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Saturday 26 October 2013: Mandalay (မန္တလေး)
Our free day in Mandalay (မန္တလေး) (map) started with a walking tour of Ze Cho / Zegyo market, led by Josh, which was really interesting. The group then split into those who did a sight seeing tour with Josh as an optional extra (why not include it - as we found out, DIY in Mandalay is far harder than elsewhere), and Joelle, Anna, Miriam and I who opted to try out hand at taking in the sights on public transport.... where we had variable success: finding the bus stops near the market was tricky, but we had lots of help from local people (and even more offers from taxi drivers who wanted to take us on a tour), but unfortunately our first bus got a flat type somewhere on 32nd Street, and the next bus we hopped on to get us up to the cluster of pagodas north east of the Mandalay Palace (မန္တလေး နန်းတော်) complex charged us 1000k each (I think the local fare was closer to 100k-200k).... At least our adventures on public transport meant I got familiar with numbers written in Burmese script.
Along with the Palace, several of the pagodas are covered by a $10 combined ticket, but we decided to avoid those and focused instead on "the world's biggest book" - aka the inscribed marble 'tomb stones' at Kuthodaw Pagoda (ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား) (although getting into it we took the "scenic route" around the perimeter walls and through some goat-filled woods). We did get to see the beautiful carved teak of the Shwe Nandaw Kyaung / Shwenandaw Monastery (ရွှေနန်းတော်ကျောင်း) through the bars of the railings that surround it, and the outside of the Atumashi Kyaung (အတုမရှိကျောင်း) monastery next door. We did a lot of walking, in vain, in search of the Sandamundi Pagoda - I think our directions/info was wrong as we wandered along long N-S streets and the military compounds that sit to the east of Mandalay Hill.
Having sat on a very slow bus back to the Ze Cho / Zegyo market area, we cut out losses and negotiated with a private taxi driver to take us to the sights south west of the city centre, which proved 3000k each well spent as he took us to the quiet (free) entrances to the stunning Maha Muni Pagoda (မဟာမုနိဘုရားကြီး), where the (male) faithful stick gold leaf offerings onto the ever growing Sacred Living Image of the Buddha, and the Shwe In Bin Kyaung, where we got to go inside the beautiful carved teak monastery building and to wander around the grounds (almost) all by ourselves.
At 4 o'clock we rendezvoused in the reception of the Silver Star Hotel, and were driven to Mandalay Hill (မန္တလေးတောင်), where sadly the rain impinged on our sunset views over Mandalay but (re)visting the Kuthodaw Pagoda en route (would have been nice to have been told that this morning). Still, dinner at the really super Super 81 made up for the rain - a feast, and a bargain to boot!
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Pelosi's provocative Taiwan visit sparks sharp criticism
Videos from around the world criticizing Pelosi's taunting visit to Taiwan, destablizing the region..
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Biden says he’s ‘not worried’ about China’s response to Pelosi visit to Taiwan
President Biden on Monday said he’s “not worried” about China’s aggressive response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) trip last week to Taiwan, adding that he doesn’t think things will escalate any further between the U.S. and Beijing.
“I’m not worried, but I’m concerned that they’re moving as much as they are. But I don’t think they’re going to do anything more,” Biden told reporters.
When asked if Pelosi’s trip was a mistake, the president said, “That was her decision.”
The Biden administration has condemned Beijing’s live-fire drills in the waters surrounding Taiwan, which included multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait, following Pelosi’s visit.
“They are provocative, irresponsible, and raise the risk of miscalculation, that’s what the president was referring to,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday, referring to China’s response.
“They are also at odd with our longstanding goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan strait, which is what the world expects,” she added.
Pelosi’s visit to Taipei last week made her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island in 25 years. The Chinese foreign ministry characterized her visit as having a “severe impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations.”
Since she landed, the White House has said it respects Pelosi’s decision to visit Taiwan and has pushed back on questions about any drama between the Speaker’s office and the White House surrounding her trip.
Biden told reporters last month that the military “thinks it’s not a good idea” for Pelosi to visit Taiwan amid already rising tensions over the island’s status and the administration urging China not to back Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Before landing, White House national security spokesman John Kirby warned China against using the moment to create a “crisis” and then said on Tuesday that Beijing’s actions in response to her visit were “consistent with the playbook we expected them to run.”
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One-China principle clearly violated by trip
It's natural for China to feel angry and oppose the recent visit to Taiwan by United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, because the trip openly violates the one-China principle and challenges China's territorial integrity and sovereignty, experts said while explaining China's reaction and the severe countermeasures it has taken.
It's clear that the two sides of the Taiwan Straits are the same country, and the Taiwan question, which is purely China's internal affair, brooks no interference by foreign forces, they said.
Traveling in a military aircraft, Pelosi－second in the line of succession to the US president－last week paid a high-profile "official visit to Taiwan", as her office described it in her arrival statement, and was given full protocol treatment by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities, which make no secret of pursuing "independence" in their party platform.
Pelosi's two-day trip included meeting with the island's leader Tsai Ing-wen and some "human rights" advocates, as well as visiting the island's "legislative "authority.
Hundreds of millions of Chinese watched, discussed and were outraged by the provocative trip that was also followed by unprecedented countermeasures by the Chinese government, including canceling three cooperative dialogues or meetings with the defense authorities of the US, suspending climate talks, and conducting live-fire drills surrounding the Taiwan island.
Bao Chengke, assistant director at the Institute for East Asian Studies in Shanghai, said that the visit has trampled on the one-China principle and China's national sovereignty, and was a move that in nature promoted the concept of "one China, one Taiwan".
To the Chinese side, the one-China principle is a bottom line that cannot be crossed. It has been reiterated numerous times by the Chinese government, and is firmly believed by the Chinese people, that the island of Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China's territory for 1,800 years and it's crystal clear that the two sides of the Straits belong to one China.
It was even worse that Pelosi turned a deaf ear to repeated warnings from the Chinese government and still made the trip, Bao said, adding that when something like this happens, it's reasonable for any country to feel angry and take severe countermeasures.
Lin Kuan-ting, a young man from Taiwan who is studying on the mainland, said he opposes the visit and the US should not interfere in the Taiwan question as the island has always been a part of China. Another Taiwan student on main-land, Lin Pei-ying, said the visit seriously hurt the feelings of compatriots on both sides of the Straits, and the contradictions between the two sides are purely our family matters.
Root of the Taiwan question
As Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has said, the Taiwan question arose out of the weakness and chaos of the nation and will be resolved as national rejuvenation becomes a reality.
In 1894, Japan launched the First Sino-Japanese War to invade China. In the following year, the government of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was forced to cede Taiwan to Japan under the unequal Treaty of Shimonoseki.
In 1945, the Chinese people won the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945). Taiwan was thus recovered and returned to the motherland.
In 1943, the leaders of China, the US and Britain issued the Cairo Declaration, which clearly states that all territories Japan stole from the Chinese, including Taiwan, shall be restored to China. The Potsdam Declaration of 1945 affirmed that the terms of the Cairo Declaration would be carried out. Thus, Taiwan's legal status as a part of China was irrefutably confirmed.
It was not long, however, before the two sides of the Straits fell into a special state of protracted political confrontation due to civil war in China and the interference of foreign forces.
In 1949, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China was established, replacing the Republic of China government as the sole legal government representing the whole of China. It is logical for the government of the People's Republic of China to exercise sovereignty over China, which includes Taiwan.
In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758 with an overwhelming majority vote, restoring all rights of the PRC and recognizing the government of the PRC as the sole legitimate representative of China to the United Nations.
The one-China principle is a widely recognized basic norm of international relations. More than 180 countries have to date established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of their recognition of the one-China principle, according to official records.
When China and the US established diplomatic relations in 1979, the US recognized in the joint communique with China that the government of the PRC is the sole legal government of China. Since then, the US has long been committed to not developing official relations with Taiwan.
"The one-China principle is part of the postwar international order and has become a general international consensus. As a country that thinks of itself as a champion of the 'rules-based international order', the United States should naturally abide by the one-China principle," Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang wrote in an article in The Washington Post on Thursday.
"President Biden has said many times that the United States will not change its one-China policy and does not support 'Taiwan independence'. But for the 'Taiwan independence' forces, Pelosi's visit represents an exceptionally strong signal that 'the US is on Taiwan's side'. This goes against the one-China principle, the three Sino-US joint communiques and America's own commitments," the article said.
Wu Yongping, director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University, said that US support for "Taiwan independence "separatists is a fundamental reason why the Taiwan question is so difficult to resolve.
The US has tried to obscure and hollow out the one-China principle, Wu said, adding that it has colluded with "Taiwan independence" forces on the island and elevated relations with the island in various ways, including arms sales.
After the DPP came to power in Taiwan, it refused to recognize the 1992 Consensus which embodies the one-China principle, creating an increasingly tense and confrontational atmosphere across the Straits, according to Bao from the Institute for East Asian Studies.
Common will
Despite the complex situation, experts believe that the two sides of the Straits must be reunified in the future, which is also the will of the entire Chinese nation.
The mainland has great patience in dealing with the Taiwan question, and it has been working to promote integrated development and cooperation between people across the Straits in order to gradually overcome the resentment and differences and find the path of future reunification, Bao said.
Wu said the mainland's ability to resolve the Taiwan question has been increasing as well, which could been seen in the recent countermeasures, and no other forces should underestimate such ability and China's determination to safeguard its sovereignty and unity.
Peter Sommeregger (* 1946 in Wien), Schriftsteller und Musikjournalist
Humanistisches Gymnasium in Wien. Buchhändler in München und Berlin. Ab 2005 Rezensionen für das Opernmagazin Orpheus. Rezensionen und redaktionelle Beiträge für Operalounge und info-netz-musik. Lexikalische Beiträge für MUGI (Musik und Gender im Internet).
Bibliographie (Auswahl)
Die drei Leben der Jetty Treffz – der ersten Ehefrau des Walzerkönigs
Wien : Seifert Verlag, 2018, ISBN 978-3-902924-76-6
"Wir Künstler sind andere Naturen" : das Leben der sächsischen Hofopernsängerin Margarethe Siems
Wien : Seifert Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-902924-64-3
Frida Leider - Sängerin im Zwiespalt ihrer Zeit / Eva Rieger ; unter Mitarbeit von Peter Sommeregger
Hildesheim ; Zürich ; New York : Georg Olms Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-487-08579-1
In: Leo Blech : Komponist - Kapellmeister - Generalmusikdirektor / Centrum Judaicum. Jutta Lambrecht (Hg.)
Berlin : Hentrich & Hentrich, 2015, ISBN 978-3-95565-091-9
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During the first week of camp, lots of fun was had as the children and counselors got to know each other. “Sun and Surf” was our first week theme. The children really enjoyed decorating their bucket and shovel memo pads during Arts and Crafts. Along with this activity, the Polar Bears and Penguins enthusiastically participated in Nature, Gymnastics, Dance, Tennis and Soccer. We are looking forward to the next seven weeks of fun-filled activities.
Willow Grove Day Camp provides summer fun for kids who live in Willow Grove, Abington, Blue Bell, Hatboro, Horsham, Huntingdon Valley, Lafayette Hill, Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Southampton and the surrounding areas. For more information on the Willows and Willow Grove Day Camp please visit: willowgrovedaycamp.com/willows.html
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Shopping for Pie
A Shopping ‘Marathon’
To Help Raise funds for
Kelpie Snowbear's Brain Surgery
Pie's Story
Kelpie Snowbear, Also known as "Pie"
Is a Sl Blogger and store owner.
She recently found out she has a brain invader
in the middle of her brain. Her
Doctor is concerned it May be a Pineocytoma
which is a rare type of brain Tumor, of the pineal Region of
the brain. Do to Kelpies every growing symptoms her Doctor recommends surgery.
Do to where it is Located, and its Rarity she must
go out of state for surgery, Her current insurance will not cover
anything out of state. The cost is VERY high. 167,000USD.
Kelpie was able to find another insurance that will drop the
OUT OF POCKET of 167,000 to between 28-70 K USD.
She can not enroll on this insurance until Nov. So right now her
surgery is postponed until the insurance kicks in and until we have the
out of pocket. As ALL of the Out of pocket must be paid A MONTH before surgery.
About Event
This is a Store to Store type of event. It is free to join. You must make at least one item to sell in your in world store or even your marketplace if you do not have a in world store at this time. You must have between 20-100% of each sale go to the fundraiser.
If you would like to know more Or be a part of this 'Marathon' Contact Kelpie Snowbear
via Im or Notecard. She will send you a welcome folder.
** New stores can join in at anytime, also you can leave the event and pick up your items at anytime,
just give me a heads up, as I like to keep the list of items for sale, up to date on the blog.
If you would like to know more of Kelpie's story:
Go Fund Me: www.gofundme.com/tumorsurgery4april
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Chancellor Michael Harris, IU Kokomo hits highest-ever enrollment in 67-year history, Unprecedented Enrollment, פרופסור מייקל הריס
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Islamic Cairo, 2001
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Islamic Cairo is a very old area, surrounded by walls dating from the middle-ages, and was once the cultural, religious and intellectual center of the entire Arab world. Monumental buildings, palaces, many famous mosques and madrasas (religious schools), numerous markets and the oldest university in the world (al-Azhar) still stand witness to a glorious past. But, in the twentieth century Egypt has become a poor third world country and at present Islamic Cairo has fallen into decline, it is full of ruins and has degraded into a living and working neighborhood for the very poorest. The entire neighborhood has become a big bazaar, a labyrinth of dirty, stinking and dusty streets, with thousands of old-fashioned workshops where many crafts are still practiced at a very high level. Two million people live close by in what used to be the burial ground for the very rich: the City of the Dead. Entire families have taken possession of old sepulchers. Surrounding it are schools and stores, the center of an extremely lively social life.
The lot of the inhabitants is not just poverty; religion is also very important to them, namely the Sunni Islam. Daily life is interrupted five times a day by the call from the mosques that is heard everywhere and the people go to pray to Allah. The visitor can experience: the ramadan (a period of fasting), the hadj (a pilgrimage to Mecca), and exuberant weddings and funerals one after the other. Islamic Cairo is grandeur and decline, work and poverty, religion and tradition in confrontation with the modern world, as a great stage where everything takes place in an eternal scenario.
The series of black and white panoramic photographs - made in the period 1986-2001 - has been made with support of the Foundation Found for Visual Art, Design and Architecture (Amsterdam) and Agfa Gevaert (Leverkussen). Some of the work has been on show before at the Amsterdam Center of Photography (1996), Berlage Institute (1998), SBK Gallery Amsterdam (1998) The International Institute of Social History Amsterdam (2000), the Noorderlicht NAZAR exhibitions in Leeuwarden, Prague, Stuttgart and Berlin (2004-6) and EWerk Freiburg (2006)
This is a Hex excavated Truncated Cube "truncated hexahedron" composed entirely of square and triangle origami units.
I made this for my niece. She loves the color purple and dragons.
There are 6 central faces that used Dragon artwork in the center of Double stopper modules. used 3 different dragon pictures.
**Purple-gray-dragon image cube centers: 6 Double Stopper modules (Tomoko Fuse's Kusudama Origami, page 52) I used images of purple dragons edited to the correct size to for the center of the double stoppers. I used 3 different dragon images between 6 faces.
**Floral print Square cube walls: 12 Square Flat Unit modules (from Tomoko Fuse's Unit Polyhedron Origami, page 8.) They're made from two whole sheets of paper, allowing me to color each side of the squares differently. I used 3 different floral patterns.
**Purple tetrahedron walls: 24 Equilateral-triangular Flat Unit II modules (from Kunihiko Kasahara's Origami Omnibus, page 204.) I started using regular triangle modules that had 3 flaps ( from Tomoko Fuse) that had 3 flaps, however the complexity of the units persuaded me to revert back to the equilateral triangles which have 3 pockets no flaps These units have three flaps and no pockets, requiring joining tabs to be folded so they could insert into the sides of the roomy Square Flat Unit modules.
**Black tetrahedron corners/bases: 8 Equilateral-triangular Flat Unit II modules (from Kunihiko Kasahara's Origami Omnibus, page 204.) I glued all but one corner , Where I only glued 1 flap, so it acts as a door to reveal a hidden compartment that I hid a pewter dragon inside.
All of the units used in this have a side length which is exactly 1/2 the length of the original sheet of paper, meaning they are all compatible.
Total of 65 sheets of paper to complete this project, including 24 sheets of Floral/Japanese Print Origami paper. ( Not including the joining tabs)
Excuse the poor photo quality do to inadequate lighting. I will try to get a better picture.
This model and my Valentine Themed Cube
were inspired by Ardoniks halloween-hexexcavated-truncated-cube
Here is the amazing In Pension i stayed in Cappadocia. I would highly recommend In Pension for all backpackers, like me :). You can even book your hostel online from Turkey Hostels. Cheers !
