, only to be told by his aunt that she had not expected to be paid all at once.
The Stutz remained in Harrah’s Automobile Collection until 1978, the year of Mr. Harrah’s death, and was then sold. Following short-term ownership in the American West, it passed to the next great collector in its history, William Ruger Sr., the Connecticut gunsmith and passionate Stutz enthusiast. In his ownership, the Stutz was featured in the April 1996 issue of Car Collector magazine.
The DV-32 would remain in Mr. Ruger’s family for many years, eventually passing to his son, William Jr., for whom it was beautifully restored by the renowned Fran Roxas in the early 2000s. In a recent telephone conversation, Mr. Roxas recalled that the car began as an excellent and largely original car and was restored with an engine that had been rebuilt with custom titanium con rods, supplied by the talented engineer Mr. Ruger. Upon completion, it was displayed at the 2004 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where it received a class award.
Now today part of its fourth famous collection, the DV-32 Monte Carlo is offered here from the esteemed stable of the foremost living Stutz authority, Richard Mitchell, of Montgomery, Texas. Mr. Mitchell has subjected the DV-32 to only the very best of care, maintenance, and freshening as needed and has continued to show it on a limited basis. Most recently, it was the recipient of an Amelia Award at the 2015 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
Lightweight, powerful, and perfectly designed, the DV-32 Monte Carlo is quite simply the ultimate 1930s sport sedan—and this car, one of only two aluminum-paneled examples, is the ultimate DV-32 Monte Carlo. It is offered with documentation, including a copy of its Harrah’s file and historic images that attest to its superior state of preservation since the earliest days of car collecting, and it stands ready to add another great name to its roster of prestigious keepers.
credit: Sotheby's
BTW, recently sold for $935,000
Excerpt from the plaque:
Moyer Wharf: Jacob Honsberger Moyer bought this farm property in 1860, and built this house in 1867. By 1871 local farmers had advanced from clearing land and growing grain for their own use to a situation of surplus production. Recognizing an excellent business opportunity, Moyer set up as a grain merchant and shipper. On this site, he constructed a large wharf and warehouse to store and ship farmers’ grain. It became a very busy lakefront, with docked schooners and long lines of farm wagons waiting to unload. When those vessels sailed off, the cargo aboard them represented some of the earliest agricultural exports from this area and provided farmers with funds to improve homesteads and to expand to other crops. When the business shut down in 1885, it had contributed significantly to the prosperity of agriculture throughout the area.
A panoramic shot of a stunning tulip field, in Hillington, Norfolk. Hosted by The Ffolkes, who are working with Norfolk Tulips and Tapping House to open the UK's largest Tulip fields to the public, raising funds to help with hospice care.
After finishing up their work at Tri City and leaving the two classic GP18s behind there New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad train D8 from Ossipee to Dover is highballing south behind GP38-2s NHN 3825 (blt. Sept. 1978 as CR 8244), leased FURX 5509 (blt. Mar. 1970 as high nosed straight GP38 SOU 2801) and NHN 3823 (blt. Sept. 1978 as CR 8242). They are approaching the Old Milton Road crossing as they roll thru the colorful the marshland surrounding Heath Brook near MP 81.8 on the former Boston and Maine Railroad's Conway Branch.
For those who are less familiar with this route here is a concise history excerpted from a June 2004 report to the NH State Legislature by the state DOT's Bureau of Rail and Transit on the feasibility of reopening the line to service all the way to Conway.
'Several railroad histories describe the formation and construction of the Conway Branch rail line, most recently The Rail Lines of Northern New England (Robert M. Lindsell, Branch Line Press, 2000). After several attempts to form railroad companies and construct the southern segments of this line, the Portsmouth, Great Falls, and Conway Railroad was chartered in 1865. Construction of the line was completed to West Ossipee in 1871 and to North Conway in 1872.
Initially, the line initiated at Jewett in Maine, through Salmon Falls to Somersworth. This
alignment was replaced by the current line from Rollinsford to Somersworth. Passenger service from Boston to the new North Conway station began in 1872. A connection with the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad (later Maine Central’s Mountain Division) at Intervale was made in 1875.
The Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway was part of the Eastern Railroad, which merged with the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1890. The railroad served manufacturing plants in several communities and lumber mills and sand and gravel operations in the Conway area. Freight service north of Ossipee ended in 1972. During the 1980s, the Boston Sand & Gravel Co. initiated service on the line for its subsidiary, Ossipee Aggregates by a new railroad, the New Hampshire Northcoast. This included the purchase of the line from Rochester to Ossipee and a major rehabilitation project that was partly funded by the state of New Hampshire through capital budget appropriations, federal Local Rail Freight Assistance funds, and the state’s revolving loan program for short line railroads. In 1994, the New Hampshire Northcoast purchased the balance of the line from Rollinsford to Rochester from the B&M.
