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A Busy Day (Part 1)
Last Saturday I had a busy day in London, starting outside the French Embassy:
I wasn't sure how welcome male photographers would be at an all-women demonstration, but although one or two women turned away or hid behind their placards when they saw I was taking their pictures there were no problems.
More pictures of this demonstration by Hizb ut-Tahrir against the French decision to make wearing full-face masks on the street an offence – and some of my thoughts about it – on My London Diary.
As I left I walked back and got on a bus to get another view of the protest, and found myself stuck in a traffic jam. Unfortunately having moved very slowly until reaching the protest, the bus then moved past it fairly rapidly, giving me little chance to take pictures – and none were worth using. It didn't help that half of the protest was taking place below some scaffolding. Of course the bus got stuck in traffic again before the next stop, but fortunately the driver let me off through the front door and I hurried along to take the tube to Covent Garden. I like travelling by bus – particularly on double deckers where you get such a good view from the top deck – but the slightest problem can lead to long hold ups, and in central London at least the tube is often much quicker and generally more reliable.
Outside the Ahava shop on Monmouth St, close to Seven Dails, there were two demonstrations taking place. Ahava sells beauty products produced by Israeli settlers in the illegally occupied West Bank. Supporters of the Palestinian cause call for the government to stop the illegal trade and for people to boycott the shop, while the Zionist Federation and the right wing English Defence League were opposing the boycott – and handing out leaflets which compared those calling for a boycott to the Nazis.
Although the boycott demonstration was scheduled to take place from 12-2pm, things were pretty quiet when I was there shortly before 2pm and it apparently only really got going around an hour after I had left. More pictures.
A short walk from Covent Garden took me past Aldwych station, which had reopened for a special event as a part of the celebrations of the Blitz, 70 years ago. There were tours (they sold out rapidly) inside the station, where many sheltered from the bombing, and an old London bus parked outside, with a Picture Post advert on its front. Aldwych, a short branch down from Holborn on the Piccadilly line closed as a station years ago, but was kept for staff training and to hire for film use. I took a few pictures inside on a visit there back in 2002. But what really caught my eye was the advert on the front of the bus for 'Picture Post', showing two large eyes. Getty Images, now the owners of the Hulton picture collection, organised an exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of its demise in 2007, and you can see some of the images from it on the 'Time' site.
The 'Life 4 A Life' march calling for increasing sentences for murder was gathering at Temple, but one of the groups taking part asked to to go with them and photograph them in front of the Royal Courts of Justice, a short walk away.
Most of those taking part were the families and friends of murder victims, and it was impossible not to feel for their grief. And there were certainly some cases where it seemed that the legal system had failed – as with Danny Barber whose friends are in the picture above.
But in general harsher sentences would not help at all, and have no deterrent effect. We already have a very high prison population and clearly the system isn't working properly, but rather than keep digging we need to change direction and find ways that work. We need to change the whole way that we police communities – and it isn't something that can be left to the police. It calls for a cultural shift involving the mass media as well as attitudes throughout society – perhaps something that the 'Big Society' should really be about. More pictures
To be continued shortly in Part 2.
A Country Walk
And now for something completely different. Landscape. That green stuff you find away from cities. Though as you'll see from what I've written on My London Diary, I mainly went for the beer.
It was really a day out with a few members of my family, all except my wife older than me, so we don't walk very far, unlike the kind of route marches I sometimes get dragged on with my wife and one or two of my sons. On those I keep finding myself trotting behind them trying hard to keep up, especially after stopping to take a photograph.
Anyway, I've put up a few pictures on My London Diary.
As you can see it wasn't the real country but more a rather diluted suburbia. Many people who live here will commute to the city, perhaps catching a train from Bourne End or driving along the M4. At least there are a few browns among the greens.
And also some greys. I find it sad that horses – which when my father was young were a major form of power and transport – are now just playthings for the rich.
Eventually we reached our goal:
Which was actually where we started from. I couldn't resist making that hand look even more flesh-like than the original. Nor a pint or two of beer, though we sat inside and I had some rather nice (but overpriced) sausages and mash and ate the cucumber and chips the others didn't want from their salads. It had been rather a nice morning, but I really wanted to get back to work.
UK Customs
I won't comment on the Brighton show by seven-year-old Carmen Soth (with a little help from her dad, Alec) , because I've not seen it. Part of the Brighton Photo Biennial, (BPB) it goes on show at the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from Oct 2nd – Nov 14th 2010 and you can read rather more about it in The Guardian. I first heard about it on Soth's Little Brown Mushroom blog, where you can see Carmen's shooting list.
Soth came to the UK around the end of March this year with his family to work on a commission for Brighton, but on arrival was told by an immigration official that as he didn't have a work visa he could not do so. The official threatened him with immediate deportation, but finally let him stay for a holiday with his family, warning him that if he took any pictures he could get two years in jail.
So he went around with Carmen, who had his digital camera and took the pictures with a little help and advice from Dad. But I guess if she comes back to the UK she'll be facing those two years banged up in Holloway.
It's a story that illustrates the mess we are in over immigration, where government and opposition have for years been engaging in a bidding war to see who can look toughest for the right wing press. But it also threatens the right of all journalists to report on events in other countries – or at least on those from other countries to report on what is happening in the UK.
Frankly I'm amazed that neither those running the BPB nor Magnum of which Soth is a member had the right connections to get an incandescent Tessa Jowell on the line from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and a few heads bashed together at the UK Border Agency, the decision reversed and the official concerned given a rather stiff reprimand.
Practically we now seem to be one of those countries for which you need a second passport that does not mention your profession as a journalist or photographer and which you need to enter as a tourist in order to carry out your job.
Actually I think the show may well be worth a visit. Years ago I gave my son, then around the same age, a cheap plastic 'Russian' camera when he would sometimes accompany me taking pictures. I think he produced some more interesting results then than he sometimes does now.
I wrote an article to go with some of his pictures and submitted it to the Amateur Photographer, with some silly title like 'Easy, Peasy, Shutter Squeezy'. It was the only piece I sent them that they didn't publish, the editor telling me that they felt their readers might feel insulted by seeing that a seven-year-old could do better than them.
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Agence France Presse v Daniel Morel
Like many photographers I have a very clear view about the unauthorised use by AFP of Daniel Morel's images from Haiti.
Pure and simple theft.
It's hard to see that AFP have any legal leg to stand on, having taken Morel's images without permission from Twitpic and distributed them, in clear defiance of the copyright terms. The only way for them – and others who have used these images without permission – to restore any credibility with photographers is for them to issue a fulsome apology and pay up. With any luck the Southern District Court in New York will come to much the same conclusion before too long.
You can read more about the case in a summary in the BJP 1854 blog which also discusses the more than curious interventions of Visa Pour l'Image photojournalism festival founder Jean-François Leroy, which it would be over-polite to call total nonsense.
You can read more about that on Duckrabbit, which has made a sensible response to his comments and has printed his reply to that.
Leroy argues that his response is similar to that of an insurance company. Perhaps so, but if so it is the kind of insurance company that goes to incredible lengths to find something in the small print that enables it to wriggle out of its clear moral responsibilities.
It's hard to see why a previously well-respected figure like Leroy should take the stand that he has, supporting what seems a very clear breach of the law, and certainly actions which prejudice the rights of photographers and their ability to properly recompensed for their efforts.
Theft is theft. Really all there is to this case.
Getty Images became a sponsor of Visa Pour l'Image in 2008. Getty is one of the few companies that have sided with AFP in refusing to compensate Morel. Many are making the connection between Leroy's position and the interests of his sponsor, and he needs to do something positive in the interests of the future of the festival – even if it might mean losing sponsorship.
Surely it's time for Leroy too to throw up his hands and say sorry, I hadn't really understood what the case was about, and I got it wrong. If not before, I hope the court's decision will be clear and will persuade him to do so.
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Apprentice Boys in London
I've photographed various Protestant marches London over the years including the Apprentice Boys of Derry London Campsie Branch Club Annual Parade which takes place in late September. This year it just happened to coincide with the Pope's visit, and to allow the protest against that to have a rally in Whitehall, the Apprentice Boys had to make an early start.
As with many events, the most interesting time is usually before they start, when people are usually in more interesting groups and also you can get closer to them and work from wherever you need to without getting in the way.
So this picture was taken just as they were getting ready to move off in 2006, and I'm standing right in the middle of two lines of men on the street. And in 2008 I made a whole series of pictures outside the pub where some of them were before the march, as well as others on the opposite side of the street.
That year I did at one point find myself being pushed away by a very large man with dark glasses suggesting it would be very unhealthy for me to keep taking pictures. But I think I was able to convince him that I wasn't working for a communist newspaper and that he had mistaken me for someone else – and I didn't point out the person standing just a few feet away who did fit the bill. But generally I've got a more positive reception and often received some appreciative comments from people who've seen the pictures on My London Diary.
This year, when I got to the meeting point half an hour or so before the march had been timed to depart there was no sign of anyone. I wondered if I had got the date wrong, but decided I hadn't. I got on the tube and went to Westminster station as I knew they were heading for the Cenotaph, and as I came out of the station there were some barriers along the centre of the road so I knew that a march was coming. It's hard to run along the streets that are full of randomly moving tourists, but I did my best and got to the Cenotaph just as the laying of wreaths was beginning.
I was held up slightly by one police officer who insisted I got back on the pavement as I came up Whitehall towards the Cenotaph. It seemed entirely pointless, but I didn't have time to argue, so went across and then back into the middle of the road a few yards further on to take pictures.
As I got towards the back of the marchers taking a rest on Whitehall I was greeted by one of them with "We wondered where you were!"
I took a few more pictures as they moved off and past Big Ben, but it was hard to get what I wanted, and the scaffolding covering much of side of the Houses of Parliament didn't help.
More pictures from this year on My London Diary. There are a few I like but I think 2009 and 2008 were rather better.
Pope Protest
