A different church and tower than I have shown you before…also in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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First time was last summer, I got there at 16:50, 10 minutes before they closed and the last person from the queue to enter was the one before me.

Second attempt was in September, I got there at 16:10, early according to me, but late according to the schedule for September. They closed at 16.

Third time was on October 1st. I made sure I'm there even earlier, at around 12, but the door was locked.


A woman in the souvenir shop told me the season ended one day before, on 30 September. "See you in May, next year", she said merrily.

If you're in Stockholm, don't miss the view from the City Hall tower. And check the opening hours before going. ;)

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complete with 'web'

I don't pretend to be an expert on hotels, or on the jewel in East Lancashire's crown (Burnley). But after my long and exhaustive trek around the town of Waddle's managerial ghost, I discovered there were plans to build a MASSIVE hotel there! The Accrington Tower will be over 70 floors tall and made 100% of glass! Its architect, Lord Carrius Flopshat told the Burnley Evening Twat "If this building doesn't put Burnley on the map then we may as well all just pack up and move to Cambridge". The classometer in Cambridge and surrounding areas has been set to Amber.

The signs are looking good though. £292 has already been raised for the project, which according to estimations will cost around £90,000,000 to complete.

I have finished a new card, the 7 of Disks!

(this is what I posted to my newsletter, old news to anyone reading along here!)

http://www.mary-el.com/sevens.html 

    I was working on this sketch for the 7 of disks, the raven friend of Odin, Muninn, which mans ‘memory’, when I was very impressed by the mental image of not just a raven but the wings forming 2 mountains on a horizon and the head of the creature the rising Sun.  I saw it walking with flames and sparks flying his feet as they hit the ground and in its hands were 7 coins; 4 in one, and 3 in the other.    

     7 is very significant to me and it was a major milestone to reach the 7 of Disks.  Back into prehistory 7 has been a meaningful number for people.  It is the number of the classic wandering and visible planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn plus the Sun and the Moon and these are the symbols on the coins. 

     Pantheons of Gods were associated with these 7 and reality was evolved or manifested through their 7 layers.  Things that counted seven were considered magical or lucky and to do something 7 times could make it come true.  7 is the number of colors in the rainbow, the visible spectrum of light. 

     There are some colors that are not visible, though, and planets that were not visible to the ancients, Neptune, Uranus, and the Earth itself which they didn’t realize was also a planet.  For these things that are beyond what is visible to the naked eye, we have the 8, 9 and 10.  This is one of the reasons I find it so perfect to find a creator God here, because it is not the end, or the ultimate God which is more transcendent like the Ain Soph.

     I have taken to calling this card ‘The Demiurge’ as it reminds me of a creator God, builder and divine architect of the Universe.  I paid homage to the God of the Freemasons and William Blake’s Urizen and ‘The Ancient of Days’ with the ray of light shaped like the Freemason’s compass. 

    On August 1^st, I was so moved watching a live feed of the total solar eclipse from China.  What an affect a magnificent total solar eclipse would have on ancient people and what a potent symbol it remains today.  It is the ultimate bird in the sky (be it an eagle, phoenix or raven) as the corona at totality resembles an outstretched pair of wings and rays for tail and head; and an amazing coincidence that the moon just so happened to be the perfect size and distance between the earth and sun to cover it so perfectly.  Sometimes I think of this as proof of some magical symmetry that exists in the Universe and I was happy to include it in this card as well – the Sun and Moon coming together and making something rare and special happen. 

     One of the major inspirations for the whole set of 7s was Plato’s allegory of the soul.  The 7 of Wands is the white horse, the 7 of Cups is the black horse and the 7 of Swords is Reason, that controls and balances the white and black horses.  The 7 of Disks is the whole Chariot, and the two Towers, and perhaps this is the power of balancing their elements.  I did notice that there was a shift in perspective while working on this card and I was able to see things from a point of view outside myself.  For example, looking at the Rider Waite version of this card I did not see myself, a querant or any person looking at their good work but rather a God looking at the good work the person was.  The person was the bush. 

