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Begin the month properly with a beer posting..... I am Catholic and you know us. LOL
Care to join me.... HAHA!!! -_-;;;;;;;
Yes.... No more BEER posting from now on.... You all are probably tired of my alcohol shots. LMAO
Strobist Info: One Nikon SB-600 on manual setting and triggered with Nikon CLS.
I had my flash on camera right with power at 1/4th... I think. I should have stopped down bit more.
Have a great Sunday!
See, you need a firm, two-handed grip, and remember to put more than your arms into the swing. Put your whole body into it!
I have no plan with the Kent Church Project, as I call it.
The plan, as it is, is to visit each of the Kent parish churches, and if possible, photograph inside and out.
I could have a list for each area, names and adresses of each church, and details of opening times or points of contact. But I don't.
Mostly its a spur of the moment thing, we're going to a town for something, and we do some churches in the area, and if we're lucky, they're open.
If I would have done my research properly, I would have realised that the largest village between Faversham and Sittingbourne, would have a parish church, and I would have ticked it off over Heritage Weekend.
As it was, I didn't know.
So, late one Friday afternoon, I arrive at the church to find the door open, though the wardens clearing up after the weekend, were not too receptive for a visit, but agreed to stay a "few minutes" to allow me to get some shots.
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An enormous building in an isolated position overlooking farmland. The church is entered under a tower built in the fourteenth century, which completed a westward rebuilding of a thirteenth-century church that boasted very large transepts. The Victorian east window (for which there is a design hanging on the wall) was destroyed in the Second World War and replaced by the present glass to the designs of Hugh Easton. In the north transept are some fragments of fifteenth-century glass. The pulpit is Jacobean. In the south transept are some excellent brasses including one to John Frogenhall (d. 1444), showing him wearing the SS-pattern collar of the Lancastrian cause.
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TENHAM.
TENHAM, called in Saxon, Teynham, and now frequently written so, is the next parish south-eastward from Bapchild, and gives name to the hundred in which it is situated.
THE MANOR, which comprehends the hundred of Tenham, was given by Cenulph, king of Mercia, at the request of archbishop Athelard, by the description of twelve ploughlands, lying at Tenham, to the metropolitan church of our Saviour at Canterbury; and he made this gift chiefly on account of the archbishop's having given to him in recompence, twelve ploughlands lying at Cregesemeline, which king Offa formerly gave to one of his earls, named Uffa; and the king granted this land to the church of Christ, free from all secular service, except the repairing of bridges and the building of castles.
The above place, called Creges Emeline, has been understood to mean the fleet, or pool of water between the islands of Emley and Harty, in Shepey, now and long since called Crogs-depe, which water parts the royalty of the Swale between Tenham and Faversham, and is likewise the bounds of the hundreds of Middleton and Faversham. (fn. 1)
This manor continued part of the possessions of the church of Canterbury when archbishop Lansranc came to the see in the year 1070, being the 5th of the Conqueror's reign: and on the division which he soon afterwards made of the revenues of his church, between himself and his convent, Tenham was allotted to the archbishop and his successors, for their provision and maintenance.
After which the succeeding archbishops so far improved the buildings of this manor-house, as to make it fit for their frequent residence.
Archbishop Hubert Walter, a most magnificent prelate; the expence of whose housekeeping was esteemed nearly equal to that of the king, resided much at Tenham, where he died in the year 1205, and was carried from thence and buried in his own cathedral at Canterbury.
¶Archbishop Boniface, anno 44 Henry III. 1259, obtained both a market and fair for his manor of Tenham, the former on a Tuesday weekly, and the latter to continue for three days yearly at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Archbishop Walter Reynolds was resident here in the beginning of the winter of the year 1325, one of his instruments being dated from hence. Archbishop John Stratford, who filled the see in the reign of Edward III. entertained that prince here in the month of February, anno 1345, being the 19th of his reign, several of his letters patent bearing date from Tenham in that time.
The manor of Tenham remained part of the see of Canterbury, so far as I have learned, till the reign of queen Elizabeth, (fn. 2) when it was exchanged with the crown for other premises, where it lay till James I. in his 5th year, granted it to John Roper, esq. of the adjoining parish of Linsted, whom he afterwards, in the 14th year of his reign, knighted and created lord Teynham, in whose successors, lords Teynham, the property of this manor has continued down to the Right Hon. Henry Roper, the twelsth lord Teynham, who is the present possessor of it. A court baron is held for this manor.
There are several different customs of the tenants of this manor, principally in the Weald, mentioned in Somner's Gavelkind.
