The Hardy Tree - Through Passages of Time
Second Pressing on Yellow Vinyl
The Hardy Tree is the musical project of Clay Pipe Music's founder Frances Castle, her first LP ' The Fields Lie Sleeping Underneath' was the initial release on the label over five years ago.
Through Passages of Time soundtracks buildings and areas of London that no longer exist. Small places stumbled upon by accident, traced on maps, and illustrated in Georgian prints. Frequently visited pubs that have been rebuilt and renamed, the ship breakers yard decorated with wooden figureheads at Baltic Wharf, or the Thames Watermen living in the shadow of the Hawksmoor designed church at Horselydown. Lost places re-imagined and brought to life using clusters of sequenced Moogs, off Kilter electronics, vibes, and Mellotron - capturing the essence of the dark city and its more bucolic outer suburbs. This is a plaint to an older stranger London that is quickly becoming priced out and forgotten. Look carefully and clues to the ancient past can still be found.


Area Rugs Guide
Long before the term “wall-to-wall” was invented, area rugs graced the floors of human dwellings. The original area rugs may have been lion skins — and they may have done double duty as beds, but it was an area rug, just the same.
Later on, our ancestors learned to weave rushes and grasses to make mats. Once we started domesticating sheep, we learned to spin their wool into yarns and weave them.
Some time before 2000 BC, the nomadic tribes of Asia began making rugs in great numbers. The Mongols gave us pile rugs, but the Persians [Read More…]


The General Pershing was launched as a fishing boat in 1930. Built at the historic Monterey Boat Works by the Siino family. Originally built for Jolt'n Joe DiMaggio's first cousin Neno DiMaggio and fisherman partner Chracciolo. In 1937 the boat was hired out to MGM for the filming of the movie "Captains Courageous" starring Spencer Tracy. In 2007 the boat was returned to the Siino family. The Siino family is committed to restoring this historic fishing boat and to its use with the Classroom on the Bay.


Tennessee's National Parks
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Home to 12 national parks, it’s no wonder Tennessee sees over eight million visitors to its parklands each year. From the allure of the Great Smokey Mountains, to its memorizing Civil War history, Tennessee’s famed parks offer an unmatched experience.
Adventurists enjoy the outdoor haven that is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, offering about everything an outdoor lover can dream up like hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, swimming and fishing, and so much more.
More outdoor fun is found in Cumberland Gap, Big South Fork, and of course along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
If you have to have history, Tennessee features of bevy of Civil War sites. Visit Fort Donelson, Stones River, Shiloh, and the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park – all of which are found in the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area.


McMillan James Equipment Company
McMillan James Equipment Company is a full-service HVAC manufacturers’ representative based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. We specialize in creating custom Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and engineered solutions in North Texas. Representing over 30 high-quality manufacturers, we offer an extensive range of products and solutions for diverse markets. Our experienced sales staff, in-house design capability, and full-service factory-certified technicians and installers allow us to exceed the expectations of our clients and their demanding applications.
We specialize in Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems.
McMillan James Equipment Company (MJEC) was founded in 1987 by its current president Mark McMillan. The company’s roots actually date back to the early 1950’s when McMillan Equipment Company (MECO), a Houston based manufacturer’s rep firm, was first established by Hugh D. McMillan Jr.McMillan and Associates was formed in 1987 when Mark McMillan took over the Dallas -Fort Worth operations of MECO. In 1999 the name was changed to McMillan Choate & Associates (MCA) when Lonnie Choate and Mark McMillan joined forces.
In 2007 Lonnie Choate sold his interest back to the company. The name was changed to McMillan James Equipment Company when Mark James and Robert McMillan purchased ownership positions and were elevated to the Partner level.
Since 2016, with continued growth, MJEC has added two more managing partners (Isaac Henson and Jeff Langlitz) and added offices in Houston, West Texas (Lubbock), and Central/South Texas (Austin) to provide exceptional service throughout the state.


ABOUT GRACIE JIU-JITSU
Jiu-jitsu started many years ago in India, as a form of self-defense. The word Jiu-jitsu means soft art and has three basic principles: the technique, lever and the base.
From India, Jiu-Jitsu traveled to China and then to Japan.
Mitsuyo Maeda, known as “Count Koma”, was a great practitioner of Judo and Jiu-Jitsu in the early days. After traveling to several countries with his group, he arrived in Brazil in 1914. An excursion of Japanese fighters arrived in Manaus to begin the mission led by Maeda, to disseminate judo in Brazil. One of the Japanese, Sanshiro “Black Belly” Satake, stayed in Manaus and opened the first Brazilian judo academy, meanwhile Maeda went to Belém do Pará, where he settled, and opened the still existing Conde Koma academy. A year later, Maeda met Gastão Gracie. Gastão was the father of eight children, and took his son Carlos Gracie to learn the Japanese fight.
Gracies learned Jiu-Jitsu with Mitsuyo Maeda and after a few years moved to Rio de Janeiro to set up the first Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy in Flamengo in 1925. Since then, Jiu-Jitsu was greatly improved by the Gracie family.
The Gracies, Carlos, Gaston, George, Oswaldo and Helio, always made a very aggressive advertisement challenging everyone to showcase the efficiency of Jiu-jitsu art. Gracie Academy and the Gracies have always strived to prove the effectiveness of this martial art.
Master Helio Gracie perfected jiu-jitsu in such a way that it gave the conditions for a lean person to be able to fight a large and strong person, becoming the father of Brazilian jiu jitsu.


We recognize that the University of California at Berkeley sits on the territory of xučyun (Huichin), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo speaking Ohlone people, the successors of the historic and sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe and other familial descendants of the Verona Band.
We recognize that every member of the Berkeley community has benefited, and continues to benefit, from the use and occupation of this land since the institution’s founding in 1868. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold the University of California, Berkeley more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.
Adapted from UC Berkeley Native American Student Development.


Originally a wood-framed structure, classes began for the 1865-66 school year as a part of the Ballona School District. In its first year, there were 17 boys and 11 girls registered in 14 classes. The teacher, Miss Craft from Boston, received $50 a month, including board. The school year was seven months long, so children could work on the ranchos. Established on a portion of Rancho La Ballona, this is the oldest school in what became Culver City. It eventually became a part of the Culver City Unified School District. The school is in its third structure today.
At the marking event for historical site #10, with the children holding up photos of all 3 structures of La Ballona School.
Information above taken from Culver City's Historical Society.


We spent the first part of our summer holidays in the Outer Banks together with the family of my husband’s brother. We rented a house in Nags Head almost directly at the beach…
The Outer Banks are a 200 miles long string of barrier islands and narrow peninsulas at the coast of North Carolina, they’re separating the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland. You can find there long open sea beaches, several state parks and the old shipwrecks make them popular at the divers. Roanoke Island was the site of England’s first settlement in America and Kill Devils Hill was the place for the first flight experiments from the Wright Brothers.
Really a beautiful place with its miles long uncongested natural beaches, great fresh seafood, wild horses and some truly lovely lighthouse. We visited three of them, the Currituck beach light station on Corolla. It started working on December 1, 1875 and to distinguish this lighthouse from other regional ones, its exterior was left unpainted which gives visitors a sense of the multitude of bricks used to form the structure. Height 162′ and number of steps 220. The most beautiful and also the tallest is Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton with its red base and the black and white spiral painted tower. It was constructed in 1830, destroyed 1862 because of the civil war and rebuild 1871. Height 193′ and number of steps 250. Unfortunately we couldn’t climb up because of a thunderstorm. The last one in our lighthouse hunting series was bodie island lighthouse. Erected 1872, also black and white painted, Height 170′ and 230 steps to climb. Due to a waiting time of 3 hours we stayed on the ground and visited only the shop and the surrounding.
A perfect place to enjoy the sunset is Jockey’s Ridge State Park. A park with huge sand dunes on 420 acres. It’s the tallest natural sand dunes system in the Eastern United States.
After a week on this beautiful spot we went home with a stopover in New Bern, a charming riverfront town. In 1710 Christopher de Graffenried founded New Bern, the second oldest town in North Carolina. He named the city after his hometown Bern in Switzerland. Since 1895 New Bern is officially the “daughter” city of the Swiss capital. New Bern was the capital of the colonial government and home to the first state capitol of North Carolina. Tryon Place served as the capital building until 1778 and hosted many famous Americans, including George Washington. The town is also known as the birthplace of Pepsi Cola. In 1893 the local pharmacist Caleb Bradham invented the recipe. A blend of kola nut extract, vanilla and seasoning.
It was a beautiful week, as always much to fast over and now we’re looking forward to our next visitors.


