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"The Navigators" is an amazing 60 Ft Bronze industrial age fantasy kinetic Sculpture of a ship by the sculptor David Kemp. The sculpture is the centre piece of Hays Galleria on the Southbank of the river Thames in London.

Hays Galleria had been Hays Wharf and dock in the Pool of London between London bridge and Tower bridge, The dock dates back to 1651. As a dock it was known as the "Larder of London" due to the amount of dry foods especially tea that was imported through the dock.

Today the dock is an upmarket shopping area with bars, restaurants and flats / apartments. It's a fabulous place to visit.

"Portrait de Louis Pasteur assis dans un fauteuil, vers 1890". Photographie de Jules Dornac. Paris, musée Carnavalet.

Portrait de Louis Pasteur (1822-1895).
Auteur(s):
Cardon, Paul (dit Dornac ou Paul (ou Pol) Marsan) (Paris, 06–01–1858 - Paris, 10–01–1941), photographe
Dates:
Entre 1885 et 1895
Institution :
Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris
Numéro d’inventaire:
PH8841

www.parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/o...

Ötszáz év választ el Mohácstól, de a küzdelem ugyanaz: megmaradni szabadnak a saját hazánkban. Legyen kegyes a Jóisten Ukrajnához, és adjon neki olyasmit, amit Mohács után nekünk nem adott meg: békét, szabadságot és függetlenséget.

Five hundred years separate us from Mohács, yet the struggle remains the same: to remain free in our own homeland. May God be merciful to Ukraine, and grant it what He did not grant us after Mohács: peace, freedom and independence.

Sorsdöntő ütközetbe indultak a magyarok – ma 500 éve vívták a mohácsi csatát

G-BIUP Nord built in 1950 as NC.853S converted to NC.854S in 1959
Photo taken at Old Warden Shuttleworth
Vintage Aircraft Club Fly In 22nd August 2026
HAA_5772

Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran. He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9.
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Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran. He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9.
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Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran. He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9.
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If you've ever walked the short, paved path to Roaring River Falls in Kings Canyon National Park, you know that you hear the waterfall long before you see it. It isn't the tallest cascade in the Sierra Nevada, but what it lacks in height, it makes up for with sheer, explosive power. But how did this thunderous chute come to be, and what is the story behind the mighty canyon it calls home? Let’s dive into the fascinating history and geology of Roaring River Falls.

The story of Roaring River Falls is written in the granite of the Sierra Nevada. This colossal mountain range is a massive block of the Earth's crust that began uplifting and tilting westward roughly 10 million years ago. During the Plio-Pleistocene epoch, the southern portion of this block experienced a dramatic uplift, rising more than 8,000 feet.

This rapid increase in elevation drastically steepened the western slopes, giving rivers incredible speed and the kinetic power needed to down cut deeply into the bedrock. Over the last 2.5 million years, massive Ice Age glaciers flowed down the mountains, carving out the wide, U-shaped valleys typical of the higher elevations. Where the glaciers did not reach, raging rivers took over, aggressively cutting steep, V-shaped gorges through the landscape.

Roaring River Falls is a spectacular masterpiece of this erosive history. The falls are fed by a vast catchment of snowmelt from the high country, including the areas south of the Silliman Crest and west of the Sphinx Crest. Over countless millennia, this torrential flow has carved a highly constricted chute through the resistant granite. The immense pressure of the snowmelt violently squeezing through this narrow bottleneck creates the deafening "roar," before plunging roughly 40 feet into a deep, emerald-colored pool below.

Long before tourists arrived, the majestic canyons and ancient forests of the southern Sierra were home to Native American tribes, including the Mono and Shoshone peoples, who utilized the abundant resources of the rugged landscape.

In the late 19th century, explorers and writers began documenting the awe-inspiring depths of Kings Canyon. The legendary naturalist John Muir famously championed the area, calling it a "Rival of the Yosemite" for its towering granite walls and pristine wilderness. While a small section of nearby giant sequoias was protected as General Grant National Park in 1890, the greater Kings Canyon area faced decades of threats from commercial development, particularly from interests hoping to build hydroelectric dams in the deep gorges.

Thanks to relentless advocacy by early environmental groups and the Sierra Club, the canyon was ultimately saved. On March 4, 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially signed the legislation establishing Kings Canyon National Park, ensuring the preservation of the area's natural grandeur.

