When my irrigation system comes on there is no pressure. What should I do?

Find the reticulation connection to the water mains. You will find a solenoid valve that has isolated the system from the mains. The valve has failed internally and is not opening fully. We recommend hiring an expert to replace it. If you have a bore, the pump or bore needs to be fixed by an expert.

What is better for a retaining wall, timber sleepers or blocks?

Treated timber is approved for in ground use and has a reasonable service life, however block retaining walls and concrete sleeper retaining walls are more durable having a greater life expectancy. This is based on suitable footings & good drainage. Both Blocks and concrete sleepers come in a wide range of colours, sizes and styles to create a more aesthetic landscape. Common styles of retainers walls to consider are timber sleep retaining walls, link wall or link block retaining walls and concrete sleeper walls

Should I pave or concrete?

While concrete certainly has its benefits, pavers give a more aesthetic finish to a landscape area. Pavers area available in range of colours, texture, styles and sizes. Larger format, 400mm and 500mm pavers have become increasingly popular with modern and contemporary landscape designs. Pavers are also commonly used for garden borders and edges for their straight line finish which is widely desired in modern landscape construction.

How do I maintain artificial grass?

Very little maintenance is required. Just sweep off any leaves or gently use a leaf blower. You can hose off any spills or pet messes. For pet solids, you just scoop up in the traditional way. You can hose or wipe down with cold water if required. To lift the fibres just use a broom to sweep in the opposite direction to your view point.

Do I need landscape design plans before I get a construction quote?

Yes. A landscape design will allow us to discuss the project with enough detail to allow for an accurate price estimate. This design process will also determine whether council approvals are required, which can impact cost and timing.

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Beautiful gardens are born from the dedication and meticulous care. Regular maintenance is absolutely essential to getting that perfect look. For the best garden output, actions from weeding to fertilising are crucial. It‘s a dominant challenge for numerous homeowners today. They aspire for a flawless garden but are pressed for maintenance time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Identify the water mains’ reticulation connection. The solenoid valve, disconnecting the system, isn’t opening due to an internal issue. An expert should attend to any bore or pump problems.

Treated timber works, but concrete and block walls excel in lifespan. For a picturesque landscape, choose diverse styles and colours of blocks and sleepers. Top retainer wall styles are timber sleep, link block, and concrete sleeper.

Concrete is functional, but pavers beautify a landscape area.

You won’t need to put in much effort; just sweep or use a leaf blower to remove leaves. Effortlessly handle spills or pet incidents – hose off or scoop up as usual. Get the fibers standing tall by sweeping in the opposite direction of your view with a broom.

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Glanmore House, Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Built 1882-83 at no. 257 Bridge Street East. "Glanmore / Phillips-Faulkner House National Historic Site of Canada is an impressive, three-storey, 19th-century buff-brick house, built in the Second Empire style. It is located on a generous corner lot in a residential neighborhood in the city of Belleville. Official recognition refers to the house and its urban lot. Glanmore / Phillips-Faulkner House was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1969 because: - it is an excellent example of a Second Empire style residence. Designed by architect Thomas Hanley for J.P.C Phillips, a wealthy Belleville banker and financier, and his spouse, Glanmore / Phillips-Faulkner House is a classic example of the Second Empire style popular among the upper middle class in late-19th-century Canada. The design elements of the Second Empire style most evident in the house are the single-sloped mansard roof and the rich sculptural detailing along the façade. The house has survived relatively intact, inside and out. It is now operated as a house museum." - info from Historic Places. "Belleville is a city in Ontario, Canada situated on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, located at the mouth of the Moira River and on the Bay of Quinte. Belleville is between Ottawa and Toronto, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Its population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 55,071 (Census Metropolitan Area population 111,184). It is the seat of Hastings County, but politically independent of it, and is the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region." - info from Wikipedia. Late June to early July, 2024 I did my 4th major cycling tour. I cycled from Ottawa to London, Ontario on a convoluted route that passed by Niagara Falls. during this journey I cycled 1,876.26 km and took 21,413 photos. As with my other tours a major focus was old architecture. Find me on Instagram. Feel free to make a donation if you appreciate my photos.

