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San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (Basque: [doˈnos̺ti.a], Spanish: [san seβasˈtjan] ⓘ),[4][5] is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, 20 km (12 miles) from the France–Spain border.
The capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa, the municipality's population is 188,102 as of 2021, with its metropolitan area reaching 436,500 in 2010.
Locals call themselves donostiarra (singular), both in Spanish and Basque. It is also a part of Basque Eurocity Bayonne-San Sebastián.
The economic activities in the city are dominated by the service sector, with an emphasis on commerce and tourism, as San Sebastián has long been well-known as a tourist destination.
Despite the city's relatively small size, events such as the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the San Sebastian Jazz Festival have given it an international dimension. San Sebastián, along with Wrocław, Poland, was the European Capital of Culture in 2016.
In spite of appearance, both the Basque form Donostia and the Spanish form San Sebastián have the same meaning — Saint Sebastian. The dona/done/doni element in Basque place names signifies "saint" and is derived from Latin domine; the second part of Donostia contains a shortened form of the saint's name.
The city is located in the north of the Basque Country, on the south-eastern coast of the Bay of Biscay.
San Sebastián has three beaches, Concha, Ondarreta, and Zurriola, and is surrounded by hilly areas: Urgull (adjacent to the old part of the city), Mount Ulia (extending east to Pasaia), Mount Adarra (south of the city) and Igeldo (overlooking Concha Bay from the west).
San Sebastián lies at the mouth of the Urumea river, and it was in large part built on the river's wetlands during the last two centuries. The city centre and the districts of Amara Berri and Riberas de Loiola lie on the former riverbed, which was diverted to its current canalized course in the first half of the 20th century.
There were Roman settlements (from around 50-200 AD) in what is now the Old Part of the city, according to excavations carried out in the convent of Santa Teresa, on the slopes of Urgull.[19]
San Sebastián is thought to have been in the territory of the Varduli tribe in the Roman times. 10 km (6 mi) east of the current city lay the Basque Roman town of Oiasso (Irun) which was subsequently incorrectly identified with San Sebastián for some time by many historians.
No written records about the place are known until, in 1014, the monastery of Saint Sebastian with its apple orchards for cider production, then located within the boundaries of the town of Hernani, was reportedly donated to the Abbey of Leire by Sancho III of Pamplona. By 1181, the city was chartered (given the fuero) by king Sancho VI of Pamplona on the site of Izurum, having jurisdiction over all the territory between the rivers Oria and Bidasoa.
In 1200, the city was conquered by Castile, whose king Alfonso VIII, confirmed its charter (fuero), but the Kingdom of Navarre was deprived of its main direct access out to the sea. Perhaps as soon as 1204 (or earlier), the city nucleus at the foot of Urgull started to be populated with Gascon-speaking colonizers from Bayonne and beyond, who left an important imprint in the city's identity in the centuries to come.
In 1265, the use of the city as a seaport was granted to Navarre as part of a wedding pact. The large quantity of Gascons inhabiting the town favoured the development of trade with other European ports and Gascony.
The city steered clear of the destructive War of the Bands in Gipuzkoa, the only town in doing so in that territory. In fact, the town only joined Gipuzkoa in 1459 after the war came to an end.
Up to the 16th century, Donostia remained mostly out of wars, but by the beginning of the 15th century, a line of walls of simple construction is attested encircling the town. The last chapter of the town in the Middle Ages was brought about by a fire that devastated Donostia in 1489.
After burning to the ground, the town began a new renaissance by building up mainly with stone instead of bare timber.
The advent of the Modern Age brought a period of instability and war for the city. New state boundaries were drawn that left Donostia located close to Spain's border with France; thicker and more sophisticated walls were erected, with the town becoming involved in the 1521–1524 military campaigns that formed part of the Spanish conquest of Navarre. The town provided critical naval help to Emperor Charles V during the siege of Hondarribia, which earned the town the titles "Muy Noble y Muy Leal", recorded on its coat of arms. The town also aided the monarch by sending a party to the Battle of Noain and providing help to quash the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1521.
After these events, Gascons, who had played a leading role in the political and economic life of the town since its foundation, began to be excluded from influential public positions by means of a string of regional sentences upheld by royal decision (regional diets of Zestoa 1527, Hondarribia 1557, Bergara 1558, Tolosa 1604 and Deba 1662).