The rehabilitation of the Conway Branch to Ossipee was a major undertaking, involving a large investment by the New Hampshire Northcoast and expenditure of $989,000 in state capital budget funds, $656,000 in LRFA funds (with railroad matching funds), and $606,000 in revolving loan funds now being repaid by the railroad. The railroad’s ability to handle heavy loads of sand and gravel has removed approximately 30,000 trucks per year from the highway system between Ossipee and Boston.
The Boston and Maine and its predecessors operated passenger service on the Conway Branch from 1872 to 1961. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved abandonment of the line from Mt. Whittier (West Ossipee) to Intervale in 1972. Abandonment, a process now handled by the federal Surface Transportation Board, the successor to the ICC, relieves a railroad of its obligation to provide freight service to a shipper. In 1974, the railroad corridor within the town of Conway was sold to the Conway Scenic Railroad.
Efforts to preserve the Conway Branch as a railroad corridor have included the purchase of most of the line within the town of Madison by the town in 1987, and its subsequent sale to the state in 1995. The state of New Hampshire purchased the balance of the line owned by the Boston & Maine in 2001. Today, the New Hampshire Northcoast owns the railroad corridor from its junction with the B&M main line in Rollinsford to Route 28 in Ossipee, the state owns it from that point to the Albany-Conway town line, and the Conway Scenic owns the balance of the corridor in the town of Conway to Intervale.'
Rochester, New Hampshire
Wednesday October 8, 2025
615. Tight budget? Funds ran low? I just don't understand why this shack sits upon the top of the atrium at the Gaylord Hotel and Resort in Nashville. This Hotel and Resort is absolutely magnificent. The hotel encircles one of the most beautiful atriums that I have seen and such a pleasure to stroll through. Most folks probably wouldn't notice this shack that rests high above them, but here it is. Why on earth would any architect design an outhouse on top of something so beautiful. It's like a rotted maraschino cherry in your Manhattan cocktail, or a dead fly in your vichyssoise. Why? Pentax.
Part of the Ambleside loop 10k challenge to raise funds for cancer research in memory of my friend & neighbour Clare!
View from a central seat of Berliner Dom.
In 1940, the blast waves of Allied bombing blew part of the windows away.
On 24 May 1944, a bomb of combustible liquids entered the roof lantern of the dome.
The fire could not be extinguished at that unreachable section of the dome.
So the lantern burnt out and collapsed into the main floor.
Between 1949 and 1953, a temporary roof was built to enclose the building.
On 9 May 1967 the then still undivided Evangelical Church of the Union decided a committee for the reconstruction of the Supreme Parish and Cathedral Church, then located in East Berlin.
The government of the Eastern German Democratic Republic did not oppose the work of the committee due to the concomitant inflow of Deutsche Marks.
In 1975, reconstruction started, simplifying the building's original design and demolishing the northern wing, the 'Denkmalskirche' – Memorial Church.
Compared by some to the Medici Chapel, it had survived the war completely intact but was demolished for ideological reasons by the communist government due to it being a hall of honour for the Hohenzollern dynasty.
This resulted in scaffolding for restoration appearing on the church while detonation charges were applied to its undamaged rear.
The government also demanded the removal of as many crosses as possible.
The demolition and redesign cost 800,000 marks, while the restoration (done on the cheap) cost just 50,000 marks.
The Berlin Cathedral Building Society now seek to rebuild the Denkmalskirche.
In 1980, the baptistery and wedding church was reopened for services.
The restoration of the nave was begun in 1984.
On 6 June 1993, the nave was reinaugurated in an event attended by Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl and televised nationwide in Germany.
There has been discussion to restore the dome and surrounding cupolas to their original appearance, but this has not occurred due to lack of funds. (Source: Wikipedia)
CUPULA DE LA CATEDRAL DE BERLIN, 2008
Vista desde un asiento central de la Cúpula de la Catedral de Berlin.
En 1940, las ondas expansivas de los bombardeos aliados hicieron volar parte de las ventanas.
El 24 de mayo de 1944, una bomba de líquidos combustibles entró en la linterna del techo de la cúpula.
El fuego no pudo ser extinguido en esa sección inalcanzable de la cúpula.
Así que la linterna se quemó y se derrumbó en el piso principal.
