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I used to think my life was so empty
I used to think life was passin' me by
Well, I was just about ready
To curl up and die
But then one day I got a visit
From the cable company
Well, they hooked me up and plugged me right in
And now I got cable TV
And now I get to watch the stock report in Korean
Midget wrestling on channel three
It costs me fifty bucks a month just to see 'em
Yeah, but that's all right with me
I got cable TV (Cable TV)
Cable TV (Cable TV)
Oh, eighty-three channels of ecstasy
I love my cable TV, yeah
I love my cable TV
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Mehndi style gecko tattoo by Dawn Grace.
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A cross used as a war memorial. Currently has poppy wreaths on it.
The memorial is in memory of those who served in the First World War of 1914 - 18. But for some reason it says to 1919.
This is the main church in Moseley Village, supposedly is more than 600 years old, but the current building dates to the 18th century.
It is a Grade II listed building.
A church of C15 origin, built as a chapel in the parish of Kings Norton but
a subsequent history of numerous rebuilds and enlargements. The plain stone
west tower is an early C16 addition but with much brick refacing. The body
of the church was rebuilt in 1780 and considerably altered by Thomas Rickman
1823-24. Finally, under Chatwins father and son, a complete reconstruction,
excluding the tower, was initiated. J A Chatwin added the north aisle 1886,
enlarged to chancel and provided a side chapel in 1897. The nave and south
aisle were rebuilt in 1910 by P B Chatwin who also carved out reconstruction
following war domain in 1952-54. Ashlar elevations in a competent simply
modelled Decorated style typical of the Chatwin practice. Crennellation
to tower parapet.
Church of St Mary, Moseley - Heritage Gateway
Below is info from Bill Dargue - places - Moseley
Moseley's parish church was founded rather later than Birmingham's other ancient churches. St Mary's is first mentioned in 1405 in a declaration of the church as a chapel-of-ease of Kings Norton church licensed by the Bishop of Worcester on the authority of Pope Innocent VII. It is likely to have been set up by wealthy local residents to save themselves the long journey to Kings Norton every Sunday morning. At that time the route ran via Dogpool Lane across the wide marshy valley of the River Rea, which was prone to flooding in winter. The oldest surviving part of the building is the tower which was built in 1514 using forty-eight wagon-loads of stone reused from Bromsgrove's old parsonage.
By 1780 the chapel had fallen into such disrepair that services could no longer be held here. The fallen roof was repaired and the church was encased in brick with fashionable round-headed windows in neo-classical style. But only forty years later, fashions had changed and the leading gothicist, Thomas Rickman was employed to remove the alterations and regothicise the church. He plastered the external brick-clad walls to look like stone, added cast-iron girders simulated as timber and put gothic-style iron frames in the windows.
Another forty years on and all of Rickman's work was lost in further gothic restoration. In 1876 the Birmingham architect, J A Chatwin restored, rebuilt and extended the building. Ten years later a north aisle was added, and in 1897 the chancel and transept were built, bringing the church to its present size. The nave and south aisle were reconstructed in 1910 by Chatwin's son, P B Chatwin who later also repaired the German bomb damage which occurred in 1940 during the Second World War.
St Mary's has a unique ring of bells which attracts visiting ringers from all over the country. The peal originated in Sheffield. In a pioneering venture in 1861, eight steel bells cast by a Sheffield foundry were loaned to St Marie's Roman Catholic Church. This was an unusual experiment as English bells have been made from time immemorial with a copper-tin alloy known as bell metal. In comparison with bell metal, steel bells are very heavy for the note they produce. The steel bells were bought for St Mary's in 1874 by Sir John Holder of Pitmaston, Moor Green.
However, when the church was partially rebuilt in 1910, the ringing room floor was removed and the bells could no longer be rung full circle, only chimed with hammers. Examination in 1979 found the bell installation to be unsafe and it was recommended that it should be removed. However, a suggestion was made to the Parochial Church Council that the bells could and should be restored, these being now the only surviving steel bells in the country. After a great deal of fund-raising and 5000 hours of volunteer labour, the restoration was completed by Easter 1991, when the bells were rung after morning service for the first time in over 80 years.
using some less than successful felt to make spirals. Looks better in 'real life' I couldn't get a good photo today for some reason!
I used to go to this place. When I was a kid, this was hallowed ground in my hometown.
After a parade down Hempstead Turnpike, we'd all march on to Rath Park and the shade of its giant trees and pretty gazebo. The kind you'll find in almost every corner of America. But this was our corner. This was Franklin Square.