TENHAM is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Ospringe,
The church, which is large, is dedicated to St. Mary. It is built in the form of a cross, and consists of three isles, a high chancel, and a north and south chancel, having a square tower at the west end, in which are four bells. In the south cross or chancel, called the Frognal chancel, from its belonging to that manor, lie buried several of that family; over John Frogenhall, who died in 1444, there still remains a brass on his gravestone, with his figure habited in armour; several of the Clerks, owners of this manor, lie buried likewise in it. The north chancel is called the Hinkley chancel, from a family of that name, one of whom, John Hencliff, of Tenham, died in 1463, possessed of an estate in this parish, called Jonathan's garden, which he devised to his two sons, on condition that they should glaze a long window on the north head of this church. In this chancel is a stone, with an inscription and figure of a man in brass, for William Wreke, obt. 1533; a memorial for John Sutton, vicar, 1468, and Robert Heyward, in 1509. Weever says, there was a memorial in this church for William Mareys, and Joan his wife, but it has been long since obliterated. There are remains of good painted glass in the windows. Several of them have rich gothic canopies of beautiful coloured glass remaining in them, which had no doubt formerly figures of equal beauty, underneath. In the south window of the high chancel, is the portrait of a girl in blue, kneeling and pointing to a book, which is held by a man, who likewise points with his hand to it; at the bottom was an inscription, of which only remains, Sedis aplce pthonotarii. In the north chancel, in two windows near the vestry, is a figure in an episcopal habit, mitred, &c. with these arms, Ermine, three bars wavy, azure. In the window of the vestry room, a mitre and these arms, Per pale and fess, counterchanged, azure, and argent.
¶Archbishop Stephen Langton, in 1227, on account of the slender income of the archdeacontry of Canterbury, and the affection he bore towards his brother Simon Langton, then archdeacon, united to it the churches of Hackington, alias St. Stephen's, and Tenham, with the chapelries of Doddington, Linsted, Stone, and Iwade, then belonging to it, which churches were then of the archbishop's patronage; and this was confirmed by the chapter of the priory of Christchurch directly afterwards; at which time this church was let to farm for one hundred marcs. (fn. 5) In which situation this church has continued to this time, the archdeacon of Canterbury being the present patron and appropriator of it.
The chapels above-mentioned, which are all belonging to the archdeaconry, have long since, excepting the chapel of Stone, become independent parish churches, and as such not subject to any jurisdiction of the church of Tenham.
In the 8th year of Richard II. anno 1384, this church was valued at 133l. 6s. 8d. It is now of the annual value of about two hundred pounds, the yearly rent to the archdeacon is thirty-five pounds.
It is a vicarage, and valued in the king's books at ten pounds, and the yearly tenths at one pound, and is now of the yearly certified value of 63l. 13s. 4d. In 1640 it was valued at sixty pounds. Communicants one hundred.
This vicarage was augmented ten pounds per annum, by lease in 1672, between archdeacon Parker and Sir William Hugessen, of Linsted, lessee of the parsonage.
The family of Furnese were afterwards lessees of the parsonage; Henry Furnese, esq. sold it to Henry, late lord Teynham, who, in 1754, alienated his interest in it to Mr. Kempe, the occupier of it, in whose family it still continues.
There was a chantry in this church, which was suppressed, among other such endowments, by the acts of 37 Henry VIII. and 1 Edward VI. In the 2d year of the latter reign a survey was returned of it, by which it appears, that the land belonging to it lay in Frogenhall manor, then the property of Thomas Green, and that the total yearly value of it was only 18s. 8d.
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the three high gables of the famous West Front. Founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, the architecture is mainly Norman, following a rebuilding in the 12th century. With Durham and Ely Cathedrals, it is one of the most important 12th-century buildings in England to have remained largely intact, despite extensions and restoration.
The original building was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1116. This event necessitated the building of a new church in the Norman style, begun by Abbot John de Sais on 8 March 1118. By 1193 the building was completed to the western end of the Nave, including the central tower and the decorated wooden ceiling of the nave. The ceiling, completed between 1230 and 1250, still survives. It is unique in Britain and one of only four such ceilings in the whole of Europe.
After completing the Western transept and adding the Great West Front Portico in 1237, the medieval masons switched over to the new Gothic style. Apart from changes to the windows, the insertion of a porch to support the free-standing pillars of the portico and the addition of a 'new' building at the east end around the beginning of the 16th century, the structure of the building remains essentially as it was on completion almost 800 years ago. The completed building was consecrated in 1238.
Brainstorming & Collaborative Session of MCHIP, USAID &Rotary Club of Greek, Sep 23, 2014
Thousands of women and newborns in Pakistan die each year as a result of preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Pakistan’s maternal mortality ratio at 276 per 100,000 live births (2006-2007 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey) is one of the highest in South Asia. Most of these deaths can be prevented if there were enough properly trained, competent and supported midwives working in the communities and in a functional health system.
The Maternal & Child health Integrated Program (MCHIP) along with program partner USAID and event partners Rotary Clubs of R.I district 3271 met on 20 September 2014 for a brainstorming and collaborative event. There were presentations on the importance of support for midwives in the community, challenges faced by maternal and child health and efforts that can be undertaken by corporate partners in improving quality of maternal and child health practice in Pakistan. The brainstorming session focused on supporting community midwives, improvement of quality of mother and child health services and a dire need for community distribution of misoprostol and chlorhexidine.