Entre 1949 y 1953 se construyó un techo provisional para cerrar el edificio.
El 9 de mayo de 1967, la entonces todavía indivisa Iglesia Evangélica de la Unión decidió un comité para la reconstrucción de la Parroquia Suprema y de la Iglesia Catedral, entonces situada en Berlín Oriental.
El gobierno de la República Democrática Alemana del Este no se opuso a la labor del comité debido a la concomitante entrada de marcos alemanes.
En 1975 se inició la reconstrucción, simplificando el diseño original del edificio y demoliendo el ala norte, la "Denkmalskirche" - Iglesia Conmemorativa.
Comparada por algunos con la Capilla de los Médicis, había sobrevivido a la guerra completamente intacta, pero fue demolida por razones ideológicas por el gobierno comunista debido a que era un salón de honor de la dinastía Hohenzollern.
Esto hizo que aparecieran en la iglesia andamios para su restauración mientras se aplicaban cargas detonadoras en su parte trasera no dañada.
El gobierno también exigió la retirada del mayor número posible de cruces.
La demolición y el rediseño costaron 800.000 marcos, mientras que la restauración (hecha a la ligera) sólo costó 50.000 marcos.
La Sociedad de Construcción de la Catedral de Berlín pretende ahora reconstruir la Denkmalskirche.
En 1980, el baptisterio y la iglesia matrimonial volvieron a abrirse a los servicios.
La restauración de la nave se inició en 1984.
El 6 de junio de 1993, la nave fue reinaugurada en un acto al que asistió el Canciller Federal Helmut Kohl y que fue televisado a nivel nacional en Alemania.
Se ha hablado de restaurar la cúpula y las cúpulas circundantes para devolverles su aspecto original, pero no se ha hecho por falta de fondos. (Fuente: Wikipedia)
Excerpt from flamboroughhistory.com:
Grace Anglican Parish Church and Cemetery: In 1847 Frederick and Elizabeth Fielde donated two acres of land for the site of an Anglican Church in Waterdown. Since building funds were not immediately available, the present stone church was not erected until 1860. Since that time the Parish Hall, the Vestry, and the Narthex have been added. The first recorded burials in the cemetery date from the 1840s.
For quite some time I've entertained the idea of trying to process my own BW film at home....and finally I've decided to give it a go with this being one of the first images - taken at the Rongotea Car Show on Sunday, raising funds for the local hospice.
A 1963 Mercedes Benz - perfect for a shot with all that chrome!
Minolta A9
Minolta 24-105 AF
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Cinestill DF96 / 6 mins @ 27deg C
Camera Scanned
Sony A7M3 / SEL90M28 Macro
Essential Film Holder
Kaiser Copy Stand
Converted in Negative Lab Pro
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The Fifty Funds class 50's 50 007 Hercules and 50 049 Defiance head through Red Bank with 1Z52 Appleby-Didcot Pathfinder Tours "The Cotswold Eden". August 26th 2019.
Five years later this shot was ruined by a swathe of green steel fencing running over over both sides of the bridge.
The SL Renaissance Festival to raise funds for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Sept 28- Oct 6.
Wearing:
Grasshopper - St Bianca Cap & Braid
Ruxy - Theodora Gown (Stag Hunt item)
Drunken Brokkr - Myrkari Bracers Gloriana edition
Heartsdale Jewellery -Renaissance II Collection
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The current City Hall for the city of St. Louis, having housed city government since 1898, is a landmark by appearance, reputation and city designation (since 1971). Efforts to build what would become the current City Hall (seen above) got underway in May 1888 when the City Hall Commission was formed. On April 4, 1889, an ordinance was passed to authorize the Commission to advertise for bids for the building. The original cost was not to exceed one million dollars. The commission chose the design of George Richard Mann, of the firm Eckel & Mann of St. Joseph, from the 37 national entries. His design was titled "St. Louis 1892", obviously expecting it to be completed by 1892. A French-style plan, inspired by the Hotel de Ville or City Hall of Paris, with ornamental dormer windows and former towers, it also recalled architectural elements of the Chateau de Chambord on the Loire River in France.
