LTG (Ret) Edward Soriano retired from the United States Army after 35 years of distinguished service on 1 March 2005. He served as the Commanding General, I Corps and Fort Lewis, WA prior to his retirement. He joined Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2005.
LTG (Ret) Soriano had a very distinguished and proud career serving 35 years in the United States Army. He was the first Filipino American to become a General Officer in the United States Army, and at the time of his retirement in March 2005, was the highest ranking Filipino and Asian American serving in the United States Armed Forces as a Lieutenant General.
Prior to his assuming command of I Corps and Fort Lewis, Washington in August of 2002, LTG (Ret) Soriano was the Director of Homeland Security, United States Joint Forces Command. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry upon graduation from San Jose State in 1970.
LTG (Ret) Soriano has held numerous leadership and command positions with airborne, light and mechanized infantry units around the world. He has commanded at all levels, as Platoon Leader, Company Commander, Battalion Commander, Brigade Commander, Division Commander, and Corp Commander.
Following his initial assignment with the 82d Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, he commanded Infantry companies in the 2d Infantry Division, Korea; 9th Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, WA; and, 8th Infantry Division, Germany. He also served as a Recruiting Company Commander, United States Army Recruiting Command, Albany, New York. He commanded the 2d Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2d Armored Division, Ft. Hood, Texas and the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mech) Ft. Carson Colorado. He served as the Chief of Staff and Assistant Division Commander of 3d Infantry Division (Mech). He also served in Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia-Herzegovina) as the Assistant Division Commander of 1st Infantry Division, and Seventh Army in Germany. He commanded the 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, Colorado from 1999 to 2001. He commanded I Corps and Fort Lewis, WA from 2002-2005.
LTG (Ret) Soriano’s staff positions include; Personnel Systems Staff Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel; Force Integration Staff Officer and Organizational Integrator, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans; Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army; ARCENT Liaison Team Chief to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Dahran, Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Storm, and Chief, Army Station, Secretary of Defense Gulf War Report Team, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army; Director Officer Personnel Management, U.S. Total Army Personnel Command and Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, and Director of Military Support, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, U.S. Army, Washington, DC.; and Director, Homeland Security, US Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), Norfolk Naval Station
LTG (Ret) Soriano has attended a wide variety of military schools culminating in his graduation from the Army War College in 1989. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Management from San Jose State University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
His awards include two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, four awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three awards of the Meritorious Service Medal and numerous awards of the Army Commendation and Achievement Medals. He is Ranger and airborne qualified and holds the Expert Infantryman’s Badge as well as the Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification and Army Staff Identification badges.
LTG (Ret) Soriano is an active member of the Colorado Springs community and is affiliated with a number of organizations in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He currently serves on a number of volunteer Boards that includes the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the USO Board, the AUSA Board of Advisors, and the Colorado Professional Golf Association Section Board of Trustees. He is also currently President and Chair of the Mountain Post Historical Center Association, Colorado Springs, CO, and Vice Chair of the Colorado Springs Combined Federal Campaign Board. He previously served as the Chair of the Military Affairs Council (MAC) of the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, Pikes Peak Community College Foundation, The Home Front Cares Foundation, Air Force Academy Foundation, Thanks Troops Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank Community Board, and Goodwill Board of Directors. He is a member of the Colorado Thirty Group, Pikes Peak Round Table, the 4th Infantry Division Association, and The Association of the United States Army, Fort Carson.
LTG (Ret) Soriano is married to the former Vivian Guillermo of San Francisco, California. They have two children, Melissa Marsh, a 4th grade elementary school teacher in Thornton, Colorado, and Keith, PGA Professional, Director of Player Development and Operations, Colorado Section, Professional Golf Association (PGA), Castle Rock, Colorado, and Associate Executive Director, Colorado PGA REACH Foundation. Castle Rock, Colorado..
LTG (Ret) Soriano and his wife, Vivian, currently reside in Broomfield, CO


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The Crown Manor House Hotel is steeped in history and has occupied it’s commanding position at the top of Lyndhurst High Street albeit in different forms since the 15th century.
It is believed that a coaching inn known originally as the Kings Arms Inn became The Crown Hotel around the end of the 17th Century.
The Crown Hotel is shown prominently on an 18th century map of the area opposite the parish church.
A substantial rebuild took place in 1896 and directories of the time clearly advertise The Crown Hotel with stabling and the change of horses being available.
At the main entrance a huge stone block can still be seen which was used to assist travellers on and off their horse drawn carriages. Mid-19th Century a horse drawn taxi service was advertised from the Crown Hotel to the newly opened Lyndhurst Road railway station priced at 1 shilling… and the reason we have a huge fire place right by the front door? To allow riders to warm up immediately upon entry to The Crown after a long ride.
Our Hotel in the New Forest has many original features; our lift is rumoured to be the oldest in Europe and was once only fuelled by diesel; it may creak and groan with character, but don’t worry… it’s not weak, it’s strong.
The New Forest National Park is known for its forests, moors and regal connections, which date from the reign of William the Conqueror almost a thousand years ago. The ponies, which are owned by the New Forest commoners, graze freely in a lovely green landscape and deer move among ancient woods.
Besides its natural beauty, the New Forest offers the life of traditional English villages, pubs with the possibility of water sports, beautiful walks and cycle tracks. All this makes the New Forest one of the most beautiful and fascinating in Britain.


2500 years ago
This takes us back to
one of the greatest periods of scientific development in history, the
Greek Classical period. It began with the development of Homer's
poetry that gave the Greek mountain tribes a complex language as a
foundation for developing and comprehending complex ideas. Homer used
this language to combat the stranglehold of the Greek mythologies.
On this foundation a
scientific development unfolded that was nearly explosive in nature.
Within a couple of centuries the nation of mountain tribes that once
couldn't master more than a hundred words brought forth the scientific
geniuses that are still admired to the present day, people like Solon,
Socrates, and Plato who founded the famous University of Athens.
Naturally, the Greek
scientific explosion was echoed in other culturally advanced
societies, like that of Egypt which became famous for its library of
Alexandria. Alexandria became the hub for scientific development in
the ancient world. It was at this time, in the middle of the 3rd
century B.C., that the recognition was made that the earth is a sphere
and that the size of this sphere was calculated with astonishing
accuracy. Moreover, this knowledge was applied to navigation in
a daring attempt to circumnavigate the globe. In 232 B.C. an
Egyptian flotilla set sail across the Red Sea into the open Pacific on
a voyage that would take it to the shores of South America.
All this happened 1700
years before Columbus was even born. Had this explosive scientific
development not been interrupted by the ravishing of the Roman Empire,
humanity would likely have stood on the Moon in 800 AD and explored
the solar system. Then, humanity would have been spared its 1500 year
epoch of dark ages, ages of violence, war, famine, and disease.
It was almost in the
last moments, as it were, of this remarkable period of scientific and
cultural development, that the Christian era unfolded, and it unfolded
as a phenomenon linked to healing. In no other period in human
history has spiritual healing been practiced with such power,
efficacy, and assured certainty, than it was practiced by Christ Jesus
and his followers in the first century A.D..


