WEEK 29 – Return to Superlo, Set II

 

With all that talk of the beer cave, I'd be remiss not to show it! Here you can get a better indication of what it looks like (it has a walk-in area accessible through those doors in the center, as well as doors on either side which feature shelves of cold beer accessible without walking into the cave) and how much space it takes up (it's even with the front end spaces for customer service et al, seen a few shots back). I was very pleased with how the neon plastered all over the cave's exterior turned out in this pic! Of those signs, note specifically the Bud Light one above the cave's entrance, which has a scrolling message proclaiming this as “Southaven's largest beer selection.”

 

The jury is out on whether this pharmacy originated from Schnucks or Seessel's; I thought it had been determined at one point that it was a Schnucks addition (and I can see some of the gray equipment remaining inside the former pharmacist space as coming from them), but I don't remember where I got that info, so who knows :P Another mystery is whether Superlo's original "Beverages" sign for this area – one of their few renovations to this store, and made to match Schnucks's décor font – remains behind this beer cave...

 

(c) 2017 Retail Retell

These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)

Thank you for posing.

 

General Petrus Johannes Mathias "Peter" van Uhm (born June 15, 1955 in Nijmegen), is a retired 4-star general in the Royal Netherlands Army and ex Chief of Defence (CHOD). He was promoted to this position from Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army (C-LAS) and succeeded Dick Berlijn on April 17, 2008.

Van Uhm's promotion to CHOD was accompanied by personal tragedy as, on April 18, 2008, his son First Lieutenant Dennis van Uhm was killed in a roadside bombing in Uruzgan, the southern province of Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Taliban claimed that militants had known about his movements and had targeted him. The Dutch government rejected this claim. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said in The Hague: "Our information is that there is no indication of any link between this cowardly deed and the fact that it was the son of the defense chief."

One of the early beneficiaries of the first round of the government's Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas fund in England was Warrington's Own Buses. It received a good chunk of funding towards conversion of its entire fleet to battery-electric and the associated infrastructure, which includes a new depot. 105 Volvo BZLs with the customary MCV bodywork are on order, with a claimed completion date for the transition of before the end of 2024. Naturally, Volvo is very keen to hitch its wagon to this horse. To that end, one of its BZL demonstrators has gained the new yellow livery for Warrington's Own Buses that will come with the electrified fleet. Here BV72 KPF is seen at Carden Park Hotel at a recent conference.

ORTAHISAR AND ORTAHISAR CASTLE

 

Ortahisar is picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. This 90m high natural fortress, a prominent landmark in the region – honeycombed with caves and tunnels, camouflaged by nature without the slightest indication of human presence inside – has partly crumbled away revealing some of its interior. Today it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mt. Erciyes.

 

Cappadocia World Heritage List;

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

Brief synthesis

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia cover the region between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos, the sites of Karain, Karlık, Yeşilöz, Soğanlı and the subterranean cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3253 m) at the other. The density of its rock-hewn cells, churches, troglodyte villages and subterranean cities within the rock formations make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. Though interesting from a geological and ethnological point of view, the incomparable beauty of the decor of the Christian sanctuaries makes Cappadocia one of the leading examples of the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

It is believed that the first signs of monastic activity in Cappadocia date back to the 4th century at which time small anchorite communities, acting on the teachings of Basileios the Great, Bishop of Kayseri, began inhabiting cells hewn in the rock. In later periods, in order to resist Arab invasions, they began banding together into troglodyte villages or subterranean towns such as Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which served as places of refuge.

Cappadocian monasticism was already well established in the iconoclastic period (725-842) as illustrated by the decoration of many sanctuaries which kept a strict minimum of symbols (most often sculpted or tempera painted crosses). However, after 842 many rupestral churches were dug in Cappadocia and richly decorated with brightly coloured figurative painting. Those in the Göreme Valley include Tokalı Kilise and El Nazar Kilise (10th century), St. Barbara Kilise and Saklı Kilise (11th century) and Elmalı Kilise and Karanlık Kilise (end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century).

Criterion (i): Owing to their quality and density, the rupestral sanctuaries of Cappadocia constitute a unique artistic achievement offering irreplaceable testimony to the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

Criterion (iii): The rupestral dwellings, villages, convents and churches retain the fossilized image of a province of the Byzantine Empire between the 4th century and the arrival of the Seljuk Turks (1071). Thus, they are the essential vestiges of a civilization which has disappeared.

Criterion (v): Cappadocia is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement which has become vulnerable under the combined effects of natural erosion and, more recently, tourism.

Criterion (vii): In a spectacular landscape dramatically demonstrating erosional forces, the Göreme Valley and its surroundings provide a globally renowned and accessible display of hoodoo landforms and other erosional features, which are of great beauty, and which interact with the cultural elements of the landscape.

Integrity

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, having been extensively used and modified by man for centuries, is a landscape of harmony combining human interaction and settlement with dramatic natural landforms. There has been some earthquake damage to some of the cones and the pillars, but this is seen as a naturally occurring phenomenon. Overuse by tourists and some vandalism have been reported and some incompatible structures have been introduced.

The erosional processes that formed the distinctive conical rock structures will continue to create new fairy chimneys and rock pillars, however due to the rate of this process, the natural values of the property may still be threatened by unsustainable use. The cultural features, including rock-hewn churches and related cultural structures, mainly at risk of being undermined by erosion and other negative natural processes coupled with mass tourism and development pressures, can never be replaced. threats Some of the churches mentioned by early scholars such as C. Texier, H.G. Rott and Guillaume de Jerphanion are no longer extant.

Authenticity

The property meets the conditions of authenticity as its values and their attributes, including its historical setting, form, design, material and workmanship adequately reflect the cultural and natural values recognized in the inscription criteria.

Given the technical difficulties of building in this region, where it is a matter of hewing out structures within the natural rock, creating architecture by the removal of material rather than by putting it together to form the elements of a building, the underlying morphological structure and the difficulties inherent in the handling of the material inhibited the creative impulses of the builders. This conditioning of human effort by natural conditions persisted almost unchanged through successive periods and civilizations, influencing the cultural attitudes and technical skills of each succeeding generation.

Protection and management requirements

The World Heritage property Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia is subject to legal protection in accordance with both the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources Act No. 2863 and the National Parks Act No. 2873. The entire territory between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos is designated as a National Park under the Act No. 2873. In addition, natural, archaeological, urban, and mixed archaeological and natural conservation areas, two underground towns, five troglodyte villages, and more than 200 individual rock-hewn churches, some of which contain numerous frescoes, have been entered into the register of immovable monuments and sites according to the Act No. 2863.

Legal protection, management and monitoring of the Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia fall within the scope of national and regional governmental administrations. The Nevşehir and Kayseri Regional Conservation Councils are responsible for keeping the register of monuments and sites, including carrying out all tasks related to the legal protection of monuments and listed buildings and the approval to carry out any restoration-related works. They also evaluate regional and conservation area plans prepared by the responsible national and/or local (i.e. municipal) authorities.

Studies for revision and updating of the existing land use and conservation plan (Göreme National Park Long-term Development Plan) of 1981 were completed in 2003. The major planning decisions proposed were that natural conservation areas are to be protected as they were declared in 1976. Minor adjustments in the peripheral areas of settlements and spatial developments of towns located in the natural conservation sites including Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Ürgüp and Mustafapaşa will be strictly controlled. In other words, the Plan proposes to confine the physical growth of these towns to recently established zones. Hotel developments will take into account the set limits for room capacities. Furthermore, the plan also suggested that local authorities should be advised to review land use decisions for areas that have been reserved for tourism developments in the town plans.

Preparation of conservation area plans for the urban and/or mixed urban-archaeological conservation sites within the historic sections of Göreme are in place and provide zoning criteria and the rules and guidelines to be used in the maintenance and restoration of listed buildings and other buildings which are not registered, but which are located within the historic zones. Similar planning studies for the towns of Ortahisar and Uçhisar are in place. Once finalised, a conservation area plan for the urban conservation area in Ürgüp will be in place. All relevant plans are kept up to date on a continuing basis.

Appropriate facilities aimed at improving the understanding of the World Heritage property have been completed for the subterranean towns of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, and are required for Göreme and Paşabağı.

Monuments in danger due to erosion, including the El Nazar, Elmalı, and Meryemana (Virgin Mary) churches, have been listed as monuments requiring priority action. Specific measures for their protection, restoration and maintenance are required at the site level.

While conservation plans and protection measures are in place for individual sites, it is recognised by the principal parties responsible for site management that an integrated Regional Plan for the Cappadocia Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Area is required to protect the World Heritage values of the property. Adequate financial, political and technical support is also required to secure the management of the property.

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/

 

www.goreme.com/ortahisar.php

 

Another indication that the Noddy Bus might not have been as unconnected with Sovereign as they liked to pretend was the use of the latter’s vehicles whilst their own were being prepared for service.

 

Sovereign no 692 (EUM 892T), former West Riding Leyland National, in Watford on route 285 on 25th January 1994

 

Neither the subterfuge nor the operation were particularly successful.

Silverton:

 

The first indication of silver–lead mineralisation in the Barrier Rangers came in late 1875 with the discovery of galena by Julius Charles Nickel and Dan McLean while they were well sinking on Thackaringa Station, near the South Australian - New South Wales border.

 

In 1879 John Stokie established a store at Umberumberka, 19 km north of Thackaringa. He continued prospecting and discovered silver–lead veins nearby, which he pegged with Edward Pegler in November 1881. A 100 ton parcel of ore was shipped to England for a 40% profit. The following October the Umberumberka Silver Lead Mining Company Ltd was floated with nominal capital of £20 000. Umberumberka was the second area of silver–lead mineralisation discovered in the Barrier Ranges and the new company was the first to be publicly floated. The town of Silverton soon developed close to the mine and became the main settlement of the growing silver field.

 

Silverton was surveyed in 1883, by which time Australia had a population of 2, 250, 194. By September that year, the population of Silverton was 250, and by December 1883 it had doubled. That year the Day Dream Mine opened and attracted an additional population of 400 - 500 people. In 1884 1,222 mineral leases, 937 business permits and 114 miners' rights were issued. That same year 6,000 tonnes of ore were extracted and the town acquired its own newspaper, the Silver Age.

 

By 1885 - 1886 the town's population had reached 3,000. Silverton was proclaimed a township in 1885 and a municipality the following year. In 1885 a short-lived smelter was established at Day Dream Mine, operating for only a year. In 1892 the Umberumberka Mine closed, followed by the Day Dream Mine. The Pioneer Mine at Thackaringa closed in 1897. By 1901, after miners had moved to the richer fields at Broken Hill, the town went into decline and only 286 people remained. Today the town has a population of around 50 people, most of whom work in tourism.

 

The Silverton Tramway Company:

 

The Silverton Tramway Company, a rare private railway of 50klms in length, was incorporated in New South Wales October 14, 1886 and the line was completed and opened for traffic on January 12, 1888. One of only two privately owned railways in the state, the tramway was originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which accounted for a third of their business.

 

The company serviced travellers on long trips heading interstate to Semaphore (Adelaide) to the Largs Bay Holiday Camp and excursions for local community groups often conveying passengers to Silverton and McCulloch Park (at Stephens Creek) for the day and returning to Broken Hill in the afternoon. When traveling to South Australia the train would travel from Broken Hill, through Silverton and then to Burns which is on the New South Wales side of the border of Cockburn (a town divided by the NSW/SA border).

 

In 1927 the New South Wales government completed the railway from Sydney to Broken Hill, thus joining the Silverton Tramway and completing the link from Sydney to Adelaide. It played a strategic role in the trans-Australia network until 1970, when it was surpassed by the New South Wales Government Railways (Indian-Pacific). From 1888-1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken Hill, by providing the key transport of ore to the Port Pirie smelters. It played a significant role in the politics and recreation of Broken Hill, and a crucial role at times of water shortage in Broken Hill.

 

Today, Silverton resides in the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales (NSW) and so does not feature a City Council. It is run by the Silverton Village Committee, who to this day hold their quarterly meetings in the Silverton Municipal Chambers.

 

Source: Silverton NSW (www.aussietowns.com.au/town/silverton-nsw), New South Wales Heritage Register & Discover Broken Hill (discoverbrokenhill.com.au/silverton-nsw/historic-building...), "The pathway to Broken Hill: Early discoveries in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales, Australia" by Kenneth George McQueen, and 'Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 97'

During the early 1970's there were indications that Leyland was planning another radical shake-up of its product range. By 1975 the B15 project was in full swing, an integral vehicle with sophisticated, high specification parts resulting in a totally new vehicle. Of course we all know this was the new look Leyland Titan TN series, which was unfortunately destined to become a London Double Decker bus.

Dennis who were also looking into a new rear engine vehicle with its Dominator model, with some valued assistance from the South Yorkshire PTE, the Dennis Dominator was successful in taking some orders away from Leyland. Just as the MCW/Scania Metropolitan double decker did from 1973 until 1977, with some 650 plus buses built. MCW turning to the integral route with their Metrobus chassis from 1977 until 1989.

Foden of Sandbach who were also involved with some bus chassis during the 1940' & 1950's were looking to re-enter the bus industry. By 1975 Leyland had announced the intention to stop Fleetline production by 1978, which left a gap in some operators fleets. Leyland knew that the VR was still available for purchase.

Foden joined together with Northern Counties of Wigan to produce seven prototype chassis, with semi integral frames. Using the tried and trusted Gardner 6LXB engine and the Alison MT.640 5 speed gearbox, this was long before Optare made the Alison gearbox its standard option. Truck chassis were built with Alison gearboxes at the time of the Foden NC. Four PTEs were also interested in the new venture, with Greater Manchester (2), South Yorkshire (1 East Lancs body), West Midlands PTE (1) and West Yorkshire PTE (1). Along with one for Derby City Transport and the National Bus Company, who also took one. The NBC were at the time conducting fuel efficiency trails at Potteries Motor Traction (PMT) Newcastle under Lyme depot, with a Bristol VRT and a Dennis Dominator.

West Yorkshire PTE had there example delivered in early March 1977, as 7250 TUB250R with low height Northern Counties bodywork. 7250 was used as part of a display of PTE vehicles at the official opening of the Bradford Interchange in March 1977. Then the Foden was used by Calderdale and Kirklees drivers and staff for trials and evaluation. In October 1977, 7250 entered passenger service. The bus was used initially used on the 43 Huddersfield to Halifax via Elland service, with 3480 LUG480P the Volvo Alisa B55-10 with Alexander bodywork ( which was withdrawn in 1981 and sold to Derby City Transport). However it was clear that the Foden was not fitting in at the PTE, with very few PSV duties, 7250 was withdrawn from service in May 1984. 7250 was sold to Weymouth dealer Green in December 1985, staying there until July 1988.

This is when Bootle based Anitree Coaches purchased the Foden for continued service in Merseyside. 7250 even ventured back to Yorkshire on occasions to the 'Heart of the Pennines' rally. John Cherry, who owns Anitree Coaches, really like the Foden NC he even purchased the West Midlands PTE vehicle 6300 ROC300R. WMPTE 6300 is currently based in Kirkby and is awaiting an MOT and some finishing touches before going into WMPTE livery.

By 2012, 7250 was re-painted into the original WYPTE 'roads & pavements' livery and appeared at the 2012 Wirral Transport show.

The North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT) now hold an annual open at their Kirkby premises, which a good event. In 2015 the NWVRT announced that John Cherry's WYPTE Foden 7250 was going to be at the event. This then got myself (Scott Poole) to continue researching the Foden NC as a chassis and project. On the day of the rally I managed to chat with john and gain permission to photograph the Foden, which was out of public view, with the assistance of an NWVRT volunteer, many thanks to you both gents.

Paused at Kirkby Railway station, with thanks to John Cherry.

Here is a link to my bus blog about the Foden NC t.co/shvIRNceu9

 

First indications are that a church was built in the twelfth century, not a Parish Church (Ecclesia) but a Chapel (Capella). People who lived a long way from the ‘Ecclesia’ used the ‘Capella’ on ordinary occasions, but they paid their tithes and made their offerings at the ‘Ecclesia’. Capel was originally in the Diocese of Winchester, and during the term of office of Henry de Blois (Bishop of Winchester, 1129 -1171), Capel Church was first mentioned when the advowson (the right to grant a benefice) was transferred by the Bishop to the Priory of St. Pancras at Lewes in Sussex. It was then known as Capella de la Wachna or Ewekene.

 

In 1270 the Church is referred to as the Church of Ewekene – probably after a grant of land by Maurice de Ewekene. In 1282, Henry de Ewekene became the first recorded priest of the Church.

 

In 1334, Dorking cum Cappella was transferred to the Priory of the Holy Cross at Reigate, and Capel was served by a priest appointed by Reigate. At about this time it is probable that the ‘Capella’ was upgraded to a Parish Church, and was dedicated to St. Lawrence (ecclesia Sanctii Lawrencii de Cappella). In 1536 Thomas Cromwell abolished holy and feast days between the beginning of July and the end of August to avoid interruptions to the harvest. It was probably about this time that the feast day of St. John the Baptist was chosen (June 24th) and the name continues to this day. Certainly there was still a statue to St Lawrence in 1540.

James Ross “J. Ross” Helm (Helms) - there was also spelling of "Helmes" in the newspapers....

