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Some background:
The Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) was formed on 2 March 1951 with RAF officers and other personnel seconded to the RCyAF. Ceylonese were recruited to the new RCyAF and several Ceylonese who had served with the RAF during WWII were absorbed in the force. Initial objective was to train local pilots and ground crew, early administration and training was carried out by exclusively by RAF officers and other personnel on secondment. The first aircraft of the RCyAF were de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunks used as basic trainers to train the first batches of pilots locally while several cadets were sent to Royal Air Force College Cranwell. These were followed by Boulton Paul Balliol T.Mk.2s and Airspeed Oxford Mk.1s for advanced training of pilots and aircrew along with de Havilland Doves and de Havilland Herons for transport use, all provided by the British. By 1955 the RCyAF was operating two flying squadrons based at RAF Negombo. The first helicopter type to be added to the service was the Westland Dragonfly.
Following Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's negotiated the closure of British air and naval bases in Ceylon in 1956, the RCyAF took over the former RAF stations; Katunayake and China Bay, becoming RCyAF operational stations while ancillary functions were carried out at Diyatalawa and Ekala. The RAF headquarters, Air HQ Ceylon, was disbanded on 1 November 1957. However, RAF officers remained with the RCyAF till 1962.
In 1959 de Havilland Vampire jet aircraft were acquired, five fighter bombers and five trainers. The Vampire was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company and its development as an experimental aircraft began in 1941 during the Second World War, to exploit the revolutionary innovation of jet propulsion. From the company's design studies, it was decided to use a single-engine, twin-boom aircraft, powered by the Halford H.1 turbojet (later produced as the Goblin). Aside from its propulsion system and twin-boom configuration, it was a relatively conventional aircraft. In May 1944 it was decided to produce the aircraft as an interceptor for the Royal Air Force (RAF), but it came too late for operati9onal use in the war. It was eventually the second jet fighter to be operated by the RAF, after the Gloster Meteor, and the first to be powered by a single jet engine. In 1946 the Vampire entered operational service with the RAF, only months after the war had ended.
The Vampire quickly proved to be effective and was adopted as a replacement of wartime piston-engined fighter aircraft. During its early service it accomplished several aviation firsts and achieved various records, such as being the first jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Vampire remained in front-line RAF service until 1953 when its transfer began to secondary roles such as ground attack and pilot training, for which specialist variants were produced. Many of these aircraft were sold to foreign air forces. The RAF retired the Vampire in 1966 when its final role of advanced trainer was filled by the Folland Gnat. The Royal Navy had also adapted the type as the Sea Vampire, a navalised variant suitable for operations from aircraft carriers. It was the service's first jet fighter.
The Vampire was exported to many nations and was operated worldwide in numerous theatres and climates. Several countries used the type in combat including the Suez Crisis, the Malayan Emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War. By the end of production, almost 3,300 Vampires had been manufactured, a quarter of these having been manufactured under licence abroad.
The Ceylonese Vampires received the official export designation FB.56, but they were in fact refurbished Fairey-built ex-RAF FB.9 fighter bombers, the last single seater fighter bomber variant to be produced. As such, they were tropicalised Goblin-3 powered F.5 fighter-bombers with air conditioning and retrofitted with ejection seats. They had the ability to carry bombs of up to 1.000 lb (454 kg) caliber under each wing, drop tanks or up to eight unguided 3-inch "60 lb" rockets againts ground targets. The trainers were newly-built T.55 export machines with ejection seats.
Following a RCyAF superstition, the machines were allocated tactical codes that the single numerals did not sum up to "13" or a multiple of it, a "tradition" that has been kept up until today. Even more weird: codes that openly sported a "13" were and are used - as long as the whole code number conforms to the cross total rule!
