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The Pleasure Principle - New Works by Sarah Harvey
March 4th - April 8th 2010
Sesame Gallery
354 Upper Street
Islington
London
N1 0PD
‘Dame CATHARINE late wife of Sir DRUE DRURYE, gentleman usher of ye privy chamber of our soveraign ladye Queen Elizabeth. Daughter and sole Heire of William FINCHE of ye parishe Esquire. She deceased ye 13 Daye of September 1601 in ye 45 yeere of Hir age’.
‘If virtuous rage of oldiscene, If worthye matche commende,
If modeste life, If children sweete, If meeke and Godlye ende,
Then she whoe lyeth enterred heere, Was sure and happye wighe
Whoe with these golden graces all, And many more was dighe,
Cease then to mourne for hir you frends Whose vertues rare were founde
Hir soule in blisse doth raigne in Heaven, Though bodye rott in grounde’.
Sir Drue m1 Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Phillip Calthorpe and Amata Boleyn (aunt of Queen Ann Boleyn)
He m2 Catherine, daughter of William Finch of Lynsted who shares this tomb -
.Children
1. Elizabeth m1 (2nd wife) Sir Thomas Wingfield son of Sir Robert Wingfield of Letheringham (d 1609) www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14300836067/ widower of Radcliff Gerrard www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14005154053/ m2 Henry Reynold of Belstead
2. Ann www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14450695084/ m Sir John Deane of Great Maplestead www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/14428597446/
3. Frances m Sir Robert Botiler of Wotton
4. Drue Drury, 1st Bart of Riddlesworth (1588-1632) m Anne daughter of Edward Waldegrave of Canfield
‘.Drue was the son of Sir Robert Drury and Elizabeth daughter of Edmund Brudenell,
His brother was Sir William Drury,Lord Justice governor of Ireland in 1576 who married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Lord Wentworth,
Drue had m1 Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Phillip Calthorpe and Amata Boleyn (aunt of Queen Ann Boleyn)
Drue's grandparents were Sir Robert Drury Sr. (1463-1536) Privy Councilor to King Henry VII and Speaker of the House of Commons and Anne www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/4258436115/ daughter of Sir William Calthorpe and Elizabeth Stapeleton.
Sir Drue Drury, Gentleman Usher of ye privie chamber of our most gracious soveraigne ladye Queene Elizabeth. In 1559 Dru and his brother William, a soldier, were sent to the Tower for several months charged with the attempted murder of Robert Dudley the Queens favourite who was rumoured at the time to be in line to marry the Queen. Whether there was any substance in the accusation is not clear because it was Dudley himself who later secured their release. (Elizabeth the Queen by Alison Weir)
Sir Drue Drurye was one of the Commissioners of Elizabeth I who was responsible for the conveyance to Fotheringhay Castle of the warrant for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. It is understood that he was also a witness to the signature on this warrant. As assistant to Paulet he co-signed an anguished letter to Elizabeth when it was intimated that Paulet should quietly "do away" with Mary to save Elizabeth from having to go through with her execution. Paulet wrote the letter adding my assistant" subscribes in his heart to my opinion"
Dru also has a monument at Riddlesworth www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/4381923692/
QUOTE (from the back of this flyer)
We hope the cartoon made you smile, but it's not really a laughing matter is it? Across the Higher Education sector, casualisation/precarity and excessive workloads have combined to create a toxic cocktail.
Counting the costs of casualisation in higher education (published by UCU in June 2019) reported:
🎓 Around 70% of researchers in HE are on fixed-term contracts
🎓 37,000 teaching staff are on fixed-term contracts, mostly hourly paid
🎓 71,000 colleagues are employed as 'atypical academics' mostly hourly paid
Casualised and precarious contracts cause stress. How will you pay the bills when your contract expires?
For those on more permanent contracts, stress comes from demands of an excessive workload. 37.5 hours is supposed to be the length of the working week - we probably made you laugh again - but most academics work much longer hours than that. Evening and weekend working has become the norm rather than the exception.
Workload is an education issue (published by UCU in 2016) reported:
🎓 The average working week for academic staff is 50.9 hours
🎓 The average working week for academic-related PS staff is 42.4 hours
Or put it another way, the average Professional Services (PS) colleague does on day of unpaid work per week, while the average academic does two days of unpaid work per week. This survey of over 8,000 academics and PS staff was conducted in 2016 - the situation certainly hasn't improved since then; in fact, it's probably got worse!
Vicious cycle:
Casualised contracts = fewer permanent staff = excessive workload
Virtuous cycle:
Fewer casualised contracts = more permanent staff = manageable workload
This strike is about ending the vicious cycle.
If you're wondering about the Pornstar Martini reference: in 2018 a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary revealed that VCs and Senior Managers had claimed almost £8 million in expenses over the previous two years (including a claim for a Pornstar Martini) NB: This was not a senior manager at the University of Manchester (UoM), as the UoM did not respond to the Freedom of Information request sent by the programme, see The Guardian article below.
Some claimed for Easter eggs, scented candles, fresh flowers and even a “pornstar Martini”. Few, though, can beat the £1,600 spent on relocating a pet dog from Australia to Britain.
www.theguardian.com/education/2018/feb/24/flowers-drinks-...
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National Gallery, London.
The Departure of the Argonauts (detail)
1487
Master of 1487, probably Pietro Donzello.
On loan from The Mari Cha Collection Limited.
From website - "This picture, like Bartolomeo di Giovanni’s The Argonauts in Colchis, was made in honour of the marriage of Lorenzo Tornabuoni (Lorenzo de’ Medici’s cousin) to the virtuous Giovanna degli Albizzi. It hung in Lorenzo’s chamber in his family’s Florentine palace: his private room, where he might entertain special guests, as well as sleep with his wife.
The highly-educated Lorenzo Tornabuoni was particularly interested in the ancient Greek legends of Jason and his Argonauts. Here, the Argonauts leave Jason’s home of Argos, and prepare to set sail in search of the Golden Fleece. This would enable Jason to reclaim his kingdom from his uncle Pelias (before whom we see Jason kneeling in the picture)."
"Aunt Judy Old and Gray Still Won't Shave" - OOAK Cameo assemblage by Kathy Noda SRAJD 1937
Old and gray and still virtuous as ever Aunt Judy won't shave.
"Ladies don't shave until they're married," she'd say.
When Paul's Aunt Judy swam in the lake adults politely looked away. The little boys shuddered and swore off women, the little girls looked dismayed.
Paul still shudders to this day!
Steel wool surrounds this cameo reminiscent of Aunt Judy's pubic hair billowing for all the world to see out of the pants legs of her bathing suit. Her flaming red hair is gone, now steely gray.