From Edmunds (http://www.edmunds.com/ford/taurus/2008/review.html) -
What Edmunds.com says
The reborn 2008 Ford Taurus hits the dance floor with some fresh moves courtesy of a 263-horsepower V6. The engine upgrade, along with the Five Hundred's pre-existing comfortable cabin, cavernous trunk and top-notch safety scores, make the new Taurus a worthy candidate for a full-size sedan.
Pros
Extra-large backseat and trunk, outstanding crash test scores, comfortable ride, good visibility, available all-wheel drive.
Cons
High front seats create an odd driving position that might be uncomfortable for taller drivers, transmission occasionally slow to downshift.
What's New for 2008
Ford resurrects the Taurus nameplate for 2008 by affixing it to a much-improved Five Hundred. A more powerful engine, a nicer and quieter cabin, a retuned suspension and a corporate three-bar grille are the major highlights.
Introduction
Name recognition and awareness are no doubt important for automotive manufacturers. For example, look no further than the 2008 Ford Taurus. Ford has pulled the Taurus nameplate out of its one-year dirt nap in hopes of getting back into the thick of the large family sedan game. But is the public's awareness of the Taurus name a good thing or bad? Though a hero car back in the 1980s and early '90s, more recent iterations of the Taurus were dated and anonymous, a favorite of image-dulling rental car agencies and a not-so-favorite of middle management types who received them as company cars.
The Taurus revival is combined with the death of the Ford Five Hundred, a large sedan introduced a few years ago that never sold like the company had hoped. Although it offered a large cabin and an impressive ride and handling balance, the Five Hundred was let down by weak engine performance and a lack of refinement.
Thankfully, the 2008 Ford Taurus gains a number of improvements as part of its return. Under that familiar Five Hundred sheet metal are much improved running gear and additional features. In fact, Ford says there are more than 500 changes. A 263-hp V6 replaces the lame 203-hp V6, and a more responsive six-speed automatic replaces the sluggish continuously variable transmission (CVT) across all trim levels.
Other improvements for this large family sedan include the adoption of stability control, a "Ford Sync" system (that allows hands-free use of mobile phones and digital music players), improved cabin materials and more sound insulation for a quieter ride.
With its major performance infusion, addition of key safety and luxury features, and available all-wheel drive, the Ford Taurus is the best it's been in a long time. Given the Taurus' size (along with the fact that the Ford Fusion now battles stalwarts like the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry), you'll probably want to cross-shop it against full-size sedans like the Chrysler 300, Hyundai Azera or Toyota Avalon. Though still slightly deficient in terms of style (compared to the 300) or all-around polish, the Taurus is certainly worth consideration.
Our Lady & The English Martyrs, Cambridge
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Yesterday I revisited St Peter for internals and finished of Cambridge, visiting seven Victorian built churches only one of which, Our Lady & The English Martyrs, is worth writing up.
At first sight I wrote OLEM off as a Victorian Gothic monstrosity but as I wandered around the exterior I was struck by the quality of the building and the interior stunned me with lots of rather good glass and impressive architecture (oh and apart from three revisits, Babraham, Guilden Morden and Stow cum Quy, that finished the north west quadrant).
The Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, or OLEM, is situated in the heart of the city of Cambridge. An imposing example of the 19th Century Gothic Revival, it was built to the designs of Dunn & Hansom of Newcastle between 1885 and 1890, and founded solely by Mrs Yolande Marie Louise Lyne-Stephens, a former ballet dancer at the Paris Opera and Drury Lane, London, and widow of a wealthy banker. She promised to build the church on the feast of Our Lady of the Assumption, and Monsignor Christopher Scott - the first Rector - also wished to commemorate the Catholic Martyrs who died between 1535 and 1681, over thirty of whom had been in residence at the University.
Designed by architects Dunn and Hansom of Newcastle and built by the Cambridge firm of Rattee and Kett, OLEM is constructed in Casterton, Ancaster and Combe Down Stone. The church is a traditional cruciform structure in the early-decorated style with a large tower at the crossing, a polygonal apse and a west bell tower with a 65-metre spire, visible for miles around Cambridge. Quite often, it is quoted by visitors and local residents as a location point. The approximate internal dimensions of the church are: length 48 meters [156 ft] width across the aisles 16 meters [51 ft] width at the transepts 22 meters [71 ft], the height of the nave 15 meters [71ft].
Inside and over the west door stands the figure of Our Lady of the Assumption crowned with lilies and standing on the crescent moon with the vanquished serpent beneath. The west window shows the English Martyrs arranged in two principal groups, the clergy on the south side with St John Fisher in their midst and the laity on the north grouped round St Thomas More.
Beside the South aisle is an ancient statue of Our Lady with the Child Jesus. This statue is understood to be a gift in 1850 from Emmanuel College, which was built on the site of a Dominican Priory dating back to 1274. The Church of the Black Friars of Cambridge contained a statue of Our Blessed Lady to which much pilgrimage was had. Although unconfirmed this could be that statue.
The Chapel of the Holy Souls with the book of Remembrance is located at the west end of the south aisle. The sculpture above the altar depicts the solace and relief of the Holy Souls in Purgatory through the intercession of Our Lady and the angel who comforted Our Lord in Gethsemane. The Chapel is now appropriately used at the two great Christian celebrations: at Easter for the Empty Tomb indicating the Risen Lord, and at Christmas for the Crib.
The aisle windows were almost completely destroyed when the church was struck by a bomb on 1941, but were subsequently replaced in their original form. They epitomise the various sufferings of the English Martyrs, their being brought before the Council, racked, hung, drawn and quartered in the sight and sympathy of the faithful. The windows of the north aisle portray Carthusians, St Thomas Moore, B. Margaret Pole and others, while the south aisle is made a “Fisher Aisle”, devoted to scenes from the life of St John, Cardinal Bishop of Rochester, who in so many important ways is identified with Cambridge.
The best general impression of the interior is obtained from the gateway in the iron screen dividing the nave from the ante-chapel. The heads of the four great preachers of Our Lady’s Graces are carved in the four corners of the nave. The windows along the nave represent saints connected with the Church in Britain, arranged approximately in chronological order from east to west with a few additional figures in the eastern windows.
The Rood which is between the nave and the sanctuary is of the type known as “Majestas”; the figure of Our Lord, with glorified wounds, robed in alb, stole and pallium [as High Priest] and crowned [as King “reigning from the Tree”]. This was the earliest type of crucifix; the realistic figure, now almost universal, did not come into general use until the beginning of the thirteenth century. The cross, inspired by that at Nuremberg, is about 6 metres high, carved in oak; the figures of Christ and of Our Lady and of Saint John are of Kauri pine. They were carved locally by Mr. B. Maclean Leach and completed and blessed in 1914.
Beyond the present, modern altar is the High Altar with the relics of Saints Felix and Constantia, martyrs of the early Church. The tabernacle and ornaments of the altar are of exquisite French workmanship from Lyons. The baldacchino which covers the High Altar is similar to that over the tomb of Robert the Wise (1275-1343) at Santa Chiara, Naples. It is one of the earliest forms of adornment of a Christian altar. At the top is the figure of Our Lord in glory supported on each side by angels in act of adoration.
The design and the re-ordering of the sanctuary was done by Mr. Gerard Goalen of Harlow after the Second Vatican Council. On 7th April, 1973, Bishop Charles Grant consecrated the present central. The original High Altar has subsequently been used mainly for reservation of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Why even MILD Covid is now being linked to long-term heart trouble: Millions of us have had the infection - and recovered in days. Now worrying research suggests there could be a nasty sting in the tail
Two weeks after falling ill with Covid TV doctor Xand van Tulleken thought he was on the mend, when he suddenly took a turn for the worse.
‘I woke at 3am with my heart rate rushing at 170 beats per minute [it should have been about 60] and in a chaotic rhythm. I felt bad: faint, sweaty, breathless, panicky,’ he says.
This was March 2020, at the start of the pandemic, when little was known about the typical course of the infection.
But Xand’s training as a public health doctor left him in little doubt that he had developed atrial fibrillation, a dangerous heart rhythm disorder where abnormal electrical impulses cause an irregular and often racing heartbeat. It can lead to stroke and, in extreme cases, heart failure.
‘I believed that my heart-rhythm problem arose most likely as a result of the virus inflaming my heart,’ he says. Realising the seriousness of the situation he raced by taxi to University College Hospital in London.
‘The emergency doctors shocked my heart to stop it temporarily, allowing it to restart in a normal rhythm, a process called cardioversion,’ he adds.
With his heart beating more normally, Xand was prescribed bisoprolol, a type of beta-blocker — medication that alters the heart’s response to nerve impulses, slowing its rate to reduce the risk of further heart-rhythm problems. But it didn’t.
‘My heart went into atrial fibrillation several times after that, meaning I had to go through the cardioversion process repeatedly,’ he says.
A year after his original infection, in 2021 Xand had to return to hospital for an ablation, a procedure that uses freezing liquid nitrogen to ‘burn’ heart tissue, creating scarring that disrupts the electrical signals that cause irregular heartbeats.
‘Surgery took about 90 minutes and I was awake throughout,’ he recalls. ‘It wasn’t painful but it definitely wasn’t enjoyable. When it got to the bit where they froze the heart tissue with liquid nitrogen in a balloon threaded through my artery, I was gripped by a sense of impending doom.’
Xand now feels recovered, mercifully. But millions of fellow Britons have been left facing similarly dangerous and debilitating heart problems in the wake of Covid.
Some 23 million Covid infections have been recorded in the UK, although it’s estimated that many more cases have gone unrecorded because those affected weren’t tested.
Two million people in the UK are living with long Covid, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed in June. It classified long Covid as experiencing symptoms more than four weeks after a coronavirus infection.
Fatigue is the most common, followed by shortness of breath, loss of sense of smell and difficulty concentrating, according to the ONS, but more worryingly there are also significant reports of long-term heart-related problems.
In March, the potential scale of such problems was revealed by a paper in the BMJ. The study of more than 47,000 people who’d been hospitalised with Covid-19 showed that they were about three times more likely than uninfected people to face major cardiovascular problems within eight months of being taken to hospital.
It’s not only people who were hospitalised who have been affected. A study in March of 150,000 Americans found serious heart complications can occur in people who seem to have recovered from a mild infection. The report in the journal Nature Medicine, led by Dr Ziyad Al-Aly, an epidemiologist at Washington University, St Louis, in the U.S., found that people who’d had Covid faced substantially increased risks for 20 conditions, including heart attacks and strokes, in the following 12 months.
In patients who’d been admitted to intensive care the risk of conditions, such as myocarditis (inflammation of the heart that reduces its pumping ability) and blood clots in the lungs, was at least 20 times higher than in uninfected people. But even those who had not been hospitalised had increased risks of many conditions, ranging from an 8 per cent increase in heart attacks to a 247 per cent increase in myocarditis.
Scientists have long known that respiratory infections such as flu can trigger heart disease. This is because they cause inflammation, which plays a major role in cardiovascular illnesses.
However, a Covid infection seems to cause a much higher incidence of problems, and following much milder levels of initial illness.
‘It is not only surprising but also profoundly consequential that the risk is evident even in those [who had mild infections],’ says Dr Al-Aly. ‘That’s what makes this likely a serious public health problem.’
But why? One possibility is that the virus’s spike protein — which it uses to invade human cells — can cause an outbreak of localised inflammation in heart tissue that is so intense that it damages the muscle. Dr Zhiqiang Lin, an assistant professor of cardiology at the Masonic Medical Research Institute in New York, exposed human heart tissue in the lab to spike proteins from Covid-19 and HCoV-NL63, a coronavirus that infects the respiratory system without harming hearts.
He found Covid-19 sparks an immune response in heart cells whereas the other coronavirus did not. He believes that causes excessive inflammation which damages heart cells and causes myocarditis.
But Covid may also harm cardiovascular health in another way, according to a study by Houston Methodist Academic Medical Centre, Texas, published in August. This found that patients with long Covid heart symptoms may have double the normal risk of having unhealthy endothelial cells, which line the inside of the heart and blood vessels.
Endothelial cells play a key role in dilating the arteries and helping to get blood to the heart when we do physically strenuous activities. Patients with unhealthy endothelial cells, a condition known as microvascular dysfunction, are at higher risk of heart failure and death.
Dr Mouaz Al-Mallah, a cardiologist who co-authored the paper, explains in the journal JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging: ‘When a patient exercises they need more blood delivered to the heart to be able to provide blood to the entire body ... But in some patients with Covid, we noted it’s not increasing to the degree it should be.’
Dr Al-Mallah’s team scanned the hearts of nearly 400 patients with long Covid. The scans showed they were twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells inside the heart and blood vessels. ‘This may potentially explain why some patients are having chest pain and shortness of breath because their heart is not getting that extra blood,’ Dr Al-Mallah wrote.
Not everyone is convinced that the dangers are widespread, however. In a small study of 52 people, Professor Gerry McCann, a cardiac-imaging specialist at the University of Leicester, found that people who had recovered after being hospitalised with Covid-19 had no greater rate of heart disease than people who had similar underlying cardiovascular conditions such as high blood pressure, but who had remained uninfected by the virus.
He is working on a larger study with around 1,200 participants. ‘The more data we’re acquiring, the less impressed we are with the degree of myocardial injury,’ he told Good Health.
‘There is no doubt Covid is associated with heart problems in hospitalised patients, although it is relatively uncommon. Those who are hospitalised tend to have other risk factors such as older age, obesity and pre-existing cardiovascular disease.’
He adds: ‘There are mixed reports on the extent of heart problems from researchers using imaging techniques. Some of the abnormal findings are of uncertain clinical significance and we are not sure how much of the changes are related to pre-existing conditions.’
Other British researchers disagree that the extent of cardiovascular dangers are exaggerated.
Colin Berry, a professor of cardiology and imaging at the University of Glasgow, said: ‘Professor McCann’s study has serious limitations because it only studied 52 patients. I would concentrate on much larger studies that have greater statistical power such as the American ones, which do show widescale problems.’
Professor’s Berry’s own study, published in Nature Medicine in May, covered 1,306 former Covid patients. It found that one in eight people who had been hospitalised with the virus between May 2020 and March 2021 were later diagnosed with myocarditis.
‘Prior to Covid they had been fit and healthy,’ he says. ‘I think that the damage is more than just to these patients’ hearts but to their wider cardiovascular systems.
‘It may also involve their blood vessels, which helps to explain why such long Covid patients are showing physical problems and loss of quality of life.’
Dr David Strain, a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter who specialises in viral infections, also believes Professor McCann’s results may not represent the whole picture.
‘The patients he studied are generally being followed up after they have left hospital, when the main danger period has passed,’ he says. ‘Beyond three months there seems to be a negligible risk of bad cardiovascular things happening.’
Dr Strain argues instead that the majority of heart problems emerge in a period that lasts from six to eight weeks after Covid infection. ‘This is the period when we see rates of heart attacks, strokes and blood clots going up,’ he says. ‘During this post-infection danger period, Covid picks on your weakest parts, such as your heart and arteries.’ Over the longer term Dr Strain says worrying evidence is mounting to suggest that the virus can hide dormant in our bodies for months or even years.
‘If the virus can hide in the body then anything that weakens a person’s immune defences — such as physical stress, infection or reinfection with another strain of Covid — may allow the virus to re-emerge,’ he says. ‘There is evidence to suggest long Covid can be caused by the virus persisting, and having surges subsequently may cause cardiovascular disease.’
This, Dr Strain says, is why it is crucial people getting over Covid take things very easy when recuperating from the virus. ‘From what we see, people who return to work early are more likely to get post-Covid problems,’ he warns.
Professor Berry agrees. ‘I advise long Covid patients to keep active, but to stay within their own limit,’ he explains. ‘Go for short leisurely walks and if you can do that well, try brisk walks — but don’t overdo it.’
Xand van Tulleken wishes he had taken things more slowly two years ago in the wake of his Covid infection. ‘I did not try to take it easy,’ he says. ‘Even on the day I suffered the first bout of atrial fibrillation, I went straight into work.’
As a result, ‘I went into a downward spiral. Being post-Covid and with heart worries, I felt depressive, miserable,’ he says.
‘Lots of people have gone through this stuff. Fortunately I had the support of my parents, who encouraged me to exercise gently and cooked for me. My twin brother Chris has been hugely helpful with recovering my health by getting me to eat well, not eating junk food and ultraprocessed foods to aid my general health.’
He adds: ‘Professor Toby Hillman was my doctor at the clinic for people with Covid complications. He said his best advice for anyone with long Covid is to rest.’
Thanks to a combination of Xand taking this on board, and having the successful cardioversion op, he says: ‘I now feel amazing.
‘I can go for a run every morning and feel healthy.
‘Convalescence is what we all need after Covid. It sounds such an old-fashioned word, but as a nation we have lost the concept of convalescence. We need to get it back.’
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Just in time for fall, there’s a brand-new COVID variant making headway in the U.S.
A new COVID strain started to create waves among virus trackers this week, outpacing nearly all other variants of interest scientists are tracking in the U.S. this autumn.
