Swedish History at the New Sweden Centre | Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard | Wilmington, Delaware
Celebrating Colonists Day 2014 are, from left, Mark Hogate, Donn Draper, Aleasa Hogate, descendant of Anders Larsson Dalbo 1640, Donna Draper's granddaughter, Bill Hutchinson, portraying Peter Minuit, and Chief Dennis Coker of the Lenape Tribe. Check out the video of Colonists Day 2012 on this page, below left.
First State National Historic Park, the nation's newest national park in Delaware, is expanding its activities to include grants to take school children on field trips to cultural and heritage sites. Click here for more on park developments.
"The Landing of the Swedes" by Stanley M. Arthurs
depicts the first contact in 1638 between the Swedish settlers and Native Americans.
The meeting took place along the Christina River in present-day Wilmington.
The image is made possible through the generosity of the Permanent Collection of the University of Delaware
The New Sweden Centre, a 5013c nonprofit organization headquartered in Wilmington, De., offers
educational outreach programs and historic reenactors.
Who are we?
Volunteers, educators, history buffs
What do we do?
Promote Delaware Valley's history 1638-1776 with focus on Swedish, Finnish and Lenape culture
Where are we?
As a museum without walls, we have exhibits throughout the Delaware Valley. Our main exhibit is in JA Finance Park, reaching 10,000 students yearly at Junior Achievement of Delaware, 522 Walnut St., Wilmington, DE 19801
Internships are available for a variety of interests and skills. Click here for details.
New Sweden Monument
This monument in Riverview Beach Park, Pennsville, N.J., was dedicated in 2004 to commemorate the contributions made by New Sweden. The monument is on the Delaware River, near the parking lot at the end of Pittsfield Street.
Who Wore What When video released
Documentary available for historical and educational groups
This video, based on the "Who Wore What When" fashion show in the fall of 2017, is now avaialable. The program, which showcases clothing worn in the New Sweden territory from colonial days to the 20th Century, is free for all to watch and share. Scenes from the fashion show are complemented with historical background notes and imagees. It is tailored to be of special interest to educational and historical organizations.
Seven log cabins show what a colonial Swedish farmstead would have looked like. The buildings are at the center of the completely rebuilt Governor Printz Park in Essington. Photo by Bill Moller
Farmstead established in Essington
Colonial showcase at center of renewed Printz Park
The New Sweden Farmstead Museum in Essington, Pa., has been completed and first opened for public tours Saturday, June 12, when reenactors demonstrated colonial life in the collection of log cabins. The cabins in the center of Printz Park replicate the type of farm the first Swedish settlers created in New Sweden when it was settled in the early 17th Century. Governor Printz Park sits on the ground that served as the capital of New Sweden starting in 1643.
The farmstead was originally built in Bridgeton, N.J., where it was opened in 1988 as part of celebrations of the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Sweden. The renewed farmstead brings the attraction to a waterfront location that is easily accessible to the Philadelphia and Wilmington metropolitan areas.
The village was constructed by The New Sweden Company with support from area historical groups. Covid rules will restrict access to the interior of the structures, but there is signage outside for each of the seven log buildings. For more information about the farmstead,
click on this link and
Governor Printz Park is on the Delaware River at Taylor Avenue and West 2nd St, Essington, Pa 19029. The park is named after Johan Printz, governor of New Sweden from 1643 to 1654.
For more information about the site, click here.
Welcome to The New Sweden Centre, a museum without walls. We partner with a number of Delaware Valley institutions to present to the public our extensive collection of material that illustrates the Swedish legacy of the region.
The story begins with the very first European settlers who created New Sweden, their interactions with the Leni Lenape, and continues through the evolution of the region to the present day. The New Sweden Centre's collection includes artifacts, clothing, tools, dioramas and graphic illustrations.
The museum's collection is currently on display at these locations:
• Our Captain Mannequin and colonial fireplace set can be seen at the in the Delaware Military Museum at 1st Regiment Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808. Also at the museum, our large-scale "Colony to Community" graphic panels that tell the story of New Sweden.
• Our Swedish Lady mannequin and child, plus many of our kitchen items, are now located in the Hendrickson House in Wilmington, DE.
• Our model of Fort Christina is now on display in the lobby of the Redding City/County building, 800 N. French St., Willmington, DE, 19801.
• A group of dolls in period clothing and a model of a colonial ship's boat are on loan to
the Pencader Heritage Museum, 2629 Sunset Lake Road, Newark, DE. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month. Call 302-584-4570.
• We are also serving as the Non Profit Brand in JA Finance Park, with our youth-focused display "Walk Through Swedish American Globalization" at the Junior Achievement Center at 522 S Walnut St, Wilmington, DE 19801. This facility serves Salem County, NJ and New Castle County, DE and reaches approximately 10,000 students yearly.
Now available for loan to interested organizations
• Educational materials, designed for any organization teaching the region's history.
A large collection of colonial tools, old but not period historical.
• A Leni Lenape mannequin in colonial period clothing.
• ;Several miniature historical figures.
The New Sweden Centre is also actively marketing the book "Africans in New Sweden" by Abdullah R. Muhammad.
Finally, the Centre is a regular partner with Old Swedes Foundation, the Delaware Swedish Colonial Society and the New Sweden Alliance in the annual celebration of the landing of the Swedes at Fort Christina Park in Wilmington.
Anyone interested in assisting us please get in touch. 3302-220-1916 or send us an email Feel free to call Education Director Aleasa Hogate at 856-678-5511
Settlers trunks now available
for education programs
Artifacts tell story of Swedes in the Delaware Valley
Enjoy this 3:45 video, which gives an overview of the New Sweden Centre activities and features our latest program, offering settlers trunk sponsorships as hands-on educational aids to teaching history. The trunks are packed tight with objects of telling importance to the history of New Sweden. Included are animal pelts, a variety of home wares from the log cabin days, trade goods and colonial toys. For more information, send us an email.
Colonists' Day 2012
Enjoy this five-minute video of the 2012 celebration and day's activities.
The hand of friendship extended at the ceremony celebrating the
374th Anniversary of
the landing of the Swedes and Finns at "The Rocks" in Fort Christina
Colonists' Day, April 14th, 2012. Bill Hutchinison, left, in the persona
of Peter Minuit, greets Dennis Cokerchief of the Lenape Indian Tribe
of Delaware, Inc.
375th Anniversary Conference presentations now online
Lu Ann De Cunzo of the University of Delaware talks about the struggles
the early settlers faced in the Delaware Valley in this online view.
Her presentation is one of many from the 375th New Sweden Anniversary
Conference now available here.
The conference was held Nov. 8-10 at the university. The above link
will bring up a web page listing the available talks with links to the
Peter Minuit, founder of New Sweden,
named to Junior Achievement Hall of Fame
The story of New Sweden
This seven-minute video quickly tells the story of the founding of New
Sweden. It is a condensed version of a 26-minute video that is available
in our web store for
anyone who would like to make it part of their education or interpretive program.
The story of Black Anthony
Click here to learn about Antoni Swart, the African who lived in New Sweden. This 10-page slide show is
a synopsis by Abdullah Muhammad of his recently published book: Africans in New Sweden, The Untold Story. The book is now available for order in our store. Click here for ordering information.
We're excited that we have a new brochure
of New Sweden sites throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Maryland. There s a map to show the locations and contact details for
each location/organization are listed on the reverse side. Feel free to
print off your own copy!
One of our recent ventures was to support the current traveling exhibit
called Colony to Community: The Story of New Sweden This display,
developed by the American Swedish Historical Museum, is now
available for your conference or special event highlighting local history.
Send us an an email for more information.
Circle of Friendship
Participants at the New Sweden Forum create a "Circle of
Friendship" around the New Sweden Heritage Monument. The tradition was
started when the Pennsivlle, N.J. monument was dedicated
June 6th, 2004. The ceremony honors the bond of friendship
formed by the Lenape and the Swedish settlers of the 17th century.
This year's forum was held June 6, marking the 5th
Anniversary of the monument.


In 2015 the Intelligence Community declassified The 1983 Soviet “War Scare” — the definitive report by the president’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board on how and why the USSR nearly launched a preemptive nuclear strike during the NATO theater nuclear exercise ABLE ARCHER-83, held in November 1983.
For months prior to ABLE ARCHER-83, Moscow warned vociferously that deploying U.S. missiles to European NATO would result in World War III.
Washington dismissed Soviet threats as “bluster” to frighten NATO into non-deployment of these first theater nuclear missiles with range to reach Moscow. After all, Soviet SS-20 missiles posed a far greater threat to NATO.
And ABLE ARCHER-83 was routine. The only thing new was the exercise would include the new nuclear missiles.
We did not know it then, but subsequent analysis proved Moscow misconstrued ABLE ARCHER-83 as cover for a surprise nuclear attack. The USSR prepared a surprise of their own — a preemptive nuclear strike, which they very nearly launched, and almost certainly would have done so if the exercise continued another 24 hours.
Many analysts regard the 1983 Soviet war scare as more dangerous than the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis


Also known as ‘La Seu’, Mallorca Cathedral is the most important religious building on the island. Standing on the shore of Palma Bay, it is the only seafront Gothic cathedral that rises up above the Roman and Renaissance walls to overlook the sea. It is also the see of the diocese of Mallorca and boasts the world’s largest Gothic rose window.
Bellver Castle is situated 3 km from the centre of Palma de Mallorca, overlooking the bay and part of Mallorca. It is one of the few circular-shaped castles in Europe. Work on the castle, designed as both a palace and fortress, began back in the early 14th century, on the orders of James II, King of Mallorca.