Her majestic beauty is captured in this fine black plastic cameo and the flower stands for her virginity she still holds true. The black beads represent old fashioned values. There are little black rhinestones buried under the steel wool to be found by her true love, when she finally gets married and shaves.
26/365
This evening tasted of sadness because we expected to get Mark Lanegan's new album on vinyl, but the pre-order was inexplicably delayed from amazon so we didn't get to spend our dinner prep time listening to "Brompton Oratory" the warm, lush way Lanegan's voice has always meant to be heard. We'll just have to be satisfied listening to our digital copy instead. Our lives are so hard!
Meanwhile, our musicless dinner was, at the very least, super grubby. We had pork stir fry with napa cabbage and tatsoi, and delicious salads. Mmm... fall veggies.
Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Murugan and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army of the devas (gods) and the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Murugan is often referred to as "Tamil Kadavul" (meaning "God of Tamils") and is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and Katirkāmam Temple situated deep south.[1] Hindus in Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan at the Batu Caves and various temples where Thaipusam is celebrated with grandeur.
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Kartikeya is known as Subrahmanya with a temple at Kukke Subramanya known for Sarpa shanti rites dedicated to Him and another famous temple at Ghati Subramanya also in Karnataka. In Bengal and Odisha, he is popularly known as Kartikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika').[2]
Other names[edit]
Like most Hindu deities, Subrahmanya is known by many other names, including Senthil, Vēlaṇ, Kumāran (meaning 'prince or child or young one'), Swaminatha (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Arumugam or Shanmuga (meaning 'one with six faces'), Dhandapani (meaning God with a Club), Guhan or Guruguha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Subrahmanya, Kartikeya and Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed).[3][4] He was also known as Mahasena and the Kadamba Dynasty kings worshiped him by this name.[5]
Vedas[edit]
The Atharva Veda describes Kumaran as 'Agnibhuh' because he is form of 'Agni' (Fire God) & Agni hold in his hand when kumaran born. The Satapatha Brahmana refers to him as the son of Rudra and the six faces of Rudra. The Taittiriya Aranyaka contains the Gayatri mantra for Shanmukha. The Chandogya Upanishad refers to Skanda as the "way that leads to wisdom". The Baudhayana Dharmasutra mentions Skanda as 'Mahasena' and 'Subrahmanya.' The Aranya Parva canto of the Mahabharata relates the legend of Kartikeya Skanda in considerable detail. The Skanda Purana is devoted to the narrative of Kartikeya.[6] The Upanishads also constantly make a reference to a Supreme Being called Guha, the indweller.
The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to have been born from Agni and Svaha, after the latter impersonated the six of the seven wives of the Saptarishi (Seven Sages). The actual wives then become the Pleiades. Kartikeya is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha.[7] (In later mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.) Indra attacks Kartikeya as he sees the latter as a threat, until Shiva intervenes and makes Kartikeya the commander-in-chief of the army of the Devas. He is also married to Devasena, Indra's daughter. The origin of this marriage lies probably in the punning of 'Deva-sena-pati'. It can mean either lord of Devasena or Lord of the army (sena) of Devas. But according to Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, in his master work on Shiva[8] and other works, Kartikeya was married to Devasenā and that is on the ground of his name as Devasena's husband, Devasenāpati, misinterpreted as Deva-senāpati (Deva's general) that he was granted the title general and made the Deva's army general.[9]
The Ramayana version is closer to the stories told in the Puranas discussed below.
Tolkappiyam, possibly the most ancient of the extant Sangam works, dated between the 3rd century BCE and 5th century CE glorified Murugan, "the red god seated on the blue peacock, who is ever young and resplendent," as "the favoured god of the Tamils."[10] The Sangam poetry divided space and Tamil land into five allegorical areas (tinai) and according to the Tirumurugarruppatai ( c. 400–450 AD) attributed to the great Sangam poet Nakkiirar, Murugan was the presiding deity the Kurinci region (hilly area). (Tirumurugaruppatai is a deeply devotional poem included in the ten idylls (Pattupattu) of the age of the third Sangam). The other Sangam era works in Tamil that refer to Murugan in detail include the Paripaatal, the Akananuru and the Purananuru. One poem in the Paripaatal describes the veneration of Murugan thus:
"We implore thee not for boons of enjoyment or wealth,
But for thy grace beatific, love and virtuous deeds."
According to the Tamil devotional work, Thiruppugazh, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress". In another work, Thirumurukkarrupatai, he is described as a god of eternal youth;
His face shines a myriad rays light and removes the darkness from this world.[11]
The references to Murugan can be traced back to the first millennium BCE. There are references to Murugan in Kautilya's Arthashastra, in the works of Patanjali, in Kalidasa's epic poem the Kumarasambhavam. The Kushanas, who governed from what is today Peshawar, and the Yaudheyas, a republican clan in the Punjab, struck coins bearing the image of Skanda. The deity was venerated also by the Ikshvakus, an Andhra dynasty, and the Guptas.[6] The worship of Kumāra was one of the six principal sects of Hinduism at the time of Adi Shankara. The Shanmata system propagated by him included this sect. In many Shiva and Devi temples of Tamil Nadu, Murugan is installed on the left of the main deity. The story of His birth goes as follows:
Sati immolated herself in a pyre as her father King Daksha had insulted Shiva, her Lord. She was reborn as Parvathi or Uma, daughter of the King of Himalayas, Himavan. She then married her Lord Shiva. The Devas were under onslaught from the Asuras whose leader was Soorapadman. He had been granted boons that only Lord Shiva or his seed could kill him. Fearless he vanquished the Devas and made them his slaves. The Devas ran to Vishnu for help who told them that it was merely their fault for attending Daksha's yagna, without the presence of Lord Shiva. After this, they ran to Shiva for help. Shiva decided to take action against Soorapadman's increasing conceit. He frowned and his third eye- the eye of knowledge- started releasing sparks. These were six sparks in total. Agni had the responsibility to take them to Saravana Lake. As he was carrying them, the sparks were growing hotter and hotter that even the Lord of Fire could not withstand the heat. Soon after Murugan was born on a lotus in the Saravana Lake with six faces, giving him the name Arumukhan. Lord Shiva and Parvati visited and tears of joy started flowing as they witnessed the most handsome child. Shiva and Parvathi gave the responsibility of taking care of Muruga to the six Krittika sisters. Muruga grew up to be a handsome, intelligent, powerful, clever youth. All the Devas applauded at their saviour, who had finally come to release them from their woes. Murugan became the supreme general of the demi-gods, then escorted the devas and led the army of the devas to victory against the asuras.
