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5 timeless marble mosaic waterjet tiles for your living space
Did you know that marble mosaics were a sign of wealth and importance during the time of the Roman Empire and all throughout history?
Mostly used in Roman baths and marketplaces, stone mosaics were also used in places of worship like synagogues and churches.
Today, marble mosaics still hold the same standard of elegance, and refinement.
Our customers love using marble tiles for their projects, as it provides luxury and increases the value of their homes.
Here we feature 5 of our most timeless marble mosaic waterjet cut tiles with inspiration photos for your next project.
Neutral toned mosaics
2. Tapered mosaics
3. Hexagon mosaic tile
4. Parquet waterjet mosaics
5. Geometric mosaics


The blogs here are going to mostly involve the below:
- Mid Century Architecture and Design
- Mid Century Homes – their design, history and value
- the basics – buying, renovating and financing your dream mid-century house
- Great design ideas, period blueprints and period pieces
Join me in this time capsule journey back into the Future!


Crown Heights began as a posh residential neighborhood, a “bedroom” for Manhattan’s bourgeois class. Beginning in the early 1900s, many upper-class residences were erected along Eastern Parkway. Away from the parkway was a mixture of lower middle class residences, with a population peak in the 1920s. Before World War II Crown Heights was amongst New York City’s premier neighborhoods, with tree lined streets, an array of cultural institutions, parks, and numerous fraternal, social and communal organizations.
Between World War II and the 1960s many middle class Jews migrated to Crown Heights. Some 75,000 Jewish people were living in the neighborhood making it a hub for Jewish life. There were some thirty large synagogues, with the 6th Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson, establishing 770 Eastern Parkway as the world headquarters for Chabad-Lubavitch in 1940.
The 1970s and 1980s was a time of demographic movement for Crown Heights, with many of the Jewish residents moving out to Flatbush, Williamsburg, and Boro Park and the African American community moving in. Yet, the Lubavitch Chassidim, at the request of their leader, the 7th Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, remained in the neighborhood.
Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights
Beth Din of Crown Heigths


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SAVE HISTORIC TAX CREDITS!
The time to act is right now! As we have been expecting, the House Ways and Means Committee has removed historic tax credits, during the tax reform process.
We are in a national campaign to Save Historic Tax Credits. Everyone who has used these credits or benefited from these credits needs to act now.
We realize the importance of national tax reform. But we also think the tax credits that work for American communities, which have proven to provide a positive return should be retained.
Save Historic Tax Credits
The federal historic tax credit was not included in the leadership's outline for tax reform. In Ohio historic tax credits have revitalized communities, stimulated economic growth, created jobs and preserved history. Here are some compelling statistics:
- In Ohio, from 1976 to 2016, there have been 1,898 completed projects equaling a total investment of $4,091,824,967.
- In Ohio, from 2012 to 2016, total rehabilitation costs equaled $1,392 billion.
- In Ohio, from 2012-2016, historic tax credits created 24,616 jobs.
Let your voice be heard. Act now. Let your congressman and the House Ways and Means Committee know the importance of historic tax credits. Contact:
- Your congressman
- Senator Rob Portman
- Congressmen Tiberi and Renacci, members of House Ways and Means Committee
Ask them to put Historic Tax Credits back in, tell your story, tell what you've seen and experienced, let them know this is a vital tool for Ohio. It allows Ohio communities to compete with coast for talent, and investments.


The series stars some of Turkish favorites, including Tuba Büyüküstün.
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Tells the epic story of Mehmed II known as Mehmed the Conqueror. It chronicles his astonishing and fabled rise from 13-year-old Child Sultan to toppling Constantinople and becoming the ruler of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century.
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Cape House Rentals...About Us
Cape Vincent, NY Thousand Islands New York Vacation Homes ~ (585) 742-1410
As the owners of the Cape House and Branche House we would like to invite you and your family to be our guests. Over the past several years we have put a lot of time and care into the remodeling of these homes with updates keeping the historical look along with the charm and warmth of the past. Our family has been a part of the 1000 Islands, Cape Vincent, NY area since 1980. We started out by purchasing "Miss Adventure" a 1948, 36 ft. wooden Chris Craft Cruiser from a shipyard in Cape Vincent, NY (where she was about to be demolished). She was originally from the Edgewood Resort in Alexandria Bay, NY, where she played an important role in " Adventure Town", giving their guests river rides. After restoring her back to original condition she became our home on the River. As the years passed our family grew so we decided to purchase the Cape House. (2003). In addition to the renovations of the vacation summer rentals we had to develop our waterfront so we could keep Miss Adventure and soon be giving our guests a river ride. Pictured to the left is our wedding, we couldn't have thought of a better place than here to have our special day.