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Jun 19, 2013 David Nichols rated it seriously favored it · assessment of Yet another edition Shelves: reviewed, indigenous-american Released in 1991, this was among the list of initially historic monographs to check the transforming status of girls in colonial-era Indigenous American communities. Anderson follows the lead with the Marxist anthropologist Eleanor Leacock, who argued that the position of girls within a Modern society tended to decline as that Modern society became additional intricate and “civilized.” She applies this interpretive framework to the Montagnais (or Innu) and Huron-Wendat nations of current-working day Canada, on whose 17th-century forebears the Jesui Released in 1991, this was one of many initial historic monographs to review the changing standing of ladies in colonial-period Indigenous American communities. Anderson follows the guide in the Marxist anthropologist Eleanor Leacock, who argued the position of girls inside a Culture tended to decline as that Culture grew to become extra sophisticated and “civilized.” She applies this interpretive framework to your Montagnais (or Innu) and Huron-Wendat nations of existing-working day Canada, on whose seventeenth-century forebears the Jesuits remaining an abundance of records.
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The Jesuits came to New France to provide a knowledge of Christianity on the natives. In the 16 and 17th hundreds of years Christianity intended that men dominated and ruled the globe and girls were being to get submissive to them.
Females Karen Anderson describes how two indigenous tribes could, in a span of thirty or so several years, shift from the lifestyle of equality between males and women exactly where neither aspect dominated another to some tradition exactly where Females had been submissive and obedient to their husbands regardless if they didn't want to be.
Whilst from the early decorbooks.us/ many years, Gals could complain that Christianity's advent induced sickness and so they would not sign up for, more than the following several many years many natives came to hold the Jesuit viewpoint that it had been improved to become a dead Christian than a Reside heathen. Christians went to heaven although heathens went to hell- a Terrible area.
Adult men experienced roles to complete in Culture and so did the Girls. Girls cultivated the ground and so in an effort to consume, Guys had to be in favor with their wives or their moms. Divorce was an alternative if the marriage was not Operating out.
Prior to the 1630s, Anderson argues, gender relations in Montagnais and Huron communities had been comparatively harmonious and egalitarian, structured close to an equivalent division of social obligations: Males hunted, cleared the fields, fought ritual wars, and served as chiefs, while Gals farmed, dressed animal skins, appointed chiefs, and selected military services captives for adoption or execution. From the mid-seventeenth century, Jesuit missionaries started earning converts amid both peoples, who had been traumatized by epidemic sickness and warfare. Influenced by Aristotle and Aquinas, the Jesuits seen gender equality and Indigenous American gender norms as “savage, ” and so they anathematized equality and reciprocity involving Guys and ladies. They discovered Females as The natural way wicked and childish, argued that they essential Actual physical correction by Gentlemen, and demanded that woman converts undertake European norms of domesticity and submissiveness. Montagnais and Huron converts seemingly adopted these norms with a few enthusiasm, especially at Christian reserve communities like Sillery, from whose restrictions Anderson can take the title of her book.
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THE STORY OF THE LEGENDARY PARISIAN NEIGHBORHOODS
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This film chronicles the story of the most legendary quartier of Paris, from an exciting new angle and bringing to light unpublished archival material.
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after Agas by ©Alan Higgslarge picture
The Angel is a listed 17th C building but what Agas depicted bears little resemblance. But imagine alterations and some fabric of the present footprint could have existed.
St George of England Church was consecrated on St George’s Day in 1222. This was the same day that St George became the Patron Saint of England. The present building was started by Paulinus Peyvre although there was probably a building on the same spot from Saxon times. The current building is mainly of Totterhoe limestone.
It is a beautiful church with many interesting features. The tower is 90 feet high and the cross on the top has been there since the time of Charles 1. The weather vane was added in Georgian times.
Reputed to have had seven ovens and capable of housing ten poor families it was pulled down in 1828.
Luckily it was captured by artists George Sheppard Thomas Fisher and Thomas Hosmer Sheppard before demolition to enable this to be an accurate representation.
This was definitely the core of what remains to this day without the Georgian facade. Internally this building has Tudor beams.
The merket cross was an old spelling for market cross and is known to have been in a very similar position to the present war memorial. Agas depicted it a decent size and its present reconstruction is based on existing remaining crosses elsewhere in the UK.
Artists have established piles of horse manure in Market Square in the old days so it was realistic to add one in 1581.
The Griffin being adjacent to the church has always been an important hostelry in Toddington. The town elders used to meet there in bygone days. The building shown here was gutted by fire in 1904 and the present Griffin totally restyled and built in 1905.
The Hospital of St John Baptist, founded by Sir John Broughton in 1443 for a chaplain, or warden and three poor men, to pray for the King and for Thomas Peyvre and Mary his wife, was no doubt, as elsewhere pointed out, in fulfilment of a condition of the will of Thomas Peyvre, who died in 1429.
The site of the hospital has always been traditionally assigned to the meadow now occupied by farm buildings in Griffin Farm, at the rear of Conger House and the Griffin.
It is additional evidence that a lane leading to the meadow at the top of Duck Lane (now Conger Lane) was for a long time known as Spital Lane.
Such hospitals founded in the Middle Ages had a somewhat different scope of usefulness than the name would imply today. They were used for not only casual shelter and sickness, but for pilgrimages, and often had a certain ecclesiastical purpose.
The Hospital lasted little more than a hundred years, being suppressed with others in the reign of Henry VIII
But the foundations and base wall of parts of this hospital remain, hidden behind the Wilkinson Hall
This is listed: Listing NGR: TL0098428905
This was the very spacious market house built from materials from the demolished hospital of St John the Baptist. This is dated towards the end of the sixteenth century so when Agas added it to his survey map in 1581 it was relatively new.
Toddington was at one time a flourishing market town by Royal Warrant, as well as this building traders would set up stalls all over the green on market days. Sadly the market declined and the building was taken down in 1799 and the materials sold.
A permanent Maypole was on the green which gives insight as to how children lived and old customs in those days.
This is the original structure of what is the Oddfellows Inn.
Whether it was an Inn in those days is unknown as the Inn names and their positions changed frequently. But the present Oddfellows has many remaining Tudor origins.
This corner of Park Road building remains very similar and has a Tudor beamed interior. It was the original Red Lion but it cannot be established if this was so in 1581.
What we know as the village pond or war memorial gardens was the Towne Water. It was massive coming out right to the road and deep, some say 10 feet in places. History records two children drowning there. Before the numerous wells it was used for drinking water, bathing, washing and carts used to be immersed there to swell the timber wheels to tighten them up in hot weather.
The shambles was the slaughter house and butcher's market. From other similar buildings recorded they had a vented roof and partially open sides. At it's height it is recorded up to seven butchers operated from this building.
In 1581 there were sheep pens by the pond. Off the picture further up the road by the Grange was a Pound; A much larger area for keeping stray animals.
The Town Hall, toll booth and session house.
Only the Town Hall remains being much altered.
Toddington guesthouse is a fine old building to this day, behind the Georgian front remains a wealth of mediaeval oak beams.
We are sure it's present-day use is not the first time it has been a hostelry.
In the late nineteenth century it was divided into two houses, the left-hand one being Mr Carr's family butchers and the right-hand Mr Deeley bakers shop.
28 High Street originates from about 1500.
Greatly extended with the Georgian red brick front added in about 1830.
It has seen many uses but it's most notorious was to be a pub called the Greyhound, short lived from 1860 to 1890.
In 1910 A Mayor Horley was in residence where he established a Royal Patent for a greenhouse heating system.
There was a big old tin barn where he used to build the coffins for the village, the Angel stable bar was then the mortuary.
His brother was undertaker and lived where the dry cleaners used to be.


A poster on Reddit asks: What are two events that took place in the same time in history but don’t seem like they would have?
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There were no classes in calculus in Harvard’s…
THE LAST ONE
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Always reblog because perfection.
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people saw me wearing it yesterday but there will be different people seeing me today therefore it is not dirty


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The Cascades are the result of Cap Sparks' dream to do something for Jackson and to build an attraction that would provide a positive impression of the city.
The Cascades was built in 1932 to resemble the 1929 International Exposition
in Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain
The falls opened to a crowd of 25,000 people on May 9, 1932,
on Captain Spark's 59th birthday.
Within a few years, the Cascade Falls were known around the world.
Today, visitor logbooks include entries from every state and from 33 countries.


