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Given what is written above this man, and the halo, I think I just snapped the second coming, in Golders Green!
The 'JC' is clear enough, but you have to delve into the name to find the 'Deux'.
Yes, I did ask him for the image, he was happy to oblige and like me had a good chuckle.
I was on a run and on my way out of Marshalltown I saw Y735 sitting on the pork chop line. It took me a minute to realize it but it was sitting there and I believe tied down this afternoon. I don't catch it much but when I've caught it sitting before it was on this line but north the main and south of Gervich, not half way up the line. I don't know what is normal.
Given wider fenders, matchbox wheels and More Body Modifications this Started Life As The Orange Whizzwheels Corgi Juniors Model. The Tow Winch Was Made From A Motor From An iPhone, I changed The Style Of The headlights And Lots Of Wire Was Used For The Bars. One Of My Better Builds.
Given that the mobile phone world is in a transition from all the proprietary cables to the standard Micro USB, Nokia have supplied an adapter for all their 3mm and 2mm charging tips. I think this is somewhat cumbersome for that it is, but still a good idea to supply it.
Emergency shelter for earthquake survivors in Sankhu
Two hundred rolls of heavy-duty plastic sheeting were given to earthquake-affected households in Nepal's Kathmandu District’s Sankhu village and surrounding areas on May 1st. An additional 500 rolls of this critical emergency shelter material were dispatched to Gorkha, Kathmandu, and Sindhupalchowk.
The sheeting was provided by USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and distributed by the non-governmental organizations Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED), and Save the Children (SC).
With the impending monsoon season, shelter support remains the most urgent need in affected communities, the UN reports.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal April 25th damaged or destroyed an estimated 543,000 houses, as reported by the Government of Nepal on May 11.
To address critical shelter needs, national and international relief actors have distributed more than 62,500 tarpaulins to earthquake-affected households in high-priority districts. Approximately 40 percent of these tarpaulins have reached Gorkha District where the earthquake destroyed an estimated 90 percent of homes.
Source: USAID Earthquake in Nepal
Photo credit: USAID DART
Leaves: Given its roots as an evergreen, the Lebanon Cedar's leaves are needle-like in shape rather than flat and oblong. The long, stiff needles grow in tufts and are dark blue-green. The tufts, which consist of 30 to 40 needles and are often referred to as "rosettes," remain on the tree for about two years before falling to the ground.
Flowers: The Lebanon Cedar's flowers, or catkins, don't appear on the tree until its 25th growing season. Each drooping catkin measures about two inches long and is reddish-brown in color.
Fruit: The Lebanon Cedar's fruit are barrel-shaped cones that measure about five inches long. Young cones are light green and scaly, but as the tree ages the seed containing cones turn a dull brown colour.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three hundred and forty five metres, at 16.57pm on Tuesday 10th September 2019 off Clement Avenue and Water Street on the wooden decking on the shoreline of Okanagan Lake in Kelowna, British Columbia in Canada.
The White Siberian Goshawk (Accipiter Gentilis Albidus), also known as the 'Northeastern Siberian Northern Goshawk', is a subspecies of the Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) which is found in in Kamchatka and Northeastern Siberia. It integrates in the West with the Central Siberian subspecies 'buteoides' between the Lena and Yana rivers. The 'Albidus' goshawks are large in size with lighter colouration of white and light grey, and yellow eyes and beak.
This particular bird was being walked along the sea front decking by it's proud and knowledgeable guardian who was acclimatsing the bird of prey to it's surroundings and subsequent interactions with humans.
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I customized this Diana F+ camera for an event called Diana World Tour 2008 organized by Lomography Asia. The event exhibition is currently showing over a hundred Diana and Diana Clone cameras produced from 60's to 70's. I'm honored to be one of the 10 to appear in the Diana Vignettes photo story exhibits.
I particularly hate the blue/green color of Diana, so given a chance to customize it, I decided to make it chocolate and named this version "Diana Choco-mix, copper blend". At first I disassembled the camera and painted different parts in various colors. The camera body was first painted in white chocolate and then brown on the surface, so as you use the camera in time, the white chocolate color beneath will gradually show.
A brown soft leather strap was finally added after the paints dried and camera re-assembled. It feels very comfortable to carry coz the strap is a lot wider than a typical Diana plastic one.
In addition to this customized Diana F+, a photo is shown in the Diana Vignettes exhibition. I chose this one to tell a story of how my father influenced me creatively and how I'd like to do the same to my son.
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小朋友的面孔每天在變，書朗現在已經三歲多，相片中的他跟幾個月前已有很大的分別。我喜歡不斷的影，不斷的找出驚喜，不斷的為他的童年做紀錄。慢慢地，這張白紙開始有了自己的內心世界，怎樣把內心世界紀錄下來呢?
