The Ottoman Familicide in Goffe’s Bajazet the Second (1618) ( Vol-2,Issue-4,July - August 2017 )
Author: Fahd Mohammed Taleb Al-Olaqi
Keyword: Goffe,Bajazet II, raging Turk, Ottoman, murdering sons, treason.
Abstract: The research paper studies the representation of Sultan Bajazet II in Thomas Goffe‘s The Raging Turk, or, Bayazeth the Second (1618). The play represents a series of plots involving intrigues and treacheries between the ambitious Bajazet II, his three sons, Bashas and generals. The theme of slaying clans in Turkish dynastic disputes is a significant motivation for the dramatists to make the Turk prevalent in shows in early modern times. Elizabethan depiction of the Ottoman sultan is as a merciless killer of his family members in revenge tragedies or history plays set in empires. The death or deposition of a sultan bringsconstantlya period of disorder and catastrophe in the Ottoman Empire. The furiousBajazet, however, satisfies Goffe's aesthetic and personal notions about the Ottoman clan killings. The Elizabethan audience prefers to see the defeated and condemned Turk plays.
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WAR TALK: FREE
SPEECH IN TIMES OF ARMED CONFLICT
From Legal Times, November 1, 2004, p. 26.
David M. Skover
Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime
All societies live
by myths, and no society can live without them. Myths are narratives that
furnish the organizing principles for society and its culture. Myths make life
within society tolerable, meaningful -- indeed,
America, too, lives by and through its myths. At various points in its development, the American culture fostered the nation-building myth of manifest destiny, the capitalist myth of the unregulated marketplace, and the political myths of civic democracy and social equality. Among the greatest of America's myths, however, is that of the First Amendment -- that we, as a society, trust in a free marketplace of ideas and beliefs to discover our governing truths, and that we, as a polity, invite and protect civic dissent.
One key purpose of the First Amendment, properly understood, is to teach toleration for political and social dissent and to uphold the expressive rights of dissenters. At its best, then, the First Amendment creates a safe haven for ranters who debunk society's entrenched values, so as to open our eyes to new perspectives. At its worst, when the First Amendment fails in its great mission, it permits the persecution and prosecution of our value-busters.
History of Repression
Unquestionably, the noble myth of the First Amendment malfunctions most seriously in times of war or anticipated war. It is then that our nation's leaders and much of its citizenry have too often been willing to trade a full measure of speech freedom for the illusion of greater security. Our expressive liberties have been most endangered precisely when they should have been most engaged.
So it was in 1798 when American fears of an impending war with France were whipped up by the Federalist administration of President John Adams. Congress passed the first federal Sedition Act, which criminalized any malicious criticism of the government. No French sympathizers were ever found and prosecuted, but the act was enforced against members of Thomas Jefferson's Republican Party who challenged Federalist policies.
So it was in World War I when, fearing German-American spies, Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918. More than 2,000 prosecutions were brought under those laws before and after the armistice, and more than a thousand convictions were secured, almost all of them for questioning conventional beliefs that the American war effort was principled and righteous. A minister was sentenced to 15 years for preaching that the war was un-Christian. A newspaper editor served time for writing that the war was the work of Wall Street. And Eugene Debs was imprisoned for a similar "crime" -- declaring the war to be a capitalist plot. Not a single traitor was discovered, but political dissenters, pacifists, and labor radicals were silenced.
So it was again in World War II, when tragic trades of liberty for ostensible security were made during the 1940s with the West Coast relocation and internment of Japanese-Americans and with federal and state "witch-hunts" of socialists, fascists, and communists accused of conspiring against military recruitment or advocating the violent overthrow of government.
And the "devil's bargain" of liberty for security was struck once more between 1951 and 1956 as congressional McCarthyism supported the fanatical myth of communist governmental infiltration by suppressing unpopular political ideas and associations.
A Remarkable Compendium
These sordid chapters of American free speech history -- and several others -- are the subjects of Geoffrey R. Stone's masterful book, Perilous Times. Former dean of the University of Chicago Law School and lead author of a respected constitutional law casebook pored over yearly by thousands of American law students, Stone has applied his formidable talents to examining the political and legal battles over First Amendment rights of civic dissent in seven periods of American history: the "half-war" with France, the Civil War, the first and second World Wars, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and our current "war on terrorism."
The legal practitioner or jurist may be most intrigued by Stone's absorbing accounts of the factual backgrounds and rulings in seminal First Amendment wartime cases [from Masses, Schenck, Debs, and Abrams through Dennis and Yates to more current decisions that cast doubt on those precedents]. Happily, Stone's analysis of judicial doctrine is delivered in a dynamic and jargon-free prose style that enables lawyers and lay readers alike to understand the case law; and his critiques of the cases are thoughtful, poised, and evenhanded enough to ruffle the feathers of card-carrying liberals and code-carrying conservatives alike.
For the college or law student and the educated non-lawyer, Stone provides fascinating narratives of the sociopolitical contexts that set the stage for wartime free-speech struggles. Readers learn of the presidents (the purportedly speech-protective Lincoln versus the speech-repressive Adams, Wilson, Roosevelt, and Nixon), the attorneys general (the speech-respectful Frank Murphy, Robert Jackson, and Francis Biddle versus the speech-disrespectful John Mitchell), the federal lawmakers (from Rep. Matthew Lyon [R-Vt.], the first person indicted under the Sedition Act of 1798, to Rep. Martin Dies [D-Texas], the first chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Sen. Joseph McCarthy [R-Wis.], who conducted a Cold War campaign of character-assassination on scores of alleged Soviet spies), the educators (especially University of Chicago President Robert Maynard), and the activists (such as Vietnam War protester David Dellinger of the Chicago Seven fame) -- all of whom played prominent roles in First Amendment history.
Through colorful anecdotes on such figures, Stone demonstrates that our First Amendment freedoms depend not only on enlightened judges but also on a full spectrum of liberty-loving public officials and private citizens.
Perilous Times should also impress legal historians and constitutional scholars. It is exhaustively researched, and its detailed and informative endnotes comprise 132 pages of 8-point text. Academics accustomed to the obsessive-compulsive citation practices of university law reviews and legal practice journals will not be disappointed by Stone's thorough source authority.
Beyond those audiences, anyone who truly cares about the American culture of civil liberties will appreciate the critical lessons that emerge from this voluminous free-speech history. There are at least four such lessons.
First, our federal and state governments have suppressed political dissent most virulently when there was a collective sense of wartime threats to national security. Second, with the acuity of hindsight, thoughtful persons have seen that public officials, the media, and private citizens typically overreacted: real free-speech dangers were not as great as anticipated, and legitimate civic dissent paid an unacceptable price. Third, in the worst of these periods, public leaders intentionally fueled the fires of speech repression rather than tamping them down, often to serve their own partisan or personal interests. And fourth, to keep the First Amendment from turning cyclically into a dysfunctional myth in wartime, Americans must steel the national cultural psyche in advance.
Stone recommends, among other salutary steps, that Congress adopt rules and protocols (e.g., full committee investigation before enacting wartime legislation, "sunset" provisions for speech-restrictive measures, etc.) to check itself and the other branches of government from over-reacting to public fears and exaggerating free-speech perils. More importantly, Stone reminds us that a culture of free speech will require the efforts of all public and private institutions -- education, media, the legal profession, civil liberties organizations -- to teach the most important lesson in defense of civic dissent: that fear is the first enemy of freedom.
No work of this generous character is flawless, and Perilous Times has a few faults, albeit minor ones. For a volume that apparently aspires to encyclopedic stature, the book gives merely passing reference to the repressive experiences of anti-war dissenters in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Spanish-American War. To study those episodes, Stone's readers must turn to the excellent (and, sadly, out-of-print) book by Samuel Eliot Morison, Frederick Merk, and Frank Friedel, Dissent in Three American Wars (1970).
Furthermore, although Stone's opus recounts the violations of speech rights for a full range of radicals and minorities, it does not mention the overwhelming "chilling effects" on lesbian, bisexual, and gay expressive liberties caused by the Cold War purges of "Commie-Pinko-Queers" from federal and state bureaucracies. For example, an official report issued in 1950 by Republican National Chairman George Gabrielson charged: "Perhaps as dangerous as the actual communists are the sexual perverts who have infiltrated our government in recent years;" by April of that year, 91 homosexuals had been fired from the State Department alone, and others working in the public sector felt at risk. Nor does Stone address the Defense Department's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that operates today in our "war against terrorism." Such "anti-homosexual" measures are directed as much against sex acts as speech acts, of course, and applied as much in peacetime as in wartime; for those reasons alone, Stone might be forgiven any oversight. It is clear, however, that the definitive work on free-speech violations inflicted by America's Kulturkamp against its loyal LesBiGay citizens has yet to be written.
In the acknowledgements to Perilous Times, Stone recognizes two of his most significant mentors: former University of Chicago law professor Harry Kalven Jr., a celebrated free speech scholar, and Justice William J. Brennan Jr., one of the Supreme Court's greatest luminaries in First Amendment law. Stone puts it humbly: "I hope this book would have pleased them."
Given the monumental achievement of this work and its likely influence on future First Amendment thought, Stone can be confident that they would have been very pleased, indeed. For I suspect that this will be a book with a long and worthy history.
David M. Skover is a professor of constitutional law at Seattle University. He is the co-author (with Ronald Collins) of The Trials of Lenny Bruce (2002), The Death of Discourse (2nd edition, 2005), and a forthcoming book, entitled Dissent.
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The Tower of Babel was a tower built during the construction of the city of Babel, or which would later become the influential city of Babylon. The purpose of the Tower was for the people constructing Babel, to be able to give honor to themselves in order to keep themselves from scattering across the earth, planning for the tower to reach the skies. Though Noah and his family had been told to spread out, the people had stayed close for several years. Late in Noah's long life, his great grandson Nimrod was a leader in building several cities in the area between the Euphrates and Tigris river. In Hebrew, the names of Babel and Babylon (Greek spelling) are spelled the same, so it is to be assumed that the site for the tower was near the location of city that later went by that name.
The endeavor was in violation of God's command given to Noah and his family to fill the earth. As a result, He judged the descendants of Noah, still speaking his original language, by confusing the languages between the different family groups to make cooperation impossible. Nearby Ur would be the home of some of the descendants of Shem, probably including his son Arphaxad (spelling suggest Ur-phaxad). It was there that Abram (later named Abraham) would be born.