The last two weekends have both taken me to historical sites, one in Delhi and the other in Jaipur. Now India is a very rich culture, and the amount of history on display here is staggering. Every town, every city has one or the other monument. When I was in school, I thought my home town of Bhopal didn’t have a lot of monuments. But as I grew up, I came to know that Bhopal was probably the only city(correct me if I am wrong here) ruled by female rulers, known as begums, and that it had the Taj-ul masjid, one of the largest mosques in Asia. Even the sleepy little town where I went to college had Maratha forts, and a rich historical background. Almost every city I have been to has its share of history.
Coming back to focus, the first place I visited was the Mehrauli Archaeological Site. This site is a collection of mosques, tombs and baolis(a baoli is essentially a large water tank made for storage purposes) scattered around the place. My trip here was as a participant in the Delhi Blogger’s Meet, an event that brings together bloggers residing in and around delhi to meet up, know each other and inevitably have a cup of coffee with. The archaeological park is overlooked by the famous Qutub Minar, but unlike the fame associated with the Qutub Minar, this site is pretty much a silent spectator. It has been around quietly for hundreds of years, and will probably remain so for another hundred. Watching generations go by in the flash of time.
There were only two sites I visited here. First was the Jamali Kamali Masjid(mosque), built to honor the saint and poet Shaikh Fazlullah, also known as Jamali. The architecture of the mosque was typical of the mughal era, with arches, ornate roofs and domes. The tomb is flat roofed, but the roof is beautifully carved on the inside. From the ramparts, Qutub Minar could be seen rising out in all its glory and splendor.
The next site was the Rajaon Ki Baoli. This was a large water storage tank built to ration water. I must confess I know little on the history of this structure, as I spent too much time with the camera at the Jamali Kamali site. By the time I reached there, it was already dark, and cops had started patrolling the park, asking visitors to leave. It is worth mentioning here that there was absolutely no lighting of any of these historical sites, and the area was full of mosquitoes. These are ruins, and are being ruined by the apathy of the ASI and the Indian government.
The next trip was to the Pink city, Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, a state whose name is synonymous to vast expanse of deserts. But make no mistake, being a desert state does not imply that Rajasthan lacks any culture. In fact, Rajasthan’s culture is as rich as the ghee-laden food that is consumed here. Our trip to the pink city was mainly aimed at getting a taste of some of this rich food and culture at Chokhi Dhaani, a theme village set on the outskirts of Jaipur.
Having made the 5-hour drive to the pink city, and spending another hour in the city barricaded to allow a religious procession to go by, we landed at Chokhi Dhaani. The experience offered at this place gives visitors a peek into the rich heritage of this state. And the food is authentic Rajasthani fare, loaded to the hilt with red-chillies, and ghee(clarified butter). They serve you food with a lot of love, and it feels like eating food at home, where mom won’t listen to arguments about how health conscious you are and go on to place another serving on your plate. There is a warning here, you must go to Chokhi Dhaani with an empty stomach. Simply because you will feast like there is no tomorrow.
But there is a tomorrow, and my rumbling stomach reminded me of that as soon as I reached the hotel. After a night of sleep, I woke up in the morning to find my travel companions had the plans ready for the day. They involved driving to one of the famous forts near Jaipur, and then heading back home.
So we headed out on the road, and on the way passed through the famous lal bazaar(red market) of Jaipur. This market reminded us of why Jaipur is called the Pink City! Every shop was painted in pink. And I must admit, it felt great to pass through these lanes that have seen hundreds of years go by, standing there and playing host to the generations of traders that sell their wares in these markets.
After a half hour drive, we reached the Jaigarh fort. This fort houses the largest cannon ever built. This cannon is called the Jaivaana, which translates into “The sound of victory”. It is said that this cannon was fired only once, and they never had a chance to use it in battle. The cannon must be really powerful, how else would it propel a cannon-ball that weighs 50 kilos!
This fort is in a much better condition as compared to the monuments I visited in Delhi last weekend. Maybe because it is maintained by the Royal Family, and they charge you a fee of Rs. 25/- per person for entry. An additional fee of Rs.50 is charged for every still camera that is taken inside for photography. We spent some time looking at the large cannon, and then walked around the walls of the fort, where at one time armored guards would have stood with their weapons ready to defeat any attacking enemy.
There was a small armory also, where some of the weapons and smaller cannons were kept for public display. I learn that there is another fort, the Nahar fort, that is located even higher up on the hill than this one. But time did not permit us to go there. We had to drive back to Delhi.
After visiting these tow monuments, several thought run around in my head. Why are wonderful archaeological sites like the Mehrauli Archaeological Park lying in ruins, awaiting much needed repair? Is it just the overwhelmingly large number of historical sites present in our country that makes the job of the ASI and the government all the more difficult, or is it just bureaucratic apathy that lets these sites lie in ruins? The forts at Jaipur were a total contrast, properly maintained and managed to ensure that the historical beauty of the site is preserved. I do not mind paying up a small fee, but I should know that the money I pay goes in the effort of saving the site from becoming a ruin.
There was no entry fee at Mehrauli, but sites where there is an entry fee are no better off. This definitely is a lesson that ASI needs to learn from the forts in Rajasthan, maybe it is time to let private firms come up to take care of these monuments. They might charge a fee from people to enter, but at least they will have the professionalism to spend the money on renovating ancient sites and monuments.
Historical sites are slowly decaying to historical ruins. This needs to be stopped, as history is the biggest teacher. And these monuments reflect the culture and history that all Indians should be proud to inherit.
Author’s Notes: Photographs of these two sites can be found at my flickr account. In case there is an error in the historical references I have made, please comment and I will correct them.


Local art exhibits highlight mixed race identity
It is in many ways a secret history. In antebellum New Orleans, the gens de couleur libres, or free people of color (FPC), experienced a golden age of influence and creativity unknown outside Louisiana. It was almost forgotten even here after segregation became the law in the 1890s, so it may come as a surprise that they were once nearly half of this city's population. By 1810, much of Haiti's Afro-Creole professional class had fled the devastation of the Haitian revolution. Here their skills were soon seen in the building of Marigny, Treme and parts of the French Quarter where they helped to create much of we think of as New Orleans culture.
Artist-activist Jose Torres Tama, an Ecuador native who grew up in New Jersey, became intrigued by their legacy after moving here in 1984. Over the years his interest evolved into a series of portraits and a book, both commissioned by the Ogden Museum, and now this exhibit at Le Musee de FPC. MORE >>>