We know that your stay at The Cape House and Branche House will be an enjoyable and memorable time. If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call us. Enjoy, Ernie and Lori Passaro


In 1960 PAFES appointed its first staff worker, Alonzo Fairbanks, who was based in Ibadan but traveled right across Africa. John Homes, who had been one of the pioneering university lecturers in Ghana, joined him in 1962, and was based in Nairobi. After another year, the late David Gitari, former Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) became the first black African Full-time PAFES General Secretary traveling across Africa. He worked closely with Gottfried Osei-Mensah as traveling Secretary for West Africa. David Gitari handed over the work to Daniel Kianda (Uganda) and thereafter, William Adodoaji Ahuma from Ghana succeeded Mr. Kianda.
The beginnings of GHAFES is linked with the work of Christian lecturers from the British IVF (now UCCF) in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. These lecturers invited students to their homes for weekly Bible “Reading” and prayer (Cell Meetings). In typical British style, these meetings were followed by tea and biscuits, and soon became known as Bible study, prayer and tea Fellowships. By 1955, these informal Bible Study meetings had been moved to the halls of residence.
In Legon, we had Raphe Hulme and Alan Ward in Akuafo Hall, and Mrs. Hulme in Volta Hall while in the College of Technology (later, UST), Mr. John Holmes was leading the Bible study with attendance between the ranges of 20 and 30. However, the informal Bible study groups in the College of Technology were the first to formally constitute themselves into the Inter-Hall Christian Fellowship (IHCF) in 1956. Six students with two young lecturers in the persons of the late Kwodzo Senanu and Dennis Osborn attended a joint Easter conference with IVCF in mid-1960. It was at this conference that Legon was challenged to formally constitute themselves into a fellowship. University Christian fellowship (UCF) was thus formally formed in May, 1961. Membership ranged between 20 and 30.
Our Doctrinal Basis
The Fellowship at UCC was formed later by 5 students who had been members of Scripture Union (also pioneered by IVF) in their secondary schools. The first major programme of these Fellowships was a mission at Legon with the late Rev. John Stott as the main speaker in 1962. Talks started among the three Fellowships of forming a national movement and in 1966 at a conference in Aburi, the Ghana Inter University Christian Fellowship (GIUCF) was born. In 1971, Theophilus Bamfo Dankwa who had taken over from Gottfried Osei Mensah (travelling Secretary for West Africa for PAFES) was first national staff worker was appointed. That same year, GIUCF was affiliated to the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES), a worldwide interdenominational evangelical movement currently linking student work in over 170 countries with several thousand members.
With the growth of the number of Fellowships forming the GIUCF came the need for a name change, particularly with the introduction of fellowships in tertiary institutions which were typically, not universities. This was effected in 1975 with the adoption of the name Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students (GHAFES). GHAFES currently has a total of 49 Local Campus Fellowships in 34 tertiary institutions with over 5,000 student membership.


In the 1930s and’40s there were many studios turning out movies to satisfy the hunger for the movies. Regrettably, many have gone along with the sites used for different functions, such as housing estates. Elstree was the home to some of Studios. They included the Gate Studios, now long gone. Still there, are what was the Associated British Picture Corporation Studios, now just called Elstree Studios. Many big films have been made there, including Star Wars. A good deal of TV material is now shot there. Also standing across the street from Elstree Studios is the old ATV Studios, which years before had been the Rock Studios, run by American Joe Rock. These are now used by the BBC for programs such as Eastenders and Casualty. There was a large MGM Studio at nearby Boehamwood, where many great British pictures were shot. Margaret Rutherford in the Miss Marple films were photographed there. This was called New York City Animal Control.
