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An additional £5 million is being given to NHS boards to support winter resilience across health and social care.
Health Secretary Shona Robison announced the additional funding during a visit to The Hub at the Queen Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, to support winter planning and enhance resilience across the services, making sure patients are seen quickly, efficiently and without delay. It will also be used to maximise additional staffing to help with weekend discharges in the face of an anticipated rise in attendances during the busy winter months.
This extra winter funding builds on the £9 million being invested to improve A&E performance, and £50 million support to improve waiting times performance.
Given a little love and refinished in Retro Red. www.cleancutcreations.com/rrrmain.html to see more.
Walmart MUST BE BANNED and have all of their money get SEIZED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND GIVEN TO NELVANA because Walmart constantly ruining our economy by constantly having DVD copies of 1992's Tom and Jerry the Movie and showing that mean scary looking grumpy face with the freaky spikey eyelashes, triangular eyes, and razor blade forehead wrinkles they used to have on Gordon in the old live action model version of Thomas and Friends in the DVD bins and DVD shelfs made with a Walmart collaboration with mean teachers from schools with a Bogen Multicom 2000 who are mean to kids and tells students to shut up and gets students arrested for having autism, a disability, and or being non-white who were complying with the Super-Size at McDonald's abandoning my golden toddler stuff like Nelvana, Crayola Kid's First Jumbo Washable Crayons, Corduroy's button, New modern 1997 Crayola Crayon boxes, McDonald's with the new modern yellow eyebrow exteriors with the yellow and orange striped awnings used since the late 1990s, Corduroy the Bear in his Nelvana character design with two buttons on his green corduroy overalls, green chalkboards, and electric mechanical wall bells, and everything else I care about which all MUST BE KEPT FOREVER, and when McDonald's had Super-Size, Walmart even threatened to bring back the bad things they used to make in the early 1990s like pear-shaped wrecking balls, ice cream trucks with the bad old outdated red swing arm trapezoid children slow crossing warning blades that word IF-SAFE STOP THEN-GO, that mean scary looking grumpy face with the freaky spikey eyelashes and triangular eyes and razor blade forehead wrinkles they used to have on Gordon in the old live action model version of Thomas and Friends, Bogen Multicom 2000, early 1990s glass walled McDonald's PlayPlaces with high dangerous crawl tubes, 1992's Tom and Jerry: The Movie, and old 1992 Crayola Crayon boxes which all MUST BE BANNED This is why I decided to strongly support Nelvana and boycott McDonald's and Walmart and Bogen Communications and Warner Bros Animation. This is why McDonald's restaurants all MUST BE BY LAW MANDATED to be relocated in new modern pavilion shopping centers like Nassau Park Pavilion in Princeton, NJ except for special McDonald's restaurants like the epic McDonald's in Orlando and all with the new modern yellow eyebrow exteriors with the yellow and orange striped awnings, arch wedges the new aluminaum exterior I have created, and or the original 1970s version of the iconic double sloped mansard roofs and all with either with safe updated indoor PlayPlaces with low safe steps and slides that are easy to keep clean or just the dining space (no PlayPlace at all), this is why all schools MUST BE BY LAW MANDATED to be set up like MIddleborough and or Hill top school from Timothy Goes to School and or my DeVry building in North Brunswick, NJ and all with green chalkboards and electric mechanical wall bells and Corbeil school buses and other school buses with electric stop arms and only kind-spirited stuff and media like Disney Snow White and Pinocchio stuff and Corduroy the Bear in his Nelvana character design and two buttons on his green corduroy overalls and Steve Notebooks and Little Golden Books etc and no mean spirited stuff and media like Bogen Multicom 2000 and that mean scary looking grumpy face with the freaky spikey eyelashes and triangular eyes and razor blade forehead wrinkles they used to have on Gordon in the old live action model version of Thomas and Friends, This is why all ice cream trucks MUST BE BY LAW MANDATED to be all updated to the current updated yellow swing arm trapezoid children slow crossing warning blades that word CHILDREN SLOW CROSSING and or school bus swing arm stop signs and get rid of the bad old outdated red swing arm trapezoid children slow crossing warning blades that word IF-SAFE STOP THEN-GO forever, this is why all broadcasts of The Simpsons MUST BE BY LAW MANDATED to be only reruns of classic Simpsons (first 18 seasons only) , and this is why all Crayola Crayon boxes MUST BE BY LAW MANDATED to be new modern 1997 boxes. So I hereby New Jersey's beloved supermarket MUST TAKE OVER all standard Walmart stores that had the DVD bins and Sam's Club will be acquired by ShopRite's parent company. ShopRite MUST BE KEPT FOREVER because ShopRite brings me back good memories from when I was 2 years old in the earliest McEyebrows (late 1990s).
Mama Drink Up - Cocktail Tasting At Mamagoto
The Mamagoto Team invited Team Shivangi Reviews to come on down and sample their new and innovative Cocktail list which was specially prepared for us by their newly built cocktail team.
As part of the launch night of the #MamaDrinkUp they offered interesting starters and refreshing cocktails.
Mocktails (non alcoholic) will also be available on the menu, so teens and people who have to drive a long way back home can enjoy the lovely terrace at Mamagoto, Khan market with an interesting beverage in their hand; they have something for everyone.
The mixologists created drinks with kaffir lime leaves infused in silver tequila, thyme infused in dry gin and fresh vanilla pods as well as juniper berries soaked in vodka.
They also have a new menu of shots and pitchers that include different sangria recipes as well as old school flavoured Margaritas, Daiquiris, and Mojitos.