Torrance is one of few cities nationwide sanctioned by the Department of Defense to honor our Armed Forces through an annual Armed Forces Day Parade & Celebration.
Torrance's Armed Forces Day Parade has the distinction of being the nation's longest running military parade sponsored by any city.
Last year's celebration brought approximately 60,000 people to crowd the Parade route, and staff is expecting a similar turnout this year.
The year 2010 marks the 51st year that the City of Torrance has hosted an Armed Forces Day Celebration to honor the nation's military. Torrance's celebration lasts from Friday, May 14, 2010 through Sunday, May 16, 2010.
On Saturday, May 15, 2010, the parade begins at 1:30 p.m. at Crenshaw Boulevard and travels one-mile west on Torrance Boulevard to Madrona Avenue. It ends approximately at 3:30 p.m.
Each year, the City of Torrance identifies one branch of the military - the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard - as the "honored service" of the Armed Forces Day Celebration. A high-ranking member of the honored service is invited to serve as Grand Marshal.
This year's celebration honors the United States Coast Guard.
Besides the Parade highlight, the community can enjoy other festivities during the 51st Annual City of Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade & Celebration, including military exhibits and a free concert by a band from the honored branch.
Military exhibits on display, including aircrafts, vehicles, support equipment may be viewed at the north end of the Del Amo Fashion Center at the lower parking lot west side of the parking structure on Friday, May 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, May 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Sunday, May 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The United States Coast Guad Band will perform for free on May 14 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive.
The Torrance legacy of the Armed Forces Day celebration began under the leadership of Mayor Isen in 1960 and has grown throughout the years to be considered a Southern California tradition. According to Mayor Isen, the parade was to "increase public respect and understanding for military service and promote civic-military relationships."
Ngày thứ bảy 15 tháng năm sắp đến sẽ có một buổi diễn hành cho ngày Quân Lực Hoa Kỳ do Bộ Quốc Phòng tài trợ và thành phố Torrance, CA đứng ra tổ chức, đây là lần thứ 51.
Sau 9 năm nôp đơn và năm nay là năm thứ 3 Toán Cựu Quân Nhân QLVNCH Diễn hành dưói Quốc Kỳ VNCH.
Nhân 35 năm sau cuộc chiến Việt Nam chúng tôi cũng sẽ có triễn lãm vũ khí, Quân trang và Quân Dụng QLVNCH trong 3 ngày 14,15 và 16 tháng 5 . Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade là diễn hành lớn nhất của Quân lực Hoa Kỳ tại miển tây chi phi lên đến hàng trăm ngàn dollars cho 3 ngày. Ngày thứ Sáu 14 tháng 5 sẽ có Ban Quân Nhạc trình diễn tại Armstrong Theater, ngày 15 tháng 5 Diễn hành và trong 3 ngày 14, 15 và 16 tháng 5 đều có triễn lãm của Quân Lực Hoa Kỳ
Vì đây là vinh dự chung cho QLVNCH mong được có đại diện của các Quân Binh chủng QLVNCH như Không quân, Hải Quân và Lục Quân nhất là Cựu Quân Nhân QLVNCH trong toán Quốc Kỳ VNCH là một điều rất cần thiết, riêng về các em hậu duệ thì trang bi dã chiến đi hai bên toán diễn hành
In Appriciation Montgomery Hom, Lt. Luu Anh Dung, Lt.Ho Ngoc Minh Duc, Lt. Vu Hai, Lt. Nguyen Toan , TH2 Vu Thao, Captain Jody Hom
Xướng Danh Quân Lực Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
" The Color Guard of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Veterans Association represents all Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces participating in the Vietnam War. More than 350,000 Republic of Vietnam soldiers sacrificed their lives together with 58,256 U.S. soldiers and over 6000 soldiers of allied forces in the Vietnam War. And thousands soldiers missing in action are still unaccounted for. The Color Guard represents and honors all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom . The Group have participated in many of the parades and community services to help their Veterans"
Prologue Joint Services Color Guard Grand Marshal: Rear Adm. Leendert "Len" Hering Sr., U.S. Navy Celebrity Grand Marshal: Shawn Parr, Go Country 105.1 FM Navy Band Southwest, U.S. Navy Mayor Frank Scotto, city of Torrance Councilman Bill Sutherland, city of Torrance Councilman Tom Brewer, city of Torrance Councilman Gene Barnett and City Treasurer Linda Barnett, city of Torrance Councilwoman Susan Rhilinger, city of Torrance Councilman Pat Furey, city of Torrance Councilman Cliff Numark, city of Torrance City Clerk Sue Herbers, city of Torrance Debra Bowen, California secretary of state Ted Lieu, state assemblyman Don Knabe, Los Angeles County supervisor Maj. Gen. John S. Harrell, California State Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Juan Ruiz, U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Robert A. Moore, U.S Army Col. Mike Malone, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David J. Eichhorn, U.S. Air Force Rear Adm. Timothy Sullivan, U.S. Coast Guard West High School Entertainment Unit, Torrance Legion of Valor World War II Veterans, Torrance Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Torrance Prisoner of War Veterans 100th / 442nd Veterans Association, Los Angeles Madrona Middle School Marching Band, Torrance 82nd Airborne Association Lew Millett Chapter, Huntington Beach Tuskegee Airmen Inc., Altadena First Composite Group - General George Patton Museum, La Quinta State of California Inter-Tribal Veterans Society, Downey Veterans of Foreign War, District 4, Long Beach Combat Infantrymen's Association, Whittier Veterans Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, Torrance Bert S. Crossland - American Legion, Torrance
Division I Torrance High School Marching Alliance 11th Armored Calvary Regiment Horse Detachment, Fort Irwin M1151 HMMWV Enhanced Armor Carrier, Fort Irwin National Training Center (NTC) Purple Heart Recipients, Fort Irwin U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Future Soldier Formation (Oath of Enlistment), Los Angeles Richardson Middle School Band, Torrance NTC, 11th ARC Marching Unit, Fort Irwin NTC, 11th ACR M1 A1 Abrams, Fort Irwin NTC, JIEDDO - Buffalo, Fort Irwin NTC, JIEDDO - IED Robots, Fort Irwin NTC, JIEDDO Talon Military Bobots, Fort Irwin NTC, JIEDDO Palbot Lightweight Battlefield Robots, Fort Irwin NTC, JIEDDO RG33 Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicle, Fort Irwin 40th Infantry Division Band, Los Alamitos 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, HMMWV's L-RAS, Los Alamitos California Army National Guard HMMWV's, Torrance 300th Army Band, Bell 311th Sustainment Expeditionary Command RTCH, Los Angeles 311th Sustainment Expeditionary Command LMTV, Los Angeles 311th Sustainment Expeditionary Command M1151 HMMWV, Los Angeles Dance Factory, Torrance U.S. Army Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion G.I. Johnny, Torrance U.S. Army Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion H3 HMMWV, Torrance U.S. Army Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion MEV-5, Torrance U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Barstow U.S. Marine Corps 3 rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, San Diego U.S. Marine Corps Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicle, Seal Beach U.S. Marine Corps MTVR & M777 A2 Howitzer, Seal Beach U.S. Marine Corps M1043 HMMWV with M240 G Mounted Machine Gun, Seal Beach Redondo Union High School JROTC, Redondo Beach Carson High School Marine Corps JROTC, Carson
Division II North High School Saxon Regiment Marching Band U.S. Navy Color Guard, Los Angeles 1946 BB62 Duty Jeep, Cmdr. Dave Rupp, Los Angeles Navy Region Southwest Police Vehicle, San Diego Navy Marching Unit, Port Hueneme Naval Base Ventura County Missile Float, Port Hueneme Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four, Port Hueneme Torrance Torrettes Navy Recruiting Los Angeles Tahoe, Los Angeles Navy Recruiting Los Angeles Durango, Los Angeles Navy Recruiting Los Angeles Black Jeep TJ "Sahara," Los Angeles Narbonne High School NJROTC, Lomita U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps - Ronald Reagan Division, Los Angeles North Torrance Elementary & Middle School Band, Torrance Edwards Air Force Base Honor Guard Col. Anita Latin, Los Angeles Edwards Air Force Base Marching Unit Edwards Air Force Base Ambulance Edwards Air Force Base HMMWV Edwards Air Force Base Military Police Vehicle Western Museum of Flight F-5 A Freedom Fighter, Torrance Police Department San Pedro High School Air Force JROTC Academy for Academic Excellence JROTC, Apple Valley St Catherine's Military Academy, Anaheim U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard, San Pedro U.S. Coast Guard Sector, Los Angeles/Long Beach U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation, San Pedro U.S. Coast Guard MSST 91103 Boat, San Pedro U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, San Pedro Son's of Union Veterans ofthe Civil War Combined Color Guard, Anaheim Hills 1st North Carolina Cavalry Civil War Re-enactors, Lomita South High School Color Guard and Marching Band, Torrance
Sau day la protocol cua Bo Ngoai Giao Hoa Ky ve viec chao co va trung bay quoc ky My. Theo nghi thuc, quoc ca quoc gia chu nha cu hanh sau cung, nghia la chao co VN truoc, chao co USA sau. Co quoc gia chu nha o phia tay trai khan dai.
http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/what/c18027.htm U.S. Department of State Protocol Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do you address the President of the United States?
A: An envelope is addressed as:
The President The White House Washington, D.C. 20500
The salutation would be: Dear Mr. President
Q: How do you address the Secretary of State?
A: When addressing an envelope to the Secretary of State, it would be:
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, D.C. 20520
The salutation would be: Dear Madam Secretary
Q: Does a person retain the honorific title "The Honorable" after leaving the position for which they hold it?
A: Yes, a person who has been in a position that entitled them to "The Honorable" continues to retain that honorific title even after he or she leaves that position.
Q: If both the U.S. national anthem and the national anthem of a foreign country were being played at an event (in the United States), which one would be played first?
A: Traditionally, as a courtesy, the foreign anthem is played first.
Q: What is the order of display for the U.S. flag and a flag of a foreign nation?
A: The two flags should be on separate staffs. Both flags should be the same size and flown at the same height. The U.S. flag is flown in the place of honor, which is to the viewer's left.
Q: How is a meeting between a foreign leader and the President of the United States arranged?
A: The President, working with the White House staff, schedules meetings with foreign chiefs of state and heads of government. The country's Ambassador in Washington, D.C. works with the President's National Security Advisor and his staff to set a date. When the date is set, the Office of the Chief of Protocol coordinates with the foreign Ambassador to the United States and the American Embassy overseas to make all of the arrangements from arrival through departure.
The Office of the Chief of Protocol coordinates approximately 350 visits per year by foreign leaders, foreign ministers and other high-ranking foreign dignitaries to Washington, D.C.
Q: Is the United States the only country with a Chief of Protocol?
A: No. There is a counterpart, usually called the Chief of Protocol, in almost every country.
Diplomatic protocol is a very historic profession dating back to the Babylonians who initiated the first recorded exchange of envoys with other kingdoms. The word "protocol" is the combination of two Greek words: "Proto," meaning first, and "colon," meaning glued. The "glued" portion of the word is derived from the Greek diplomatic tradition, or protocol, requiring that any diplomatic dispatch have a content summary glued to the outside of its case so that it could be read first and quickly
Q: What is the Blair House?
A: The Blair House is the building officially known as The President's Guest House. It is located on Pennsylvania Avenue across the street from the White House and its principal use is as a guest house for foreign chiefs of state and heads of government visiting the President.
It is named the Blair House after the Blair Family who owned he residence and lived there from 1835 until 1943. In 1943 it was purchased from the family by President Franklin Roosevelt for use as a guest house for foreign leaders. The Blairs were the nearest neighbor of every President from Andrew Jackson through Franklin Roosevelt. A great deal of American history occurred in the house when the Blairs lived there. The term "kitchen cabinet" was born in the house when Andrew Jackson's friends and advisors would gather in the Blair's kitchen.
For a wonderful website about the Blair House, including an interactive tour, visit www.blairhouse.org.
Q: When a chief of state, head of government or foreign dignitary from another country is in the United States, does the Secret Service provide all security or is the home country's protection used or a combination of each?
A: When a foreign chief of state or head of government visits the United States, the Secret Service provides security for them from entry in the United States through departure. This includes not only Washington, D.C. but anywhere in the United States they may travel.
A foreign minister is provided security by the State Department's Diplomatic Security (DS) Service. DS may also provide security for foreign dignitaries who are not foreign ministers. For example, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were provided security by DS during their visit to the United States.
Q: What is the process for accrediting a new Ambassador to the United States?
A: A government must request agrement and await approval for an individual to be accepted as Ambassador to the United States. Agrement often is requested in the form of a diplomatic note from the Embassy in Washington to the Department of State or from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to an American Embassy abroad. After agrement is approved, the local embassy in Washington should be in touch with the Office of Protocol Diplomatic Affairs Division regarding the arrival of the new Ambassador in Washington.
The Embassy should submit the Form DS-2008 (Notification of Termination of Diplomatic, Consular, or Foreign Government Employment) for the previous Ambassador. After the new Ambassador has arrived in Washington with the necessary documents, the Office of Protocol will arrange for him/her to present copies of credentials to the Secretary of State or her designee. The Embassy should submit the Form DS-2003 (Notification of Appointment of Foreign Diplomatic and Career Consular Officer) for the new Ambassador. The final step is for the new Ambassador to present credentials to the President at a White House Credentialing ceremony.
The City of Torrance is one of the few cities in the nation designated by the U.S. Department of Defense to host an Armed Forces Day celebration. The city celebrates with the Torrance Armed Forces Day Parade, the Nation's longest running military parade. The 49th Annual Parade will take place Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18, 2008. Exhibit areas will feature displays and equipment from all five branches of the Armed Forces. Army exhibits include an M-1 Abrams tank, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, an Army Reserve hospital, Improvise Explosive Device defeating robots, the "Americas Army" game and more. Contact:Ken Drylie 760.380.2909
Our nation’s men and women of the military forces have defended our country, insured our freedom, and upheld the beliefs and principles that this great nation was built on. At this time in history, our military is at war against world terrorism. During the month of May, the City of Torrance continues its long-standing tradition and marks the 49th consecutive year it will be hosting an Armed Forces Day Celebration and Parade to honor the sacrifices of our nation’s past and present military! This year, the City will once again honor the men and women of our nation’s military with a three-day celebration beginning on Friday, May 16 continuing through Sunday, May 18 with the Parade highlight on Saturday, May 17. This year’s honored branch is the United States Marine Corps. Mark your calendars and help honor and thank the men and women of our nation’s Armed Forces!
The Jet Fly By
From: email@example.comTo: firstname.lastname@example.org Hey guys,I would like to thank Hoa and Monte for the very special ARVN's parade with our color and RVN flag display on Armed Forces May 17. Together, our small group has marched sucessfully, thanks to the command of " captain Monte". Also, HAPPY BITRHDAY to Hoa Pham. You got yourself a great gift this year! ( our parade, Enjoy,Anthony Luu
From Monty Hi everyone,
The pictures are wonderful! My wife and son, London had a great time. It was a please see everyone and the meet the comrades once again. I am glad that I was able to do my part. For next year, lets do something bigger and better.
Hats off the Hoa Pham for making this all happen. Many thanks Monty
Montgomery Hom Special Iniatives Director, Film-TV V.E.M.
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Than men, MinhDuc
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By Kurt Menk
A redecorating project has restored the beauty inside St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Green Isle.
A parishioner, while sitting in church one day, looked around and believed the inside of the church needed some redecorating. A few other members of the congregation later agreed and the idea evolved from there.
Although a couple of anonymous and generous donors stepped up to cover the entire cost of the project, it took over a year to attain approval from the Diocese of New Ulm.
Find the complete story in the June 6, 2019 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.