Douglas Allen Mohns was born December 13, 1933 shortly after midnight on a cold ,wintry night in Capreol, Ontario, Canada . (Capreol is located some three hundred and fifty miles north of Toronto Ontario and was considered a "Divisional Point" for the Canadian National Railway System. It branched both east and west and ended its northern route there.) Doug was the youngest of Ella & Fred Mohns six children.
It has often been said that Doug was born with his skates on. By two years of age he was able to skate without any assistance.


This community consists of six Victorian buildings listed on the National Historic Register and located on Nicollet Island. There are twenty-two units in all, each one or two bedrooms.
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King’s Cross has been a place of trade since Roman times and from 1820 until the 1960s, Regent’s Canal played an important part in this trade. The canal linked King’s Cross to the major industrial cities in the North of England. And for over 140 years brought coal, goods and building materials to London
The King’s Cross Coal Drops were used by the merchant and coal mine owner, Samuel Plimsoll who built the viaduct. More famous for the plimsoll line on the side of ships, Plimsoll’s
To unload the barges, the Great Northern Railway Company built two canal basins. Two short branch canals led from the basins underneath the
Restored, repurposed and reanimated, those buildings remain part of King’s Cross’s character and tex
In the mid-1750s the new road was established to bypass the congestion of London; Somers Town lay immediately north of this east-west toll road. In 1784, the first housing was built at the Polygon amid fields,
Improvement of the slum housing conditions, amongst the worst in the capital, was first undertaken by St Pancras Borough Council in 1906 at Goldington Buildings. In the 1980s, some council tenants took advantage of the ‘right to buy’ scheme and bought their homes at a substantial discount. Later they moved away from the area. The consequence was an influx of young semi-professional people, resulting in a changing population.
Habitation in which, not only where human live but the rhythm/ pattern of repeating the same routine over and over again. Slowly marking


The "City Council" of the Peninsula at the time was the Board of Supervisors and their philosophy was that a developer had "the right to develop his land to its highest and best use." League members and other peninsula residents, concerned about overdevelopment, did not agree and in 1967, following research of the issues, published "The Time Is Now," urging community support of low density development in unincorporated areas. On December 1969, with significant League member involvement, SOC (Save Our Coastline) was formed, representing a community wide effort to promote incorporation as a means to preserve low density and open space. On April 22, 1970, the Local Agency Formation Commission approved the formation of the 4th city which was to be known as Rancho Palos Verdes.
The path to incorporation was not an easy one. Signatures were gathered in support of incorporation with residents of all three cities involved. It is interesting to note that the original incorporation effort failed as the voters with the majority of land value voted against the incorporation. At that time the incorporation laws weighted each vote by the voter's land holdings. Then SOC made the decision to challenge the incorporation laws. Once the State Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, the ruling was unanimously in favor of incorporation based on the one-man-one-vote concept. (Sept. 26, 1972.)
Twenty-four candidates ran for the first City Council and the election was certified on Sept. 7, 1973. League member, Marilyn Ryan, served as the first mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes and subsequently served in the State Assembly.
Another focus for League members in the late seventies was the need for an organization that would assist seniors living on the peninsula. The original impetus for "Peninsula Seniors " was provided by the local League of Women Voters in 1978, when a member became ill and it was found that there were no resources available to assist her.
The League formed a committee, headed by Edith Mayerson and Tres Mennis, to study what services were needed and where they could be found. A questionnaire was prepared, with input from one hundred and twenty volunteers from the League, the Coordinating Council, American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Community Association of the Peninsula (CAP). Volunteers then conducted the survey. Many organizations on the Peninsula gave both time and effort to assist the newly forming organization. Volunteers were then organized to prepare a directory of services available to seniors. Throughout all this activity, the League of Women Voters was providing both financing and office space. All were very proud when on September 20, 1982, Peninsula Seniors was incorporated as a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 ( c ) 3 organization.
Since 1983 the Peninsula Seniors has been on its own financially. Although their location has changed several times over the years, they can presently be found on the Rancho Palos Verdes city hall site.
A history of the League is hard to encapsulate in a few short paragraphs but it is clear that as a result of significant member involvement in local government over the years, members have gained an understanding of how our government works and how to get things done. League members have served on the City Council of all four cities, on our local School Board and Library Board, as City Clerk for Palos Verdes Estates and as Executive Director of the Volunteer Center of the South Bay.
Our Voter Service activities are well recognized as they provide a significant opportunity for local candidates to present their points of view to the community at our Candidate Forums. Members also present pros and cons on the ballot measures to various organizations throughout the peninsula and in San Pedro as well. Members are currently involved in a three year study of Public Higher Education in California and in the coming months will be studying the influence of money in politics through a national study. Advocacy on behalf of positions developed after study and consensus is also an important part of our program.
Our members are women and men who make a visible difference. They serve as community leaders that are using their experience to make democracy work and create lasting change in the communities in which they live.
Note: Grateful thanks to Ann Shaw for detail provided on early League activities


by Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad is the story of 15-year-old Cora, a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. The book has obtained many awards, in particular the Pulitzer Prize.
Life on the plantation is described in very graphic terms and we all agreed that the descriptions of the cruelty that slaves endured at the hands of their owners surpassed what most of us imagined. Cora escapes from the plantation and the book goes on to relate what happens to her afterwards. In writing about the escape, the author introduces an element of magical realism, transforming the underground network of safe houses and hiding places for escaping slaves into an actual railroad, with stations and train drivers. As the story continues, other elements of magical realism are woven into it, but so subtly that it is sometimes difficult to separate them from the real world in which Cora lives. We learn about all the enormous obstacles that escaping slaves faced, including being pursued by slave catchers, who earned their living by tracking down escaped slaves and returning them to their owners.
Many of us at first were taken in by the descriptions of the underground stations that were so vivid, it took us a while to realize that they were invented. However, the network of safe houses and the messaging system to help escaping slaves was definitely a reality and was called the Underground Railroad.
It was generally agreed that the presentation of life on the plantations and the system of slavery were very well depicted. Whitehead had done an extensive amount of research about the period, including reading the testimony recorded by slaves and published during the 1930’s. To most readers, this question is largely unknown, even in the U.S., where, according to the author, very little is taught about slavery.
In general, most of us felt that this was definitely a worthwhile book, even if some of the scenes of the cruelty the slaves experienced were difficult to read.
Additional comments by Anne Van Calster
It is worth noting :
The importance of education . Some slaves made it off the plantation because of a rare gift among black people : they could read.
Ceasar could read the stars ( useful when treading uncharted territory) as well as letters.
For Cora, locked in an attic, reading an Almanach was like travelling round the globe : magical.
The symbolism of building the underground railroad to reach freedom. « Just as the surveyors Lewis and Clark explored and mapped the American wilderness », for escaping slaves « it comes to charting a path through the wilderness when the night is dark and full of treacherous footing.
Slavery has been abolished but we are left with no illusions as to the american society nowadays :
« If you want to see what this nation is all about, you have to ride the rails. Look outside as you speed through and you will find the true face of America. »
The shock of words :
« Black hands built the « White House. »
Cotton required its fuel of African bodies »
Out in the world, the wicked escaped comeuppance and the decent stood in their stead at the wipping tree »
« The slave trade : breathing capital, profit made flesh »
Slavery is still a fact today . But this book conveys a message of hope :
« If the North had eliminated slavery, one day, the abominable institution would fall everywhere. The Negro’s story may have started in this country with degradation, but triumph and prosperity would be his one day. »


About This Clinic
The Oregon City Clinic is located in the McLoughlin Historic District, near the top of the Oregon City Elevator. This 3-story historical building was built in 1893 by James Winston Chase and was the “Chase Carriage House”. This space offers a lot of character and a “home-type” feel that is fun and functional.
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In the 1940’s Patricia Lake was chosen as the location for the WWII top secret project code named project “Habakukk”. This project was the vision of Winston Churchill who wanted to build a ship of ice that would allow planes to land, refuel, and continue on their missions of protecting merchant ships.
Several factors contributed to the demise of the Habbakuk. The key players in the project believed it was no longer needed and in the fall of 1943 the fully operational Habbakuk was stripped of its reusable parts and sunk to the bottom of Patricia Lake, forever secret.
Now vacant, the area around Patricia Lake became an autocamp for travellers and campers. The original owners and builders of Patricia Lake Bungalows, the Houg family, purchased the leasehold from Parks Canada in the mid 50’s and built what you now see as the cottages here at Patricia Lake.
The stranger within our gates
May this room be your “second” home. May those you love be near you in thoughts and dreams.
Even though we may not get to know you we hope that you will be as comfortable and happy as if you were in your own home.


The Duke, seeing an excellent part of the opposing army springing forwards to pursue his males, met them, and revealed that he was nonetheless alive. Courage restored and surrounding several thousand of their pursuers, his men mowed them down. And a Norman drive of many more hundreds of infantry, archers and cavalry. In 2016 The Royal Mint marked this historic battle with a Battle of hastings 50p coin.
He and his youthful brother Morcar who was the Earl of Northumbria performed a key position in Harold Hardradaâs failed marketing campaign to take England in 1066. They opposed him on the Battle of Fulford Gate on the 20th September and the Battle of Stamford Bridge five days later that gave King Harold (their brother-in-law) victory over King Harold Hardrada of Norway. Although historical infamy and apparently the Bayeux Tapestry has it that Harold died after after an arrow shot to the attention, many historians believe he was in reality drubbed to dying.
Very shortly he marched on London and was topped King William I on Christmas Day 1066 at Westminster Abbey. However, Edwardâs brother-in-law Harold was crowned King quickly after he checked out and William was understandably apoplectic with rage. Hauberks, usually knee-length, with slits to allow riding, some with sleeves to the elbows. Some hauberks may have been manufactured from scales hooked up to a tunic, with the scales made of steel, horn or hardened leather-based.
The Norman chroniclers reported that Edward had promised his distant relative, William, the throne in 1051. William was the only blood relative of Edward, nonetheless the English throne was not hereditary anyway. Claims that Edward promised the throne had been most probably made up by the rival sides after the occasion.
Without Domesday Book, which has no critical parallel in continental evidence at this date, many English villages and towns might have languished in obscurity for yet one more century or longer. As the photo voltaic was setting, the Saxons, having lost their king, retreated. Several hours of fierce battle positioned the future of England into the palms of the Normans.
The precise physical work of sewing was more than likely undertaken by female needleworkers. Anglo-Saxon needlework of the more detailed sort often identified as Opus Anglicanum was famous across Europe. The designs on the Bayeux Tapestry are embroidered rather than in a tapestry weave, so it doesn’t meet narrower definitions of a tapestry. Nevertheless, it has at all times been referred to as a tapestry until recent years when the name “Bayeux Embroidery” has gained ground among sure artwork historians.
Bill the Bastard, who additionally was later known as the Conqueror, by that time, had a name of a Duke of Normandy. Master Edward revered Bill plus that they had good relations till Edward cullen produced his testament. It is very important say that Harold Godwinson really recognized William since the King of England https://learningpathacademy.com/category/uncategorized/ at the specific point. Right after the wind gusts had quietened Williamâs men entered the actual channel so as to give a battle to Godwinsonâs military. To acquire a more complete picture we possess to tell a quantity of words about two main candidates for the English language throne.
In January 1066, King Edward died, and Harold Godwine was proclaimed King Harold II. William instantly disputed his declare. On September 28, 1066, William landed in England at Pevensey, on Britainâs southeast coast, with 1000’s of foot soldiers, horses and cavalrymen. Seizing Pevensey, he then marched to Hastings, where he paused to prepare his forces and, according to some accounts, built a fortress or fort.


