Given the rural nature of many Irish lines, it is a wonder any survived to the 21st Century!

Three coaches and a van will be more than enough for the 11.00 Limerick Junction - Waterford, seen leaving Tipperary in the hands of 156.

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MAHAVATAR BABAJI CAVE

Mahāvatār Bābājī (literally; Great Avatar Dear Father) is the name given to an Indian saint and yogi by Lahiri Mahasaya and several of his disciples,[2] who reported meeting him between 1861 and 1935. Some of these meetings were described by Paramahansa Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi, including a first-hand report of Yogananda's own meeting with the yogi.[3]Another first hand account was given by Yukteswar Giri in his book The Holy Science.[4] According to Sri M's autobiography (Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master) Babaji, was Shiva. In the second last chapter of his book, he mentions Babaji changing his form to that of Shiva. All of these accounts, along with additional reported meetings, are described in various biographies.[5][6][7]According to Yogananda's autobiography, Babaji has resided for at least hundreds of years in the remote Himalayan regions of India, seen in person by only a small number of disciples and others.[3][8] The death less Master is more than 2000 years old. He belongs to a very powerful lineage of Siddha Boganthar and Rishi Agastya as his Gurus. He acquired this deathless, non perishable body through tough yogik kriyas.

Again, according to his autobiography, shortly before Yogananda left for America in 1920, Babaji came to his home in Calcutta, where the young monk sat deeply praying for divine assurance regarding the mission he was about to undertake. Babaji said to him: "Follow the behest of your guru and go to America. Fear not; you shall be protected. You are the one I have chosen to spread the message of Kriya Yoga in the West

There are very few accounts of Babaji's childhood. One source of information is the book Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition by Marshal Govindan.[9]According to Govindan, Babaji was named Nagarajan (king of serpents) by his parents. [8] V.T. Neelakantan and S.A.A. Ramaiah founded on 17 October 1952, (they claim – at the request of Babaji) a new organization, "Kriya Babaji Sangah," dedicated to the teaching of Babaji's Kriya Yoga. They claim that in 1953 Mahavatar Babaji told them that he was born on 30 November 203 CE in a small coastal village now known as Parangipettai, Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India.[10] Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas Trust (Kriya Babaji Sangah) and their branch organizations claim his place and date of birth.[10] He was a disciple of Bogar and his birth name is Nagarajan.[9][10]

In Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, many references are made to Mahavatar Babaji, including from Lahirī and Sri Yukteshwar.[3] In his book The Second Coming of Christ, Yogananda states that Jesus Christ went to India and conferred with Mahavatar Babaji.[8] This would make Babaji at least 2000 years old.[11] According to Govindan's book, Babaji Nagaraj's father was the priest of the village's temple. Babaji revealed only those details which he believed to be formative as well as potentially instructive to his disciples. Govindan mentioned one incident like this: "One time Nagaraj's mother had got one rare jackfruit for a family feast and put it aside. Babaji was only 4 years old at that time. He found the jackfruit when his mother was not around and ate it all. When his mother came to know about it, she flew in blind rage and stuffed a cloth inside Babaji's mouth, nearly suffocating him, but he survived. Later on he thanked God for showing him that she was to be loved without attachment or illusion. His Love for his mother became unconditional and detached."[9]

When Nagaraj was about 5 years old, someone kidnapped him and sold him as a slave in Calcutta (now Kolkata). His new owner however was a kind man and he freed Nagaraj shortly thereafter. Nagaraj then joined a small group of wandering sannyāsin due to their radiant faces and love for God. During the next few years, he wandered from place to place, studying holy scriptures like the Vedas, Upanishad, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita.

According to Marshall Govindan's book, at the age of eleven, he made a difficult journey on foot and by boat with a group of ascetics to Kataragama, Sri Lanka. Nagaraj met Siddha Bhogarnathar and became his disciple. Nagaraj performed intensive yogic sadhana for a long time with him. Bhogarnathar inspired Nagaraj to seek his initiation into Kriya Kundalini Pranayam from Siddha Agastya. Babaji became a disciple of Siddha Agastya. Nagaraj was initiated into the secrets of Kriya Kundalini Pranayama or "Vasi Yogam". Babaji made a long pilgrimage to Badrinath and spent eighteen months practising yogic kriyataught to him by Siddha Agastya and Bhogarnathar. Babaji attained self-realization shortly thereafter.[9]

It is claimed that these revelations were made by Babaji himself to S.A.A. Ramaiah, a young graduate student in geology at the University of Madras and V.T. Neelakantan, a famous journalist, and close student of Annie Besant, President of the Theosophical Society and mentor of Krishnamurti. Babaji was said to have appeared to each of them independently and then brought them together to work for his Mission in 1942

By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com

25/05/2021. Ladies European Tour 2021. Ladies Italian Open, Golf Club Margara, Piemont. Italy. May 28 - 30 2021. Ellie Givens of England during a practice round. Credit: Tristan Jones.

Ah, Ukraine! When I first visited Rusfurrence in 2013, and was given a tour of Moscow by my excellent hosts, I thought I’d fallen in love with Russian cuisine – only to discover that nearly everything I’d devoured was in fact Ukrainian. Therefore, I knew I would one day have no choice but to visit the source, and boy howdy, was it worth it.

Our hosts and dear friends took such excellent care of us, with ‘us’ including a surprising number of foreigners, most of whom had never been to Ukraine before. My boyfriend Rush joined me, as did our friend Bostitch, and we met up with Oatcake and Fox Amoore and far, far too many other friends to mention.

The convention itself was fantastic, marked by the lively, can-do spirit the Ukrainians are known for, though I regrettably saw far too little of it. We’d wanted to take a quick look at Kiev while we were in the country but it wound up taking us three hours to get back, and it also didn’t help that I’d caught a bug that left me too tired to partake of many of the events – including a party bus!

Still, there was plenty of fun to be had in the evenings. The Tiger Bar set up in the corridor of the fourth floor, the Stone Soup bar in the suite and balcony of room 107, and of course the traditional picnic and barbecue in the woods, which I was told was how WUFF had originally started. It started raining rather fiercely immediately after the campfire got started, but the Ukrainians proved themselves indomitable, putting together a shovel team to dig emergency trenches and build dams around the fire, which never went out!

Words can’t describe the warmth and fun of the con. We’ll certainly be back.

For more WUFF ’16 photos, check out the gallery here: www.flickr.com/photos/alexfvance/albums/72157668089241926

As always, share and enjoy.

- Alex "Khaki” Vance

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Given the low clip-on handlebars and forward-set foot pegs, the steed on the right is more suited to a rider of simian rather than homo sapien tendencies.

Given to me in the underground garage of the "Fábrica do Inglês" in Silves, after the sound check for a concert on 9th July 2004.

The reason for the caption of:

"The first (and one of only a few) Mariza autograph."

is because I don't 'hound' Mariza for an autograph every time I see her. It would become meaningless. So every now and then I get one and that is just fine. :o)

(Eduardo Mota is the author of the original image. I have scanned and uploaded it because of the autograph.)

Award given to Edward Herrmann

Mevlana Dergahı (Dervish Lodge) which is presently used as a museum formerly the Rose Garden of the Seljuks Palace it was given as a gift to Mevlana's father Sultanü'l-Ulema Bahaaeddin Veled by Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad

When Sultanü'l-Ulema died on 12 January 1231, he was buried in the present grave which is in the mausoleum. This was the first burial ever to take place in the Rose Garden.

After the death of Sultanü'l-Ulema, his friends and disciples approached Mevlana and expressed their wish to build a maussoleum over his grave. Mevlana refused this request remarking "How could there be a better mausoleum than the sky itself?).However when he died on 17 December 1273, his son Sultan Veled accepted the request of those who wanted to build a maussoleum over Mevlana's grave.The mausoleum called "Kubbe-i Hadra" (Green mausoleum) was built by the architect Bedrettin from Tebriz for 130.000 Seljuk dirhem (currency) on four elephant feet (thick columns). After this date, the construction activities never ceased and continued in stages up to the end of the 19th century.

Mevlevi Derhgahı (Dervish Lodge) and the mausoleum started to function as a museum in 1926 under the name of Konya Museum of Historical Works. In 1954 the display pattern of the museum was once more taken up and it was renamed as the Mevlevi Museum.

While the Museum originally covered an area of 6.500m² together with its garden, with the section expropriated later and designed as a rose garden, it has today reached a size of 18.000m²

The courtyard of the museum is entered from "Dervişan Kapısı" (The gate of the Dervishes). There are dervish cells along the north and west sides of the courtyard. The south side, after Matbah and Hürrem Pasha Mausoleums, terminates with the gate of Hamuşan (Sealed Lips) which opens to Üçler cemetrey. On the eastern side of the courtyard there are mausoleums of Sinan Pasha, Fatma Hatun and Hasan Pasha, the Samahane (Ritual Prayer Hall) next to them and the small mosque (mesjidt) section and the main building where the graves of Mevlana and his family members are also housed.

