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Long, long ago – 2006, in fact – I had a long rambling conversation with Brian Behlendorf. It was in Dublin, at ApacheCon Europe, and we just chatted about the ASF, what Brian was doing at the time, and the state of technology in general. Although much has changed since then, it’s still interesting to pull things like this out of the archives and listen.
You can listen to it HERE, or via iTunes.
The second half of the conversation will follow shortly.


LPG Industries, Inc.
Who Are We?
LPG Industries, Inc. (LPGI) is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (O.E.M.) of Technology and Supervisory Instrumentation. LPGI provided services include: Design of temperature and pressure sensors, Manufacture of temperature and pressure sensors, Installation of sensors, Testing and Data Acquisition of instrumented components.
In 1968 two brothers, Louis and Sam Petrov severed all business ties of their company Sonic Manufacturing Corporation (SMC). Louis then founded his own business, Louis Petrov Company. Louis continued to design and manufacture instrumentation sensors, providing the same services and personal attention to the customer base he had cultivated while at SMC. In 1972 Louis Petrov incorporated his growing company and changed the name to Louis Petrov Ltd. In 1978 working under Louis Petrov, I (Ken Gabriel) began my career in manufacturing.
Over the next four years I learned time proven manufacturing techniques and design theories from my mentor Louis Petrov. In 1982 Louis Petrov’s health turned for the worse. Accepting his ill fate, and not wanting to sell his company to a competitor, Louis Petrov spent the remaining two years of his life training me how he operated his company. Unfortunately his health faded faster than he had anticipated and his once strong company was reduced to two.
I purchased Louis Petrov Ltd. On January 30, 1984 and changed the name to LP Company. On March 1, 1993 I changed the name to LPG Industries. Over the next couple of years we grew considerably. This company incorporated on July 19,1996 and the name was changed to its present name of LPG Industries, Inc.
As a result of sound designs, proven manufacturing techniques and a well-trained management team, LPGI has evolved into one of the manufacturing leaders of Instrumentation sensors for Power Generation Turbines.
I am dedicated to the future growth and success of LPG Industries, Inc.
Kenneth R. Gabriel
President & CEO


The year was 1846. Thirty members of The McCrory Creek Baptist Church were sent out to begin a new work on the east side of the Stone's River. Being led by the Spirit of God, those thirty charter members entered a covenant with one another to birth a new congregation that would become The New Hope Baptist Church.
In those early years, the church met in Cedar Glade School until a House of Worship could be built. The original church building was constructed out of logs and was ready for occupancy by December 1847. That first church building burned in September 23, 1871. The members rallied, sacrificed and worked to rebuild. With hand-made bricks from off of the church's property, a new building was erected in 1872 and 1873.
On Easter Sunday, April 1988, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for a new sanctuary and it was completed by Easter of the following year. Yet, for all of the building and expansion our church has experienced over the years, we celebrate the fact that New Hope is not a building. We are a fellowship of Christian believers who are blessed to be a part of a rich heritage that has spanned 170 years. And during all of those years, New Hope has served this community, this state, this nation and this world.
Our church has a heart that cares for people and an unshakable belief in the power of the Word of God to change lives. We are here for the purpose of making disciples (Matthew 28:18-20) and to that end we give our ourselves. New Hope has a long history of connecting with people and impacting lives.
We have a deep appreciation for our heritage and we also look forward to the continual work of building a future and planting hope in the lives of people. But not just any hope - we strive mightily to plant a new hope - hope that is found only in the Person of Jesus Christ. For this history is His-Story and New Hope is part of His ongoing plan to love and reach people in His Name.


These historic maps and photos were annotated by Edgar Bluck. Thanks to Nuhaka Historical Society.
Reunion Book 75 to 94 Reunion Book 57 to 74
We are slowly uploading all of the Reunion Booklet from 1998, the 100 Year Reunion. I am doing this on
What? Nuhaka School Reunion 2018 – Celebrating 120 Years Where? Nuhaka School, Nuhaka (Marae accommodation available at Tāne Marae &


Homeschool Dropout Movie
Saw this movie the other day and it really hit home. Are you a second generation Homeschool family?
Five years ago, the Botkin siblings produced this documentary about the homeschooling movement after talking to their peers around the United States. In discussing the future of this movement, the film raised a number of controversial questions, examining the history of the movement and the character that would be required to sustain it into the second generation.
Today, many of the problems addressed in this film are even more apparent.


St Helena is one of thirteen Overseas Territories of the United Kingdom and one of the world's most remote inhabited islands.
It is remarkable for its unique history as a trading post and fortress, for its magnificence of its coastline, the beauty of its lanscape and for its endemic species. The capital, Jamestown, is a precious example of an 18th-century colonial town, planned and built for the East India Company, and the island's cliffs, bays and hilltops are dotted with forts, look-out posts and batteries dating back to the early 18 th century, many retaining theit original guns.
|Today, St Helena has a resident population of under 4000. In spite of deforestation and erosion by human settlement, its landscape remains one of outstanding variety, contrast and beauty, within which many of the endemic species of flora and fauna survive in isolated refuges.


April 15, 1912 .. Titanic ship has drowned in water and in that total 2223 were travelled out of which 1517 passengers were died. Kamaroon has directed a film Titanic in remembrance of this historical tragedy and he created a beautiful love story.
This Titanic film got 11 Oscar Award
Again to make a note of this 100th year i.e. April 15 2012, Director Kamaroon going to release this film in 3-D technology. This Titanic 3-D , this coming 6th April 2012 going to release in all the theaters through out the world.
Welcome Titanic 3-D ..


"Powerful and prescient, an important book everyone should read."
— Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
"The Women in the Castle is a vivid and gripping tale of endurance in the wake of World War II. The writing is magnificent, as is Shattuck’s ability to render unimaginable circumstances with tremendous clarity and compassion. A joy to read, this is a beautiful and important book."
— Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest
"An intricate and intimate portrait of the lives of three women whose fates draw them together in WWII Germany. A wonderful, wonderful read."
— Janice Y.K. Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Teacher
"Fans of The Nightingale and other classic World War II stories will fall in
love with this compelling new perspective on women at war."
— Helen Simonson, New York Times bestselling author of
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
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Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they hold. Set at the end of World War II, The Women in the Castle is a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates
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Germany, 1945. The novel is primarily set during the aftermath of WWII and the Allied occupation of Germany
After the war the three women's lives are centered around Marianne von Lingenfels' castle (Burg Lingefels) in Bavaria, now in American occupation zone. A home that once hosted elaborate parties for the German elite, the castle served as a reminder of pre-war times, and also as the place where they begin their new, post-war lives.
Displaced Persons camps were established after World War II in Germany, Austria, and Italy. They were primarily used to house refugees from Eastern Europe and former inmates of the Nazi concentration camps.
Stalag VII-A: A Camp for Russian POWs.
Rheinwiesenlager: A group of camps built by the U.S. Army to hold captured German soldiers.
Jessica Shattuck is the award-winning author of The Hazards of Good Breeding, a New York Times Notable Book and finalist for the PEN/Winship Award, and of Perfect Life. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Glamour, Mother Jones, Wired, and The Believer, among others. A graduate of Harvard University, she received her MFA from Columbia University. Shattuck now lives with her husband and three children in Brookline, MA.


I Remember is the theme of their August 3 concert, and it’s also the title of a choral work by local composer Victor Marden. Vic will be joining the choir for this performance.
I Remember was first performed in 1998, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWI. The work reflects Vic’s experiences as a boy, and is an act of remembrance for his father and his mother’s cousin.
Vic grew up in the seaside village of Selsey. Here he witnessed the dogfights of the Battle of Britain, as Hurricanes and Spitfires fought off the Junkers and Messerschmitts of the invading Luftwaffe. His father served in K Class submarines in WWI. These steam-propelled vessels became known as Kalamity Class – one of their problems being that in heavy seas seawater could enter the funnels and extinguish the boilers.
Vic recalls that his mother and her cousin were very close. She told Vic of their last farewell, when he left to go to war, never to return. His body was never found, and she was unable to find his grave. In 1948 Vic came to Australia. A music lover, he studied singing and became involved in stage productions. In 1977 he moved to Adelaide and joined the Adelaide Harmony Choir.
He composed his first work in 1991, and was encouraged to further his music studies. He studied composition with Russel Larkin, Music Director of the Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus. During this period he composed his Coromandel Trio for Violin, Piano and Cello, a number of waltzes, duets and songs for soloists and choirs.
I Remember is a love story, it reflects the experiences of those who lost their lives or loved ones in the tragedy of war. Our soloists will be Rebecca O’Mara, Emma Elsley, Paul Morris and Peter Willis.


