A high energy recreation of the original 1923 Creole band, without all the snack, crackle and pops of the original 78s. Created with care and enthusiasm by these exceptionally talented London based musicians. Great fun to listen to.
Favorite track: Papa What You Are Trying To Do To Me I've Been Doing It For Years.
In early 2019, we set out to learn more about the iconic ensemble style of King Oliver’s famous Creole Jazz Band. We transcribed a selection of their most famous 1923 recordings note-for-note and learned to them as closely as possible to the style of the original recordings. As with many musicians throughout jazz history, we were inspired by the amazing group interplay and distinct counterpoint of the group. We wanted to recreate the visceral excitement of the band that took Chicago by storm in the early 20s when King Oliver sent down to New Orleans for his protege Louis Armstrong to join the band on 2nd cornet. Much has been written about Armstrong’s emergence in this ensemble, but we were more interested in the highly organized and intricate counterpoint in the band, a particularly beautiful rendering of the group focus of early jazz. Like Oliver and Armstrong, almost all of the other players in the original band - Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Baby Dodds (drums), Honore Dutrey (trombone), and Bill Johnson (banjo) - also hailed from New Orleans. This early group of Crescent City musicians in Chicago, plus the inimitably rock-solid and propulsive piano of Memphis native Lil Hardin, played with a selflessness and dedication to the group aesthetic inspired by King Oliver’s powerful leadership that created the timeless recordings we have recreated and expanded upon here.
In addition to our artistic and musical motivations, the fidelity of the 1923 recordings is notoriously poor, so we hoped to shine some light on the inner workings of the band with a new recording of all the parts as originally played. Due to the limitations of the recording technology of the time, acoustic bass was not used on the Oliver records and Baby Dodds did not play on a full drum set, only a woodblock, cymbal and occasional snare. We have added Will Scott on bass, playing in the exciting bowed and slapped styles of Bill Johnson, who was restricted to banjo on the original records. Additionally, Nicholas Ball has used his extensive knowledge of Baby Dodds’ drumming from other recordings to add historically appropriate full set textures to the ensemble. We decided to record the cornets primarily without straight mutes, which Oliver and Armstrong used on many of the recordings, as we guessed the mutes would have been used considerably less in live settings. We chose to record in a medium size room with a single high-fidelity Neumann microphone, a nod to the original band’s ability to balance themselves around one recording horn while adding a contemporary level of fidelity.
In addition to seven transcriptions, we have also included three tunes which were performed by the Oliver band but not recorded by them, adapting what we learned from the transcribing process to these tunes. "Junk Man Blues" (not the same tune as "Junk Man" or "Junk Man Rag") was actually recorded by the Oliver band on October 15, 1923 - unfortunately it was never issued, so Michael McQuaid’s new arrangement imagines how that lost recording might have sounded, based on characteristic features of the band’s style and recorded arrangements. To our knowledge this is the first time a recording of the tune has ever been issued.
"Papa What You Are Trying to Do To Me I’ve Been Doing It for Years" was composed by Louis Armstrong along with trombonist Preston Jackson. They lodged it for copyright in 1923, so there’s every chance it was part of the Oliver band’s repertoire. McQuaid’s arrangement follows the example of the only known recording of this tune, by Chris Tyle’s Silver Leaf Jazz Band, and casts it as a rollicking stomp.
“Mister Joe” is a composition of the New Orleans pioneering pianist Jelly Roll Morton, whose “Froggie Moore” was recorded by the Oliver band in 1923. In an interview late in his life, Morton mentioned that this tune was in the Oliver band’s repertoire and that its title is in fact an homage to the great cornetist himself. Andrew Oliver adapted this arrangement from Morton's 1939 piano solo recording which, in true Morton fashion, contains various textures of clarinet, trombone, and cornet breaks which were hallmarks of his “band-style” piano playing.
Overall we hope this recording captures some of the excitement of a seminal moment in jazz history, illuminating the intricate counterpart and beautiful instrumental styles of Oliver's carefully crafted yet free-flowing ensemble and reimagining some tunes which the band likely performed but never recorded.
released February 5, 2021
Michael McQuaid, cornet
Harry Evans, cornet
David Horniblow, clarinet
Chris Lowe, trombone
Martin Wheatley, banjo
Andrew Oliver, piano
Will Scott, bass
Nicholas D. Ball, drums
Recorded October 12, 2019 at Stantonville, London, U.K.
Recording and mastering by Andrew Oliver
Cover by Nicholas D. Ball
"Dipper Mouth Blues" composed by King Oliver, transcribed by Andrew Oliver
"Sweet Lovin' Man" composed by Lil Hardin and Walter Melrose, transcribed by Michael McQuaid
"Papa What You Are Trying To Do To Me I've Been Doing It For Years" composed by Louis Armstrong and Preston Jackson, arranged by Michael McQuaid
"Junk Man Blues" composed by King Oliver, arranged by Michael McQuaid
"Just Gone" composed by King Oliver and Bill Johnson, transcribed by David Horniblow
"Canal Street Blues" composed by King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, transcribed by Nicholas D. Ball
"Chattanooga Stomp" composed by King Oliver and Alphonse Picou, transcribed by Michael McQuaid
"Mister Joe" composed by Jelly Roll Morton, arranged by Andrew Oliver
"Chimes Blues" composed by King Oliver, transcribed by Chris Lowe
"Weather Bird" composed by Louis Armstrong, transcribed by Michael McQuaid
Thanks to Rock Bottom Music for the use of the microphone.


Date: July 2010
Work done: Logo-type design, custom lettering, branding, large format print design, apparel, book design
Logo design for a renovated traditional wooden sailboat, originally built in 1961. Moored in a town on the western coast of France, it had recently been awarded a National Heritage certificate and is used by a group of volunteers to introduce people to the sea and sailing via the Coques en Bois association. The goal was a logo-type to reflect the distinctive social and historical characteristics of the boat.
I researched various alphabets of different time periods and in a range of styles, paying particular attention to the uppercase 'A' as being the initial letter, I wanted it to set the tone for the rest of piece. From the beginning, it was particularly important to keep in mind the purpose and intended use of the logo as it would need to reproduce correctly in various contexts (mediums, size, etc.) without any loss of detail or legibility.
Above: Researching letter motifs (left) and creating some rough drafts.
I played around with different styles and ideas, from dynamic and quite casual lettering to elegant and restrained calligraphy. The approach I felt was most appropriate was somewhere in between; a classically-inspired design with a modern feel. The 'L' for instance with its distinctive curvature and lachrymal terminal takes its influence from the forms of Renaissance italic scripts. At the same time, the dynamics between pairs such as 'A-n' have a distinctly more modern tone. The overall style remains strong and clean without dramatic extremes in stroke weight or contrast to allow the design to work well in a range of sizes and on different materials.
To accompany the logo, I wrote and designed a small book (paperback, 32 pages, 180 x 180 mm) explaining the background and historical influences behind the logo, the design process, proposed use and applications, etc. I then designed a flag for the mast, crew t-shirts, caps and more recently, a slight adaptation of the logo for the side panels of the seating area.


Before the year 1997, IAWRT as an association was not known of in Cameroon. Madeleine Membe signed on as the first Cameroonian member of IAWRT while attending a refresher course in Radio Duetsche Welle, followed by Olivia Tumajong in 1999. In a bid to render the association a little more visible, these two members proposed hosting a regional meeting in the year 2000 in Douala, the country’s economic capital. At the time, Gundel Krauss Dahl was the international President. This meeting was organized on the eve of the liberalization of the media landscape in the country, which saw the birth of several private radios, and some television stations. (Pic left: IAWRT-Cameroon President Sidonie Pongmoni)
Gundel’s invaluable support reinforced the commitment of the pioneer members to the vision of IAWRT. By the end of the meeting, which also included capacity building for female broadcasters of rural radio stations, about 15 new members joined the ranks of IAWRT. Between the years 2000 and 2005, activities slowed down relatively as members became inactive. However, the chapter picked up steam soon after, with the launch of the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) project in 2006. This project offered further visibility for the association in the country. .
In 2007, during the biennial conference in Kenya, Cameroon gained the status of a chapter and this has been a source of further inspiration to members, pushing them to carry out more activities. One such activity was a meeting that brought together female broadcasters from the Central African sub region. The focus was on what role media women in the sub region can play to bring about peace and stability in a context of war and other conflict situations. This was of course another opportunity to take on board more members.
Despite several ups and downs in terms of membership, Cameroon has succeeded in keeping an active membership base, with founding member Madeline Memb going on to serve on the IAWRT international board.
In September 2015, Pochi Tamba Nsoh was elected as the Secretary of the international board of the IAWRT, and in February 2016, respected journalist and long time member of IAWRT Cameroon, Sidonie Pongmoni took over as the head of the Cameroon Chapter.
Pic: 2015-6 Executive committee members: Pochi Tamba Nsoh, Olivia Tumanjong, Tchonko Becky Besong,Wirngo Patience, Foret Sabine, Madeleine Memb and Leocadi Mangwi.
Head, Cameroon Chapter
International Board Member
Pochi Tamba Nsoh
P.O. Box 13187 Yaounde
+237-99-98 47-07; 99-93-60-34; 99-52-44-91