Legends[edit]
Given that legends related to Murugan are recounted separately in several Hindu epics, some differences between the various versions are observed. Some Sanskrit epics and puranas indicate that he was the elder son of Shiva. This is suggested by the legend connected to his birth; the wedding of Shiva and Parvati being necessary for the birth of a child who would vanquish the asura named Taraka. Also, Kartikeya is seen helping Shiva fight the newborn Ganesha, Shiva's other son, in the Shiva Purana. In the Ganapati Khandam of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, he is seen as the elder son of Shiva and Ganesha as the younger. In South India, it is believed that he is the younger of the two. A Puranic story has Ganesha obtain a divine fruit of knowledge from Narada winning a contest with Murugan. While Murugan speeds around the world thrice to win the contest for the fruit, Ganesha circumambulates Shiva and Parvati thrice as an equivalent and is given the fruit. After winning it, he offers to give the fruit to his upset brother. After this event, Ganesha was considered the elder brother owing as a tribute to his wisdom. Many of the major events in Murugan's life take place during his youth, and legends surrounding his birth are popular. This has encouraged the worship of Murugan as a child-God, very similar to the worship of the child Krishna in north India. He is married to two wives, Valli and Devasena. This lead to a very interesting name : Devasenapati viz. Pati (husband) of Devsena and/or Senapati (commander in chief) of Dev (gods)
Kartikeya symbols are based on the weapons – Vel, the Divine Spear or Lance that he carries and his mount the peacock. He is sometimes depicted with many weapons including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a discus and a bow although more usually he is depicted wielding a sakti or spear. This symbolizes his purification of human ills. His javelin is used to symbolize his far reaching protection, his discus symbolizes his knowledge of the truth, his mace represents his strength and his bow shows his ability to defeat all ills. His peacock mount symbolizes his destruction of the ego.
His six heads represent the six siddhis bestowed upon yogis over the course of their spiritual development. This corresponds to his role as the bestower of siddhis.
In Tamil Nadu, Murugan has continued to be popular with all classes of society right since the Sangam age. This has led to more elaborate accounts of his mythology in the Tamil language, culminating in the Tamil version of Skanda Purana, called Kandha Purānam, written by Kacchiappa Sivachariyar (1350–1420 AD.) of Kumara Kottam in the city of Kanchipuram. (He was a scholar in Tamil literature, and a votary of the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy.)
He is married to two deities, Valli, a daughter of a tribal chief and Deivayanai (also called Devasena), the daughter of Indhra. During His bachelorhood, Lord Murugan is also regarded as Kumaraswami (or Bachelor God), Kumara meaning a bachelor and Swami meaning God. Muruga rides a peacock and wields a bow in battle. The lance called Vel in Tamil is a weapon closely associated with him. The Vel was given to him by his mother, Parvati, and embodies her energy and power. His army's standard depicts a rooster. In the war, Surapadman was split into two, and each half was granted a boon by Murugan. The halves, thus turned into the peacock (his mount) and the rooster his flag, which also "refers to the sun".[12]
As Muruga is worshipped predominantly in Tamil Nadu, many of his names are of Tamil origin. These include Senthil, the red or formidable one; Arumugam, the six-faced one; Guhan and Maal-Marugan, the son-in-law of Vishnu. Murugan is venerated throughout the Tamil year. There is a six-day period of fast and prayer in the Tamil month of Aippasi known as the Skanda Shasti. He is worshipped at Thaipusam, celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide near the full moon of the Tamil month Thai. This commemorates the day he was given a Vel or lance by his mother in order to vanquish the asuras. Thirukarthigai or the full moon of the Tamil month of Karthigai signifies his birth. Each Tuesday of the Tamil month of Adi is also dedicated to the worship of Murugan. Tuesday in the Hindu tradition connotes Mangala, the god of planet Mars and war.
Other parts of India[edit]
Historically, God Kartikeya was immensely popular in the Indian subcontinent. One of the major Puranas, the Skanda Purana is dedicated to him. In the Bhagavad-Gita (Ch.10, Verse 24), Krishna, while explaining his omnipresence, names the most perfect being, mortal or divine, in each of several categories. While doing so, he says: "Among generals, I am Skanda, the lord of war."
Kartikeya's presence in the religious and cultural sphere can be seen at least from the Gupta age. Two of the Gupta kings, Kumaragupta and Skandagupta, were named after him. He is seen in the Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta. As the commander of the divine armies, he became the patron of the ruling classes. His youth, beauty and bravery was much celebrated in Sanskrit works like the Kathasaritsagara. Kalidasa made the birth of Kumara the subject of a lyrical epic, the Kumaarasambhavam. In ancient India, Kartikeya was also regarded as the patron deity of thieves, as may be inferred from the Mrichchakatikam, a Sanskrit play by Shudraka, and in the Vetala-panchvimshati, a medieval collection of tales. This association is linked to the fact that Kartikeya had dug through the Krauncha mountain to kill Taraka and his brothers (in the Mrichchakatikam, Sarivilaka prays to him before tunnelling into the hero's house).
However, Kartikeya's popularity in North India receded from the Middle Ages onwards, and his worship is today virtually unknown except in parts of Haryana. There is a very famous temple dedicated to Him in the town of Pehowa in Haryana and this temple is very well known in the adjoining areas, especially because women are not allowed anywhere close to it. Women stay away from this temple in Pehowa town of Haryana because this shrine celebrates the Brahmachari form of Kartikeya. Reminders of former devotions to him include a temple at Achaleshwar, near Batala in Punjab, and another temple of Skanda atop the Parvati hill in Pune, Maharashtra. Another vestige of his former popularity can be seen in Bengal and Odisha, where he is worshipped during the Durga Puja festivities alongside Durga. Lord Subramanya is the major deity among the Hindus of northern Kerala. Lord Subramanya is worshipped with utmost devotion in districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the state of Karnataka. Rituals like nagaradhane are unique to this region.
Kartikeya also known as Kartik or Kartika is also worshipped in West Bengal, and Bangladesh on the last day of the Hindu month of 'Kartik'. However, the popularity of Kartik Puja (worshipping Kartik) is decreasing now, and Lord Kartik is primarily worshipped among those who intend to have a son. In Bengal, traditionally, many people drop images of Kartik inside the boundaries of different households, who all are either newly married, or else, intend to get a son to carry on with their ancestry. Lord Kartik is also associated to the Babu Culture prevailed in historic Kolkata, and hence, many traditional old Bengali paintings still show Kartik dressed in traditional Bengali style. Also, in some parts of West Bengal, Kartik is traditionally worshipped by the ancestors of the past royal families too, as in the district of Malda. Kartik Puja is also popular among the prostitutes. This can probably be linked to the fact that, the prostitutes mostly got clients from the upper class babu-s in old Kolkata, who all, in turn, had been associated to the image of Kartik (as discussed above). In Bansberia (Hooghly district) Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year and on 16 November in case of Leap year.[13] Some of the must see Puja committees are Bansberia Kundugoli Nataraj, Khamarapara Milan Samity RadhaKrishna, Kishor Bahini, Mitali Sangha, Yuva Sangha, Bansberia Pratap Sangha and many more.