On Wednesday, the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta visited Northwestern to discuss national security and civil rights. Mineta has been a landmark figure in the fields of Asian-American civil rights and transportation throughout his nearly 50-year-long political career; he most notably served as the first Asian American presidential cabinet member under both a Republican and Democratic president. He also contributed to numerous civil rights bills, including the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which redressed the descrimination that Japanese-Americans experienced during World War II.
During his presentation, Mineta first discussed his childhood at a Japanese internment camp during World War II, then connected that to his experience as Secretary of Transportation on 9/11. After the Twin Towers were hit, some government officials discussed rounding up all Muslims and putting them in camps – the same way the U.S. did with Japanese-Americans during Mineta’s childhood – but President George Bush insisted he didn’t want what happened to Mineta to happen again.
“I really enjoyed his story about the time when he was interning and how that correlated with his work in the White House,” McCormick sophomore Shannon Kollasch said. “Now that there’s so much anti-Muslim sentiment, it’s really interesting to hear about the Japanese during World War II. I had just read about two weeks ago an article that had the same quote, the one from Bush when he said ‘We don’t to have happened today what happened to Norm in 1942,’ so that was really interesting.”
Mineta’s lecture was part of the Admiral Weber Lecture Series that Northwestern hosts every year, which typically features a distinguished speaker from the fields of public service, academia or the arts. Political science chair Sara Monoson said that this year the department invited Mineta after learning he would be in Chicago doing work for a Los Angeles museum, hoping he could speak about his long history in politics and civil rights.
“We worked to put together an event for the students and the community, because we knew there would be a lot of interest,” Monoson said. “[Mineta] is a very generous, public person. He cares about interacting with people and bringing some of the details that he’s privy to to light so people can appreciate some of these complexities that aren’t always easy to see.”
Throughout his lecture, Mineta spoke openly about how Japanese internment affected his family. As a child, he was first held in his home state of California, then was transferred to Wyoming before ending up in Evanston for a brief period (during which time he actually attended Haven Middle School 10 minutes away from Northwestern). After attending University of California, Berkeley, he spent a few years with his father in the life insurance business before breaking into politics by becoming the mayor of San Jose. Since then, he’s served in the House of Representatives and become the longest-serving Secretary of Transportation, serving under both President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush.
“Just to think about someone who was the transportation secretary on 9/11 and had a long career in the Congress is so interesting for so many people,” Monoson said. “The turnout was great. There were people from the community, undergraduates, faculty, staff, just visitors; I thought it was a great opportunity for a lot of different constituencies to come together for one event.”
In addition to Wednesday’s lecture, Mineta led a discussion on Tuesday entitled “The Relevance of the Japanese American National Museum to the Chicago Nikkei community,” along with a sit-in for an Asian-American studies class. For students who enjoyed this year’s Weber lecture, the political science department is currently brainstorming who to host next year and welcomes student suggestions.


Delhi, the capital of India, has a rich history. The city is dotted with spellbinding mosques, forts, and monuments left over from the Mughal rulers that once occupied the city. The contrast between rambling Old Delhi and well planned New Delhi is immense, and it’s interesting to spend time exploring both. If you feel in need of some relaxation, just head to one of Delhi’s flourishing landscaped gardens.
Spend your sailing vacation aboard a luxurious catamaran BVI and explore the amazing underwater paradise full of colorful life
Here’s a list of the top attractions and places to visit in Delhi. The great thing is that many of them are free! (And can easily be reached by Delhi’s Hop On Hop Off bus). Or, take one or more of these popular Delhi Tours.
Got children? Also have a look a these 7 Fun Things To Do in Delhi with Kids. Like walking? Check out these Top Walking Tours in Delhi. And, once you’ve seen enough monuments, try these 15 Offbeat Things to Do in Delhi.x`x1
Delhi’s most famous monument, the Red Fort, stands not only as a powerful reminder of the Mughal era India but also a symbol of India’s struggle for freedom. It was build by fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, when he decided to shift his capital there from Agra in 1638. The fort’s turbulent history includes being captured by the Sikhs and the British. To take your imagination back to the ancient era, a one hour sound and light show of the fort’s history is held each evening.
Jama Masjid is another marvelous treasure of the Old City, and it’s one of the largest mosque in India. Its courtyard can hold an incredible 25,000 devotees. The mosque took 12 years to build, and was completed in 1656. A strenuous climb to the top of its southern tower will reward you with a stunning view (albeit obscured by metal security grills) across the rooftops of Delhi. Be sure to dress appropriately when visiting the mosque or you won’t be allowed in. This means covering your head, legs and shoulders. Attire is available there.
Chandni Chowk, the main street of old Delhi, is a shocking contrast to the wide, orderly streets of New Delhi. Cars, cycle rickshaws, hand-pulled carts, pedestrians, and animals all compete for space. It’s chaotic, crumbling and congested, but completely captivating as well. As one of the oldest and busiest markets in India, its narrow winding lanes are full of inexpensive jewelry, fabrics, and electronics. For the more adventurous, Chandni Chowk is an excellent place to sample some of Delhi’s street food. The renowned Karim Hotel, a Delhi dining institution, is also located there.


The History of Eaton County Michigan
Eaton County has a very long, colorful, and rich history. Over the years the County has grown significantly and presently well over 100,000 people reside in Eaton County.
In order to understand where we as a County are today, it is important to know something about the history of Eaton County and the families who have resided here.
Embedded in this website below is a link to another site which provides a wealth of information and history about Eaton County Michigan. Be sure to scroll down that website page to see all the historical and cultural information that site provides about our communities and residents here in Eaton County!
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A town where railroads met…
There was a time, some 125 trains passed through West Concord every day. Industries, homes, churches and schools soon concentrated around the area, establishing a thriving and culturally rich community.
“West Concord Junction evolved from a small agrarian hamlet to an industrial village in the mid-to-late-nineteenth century. Early industry included a pail factory, a Bluine company and the Allen Chair Company. Near-by was the Damon Mill, where an innovative new cotton cloth was woven. The Fitchburg rail line was built in 1844 traversing West Concord with a stop for the Damon Mill. The Assabet River was the source of hydro-power for the local mill.”
“The northward extension of the Framingham & Lowell Railroad in 1872 to the Fitchburg Railroad created opportunities for industry along the rail line. In 1878, the Commonwealth opened a new state prison in West Concord, and new worker housing was built nearby. Rail line expansion and the prison spurred population growth in West Concord. By 1900, the industrial village at West Concord Junction was more populous than Concord Center. Today, the West Concord census-designated place is approximately one-third of the Town’s populace.”
“At the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century, new frame mill buildings were being erected in West Concord Junction, including one for the Allen Chair Company, along the rail line. The West Concord Junction rail depot, Union Station, was built in 1893. This Queen Anne style depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. New church buildings were constructed – a Roman Catholic parish on Church Street and Union Church at the corner of Main and Church Streets. This late nineteenth century-early twentieth century industrial and commercial development provide the framework for today’s West Concord Junction.”
– from West Concord Junction Cultural District Action Plan, 2019
West Concord Village has been known over the years as Factory Village, Warnerville, Prison Village and later Concord Junction. Shown in this old postcard from the early 1900’s, is the where the Fitchburg railroad and Framingham & Lowell railroad met alongside the Union Station railroad depot built in 1894 and positioned adjacent to Commonwealth Avenue.
The Concord Directory and Guide dated 1892, references the R. Warner & Company Pail Factory established in 1850, later to succumb to fire in 1893. This was one of the original business’ to reside at the current Factory 152 location, shown at the cross-roads along the banks of the Nashoba Brook. A small hamlet begun around a pail factory in the 1850s growing into the major secondary village of Concord Junction after the Framingham & Lowell Railroad was extended north to the Fitchburg line in 1871-72. Over the next two decades, with the establishment of the State Prison in 1878, West Concord rapidly developed as the most populous section of town.


Interested in learning more about your ancestors?
Douglas County Libraries now subscribes to World Vital Records, a genealogy resource available from home with billions (!) of family history and genealogy records, family trees, U.S. Census records from 1790 to 1940, along with military records, newspaper articles, and more. It can be found on our Research Database A-Z page, as well as locations throughout our site. Explore your history and learn about where you came from.
Come enjoy light refreshments as you listen to local authors talk about their books! The authors presenting include: Cathy Horvath, Justina Prima, Jamie Ward, Katlyn Charlesworth, Russell Chihoski, Elizabeth Van Ingen, Levi Noe, Rachel Kodanaz, Laurie Weiss, Pat Dolan and Lisa J. Schuster. Registration is required.
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Games of the Hamster Republic CD
The Games of the Hamster Republic CD was a collection of five DOS games that Brian Fisher and James Paige sold in 1997-1998. It was distributed by a now-defunct Canadian company called Magicomm Multimedia
You can still see the sales page for this CD at http://hamsterrepublic.com/html/hrcd.html
About a year after the CD went off the market, the games were released for free.


Sir Graham Brady MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment
This week Sir Graham Brady signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today.
Sunday 27th January marked the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the site of the largest mass murder in history.
After signing the Book of Commitment, Sir Graham commented:
“Holocaust Memorial Day is an important opportunity for people from Altrincham and Sale and across the country to reflect on the tragic events of the Holocaust. As the Holocaust moves from living history, to just history, it becomes ever more important that we take the time to remember the victims and also pay tribute to the survivors. I would encourage my constituents to show their support for such an important day.”
Karen Pollock MBE, Chief Executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, said:
“The Holocaust did not start in the gas chambers but with hate filled words. Our mission is to educate young people from every background about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance. We are very grateful to Sir Graham for signing the Book of Commitment, signalling a continued commitment to remembering the victims of the Holocaust as well as challenging antisemitism, prejudice and bigotry in all its forms.”