Standing there in my little league uniform. Or my scout uniform. Or maybe just some plaid pants and a Fonzie t-shirt. Lined up neatly like little dominoes, until the restlessness and impatience of pre-adolescence brought on the kind of disorder that led to ever-splintering games of tag along the fringes of the quiet ceremony.
The pride you felt if you were chosen from the hundreds of kids gathered there to hold one of the flags for the ceremony was incomparable. I remember the crack of the guns as the VFW performed a 21 gun salute and the mad scramble to collect the spent shells as souvenirs when it was all over.
I can smell the hot dogs. The fresh coat of paint on the gazebo. The tinny, crackling public address system. And the dignitaries. Always more dignitaries as the ceremony dragged on and on. Those hot dogs aren't gonna eat themselves, Councilman. Let's move things along.
And these, the tiny flags we waved. The unabashed pride in having been blessed to be born American. And the hope that we would always feel that way.
Palm Sunday
Franklin Square, NY
March 2008
Usei duas camadas sobre uma camadinha fininha do Fagulha Colorama, só pra fechar a cor.
Esmalte MUITO LINDO, coleção muito linda, surtei, quero todos. Só não consegui o Maleficent ainda...
Foi meio difícil de limpar bem os cantinhos. Não por culpa do esmalte, mas as minhas cutículas estão bizarras atualmente.
The use of modern technology helps peacekeeping missions establish and maintain situational awareness, implement their mandates, and protect themselves and vulnerable populations. Here, a Brazilian peacekeeper serving with the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) works in the operations room of the flagship ‘Independencia’, off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon.
31 May 2016.
Credit: UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz
The Chapel Royal
A beautiful chapel in continuous use for over 450 years. Everyone is welcome to attend religious services in The Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace.
Sumptuous Ceiling and Important Historic Site
Outstandingly rich, colorful and layered with history, the chapel’s ceiling is the grand culmination of the Tudor interiors at Hampton Court.
Kings and queens used the private pew which looks down upon the main body of the chapel.
It was here in the chapel, in 1540, that Archbishop Cranmer handed Henry VIII a letter outlining various accusations against the King’s young new wife, Catherine Howard.
She was accused of unchaste behavior before her marriage. Henry VIII had been besotted with his young wife, which is why he turned against her all the more viciously. She was executed at the Tower of London soon afterwards.
Henry VIII’s Crown, an accurate replica of the crown worn by Henry VIII, is on display in the Royal Pew of the Chapel Royal where Henry himself would have sat wearing it.
Her Majesty’s Chapel
“Her Majesty provides this beautiful place of worship and its establishment of a Chaplain, a full-time Choir, and a Verger, for all who may wish to attend its services or visit it.”
—Denis Mulliner, Canon of The Chapel Royal
Hampton Court’s royal chapel remains in active use today. In fact, it has been in continuous use ever since Thomas Wolsey built it almost 500 years ago. It was Cardinal Wolsey who had the Chapel extended to its current size. Henry VIII installed the magnificent vaulted ceiling here in 1535. There are clear signs that the ceiling was built by a Tudor monarch. The red and white rose of the house of Tudor as well as Margaret Beaufort’s portcullis—which Henry had chosen to take over after his grandmother’s death—have been carved out at the very top of the walls.
The East end of the chapel once contained a great double window filled with stained glass: Henry VIII’s patron saint—Saint Henry the Emperor—was joined by Saint Catherine, Saint Thomas Becket and Saint Anne. The royal family itself is also featured—Henry VIII, his wife Catherine of Aragon, and Cardinal Thomas Wolsey are kneeling in prayer. It was originally created for Wolsey by Erhard Schön of Nürnberg but he fell from favor before he could enjoy it. The glass was destroyed in the Commonwealth and the window eventually bricked up. It is now completely hidden by the large oak reredos carved by Grinling Gibbons for Queen Anne in the early 1700s. The monarch and his family would sit in the Royal Pew above the rest of the congregation.
The Chapel at Hampton Court Palace witnessed many important events during the Tudor time. Among other things, it was here that Archbishop Cranmer secretly handed Henry VIII a letter containing all the details of Katherine Howard’s affairs. Prince Edward was baptized here shortly after his birth in 1537.
A History of the Chapel Royal
One feature of Wolsey’s house, distinguishing it from the houses of other courtiers, was the Chapel and the grand procession route to it. In a king’s or cardinal’s household, the stately procession from his own chambers to Chapel to hear mass on feast days was an important ritual. Passing along the gallery, accompanied by his officers, the king or grandee could see and be seen by the throngs of courtiers and visitors. At Hampton Court, Wolsey constructed a magnificent double-height chapel, with an estoppel window at its east end filled with stained glass. Remains of this great double window survive behind Queen Anne’s eighteenth-century reredos, which dominates the east end of the chapel today. The stained-glass windows, designed by Erhard Schön from Nuremberg, included figures of a king and queen praying. Wolsey’s Chapel choir was excellent, so fine that in 1519, Henry VIII insisted that some of its members transferred to the King’s own singers; the choristers who still practice in the chapel today are their successors.