Pioneer of Atlantic City Casino Industry, Steve Norton, Dies at 89
Steve Norton, a key figure in the development of the U.S. casino industry, has passed away at the age of 89. Norton, known for running the Resorts casino in Atlantic City and providing guidance on the establishment and operation of casinos worldwide, died on Sunday following an accident at his Oceanside, California home.
With over 50 years in the casino industry, Norton made significant contributions to the expansion of gambling, including the establishment of riverboat gambling. He was also instrumental in creating the industry’s national trade association and addressing the issue of gambling addiction. Mark Giannantonio, the current president of Resorts casino, described Norton as an important leader in the Atlantic City market dating back to the 1970s.
Norton’s involvement in Resorts casino dates back to its opening in 1978 when the casino was flooded with thousands of eager patrons. People went to great lengths to gain entry, from purchasing tickets for buffets they had no intentions of eating to relieving themselves into plastic coin cups to avoid losing their spot at the tables. His son, Rob, highlighted his father’s role in the proliferation of gaming expansion outside Nevada and his efforts in drafting the Casino Control Act and regulations that allowed casinos to open in 1978.
Prior to his involvement with Resorts, Norton worked in the hotel industry in the Bahamas and later served as president of various gaming companies in Las Vegas. He also used his experience as an Atlantic City casino pioneer to advise state governments on adopting riverboat gambling and founded his own gambling consultancy company in Indiana. Norton’s influence extended globally, with his advisory role in countries such as Singapore, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Andorra, and the Netherlands Antilles.
Additionally, Norton was involved in the creation of the American Gaming Association and was recognized for his efforts in addressing the issue of problem gaming within the industry.
Norton’s impact on the casino industry was profound, and his legacy as a pioneer and influential figure will be remembered by those in the industry and beyond.


Only Remaining Covered Bridge in Northampton County Pa.
Historic Kreidersville Covered Bridge was built in 1839.
In 1959, inspired citizens of Northampton County rallied for its preservation after it became known that the State Highway Department had plans to build a new concrete bridge in its place.Kreidersville Covered Bridge became one of the first covered bridges to be recognized for preservation by a committee of enthusiasts. In 1959 they formed a State organization called "The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pennsylvania".The society was named for the arched truss patented by Theodore Burr and used in the construction of the bridge.
In 1960, The Burr Covered Bridge Society, together with The Harmony Grange and local citizens, influenced the Northampton County Commissioners to accept ownership after the Pennsylvania State Highway Department restored the bridge.Kreidersville Covered Bridge crosses the Hokendauqua Creek. Its length is 116 feet.On September 30, 1961, State, County and local representatives took part in the re-dedication of the bridge, then known as Solt's Bridge. Kreidersville bridge in olden days was known in the community as"Hummel's-Koch's - Solt's Bridge." They were names of families who lived near the bridge in years gone by.
Did you know that Pennsylvania has 250 of the remaining 1500 covered bridges in the United States? From the moment you enter the cobblestone drive at the entrance of the historic Kreidersville Covered Bridge you can feel the peace and tranquility of this country place.Nearby is the Covered Bridge gazebo built by Wasyl Mauser, his son & other Members of his Scout troop 40 assisted.It is nestled near the trees and gently flowing Hokendauqua Creek.
Allen Township became the proud owner of this bridge on December 23,1997.It is the only covered bridge of three in the immediate area to survive and the only one left in Northampton County.Today it proudly bears the name"Kreidersville Covered Bridge.
Art Photos & Website Design courtesy of Linda & Mauser 2016 (Unless otherwise noted)


The Alhambra as well as the Generalife - Lions, Tigers, and H2o Staircases: Oh My!The Generalife, among the planet's most famed gardens, located Within the Alhambra, properties many of the best fountain operate on the globe. The Alhambra is situated on the outskirts on the Spanish metropolis of Granada. The Moors designed Alhambra as an easy fort, within the ninth century, overlooking town as well as the mountains. Even though the Alhambra began as an alcazaba (fortress), it was expanded into an alcazar (palace) after which was, slowly but surely, designed right into a medina (modest city). Lastly, while in the 14th century, the Generalife, with its amazing fountain work, was developed close to the Alhambra.
The Generalife is definitely quite possibly the most charming part of the Alhambra. The key courtyard is named Patio de la Acequia meaning Courtyard in the Water Channel. It really is from the Generalife's fountain process that the Alhambra receives h2o. It is perhaps this element that triggered the development of another fountains and water locations inside the Generalife.
One fountain of the Generalife's gardens that hardly ever fails to shock is definitely the escalera del agua, or "water staircase”. Water flows around an intricately carved staircase and banister, which permit the visitor to really walk on h2o. The escalera del agua is formed by three landings separated by groups of stairs. Eventually large water fountains in history, there was after a small oratoria at one particular conclude of this fountain. This fountain was developed because the Moors wanted water flowing in all places due to their desert heritage. The beauty of this fountain is simply awesome.
Quite possibly the most notable aspect on the Alhambra and also the Generalife is definitely the Courtroom of the Lions or Patio de los Leones. The patio encompasses a fountain with twelve lions. It was a present from a Jewish chief to rejoice The nice relations amongst himself and the sultan. The 12 lions depict the 12 tribes linked to Israel. The fountain at first functioned as a clock with another lion spurting water as being the hour altered. There exists a poem carved at just one corner of your fountain that offers compliments to your sultan and directions on how the fountain operates. Nevertheless, after a Christian invasion, the fountain's clock function by no means correctly operated all over again. It continue to stays one of the better drinking water functions on the premises.
The perfection of this region wasn't properly recognized in the course of historical past. Actually, it was not right until 1870 that the Alhambra was considered a nationwide monument. Today, even though, the Alahambra is kind of well acknowledged. The fountains of your Generalife expand more lovely with each passing yr. These are viewed as Among the most intricate and breathtaking buildings in architectural background. The Generalife's spectacular mixture of lush foliage and flowing water are wholly unforgettable.


I thought it would be interesting to list any locations, ships, people or photos that are referenced in Better Born Lucky Than Rich. If you’re looking for some specific information please do let me know, I’d be happy to discuss with my grandfather and see if there is any detail which did not make it into the book.
Firstly – a picture from HMS Collingwood, a shore based signal school for initial Naval training, taken in 1940.
Written on the back are the names of those in the picture, as much as possible.
If one of these fine uniformed men was a relative of yours, please do let me know. It would be great to know their stories.
HMS Collingwood was a shore based signal school, which held about 5000 people including Wrens, clerks, cooks, stewards, offices and recruits. A place where one of the first things to do on arrival in your new naval uniform was to package up your civilian clothes, put them in a parcel and address them for home. Something of a moment of no return.
My Grandfather went through basic training, rifle drill, marching and learning to be a signalman. Flags, secret codes, morse delivered by light or buzzer were all included in training.
The experiences referenced by my Grandfather include some comedy moments. From 23 men in one bunkhouse forcibly cleaning the final smelly occupant with a pan scrubber as he didn’t take the hint to do it himself, through to the final day unfurling of a pair of white pyjama bottoms instead of the flag during divisions. The other end of that spectrum is below.
“Each Sunday a group of Gruman Martlet trainer planes flew over the parade ground in a sort of salute when the whole company were on divisions. One Sunday, the planes came over rather earlier than usual. What nobody had noticed was that these were not our planes, but theirs, and they machine gunned the parade ground as they passed over. Unfortunately hitting the ranks of the wrens and killing several of them. Someone had done their homework and noted the regularity of the planes flying over.”
At the end of training at HMS Collingwood, my Grandfather chose to serve on ‘Little Ships’, which was anything from large anti-sub trawlers downwards, including harbour launches, minesweepers, torpedo boats and gunboats.
From here, the Minesweeping began.


a Lifetime of Memories
A rare opportunity to visit, train, tour and experience China.
Established over 3,000 years ago and was called Jin City in the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th Century BC – 771 BC)
Birthplace of martial arts
An opportunity to train at the birthplace of the martial arts.