The 2018 recipient of the Allen G. Blezek Friend of LEAD Award is Paul Eveland. Paul grew up in Elmwood, Nebraska and spent three and a half years in the U. S. Army, including service in the Philippines and Japan. Paul was discharged with the rank of Captain. After the service, he and his wife, Kay, moved to Elmwood where he farmed and owned a rock quarry. He was President of the Cass County Farm Bureau and the Cass County Republican Party.
Some of his endeavors included a purchase of the old sugar beet factory in Dodge County where he used the lime (by-product of sugar production) to start his lime spreading business. In 1961 the Eveland family moved to the farm where he operated the Eveland Supply Company. This business is still running and is now located in Scribner NE. Paul is active in his church, The United Presbyterian Church, was a charter member of the NBC School Board and served as President of the Nebraska Class VI School Board Assn.
Paul is recognized as a 60 plus year Mason and has held multiple offices in that organization. Paul has served as chair of the Dodge County 4-H Council, President of the Dodge County Extension Board, Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Committee for University of Nebraska’s College of Agriculture, a member of NE Ag Builders and multiple other organizations.
In addition to all of his many accomplishments and all of his extensive experience, the LEAD program was extremely fortunate to have Paul as one of the “Founding Fathers” of the Nebraska LEAD Program. He was initially on the Program Steering Committee and then served as one of the original Members of the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council from 1981-1984. Paul’s vast experience and success proved to provide real strength to the “LEAD Dream.”
Those connected to the Nebraska LEAD Program today, as well as those familiar with the history of the Program, are indebted to Paul Eveland for his foresight, vision, and leadership in the establishment of the Nebraska LEAD Program and the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council. After all of the years, the program continues to be recognized as one of the finest in the country because of the leadership provided by Paul Eveland.
It is very fitting to honor him as the “2018 Allen G. Blezek Friend of LEAD Award” recipient. Thank you!


Gordon Monro — Eureka: Singular and Plural (Installation)
The Eureka Centre in Ballarat is devoted to commemorating the Eureka rebellion in Ballarat in December 1854, when the pick-and-shovel gold miners took up arms against an oppressive police force; the revolt was put down bloodily. The Centre engaged me to create a a temporary installation, a new generative art work using data from the events of the 1854 Eureka Rebellion. Eureka: Singular and Plural is my response.
Anthony Camm, who leads the Eureka Centre, has described Eureka as a meso-scale event: not just the concern of a few individuals or a single family, but not so large as to involve whole nations either. Many names of individuals involved are known, and in some cases extensive biographical detail.
The Eureka rebels demanded an end to the high tax they were subjected to in the form of a mining licence fee. But they also demanded political representation and the right to vote, and an end to corrupt and dishonest official behaviour. The Eureka rebellion took place in revolutionary times; some of those involved had connections with the Chartist movement in England and the upheavals that took place across Europe in 1848. Although the Ballarat rebellion was suppressed, in the end most of the movement's demands were met.
At the same time that the social revolution was occurring, a technological revolution was unfolding. The first steam train service in Victoria began in 1854, the year of the Eureka rebellion; also in 1854 the first electric telegraph service started in Victoria. The telegraph line reached Geelong (a sea port south-east of Ballarat) at the start of December 1854, and the first message sent from Geelong to Melbourne by the new telegraph was news of the Eureka battle. If the telegraph had been available in Ballarat at that time, the fight and loss of life might well have been averted.
In making the work I wished to honour the individuality of those involved in the Eureka events, but also to represent in some way the greater forces, social and technological, that had these individuals in their grip. The main part of the work is a large abstract print based on a mathematical construction called an Ammann-Beenker tiling. This never repeats, but is not random; it is based on definite rules, but it is hard to see what they are; a metaphor for the larger pattern the individuals of Eureka were enmeshed in. I chose this specific pattern because it includes whole and fragmented eight-pointed stars. The Eureka flag, the central symbolic artefact of the rebellion, flown by the rebels at Eureka and now displayed at the Eureka Centre, has eight-pointed stars.
For each of the 75 individuals represented in the work I have provided an extremely short and "telegraphic" biographical note. Each individual is also represented by a coloured "rosette" in the large print; the rosette has encoded in it the Morse code for the initials of the individual. There is also a key to Morse code, so the rosette can be connected with the biography of the person it represents.
The discussion of the Eureka rebellion is always framed in terms of a social revolution; in introducing Morse code my intention is to draw attention also to the parallel technological revolution that was intertwined with the social revolution.
Materials: Digital print 213 x 500 cm, printed as vinyl wall-hanging. Panel 80 x 160 cm with 75 short biographies. Preliminary drawing, pencil on card, 63 x 51 cm (exhibited as part of the installation). Key to Morse code and the rosettes.
This exhibition was commissioned by the Eureka Centre Ballarat. The Eureka Centre is located at the site of the 1854 Eureka Rebellion and is a cultural facility of the City of Ballarat.
The pattern underlying the main panel of the work is also used in the print Alogos: Maze of Triangles.


Paul Lantuch is a creator of art that transcends the passage of time. He conceives, draws, designs and executes each project with exquisite mastery across a wide array of media.
Paul grew up in Vilnius, Lithuania–a city brimming with Italian baroque and a multitude of cultures. In his youth, he was drawn to a group of artists, writers, and directors who in their exchange of ideas challenged one another.
During this period Paul travelled to St. Petersburg to see the Hermitage where he befriended the curator of the arms and armour department. Paul had access to areas of the Hermitage, which were not on common display including the Scythian gold collection, “It took a culture with very wild and big instincts to create this.”
As his work became more widely known, Paul increasingly received private commissions, arousing government suspicion. Intrusions into his home by the KGB became more frequent. But one government commission he could not refuse: To create for the head of the Soviet Union’s Politburo, Leonid Brezhnev an Objet d’art. The resulting piece was shaped like a casket and underneath layers of enamel Paul engraved a list of Russian curses. Soon after, in 1980 Paul secured an exit visa and, together with his family, came to the USA.
Paul adapted quickly, immediately working with Sturm Ruger. A period working in jewelry followed and his work was much admired and sold well at Neiman & Marcus. Other work included book illustrations and designs for wine labels. In 2003 Paul set up an academy for Ruger to teach engraving until the Ruger family was no longer involved with the company. Paul continued to engrave guns for various makers based in USA.
He began his collaboration with Westley Richards, the celebrated English maker of unique and especially good shotguns and rifles, in 2011.


Walton-on-Thames, a town in the southeast part of England, is a great place to visit for anyone. It can boast of rich history and is just around 15 miles from Central London. The population of this town is around 23,000, according to the 2011 Census.
People of this town share a great passion for sports, especially football. They tend to follow all-important football events, with some even going for best-betting sites for Euro 2021 when some big games are coming.
1- Julius Caesar and Walton-on-Thames
The name of this town is Anglo-Saxon in origin, which many believe means “Briton settlement.” It is said that Julius Caesar, the famous Roman statesman and military general, forded the River Thames on his second invasion of Britain. However, no one has found any conclusive proof that such an instance happened a long time ago.
2- How Walton-on-Thames contributed during World War I?
Walton-on-Thames had a military hospital during World War I called No.2 New Zealand General Hospital. It was the first UK hospital specifically for injured New Zealand soldiers. It is estimated that this hospital treated about 27,000 New Zealand soldiers during the war.
3- The town suffered heavy bombings during World War II
Walton-on-Thames was heavily affected during World War II. The town suffered heavy bombings from the Luftwaffe due to its proximity to important aircraft factories. A fighter pilot named Charles Sydney died in 1940 when his aircraft crashed in Station Avenue.
4- Walton and Hersham F.C and Walton Casuals F.C
Walton and Hersham F.C is the famous football club based in Walton who won the FA Amateur Cup, Barassi Cup, and the London Senior Cup. However, this town can also boast of Walton Casuals F.C who compete in the Isthmian League Division One South. The Stags became very famous when they won the Combined Counties League Premier Division title in 2005. That season, they suffered just four draws and four league defeats.
Other sports like rowing, kayaking, and canoeing are also popular in the town.
5- Walton Bridge
It might surprise you to know that six versions of Walton Bridge have crossed the Thames River. The first timber bridge was built between 1748 and 1750, and it stood until 1783. The second one was built in 1788 and stood until 1859, while the third one was demolished in 1985. The construction of the latest bridge was completed in 2013.