This small fleet formed the 'Jet Squadron' was soon supplemented with five Hunting Jet Provosts obtained from the British, and ten more Vampire FB.56 fighter bombers in 1959. In the 1960s, various other aircraft were procured, most notably American Bell JetRanger helicopters and a Hindustan HUL-26 Pushpak given by India. The force had grown gradually during its early years, reaching a little over 1,000 officers and recruits in the 1960s.
The Vampires' service did not last long, though. The trainers were replaced by the more modern and economic Jet Provosts and mothballed by 1963. In 1968, the Royal Ceylon Air Force started to look out for a more capable multi-role aircraft to replace the Vampire FB.56s and evaluated foreign types like the F-86 Sabre, the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, the Hawker Hunter and AMD's Mystère IV as well as the SMB.2. The decision fell on the supersonic Super Mystère, which was offered as a bargain from French surplus stock since the fighter was at that time in the process of being gradually replaced by the 3rd generation Mirage III. A total of eight revamped SMB.2s were procured, which conformed to the Armée de l’Air’s standard. The machines arrived in early 1971 and were allocated to the newly established No. 3 Squadron, even though it took some months to make them fully operational, and the Vampires (eleven FB.56s were still operational at that time) soldiered on as a stopgap measure, due to innerpolitical tensions.
These got more and more tense and the Ceylonese Vampires were eventually deployed in a hot conflict in 1971. Together with the Jet Provosts, which had been mothballed since 1970 and quickly revamped, they were used in COIN missions during the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) insurrection, since the new SMB.2s were not ready yet and deemed too valuable and unsuited to be deployed in guerilla warfare. The JVP insurrection was the first of two unsuccessful armed revolts conducted by the communist JVP against the socialist United Front Government of Ceylon under Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. The revolt began on 5 April 1971, and lasted until June of that year. The insurgents held towns and rural areas for several weeks, until the regions were recaptured by the armed forces, following strong support from friendly nations that sent men and material. Vampires and Jet Provosts flew from RCyAF Chinabay to RCyAF Katunayake, attacking rebel locations en route, and on the 12 April following a bombing run on a target in Polonnaruwa, one Jet Provost lost power and crashed on its approach to RCyAF Chinabay killing its pilot. Several weeks later, the Jet Provosts were joined by the Bell 47-G2 in ground attacks. After three weeks of fighting, the government regained control of all but a few remote areas. In most cases, the government regained control of townships; insurgent groups melted away into the jungle and continued to operate, with some groups operating into early 1972.
With Ceylon becoming a republic in 1972, the Royal Ceylon Air Force changed its name to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), along with all insignia, and the last RCyAF Vampire was retired in summer 1972.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 30 ft 9 in (9.37 m)
Wingspan: 38 ft (12 m)
Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Wing area: 262 sq ft (24.3 m²)
Airfoil: root: EC1240/0640 (14%); tip: EC1240/0640 (9%)
Empty weight: 7,283 lb (3,304 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 12,390 lb (5,620 kg)
Powerplant:
1× de Havilland Goblin 3 centrifugal-flow turbojet engine, 3,350 lbf (14.9 kN) thrust
Performance:
Maximum speed: 548 mph (882 km/h, 476 kn)
Range: 1,220 mi (1,960 km, 1,060 nmi)
Service ceiling: 42,800 ft (13,000 m)
Rate of climb: 4,800 ft/min (24 m/s)
Wing loading: 39.4 lb/sq ft (192 kg/m²)
Armament:
4× 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannon with 600 rounds total (150 rounds per gun)
8× 3-inch "60 lb" rockets or 2× 1.000 lb (454 kg) bombs or two drop-tanks
The kit and its assembly:
A subtle what-if model, and despite the xotic markings the CeyloneseVampire is closer to reality than one might think. In fact, Ceylon actually received Vampire fighter bombers and trainer from the RAF when the country became independent and the RCyAF was founded, but they were never put into service. So, this whif depicts what might have been, and the type's use until the early Seventies is purely fictional.
