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Celebrating ‘The Big Lunch’ in Portstewart
Last year we had a Big Lunch on our street, celebrating a jubilee garden near the pensioners bungalows, created by the children. The Big Lunch was a simple but clever way to bring all the generations together. The children and elderly residents got to know each other better, sharing local stories and songs, and discovering the wealth of talent on our doorstep. It all helped to create a feel good atmosphere on our street.
It has had a profoundly positive effect on the whole street, and we not only know who our neighbours are, but have since supported each other in times of loss.
After our second party in September we started a befriending scheme were we look out for our each other’s houses and elderly neighbours, and are alerted to a problem if their curtains are not open by lunchtime. A simple task which works!
For this year ‘Big Lunch', we made our own bunting, banners, and collected donations. The excitement in the run up to the party is almost as good as the day its self on our street. We are all proud to live in Portstewart and our ‘Big Lunch’ celebrates the good will on our street.
I would encourage anyone to give it a go as The Big Lunch team are there to help you and it doesn’t need to cost much if everyone brings something to the table. Sure it’s fantastic fun and can make a difference in so many ways.
A special thanks to.
ASDA for providing their support and food, and McGee butchers for providing burgers and sausages.
Halifax team for their help on the day and £150 funding.
Cool FM for the £120 hamper.
Victoria Lagan Drama and Dance Company, Innova Irish Dance Company,
Adele Davies freelance music, and Stephen Lampard , Dave McMeeken musician.
Maverick Marquees for their amazing work on the day.
Alison Torrens
Event Coordinator
The morning light in this grand old structure provides a Verneer moment. Captured at Historic Haile Homestead near Gainesville, Florida.
everything is always so complex. I like it when some things are simple, like the joy of a summer day, or the smell of flowers that make a smile come so easily.
This is a photograph from the 5th annual Braveheart 5KM Trail Run which was held in the wonderful historic grounds of Trim Castle, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland at 20:00 on Friday 13th June 2014. This unique event is staged along the banks of the Boyne and will take in many of the medieval sites of the town through the Porchfields. The heritage trails of Trim are an excellent leisure resource, and always prove popular with runners. Trim Castle, the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, was constructed over a thirty-year period by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter. Hugh de Lacy was granted the Liberty of Meath by King Henry II in 1172. This race is the envy of many in Ireland as it is an opportunity for runners to run in one of the world's most historic castles. This year over 600 runners took part. Congratulations to everyone in Trim AC for staging an incredible night of racing. The beautiful summer's evening made the event one which was raced in the most perfect of settings.
Our full set of photographs from the event are at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157645195984413/
The race is run completely within Porchfields in Trim. Views of Trim Castle dominate the race from almost all vantage points. The race starts close to the Yellow Steeple and proceeds clockwise around the upper field of Porchfields. The route then goes right down to the River Boyne and use the pedestrian underpass under the R154 to access the easterly field in Porchfields. The race then proceeds to complete a full loop of this field. Part of this loop is on grass and then remainder of the loop joins the tarmac walkway along the Boyne. The route then brings runners back under the road to the westerly field in Porchfields where another loop is done before heading up-hill towards the finish beneath the Yellow Steeple.
Some Useful Internet Links
2014 RESULTS chipit.ie/?attachment_id=135
Wikipedia Braveheart Movie: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braveheart
Wikipedia Trim Castle: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_Castle
www.trimac.ie/braveheart_run_2014
www.trimac.ie/junior_braveheart_race_2014
www.facebook.com/trimathleticclub?fref=ts
2013 trimathletics.blogspot.ie/2013/06/results-braveheart-2013...
www.heritageireland.ie/en/midlandseastcoast/TrimCastle/
Photographs 2013: www.racepix.com/Braveheart-Trail-Run/racephotos/896/ (Paul Reilly)
Photographs 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157630136760260/
Photographs 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626985416376/
Photographs 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157624182570415/
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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 does take 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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Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
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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.
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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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By The Box Boy
April 2007
I recently wanted to experiment with wooden hinges for an unusual box I was making.
After reading Roger Gifkins excellent article (available for free download from www.gifkins.com.au/SingleActionWoodenHinge.pdf), I decided that I really did not want to work to the precision required for Roger’s method.
The method detailed below demonstrates how easy it is to make wooden hinges without a great deal of precision. The technique involves making a set of individual hinge fingers and then assembling them to make the completed hinge. An added bonus is that two or more contrasting timbers can be used to give a unique feel to the hinges (as in the photo of the completed box).
I make no claim to originality. These hinges are so simple to make that there must be others who have or are using this technique.
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Another common flower, growing in the Israeli desert. Simple and beautiful.
Diplotaxis harra
טוריים זיפניים
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I still revel in what elegant complexity arises from such simple ingredients. Two rectangles on a laptop display running below full brightness, a little organically induced camera motion, et voila!
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By now we have all seen the tragic destruction and loss of life surrounding the natural disaster in Japan. In desperate times like these having people and organizations to help individuals pull through is incredibly important. It not only provides immediate tangible help but also develops a vital sense of community for those involved.
There has been a truly earnest response among the Japanese community at the unanticipated level of caring and support the rest of the world has shown in the past few days. Many friends have been truly thankful for even the small messages sent to make sure they were alright following the earthquake and tsunami.