Mamagoto would be an ideal place to celebrate a birthday, a boy’s night out or simply a girly night.
Mamagoto has always been my preferred place to dine and the restaurant management teamed up with their amazing kitchen team to bring us mouth-watering starters and other nibbles with all kinds of drinks.
It was a very pleasant evening and the staff was very hospitable. Asian eating has always been a lot of fun at Mamagoto but with the introduction of these new beverages, Mamagoto has given a whole new meaning to their tag line: “to play with food”!
Chac Mool
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chac-Mool is the name given to a type of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican stone statue.
The Chac-Mool depicts a human figure in a position of reclining with the head up and turned to one side, holding a tray over the stomach. The meaning of the position or the statue itself remains unknown.
Chac-Mool statues are found in or around temples in Toltec and other post-Classic central Mexican sites, and in post-Classic Maya civilization sites with heavy Toltec influence, such as Chichen Itza.
The ancient name for these type of sculptures is unknown. The name Chac-Mool is attributed to Augustus Le Plongeon, who excavated one of the statues at Chichen Itza in 1875. Le Plongeon named it Chaacmol, which he translated from the Maya as "thundering paw." Le Plongeon claimed the statue was a depiction of a former ruler of Chichen Itza. Le Plongeon's sponsor, Stephen Salisbury of Worcester, Mass., published Le Plongeon's find, but revised the spelling to "Chac-Mool."[1]
Chac-Mools should not be confused with Chaac, one of the leading deities in Maya mythology associated primarily with the phenomena of rain and thunder, and with whom they are not associated.
Chac-Mools can be found throughout Central Mexico and Yucatan. In addition to Tula and Chichen Itza, sites known for Chac-Mools include Mexico City, Cempoala, Tlaxcala, and Quirigua in Guatemala.
Given the weather today, I didn't take any portraits of people wearing their poppies for Remembrance Day, just went for a snow walk... However Ari was nice enough to let me take a photo during our conversation in Edworthy Park... Yeah, I know her hair is covering up part of the poppy...
Given the importance of the public's participation in the Afghan Presidential and Provincial Council elections next year, slated for 5 April, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is helping facilitate debate and discussion on the Afghan-managed polls through gatherings across the country's regions, starting in the provinces of Bamyan and Paktya today. As well as raising awareness of the importance of taking part in the elections, the events also provide a venue to exchange ideas and views. The gatherings feature a range of speakers from governmental institutions and civil society, amongst others, speaking on panels, as well as a wide cross-section of members of the public.
Photos: Dilawar Khan Dilawar / UNAMA
This was given to me by a relative about sixty years ago, and it already had some age on it then. There are no markings other than "Swiss Made".
Bangor bounce back against Ballymoney
by Roger Corbett
Putting the disappointment of last week’s defeat at Instonians behind them, Bangor produced a solid performance at home to beat Ballymoney by 20-13.
This was going to be an interesting and important fixture given the nature of Bangor’s defeat against Instonians and Ballymoney’s win at Portadown last weekend. Although at different ends of the league, the earlier meeting at Kilraughts Road was a dogged affair, with Bangor only managing to get on top within the closing stages of the game. Starting as favourites for this fixture, Bangor started brightly, but after 23 minutes of missed opportunities by Bangor, it was Ballymoney who started the scoring with a penalty. This was the spur the home side needed, and just 5 minutes later Mike Aspley, making a welcome return from injury, made a great run through the centre before passing to Mark Widdowson on the left wing. Mark’s clever chip over the advancing defence was caught cleanly and then carried over for an unconverted try, and putting Bangor ahead by 5-3.
Ballymoney returned to the attack and pushed Bangor back into their own twenty two. Although on the back foot, Bangor secured their scrum and quickly broke out of defence. It was Aspley again who made the decisive break before passing to Davy Charles on the right wing. Although chased down by the Ballymoney winger, Charles shrugged off the tackle to score under the posts, which Widdowson subsequently converted, for a half time lead of 12-3.
Bangor looked good for their two tries so far, but if their off-loads when tackled and handling in general had been more controlled, there is every chance they could have secured a 4-try bonus point by half this stage. Hopes were therefore high that they would settle quickly in the second half and steadily work towards this.
Unfortunately, from the opening kick-off by Ballymoney, Bangor knocked the ball on, giving the visitors an attacking scrum inside Bangor’s twenty two. However, the forwards had proved strong so far, and were causing problems for their opponents. On this occasion, a concerted push overpowered the Ballymoney pack, and Bangor were able to turn the ball over, winning a penalty in the process. With this initial panic over, Bangor built good attacking platforms but, just like in the first half, their passing and handling fell short at crucial moments and more scoring chances went begging. Bangor’s frustration was compounded after just 8 minutes when a Ballymoney penalty was kicked to touch, deep inside their opponent’s twenty two. From the resulting line-out, the Ballymoney forwards produced a driving maul that Bangor were unable to stop, resulting in a try, which was also converted, narrowing the score to 12-10.
Once again, it looked like Ballymoney weren’t going to lie down. The touchline spectators may have been getting a little nervous, but the Bangor men stuck to the task and after a further 13 minutes were rewarded with another good score. From another secure Bangor scrum in their own half, Curtis Stewart picked up at number eight and barged his way through the immediate Ballymoney defence. Having broken through the line, he passed to Charles on his right. Once again Charles sprinted off down the touchline, and again was pursued by his opposite number. This time the tackle was more effective, but Charles’ pace was enough to see him squeeze over in the corner for his second try. Widdowson’s conversion wide, but the lead was now a little more comfortable at 17-10.