It is possible to work out that the Royal lodgings, Wolsey’s own lodgings, and the Chapel were built in one campaign because they share similar bricks. The soft red brick of Wolsey’s building was enhanced by patterns in “diaper-work”. Diamond -shaped designs picked out in black or over burnt bricks. This subtle decoration once covered most of the Palace, although later repairs have erased or spoiled much of it. However, on the external east wall of the chapel, one patch of what appears to be diaper-work survives in good condition because it has been sheltered from the elements by later buildings constructed against it. Here, the builders tried to deceive the eye by continuing the diaper pattern in black paint rather than by using actual blackened bricks.
On feast or holy days, the King would hear mass from the Holyday Closet, a room overlooking the Chapel. On other days, he was often keen to leave the palace early to reach the hunting field and would hear mass at seven o’clock in his Privy Closet within his own lodgings, sometimes reading state papers throughout the service. On feast-days, the Kingwood process in a stately manner to the Chapel, as Wolsey had done, along what is today known as the Haunted Gallery. The most important procession took place at Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas, for which Henry would wear his crown and ropes. By 1535, the Holyday Closet and Chapel itself were now far superior to the simpler structure that Wolsey had built.
The Chapel, Henry’s last great building project at the Palace, was begun in 1535. The most important change was the addition of the fantastical ceiling, which still survives. The designer was probably William Clement, and its virtuosity clearly demonstrates his qualifications for his next task, which was to create another new Palace for Henry not far from Hampton Court: the largely wooden structure of Nonsuch. Although little remains Nonsuch Palace today, we can imagine its complexity and flamboyance from Hampton Court’s Chapel ceiling. Like the great Hall roof, the ceiling has many decorative flourishes on trusses, vaults, and pendants decorated with angels blasting their trumpets. The craftsman John Hethe and Henry Blankston added color and gilding.
At the same time, the Royal Pew was refitted to create the Holyday Closets at the west end of the chapel. Previously, there had been one large room for the King’s use; now two were created, with a painted screen incorporating stained-glass separating the King’s private pew from the Queen’s. Here it was that Henry first received the fateful news of Catherine Howard’s adultery. Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife in the Queen’s Closet. Catherine Parr was a good mother to Henry’s three children; she outlived her husband.
In 1643, the Parliamentarian forces seized Hampton Court. Motivated by the radical Puritanism that sought to strip the church of its frivolous trappings, they removed all the fine fittings from the Chapel: “the Altar was taken down … the Rails pulled down, the steps leveled; and the Popish pictures and superstitious Images that were in the glass windows were also demolished”. Only the elaborate ceiling remained above a white-painted room for preaching, with twelve long hard forms laid out for the congregation.
The greatest impact the Queen Anne had upon the fabric of the Palace was in the remodeling of the Chapel Royal is a firm upholder of the Anglican feet and royal tradition, she maintained a full complement of chapel musicians. As a sick woman who did not care for the elaborate etiquette of the Bedchamber, she saw her daily attendance at Chapel as her main opportunity to make a public appearance. In 1710, Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor successfully presented schemes for remodeling the body of the Chapel; these included a grand timber reredos at the east end with a painted scene by Sir James Thornhill above, the removal of the Tudor window tracery and the addition of paneling, box pews, an organ, and new sanctuary fittings. The Tudor windows were replaced with large casement windows. A trompe l’œil window painted by Thornhill on the south wall of the chapel, next to the organ, preserves the appearance of the eighteenth-century windows. A staircase was added leading down from the Royal Pew, where Thornhill also painted the central ceiling with a playful scene of cherubs in the heavens holding aloft a crown and a sword. The work was completed in 1712.
In the Grace and Favor Period, there was continuing rancor over the seating arrangements with the Chapel Royal. Seating for the worshipers was strictly by rank and social standing, policed by the resident housekeeper. There was sometimes unseemly behavior when elderly ladies tried to pull rank over their neighbors or over the visitors who tried to come into the Chapel. The problem seating had become so urgent that in 1866, the architect Anthony Salvin reordered the pews and added a block of box pews in the center. Even with these enhancements, the disputes continued, until the Lord Chamberlain decreed that no longer were those attending services in the Chapel to sit by rank.
Queen Anne’s casement windows were replaced with copies of the original Tudor windows in 1894.
