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Many names in modern Old Basing relate to the English Civil War (1642–1651), such as Cavalier Road and Musket Copse, as well as several sites named after Oliver Cromwell including Oliver's Battery, Cromwell Cottage and Oliver's, an award-winning fish and chip takeaway and restaurant.
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers). The first (1642–46) and second (1648–49) civil wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third war (1649–51) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The Civil War ended with the Parliamentary victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651.
The reason for all the interest in the cival war was the siege at nearby Basing House. At the time of the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642, Basing House belonged to John Paulet, the fifth Marquis of Winchester, who was a supporter of King Charles I. As a consequence, parliamentary forces besieged Basing House on three different occasions, with the Royalists successfully breaking the first two sieges.
The final siege started in August 1645 when Colonel John Dalbier, with 800 troops, took up position around the walls. The garrison held out, despite further reinforcements to the attacking force, until Oliver Cromwell arrived with a heavy siege-train. By October 13, 1645, the New House had been taken and the defences of the Old House breached. The final storming took place across the link from the New House. Many valuable goods were carried off and a fire destroyed the building.
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English military and political leader best known in England for his overthrow of the monarchy and temporarily turning England into a republican Commonwealth, and for his rule as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Ironically February 2009's icy weather in the UK was due to warming of the stratoshere over the North Pole. This caused the winds over the UK to change direction. Instead of the usual mild and damp Atlantic westerly winds these were replaced with cold and dry continental easterly winds. On the morning of February 2nd 2009 damp air came across the English Channel from France. When this collided with the cold air over Southern England the resulting precipitation fell as heavy snow.
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So, thank you for all of your out-of-the-box suggestions; unfortunately we ended up with something much more literal. In a panic and jet-lagged, I was inspired by iwearbrown's designs (with his gracious permission). I hope I was able to make it my own... at least a little. Very under the gun on this one and had to get Pastor to approve soemthing quick (normally doesn't happen).
Anyway, I'll be going to press on this in a few hours, but then will have chances to make some minor changes 3 weeks from now when we pick back up with this series again, so TOTALLY open to feedback!!! Thanks guys!
Mary Fortune aged 6 weeks with her mother and father, Aug 1917
Taken at 19 High Street, Rhyl where they used to go on holiday.
GB124.DPA/645/2
relates some of the mystic's verses uttered at the execution stand: "The Mullahs say Ahmed went to heaven, Sarmad says that heaven came down to Ahmed." ... "There was an uproar and we opened our eyes from the eternal sleep. Saw that the night of wickedness endured, so we slept again."
Kinetic: Relating to, caused by, or producing motion.
These are called “Kinetic” photographs because there is motion, energy, and movement involved, specifically my and the camera’s movements.
Most of these are shot outdoors where I have the room to literally spin and throw my little camera several feet up into the air, with some throws going as high as 15 feet or more!
None of these are Photoshopped, layered, or a composite photo...what you see occurs in one shot, one take.
Aren’t I afraid that I will drop and break my camera? For regular followers of my photostream and this series you will know that I have already done so. This little camera has been dropped many times, and broken once when dropped on concrete outside. It still functions...not so well for regular photographs, but superbly for more kinetic work.
To read more about Kinetic Photography click the Wikipedia link below:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_photography
Albeit supremely risky this is one of my favorite ways to produce abstract photographs.
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If you'd like to see more please check out my set, "Vertigo:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157630591282642/
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My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka “Zoom Lens”) and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.
The Papers of General Sir Trevor BISCOPE comprising correspondence, manuscripts of books, lectures, photographs, slides and press cuttings relating to his entire army career and his work carried out. Chronicling the life of a man for whom danger is a way of life. He is often known by the initialism TDB.
After service in a regiment of the British army with which the General was associated as an officer, Sir Trev adopts a similar spirit and values with traditions and an established reputation for its recognized development of successful leaders.
At Her Majesty's pleasure, "Presented To TPR BISCOPE TD On Posting Oct '89 FROM ALL RANKS A SQN LdSH(RC)" Queen's Commission, R. Marrion '74.
Mr. Robert John, Marrion. "Officer Winter Service Dress and Lance Corporal Battledress 1965" 1945-1989 Cold War. Circa 1974 or later. Ink. Private Collection in Las Vegas, NV.
Military Uniforms in Canada 1665-1970 by Jack L. Summers, Rene Chartrand, [Robert J.] Marrion (Illustrator). August 1, 1981. Canadian War Museum [a Crown corporation as defined and established by the Museums Act].
Sworn in as a Kingsman in 1987 upon professional selection from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1989, Biscope served as a regular commissioned officer with the Canadian Army for twenty-three years before his post as a Major General in May 2012 IMO: Michael Piscopo (1799-n.d. MT) Joseph Piscopo (1855-n.d. MT) CAPT Charles William Biscope, Master Mariner (1887-1972 IT) EM2c Lenord Hoy Biscope, US Navy Emerit (1923-94 US).
Rev. Tadeusz Winnicki SChr. Pastor. "May all that pray to this picture have their prayers answered." St. Joan of Arc [a National Historic Site] Parish blessing by Pastor, Las Vegas NV, 4 December 2018 -IMO: Robert John Marrion, Military Historian & Artist (1929-2015).
Fr. Michael Corcione, ofm Pastor. pers. comm. Feb 23, 2022 (Rector, St Peter Roman Catholic Church, Woodbridge, ON) -IMO: D. Antonio Carbone Sr. (1946-2011).
In His Majesty's courtesy conduct: "The Minister of Defense does not issue military art work with features for people who are seeing impaired.
The National Federation below, will provide individuals with duly certified results, for the visually impaired.
I do not hang a man with a wooden leg, I use a rope."
/Trev/
"Your gift of a white cane could not have come at a better time for me!" As Cited in Free White Cane Program by National Federation of the Blind nfb.org/programs-services/free-white-cane-program Web access 29 Oct 24 "What you have done for me, I will remember for the rest of my life."
General Sir Trevor BISCOPE appointed Commander - British, American & French Joint Forces, Latin America Caribbean - he is a senior British Army officer. Fluent in Computer Business Systems, his association with the SAS included service in DRES & BATUS before becoming this elite force's Commander in 1989. A portrait of a life with years which include outstanding success for the SAS in Spain, Bermuda & St Lucia, and action in Jamaica & the Dominican Republic.
Tap a link below, to learn more:
www.warmuseum.ca/collections/artifact/2154891
REPRODUCTION DISCLAIMER: The official reproduction and presentation of this commission, is simply a pragmatic recognition of the historic facts of military service. Unauthorized or unintended use of this commission makes it invalid.
For enquiries relating to polo playing engagements, please email:
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Tank and SAS Officer of the Minister of Defense, COMMANDER TREVOR DANIEL BISCOPE RCAC BATUS(RMAS) LdSH(RC) SOF NATO CA Emerit, is on an official mission.
ORDO COGNOSCENDI, IPSO FACTO.
POLO™ is a trademark of Trevor Biscope. Complies with: KR's, DoD, DAOD 2008-6, 5002-10, 6001-1 and KR&O 19-36.
Dundalk overwhelm Bangor in All Ireland Final
by Roger Corbett
Bangor’s amazing run in the All Ireland Junior Cup came to an abrupt end when they were comprehensively beaten by Dundalk, eventually losing by 55-5.
Where do you start when trying to relate and absorb the events of Saturday’s final at Chambers Park? Firstly, congratulations to worthy winners Dundalk who nullified the Bangor attack, then went on to produce some stunning plays which racked up no less than 8 tries, each by a different player. For Bangor’s part, they were unable to respond to the intensity of Dundalk’s game, and lacked the cutting edge which their opponents used to great effect.
The day started full of promise, as the strong support from North Down made their way to Chambers Park in Portadown, knowing Bangor would be fielding their best team. Once again, the pundits had Bangor as the underdogs – just as they had done so in the previous three rounds! In confounding the experts earlier, Bangor produced some awesome performances against top quality opposition to get to the final. Dundalk had produced some convincing wins in the early rounds of the competition, but had struggled to get past CIYMS in the semi-final, just managing to squeeze ahead at the second time of asking. However, with a number of key players returning to the side in time for this game, they were now back at full strength and would be a formidable force to contend with.
Having won the toss, captain Jamie Clegg elected to play into the stiff wind in the first half. For the first 5 minutes, Bangor doggedly retained possession and tried to play their way into Dundalk’s half through a series of determined forward moves. However, little ground was made and, when possession was finally lost, the Dundalk back line produced a burst that simply cut through the Bangor defence resulting in an easy touch down under Bangor’s posts for a 7-0 lead.
Bangor stuck to their plan and slowly, but patiently, got their attack moving forward, eventually winning a penalty to the left of Dundalk’s posts, but Mark Widdowson’s kick into the wind drifted just wide of the mark.
The contrast in play between the two teams was becoming clear, with Bangor trying to keep the ball close while Dundalk were throwing it wide. The latter strategy was proving to be the more effective as, with 20 minutes gone, a quick back line move with players looping around resulted in an overlap on the right wing which gave a clear run in to again, score under the posts. A further 9 minutes later, they did it again and, although the Bangor defence had sensed the danger and moved across to cover it, their tackling let them down allowing Dundalk to get over in the right hand corner, taking their lead to 19-0.
By now, Bangor were trying to hang on until half time when they could regroup and come out with the wind at their backs. Dundalk, on the other hand were anxious to press home their advantage and give them a more comfortable lead. To Bangor’s credit, although camped on their own line for lengthy spells, they dug in and managed to hold on until the referee’s half time whistle.
As the teams reappeared from the dressing rooms, it was obvious Bangor were ringing the changes, particularly in the backs. With the wind advantage having lessened considerably, Bangor got the second half underway. It was now Dundalk’s turn to adopt the slow, steady approach, just as Bangor had done earlier. However, their more confident off-loading and support play was, once again, taking play deep into Bangor’s territory. Frustration at not being able to gain possession and take play out of their danger area eventually resulted in a yellow card for Clegg after a succession of penalties. Dundalk kicked the penalty to touch, won their lineout and drove for the line. Although initially held up by the Bangor defence, Dundalk’s repeated drives were eventually rewarded with another converted score, extending their lead to 26-0.
From the touchline, the Bangor faithful had felt that if their players had managed to score first in the second half, they may have been able to mount a fight-back and close the gap to their opponents. As it was, this Dundalk score simply bolstered their confidence and pushed Bangor deeper into trouble. With Bangor still a man down, Dundalk added to the score with a penalty and then another score in the corner. Everything was now working for the Leinster men, as even the difficult touchline conversion into the biting wind successfully split the posts, bringing the score to 36-0.
As the game entered the final quarter, and with Dundalk all but holding the cup, Bangor were now on the ropes. By contrast, the Dundalk players were in almost total control, and were not going to slow down now. In a 10 minute spell, they ran in a further 3 tries, making the scoreline 55-0. By now, any sense of dejection the Bangor supporters may have been feeling was now moved to feelings of sympathy for their players. However, pride was at stake and once again Bangor rallied as the game entered its final minutes. At last, the forwards got within striking distance of the Dundalk line and, although their repeated attacks were repelled, they finally managed to do what their opponents had done so effectively, and quickly passed the ball wide to Davy Charles. Even though they were 55 points ahead, the Dundalk defence made Charles work hard to drive through the tackles and score Bangor’s consolation try, bringing the final score to 55-5.