Held at a Marriott hotel karachi, the session’s audience had over 70 participants and included doctors, obstetricians, businessmen and philanthropists. During the event; Shaan Technologies private Limited, corporate partners with MCHIP/Jhpiego presented a documentary video about application of solar energy for remote clinics. Shaantech also donated 10 solar LED lamps for community midwives.
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St Giles' Cathedral, more properly termed the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. Its distinctive crown steeple is a prominent feature of the city skyline, at about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century, and is protected as a category A listed building.
In 2014 Sir Chris Hoy married his wife Sarra Kemp in St Giles Cathedral.
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is the second most populous city in Scotland and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in Scotland. The city is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and home to national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. It is the largest financial centre in the UK after London.[
Staff Sgt. Victor Vasquez, a jumpmaster instructor with Fort Bragg’s Advanced Airborne School, describes how to properly fit protective padding in a paratrooper’s helmet prior to jumping Feb. 5, 2010, during a basic airborne skills refresher course he and other instructors are teaching to paratroopers with 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Advise and Assist Brigade), stationed at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. The paratroopers are preparing for an airborne training exercise later the same month in Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod, 1/82 AAB, USD-C)
Aer Lingus (more properly Aer Loingeas, meaning “Air Fleet” in Gaelic) was established in 1936 by Blackpool and West Coast Air Services, though this was always meant to be temporary; in 1937, as planned, Aer Lingus was acquired and financed by the Irish government. It began flights to the United Kingdom from Dublin, starting with a single deHavilland DH.84 Dragon. Services to the UK and inside Ireland itself were gradually expanded, but World War II severely curtailed operations.
After the war’s end, Aer Lingus was able to greatly expand flights with a DC-3 fleet to the UK, winning exclusive rights to operate flights to and from Dublin. It was hoped that Aer Lingus would also begin transatlantic flights, but indifference by the Irish government meant that it would not be until 1958 before services to New York were introduced. It began jet operations in 1960 with Boeing 720s and became known as Aer Lingus-Irish International Airlines, though this was eventually dropped in 1974 in favor of the earlier title. Aer Lingus gained a reputation for safety and reliability, without a single fatality since 1968; Pope John Paul II chose Aer Lingus and Alitalia as his airline of choice, which helped Aer Lingus’ reputation. It also opened a commuter service, Aer Lingus Commuter, in 1984.
The airline saw a downturn in the late 1990s, resulting in the reabsorption of Aer Lingus Commuter in 2001 and three attempts by low-cost airline Ryanair to acquire Aer Lingus. Nonetheless, the airline continued to turn a profit, and switched its marketing strategy to emphasis more on European destinations rather than its transatlantic routes (though those continue and have expanded), also going to an all-Airbus fleet. In 2006, the Irish government sold off its interest in Aer Lingus, privatizing the company. Aer Lingus is now one of the oldest continually operating airlines in the world, with a fleet of 48 aircraft, mostly Airbus A320s.
Aer Lingus apparently never flew A300s, and the EI-AMW registration belonged to one of the airline’s 707s. However, when Bary Poletto built it in the mid-1970s, he may have assumed Aer Lingus would buy A300s in the future.
Properly known as the Derwent Viaduct, this bridge carries the Barrow-Carlisle Cumbrian coast line across the river Derwent at Workington.
Until the 1930s, it also carried pedestrians, as can be seen by the skeletal remains of the footway. Shortly after the demise of the Oldside ironworks, the footway was lifted: a typical parsimonious railway attitude harking back to the pre-grouping days of the London North-Western.
I suspect a broken water pipe mounted between the curved and horizontal supports (not the pipe above the horzontal supports - see 'comments') was that used to connect the pumping station on the north side of the Derwent at Workington Bridge, to the goods yard.
Or, more properly, an Alaskan Coastal Brown Bear.
We just returned from a trip off the grid into Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. We stayed at an amazing place called Silver Salmon Creek Lodge.
This was truly an amazing life experience. Deep in wild Alaska, the bears were astonishingly close. This 9-year old boar was the very first bear we saw (within 10 minutes of arrival), and was really very intimidating and menacing. The males are much larger than the females, and tend to have bodily motions that seem more threatening than the females. As he put his head in the air sniffing us, I couldn't help but wonder if he thought we would taste good with a nice remoulade sauce.
"The Alexandra Road estate, properly known as the Alexandra and Ainsworth estate, but more commonly, and erroneously, referred to as simply Rowley Way, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden, North West London, England. It was designed in 1968 by Neave Brown of Camden Council's Architects Department. Construction work commenced in 1972 and was completed in 1978. It is constructed from site-cast, board-marked white, unpainted reinforced concrete. Along with 520 apartments, the site also includes a school, community centre, youth club, heating complex, and parkland.
"The estate consists of three parallel east-west blocks, and occupies a crescent-shaped site bounded on the south by Boundary Road, Loudoun Road on the east, Abbey Road on the west, and by the West Coast Main Line to the north. The desire to control the sound and vibration from passing trains was a major consideration in the layout of the estate. Two rows of terraced apartments are aligned along the tracks. The higher, eight-story block directly adjacent to the railway line is organised in the form of a ziggurat, and acts as a noise barrier that blocks the noise of the trains from reaching the interior portion of the site, and its foundations rest on rubber pads that eliminate vibration. A lower, 4-storey block runs along the other side of a continuous pedestrian walkway, known as Rowley Way, serving both terraced rows of buildings. The third row of buildings, along the southern edge of the site, parallels another public walkway, Langtry Walk, between this row and the existing earlier buildings of the Ainsworth Estate and defines a public park with play areas between the second and third row of dwellings."