By now, Bangor’s forwards were dominating the scrums and, having won a penalty inside Ballymoney’s twenty two, and in front of the posts, it may have crossed captain Jamie Clegg’s mind to go for another scrum which would hopefully build a good platform to go for their bonus point try. However at this stage in the game, and with only a converted try between the two sides, Clegg wisely opted for the kick at goal, which Widdowson successfully converted, stretching the lead to 20-10 and denying the visitors a losing bonus point.
From the restart, Bangor repeated their earlier mistake by knocking the ball on again. Further mistakes shortly afterwards gave Ballymoney a penalty which they successfully kicked, bring the score back to 20-13, and restoring their losing bonus point.
As the game entered its final minutes, Bangor looked strong and were pressing forward again. However, more knock-ons saw another opportunity go begging and, before they could apply more pressure to the now-tiring Ballymoney scrum, the referee blew for full time. Bangor will be thankful to have returned to winning ways, and without any serious injury concerns. However, the poor display in basic ball-handling skills was costly as it undoubtedly denied them a valuable bonus point.
Next week sees Bangor travel to Armagh to play their 2nds in the Towns Cup. This will certainly be a stern test but will also help to prepare for Bangor’s biggest game in recent years – the final of the All Ireland Junior Cup against Dundalk the following week. With Bangor’s 2nds and 3rds performing well and sitting at or near the top of their respective leagues, and also still in cup competitions, these are exciting times at Upritchard Park.
Bangor side: P Whyte, A Jackson, J Leary, F Black, G Irvine, R Latimer, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, R Armstrong, K Rosson, D Charles, M Aspley, M Weir, M Widdowson, C Morgan
Subs: O McIlmurray, M Rodgers
Bangor scores: M Widdowson (1T, 1P, 1C), D Charles (2T)
Gateshead blindside flanker Alex Surrey escapes the clutches of the Sunderland defence during a Tyne-Wear derby in rugby union's Durham and Northumberland League. Scoring nine tries to one at Hedley Lawson Park, Low Fell-based hosts Gateshead eased to a 59-7 victory over their newly promoted Division One rivals.
Admission: £3 (including 16-page programme). Attendance: 75.
Given that the weather forecast suggests rain this week, todays wash is likely to be futile. But at least they'll smell nice until then!
14/11/2020. Ladies European Tour 2020. Aramco Saudi Ladies International Presented By Public Investment Fund. Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Saudi Arabia. November 12-15 2020. Ellie Givens of England during the third round. Credit: Tristan Jones.
13/08/2020. Ladies European Tour 2020. Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open. Renaissance Club, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland. August 13-16 2020 Eleanor Givens of England reacts to making a birdie on the 14th hole. Credit: Tristan Jones.
Vysehrad Cemetery is the graveyard attached to the Basilica of Saint Peter & Saint Paul in Vysehrad (notes at the end about the Vysehrad complex).
The complex is over a thousand years old, but the cemetery was only established in 1869, which explains the newness of the headstones. It's an active cemetery, though it seems pretty packed walking around. As noted below, this could basically be seen as the Czech pantheon, given the number of notable Czechs interred here from the arts, letters, and medicine.
Among those you'll find here (that non-Czechs may recognize, by name or contribution) are: Jan Neruda (a poet, and the man from whom Pablo Neruda took his pen name), Antonin Dvorak (composer of the New World Symphony), Josef & Karel Capek (brothers, Josef created the word "robot" and Karel used it in his play R.U.R., which introduced the word to the world), Karel Ancerl (conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra), Hana Maskova (1968 bronze medalist in Olympic figure skating), and Jan Evangelista Purkyne (who, in 1839, coined the term "protoplasm"). There are many others of note, and very ornate headstones -- hence this large set. I don't intend to slight anyone, so feel free to do some research on your own if you wish.
Vysehrad is a pretty neat place to visit in Prague, in my opinion -- especially if you want to relax away from tourists.
It has a combination of things that make it wonderful for me. Its history, its current use, its location (and views it affords), and what's left on site -- taken individually, warrant a visit in my world. Collectively? Winner.
We'll start with what Vysehrad was, which involves local beliefs and legends. The (unproven) thought is that this is the original site of Prague, founded by Duke Krok in...who knows what year? Duke Krok is a myth, though may have been real. And since he's a myth, his daughters, too, are mythical. One of them is Libuse, who has a "bath" here, and she can be found in some architecture around town. I recall seeing her on a building on Karlova.
Duke Kroc was the first duke of the Czech people. Princess Libuse, the youngest (and wisest) of his three daughters later became queen and married a ploughman named Premysl, founding the Premyslid dynasty (interesting...she's royalty, he's a commoner, yet the dynasty is named for him because he's a man...yea for sexism?). The three sisters had special powers (one a healer, one a magician, and Libuse could predict the future). She prophesied the founding of Prague in the 8th century. So believe the Czechs.
What does history tell us? Well, this fortress-castle has been here for a thousand years give or take. Precise origin dates are unknown (or I can't seem to find them). One of the buildings here -- St. Martin's Chapel -- is known to have been built sometime between 1060-1090, so we can say it's conservatively a thousand years old.
Part of the fun of the legend that could support its continuing existence is its location high on a bluff directly overlooking the Vltava River. It was a perfect place to build a defensive fortress, that eventually became a royal castle. As the city grew, and Prague Castle was built, Vysehrad's importance waned.
The two castles competed (kind of) for two centuries to be the most important in Prague. The heyday for Vysehrad was in the late 11th century (when St. Martin's Chapel was built). Vratislaus II, the first king of Bohemia (until him, all were dukes or duchesses) moved his seat of power here from Prague Castle, at which point the original Vysehrad fortress received a major upgrade: a new palatial home, a church, a chapter house.