Meanwhile, the climate of war and disease left the town in a poor condition that drove many fishermen and traders to take to the sea as corsairs as a way of getting a living, most of the times under the auspices of the king Philip II of Spain, who benefited from the disruption caused to and wealth obtained from the French and Dutch trade ships.
In 1660, the city was used as the royal headquarters during the marriage of the Infanta to Louis XIV at Saint-Jean-de-Luz nearby. After a relatively peaceful 17th century, the town was besieged and taken over by the troops of the French Duke of Berwick up to 1721.
However, San Sebastián was not spared by shelling in the French assault and many urban structures were reconstructed, e.g. a new opening in the middle of the town, the Plaza Berria (that was to become the current Konstituzio Plaza).
In 1728, the Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas was founded and boosted commerce with the Americas. Thanks to the profit the company generated, the town underwent some urban reforms and improvements and the new Santa Maria Church was erected by subscription. This period of wealth and development was to last up to the end of 18th century.[21]: 56/58 
In 1808, Napoleonic forces captured San Sebastián in the Peninsular War.
In 1813, after a siege of various weeks, on 28 August, during the night, a landing party from a British Royal Navy squadron captured Santa Clara Island, in the bay.
Situated on a narrow promontory that jutted out into the sea between the waters of the Bay of Biscay and the broad estuary of the Urumea River, the town was hard to get at and well fortified – "it was the strongest fortification I ever saw, Gibraltar excepted", wrote William Dent.
Three days later, on 31 August, British and Portuguese troops besieging San Sebastián assaulted the town. The relieving troops ransacked and burnt the city to the ground. Only the street at the foot of the hill (now called 31 August Street) remained.
After these destructive events, reconstruction of the city was commenced in the original location with a slightly altered layout.
A modern octagonal layout as drafted by the architect P.M. Ugartemendia was turned down and eventually M. Gogorza's blueprint was approved, then supervised and implemented by the Ugartemendia.
This area, the old town, has a neoclassical, austere and systematic style of architectural construction. Constitution Square was built in 1817 and the town hall (currently a library) between 1828 and 1832.
Housing in the old town was built gradually alongside the rest of the area.
The liberal and bourgeois San Sebastián became the capital of Gipuzkoa (instead of Tolosa) until 1823, when absolutists besieged the town (only 200 inhabitants remained in the town when the offensive troops entered).
It was designated again as the capital in 1854.
In 1835-6, the British Auxiliary Legion under Sir George de Lacy Evans defended the town against the Carlist besiegers. Some of those who died were buried in the English Cemetery on Mount Urgull.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the local government was still ruled by the principle of nobility, while inhabitants of foreign origin or descent had always been numerous in the town, especially among the trading community.
Although San Sebastián benefited greatly from the charter system established in the Southern Basque Country (foruak, with borders in the Ebro river and no duties for overseas goods), the town was at odds with the more traditional Gipuzkoa, even requesting secession from the province and annexation to Navarre in 1841.
In 1863, the defensive walls of the town were demolished (their remains are visible in the underground car park on the Boulevard) and an expansion of the town began in an attempt to move on from its previous military function.
Jose Goicoa and Ramon Cortazar were appointed to oversee the work. They modelled the new city according to an orthogonal shape in a neoclassical Parisian style, and Goicoa designed several elegant buildings, such as the Miramar Palace and La Concha Promenade.
The city was chosen by the Spanish monarchy as a summer retreat following the French example of nearby Biarritz, and Spanish nobility and the diplomatic corps opened residences in the town.
As the "wave baths" at La Concha were in conflict with nearby shipbuilding activity, the shipyards relocated to Pasaia, a nearby bay that had formerly been part of San Sebastián.
However, in 1875, war came to the town again, and in 1876 shelling over the city by Carlists claimed the life of acclaimed poet Bilintx.
From 1885, King Alfonso XII of Spain's widow Maria Cristina spent every summer in Donostia along with her retinue, staying at the Miramar Palace.
In 1887, a casino was built, which eventually became the current city hall, and some time later the Regional Government building was completed in Plaza Gipuzkoa following Jose Goicoa's design.
Cultural life thrived in this period, giving rise to various events that still take place in the city, such as the Caldereros or the Tamborrada, and journalistic and literary works in both Spanish and Basque.