In 2001, there was an ad in the local paper Delftse Post: entrepreneur wanted to set up a new recreational business in the new Abtswoudse Bos. This new recreational business was to be set up in the former Van Winden family farm, and would have to at least contain a green campsite. How enthusiastic we were! Admittedly, the farm was in a bad state (it had been abandoned for over ten years), and the new Abtswoudse Bos was yet to be planted. But we were excited!
We came up with a business plan for meetings, parties, activities, camping and canoeing, and were able to move into Delflandhoeve in 2003. The buildings and grounds had to be renovated drastically, and the campsite, with all its facilities, still had to be set up. But in 2006 it was time: Delflandhoeve opened its doors (and outdoors)!


Our vibrant authentic Juju Hats are handmade by the Bamileke women in West Cameroon, a group of 20 Bamileke master craft women that create the finest headdresses. The Juju Hat is a symbol of prosperity and divinity in Bamileke culture from West and Northeast Cameroon. Feathers symbolize beauty as well as fragility.
Juju Hats were traditionally headdress worn by royal dancers during ceremonies held by the chief. Juju Hats are created from natural or dyed chicken feathers stitched into a raffia basket creating an elaborate headdress that was sacred to the Bamileke.
Many Bamileke traditions remain intact and have passed from generation to generation as a source of cultural identity and historical pride. The combination of strength, beauty and splendid elaboration define the royal ceremonies of the Bamileke embodied in the elaborate feathered crowns which today decorate rooms around the world offering everyone a bit of prestige that was once a rare artifact reserved only for a select few.
The headdresses are fully fumigated to ensure their longevity. Each Juju Hat is unique and is handmade with love by a master craftswomen. No two pieces are exactly the same and there can be slight variations in color and size. It is these differences that we cherish most.


Price Elementary School is named for Francis M. Price, who served as assistant superintendent and supervisor of geography and science of Fort Wayne Community Schools from 1919 to 1930. He came to FWCS in 1907 to become principal of Hoagland School. Prior to that, he had been a teacher and principal in Sullivan. In 1917, he became a member of the Fort Wayne City Council and later become City Council President. Price offers the English Language Learners (ELL) program.
The school was built in 1953 with Helen Blackledge serving as the first principal. Students attending Price feed into Northwood Middle School and North Side or Northrop High School. The school is located in the Board of School Trustees District 1.


More than 600 mining settlements once called Nevada home. With the guidance of Nevada's foremost ghost town expert, explore the mystique surrounding these last vestiges of the Old West that has made them a source of fascination for thousands of visitors. Take a journey through stories of famous and not-so-famous sites. Gain first-hand perspective with a field trip to the inside of a silver mine in Silver City, the Yerington Museum and several other sites. You must provide your own transportation, and bring a lunch.


NTS PPSC FPSC NOTES FOR EXAM PREPARATION FREE DOWNLOAD
NTS PPSC FPSC NOTES are available for free download for students to prepare test easily. The sample of Notes is given Below
PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW)
- Holy Prophet was born in 571 A.D 22nd April.
- Father’s name, Hazat Abdullah.
- Mother’ Name, Hazrat Amna.
- Maternal Grand Father’s name Wahib bins Abdul Munnaf.
- Maternal Grandmother, Batarah.
- Real name of Abdu Mutalib was Shaba.
- Grandmother name, Fatima.
- 10 is the numberof Uncles and 6 aunts.
- Prophet journeyed to Syria with Abu Talib at 12 years.
- At 25 Prophet mar ied to Hazrat Khadija.
- Hazrat Khadija accepted Islam first in Women and in all.
- Hazrat Abu Bakaraccepted first in Men.
- Hazrat Ali accepted first in Children.
Holy Prophet (PBUH) Wifes:
- Ayesha nar ated maximum numberof ahadith.
- The second wife named Sauda.
- Zainub bint J aish (Surah Ahzab) was mar ied to the Prophet though Allah’s revelation or will.
- Daughterof Umer who mar ied to Prophet was Hafsa.
- Ummmul momineen died last was Umaay Salma.
- Hazrat Khadija was the first person to read Namaz amongst the Ummah of the Prophet.
- Umm-e-Salma was alive at Karbala tragedy. She was the last of the wives of Prophet to die.
- Ummul Momineen Ummay Habiba was daughterof Abu Sufyan.
- Ummul Momineen Ummay Habiba migrated to Abyssinia and Madina as well.
- Ummul Momineen Hazrat Safia was the progeny of Hazrat Haroon.
- Afterthe victory of Khyber, Prophet mar ied Hazrat Safia.
- Hazrat Maria Qibtiya gave birth to Hazrat Ibrahim, son of Prophet.
- Hazrat Khadija was buried at J annat-e-Moalla in Macca.
- Najashi was the king through which Prophet mar ied to Ummay Habiba.
- The Umm-ul-Momineen J averia’s actual name was Bar ah.
- Hazrat Khadija received salutation from Allah.
Pakistan Affairs Notes :
Q. In which year War of Independence was fought: Ans. 1857.
Q. Where Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental school was established: Ans. Aligarh.
Q. Who established Indian National Congress? Ans. A.Hume.
Q. When Congress was established?Ans. 1885.
Q. When Sir Syed was born? Ans. 1817.
Q. When Sir Syed died? Ans. 1898.
Q. When was Bengal partitioned? Ans. 1905.
Q. When the partition of Bengal was annulled? Ans. 1911.
Q. When did Quaid-e-Azam join Muslim League? Ans. 1913.
Q. When did the First World War started? Ans. 1911.
Q. When did the First World War came to an end? Ans. 1918.
Q. When did the Muslim League came into existence? Ans. 30 September 1906.
Q. Who was the first President of Muslim League? Ans. Sir Agha Khan.
Q. When did Simla deputation call on Viceroy Lord Minto? Ans. 1906.
Q. When Minto-Morley Reforms were enforced? Ans. 1909.
Q. When was Lucknow Pact agreed? Ans. 1916.
Q. When J allianwala Bagh incident occur ed? Ans. 13 April 1919.
Q. When did Khilafat Movement start? Ans. 1918.
Q. Who was secretary of Khilafat deputation? Ans. Hasan Muhammad Hayat.
Q. Who was the editorof “Comrade”? Ans. Maulana Muhammad Ali J auhar.
Q. Who was the editorof “Hamdard”? Ans. Muhammad Ali J auhar.
Q. Who was the editorof “Al-Hilal”? Ans. Maulana Azad.
Q. Name the newspaper of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan? Ans. Zamindar.
Q. When treaty of Severs was signed? Ans. 20 August 1920.
Q. Who was Khalifa of Turkey? Ans. Sultan Abdul Majid.