 

Born: 10 June 1884 in Alabama, USA

Died: 19 June 1962 at age 78 in Holmes County, Florida, USA

Batted: N/A

Threw: N/A

Position: Pitcher

Career Pitching Record: 143–181

Married - Carrie Vida Bowers on 24 Dec 1906 in Walton County, Florida, USA

 

Teams:

Monroe Hill Citys CSTL (1903–1904)

Macon Brigands SALL (1905–1907)

Montgomery Senators SOUA (1907, 1908)

Jacksonville Jays SALL (1908)

Little Rock Travelers SOUA (1908)

Columbus Foxes SALL (1909)

Chattanooga Lookouts SALL (1909)

Galveston Sand Crabs/Pirates TL (1911–1912, 1914)

Houston Buffaloes TL (1912)

Waco Navigators TL (1913)

Austin Senators TL (1914)

 

James Ross Helm pitched 12 seasons in the minors, mostly in the Southern Association, the South Atlantic League, and the Texas League. Helm went 18–13 for the Macon Brigands of the South Atlantic Leauge in 1907 and 11–4 for the Jacksonville Jays of the South Atlantic League in 1908, which probably led to his inclusion in the T206 set. When he advanced to the Southern Association in 1908, Helm went only 2–7 in 10 games. Once back in the South Atlantic League in 1909, Helm went 18–12, split between the Columbus Foxes and Chattanooga Lookouts. He went 35–72 in four seasons in the Texas League from 1911 to 1914 before retiring from baseball.

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(The Pensacola Journal, January 03, 1907) - Monday evening Mr. Ross Helms and Miss Vida Bowers were married at the home of the bride the Rev. John Stanly Thomas officiating.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, January 05, 1907) - Ross Helms and his wife have returned from their bridal tour and Ross is at work in his old position. He seems to understand that the new arrangement means industry if it is to bring prosperity.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, March 13, 1907) - Mr Ross Helms left town Wednesday morning with his wife for Macon Ga. Mr. Helms will pitch for the ball team of that city and we in DeFuniak are sorry to lose him. This is his third season on that team.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, August 07, 1907) - Mr Ross Helms and wife came in from Macon Sunday night where Ross has been on the pitching staff of the Macon team in the South Atlantic League. He was en route to Montgomery and will finish out this season with that team having been drafted for the purpose. Mrs Helms will remain here.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, August 08, 1907) - Several baseball fans went to Andalusia, Alabama Tuesday to see Ross Helms pitch for that city against Greensboro, Alabama.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, September 26, 1908) - Mr. and Mrs. Ross Helms and baby have returned to the city after an absence of six months. Ross is a pitcher In the South Atlantic League.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, September 17, 1909) - CHATTANOOGA PLAYERS POISONED IN AUGUSTA - By Associated press - Augusta, Ga. Sept 16, Manager Dobbs of the Chattanooga team gave out the following signed statement this afternoon. Every player on the Chattanooga club excepting three who were not working and who did not drink the water furnished by the Augusta club, were desperately ill for some time last night. Catcher Meeks was called under the treatment of a physician until midnight and four of the players and a physician worked with Pitcher Ross Helm until an early hour this morning. All of the men were very sick at the stomach and a majority of them were unable to eat last night or this morning. None of the players are in really good shape today except those who did not drink from this bucket. Pitcher Helm Is the only player yet confined to his bed. He is under the care of a physician and will not be able to work for several days. The statement sent out from Augusta last night to the effect that the Chattanooga players were intoxicated is untrue and does the men an injustice. Every man was in the hotel before 11 o'clock and the attending physician. Dr. Milligan of Augusta, this afternoon gave a statement to the Augusta Herald saying that there was no indication of drunkenness among the players. The Chattanooga club does not charge that any of the Augusta club owners poisoned the water but it is a fact that every man on our club who drank from the water furnished us at the park was very ill. Note: Pitcher Ross Helm referred to in the above is of DeFuniak where his family resides.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, April 29, 1910) - ROSS HELMS AND CARBOLIC ACID BOTTLE - WELL-KNOWN TWIRLER OF D'FUNIAK, NOW WITH SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE, USES CONTENTS OF WRONG BOTTLE. - Ross Helms, the well known baseball pitcher of DeFuniak, now doing work in the box for the Jacksonville club in the South Atlantic League, is reported to have suffered severely some few nights ago by using the contents of a carbolic acid bottle on his face instead of a preparation to discourage mosquitoes from feasting on his placid features as he slept. It was told by a friend of his in Pensacola last night that the acid seared the flesh in a horrible manner, but does not keep the pitcher from his duties. It was stated that Helms, who was in Jacksonville at the time, had been at the end of his wits to ward off mosquitoes which infest that and nearby towns over that way. To keep the insects away, the story goes, the twirler, who has quite a reputation locally, was advised to use a preparation which a druggist or a kind friend generously supplied him with. This bottle was placed with others in a closet, and among a collection of them was one about the size of the mosquito discourager containing carbolic acid. The bottle he sought

contained a harmless preparation, while that in the other bottle, and the one he found, had the acid. This he was said to have used copiously for about three seconds, and, then he adopted other and perhaps more lively methods to forget it. His many friends in DeFuniak heard of the misfortune of the young man with some feeling of compassion yesterday and the day before.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, March 12, 1912) - A Family Reunion. One of the interesting social events of the week was the family reunion held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Helmes. There are numerous Helmes throughout South Alabama and Georgia, and most of them are related. J. M. Helme is from the South Georgia branch of the family, being the youngest son of Rev. Moses Helmes. who preached on a circuit through this country In the pioneer days, when It was sparsely settled. Ross Helmes left today for Galveston, Texas, where he has a contract to pitch during the coming season. The Galveston baseball club is in the Texas League. He was accompanied by his wife and little son.

 

(El Paso Herald, July 6, 1912) - J. Ross Helm, a pitcher released by Galveston recently, is now an umpire now. He knows the rules and has made good.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, March 07, 1913) - Ross Helms will pitch for Waco, Texas, In the Texas league. He left last night for Little Rock, Ark where he will meet the rest of the Waco ball team and go into spring practice. Mrs. Ross Helms and little son accompanied Ross to Little Rock.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, April 06, 1913) - News comes from, Waco, Texas, that Ross Helms is in fine condition for pitching ball for that team on the opening of the season of the Texas league. The Waco Times-Herald of last Thursday says: "Ross Helm is in excellent condition and has pep to spare. He is the life of the training squad, entering into the practice work with spirit and vim. His pitching has been classy and Manager Carson is watching his progress with extreme satisfaction."

 

(Rock Island Argus, July 12, 1913) - Helm to Waco. Louisville, Ky.. July 12. - Louisville has released Pitcher Ross Helm to Waco under an optional agreement.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, February 10, 1914) - Mr. and Mrs. Ross Helms arrived from Florala, Alabama Sunday and are now living in the home of Mrs. Helms' mother. They expect to stay here till the baseball season opens and Ross goes back to the Texas league. While here Mr. Helms will help in the Dixie drug store and coach the Palmer college team.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, April 6, 1914) - ROSS HELMS TO PITCH THE GAME AT MAXENT PARK - TEXAS LEAGUER WHO HAS BEEN WINNING RIGHT ALONG IN FLORIDA AND ALABAMA, TO TWIRL IN MATCH CONTEST HERE. - Ross Helms, the Texas leaguer, who has been winning games right along throughout West Florida and South Alabama, and who Is now at the head of the celebrated Palmer College team, will come here and work against the local picked team at Maxent park, this afternoon, the game to start at 3 o'clock, with the best local material he had in the city to go against the Walton county college boys. Helms has never pitched against "Zack" Baisden, who will take care of the local end of the twirling this after noon, with "Louise" Cowgill a new "celebrity," it is claimed, on the receiving line, and the fans are just now turning it over in their minds just which one is the better pitcher.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, April 07, 1914) - Palmer Boys Are Defeated by Pensacola by a score of 8 to 7 - before a large crowd who came from - DeFuniak to witness the game. Helms worked for Palmer College and Baisden for Pensacoia and both pitchers pitched well in pinches. The game was hit and run and run all the way through and kept the crowd on their feet all the time. Ross Helms the Texas League star and manager of the Palmer College was applauded all through the game.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, April 17, 1914) - HELMS GOES TO

ALBANY TEAM - COACH FOR PALMER COLLEGE HAS SIGNED TO PLAY IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC THIS YEAR. DeFunlak Springs, April 16. Ross Helms, who has been coaching the Palmer College baseball team, left last night to join the Albany. Ga., team; with which he has signed for the season. Palmer has had a great season under his coaching, winning nine and losing only three. Helms has signed to coach Palmer next year and even a better season is expected, as the team has been such a great success, that a great many boys have stated their intention of entering next year and trying for the team. Helms has decided next year to have a first and second team, so all the boys will have a chance to play. Several weeks ago his friends here presented him with a watch as an appreciation of his great work as coach. Palmer is still open for games, Alford acting as coach.

 

(The Hattiesburg News, August 20, 1915) - The game between the Bankers and Lumbermen at Hamper Park yesterday afternoon, went 13 innings to a draw. It was the greatest pitchers' battle seen here since Ross Helm pitched his 19 inning game against Clarksdale in 1904 to a 1—1 draw.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, July 18, 1920) - Ross Helm, an ex-leaguer who is well known locally, will pitch for Florala in the first game today. Walker Bonifay will oppose him. In the second contest Whitehurst for Florala and Kent for the locals will do the honors.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, May 6, 1921) - FLORALA WINS FROM AVIATORS - Helms Holds Naval Team to Two Hits in Ten Inning Battle - FLORALA, Ala.. May 5. Ross Helms was too much for the Pensacola Naval Aviators today and Florala won 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Helms held the visitors to two hits and struck out 10 men.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, May 21, 1921) - Florala comes today, for a two days session with the local bunch of ball players. Manager Ross Helms of the visiting team, who will do the twirling at the opening game, which by the way, begins at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon, says he has a likely bunch of players, and is confident of giving the Pensacola club a good run.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, May 23, 1921) - Ross Helms has built an excellent ball club for Florala and up to the beginning of the Pensacola series, Florala had won 15 out of 16 games. Manager Helms says his club will beat Pensacola when the locals play at Florala.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, May 26, 1921) - FLORALA WANTS TO

PLAY PENSACOLA - Manager Ross Helm Issues Challenge

to Ryanites for Three Games. Manager Ross Helm, of the Florala team, believes his club can win from the locals at Florala, and has issued the following challenge to the "Ryanites" - To the Journal : Our good patrons are desirous of having, the Pensacola baseball team play in this city, and as we have been unable to get games with them here, we shall ask that you issue the following challenge through your paper: The Florala baseball team hereby issues a challenge to the "Ryanites," the Pensacola baseball team, to play three games, viz: On June 2 one game, and on June 3 a double-header, in Florala, Alabama. - Yours very truly, FLORALA BASEBALL CLUB. By J. Ross Helm.

 

(The Pensacola Journal, May 27, 1921) - HELMS' FAST TEAM

DEFEATS MALVERN - Manager-Pitcher Allows Only Two Hits,

Striking Out Eight Men. FLORALA, Ala.,- May ' 26. Manager

Ross Helms shut out the fast semi-pro team from Malvern here this afternoon in one of the prettiest games of the season. It was just a question of too much Helms, as he held the heavy hitters at his mercy. at all stages, allowing only two measly hits and struck out eight men.

Silverton:

 

The first indication of silver–lead mineralisation in the Barrier Rangers came in late 1875 with the discovery of galena by Julius Charles Nickel and Dan McLean while they were well sinking on Thackaringa Station, near the South Australian - New South Wales border.

 

In 1879 John Stokie established a store at Umberumberka, 19 km north of Thackaringa. He continued prospecting and discovered silver–lead veins nearby, which he pegged with Edward Pegler in November 1881. A 100 ton parcel of ore was shipped to England for a 40% profit. The following October the Umberumberka Silver Lead Mining Company Ltd was floated with nominal capital of £20 000. Umberumberka was the second area of silver–lead mineralisation discovered in the Barrier Ranges and the new company was the first to be publicly floated. The town of Silverton soon developed close to the mine and became the main settlement of the growing silver field.

 

Silverton was surveyed in 1883, by which time Australia had a population of 2, 250, 194. By September that year, the population of Silverton was 250, and by December 1883 it had doubled. That year the Day Dream Mine opened and attracted an additional population of 400 - 500 people. In 1884 1,222 mineral leases, 937 business permits and 114 miners' rights were issued. That same year 6,000 tonnes of ore were extracted and the town acquired its own newspaper, the Silver Age.

 

By 1885 - 1886 the town's population had reached 3,000. Silverton was proclaimed a township in 1885 and a municipality the following year. In 1885 a short-lived smelter was established at Day Dream Mine, operating for only a year. In 1892 the Umberumberka Mine closed, followed by the Day Dream Mine. The Pioneer Mine at Thackaringa closed in 1897. By 1901, after miners had moved to the richer fields at Broken Hill, the town went into decline and only 286 people remained. Today the town has a population of around 50 people, most of whom work in tourism.

 

The Silverton Tramway Company:

 

The Silverton Tramway Company, a rare private railway of 50klms in length, was incorporated in New South Wales October 14, 1886 and the line was completed and opened for traffic on January 12, 1888. One of only two privately owned railways in the state, the tramway was originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which accounted for a third of their business.

 

The company serviced travellers on long trips heading interstate to Semaphore (Adelaide) to the Largs Bay Holiday Camp and excursions for local community groups often conveying passengers to Silverton and McCulloch Park (at Stephens Creek) for the day and returning to Broken Hill in the afternoon. When traveling to South Australia the train would travel from Broken Hill, through Silverton and then to Burns which is on the New South Wales side of the border of Cockburn (a town divided by the NSW/SA border).

 

In 1927 the New South Wales government completed the railway from Sydney to Broken Hill, thus joining the Silverton Tramway and completing the link from Sydney to Adelaide. It played a strategic role in the trans-Australia network until 1970, when it was surpassed by the New South Wales Government Railways (Indian-Pacific). From 1888-1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken Hill, by providing the key transport of ore to the Port Pirie smelters. It played a significant role in the politics and recreation of Broken Hill, and a crucial role at times of water shortage in Broken Hill.

 

Today, Silverton resides in the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales (NSW) and so does not feature a City Council. It is run by the Silverton Village Committee, who to this day hold their quarterly meetings in the Silverton Municipal Chambers.

 

Source: Silverton NSW (www.aussietowns.com.au/town/silverton-nsw), New South Wales Heritage Register & Discover Broken Hill (discoverbrokenhill.com.au/silverton-nsw/historic-building...), "The pathway to Broken Hill: Early discoveries in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales, Australia" by Kenneth George McQueen, and 'Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 97'

All the indications are the this is an asylum nurse with the tools of her trade displayed on her leather belt.The chatelaine would have her nursing tools and the belt would support the keys necessary for a locked ward.The whistle would summon assistance from her colleagues in the event of a troublesome patient.She may have worked at the new St Martins Asylum which opened in 1902?

Showing a clear indication on a gray day in March, 2016, the bracket post mounted color position light signal stands tall at what is known as South Erie. With it's little brother showing red for the passing track, this classic combination is on short time as CSX signal crews cut over new signals here last week.

This is one of a pair of robins that are nesting in a nearby tree. The nest contains 3 eggs but I have doubts that the youngsters will have time to grow up in time to fly South before the weather turns cold this fall.

On the other hand, could be an indication of warmer weather throughout the fall. That is, if the robins are better at predicting than the scientists.

 

Indications seem to suggest Aer Lingus will join a transatlantic alliance with British Airways and American Airlines. While their alliance with JetBlue is maintained where this leaves their alliance with United is unclear.

 

In the meantime American are expected to return to Dublin in March 2021

 

October 2020

Silverton:

 

The first indication of silver–lead mineralisation in the Barrier Rangers came in late 1875 with the discovery of galena by Julius Charles Nickel and Dan McLean while they were well sinking on Thackaringa Station, near the South Australian - New South Wales border.

 

In 1879 John Stokie established a store at Umberumberka, 19 km north of Thackaringa. He continued prospecting and discovered silver–lead veins nearby, which he pegged with Edward Pegler in November 1881. A 100 ton parcel of ore was shipped to England for a 40% profit. The following October the Umberumberka Silver Lead Mining Company Ltd was floated with nominal capital of £20 000. Umberumberka was the second area of silver–lead mineralisation discovered in the Barrier Ranges and the new company was the first to be publicly floated. The town of Silverton soon developed close to the mine and became the main settlement of the growing silver field.

 

Silverton was surveyed in 1883, by which time Australia had a population of 2, 250, 194. By September that year, the population of Silverton was 250, and by December 1883 it had doubled. That year the Day Dream Mine opened and attracted an additional population of 400 - 500 people. In 1884 1,222 mineral leases, 937 business permits and 114 miners' rights were issued. That same year 6,000 tonnes of ore were extracted and the town acquired its own newspaper, the Silver Age.