Outlying rural areas were absorbed during the 1960s (Loiola)
Kursaal Congress Centre and Zurriola Bridge over the Urumea river
Prehistory
The first evidence of human stationary presence in the current city is the settlement of Ametzagaña, between South Intxaurrondo and Astigarraga. The unearthed remains, such as knapped stones used as knives to cut animal skin, date from 24,000 to 22,000 BC. The open-air findings of the Upper Paleolithic have revealed that the settlers were modern human (Homo sapiens) hunters, besides pointing to a much colder climate at the time.[18]
Antiquity
There were Roman settlements (from around 50-200 AD) in what is now the Old Part of the city, according to excavations carried out in the convent of Santa Teresa, on the slopes of Urgull.[19]
San Sebastián is thought to have been in the territory of the Varduli tribe in the Roman times. 10 km (6 mi) east of the current city lay the Basque Roman town of Oiasso (Irun) which was subsequently incorrectly identified with San Sebastián for some time by many historians.[citation needed]
Middle Ages
No written records about the place are known until, in 1014, the monastery of Saint Sebastian with its apple orchards for cider production, then located within the boundaries of the town of Hernani, was reportedly donated to the Abbey of Leire by Sancho III of Pamplona. By 1181, the city was chartered (given the fuero) by king Sancho VI of Pamplona on the site of Izurum, having jurisdiction over all the territory between the rivers Oria and Bidasoa.
In 1200, the city was conquered by Castile, whose king Alfonso VIII, confirmed its charter (fuero), but the Kingdom of Navarre was deprived of its main direct access out to the sea. Perhaps as soon as 1204 (or earlier), the city nucleus at the foot of Urgull started to be populated with Gascon-speaking colonizers from Bayonne and beyond, who left an important imprint in the city's identity in the centuries to come.[20]
In 1265, the use of the city as a seaport was granted to Navarre as part of a wedding pact. The large quantity of Gascons inhabiting the town favoured the development of trade with other European ports and Gascony. The city steered clear of the destructive War of the Bands in Gipuzkoa, the only town in doing so in that territory. In fact, the town only joined Gipuzkoa in 1459 after the war came to an end.[20] Up to the 16th century, Donostia remained mostly out of wars, but by the beginning of the 15th century, a line of walls of simple construction is attested encircling the town. The last chapter of the town in the Middle Ages was brought about by a fire that devastated Donostia in 1489. After burning to the ground, the town began a new renaissance by building up mainly with stone instead of bare timber.
Modern Age
The advent of the Modern Age brought a period of instability and war for the city. New state boundaries were drawn that left Donostia located close to Spain's border with France; thicker and more sophisticated walls were erected, with the town becoming involved in the 1521–1524 military campaigns that formed part of the Spanish conquest of Navarre. The town provided critical naval help to Emperor Charles V during the siege of Hondarribia, which earned the town the titles "Muy Noble y Muy Leal", recorded on its coat of arms. The town also aided the monarch by sending a party to the Battle of Noain and providing help to quash the Revolt of the Comuneros in 1521.
After these events, Gascons, who had played a leading role in the political and economic life of the town since its foundation, began to be excluded from influential public positions by means of a string of regional sentences upheld by royal decision (regional diets of Zestoa 1527, Hondarribia 1557, Bergara 1558, Tolosa 1604 and Deba 1662).[20] Meanwhile, the climate of war and disease left the town in a poor condition that drove many fishermen and traders to take to the sea as corsairs as a way of getting a living, most of the times under the auspices of the king Philip II of Spain, who benefited from the disruption caused to and wealth obtained from the French and Dutch trade ships.
In 1660, the city was used as the royal headquarters during the marriage of the Infanta to Louis XIV at Saint-Jean-de-Luz nearby. After a relatively peaceful 17th century, the town was besieged and taken over by the troops of the French Duke of Berwick up to 1721. However, San Sebastián was not spared by shelling in the French assault and many urban structures were reconstructed, e.g. a new opening in the middle of the town, the Plaza Berria (that was to become the current Konstituzio Plaza).