From Bangor’s point of view, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story of this competition. While the final may have resulted in a sad anti-climax for Bangor, the remarkable journey to get there will be remembered for some time. On the day, Dundalk were by far the better side, and Bangor would have to concede that their game was not up to the usual standard. However, there is no doubt the experience of competing at this level is something to relish and the goal now will be to secure a top four place in the league and try again next year.
Everybody at the club has nothing but the highest respect and praise for what has been achieved this year by not just the 1sts, but all the senior teams, and one poor result isn’t going to change that – the welcome at Upritchard Park for the returning players is testament to that. With that in mind, the players now need to put this disappointment behind them and provide the best possible response against a struggling Portadown side at home in the league next Saturday.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, F Black, G Irvine, R Latimer, J Clegg, C Stewart, R Armstrong, K Rosson, D Charles, M Aspley, M Weir, M Widdowson, C Morgan
Subs: S Irvine, O McIlmurray, D Kelly, M Rodgers, C Harper, D Fusco, M Thompson
Bangor scores: D Charles (1T)
Dundalk Storm To Title Dundalk 55 v Bangor 5 from KnockOn.ie
Dundalk Scorers: Christopher Scully, Owen McNally, Jonathan Williams, John Smyth, Ultan Murphy, Tiernan Gonnelly, James McConnon and Stephen Murphy 1 try each. Ultan Murphy 6 cons, 1 pen.
Bangor Scorers: David Charles 1 try.
In front of a big crowd at Chambers Park on Saturday afternoon Dundalk delivered a stunning and ruthless display to see off the challenge of Bangor and capture the All Ireland Junior Cup title for the very first time.
Three first half tries had them firmly in control at 19-0 ahead having played with the elements at the Portadown venue during the first half and while the wind dropped somewhat after half time the Dundalk intensity most certainly didn’t as they cut loose scoring five more tries.
Dundalk returned to a heroes welcome at their Mill Road clubhouse on Saturday night after a display of pure brilliance throughout the afternoon.
Precision, pace and skill from the Louth men from start to finish left Bangor playing second fiddle for long periods.
Activity relating to the carrying of the more than 100 portable shrines (mikoshi) around the Asakusa neighbourhood to bless the businesses and residents with prosperity in the coming year.
Sanja Matsuri (Festival) at the Sensoji Temple, Asakusa,
Tokyo, Japan, 2016
Only the street shots - thestreetzine.blogspot.com/
A few more furnitures and accessory for my Rolleiflex 3.5F (see below for details relate d to the camera) with a couple of old-fashioned carbon-zinc 22.5V batteries from China to test the Rolleiflash and a close-up accessory Rolleinar 1 (1 diopter) in the correct bayonet dimension (RII) suitable for the Rolleiflex 3.5F with Zeiss Planar lens or Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar 1:3.5 f=75mm.
There are 3 different filter bayonet sizes on the Rolleiflex (RI, RII, and RIII) and one should check that both optical pieces are of the correct same dimension before buying. The Rolleinar 1 permit the focusing of the Rolleiflex between 1m and 0.47m instead of the normal minimum focusing distance of 0.9m. The parallax for Heidosmat viewing lens is corrected with an integrated prism that should correctly positioned with a red dot directed up. The Rolleinar came with its original Rollei Francke & Heidecke branded leather case.
The Rolleiflash type-2 is the original one that came with the camera. It mounts to the viewing lens bayonet and is also of the correct type RII. Rolleiflashes exist also in other bayonet dimension. At now, I just tested the circuity continuation with the battery in place and also with a flash bulb mounted. When pressing the test button a small light flashes on the control window. Next step will to fire a bulb...
March 28, 2025
69004 Lyon
France
About the camera :
I got this stunning Rolleiflex 3.5F from a French artist near Paris, France. The camera came in it original box and leather bag with accessories and a reference book year 1955. The whole kit is in an exceptional state of conservation.
The Rolleiflex 3.5F is the model-3, or "K4F",that Rollei-Werke Franke & Heidecke produced in 50.000 units in Germany from Nov.1960 to Dec. 1964. The Rolleiflex originates from 1928 for the very first model and was produced still in a limited number until the years 2000’s. The 3.5F model 3 was available etheir with a Schneider-Kreuznak Xenotar taking lens or the Call Zeiss Planar 1:3.5 f=75mm as this camera. The Rolleiflex, that was a quality reference for many professional photographers in the 50’s for the medium-format 6X6 camera’s. Many worked both with the Leica M3 (starting from 1954) as small-format 24x36mm camera and the Rolleiflex for other appliances. The Rolleiflex remained one of the most iconic and trusted camera of all the times.
This specific 3.5F is labelled on the right side with nice badge made of enameled brass « T » « Telos » that was the exclusive first French importer of Rollei to France until 1972.
The Rolleiflex 3,5 F model 3 is equipped with the Synchro-Compur central shutter MXV CR00 with cone-wheel differential. The distance scale is only in meters here with automatic DOF indication.
Serial number with ‘3,5F’ prefix on of top name shield.
I detailed the camera and accessories and studied carefully the user manual and the book to before familiar this beauty before waiting for a quiet moment to prepare for a test film. I will not trust the old leather original neck strap to carry this precious machine on the field to avoid the real risk to drop the camera. I ordered a new one from a manufacturer in China.
where it all began..... now, of course, a primary tourist destination.
All street signage in Liverpool that relates to the Beatles in any way..... Penny Lane .... Menlove Avenue (where John lived with his Aunt Mimi).. etc... is positioned high up on the walls these days......fans 'pinched' the road signs one too many times.
Dundalk overwhelm Bangor in All Ireland Final
by Roger Corbett
Bangor’s amazing run in the All Ireland Junior Cup came to an abrupt end when they were comprehensively beaten by Dundalk, eventually losing by 55-5.
Where do you start when trying to relate and absorb the events of Saturday’s final at Chambers Park? Firstly, congratulations to worthy winners Dundalk who nullified the Bangor attack, then went on to produce some stunning plays which racked up no less than 8 tries, each by a different player. For Bangor’s part, they were unable to respond to the intensity of Dundalk’s game, and lacked the cutting edge which their opponents used to great effect.
The day started full of promise, as the strong support from North Down made their way to Chambers Park in Portadown, knowing Bangor would be fielding their best team. Once again, the pundits had Bangor as the underdogs – just as they had done so in the previous three rounds! In confounding the experts earlier, Bangor produced some awesome performances against top quality opposition to get to the final. Dundalk had produced some convincing wins in the early rounds of the competition, but had struggled to get past CIYMS in the semi-final, just managing to squeeze ahead at the second time of asking. However, with a number of key players returning to the side in time for this game, they were now back at full strength and would be a formidable force to contend with.
Having won the toss, captain Jamie Clegg elected to play into the stiff wind in the first half. For the first 5 minutes, Bangor doggedly retained possession and tried to play their way into Dundalk’s half through a series of determined forward moves. However, little ground was made and, when possession was finally lost, the Dundalk back line produced a burst that simply cut through the Bangor defence resulting in an easy touch down under Bangor’s posts for a 7-0 lead.
Bangor stuck to their plan and slowly, but patiently, got their attack moving forward, eventually winning a penalty to the left of Dundalk’s posts, but Mark Widdowson’s kick into the wind drifted just wide of the mark.
The contrast in play between the two teams was becoming clear, with Bangor trying to keep the ball close while Dundalk were throwing it wide. The latter strategy was proving to be the more effective as, with 20 minutes gone, a quick back line move with players looping around resulted in an overlap on the right wing which gave a clear run in to again, score under the posts. A further 9 minutes later, they did it again and, although the Bangor defence had sensed the danger and moved across to cover it, their tackling let them down allowing Dundalk to get over in the right hand corner, taking their lead to 19-0.
By now, Bangor were trying to hang on until half time when they could regroup and come out with the wind at their backs. Dundalk, on the other hand were anxious to press home their advantage and give them a more comfortable lead. To Bangor’s credit, although camped on their own line for lengthy spells, they dug in and managed to hold on until the referee’s half time whistle.
As the teams reappeared from the dressing rooms, it was obvious Bangor were ringing the changes, particularly in the backs. With the wind advantage having lessened considerably, Bangor got the second half underway. It was now Dundalk’s turn to adopt the slow, steady approach, just as Bangor had done earlier. However, their more confident off-loading and support play was, once again, taking play deep into Bangor’s territory. Frustration at not being able to gain possession and take play out of their danger area eventually resulted in a yellow card for Clegg after a succession of penalties. Dundalk kicked the penalty to touch, won their lineout and drove for the line. Although initially held up by the Bangor defence, Dundalk’s repeated drives were eventually rewarded with another converted score, extending their lead to 26-0.
From the touchline, the Bangor faithful had felt that if their players had managed to score first in the second half, they may have been able to mount a fight-back and close the gap to their opponents. As it was, this Dundalk score simply bolstered their confidence and pushed Bangor deeper into trouble. With Bangor still a man down, Dundalk added to the score with a penalty and then another score in the corner. Everything was now working for the Leinster men, as even the difficult touchline conversion into the biting wind successfully split the posts, bringing the score to 36-0.
As the game entered the final quarter, and with Dundalk all but holding the cup, Bangor were now on the ropes. By contrast, the Dundalk players were in almost total control, and were not going to slow down now. In a 10 minute spell, they ran in a further 3 tries, making the scoreline 55-0. By now, any sense of dejection the Bangor supporters may have been feeling was now moved to feelings of sympathy for their players. However, pride was at stake and once again Bangor rallied as the game entered its final minutes. At last, the forwards got within striking distance of the Dundalk line and, although their repeated attacks were repelled, they finally managed to do what their opponents had done so effectively, and quickly passed the ball wide to Davy Charles. Even though they were 55 points ahead, the Dundalk defence made Charles work hard to drive through the tackles and score Bangor’s consolation try, bringing the final score to 55-5.
From Bangor’s point of view, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story of this competition. While the final may have resulted in a sad anti-climax for Bangor, the remarkable journey to get there will be remembered for some time. On the day, Dundalk were by far the better side, and Bangor would have to concede that their game was not up to the usual standard. However, there is no doubt the experience of competing at this level is something to relish and the goal now will be to secure a top four place in the league and try again next year.
Everybody at the club has nothing but the highest respect and praise for what has been achieved this year by not just the 1sts, but all the senior teams, and one poor result isn’t going to change that – the welcome at Upritchard Park for the returning players is testament to that. With that in mind, the players now need to put this disappointment behind them and provide the best possible response against a struggling Portadown side at home in the league next Saturday.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, F Black, G Irvine, R Latimer, J Clegg, C Stewart, R Armstrong, K Rosson, D Charles, M Aspley, M Weir, M Widdowson, C Morgan
Subs: S Irvine, O McIlmurray, D Kelly, M Rodgers, C Harper, D Fusco, M Thompson
Bangor scores: D Charles (1T)
Dundalk Storm To Title Dundalk 55 v Bangor 5 from KnockOn.ie
Dundalk Scorers: Christopher Scully, Owen McNally, Jonathan Williams, John Smyth, Ultan Murphy, Tiernan Gonnelly, James McConnon and Stephen Murphy 1 try each. Ultan Murphy 6 cons, 1 pen.