In Durga Puja in Bengal, Kartikeya is considered to be a son of Parvati or Durga and Shiva along with his brother Ganesha and sisters Lakshmi and Saraswati.[14]
Kartikeya is worshiped during Durga Puja in Odisha as well as in various Shiva temples throughout the year. Kartik puja is celebrated in Cuttack along with various other parts of the state during the last phases of Hindu month of Kartik. Kartik purnima is celebrated with much joy and in a grand fashion in Cuttack and other parts in the state.
Murugan is adored by both Tamil Hindus and Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka. Numerous temples exist throughout the island. He is a favorite deity of the common folk everywhere and it is said he never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon. In the deeply Sinhalese south of Sri Lanka, Murugan is worshipped at the temple in Katirkāmam, where he is known as Kathiravel or Katragama Deviyo (Lord of Katragama) . This temple is next to an old Buddhist place of worship. Local legend holds that Lord Murugan alighted in Kataragama and was smitten by Valli, one of the local aboriginal lasses. After a courtship, they were married. This event is taken to signify that Lord Murugan is accessible to all who worship and love him, regardless of their birth or heritage. The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and the Sella Channithy Temple near Valvettiturai are the three foremost Murugan temples in Jaffna. The Chitravelayutha temple in Verukal on the border between Trincomalee and Batticaloa is also noteworthy as is the Mandur Kandaswamy temple in Batticaloa. The late medieval-era temple of the tooth in Kandy, dedicated to the tooth relic of the Buddha, has a Kataragama deiyo shrine adjacent to it dedicated to the veneration of Skanda in the Sinhalese tradition. Almost all buddhist temples house a shrine room for Kataragama deviyo(Murugan)reflecting the significance of Murugan in Sinhala Buddhism,
Based on archeological evidence found, it is believed that the Kiri Vehera was either renovated to build during the 1st century BCE. There are number of others inscriptions and ruins.[15]
By the 16th century the Kathiravel shrine at Katirkāmam had become synonymous with Skanda-Kumara who was a guardian deity of Sinhala Buddhism.[16] The town was popular as a place of pilgrimage for Hindus from India and Sri Lanka by the 15 the century. The popularity of the deity at the Kataragama temple was also recorded by the Pali chronicles of Thailand such as Jinkalmali in the 16th century. There are number of legends both Buddhist and Hindu that attribute supernatural events to the very locality.[16] Scholars such as Paul Younger and Heinz Bechert speculate that rituals practiced by the native priests of Kataragama temple betray Vedda ideals of propitiation. Hence they believe the area was of Vedda veneration that was taken over by the Buddhist and Hindus in the medieval period.[17]
Lord Murugan is one of the most important deities worshipped by Tamil people in Malaysia and other South-East Asian countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. Thai Poosam is one of the important festivals celebrated. Sri Subramanyar Temple at Batu Caves temple complex in Malaysia is dedicated to Lord Murugan.
The main temples of Murugan are located in Tamil Nadu and other parts of south India. They include the Aru Padaiveedu (six abodes) — Thiruchendur, Swamimalai, Pazhamudircholai, Thirupparangunram, Palani (Pazhani), Thiruthani and other important shrines like Mayilam, Sikkal, Marudamalai, Kundrathur, Vadapalani, Kandakottam, Thiruporur, Vallakottai, Vayalur, Thirumalaikoil, Pachaimalai and Pavalamalai near Gobichettipalayam. Malai Mandir, a prominent and popular temple complex in Delhi, is one of the few dedicated to Murugan in all of North India apart from the Pehowa temple in Haryana.
There are many temples dedicated to Lord Subramanya in Kerala. Amongst them are Atiyambur Sri Subramanya Temple in Kanhangad Kasaragod, Payyannur Subramanya Swamy temple in Payyanur, Panmana Subramanya Swamy temple in Panmana and the Subramanya temple in Haripad. There is a temple in Skandagiri, Secunderabad and one in Bikkavolu, East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In Karnataka there is the Kukke Subramanya Temple where Lord Murugan is worshiped as the Lord of the serpents. Aaslesha Bali, Sarpa Samskara with nagapathista samarpa are major prayers here. There is a temple called Malai Mandir in South Delhi. Malai means hill in Tamil. Mandir means temple in Hindi.
The key temples in Sri Lanka include the sylvan shrine in Kataragama / (Kadirgamam) or Kathirkamam in the deep south, the temple in Tirukovil in the east, the shrine in Embekke in the Kandyan region and the famed Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna. There are several temples dedicated to Lord Murugan in Malaysia, the most famous being the Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur. There is a 42.7-m-high statue of Lord Murugan at the entrance to the Batu Caves, which is the largest Lord Murugan statue in the world. Sri Thandayuthapani Temple in Tank Road, Singapore is a major Hindu temple where each year the Thaipusam festival takes place with devotees of Lord Muruga carrying Kavadis seeking penance and blessings of the Lord.
In the United Kingdom, Highgate Hill Murugan temple is one of the oldest and most famous. In London, Sri Murugan Temple in Manor park is a well-known temple. In Midlands, Leicester Shri Siva Murugan Temple is gaining popularity recently. Skanda Vale in West Wales was founded by Guruji, a Tamil devotee of Subramaniam, and its primary deity is Lord Murugan. In Australia, Sydney Murugan temple in Parramatta (Mays Hill), Perth Bala Muruguan temple in Mandogalup and Kundrathu Kumaran temple in Rockbank, Melbourne are major Hindu temples for all Australian Hindus and Murugan devotees. In New Zealand, there is a Thirumurugan Temple in Auckland and a Kurinji Kumaran Temple in Wellington, both dedicated to Lord Murugan. In the USA, Shiva Murugan Temple in Concord, Northern California and Murugan Temple of North America[18] in Maryland, Washington DC region are popular. In Toronto, Canada, Canada Kanthasamy Temple is known amongst many Hindus in Canada. In Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a suburb of the city of Montreal in Canada, there is a monumental temple of Murugan. The Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple, located in the Sihl Valley in Adliswil, is the most famous and largest Hindu temple in Switzerland.[19]
Detail from The Lady Burghley tomb
Inscription reads:
Robert Cecil, son of William, Lord Burghley and Mildred, Lady Burghley, was born on 1st June A.D.1563. Shortly before the decease of his mother, he was, with his mother's knowledge, seeking the hand of the noble maiden Lady Elizabeth Brook, Lady of the Queen's bedchamber, daughter of that renowned Baron of the realm Lord Cobham, and, after his mother's death, with his father's permission, he took her to wife on the last day of August 1589. He reveres the memory of his most virtuous mother and of his beloved sister with great sorrow, and acknowledges his father (now full of years) as most dear to him, with all obedience; in the which, should he persevere, his days shall be long in the land which the Lord his God shall give unto him.