Layer Cake Hall, Bath, Ontario, Canada
"The building at 193 Davey Street, known as Layer Cake Hall, is situated in the Village of Bath, in Loyalist Township. The one-and-a-half-storey board and batten building was designed in the Carpenter's Gothic style and constructed in 1859. The exterior of the building is protected by an Ontario Heritage Trust conservation easement (1981). The property is also designated by Loyalist Township under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 411-78). Located in the Village of Bath, in Loyalist Township, Layer Cake Hall's setting close to the street, surrounded by 19th century houses and a row of mature pine trees, is enhanced by the small scale and domestic appearance of the structure, in a residential part of the town. Layer Cake Hall is significant for its association with various community and religious organizations in Bath. It was built by the Mechanics' Institute of Bath in 1859, however, ownership was transferred to the builder and carpenter, Abraham Harris, when the Institute could not afford to pay for the construction. Harris leased the upper storey to the Masonic Order, and the lower storey to the Presbyterian congregation of Bath, as its place of worship. Following a long illness, Abraham Harris died, in 1880, and left a considerable debt to Dr. Roderick Kennedy. Kennedy acquired the property as payment for Harris' medical bills and the leases were maintained. In 1890, the Masons left as tenants and St. John's Anglican Church began to use the second storey as a church hall, while the Presbyterian Congregation continued to use the ground floor for its services. Following the Church Union in 1925, the Presbyterian congregation dissolved and vacated the ground floor. At the same time, the entire building came into the hands of the Anglican Church, which used the ground floor as the ladies' auxiliary. Later the Anglican Church donated the building to the Women's Institute. Layer Cake Hall is now a community library. The building's name is derived from its shared or layered use by various congregations and organizations. Layer Cake Hall is a significant example of the Carpenter's Gothic style, examples of which, are not widespread in Ontario. This style often reflects the craftsmanship and ability of the carpenter who constructed the building. One-and-a-half storeys high, built in rectangular plan, with a gable roof (originally of cedar shingle), Layer Cake Hall has slightly projecting transepts on the north and south facades. Both are capped by a gable roof with an elaborate wood vergeboard, resembling a mid-19th century Ontario farmhouse, with a church-like plan. The timber frame structure is clad in board and batten siding, has pointed arch windows, an elaborate wood vergeboard, pinnacles and drop pendants on all four gables. The front entrance is beneath the east gable near the street, below an arcade and architrave creating a shallow umbrage. The front door has round-headed sidelights, a blind transom, and paneled embrasures flanking the recessed walls on either side. Two pilasters support an entablature over a three-arched arcade, supported by two engaged and two free standing columns. The two outside arches are semi-circular while the middle arch has three points. Each arch has a keystone and open spandrels. Directly above the entrance is a gothic window surrounded by a drip-moulding, with two lancet windows flanking a taller, central lancet. Two small roundels are placed on either side of the central lancet and small glazed areas fill in the space in the spandrels. The north and south sides of the structure are both three bays across. The north side is distinguished by an entrance half way up the wall, accessed by a small exterior staircase. The ground floor windows have window hoods with drip-mouldings and two sashes of 15 panes each, separated by a vertical mullion. The north and south gables both have a gothic window that contain a pair of lancet windows with a roundel in the space above. The rear elevation has a gothic window similar to one above the main entrance, below which, is a one storey lean-to and a small gabled wing, both clad in board and batten." - info from Historic Places. "Bath was first settled by the United Empire Loyalists in 1784, making it one of the oldest communities in Ontario. It was served by an early colonial road, the 1784 Bath Road, which follows the lakefront as the Loyalist Parkway. Discharged soldiers from Jessup's Rangers were the first settlers. The economic development of the community was enabled by a sheltered harbour and road connections with Kingston stimulated economic development. By mid-century Bath was a prosperous point of trade. After the town had been divided up between the families of Hawley, Davy, Rose and Amey, it was John Davy who was first to lay down roads on his lot #10. By 1804 the whole village had been prepared for settlement and surveyed. The village was originally named Ernestown, but was renamed Bath in 1819 after the city in England. A bustling lakefront manufacturing village with 400-1000 people in the 1850s, Bath began to lose industrial importance to Napanee (and to cities like Kingston/Belleville) after being successively bypassed by the York Road (1817), the Grand Trunk Railway (1856) and the 401 motorway (1964). The closest rail access was an 1856 Ernestown rail station built to the west of Camden East Road in a rural area, similar in design to Napanee's historic station; it is now boarded up and inaccessible. The town of Bath as of 2016 has a population of 2,154. This is an increase of 10.1% from 2011 when they had a population of 1,957." - info from Wikipedia. Late June to early July, 2024 I did my 4th major cycling tour. I cycled from Ottawa to London, Ontario on a convoluted route that passed by Niagara Falls. during this journey I cycled 1,876.26 km and took 21,413 photos. As with my other tours a major focus was old architecture. Find me on Instagram. Feel free to make a donation if you appreciate my photos.

Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire/Rescue Ladder 1
Hixson, TN 1990 Ford L-9000/Boardman 300gal/1250gpm/55' Job #F2842 Ladder 1 serves the Green Communities. Dallas Bay Fire Station 1: 7521 Middle Valley RD Hixson, TN 37343

Shoebill, Balaeniceps rex
The Shoebill, Balaeniceps rex, alternatively named the Whalebill, Whale-headed stork, and Shoe-billed stork, an amazing close encounter in Uganda! The desire to see and photograph this astonishing bird was the driving force that had me sitting in a creaky wooden boat whilst being eaten alive by all manner of biting insects in the middle of an African swamp! _86A8331

Sevilla - Museo De Bellas Artes
Seville was a Roman "colonia" since 45BC. The important city got looted by the Vandals in 428 and developed into a Bishopric seat under Visigothic rule. After the Moors had defeated the Visigoths in the Battle of Guadalete, the conquered Seville and made it the capital of a province. Normans devastated Seville in 844 but Seville got rebuilt and flourished under the different Moorish dynasties. In 1248 Seville was conquered by the troops of Ferdinand III of Castile. The emigration of hundredthousands of Moors to Northern Africa led to a decrease of economics in the whole area. Seville recovered in the 16th and 17th century, when it became the hub of Spanish maritime trade. During this period, the port of Seville had a monopoly on overseas trade. Vespucci and Magellan planned and started their voyages here. The Museum of Fine Arts of Seville is housed in a building dating from 1594, which originally housed the monastery of the Order of Merceder Calzada de la Asunción. The museum was founded in 1835. It houses a collection of mainly Spanish fine art from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. José Jiménez Aranda / 1837 – 1903 Retrato de Irene Jiménez / 1889

Chip Forelli
The light source for this photo is natural light which is slightly shaded. The direction of light is hard to pinpoint in a black and white photo but it looks as though it's coming from overhead. The photo is black and white which I think fits the photo really well especially with the blur. This location seems to be on a road through an orchard because of the trees lining the road. It could also be a road heading up towards a nice estate. The angle of the shot is low just below kneeling or slightly above laying prone it's hard to tell it's in a middle area. One of the most important aspects that make up this shot is the tilt of the camera which gives more depth to the picture by showing more of the path. Additionally, the motion blur really helps give context to the audience as to what is happening. This could be done in a high shutter speed but the blur makes the shot more impactful.

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Middle school students got a chance to practice harpooning a whale during the field trip on the ice.

Vignola - Rocca
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Pier into the Pastels
Headed down to Middle River last evening as the cloud deck was showing it stalling out of the area and it was clear to the west. Those clear skies though were full of humidity and haze, and the sun was dampened in its intensity. Hence the colors at sunset were very much in the pastel range. Soft and pretty. This new pier decking also popped nicely under those lighting conditions.

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BROOK JONES Middle distance runner Greg Athayde (No. 6) competes in the open men's 1,000 metre race at the 2023 Jim Daly Bison Classic at the James Daly Fieldhouse at the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus in Winnipeg, Man., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Athayde ran a time of 3:01.01.

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Wayne Wimbish wins the $100 middle-of-the-pack award. Photo by Mike Bergerson.

Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María la Real de Pamplona from Plazuela de San José
The guided tour of Pamplona. We were shown the Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María la Real de Pamplona, but did not go inside. The view from Plazuela de San José. World Heritage Site (associated element of « Routes of Santiago de Compostela: French Route and Routes of Northern Spain », ref. no. 669bis) (2015) The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption , located in the city of Pamplona ( Foral Community of Navarre , Spain ), seat of the Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela , is a unique ecclesiastical architectural complex, as it is the most complete cathedral complex preserved in Spain . It has the usual buildings in other cathedrals such as a church , cloister and sacristies , but it also preserves the cellar , refectory , chapter house and dormitory , which are more typical of the common life to which its chapter was subject and which over the centuries have been demolished in other Spanish cathedrals. The rooms that make it up were built at different times and in different styles, with some of the Romanesque dependencies still preserved today, but those built in the Gothic style (including the church and the cloister) from the 14th to the 16th centuries predominating . The west facade, in neoclassical style , was built at the end of the 18th century . Notable in this group of buildings are: the cloister , which is considered a marvel of European Gothic art and certainly the best cloister of the 14th century ; the kitchen, which is one of only three surviving examples of a Gothic kitchen in all of Europe ; and finally the main façade, one of the purest and most representative works of neoclassicism on the peninsula . Towards the middle of the 20th century, the architect Leopoldo Torres Balbás , after extensive research, defined it laconically: «Pamplona Cathedral is a strange and unique building in Spanish architecture.» Leopoldo Torres Balbas, 1946

Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María la Real de Pamplona from Calle Dormitalería - sundial
The guided tour of Pamplona. We were shown the Catedral Metropolitana de Santa María la Real de Pamplona, but did not go inside. I stopped to briefly sit on a bench on Calle Dormitalería. World Heritage Site (associated element of « Routes of Santiago de Compostela: French Route and Routes of Northern Spain », ref. no. 669bis) (2015) The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption , located in the city of Pamplona ( Foral Community of Navarre , Spain ), seat of the Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela , is a unique ecclesiastical architectural complex, as it is the most complete cathedral complex preserved in Spain . It has the usual buildings in other cathedrals such as a church , cloister and sacristies , but it also preserves the cellar , refectory , chapter house and dormitory , which are more typical of the common life to which its chapter was subject and which over the centuries have been demolished in other Spanish cathedrals. The rooms that make it up were built at different times and in different styles, with some of the Romanesque dependencies still preserved today, but those built in the Gothic style (including the church and the cloister) from the 14th to the 16th centuries predominating . The west facade, in neoclassical style , was built at the end of the 18th century . Notable in this group of buildings are: the cloister , which is considered a marvel of European Gothic art and certainly the best cloister of the 14th century ; the kitchen, which is one of only three surviving examples of a Gothic kitchen in all of Europe ; and finally the main façade, one of the purest and most representative works of neoclassicism on the peninsula . Towards the middle of the 20th century, the architect Leopoldo Torres Balbás , after extensive research, defined it laconically: «Pamplona Cathedral is a strange and unique building in Spanish architecture.» Leopoldo Torres Balbas, 1946 Sundial