The construction of City Hall started July 19, 1890, with Mayor Edward Noonan's daughter Zoe, breaking ground. The cornerstone was laid on June 6, 1891. No bond issue was passed to finance construction of the new City Hall, explaining the 14 years required to finish the building. Funds came from general revenue and the sale of city property. Every year or two, the Council, would authorize an average of $110, 000 to continue construction. An ordinance was passed on Sept, 10, 1893 to limit the total cost at two million dollars. Though the building was not completed, it was finally occupied on April 11, 1898 when Mayor Henry Ziegenhein headed a ceremonial parade of city officials from the old building to their offices in the new City Hall. In 1904, the final portions of the building were completed, the Rotunda, the Tucker Boulevard vestibule and the grand staircase, using the design by the St. Louis architectural firm of Weber & Groves. The building was officially completed on Nov. 5, 1904 when Mayor Rolla Wells held an open house for the residents of St. Louis. The final cost of the building was $1,787,159.16. However, the exterior of City Hall was never quite finished. All sides of the building have ornamental dormers called belvederes, each having bare spaces of limestone. These were meant to have carved decorations, yet remained untouched probably due to lack of funds. Despite its incomplete state, City Hall was praised for its "splendid architectural composition," and called "an impressive period piece of craftsmanship". Unfortunately, a poorly executed acid cleaning and years of exposure to coal smoke has left the original pink and orange exterior tarnished.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/about/history-of-city-hall.cfm
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Daisies, family Asteraceae, often have fluorescent pollen. Sunflowers are a part of that family and are no exception. Glowing yellow under an ultraviolet light, the pollen coats the flower petals with illuminated points of light like a field of stars. UV fluorescence photography is really easy to explore, you only need darkness and a UV flashlight!
UVIVF. Let’s break that down: Ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence. This happens when UV light strikes a subject and is able to excite the electrons in certain atoms. Those electrons rise to a higher orbit, but instantaneously decay back to their original location. This spends a small amount of energy, so the light that is re-emitted from the subject now has less energy. UV light then transforms into visible light, and you can use your ordinary camera and lenses, so special equipment or filters required. The UV flashlight / torch I most commonly recommend is the Convoy S2. It’s all you need to start exploring this wonderful unseen world.
Sunflowers hold a special place in my heart because they tend to fluoresce blue and yellow, while simultaneously being the national flower of Ukraine. Today marks 150 days since the Russian Federation decided to destroy the sovereignty of the largest nation in Europe. They have not succeeded. I am continuously amazed at the resolve of the Ukrainian people, and I am thrilled to continue to support them in any way we can. Most recently we have contributed funds to purchase a surveillance drone for citizen soldiers, and we have two solar generators on order for use near the front lines. The people of Ukraine are the strongest that I have ever seen in my lifetime, and I’m glad that the world is coming to their aid.
It's also a great example of leadership, good and bad. Corruption runs deep in many Eastern European countries (probably all countries?) and this war has allowed for the discovery and dismantling of significant Russian influence. While Russia regroups for their next move, Ukraine uses the most precise and damaging weapons to erase countless enemy ammunition depots. The war is in one of the most peaceful moments, where weapons of intense destructive and terrorizing force are being systemically ruined.
Putin’s methodology for forward progress is sinister. He is forcibly conscripting Ukrainian men in occupied regions to fight for Russia – holding their families for ransom in the process. “Referendums” loom in various regions where the population will vote to be annexed by Russia. The Russian forces interview the population and if you say you’d vote for Ukraine, you are deported by force. This isn’t just a fight for some big country in Eastern Europe you’ve never visited, it’s a fight against the tyrannical actions of one of the most powerful countries on the planet. Putin’s Kleptocracy allows for these deceitful strategies, but it is also what has left his military weak and untrained.
Through this series of images supporting Ukraine, I have encouraged many ways to help. We heard of a Ukrainian restaurant that just opened up here in Varna earlier this month, Stefania: www.facebook.com/stefania.rest/ - the food was marvelous and it’s staffed by Ukrainians. It reminded me of the food being served today at my own Ukrainian family reunion taking place in Canada this very day. It’s important to support those around you affected by this conflict.
It also reminds me of the simple act of being kind to strangers. Around me, there are many people who have seen the terrors of this war. You never know what story someone is simply not telling you. As with all images in this series, I deliberately place “Starfield” into the Public Domain. More to come. Sorry for my absence in posting, life can get busy. I’ve used the proceeds from some of my own professional activities recently to further support Ukraine, and I would hope that world does not turn away from this continuing tragedy. There’s always more we can do.
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October is knew for Halloween but it's also a month of awareness against the Breast Cancer. This is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October, to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. So we decided to go for a ride, all tacked in pink, to support people who need it. A little way to give them all the courage.