The courtyard is given a special flavor with the roofed washing fountain (şadırvan) built by Sultan Yavuz Sultan Selim in 1512 and the "Şeb-i Arus" (means nuptial night or the night Mevlana passed away) pool and the fountain which is located in the northern part of the court and called Selsebil.

"Tilavet" Chamber (Quran Reading And Chanting)

"Tilavet" is an Arabic word which means reading the quran with a beautiful voice and the correct rhythm. The room takes its name from its function in the past. At present it is used as the Calligraphy Department.

The calligraphy section contains the framed works of famous calliagraphs of their time such as Mahmud Celaleddin, Mustafa Rakım, Hulusi, Yesarizade as well as a gilt relief frame done by Sultan Mahmut II. The couplet in Farsi engraved on the silver door with the calligraphy of Yesarizade Mustafa İzzet Efendi says:

Kabetü'l-uşşâk bâşed in mekam

Her ki nakıs amed incâ şod temam

(Let this be the Kaaba of the minstrels. Who ever enters here in half, finds himself whole)

Huzur-ı Pir (Mausoleum)

The hall of the mausoleum is entered from a silver door which was donated in 1599 by Hasan Pasha, who is the son of Sokollu Mehmet Pasha. Here, the oldest copies of the famous works of Mevlana the "Mesnevi" and "Divan-ı Kebir" are displayed in two glass fronted cabinets. The mausoleum hall is roofed with three small domes The third dome which is also called the skin dome joins, the green dome in the north.

The hall is bordered with a platform on its east, south and north sides. In the north where there is a two level platform, the sarcophagi of 6 Sacred horasan men are placed. Right at the feet of these, the Target Stone, made for İlhanlı King Ebu said Bahadır Khan.

There are also two framed inscriptions which are important as they reflect the thoughts and philosophy of Mevlana. The first frame is in Turkish and says:

"Either seem as you are

Or be as you seem"

Hz. Mevlâna

Second frame is a quatrain of Mevlana in Persian. In translation it reads:

"Come, Come who or whatever you are

Should you be an unbeliever, a Magian or a pagan still come

Our lodge is not a lodge of despair

With hundred repentions unheeded you may be,still, come"

Hz. Mevlana

On the high platform bordering the mausoleum hall on the east and south there are 55 graves, ten of which belong to ladies and the whole group belongs to the family members of Mevlana, and his father. There are ten other graves which belong to people such as Hüsameddin Çelebi, Selahaddin Zerkubi and Sheyh Kerimüddin who had reached high ranks in the sect of Mevlevi.

Right under the Green Dome there are the graves of Mevlana and his son Sultan Veled. The double hunched marble sarcophagus over the graves was donated in 1565 by Süleyman the Magnificent.The quilt embrodieried with gold thread placed over the sarcophagus is a Seljuk masterpiece and was made for Mevlana in 1274. When Süleyman the Magnificent had a new marble sarcophagus made over the graves of Mevlana and son, the original wood one was removed and put over the grave of Mevlana's father.

Semâ-Hâne (Ritual Hall)

The Semahane section together with the small mosque was built by Süleyman the Magnificent in the XVIth century. Semah ceromonies were continued at this ritual hall until 1926, when the Dergah (Dervish lodge) was converted to a museum. The Naat Pew in the Hall, the place where the musicians set (Mutrib cells) and the sections for men and women are preserved in their original state, while metal and glass objects and musical instruments of the Mevlevi are displayed in glassed cabinets and rugs of historical value are hung on appropriate walls of the Semahane.

Mosque

The small mosque or the mesjidt is entered from the Çerağ (apprentice) Gate. There are additional small entrances from the Semahane and the Huzur - Pir, the cemetrey. The place for the müezzin and the Mesnevihan Pew are kept in their original state.

Extremely valuable rug and wooden door samples are displayed on the south wall of the mosque and in 10 glassed cabinets put around this space, significant examples of binding, calligrapy and gilding are exhibited.

Rug And Fabric Section - Dervish Cells

There are 17 small cells, each with a small dome and chimney around the west and north sides of the front court of the Mevlana Lodge. These cells were built in 1584 by Sultan Murat III to house the dervishes.

Four cells to the right of the entrance gate are at present used as a ticket window and administration offices . The first two of the 13 cells to the left of the gate used as "Postnişin" and "Mesnevi-han" cells are kept in their origanal form and presented to the public.

The last two cells at the end are allocated to the very valuable book collections donated by Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı and Dr. Mehmed Önder, and they are used as a library.

The partition walls of the remaining 9 cells were removed providing two interconnected large corridors. In one of these corridors old rugs of historical value from regions famous for their rugs such as Kula, Gördes, Uşak and Kırşehir are displayed while the other has old rugs from districts of Konya such as Ladik, Karaman, Karapınar and Sille which are centres of rug weaving. Display windows built in the window and door sills of these cells display artefacts of Mevlevi ethnography such as "Pazarcı maşası", "Mütteka", "Nefir" which were transferred to the museum from the Lodge, and the extremely valuable Bursa fabrics from the museum collection

Matbah (Kitchen) Section

The kitchen is on the south west corner of the museum. It was built by Sultan Murat II in 1548. Until the lodge was converted to a museum in 1926 the meals were being provided from here.

This section was restored in 1990 and the display was rearranged with mannequins. Cooking, the basic function of the kitchen and the "somat" the special table routine is demonstrated with mannequins. Another such illustration was attempted, to show the other function of the kitchen which is related to the initiations of the novice, called "Nev-ni-yaz", and involves practice of Semah.

www.ktb.gov.tr/EN-113978/konya---mevlana-museum.html

Great Chalfield Manor

Pevsner describes Great Chalfield Manor as "one of the most perfect examples of the late medieval English manor house”.

It would be difficult to find a more beautiful medieval manor house in England than Great Chalfield. Set in the tranquil Wiltshire countryside with seven acres of gardens, this ancient house has survived for five centuries since its building and appears much as it did in the 1470’s.

Over the years various films and TV shows have been filmed at Great Chalfield, including The Other Boleyn Girl, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Wolf Hall, where it starred as Austin Friars, the home of Thomas Cromwell, and Poldark where it doubled as Killewarren, the home of Caroline and Dr Enys.

The house and gardens were given to the National Trust in 1943.

Grade I Listed

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/great-chalfield-...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chalfield_Manor

New Milton is a market town in south west Hampshire, England. ( In 1303, Thomas de Chaucombe was given permission to hold a weekly market on Tuesdays at Milton, as well as an annual fair on the feast day of Mary Magdalene. ) The town has a high street and holds a market every Wednesday. Situated on the edge of the New Forest, the town is about six miles ( 10 km ) west of Lymington town centre and 12 miles ( 19 km ) east of Bournemouth town centre. New Milton dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, and encompasses Old Milton, Barton on Sea, Ashley, Bashley, and Wootton. It is recorded as having a population of around 23,000 in 2001. The traditional village centre of Milton was just south of the church. Up to the 1960's, moated earthworks were still visible next to the road known as Moat Lane. Excavations of these earthworks in 1956 revealed a series of peasant enclosures and hut remains dating from the 9th to the 12th century, but no evidence of a manorial farmstead was found.

The parish church of Milton is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and consists of a chancel with vestry, a nave and a western tower. The medieval church was pulled down and replaced around 1830, although the tower is of an earlier 17th century date. In 1835 a Church of England National School was founded on an island of land near the village green, where children were taught until just after World War I. In 1881, the population of the entire Milton parish was only 1489 people, and Milton was still a small village. The location of the village on the main Christchurch to Lymington road ( now the A 337 ) meant that there were two coaching inns - The Wheatsheaf and The George.

In March 1888 New Milton railway station was opened, which is still in operation today. A new town developed, which expanded rapidly with the coming of the railway and the name New Milton was used for the first time and can originally be traced back to the Post Office that stood opposite the railway station. In 1895, the owner of the Post Office, Emma Newhook, commissioned a sign, which read - New Milton Sub Post Office to differentiate it from the post office in Old Milton. This was officially accepted in 1896, and so the name New Milton caught on. Much of the local farmland has been developed, first in the 1960's for commuter housing and again in the 1970's for small industrial / trade units. There is a mix of housing from cottages on the outskirts to more modern, urban housing in the central area.