Queen Mary Hotel bow walkway in moonlight.
San Diego waterfront.
View from the stern of the Queen Mary Hotel in Long Beach, CA, USA.
Historic ferry at the San Diego Maritime Museum in San Diego, CA, USA.
Ship in Elliott Bay, seen from Queen Anne hill, Seattle, WA USA.
Sailboat in San Francisco Bay
Boats in the Ventura Isle Marina.
View of Long Beach CA from deck on Queen Mary Hotel.
Queen Mary Hotel seen from a boat in the bay.
Sailboat in the bay at the Long Beach Marina near the Queen Mary Hotel.


I absolutely LOVED this episode! It gave us such an interesting peek into the life inside the Fire Nation. It's also especially interesting for me to go back and watch now, after writing a final paper last year about the Hitler Youth in Nazi Germany, to which the Fire Nation school had many parallels to, as well as to the Cultural Revolution in China.
I love that episode the perspective, the Fire Nation music and the dance was great. the children .I.e the future of fire nation are seriously brain washed by propaganda. it was very good what Aang did there.


It's already March and in Mexico City even the trees are feminist, don't you love the Jacaranda season? The best thing is that it is also feminism month.
Feminism isn't limited to a single month, of course, but it's especially prominent during what we call Women's Month. This is largely because on March 8 we commemorate International Women's Day, and on that date, we, women around the world, take to the streets to raise our voices. We demand equal rights, fairness at work, shared parenting responsibilities, equal pay for equal work, and, sadly, in Mexico and many other parts of the world, we also demand the right to live safely and without fear.
The choice of March 8 as International Women's Day dates back to its origins in the labor and feminist movements of the 20th century. The date commemorates a specific event that occurred in 1908, when a group of women textile workers went on strike in New York, demanding better working conditions, reduced hours, and voting rights.
Mauve, the color of feminism.
The choice of the color purple, or in particular, one of its shades, mauve, is linked to the history of feminism and specifically to the fight for women's right to vote. During the suffrage movement in the first half of the 20th century, the color purple became a symbol associated with the feminist cause and women's activism.
The choice of purple as the emblematic color of feminism is related to the symbolism attributed to this color. In the 1900s, suffragettes in the United States and elsewhere adopted specific colors to represent their movement. Purple joined white and gold as the colors of the suffragettes, creating the characteristic triad. Purple symbolizes loyalty, dignity, and unity in the fight for voting rights and gender equality.
The connection of the color purple with feminism persists to this day, and it is common to see it associated with events and activities related to the defense of women's rights. Fashion and color symbolism played an important role in the visual expression of the suffrage movement, and the choice of purple as the emblematic color remains a significant part of feminist iconography.
Mauve Fashion at the Time: An Encounter with Aniline
To understand the link between mauve and feminism, we go back to the discovery of aniline in 1859. This discovery marked a milestone in fashion history, releasing a dyes palette of colors previously unattainable. Among them, mauve stood out, elegantly slipping into the fashion of the time.
Aniline democratized bright colors in clothing, allowing women from various social strata to experiment with a wider range of hues. Mauve, with its mix of red and blue, enchanted designers and fashion lovers, becoming a symbol of elegance and distinction.
Two Hypotheses for the Color of Feminism: Symbolism or Democratic Women's Fashion?
Democratic Women's Fashion Hypothesis: Mauve was the fashionable color from the emergence of aniline until the beginning of the 20th century and the feminists of that time were not immune to it. Aniline not only launched mauve to stardom but also democratized women's fashion. Once reserved for the nobility and aristocracy, mauve became affordable for women of all social strata due to its low cost. It could have become the color of feminism not only because it was distinctive, but because it represented the female majority, being used by women of various social levels.
Triad Symbolism Hypothesis: Another perspective suggests that the choice of mauve, along with white and gold, had more to do with the symbolic load of each color. Purple represented loyalty, white for purity, and gold for victory. These elements formed a triad of powerful meanings that strengthened the visual identity of the suffrage movement.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tragedy and the Purple Smoke Hypotheses:
The tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York in 1911 was a turning point in the history of feminism. An intriguing urban legend has been woven suggesting that the smoke rising from the factory during the fire was purple, perhaps due to the presence of aniline or other chemical compounds. However, so far, this story remains more of a symbolic narrative than a verifiable fact.
The reality is that the smoke generated during a fire generally acquires dark tones due to the combustion of materials. Smoke colors are more related to the composition of the burned objects than to specific chemicals. In general, dark fumes are common in industrial fires due to the diversity of combustible materials present, so it is implausible that aniline or any other chemical compound in the factory would have colored the smoke so distinctively. More likely, the legend of purple smoke could have arisen as a visual expression of tragedy, a way to symbolize loss and suffering.
March: The Month of Feminism and Jacarandas in Mexico City
In this month, when the city turns mauve thanks to the Jacarandas, it is timely to remember why March is considered the month of feminism. Although the direct relationship between the color mauve and the feminist struggle persists as a mystery, it is undeniable that this month invites us to spread the history, meaning, and importance of the feminist movement.
The Birth of the Suffragette Movement: When Women Marched for Their Vote
Simultaneously with the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, there were already organized women's groups fighting to obtain the female vote. The suffrage movement, which sought the right to vote for women, had gained strength. But it was on March 8, 1908, when history recorded the first women's march in New York, demanding fair working conditions and political rights.
This milestone marked the beginning of a mobilization that would burn like a flame in the history of feminism. Women, united by the common cause, walked together, charting the path for future generations of fighters for gender equality. The misfortune of the fire not only burned the suffrage movement; It also fanned the flame of resistance, solidifying the importance of the date of March 8 in the collective memory of women around the world.
Mauve as a Witness of Time and Resistance
As we explore the enigma of mauve in the history of feminism, we see how colors can become bearers of meaning, silent narrators of struggles and victories. Whether it is democratic women's fashion, the symbolism of the triad or the legend of purple smoke, mauve persists as a witness to time and a reminder of resistance and the search for equality.
This color, rooted in the elegance of fashion and the depth of dyes, continues to weave its story, reminding us that sometimes, behind every nuance, lies a fight for freedom and equality. Mauve, in its essence, transcends clothing to become an emblem of perseverance and change, a mark of women who challenged norms and left their mark on the palette of time.
Feminism far beyond color, is a fight for equality
Feminism is not just a color on the palette, but a powerful voice that seeks gender equality in all areas. We march on March 8 not only for the mauve in our lives, but for the justice, freedom, and equity that we all deserve. Thus, mauve becomes a symbol not only of fashion but of a shared history of resistance and hope.
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Brown Animal Hospital opened in 1959 on West Thomas Street in Lake City by Dr. David L. Brown, Jr. In 1961, Dr. Brown built and opened our current location at 1111 East Main Street in Lake City. Dr. Brown served the Pee Dee and surrounding regions on his own until his daughter, Dr. Karole Brown Parker, joined him in practice in 1988. Dr. Brown and Dr. Parker served the community together until Dr. Brown passed away in 2008. Dr. Parker carries on his legacy of compassionate veterinary care in her practice today.