Tower of London – Grim History Set In Stone
I can never pass the Tower of London without shuddering for all the horror that took place behind its walls. People did not just have their heads lopped off – which must be something rather less than jolly. They were comprehensively tortured in ways that would make you faint to read about them. So although the Beefeaters – all ex-non-commissioned officers in the forces – look jolly and benevolent and tell a good yarn, never forget that this place saw some of the most horrid events of English history. A history that was far from bloodless.
The Tower of London was home to every monarch from William the Conqueror – the Norman who took over the country in 1066 by hammering Harold on his horse at Hastings with an ‘andful of arrers in his eye as a popular poem of the last century would have it – to Henry the VIII in the 16th Century who started the tradition of getting involved with other women which is still shown by certain sections of the Royal family to this day.
The Tower has also been the site of the Royal Mint, has housed public records, the Royal Menagerie and the Royal observatory. It is arguably the most famous, well preserved historical building in the world.
William the Conqueror started work on it three months after he arrived in 1066 and the Great Tower – later to become the White Tower when Henry III had the light stone which had been imported from Caen whitewashed – was built to let the Anglo-Saxon people know there was a new sheriff in town.
Initially it was earth and timber – there were stone walls still standing from the old Roman town of Londinium Augusta and they helped form a foundation.
In fact, John Stow in his epic ‘A Survey of London’, first published in 1598, refers to this although he says there is no documentary proof to support the theory.
But at the least you could say it is very probable that a fort of some kind has been there since the Roman Times and that at least some of the stones in the wall date from those times.
To this was added The Great Tower, now The White Tower and this is where the king moved in as a full time resident. The castle was always being added to and modified. It is a happy thought that if town planning had existed today there would be no Tower of London. There would be a mound of earth and some old stone walls. Today you can view the White Tower which was basically finished in 1097 and has on display a collection of armour and weapons.
Then there is the Bloody Tower where Richard III is supposed to have drowned the young prince Edward V and his younger brother in 1483 so he could claim the throne.
This is a piece of blatant propaganda that was written by William Shakespeare to curry favor with the monarchy. Richard III probably didn’t drown the princes and he certainly did not have a hump. For one alternative version read Josephine Tey’s ‘The Daughter of Time.’ Mark you, that is probably wrong as well but as no one knows the truth it is at least an acceptable theory.
Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned here from 1603 until 1616 during which time he wrote ‘The History of the World.’ He was more under house detention than actually imprisoned. He had two servants and his wife and his two sons sometimes came to stay with him.
He was released to lead an expedition to find the fictional El Dorado. He did not find it so when he returned he was executed as an encouragement to other explorers.
The moat became an open sewer until the Duke of Wellington, ever a man of direct action, had it drained.
The famous ravens do not hang around the tower of their own volition. They have their wings clipped. This does not lead to a friendly disposition and they are known to make quite scary attacks on visitors. Personally, I think they are dead souls haunting the castle but I am a Celt and ever superstitious.
One of the great attractions of the Tower are the Crown Jewels which are housed in the Duke of Wellington’s Barracks. Among them are The Royal Sceptre, containing the largest cut diamond in the world.
The Imperial State Crown, made in 1838 for the coronation of Queen Victoria and containing 3,000 precious stones including the second largest cut diamond in the world. And the Kohinoor diamond which is set in the crown made for the coronation of George VI’s queen, Elizabeth (the present Queen Mother) in 1937.
The people of India, from whom it was looted, would quite like it back. They are next in line to the Greeks who are waiting for the Elgin Marbles.
Nicking the Crown Jewels would be a great wheeze, although they would be very difficult to fence. In 1671 Colonel Thomas Blood managed to get the Jewels as far as the Wharf before he was arrested. He was punished with a Royal Pension which suggests the idea was that of Charles II, who at the time was running a bit short of the readies.
The few executions carried out at the Tower were on Tower Green. They have marked the spot where the block is supposed to have been with a bronze tablet. Unlike your normal public executions, which was the equivalent of the Cup Final, watching an execution at the Tower was for the very privileged.
So only the top – pardon the pun – miscreants were dramatically shortened in the Tower. The rest were carried out on Tower Hill, outside the Tower so that the thousands of spectators could have a better view.
One of the latest additions to the Tower is the History Gallery which was opened in 1978 for the Tower’s 900th Anniversary. It is enthralling although chilling. The Tower is an evil place.
They have the Ceremony of the Keys, which has been held at 10 o’clock every night for more than 700 years although there appears to have been one night in the Blitz of the second world war when the service was disrupted.
It is a most impressive ceremony if you can arrange to see it. This is not easy but well worth the effort.