Growth continued, but only for a short time. Vratislaus's son, Duke Sobeslav (I'm not sure why he was duke, if his dad was king) moved the royal seat right on back to Prague Castle.
The death knell for Vysehrad (as a royal residence) came when Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (yeah, the same one for whom Charles Bridge is named) renovated Prague Castle to its current dimensions. Vysehrad was abandoned. However, Charles did renew the fortifications with new gates, a royal palace (though never official seat of government), and started repairing the basilica. This was early 14th century. About a hundred years later in 1420 at the start of the Hussite War, Vysehrad was rancasked. And again, a few decades later. Finally, Vysehrad was left to ruin...
...Until the Austrians came along. Austria-Hungary gained Czech lands as a prize of the Thirty Years' War, remodeling it as a baroque fortress, to use as a training center for their troops.
The main building that dominated Vysehrad (to this day) is the Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul. It's pretty big. Hard to miss, for sure. Like St. Martin's Chapel, it was also (originally) built in the 11th century. Unlike little St. Martin's, though, the big fella was remodeled in the late 1300s and, again, by the Austrians in 1885 & 1887. It's now a neo-Gothic church. Also dating to this baroque renovation are the Tabor and Leopold gates.
So...what do you get when come to Vysehrad now? A city park, really. It's free to come and go (though I think going inside the church may cost a little money).
The bastion walls are fantastic to take a walk around and enjoy panoramic views of every part of the city, the river, the bridges, just to reflect on the here and now, and the past. The bastions are big enough, and long enough, that you can take some time to just do that alone. There are also benches if you want to relax and enjoy the view.
Inside the fortress walls, you'll find mostly wooded land (thanks to its having been abandoned) with the aforementioned church and chapel, plus some other historic recreations, a few trails, and...well, all around, pleasant places to be. There are a handful of statues around the grounds, including Good King Wenceslaus, and Princess Libuse.
Being as that it's a church -- and a large one -- there's also a church cemetery attached directly to the side and back of it. Creatively, it's called "Vysehrad Cemetery."
As far as cemeteries go, I've been to many, and this one has some of the most interesting headstones I've seen. Not only that, as far as Czechs go, this could almost be their Pantheon. While royalty are buried elsewhere (Prague Castle, for starters), the literati all seem to be buried here -- except Kafka. He's in the New Jewish Cemetery. And, not every famous Czech is buried here, of course, but quite a few prominent ones from arts and letters are taking their dirt naps here. At the end of the day, this is a big, beautiful public park, well worth a visit, and the locals love it. This seems to be one of the places they come to celebrate New Year's Eve. I love that it's not overrun by tourists, though hope that anyone who has read this can make it there and see for yourself.
Given these pictures by a friend, probably taken in the late 1940's they show a 15" railway owned by a Mr Clayton of Bredons Hardwick near Tewkesbury. It was removed after his death on 26th May 1950
The engine appears to be a 'Little Giant' designed by Henry Greenly and built in Mr Clayton's factory.
An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity.
It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion.
Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks.
Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame.
Votive paintings in Mexico go by several names in Spanish such as “ex voto,” “retablo” or “lamina,” which refer to their purpose, place often found, or material from which they are traditionally made respectively.
The painting of religious images to give thanks for a miracle or favour received in this country is part of a long tradition of such in the world. The offering of such items has more immediate precedence in both the Mesoamerican and European lines of Mexican culture, but the form that most votive paintings take from the colonial period to the present was brought to Mexico by the Spanish.
As in Europe, votive paintings began as static images of saints or other religious figures which were then donated to a church.
Later, narrative images, telling the personal story of a miracle or favor received appeared.
These paintings were first produced by the wealthy and often on canvas; however, as sheets of tin became affordable, lower classes began to have these painted on this medium. The narrative version on metal sheets is now the traditional and representative form of votive paintings, although modern works can be executed on paper or any other medium.
Narrative votive paintings can be found by the thousands in many locations in Mexico although certain shrines and sanctuaries such as that of the Virgin of Guadalupe and in Chalma attract a very large number of these. Due their proliferation, especially in the 18th and 19th century, many older votive paintings have left the places they were deposited and found their way into public and private collections. The collecting of these was begun by Diego Rivera, whose work, along with those of a number of other painters past and present, has been influenced by them. Frida Kahlo's beautiful collection of ex votes is on public display in her family home, which she later shared with Rivera, her husband.
His Bio-data has given from Facebook page - thanks a lot to All - Artist Anikartick
Short Description
He has been singing death Ganas in different parts of Chennai for more than a decade.
Bio
Gana is Chennai’s own folk music – a rap-like genre considered as one of the dying art forms by some scholars. But Marana Gana Viji believes otherwise. He thinks the art form would live on for generations as it has already survived for over a century.
Gana is a traditional genre of singing that is prevalent in Chennai neighborhoods. Usually spontaneous & sometimes meaningful, Gana was made popular among the masses by Tamil Cinema. Gana Viji is a reasonably well-known singer in this circuit, but what makes him stand out from the rest is that he specialises in Marana Gana (Death Gana), a requiem which is a common practice in communities.