The variant, which scientists have named BF.7—short for BA.5.2.1.7—comprised 1.7% of sequenced infections last week in the U.S., according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other variants jockeying for the top spot right now—held by BA.5, at 85%—include BA.4.6, which comprised 10.3% of infections, and BA.2.75, which comprised 1.3%.
Scientists are taking notice of BF.7 because it’s making headway in an increasingly crowded field of Omicron subvariants. For months they’ve watched BA.2.75—dubbed Centaurus by the Twitterverse—as a variant of interest with potential to surge this fall. But this week, BF.7 surpassed it.
Potentially more transmissible than BA.5
BF.7 is only beginning to grow off in the U.S., but it’s already taken off in other countries.
So far Belgium has seen the lion’s share of BF.7 cases identified globally: 25%. Denmark, Germany, and France have each seen 10% of the world’s identified cases so far, according to cov-lineages.org, a COVID data repository updated daily by contributors from universities in England, Scotland, and Australia, among others.
The new subvariant was first reported by the CDC as part of cases of BA.5, which rose to prominence this summer. But the CDC recently broke it out into its own category when cases topped 1%, Dr. Stuart Ray, vice chair of medicine for data integrity and analytics at Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, told Fortune.
“The same growth advantage in multiple countries makes it reasonable to think that BF.7 is gaining a foothold,” and that it’s potentially more transmissible than parent BA.5, Ray said. Children of variants “don’t grow relative to their parent unless they have an advantage.”
While nothing is known about the severity of disease BF.7 might cause, so far all Omicron subvariants have had similar severity, he added.
The new subvariant has a change in the spike protein—a feature that allows it to enter cells—seen in other Omicron strains making headway. It also has a change in the nucleotide sequence—sometimes referred to as the blueprint of an organism—that could cause it to behave differently than other subvariants. But the extent to which it will diverge, if it does at all, is currently unknown, Ray said.
COVID is continually evolving to become more immune evasive, according to Ray, and Omicron is spawning exponentially. He added he wouldn’t be surprised to see a new variant altogether this fall.
“It’s been a while since we went from Alpha to Beta to Gamma to Delta, then to Omicron,” he said. “We may be complacent. This may be feeding into the notion that this is behind us.”
The tangle of Omicron spawns—with or without a new parent variant—could make for a rough fall and winter, Ray said.
His advice? Continue to mask and get your booster. And remember that the pandemic isn’t over.
“There are people who predicted COVID would be over by Easter of last year,” he said.
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Cat Bells across Derwent water..
Wild swimmers fleeing the yellow monster..
Derwent Water in the Lake District.
12 picture stitch by Bimostitch Lite.
Vincent came up from down south for a week on his fancy Honda!
As part of that we are doing a two day ride to the Lake District, to 'do' the passes and then back via North Yorkshire Moors and the Tan Hill Inn..
Little did we know that this was our last ride out together!
Few months later Vincent died from a fast growing inoperable brain tumour.. 😢
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Une démarche de développement durable
Le centre de production horticole, c'est 13 300 m2 de serres qui figurent sans doute parmi les plus modernes et performantes du pays. "Nous n'avons pas voulu nous contenter de remplacer les vieilles serres de Créteil et Limeil-Brévannes, explique Thierry
Deman, responsable de la production florale et arboricole de Plaine centrale. Notre objectif, c'était de créer un site de production qui garantisse un haut rendement, respecte l'environnement et offre au personnel de bonnes conditions de travail. C'est
pourquoi nous nous sommes inscrits dans une démarche HQE (haute qualité environnementale) de développement durable."
C'est ainsi que les constructions ont été intégrées dans leur environnement, que les serres ont été travaillées et disposées pour limiter au maximum l'impact visuel, que les arbres et les haies existants ont été préservés et que les matériaux choisis (bois,
verre, aluminium, acier inoxydable, linoléum, peintures sans solvant) l'ont été pour leurs faibles nuisances environnementales.
À l'intérieur, la plupart des réseaux ont été enterrés et l'éclairage a été réalisé avec des luminaires basse luminancepour améliorer le confort visuel.
Les équipements bruyants ont été mis dans des lieux isolés pour limiter les nuisances sonores, des siphons ont été placés régulièrement sur les dallages pour faciliter le nettoyage du sol, des ouvrants de pignons et de toiture ont été installés pour permettre
le brassage et le renouvellement de l'air.
Des économies d'eau et d'énergie
Mais le respect de la démarche HQE est surtout sensible dans la gestion économique et écologique de l'énergie et de l'eau.
De nombreuses dispositions ont ainsi été prises pour réaliser des économies de chauffage et améliorer le confort de travail du personnel (énergie humaine) : orientation des serres dans l'axe nord-sud pour un ensoleillement maximum, utilisation d'un verre spécial pour une filtration positive des rayons solaires (rétention
des UVA), régulation informatisée du climat et installation d'une chaudière à grand volume d'eau, mise en place de chaînes de production pour diminuer les déplacements, les efforts et contraintes physiques, concentration des aires de culture
autour de la galerie de travail.
Par ailleurs, tout a été conçu pour limiter les prélèvements d'eau et supprimer les rejets. C'est ainsi qu'un bassin de récupération des eaux de toiture a été réalisé et qu'un système d'arrosage, fondé sur le drainage et le recyclage des eaux de sol
a été mis en œuvre (voir encadré).
Ce sont bien, ainsi, des serres du XXIe siècle qui ont ouvert à Mandres-les-Roses. Un univers de fleurs et de plantes vertes certes, mais aussi de tapis de convoyage, de ponts roulants et de chariots mécaniques, car l'automatisation est omniprésente et a
permis à chaque étape de la production (rempotage, fertilisation ...) et de la manutention (transport du terreau, des plaques de culture ...) d'éliminer la plupart des tâches pénibles. Quant aux ordinateurs dont la présence peut également surprendre, ils
gèrent, ni plus ni moins que le chauffage, l'arrosage et le climat.
Un système d'arrosage innovant
En matière de développement durable et de protection de l'environnement, les serres communautaires se situent à la pointe de la technologie. Alors que les dégâts causés aux nappes phréatiques par les engrais et traitements divers sont depuis longtemps avérés et que l'eau devient un bien de plus en plus précieux, les serres communautaires ne polluent pas et permettent de réaliser des économies. Elles le doivent à l'installation d'un système d'arrosage qui met en œuvre le recyclage des eaux d'arrosage et la récupération des eaux de pluie (ou eaux de toiture). Comme le montre le schéma ci-dessous, le recyclage des eaux d'arrosage s'effectue par filtration à travers une toile perméable et une couche de roche volcanique au pouvoir tampon, disposées sous les plantes. Les eaux de pluie, elles, sont récupérées dans un bassin de 500 m3. Après mélange et fertilisation dans une station de pompage, eaux de pluie et d'arrosage sont dirigées sur les rampes d'arrosage.
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The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 is designed by multi award-winning Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.
He is the thirteenth and, at 41, youngest architect to accept the invitation to design a temporary structure for the Serpentine Gallery. The most ambitious architectural programme of its kind worldwide, the Serpentine's annual Pavilion commission is one of the most anticipated events on the cultural calendar. Past Pavilions have included designs by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei (2012), Frank Gehry (2008), the late Oscar Niemeyer (2003) and Zaha Hadid, who designed the inaugural structure in 2000.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most important architects coming to prominence worldwide, Sou Fujimoto is the leading light of an exciting generation of artists who are re-inventing our relationship with the built environment. Inspired by organic structures, such as the forest, the nest and the cave, Fujimoto's signature buildings inhabit a space between nature and artificiality. Fujimoto has completed the majority of his buildings in Japan, with commissions ranging from the domestic, such as Final Wooden House, T House and House N, to the institutional, such as the Musashino Art Museum and Library at Musashino Art University.
Occupying some 350 square-metres of lawn in front of the Serpentine Gallery, Sou Fujimoto's delicate, latticed structure of 20mm steel poles will have a lightweight and semi-transparent appearance that will allow it to blend, cloud-like, into the landscape and against the classical backdrop of the Gallery's colonnaded East wing. Designed as a flexible, multi-purpose social space - with a café sited inside - visitors will be encouraged to enter and interact with the Pavilion in different ways throughout its four-month tenure in London's Kensington Gardens.
Julia Peyton-Jones, Director, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director, Serpentine Gallery, said:
"We are thrilled to be working with one of the most fascinating architects in the world today. A visionary, who has conceived an extraordinary response to our invitation to design the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Sou Fujimoto has designed a structure that will enthral everyone that encounters it throughout the summer."
Describing his design concept, Sou Fujimoto said:
"For the 2013 Pavilion I propose an architectural landscape: a transparent terrain that encourages people to interact with and explore the site in diverse ways. Within the pastoral context of Kensington Gardens, I envisage the vivid greenery of the surrounding plant life woven together with a constructed geometry. A new form of environment will be created, where the natural and the man-made merge; not solely architectural nor solely natural, but a unique meeting of the two.
The Pavilion will be a delicate, three-dimensional structure, each unit of which will be composed of fine steel bars. It will form a semi-transparent, irregular ring, simultaneously protecting visitors from the elements while allowing them to remain part of the landscape. The overall footprint will be 350 square-metres and the Pavilion will have two entrances. A series of stepped terraces will provide seating areas that will allow the Pavilion to be used as a flexible, multi-purpose social space.
The delicate quality of the structure, enhanced by its semi-transparency, will create a geometric, cloud-like form, as if it were mist rising from the undulations of the park. From certain vantage points, the Pavilion will appear to merge with the classical structure of the Serpentine Gallery, with visitors suspended in space."
Fujimoto is the third Japanese architect to accept the invitation to design the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, following Toyo Ito in 2002 and Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA in 2009
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Varsity Girls
Team Scores:
1. Clovis East 51 2. Reseda (LA) 75 3. North 182 4. Bakersfield 193 5. Highland 199 6. El Diamante 231 7. Golden West 235 8. Yosemite 245 9. Exeter 247 10. Firebaugh 300 11. Monache 309 12. McFarland 317 13. Central Valley Christian 329 14. Redwood 336 15. Tulare Western 336 16. Sanger 375 17. Hoover 421 18. Cesar Chavez 438 19. Woodlake 448 20. Wasco 461 21. Delano 522 22. Porterville 558 23. Sierra 737 24. Fowler 737 24. Fowler 777 25. Parlier 779 26. Farmersville 785 27. Hanford 791 28. Orosi 818
Team Scores by Divisions:
Extra Large Schools: 1. Clovis East 37 2. Reseda 53 3. Bakersfield 104 4. North 106 5. Highland 114 6. Tulare Western 166 7. Sanger 178 8. Hoover 201 9. Delano 227
Large Schools: 1. Golden West 46 2. El Diamante 49 3. Monache 75 4. Redwood 80 5. Cesar Chavez 106 6. Porterville 138 7. Hanford 205
Medium Schools: 1. Yosemite 42 2. Exeter 52 3. McFarland 61 4. Woodlake 91 5. Wasco 100 6. Parlier 188 7. Orosi 201
Small Schools: 1. Firebaugh 27 2. Central Valley Christian 29 3. Fowler 99 4. Sierra 101 5. Farmersville 110
Individual Results (3.0 miles): 1. Katie Fry (Exeter) 19:23.7 2. Ashley Katchadourian (Clovis East) 19:53.0 3. Celcilia Lopez (North) 20:10.2 4. Jetzabel Velazquez (Reseda) 20:12.2 5. Kacy Kurushima (Clovis East) 20:24.7 6. Courtney Sharar (Clovis East) 20:28.7 7. Colleen Warmerdam (Yosemite) 20:37.7 8. Sarah Baker (Bakersfield) 20:38.7 9. Shelby Sutton (Exeter) 20:39.7 10. Chandler Feigel (Sanger) 20:41.5 11. Michelle Vasquez (Reseda) 20:53.3 12. Sarah Tomamichel (Clovis East) 20:58.0 13. Linda Ramos (Firebaugh) 20:59.7 14. Nichole Berry (Highland) 21:02.3 15. Yanet Uranga (Reseda) 21:04.5 16. Gabby Lerma (Bakersfield) 21:06.2 17. Molly Pahkamaa (El Diamante) 21:06.9 18. Kacie Van Hofwegen (Central Valley Christian) 21:09.3 19. Cebriana Avina (Tulare Western) 21:10.4 20. Alejandra Gutierrez (Wasco) 21:14.1 21. Dennise Mercado (Highland) 21:14.8 22. Nato Germano Zashuili (Reseda) 21:24.4 23. Andrea Monzon (Reseda) 21:31.5 24. Corina Garcia (McFarland) 21:34.6
Varsity Boys
Team Scores:
1. McFarland 30 2. Clovis East 74 3. Avenal 125 4. Tulare Western 172 5. Highland 198 6. Parlier 204 7. Golden West 206 8. Wasco 216 9. Reseda (LA) 10. Redwood 303 11. Woodlake 310 12. Cesar Chavez 392 13. Yosemite 411 14. Bakersfield 440 15. North 472 16. El Diamante 476 17. Farmersville 481 18. Monache 502 19. Sanger 510 20. Delano 526 21. Orosi 529 22. Firebaugh 533 23. Tranquillity 545 24. Exeter 568 25. Porterville 677 26. Sierra 758 27. Central Valley Christian 794 28. Kingsburg 815 29. Hanford 818 30. Strathmore 904
Team Scores by Divisions:
Extra Large Schools: 1. Clovis East 20 2. Tulare Western 56 3. Highland 65 4. Reseda 92 5. Bakersfield 158 6. North 167 7. Sanger 175 8. Delano
Large Schools: 1. Golden West 37 2. Redwood 58 3. Cesar Chavez 76 4. El Diamante 96 5. Monache 96 6. Porterville 146 7. Hanford 192
Medium Schools: 1. McFarland 15 2. Parlier 79 3. Wasco 82 4. Woodlake 5. Yosemite 136 6. Orosi 165 7. Exeter 167 8. Kingsburg 227
Small Schools: 1. Avenal 15 2. Farmersville 74 3. Firebaugh 84 4. Tranquillity 90 5. Sierra 141 6. Central Valley Christian 148 7. Strathmore 187
Individual Results (3.0 miles): 1. Justin Vilhauer (Redwood) 15:40.9 2. Germay Tesfai (Hoover) 16:02.2 3. Alfonso Cisneros (McFarland) 16:14.0 4. Jesus Chavez (Golden West) 16:21.1 5. Marco Camaigo (McFarland) 16:21.6 6. Marco Perez (McFarland) 16:23.4 7. Noe Cruz (Clovis East) 16:25.5 8. Jason Freeman (Clovis East) 16:26.9 9. Zach Segouia (Clovis East) 16:32.0 10. Eddie Garcia (McFarland) 16:34.9 11. Edward Bautista (McFarland) 16:35.7 12. Francisco Nava (McFarland) 16:37.0 13. Matt Morris (Golden West) 16:37.7 14. Martin Rios (Cesar Chavez) 16:40.3 15. Jonathan Garcia (Parlier) 16:41.5 16. Gerardo Alcala (McFarland) 16:51.6 17. Ramon Guzman (Woodlake) 16:52.8 18. Jose Ramirez (Avenal) 16:53.7 19. Christian Gonzales (Exeter) 16:55.7 20. Jose Perez (Parlier) 16:56.4 21. Julio Martinez (Avenal) 16:57.6 22. Roberto Rodriguez (Tulare Western) 17:00.1 23. Joseph Rosales (Clovis East) 17:01.4 24. Brandon Croft (El Diamante) 17:04.0 25. Roberto Lopez (Avenal) 17:05.3
Saturday 26 October 2013: Mandalay (မန္တလေး)
Our free day in Mandalay (မန္တလေး) (map) started with a walking tour of Ze Cho / Zegyo market, led by Josh, which was really interesting. The group then split into those who did a sight seeing tour with Josh as an optional extra (why not include it - as we found out, DIY in Mandalay is far harder than elsewhere), and Joelle, Anna, Miriam and I who opted to try out hand at taking in the sights on public transport.... where we had variable success: finding the bus stops near the market was tricky, but we had lots of help from local people (and even more offers from taxi drivers who wanted to take us on a tour), but unfortunately our first bus got a flat type somewhere on 32nd Street, and the next bus we hopped on to get us up to the cluster of pagodas north east of the Mandalay Palace (မန္တလေး နန်းတော်) complex charged us 1000k each (I think the local fare was closer to 100k-200k).... At least our adventures on public transport meant I got familiar with numbers written in Burmese script.
Along with the Palace, several of the pagodas are covered by a $10 combined ticket, but we decided to avoid those and focused instead on "the world's biggest book" - aka the inscribed marble 'tomb stones' at Kuthodaw Pagoda (ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား) (although getting into it we took the "scenic route" around the perimeter walls and through some goat-filled woods). We did get to see the beautiful carved teak of the Shwe Nandaw Kyaung / Shwenandaw Monastery (ရွှေနန်းတော်ကျောင်း) through the bars of the railings that surround it, and the outside of the Atumashi Kyaung (အတုမရှိကျောင်း) monastery next door. We did a lot of walking, in vain, in search of the Sandamundi Pagoda - I think our directions/info was wrong as we wandered along long N-S streets and the military compounds that sit to the east of Mandalay Hill.