In 1728, the Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas was founded and boosted commerce with the Americas. Thanks to the profit the company generated, the town underwent some urban reforms and improvements and the new Santa Maria Church was erected by subscription. This period of wealth and development was to last up to the end of 18th century.[21]: 56/58 
In 1808, Napoleonic forces captured San Sebastián in the Peninsular War. In 1813, after a siege of various weeks, on 28 August, during the night, a landing party from a British Royal Navy squadron captured Santa Clara Island, in the bay. Situated on a narrow promontory that jutted out into the sea between the waters of the Bay of Biscay and the broad estuary of the Urumea River, the town was hard to get at and well fortified – "it was the strongest fortification I ever saw, Gibraltar excepted", wrote William Dent.[22] Three days later, on 31 August, British and Portuguese troops besieging San Sebastián assaulted the town. The relieving troops ransacked and burnt the city to the ground. Only the street at the foot of the hill (now called 31 August Street) remained.
Contemporary history
After these destructive events, reconstruction of the city was commenced in the original location with a slightly altered layout. A modern octagonal layout as drafted by the architect P.M. Ugartemendia was turned down and eventually M. Gogorza's blueprint was approved, then supervised and implemented by the Ugartemendia. This area, the old town, has a neoclassical, austere and systematic style of architectural construction. Constitution Square was built in 1817 and the town hall (currently a library) between 1828 and 1832.[14]: 100  Housing in the old town was built gradually alongside the rest of the area.
The liberal and bourgeois San Sebastián became the capital of Gipuzkoa (instead of Tolosa) until 1823, when absolutists besieged the town (only 200 inhabitants remained in the town when the offensive troops entered). It was designated again as the capital in 1854.[23] In 1835-6, the British Auxiliary Legion under Sir George de Lacy Evans defended the town against the Carlist besiegers. Some of those who died were buried in the English Cemetery on Mount Urgull.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the local government was still ruled by the principle of nobility, while inhabitants of foreign origin or descent had always been numerous in the town, especially among the trading community. Although San Sebastián benefited greatly from the charter system established in the Southern Basque Country (foruak, with borders in the Ebro river and no duties for overseas goods), the town was at odds with the more traditional Gipuzkoa, even requesting secession from the province and annexation to Navarre in 1841.
In 1863, the defensive walls of the town were demolished (their remains are visible in the underground car park on the Boulevard) and an expansion of the town began in an attempt to move on from its previous military function.[24] Jose Goicoa and Ramon Cortazar were appointed to oversee the work. They modelled the new city according to an orthogonal shape in a neoclassical Parisian style, and Goicoa designed several elegant buildings, such as the Miramar Palace and La Concha Promenade.[14]: 145–146  The city was chosen by the Spanish monarchy as a summer retreat following the French example of nearby Biarritz, and Spanish nobility and the diplomatic corps opened residences in the town. As the "wave baths" at La Concha were in conflict with nearby shipbuilding activity, the shipyards relocated to Pasaia, a nearby bay that had formerly been part of San Sebastián.
However, in 1875, war came to the town again, and in 1876 shelling over the city by Carlists claimed the life of acclaimed poet Bilintx.[23] From 1885, King Alfonso XII of Spain's widow Maria Cristina spent every summer in Donostia along with her retinue, staying at the Miramar Palace. In 1887, a casino was built, which eventually became the current city hall, and some time later the Regional Government building was completed in Plaza Gipuzkoa following Jose Goicoa's design. Cultural life thrived in this period, giving rise to various events that still take place in the city, such as the Caldereros or the Tamborrada, and journalistic and literary works in both Spanish and Basque.
After much debate in the city over whether to pursue an economy based on tourism or manufacturing, Donostia developed into a fully-fledged seaside resort, but some industry developed in the district of Antiguo and on the outskirts of the city.
Following the outbreak of World War I, San Sebastián became a destination for renowned international figures of culture and politics, including Mata Hari, Leon Trotsky, Maurice Ravel, and Romanones.
San Sebastián was one of earliest towns hit by the 1918 Influenza epidemic, dealing with a first wave outbreak in February of that year. Officials feared for the city's reputation and attempted to keep the disease's spread quiet, to no avail, and the outbreak soon spread throughout Spain.
Various rationalist architectural works, typically white or light-coloured, were built in the 1920s and 1930s, such as La Equitativa, Nautico, and Easo.
In 1924–1926, canalisation work was carried out on the Urumea river at the southern edge of the city.