George Washington - 1st President of the United States
the first President of the United States of America, George Washington (1789-1797)
is recognized by Americans as "The Father of His Country."
The earliest known image in which Washington is identified as such is on the cover
of the circa 1778 Pennsylvania German almanac, Lancaster: Gedruckt bey Francis
Bailey. This identifies Washington as "Landes Vater" (Father of the
Washington was part of the economic and cultural elite of the slave owning planters
of Virginia. As a youth, he was trained as a surveyor and helped survey the Shenadoah
valley in Virginia.
French and Indian War
Washington was commissioned in 1754 as an Colonel in the Virginia Militia and
served with Edward Braddock of the British Army during the French and Indian War.
During the battle of the Forks of the Monongehela he had three horses shot out
from under him. He showed his coolness under fire in organizing the retreat from
the debacle. Washington then organized the First Virginia Regiment, which saw
service through the war; however, Washington left the Regiment to serve in the
House of Burgesses.
Following his miltiary service, in 1757 he married Martha Dandridge Custis, the
wealthy widow of Daniel Parke Custis. The newlywed couple moved to his estate
Mount Vernon where he took up the life of a genteel farmer. He became a member
of the House of Burgesses. He was initiated as a Freemason in Fredericksburg,
Virginia, on 4 February 1752.
On July 3, 1775 he assumed command of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary
War. After successfully driving the British out of Boston, Washington lost the
Battle of Long Island in 1776 and retreated to Valley Forge, outside of British-held
Philadelphia, where the American forces recovered. On December 25, 1776, Washington
led the American forces crossing the Delaware to attack Hessian forces in Trenton,
New Jersey. The successful attack built morale among the pro-independence colonists.
Washington retained an army in being throughout the Revolution, keeping British
forces tied down in the center of the country while Generals Gates and Benedict
Arnold won the battle of Saratoga in 1777. This victory led to French recognition
of the United States.
In 1781, Washington, commanding both American and French forces, besieged General
Cornwallis at Battle of Yorktown, Virginia. The British surrender there was the
effective end of British attempts to quell the Revolution. In 1783, by means of
the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain recognized American independence.
After the war, he presided over the American Constitutional Convention in 1787.
He was elected President in 1788 and 1792. Washington remains the only president
unanimously elected by the Electoral College.
In 1793, The revolutionary government of France sent diplomat Citizen Genet, who
attempted to turn popular sentiment towards American involvement in the war against
Great Britain. Genet also was authorized to issue letters of marque and reprisal
to American ships and gave authority to any French consul to serve as a prize
court. Genet's activities forced Washington to ask the French government for his
The Whiskey Rebellion
In 1791, the Federal government imposed an excise tax on whiskey. This tax
was highly unpopular on the American frontier, and in July, 1794, in Allegheny
County, Pennsylvania, a Federal marshal was attacked by a mob and a regional inspector's
house was burned. On August 7, 1794, Washington called out the militias of several
states and led a force of 13,000 to suppress the unrest
Washington's estate, Mount Vernon, is located in what is now a suburb of Washington,
Admirers of Washington circulated an apocryphal (and questionable) story about
his honesty as a child. In the story, he wanted to try out a new axe and chopped
down his father's cherry tree. When questioned by his father, he gave the famous
non-quotation "I cannot tell a lie. It was I who chopped down the cherry
tree." The story first appeared after Washington's death in a naive "inspirational"
children's book by Parson Mason Weems, who has been rector of the Mount Vernon
Legacy in the contemporary U.S.
The capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C., is named for him.
The District of Columbia was created by an Act of Congress in 1790, and Washington
was deeply involved in its creation, including the siting of the White House.
At this time, the future site of the capital was a swamp, and Washington remained
largely marshland well into the 19th century. The capital was placed in the South,
rather than in the major towns of the North, as a compromise during the writing
of the United States Constitution in order to get Southern votes for important
Washington also selected West Point, New York, as the site for the United States
Washington State in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. is also named for him,
the only state named for a president.
His image is on the one dollar bill and the quarter-dollar coin.


When the Cinzano family arrived in 1973, most of the wine bottled in Montalcino was Brunello. A second denomination, “Vino Rosso dai Vigneti di Brunello,” was used locally to improve the image of the wine sold mostly in bulk formats. Count Alberto Marone Cinzano decided that it was just the right wine for drinking every day. He used to say: “it’s the young Sangiovese I drink at lunchtime.” In 1976, three years later, Col d’Orcia already represented more than half the production of “Rosso” in Montalcino. Thanks to Col d’Orcia’s efforts in 1983, Rosso di Montalcino became a D.O.C. wine by Decree of the Italian President of the Republic.
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Canadiana was launched at the Buffalo Dry-Dock in May of 1910. This great ship
was the last passenger vessel to be built in
The Canadiana featured stately Victorian architecture,
salons appointed in rich mahogany, bevelled mirrors, brass railings and
lighting fixtures, grand stairways with sweeping banisters and stately newels,
stained and leaded glass windows with gilded plaster
Ceilings featured three-dimensional plaster forms of grape vines and rose clusters, enhancing ovals of mahogany moulding that in turn framed hand-painted scenes and still-lifes. To say that she was elegant is an understatement.
The ship was 215 feet long and 54 feet wide amidships. She weighed in at 974 tons, and was powered by a triple-expansion steam engine producing 1446 horsepower. The Canadiana was not a fast ship, taking about an hour each way for the trip.
There were three passenger decks with an original capacity
of 3500 passengers and it had the largest dance floor of any passenger steamer
ever placed on the
ship was especially popular up until the building of the
Crystal Beach was the most common run for the Canadiana,
usually from Memorial Day weekend until Labour Day. Last summer we had a
display set up for our memorabilia at
Especially on the American side, the Canadiana was affectionately known as the “Crystal Beach Boat” and the mere mention of the ship brings back happy and romantic memories of dancing and sailing under the stars on a tranquil Lake Erie.
After the Canadiana ceased operation in
The “Friends of the Canadiana” formed in 1984. Through
gruelling work and over many obstacles, they brought the Canadiana back some
120 miles from her deathbed in
it was the object of love and affection in
When the decision was finally made to refit the Canadiana
for actual operation, a new flurry of activity ensued, with much public
approval. Fund raising, publicity, work on the ship all went on with purpose.
The Canadiana was readied for rebuilding under modern-day regulations. All the
decorative wood was removed and she was towed to
Here again, the effort faltered. The idea the ship was in another country and seemingly ineligible for some funding sources apparently stymied the group, leading to inaction and nearly dissolution. Unfortunately, funding never was raised and the hull was cut up for scrap during the spring of 2004.
Of course the ideal restoration would have been back to its original condition, but we have recently learned the US Coast Guard would never have approved the amount of wood as used in a 1910 ship.


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Our preferred style chronicler Raissa Bretaña truth checks the historic precision of the closets from major personalities Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and also Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams). She discusses the advancement of each layer of the renowned designs of outfit from the 1940s together with the development of the teen.
Style Historian Fact Checks The Notebook’s Wardrobe


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Noted is headquartered at Brewmaster Studios, a creative cooperative affiliated with the neighboring Heurich House Museum. Heurich House commemorates the life and achievements of Christian Heurich, a German immigrant who came to the U.S. in the 19th century with $200 to his name and emerged as the District’s most successful brewer. Noted is proud to be a part of the collaborative community of small business owners carrying on Heurich’s entrepreneurial legacy.
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As one of Denmark's most gifted architects and designers, Arne Jacobsen's designs demonstrate the most personal and successful interpretations of the international functionalism movement. His quest for revolutionary ideas and the utmost perfection led to the creation of many famous designs, including The Swan, The Egg, and "3107". His furnishing designs can be seen today in fashionable homes and Copenhagen's Royal Hotel. Find out more about Arne Jacobsen on www.arne-jacobsen.fr.
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Dr. Mary Furlong Minkoff, Curator of Archaeological Collections, and Dr. Terry P. Brock, Assistant Director of Archaeology, will be giving a presentation on Marcy 8, 2019 at the Enslaved Conference at Michigan State University. The Conference is a two-day gathering of scholars and cultural heritage professionals who are currently working on digital projects that examine slavery. The conference is part of a larger project being directed by MSU’s MATRIX, which is an effort to create a digital tool linking databases and collections from around the world that focus on the historical record of slavery.
Montpelier’s paper presents the scope of the Montpelier Digital Collections Project, and also examines how it will include descendant community voices in its design.
You can learn more and watch the live stream by visiting the website at http://enslaved.org. The conference hashtag is #enslaved2019.


Every country in the world has breathtaking landscapes and imposing monuments of which it can be genuinely proud. This is certainly true of Hungary, where the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has already inscribed several sites as part of the world heritage. In 1987, the Budapest panorama from the banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and the village of Hollókő were the first to be included on the World Heritage List, while the most recent additions, in 2002, were Andrássy Avenue and the Tokaj historic wine region. Between these two dates, five Hungarian sites were granted world heritage status: the caves of the Aggtelek karst, the Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, Hortobágy, the Early Christian necropolis of Pécs and the Fertő Lake area.
This impressive, lavishly illustrated book introduces readers to the World Heritage sites of Hungary, along with sites that may be awarded UNESCO protection in the near future.
Scolar Kiadó is the first publishing house to have compiled a complete overview of Hungarian World Heritage sites and of the nominated sites on UNESCO’s tentative list, sharing these treasures through the skills of renowned photographers.
World heritage sites of Budapest
Old village of Hollókő
Caves of Aggtelek
Karst and Slovak Karst
Archabbey of Pannonhalma
Hortobágy National Park – Puszta
Early Christian necropolis of Pécs
Fertő Lake area
Tokaj historic wine region
Danube Bend cultural landscape
Tentative sites around Lake Balaton
Caves of the Buda Thermal Karst System
Fortifications in Komárom-Komarno
Network of rural heritage buildings
State Stud Farm Estate of Mezőhegyes
Wooden churches in the north-east of the Carpathian Basin
Hungarian frontiers of the Roman Empire
Ödön Lechner’s independent pre-modern architecture


NASHVILLE SCHOLARS UNTIMELY DEPARTURES
William Clyde Baker, III
BAKER III, William Clyde Age 73 of Nashville,
Mr. Baker was preceded in death by grandparents, William C. and Annie Mae Baker; parents, Maj Gen William C. Baker, Jr., Dr. Hazel Keily Baker; aunts, Katherine Hoskins, Madge Pickrell, Helen Annette Baker; cousins, Robert Baker, SFC Gomer Davis Hoskins, Jr., Charles C. Pickrell. He is survived by cousins, Martha Faye, Susan Allen, Anne D'Angelo, Col Clyde B. Hoskins. Mr. Baker retired from the US Army as a Lt. Col.
He was a charter member of the Nashville Scholars of the Three Pipe Problem, and his canonical name was Tranter, a popular revolver mentioned in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Bill, as the curator for weapons at the museum, chose this nom with much consideration.