India - Maharashtra - Mumbai - Dharavi Slum - Rex Bakery - 41cc
Dharavi (Hindi and Marathi: धारावी; also spelled Daravi, Darravy, Dorrovy) is a slum in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest slums in the world. Dharavi slum was founded in 1880s during the British colonial era. The slum grew in part because of expulsion of factories and residents from peninsular city center by colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). Modern day Dharavi came to be founded in the 1940's once the British left India, and once the majority property holders of the area, Shantilal Nemchand and Co sold off there property holdings allowing houses to be built. It is currently a multi-religious, multi-ethnic, diverse settlement. Dharavi's total population estimates vary between 300,000 to about 1 million. Dharavi has an active informal economy in which numerous household enterprises employ many of the slum residents. It exports goods around the world. Leather, textiles and pottery products are among the goods made inside Dharavi by the slum residents. The total annual turnover has been estimated at over US$500 million. Dharavi has suffered through many incidences of epidemics and other disasters. It currently covers an area of 217 hectares. HISTORY In the 18th century, Dharavi was an island. In February 1739, Chimnaji Appa attacked Bassein. Before that, he took possession of Dharavi. The area of present-day Dharavi was predominantly mangrove swamp before the late 19th century, inhabited by Koli fishermen. Dharavi was then referred to as the village of Koliwadas. COLONIAL ERA Mumbai has been one of the centers of India's urbanization for 200 years. At the middle of the 19th century, after decades of urban growth under East India Company and British Raj, the city's population reached half a million. The urban area then covered mostly the southern extension of Mumbai peninsula, the population density was over 10 times higher than London at that time. Most parts of Mumbai faced an acute shortage of housing and serious problems with the provision of water, sanitation and drainage. Residential areas were segregated in Mumbai between European and 'native' residential quarters. Slums were heavily concentrated in areas meant for 'native' Indian population, and it attracted no planning or London-like investment for quality of life of its inhabitants. Unsanitary conditions plagued Mumbai, particularly in the so-called Native Town, the segregated section where Indians lived. In 1869, as with 19th century epidemics in European slums, bubonic plague spread in Mumbai and then across most of India. The epidemic killed nearly 200,000 people in Mumbai and 8 million in India. In 1880s, concerned about epidemics, the British colonial government expelled polluting industries and many Indian residents of the Native Town, away from the peninsular part of the city, to a distant edge of the city in the north in the village of Koliwadas. Thus was born Dharavi. The most polluting industries were tanneries, and the first tannery moved from peninsular Mumbai into Dharavi in 1887. People who worked with leather, typically a profession of lowest Hindu castes and of Muslim Indians, moved into Dharavi. Other early settlers included the Kumbars, a large Gujarati community of potters (another polluting industry). The colonial government granted them a 99-year land-lease in 1895. Rural migrants looking for jobs poured into Mumbai, and its population soared past 1 million. Other artisans, like the embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh, started the ready-made garments trade. These industries created jobs, labor moved in, but there was no effort to plan or invest in any infrastructure in or near Dharavi. The living quarters and small scale factories grew haphazardly, without provision for sanitation, drains, safe drinking water, roads or other basic services. Dharavi's first mosque, Badi Masjid, started in 1887 and the oldest Hindu temple, Ganesh Mandir, was built in 1913. A large influx of Tamil migrants came in the 1920s. Bombay's first Tamil school and Dharavi's first school was constructed in 1924. POST INDEPENDENCE At India's Independence from colonial rule in 1947, Dharavi had grown to be the largest slum in Mumbai and all of India. It still had a few empty spaces, which continued to serve as waste dumping grounds for operators across the city. Mumbai, meanwhile, continued to grow as a city. Soon Dharavi was surrounded by the city, and became a key hub for informal economy. Dharavi's Co-operative Housing Society was formed in the 1960s to uplift the lives of thousands of slum dwellers by the initiative of Shri. M.V. Duraiswamy, a well-known social worker and congress leader of that region. The Dharavi co-operative housing society promoted 338 flats and 97 shops and was named "Dr. Baliga Nagar". By late 20th century, Dharavi occupied about 175 hectares, with an astounding population density of more than 2900 people per hectare. DEMOGRAPHICS The total current population of Dharavi slum is unknown, and estimates vary widely. Some sources suggest it is 300,000 to about a million. With Dharavi spread over 200 hectares, this corresponds to an average population density estimate between 1500 and 5000. About 33% of the population of Dharavi is Muslim, compared to 13% average population of Muslims in India. The Christian population is estimated to be about 6%, while the rest are predominantly Hindus (60%), with some Buddhists and other minority religions. Among the Hindus, about 20% work on animal skin production, tanneries and leather goods. Other Hindus specialize in pottery work, textile goods manufacturing, retail and trade, distilleries and other caste professions - all of these as small scale household operations. The slum residents are from all over India, people who migrated from rural regions of many different states. The slum has numerous mosques, temples and churches to serve people of Islam, Hindu and Christian faiths; with Badi Masjid, a mosque, as the oldest religious structure in Dharavi. LOCATION & CHARACTERISTICS Dharavi is situated between Mumbai's two main suburban railway lines, the Western and Central Railways. To its west are Mahim and Bandra, and to the north lies the Mithi River, which empties into the Arabian Sea through the Mahim Creek. To its south and east are Sion and Matunga. Both its