Source: Wikipedia
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It was with a sense of surprise that I realised that I had visited Waltham Abbey's historic church many time but I had never photographed it properly. I took these shots last year but this is the first opportunity that I've had to post them.
Waltham Abbey was founded in 1030 to house a Holy Rood or Cross which became the subject of pilgrimage. Legend says that an Anglo-Danish Thegn called Tovi the Proud found a large black flint crucifix buried at the top of a hill at Montacute, near Glastonbury, following a dream. He loaded the cross onto an ox-cart, but the oxen would only go in one direction and didn't stop until it reached Waltham, a journey of some 150 miles.
Harold Godwinson (later King Harold II) rebuilt, refounded and richly endowed the church in 1060. Legend says that this was because he had been miraculously cured of paralysis by the Holy Cross as a child. He stopped to pray at Waltham on his way to fight Duke William of Normandy, and the battle-cry of the English troops at Hastings was "Holy Cross". After the battle, Harold's corpse is said to have been brought back to the abbey and buried there.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629315288202/ to see the full set.
Around 1120 Harold's work was demolished and a new church with crossing tower and transepts was built in the Norman style. In 1177 the abbey was re-founded once more, this time as an Augustinian foundation, by Henry II as part of his penance for the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury. The rebuilding, in the Early English style, made the abbey far more extensive than the original Norman establishment, as can be seen today from traces in the abbey grounds.
Those parts of the Norman church east of the crossing were demolished, and a new church, with its own nave, was constructed. The Norman nave was retained as a parish church, divided from the new work by a screen. A cloister was built to the north of the new nave. A short passage that led into the cloister still exists; this, and a fourteenth century gatehouse, are the only surviving monastic buildings.
The Augustinian abbey was a popular place for overnight stays with kings and other notables who were hunting in Waltham Forest. It was the last abbey in England to be dissolved, in 1540 as it was said to be a personal favourite of King Henry VIII. Thomas Tallis was the last organist at the Abbey prior to its dissolution. The Holy Cross disappeared without trace. Henry VIII suggested Waltham as one of the new cathedrals for the Church of England, but the proposal was never implemented.
The Abbey site was leased to Sir Edward Denny and the remnant of the nave became the town's parish church - which it still is today.
The monastic buildings and those parts of the church east of the crossing were demolished at the dissolution, and the Norman crossing tower and transepts collapsed in 1553. The present-day church consists of the nave of the Norman abbey church, the 14th-century Lady Chapel and west wall, and a 16th-century west tower. Markers on the remains of the walls in the grounds indicate the location, before demolition, of the high altar, (beneath which some believe Harold Godwinson is buried).
The interior is notable for the massive Norman piers and also for the many carvings of human faces nestling in the stonework left by the original masons. Waltham Abbey is also noted for its 15th-century Doom painting.
In 1859 the architect William Burges was appointed to undertake a restoration of the site and a refurbishment of the interior. The restoration was extensive; the removal of pews and galleries from the south and west, a new ceiling painted with signs of the zodiac, a new chancel and significant re-building. Work was completed by 1876. Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner said that Burges's remodelling was carried out "with all the robust ugliness which that architect liked".
The Abbey's stained glass is also noteworthy, including early work by Edward Burne-Jones in the rose window and lancets of the east wall, and A K Nicholson in the Lady Chapel. However much was destroyed during WW2 bombing aimed at the nearby Powder Mills.
Bull Island or more properly North Bull Island is an island located in Dublin Bay lying roughly parallel to the shore off Clontarf (including Dollymount), Raheny, Kilbarrack, and facing Sutton. The island, with a sandy beach running its entire length, is a relatively recent, and inadvertent, result of human intervention in the bay.
The North Bull Island at present is 5km long and 800m wide, and the area above high tide is approximately 300 hectares. It contains a wide range of natural habitats which include intertidal mudflats, salt marsh, freshwater marsh, dunes, and beach area.
The mudflats support a large population of birds, at any time up to 27,000 birds are present, which gives the area the highest bird density in Ireland. Many of the birds are migratory and these wild fowl and waders visit the Island in such numbers that they bestow on the Island an importance recognised internationally. Examples of some commonly found species are:- Brent Geese, Curlew, Widgeon, Grey Plover, Knots, Redshank, Bar-tailed Godwits, Shoveler, Oyster Catchers, Shellduck and Dunlins.