Clement of Rome lived at the close of the First Century. He wrote a book to the Church at Corinth some fifty years after Paul wrote to the church. There is a remarkable resemblance between the problems of the church as Clement wrote to it and the problems the church was suffering when Paul wrote to it. Human nature tends to repeat itself.
For more information, read the following article and reference the bibliography at the conclusion of the article. “Clement of Rome,” NIDCC, pp. 235-236.


Your LOOM Board of Officers has reviewed all of the comments made at the special meeting held on August 2nd, 2012. After review, we have decided not to pursue a resolution to change the name at this time. The Board of Officers will continue to work with our Government Relations Chairman, Jim Handlon, to see if we can achieve tax exempt status with the City of Fairfax. I do not anticipate this resolution appearing again in the near future, unless it can guarantee or almost guarantee a tax exempt status.
I would personally like to thank each and every member who came to the meeting and made their opinions known. I would especially like to thank the WOTM members who attended, and the founding members who were able to make it. It was the thoughts and words of the founding members that helped us understand how important the name Centreville Moose is them, and the history of the Lodge.


Many properties within the Urban County Service Area are considered historically significant and are designated as H-1 under the Lexington – Fayette Urban County zoning ordinance. This historical zoning overlay is in addition to their original zoning. Any project that proposes improvements and /or changes to the exterior of the building or any site improvements requires approval of the Division of Historic Preservation through its Board of Architectural Review.
For additional information regarding fees and procedures please contact the Division of Historic Preservation at 258-3265.
Last updated: 12/23/2008 8:11:21 AM


The Storms of Shadow
The Great Houses
Each line of Amber ancestry traces its lineage back to the first generation, tying their right of nobility to one of the first descendents of Oberon. Nobles of the line wear the colors and heraldry of their ancestors, demonstrating their noble privilege and direct link to the throne. As one of the blood, each noble has rights and responsibilities that tie him to the kingdom..
Those who can trace their heritage to the first generation have the right to gather followers under the colors of the line to aid the noble in their pursuit of their duties to the crown. A lord or lady of Amber has a great deal of liberty in their choosing their retainers, bringing such individuals as pages, servants, cooks, merchants, tradesman, advisors, or knights under the privilege and protection of their colors. Once someone is brought into the service of a noble, her or she is under their care and protection, bringing some semblance of status and station to their position. An affront to such a retainer shows disrespect to the Noble he or she serves. In the same respect, a noble is responsible for the actions of a retainer in service to their line. Slights are often resolved through punishment or reparations agreed sufficient by both parties, but, in the most severe cases, can result in duels.
In addition to their House, each line has a heritable responsibility to the crown, tied to their line by royal tradition. Each of these duties deal with the maintenance or protection of the kingdom, and allow each noble special authority over that aspect of the realm. Duties of the line most often pass to the eldest generation, granting the inherited responsibility to a single individual even in those houses that contain multiple nobles of their particular ancestry. Although the manner in which each noble manages their ancestral duties to the kingdom differs greatly, as they are inevitably responsible for successes and failures related to it, most take a serious approach to the fulfillment of their obligations.
Nobles in Amber are not permitted to gather and house standing armies without the direct consent of the crown. Although this can be circumvented by the recruitment of individuals into one’s household and the filling of ranks associated with a noble’s ancestral duty, there are limitations put in place to prevent such from occurring. Any army assembled by Amber falls under the direct leadership of the king, each noble leading a contingent of these forces under his or her own banner.
A list of the known lines of Amber nobility are detailed below.


From 1980 onwards, the entire timber supply was controlled by the Corporations to divert supplies and cater to Government projects like Defence [DGS&D], Railways and Public Sector Companies. As a result, only surplus and rejected quantities of timber were auctioned to private companies. The promoters of this company continued to engage themselves in the timber trade despite the challenges of the day. They resorted to purchasing timber at the auctions and then supplying it to various retails outlets all over India, thereby building their goodwill as traders and creating a foothold in the sector.
In December 1996, the Supreme Court of India banned the felling of trees from every class of forests, resulting in an acute shortage of timber. In the union budget of February 1997, the Government of India then opened a channel by introducing import of timber under OGL (Open General License) and also abolished customs duties to encourage imports.With a promise to ‘walk the talk’, the promoters laid the foundations for Green Gold Timbers Pvt. Ltd. in Gandhidham.


Culture & Heritage
The Merage Foundation has been working for over twenty years to preserve and develop the culture and heritage of the Iranian community in Israel through a variety of activities. These include an annual Iranian books fair, public singing events, and cultural events showcasing the work of community members.
The foundation has built a community database that includes information on history, culture, and art, involving leading lecturers in the community. In 2014, we produced a heritage book titled “The Journey from Iran to Israel”, which documents immigrant stories and collects information about the heritage of the various Jewish communities in Iran.


Original available for:
$ 640.00 unframed.
Painting is 18 x 24.
"Schneider Cup 4 - 1921 Macchi M 7"
|In 1921 the Italians won the second post war Schneider Cup race (The 1919 race, also won by Italy, was invalidated). The aircraft was a Macchi M7, a very successful flying boat. By the rules of the cup, the first country to win three out of five races would retire the cup. With the 1919 results invalidated, the Italians needed just one more win.|


Milton Snavely Hershey (September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945)
Probably one of the most famous people that get acknowledged very little is the creator of the Hershey’s company. Milton Snavely Hershey is the founder of the famous chocolate plantation called Hershey, Pennsylvania. This plant rose to success after having produced milk chocolate bars, and later on the very famous oddly conical-shaped chocolate pieces wrapped in foil. Today, these little babies are called Kisses.
In 1907, Hershey introduced a new candy, small flat-bottomed conical-shaped pieces of chocolate that he named “Hershey’s Kiss“. Initially they were individually wrapped by hand in squares of foil, and the introduction of machine wrapping in 1921 simplified the process while adding the small paper ribbon to the top of the package to indicate that it was a genuine Hershey product. Now, 80 million of the candies are produced each day. Other products introduced included Mr. Goodbar, containing peanuts in chocolate, in 1925, Hershey’s Syrup in 1926, semi-sweet dark chocolate chips in 1928, and the Krackel bar containing crisped rice in 1938. — source: WikiPedia.Org
DID YOU KNOW?
* Since he and his wife (Catherine “Kitty” Sweeney) did not have any child, they had ventured into the several philanthropic acts including the establishment of the Hershey Industrial School. Later at around 1951, the school’s name was renamed to Milton Hershey School.
* He has a town. Yep! You read it right. He OWNS a town. Hershey envisioned an astonishing ideal community surrounding his factory site. He developed a model of his community with convenient fenced-houses for the employees.
* In 1912, Milton and his wife were scheduled to travel via the RMS Titanic had they not canceled their reservations due to Kitty’s illness. It was blessing in disguise for that fated health condition saved them from along with unfortunate passengers. This only proves how good he stroke his luck from that threatening disaster.
Thank God he survived! Thank God for his Kisses!


Born Harry Taub on February 1, 1940, in Bucharest, Romania, Haim Tal survived WWII and the Holocaust when he and his family were hidden in a local farmer’s house. He arrived in Israel in 1950, serving in the Israeli Defense Forces in both the Six Day and Yom Kippur Wars. In between, he received a BA in social and political sciences and would become a journalist with the Itim News Agency and later a news editor for Ha’aretz, Israel’s largest daily. He also served as the head of public relations for the WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Organization) and the editor of the professional publications of the Israeli Institute of Petroleum and Energy.
Since childhood, Haim was deeply affected by stories of those who survived the Shoah (Holocaust). He wrote four books on the topic and continued his work at uncovering and bringing to life these personal accounts when he wrote The Fields of Ukraine. He was an amateur travel guide and parlayed his love of travel into the authorship of a book on South American travels that was made into the documentary “Lost in the Galapagos”.
Haim passed away on September 2, 2009 of heart failure, after a long and heroic battle against cancer. He is survived by his loving wife Simona, three children, and three grandchildren. He will be missed.