 

By 1885 - 1886 the town's population had reached 3,000. Silverton was proclaimed a township in 1885 and a municipality the following year. In 1885 a short-lived smelter was established at Day Dream Mine, operating for only a year. In 1892 the Umberumberka Mine closed, followed by the Day Dream Mine. The Pioneer Mine at Thackaringa closed in 1897. By 1901, after miners had moved to the richer fields at Broken Hill, the town went into decline and only 286 people remained. Today the town has a population of around 50 people, most of whom work in tourism.

 

The Silverton Tramway Company:

 

The Silverton Tramway Company, a rare private railway of 50klms in length, was incorporated in New South Wales October 14, 1886 and the line was completed and opened for traffic on January 12, 1888. One of only two privately owned railways in the state, the tramway was originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and Silverton region into South Australia. The company soon branched out, not only carrying ore from the mines but freighted other goods and offered a passenger service which accounted for a third of their business.

 

The company serviced travellers on long trips heading interstate to Semaphore (Adelaide) to the Largs Bay Holiday Camp and excursions for local community groups often conveying passengers to Silverton and McCulloch Park (at Stephens Creek) for the day and returning to Broken Hill in the afternoon. When traveling to South Australia the train would travel from Broken Hill, through Silverton and then to Burns which is on the New South Wales side of the border of Cockburn (a town divided by the NSW/SA border).

 

In 1927 the New South Wales government completed the railway from Sydney to Broken Hill, thus joining the Silverton Tramway and completing the link from Sydney to Adelaide. It played a strategic role in the trans-Australia network until 1970, when it was surpassed by the New South Wales Government Railways (Indian-Pacific). From 1888-1970 it was critical to the economic functioning of Broken Hill, by providing the key transport of ore to the Port Pirie smelters. It played a significant role in the politics and recreation of Broken Hill, and a crucial role at times of water shortage in Broken Hill.

 

Today, Silverton resides in the Unincorporated Area of New South Wales (NSW) and so does not feature a City Council. It is run by the Silverton Village Committee, who to this day hold their quarterly meetings in the Silverton Municipal Chambers.

 

Source: Silverton NSW (www.aussietowns.com.au/town/silverton-nsw), New South Wales Heritage Register & Discover Broken Hill (discoverbrokenhill.com.au/silverton-nsw/historic-building...), "The pathway to Broken Hill: Early discoveries in the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales, Australia" by Kenneth George McQueen, and 'Aplin, Graeme; S.G. Foster; Michael McKernan, eds. (1987). Australians: Events and Places. Broadway, New South Wales, Australia: Fairfax, Syme & Weldon Associates. p. 97'

We interrupt Kmart closings for another very recent (yesterday, in fact!) SHC closing: the Jonesboro Sears, which by all indications (more on that next photo), shut it's doors to the general public yesterday, March 26, 2017, after nearly 50 years in operation. As for the photo title: Indian Mall "proper" is long gone (heck, the entire mall is gone except for the Sears building), and the Arkansas State University mascot is no longer an Indian either. Guess with those changes, and the closing of the Jonesboro Kmart across the street last November, the closing of this Sears was in the cards, and really not much of a surprise to anyone. Too bad Jonesboro lost both stores in just a few months time.

 

The former Sears mall entrance can be seen down on the right side of the building, as they didn't even bother to remove the signage or even paint over the bricks they used to cover said entrance!

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Sears, 1968-built (closed March 2017), S. Caraway Rd. at E. Highland Dr., Jonesboro AR

So as most of you know, some photos of the new bratz + bratzillaz were found over the past few days. I decided to go on the Walmart Canada website to check some stuff out and I decided to take a look at the bratz. To my surprise, I found listings for basically all the girls whose photos were released. As you can see, the twisty styles are listed for $16.94 and the bratzillaz are listed for $19.94. You can see, none of them are available online or at my store (or at least the stock status isn't available) yet. Keep in mind, Canada's prices for Bratz + BZs usually differ on average between $2 and $5. However, the most interesting find, in my opinion (since no photos of it were found), is a new styling head. As you can see, it is listed as Bratz Twisty Stylez -Cloe. I wonder if this means we'll also be getting styling head for the twisty style series. Who knows. Hopefully though, this is some indication that these girls will be in stores within the next few weeks. Let's hope :D

 

UPDATE: I think they updated the website sine the price for the styling head is now showing up. It is listed at $24.94

Exposure/composition experiments continue with the Holga 120 WPC. This one was exposed at ~15s with TMax, and ended up needing about another stop. I'm starting to think that the alignment marks on the top of the camera give an indication of what will be outside the edge vignetting rather than what will end up in the shot :)

Yes! at long last we have an indication that spring will (eventually) arrive at our door step: ice has begun to break up on the surface of the river just north of Montreal. Yeepee!

(tonight's view from my balcony :-)

Elder Hall at the University of Adelaide. Opened in 1900.

 

The below info is taken from the sahistory.gov.au website.

 

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The simplicity of the stone exterior of Elder Hall gives little indication of the richness of its interior hammer beam ceiling and the resonance of its Casavant Freres organ. Named after Sir Thomas Elder, the building was the first constructed at the University of Adelaide as a result of his philanthropy. A wealthy businessman and pastoralist, Elder left £65 000 to the university upon his death in 1897, of which £20 000 was devoted to music. Elder loved music, as Governor Sir Thomas Buxton noted at a public meeting on 28 March 1898: ‘Sir Thomas gave large sums to provide the best training in music. He gained pleasure and relief from music, and he desired so to encourage music in our midst that it should be still further disseminated, and that education in this subject should be brought home to the masses’ (Advertiser, 29 March 1898).

 

By 1897 Elder had already donated substantial amounts to the university for musical education. He contributed funding for a Chair of Music and established an annual scholarship for South Australian students to attend the Royal College of Music in London.

 

The University Council decided that half of his final bequest would be used to establish a Conservatorium of Music and the other half to erect a building to house it. This would enable the training of world-class musicians and provide an important venue for public concerts. At the time the only other major venue for music performance in Adelaide was the Town Hall.

 

The Council determined that the building would be arranged so as to add to the cultural precinct developing along the northern side of North Terrace east. Elder Hall was sited between and set back from the facades of the Exhibition and Mitchell Buildings, and designed to be in harmony with them. The location of the hall was also intended to encourage clearing up the area, which was littered with the remnants of early colonial structures.

 

Elder Hall was designed in a Florentine Gothic style by architect Frank John Naish (1844–1904) and constructed by North Adelaide-born master builder Walter Charles Torode (1858–1937). Freestone for most of the building came from Torode’s quarry at Stirling West. The dressings, quoins and turrets were made of Mount Gambier freestone. The Hall’s interior featured an open hammer beam roof with 13 large principals and polished timber ceiling. The concert hall was designed to seat 1000 people, with an orchestra and chorus area accommodating up to 300 people. The stage allowed for up to 150 performers. The building also included dressing rooms, teaching rooms on the ground level and in the basement, rooms for the professor and staff, and a smaller performance hall. A pipe organ built by JE Dodd of Twin Street, Adelaide was added to the main hall soon after the building’s completion.

 

The foundation stone for Elder Hall was laid by Governor Buxton with great ceremony on 26 September 1898. The handle of the silver trowel used in the laying of the stone ‘was made from a portion of the historic gumtree at Glenelg’ (South Australian Register, 27 September 1898; 29 September 1898).

 

Elder Hall was unofficially opened with a concert on 27 April 1900 before ‘a representative and fashionable audience’ of more than 1000. The official opening on 26 September 1900 was attended by the new governor, Lord Tennyson. Elder Hall quickly became an important venue for meetings, concerts, recitals and student balls. It was used for all university exams and degree ceremonies until Bonython Hall was completed in 1936.

 

The university’s Elder Professor of Music, Joshua Ives, was the first director of the Elder Conservatorium of Music. In 1898, through the Conservatorium, the university was the first in Australia to provide for a Doctor of Music. In 1902 Edward Harold Davies was awarded the first Australian Doctorate of Music and in 1918 Ruby Davy was the first woman in Australia to be awarded a Doctorate of Music.

 

The Conservatorium has hosted outstanding students. Several distinguished composers and performing musicians have been members of staff. One of these made a particular contribution to the Conservatorium and the cultural life of Adelaide. John Bishop, son of a saddler from Aldinga, studied at the Conservatorium before taking up a scholarship at the Royal College of Music, London. In 1948 he was appointed Elder Professor of Music and director of the Elder Conservatorium. With Sir Lloyd Dumas, managing editor of the Advertiser newspaper, Bishop initiated the Adelaide Festival of Arts. He was appointed artistic director of the first festival, held in March 1960.

 

Elder Hall has undergone alteration over the years and was completely refurbished in 1978 and 2006. The Dodd organ was enlarged in 1934, but by the mid 1970s was in need of restoration. With the upgrading of Elder Hall in 1978 the university decided to acquire a new organ. In 1979 a spectacular organ built by Casavant Freres of Quebec was installed. Crafted in the French Classical tradition, the organ is regarded as one of the finest instruments in the country. The Dodd organ was bought by St Mark’s Catholic Cathedral in Port Pirie.

 

Elder Hall continues to be an important venue for public events. From 1999 Elder Hall has been a focal point for Adelaide’s Festival of Ideas. Music festivals and public concerts by Australian and overseas artists are held there, and an annual lunchtime series of concerts by Conservatorium staff and students has been popular.

 

Citation -

Jude Elton, History Trust of South Australia, ‘Elder Hall’, SA History Hub, History Trust of South Australia, sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/places/elder-hall, accessed 15 August 2021.

ORTAHISAR AND ORTAHISAR CASTLE

 

Ortahisar is picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. This 90m high natural fortress, a prominent landmark in the region – honeycombed with caves and tunnels, camouflaged by nature without the slightest indication of human presence inside – has partly crumbled away revealing some of its interior. Today it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mt. Erciyes.

 

Cappadocia World Heritage List;

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

Brief synthesis

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia cover the region between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos, the sites of Karain, Karlık, Yeşilöz, Soğanlı and the subterranean cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3253 m) at the other. The density of its rock-hewn cells, churches, troglodyte villages and subterranean cities within the rock formations make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. Though interesting from a geological and ethnological point of view, the incomparable beauty of the decor of the Christian sanctuaries makes Cappadocia one of the leading examples of the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

It is believed that the first signs of monastic activity in Cappadocia date back to the 4th century at which time small anchorite communities, acting on the teachings of Basileios the Great, Bishop of Kayseri, began inhabiting cells hewn in the rock. In later periods, in order to resist Arab invasions, they began banding together into troglodyte villages or subterranean towns such as Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which served as places of refuge.

Cappadocian monasticism was already well established in the iconoclastic period (725-842) as illustrated by the decoration of many sanctuaries which kept a strict minimum of symbols (most often sculpted or tempera painted crosses). However, after 842 many rupestral churches were dug in Cappadocia and richly decorated with brightly coloured figurative painting. Those in the Göreme Valley include Tokalı Kilise and El Nazar Kilise (10th century), St. Barbara Kilise and Saklı Kilise (11th century) and Elmalı Kilise and Karanlık Kilise (end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century).

Criterion (i): Owing to their quality and density, the rupestral sanctuaries of Cappadocia constitute a unique artistic achievement offering irreplaceable testimony to the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

Criterion (iii): The rupestral dwellings, villages, convents and churches retain the fossilized image of a province of the Byzantine Empire between the 4th century and the arrival of the Seljuk Turks (1071). Thus, they are the essential vestiges of a civilization which has disappeared.

Criterion (v): Cappadocia is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement which has become vulnerable under the combined effects of natural erosion and, more recently, tourism.

Criterion (vii): In a spectacular landscape dramatically demonstrating erosional forces, the Göreme Valley and its surroundings provide a globally renowned and accessible display of hoodoo landforms and other erosional features, which are of great beauty, and which interact with the cultural elements of the landscape.

Integrity

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, having been extensively used and modified by man for centuries, is a landscape of harmony combining human interaction and settlement with dramatic natural landforms. There has been some earthquake damage to some of the cones and the pillars, but this is seen as a naturally occurring phenomenon. Overuse by tourists and some vandalism have been reported and some incompatible structures have been introduced.

The erosional processes that formed the distinctive conical rock structures will continue to create new fairy chimneys and rock pillars, however due to the rate of this process, the natural values of the property may still be threatened by unsustainable use. The cultural features, including rock-hewn churches and related cultural structures, mainly at risk of being undermined by erosion and other negative natural processes coupled with mass tourism and development pressures, can never be replaced. threats Some of the churches mentioned by early scholars such as C. Texier, H.G. Rott and Guillaume de Jerphanion are no longer extant.

Authenticity

The property meets the conditions of authenticity as its values and their attributes, including its historical setting, form, design, material and workmanship adequately reflect the cultural and natural values recognized in the inscription criteria.

Given the technical difficulties of building in this region, where it is a matter of hewing out structures within the natural rock, creating architecture by the removal of material rather than by putting it together to form the elements of a building, the underlying morphological structure and the difficulties inherent in the handling of the material inhibited the creative impulses of the builders. This conditioning of human effort by natural conditions persisted almost unchanged through successive periods and civilizations, influencing the cultural attitudes and technical skills of each succeeding generation.

Protection and management requirements

The World Heritage property Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia is subject to legal protection in accordance with both the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources Act No. 2863 and the National Parks Act No. 2873. The entire territory between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos is designated as a National Park under the Act No. 2873. In addition, natural, archaeological, urban, and mixed archaeological and natural conservation areas, two underground towns, five troglodyte villages, and more than 200 individual rock-hewn churches, some of which contain numerous frescoes, have been entered into the register of immovable monuments and sites according to the Act No. 2863.

Legal protection, management and monitoring of the Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia fall within the scope of national and regional governmental administrations. The Nevşehir and Kayseri Regional Conservation Councils are responsible for keeping the register of monuments and sites, including carrying out all tasks related to the legal protection of monuments and listed buildings and the approval to carry out any restoration-related works. They also evaluate regional and conservation area plans prepared by the responsible national and/or local (i.e. municipal) authorities.

Studies for revision and updating of the existing land use and conservation plan (Göreme National Park Long-term Development Plan) of 1981 were completed in 2003. The major planning decisions proposed were that natural conservation areas are to be protected as they were declared in 1976. Minor adjustments in the peripheral areas of settlements and spatial developments of towns located in the natural conservation sites including Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Ürgüp and Mustafapaşa will be strictly controlled. In other words, the Plan proposes to confine the physical growth of these towns to recently established zones. Hotel developments will take into account the set limits for room capacities. Furthermore, the plan also suggested that local authorities should be advised to review land use decisions for areas that have been reserved for tourism developments in the town plans.

Preparation of conservation area plans for the urban and/or mixed urban-archaeological conservation sites within the historic sections of Göreme are in place and provide zoning criteria and the rules and guidelines to be used in the maintenance and restoration of listed buildings and other buildings which are not registered, but which are located within the historic zones. Similar planning studies for the towns of Ortahisar and Uçhisar are in place. Once finalised, a conservation area plan for the urban conservation area in Ürgüp will be in place. All relevant plans are kept up to date on a continuing basis.

Appropriate facilities aimed at improving the understanding of the World Heritage property have been completed for the subterranean towns of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, and are required for Göreme and Paşabağı.

Monuments in danger due to erosion, including the El Nazar, Elmalı, and Meryemana (Virgin Mary) churches, have been listed as monuments requiring priority action. Specific measures for their protection, restoration and maintenance are required at the site level.

While conservation plans and protection measures are in place for individual sites, it is recognised by the principal parties responsible for site management that an integrated Regional Plan for the Cappadocia Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Area is required to protect the World Heritage values of the property. Adequate financial, political and technical support is also required to secure the management of the property.

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/

 

www.goreme.com/ortahisar.php

 

Disclaimer:

The following Pingo images were taken in 2018.

Before my trip I was researching the Pingos and found no indication on the internet in regards to visitation rules. There also were no signs up anywhere locally or at the viewing platform once I visited.

I now see there are rules prohibiting the climbing of the Pingos from the base up, signed this March 2021 by the Parks Superintendent.

 

I have mixed feelings about that. On one hand I see excessive visitations by too many people [since it is marketed to mass tourism] may cause some wear or establish a trail. I was very conscience about not leaving any footprints or cause any damage and on one of the Pingos I found a large piece of plastic, the wind had likely carried up here, which I took back out.

 

Since it became a Canadian Landmark under Parks management, a viewing platform has been built in a location that gives a very panoramic view of the larger Pingos with no human structures visible. I’m not a friend of board walks and platforms in natural landscapes. They are in many ways eyesores to me as a photographer and aesthetically a small trail has much less impact. But in this location I found both rather well designed. To get to the boardwalk, one needs to organize a boat ride or have a watercraft to get to the Parks dock, which at that time was damaged and difficult to land on.

 

On the other hand I think it was [could be] an incredible experience to use these Pingos as lookout, just like generations of Inuk have done. The thing missing in these coastal regions are high points. So I can see why these Pingos had an importance for hunters to scan the ocean for game, ships, ice-conditions etc.

The lack of any high-points in Tuktoyaktuk itself, along the coast or the highway leaves something to be desired. Short of flight-seeing the coast from Inuvik, one does not get a picture of the beautiful Arctic coast.