Milton village subsequently became known as Old Milton, and lies between New Milton and Barton on Sea. There are a few notable architectural points of interest in the local area. However, a distinctive row of Coast Guard Cottages are to be found in Barton Lane, Barton on Sea, which were built at the end of the 19th century by the Government of the day to house armed guards to try to stop the smuggling that was rife at the time. The Barton on Sea and Mudeford coastline was renowned for smuggling with many of the offshore seaways and routes to shore being named after well known local smuggling families. It was in this context that Frederick Marryat, author of The Children of the New Forest, was sent on patrol here as a young naval lieutenant in 1821, to watch over the Christchurch Bay area. Britain's first reinforced concrete bridge was built in 1901 just outside New Milton at Chewton. There was an earlier experiment in building with this material in its un reinforced form at Sway ( Sway Tower ).

New Milton water tower. Built in 1900 was the Tudor style water tower, which can be found adjacent to the car park in Osborne Road. It has a staircase and is constructed with a turret, slit windows and battlements. It is a striking orange - red colour, was built from locally manufactured bricks. The German Luftwaffe carried out bombing raids on New Milton on the 23rd August 1940, the 8th August 1942 and on January 22nd 1943. The town's water tower was suggested as the target. During the Second World War, New Milton homed evacuees and was a transit station for soldiers going to the battlefields. It also had an army hospital. It was a favourite for the airmen who were based at the nearby airfields at Lymington and Holmsley. The Memorial Centre in Whitefield Road commemorates those who died in the raids, as well as towns people who have died more recently. Bricks can be purchased for inscription and insertion into the wall of the Memorial Room, which stands to the left of the front door and contains mementos saved from the original building, which was destroyed by fire in the 1970's.

Ballard Lake that borders Fernhill Lane and Lake Grove Road, in New Milton is a picturesque area of New Milton that you could spend a hot summers day feeding the many ducks, mallards, geese that live around this lake. A few walks branch out from this lake to stroll along. Seats have been sited from donations from residents who have passed away and serve as a reminder to long lost friends or family. The stream from this lake meanders for many miles in many cases forming picturesque walks further along New Milton.

O. O. Brown Collection

O. O. Brown Collection

Bob Given Photography

Given to me by the late George Fear who

was the Fitter at the Brutonian Bus Co,

it seems the rear axle casing broke up

due to loose stud's and eventually the

weight of the East Lancs bodied bus was carried by this half shaft which soon became severed.

The driver requested help as the bus "had an oil leak"

in the High Street in Gillingham (Dorset)

George recalled the EP90 running along the gutter and the

pungent smell of very hot metal and oil!

Thank's to George I have a superb paperweight.

Photos given to me by Mrs Kathy Flement. With kind permission to be posted. Many thanks for this.

Given that I live just around the corner, should I worry? I certainly don't want to meet any of these after dark!

I have given this some thought over the years; what distinguishes a neck corset from a collar? For me, a collar has limited adjustment using buckles or locks, etc. A neck corset has infinite adjustment through laces.

Obviously, tight-lacing a neck corset could be deleterious to the wearer, but they can certinaly be utilised to immobilise the wearer's head and to restrict breathing. There are a few photos out there of a girl I knew as Gina, who intentionally wore a neck corset so tight that she could barely breathe, the veins in her forehead stood out, and she couldn't swallow.

Neck corsets could be used to give the appearance of a stretched neck by pushing the collar bones down and the chin up. I have never worn a neck corset, but I am guessing that a neck corset that tall will be highly restrictive.

YORK, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 04: during an i2i Soccer Academy Training Session at Haxby Road on October 4th 2022 in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Appleby)

He had literally been given the boot!

And now the rain had given way to milky sunshine, we thought a fine evening wandering around Gion again taking shots. At least that was my idea and Jen and Jools agreed, as long as I said there would be dinner involved.

So just after dark we take a cab to Gion, get out on the main drag with the historic area laid out before us, and only a few folks about.

As we walk back to the main drag, I see a Geiko in full make up tottering along on her wooden shoes. It seemed rude to take her picture, so I let her pass me, but funny thing was, was there was a group of about 50 tourists all armed with cameras following her on the other side of the street, seemed silly really. Sick I suppose.

We pass an old house that offered food, so we agree to go in. We are presented with a menu, but really even in English the meals gave us little hint of what we might get. Jools and I go for something called beef shabu-shabu, and I also chance it with a bottle of hot sake.

What we got was a pan filled with water, and in the centre of the table, a lid was taken off revealing a gas burner. The pan placed on the burner and it lit. A plate of thinly sliced beef and assorted vegetables. Our server showed us what to do once the water boiled, poach the beef for a minute or so, then take out, dip in soy sauce and sesame sauce and gobble down. Yum.

Even the sake was good, and I drink the whole bottle.

From there we go to the coffee shop for another cup of Java, then walk into the touristy area which was lines with bars and clubs. Now, in the coffee shop, there were a number of statuesque Japanese women drinking and smoking, all of them tottering on high heels and with perfect make up and clothes, looking like business women. But as we saw many of them standing on street corners, clearly not business women, but women in a different business.

We flag a taxi down and get him to take us the mile to the hotel away from sin city so we can drink cans of beer and play cards. As we seem to do every evening now.

Discover something new.

At the beginning of this course I was given the topic of Clash, Culture, Chaos. From this title I began my journey by venturing different aspects of each word, and I was instantly attracted to the fashion side of the subject as I found ways that each noun could be interpreted into this area. I chose fashion as a starting point because of this and I also feel like it reflects my own personal inspiration. From this starting point I went on to look at basic fashion as we know it and I then looked at in more depth by viewing areas such as Fair Trade fashion that may not be as well-known and I found a photographer working with fair trade who I then went on to take photographs in a similar way creating connections. Throughout this process I also began to look at old cameras and had a go at using a 35mm SLR camera. I carried on my adventure through old time periods as I linked in fashion and other cameras over time. As I enjoy artwork as well as photographing as you can see in my work, I came across Bert Stern’s photo shoot with Marilyn Monroe and their final photos which inspired me to use art materials in my final pieces.

From the beginning of my journey I explored the work of many different photographers. I tried to emulate the work of Trevor Leighton, which I felt worked really well and I also managed to learn some skills such as the use of light therefore I created some successful photographs. I also investigated the work of Erwin Blumenfeld as I found his work very different and creative. However, I did not feel inspired by his photographs there did not influence it in my own work. As previously stated, I found Bert Stern’s ‘The Last Sitting’ photo shoot which inspired me to use a combination of art and photography in my final pieces.

My work is about how things have changed over. For my final piece I decided to focus on an aspect of fashion and cameras that we no longer regularly find in present day. When I look at my work I think about the comparison between my digital SLR and disposable camera photographs. The messages that I want to get across in my final outcomes is that although technology and fashion has moved on and improved from the past, you can still create work that is just as good by using old processes and that a simple difference in a photograph can show two different ways of looking at it. I have shown this through the paint strike across the images on acetate. To inform and inspire my work I looked at the work of Trevor Leighton and Bert Stern. Trevor inspired me to use a fashion photo shoot for my final pieces and Bert’s work influenced me to get creative with my outcomes. I took secondary source photographs in a similar style to Trevor’s Fair Trade photo shoot creating connections between our work. I have learned that photography is not only about the photographs themselves; they can also have other aspects like in my final products.

I took my photographs on a cannon digital SLR camera and a disposable camera. I also took photographs on a singlex 35mm SLR camera to show more variety in my theme of cameras over time however when I processed my film in the darkroom the negatives came out blank.

I used aperture to touch up my digital SLR images and I also completely reduced the saturation so that they were black and white to fit in with the theme. I feel that making them black and white also helped to show the clash with the coloured paint once I had added it. Once I had received my disposable camera outcomes, I began to cut down and paint the pieces of acetate that were to be sewn to all of the photos. I hand sewed the acetate to the images to influence show my understanding of my fair trade research. Using acetate instead of painting straight onto my photographs helps to show how there are two way to look at them as you can still easily view the images without the paint.

In my work I have shown that I can use the basic elements. I have used form, texture, colour and tone. Using these I could ensure that my photos weren’t too simple or basic, and that they can maintain attention and interest from viewers. You can see that I have used some rules of composition such as changing the positioning of the model, in the centre and slightly off centred. I think that if my work was larger it would show a better understand of the point that I was trying to get across, however I did not have the facilities to do so.

Before finishing my final pieces I did a couple of experiments to see what else I could use on my work. I tried the effect of tea staining as it again showed the theme of ‘over time’, and I also attempted to print my final outcomes out onto acetate. I decided that I did not like these processes therefore did not use them.

I managed to settle on my final ideas and techniques for my final piece by looking through all of the work that I have completed and I picked out certain things that I thought worked and that I liked. I used these as my guidelines and I put them all together to get my plan for my final outcomes.

As a conclusion, I personally think that I have responded very well to the brief and have created some interesting forms of photography from the starting theme of Clash, Culture, Chaos. I feel this way as all of my work and research is somehow linked in with my final pieces. I think that my work connected to the work of Bert Stern for both obvious and deeper reasons such as the paint strikes, fashion portraits, and positions of the models. When I look at my work I feel like I can see how technology has changed over time yet still looks just as good in its own way. The most successful part of my work in my opinion is how you can see the comparison of the cameras, and how you can see two ways to view the images. I think that my photographs are successful.