Dawlish Baptist church was established in the 1970s as part of a
movement back towards the evangelical and reformed faith which
had been so largely abandoned by the traditional denominations
in the UK during the previous 70 years or so.
Originally meeting in a home, the church later rented a room in
"The Manor House" in order to accommodate the growing
fellowship. Finally, in the early 1990s, the church purchased the
present building, which was originally the town hall, but had been
used a place of worship since the 1940's by Dawlish Christian
We are a friendly, hospitable and growing fellowship and offer a
warm welcome to anyone to join us at any of our meetings.


Hellenic Society of Cardiology
The Hellenic Society of Cardiology, was established in 1948 and registered with the Athens Civil Courts in 1950. Initially the founding members were 28, while today the number has risen to approximately 2,200 registered Cardiologists.
In 2017 the Hellenic Society of Cardiology (HCS) celebrates 70 years since its establishment.
The history of HCS parallels the history of Cardiology in Greece.
Revisiting the history of HCS one also observes the advancements in Greek Cardiology, since HCS has offered chances of communication between Greek Cardiologists from the introduction of Cardiology as an independent specialty in the middle of the 20th century.
HCS constitutes a connecting link between Cardiologists and has encouraged educational efforts towards the training of doctors and research activities.
Today, in collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology, HCS takes action towards the homogenization of education of Cardiology trainees in order to acquire the Diploma of European Cardiologist and offers programs of continuing education and lifelong learning for the specialized Cardiologists of the country.
The highlights of HCS during its 70 years of existence are presented below.
MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF HCS
The first steps
The first specialized Greek Cardiologists
The first specialized Greek Cardiologists appeared in Greece after 1930 mainly from Germany and France. These are the first Cardiologists that staffed the major hospitals in Athens and Thessaloniki where Cardiology was not yet acclaimed as an independent specialty. Most departments of Cardiology were headed by general practitioners and cardiovascular disease was treated by Cardiologists from abroad or general practitioners with a special interest in Cardiology.
Founding of HCS
The idea of Cardiology as an independent specialty in the medical community matured after the 2nd World War. In 1954 Cardiology became an official specialty and the title of Cardiology Specialist was introduced. More Cardiologists were already beginning to arrive, among them Professor P. White who arrived with a group of American doctors bringing with him the first direct-writing electrocardiograph. The next step was the founding of the HCS. On the 7th of December 1948, the Cardiologist Dr. Demosthenes Papapanagiotou invited all the Cardiologists who were practising in Athens to his house, at 4 Acadimias Street, for an “all-purpose meeting to exchange opinions and friendly greetings”. Twenty-nine Cardiologists in all attended the meeting. Mr. Papanagiotou stressed that he tried not to forget any Cardiologist from the Athens area and so he spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, after many discussions with most of you, we thought that it would be time for us to take on the formation of the Society of Cardiology, in order to be able to exchange our opinions, helping to advance our specialty."
The first statute described the logo and goals of the Society. The first president of HCS was Alexandros Portokalis, whose term of office lasted 1 year. The first hemodynamic laboratory was founded in 1951 at Nea Ionia Hospital, followed by all the major hospitals in Athens and Thessaloniki. In 1954 under the presidency of Dr. George Michailidis, Legislative Decree 3008 recognized Cardiology as an independent specialty.
In 1960 under the Presidency of Dr. Anastasios Samaras the HCS inaugurated its offices at 17 Sisini st. The year 1958 marked the most significant milestone as the University of Athens established the first Department of Cardiology and in 1961 Dr. Georgios Michailidis took office as the first Professor of Cardiology in Greece. He also served as President of the 5th European Congress of Cardiology.
Presidents of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology
The Cardiologists who were Presidents of the Hellenic Society of Cardiology are the following:
Constantinos Maroulis (1950-1951)
Panagiotis Vatsineas (1952)
Nikolaos Tsouchlos (1953)
Dimitrios Papapanagiotou (1955-1956)
Gerasimos Danilatos (1959)
Anastasios Samaras (1960 and 1965-1966)
George Michailidis (1961-1962 and 1967-1968)
Christos Aravanis (1969-1970)
Frixos Kosteas (1971-1972)
Eftichios Voridis (1973-1974)
Spiridon Moulopoulos (1975-1976)
Meletios Pappas (1977-1978)
Dimitrios Athanasiadis (1979-1981)
George Pipilis (1982-1983)
Dimitrios Avgoustakis (1984-1985)
Pavlos Toutouzas (1986-1987)
Lambros Anthopoulos (1988-1989)
Dionysios Kokkinos (1990-1991)
Ioannis Gialafos (1992-1993)
Apostolos Zacharoulis (1994-1995)
Evaggelos Papasteriadis (1996-1997)
Christodoulos Stefanadis (1998-1999)
Panagiotis Vardas (2000-2001)
Dimitris Sideris (2002-2003)
Ioannis Lekakis (2004-2005)
Harilaos Boudoulas (2006-2007)
Dimitrios Kremastinos (2007-2008)
Vlassios Pyrgakis (2009-2010)
George Parharidis (2011-2012)
Ioannis Kallikazaros (2013-2014)
Stefanos Foussas (2015-2016)
Konstantinos Tsioufis (2017-2018)


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Nine Famous Irishmen
In the young Irish disorders, in Ireland in 1848, the following nine men were captured. Tried and convicted of treason against Her Majesty, the Queen, and were sentenced to death: John Mitchell, Morris Leyne, Pat Donahue, Thomas McGee, Charles Duffy, Thomas Meagher, Richard O’Gorman, Terrance McManus, and Michael Ireland.
Before passing sentence, the judge asked if there was anything that anyone wished to say. Meagher, speaking for all, said: “My Lord, this is our first offense, but not our last. If you wish to be easy with us, this once we promise, on our word as gentlemen to try to do better next time. And next time – sure we won’t be fools to get caught.”
Thereupon, the indignant judge sentenced them all to be hanged by the neck until dead, and drawn and quartered.
Passionate protest from the entire world forced Queen Victoria to commute the sentence to transportation and exile for life to the remote, barren wilds of Australia.
In 1874, word reached an astounded Queen Victoria that the Sir Charles Duffy who had been elected Prime Minister of Australia, was the same Charles Duffy who had been transported into exile there 25 years before.
You cannot keep a good Irish man down!


In the modern era, purchasing new windows comes with many choices, all of which are designed to better insulate the home, reduce energy costs and minimize glare. As you make your selection, it is a good moment to reflect on how far humans have come when it comes to window coverings.
The First Window Coverings
Once humans started to build more complex housing, it soon led to ways to further keep the elements out. The birth of windows first came in a form of closed structures that featured wood shutters or animal hide or cloth used as flaps. While they offered privacy, they left no room for a view and required frequent replacement.
The Rise of Glass
The Romans were the first to incorporate glass into windows. Of course, only the wealthy members of society were able to afford the new material. The use of glass continued to take time to gain popularity due to the cost. After the 17th century, the cost for new windows with glass came down, which kickstarted a trend that would continue through the 20th century.
The 1900s and Beyond
During those centuries, there were no standards among the glassmakers. That changed in the 1900s, enabling easier installation of both new and replacement windows. After developing those standards, the 1930s ushered in an era of window kits available in different shapes and sizes. For the first time, homeowners were able to customize their homes and create a unique aesthetic. The trend to have standards sizes yet many options have continued to be a mainstay in the window manufacturing industry. New technologies have also turned a simple glass piece into a durable, weather-resistant component of the home.
As you browse the selection of new windows, it’s a good time to have a little appreciation of the offerings available. Instead of securing a flap, you get to choose high-quality, glass windows with added modern conveniences.


The Beard Street Warehouse was built in 1869, by William Beard an Irish Immigrant who was a builder and a railroad contractor. The warehouse consists of 21 smaller warehouses, today The Beard Street Warehouse is one of the two remaining warehouses in New York Harbor. The warehouse which was once known as the W. Beard & Robinson Stores is eligible for being a New York City Landmark.
The warehouse is a two-story building, it is 48' wide, 144' in length and 28' in height.
We were given a two-story masonry building which was once used as a warehouse, now our task is to transform this historical building into a small Entertainment Center which will accommodate 250 patrons.
Here are some pictures that I took of the existing warehouse
And here is an interior shot
Here's also a short video of the warehouse
the info about the warehouse has been credited from http://www.redhookwaterfront.com/_hi.main/index.html