He sings continuously for nine hours ahead of the funerals and makes a living out of it. He may be the last person to keep alive the tradition of death Ganas. Viji composes his own songs and does not compromise on the traditional style of the art.“I don’t mix it with classical music. I sing with thappattai (drum), sanku (shell) and dol (a circular metal sheet). I get invited to sing in at least four funerals every month. Some of the customers pay me Rs 15,000 for a performance; some cannot afford to give more than Rs 150,” he smiles chewing on his pan.And now, he's famous for his power-packed singing and his book ‘Naan sanditha maranangal' (The deaths I have encountered). Meet Marana Gana Viji, Chennai's most sought after ‘death song' or ‘marana Gana' singer.He has written two plays based on the city’s street life; one is about a girl who runs away from a village and ends up getting raped in the city; another one is about the several deaths he has encountered during his stint at a cemetery for many years in the city. A documentary film has been made on Viji by A. Ramu, a folklore enthusiast.
Ramasamy (65), who died of cancer at Government General Hospital last week, had only one last wish. He wanted to listen to Chennai’s own death song or marana Gana. He died three days after listening to a few hours of performance by Marana Gana Viji.
Awards
Periar Award in 7, 2010
Personal Information
Living in proximity with death has sculpted this intriguing man. A physically challenged boy forsaken to the streets by parents and society, he eventually found home in a cemetery, scrapping out a meagre sustenance by recycling the robes and the metallic remains from cremated bodies.
IN TAMIL:
மாற்றுத்திறானளியான மரண கானா விஜி தன் வாழ்க்கையில் சந்தித்த அனுபவங்களையும் அதனை வெற்றிப்பாதையாக மாற்றி அமைத்து இன்று தன்னை தனி மனிதனாக உலகிற்கு வெளிக்காட்டி சென்னையில் வாழ்ந்து வருகிறார். “மாநகர் ஜித்தன் மரண கானா” விஜி என்றழைக்கும் இவர், நம் கிராமங்களின் இழவு வீட்டில் ஒப்பாரி பாடுவது போல் சென்னை மாநகரங்களில் மரண கானா பாடப்படுகிறார்.விஜி சுமார் மூவாயிரம் சாவுகளுக்குப் பாடல் பாடி உள்ளார். “”அப்பா, அம்மா யாருன்னே தெரியாது. பேப்பர் பொறுக்கும் சிறுவர்களே என் சிறுவயது நண்பர்கள். எந்த வேலையும் தெரியாது. பீச்சுக்கு வர்றவங்ககிட்டே திருடறது. விபச்சாரத் தொழிலுக்குத் தூது வேலை பார்க்கறதுனு பொழப்பு ஓடுச்சு. அப்பவே ஏங்கூட இருந்தவங்க நானூறு, ஐநூறு சம்பாரிப்பாங்க. ஆனா எல்லா ரூபாயையும் போதைக்குதான் செலவு பண்ணுவாங்க. இப்படி போய்கிட்டிருந்த என் வாழ்க்கையில கானா நுழைஞ்சது” இந்த ஆட்டமும் இசையும்தான் அவருக்கு இசை ஞானத்தை கற்றுத்தந் தது. இன்றைக்கு சென்னையிலே மரண கானா விஜி மக்களி டையே பிரபலம் அடைந்து வருகின் றார். மரண வீடுகளில் விடிய விடிய காப்பித் தண்ணி குடித்துக் கொண்டு யாருக் காகப் பாடுகின்றார் விஜி? செத்துப் போன வன் எழுந்து கேட்கப் போகின்றானா? இல்லை. செத்துப் போனவரின் நல்ல, கெட்ட குணங்கள், மனிதஉறவுகள், ஆசாபாசங்கள் இவற்றோடு கூடவே இந்த மக்களின் அன்றாட வாழ்க்கை, விஜியின் தோல் இசைக்கருவியான ‘டேப்’ வழியே வந்து விழுகின்றது.
விஜி உடல் ஊனத்துடன் பிறந்ததால் இவரது தாய் தந்தை சென்னை மெரினா கடற்கரைக்கு இலவசமாக கொடுத்து விட்டார்கள். மெரினா இவரை வளர்த்தாலும் இவருக்கு பல நண்பர்களையும் கொடுத்தது. சிறிய வயது முதல் திருட்டு, மது போன்றவற்றில் நட்டம் இருந்தது. பிறகு இவரை சென்னை ராயபுரம் மாயனம் இவரை வளர்க்க ஆரம்பித்தது.இவருக்கு 10 வயது வரை இவரது பெயர் தெரியாது. இங்கு தான் தன்னை உலகிற்கு வெளிப்டுத்துவதற்கு உதவியாக இருந்தது. ஆம் இவர் கான பாடுவதில் தனக்கு திறமை இருப்பதாக கண்டாறிந்த இடம் இந்த மாயனம் தான். இறந்தவர்களுக்கு தான் கானா பாடுவதன் மூலம் தன்னை இவ்வுலகற்கு வெளிப்படுத்தினார். பல இன்னல்கள் துன்பங்கள் சந்தித்தாலும், தான் ஒரு மாற்றுத்திறனாளியாக இருந்தாலும் தன்னையும் தன் திறமையும் வெளிக்கொணர்வதில் மாற்றவர்களுக்கு முன் மாதிரியாக இருக்கிறார்.
இவரை முதன் முதலில் பிபிசி தொலைக்காட்சி 2004ம் ஆண்டு உலகிற்கு வெளிப்படுத்தியது. இதுவரை 32 தொலைக்காட்சி நிகழ்ச்சிகளிலும், 150க்கு மேற்ப்பட்ட முறை செய்திதாள்களிலும் இவரைப்பற்றி வெளிவந்துள்ளது. விஜய் தொலைக்காட்சியில் இவரைப்பற்றிய சிறப்பு நிகழ்ச்சியும் ஒளிப்பரப்பு செய்யப்பட்டது.