The kit is the venerable Heller Vampire FB.5, which has been released under various brand labels (including Airfix and Revell) through the years. While it is a very simple model kit, the level of detail is not bad. You get a decent cockpit with a nice dashboard, separated canopy sections and even the landing gear wells feature details. You can hardly ask for more, even though the fit is rather mediocre - but this might be blamed on the molds' age. PSR was necessary on almost any major seam, and the fit of the tail booms to their adapters on the wings was really poor - the kit's engineers could have copme up with a better and more stable solution for the tail assembly. Another issue is the cockpit: while it's detailed, everything is much too small and tight - it turned out to be impossible to insert a pilot figure for the flight scenes, even just a torso!
Since I wanted to build a standard export Vampire fighter bomber, the kit was built OOB. I just added a gunsight behind the windscreen, replaced the rather massive pitot on the left fin and added some ordnance for the machine's COIN missions using the JVP insurrection. These comsist of a pair of vintage 500 lb iron bombs (from a Monogram F8F Bearcat) on pylons which probably come from an Academy P-47 Thunderbolt, plus four unguided 60 lb rockets and their launch rails from a Pioneer/Airfix Hawker Sea Fury.
Painting and markings:
Conservative. A real RCyAF Vampire would during the late Sixties probably have been painted overall silver, but I found this rather boring and thought that the role as s strike aircraft would justify camouflage. With its origins in the RAF I gave the Vampire consequently the British standard paint scheme in Dark Green/Dark Sea Grey from above, using Humbrol 163 and 156 (Dark Camouflage Grey BS381C/629, the latter on purpose as a lighter alternative to 164, for more contrast). For a slightly odd look I painted the undersides in RAF Azure Blue (Humbrol 157), what also makes a good contrast to the colorful RCyAF roundels.
The cockpit interior was painted in very dark grey (Anthracite, Revell 09) while the landing gear and the respective wells were painted in Humbrol 56 (Aluminum Dope), a metallic grey.
The kit received a lioght black ink washing and some panel shading, especuially from above to simulate sun-bleached paint - after all, the model depicts an aircraft that would soon be retired.
The roundels come from an Xtradecal aftermarket sheet for Jet Provosts, the fictional serial number was created with 3 and 10mm letters in black from TL Modellbau. A personal addition are the RAF-style white individual aircraft code letters on the fin and the front wheel cover. Due to their size, the fuselage roundels had to be placed under the cockpit, but that does not look bad or out of place at all - early Swedish Vampires used a similar solution. Unfortunately, the kit came without decal sheet, so that other details had to be procured elsewhere - but the decal heap provided ample material. The few stencils and the "No step" warnings were taken from a Model decal Vampire sheet; the ejection seat markings came from an Xtradecal Vampire trainer sheet.
After some light traces with dry-brushed silver on the wings' leading edges the model was eventually sealed with matt acrylic varnish.
Simple but exotic, and like the whiffy Sri Lankan SM2.B I built some time ago a very plausible result. I really like the fact that the model is, despite the camouflage and the subdued colors, quite colorful. outcome a lot. The paint scheme already looks unusual, even though it has been patterned after a real world benchmark. But together with the colorful SLAF markings and some serious weathering, the whole package looks pretty weird but also believable. A classic what-if model! 😉
Jerome is an Anime Kitten, made with hand woven wool felt. His little ruffle collar is beaded with mandarin orange glass beads, and he holds a tiny felt present.
The Nüshu scroll presented to UN Women measures nearly 13 meters (42.7 feet) and took calligrapher Lijuan Pu one solid week of work to write out.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
read more: www.unwomen.org/2012/04/a-gift-to-un-women-showcases-the-...
About
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we Forget.
ANZAC morning, Sandgate, 2009.
Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. Anzac Day remains one of the most important national occasions of both Australia and New Zealand. This is a rare instance of two sovereign countries not only sharing the same remembrance day, but making reference to both countries in its name.
- Canon 50D.