Given my newfound love of getting manicures and pedicures, I guess this is an appropriate image to add to the set.

This is #341 in my Project 365 series.

Given to Chuck's mom by a school janitor sometime in the 1920's. The school is long gone...

edited by Mike Therien.

Ottawa, Rick Gibbons, for Toronto, Sun Media Corporation, 14 march 2oo7.

approx.11-1/4 x 13-1/2, 2o sheets*(see note below) grey newsprint folded to 8o pp unbound tabloid, allprinted 4-colour process offset except 4pp black only (28, 64, 66, 68) & p.9 black & red only.

primary cover photograph by Seth Wenig.

1o1 contributors ID'd:

Lisa Abel, Scott Adams, Phillip Alder, [--?--] Aldrich, Brad Anderson, Denis Armstrong, Sharon Aschaiek, Isaac Asimov, Tim Baines, B.K.Bangash, Ian Barrett, Brian Basset, Bill Beacon, Guy Bellevance, Frank Bisaillon, Lewis Black, Barb Bowie, John Carey, Angela Chamba, Colleen Clarke, Mark Collins, Sheila Copps, Licia Corbella, Laura Czejak, Hank Daniszewski, Rita DeMontis, Martin Desrosiers, Mark Ditta, Chris Doucette, Doug Ferguson, Ricky Flores, Dan Gauthier, John Gleeson, Pat Gooley, Peter Gott, Jim Grenier, Rejean Guindon, Bill Harris, Kathleen Harris, P.J.Harston, Aedan Helmer, Mike Hensen, Jae C.Hong, Brian Houghton, William J.Hutton, [--?--] Johnson, Art Krip, Bill Lankhof, David Letterman, Daniel Lovering, David Lucas, Rick MacLeod, Darren Makowichuk, Geoff Matthews, Glenn McCoy, Errol McGihon, Sean McKibbon, Dean McNulty, Earl McRae, Ken Michaels, Hubert Morin, Jessica Nadeau, Phil Noble, Sandy Normanton, D.Olighan, Bernice Bede Osol, Jacsques S.Ostiguy, Madeleine H.Ostiguy, Philippe S.Ostiguy, Joe Pavia, Michael Peake, Tim Peckham, Dan Piraro, Robert Plamondon, Derek Puddicombe, Michael Rechtshaffen, Craig Robertson, Rob Rochon, Dave Ruch, Pat Saint Germain, Marc Slawson, Darryl Sterdan, Chris Stevenson, Chuck Stoody, Ray Stubblebine, Mark Tatulli, Steve Tilley, Jim Unger, Nick Vandergragt, Rick VanSickle, Marie Vienneau, Joe Warmington, Seth Wenig, Linda White, Tim Wieclawski, Allan Wigney, Jon Willing, Ben Wilmott, A.D.Wilson, [--?--] Wise, Peter Worthington.

includes:

i) Horsemen ride again on stage 'Sound poets' inspire play, by Denis Armstrong (p.32; prose review of Volcano Theatre's The Four Horsemen Project with quote by Kate Alton)

ii) Naoko Murakoshi, Andrea Nann, Jennifer Dahl, and Graham McKelvie rehearse The Four Horsemen Project, which is being staged by Ottawa's Great Canadian Theatre Company until April 1, by Errol McGihon (p.32; photograph, as titled)

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*note this copy is missing the pp.61/62 halfsheet, unknown what it included

given to me by my Bubi (grandma) on my fathers side of the family when i graduated from highschool in 1996 & right before i entered the military. She was the only grandperant i knew my entire life. this has been around my neck pretty much 24/7, 365days a year since then while i traveled the world. it reminds me of my faith, my family and my grandmother

Gwalior is a historical and major city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located to 319 kilometres south of Delhi the capital city of India, Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the Gird region of India, and the city and its fortress has been ruled under several historic northern Indian kingdoms. From the Tomars in the 13th century, it passed to the Mughals, then the Marathas under the Scindias (1754).

Besides being the administrative headquarters of Gwalior district and Gwalior division, Gwalior situates many administrative offices of Chambal Division of northern Madhya Pradesh. Several administrative and judicial organizations, commissions and boards have their state as well as national headquarters situated in the city. Gwalior was the winter capital of the estwhile state Madhya Bharat which later became a part of the larger state Madhya Pradesh. Before Independence Gwalior remained a princely state of British Raj with Scindias as the local ruler. The high rocky hills surrounds the city from all sides, on the north it just forms the border of the Ganga- Yamuna Drainage Basin. The city however is situated on the valley between the hills of Plateau. Gwalior's metropolitan area includes Lashkar, Morar, Thatipur and the City center.

Gwalior is especially known for it rich contribution to the history of India. Strategic events and times; from vedic ages to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 to the British Raj, Gwalior has emerged as a prominent place making it an important archaeological as well as historical site. The rich heritage of art and culture and especially contribution of Gwalior to the classical music is worth mentioning.

Post independence, Gwalior has emerged as an important tourist attraction in central India as well as many industries and administrative offices came up within the city. Before the end of the 20th century it became a million plus agglomeration and now it is a metropolitan city in the central India. Gwalior is surrounded by industrial and commercial zones of neighbouring districts (Malanpur – Bhind, Banmor – Morena) on all three main directions. Gwalior is one of the largest cities of Central India and is often referred to as the tourist capital of Madhya Pradesh; the state being called as The Heart of Incredible India.

A recent report of World Health Organization found Gwalior to be the third-most polluted city in the world.

ORIGIN OF NAME

According to local tradition, Gwalior owes its name to a sage of former times. Suraj Sen, a prince of the Sikarwar Rajput clan of the eighth century, is said to have lost his way in the forest. On a secluded hill, he met an old man, the sage Gwalipa, whose influence almost took him by surprise. Upon asking the sage for some drinking water, he was led to a pond, where the waters not only quenched his thirst but cured him of leprosy. Out of gratitude, the prince wished to offer the sage something in return, and the sage asked him to build a wall on the hill to protect the other sages from wild animals which often disturbed their yajnas (or pujas). Suraj Sen later built a palace inside the fort, which was named "Gwalior" after the sage, and eventually the city that grew around the fort took the same name.

HISTORY

After being founded by Maharaj Suraj Sen, Gwalior Fort saw many many different rulers capturing it and ruling the city around it. Gwalior became a prominent place for religious practices, cultures and other disciplines coming up during that time in the country. During 6th century BC Gwalior was ruled by the Naad dynasty of Pataliputra. During the first century AD Gwalior came under Naag Dynasty. From the carving found at Pavaya it has been discovered that the kushanas ruled the city till the 3rd century AD. After that it came under the Guptas till 467 AD. During the 5th century, The Kannauj of Pratihara Dynasty ruled Gwalior and played a prominent role in shaping its history. From 700–740 AD Gwalior (fondly called then as Gopal Giri) became the capital of Kannauj. A Magnificent Sun Temple was created at the fort hill during that period which later was destroyed.

Later Kachwaha became the rulers of Gwalior. The Padavali Group of Monuments near Morena, Sahastrabahu Temple at the Fort, Kankadmad, were built under their rule.

During 1195–96 Mahhamed Gauri invaded Gwalior and created a mass destruction with attempts to capture Gwalior. But he failed as the fort of Gwalior was unconquerable under the brave efforts of Parihars. In 1231 Itutmish captured Gwalior after an 11-month-long effort and from then till the 13th century it remained under Muslim Rule. In 1375, Raja Veer Singh was made the ruler of Gwalior and he founded the rule of the tomars in Gwalior. During those years, Gwalior saw its golden period.

The Jain Sculptures at Gwalior Fort were built during Tomar's rule Raja Man Singh made his dream palace the Maan Mandir Palace which is now the centre of attraction of Gwalior Fort. Babur described this Palace as a pearl in the necklace of forts in India and said that not even the winds could touch its masts. The daily Light and Sound Show tells about the beautiful history of the Gwalior Fort and Man Mandir Palace. Later during the 1730s the Scindia Captured Gwalior and it remain a princely state during the British Rule.

Ganesh temple at Gwalior Fort has the very first occurrence of zero as a written number in the world. By the 15th century, the city had a noted singing school which was attended by Tansen. Gwalior was ruled by the Mughals and then the Marathas.