Mildred Cecil, Lady Burghley and her daughter Anne, Countess of Oxford have a large monument, about twenty four feet high, in St Nicholas' chapel in Westminster Abbey near where they are buried. This is attributed to sculptor Cornelius Cure and shows the recumbent effigy of Mildred in front, with that of her daughter on a slightly raised shelf behind. Both wear long fur-lined red cloaks and there is a unicorn at Anne's feet. At the foot of their effigies is a kneeling figure of Mildred's son Sir Robert Cecil, and behind the heads are kneeling figures of three daughters of the Countess, Elizabeth, Bridget and Susanna. The superstructure is of three bays, the middle containing the kneeling figure of Mildred's husband William Cecil, Lord Burghley.
...Mildred was born in 1526, one of five daughters and four sons of Sir Anthony Cooke (or Coke) of Gidea Hall, Essex, tutor to Edward VI. Educated by her father she was known as a scholar and philanthropist...She was Lord Burghley's second wife and they lived first at Wimbledon Manor and he then built his grand house in the Strand in London...Mildred's children were Anne (1556-88), Robert (1563-1612) and Elizabeth (1564-1583). The surviving children of Anne, wife of Edward 17th Earl of Oxford, were Elizabeth (who married William, Earl of Derby), Bridget (who married Francis, Lord Norris) and Susannah (who married Philip, Earl of Montgomery). They were looked after by their grandfather. Mildred died at Burghley House in the Strand.
[Westminster Abbey]
Inside the Chapel of St Nicholas, Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)
In the 1040s King Edward (later St Edward the Confessor) established his royal palace by the banks of the river Thames on land known as Thorney Island. Close by was a small Benedictine monastery founded under the patronage of King Edgar and St Dunstan around 960A.D. This monastery Edward chose to re-endow and greatly enlarge, building a large stone church in honour of St Peter the Apostle. This church became known as the "west minster" to distinguish it from St Paul's Cathedral (the east minster) in the City of London. Unfortunately, when the new church was consecrated on 28th December 1065 the King was too ill to attend and died a few days later. His mortal remains were entombed in front of the High Altar.
The only traces of Edward's monastery to be seen today are in the round arches and massive supporting columns of the undercroft and the Pyx Chamber in the cloisters. The undercroft was originally part of the domestic quarters of the monks. Among the most significant ceremonies that occurred in the Abbey at this period was the coronation of William the Conqueror on Christmas day 1066, and the "translation" or moving of King Edward's body to a new tomb a few years after his canonisation in 1161.
Edward's Abbey survived for two centuries until the middle of the 13th century when King Henry III decided to rebuild it in the new Gothic style of architecture. It was a great age for cathedrals: in France it saw the construction of Amiens, Evreux and Chartres and in England Canterbury, Winchester and Salisbury, to mention a few. Under the decree of the King of England, Westminster Abbey was designed to be not only a great monastery and place of worship, but also a place for the coronation and burial of monarchs. This church was consecrated on 13th October 1269. Unfortunately the king died before the nave could be completed so the older structure stood attached to the Gothic building for many years.
Every monarch since William the Conqueror has been crowned in the Abbey, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII (who abdicated) who were never crowned. The ancient Coronation Chair can still be seen in the church.
It was natural that Henry III should wish to translate the body of the saintly Edward the Confessor into a more magnificent tomb behind the High Altar in his new church. This shrine survives and around it are buried a cluster of medieval kings and their consorts including Henry III, Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, Richard II and Anne of Bohemia and Henry V.
There are around 3,300 burials in the church and cloisters and many more memorials. The Abbey also contains over 600 monuments, and wall tablets – the most important collection of monumental sculpture anywhere in the country. Notable among the burials is the Unknown Warrior, whose grave, close to the west door, has become a place of pilgrimage. Heads of State who are visiting the country invariably come to lay a wreath at this grave.
A remarkable new addition to the Abbey was the glorious Lady chapel built by King Henry VII, first of the Tudor monarchs, which now bears his name. This has a spectacular fan-vaulted roof and the craftsmanship of Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiano can be seen in Henry's fine tomb. The chapel was consecrated on 19th February 1516. Since 1725 it has been associated with the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and the banners of the current Knights Grand Cross surround the walls. The Battle of Britain memorial window by Hugh Easton can be seen at the east end in the Royal Air Force chapel. A new stained glass window above this, by Alan Younger, and two flanking windows with a design in blue by Hughie O'Donoghue, give colour to this chapel.
Two centuries later a further addition was made to the Abbey when the western towers (left unfinished from medieval times) were completed in 1745, to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Little remains of the original medieval stained glass, once one of the Abbey's chief glories. Some 13th century panels can be seen in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. The great west window and the rose window in the north transept date from the early 18th century but the remainder of the glass is from the 19th century onwards. The newest stained glass is in The Queen Elizabeth II window, designed by David Hockney.
History did not cease with the dissolution of the medieval monastery on 16th January 1540. The same year Henry VIII erected Westminster into a cathedral church with a bishop (Thomas Thirlby), a dean and twelve prebendaries (now known as Canons). The bishopric was surrendered on 29th March 1550 and the diocese was re-united with London, Westminster being made by Act of Parliament a cathedral church in the diocese of London. Mary I restored the Benedictine monastery in 1556 under Abbot John Feckenham.
But on the accession of Elizabeth I the religious houses revived by Mary were given by Parliament to the Crown and the Abbot and monks were removed in July 1559. Queen Elizabeth I, buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel, refounded the Abbey by a charter dated 21 May 1560 as a Collegiate Church exempt from the jurisdiction of archbishops and bishops and with the Sovereign as its Visitor. Its Royal Peculiar status from 1534 was re-affirmed by the Queen and In place of the monastic community a collegiate body of a dean and prebendaries, minor canons and a lay staff was established and charged with the task of continuing the tradition of daily worship (for which a musical foundation of choristers, singing men and organist was provided) and with the education of forty Scholars who formed the nucleus of what is now Westminster School (one of the country's leading independent schools). In addition the Dean and Chapter were responsible for much of the civil government of Westminster, a role which was only fully relinquished in the early 20th century.
[Westminster Abbey]
Fiz essa tela para minha virtuosa mãe! :) ♥
Acrílica, tinta spray e posca!
"Mulher virtuosa quem a achará? O seu valor muito excede ao de rubis."
Provérbios 31:10
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I did this canvas to my virtuous mom! ♥
Virtuous woman!
WXPN XPoNential Festival Camden NJ July 2007.