In Ealing in West London there is still the Studio which is famed for several George Formby, Gracie Fields movies, as well as the famed forties and fifties comedies, such as The Lavender Hill Mob and some serious dramas, such as It Never Rains on Sunday and The Cruel Sea. Many of the comedies were taken by the late Douglas Slocombe OBE. The Studios were taken over by the BBC in 1956. Ealing productions were then made at MGM for around two decades, still bearing the Ealing name, before Ealing was wound up. One of the Ealing films made at MGM was The Man in the Sky, starring British actor Jack Hawkins. Ealing Studios was sold from the BBC and is still used for productions in addition to film training. Bray Studios was home to the famed Hammer Films, many of them being at the horror genre and starring the late British actor Peter Cushing. At one stage they were owned by the Samuelson group. They were famous for equipment hire. Denham Studios which functioned from 1936-1952 was founded by Alexander Korda. The Studio was demolished in 1981. There is still Pinewood and Shepperton turning out excellent material. Pinewood is home to the James Bond films and the Carry On films were shot there. There was a small Studio called Nettlefold at Walton Upon Thames, turning out low budget material, including television productions such as Robin Hood, starring the late British actor Richard Greene.
In Merton Park they filmed the Edgar Lustgarten Scotland Yard films and the Edgar Wallace shorts. This was shot with a gramophone turntable. There was Beaconsfield Studios that became the National Film School, and Riverside Studios. There was also Lime Grove Studios in Shepherds Bush, west London. This had been the Gaumont British Studios, where Alfred Hitchcock shot some of The Thirty Nine Steps. Some Studios have been completely demolished. These include MGM, which is now a housing estate and Lime Grove.


BOSTON (AP) — Larry Lucchino, the hard-driving drive behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red…
BOSTON (AP) — Larry Lucchino, the hard-driving drive behind baseball’s retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. He was 78.
Lucchino, who was a three-time most cancers survivor, died early Tuesday morning of congenital coronary heart failure. His demise was confirmed by his household and the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, the place he had most not too long ago been the first proprietor and chairman — the last project in a career that was additionally linked to a few main league baseball franchises and one within the NFL.
“Larry leaves behind an enormous baseball legacy stuffed with historic accomplishments with three completely different organizations,” mentioned Theo Epstein, who labored for Lucchino in Baltimore, San Diego and Boston — the latter when he turned the youngest common supervisor to that time in baseball historical past. “For me and for thus lots of my greatest associates in baseball, Larry gave us our begin, believing in us and setting a permanent instance together with his work ethic, imaginative and prescient, competitiveness and fearlessness. He made a profound impression on many in baseball — and on the sport itself — and might be missed.”
A Pittsburgh native who performed on the 1965 NCAA Final Four Princeton basketball crew captained by future U.S. senator and basketball Hall of Famer Bill Bradley, Lucchino went on to Yale Law School and labored on the House Judiciary Committee investigating the Watergate scandal. He landed a job with Washington lawyer Edward Bennett Williams and shortly discovered himself engaged on Williams’ sports activities groups, the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington NFL franchise now generally known as the Commanders.
Lucchino rose to president of the Orioles, and it was in his tenure that the crew changed Memorial Stadium with a downtown, old-style ballpark that ended the move toward cavernous, cookie-cutter stadiums surrounded by parking tons. Camden Yards turned a trend-setter, and Lucchino himself would comply with up with a brand new ballpark for the San Diego Padres, whom he served as president and CEO.
“We didn’t know that we had been going to ignite a revolution in ballpark structure,” Lucchino informed The Associated Press in 2021 because the WooSox ready to open their new house, Polar Park. “We simply wished to construct a pleasant little ballpark.”
As Padres proprietor John Moores’ right-hand man, Lucchino led the push for Petco Park — one other downtown ballpark — permitting the crew to depart ageing Qualcomm Stadium, which they shared with the NFL’s Chargers. The Padres ended ended a 14-year playoff drought by profitable the NL West in 1996, after which gained the NL pennant in 1998.
Lucchino’s subsequent cease was in Boston, serving to to assemble the brand new possession group led by John Henry and Tom Werner that purchased the franchise in 2002. Their determination to replace Fenway Park quite than substitute it — bucking one other pattern — preserved considered one of baseball’s jewels, which can open its 113th season on April 9.