REVOLT OF 1857

Gwalior is also known for its participation in the 1857 revolt, mainly due to Rani Lakshmibai's involvement. After Kalpi (Jhansi) fell into the hands of the British on 24 May 1858, Lakshmibai sought shelter at Gwalior Fort. The Maharaja of Gwalior was not willing to give up his fort without a fight as he was a nominal ally of the British, but after negotiations, his troops capitulated and the rebels took possession of the fort. The British wasted no time in attacking Gercest, the bloodiest battle ever fought on Indian soil. Indian forces numbered around 20,000, and British forces around 1600. Lakshmibai's example is remembered to this day by Indian nationalists. She died fighting, and Gwalior was captured. Tatya Tope and Rao Sahib escaped. Tatya Tope was later captured and hanged in April 1859.

SCINDIA STATE OF GWALIOR

Scindia is a Maratha clan in India. This clan included rulers of the Gwalior State in the 18th and 19th centuries, collaborators of the colonial British government during the 19th and the 20th centuries until India became independent, and politicians in independent India.

The Scindia state of Gwalior became a major regional power in the second half of the 18th century and figured prominently in the three Anglo-Maratha Wars. (Gwalior first fell to the British in 1780.) The Scindias held significant power over many of the Rajput states, and conquered the state of Ajmer. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 the city was briefly held by rebel forces in 1858 until they were defeated by the British. The Scindia family ruled Gwalior until India's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, when the Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia acceded to the Government of India. Gwalior was merged with a number of other princely states to become the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat. Jivajirao Scindia served as the state's rajpramukh, or appointed governor, from 28 May 1948 to 31 October 1956, when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh.

In 1962, Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia, the widow of Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia, was elected to the Lok Sabha, beginning the family's career in electoral politics. She was first a member of the Congress Party, and later became an influential member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Her son, Maharaja Madhavrao Scindia was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971 representing the Congress Party, and served until his death in 2001. His son, Jyotiraditya Scindia, also in the Congress Party, was elected to the seat formerly held by his father in 2004.

OLD TOWN

The old town of Gwalior, commonly called is kila gate and then about 1 km away is hazira largest area in old town, which is of considerable size but irregularly built, lies at the eastern base of the rock. It contains the tomb of the Sufi saints, Khwaja Khanoon and Muhammad Ghaus, erected during the early part of Mughal emperor Akbar’s reign, and the tomb of Mian Tansen, a great singer and one of the 'Nine Jewels' of Akbar's court. A town called by his name Ghauspura situated near the tomb of Muhammad Ghaus. The old town consisted of some streets and mohallas which are presumed to be 700 to 800 yrs old areas in Gwalior which are still backward areas in Gwalior due to improper management of new town. these old areas are as follows.

1) Koteshwar Temple - this temple is 700 yrs old temple of lord shiva whose shivling was on gwalior fort but when mughals conquered the fort they ordered to threw out the shivaling fort when his troophs done that,shivaling was automatically established in a field below fort without any harm then Muslim qazi told emperor not to do harm to shivaling then in late 18th century scindians build a temple for that shivaling now popularly known as koteshwar mahadev.

2) Ghas Mandi - this area is presumed to be 700 years old it was established around the 15th century this place was used by local population for business by selling grass for feeding animals for king and other rich persons.

3) Baba Kapoor - this place is 500 meters away from Ghas Mandi. Actually this place was given name baba kapoor because of a famous saint shah abdul gafoor. His mazar is there in this area. That's why this place is called as baba kapoor and this area consist of 90% Muslims in whole Gwalior.

4) Kashi Naresh Ki Gali - this a 600 yrs old residential street in gwalior it was given name as kashi naresh ki gali because in the 14th century when the emperor of kashi was defeated in war he was sent to exile by oppositions at that time gwalior emperor and kashi's emperor were good friends when kashi's emperor told gwalior's emperor whole story, emperor gave him an entire street for living at that time which is now known as kashi naresh ki gali. their family is even now resides there in kashi naresh ki gali in RAJAJI KA BADA. meanings- naresh =king = rajaji. gali =street in Hindi language. bada= big area.

5) Loha Mandi - this place is also 600yrs old in gwalior. this place was used for buying iron materials.

6) Hazira - it was the main market place of Gwalior that time nowadays this place is too much congested because of its irregular and unplanned structure which was made by old merchants in the 15th century.

All these areas are very considered to be very important areas in historical point of view even now many times many historical coins, jwellery, arms etc. founded in houses when a person try to reniewate the house and these areas also many unpredictable secrets. The town has a museum situated in the Gujari Mahal.

WIKIPEDIA

Given to a neighbor

A 6 wheel drive Cat 140M road grader working on a half mile long 12 feet high snow drift left by winter storms Iras & Kori. Union County, Oregon.

23/03/2012 Ladies European Tour 2012, Lalla Meryem Cup, Golf De L\\´Ocean, Agadir, Morocco, March 22-25 . Eleanor Givens of England during the second round. Credit: Tristan Jones

MAHAVATAR BABAJI CAVE

Mahāvatār Bābājī (literally; Great Avatar Dear Father) is the name given to an Indian saint and yogi by Lahiri Mahasaya and several of his disciples,[2] who reported meeting him between 1861 and 1935. Some of these meetings were described by Paramahansa Yogananda in his book Autobiography of a Yogi, including a first-hand report of Yogananda's own meeting with the yogi.[3]Another first hand account was given by Yukteswar Giri in his book The Holy Science.[4] According to Sri M's autobiography (Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master) Babaji, was Shiva. In the second last chapter of his book, he mentions Babaji changing his form to that of Shiva. All of these accounts, along with additional reported meetings, are described in various biographies.[5][6][7]According to Yogananda's autobiography, Babaji has resided for at least hundreds of years in the remote Himalayan regions of India, seen in person by only a small number of disciples and others.[3][8] The death less Master is more than 2000 years old. He belongs to a very powerful lineage of Siddha Boganthar and Rishi Agastya as his Gurus. He acquired this deathless, non perishable body through tough yogik kriyas.

Again, according to his autobiography, shortly before Yogananda left for America in 1920, Babaji came to his home in Calcutta, where the young monk sat deeply praying for divine assurance regarding the mission he was about to undertake. Babaji said to him: "Follow the behest of your guru and go to America. Fear not; you shall be protected. You are the one I have chosen to spread the message of Kriya Yoga in the West

There are very few accounts of Babaji's childhood. One source of information is the book Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition by Marshal Govindan.[9]According to Govindan, Babaji was named Nagarajan (king of serpents) by his parents. [8] V.T. Neelakantan and S.A.A. Ramaiah founded on 17 October 1952, (they claim – at the request of Babaji) a new organization, "Kriya Babaji Sangah," dedicated to the teaching of Babaji's Kriya Yoga. They claim that in 1953 Mahavatar Babaji told them that he was born on 30 November 203 CE in a small coastal village now known as Parangipettai, Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India.[10] Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas Trust (Kriya Babaji Sangah) and their branch organizations claim his place and date of birth.[10] He was a disciple of Bogar and his birth name is Nagarajan.[9][10]

In Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, many references are made to Mahavatar Babaji, including from Lahirī and Sri Yukteshwar.[3] In his book The Second Coming of Christ, Yogananda states that Jesus Christ went to India and conferred with Mahavatar Babaji.[8] This would make Babaji at least 2000 years old.[11] According to Govindan's book, Babaji Nagaraj's father was the priest of the village's temple. Babaji revealed only those details which he believed to be formative as well as potentially instructive to his disciples. Govindan mentioned one incident like this: "One time Nagaraj's mother had got one rare jackfruit for a family feast and put it aside. Babaji was only 4 years old at that time. He found the jackfruit when his mother was not around and ate it all. When his mother came to know about it, she flew in blind rage and stuffed a cloth inside Babaji's mouth, nearly suffocating him, but he survived. Later on he thanked God for showing him that she was to be loved without attachment or illusion. His Love for his mother became unconditional and detached."[9]

When Nagaraj was about 5 years old, someone kidnapped him and sold him as a slave in Calcutta (now Kolkata). His new owner however was a kind man and he freed Nagaraj shortly thereafter. Nagaraj then joined a small group of wandering sannyāsin due to their radiant faces and love for God. During the next few years, he wandered from place to place, studying holy scriptures like the Vedas, Upanishad, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita.

According to Marshall Govindan's book, at the age of eleven, he made a difficult journey on foot and by boat with a group of ascetics to Kataragama, Sri Lanka. Nagaraj met Siddha Bhogarnathar and became his disciple. Nagaraj performed intensive yogic sadhana for a long time with him. Bhogarnathar inspired Nagaraj to seek his initiation into Kriya Kundalini Pranayam from Siddha Agastya. Babaji became a disciple of Siddha Agastya. Nagaraj was initiated into the secrets of Kriya Kundalini Pranayama or "Vasi Yogam". Babaji made a long pilgrimage to Badrinath and spent eighteen months practising yogic kriyataught to him by Siddha Agastya and Bhogarnathar. Babaji attained self-realization shortly thereafter.[9]

It is claimed that these revelations were made by Babaji himself to S.A.A. Ramaiah, a young graduate student in geology at the University of Madras and V.T. Neelakantan, a famous journalist, and close student of Annie Besant, President of the Theosophical Society and mentor of Krishnamurti. Babaji was said to have appeared to each of them independently and then brought them together to work for his Mission in 1942

By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com

Flying Officer Stienstra's given name is listed as Arthur in official records, including the Canadian Book or Remembrance www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections/books/bww2/page1944#S however there is evidence that his Christian name was actually "Aebe" (see www.stienstra.net/spoorloos-2/ and genealogy.andrysstienstra.nl/mijndatabase/personen/persoo...)