J. N. Andrews Sculpture Points Students to Mission
Work Unveiled on April 25, 1993
by Jack Stenger, June 9, 1998, published in Focus Spring 1998
Work Unveiled on April 25, 1993
He stands over his trunk, countenance full of purpose, facing east toward a distant mission field. With an outstretched hand the figure points his children toward Europe, where together they would embark on a great adventure that would change history.
The man was John Nevins Andrews, the first official Adventist missionary. In 1874, he left Boston with his two children for Europe and together the heroic trio would establish the Adventist Church in Switzerland. They also started a missionary movement that would extend, eventually, to more than 200 countries around the globe.
In 1998, the university that bears his name immortalized Andrews' example. On April 25, a bronze sculpture of J.N. Andrews was unveiled before a crowd of 600 people on the Andrews campus. The sculpture, titled Legacy of Leadership, was sculpted by Alan Collins, an internationally known Adventist artist.
Collins said it is not without reason that his sculpture is positioned in front of Pioneer Memorial Church, pointing eastward, toward the James White Library and beyond. "In this educational context, students first study, then they go out to serve," he said.
Among the commissioned works by the British-born artist are The Good Samaritan at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif; a memorial for John F. Kennedy in Runnymede, England; and Regeneration, a 22-ft.-high symbolic form which stands before the Science Complex on the Andrews campus. A resident of Salinas, Calif., Collins was an art professor at Andrews in the 1970s. In recognition of the uplifting symbolism and excellence of his art, Andrews awarded the artist an honorary degree in 1988.
In 1993, the Alumni Association established a committee to raise funds for the sculpture. Loren Hamel, a Berrien Springs-based physician, chaired the effort. Alumni viewed the project as a reminder of the missionary origins of their school and the missionary aspirations of the school's namesake. "His whole life was dedicated to church service and mission. The sculpture points students to follow the Andrews' family example," said Rebecca May, Alumni Services director.
The "Legacy of Leadership" 1998 Alumni Homecoming Weekend celebrated the life of J.N. Andrews and his children. Throughout the weekend, Andrews memorabilia was on display in the Campus Center and a university-produced play titled "The Ablest in Our Ranks" brought to life the Andrews family adventures. The unveiling was the weekend's capstone event and more than 12 descendants of the missionary attended the Sabbath-morning ceremony, including Jean Andrews and Nevins Harlan, Andrews' great-granddaughter and great-grandson, respectively. Also attending was Chad Kirstein, a fourth-generation descendant and a junior architecture major at Andrews.
When placed on its limestone foundation, the bronze sculpture stands 10-feet tall. It depicts the single-parent father (Andrews' wife, Angeline, died in 1872) flanked by his two children, Charles, 16, and Mary, 12. The family is standing dockside in Boston, waiting for the ship that would take them to Europe. Prior to his pioneering missionary work, Andrews established himself as one of the early church's leading scholars. He served as the third General Conference president, was briefly the editor of The Review and Herald, and assisted in the development of several church doctrines including Sabbath observance, church organization and the state of the dead. Of him, Ellen Write wrote to the church in Switzerland, "We sent the ablest man in our ranks."
On special occasions, a grassy mall on the Andrews campus is lined by flags, each one representing the nations of the diverse Andrews student body. Now, at the end of this mall stands the sculpture of the man who started the Adventist missionary movement. The colorful scene is more than a picturesque backdrop for ceremony. It is the realized dream of John Nevins Andrews. Out of his missionary endeavor, was born a world church.
"I know of but one way: find a field of labor, ask God to help, take off your coat, and pitch into the work." — J.N. Andrews.


Today we celebrate the first day of 2015 and the 12th anniversary of Mormon Momma. We began as a hand-coded website with a manual blog. (Read that: posts pages were created and linked from the home page; comments were received by email and added manually to the pages (almost) daily. You can also read that: maintenance nightmare.)
As the oldest active blog in the Bloggernacle (and the second oldest whether active or not, I think) we are so happy to have you around and contributing to the ideas and community.
May this be a wonderful year for you and yours!


How One Must Understand the Separation of the Church from the State – both According to the U.S. Constitution and According to the Torah
How this question is deliberately twisted by political and religious leaders.
Let us begin with two official documents where the question of the relationship of church and state is examined.
From the American Declaration of Independence adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776:
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, ratified on December 15, 1791:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Read the rest of this entry


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Ornate carving can be commissioned from scratch or reproduced to match existing pieces / detail.
Replacement Capitals using existing details from original masonry.
McEwan Hall, Edinburgh
Replacement hoods to match original detail.
Our trusted specialist stone carvers were briefed to develop this design in keeping with the neo-gothic style. Creating these unique and beautiful gargoyles to compliment the ongoing restoration of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
This griffins head was to replace the original which was smashed by vehicle damage. The brass spear was also replaced with aged patina.
Replacement stone carved plinth at McEwan Hall, Edinburgh.
Carved by hand by our craftsman. We established the detail from the eroded in-situ piece.


Excerpt from Thailand’s Legendary Marijuana: The difference between Thai marijuana and most Vietnamese and Cambodian cannabis, was the difference between bathtub corn whiskey and single malt scotch. In 1967, one amazed DEA agent to called it “the Cuban cigar of the marijuana world.”
“Who can forget the first strange-looking Thai Sticks! Dense, seedless, stronger than a bull elephant. Years before sophisticated sinsemilla techniques were incorporated into the crop management of U.S. growers,” wrote High Times magazine, the journal of record for pot connoisseurs, “the Thais were, without effort, turning out a superior product.” What sold for $3 per kilo at the farm in Isan, easily fetched $4,000 a kilo in any city in the United States in the early 1970s.


878 Banff/Canmore Squadron
Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Every year on November 11, Canadians pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace.
We honour those who fought for Canada in the First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939-1945), and the Korean War (1950-1953), as well as those who have served since then. More than 2.3 million Canadians have served our country in this way, and more than 118,000 have died. They gave their lives and their futures so that we may live in peace.
Canada’s involvement in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and Canada’s efforts during military operations and peace efforts has always been fuelled by a commitment to protect the rights of others and to foster peace and freedom. Many Canadians have died for these beliefs, and many others have dedicated their lives to these pursuits. This willingness to stand up to protect human rights, freedom and justice remains one of Canada’s defining characteristics in the eyes of the world.
By remembering their service and their sacrifice, we recognize the tradition of freedom these men and women fought to preserve. They believed that their actions in the present would make a significant difference for the future, but it is up to us to ensure that their dream of peace is realized. On Remembrance Day, we acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of those who served their country and acknowledge our responsibility to work for the peace they fought hard to achieve.
During times of war, individual acts of heroism occur frequently; only a few are ever recorded and receive official recognition. By remembering all who have served, we recognize their willingly-endured hardships and fears, taken upon themselves so that we could live in peace.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada, https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng
How are cadets involved in Remembrance Day?
Cadets sale poppies in 3 communities in the Bow Valley: Exshaw, Canmore and Banff. Poppy Days take place the weekend prior to Remembrance Day. Schedule is as follow:
Friday evening: Exshaw (10-12 cadets and 3 parents with venicles)
Saturday: Banff and Canmore
Cadets are involved in school services. Specific cadets will be assign by CO for those services. If you have not been assigned, you do not participate in the service as a cadet.
Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Banff cadets attend Remembrance Day in Banff in am.
More details on ceremony can be found at Royal Canadian Legion #26 Colonel Moore Branch (Banff) https://banfflegion.ca/events-2/
Canmore and Exshaw cadets attend Remembrance Day in Canmore in am. Depending on numbers, some might go to Banff.
More details on ceremony can be found at Canmore Legion – Three Sister Branch #3 https://canmorelegion.ca/remembrance-day/
ALL CADETS take the Squadron bus to attend ceremony in Exshaw. Cadets are then driven back to HQ for parents pick up.
Please refer to calendar for specific timings and dress.


Thankfully though, we’ve come a long way and are actually seeing the line dividing duties and actions, being blurred. And although we have a long way to go, we’ve definitely come a long way as well! With that being said, here are 11 things that women were not allowed to do back in the 50’s and 60’s:
1. Have a bank account
It sounds ridiculous, right? But a woman could only have a bank account if her husband’s name was on it. This changed when the Equal Credit Opportunity Act was introduced in 1974.
2. Be on the jury
It eventually became illegal, but many states in the U.S. were opposed to having women serve on the jury.
3. Practice law
It didn’t happen till 1971 that women were allowed to fight a case on behalf of a client. They were allowed to go to school for law, but unfortunately, couldn’t put there education into practice.
4. Make use of birth control pills
There was very limited control over their own body until the 60’s when contraceptive was approved. But surprisingly, many states continued to ban it for the next few years.
5. Take maternity leave
It would be a pleasant surprise to have a woman working back in those times. But if they got pregnant, then they’d be forced to quit. This continued until the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was passed in 1978.
6. Breastfeed in public
Women faced discrimination for breastfeeding in public, until this discrimination became illegal.
7. Attend an Ivy League University
Popular institutions like Harvard, Yale and Princeton wouldn’t allow women to enrol until the late 60’s into the early 70’s.
8. Attend a Military Academy
West Point Academy didn’t admit women until 1976.
9. Participate in the Boston Marathon
It was an all-male event until 1972.
10. Serve on the front lines
Everyone knows all the hard work women put into serving their countries in the military. But shockingly enough, they were allowed to serve in combat until 2013!
11. Become an astronaut.
NASA wouldn’t hire women until Sally Ride was roped in, in 1978.
Did you find this list as surprising as we did? If so, share it with family and friends, and especially all the accomplished women in your life!
Article source: LittleThings.