But a fair greater overhaul was happening within the Red Sox entrance workplace, and on the sector. After hiring as GM the 28-year-old Epstein, who’d began with the Orioles as an intern and adopted Lucchino to the Padres, the Red Sox ended an 86-year championship drought — vanquishing the archrival New York Yankees, whom he dubbed “the Evil Empire” alongside the way in which.
They gained two extra World Series in his tenure as president earlier than an aborted try and retire in 2015. Instead, he turned the entrance man for a gaggle that bought the Pawtucket Red Sox, ultimately shifting them from Rhode Island to Worcester, Massachusetts, and constructing a brand new house there — his fifth main ballpark challenge.
“Larry was a winner,” mentioned former Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who performed for the crew from 2006-19, profitable three championships. “Didn’t matter if it was a contract negotiation, saving Fenway, asking gamers what we have to compete. Larry was going to work till the job was completed. He had a presence and an perspective that wouldn’t be denied. He was a tone setter for our group.”
The lawyerly Lucchino was identified for an aggressive, usually adversarial strategy that got here off as antagonistic however was designed to hone arguments and squeeze out a plan’s tiniest imperfections. It additionally impressed a loyalty amongst his cadre of followers, together with WooSox President Charles Steinberg, who additionally labored with Lucchino in Baltimore, San Diego, Boston and Pawtucket, Rhode Island; architect Janet Marie Smith, who labored on Camden Yards, Petco Park and Fenway Park; and present Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy, who adopted Lucchino from San Diego to Boston together with Epstein, his highschool pal.
“There are so many people who got our begin in baseball by Larry,” Kennedy mentioned. “He instilled in us, and so many others, a piece ethic, ardour, aggressive hearth that we are going to carry perpetually. His legacy is one that every one of us who had been taught by him really feel a deep accountability to uphold.”
Steinberg, who labored with Lucchino for 45 years, known as him “Earl Weaver in a go well with — with a greater vocabulary.”
“Boss, coach, mentor, pal,” Steinberg mentioned. “How do you thank somebody for a life and a lifetime?”
Ex-Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez mentioned Lucchino’s combative exterior camouflaged a caring pal.
“My coronary heart goes out to the Lucchino household. They misplaced not solely an awesome man, however a visionary with the most important coronary heart,” mentioned Martinez, who was the ace of the pitching workers that led Boston to the 2004 World Series title. “Even although he tried to cowl it enjoying shy and making an attempt to cover away from individuals’s eyes … however not me; he didn’t idiot me.”
Lucchino was mentioned to be distinctive in his possession of 5 World Series rings — having collected one other with the Orioles in 1983 — a Super Bowl ring from Washington in ’83 and a Final Four watch. He was additionally energetic in serving to Major League Baseball unfold internationally, taking journeys to China and Japan and as an early supporter of the World Baseball Classic.
“Larry Lucchino was one of the achieved executives that our business has ever had,” baseball commissioner Rob Manfred mentioned. “He was deeply pushed, he understood baseball’s place in our communities, and he had a eager eye for govt expertise.”
Lucchino was additionally a boss of The Jimmy Fund, the charitable arm of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
“To us, Larry was an distinctive one that mixed a Hall of Fame life as a Major League Baseball govt together with his ardour for serving to these individuals most in want,” Lucchino’s household mentioned in a press release. “He introduced the identical ardour, tenacity, and probing intelligence to all his endeavors, and his achievements converse for themselves.”
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The National Park Service uses ZRC Cold Galvanizing Compound to prevent rust at historic sites in harsh climates. ZRC protects the original wrought iron ornamental fence and early 20th century chain link fence at the Edison National Historic Site in West Orange, N.J.; ironwork at the lighthouse of the Castle of El Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and 1880s railing and posts at the Mulholland Point Light Station at the Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada. ZRC is also used at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Mass.
Because of its 95% zinc content and true cathodic action, ZRC protects exposed metal even when it is scratched or damaged. When zinc is in contact with iron or steel, the zinc slowly corrodes to galvanically protect the metal. As the zinc is sacrificed, insoluble by-products are formed, which fill voids and pores in the primer film. This forms an insoluble barrier which protects the substrate.
