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In Vietnamese traditional culture, when a couple gets married the man and his family often is required to take care of the women and their children, but if the man dies or if the women is not liked by the family then the women is often forced to fend for herself. For the last five years, Ly Thi Mui, 42, has been living homeless on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam, with her five-year-old child, Tran Van Pha. The father of her child was a heroin addict who died of AIDS three years ago and because of his addiction his family kicked Mui and her son out of their home. Mui deals both with a mental disorder and the reality of having HIV. Even though Mui and Pha face many daily challenges, like the treat of being arrested by the police, and have very little means to survive, she and her son have an overwhelming sense of hope for the future. They are not letting their situation get them down.
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no batteries, no bright colors, no blinking lights...just a bunch of pieces of wood and a ton of fun...you'll probably be seeing these blocks again sometime during the course of these 365 days...
Teachers Who Tutor is an East Hampton tutoring service for pre-K through 12th grade staffed by outstanding teachers. We tutor in all subjects from early reading and math through advanced high school courses in subjects like chemistry, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. Our goal is to provide the most effective Hamptons tutoring service available. We offer learning support individualized to each student's needs, coordinate with teachers, and report to parents. Our scheduling is flexible, and we're available when you need us. We can help your child or teen become a successful independent learner.
Residence for Mr. Suresh and family at Blue Beach Road, Neelankarai, Chennai
A family with strong traditional belief and thoughts required the task for a equally ethnic house. With this starting notion the residence for Mr. Suresh and family was designed at Blue Beach Road, ECR, Chennai.
Lying on the outskirts of Chennai, the house harbors the sentiments of three women. A mother- daughter duo of bharatnatyam dancers and the fulfillment of the needs lead to the creation of a well designed traditional south Indian bungalow with relevance to the current day contemporary feel. The traditional form of an entrance gateway with thinnai on two sides, begins the ethnic feel of the house right at the entrance. The continuity of this feel accentuated by the use of rustic granite and rough traditional flooring. This leads to the main entry of the house. This is planted on both the sides and highlighted with a pebble mesh.
A long walkway was another feature which was evolved as a requirement of the eldest women of the house, the elder mom who loved to walks around the space. The walkway with bamboo clusters on both the sides and bamboo pergola above create an inviting feel all leading to the main door of the house.
Multilevel planning of the spaces creates exciting feel indoors. There are a series of courtyards placed at different levels. Each of these courts allows the user to be part of nature even when indoors. The flow of spaces and merging of the indoor and outdoor elements are highlighted using glass partitions, etc. a wooden bridge, glass pavilion of the pooja room are some of the exciting interior aspects of the house.
All Australian Government agencies require administration staff for their efficient operation, and qualified professionals are in high demand. Administration staff perform a range of tasks in support of a department manager and have a significant role within the Australian Government. Typical sub sectors and job titles include; Executive Support – Governance and Secretariat, Personal or Executive Assistance and Support, Reception, as well as General Administrative Support – Business Management, Data Entry, Mail and Processing. Even if you are not qualified, the team at Public Service Resumes can help you to prepare an entry-level application that is guaranteed to increase your chances at obtaining a job interview.
Do you have great attention to detail and enjoy assisting others? Then a career in administration within the Australian Government will provide you challenging opportunities to provide clerical support and guidance across a wide range of business functions. There are exciting administration opportunities for people at all stages in their career from graduates and trainees, to people returning to work and transferring from the private sector. The thing is, to guarantee your chances at obtaining an interview; you need to create an application that accurately highlights your relevant skills and experience according to the position description, whilst setting you apart from the rest. This includes submitting a cover letter, resume and often, key selection criteria that reflect the most suitable examples from your career to address the position requirements.
Every administration role with the Australian Government requires proficiency in various computer programs, documenting, as well as arranging meetings and organising clients to ensure high levels of customer service. To ensure that you secure an interview, your administration resume will not only need to highlight your professional skills, but also the important personality traits that you need to work efficiently within a team environment. Your administration resume will also discuss your clerical duties, including typing, filing, ordering office supplies, answering telephones and scheduling appointments. At Public Service Resumes, we will endure to satisfy your future employment aspirations with a professional and individually tailored administration resume that reflects the requirements of the Australian Government position that you are applying for.
The Malacca Fort
Fortaleza de Malaca is the name of the Portuguese fort in Malacca. The name simply translate as Malacca Fort. This is the fortress that was first built by the Portuguese in the early 16th century, and from which Jalan Kota (translated from Fort Road) derives its name.
Immediately after they defeated the Malays, the Portuguese put up a makeshift citadel to defend their newly acquired territory. That citadel was called A Famosa. According to local historians, A Famosa was located near the bend of Jalan Kota under the car park beside Stadthuys. Improved historical documentation of Malacca history now requires us to differentiate A Famosa from Porta de Santiago, which history books of the past decades have erroneously called A Famosa. But now we know better, as the name applies to a different structure.
Just as A Famosa was built, work began on a more robust structure to fortify the Portuguese position in Malacca. It was to be a fortress encircling Malacca Hill. To built it, the Portuguese plundered Malay graves, demolished mosques and other buildings for their stones. This fortification was called Fortaleza de Malaca. It had four towers, or bastions, and walls that were 2.4 metres thick. The towers were called Baluarte San Pedro, Baluerte de las Virgenes, Baluerte Madre de Dios, Baluerte Santo Domingo, and Baluerte de Santiago. By 1583, Malacca had become a fortified city protected by seventy canons aimed in all directions.