However, after the city's Belle Epoque in the European wartime, repression under Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship was not favourable for the city.
In 1924, gambling was prohibited by the authoritarian regime, causing existential problems for the Grand Casino and the Kursaal (1921).
In 1930, Spanish republican forces signed up to the Pact of San Sebastián, leading to the Second Spanish Republic.
Unrest and repression did not stop with the new political regime, and large-scale industrial action was called several times by the growing anarchist, communist and socialist unions.
The 1936 military coup was initially defeated by the resistance, led by the Basque Nationalists,  anarchists and communists, but later that same year the province fell to Spanish Nationalist forces during the Northern Campaign.
The occupation proved disastrous for the city's residents. Between 1936 and 1943, 485 people were executed as a result of show trials by the Spanish Nationalists (Requetés and Falangists).
It has been estimated that extrajudicial executions (paseos) by the occupying military forces accounted for over 600 murders in the area during the first months of occupation.
Many children were evacuated to temporary safety in Bilbao, with the city's population falling by an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.
In the aftermath of war, the city was stricken by poverty, famine and repression, coupled with a thriving smuggling trade.
Many republican detainees were held at the beach-side Ondarreta Prison in grim and humid conditions, until the building was demolished in 1948.
However, industrial development paved the way for urban expansion in the Egia and Amara Berri districts, on the marshes and riverbed of the Urumea, at the end of the 1940s and beginning of the 1950s.
In 1943, the first Basque language schools were established by Elvira Zipitria, who taught in Basque from her home in the Old Town.
In 1947, the Grand Casino was converted into the City Hall.
  In 1953, city businessmen organised the first San Sebastián International Film Festival to stimulate the economic life and profile of the city.
Mass immigration from other parts of Spain, spurred by growing industrial production, greatly increased the population, initiating rapid and chaotic urban development on the outskirts of the city (Altza, Intxaurrondo, Herrera, Bidebieta).
Social, cultural and political conflicts followed, leading to popular dissatisfaction. Protests and street demonstrations became more common, driven by Basque nationalists (especially the armed separatist organisation ETA) and various underground unions, triggering the first state of emergency in Gipuzkoa in 1968.
Several more were imposed by the Francoist authorities in the period immediately preceding Franco's death in 1975.
Amid the fragile economic situation and real estate speculation, the Kursaal and the Chofre bullring in Gros were demolished in 1973.
From 1975 to 1977, sculptor Eduardo Chillida and architect Luis Peña Ganchegui's landmark The Comb of the Winds was built at the western tip of the bay.
The 1970s to the mid-1980s were years of general urban and social decay marked by social and political unrest and violence.
In 1979, the first democratic municipal elections were held, won by the Basque Nationalist Party, who held office along with splinter party Eusko Alkartasuna (Basque Solidarity) until 1991.
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party's Odon Elorza took over as mayor from 1991 until 2011, when he was defeated unexpectedly by Juan Carlos Izagirre (Bildu) in elections.
From the 1990s, a major makeover of the city centre began, aimed at enhancing and revamping the neoclassical and modernist side of San Sebastián's architecture.
Other regeneration projects included the reshaping and enlargement of Zurriola beach and promenade, the opening of the Kursaal Palace cubes (1999), the new university campus and technology facilities in Ibaeta, the creation of a wide network of cycle lanes, underground car-parks and significant improvements to public transport.
Districts of cutting-edge design have been erected, such as Ibaeta and Riberas de Loiola, while some other major public works are still pending confirmation of funding and approval.
Aaron Paul, Malina Saval, Dea Lawrence, SVFF Director Candice Pate and SVFF Executive Director Teddy Grennan attend the 2019 Sun Valley Film Festival 'Coffee Talk' Pioneer Award given to Aaron Paul hosted by Ford and Variety, held at the Argyros Theatre in Sun Valley, ID
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Passengers were given a small pouch as we came off the cruise ship in Guatemala. Inside the little crocheted bag was an even smaller (1.5 inch) doll, which we were told is a worry doll.
Worry dolls (also named trouble dolls; Spanish: Muñeca quitapena) are small, hand-made dolls that originate from the highland indigenous people of Guatemala. Made of wire, wool and colorful textile leftovers, the dolls are dressed in traditional Mayan style. The size of the doll can vary between ½ inch and 2 inches.