தற்போது ராணி வார இதழில் “சில கன்னியரும் பல கல்லறைகளும்” என்ற தொடர்மூலம் தன் வாழ்கையில் நடந்த நிகழ்வுகளை பகிர்ந்து கொள்கிறார். மேலும் இவர் பெரியார் விருதை பிப்ரவரி 7, 2010 பெற்றுள்ளார்
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Width : 1.0 cm approx
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Public reenactment of a speech originally given by activist and Black Panther Party member Angela Davis at DeFremery Park in Oakland, California on November 12, 1969. Davis makes the case for a united movement that links imperialism abroad with domestic oppression. She calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam, for the release of domestic political prisoners, and for the defeat and humiliation of the US Government. Sheilagh Brooks, an Oakland-based actor and community organizer, delivered the speech on location in DeFremery Park on August 2, 2008.
Quotes:
"This whole economy in this country is a war economy. It's based on the fact that more and more and more weapons are being produced. What happens if the war in Vietnam ceases? How is the economy going to stand unless another Vietnam is created, and who is to determine where that Vietnam is gonna be? It can be abroad, or it can be right here at home."
"It's evident that the terror is becoming not just isolated instances of police brutality here and there, but that terror is becoming an everyday instrument of the institutions of this country."
We were given permission to take these from a neighbors yard (geologist). The girls and I hand picked all of them. There is more to this collection. These adorn our backyard rock garden.
I've already given my thoughts on the old Royal Post Office that is now the c/o Berlin gallery, and they are still the same.
The Leonard Freed photography exhibition was perhaps the best i have seen. If you can pick up the book "Worldview" it is worth it. Both encompass his entire life's work and he died shortly before its first showing in Switzerland 2007. He consistently found the elements of shift in the societies he explored. The exhibition (and book for that matter) really took the time to expose his process of thinking. Showing you rolls of contact sheets, such as the one shown here, his candidates for printing and the one he eventually decided on. This lets the viewer see the patience required and what he was thinking as he moved his frame of view while filling the roll. It was really a treat that I will remember and reference in many ways.
St Margaret was given a new head in 2000, actually afixed to the surface of the panel to cover up one of the very worst of the 'ghost heads' (crude 19th century inserts to replace the lost originals).
Gloucester's east window has a claim to be the largest of medieval windows, a title usually given to that at York as the stained glass there fills the entire window, whereas here it comprises about two thirds of the overall space; however the window itself does fill the entire wall! It is an architectural landmark, the first great expression of the Perpendicular style and built on the foundations of the former apse, hence its unusual curved shape with the outer lights slanted towards the centre. It was glazed c1350 and features remarkably little coloured glass with red and blue backgrounds to the otherwise white figures and canopies (coloured glass was more expensive as it had to be imported, white glass was locally made and therefore cheaper to use, which was especially significant when the proportion of glazing was on such an unprecedented scale!).
The design is treated as a display of images, with figures under canopies filling the entire width of the upper three tiers of the window with a shorter row of angels as the head of the window narrows above (one is missing and has been replaced with a later Madonna & Child from elsewhere in the cathedral). The central group features the entrhoned figures of Christ & Mary at her coronation (the design now slightly confused by the patching of Christ's lower half with part of another figure). The rest features various apostles, saints and kings, some figures (particularly towards the south side) are heavily patched and confused, a few others suffer from unfortunately crude replacement faces (the 'ghost heads') and a couple of figures which appear taller than the rest may not even have originally belonged to the window but are perhaps remnants of the lost original glazing of the adjacent clerestories.
The lower half of the window is partially obscured by the adjacent Lady Chapel (which is entered through it) and mainly consists of plain glazing with a few pieces of heraldry and roundels (including the famous 'golfer').
Gloucester Cathedral is one of England's finest churches, a masterpiece of medieval architecture consisting of a uniquely beautiful fusion of Norman Romanesque and Perpendicular Gothic from the mid 14th century onwards. Until the Reformation this was merely Gloucester's Abbey of St Peter, under Henry VIII it became one of six former monastic churches to be promoted to cathedral status, thus saving the great church from the ravages of the Dissolution.
The most obviously Norman part is the nave, immediately apparent on entering the building with it's round arches and thick columns (the exterior is the result of Gothic remodelling). Much of the remainder of the building is substantially the Norman structure also, but almost entirely modified in the later Middle Ages inside and out, the result of the great revenue brought to the abbey by pilgrims to the tomb of the murdered King Edward II in the choir. It was this transformation of the Norman church that is credited with launching the late gothic Perpendicular style in England.
The gothic choir is a unique and spectacular work, the walls so heavily panelled as to suggest a huge stone cage (disguising the Norman arches behind) crowned by a glorious net-like vault adorned with numerous bosses (those over the Altar with superb figures of Christ and angels) whilst the east wall is entirely glazing in delicate stone tracery, and still preserving most of it's original 14th century stained glass. The soaring central tower, also richly panelled with delicate pinnacles, is another testament to the abbey's increasing wealth at this time.
The latest medieval additions to the church are equally glorious, the Lady Chapel is entered through the enormous east window and is itself a largely glazed structure, though the original glass has been reduced to a few fragments in the east window, the remainder now contains beautiful Arts & Crafts stained glass by Christopher and Veronica Whall.
The early 16th century cloisters to the north of the nave are some of the most beautiful anywhere, being completely covered by exquisite fan vaulting, with a seperate lavatorium (washing room) attached to the north walk as a miniature version of the main passages.