 

The top of the Pingos are mostly sand with peat at some places and the sides covered by dense tundra shrubs, berry bushes, Labrador tea and some grasses on the top. I noticed some faint footprints in the sand on top, which obviously disappear with the wind/rain and annual thawing/freezing cycles these hills are constantly exposed to. The science behind these ice-cored hills is described in detail in a study paper by J. Ross Mackay:

Pingos of the Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula Area

t.ly/Xs9U

 

and this video by Stephen Wolfe:

Pingo Distribution, Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula Region, Western Canadian Arctic

geosympos.ca/?p=618

 

So these photos are very special to me, as I or others may not be able to document/experience these magnificent ‘ice-hills’ again without breaking the law. Drone flying is also banned within the Landmark.

  

2018 Road Trip to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT via Dempster Highway and the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway or ITH (Tuk Highway).

This walkway gives a good indication of the extent of the 'landscaping' at the Dusit Thani Krabi Beach Resort. Part of the site down near Klong Muang beach is a mangrove swamp and on our last day there we saw a rather large monitor lizard wander past our pool.......

 

Click here to see photos from this and a previous trip to Thailand : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157600177340620

 

From the yourkrabi.com website, "Klong Muang is a pretty beach area located to the north of Ao Nang, with spectacular views over the Andaman Sea and the closest coastal access to the Ko Hong island group, a protected marine park of astonishing beauty. There are three beaches here: Ao Siew, whose most southerly point, Hang Nak cape, was chosen by the Thai royal family as the clifftop location for one of their summer palaces; Klong Muang, which has two sides – a wide sandy stretch to the south, and a narrow strip of sand curving round to the north, that is home to an industrial pier; and, even further north, the wildly beautiful Tupkaek Beach."

 

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Day 14: January 14th, 2017

 

Two weeks in and there's one theme that just hasn't stopped. Mother Nature is everything here. She makes your life possible, and frustrating at the same time. Norfolk Southern signal maintainers are not immune. The slide warning fence (SWF) that protects the cut at Cassandra can be fickle. The electronics are half a century old, and need constant attention. An ice fall last night from the internal thaw of the mountain created headaches for personnel this morning, who spent hours solving a problem with indications from the fence's 1950's electronics that they said "shouldn't even be possible".

 

18 Days On The Main Line is a project comprised of a single photograph per day while living for 18 days on the former PRR Main Line's West Slope between Gallitzin, Pennsylvania and Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

 

Signal Maintainer and Slide Fence

Plane Bank Cut

Cassandra, Pennsylvania

Saturday, January 14th, 2017

 

©2017 Matthew James Ryan, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This photo may not be republished, copied, printed or used in any way, on any medium and under any circumstances without written consent. This is my living, so violators will be prosecuted.

Year inlay in granito floor tile as an indication of the year of the erection of the building. This achievement is proudly mentioned in the tiled floor.

Original architect unknown.

 

Some history about the use of year stones or indication in architecture:

English: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_plate

Dutch: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muuranker

And: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaartallen_op_gebouwen

 

What else happened in 1902:

English: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902

Deutsch: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902

Français: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902

Nederlands: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902

Türkçe: tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902

 

Bol, at the island Brač (HR), Aug. 14, 2012.

 

© 2012 Sander Toonen Amsterdam/Halfweg | All Rights Reserved

Charley (flatly): “I’m screwed up.”

 

Candy: “We’re all screwed up. The trick is finding the right screwdriver to help you loosen up.”

 

Charley: “Dan’s your screwdriver, I assume?”

 

Candy: *shrugs* “Yeah, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be a guy. It can be whomever or whatever. Unfortunately, some people hit the booze and powder, which only makes it worse, if my mom’s mess of a life is any indication. That being said, I think Dane’s yours. Your screwdriver, I mean.”

 

Charley: “You don’t know that.”

 

Candy: “And you don’t not know it. Charley…*chews on her lip, obviously choosing her words with care* I think Dane already suspects some of the crap you dealt with as a kid. I mean he knows you grew up in foster care, right?”

 

Charley: “Yeah.”

 

Candy: “He knows you don’t like strangers crowding you.”

 

Charley: “Uh-huh.”

 

Candy: “Then, you shouldn’t assume he’s as clueless as you seem to think he is…”

 

Charley: *brow furrows, slowly* “Okay, I am not sure what freaks me out more here. The fact he might indeed be clueless, and I’ll have to explain everything in excruciating detail—assuming he sticks around that long—or the fact that I’m so damaged that he can tell without me saying anything at all. Geez…*buries her face in her hands, plaintively* I don’t know which is worse.”

 

Candy: *yanks Charley’s hands away from her face, fiercely* “Don’t you hide your face, Charley Sweeney! You don’t have a damn thing to be ashamed of! You didn’t do anything wrong!”

 

Charley (bleakly): “I think I’m in love with him.”

 

Candy: “Good, because he’s definitely in love with you, too. Everything else you can work out.”

 

Charley: *snorts* “Love does not conquer all.”

 

Candy: “Maybe not, but it sure improves your odds.”

 

Charley: *sighs* “I dunno, Can. I just feel like I’m outta my depth here and sinking fast.”

 

Candy: “Then grab onto Dane and don’t let go.”

 

Charley: “Wow. Callous. You want me to take him down with me, huh?”

 

Candy: *shakes head* “No. You’ll buoy each other. You won’t sink. You’ll swim. Together.”

 

Charley: “You really think so?”

 

Candy: “Absolutely. That’s kinda the point of being a couple. You got their back, and they got yours.”

 

Charley (tentatively): “Weell…I’m not really used to depending on other people, but…I guess I could give him the shirt. It is pretty cute. Just like him.”

 

Candy: *smiles beatifically* “Fluff that nutter!”

 

Charley: *wrinkles nose* “You have totally ruined the whimsy for me now. You know that, right, you insinuator of filth and perversion?”

 

Candy: “Yeah, well, I did learn from the master.”

 

Charley: “Kumi?”

 

Candy: “Danny.”

 

Emma: *bustles in carrying a tea service* “I think I remembered everythin’. I havena made a proper tea tray in a while. I donna have time for it much durin’ the week, and since Z usually brings me tea in bed on the weekends, I’m a wee bit oot o’ practice.”

 

Sun: *bounces in, sporting Z’s helmet* “Check it out! I’m a skater guuurl!”

 

Fashion Credits

**Any doll enhancements (i.e. freckles, piercings, eye color changes) were done by me unless otherwise stated.**

 

Emma

Dress: razldazl71 (Flickr.com)

Knit camisole: Jiajiadoll (Etsy.com)

Boots: Jennifer Sue

Bobby Pins: razldazl71 (Flickr.com)

Bracelets: Mix of the Wood Set and Flutter Set – Knife’s Edge Designs (me)

 

Doll is a Style Mantra Eden.

 

Sun

Jeans: Hazel Street Dezigns

Bra: IT – Nu.Face – Great Pretender Lilith

Halter: Volks – Who’s That Girl? – Natural Love

Armlets: Mattel – Generation Girl Lara

Blue Belt: Mattel – Barbie Basics – Collection 001, Look 003

Sneakers: Momoko – Preppy Girl

Head Scarf: Mattel – Fashion Fever Barbie

Charm Belt: Free Radical Necklace – Knife’s Edge Designs (me)

Bracelets: Hair rubber bands

 

Doll is a Mission Control Imogen.

 

Candy

Skirt, Shirt & Belt: Cangaway (Etsy.com)

Socks: Mattel – Generation Girl Chelsea

Boots: Pudding House (ebay.com)

Necklaces & Bracelets: Me

 

Doll is a Making a Scene Erin transplanted to a Misaki body.

 

Charley

Jeans: Bandai – Sakurana

Tank: Mattel – Fashion Fever Barbie – The screen print on the front is mine.

Belt: Cangaway (etsy.com)

Sweater: IT – FR2 – Only Natural Fashion

Glasses & Sneakers: Momoko Separates

Necklace: Me

 

Doll is a Morning Dew Giselle, transplanted to a Poppy bod, and re-rooted by the incredible valmaxi!

Leica MP

Leica Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 III

Ilford FP4+

Rodinal 1+25

9 min 20°C

Scan from negative film

A signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly. Typically, a signal might inform the driver of the speed at which the train may safely proceed or it may instruct the driver to stop.

 

One of the earliest forms of fixed railway signal is the semaphore ike these ones. These signals display their different indications to train drivers by changing the angle of inclination of a pivoted 'arm'. Semaphore signals were patented in the early 1840s by Joseph James Stevens, and soon became the most widely used form of mechanical signal. Designs have altered over the intervening years, and colour light signals have replaced semaphore signals in some countries, but in others they remain in use.

 

Engine sheds could be found in many towns and cities as well as in rural locations. They were built by the railway companies to provide accommodation for their locomotives that provided their local train services. Each engine shed would have an allocation of locomotives that would reflect the duties carried out by that depot. Most depots had a mixture of passenger, freight and shunting locomotives but some such as Mexborough had predominantly freight locomotives reflecting the industrial nature of that area in South Yorkshire. Others, such as Kings Cross engine shed in London, predominantly provided locomotives for passenger workings.

 

This view is on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) which is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge light railway in Kent, England, operating steam and internal combustion locomotives. The 13 3⁄4-mile (22.1 km) line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness, close to Dungeness nuclear power station and Dungeness Lighthouse.

 

This is at New Romney railway station which has always been the headquarters location of the railway.

 

There is a signal box for local train control, and also the main Control Centre for train operation across the whole railway. The latter is staffed by a Control Officer, who is in constant radio contact with all signal boxes, locomotives, and (where appropriate) station staff, travelling guards, and engineering teams.

 

This original engine shed is still in use, but was designed to accommodate only nine locomotives. In recent years it has been considerably extended, more than doubling the original size. This shed is now capable of housing all the railway's locomotives, as well as an engineering centre capable of work from minor running repairs to full locomotive overhauls, together with the necessary mess facilities for engineering staff. Also on the New Romney site are a separate locomotive erecting shop, and a paint shop where locomotives and other rolling stock can be re-liveried. Although there is a secondary engine shed at Hythe station, all locomotives are now based at New Romney locomotive shed.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_signal

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_semaphore_signal

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motive_power_depot

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romney,_Hythe_and_Dymchurch_Railway

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Romney_railway_station

 

This young Warbler has a pied back pattern. At this age it has some hint of the vivid yellow markings we associate with the adults. It does have a light throat and white split eye ring and wing bars typical of adult birds. At the early stage of some young Warblers I have to look at the bill shape to convince me that they are a Warbler species. I observed several of this species in different stages of plumage development over this week end... they change fast. Any visible "feather fluff" is usually a good indication of a juvenile bird. While there may be pros that could sex this bird from this image, I don't feel qualified to even make a guess as to its sex at this stage.

 

IMG_3269; Yellow-rumped Warbler

The poles might be a good indication of where the wall may go.

 

My local Kmart will be shrinking starting in July. The store is one of supposedly 60 test stores to try a new strategy to increase sales by putting the entire store on sale.

 

Marshalls and other unannounced tenant(s) that will make for a 45,000 sq ft project. Interesting thing here is that the Kmart store will still be around 73,000 Sq ft rather than the 59,000 that would of been half the store. In other words, the store will still technically occupy more than half of the building.

 

The project is expected to be complete in Q2 next year. Hopefully this project will not turn around and cause this store to close completely as the Anderson, SC store did. Whatever happens, I'll be sure to send picture updates when I can.

 

Olean, NY. May 2017.

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During the early 1970's there were indications that Leyland was planning another radical shake-up of its product range. By 1975 the B15 project was in full swing, an integral vehicle with sophisticated, high specification parts resulting in a totally new vehicle. Of course we all know this was the new look Leyland Titan TN series, which was unfortunately destined to become a London Double Decker bus.

Dennis who were also looking into a new rear engine vehicle with its Dominator model, with some valued assistance from the South Yorkshire PTE, the Dennis Dominator was successful in taking some orders away from Leyland. Just as the MCW/Scania Metropolitan double decker did from 1973 until 1977, with some 650 plus buses built. MCW turning to the integral route with their Metrobus chassis from 1977 until 1989.

Foden of Sandbach who were also involved with some bus chassis during the 1940' & 1950's were looking to re-enter the bus industry. By 1975 Leyland had announced the intention to stop Fleetline production by 1978, which left a gap in some operators fleets. Leyland knew that the VR was still available for purchase.

Foden joined together with Northern Counties of Wigan to produce seven prototype chassis, with semi integral frames. Using the tried and trusted Gardner 6LXB engine and the Alison MT.640 5 speed gearbox, this was long before Optare made the Alison gearbox its standard option. Truck chassis were built with Alison gearboxes at the time of the Foden NC. Four PTEs were also interested in the new venture, with Greater Manchester (2), South Yorkshire (1 East Lancs body), West Midlands PTE (1) and West Yorkshire PTE (1). Along with one for Derby City Transport and the National Bus Company, who also took one. The NBC were at the time conducting fuel efficiency trails at Potteries Motor Traction (PMT) Newcastle under Lyme depot, with a Bristol VRT and a Dennis Dominator.

West Yorkshire PTE had there example delivered in early March 1977, as 7250 TUB250R with low height Northern Counties bodywork. 7250 was used as part of a display of PTE vehicles at the official opening of the Bradford Interchange in March 1977. Then the Foden was used by Calderdale and Kirklees drivers and staff for trials and evaluation. In October 1977, 7250 entered passenger service. The bus was used initially used on the 43 Huddersfield to Halifax via Elland service, with 3480 LUG480P the Volvo Alisa B55-10 with Alexander bodywork ( which was withdrawn in 1981 and sold to Derby City Transport). However it was clear that the Foden was not fitting in at the PTE, with very few PSV duties, 7250 was withdrawn from service in May 1984. 7250 was sold to Weymouth dealer Green in December 1985, staying there until July 1988.

This is when Bootle based Anitree Coaches purchased the Foden for continued service in Merseyside. 7250 even ventured back to Yorkshire on occasions to the 'Heart of the Pennines' rally. John Cherry, who owns Anitree Coaches, really like the Foden NC he even purchased the West Midlands PTE vehicle 6300 ROC300R. WMPTE 6300 is currently based in Kirkby and is awaiting an MOT and some finishing touches before going into WMPTE livery.

By 2012, 7250 was re-painted into the original WYPTE 'roads & pavements' livery and appeared at the 2012 Wirral Transport show.

The North West Vehicle Restoration Trust (NWVRT) now hold an annual open at their Kirkby premises, which a good event. In 2015 the NWVRT announced that John Cherry's WYPTE Foden 7250 was going to be at the event. This then got myself (Scott Poole) to continue researching the Foden NC as a chassis and project. On the day of the rally I managed to chat with john and gain permission to photograph the Foden, which was out of public view, with the assistance of an NWVRT volunteer, many thanks to you both gents.

Here the bus is heading for a suitable place to stop to pick up guests who wanted a moving picture of 7250, here in Kirkby. With thanks to John Cherry, who invited the KBMT members to have a ride on this unique bus.

Here is a link to my bus blog pages for more on this unique WYPTE Foden t.co/shvIRNceu9

NS 13G with the Wabash heritage unit passes underneath the 10.8 signals at Haysville while 3 different signal indications are shown in the background for eastbounds.

 

Quiz time: Can you name the 3 signal indications?

Île St Bernard

Indication of who rakes leaves

3/5

Bain News Service,, publisher.

 

Taking indication from gas engine

 

[between ca. 1915 and ca. 1920]

 

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

 

Notes:

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.

Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

 

Format: Glass negatives.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.26464

 

Call Number: LC-B2- 4533-11

  

ORTAHISAR AND ORTAHISAR CASTLE

 

Ortahisar is picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. This 90m high natural fortress, a prominent landmark in the region – honeycombed with caves and tunnels, camouflaged by nature without the slightest indication of human presence inside – has partly crumbled away revealing some of its interior. Today it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mt. Erciyes.

 

Cappadocia World Heritage List;

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

Brief synthesis

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia cover the region between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos, the sites of Karain, Karlık, Yeşilöz, Soğanlı and the subterranean cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3253 m) at the other. The density of its rock-hewn cells, churches, troglodyte villages and subterranean cities within the rock formations make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. Though interesting from a geological and ethnological point of view, the incomparable beauty of the decor of the Christian sanctuaries makes Cappadocia one of the leading examples of the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

It is believed that the first signs of monastic activity in Cappadocia date back to the 4th century at which time small anchorite communities, acting on the teachings of Basileios the Great, Bishop of Kayseri, began inhabiting cells hewn in the rock. In later periods, in order to resist Arab invasions, they began banding together into troglodyte villages or subterranean towns such as Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which served as places of refuge.

Cappadocian monasticism was already well established in the iconoclastic period (725-842) as illustrated by the decoration of many sanctuaries which kept a strict minimum of symbols (most often sculpted or tempera painted crosses). However, after 842 many rupestral churches were dug in Cappadocia and richly decorated with brightly coloured figurative painting. Those in the Göreme Valley include Tokalı Kilise and El Nazar Kilise (10th century), St. Barbara Kilise and Saklı Kilise (11th century) and Elmalı Kilise and Karanlık Kilise (end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century).