Episode Title: The “family biography” is another way to write!
We have come a long way together in the Writing from Behind the Curve blog series, and it is time for me to ask you a question: Notwithstanding all that has been discussed, are you still reluctant, for whatever reasons, to pursue your story idea? Has it become a bridge too far, so to speak? And yet, you have stayed with me all of the way to here, so I have to believe that hidden in there somewhere is a yearning to write something important, maybe just not fiction, and maybe just not now.
There are all kinds of fiction and non-fiction writers, of course, but I have a new writing suggestion for you that will make you the toast of your extended family for generations to come. And although we have spoken only of fiction writing up until now, what I am about to argue for is a brand of non-fiction writing as honest and real as anything ever written by the greatest historians and chroniclers. You no doubt remember how Alex Haley’s Roots taught us a family’s history, as passed down through many years by word of mouth. In Blog #1, I told you about my dear friend Hildy, and how she became a writer for the first time when she was well into her seventies. Another person at that same clinic was Marianne, a friend to both of us. She had a malady that required three full days of kidney dialysis each week, a very tough medical situation. But Marianne was tougher than her condition because she had a very particular thing that she wanted to complete before she died.
You see, Marianne had a sole grandchild, a teenage grandson, and she worried that he would never know the history of his family, starting several generations back. She hung on through excruciating months to finish a gift for him: a family biography. Unlike today’s DNA tests and ancestry studies, a family biography, she would argue, was the word of one generation speaking directly to all of the generations to follow. It was about much more than just her life; it was also about the family who came before her and concurrent with her. And it was much more than who was married to whom, or where people lived, or what they did for a livelihood. It was also about the nature of the people and what was important to them in their time. It was to describe how the grandson came to be. So I use Marianne’s example as the means for suggesting to those of you who wish to take a different tack in your writing, to consider writing a family biography. Do you have to be a great writer to write a family biography? No, you only have to care enough to do it—for your children, and for all of the children who will follow.
When years ago, I watched Ken Burns’ The Civil War television series, the letters sent home by the soldiers were so clearly written that their heartfelt sentiments leapt from the pages. That level of quality writing was essential at a time when the letter was most often the only way to communicate from a distance. Just as with those Civil War letters, it is the written word—those precious historical recordings through the millennia of places, people, and times—that have informed us of life as it was, more than any archaeological dig could ever hope to do. Today, as valuable as DNA tests and ancestry sites have been to the education of where one’s ancestors came from, and where the generations before us lived and worked, nothing can compare to the written history of a family’s life.
Imagine what future generations may want to know: First, what you know about every other person in your family, up to great grandma, down to great grandson. What were their personalities like? What were there favorite things to do? What schools, what sports, what religion, what careers, and what marriages helped to form their lives? And that’s not even about you yet. In your heart of hearts, what were your life and times like? Of course, the people you love, but also, your take on the state of technology, politics, travel, culture, and many more things. So, you see, there is much for you to tell in this chronicle of yours. Obviously, such a serious project will require effort and lots of it. It will require the acquisition of your family’s current body of knowledge, probably passed down orally, in Alex Haley fashion, but likely with a lot less quantity than that shared through the generations of his family. It follows, then, that one of your first efforts will be to interview every living member of your family. Before your interviews, however, before you sit down and start writing, you will want to go online and look at the suggested formats for a more systematic and comprehensive memoir that you will be comfortable with. In short, you will want to make sure that your interviews and additional research provide the necessary information to accomplish your aim to create a quality, well-informed document. And, remember, you will be creating a format that will no doubt be followed by any family historians that come after you.
Just think how much more you would understand about your family’s history, had one of your ancestors, a hundred or two hundred years ago, written about their life and times, and the family they loved. Of course, that assumes that such writings would have survived the ravages of time to get to you in the first place. Today’s digital cloud permanently solves this problem. You can know with confidence that your family biography will allow people, tomorrow and hundreds of years from tomorrow, to look back at what you thought was important to tell them about your extended family. And when you find a much younger family member who will eventually take the reins of this ongoing effort, that will start the linkage to what will hopefully be many future family historians. And think of this: They will all have one thing in common; they will owe their beloved family history to the person who started it all—you. A family biography is a gift worth giving to all who follow. It is a legacy that will hold you forever in the hearts of those who you hold most dear.
*NOTE: This concludes the first ten blogs of Writing from Behind the Curve. The next blog, the first in a new series, is meant to give you insights into my personal writing process for a short story that I am just beginning. While I am unable to share every detail during the course of the story’s writing, I believe I can provide enough of one author’s considerations in tackling a new project to make it valuable; at least, I hope so. To distinguish this series from the first, I will be spelling out blog numbers, rather than using numeric figures. For example, the first blog is “#Eleven.”
All the best,
Dick is author of novels Joshua Rye, Serpent at the Well, and MOLTO GRANDE. Please visit my author’s page at: amazon.com/author/dickfranklin


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1) Question: In what ways were officials in nineteenth century Brazil threatened by capoeira, calling it a “dangerous criminal act?”
2) Your Argument/Answer: Officials during the nineteenth century Brazil viewed capoeira as a public menace and desired to extinguish it primarily because of their fear of disorder of the black slaves.
3) Three evidences to support thesis:
* D. Pedro II. Diario da viagem ao Norte do Brasil (1859), Salvador: 1959 (Portuguese)
* A guide to the history of Brazil 1500-1822
* The Criminalization of Capoeira in the Nineteenth-Century Brazil; By: Maya Talmon Chvaicer
Hispanic American Historical Review, 82:3, August 2002, pp. 525-547; Published by Duke University Press


There on store display lay the perfect package of grapes, so tempting. It being open, I popped one in my mouth. Then a voice came. It said, “No Uvas!” The grape became a looking glass. Its dew became sweat on the young Cesar Chavez’s brow as he picked lettuce and beets in the hot sun. It was the Salinas Valley in the early ’40s, and Chavez came from the nameless migrant workers toiling in the fields. He may have started common enough, but he became a standout. A champion of worker rights and a living legend.
He was hardened by corrupt contractors, hellish labor camps and back-breaking work. But his spirit was strong, and his sense of justice unwavering.
Service in the U.S. Navy impressed the values of common cause and discipline on Chavez, and after his discharge, he joined the National Agricultural Worker Union in 1946, and later, the National Farm Workers Labor Union in 1948. This marked the beginning of his activist career.
Both Father Donald McDonnell, a Catholic priest, and Fred Ross, an organizer with the Community Service Organization, heavily impacted Chavez’s sensibility. Gandhi became his guiding light. Through these influences, Chavez became an adherent of political spirituality. In the underdog culture of agriculture, Chavez saw a way to blend service, religion and social justice.
In 1965, Chavez became involved in the Delano grape strike, where the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, comprised of Filipino American farm workers in Delano, California‚ rallied for wages equal to the federal minimum wage. He joined forces with Dolores Huerta and Richard Chavez, and the two groups merged forming the United Farm Workers of America in August 1966. The strike eventually involved a stunning 2,000 workers.
Chavez adopted the tactics from civil-rights movement, using volunteers from urban universities, and religious organizations, forming alliances with organized labor with a strict adherence to nonviolent tactics.
Six months later, Chavez and the NFWA led a strike of California grape pickers on the historic farm workers march from Delano to the California state capitol in Sacramento. The UFW encouraged all Americans to boycott table grapes as a show of support. The strike lasted five years and attracted national attention.
Responding to the grape industry’s refusal to control the use of pesticides on its crops, Chavez inaugurated an international boycott of table grapes.
Chavez’s movement inspired the founding of two Midwestern independent unions: Obreros Unidos in Wisconsin in 1966 and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee in Ohio in 1967. Former UFW organizers founded the Texas Farm Workers Union in 1975. During the 1980s, Chavez led a boycott to protest the use of toxic pesticides on grapes. “NO GRAPES” and “NO UVAS” bumper stickers were widespread. Stressing nonviolent methods, Chavez drew attention for his causes through boycotts, marches and hunger strikes. UFW organizers aimed for a reduction in produce sales by 15 percent — sufficient to wipe out the profit margin. The strikes and boycotts usually ended with bargaining agreements.
Oppositional forces aligned against him and faltered. The FBI built a 1,434-page file on him. Yet Chavez continued on, influencing the course of farm worker rights, unwavering in his adherence to radical and creative non-violence.
Chavez’s very body became emblematic for Chicano identity and enfleshed a living revolution.
Yet Chavez was not wholly a saint. He fired many members of the UFW on suspicion of being agents for either the Communist or Republican parties. In 1977, Chavez attempted to reach out to Filipino-American farm workers by meeting then-President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos in Manila, and endorsed the regime‚ seen by human-rights advocates and religious leaders as a oppressive dictatorship.
In 1988, Chavez attempted another grape boycott, protesting the exposure of farm workers to pesticides. The boycott failed and Chavez undertook what was to be his last fast. He fasted for 35 days and lost 30 pounds. Thus began the health problems that may have contributed to his death.
After he passed, Chavez became the most nationally honored labor organizer in U.S. history. A partial list of honors include: March 31 is a state holiday in California, Colorado, and Texas; Chavez monuments and statues have been erected at California State University San Marcos; and Chavez Plaza at the University of Texas at Austin. Laredo, Texas observes Cesar Chavez Month during March, and the Mission District of San Francisco observes the Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade in April, with Latino products, union celebrations and Native American dances. Stevie Wonder referenced Chavez in the song‚ “Black Man,” on his LP Songs in the Key of Life, and he was the subject of a biopic directed by Diego Luna. Across the states, innumerable streets and avenues have been renamed after him. In Los Angeles, Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, originally Brooklyn Ave., runs from Sunset Boulevard through East LA and Monterrey Park. In San Francisco, Army Street was renamed in his honor as was the east-west thoroughfare 39th Avenue in Portland, Oregon.
The California cities of Modesto, Sacramento, San Diego, Berkeley and San Jose have renamed parks after him. Amarillo, Texas renamed a bowling alley in his memory, and San Francisco State University renamed the student center in his honor.
In 1992, Chavez was awarded the Pacem in Terris Award — named after a 1963 encyclical letter by Pope John XXIII — that calls upon all people of good will to secure peace among all nations. In 2003, the United States Postal Service honored him with a postage stamp. He been lauded by Bill Clinton, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Obama.
But for me, the grape will always be Chavez’s legacy, with all its dewy sweetness.


