Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) welcomes today the first flight from Ljubljana, the Capital of Slovenia. As of today, Wizzair operates direct flights on Monday and Friday between Brussels South Charleroi and Ljubljana.
Ljubljana, city of many beautiful bridges, is situated in the heart of Slovenia. Although the oldest architecture has been preserved from the Roman period, Ljubljana's downtown got its outline in the middle Ages. After the 1511 earthquake, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style following Venetian, models. After the quake in 1895, it was once again rebuilt, this time in the Vienna Secession style, which today is mixed with earlier Baroque style buildings that remain. Throughout its history, it has been influenced by its geographic position at the crossroads of the Slavic world with the Germanic and Latin cultures.
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L.A. Historical Monument 645. The birthplace of the T.V. sensation Mr. Ed, Harvester Farms site was the original headquarters of the Palomino Horse Association of America.
L.A. Historical Monument 14. Located at 22601 Lassen Street. The Oakwood Memorial Park or Pioneer Church was built in 1903 and is the oldest public building in Chatsworth. It is one of the few New England architectures left in Southern California.
The Munch Box
L.A. Historical Monument 750. Located at 21532 Devonshire St. Opened in 1956, the Munch Box is the classic 1950’s style hamburger stand. It was destined for destruction when it was made a monument in 2003.
L.A. Historical Monument 133. Located at 10385 Shadow Oak Dr., Chatsworth Park South. The Virginia Watson Museum and Gardens is typical of ranch cottages built by homesteaders. Open 1st Sunday each month 1-4pm. (818) 882-5614.
Chatsworth Nature Preserve Kiln
L.A. Historical Monument 141. Located on Valley Circle Blvd and Woolsey Canyon, in the Nature Preserve. The Chatsworth Nature Preserve Kiln was used to make bricks and tiles for the San Fernando Mission. Not open to the public.
Stage Coach Trail
L.A. Historical Monument 92. Located in the Santa Susana Mountain Park, the picturesque Stage Coach Trail dates from the 1860's and linked Los Angeles, Encino, Simi Valley and Ventura.
Chatsworth Nature Preserve
L.A. Historical Monument 141. Located along Valley Circle Blvd, the Chatsworth Nature Preserve holds the Chatsworth Lake and Chatsworth Nature Preserve Kiln, which was used to make bricks and tiles for the San Fernando Mission. Not open to the public.
LA Historic Monument 49. Native to the Eastern Medditerranean, olive trees were introduced to California by Franciscan Missionaries. These trees approximate the age of Chatsworth itself, having been planted in the latter part of the 19th century.
LA Historic Monument 132. A natural site considered one of the most picturesque areas in Los Angeles, also popular with rock climbers. Chatsworth is known for its equestrian heritage.