Bangor Scorers: David Charles 1 try.
In front of a big crowd at Chambers Park on Saturday afternoon Dundalk delivered a stunning and ruthless display to see off the challenge of Bangor and capture the All Ireland Junior Cup title for the very first time.
Three first half tries had them firmly in control at 19-0 ahead having played with the elements at the Portadown venue during the first half and while the wind dropped somewhat after half time the Dundalk intensity most certainly didn’t as they cut loose scoring five more tries.
Dundalk returned to a heroes welcome at their Mill Road clubhouse on Saturday night after a display of pure brilliance throughout the afternoon.
Precision, pace and skill from the Louth men from start to finish left Bangor playing second fiddle for long periods.
Relates to Leeds TOTW: Simplicity (18 Jan 2009)
1 prop used for basic photo yet guarantees a good laugh for many a person!
flickr.com/photos/jamesw-bell/2370693831/in/pool-400606@N23
Original shot by amateur local photographer following copy-cat burial of link below. Link above refers to Media Circus that followed!
立法會鐵路事宜小組委員會視察港鐵沙田貨運場及馬場站
立法会铁路事宜小组委员会视察港铁沙田货运场及马场站
LegCo Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways visits the MTR Shatin Freight Yard and Racecourse Station (2014.01.10)
Kinetic: Relating to, caused by, or producing motion.
These are called “Kinetic” photographs because there is motion, energy, and movement involved, specifically my and the camera’s movements.
I choose a light source and/or subject, set my camera for a long exposure (typically around 4 seconds), focus on my subject and push the shutter button. When the shutter opens I move the camera around with my hands...large, sweeping, dramatic movements. And then I will literally throw the camera several feet up into the air, most times imparting a spinning or whirling motion to it as I hurl it upward. I may throw the camera several times and also utilize hand-held motion several times in one photo. None of these are Photoshopped, layered, or a composite photo...what you see occurs in one shot, one take.
Aren’t I afraid that I will drop and break my camera? For regular followers of my photostream and this series you will know that I have already done so. This little camera has been dropped many times, and broken once when dropped on concrete outside. It still functions...not so well for regular photographs, but superbly for more kinetic work.
To read more about Kinetic Photography click the Wikipedia link below:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_photography
And to see more of my Kinetic Photographs please visit my set, “Flux Velocity:”
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157622224677487/
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Albeit supremely risky this is one of my favorite ways to produce abstract photographs.
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My photographs and videos and any derivative works are my private property and are copyright © by me, John Russell (aka “Zoom Lens”) and ALL my rights, including my exclusive rights, are reserved. ANY use without my permission in writing is forbidden by law.
Dundalk overwhelm Bangor in All Ireland Final
by Roger Corbett
Bangor’s amazing run in the All Ireland Junior Cup came to an abrupt end when they were comprehensively beaten by Dundalk, eventually losing by 55-5.
Where do you start when trying to relate and absorb the events of Saturday’s final at Chambers Park? Firstly, congratulations to worthy winners Dundalk who nullified the Bangor attack, then went on to produce some stunning plays which racked up no less than 8 tries, each by a different player. For Bangor’s part, they were unable to respond to the intensity of Dundalk’s game, and lacked the cutting edge which their opponents used to great effect.
The day started full of promise, as the strong support from North Down made their way to Chambers Park in Portadown, knowing Bangor would be fielding their best team. Once again, the pundits had Bangor as the underdogs – just as they had done so in the previous three rounds! In confounding the experts earlier, Bangor produced some awesome performances against top quality opposition to get to the final. Dundalk had produced some convincing wins in the early rounds of the competition, but had struggled to get past CIYMS in the semi-final, just managing to squeeze ahead at the second time of asking. However, with a number of key players returning to the side in time for this game, they were now back at full strength and would be a formidable force to contend with.
Having won the toss, captain Jamie Clegg elected to play into the stiff wind in the first half. For the first 5 minutes, Bangor doggedly retained possession and tried to play their way into Dundalk’s half through a series of determined forward moves. However, little ground was made and, when possession was finally lost, the Dundalk back line produced a burst that simply cut through the Bangor defence resulting in an easy touch down under Bangor’s posts for a 7-0 lead.
Bangor stuck to their plan and slowly, but patiently, got their attack moving forward, eventually winning a penalty to the left of Dundalk’s posts, but Mark Widdowson’s kick into the wind drifted just wide of the mark.
The contrast in play between the two teams was becoming clear, with Bangor trying to keep the ball close while Dundalk were throwing it wide. The latter strategy was proving to be the more effective as, with 20 minutes gone, a quick back line move with players looping around resulted in an overlap on the right wing which gave a clear run in to again, score under the posts. A further 9 minutes later, they did it again and, although the Bangor defence had sensed the danger and moved across to cover it, their tackling let them down allowing Dundalk to get over in the right hand corner, taking their lead to 19-0.
By now, Bangor were trying to hang on until half time when they could regroup and come out with the wind at their backs. Dundalk, on the other hand were anxious to press home their advantage and give them a more comfortable lead. To Bangor’s credit, although camped on their own line for lengthy spells, they dug in and managed to hold on until the referee’s half time whistle.
As the teams reappeared from the dressing rooms, it was obvious Bangor were ringing the changes, particularly in the backs. With the wind advantage having lessened considerably, Bangor got the second half underway. It was now Dundalk’s turn to adopt the slow, steady approach, just as Bangor had done earlier. However, their more confident off-loading and support play was, once again, taking play deep into Bangor’s territory. Frustration at not being able to gain possession and take play out of their danger area eventually resulted in a yellow card for Clegg after a succession of penalties. Dundalk kicked the penalty to touch, won their lineout and drove for the line. Although initially held up by the Bangor defence, Dundalk’s repeated drives were eventually rewarded with another converted score, extending their lead to 26-0.
From the touchline, the Bangor faithful had felt that if their players had managed to score first in the second half, they may have been able to mount a fight-back and close the gap to their opponents. As it was, this Dundalk score simply bolstered their confidence and pushed Bangor deeper into trouble. With Bangor still a man down, Dundalk added to the score with a penalty and then another score in the corner. Everything was now working for the Leinster men, as even the difficult touchline conversion into the biting wind successfully split the posts, bringing the score to 36-0.
As the game entered the final quarter, and with Dundalk all but holding the cup, Bangor were now on the ropes. By contrast, the Dundalk players were in almost total control, and were not going to slow down now. In a 10 minute spell, they ran in a further 3 tries, making the scoreline 55-0. By now, any sense of dejection the Bangor supporters may have been feeling was now moved to feelings of sympathy for their players. However, pride was at stake and once again Bangor rallied as the game entered its final minutes. At last, the forwards got within striking distance of the Dundalk line and, although their repeated attacks were repelled, they finally managed to do what their opponents had done so effectively, and quickly passed the ball wide to Davy Charles. Even though they were 55 points ahead, the Dundalk defence made Charles work hard to drive through the tackles and score Bangor’s consolation try, bringing the final score to 55-5.
From Bangor’s point of view, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story of this competition. While the final may have resulted in a sad anti-climax for Bangor, the remarkable journey to get there will be remembered for some time. On the day, Dundalk were by far the better side, and Bangor would have to concede that their game was not up to the usual standard. However, there is no doubt the experience of competing at this level is something to relish and the goal now will be to secure a top four place in the league and try again next year.
Everybody at the club has nothing but the highest respect and praise for what has been achieved this year by not just the 1sts, but all the senior teams, and one poor result isn’t going to change that – the welcome at Upritchard Park for the returning players is testament to that. With that in mind, the players now need to put this disappointment behind them and provide the best possible response against a struggling Portadown side at home in the league next Saturday.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, F Black, G Irvine, R Latimer, J Clegg, C Stewart, R Armstrong, K Rosson, D Charles, M Aspley, M Weir, M Widdowson, C Morgan
Subs: S Irvine, O McIlmurray, D Kelly, M Rodgers, C Harper, D Fusco, M Thompson
Bangor scores: D Charles (1T)
Dundalk Storm To Title Dundalk 55 v Bangor 5 from KnockOn.ie
Dundalk Scorers: Christopher Scully, Owen McNally, Jonathan Williams, John Smyth, Ultan Murphy, Tiernan Gonnelly, James McConnon and Stephen Murphy 1 try each. Ultan Murphy 6 cons, 1 pen.
Bangor Scorers: David Charles 1 try.
In front of a big crowd at Chambers Park on Saturday afternoon Dundalk delivered a stunning and ruthless display to see off the challenge of Bangor and capture the All Ireland Junior Cup title for the very first time.
Three first half tries had them firmly in control at 19-0 ahead having played with the elements at the Portadown venue during the first half and while the wind dropped somewhat after half time the Dundalk intensity most certainly didn’t as they cut loose scoring five more tries.
Dundalk returned to a heroes welcome at their Mill Road clubhouse on Saturday night after a display of pure brilliance throughout the afternoon.
Precision, pace and skill from the Louth men from start to finish left Bangor playing second fiddle for long periods.
Part of a set of images relating to the Mass Trespass that took place at Pangdean Bottom in the Sussex downs on 24th July 2021.
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Part of a rich english tradition - see: Mass trespass of Kinder Scout
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_trespass_of_Kinder_Scout
The linoprint illustrations featured are by Nick Hayes:
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folioart.co.uk/illustrator/nick-hayes/
The police were outnumbered by film crews and Radio 4!
#right2roam #righttoroam #freeroamers #masstrespass #access2land #accesstoland #linoprint #redkite #birdofprey #meatismurder #streetart #art #satire #landscapesoffreedom
It is always best with a new medium to make use of its unique aspects. So do not just make the same old game and put it on a mobile device. Some will... but where you really get something worht-while is when you relate your game or application to location - your surroundings or the people around you.
Here are many examples of this - click the link to try them:
imm.sheridanc.on.ca/samples/mobile
These prototypes in Flash and Flash Lite 2.0 garnered interest from Mobile Millionairs around the world.
Dan Zen is a Professor and Industry Liaison for the Sheridan Interactive Multimedia one year post grad program featuring Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, PHP, ASP, MySQL and a lot of creativity building environments where people can create and communicate with one another. I
Interactivity beyond navigation - games, e-learning, Web applications, artistic pioneering works with video as input, etc. Good for designers and programmers.
Activity relating to the carrying of the more than 100 portable shrines (mikoshi) around the Asakusa neighbourhood to bless the businesses and residents with prosperity in the coming year.