To Nashville-based Adrienne Young, it's everyday choices - not grand gestures - that add up to a virtuous life. Fusing past and present in her pop-inflected old time music, Young applies a worldly compassion, poet's pen, and spirit of self-reliance to all of her original songs. Room to Grow, her current release, views timeless questions through modern spectacles, using traditional instruments to express contemporary compositions. Young expands upon the themes of cultivation and stewardship so beautifully asserted on her acclaimed debut, Plow to the End of the Row, and sophomore release, The Art of Virtue.
For this picture I printed (though I wish my hand writing looked like this) out one of my favorite lines from one of my most favorite movies, V for Vendetta.
"But on this most auspicious of nights, permit me then, in lieu of the more commonplace soubriquet, to suggest the character of this dramatis persona. Voila! In view humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the “vox populi” now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin, van guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition.
The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous.
Verily this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it’s my very good honour to meet you and you may call me V."
“ Who knew such a virtuous quest could be so exhausting!” Cador thought to himself. And indeed the journey was taxing, but he wouldn't give up. For doing so would spell doom for those back home. Cador was tasked to bring back a legendary weapon, crafted by ancient beings. Hellish monstrosities were cresting over into his homeland and only the power of this mighty artifact could stop the percolation of evil. Even with these images of disaster revitalizing his stamina there was no use in going further. Evening was fast approaching and Cador wasn't interested in stumbling off a cliff or being consumed by the nocturnal beasts that stalked these foothills. “Better to make camp now than to lose myself in the darkness later”, Cador said to himself as he began to build a campfire.
"To the memorie of the truly vertuous and religious the Lady Ursula Chichester daughter to Sir William Strode of Newnham , Knight, and wife to Sir John Chichester of Hall, Knight, by whome she had issue 7 sonnes and 2 daughters whereof survive fower sonnes, two sonnes & one daughter heere buried. She departed this life in the true faith of Christ Jesus and was heere enterred the 6th day of July Anno Dni 1635 aged 47
Fayre virtuous sainct injoy thy peacefull sleepe,
While wee that live employ our foes to weepe,
But when thou wak'st let glory shew thy grace,
Let Heav'n, which only can, enrich thy face"
Ursula kneels with 2 babies side-by-side wrapped in swaddling clothes in front of her.
Ursula was the daughter of Sir William Strode 1637 and 1st wife Mary Southcote / Southcott 1618 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Nh80o1
She m (1st wife) Sir John III Chichester 1598-1669 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/kxUPvn91d4 eldest son and heir of John Chichester 1608 and Anne daughter of Sir Arthur Basset of Umberleigh House and brother of Elizabeth Delbridge 1628 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/JLYs9N
Children - 7 sons &2 daughters
1. John 1626-dsp 1684 buried at Bath Abbey m Dorothy daughter of Henry Carew 1681 & Dorothy Mohan of Broadclyst www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/87h2m6 who m2 Henry Chichester of Shirwell
2. Francis 1628-dsp 1698 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/6sgVch
Sir John m2 Elizabeth 1661 daughter of Sir Lewis Pollard 1645 of King's Nympton and Jane Prust having a daughter :
Children
1.. Elizabeth 1637/8-1677 m John Fowell
2. Lewis b 1639 dsp
3. Margaret 1642-45
Sir John m3 Susannah 1694 daughter of William Stevens of Great Torrington, widow of Alexander Rolle 1660 of Tawstock
Children
1. Susannah 1665-1707/8 buried at Swimbridge m Henry Chichester of Stowford,
None of their sons had children, although two of them inherited successively Hall estate after whose death in 1698 the estate passed to distant cousin Arthur Chichester 1737/8 of Stowford & Pill husband of Jane daughter of Toby Newcourt & Jane Harris www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/T91f00 of Georgeham
On the arch above her are the arms of Chichester and Strode.
Below are the arms of Chichester impaling Strode.
Bishops Tawton church Devon
Along the route of the Vice Tweed Ride in Portland, OR.
A full report on the ride will be available at The Prudent Cyclist.
And if you didn't catch the Virtuous Tweed Ride, there's a little on that ride as well.
Farmland with the American flag attached to fence with early morning fog
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Here, I'll simply let the NHM's own caption tell the tale, as the photo is surely intriguing enough by itself:
The crystal box mystery
Siderite, epimorphous after fluorite. Virtuous Lady mine, Devon, England, 1847.
Sometimes nature can produce specimens so seemingly contrived that it is hard to believe they were not made by a human. This intriguing box formed when crystals of brown siderite were deposited around a cube-shaped fluorite crystal. The crystal dissolved away and crystals of white quartz and golden chalcopyrite grew in the cavity. Scientists do not know what could have caused the fluorite to dissolve without affecting the siderite box around it. The mine in Devon is famous for its hollow casts, or epimorphs, and this is the best example known.
Worn:
Accessories:
+Spellbound+ Astarte // Group Gift / June
(r)M~Posture V-Collar (Women) ~ No.09
[MANDALA]STEKING_EARS_Season 5
*NW* Virtuous Wings
REIGN.- BOHO RINGS- Mandarin Set
REIGN.- KARIZMA PUMPS- FATPACK
Clothes:
Foxes {Intimates} - Bra & Panties - White Set (unpacked)
Shape:
[BELISSIMA]-BODY-MALU(My Mod)
Skin & Make Up:
[PF] Harley - SPECIAL FATPACK
[PF] Harley Cosmetics - Shimmer Eyeshadow
Tattoos:
**UrbanStreet** The Forest Tattoo
.K-Otic. Cross Tattoo Pack
December 31, 2015. Detail of a sculpture found in Pompeii. The statue was on display at the ROM as part of its temporary Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano exhibition. In ancient Rome a matrona was a virtuous and honourable married woman.
On Saturday, June 4, at Constitution Gardens Pond on the National Mall, 8-year old Lucas Robertson caught the biggest fish at 9 1/8 inches long and earning the $100 cash prize at the 2nd Annual Urban Kids Fishing Derby DC. Pictured l-r: Wayne Hubbard, Urban American Outdoors TV and Urban Kids Fishing Derby Co-Founder, Kawana Lloyd, mother of the winner, Lucas Robertson, biggest catch winner, and Nichole Thomas, wife of retired NBA player, CEO & Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Virtuous Living.
SINGAPORE, 18 Aug. 2010 - BAYLEY Kesley of Barbados competes with the horse Virtuous Flare during the jumping team round 1 of equestrian at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, August 18, 2010..XINHUA/SYOGOC-POOL/Duan Zhuoli
The portal is comprised of two stone Herculeses (Gibraltar as the end of the known world), who support the capitals with the lintel and the inscription Virtuti et Musis (to the Virtuous and Artistic) in a special cartouche. In between are symbolic reliefs. The portal originated in the workshop of the stonemason Luk Mislej. The sculptures were chiselled by Angelo Putti.