There is much more of interest, from 14th century choir stalls with misericords to the comprehensive collection of tombs and monuments of various dates, including the elaborate tomb of Edward II and that of Robert Duke of Normandy, eldest son of William the Conqueror. The stained glass also represents all ages, from the 14th century to the striking contemporary windows by Tom Denny.
Further areas of the cathedral can be accessed at certain times, such as the Norman crypt under the choir and the triforium gallery above.
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“" We've got to be better than that..."” Manager Lee Ashcroft
Longridge suffered their 2nd League defeat of the season away at Coppull having missed chance after chance, and having given away 3 very poor goals in a 3-2 defeat.
The game finished 10 v 9 as both George Melling and Jordan Tucker were sent off in time added on by the Referee.
Given the relatively small size of Air Baltic, they established a remarkable hub-concept in Riga: At two times a day, 20 planes arrive from destinations and leave to connections again in less than one hour later. However it's not to forget that except that, the airlines service is rather poor and close to Ryanair (e.g. on luggage fee, check-in fee etc.).
Photo by Jill Steinberg
Featuring the VisionIntoArt Ensemble, vocalist Lori Cotler and percussionist Glen Velez
Composers Paola Prestini and Milica Paranosic of the award-winning production company VisionIntoArt (VIA) created a multimedia book launch of You Have Given Me a Country, by author Neela Vaswani, recent winner of the O. Henry Prize and the Italo Calvino Award.
The evening explored the book's themes of family, blurred borders, identity and what it means to be multicultural. Combining memoir, history and fiction, the book follows the author's Irish-Catholic mother and Sindhi-Indian father on their journey towards each other and the biracial child they create. With filmmaker Carmen Kordas and special guests conductor Andre De Quadros, vocalist Lori Cotler and four time Grammy-winning percussionist Glen Velez joining the VIA Ensemble and actor/director Holter Graham.
The Great Patriotic War (Russian: Вели́кая Оте́чественная война́, romanized: Velikaja Otečestvennaja vojna) is a term used in Russia and some other former republics of the Soviet Union to describe the conflict fought during the period from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945 along the many fronts of the Eastern Front of World War II, primarily between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. For some legal purposes, this period may be extended to 11 May 1945 to include the end of the Prague offensive.
History
The term Patriotic War refers to the Russian resistance to the French invasion of Russia under Napoleon I, which became known as the Patriotic War of 1812. In Russian, the term отечественная война originally referred to a war on one's own territory (otechestvo means "the fatherland"), as opposed to a campaign abroad (заграничная война), and later was reinterpreted as a war for the fatherland, i.e. a defensive war for one's homeland. Sometimes the Patriotic War of 1812 was also referred to as the Great Patriotic War (Великая отечественная война); the phrase first appeared in 1844 and became popular on the eve of the centenary of the Patriotic War of 1812.
After 1914, the phrase was applied to World War I. It was the name of a special war-time appendix to the magazine Theater and Life (Театр и жизнь) in Saint Petersburg, and referred to the Eastern Front of World War I, where Russia fought against the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The phrases Second Patriotic War (Вторая отечественная война) and Great World Patriotic War (Великая всемирная отечественная война) were also used during World War I in Russia.
The term Great Patriotic War re-appeared in the official newspaper of the CPSU, Pravda, on 23 June 1941, just a day after Germany invaded the Soviet Union. It was found in the title of "The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet People" (Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voyna Sovetskogo Naroda), a long article by Yemelyan Yaroslavsky, a member of Pravda editors' collegium. The phrase was intended to motivate the population to defend the Soviet fatherland and to expel the invader, and a reference to the Patriotic War of 1812 was seen as a great morale booster. During the Soviet period, historians engaged in huge distortions to make history fit with Communist ideology, with Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov and Prince Pyotr Bagration transformed into peasant generals, Alexander I alternatively ignored or vilified, and the war becoming a massive "People's War" fought by the ordinary people of Russia with almost no involvement on the part of the government. The invasion by Germany was called the Great Patriotic War by the Soviet government to evoke comparisons with the victory by Tsar Alexander I over Napoleon's invading army.
The term Отечественная война (Patriotic War or Fatherland War) was officially recognized by establishment of the Order of the Patriotic War on 20 May 1942, awarded for heroic deeds.
The term is not generally used outside the former Soviet Union, and the closest term is the Eastern Front of World War II (1941–1945). Neither term covers the initial phase of World War II in Eastern Europe, during which the USSR, then still in a non-aggression pact with Germany, invaded eastern Poland (1939), the Baltic states (1940), Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina (1940) and Finland (1939–1940). The term also does not cover the Soviet–Japanese War (1945) nor the Battles of Khalkhin Gol (1939).
In Russia and some other post-Soviet countries, the term is given great significance; it is accepted as a representation of the most important part of World War II. Until 2014, Uzbekistan was the only nation in the Commonwealth of Independent States that had not recognized the term, referring to it as World War II on the state holiday - the Day of Remembrance and Honour.
On 9 April 2015, the Ukrainian parliament replaced the term Great Patriotic War (1941–1945) (Velyka vitchyzniana viina) in the country's law with the "Second World War (1939–1945)" (Druha svitova viina), as part of a set of decommunization laws. Also in 2015, Ukraine's "Victory Day over Nazism in World War II" was established as a national holiday in accordance with the law of "On Perpetuation of Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939–1945". The new holiday was celebrated on May 9 and replaced the Soviet-Russian Victory Day, which is celebrated on May 9. These laws were adopted by the Ukrainian parliament within the package of laws on decommunization. In 2023 Ukraine abolished the 2015 9 May "Victory Day over Nazism" holiday and replaced it with the new public holiday "Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945" which is celebrated on 8 May annually.