I was surprised that over 10,000 people turned out in London on 18 September to protest against the state visit by Pope Benedict. It was obviously a pleasant surprise for the organisers too, and too much for the police to take in. They were reported as saying at a briefing before the event that they expected 2,000 and quite a few people published that as the actual turnout. Too many reports and comments in the press come from people who aren't actually present at the events they are reporting on.
Photographers have to be there to take pictures. Even when newspapers use stills taken from film or TV coverage, the guys who made those have to be there. To photograph events you have to be in the thick of it, while it's not unknown for writers to work from a nearby cafe or hotel room.
But many of the events I photograph are good places to be, where people are enjoying themselves, having some fun together while also making a serious point. Quite a few times there were placards that made me laugh, and some were a reminder that humour can be a powerful weapon.
Several of the speakers at the rally had everyone laughing too, though others were starkly serious. And at times I remembered that the women who were speaking about being abused as children were the ones who had managed to survive and flourish despite what they had suffered, and that there were others whose lives are still in a mess many years afterwards.
Most of the speakers were impressive. Richard Dawkins, who so often seems to comes over as a simplistic and blinkered atheist in radio interviews seemed far more impressive when allowed to develop his thoughts without constant questioning an interruption.
Barbara Blaine spoke powerfully in front of a placard with a picture of her as a young girl in her white first communion dress with the message 'Raped at Age 8'.
You can read my account of the march and also see my set of pictures on My London Diary as always.
As often, when I was photographing the protesters before the march,the light was against me, as they were lining up with the sun behind them, though it was usually possible either to keep it out of frame by choice of angle, or to hide it behind a person or placard, but it made fill flash more or less essential. I'd probably have been using it anyway, usually a stop or more down so it has only a slight effect, but does ensure that people notice me. The first frame I take may often catch them unaware (and sometimes I turn the flash off to take several that way) but generally the flash catches their attention.
I was photographing a group of demonstrators protesting against child abuse by Catholic priests, among them a young woman with a placard 'Where is the Love' high above her head. I took several frames of the group, then one of another woman in the group with a placard 'Your Taxes Paying For His Bigotry' and then moved towards her, trying to work out if I could make a picture with her head and her placard a couple of feet above. Instead I got this picture:
She pulled down her top more or less immediately but a had time to take a couple of frames before we both more or less collapsed in giggles. I had no time to adjust the camera settings, so although she was very much exposed, the picture was a little underexposed thanks to the light pouring in from the bright sky.
"What was that about?" her friend asked and she wasn't entirely sure, but she had intended it as a gesture of liberation against the sexual repression of the Pope and the Catholic Church.
I took a few more pictures of the group, and it was one of those later images that I actually used with my story that evening on Demotix, because I felt its message was clearer. Someone said to me later in the day when I told them the story, it would have been great had I been working for 'The Sun'. But the bare flesh involved here wasn't the kind of empty and gratuitous nudity which they and the Daily Star parade, but a political gesture.
Congratulations Ed!
I didn't have a vote in the UK Labour leadership election, despite currently being a member of two trade unions. I've never bothered to re-join the party after they threw all of us Labour students out in the sixties (when I suspect the main attraction for me was getting to know Barbara Castle) and I didn't vote Labour at the last election.
Ed Miliband meets his critics
In fact I don't really think it's sensible to have politicians at all, not in the way that we do – career politicians like all of the current party leaders and I think all of the candidates for the Labour post. I'm not quite sure how my ideal system would work, but it would certainly involve politicians having had lengthy experience of working in the world before being allowed to run the system.
But over the years I've been photographing events I've met and photographed quite a few politicians, and there are some I've admired and others I certainly wouldn't trust to run a scout troop let alone a country.
Ed Miliband is one who surprised me last year when he came out from his ministry and argued seriously with protesters outside over the government's energy policy and the choices he had to make. I wrote about it at the time both here on >Re:PHOTO and with more pictures on My London Diary.
I've photographed many protests outside government and company offices over the years, and this is the only occasion I can remember where the guy in charge has actually come out, invited questions, listened to them carefully and tried to answer as best he could, giving them around a quarter of an hour of his time, rather obviously to the dismay of his staff.
I didn't agree with much of what he said, and he didn't have real answers to many of the problems, but his attitude impressed me. Had I had a vote, he would have been my first choice.
Agrofuels Protest
I'm sorry not to be at Portland today, for the national protest organised by the Campaign Against Climate Change (CACC) calling for a stop to Government subsidies for Agrofuels and deforestation. The protest is at the proposed site of a new palm-oil burning, agrofuel power station at Portland in Dorset.
Part of the reason for my not being there is simply the cost of transport, as living on the edge of London it wasn't really feasible to join the coach organised from central London, and going to Weymouth (the nearest station) by train from here seems to be very expensive. But also I've got other problems at the moment, as well as there being other events I'd like to cover.
But although I couldn't make it to Portland, I did cover the issues in a central London protest by CACC last week, when they delivered two boxes of postcards to Energy minister Chris Huhne at the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) in Whitehall.
Chris Huhne himself didn't appear, though his face mounted on a stick appears in some of my pictures, but there were a few protesters with placards, and arriving at the end of the lunch-time photo-call, a woman in an orang-utan suit.
As well as the lunchtime event, there was also a similar early evening demonstration again outside the DECC with a few speeches, and then later a rather larger meeting with more speakers elsewhere which I didn't stay in London for.
There were no great problems in taking the photographs, though the lighting was rather uneven, and I think almost everything needed fill flash. I worked the entire press call using the 16-35mm, though at the later rally I needed a longer lens for the speakers and a little light rain didn't help.
This isn't as yet a subject the media have found any interest in, and although a press release had gone to all the usual papers and agencies, I was the only photographer to turn up. My story appeared later in the day on Demotix, but wasn't picked up elsewhere. Even on Demotix, with my usual posts on Facebook and Twitter, the story hasn't generated a great deal of interests, having only been read so far by around a tenth of the audience who will see this post today. More pictures and text on 'My London Dairy' shortly.
But the article – and this one – is all a part of a long, slow process of building up awareness of the issues. I had to ask to be reminded about ROCs (Renewable Obligations Certificates) which lie behind these subsidies for unacceptable forms of energy production – as well as promoting proper renewable solutions. The 'Deforestation Certificate' shown in some of the pictures perhaps makes things clearer, and other placards drove home the basic message:
Agrofuels drive deforestation drives Climate Change.
As I said to the organisers, to get the media interested needs some kind of stunt (or involving celebrities) and perhaps today's events at Portland will do something to make it more visible. Just being a vital issue that could seriously challenge our future isn't enough to make any issue "news."
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
I looked at the weather this morning and was glad that I wasn't celebrating the Autumn Equinox, as the forecast wasn't good and it was raining steadily. But more importantly I had to be a little over 20 miles away, waiting at home for a new gas water heater to be delivered, and it arrived more or less at the time of the annual celebration by The Druid Order at midday on Primrose Hill, while the rain was still falling here. I hope the Druids were luckier.
Autumn Equinox, Sept 22 2009, Primrose Hill
Last year when I took this picture it was a fine day, and there were white clouds in the sky which help to even out the lighting, as well as giving the occasional patches of shade.
The weather was good too when I photographed the event in 2007, and perhaps made a better job of it.
It isn't a difficult event to photograph, though it helps to have some idea of what is going on – as with most things. I've photographed The Druid Order a few times and a number of them have liked the pictures which helps, but like all such events you have to show a proper respect.
Although at times I may seem to be on the inside in these pictures I always respect the circle of druids and work from outside using a long lens when necessary. The Nikon 18-200mm (on DX) was very versatile for working here, with the second most useful lens probably being the 10.5 mm semi-fisheye used for the middle picture above.
Nikon do at last seem to be realising that it isn't enough to produce cameras and bringing out some new lenses, particularly new lenses for the FX format – the 16-35mm and the newly announced 24-120mm f/4G ED VR, 28-300mm F/3.5-5.6G ED VR, 55-300mm F/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 35mm f/1.4G, 85mm F/1.4G and 200mm f/2G ED VR II. These are lenses that should have been available when Nikon launched back to full frame format, and I think may have come too late.
The big news at Photokina this year came from Fuji, with their sort of range-finder Fuji X100 expected to be available in March 2011 for around $1000. Many of us are already drooling over what looks like a replacement for the beloved Konica Hexar F, and also excited by the thought of an interchangeable lens model to come after this. But whether or not this emerges, the development by other manufacturers of Micro Four Thirds cameras such as the Panasonic DMC-GH2 is making many of us wonder if we can reduce the load on our shoulders.
When Nikon went digital it said that the DX format could give photographers all they needed, and they were probably right, although marketing and competition meant it was inevitable that they follow Canon along the "full frame" route. But both now may be left behind by the new generation of smaller electronic viewfinder cameras, leaving FX and DX DSLRs looking like those expensive dinosaurs still emerging as 'medium format' digital cameras. Of course they have their uses, just as 8×10 film cameras do, although most of the things they are used for could be done just as well by smaller lighter and cheaper cameras. Of course these just would not impress clients anything like as much.
Al-Quds Day March
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
I've photographed the annual Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day march for several years, certainly since 2006, and although the march itself has remained basically the same, it has become much more controversial, with various groups now demonstrating against it. Al-Quds Day was started by Ayatollah Khomeini soon after he seized power in Iran in 1989, and is organised by the 'Islamic Human Rights Commission', seen by many as financed by and representing the views of the Iranian theocracy.
Of course other groups and individuals are involved in the march, not just the IHRC – and although that apparently receives funding from the Iranian government it does at times seem to produce valuable reports. Its an event that supports the Palestinian cause and I think it would be better if a wider range of organisations adopted it and joined in – as do for example the Neturei Karta ultra-orthodox Jews.
Jewish woman stops to argue with Neturei Karta Jews
Sometimes its hard not to see stereotypes – and rather fun to do so.
Prayers before the march
Neturei Karta leader
Recitation from the Qur'an at the start of the rally outside the US embassy
But I do try to take something a little different, and was pleased with a few of the images that I made. You can see more of them on My London Diary.
But for most of the photographers present, the main story was not the march itself, but the opposition to it by the English Defence League. Here again I tried to tell a slightly different story, though it wasn't easy as you can see in my next post.