This was the best (and nearly only properly exposed, though still slightly out-of-focus) photograph I took last night at the event. Seeing as I had gotten off a red-eye flight that morning at 7, prepped the A/V system and DVD materials for the projection screens all day, run out to buy a mic stand and then later two sheets of ND gels, I was pretty exhausted by the time the Hot Flashes event was over. Fortunately, it went well. Amy Brenneman and Jessica Hecht were my favorite performers of the night's readings, but they were all good, and the event seemed to be really well received. I don't know who this woman is, but as the event came to a close, and the lights came on and provided (finally) enough exposure, I snapped a few quick pictures. She was quite photogenic.
Then went to the Columbia Film Festival Tribeca party at QDT, which was loud and quintessentially bar-like, but ultimately pretty groovy. Spent a lot of time talking to people that I haven't seen in a long time, along with the usual suspects. It was SO nice to see Patricia Riggen and Joan Stein again, and we talked for a long time. Jowan was desperately happy to be back home in New York, and went out East Villaging with Josh afterwards. Caryn and Cisco got trashed. And so it goes.
Landing in New York,
I felt light, and light-headed.
Allergy season!
This little chappie looked very proud of himself for catching that worm! He stayed put for a while which was good, gave me time to think about properly framing the shot.
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Statistics, properly used and understood, can effectively quantify and mitigate risk, optimizing the weapons the Army puts in the hands of Soldiers, who need and expect maximum reliability, robustness, and performance. Here, SPC Denise Sonnier, a gunner with the Louisiana National Guard’s 1086th Transportation Company, prepares rounds for the M240B machine gun of her Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle on May 23. The 1086th was on a 400-mile round-trip convoy from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Photo by SGT Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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St Giles' Cathedral, more properly termed the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. Its distinctive crown steeple is a prominent feature of the city skyline, at about a third of the way down the Royal Mile which runs from the Castle to Holyrood Palace. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 14th century, though it was extensively restored in the 19th century, and is protected as a category A listed building.
In 2014 Sir Chris Hoy married his wife Sarra Kemp in St Giles Cathedral.
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is the second most populous city in Scotland and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is home to the Scottish Parliament and the seat of the monarchy in Scotland. The city is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and home to national institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery. It is the largest financial centre in the UK after London.[
San Antonio, another small town at lake Atitlan in Guatemala.
The Mayans feel proud and honored
to wear their colorful clothing
with all kinds of patterns,
representing their old and rich tradition.
Here, my brother got "wrapped up."
Brainstorming & Collaborative Session of MCHIP, USAID &Rotary Club of Greek, Sep 23, 2014
Thousands of women and newborns in Pakistan die each year as a result of preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Pakistan’s maternal mortality ratio at 276 per 100,000 live births (2006-2007 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey) is one of the highest in South Asia. Most of these deaths can be prevented if there were enough properly trained, competent and supported midwives working in the communities and in a functional health system.
The Maternal & Child health Integrated Program (MCHIP) along with program partner USAID and event partners Rotary Clubs of R.I district 3271 met on 20 September 2014 for a brainstorming and collaborative event. There were presentations on the importance of support for midwives in the community, challenges faced by maternal and child health and efforts that can be undertaken by corporate partners in improving quality of maternal and child health practice in Pakistan. The brainstorming session focused on supporting community midwives, improvement of quality of mother and child health services and a dire need for community distribution of misoprostol and chlorhexidine.
Held at a Marriott hotel karachi, the session’s audience had over 70 participants and included doctors, obstetricians, businessmen and philanthropists. During the event; Shaan Technologies private Limited, corporate partners with MCHIP/Jhpiego presented a documentary video about application of solar energy for remote clinics. Shaantech also donated 10 solar LED lamps for community midwives.
I'm finally getting properly back into the swing of this project!
I went to meet Alison at UBC today, and talked to a girl who was really into the idea of making date balls. She asked for the recipe, but it's more of a "mash some stuff and roll it into a ball" sort of thing. I just listed the stuff that goes in them. So, bus girl: I hope you make them, they're awesome.
I have a tube of mud to use on my face. I feel sort of ridiculous for it since I have no idea what it does for the skin, scientifically speaking. I do know, however, that it feels awesome as it dries, and then I can crack the mud by making stupid facial expressions. Also, having my face green makes my eyes look very blue, I didn't set the saturation high or anything.
All Saints, Blyford, Suffolk
This elegant little building is somewhat overshadowed by its three more famous neighbours, Blythburgh, Westhall and Wenhaston. But I have a soft spot for it, partly because it was one of the first Suffolk churches I ever properly explored, on an ambitious walk a quarter of a century ago. But mainly, because it is rather lovely. The church sits at a sharp bend in the Halesworth to Blythburgh road, a familiar landmark. There's a decent pub across the road, the Queen's Head. The sign shows St Etheldreda. Her father, King Anna, was killed in the Battle of Blythburgh near here, and this church there had shrines to both Anna and Etheldreda until the Reformation.
You walk up to the church from the corner of the Wenhaston road, and just inside the gate here is a gravestone to Samuel Croft, who died at the age of 21 in 1849. His headstone depicts a team of two draught horses leading a plough, a remarkable survival. There are several other interesting gravestones and inscriptions. The grand south porch could only be in Suffolk, and its 15th century flushwork confectionery guards an austere Norman doorway. There's another one around on the north side. It is the south doorway you step through, and, like all churches around here, All Saints is open to visitors every day.