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Fetisov Up for High Post in Russia - New York Times
By JOE LAPOINTE
Slava Fetisov is expected to return to New Jersey today from a visit to Moscow. But he may soon make a return trip to Russia to stay on a more permanent basis. Fetisov, a former hockey star in the Soviet Union and the National Hockey League, has talked with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia about a high-level position in the sports program there.
According to several people in North America who are familiar with Russian hockey and with Fetisov personally, the new job could be roughly equivalent to a ministry role in the Kremlin to oversee many sports, not just hockey. Fetisov was coach and general manager of the Russian hockey team that won a bronze medal at the Salt Lake Winter Olympics in February.
The disappointing performance of that team, and of other Russian athletes in Salt Lake City, has created the momentum for change and improvement in a sports system that has fallen in prestige since the disintegration of the Soviet Union a decade ago. An N.H.L. general manager, a player agent with numerous Russian clients and a close friend of Fetisov's who also works in the N.H.L. all said that Fetisov had visited Russia several times since the Olympics ended on Feb. 24 and had talked with Putin about the new role.
There has been no official announcement from Moscow, and efforts to reach Fetisov by telephone on Tuesday were unsuccessful. Late last month a Moscow radio station reported that Fetisov had received a proposal from Putin to head the Goskomsport, the state sports committee.
Fetisov, 43, is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, the first Russian player so inducted. As a defenseman in the 1980's, he was the captain of the Red Army team and the Soviet national team. As the old Soviet system began to come undone late in that decade, Fetisov led the effort of Soviet players to play professionally in North America. In 1989 he was among the first group to transfer, signing with the Devils. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings when two of their teams won the Stanley Cup, in 1997 and 1998. After Detroit won its first Cup, Fetisov and several Russian teammates on the Red Wings took the Stanley Cup with them on a tour of Red Square.
After retiring in 1998, Fetisov became an assistant coach with the Devils, a position he held until January, when he was reassigned after the dismissal of the team's head coach, Larry Robinson. He was the first Russian-trained coach employed in such a visible and powerful role on a full-time basis in the N.H.L.
Fetisov became head of the Olympic hockey team only after struggles with the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, which turned him down for the position in the spring of 2001. But he got the job last summer through the intervention of Putin, a fan of sports, particularly of hockey. During the Olympics, on the day the Russians played the United States in the semifinals, Putin criticized the officiating of the tournament because the International Ice Hockey Federation used referees from the N.H.L. who were from North America.
The Russians lost to the United States, 3-2, and played for the bronze medal two days later, defeating Belarus. On the night before the semifinals, Russian Olympic officials held an angry news conference to complain about officiating, particularly in figure skating. They also threatened to boycott the closing ceremony and the semifinal game, threats that did not materialize.
But the concern over Russian sports involves more than the Olympics. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, what was once a state-controlled system has devolved into many privately run enterprises, not always coordinated with one another. In addition, many sources of talent now represent different nations that were a part of the Soviet Union. The recent 14-team Olympic hockey tournament included Belarus, Latvia and Ukraine. Under the old system, those players would have been part of the Soviet program.
Even Russian junior hockey players, ages 16 to 20, are leaving to train
in North America. It is believed that Fetisov, should he accept the new
position, would work to reverse the migration of talent and attempt to
negotiate larger transfer fees from the N.H.L. to Russian teams. In the
30-team N.H.L., there are about 60 Russian players, with many more in the
minor leagues and junior amateur leagues of North America.
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I just looked up “Mariquita Perez” on Wikipedia and had the Spanish site google-translated, so while I´m at it, here´s the translated text, slightly edited to convert automatic translation into readable textt:
Mariquita Perez is a Spanish doll designed by Leonor Coello de Portugal in 1938. It was the most famous doll of the late forties and fifties, although its production continued until 1976. It is considered the best doll ever manufactured in Spain and is among the best in Europe of its day for his being handmade, the quality of materials used and the richness of costumes and accessories. It was also a very successful in other countries such as Portugal, Argentina, where it was also produced, and in Venezuela and Cuba, where it was known as the “Queen of Cuba”.
Leonor Coello, daughter of the Count of Portugal, was a noble lady who lived in Madrid´s San Sebastian during the Spanish Civil War and was inspired by her two year old daughter, Leonor de Gongora, to create a doll. Leonor used to take her daughter on strolls to the Playa de la Concha (San Sebastian), on which the little girl carried a German porcelain doll that she had won in one of the frequent charitable raffles that were held to raise funds for the front. This doll, dressed like its small owner, raised interest and surprise among the swimmers and bystanders. The success was such that in their tours of the beach, people stood everywhere to see the blue-eyed blonde girl with her doll who wore the same dress. Leonor Coello herself drew, cut and sewed the suits for both.
Leonor was an entrepreneur with great business spirit, and she quickly had the idea to turn her child into a model that lent its image to a new doll, a special one, unlike any other, a doll dressed exactly like girls were at the time. Lack of capital prevented her from starting a business, so she consulted her closest friends for help to cover the project until she finally found the capitalist partner in her former school mate at Sacred Heart, Maria del Pilar of Fagalde Luca de Tena, who provided the starting money to found the company that was to become Mariquita Perez SA. While the business was now established and had the necessary capital, what still remained to be done was to find the name, invent a biography and more importantly, design and manufacture the doll itself.
Leonor wanted a Spanish household name for his creation, so she did not hesitate to consult friends and colleagues of her husband’s among which were quite a few intellectuals and artists such as Manuel de Gongora, writer and editor of the magazine Black and White, intellectuals size of Luis Escobar, playwright and theater director, Jacinto Guerrero, musician and author of operettas, Felipe Sassone, novelist and diplomat, Eugenio d’Ors, philosopher and scholar and Victor de la Serna, Journalist. Leonor explained that the doll should have its own personality, history, a catchy name and a family. Astonished to hear the unusual request, these men with many years of study and erudition tried to think up names for a doll. Finally, they came up with the very popular Spanish name Maria, but in the end they settled on the diminutive Mariquita. For the surname, they chose Perez because it was the most common and widespread in Spain, which was consistent with the familiarity sought.
The name “Mariquita Perez” has its German counterpart in “Lieschen Mueller”, or the English “Jenny Jones” or “Mary Smith”.
After the civil war, Leonor, together with her business partner and her daughter, travelled to Onil (Alicante), the workshop of one of the most prestigious toy makers, the craftsman Santiago Molina, to commission the manufacture of a thousand dolls. The two women insisted that they should look exactly like the daughter of Eleanor. The craftsman took the first steps and started to work on the sculpt.
The first thousand dolls were offered in November 1940 at a price of 85 pesetas. They were a luxury item, accessible only to the wealthy, at a time where the average monthly wages did not reach the $ 1.50 and Spain was going through a period of economic hardship, famine and autarky.
Social Phenomenon: 40s and 50s
The opening party of the first Mariquita Perez store, where the doll was introduced, was held on 11 November 1940 in a small shop located on the first floor and without a window, on the Avenida del Generalissimo number 12 Current Paseo de la Castellana, becoming a huge social event in post-war Madrid.
The success of Mariquita Perez was so big that, six years later, the space was too small and the shop moved to the Calle Serrano number 8, where an artistic showcase would be exhibited to the delight of children and adults, in which the dolls with their rich costumes were changed with each season, becoming a true reflection of the prevailing fashion at any time for decades.
Shortly thereafter, as the business grew again, the company headquarters moved into a three-story house on the street Nunez de Balboa 52, Madrid, where the doll-making workshop and garment manufacturing plant was located in the lower floors while the upper floor had a clothing store for girls, so they could dress like their dolls. At that time the company already had 25 employees: designers, cutters, seamstresses, and so on. To this we must add a laundress and five workers who were fully devoted more fully to the doll costumes. It must have been very similar to the American Girls Stores today.
The success did not stop with the first store in Madrid, Leonor traveled throughout the provinces of Spain in a van decorated with red and white stripes driven by a chauffeur. They visited the major cities and investigated which were suitable as locations for boutiques, to then offer selected doll store owners the ability to sell the exclusive doll. For the privilege, the store had to offer a good selection, wrapping paper in red and white stripes and the Mariquita sign was placed at the most prominent spot of the storefront. The franchise quickly reached 40 stores in as many provinces. Other stores followed in Dallas, Chicago and Colombia, achieving significant profits.
Another initiative of Leonor was to conduct children´s parades with girls wearing the same clothes as their dolls. Many girls were invited, among them was Marisol, the Spanish child star (*1948) who wore Mariquita Perez dresses made especially for her in two of her films. Fashion shows were repeated in some Spanish provinces, culminating in a Mariquita Perez collection offered at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. These parades were held for charitable purposes.
The first Mariquita model, made in 1940, was made of papier mache, both head and body, based on a mixture of plaster, talcum powder and adhesive, which, once dry, was given shape with sandpaper. It had a natural hair wig, glass eyes fixed with painted eyebrows and upper lash line and a closed mouth. As for clothing, she was wearing a red and white striped vichy dress, two hair ties in the same fabric, slippers and underwear, this set was called My Apron. The red and white stripes became an emblem of the house, from the boxes being sold to the interior of the trunks where girls kept the doll and her wardrobe.
Between 1941 and 1942 new models hit the market, still manufactured in Onil by Santiago Molina, with some changes such as sleeping eyes, eyebrows and lower lashes painted by line, while the upper lashes were applied, an open mouthwhich showed the two front teeth. At this time there also appeared walkers and jointed dolls. The doll already cost 110 pesetas in 1942.
The wardrobe of the doll was expanded with new dresses, coats with matching gloves, socks, felt hats, leather shoes and underwear sets. Moreover this model of Mariquita Perez had two interchangeable wigs, one with short hair and a slightly longer.
Mariquita soon became well-known through stories and radio: her father, José Antonio Pérez de la Escalera, was an Andalusian military man, and her mother, Basque, named Marta Carvajal y Goicoechea. She studied at the College of The Sacred Heart of Madrid, next to her friend Mariví, their stories were collected in the Adventures of Mariquita Perez, written by Juan Cuentista (Google translated this as “John Storyteller”. Nice pen name.)