When it comes to style for men, the 1940s are considered the time when men could finally be considered a gentleman. Practicality was one of the main values that the war reminded us of in all aspects of our lives. The clothing was simple and plain, and there was an absence of fancy accessories. The start of Hollywood was as well during this time. for men This article discusses certain trends that led to the ’40s being an exciting decade for male style.
In the 1990s, hip-hop and grunge subcultures were ablaze, and influenced the popular culture. The youth-focused styles were in direct opposition to the excesses that had been prevalent in the past two decades. Jeans, t-shirts, and jeans were now the norm. Trainers and hoodies became very prominently displayed. The trend was a catalyst for the transition into an informal work attire, and was especially loved by males.
The casual workwear style was first introduced in the 90s. These were the first casual outfits used by workers. The clothes could be paired with jeans, turtlenecks, Polo shirts, and jean jackets but they were surprisingly conservative. The time was when young people began to embrace hip-hop and sportswear as most essential pieces of their wardrobe. This was the time when the sportswear uniform was a popular trend.
The ’70s brought about the beginning of a new age in male fashion. Due to travel convenience and the convenience of traveling, prices for synthetic fabrics decreased significantly, and anyone was able to wear what they wanted. Fashions became more casual, and men began to sport more vibrant sporting wear and graphic print button-downs. The casual clothing of men was popular in the 1980s. The advent of hoodies and jeans young people embraced sportswear and college attire.
The decade of the ’90s saw the advent of fast-fashion. Globalization and outsourcing led to a reduction in the price of clothing and the demise of classes dependent on how much money consumers spent. The fashion of the 1990s for men was heavily influenced by leather, puffy jackets and tracksuits. “Futuristic” style continued to be the dominant fashion choice for men over the next ten years.
The ’90s saw men wearing three-piece suits in style. The suits had a broad lapel and slim pants. Additionally, they were wearing high-rise waistcoats. The 1980s saw neckties became wider, while the shirts became more rounded and longer. Fashion for men in the 1990s evolved with the advent of athletic fashion. Fashionistas of this decade have revolutionized the men’s fashion industry.
In the 1980s, simplicity was the dominant theme. Men wore lighter and less formal clothes, which meant they were more functional. The casual suit was an unibreasted jacket with slim lapels and a fitted trouser. It also includes the button-down top, which has a an elongated collar, as well as a button-down shirt. The trousers are short and tieless. The shirt was styled with boaters and leather shoes. These styles are in fashion, male clothing has evolved over the past century.


History of Lucas In Birmingham
The man who was to become know as "The King of the Road"
after one of his most famous products, and who founded an empire
which he ruled like a strict but benevolent father, came from humble
beginnings which he never forgot
It is thought that Joseph Lucas received only a part-time education
at the Sunday school for boys and girls opened by George Dawson,
the great teacher and clergyman, in Helena Street ,round the corner
from his Church of the Saviour in Edward Street
The school opened when Joseph was aged about 13,by which time he
was already an apprentice with the firm of silversmiths,H.& G.R. Elkington.
For this reason he would only have had time to attend classes on a Sunday.
Throughout his life he was embarrassed by his erratic spelling
a subject on which his son Harry used to rebuke him and disliked
having to write letters. Even so, he was not short on drive and
natural buiness acumen.
After completing his Apprenticeship and becoming an electro-plater
journeyman, Joe did not stay with the firm.
He is believed by some to have worked for a carriage lamp-maker
and also to have been out of work for a time after he married Emily Stevens.
Joseph Lucas and Emily Steven, Emily was his first wife.
Pictured in daguerreotype after their wedding in 1854
During that period of unemployment he and his wife, like many others
of the time, sought refuge in drink until one day he vowed he would never
drink again. It was a vow which he kept and which, ironically, led to his death.
Joseph bought a basket skip on wheels and a cask of paraffin and set off
round the streets of Hockley selling the oil. Later, in 1860 he also started
selling Buckets, shovels, scoops,and galvanised chamber pots.
For 12 years he recorded his sales in a notebook, which still servives.
Gradudually he increased the range of wares he trundled around.
By 1869 he had moved to 67 Carver Street, and appeared in White's
"Birmingham Directory" as a lamp and oil Dealer.
An entry in the notebook that year is the first mention of lamps,
the things which were to turn Lucas from a small-time trader to a major
industrialist and a man of substance. At this stage, however, he was buying
lamps from the makers and selling them wholesale.


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Suffolk House is a stunning example of an Anglo-Indian garden house and Malaysia’s only surviving Georgian Mansion, originally built in the early 1800s. For decades Suffolk House had a glittering career as the home of successive British Governors. The winner of the 2008 Award of Distinction in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation this extensively and passionately restored mansion is now a “must visit” destination for everyone who comes to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of George Town, Penang.


History of the Canton Goodfellows
In the 1940’s Edward Hauk and Robert Waldecker, Canton residents who were volunteers with the Plymouth Goodfellows, decided to form the Canton Goodfellows. In the early years, there was no paper sale. The two men went door-to-door asking for donations to help the needy.
In 1954 a paper was established and printed to be sold for donations that would support the Goodfellows program and fulfill our goal of “
NO CANTON CHILD WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS”.
In the early days there were only a few families in need; however, the program has grown dramatically in recent years. In 1985, assistance was provided to 42 families. In 2011, there were 459 children in 150 families and 30 seniors who were recipients of Goodfellow baskets.


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The first church erected in Mahone Bay according to M.B. DesBrisay’s “History of the County of Lunenburg”, was a Union building commenced July 17, 1833. Four denominations worshipped here in turn – Lutherans, Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists. The Lutheran trustee was Peter Strum.
The Rev. W.W. Bowers, of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland, was called in 1863 and served the large body of Lutherans, most of them in the Mahone Bay area. He began his duties on December 1, 1863.
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Mahone Bay was first fully organized as a District Congregation on June 6, 1864, when the following persons were chosen as officers of the church: Nathan Kedy, Thomas Ernst (my great-great grandfather), Phillip Aulenbach, Frederick Ernst, and James Hiltz.
On October 20, 1866, a motion was made, quoting from the minutes, “to proceed to erect a new Lutheran Church building in Mahone Bay”. The motion was carried unanimously and it was noted that “money already collected for such an endeavour was $1,263.00.”
Also on the same date, a new Compact was entered into as follows:
“We whose names are hereunto subscribed, being adherents of the Evangelical Lutheran Church do agree to write ourselves together as a distinct Congregation to be called the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mahone Bay, Lunenburg Col, Nova Scotia, and do agree to call the Rev. W.W. Bowers, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland…We bind ourselves to abide by the Constitution and By-Laws of the Church…We obligate ourselves to pay for the yearly support of our Pastor the sums set opposite our respective names in this book.”
To which agreement are appended the names of Phillip Aulenbach and thirty-six others, each guaranteeing the sum of $32.40, totalling $1,166.40 for the year!
The original church building was erected “near to the water’s edge and was 38 feet by 50 feet with a 20 foot post, a gallery, and a graceful spire, furnished with a bell.”
On October 3, 1870, the members of Mahone Bay and vicinity met and appointed the Rev. W.W. Bowers, Chairman, and David Ernst, Secretary. By a 2/3 vote, the meeting resolved to adopt a Constitution of 10 Articles. The Council working with Pastor Bowers was composed of Phillip Aulenbach, George Ernst, Thomas Ernst, Nathaniel Ernst, Frederick Ernst, Stephen Schlagenweid, Alexander Hamm, Harry Ernst, Josiah Bruhm, Nathan Kedy, John Ernst, and Alexander Lantz.
On September 8, 1873, a Congregational meeting agreed on the following resolution:
“That the congregation will join the Pittsburgh Synod and thereby the General Conference, and that until a new English Minister arrives, the Lutheran Church in Mahone Bay shall be open every Sunday morning and evening for Prayer Meetings.”
In 1876 the Rev. J.A. Scheffer was called from Delmont Charge, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Pastor Scheffer began his ministry on July 16, 1876. He was the first English-speaking pastor and the first to minister alone to all the needs of the parish. During his ministry the records show an increase from 32 Communicants in 1876 to 346 in 1885!
In 1876 the first Church records were kept in Mahone Bay. Previously statistics were recorded in Lunenburg with their church records.
The first baptism was that of Minnie Maude Halimore on July 29, 1876, infant daughter of William and Charlotte (Hirtle) Halimore. The sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. David Hirtle.
The first marriage was solemnized on March 3, 1877, and joined in Holy Matrimony James Alvin Eisenhauer, Newburn, and Eliza Jane Minnich, Petite Riviere.
The Rev. D. Luther Roth wrote the following in his “History of the Lutheran Church in Nova Scotia”:
“On Christmas evening, 1876, the Rev. Mr. Scheffer with his Sunday School at Mahone Bay under the guidance of Rev. Mr. Roth, held a Christmas Festival with addresses from the Clergy of Conference, excellent music, and a finely illuminated and tastefully decorated Christmas tree, as far as we know the first in any Church in the Province. The Rev. Mr. Roth has cause to remember it for his house narrowly escaped being burned to the ground while he was with his wife attending upon it!”
The first Catechetical Class numbered 22 members and was confirmed on April 1, 1877. On January 1, 1890, the congregation voted to build a parsonage not to exceed the cost of $1,500.00, and was completed before the end of the Rev. Jacob Maurers’ ministry in St. John’s Parish.
On January 1, 1903, the annual congregational meeting voted $4,000.00 for renovating and improving the church and building a Sunday School area in connection with it.
The following August, the cornerstone was laid. The cornerstone contained the elements of the Lord’s Supper, coins – all bearing the image of King Edward VII (1902), the Constitution and Charter of the Congregation, Church Almanac of 1903, a Church Book, The Lutheran (a magazine of the church), the Signal, and the Progress-Enterprise.
By December 26, 1912, the mortgage was paid off and a month later St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church held Jubilee Services.
On January 3, 1926, the pipe organ was purchased for $5,000.00 and was dedicated with Miss Gladys Conrad at the console. Sermons were by the Rev. F.L. Wartzell, the Rev. George P. Endy, and the Rev. George Innis.
In 1947, organ chimes were dedicated to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Henry and Eleanor Hirtle. The Chimes were donated by their children.
Other significant dates in the history of St. John’s include the year of 1955, when the church parking lot was constructed. In 1965 and 1970 new additions to the Sunday School were completed. In 1982 the Sacristy of the church was renovated in memory of Wilbert and Bessie Ernst. The Sunday School hall was remodelled in the same year thanks to a bequest from Gladys Nellie Maude Ernst. In 1986 the chimes were electronically connected to speakers in the steeple and dedicated in memory of Arthur Ernst. In 1991, the Mahone Bay Parish, consisting of four congregations, was dissolved by a duly constituted vote of the congregation of St. John’s. The congregation once again became a single and distinct congregation on its own. In 2010 the Sunday School, offices, and kitchen were renovated and a new side entry with a wheelchair lift was built.
(Written by Mrs. Elizabeth Ernst)