When I first came here I'd found the interior rather shabby, but on more recent visits it has been beautifully kept, clean, bright and white. I remember that on one occasion I stepped inside to find two rather disappointed ladies. "Do you know what has happened to the wall painting?" one of them asked. It took me a moment to work out what she meant - they thought they had found Wenhaston church, which lies about half a mile to the south, where there is a fabulous doom painting, actually on a tympanum rather than the wall. I pointed them in the right direction, and settled down to enjoy the silence. To be sure, this is not one of the county's most exciting churches, but it is a pleasing spot to stay and sit a while.
The font is a good, plain 13th century octagon, and there is a sedilia set up in the sanctuary, with its piscina in a corner above it. The recess in the south-west corner of the nave is a banner stave locker, used for storing processional banners. They are a feature pretty well unique to this corner of Suffolk, but this is the only one I know that has been returned to its original usage. Several of the others are used for storing hymn books and cleaning equipment, and the one at nearby Wenhaston has a modern door. They probably all had doors originally. You can't help wondering what churches elsewhere did with their banners, and why the people of north-east Suffolk saw fit to build these recesses into the fabric of their churches.
There's another curiosity propped up behind the pulpit. It is the original World War One Flanders cross for Walter Evan Day, sent back to his family when the Empire War Graves Commission replaced it with a permanent memorial. However, Walter Day is not mentioned on the Blyford parish war memorial, or even on the Roll of Honour of those who fought, and appears to have no connection with Blyford. He was a Captain in the Royal Engineers, and was the son of Richard Evan and Edith Emma Day, of Plaistow Lane, Bromley, Kent. He was aged 31 when he died. He is buried at the Tancrez Farm Cemetery in Belgium.
If Blyford church seems a quiet, ordinary place compared with its neighbours, then all the more reason for those visiting them to stop by here as well, and have a bit of a wallow in its simplicity.
1. How to properly keep fashion jewellery so that it lasts a long time
First and foremost. If you can store our jewellery in the best possible way, you can cut down on the amount of cleaning and maintenance it requires. The following are some suggestions for keeping your jewellery clean and looking new for longer.
After each usage, wipe your jewellery with a clean microfiber towel to avoid having to clean it as frequently. All dirt, water, or air pollution effects that may have impacted and accumulated on the jewellery would be washed away, making it look new for a longer period of time.
Keep your jewels in a safe place. You might put the jewellery in ziplock bags to keep it safe. One component per bag should be designated. The metal will not oxidise or turn green if it is not exposed to air.
The amount of time your jewellery is exposed to air is reduced when you store it in a jewellery box with a closing lid. The plastic pouch protects it from being scratched when it comes into contact with other hard surfaces.
Before putting on your jewellery, spray perfume and apply cosmetics. Anything with a water/oil base has the potential to discolour your jewellery. The polish of the items might be tarnished by perfumes and lotions. Spraying perfume and lotions on the jewellery first will coat it and cause it to discolour. Because water and perspiration are corrosive, don't wear your jewellery in the bath or shower, or when you work out. Wait till your body is completely dry before putting on the jewellery. This would assist to prevent some of the corrosion that causes fashion jewellery to appear dull. The need for frequent cleaning would be minimised as a result of this.
Apply a coat of see-through nail paint to your jewellery as a finishing touch. This would not only make it shine brighter, but it would also help it last longer. This occurs because the layer of nail polish protects the jewellery surface from impurities and corrosion agents.
2. Identify the types of jewellery
To begin jewellery maintenance, you must first determine the material of the jewellery piece and then select the appropriate cleaning procedure. It's the equivalent of washing coloured and white clothes separately.
All related pieces of jewellery should be grouped together. The polishing or plating of one item of jewellery may have an impact on the plating of another.
Stone jewellery should be kept separate since the stones occasionally adhere to the jewellery with adhesive (not the normal grade). You must be certain of the amount of liquid used during cleaning. The liquid has the potential to loosen the stone and cause it to fall out. Using water on the underside of Kundan and enamel items can also discolour them.
3. Pick the tools
For good and better cleaning, you'll need the correct gear. The tools used on the jewellery should be gentle.
Using a delicate brush would be best. This would be able to access the delicate internal places where dirt and flakes collect. The soft toothbrush could be used as well, but only with caution. Scratches on the jewellery may occur if the jewellery is cleaned on hard surfaces. As a result, used toothbrushes are strictly prohibited.
You might also use a soft sponge. They would make it easier to clean flat polished surfaces.
4. Cleaning agent
To verify the effect of the agent on the plating, examine a small area of the jewellery, such as the backside of an earring or a necklace. Should the cleaning agent be used for the complete jewellery piece if the plating looks good for at least 24 hours following treatment on the test surface? Commercial cleaning chemicals are widely accessible on the market. Make sure it doesn't include any ammonia or alcohol. These could be hazardous to your jewellery and cause it to tarnish. If you prefer mild cleaners that may be used at home, the following are some of your possibilities.
