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EPPFG has carried out a successful demonstration in Frankfurt, Germany on 19/09/2014 against TPLF/Woyane
The members of Ethiopian People Patriotic Front Guard (EPPFG) has carried out demonstration successfully protesting the fascist and tyranny regime of TPLF/Woyane being presented in front of "Ethiopia Consulate" in Frankfurt, Germany on 19/09/2014. During this time, EPPFG has asked the Germany government not help such a racist government of TPLF. Around 400 people were participated during the demonstration. Some of the slogans of the demonstration were
-TPLF / Woyane is Stop Genocide of
Ethiopian Somali in Ogaden Amhara people in Guraferda
Oromia people in Ambo
-TPLF / Woyane should Stop Jailing and Torturing of
Journalists Bloggers Activists
TPLF / Woyane employees in this Consulate
do not represent we Ethiopians
should leave here from Germany
are CRIMINALS of racism and genocide
We dream united Ethiopia
Provincial Governor Mohammad Omar Shirzad leads the Deh Rafshan shura (meeting) on completion of Operation OMEED ATIL at Patrol Base Samad, Afghanistan.
Mid Caption: The 6th infantry Kandak of the Afghan National Army’s (ANA) 4th Brigade has successfully planned and executed an insurgent disruption operation in the Deh Rafshan area near Tarin Kot that has uncovered a number of weapons and munition caches.
Operation OMEED ATIL was a week-long operation led by the ANA and supported by their Australian mentors, Mentoring Task Force - Three (MTF-3), to degrade insurgent influence in the Deh Rafshan district of Uruzgan Province and build local confidence in the ability of the Afghan security forces.
A large number of improvised explosive devices, illegal weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and ammunition were discovered during the operation and their removal will reduce the ability for insurgents to attack civilian, ISAF and Afghan forces in the area.
The ANA has increasingly assumed the lead for the planning, preparation and execution of tactical operations, allowing Australian forces to concentrate on partnering Afghan Command and Control and Combat Support functions.
Upon successfully completing his record-setting flight from England to Australia on October 14, 1933, The Courier Mail wrote of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith:
Cheering thousands of men, women, and children, and blaring motor horns greeted Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith when he arrived at Archerfield Aerodrome at 4.45 p.m. yesterday.
In this joyous greeting the citizens of Brisbane paid homage to a distinguished native of the city, who has been acclaimed the world's greatest airman. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith had flown from England to Wyndham, in North Australia, in 7 days 4 hours 43 minutes, or 1 day 16 hours 1 minute faster flying time than that achieved by Mr C W A Scott
He left Wyndham at 8.7 a.m. on Thursday, and after battling against headwinds all day landed at Camooweal on Thursday night. He left Camooweal at 5.45 a.m. yesterday, passed Longreach at 11 a.m., and arrived in Brisbane at 4.45 p.m., after another battle against Headwinds
Progress reports of the flight from Camooweal across the western plains of the State indicated that the aviator should arrive soon after 4.30 p.m., and a number of Queensland Aero Club aeroplanes flew out towards Toowoomba to meet him
Like a Flashing Bird.
A brief period of suspense followed. Then the blue and silver monoplane, Miss Southern Cross with the setting sun gilding its graceful lines against a background of dull grey clouds,
flashed out of the west like a swallow on the wing.
After circling the aerodrome the veteran aviator made a perfect landing, and taxied across the
grounds to the accompaniment of deafening cheers.
"Do you want a corkscrew, Smithy?" called a friend in the crowd as the aviator experienced difficulty in getting out of the closed cockpit. "No, a match!" was the characteristic reply, as the lean, hatless head emerged with a cigarette thrust between flashing teeth. It was a typical
"Smithy" incident. Here was the man whom neither honours nor trials could change. Here, indeed, was a man of
the people and a national hero.
Brief speeches of welcome were made from a handy lorry. The president of the Queensland Aero Club Dr F. A. Hope Michod) read messages of congratulation from his Majesty the King and from his Excellency the Governor-General (Sir Isaac Isaacs) on the success of the
great flight
The Premier (Mr. W. Forgan Smith), on behalf of the State Government, congratulated the aviator. The achievement he said added lustre to an already great fame. They were justly proud of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith as a Queenslander and
an Australian
"You have made a habit of astonishing the world said the Lord Mayor (Alderman J W Greene), addressing the aviator, and now you have done it again
The Queensland manager of the Vacuum Oil Company (Mr N. F Langdon) said " Whatever "Smithy" undertakes to do he does well. We appreciate his courage and ability.”
The Premier called for cheers "for the world’s greatest aviator " "And one for his baby!" cried a man in the crowd. So the aviator and the baby shared the cheers.