拿著 car car 的他總帶微笑；微笑的他，嘴總是尖尖的。天真可愛，出外勞碌工幹時想起他，心都軟下來，笑起來。每當回家看到他時他都興奮極地叫 daddy daddy，然後看著我的背包說“你是不是有買 car car 給我呀! 給我看看你的包包啦! 我知你有嘅!”九成時間我都令他失望，但他也是笑著的彈來彈去。
物質充逾，內在更重要，所以我會為他做紙 car car，也玩得一整天。劃幾幅由他主導的畫，看極也看不厭。造了這個俄羅斯公仔，每次一起看了，大家都會微笑。把這些拍下來更有意思，不止紀錄了事實，也紀錄了造這些東西時的心情。
My son is now 3.5 years old, his face literally changes on daily basis. Photos I shot of him a few months ago show a completely different him. I like to take photos him as much as possible, it is not difficult to find surprises and I love the fact that I'm recording his happy childhood we'll treasure a lot in the future. Gradually, this blank piece of paper emerges a character, how do I record his character?
When he holds his "car car" he always smile, when he smiles the tip of his upper lips has a tiny little peak. When I think of his smiles during my business trips my heart would melt and I keep smiling. When I come home he would be so excited shouting "daddy daddy" and often ask "did you buy car car for me? Let me see your bag, I know you have" but 90% of the time I disappointed him, yet he would still be smiling and jumping around in my presence.
Living in this materialistic world, inner self development became much more important. I would make paper cars for him and play for a whole day. Draw a few pictures directed by him and the results are pleasant to look at together. When we look at this Russian doll I painted, there are always smiles. Photos of these not only record objects and facts, but also the precious feelings during the process.
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爸爸喜歡欣賞及收藏中國字畫，也靠它維生。每天都看著他看畫看得入神，想東西想到自得其樂，說起畫時都眉飛色舞。這些都是內函的外在，量度不到也形容不到。我就是被這種內函浸吟著長大的。喜歡了劃畫，攝影，西洋書法...，做了city'super的文具採購已經五年。每天都能把爸爸傳受的內函活出來，已經很精彩，也喜望能對兒子有著相同的啟發。
Dad loves to appreciate and collect Chinese calligraphy and paintings, his interest also became his career. I would see him looking at paintings in deep pleasant thoughts, when he talked about them his eyes brightened. These inner bliss or satisfaction can't be described and measured but I was grown up in such environment without knowing it. I developed interests in drawing/painting, photography and western calligraphy, became a stationery buyer at city'super 5 years ago. I feel tremendous thankfulness for what my Dad passed on to me unintentionally, hope I'll be able to do the same for my son.
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These jewelry is made out of paper. This product has been given waterproof coating. Therefore, it is water resistant.
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Height: 6.5 cm approx (with hook)
Width : 1.0 cm approx
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given to me directly by Brett Breitkreuz (great player and person) summer 2013.
Prolly worn during the 2011/2012 season.
My first car. Given to me by my brother in 1985 as a non runner after he had driven it for a couple of years. Never did get it running properly although my brother said it overtook him shortly after I sold it on... Looks like it died not long afterwards. Pic taken at the back of Fleet Pond some time in 1984.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and twenty three metres at 11.58am on Monday 5th June 2023 off Mayfair Drive in the grounds of Mt Tolmie Park in Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
The Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) is a common swallowtail butterfly of western North America. The upper and lower sides of its wings are black, but the upper wing has a broad yellow stripe across it, giving the butterfly an overall yellow appearance.The wingspan is 52 to 80 mm (2.0 to 3.1 in). of 187-201 centimetres (66-79 inches) and it's adult butterfly lifespan is between 6 to 14 days.
Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/160s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/16.0 iso400 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural light Auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)
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Given the time of day...and my window of time...this was my only possible play. A446 southbound with an ex-BNSF Dash 8 and an ex-Oakway (ran on BNSF too) SD60.
This shot was taken with a little P&S 35mm camera that my mother had given me. Editing and post processing with a little current technology has helped a lot of these shots, and you can see the beauty of the area that was all but lost in the original pics.
I know some folks are still film fans, but I'll take digital any day! Even my least expensive cameras have given me clearer shots than any of my film cameras did.
Tocoa Falls was definitely a highlight of this trip. The conference was great; friends were wonderful, and scenery just kept getting better and better. I really loved this shot!
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A Howard Miller Grandfather Clock with Whittington Chimes.
This case was given to me because the clock had stopped running. The works were gone, there were no weights at all, some glass was missing and the base needed repair.
This clock was assembled with parts from various parts sources and
three different “clock junkyards”
Searching and searching found no weights but I did chance across 3 polished shells.