The story of the worry doll is a local Mayan legend. The origin of the Muñeca quitapena refers to a Mayan princess named Ixmucane. The princess received a special gift from the sun god that allowed her to solve any problem a human could worry about. The worry doll represents the princess and her wisdom. Guatemalan children tell their worries to the Worry Dolls, placing them under their pillow when they go to bed at night. By morning the dolls have gifted them with the wisdom and knowledge to eliminate their worries.
Brought back from Guatemala in 2016.
Given the small lengths of rail clear of stock the TSO was left in the Up Main and the BV alone shunted to all available metal in the Up yard by the 08 alone with 45 people in the BV!
Diane was given the assignment to cover three days of The Great South Bay Music Festival at Patchogue, NY’s Shore Front Park in 2018. Click the following links to see more photographs and read her review of the event.
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The photos in this gallery are of acts that played on the main stage and a few from one of the side stages; they are of Devon Allman, Dickey Betts Band, Dirty Heads, Dudley Music, Electric Hot Tuna, JGB with Melvin Seal, Kate Usher and the Sturdy Souls, Less Than Jake, Little Feat, Om-En, Oogee Wawa, Papadosio, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Sublime with Rome and Umphrey's McGee.
H.E. Archbishop Elpidophoros Officiated Orthros and Divine Liturgy at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in NYC on the Feast of Annunciation and Greek Independence Day and Ordained to the Holy Diaconate Avrilios Mandoras and given the name of Ieremias, assisted by Bishops Issaias and Athenagoras and Clergy.
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Diane was given the assignment to cover the Dropkick Murphys at The Paramount in Huntington, NY. Click this link to read her review on Sonic Sound Magazine at
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10/05/2024. Ladies European Tour. The Armco Team Series - Korea, New Korea Country Club, South Korea. 10-12 May 2024. Ellie Givens of England during the first round. Credit: Mark Runnacles / LET.
YORK, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: during the BUCS Men’s Northern Tier 6 Group C match between York St John University 8ths and Richmond University 1sts at Haxby Road on January 18th 2023 in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Appleby)
Tours were given during the ceremonial grand opening for Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
H.E. Archbishop Elpidophoros Officiated Orthros and Divine Liturgy at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in NYC on the Feast of Annunciation and Greek Independence Day and Ordained to the Holy Diaconate Avrilios Mandoras and given the name of Ieremias, assisted by Bishops Issaias and Athenagoras and Clergy.
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Given the choice between these three worthy establishments, which would you choose for a short back and sides? Possibly not Bloody Mary, I'm hazarding...
OK, it's probably not a hairdresser, but fits in rather nicely between these two coiffing salons with a touch of the demon barber of Fleet Street about it.
And anyway. What's a boutique doing calling itself Bloody Mary anyway? Possibly only in Paris.
P.S. Note white van syndrome, the bane of my days...
They have given Isaac some of their beans. Two days ago Fabiolo took just about a bushel basket of beans home! That patch and variety of bean have been prolific and there are still a lot left!!!
Invocation:
Given by Rev. Michael W. Rzonca of St. Jerome's Parish, guest of Councilman Bobby Henon (6th District).
Presentations:
Councilman Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) led a presentation congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles for their historic victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII
Councilwoman Cindy Bass (8th District) led a presentation honoring Brother Ron Armour, Trapeta Mayson, Keith Schenk, Michelle Kerr Spry, Pastor Alex Velazquez, Jr., and LeQuyen Vu for their significant contributions to advocacy & community service in Northwest Philadelphia.
Councilman Kenyatta Johnson led a presentation honoring the 20th Anniversary of Philadelphia International Airport's exhibitions program and recognizing the airport for its dedication to improving the passenger experience.
Photos: Jared Piper/PHLCouncil
Sai Baba On KNOW WHY YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN YOUR..
It is said sometimes less is more!
A specific word of Swami can convey a message that resonates for a lifetime.
A single word of Swami has the power to transform a life. A small word i.e. "Go" from Swami's mouth at Darshan time brings joy, elation and expectations. Divine words appeal to our mind, demand transformation, charge our "batteries" and bring comfort & solace into our life. However, transformation can only happen if we pay attention and use this body given by God for a higher purpose. In 1977 Swami gave small clues to why we have been given Life, vision & eyes, legs, hands, intelligence, mouth, Ears and human body. Swami gives small but true definitions and we at `Sathwic food' have collected them on a single small webpage for as they say Less is more.