From celebrating pioneer heritage with the Mormon Miracle Pageant, to celebrating the inventor of auto pin-striping with a burn-out competition, Manti is filled with celebration. Throughout the year, there are diverse celebrations from Scandinavian Heritage and the County Fair, to the Rodeo and the lighted Christmas parade. During these times of celebration, make sure to call in advance. Rooms tend to fill up quickly.
Go to the Sanpete events page
for a list of upcoming events.


Twenty seven years has passed since the election deemed Nigeria’s most credible to date was truncated.
Nigerians filed out in orderly queues on June 12, 1993 to decide, who would become the President between Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola of the Social Democratic Party and Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention.
Shortly after the elections, Justice Dahiru Saleh (now deceased), acting on the orders of military Head of State at the time, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, gave a court order for the suspension of further release of the results of the elections after which IBB announced the cancellation of the exercise using the court order as a subterfuge.
The results, which were never officially declared by the National Electoral Commission however, showed that MKO Abiola had won with an overwhelming majority.
Now commemorated as Nigeria’s “Democracy Day, the events of that day had villains, some of who today parade as democrats, writing open letters, representing the country at international events, clinching appointments and sitting in the inner circle of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration without openly apologising for their role in the June 12 saga.
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida
Former military dictator, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida
Infamously dubbed the “evil genius”, Babangida was Nigeria’s military head of state from 1985 to1993. History will remember him as the prime architect of the June 12 debacle.
He came up with the two parties, Social Democratic Party and the National Republic Convection. One, a little to the left and the other a little to the right – on these platforms MKO Abiola and Basiru Tofa respectively contested.
The gap-toothed dictator annulled the June 12 election on June 21, 1993, when it was clear that the winner was the late MKO Abiola and ordered a fresh election.
Often called Maradona — after the rotund diminutive football genius from Argentina — for his political crafiness, Babangida would later dribble the nation into a political cul de sac.
On August 26, 1993, Babangida announced his exit by saying he would “step aside” thus adding a new word to our ever increasing repertoire of political lexicons. By that singular action, he ushered in the Interim National Government headed by Chief Ernest Shonekan.
However, things used to be rosy between the self-avowed evil genius and Abiola before June 12 drove a wedge into their relationship. In fact, MKO in his lifetime said that it was Babangida, who first mooted the idea of running for the presidency to him. He raised the idea with him during the burial of his first wife, Simbiat, in Lagos in 1992.
Abiola would later regret trusting Babangida while in Abacha’s gulag by saying, “I believed in a friend. I trusted a friend and he betrayed me. IBB betrayed me.”
Justice Dahiru Sale
Dahiru Sale, Nigerian judge who pronounced annulment of June 12 election.
Dahiru Sale was the judge used by Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida to annul the June 12, 1993 elections.
Sale who died on May 8, 2020, took over two court cases against MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party, the presumed winner of the election, who polled more votes than Bashir Tofa, candidate of the National Republican Convention, his closest contender.
He said in an interview, “There were so many cases and I cannot remember all the cases off-hand. There was the case against MKO Abiola and it was before one of my judges; she was Igbo but I can’t remember her name. She started the case, then fell sick and was flown out of the country for treatment.
“Then there was another case against him (MKO Abiola) and I had to transfer the case from the other judge’s court to my court. During that time it turned that Abiola didn’t even finish the case before he disappeared. Later, I learnt he had been arrested by authorities… while the political blame game must be on Babangida, he (Babangida) did nothing of the sort to stop him (Abiola) using my court…Anybody not satisfied with what I was doing as Chief Judge could appeal to the Court of Appeal and then to the Supreme Court, simple. And I have no regrets, none whatsoever. No regrets. I would repeat the same thing now.”
Saleh had ordered then National Electoral Commission to halt the release of the election results on the grounds that the election ought not to have been held in the first place based on a previous order by Justice Bassey Ikpeme on the request of Authur Nzeribe.
Ambassador Babagana Kingibe
Now a famed and decorated member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s inner circle known as the ‘cabal’, Babagana Kingibe was a retired diplomat, who contested against Abiola in the presidential primary election of the SDP and lost.
Abiola at the time was nudged to pick Kingibe as his vice-presidential candidate because of his political clout in the North and closeness to Major-General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, who was the deputy Head of State in the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo. Together they sold HOPE 93 to Nigerians.
When there was turmoil resulting from the events of June 12, Kingibe jumped ship to serve as Foreign Minister to military dictator, General Sani Abacha, the same man that arrested and jailed Abiola with whom he ran on the platform of SDP.
Abiola would later regret choosing Kingibe over Dan Suleiman, a retired air commodore and former military governor from the then middle belt.
Abiola referred to Suleiman as a ‘complete gentleman’, adding that he did know that his running mate had “extensive connections and relationship” with the security agencies and the military high command.
Kingibe in a 2019 interview said his decision to take a role in Abacha’s administration, which imprisoned and eventually led to the death of his running mate was for “national interest which he put above his personal feelings”.
Despite his role in the detention of MKO Abiola, President Buhari has conferred Kingibe with the honour of GCON solely for being Abiola’s running mate, a medal reserved only for Vice Presidents.
Justice Bassey Ikpeme
Justice Bassey Ikpeme nicknamed the ‘midnight judge’ was approached by a bogus group led by Arthur Nzeribe, Association for Better Nigeria, to institute an ex parte motion halting the conduct of the elections.
In what seems like a carefully orchestrated plot, Ikpeme, who is now deceased, gave the order at 11pm.
Despite granting the order, the elections held but was later cited by Babangida as the reason for annulling the election.