Lemon juice
Is a weak acid that comes from nature. Cleaning can be aided by rubbing some lemon juice (diluted with water). Lemon is extremely effective when used over silver.
Vinegar in a water solution
Soak the jewellery in the solution for a while and then brush or sponge clean. If there are any flakes in the cracks, a brush may be useful in removing them.
Mild baby shampoo
Dilute a few drops of baby shampoo in a little amount of water. Pearls can be cleaned using shampoo. The solution should have the consistency of thick tomato soup. Add a few drops of water if the mixture is too thick. Apply the solution to the jewellery piece using a broad brush.
Toothpaste
Toothpaste should never be used on enamel jewellery. Apply toothpaste to a soft brush and gently scrub the jewellery.
Contact lens solution
If you have sensitive skin, you should avoid using contact lens solution. Enamel jewellery should not be treated. Before using the contact lens solution, read the entire contents list as well as the warning labels. Use a brush to apply the contact lens solution and wipe it clean as soon as possible. If the solution is left in the jewellery over an extended period of time, tarnishing may occur.
Rinse the piece in cool water as soon as possible after applying the cleaning solution and washing everything off. Rinse the jewellery only long enough to remove the soapy water solution. Place your jewellery on a towel to absorb any residual water as soon as possible after rinsing it. Using the towel, absorb any surplus water. Blow-dry the jewellery right away. If the jewellery piece is not dried soon, rust and watermarks may develop. Blow-dry the hair until it is completely dry. When blow-drying jewellery with gemstones, use caution because a hotter setting on the dryer may cause the adhesive to melt.
Or, more properly, Alaskan Coastal Brown Bears.
We just returned from a trip off the grid into Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. We stayed at an amazing place called Silver Salmon Creek Lodge.
This was truly an amazing life experience. Deep in wild Alaska, the bears were astonishingly close. This mother and her two cubs were a constant presence around our lodge, always on the look-out for someone leaving silver salmon body parts lying around after catching fish from the abundant Silver Salmon Creek.
I have a ton of pics to process, but this one is an instant fave for me.
Cadre properly demonstrate to the Congressional Staff Delegation how to fire an M4 Carbine at the Ashley Range in Fort Knox, KY. | Photo by Hannah Hedden, CST Public Affairs Office
To properly understand the physical, material remains of that archaeology exposes archaeologists first need to understand the context in which they are found. It is because of this that much archaeological practice has little to do with the spade ~ rather it consists of the research needed before a spade hits the ground. Included in that research has to be an understanding of the of the surroundings in which a site is found.
In Jerusalem this involves a full understanding of the geology of Jerusalem. First and foremost we need to understand that Jerusalem is defined by three valleys: The Kidron, the Tyropoeon and the Hinnom valleys. They surround Jerusalem and help us understand why it developed in the way it did.
Practically the easiest way of explaining this valley system has always been to speak in terms of the Hebrew letter "shin"/"sin" or, in English, a "W". When viewed from the South that is the shape these valley take. Recently a myth has developed suggesting that the Bible's seemingly first name for Jerusalem, "Salem", comes from Abraham first viewing of this city from the South and seeing the valleys form this letter. The above picture shows the relationship of these valleys to each other and Jerusalem. You will note how it very helpfully forms, with this view from the East, the shape of a "shin" on its side; we make no further conclusions about this myth from this interesting fact.
The Pier Head (properly, George's Pier Head is a riverside location in the city centre of Liverpool, England. It is part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2004.
The site encompasses a trio of landmarks, built on the site of the former George's Dockand referred to since at least 2000 as "The Three Graces":
* Royal Liver Building, built between 1908 and 1911 and designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas. It is a grade I listed building consisting of two clock towers, both crowned by mythical Liver Birds. The building is the headquarters of the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
* Cunard Building, constructed between 1914 and 1916 and a grade II* listed building. It is the former headquarters of the Cunard Line shipping company.
* Port of Liverpool Building, built from 1903 to 1907 and also grade II* listed. It is the former home of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board.
Also on the site is the grade II listed Mersey Tunnel building, to the east of the Port of Liverpool building. It was built in the 1930s and contains offices and ventilator equipment for the Queensway Tunnel.
properly working on my series of buildings and little things found in and around Tokyo. I saw this fugu (puffer fish) restaurant in Shimokitazawa, probably my favourite area.
Brainstorming & Collaborative Session of MCHIP, USAID &Rotary Club of Greek, Sep 23, 2014
Thousands of women and newborns in Pakistan die each year as a result of preventable complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Pakistan’s maternal mortality ratio at 276 per 100,000 live births (2006-2007 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey) is one of the highest in South Asia. Most of these deaths can be prevented if there were enough properly trained, competent and supported midwives working in the communities and in a functional health system.