Leonor Coello decided to create siblings for Mariquita Perez. She got a baby brother named Juanín Perez. The name came spontaneously, was attractive because it was popular, and the materials used in manufacture should be the same as those of the sister. Baby Juanin first appeared in 1941 at a price of 77 pesetas with an initial run of over a thousand. He had eyes that did not move, painted hair and eyelashes. His costume, which covered all the needs of a newborn, was very elaborate, with embroidery of all kinds: cross stitch, scallops, green beans, lace, entrees, etc. The baby soon got a mechanism to make it cry and on the next run, sleep eyes. Later there was a mechanic baby that sold for 300 pesetas.
Later came other models: the luxury Juanín, eight months old with curly hair and Juanín cadet, about eight years, which appeared in 1942, when Leonor changed her manufacturer and chose Florida. Juanin cadet wore knee shorts, shirt, tie, hat, coat of English cloth, leather gloves, vest, long woolen socks and brown leather shoes with rubber soles. His hair was razor cut parted on one side. He shared the same mold as Mariquita Perez. Juanín also came to having a large wardrobe and just like his older sister provided an articulated version and a walker.
In 1950 there was a new model called Juanín de acortar (Juanín shortening), a baby of eight months which had a mechanism to move arms and legs in certain models, flirty type acrylic eye with natural hair combed to a straight blond bowl. Some had a closed fist while other versions had an open hand. Over the years the appearance of cadet Juanín was amended several times, but not as much as that of his sister. In 1953, he had stylized doll eyes made of glass fiber in place and in the sixties he appeared with blonde wig, fringe and more slender.
In 1943, Mariquita Perez, made in Madrid by Florido, changed again, her skin tone became darker to improve the quality of the paint bath to simulate the color of skin, called the duco. The blush of the cheeks was deeper and hair fashionably combed into the bucletón: a loop at the front as a fringe, two horizontal, smaller, on both sides of the face and a larger one in the neck. There are other more subtle changes such as the eyebrows drawn with airbrush.
Over time the outfit was multiplying: chest, furniture, wallets, umbrellas, medals, purses, fans, camera, missal, school books with slate pencils, sunglasses, and even a fox terrier dog breed named Ole. Mariquita Perez’s life was a reflection of girls from wealthy families of the time, she attended a convent school, spent Sundays walking with their dogs in the parks of his city, in the summer traveled to the beach and mountains, and practiced throughout the year all kinds of sports: skiing, tennis, sailing., and developing hobbies. Besides academic training, she received a solid Catholic religious instruction, and instruction in the home so in the future she could take over the responsibilities that an adult would have to assume as a homemaker, wife and mother in the context of a upper-class Christian family.
In 1945 Mariquita Perez began to wear an exceptional collection of Spanish costumes with a wealth of details, quality fabrics and variety that makes them unique.
In 1946 the husband of Eleanor, for work reasons, had to go and live in Argentina so Eleanor and children accompanied him, staying in that country until mid-1949. Their own restless and enterprising character attempted to set up a Mariquita Perez franchise equal to the Spanish but it was quite impossible due to the cost, so they had to settle for a much smaller option in the materials, ceramic that caused the doll to be heavy, as well as in the wardrobe, with less care in the design, manufacture and quality. With a slightly higher stature and marked point on the back, she was different to the Spanish Mariquita, so Eleanor was never involved with the same enthusiasm and the result was not successful.
Meanwhile in Spain Mariquita Perez continued to flourish. During her absence, Leonor Robles, trusted in Emilio de la Cruz and Carmen Perez de Aragón, people of her confidence, to keep her informed on any issue, while Maria del Pilar was responsible for the company.
In 1947 on the occasion of the visit to Madrid of Eva Duarte Peron, the Women’s Division would present her with a complete collection of dolls wearing traditional costumes from different regions of Spain, these were acquired in Mariquita Perez SA. Years later Mrs. Lodge , wife of the U.S. Ambassador in Spain, received a similar collection gifted by Caritas.
A smaller type of doll named Mariví was added, suited for European tourists visiting Spain to take home as a souvenir in their suitcase. The most important dress that was made for this model were the different costumes that excited foreigners.
The frantic demand for clothing and accessories was too much for the store on Nunez de Balboa, which lacked the cutting machines to make clothes in series, however Leonor always rejected mass production. The entrepreneur sought convents and home seamstresses, where dresses for the doll were made. She prepared the work and cut the material before sending it to the convent of San Miguel or San Pascual de Madrid. The nuns were especially careful when preparing the wardrobe of Mariquita Perez, that marked the prevailing fashion clothing until the sixties. This production’s success even led the company to seek help in women’s prisons.
Relations were not always so good between the two partners, Eleanor and Maria del Pilar, although production continued to increase, both decided to separate and terminate the business relationship. Maria del Pilar sold her share in the business to Leonor Coello, who retained all of Mariquita Perez SA, they said at the time that everything was due to a lack of understanding between the two.
In 1953 there was a further change in the doll: a stylized body, eyes of artificial fibers, hair combed to the garçon, with short hair, the skin was pink and facial expression softened. From this stage, the dolls manufactured in the workshops of Balboa street had their number engraved on the back, but not those by Florido Dolls. It is suspected that this measure was taken by the entrepreneur, after discovering that the manufacturer was marketing other Florido dolls of different sizes to Mariquita but with equal expression.
The dolls made of the 40 and 50 are the most popular, but the unique costumes, made of the best fabrics and exquisite design and making, made the Mariquita doll unique and different from the competition until the end of its days in 1976.
Decline: late 60-1976
The industrial development of Spain in the sixties also showed itself in the toy industry, and therefore in the manufacture of dolls, as competition became increasingly greater.
A new stage in Mariquita´s history began. In 1959 the company began manufacturing in hard plastic, with eyes that were endowed with a mechanism that allowed them to move from side to side (flirty eyes). The mouth was open, showing four teeth, her stature grew an inch and hands had sculpted fingers and nails. That same year, a model with peach skin came out, made by a technique called flocaje, which aims to mimic the texture of human skin, and while successful in other European countries, in Spain it was a failure. These three versions still retained the natural hair wig.
From 1965 Leonor Coello let her daughter Leonor and her son-in-law Gongora take over direction of the company. The daughter involved Asuncion Robles, an experienced employee who had been in the company for a long time, and held his position of responsibility at the express wish of Eleanor until the end of the business .
In 1966 he released two models: the first with a plastic body and face of stiff celluloid and the second made entirely of hard plastic. The appearance of Mariquita and Juanín was modified again: the body was more stylized, waist narrower and hips wider, the facial features also changed: raised eyebrows were shaped, green and honey-colored eyes and lips parted and thinner. . The hair was made of synthetic fiber and inserted.
Finally in 1970 the company began to manufacture the latest model, which by then was little different from other dolls of the time. It was made of vinyl, with artificial fiber sleeping eyes, open mouth with thick lips and inserted and combed hair in a long blond hair or brown with red stripe on the side.
Despite all these changes in the materials used in its manufacture and in its appearance, one thing which always remained unquestioned was the exclusive and luxurious wardrobe with some unique designs and cutting-edge addition to detailed and exclusive accessories of equal quality.
The advent of new materials and production methods, the arrival of multinationals, competition, changes in tastes for children and especially the impact the stormy separation between Leonor the younger and her husband (because in the 1970s the husband was the administrator of the marital property, in accordance with the then current Civil Code, and he tried to prohibit Leonor entry to the company that her mother had devised): All these factors, including mismanagement of Leonor´s husband, contributed to a gradual decline that would cause the cessation of production in 1976.
New Mariquita Perez: 1998
The former owners of Mariquita Perez tried to resume business in vain. In 1994 a doll factory in Alicante – under new owners who have no connection to Leonor and her family – assumed the name “New Mariquita Pérez SL”. Located in the town of Onil, it began production of their new doll in 1998.
The current Mariquita Perez is made using different materials, these are, paper-mache, porcelain and vinyl. . All three versions have a different appearance based on that of the dolls of the 40s and 50s. The eyes and eyelashes are synthetic in all three versions, the hair is natural. The new Mariquita Perez is about 48 centimeters tall. Moreover, the new doll also has some additions and an assortment of models inspired both bythe 40s, 50s or 60s and by current designs. As for her brother, Juanín Perez, is only made of vinyl, both as Juanín and Juanín baby.
Mariquita Perez in the culture
Despite being a luxury item reserved for comparatively few, this icon child became a symbol of an era. Until then, never had a toy aroused so much passion, nor had captivated so many fans of all ages. There were monthly publications with titles such as “Mariquita Perez, the doll that looks like a real girl”. With slogans like “Mariquita Perez, the doll that dresses like a girl” or “the doll that is dressed in truth,” this social phenomenon reached all levels of society and marked a whole generation.
Although many could not afford the doll, somehow everyone had a part of it in the form of songs, radio programs where girls could participate, shop weekly chats at Nunez de Balboa or as a visual spectacle, as the store windows were genuine fashion magazines. Mariquita even had her own song, composed by Jacinto Guerrero, a musician and composer of operettas. Leonor was in charge of supervising the recording, select the singers, the trio Gurruchaga and finally, even participated in the chorus. This song was broadcast on radio and later heard in theaters during breaks. Later, there was Los trajes de Mariquita Pérez , composed by Bermejo in 1955 and releasedincluded in an album released in 1959 by Youth Radio in Spain entitled Adventures of Mariquita Perez.
In other fields, including painting, the social influence of the doll continues to today, such as the watercolor by Manuel Domínguez “The doll Mariquita Pérez” (1992) or the stamp issued by the Spanish post in 2006 as part of a series of 8 stamps stickers called toys.
There were books and two theatre plays for children. Mariquita shared the life of stars, being owned by celebrities such as Eva Perón, Grace Kelly, who during a visit to Madrid in 1956, chose the doll and clothing to give away when her daughter Caroline was born, Gina Lollobrigida, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, etc.
The store windows were always exciting and colorful scenes, mirroring festivals and other events. At the dawn of the fifties, Leonor had the idea to mount windows including film scenes. She got the producer MGM to lend her the models to reproduce the scenes of Atlanta and The Twelve Oaks, with a Mariquita Perez wearing the same dress as Scarlet O’Hara. After verifying the positive audience response, Leonor embarked on the task of ingeniously putting together scenes from the most popular movies of the moment for her store windows. For the film El Cid, producer Samuel Bronston ceded models..
At Christmas, Mariquita Perez paraded on a float that was part of the retinue of the Magi. All around her girls and dolls were dressed alike and were surrounded by the iconic red and white boxes. The business also licensed the Mariquita brand for advertising to promote products such as Lux toilet soap or Coca Cola.
Reproduction Mini Mariquita.
For some of the most beautiful pictures of antique and modern Mariquitas imagineable, check out: http://inmamariquita.galeon.com/indeesp.html