location and poor drainage systems make Dharavi particularly vulnerable to floods during the wet season. Dharavi has a high population density, and as with other worldwide slums, overcrowded. It is mostly low rise structures surrounded by Mumbai city. In most large cities, the floor space index (FSI) varies from 5 to 15 in the Central Business District (CBD) to about 0.5, or below, in the suburbs. Dharavi's FSI is very low. Still, in expensive Mumbai, Dharavi provides a cheap alternative where rents were as low as US$4 per month in 2006. There is a disagreement if Dharavi is the largest slum in Mumbai. Some sources claim other slums in Mumbai have grown to become larger than Dharavi. Other sources disagree, and rank Dharavi as the largest slum in India. ECONOMY In addition to the traditional pottery and textile industries in Dharavi, there is an increasingly large recycling industry, processing recyclable waste from other parts of Mumbai. The district has an estimated 5000 businesses and 15,000 single-room factories. Dharavi exports goods around the world. The total (and largely informal economy) turnover is estimated to be between US$500 million, over US$650 million per year, to over US$1 billion per year. The per capita income of the residents, depending on estimated population range of 300,000 to about 1 million, ranges between US$500 to US$2000 per year. REDEVELOPMENT PLANS There have been many plans since 1997 to redevelop Dharavi like the former slums of Hong Kong such as Tai Hang. In 2004, the cost of redevelopment was estimated to be INR5000 crore (US$810 million). Companies from around the world have bid to redevelop Dharavi, including Lehman Brothers, Dubai's Limitless and Singapore's Capitaland Ltd. In 2010, it is estimated to cost INR15000 crore (US$2.4 billion) to redevelop. The latest urban redevelopment plan proposed for the Dharavi area is managed by American-trained architect Mukesh Mehta. The plan involves the construction of 2,800,000 square metres of housing, schools, parks and roads to serve the 57,000 families residing in the area, along with 3,700,000 square metres of residential and commercial space for sale. There has been significant local opposition to the plans, largely because existing residents are due to receive only 25.0 square metres of land each. Furthermore, only those families who lived in the area before 2000 are slated for resettlement. Concerns have also been raised by residents who fear that some of their small businesses in the "informal" sector may not be relocated under the redevelopment plan. The government has said that it will only legalize and relocate industries that are not "polluting". SANITATION ISSUES Dharavi has severe problems with public health, due to the scarcity of toilet facilities, due in turn to the fact that most housing and 90% of the commercial units in Dharavi are illegal. As of November 2006 there was only one toilet per 1,440 residents in Dharavi. Mahim Creek, a local river, is widely used by local residents for urination and defecation, leading to the spread of contagious diseases. The area also suffers from problems with inadequate drinking water supply. EPIDEMICS & OTHER SISASTERS Dharavi has experienced a long history of epidemics and natural disasters, sometimes with significant loss of lives. The first plague to devastate Dharavi, along with other settlements of Mumbai happened in 1896, when nearly half of the population perished. A series of plagues and other epidemics continued to affect Dharavi, and Mumbai in general, for the next 25 years, with high mortality rates. Dysentery epidemics have been common throughout the years and explained with the high population density of Dharavi. Other epidemics reported include typhoid, cholera, leprosy, amoebiasis and polio, through recent years. For example, in 1986, a children cholera epidemic was reported, where most patients were residents of Dharavi. Typical patients to arrive in hospitals were in late and critical care condition, and the mortality rates were abnormally high. In recent years, cases of drug resistant tuberculosis have been reported in Dharavi. Fires and other disasters are common. For example, in January 2013, a fire destroyed many slum properties and caused injuries. In 2005, massive floods caused deaths and extensive property damage. GUIDED TOURS THROUGH DHARAVI A few travel operators offer guided tours through Dharavi, showing the industrial and the residential part of Dharavi and explaining about problems and challenges Dharavi is facing. These tours give a deeper insight into a slum in general and Dharavi in particular. MEDIA DECIPTION - Dharavi has been depicted in a number of Hindi films produced by the Mumbai film industry. These include Salim-Javed films such as Deewaar (1975), Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay! (1988) where several child actors were from the Dharavi slum, Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda (1989), Sudhir Mishra's Dharavi (1991), Ram Gopal Varma's "Indian Gangster Trilogy" (1998–2005) and Sarkar series (2005–2008), Vikram Bhatt's Footpath (2003), Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2004) and No Smoking (2007), Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal (2007), Rajeev Khandelwal's Aamir (2008), and other films based on the Mumbai underworld. - Dharavi has been depicted in films from other Indian film industries, particularly the Tamil film industry. Several films by Mani Ratnam based on the experiences of Tamil immigrants to Mumbai have depicted the Dharavi slum, including Nayagan (1987) and Bombay (1995). - Dharavi features prominently in Danny Boyle's 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, where several of the child actors in the film are from the Dharavi slum. - The movie Mankatha was shot here starring Ajith kumar. - The movie Businessman was shot here starring Mahesh Babu. - In Kaminey, the 2009 Hindi movie, starring Shahid Kapoor. - In the 2009 Swiss/German documentary Dharavi, Slum for Sale of director Lutz Konermann. - In a programme aired in the United Kingdom in January 2010, Kevin McCloud and Channel 4 aired a two-part series titled Slumming It which centered around Dharavi and its inhabitants. - The poem "Blessing" by Imtiaz Dharker is about Dharavi not having enough water. - For The Win, by Cory Doctorow, is partially set in Dharavi. WIKIPEDIA