"Life in the Old Dog."
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith said he was glad to have broken the record by way of indicating "there was life in the old dog yet."
It was a source of pleasure, too, that the record time had been established once more by an
Australian.
"It is not easy," he added, amidst much laughter, "for a grey-headed man in his declining years to do such things. This is the city of my birth, and I am proud of it, but I cannot stay, as I have a family waiting further south."
View the original image at the Queensland State Archives:
We began our successful 16-day trek to the K2 North Base Camp and the North Gasherbrum Glacier in the Kyrgyz village of Yilik, where I took this shot looking east up the Yarkand River the day before we began our trek. Yilik (elevation 3,498 m, 11,476 ft.) lies on the true left bank of the Yarkand River 345 km (214 mi.) south of Kashgar (Kashi) in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is 548 km (341 mi.) from Kashgar by road and the route crosses two mountain passes of 3,410 m (11,188 ft.) and 4,980 m (16,339 ft.).
Dunluce Castle is one of most distinctive looking castles in the country perched on the cliff edge of Antrim not far from the Giant’s Causeway. It was a site that had been high on our list to visit for many years and finally we had the opportunity to go to the site and it didn’t disappoint. The castle is dramatic, as is its history!
The present remains date back to c1500 when a castle was built by the MacQuillans to be their seat of power in Antrim. However, by 1550 the site was in the hands of the MacDonnells who then rapidly increased their power while feuding with other prominent families. Their power grew so great that they became a threat to the English crown during the reign of Elizabeth I. The Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir John Perrot, was sent to besiege the castle, which he successfully did, in 1584. However, the castle was given back to the MacDonnells two years later after they assured the crown of their loyalty. However, when the Nine Years War broke out in 1594 Randall MacDonnell aligned with the Ulster Gaelic chieftains joined Hugh O’Neil at the Battle of Kinsale. Yet, in spite of the defeat at Kinsale, Randall MacDonnell was pardoned following his surrender to Crown forces. Ironically, Randall MacDonnell became a key person in the plantations under James VI and established a new town at Dunluce for the new settlers. The castle passed to Randal’s son, also called Randal, and he and his wife, Catherine, lived a luxurious life at the site until the Irish Rebellion in 1642 when Randall MacDonnell was arrested. Catherine MacDonnell fled to Chester with their possessions where they were eventually sold off by Oliver Cromwell’s agents in 1651 following the fall of the English Crown. It was during this time that Dunluce castle the surrounding town fell into ruin. Cromwell granted the castle to soldiers who had fought for him during his Irish campaign. However, in 1660 the English Crown was restored under King Charles II and Randal regained Dunluce. But the castle was now a ruin so the MacDonnell family settled at Glenarm Castle where they still remain. The castle remained a ruin until it came into state ownership in 1928.
As to the physical remains of the castle, although there has been a castle on the site since the 13th century (and likely some other form of fortress before that) the remains largely reflect the 17th century occupation of the site when it was greatly altered by Randal MacDonnell. The outer ward of the castle is almost entirely 17th century in date. From here there is the castle’s brew house and stables, both probably a little earlier than the outer ward, The brew house was not accessible on the day we were there as works were being carried out in that area. The last part before reaching the castle proper is the lodgings, used to house guests. Largely collapsed these luxurious lodging would have had a fireplace in each room and a balcony which overlooked the castle’s formal gardens and bowling green. The castle itself sits on a small promontory which was originally accessed by drawbridge and later by a wooden bridge. Beyond here is the gatehouse, built by the MacQuillans in the 1560s in Scottish style. The curtain wall extends from here which is also a MacQuillan construction and dates to the 1590s. Housed in the curtain wall, facing the mainland, were cannons rescued from La Girona which was part of the Spanish Armada. A curious feature is the loggia which shows the influence of Southern European architecture. All that remains of the loggia is a row of columns which no longer stand to full height. The Manor house is built in Jacobean style and dates to 1620. Excavations at the site have shown that the Manor house occupies the site of an earlier building dating to the MacQuillan phase of building. To prevent further collapse of the façade a reconstruction of a 17th century bay window has been inserted. Flanking the Manor house are two towers, the South-East and the North-East towers. These towers belong to the pre-Manor house building and are part of the curtain wall construction. Gun-loops and wicker centring are visible in both. One of the more interesting parts of the castle sits under the Manor house and went completely un-noticed by me! A souterrain which pre-dates all the castle structures and probably dates to pre-1000 sits under the structure. The kitchens and buttery both date to the latter part of the 16th century as was the inner ward. Part of the inner ward collapsed into the sea in the 19th century.