We have been given an assignment / challenge by Jonathan when we arrived (at the Mon Tribe/Village) in Sangklaburi, Thailand..
The assignment was to create a story focusing on the daily activities of the Mon village people, wherein the starting point of the story should be the bridge, which connects the Mon Village to the township of Sangklaburi..
We only have to choose five photos.. And those five photos should have a travel magazine 'quality'..
It was a cool assignment, but I had a hard time creating a story line.. So I thought 'what the heck, I could document whatever things that I see along this bridge'..
I took a couple of shots of the Mon people passing and walking along the bridge.. strangely, most of my shots were only their feet and it made me excited.. i think i already have a strange story!!
This photo was taken at the Mon Village, Sangklaburi, Thailand
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13 May 2018, Rome Italy - Sheikh Zayed Centre. FAO Open Day 12-13 May 2018, FAO headquarters.
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Aankomst in Rotterdam van het containerschip EVER GIVEN , VB TIGER , ROTTERDAM , SD STINGRAY en RT ROB van Boluda Towage assisteerden naar de ECT in de Amazonehaven.29-7-2021 gezien vanaf de KRVE 71
I was given a Rolleimarin set by a former employee of Rollei. It includes several accessories and bags. It's in good condition, but I can't guarantee that it is complete or working. The serial number is 2949. As far as I know, there were 4 different versions of the Rolleimarin available but I don't know, which version this one is exactly (or for which Rollei camera). Because I'm neither a diver, nor a collector, I would like to sell this kit. The Rolleimarin became famous through the spectacular underwater pictures of Hans Hass.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Hass
Any question (or hint about the exact version) is welcome:
www.andreasreinhold.com/rolleimarin/
Mir wurde ein Set einer Rolleimarin überlassen (von einem ehem. Mitarbeiter in der Rollei Entwicklungsabteilung). Es beinhaltet 2 Blitze und diverses Zubehör, sowie die passenden Segeltuchtaschen. Es befindet sich in sehr gutem Zustand, jedoch kann ich keiner Garantie für fehlende Teile oder fehlerhafte Funktion übernehmen. Die Serien-Nr. des Sets ist 2949. Soweit mir bekannt, gab es 4 Versionen des Rolleimarin, um welche Version es sich hier handelt und für welche Rollei Kamera es exakt passt, ist mir nicht bekannt. Da ich weder Taucher noch ein Sammler bin, möchte ich dieses Set gerne verkaufen. Bekannt ist das Rolleimarin durch die spektakulären Unterwasseraufnahmen von Hans Hass.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Hass
Hier ist eine Galerie mit ein paar Bildern (ich werde diese heute abend durch bessere ersetzen), Fragen beantworte ich gerne, Hinweise auf die exakte Version sind willkommen:
Outing of School Children, given by Derry Automobile Club, Derry, N.H.
Published by W. H. Benson
Frank W. Swallow Post Card Co. Inc.
Was kindly given this old portrait postcard at a car boot sale in Donny, the stall holder didn't know anything about who it could be.
It has a Leeds address on the back...
Mr A E Roberts,
Laud Rd,
Highfield,
Leeds.
Searched the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website and found this...
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/410795/ROBERTS,%20A
...which could be him!?
17th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment were still in Leeds at the time of his death, they didn't go to France until early in 1916; so maybe he died in an accident of some kind.
Found this...
17th (2nd Leeds Pals) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment was raised in Leeds in December 1914 by the Lord Mayor and City, as a Bantam Battalion from men who were under the normal regulation minimum height of 5 feet 3 inches. After initial training close to home, they joined 106th Brigade, 35th Division in June 1915 at Masham, North Yorkshire. The Division moved to Salisbury Plain for final training in August. They were ordered to Egypt in late 1915, but the order was soon cancelled and they proceeded to France on the 1st of February 1916, landing at Le Havre, the division concentrated east of St Omer. They were in action during the Battles of the Somme at Bazentin Ridge, Arrow Head Copse, Maltz Horn Farm and Falfemont Farm. - See more at: www.wartimememoriesproject.com/greatwar/allied/westyorksh...
Put him up on here in the hope someone will come across him making a search...would have a look on Genesreunited, but you need to pay a subscription :0(
Anyway, It'd be nice to think we could somehow reunite him with his family...
We're not very matchy matchy when it comes to mugs. We have our Denby set (middle) which I use when we have guests mostly but day to day we have a variation. (See notes)
Cup, for February's Scavenger Hunt.
Diane was given the assignment to cover A Perfect Circle at The Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT with opening act The Beta Machine. Click this link to see her photographs and read her review
www.shutter16.com/a-perfect-circle-bring-their-unique-sho...
SEE THE FULL GALLERY HERE
www.flickr.com/photos/shutter16mag/sets/72157688458791901/
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Given another outdated Film at Camera Club last week -- an 'ACTIVA 400 ( Konica)' I used my old 1934 LEICA II + 1936 50mm f2 Summar lens again for testing. There are workmen repairing our Road with Colourful Machines and Uniforms. I have some more to show later.
Speedy Halifax Vandals left wing Tom Crowther races past a Halifax opponent during a derby match in rugby union's Yorkshire Four division. Visitors Halifax won 33-13 at Warley Town Lane.
Given myself an alphabet soup game. Two new photos and another two from my photostream or archives, when possible.
Many thanks to Graham for allowing me to use him as a prop!!
You can see the whole set/album here in alphabetic order.
www.flickr.com/photos/44506883@N04/sets/72157650127170829/
Thank you for your favourites. :O)