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On the Left Horse
➵ Horse : [Teegle] Andalusian Horse Avatar (available at Teegle Main Store)
➵ Coat : Tutto e Vanita - Damascus
➵ Shape deformer : Tutto E Vanita - BellaLupine Mod Kit [Andalusian]
➵ Bridle : Tutto E Vanita - Battiste Caballeria Bridle Andalusian
➵ Saddle : Tutto E Vanita - Battiste Caballeria Saddle Andalusian
➵ Legs Wraps : Tutto E Vanita - Battiste Caballeria Wraps ANDALUSIAN
➵ Legs Fluffs : Tutto e Vanita - [ZAD] Draft Legs BellaLupine LegFluffs [ANDALUSIAN]
➵ Lashes : Tutto e Vanita - BellaLupine Solo Lashes [Andalusian]
Can be found at Tutto e Vanita @ Teegletown Mall
➵ Add-On Neck : [W3R3W01F] Neck Add-on (Andalusian)
Can be found at W3R3W01F @ Teegletown Mall
➵ Draft Legs : [ZAD] Teegle Horse Draft Legs: Andalusian
Can be found at at ZAD @ Teegle Mall
➵ Animation : [W3R3W01F] Calm Gaits
Can be found at W3R3W01F @ Teegletown Mall
On the Right Horse
➵ Horse : [Teegle] "Clover" the Irish Cob Horse (available at Teegle Main Store)
➵ Coat : Tutto e Vanita - FENRIR grullo dun
➵ Bridle : Tutto E Vanita - Battiste Caballeria Bridle Irish Cob
➵ Saddle : Tutto E Vanita - Battiste Caballeria Saddle Irish Cob
➵ Legs Wraps : Tutto E Vanita - Battiste Caballeria Wraps Irish Cob
Can be found at Tutto e Vanita @ Teegletown Mall
➵ Add-On Neck : [W3R3W01F] Neck Add-on (Irish Cob)
➵ Animation : [W3R3W01F] Cavaletti Gaits
Can be found at W3R3W01F @ Teegletown Mall
and more shopping, look number 2 on a Sunday :) Making up for not many looks this past week (computer issues still BUT I can log on SL and dj)
Bridge Motorcycles, Exeter, Devon, UK. 22nd May 2022.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride unites classic and vintage style motorcycle riders all over the world to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health.
Tulip field, in Hillington, Norfolk. Hosted by The Ffolkes, who are working with Norfolk Tulips and Tapping House to open the UK's largest Tulip fields to the public, raising funds to help with hospice care.
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I don't judge my clients.
I have been known to shoot them if their checks don't clear. Just to wound, and make a point -- whatever the trouble you're in, it's small potatoes compared to stiffing me for services rendered.
So when the bank presented me with a cheerful 'insufficient funds' letter on behalf of His Honor the inimitable Judge Harold Bane, I put on my traveling shoes. Then I waited for midnight, when all decent people are sleeping. That leaves me out, so I paid the good Judge a visit after picking two antiquated locks.
He was sleeping, all right.
Sleeping forever. People, even judges, do that when their head is no longer in the general vicinity of their body.
While getting into the sprawling old manor had been easy, getting out was proving more difficult. The thing that had separated His Honor's head from his shoulder was squirming through the halls.
I was down to four rounds and I still hadn't found the thing's head. The clocks were striking one when I heard the wet bulk heaving itself toward me yet again.
Four rounds. Little old me against some eldritch horror dredged up from the briny deep.
I tell ya, sisters, fifty dollars a day (plus expenses) is barely enough to live on and a Hell of a thing to die for.
I am participating in this weekend Mad Pea Celebrity Auction to help raise funds to complete a school classroom for Live and Learn in Africa. There are lots of other lots to bid on too – 62 in total from the very generous residents of Second Life who are putting their time on the block to help raise money.
I am offering a custom one of a kind photo to the winner, it can be either a portrait or a conceptual piece along with their choice of 10 pictures from my in-world gallery (or from my flickr if its not in my gallery).
Hope you can stop by this weekend, the auction ends tomorrow at 8PM.
Playful Puppy
** 100% of the funds raised by the Rally to Rescue Events will be donated to Animal Rescue! **
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Photos Taken At Historic Rt 101 Riding Sim
Excerpt from The Globe and Mail:
What the giant mural at Yonge and St. Clair says about Toronto by Brad Wheeler.
Published Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 3:30PM EDT:
Mural, mural on the wall? What used to be a blank side of a 12-storey building at Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue is now a giant wall painting and curiosity by the British street artist and illustrator Phlegm. The Globe and Mail spoke with Alexis Kane Speer, the founding director of the STEPS Initiative, a public arts organization, about the large-scale mural and what it means.