Outside of the castle are the remains, no longer visible, of Dunluce town which was established in 1608 by Randal MacDonnell as part of the Plantations. Some excavated portions show cobbled streets and it appears to have been rather large in size. The town had a short life, however, and was burned to the ground in the 1641 rebellion and abandoned in the 1680s. The town is subject to ongoing investigations by archaeologists who are slowly uncovering more of the town and what it would have been like. The remains of a church associated with the town sits a small distance away.
Dunluce castle is one of the most spectacular ruins in the country and a thoroughly enjoyable visit. However, time will take its toll on this structure which sits on a cliff edge. Parts have been crumbling into the sea for centuries and it is inevitable that it will continue its slow demise into the ocean.
I spent a delightful Saturday with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in Blackwood at the Garden of St Erth. As my first Famous Flickr Five+ excursion, I was just delighted by how kind and welcoming everyone was. I look forward to future trips to places I have never been (such as the garden of St Erth) with the Famous Flickr Five+ Group in the future.
In 1854 a Cornish stonemason named Matthew Rogers decided to pursue his luck in the goldfields around Mount Blackwood in Victoria, so he packed up his life in Sydney and journeyed south. His venture proved successful, as he became one of the gold rush's most successful miners.
In the 1860s, Matthew built a modest sandstone cottage from stone quarried from around Bacchus Marsh behind a boot factory in an area known as Simmonds Reef, just outside what was then the very busy and thriving gold mining community of Blackwood which at the time had a population of some 13,000 people. He named it "St Erth" after his Cornwall birthplace. The original title was dated 1867, but it is believed the house was built before then.
The sandstone cottage is typical of Victorian architecture found in Australia at that time. Built in Victorian Georgian style. It features a symmetrical facade of exposed sandstone brick with sash windows either side of the front door, all of which are characteristics of Victorian Georgian architecture. The shady verandah, today covered in curling wisteria vine, features elegant, slender posts, which is also typical of the architectural style, as is the medium pitch corrugated iron roof.
Matthew attached a wooden building to the western end of his neat stone cottage which served as the Blackwood post office for a time, and also a general store; both essential parts of the burgeoning community.
The gold rush lasted for twenty eight years. Matthew's daughter Elizabeth and her husband Jim Terrill continued to maintain the store, but as gold ran out, the wooden buildings of the town were moved to Trentham. For a time the house lay empty and the bush moved back in. Eventually it was bought by a group of Melbourne businessmen who called themselves the Simmons Reef Shire Council.
Today, "St Erth" is the Garden of St Erth; a wonderful garden featuring fruit trees, an espalier orchard, heirloom vegetables, perennials, daffodils, tulips, flowering shrubs and a plant nursery. The Garden of St Erth is one of two main sites in Victoria for the Diggers Club, who specialise in growing and selling heirloom variety plants and old fashioned exotic plants. The homestead forms the entry to the beautiful garden, as well as a shop showcasing the heritage seeds, gardening equipment and myriad gardening products in line with the Diggers Club's commitment to sustainable gardening. Outside there's a plant nursery with a wonderful array of trees and plants for sale. A pretty cafe offers drinks, cakes and meals indoors or out featuring where possible local produce and some sourced from the garden.
Matthew Rogers was born at St. Erth, Cornwall, on 11th June 1824, he arrived in Victoria in 1854 with his wife Mary, and came to Blackwood about 1855. Matthew and Mary Rogers were the wealthiest people in Simmons Reef. Matthew did well from his mine called "Mount Rogers Big Hill Mine". He is stated to have made a fortune out of ore that yielded one and a half pennyweights to the ton. Mary Ann Rogers was born in Hayle in Cornwall 24th June 1828. She looked after the store and the Post Office attached to the house. The Rogers had no children, and adopted a girl born in 1872, called Elizabeth. Mary Ann Rogers died on the 27th of August 1896, aged 68 years. Matthew Rogers died on the 6th of January 1902.
Nestled against the Wombat State Forest, the township of Blackwood was originally founded in 1855 during the Victorian gold rush. The township's post office was opened in September 1855, and was known as Mount Blackwood until 1921. The township has shrunk significantly since the gold rush ended, and today many of its properties are weekenders for Melbourne professionals. The town still has a main street featuring a post office and general store, a pub, a cafe and an antique shop. It still retains some of its original miners cottages beyond "St Erth". It is a quiet, sleepy town, and is a delightful retreat for some peace and quiet. Blackwood is perhaps best known today for its music and culture festival held in November. It attracts artists from across the world.