Known for his portraits that reference back the the old masters, Ian Spriggs joins the DHL to add his voice to the Wikihuman project. The following is Ian's own words for the first post to the Digital Human League.
Hi I am Ian Spriggs, I am a character modeler working in the vfx industry, I have worked in the industry about 10 years and I have a BFA in fine arts. I have just made a move to live in Vancouver BC I just came from Toronto where most of my career has been, but I was born and raised in England and moved to Canada in my teenage years.
In my work I want to represent the human but keep a link with the history of art, I believe the masters were aesthetically able to connect to the viewer and I believe that keeping in touch with their goals will help us connect in the digital age too.
At the present I am making portraits using 3D techniques with lots of reference to photographs. I manipulate current 3D technologies to give the illusion of a real human but I find it challenging to bring this illusion of reality to an acceptable level to an observer. I have heard a lot about the digital human league and I am really happy to be able to be a part of the new discoveries and advances, I am hoping my skills can be helpful to the Digital Human league.


the live stream page is changing to reflect the fact that I'm archiving RTTP shows online and the new podcast.
also, I made some admin changes that will make some other changes that are coming abit easier.
oh and hellfest is coming in a week. I need to optimize a bunch of code before that. sorry if there are any issues.


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SUN TEMPLES IN INDIA- THE ANCIENT HERITAGE
/ Heritage & Architecture / By Admin
Sun temples in India occupy one of the most prominent places. Built by different kings at different periods as an act of devotion towards Surya Narayan (Lord Sun), these places are also known to have great planetary effects on human life.
Although there are various famous sun temples in India, some of which are now completely in ruins due to various attacks and loot by different invaders in the history, still the magnificence of the place is unavoidable. Some of these temples have been declared as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Here is a list of Sun temples in India which are considered not only a sacred place of worship but are also enlisted in the ancient heritage of India.
Martand Sun Temple, Kashmir
Quick details about Martand Sun Temple Kashmir
Famous as: Martand Surya Mandir Dedicated to: Surya Narayan (The Sun God)
Location: Surya Mandir Rd, Anantnag, Srinagar, Kashmir Built by: King Lalitaditya of Kashmir in 8th century AD
Maintained by: ASI, India Architectural style: Nagara style Architecture
The exquisitely beautiful architecture of Martand Sun temple Kashmir is not only a sacred pilgrimage for Hindus but also one of the oldest and rich specimens of the ancient Indian heritage. Built as a form of devotion towards lord Surya Narayan, by king Lalitaditya of Kashmir in the 8th century AD, this famous Sun temple in India features one of the finest artistic skills of the bygone eras. The temple is known to be the oldest Sun temples in India and is praised for its design, beauty and art.
Martand Sun Temple Architecture
The architecture and grandeur of the Martand Sun temple Kashmir belongs to the 8th century AD. Built by King Lalitaditya the king of Kashmir this architectural marvel is built in nagara style of temple architecture. This oldest Sun temple in India is taken under by ASI now, who works for the maintenance of this exquisite piece of heritage.
Although belonging to a rich cultural heritage this oldest Sun temple in India is in complete ruins now but the grandeur of the temple still speaks for itself. The temple features 84 huge columns to support the main sanctum architecture with beautiful carvings on the wall of the temple. Another fascinating thing about the architecture of Martand Sun temple of Kashmir is that it was built with limestone and is situated on the top of a plateau known as Mattan.
Apart from the architecture the visitors are also mesmerized by the surrounding greenery of the place. This temple also provides a bird eye view of the entire area which is quite a sight to behold.
Fascinating things about Martand Sun Temple Kashmir
The rich architectural and engineering dexterity of medieval India.
The oldest and the biggest Surya Mandir of India (now in ruins).
The beautiful location of the temple.
Martand Sun temple is located in Anantnag just at a distance of just 5 miles, in Srinagar, Kashmir.
Nearest airport: Srinagar air force base airport which is 11 KM away from Martand Surya Mandir.
Nearest railway head: Anantnag Railway station
Best time to visit: Summers from April to Sep.
Suryanar Kovil Kumbakonam Tamilnadu
Quick details about Suryanar Kovil Kumbakonam Tamilnadu
Famous As: Suryanar Kovil Kumbakonam Known As: Paihara Sthalam
Dedicated to: Surya Narayan and Navagraha Deities Built: 11 century AD by King Kulottunga Chola
Located: Mayiladuthurai roa, Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Architectural style: Dravidian Architecture
Located in the small beautiful village of Suryanar Koil near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, the Suryanar Kovil temple is one of the sacred Navagrah temples of Tamilnadu, dedicated to lord Surya dev. This oldest Sun temple in India holds a pious and higher place in Hinduism where people go for the navagrah upasana. Devotees pray to lord surya narayan and other planetary deities here, for a healthy life while protecting them from adverse planetary effects.
Suryanar Kovil Kumbakonam Architecture
The Suryanar Kovil temple architecture is one of the finest specimens of the Dravidian style of architecture. Built in 11 century AD during the reign of King Kulottunga Chola; with some additions and renovations done later during the reign of Vijayanagar Empire, this famous Sun temple in India is dedicated to lord Surya and the Navagrah deities.
The architectural grandeur of this majestic sun temple in India features a five tiered gopuram, a grand gateway tower and a magnificent granite wall encapsulating the entire shrine within the temple premises. The temple is designed to face west with the presiding deity mounted on a vimaanam representing the Surya dev chariot.
Fascinating things about Suryanar Kovil Kumbakonam Tamilnadu
10-day Ratha Saptami festival celebrated annually between January and February. The festivals mark the starting of harvesting season.
One of the rare temples where navagrah deities and Surya Dev are worshipped together.
The architectural splendor and magnificence of the temple.
A sense of tranquility at the temple.
The Suriyanar Koil Sun Temple is located in the east of Kumbakonam, on Mayiladuthurai road. From Thirumangalakudi Bus Stop it is around 1 km and from Kumbakonam Railway Station, it is around 15 km.
Nearest airport: Tiruchirapalli airport
Nearest railhead: Kumbakonam railway station
The best time to visit the sacred Suryanar Kovil temple is during the Tamil month of Thai which is between mid January to mid February. The temple hosts the grand festival of Ratha Saptami during this time which is a 10 daylong event celebrated with much pomp and show.
Konark Sun Temple, Odisha
Quick details about Konark Sun Temple Odisha
Famous As: A sacred Hindu Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Remarkable Architecture Known As: Black Pagoda, Arka khetra, Padma khetra
Dedicated to: Surya Narayan (The Sun God) Built: 12 century AD by King Narasimha Deva I
UNESCO: Declared as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984 Architectural style: Kalinga Architecture
Located: 35 km from Puri, Odisha Maintained by: ASI, India
Among the various architectural jewels of India, the sacred Konark Sun temple Odisha, stands tall representing the pinnacle of Odisha's rich heritage and architecture while continuing to leave its visitors spellbound with its massive structure, symmetry, precision and intricate detailing. Built in traditional Kalinga style, this beautiful sun temple in India is dedicated to the Bhagwan Surya Narayan (the Sun God).
The Konark Sun temple was built by King Narasimha Deva I, in 12 century AD as an act of devotion towards suryadev. The temple presently has been declared as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1984.
Konark Sun temple Architecture
