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Properly named as the Ferrari F12berlinetta by the manufacturer. This is a 1:43 scale rendition by Mattel - Hotwheels Elite.
Sharrows should properly be centered in the effective travel lane. Here, the curb bulb-out defines the actual traveled lane -- drivers cannot operate to the right of the curb.
The yellow line superimposed on the picture shows the center of the stop bar at the intersection.
The sharrow is under the right tire track of motorists using the lane -- rapid wear can be seen slightly left of center on the sharrow..
The sharrow should instead be centered on the yellow line. This reflects the intent of sharrows, to guide cyclists out of the door zone of parked cars and far enough left to avoid unsafe passing within the lane.
It also reduces the cost of maintaining sharrows by reducing tire wear.
Taken with a Swann Freestyle HD video camera on a Minoura Handlebar Camera Mount.
Soldiers' National Cemetery
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
To properly bury the Union soldiers who died at Gettysburg, a "Soldiers Cemetery" was established on the battleground near the center of the Union line. Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin supported the proposal with state funds to purchase the cemetery grounds and pay for the re-interment of Union dead from inadequate gravesites that covered the battlefield.
It was here during the dedication ceremony on November 19, 1863, that President Abraham Lincoln spoke of "these honored dead..." and renewed the Union cause to reunite the war-torn nation with his most famous speech, the "Gettysburg Address".
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
( Lots more pictures below, they can be viewed properly by switching from the crappy new flickr to a foreign language )
This is part of the disused railway where a tractor went along with hedge cutting equipment and destroyed all the vegetation within about 20 feet of the train tracks, going over dozens of holes many of which were dug by badgers. Loads of them are now blocked with vegetation and many have collapsed completely, they could have badgers including tiny cubs trapped underground. Obviously it's illegal to disturb a badger sett nevermind collapse it's entrances, I don't know whether this section has active badger setts but near that bridge in the distance they definitely look active. Because the railway is as far as I know ( at the moment ) unused it seems badgers have dug holes closer to the line than they would with an active railway. However my dad tells me that there is an organisation that are planning to reopen this stretch and join it to the existing great central steam railway ( it's only about half a mile from Loughborough ) so presumably it was them that employed the person in the tractor to do this. I need to go back and climb the embankments to get closer views of what look like substantial badger setts that have collapsed and get some better pictures. I'll then contact our local badger group to ask for advice, I don't know how anyone could possibly come along here in a tractor and not notice the dozens of holes there. It's possible but unlikely that they may have been given licenses to ' relocate ' any badgers or ( even more unlikely ) been given a license to actually kill them, if they were I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have been allowed to do it in April when there could be tiny cubs underground. Perhaps not surprisingly this would be good news for farmers with fields adjacent to the railway that have cows in them. I didn't go any further along the track than this but the destruction definitely goes well beyond that bridge ( there's a footpath nearby ). There are parts where it looks like they've used wood chipping machines and a small fire by the tracks. I know I'm always on about ' issues ' but that's because I come across a lot of them, I'm not prepared to let people get away with things like this.
PLEASE if anyone has any info about the railway expansion or advice about what to do let me know, even though the prospect of having to meet some stranger from the Badger Trust or the police or whatever terrifies me I don't want this to go un-reported.
Properly the most crazy thing I've ever done in the kitchen!
Recipe:
You need:
- Pizza crust
- Tomatoes (hacked)
- some Burgers, Fries, Nuggets or what ever you like from McDonalds
- Cheese
Put the tomatoes on the crust, than the burgers and the cheese.
Put it in the oven.
ENJOY!
(I've added some onions and olives...)
Properly gorgeous - One of fewer than 300 cars built in the 1940s and 50s by the company that bought the Swallow Coachbuilding Company name after SS became Jaguar
The James Hull Collection, British Motor Museum, Gaydon
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.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Teynham
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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.
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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Kruba Subin is an abbot of Wat Chantaraviroj,chiangmai province.
Kruba subin is a master of making effective love charm amulet, effective er ger fong and loop kok amulets. A unique feature of his powder amulets is strong all amulets has been made and blessed properly by Kruba Subin.