Yes, in the first six terms of Olivier Award–nominated musical Six, we learn the fate of every of Henry VIII’s spouses. But simply how much are you aware about their everyday lives?
Writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss dug to the reputation for Tudor England while the court that is royal the words with their pop music opera, and greater historical knowledge means greater admiration for the nuances in Marlow and Moss’ writing. Listed below are the CliffsNotes to assist you navigate this chapter in Uk history.
Catherine of Aragon Queen from 1509–1533The “paragon of royalty” ended up being the wife that is first of VIII. A spanish princess, she had been the child of Isabelle and Ferdinand, thus the Latin beats and Spanish trumpets in her Six solo “No Way.” Catherine first married Arthur (Henry’s older bro and heir obvious into the English throne) in 1501 whenever she ended up being 15. But five months after their wedding, Arthur passed away. Arthur’s dad almost had to get back her dowry, but a King would not part with money—or alliances that are european. He married her off to their younger son, Henry VIII, in 1509, though Henry had been 5 years her junior. She faithfully served England, ruling as regent in 1513 whenever Henry ended up being away in France. Continue reading What you ought to learn about the Real Queens regarding the Six Musical


About THE PIG'N'WHISTLE GROUP
It all started back in 1969 with the infamous duo of John Mahon and Pete McGee—the two bar men piled their tip jars together to open the “Pig 'n' Whistle.”
The name derived from the staff bar on the Queen Mary ship where many Irish worked, drank, and sought a home away from home. This theme fit perfectly to what the duo wanted to create, and they did just that on the streets of New York City. It soon became a favorite haunt for people from all walks of life—business men, celebrities, and famous politicians—which still continues today. The original restaurant was located in the Old Townhouse of President Taft on West 48th street, in the heart of New York’s Rockefeller Center.
John set his sights on growing the venture, expanding the business throughout the years. Since then John has expanded his group of Bars with his partners, Des O Brien, Cormac McCormack, Ken McCoy, Eamonn Maher, Eugene Wilson, Noel Donovan Pat Burke, and more recently his two son’s Robert and John Jnr.
Currently the Pig ‘n’ Whistle Group comprises of 12 pubs and restaurant which are ideal for business lunches, relaxed dinners and private parties with locations in midtown Manhattan, Manhattan financial district and Dublin. While the bars have evolved to a more modern touch keeping with current trends, the ethos of their bars remains a homely welcome for all.


Prison Architect takes inspiration from the sombre histories of the Victoria Prison, located in the earliest penal structure complex built in Hong Kong under British colonial rules. Filming on site of the original prison, now the important part of Tai Kwun - the Centre for Heritage and Arts, opened in June 2018 after ten years of restoration work. The two protagonists: a prisoner and an architect living in parallel realities (in the present time and an ambiguous distanced past), conjure up imagination and experiences about imprisonment. And time presents the artist's debate on the relations of humans, the world, and freedom - the visible and the invisible imprisonment, existentialism as a means of self-redemption, and questioning at once the relationship of humans to the space around them. The artist's attempt at reconciliation with the world and human nature.
Prison Architect showing dates during Berlinale:
2019-02-08 20:00 Werkstattkino@silent green
2019-02-12 15:00 Arsenal 1
Cinematographer: Kwan Pun Leung
Original Music: Dickson Dee
More info: Berlin International Film Festival


May 13, 1846: The Mexican-American War Begins
On this day in 1846, U.S. Congress declared war on Mexico. The Mexican-American War was a defining event for both nations, transforming a continent and forging a new identity for its peoples. By the war’s end in 1848, Mexico had lost nearly half of its territory (the present American Southwest from Texas to California) and the United States had become a continental power.
Explore a timeline of the Mexican-American war to learn about events that preceded the war, its battles, and the aftermath.
Image: Battle of Veracruz during the Mexican-American War. 1851 Painting by Carl Nebel.
Didn’t know all this! Love a bit of history!
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Come support GVE at the Southbank Centre next Sunday, 3-4:30pm!
Studio attic vibez with @dannyethics #house #beats #toplining #fuckeries
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What did King Arthur sleep with when he was afraid of the dark? A knight light’
Q: Where does Napolean keep his armies? A: In his sleevies!
What did the Pharaohs use to keep their babies quiet? Egyptian dummies.
What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common ? They both have ‘the’ as their middle names !
What does the 1286BC incribed on the mummy’s tomb indicate ? The registration of the car that ran him over !
What did they do at the Boston Tea Party ? I don’t know, I wasn’t invited !
When crossing the Delaware River why did George Washington stand up in the boat ? He was afraid that if he sat down that someone would give him an oar to row !
Abraham Lincoln had a very hard childhood, he had to walk 7 miles to school everyday. Well he should have got up earlier and caught the school bus like everyone else !
Do you know the 20th President of the United States ? No, we were never introduced !
How did you do in your tests ? I did what George Washington did ! What was that ? Went down in history !


The focus of this series is on the ancient Near East, including ancient Israel and its literature,
from the early Neolithic to the early Hellenistic eras.
2. International Voices in Biblical Studies
A new online, open-access series that facilitates the distribution of scholarship written in
numerous regions of the world well beyond their respective spheres. The works published
in this series will generally be in the area of reception history and criticism and will not be
limited to any particular biblical text or historical timeframe.


Move your mouse over the small pictures, they "grow" with that.
The farm is still existing, there lives and grandson of Uncle Willem and aunt Lena. But "farming" is over now; it's a bed and breakfast now, and the area around became a kind of national park.
In 1941 my father remarried en our family with five children was united again, the other children had been 1½ year in an orphanage. 1941 was in the beginning of WW II. The family picture is made in 1943. It were hard times then, probably therefore my family looks so severe, only my brother Bert shows a little bit of a smile.
The united family lived in Lisse. Father rented a nice house there. The houses were built in 1931, so just 10 year old. (it was the most right one of the four together).
In Lisse I went to primary school "St. Jozef", with headmaster Strik and oldfashioned strict schoolteachers and dito mistresses, they new what "discipline" meant, and sometimes practised that with an iron fist.
From my 12-th to 18-th I went to Bonaventura College in Leiden. At that time the Franciscan munk father Geurts (his nickname was "Buddha") was the rector. Most of the teachers were very kind and ordinary people, some of them perhaps a little bit eccentric, like our chemisty teacher Dr. van Woerden (nickname "Mina"), who was by the way a very good teacher!
A couple of years I was a schoolteacher in Sassenheim (near Lisse, where i lived) on the "Pancratiusschool", in a very old building (1880), with in the beginning no central heating. In winter we, schoolteachers, had to come very early to school, to make fire in the stoves in all classrooms; but ... in all classrooms was a reed-organ ("psalm-pump"). After renovation of the building there was central heating, a music room with a piano, and a music teacher playing it.
While a was a schoolteacher, I studied mathmatics in my free time. In 1966 I completed the first part of the study (now called bachelor) and I became a teacher in science on a high school in Kerkdriel.
Very important: besides the job they offered a house in Kerkdriel, so, my love, Tineke, a bulbgrowers daughter, and I, we could marry. We married in august 1966, just before the beginning of the school year, and we resided in the house. In a hospital in 'sHertogenbosch (near Kerkdriel) both our sons, Bas (1967) and Merijn (1970), were born.
In 1971 completed my Masters in Mathematics. I applied with succes for a lectorship at The College for Forestry and Landreclamation in, then Arnhem, later Velp. Now it is a university of applied sciences "Larenstein"). We moved from Kerkdriel to Rheden.
About 1985 my dear wife Tineke begun suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, year after year it became more severe. When I got the offer to go with an early retirement, I accepted with both hands. I was glad to be able to care for her full time, the last four years, until she died in 1998.
A year later I met a nice danish woman, Gerda, on internet, and now, since 2000, we live together in Randers, Denmark.