As the first year at Moore Elementary School is wrapping up, we stopped by to capture some of the fun. Whether it was students reading in the classrooms, hanging on the new playground, or having their faces painted after school, we saw just a few reasons why everyone is so excited about Moore Elementary School.
Newly renovated in 2015, Moore Elementary School serves the families of Beaverdale, Merle Hay and the neighborhoods of northwest Des Moines. The $6.6 million renovation includes a new gymnasium, playground, state-of-the-art classrooms, technology and security.
Ryan Mathews and the DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro Earn a Trip to The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational
Mooresville, NC -http://goo.gl/x5jWkZ For the DSE Test Car's first dip into the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car events of 2015, it was quite a successful one. Ryan Mathews took the top spots in the GT Class with 1st place finishes in the Detroit Speed sponsored Autocross, the Speed Stop Challenge and the Hot Lap Challenge. Unfortunately, due to the transportation logistics of the new BFGoodrich Rival S, they weren't quite available for the public; so Kyle was positioned in the exhibition class. The new BFG Rival S tires had incredible turn-in grip and came up to temperature fast. If you are going to be consistently competing for the top spots of these events with the best street cars in the country, the BFGoodrich Rival S need to be the next set of tires you purchase.
This was not a big deal for Kyle, as he is more about proving himself with how he runs and not the hardware on his office shelf, put down great times and finished with a 1st place overall in the Speed Stop and 2nd place overall in the Hot Lap Challenge while finishing in 5th place overall on the Detroit Speed sponsored Autocross.
Unlike the previous week in Fort Worth, Saturday morning started early and came with beautiful temps and abundant sunshine. The Driver's meeting kicked off a day full of events with the Detroit Speed sponsored Autocross, the Speed Stop Challenge, the Road Rally and finished up with the welcome party. Cars were running hard all morning and afternoon with just a short break in the middle for lunch. Ryan driving the DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro put down great times early including a 0:43.907 on his first run. His 1st place clinching run came on his third of the morning, a 0:43.724 which was good enough for the win. Kyle, not to be outdone by Ryan, posted a 0:43.028 in the exhibition class in the DSE 1970 Camaro Test Car. Ryan also claimed the Speed Stop Challenge in the GT class while Kyle who finished first in the exhibition class and overall, ran one of the only three sub ten second times of the weekend.
Sunday was the Hot Lap Challenge and the two drivers were ready to get at it, especially after their great times and cooperative cars on Saturday. Kyle finished first in the exhibition class while Ryan ran the only sub forty second time on the road course with a 0:39.520 that couldn't be caught.
There were many DSE "Equipped" cars running all weekend including Ken Thwaits in his Showtime 2014 Camaro, Ken was neck in neck with Ryan, finishing right behind him in the autocross and road course and 3rd in the Speed Stop.
This was a great weekend for a great event at Texas Motor Speedway. It was a successful first event for the Detroit Speed team and we forward to getting back at it during the Optima event at Bowling Green in June.
Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Texas Highlights:
• Ryan won the GT Class and punched his ticket for the end of year Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitation in Las Vegas
• Ryan posted the only sub 0:40 run during the Hot Lap Challenge
• Kyle, running in the exhibition class, came up with a win in the Speed Stop Challenge and Hot Lap Challenge
• Ken Thwaits and his DSE "Equipped" 2014 Camaro finished 2nd overall in the GT class with two 2nd place finishes and a 3rd place finish
• The new BFGoodrich Rival S is an amazing tire and exceeded expectations
This is a photograph from the annual Na Fianna AC "Bob Heffernan" 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Tuesday 17th May 2016 at 20:00. The race is now firmly established on the Leinster road racing calendar with athletes travelling from all over the region to take part. The race has gained a glowing reputation as being one of the fastest 5KM road races in Ireland. It is one of the rare occasions around road racing circles these days where a very small club can organise a very successful large participation race. Today's race had another very large attendance with over 480 participants finishing the race following on from over 400 finishers last year. .
This race commemorates the years of work and volunteering that local man Bob Heffernan gave to Meath, Leinster, and Irish athletics from grass roots upwards and his work with the host club Na Fianna AC. Na Fianna AC are typical of many rural sporting clubs who have a large catchment area which combines rural North Kildare and South Meath. The race, known affectionately by club-members as simply "Bob's race" is a fitting tribute to commemorate his contribution to this sport.
The very changeable weather from the entire day made for an unpredictable night weather wise. There were several very heavy torrential showers of rain before the race. The race itself was ran in dry overcast conditions.
This race is part of the annual Meath AAI Road Race League despite the fact that the race is run completely in County Kildare. The current route for the race has stayed the same over the past few years. However previous to that the race was held in Enfield and also Rathmoylan in County Meath. The race starts on the busy Enfield to Endenderry road and this requires a big effort from stewards and marshalls. However, as always, the event was a resounding success with personal bests and great runs from many of the participants. The course is very fast and flat - it is a one loop course which is left-handed in terms of turns.