Sani Abacha on 17 November 1993 orchestrated a bloodless coup that kicked out the interim government set up by Ibrahim Babangida and headed by Shonekan after the annulment of the June 12 elections.
Abiola had travelled outside the country to seek international support for his Presidency and upon his return in 1994 declared himself the lawful President of Nigeria in the Epetedo area of Lagos Island.
Abacha immediately ordered his arrest for treason and went on to detain him in solitary confinement for five years until he died. How he died is still the subject of controversy but men in Abacha’s close circle alleged that MKO was poisoned.
Abiola’s second wife, Alhaja Kudirat, was assassinated in Lagos in 1996 after declaring public support for her husband.
David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark, Nigeria’s former Senate President and Brigadier General at the time of the election, was one of those, who worked against the fruition of MKO Abiola’s mandate.
He was one of the wealthiest Babangida era army generals, who led some army commanders known as “IBB Boys” to scuttle the electoral success of Abiola.
He is quoted by Prof Omo Omoruyi, who was Director-General, Centre for Democratic Studies and also Babangida’s friend, as threatening to kill Abiola and IBB if the military handed over power to him. He said, “I’d shoot Chief Abiola the day NEC (National Electoral Commission) pronounces him the elected President.”
Mark befriended Olusegun Obasanjo, who had similar intentions. Obasanjo became close with Mark as he worked underground with the military to ensure that Abiola did not take over power. IBB however, did not let Obasanjo head the interim government as planned because he reportedly did not trust Obasanjo.
Chief Ernest Shonekan(right) with Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
Post-June 12, a Nigerian Lawyer and an Egba man like Abiola was brought to placate the aggrieved south-western bloc as head of the illegitimate Interim National Government.
Describing the events that preceded the imposition of Shonekan as head of the ING, Prof Omo Omoruyi, the late political adviser to Babangida in his expose titled: “The tale of June 12” (an insider’s account of the intrigues that characterised General Babangida’s transition), said, “First, he (Shonekan) gave the assurance and undertaking to Babangida that under no circumstance would he reopen the June 12 matter. Second, was that he would do everything to divide the Yoruba on the matter of June 12.”
Former Head of State and President, Olusegun Obasanjo, initially supported Abiola in the struggle to reclaim his mandate. Obasanjo had urged Babangida to relinquish power and stop dawdling on the transition programme. He said, “Annulment or no annulment, Babangida must leave by August 27. He made the promise, he has to keep it.”
Obasanjo later made a U-turn on his stance, solidifying it by saying “Abiola is not the messiah”. He would later become the chief beneficiary of the democracy Abiola paid the supreme price for when he was sworn in on May 29, 1999, as President of Nigeria. He kept mum on the issue of June 12 throughout his tenure.
Tony Anenih (Deceased)
In the build-up to the 1993 election when Babagana Kingibe decided to throw his hat into the ring for the presidential primaries in SDP, he stepped down as the Chairman of the party and Anenih (now deceased) took over.
He worked for the emergence of Abiola as the winner of the 1993 presidential election. However, the story changed after the annulment.
Anenih was later quoted to have declared that the day the Interim National Government was signed was the happiest day of his life.
He even subtly mocked Abiola in his autobiography titled ‘ My life and Nigerian politics’. In the book, Anenih said, “Chief MKO Abiola as indicated earlier has said that if you want to go to Kano, going by air or going by road does not make any difference as long as you get there.
“His interpretation of this was that going by air meant Abacha taking over from Shonekan and he, Abiola, being sworn in the next day. Going by road was waiting till March 1994 when Shonekan would use the National Assembly to hand over to him because he actually won the election.
“Unfortunately, for Chief Abiola, there was, in fact, no landing, and Kano as the desired destination proved to be a fantasy.”
MKO Abiola regretted doing the bidding of Yar’Adua to ensure the victory of Anenih over Chief Sergeant Awuse. He said Anenih did not consult him before “He negotiated away our victory”.
The late Prof Omoruyi corroborated Abiola’s claim in his book. He however, included Alhaji Sule Lamido, who was the National Secretary of the SDP, as being privy to the signing away of the June 12 mandate.
Francis Arthur Nzeribe
Francis Arthur Nzeribe was a key figure used in truncating Nigeria’s path to democracy.
Nzeribe, an ally to Babangida, founded the bogus group, Association for Better Nigeria alongside Abimbola Davis.
In a covert May 18, 1993 meeting at Sheraton Hotel (room 1034), which involved Nzeribe, Abimbola Davis, Director of Operations of ABN, Clement Akpamgbo, Attorney-General of the Federation and legal strategist, Brigadier-General Haliru Akilu, Babangida’s Chief spook and linkman with the ABN, the group finalised plans to stop the June 12 elections.
After learning of the plot, Campaign for Democracy, a pro-democracy outfit then led by Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti, headed for the court to restrain the ABN from its coup.
Joined as defendants in the suit No. LD/1148/93 were General Ibrahim Babangida and Chief Ola Olatunde, National Director of Operations of the ABN and the Attorney-General of the Federation.
Dr Ransome-Kuti had contended that if not checked, the activities of ABN could derail the transition process.
In her ruling, Justice Dolapo Akinsanya restrained the ABN and its agents from carrying out any activity that could perpetuate Babangida in office.
Ignoring this order, the ABN approached the court to halt the conduct of the June 12 elections and got a midnight ruling from late Justice Bassey Ikpeme of Abuja High Court.
This ruling is cited by Babangida as the reason for usurping MKO Abiola’s victory.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari also played a role in seizing Abiola’s mandate after the June 12 elections of 1993.
Buhari initially attended a meeting of statesmen condemning the annulment of the election by Babangida at Olusegun Obasanjo’s farmhouse in Ota, Ogun State.
He however, reneged and sided with his friend, Abacha, who detained Abiola. In return, Buhari was rewarded with the position of Chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund, which was funded from the revenue generated by the increase in price of petroleum products.
Buhari served side by side with Abacha while MKO Abiola languished in jail.
As the 2019 general elections drew near, Buhari hurriedly declared on June 6, 2018, eight days after May 29, 2018 had been celebrated as Democracy Day, that June 12 would be the new date of commemoration.
He also post-humously awarded MKO Abiola the highest honour in Nigeria usually conferred on Presidents, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic.
Saharareporters, New York