- ISO 100, f4, 1/60, 70mm.
- Canon 70-200 f/4 L lens.
Processing
- Off camera.
- Aged preset in Lightroom 2.2.
About Present arms
Present arms is a two part command used by many militaries in the world as a sign of respect
My first Christmas present of the year. Tracy and I visited friends in Merthyr Tydfil and opened presents with their little boy Sam. Sam had chosen this hat as a present for me, as he knew how much I like my Tilley hat, but thought I would like a spare.
Porta absorvente e porta moedas, do jeito que gosto, poá e aplicação de joaninhas, como é bom fazer aniversário!!
Adorei Zilma!
Presented for the first time at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider has been voted "Most Beautiful Car 2014" – in the "Sports Cars and Convertibles" category - by readers of the Austrian edition of Auto Bild. The captivating convertible saw off more than 13 rivals, coming in ahead of the new Jaguar F-Type Coupé and the Ford Mustang (in the same category, but lower down in the rankings, were the new Lamborghini Huracán, the Porsche 911 Targa and the Audi TT).
At the end of March, Auto Bild Austria asked its readers to choose, from all new models released during the preceding 12 months, the one with the most appealing design. More than 80 cars – divided into 5 categories – were put on a shortlist which was published by the magazine and became the basis for the vote. The selection was carried out entirely by the readers, with no magazine editors or automotive sector experts involved.
The highly esteemed Design Award was established by Auto Bild magazine in 2006 and a vote is now held in 20 European countries every spring. The award is assigned on the basis of the design of newly launched models and has become a permanent fixture in the annual schedule for the automotive industry. The results for all other European markets will become available starting from 30 May.
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
Spiders have always occupied a prime place in Alfa Romeo's heritage because they are the freest and most emotion-driven expression of motoring. The same spirit is expressed by the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, the natural evolution of the Alfa Romeo Spider versions that have always delivered great excitement, ensured outstanding driving satisfaction and combined a line which is the stuff of dreams with the performance of powerful, flexible engines.
Designed by the Alfa Romeo Style Centre, the mid-engined 2 seater with rear-wheel drive confirms the brand's excellence in this sector as demonstrated by some of its recognizable Spiders, among the most beautiful in the history of the motor world, such as the Giulietta Spider from the 1950s or the mythical Duetto made famous by the film, The Graduate (1967), up to the captivating Alfa Romeo 8C Spider. And now it is the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider's turn to take to the stand by projecting the technological and emotional values that are part of Alfa Romeo's heritage into the future.
The preview of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider in Geneva was characterised by an exclusive three-layer glossy white livery which, with its depth and iridescence, shaped the car, highlighting the sculpted, finely modelled surfaces. Over this unmistakably elegant Italian 'attire' are the specific carbon roll-bar cover and the carbon windscreen ring, which combines the concepts of lightness and resistance, in line with Alfa Romeo's exclusive synthesis of 'functional beauty'. The search for brand-new stylistic solutions can also be seen in the new clamshell headlights, the distinctive differentiated diameter alloy wheels (18" at the front and 19" at the rear) and the large Pirelli tyres.
The elemental design and essential materials also distinguish the interior, which is all designed and built for maximum driving satisfaction. Specifically, the carbon fibre in the interior immediately stands out, used to make the central cell, which has been left in full view to enhance the sense of uniqueness, of technology and light weight. Additionally, to further enhance the unique quality of the spider version, Alfa Romeo's designers have chosen a particular leather upholstery that results from the finest tradition of Italian craftsmanship.
The car is equipped with the new "4-cylinder" 1750 Turbo Petrol with innovative aluminium block – permitting a saving of 22 kg – and specific intake and exhaust systems which have been optimised to enhance the sports appeal of the car even further. In addition, it boasts cutting-edge technical solutions including direct fuel injection, dual continuous variable valve timing, a turbocharger and a revolutionary scavenging control system that gets rid of any turbo lag.