The architecture marvel of Konark Sun temple Odisha is designed as a massive chariot of Suryadev driven by twenty four beautifully carved wheels and pulled by seven horses. The temple is built in traditional Kalinga architectural style, and consists of a Nirtya-mandapa (dancing hall), a Vimana (main temple) for housing the deity, and a Jagamohana (hall in front of vimana) the place from where worshippers could have a glimpse of the deity. In the traditional Orissan architecture these types of temples are called pancha-ratha-dekha deul, as each of its facades are further broken into 5 small projections. Apart from being a few masterpieces of the Odisha medieval architecture, this place is also amongst the most prominent Sun temples in India.
Fascinating things about Konark Sun temple
The impressive architecture of this famous sun temple in India is built entirely by Chlorite, Laterite, and Khondalite rocks.
The intricately designed motifs and beautiful sculptures on the wall and other areas of the Konark Sun temple are also impressive.
Morning or Sunrise view of the temple.
The engineering dexterity of the artisans who designed the temple.
Konark dance festival celebrated between 1-5 December annually.
The Konark sun temple is located in northeast of the city of Puri at a distance of 35 km, on the coastline of the state of Odisha.
The city of Konark is a coastal area for which summers between April and August can be quite hot and humid. Therefore, as a visitor the best time for local sightseeing is between September and March.
Note: Since the temple is dedicated to lord Suryadev, the sunrise view of the temple is spellbounding.
Nearest Airport: Biju Patnaik Airport in Bhubaneswar, at a distance of 64 km.
Nearest Railhead: Puri railway station at a distance of 30 km.
Sun Temple Modhera, Gujarat
Quick details about Sun Temple Modhera, Gujarat
Famous As: Modhera Surya Mandir Built: King Bhimdev of the Chalukya dynasty in 1026-27 AD
Dedicated to: Surya Narayan (The Sun God) Maintained by: ASI, India
Located: Modhera, Gujarat Architectural style: Chalukya style Architecture
Radiating splendor and grandeur of the glorious past of India, the sacred Sun temple of Modhera Gujarat is one of the most beautiful and famous Sun temples in India. Dedicated to Surya Narayan (the Sun God) it is also one of the oldest Sun temples of India after Martand Surya Mandir of Kashmir, which was built in 8th century.
The architectural marvel of Sun temple of Modhera Gujarat is believed to be built around 1026-27 AD by King Bhimdev of the Chalukya dynasty.
Modhera Sun Temple Architecture
The Sun temple Modhera, Gujarat is one of the finest manifestations of the Maru-Gurjara Style or Chalukya style of architecture. The temple features 3 main sections namely Gudamandapa (The central shrine), a Sabha Mandapa (assembly hall) and a kunda (a stepped water well).
The front of the temple is marked with a beautiful step well shaped Ram kunda which leads to an octagonal shaped sabha mandap with 52 beautifully carved pillars representing 52 weeks of a year. The roof of this majestic hall has a beautifully carved out ceiling which is a major highlight of the place. The outer walls of this sun temple in India features intricately designed sculptures and motifs which magnifies the grandeur of the temple ever more.
The main sanctum is erected on a plinth that looks like an inverted lotus. It is marked with intricate carvings of various gods and goddesses on the inner and outer walls. The idol was placed in the main sanctum in such a way that the first rays of sun would fall on it during equinox, illuminating the idol.
Fascinating things about Sun temple Modhera Gujarat
The Sun temple of Modhera is one of the oldest and famous Sun temples in India and a finest example of the rich cultural heritage of the state of Gujarat.
The Sun temple is built on tropic of cancer, with an entrance of the main sanctum facing east. The structural symmetry of the place makes the sun rays fall on the idol during the equinox days illuminating the idol.
The temple is said to be made up of sandstone without the usage of any plaster, which makes it even more fascinating.
Modhera dance festival celebrating myriad dance forms of India, organized annually on the 3rd week of January.
The Modhera Sun temple is located in the Modhera village of Mehasana district, which is about 100 km from Ahemdabad, Gujarat.
Nearest airport: Ahmedabad airport
Nearest railhead: Mahesana junction
Summers are the hottest in western states of India. Thus its advisable to visit Gujarat during winters (October-March) when the temperature goes down.
Related Questions to Sun Temples in India
Which is the oldest Sun temple in India?
Martand Surya Mandir is the oldest amongst the sun temples in India currently. The temple was built in 8th century AD by King Lalitaditya Muktapida of Kashmir as an act of devotion towards Lord Surya Dev.
How many Sun temples are there in India?
The above mentioned sun temples in the article are some of the most ancient sun temples of India. Apart from the mentioned 4, here is a list of the other sacred Sun temples in India:
Sun temple Gaya, Bihar
Surya Pahar Temple, Assam
Surya Narayana Temple, Arasavalli, Andhra Pradesh
The Bhramanya Dev Temple at Unao, Madhya Pradesh
Sun Temple, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Sun Temple, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Surya Narayana Temple, Domlur, Bangalore
Which is the famous Sun temple in India?
The Sun temple of Konark, Odisha, and the Sun temple of Modhera, Gujarat, right now are amongst the most famous Sun temples in India. The Konark Sun temple has been declared as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Where are Sun temples in India?
Almost each of the states in India has a Sun temple. Here is a list of some of the widely known Sun temples in the following states:
Martand Sun temple Kashmir
The Konark Sun temple Odisha
Modhera Sun temple Gujarat
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How many modules have you done now ! Incredible !
I used a 12db boost pre-Modulation inputs w/ a square ware and add that to the detune and damn near have an old Tremolo pedal type of sound..
Love the new site with the Mod IV theme, very nice, but I am noticing some new silver faced OnOff Async modules, are they somewhere else to download..? Or is the color due to the polyphony being activted....? Noticed it on the the RotoFB Patch.
the new face of some modules was merely cosmetic - no extra functionality.
atm I'm testing SDK 5.1, but things don't work out as expected.
Want back my Scope 4.0 SDK but therefore I would have to install Win XP..
I have heard the same form other SDK guys too.
FWIW I have the XITE-1 running Modular IV patches, and the B2003.
But Joystick Axis x-y from Solaris controls the x-y module for effects, and Oscillator shaping in realtime and it is Heavenly.
Modular and the XITE-1 and just such a treat, and Expert Sleepers runs a Modular Effect patch and synth Mono patch and the audiorate Modulation sounds fantastic.
Anyways, nice to see your reply, and thanks again for the years of dedication from you, truly historic.
Thanks a lot for these, and for the website explaining everything.
Just starting to get into the modular adn boy is it one beast.
some bugfixes, improvements, stereo/2ch versions, but also some new modules.
The site is way hip too.
The stereo filters, stereo FX and stereo EQs/Crossovers are just excellent.
I love the new look too, and the Free Env works really well, it loops flawlessley.
I'll be busy for weeks with Modular.
Great stuff Roy, thank you!
Thank you, thank you, hope you can use it.
Hah and I just finished installing the old package only a week or so ago and was planning on reading through the old site alongside my experiments. Glad you're still cooking!
I just checked the two 6dB LP filters, and the numbers do not match the actual set frequencies. I tested this with a control room device. This PC is running Scope5 on DSP cards at 44.1kHz. Windows XP. To get a -3dB cutoff at 1000 Hz, I have to set the Hdlp filter to ~1630 Hz, and the CWM filter must be set to ~92 Hz.
Well the LcHc Stereo ECC is awesome, and can actually do Lo-Fi.
Stereo Flanger is exceptional too.
@Immanuel: thanks for the hint! Please try these modules.
personally I use the 6dB lowpass mainly for smoothening modulation sources (hence the freq starts at 0Hz), so I wasn't aware of that. Hope the new versions work better.
@jimmy: glad that you liked the Flanger... btw, I forgot to mention that the "after fbMix" and "to filter" pads have to be connectes in some way (directly or via modules like filter) to hear the flanger fx.