PAST PRESENT FUTURE
First United Methodist Church of Brandon was organized in 1875 as a "Methodist Society," according to a fly-leaf notation on a Church register from the 1890s. The location for the services was a "brush arbor" on the property of John Brandon, and his wife, Victoria Marie Seward Brandon, land where the New Hope Cemetery is now located - east of North Parsons and at the southwest corner of the campus of Mann Middle School.
In 1878, John and Martha deeded five acres where the campground meetings had been held for use as a site for a church and a cemetery. The first New Hope building, a log structure, was erected and it also housed the New Hope School, which was in existence as early as 1879, according to minutes of the County School Board meetings.
In 1890, the Brandon Post Office was established, and the New Hope Community was renamed Brandon, after John Brandon.
The "little white church" was built after 1900, on the site of what is now McLane Middle School. It was moved to our current property in the 1930s.
The structure currently known as the Chapel was built in 1962, when membership was 583, and served as our Sanctuary until the year 2000.
The "little white church" was torn down during an expansion program in 1967. Our current Sanctuary, which seats over 800 people at once, was built in the November, 2000. We celebrated becoming debt-free on July 1, 2012!
Today, more than one-hundred and thirty-seven years after it was organized, the First United Methodist Church of Brandon has over 2000 members. In addition, we are home to the Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida Hispana, an Hispanic congregation that meets in the Chapel.
We are an active, Spirit-filled people of God, committed to the nurture of our members and outreach to others through:
- Worship, study and fellowship for children, youth and adults.
- Service to the surrounding community through our Weekly Community Dinner, Meals on Wheels, LifeCare of Brandon, I AM Hope Cafe, THORN Ministries, the Boys & Girls Club, to name a few...
- Service in the U.S. and abroad through Lighthouse Ministries, the Children's Home, C.O.P.A. in the Dominican Republic and in Ethiopia through Compassion International.
God has blessed First United Methodist Church of Brandon mightily in the past. We pray for His continued guidance and blessing, for "unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain." (Psalm 127:1)
We welcome members of our community to worship, study and fellowship with us. As more people join in our commitment to share God's Love, we anticipate that more and more varied ministries will naturally arise from the commitments of the faithful to carry out the Great Commission of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ: "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." (Matthew 28:19-20)
As we move forward into the future by faith, we eagerly anticipate the great things that God will accomplish in and through us, His Church, in the years to come...


This gallery is named in honor of one of the first book of photographs published, "The Pencil of Nature" by William Henry Fox Talbot in 1844.
A case can be made for his friend and neighbor Anna Atkins as the pioneer in this field, as she published her initial book of photograms in 1843 and it is considered the first book to be illustrated with photographic images. However a gallery entitled, "Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions" would be misleading. None the less I have included a few digital interpretations of the cyanotype process in the mix here.
© Jay M Levy Photography


Tie-dye is a craft that is widely practiced in many parts of the world. As an indigenous craft it could be used to forge local identity in the form of dress code. This is especially true for Africa, and Nigeria where Adire, an important Yoruba died cloth, is a product of the tie-die technique.
Adire is inextricably connected to the economic and social fabrics of the Yoruba people. Apart from its role in the socio-cultural milieu, it also serves important economic roles by providing the people with job opportunities, source of income, among other benefits.In western parts of Nigeria, one of the many traditional methods of Tie-dye is Adire. This method of design is practiced particularly in areas where indigo dye cloths are produced.
'Adi', means 'to tie' and ‟re’ which means to dye'; these are Yoruba words used in towns where resist dyeing techniques is popular. Adire patterns are made by pleating of cloth, scholars also states that patterns are made by pleating of the cloth so that the colour is kept from inside of the folds by knotting and dying it or stitching with raffia fiber from banana leaves or thread.
Brief history of tie-dye among the Jukun
The tie-dye attire among the Jukun is a way of life which, among many other things,
serves as a means of motherhood identification.
The Jukun people have different types of cultural attires made from different colours, patterns and weaves. Weavers among the Jukun people produce their materials ranging from narrow strips of cloth from narrow loom to a large ppiece of yard for garment making which is used during their cultural festivals.
During festival the king and his prominent chiefs made a display of authority and power to their subjects using these varying colours, pattern and weave. A good example of Jukun Adire is: the Kyadzwe, Ayinpo, Adire and Baku.
Kyadzwe is used by the Jukun rulers for royalty.
The finer weaving of King‟s royal Kyadzwe cloth was highly restricted. Skilled royal weaving groups were established to produce high-quality materials.
The weaving technique was jealously guarded and kept secret.
Traditionally, the king would never wear the same cloth in public more than once, hence hundreds of clothes were woven for him to use.
The Jukun Adire also contains some patterns which resembles the ones on Adire „Eleko‟. These patterns resemble fish, birds (eiye in Yoruba), fruits, leaves, sunsets, rainbows, stars and moon and other spectacles of nature.


London is a vibrant city reuniting many cultures. It is the perfect environment for all manifestations of culture, customs and beliefs, as well as a home for some of the world’s oldest traditions. Festivals and music shows take place on a regular basis. Here are some of this year’s most important events.
Wimbledon: Everyone has knowledge of the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, which took place between the 20th of June and the 3rd of July this year (as this event always begins on a Monday found between June 20th and 26th).
The London Triathlon: This is also the oldest event of this kind in the world and takes place annually. It is an opportunity for athletes to prove their skills and carry on a valuable tradition. The British are perfectly aware that sports are vital to culture and progress.
New Year’s Eve Fireworks and New Year’s Day Parade: These events are of great importance in creating a specific celebration atmosphere and bring citizens together every year.
Chinese New Year Celebrations: As London is the place where cultures interfere, there are several events dedicated to this cultural exchange, such as the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Bonfire Night: It is one of the oldest English traditions, also known as Guy Fawkes night. Every 5th November figures representing Guy Fawkes, the notorious member of the Gunpowder Plot are burnt on bonfires to celebrate his failure in murdering King James I.
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade: This event is based on highly religious grounds, commemorating Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland.
Notting Hill Carnival: It is an annual event held in August, during two days. The Carnival is initiated by the Indian members of the community and two million people attend every year.
London Jewellery Week: Notorious designers and manufacturers in the jewelry world will make themselves at home during this glamorous and pretentious event. One of its main aims is to reveal the many beauties resulted from art and technology working together. This event attracts many visitors and is held during summer.
The Proms: This summer delight mainly offers daily classical music concerts and is usually held in Royal Albert Hall, for eight consecutive weeks.
Open City London: This event is basically a four-day documentary film festival and celebration aiming to broaden cultural horizons and spread scientific knowledge.


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British Garrison Cemetery is a must visit place if you ever visit Kandy. This properly-maintained cemetery includes 163 graves from colonial instances. A number of the deaths have been due to sunstroke, elephants or ‘jungle fevers’.
How to go there
It is located very close to The Temple of Tooth Relic. If you are visiting the temple from the front entrance, you will definitely not miss the signboard of the British Garrison Cemetery. You have to walk along that road for 500 meters to enter the cemetery.
History of the British Garrison Cemetery
The British Garrison Cemetery was constructed for British nationals who died in Ceylon. It turned into installing in 1817 just after british captured the Kandy. Since it was closed in 1873 because of a ban on burials in the municipal limits, the last person buried there being annie fritz in 1951. The cemetery carries 195 graves of men, ladies and kids. The most not unusual reasons of dying had been tropical illnesses which include malaria and cholera. During that time, they have not found a medicine for malaria.
The caretaker of the cemetery is a very friendly person. He is called Harsha, a young gentleman with a wide knowledge of Kandyan History. Since the cemetery is located in a peaceful environment you can actually spend a quality time here. Harsha will tell you the each and every story of the tombs. Also, he was very proud of being the guide for the UK’s Prince Charles here during his visit. While sweeping the garden, he walked to each tomb with us.
While walking around we saw lots of graves for the infants who never celebrated their first birthdays. And also lots of young wives of British soldiers are hidden under these tombs. I felt very sorry for them, hiding in a land far away from the relatives. Only a few of them were lucky enough to make it to retirement.
There are some notable graves from the British Era in the British Garrison Cemetery.
- Sir John D’Oyly (1774-1824), a British colonial administrator and liable for drafting the Kandyan conference of 1815, which resulted in the British takeover of the Kandyan kingdom.
- Lady Elizabeth Gregory (1817-1873), the first wife of William Henry Gregory, governor of Ceylon (1872-1877).
- John Spottiswoode Robertson (1823-1856), the seventh and last recorded loss of life of a European in Ceylon killed by wild elephants.
- William Robert lyte (1846-1865), grandson of the rev. henry Francis lyte, creator of the hymn “Abide with me”
The Cemetery is managed by the Trustees of St. Pauls Church and is open daily from 8 am to 6 pm. Harsha or his uncle Mr. Charles is always there to help you. Since it is closed for the burials, blood relatives of those already buried there were still admitted after that date.
But It is still worth a visit to see these Interesting stories with a sad history.


