 a passion for waterfowl hunting, so it’s no surprise that Bishop chose eastern game birds as his favorite subject. In 1924, his “Canada Geese” won the Charles M. Lea Prize from the Philadelphia Print Club. This was only the beginning of his recognition as an animal engraver and oil painter. In 1936, JN Darling of the US Biological Survey asked if Bishop would allow the use of his Canada Geese drypoint, “Coming In,” for the Third Federal Duck Stamp. The same year he published Bishop’s Birds (JB Lippincott). During World War II, Bishop became chief and then deputy director of the production division of the War Production Board in Philadelphia. After the war Bishop provided the illustrations for Prairie Wings by Edgar Queney (Ducks Unlimited, 1946). In 1950 and 1953, he organized two African safaris, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History (NYC) to record native birds and animals on film and soundtrack. In addition to his travels in Africa, Bishop travels across North and South America, the United Kingdom, and the Pacific Islands. Bishop photographed birds using single-lens photographs and high-speed cameras to capture their graceful movements. He used the photographs as references for his meticulously detailed paintings. Bishop was a member of the Print Club of Philadelphia, Chicago Society of Etchers, Philadelphia Society of Etchers, Society of American Etchers, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Philadelphia Art Alliance, and California Printmakers.Kayseri Hotels, Hotels of Kayseri, Kayseri, hatusas, hattusas, kayseri hotels, cultural tours, hattusas tour, hatusas hotels, kayseri, keyse5ri, kaiseri, kaisery turkey, truquia, turkie, kayseri, hotels in kayseri, All Hotels of Kayseri, kaysria, kayserie, kaiseri, accommodation, acommodation, lodging in kayseri, meeting, conference, All Star Hotels of Kayseri, kayseri, accommodation in kayseri, accomodation in kayseri, tour in kayseri, thumb, KAYSERI, Turkey.
The land is a wide plateau and has been continuously inhabited from at least the 8th millenium BC onwards. Accommodating one of the earliest human communities, Catalhoyuk is an ancient city of that period which is considered to be one of the first settlement areas in the world. Made up of mud houses, which were entered through holes in the roofs, this site is a real place of interest where you can feel the life prevailing, many years ago.
During the 12th and 13th centuries, the city acted as the capital of the Seljuk Turks and advanced rapidly to become a great cultural center.In the environs of Konya, there also exist sites which hold some remains from the Hittites. Ivriz is one, 168 kms east of Konya, which is one of the finest neo-Hittite reliefs in the country, representing a king and the fertility god of the time. Eflatun Pinar is another important sight, which is a monument fountain from the time of the Hittites, constituting a holy place of the period. The finds from the district, including the cult figures of the famous temple and the mother goddess, together with old frescoes, are now on display in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. When the Byzantines came into power, Konya became an independent province and was given the name "Lycanoia." A Byzantine church and several rock chapels filled with beautiful frescoes can be seen in the town of Sille, 8 kms northwest of Konya, where the first rock carved monasteries of the world were built.
The most famous building here is the Green Mausoleum of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the great Turkish philosopher and poet. He is the founder of the sect of Whirling Dervishes, the seminary that was attached to the mausoleum. It has been converted into a museum housing Mevlana's works, and accoutrements related to his sect. Every year in December, ceremonies are held in Konya or the commemoration of Mevlana and the Whirling Dervishes. In this Dervish Festival, the "Sema" dance is performed by men dressed in white robes, whirling and rotating around the floor. This dance, in which the dancer with the great love of God is believed to attain divine unity - it is an event well worth seeing.On Alaeddin Hill in this region is the Alaeddin mosque and palace, which are fine 13th century monuments built during the reign of the famous Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat.Karatay Medresse, constructed in 1251, stands to the north of this hill, and is now a museum which holds the best examples of Seljuk tiles and ceramics.
The Ince Minareli Medresse with its fascinating monumental portal, the Sircali Medresse, and the Iplikci Mosque are other Seljuk works in the city. Beysehir, 94 kms west of Konya, was founded on the shores of Lake Beysehir, the third largest lake in the country. There are the attractive Seljuk monuments of Esrefoglu Mosque and its medresse and the Kubad-Abad Summer Palace.Will Eastman’s factory-aged homage to a hitmaking hollowbody help Chris Vinnicombe wind back the clock?
Regular readers will be familiar with Eastman, but for first-timers, here’s a precis: After studying music in the US, Eastman founder Qian Ni returned to his native China in 1992 and established master violin and bow-making workshops inspired by the late 19th-century European tradition.
Eastman has since moved into archtops, mandolins, flat-top acoustics and electrics. So far we’ve featured two instruments from the company’s Antique Varnish series – the SB59/V single-cut solidbody electric and the E10OOSS/V 00-style acoustic. Both were impressive and now it’s time for a third helping.
Like its siblings, the T64/V’s faux-aged finish comprises several thin coats of shellac. French polishing produces a finish that’s less robust than lacquer, but the simulated wear here is convincing and the instrument will soon take on its own unique patina of natural play-wear. And boy, will you want to play it.
Though its inspiration is clear, the T64/V is not a slavish ES-330 or Casino copy. Instead of the customary mahogany, the T64/V has a slinkily playable three-piece maple neck joined by two additional wings at the headstock that create its flared outline.
The output jack has been relocated from its traditional position on the laminated maple top to the side where it’s less likely to cause trouble, while the f-holes are approximately 2mm wider than those of a late-50s Gibson. The ivoroid-bound ebony ’board’s asymmetric pearl inlays are an enlarged nod to the parallelograms that superseded dots on Casino ’boards in 1962.
Differences there may be, but when strapped on, the T64/V feels reassuringly familiar. The thin finish and fully-hollow construction make for an instrument that’s toneful and engaging even before you plug in. When you do, in comparison to the executive lounge luxury of the Frank Brothers guitar featured previously, the T64 is a white-knuckle ride on a seafront rollercoaster.
Seymour Duncan’s Antiquity P-90s are some of our favourite vintage-style pickups and fans of gnarly old-school drive sounds, woody cleans and biting 60s lead tones will not be disappointed. Sure, sustaining chords can quickly bloom into a howl so sensible stage volumes are the order of the day. But once you figure out how to tame it, there’s such a library of classic tones on offer – early Stones, mid-period Beatles, Grant Green, The Kinks, Teenage Fanclub, The Black Crowes, so many more – it’s hard not to fall head over heels for this thing.
Eastman has experimented with pickup positions to get the balance right – the bridge P-90 sits further forward than it would on a Casino in order to address the common complaint that it’s hard to find one amp setting that works for both the bridge and the neck unit. To our ears, narrowing the gap has achieved the desired result and also added an extra splash of cream to bridge tones, while the maple neck and ebony ’board act as a counterbalance to keep things snappy.
Panaji – Indians today are facing a forced inflation of a degree never before seen in India. At a time when the glaring mismanagement of the first and second covid wave has seen over 23 crore people slip below the poverty line, skyrocketing fuel prices are burning a hole in the already meagre savings of the common man. 2 crore people have lost their jobs in the month of April and May alone. The unemployment rate has now shot up to 8.1% after already being at a 45 year high even before the pandemic hit us, and 97% of the population is earning lower wages than they were prior to the pandemic. BJP Governments loot has pushed the people into sufferings charged AICC National Spokesperson Dr. Shama