Welcome to Ancient Egypt at Lifestyle
If you have always been intrigued by the old and ancient Egyptian artifacts, you would be please to know that Lifestyle is launching beautiful reproduction of Egyptian Artifacts and Statues of Gods and Goddesses, Kings and Queens, of the early and middle ages of the Egyptian Empire.
The collection is store are beautifully designed and detailed replicas of authentic ancient Egyptian statues and museums pieces with beautiful detail and hand painting, making them a brilliant addition to any home.
The collection will be available from the end of May.
P.O. Box 25030,
Tel : +9714 8094000
Fax : +9714 8094040


Let the family know you care by sharing this tribute.
William Sydney Shuttleworth, 96, a securities investment broker, World War II
veteran, and longtime resident of Mount Lebanon, died July 6 in Mount Lebanon.
William Shuttleworth was born in 1920 in Montclair, New Jersey. He attended
Lehigh University from 1938 to early 1942, majoring in business administration, and
joined the Army shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. From 1942 to early 1946, he
served in the Army Artillery, advancing from Private to First Lieutenant. His unit crossed
the English Channel soon after D-Day and proceeded through France and eventually to
Germany. In 1951 the Army recalled him as a Captain during the Korean War.
Mr. Shuttleworth worked in insurance sales after 1945, and in 1955 he became a
securities investment broker in Pittsburgh, a career he continued with several securities
firms for almost 50 years. In 2003, at age 82, he retired from Arthurs, Lestrange &
Company as a Senior Vice President.
William Shuttleworth and his wife, Henrietta Wireman Shuttleworth, were married
for 74 years. He is survived by his wife and their three children –– Steven A.
Shuttleworth of Pittsburgh, Susan (Robert) S. Leggett of Seabrook Island, South Carolina, and
Sharon S. Galm of Arlington, Virginia.


Take a look at this, Barn Finds Mystery Car Parked 100 Years Over Old Tunnel from Mexico to USA!!
From time to time, there are cars that get discovered which have been hidden away from 20, 30 or even fifty years, but today, we bring you a car that has been hidden away for an entire century, a car that was the used by Pancho Villa – governor of Chihuahua 1913-1914.
We are sure that Pancho Villa needs no special introduction but this 1914 Mitchell that he was driven in actually does because this car has been hidden away from the eyes of the public for 100 years and it was stashed inside this tunnel, which was built in 1911 in Juarez, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920.
According to the locals the tunnel that the car has been discovered in, was used to stash all sorts of valuables, from money to jewelry and even this big American Touring car, and now after all those years, you get to take a glimpse at it.


The Owens Thomas House
The Ownes thomas house is a historic home located in downtown Savannah, Georgia. The home bears many historical elements which have made the house a great tourist attraction especially for history fanatics.
The home is now operated as a house museum by the Telfair museum.
The home is located on 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401.
This Project focused on learning how to hand draft and perfecting the skill. The project also looked into urban planning aspects and the houses surroundings as well as the historic set up of Savannah. As Savannah was one of the first planned cities it has a specific grid layout which dictates where there are homes and what they are surrounded by. This aspect makes the city unique and interesting to explore.
The Section shows these so called 'square' that the home is locate din. It shows the greenery which is the center of every square and becomes the heart of the block.
The Squares plan helps you get a better understanding of the block and how the surrounding elements affect the Owens Thomas house. The poched building is the house in question. the plan also shows you the greenery which is spread through the space.
The floor plan shows the buildings architectural features and walls with it's thicknesses of the building.
The perspective of the exterior of the building shows the houses exterior architectural features and detailing.
It gives you an idea of spatial size and relation of walls to windows and how the details correlate to the buildings facade.
These Boards are the final presentation boards for the movement through Savannah. First you dive into the city which i described as a memory palace. I ten dove into the ward and square itself.
The elevations continue to show more detail of the Owens Thomas house. This shows the symmetrical and asymmetrical aspects of the building at the same time. The stippled area represents the stucco portion of the building while the shutters are wood.


Located at the entrance of the village, the characteristic Hermitage of San Cataldo, sunken in a huge granite rock that covers it like a roof, over a thousand years protecting the small community of Cottanello.
Its origins, previous to the 10th century, are due to the Benedictine monks who, preaching in the area, used it as a shelter or a place of hermitage.
The hermitage dedicated to San Cataldo, Bishop of Rochau, who lived between the VI – VII century d.c. who died during a pilgrimage in the Holy Land ‘in Taranto where he was buried in the cathedral.
Legend has it that the Saint took refuge in the hermitage to escape persecution Aryan, but no historical confirmation has never corroborated this hypothesis, and is’ more likely that his veneration was brought by the soldiers who around 1497 had fought just Taranto.
The patron of Cottam was always S. Andrea, but the inhabitants have always had a particular fondness for S. Cataldo, who co-patron is celebrated with great fervor on May 10; to him they were dedicated many “ex-voto”, some still visible inside the hermitage.
Inside the small chapel houses the most ancient Byzantine-style frescoes of Sabina, of particular beauty, as the millennial of the Redeemer painting and other beautiful fifteenth-century paintings, depicting the Madonna and Child with Saints Bishops.
In the painting of the Redeemer, dated IX – X century, it is represented Jesus sitting in blessing flanked by the apostles and saints under six; in the fresco there are clear references to St. Francis of Assisi, the most conspicuous is the symbol of the saint himself, the “TAU” greek that identified it.
And ‘certain fact that between 1217 and 1223 Francis stood between our nations to evangelize them.
The fresco was discovered only in 1944, when German sappers, to protect the flight, blew up the bridge below. The hermitage miraculously remained intact, but the outbreak screpolò a fresco of the ‘700 depicting the country, under which lurked the precious painting.
In turn, finally, there are still Baroque representations, then back, as the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise.
In a corner of the same wall is the fresco of the Virgin dating back to 1443, whose Jesus’ Child’s face is reminiscent of the appearance of St. Francis.
Scholars say that the hermitage has been used several times as an outpost of defense during fights followed one another in different centuries: to confirm this hypothesis are the loopholes that still can be seen in the wall.
The impressive staircase was built in 1888, when it was realized the road to Fontecerro to reach the Rieti valley.
Before this work the old way was what passes for the “Prati di Cottanello”, which is precisely the path of Francis, the road that ran along the Santo da Greccio to achieve our countries.


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Location: Tagensvej/Lygten, (Lygten varmeværk), København NV
In late spring 1982 agent Olga Kudliaeva or Oba was in Helsinki working under cover for the KGB. In the evening of May 26th she met a so-called transformer. Transformers step in to represent the agency's clients, at that time being a Finnish civil engineer specialized in microcomponents for portable phones. What Oba did not inform back in Moscow was that she also gave away information concerning nuclear submarines. Doing that she formed the first organized man-to-man scheme that ultimately led to the overthrow of Kazev, the largest Soviet manufacturer of arms. When entering the preselected place of rendezvous Oba was to recognize the transformer from a combination of a repetitive taps on the table.


The German Balloon Corps and Aerial Reconaissance
DIESE SERIE IST NUR IN ENGLISCHER SPRACHE VERFÜGBAR !
When thinking about the battles fought in the trenches of the Great War, what comes to mind is first and foremost infantry, supported by tanks, artillery and airplanes. Yet another major arm of service also played a vital role that up to present day remained hidden behind the better-known services: the Feldluftschiffertruppe.
The Feldluftschiffer, or Feldluftschiffertruppe (balloon corps) provided extensive and often decisive reconnaissance of enemy troop movements and artillery positions, and guided the German forces' own artillery fire and infantry attacks.
The balloon corps itself was a weapon of the 19th century that was to play its most important role in the war of 1914-18. Never before and never after would it reach such fame. Without the balloon corps and other means of aerial reconnaissance the Imperial German Army would have been blind.
Describing the balloon types and tactics in hitherto unknown detail, this publication also shows the ground equipment and soldiers of the Feldluftschiffertruppe in photographs, almost all of which are seen here for the very first time.
This is the most comprehensive documentation published on a crucial asset of the Imperial German Army that undeservedly had been neglected for too long.
On 96 pages this publication is illustrated with 176 black&white photographs.
Dieser Titel ist NUR IN ENGLISCHER SPRACHE verfügbar.