Romania celebrated its hundredth birthday in 2018 marking the unification of all the Romanian provinces. The union of Transylvania, Bessarabia, and Bukovina with the Old Kingdom of Romania in one state took place in 1918, in the aftermath of World War I. The nation celebrated its 100th year with numerous events in Romania and all around the world.
Great Union Day is celebrated annually on December 1, being Romania's national day. Despite cold temperatures, tens of thousands of Romanians turned out December 1 to celebrate 100 years since the nation became a modern-day state. Romanians showed up for large military parades in Bucharest and Alba Iulia, the Transylvanian city that is a symbol of the reunification.
Migration abroad is one of the most important trends defining modern Romania and the people who left the country have shaped new realities.
Dr. Alexander R. Marmureanu is one of Romanians making their native country proud. Dr. Marmureanu remains devoted to his roots and is humble about his success, always saying that is the result of a good education, hard work, right timing and, of course, help from above.


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Anthropology (ANT) courses
ANT 645 Cultural Resource Management
An examination of laws and regulations pertaining to the preservation of American history and culture and the professional management and preservation of ethnic, historic, and prehistoric cultural resources. May be taught concurrently with ANT 545. Cannot receive credit for both ANT 645 and ANT 545.
ANT 795 Directed Readings in AnthropologyPrerequisite: permission of instructor.
Supervised readings in preparation for a practicum or thesis project.


Largely undamaged in World War II, the stadium has been used for concerts and as a home field for the city's Bundesliga club, Hertha BSC Berlin. The stadium was used during the 1974 World Cup, which was held in and won by West Germany, but not for the final. That Germany has chosen a place so freighted with symbolism to stage the World Cup final attests to how far it has come in confronting its past. After the games, the Olympic Sports Complex remains only a shell of its former self.
- The Panathenaic still holds the distinction of being the only stadium in the world made entirely of marble.
- It’s the stadium that seems to never close, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum broke ground in 1921 and hosted two Olympic Games, and should be part of the 2028 Olympics when they return to Los Angeles.
- From 1967 to 1982, the team dropped in the standings and frustrated fans with repeated trade and draft blunders.
- Afterward, well, it wasn’t like everyone was going to flock to a track racing arena to watch people ride bikes for hours.
- In this era, things got so bad, groups of fans, such as the Boos Brothers, organized impromptu performances among the crowds who still turned out.
Berlin hosted the Summer Olympics in 1936, mainly from the Olympiastadion Berlin, or Olympic Stadium. And I only mention it because I do get genuinely pissed off when people blindly believe some clickbaity bullshit. There's really no excuse for ignorance in the internet age, but it's still easier to find a nun wearing a strap-on than it is to go a day without encountering someone who is a complete and utter turd. These are dotted around Berlin, and probably other places in Germany too. It's a marker outside a residential property that identifies the homes former Jewish occupant, the date that the Nazis came and whisked them away in the night, and the camp where they were killed.
Even before the tournament, they had forced usa kungfu studio several Jews out of German sports clubs and the national team. Part-Jewish fencer Helene Mayer was a notable exception, winning a silver Olympic medal for the country that persecuted her. The Nazis, considerate souls that they were, ensured that all the constructed buildings would go back to the Wehrmacht after the games. The Olympic Village, 14km west of Olympiastadion, built between 1934 and 1936, and abandoned since the last Russian soldiers left in 1992. That notion was knocked on the head when a member of a supposed inferior race proved superior to the rest.
Venues Of The 1936 Winter Olympics
Other sites used in the games have since been left to the elements. The Juan Antonio Samaranch Olympic Hall was rebuilt in 1999, with the help of a donation from the International Olympic Committee. The Japan National Stadium opened in 2016 on the grounds of the original stadium, and it was the hub for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Now that Beijing is once again hosting the Olympics, the National Stadium will be the site of the opening and closing ceremonies.
Montreal Olympic Stadium
While anti-Semitic signage and Nazi propaganda were removed during the event, there was no hiding the sentiment that was almost tangible in the country at the time. Ultimately, this was rebuked by the United States’ decision to send 18 African Americans to the games. This group ended up winning 14 of 56 U.S. medals, including four gold medals for track and field phenom Jesse Owens.
With a view to establishing his Nazi ideology and providing "proof" of the superiority of the Aryan race to the whole world, he took advantage of the international influence of this event to intensify his propaganda. Following the 1928 Summer Olympics, Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium was used for several sporting events—from soccer to motorcycle racing. It received major renovations in 1996, and still regularly hosts sporting events. Built for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, this watercourse was left to become a dried out, overgrown pit. Other venues have been abandoned because of Greece’s poor economic state.
Deserted Olympic Stadiums To Forever Avoid And 10 That Didn't Go To Waste
The Olympiastadion Berlin served as a host for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final. Located on the edge of Berlin in Elstal, Wustermark, the Village was home to over 4,000 athletes during the games. Here athletes would be welcomed to gyms, swimming pools, large dining halls and more, all designed to enhance their Olympic experience.
The modern view shows the location where the special seating area was built for Adolf Hitler and visiting dignitaries . However, the remodeling of the stadium removed Hitler's own box. The head of Germany's propaganda ministry, Josef Goebbels, saw the advantage of going ahead — sort of.