We have a large set of photographs from the finish of the race and they are available on our Flickr photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157667797591270
Timing and event management was provided by Sports Splits. Results are available on their website.
For nostalgia - photographs of previous years
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157653107820532
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157644763278914
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157633580992446
Our pictures from Na Fianna 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157626673634371
Our Flickr set from Na Fianna 2010: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629852959646
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Successful Thinkers Roseville 11/23/09. Daniel Barrera hosted The Successful Thinkers Meetup at Bravo Pasteria
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As the first year at Moore Elementary School is wrapping up, we stopped by to capture some of the fun. Whether it was students reading in the classrooms, hanging on the new playground, or having their faces painted after school, we saw just a few reasons why everyone is so excited about Moore Elementary School.
Newly renovated in 2015, Moore Elementary School serves the families of Beaverdale, Merle Hay and the neighborhoods of northwest Des Moines. The $6.6 million renovation includes a new gymnasium, playground, state-of-the-art classrooms, technology and security.
Van Damme State Park consists of beach and upland on the Mendocino Coast. Of all the park system's units along the Mendocino coast, Van Damme is perhaps the richest in terms of historical resources connected with the redwood lumber industry. Its story is a prime example of the struggles and eventual failures of a small, independent lumber operation.
Location/Directions
The park is located three miles south of the town of Mendocino on Highway 1. The highway runs through the park separating the campground and the Fern Canyon trail head to the east and the beach and parking lot to the west.
Seasons/Climate - Recommended clothing
The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.
Facilities - Activities
The park features the lush Fern Canyon scenic trail system; the Pygmy Forest where mature, cone-bearing cypress and pine trees stand six inches to eight feet tall; and the bog, or Cabbage Patch, where skunk cabbage grows in abundance. The park's ten miles of trail go along the fern-carpeted canyon of Little River. A paved road is used by joggers and bicyclists. The beach is popular with abalone divers.
Kayak Tours
Visitors can get a unique perspective of the coast line by taking the kayak tours, available through a concession agreement, at the Van Damme beach parking lot.
About the Park
Van Damme State Park was named for Charles Van Damme who was born at Little River in 1881, son of John and Louise Van Damme, early settlers of the region. John Van Damme and his wife were a Flemish couple. The patriarch of the family was born in Bredene, Belgium on May 22, 1832. New research indicates that John Van Damme was born in Bredene, Belgium, not Ostend. "Following the sea" for some years, Van Damme, upon his arrival in Mendocino County, later worked in the lumber mill at Little River. In this settlement all of his children were born, including Charles, whose love for the area prompted his acquiring, after some years as a successful operator of the Richmond-San Rafael ferry line, a plot of ground along the redwood coast. Upon his demise this area became a part of the State Park System in 1934.
In those early days lumbering was a major economic factor in the development of the northern coastline. Little River was built as a mill town in 1864 by Ruel Stickney, Silas Coombs and Tapping Reeves after the property, formally called Kents Cove, was purchased from W. H. Kent in 1862. Before long it had attained fame, not only as a lumber port, but as a shipyard as well. Alas, a stand of timber, if logged, does not last forever and by the end of the century, even though logging was periodically moved back into the headwaters of Little River, the mill was forced to close in 1893.
What was left of Little River soon deteriorated; the shipyard, the wharf, the town, several chutes for loading lumber and the lumber mill itself. Activity at the port, which once hummed with activity, declined. Little River's school, once attended by nearly 100 students, closed; its weekly steamship service ended, and a shipyard where, in 1874, Captain Thomas Peterson turned out full-size lumber schooners for the coast wide trade, phased out. Only the schooner Little River returned, to be wrecked on the very beach from which it originally departed.
Plagued by a lack of sufficient timber reserves, fires, substantial loss of business and trade, deterioration of the port's chutes and wharf, the end of coast wide shipping and the attendant decline in population, Little River reverted to a natural state. Its acquisition by the State Park System in 1934, and the subsequent addition of peripheral lands has preserved some of California's most interesting natural resources.
Successful test of a jeans pattern. Meera's not too happy about the fakie pockets but you know what. That's a disappointment that all women need to face at some point.
Successful Thinkers Roseville 11/23/09. Daniel Barrera hosted The Successful Thinkers Meetup at Bravo Pasteria
Enlarged new edition of the definitive international history of Mazda’s extraordinarily successful Wankel-engined coupés & roadsters right up to the end of production and the introduction of the RX-8. Advice on buying your own RX-7. The RX-7 in motorsport. Production figures. High quality artpaper production, heavily illustrated with colour throughout.