KNOW WHY YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN YOUR...
1. Life
2. VISION & EYES
3. LEGS
4. HANDS
5. INTELLIGENCE
6. MOUTH
7. EARS
8. HUMAN BODY
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LIFE: It is not for searching for food all through and eke out a livelihood but it is to enable you to search and search God. (S.R.B.M.- p.17- Sai Baba)
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VISION & EYES:
It is for seeing everything that is around you? No, certainly not. It has been given to you to help you to see the Supreme One, the omnipotent Divinity.
(S.R.B.M.- p.27- Sai Baba)
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LEGS:
Are theses legs given to you to go round all the streets and the narrow lanes in a purposeless manner? No, they have been given to you so that you may visit the temple of God. (S.R.B.M.- p.36- Sai Baba)
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HANDS:
They have not been given so that you may continually feed your mouth with these hands. They have have been given to you so that you may perform Puja ( worship) with flowers to the Lord. (S.R.B.M.- p.46- Sai Baba)
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INTELLIGENCE:
It is not to be used for the purpose of accumulating wealth. Intelligence has been given to you so that you may realize that all that you see around is temporary and transient phenomenon. (S.R.B.M.-p 54- Sai Baba)
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MOUTH:
Is it to utter all kinds of words? No, it has been given to you so that you might sing the glory of the Lord. (S.R.B.M.-p 61 - Sai Baba)
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EARS: Is it for hearing all the sounds that are uttered near you? No, the ears have been given to you so that you may listen to songs relating to the glory of God. (S.R.B.M.-p 68- Sai Baba)
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HUMAN BODY:
Is it to take to all corners of the world? No. that is not the purpose. You have been given this body so that you may demonstrate with its help the truth of the statement that the body is intended for doing good to other human beings. (S.R.B.M.-p 79 -Sai Baba)
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Source: S.R.B.M - Summer Roses in Blue Mountains- 1977- (Sai Baba discourses)
Given I HATE to grout, the right music selection is important. Feeling a little funky today. Went with PRINCE - Greatest Hits.
for our midwife, who just had a baby girl.
from 2 skeins of blue moon fiber arts "ziggy" 100% cotton in colorway "ambrosia"
Amazing Presentation given by Takagi Masakatsu. His talent is widely known and his piano skills are among the best. A pleasure to watch him perform.
Description courtesy of OFFF.ws
From his base in calm Kyoto, the prolific Takagi Masakatsu (music, live visuals for musicians such as Cornelius and Ryuchi Sakamoto, motion designer) has become one of the great rising names in the international live AV scene. This is not surprising, it is extremely difficult to forget his particular style once you have seen it. In his video-paintings, Masakatsu transforms sequences of video shot around the world -after intensive postproduction- into visions of a dreamed universe, intensely lyric and full of melancholy; like a stroll past lost images of the childhood. On the OFFF stage, Takagi will unfold all the emotional load of his work on a piano and three screens.
Demonstration given to JROTC cadets during the Ultimate Raider Challenge. This is the second time the event has been held at Ft. Knox. The competition, hosted by U.S. Army Cadet Command runs from October 24th through 27th and brought in nearly 300 teams built from around 3,900 Cadets from 220+ schools across the nation and from as far away as Guam. Elite Junior ROTC Students competed to be among the best in the nation.
JROTC is one of the largest character development and citizenship programs for youth in the world, helping them maximize their potential in pursuing their goals. JROTC students learn life-long habits and skills they are able to apply toward success throughout their lives. | Photo by 2nd Lt. Eden Hyatt, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs
Days before New year day Guruji had given Darshans for Matajis and Prabhus separately and Guruji had given satsangs and talks encouraging us all to sing the divine names with Him.
For New years eve a livestream production had occurred here on site to give the internationally community an overview of activities worldwide, including the inauguration of the Sri Vitalla Dham ashram and the Paranitya temple which through Gurujis grace have manifested.
The new years celebrations began in the temple with euphoric Kirtan getting everyone on their feet. At midnight Guruji began the new year with offering Arati to the deities gracing us all with His presence. The night continued with fireworks and then to the tent with Premavahini, a band from Croatia, offering their heart in song, leading us into the new year with Harinaam.