Having sat on a very slow bus back to the Ze Cho / Zegyo market area, we cut out losses and negotiated with a private taxi driver to take us to the sights south west of the city centre, which proved 3000k each well spent as he took us to the quiet (free) entrances to the stunning Maha Muni Pagoda (မဟာမုနိဘုရားကြီး), where the (male) faithful stick gold leaf offerings onto the ever growing Sacred Living Image of the Buddha, and the Shwe In Bin Kyaung, where we got to go inside the beautiful carved teak monastery building and to wander around the grounds (almost) all by ourselves.
At 4 o'clock we rendezvoused in the reception of the Silver Star Hotel, and were driven to Mandalay Hill (မန္တလေးတောင်), where sadly the rain impinged on our sunset views over Mandalay but (re)visting the Kuthodaw Pagoda en route (would have been nice to have been told that this morning). Still, dinner at the really super Super 81 made up for the rain - a feast, and a bargain to boot!
Saturday 26 October 2013: Mandalay (မန္တလေး)
Our free day in Mandalay (မန္တလေး) (map) started with a walking tour of Ze Cho / Zegyo market, led by Josh, which was really interesting. The group then split into those who did a sight seeing tour with Josh as an optional extra (why not include it - as we found out, DIY in Mandalay is far harder than elsewhere), and Joelle, Anna, Miriam and I who opted to try out hand at taking in the sights on public transport.... where we had variable success: finding the bus stops near the market was tricky, but we had lots of help from local people (and even more offers from taxi drivers who wanted to take us on a tour), but unfortunately our first bus got a flat type somewhere on 32nd Street, and the next bus we hopped on to get us up to the cluster of pagodas north east of the Mandalay Palace (မန္တလေး နန်းတော်) complex charged us 1000k each (I think the local fare was closer to 100k-200k).... At least our adventures on public transport meant I got familiar with numbers written in Burmese script.
Along with the Palace, several of the pagodas are covered by a $10 combined ticket, but we decided to avoid those and focused instead on "the world's biggest book" - aka the inscribed marble 'tomb stones' at Kuthodaw Pagoda (ကုသိုလ်တော်ဘုရား) (although getting into it we took the "scenic route" around the perimeter walls and through some goat-filled woods). We did get to see the beautiful carved teak of the Shwe Nandaw Kyaung / Shwenandaw Monastery (ရွှေနန်းတော်ကျောင်း) through the bars of the railings that surround it, and the outside of the Atumashi Kyaung (အတုမရှိကျောင်း) monastery next door. We did a lot of walking, in vain, in search of the Sandamundi Pagoda - I think our directions/info was wrong as we wandered along long N-S streets and the military compounds that sit to the east of Mandalay Hill.
Having sat on a very slow bus back to the Ze Cho / Zegyo market area, we cut out losses and negotiated with a private taxi driver to take us to the sights south west of the city centre, which proved 3000k each well spent as he took us to the quiet (free) entrances to the stunning Maha Muni Pagoda (မဟာမုနိဘုရားကြီး), where the (male) faithful stick gold leaf offerings onto the ever growing Sacred Living Image of the Buddha, and the Shwe In Bin Kyaung, where we got to go inside the beautiful carved teak monastery building and to wander around the grounds (almost) all by ourselves.
At 4 o'clock we rendezvoused in the reception of the Silver Star Hotel, and were driven to Mandalay Hill (မန္တလေးတောင်), where sadly the rain impinged on our sunset views over Mandalay but (re)visting the Kuthodaw Pagoda en route (would have been nice to have been told that this morning). Still, dinner at the really super Super 81 made up for the rain - a feast, and a bargain to boot!
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A questão do preconceito que eu passava no meu trabalho como professora da rede pública municipal não era relatada pela Procuradoria Municipal de Belford Roxo e pela Secretaria de Educação (SEMED). Ao contrário, a prática da Secretaria Municipal de Educação foi o de abafar o problema do preconceito, da discriminação e do bullying quando por exemplo eu fui chamada na Secretaria de Educação pela funcionária Ivani (Maria Ivani Daher de Oliveira Mattos - mat. 46960) para reescrever o processo em 2006 onde eu relatava que sofria constrangimentos na Escola Municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima porque a Secretária de Educação Maíses Rangel Suhett não gostou do que eu escrevi. A funcionária Ivani me disse que caso eu não retirasse os relatos que informavam que eu sofria preconceito em um novo processo, eu não receberia o meu pagamento.
PROCESSO 04/3977/06 - PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE BELFORD ROXO - Data: 20/10/2006 - Requerente: Faiza Khálida Fagundes Coutinho (relatei inúmeros constrangimentos, brincadeiras ridículas debochando da minha sexualidade) from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE BELFORD ROXO
NÚMERO DO PROCESSO: 04/0003977
Ano: 2006
Data Entrada: 23/10/2006
Requerente: FAIZA KHALIDA FAGUNDES COUTINHO
Assunto: Abono de faltas
SubAssunto: Abono de faltas
Rota: 1 Abono de faltas
Data: 23/10/2006 - PROCESSO 04/3977/06 - Proibição de usar saia ou vestido na escola municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima dez meses após "cirurgia de mudança de sexo" e 3 meses após decisão judicial retificando sexo da professora transexual Faiza Khálida from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
FOLHA 05 - PROCESSO 04/3977/06 - Esse diretor já me fez passar por inúmeros constrangimentos ... sempre usando brincadeiras ridículas perante as pessoas debochando da minha sexualidade e inclusive me proibia de trabalhar de saia ou vestido from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
FOLHA 05 - PROCESSO 04/3977/06
Esse diretor já me fez passar por inúmeros constrangimentos sempre usando brincadeiras ridículas perante as pessoas debochando da minha sexualidade que não diz respeito a ele. Esse diretor proibiu até onde pôde de assinar o meu nome Faiza Khálida no ponto da escola e inclusive me proibia de trabalhar usando saia ou vestido outra situação ridícula e fica debochando da foto em meus assentos funcionais que se encontra na SEMED. Preciso ser respeitada em meus direitos como pessoa e funcionária pública.
Faiza Khálida Fagundes Coutinho
Professora - Escola Municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima
Matrícula 5508
Identidade 09089680-4
CPF 024114147-81
Preciso ser respeitada em meus direitos como pessoa e funcionária pública - FOLHA 06 - PROCESSO 04/3977/06 - Professora transexual Faiza Khálida Fagundes Coutinho da Escola Municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima EM BELFORD ROXO - Data Entrada: 23/10/2006 from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
A Secretária de Educação Maíses Rangel Suhett se negava a tomar alguma providência frente a um relato que dizia que eu era discriminada na escola municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima (EMJAL). As atitudes da Secretária de Educação Maíses foram mandar me dizer que ela não gostou do que eu escrevi e mandar arquivar o processo. Ela não apenas se recusava a tomar conhecimento de que eu era discriminada, como também acobertava e não tomava nenhuma atitude.
"A luta contra o preconceito depois da mudança de sexo
Após uma operação bem-sucedida na Tailândia, Faiza Khálida ainda enfrenta dificuldades em escola municipal". (Jornal Extra, 2008)
FOTO: Escola Municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima
FOTO: SECRETÁRIA MUNICIPAL DE EDUCAÇÃO DE BELFORD ROXO
MAÍSES RANGEL SUHETT
Na Secretaria Municipal de Educação, além de eu ter que refazer o processo, escrevendo apenas o que a funcionária Ivani me ditava, eu era tratada como sendo um homem pela funcionária Ivani de religião católica. Ela me dizia a todo instante "professor, o senhor professor, eu não me acostumo, nem nunca vou me acostumar com isso, não adianta fazer mudança de sexo", esses fatos e situações constrangedoras me abalavam ainda mais.
FOTO: Funcionária da secretaria de educação de Belford Roxo Maria Ivani Daher Oliveira Mattos (mat. 46960)
Nos computadores da Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Belford Roxo em 2009 havia 21 processos meus para consulta geral com nome de homem e sexo masculinos. Isso ocorria mesmo com a Procuradoria Municipal de Belford Roxo e a Secretaria Municipal de Educação sabendo que havia sido expedida uma decisão judicial em 2005, 4 anos antes, determinando a retificação de nome e sexo em todos os meus registros civis.
Na Secretaria Municipal de Educação ainda havia o meu assentamento individual que registrava os meus dados pessoais e trazia uma foto masculina. As pessoas faziam referência a essa foto que se encontrava nos meus assentamentos na secretaria de educação com desdém. Esta situação me deixava em uma situação de muito desconforto e constrangimento sendo alvo de piadas, deboches e chacotas na própria escola por parte de professores e, principalmente, do diretor José Carlos Neto Filho ( mat. 11/05236 - PMBR ).
Um dos conhecidos do diretor Neto, Marcelino Santos de Araujo, funcionário municipal de Belford Roxo que transitava dentro da Secretaria de Educação me chamava publicamente de galinha, traveco, bichona. Dizia que eu era a sodomita número 1 de Belford Roxo, entre outras ofensas e transfobia.
Marcelino santos de araújo (mat. 17994) ofendia professora transexual na internet. Foi descoberto pela delegacia de crimes virtuais . Ele é funcionário público municipal de Belford Roxo no cargo de eletricista de baixa tensão. from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
FOTO: Marcelino Santos de Araújo
(funcionário público da Prefeitura Municipal de Belford Roxo no cargo de eletricista de baixa tensão mat. 17994)
A questão do preconceito nunca chegou a ser reconhecida pela Secretaria Municipal de Educação e pela Procuradoria Municipal de Belford Roxo mesmo com a publicação deste fato em 2008 na capa e no interior de um jornal conceituado de grande circulação no estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Em 2008 o Jornal Extra fez uma abordagem sobre o preconceito que eu enfrentava no meu trabalho como professora de língua estrangeira na rede municipal de Belford Roxo.
A matéria repercutiu de forma ampla. Todas as pessoas que trabalhavam na Prefeitura Municipal de Belford Roxo na época ficaram sabendo ou leram esta reportagem, apesar do jornal ter se esgotado rapidamente, principalmente nos locais onde eu interagia. A matéria trouxe a foto do meu rosto dentro e fora do jornal, mais precisamente na capa.
Apesar de o jornal relatar sobre a questão do preconceito que eu enfrentava e a questão da minha transexualidade que se tornou pública e exigia no meu caso a necessidade de acompanhamento endocrinológico ininterrupto, o uso de hormônios femininos em dosagem individualizada e adequada para o resto da vida, o acompanhamento psicológico e psiquiátrico especializados e o acompanhamento de uma assistente social, a Secretaria de Educação e a Procuradoria Geral do Município de Belford Roxo fechou os olhos para essas questões que ocorriam comigo durante o processo transexualizador.
Sempre que foram realizados inquéritos administrativos determinados pela Procuradoria Municipal de Belford Roxo ou eram enviados documentos fundamentando esses inquéritos, esses fatos eram omitidos, não eram mencionados. Era do conhecimento público que eu quatro anos após me submeter a uma cirurgia para reassentamento genital ainda sofria preconceito na escola que eu lecionava inglês em Belford Roxo. O Jornal Extra em 2008 trouxe uma declaração em que eu dizia "Já sofri muito. Todo dia é uma luta". O título na capa do jornal era discriminação na Baixada. E embaixo da foto na capa do jornal havia outra legenda: A professora de inglês Faiza Khálida ... vítima do preconceito.
Eram muitos os traumas, as vivências traumáticas e isso fragilizava o meu estado emocional e psíquico. Eu já havia passado o fantasma de ser ameaçada de morte antes pela Secretária de Educação Rosângela em 2002 na própria Secretaria de Educação (SEMED). Eu já havia sido perseguida com o uso de relatório mentiroso antes com orientadora pedagógica me prejudicando dando falso testemunho. Eu já havia chegado a um estado que eu passei a escrever no próprio diário de classe em 2007 cujas cópias foram enviadas para a Procuradoria Municipal que eu não aguentava mais o preconceito, o assédio moral e trabalhava chorando muito, sentindo dores de cabeça e outros sintomas psicológicos preocupantes.
Eu já havia sido condenada também por causa de Igreja cristã e da Bíblia. Um desses casos constou em um processo administrativo onde um procurador municipal de Belford Roxo chegou até a autorizar que a professora Leila Bonine de história e religião católica da Escola Municipal São Bento tomasse conhecimento da lei que pune o crime de preconceito contra homossexuais no estado do Rio de Janeiro porque esta professora dizia na escola para alunos que a Igreja Católica me condenava, que eu devia ser condenada e permanecer fora da escola por ser homossexual.
Procurador Municipal e Presidente da Comissão Permanente de Inquérito Administrativo José Domingos Lucena (mat 11/20.972) diz no processo 04/002743/03 em 24/10/2005 que a professora Leila Bonine deve ser convidada a ler a lei antidiscriminatória from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
Não era necessário que a situação fosse publicada no Jornal Extra para que os órgãos da Prefeitura tomassem conhecimento de que eu sofria preconceito.
Desde 2003, havia processos administrativos em que eu trazia essa questão ao conhecimento da Prefeitura Municipal de Belford Roxo.
Era desrespeitada no exercício da minha função, dava aulas sendo chamada de viado, discriminada, me jogavam terra. Os alunos realizaram manifestação na Escola, na SEMED e ao vereador local pedindo o meu retorno à Escola, que me aceitassem (04/2743/03) from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
Em muitas ocasiões eu escrevia sobre isso movida pela pressão social, sem estar mais aguentando esta situação, como um pedido de socorro, de ajuda, para instâncias superiores, ou para o conhecimento das instâncias superiores de que eu havia chegado ao meu limite e não tinha mais condições de continuar suportando tamanha carga de preconceito.
FOLHA 03 DO PROCESSO ADMINISTRATIVO 04/2743/03 - Fiquei perturbada, fragilizada, desorientada, com os nervos pronto pra explodir, paranoica, EM DEPRESSÃO com as pessoas que ficavam me chamando de Xxxxxxxxx debochando da minha sexualidade - Discriminação from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
PARTE DO PROCESSO DE 2003 escrito à mão COM ASSINATURA E MATRÍCULAS MUNICIPAIS. "... Peço a Prefeitura que custeie para mim um tratamento Psicológico e Psiquiátrico pois sei que não me encontro mais, depois de tudo isso, no meu senso normal ..." de Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
Em 2007, após ter escrito no ano anterior em processo administrativo sem sucesso e não conseguindo mais desempenhar as minhas funções adequadamente, cheguei ao desespero e ao desequilíbrio psíquico e emocional de registrar o fato de que eu não estava bem nos diários de classe das turmas em que eu lecionava, na parte das observações, para o conhecimento das autoridades responsáveis, porque isso atingia não somente a mim e a minha saúde, mas também o trabalho que era realizado, o meu desempenho profissional e o resultado daquilo que era ou não era realmente feito em sala de aula.
Eu não conseguia auxiliar aos alunos em suas necessidades e dificuldades porque eu estava doente. O meu trabalho e o resultado do meu trabalhado estavam comprometidos por aquele contexto.
DECLARAÇÃO MÉDICA (20/08/2007)
A Sra Faiza Khálida apresentava tristeza, falta de prazer nas atividades, choro fácil, irritabilidade, impaciência com os alunos, insônia, ansiedade, cefaleias frequentes e dificuldades para cumprir suas tarefas no trabalho.
20/08/2007 - A Sra Faiza Khálida apresentava tristeza, falta de prazer nas atividades, choro fácil, irritabilidade, impaciência com os alunos (era professora), insônia, ansiedade, cefaleias frequentes E DIFICULDADES PARA CUMPRIR SUAS TAREFAS NO TRABALHO from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
Eu precisava que a Prefeitura, a Secretaria de Educação e a Procuradoria Municipal de Belford Roxo enxergassem uma situação que eles não queriam ver.
Foram feitas manifestações nos diários de classe das turmas 601, 602, 604, 605 e 701 da Escola Municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima na parte destinada as observações no ano de 2007.
No diário da turma 605, por exemplo, eu declarei que tinha fortes dores de cabeça na escola e que a escola era para mim um lugar de traumas profissionais e emocionais.
A atitude da Procuradoria Municipal foi apenas me punir e silenciar por ter feito esses registros nos diários de classe sem sequer averiguar a questão do preconceito e da minha saúde mental.
A Secretaria Municipal de Educação e a Procuradoria Municipal de Belford Roxo desconsideraram as questões relativas ao meu estado emocional, ao preconceito que eu passava e até a obrigatoriedade da correção de todos os meus registros com nome e sexo femininos. Fatos que eram tão importantes foram abafados, omitidos, ignorados, desconsiderados e não fizeram parte de relatórios, relatos, ocorrências, procedimentos e inquéritos administrativos referentes a mim que foram utilizados para me prejudicar ainda mais.