Kruba subin also has the ability to communicate with the spirit or god.
letting go Kruba subin old batch er ger fong amulet.This is his old batch amulet and is very hard and rare to find in the world now.
Kruba subin blessed it with black magic spell and invite the power of er ger fong into the amulet.
Amulet made in this way is way more powerful.
Material used is
cemetry soil from 7 countries
Finger Bone ash powder from dead person who is best and top gamblers.
Powder from “Ta-Kien” tree
Kruba subin old holy powder left over by his master
Kruba subin monk roop pieces and hair inserted inside.
Specially chanted loop kok baby ash powder.This powder is able to find the owner be successful, lucky and gain the upper hand help strongly in winning when gambling .
Behind features another er ger fong pic.
This amulet is best for victories in all gambling and business.
effect is for
1)Unimaginable wealth
2)Winning in all gambling
3)Successsful in doing business
4)achieve WEALTH, POWER and FREEDOM
5)the "upper hand" in gambling by winning all your competiter
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7)Lottery and windfall luck
8)Super good luck
9)Win every single gambling game.
10)money comes in like water
11)Business opportunity will come in everytime and business success will soar to new height then ever before.
I ask kruba subin how to increase the effectiveness of this amulet and he specially taught me a way and give me a special katha to be chanted.
This katha will be given to you upon purchase of this amulet.
This is a very rare piece of eer ker fong and limited produced.
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According to a local source this is properly known as the ‘Queen Of Peace’ statue.
This statue at Broadstone is a bit unusual in that it was erected in 1953 by railway and bus workers of CIE, a state transport company, on company property. I do not know who maintains the installation but it is in good condition. In any photographs that I have seen it appears to be painted white but in my photographs it appears to be unpainted concrete.
Until 2015 I did not know that there was a narrow walkway behind the statue or that there were steps leading up from the street below - the steps were closed to the public since the LUAS tram stop became operational but the construction hoardings have been recently removed.
There are hundreds of statues of the Virgin Mary dotted around Ireland and there are at least 26 so called Marian Statues in Dublin and most were put up in the Marian Year of 1954, when entire communities mobilised to erect a statue for their area.
As far as I can tell the majority are are still in good condition and regularly maintained by the people living nearby.
This is not the first time I've been tagged... I'll try to come up with ten more random facts but can't guarantee any interestingness about them :oP. For the first 16 refer to this 365 shot
1) My first venture into photography was when I was 16 years old. I got a 35mm Yashica and fell in love. This lasted until the camera was stolen in Baltimore on my honeymoon... that's another story.
2) I got back into photography again, many moons later, just this past year. I use a delightful Sony a100 that was given to me for my birthday by the hubs <3 I will continue to use it until I know everything about how to use it... or it breaks. I'm a loooong way from the former and hopefully latter will never happen.
3) The picture above was taken early this year, when I was just beginning to get back into photography. I re-edited it today... I'm finding that I often like giving my photos a painted look.
4) I like change. I love moving and living somewhere totally new to me.
5) I LIKE CANDY!! All of it.
6) I am a tomboy. To the hilt. I love bugs, sports, creatures of all kinds, outdoor activities, etc. I hate shopping, and break out into a cold sweat if I'm in a group of women.
7) I love communicating this way... I just can't ever put things into words properly when I'm talking. I get tongue tied and feel stupid.
8) I have a very strange combination of interests and abilities. I play several instruments, love to draw (pencil mostly), love to read.... on the other hand, I love science, have a degree in medicine, love logic problems, and am intensely analytical.
Results of personality test always confirm this split personality idea. I'm a Meyers-Briggs INTJ, my Enneagram is 5 with a 4 wing.
9) I can't dance.
10) I'm 50% Norwegian. The other 50% includes a pinch of almost everything with a dash of American Indian and Jolly ol' English.
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This is how it goes. List 10 things that your friends may or may not know about you, but that are true. Tag ten people and be sure to let them know they’ve been tagged (a quick message will do). Don’t forget to link back to the person who tagged you. Post a picture in your stream with the 10 facts and list your tagged people :)
I'm tagging:
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Bill Goethals
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...sherrY...