I work as a bussi (Buddhist sculptor) in Kyoto. My work primarily involves sculpturing and repairing wooden Buddha statues.
Buddha statues were first made in Gandhara and Mathura about 500 years after Buddha’s death. In the middle of the 6th century, Buddha statues were bought from India via China and Korea to Japan.
During the 1300 years since Buddha statues were first made in Japan, its shapes became conventionalized using well-honed and aesthetic Japanese sensibility and, along with the development of the techniques of various Japanese crafts, evolved into their current ‘grateful style’.
As a Buddhist sculptor, my goal is to make Buddha statues that help people living in modern times as well as to pass down the history and aesthetic sensibility of Japanese Buddha statues to future generations.
On this website you’ll find pictures of Buddhist sculptures that I have created.
Japanese Buddha statues have a sublime beauty, of which I am fiercely proud. I hope that, like me, you can feel the grandness of Japanese Buddha statues as well as the expressions of the Buddhist savior.
Buddhist sculptor Koudou Noda
I was born in Fukushima, and studied Buddhist History at university in Kyoto. While I was in university, I saw the Buddha statues in Toji and was deeply impressed by these wooden sculptures. It was at that time that it struck me that I wanted to create such things, so I began drawing and sculpturing in my own time. After graduating from university, I studied for 13 years at Matsuhisa Sohrin Buddhist studio and also served as an instructor at Matsuhisa’s Buddhist sculptor school.
In April 2021, I set up my own studio: Yase-Zobutsusho in Yase, in the north of Kyoto city. Yase is well-known as a historical and cultural place. I make and repair Buddhist statues for both temples and private customers. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or inquiries.
353-4 Yasekonoechō, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan 601-1253
Tel/Fax : 075-200-7891


What is the most crucial skill: expert knowledge or salesmanship?
- Galileo Galilee was the genius who invented the telescope, right? Wrong. He has effectively stolen it from Hans Lipperhey, a German spectacle maker. Galileo improved the device and used it to discover new celestial bodies. Because Galileo was highly skilled in selling observations to his contemporary scientific world, the true inventor has rarely been mentioned at all. Everyone knows who Galileo Galilee was; most people are still convinced that he invented the telescope. Galileo Galilee made little effort to point to the original inventor – a circumstance that sheds some light on a surprisingly sinister side of his character.
- Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, correct? Not quite. It was the Italian Antonio Meucci who made the first long-distance call. However, he was unable to patent his invention effectively. Lack of English skills and a general lack of sales ability stripped him of the fruits of his work. The sales wizard Alexander Graham Bell effectively copied Meucci’s invention, patented it, and used it to gain great fame and riches.
- Every child knows Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb. Countless legends are told about the incredible number of experiments Edison allegedly undertook to produce a working light bulb. Unfortunately, these stories turn out to be a clever PR stunt. Heinrich Goebel, a German emigrant to the U.S., tried to sell his original light bulb invention (although he also had likely used the work of others to construct his prototype) to Thomas Edison in 1882. That was his biggest mistake; Edison stole and patented the invention himself. It shows what a clever salesperson Edison was.
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Patuakhali Pourashava Is a Nice city surrounded by 3 rivers and crossed by several cannels like Venice. It is an old river port in Bangladesh. Barisal-kuakata highway goes on over Patuakhali city.
Established: 1 April 1892
Nature: A first class Municipality
Type of Governance: Elected Mayor, elected 9 councilors & 3 elected Women councilors
900 19” East
2.50 meter above sea level
The word Patuakhali comes from the local word Patua which means the special type of artists who work on handicrafts. It may be true that were a rich locality here, where the people very expert in producing handicrafts. There was another idea that this locality was acquired by the Portuguese robbers in seventeen centuries and they built a locality here. Locally they were called Pattu and from this word, it was known as Patuakhali. Historically it is proved that this town was started by the Portuguese’s. Firstly it was started as a town at Loukathi area in 1840s. It was transferred in the present locality in 1854 which is known as Patuakhali town. Mostly known that the first establishment of the city was the Acquire state building. It was recognized as a sub divisional town in 1871 during British rule. It was improved as a district town in 1969. Patuakhali Pourashava was establishment in 1st April, 1892. Now it is a first class municipality in Bangladesh.


Over the week we are going to be learning about Anzac day, what it represents and why it is important. Today we watched a clip on youtube about Anzac day and read a story called 'Anzac puppy'. After that we wrote descriptions of what Anzac day is and why it is an important day. Over the next few days we are going to be writing acrostic poems and writing letters as if we were one of the soldiers.
Anzac day is a day we celebrate all about the soldiers. Over 8000 soldiers died. Australia and New Zealand celebrate Anzac day. They were fighting for 8 months. We wear red poppies to show respect. They fought for their country. The soldiers knew that winning was impossible but they didn't give up. Lest we forget.
Anzac day is a special day because brave powerful soldiers risked their lives to fight for their country. During the first fight lots of people died. Over 8000 soldiers died during the first fight. They were fighting for 8 months. The soldiers knew that winning was impossible but they still did the fighting. This is why New Zealanders and Australians celebrate Anzac day.
Anzac day is a very special day for New Zealanders and Australians. The soldiers were fighting for 8 months and the soldiers knew it was impossible. We remember the soldiers on the 25th April every year. They were fighting for their countries for freedom. We wear red poppies to show our respect. Over 8000 soldiers died. We will never forget them.


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Sound, images, reflections by historians and the local atmosphere make this digital city walk an interesting way to discover what Oostende was like during the First World War. We use the diary of Charles Castelein, who was a 52-year-old tram worker in 1914, as a guide. See the war years of Oostende through the eyes of a local inhabitant. You complete the walk at your own pace with the help of an audio guide with screen.
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The Silures, a Celtic tribe of South Wales, who were described by the Roman historian Tacitus as warlike by nature and valiant in battle (Tacitus, Agricola,17)
Silures showing their defiance to the invaders during Roman attacks on Wales in 50AD. Figures by Wargames Foundry. Painted by Silurian.
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Traditional Unpasteurised Lancashire farm made cheese made with traditional rennet. Ruth Kirkham began making our now famous Lancashire in 1978 after her mother Ruth Townley who farmed at Whin House, Inglewhite retired, giving her daughter the equipment, knowledge and the all important recipe. Around 15 years ago son Graham returned back to farm and joined the family business. He worked alongside his mum making the award winning raw cow’s milk cheese which is still made by hand to the same recipe used by Graham’s Mother and Grandmother. The cheese is made 7 days a week using only the milk from our own herd of Holstein Friesian cows.


Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show (Simon & Schuster, 2019). A chronicle of Elvis Presley’s 1969 comeback show in Las Vegas, set against the backdrop of Vegas’s 1960s golden age of entertainment.Read more.
Hope: Entertainer of the Century (Simon & Schuster, 2014). The critically acclaimed biography of America’s favorite comic, the only star to achieve top-rated success in every major mass-entertainment medium of the century. Read more.
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We take inspiration for our logo from our local county flag - featuring a stag & oak.
This design's connection with the county dates from at least Micheal Drayton’s 1627 poem Battle of Agincourt, where he describes the men of Berkshire marching under the symbol of "a Stag, under an Oake that stood".
The stag has twelve-point antlers (characteristic of "royal stag"red deer), a reference to the county's title as the "Royal County of Berkshire". The stag and oak together represent the county's forestry and deer herds.