Alewife is an important station in the Boston metro network (the MBTA).
After reading / hearing the word ‘salt-wife‘ in Game of Thrones, I was curious to know about the meaning of the word ‘alewife’.
This entry on Wikipedia provided the info:
Alewife, also brewess or brewster, is a historical term for a woman who brewed ale for commercial sale.
The Wikipedia piece is definitely eye-opening. Take the following sentence for example:
Drinking alcohol daily was a common practice between 1300–1700. At this time, the quality of water was so poor that alcohol was preferred for taste.
Read the article here.


The beginnings of GHH date back to the eponymous ironworks „Gute Hoffnung Hütte“ which started its operations in 1782 in Oberhausen. Together with the St. Antony works of 1758 and the „Neu-Essen“ works this was the hour of birth of the Ruhr area as an iron manufacturing center. In 1808 all three ironworks were merged under the iron works trade union and merchant business Jacoby, Haniel & Huyssen (JHH).
As of 1820 JHH concentrated more and more on the construction of machines and manufactured steam engines, steamships, locomotives, railway tracks and bridges. As from 1854 various ore and coal mines were added and incorporated into the group of companies.
In 1873 the former commercial partnership was transformed into the „Actienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb“ (share association for mining and steelworks operations), „Gutehoffnungshütte“ (GHH) and also got into the steel production from 1870.
In 1920 GHH took over the Augsburg-Nürnberg (M.A.N.) machine works thus doubling the workforce. After several group demergers and outsourcings of business segments which had taken place after the end of the Second World War a new group of companies emerged under the name of GHH Sterkrade AG.
In the end of the 1980s, after turbulent years and crises and new owners, GHH was finally reorganized under the name of the previous subsidiary company MAN and the head office was relocated from Oberhausen to Munich.
The company divisions which had remained in Oberhausen were doing business under the name of MAN Gutehoffnungshütte. Divisions such as the vehicle construction, the wheel set production line, the screw-type compressor fabrication were sold, have, however, partly still the acronym GHH in their name. In 1995 the „mining and tunnelling vehicles“ division finally became GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH which was taken over by the family-run Schmidt, Kranz Holding in 1999.
Since 2005 the head office has been in Gelsenkirchen.


HOW TO DRESS A FISH
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In 1901, Michael Chabitnoy, age 15, was sent from Woody Island to the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and subsequently settled in Pennsylvania, far removed from his Aleut relatives and culture. This practice was common in the early twentieth century but is glossed over in American history, as are its effects on Natives today. Michael died shortly after his sons were born, before he was able to pass on knowledge of his culture or stories of his life at the seams of the world. When the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act was passed, my family registered with the Koniag corporation, but because of the circumstances of our family history we remained ignorant of the traditions of our own people. Despite our interest, we remained ignorant of the larger history and trauma the Aleut endured—as well as the story of their resilience and survival. This work attempts to realize the potential of poetry, and more broadly, story, as an act of witness and tool for social change and healing. It attempts to demonstrate how language is capable of shaping one’s experience of the world, and how language can ultimately reshape one’s understanding of that experience. Through a series of interconnected poems and archival documents, it examines the history and culture of the Aleut, as well as the Native American experience at Carlisle and continued complexities of identity. Its interrogation of history and identity emphasizes the complexities of race and the politics behind every telling of history. By incorporating excerpts from my great-grandfather’s boarding school records and language from early Russian ethnologies, and by engaging with Alutiiq language, traditional storytelling motifs, and subsistence practices, this work applies a practice of documentary poetics to give testimony to address and see past the trauma, both personal and communal, Aleut people have endured and overcome, and to meaningfully participate in the traditions of a people that persist today and write a space in which it is possible to return to the water.


FIL2400 - History of the American Cinema
Week 7 - The Combat Film
Historians, directors, and military leaders describe the evolution of the World War II film genre, and the narrative tradition linking such films as Bataan and Platoon. The segment provides a sense of how the American cinema has filled an immediate social and political need - to give the American people a sense of what the nation was fighting for.
Sunday Night/Monday morning - October 19
Midnight - 1:00 AM
Program 6 - The Combat Film
A. Understand the relevance of the "ideal platoon" in combat films
B. Understand the communal nature of heroism in the combat genre, and contrast this with the individualistic heroism of the western
C. Understand the role of the Office of War Information in the production of American propaganda during WW II
D. Grasp the influence of WW II newsreels on the combat film, and refine the concept of realism
E. Define and analyze the nature of sexuality in the combat genre
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The concept of grooming for men has undergone a remarkable transformation throughout history, reflecting changing cultural norms and societal expectations. From the days when ruggedness was prized above all to the modern era where self-care is celebrated, men’s grooming has evolved significantly.
Throughout history, the perception of men’s grooming has been closely tied to notions of masculinity. In ancient civilizations, such as Egypt and Rome, men used various grooming techniques to enhance their appearance. However, as we moved into the Middle Ages, a more rugged and unkempt look was in vogue, often associated with masculinity and strength. Beards and long hair were symbols of masculinity, and grooming was not a priority.
The 18th century marked a shift as European aristocracy embraced elaborate wigs, powdered faces, and intricate fashion. This period saw the emergence of the modern barber, who provided various grooming services, including haircuts and shaves. By the 19th century, well-groomed facial hair came into vogue, exemplified by the popularity of mustaches and beards.
The 20th century witnessed the rise of the clean-shaven look, with innovations like the safety razor and electric shavers making personal grooming more accessible and efficient. Men began to prioritize cleanliness and neatness in their appearance. Despite these shifts, grooming practices were still relatively simple compared to today.
Changing Attitudes Towards Self-Care
Recently, we have seen a significant change in attitudes towards self-care and grooming among men. This transformation can be attributed to various factors:
Men are redefining masculinity, challenging traditional norms, and embracing diverse expressions of their identity. Grooming is no longer considered a sign of vanity but a means of self-expression and self-care.
Media and Advertising
The media and advertising industries shape societal norms. The emergence of male grooming products and advertising campaigns that promote self-care have made it more socially acceptable for men to invest in their appearance.
Wellness and Health Awareness
There is a growing awareness of the connection between grooming, well-being, and mental health. Grooming routines have become an essential part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.