Today, as you stand at the misty base of Roaring River Falls, you are witnessing the raw, ongoing geological forces of the Sierra Nevada—protected forever by a century of passionate conservation.

1966 Austin Mini Cooper on a new housing development in Loughborough Leicestershire sometime in 1971.

FBY915D was last taxed in September 1979 although rather strangely a V5C was issued on July 18th 2005.

This Mini Cooper belonged at the time to my occasional photostream contributor Mr David Lewis and the photograph is posted here with very kind permission.

My British cars album flic.kr/s/aHsjXXUVpH

Camp Verde, Arizona

Arinsal poble, La Massana, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees

Museum of Western Film History features a popular permanent exhibit dedicated to the 1990 cult-classic creature feature Tremors, which was filmed in the nearby Alabama Hills. The main creatures in the Tremors Franchise are massive subterranean worm-like beasts.
Lone Pine, CA

Arinsal poble, La Massana, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees

Turenne / Corrèze
Nouvelle-Aquitaine / France

A pan view of a postmodern, neo-historical housing development of Sanderson villas in suburban Gateshead, whose architecture references historical vernacular features, but lack the fine-grained detail of traditional architecture in an attempt to avoid a purely historical recreation.

A pair of Metro-Cammell class 599 Tyne & Wear Metrocars pass through Gateshead on the central trunk section of the Tyne & Wear Metro network.

A cancelled vintage postage stamp issued by Poland (Polska) on December 16, 1980.

This stamp has a face value of 5 złoty and belongs to a philatelic series dedicated to historical horse-drawn vehicles of Warsaw ("Warszawskie pojazdy konne").

The illustration depicts a traditional horse-drawn cab sleigh (Sanie dorożkarskie) from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring two brown horses, a uniformed driver (cabman), and a standing passenger in a long winter coat. The upper text reads: "SANIE DOROŻKARSKIE - WIEK XIX I POCZĄTEK XX W."

Catalog Number: Fischer #2576
Issue Date: December 16, 1980
Print Quantity: 3,805,000 pieces

A cancelled vintage postage stamp issued by Poland (Polska) on December 16, 1980.

This stamp has a face value of 2 złoty and belongs to the philatelic series dedicated to historical horse-drawn vehicles of Warsaw ("Warszawskie pojazdy konne").

The illustration depicts a traditional horse-drawn fire engine (Wóz strażacki) from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It shows a black horse and a grey horse pulling a red fire wagon at high speed, carrying a crew of firefighters in uniform with helmets, ladders, and a red flag. The upper text reads: "WÓZ STRAŻACKI - WIEK XIX I POCZĄTEK XX W."

Catalog Number: Fischer #2573
Issue Date: December 16, 1980
Print Quantity: 8,205,000 pieces

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Da kommt eine Hexe daher. Die hat einen langen Rock
an, ein rotes Tuch auf dem Kopf und eine blaue Brille auf der
riesenlangen Nase. Ei, das ist ja die Rosel.
Ui, ein Indianer und ein Eisbär! Wer ist das? Der Indianer
ist der Max und der Eisbär ist der Xaver. Die ganz kleinen
Kinder
fangen zu weinen an. Aber die Schulkinder schreien:
Eisbär, Eisbär, da geh her!
Bist ja bloß der Xaver.
Da wird der Eisbär wild und saust den Buben und Mäd-
chen nach.

Der kleine Gernegroß.
Der kleine Hanselmann war erst vier
Jahre alt. Aber er wollte schon ein Herr
sein. Da hat er vom Vater die Joppe
angezogen und seinen Hut aufgesetzt. Dann
hat er noch den Stock genommen und eine
Schokoladen-Zigarre in den Mund gesteckt.
So ist er auf die Straße gegangen. Da
haben alle Leute gelacht und gesagt: Ja
Hut wo willst du mit dem Hänschen hin?
Und wie ging die Geschichte weiter? Das
können wir singen:
Hänschen klein ging allein
in die weite Welt hinein.
Stock und Hut steh´n ihm gut,
ist ganz wohlgemut.

Dieser Text und das dazugehörige Lied wurden aus mehreren didaktischen, methodischen und kulturhistorischen Gründen in Erstklässler-Fibeln der 1930er-Jahre (wie dieser im Sütterlin-Druck) aufgenommen:
Bekanntes Liedgut als Lesebrücke.
Die „Ganzheits- und Normalwortmethode“.
Pädagogische Moral (Die „Gernegroß“-Erzählung)