The crude unsightly overpaint has now been removed to reveal the earlier more natural paint schemes flic.kr/p/yaWAiT by Macneilage Conservation www.mcneilage-conservation.co.uk/index.php?page=st-paul-s...
" In departure of the illustrious man Sir Arthur Acland, golden knight, who departed from this life on the 26th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1610 of his age 37
Also the noble and truly virtuous ladie Elynor daughter & coheire of Robert Malet of Wolleigh in the countie of Devon esq; wife first to Sir Arthur Acland of Acland knight; and afterwards to Sir Francis Vincent of Stoke Daubernon in ye countie of surrie knight & Baronet; who exchanged this life for a better August ye 10th 1645 aged 72
"Madam to say you'r dead were but to tell
A lie or make the poet infidell,
You in your vertue live immortall that,
Free fro(m) ye dart of death or stroke of fate,
You in yo(u)r children live yo(u)r progenie,
And that's a kind of immortalitie,
Yo(u)r body doth but sleep yo(u)r grave's a bed,
Yo(u)r stone a pillowe whereo(n) to lye yo(u)r head,
Till vertue, children, body, soule anon,
Shall all meet in the Resurrection"
Sir Arthur b1573 was the heir of Hugh Acland 1622 of Acland, Sheriff of Devon by Margaret 1619 daughter of Thomas Monke of Potheridge House Merton by Frances daughter of Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle illegitimate son of King Edward IV
He bought Killerton manor from Thomas Drewe son of Edward Drewe 1598 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1pD8bM ===
He m Eleanor 1573-1645 co-heiress of Robert Mallet 1577 of Wooleigh Barton in Beaford , Great Torrington by Elizabeth Rolle www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/DM413t who later married Arthur's uncle Sir John Acland 1620 of Columb John www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Vsm767 who left his estates to Arthur's father Hugh.
Children
1. Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet c.1591-1647, ancestor of the Aclands of Killerton === m his step sister Elizabeth 1671 daughter of Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon.+++ by Sarah flic.kr/p/d8QLSS daughter of Sir Amias Paulet of Hinton St George flic.kr/p/q6UTJm and Margaret Hervey flic.kr/p/wmSsae
2. Elizabeth b1596 m1 Thomas son of William Waldegrave & Jemima Bacon m2 Sir Anthony Vincent, 2nd Baronet
3. Anne dsp
Widow Eleanor m2 Anthony Vincent of Stoke D'Abernon +++
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Acland_(died_1610)
- Landkey church Devon
Picture with thanks - Mike Searle CCL
O you virtuous owle, The wise Minerva's only fowle.
Sir Philip Sidney
Then lady Cynthia, mistress of the shade, Goes, with the fashionable owls, to bed.
Edward Young : Love of Fame
Mad, is he? Then I hope he will bite some of my other generals.
King George II
We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction
General Douglas MacArthur
The second day of the Social Good Summit, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 in New York. The 2012 Social Good Summit, an annual three day conference, unites thousands of bloggers, celebrities, world leaders, youth leaders, CEOs, non-profits, UN officials, and people around the globe with one common goal: to unlock the potential of new media and technology to make the world a better place. The event is hosted by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, the United Nations Foundation, Ericsson, the UN Development Programme, and The Bill & Melinda Gates September 22-24. (Keith Bedford/Insider Images for United Nations Foundation)
Susanna
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A virtuous woman wrongly accused by two men with ulterior motives provides the dramatic core of Handel’s oratorio Susanna. It was written for Covent Garden and had its premiere on the site in 1749 but hasn’t been performed here since. Now it receives a staging in the Linbury Theatre led by members of the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme. The production is part of our Handel series and follows on from Solomon and Berenice. The beautiful score is full of Handel’s subtle musical dramatizations, from arias to powerful choruses. This is a wonderful opportunity to rediscover the past through a work of Covent Garden heritage and to see talented rising artists who will become the stars of the future.
The Macarthur Street Primary School, located at 401 Macarthur Street in Ballarat’s Soldier’s Hill, was first established in 1878. It is public State School number 2022.
Original drawings from the Public Works Department show a large symmetrical red brick building with bluestone foundations with projecting gable bays located at either end. In December 1914, plans detailing additions and remodelling to the north and south elevations, adding additional bays and several tall chimneys were issued by the Public Works Department. The Macarthur Street Primary School building has been designed in the Public Works Department’s preferred style of the time; Victorian Academic Gothic. It features steeply pitched slate roofs, dormer windows and buttresses. The school also features a gift from old scholars of the school along the Macarthur Street frontage; a jubilee gate built in 1928 to honour the school’s 50th anniversary.
Gothic architecture was perceived by the pious Victorians as an expression of religious, and therefore, moral values, and this may be the reason why the Public Works Department preferred to build schools in this style. Its revival was seen as virtuous and equated with moral revival; the perfect environment in which to educate young minds. For this reason an ecclesiastical character was predominant even on buildings that were not necessarily religious.
Shūhei is an extremely mature and calm individual, a state that is slightly at odds with his somewhat punk-like appearance. He is used to taking responsibility, and tends to avoid violence when possible. He seems to be virtuous, much like his captain's image until the latter was revealed to be a traitor. He is often seen in the company of Renji and Kira, who along with Hinamori followed Shūhei as their senpai during their academy days, and appears to be from the lower class (according to omake chapters). Omake chapters also show that he is just as perverted as the other male shinigami. Shūhei has several tattoos — a number 69 on his face, as well as what appears to be a choker around his throat and a matching armband on his right arm. He is also seen with a bandage across his face and has three lines running vertically down the right side of his face, scars that resulted from an injury in the past when several huge hollows attacked a group of students (including Momo Hinamori, Izuru Kira, and Renji Abarai) he was leading into the living world for a lesson in fighting dummy hollows.
During the events of the arrancar arc, Shūhei is seen to have taken over the duties of his captain as an acting replacement. He comments to Jūshirō Ukitake that he never expected a captains' duty to be very difficult as Kaname Tōsen hardly asked anything of his subordinates.
Very little is known about Shūhei's abilities, though it known that even during his days in the academy he was quite skilled, commonly leading other shinigami trainees on mock missions. However, Izuru Kira mentions that Shūhei failed the entrance exam for the academy twice. His talent allowed him to become a seated officer in the Gotei 13 without having to pass additional tests. The name of Shūhei's zanpakutō has yet to be revealed. He never uses it in its unsealed state. In its sealed form, it looks like a regular katana with a circular tsuba. Shūhei has been seen carrying his zanpakutō both at his waist and on his back.
* 20th Seat: Toshimori Umesada (梅定 敏盛, Umesada Toshimori?) - Voiced by: Hajime Ījima (Japanese), Michael McConnohie (English)
The lecherous leader of a squadron trying to find the intruders in Soul Society, Toshimori unwittingly allows Orihime and Ishida, disguised as shinigami, to hide within his squadron. He tries to hit on Orihime, but was foiled by Ishida and a timely call from his squad members.