A Potter Wasp (Eumeninae) hunts and captures a caterpillar in a native snowberry plant (Symphoricarposalbus).
Portland, Oregon.
Flickr album : Emirates airlines in Dublin
The first Boeing 777 on EK161 lands in a very wet Dublin. A6-EBC has almost disappeared in the spray from its own braking action as it rolls out on a very wet runway!
One of the windows of the south aisle depicting the Apostles. Thee strong sunlight on this side combined with the external metalwork it thus accentuated made getting successful shots of these windows virtually impossible.
St Mary's at Fairford is justly famous, not only as a most beautiful building architecturally but for the survival of its complete set of late medieval stained glass windows, a unique survival in an English parish church. No other church has resisted the waves of iconoclasm unleashed by the Reformation and the English Civil War like Fairford has, and as a result we can experience a pre-Reformation iconographic scheme in glass in its entirety. At most churches one is lucky to find mere fragments of the original glazing and even one complete window is an exceptional survival, thus a full set of 28 of them here in a more or less intact state makes Fairford church uniquely precious.
The exterior already promises great things, this is a handsome late 15th century building entirely rebuilt in Perpendicular style and dedicated in 1497. The benefactor was lord of the manor John Tame, a wealthy wool merchant whose son Edmund later continued the family's legacy in donating the glass. The central tower is adorned with much carving including strange figures guarding the corners and a rather archaic looking relief of Christ on the western side. The nave is crowned by a fine clerestorey whilst the aisles below form a gallery of large windows that seem to embrace the entire building without structural interruption aside from the south porch and the chancel projecting at the east end. All around are pinnacles, battlements and gargoyles, the effect is very rich and imposing for a village church.
One enters through the fan-vaulted porch and is initially met by subdued lighting within that takes a moment to adjust to but can immediately appreciate the elegant arcades and the rich glowing colours of the windows. The interior is spacious but the view east is interrupted by the tower whose panelled walls and arches frame only a glimpse of the chancel beyond. The glass was inserted between 1500-1517 and shows marked Renaissance influence, being the work of Flemish glaziers (based in Southwark) under the direction of the King's glazier Barnard Flower. The quality is thus of the highest available and suggests the Tame family had connections at court to secure such glaziers.
Entering the nave one is immediately confronted with the largest and most famous window in the church, the west window with its glorious Last Judgement, best known for its lurid depiction of the horrors of Hell with exotic demons dragging the damned to their doom. Sadly the three windows in the west wall suffered serious storm damage in 1703 and the Last Judgement suffered further during an 1860 restoration that copied rather than restored the glass in its upper half. The nave clerestories contain an intriguing scheme further emphasising the battle of Good versus Evil with a gallery of saintly figures on the south side balanced by a 'rogue's gallery' of persecutors of the faith on the darker north side, above which are fabulous demonic figures leering from the traceries.
The aisle windows form further arrays of figures in canopies with the Evangelists and prophets on the north side and the Apostles and Doctors of the Church on the south. The more narrative windows are mainly located in the eastern half of the church, starting in the north chapel with an Old Testament themed window followed by more on the life of Mary and infancy of Christ. The subject matter is usually confined to one light or a pair of them, so multiple scenes can be portrayed within a single window. The scheme continues in the east window of the chancel with its scenes of the Passion of Christ in the lower register culminating in his crucifixion above, while a smaller window to the south shows his entombment and the harrowing of Hell. The cycle continues in the south chapel where the east window shows scenes of Christ's resurrection and transfiguration whilst two further windows relate further incidents culminating in Pentecost. The final window in the sequence however is of course the Last Judgement at the west end.
The glass has been greatly valued and protected over the centuries from the ravages of history, being removed for protection during the Civil War and World War II. The windows underwent a complete conservation between 1988-2010 by the Barley Studio of York which bravely restored legibility to the windows by sensitive releading and recreating missing pieces with new work (previously these had been filled with plain glass which drew the eye and disturbed the balance of light). The most dramatic intervention was the re-ordering of the westernmost windows of the nave aisles which had been partially filled with jumbled fragments following the storm damage of 1703 but have now been returned to something closer to their original state.
It is important here not to neglect the church's other features since the glass dominates its reputation so much. The chancel also retains its original late medieval woodwork with a fine set of delicate screens dividing it from the chapels either side along with a lovely set of stalls with carved misericords. The tomb of the founder John Tame and his wife can be seen on the north side of the sanctuary with their brasses atop a tomb chest. Throughout the church a fine series of carved angel corbels supports the old oak roofs.