Criterion (i): Owing to their quality and density, the rupestral sanctuaries of Cappadocia constitute a unique artistic achievement offering irreplaceable testimony to the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

Criterion (iii): The rupestral dwellings, villages, convents and churches retain the fossilized image of a province of the Byzantine Empire between the 4th century and the arrival of the Seljuk Turks (1071). Thus, they are the essential vestiges of a civilization which has disappeared.

Criterion (v): Cappadocia is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement which has become vulnerable under the combined effects of natural erosion and, more recently, tourism.

Criterion (vii): In a spectacular landscape dramatically demonstrating erosional forces, the Göreme Valley and its surroundings provide a globally renowned and accessible display of hoodoo landforms and other erosional features, which are of great beauty, and which interact with the cultural elements of the landscape.

Integrity

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, having been extensively used and modified by man for centuries, is a landscape of harmony combining human interaction and settlement with dramatic natural landforms. There has been some earthquake damage to some of the cones and the pillars, but this is seen as a naturally occurring phenomenon. Overuse by tourists and some vandalism have been reported and some incompatible structures have been introduced.

The erosional processes that formed the distinctive conical rock structures will continue to create new fairy chimneys and rock pillars, however due to the rate of this process, the natural values of the property may still be threatened by unsustainable use. The cultural features, including rock-hewn churches and related cultural structures, mainly at risk of being undermined by erosion and other negative natural processes coupled with mass tourism and development pressures, can never be replaced. threats Some of the churches mentioned by early scholars such as C. Texier, H.G. Rott and Guillaume de Jerphanion are no longer extant.

Authenticity

The property meets the conditions of authenticity as its values and their attributes, including its historical setting, form, design, material and workmanship adequately reflect the cultural and natural values recognized in the inscription criteria.

Given the technical difficulties of building in this region, where it is a matter of hewing out structures within the natural rock, creating architecture by the removal of material rather than by putting it together to form the elements of a building, the underlying morphological structure and the difficulties inherent in the handling of the material inhibited the creative impulses of the builders. This conditioning of human effort by natural conditions persisted almost unchanged through successive periods and civilizations, influencing the cultural attitudes and technical skills of each succeeding generation.

Protection and management requirements

The World Heritage property Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia is subject to legal protection in accordance with both the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources Act No. 2863 and the National Parks Act No. 2873. The entire territory between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos is designated as a National Park under the Act No. 2873. In addition, natural, archaeological, urban, and mixed archaeological and natural conservation areas, two underground towns, five troglodyte villages, and more than 200 individual rock-hewn churches, some of which contain numerous frescoes, have been entered into the register of immovable monuments and sites according to the Act No. 2863.

Legal protection, management and monitoring of the Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia fall within the scope of national and regional governmental administrations. The Nevşehir and Kayseri Regional Conservation Councils are responsible for keeping the register of monuments and sites, including carrying out all tasks related to the legal protection of monuments and listed buildings and the approval to carry out any restoration-related works. They also evaluate regional and conservation area plans prepared by the responsible national and/or local (i.e. municipal) authorities.

Studies for revision and updating of the existing land use and conservation plan (Göreme National Park Long-term Development Plan) of 1981 were completed in 2003. The major planning decisions proposed were that natural conservation areas are to be protected as they were declared in 1976. Minor adjustments in the peripheral areas of settlements and spatial developments of towns located in the natural conservation sites including Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Ürgüp and Mustafapaşa will be strictly controlled. In other words, the Plan proposes to confine the physical growth of these towns to recently established zones. Hotel developments will take into account the set limits for room capacities. Furthermore, the plan also suggested that local authorities should be advised to review land use decisions for areas that have been reserved for tourism developments in the town plans.

Preparation of conservation area plans for the urban and/or mixed urban-archaeological conservation sites within the historic sections of Göreme are in place and provide zoning criteria and the rules and guidelines to be used in the maintenance and restoration of listed buildings and other buildings which are not registered, but which are located within the historic zones. Similar planning studies for the towns of Ortahisar and Uçhisar are in place. Once finalised, a conservation area plan for the urban conservation area in Ürgüp will be in place. All relevant plans are kept up to date on a continuing basis.

Appropriate facilities aimed at improving the understanding of the World Heritage property have been completed for the subterranean towns of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, and are required for Göreme and Paşabağı.

Monuments in danger due to erosion, including the El Nazar, Elmalı, and Meryemana (Virgin Mary) churches, have been listed as monuments requiring priority action. Specific measures for their protection, restoration and maintenance are required at the site level.

While conservation plans and protection measures are in place for individual sites, it is recognised by the principal parties responsible for site management that an integrated Regional Plan for the Cappadocia Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Area is required to protect the World Heritage values of the property. Adequate financial, political and technical support is also required to secure the management of the property.

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/

 

www.goreme.com/ortahisar.php

 

ORTAHISAR AND ORTAHISAR CASTLE

 

Ortahisar is picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. This 90m high natural fortress, a prominent landmark in the region – honeycombed with caves and tunnels, camouflaged by nature without the slightest indication of human presence inside – has partly crumbled away revealing some of its interior. Today it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mt. Erciyes.

 

Cappadocia World Heritage List;

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

Brief synthesis

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia cover the region between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos, the sites of Karain, Karlık, Yeşilöz, Soğanlı and the subterranean cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3253 m) at the other. The density of its rock-hewn cells, churches, troglodyte villages and subterranean cities within the rock formations make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. Though interesting from a geological and ethnological point of view, the incomparable beauty of the decor of the Christian sanctuaries makes Cappadocia one of the leading examples of the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

It is believed that the first signs of monastic activity in Cappadocia date back to the 4th century at which time small anchorite communities, acting on the teachings of Basileios the Great, Bishop of Kayseri, began inhabiting cells hewn in the rock. In later periods, in order to resist Arab invasions, they began banding together into troglodyte villages or subterranean towns such as Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which served as places of refuge.

Cappadocian monasticism was already well established in the iconoclastic period (725-842) as illustrated by the decoration of many sanctuaries which kept a strict minimum of symbols (most often sculpted or tempera painted crosses). However, after 842 many rupestral churches were dug in Cappadocia and richly decorated with brightly coloured figurative painting. Those in the Göreme Valley include Tokalı Kilise and El Nazar Kilise (10th century), St. Barbara Kilise and Saklı Kilise (11th century) and Elmalı Kilise and Karanlık Kilise (end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century).

Criterion (i): Owing to their quality and density, the rupestral sanctuaries of Cappadocia constitute a unique artistic achievement offering irreplaceable testimony to the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

Criterion (iii): The rupestral dwellings, villages, convents and churches retain the fossilized image of a province of the Byzantine Empire between the 4th century and the arrival of the Seljuk Turks (1071). Thus, they are the essential vestiges of a civilization which has disappeared.

Criterion (v): Cappadocia is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement which has become vulnerable under the combined effects of natural erosion and, more recently, tourism.

Criterion (vii): In a spectacular landscape dramatically demonstrating erosional forces, the Göreme Valley and its surroundings provide a globally renowned and accessible display of hoodoo landforms and other erosional features, which are of great beauty, and which interact with the cultural elements of the landscape.

Integrity

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, having been extensively used and modified by man for centuries, is a landscape of harmony combining human interaction and settlement with dramatic natural landforms. There has been some earthquake damage to some of the cones and the pillars, but this is seen as a naturally occurring phenomenon. Overuse by tourists and some vandalism have been reported and some incompatible structures have been introduced.

The erosional processes that formed the distinctive conical rock structures will continue to create new fairy chimneys and rock pillars, however due to the rate of this process, the natural values of the property may still be threatened by unsustainable use. The cultural features, including rock-hewn churches and related cultural structures, mainly at risk of being undermined by erosion and other negative natural processes coupled with mass tourism and development pressures, can never be replaced. threats Some of the churches mentioned by early scholars such as C. Texier, H.G. Rott and Guillaume de Jerphanion are no longer extant.

Authenticity

The property meets the conditions of authenticity as its values and their attributes, including its historical setting, form, design, material and workmanship adequately reflect the cultural and natural values recognized in the inscription criteria.

Given the technical difficulties of building in this region, where it is a matter of hewing out structures within the natural rock, creating architecture by the removal of material rather than by putting it together to form the elements of a building, the underlying morphological structure and the difficulties inherent in the handling of the material inhibited the creative impulses of the builders. This conditioning of human effort by natural conditions persisted almost unchanged through successive periods and civilizations, influencing the cultural attitudes and technical skills of each succeeding generation.

Protection and management requirements

The World Heritage property Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia is subject to legal protection in accordance with both the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources Act No. 2863 and the National Parks Act No. 2873. The entire territory between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos is designated as a National Park under the Act No. 2873. In addition, natural, archaeological, urban, and mixed archaeological and natural conservation areas, two underground towns, five troglodyte villages, and more than 200 individual rock-hewn churches, some of which contain numerous frescoes, have been entered into the register of immovable monuments and sites according to the Act No. 2863.

Legal protection, management and monitoring of the Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia fall within the scope of national and regional governmental administrations. The Nevşehir and Kayseri Regional Conservation Councils are responsible for keeping the register of monuments and sites, including carrying out all tasks related to the legal protection of monuments and listed buildings and the approval to carry out any restoration-related works. They also evaluate regional and conservation area plans prepared by the responsible national and/or local (i.e. municipal) authorities.

Studies for revision and updating of the existing land use and conservation plan (Göreme National Park Long-term Development Plan) of 1981 were completed in 2003. The major planning decisions proposed were that natural conservation areas are to be protected as they were declared in 1976. Minor adjustments in the peripheral areas of settlements and spatial developments of towns located in the natural conservation sites including Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Ürgüp and Mustafapaşa will be strictly controlled. In other words, the Plan proposes to confine the physical growth of these towns to recently established zones. Hotel developments will take into account the set limits for room capacities. Furthermore, the plan also suggested that local authorities should be advised to review land use decisions for areas that have been reserved for tourism developments in the town plans.

Preparation of conservation area plans for the urban and/or mixed urban-archaeological conservation sites within the historic sections of Göreme are in place and provide zoning criteria and the rules and guidelines to be used in the maintenance and restoration of listed buildings and other buildings which are not registered, but which are located within the historic zones. Similar planning studies for the towns of Ortahisar and Uçhisar are in place. Once finalised, a conservation area plan for the urban conservation area in Ürgüp will be in place. All relevant plans are kept up to date on a continuing basis.

Appropriate facilities aimed at improving the understanding of the World Heritage property have been completed for the subterranean towns of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, and are required for Göreme and Paşabağı.

Monuments in danger due to erosion, including the El Nazar, Elmalı, and Meryemana (Virgin Mary) churches, have been listed as monuments requiring priority action. Specific measures for their protection, restoration and maintenance are required at the site level.

While conservation plans and protection measures are in place for individual sites, it is recognised by the principal parties responsible for site management that an integrated Regional Plan for the Cappadocia Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Area is required to protect the World Heritage values of the property. Adequate financial, political and technical support is also required to secure the management of the property.

 

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www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/

 

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---- We Have The Answers: Form Committees, Subcommittees and Task Forces to study the Problem.

 

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--- How much does it cost to say, "You haze, you are OUT !!" ?

 

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--- Friedrich Nietzsche (a German philosopher .. 1844–1900) .. paraphrasing ... All things are subject to interpretation and that who ever has the POWER determines the TRUTH !!

 

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FAMU seeking more funds to fight hazing

 

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FAMU plans to spend in excess of a million dollars more next year to hire new staff devoted to eradicate hazing and repair the university's image in the wake of drum major's Robert Champion's November death.

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Photos by Mike Ewen/Democrat Florida A&M University President James Ammons vowed Thursday to fix the problems at FAMU despite getting a vote of no-confidence from the board of trustees as they met to talk about the president's goals. During the afternoon session, members voted 8-4 to give Ammons a vote of no-confidence. Ammons vowed to make serious changes for FAMU's future growth. / Mike Ewen/Democrat

 

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Despite no-confidence vote, Ammons vows to stay at FAMU helm

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Despite a second public rebuke by his own board, FAMU President James H. Ammons pledged Thursday to stay on and address the problems plaguing the university.

 

"I hear you loudly and clearly," Ammons told the board. "I understand there are some measures that I have to take as president of this university to fix things and I am going to fix them."

 

A majority of FAMU's board of trustees supported a no-confidence vote against Ammons at its Thursday meeting. Eight of the 12 sitting board members voted in favor of the motion offered by Trustee Bill Jennings.

 

The move marked the second time in about six months board members expressed their displeasure with the president's performance. At a December board meeting following the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion, a majority of trustees voted to publicly reprimand Ammons. The votes, however, were lacking to place him on administrative leave as desired by a few members.

 

Jennings, who has served on the board for a dozen years and is a former chairman, said it was his stewardship and fiduciary responsibility to call Ammons to task for a variety of problems plaguing the institution under his command. Specifically, Jennings cited Ammons' lack of knowledge that 101 members of the Marching 100 last fall were not enrolled in FAMU's required band class and had "absolutely no relation" to the university, yet received per diem cash payments of university money. He said the board lacked the required vote of two-thirds to remove Ammons, but a message needed to be sent.

 

"There has been a breakdown in the leadership structure of the university as well as the internal controls," Jennings said. "I have lost confidence in his ability to lead us through this crisis."

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Added Jennings, who said Thursday that scheduling conflicts could mean Thursday was his last meeting before going off the board in January: "I cannot hold the people who report to Dr. Ammons accountable, but I can hold Dr. Ammons accountable."

 

Most of the board agreed. Only Chairman Solomon Badger and trustees Dr. Spurgeon McWilliams, Kelvin Lawson and Marjorie Turnbull declined to support the no-confidence vote.

 

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"I don't think the reasons are there for a vote of no confidence," McWilliams said after the meeting. "I think there is a group of trustees who have an agenda that might be coming from downtown with the governor's office or the chancellor or some of these people but I think that's wrong."

 

Trustee Belinda Shannon — who did not support Ammons' December reprimand — said she is now "deeply troubled" by serious gaps in university oversight and communication.

 

"Leadership at the top requires a unique set of attributes," Shannon said. "I do question ... whether or not you possess those attributes."

 

Trustee Rufus Montgomery said he supported the no-confidence vote for many of the same reasons, including concerns expressed in a letter this week from Board of Governors Chairman Dean Colson. Among Colson's concerns were the administration's response to improprieties by top staffers, fraudulent internal audits and a lack of university control over the Marching 100.

 

Student Trustee Marissa West said there exists "a certain level of disconnect" between students and Lee Hall.

 

"There has been some concern that the university isn't as transparent or available to them," West said.

 

Faculty Trustee Narayan Persaud said FAMU's leadership is "lost in a wilderness of errors," and that the administration's frequent refrain that it was unaware of festering problems is "an indication of poor management."

 

Before casting his vote against Ammons, Trustee Corey Alston cautioned: "I hope the administration would get the message this time."

 

In a statement following the board meeting, the BOG's Colson applauded trustees for their action.

 

"I recognize how difficult it must be for the FAMU Board of Trustees to take aggressive steps to reverse the trend of the past year," Colson wrote. "The FAMU Board of Trustees' leadership has never been more needed, so I sincerely appreciate their direct engagement that continues to identify, research and resolve every issue that needs their collective attention."

 

Others, however, including the FAMU National Alumni President Tommy Mitchell and state Rep. Alan Williams, decried the board's no-confidence vote.

 

"Dr. Ammons is well respected ... as a community, we are fortunate to have him at the helm," said Williams, a Democrat from Tallahassee and FAMU graduate, who drove to campus to speak at the meeting when he learned of the no-confidence vote. "I stand with Dr. Ammons and I have confidence in the future of Florida A&M University."

 

Ammons would not say after the meeting what he talked about in one-on-one sidebar conversations with board members before the vote. Instead, he stressed he has no intention to step down voluntarily.

 

"I am committed to FAMU," he said. "This is my university and until the final bell rings, I am going to serve as president of Florida A&M University."

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FAMU seeking more funds to fight hazing

Ammons: Important to send message that FAMU 'will not tolerate hazing'

 

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FAMU plans to spend in excess of a million dollars more next year to hire new staff devoted to eradicate hazing and repair the university's image in the wake of drum major's Robert Champion's November death.

 

During the first day of a two-day FAMU board of trustees retreat Wednesday, administrators outlined budget requests for the next fiscal year, including an estimated $197,000 to pay for a new special anti-hazing assistant to the president and a compliance officer to police the Marching 100 and other university bands. Administrators also asked for about $800,000 for a "rebranding campaign" and $139,000 to beef up staffing in the university's Judicial Affairs office, which deals with violations of student conduct codes.

 

Toward the end of the eight-hour day, Trustee Karl White quipped: "Hazing is dead, the question is how much the funeral is going to cost."

 

Trustees are considering the additional spending requests as they decide at their formal meeting today whether to approve a 15-percent tuition increase proposed by the administration. That increase would help make up for rising costs and decreasing state funding. Administrators recommend dipping into the university's reserves to cover a $19.8 million shortfall, FAMU's portion of a $300 million cut the Legislature imposed this year on the State University System.

 

FAMU also faces a projected 18 percent enrollment drop for the fall semester. Chief Financial Officer Teresa Hardee said the anticipated decrease of about 450 students would result in an additional revenue loss of $2.5 million.