The fortress was so well built that it helped the Portuguese ward off all forms of attacks. In order to capture Malacca, the Dutch laid siege around the fortress for five months, while its citizen, trapped inside, were reduced to eating cats, rats, and there was a case of a women eating her dead infant. Finally, on 14 January 1641, the Dutch stormed into the fort through the Santo Domingo Gate, by which time, the casulty totalled over 7,000, from the famine, disease and gunfire.
Upon capturing the fortress, the Dutch repaired and renovated it, and placed their coat of arms above the gates. This can still be seen today at Porta de Santiago, the remaining gate, with the inscription "Anno 1670".
When Napoleon's army invaded Holland in 1795, Prince William of Orange fled to London, where he commanded all Dutch settlements to admit British troops, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the French. As a result, the British was able to enter Malacca without fighting for it.
Upon receiving Malacca, the British was not keen to keep it, nor do they want to spare their troops to defend Malacca. Leaving such a formidable fortress without proper defence would be a liability, if it falls into the wrong hands. So they were not keen for Malacca to return to Dutch hands with such a strong fortress. They wanted to wipe Malacca off the map, and transfer its population to Penang. As for the fort, they considered it a liability, and wanted to have it demolished. Governor William Farquhar, who was Resident of Malacca from 1803 until 1818, was given the task to demolish the fortress. At first he ordered convict labourers to dismantle the fortress stone by stone, with pickaxes and crowbars. When the walls - some parts of it reaching 4.5 metres thick - seem too formidable, he decided on a more explosive plan. He planted boxes of gunpowder around the foot of the fortress. When the gunpowder exploded, it sent pieces of the fort, some as big as boulders careening into the sky and dropping into the sea.
The demolition was already in an advanced stage when a young British civil servant in Penang arrived in Malacca on sick leave. He was Thomas Stamford Raffles. Upon learning about the demolition, he wrote a report persuading his superiors to keep the fort. According to Raffles, keeping Malacca carries more prestige in the eyes of the natives, than holding on to a new settlement like Penang. He argued that, considering they already have a cleared piece of valuable property, namely Malacca, why should they give it up unless forced.
His argument helps save the remaining piece of the fortress, which is the Porta de Santiago.
The British remained in Malacca until 1818. With the end of the Napoleonic wars, they returned it to the Dutch. It remained in Dutch hands for another seven years, until the 1824 London agreement, when they swap it for Bencoolen in Sumatra.
This "protestor" encountered a Ron Paul group. You could hear this guy yelling "Obama" over everyone else.
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The Republican National Convention 2012 was held in Tampa, Florida from August 27-29.
The convention had a rocky start in that Hurricane Issac, only a tropical storm while near Florida, caused the event organizers to play it cautious.
On Monday, August 27, the convention was formally called to order and then immediately put into recess until the next day. The hopes were the tropical storm would pass. It did.
The anticipated protestors never did develop. There were a few, but they were far out number by the photogs. They were extremely passive.
Law enforcement, 4000 strong, outnumbered everyone else.
I went to the RNC, on Tuesday, anticipating to photograph some protestors and hopefully their interaction with the police. My plan quickly fizzled . Instead I turned my camera to the cops.
To say the least, this was an impressive event.
Carving of a warrior wearing a malo (loincloth) and carrying a war club. He is wearing a necklace (lei niho palaoa), made of braided human hair and the ivory tooth of beached whale, which was an important symbol worn by the Hawai'ian nobility (ali'i) to indicate their genealogical descent from the gods. The warrior is also wearing a feathered helmet (mahiole). Tens of thousands of feathers were required for each mahiole. The birds were not killed but were caught by specialist bird catchers, a few feathers harvested and then the birds were released. The feathered helmet was a symbol of the highest rank reserved for the men of the aliʻi, the chiefly class of Hawaii
It required more than a year of preparation to develop a unique road show, called Techniek Friek. The Techniek Friek is an extending trailer that contains a (game) programme that lasts for 100 minutes. Pupils in groups 7 and 8 of the primary school and those of the first two years vmbo (preparatory intermediate vocational education) are submerged in the world of technology in this way. By means of high-tech games and active participation, they experience what the role of technology is in all our lives: ranging from a pen to GSM, from a bicycle to an I-pod.
The Technology truck also draws their attention to Friek’s own interactive website, where one can find extensive information on fields of study, professions, programmes and promotional activities for the fascinating world of technology.
In the years to come, the Techniek Friek is to tour through the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Zeeland and in the region of Rotterdam. The tour will be realised together with the basketball players of the World Class Aviation Academy (Giants), who are to see to clinics during the tour with their Fun4All Foundation. In this way, sports, technology and maintenance go hand in hand.
Techniek Friek is a unique initiative of the Maintenance Education Consortium (MEC) and the partners of Technology Promotion, with the ROC West-Brabant as ringleader.
More information about the Techniek Friek: www.movico.nl
You need a win a lottery to win 1 of 20 permits to go visit this hellish but exquisitely beautiful landscape. The permits are required to preserve the beauty of the fragile landscape. Weather changes every few minutes, you can slip or fall at any turn. The high altitude makes it hard to breath. But the pictures come out great even if you don't compose !