Clock parts suppliers are closed for business right now because of Corona; so the weights had to be cast and the weight hooks made.
1) Experimental weights were first used (various combinations of lead pieces from around the shop) to find out if the weights were correct and the clock would continue running. On a previous clock water filled bottles were used as test weights. Pic #1
2) Clock required 3 weights. Two weights of 7.7 lbs each for time and strike, and one weight of 9.9 lb for chimes.
Lead was melted with an Oxy-acetylene torch in a heavy aluminum saucepan used as a crucible.
I had no crucible for melting the lead. For a crucible a heavy cast Aluminum sauce pan was bought for .99 cents from a Salvation Army Resale Store. Lead melts at 621 F and Aluminum melts at 1221 F. Worked great as a crucible. Pic #2
3) To cast the weights a small ideally sized soda can was used as a mold. With this can dia there was a .025 clearance between the weight and shell. A central tube of brass was cast in place in the weight so there could be a 10-32 threaded rod through to hold both end caps. Pic #5 #6 #7.
4) The Aluminum can was so thin I didn’t know if it would buckle when the molten lead was poured in. First idea was to put the can in sand and pour. Home Depot wanted $4.00 for a sack of sand, way too much for me. We did have a bin of potting soil in our shed, so the weights were cast with the cans buried in the potting soil. Pic #5 #6
5) End caps to hang the weights were made from turned brass pieces and brass cup hooks. The hooks are brass cup hooks from the hardware store. Pic #8, #9, #10
6) The lead weights had to be drilled to bring each individual weight-shell combination to spec for assembly. Two weights of 7.7 lb and one weight of 9.9 lb were produced. Pic #11
7) Three finished weights ready to hang. Pic #12
8) Grandfather Clock, running and chiming, ready to come in from the shop and live in the house. Pic #13
The Thistle Chapel
The Order of the Thistle is Scotland's great order of chivalry, and membership is considered to be one of the country's highest honours. The Order is traditionally given to Scots or people of Scots ancestry, who have given distinguished service. Appointments are entirely in the personal gift of the Sovereign.
The Order of the Thistle has roots in the Middle Ages, but the presentday order was largely created in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland (King James II of England). The nave of Holyrood Abbey was adapted as its chapel, but in 1688 the Abbey was ransacked by the Edinburgh mob, furious at King James' Roman Catholic allegiance. After that, the Knights of the Thistle had no chapel of their own for over 200 years.
The Thistle Chapel was designed by Robert Lorimer and finished in 1911. It contains stalls for the 16 knights, the Sovereign's stall and two Royal stalls. The chapel contains a wealth of detail, both religious and heraldic, and much of it peculiarly Scottish, including angels playing bagpipes.
Entered through a low-vaulted vestibule or ante-chapel at the east end of the Preston aisle, the chapel is a rectangle of three bays, with a polygonal eastern apse and a stone vault encrusted with a rich pattern of ribs and carved bosses. The effect is greatly enhanced by heraldic and figurative stained glass in the windows.
Along the sides of the chapel are the knights' stalls, which are capped by lavishly carved canopies with the helms and crests of the knights rising above. The richest effect of all, however, is reserved for the Sovereign's stall at the west end of the chapel.
The Origins of St Giles'
There is record of a parish church in Edinburgh by the year 854, served by a vicar from a monastic house, probably in England. It is possible that the first church, a modest affair, was in use for several centuries before it was formally dedicated by the bishop of St Andrews on 6 October 1243. The parish church of Edinburgh was subsequently reconsecrated and named in honour of the patron saint of the town, St Giles, whose feast day is celebrated on 1 September.
The Covenanters
In 1638, those opposed to King Charles’ plans to reintroduce episcopacy in Scotland signed the National Covenant. In 1643, following a split amongst those who disagreed with the king, the Solemn League and Covenant was drawn up and then ratified by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, then meeting in the Preston Aisle of St Giles’. The National Covenant may still be seen today in the Preston Aisle.
That St Giles, a 7th century hermit (and, later, abbot) who lived in France, became the patron of both town and church was probably due to the ancient ties between Scotland and France.
According to legend, Giles was accidentally wounded by a huntsman in pursuit of a hind and, after his death in the early 8th century, there were dedicated to him hospitals and safe houses for cripples, beggars and lepers were established throughout England and Scotland within easy reach of the impoverished and the infirm. St Giles is usually depicted protecting a hind from an arrow, which had pierced his own body, a fine relief of which rests in the tympanum over the west (main) doors of the Cathedral.
St Giles' in the Middle Ages
St Giles' was founded in the 1120s when the Scottish royal family, the sons of Queen (Saint) Margaret and King Malcolm Canmore, especially David I (1124-1153) made strenuous efforts to spread Catholic Christian worship throughout the Scottish lowlands.