(Professora Faiza Khálida Fagundes Coutinho - Prefeitura Municipal de Belford Roxo, matrículas 5508 e 14725, Identidade 09089680-4, CPF 024114147-81)
Bendito é o preciosíssimo sangue do Senhor Jesus Cristo.
Jesus é o caminho.
Louvado seja o Senhor Jesus Cristo para sempre.
1- Em 2009, o subsecretário municipal de Educação de Belford Roxo Miguel de Sousa Ramiro que prometeu mandar a minha frequência pelo período coberto pelo LAUDO MÉDICO PSIQUIÁTRICO, 2 semanas depois disse para mim que havia esquecido de tudo inclusive do MEU LAUDO MÉDICO mediante a pressão do supervisor educacional, consultor e assessor jurídico Jorge Silva (mat. 54368). OFÍCIOS REFERENTES A MIM FORAM EXTRAVIADOS NA SEMED (secretaria municipal de educação de Belford Roxo).
2- A PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE BELFORD ROXO, A PROCURADORIA MUNICIPAL E A SECRETARIA DE EDUCAÇÃO NUNCA ADMITIAM EM PUNIÇÃO, OCORRÊNCIA, RELATOS, RELATÓRIOS, PROCEDIMENTOS ADMINISTRATIVOS E INQUÉRITOS, INCLUSIVE OS QUE ME DEMITIRAM DEFINITIVAMENTE DO FUNCIONALISMO PÚBLICO MUNICIPAL, QUE EU ATRAVESSAVA TANTO UM PROCESSO BIOQUÍMICO DIÁRIO QUE AFETAVA TODA A MINHA MENTE E TODO O MEU CORPO COMO TAMBÉM ATRAVESSAVA UMA REALIDADE QUE ME CAUSAVA SOFRIMENTO.
3- Procurador de Belford Roxo LORIVAL ALMEIDA DE OLIVEIRA mentiu dizendo que eu havia recebido cópia de processo para ter como me defender. Na ESCOLA MUNICIPAL JORGE AYRES DE LIMA não me deram cópia de nada e de nenhum processo. Não me deixaram ler o processo ou tirar cópia dele.
4- Em processo administrativo de 2003 eu pedi para que a Prefeitura Municipal de Belford Roxo custeasse um tratamento Psicológico e Psiquiátrico para mim alegando que eu não me encontrava mais depois de tudo que havia passado no serviço público da rede de educação em condições de desempenhar minhas funções equilibradamente, mas eu não fui atendida. No mesmo parágrafo do processo de 2003 arquivado pela Procuradoria do Município, eu registrei " que inúmeras vezes me encontrava chorando e relembrando esses tristes episódios no trabalho que não conseguia mais tirá-los da minha cabeça sentindo um vazio muito grande e outros sintomas psiquiátricos que não conseguia explicar pedindo em nome do Senhor Jesus Cristo ajuda médica ".
PARTE DO PROCESSO DE 2003 escrito à mão COM ASSINATURA E MATRÍCULAS MUNICIPAIS. "... Peço a Prefeitura que custeie para mim um tratamento Psicológico e Psiquiátrico pois sei que não me encontro mais, depois de tudo isso, no meu senso normal ..." de Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
5- Procuradores de Belford Roxo e Agentes de Inquérito Administrativo ignoravam o preconceito, o processo transexualizador, o uso de medicações psicotrópicas, hormônios e alterações bioquímas e hormonais.
6- Relatório técnico de conhecimento de supervisores educacionais de Belford Roxo que posteriormente sumiu e foi anunciado como inexistente foi usado para me ameaçar e impedir que eu acessasse, permanecesse e trabalhasse em escola que lecionava a 8 anos.
7- Os danos ocasionados pelo relatório técnico e procedimento administrativo decorrente nunca foram resolvidos.
8- Continuação dos danos ocasionados pelo relatório técnico de 2002 e procedimento administrativo decorrente.
9- Minha doença profissional começou em 2002 quando inclusive fui ameaçada de morte. Em 2003 após conseguir procurar ajuda médica passei a fazer uso de remédios psicotrópicos para conseguir exercer minhas funções como professora da rede municipal de Belford Roxo.
Data 10 de julho de 2003 registro dos sintomas psiquiátricos no trabalho da rede municipal de educação de Belford Roxo. (Doença do trabalho na Prefeitura Municipal de Belford Roxo e sintomas depressivos). Relatos de discriminação em processos de 2003. from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
10- Após ser novamente ameaçada de morte em 2007 pela orientadora pedagógica que disse que eu tinha que sair da escola por ser transexual e que me perseguia voltei a ter agravamento de quadro psicológico e emocional.
11- Em meio ao contexto de perseguição meus 2 aparelhos de som que eu utilizava para dar aulas foram roubados ao mesmo tempo nas 2 escolas municipais de Belford Roxo em que eu lecionava e minha câmera digital danificada propositamente.
12- Era mostrado nas escolas que segundo a Bíblia e Igrejas católicas e evangélicas eu era uma pessoa pecadora, condenada. Que a minha existência era contra a vontade de Deus. Que eu não poderia ser amada pelos alunos.
13- Em maio de 2008 a médica psiquiátrica verificou que dificilmente haveria SOLUÇÃO do meu QUADRO DE DEPRESSÃO porque NÃO HAVIA RESOLUÇÃO DOS PROBLEMAS SOCIAIS referentes ao meu trabalho que me estressavam.
14- Orientadora se mobilizava para me tirar de escola municipal de Belford Roxo e me prejudicava. Experiência de exclusão e de isolamento.
15- Mais um evento traumático comigo ficou impune devido ao meu estado de abatimento, apatia e inércia. Eu fui retirada à força de dentro do banheiro feminino da Prefeitura e jogada no chão da escada por aproximadamente 8 guardas-municipais a mando do subsecretário Paulo Allevato.
Registro de ocorrência na Delegacia de Polícia da transfobia do subsecretário municipal de Duque de Caxias Paulo Allevato RG 3473270 IFP no banheiro do prédio do IPTU da prefeitura municipal. from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
Segunda parte do registro de ocorrência na delegacia de polícia da transfobia do subsecretário municipal de Duque de Caxias Paulo Allevato RG 3473270 IFP no banheiro do prédio do IPTU da Prefeitura Municipal de Duque de Caxias. from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
16- O RELATÓRIO SOBRE O II CONSELHO DE CLASSE DE 2007 NA ESCOLA MUNICIPAL JORGE AYRES DE LIMA FEITO PELA ORIENTADORA PEDAGÓGICA CONCEIÇÃO COM O OBJETIVO discriminatório DE ME PREJUDICAR.
17- Procuradora de Belford Roxo DÉBORA FERNANDES CORDEIRO PINTO (matrícula 80/28.585) também ligada a igreja evangélica recusou por 2 vezes o meu pedido de readmissão. FOI CURTA E GROSSA. NÃO COMENTOU SOBRE O LAUDO MÉDICO APRESENTADO. NÃO SE INTERESSOU EM AVERIGUAR O QUADRO PSIQUIÁTRICO. NÃO FEZ REFERÊNCIA AOS PROBLEMAS SOCIAIS E AO PRECONCEITO NO TRABALHO. IGNOROU TUDO SIMPLESMENTE.
18- Não condene alguém com transtorno bipolar com sintomas psicóticos no mundo do trabalho. É o que eu posso ensinar às pessoas para que o mundo seja um pouco melhor diante do quadro em que eu vivi no meu emprego de professora concursada e efetiva da Prefeitura Municipal de Belford Roxo.
19- Folha 03 do Processo 04/002061/03 - Diretora Vera e orientadora pedagógica Fátima da Escola Municipal São Bento sacanearam a professora Faiza Khálida mentindo em relatório técnico de 2002 dizendo que ela não entregou o planejamento.
Folha 03 do Processo 04/002061/03 - Diretora Vera e orientadora pedagógica Fátima da Escola Municipal São Bento sacanearam a professora Faiza Khálida mentindo em relatório técnico de 2002 dizendo que ela não entregou o planejamento from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
20- O RELATÓRIO TÉCNICO APARECEU para ME chantagear e PARA ME AFASTAR DA ESCOLA MUNICIPAL. 8 supervisores da Secretaria de Educação de Belford Roxo analisaram o relatório. Depois, O RELATÓRIO SUMIU. Depois, O RELATÓRIO nunca EXISTIU na Secretaria de Educação de Belford Roxo. (processo 04/3149/03)
21- Em processo administrativo de 2003 arquivado pela PROCURADORIA eu pedi socorro e registrei "que inúmeras vezes me encontrava chorando e relembrando esses tristes episódios no trabalho que não conseguia mais tirá-los da minha cabeça sentindo sintomas psiquiátricos pedindo em nome do Senhor Jesus Cristo ajuda médica e psicológica ".
PARTE DO PROCESSO DE 2003 escrito à mão COM ASSINATURA E MATRÍCULAS MUNICIPAIS. "... Peço a Prefeitura que custeie para mim um tratamento Psicológico e Psiquiátrico pois sei que não me encontro mais, depois de tudo isso, no meu senso normal ..." from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
22- O PROCESSO ADMINISTRATIVO DA PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE BELFORD ROXO NÚMERO 04/002743/03 - Assunto: PROVIDÊNCIAS POR DISCRIMINAÇÃO - Data: 07/10/2003 - Era desrespeitada no exercício da minha função, dava aulas sendo chamada de viado, discriminada, me jogavam terra. Fiquei perturbada, fragilizada, desorientada, com os nervos pronto pra explodir, paranoica, EM DEPRESSÃO com as pessoas que ficavam me chamando de Xxxxxxxxx debochando da minha sexualidade.
Era desrespeitada no exercício da minha função, dava aulas sendo chamada de viado, discriminada, me jogavam terra. Os alunos realizaram manifestação na Escola, na SEMED e ao vereador local pedindo o meu retorno à Escola, que me aceitassem (04/2743/03) from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
FOLHA 03 DO PROCESSO ADMINISTRATIVO 04/2743/03 - Fiquei perturbada, fragilizada, desorientada, com os nervos pronto pra explodir, paranoica, EM DEPRESSÃO com as pessoas que ficavam me chamando de Xxxxxxxxx debochando da minha sexualidade - Discriminação from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
23- Processo Administrativo 04/001497/03 - Data 04/06/2003 - HOMOFOBIA - " Tem muita gente que tem ódio de homossexual e o preconceito é muito grande nas escolas. É um ambiente doentio. Eu sendo professora não aguentei. Fui humilhada muitas vezes. Me disseram que eu teria de ser perfeita se quisesse continuar a ser professora ".
Fui humilhada muitas vezes. Tem muita gente que tem ódio de homossexual e o preconceito é muito grande nas escolas. Eu sendo professora não aguentei. É um ambiente doentio. (Professora em processo transexualizador Faiza Khálida) - 04 de junho de 2003 from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
24- A falta de aceitação social, intolerância, maldade e preconceito me causavam sofrimento.
REGISTRO DO CENTRO DE ATENÇÃO PSICOSSOCIAL LESLIE CHAVIN 17/07/2003 - DEPRESSÃO diagnóstico sindrômico PROBLEMAS NO TRABALHO DE PROFESSOR EM BELFORD ROXO Histórico de adoecimento psíquico MEDICAÇÃO ENCAMINHAMENTO - professora municipal Faiza Khálida. from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
25- Preciso ser respeitada em meus direitos como pessoa e funcionária pública - FOLHA 06 - PROCESSO 04/3977/06 - Professora transexual Faiza Khálida Fagundes Coutinho da Escola Municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima EM BELFORD ROXO - Data Entrada: 23/10/2006 - Esse diretor já me fez passar por inúmeros constrangimentos sempre usando brincadeiras ridículas perante as pessoas debochando da minha sexualidade que não diz respeito a ele. Esse diretor proibiu até onde pôde de assinar o meu nome Faiza Khálida no ponto da escola e inclusive me proibia de trabalhar usando saia ou vestido outra situação ridícula e fica debochando da foto em meus assentos funcionais que se encontra na SEMED.
FOLHA 05 - PROCESSO 04/3977/06 - Esse diretor já me fez passar por inúmeros constrangimentos ... sempre usando brincadeiras ridículas perante as pessoas debochando da minha sexualidade e inclusive me proibia de trabalhar de saia ou vestido de Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
Preciso ser respeitada em meus direitos como pessoa e funcionária pública - FOLHA 06 - PROCESSO 04/3977/06 - Professora transexual Faiza Khálida Fagundes Coutinho da Escola Municipal Jorge Ayres de Lima EM BELFORD ROXO - Data Entrada: 23/10/2006 de Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
26- Meu estado psicológico e mental era ignorado como se me ver mal e transtornada fosse justamente o que se desejasse.
20/08/2007 - A Sra Faiza Khálida apresentava tristeza, falta de prazer nas atividades, choro fácil, irritabilidade, impaciência com os alunos (era professora), insônia, ansiedade, cefaleias frequentes E DIFICULDADES PARA CUMPRIR SUAS TAREFAS NO TRABALHO from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
27- Funcionários públicos municipais de Belford Roxo desrespeitavam a identidade de gênero de transgêneros, travestis e transexuais.
Marcelino santos de araújo (mat. 17994) ofendia professora transexual na internet. Foi descoberto pela delegacia de crimes virtuais . Ele é funcionário público municipal de Belford Roxo no cargo de eletricista de baixa tensão. from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
Procurador Municipal e Presidente da Comissão Permanente de Inquérito Administrativo José Domingos Lucena (mat 11/20.972) diz no processo 04/002743/03 em 24/10/2005 que a professora Leila Bonine deve ser convidada a ler a lei antidiscriminatória from Ruim no Psicológico .por PRECONCEITO, BULLYING, INJUSTIÇA
28- Em 1/10/2005 o Jornal O DIA informava na sua reportagem que eu havia começado a tomar hormônios em 2002 e a fazer procedimentos como o laser, que eu enfrentava um processo transexualizador e que eu necessitava inclusive da adequação burocrática e administrativa. O jornal O DIA também informava que eu fazia acompanhamento com psicólogos e tomava remédios como calmantes e antidepressivos por determinação médica.
Ninguém precisa ser trans para lutar contra a transfobia.
A card for this weeks Simon says challenge. Dusted of my old Hero Arts Cloud stamp for this one. Details on my blog
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The Willows at Willow Grove Day Camp is a camp for 3 and 4 year old children. This unique camp experience offers your child an early opportunity to learn and socialize with children their own age.
During the first week of camp, lots of fun was had as the children and counselors got to know each other. “Sun and Surf” was our first week theme. The children really enjoyed decorating their bucket and shovel memo pads during Arts and Crafts. Along with this activity, the Polar Bears and Penguins enthusiastically participated in Nature, Gymnastics, Dance, Tennis and Soccer. We are looking forward to the next seven weeks of fun-filled activities.
Willow Grove Day Camp provides summer fun for kids who live in Willow Grove, Abington, Blue Bell, Hatboro, Horsham, Huntingdon Valley, Lafayette Hill, Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Southampton and the surrounding areas. For more information on the Willows and Willow Grove Day Camp please visit: willowgrovedaycamp.com/willows.html
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Biennalist is an Art Format by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel debating with artistic tools on Biennales and other cultural managed events . Often those events promote them selves with thematics and press releases faking their aim . Biennalist take the thematics of the Biennales very seriously , and test their pertinance . Artists have questioned for decade the canvas , the pigment , the museum ... since 1989 we question the Biennales .Often Biennalist converge with Emergency Room providing a burning content that cannot wait ( today before it is too late )
Countries( nations ) that will participate at the Venice Biennale 55 th ( 2013 Biennale di Venezia ) in Italy ( at Giardini or Arsenale or ? ) , Encyclopedic Palace is curated by Massimiliano Gioni
Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech , Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Canada, Chile, China, Congo,
Slovak Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia,
Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore
Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
the Bahamas, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Kosovo, Kuwait, the Maldives, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Paraguay
Eight countries will also participate for the first time in next year's biennale: the Bahamas, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Kosovo, Kuwait, the Maldives, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Paraguay. In 2011, 89 international pavilions, the most ever, were accessible in the Giardini and across the city.
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1 hour and 8 minutes until the launch of STS-124... I'm getting a little nervous here :)
So I built this little project for a friend. The idea is to take photos of a shuttle launch at down at Cape Canaveral. He has been doing this for a long time now... the routine goes like this: Accredited photographers are admitted to dedicated sites very close to the launch pad a day or two before the launch. But you have to leave your cameras there, armed and ready to start shooting on their own when the launch happens. And you can't use a clock, because the actual launch time gets moved around all the time....
He previously used a simple box that would trigger the cameras based on a microphone picking up the roar from the shuttle engines. But that way you loose a few seconds, the time it takes the sound to travel.
So our new idea was to use seismic sensors (geophones) to pick up the vibration and trigger the cameras sooner and hopefully more reliably!