The M1911 served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was first used in later stages of the Philippine–American War, and was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. In total, the U.S. procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during its service life. The M1911 was replaced by the 9mm Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S. sidearm in October 1986. The pistol was widely copied, and this operating system rose to become the preeminent type of the 20th century and of nearly all modern centerfire pistols.
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Baronial Knight Marshal – THL Thorgrim Riftwalker – ten.e1493528718hciny1493528718erg@l1493528718ahsra1493528718mthgi1493528718nk1493528718 “A knight is made neither by King nor all the chivalry assembled; their part is but to recognize that he has made himself a knight. Neither belt, spurs, nor chain makes up a knight, nor yet the accolade of any King.” – An article from Cariadoc’s Miscellany. The Miscellany is Copyright (c) by David Friedman and Elizabeth Cook, 1988, 1990, 1992.
Kingdom of Gleann Abhann Marshalate Library
Sunday afternoons, approximately 3-6pm – Audobon Park (at the corner of Goodlett and Southern)
Wednesday evenings, 5:30pm until ??? (dark)
SCA fighting – What is it?
Photo courtesy of Lord Geirmundr Hrafnsson
For those who love competition, history, and challenge, the SCA fighting forms represent very flexible, durable and exciting activities that serve a wide variety of purposes.
Originally based upon the experiments into medieval fighting done as a result of Diana Paxton’s famous party, the SCA form has developed into a real martial art that can be experienced on a variety of levels.
The Medieval analogies for the SCA style of fighting can be found in a variety of places. The SCA itself is very tolerant of divergent cultures and aspects of the very loosely defined ‘Middle Ages’, and combat is being developed as a matter of reaction and experimentation. For all of this, it is remarkably like some of the historical precedents, most notably the béhourd or the 14th and 15th century pas d’armes. In terms of the béhourd, the similarities are striking. Although medieval terms for the tournament seem to be imprecise, it is clear that the béhourd was a combat à plaisance, done for the pleasure of the combat and for the pleasure of the ladies. Béhourds were fought with weapons of wood or ash, the armour in at least one case of cuirboille, or boiled leather. These combats were still used to demonstrate the prowess of the combatants, but their intent was not to injure or slay; much like the tournaments today.
The tournaments and joi de combat of the SCA form is no different. We too look both to our ancestors, the knights of medieval Europe, and to the romantic ideals to provide us with the guides we use in our behavior. Like these knights of the Middle Ages, we seek to improve our lot by using these knightly tests and displays of virtue. And to a degree, the SCA succeeds in this quest.
Like the béhourd, the SCA uses wooden weapons made of rattan instead of their more dangerous steel counterparts. Though the weapons are of wood, the fighting is a full contact, full speed, hard pressed competition between two powerful combatants. Combatants face one another armed in armour of steel, cloth, or leather, some home-made some produced by fine craftsmen coming close to the quality and line of the medieval models. They fight with speed, elegance, and power, their techniques different according their local region and their own individual style. Their weapons, covered with silver duct tape (as Edward I had weapons silver-leafed for his famous Windsor tournament of 1278), weigh between 2 ½ and 3 pounds, each capable of leaving their mark on the unwary defender. The combat itself is regulated by a set of rules built by trial of thirty years time, mostly built on safety considerations so that the combatants can meet and fight to the best of their ability with a record of safety superior to football. With more than 10,000 combatants recorded, no one has been killed.
The last two paragraphs describe what I consider the form of SCA fighting. It is a form that allows for a number of styles within that form, each style possessing advantages and weaknesses. Some styles are completely authentic, while others are a natural evolution based on the rules that govern the combat. Most often you will find combatants fighting with a sword and shield, but you will also see single broadsword alone, axe or mace and shield, polearms, daggers, two broadswords, two-handed swords, spears and even (in some places) archery.
The novice will also find bountiful support in terms of people willing to teach what they know. Most often training is taken on an individual basis, combatants being very eager to share what they know. In a few places, training is more formalized into classes, but this is still relatively rare. As the novice progresses, they might choose to build a formal bond with a single knight, or another trainer, who will take their development as their own responsibility, helping the intermediate combatant along towards the day when they too are experienced veterans.
Some Helpful Links for Combat:
Kingdom of Gleann Abhann Marshalate Library
– One may find all documents amd forms regarding combat and live weapons pertaining to the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann


If you ever wondered what I have in common with Keanu Reeves and Nicholas Cage, it’s that we may or may not be ageless immortals and/or vampires.
Recently a photo from the nineteenth century was found in a collection of portraits of the time. Many were marked with the names of the subjects, but one was unnamed.
Then there’s the “evidence” that Keanu Reeves never ages.
Then there’s this.
That baby is my great-great grandfather.
Or is it…
Now look at this…
I think that is creepy, considering the first picture was taken after 1883 and the second one was taken in 2009.
I’m probably not a vampire.
Any strange family resemblance in your family tree?


The Venetian nobleman Pietro Querini decided to travel to the Low Countries in search of honour and richness. He prepared the “Cocca Veneziana”, a ship with a tonnage of 700 tons made of cypress and, after loading it with Malvasia wine, spices, cotton and other valuable goods, he departed from Candia (Crete) with a 68-man crew on 25 April 1431.
The journey was marked by an occurrence even before it started, and many misadventures took place afterwards, too. Five days before the departure, Querini’s oldest son died suddenly. As soon as the ship left the port it was blown by contrasting winds and had to travel round most of the North African coast. On 2 June the ship crashed against some hidden rocks near Cadiz port, breaking the rudder. The crew had to wait 25 days for it to be repaired.
The whole journey was devastated by various accidents caused by stormy seas and strong winds: firstly the caravel, blown by the north-east wind, travelled for 45 days around the Canary Islands, then the strength of the wind again broke the rudder bolts, which had to be repaired as best as possible until Lisbon was reached.
The ship left for Mores (today called Muros) and arrived on 26 October. From there it continued towards Cape Finisterre where, blown by a favourable south-western wind, it navigated for 200 miles to starboard. On 5 February, however, a strong sirocco took the ship and its crew off course until they reached Las Sorlingas (the Scilly Isles). The strength of the wind and the stormy sea broke the rudder again, and the sails too. The caravel, which had become uncontrollable, kept moving further from land.
The power of the sea also destroyed two emergency rudders made by on-board carpenters, and the extra sail. The caravel, with no rudder and no sails, began drifting as commanded by the stormy sea. On 7 December, the waves overwhelmed the boat, taking away its framework and the essential steering equipment. The captain therefore decided to use the lifeboats, even if the closest piece of land (Ireland) was 700 miles away.
Twenty-one sailors boarded the smaller lifeboat, while another 47 sailors and Querini boarded the bigger one.
Nothing more is known about the 21 sailors in the small boat, but after many adventures at the hands of a rough sea the big lifeboat reached a deserted island. Many of the crew had died during the journey because of lack of water and food. During the night the lifeboat, pushed by the waves, crashed against the rocks. The survivors, exhausted, could quench their thirst with the abundant snow that covered the island, but in spite of this another five died during the night. The remaining crew ate the few molluscs and limpets that they found on the beach, being too weak to even try and fish. The next morning they were given new hope: while inspecting the island (with great difficulty), they found a wooden hut where they could shelter. The hut was proof that there were other inhabitants nearby. They also found a large fish that had been washed up on the shore, so they used it to keep their hunger at bay for a period.
A few days later they were found by three fishermen (a father and his two sons) from the nearby island of Rost, who saw smoke coming from the hut while they were close to the area in their boat.
This is how the remaining survivors (nine with Querini) were saved.
The Italians stayed on the island for three and a half months as guests of the families.
Querini tells us that 120 people lived on the island, and that the men fished. No fruits grew there, so fishing was their only sustenance. He indicated that for three months a year (summer) it is always day while during the winter months it is always dark. “Two types of fish are caught in big quantities: stockfish (cod) and dabs or very big soles. The stockfish are dried in the wind and sun, and they become hard as wood. When it is time to eat them, they are hit with the back of an axe until they become so thin that they seem to be gristle. The people then prepare them with butter and spices.”
That sad adventure (but with its happy ending for the survivors), was a useful experience for Querini, who came to know stockfish and introduced it to Venice (it could be conserved, therefore it was ideal for long sea voyages), and also for the inhabitants of Rost, who increased their business.
The descendents of those fishermen learned about the story of the island and the inhabitants of that period, as well as their customs and habits, thanks to the Venetian nobleman’s diary.
Querini has become a personality, so much so that a remembrance stone has been erected on the island of Sandoya, where it is presumed he landed, and the Rost school carries his name.
Rumours have it that the Italians left a lot of “reminders” behind while they remained on the island. Maybe it’s pure fantasy…but a lot of people from Rost have black hair!


Shenandoah, Pennsylvania was incorporated as a Borough in January 16, 1866, having been laid out by Peter Schaeffer of Pottsville in 1862. The first known resident was a man named Peter Kehley. With the discovery and commercial mining of anthracite coal in the Southern coal fields from the early1830’s, land speculators began to send surveyors into the northern regions, that is, north of Broad Mountain in search of possible coal lands. By 1850 Peter Kehley had sold his land to the Philadelphia Land Company and several investors sent agents into the area to hold the land and protect their investment. The tremendous need for coal at the outbreak of the civil war fueled the necessity of finding and operating new coal deposits north of Broad Mountain. Thus in 1862, the first colliery in Shenandoah was opened. This was Shenandoah City Colliery.
Shenandoah celebrates its ethnic diversity. In the 1870’s, the Irish were the predominate immigrants to come to Shenandoah. Beginning in the late 1870’s, immigration shifted from the Western European to the Eastern European countries, predominately Lithuania, Poland, the Ukraine, and Slovakia. As each new wave of immigrants arrived in Shenandoah, they set to establish their own church with services in their own language and eventually establish parochial schools where their children could be taught both in English and their own language and custom. In the 1930 Shenandoah boasted 22 nationalities, 22 churches.
The Columbia, Shenandoah first Fire Company, was organized on August 1, 1871. At the present time there are five volunteer fire companies of which Shenandoah is proud. They are the Columbia, Rescue Hook and Ladder (Hookies), Polish American, Phoenix, and the Defender.
Shenandoah has an outstanding record of military service and achievements during the past five years. The town is really proud of the people who served. Approximately 3,600 men and women served in the various branches of the service.