This church was probably quite small, Norman (i.e. Romanesque, with rounded arches and elaborate carving) in style, like others built at the same time. Few traces of it survive in the present building.
In 1385, a much larger church (early Gothic, pointed arches and simple octagonal pillars) was partially burned. No record has been found of the building of this second church. It was quickly repaired.
Over the next 150 years many chapels were added. These included chapels set up by the craftsmen's guilds of Edinburgh, chapels endowed by prominent merchants and nobles, and a chapel for a relic of St Giles. By the middle of the 16th century, there were around fifty altars in the church.
The Church becomes a Cathedral
For more than a century after the Reformation, worship in St Giles’ was disrupted by the disagreements about church government. In 1633, King Charles I appointed Scottish Episcopal bishops in Scotland and in 1635 William Forbes became the first bishop of the new diocese of Edinburgh, with St Giles’ as its cathedral, which it remained until 1638 and again from 1661-1689. That St Giles’ is commonly called a cathedral dates from this period.
St Giles' in the 20th and 21st Centuries
In 1911 the Thistle Chapel (architect: Sir Robert Lorimer) was completed, to be used by the Knights of the Thistle, Scotland's order of chivalry. Though small, it is in 15th century high Gothic style and full of elaborate carvings in wood and stone and of colourful heraldry.
Over the last hundred years or more, St Giles' has hosted important events including state occasions and services of national thanksgiving.
A new restoration programme began in 1977. In addition to essential repairs to roof, stone and glass, the interior has been lightened, the focus of worship moved from the east end to a new sanctuary in the middle of the church ("the crossing") and a magnificent new organ installed. Space has been converted from old cellars and crypts for meeting and eating. Much remains to be done
It is some time since I last tried to see inside St Mary's. It is situated at the end of a long lane, about a mile outside the village, and unless there were not good signage, it's never be found.
I had given up on it some time ago, and was going to add it to the Heritage Day "hitlist", but a friend posted shots from inside a week before, and as were were nearby in Wye, I thought I would call in, and much to my relief, it was open.
It is a lovely location, nestled in the folds of the land at the base of a shallow down, surrounded by a large churchyard.
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At the end of narrow lanes. A small simple building of tower, nave, chancel and wide south aisle. The nave is Norman and displays a very narrow twelfth-century window high in its north wall. The rest of the church appears to be thirteenth century - the two-bay south arcade unmistakably dating from this period. There are also faint traces of later wall paintings in the aisle. The rood screen is fifteenth century and leads the visitor into an exceptionally long and light chancel whose floor level is, rather unusually, lower than that of the nave. A south window contains sixteenth-century armorial glass whilst a northern lancet shows excellent grisaille glass of the thirteenth century.
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St. Mary the Virgin is situated in a beautiful quiet valley about a mile from the village centre of Hastingleigh. Worship is recorded from 1293 but there was probably a church here prior to 1066. Today in its well kept and florally decorated interior there are some fine pieces of craftsmanship from local sculptor, Michael Rust and local artist, the late Gordon Davis. There is also a very symbolic and attractive all seasons altar frontal.
Hastingleigh is part of the United Wye Benefice and one of the four “up the hill” parishes; hence there are close links with Elmsted, Petham and Waltham. Services are at 11 a.m. on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays. On the 2nd Sunday there is a joint family service in Bodsham C of E primary school, which is shared with the parishes of Elmsted and Waltham.
www.wyebenefice.org.uk/hastingleigh-history
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HASTINGLIGH
IS the next parish northward from Braborne, being called in the record of Domesday, Hastingelai, taking its name from the two Saxon words, hehstan, highest, and leah, a field or place, denoting its high situation. Though that part of this parish which contains the village and church is in the hundred of Bircholt Franchise, yet so much of it as is in Town Borough, is in the hundred of Wye, and within the liberty of that manor. There is only one borough, called Hastingligh borough, in the parish.
HASTINGLIGH is situated in a healthy poor country, the greatest part of it very high, at a small distance northward from the summit of the chalk, or Down hills, though it extends southward to the foot of them, and comprehends most of what is called Brabornedowns. The church, and the court-lodge which adjoins the church-yard, are in a valley on the northern side of the parish. The whole of it is a continuation of hill and dale; the soil of the former being chalk, and the latter a reddish earth, mixed with quantities of stones; the whole very poor and barren. There is much open down in it, especially towards the south, though there are in different parts of it, several small pieces of coppice wood. The house in it are about twenty, and the inhabitants about one hundred. There is not any fair held in it.