With the DJIA approaching 10,000 again, let’s reminisce about 1999, the year it first passed that magic level on March 29th. Millennium by the Backstreet Boys was the best selling album, American Beauty won the Academy Award, the Euro was established, SpongeBob SquarePants aired for the first time, Hugo Chavez was elected President of Venezuela, Karl Malone, Pudge, Chipper Jones, Jagr and Kurt Warner won MVP awards and the average price of a gallon of gasoline at the pump was about $1.20. US nominal GDP ended at $9.6b vs $14.1 as of Q2 ‘09. Also, on March 29th 1999, the DXY was at 100.36 (now 75.60), the CRB was at 192.40 (now 269.15), gold was at $280 (now $1,060), oil was $16.44 (now $74.80), corn was $2.32 (now $3.85), copper was $.62 (now $2.83), the 10 yr yield was 5.19% (now 3.38%), and the fed funds rate was at 4.75% (now 0-.25%). Oh, how time flies.


Jerusalem Ghost Tour
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Discover Jerusalem's dark side on this 3-hour haunted history ghost tour. The only one in Israel. Hear tales of famous hauntings and spirits from the past and perhaps still lurking today. This walking tour will visit the infamous and eerie locations through the stone city's cultural hub and by the end you'll see the Holy City in a different and profoundly more ominous and spiritual light.


The Rainbow Health Center occupies a Craftsman Bungalow built in 1925 on 4th Avenue East at McCormick in Olympia, Washington. Originally constructed from a Tumwater Lumber Mills kit, this historic house is made of old growth Douglas fir post and beam. The house features original fir and oak floors, an art tile fireplace, book and cabinet built ins, double hung windows and many exterior Craftsman architectural details. The surrounding land showcases a gorgeous yard and garden with mature hedges, large rhododendrons and roses, as well as edible plantings including apples, grapes, kiwis, figs, raspberries, and strawberries. A European chestnut tree, considered to be the City of Olympia’s finest historic tree resides at the front corner of the property at 4th and McCormick. Every fall it produces hundreds of burs with sweet delicious chestnuts inside. People come from miles around to gather the chestnuts for cooking special dishes.
This Craftsman Bungalow was the home of only two families–the Stoeckers from 1925-1939 and the Gunstones from 1939-2015. The Gunstones were the long-time owners of Central Drug at 4th and Central in Olympia. Careful stewardship and maintenance from both families plus professional rehabilitation have retained its historical integrity, qualifying it for both the State historic listing and the National Register of Historic Places—the only Tumwater Lumber Mills kit house on either list.
In 2015 the property was purchased by Rainbow Health LLC co-founders Teresa Guajardo, MA, LMHC and her wife and business partner Tina Roose. Renovations to the property included an historical restoration, conversion of the ground floor into a medical suite, and updates to the electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems. Following thirteen months of renovations, Rainbow Health Center opened its doors in May 2016.


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History of Massachusetts Blog – Colonial Boston Tour July 1 – 8, 2018
Come join fellow Massachusetts history enthusiasts as we explore exciting aspects of colonial Massachusetts life and events. Dr. Robert Allison. Ph.D., Chair of the History Department at Suffolk University in Boston, and the author of several publications on American and Massachusetts colonial history will be our guide as we walk the streets and learn the stories of the settlement of Massachusetts and the coming American Revolution.
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People travel for miles to Church Stretton purely to explore its treasure-trove of antiques. The town has three main antiques attractions all of which are worth a visit. Click below to find out more about each one including where they are and opening hours.
The building now housing the Stretton Antiques Market in Sandford Avenue was originally built as a maltings, warehouse and shop by the Macartney family. It opened c. 1904 and closed about the time of the outbreak of the Second World War. Subsequently for several of the war years the building was used as an Industrial training workshop by St Dunstan's which moved to Church Stretton from their premises at Ovingdean, near Brighton, after the fall of France in mid-1940.
Beginning with the Long Mynd Hotel (for accommodation) and Tiger Hall (as a hospital) St. Dunstan's gradually took over many of the large premises in the town for accommodation, training or recreation purposes. Over 700 servicemen and women and a number of civilians were looked after and trained in new skills after being blinded during the war. St. Dunstan's returned to their south coast premises in 1946. There is a plaque commemorating the association between St. Dunstan's and the town in the north transept of St. Laurence's Church.
The St Dunstan's charity was renamed Blind Veterans UK in 2012


What better reason to write than sharing something that I love?
It’s not worth anyone’s time if I write a full-on review for each of these books. It’s easy enough to google thousands of well-written reviews. But in writing this I also hope to examine the works that have been foundational in my understanding of humanity’s history, to reflect on how I’ve been biased by them, and to uncover where I can supplement further learning. So, here we go!
Jared Diamond, 1999
That is, the different historical trajectories of Africa and Europe stem ultimately from differences in real estate.
When I was 23 I figured it was about time in life to start reading. One of the first books I bought was Guns, Germs, and Steel. I can’t claim to know much about history today, but back at that time I knew exactly nothing, save for what my brain had somehow held onto from grade school (Julius Caesar existed; the Pyramids, too). This book was my first real venture into world history and anthropology: the flowering of human civilization, the emergence of agriculture and empires, when we took up animal husbandry and writing. I was engrossed!
It was also foundational in my relationship between humanity and nature. Before, I would look out at modern society and wonder how the hell could humans have built TVs and WiFi routers. How did we get to a place from where trees, rivers, and rocks could be crafted into microchips? Guns, Germs, and Steel showed me the path from primitive humans to the modern day. Additionally, it sparked my joy of anthropology and ancient history—here I am, 9 years later, writing about it.
With any book where a single author explains history, it’s good to be wary of not placing full trust in every detail. The broad strokes Diamond paints with are provoking, but remember that this book (like many others) holds theories about humanity’s growth. We’ll see if time proves these correct.
Susan Wise Bauer, 2007
Many thousands of years ago, the Sumerian king Alulim ruled over Eridu: a walled city, a safe space carved out of the unpredictable and harsh river valley that the Romans would later name Mesopotamia. Alulim’s rise to power marked the beginning of civilization, and his reign lasted for almost thirty thousand years.
If Guns, Germs, and Steel introduced me to the wide strokes of human development, The History of the Ancient World filled in the the lines with ancient peoples and civilizations. Bauer covers the histories of the most prominent societies from the earliest histories of writing until the fall of the Roman Empire.
What this book gave me more than anything else was a sense of placement for when and where co-temporal civilizations flourished. Here were the Romans, and there the Parthians; then the Persians with Cyrus, the Zhou kings of China, the Assyrians, the Mauryans, the Assyrians again, the Greeks, the Egyptians. All the way back to Alulim and his thirty-thousand year reign.
The quote above hints at another joy that this book helped me discover: the blending of historic fact and myth. Ancient history is so interesting to me because that we don’t really know what happened thousands of years ago. We just trust that the few historians and monks who dictated their accounts were accurate, even though they were often multiple degrees (and often centuries) removed from their subjects, and biased towards their own leanings.
Yuval Noah Harari, 2015
How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined.
I was surprised to learn that Sapiens is a meme in tech culture, associated with Silicon Valley tech bros. I guess I fit into that!
Regardless, it’s mega-popular for good reason. I picked it up to learn more about human evolution, but I surprised at how impactful it was for me by questioning assumptions about modern society. Sapiens showed me—for example—the interplay of religion, science, and capitalism in the 1700s, as well as the abstract definitions of nations, businesses, gender, money, and more.
Above any set of distinct facts or trivia, Sapiens is useful because it highlights the biological what is from the cultural what it means. We ascribe meaning to physical reality (e.g, this patch of grass underneath my shoe is part of the idea we call “Michigan”), but these meanings are an entirely manmade agreement amongst society. “Michigan” isn’t tangible. You can’t pick it up or hold it. Splintering the meaning of something from its earthly, tactile reality was a new concept for me in my mid-20s. This breakthrough also helped me in other, seemingly unconnected areas, such as internalizing the stoic idea of separating one’s reaction or interpretation of an event from the event itself.
If someone asked me for a recommendation on where to first start reading about the history of humanity, this is the book I would offer.
Peter Frankopan, 2015
From the beginning of time, the centre of Asia was where empires were made.
Honestly, the reason I first picked up this book was because of the the cover art. It’s gorgeous!
But, thankfully, the content lives up to its cover’s promise. I wanted to learn more about history in the Middle East and Steppe, and The Silk Roads offers just that. It reframes the typical Westero-centric societal progression of Greece → Rome → Medieval Europe to a history that’s centered on the often more impressive cultures to the east of the Mediterranean. What’s more, it discusses how even modern conflicts (e.g: WWII, The Cold War) were rooted in the pursuit for primacy in Asia.
Each chapter is simple to read and self-contained; the book is easily digestible. I read a large portion of it in a hammock on the beach in Eleuthera. The Silk Roads deepened my love for the old history of the world between Asia Minor and Himalayan Mountains.
Robin Walker, 2006
It was in 1324 … that the world awoke to the splendor and grandeur of Mali.
I bought this book after reflecting on my (very, very, very limited) knowledge of the world. When it came to Africa, all I knew was ancient Egypt, followed by a great gap, then European colonialism. When We Ruled is an extensively researched tome that encompasses all periods of the history of Africa.
I picked-and-chose my way through the chapters that I found most interesting. The prose is, admittedly, quite dry and lacking of narrative. But I loved discovering new figures and cultures that I had little or no knowledge of beforehand, notably:
As is so often the case when plunging into a new area of study, I came out with more questions than I started with. Each of the above topics is a launching point for even more learning opportunity! But I’m thankful that my model of humanity has been given a little more dimension, especially as these places and people are so hidden from the typical curriculum of world history.
I’ll never be able to learn all that I want to—or all that I should—but I can see now where I’d like to explore more next: the ancient Americas, the Indian subcontinent, and northern Steppe region. If anyone has any suggestions for good resources, I’d love to hear them. Please ping me on my Twitter @jessetweettweet.