Sanja Matsuri (Festival) at the Sensoji Temple, Asakusa,
Tokyo, Japan, 2016
Only the street shots - thestreetzine.blogspot.com/
This weeks wow was our last one and it was about the topic SHANGHAI. For me Shanghai relates very closely to the word glamorous or scenic beauty of its skyline. I knew that taking a picture of the bund would not be enough even if it had something beautiful in the foreground, it had to be something special. Light is always something that I want to stand out in my photos, so I decided to go there at sunrise. The first metro left at 5:40 and I arrived at the Bund at around 6 o’clock. At first it was quite empty and only very few people were there, but shortly after, people starting doing sports and flying their kites. It was an extreme challenge to get the kite in the photo with the bund, even with the 24mm lens that I put on my dad’s Leice M9. After running up and down the Bund trying to get the photo right when the kite was either landing or taking off, I decided to stay in one position, set up the camera perfectly and hope for that one kite to fly right into my shot. This took me about 7 kites to actually get the right one and I might have had a workout myself as well hunting down those kites. Then finally I got this shot and everything seemed to just be perfect. The skyline could’ve come out more sharply if the air had been less polluted, but I like it exactly the way it came out. This way, the bund seems more like a background rather than the center of attention and the silhouette of the beautiful building before the sky is not too strong. The kite stands out with its strong contrast because of that and helps the create an appealing composition. While the skyline is perfectly symmetrical and the lamps of the railing help to give a balanced effect, the kite comes out of that symmetry and by being more the the right upper centre creates an eye-catcher and stand out as the subject of the photo. Even the man running helps out the picture a lot because he is the only person in the photo. He is running towards the center of the photo, giving the impression that he belongs there. Also, it is nice that the Bund doesn’t seem abandoned and lifeless, but shows that there are people in the morning doing sports such as jogging. The sun, which is in the center of the photo above the skyline, between the set of high towers on the right and the one and most known tower - the pearl tower - on the left, and is quite overexposed at the center beaming out light. The sky thereby does not look pale and stuctureless, but seems to be part of the overall composition of the photo. The light clouds help out a lot by giving the sky a beautiful structure.
立法會改善基層住户居住環境事宜小組委員會探訪劏房家庭及參觀位於酒店和賓館的過渡性房屋項目
立法会改善基层住户居住环境事宜小组委员会探访劏房家庭及参观位于酒店和宾馆的过渡性房屋项目
LegCo Subcommittee on Issues Relating to the Improvement of Living Conditions of the Grass-roots Tenants visits families at sub-divided units and transitional housing projects in a hotel and a guesthouse (9.8.2022)
Activity relating to the carrying of the more than 100 portable shrines (mikoshi) around the Asakusa neighbourhood to bless the businesses and residents with prosperity in the coming year.
Sanja Matsuri (Festival) at the Sensoji Temple, Asakusa,
Tokyo, Japan, 2016
Only the street shots - thestreetzine.blogspot.com/
"An OG told me..stay true, and keep making the music the people relate to" #ImOnIt #89Til🌎 #TimeToKill
As most people collect, they end up meeting interesting people that they can relate to. I've certainly met my share of them, and have managed to obtain a few pieces with some assistance from them. As a result, hailing all the4 way from Singapore, we have the Hot Toys Exclusive (whatever that means) Avengers 2: Age of Ultron - Maria Hill figure.
I know they weren't super expensive back in the day (MSRP I mean), but by the time Sideshow got their hands on it, this figure cost $215 USD, which definitely cost more than your run of the mill figure back in the day, all the while being less equipped than they were. I managed to snag one that was opened and resealed in a box for $170 USD shippped.
You get the figure, 3 pairs of hands, walkie talkie, Bluetooth earpiece, and a pistol. Oh, and the usual base/stand.
Now, I learned about Pleather deterioration, but completely forgot about how tropical weather like in Singapore would affect a figure. It's not the worst I've seen, as some of my Widows have similar damage, but they've lived in Canada all their lives.
But it is unfortunate seeing how I didn't exactly score this figure for Garage Sale prices. I'm hoping my coats of leather paint prevents things from getting worse.
What I wasn't expecting was the effect of humidity on paint in contact with plastic. Hot Toys gave the sculpt some lovely blush to accentuate her cheeks. Well, that all turned from pink to yellow, so it looks kinda weird.
Unfortunate, but I treat it as a learning lesson on things to look out for when I finally make my way back to Asia to unleash holy hell on the secondary toy market.
So with the downers out of the way, the rest of the figure is pretty standard. I believe Maria uses a slightly taller version of the Widow body, which is a bit tall and narrow in the torso, but overall is a closer match to Colbie Smulders than Scarlett Johansson.
Maria was made when they still made softer fabric uniforms. I'd describe the feel of what she's wearing as being whatever Jeggings are made from. The upper body generally has full use of its faculties - unfortunately the body doesn't have Butterfly style shoulders, which is unfortunate as Maria could have really used them, especially for her pistol and arm crossed poses. Legs are restricted despite the softer fabric, though isn't as bad as with Winter Soldier Black Widow.
The head sculpt I'm actually quite impressed with. It's not perfect - they never are and if anyone says so, they're probably just not looking hard at the thing... or in some instances, not looking at all. The eyes are off, and the sculpted hair throws things off. But ultimately, it comes down to the jaw being too square, even for Colbie Smulders. On the whole, however, its probably 70 - 80% there, which is a lot more than I can say about any Black Widow up to that point, and Hot Toys accomplished that with one try as well.
Paint, I'm not really in a position to comment on. But, it appears if you can see past the discoloration, you'll see that the usual high quality is there. Build Quality is the usual high level, with nothing falling apart aside from the Pleather.
Overall, despite being a simpler figure I have to say I certainly like this better than I liked AoU Widow, which was just.. weird from a MCU perspective as well as from a Hot Toy perspective. I'll probably have to hunt down a WS Nick Fury to pair with her, but this time I'll be sure to make sure everything is is one piece.
There are a few tales to tell about the Murray Earls of Dunmore - they were after all good Jacobites, but it's getting late and I want to go to bed! There is one story I will relate though, which I found in an article written in 2020 by Australian journalist Charles Woolley. The Australian connection is because the 12th and current Earl of Dumore, was born and lives in Tasmania - as you will see! Over to Charles Woolley:-
In the 1960s policemen everywhere, would bail up speeding drivers to ask, “Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?”
Stirling Moss died recently at the age of 90. He always described himself as happy to be regarded as, “The greatest Formula One Driver never to win the world championship.”
In 1955 Moss at 25 made his claim on world pre-eminence by winning the famous Mille Miglia.
For those of you not into motor racing it is a spectacular 1600km road race through some of the most beautiful country in Italy. Moss finished way ahead of the field beating the world-famous Argentinian, Juan Manuel Fangio by a sensational thirty minutes.
You might have heard of Fangio. His was another name invoked by traffic cops everywhere. As in “Pull over Fangio. Do you know how fast you were going?”
I met Moss once in the eighties in London. A short, slight man, balding and charming, he was with a beautiful young woman who gave every impression of being bedazzled by his charisma and devil-may-care attitude. As were many.
“If you are not trying to win at all costs,” he would often say, “Then what on earth are you doing out there.”
Consequently, the playboy racing driver had as many accidents as girlfriends. He broke both his legs, severely damaged his spine and injured his brain. He suffered lasting nerve damage and impaired eyesight.
Sensibly he quit young, giving up motor racing for a successful business career in property development. He once said, “I knew if I didn’t get out, I’d kill myself and maybe someone else.”
And with that thought (having exhausted the sum-total of my knowledge of motor racing) comes the time to shift gear to the year 1992 and a tale about colliding worlds and random chance. For you never know who you might run into on a Sunday drive on a quiet country road in the northwest of Tasmania.
This is the scene as two quite different motor vehicles are closing on one another in peaceful rolling farmland near the tiny town of Moriarty.
One vehicle, a souped-up Ford Falcon is travelling at high speed, past blurred hedge rows and flashes of chocolate brown soil, roaring uphill and down through the green landscape this fine day in early March.
The driver of the Ford is Stirling Moss. He is too intent on memorizing every twist and turn of the narrow bitumen road to notice a familiarity of scenery: how much this pleasant land resembles his own English countryside.
At 150 kilometers an hour on an unfamiliar winding road he’s not here for the scenery. He is here to win an upcoming race and for that he needs to practice. In the coming days he will need to know every twist and turn.
Moss has been in Tasmania only a few hours, having flown from London and is likely tired and jetlagged and in need of rest.
But always he has that rule; “If you are not trying to win at all costs then what are you doing here?”
The other oncoming vehicle, a modest Toyota Corona (again unrelated to the present plague) is travelling at a much more sedate speed. The driver who is only five minutes from home is accompanied by his wife. They have enjoyed a rare weekend away together without the kids and are in no hurry to get back.
The Corona is doing only 80 kilometers an hour, almost half the speed of the Falcon but the closing speed of the two vehicles is 230 kilometers per hour.
The head-on collision destroys both cars. But it is the occupants of the smaller Toyota Corona who are most seriously injured.
Stirling Moss’s premonitions about what might happen if he continued to race have almost come true.
Moss was in Tasmania for the 1992 inaugural Targa Tasmania which he was fully expecting to win, driving the not yet released new Ford Falcon XR8.
It was to be a great coup for Targa Tasmania and even bigger for his sponsor Ford Australia. But the grand plans suddenly ended with a car crash.
This week the driver of the Corona, Malcolm Murray told me, “No one knew Stirling was here, least of all me. It was all supposed to be a big surprise. A secret marketing strategy. Out of nowhere Stirling Moss would win Targa and the XR8 would be launched with a huge fanfare. At least that was the plan.”
Malcolm Murray, to this day has no recollection of the accident from which he and his wife took years to recover.
Malcolm was a local electrical engineer and a pilot- instructor, married to wife Jan and with two kids.
“But,” as they say in the steak-knife commercial, “There is more!”
The bloke Stirling Moss cleaned up that sunny March day on Bonney’s Hill at Moriarty also turned out to be Sir Malcolm Kenneth Murray, Chief of the Scottish Clan Murray and the twelfth Earl of Dunmore.
Tasmanian born Malcolm inherited a British peerage which entitled him to sit in the House of Lords in Westminster. Accordingly, his wife Jan became the Countess of Dunmore.
In political reforms during the Blair era the British Government abolished hereditary seats in the House of Lords.
Malcolm retained his titles but lost his seat after making only two speeches in the House; one when he took his seat, the other when he gave it up.
Jan’s death five years ago was unrelated to the motor accident but according to Malcolm she never fully recovered. “Whenever we were out driving and a car approached, she became alarmed that we were going to have a head on.”
For his part, Malcolm considers himself lucky. “I don’t remember a thing about the accident. I’m a pilot and when I woke up in hospital all strapped up, the first thing I asked was ‘Whose plane did I crash?”
Malcolm was unconscious when the police arrived and had to be cut out of the wreckage. But he does remember and believes to be true, the wonderful story that did the rounds at the time.
The crash scene told the whole truth. It was clear the Ford was on the wrong side of the road and travelling much too fast.
So, the indignant traffic cop approached the driver of the XR8 and asked the classic question.
“Mate, who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?”
The driver sheepishly replied, “Well actually …….”
Later in court Stirling Moss had a conviction recorded for failing to keep to the left.
He never returned to Tasmania.
Malcolm Murray still avoids the backroads during Targa.
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Oct 08th, 2022 Andrew H. McCain Arena, Acadia University Wolfville..
* FYI Axemen Home Game Update * Hi tech has taken over Andrew H. McCain Arena and they are going paperless ? And the systemic custom of handing out an official program to the customer has been terminated ? And so, unfortunately, many Axe fans are denied the pleasure of reading up on all the latest AUS news , reviewing game stats and reading player information relating to the hockey game for which they have just bought a ticket ?