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I know I've got a bit of a reputation for pedantry, especially when it comes to DfE curriculum documents. I promise you, I don't scour them all looking for mistakes. That would be petty. But when they're physics bloopers or causing a ruckus, then I like to look into things a bit more.
What follows isn't a judgement on whether the DfE are right or wrong about exclamations, only that I think their instructions and definitions lack clarity and precision, and that this topic is likely to be very confusing for 10/11 year olds (and under).
"The use of an exclamation mark does not change a sentence into an exclamation". Of course it doesn't! No one said it does (though some have had a joke about banning exclamation marks).
Let's read the top line together shall we: The national curriculum states that an exclamation is one of the four forms of sentences.
And the rest of the relevant detail (they discuss exclamation marks a lot too).
So what's the problem? Well, one example is rather vague isn't it? And looking online for resources that schools use throws up some anomalies. Let's ignore English schools using American English resources (a troublesome situation perhaps).
How do we know which are the exclamations?
The DfE don't really mean exclamation when they say exclamation. They mean exclamation clause.
We use exclamations to express surprise or shock or a strong emotion about something. The type of phrase or clause associated with exclamations is called exclamative.
How I love the summer holidays!
The suggestion here is that there are different forms of exclamations with certain exclamation clauses (exclamatives). But they don't just include what and how forms as shown further down on that page.
There are interrogative exclamatives that appear like questions but aren't: Have I got news for you! which is functionally the same as I've got news for you! but the I and the have are inverted. It's not a question, you wouldn't answer yes or no (it's not even a rhetorical one). It's an exclamatory statement (and a commonly used one at that).
So here's the thing: the document that test developers are to use is very specific about what is and isn't allowed for the test.
Instructions to SPAG test developers.
Those weasel words are such a problem (for me as a parent): For the purposes of the test.
Everywhere there are resources children are using to learn to read and write from. And there are exclamations throughout them. I've just been through my daughter's reading books. They're everywhere. Some are interjections, some are what or how sentences. Some are imperative.
It's confusing, and as my series of tweets from earlier this evening suggested – the DfE would have done well to define exclamation separately from an exclamative clause which is what they're testing in the SPAG test.
Anyway I leave you with an exclamation; how would you categorise it?
*Thanks @DiLeed for the retitle.
I spotted something as I went to sleep last night, that was still bothering me this morning, and then Martin wrote to me on twitter asking if I minded him adding a comment – I said of course. What a comment [he wrote]!
Phrase begins with What / How?
Does not take the form of a question?
This passes 1,2 and 4 but not 3 which was added in the clarification document! <- 10 points from Gryffindor.
So let me spell this out for you: the examples for the test developers contradict the clarification document!
The fact that the frameworks continue to linger online with examples that are not creditworthy strengthens your point. Contradictory materials have led to confusion, and have led to all sorts of inference going on – some inferefences complete/some not. For my part, until the writing exemplars came out, my colleagues and I thought this would only appear in the test. The framework said:"For the puprose of the test." So it seemed a reasonable deduction. Now that it is required in teacher assessment of writing for KS1, somehow these constructions will need to appear in the range of evidence.
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First up – thank you for this blog. Some others on twitter, and my colleagues for sure, will attest to the fact that I have been challenging this issue for close to a year now. Initially on the basis of the degree to which it deserves a place in KS1 assessment / as a statutory element when we know more than ever, how precious the learning achieved in early years/KS1 truly is. But like you, I won't get into the right or wrongs. I have been told by many people over the past year that i have "made my point." They mean, "shut up about it." They're polite.
Next – apologies – there will be digressions – this has come to be a minor obsession for me.
It's that subject/verb bit, I wanted to flag so that everything is in place here.
(I was glad to see this blog in the same way that i was when the issue exploded and gained a massive profile. That was short-lived when silly season kicked in – Shakespeare would fail/exclamation marks banned – unintentionally causing more confusion and panic. Is it sad that it kind of broke my heart a bit? I thought we might be on the cusp of a successful bid to discuss this rationally, logically and most of all pragmatically).
Anyway – subject/verb. As you show, in the glossary for the curriculum they meet the requirements of their own terms of reference.
2. (Implied requirement – I think this was from the exemplars; picked it up somewhere): Does not take the form of a question? Tick.
3. Subject + verb bit bringing up the linguistic rear, pantomime horse stylee? Tick.
4. All important exclamation mark to seal the deal? Tick. Boom! Mission accomplished.
Run them through our success criteria above and they fall down on point 3. Where's your subject/verb young man. Of course the easy-going (and they often seem to be) linguist will say "Chill out chaps – the subject verb is clearly implied – it's ellision – move on." I like to think linguists are chilled out because they cherish the flexibility of language – its lack of stasis. You have to go with the flow or you'll end up Angry of Enfield most times you connect online.
Basically we have ended up with a bit of a linguistic minefield for infant children. I'll let others draw their conclusions about how they feel about that.
That said, in all of my encounters with y2 teachers in recent weeks, they are doing that thing thatgood teachers do: making this work in the best way possible for the children that I teach/know/care about. I'm not sayingthey should have to – but given the circumstances, I applaud them.
For the sake of clarity/those losing the will to live, I'll just end on a few points based on HOW THINGS CURRENTLY STAND.
and has an exclamation mark at the end.
Do not drill and kill this for the test – as you rightly say, it can cause confusion with early reading if we are too narrow about this. That's the last thing we want. Early reading involves so much – the teaching of the reading of punctuation as well as the act of decoding graphemes. And not eating the book. And knowing it carries meaning . And loving it. And getting excited for the next book. And loving (not fearing) language – even its complexities. etc.
Grammar is all about the art of making meaning. Worth keeping that in mind at all times.
Apologies for the ridiculously epic nature of the comment.
Apologies, too, for the typos. Phone typing not my bag.
Thank you, too, for this blog post. Of course we are going through a pedantic period in our grammar expectations. We would be, because they're trying to prescribe what is essentially descriptive! It's amusing for me, as an erstwhile pedant, myself! It's also sad and soul-destroying.
Hey, you're not writing a curriculum document.