(*Requires anaglyph glasses (cyan/red) to view 3D effect)
My first attempt at 3D (anaglyph) photography. This image is in the style of Vanitas.
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the model, the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. In 1943, Luftwaffe air superiority was being challenged by the Allies over the Reich and radical innovations were required to overcome the crisis. Surface-to-air missiles appeared to be a promising approach to counter the Allied strategic bombing offensive; a variety of projects were started, but invariably problems with the guidance and homing systems prevented any of these from attaining operational status. Providing the missile with a pilot, who could operate a weapon during the brief terminal approach phase, offered a solution.
Submissions for a simple target defense interceptor were requested by the Luftwaffe in early 1944 under the umbrella of the Jägernotprogramm, literally "Emergency Fighter Program". The Natter was one of several design proposals, first conceived by Dr Erich Bachem in August 1944, after witnessing an American bombing raid on a major German city. He believed there ought to be a way to break up these large formations of bombers. His BP-20 ("Natter") was a development from a design he had worked on at Fieseler, the Fi 166 concept, but considerably more radical than the other submissions.
The Natter was designed to be built by unskilled labor with poor-quality tools and inexpensive material. Various stringent economies were imposed on an already frugal design. The Natter had no landing gear, which saved weight, expense, and construction time. It was built using glued and nailed wooden parts with an armor-plated bulkhead and bulletproof glass windshield at the front of the cockpit. The initial plan was to power the machine with a Walter HWK 109-509A-2 rocket engine; however, only the 109-509A-1, as used in the Me 163, was available. It had a sea level thrust variable between 100 kg (220 lb) at "idle" to 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) at full power, with the Natter's intended quartet of rear flank-mount Schmidding SG34 solid fuel rocket boosters used in its vertical launch to provide an additional 4,800 kg (10,600 lb) thrust for 10 seconds before they burned out and were jettisoned. The experimental prototypes slid up a 20 m (66 ft)-tall vertical steel launch tower for a maximum sliding length of 17 m (56 ft) in three guideways, one for each wing tip and one for the lower tip of the ventral tail fin. By the time the aircraft left the tower it was hoped that it would have achieved sufficient speed to allow its aerodynamic surfaces to provide stable flight.
Under operational conditions, once the Natter had left the launcher, it would be guided to the proximity of the Allied bombers by an autopilot with the possibility of an added beam guidance similar to that used in some V2 rocket launches. Only then would the pilot take control, aim and fire the armament, which was originally proposed to be a salvo of nineteen 55mm R4M rockets. Later, 28 R4Ms or a number of the larger, 73mm Henschel Hs 297 Föhn rockets were suggested, with either variety of unguided rocket fired from the Natter's nose-mounted cellular launch tubes. Alternatively, a pair of 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon with 30 rpg were proposed, but the lack of resources did not allow this to be realized or even tested.
The Natter was intended to fly up and over the bombers, by which time its Walter engine would probably be out of propellant. Following its one-time attack with its rockets, the pilot would dive his Natter, now effectively a glider, to an altitude of around 3,000 m (9,800 ft), flatten out, release the nose of the aircraft and a small braking parachute from the rear fuselage. The fuselage would decelerate, and the pilot would be ejected forwards by his own momentum and land by means of a personal parachute.
In an early proposal in August 1944, the Natter design had a concrete nose; it was suggested that the machine might ram a bomber, but this proposal was subsequently withdrawn in later Project Natter outlines. Bachem stated clearly in the initial proposal that the Natter was not a suicide weapon, and much effort went into designing safety features for the pilot. The design had one decisive advantage over its competitors – it eliminated the necessity to control and land an unpowered gliding machine at an airbase, which, as the history of the Me 163 rocket aircraft had clearly demonstrated, made an aircraft extremely vulnerable to attack by Allied fighters and required a trained pilot – a resource the Luftwaffe was running out steadily.
Wind tunnel testing on a wooden model, scaled to 40% of full size, was performed at the Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DVL), the Institute for Aerodynamics at Berlin-Adlershof in September 1944 at speeds up to 504 km/h (313 mph). Results from these tests were reported in January 1945 to the Bachem-Werk. Further model tests were carried out at the Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt Hermann Göring (LFA) facility in Völkenrode-Braunschweig, at speeds close to Mach 1. In March the Bachem-Werk simply received a statement that satisfactory flying qualities should be expected with speeds up to 1,100 km/h (680 mph).
After a rather fast and troublesome development phase the Natter was rushed into production. The SS ordered 150 Natters, and the Luftwaffe ordered 50, and the first serial production aircraft, now designated Ba 349 A-1, reached operational status in April 1945 with the Erprobungskommando (EK) 349. An operational launch site under the code name Operation Krokus was being established in a small, wooded area called Hasenholz, south of the Stuttgart to Munich autobahn and to the east of Nabern unter Teck. Around the end of February and the beginning of March the Organisation Todt had been in action, constructing each set of the trios of concrete foundations (or "footings") for the stationary launch towers. These three launch pads and their towers were arranged at the corners of an equilateral triangle, 120 m per side. At the same time mobile launch rigs were developed, the so-called “Meillerwagen II”, which was based on repurposed Königstiger battle tank hulls that had their engine moved into a mid-chassis position behind the driver’s compartment and carried an erectable ramp on the rear section with a vacuum-powered launch sled. This device could, beyond the Natter, also be used to start the unmanned Fieseler Fi 103 “V1” cruise missile and the Messerschmitt E-4 “Enzian” anti-aircraft missile.