This particular project faced several major challenges, not only was the site a large and wide open storage yard not connected to any mains electricity supply, but was a former World War Two Ministry of Defence Ammunitions depot, complete with it's original storage bunkers, constructed of one metre thick concrete reinforced walls.
Heavy duty excavation equipment was brought in to break out part of the floor and walls to allow the new cabling to pass through, which was over a metre thick. The site control equipment is housed in one of the very secure former high grade amunitions bunkers.
All alarm conditions are transmitted back to EDS's secure monitoring centre and Arden's Head Office using an encrypted high security network connection, where the images of any one of the cameras can be viewed. Previously recorded footage and that of live images can also be viewed on any of the firms networked computers, with full time and date searching facilities to track events.
The system is also used for stock control to count the number of stored pallets within the yard and to monitor driver activity logging the time, date, vehicle registration and drivers details locally and remotely.


Suttons Bowling Club was originally formed in 1906 as part of Suttons Seeds Recreational section at Cintra Park in Reading.
The Bowling Club joined The Berkshire County Bowling Association in 1910 and became affiliated to The English Bowling Association in 1913. A Ladies’ section was formed much later and did not affiliate to The Berkshire County Women’s Bowling Association until 1978.
The club then moved to Suttons Seeds Grounds in London Road in 1952 from Cintra Park.
Cintra Park remained their home long after Suttons Seeds moved to Devon in 1976.
The Bowling Club stayed in London Road until it was forced to move in 1989 due to regeneration of the old site, to it’s current premises in Lower Earley.


Vacuum-cleaning your house may seem ordinary to us today. However, have we ever asked ourselves this simple question – What is the history behind vacuum cleaners that are found in almost every household today? Who invented them?
The history of the vacuum cleaner has a long and interesting story that dates back to as early as the 1800s. Perhaps dust doesn’t seem to bother you, but that never happens to allergy sufferers. They need them for survival.
The carpet is one unknown killer that lies right in your living room. It is the greatest haven for dust mites, mold spores, lint, soil particles and other allergens that may cause many problems.
However, thanks to our original inventors that came up with a device that rescues a million lives today. Let’s begin with how it all started.
The Early Days
Before the vacuum cleaners were invented, people had less clue about how much effect the carpet allergens had on their lives. The dust mites must have enjoyed those days because most homeowners cleaned their carpets after a year or so.
One felt it was time to clean the carpet when a single footstep stirred a whirlwind of dust up the air. One would take the carpet outside and use any object to beat the dirt, dust, and other allergens out of the fabric.
Today, the story is different after someone spotted a problem right in our homes we clean our carpets on a regular basis. Let’s talk about the history of vacuum cleaners.
The First Vacuum Cleaners
1860: Daniel Hess
It is rumored that the first attempts to clean the carpet using machines dating back to as early as the 1600s. However, the first documentary evidence gives credit to Daniel Hess of the West Union, Iowa who invented the machine that used spinning brushed to stir up dust and used bellows to collect the debris in a container.
1868: McGaffey of Chicago
Ives W. McGaffey was the first man to invent the first-hand machine that could clean rugs. He called it “Whirlwind” It was the first device to receive a patent. It was had to operate as it required the user to manually turn on the crank before pushing it across the floor. His work was a great improvement to Hess’s early invention.
1876: Melville Reuben Bissell
Bissell was an allergy sufferer who couldn’t withstand all that dirt hidden in the carpet fabrics. He, therefore, invented the first mechanical carpet sweeper. Thanks to his keen eye for his saw a potential market in his Michigan, Rapids, and Grand neighborhood.
To boost sales, he would demonstrate how a handful of dirt would disappear into the changing contraption of his carpet sweeper. He reduced the burden of using the bulky whirlwind invented by Ives. His model could also be operated with one hand.
1898: John Thurman
He invented the first gasoline-powered vacuum cleaner and received his patent on October 3, 1899. His horse-drawn door to door services led to his popularity in St. Louis. According to history, he invented the first motorized cleaner that blew dust, lint, and other debris in a cyclone which was then directed into a container.
1901: Hubert Cecil Booth
Booth was a British engineer who invented a petrol-driven vacuum cleaner. Even though the cleaner took the form of a large horse-driven unit, he was the first person to come up with a device that sucked dust. His invention remains to be a remarkable milestone in the evolution of vacuum cleaners. He received his patent on August 30th, 1901.
1907: James Murray Spangler
This genius did invent the first portable electric vacuum cleaner. It was started when he realized the carpet cleaner he used stirred a lot of dust into the air, the reason for his cough. He used a fan motor, soapbox, broom handle, and a pillowcase as a dust collector to make his vacuum cleaner.
Later in 1908, he received a patent for his invention after improving his basic model using cleaning attachments and a cloth filter bag. His cousin was among the beneficiaries of his work. He then formed the Electric Suction Sweeper Company. Unfortunately, Spangler didn’t make much from his invention.
In 1908, he decided to sell his patent to William Henry Hoover who made the business explode. Up to know, the word “Hoover” is used in place of “Vacuum” because of the popularity of the Hoover cleaners in the UK and USA.
World War II: Modern Vacuum Cleaners Coming Home
After several years of vacuum cleaner evolution, “High-Efficiency Particulate Air” HEPA was introduced during World War II to remove radioactive particles from the air. Since then, the evolution of vacuum cleaners has taken a different direction. Allergy sufferers are all required to use a vacuum with HEPA filtration whose efficiency is at least 99.97%.
During World War II, vacuum cleaners weren’t seen as a necessity. However, almost all middle-class homes today have at least one vacuum cleaner. More efficient cleaners such as the canister begin to spread across our homes.
Further Evolution: Advanced Technology
Since the late 1990s, several vacuum-related inventions have taken place. One recognizable figure is Kirby who came up with the water filter idea. The aiRider was also introduced in England in 2004 and is sold in the US too.
This is a special technological advancement where the cleaner hovers in the air; there is no contact with the floor. With the rapid advancement in technology, we can only expect cleaners to continue to improve like our current top of the line manufacturers, like Roomba, Miele, and Electrolux


Possibly you have seen some of the well known fortune telling equipment in the movies or in the carnivals. At 1 time these merchandise were being pretty preferred at county fairs and carnivals. The movies normally clearly show one of the notorious machines on the boardwalk. The movie “Huge” that starred Tom Hanks introduced about a new surge in the level of popularity of these units simply because in the film Hanks places funds into the Zoltar Fortune Telling machine and the equipment turns him into a grown up.
In the nineteen thirties these fortune telling devices were being incredibly popular things at the penny arcades and the various amusement parks. At this time there was a fortune telling equipment named Zoltan that is much more than most likely exactly where the name of Zoltar came from for the machine in the film.
The word Zoltan is assumed to be gotten from the Hungarian phrase that indicates sultan. The figures in the Zoltan equipment are dressed like sultans so it is surmised that this is where by the name for the equipment derived.
The Zoltan machine is assumed to be the most preferred of all of the fortune telling devices. It was created someday all around 1965 and only fifty of the first versions have been produced. The real fortune telling devices had been all around considering the fact that the latter aspect of the 1800s and in 1910 the initially machine that was operated by electrical power arrived to be.
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The equipment had been built with the illustrations or photos of nearly anything that was regarded to have some magical electric power. A lot of of the equipment ended up made with wizards, and with skulls, and devils were being a very well-liked theme for them as perfectly. Puss in Boots was at the time a well-liked fortune telling machine. Aged girls that may possibly have been intended to portray witches had been often utilised as themes for the fortune telling equipment.
In the state of Montana there is a fortune telling device that is recognized as the “Gypsy”. This device makes it possible for for the gypsy to have a serious voice and discuss to the human being that places their funds in it. The gypsy was generally a well known topic for these equipment and she generally was at the rear of glass and could possible nod her head or elevate her hand when you set your revenue into it.
The gypsy machines ended up considered to have been built because the act of telling types fortune can be traced back to some of the traveling gypsies and the powers they appeared to have. It appeared that these people were some of the first psychics to display screen their powers and dwell to tell about it. So the gypsy girl was normally believed of as dim, beautiful, and magical. These equipment ended up portrayed as magical so it built feeling for the designers to consist of images of the female gypsies as themes for the equipment.