Throughout history, countless stories and events have been forgotten or marginalized, leaving behind a void in our understanding of the past. Unearthing the lost histories is an essential endeavor that seeks to recover and give voice to the forgotten narratives, experiences, and contributions of individuals and communities. In this exploration of echoes of the forgotten, we delve into the significance of uncovering these hidden histories, the challenges faced in the process, and the impact they have on our collective understanding of the world.
Importance of Recovering Lost Histories
Recovering lost histories is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of our shared past. Traditional historical narratives often focus on dominant perspectives and narratives, sidelining or erasing the experiences of marginalized groups, indigenous communities, and subaltern voices. By unearthing the forgotten stories, we gain a more inclusive and accurate understanding of historical events, social movements, and cultural developments. These narratives provide a richer tapestry of human experiences and offer alternative perspectives that challenge mainstream accounts.
Rediscovering Marginalized Communities
Uncovering the lost histories shines a light on marginalized communities that have been historically silenced or ignored. It provides an opportunity to acknowledge their contributions, struggles, and resilience. These narratives challenge prevailing stereotypes and provide a more nuanced understanding of the diverse societies in which we live. Rediscovering marginalized communities fosters a sense of empowerment and social justice, enabling individuals to reclaim their identity and heritage.
Challenging Historical Narratives
Lost histories often challenge and disrupt established historical narratives. They reveal hidden truths, contest official accounts, and highlight the complexities and contradictions of the past. By questioning prevailing narratives, unearthing forgotten histories helps us critically analyze the biases and power dynamics that shape our understanding of history. It encourages a more nuanced interpretation and promotes a multidimensional perspective that acknowledges the diversity of human experiences.
Rediscovering Cultural Heritage
Unearthing lost histories involves rediscovering and preserving cultural heritage. It involves revitalizing traditions, languages, and cultural practices that have been suppressed or marginalized. Cultural heritage represents the collective memory of communities and provides a sense of identity, continuity, and belonging. By restoring and celebrating cultural heritage, we foster intergenerational connections and ensure the preservation of diverse cultural expressions.
Challenges in Recovering Lost Histories
Recovering lost histories is not without its challenges. The lack of written records, the deliberate erasure of histories, and the marginalization of certain communities make the process complex and often arduous. Oral traditions, archaeological discoveries, and collaborative research efforts are essential in piecing together the fragments of forgotten histories. Additionally, biases within academia and historical institutions can hinder the inclusion of marginalized voices and perpetuate exclusionary narratives. Overcoming these challenges requires interdisciplinary collaboration, community engagement, and a commitment to amplifying marginalized voices.
Impact on Collective Memory and Identity
Unearthing lost histories has a profound impact on collective memory and identity. It allows individuals and communities to reconnect with their roots, fostering a sense of belonging and pride. For societies grappling with colonial legacies or traumatic pasts, recovering lost histories facilitates healing and reconciliation. It helps acknowledge the injustices of the past and lays the groundwork for a more inclusive and equitable future.
Education and Public Awareness
Education and public awareness play a pivotal role in unearthing lost histories. Incorporating diverse narratives and perspectives into educational curricula helps challenge existing biases and promotes a more inclusive understanding of history. Museums, cultural institutions, and digital platforms provide avenues for sharing and disseminating these narratives, making them accessible to a wider audience. Public awareness campaigns, exhibitions, and community dialogues further contribute to the recognition and appreciation of forgotten histories.
Ethical Responsibilities and Future Directions
The exploration of lost histories comes with ethical responsibilities. It requires sensitivity, respect, and accountability towards the communities whose histories are being unearthed. Engaging in collaborative and participatory research practices ensures that the voices and perspectives of those involved are prioritized. Continued efforts are necessary to uncover more hidden narratives, address historical injustices, and create spaces for marginalized communities to tell their own stories.
Unearthing the lost histories is a profound undertaking that seeks to fill gaps in our understanding of the past and honor the experiences of marginalized communities. By recovering forgotten narratives, we gain a more inclusive and accurate portrayal of historical events, challenge prevailing narratives, and foster a sense of empowerment and belonging. Overcoming challenges, promoting education, and ensuring ethical practices are essential in this endeavor. Embracing the echoes of the forgotten enriches our collective memory, deepens our understanding of the world, and contributes to a more just and inclusive society.


The Contrin Hut
On the huge meadow where now stands the Contrin mountain hut, there was nothing more than a small barn. This belonged to the famous climber and film producer Luis Trenker. Thanks to the friendship with the grandfather Anton, who has worked for years his fields, he sold the meadow to the Nogler Kostner family.
Reinhard began in 1995 with the construction of the hut which was inaugurated in 1996. Since then he runs the agritourism “Malga Contrin” together with his wife Christine and their children David, Lukas and Johannes. The name “Contrin” was inspired by the family farm "Contruni" in the village of Bulla.


The numbers are astonishing. In Canberra, more than 30 000 turned out for the ANZAC Day dawn service.
In northern France, Jane Rowe and I joined thousands of other Australians at the memorial at Villers-Bretonneux. This is sacred ground for Australia. There, in farmers’ fields, brave Australian soldiers repulsed the German final advance to capture the strategic city of Amiens. It was stopped by the AIF forces on April 24th and 25th 1918. Twelve hundred young Australians paid with their lives.
The revival of enthusiasm for ANZAC Day has excited much comment in the media. Some see it as not so positive. They disdain displays of flag-wrapping as an ugly face of conservative nationalism.
But, on the other hand, I feel there are many different reasons why people mark the significance of this day. As the 100th anniversary of the Great War approaches next year, and the 100th anniversary of ANZAC Day is remembered in 2015, let’s remember what Turkish leader Ataturk said of the ANZACS: “You, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”


On this day, the 17th March, around the world, the feast day of Saint Patrick is celebrated. Saint Patrick is the legendary Saint of Ireland, who came here a slave, learned the language and customs of Ireland, escaped and returned bringing Christianity to Ireland.
He’s surrounded in legend, like banishing all the snakes from Ireland amongst other great deeds.
But did you know, that Saint Patrick shares his feast day with an ancient Roman God? It’s a true story. It is of course the Roman God known as Liber-Pater or Liber.
Now Liber-Pater is interesting. As wikipedia states “In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber /ˈlaɪbər/ (“the free one”; Latin: Līber [ˈliːbɛr]), also known as Liber Pater(“the free Father”) was a god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome’s plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad. His festival of Liberalia (March 17) became associated with free speech and the rights attached to coming of age.”
The correlation of the feast day is an interesting coincidence and indeed the celebration of Saint Patricks day is synonymous with free flowing drinking, shenanigans and a reprieve in your Lenten fast for the one day of this feast. Like the God of Liberty, Patrick was very much associated with Irish freedom and Irish identity as much as he was acknowledged for bringing Christianity to Ireland.
Is this a happy coincidence, or irony playing out in the universe? It may well be. Although one should look a little deeper under the hood and you’ll find an even more fascinating story. So who decided the feast day of Saint Patrick?
Let me introduce you to Luke Wadding. Wadding, a Co. Waterford native born in October 1558, was a Franciscan priest ordained in 1607 and sent as chaplain to Rome in 1618. He was a fierce Irish Nationalist and stirred up anti English sentiment in his Irish College, which he setup in Rome. He was a powerful cleric in Rome and supported the Irish Catholic Rising of 1641, even sending soldiers and Arms to Ireland. After that failed and Cromwell committed his genocide, he lobbied the papacy to create a feast day for the patron Saint of Ireland. And he got it. I wonder, with his love of liberty and him being in Rome whether he intentionally picked March 17th after learning about the Ancient god of liberty.
We’ll never be sure, but thanks to Luke Wadding, we got one of the most famous saints in the world as our patron saint and Apostle to God. And the fact that this was done by an Irish nationalist Franciscan who tied the saints day to a Pagan god of liberty feast day, makes me smile.
Just something I had to share.
Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh !


Lalindloch Palace is a heritage building located on the banks of Lake Vellayani. It was one of the summer palaces of Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi who ruled the erstwhile Travancore state during 1924-31. The name of the palace is a combination of the first names of the Maharani’s daughters, ‘Lal’ithamba and ‘Ind’ira, with the Scottish word ‘loch’ representing the Vellayani Lake. Today Lalindloch Palace houses the College of Agriculture, Vellayani.
The floor outside the palace entrance.
Stairway to the first floor.
Not me. 🙂
The spiral stairway.
A lil fun with long exposure.
A vintage wooden revolving chair.
“Mukhappu” – a trademark of Kerala architecture. “Mukhappu” is the decorative top of the sloping portion in the front of the building. Sometimes it is also seen in the middle portion of the sides. This “mukhappu” has the Royal Tranvancore emblem (conch) sculpted in the middle.
A panoramic aerial view.
Another panoramic view.
The abandoned bicycle.
A well-maintained Bajaj Chetak scooter.
And my OCD is getting triggered!
Smoking is prohibited.
Where we start and end our trips. 🙂