My little system here (based on the extremely cool Arduino microcontroller) picks up the signal from the geophone, which you just stick into the ground, and amplifies it. When the signal reaches a certain threshold, two cameras (a Nikon and a Hasselblad) will be triggered to shoot photos for as long as the rumbling goes on... or until they've shot their entire roll of film, whichever happens first.
The problem is that there was no way to calibrate the system... we don't know how strong the seismic signal will be. That means, our setup could either: do nothing... or shoot 36 images of the shuttle sitting on its pad, because an alligator was walking by (yes, they do that).... *keeping my fingers crossed*
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कोई न जाने परमेश्वर के आगमन को,
कोई नहीं करता स्वागत परमेश्वर के आगमन का।
यहाँ तक कि, कोई नहीं जानता वह सब जो करेगा परमेश्वर।
कोई नहीं जानता वह सब जो करेगा परमेश्वर।
मानव का जीवन रहता है अपरिवर्तित;
वैसा ही हृदय, जो धड़कता है हर आम दिन।
परमेश्वर रहता है हमारे बीच जैसे हो कोई साधारण मानव,
जैसे हो अनुयायियों का एक सबसे महत्वहीन सदस्य,
जैसे कोई एक साधारण विश्वासी।
उसका है अपना स्वंय का काम, और उसके अपने लक्ष्य।
और उसके पास है दिव्यता जो किसी मनुष्य के पास नहीं, पास नहीं।
किसी ने उसकी दिव्यता के अस्तित्व पर या उसके और मनुष्य के तत्व,
बीच के अंतर पर ध्यान नहीं दिया है, ध्यान नहीं दिया है।
हम रहते हैं साथ उसके, बिना किसी बंधन और भय के,
क्योंकि हम देखते हैं उसे जैसे वो एक महत्वहीन
विश्वासी से अधिक कुछ ना हो।
वह देखता है हमारी हर गति को,
और हमारे सभी विचार और अवधारणाएँ हैं सामने उसके
बिना किसी पर्दे के।
नहीं है किसी को कोई रूचि परमेश्वर के अस्तित्व में,
किसी की नहीं है कोई कल्पना उसके कार्य में,
और यहाँ तक कि, वह कौन है इस बारे में किसी को कोई संदेह भी नहीं है।
हम जुटे रहते हैं अपने कामों में,
जैसे परमेश्वर का हमसे कुछ लेना-देना ही नहीं है,
लेना-देना ही नहीं है, लेना-देना ही नहीं है।
"मेमने का अनुसरण करना और नए गीत गाना" से
स्रोत: सर्वशक्तिमान परमेश्वर की कलीसिया
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यीशु मसीह के प्रेरक गीत——प्रभु यीशु का अनुकरण करो ——परमेश्वर की इच्छा का पालन करो
Jesus Song in Hindi—How to Serve God—Emulate the Lord Jesus
Inspired by justaddwater.dk/2007/01/05/more-visual-html-jokes/
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Coincidentally, this might be the only semantically proper use of the tt tag...
July 2010 Texas Quinceañera - Brenda Read Photography
Taken with:
1 - Nikon SB-900 Flash/Speedlight (Off Camera main light in shoot thru Umbrella)
1 - Nikon SB-600 Flash/Speedlight (Off Camera fill light bare)
Smith Victor Translucent Umbrella
Yongnuo RF-602 wireless triggers
LumoPro LP633 Umbrella Swivel w/ Flash Shoe Adapter
Effects Added with:
Sample: Arrrrgh! I'm you! You're me!
Somewhere in Konami, there is a box where all Really Stupid Ideas go. It may be an orange crate, a novelty cookie tin, or just a sturdy cardboard box that looked too useful to toss. I am convinced that the box exists, and that it was opened sometime in 1998, because no other facts will adequately explain Hybrid Heaven.
Let's take a deep breath and get started...
Aliens exist. Some of the aliens are nice, and others are evil. Evil but wily. They want to take over Earth, which just goes to show how desperate the galactic real estate situation is getting. So one of the evil aliens infiltrates the mothership of a nice alien race on its way to peacefully explore the planet Earth. The ship arrives at its landing site under New York City (apparently, the Manhattan bedrock is a myth), evil alien enslaves good aliens, and starts creating an unholy hybrid (of what, is not explained) clone army to take over the planet. All this multitasking leaves him little time; hence he has no name other than 'The Master'. He also makes hybrid clones that look exactly like certain people (like the American president) so he can pull switcheroos. The technology for sucking out people's memories comes in real handy whenever a swap takes place. Luckily, a lone Secret Service Agent has nothing better to do than get in The Master's way...
Is there even a point in criticizing a video game for having an appalling plot, terrible dialogue, and barely cardboard characters?
My answer is yes. There's 'pretty bad' like Metal Gear Solid, which wants to marry Clancy-style political-military-adventure thriller to the Japanese giant-robot anime tradition (some traditions should be dumped, and widow burning and giant robots are two of them), then there's bad like a rotten egg. Metal Gear's bad writing doesn't get in the way of much that is good about the game, while Hybrid Heaven's stinks to—well, high heaven. Hell, given a team of good disciplined writers with a sense of humor, it would still be possible to write a decent Metal Gear game. Outrageous villains, great gadgets, cool hero, hot babes, lots of suspension of disbelief -- this is stuff of James Bond after all. Can't say the same for Hybrid Heaven.
The hard truth is, the game industry is indifferent to decent writing overall, and particularly deluded when it comes to action games. The culture of the latter is that of teenage boys who aren't particularly interested in anything except what mainstream pop culture dishes out to them, and it shows. Having translated and played a fair number of plot-intensive video games, I can say with confidence that most of these writers do not have a clue what they are doing. They wouldn't last a day in even TV or film, yet they're allowed to put out crap like "You are Nick Vrenna. It is the year 2009. You have been falsely incarcerated inside a high security underground prison where illegal genetic experiments are taking place" without anybody batting an eyelash. Good thing too. Blinking might get in the way of shooting, causing you to lose precious, precious points.
So what if a game has great playability, beautiful graphics and all the works? If you're playing a game and the hero's girlfriend/communication officer (note to Hideo Kojima: you don't know a lot of women, do you?) is bugging him about commitment issues while he's hiding from recon inside an enemy installation, point at the so-called writers and laugh at them really loudly. In public. So these game producers think you're that stupid? Swallow it, give it good reviews, fail to call them on the idiocy and you've proven that yes, you are that stupid. Bring on the sequels, feed me more of that non-nourishing, vaguely headache-inducing stuff. I wouldn't recognize quality if it came up and bit me on my numb-from-too-much-sitting ass!
Demand better. It's no coincidence that there's nothing but sequels and formulas coming out of this relatively new, multibillion-dollar industry.
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On Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore.
A look around the Borromeo Palace and it's amazing gardens.
Isola Bella (lit. 'beautiful island') is one of the Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore in north Italy. The island is situated in the Borromean Gulf 400 metres from the lakeside town of Stresa. Isola Bella is 320 metres long by 400 metres wide and is divided between the Palace, its Italianate garden, and a small fishing village.
Until 1632 the island—known only as l’isola inferiore or isola di sotto—was a rocky crag occupied by a tiny fishing village: but that year Carlo III of the influential House of Borromeo began the construction of a palazzo dedicated to his wife, Isabella D'Adda, from whom the island takes its name. He entrusted the works to the Milanese Angelo Crivelli, who was also to be responsible for the planning the gardens. The works were interrupted around middle of the century when the Duchy of Milan was struck by a devastating outbreak of the plague.
Construction resumed when the island passed to Carlo’s sons, Cardinal Giberto III (1615–1672) and Vitaliano VI (1620–1690); the latter in particular, with the financial backing of his elder brother, entrusted the completion of the works to the Milanese architect Carlo Fontana and turned the villa into a place of sumptuous parties and theatrical events for the nobility of Europe.
The completion of the gardens, however, was left to his nephew Carlo IV (1657–1734). They were inaugurated in 1671.
The island achieved its highest level of social success during the period of Giberto V Borromeo (1751–1837) when guests included Edward Gibbon, Napoleon and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, and Caroline of Brunswick, the Princess of Wales. It is said that Caroline, having fallen in love with the place, did her best to convince the Borromeo family to sell her Isola Madre or the Castelli di Cannero islands; her request being turned down, she established herself on the banks of Lake Como at Cernobbio in the Villa d’Este.
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le Logement Collectif* 50,60,70's, dans tous ses états..Histoire & Mémoire d'H.L.M. de Copropriété Renouvellement Urbain-Réha-NPNRU., twitter.com/Memoire2cite tout içi sig.ville.gouv.fr/atlas/ZUS/ - media/InaEdu01827/la-creatio" rel="noreferrer nofollow">fresques.ina.fr/jalons/fiche-media/InaEdu01827/la-creatio Bâtir mieux plus vite et moins cher 1975 l'industrialisation du bâtiment et ses innovations : www.dailymotion.com/video/xyjudq?playlist=x34ije la préfabrication en usine www.dailymotion.com/video/xx6ob5?playlist=x34ije , le coffrage glissant www.dailymotion.com/video/x19lwab?playlist=x34ije ... De nouvelles perspectives sont nées dans l'industrie du bâtiment avec les principes de bases de l'industrialisation du bâtiment www.dailymotion.com/video/x1a98iz?playlist=x34ije ,
www.dailymotion.com/video/xk6xui?playlist=x34ije , www.dailymotion.com/video/xk1dh2?playlist=x34ije : mécanisation, rationalisation et élaboration industrielle de la production. Des exemples concrets sont présentés afin d'illustrer l'utilisation des différentes innovations : les coffrages outils, coffrage glissant, le tunnel, des procédés pour accélérer le durcissement du béton. Le procédé dit de coffrage glissant est illustré sur le chantier des tours Pablo Picasso à Nanterre. Le principe est de s'affranchir des échafaudages : le coffrage épouse le contour du bâtiment, il s'élève avec la construction et permet de réaliser simultanément l'ensemble des murs verticaux. Au centre du plancher de travail, une grue distribue en continu le ferraillage et le béton. Sur un tel chantier les ouvriers se relaient 24h / 24 , www.dailymotion.com/video/xwytke?playlist=x34ije , www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bci6m?playlist=x34ije
Le reportage se penche ensuite sur la préfabrication en usine. Ces procédés de préfabrication en usine selon le commentaire sont bien adaptés aux pays en voie de développement, cela est illustré dans le reportage par une réalisation en Libye à Benghazi. Dans la course à l'allégement des matériaux un procédé l'isola béton est présenté. Un chapitre sur la construction métallique explique les avantage de ce procédé. La fabrication de composants ouvre de nouvelles perspectives à l'industrie du bâtiment.
Lieux géographiques : la Grande Borne 91, le Vaudreuil 27, Avoriaz, Avenue de Flandres à Paris, tours Picasso à Nanterre, vues de la défense, Benghazi Libye
www.dailymotion.com/playlist/x34ije_territoiresgouv_cinem... - mémoire2cité - le monde de l'Architecture locative collective et bien plus encore - mémoire2cité - Bâtir mieux plus vite et moins cher 1975 l'industrialisation du bâtiment et ses innovations : www.dailymotion.com/video/xyjudq?playlist=x34ije la préfabrication en usine www.dailymotion.com/video/xx6ob5?playlist=x34ije , le coffrage glissant www.dailymotion.com/video/x19lwab?playlist=x34ije ... De nouvelles perspectives sont nées dans l'industrie du bâtiment avec les principes de bases de l'industrialisation du bâtiment www.dailymotion.com/video/x1a98iz?playlist=x34ije ,
Le Joli Mai (Restauré) - Les grands ensembles BOBIGNY l Abreuvoir www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUY9XzjvWHE … et la www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK26k72xIkU … www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCKF0HEsWWo …
Genève Le Grand Saconnex & la Bulle Pirate - architecte Marçel Lachat -
Un film de Julien Donada içi www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=4E723uQcpnU … … .Genève en 1970. pic.twitter.com/1dbtkAooLM è St-Etienne - La muraille de Chine, en 1973 ce grand immeuble du quartier de Montchovet, existait encore photos la Tribune/Progres.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJAylpe8G48 …, - la tour 80 HLM située au 1 rue Proudhon à Valentigney dans le quartier des Buis Cette tour emblématique du quartier avec ces 15 étages a été abattu par FERRARI DEMOLITION (68). VALENTIGNEY (25700) 1961 - Ville nouvelle-les Buis 3,11 mn www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_GvwSpQUMY … - Au nord-Est de St-Etienne, aux confins de la ville, se dresse une colline Montreynaud la ZUP de Raymond Martin l'architecte & Alexandre Chemetoff pour les paysages de St-Saens.. la vidéo içi * Réalisation : Dominique Bauguil www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqfb27hXMDo … … - www.dailymotion.com/video/xk6xui?playlist=x34ije , www.dailymotion.com/video/xk1dh2?playlist=x34ije : mécanisation, rationalisation et élaboration industrielle de la production. Des exemples concrets sont présentés afin d'illustrer l'utilisation des différentes innovations : les coffrages outils, coffrage glissant, le tunnel, des procédés pour accélérer le durcissement du béton. Le procédé dit de coffrage glissant est illustré sur le chantier des tours Pablo Picasso à Nanterre. Le principe est de s'affranchir des échafaudages : le coffrage épouse le contour du bâtiment, il s'élève avec la construction et permet de réaliser simultanément l'ensemble des murs verticaux. Au centre du plancher de travail, une grue distribue en continu le ferraillage et le béton. Sur un tel chantier les ouvriers se relaient 24h / 24 , www.dailymotion.com/video/xwytke?playlist=x34ije , www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bci6m?playlist=x34ije
Le reportage se penche ensuite sur la préfabrication en usine. Ces procédés de préfabrication en usine selon le commentaire sont bien adaptés aux pays en voie de développement, cela est illustré dans le reportage par une réalisation en Libye à Benghazi. Dans la course à l'allégement des matériaux un procédé l'isola béton est présenté. Un chapitre sur la construction métallique explique les avantage de ce procédé. La fabrication de composants ouvre de nouvelles perspectives à l'industrie du bâtiment.