Romulan vs. Klingon Prime Directives
Dear Poison Fox,
You keep getting referenced as an expert on the Rihannsu and I have a question for you. What is the Rihannsu opinion of the Prime Directive that the Federation’s Starfleet has to follow and what is the policy that the Rihannsu on the same basic subject and why?
Dear Soriedem, does Gates of Sto’vo’kor have a show dealing with Klingon attitudes on Prime Directive situations? If not, in your own words what were the pre-Federation-Alliance attitudes and if the alliance changed attitudes, how so and what are the modern attitudes and policy on this basic subject and why?
The Romulan Prime Directive by @PoisonFox
Well, I’m glad that people have good things to say about me to go along with all the bad things.
Since we’re talking Rihannsu and not TNG/DS9 Romulans we’ll go by what Diane Duane had spelled out for them. For those that have already read this, I apologize, but it will help those that don’t to understand why the Rihannsu are the way they are, and the question did say “and why?”.
Long before the “Eighty Thousand and S’task” left 40 Eridani and eighteen thousand arrived on ch’Rihan they were all Vulcans. Because of their xenophobia, the enmity between neighboring groups and wars between them were legendary, spanning between Earth’s Bronze Age and the fall of the Spartans. While Humans were building pyramids, Vulcans were flying to other destinations in their solar system.
The birth of Surak which would eventually turn the Vulcans around coincided with the “da’Nikhirch” (Eye of Fire) which made the Vulcans even more intensely interested in space. Rumor is that the da’Nikhirch was Sigma-1014 Orionis going nova from a “sunkiller bomb” which wiped out the major space power at the time, the “Inshai Compact”. When this happened the planets of the Southern Orion Congeries began a reign of terror across the galaxy. Wars, economic and societal collapse, starvation, plague, and fighting over interstellar trade routes. The surviving planets of the Compact like Etosha and Duthul turned to extortion and conquest in order to survive. This grouping would eventually become the Orion Syndicate.
Since the Vulcans had been traveling their solar system and searching for other life in the galaxy, they had been sending out electromagnetic signals in an attempt to contact any sentient lifeforms. Unfortunately, the closest planet was Etosha. The pirates set forth for Vulcan and surveyed it for months, monitoring their communications, learning the languages, seeing what material value the planet had. They eventually contacted Vulcan through subterfuge, sending out trinary conventional radio signal-pulses expressing atomic ratios and the like. The Vulcans understood the code almost immediately and replied.
The pirates offered peaceful trade and cultural opportunities and this caused all the wars on Vulcan to grind to a halt as the council decided to receive the pirates as a united front. This was done for two reasons. One, their own strength would be greater if they all acted together, and that no faction would be able to use this trade as a way to advance beyond the other factions. Around Earth’s 22 BC, 523 Vulcan’s gathered at Shi’Kahr to meet with the pirates. Chieftans, priestesses, clerics, merchants, scientist and philosophers who spared no expense to show riches and courtesy to the pirates because that was the honorable thing to do.
The pirates on the other hand met the Vulcans with weaponry and force, gruesomely killing anyone who tried to fight or escape and stunning those that were of strategic importance to be sold into slavery or held for ransom. Surak’s aircar malfunctioned and he was stranded at ta’Valsh. When he heard what the pirates had done he immediately offered to go by himself to the aliens and deal peace with them. No government would support him. Instead the Vulcans did what they did best, they went to war… “The” war as Vulcan history records. No ransoms were paid and all the mining and trading ships the Vulcans had were quickly fitted with weapons and the ability to hide their ships from the pirate’s sensors. The Vulcan psi-warriors (eventually Remans) went out as well and waged a war of the mind, twisting metal with their minds, causing pilots to put their own ships on collision courses with each other, while the rest of Vulcan waged a war of firepower and attrition. When the war was over, the Vulcans sent a message to Etosha, simply images of the destruction of the pirate’s fleet.
S’task was one of the hostages. He broke the back of his torturer, sabotaged the ship’s databanks and then released the other Vuclans to organize an in-ship rebellion that killed many of the slavers. He released the other hostages and flew the ship right into the pirate’s mothership, killing thousands of pirates and nearly himself in the process, having escaped in a lifepod just seconds before it was too late. He was picked up weeks later in orbit. half starved, half dead of hydration but still alive by the force of his rage alone. He was rushed to Surak who tried to console his student for days to no avail. There was no undoing what had been done to S’task’s mind and Surak declared “I have lost my best student to madness”.
Surak continued his message of peace, that it was time for Vulcans to put aside their differences and work together for a peaceful future. S’task spread his views that peace was not the way to deal with the universe that now awaited them, that the only way to meet these other barbaric species in space was through violent, blatantly exhibited power. When riots nearly killed Surak, S’task went into hiding so he could consider the situation. The Etoshan pirates had returned with a scout ship that it thought was cloaked from Vulcan’s sensors. It was destroyed almost immediately. S’task still cared for Surak even though because of what he experienced he could no longer follow Surak’s teachings. He knew however, that a divided Vulcan would mean that one side would eventually triumph over the other after centuries of bloodshed provided a bigger alien force did not wipe them out first.
So S’task decided that if the world was not working, then those dissatisfied with it should make another. Let them salvage the faster-than-light technology the pirates brought with them, add in their own Vulcan science and go find a new home, a “true” Vulcan, Vulcan as it “should” be. 50 years later, the Eighty Thousand and S’task left Vulcan to find a new home. As the Rihannsu saying goes “The meek inherited Vulcan; the Rihannsu had gone out and conquered the stars.”
Many millenia later, after contact with Earth and Vulcan were re-established with the Rihannsu the Great Empire began to falter. The rulers forgot those words and handed their rule over to onetime enemies, the Klingons. In their contempt and laziness they tried to absorb, and forgot to fear. They learned their lesson again, having to work their way back up from the scraps the Klingons left when they were through with them. Later still, interference from other species such as the Iconians cost them the one thing they all agreed on, what planet was home.
tl;dr version. “We don’t have any desire to interfere with another species just as much as we do not want them to interfere with us for we know first hand what that causes, besides we’re too busy trying to rebuild from our planet being blown up.”
The Klingon Prime Directive by @SoriedemSTO
To understand the Klingon Prime Directive or its equivalent, a little Klingon history is required. During the 14th century (400 years after Kahless), the Klingons were at an early industrial age of technological development. They traveled around using animal-drawn carts, sea-faring boats, and simple engines. The Klingons of this age had the concept of honor as defined by Kahless the Unforgettable. However, their fledgling Empire was not united as various houses bickered and fought against one another.
Outsiders descended on Qo’noS with the advanced technology and conquered the planet easily. The Hur’q invasion force enslaved the Klingon people and worked many of them to death as they raped and pillaged the planet of nearly every resource it possessed. The invasion united the Klingon people and a resistance force was organized. As some warrior faced off against the Hur’q with Guerilla tactics, other watched, waited, learned what they could from their oppressors.
The Hur’q’s advanced technology made them arrogant. They believed that the Klingons were too primitive to offer any real kind of resistance. However, they did not account for the Klingon’s tenacity, bravery, intelligence, and willingness to die for their cause. The Klingons captured Hur’q weaponry and eventually their ships. And after three years of occupation and enslavement, the Klingons rose up and drove the outsiders from their home world.
The damage, however, was done and the Klingons had few resources left to them on the planet. The people were starving. The Klingon High Council was formed consisting of the most powerful Houses within the Empire along with the remnants of the noble houses. The Council’s first task was to order the creation of spacecraft using the remnants of the Hur’q technology capable of interplanetary travel to gather resources, build to protect the Klingon Empire, and ensure that the Klingon species is never enslaved again. These three tasks became the foundation of the Klingon Prime Directive. Their second order of business was to remove political opposition by the heroes that won their freedom from the Hur’q. Their solution was to give them command of those spacecraft and send them forth on the mission.
Using the damaged remains of the technology the Hur’q left behind, the Klingons technological development leap frogged over the usual developmental hurdles and instantly they became a space faring race. Although, they did not quite understand the mechanics, let alone the theory of warp travel, and spurred on by starvation and deprivation, a few brave Klingons set out and began to colonize their star system and neighboring systems using sub-warp sleeper ships, while Klingon scientists studied the Hur’q technology and eventually learned how to create their own warp engines.
With the advent of Warp travel, the Klingons set out into the galaxy. The first worlds they encountered were filled with hostile species. Klingon determination and relentlessness resulted in the conquest of countless planets, where resistance was stomped out before it could gain root and the survivors were allowed to go about their lives as jeghpu’wI’ (a sub-class within the Empire). They were not slaves, but they were required to acquiesce to the desires of the installed Klingon Governor and his occupying force allowing them to take what they wanted. The Klingons in turn recognized the world as part of the Klingon Empire which qualified them for protection and assistance. The resources and technologies gained were shared across the Empire and used to defend and grow its influence. When they encountered a primitive race, they shared resources, technology, and weapons, in exchange for allegiance to the Empire, other resources, and defense from outside threats only after the installation of a Governor accompanied by occupying army.
Their strategy worked for the Empire and it grew by leaps and bounds. Klingon diplomacy and the seamlessly endless wars and battles turned the warriors that fought them into revered figures in Klingon culture, just as those that had fought against the Hur’q invasion and Kahless himself were. However, as the Empire grew and grew, it became harder to defend all of its borders, and those worlds along the frontier were often neglected, abandoned, or conquered by other powers. Klingons, however, would not stand to have what was once theirs taken from them. It was a matter of honor.
When the Klingons made contact with Earth, the planet was too far from their borders to be of much use to them. However, the humans that inhabited it were a nuisance at best, but soon became a threat to their Empire with their talk of peaceful coexistence. The galaxy was not a peaceful place and the Klingons considered the humans and their eventual Federation allies to be naïve and a greater threat to the galaxy. The Federation wanted to recreate the galaxy in their own image, while the Klingons recognized it for what it was – a hostile place for any race. This eventually led to greater hostilities and several wars with the Federation. However, in the end both were too evenly matched for either to conquer the other.
The Klingon Empire turned to a one time enemy, the Romulan Star Empire, for an advantage over the Federation. They negotiated a short-lived trade agreement with the Romulans for cloaking technology. The technology was reverse engineered and quickly rolled out across the entire Klingon fleet, giving them an advantage over the Federation. However, relations with the Romulans broke down, and the three powers found themselves in a struggle for superiority in the quadrant that promised ongoing aggression for centuries to come.
While the powers fought, the diplomats agreed to an experiment in peace at Nimbus that ultimately failed, but opened the door to a future and more stable peace settlement, especially after the destruction of Praxis, Qo’noS moon and primary power plant. Once again the Empire had found themselves without resources and on the verge of starvation. Their people were dying. The Federation moved in, not as conquerors, but as friends offering aid and resources that enabled the Empire to survive the latest disaster.
Eventually, the Federation and the Klingons put their differences aside and they learned to cooperate. It was rough at first. Misunderstandings often brought the two factions to the brink of war. The diplomats were able to prevent the escalation of these isolated events, saving the galaxy from another war between these two powers. However, it wasn’t until the Dominion War, when they fought side by side against the Dominion that they were actually able to put their differences aside and cooperate as equals.
Over the centuries, the Klingons’ version of the Prime Directive had served them well in a galaxy filled with threats. However, as the galaxy became a more peaceful place due in part to the work of the Federation, the Klingon’s prime directive was archaic and dated. Chancellor Martok took the lessons learned from the Dominion War and their dealings with the Federation to draft a new directive. Based on the work of General Klag and his dealings with the race known as the Children of San Tarah, the Klingon Empire realized that it can become stronger by welcoming other warrior races into the fold not as second-class citizens, jeghpu’wI’, but as equals. This has allowed other races to come under the Klingon banner, including the Gorn, Orions, and others, heralding a new age for the Klingon Empire and their prime directive.
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POMPEII, SANCTUARY, EXCAVATIONS, VESUVIUS
Pompeii contains two different worlds: the remains of one of the richest towns of Roman Empire and the Christian spirituality that attracts every year many pilgrims to the Sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary.
Pagan and Christian worlds coexist at a very short distance: they are however very different in ideals and aspirations.
Pompeii is famous all over the world because of the great tragedy of 79 a.C., when the rich Roman town was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius, together with Stabiae, Oplontis and Ercolano. It was a terrible tragedy that however has allowed the preservation of the town for so many centuries. Now visitors can see how Roman towns lived.
Thanks to the excavations, tourists can travel in the past, in a lost world that was so important for our present world. Tourists can have a close look to the past, to the most interesting but also the negative elements of that civilization.
They can visit the temples, the public palaces, the rich noble villas, but also the shops, the poorer houses, the inns and the ‘lupanar’, that is all the places where the citizen lived his/her life.
Tourists live a very touching experience when they visit the recreation of the bodies made with chalk that show the agony of the inhabitants of Pompeii after the eruption, because of the hot gases coming from the volcano.
Pompeii has a strategic geographic position, a few kilometres from Naples and Salerno, near Ercolano, Sorrento Coast and Amalfi Coast. The isle of Capri can be seen from Pompeii.
Pompeii is a very rich town from an artistic and historical point of view, thanks to monuments, art and archaeological remains. It is a very important town also for Christians thanks to the sanctuary.
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Lessons from October 29, 1929
Eighty years ago today, Wall Street experienced its worst day in history. The events of October 29, 1929 helped drag the United States into the Great Depression that led to a vast number of bank closures, foreclosures, and widespread unemployment.
Two generations later, have we learned from our mistakes? Today’s Huffington Post has an article courtesy of the New Deal 2.0, the Roosevelt Institute’s economy blog, that poses this question to politicians, economists, lawyers, historians and more. You can see all their responses here.
Elizabeth Warren contributed her opinion on the matter. Here’s her final paragraph:
“The banking lobby is as powerful and deeply entrenched as ever, but it was powerful in the 1930s, too. Nonetheless, the New Dealers learned the Great Lesson: Powerful insiders cannot be permitted to write the rules, and prosperity and security depend on a playing field that supports a vibrant middle class. Today, we face a similar set of questions as we faced then. Will the institutions that created the middle class continue calling the shots and writing the rules, or will Washington take the side of families? Have we learned the Great Lesson?”