Below is a list of the Civil War Dealers participating on this site. Workman P. LaSlavic Suite E.
Mainly from the western theatre. We are also dealers for Don Troiani's Civil War prints. Arsenal Artifacts, Inc. Howard Alligood, Jr. Battleground Antiques, Inc. Email or give us a call. Brent's Antiques, Inc. Brent Smith P. Confederate and Union. Buy, sell and trade. Specializing in quality dug relics. Will travel to buy collections. Franklin Relics Bruce Hohler P. Our inventory includes guns, swords, uniforms, accoutrements, artillery and much more. Historical Ordnance Works Thomas J. Bailey P.
Cannon carriages built and repaired. Besides the internet and publishing printed catalogues, we attend all major Civil War shows around the country. We design and manufacture historical displays for the wholesale trade and retail trade which are sold by many retail dealers across the country.
Our specialty is Photography, Manuscripts, Autographs, Artifacts, Currency, and historical newspapers. We also offer archival mylar products for conservation of your fine collectibles. Our website is updated weekly and all items carry a lifetime warranty for authenticity. Also a free educational Civil War Cyber Tour. Are you selling? Civil War Artillery Jack W. Melton, Jr. Email: jack jackmelton. Always buying artillery related item.
Personally, I have collected and dealt in Civil War relics for over 35 years. We have been open for four years, and are involved in the purchase and sale of excavated and non- excavated Civil War relics, including artillery, buckles, bullets, buttons, weapons, and miscellaneous artifacts.
We also offer a select few very high quality reproduction items, such as gun tools for use by the authentic reenactor. Confederate Arms Company Lee C.Note channel back and traces of gold plating.
Found at Bean Station TN. An impressive and clear ambrotype. This officer is certainly from the Western Theater and can possibly be identified through regimental histories.
Fantastic content and the only known photo of a soldier wearing this distinct Confederate Belt Buckle.
CS23 mm. Fantastic example with a super slick green patina. One of the best out there. Provenance uncertain. TX 30, 21 mm. Rare button with plain star on oblique lined field. Gold plating on front and silver plated reverse. VA 5, Remarkable condition and loaded with gold plating. Provenance of Northern VA. VA 13, 23 mm.
Perfect, no ground action, loaded with gold and sharp details. NC 8, 23 mm. Superb example with an unusual amount of gold plating. This variant has an intact iron shank.
NC 1, 23 mm. Rare and highly detailed variant with a lot of gold plating. SU20 mm. Nice looking button with considerable gold plating. MP 2, 21 mm. Rare button in remarkable condition with a lot of gold plating. Classic cast brass Confederate Infantry Button with super slick patina.
A flawless beauty. Dalton GA.
CS 7, 23 mm. Nice excavated example with bright gold plating.
Nice representative example with gold plating and only minor ground action. Provenance of Malvern Hill VA.Excellent and untouched. Blade retains original bright finish. Scabbard is in very nice condition with untouched brass throat and tip. Recently acquired from a long time and very comprehensive collection of Confederate Swords.
Dixieland Relics, Lakeland: Hours, Address, Dixieland Relics Reviews: 5/5
Housed in original case with all accessories. The revolver is in great condition with a considerable amount of original factory blue finish. Serial T. Mechanically excellent. Also a small wood handled screwdriver and separate nipple-wrench, a brass, tear-drop style powder flask, a large brass bullet mold with sprue cutter, the original wood cleaning rod with brass tip and wood pommel.
Also comes with two, original, lead conical bullets. John Rigby of Dublin, Ireland was a gun maker and retailer of note. The company is in business to this day and famous for their target and hunting rifles. Gurley of the same company and regiment.
A biography of Captain Gurley is included along with voluminous Confederate service records and information about the Confederate provenance of this particular Colt Navy Revolver.Relic Hunting with my BackHoe and Homemade Sifter
All matching serial is in the range of guns purchased by the State of Alabama or retailers such as James Conning of Mobile. Note Hartford Connecticut barrel address. Robert Latimore McCook was being escorted in a wagon at the tail end of a Federal Infantry column but supported by a bodyguard of cavalry that came under attack from Confederate Cavalry, notably the 4th Alabama under Captain Frank B. Captain Gurley and his brother Lieutenant Thomas P.
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One could of course perform a series of simple t-tests to compare all possible pairs of means. However, such a procedure would capitalize on chance. This means that the reported probability levels would actually overestimate the statistical significance of mean differences. Without going into too much detail, suppose you took 20 samples of 10 random numbers each, and computed 20 means. Then, take the group (sample) with the highest mean and compare it with that of the lowest mean.
The t-test for independent samples will test whether or not those two means are significantly different from each other, provided they were the only two samples taken. Post-hoc comparison techniques on the other hand specifically take into account the fact that more than two samples were taken.
Technically, it determines a linear combination of the dependent variables that best predicts the group membership. Another related type of analysis that cannot be directly performed with breakdowns is comparisons of frequencies of cases (n's) between groups. Specifically, often the n's in individual cells are not equal because the assignment of subjects to those groups typically results not from an experimenter's manipulation, but from subjects' pre-existing dispositions.
If, in spite of the random selection of the entire sample, the n's are unequal, then it may suggest that the independent variables are related.
For example, crosstabulating levels of independent variables Age and Education most likely would not create groups of equal n, because education is distributed differently in different age groups. If you are interested in such comparisons, you can explore specific frequencies in the breakdowns tables, trying different orders of independent variables.
However, in order to subject such differences to statistical tests, you should use crosstabulations and frequency tables, Log-Linear Analysis, or Correspondence Analysis (for more advanced analyses on multi-way frequency tables). Graphs can often identify effects (both expected and unexpected) in the data more quickly and sometimes "better" than any other data analysis method.
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Additionally, if the software has a brushing facility which supports animated brushing, you can select (i. Frequency or one-way tables represent the simplest method for analyzing categorical (nominal) data (refer to Elementary Concepts). They are often used as one of the exploratory procedures to review how different categories of values are distributed in the sample.
In practically every research project, a first "look" at the data usually includes frequency tables. For example, in survey research, frequency tables can show the number of males and females who participated in the survey, the number of respondents from particular ethnic and racial backgrounds, and so on. Responses on some labeled attitude measurement scales (e. Customarily, if a data set includes any categorical data, then one of the first steps in the data analysis is to compute a frequency table for those categorical variables.


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- There once was a tradition churches observed that resembled the game of “hot potato.” The priest would toss a hard boiled egg to one of the choir boys. The boys would toss the egg among themselves and when the clock struck 12, whomever had the egg was the winner and got to keep the egg.
- The tallest chocolate Easter egg ever was made in Italy in 2011. At 10.39 metres in height and 7,200 kg in weight, it was taller than a giraffe and heavier than an elephant.
- The name Easter owes its origin from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes hare and egg.
- Americans consume more than 16 million jelly beans during this holiday. That is enough jelly beans to circle the globe three times.
- Half the states in the United States banned the dyeing of chicks on Easter; however, Florida recently overturned this law and now prevents the dyeing of all animals.
- The White House of tradition of the Easter Egg Roll started back in 1878, with President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- The exchange or giving of Easter eggs actually dates back to before Easter and the giving of eggs is actually considered a symbol of rebirth in many cultures.
- Jellybeans were first made in America by Boston candy maker William Schrafft, who ran advertisements urging people to send jellybeans to soldiers fighting in the Civil War.
- In the old days pretzels were associated with Easter because the twists of the pretzel were thought to resemble arms crossing in prayer.
- 76% of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first.