Ex-Lord Mayor of London, Rt Hon Dr Andrew Charles Parmley and his wife took the Plunge on a sunny summer's day in mid-January. Andrew is President of the Worshipful Company of Vintners in London. With over five-hundred members, and founded in 1363, the Company's origin is steeped in the history of the City of London and the import, regulation and sale of wine. The Company continues to maintain strong links with the UK Wine Trade. Vintners' Hall is known as the London Wine Trade's spiritual home. Amongst the people Andrew met was Stonier Winemaker and CEO, Mike Symons who explored the possibility of hosting the renown Stonier International Pinot Noir Tasting at Vintner Hall next time it travels to London.


Welcome to the world of Jacmus Prime. These archives house the historical records for the medieval fantasy roleplay community that gathered in Cheetah Chat around 2002-2004.
Players could roleplay and create shared stories joining community led quests or begin their own adventures using the player and world information as guides.
View the latest archived entries
How roleplay began
In 2001/2002, in Yahoo Chat, Juntai Ruiken (aka Matt) gathered players together with a simple message.
If I build it will you come?
– Juntai Ruiken (aka Matt)
And the players came.
The world of Jacmus Prime
Our world evolved with our players’ creations and fantasies.
Once a thriving civilization it was forced back into dark times and magicless days by a Holocaust God War. Slowly the people rebuilt their villages into powerful Cities only to be set upon by the walking dead or invaded by other Kingdoms.
Characters embarked on group quests to retrieve magical artifacts. First of all, the artifact was approved by JP staff. Then, it was listed on the website, generally with a story about how it came into existence. Game staff with the help of players organised an event where players could quest for items. Some events took weeks to organise, roleplay and complete.
Everyone who roleplayed within Jacmus Prime, every character, had a chance to create their own story, to rebuild the world and its Gods and to discover once again the pure quintessence of magic, good and evil.
All it took was the imagination.
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Original website and design
Rather than restore the original theme, we have selected an easy to maintain WordPress theme for the archives.
The first design created by Ross can be viewed in our archives. His original concept did not use a content management system like WordPress, it was a labor of love. Staff members like Ross, volunteered their time and resources to maintain the website for the enjoyment of all players.
In its day, the Jacmus Prime Roleplay website won a few community web “awards” for its design.
Currently: 70% of world pages restored


Native American Postersby Mark Peltier-Robson
So, why did I create Native American Posters? It was the Summer of ’94 when a very special event happened just 15 miles from my home. It was the birth of the first female white buffalo calf since 1933, on a farm just outside of Janesville, Wisconsin. The Native Americans considered this white buffalo calf “a symbol of hope and renewal for humanity and for harmony between all peoples, and all races in our world today”. The white calf’s name was “Miracle”, and I had the good fortune to visit her several times during her 10 years of life.
It was because of Miracle I began to read about Native American culture. I found I was absolutely overwhelmed by the images of the Native Americans back in the late 1800′s and early 1900′s. The character and heritage in their faces spoke to me. Their teachings and words of wisdom inspired me. That’s why I created a collection of Native American Posters intended to Honor and Respect them.
Native American Posters promote understanding
The quotes found in our collection of Native American Posters are unlike the typical motivational sayings found in other poster designs. But, it’s really the images that make them so very special. The images capture their anguish and hope, their strength and wisdom, their humility and humanity. Those faces needed to be shared and remembered. Their wisdom and insights are so important and relevant in today’s modern world.
Totally out of our respect for the Native American people and their culture, I am pleased to present our Native American Poster collection.
Native American Posters are simple, powerful, and proud
The posters found here are not meant to be cutting edge art or design. They are here to be enjoyed by all who choose to remember that different cultures share a common good. We are all brothers and sisters under one sky. And we can all live together in peace and understanding.
Now, to see all of the Native American Insights Posters that we offer, simply click this “Poster Shop” image, or click the Poster Shop navigation tab at the top of each page. This will take you to our designs. While you’re there, you can even print out some free 5″x7″ mini-posters of our designs. Enjoy!
We encourage you to share our Native American Posters.


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But what happened? persisted Sandy.
Nor deem I that she comes as his ally,
Charleroi was taken on August 22nd. On the evening of the 21st a small patrol had entered the town, and of these not a man escaped. But in the morning of the 22nd at seven o'clock a large force159 of Germans arrived and immediately began to burn and to shoot.
The man looked at me with glittering eyes full of the passion of revenge. I pressed his hand and went on.
Beppo crept to the door. He came back presently followed by two men. The latter one was dressed in superior fashion to the rest. With a yell Lalage flew across the room and turned the key in the lock.Somebodys on the winghes jumping clear! shouted Dick.


Cienfuegos is known as the Pearl of the South, a bay on the south coast of Cuba, founded by the French who left their mark; the elegant classical architecture which earned it a UNESCO World Heritage Site listing in 2005.
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Jigsaw puzzles were first used in the late 18th century for educational purposes in England. In the beginning
of the twentieth century, jigsaw puzzles were beginning to gain popularity among adults as a form of entertainment.
During the great depression of the 1920s, the sales of jigsaw puzzles skyrocketed in America. From then onwards, jigsaw
puzzles remained as a form of educational tool as well as to entertain adults.
Spatial Intelligence is involved in playing jigsaw puzzles.


The history of locks and keys goes back several thousand years to Ancient Egypt. These early locks and keys originally used wood and other easily accessible, natural materials, so they offered very little protection against intrusion. Because these locks were not very reliable, they were used more as an indicator of tampering.
The next evolution of keys came from Ancient Rome. The Roman age improved the original Egyptian designs by using precious metals such as iron, bronze, silver, and gold. By using metals, Romans were able to create stronger, yet smaller locks and keys. Although an improvement from the wooden locks, these expensive locks still provided little protection against intrusion. They were instead used as a symbol of wealth, influence, and nobility.
Today, a majority of locks use flat keys. Developed in the 1800s, these flat keys are easy to manufacture, and easy to replicate in large numbers. Throughout its evolution, the new designs of locks today provide the strongest protection by using lever and pin tumbler locks.


Castlerigg Stone Circle. This is a famous monument on the outskirts of Keswick, surrounded by mountains. The main circle has 38 large stones some standing up to 10 feet, (3 metres) high, with an entrance that lines up with the midwinter sunset. It is one of the Britain’s earliest stone circles, at about 5,000 years old and has been official protected since 1883. To this day it is a very popular and must see monument when visiting Keswick and today is managed by The National Trust and English Heritage.
A couple of miles out of Keswick to the east, is the village of Threlkeld, to the south of which can be found Threlkeld Settlement. This was a substantial settlement dating from the late Bronze Age through to Roman times. It was a farmstead with seven circular stone huts, a well, livestock pens, fields and two trackways linking it all together. At the edge of the fields are about fifty cairns, probably created when the land was being prepared for farming.
Travelling further afield we find White Raise Cairn. Standing 6 feet high and 72 feet across on Askham Fell, its the most visible of a clear line of cairns and standing stones. Excavations in the 19th century found human remains in a stone lined grave inside the cairn. Stone burial mounds of this type a typical of the uplands in the Bronze Age.
About 2.5 miles west of Broughton in Furness is Swinside Stone Circle. This stone circle, like Castlerigg is one of the finest in Britain. It has 55 stones up to 10 feet high and is also from the Neolithic period with an entrance facing the midwinter sunset. It’s other name is “Sunkenkirk” coming from the legend that people tried to build a church there but the Devil kept pulling it down.
Copt Howe Rock Carvings, In Great Langdale, 250 metres south of Harry Place Farm, these mysterious carvings are up to 6,000 years old. There are circles, lines, cup marks, (small hollows in the rock), and some abstract shapes. Some of the “cups” are natural, but have been incorporated into the design. It is not known what they are for but archaeologists believe they may have been a way of showing links between people and important places.
There are signs that people used the caves in the area during the late Palaeolithic period, around 11,000BC. With sea levels rising people moved inland to higher ground. Neolithic settlers cleared patches of forests for farming and build stone circles like Castlerigg and Swinside. They also made polished axes from the volcanic stones quarried high in the fells, these axes were traded as far away as Ireland.
This is just a taster of the history surround Keswick and in the Lake District. There is so much more to find out about and explore. People have lived here in the Lake District for over 12,000 years. Their actions have shaped the landscape that we see today. They have left behind a wealth of evidence, from barely visible hut circles to triumphs of Victorian engineering.
Using Keswick as an excellent base from which to explore these sights, either on foot, bike, car or bus. Contact us at Leonard’s Field House for availability, so we can not only provided you with a comfortable starting point from which to explore the lakes, but we can offer you advice so that you make the most of your stay.