Avatar: The succession Wars
the years before
Fire Nation: Fire Lord Suko has made the Fire nation A great and prosperous empire in the new era of peace. He abolished the majority of the factories the fire nation had, and the nation has practiced cultural activities again, like festivals and dancing. Suko wed and had a son named daisuke. This boy grew and learned the ways of the fire nation. Suko then died a painful death on his deathbed, and Daisuke took the throne as the new Fire Lord (Year 100ASC to 210ASC)
Fire Lord Daisuke, during his reign Has followed Suko’s footsteps, and nothing much changed. He Wed and had a son and a daughter. The son, TakeHiko, Was destined to be the next heir to the throne. His Daughter, Midori, Grew to be the captain of the Royal Guard, destined to protect his brother during his Reign. Daisuke Died in a Uprising that lasted for only 2 days. (Year 210ASC to 330ASC)And now, TakeHiko is the new Fire Lord. During the last 20 Years, he created the order of the Black Lotus, a group that’s sole purpose is to protect and secure the Fire nation and it’s traditions. Midori was Placed as head of the order. (Year 330asc to ?)
The Air Nomads: Avatar Aang had children during the year 250 after the Fire nation was defeated and the beginning of the Peace Era. He and his children took up in the southern air temple, and inhabited it to be the new starting point for the Air Nomads. The Air Nomads are not really a nation like the rest of the nations, their more like a group of Air Bending Monks that just live in their temples in harmony. during the 300 years, the southern air temple turned into a thriving land for the newly created air bending order. They eventually started to flock and inhaibt the rest of the temples. Even til now, the other temples are still growing in strength.
The water Tribes: The North and South Pole’s during the 300 years of peace, grown in both mass and order. The southern tribes, leaded by Sokka and Katara, has grown into a great utopia. During the 300 years after Sokka and Katara passed on, the Tribes still grown and thrived greatly. As for the Northern Tribe… They didn’t change, they were too busy helping the southern Tribe’s to grow in strength. In the year 450, they finally were able to create more tribes outside their original city. Their progress is still teetering.
The Earth Nation: The Earth King Kuei Reigned from 75 ASC til 110 ASC, where him and his Bear, Bosco (JUST A BEAR), set off to better understand the life of peasants outside the palace. The Earth Nation Elected Yoshirou, a great noble of Ba Sing Se, to Lead them in this new era of Peace and Harmony. He Helped the Nation Greatly Inhabit the huge continent of their nation. The Dai Li was exiled for treachery and treason of the earth nation by one of his first royal decree. The Dai Li’s Existence after that was in secrecy… some day they still operate in the shadows as assassins, and guards of great Criminal organizations. Yoshirou’s Reign was from 110 ASC To year 235 ASC. in 235 ASC, The Great Mastermind Hikaru was proclaimed king. He was a great Strategical Leader of the Earth Army, and won a great support from the people from his miraculous achievements in the battles against the Dai Li’s fights (During the era they were exiled…)
Hikaru started a great exploration movement of their southern continents, and now the majority of the earth kingom’s Desert lands are inhabited by The Earth Nation. He then created Many War Factories throughout the Nation. He claimed them as necessary precautions, and that he wasn’t planning any invasions. Since he was a master of Strategy and a War hero at one point, people didn’t pay it no heed, and agreed to his movement. He’s reigned from 235 ASC To 350 ASC
After Hikaru’s Reign, no kings were Proclaimed. For the last 50 years, til 400 ASC, the Earth Nation Shifted into a Nomadic State. The War Factories were long abandoned, and many of the royal places were sacked and ignored. During this era… The Dai Li Grew in power. In the Year 399… The Earth Nation was aligned back into a Kingdom, A state created by the Dai Li… the role of king was abolished, and the Nation is governed by a Group of elites, known as the Dai Li elites.
Now… for the last year, the old war factories were reinstated, and the nation turned into a huge military state, governed by the Dai Li. In the year 400… They declared war on all the nations, and started their War that many will call…
THE SUCCESSION WARS


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Castes are perhaps best known because of the powerful influences of the Indian caste structure but they existed in other places such as Sri Lanka. Traditionally it was believed the caste system was a fairly simple structure in Sri Lanka comprising 4 classes; Raja, Bamunu (Brahmin), Velenda and Govi. There is evidence that this structure prevailed up until the 18th century when the British were able to restructure the system following the end of Sri Lanka’s monarchy in 1815.
This class structure appears to have come to Sri Lanka from Northern India, with the people who move to the island millennia ago. There are similarities to the Southern Indian Jati caste structure, which may have journeyed to the country as people migrated, or it might represent an even more ancient system. With the arrival of Buddhism the importance of caste was reduced but it remained a potent force in the community and still does today. Waves of migration particularly from Southern India, some sponsored by various Kings in Sri Lanka and then the British, continued to support caste in the social structure.
The British consolidation of caste as a management tool and in particular the introduction of a new “Mudaliyar” (Gatekeeper) class, now vanished as this group was absorbed by Govigama, resulted in the progressive reduction in the number of castes. It is now estimated that more than half the Sinhalese population are of the “Govigama” (Cultivator) caste. This movement began with the Dutch who freed up land ownership and many of the then peasants became independent cultivators. This process was hastened by the British who preferred to bring Tamil workers from India for plantation work and so effectively raised the status of existing Sinhalese cultivator classes.
There remains a separation between lowland and highland (Kandyan) castes. Partly this was because Dutch influences didn’t reach the Kandy kingdom and many classes were preserved. However with the final collapse of the kingdom in 1818 and complete British control of the island the differences declined. However caste and occupation remain more closely linked in the central highlands than anywhere else.
Major differences exist between low and high country people. Aside from the importance of cultivator classes there are other groups that took advantage of colonial trading demands and their location. Karave, Durava and Salagama developed into powerful classes, though still much smaller numerically than Govigama. During the colonial period these classes accumulated wealth and influence and spread to all parts of the island.
The other factor that has had profound impact on caste was the introduction of Tamil labour. Though various kings had found Tamil mercenaries useful during family and other feuds, it was the British use of Indian labour within the plantation economy that brought most of them to Sri Lanka. Because of the nature of the work most of these people came from lower castes and were more familiar with the rigid application of class in Southern India.
However peculiarities also exist among Tamil castes. Northern Tamils have some differences to Eastern or central Tamils. Over time some of the lower cultivator castes have risen in status with support from the British while in the East fisherman castes have found prominence because of their numeric and economic significance. Central Tamils are mainly Southern Indian labour and this is reflected in the way the caste resembles a Tamil Nadu community. Overall most of these people are from the lowest castes in India and their status is the same in Sri Lanka.
There is also a small group of people called “Chetties” in and around Colombo. They had their origins in the ancient Velenda caste and are believed to be a “noble” class. Somehow they avoided, and didn’t want to be part of any evolving caste system. In effect they became a caste outside of the normal system and are given credence for being of noble origin.
The British, while keen to consolidate castes as a management tool, also recognized the separateness of Chetties and allowed them to exist as something of a subset of Govigama. In the same way Eurasians were also seen as a subset of Govigama because it would have been too unpalatable for “white” lower castes to exist. As a consequence within the Govigama caste there formed a group of “first class” families who were mixed blood people and in some ways more British than the British.
Among Tamils the religious practices and obligations demanded strong representation from among the religious castes. The result was a larger number of these castes relative to the population and while the general structure resembled a normal Tamil Nadu village, there was a noticeable imbalance of castes.
There are still 18 castes remaining in central and southern regions but of the original 24 castes only 15 remain in northern areas. This reflected changing occupational demands and the impact of British consolidation as well as post independence reorganization along socialist lines. Despite the decline in importance of caste as people become more educated it remains of significant social relevance. Every weekend adverts are placed by hopeful parents/brothers/sisters seeking marriage partners with expectations about caste and astrological forecasts. Caste remains a force in society that still guides many people’s lives.
The following table sets out current castes and the basic relationship but it is naturally a generalized interpretation. However what is clear is the dominance of Sinhala castes among land-owning/cultivating castes while Tamils are dominated by fishermen and religious castes. Of course as said earlier these castes are not numerically equal with about half the population being from the Govigama caste.