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Some relevant news clippings,,
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Feb 24, 2022 - Wolfville, N.S. Acadia University. The Acadia University Professors strike enters its 4th week ?
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Sept 30th 2022 - Acadia Axeman hockey at Andrew H. McCain Arena goes paperless ? The Official program is no longer handed out to the customer ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52395343477
January 22, 2024 - Canada sets two-year cap on foreign students. The cap will result in a decrease of 35% in approved study permits.
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68059996
Dec 14,2021 - Don't all members matter at Acadia Athletics ? Discrimination shown against community members during Covi. A posted official notice reads : "The Athletics complex will be closed to community drop-ins, community memberships, and external rentals until further notice , However,, Acadia staff, faculty and students, with proof of double vaccination, will continue to access the fitness center, the pool and the arena for skating. "
International student fallout hits the bottom line.. Atlantic universities depend on international students for about 30 per cent of their enrollment.
universityaffairs.ca/news/international-student-fallout-h...
Feb. 28, 2026. Dalhousie inks new nursing degree agreement with university in India to create dual-degree program in nursing.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-dual-nursing...
May 11th 2023 - A new policy has been announced at Acadia where almost half the available seats for a new Course are to be set aside and reserved only for members of certain racial or ethnic groups as specified by the University ? The PC Government announced that a new nursing program is to be offered at Acadia University where approximately 50 percent of the seats are reserved only for African, Mi'kmaq and Indigenous students. The total number of annual seats is set to increase to 63 ? Bearing in mind a current health care system worker crisis and urgent need for nursing grads, is it really wise or responsible to install race or ethnic restrictions that can eliminate many of those wanting to be a nurse ? www2.acadiau.ca/about-acadia/newsroom/news-reader-page/ac...
Dec 27, 2021 - Playing the race card ? The Liberal Provincial Government of Nova Scotia could be on a slippery slope when using race to determine and to cull applicants for vital health services due to limited supplies during a national public health emergency ?
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The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission,
www.cnn.com/2023/06/29/politics/affirmative-action-suprem...
Free University for some ? B.C. university waives tuition for local First Nation students,
bc.ctvnews.ca/that-s-reconciliation-b-c-university-waives...
Aug 2023 - A new physician assistant program at Dalhousie U open to 24 students per year with preference given to applicants from Nova Scotia, atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-invests-5-6-million-for-first-phy...
Oct 10, 2025 - The race card has been played in setting membership pricing rates ? A local Halifax gym R-Studio executes exclusive lower race-based membership charge ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsHpxm3yb7c&t=20s
June 11, 2025 - Maritime students struggle to find summer jobs,
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/mission-impossible-mariti...
Tim Horton's appears to use racial profiling in its hiring policies ?
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Canada's Gen Z can't find jobs,, www.cbc.ca/news/business/youth-unemployment-rate-1.7549979
The concerned Kentvillian must ask, " why is it that every time that you gas up at Milne Court Petro-Can, New Minas Ultramar, KVille Ultramar, and now the Big Stop, or go to the KFC for chicken, or Mary Browns, or the Burger King, or Subway, or all of the 3 Timmies for coffee, or Walmart, oe Needs, or receive a parcel from amazon, or attend the cash register post to pay a bill at many other downtown stores, it feels like you're suddenly in a foreign country ? " What has happened to all of the friendly locals that used to man these positions and was one of the main reasons we frequented these business establishments ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54418705157/
Chamber of Commerce Kentville, NS
448 Main St, Kentville NS B4N
Kody Bloise . Liberal Party
Can there be an identity crisis looming in the town of Kentville ?
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Canada's post-secondary industry predicts a storm ahead, as budget cuts shrink courses, staff,
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/post-secondary-cuts-1.7387175
U of T Toronto, Jun 27, 2023 - " She Sung it her Way "
Jully Black sings her own personalized, politicized, 'our home on native land' version of the Canadian National anthem in a performance at Toronto university graduation. Black was asked to perform her new way of singing Canada's national anthem to reflect the core values of their law program ? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jully-black-tmu-law-school...
March 18, 2025 - Professors, students say Nova Scotia university bill threatens academic freedoms,
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/professors-st...
March 4th, 2025 - Trump issues ban on 'illegal' college protests as he threatens students with arrest and deportation
www.lbc.co.uk/usa/politics/trump-issues-ban-on-illegal-co...
April 9, 2025 - Trump administration freezes $1 billion in funding for Cornell University, $790 million for Northwestern University ,,
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/us/cornell-northwestern-federal-fu...
Jan 20,2026 - Trump hates wind turbines ? ‘so pathetic and so bad’ .. And so does Hall's Harbour ,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wkHCSbSwkw
5th Mar 5th, 2025 - U.S. funding freeze affecting both American and international exchange students and major US scholarship funders
monitor.icef.com/2025/03/us-funding-freeze-affecting-both...
Trump protecting historic statues - enacts 10 years in jail penalty for harming or defacing historical statues,,
www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-signs-executive-order-enactin...
February 10, 2025 - Acadia University in Wolfville announces permanent pool closure, discontinues varsity swim team - will close its swimming pool on June 15, 2025,
Students chose Acadia because of the swim team and many parents got calls “from their kids – in tears – devastated.”
Acadia Aquatics,
recreation.acadiau.ca/aquatics.html
How not to park at Hennigers farm Market Greenwich,
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April 13, 2025 - Eight programs suspended at P.E.I. college over drop in international students,
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/prince-edward-island/article/pei-...
Sept 13th, 2025 - Acadia Axemen and Dal Tigers hockey teams ignore the Dal strikers picket line to play an Exhibition game at Dalhousie University ?
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Town of Wolfville breaking the law, obstructing traffic, while creating a safety hazard ? And making trip to and from hockey games a real challenge ?
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Sep 29, 2025 - Wolfville now studying ways to solve traffic congestion along Main Street ?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/wolfville-nova-scotia-...
CBC launches Olympic games gambling ? In a groundbreaking move and for the first time ever, CBC has introduced and will include gambling in its coverage of the 2024 Olympic games ?
2024 Paris Olympics - It appears that CBC has partnered with one particular online Casino company and BetRivers is running sports betting ads during the televising of Olympic sporting events ? Is the inclusion of a casino and a Sports betting parlor that runs betting ads during Olympic events appropriate to the principles and high moral standard exemplified by the Olympic Games ?
Are University student loans being gambled away ?
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Feb 4th 2025, Bell Let's Talk ? Abandoning your Unionized telephone workers, refusing to talk to them and leaving them out on the Street for 5 Months does not contribute to good mental health ? U Ottawa Scotty suggests that the internet, mobile phones and Social media are also taking a heavy toll on the mental health and overall mental well being of today's society ? And so maybe there's some hypocrisy shown by the giant media mogul Bell Canada who could be the biggest contributor and profit taker from this national crisis ? www.youtube.com/shorts/31f3sZndK6w
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This year Canadian Taxpayers will pay $1.5 billion dollars to subsidize the CBC ?
site-cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/impact-and-accountabil...
June 28,2021, O Canada at Stanley Cup Finals ? CBC plays upsetting version of the Canadian National Anthem on the World stage ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/51829474529/in/album-7...
January 11-22, 2023 - CBC doesn't seem to want to push or promote the men's hockey leagues like AHL, ECHL, or the University level ASU and U Sports hockey ? Canada has won both Golds at the recent 2023 international University Hockey FISU tournament. But Gold medal final games, in fact the whole tournament, were not telecast on CBC ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/52640201721/in/datepos...
July 5th, 2024 Jacob Shaffelburg (Pt Williams Nova Scotia) Men's soccer - Unfortunately, CBC doesn't seem to support or sponsor men's soccer and will not be broadcasting the Men's Copa soccer tournament ? However, you can still enjoy soccer on CBC as they will be giving support and full coverage to the Women's National team and to the new start-up Women's pro soccer league ? www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree... ? -
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June 29th, 2024 - Bailey Feltmate (Acadia U, Wolfville N.S.) - CBC doesn't appear to support men's football anymore, and so most Canadians won't be able to watch graduating male university athletes like Bailey perform in the pros ? However, fans will be able to watch graduating university female athletes perform as CBC is providing cross Canada media support and live coverage of the new start-up Women's pro soccer league, the new Women's pro hockey league, and the upcoming Women's pro basketball league ? www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/53855066488/in/datepos...
Jun 11, 2024 - Acadia's Mya Harnish joins new Women's Pro soccer team, the Halifax Tides. CBC will provide full media support and full coverage for the brand new start-up Women's Pro soccer league. CBC will broadcast eight regular-season matches. A "Game of the Week" will co-stream simultaneously on CBC Gem and NSL.ca,
www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cbc-radio-canada-broadcast-agree...
Thanks to CBC, fans will now be able to follow female Acadia University athletes like Mya Harnish, who has now turned Pro . www.flickr.com/photos/74039487@N02/54482565652/in/photost...
Lost in Space________Episode # 1_______Death to Deniers !
Danger - Will Robinson, Danger ! Sensors detecting thought-police !
These fine ladies want prison sentences handed down to individuals who dare to be themselves and to think differently from them calling anyone with a different opinion from theirs to be a denier or a hater ?
No one can deny the existence of residential schools. And so why are an infinitesimal tiny minority like Leah Gazan (NDP), Lindsay Mathyssen (NDP), Nahanni Fontaine (NDP) and Kimberley Murray (Liberal Government investigator) so dissatisfied and why are they trying to force their own radical ego-driven personal viewpoint based on unproven allegations on everyone else ? Why do they want you to think the same way that they think, believe in the same way that they believe, and be forced by law into accepting their individual self-centred and self-serving narrative, (that they get paid to expound) as being Gods' truth, and if you dare resist them you are then to be called a hater and a denier and a criminal that could be sent to jail for up to life in prison under the law enshrined in their new Bill C-63 or C-9 ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZU7NEzs3Gk
Was it a hoax ? Residential schools. After three years of searching for bodies, at the cost to taxpayers of $216.5 million, not a single set of human remains have been found.
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What Is Truth ?
"If you are strictly one-sided with any opinion, you’re incredibly ignorant".
UBC Jan 22, 2026 - Many students that grew up attending the Canadian public school system during the Trudeau Liberal era ( 2015 thru 2025 ) are now reaching post secondary age and are arriving at University in a heavily indoctrinated state with coercive and one-sided my-opinion-only attitudes ? Violent gangs of masked and gagged orange shirted student protestors, tribalism, far left activism and propaganda posters hanging in an Authoritarian environment where free will, open debate or speaking the truth is has become a crime are now being seen in our Canadian institutes of higher learning ? This scenario may sound Orwellian, but it's actually the billion dollar public funded University of B.C. campus in Vancouver ?
Frances Widdowson, "Without truth and without freedom, our Universities will die." Frances visits UBC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihsLPodE9R0
U of Vic claims 250 vs Frances and Dallas who say Zero ?
What Is Truth ?