la Grande Borne 91, le Vaudreuil 27, Avoriaz, Avenue de Flandres à Paris, tours Picasso à Nanterre, vues de la défense, Benghazi Libye 1975 Réalisateur : Sydney Jézéquel, Karenty
la construction des Autoroutes en France - Les liaisons moins dangereuses 1972 www.dailymotion.com/video/xxi0ae?playlist=x34ije - Ministère de l'Équipement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire - Dotation par la France d'autoroutes modernes "nécessité vitale" pour palier à l'inadaptation du réseau routier de l'époque voué à la paralysie : le reportage nous montre des images d'embouteillages. Le ministre de l'Équipement et de l'Aménagement du Territoire dans les deux gouvernements de Pierre Messmer, de 1972 à 1974, Olivier Guichard explique les ambitions du programme de construction qui doit atteindre 800 km par ans en 1978. L'ouverture de section nouvelles va bon train : Nancy / Metz par exemple. Le reportage nous montre l'intérieur des bureaux d'études qui conçoivent ces autoroute dont la conception est assistée par ordinateurs dont le projet d'ensemble en 3D est visualisé sur un écran. La voix off nous informe sur le financement de ces équipements. Puis on peut voir des images de la construction du pont sur la Seine à Saint Cloud reliant l'autoroute de Normandie au périphérique, de l'échangeur de Palaiseau sur 4 niveau : record d'Europe précise le commentaire. Le reportage nous informe que des sociétés d'économies mixtes ont étés crées pour les tronçons : Paris / Lille, Paris / Marseille, Paris / Normandie. Pour accélérer la construction l’État a eu recours à des concessions privées par exemple pour le tronçon Paris / Chartres. "Les autoroutes changent le visage de la France : artères économiques favorisant le développement industriel elles permettent de revitaliser des régions en perte de vitesse et de l'intégrer dans le mouvement général de l'expansion" Sur le plan européen elles vont combler le retard de la France et réaliser son insertion. Images de l'inauguration de l'autoroute entre Paris et Bruxelles par le président Georges Pompidou. Le reportage rappel que l'autre fonction capitale des autoroute est de favoriser la sécurité. La question de la limitation de vitesse est posée au ministre de l’Équipement, qui n'y est favorable que sur certains tronçons. Un des facteur de sécurité selon le commentaire est l'humanisation des autoroutes : aires de repos, restaurants, signalisation touristiques... "Rien n'est impossible aux techniques modernes" nous apprend la voix off qui prend comme exemple le déplacement sur rail de 65 mètres d'un château classé afin de faire passer l'autoroute Lille / Dunkerque.Durée : 4 minutes 30 secondes
Sur les routes de France les ponts renaissent 1945 reconstruction de la France après la Seconde Guerre mondiale www.dailymotion.com/video/xuxrii?playlist=x34ije , Quelques mois après la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un triste constat s'impose : 5 944 passages sont coupés, soit plus de 110 km de brèches ; de nombreuses villes se trouvent isolées.Les chantiers s'activent dans toute la France pour "gagner la bataille des communications routières". Mais outre la pénurie de main d’œuvre, il faut faire face au manque de matériaux (béton, métal) et donc déployer des trésors d'imagination pour reconstruire les ponts détruits. Si le savoir faire des tailleurs de pierre est exploité, le plus spectaculaire est le relevage des ponts, comme le pont de Galliéni à Lyon, où 7 à 800 tonnes d'acier sont sorti de l'eau avec des moyens de l'époque. En avril 1945, il reste 5 700 ponts à reconstruire soit 200 000 tonnes d'acier, 600 000 tonnes de ciment, 250 000 m3 de bois, 10 millions de journées d'ouvrier, prix de l'effort de reconstruction.1945
Auteurs / réalisateurs : images : G.Delaunay, A.Pol, son : C.Gauguier Production : Direction Technique des Services des Ponts et Chaussées / Ministère des Travaux Publics et des Transports Support original : 16 mm noir et blanc Durée : 14 min Thèmes principaux : infrastructures-ouvrages d'art Mot clés : chantier, pont, Reconstruction, restauration, béton précontraint, ministère des travaux publics et des transportsLieux : Lyon, Tournon, Caen - Le Bosquel, un village renait 1947 l'album cinématographique de la reconstruction, réalisation Paul de Roubaix production ministère de la Reconstruction et de l'Urbanisme, village prototype, architecte Paul Dufournet, www.dailymotion.com/video/xx5tx8?playlist=x34ije - Demain Paris 1959 dessin animé présentant l'aménagement de la capitale dans les années 60, Animation, dessin animé à vocation pédagogique visant à promouvoir la politique d’aménagement suivie dans les années 60 à Paris. Un raccourci historique sur l’extension de Paris du Moyen Âge au XIXe siècle (Lutèce, œuvres de Turgot, Napoléon, Haussmann), ce dessin animé retrace la naissance de la banlieue et de ses avatars au XXe siècle. Il annonce les grands principes d’aménagement des villes nouvelles et la restructuration du centre de Paris (référence implicite à la charte d’Athènes). Le texte est travaillé en rimes et vers. Une chanson du vieux Paris conclut poétiquement cette vision du futur. Thèmes principaux : Aménagement urbain / planification-aménagement régional Mots-clés : Banlieue, extension spatiale, histoire, quartier, ville, ville nouvelle Lieu géographique : Paris 75 Architectes ou personnalités : Eugène Haussmann, Napoléon, Turgot Réalisateurs : André Martin, Michel Boschet Production : les films Roger Leenhardt
www.dailymotion.com/video/xw6lak?playlist=x34ije - Rue neuve 1956 la reconstruction de la France dix ans après la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale, villes, villages, grands ensembles réalisation : Jack Pinoteau , Panorama de la reconstruction de la France dix ans après la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale, ce film de commande évoque les villes et villages français détruits puis reconstruits dans un style respectant la tradition : Saint-Malo, Gien, Thionville, Ammerschwihr, etc. ainsi que la reconstruction en rupture avec l'architecture traditionnelle à Châtenay-Malabry, Arles, Saint Étienne, Évreux, Chambéry, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Abbeville, Le Havre, Marseille, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dunkerque. Le documentaire explique par exemple la manière dont a été réalisée la reconstruction de Saint-Malo à l'intérieur des rempart de la vieille ville : "c'est la fidélité à l'histoire et la force du souvenir qui a guidé l'architecte". Dans le même esprit à Gien, au trois quart détruite en 1940, seul le château construit en 1494 pour Anne de Beaujeu, fille aînée de Louis XI, fut épargné par les bombardements. La ville fut reconstruite dans le style des rares immeubles restant. Gien est relevé de ses ruines et le nouvel ensemble harmonieux est appelé « Joyau de la Reconstruction française ». Dans un deuxième temps est abordé le chapitre de la construction des cités et des grands ensembles, de l’architecture du renouveau qualifiée de "grandiose incontestablement". S’il est précisé "on peut aimer ou de ne pas aimer ce style", l’emporte au final l’argument suivant : les grands ensembles, c'est la campagne à la ville, un urbanisme plus aéré, plus vert." les films caravelles 1956, Réalisateur : Jack Pinoteau (connu pour être le metteur en scène du film Le Triporteur 1957 qui fit découvrir Darry Cowl) www.dailymotion.com/video/xuz3o8?playlist=x34ije , Film d'archive actualités de 1952 Reconstruction de la France sept ans après la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale état des lieux de la crise du logement , Actualités de 1952. Sept ans après la fin de la seconde guerre Mondiale état des lieux de la reconstruction de la France et de la crise du logement à l’œuvre, pénurie de logement, logements insalubres. Les actualités montrent des images d'archives de la destruction de la France, les Chars de la division Leclerc qui défilent sur les Champs Elysees. Le commentaire dénonce la lenteur de la reconstruction et notamment des manifestations qui ont eu lieue à Royan afin d''accélérer la reconstruction de la ville détruite.Le film montre à Strasbourg, Mulhouse, des réalisation moderne de grands ensembles et des images d'archive de la reconstruction du Havre de Saint Nazaire.Le film se termine à Marseille sur les réalisation nouvelles autour du vieux port puis on assiste à l'inauguration de la Cité Radieuse par le ministre de la Reconstruction et de l'Urbanisme Eugène Claudius-Petit en présence de son architecte Le Corbusier à qui le ministre remet la cravate de commandeur de la légion d'honneur. www.dailymotion.com/video/xk1g5j?playlist=x34ije Brigitte Gros - Urbanisme - Filmer les grands ensembles 2016 - par Camille Canteux chercheuse au CHS -Centre d'Histoire Sociale - Jeanne Menjoulet - Ce film du CHS daté de 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDUBwVPNh0s … L'UNION SOCIALE POUR L'HABITAT le Musée des H.L.M. musee-hlm.fr/ union-habitat.org/ - EXPOSITION :LES 50 ANS DE LA RESIDENCe SALMSON POINT-Du JOUR www.salmsonlepointdujour.fr/pdf/Exposition_50_ans.pdf - Sotteville Construction de l’Anjou, le premier immeuble de la Zone Verte sottevilleaufildutemps.fr/2017/05/04/construction-de-limm... - www.20minutes.fr/paris/diaporama-7346-photo-854066-100-an... - www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/11/02/940025-140-ans-en-arc... dreux-par-pierlouim.over-blog.com/article-chamards-1962-9... missionphoto.datar.gouv.fr/fr/photographe/7639/serie/7695...
Our Lady & The English Martyrs, Cambridge
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Yesterday I revisited St Peter for internals and finished of Cambridge, visiting seven Victorian built churches only one of which, Our Lady & The English Martyrs, is worth writing up.
At first sight I wrote OLEM off as a Victorian Gothic monstrosity but as I wandered around the exterior I was struck by the quality of the building and the interior stunned me with lots of rather good glass and impressive architecture (oh and apart from three revisits, Babraham, Guilden Morden and Stow cum Quy, that finished the north west quadrant).
The Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, or OLEM, is situated in the heart of the city of Cambridge. An imposing example of the 19th Century Gothic Revival, it was built to the designs of Dunn & Hansom of Newcastle between 1885 and 1890, and founded solely by Mrs Yolande Marie Louise Lyne-Stephens, a former ballet dancer at the Paris Opera and Drury Lane, London, and widow of a wealthy banker. She promised to build the church on the feast of Our Lady of the Assumption, and Monsignor Christopher Scott - the first Rector - also wished to commemorate the Catholic Martyrs who died between 1535 and 1681, over thirty of whom had been in residence at the University.
Designed by architects Dunn and Hansom of Newcastle and built by the Cambridge firm of Rattee and Kett, OLEM is constructed in Casterton, Ancaster and Combe Down Stone. The church is a traditional cruciform structure in the early-decorated style with a large tower at the crossing, a polygonal apse and a west bell tower with a 65-metre spire, visible for miles around Cambridge. Quite often, it is quoted by visitors and local residents as a location point. The approximate internal dimensions of the church are: length 48 meters [156 ft] width across the aisles 16 meters [51 ft] width at the transepts 22 meters [71 ft], the height of the nave 15 meters [71ft].
Inside and over the west door stands the figure of Our Lady of the Assumption crowned with lilies and standing on the crescent moon with the vanquished serpent beneath. The west window shows the English Martyrs arranged in two principal groups, the clergy on the south side with St John Fisher in their midst and the laity on the north grouped round St Thomas More.
Beside the South aisle is an ancient statue of Our Lady with the Child Jesus. This statue is understood to be a gift in 1850 from Emmanuel College, which was built on the site of a Dominican Priory dating back to 1274. The Church of the Black Friars of Cambridge contained a statue of Our Blessed Lady to which much pilgrimage was had. Although unconfirmed this could be that statue.
The Chapel of the Holy Souls with the book of Remembrance is located at the west end of the south aisle. The sculpture above the altar depicts the solace and relief of the Holy Souls in Purgatory through the intercession of Our Lady and the angel who comforted Our Lord in Gethsemane. The Chapel is now appropriately used at the two great Christian celebrations: at Easter for the Empty Tomb indicating the Risen Lord, and at Christmas for the Crib.
The aisle windows were almost completely destroyed when the church was struck by a bomb on 1941, but were subsequently replaced in their original form. They epitomise the various sufferings of the English Martyrs, their being brought before the Council, racked, hung, drawn and quartered in the sight and sympathy of the faithful. The windows of the north aisle portray Carthusians, St Thomas Moore, B. Margaret Pole and others, while the south aisle is made a “Fisher Aisle”, devoted to scenes from the life of St John, Cardinal Bishop of Rochester, who in so many important ways is identified with Cambridge.
The best general impression of the interior is obtained from the gateway in the iron screen dividing the nave from the ante-chapel. The heads of the four great preachers of Our Lady’s Graces are carved in the four corners of the nave. The windows along the nave represent saints connected with the Church in Britain, arranged approximately in chronological order from east to west with a few additional figures in the eastern windows.
The Rood which is between the nave and the sanctuary is of the type known as “Majestas”; the figure of Our Lord, with glorified wounds, robed in alb, stole and pallium [as High Priest] and crowned [as King “reigning from the Tree”]. This was the earliest type of crucifix; the realistic figure, now almost universal, did not come into general use until the beginning of the thirteenth century. The cross, inspired by that at Nuremberg, is about 6 metres high, carved in oak; the figures of Christ and of Our Lady and of Saint John are of Kauri pine. They were carved locally by Mr. B. Maclean Leach and completed and blessed in 1914.
Beyond the present, modern altar is the High Altar with the relics of Saints Felix and Constantia, martyrs of the early Church. The tabernacle and ornaments of the altar are of exquisite French workmanship from Lyons. The baldacchino which covers the High Altar is similar to that over the tomb of Robert the Wise (1275-1343) at Santa Chiara, Naples. It is one of the earliest forms of adornment of a Christian altar. At the top is the figure of Our Lord in glory supported on each side by angels in act of adoration.
The design and the re-ordering of the sanctuary was done by Mr. Gerard Goalen of Harlow after the Second Vatican Council. On 7th April, 1973, Bishop Charles Grant consecrated the present central. The original High Altar has subsequently been used mainly for reservation of the Blessed Sacrament.
Tuesday 08 July 2014 - Day 09 - Quishuar (3,740m / 12,270ft) - Tupatupa Pass (4,374m / 14,350ft) - Jancapampa (3,673m / 12,050ft)
Bed tea was scheduled for 7am, but I was up and about (packing) half an hour earlier. Today we were moving on from Quishuar to pastures and vistas new.
Granola and Gloria strawberry yoghurt made another tasty breakfast, followed by sandwich making and a visit from the old lady who'd been brought to the clinic yesterday, bent double by arthritis but still living in a farmhouse high up in the hills above Quishuar.
Luis and Augustin packed up the tents and we piled up kit bags, watched by the village school children who were slowly congregating in the playing fields.... with the natural consequence that more photos were taken. With a bit of a delay due to transport complications (aka the promised donkeys and medical horse didn't turn up) and farewells to Juan and Michael who were walking the old lady home, we set off.
Beautiful blue skies above as we crossed the Rio Huercrococha and walked upstream towards the Blanca, before taking a last look at the Lucma valley and turning right into the wider valley we'd seen yesterday, with its own winding stream and scattering of farms. Kiswar bushes (after which the village of Quishuar is named) lined sections of the path, and occasionally we found ourselves strolling through woods of Quenual (paperbark) trees.
Easy walking up the valley, trying to beat the clouds to the snowy peaks of Nevado Pukahirka / Pucajirca Sur (6,039 m / 19,813ft) - we managed it, just. Wonderful views. Lots of photos.
As the clouds gathered, we turn away from the Cordillera Blanca, for a tougher stretch walking uphill over grassland to the Tupatupa Pass (4,374m/14,350ft). Lovely views over rolling hills and long valleys, but under gloomy skies. We lunched at the pass and waited for Melky, Augustin, Luis, Amner and the donkeys. Melky arrived first, carrying his new fishing rod - a present from Dave. Christine and I headed uphill (getting to about 4,400m / 14 440ft) to see if we could get a better view of Pukahirka - which we did, together with more peaks and ridges, snow and glaciers, glacier-scoured rocks and glacier-fed waterfalls. Definitely a pass to return to under cloudless skies.
I took it slow on the steep downhill section from the pass, partly for the knees, partly for the views - the clouds were starting to lift and the snow shone brightly in the sunlight.
Our destination was one of the farm on the hills above Jancapampa, and from high above we could see our tents being put up, and dark clouds gathering over the ridges on the far side of the valley and the glaciers rolling down from Nevado Pukahirka / Pucajirca Central (6,014m / 19,731ft). Strolling through farmland we passed fields of beautiful blue flowers and the familiar 'lupins', which turn out to be chocho beans.
Arriving in camp about 2.30pm, we settled into our tents - after three nights in Quishuar I'd got my camp craft down to a fine art - and pottered around the campsite, watching the flocks of sheep and goats being herded home for the day, shepherdesses spinning as they went. The farmhouses we were camping near had gardens of colourful flowers enclosed in stone walls.
Tea and popcorn in the tent, with diary writing and Scrabble accompanied by the sound of an occasional patter of raindrops on the canvas, and the long low rumble of avalanches from above. Later in the afternoon we were visited by the family from the farm and a local trained nurse who looks after a disabled orphan.
Superb dinner: soup (always!), squash curry (surprise ingredient: strawberry jam to temper the chilli), tinned peaches. I'm afraid I wimped out of joining Val and the crew at the fiesta held at the farmhouse in honour of Val's visit. The music played on pipe, harp and drum provided the soundtrack to sleep after a satisfying day of proper peaks. Not so sure what tomorrow will bring weatherwise....
Not so many barking dogs tonight, but heavy rain and a rooster at 4am instead.
Read more about my Cordillera Blanca trek with Val Pitkethly.
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CIF CENTRAL SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP
Liberty High School - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Central Section Grand Masters
At Liberty
Team standings--unavailable.
400 relay--1. Bakersfield (Hunt, Turner, Johnson, Norwood), 42.28; 2. Clovis East (Bourbon, Scott, Smith, Woods), 42.58; 3. Redwood (Stewart, Ray, Root, Coles), 43.07; 4. Central (Newsome, Bigelow, Hammack, Phillips), 43.15. 1,600--1. Chris Schwartz, Foot, 4:15.80; 2. Jonathan Sanchez, Buch, 4:17.48; 3. Eric Battles, CW, 4:20.34; 4. Jesse Arellano, Mad, 4:21.56. 110H--1. Ethan DeJongh, MtW, 14.49; 2. Sean Johnson, Buch, 14.66; 3. Jon Funch, CW, 14.81; 4. Isiah Crunk, Wash, 15.17. 400--1. Maurice Lewis, Ed, 49.08; 2. Isiah Purvis, Lib, 49.13; 3. Daniel Lozano, Stock, 49.35; 4. Jelani Hendrix, Ed, 49.62. 100--1. Brendon Bigelow, Central, 10.62; 2. Emmanuel Turner, Bak, 10.81; 3. Matt Sumlin, Gar, 10.91; 4. Chris Lopez, GW, 10.98. 800--1. Anthony Mitchell, North, 1:54.19; 2. Aric Champagne, MtW, 1:54.97; 3. Andrew Campbell, CW, 1:55.69; 4. Arturo Ramirez, Centennial, 1:55.83. 300H--1. DeJongh, MtW, 37.93; 2. Cody Alves, Sel, 37.94; 3. James Smith, CE, 39.03; 4. Sean Johnson, Buch, 39.28. 200--1. Brendon Bigelow, Central, 21.29; 2. Isiah Purvis, Lib, 21.96; 3. Mario Navarette, Sanger, 22.04; 4. Chris Lopez, GW, 22.29. 3,200--1. Chris Schwartz, Foot, 9:24.19; 2. Jonathan Sanchez, Buch, 9:24.99; 3. Jon Ross, CE, 9:26.42; 4. Danny Vartanien, Buch, 9:26.42. 1,600 relay--1. Edison (Hendrix, Carter, Boughton, Lewis), 3:17.86; 2. Liberty (Hill, Garside, Affentranger, Purvis), 3:18.95; 3. Bakersfield (Miller, Turner, Johnson, Gooden), 3:20.06; 4. Clovis East (Ellis, Defonska, Woods, Smith), 3:22.40. PV--1. Andrew Lohse, Mad, 15-0; 2. Michael Peterson, CE, 15-0J; 3. Jeff Brenner, Cl, 14-6; 4. Frankie Puente, Sel, 14-0. SP--1. Dayshan Ragans, Foot, 60-7; 2. Matt Darr, Fron, 52-8.75; 3. Troy Rush, CW, 52-8.5; 4. Christian Millard, CE, 51-10.5. TJ--1. Johnny Carter, Ridge, 48-3; 2. Tyler Thompson, Shaf, 47-3; 3. Chris Kelly, Ridge, 46-11.5; 4. Jordan Smith, Central, 46-10.5. D--1. Dayshan Ragans, Foot, 199-2; 2. Jacob Budwig, Fowl, 168-8; 3. Niko Gomes, Cl, 164-10; 4. Matt Darr, Fron, 157-7. LJ--1. Kenny Phillips, Central, 23-4; 2. Tyler Thompson, Shaf, 21-11.5; 3. Dillon Root, Red, 21-11; 4. Kevin Norwood, GV, 21-8.75. HJ--1. Kenny Phillips, Central, 6-8; 2. Isiah Griggs, Bak, 6-6; 3. George Robbins, West, 6-4; 4. Jeff Brenner, Cl, 6-4J.