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The History of the village Prakovce
In 1368 a Hungarian king Louis I. ordered a revision of Gelnica town vicinity. Property which was found in this village and also Villa Praktonis were again belonged to the town Gelnica. This revision is the first written mention of the village Prakovce at all.
We cannot find out how Gelnica was got with their communities into a serfish relation to noble family Zapolsky. In 1527 a Hungarian monarch Ferdinad l. granted Jan Zapolsky´s property to the Comorian earl and the main royal cashier Alexis Thurzo. Gelnica with Villa Praktonis together with other municipalities passed into the property Thurzos.
At the beginning of the 16 century the most significant owner of the village Prakovce certainly was Alexi l. Thurzo, who held high administrative and economic functions in the country. He died in 1543.
Alexei ll. Thurzo is another prominent member of Thurzo rich family and he had a direct influence on Prakovce and the iron smithy which was first mention in 1586. Anton Roll is considered for their founder and Alexei ll. Thurzo ordered his services in this locality. Anton Roll (Rholl) was according to available sources a grand enterpriser living in Levoča. He managed all production and working-out and export of iron, copper and silver ore around Spiš.
Alexei ll. Thurzo died in 1594 and all his property gradually inherted his four sons.The last of the sons, Stanislav lll. Thurzo, was elected for the royal Palatine of Hungary in May 1622. Except sons Alexei ll. Thurzo had also one daughter Susan about who we nearly know nothing but she is important for the history of the village. Susan´s daughter, who married Stephen Csaky, inherited all Thurzas property including Prakovce after extincion Spis branch of Thurzo.
A noble family Csaky comes to Spis at the beginning of 17th century. Gender – based wealth put Stephen Csaky´s wife Eva nee Forgach. She inherited it as a granddaughter when Thurzo extinct in the male. Decisive for Spis Csaky was 1702 whe there was a huge asset division and dividing into various branches of family. Then it arised Kosice – Budatin branch. Just from it emerged Csaky – Pallavicin family ( the second transylvanian branch) and also a separate Kosice family from which comes Csaky of Prakovce. Csaky made use of their property for the agriculture and forestry purposes. This is also confirmed in Prakovce where according to an extract from the cadastre they owned the extensive lands. Prakovce are also one of the few exceptions to the using of property. Csaky devoted to the processing of iron in the ironworks what in their case was quite unusual. An atypical gender metallurgical activity associated with Prakovce and Kosice- Budatin Csaky branch because other branches of this noble family did not occupy the mining or processing of iron. But Csaky not always showed interest in the development of iron production in Prakovce nevertheless they maintained a plant in operation and they never put them into rental.
In those days there were many mines and iron smithy in the valley of Hnilec from Stratena to Jaklovce and its mountain tributaries, but from of all the largest development was seen by Prakovce. For several centuries the first were the moving furnaces and hand – held hammers then Slovak iron-mill furnaces with a water-powered made the basis of production and processing of iron. In 1805 was built smelter Ironworks Lyudmila named after Lyudmila Lazanska the wife of Earl Stephen Csaky.
Since 1760 the ironworks in Prakovce, which had Slovak furnaces and iron smithy, worked constantly with no major breaks and Hnilec valley is becoming an important part of the iron industry in Slovakia.


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USS Edsall DD-219 Front Pages March 25, 1942: Front page of the Joplin Globe, Joplin, Missouri announcing the loss of USS Edsall DD-219 and USS Pillsbury DE-133. Many Destroyer Escorts are Asbestos Exposure Sites for â¦ The second USS Pillsbury (DE-133) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1960. USS Pillsbury (DD-227) was a Clemson class destroyer that served with the Asiatic Fleet from 1922, and was sunk by Japanese surface ships on 2 March 1942, after apparently attacking a much larger Japanese force.
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The short film below shows some fascinating images of Afghanistan, shot by a dear friend and colleague of mine, Marc Perry. Marc was held hostage in his accommodation in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013, and this film marks the release of the book that tells his story: Freedom at 4AM.
I was honoured to be one of the first people to own a copy and to read it. It was compelling, terrifying, eye-opening and heart-breaking. I’m extremely proud to know and to have worked with such a talented and brave journalist.


The only way they have determined the date for Amun Ra's existance as the Egyptian King, is the hydrophilic found in the 'City of Kings'. Papyrus was a large reed on the Delta that was used to make many thingsincluding paper. When Ra turned thirty, he decided to get baptized. The Book of Amun-Ra was used by Evelyn and Jonathan to summon and control the mummified soldiers and also to take away the immortality of Imhotep. The Book of Amun-Ra (or the Book of the Living) was sought out by Evelyn Carnahan in 1926, as Evelyn had set up an expedition to find it, an expedition which included. Many people think this may be a representation of ancient Thebes. Langdon went on to explain how George Washington, too, prayed to Amun. . The Valley of the Kings was built here. As of 2017, the book free casino slots online automat was last seen housed in the relic collection. She helped control power of Egypt with her husband, and was a very famous Queen in Ancient Egyptian times.
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The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis that happened between 1979 and 1981, involving America and Iran. Iran became angry with America because they had different political views, and Iran thought that America offended the Shah. Iranian students raided the U.S embassy in Tehran, Iran. They called themselves Imam's disciples. They took 66 Americans hostage. Six other Americans were forced into hiding with their families. People in the U.S. tied yellow ribbons around their trees, and sent 250,000 Christmas cards to the hostages.
The hostages were treated fairly well, and were accepted as guests by the Iranians. They had warm running water, bath tubs,and showers. It was almost impossible to escape because guards were patroling the hallways with either an automatic rifle or a machine gun. The food the hostages ate was usually canned goods heated up in the microwave. When the food reached the hostages, it was usually cold. The hostages were not allowed to speak to one another. Television was allowed only rarely. On some days, the hostages were taken outside for thirty minutes to an hour to enjoy some fresh air and exercise. The hostages' location was frequently changed for security reasons. There were long periods of time between mail deliveries.
On November 4,1979, 6 Americans escaped from Iran, and on November 19 and 20, 1979, 13 hostages were released, and 1 was released in July,1980. The 52 that were left were released on January 20, 1981 due to illnesses after 444 days of being held hostage. The hostages were released only minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in to be the 40th President of the United States. The "hostage takers" waited until after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president, because they didn't want to release them to the 39th President, Jimmy Carter. Though it seems like a happy ending, some hostages were killed during the crisis, but most of them returned safely back to their families.


Coming of age as a young Maasai in Africa required a series of rituals, followed up by an act of extreme courage. If you were successful and didn’t die in the process you became a Maasai warrior earning the respect of the tribe. This was the practice for centuries. It was not questioned as right or wrong but was the expected goal of every young boy.
The wreck of the 'Hermes' is also a popular Bermuda wreck site. There was a large Lion Fish waiting for me when I arrived. Shortly after that he was speared and later met me for lunch. Lion fish are delicious! The 'Hermes' was a U.S. Coast Guard WWII buoy tender that was sunk as an artificial reef in 1985.
Fore more information about Lion Fish in Bermuda, check out the Lion Fish Task Force.
We were diving off a small, remote island called Mayaguana, the easternmost island in the district of the Bahamas. The diving there wasn't that good. There's about 30 local residents and not much in the way of services. They have medical folks who show up about once a month. I'm swimming along and there's a good size lobster walking across the sand so I grabbed him. He didn't make it to the dinner table, I let him go.
The island of Bermuda is a wreck dive paradise. The island is surrounded by ship wrecks of all types. The 'Mary Celestia' is one of the more famous wrecks. The ship was a steam powered side paddle boat and was sunk in 1864. This is a photo of Pam next to what's left of one of the paddle wheels. The ship was running guns for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The Confederates would trade cotton with the English for guns and then run the blockade back to the south. She was a victim of the many reefs around the island.
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Beekeeping has always been a rural based activity and in South Kildare a Beekeepers Association has been functioning for over 60 years. On the 19th of March 1930 the South Kildare Beekeepers Association was founded. Some of the founding members were Fr. M.J. Kinnane C.C.; Brother P. Dolan Superior C.B.S.; Pat Guilfoyle, Fortbarrington; Charles Chambers, Farmhill; F.B. Youell; Anthony Reeves, Reevesmount; and W.A. Tyndall, Horticultural Instructor in Naas. In May 1930 Fintan Brennan joined and became Secretary of the Association.
Fr. Kinnane was the Associations first Chairman and he organised demonstrations and lectures in beekeeping. South Kildare was the first Beekeepers Association in Ireland to establish standards for bottled honey. The Policy of producing a high grade bottled honey rather than sectioned honey was adopted by the Association. Honey from the local hives was bottled with a label bearing the name of the Association and a map of Ireland with an individual number allocated to each honey producer. Honey from South Kildare was despatched to all parts of Ireland and Jacobs, the biscuit manufacturers and the Monument Creameries, both of Dublin, were buyers of substantial quantities of the product.