The 1750 Turbo Petrol engine is teamed with the innovative Alfa TCT automatic twin dry clutch transmission, which is a genuine benchmark in its segment due to its limited weight and extreme speed of activation. The gears can also be changed in sequential mode using the "shift paddles" located behind the steering wheel.
A Dutch F16 lands whilst in the backdrop you can make out the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Lancaster, Spitfires and Hurricane.
We had our January break in Nice this year. This is our combined Christmas and Jayne’s birthday present, which suits me as I can ignore Christmas and no presents to buy. A good result all round. We knew that the weather was forecast to be bad for at least three days which was a bit depressing but there’s nothing you can do about it. We flew from Liverpool, a nice little airport, landed in heavy rain – and it rained almost non-stop for three days. South East France suffered flooding, landslips, airlifts – and deaths! Home from home. Despite having walking gear, waterproofs etc., I had to buy an umbrella. I have never seen as many people with umbrellas, even the young lads had them. They are obviously used to rain – but without the wind to rip the brolly to shreds.
Nice has a pebble beach, the sea was rough on arrival but what we realised later, was that the pebbles were three foot deep on top of the concrete bases that the hotels across the road have bars, settees and tables set up on. For a couple of days tracked Bobcats moved hundreds of tonnes on pebbles, later in the week there were carpets and immaculately laid tables set out on the beach every day, even in January. Every day people swam in the sea and in some cases sunbathed. The temperature peaked at 15C but with the lack of wind it was pleasant, at times though it was cold and snow appeared overnight on the distant mountains, the beginning of the Southern Alps I think.
We walked over 90 miles in seven days and for three days in pouring rain, weighing up the photo possibilities, with the intentions of going back when the weather picked up. On Monday, day four, things improved, on Tuesday and Wednesday it was gorgeous, Thursday was duller. If we had had better weather we would have visited Cannes and Monaco etc. but as it was we stayed within walking distance of Nice. We walked up Castle Hill ( Colline du Chateau) several times in different weather, likewise Mont Boron and Mont Alban. The views were stunning. A peninsula below us was Cap Ferrat and we had an epic day out there, over twenty miles including the 14 Km path around the entire peninsula – the second most expensive place in the world to buy a home apparently. The gates on the driveway would cost more than a small house in Huddersfield. A beautiful place though.
We went to the old Town (Vieux Nice), Cimiez, Villefranche-sur-Mer, the fantastic Russian Cathedral, Pretty much everywhere it was worth walking in the time we had. We walked from 8.30 am until 8.30 pm with barstops for a glass or two of French wine – got to keep it civilised! I had a pretty heavy backpack on with my camera gear and waterproofs etc.
All in all we had a great time but! I made a big mistake, I inadvertently put an 8 Gb CF card back in my camera, formatted it - without checking what was on it – and put another 250 photos on it. I realised when I got home that there was a problem. These photos were the best of the trip, Our second visit to the Russian Cathedral, it was closed the first time, in stunning light, and no crowds. I spotted a giant Cumulonimbus over the snow covered mountains, just as the sun was setting and turning it pink and orange. It was similar to the one I photographed at home recently, A photo of which was on the BBC weather coincidentally. I couldn’t believe my luck, the only way I could get a view of it was by taking a ride on the giant Ferris wheel nearby. We ran to it and they took us around five times, each time I fired away and got some fantastic photos – all gone! At the time I was extremely disappointed but you have to put these things in perspective – it’s nobody’s life. We were there for a break and a change of scenery and we got it, the photos make the trip for me but I still have a thousand great photos, there might have to be a next time though.
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She's stepping on the ribbon a lot to keep it reasonably civilized and usually to help it stay in place to cover the ankle cup.
Che cosa e' allora, il tempo?
Se nessuno me lo chiede, lo so;
se dovessi spiegarlo a chi me ne chiede, non lo so.