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All of whom are newer contacts of mine :oD
i posted a quick edit of this shot when I was on the trip, but I thought I'd re-edit it properly and do the image justice.
While five days is too short to properly explore the Faroe Islands, we lucked out with spectacular weather that made taking in the country's dramatic landscapes an absolute pleasure. While people often talk about the Faroe Islands as being very similar to Iceland, Scotland or Norway the truth is it is its own distinct destination with raw shoreline and distinct geological formations that make it truly unique to experience and explore.
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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.
Properly the most crazy thing I've ever done in the kitchen!
Recipe:
You need:
- Pizza crust
- Tomatoes (hacked)
- some Burgers, Fries, Nuggets or what ever you like from McDonalds
- Cheese
Put the tomatoes on the crust, than the burgers and the cheese.
Put it in the oven.
ENJOY!
(I've added some onions and olives...)
Sorry I did not introduce him properly at first!
I was not sure of who he was but after some research, I think he (or maybe her, females are smaller) is a Colorado ermine. Also called short-tailed weasel, the ermine is a small, (maybe 12-14") short-legged, long and slender-bodied animal with a short, black-tipped tail. His coat changes with the seasons and camouflages it from predators. The fur turns white in winter, except for the tip of the tail, which is black. The ermine is also called a stoat (Mustela erminea).
Our dog definitely knows when he is roaming around: he was going absolutely nuts, which led us to look out and finally spot the ermine, moving very fast on the snow slope! No time to grab the camera!
This little critter may look pretty and cute, but he is a fierce hunter, the smallest carnivore known to occur in Colorado. I read he can kill squirrels and rabbits bigger than him, which remind me that I have seen the big paw prints of our friend the snowshoe hare lately ):
You can see a photo of an ermine at www.flickr.com/photos/jonvshields/2041138538/
Such a properly lazy day - just lovely! Feeling really tired today so very happy to do more or less nothing (just faffing about on my laptop and playing on the PS4, for the most part). Spotted Casper out the window looking a lot more alert than me, tracking a squirrel in the tree above him.
Leftover salmon en croute for dinner - delicious again. Now watching the World's Strongest Man. Traditional Boxing Day fare.
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)
Read more on page 112, Army AL&T Magazine armyalt.va.newsmemory.com/
My challenge for this shot was just to catch the crown. The strange patterns are a result of mixing water and milk, I guess. I'll have to practice lighting it properly for the next step (if I don't get too bored dripping water in the meanwhile!).
Note: about seven months later, no reshoot :) Sorry guys for the blurry image... my macro lens allows only for a very shallow DOF, and I was dropping the water from a handheld seringe. To do it properly you'd definitely need some fixed rig and lots of patience - which I don't have.
Flash somewhere in front of the camera, aimed at a coloured cardboard box in the bg and triggered optically with the built-in flash of my PowerShot A75 at 1/4 power.
This is properly the most famous walk on the Isle of Skye and definitely the busiest. The ‘Old Man’ is a large pinnacle of rock that stands high and can be seen for miles around.
As part of the Trotternish ridge the Storr was created by a massive ancient landside, leaving one of the most photographed landscapes in the world
photo by Paul Sparwasser
A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier properly sanitizes his personal protective equipment at an isolation facility in Milwaukee May 29, 2020. Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work with the Department of Health Services to facilitate building security, meal services, and administrative duties while helping occupants who are staying at the isolation facility in order safely quarantine during COVID-19. Wisconsin National Guard Photo by Spc. Emma Anderson
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.
started working today on a diagram set for a relatively complicated 3.4.6.4 (p6m) tessellation; it's an interesting thing to fold, although rather time consuming. I have a folded model that is awaiting some time to be photographed properly.
the most interesting part of this design, to me, is the fact that while the top side displays very obvious characteristics of the 3.4.6.4 (p6m) tiling design, the flip side of it is the dual fold of this same tiling, exactly! it is pretty neat to see that take shape in one folded pattern.
the top side info is seen here at wikipedia:
Small Rhombitrihexagonal tiling
the dual is seen here:
interesting stuff, at least for me!
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.