As EK 349 commenced small-scale combat operations with the Ba 349 A-1 in April 1945, the aircraft’s velocity and small size were something Allied fighter pilots were at a loss to counter. The Natter attacked singly or in pairs, often even faster than the intercepting escort fighters could dive. A typical tactic was to fly vertically upward through the bombers at 9,000 m (30,000 ft), climb to 10,700–12,000 m (35,100–39,400 ft), then dive through the formation again, firing as they went. Most of the flight to the Allied bombers was to be controlled by an autopilot. The primary role of the relatively untrained pilot was to aim the aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament, a single salvo of unguided Henschel Hs 297 Föhn 73mm rocket shells. The pilot and the fuselage containing the rocket engine would then land using separate parachutes, while the nose section was disposable.
By August 1945, 91 aircraft had been delivered to EK 349 and the first operational unit, the JG 400, into which the test unit was soon integrated. But a persistent lack of fuel, staff and maintenance resources kept most of them grounded. It was clear that the original plan for a huge network of Ba 349 bases that protected important locations would never be realized. Up to that point, only six aircraft had been lost due to enemy action, though, but nineteen Ba 349 A-1s had been lost to other causes, mostly due to explosions of the highly volatile fuel in the start phase, but also because of material failures on the rocket engine and the wooden airframe. Plans to field an upgraded version of the Natter, with more armament options and a rocket engine with two chambers that would allow a longer operational time in the air, so that two or even three attack runs could be made before the small aircraft would have to land again, never materialized.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Height: 2.25 m (7 ft 5 in) (without fins)
Wing area: 4.7 m² (51 sq ft)
Empty weight: 880 kg (1,940 lb), with fuel expended
Gross weight with boosters: 2,232 kg (4,921 lb)
Gross weight boosters jettisoned: 1,769 kg (3,900 lb)
Fuel capacity: 650 kg
Powerplant:
1× Walter HWK 109-509A-1 bi-fuel rocket engine, 15.7 kN maximum thrust
4× Schmidding SG 34 solid fuel booster rockets, 4.9 kN (1,100 lbf) thrust each
Performance:
Maximum speed: 1,000 km/h (620 mph, 540 kn) at 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
Cruise speed: 800 km/h (500 mph, 430 kn)
Range: 60 km (37 mi, 32 nmi) after climb at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
55 km (34 mi)after climb at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
42 km (26 mi)after climb at 9,000 m (29,528 ft)
40 km (25 mi)after climb at 10,000 m (32,808 ft)
Endurance: 4.36 minutes at 6,000 m (19,685 ft)
3.15 minutes at 9,000 m (29,528 ft)
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 190 m/s (37,000 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 62 seconds to 12 km (7.5 mi)
Armament:
24× 73 mm (2.874 in) Henschel Hs 297 Föhn 73mm rocket shells, or
33× 55 mm (2.165 in) R4M rocket shells
(Alternatively/proposed) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon with 30 rpg
The kit and its assembly:
This small and simple what-if model was inspired by two things: first of all, there was no operational Ba 349 – there were glide tests and a single launch which ended in a catastrophe. So, what could a late-war service aircraft have looked like? The other factor was the idea to build a mobile launch platform for the tiny rocket fighter – in real life the tests were conducted with stationary rigs in Southern Germany, but a self-propelled device would certainly have improved the Natter’s operational value and survivability of its complex infrastructure. The latter, however, is worth its own post and description, so this here is only about the Natter’s model.
The kit is the Brengun model of the Natter, and it’s quite nice for a short-run IP kit. The cockpit has decent detail, just the fin is IMHO a bit chunky, and it requires some PSR to make the fuselage parts blend together well. I just wonder if there had not been a less complicated and user-friendly mold solution for the rocket booster bottles, which consist of four parts each – two halves for the twin bottles, but also twin halves for the tiny nozzles! What a mess! :-/
The only thing I changed was the canopy, which was cut into two pieces to present the Ba 349 with an open cockpit on its wooden rack – unlike the Heller kit, which comes with a lower and more delicate rack, the Brengun offering lacks wheels so that it rather looks like a museum display and not a field tool of the Luftwaffe. I must have a Scheuch-Schlepper from an Academy Me 163 kit somewhere, maybe I can adapt that for the Natter?
Painting and markings:
The whiffier aspect of the model: an in-service camouflage for the Ba 349. I took inspiration from late Me 163s and gave the tiny aircraft a camouflage consisting of RLM 76 Lichtblau underneath (Modelmaster 2086) and on the flanks, with RLM 81 and 82 (Braunviolett, Humbrol 251, which is a very brownish interpretation of that tone, and Dunkelgrün, respectively, Modelmaster 2091) on the wings and the spine and sharply edged blotches on the flanks. For better visibility from underneath, as a support for Flak units, the wings and the lower fuselage behind the cockpit were painted black.
After basic painting the model received a light black ink washing and some panel-shading.
As a late-war aircraft the cockpit interior became (very) dark grey while the rocket booster bottles were painted in universal RLM 02.