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They have to start that way because they are stories about "magical and imaginary beings and lands" that obviously, never really happened.
In stark contrast, we have Luke 2 and the events described in it.
They really happened.
And in Luke 2:1-4, God, through Luke, drops a pretty big historical name - Caesar Augustus.
"In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David..."
With that name, we've got a person, time and place in the timeline of history whose existence and power are not disputed. He really lived.
Caesar really ordered a census and Joseph and Mary really went to Bethlehem to register. No "once upon a time" here. These aren't magical and imaginary beings and lands. This was God and Nazareth and Bethlehem and Caesar and Mary and Joseph.
God showed off in a spectacular way during this real historical time with these real historical people. He caused movement of people and events on a world wide scale!
That is our very big God.
Our very real God moved - and is moving still - in our/your very real world.


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Once again, we called on Jeff Lok to create a logo - this one to mark the Fifth Anniversary of the New England Golden Jubilee. The inspiration for the design was found in a moment in time when we had just lost our oldest Golden, Ginger, to hemangio sarcoma. Ginger had helped us plan the first ever New England Golden Jubilee. She loved the event and oversaw its activities as only a grande dame could. We arrived at Dog Mountain for the second Jubilee without her and with broken hearts. After a bit of a walk and just as we came over a hill, there it was -a rainbow perfectly framing Nutmeg, Andy and Grant as they romped about. It was in this moment that our loss became our strength. Our boy Andy, who is a Hero in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, is featured in the logo design.


Born in Meulaboh, West Aceh in 1854, Teuku Umar is one of Indonesia’s national heroes. Noted, the man who is believed to have a unique tactic against the invaders have been leading the guerrilla war in Aceh since 1873 until 1899. Teuku Umar itself a Minangkabau descent. His grandfather, Datuk Makdum Sati, known meritorious against the Sultan of Aceh.
Teuku Umar has a daredevil nature. He was also known to be intelligent and pang surrender, and have a hobby fight. When he was 19 years and was appointed as Power keuchik Meulaboh, Aceh war broke out. Teuku Umar then joined the fighters in the village until the Aceh Barat.
A year later Teuku Umar release the bachelor Nyak Sofiah, children Uleebalang Glumpang. And because they want to increase the degree, he then married again with a daughter named Commander Sagi XXV Mukim Nyak Malighai for which he received a degree Teuku and blessed with a daughter named Cut Xylophone were born in refugee camps. Not only that, in 1880 Teuku Umar re-married. This time with the daughter of his uncle, Ibrahim Lamnga widow named Teuku Cut Nyak Dien. Both then fought alongside attacked Dutch posts in Krueng.
Teuku Umar had made peace with the Dutch in 1883. However, one year later the war re-ignited in between. 9 years later, in 1893, Teuku Umar began to find a way to beat the Netherlands on the ‘inside’. He then pretended to be a stooge Netherlands. This action to make the Cut Nyak Dien was furious because confused and embarrassed.
For his services to subdue some defense post in Aceh, Teuku Umar won the trust Netherlands. He was then given the title of Johan Pahlawan and given the freedom to form their own forces numbered 250 heavily armed soldiers from the Netherlands. The Dutch do not know, if it was only a trick Teuku Umar alone who has collaborated with the fighters in Aceh before. Shortly thereafter, Teuku Umar even given again an additional 120 soldiers and
17 commanders including Pangleot as his right hand.
March 30, 1896, Teuku Umar came out of military service Netherlands. This is where he then launched an attack based on his war tactics and strategy. Joint forces are already equipped with 800 guns, 25,000 bullets, 500 kg of ammunition and money 18 thousand dollars, Teuku Umar who dibandu Teuku Muhammad Polem Commander David and 400 of his followers massacred Netherlands. Noted, there are 25 people were killed and 190 injured from the Netherlands.
Gubuernur Deykerhof as a substitute for the Governor Ban Teijn who has given credence to Teuku Umar had been hurt because it has betrayed Teuku Umar. He then ordered Van Heutsz joint forces to capture the magnitude of Teuku Umar. Sortie into Meulaboh area that is fatal Teuku Umar. He was shot and killed in battle, precisely in Kampung Mugo, on February 10, 1899.
More than 70 years later, the Indonesian government awarded Teuku Umar as a national hero through Presidential Decree No. 087 / TK / 1973 dated November 6, 1973. The name of this brave heroes also made the name of the street in major cities.


Mississippi’s Unofficial Cultural Capital
Like any beautiful jewel, the MSU Riley Center deserves a great setting. Historic downtown Meridian provides exactly that, with great dining, a spectacular hotel, local craft beers and other libations, intriguing museums, and can’t-miss shopping.
A 1920s Art Deco skyscraper now houses The Threefoot Hotel, Meridian. Locally owned restaurants for pre-show dining include Mississippi’s oldest, Weidmann’s, and Harvest Grill, with its ever-changing chef’s creations. If you have a taste for Thai, Jamaican jerk chicken, or Italian food, you’ll find that nearby too. Beer aficionados will love Threefoot Brewing and Brickhaus Brewtique.
The Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience, affectionately known as The MAX, is one of five distinctive downtown museums. And save time to shop the dozen-plus locally owned boutiques for clothing, gifts – even guitars or premium cigars.
History and Renovation
In the late 1800s, I. Marks and half brother Levi Rothenberg saw tremendous potential in Meridian. So they built the Grand Opera House and the Marks Rothenberg department store as complements to each other in the heart of downtown. Meridian was a logical stop on the railroad between New Orleans and Chicago and was on the verge of being quite a cosmopolitan city. Marks and the Rothenberg brothers—Levi, Sam, and Marks—were genuinely interested in enhancing Meridian’s arts and cultural offerings, as well as in making what they considered a wise investment.
The term “grand opera house” came from the theater guidebook of that time period and designated theaters that met certain qualifications in terms of the structure. Many people mistakenly think that only operas were held in the theater. In fact, the opera house was host to some of the most popular traveling shows of that time, including vaudeville, minstrel shows, and even some of the earliest silent movies. Like other opera houses of its day, it was adversely affected by the introduction of contemporary movie theaters and closed its doors in 1927. Tied up in lawsuits for decades, the Grand Opera House was left virtually untouched from the time of its closure, making restoration to its original beauty possible. Historic preservationists were thrilled to find the theater largely intact, with exquisite woodwork, wainscoting, remnants of over 60 different wall coverings, and the original lambrequin hanging above the stage.
While the Grand Opera House closed, the department store continued to operate under various forms and ownership until 1990. At some point in the early 1960s, the exterior of the Marks Rothenberg building was covered with metal siding, as was the trend to “modernize” buildings at that time, making them devoid of the very character and rich architecture that made them so special. Starting in the 1980s, a portion of the siding was removed to unveil the beautiful windows and intricate brick and mortar design, giving the community a sense of what the building could be again. Over the next two decades, efforts increased to save the Grand Opera House and restore the Marks Rothenberg building for new use.
Area community leaders and Mississippi State University began to articulate a vision for the theater and adjoining Marks Rothenberg and Newberry buildings. The project got its real momentum in January 2000, when The Riley Foundation made the anchor $10 million contribution to restore the buildings. The contribution was made with a stipulation that Mississippi State University own and operate the center. Other donations by local, state, and federal agencies followed. In total, the project represents a $25 million restoration effort. Master planning started in 2002; demolition work began in spring 2003, with construction work starting later that same year. The center opened in September 2006.