Dec 3rd 2025, Frances and Dallas visit the University of Victoria B.C. and discover that U of Vic is conducting mass indoctrination of impressionable young minds ? Open free thinking and free speech are discouraged here ? Asking questions that might ruffle some feathers or challenge the status quo no longer wanted on this campus - By challenging the indoctrinated dogma taught at this publicly owned B.C. University can bring on abuse and the Police called in to cart you off to jail ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=u53G5WBpVmc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSRn8BzpvLc
Feb 24th, 2026 - "You're not welcome here !" Welcome to the University of Lethbridge where they ignore manners, disregard etiquette and the students use loud ancient tribal war cries and the continuous monotone of Indian tom-tom drumming to drown out the opposition during debate ? Once you take UofL's Indoctrination 101 course, 2 plus 2 may no longer equal 4 ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Moi7VM7xI
Mar 23,2026 - " my spider sense is tingling "
Is Mt. Royal College in Calgary making the kids Crazy ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPQNM063-lY
UBC Jan 22,2026 - Counter viewpoint reporters attacked and must run for their lives ?
UBC zombie apocalypse, Jan 22,2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfIpTnyH_Zg
"What are they doing to our kids" ?
Many Parents contribute for years into Registered Education Savings Plans that are turned over to the Universities on behalf of their Children,
www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/education-sa...
March 12, 2026 - They're Selling out Vancouver ? NDP Provincial Government insults all Canadian veterans who fought to secure this Nation ? Spencer Herbert and his NDP party appears to have self-appointed themselves to give away Canada without permission ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVTzJWE86go
March 12, 2026 - What Spencer Herbert is doing to his Province and his Country is illegal in other Canadian Provinces ? www.fasken.com/en/knowledge/2026/01/new-brunswick-court-o...
March 12, 2026 - Secret liberal backroom land transfer deals snuck in while the Eby provincial NDP government pretends to look the other way ? Indians may now own rights to Vancouver ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT2DqPzulos
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/musqueam-rights-r...
March 09, 2026, Canada’s Bill C-3 ("An Act to amend the Citizenship Act") - New Liberal legislation allowing Canadian citizenship to be passed down over multiple generations from as far back as caveman days, means many millions all over the world are now eligible to be Canadian. www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7120945
March 14, 2026 - Italy Restricts citizenship for those born abroad. Italy has enacted ruling that tells millions with Italian roots that they have lost the right to citizenship -
www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/italy-ruling-tells-millions-...
March 12, 2026 - Acadia University reducing staff levels amid ‘financial pressures’ ? 31 positions were eliminated.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/acadia-univer...
Mar 4th, 2026 - Canada grants $100 million in scholarships for India students ? This comes on the heels of PM Carney's trip to India.
www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx1VHElLBjsSwpz5-CK3P4SsNdrZmGdelS
feb 25, 2026 - Drastic University cuts are implemented in latest Provincial budget. Tim Houston's PC government is reducing funding for all Universities in Nova Scotia incl the PhD programs in education at Acadia,
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February 26, 2026 - Vulnerable hard hit Nova Scotia university students who struggle daily with the high cost of living in Nova Scotia prepare for a week-long strike to protest the provincial education cut, the cuts to advanced education grants, and they are demanding tuition reductions and divestment from fossil fuel dollars,
globalnews.ca/video/11708934/n-s-university-students-prep...
March 15, 2026 - Dalhousie University students vote to join the Nova Scotia student strike, www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/dalhousie-uni...
March 13, 2026 - Nova Scotia First Nation asserts Indian control over cannabis-related activities on their traditional lands, tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales ? www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/ns-first-nati...
Closed museums, torn down statues, are all erasing a peoples' proud history ? March 04, 2026 - Halifax Nova Scotia - P. C. Provincial Government minimizes the importance of preserving the Provinces history and dismisses those who strive to preserve, protect, honor and record it ? Artists, cultural and heritage workers, arts organizers, and their allies rally in Halifax over the latest Tim Houston PC worst in history 130 M cuts to the essential funding needed for arts, culture, tourism, and heritage sector programs ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQjKntnV55c
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Mar 10, 2026 - Following a loud public outcry, the Premier agrees to restore some of the funding cuts made. The disabled, some seniors, some first nation Indigenous, and ( although we just finished celebrating Black History for a Month ) the African Nova Scotians will be granted reprieves and their funding will be RESTORED, however, the arts, culture and heritage communities will NOT be getting their CUTS IN FUNDING back ?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tim-houston-budget-cut...
This and other pictures in the series are taken from a series of negatives which appear to relate to a School of Nursing,probably in Leicestershire.Any help in identifying a location would be welcome
medievalpoc: Cameos featuring detailed profiles of Black men and women in precious metals and jewels were popular in many European countries. The ones above date circa 1500-1800. Some art historians relate the style above to the Black King Balthazar or certain saints, others invoke the association of Blackness with wealth that came though trade in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. You can read more about cameos like these in Black Africans in Renaissance Europe By K. J. P. Lowe, p. 204-206, and Early Modern Visual Culture: Representation, Race, and Empire in Renaissance England By Peter Erickson & Clark Hulse, p. 193-198.
An EPA surface supplied diver hands off the sample for processing.
EPA divers demonstrate a passive sampling technique in the Duwamish River. We know that porewater relates to fish tissue data, so sampling techniques that target this area are very useful in gauging a site cleanup. EPA divers have deployed a variety of passive samplers to support Superfund work. This technique has the capability of integrating data over a longer period of time--making it more likely that a contaminated groundwater plume discharging to a river like this one will be captured, vs. other techniques that might produce more of a snapshot. The sampling technique gauges the effectiveness of carbon in sediment in binding PCBs. This aspect could demonstrate the effectiveness of sediment amendments to lower available PCBs. For more information, see: www.epa.gov/region10/pdf/diveteam/duwamish_passive_sampli...
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Degus relate well to humans, but due to their highly social nature it is far better for their welfare to keep them in same-sex pairs or more. Two or more males may be kept together, provided they have been housed together from an early age. Keeping degus in pairs is very popular; degus bond strongly with other members of their 'group' and this is often extended to include humans who spend a lot of time around them.
Fuzzy and Frizzy are both girls and they are 5 years old. They were born in Boston, Mass, at "The Pet Shop" on Harvard Ave; they have lived in New Orleans and now Houston. They hate airports...too stressful. Wouldn't you agree?
Carrigeen Castle has featured in columns of the New York Times, Sunday Times, Kaleva (Finland), and Afton Bladet (Sweden) newspapers, besides several American and European publications relating to Ireland. In the mid-1990s, the Frommer Guide to Ireland took the opportunity of placing a picture of Carrigeen Castle on its front cover.
A defensible fortified structure was on this hilltop from at least the sixteenth century. The Pacata Hibernica depiction of the siege of Cahir Castle (1599) shows such a building. In 1690, during the Williamite campaign, earthen and stone outworks were erected around it, presenting an ideally defensible fortification for the Danish troops of William II who, during that winter, had quarters in Cahir and nearby Clonmel. Materials from this earlier structure were incorporated in the present building, while the associated outworks were adapted to serve as the castellated wall encircling the grounds.
In 1809, at the Summer Assize Presentments of the County Tipperary Grand Jury, funding was laid aside for the future provision of a bridewell in the town of Cahir. Bridewells (small town gaols) were generally small two-storey buildings, built of cut-limestone, and costing up to £800 to erect. They held prisoners temporarily, pending space in the county gaol, and were funded by the grand jury system (predecessors of the county councils), but supplementary central resources were also available, in certain circumstances. At Cahir, a committee led by local landlord, Richard Butler, baron of Caher – soon to become first earl of Glengall – was successful in attracting over twice the usual funding. Their chosen architect – Michael Bernard Mullins - submitted two plans, both variants of the same elaborate, castellated structure, costing some £2,000 to build, which would emphasize the fortress origins of the site and overawe the local population. This involved the creation of towers, turrets, battlements and a machicolation (defence mechanism over the main door, through which boiling oil was thrown on attackers of medieval castles) of hand cut limestone, an expensive and time consuming process.
Construction of the Cahir Bridewell commenced in 1813, and it was opened for the admission of prisoners in 1816. The original section is three stories in height, with a cut-limestone spiral staircase in the main tower. It originally comprised five cells, two dayrooms, two keeper's rooms and two exercise yards, the latter incorporating obtuse and acute angles suggestive of late medieval starfort design. The inner grounds – comprising ½ acre – are encircled by a castellated wall and gateway arch, beyond which lies 5½ acres known as The Bridewell Field.
The bridewell was enlarged in 1849-50 – at the height of the Great Famine – when the prison compliment was increased to eight cells (four for males, three for females and one for drunken / violent prisoners), two dayrooms, two storerooms, and two exercise yards. An inter-connecting keeper's residence was also erected – comprising a kitchen, dining room, sitting room, and two bedrooms.
LIFE IN THE BRIDEWELL:
Cahir Bridewell received mention in several noteworthy publications due to its unique appearance and situation. Perhaps the earliest coverage, however, was in May 1827 when the local Clonmel Gazette newspaper carried the headline ‘two men escaped from Cahir Bridewell’. The men managed to escape unnoticed but were recaptured the following day. Following on from this incident, the parapet of the exercise yards was raised!
In 1837 The Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Ireland stated ‘the bridewell is a handsome castellated building, containing five cells, one dayroom and two airing yards. However, the Inspector General of Prisons (Ireland) Reports of the 1830s and 1840s noted a great decline in the condition of the building, notice of which reached a more general readership in The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland (1846), which stated ‘The Gaol is distinct and suitable in architecture. A short time ago, it was remarkable for its dilapidated state and bad management, but in 1841 it underwent repair.’ The keeper was ‘a painter, who occupied the house for his trade’, and was ‘totally unsuitable to his office’.
Following this damning report, the superintendence of all bridewells of the south riding of Tipperary was placed under the governor of HM Richmond Prison, Clonmel – which was appropriate, given that these temporary places of confinement acted as reserve accommodation for that gaol. Thereafter, a system of training keepers and turnkeys at Clonmel gaol was utilised to great effect.
Also, their salaries were increased from £5 in the 1810s (from which minor repairs were paid, leaving little incentive for upkeep) to £30 by the early 1840s, gradually increased to £50 by 1876.
Due to the lawlessness and poverty of the period, large numbers were confined at Cahir Bridewell over the years. In the year September 1825 to September 1826, 156 prisoners were confined here for an average of three days (awaiting transfer to Clonmel Gaol), at an average cost of 5d. per head. Numbers confined continued to increase, peaking during the famine years when, during one quarter of 1851, 533 prisoners were confined. The prisoners were fed a pound of bread and a pint of new milk for breakfast, and a pound of bread and a pint of skimmed milk for dinner. The local Anglican clergyman was the inspector. Each cell contained, per person, one iron bedstead, one bed ticken and three blankets.
Engraving of 1853
This earliest view – an engraving from 1853 – was commissioned when the property was featured as a notable building in the auction catalogue of Cahir Estates. The Encumbered Estates Court sold the majority of the estate, as it had been bankrupted through town improvements and a lack of tenant rents during the Great Famine (1846-51).
Cahir Bridewell was one of 52 gaols closed by the prison authorities in 1878, as part of an island wide rationalization. The estate then leased the keepers’ residence to local military officers until the purchase of the building from Lt. Col. Richard Butler-Charteris by David Butler (1890-1955), in 1919. He continued the estate tradition of leasing the keeper’s residence, for a time, before residing here in retirement. Following the marriage in 1969 of his son, John (Séan) with Margaret (Peig), the couple commenced renovating the remainder of the building, which opened in May 1976, as a guest accommodation.