Can you give us a quick explanation of the background on the mural and how it came together?
The City of Toronto has a program called Street Art Toronto, which funds much of the high-calibre street art that you’re seeing around town. Each year, they support one large international project, to foster cultural dialogue and to gain international attention to a homegrown project. Slate Asset Management, which is developing property in the area of St. Clair and Yonge, realized they had an asset – an empty wall facing westward at a high-traffic intersection.
A blank canvas, as it turns out.
Exactly. And the area doesn’t have a lot of public art. It doesn’t have a lot of colour. So, the City of Toronto asked us, the STEPS Initiative, if we’d be interested in producing the work. We have experience in these type of large-scale projects, including the world’s tallest mural, at Wellesley and Sherbourne.
For the building at Yonge and St. Clair, we short-listed 10 artists. With some of the area stakeholders, we narrowed it down to Phlegm.
Besides the catchy handle, why him?
His style is a really good fit for the neighbourhood. It’s a sophisticated style, and, aesthetically, it’s very different than what we see in the city. He has a history of working in unlikely spaces, which is akin to what we do at STEPS. We try to create cultural space in places that are not thought of in that way.
Did Phlegm have a connection to Toronto?
He had never been here before. We wanted to make sure he was provided with enough cultural context to create a work which was culturally relevant. Initially, we served as his eyes and ears on the ground. We engaged with area business owners, workers and residents, asking them about local landmarks, about what they think of the area, and about their favourite memories of the area. Phlegm heard a lot of that information and came back with a proposed concept, and the stakeholders loved it.
It’s a nifty, urbane piece of work. It reminds me of something you might see in The New Yorker magazine. How would you explain it yourself?
The design over all is a human form overlooking the city. A lot of people don’t realize that Yonge and St. Clair is one of highest points of the city. The mural acts a metaphor for the living, breathing nature of the city. The figure is composed of landmarks and recognizable features, such as the CN Tower, the ROM [Royal Ontario Museum] and the A-frame houses of the area.
The human form is scrunched up a bit. I saw that as a metaphor for urban density and over development.
Oh, I don’t think so. I think it’s a more contemplative pose. You probably saw the original rendering rather than the image of the work itself. Since the rendering, the figure has changed a bit. It’s a more upright posture. It’s about taking a pause – taking a second look.
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2019 Southern Grilles & Gasoline Car and Bike Show, Saturday 2 Feb, Collegiate Rugby Club Grounds, Lindisfarne Rd, Invercargill, All funds raised to St John Invercargill, Leighton Smith Photographer
Bonorong is a Sanctuary for wildlife run by a passionate team of like-minded people. We’re a social enterprise: a little business with a biiiig heart. The skills and funds generated through the Sanctuary allow us to proactively address problems in our surrounding environment and communities.
A visit to Bonorong is a chance to come closer than ever to something wild and fragile. You’ll come face to face with animals that went extinct long ago in other parts of Australia — the same animals we’re working hard to protect now.
Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon, Auvernia-Ródano-Alpes, France.
La basílica Notre-Dame de Fourvière es una basílica menor de culto católico ubicada en la ciudad francesa de Lyon. Fue construida con fondos privados entre 1872 y 1896 en una colina que domina la ciudad como marca del triunfo de los valores cristianos sobre los socialistas de la comuna de Lyon de 1870. Como la Basílica del Sacré Cœur de París, su diseño inusual, de Pierre Bossan, toma elementos de la arquitectura románica y bizantina.
Entre sus atractivos se encuentran sus mosaicos, las hermosas vidrieras y la cripta de San José. La visitan unos 1,5 millones de turistas al año, y ofrece visitas guiadas y un Museo de Arte Sacro.
Situada sobre la colina de Fourvière, desde la basílica se obtienen unas impresionantes vistas de toda la ciudad de Lyon y sus alrededores. De hecho, Notre-Dame de Fourvière se ha convertido en uno de los símbolos de Lyon gracias a que es vista desde prácticamente cualquier punto.
La basílica tiene cuatro torres principales y un campanario, coronado con la estatua dorada de la Virgen María. Fourvière cuenta realmente con dos catedrales, una encima de la otra. El santuario superior está extremadamente ornado, en comparación con el sobrio exterior, mientras que el inferior tiene un diseño mucho más sencillo.
Notre-Dame de Fourvière fue incluida en el patrimonio de la Unesco en 1998, al tiempo que todo el casco histórico de la ciudad de Lyon.
The Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica is a minor basilica of Catholic worship located in the French city of Lyon. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1896 on a hill overlooking the city as a mark of the triumph of Christian values over the socialists of the commune of Lyon in 1870. Like the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur in Paris, its unusual design, by Pierre Bossan, takes elements of Byzantine and Romanesque architecture.
Among its attractions are its mosaics, the beautiful stained glass windows and the crypt of San José. It is visited by about 1.5 million tourists a year, and offers guided tours and a Museum of Sacred Art.
Located on the Fourvière hill, from the basilica there are impressive views of the entire city of Lyon and its surroundings. In fact, Notre-Dame de Fourvière has become one of the symbols of Lyon thanks to the fact that it is seen from practically any point.
The basilica has four main towers and a bell tower, crowned with the golden statue of the Virgin Mary. Fourvière actually has two cathedrals, one on top of the other. The upper sanctuary is extremely ornate compared to the sober exterior, while the lower one is much simpler in design.
Notre-Dame de Fourvière was included in the Unesco heritage in 1998, as well as the entire historic center of the city of Lyon.
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SS Great Britain in dry dock at Bristol in 2005.
History
Name:SS Great Britain
Owner:Great Western Steamship Company
Builder:William Patterson
Cost:
Projected: £70,000
Actual: £117,000
Laid down:July 1839
Launched:19 July 1843
Completed:1845
Maiden voyage:26 July 1845
In service:1845–1886
Homeport:Bristol, England
General characteristics
Type:Passenger steamship
Displacement:3,674 tons load draught
Length:322 ft (98 m)
Beam:50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught:16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Installed power:2 × twin 88-inch (220 cm) cylinder, 6 ft (1.8 m) stroke, 500 hp (370 kW), 18 rpm inclined direct-acting steam engines
Propulsion:Single screw propeller
Sail plan:
Original: Five schooner-rigged and one square-rigged mast
After 1853: Three square-rigged masts
Speed:10 to 11 knots (19 to 20 km/h; 12 to 13 mph)
Capacity:
360 passengers, later increased to 730
1,200 tons of cargo
Complement:130 officers and crew (as completed)
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two inclined 2 cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins and dining and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 having spent all their funds re-floating the ship after she was run aground at Dundrum Bay after a navigational error. In 1852 she was sold for salvage and repaired. Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.[2]
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, she is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.
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Una iniziativa di EUmans! rivolta ai candidati delle Elezioni Europee 2024: si chiede di fermare i sussidi, diretti e indiretti, agli allevamenti intensivi, modello agroalimentare non più sostenibile, come mostrato nel film Food For Profit.
Smettiamo di destinare i fondi europei a un'industria che inquina il pianeta e maltratta gli animali.
An initiative by EUmans! addressed to the candidates of the 2024 European Elections: we ask to stop direct and indirect subsidies to intensive farming, an agri-food model that is no longer sustainable, as shown in the film Food For Profit.
Let's stop allocating European funds to an industry that pollutes the planet and mistreats animals.
The Vittoriale degli italiani (English translation: The shrine of Italian victories) is a hillside estate in the town of Gardone Riviera overlooking Lake Garda in province of Brescia, Lombardy. It is where the Italian writer Gabriele d'Annunzio lived after his defenestration in 1922 until his death in 1938. The estate consists of the residence of d'Annunzio called the Prioria (priory), an amphitheatre, the protected cruiser Puglia set into a hillside, a boathouse containing the MAS vessel used by D'Annunzio in 1918 and a circular mausoleum. Its grounds are now part of the Grandi Giardini Italiani.
The house, Villa Cargnacco, had belonged to the German art historian of the Italian Renaissance Henry Thode from whom it was confiscated by the Italian state, including artworks, a collection of books, and a piano which had belonged to Liszt. [2][3] d'Annunzio rented it in February 1921 and within a year reconstruction started under the guidance of architect Giancarlo Maroni. Due to d'Annunzio's popularity and his disagreement with the fascist government on several issues, such as the alliance with Nazi Germany, the fascists did what they could to please d'Annunzio in order to keep him away from political life in Rome. Part of their strategy was to make huge funds available to expand the property, to construct and/or modify buildings, and to create the impressive art and literature collection. In 1924 the airplane that d'Annunzio used for his pamphleteering run over Vienna during World War I was brought to the estate, followed in 1925 by the MAS naval vessel used by him to taunt the Austrians in 1918 in the Beffa di Buccari. In the same year the bow section of the protected cruiser Puglia was hauled up the hill and placed in the woods behind the house, and the property was expanded by acquisition of surrounding lands and buildings.