Stienstra was from Friesland in the Netherlands; how he ended up in the RCAF is unclear. In 1944 he was serving with 57 Squadron RAF at East Kirkby, a base made famous by the 617 Squadron "Dambusters." His Lancaster bomber was downed on 17 August 1944 while on a low-level "gardening" (i.e. mine-laying) run off Swinemunde. Three of the flight crew managed to bail out and survived; Stienstra was one of the unlucky four who did not. He was just 21 years old.

A Personal Project

At the start of this semester i got given a grid square in Stoke-On-Trent in which i could do a project on what ever i wanted, i could also change my mind, the square i had in the end was very empty just being green field, images can be seen at (on.fb.me/15muAVO),

I did enquire about changing my grid square to this one my house mate found this location on a walk and said it was very beautiful and interesting, i really wanted to take images of the location due to my heritage of my Nan and grandad AKA Pap were brought up on the boats and worked to supplying coal to factories and mainly because Pap recently passed away a couple of weeks before.

At the end of the semester i went to the location because i really wanted to take the images due to my feeling to the area, i told my nan about yeah i was taking images in stoke of the canal lovely place explained it and she told me a couple of storys about cruising up the potteries. A couple of weeks later when i go to see my nan she gets out some photos, which i normally look at when i go around to see if theres any more added or anything, she pulls out the photos which i looked at not just a week before and goes

"Is this where your on about'" See picture - (www.dropbox.com/s/x0mc5z7u5dcyjnt/img145.jpg)

I look in the background of the photo and was astonished just a week before i was at the same location.

It's brought a more close and an emotional feel to these pictures when I've been recently editing them.

Forget-Me-Not

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But chose another.

Given the pleasantly rural feel of Tai Po, this ugly skyscraper outside the Tai Wo MTR station looked positively ugly and totally out of place. Jan/Feb. 2012.

New Milton is a market town in south west Hampshire, England. ( In 1303, Thomas de Chaucombe was given permission to hold a weekly market on Tuesdays at Milton, as well as an annual fair on the feast day of Mary Magdalene. ) The town has a high street and holds a market every Wednesday. Situated on the edge of the New Forest, the town is about six miles ( 10 km ) west of Lymington town centre and 12 miles ( 19 km ) east of Bournemouth town centre. New Milton dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, and encompasses Old Milton, Barton on Sea, Ashley, Bashley, and Wootton. It is recorded as having a population of around 23,000 in 2001. The traditional village centre of Milton was just south of the church. Up to the 1960's, moated earthworks were still visible next to the road known as Moat Lane. Excavations of these earthworks in 1956 revealed a series of peasant enclosures and hut remains dating from the 9th to the 12th century, but no evidence of a manorial farmstead was found.

The parish church of Milton is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and consists of a chancel with vestry, a nave and a western tower. The medieval church was pulled down and replaced around 1830, although the tower is of an earlier 17th century date. In 1835 a Church of England National School was founded on an island of land near the village green, where children were taught until just after World War I. In 1881, the population of the entire Milton parish was only 1489 people, and Milton was still a small village. The location of the village on the main Christchurch to Lymington road ( now the A 337 ) meant that there were two coaching inns - The Wheatsheaf and The George.

In March 1888 New Milton railway station was opened, which is still in operation today. A new town developed, which expanded rapidly with the coming of the railway and the name New Milton was used for the first time and can originally be traced back to the Post Office that stood opposite the railway station. In 1895, the owner of the Post Office, Emma Newhook, commissioned a sign, which read - New Milton Sub Post Office to differentiate it from the post office in Old Milton. This was officially accepted in 1896, and so the name New Milton caught on. Much of the local farmland has been developed, first in the 1960's for commuter housing and again in the 1970's for small industrial / trade units. There is a mix of housing from cottages on the outskirts to more modern, urban housing in the central area.

Milton village subsequently became known as Old Milton, and lies between New Milton and Barton on Sea. There are a few notable architectural points of interest in the local area. However, a distinctive row of Coast Guard Cottages are to be found in Barton Lane, Barton on Sea, which were built at the end of the 19th century by the Government of the day to house armed guards to try to stop the smuggling that was rife at the time. The Barton on Sea and Mudeford coastline was renowned for smuggling with many of the offshore seaways and routes to shore being named after well known local smuggling families. It was in this context that Frederick Marryat, author of The Children of the New Forest, was sent on patrol here as a young naval lieutenant in 1821, to watch over the Christchurch Bay area. Britain's first reinforced concrete bridge was built in 1901 just outside New Milton at Chewton. There was an earlier experiment in building with this material in its un reinforced form at Sway ( Sway Tower ).

New Milton water tower. Built in 1900 was the Tudor style water tower, which can be found adjacent to the car park in Osborne Road. It has a staircase and is constructed with a turret, slit windows and battlements. It is a striking orange - red colour, was built from locally manufactured bricks. The German Luftwaffe carried out bombing raids on New Milton on the 23rd August 1940, the 8th August 1942 and on January 22nd 1943. The town's water tower was suggested as the target. During the Second World War, New Milton homed evacuees and was a transit station for soldiers going to the battlefields. It also had an army hospital. It was a favourite for the airmen who were based at the nearby airfields at Lymington and Holmsley. The Memorial Centre in Whitefield Road commemorates those who died in the raids, as well as towns people who have died more recently. Bricks can be purchased for inscription and insertion into the wall of the Memorial Room, which stands to the left of the front door and contains mementos saved from the original building, which was destroyed by fire in the 1970's.

Ballard Lake that borders Fernhill Lane and Lake Grove Road, in New Milton is a picturesque area of New Milton that you could spend a hot summers day feeding the many ducks, mallards, geese that live around this lake. A few walks branch out from this lake to stroll along. Seats have been sited from donations from residents who have passed away and serve as a reminder to long lost friends or family. The stream from this lake meanders for many miles in many cases forming picturesque walks further along New Milton.

A candid shot taken in Melbourne Victoria Australia

Leo has been taking competitive obedience classes for the last seven weeks from our local obedience club. One of our biggest goals over the next few weeks that we have a short break is to conquer the dumbbell. At this point Leo will take the dumbbell from me when it is held and he is given the command, "Take it," but he won't hold it. His reward is the Kong Peanut Butter flavored "stuff-in," although he doesn't get it on the dumbbell. Instead, he takes the dumbbell and gives it up right away (We're actually working on short, two-second "holds.") and then I squirt the tiniest amount of the peanut butter goody and he licks it off. For our little photo shoot he was thrilled I liberally dosed the dumbbell.

** I saved this image as a .png per Picnik's suggestion to retain the transparent corners. For some reason it's showing on Flickr with black corners. Sorry. View on black?

The Marrabel Roman Catholic was built on land given by one of Marrabel’s first settlers, Mr Garrett Hannan.

There was already a temporary pine and pug Chapel. Tenders were called for in February 1867: by July the foundation stone was laid, and the church opened on 5 July 1868. Wright, Woods & Hamilton were the architects.

*The Very Rev John Smyth, VG, assisted by the Rev Joseph Tappeiner and the pastor of the district, laid on Sunday, 7th instant, the foundation stone of a Catholic Church, under the title of St Agnes the Martyr. Though the constant and heavy rains during the week had rendered the roads in many places almost impassable, and the day itself was unsettled and showery, yet no fewer than about 400 persons came to see laid the first stone of their church.

At 10 o'clock am the Rev Joseph Tappeiner celebrated mass, after which the priests and laity walked in procession from the small and unsightly building hitherto used as a chapel to the site of the new church.

The Vicar-General having laid the foundation stone, according to the Roman Ritual, preached an excellent sermon

The handsome sum of £84 14s 10d was then laid upon the stone. The building will be Gothic: the nave will measure 60 by 25 feet, besides chancel, sacristies, and porch. The plinth, quoins, and buttresses will be cut stone; and as the site is elevated, with a background of fine old gumtrees, the building will greatly contribute to the beauty of the young and rising township of Marrabel. [Ref: Express and Telegraph 11-7-1867]

Catholic Church, Marrabel,—

*The Very Rev John Smyth VG, assisted by the Rev Messrs Polk and Huger SJ, solemnly blessed and opened the Church of St Agnes, at Marrabel on Sunday, the 5th instant.