Legacies generally relate to money, property or sometimes I've known of instances where a legacy is left to the local cat and dog home! Legacies should not discount memories ~ because memories never fade!
Lots of memories here and there's the key to the back door, kids,
The money, well we're spending that part of the inheritance, LOL!!
Our Daily Challenge ~ Legacy ....
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The following four photographs relate to two railtours, which took place on the same day, 26th April 1975. The "Return to Steam No.3" railtour featured No. 35028 "Clan Line" from Hereford to Chester and No. 6000 "King George V" on the return leg. This charter had started from London St Pancras headed by 47200. The second railtour was "The Mayflower", which utilised the same pair of locomotives between Hereford and Chester and return. This charter started from London Euston.
I found this in my unedited directory and it relates to last fall, A time when I was really busy shooting the colors. This is a companion piece (in a similar location) to "Shoreline grasses" but without as many clouds and with better ripples - not the rotgut wine. I need to add it to my "Water Works Series, A Photo Set" for this autumn and frankly, December is almost upon us. The Photo Set is filling. On this day, I chose to wander around pond #1 backward to seek interesting water shots not yet discovered. This is another shot with another less-than-ordinary title that just popped into my head, If something pops, I am bound to use it. When I see water that looks like this, I enjoice but I suspect this round is the last of the burnt orange reflections.
The color here is past prime on the foliage, so on the day, I was looking for anything I could shoot. I found it by shooting the water and not the foliage. I am down at the Golden Ponds Park and Recreation Area in Frogmont once again probably because it is so easy but I find you MUST stop and chat with people as you follow the paths. This time I looped Pond #1 because I hadn't shot there before because of the unfortunate power lines over it but then I have covered it pretty well. This is far from the worst place to visit because you can exercise both sole and soul. I saw this reflection in the water and I couldn't resist. I tried to compose it without a lot of detritus in the frame and had to do little clean up.
I enjoyed the fact that there was a breeze today that I could use for an advantage. This seems to be a wave though. I like the natural saturations that can easily be found if I am willing to look for them. I guess that I have yet to use up the possible "Water Works" shots that I have taken. I'll move on again as I get hung up by the greening of spring.
立法會鐵路事宜小組委員會視察廣深港高速鐵路香港段西九龍總站的建築工地
立法会铁路事宜小组委员会视察广深港高速铁路香港段西九龙总站的建筑工地
LegCo Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways visits the construction site of the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (2014.04.28)
This infographic relates to research forecasting the global spread of invasive plant pests and pathogens. Understanding the history of how and where species have traveled helps inform their distribution and where new outbreaks can be expected. While we focus primarily on invasive insects and diseases that affect ecologically and agriculturally important plants, our modeling efforts are "species agnostic", and the broader field of invasion science informs how our models describe fundamental demographic processes like dispersal and spread.
Because of recent news relating to the development [re-development] of Cherrywood in the South of County Dublin I decided to see if I had any relevant photograph but the earliest usable photographs were taken in July 2013. I do know that I did photograph the area in 2010 and possibly in 2009 but I cannot locate the original photographs.
This photograph was taken in 2013 but nothing really changed between 2010 and 2013,
Back in 2010 I made the following comment online:
“The New Luas Extension Has Been Criticised By Commuters Who Cannot Park.”
“When it comes to transport in Dublin there have been two success stories in recent years. The DublinBike scheme is one and the other is the Luas tram system. Last Monday was a beautiful sunny day and after photographing the Dublin Marathon I decided that it would be a good idea to get the Luas to Cherrywood to see if I could take a few photographs. It was explained to me, by a gentleman that I met on the tram, that the land is now tied up in NAMA and as a result it cannot be developed as a park and ride facility. Commuters were turned away from the new Cherrywood terminus on opening day as there were no parking facilities available.”
“Cherrywood is one of Dublin's newest suburbs and as can be seen from my photographs it is partly developed and there are some very large empty spaces and believe it or not there is a shortage of parking spaces. Some time ago a decision was made to extend the Sandyford (Green) Luas line to Cherrywood and construction started in February 2007 and the line became operational this month (October 2010) There are now two Luas stops in Cherrywood: Cherrywood and the terminus, Brides Glen.”
I would suggest that the tram stop at Laughanstown could be described as being in the area.
FRIDAY 10 FEB 2016:
Hines Ireland has officially started work on the first key phase of construction at Cherrywood in South County Dublin. If all goes well up to 30,000 people will live at Cherrywood by early in the next decade meaning that it will be as large as Bray and even larger than a town such as Athlone.
Brian Moran said, “The upfront delivery of the roads, cycle and pedestrian network and three wonderful parks is a pivotal moment for the Cherrywood project. These will be the green lungs for this modern new town and this not only strikes the right environmental note for Cherrywood to come but it also underpins our commitment to expedite the delivery of the 4,000 modern new homes within the Hines land holding."
"We are acutely aware of the enormous public demand for new housing stock and the submission of planning for the new €875 million Cherrywood Town Centre in the coming months will include 1300 new smart design apartments as part of this highly ambitious plan.”
In 2014, Hines acquired Cherrywood in South Dublin. The two components of this investment include an existing 52,000-square-meter office park and a 390-acre master-planned development site. The Cherrywood site has been acquired with approval for the construction of a new, retail-led mixed-use town center; up to 3,800 apartments and houses; and zoning capacity to expand the second largest office park in Dublin to three times its current size.
Mr. Moran is the Senior Managing Director responsible for developing Hines’ Ireland projects. He established the Hines platform in Ireland which currently has more than €1.2 billion of retail, office and residential assets under management, in addition to a major development pipeline which includes an additional €500 million of retail development and over 4,000 residential units. He rejoined the firm in 2011 having previously worked with Hines in Russia in the 1990's.
Dundalk overwhelm Bangor in All Ireland Final
by Roger Corbett
Bangor’s amazing run in the All Ireland Junior Cup came to an abrupt end when they were comprehensively beaten by Dundalk, eventually losing by 55-5.
Where do you start when trying to relate and absorb the events of Saturday’s final at Chambers Park? Firstly, congratulations to worthy winners Dundalk who nullified the Bangor attack, then went on to produce some stunning plays which racked up no less than 8 tries, each by a different player. For Bangor’s part, they were unable to respond to the intensity of Dundalk’s game, and lacked the cutting edge which their opponents used to great effect.
The day started full of promise, as the strong support from North Down made their way to Chambers Park in Portadown, knowing Bangor would be fielding their best team. Once again, the pundits had Bangor as the underdogs – just as they had done so in the previous three rounds! In confounding the experts earlier, Bangor produced some awesome performances against top quality opposition to get to the final. Dundalk had produced some convincing wins in the early rounds of the competition, but had struggled to get past CIYMS in the semi-final, just managing to squeeze ahead at the second time of asking. However, with a number of key players returning to the side in time for this game, they were now back at full strength and would be a formidable force to contend with.
Having won the toss, captain Jamie Clegg elected to play into the stiff wind in the first half. For the first 5 minutes, Bangor doggedly retained possession and tried to play their way into Dundalk’s half through a series of determined forward moves. However, little ground was made and, when possession was finally lost, the Dundalk back line produced a burst that simply cut through the Bangor defence resulting in an easy touch down under Bangor’s posts for a 7-0 lead.
Bangor stuck to their plan and slowly, but patiently, got their attack moving forward, eventually winning a penalty to the left of Dundalk’s posts, but Mark Widdowson’s kick into the wind drifted just wide of the mark.
The contrast in play between the two teams was becoming clear, with Bangor trying to keep the ball close while Dundalk were throwing it wide. The latter strategy was proving to be the more effective as, with 20 minutes gone, a quick back line move with players looping around resulted in an overlap on the right wing which gave a clear run in to again, score under the posts. A further 9 minutes later, they did it again and, although the Bangor defence had sensed the danger and moved across to cover it, their tackling let them down allowing Dundalk to get over in the right hand corner, taking their lead to 19-0.
By now, Bangor were trying to hang on until half time when they could regroup and come out with the wind at their backs. Dundalk, on the other hand were anxious to press home their advantage and give them a more comfortable lead. To Bangor’s credit, although camped on their own line for lengthy spells, they dug in and managed to hold on until the referee’s half time whistle.
As the teams reappeared from the dressing rooms, it was obvious Bangor were ringing the changes, particularly in the backs. With the wind advantage having lessened considerably, Bangor got the second half underway. It was now Dundalk’s turn to adopt the slow, steady approach, just as Bangor had done earlier. However, their more confident off-loading and support play was, once again, taking play deep into Bangor’s territory. Frustration at not being able to gain possession and take play out of their danger area eventually resulted in a yellow card for Clegg after a succession of penalties. Dundalk kicked the penalty to touch, won their lineout and drove for the line. Although initially held up by the Bangor defence, Dundalk’s repeated drives were eventually rewarded with another converted score, extending their lead to 26-0.
From the touchline, the Bangor faithful had felt that if their players had managed to score first in the second half, they may have been able to mount a fight-back and close the gap to their opponents. As it was, this Dundalk score simply bolstered their confidence and pushed Bangor deeper into trouble. With Bangor still a man down, Dundalk added to the score with a penalty and then another score in the corner. Everything was now working for the Leinster men, as even the difficult touchline conversion into the biting wind successfully split the posts, bringing the score to 36-0.
As the game entered the final quarter, and with Dundalk all but holding the cup, Bangor were now on the ropes. By contrast, the Dundalk players were in almost total control, and were not going to slow down now. In a 10 minute spell, they ran in a further 3 tries, making the scoreline 55-0. By now, any sense of dejection the Bangor supporters may have been feeling was now moved to feelings of sympathy for their players. However, pride was at stake and once again Bangor rallied as the game entered its final minutes. At last, the forwards got within striking distance of the Dundalk line and, although their repeated attacks were repelled, they finally managed to do what their opponents had done so effectively, and quickly passed the ball wide to Davy Charles. Even though they were 55 points ahead, the Dundalk defence made Charles work hard to drive through the tackles and score Bangor’s consolation try, bringing the final score to 55-5.
From Bangor’s point of view, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story of this competition. While the final may have resulted in a sad anti-climax for Bangor, the remarkable journey to get there will be remembered for some time. On the day, Dundalk were by far the better side, and Bangor would have to concede that their game was not up to the usual standard. However, there is no doubt the experience of competing at this level is something to relish and the goal now will be to secure a top four place in the league and try again next year.
Everybody at the club has nothing but the highest respect and praise for what has been achieved this year by not just the 1sts, but all the senior teams, and one poor result isn’t going to change that – the welcome at Upritchard Park for the returning players is testament to that. With that in mind, the players now need to put this disappointment behind them and provide the best possible response against a struggling Portadown side at home in the league next Saturday.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, F Black, G Irvine, R Latimer, J Clegg, C Stewart, R Armstrong, K Rosson, D Charles, M Aspley, M Weir, M Widdowson, C Morgan
Subs: S Irvine, O McIlmurray, D Kelly, M Rodgers, C Harper, D Fusco, M Thompson
Bangor scores: D Charles (1T)
Dundalk Storm To Title Dundalk 55 v Bangor 5 from KnockOn.ie
Dundalk Scorers: Christopher Scully, Owen McNally, Jonathan Williams, John Smyth, Ultan Murphy, Tiernan Gonnelly, James McConnon and Stephen Murphy 1 try each. Ultan Murphy 6 cons, 1 pen.