In 1926 the government donated an amount of 10 million lire, which allowed a considerable enlargement of the Villa, with a new wing named the Schifamondo. In 1931 construction was started on the Parlaggio, the name for the amphitheatre. The mausoleum was designed after d'Annunzio's death but not actually built until 1955, and d'Annunzio's remains were finally brought there in 1963.
Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-sur-le-Sang-Versé de Saint-Pétersbourg
L'église du St-Sauveur-sur-le-Sang-Versé dresse ses bulbes polychromes torsadés à l'endroit même où fut assassiné, en 1881, le tsar Alexandre II, à qui elle est dédiée. Représentative du style néorusse, construite sur le modèle de la cathédrale de Basile-le-Bienheureux à Moscou, elle arbore à l'intérieur une décoration rutilante de mosaïques, de jaspe et pierres semi-précieuses couvrant près de 7 000 m2. On accède à son parvis par une superbe grille Art nouveau dessinée par Alfred Parland, l'architecte de la cathédrale.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
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Background
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia
Church of the Savior
on Spilled Blood
Officially consecrated as the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, the Russian Orthodox gem more commonly known as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood was built to honor tsar Alexander II of Russia, who was assassinated at the site where the church now sits, hence the reference to "spilled blood". The section of the street on which the assassination took place is enclosed within the walls of the church and the site of the murder is marked by a chapel in the building.
At the request of Alexander III, son of Alexander II, construction on the church began in 1883. Funding for this amazing structure was almost totally provided by the Imperial family with other donations made by private individuals. The project was completed in 1907.
The Architecture
The principle architect chosen for the project was Alfred Alexandrovich Parland, who was, incidentally, a non-Russian-born individual. The architecture of the church varies greatly from other buildings and religious structures in St. Petersburg, which were largely constructed in the Baroque and neo-Classical styles.
The domes of the church of the savior on spilled blood
The domes
However, the era in which Church of the Savior was built was a time of resurgence of nationalism, thus the classic Russian style of the church.
Looking at both the interior and exterior, it's easy to see why the church cost about 4.6 million rubles, way over the budgeted 3.6 million. The outside was designed to mirror the magnificent St. Basil's in Moscow, the city's easily-recognizable centerpiece, and the building - both inside and outside - features about 7,000 square meters of mosaics, most of them designed by the prominent artists of the time, including Viktor Vasnetsov, Mikhail Nesterov and Mikhail Vrubel. The majority of the mosaics depict biblical scenes and saints though some are just patterns. The colorful onion domes, of which the central one reaches a height of 81 meters (266 ft), are covered with bright enamels.
The Church after the Revolution
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood along the Griboedova canal in St. Petersburg, Russia
The church along the
Griboedova canal
During the Russian Revolution of 1917, much of this amazing church was ransacked and the interior was seriously damaged. In the 1930s, the Soviets closed the church, as they did with most churches in St. Petersburg. During World War II, it was used as a storage facility for food. If suffered yet more damage during the war, and afterwards, was used for many years as storage space for a local opera company.
In 1970, St. Isaac's Cathedral assumed management of the church, and funds garnered from the cathedral (which was, at that time, a museum) were used to restore the Church of the Savior. Restoration was finally complete in 1997 and remains one of St. Petersburg's top tourist attractions.
Cathedral Church of St Barnabas (RC), Nottingham, 1841-44.
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852).
For John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury (1791-1852).
Grade ll* listed.
Pugin's hanging crucifix is all that remains from the original High Altar removed in the late C19.
The crucifix which forms part of the rood cross setting is interesting because of the figures at the extremities of the cross. They are the symbols for the Four Evangelists: an angel (Matthew), a lion (Mark), an ox (Luke), and an eagle (John).
Cathedral History
The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas was opened in 1844. It was an event of undoubted importance as witnessed by this engraving reproduced from the London Illustrated News of 31st August that year.
Prior to that, the Church of St. John the Evangelist, on George Street, had been the home to Nottingham's ever growing band of Catholics. This growth in the population, prompted the then Parish Priest, Fr. Robert Willson, to set out to raise funds for a larger Church.
Lord Shrewsbury, a champion of the Gothic Revival, stepped forward with financial support and employed A.W.N. Pugin as architect.
The Blessed Sacrament Chapel is considered by many to be the 'jewel in the crown' of St. Barnabas Cathedral. It is richly decorated as Pugin had originally intended and is the very heart of the Cathedral. In addition to being used for private prayer, the Chapel is also the centrepiece for more organised group prayer, such as that for Vocations on a Saturday morning.