The very rev gentlemen preached an eloquent sermon on the occasion, and the handsome sum of £170 was received towards the liquidation of the debt, which is only a little over £400. When it is borne in mind that the building cost £1,000 independently of the stones, which were given and carted free of charge, the liberality of the congregation and friends will be more clearly understood. [Ref: Adelaide Observer from the Kapunda Herald 18-7-1868]

*The Rev Chas Van der Heyden – We are requested to inform our readers that this gentleman has removed from Riverton, and is now living in the new presbytery at Marrabel, recently erected by the Catholics of the district. [Ref: Irish Harp and Farmers’ Herald 12-3-1870]

*S. Agnes, Marrabel — A bazaar in aid of the church and new presbytery at Marrabel was held in S. Joseph's schoolroom on Wednesday, the 15th instant and following days. There was a large, effective and artistic display of useful and ornamental articles…praise is due to the ladies of the community for their enthusiastic zeal and persevering endeavours to make the Bazaar a success. [Ref: Irish Harp and Farmers’ Herald 25-3-1871]

*Presentations to Rev Michael Kennedy of Marrabel.

On Friday evening, April 30, many of the parishioners of the Mission of Marrabel met at Tothill's Creek to present an address and a purse of sovereigns to the Rev Michael Kennedy, in acknowledgment of the many services which had been done them by the rev gentleman during his long sojourn among them.

The residents of the parish of Marrabel, thought it our duty to assemble here this evening for the purpose of tendering our thanks for the able and cheerful manner in which you have for the last five years forwarded our interests … especially for the great efforts which you made to liquidate the debt which had been incurred some years ago for the purpose of building our church and parochial residence at Marrabel.

Independent of the outlay of £120 on the interior of the church, and some smaller sums spent in various other improvements, he had collected towards the debt on the church and presbytery £631 in the space of five years. [Ref: South Australian Advertiser 17-5-1877]

*The annual picnic in connection the with St Agnes Church, Marrabel, was held on Easter Monday. There was good attendance, notwithstanding that the weather was cold and wet.

In the evening the Rev W O’Dowling delivered an interesting lecture on the life of Dan O’Connell. The lecture was followed by a ball, which wound up a very enjoyable day. [Ref: Kapunda Herald 20-4-1900]

*The tender of Mr S H Roberts, of Saddleworth, has been accepted for building a sanctuary and vestry at St Agnes Church, Marrabel.

The price of the tender was £563. [Ref: Kapunda Herald 18-9-1914]

*Mr O Colmer of Riverton has obtained the contract for extensive repairs to the Catholic Church at Marrabel, including the putting in of a new ceiling. It is anticipated that he will start during this week. [Ref: Kapunda Herald 7-8-1936]

The Marrabel Roman Catholic was built on land given by one of Marrabel’s first settlers, Mr Garrett Hannan.

There was already a temporary pine and pug Chapel. Tenders were called for in February 1867: by July the foundation stone was laid, and the church opened on 5 July 1868. Wright, Woods & Hamilton were the architects.

*The Very Rev John Smyth, VG, assisted by the Rev Joseph Tappeiner and the pastor of the district, laid on Sunday, 7th instant, the foundation stone of a Catholic Church, under the title of St Agnes the Martyr. Though the constant and heavy rains during the week had rendered the roads in many places almost impassable, and the day itself was unsettled and showery, yet no fewer than about 400 persons came to see laid the first stone of their church.

At 10 o'clock am the Rev Joseph Tappeiner celebrated mass, after which the priests and laity walked in procession from the small and unsightly building hitherto used as a chapel to the site of the new church.

The Vicar-General having laid the foundation stone, according to the Roman Ritual, preached an excellent sermon

The handsome sum of £84 14s 10d was then laid upon the stone. The building will be Gothic: the nave will measure 60 by 25 feet, besides chancel, sacristies, and porch. The plinth, quoins, and buttresses will be cut stone; and as the site is elevated, with a background of fine old gumtrees, the building will greatly contribute to the beauty of the young and rising township of Marrabel. [Ref: Express and Telegraph 11-7-1867]

Catholic Church, Marrabel,—

*The Very Rev John Smyth VG, assisted by the Rev Messrs Polk and Huger SJ, solemnly blessed and opened the Church of St Agnes, at Marrabel on Sunday, the 5th instant.

The very rev gentlemen preached an eloquent sermon on the occasion, and the handsome sum of £170 was received towards the liquidation of the debt, which is only a little over £400. When it is borne in mind that the building cost £1,000 independently of the stones, which were given and carted free of charge, the liberality of the congregation and friends will be more clearly understood. [Ref: Adelaide Observer from the Kapunda Herald 18-7-1868]

*The Rev Chas Van der Heyden – We are requested to inform our readers that this gentleman has removed from Riverton, and is now living in the new presbytery at Marrabel, recently erected by the Catholics of the district. [Ref: Irish Harp and Farmers’ Herald 12-3-1870]

*S. Agnes, Marrabel — A bazaar in aid of the church and new presbytery at Marrabel was held in S. Joseph's schoolroom on Wednesday, the 15th instant and following days. There was a large, effective and artistic display of useful and ornamental articles…praise is due to the ladies of the community for their enthusiastic zeal and persevering endeavours to make the Bazaar a success. [Ref: Irish Harp and Farmers’ Herald 25-3-1871]

*Presentations to Rev Michael Kennedy of Marrabel.

On Friday evening, April 30, many of the parishioners of the Mission of Marrabel met at Tothill's Creek to present an address and a purse of sovereigns to the Rev Michael Kennedy, in acknowledgment of the many services which had been done them by the rev gentleman during his long sojourn among them.

The residents of the parish of Marrabel, thought it our duty to assemble here this evening for the purpose of tendering our thanks for the able and cheerful manner in which you have for the last five years forwarded our interests … especially for the great efforts which you made to liquidate the debt which had been incurred some years ago for the purpose of building our church and parochial residence at Marrabel.

Independent of the outlay of £120 on the interior of the church, and some smaller sums spent in various other improvements, he had collected towards the debt on the church and presbytery £631 in the space of five years. [Ref: South Australian Advertiser 17-5-1877]

*The annual picnic in connection the with St Agnes Church, Marrabel, was held on Easter Monday. There was good attendance, notwithstanding that the weather was cold and wet.

In the evening the Rev W O’Dowling delivered an interesting lecture on the life of Dan O’Connell. The lecture was followed by a ball, which wound up a very enjoyable day. [Ref: Kapunda Herald 20-4-1900]

*The tender of Mr S H Roberts, of Saddleworth, has been accepted for building a sanctuary and vestry at St Agnes Church, Marrabel.

The price of the tender was £563. [Ref: Kapunda Herald 18-9-1914]

*Mr O Colmer of Riverton has obtained the contract for extensive repairs to the Catholic Church at Marrabel, including the putting in of a new ceiling. It is anticipated that he will start during this week. [Ref: Kapunda Herald 7-8-1936]

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Given out as gifts at the Absolut Blank launch event in Mexico. These ceramic bottles were limited to 60 units.

Teri Givens, UT Government professor launches her clothing line and social campaign "Take Back The Trail"

Buffer feed given to the cows as well as their grass.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Revelation 11:1-13 King James Version

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During the Spanish Civil War, the term "acting lieutenant" was coined for Those officers who, given the heavy casualties that occurred in the officer corps of the rebel side as the conflict dragged on, voluntarily enlisted in the army and directly obtained by the use of ensign have a secondary or higher education. All this to meet the career officers.

The National Defense Council, installed in Burgos, published his decree number 94 in the month of September 1936, instituting the figure. Officers were created and "improvised" to supplement the shortage of middle management. The term "provisional" stemmed from the fact that its commitment to engaging the army was limited to the duration of the war.

Old monasteries, ancient palaces and several barracks were used as the first academy for provisional second lieutenants promotions Burgos, Seville, Granada, Fuencaliente, Avila, Pamplona and Dar Riffien (Tetuan, Morocco2). There, after a short training period (sometimes four weeks, in other stretched to seven), the ensigns became section chiefs, and could move up to lieutenant for acts of combat. In their ranks included many university teachers colleges, technical schools or school students. Notably the baptized as "Fifth of SEU", composed of the student volunteers who were members of the Falange party and Requete.

The hallmark of the provisional lieutenants, whose captain was General Orgaz, consisted of a six-pointed star, placed on a black cloth rectangle in the warrior, shirt or jacket. This rectangle was called patch or stamp, and hence the name "stamped" as it was known to both in the interim national and republican.

The provisional lieutenants, were by their youth or their strong ideology, distinguished by his courage, which produced a high number of casualties among them (even coined aphorisms: "Ensign complement, when body" or "acting lieutenant , effective body "). As proclaimed the first call that appeared in the Government Gazette, must serve "in preference to those that are part of the columns in operations." This resulted in bravery medals and personal accolades: it crosses come to count eleven Laureates and 236 individual military medals. Six of the rewarded with this award twice achieved it.