Ein Schnappschuss aus Berlin #23
In May, finally spring has come in Berlin, where is covered with bright greenery, the scent of the blossoming, and the chirping of birds.
Meanwhile, it was the anniversary of the end of World War II in Germany the day before yesterday. I found the various events and installations for it in Berlin. I felt keenly the difference between Germany and Japan in the way of facing the wartime ravage for 70 years. I think we Japanese should confront the situation rationally now.
Getting back to where I started, the weather was a little chilly today in spite of spring, so I took a little stroll around my neighborhood and bought delicious croissants at the bakery “Backstube SowohlAlsAuch“.
Have a nice week, everyone.
Sredzkistraße 53, 10435 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)


Jaeger Gipsy Danger
Gipsy Danger – The Backstory Behind America’s Finest Jaeger
You’re probably wanting to know a little more about the gigantic humanoids, or Jaegers, that you saw on the 2013 summer blockbuster Pacific Rim, right? Well, why not start with one of the oldest and most iconic in the movie’s storyline - the American Mark-3 Jaeger known as Gipsy Danger!
For starters, Gipsy Danger is one of the oldest active Jaegers in Pacific Rim, only second in tenure to Russia’s Cherno Alpha. It was launched on July 10, 2017, and was immediately given the job to defend Alaska’s coastline from the invading Kaiju. With the brothers Yancy and Raleigh Becket controlling Gipsy Danger, it was able to kill four Kaiju in four years. Going into the specifics, these kills took place on October 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, on July 22, 2019 in San Diego, on December 16, 2019 in Manila, and on February 29, 2020 in Anchorage.
The Anchorage battle of 2020 was especially notable, as this was when Gipsy Danger was sent to the Gulf of Alaska on a mission to kill the big, burly Category III Kaiju called Knifehead. Despite commanding officer Stacker Pentecost telling the Becket brothers to ignore the Saltchuck, a fishing boat targeted by Knifehead, they nonetheless had Gipsy Danger save the boat before focusing its attention on the Kaiju. Although Knifehead did put up a good fight, its efforts weren’t enough; the Beckets shot Knifehead three times with the Plasmacaster, knocking it down and seemingly taking care of the big monster for good.
Yet that wasn’t the case after all, as the Beckets soon realized.
With the Beckets celebrating what looked to be a hard-fought victory, Knifehead reemerged from the waters, attacking Gipsy Danger and finding its second wind. After a fiercer struggle where Knifehead removed Gipsy Danger’s left arm, the Kaiju, now having the upper hand, tore half of Gipsy Danger’s head apart. Yancy Becket died as a result of this quick and cruel move, and all appeared lost for Gipsy Danger, until Raleigh made use of the right Plasmacaster to finally kill Knifehead. It was a classic example of a Pyrrhic victory – one Becket brother was killed, while the other struggled to pilot the Jaeger by himself back to the shores of Anchorage. Gipsy Danger was decommissioned in 2021 and transported to Jaeger graveyard Oblivion Bay in Oakland.
Still, you can’t keep a good Jaeger on the shelf for long, and that’s why the Pan Pacific Defense Corps ordered that Gipsy Danger be removed from Oblivion Bay and sent back to Anchorage for repairs. The venerable Jaeger was relaunched in 2023, with retractable chain swords, a redesigned iron hull and cockpit, and a new control interface that allowed it to keep up with the times. Gipsy Danger was then relocated to the Hong Kong Shatterdome after the U.N. announced Anchorage’s Shatterdome would close in 2024, and Raleigh Becket was invited back to co-pilot the Jaeger upon its return.
It’s a fascinating backstory clearly, but since some of you may not have watched Pacific Rim yet, we won’t spoil anything (else!) for you just yet.
The film was directed by Guillermo del Toro, and stars Charlie Hunnam as Raleigh Becket, Idris Elba as Stacker Pentecost, and Rinko Kikuchi as Raleigh’s new co-pilot Mako Mori.


Film with mixed media sculpture (Glass jar, copper wire, filament bulb, led bulbs, tea spoon, 12v motorcycle battery, solder, electrical switch and turf from Primrose hill)
Based on Edwin William Erlam’s diary from 10th June 1918.
Oil on board preliminary sketch
Oil on masonite, 397mm x 610mm
Painted from a still life based on Edwin William Erlam’s Diary from 10 June 1918


Lipstick is probably the most popular and most feminine of all cosmetics. It is one that can instantly add life to an early morning face, and it can instantly add glam to a casual denim and white t-shirt outfit. Makeup has been in our world for thousands of years, and Lipstick is one that will be with us forever. Lipstick has made an incredible journey through the decades of time, and it’s journey has been a bit of a roller coaster and quite controversial at times. Lucky for us, lipstick is pretty even tempered now, and we have so many options…even healthier options! Follow along and soak up this makeup-bag-essential’s deep dark red history! 🙂
Since the beginning of time, people have had the need to set themselves apart from others. Clothing, shoes, tools, and jewelry were some ways to start differentiating oneself, but facial painting and lipsticks were among the most dramatic ways to change the appearance. (I am immediately reminded of the Native American facial painting)
In prehistoric times, the only way to apply color to the skin was with natural fruits and berries. Mesopotamian women were the first people to start inventing an actual lipstick method. They would grind precious gems and use the dust to add glimmer and sparkle to the lips. (ooo la la, sounds like my kind of girls!)
To me, it comes as no surprise that the Egyptians were the first to further advance the manufacture of lipstick. Egyptians were crazy over lipstick, they used red ochre and carmine to create a variety of shades. (although some of these concoctions were dangerous)
Fast forward to the 16th century, lipstick making had luckily become a bit safer, and Queen Elizabeth I brought popularity to lipstick. Remember she was the one who popularized the white face and stark lipstick? (interesting look huh?!)
In the 1700’s the popularity of makeup dropped after Parliament passed an anti-cosmetics law stating that women could not wear cosmetics until they were married. During this period, lipstick only was worn by low class women and prostitutes!
Cosmetics stayed on the downfall until the rise of the Industrial Revolution, and in the late 19th century, make-up made a comeback! This time it stayed!!
In the 1890s Sears Catalog ran the first advertisement for lipstick.
Mid-Century Hollywood actresses brought cosmetics front and center. Lipstick became a staple in the makeup bag once and for all!
80% of North American women use lipstick regularly, and 30% or more of those women have at least 20 lipsticks. (I know I do, but I range on the “hoarding” side of the equation!)
Today lipsticks reign supreme! They create maximum bang for your buck! Many things have changed from centuries ago, but one thing that is static in our society is that each of us still want a unique look to distinguish ourselves from one another. That kick ass color of Lipstick is the perfect way to do just that!
This is my favorite lipstick I’m wearing in this picture!! I like pinky coral shades on me the best! Although I flirt with all different shades! I am wearing lip liner by Make Up For Ever in 15C and Ilia Beauty Lipstick “In My Room.” I lightly color in my whole lip with the liner and then apply the lipstick.


BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 was unusual among great American speeches in that its most famous words — “I have a dream” — were improvised.
King had certainly thought about using the “dream” refrain in Washington. He had been fine-tuning it earlier that year. In April, in Birmingham, Ala., deputies of the public safety commissioner, Eugene Connor, known as Bull, attended a mass meeting at the 16th Street Baptist Church, where they reported that King “said that he had a dream of seeing little Negro boys and girls walking to school with little white boys and girls, playing in the parks together and going swimming together.”
….. read more From http://ow.ly/olbei via @trendspottr


A Place to Gather
SITE OF THE FALL 2024 PARADE OF HOMES
A HIGHER STANDARD
Historical Significance Meets Luxurious Living
The Owen-Primm House was originally a log cabin on 44 acres built by Jabez Owen in c.1806, and later expanded with wood framing by Thomas Perkins Primm in c.1845. This property in Brentwood, Tennessee was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Dr. Jabez Owen was a prominent physician and planter in Brentwood who owned hundreds of acres around Moores Lane, Wilson Pike, and Concord Road. Dr. Owen was one of the wealthiest men in Williamson County at his death in 1850. Some of these antebellum slave cabins still stand on the property today and are rare and unique with the shared fireplace between the buildings.
There are other outbuildings including a 1920 stone springhouse, a frame barn with weatherboard siding from c.1920, a frame garage from c.1930; a frame shed from c.1930.