    This card, along with all of the sevens, inspired so much information, investigation, myths and stories, art and joyful learning and introspection; it would be hard for me to include them all here, now.  They are everything the Tower and the Chariot is, and the elements, and many millennia of human mythology, and who knows what else!  I will consider them successful if they inspire in people the same questioning and answering that they did in me! 

I also added to my website 4 pages that show the cards from each of the suits.  Since I printed my own prototype deck one of the coolest things I have found is seeing the progression through the suits as you can see stories and threads developing there. 

Wands 

http://www.mary-el.com/wandsnarrative.html

Cups 

http://www.mary-el.com/cupsnarrative.html

Swords   

http://www.mary-el.com/swordsnarrative.html

Disks   

http://www.mary-el.com/disksnarrative.html

Thank you for reading and all of your support!

Foolishly,

Marie

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More info on Verner Panton and a few more pics on the flipside.

Verner Panton (13 February 1926 – 5 September 1998) is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially plastics, and in vibrant colors. His style was very "1960s" but regained popularity at the end of the 20th century; as of 2004, Panton's most well-known furniture models are still in production (at Vitra, among others).

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I am having trouble believing this myself. We visited beautiful Durham Cathedral, and Catherine asked me how I felt about climbing the 350 steps up to the top of the tower. I was not too worried about climbing up, but feared going down, which I always find more exacting on the knees and ankles.
Let me tell you that only a year ago, I would have politely declined! But I thought

What the heck? If I feel tired I'll stop and go down before getting to the top.

It turned out easier than I had feared. I went up slowly, and in silence, while other people were panting just because they were climbing AND talking. And I went down slowly too.
The most difficult parts were when we were meeting people going up while we were going down or the other way round.
I must admit I am pretty proud of myself ;)

By the way, here's evidence: I was there and so was Catherine

Incidentally, I will blog about meeting Peggy, Mrs K. and J., but it'll have to wait till I get back to Normandy! I am sorting out photos, washing my laundry, and off to Vierzon in a couple of days, for a meeting with a college friend I haven't seen in 39 years!

Tiga menara ini akan dijadikan sebagai ikon untuk pembuatan bangunan disekelilingnya dan juga sebagai kawasan bisnis. Design menara ini memberikan kharisma baru menara pencakar langit yang mudah dikenali dengan siluet bangunannya yang luar biasa unik. Karakter bentuk bangunan ini dibuat berdasarkan komposisi volumenya yang dinamik.

Kualitas designnya sebagai simbol dan ikon juga sebagai nilai lebih bangunan ini selain dari ukuran dan lokasinya. Kualitas ini dapat dinilai dari konsep arsitekturnya, dari perpindahan koreografi tiga bangunan yang digabungkan dalam bentuk gelombang yang berbeda- beda. Dan dipadukan dengan ruang untuk public, jembatan dan landskapnya yang memperindah tampilan Menara Menari ini.

info : global.innodesign.com

Sedangkan bagi yang sudah bekerja kegiatan seperti itu akan berfungsi sebagai "charger" agar kemapuan serta kapabilitas kita selalu terjaga guna mengamankan existensi atau peningkatan karir.

Jadi kalaupun itu harus mengeluarkan biaya sebetulnya tidak terlalu signifikan. Taruhlah kita jadwalkan untuk mengikuti training dengan frekuensi satu kali dalam satu tahun. Maka biaya yang dikeluarkan apabila dibagi prorata, jumlah pengeluaran rata-rata perbulan sungguh kecil dan tidak sebanding dengan hasil yang diperoleh.

Oleh karena itu ungkapan biaya dalam konteks pelatihan, training atau kursus biasanya lebih populer disebut sebagai investasi. Jadi kita melakukan investasi dalam jumlah yang kecil untuk tetap survive dalam dunia kerja yang sangat kompetitif akhir-akhir ini. Segala sesuatu dapat terjadi dan berubah secara tiba-tiba. Hanya kemapuan dan upaya untuk me-"refresh" kompetensi masing-masing kita yang membuat kita selalu dapat bertahan.

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