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Mayor Eric Adams tours the headquarters of the Lighthouse Guild to learn about their suite of services for people who are visually impaired. West 64th St, Manhattan. Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
A very interesting and visually rich marker stone dedicated in the first instance to Frederick Evans who died aged two years. The soul of the boy is seen carried to Heaven by an angel as the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove descends to earth. The stone is flanked by inverted torches which symbolise death. The serpent entwining a rod resembles the rod of Asclepius the Greek god associated with healing and medicine. Its Christian significance may relate to the story in the Book of Numbers of how Moses, after God had smitten doubting Israelites with poisonous snakes, on instructions from God, saved them with a brass serpent entwined round a rod, the sight of it reviving them. Thus it has also come to represent salvation, resurrection (as well as sin and temptation!) The reverse of this stone is dedicated to other family members and also William Morgan, "faithful comrade and servant of Evan Evans". See link for reverse of this stone: www.flickr.com/photos/16498755@N07/9402870522/
"Short was his life,
Yet liveth he ever;
Death has its due,
Yet dies he never".
"Long nights and days I bore great pain,
To waite for cure t'was all in vain,
Till God above he thought it best,
To save my pain and give me rest".
St Cybi's was dedicated to the 6th Century Cornish St Cybi who crossed the Bristol Channel and sailed up the Usk, landing at Llangybbi. After a confrontation with a local chieftain involving a couple of miracles, he was granted the land for the church. The tower, nave and chancel date from the 13/4th Centuries, with 17th Century fittings such as the font. The church is noted for its mediaeval wall paintings, including the famous "Christ of the Trades" or "Sunday Christ". Unfortunately they have been badly damaged, possible by Cromwell's Roundheads who tore through Monmouthshire destroying all signs of "idolatry" like a 17th Century Taliban.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of VA's six national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
The New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired partnered with the School of Education at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) to create an innovative new summer program for high school students with visual impairments. Participants in the Work Skills Prep Program @ TCNJ are blind or visually impaired and have added challenges to gaining employment upon graduation, such as limited work experience or other disabilities. The program’s goal was to give the students the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to be competitive in the job market.
The students, like Melissa Rivera of West Long Branch, worked at a variety of jobs every weekday at various locations including the NJ State Library Talking Book & Braille Center. At the library, they performed tasks such as rewinding cassettes to assure quality control when the cassettes circulate to the next blind customer. The students liked working at the library, because they themselves were customers and they love listening to books on tape.
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Blind and low-vision high school students were joined by parents and educators while touring the University of Michigan’s 3D Lab in the Duderstadt Center in Ann Arbor, MI on November 1, 2018.
The tour was part of the program, “21st Century Transportation, Careers for Students Blind and Visually Impaired,” which covered emerging careers in autonomous transportation and what skills and education students would need for a future job in that field. The event was led by Clive D’Souza, an assistant professor of industrial and operations engineering, and also included talks by industry professionals.
Photo: Evan Dougherty/Michigan Engineering
Submitted by: Albino Mahumana
Country: Mozambique
Organisation: Dossiers &facto news leter
Category: Professional
Caption: Together we will win. the picture depicts a visually impaired group cantando.Maputo-Mozambique
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Photo uploaded from the #StrongerTogether Photo Competition website (photocomp.iapb.org)
Harlem, Manhattan
The IRT Broadway Line Viaduct is the most imposing and visually impressive above-ground engineering structure of the IRT subway system. Spanning the deep Manhattan Valley between 122nd Street and 135th Street along Broadway, the viaduct, designed by the engineers of the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners, under the direction of chief engineer William Barclay Parsons., is an excellent example of a double-hinged parabolic braced arch structure. Supporting both the tracks and the 125th Street station, the viaduct is a testament to the skill of the engineers and contractors who designed and built New York City's first subway between 1900 and 1904.
Along Section 12 of the subway route on upper Broadway, a deep depression in the topography required the erection of a viaduct between 122nd and 135th Streets over Manhattan Street, now 125th Street. Standard viaduct construction could not be used for the entire length of the valley since the supports would have necessitated a costly realignment of the angled intersection of Broadway and Manhattan Street. For this reason, the center portion of the viaduct was created by using a double-hinged parabolic braced arch to carry the subway lines over Manhattan Street.