Sant‘Agostino
Présentation du projet de réaménagement du quartier Bercy-Charenton, en présence de Valérie Montandon, tête de liste du 12e, le 14 janvier 2014.
© Pascal Legrand
Copyright dell'artista, immagine di presentazione per la sua partecipazione a Inchiostro Festival.
Alessandria invasa da 50 illustratori, calligrafi, artisti e stampatori d'arte da tutta
Italia. Due giorni di spettacolari esibizioni dal vivo fra le arti figurative e la musica.
Questo è Inchiostro Festival.
1 e 2 giugno 2013 - Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello, Alessandria.
Alessandria sarà la cornice, e forse anche l'ispirazione, per disegnare e dipingere con
l'inchiostro mille visioni in bianco e nero. La città accoglierà, nel cuore del suo Borgo
Rovereto, una due giorni live con cinquanta grandi artisti professionisti che
affascineranno il pubblico lavorando dal vivo fra laboratori, illustrazioni, torchi,
xilografia, serigrafia, calligrafi e sfide con pennino e pennello per un evento senza
pari. Qualcosa di unico nel panorama cittadino e nazionale.
Una città da sempre considerata "grigia" vede un fermento organizzativo che smuove i
propri artisti, da loro nasce il desiderio di cancellare una nomea "nebbiosa e piatta"
lanciandosi in un weekend d'arte live, al sole e all'aria aperta. Non una manifestazione
localistica e autoreferenziale ma un evento dal respiro nazionale, una residenza d'artista
che accoglierà al meglio i cinquanta ospiti reclutati da tutta Italia. Una boccata
d'ossigeno e vitalità soprattutto per i cittadini e per i giovani che, in un momento
difficile per la città, potranno addirittura partecipare come volontari. Sarà l'occasione,
per tutti, di vedere all'opera professionisti molto apprezzati nel settore, stare gomito a
gomito con loro mentre lavorano e vedere diversamente il futuro.
"Vogliamo stimolare la partecipazione non solo della città ma degli appassionati delle
regioni vicine, dimostrare che alle difficoltà di una città in "dissesto economico"
rispondiamo con l'iniziativa, la cultura e l'arte." - afferma Giancarlo Sansone, uno dei
promotori con Progetto Associa - "Una risposta che ricordi a tutti che dall'arte si
riparte anche economicamente. La Cultura rappresenta infatti in Europa ben il 6,4% del PIL
(il doppio del settore industriale automobilistico - rif. Studio KEA Europeans Affairs),
con una notevole importanza anche per occupazione e lavoro."
Si, perché pur essendo un ambito artisti la professionalità e le opportunità di lavoro
sono al top. Alla manifestazione parteciperanno cinquanta eccellenze nel campo
dell'illustrazione e della calligrafia per un confronto/scambio permanente, artisti di
altissimo livello con esperienze all'estero in vari settori: dalle mostre alle
pubblicazioni editoriali, dalla collaborazione con aziende internazionali alla
pubblicità, dall'illustrazione per l'infanzia ad ogni altro tipo di ambito delle arti
applicate per un Festival interattivo fra arti grafiche e performances.