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Another area of reversal in is the Obama Administration's goal switch from access and choice to access and completion. The original goal made in 2009 to have the U.S. with the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020 was abandoned. Instead, an emphasis was made the second term toward graduation or completion. The effort has been complicated due to a lack of standard metrics, reporting, and accountability practices. [Source: Higher Education Today]
During his second term, the Obama Administration proposed the American Graduation Initiative to invest in community colleges and help American workers get the skills and credentials they need to succeed. The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act includes $2 billion over four years for community college and career training. These resources aim to help community colleges and other institutions develop, improve, and provide education and training, suitable for workers who are eligible for trade adjustment assistance. [Source: The Department of Education]
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"Unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God"
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicode'mus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him." 3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God." 4 Nicode'mus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" 5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, `You must be born anew.' 8 The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit."
Meditation: Do you nourish your faith with prayerful reflection of the word of God? When Nicodemus heard about Jesus' miracles and extraordinary teaching, he decided to meet with him privately, away from the crowds and the public spotlight. Nicodemus was no ordinary Jew. He was a religious ruler and member of the Sanhedrin, which was the supreme court of the Jews, and a teacher of Israel (John 3:10). He was a devout Pharisee who sought to perfectly follow the law of Moses, as prescribed in the Five Books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus, and Numbers) and further elaborated in the numerous scribal laws, recorded in the Mishnah and the Talmud. Nicodemus decided to meet with Jesus at night, possibly for two reasons. He may have been cautious and not ready to publicly associate himself with Jesus since many Pharisees opposed Jesus' teaching and called him a Sabbath breaker. It is also likely that Nicodemus chose the night as the best time for seeking a private and undisturbed conversation with Jesus. The rabbis declared that the best time to study the law was at night after the day's work was completed and the household was at rest. When Nicodemus saw Jesus he addressed him as rabbi (a teacher of God's word and law) and acknowled that Jesus' teaching came from God.
Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus went to the very heart of the Mosaic law - how can one get right with God and enter God's kingdom? Jesus' answer was brief and startling: "Unless one is born anew, he cannot see God." The new birth which Jesus spoke about was not a physical birth but the beginning of a spiritual birth which is something completely new and radical, and from above, namely from God himself. Jesus said that this rebirth was necessary if one was to enter God's kingdom. Nicodemus thought that to be born again, even spiritually, was impossible. He probably knew too well from experience that anyone who wants to be changed, can't change himself. Jesus explained that this change could only come about through the work and action of the Holy Spirit. This rebirth in the Spirit is very real and experiential, like the wind which can be felt and heard while it is visibly unseen to the naked eye.
What does it mean to be reborn in the Spirit? The new birth Jesus speaks of is a spiritual birth to a new life and experiential relationship with God as his sons and daughters. This new birth is made possible when one is baptized into Christ and receives the gift of the Holy Spirit. God wants to renew all his people in the gift of new life in his Holy Spirit. This new life brings us into God's kingdom and heavenly way of life. What is God's kingdom? God's kingdom is that society of men and women who acknowledge God as their Lord and who live according to his will on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). To be reborn is to enter that society in which God is honored and obeyed, to live as citizens of heaven and members of God's famiy - his sons and daughters, and to enter into possession of that life which comes from God himself, a never-ending life of love, peace, joy, and freedom from sin and the fear of death. Do you know the joy and freedom of new life in Jesus Christ?
"Lord Jesus Christ, you offer us a new birth in the Holy Spirit. Renew in me the gift of faith and new life in your Holy Spirit. Help me to draw near to you and to believe in your life-giving word. May your kingdom come and may your will be done in my life today, tomorow, and always."