The shopping mecca of Paris and one of the most famous streets in the world, the Champs-Élysées name refers to the Elysian Fields in Greek mythology that were the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. The street stretches from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe (over three kilometers long).
Since childhood, I always had a bigger crush on Yang Kang than virtuous Guo Jing. Now, I wonder how much of that was because he was played by Miu Kiu Wai and not because I tend to fall for the wrong type of guy. Not that I don't have a special fondness for Wong Yat Wah too.
Without casting aspersions on the skills of the new actors, the 2003 Yang Kang & Guo Jing are nowhere near as excellent as their 1982 predecessors. In fact, I can't see how the 2003 Yang Kang is nearly attractive or charming enough to pull off all that duplicity. No, I don't know how Mu Nian Ci could stand it.
We have known civilization since ages for their finest creations, literary works, rich culture and sky scrapping edifices which can be termed as the virtuous contribution to the history of the world. But have you ever tried to know the gloomy side of a few civilizations those are already famous?...
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Why is it only in my twilight years am I now appreciating my 'local' mainline station - Hull Paragon. The forlorn years (decades) of neglect, depression and decrepitude (?) - the station, not me - have given way to a more friendly, warm and welcoming station. Especially as dusk turns to night, even on a grey December evening.
Quem é viva sempre aparece! =)
Tá tarde e nem vou falar mto (mentira!), é q me animei horrores de ter postado a ultima fotinho q resolvi postar uma de esmalte...e pra quem não viu, corre lá no ultimo upload q fiz, sorteio no blog Amor em Vidro...
É gente virei brogueira! ahaha...na verdade acho q é uma coisinha a mais, sabe fiko triste de ver minhas fotos sumindo aqui no flickr, já passei a mto tempo das duzentas! e td some...se ainda aparecesse pra mim td bem, mas nem isso!
Logo estarei lá no Amor em Vidro, postando mtas fotos como gosto...vcs sabem q eu não sou boa pra falar sobre cor, acabamento e blablabla...mas vou tentar dar o maximo de mim tá legal?! opiniões, criticas, ideias são sempre bem vindas...nada como um blog pra todas!
Enfim, falando desse lindo, q só pra variar...Carol me deu! rs...
Eu tenho estado louka por roxinhos...de todos os tipos! e esse é só suspiros....
Na primeira camada vc fala: Vixiiii....vai mil camadas....Ele é cinza!?!?!
Na segunda: Tá manchado?! hein?! cuma?!
Na terceira: Oi seu lindoooooo!!!!
Aposto q a maioria fez cara feia qdo leu "terceira camada"...calma gente, seca rapidinho, não fica grosso....e a cor é essa aí q vcs estão vendo, ele tem microbrilhos rosa e azul, lindooo!
Eu usei o Invincible, e ele infelizmente tem encolhido alguns esmaltinhos, a Leleen tb reparou isso. Mas eu sempre fiko na duvida se eu fiz algo errado!
Tb nem encolhe horrores, mas é q com esse foi mais do q o normal...se aconteceu com mais alguem diga!
De qq forma eu adoro ele, seca me rapido, e hj em dia eu só preciso disso, q seque mega rapido, não importa qtas camadas de esmalte eu use!
Bom...é isso aí, falei demais! mas é culpa da saudade de td isso aqui e tb pq tá tarde, eu tô com sono, e com sono eu falo pra caramba! haha
Bjs e fuiiiiii!
I love this color, Virtuous Violet, made by Nicole. (And I totally couldn't paint this by myself. My nail tech does it for me.)
Persephone Hernandez-Vogt '13 presents "Virtuous Daring: Women and Madness in the Spanish Golden Age."
You are probably familiar with the last ten nights of Ramadhan, and how virtuous good deeds are in those nights? Indeed the best nights in the year are the last ten nights of Ramadhan, but the best days in the days of Allah are the first ten days of Zulhijjah.
Let us introduce you to 10 virtuous days, yet many people are not aware of it. It's the first ten days of the Islamic calendar month of Zulijjah (which starts on Nov.18 2009).
In Sahih Al Bukhari, Abdullah Ibn Abbas (ra) narrated, Muhammad (saw) said,
'There are no days during which good deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days; meaning the first ten days of Zulijjah.' They enquired, 'Not even Jihad in the cause of Allah?' He said, 'Not even Jihad in the cause of Allah, unless one goes out for Jihad sacrificing both his life and property and returning with neither.'
And according to Muhammad (saw), 'There is no day more honorable in Allah's sight and no acts more beloved therein to Allah than those in these ten days (of Zulhijjah).'
In these first 10 days of the Month of Dhul Hijjah we find that;
The 9th day is the day of Arafah
The 10th day is Eid.
Even if you are not traveling for Hajj, you can still put in extra effort to do more good deeds and inshaAllah we can all reap some of this easy reward by the mercy and blessing of Allah (swt).
Here are some extra good deeds can you do;
1. Fasting these 10 days
2. Giving more charity during these 10 days
3. Say the Eid Takbeerat loudly wherever you go. (Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar,Allahu Akbar, Laa ilaaha illa Allah. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Walillaahil hamd.)
4. Try to pray more prayers in the Masajid
5. Increase ties of kinship
6. Perform more voluntary prayers at home
7. Read more Qur'an, understanding, implementing and contemplating the meanings
8. Do more Dhikr
9. Ask for forgiveness more frequently
10. Spend more time giving da'wah to Muslims and Non Muslims
11. Study and seek more knowledge of the deen
12. Increase in your ibadah, just like you would do in the last ten nights of Ramadan
13. Stay up and worship Allah in the latter portion of the night
14. Make a lot of Du'a on Yaum Ul Arafah (Muhammad (saw) said 'The best supplication is the supplication on the Day of Arafah')
15. Utilise these days in obedience to Allah, remembering Him, expressing gratefulness to Him, praising Him, fulfilling all the obligatory observances, avoiding the reprehensible things and
taking advantage of this time to acquire His mercy and His pleasure.
And our final piece of advice; Muhammad (saw) said, 'Worship Allah as if you can see him, and if you cannot do so, then know that he can see you.'
University of Leicester Islamic Society
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Wilhelmine Sulzer, born in 1820, was the stage name of Friederica Catharina Sulzer. An illegitimate child, she was orphaned at the age of 16. She was hired as a student of Heigel at the Royal Court Theater in 1836, where she attracted the attention of King Ludwig who called her a "decent and virtuous girl" After a year in the theatre she developed a chronic chest problem and retired from the stage and married the Ministerial Registar Karl Schneider. It is believed she died at a young age, but there is no record of her death.
This portrait of Wilhelmine was completed in 1838 by Joseph Stieler at the age of 17.