Senza nessun ordine particolare potremmo citare fra gli illustratori ospiti Francesco
Chiacchio, 108, Riccardo Guasco, Gianluca Folì, Alice Lotti, Gloria Pizzilli, Alex Raso,
Daniela Tieni, Matteo Berton, Chiara Terraneo, Roberta Maddalena (aka Birò), Mp5, Laura
Fanelli, Barbara Sansone, Andrea Musso, Alice Lenaz, Mario Sansone, Roberto Moscardini,
Alessandro Gottardo, Christian Schettino, Francesco Santosuosso, Francesca Magro, Gianluca Negrini, Guido Scarabottolo, Daniele Righi Ricco, Roberto Barisone, Gianni Baretta, Alberto Boschi, Nadir Montagnana e Marco Useli. Fra i fumettisti Dr. Pira, Cristiano
Spadavecchia, Alessandro Parodi, Fabrizio Longo, Gli Illustàti e Andrea Denegri. Come calligrafi Barbara Calzolari, Æno ed il performer street artist greco Simon Silaidis. Fra
gli stampatori d'arte CORPOC, Joe Quercia - Unodiuno, Inamorarti di Paolo Berra ed Elisa
Talentino, Tryagainlab di Luisella Cresto, Ilaria Reposo, 70Magenta, Beppe Molinar,
Stamperia d'Arte 74/b di Ivan Pengo, Moreno Chiodini, Mara Cozzolino, Rivista
Smens di Gianfranco Schialvino e Gianni Verna, Elettra Gorni, Enrico Francescon e Cristina Urban.
Dal porticato del chiostro al prato, passando per la sala affreschi, il pubblico potrà
ammirare le opere realizzate in tempo reale, seguire un percorso fra show-case, workshop,e
performance dal vivo, incontrare gli autori e portarsi a casa le "opere originali"
riprodotte sul momento, numerate e autografate, su poster e altri supporti. Il centro
stampa digitale, allestito con le ultime tecnologie Xerox, vede la partnership di Office3
(una storica eccellenza alessandrina) per le forniture e l'allestimento di questa
importante parte del Festival. A partire dalle 14:30 del sabato avrà inizio l'attività da
programma ma già dal mattino il Chiostro sarà un fermento organizzativo, inizieranno poi
le dimostrazioni al torchio, linoleum, xilografia, Mokuhanga giapponese, tecnica a
lametta, serigrafia d'artista fino alle printing hours per il pubblico dove provare a
stampare il prima persona le magliette ufficiali del Festival. Sono previsti anche eventi
serali, proiezioni, sfide fra illustratori, contaminazioni con la musica dal vivo e
l'improvvisazione. Il tutto si concluderà domenica con le sessioni di stampa delle 12:00,
il brindisi e la performance finale di Marco Useli alle 16:30. Per tutti questi dettagli
sul programma , e per leggere le presentazioni complete degli ospiti partecipanti, basta
solo collegarsi al sito ufficiale www.inchiostrofestival.wordpress.com
Diamoci quindi appuntamento al Chiostro di Santa Maria di Castello, l'1 e 2 giugno
prossimi, per scoprire dal vivo questo fermento artistico e culturale, che saprà
sicuramente incuriosire e coinvolgere il pubblico in prima persona.
Questo è lo spirito di un Festival partecipativo e vissuto che sa essere residenza
artistica: un evento che ospita gli artisti partecipanti proprio nell'ostello all'interno
della struttura del Chiostro, che offre loro l'occasione di cenare e fare colazione con il
pubblico (che dovrà prenotarsi) sempre nel Chiostro, che li accompagna in giro per la
città per pranzare nel verde alla Ristorazione Sociale o per vivere la notte cittadina. Si
vuole così ottenere un nuovo modo di accogliere e vivere la città, in maniera viva e
intelligente, gestendo al meglio l'incontro e valorizzando le risorse cittadine.
Le collaborazioni per un'edizione "zero" sono fondamentali e per questo bisogna rigraziare
anche il Lab121, AlessandriaVentiVenti, la rivista PaperStreet, Birra Ceca, Officine
Marcovaldo, il gruppo di improvvisazione del Conservatorio Vivaldi e gli artisti di strada
di 3000 Capriole che accompagneranno il pubblico a suon di musica, da e per il Festival
Inchiostro, incastrando questo appuntamento del weekend con quello musicale. Inchiostro
Festival sarà a ingresso gratuito grazie agli sponsor e al coordinamento di associazioni,
gruppi informali, cittadinanza attiva e Progetto Associa. Il Festival è patrocinato della
Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Dipartimento della Gioventù, Fondazione CRA,
Regione Piemonte, Provincia e Comune di Alessandria.