Sevilla - Museo De Bellas Artes
Seville was a Roman "colonia" since 45BC. The important city got looted by the Vandals in 428 and developed into a Bishopric seat under Visigothic rule. After the Moors had defeated the Visigoths in the Battle of Guadalete, the conquered Seville and made it the capital of a province. Normans devastated Seville in 844 but Seville got rebuilt and flourished under the different Moorish dynasties. In 1248 Seville was conquered by the troops of Ferdinand III of Castile. The emigration of hundredthousands of Moors to Northern Africa led to a decrease of economics in the whole area. Seville recovered in the 16th and 17th century, when it became the hub of Spanish maritime trade. During this period, the port of Seville had a monopoly on overseas trade. Vespucci and Magellan planned and started their voyages here. The Museum of Fine Arts of Seville is housed in a building dating from 1594, which originally housed the monastery of the Order of Merceder Calzada de la Asunción. The museum was founded in 1835. It houses a collection of mainly Spanish fine art from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo / 1617 - 1682 Virgin with child / ca 1668

169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Change of Command
U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Corrigan, the commander of the 169th Maintenance Group, left, shakes the hand of Lt. Col. Mike Adams, the incoming commander of the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, middle, during the change of command ceremony at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 19, 2024. Change of command ceremonies are a tradition in American military history commemorating the passing of a command from one commander to another. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Megan Floyd)

169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Change of Command
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Doyle, the outgoing commander of the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, middle, relinquishes command to Col. Ryan Corrigan, the commander of the 169th Maintenance Group, left, during the change of command ceremony at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, July 19, 2024. Change of command ceremonies are a tradition in American military history commemorating the passing of a command from one commander to another. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Megan Floyd)

RIAT Fairford Trip
Mildenhall, Lakenheath, Cambridge, Marham, RIAT Fairford.

Black-billed Cuckoo
Wildlife Loop, Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, Howard County, Maryland

Ghost Pipe Monotropa uniflora
Wildlife Loop, Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, Howard County, Maryland

FLOWOOD: In celebration of the Olympics being held in Paris this year, come join us for chocolate-themed Olympic-style games! This teen event will take place on Monday, July 29. Middle school hour will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. High schoolers will me
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The Mathura Brass Band and the Advent of the Procession
While the overly saturated liveried Mathura Brass Band produced popular desultory Bollywood tunes , a photographer made his advent in the main procession, as if leading it. The Lord Baden Powell inspired neckerchif in red tied around his neck made him a strange sight, the street was full of sound and people. Vrindavan or Brindavan is where Lord Krishna frolicked and had fun but most people circa 20th century onwards throng here in the name of his consort Radha and the air is always full of the "Radhe RAdhe" chant. There is a shift from pure godhood ( with no boons ) to Gods and Godly figures who purportedly have powers of wish fufillment. Radha worhippers are now prominent everywhere in India and in the moneyed middle class segment, they outnumber the Krishna devotees.

[134138] Manchester : Ashton Canal
Ashton Canal, Ducie Street, Manchester. The Ashton Canal runs from the Rochdale Canal at Ducie Street in Manchester to its junction with the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Ashton under Lyne, 0.4 miles east of Dukinfield Junction, where the Ashton Canal is joined by the Peak Forest Canal. The Ashton Canal is 6.7 miles long and has 18 locks. The canal has two disused branches (both partly filled in, but proposed for restoration): the Hollinwood Branch - 4.6 miles and 7 locks (which joined at Fairfield Junction), and the Stockport Branch - 4.9 miles and no locks (which joined at Clayton Junction in the middle of the Clayton Lock flight).