The custom of eating fish is connected to the religious Roman-Catholic tradition of refraining from consuming meat during the holidays. "Why seven fish for dinner?" For many, the tradition reflects the Seven Sacraments and for others the Seven Days of Creation. For the extremely poor Italian-Americans, that left Southern Italy in the late 1800's and early 1900's, seven happened to be a symbol of wealth. It was the way to celebrate their success in America. Please join us for a true celebration of Christmas Eve: the Italian way.
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A non-fish/seafood menu is available and must be acknowledged, when reservation is made.
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Embassy of Pakistan in Kuwait Public Announcements
KUWAIT: Pakistan Naval Ship “TARIQ” will be visiting Kuwait on a goodwill visit from February 01 to February 05, 2015. The ship is named after a gallant Muslim conqueror TARIQ BIN ZIYAD. His conquest of Gibralter led to the extension of the Muslim rule in Europe. The life of Tariq Bin Ziyad is full of achievements, which are a source of great inspiration to Muslims all over the world; sailors of Pakistan Navy are no exception. They take great pride in serving onboard their ship that has been named after one of the greatest leaders in Islamic history.
PNS TARIQ (D-181), the Ex-HMS AMBUSCADE is a general purpose Frigate. She was the first of the Type 21 Frigates built by Yarrows Ltd of Glasgow and launched on 17 January 1973. It was commissioned as Ex HMS AMBUSCADE into the Royal Navy on 5 September 1975 and was the seventh ship in the Royal Navy to hold this name. Her career has encompassed all aspects of a warship’s life from exercises to guard ship duties and from peacetime visits to the full heat war in Falkland Islands.
This ship was commissioned as a PNS TARIQ on 28 July 1993 at DAVEN PORT, play mouth (UK). This is third ship in Pakistan Navy to hold this name. The first was HMPS TARIQ, which was inherited from Royal Indian Navy soon after independence in 1947. The second was a gearing class Destroyer, which was commissioned on 9 September 1978, after rendering 12 years of glorious service, the ship was decommissioned and handed over to Maritime Security Agency in 1990.
PNS Tariq has undergone a major modification in regard to her weapons and sensors. Major modernization of the ship was carried out indigenously by replacing the obsolete Command Systems, weapon and sensors.
The Commanding Officer of PNS Tariq Captain Waqar Muhammad TI (M) PN was commissioned in Pakistan Navy on 01 July 1992. He is a Communication specialist, qualified Air War Course from Air War College PAF and Master of Science in System Engineering from Naval Post-Graduates School, Monterey, USA. He has been assigned on numerous operational, field and staff appointments during his 22 year of commissioned service. Prominent field assignments include Divisional Officer PNA, O I/C PN HFDF Setup and Instructor PN Communication School/Electronic Warfare Training Center. His important staff appointments include Director of Signals at Naval Headquarters, Fleet Operations Officer and LNO to CCTF-151 at Bahrain. He has also served as an Executive Officer PNS TARIQ & PNS RAHBER, Communication Officer PNS TIPPU SULTAN and First Lieutenant PNS NASR.
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1st October 2012. He assumed the duties of Commanding Officer PNS BABUR in September 2013 and presently serving as Commanding Officer PNS TARIQ since May 2014. During the stay in Kuwait, the Captain of the ship will pay courtesy calls on the dignitaries of Kuwait Navy. A reception onboard will also be arranged which would be attended by the high civil and military officials of the State of Kuwait, diplomats, notables and representatives of the Pakistani community.
Pakistan Naval ships periodically undertake goodwill visits to the State of Kuwait which provide a good opportunity to Pakistan Navy officials to interact with their Kuwaiti counterparts. Such visits also help in further cementing the historical relations.
Embassy of Pakistan: A candle light vigil and Dua (Prayers) will be held in the Embassy of Pakistan, Kuwait on Thursday, 18 December 2014 from 5 pm in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar. Please join us to show solidarity with the families of the victims and prayers for the Shuhada particularly the 132 young students
Embassy of Pakistan: The Ambassador of Pakistan to Kuwait, H.E. Muhammad Aslam Khan, and the officers and staff of the Embassy and their families express their utmost shock and grief over the loss of the precious lives of a large number of school children and other innocent citizens in the terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on 16 December 2014. May Allah Almighty rest the departed souls in eternal peace and grant the bereaved families the courage to bear this irreparable loss!
They strongly condemn the terrorist attack and express the confidence that such cowardly acts would not weaken the determination of the Pakistani nation and its brave armed forces to eliminate terrorism and extremism in all its forms and manifestations.
The Ambassador today attended a crowded Ghaibana Namaze Janaza held in Kuwait attended by Pakistani community members, Kuwaiti friends and other nationalities. A wreath-laying ceremony and Dua would be held in the Chancery premises of the Embassy on 18 December 2014 at 1100 hours.
A condolence book has been opened in the Embassy for the diplomatic corps from 16 to 18 December for signing between 1000 to 1500 hours.
17 December 20014
Embassy of Pakistan: The Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Muhammad Aslam Khan, today called on H.E. Sheikh Slaman Sabah Salem Al-Hamood Al-Sabah, Minister of Information and Minister of State of Youth Affairs of Kuwait. The Ambassador briefed the Minister on the desire of Pakistani leadership to expand cooperation between the two brotherly countries in diverse fields.
The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation in the fields of media, culture and youth affairs. The Minister assured the Ambassador of his full support to the Embassy's efforts in this regard.
KUWAIT: The Ambassador of Pakistan, His Excellency Mr. Muhammad Aslam Khan, accompanied by the Commercial Secretary, Mr. Agha Saeed Ahmad, visited Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) this morning. The Ambassador was warmly welcomed by Mr. Ali M. Thunaian Al-Ghanim, President KCCI. The two sides had a detailed exchange of views on the modalities of enhancing cooperation between Pakistan and Kuwait in the critical areas of trade and investment.
The Ambassador highlighted the vast trade potential that existed between the two countries and the growing investment opportunities in Pakistan. He briefed President KCCI on the upcoming "Expo-Pak", the biggest annual trade fair of Pakistan to be held in Karachi from 26 February to 01 March, 2015.
The two sides agreed that there was need for intensified efforts to bring cooperation in the areas of trade and investment at par with the close brotherly relations between the two countries at the political level.
KUWAIT (Embassy of Pakistan): In a simple and graceful ceremony held at Bayan Palace this morning, Pakistan’s new Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, H.E. Muhammad Aslam Khan, presented his Letters of Credence to His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait. The audience with the Amir, preceded by formal guard of honour, was attended by H.E. Minister of Al-Diwan Al-Amiri Affairs, H.E. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid, H.E. Undersecretary of Al-Diwan Al-Amiri Affairs, H.E. Director of Al-Diwani Affairs Office and H.E. Director of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mrs. Aslam Khan and Embassy officers were also present on the occasion.
The Amir was pleased to receive the Ambassador with great warmth and affection in keeping with the traditions of the close and cordial ties between the two countries. He congratulated the Ambassador on his important assignment.
The Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and sincere regards to His Highness the Amir on behalf of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan. Referring to the traditionally close and brotherly ties between the two countries, the Amir assured the Ambassador of full support and cooperation by the Government of Kuwait in the fulfillment of his assignment in Kuwait.
The Ambassador extended warm congratulations on behalf of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan and on his own behalf, on bestowing by the United Nations of the honour of “Humanitarian Leader” on His Highness the Amir of Kuwait and the award of “Humanitarian Center” to the State of Kuwait in recognition of Kuwait’s outstanding contributions in the humanitarian fields around the world.
During the audience lasting about 15 minutes, His Highness the Amir was pleased to discuss with the Ambassador a broad range of important bilateral issues and ways and means of expanding cooperation between the two countries in diverse fields.