Killers of the Flower Moon was a book crafted, it seemed, to appeal especially to me. It featured true crime, Native American history and was set in the West. And apparently I wasn’t the only person David Grann’s tale appealed to. It racked up an impressive list of honors.
Killers explores a series of deaths among members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Members of the tribe were wealthy, thanks to the discovery of oil on their land. But with their wealth came desperate attempts to control them and their estates. Even those who tried to investigate the murders became targets. Eventually, the nascent Federal Bureau of Investigation became involved.
The book reads as great whodunit, but it’s also a grim reminder of the racism that governed the country’s treatment of Native Americans for centuries.
- Favorite 2017 Reads No. 3
- My favorite read of 2017


Hwa Rang Do is a Korean Martial Artwork. Korean fight techniques originated more than 5, 000 several years back With all the development of your Kochosun Kingdom. Later above two,000 decades ago (57 BC) the Kingdom of Silla shaped plus they established their very own warrior program. From the fourteenth century Silla was conquered by a completely new Korean Kingdom and also the practitioners took refuge in remote mountain temples. Hwa Rang Do- or Um-Yang Kwon (key battle competencies) was preserved from generation to generation (58) of selected Buddhist monks. It is recognized as "The best way in the Flowering Knight".
In 1940 two brothers, Joo Bang Lee and Joo Sang Lee grew to become the one learners of your Buddhist monk Suahn Dosa while during the Ham Nam province of North Korea. In 1948, during the communist takeover, they escaped to Ohdae Mountain in South Korea. In 1960 the Lee brothers, with permission from Sauhm Dosa and also the Korean authorities, opened their very first college, instructing these capabilities in community for The very first time in 600 yrs. They made the syllabus from scratch dependent on their own memory.
Joo Sang Lee took the artwork to The usa. In advance of Suahm Dosa died in 1968 he handed to the 58th era grandmaster title to Joo Bang Lee, the youthful brother due to the fact he was even now in Korea.
Dr. Joo Bang Lee registered the Hwa Rang Do title with the government of Korea and Started the Korean Hwa Rang Do Association. He then moved to the U.S. and opened the World Hwa Rang Do Affiliation as well as Hwa Rang Do Headquarters in Downey, CA.
In 1990 Dr. Joo Bang Lee established Tae Soo Do for the reason that Hwa Rang Do may be very intricate and tricky for the majority of current day students. Tae Soo Do was established being an undergraduate software. It requires an average two to holter ekg three decades to gain a black belt in Tae Soo Do. The Tae Soo Do black belt can graduate into a sophisticated system of Hwa Rang Do exactly where to takes a mean of 3 a lot more many years to obtain the black sash.
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About the author
Antonsson Shihan, Okuden 7 Dan Kyoshi Ju Jutsu & Goshin Jutsu. Dan ranks in multipel arts, has been training for more than 40 years and have been an active instructor for more than 30 years. Author of the book ”Dokan Ryu Ju Jutsu & Budō Densho”.
He has authored several articles on his blog https://antonssonshihan.wordpress
He otherwise works as an orthopedic surgeon subspecialized in pediatric orthopedics and deformity surgery.
THE JAPANESE FEUDAL HISTORY
As we practice various forms of Japanese Budo, it feels important to briefly describe the Japanese feudal history, a time so strongly associated with the samurai. The samurai clans came to occupy a prominent place in Japanese history.
In order to be able to move forward in the description, one should understand the concepts:
- Budo = the martial way. Used as a collective name for the Japanese martial arts.
- Bujutsu = the martial technique (techniques intended for combat, battlefield)
- Bugei = the martial art, the really old name for martial arts.
- Koryu = name for styles (ryu, ryuha, ryugi) and schools established before the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
- Gendai Budo = modern budo arts, name of schools and styles established after the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
THE JAPANESE FEUDAL HISTORY
Japan’s indigenous people, Jomon, immigrated from Northeast Asia around 15,000 BC. They laid the foundation for what in Japanese history is called the Jomon culture (Jomon Jidai), a prehistoric culture that according to many was the first in the world to make pottery.
Yayoi, was a tribe who immigrated from the North Caucasus Mountains during the Iron Age. With Yayoi came the knowledge of metalworking and rice cultivation. They were a typical hunter-gatherer culture.
It is often forgotten that the most probable indigenous people were Ainu, who inhabited northern Japan.
Ainu emigrated from northern Siberia.
Yayoi and Jomon forced the Ainu people further north and today there is unfortunately not much left of the Ainu culture.
The mixture of Yayoi, Jomon and further immigration from China and Korea forms the basis of the modern Japanese population.
Japanese feudal history covers the period from about the 8th century to the last half of the 19th century.
Until the 17th century, however, Japan was more of a typical clan society than a feudal society. The struggle for power in Japan has always taken place between two parties, the emperor and the military commander, the shogun.
It is therefore easiest to describe the history of Japan, as the time of the different shogunate periods and the time before, ie. the imperial era.
Three religions have also strongly influenced Japanese culture: Buddhism (especially Zen Buddhism), Confucianism and shintoism.
The influence and significance of Zen Buddhism will be described later.
Confucianism spread to Japan as early as the 5th century. It is based on the teachings of Confucius (551-479 BC).
Shintoism is the traditional the folk religion of Japan with several gods and the worship of mainly ancestors.
Jidai is the Japanese word for time period or epoch. Here is a brief description of the different eras:
The Nara Period-Nara Jidai (AD710-794)
As early as the 6th century, the foundation was laid for what would develop into the samurai class, in that plots of land were distributed to vassals.
In 710, Nara is proclaimed the capital and this marks the beginning of the Japanese feudal era. A system of government is introduced according to a Chinese model.
In the first historical work written in Japanese, Kojiki, the imperial family is claimed to be related to the gods. During this period, Buddhist temples also became increasingly powerful.
The Heian-Period-Heian Jidai (794-1185)
The imperial power and the court are moved to Heian (Kyoto). The Heian period was initially a peaceful period, a golden age for art and literature in particular.
In the 12th century, the samurai class, the new warrior class, emerged. The provinces were ruled by daimyo, land lords. These came to become the leader of the buke, the new warrior class.
During this time, the most common warrior was a mounted archer. The samurai’s lifestyle and philosophy during this time was also called Kyuba no Michi, the way of the bow and the horse. The samurai used the long sword, tachi, with the edge hanging down.
The Heian period ended with the Genpei War (1180-1185) between the two ruling clans, Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genji). The war ends with the victory of Minamoto no Yoritomo and his appointment to shogun (military commander and dictator) in 1192. This
marks the end of the imperial era and the beginning of the Shogunat periods.
From the beginning, Shogun was the title on the commander who led campaigns against the Japanese indigenous people, ainu.
The Kamakura Shogunate- Kamakura Jidai (1185-1333)
The power is transferred to Kamakura. The total power now ends up with the shogun and his feudal lords, daimyo. The emperor becomes just a puppet
The Mongols try to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281. The samurai manage to resist both invasion attempts with the help of “The Divine Wind”, Kamikaze. The typhoon, which both times sank the Mongolian fleet, was named Kamikaze.
The Kamakura Shogunate ended with the bloody Nanbokucho War in 1333 and the Ashikaga clan taking power. This civil war lasted for 59 years.
The foot soldiers were often armed with naginata, but during the war the warfare changed. One switched to using spears (yari) instead.
Zen Buddhism is beginning to establish itself in Japan
The Ashikaga Shogunate -Ashikaga Muromachi Jidai (1333-1573)
Ashikaga is appointed to shogun and transfers the power to Muromachi (the era is also called the Muromachi period).
Now the use of ashigaru, foot soldiers (infantry) is introduced. Ashigaru were peasants trained for battle. This leads to the change of warfare in the 15th century.
Now the image of the more classic samurai emerges, which is fighting on foot with his sword, katana (uchigatana), with the edge hanging upwards.
A new major civil war, the Onin War, breaks out, depicted in the movie “The Seven Samurai”. After nearly 100 years of civil war, Japan is reuniting.
The period between the years 1467-1568 also came to be called Sengoku Jidai, the period of the warring states.
Around 1543, the use of small arms (muskets) was introduced by the Portuguese. Hojutsu, becomes the name for the firearm technique. Members of the Ashikaga clan were shoguns for 15 generations.
The Azuchi Momoyama Period-Azuchi Momoyama Jidai (1568-1600)
This period is dominated by three great daimyo, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who managed to gain control in Japan.
The period is named after these warlords’ castles, Azuchi (Nobunaga) and Momoyama (Hideyoshi).
Kyoto is taken over by Nobinaga. He is to appointed new shogun, but he is assassinated and Toyotomi Hideyoshi now takes power as the new leader.
Hideyoshi invades Korea. He succeeds in reuniting Japan and introducing new laws. Only the samurai are now allowed to carry arms.
The Tokugawa Shogunate-Edo Jidai (1600-1867)
In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes the new shogun. The power is transferred to Edo (the era is also called the Edo period).
Edo becomes Japan’s real capital. Kyoto, where the emperor had his seat, becomes the nominal capital.
Under Tokugawa’s rule, the samurai become the official highest class in Japanese society. Now they get the absolute power in Japan and the rest of the population became more or less outlawed against them. The country ended up in peace at the cost of a strict military dictatorship. The samurai class made up less than 10% of the population. Like the new great aristocracy, the samurai came now to deal more with the art of war.
The Tokugawa clan came to rule Japan until Japan’s modernization in 1868.
The Meiji Restoration in 1868-Meiji Jidai (1868-1912)
In 1868, the modernization of Japan begins.
Japan is suffering from the global industrialization and had to adapt to the new age. The use of small arms became a decisive factor.
The last shogun is deposed and the power was handed over to Emperor Meiji.
The samurai empire was thus abolished and they were no longer allowed to carry their swords. The samurai clans lost all their privileges.
In 1877, several samurai revolted during the Satsuma Rebellion. One of the leaders are Saigo Takamori, “the last samurai”, portrayed in the film of the same title.
The samurai’s revolt is crushed of the new modernized Japanese army and Saigo commits seppuku (ritual suicide).