Bangor Scorers: David Charles 1 try.
In front of a big crowd at Chambers Park on Saturday afternoon Dundalk delivered a stunning and ruthless display to see off the challenge of Bangor and capture the All Ireland Junior Cup title for the very first time.
Three first half tries had them firmly in control at 19-0 ahead having played with the elements at the Portadown venue during the first half and while the wind dropped somewhat after half time the Dundalk intensity most certainly didn’t as they cut loose scoring five more tries.
Dundalk returned to a heroes welcome at their Mill Road clubhouse on Saturday night after a display of pure brilliance throughout the afternoon.
Precision, pace and skill from the Louth men from start to finish left Bangor playing second fiddle for long periods.
@krys_aubs I think we can both relate? Lol! #clinicals #laughter #giggles #whitepanties #whiteuniforms #equalsbadcombo lol
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I've been posting photos the past week relating to the Marine Corps' 235th birthday celebration on November 10th and Veterans Day, November 11th. It's been very enjoyable looking through the old photos and getting them scanned. One thing I miss from my days in the Corps is wearing the uniform. I honestly never thought I would miss that. Civvies, as we called civilian clothes, were treasured because we could only wear them off duty, which wasn't very often. I grew weary of keeping up with the Brasso on the brass, and spit shine, literally, on the boots and shoes. Now the Marines wear rough out swede boots which are light years ahead of the combat boots I wore. There is no need to shine them, just a good brushing will clean them and they are comfortable to wear. I buy them now for normal use when I'm wearing jeans. And they have the Eagle Globe and Anchor embossed on the outboard side of the heel. Nice touch.
My uniform now is a suit and I don't mind that. A nice crisp white shirt and tie along with a suit isn't a bad daily uniform. Since I'm the boss I sneak into the office wearing my favorite Wranglers more than I should, but neither jeans nor suits are officially uniforms. There isn't the instant recognition of fraternal brotherhood or the sense of pride we all feel seeing someone in full dress uniform. There isn't the history associated with a tie like there is with the blood stripe on the trousers of the dress blue uniform. The white cover on the dress cap and the bright Eagle Globe and Anchor device on the front don't have any comparisons in civilian attire. If you want to see the impact the military has had on civilian life just watch the news tonight and see how the SWAT teams dress when they go about their business. Without the military influence and training there would be no SWAT teams, no Hostage Rescue Teams, and cops probably wouldn't be wearing uniforms. They recognized the value of unit cohesion, instant recognition of organization and the psychological impact on each other and criminals by wearing a uniform. And sometimes it's just plain cool.
After active duty ends in the Marine Corps the only uniform authorized for wear is the dress blue and then only if the individual meets the regulations of appearance and demeanor of a currently serving active duty Marine. That isn't easy to meet, trust me! Hair cuts and extra weight are a big deal and when you get to the sunset of your life the hair cut is much easier to deal with than the weight. But it does feel good when you slip on the Dress Blue uniform with white gloves and cap and it still fits, albeit snugly. And it brings back the sense of accomplishment and brotherhood and Marine Corps pride that a suit and tie can never offer. So on the rare occasion I get to slip on that uniform to pay tribute to the real heroes who wear it on a regular basis it makes me proud I had a chance to serve my country and be a part of something bigger than any one individual. I'm glad i was ready when my country called and I had the chance to wear the uniform.
Happy 235th birthday Marines!
Dundalk overwhelm Bangor in All Ireland Final
by Roger Corbett
Bangor’s amazing run in the All Ireland Junior Cup came to an abrupt end when they were comprehensively beaten by Dundalk, eventually losing by 55-5.
Where do you start when trying to relate and absorb the events of Saturday’s final at Chambers Park? Firstly, congratulations to worthy winners Dundalk who nullified the Bangor attack, then went on to produce some stunning plays which racked up no less than 8 tries, each by a different player. For Bangor’s part, they were unable to respond to the intensity of Dundalk’s game, and lacked the cutting edge which their opponents used to great effect.
The day started full of promise, as the strong support from North Down made their way to Chambers Park in Portadown, knowing Bangor would be fielding their best team. Once again, the pundits had Bangor as the underdogs – just as they had done so in the previous three rounds! In confounding the experts earlier, Bangor produced some awesome performances against top quality opposition to get to the final. Dundalk had produced some convincing wins in the early rounds of the competition, but had struggled to get past CIYMS in the semi-final, just managing to squeeze ahead at the second time of asking. However, with a number of key players returning to the side in time for this game, they were now back at full strength and would be a formidable force to contend with.
Having won the toss, captain Jamie Clegg elected to play into the stiff wind in the first half. For the first 5 minutes, Bangor doggedly retained possession and tried to play their way into Dundalk’s half through a series of determined forward moves. However, little ground was made and, when possession was finally lost, the Dundalk back line produced a burst that simply cut through the Bangor defence resulting in an easy touch down under Bangor’s posts for a 7-0 lead.
Bangor stuck to their plan and slowly, but patiently, got their attack moving forward, eventually winning a penalty to the left of Dundalk’s posts, but Mark Widdowson’s kick into the wind drifted just wide of the mark.
The contrast in play between the two teams was becoming clear, with Bangor trying to keep the ball close while Dundalk were throwing it wide. The latter strategy was proving to be the more effective as, with 20 minutes gone, a quick back line move with players looping around resulted in an overlap on the right wing which gave a clear run in to again, score under the posts. A further 9 minutes later, they did it again and, although the Bangor defence had sensed the danger and moved across to cover it, their tackling let them down allowing Dundalk to get over in the right hand corner, taking their lead to 19-0.
By now, Bangor were trying to hang on until half time when they could regroup and come out with the wind at their backs. Dundalk, on the other hand were anxious to press home their advantage and give them a more comfortable lead. To Bangor’s credit, although camped on their own line for lengthy spells, they dug in and managed to hold on until the referee’s half time whistle.
As the teams reappeared from the dressing rooms, it was obvious Bangor were ringing the changes, particularly in the backs. With the wind advantage having lessened considerably, Bangor got the second half underway. It was now Dundalk’s turn to adopt the slow, steady approach, just as Bangor had done earlier. However, their more confident off-loading and support play was, once again, taking play deep into Bangor’s territory. Frustration at not being able to gain possession and take play out of their danger area eventually resulted in a yellow card for Clegg after a succession of penalties. Dundalk kicked the penalty to touch, won their lineout and drove for the line. Although initially held up by the Bangor defence, Dundalk’s repeated drives were eventually rewarded with another converted score, extending their lead to 26-0.
From the touchline, the Bangor faithful had felt that if their players had managed to score first in the second half, they may have been able to mount a fight-back and close the gap to their opponents. As it was, this Dundalk score simply bolstered their confidence and pushed Bangor deeper into trouble. With Bangor still a man down, Dundalk added to the score with a penalty and then another score in the corner. Everything was now working for the Leinster men, as even the difficult touchline conversion into the biting wind successfully split the posts, bringing the score to 36-0.
As the game entered the final quarter, and with Dundalk all but holding the cup, Bangor were now on the ropes. By contrast, the Dundalk players were in almost total control, and were not going to slow down now. In a 10 minute spell, they ran in a further 3 tries, making the scoreline 55-0. By now, any sense of dejection the Bangor supporters may have been feeling was now moved to feelings of sympathy for their players. However, pride was at stake and once again Bangor rallied as the game entered its final minutes. At last, the forwards got within striking distance of the Dundalk line and, although their repeated attacks were repelled, they finally managed to do what their opponents had done so effectively, and quickly passed the ball wide to Davy Charles. Even though they were 55 points ahead, the Dundalk defence made Charles work hard to drive through the tackles and score Bangor’s consolation try, bringing the final score to 55-5.
From Bangor’s point of view, the final score doesn’t tell the whole story of this competition. While the final may have resulted in a sad anti-climax for Bangor, the remarkable journey to get there will be remembered for some time. On the day, Dundalk were by far the better side, and Bangor would have to concede that their game was not up to the usual standard. However, there is no doubt the experience of competing at this level is something to relish and the goal now will be to secure a top four place in the league and try again next year.
Everybody at the club has nothing but the highest respect and praise for what has been achieved this year by not just the 1sts, but all the senior teams, and one poor result isn’t going to change that – the welcome at Upritchard Park for the returning players is testament to that. With that in mind, the players now need to put this disappointment behind them and provide the best possible response against a struggling Portadown side at home in the league next Saturday.
Bangor side: J Leary, A Jackson, P Whyte, F Black, G Irvine, R Latimer, J Clegg, C Stewart, R Armstrong, K Rosson, D Charles, M Aspley, M Weir, M Widdowson, C Morgan
Subs: S Irvine, O McIlmurray, D Kelly, M Rodgers, C Harper, D Fusco, M Thompson
Bangor scores: D Charles (1T)
Dundalk Storm To Title Dundalk 55 v Bangor 5 from KnockOn.ie
Dundalk Scorers: Christopher Scully, Owen McNally, Jonathan Williams, John Smyth, Ultan Murphy, Tiernan Gonnelly, James McConnon and Stephen Murphy 1 try each. Ultan Murphy 6 cons, 1 pen.
Bangor Scorers: David Charles 1 try.
In front of a big crowd at Chambers Park on Saturday afternoon Dundalk delivered a stunning and ruthless display to see off the challenge of Bangor and capture the All Ireland Junior Cup title for the very first time.
Three first half tries had them firmly in control at 19-0 ahead having played with the elements at the Portadown venue during the first half and while the wind dropped somewhat after half time the Dundalk intensity most certainly didn’t as they cut loose scoring five more tries.
Dundalk returned to a heroes welcome at their Mill Road clubhouse on Saturday night after a display of pure brilliance throughout the afternoon.
Precision, pace and skill from the Louth men from start to finish left Bangor playing second fiddle for long periods.
The description and specifications relate to the Pitts Special as this is an identical aircraft to the S1 and S2S.
The Pitts Special is a light aerobatic biplane designed by Curtis Pitts. It has accumulated many competition wins since its first flight in 1944. The Pitts Special dominated world aerobatic competition in the 1960s and 1970s and, even today, remains a potent competition aircraft and is a favourite for many an aerobatic pilot.
General characteristics
•Crew: Two
•Length: 18 ft 9 in (5.71 m)
•Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
•Height: 6 ft 7⅓ in (2.02 m)
•Wing area: 125 ft² (11.6 m²)
•Empty weight: 1,150 lb (521 kg)
•Max takeoff weight: 1,625 lb (737 kg)
•Powerplant: 1× Textron Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 flat-six air cooled piston engine, 260 hp (194 kW)
Performance
•Never exceed speed: 182 knots (210 mph, 338 km/h)
•Cruise speed: 152 knots (175 mph, 282 km/h) (max cruise)
•Stall speed: 52 knots (60 mph, 97 km/h)
•Range: 277 NM (319 mi, 513 km)
•Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
•Rate of climb: 2,700 ft/min (13.7 m/s)
•Wing loading: 13.0 lb/ft² (63.6 kg/m²)
•Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.26 kW/kg)
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The records relating to University buildings (Ref: BUL)
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