Infine ai ragazzi è poi dedicato un concorso, con scadenza al 30 maggio, per aspiranti
illustratori o fumettisti. Il bando è pubblicato da oltre un mese sul sito insieme a
regolamento e modulo d'iscrizione, il tempo stringe e chi vuole ancora partecipare dovrà
essere molto veloce.
Nell'attesa attenzione agli appuntamenti anticipatori "festival off" che, a sorpresa,
potranno apparire in città con artisti ospiti di una libreria per presentare un libro,
inaugurare una mostra, semplicemente bere qualcosa insieme e organizzare gli appuntamenti
per vivere la città. Il tutto sempre indossando la maglietta esclusiva dello staff di
Inchiostro. D'altronde si sa, quando si rovescia un boccettino l'inchiostro questo si
allarga a formare rivoli e macchie che arrivano un po' ovunque. Per non perdersi nessun
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Made a pair of thumbless mittens and a little sock yarn sweater for the bunny. Love these bunnies! It's from JellyCat.
Presenting my newest cafe diorama, this time with FR dolls!
Giselle is taking her sister Agnes and her friend Colette for brunch in a charming little cafe nearby. It is decorated with nostalgic taste to create a warm feeling but Colette and Agnes hate each other, so the atmosphere is far from being warm and cosy.
Best in Brokade Misaki is the waitress and normally enjoys her job but decides to keep her distance with today's customers being who they are.
Equator Club African Cultural and Fashion Show Presented by Essence ENE Productions Philadelphia July 1994
L'instant présent est impalpable
Il est léger insaisissable
Charles Aznavour, L'instant présent (1971)
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Back to film at last, and so happy to be.
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maridex me deu essas coisinhas hj,
- dois ovinhos de páscoa Hello Kitty, quis dois iguais, aloka ^^
- um ovinho de páscoa Jolie,
- um perfume da boticário que eu queria muito, o glamour infinit♥
eu só tinha a amostra dele, e amei, e fiquei louca querendo o meu *-*
não, não é meu aniversário não ^_________^
Presente en zonas húmedas de nuestra provincia como el río Verde en Otívar o los Tajos de Alhama de Granada.
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21/10/2014 Presentazione Rolando Maran e primo allenamento con il ChievoVerona
Sport Hotel Veronello, Calmasino di Bardolino (VR)
Le foto sono di Renzo Udali
Participants present their group discussion as ICRC trainer and former army officer Larry Maybee looks on.
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With the aim of supporting families fleeing the war in Ukraine, our library has proposed a cooperation between the Nova Hvylja Association and the book’s publisher Móra Publishing House. Together, we published eight stories from Csenge Zalka Virág’s award-winning storybook to provide them to 1,500 Ukrainian refugee families. The collection of folk tales in Ukrainian entitled Ribizli a világ végén [Ribizli at the End of the World], was published in a new Ukrainian edition, with expanded content and renewed illustrations more in line with Ukrainian traditions.
Ukrainian children and their companions took part in the extraordinary book launch upon the courtesy of the association, and the organisers entertained them with fairy tale reading, folk songs and circus performances. Among others, Hungarian actress Nelli Szűcs, Jászai Mari Prize winner, a worthy and distinguished artist of the National Theatre in Budapest, read a story from the book in Ukrainian to the audience.
At the event, Dávid Rózsa, Director General of the NSZL, Liliana Grexa, President of the Association, and Zoltán Fürjes, State Secretariat for Church, Civil Society and Nationality Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office welcomed the guests. Dávid Rózsa emphasized that the cooperation and support for the good cause came quickly from the participants of the edition. Zoltán Fürjes’ speech focused on fairy tales, ‘the ancient shared tradition that must be rediscovered over and over again’ and ‘which can enchant us and take us out of reality’. The president of the association expressed the hope that the book will remain a lasting memory of Hungary for Ukrainian children.