As a service aircraft the Natter would IMHO carry standard Luftwaffe national and unit insignia (any model shows the Natter devoid of anything, except the test machines which had some photo calibration and orientation markings), and I adapted late-war markings with simplified white crosses in six positions, a serial number on the lower fin, a unit badge (suitably from a JG 400 Me 163) and white tactical code and squadron marking as a thin ring around the nose. Stencils were generously taken from the Brengun OOB sheet. All quite simple and straightforward, but it works and adds a purposeful look to the wee aircraft.
Soot stains were created with graphite around the rocket launcher in the nose and around the rocket nozzles in the tail area, and finally everything was sealed with matt acrylic varnish.
A quick build, but only part of a much bigger project, the respective mobile launch platform (based on a Jagdtiger and a Japanese aircraft steam catapult kit!). The late-war Luftwaffe colors and markings suit the Natter well, adding a very convincing touch to this desperate attempt to fight off incoming Allied bombers.
Thursday, May 10, 2018 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law legislation that adds Holocaust and genocide education and awareness to the required courses of study for public schools in Connecticut. (SB 452)
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The town of Borrika was gazetted 2 April 1914. A site on the corner of the main road and third street was gazetted an Institute site 11 June 1914.
The community proceeded with the erection of a corrugated iron building, measuring 30ft x 15ft on the site. The hall was built by local settlers, including four who were carpenters.
The hall was used for a variety of community and social functions, including church services, dances, and as a school that opened in 1915.
By 1924 a larger hall was required. The original hall was moved back from the main road about 60 feet and a new hall erected in front of it.
Foundation stone of new hall was laid 25 March 1925. [According to newspaper reports the hall was opened on the same day-see account in the following text.] The hall was built of locally quarried stone. Masonry contractor was Mr Ellis, while local farmers Charlie and Jack Wardley erected the roof.
The old hall continued to be used as a school until 1926. The new hall provided the usual community services. A cement brick kitchen was added to the rear of the old building after the Second World War. [Ref: Heritage of the Murray Mallee]
The first Borrika Hall opened October 1914.
The opening ceremony in connection with the new institute was performed by Mrs H S Green. Mr Mell, in introducing Mrs Green, said it afforded him great pleasure to see such a building here, and he sincerely hoped it would not be long before a library was opened. [Chronicle (Adelaide) 14 Nov 1914]
A successful sports meeting was held on October 12 to raise funds to pay the debt on the Borrika hall. The proceeds were £67/15/4. [Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) 5-11-1921]
A concert in aid of the school funds was held in the hall on September 6, and an excellent programme was carried out by the school children.
The hall was tastefully decorated, and much credit is due to Miss D Watt, head teacher, and Miss E Tonkin who assisted as accompanist.
A sale of flowers and sweets was followed by a supper and dance. Proceeds were £9/7/2d. [Ref: Chronicle (Adelaide) 23-9-1922]
SCHOOL FOR BORRIKA
A deputation from residents of Borrika on the Paringa railway line, (Karoonda), waited upon the Minister of Education (Mr L L Hill) on Tuesday, requesting the erection of a stone school building in their district. The deputation was introduced by Mr H McMillan MP.
Mr A Hocking said that there were thirty one children on the roll at Borrika, and the present iron building was very trying in summer, and cold in winter.
The Minister, replying, said in 1922 the Director had rejected the proposal as the average attendance only 18. Parliament, however, would be asked to vote a larger amount for country schools next session. He was going into the whole matter shortly with the Director before submitting proposals to Cabinet. [Ref: Daily Herald (Adelaide) 7-5-1924]
Borrika December 11
The construction of the new hall is now progressing well and the contractor (Mr E W Ellis) expects to have the mason work completed by Christmas. The hall is 35ft. wide and 55ft. long. [Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark) 19-12-1924]
A NEW INSTITUTE
0n March 25 the new Borrika Institute was opened by Mr F M McMillan MP. The building, which is of the most modern architecture, is well lighted.
The chairman (Mr H S Green) presented Mr McMillan with an inscribed silver plated trowel, with which to lay the foundation stone. After the stone was laid Mr McMillan declared the hall open.
An appeal on behalf of the trustees was well responded to, £77 being placed on the stone. Sports were held afterwards.
A concert was held in the hall in the evening. Items were contributed by the Karoonda orchestra. A dance followed. Mr A J Amos was MC and the music was provided by the Karoonda orchestra. The takings for the day amounted to approximately £180. There was a record attendance of about 300 during the afternoon and evening. [Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) 1-4-1925 & Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark) 3-4-1925]
Borrika
On Saturday, June 6, a very enjoyable dance was held in the local hall. Supper was served in the supper room. Mr F Wilhelm was MC and the music was performed by Messrs A Box, E O Wilhelm, F Lester, and E S Bonython. [Ref: Register (Adelaide) 11-6-1925]
On October 14 the Eight Hours Sports Committee held their annual sports in aid of the Borrika Institute.