As we delve into the 21st century, virtual reality has begun to present itself as a tool with limitless possibilities. No longer confined to the realms of gaming and entertainment, VR technology is being harnessed for a broad range of applications, from medical training to engineering design. One domain where this technology holds remarkable potential is in the realm of historical education and preservation. Let’s explore how VR can provide a multi-dimensional learning environment, create immersive experiences, and transform the way we interact with our cultural heritage.
The traditional classroom environment is undergoing a radical transformation with the introduction of digital technology. The chalk and blackboard approach is gradually being replaced by interactive whiteboards, online resources, and now, virtual reality.
VR can be a powerful tool in the education sector, particularly when it comes to teaching history. It can create lifelike environments that transport students back in time, providing them with a real and tangible experience of historical events and eras. Instead of merely reading about the Roman Colosseum, imagine walking inside it, hearing the roar of the crowd and the clash of gladiators. That’s the kind of immersive, experiential learning VR can offer.
Effectively, VR makes it possible for students to ‘live’ history, thereby enhancing their understanding and retention of information. It also opens avenues for students with different learning styles. For visual learners, the vivid visuals can make learning more enjoyable and effective, while kinaesthetic learners can benefit from the interactive nature of VR.
The fusion of VR with geolocation technology can create powerful learning experiences. Geolocation can pinpoint the geographical location of a user, and VR can then overlay that real-world environment with virtual elements. This combination can transport users to different places and times, thereby offering a richer, more engaging exploration of history and culture.
Consider the example of a guided tour of a historical city. Using a VR headset, users could walk through the city as it was centuries ago, witnessing the architecture, people, and events of that era. Buildings no longer in existence could be virtually rebuilt; historical figures could come to life to share their tales. This kind of immersive, time-travelling tour could be a game-changer for cultural tourism and education.
Furthermore, data from geolocation can also be used to create VR experiences tailored to a user’s location. For instance, a student in Paris could explore the city’s historical landmarks without leaving their classroom, while a user in New York could virtually visit the pyramids of Egypt.
Preserving and restoring cultural heritage is a challenging task, often hindered by time, weather, and human factors. However, virtual reality technology can offer new solutions to these challenges.
Through VR, we can digitally recreate and preserve endangered or damaged historical sites in immersive 3D environments. These virtual replicas are not merely static images; they can be interactive and rich with multimedia content, providing users with a wealth of information about the site’s history, significance, and architecture.
Moreover, VR can facilitate remote access to these sites, thereby reducing physical strain on them while still enabling global access. Furthermore, these digital replicas can serve an educational purpose, offering students and researchers valuable insights into our past.
In the digital age, we’re generating and collecting more data than ever before. In the field of historical research, data can come in many forms: archaeological findings, ancient texts, historical records, and so on. However, interpreting and making sense of this data can be a daunting task.
Virtual reality can revolutionize this area by providing a new, more immersive way to visualize and interact with data. For instance, archaeological findings can be digitally recreated in a virtual environment, allowing researchers to examine them from all angles, manipulate them, and even virtually ‘touch’ them. Similarly, historical records or texts can be virtually displayed and annotated, facilitating a more engaging study.
In conclusion, it’s evident that virtual reality holds significant potential to transform historical education and heritage preservation. Although we’re still in the early days, the possibilities are tantalizing. As VR technology continues to evolve, it will undoubtedly offer even more exciting and innovative ways to explore, experience, and preserve our rich and diverse history.
When it comes to heritage tourism and cultural exploration, the integration of virtual reality and geolocation technology has the potential to revolutionize the user experience. Virtual tours, a product of this integration, can transport users to different times and places, providing a multi-sensory exploration of history and culture.
Consider the experience of touring a historical city. With a VR headset, users can traverse the cobblestone streets as they appeared centuries ago, witnessing the architectural grandeur of the past, engaging with historical figures, and immersing themselves in the events of a bygone era. Even structures that no longer exist can be virtually reconstructed, allowing users to step into buildings and landmarks that have been lost to time.
Geolocation-enabled VR tours can also offer tailored experiences based on user location. For example, a student in Paris could virtually explore the city’s historical landmarks without leaving their classroom, while a user in New York could experience the grandeur of the Pyramids of Egypt in real-time, all from the comfort of their home.
These virtual tours not only enrich the field of heritage tourism but also contribute to the preservation of our cultural heritage. They provide an opportunity to digitally preserve and restore endangered or damaged heritage sites in detailed, interactive 3D environments.
In our digital age, we are amassing more data than ever before. This holds particularly true in the realms of historical research and preservation, where data may take the form of archaeological artefacts, ancient texts, or historical records. Interpreting this vast amount of data can be challenging, but with the advent of virtual reality and augmented reality, we can approach data interpretation from a new perspective.
Mixed reality, a blend of virtual and real worlds, can provide a more immersive, interactive way to visualize and engage with data. For instance, archaeological findings can be digitally recreated in a virtual environment, enabling researchers to examine objects from all angles, manipulate them, and even virtually ‘touch’ them. This presents a unique opportunity for understanding and interpreting historical artefacts that may not be physically accessible.
Another notable development is the integration of VR with Google Scholar, a widely-used web search engine for scholarly literature. By virtually displaying and annotating historical records and texts, students and researchers can engage with research materials in a more interactive and engaging way. This can significantly enhance the learning experience and facilitate better understanding and interpretation of complex historical data.
Virtual reality, once a futuristic concept, is now a tangible tool with the potential to revolutionize historical education and preservation. As we venture further into the 21st century, the possibilities of VR are expanding. From creating immersive learning environments and virtual tours to enhancing heritage preservation and data interpretation, VR is redefining our engagement with history.
As technology continues to evolve, tools like geolocation-enabled VR, Google Scholar integration, and mixed reality will likely become more prevalent, offering even more innovative ways to explore, experience, and preserve our diverse cultural heritage. While we are still in the early days of this transformation, the possibilities are tantalizing and the future of historical education and preservation looks more engaging and accessible than ever before.


Explore the mysterious side of Prague, which is one of the spookiest cities in Europe. Its dark past is interwoven with many legends and ghosts from when Prague became the centre of alchemists and secrets during the Golden Age. Listen to stories about murder, love, betrayal or the famous Golem monster in the narrow and haunted streets of the Old Town and the Jewish Quarter. Visit old buildings and places which are said to be haunted even today. If you dare to the underground dungeon, your group will experience cruel torture and medieval executions.


The internet has transformed the world and the music industry as we know it. Before everybody was hooked up to the World Wide Web, the music scene was a very different place. Twenty years ago, consumers relied more heavily on CDs, The Charts and the radio. It was a time when mix tapes were rife and people brought CDs or cassettes to parties.
Advancements in technology meant that hard copies of music were no longer a necessity- the introduction of the digital mp3 pushed out the requirement to own CDs. Similar to mix tapes, listeners would borrow a friend’s CD, copy the music to their computer and have an electronic copy of the CD.


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