 

If trustees approve the 15 percent tuition increase and use of reserves, FAMU's base overall budget for the next fiscal year would be about $160 million — most of that is $72 million from tuition and fee payments and $66 million from the state general revenue. Five years ago, FAMU received $116 million from state general-revenue support.

 

Board member Rufus Montgomery pushed administrators to justify their requests for additional money. The school's various divisions submitted budget requests for ongoing and additional needs totaling about $169 million.

 

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"If you can request money I would like you to be able to explain to us, for budget proposes, what you would do if we took money away?" Montgomery said.

 

The budget request contains an additional $850,000 for Ammons' office, which includes the two new anti-hazing positions and up to $200,000 for the hiring of a chief operating officer.

 

Board members said they supported paying for the anti-hazing assistant and band compliance officer — a position officials said appears to be unique in higher education — but were cool to the idea of adding a new COO.

 

"We already feel we have an overbloated administrative bureaucracy," said faculty Trustee Narayan Persaud. "Adding layers of bureaucracy doesn't really address institutional problems."

 

Ammons told the board he could live without the COO position and a $125,000 renovation of his conference room — an idea, he added, pushed by his staff. But he said adding the two hazing positions "is a must."

 

"I think it is important we send the right message around campus that we will not tolerate hazing," Ammons said. "If we didn't have those two positions there may be a question as to whether or not we are serious."

 

FAMU officials want to spend about $800,000 on a "rebranding campaign" of the university. If approved by the board, the campaign would lay the ground work for a five-year $50 million fundraising effort. In addition to the $800,000, which in part would pay for a new executive director of communications and an outside marketing firm, administrators are seeking $230,000 to hire three new people to work on the fundraising campaign.

 

Current FAMU spokeswoman Sharon Saunders would move from her role to become a new associate vice president of advancement. A new director of communications would be hired.

 

Trustee Belinda Shannon said the rebranding campaign must include a comprehensive communication strategy as the university works to reinvent its image in the wake of Champion's death, endemic hazing on campus and other persistent institutional problems.

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"We are facing a crisis of historical proportion," she said.

 

Trustee White warned that the amount requested for the campaign may not be enough.

 

"I am confident we have more than an $800,000 problem," he said.

 

After a vote by the board, FAMU's budget recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of Governors for approval at its meeting later this month.

 

In addition to the general operating budget, trustees also will vote today on a new, short-term anti-hazing plan. That plan, which was presented to the board Wednesday, would establish new eligibility rules for the university's bands, including the Marching 100.

 

"I know that we have ahead of us a big task of restoring the trust and the confidence in this university to provide a safe environment for our students, faculty, staff and anyone who is associated with Florida A&M University," Ammons said.

 

The proposed changes to "NCAA-like" rules call for all band members to be full-time FAMU students making adequate progress toward their degrees with at least a 2.5 grade-point average. Band practice could not exceed 20 hours a week and membership in the band would be limited to four years. Ammons said the changes would result in a "smaller, but higher quality" Marching 100. The band remains suspended at least through next spring.

 

"I have looked at the current academic record of the band, and many of them would not be in the band," Ammons said.

 

He added he may revisit allowing students from other schools, such as Tallahassee Community College, to join the band. Ammons, when he was named president in 2007, reversed the controversial decision by Interim President Castell Bryant to exclude outside students from the band, but acknowledged, "It didn't work the way it was laid out to work."

 

University officials discovered that last fall, 101 band members were not enrolled in FAMU's required band course.

 

The structure of the music department also would be different under the new plan. Unlike in the past under retired band director and music department chairman Julian White, the head of the music department will not be allowed to also serve as a director of any of FAMU's ensembles, including the Marching 100.

 

"We thought it was not appropriate to have the director of marching and prep bands be the department chair at the same time," said Provost Larry Robinson, who laid out the anti-hazing plan to trustees. "You have limited checks and balances there ... That was too much authority, too much power."

 

Despite the steps being taken to root out hazing, administrators and trustees agreed ending the practice may take years. Robinson said some institutions continue to grapple with the problem a decade after a student hazing death.

 

"You've always got to be concerned about reoccurrence," said Trustee Dr. Spurgeon McWilliams, whose own son was hazed when he was in the band. "With a significant disease like this is, it could take five to 10 years."

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FAMU events director facing fraud charges

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TALLAHASSEE -- Florida A&M University's events director is facing travel expense and per diem fraud charges.

 

A Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman said today that Tammy Hamlet turned herself in to authorities Monday night. She was freed on her own recognizance.

 

The 45-year-old woman is facing eight misdemeanor counts. She is accused of defrauding $1,821.41 from the university.

 

FLDE spokesman Gretl Plessinger said the investigation was continuing and there may be other arrests.

 

A university spokeswoman did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

 

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Tammy Hamlet, Florida A&M University’s director of university events, has been charged with eight misdemeanor counts of fraudulently claiming per diem and travel expenses.

 

Hamlet, 45, surrendered at the Leon County Jail on Monday night.

 

An investigation coinducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement found she falsely claimed $1,821 in school-related travel expenses.

 

The issue was discovered during an ongoing investigation into the finances related to FAMU’s Marching 100 band, but the charges against her are not related to the band.

 

The expenses are related to trips taken in 2010 and 2011.

 

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Give a good clear indication to the driver that you wish the Bus to stop by extending your arm out and moving towards the edge of the kerb.

Perfectly done by this lady at Horsham Railway Station bus stop.

 

Metrobus 6763, an Alexander Dennis Envriro 200, YX63ZWW prepares to stop. The bus was new in December 2013 but still looks immaculate. Note how smart and professional looking the driver is also!

Working Route 98 to Southwater.

Baltit Fort or Balti Fort is an ancient fort in the Hunza valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

In the past, the survival of the feudal regime of Hunza was ensured by the impressive Baltit fort, which overlooks Karimabad. The foundations of the fort date back to 700 years ago, with rebuilds and alterations over the centuries. In the 16th century the local prince married a princess from Baltistan who brought master Balti craftsmen to renovate the building as part of her dowry. The architectural style is a clear indication of buddhist Tibetan influence in Baltistan at the time.

The Mirs of Hunza abandoned the fort in 1945, and moved to a new palace down the hill. The fort started to decay which caused concern that it might possibly fall into ruin. Following a survey by the Royal Geographical Society of London a restoration programme was initiated and supported by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Historic Cities Support Programme. The programme was completed in 1996 and the fort is now a museum run by the Baltit Heritage Trust.

Female (by All Apparent Indications)

 

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)

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Mallard MALL (Anas platyrhynchos)

 

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Victoria BC

  

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Taken on November 24, 2019

 

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A review of bill & plumage field marks visible when swimming would seem to confirm that this bird is a female

 

But apparently immature males should have orange legs...

 

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SO in the mean time I have received photos of legs - that according to a quick look I did online seem to fit good for adult female

 

Very Low probability from what I can tell that what we have is a sub adult male , and if so, & it hangs around we should soon see some indications of moulting into breeding plumage as we move along into spring 2020

 

The photos of legs show no bands and both hallux are intact.

This could mean it was born "free" since domestically kept birds should have hallux (kind of the equivalent of dew claws) docked [cut off] in order to distinguish them from wild stock should they escape.

Someone suggested that recent California fires could be pushing that feral population to flee, & perhaps this individual is from there

  

Better Photos of this bird ,the following day, on ebird here

 

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Leica Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 III

Fingal's Cave is a sea cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its natural acoustics. The National Trust for Scotland owns the cave as part of a national nature reserve. It became known as Fingal's Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th-century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson.

 

Fingal's Cave is formed entirely from hexagonally jointed basalt columns within a Paleocene lava flow and is similar in structure to both the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland and Ulva.

 

In these locations, cooling on the upper and lower surfaces of the solidified lava resulted in contraction and fracturing, starting in a blocky tetragonal pattern and transitioning to a regular hexagonal fracture pattern with fractures perpendicular to the cooling surfaces. As cooling continued these cracks gradually extended toward the centre of the flow, forming the long hexagonal columns we see in the wave-eroded cross-section today. Similar hexagonal fracture patterns are found in desiccation cracks in mud where contraction is due to loss of water instead of cooling.

 

Fingal's Cave was originally part of the Ulva estate of the Clan MacQuarrie from an early date until 1777. The cave was brought to the attention of the English-speaking world by 18th-century naturalist Sir Joseph Banks in 1772.

 

It became known as Fingal's Cave after the eponymous hero of an epic poem by 18th century Scots poet-historian James Macpherson. It formed part of his Ossian cycle of poems claimed to have been based on old Scottish Gaelic poems. In Irish mythology, the hero Fingal is known as Fionn mac Cumhaill, and it is suggested that Macpherson rendered the name as Fingal (meaning "white stranger") through a misunderstanding of the name which in old Gaelic would appear as "Finn". The legend of the Giant's Causeway has Finn (or Fionn) building the causeway between Ireland and Scotland.

 

The cave has a large arched entrance and is filled by the sea. Several sightseeing cruises organised from April to September by local companies pass the entrance to the cave. In calm conditions, one can land at the island's landing place (as some of these cruises permit) and walk the short distance to the cave, where a row of fractured columns forms a walkway just above high-water level permitting exploration on foot. From the inside, the entrance seems to frame the island of Iona across the water.

 

Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn visited in 1829 and wrote an overture, The Hebrides, Op. 26, (also known as Fingal's Cave Overture), and was said to be inspired by the weird echoes in the cave. Mendelssohn's overture popularized the cave as a tourist destination. Other famous 19th-century visitors included author Jules Verne, who used it in his book Le Rayon Vert (The Green Ray), and mentions it in the novels Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Mysterious Island. Poets William Wordsworth, John Keats, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Romantic artist J. M. W. Turner, who painted Staffa, Fingal's Cave in 1832 also made the trip. In 1860 the German novelist Theodor Fontane visited the cave and described it in his travel report Jenseit des Tweed (Beyond the Tweed, Pictures and Letters from Scotland), Queen Victoria also made the trip.

 

The 19th century Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer Johann Kaspar Mertz included a piece entitled Fingals-Höhle in his set of character pieces for guitar Bardenklänge.

 

The playwright August Strindberg also set scenes from his play A Dream Play in a place called "Fingal's Grotta". Scots novelist Sir Walter Scott described Fingal's Cave as "one of the most extraordinary places I ever beheld. It exceeded, in my mind, every description I had heard of it… composed entirely of basaltic pillars as high as the roof of a cathedral, and running deep into the rock, eternally swept by a deep and swelling sea, and paved, as it were, with ruddy marble, [it] baffles all description."

 

Artist Matthew Barney used the cave along with the Giant's Causeway for the opening and closing scenes of his art film, Cremaster 3. In 2008, the video artist Richard Ashrowan spent several days recording the interior of Fingal's Cave for an exhibition at the Foksal Gallery in Poland.

 

One of Pink Floyd's early songs bears this location's name. This instrumental was written for the film Zabriskie Point, but not used.

 

Lloyd House at Caltech has a mural representing Fingal's Cave.

 

The Alistair MacLean novel-based movie, When Eight Bells Toll, starring Anthony Hopkins, was filmed there.

 

It is possible that the township of Fingal, Tasmania was named after the cave in MacPherson's honour.

 

Staffa (Old Norse for stave or pillar island) is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs.

 

Staffa lies about 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of the Isle of Mull; its area is 33 hectares (82 acres) and the highest point is 42 metres (138 feet) above sea level.

 

The island came to prominence in the late 18th century after a visit by Sir Joseph Banks. He and his fellow-travellers extolled the natural beauty of the basalt columns in general and of the island's main sea cavern, which Banks renamed 'Fingal's Cave'. Their visit was followed by those of many other prominent personalities throughout the next two centuries, including Queen Victoria and Felix Mendelssohn. The latter's Hebrides Overture brought further fame to the island, which was by then uninhabited. It is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.

 

In prehistoric times (Pleistocene) Staffa was covered by the ice sheets which spread from Scotland out into the Atlantic Ocean beyond the Outer Hebrides. After the last retreat of the ice around 20,000 years ago, sea levels were up to 125 metres (410 ft) lower than at present. Although the isostatic rise of land makes estimating post-glacial coastlines a complex task, around 14,000 years ago it is likely that Staffa was part of a larger island, just off the coast of mainland Scotland, which would have included what are now Mull, Iona and the Treshnish Isles.

 

Steadily rising sea levels then further isolated this little island, which is entirely of volcanic origin. It consists of a basement of tuff, underneath colonnades of a black fine-grained Tertiary basalt, overlying which is a third layer of basaltic lava without a crystalline structure. By contrast, slow cooling of the second layer of basalt resulted in an extraordinary pattern of predominantly hexagonal columns which form the faces and walls of the principal caves. The lava contracted towards each of a series of equally spaced centres as it cooled and solidified into prismatic columns, a process known as columnar jointing. The columns typically have three to eight sides, six being most common. The columns are also divided horizontally by cross joints. These columnar jointed sections represent the tops and bottoms of individual lava flows. Between these sections lie regions of much more chaotic jointing, known as the entablature. The origin of the entablature is unknown, but could be due to flooding of the lava flow, causing much more rapid cooling, or the interaction of stress fields from the two regions of columnar jointing as they approach one another.

 

Similar formations are found at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, on the island of Ulva and at Ardmeanach on the Isle of Mull. Grooves in the roof of MacKinnon's cave indicate either a pyroclastic flow or a series of eroded ash falls in the rock above the columnar basalt. The 'Staffa Group' is the name given to the series of olivine tholeiite basalts found in the vicinity of Mull which erupted 55–58 million years ago.

 

Staffa lies about 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Mull, and 9 km northeast of Iona. It is longitudinally oriented north–south, and is a kilometre long by about half a kilometre wide. The circumference is about 3.8 km in extent. In the northeast the isle shelves to a shore, but otherwise the coast is rugged and much indented; numerous caves have been carved out by rain, streams and sea. There is enough grass to feed a few cattle, and the island has a spring.

 

On the east coast are Goat Cave and Clamshell Cave. The latter is 10 m high, about 6 m wide at the entrance, and some 45 m long, and on one side of it the ridges of basalt stand out like the ribs of a ship. Near this cave is the pyramidal rock islet of Am Buachaille ('The Herdsman'), a pile of basalt columns seen fully only at low tide. Other outlying rocks include Eilean Dubh to the north-west and a series of skerries stretching for half a kilometre to the south-west. On the southwest shore are Boat Cave and Mackinnon's Cave (named after a 15th-century abbot of Iona), which has a tunnel connecting it to Cormorant Cave. These caves lie to the south-west and can be accessed from the bay of Port an Fhasgaidh at low tide. In 1945 a mine exploded near Boat Cave, causing damage to the cliff face which is still visible. Mackinnon's Cave is 107 metres long.

 

Staffa's most famous feature is Fingal's Cave, a large sea cave located near the southern tip of the island some 20 m high and 75 m long formed in cliffs of hexagonal basalt columns. This cliff face is called the Colonnade or The Great Face and it was these cliffs and their caves that inspired Felix Mendelssohn's Die Hebriden (English: Hebrides Overture opus 26), which was premiered in London in 1832. The original Gaelic name for Fingal's Cave is An Uamh Bhin – "the melodious cave" – but it was subsequently renamed after the 3rd-century Irish warrior Fionn MacCool. Mendelssohn was nonetheless inspired by the sound of the waves in the cave and waxed lyrical about his visit, claiming that he arrived in Scotland "with a rake for folk-songs, an ear for the lovely, fragrant countryside, and a heart for the bare legs of the natives."

 

Little is known of the early history of Staffa, although the Swiss town of Stäfa on Lake Zurich was named after the island by a monk from nearby Iona. Part of the Ulva estate of the MacQuarries from an early date until 1777, it was brought to the English-speaking world's attention after a visit by Sir Joseph Banks in August 1772. En route to Iceland in the company of the painter Johann Zoffany, the Bishop of Linköping, and the Swedish naturalist Daniel Solander, Banks (later a president of the Royal Society) was entertained by Maclean of Drummen, on the Isle of Mull. Hearing about Staffa he resolved to visit and set out from Tobermory the next day. The winds were light and they did not arrive until darkness had fallen. Banks wrote: It was too dark to see anything, so we carried our tent and baggage near the only house on the island, and began to cook our suppers, in order to be prepared for the earliest dawn, and to enjoy that which, from the conversation of the gentlemen we had, now raised the highest expectations of.

 

They were not disappointed. Despite becoming infested with lice during his short stay on the island, he provided glowing reports of his visit. He confessed that he was: forced to acknowledge that this piece of architecture, formed by nature, far surpasses that of the Louvre, that of St. Peter at Rome, all that remains of Palmyra and Paestum, and all that the genius, the taste and the luxury of the Greeks were capable of inventing.

 

Samuel Johnson and his protege James Boswell visited clan MacQuarrie on Ulva in 1773, the year after Banks' visit. Perhaps aware that Banks considered that the columnar basalt cliff formations on Ulva called "The Castles" rivalled Staffa's Johnson wrote:

 

When the islanders were reproached with their ignorance or insensibility of the wonders of Staffa, they had not much to reply. They had indeed considered it little, because they had always seen it; and none but philosophers, nor they always, are struck with wonder otherwise than by novelty.