If you have been fascinated with visiting the hospital from the early years, you probably remember your old doctor trying to crack jokes with you with an antique stethoscope hanging around his neck.
From the Laennec stethoscope to modern versions, stethoscopes have come a long way in terms of functionality and design. Vintage stethoscopes are different from the modern ones mostly in terms of design. In fact, the early stethoscope does not have any tubing. Going even back further, you will find stethoscopes that were being used before the official bell-type accessories.
Below is an overview of the main 19th century stethoscopes.
1870s Style Ford Stethoscope
The biggest innovation in the medical field happened in America in the late 19th century. W.F. Ford had a number of stethoscope patents. Ford played a big role in the development of the bi-aural stethoscope that is commonly used today.
However, there was one problem with the bi-aural stethoscope: getting the tension right in the tubing was difficult. To get the right tension, W.F. Ford resorted to a quick-fix solution of adding a spring in the middle.
Today, Labtron makes various stethoscopes in Ford’s honor. While the new Labtron stethoscopes do not have the spring system in the middle, the bells are still inspired by the vintage bells. See the picture below of the Labtron stethoscope design we are referring to:
You can find these stethoscopes are Amazon for about $20. So, if you would like to have a collection of vintage-inspired stethoscopes in a Ford-style, the Labtron stethoscope is for you.
Vintage 1940s Obstetrician’s Stethoscope
The vintage wooden stethoscope below was popularly used by obstetricians back in the 1940s in Ukraine as a fetal stethoscope. The monaural stethoscope is currently stored in a Ukrainian military medical warehouse but is sold all over the world to stethoscope enthusiasts, historians and collectors.
The stethoscope looks like a Victorian stethoscope but is has its shaft is a little larger.
This is a rare old stethoscope that is a must-have for anyone interested in collecting different types of stethoscopes or other antique obstetric instruments.
Finally, on this list we have the grandfather of all old fashioned stethoscopes, that is the Sprague Rappaport.
Vintage Sprague Rappaport Stethoscope
The stethoscopes used in the 1940s were stiff and had problems with poor functioning. Sprague and Rappaport decided it was time to give the early stethoscope a new design.
The two laid down the basics of the standard stethoscopes that are used today. With time, Hewlett and Packard started manufacturing Sprague and Rappaport stethoscopes. You won’t, however, find the HP stethoscopes as they are no longer being manufactured. Your best bet would be to find them at a site selling medical collectibles or at eBay.
Many companies jumped to making Sprague Rappaport stethoscopes over the years. MDF is, perhaps, the most well-known company that put most of their focus on the Sprague Rapport stethoscopes.
Where to Buy Vintage Stethoscopes
Unfortunately, it is not easy to find a retro stethoscope. However, if you are lucky, you can find some through garage sales.
There are also a couple of websites where you can find the old fashioned stethoscopes. Here are some of the top sites we recommend if you are looking for antique stethoscopes for sale.
Finally, you can also find antique stethoscopes at the classifieds sections of online medical forums.


Home & Auto Insurance in Bethany & Sullivan IL
The agency was founded in 1940 by Harold Fitzgerald. Harold was a State Farm agent for 5 years and became the leading hail insurance salesman by 1945. The next year State Farm discontinued Hail Coverage and Harold became the only Hartford general agent south of Route 36 in Illinois.
In 1960 James Fitzgerald, Harold’s son, joined his father at the family business. It was a time of change and growth for the insurance business as Jim and Harold grew the business into a area leader in both farm and personal insurance. Imogene, Harold’s daughter, joined the agency as well and worked from 1967 to 1992. Marilyn Fitzgerald, Jim’s wife, joined in 1975 and worked until they both retired in December of 2006.
Michael Fitzgerald, the current president of Fitzgerald Insurance, joined in the family business in 1982. His wife Gina is an integral part of the business.
Sarah Fitzgerald, cousin to Mike, came on board in 2007 and is licensed in all lines of insurance.


another alt history thingy
2000 - Joint invasion by Lithuania and Belarus. Lithuania takes four districts and part of another. Belarus takes four districts. War is declared on both.
2002 - Latvia regains part of a district and signs a peace treaty with Belarus.
2003 - Finland and Norway take apart in the war against Lithuania.
2005 - War rages on. Estonia threatens to attack unless the four northern provinces are given to them.
2006 - Finland pulls out of war against Lithuania. Latvia gives four northern provinces to Estonia and two western provinces to Sweeden.
2007 - War ends against Lithuania, Russia invades and occupies three and a part of another district. Sweeden gains another district.
2009 - Sweden cedes western province to Lithuania.
2010 - Estonia gains part of a district, splitting the district into three parts, one part Russian, one part Latvian, and one part Estonian. Lithuania cedes province back to Sweden.
2015 - Western province goes to war against Sweden for independence with Latvia, Denmark, and Russia supporting it.
2017 - Russia pulls out of war. Sweden occupies part of northern district.
2018 - Western province of Baltia gains independence, Latvia is left to five who districts and three partial districts.
*I realize there is a mistake with the public of Baltia on the map, sorry!


Dame Vera Lynn
Dame Vera Lynn gave hope and inspiration to wartime troops during World War II, with her classic hits We’ll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover. She has held a special place in the hearts of the British for keeping up morale and will be forever known as “the Forces’ sweetheart”. In 2017 we projected Lynn’s portrait onto the White Cliffs of Dover to celebrate her 100th birthday. To honour her contribution to British history and to celebrate her amazing life on the day of her funeral we teamed up with Decca records and took to the iconic cliffs to light them up once again.


National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day - September 30
On September 30, we wear orange shirts and set aside time to reflect on Canada's legacy of residential schools for Indigenous children.
For over 150 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation children were taken from their families and communities to attend residential schools, often located far away from their homes. More than 150,000 children attended such schools; many never returned. Many of Norwood's families have faced intergenerational trauma as a result of one or more family members' experiences at residential schools.


City of Rijeka has a lot to offer when it comes to attractive venues for hosting the first edition of Republika. Central location for educational programs is certainly the most important complex of industrial heritage in Rijeka - “Rikard Benčić”, and more precisely, its abandoned 6000 square meters engine factory with preserved impressive atmosphere, this time occupied for talks, discussions and interactive knowledge exchange. Additional, more in-depth programs of SHARE Cyberpunk Academy will be held at soc-real navy ship “Seagull”, docked in the port of Rijeka for this occasion. Seagull (Galeb) was used by the late President of the Yugoslav Republic, Marshal Josip Broz Tito, on his numerous foreign trips and for the entertainment of worldwide renown people. The ship attained an iconic status among the people of Yugoslavia, as well as among the many diverse nations and members of the Non-Aligned Movement. More info on night program locations will be available as soon as music lineup is announced.


St. Patrick Church was established in 1844. The first St. Patrick’s Church was a log structure which served the pioneers in the Meramec River area until a stone church was completed a few years after in 1864. (Building of the church was interrupted during the Civil War and was completed in 1868.) Completion of the church was due primarily through the efforts of Father Edward Berry who finished the project that Father Phillip Grace began in 1957.
The stone church suffered extensive damage from a fire in 1885 leaving only the stone walls. With the generosity and dedication of the parishioners, in less than a year both the church and rectory were completed. Father Berry continued to serve the parish until his death in 1901. Father E.T. Gallagher was assigned to St. Patrick’s in 1901 and worked in the area for five years. He passed away on March 16, 1906 and is buried at St. Patrick’s Church.
Father Arthur O’Reilly was assigned to Armagh in 1906 and it is with him that the official history of St. James Church begins. After St. James in Catawissa was built in 1924 St. Patrick’s closed its doors.
The church is now used for weddings and special occasions today. Each year the annual picnic is hosted on the 3rd Sunday in August as a fundraiser with mass taking place at 11:00 AM. The festivities begin directly after mass.
St. Patrick’s Preservation Society has cared for St. Patrick’s “Old Rock Church” since 1972. As members grow older we are always in need of new, young help. Please consider making St. Patrick’s a part of your family legacy and bring younger members of your family to participate in meetings, masses and picnic events.
For additional information regarding the history of St. Patrick’s of Armagh consider purchasing the following book “Saving the Old Rock Church” by Pauline Massom. This can be found by visiting www.heritagebookstall.com.


In 1954, John Meeks, 86, began vacationing at Idlewild resort in northern Michigan, and then in 1994 he began living there full time. As an expert on the history of this historic African-American vacation destination, Meeks was appointed to the Idlewild Centennial Commission, which is planning a big celebration in 2012.
Needing to stay active, Meeks, a former Detroit business owner, decided to have both knees replaced at the same time by Daniel Hoard, M.D. “Because of the small incision, I zipped right through recovery without any problems,” he says.
After the surgery in January 2008, Meeks was out on the dance floor that summer. “I hadn’t danced in about three years, but the old moves came right back.”
This story first appeared in Sinai-Grace Hospital’s Healthy Living magazine. Click here to read more Healthy Living stories.


We hitched a ride to the top of Hidam Pass, the sight of an old French fort which was later taken over by the Americans during the war. It was a terrific 6-mile plunge down to Danang, then, another 25-mile ride in a scorching headwind to the small riverside resort town of Hoi An.
We've snagged a couple of rooms with balconies overlooking the river. Hoi An looks to be fairly touristy with lots of upscale western style bars and restaurants. It all looks tempting, but I'm pretty beat and envision an early dinner, then, straight to bed.


Victoria’s Silk Dress
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