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Hello Guys! something i did last..
well here’s a 1/6th project I recently did. It’s African american Rangers during the Korean War. The Korean war is often referred to as“ The Forgotten war”because of the lack of public attention it received both during and after the war, and in relation to the global scale of world war II, which preceded it, and the subsequent angst of the Vietnam war, which succeeded it. I decided to read up on this conflict and see if i could find a subject to do in my 1/6th kit bashing ‘world’.
I came across a book on a very fascinating unit of a segregated all-Black elite Ranger company that fought with distinction in the first 2 years of the “Forgotten War”. I had done a WW2 761st African American tanker with cupola display before, so I was keen on doing something on this all-Black Ranger company.
The 2nd Ranger Infantry company (Airborne),as I mentioned before was an African American unit at a time when the U.S. Military was slowly being integrated after years of racial segregation. President Truman’s executive Order 9981 in 1948 changed that. But the reality was that the desegregation policy was yet to come into full compliance. Segregation was still being practiced right into the Korean War. White High-Ranking Officers who did not support desegregation would funnel the colored troops into units such as the 2nd Ranger company in the first several Years of the war. But 1950s racial issues aside, the “Buffalo Rangers”, as they were Known would give a good account of themselves in the Korean conflict until their deactivation in 1951. The “Buffalo Rangers” participated in “Operation Tomahawk” on March 23rd 1951. This Operation was historic for two reasons, one, it would be the first time a Ranger unit participated in an Airborne combat jump, secondly and more importantly it would be the first combat jump for Black troops in the U.S. military. Attached to the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, its parent unit, it would make this historic jump in “Operation Tomahawk” into North Korean and Chinese held territory!
"Buffalo!! Let valor not Fail!"
2nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne)
Master Sgt. assisting
here are some reference materials and book;
AND here's an Article i wrote for a UK Modelling Magazine on this very fascinating subject.
These great heroes deserve more attention-"Rangers Lead the Way!"
i made the cover, out this month.
thanks for looking amigos.


|Dad was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force.
He commissioned me as a Second Lieutenant in 1972.
|Second Lieutenant - 1972
Women's Army Corps Band
|Conducting the Women's Army Corps Band 1973
Women's Army Corps Training Center
Fort McClellan, Alabama
|ROTC Summer Camp 1980
Fort Riley, Kansas
|Injured on 3d parachute jump at airborne school in 1981. Completed Airborne training 6 months later to earn jump wings.
Fort Benning, Georgia


Nauvoo Star-stained glass
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This is a representation of the original stars on the Mormon Temple, built in Nauvoo Illinois in 1845. They were actually large round windows along the north and south sides of the building. Our star measures 3 3/4 inches.
Comes gift wrapped in brown paper and twine


Welcome to Peking University Institute of Ocean Research!
Speaker: Cai Pa (Reporter, Hainan Daily)
Date: Apr 9, 2015,19:00-21:00 p.m.
Location: Room 404, Second Teaching Building
The lecture will show the charm of the Nanyang Culture and stress the importance of the oral history in eight sections:
1. The Nanyang Culture
2. The significance and necessity of the oral history
3. The research information and writing resources provided by the Nanyang Culture
4. Oral history: begin with the family history
5. How to open the interview on the family history?
6. The oral history helps revealing the truth
7. The oral history helps expanding the team of history writing
Cai Pa, the reporter of the Hainan Daily, is an excellent member of Chinese Writers Association. She has been totally committed to the digging and writing of the cultural history and the Nanyang culture in an oral way, and her writings are highly esteemed. Her works on the building overhang and the family saga had been made into special reports by the CCTV, which increases the importance and popularity of the Haikou arcaded streets.


Why do you go to Chinatown?
A decade ago, I used to shop for groceries in San Francisco Chinatown. I would bike through the Stockton Street tunnel, buy meat and vegetables at the markets on the corner of Jackson Street and then turn right back around toward my apartment in SOMA. It was 45 minutes round trip, the price was right and I wasn’t making any cultural stops.
These days I linger, much more aware of the history around me, even as I drop in at Red Blossom Tea Company or browse the aisles at Ming Lee Trading. It’s the result of reading books like Iris Chang’s The Chinese in America, wandering the galleries at places like the Chinese Historical Society of America and hearing talks like Richard S. Lee’s “Why Chinatowns Speak Cantonese.” History brings the neighborhood to life.
If you usually only visit Chinatown long enough for a meal or to visit a particular shop, then perhaps you would enjoy making your next trip a bit longer, too.
I started rediscovering Chinatown three years ago when I visited the Chinese Culture Center, housed on the 3rd floor of the Hilton Hotel on Kearny Street. Take their Chinatown Heritage Walk and you’ll start to see things you missed before. Visit like I did when the crowds are light and you can carry on a conversation with your tour guide along the entire route. Chances are good you’ll be speaking with a longtime neighborhood resident.
Once you’ve heard the stories about the old Chinatown telephone exchange, the Tin Hau temple on Waverly Place and the social work at Cameron House, you’ll be ready to visit a place like the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum up the hill on Clay Street to start stitching together in your mind the Chinese American story dating back to the Gold Rush. Whether you’re visiting a Chinatown in San Francisco, New York or Los Angeles, you’ll be inspired to read more, learn more and come back again.
You can do all of this in Chinatown before lunch. Or if time’s short, you can save lunch for next time.
What about you? Are there any sights or memories from your own visits to Chinatown that are particularly important to you?


When I was a child, I assumed our books in school would be boring and I don't remember any exceptions. The text was dull and the illustrations were ugly. The books even smelled different from the books we got at home as presents.
I thought that this had changed until I saw a new social studies book -- THE CONNECTICUT ADVENTURE was its name. I think the title says it all.....but just to be clear: this was no adventure story. It was just as boring as old-style social studies books. Our history is so interesting; I remember as a child being not only fascinated by the Revolution (liberty! freedom! all those grown-ups dressing up and dumping tea into the Boston harbor!) but really believing in all the American ideals we learned in school: checks and balances, liberty, justice, equality, all that....how I learned it, I'm not sure. Maybe from those same boring books, maybe from what my teachers told me. I do remember one teacher explaining, when someone asked about "all MEN" being created equal that the idea of "men" had been gradually expanding since the Declaration of Independence, and that the Constitution had been written so that it could expand. That made sense: it was during my childhood that the Civil Rights Movement was starting to succeed, it was a hopeful time. But then all that progress seemed to stop and like many people my age, I lost my pride in my country during the Vietnam War era -- but I've always been glad I had it as a child.
So I was a little taken aback when I was flipping through one of Adam's books and our history was told ONLY in terms of all the terrible things the colonists and later Americans did. Of course, they did those things. But they did also try to form a new nation, based on ideas that were radically different from any other endeavors going on at the time....growing up ashamed of your country (as I think many people born after, say, 1960?) have is a sad way to feel. I've certainly hated feeling that shame for all these years!
Obama's election has made me believe in America again -- to think that maybe our system really can work the way it was meant to. I wonder if anyone else feels the same way? And if now, we can not only "form a more perfect Union" but put some of the hope and pride we feel into our textbooks, too.