 

Amongst the first eminent overseas visitors to Staffa were Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond, a wealthy French zoologist and mineralogist and the American architect and naturalist William Thornton. Visiting in 1784, they were suitably impressed, Faujus writing: "this superb monument of nature, which in regard to its form bears so strong a resemblance to a work of art, though art can certainly claim no share in it."

19th and 20th centuries

 

Subsequently, a stream of famous visitors came to view Staffa's wonders including Robert Adam, Sir Walter Scott (1810), John Keats (1818), J. M. W. Turner, whose 1830 visit yielded an oil painting exhibited in 1832, William Wordsworth (1833), Jules Verne (1839), Alice Liddell (the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland) in 1878, David Livingstone (1864), Robert Louis Stevenson (1870) and Mendelssohn himself in 1829. Wordsworth, however, found the volume of tourism disappointing.

 

Writing more than a century later the writer W. H. Murray agreed, complaining that the visitors spoiled the "character and atmosphere", and rather stand-offishly suggesting that "to know Staffa one must go alone".

 

Others were more enthusiastic, despite the presence of numerous others. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were rowed into the cave in the royal barge in 1847, and The Times correspondent recorded:

 

As the Royal Squadron cleared out of the Sound of Mull, and round the northern extremity of the island, a noble prospect lay before it, the steep and barren headlands of Ardnamurchan stretching away into the Atlantic on the right, on the left the precipitous cliffs of the Mull coast, and far away and embosomed in the ocean, the fantastic and varied forms of the adjacent islands. The horizon toward the north was a good deal obscured by haze, but, notwithstanding, Skye was distinctly visible... The deserted and solitary aspect of the island was brought out with a strange and startling effect by the presence of so many steamers; and as Her Majesty's barge with the Royal Standard floated into the cave, the crew dipping their oars with the greatest precision, nothing could be more animated and grand than the appearance which the vast basaltic entrance, so solemn in its proportions, presented.

 

Keats complained about the expense of the ferry, but was captivated by what he saw nonetheless. Displeased with his first efforts to describe this "cathedral of the sea" he finally settled on:

 

Not Aladdin magian/Ever such a work began, Not the wizard of the Dee, Ever such a dream could see; Not St John, in Patmos Isle, In the passion of his toil, When he saw the churches seven, Golden Aisl'd, built up in heaven, Gazed at such a rugged wonder.

 

--John Keats, Staffa

 

However inspiring the scenery, it was not an easy place in which to live. In 1772 there was only a single family, living on a diet of barley, oats, and potatoes, and whatever their grazing animals could provide, and growing flax. By the end of the 18th century they had deserted Staffa, apparently terrified by the severity of winter storms. Signs of "rig and furrow" agriculture can still be seen on the island but the only surviving building is the ruin of a 19th-century shelter for travellers.

 

By 1800 the island was under the ownership of Colin MacDonald of Lochboisdale. In 1816 his son Ranald MacDonald sold Staffa into the care of trustees. In 1821 these trustees sold the island to Alexander Forman as trustee, the purchase money being paid by his brother John Forman WS. It remained in the Forman family until sold by Bernard Gilpin Vincent "Pat" Forman in 1968. There were several private owners after that, including Alastair de Watteville, a descendant of Colin MacDonald who wrote a book about the island, until finally Jock Elliott Jr. of New York gifted it to the National Trust for Scotland in 1986 to honour the 60th birthday of his wife, Eleanor. A grateful National Trust bestowed upon her the honorific "Steward of Staffa". In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, Staffa was named as the eighth-greatest natural wonder in Britain.

 

During the 20th century there were issues of bogus postage stamps bearing Staffa's name.

 

In 1800 there were three red deer on the island, later replaced by goats and then by a small herd of black cattle. Subsequently, the summer grazing was used for sheep by crofters from Iona, but in 1997 all livestock was removed. This has led to a regeneration of the island's vegetation. The island supports a diverse range of plants, with species such as common heather, kidney vetch, common-bird's-foot trefoil, wild thyme and tormentil all found. The clifftop grassland supports species such as red fescue, yorkshire fog, thrift, sea campion, sea plantain and ribwort plantain.

 

Staffa is nationally important for breeding fulmars, common shags and puffins, and great skuas and gulls also nest on the island. The surrounding waters provide a livelihood for numerous seabirds, grey seals, dolphins, basking sharks, minke, and pilot whales.

 

The island has been designated as a national nature reserve since 2001. The national nature reserve is classified as a Category II protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Staffa is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), whilst the seas surrounding the island are designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) due to the presence of harbour porpoises. Staffa is part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.

 

Boat trips from Tiree, Tobermory, Oban, Ulva Ferry and Fionnphort on Mull, and Iona allow visitors to view the caves and the puffins that nest on the island between May and September. There is a landing place used by the tourist boats just north of Am Buachaille, but disembarkation is only possible in calm conditions. The island lacks a genuine anchorage.

 

The Hebrides is a concert overture that was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830, revised in 1832, and published the next year as Mendelssohn's Op. 26. Some consider it an early tone poem.

 

It was inspired by one of Mendelssohn's trips to the British Isles, specifically an 1829 excursion to the Scottish island of Staffa, with its basalt sea cave known as Fingal's Cave. It was reported that the composer immediately jotted down the opening theme for his composition after seeing the island. He at first called the work To the Lonely Island or Zur einsamen Insel, but then settled on the present title. However, in 1834, the year after the first publication, Breitkopf & Härtel issued an edition with the name Fingalshöhle (Fingal's Cave) and this title stuck, causing some confusion.

 

Fingal's cave is a spot on the Hebridan Isle of Staffa, some fifty miles off the Scottish coast. According to legend the cave is the site of what was once the royal castle of Fion na Gael (anglicized to "Fingal"), ruler of the kingdom of Morven and father of the celebrated third-century warrior and bard known as Ossian. Every trace of the structure of the supposed castle has vanished and its floor has given way to the sea.

 

Being a concert overture, The Hebrides does not precede a play or opera, but is instead a standalone composition in a form common for the Romantic period. Dedicated to Frederick William IV of Prussia, then Crown Prince of Prussia, the B minor work became part of the standard orchestral repertoire and retains this position to the present day. The original handwritten score for the overture was purchased by the Bodleian Library on the 400th anniversary of its founding in 2002 for £600k.

 

As an indication of the esteem in which it is held by musicians, Johannes Brahms once said "I would gladly give all I have written, to have composed something like the Hebrides Overture".

 

Mendelssohn's first visited England in 1829 following invitations from Sir George Smart and the Philharmonic Society. Following his tour of England, Mendelssohn proceeded to Scotland, where he began work on his Symphony No. 3, Scottish. He was engaged on a tour of Scotland with his travelling companion Karl Klingemann when he sent a letter to his family with the opening phrase of the overture written on it. In a note to his sister Fanny, he said: "In order to make you understand how extraordinarily the Hebrides affected me, I send you the following, which came into my head there." The cave at that time was approximately 35 feet (11 m) high and over 200 feet (61 m) deep, and contained black basalt pillars.

 

The work was completed on 16 December 1830 and was originally entitled Die einsame Insel (The Lonely Island). However, Mendelssohn later revised the score and renamed the piece Die Hebriden (The Hebrides). Despite this, the title of Fingal's Cave was also used: on the orchestral parts he labelled the music The Hebrides, but on the score Mendelssohn labelled the music Fingal's Cave. This revision of the overture was premiered on 14 May 1832 in London in a concert conducted by Thomas Attwood, that also featured Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The final revision was completed by 20 June 1832. and premiered on 10 January 1833 in Berlin under the composer's own baton.

 

The music, though labelled as an overture, is intended to stand as a complete work. Although programme music, it does not tell a specific story and is not "about" anything; instead, the piece depicts a mood and "sets a scene", making it an early example of such musical tone poems. The overture consists of two primary themes; the opening notes of the overture state the theme Mendelssohn wrote while visiting the cave, and is played initially by the violas, cellos, and bassoons. This lyrical theme, suggestive of the power and stunning beauty of the cave, is intended to develop feelings of loneliness and solitude. The second theme, meanwhile, depicts movement at sea and "rolling waves".

 

The piece is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings.

 

Performances of the overture typically last between 10½ and 11 minutes. The autograph manuscript of the work is held in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

 

The overture can be heard in Luis Buñuel's film L'Age d'Or (1930).

The full work provides the soundtrack for the 1941 experimental film Moods of the Sea by Slavko Vorkapić and John Hoffman.

An extract served as a leitmotif for the inscrutable, omnipotent mynah bird who featured in the Inki cartoon series produced by Warner Bros., inevitably hopping along with the music.

An a cappella arrangement can be heard in Crash Twinsanity.

Heard in the 1943 film The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp by Michael Powell.

The overture is used in a 1949 CSIRO video "Division of radiophysics" .

Can be heard in the 1954 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon short From A to Z-Z-Z-Z.

The opening 2 minutes of the piece featured in the PlayStation video game Colony Wars: Vengeance during selected cutscenes.

The passages after the second theme, leading to the end of the exposition, were used for great dramatic effect on the "Lone Ranger" radio broadcasts.

Signal 616 at Stockholm Östra station is known in Swedish as a huvuddvärgsignal – in English, a main dwarf signal. This means that the dwarf signal is capable of displaying both switching and main signal indications. This type of signal has obvious similarities to the Pennsylvania Railroad position light design, but has two additional green lamps below the position light head, as well as an offset light that can display a red indication.

 

Signal 616 governs moves from Stockholm Östra's track 3, and is displaying a signal for the 16:41 departure for Näsbypark. The indication in Swedish is "Kör 40, varsamt" and the aspect is "blinkande grönt till vänster". In English, the indication is: "Proceed at 40 km/h, carefully", and the aspect is "flashing green to the left".

 

The speed restriction of 40 km/h (about 25 mph) is dictated by the track geometry of the station throat. The need for caution is dictated by the fact that the train's route from the station to the open line is not completely set, and there is a stop signal a short distance down the line.

 

The next huvuddvärgsignal at the end of the platform – signal 636 – is displaying the same indication, but I snapped the shutter while the green lamp was in the "off" state of its flashing cycle; the green lamp thus isn't visible. Once the route leaving the station is fully established, the green lamps on signals 616 and 636 will switch to a steady indication. In Swedish, this is "Kör 40” ("grönt till vänster”). In English, the indication is "Proceed at 40 km/h" and the aspect is "green to the left".

 

If conditions permit, the lokförare (driver) will encounter a "Kör" ("Proceed") indication on the station exit signal, at which point he or she can accelerate to the maxiumum authorized speed.

 

For a tiny station, Stockholm Östra is a busy place; there are six arrivals and six departures every hour, even on weekends like the Sunday, July 29, 2018 when I captured these images.

 

The railroad seen here is a suburban narrow gauge line, using rails that are three Swedish feet apart – 891 mm (2 ft 11 3⁄32). The line is known as the Roslagsbanan, named for the region it serves north and east of the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

ORTAHISAR AND ORTAHISAR CASTLE

 

Ortahisar is picturesque stone houses, narrow streets and lovely churches as well as the castle-like rock formation after which the town is named. This 90m high natural fortress, a prominent landmark in the region – honeycombed with caves and tunnels, camouflaged by nature without the slightest indication of human presence inside – has partly crumbled away revealing some of its interior. Today it has been restored and the peak is accessible by a staircase. The Ortahisar Castle offers a magnificent panorama over the fairy chimneys of Hallacdere and the snowy peak of Mt. Erciyes.

 

Cappadocia World Heritage List;

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

Brief synthesis

Located on the central Anatolia plateau within a volcanic landscape sculpted by erosion to form a succession of mountain ridges, valleys and pinnacles known as “fairy chimneys” or hoodoos, Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia cover the region between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos, the sites of Karain, Karlık, Yeşilöz, Soğanlı and the subterranean cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu. The area is bounded on the south and east by ranges of extinct volcanoes with Erciyes Dağ (3916 m) at one end and Hasan Dağ (3253 m) at the other. The density of its rock-hewn cells, churches, troglodyte villages and subterranean cities within the rock formations make it one of the world's most striking and largest cave-dwelling complexes. Though interesting from a geological and ethnological point of view, the incomparable beauty of the decor of the Christian sanctuaries makes Cappadocia one of the leading examples of the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

It is believed that the first signs of monastic activity in Cappadocia date back to the 4th century at which time small anchorite communities, acting on the teachings of Basileios the Great, Bishop of Kayseri, began inhabiting cells hewn in the rock. In later periods, in order to resist Arab invasions, they began banding together into troglodyte villages or subterranean towns such as Kaymakli or Derinkuyu which served as places of refuge.

Cappadocian monasticism was already well established in the iconoclastic period (725-842) as illustrated by the decoration of many sanctuaries which kept a strict minimum of symbols (most often sculpted or tempera painted crosses). However, after 842 many rupestral churches were dug in Cappadocia and richly decorated with brightly coloured figurative painting. Those in the Göreme Valley include Tokalı Kilise and El Nazar Kilise (10th century), St. Barbara Kilise and Saklı Kilise (11th century) and Elmalı Kilise and Karanlık Kilise (end of the 12th – beginning of the 13th century).

Criterion (i): Owing to their quality and density, the rupestral sanctuaries of Cappadocia constitute a unique artistic achievement offering irreplaceable testimony to the post-iconoclastic Byzantine art period.

Criterion (iii): The rupestral dwellings, villages, convents and churches retain the fossilized image of a province of the Byzantine Empire between the 4th century and the arrival of the Seljuk Turks (1071). Thus, they are the essential vestiges of a civilization which has disappeared.

Criterion (v): Cappadocia is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement which has become vulnerable under the combined effects of natural erosion and, more recently, tourism.

Criterion (vii): In a spectacular landscape dramatically demonstrating erosional forces, the Göreme Valley and its surroundings provide a globally renowned and accessible display of hoodoo landforms and other erosional features, which are of great beauty, and which interact with the cultural elements of the landscape.

Integrity

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, having been extensively used and modified by man for centuries, is a landscape of harmony combining human interaction and settlement with dramatic natural landforms. There has been some earthquake damage to some of the cones and the pillars, but this is seen as a naturally occurring phenomenon. Overuse by tourists and some vandalism have been reported and some incompatible structures have been introduced.

The erosional processes that formed the distinctive conical rock structures will continue to create new fairy chimneys and rock pillars, however due to the rate of this process, the natural values of the property may still be threatened by unsustainable use. The cultural features, including rock-hewn churches and related cultural structures, mainly at risk of being undermined by erosion and other negative natural processes coupled with mass tourism and development pressures, can never be replaced. threats Some of the churches mentioned by early scholars such as C. Texier, H.G. Rott and Guillaume de Jerphanion are no longer extant.

Authenticity

The property meets the conditions of authenticity as its values and their attributes, including its historical setting, form, design, material and workmanship adequately reflect the cultural and natural values recognized in the inscription criteria.

Given the technical difficulties of building in this region, where it is a matter of hewing out structures within the natural rock, creating architecture by the removal of material rather than by putting it together to form the elements of a building, the underlying morphological structure and the difficulties inherent in the handling of the material inhibited the creative impulses of the builders. This conditioning of human effort by natural conditions persisted almost unchanged through successive periods and civilizations, influencing the cultural attitudes and technical skills of each succeeding generation.

Protection and management requirements

The World Heritage property Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia is subject to legal protection in accordance with both the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources Act No. 2863 and the National Parks Act No. 2873. The entire territory between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos is designated as a National Park under the Act No. 2873. In addition, natural, archaeological, urban, and mixed archaeological and natural conservation areas, two underground towns, five troglodyte villages, and more than 200 individual rock-hewn churches, some of which contain numerous frescoes, have been entered into the register of immovable monuments and sites according to the Act No. 2863.

Legal protection, management and monitoring of the Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia fall within the scope of national and regional governmental administrations. The Nevşehir and Kayseri Regional Conservation Councils are responsible for keeping the register of monuments and sites, including carrying out all tasks related to the legal protection of monuments and listed buildings and the approval to carry out any restoration-related works. They also evaluate regional and conservation area plans prepared by the responsible national and/or local (i.e. municipal) authorities.

Studies for revision and updating of the existing land use and conservation plan (Göreme National Park Long-term Development Plan) of 1981 were completed in 2003. The major planning decisions proposed were that natural conservation areas are to be protected as they were declared in 1976. Minor adjustments in the peripheral areas of settlements and spatial developments of towns located in the natural conservation sites including Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Ürgüp and Mustafapaşa will be strictly controlled. In other words, the Plan proposes to confine the physical growth of these towns to recently established zones. Hotel developments will take into account the set limits for room capacities. Furthermore, the plan also suggested that local authorities should be advised to review land use decisions for areas that have been reserved for tourism developments in the town plans.

Preparation of conservation area plans for the urban and/or mixed urban-archaeological conservation sites within the historic sections of Göreme are in place and provide zoning criteria and the rules and guidelines to be used in the maintenance and restoration of listed buildings and other buildings which are not registered, but which are located within the historic zones. Similar planning studies for the towns of Ortahisar and Uçhisar are in place. Once finalised, a conservation area plan for the urban conservation area in Ürgüp will be in place. All relevant plans are kept up to date on a continuing basis.

Appropriate facilities aimed at improving the understanding of the World Heritage property have been completed for the subterranean towns of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, and are required for Göreme and Paşabağı.