The Manhattan Valley Viaduct is actually composed by three different types of structures. The masonry approaches at both ends (from 122nd Street to LaSalle Street on the south and from 133rd Street to 135th Street on the north) are constructed of rough-faced granite piers with brick infill. A dressed stone molding runs along the tops of the piers supporting a stone guard rail holding name plates ornamented with guttae. These name plates were presumably to bear the name Inter-borough Rapid Transit Company, but were never filled in.
As the slope towards Manhattan Street increases, the stone approaches lead to steel structures of standard viaduct construction which support the tracks. This portion of the viaduct consists of impressive single-bent and double-bent steel towers spanned by plate girders. These towers in turn flank the center portion of the viaduct, a three-ribbed, double-hinged parabolic braced arch, spanning 168^ feet. Each rib is divided into fourteen panels, and from each panel joint a vertical post rises to support the floor system. Pins link the arch to the foundations which consist of two parallel rows of three concrete piers each. These arch foundations are carried to a depth of 30 feet below the street surface. The total length of the viaduct from 122nd Street to 135th Street (including the arch) is 2,174 feet, and the maximum height above 125th Street is 54 feet.
The station structure, centered above the arch and serving the 125th Street station, is extremely utilitarian and constructed of steel beams and wooden sheathing. Changes have been periodically made to the station through the years. Decorative iron railings and lamp posts extend along the sides of the station platforms. New escalators have replaced the originals, and these extend beyond the viaduct on both sides of the station.
The Manhattan Valley Viaduct, constructed for a specific purpose, resulted from the unusual topography of this section of Manhattan. The intent of the parabolic arch at the center was "to present lines consonant with an attractive effect, and to avoid unnecessary obstruction to the street or blemish to the landscape."*^ If function was paramount in the minds of the Rapid Transit engineers, the solution was beautiful as well as practical. With its bold masonry and graceful curves, the viaduct is both imposing and visually impressive, and is a major component of the IRT subway system.
- From the 1981 NYCLPC Landmark Designation Report
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
Shawn O'Grady, a fabrication specialist in the University of Michigan 3D Lab, talks to blind and low-vision high school students during a tour of the lab in the Duderstadt Center in Ann Arbor, MI on November 1, 2018.
The tour was part of the program, “21st Century Transportation, Careers for Students Blind and Visually Impaired,” which covered emerging careers in autonomous transportation and what skills and education students would need for a future job in that field. The event was led by Clive D’Souza, an assistant professor of industrial and operations engineering, and also included talks by industry professionals.
Photo: Evan Dougherty/Michigan Engineering
I've been really into tea lately and Lindi got me this great cast iron teapot as one of my Christmas gifts this year. Here is the product page. I plan to do some product shots of our gifts - so probably more to come.
On a side note... we finally got a MacBook and this was the first upload from it. Gimp is really slow and a bit unwieldy on OS X, so may need to finally consider taking the Photoshop plunge :(
Strobist: 1x Canon 430EX 1/16th power with DIY grid-spot camera right focused on the centre of the pot, 1x Vivitar 285HV 1/16th power with snoot pointing at the handle up top. Here is a setup shot for the visually inclined.
Here are Georgette and Summer making waffles. Beth is off to the side, but unfortunately none of my shots of her came out well!
Georgette is Henrietta's older sister. Summer is visually-impaired (her eyes are a little damaged, though you can't see it in this image.)
The three friends had a sleepover and decided to dress up and make waffles the next morning! The waffles are a Re-ment set my sister gave me for Christmas last year. <3
W: 30" L: 17" 180 PPI Digital Photography
1/4000 | ƒ/2.2 | ISO 100 | 50 mm
For this shot, I already had previous experience but wanted to take it again in hope for a better photo. The one change I made was putting the tee on an area with shorter grass, in this case the putting green. I went to Arizona Country club for this photo, and set it up, took a few shots, and this is what came out. I love the slight focus in the grass. I also love the detail in the ball. I used the tungsten white balance feature on my camera to create a blue shadow on the ball. For editing, I really didn't do much, slight crop, and slight levels. I am really happy with the way this picture turned out.
To answer the question for this week, How can you emphasize basic shapes and space to create a visually appealing photograph?, I took a very basic shape, a circle or in this case a golf ball and took a picture of it. The shape of the ball, then the shape of the indents on the ball itself bring out the basic shapes. To create a visually appealing photograph, I involved bokeh and a colorful blur int he background.