To me this was important. The strong sense of community among the Japanese is truly something unique and it has always to me been something I have aspired to.
I, like many of you, have people in my life who have been affected to different degrees by this disaster. Like many of you I have also in some form donated money to help the relief effort. However, I began to feel guilty knowing I could do much more.
So this is my offer and my challenge to you all.
I want you to donate a minimum of $15 I will be taking donations on behalf of the Red Cross. In exchange, I want to take one sincere picture of you, holding up a badge of support. All the money collected will be donated to the relief effort. I will also be putting together a photo blog to showcase the people being a part of this effort.
This is what I would like to represent our message:
Special thanks go to shing02
It's simple enough but the value of it is so much more.
We can all do our part to help on a financial level. However, to me there is more than just financial support. I want people to know the face behind the gesture. I want to showcase that the international community is forever a part of the Japanese community. To me the worth of that support is equally as vital to people as assisting them financially in times of need.
To those who feel they can help be a part of this in other ways, please do so. Whether you take up your own camera and follow suit, make it your own or find another creative way you can use your talents and personal time to help the situation, put in the effort and be a part in creating an international community. I would much rather we all work on this together.
That is my challenge, be a part of this. Whether it is on one side of the lens or the other, help out and build a community that will ultimately bring a lot of good in a lot of valuable ways.
The images will be put up on a blog. The more people involved, the more we can show how much the international community is really a part and the more significant a difference we can actually make. If you know of people wanting to be involved please let them know.
So please, contact me or anyone involved and let's make this grow. You can reach me at mariuszphotography@gmail.com
For those looking to help in other regards you can do so via the Red Cross in a number of ways.
Finally, I would also like to encourage others to use these pictures in their Facebook profiles similar to the current badges going around to help spread the message to donate.
Thank you everyone!
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「東北地方太平洋沖地震」におきまして、被害にあわれた方々に心よりお見舞い申し上げます。
現在も余震があり、被災地で多くの方が避難しており、懸命な救出活動が続いている状態です。
被災者の方に対し、義援金として支援をすることが、日本へカナダ内陸エドモントンからできるサポートだと思います。
具体的には、各自上記のShing02デザイン"Rise again 手をつなごう"バッジを表示したIpadを持っていただき、野外にて証明写真を作成します。
又、その証明写真購入代金（最低１５ドル寄付）として皆様から寄付を頂き、集まった全義援金は日本赤十字社を通じて、被災者救済のための救援活動及び復興支援活動等資金として寄付させていただきます。
更に、各証明写真はブログhttp://mariuszsikorski.blogspot.com/2011/03/we-need-your-help.htmlにショーケースとしてアップロードされます。
フェイスブックなどのソーシャルネットワーク等の証明写真として使用して頂ければ、更に多くの人に広め、参加していただけるきっかけになると思います。
一人でも多くの方ににご協力をいただければ幸いです。
日付、場所等につきましてはいつでも気軽に連絡ください。
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This house is nice, they have a path to the front door (even though it is on the side of the house), great flowers and big windows with a sunken garage. The only thing I would suggest is that they paint the trim a contrasting colour so it isn't all white, also they could add a flower box under the left window.
A simple house yet the colour scheme is effective. I like that it has a path to the front door and that they have big picture windows. My only suggestion would be to plant a few more shrubs or flowers in the flower bed.
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This was so easy I don't feel right even thinking of it as a recipe.
I'd been boiling the ham hock since Easter. I'd put it in the smallest pan it would fit in, covered it with water, brought it to a boil each night, put the lid on, and simmered it until bedtime. Then I'd repeat the whole scenario each night.
Of course, we'd carved the ham so that there was a generous amount of meat left on the bone. Last night the meat started to come loose, so I knew tonight would be soup night.
Came home (HOURS late!), transferred the ham hock and liquid to a larger pan, probably one that holds about two quarts. Cleaned all the meat off the bone, cleaned the marrow out of the bone, threw both into the soup liquid and threw the bone into the trash. Then I turned the heat on medium under the pot.
Believe it or not, that was the hard part. Next, I drained the liquid from a 15-oz can of kidney beans, put the beans in the soup. I chopped a large leek, keeping the white and green separate. The white went in the pot right away.
While that came to a simmer, I went hunting in the freezer for mushrooms. I often will buy lots of mushrooms at once, sautée them right away in a bit of butter, put the lid on for the end, and then freeze the mushrooms and juice until I need them. The pack I grabbed would have been about four ounces of mushrooms before cooking.
Tossed the frozen mushrooms into the soup, and brought it all to bubbling again. When it was bubbling, I finally tossed in the chopped leek greens. I put the lid on right away, reduced the heat to low, and set the timer to five minutes.
I canned two pints, and ate one pint for dinner. You might be thinking, but what about spices? Well, that was what I thought, until I tasted it. It didn't need a thing. I'd have put potato in if I had some. I thought about a bit of rice. Someone suggested a pinch of cumin, and some one else suggested dill. As things turned out, I ate it just the way it was.
INGREDIENTS
1 ham hock with ham
1 leek, large, chopped
1 15-oz can kidney beans, drained
4-oz mushrooms, sliced & sautéed
That's it! It was ready for eating an hour after I got home.