Clay County Parks Department operates Crows Creek and Camp Branch Campgrounds. The two campgrounds offer 777 campsites that range from basic, electric, and electric and water sites. A printable brochure is below.
Call Clay County Park Office at 816-407-3400 for more information or visit their website (https://www.claycountymo.gov/Parks/Smithville_Lake/).
362 camp sites are available at Camp Branch off Collins Road at Smithville Lake. Both tent and RV sites are available with several including electrical hook-ups. Directions to Camp Branch Campground.
415 camp sites are available at Crows Creek off E Highway at Smithville Lake. Both tent and RV sites are available with several including electrical and water hook-ups. Directions to Crows Creek Campground.


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Ujanowice ist eine Ortschaft mit einem Schulzenamt der Gemeinde Laskowa im Powiat Limanowski der Woiwodschaft Kleinpolen in Polen.

Geographie
Der Ort liegt in den Inselbeskiden am Fluss Łososina. Die Nachbarorte sind Strzeszyce im Westen, Sechna im Norden, Żbikowice im Osten, sowie Kobyłczyna im Süden.

Geschichte
1266 bestimmte Kinga von Polen das Schulzenamt in Ujanowice. In den Jahren 1280 bis 1782 gehörte das Dorf zu den Klarissen in Stary Sącz (Alt Sandez) als Sitz der Landgüter Strzeszyce-Żbikowice. 1296 wurde eine römisch-katholische Pfarrei von den Klarissen errichtet. Wahrscheinlich diese Pfarrei wurde zweimal im Peterspfennigregister der Jahre 1346 bis 1358 im Dekanat Sandecz (Neusandez) als Villa Vlrici (nach dem Personennamen Oldrzych/Ołdrzych, deutsch Ulrich=Uolrīch), erwähnt. Im Jahr 1409 wurde es als Vyanowycze erwähnt, später von Jan Długosz (1470 bis 1480) als Uyanowycze. Villa habens in se parochialem ecclesiam. Der Name ist patronymisch, abgeleitet von Personennamen Ujan. 1509 bis 1526 wurde die heutige, gemauerte Kirche errichtet. 1596 gab es dort eine Pfarrschule.

Politisch zählte der Ort zunächst zum Königreich Polen (ab 1569 in der Adelsrepublik Polen-Litauen), Woiwodschaft Krakau, Kreis Szczyrzyc. Nach der Ersten Teilung Polens kam Ujanowice zum neuen Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien des habsburgischen Kaiserreichs (ab 1804). Ab dem Jahr 1855 gehörte das Dorf zum Bezirk Limanowa.

1918, nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs und dem Zusammenbruch der k.u.k. Monarchie, kam Ujanowice zu Polen. Unterbrochen wurde dies durch die Besetzung Polens durch die Wehrmacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg, während der es zum Distrikt Krakau im Generalgouvernement gehörte.

Von 1975 bis 1998 gehörte Ujanowice zur Woiwodschaft Nowy Sącz.

Persönlichkeiten
 Agata Oleksy (* 1992), Beachvolleyballspielerin.

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Ort der Woiwodschaft Kleinpolen
Gmina Laskowa
Inselbeskiden