Visually the Centurion was nearly identical to the concurrent Buick LeSabre, featuring different badging & grillework, minimal chrome trim, and marked by an absence of the portholes usually found on big Buicks. Body styles included two-door and four-door hardtops, and a convertible. There were no pillared sedans.
The Centurion was offered initially with only the 455 in³ big-block V8 in two power output ranges determined by the presence of either a single or dual exhaust. In 1973 a 350 in³ small-block V8 was the base powerplant with the 455 as the optional powerplant in either of two power ratings. The '71 Centurion produced 315 hp (235 kW) @4400 rpm and 450 ft·lbf (610 N·m) of torque @2800 rpm with the base 455. In 1972 the industry switched to SAE power measurement, meaning that instead of horsepower being measured on the engine alone, it was now rated with all accessories and a full exhaust system installed. For 1972 and 1973 the rating for the 455 was 225 hp (168 kW) @4000 rpm and 360 ft·lbf (490 N·m) of torque @2600 rpm, while the 350 offered 195 hp (145 kW) @4000 rpm and 290 ft·lbf (390 N·m) of torque @2800 rpm.
Total Centurion production was 110,539 units, including 10,296 convertibles. With only three years of production, the Centurion had one of the shortest model runs in modern Buick history. After 1973, it was replaced by the LeSabre Luxus, as the market turned away from sporty full-size cars.
Visually styled after a generic sedan, no make and model in particular. Seats three.
This is one of my favorite angles for it since it nicely shows off the sweep of the front fender.
More details on Brickshelf: www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=404587
Blind and low-vision high school students were joined by parents and educators while touring the University of Michigan’s 3D Lab in the Duderstadt Center in Ann Arbor, MI on November 1, 2018.
The tour was part of the program, “21st Century Transportation, Careers for Students Blind and Visually Impaired,” which covered emerging careers in autonomous transportation and what skills and education students would need for a future job in that field. The event was led by Clive D’Souza, an assistant professor of industrial and operations engineering, and also included talks by industry professionals.
Photo: Evan Dougherty/Michigan Engineering
22-year-old Azer Ćatović was born in Mostar, and has been living here for 14 years. Azer grew up with a sight defect, but by secondary school, he had become fully independent thanks to his education.
As he awaits the start of the second academic year, he spends his summer break doing running training sessions, reading, and taking walks. He does most of his running sessions on a treadmill in the fitness hall of the Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Youth.
The centre was recently renovated by UNDP and offers full time support in learning and other skills like mobility, self-care, and sight exercises for the visually impaired, use of teaching aids, playing games, going out to town and attending events.
Read more: bit.ly/35fhLVw
Photos: Sulejman Omerbašić/ UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 2008. I was zipping around the Bead&Button Show marketplace earlier this month and spied these fun little baubles. They really are made from bottlecaps and they're made by Cathy Collison at Glass Garden Beads of Northfield, MN. (Isn't there a college in that town, too?) And just looking at them took me back to picnics and the celebration of Independence Day and my own childhood celebration over the great independence that choosing my very own bottle of soda afforded me.
When I was a kid, the month of July was filled with picnics. My Dad's folks would have a 4th of July picnic with their card-club friends and families (who were mostly, in some way or another, related to us—some distantly, some more directly; I'm still trying to understand some of family tree's branches!). Also in July, my maternal Grandpa's family had a big family picnic. And my Dad's folks would have all of their kids and kids' kids together for a picnic too! Seriously, we were eating fried chicken out of a bucket every weekend in July! In my Dad's family, many of us lived on farms, and it seems like there was always an old-fashioned washtub or a big tank filled with cold water, ice, and bottles of flavored soda, or pop, as it's called in the Land of Lincoln. (Back then, you could get a case of assorted flavors in bottle for just such events.) And my favorite was always strawberry. You have to understand what a luxury this was. Yes, there was always Pepsi in the house, but normally that was for my parents or for when we had company. But FLAVORED pop—orange, grape, lemon-lime, and strawberry—well, that just wasn't something we had very often. We lived in the country, so there wasn't any of this "ride your bike over to the drug store and buy yourself a bottle" stuff going on like I hear my city-friends talk about. So this was a BIG DEAL. And if you were lucky enough to have the picnic at your house that year, any left-over pop was fair game for the next few weeks. Paradise, I tell you! ("Pop" for those of you who live in other places, was how we in northern Illinois—and other place—referred to the bottles of soda, soda pop, or, as I've heard it called "cold sodie". For those in the South who may call such a thing a "Coke," this is not to be confused with something like a vanilla Coke, which is a whole other thing. But I digress.)