Fairford church is a national treasure and shouldn't be missed by anyone with a love of stained glass and medieval art. It is normally kept open for visitors and deserves more of them.
This is a photograph from the Clane and Rathcoffey Parishes annual 10KM and 5KM Road Races and Fun Runs which were held in Clane village, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 19th of October at 14:30. This year's event follows on from the very successful staging last year (see link to photographs below). The organisers offer both a 5km and 10km race and the event provides an opportunity for runners, joggers, and walkers of all abilities to take part in the event. The 5KM has a particular emphasis on family entrants. There was a wonderful atmosphere around the Village as both races started and finished on the main street outside the parish hall. The directly out-and-back routes provided an opportunity for a fast time on a good course and made for a great finish line atmosphere as runners, joggers, and walkers crossed the line. Great praise must be extended to the whole organising committee who organised a very efficiently run event. The events provide some runners with an opportunity to have a final race effort session in the week leading up to the Dublin City Marathon.
Event Management and Electronic Timing was provided by Irish company Precision Timing. Their website is here with links to results from the race www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer
This photograph is part of a larger set of photographs taken at today's event. Photographs were taken at the start, 400 meters gone, 400 meters to go, 1km gone, and at the 9KM/4KM mark. The URL of the full set of photographs is www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157636717081724/
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Overall Race Summary and Logistics
Participants: There were about 200 competitors combined in the two events.
Weather: The weather was very changeable for all of the events. During the 10KM race there was a heavy rain shower around the area of the 6KM mark but this didn't actually fall in the town. There was a strong headwind against competitors in the 10KM on the return part of the course between 6KM and 8KM.
Race Course:
This summary includes information on both the 5KM and 10KM races.
Both races start in the same place - just outside the Race HQ on the main street of the town. The races then proceed north eastwards out the Dublin Road towards Straffan and Celbridge. Just after 400 meters the races take a left up a small local road and proceeds along this road until it takes a tight left hand turn at the end of the lane at Capdoo goo.gl/maps/aPo26 (Google Streetview). The route proceeds until it shortly meets the Clane-Kilcock Road - College Road R407 goo.gl/maps/SGcPa. Both races will divert into Clane Business and Industrial Park goo.gl/maps/EQMf0 . The 5KM turns around and returns on the same route to the finish. However the 10KM race continues (taking a left) back onto College Road. Soon afterwards it passes the famous entrance to Clongowes Wood College on the right the race takes the next left (goo.gl/maps/zUhrJ) and brings runners onto the road known locally as the 'Long Road' (R408 Between Rathcoffey and Prosperous) at this point goo.gl/maps/fHKr2. The race proceeds northward until runners meet the Clane Kilcock Road once again. With the exception of the partial run into the Industrial Estate the race returns to the finish on the main street in Clane via the same route as the outward part of the route.
Location Map:
Clane Parish Hall (Race HQ) goo.gl/maps/MgakJ
Start and Finish Location of both races goo.gl/maps/0wiZp
Refreshments:
There was a really wonderful array of refreshments provided in the parish hall after the race for all participants.
Some Useful Links Associated with this Race Event
Facebook Page of the Clane and Rathcoffey Parish: www.facebook.com/ParishOfClaneRathcoffey (May require Facebook login)
Homepage of the Parish of Clane and Rathcoffey: www.claneparish.com/2013/09/parish-run-sunday-20th-octobe...
Garmin Connect GPS Trace of the 2013 Clane 10KM Race: connect.garmin.com/activity/391624847
Garmin Connect GPS Trace of the 2013 Clane 5KM Race: connect.garmin.com/activity/381169067
Boards.ie Athletics Forum Discussion on the 2013 Race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057062190
Our Flickr Set of Photographs from the 2012 Clane 5KM and 10KM Races: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157631820732362/
Please note: These links are provided for information purposes. Some of these links might become obselete or dead links as time passess. We cannot be responsible for the content on these external websites. All websites were checked before posting here to ensure that they 'did what they said on the tin'.
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account?
Yes - of course you can. Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
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To prevent missue of these photographs there is a watermark embedded into the images. All of the photographs posted here on this Flickr set are available free, at no cost, at full image resolution without the watermark. We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. Our only "cost" is our request that if you are using these images without the watermark: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us.
This also extends the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
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 - 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. 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 would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
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 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.
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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The finished fruit cage, well nearly, just need a catch on the door. Hopefully this one will with stand the Skye storms much more successfully than the old one.