Notes: Top three in each event advance to state meet, May 30-31 in Norwalk. The two wild cards with the best times/marks from all sections also advance.
Girls track
Central Section Grand Masters
At Liberty
Team standings--unavailable.
400 relay--1. Edison (Eng, Scott, Thompson, Sears), 47.16; 2. Bullard (J. Williams, Riddlesprigger, Baisch, L. Williams), 48.17; 3. Tulare Western, 48.73; 4. Bakersfield (Torres, Belt, Brown, Wandick), 48.80. 1,600--1. Saleh Barsarian, Cl, 5:02.98; 2. Meghan Marvin, Cl, 5:03.02; 3. Chloe Allen, CW, 5:04.62; 4. Allison Gonzales, Ex, 5:11.52; 100H--1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 14.59; 2. Brianny Williams, Ed, 14.60; 3. Taylor Jackson, Fr, 15.04; 4. Jen Melton, CW, 15.37. 400--1. Breanna Thompson, Ed, 56.64; 2. Dedrea Wyrik, Sun, 57.49; 3. Lasasha Aldredge, Central, 58.12; 4. Taylor Donaldson, Reed, 58.13. 100--1. Megan Del Pino, CW, 11.66; 2. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 11.74; 3. Lynn Williams, Bul, 12.00; 4. Brushay Wandick, Bak, 12.01. 800--1. Allysa Mejia, Reed, 2:17.47; 2. Molly Pahkamaa, ElD, 2:17.73; 3. Katie Fry, Ex, 2:18.74; 4. Ashlee Thomas, Centennial, 2:19.77. 300H--1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 43.92; 2. Taylor Jackson, Fron, 44.86; 3. Brianny Williams, Ed, 45.69; 4. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 46.12. 200--1. Megan Del Pino, CW, 23.94; 2. Dominique Whittington, Lem, 24.65; 3. Brushay Wandick, Bak, 24.69; 4. Breanna Thompson, Ed, 24.90. 3,200--1. Jordan Hasay, MP, 10:24.78; 2. Meghan Marvin, Cl, 10:59.96; 3. Chloe Allen, CW, 11:06.19; 4. Corina Mendoza, Mad, 11:32.06. 1,600 relay--1. Edison (Burk, Thompson, Scott, Smith), 3:54.89; 2. Stockdale (Cady, Anderson, Mello, S. Anderson), 3:58.26; 3. Clovis West (Laidley, Capriotti, Del Pino, Monteverde), 3:59.02; 4. Reedley, 3:59.07. D--1. Anna Jelmini, Shaf, 162-5; 2. Alex Collatz, Stock, 148-6; 3. Carey Tuuamalemalo, Taft, 130-9; 4. Janae Coffee, CW, 121-6. LJ--1. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 18-7.25; 2. Lynn Williams, Bul, 18-0.75; 3. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 17-6.75; 4. Ja'Nia Sears, Ed, 17-6.5. HJ--1. Alyssa Monteverde, CW, 5-4; 2. Cristina Muro, GW, 5-2; 3. Katherine Mahr, Buch, 5-2; 4. Marish Riddlesprigger, Bul, 5-2J. SP--1. Anna Jelmini, Shaf, 44-0.75; 2. Destanie Yarbrough, CE, 37-10; 3. Heather Vermillion, Red, 37-9; 4. Tasha Firstone, CW, 36-6.5. TJ--1. Alana Alexander, Centennial, 38-3.75; 2. Jenna Prandini, Cl, 38-3; 3. Goziam Okolie, 36-10.5; 4. Alex Collatz, Stock, 36-2. PV--1. Allison Berryhill, CW, 11-6; 2. Amanda Klinchuch, Lib, 11-6J; 3. Cheree Jones, King, 10-6; 4. Emily Falkenstein, Buch, 10-6J.
Notes: Top three in each event advance to state meet, May 30-31 in Norwalk. The two wild cards with the best times/marks from all sections also advance.
Peter Mikhael Reel - 2009
The Mind Of The Green Apple
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Okay.. Let’s make some flash stuff. Depends on the green apple of the original website design. I’ll explain every page individually in further steps.
The Mind Of The Green Apple Game
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Continue with my project the mind of the green apple. I start to make a new flash game. Eating apples is my idea. Actually I got the idea when I’m driving. It has 3 frames long.
CHA International Website
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Tarek Nour Communications – Intranet 5.0
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Unlike the internet, which is a public network of computers, an intranet is a private network of computers that functions only within the boundaries of Tarek Nour Communications.
Yahya Al Bishri Website
Yahya Al Bishri website one of the most interesting project I worked in. under management of RUBICS Business Solutions.
Tarek Nour TV Website
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Al Kahera Wal Nas is a new Channel by TNTV a company under Tarek Nour Comunications.
RUBICS Business Solutions Website
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RUBICS Business Solutions website a full 2d/3d website design from scratch.
OLYMPIA Health Club Website
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Tarek Nour Advertising Website
TNA has been a pioneer in advertising since its inception as the first Egyptian private sector Advertising Agency in 1978. Through three decades of listening to local consumers.
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We are two weeks into camp and we must say it has been great! This past week the children have been able to experience all the activities offered at Willow Grove Day Camp including Pony Rides, Tennis and Boating/Fishing. Week 2 of camp's theme was “Celebrate America.” Everyone had fun making Patriotic necklaces which have been sent home. In Ceramics the campers made their hand or foot prints. This week and last, the campers had a special treat at Cooking where they made “dirt” (pudding). Also, each Willows camper continues to master their techniques at swimming and can’t wait to perform their skills on visiting day. Everyone is having a terrific time, and each child has found his/her favorite activities.
Willow Grove Day Camp provides summer fun for kids who live in Willow Grove, Abington, Blue Bell, Hatboro, Horsham, Huntingdon Valley, Lafayette Hill, Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Southampton and the surrounding areas. For more information on Willow Grove Day Camp and the services they provide please visit: willowgrovedaycamp.com/willows.html
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Sprengel Museum Hannover
PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING!
09. October 2011 – 15. January 2012
Sprengel Museum HannoverSprengel Museum Hannover
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
LOWER SAXONY SAVINGS BANK FOUNDATION
PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! is an exhibition of the works of 31 photographers on a floor area of over 2,000 square metres. Since HOW YOU LOOK AT IT in 2000, this exhibition is the first and only one to provide an all-embracing overview of artistic photography from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition has been organized by the Sprengel Museum Hannover in collaboration with the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation. Starting out from the Foundation’s collection of large groups of works by both American and European photographers, the only collection of its kind in Europe, the exhibition explores the history and perspectives of the ‘documentary style’ of photography.
PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! constitutes yet a further step towards establishing Hanover as an important centre for artistic photography in the north of Germany.
The starting points of the exhibition are the works of Robert Adams, Diane Arbus, Lewis Baltz, Bernd and Hilla Becher, William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, John Gossage, Nicholas Nixon, Martin Parr and Michael Schmidt. The artist photographers Rineke Dijkstra, Paul Graham, Thomas Struth and the photographers of the generations that followed, such as Jitka Hanzlová, Stephen Gill, Jochen Lempert, Elisabeth Neudörfl, Heidi Specker and Tobias Zielony, visualize the world with a style of photography that adheres strictly to the medium and yet is highly subjective. Max Baumann, Boris Mikhailov, Rita Ostrowskaja and Helga Paris extend the perspective with experiences of their own confrontations with different political systems, while Laura Bielau, Thomas Demand, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, Wolfgang Tillmans and Jeff Wall use the documentary style of photography as a means of exemplifying the phenomena of visual perception. Many of the works are being exhibited for the very first time.
Integrated into the exhibition are three successive Project Rooms organized by three guest curators and each taking place for the duration of one month. They thematize three different methods of collecting and three different ways of using photography.
From 9.10. until 30.10.2011 the artist Thierry Geoffroy will investigate the idea behind the title of the exhibition – PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! – and ask: Who calls whom and what, and for what purpose, and out of what interests? On 1.11.2011 Markus Schaden will be setting up a study room devoted to the photography book as a ‘storage medium’ and collector’s item. From 6.12.2011 until 15.1.2012 Wilhelm Schürmann will be exposing the obsessions that can be the driving force behind a private collection of photographs, graphics, paintings and sculptures.
In the run-up to the exhibition HOW YOU LOOK AT IT at the Sprengel Museum Hannover, which was curated by Thomas Weski and Heinz Liesbrock on the occasion of EXPO 2000, the Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation began to purchase comprehensive groups of works by selected American and European photographers. Since then, the collecting activity of the Foundation has been focused on those works of photography that may be understood to be in the tradition of the ‘documentary style’ (Walker Evans, 1903-1975) and have been exercising a strong influence on photography since the end of the 1960s. Thus it has been possible – thanks not least to the recommendations of a high-calibre advisory board – to build up a photographic collection distinguished by its concentration on groups of works. In this regard the collection is unique in Europe.
The Lower Saxony Savings Bank Foundation’s collection and its perspective are now to be the subject of the present exhibition, which is being mounted jointly with the Sprengel Museum Hannover and also in the context of the Museum’s own well-cultivated photography tradition, which began in 1979 and can boast exhibitions of such great exponents of photography as Karl Blossfeldt, El Lissitzky, Judith Joy Ross and Michael Schmidt, to name only a few of many, or the “SPECTRUM” International Prize for Photography of the Foundation of Lower Saxony. ‘Collecting’ manifests itself here as an open system that operates self-reflexively in the aforementioned Project Rooms and is future-oriented and discussion-friendly in the exhibition’s supplementary events.
PHOTOGRAPHY CALLING! is accompanied by a copious publication (Steidl, Göttingen). Visitors will also be offered a comprehensive information programme.
The exhibition has been curated by Inka Schube, Curator for Photography and Media Art, Sprengel Museum Hannover, and Thomas Weski, Professor of “Curatorial Cultures”, Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig.
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Go West, Young Man, the Cradle of Civilization, the Promised Land, the False Hope of the Horizon, Wide Open Spaces, Freedom, Liberty, Independence, the Land of Milk and Honey, the Lure of the West. In his latest exhibition, Stephen R. Mingle takes his brand of imagery on a wild, freewheelin’ ride via the signs, symbols, and icons that run wild in the great expanses of the Western Digital World. Mingle jams digital fragments from various times and places into a colloquial language that speaks of current state of modern life.
Mashed together, collapsed upon, thrown together, juxtaposed, collaged, and interwoven, the images mix and mingle, embrace and repel, horrify and amuse. From Greek gods to Klaatu, from the Black Knight to Mr. Robato, the digital West finds a space for all to thrive. Yet for one idea to flourish, others must be quashed, defeated, displaced, or destroyed. Within Mingle’s pieces, different cultures, civilizations, subgroups, and stereotypes spar for relevance, superiority, and in so doing call the viewer to question the complexities of our lives. Mingle’s goal is for the work to have a visceral impact, “for the viewer to know what it felt like to be alive at the time the piece was was made.”
The works include large-scale archival pigment prints, composed and formulated in several generations of Adobe Photoshop. The imagery originated from digital photography, screen grabs, video capture, re-photography, and other free-flowing detail media. His art making process is closer to that of a deejay, scratching and mixing, chasing a beat, than with traditional art-making methods.
Mingle has been working in photography, photojournalism, and art since the 1980s, and working with digital art, photography, and illustration since the mid-90s. He holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Photo/Video from the Kansas City Art Institute. He grew up in small-town Kansas, migrated to Kansas City, San Fransisco, Ventura, east to Washington D.C., and then ultimately to the desert southwest of Arizona.
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Une démarche de développement durable
Le centre de production horticole, c'est 13 300 m2 de serres qui figurent sans doute parmi les plus modernes et performantes du pays. "Nous n'avons pas voulu nous contenter de remplacer les vieilles serres de Créteil et Limeil-Brévannes, explique Thierry
Deman, responsable de la production florale et arboricole de Plaine centrale. Notre objectif, c'était de créer un site de production qui garantisse un haut rendement, respecte l'environnement et offre au personnel de bonnes conditions de travail. C'est
pourquoi nous nous sommes inscrits dans une démarche HQE (haute qualité environnementale) de développement durable."
C'est ainsi que les constructions ont été intégrées dans leur environnement, que les serres ont été travaillées et disposées pour limiter au maximum l'impact visuel, que les arbres et les haies existants ont été préservés et que les matériaux choisis (bois,
verre, aluminium, acier inoxydable, linoléum, peintures sans solvant) l'ont été pour leurs faibles nuisances environnementales.
À l'intérieur, la plupart des réseaux ont été enterrés et l'éclairage a été réalisé avec des luminaires basse luminancepour améliorer le confort visuel.
Les équipements bruyants ont été mis dans des lieux isolés pour limiter les nuisances sonores, des siphons ont été placés régulièrement sur les dallages pour faciliter le nettoyage du sol, des ouvrants de pignons et de toiture ont été installés pour permettre
le brassage et le renouvellement de l'air.
Des économies d'eau et d'énergie
Mais le respect de la démarche HQE est surtout sensible dans la gestion économique et écologique de l'énergie et de l'eau.
De nombreuses dispositions ont ainsi été prises pour réaliser des économies de chauffage et améliorer le confort de travail du personnel (énergie humaine) : orientation des serres dans l'axe nord-sud pour un ensoleillement maximum, utilisation d'un verre spécial pour une filtration positive des rayons solaires (rétention
des UVA), régulation informatisée du climat et installation d'une chaudière à grand volume d'eau, mise en place de chaînes de production pour diminuer les déplacements, les efforts et contraintes physiques, concentration des aires de culture
autour de la galerie de travail.
Par ailleurs, tout a été conçu pour limiter les prélèvements d'eau et supprimer les rejets. C'est ainsi qu'un bassin de récupération des eaux de toiture a été réalisé et qu'un système d'arrosage, fondé sur le drainage et le recyclage des eaux de sol
a été mis en œuvre (voir encadré).
Ce sont bien, ainsi, des serres du XXIe siècle qui ont ouvert à Mandres-les-Roses. Un univers de fleurs et de plantes vertes certes, mais aussi de tapis de convoyage, de ponts roulants et de chariots mécaniques, car l'automatisation est omniprésente et a
permis à chaque étape de la production (rempotage, fertilisation ...) et de la manutention (transport du terreau, des plaques de culture ...) d'éliminer la plupart des tâches pénibles. Quant aux ordinateurs dont la présence peut également surprendre, ils
gèrent, ni plus ni moins que le chauffage, l'arrosage et le climat.
Un système d'arrosage innovant
En matière de développement durable et de protection de l'environnement, les serres communautaires se situent à la pointe de la technologie. Alors que les dégâts causés aux nappes phréatiques par les engrais et traitements divers sont depuis longtemps avérés et que l'eau devient un bien de plus en plus précieux, les serres communautaires ne polluent pas et permettent de réaliser des économies. Elles le doivent à l'installation d'un système d'arrosage qui met en œuvre le recyclage des eaux d'arrosage et la récupération des eaux de pluie (ou eaux de toiture). Comme le montre le schéma ci-dessous, le recyclage des eaux d'arrosage s'effectue par filtration à travers une toile perméable et une couche de roche volcanique au pouvoir tampon, disposées sous les plantes. Les eaux de pluie, elles, sont récupérées dans un bassin de 500 m3. Après mélange et fertilisation dans une station de pompage, eaux de pluie et d'arrosage sont dirigées sur les rampes d'arrosage.