During the Grace and Favor Period, famous Antarctic explorer Sir Robert falcon Scott was married in the Chapel Royal in 1908; his bride, Kathleen Bruce, a famous sculptor in her own right, was living in the grace-and-favor apartment at the time with her aunt, Mrs. Zoë Thomson.
Under the supervision of Edward Jesse, Itinerant Deputy Surveyor in the Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, the ceiling of the Chapel Royal was repainted in its original rich blue coloring and gilded with gold stars. (The ceiling had been painted white in the reign of Queen Anne.) The design was further enhanced with mottos.
In the 1920s, the roof of the Chapel Royal was found to be in a decayed and dangerous state. Here new structural supports were introduced to bear the weight of the Tudor timber ceiling.
The Cloister
The cloister outside the main doors of the Chapel Royal has remained much as it was in Cardinal Wolsey’s time. He had the present Chapel built on the site of the thirteenth century chapel of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem. The traces of a doorway opposite the entrance to the Chapel suggest that there was access at one time to the courtyard on the west side. Wolsey’s Chapel was taken over as a Chapel Royal with the Palace by King Henry VIII, and has been much altered since the sixteenth century, but its dimensions are still those of the Chapel which Wolsey built. The coats-of-arms flanking the doors of the Chapel Royal contain the heraldic achievements of King Henry VIII and his third Queen, Jane Seymour. The supporters are angels, and it has been suggested because of their religious subject that they may have belonged to Wolsey’s coat-of-arms; but it is more likely that they were integral to the Royal Arms of King Henry VIII and his Queen.
Bender 4x5 kit.
T-Trak rail mod. Very solid. The only issue is that when you loosen the knobs to adjust the focus, there is also play in the shift and swing.
Do not use without permission!
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Whoops, a rather judicious use of a Molotow pen has turned this svelte 1970's Japanese coupe into a Wolsely 18-22 wedge! ;-p
Not my intention of course but it certainly is high time we saw one on the Hot Wheels or Matchbox range, especially with their liking of oddball classics.
Chrome overload aside, this new release is in keeping with its previous Japanese Police themed edition though I dare not even begin to imagine whether this red and white colour is authentic. No separate rooflights of course as this is Mattel but the casting itself has always proved its worth with many collectors including myself. Part of a Case M haul found at Morrisons recently. Mint and boxed.
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© Alejandro Cárdaba Rubio/2013
La Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica de la Encarnación es la catedral de Málaga, España. Se trata de un grandioso templo, una de las joyas renacentistas más valiosas de Andalucía. Se encuentra dentro de los límites que marcaba la desaparecida muralla árabe sobre el solar de la primitiva mezquita aljama, el lugar donde los Reyes Católicos Isabel y Fernando ordenaron erigir un templo cristiano a los pocos días de conquistar la ciudad en 1487.
Fue construida entre 1528 y 1782. Las originarias trazas, de estilo Gótico, derivaron en un proyecto renacentista en cuyos planos participaron Diego de Siloé y Andrés de Vandelvira. La catedral es una síntesis de estilos arquitectónicos entre los que prevalece el Renacimiento sobre el primer Gótico de la antigua fábrica y los elementos barrocos añadidos desde principios del siglo XVIII.
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The Holy Cathedral Church of the Incarnation is the cathedral of Malaga, Spain. This is a magnificent temple, one of the most valuable jewels of Andalusia Renaissance. It lies within the limits that the missing Arab wall marked on the site of the original mosque, where the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella ordered to erect a Christian church a few days to conquer the city in 1487.
It was built between 1528 and 1782. The original traces of Gothic, Renaissance resulted in a project in which planes of Siloam and participated Diego Andrés Vandelvira. The cathedral is a synthesis of architectural styles that prevails on the first Gothic Revival of the old factory and baroque elements added since the early eighteenth century.
Más Información / More Information : es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catedral_de_Málaga
Hendricks uses a blend of spirits produced from a Carter-Head Still, of which there are only a small number in the world, and a small pot still, originally built in 1864. Both have been restored by full time coppersmiths to a workable order after being bought at auction in the 1960's by the current chairman of William Grant, Charles Gordon. The two stills produced strikingly different styles of gin, the pot still a heavy oily strongly juniper flavoured spirit, while the spirit from the Carter Head is much subtler with light floral, sweet fragrances. It is a blend of these two spirits that produces the distinctive character that is Hendrick's.
It's the best gin I've ever tasted. Lovely with a cucumber.