THE MANOR OF HASTINGLIGH, being within the liberty of the duchy of Lancaster, was formerly part of the possessions of Odo, bishop of Baieux; accordingly it is thus entered in the survey of Domesday, under the general title of that prelate's lands:
In Briceode hundred, Roger, son of Anschitil, holds of the see of the bishop, Hastingelai, which Ulnod held of king Edward, and was then taxed at one suling, and now for three yokes, because Hugo de Montfort holds another part within his division. The arable land is three carucates. In demesne there are two, and two villeins, with six borderers having one carucate. There are four servants, and wood for the pannage of one hog. In the time of king Edward the Confessor it was worth sixty sbillings, and afterwards thirty shillings, now sixty sbillings.
Four years after the bishop of Baieux was disgraced, and all his estates were consiscated to the crown, whence this manor was afterwards granted to the earl of Lei cester, of whom it was held by the family of St. Clere; but they had quitted the possession of it before the 20th year of king Edward III. when Thomas de Bax held it by knight's service of the above-mentioned earl. How long his descendants continued in the possession of it, I have not found; but it afterwards became the property of the Hauts, one of whom, Richard Haut, died possessed of it in the 3d year of Henry VII. holding it of the king as of his duchy of Lancaster. Soon after which this manor passed to Sir Edward Poynings, who died in the 14th year of king Henry VIII. not only without lawful issue, but without any collateral kindred, who could make claim to his estates, upon which this manor, with his other lands, escheated to the crown, where it continued till the king granted it, with the manors of Aldglose, Combe, Grove, Fanscombe, and Smeeds-farm, in this parish, among other estates, to the hospital of the Savoy, in London, which being suppressed in the 7th year of king Edward VI. he gave them that year to the mayor and commonalty, citizens of the city of London, in trust, for the hospital of Bridewell, and St. Thomas's hospital, in Southwark; some few years after which a partition was made of these estates, when this manor, with those of Aldglose, Combe, Grove and Fanscombe, in this parish, with Smeedsfarm, and other lands adjoining, were allotted to St. Thomas's hospital, part of whose possessions they remain at this time, Mr. Thomas Kidder being the present lessee of the demesne lands of the manors of Hastingligh and Aldglose; but the manerial rights, royalties, and quit-rents, the governors of the hospital retain in their own hands.
ALDGLOSE, as it is now usually called, but more properly Aldelose, is a manor here, which at the time of taking the survey of Domesday was part of the possessions of the bishop of Baieux, under the general title of whose lands it is thus entered in it:
In Bilisold hundred, Osbert holds of William, son of Tau, Aldelose. There lies half a suling. The arable land is two carucates. In demesne there is one carcate, and three villeins having half a carucate. In the time of king Edward the Confessor, it was worth thirty shillings, afterwards twenty shillings, now forty shilling. This land is of the fee of the bishop of Baieux, and remained without his division. Godric held it of king Edward, with Bradeburne manor.
Upon the bishop's disgrace four years after the taking of the above survey, all his possessions were confiscated to the crown, whence this manor was granted to Jeffry de Saye, of whom it was held by a family who assumed their surname from it, several of whom were benefactors to the priory of Horton. (fn. 1) But in the 20th year of king Edward III. it was separated in the hands of different possessors. After which, that part of Aldelose which comprehended the manor, passed into the family of Haut, and was afterwards esteemed as an appendage to the manor of Hastingligh, and as such passed with it from that name to Poynings; and thence again, in like manner as has been related before, in the account of that manor, to St. Thomas's hospital, in Southwark, part of the possessions of which it continues at this time. The manerial rights the governors of the hospital retain in their own hands; but the demesne lands are let to Mr. Thomas Kidder.
KINGSMILL DOWN is a small hamlet in the southern part of this parish, in which is a seat, which formerly belonged to a family named Beling, or Belling, which name was till lately in the west window of this church. It afterwards came into the possession of the family of Jacob, and Mr. Abraham Jacob, of Dover, owned it in the reign of king George I. from which name it passed to Mr. John Sankey, whose son Mr. Richard Sankey is the present owner of it.
There are no parochial charities. The number of poor constantly relieved are about ten, casually five.
HASTINGLIGH is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Elham.
The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, consists of two isles and a chancel, having a square tower steeple at the west end of the south isle, in which is only one bell. The chancel, which is at the end of the north isle, is nearly of the same length with it. The two isles and tower seem very antient, and the chancel much antienter still, having small narrow windows, and several circular arches or door-ways in the outside walls, now walled up. In the east window of the chancel are two circular shields of arms; the first, within the garter, of four coats, Poynings, Fitzpaine, Bryan, and 4th as first; the other shield is obliterated. There is no other painted glass in the church. In the chancel are memorials for several of the Sankeys. In the north isle, on a brass plate, a memorial for John Halke, obt. 1604, and on a brass plate a hawk.