A concert and dance was held in the institute in the evening. Mr J Wardley was MC for the dance. Supper was served. [Ref: Observer (Adelaide) 31-10-1925]
Borrika December 1
A benefit social was recently held in the Borrika Institute to raise funds for Mr Harry Woolcock who was seriously injured in the accident on the night of October 21. He was returning to Lowalde [sic] from Wynarka on a motor tricycle, when he was run down by a special rail motor that was also returning in reverse gear from the final match of the Murray Lands Football Association, which was played at Wynarka. Mr Woolcock was ganger at Lowalde, and had charge of the relaying of the Lowalde station yard. The total takings of the evening amounted to £45, with about £5 expenses. A large number attended to help make the evening a success, some coming from Karoonda, Nunkeri, Lowalde, and Sandalwood. [Ref: Observer (Adelaide) 12-12-1925]
December 7
On Saturday evening a successful strawberry fete and ball were held in the institute hall, in aid of the piano fund. Mr J Wardley was MC. [Ref: Observer (Adelaide) 19-12-1925]
The Borrika school [state school] came into existence without any opening ceremony, but in spite of that has made good headway. The building is quite a good one and the thirty children attending are taught well by Mr S Alexander.
At the wheat competitions social last week, Messrs Maycock, V V Brown, and E H Huxtable handed back their prize money to various deserving district funds. [Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark) 5-8-1927]
With the state school being opened students were no longer taught at the Borrika Institute.
Borrika Church News
Violet Day was celebrated here last Sunday. Mrs J H Gray, of Lowaldie, brought along a box of beautiful violets, with which the building was decorated.
Before the service started, Alison Gray handed around to the congregation a number of small cards, on which violets were painted (the work of the Sunday school). Rev F Timberlake conducted the service, and delivered an inspiring address to a large congregation. We wish to convey our thanks to Mr and Mrs J Gray, of Adelaide, who so kindly collected and sent up the violets. [Ref: Australian Christian Commonwealth (SA) 19-8-1927]
May 7 - On Saturday evening a social evening was held in the Borrika Institute for the presentation of the Murray Lands Cricket Association Shield to the Borrika cricket team, which has won it three seasons out of the four in which it has been competed for.
The shield becomes the property of the Borrika team. Mr H S Green (president of the club introduced Dr Hussey (president of the Murray Lands Cricket Association, who commented on the ability of the winning club and the keen interest it had taken in cricket. He said the fielding in the final match was well above the standard. Mr C W Jones, on behalf of the Lowalde [sic] Club, congratulated the winners on their fine performance. He read come verse on "How Borrika Won the Shield." Mr J B Tonkin also mentioned the excellent fielding of the sides in the final match.
Dr Hussey presented the shield to the captain of Borrika team (A R Dohnt), who thanked the speakers for their congratulations. Dr Hussey also presented to Mr Dohnt “the ashes” and said he would like to see these competed for from year to year.
Mr S A Lester was MC and music was supplied by Mrs C S Wardley and Miss Mavis Green. [Observer (Adelaide) 19-5-1928]
Borrika June 5
The institute committee held a dance on the opening night of the institute library. Mr H S Green is president of the committee, Mr R Bonython secretary and Miss M M Green is librarian. There were about 30 subscribers joined up on the opening night. There were a large attendance from the surrounding districts and the hall was packed.
The MC was Mr Bert Cram. Supper brought the evening to a close. [Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark) 22-6-1928]
Borrika Fire Fund
Through their plucky efforts to save their employer's machinery from a burning shed in which drums of petrol were exploding, two English farm apprentice lads, Gordon Farmer and Edward Newell, lost all their belongings, valued at £100. Their employer, (Mr J E Maycock) was himself so hard hit by his losses as to be unable to do much for the lads. We have been asked to open a fund on their behalf. [Ref: Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (Renmark) 25-4-1930]
The Kulkawarra cricket team visited Borrika, and the match resulted in a four point win for the home team.
Tea was supplied by the Borrika Tennis Club.
In the evening a dance was held in the institute. Music by Mrs Jones’ jazz band. Mr L Attree was MC.
Mr Jackson, who relieved Mr R L Pittman as school teacher, has taken over his duties. [Ref: Chronicle (Adelaide) 19-2-1931]
Borrika
A dance was held in the institute to augment institute funds. Visitors were present from Halidon, Sandalwood, Karoonda, Yurgo, Nunkeri, Perponda, and Wynarka.
Music was supplied by Mr C Zuschlag's Murray Bridge Boys. Messrs W Gladwell and L Attree were MCs.
On arbor day at the school trees were planted by the children, and Mr D Cunningham gave an address on "Forestry." [Ref: Chronicle 3-8-1933]
The annual school concert and Christmas-tree was held in the hall. Father Christmas distributed the presents and sweets off the prettily decorated tree. [Ref: Advertiser (Adelaide) 24-12-1936]
Country: Republic of Austria
Stamp 1: 4 Schilling, Fire Lily
Stamp 2: 4 Schilling, Biathlon
Postmark City & Date: Alpbach, February 28, 1978
Fancy Cancel: Stamp 1 canceled and tied to the cover with CDS, and a second CDS applied to the cover before being partially obscured by the addition of a second postage stamp, which is then canceled and tied to the cover with a third CDS. The sequence of postmark cancellations leads me to conclude that the biathlon stamp was not applied until after the first stamp was cancelled and additional postage was determined to be necessary.
I revisited some shots taken back in May 2010, and rendered these Single-Frame HDR images, giving them new life. The shot was taken at 200mm, 100 ISO, f2.8, at 1/2500 sec.
Here is my 2006 TDI along Route-89A, heading home from a trip to Page AZ. I got 46mpg on that trip! I run a blend of Soy-Derived Bio-Diesel in it (the higher the ambient temperature, the greater the ratio of Bio-to-Dino), thus I can operate the car with no reliance on Petroleum-based fuel!