So here's the necklace that that one little bottlecap bead inspired (shown top right), and the step-by-step photos and instructions (right) will walk you through the easy-peasy process. And lest you think I'm not going to help you out with the basics, think again. Turns out BeadStyle magazine has a bunch of basic information on its Web site, right here! If you're new to beading or just need a refresher, you might want to check out cutting flexible beading wire instructions, making a wrapped loop video or step-by-step instructions, and making a folded crimp video or step-by-step instructions in order to complete this project. I know a lot of us learn visually and the kindest compliment I ever got was when someone said they weren't able to successfully crimp a crimp bead until they watched it on one of our videos. Pictures are great, but sometimes seeing the process in motion lets us jump that final hurdle.
So now that I have my strawberry soda necklace finished, I can wear it to the family picnic next month. Yes, we still get together once a year—whoever can make it. We don't get soda in bottles anymore (who does these days?), and I'm sure strawberry soda has a ton of dread calories (something I didn't worry about then), but it's fun to remember back anyway. Maybe my cousins will get a laugh out of the memories that the necklace inspires as well.
Marilyn Rushton, a well-known Burnaby citizen, is awarded with the province’s newest honour, the Medal of Good Citizenship.
Rushton is honoured for her for inspirational life of service to the visually impaired community, her contributions to families with blind and visually impaired children, and her energetic support for the musical community.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2016IGR0025-001407
Visually witty map of the skills park, but probably not going to last too long in its current incarnation - see notes.
I-5 Colonnade mountain bike skills park in Seattle, WA.
Blind and low-vision high school students were joined by parents and educators while touring the University of Michigan’s 3D Lab in the Duderstadt Center in Ann Arbor, MI on November 1, 2018.
The tour was part of the program, “21st Century Transportation, Careers for Students Blind and Visually Impaired,” which covered emerging careers in autonomous transportation and what skills and education students would need for a future job in that field. The event was led by Clive D’Souza, an assistant professor of industrial and operations engineering, and also included talks by industry professionals.
Photo: Evan Dougherty/Michigan Engineering
22-year-old Azer Ćatović was born in Mostar, and has been living here for 14 years. Azer grew up with a sight defect, but by secondary school, he had become fully independent thanks to his education.
As he awaits the start of the second academic year, he spends his summer break doing running training sessions, reading, and taking walks. He does most of his running sessions on a treadmill in the fitness hall of the Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Youth.
The centre was recently renovated by UNDP and offers full time support in learning and other skills like mobility, self-care, and sight exercises for the visually impaired, use of teaching aids, playing games, going out to town and attending events.
Read more: bit.ly/35fhLVw
Photos: Sulejman Omerbašić/ UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina
A comment from the Irish Amateur Wrestling Association
"Inclusiveness is key! This was spectacular.
A visually impaired wrestler competing in a main stream championship wrestling tournament. Arron, from Portlaoise Combat Academy Vs Peyton from Mohawk Valley Wrestling Club NY. One of the wrestlers was visually impaired, so to even out abilities, both wrestlers were blind folded.
Well done to Referee John for his experienced approach to this bout.
Great sportsmanship & wrestling from both."
The Irish Open 2022 Freestyle Wrestling Tournament was held on Saturday 15 October 2022 at :-
The National Sports Campus
Snugborough Rd,
Blanchardstown
Dublin
D05 EPN4
More than 160 wrestlers, representing 33 clubs were in action at the Sports Campus Ireland National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown.
The I.A.W.A' s biggest championship yet! Was organised on 3 mats with wrestlers from clubs around Ireland and the World!
There were wrestlers from Ireland, the UK, the USA and more!.
Visually appealing chair/tarp combo, 4th of July parade, Telluride, CO.
Take underwater pictures with me at the Evolution Photoganza in the Philippines in September 2013, and enjoy more of my photography & tales of the underwater world in "Sex, Drugs and Scuba Diving".
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ
Bangkok's most unmissable attraction is of course the Grand Palace, and most specifically the temple complex of Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), famed for it's riot of coloured and gilded ornament, paintings and sculptures; quite simply, so visually stunning there is nothing quite like it anywhere else!