The Get Global Student Club along with the Department of Global Studies and Geography held its first Diversity Dinner, “Dinner in El Salvador,” on Friday evening, November 16, 2012. Senior Geography major, Danny Bautista, moderated the evening. Bautista, of Salvadoran ethnicity and who lived in El Salvador as a child, shared Salvadoran cuisine as well as cultural and geographical facts. Some 30 students, faculty, and Bautista family members enjoyed this successful evening—the first in a series of planned “Diversity Dinners.” With funding provided by the HCLAS Dean’s Office as well as the Office of the Provost, this series of diversity events aims to broaden understanding across cultural divides and to foster student curiosity in our increasingly globalized world.
With the successful completion of the first project, the CBK,
dS + V, Alderman Lucas Bolsius, the WBR and the counsel of
Kralingen-Crooswijk commissioned the Ubehave Foundation for a cariffiti based project for the Graffitibriljanten project in Rotterdam.
The theme of this second project is “Idols and Icons ‘
resulting in two murals on the passage Sophiakade – Berkelplein in
Kralingen Rotterdam. The two murals of 10 x 10 m giving a total of 32
portraits of idols and icons from the past decades: from Gandhi to
2Pac Shakur and Muhammad Ali to Johan Cruyff.
The main goal of this project is to create new impulses in the neigherborhood.
Not only the works themselves, but even more through cooperation
between artists and youths.
Produced by the artists for this project Cariffiti composite group,
comprising:
Ras Elijah: Artist from Curacao. Has global
experience in making murals for, among other
bars, restaurants and shops.
Meres: Graffiti artist from Queens, New York City. Manages 5
Pointz (formerly known as the Phun Factory), where a pilot for over 15 years legal
graffiti may be written.
Nina Valkhoff: Dutch creative lady from a well known rotterdams artists nest has several murals in Rotterdam
and its surroundings under her belt.
Ken Kenetic: visual artist was responsible for the composition and making sure the composition was fit/measured/aligned on the loose panels
I've finished uploading most of the photos from my Ha Noi & Sapa trip in the last 2 weeks of July, 2009.
The last photo here is from my HOLGA 120FN. Which I really had difficulty getting along with, until now. This is also my very first successful shot with this toy camera.
What's next? Obviously my life after getting back in town.
This is my first (and hopefully you’ll agree) successful attempt at smoke photography. The source of the smoke is a joss or incense stick held in a cup full of uncooked rice. The scene is solely lit from a flashgun at 90 degrees to the camera angle and to the side of the smoke. The flashgun was set to 50% power and incorporated a homemade barn door so that the light did not fall on the background. The flashgun was triggered by the internal flash which was set as low as possible. In order for the smoke to stand out, I used a dark blue backdrop. I did use a small desk lamp to allow me to get focus on the smoke, but unfortunately it did not work and instead the lens just kept seeking. To fix this I had to get focus on the top of the joss stick and then compose on the smoke. No tripod was used as none was needed. The next time I do this I will put the flash gun on full power and use a completely black background as the smoke did not stand out as much as I wanted.
This is a photograph is from a set of photographs from the Celbridge AC Ray Crofton Kia 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held at Celbridge AC running track, Clane Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 14th August 2016 at 11:00. The 5KM route today is a new revised route which was created for the 2015 race. The 5KM Road Race is a continuation of the successful 5KM race held annually by the club in the past.
The race started on the Clane Road outside the Celbridge AC grounds and proceeded on a left-handed loop which took participants close to Celbridge mainstreet before taking a left turn westwards to return back to the Clane Road and the grounds of Saint Wolstan's Community School and North Kildare Educate Together. The final 600meters of the race were held on the beautifully manicured grass track of Celbridge AC. The race was held in beautiful summer weather with temperatures of around 16C making very favourable and pleasant conditions for participants. There was excellent marshalling and route layout with stewards on all junctions to ensure safe traffic management. Refreshments were served after the race where many participants enjoyed the morning sunshine and sat down on the grass around the track to talk and review the race. Last year this race also marked a significant milestone for Celbridge AC who were celebrating 50 years as an athletic club. Celbridge is a small town on the banks of the River Liffey and is only a short distance from the county border line with Dublin. The proximity to Dublin sees Celbridge boast a large population and the race today reflected this with a very large number of local athletes taking part from the almost 300 participants.
We have a full set of photographs from the start and finish of the race today on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157669349988524
Our photographs from 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157656917110560
Can I use these photographs directly from Flickr on my social media account(s)?
Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
BUT..... Wait there a minute....
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.
This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
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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.
I would like to contribute something for your photograph(s)?
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.
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.
ShareAlike – anyone can use these photographs, and make changes if they like, or incorporate them into a bigger project, but they must make those changes available back to the community under the same terms.
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.
Don't like your photograph here?
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
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