Necesitas gafas rojo-cyan para verla.
Red/Cyan glasses required for viewing
Una camara, dos disparos a mano alzada.
One camera, two shots hand-held(or cha-cha method).
EXPOSICIÓN DEL NINOT
NINOTS EXHIBITION
Un Ninot es una figura con apariencia humana. Son figuras que normalmente se situan en la base del monumento fogueril, con caracter de crítica o burla. Hay dos categorías: ninot infantil y ninot(grande).
Antes de comenzar las Hogueras de San Juan se realiza la Exposición del Ninot, donde todas las Comisiones de Hogueras aportan un Ninot, de cada categoría, de su monumento, para que el público elija "el ninot indultat", que será la figura que se salvará del fuego. Antes los ninots se fabricaban con cartón, pero actualmente el corcho blanco es bastante común.
(Sorry for my bad English, I'm learning it)
The Ninot is a figure with human appearance. They are figures that usually are placed, with critic character or mockery, at the base of the monument(Hoguera). There are two categories of ninots: ninot infantile and ninot(big).
The Exhibition of Ninots is realised before the beginning of the festival "Fogueres de Sant Joan"; all the Commissions contribute with two Ninot, infantile and big. People choose a Ninot, for each category, to grant a pardon; the Ninot winner is "El ninot indultat"(Ninot pardoned), and it's going to be the figure that will be saved of the fire.
Before, most of the Ninots were making with papier mâché, but nowadays the white foam is so common.
To know more about the festival of "Hogueras"...
www.alicante-live.com/fiestas/celebrations.htm
www.spain.info/vive/fiestas/alicante/hogueras_de_san_juan...
www.spain.info/reportajes/las_hogueras_de_san_juan_un_sim...
www.alicanteturismo.com/AdaptingShop/usuario/productos/fi...
And my video: Anthem of Hogueras...
Our grill finally stopped working completely after 13 years. Joanna went out and bought a replacement before folks started showing up to our house. Once they got here they chipped in and helped assemble the new grill.
Participants came over on the Liberty State Park Ferry on July 4th to participate in the Statue of Liberty 5K, hosted by the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics New Jersey. Having Liberty Island to themselves for the morning, the course featured a 360 view of the Statue of Liberty, and 7 laps were required to complete the 5K distance. Some participants chose the option of walking 4 laps for a 3K instead.
Photo by Kevin Mulkerin
These are students in Coimbra, the most famous university in Portugal. Black unifrom is required !!!
Steve Nash Fitness World, Salvation Army and the cast of "Some Assembly Required" join forces with Toys 'R Us for the annual toy drive for kids.
Established in Notting Hill in 1990, Beach Blanket Babylon describes itself as a "club for the discerning without requiring a membership”. In 2007, they opened the Shoreditch branch, which I’d been going past for years (if you’re heading down bethnal Green Road from Shoreditch High Street station you can’t miss it) without really knowing what it was or what it was doing there. Look for stone (not sure if actually stone) eagles on the outside.
Anyway, they invited us along to the launch of ‘Host Your Own Roast’. Which is 50% party, 50% roast dinner. Combining Sunday Roasts and a party (on Sunday, obviously) is a pretty...astute idea that I can't say I've seen in all that many places. Also when it's a party at someone else's place (i.e BBB's place) you don't need to do the washing up. Unless you want to.
Other things of note where bottomless bloody marys (which I don’t really understand in this context but am not going to complain about), the chefs coming out to carve food as part of the demonstration (and as you can see, it was a LOT of food), a lemon meringue pie of legendary quality, and me dressed as a chef (no pictures of this survive)
The shots you see were taken inside the bar/restaurant area - which looks cool as fuck. BBB seem to focus on Modern European/British cuisine and a reasonable selection of wines and cocktails. It definitely reminds me of a wine bar/lounge. On that note, downstairs is a lounge that seats about 300 I believe (it was closed when I visited). I should quite like to return :D
Sampson has been our buddy since 2004. In the winter of 2008, he suffered a severe perineal hernia that required a $2000 surgery to repair it. At the time of the surgery, we were told that due to the severity of the hernia that it was likely to reoccur. As predicted, it has reoccurred and he desperately needs more surgery before 2012. Other than the hernia, he is a happy, healthy and active dog who should live to his mid to late teens. Therefore, I cannot in good conscience end his life prematurely. I have also contacted a Corgi rescue in hopes that he could be adopted to a family that is more financially able to care for him. However, since my husband and I can't have children, giving him up for adoption because of health issues seems as ridiculous to us as giving up our 9 year old child for adoption because we can't keep up with the medical expenses. We work in the service industry, living paycheck to paycheck and our credit is not good enough to get a care credit card that would allow us to make payments. To help us pay for Sampson's surgery, we have set up a ChipIn donation site to raise funds for Sampson's surgery. So please consider donating whatever small amount you can to help keep Sampson with the family that loves him. If you can't make a donation, please pass this info along to friends who may be able to help. Sampson, his Corgi buddies Shiloh & Rusty and his human family thank you! Click on the link below to go to Sampson's ChipIn.com page to make your donation. THANK YOU!!
corgisampson.chipin.com/sampson-the-corgis-hernia-surgery...