The Palace and Temple complex were begun in 1782, the year the capital was moved to Bangkok, and parts of the palace buildings betray 18th century European influence combined with traditional Thai style, such as the breathtaking gilt spires on the roof. Most of the interiors of the Palace itself are off limits to visitors since, although no longer the main residence of the thai monarchy, it is frequently used for state functions and ceremonies.
The Wat Phra Kaew complex however is the greatest draw, famed for it's stunning architecture and the famous 'Yaksha' guardian figures that flank all the main entrances to the complex. These towering figures, with their rich colours and tapering crowns, represent demonic characters from the mythological epic the 'Ramakien', and are identifiable as distinct individuals, all here serving a benign, protective role.
The Ramakien is also the subject for a stunning sequence of wall paintings within the cloister that encirlces the entire site, illustrating in minute detail the battles of the heroic monkey warriors, led by the monkey god Hanuman, against the demonic armies and kingdoms of Tosakan.
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha itself forms the largest structure and contains the venerated (though small) Buddha image. The complex contains several other iconic buildings clad in sumptuous decor, most notably the library or 'mondop' with it's gilt spire along with the great golden stupa.
The temple complex is technically a royal chapel rather than a working monastery like most Thai temples as it has no resident monks (the sheer volume of visitors leaves little room for anyone else anyway!).
My second Medicom figure... probably not my last as I would like to figure out a way to get the companion Cammy piece at a reasonable price.
I didn't pick up the orginal relase back in 2009 - that white limited edition one was pretty sweet looking - but upon review, it seems that there were some major complaints about that figure, most notably the ankle joints.
Fast forward to today, and an quick influx of cash due to some game sales later, I bought this version off HLJ.
There is no doubt that is Chun Li. Technically, this could very well be SF 2 Chun Li, but it's not like her default wardrobe in SF4 is different, just like how pretty much every Ken and Ryu are dressed up the same.
Then again, Ryu does get a haircut.. oh well, moving on.
Medicom toys have always seemed to be better at depicting anime characters rather than those based on a real world character. Whie this sculpt is nowhere even close to the in game model or official reference art for SF4, it is still a visually appealing piece.
Articulation for the figure is very good - obviously the outfit isn't as restrictive as some of the ones on the Hot Toys figures.
She can't really raise her arms above her head, though.
The aforementionedf ankle joits are now these large Play Arts style things, which admitted don't look the greatest, but you can't win both the look and articulation game.
Accessory package isn't bad, with five pairs hands, two faces and a Kikoken.
Shifty eyes a la Link would have been nice... not sure if it was a price point thing or not.
One beef I do have is that the colour of the paint on the face is not identical to that on the hands... the hands can seem a bit more yellow.
Beefier thighs would have been nice as well... while she did tone down between SF3 and SF4, these things aren't representative of Chun Li. In fact, I think Cammy and Chun Li share legs, if not the entire body.
So overall, very cool figure and highly recommended for Street Fighter fans.
22-year-old Azer Ćatović was born in Mostar, and has been living here for 14 years. Azer grew up with a sight defect, but by secondary school, he had become fully independent thanks to his education.
As he awaits the start of the second academic year, he spends his summer break doing running training sessions, reading, and taking walks. He does most of his running sessions on a treadmill in the fitness hall of the Center for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Youth.
The centre was recently renovated by UNDP and offers full time support in learning and other skills like mobility, self-care, and sight exercises for the visually impaired, use of teaching aids, playing games, going out to town and attending events.
Read more: bit.ly/35fhLVw
Photos: Sulejman Omerbašić/ UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina
It is interesting this symbol reminds me of the actual Iranian's flag. It was said it comes from the same people: Madras' people. However wikipedia tells: The current flag of Iran bears an emblem which is visually similar to a Khanda, but is not referential to Sikhism.
Representatives of WIPO's member states sign the Final Act and/or the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled on June 28, 2013.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License.
Torpedoes are not the most powerful weapons of the fleet (see mass-cannon) but they are cheap to produce and the recent discovery of the fredium greatly help to miniaturize missiles.
The TREBUCHET carries 12 seminuclear class torpedoes, 8 void ones (creating medium size black holes that last 20 seconds) and 4 nano-cloud torpedoes (being able to quickly dismentle ennemy ships or repair minor damages on ally fighters). It's equiped with a high velocity gatling and two rear automatic light laser turrets for self defense.