¶The church was antiently part of the possessions of the family of Poynings, one of whom, Michael de Poynings, of Terlingham, in Folkestone, held the advowson of it in capite at his death in the 43d year of king Edward III. and in his descendants the property of it continued down to Sir Edward Poynings, who died possessed of it in the 14th year of king Henry VIII. holding it in capite by knight's service, and by the service of supporting and repairing the moiety of a chapel and hall in the castle of Dover, as often as necessary, at his own expence, and by the service of paying to the great and the small wards of the castle, on his death, without lawful issue, and even without any collateral kindred, who could make claim to his estates, the advowson of this church escheated to the crown, whence it was afterwards granted to White, whose heirs sold it to Sir John Baker, of Sissinghurst, and he in the 38th year of Henry VIII. conveyed it to the king, and it remained in the hands of the crown till Edward VI. in his Ist year, granted this advowson and three acres of land in this parish, to archbishop Cranmer. Since which it has remained parcel of the possessions of the see of Canterbury, his grace the archbishop being the present patron of this rectory.
Transporting my layout to and from shows has given me insight into how I might better subdivide sections For transport as well as display. Thinking about LGMS requirements for length has also helped with this change. To make the station-creamery section fit in with LGMS guidelines I decided to move Park Row from the A section of the layout to the B section making this section nine 32-stud baseplates long. This way as I expand to the right I can do so in multiples of three 32-stud baseplate lengths as resources and time allow.
18/05/2023. Ladies European Tour 2023. Aramco Team Series Presented by Public Investment Fund, Trump International, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America. -19- 21 May. Anna Magnusson, Liz Young and Ellie Givens during the draw party. Credit: Tristan Jones/ LET
In today's exercise we were given a vfb file containing five ready-drawn glyphs and six to eight characters that we each had to add to the font.
It was a fun exercise, and very instructive as we had to think through each others' design decisions, and explain to each other (without having any right answers) why certain glyphs worked or not, as well as which ones should lead the design. By the end of the day we had the alphabetic and numeral glyphs, more to be done tomorrow.
Southwell Minster is the Cathedral of Nottinghamshire. For nearly one thousand years Southwell Minster has been a place of pilgrimage. Its rural location and stunning, but quirky, architecture have made it a "must see" destination throughout the centuries. John Betjeman put his finger on it when he noted that "everywhere around is an atmosphere of peace and in the Minster there's one of prayer."
A large Roman villa originally stood on the Minster site. In 956, the land was given by the King of Wessex to the Archbishop of York and a church was built. In 1108 the then Archbishop put in process the rebuilding of this Anglo-Saxon church and Southwell Minster, as we know it today, was begun. The twin "pepperpot" towers on the west front were completed by 1170, while the celebrated Chapter House - with its wonderful carved stone leaves - was constructed circa 1300. During the first half of the 15th century the original windows of the west front of the cathedral were replaced by a huge Perpendicular window in the latest style.
The Minster survived the Reformation relatively unscathed but, during the Civil War, it was damaged when used as stabling by Roundhead forces (King Charles 1 spent his final night of freedom in Southwell). In 1711 - on 5th November, appropriately enough - much more serious damage occurred when a fire ripped off the roof, destroying most of the bells and the organ. Repairs were limited, with an unsatisfactory, almost flat, roof being put on. In 1815, the spires on the pepperpot towers had become unsafe and were removed, rather than replaced.
It wasn't until 1851 that the serious repairs needed were finally put in hand and the building was sympathetically worked on over the next forty years. In 1884, Southwell Minster became the Cathedral church and should, today, be correctly styled "Southwell Cathedral" - but the traditional name has stuck.
In the 21st century visitors continue to come to worship, to pray and to admire Southwell Minster and enjoy one of England's finest medieval churches, which is now widely acknowledged to be Nottinghamshire's most loved building.
Southwell Minster and Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin.
The Minster is built on, or immediately adjacent to, the site of a Roman building complex. The tympanum in the north transept is of Saxon-Norman date and may have come from the pre-Conquest church on this site, as have four baluster shafts now preserved in the nearby Minster Centre. Work began on the Norman nave in 1108, using stone from Mansfield quarries.
The church is a cruciform structure with nave, transepts, screen, choir, sanctuary, three side chapels, chapter house, north porch, twin west towers and a central tower containing 13 bells. The nave has seven bays with the pattern of columns and arches repeated at the triforium and again at the clerestory.
Important historiated capitals of the early 12th century, depicting the Last Supper and other key scenes, decorate the east crossing piers. The composition of the 12th century transepts is strong and simple with blank arcading the whole height of the ground floor. The north porch is Norman, zigzag-decorated and tunnel vaulted (very rare in England); it has a room with a fireplace above.
