From the Shamarpa, they took the Bodhisattva vows and learned about Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation.

From The Grammar of Ornament ( 1856 ), by Owen Jones.

I have just asked these questions in the Pentagon, in the White House, in offices of key scientists across the country and aboard the submarines that prowl for months underwater, with neat rows of green launch tubes which contain Polaris missiles and which are affectionately known as `` Sherwood Forest ''.

The name evolved into the imaginary General Ludd or King Ludd, a figure who, like Robin Hood, was reputed to live in Sherwood Forest .< ref >

In popular culture, Robin Hood and his band of " merry men " are usually portrayed as living in Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, where much of the action in the early ballads takes place.

This was in fact true of the historical outlaw of Sherwood Forest Roger Godberd, whose points of similarity to the Robin Hood of the ballads have often been noted.

The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest

In modern versions of the legend, Robin Hood is said to have taken up residence in the verdant Sherwood Forest in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Specific sites linked to Robin Hood include the Major Oak tree, claimed to have been used by him as a hideout, Robin Hood's Well, located near Newstead Abbey ( within the boundaries of Sherwood Forest ), and the Church of St. Mary in the village of Edwinstowe, where Robin and Maid Marian are historically thought to have wed. To reinforce this belief, the University of Nottingham in 2010 has begun the Nottingham Caves Survey with the goal " to increase the tourist potential of these sites ".

* Archaeology and History of Medieval Sherwood Forest

Birch | Birch trees in Sherwood Forest.

Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, that is famous through its historical association with the legend of Robin Hood.

Continuously forested since the end of the Ice Age, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve today encompasses 423 hectares, ( 1, 045 acres ) surrounding the village of Edwinstowe, the site of Thoresby Hall.

In 2002, a portion of Sherwood Forest was designated a National Nature Reserve by English Nature.

The River Idle, a tributary of the Trent, is formed in Sherwood Forest from the confluence of several minor streams.

Throughout the year, visitors are attracted to the Sherwood Forest Art and Craft Centre, which is situated in the former Coach House and Stables of Edwinstowe Hall in the heart of the Forest.

Sherwood Forest is home to the famous Major Oak, which, according to local folklore, was Robin Hood's principal hideout.

In early 2006 it was announced that major plans to transform the Sherwood Forest Visitor Centre had been drawn up and are now complete.

Sherwood Forest in 1609: A Crown Survey ( Thoroton Society record series )

Exploring Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries ( Phillimore ) 2008

* Sherwood Forest and the East Midlands Walks ( Jarrold Pathfinder Guides )

The Dukeries & Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest in Old Photographs ( Britain in Old Photographs )

From its headwaters, it flows initially northwest past Hillsdale into southeastern Calhoun County, then turns abruptly southwest to flow past Tekonsha, Union City, and Sherwood.

* From Out of Sherwood Forest, Newport Beach, California

From 1956 to 1962, Sherwood Schwartz ( later widely known for creating the popular sitcoms Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, among others ) was head writer of Skelton's show, for which Schwartz won an Emmy Award in 1961.

From 1983 to 1997 the constituency was made up of nine wards of the City of Nottingham: Basford ; Forest ; Greenwood ; Manvers ; Mapperley ; Radford ; St Ann's ; Sherwood ; and Trent.

From west to east, Highway 16 passes through Jasper National Park, Hinton, Edson, Spruce Grove, Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Elk Island National Park, Vegreville, Vermilion, and Lloydminster.

From May 28, 1847 to March 11, 1848, Sherwood served as Joint Premier of the Province of Canada for Canada West along with his counterpart Denis-Benjamin Papineau who represented Canada East.

From there he went to Harvard University where he studied biology and paleontology under Alfred Sherwood Romer.

* Sherwood Public School, a school in Hyderabad

Sherwood Park's two school boards are Elk Island Public Schools ( EIPS ) and Elk Island Catholic Schools ( EICS ).

Sherwood based the Duke Mantee character on John Dillinger, the notorious criminal who in 1933 was named the FBI's first " Public Enemy # 1 " by J. Edgar Hoover, and in 1934 was ambushed and gunned down in spectacular fashion by FBI agents.

Sherwood Ridge Public School, Kellyville

Merrylands West contains several schools-Merrylands High School, Cerdon College-an all-girls school, and Sherwood Grange Public School.

Notable are Delhi Public School, New Ushodaya High School ( Subhash Nagar ), Sherwood Public School, St Andrews School, St Josephs High School, Holy Family Girls High School, Kendriya Vidyalaya Gowtham Model School, Army School R. K. Puram.

Edmonton is neighboured by St. Albert and Sherwood Park among others.

Bidwell Park in Chico stood in for Sherwood Forest, although one major scene was filmed at the locations " Lake Sherwood " and " Sherwood Forest ," so named because they were the location sites for the 1922 Douglas Fairbanks production of Robin Hood.

* Salisbury Composite High School, Sherwood Park, Alberta

Lake Sherwood ( originally Lake Laughlin or Loch Lin ), which is near the original Overland Park, was developed as a private residence in 1877 and is now a gated community.

* Sherwood Park, Alberta, a hamlet

* Brentwood Boulevard, Sherwood Park, Alberta

For example, the urban service areas of Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park, of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and Strathcona County respectively, would be the fifth and sixth largest cities in Alberta if they were incorporated.

* Sherwood Forest Fun Park

* Sherwood Park — A suburban neighborhood south of Columbia Turnpike ( Routes 9 and 20 ) and west of Phillips Road ( Rensselaer County Route 57 ).

* Hattie Sherwood Park is located on the north lakeshore and has a sand swimming beach, a pier, and a camping area.

Sherwood Park was home to Canada's first charter school: New Horizons Charter School, a public charter school that offers a gifted education program for students from kindergarten to grade 9.

The Sherwood Park News and Strathcona County This Week newspapers, both owned by Bowes Publishers, in turn part of Sun Media Corporation, merged on November 6, 2007 to become Sherwood Park • Strathcona County News.

Due to the community's close proximity to Edmonton, all major Edmonton media, including the daily newspapers ( such as the Edmonton Sun and the Edmonton Journal ) and radio and TV broadcasters, also serve Sherwood Park and immediate area.

* Sherwood Park News

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Currently, the record holders are team Hope and team Cure from Sherwood Park near Edmonton, Alberta.

Canada's two largest hamlets – Fort McMurray ( formerly incorporated as a city ) and Sherwood Park – are located in Alberta.

Epp was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Edmonton — Sherwood Park since its creation in June 2004.