New years day again was a spectacular morning where Guruji gave us the opportunity to witness abhishekam to His personal deities. He ended the festivities with a beautiful talk on the importance of being grateful. Not just for the year but everyday and wishing everyone not just a happy new year but Happy days and that we understand the importance of being grateful for every day that has been given to us by God.
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given that the wax paper version was such a bust, i decided to crinkle and reinsert the vellum that i had originally been using.
H.E. Archbishop Elpidophoros Officiated Orthros and Divine Liturgy at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in NYC on the Feast of Annunciation and Greek Independence Day and Ordained to the Holy Diaconate Avrilios Mandoras and given the name of Ieremias, assisted by Bishops Issaias and Athenagoras and Clergy.
Photos: © GOA/Dimitrios Panagos
In english this is given the name 'Christmas Cheer', but in its native Brazil, it would be blooming in their winter, our summer. A fabulous subtropical herbaceous shrub for bright shade or morning sun with moist soil, and it can bloom for a couple of months in winter, or off and on all year round. One of the showiest large flowered Ruellia species that doesn't need tropical heat to grow, making it much better for cooler SF Bay Area gardens.
Given the resurgent nationalism across multiple regions and the growing centrality of information technology in sowing seeds of distrust and violence, it is critical to rethink the role of public diplomacy in combating ideologies and narratives of adversarial state and non-state actors in current as well as emerging conflicts.
CPD hosted a panel discussion on March 8th that explored the challenges and strategies in countering violent extremism, public outreach efforts amidst military conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and in navigating information warfare in great-power confrontation.
Photo / Benjamin Dunn
Given that Independence didn't happen 'til 1922, Ireland was still part of the UK during WWI (although Home Rule was supposed to have happened, but had gotten pushed aside given the raging war and all.) I like that the woman in the poster is obviously playing on the question of masculinity, but is also, in an odd way, it seems to me, personifying Ireland (who is almost always personified female, an Aisling), which seems an odd choice given that this is a British posters and referencing a rallying point for independence would be dangerous.
This makes more sense in my head but it's late and I'm tired.
YORK, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: during the Friendly match between i2i Albion and Dunnington at Haxby Road on January 12th 2023 in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Appleby)
the Maltese has been given many names, such as the "Melitae Dog," "Ye Ancient Dogge of Malta," the "Roman Ladies Dog," "The Comforter," the "Spaniel Gentle," the "Bichon," the "Maltese Lion Dog," and the "Maltese Terrier." Today, he is known simply as the Maltese.
This elegant toy dog breed is famed for the silky white hair covering his body. Straight and thick, the coat falls all the way to the floor. Many years ago, Maltese came in many colors, but these days they are always white. When a properly built Maltese moves, he seems to float beneath his cloud of white hair. Because he doesn't have an undercoat, the Maltese sheds little, and many people consider the breed to be hypoallergenic.
But the Maltese is more than his coat. Completing the picture is a slightly rounded skull, black nose, drop ears, dark, alert eyes, short, straight legs, and a graceful tail. He's a sweet, intelligent dog who is devoted to his people. And as one of the smallest of the toy breeds, he's well suited to apartment or condo living. Wherever he lives, the Maltese is responsive to his environment and makes an effective watchdog.
Read more at dogtime.com/dog-breeds/maltese#7jhWzprxJ2w6IIbr.99
H.E. Archbishop Elpidophoros Officiated Orthros and Divine Liturgy at The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in NYC on the Feast of Annunciation and Greek Independence Day and Ordained to the Holy Diaconate Avrilios Mandoras and given the name of Ieremias, assisted by Bishops Issaias and Athenagoras and Clergy.
Photos: © GOA/Dimitrios Panagos
Given the highest accord by the Tibetan, this monastry is almost sacred to nothing on earth. It was where HE 14th Dalai Lama resided before he fled to Dharmsala in the face of communist invasion.
I was given 500 feet of bulk film that expired in 1986, and developing chemicals that expired in 1989. I took some quick photos on Sunday to see if it would be any good, and these are the results. I love it. The contrast it has is wonderful.
Developed in D-76 with Kodak rapid fixer with hardener. I also used a small amount of sulfide during the development.