In 1234 The Archbishop of York decided to pull down the Norman east end and replace it with a larger and longer Early English choir. The pattern is identical to that at Beverley and Salisbury. In c1288 work began on the Chapter House. The entrance is via a marvellous pointed arch decorated with superlative carved leaves. Inside the octagonal structure, unsupported by a central column, contains no Christian symbolism but delightful carvings of leaves, animals, birds and Green Men. The form of the Chapter House bears similarities with those at Wells and Elgin cathedrals. The stone screen was added in c1320-40, replacing one of c1250 and restored in 1820 by the Bernasconi brothers. There are masses of small heads full of caricature, jokes, lust and laughter. The sedilia must be by the same masons, who might have been directed by the Master Mason Ivo de Raghton.
The brass lectern dates from 1503 and the font from 1661. The pulpit is by G F Bodley.
The timber barrel-vaulted roof of the nave and the pinnacles of the west towers were designed by Ewan Christian in 1879-81 and replicate those destroyed by fire in 1711.
There is good Victorian glass by O’Connor and Kempe. The glass in the great west window was designed by Patrick Reyntiens and installed in 1996.
There is good wood carving ranging from medieval misericords to Thompson’s mice.
A fine alabaster memorial to the Archbishop of York, Edwyn Sandys, is matched by a bronze bust of Sir Edwyn Hoskins, 2nd Bishop of Southwell, and a large bronze figure of George Ridding, the first Bishop.
The Minster became the cathedral for the new Diocese of Southwell in 1884.
Given that I consider myself something of a transit nerd, I'm not sure how I managed to come away with so few photos of Berlin's transit system.
This is one of the newer-model trains running on the U8 line. I wish I'd gotten a picture of the first train we went on, it was considerably more "vintage". Had little levers you had to pull to open the doors.
Gotta say: not a fan of the window decals.
Stabled at the top shed, 8F 48760 is in steam on Bath Shed on 23 December 1965. The line was due to close days later, but had to be reprieved when a bus company replacement pulled out. A small number of Bath engines were given a two month reprieve.
This is a photograph from both of the races in the 8th annual Longwood Village 10KM and 5KM Road Races and Fun Runs which were held in Longwood Village, Longwood, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 22nd October 2017 at 11:00. The races are held annually to support the development of the local GAA club while also supporting local charities. The race has support from Trim AC which sees the race have full AAI premit status. These races have grown steadily over the years and this year almost 400 participants to part in the two races. This is an impressive statistic given that a very large number of local runners will be preparing for the Dublin City marathon 7 days from now. However both races provide marathon runners and all other runners, joggers and walkers with an ideal opportunity to race on a very fair course in a beautiful rural setting. Barry Clarke of Longwood GAA and Trim AC and his very large group of volunteers deserve the highest of praise for the very high standard of organisation immediately apparent to anyone taking part in the race. Overall the whole day was a great success with the hard work put in by the organising committee ensuring that participants enjoyed their race experience. Both routes were accurately measured, kilometer points clearly marked, junctions well stewarded, and electronic timing provided. The event provided many local runners, joggers, fun runners and walkers with a local event to support whilst at the same time providing runners preparing for events such as the Dublin marathon with an opportunity to race a short, fast, distance in the lead up to marathon day. The GAA club provided excellent stewarding and traffic management all around the course. The race had a professional feel to it and it is sure to grow next year given the very positive feedback from many of the participants today. The weather in the week leading up to the race was hardly ideal with both Storm Ophelia and Storm Brian bringing windy and rainy conditions to Ireland all week. The weather for race day was more suitable for running. Dry, with a fresh breeze, the weather remained dry for both races with the sun making an appearance also.
We have an extensive set of photographs from all of the races today in the following Flickr Album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157661720601468
Timing and event management was provided by PopUpRaces.ie. Results are available on their website at www.popupraces.ie/
Our photographs from Longwood 5KM and 10KM 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157672030705623
Our photographs from Longwood 5KM and 10KM 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157660017638535
Our photographs from Longwood 5KM and 10KM 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157648845224981/
Our photographs from Longwood 5KM and 10KM 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157636477484093/
Our photographs from Longwood 5KM 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157631820426332/
Our photographs from Longwood 5KM 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627782257481/
Our photographs from Longwood 5KM 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157625058772687/
Longwood is a small village in South East Co. Meath and is close to the town of Enfield with access to the M4 Motorway.
5KM Course: The 5KM started in Longwood village. Runners then took a left turn in the Village down St. Oliver's Road. This straight section of road brings runners to a left turn onto a very well maintained boreen road for less than one kilometer. The race then emerges and joins with the 10KM at Stoneyford where the runners take a left and then another left before arriving back at the finish line in Longwood GAA club. Overall this is a very fast and flat 5KM with no hills to speak of.