Mayor Eric Adams tours the headquarters of the Lighthouse Guild to learn about their suite of services for people who are visually impaired. West 64th St, Manhattan. Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
A visit to the Schuylkill Mall, 11/8/14
If the quality of this picture wasn't horrendous, you could actually see the slotted wall I was trying to photograph. I really need to get an actual camera.
*This is my very first attempt at documenting a shopping mall. Armed only with a 4th generation iPod Touch, the quality didn't turn out as well as I expected and the general framing and composition of the shots suffered in some areas. I hope to both get better equipment and sensibilities to continue doing this.*
The W212 Mercedes E63 is the perfect family missle machine. Larger than our favorite, the C63, this fourth generation E63 has more room, more comfort, but also packs a huge punch with the V8 engine. The 6.208L engine found in the 2009-2011 puts out 518hp and 460ft/lb of torque. 2011 to 2015 Me...
blog.vividracing.com/vividracing-client-cars/mercedes-e63...
Every summer Ocean Beach Surf and Skate, Ocean Experience Surf School and Indo Board partner with the San Diego Chapter of the Braille Institute to give visually impaired youth the chance to learn to surf. We are stoked that the Indo Board plays a crucial role in helping these visually impaired kids understand the basics of balance and prepares them for an experience that they will never forget.
Potsdamer Strasse, Berlin Mitte.
The visually dramatic Sony Center (2000), by architect Helmut Jahn, is fronted by the 26-floor glass-and-steel Bahn Tower.
With its spectacular roof construction the Sony Center has become an internationally famous landmark of Berlin.
Potsdamer Platz is one of the world’s most interesting and popular city squares.
In the 1990s, it was the focus of the biggest private-sector urban construction project in Europe.
In just five years (1993–1998), 19 buildings, 10 streets and 2 plazas were built and a completely new district emerged in the middle of the city.
The master plan was developed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, who worked together with Christoph Kohlbecker, Arata Isozaki, Hans Kollhoff, Ulrike Lauber, Wolfgang Wöhr, Josè Raphael Moneo and Richard Rogers.
Today, Potsdamer Platz attracts more than 70,000 visitors every day.
@berlin @potsdamer_platz
The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament is the brainchild of several employees of the Iowa City VA Medical Center, along with two visually impaired Iowa Veterans. These visionaries created the TEE Tournament, an acronym standing for TRAINING, EXPOSURE and EXPERIENCE. In 2008, it became one of six VA national rehabilitation programs for Veterans. The event expanded to include not only blind Veterans, but amputees, wheelchairbound Veterans, and those with other life changing disabilities. It takes place each year in Iowa City.
"Visually and technically inspired by the record-breaking vehicle that exceeded the mythical threshold of 300 mph (482 km/h) for the first time. The CHIRON SUPER SPORT 300+ underwent two years of development before launching the limited 30 units... Aerodynamic enhancements, including air curtains, extended body design, and a revised rear end, result in reduced drag, increased downforce, and improved overall aerodynamic performance..."
Source: Bugatti
Photographed at Charity Gala taking place at Culloden Estate and Spa, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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"The visually exposed Empire house from 1818 includes older structures, the stone cellars are probably medieval.