Balloons Used :
4 Latex Balloons (1 Gold, 1 Green, 2 Mint Green)
1 Large Custom Lettering Bubble Balloon (Small Latex Balloons inside)
1 32-Inch 4-Points Gold Star Foil Mylar Balloon
1 24-Inch Gold Holographic Star Foil Mylar Balloon
1 18-Inch Green Holographic Star Foil Mylar Balloon
1 Anagram 15-Inch Mint Orbz Round Mylar Foil Balloon
P.S. I think Orbz Balloon and Custom Lettering Balloon was interesting!
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Using the Carol Zilliacus technique, I placed thin strips of clay over a similar background. The white bands are a very thin layer of pearlescent clay.
Why does Eddie’s cat, Timberland-Minnow, have two names used as one?
Timberland-Minnow no name at the time, his brothers, sisters, and mother cat were found walking along a street curb. Mother cat’s kittens were no older than a month at the time. An individual with a good heart took some time out to drop the entire family of cats at an animal facility known as APAWS. (Animal Protection and Welfare Society) While at APAWS, in order to go through a process of adoptions, each of the cats had been given names, along with their veterinary exams and shots. To make naming this amount of cats easy, APAWS decided to name each cat after a brand name of shoes such as; Timberland-Minnow was given the brand name of Timberland for their and the veterinary records.
At a pet store that sponsors strays for APAWS, called PETCO, there he was Timberland cuddling in a display window. He at his time spent in PETCO, had a tag on his window stating that someone was to come back and take him home. For four straight days, I went back to PETCO noting that no one has taking him home yet. On the forth day, I decided to call APAWS from my cell phone inside PETCO sharing with the facility that his suppose to be new owner hasn’t taken him home yet. The APAWS’ foster manager asked me to find the PETCO store manager and hand her my phone. The foster manager of APAWS spoke the words to the PETCO store manager; let the man take home his cat, Timberland.
Now that this kitty was to be mine, there was deciding what to do with his given name to be resolved as; all of Eddie’s cats have always been named after a breed of fish. I started to play with keeping his given name of Timberland while adding a small bait fish, Minnow to the end as well. The sound of Timberland-Minnow I enjoyed. That’s how he landed up with two names used as one.
The only trouble that we, Timberland-Minnow and I run into with his name is his complete name doesn’t fit on his chart at the veterinary clinic. No problem there, he really doesn’t like to go to the veterinary clinic anyway. LOL!
Today Timberland-Minnow is fourteen years six months of age. In my life, he's been a blessing from above!
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I use the quotations because, technically, they are not hiding anything nor smuggling illegal substances. They are merely making money off the population in China who no longer trust their food supply.
This is the Sheung Shui Station, the last stop before the Hong Kong-China border. There are so many people here because the Chinese Chinese (Chinese nationals from China) don't trust their food supply system (with very good reasons). There have been too many cases of contaminated food, fake food, food made with deadly chemicals and food made with rotten meats etc. So what do the millions of Chinese who live along the Hong Kong border do?
They cross the Hong Kong-Chinese border several times a day to bring Hong Kong food into China, then sell it at a huge profits. This is because food inspection in Hong Kong is much more reliable and stringent. Hong Kong food is "HOT," strangely.
The situation has gotten so bad, particularly for baby powdered milk that, Hong Kong's local population often finds empty shelves when they go shopping. The Hong Kong government had to introduce legislation to restrict the export of powdered milk at the land border controls.
Crazy and sad (that the Chinese cannot even eat safe and healthy food) : (
Other than food, they also bring over hair shampoo, vitamin supplements, skin lotion, and cosmetic supplies for the ladies.
www.dw.de/hong-kong-fights-a-battle-to-save-its-baby-milk...
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..I need to think long and hard about where this babay will be going..placement will be so key..
; ))
Using a Kodak 35mm camera that my Father brought home from overseas after WWII ended, my wife took several photos of my friends and I with my friends 1939 Chevy that he had at the time.
Usei:
2x Azul Biônico - Colorama
1x Nature's Effect - Top Beauty
1x Brilho da Sereia - Impala
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Esmaltinho que o namorado escolheu para o aniversário dele (que foi ontem, parabéns novamente meu bobo!). Eu amo azul, adorei esse e espero que não seja terrível para tirar!!!
beijos,
Gab!
Kenworth W900s Commercial Used Trucks for Sale in Virginia
This Kenworth Dump Truck Specifications :
Condition :USED Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Kenworth Model :W900s
Engine Type: C-12 Engine Specs: Caterpillar
Mileage:209,091 Transmission: 10 SPEED FULLER
Horsepower: 395 Suspension: AG 200Ratio: 4:11
Wheelbase: 242" Number of Rear Axles: Quad
Front Axle Lbs: 20,000Rear Axle Lbs: 40,000