Most cities in Spain, once the war was won by the pro-Franco side, dedicated a street, in the singular, in recognition of all of them, the Provisional Ensign.

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Durante a Guerra Civil Espanhola, o termo "ação tenente" foi cunhado para aqueles policiais que, dadas as pesadas baixas que ocorreram no corpo de oficiais do lado rebelde como o conflito arrastou-se, voluntariamente, alistou-se no exército e obtidos diretamente pelo uso da insígnia tem o ensino secundário ou superior. Tudo isso para atender os oficiais de carreira.

O Conselho de Defesa Nacional, instalada em Burgos, publicou seu decreto número 94, no mês de setembro de 1936, instituindo a figura. Os oficiais foram criados e "improvisado" para complementar a falta de média gerência. O termo "provisório" deriva do fato de que seu compromisso com a envolver o exército foi limitado à duração da guerra.

Antigos mosteiros, palácios antigos e quartéis vários foram utilizados como a primeira academia para provisórias promoções segundo tenentes Burgos, Sevilha, Granada, Fuencaliente, Avila, Pamplona e Dar Riffien (Tetuan, Morocco2). Lá, depois de um período curto de treinamento (às vezes quatro semanas, em outra esticada para sete), as bandeiras tornaram-se chefes de seção, e pode mover-se ao tenente por atos de combate. Em suas fileiras muitos professores universitários incluído faculdades, escolas técnicas ou alunos de escola. Nomeadamente o batizado como "Quinta do SEU", composto pelos estudantes voluntários que eram membros do partido Falange e Requete.

A marca dos tenentes provisórias, cujo capitão era o general Orgaz, consistia de uma estrela de seis pontas, colocado em um retângulo de pano preto no guerreiro, camisa ou jaqueta. Este retângulo foi chamado patch ou carimbo, e daí o nome "carimbado", como era conhecido tanto no nacional provisório e republicano.

Os tenentes provisórias, foram por sua juventude ou sua ideologia forte, distingue-se pela sua coragem, que produziu um número elevado de vítimas entre eles (aforismos mesmo cunhou: "complemento Ensign, quando o corpo" ou "atuação tenente , corpo efetivo "). Como proclamou a primeira chamada que apareceu no Diário do Governo, deve servir "de preferência a aqueles que fazem parte das colunas em operações". Isto resultou em medalhas de bravura e elogios pessoais: ele atravessa vir a contar 11 laureados e 236 medalhas individuais militar. Seis dos recompensado com este prêmio duas vezes conseguiu.

A maioria das cidades em Espanha, uma vez que a guerra foi ganha pelo lado franquista, dedicou uma rua, no singular, em reconhecimento de todos eles, a bandeira provisória.

10 February 2017, Rome, Italy – Ciro Castellano Mendoza, Information Technology Assistant (CIODD). FAO Director-General's Annual Address to the Staff and 25-Year Seniority Award Ceremony. FAO headquarters (Plenary Hall).

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Given all of the steel coil cars in its this eastbound Norfolk Southern train might have made a pickup at Burns Harbor, Indiana. It is shown in Porter.

Chrysler engineers were given free rein to design whatever they wanted in a "hot rod" or "sportster" type vehicle. Thomas C. Gale, Chrysler's design and international director "love for 1930s-era hot rods inspired Chrysler's latest design triumph, the retro-styled Plymouth Prowler."[1] Gale, "who has a hotted up 1932 Ford in his garage, ... [approved] the rod-inspired Plymouth Prowler as the company's follow-up show-stopper to the Dodge Viper.[2] An early influence is credited to a Chrysler-sponsored project at the Art Center College of Design that resulted in a thesis by Douglas "Chip" Foose that included drawings of a retro-roadster.[3] Foose "designed it as a coupe for Chrysler to begin with but modified it to a roadster version."[4]

One of the most striking design features of the Prowler are the open, Indy racer-style front wheels. The Prowler featured a powertrain from Chrysler's LH-cars, a 24-valve, 3.5 L Chrysler SOHC V6 engine producing 214 hp (160 kW; 217 PS) at 5850 rpm. For the 1999 model year, the engine was replaced with a more powerful, aluminum-block, 253 hp (189 kW; 257 PS) at 6400 rpm version of the engine. Both engines were coupled to a four-speed Autostick semi-automatic transmission. The transmission was located at the rear of the vehicle and joined to the engine by a torque tube that rotated at engine speed, an arrangement similar to that used by the C5 Corvette, Porsche 944, and Alfa Romeo 75, and helped to facilitate a desirable 50-50 front-rear weight distribution. The Prowler was the first rear-wheel drive Plymouth since the 1989 Plymouth Gran Fury and would stand as the last Plymouth model with that layout. While criticized for having only a V6 engine, Chrysler's High Output 3.5 had a horsepower rating similar to (or higher than) the company's Magnum V8s of that era. While not making nearly as much torque as a V8, Prowler's light weight helped to achieve rapid off-the-line acceleration.

The car prominently featured aluminum construction, in many cases adhesively bonded, chiefly in the chassis. The body was produced in Shadyside, Ohio, and the car was assembled by hand at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant (CAAP) in Detroit, Michigan.

nrhp # 66000351- El Quartelejo, or El Cuartelejo (from Spanish cuartelejo, meaning far quarter or district) is the name given to the archeological remains of the northernmost Indian pueblo and the only known pueblo in Kansas. Located in Lake Scott State Park, the remains of the stone and adobe pueblo are situated north of Scott City, Kansas, on Ladder Creek.

There are two possibilities for the origin of El Quartelejo. In 1664 a group of Pueblo Indians left New Mexico and were later rounded up and brought back by the Spanish. They may have constructed El Quartelejo, but more likely is the second possibility. After the collapse of the Pueblo Revolt (1680–1692) most Pueblo Indians accepted the return of Spanish dominion over their lives. A group from the Taos and Picuris Pueblos, however, did not. In 1696 this group fled New Mexico in search of a new home among the Plains Apache. They moved to the Great Plains and evaded the Spanish for ten years. During the years that followed came reports of Frenchmen attempting to trade with the Cuartelejo Apaches. The ill-fated Villazur expedition stopped at El Cuartelejo on its way north to investigate the extent of French influence. Near the forks of the Platte River, the Pawnees killed most of the party, reportedly under French direction. In 1706 they were captured and forced back to New Mexico. When the Pueblo Indians were seized, the Spanish commander, Juan Uribarri, wrote that they were dwelling in houses of a permanent type. The Spanish called this settlement El Quartelejo and the region around it was called San Luis Province.

No Indians lived in El Quartelejo after 1706, but Spanish and French occasionally occupied the structure as a frontier outpost during the 18th century. By the 1730s raids by Comanche, Ute, and Pawnee had decimated the Cuartelejo Apache. The survivors moved south to join the Jicarilla Apache at Pecos. However, after 1763 and the French retreat from the area, the pueblo was abandoned with only a mound and a few irrigation ditches remaining. Eventually, its walls decayed and the structure was buried by drifting soil.

The pueblo was unknown to American explorers, but in 1898 archeologists rediscovered El Quartelejo. Since then, the site has been excavated to reveal that the pueblo was a seven-room structure, enough to house a small band of Indians. Near the pueblo are traces of shallow ditches extending from the nearby springs. These ditches were most likely used to irrigate crops in nearby fields.

Near here in 1878 Col. William H. Lewis commanding troops from Fort Dodge, was fatally wounded in a battle with chief Dull Knife and his Northern Cheyennes. Lewis was the last army officer killed by Indians in Kansas.

In 1964, the El Quartelejo ruins were designated a National Historic Landmark,[2] and the area is now part of Lake Scott State Park. The Scott Lake site was developed in 1971 as an interpretive exhibit by Kansas Historical Society archeologists. The outline of the ruins was restored and markers placed for park visitors to see. Since 2004, the National Park Service has listed the El Quartelejo site as "at risk" because of ongoing weather-related deterioration to the ruins.

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I was given a bag of Double Coated Chocolate Bites, a strawberry flavoured liquorice with milk chocolate made by Darrell Lea (theres an add if I have seen one) by the fella at the Telstra Office in the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane. I know it was to butter me up to give him a good report on the survey but I still took them - since when do you get anything free from a phone company these days. I did think that they would be a good thing for the Week 48 topic.

Any way about half of the chocolates made it home - well I'm not supposed to have any chocolate in my diet. Once home I stuffed the rest of the packet in the bottom of the pantry locker and that's where they stayed till today. Upon opening the packet of chocs I found that they had sweated and bubbled a little but still ok to photograph and to eat before they went stale. ;o)))

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #48 - Chocolate" "Minimal Sunday"