1. BRIEF HISTORY
The Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory (ARMH) came into being with the location and exhumation of a mass grave which recovered the remains of 13 republicans civilians assassinated by a group of Falangists on 16 October 1936. This occurred in the locality of Priaranza del Bierzo, León in October of 2000. Through this momentous event various persons began to ask for help in the location of their missing and one group of people decided to create the association to provide this assistance.
Since then, through the collaboration of numerous individuals, we have been able to assist dozens of families to recuperate the remains of their loved ones and hundreds more to know the fate of their relatives. This is something that democracy has failed to provide the citizenry with. Since the death of Franco the transition was constructed around forgetting the past. With the votes of the left majority of the deputies of congress the Amnesty Law was passed in October 1977. Under Article 21 individuals were provided amnesty for acts committed by functionaries and agents of public order against the rights of others. This instrument continues to provide amnesty for human rights violations committed prior to 15 December 1976 and contained within the law.
Since 2000 we have worked towards dignifying the past and demanding justice for those who have not had a voice within our profound democracy.
The UN and Spanish enforced disappearance
Since our inception we have toiled to defend human rights and work in conjunction with legal advice which has led to cases in the Spanish Supreme Court, Chile, Argentina and Guatemala. In the spring of 2002 we commenced processing a case with the highest commission of the United Nations with respect to Human Rights, they called for the Spanish government to apply international law with respect to enforced disappearance. These actions led to Spain being included for the first time in the report of the UN Working Group Against Enforced Disappearance.
With this we have conducted many exhumations of mass graves. We have also managed to address the question of historical memory in the political agenda; including the condemnation of the civil war led by the Francoist state by the Constitutional Commission of the Congress of Deputies in 2002.
2. CASES OF ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE IN SPAIN
The repercussion of the exhumation conducted in Priaranza del Bierzo (Leon) resulted in hundreds of letters, phone calls and emails, which arrived for those responsible for the exhumation. To this point it raised the volume of cases of extrajudicial assassinations, disappearances throughout the nation and always through the same pattern kidnapping, assassination and disappearance. They decided to create a civil association in Spain for the first time to channel all these cases with the intention of answering the questions which the Spanish state had never answered (failed to answer to date). ARMH was officially registered as an association with the interior ministry of the state in December of 2000 and we have been working to develop a national archive of all individuals who are classed as missing due to enforced disappearance conducted by the Spanish state. The figures include:
1. Formal petitions to the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearance 1,300 cases. With all these cases well documented, that is to say legal documents of birth, marriage, military service, etc. are available…the treatment of these petitions by the highest commission on human rights in the United Nations. The dates of disappearance cover from the commencement of the Spanish Civil War.On 18 July 1936 to dates as late as 1956 for example, when a man was shot in the Cemetery of Almudena (Madrid) and supposedly buried in a mass grave in the aforementioned cemetery, which to date has not been confirmed.
Archive of cases of enforced disappearance held by ARMH and examples of details provided to the UN.
2. Letters handwritten by the relatives of the disappeared, which amount to approximately 200 cases. These letters relate the personal history asking to be heard were sent to our association from people who have known that there relatives were missing, however, more than 70 years later they have decided to attempt to locate their disappeared.
Letters received regarding the disappearances and information on diverse themes.
3. E-mails since 2000 received by ARMH to the figure of more than 15,000 from relatives protesting against the disappearance and also informants from Spanish towns recounting cases of mass graves located in their towns. The work of ARMH is to piece together this information to provide a name to those buried in hundreds of mass graves in our country. Thanks to these informants we have related more than 400 mass graves spread throughout the Spanish state, many remain awaiting exhumation, with others for various motives and reasons have been destroyed.
4. Since our inception we have utilized new available technologies such as the internet and social networking sites to provide faster access to those interested in our association. We have created a web page and profiles in various social network media tools for this purpose.
3. THE ORGANIZATION OF ARMH AND GROUPS INVOLVED IN OUR WORK
ARMH is organized through the management of more than 5,000 volunteers who have been in contact with the association since its inception in 2000. This includes the relatives, professionals from various fields (archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, documentary filmmakers), students. In summary, these individuals see the relinquishing of the commonly accepted obligations of the Spanish state in its defense of human rights. The institutionalized forgetting that has continued throughout the various different governments since the Spanish transition has changed the conscience of thousands of volunteers. One of the most important milestones for the association has been the recognition of the opening of mass graves in the Leones district by the international community in the summer of 2002. This reunited more than 20 volunteers from different countries in the world.
The management of this volume of human capital, contributed to the exhumation of more than 150 mass graves throughout Spain and more than 1,400 Francoist victims since 2000. This has provided the victims with identity, returning their remains to their relatives and bringing about institutional homage to those deserving and who were denied this for so many years.
4. FINANCING OF THE ACTIVITIES OF ARMH
ARMH is a not for profit and non-governmental organization. The association is legally constituted, offering annual membership subscription which assists in its functions economically. One of the paramount beliefs of ARMH is that the relatives should not be expected to pay any costs associated with the location, exhumation and identification of the remains. For example, those are the families which require this condition, for the volunteers it’s an immense matter of pride working in these difficult days, which is something that is beyond mere professionalism and becomes a matter of their shared humanity.
From 2007 to 2011, ARMH has received grants ranging from 45,000 to 65,000 from the ministry of the president for activities relating to the victims of the Spanish Civil War. This grant sufficiently covers the costs for the project of conducting 10 exhumations in Spain. These grants have been abolished this year. In reality these grants only covered 20% of the cost of the exhumations and the other 80% was covered through the work of hundreds of volunteers.
Relationship of entities receiving subsidies related to the victims of the Civil War and the Franco regime granted by the Ministry of the President 2006-2010. Breakdown of performance areas.
|PROJECT NUMBER||PROJECT NAME||AMOUNT RECEIVED||STATE FUNDING||
% OF TOTAL
|26.1||Grupo 1 de Exhumaciones||60.000,00 €||3.000.000,00 €||
|26.2||Grupo 2 de Exhumaciones||60.000,00 €||3.000.000,00 €||
|26.3||Exhumaciones en la provincia de Burgos||60.000,00 €||3.000.000,00 €||
|49.1||Investigación, exhumaciones varias localidades||60.000,00 €||3.017.000,00 €||
|34.1||Exhumación en varias provincias||60.000,00 €||3.300.000,00 €||
|34.2||Exhumación en varias provincias||60.000,00 €||3.300.000,00 €||
|71.1||Exhumaciones en varias provincias||45.000,00 €||3.870.000,00 €||
|111.1||Exhumaciones en diversas provincias||57.900,00 €||5.681.000,00 €||
|67.1||Investigación y exhumación de 6 fosas comunes en varias provincias españolas||60.000,00 €||5.681.000,00 €||
5. ACTIVITIES OF ARMH
The purpose of ARMH according to article 4 of its statutes are as follows:
To collaborate in the development of a comprehensive (exhaustive) archive of the Spanish Civil War in an effort to preserve historical memory.
To encourage study and the dissemination of information regarding the victims of the Spanish Civil War.
To push, stimulate and support cultural activities, which are related to our mission and activities in the investigation of general archives of the Spanish Civil War.
Our work involves the investigation, exhumation and identification of those victims of the Spanish Civil War and Francoist repression.
Through the coordination and promotion of investigations in these areas, to impel the collaboration with all the national entities and foreign entities that occupy the field in which our association works.
To serve as a platform for the location of information for all investigators, associations, national and international entities related to our ambit of study.
To merge the various archives in support of the original or whichever aims support the production of a single archive dedicated to public investigation. With the preservation and custody of documents in the aforementioned archive, this would enable the establishment of regulating mechanisms for the norms and conventions, which assist in the divulging of established supports that manipulate the centers of documentation.
The association could in turn arrive to a concluding agreement to collaborate with other national and international associations with similar characteristics and objectives to ours.
We work for the search for the disappeared and devalued casualties of the Francoist repression.
The protest for justice for the victims of the Franco dictatorship, through available mediums found in law.
The development of public recognition for all persons who constructed the first democracy during the second republic, that is for all the men and women who protested against the dictatorship for the reestablishment of democracy.
5.1. CLASSIFICATION OF CASES, SEARCH AND ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS
Since the year 2000 all information provided to our association has been pertinently classified, digitalized and collected from various databases. As they are cases of the disappearances, notices of death, records of the repressed of the province X, etc. Once we receive notice from the relatives that they have a missing family member a search of the various archives such as military, municipal, public administration, historical, etc. Historians, investigators and relatives, who have realized the terrible repression of all the men and women during seven decades, consult these archives.
Notice of Death, Military Causes and notices of death sentence.
Database containing details of persons condemned and their corresponding number referring to the military cause in the Province of Leon.
5.2. EXHUMATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE VICTIMS OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR AND FRANCOIST REPRESSION
With the passage of time and the dying out of the generation with first hand knowledge of the Francoist repression this has made the task of locating mass graves much more difficult. Thanks to the neighbours of the towns, investigative archives and in some cases the information obtained by the relatives, the door is opened to the possibility of locating of burial sites, which provides hope of recuperating some of the bodies more than 70 years after they were assassinated in that area.
In Spain the democratic government has long since neglected to provide justice, little has been done other than to deprive (prohibit) family members from recuperating their missing and this has contributed to an ingrained fear, which was founded through the Francoist dictatorship which has not been dispelled to date. However, this nonchalance also influences the wider social framework that encompasses the localization and exhumation of the mass graves. This is often the case when ARMH worked in towns, neighbours have lowered their voice and looked around them as they provide testimony of the history that they know, highlighting that this fear has not been erased from their eyes through the passage of time and democracy.
This all creates difficulty in the task of locating the grave. The search of these graves consists of archaeological prospection of the entire area indicated through the testimonies of the possible place of burial of the bodies. Once the first skeletal remains appear, it opens up a perimeter of the action of the discovery of the skeletons, which is a meticulous work that must be well documented, both in the position of the skeletons and the objects that appear along side or near the remains. The principle difficulty is created by the overlapping of the bodies at the time of burial that was commonplace during the civil war. The victims were thrown in the graves with no apparent order, which requires meticulous archaeological methodology to individualize the remains for identification.
It should be acknowledged that the only people who come into contact with the crime scene and those who conduct the opening of the mass grave. Therein lies the importance of documenting all steps and actions undertaken during the exhumation of the remains, in order for a judicially valid report to be produced. Therefore in addition, fractures, the projectiles, or the holes that are discovered in the remains contribute to confirming the cause of death. During the excavation ARMH attends the nearest Civil Guard barracks (police station) to denounce the discovery of human remains with obvious traces of violence, with the intention of placing the responsibility of providing justice for these murders with the criminal justice system. The failure on the part of the judicial system and their consistent dismissal abandons the relatives of the victims, leaving the responsibility of recovery and identification of bodies in the hands of associations like ours.
Our association relies on the hundreds of voluntary collaborators who selflessly donate their free time to help these families, in most cases, these persons are not familiar with the archaeological methodology, therefore they depend upon the explanations and recommendations of the archaeologist directing the exhumation, which in turn controls their progress. The humanitarian activities of these volunteers seek to resolve the violation of human rights, which Spanish democracy has failed to resolve in more than 30 years.
The opening of the grave is intrinsically a pedagogical task. In all cases we seek to work in a public forum, the enable the meeting of neighbours, relatives and onlookers. The archaeological team pays attention to all persons who attend the site; this allows them to know first hand what the recovery of historical memory is and what its purpose is. The psychologists who have worked at the foot of the grave acknowledge the importance of making publically exhuming the grave, for the relatives this involved recovering their loved ones, and for the townspeople providing a ending to the history that they have heard throughout their lives.
The bodies of the grave are extracted in an individualized way, by placing the remains in a box with the nomenclature of the grave and the number of the individual for transfer to the laboratory with the proceeding forensic analysis, which contributes to the identification of the victims. The forensic anthropologists voluntarily attend the Association’s laboratory for altruistic reasons to contribute to the recovery of historical memory.
In cases where it is necessary, the Association has requested DNA tests to be conducted to identify the victims. This work consists of the removal of a fragment of the femur and two molars that, together with the saliva of a relative are sent to a private laboratory for genetic analysis. The Association covers the expense of these tests as these laboratories charge for their work. The expenses incurred in the opening of a mass gave are covered by the Association on the premise that the families should not have to pay for the search of their own victims, as it is the responsibility of the state. Thus the state should cover the repair human rights violations committed during the Spanish Civil War and Francoist dictatorship.
The work of historical research, search and exhumation of the grave, and identification of the remains are undertaken with a single purpose, for the delivery of those mortal remains to the families.
5.3. PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF VICTIMS, DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLICATION OF OUR WORK
ARMH is founded on the established a need to pay tribute to those people killed during the Franco regime that have been recovered in the exhumations. The oblivion which the families and victims have been subjected to over the past 76 years must be repaired. It is for this reason that the return of the remains in the presence of the family members, neighbours and volunteers is an essential act providing recognition which is intended to be on the part civil and political institutions that is not always readily available to them. It is a debt to the relatives and victims that must be repaired.
Public acts delivering the victims to their relatives
We also want to recognize the republican men and women who constructed our first democracy during the Second Republic; “to give dignity to those that never lost it”. In this regard we organize together with the Foundation to contaminate and collaborate with the municipality of Vaciamadrid concert as a tribute to “recovered memory”. On 24 June 2004 741 Republican men and women attended the concert with 25,000 people who wanted to pay tribute to them, that after the end of the Franco dictatorship had not occurred to date.
We also have two photographic exhibitions that are free of charge, explaining the nature of our work and brief history. One was made with the Aranzadi science society and the Basque government; the second was by Eloy Alonso a photographer.
We also actively collaborate with photographic works related to relatives and exhumations who have travelled to many places, for example the work of Gervasio Sanchez with the ‘disappeared”.
Many documentaries have portrayed the work of the Association since 2000. Journalists and documentary film makers have contributed in different ways provide a televisual medium to disseminate our work through cultural and cinematic works. From the classic documentary “Los Nietos” (The Grandchildren) by Marie-Paule Jennehomme to “The Wave” a modern and innovative film by Sara Vanght and Katrien Vermiere. Or simply through the collection of victims and family testimonies filmed on camera so that this valuable information will not be lost.
The participation of international volunteers from various academic disciplines has been invaluable to the dissemination of information pertaining to the work being carried out. The completion of thesis’s and other publications has contributed to knowledge of the experiences and difficulties observed during their collaboration enabling the Association to have a wider reach word wide. The presence of volunteer students from countries such as Japan, United States, Australia, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Canada have arrived contribute to the movement. Thus forming a new and international humanitarian brigade.
Our Association collaborates with other prestigious national organizations, including The Centre for Superior Scientific Investigations (CSIC) and Aranzadi The Science Society, for the purpose of developing greater video graphic work in Spain pertaining to historical memory and the exhumation conducted since the year 2000.
Recently the Association for the Recuperation of Historic Memory (ARMH) has received a prize from ALBA/Puffin for activism in relation to the promotion of Human Rights. Endowed with $100,000, the ALBA/Puffin Prize is one of the largest awards for human rights worldwide, awarded on an annual basis by ALBA and sponsored generously by the Puffin Foundation, with the goal of honouring the International Brigades and to connect your inspiring legacy with contemporary causes.
6. CLAIMS MADE BY ARMH
A Decalogue of historical memory
1. Ensuring compliance with domestic and international legal frameworks pertaining to the search for disappeared persons, both from the period of the civil war and the post-war period, officially promoting investigations, exhumations and identifications in accordance with international protocols developed by archaeologists, anthropologists and forensic specialists. It is a basic task that is our duty in the field of human rights.
2. The development of a group of studies of the situation around historical memory pertaining to the civil war and dictatorship through the media and education system from dictatorship to democracy.
3. The recognition of the role of Spanish Republicans who developed initial notions of democracy, through the first democratic and elections which provided universal suffrage in Spain to both men and women in November of 1933. A founding date, which we believe, should be commemorated in Spain as it is in other leading democracies of the world.
4. The adoption of an urgent decree governing the removal of all Francoist symbols (monuments, plaques and official logos, names of streets, etc.) as soon as possible.
5. The creation of a state museum of the civil war and Franco’s opposition. One initiative of the highest political status impels the development of a new official discourse that provides an end to the ideological notions of equality during the transitions. Comparing those opposed to the Franco regime to be similarly recalcitrant reactionaries to the old regime.
6. Complete open access to the military archives through its digitalization, which would make it readily available and accessible to interested individuals through the Internet. It is a basic right of citizens to access official documents necessary to locate their missing relatives, which was prevented through many years of democracy.
7. The annulment of all summary judgement, which led to the shooting of more than 50,000 republicans after the conflict of war, had ended, which were instructed by courts (tribunals) that lacked any legitimacy. An inescapable symbolic form of recognition would be the restoration of the good name of these citizens.
8. The public recognition of all public and private works built by political prisoners through its signage highlighting their contribution. We believe that all the private companies who benefited from the work of forced labor should contribute to a compensation scheme to be provided to the remaining survivors. The monument of The Valley of the Fallen, we need to acknowledge the work of 12,000 political prisoners and explain whom they were, how and why it was built.
9. The creation of a Commission of Historians to generate a major investigation into the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship to be admitted in an official version of events ratified by the Spanish Parliament for the purpose of creating a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
10. There needs to be a public act of recognition for the men and women who fought in defense of democracy and liberty by the highest institutions of the State.
7. STATUTES OF ARMH
The Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory is constituted under the Organic Law 1/2002, of 22 March, and supplementary norms of a legal nature to the full capacity of the act, on the basis of its status as not for profit. In this section you can consult them.
Statutes of ARMH.