A terraced one-storey house with a basement in a corner position stands on the main square in the centre of the historic centre of the city. It has a rectangular ground plan, a mansard roof with small dormers, two roof ridges run perpendicular to the facade – a hipped roof adjoins the neighbouring house. The roofs are covered with eternit on the outside, and with burnt grooved tiles on the inside. The southern facade to TG Masaryk Square has 5 window axes on the first floor, on the ground floor on the left a window, a glazed entrance to the pharmacy, a window, a passage gate and a glazed display window with an entrance to the shop. The entrance to the passage is vaulted with a compressed arch, flanked by a profiled cornice with a vault and emphasised by half-columns carrying straight entablatures. The other openings on the ground floor are rectangular, flanked by cornices. The ground floor is divided by a bossage, separated from the first floor by a cordon cornice. The floor is divided by fluted pilasters with volute capitals between each window. Under the crown cornice with dentil is a strip with plastic decor, around the windows there are profiled chambranes with ears, window and window sill cornices and plastic decor in the parapet fillings and suprafenestras (festoons, floral curtains, ribbons). The side facade to Pernštýnské Square is designed similarly to the front facade with a bossage on the ground floor and pilasters on the floor, 3 windows on the left side of the facade have a semicircular raised window cornice, 4 windows on the right are distinguished by pilasters on each side of the window (i.e. there are two pilasters between the windows). On the ground floor there is a window on the left and a rectangular entrance to the house, from it to the right there are 4 window axes, windows without chambranes. The narrow courtyard facade is smooth, on the ground floor there is a passage opening vaulted with a compressed arch and a window, on the first floor there are 2 semicircular arched windows. The passage is vaulted with Czech flats into the waists. There are vaults in both shops - mainly barrel vaults, then barrel vaults with sectors, barrel segmental vaults, barrel vaults into traverses and a Prussian vault. A straight staircase vaulted with a compressed barrel vault leads from the passage to the first floor. On the first floor there are flat-ceilinged rooms, some with fabions, the layout has been subsequently modified. The cellars are dissected, barrel vaulted, made of stone, others of brick masonry. The roof is traditional wooden, with hambálky and a standing stool, under the wooden floor of the attic there is a mezzanine that used to be used for storage.
The visually exposed Empire house from 1818 includes older structures, the stone cellars are probably medieval. Apart from the cellars, the most valuable parts are the facade and the vaults on the ground floor." - info from the National Heritage Institute.
"Prostějov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈproscɛjof]; German: Proßnitz, Yiddish: פראסטיץ Prostitz) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 44,000 inhabitants. Today the city is known for its fashion industry and AČR special forces unit 601. skss based there. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as urban monument zone.
The first historical mention of the village Prostějovice is from 1141. By the middle of the 13th century, it had developed into an important market village. At that time, German settlers were invited here, who established a new settlement on the site of today's TG Masaryk Square, to which the rights of the original settlement were transferred. On March 27, 1390, Prostějov was granted the right of the annual market thanks to the lords of Kravaře, which in fact became a town. In the Hussite period, the promising development slowed down as the city suffered delays on both sides; the insufficiently fortified Prostějov became easy prey for the troops of Margrave Albrecht and was burned down in 1431. The prosperity of the city was brought about by the establishment of the Jewish city and especially after a year 1490 more than a century-old government of the Pernštejn families, whose property became the town. In 1495, the city began the construction of stone walls with four gates with bastions. Between 1521 and 1538, the townspeople built a Renaissance town hall.
At the end of the 16th century, the city became the property of the Liechtensteins, which resulted in the stagnation of the city's development. In Prostejov the year 1527 printer Kaspar Aorga printed the first book on Moravia. During the Thirty Years' War, the town was devastated and in 1697 a fire broke out, killing the town hall, the school and the church. Then the city began to acquire a Baroque character. Around the middle of the 17th century, mainly thanks to local Jews, the food, textile and clothing industries developed rapidly, and in 1858 the first Czech ready-to-wear clothing industry was founded in Prostějov - the factory of the Mandla brothers, which attracted new inhabitants. In the 1960s, Prostějov was connected by rail with Brno and Olomouc. The 19th and 20th centuries changed the face of the city in the style of historicism and Art Nouveau. Since the 20s and especially 30s, dominating the construction becoming in Prostejov functionalism.
Moravia (Czech: Morava [ˈmorava]; German: Mähren) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The medieval and early modern Margraviate of Moravia was a crown land of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from 1348 to 1918, an imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1004 to 1806, a crown land of the Austrian Empire from 1804 to 1867, and a part of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. Moravia was one of the five lands of Czechoslovakia founded in 1918. In 1928 it was merged with Czech Silesia, and then dissolved in 1948 during the abolition of the land system following the communist coup d'état.
Its area of 22,623.41 km2 is home to about 3.2 million of the Czech Republic's 10.8 million inhabitants. The people are historically named Moravians, a subgroup of Czechs, the other group being called Bohemians. The land takes its name from the Morava river, which runs from its north to south, being its principal watercourse. Moravia's largest city and historical capital is Brno. Before being sacked by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War, Olomouc served as the Moravian capital, and it is still the seat of the Archdiocese of Olomouc. Until the expulsions after 1945, significant parts of Moravia were German speaking." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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Visually a very cool exhibit with crystal balls rolling from station to station, while at each station a different image is projected in them.