11.11.11 Update: A big thank you to all you wonderful flickr friends! We've received several generous donations from flickr members pushing us over the 13% mark of our goal. Since I've been promoting Sampson's photos, I've found several of them used on websites & blogs. I hold a creative commons license because I'm not a professional photographer and if people like my photos and want to use them, I don't want them to be limited by an exorbitant fee. However, I have a pup in trouble and he needs your help, so, if you like my Corgi photos or save them as favorites, please donate $1; if you use any of my Corgi or animal photos on your website or blog, please donate $5 to: corgisampson.chipin.com/sampson-the-corgis-hernia-surgery...
It's a small price to pay compared to a pro's fee, and it helps a much loved dog in need. Again, we appreciate all efforts & donations, and Sampson & the Corgi Clan thank you!
The NSPCC Childline White Hat Ball held at the Lancaster Hotel, London. With special appearances by Esther Rantzen, Fiona Phillips and Clive Room. Entertainment by Session One, 27th January 2017
Photography by Fergus Burnett
Accreditation required with all use.
This is a photograph from the 4th and final round of the 2015 Mullingar Road League which was held in Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Wednesday 27th May 2015 at 20:00. The weather was perfect for running and racing again and gave bright sunshine with some breeze. The weather conditions were favourable for runners this evening. As this was the final night of a very successful league there were many category prizes up for grabs with runners having to ensure they ran their races to gain the required finish times for the overall calculations. There was a great atmosphere at the finish as spectators cheered on the runners. This year's 5KM is ran on a modified route based on the route from the last couple of years. The final 1KM is within the Belvedere Gardens bringing runners down to the lakeside for a second time and finishing along the aptly named Stream Of Life. The route modification means that the race offers a slightly faster route than the hill finish of previous years. In the prize giving and awards in Belvedere House Cafe there were refreshments served for runners and this brought the curtain down on the Road League for 2015.
The race is promoted by Mullingar Harriers for the Pat Finnerty Memorial Cup. Competitors need to run 3 races out of the 4 races in May (any order) to be considered in the overall placing in categories at the conclusion of the league. Runners can also choose to just run one race without being considered for the overall league placings. Over 330 people took part in tonight's event bring the total from the four nights to so far to well over 1,400 runners. As with all of the previous weeks the new finish area provided a nice space for runners to stay around and chat in the evening sunshine. The Mullingar Road League 2015 is now over but has continued successfully and looks to add to the success in the history of this great series. Despite the bright evenings the photographic conditions in Belevedere are difficult so this photograph is part of a smaller than usual photograph set as there were many blurred photographs this evening.
The "Road League" is something of a misnomer but is an indication of the League's origins on the roads around Ladestown Mullingar prior to it's move into Belvedere in 2008. The Road League is the envy of many other races in the country as the Belvedere locations offers a completely traffic free 5KM route.
We have an extensive set of photographs from tonight in the following Flickr Album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157653157747838
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2710 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
Photographs from the last number of years of the Mullingar Road League are found at the bottom of this text
USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
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BUT..... Wait there a minute....
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Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
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Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
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Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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That's OK! We understand!
If, for any reason, you are not happy or comfortable with your picture appearing here in this photoset on Flickr then please email us at petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com and we will remove it as soon as possible. We give careful consideration to each photograph before uploading.
I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
Links to previous Mullingar Road League Photographs from over the years
Our photographs from Round 3 of the 2015 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157650853131823
Our photographs from Round 2 of the 2015 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157652357781278
Our photographs from Round 1 of the 2015 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157652342512706
Our photographs from Round 1 of the 2014 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644508131856/
Our photographs from Round 2 of the 2014 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644261638039/
Our photographs from Round 3 of the 2014 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644769714481/
Our photographs from Round 4 of the 2014 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644840050706/
Road League 2014 Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/patfinnertyroadleague?fref=ts (Requires Facebook logon)
YouTube Video for the Promotion of the 2014 Road League: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfvVVwrkgTM
A Vimeo Video for the Promotion of the 2013 Road League: vimeo.com/64875578
Our photographs from Round 5 of the 2013 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633794985503/
Our photographs from Round 4 of the 2013 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633604656368/
Our photographs from Round 3 of the 2013 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633470510535/
Our photographs from Round 2 of the 2013 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633451422506/
Our photographs from Round 1 of the 2013 Road League on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633397519242/
Belvedere House and Gardens on Google Street View: goo.gl/maps/WWTgD
Chip Timing Results from Precision Timing: www.precisiontiming.net/results.aspx
Belvedere House and Gardens Website: www.belvedere-house.ie/
Mullingar Harriers Facebook Group Page: www.facebook.com/groups/158535740855708/?fref=ts
Our Flickr Collection from Mullingar Road League 2012 (1,800 photographs) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/collections/72157629780992768/
Our Flickr Collection from Mullingar Road League 2011 (820 photographs) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/collections/72157626524444213/
Our Flickr Collection from Mullingar Road League 2010 (500 photographs) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/collections/72157624051668808/
Our Flickr Collection from Mullingar Road League 2009 (250 photographs) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/collections/72157617814884076/
Our Flickr Collection from Mullingar Road League 2008 (150 photographs) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/collections/72157605062152203/
The NSPCC Childline White Hat Ball held at the Lancaster Hotel, London. With special appearances by Esther Rantzen, Fiona Phillips and Clive Room. Entertainment by Session One, 27th January 2017
Photography by Fergus Burnett
Accreditation required with all use.