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In Gaul for example, the invaders settled far more extensively within the north-east than in the south-west. Latin, the literary language of the Western Roman Empire, was steadily changed by vernacular languages which evolved from Latin, however were distinct from it, collectively known as Romance languages. Greek remained the language of the Byzantine Empire, however the migrations of the Slavs expanded the world of Slavic languages in Eastern Europe.
In Italy the improvements of Cimabue and Duccio, adopted by the Trecento master Giotto (d. 1337), tremendously elevated the sophistication and standing of panel painting and fresco. Increasing prosperity during the 12th century resulted in larger manufacturing of secular art; many carved ivory objects similar to gaming-pieces, combs, and small religious figures have survived. From the early 12th century, French builders developed the Gothic style, marked by method of rib vaults, pointed arches, flying buttresses, and large stained glass home windows.
One of essentially the most outstanding examples was Mark Twain, who wrote a selection of articles on Eddy and Christian Science which had been first printed in Cosmopolitan magazine in 1899 and were later printed as a book. Also in 1907, a quantity of of Eddy’s family members filed an unsuccessful lawsuit instigated by the New York World, recognized in the press because the “Next Friends Suit”, towards members of Eddy’s household, alleging that she was mentally unable to handle her own affairs. The swimsuit fell aside after Eddy was interviewed in her house in August 1907 by the choose and two psychiatrists, together with Allan McLane Hamilton, who concluded that she was mentally competent. The McClure’s and New York World stories are thought of to a minimal of partially be the reason Eddy requested the church in July 1908 to discovered the Christian Science Monitor as a platform for responsible journalism. Much literature remained non secular in character, and although a nice deal of it continued to be written in Latin, a new demand developed for saints’ lives and other devotional tracts within the vernacular languages. This was fed by the expansion of the Devotio Moderna motion, most prominently in the formation of the Brethren of the Common Life, but in addition in the works of German mystics such as Meister Eckhart and Johannes Tauler (d. 1361).
Legal developments included the codification of Roman legislation; the primary effort-the Codex Theodosianus-was literature review writing services completed in 438. Under Emperor Justinian (r. 527-565), a more complete compilation took place-the Corpus Juris Civilis. If you would possibly be new to Christian Science, you will discover our church companies have a quiet environment for therapeutic prayer and spiritual growth. Christian Scientists consider in an excellent God that loves all of us as His kids. Our assets embody thousands of blogs and articles by therapists, medical doctors, psychiatrists, and other leaders within the field.
Shipbuilding improved with the usage of the rib and plank method rather than the old Roman system of mortise and tenon. Other enhancements to ships included using lateen sails and the stern-post rudder, both of which increased the speed at which ships might be sailed. The improvement of a three-field rotation system for planting crops increased the usage of land from one half in use annually beneath the old two-field system to two-thirds under the new system, with a consequent enhance in production. https://gradschool.fiu.edu/documents/Earch_Sci_1.pdf The development of the heavy plough allowed heavier soils to be farmed more efficiently, aided by the spread of the horse collar, which led to the use of draught horses instead of oxen. Horses are sooner than oxen and require much less pasture, factors that aided the implementation of the three-field system. Legumes – such as peas, beans, or lentils – were grown more extensively as crops, in addition to the same old cereal crops of wheat, oats, barley, and rye.
Although the Byzantines regrouped and recovered considerably, they by no means absolutely regained Asia Minor and had been typically on the defensive. The Turks additionally had difficulties, losing management of Jerusalem to the Fatimids of Egypt and affected by a collection of inner civil wars. In the twelfth and 13th centuries, Europe experienced financial growth and innovations in methods of production. Major technological advances included the invention of the windmill, the first mechanical clocks, the manufacture of distilled spirits, and the utilization of the astrolabe. Concave spectacles were invented round 1286 by an unknown Italian artisan, most likely working in or close to Pisa. During the later Roman Empire, the principal navy developments were makes an attempt to create an efficient cavalry drive as properly as the continued improvement of extremely specialised types of troops.
After the disintegration of the Carolingian Empire, the unfold of aristocratic castles indicates a transition from communal fortifications to personal defence in western Europe. In this era, most castles were wooden constructions but the wealthiest lords could afford the building of stone fortresses. One or extra towers, now known as keeps, were the most characteristic options of a medieval fortress. Castles typically developed into multifunctional compounds with their drawbridges, fortified courtyards, cisterns or wells, halls, chapels, stables and workshops. The breakup of the Carolingian Empire was accompanied by invasions, migrations, and raids by external foes.
In the early fifteenth century, France once more got here near dissolving, but within the late 1420s the navy successes of Joan of Arc (d. 1431) led to the victory of the French and the capture of the final English possessions in southern France in 1453. The worth was high, as the inhabitants of France at the finish of the Wars was doubtless half what it had been firstly of the battle. Conversely, the Wars had a optimistic effect on English national identification, doing a lot to fuse the varied native identities into a nationwide English best. The battle with France additionally helped create a nationwide tradition in England separate from French tradition, which had previously been the dominant affect.
To the west of Bulgaria, Serbia gained independence with the decline of Byzantine dominance within the area. Christian science is based on the bible and is explained in science and well being with key to the scriptures and other writings by mary baker eddy. During the High Middle Ages, which began after 1000, the inhabitants of Europe increased significantly as technological and agricultural improvements allowed trade to flourish and the Medieval Warm Period local weather change allowed crop yields to extend.
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The First Crusade was proclaimed by Pope Urban II (pope 1088-99) on the Council of Clermont in 1095 in response to a request from the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081-1118) for aid towards further Muslim advances. Tens of thousands of people from all levels of society mobilised throughout Europe and captured Jerusalem in 1099. One feature of the crusades was the pogroms against local Jews that usually happened because the crusaders left their international locations for the East. These have been especially brutal in the course of the First Crusade, when the Jewish communities in Cologne, Mainz, and Worms had been destroyed, as nicely as different communities in cities between the rivers Seine and the Rhine. Another outgrowth of the crusades was the inspiration of a model new sort of monastic order, the army orders of the Templars and Hospitallers, which fused monastic life with army service. Byzantium revived its fortunes under Emperor Basil I (r. 867-886) and his successors Leo VI (r. 886-912) and Constantine VII (r. 913-959), members of the Macedonian dynasty.
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In distinction, the Italian monk Benedict of Nursia (d. 547) adopted a more practical strategy, regulating both the executive and non secular duties of a group of monks led by an abbot. The Benedictine Rule turned widely used in western monasteries already before it was decreed the norm for Frankish monastic communities in 817. In the east, the monastic guidelines compiled by Theodore the Studite (d. 826) gained recognition after they were adopted in the Great Lavra, a newly established imperial monastery on Mount Athos within the 960s. The Great Lavra set a precedent for the founding of additional Athonite monasteries, turning the mount into crucial centre of Orthodox monasticism. The migrations and invasions of the 4th and fifth centuries disrupted trade networks around the Mediterranean. African goods stopped being imported into Europe, first disappearing from the inside and by the seventh century discovered only in a couple of cities such as Rome or Naples.