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What does it take for you to burst out with a song in your heart, and praise the One who created you? Does the sun need to shine? The world need to be right? Or can you worship no matter what the circumstance?
Sometimes I look back through previous posts God led me to write, and re-read them because I need reminders of his truths. The following is one of those posts from my archives. If you read it two years ago when it first appeared, I hope you won't mind the reminder we need to worship God no matter what our circumstances.
The LORD who created the heavens and the earth is worthy of our worship no matter how we feel. It shouldn't matter if the sky is overcast, we feel yucky, our best friend won't speak to us, or we've just burned dinner.
God deserves our praise for who he is and what he has done, not because of the circumstances of our life at the moment. He's not the one who burned dinner, after all.
God is our joy and our strength, no matter what is going on. He is our refuge. The one we run to.
He alone is worthy. And we don't need to wait for some spectacular event before we break out in our happy dance and get our worship on.
Have you ever noticed in those times when you feel anything but joyful or happy, if you turn your thoughts away from the problems that surround you and praise God, the darkness begins to lift, even if only a little bit? I'm thinking it might have something to do with the fact Satan cannot stand for us to worship God, and when we do, he sticks his fingers in his ears, and has to leave.
The more we worship God for who he is and what he has done for us, sing praise to his name, dig deep into the Bible and meditate on God's truth, the closer we get to his presence and realize even if it is raining on our parade, God is the One leading that parade, and we'll be fine.
How do you get your worship on?
This entry was posted in Christian Living, Encouragement, Music, Walk with God and tagged Beautiful Day, God deserves our praise for who he is, Jamie Grace, Psalm 95:6, Sandy Kirby Quandt, Worship The LORD by Sandy Quandt. Bookmark the permalink.
It helps to remind myself that we are to give thanks to God in all circumstances, 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Even when I don't understand I put all my trust in Him.
Alyce, so true. We may not necessarily feel the situation is one of great thankfulness, but the fact God is with us in that situation is reason enough to give thanks in all circumstances, right?
Really needed this great reminder, my gifted friend! Thank you for allowing Him to use you mightily!!!
Thank you, my sweet friend. I believe we all need this reminder. Know I do.
Thanks, Shirley. Good to hear from you.


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Professionista dal 2013, ha vinto il Giro dell'Appennino 2015, la classifica scalatori della Vuelta a España nel 2015 e nel 2016, una tappa al Giro d'Italia 2017 e una tappa al Tour de France 2018.

Palmarès

Strada
2011 (Seguros Bilbao, cinque vittorie)
Campionati baschi, Prova a cronometro Under-23
Soraluzeko Saria
Subida a Gorla
Vuelta al País Vasco Sub23
4ª tappa Vuelta a Palencia

2015 (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA, due vittorie)
Giro dell'Appennino
4ª tappa Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (Lestrem > Cassel)

2017 (Team Dimension Data, una vittoria)
11ª tappa Giro d'Italia (Firenze (Ponte a Ema) > Bagno di Romagna)

2018 (Astana Pro Team, tre vittorie)
5ª tappa Vuelta al País Vasco (Vitoria-Gasteiz > Eibar)
1ª tappa Tour de Romandie (Friburgo > Delémont)
14ª tappa Tour de France (Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Mende)

2021 (Astana-Premier Tech, una vittoria)
Campionati spagnoli, Prova in linea

2023 (Ineos Grenadiers, una vittoria)
5ª tappa Vuelta a Andalucía (Otura > Alhaurín de la Torre)

Altri successi
2015 (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
Classifica scalatori Vuelta al País Vasco
Classifica scalatori Vuelta a España

2016 (Team Dimension Data)
Classifica scalatori Vuelta a Burgos
Classifica scalatori Vuelta a España

2019 (Astana Pro Team)
1ª tappa Vuelta a España (Salinas de Torrevieja > Torrevieja, cronosquadre)

2020 (Astana Pro Team)
Classifica scalatori Vuelta a Murcia

Piazzamenti

Grandi Giri

 Giro d'Italia
2016: ritirato (5ª tappa)
2017: 65º

Tour de France
2018: 57º
2019: 71º
2020: 60º
2021: 57º

Vuelta a España
2015: 88º
2016: 69º
2017: ritirato (13ª tappa)
2018: 63º
2019: 79º
2020: 64º
2021: non partito (13ª tappa)

Classiche monumento

Milano-Sanremo
2020: 104º

Liegi-Bastogne-Liegi
2016: ritirato
2017: 25º
2018: 44º
2019: 54º
2020: 19º
2021: 30º
2022: ritirato

Giro di Lombardia
2016: ritirato
2017: ritirato

Competizioni mondiali

Campionati del mondo
Limburgo 2012 - Cronometro Under-23: 34º
Ponferrada 2014 - Cronosquadre: 23º
Doha 2016 - In linea Elite: ritirato
Innsbruck 2018 - In linea Elite: ritirato

Giochi olimpici
Tokyo 2020 - In linea: ritirato

Competizioni europee
Campionati europei
Plumelec 2016 - In linea Elite: 65º

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


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Brazil's new president sacks country's army chief following far-right uprising | World News
Brazil's president has sacked the country's army chief amid fears the country's democracy is at risk after an uprising by far-right protesters.
General Julio Cesar de Arruda has been removed as army chief, the official website of Brazil's armed forces said.
He has been replaced by General Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, who headed the Southeastern Military Command.
around 1500 people have been detained. After attacks on Brazil's Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court in early January.
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How did the Brazilian rebellion unfold?
They were rioters. Call for military intervention Either reinstate far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro or oust newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, who won the election. Only 50.9 percent of the vote.
Supporters of the former president stormed government buildings and destroyed government property.
Mr. Lula has said several times in public that there were certainly people in the military who allowed the riots to happen.
Similarity to the Congress riots of 6 January 2021
There were strong parallels in the riots. January 6, 2021 riots By the crowd in the US Congress who wanted to overturn former President Donald Trump's election loss to Joe Biden.
Mr Lula met Defense Minister Jose Mucio, Chief of Staff Rui Costa and the new army commander in Brasilia later on Saturday.
Speaking afterwards, Mr Mousio said the January 8 riots had created a "crack in the level of confidence" in the top echelons of the military and the government had decided a change was needed.
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Former president under investigation
Mr Bolsonaro is now being investigated for allegedly inciting his supporters.
BrazilThe Supreme Court of India has now agreed to look at the ugly scenes, as US politicians inquired. Donald Trump's role among those in Washington.
Agreeing to the federal prosecutor's request, Justice Alexander de Moraes said: "Public figures who continue to perpetrate cowardly plots against democracy, seeking to establish a state of impunity, will be held accountable."
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Prosecutors say. Mr. Bolsonarowhich is in America. For medical treatmentPossible "incitement and intellectual writings about anti-democratic acts that resulted in vandalism and violence" will be investigated.


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Il topo pigmeo di Setzer (Mus setzeri ) è un roditore della famiglia dei Muridi diffuso nell'Africa sud-occidentale.

Descrizione
Roditore di piccole dimensioni, con la lunghezza totale tra 82 e 97 mm, la lunghezza della coda tra 31 e 48 mm, la lunghezza del piede tra 13 e 15 mm, la lunghezza delle orecchie tra 13 e 14 mm e un peso fino a 9 g.
Le parti superiori sono grigio-rosa. Le parti ventrali e il dorso delle zampe sono bianchi. La linea di demarcazione lungo i fianchi è netta. La coda è più corta della testa e del corpo.

Biologia

Comportamento
È una specie notturna e terricola.

Alimentazione
Si nutre probabilmente di insetti.

Distribuzione e habitat
Questa specie è diffusa nella Namibia nord-orientale, Botswana nord-occidentale e Zambia occidentale.

Vive in zone umide nelle savane e nei prati ad erba bassa a circa 1.100 metri di altitudine.

Stato di conservazione
La IUCN Red List, considerato che questa specie è stata registrata in una vasta area, che probabilmente è abbondante in loco, è priva di reali minacce ed è presente in diverse aree protette, classifica M.setzeri come specie a rischio minimo (LC).

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