The Organs of Christ Church
Until the year 1873, Christ Church had to be content with a harmonium. Mrs Hancoke, the vicar’s widowed daughter played this and the piano in the numerous Penny Readings and musical evenings in the Assembly Rooms. Brunel White’s tenor voice contributed to these events. He was happy to sing either sentimental or comic songs.
The Journal dated 31st January 1873 reported that over 100 people attended the Annual Supper given by the Archdeacon to the joint choirs of Christ Church and St David’s. The venue was Bridge Street School. The curate of St David’s was quite a musician. He was renowned for his lectures on the history and theory of music, tracing the development from Greeks and Romans. to the present time.
In January ,1873 a new and powerful organ costing nearly £400 was donated to Christ Church by Valentine Davis and Mr Parnell. The order was given to Thompson and Shacail who employed Gray and Davison (London) to construct the instrument. It was a magnificent organ with powerful stops, built of the best metal and encased in handsomely designed stained deal. Videon Harding, organist of St Peter’s was invited to give the first recital on the new organ to a Church filled to capacity with its own parishioners and representatives of all religious bodies in the town. The programme commenced with Haydn’s “The Heavens are telling” and concluded with Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”. Charles Cooke was appointed organist of Christ Church in 1873 and held that post for
26 years. His daughters kept a private school for young ladies in their home opposite Christ Church; a school that was still flourishing in 1907.Mr Webb and Dr. Mcelland succeeded Mr Cooke as organists and possibly there were two others during the interval.
In 1906 a larger organ was required; the ‘pride and joy of 1873’ was now described in a letter by the vicar as: ‘a paltry instrument unworthy of the Church and the congregation’. It was sold for £112 and replaced by a Hunter organ costing £1060. It was a considerable amount of money to find in 1907!
The bank account deposit book that still exists records donations humble and otherwise, such as, Bazaar proceeds £218; a loan of £ 100; and finally a donation of £325 from the Andrew Carnegie Trust. The Revd Walters’ efforts to procure this sum of money from Andrew Carnegie; the world renowned, self-made multi-millionaire and philanthropist – are truly praiseworthy. His letters of appeal in draft, with countless alterations and corrections indicate the tremendous effort he made. To be noted is the normal Sunday evening congregation in 1907 was between 400 and 500 people.
The organ chamber was removed from the original site, where the pulpit now stands, and Hunter and Sons, 87, High Street, Clapham were commissioned to build the new organ. The local press in September 1907, gave glowing descriptions of the fine three- manual instrument with automatic stops and hydraulic power from the town’s water mains.
The church itself had undergone a complete face – lift. The upper walls were painted in warm Sienna; the base in Pompeian red, with an intervening sage green band illuminated by texts from the ‘Te Deum’ painted in gold; vine leaves adorned the windows and stained walnut gas fittings were re-lacquered. All this was for the dedication of the new organ by the Lord Bishop of St David’s on 19th September 1907. Mr Keene, organist of St Saviour’s, Clapham was invited to give an organ recital after the service and on the following evening.
The choir sang: ‘Glory and Honour’ (Mozart) and their performance reflected great credit on their training by Mr West, the newly appointed organist. The names of Edward Colby Evans and John Davies Evans amongst others, appear in accounts of vocal quartettes rendered at this and subsequent organ recitals. A plaque in the chancel commemorates these two choristers who between them were members of the choir for 151 years.
Wlater Baxter Brookes was the organist from 1909 to 1016. Late 1917 marked another step forward in the history of Christ Church organs when the hydraulic motion was replaced by electricity. On 24th January 1918, a grand organ recital was given by Herbert Morris, organist of St david’s cathedral to celebrate this innovation.
- Irene Thomas
- Edmund Thomas
- Colby Evans
Mr C.W. Wifford was the organist from 1916 to 1954; a lengthy period during which several present members of the church were his pupils and have every reason to be grateful to him for their musical tuition. He was followed by a succession of excellent organists:
- Wynne Evans 1954 to 1965
- Michael Davies 1965 to 1968
- Mrs Goddard 1968 to 1971
- Keith Davies 1971 to 1973
In 1973 we were most fortunate to acquire the services of Mrs MEM Williams from Llandeilo.
In 1977, the pneumatic action of the present organ was converted to an electric pneumatic action and new keyboards and pedals fitted. The work was carried out by Michael Davies – organist 1965-68), who became senior executive of the Gavenny Organ Company.
The old keys were labelled, varnished, and sold to Church members to help defray the cost of the conversion work of one of the finest organs in the Diocese. On the 3rd October 1907, the vicar wrote to Andrew Carnegie ‘I am truly rejoiced to think that so good an instrument has been provided for this parish, indeed for the town I may say’
More than 70 years later, we endorse this sentiment and remember with gratitude all who worked for the cause and especially Andrew Carnegie, the son of a poor Scottish weaver who emigrated to Pittsburg, USA on the ‘hungry ferries’ without whose ‘generous promise of £325 no organ would have been provided at all’.
Mr Ken Gutteridge followed Mrs Williams from 1993 to 1997.
Mr Alan Greenacre followed Mr Gutteridge from 1997 to 2001.
Mr Greenacre wrote a report about the Organs in Christ Church for the Chancellor of the Diocese in April 1999 (Appendix 1).
Today’s Dr. Dulais Rhys, is our accomplished organist. He became our organist in 2002 and has been with us since.
Dulais has written a few lines on what it means to him to be our church organist:
“I consider myself most fortunate to be in a position to regularly play the organ at Christ Church – it’s something I enjoy and makes a change from my first instrument, the kazoo.
As a boy chorister in St Peter’s church choir, my childhood memory of that organ (wonderfully played by the late Gerwyn Thomas, who was also my inspiring music teacher at school) is of a huge music-breathing monster; but when I actually came to play that ‘famous’ organ many decades later, I remember being so disappointed with its size and comparative lack of decibels!
Organ aficionados claim that the ‘Hunter’ organ at Christ Church is a rare ‘Rolls Royce’, of which Wales has only a few. Its place within the history of the church’s organs is too complex and lengthy to detail here … not that I consider myself an expert in the field. In fact, I do not consider myself an ‘organist’ at all!
I am not your typical ‘church organist’: I did not go to ‘organ college’, I do not live breathe and dream church organs, I do not own an anorak, I do not subscribe to ‘Church Organists Monthly’, I do not belong to an ‘organ club’ … and most importantly, I would never dream of claiming that it’s a machine, not an instrument!
And please do not refer to me as ‘the Christ Church organist’! Granted I am there most Sundays, and in spite of my ‘fastest & loudest hymns in town’ claim, I’d rather be thought of as part of the ‘Christ Church Organ Team’, which includes Sheila Jones, Mary Evans, William Bott and Paul Watkins. These organists also play a vital role in fulfilling the musical needs of the Christ Church and Eglwys Grist congregations, and I am grateful to them all, especially when substituting for me – diolch o galon i chi gyd.
My ‘musical philosophy’ for Christ Church is simple: mix the familiar with the new. Having been brought up within the musical rigidity and repetitiveness of a chapel, there’s nothing worse that the same old music every Sunday. At Christ Church, every now and again, I like to sing the psalm on a ‘new’ chant: after a few verses, everyone’s joining in (‘Thank the Lord we are a musical nation’! said the Rev Eli Jenkins) and add it to the repertoire! A new hymn I tend to teach my little choir first before ‘passing it on’ – thank you, choristers, for giving of your time to practice.
Church organists are a weird lot … but when we argue over ‘instrument’ or ‘machine’, my trump card is always”:
“Which carries on playing in a power cut?”!
Our vicar and organist, Dr Dulais Rhys sharing some happy times!


“Trauma in the African American Experience”
“Trauma: Violence in the African American Community”
What are the culturally specific tenets regarding Trauma and African Americans? Let’s look at Chris’s Vignette and his detailed account of his Traumatic event. First I’d like to point out that Chris appears to be an extremely gifted story teller, and he seems to have exceptional “Memory Recall” of the Traumatic Event. Within the African American culture and other minority cultures it’s important to remember that most of history is passed on by the telling of stories.


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In 1996, my daughter, Karen, joined the business and presently serves as the Senior General Manager. Also at that time, we secured a new location and building. This new building is on a 3 acre lot and the building contained 13,000 square feet of warehouse space and 3,000 feet for showroom and offices. Four years later, we added another 5,000 square feet of warehouse space plus 2,000 square feet of temporary storage. In 2006, we added an additional 4,000 square feet expandable to 8,000 square feet, to service our fabric distribution.
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