Monuments in danger due to erosion, including the El Nazar, Elmalı, and Meryemana (Virgin Mary) churches, have been listed as monuments requiring priority action. Specific measures for their protection, restoration and maintenance are required at the site level.

While conservation plans and protection measures are in place for individual sites, it is recognised by the principal parties responsible for site management that an integrated Regional Plan for the Cappadocia Cultural and Tourism Conservation and Development Area is required to protect the World Heritage values of the property. Adequate financial, political and technical support is also required to secure the management of the property.

 

whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

 

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/

 

www.goreme.com/ortahisar.php

 

Remodel, Week 1

 

Headed outside for our last indication of the beginning stages of a remodel, which actually first appeared several weeks ago: the brown canopy of the fuel center, seen on the left in February, sometime late May/early June lost some (but not all) of its brown color to the undercoat of white and, in one stretch, a mysterious blue color. l_dawg2000 has seen this, and posits Walmart tried to turn the fuel center blue, only to meet resistance from the city of Hernando's government (building codes are in place here, which is why the Walmart is all brick and likely won't be seeing the new gray/blue color scheme). No progress has occurred since that initial stripping/recoating.

 

Also... adding the dates to my pics is new to me; I'll certainly decrease the size of those annoying boxes in the future!

 

Murphy USA // 2580 McIngvale Road, Hernando, MS 38632

Walmart Supercenter // 2600 McIngvale Road, Hernando, MS 38632

 

(c) 2016 Retail Retell

These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)

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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!

  

Some background:

The BAC Jet Provost was a British jet trainer aircraft that was in use with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1955 to 1993. It was originally developed by Hunting Percival from the earlier piston engine-powered Percival Provost basic trainer, and later produced by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). In addition to the multiple RAF orders, the Jet Provost, sometimes with light armament, was exported to many air forces worldwide. The design was also further developed into a more heavily armed ground attack variant under the name BAC Strikemaster, which was not operated by the Royal Air Force but became a worldwide export success.

 

The Jet Provost was produced for the Royal Air Force in several variants with gradually stronger engines and other detail improvements, the first trainers entered RAF service in 1955. A major development step was the T.5 variant in 1967 with a pressurized cabin, a modified front section and the option for export customers to arm it with machine guns and underwing hardpoints. The T.5 was fitted with the Viper 201 or 202 turbojet engine and its versatility encouraged the RAF to utilize the Jet Provost in more roles besides basic training. With a top speed of 440 mph, excellent maneuverability, mechanical reliability and low operating costs, the Jet Provost was utilized as an aerobatic aircraft, for air warfare and tactical weapons training as well as for advanced training. T.5 deliveries from BAC's Warton factory commenced on 3 September 1969, and operators of the type included the RAFs Central Flying School and No. 1, No. 3, and No. 6 Flying Training Schools. During their career the T.5s were modified with improved avionics and a rough coating on the wing to break up the smooth airflow and give the trainee pilot an early indication of the onset of a stall (the T.5's original clean wing gave the pilot little warning); upgraded aircraft were re- designated T.5A. A sub-variant, unofficially designated T.5B, was a small number of T.5As fitted with wingtip-tanks (so far only used by export customers) and special equipment for long-range low-level navigator training.

 

During the Mid-Eighties the RAF started to look for a more economical successor for the aging Jet Provost fleet, and this eventually became the turbo-prop Shorts Tucano. The Tucano was selected in 1985 in preference to the Swiss Pilatus PC-9 and the British Hunting Firecracker. The first Tucano flew in Brazil on 14 February 1986, with the first Shorts built production aircraft flying on 30 December 1986. However, problems with the ejection seats delayed the introduction of the aircraft into service until 1989. During this period the Jet Provost remained the RAF’s mainstay trainer, but it was gradually withdrawn from RAF service, mostly due to many airframes’ age. However, late in their career a handful of these robust aircraft eventually saw frontline use and were deployed in a hot conflict during the first Gulf War, in an unexpected but important role that paved the way for new air strike tactics.

 

When the RAF took part in combat operations during Operation Granby/Desert Storm in 1991, it had been anticipated that complex and fast attack aircraft like the Tornado would autonomously perform air strikes, either with iron bombs against area targets or with precision weapons like laser-guided glide bombs against important or small objects. However, early experience from the front lines showed that deploying precision weapons was not easy: target acquisition and then both target designation and weapon deployment were not feasible with just a single aircraft – it would be exposed to potential enemy fire for too long or require two or more passes over the target, so that any surprise moment was ruined. During the early stages of the RAF’s air raids a strike group of six aircraft would require two of them to act as dedicated target designators, selecting and illuminating targets with laser projectors for other aircraft. Another problem was that these scouts had to fly ahead of the strike force, check out the battlefield and loiter at relatively slow speed in hostile environment until the fast strike aircraft would arrive and drop their weapons. “Wasting” Tornados and their strike capability for these FAC duties was regarded as inefficient, and an alternative aircraft that was better suited for this task was chosen: the vintage but small and nimble Jet Provost T.5A!

 

Early on, this had been thought to be "unlikely”, but following a short-notice decision to deploy, the first batch of six aircraft were readied to deploy in under 72 hours. These were dedicated long-range navigational trainers, operated by 79(R) Squadron as part of No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit, and the aircraft were hastily prepared for their unusual mission. This included the removal of the aerodynamic wing coating to improve the flight characteristics again, the adoption of desert camouflage, mounting of underwing hardpoints and additional equipment like an encrypted radio with better range and navigation systems (including a GPS sensor in a spinal fairing). As protective measures, Kevlar mats were added to the cockpit floor and lower side walls, as well as a passive radar warning system with sensors on nose and fin and chaff/flare dispensers under the rear fuselage. A fixed refueling probe was considered for the transfer flight and to extend loiter time during missions via air-to-air refueling, but this was not realized due to the lack of time.

To mark their special status the machines were (now officially) designated T(R).5B. They departed from RAF Brawdy in Wales for the Middle Eastern theatre early on 26 January 1991. Upon arrival the machines were immediately thrown into action. It now became common for each attack formation to comprise four Tornados or Jaguars and two Jet Provosts; each Jet Provost carried a 144-inch-long (3.66 m), 420-lb (209 kg) AN/AVQ-23E ‘Pave Spike’ laser designator pod on one of the outer underwing stations and acted as backup to the other in the event of an equipment malfunction. The machines would typically not carry offensive loads, except for occasional unguided SNEB missiles to visually mark potential targets, since they did not have a sufficient load-carrying capacity, but they were frequently equipped with drop tanks to extend their range and loiter time, and “Dash 10” (AN/ALQ-101) ECM pods to counter radar-guided weapons against them.

 

The first combat mission already took place on 2 February 1991, operating at a medium altitude of roughly 18,000 feet (5,500 m), and successfully attacked the As Suwaira Road Bridge. Operations continued, practically every available day, even though missions did not take place at night as the RAF’s ’Pave Spike’ pods (a simplified version of the American AN/ASQ-153) lacked night-time functionality. After the first missions the Jet Provosts received black anti-glare-panels in front of the windscreen – they had been re-painted in the UK without them, and the black panel markedly reduced the camouflage’s efficiency, but the strong and constant sunshine reflection from the Jet Provosts’ bulged nose frequently blinded the crews. Another retrofitted feature was the addition of a video camera to document the targeting missions, which was mounted in a shallow blister on top of the nose, just above the landing light cluster.

 

When the tactical separation of target designation and strike missions proved to be successful, more and more potent aircraft were sent into the theatre of operations, namely the RAF’s Blackburn Buccaneer, which replaced the Jet Provosts on long-range missions and also carried out strike and dive-bombing missions. Approximately 20 road bridges were destroyed with the help of the target spotter aircraft, restricting the Iraqi Army's mobility and communications. In conjunction with the advance of Coalition ground forces into Iraq, the Buccaneers switched to airfield bombing missions, targeting bunkers, runways, and any aircraft sighted on the ground, while the Jet Provosts were used over less dangerous terrain and closer to the air bases, primarily acting as artillery spotters. However, the designator pods were still carried to mark targets of opportunity and strike aircraft were then called in to eliminate them.

 

The Jet Provost T(R).5Bs took part in 186 missions during the Gulf War. Two from the total of eight deployed Jet Provosts were lost during their short active career: One was shot down at low level by a MANPADS (probably an IR-guided 9K38 Igla/SA-18 Grouse), both crew members were lost; the other crashed due a failure of the hydraulic system but could be brought down over friendly terrain and the crew ejected safely.

After their return to Great Britain the worn machines were quickly phased out and all T(R).5Bs were retired when 79(R) Squadron was disbanded in August 1992. The last Jet Provosts in RAF service were retired in 1993.

  

General characteristics:

Crew: 2

Length: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)

Wingspan: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m) with wingtip tanks

Height: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)

Wing area: 213.7 sq ft (19.85 m²)

Airfoil: root: NACA 23015 mod; tip: NACA 4412 mod

Empty weight: 4,888 lb (2,217 kg)

Gross weight: 6,989 lb (3,170 kg)

Max takeoff weight: 9,200 lb (4,173 kg)

 

Powerplant:

1× Armstrong Siddeley Viper Mk.202 turbojet engine, 2,500 lbf (11,1 kN)

 

Performance:

Maximum speed: 382 kn (440 mph, 707 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,620 m)

Range: 780 nmi (900 mi, 1,440 km) with tip tanks

Service ceiling: 36,750 ft (11,200 m)

Rate of climb: 4,000 ft/min (20 m/s)

Wing loading: 32.7 lb/sq ft (160 kg/m²)

 

Armament:

No internal guns;

4× underwing hardpoints, each capable of carrying 540 lb (245 kg), for a wide range of loads,

including bombs, pods and launch rails with unguided missiles, gun pods;

the inner pair of pylons were plumbed for auxiliary tanks.

The T( R).5B was outfitted with an AN/AVQ-23E Pave Spike laser designator pod and an AN/ALQ-101

ECM pod on the outer stations, plus a pair of 75 Imp gallon (341 liter) drop tanks or pods with 28

unguided SNEB missiles on the inner pylons

  

The kit and its assembly:

This fictional Gulf War participant was a spontaneous decision to build – actually as a group build submission, but it turned out to be ineligible. After fellow user SPINNERS posted one of his CG skins, a grey RAF low-viz Jet Provost at whatifmodellers.com, I suggested in the respective thread a machine in Desert Pink – and it was promptly realized, including equipment from the Gulf War Buccaneers and LGBs as ordnance. Inspiration enough to dig out an Airfix kit out of The Stash™ for which I had no concrete plan yet and turn the CG rendition into hardware.

 

The kit is a simple affair and shows its age through (light) flash and shaggy fit around the seams almost everywhere. Nothing dramatic, but you have to invest time and PSR effort. And it features the most complicated landing light arrangement I have ever come across: five(!) single parts if you include the front cover. Why the mold designer did not just provide a single clear piece with three lens-shaped dents at the back - and instead went for a bulkhead, three(!) separate and tiny clear lenses PLUS a clear cover that is supposed to fit in a rather dysmorphic nose opening is beyond me?

 

The kit was basically built OOB, using the Jet Provost T.5 air intakes and fuselage details but the Strikemaster wing tip tanks and wing pylons. The Pave Spike pod came from a Hasegawa 1:72 aircraft weapon set, the ECM pod from a Revell 1:72 F-16A (the vintage kit of the prototype with the extra engine) – it is shorter than a typical AN/ALQ-101, rather looks like an AN/ALQ-119, but these pods were all modular and could have different lengths/sizes. And I think that the shorter variant suits the Jet provost well, the Pave Spike pod is already quite long for the small aircraft.

 

Unlike SPINNERS I settled just for drop tanks on the inner wing stations to extend range and loiter time. I also doubt that the Jet Provost had enough carrying capacity and speed for LGBs, and on their target designation missions the RAF Buccaneers did AFAIK not carry much offensive ordnance, either. There’s also not much clearance under a Jet Provost on the ground – I doubt that anything with big fins could safely go under it? However, for a modernized look I replaced the Jet Provost’s OOB teardrop-shaped tanks with cigar-shaped alternatives.

 

Further mods were only of cosmetic nature: the seats received ejection handles made from thin wire, the characteristic chines under the nose were omitted (the kit’s parts are rather robust, and they were left away on some T.5s in real life, anyway), and I scratched small conformal chaff/flare dispensers from styrene profile and put them under the lower rear fuselage. Fairings for a radar-warning system were scratched from 1.5 mm styrene rods, too, some blade antennae were added around the hull, and sprue material was used to create the GPS antenna “bubble” behind the cockpit. The shallow camera bulge on the nose was created in a similar fashion.

 

Another problem: the model is seriously tail-heavy. I filled the chamber between the odd landing lights compartment and the cockpit with lead beads, but once the landing gear had been attached the model still sat on its tail. I was lucky that I had not glued the seats into place yet, so I was able to add more ballast in front of the main wheels, therewith creating a bulkhead (which is missing OOB) behind the seats, what was eventually enough to shift the model’s center of gravity forward.

  

Painting and markings:

Desert Pink was the driving theme for this build (to be correct, it’s FS 30279 “Desert Sand”). While real RAF aircraft from Operation Granby were painted all-over with this tone (and SPINNERS did the same with the CG rendition), I wanted a bit more variety and just painted the upper surfaces and the underside of the leading edges, the inside of the air intakes and the tip tanks in the sand tone, while the undersides were painted in RAF Barley Grey (Humbrol 167), as if an late all-grey low-viz trainer had been painted over just on the upper surfaces.

For the Desert Pink I was able to use the authentic tone, I had a virgin tin of Humbrol 250 in my enamels hoard that now found a good use. After basic painting the kit received an overall black in washing, dry-brushing with Revell 35 (Skin – it’s a perfect match for panel post-shading!) to retain the pinkish hue and, after the decals had been applied, a bit of grinded graphite to simulate wear and dirt and emphasize the raised surface details.

 

The cockpit interior was painted in Anthracite (Revell 06), the dashboard became medium grey with dark instruments (not painted, thanks to the raised details I simple rubbed some graphite over it, and the effect is nice!). The ejection seats became tar black with grey-green cushions. The landing gear was painted in Medium Sea Grey (Humbrol 165).

The drop tanks became Medium Sea Grey (Humbrol 165) and Barley Grey, as if they had been procured from a different aircraft, while the Pave Spike pod and the ECM pod were both in RAF Dark Green (Humbrol 163), for good contrast to the rest of the model.

 

Decals/markings come from Xtradecal sheets. The low-viz roundels were taken from a dedicated RAF roundel sheet because I wanted a uniform roundel size (in six positions) and slightly darker print colors. Unit markings and tactical codes came from a Jet Provost/Strikemaster sheet, also from Xtradecal; RAF 79 Squadron actually operated the Jet provost, but AFAIK only the T.4 version, but not the pressurized T.5 or even the T.5A navigator trainers. The nose art at bow side came from a USN EA-6B Prowler.

 

After some final details (position lights), the model was sealed with matt acrylic varnish.

  

A quick project, and the Operation Granby Jet Provost looks better than expected. However, I am not sold on the vintage Airfix kit. It clearly shows its age, nothing really went together smoothly, gaps and sinkholes, PSR on every seam. It also required tons of nose weight to keep it on its spindly legs. The alternative Matchbox kit is not much better, though, with even more simple surface and cockpit details, but at least the parts fit together. I might try to hunt down a Sword kit if I should want to build one again, AFAIK the only other IP option? The result looks interesting, though, quite purposeful with its low-viz markings, and the simple livery turns out to be very effective over the desert terrain where it would have been supposed to operate. Furthermore, the model fits well into the Jet Provost’s historic final years of duty with the RAF – even though in an unlikely role!

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In the Domesday Book there are indications of two manors and formerly there were two churches on this site, All Saints and St. Andrews. In 1367 both churches were united under the office of the Almoner of Norwich Priory. St. Andrews was in a poor state of maintenance and was demolished soon afterwards.

Much in common with many of Norfolk’s ancient churches All Saints has architectural features, which cover several periods. There are indications of a much earlier church on the foundations and the 14th. – 15th. century work of lint and freestone that stands today was probably raised on them.

The churches most prominent feature is the square embattled five stages tower on the south side, it also serves as the main entrance porch. This is believed to be 15th. century but there are indications that the outer stone entranceway with its massive half round pillars and plain pointed archway are of 13th. century construction. On the towers upper floors are fireplaces. A massive one on the first floor and a smaller one on the second floor. Possibly they were used for baking Communion bread originally and subsequently for heating.

The church has a single bell. The bell was made by the bell founder John Taylor of Loughborough who bought the two previous old bells in 1878 for £98-12s-3d (£98.61p) and supplied the present bell for £101-1s-3d (£101.06p). The bell weighs 14 cwt.-1 qrt-2 lbs. (1,592 lb./722 kg). The total cost of all the work related to installing the new bell was £146-10s-6d. (£146.52p).

Inside the church the nave area is interesting, in that at head height there is a prominent ‘string course’ at about 6 ft. 6 in. (2 m) high and above that are highly decorative black knapped flints in layers, alternating with medieval bricks.

The church gained Grade: I listed building status on 29th. November 1959. (English Heritage Legacy ID: 226551).