We were fortunate enough to be joined by Dr Shannon Grimes to discuss her new book: Becoming Gold. Zosimos of Panopolis and the alchemical arts in Roman Egypt.
We discussed the historical Egyptian backdrop of the book, the views of Zosimos on magic, astronomy, daimons and of course, the visions of Zosimos. She helped define Alchemy during the early 4th century and really brings Zosimos to life.
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Where did this cabin come from? It actually started with a much different cabin…a long time ago. Travel with me down memory lane and half way across the state to Marquand, Missouri, located in Madison County along the Castor River.
Imagine a group of men with crew cuts, shirt sleeves rolled up, the air thick with cigarette smoke, huddled around a poker table. The gamblers included the local MD, Doc Adams, my Uncle Bill, and several farmers and ranchers. One hand led to another and before long, the stakes were higher than usual. Doc Adams, not wanting to be bluffed out of a big pot, stayed in the game and put up the deed to his little red cabin in the hills, on a logging road off County Road 320.
He should have folded because he lost that hand to my Uncle Bill. So the cabin came to the Turlin family. Years later, Uncle Bill sold it to my Dad, who passed it on to me. This was the place my parents brought me and my sister to camp and swim and fish; my aunts and uncles brought my cousins; and, years later, I brought my children.
After the family relocated to Kansas City, traveling more than six hours to the cabin became impractical. After a number of years, we sold it and began the search for a place within two and a half hours of our driveway, on a clear cold Ozark stream, and fairly isolated. After nearly three years of searching the internet, traveling lots of miles on back country gravel roads, calling numbers on for sale signs, and meeting with realtors, I came upon acreage in Camden County along the Little Niangua River. We purchased twenty five acres with over one hundred feet of river frontage in 2013. We started construction a year later. After seven years, we have a house that looks like a cabin. Our emphasis is offering quiet, time to rejuvenate in nature, and guided educational discovery hikes, hence the name, “Little Niangua Nature Cabin.”


Dr. James Braid, a respected general surgeon in Manchester, England, went on to become one of the most important people in the history of Hypnosis.
He was the one who adopted the words “Hypnotism” and “Hypnotist” from Etienne de Cuvillers and used them in English. His writings and experiments made him the leading figure in Hypnosis in the English-speaking world.
Because of his scientific approach and his willingness to engage in a debate he created a new and respectable face to Hypnosis.
This led to many new ways of thinking, talking, as well as to new studies and applications.


NEWARK STREET RESIDENCE
This 1894 house is the second-oldest in Cleveland Park, built at the same time as streetcars began running up Connecticut Avenue. As a significant home in the Cleveland Park Historic District, the project required approvals by the local ANC and DC Historic Preservation Review Board.
The program called for a large but compatible extension to the home to accommodate a growing family of five, including a complete gutting of the interior, down to bare studs and joists. The new work extended and updated the original details of the house, in some places matching existing trims and details exactly, in others creating entirely new designs that complemented existing work.
Hoachlander Davis Photography
Fritz and Gignoux


The KunstWandelhalle Bad Elster
Architectural adventure in the historical Kurpark
The fine arts have a long tradition in Bad Elster. After the “Wandelanlage,” which was built in the mid 19th century, was no longer able to meet the rising demands, the Saxon construction authorities (architects Dr. Kramer and Dutzmann) erected the heatable, well-lit new “Wandelhalle” in 1928/ 1929. It was built in the Bauhaus style, and made from Elbe sandstone from Postelwitz, complete with a decorative fountain in the courtyard. The new Wandelhalle rose to become the most significant forum for the fine arts.
The sculptures on the left and right of the fountain, “Mother with Children” and “Man with Dog,” were created in 1938 by Paul Berger (*1899 in Zwickau/ †1949 in Dresden). The left wing (the former salt spring), houses the in April 2009 opened Saxon Baths museum Bad Elster. The right wing of the KunstWandelhalle is home to where the oldest used spring of Bad Elster pours out, the “Moritzquelle,” which was discovered in 1669. It also houses two sculptures by sculptor and architect Arno Breker (*1900 in Elberfeld / †1991 in Düsseldorf).
The central part serves as a venue for diverse concerts and changing art exhibits of different genres all year round. Herewith, Kunstverein Bad Elster e.V.,as a partner of the Chursächsischen Veranstaltungs GmbH, wants to support the artistic and professional young talent from central Germany in particular. This is why in the series “JUNGES PODIUM” (young platform), exhibits and concerts take place in close collaboration with Saxony’s art and music schools.
The regularly changing exhibits in the KunstWandelhalle combine the past and the present as well as tradition and the spirit of the times in an entertaining fashion. Regional as well as national artists have been given the task of revitalising the KunstRaum Bad Elster as well as keeping up the historical tradition.