The Maternal & Child health Integrated Program (MCHIP) along with program partner USAID and event partners Rotary Clubs of R.I district 3271 met on 20 September 2014 for a brainstorming and collaborative event. There were presentations on the importance of support for midwives in the community, challenges faced by maternal and child health and efforts that can be undertaken by corporate partners in improving quality of maternal and child health practice in Pakistan. The brainstorming session focused on supporting community midwives, improvement of quality of mother and child health services and a dire need for community distribution of misoprostol and chlorhexidine.
Held at a Marriott hotel karachi, the session’s audience had over 70 participants and included doctors, obstetricians, businessmen and philanthropists. During the event; Shaan Technologies private Limited, corporate partners with MCHIP/Jhpiego presented a documentary video about application of solar energy for remote clinics. Shaantech also donated 10 solar LED lamps for community midwives.
Properly known as S. Giovanni in Fonte, this octagonal building is the oldest surviving monument in the Lateran complex, dating largely from the time of Pope Sixtus III (432-40), though built on the foundation of the Constantinian baptistery from around the year 312.
This photo is the hallmark of a properly installed Micro-Measurements EA-Series strain gage. Note the 3-wire, ¼-bridge connection of the instrument cable to the bondeable terminal. Solder connections are kept as small as possible to improve fatigue life and elongation capability of the strain gage. The thin, enameled, solid copper wire is routed from the strain gage perpendicular to the maximum strain, and the wire is looped to decouple strain transfer to the wire.
She can sit now! Properly! Without her knees turning outward like they were broken with sledgehammers!
I'd already switched around her stringing to the traditional half loop from the crossed-inner thigh stringing Impl sent her with (which made her always want to cross her legs), and today I did it again as suggested by the Almighty Fishcake. Now the legs are strung separately from the torso and it WORKS. It works GREAT!
Fish cautioned about the floppy leg syndrome but mine doesn't have it, which could be because of the thickness of the string which is either 4mm or 5mm. I had to go down a size for the torso as the string was a bit too thick for the head hole. I changed it out but the biggest improvement there was the easier movement in the torso joint which is now functional. I couldn't use it before!
All in all, the new system works beautifully, she is now sooooo much more poseable and the action figure she's supposed to be! So now I will advocate restringing an Impl Idol and Star woman before chucking the imposeable beast out the window! THANK YOU FISHCAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are a dolly life saver!! (and Dolly Mama sanity saver!)
I took lots of pics and I am sharing them ALL. I am just that happy!
"The Alexandra Road estate, properly known as the Alexandra and Ainsworth estate, but more commonly, and erroneously, referred to as simply Rowley Way, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden, North West London, England. It was designed in 1968 by Neave Brown of Camden Council's Architects Department. Construction work commenced in 1972 and was completed in 1978. It is constructed from site-cast, board-marked white, unpainted reinforced concrete. Along with 520 apartments, the site also includes a school, community centre, youth club, heating complex, and parkland.
"The estate consists of three parallel east-west blocks, and occupies a crescent-shaped site bounded on the south by Boundary Road, Loudoun Road on the east, Abbey Road on the west, and by the West Coast Main Line to the north. The desire to control the sound and vibration from passing trains was a major consideration in the layout of the estate. Two rows of terraced apartments are aligned along the tracks. The higher, eight-story block directly adjacent to the railway line is organised in the form of a ziggurat, and acts as a noise barrier that blocks the noise of the trains from reaching the interior portion of the site, and its foundations rest on rubber pads that eliminate vibration. A lower, 4-storey block runs along the other side of a continuous pedestrian walkway, known as Rowley Way, serving both terraced rows of buildings. The third row of buildings, along the southern edge of the site, parallels another public walkway, Langtry Walk, between this row and the existing earlier buildings of the Ainsworth Estate and defines a public park with play areas between the second and third row of dwellings."
Source: Wikipedia
After being properly instructed to make matcha in Japan (thank you, Obubu Tea Farm!), these are my first attempts to make it at home. I brought back some nice matcha, and the chawans that have been patiently tolerating various teas and even non-tea foods are proving very effective & attractive for their intended use.
The mix of dried and fresh blossoms on these branches, from three species of buckwheat still in bloom, is very typical of fall in the desert.
Exeter cathedral, Devon, UK
Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The present building was complete by about 1400, and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England. The founding of the cathedral at Exeter, dedicated to Saint Peter, dates from 1050, when the seat of the bishop of Devon and Cornwall was transferred from Crediton because of a fear of sea-raids. A Saxon minster already existing within the town (and dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Peter) was used by Leofric as his seat, but services were often held out of doors, close to the site of the present cathedral building. Notable features of the interior include the misericords, the minstrels' gallery, the astronomical clock and the organ. Notable architectural features of the interior include the multiribbed ceiling and the compound piers in the nave arcade. The 18-metre-high bishop's throne in the choir was made from Devon oak between 1312 and 1316; the nearby choir stalls were made by George Gilbert Scott in the 1870s. The Great East Window contains much 14th-century glass, and there are over 400 ceiling bosses, one of which depicts the murder of Thomas Becket. The bosses can be seen at the peak of the vaulted ceiling, joining the ribs together. Because there is no centre tower, Exeter Cathedral has the longest uninterrupted medieval vaulted ceiling in the world, at about 96 m