Freelandville - Indiana
I lived in the Freelandville, Indiana area for the first 18 years of my life. When I was 18 I left Freelandville and moved to another state to complete my education and join the work force. I have many fond memories of life in the Freelandville community. I return home to visit my family on a regular basis. Recently as I passed my 59th birthday I was reminiscing about the "good ol' days" and realized some of those memories were fading a bit. I also came to realize that I have always been unaware of the early history of Freelandville. I remember the blacksmith shop, the meat market, Kixmillers store, the bank and a couple of hardware stores, but I'm not sure when they originally opened for business and which family started them. I have vivid memories of the school, but I have no photos of the interior.
I decided to do a little research on the internet and found very little about the history of Freelandville. That's why I am developing this site. I want to document as much as possible while people who remember are still around. In the process I plan to learn as much as I can about historic Freelandville and to share it with others who are interested. I am particularly interested in old photos. I'm sure there are many old photos stashed away in forgotten boxes in someone's attic and many will be discarded when the resident moves or passes on. During the next few months I will be doing research to get started on this project. If anyone viewing this site knows of someone who would be willing to contribute information, articles or photos (I'll scan photos and return to the owner), please send email to firstname.lastname@example.org. In the interim, I have included a few random photos. Suggestions for the site will be welcomed.
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Welcome to NY Taxis Online
NY Taxis is a small family run business consisting of
husband, wife, son and two daughters along with some added help from
a carefully selected handful of drivers and operating staff.
The business was set up over 35 years ago by Malcolm
Copper and William Moy, and ran under the original name of MY Taxis
on North St Industrial Estate in Droitwich.
William split after a short time to concentrate on his
garage business, leaving Malcolm and his wife Kathleen to build the
taxi company. With a huge struggle and help from brothers and
brother-in laws, they got the business off the ground.
In the early nineties son David took over ownership of
the business relieving some of the strain from his parents. This is
where the name change came about.
Please feel free to browse the services we offer or contact us regarding any queries you may have


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Port. Capela de S. Martinho Kaplica znajduje się na przeciw Kościoła św. Piotra.
St. Martin’s Chapel
Pero Fernandes created this chapel in 1331. It was a private tomb chapel of the Lords of Pó. It belonged to the Lafetá family until 1913 and, in 1998, was bought from the Viscount of Sacavem by the municipal government.
At the entrance, one can admire two magnificent stone sculptures from the 15th century, representing the Virgin of Maternity and the Angel Gabriel.
Its pointed arch (ogive) is developed in three archivolts, on beautiful columns of carved capitels.
Outside the chapel we can see two tombs that were taken from the inside during the French Invasions. Close to Óbidos, in Roliça, a battle took place on August 17th, 1808, and was considered one of the first defeats of Junot Napoleon.
Around that time some relics of Óbidos were also stolen.
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Community Resources for Justice, in its earliest incarnation, was born over 100 years ago, with the New England Society for the Suppression of Vice established in 1878. Through the years, as Boston and New England faced a variety of social challenges, CRJ – as it is known today – has grown and evolved to play a critical role in the human service landscape. CRJ descended from two ancestral lines of social activism. The first focused chiefly on crime prevention and policy while the other undertook direct aid for incarcerated and newly released prisoners. The names of these founding organizations are noted below. These ancestral lines co-existed from the late 19th century until 1975, when they merged to form the Crime and Justice Foundation. In 1999, the Crime and Justice Foundation would merge with the Massachusetts Halfway Houses (itself established in 1964) to form Community Resources for Justice.


The story of Brigitta’s Promise begins with the birth of
Brigitta Mikarts in Liepaja, Latvia in 1929.
Brigitta was born into a typical working-class family. Her father was an electrician and volunteer fireman. Brigitta was enjoying a happy childhood with her family in the port city of Liepaja when in 1940 the Soviet Union suddenly invaded and occupied Latvia. The Soviets deported to Siberia 15,000 to 30,000 people who were considered people of influence (government official, businessmen, educators, etc.) When Germany drove the Soviets out just a year later, the Germans were welcomed as liberators. Unfortunately, the Germans behaved almost as badly toward the Latvians as the Soviets had.
It was in 1944 that the defeated German army was forced to retreat to their homeland and many Latvians had to decide whether to stay and live under Soviet rule, or retreat with the Germans with hope of a better future under Allied occupation. As an electrician working at the Liepaja electric generating facility, he received orders from the local German military commander to blow up the local power plant so the Soviets would not be able to use it. He refused to do so, and instead used his position as a volunteer firefighter to take possession of a fire truck which he used to drive to a farm in the country where Brigitta and her sister were living in relative safety. Hiding his children under cover of a tarp, he drove his children back into town where they were able to board one of the last ships leaving Latvia just hours later. The ship’s destination: Germany.
In Germany, Brigitta and her family spent nine-months in a prisoner of war camp where disease ran rampant and medical treatment was virtually nonexistent. Then during the ensuing 3 years, Brigitta worked and attended school while her mother and sister spent a great deal of time recuperating from their illnesses in hospitals. Brigitta spent her free time caring for them at the foot of their beds.
Then finally, after four years of patient waiting, passage to the United States became available. Their new home became Boston, Massachusetts. It was in that Boston Brigitta met Edward Greenwood, a wool merchant. They married in 1955.
By the 1960’s they were spending more and more time at their Texas ranch near Inks Lake. As the years passed, they gradually made this their permanent home.
Almost 50 years passed from the time that Brigitta and her family fled Latvia till the Soviets left and Latvia regained its independence. For those 50 years, she had been cut off from friends and relatives that she had such fond memories of as a child. Brigitta wasted no time when in 1993 travel to Latvia was finally reopened to the West.
Brigitta was an avid gardener creating extensive gardens, which surrounded their house. She had a butterfly garden to remind her of the Latvian spring sky painted by the strokes from the wings of the 2,500 varieties of butterflies which her homeland is known for.
Both Edward and Brigitta were very involved in their Central Texas communities supporting the Hill Country Humane Society and becoming the founders of the Red Barn Fire Department.
Over the years she was active in supporting the Latvian Community, which remained behind the iron curtain. Perhaps her greatest joy was in funding a music school, supporting many churches and orphanages in her Latvian homeland.
After a lifetime of giving of herself, Brigitta Mikarts Greenwood passed away in 2005.
Brigitta’s Promise was founded to carry on Brigitta’s work to provide orphans and the youth of Latvia with better medical care by providing modern medical equipment, facilities and doctors.


The Dock and National Shipyard of Puerto Cabello was created in 1905, by decree of the Presidency of the Republic, and attached to the former Ministry of War and Navy. Of its achievements, the Coast Guard “29 of January” and the merchant ship “New Mara”, boats that for many years provided efficient services are also remembered. A Floating Wood Dock was then able to repair ships up to 1,200 tons, and later, in 1.910, a floating dock of 5,000 tons of displacement was installed, both of which lasted until 1938.
In 1942 two Boaters of inclined plane were installed, with capacity of 1,500 and 500 tons, respectively, in which they are made the maintenance service to the smaller ships of the Squadron of the Navy, Merchant Marine and Speedboats of the Coast Guard National.
In 1947, the National Assembly of the United States of Venezuela enacted the National Dams and Shipyards Act, which created the current Autonomous Institute of Dock and National Shipyards, attached to the Ministry of Defense, with autonomous legal personality and with Own property and independent of the National Treasury. In September 1968, the National Congress of the
Republic approved the Public Credit Law, which authorized the Autonomous Institute “Dock and National Shipyards” to use public credit, up to the amount of one hundred million bolivars (Bs. 100,000,000.00), for the completion of the system of installations and equipment corresponding to the Dry Dock of Puerto Cabello. The necessary studies, projects and tenders having been carried out, the works of completion were begun, in the first part, during the month of July of the same year.