No doubt about it, Victorian valentines are pretty to look at. But these cards weren’t mere frippery – they were big business.
At the center of the Victorian valentine industry was Esther Howland, the so-called mother of the American valentine.
Esther was born in 1828 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father owned a stationary store. This proximity to paper sparked Esther’s wildly successful business idea. Legend has it that on an otherwise unremarkable day in 1849, Esther was asked to stock some frilly English valentines that her father had imported. She reportedly thought that “it would be no great task to make even prettier ones…”. So she began to do just that.
In every version of the story, Esther used scrap paper to make her first valentines. And in every version of the story, her valentines were met with immediate, uproarious success.
Esther popularized her own English-style valentines. These cards were different than their current-day grocery-story brethren. There was not an animated character or a bad pun to be seen. Instead English valentines had lots of lace, brightly-colored paper, and three-dimensional heft. Texture was particularly important, as embossed paper and layered designs were popular. Esther reinvented these pretty artifacts, branding each with small red “H.”
Esther’s valentines weren’t just pretty — they represented a hard-core business operation. Esther started her business in 1849, at just over 20 years old. According to professor Barry Shank, “Howland found a way to convey complexity and layering using colors and textures that could be assembled by relatively unskilled manual laborers, almost all of whom were women.” Howland did grow her business to employ dozens of women, turning thousands of dollars of profit each year. Some accounts peg her business income at $100,000 annually. It may have been Esther, not Ford, who invented the production line.
Using a production line was not Esther’s only business innovation. She made a point of creating cards for all budgets, from a simple 5-cent card to complex lace ring-boxes that sold for $50 or more. She provided vendors with over a hundred verses that could be inserted into the cards for a more personal feel. She even was an early advocate of DIY, as she sold valentine kits for women who wanted to assemble the pieces at home.
Esther continued to run her successful business from 1849 until 1881, when she sold the company to George C. Whitney. This company became one of the largest greeting card companies in the world.
Esther Howland was a woman with remarkable business acumen. She was able to use the images of domesticity and female prettiness to expand her paper empire. This is what strikes me as a central image to focus her story upon, then: the combination of frills and frippery with the sharp-as-steel business mind underneath.
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- Julia Carpenter, Washington Post
- New England Historical Society
- America Comes Alive: Esther Howland (1828-1904), First in America to Mass Produce Valentines.
- Shank, Barry. A token of my affection: Greeting cards and American business culture. Columbia University Press, 2004. Amazon
 Shank, Barry. A token of my affection: Greeting cards and American business culture. Columbia University Press, 2004. p. 60
 Shank, Barry. p. 276


Augusta Historical Museum
With the support of a valued band of volunteers the Augusta Historical Museum offers visitors a comprehensive display of the history of Augusta and Districts since settlement in 1830.
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Hotel Chateau de Georges is a recently-built 3-star hotel conveniently located 5 minutes on foot from popular Mavrovouni Beach and only 3 km from picturesque Gytheio
Since Antiquity, Hospitality has been considered a virtue in Greece. The Ancient Greeks believed that Guests were sent from the gods -or that they were the gods themselves in disguise. They maintained that travellers were protected by the god Zeus (Xenios Dias) and his children, the goddess Athena (Xenia), and the twins Castor and Pollux, considering them to be sacred, respected persons, who were to be treated excellently.
Guests can enjoy lounging by or swimming in the Hotel’s outdoor pool as well as refreshments at its snack bar.
For guests wishing to start their day right, the Hotel serves a delicious buffet breakfast with many fresh items to choose from.


This is chronicling the original proposed pilot of Family Feud called Fast Company.
NBC & ABC: 1975
Two teams (one celebrity and one civilian) competed to give correct answers to questions. The game format had to be tinkered to have a survey questions for its final part of the game.
The idea was first pitched to NBC but were never sold on it, then it was later pitch to ABC which again was not also sold at all.


The fundamental, triangular shape of Jackson Square Park has a long, even ancient history. In many instances the Dutch, then the English, built colonial roads on top of Native American footpaths. In this instance what is now Gansevoort Street was a footpath that led to the river trading post they called Sapohanikan (by the way, this footpath, and now subsequently Gansevoort Street, happen to align perfectly and exactly to the spring and autumnal equinox). That river trading post footpath connected with what is now Greenwich Avenue which led “downtown” and connected to roads to the north. Although truncated in the 19th century and no longer directly connecting with Greenwich Avenue, Gansevoort’s parallel offspring Horatio Street forms the southern base of the triangle. A very assertive 8th Avenue was driven down through the intersection after the Commissioner’s Plan of 1811 imposed a grid system on everything in Manhattan north of 14th Street.
What’s in a name?
The earliest reference found of the park is in the New York Times in 1853. We know that shortly after Jackson’s death in 1845 what is now Corlears Park started to be referred to as Jackson Park in honor of him, but the moniker did not stick for very long. It is likely the triangle took his name about the same time, the late 1840s.
In 1858 the Mozart Hall Democratic faction split off from Tammany, when Mozart candidate Fernando Wood was elected Mayor of New York. Between 1859 and 1863, members of the Mozart Hall organization held their gatherings at Jackson Hall, a building that formerly stood at 2 Horatio Street on the corner of Greenwich Avenue. The building was one of dozens that faced onto the triangular parcel of open space now – and perhaps then – known as Jackson Square.
The city acquired the land in 1826. “Jackson Square” appears and is detailed in the Second Annual Report of the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Parks in 1872. According to the report, Jackson Square was one of twenty-nine properties mapped and improved as parkland by the City. By May 1872, Jackson Square saw the following improvements: “5,900 square feet walks graded/103 cubic yards masonry in foundations/460 lineal feet railing/462 lineal feet coping/6 lamp-posts furnished and set.” It remained an enclosed, victorian “viewing park” from 1872-1888.
In 1887, Mayor Abram S. Hewitt promoted a citywide effort to improve public access to the parks and squares that were entirely enclosed by iron fencing. Parks superintendent Samuel Parsons Jr. and consulting architect Calvert Vaux collaborated on a new design for Jackson Square. In an 1892 article for Scribner’s Magazine, Parsons described the central area as “a great bouquet of brilliant flowers and leaves.” He noted proudly, “The neighborhood of this park is respectable but populous, and it is wonderful on a warm evening to see the dense masses of people that crowd the park benches and smooth asphalt walks.”
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In 1913, Parks gardeners planted a new school garden plot at Jackson Square and left its upkeep to the “little farmers” in the neighborhood. The park underwent renovations in the 1930s, when seventeen pin oaks were planted on the perimeter, the shower basin was replaced by a new wading pool, and new benches were installed. The park remained substantially unchanged for over fifty years, until a capital reconstruction project was completed in 1990. It included planting new greenery and restoring the historic iron fencing and benches. The centerpiece, a new cast-iron fountain with planters and a granite base, evokes the 19th-century origins of Jackson Square Park.
Jackson Square Park: A History created for the Jackson Square Alliance. All artwork is property of its creator and is used with permission.
“Indian paths in the great metropolis”
Reginald Pelham Bolton
Museum of the American Indian and Heye Foundation
New York, 1922
Map of Manhattan
The Commissioners Plan of 1811
Randel Farm maps
Map of Manhattan, illustrated
Taylor, Golt, Hoye, 1872
“The evolution of a City Square”
Samuel Parsons, Jr.
Scribners monthly, Volume XII, July-Dec 1892
Photo of Jackson Square, 1934
Courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives
Used with permission
“Mannahatta” Conceptual Art
The Mannahatta Project
Wildlife Conservation Society
“Jackson Square” Painting
Cynthia B. Crier AIA
New York, NY
30" X 40"
Oil on Linen
Sunrise on Gansevoort Photo
Photographed for Jackson Square Alliance
Original Photography occurring in the “Today” section
James Did It!
Photographed for Jackson Square Alliance