10KM Course: The 10KM event begins in Longwood Village outside Dargan's Pub and proceeds westward out of the village. There are some interesting points along this part of the course. At the 2KM point the runners will run under the double bridges - an aquaduct for the Royal Canal and a bridge carrying the Dublin Sligo Railway line. The race then enters county Kildare just before the 3km and after taking a right turn at the four-cross roads known locally as Lally's Cross it returns to County Meath on top of the River Boyne Bridge (Ashfield Bridge) which forms the county boundary. The race follows a straight road for the next 2KM until runners encounter Blackshade bridge which is the toughest climb on the route. As a point of interest Blackshade bridge brings runners back over the Royal Canal and the Railway line. The race then crosses the River Boyne again at Stoneyford before taking a right which will bring runners on a testing two kilometer stretch with some short hills. The 10KM course then joins with the 5Km course for the final 1.5KM back to Longwood GAA club for the finish.
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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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YORK, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 09: during an i2i Soccer Academy Training Session at Haxby Road on December 9th 2022 in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Appleby)
Given I had a burger for lunch, I'm hoping the bear police won't look too unfavourably on my dinner choice.
YORK, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: during an i2i Soccer Academy Training Session at Haxby Road on September 21st 2022 in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Appleby)
Just given my brompton a clea and adjust in our lounge. Too cold to do it outside. The wife knew and OK'd it. She must be coming round to my way of thinking ;-)
Given our name, The Pointe at Kilpatrick, and our location, south suburbs of Chicago, one might think that we take St. Patrick's Day seriously. They would be right.
Residents started decorating their doors with shamrocks at the beginning of the month. There were also St. Patrick's Day themed crafts and activities, including the most anticipated, Soda Bread Baking. Each year, Program Director, Angie Garbaczewski, sets up the small kitchen on the first floor with all the ingredients and supplies for making homemade soda bread. And a lot of them. Starting bright and early at 8:00 and working in small groups, Angie guides the residents through the process. Once one batch is finished, she brings in the next group. This year, they baked for 8 straight hours. The first floor smelled heavenly all day. Once the breads had cooled, the residents would return to claim the one they made. Many of the residents were seen sharing their soda bread with other residents while others were saving theirs to give to family and friends.
St. Patrick's Day finally came and residents showed their true colors as many arrived for breakfast dressed in green. The hot topic at breakfast was lunch. Everyone was looking forward to the traditional meal of corned beef, cabbage, red potatoes and of course, soda bread. You can never have too much soda bread!
Lunch arrived and did not disappoint. The residents were greeted with the smell of corned beef as they neared the dining room. A sea of green filled the room as residents dined at beautifully decorated tables.
The celebrating didn't stop there, Garbaczewski booked a singer and harpist to play a St. Patrick's Day show the day after. Scheduling conflicts made it impossible for her, Kim Vogrin, to play at The Pointe on Monday. "She really is wonderful and well worth the wait." said Garbaczewski. "I knew she would be. Her brother, Paul, performed here on Valentine's Day, singing and playing various instruments. He was just as entertaining and talented."
YORK, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: during the BUCS Men’s Northern Tier 6 Group C match between York St John University 8ths and Liverpool John Moores University 4ths at Haxby Road on November 30th 2022 in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Appleby)
Already since carolingian times this little settlement was known for the quality of it´s wine. So in early medieval times three abbeys owned vinyards here and the village (pop. today around 1200) had already three chapels within the 9th century. One of them was founded by Richardis, wife of Charles III (aka "Charles the Fat"), and given to the abbey of Etival (60kms east) in 884. We met Richardis already before in Andlau. This chapel was replaced later by the parish church Saint-Pierre-et-Paul. A major reconstruction and expansion took place within the 19th century.
During the battle for the "Colmar Pocket" in winter 1944/1945 Sigolsheim got nearly completely destroyed. Today next to the village is the "Nécropole Nationale de Sigolsheim".
L'Église Saint-Pierre-et-Paul got as well ruined during that battle. What we see today is a "reconstruction" done between 1950 and 1960.
All the blind arcades around the church end in "faces". Most faces are human, some are faces from cats.
Here is a cat. The carver did not even try, to create a "realistic" head.
Other than lions, elephants or apes, sometimes seen on romanesque capitals, domestic cats belonged to the "normal world" of Sigolsheim. The carver created the symbol of a cat.
The cat seems very aggressive. Eyes wide open - hissing a warning..
we've been given a deadline of September 25th at 2pm to have this baby naturally, or else the OB is going to extract him or her via cesarean section. the 25th is 10 days past my 'due date'.
dear baby - you would really put us at ease if you would choose to come in the next few days. we are as ready as we need to be. love, mama.
check this out: forum.baby-gaga.com/about14023.html