1919 Fence at Edison Laboratory
The metal fence surrounding Thomas Edison's famous research laboratory was erected in 1919. The West Orange laboratory was built in 1887, and more than half of the 1,093 inventions Edison patented were developed there. These include improved phonographs, the movie camera, the improved storage battery, the fluoroscope and rubber from the goldenrod plant.
ZRC was specified by the National Park Service to protect the Edison fence, and Deerhill Services, Denville, N.J., was selected as the painting contractor. There is 1,000 feet of 7-foot high chain link fence, and 100 feet of 10-foot high wrought iron fence and railings. Before work began, there were multiple coats of old paint and rust to be removed.
The specifications called for a Commercial Sandblast SSPC-SP6. ZRC was applied by electrostatic spraying. The topcoat is an acrylic polyurethane in the color Edison Green. Gary Stevens, president of Deerhill Services, projects "twelve to fifteen years of corrosion resistance from ZRC in this application."
ZRC Preserves 19th and 20th Century Landmarks
The Custom House at the Salem Maritime Site was built in 1819. ZRC was selected to protect the metal brackets which support a wooden balustrade on the building's roof. The brackets were coated with ZRC in 1976, and sixteen years later show no signs of rust. In addition, there is an 1826 wooden eagle on the Custom House roof which is described in the Nathaniel Hawthorne classic, The Scarlet Letter. All the metal components (straps, support rods, brackets) of the 6-foot wide by 6-foot high 24k gold-leafed eagle were coated with ZRC in June, 1992. Despite salt air from the nearby Atlantic Ocean and severe New England winters, an extended surface life is anticipated.
The lighthouse of the Castle of El Morro was built in 1906. ZRC was specified to protect the interior spiral staircase, exterior metal walkway, doors, dome and weather vane when the lighthouse was repainted in June, 1991. It was applied to marginally prepared surfaces and topcoated with acrylic latex. Prior painting systems had only lasted six months before repainting became necessary. The 1991 ZRC coating was inspected ten months later (before topcoat application) and showed no signs of corrosion.


Influences for Egyptian Art on Artwork Deco
Egyptian art work and style and design was completely centred upon decorative sujet and shapes for both equally large as well as small pieces. As Silk artefacts ended up uncovered to become known to modern day civilization, all their art types began to offer an influence about modern design and style. This documents will look at how these Egyptian motifs and fashions became extremely influential about the Art Decoration movement on the 1920’s and even 1930’s, along with the revival with the movement inside 1970’s. We will have a particular totally focus upon the exact artefacts present in the celebrated tomb regarding Tutankhamen . Through the Liverpool exhibition on this work, a decorative pretexte spread directly into what we at this moment know happen to be the onset of the Skill Deco motion. It also received a strong change on the growing of Artwork Deco styles in 70s home design and pieces of furniture.
The report will be separated into two major sections, with the first portion looking at the reccommended influence for Egyptian style and design on Skill Deco model. The second sections will then have a look at specific given upon designs along with designers to support the boasts of Egypt influence regarding Art Decoration design with the artefacts from the Tutankhamen exposure.
Firstly, nonetheless, it is worth mentioning the of how Silk design started to influence current design, mainly in the Western world. It turned out in the 21 th century which Egyptian structure first has become fashionable to get furnishing inside of British houses, mainly over the influence involving Italian layout at the time. This can be obviously Silk items were being used while designs inside of homes, which includes obelisks in addition to sphinxes. Simply because Western society learnt much more Egypt in the decipherment belonging to the Rosetta Natural stone , the exact opening of your Suez Cacera and a great exhibition of Egyptian feu by Belzoni in 1821, the trend for Egyptian design as a fashion extended throughout the 20 th century together with into the quick 20 th a single.
However , encouraging person he knows much of the Egyptian designs were reserved for only copies or simply replicas of large, visible feinte of Egypt. It was possibly not until the breakthrough of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922 that the doing you hair of Silk design did start to really influence modern model. The artefacts in Tutankhamen ’s tomb had been of amazing high-quality and style, along with being these leurre that encouraged the Street art Deco motion. Examples 1st appeared in architecture including Hoover Building in London around 1931/32, which is still around right now. Many other components of design out of this period such as furniture, diamond jewelry, and even outfits were inspired by Egyptian design. However , it was the Art Deco movement this took Egyptian motifs and designs and applied them in a various way, rather then exactly penalized by search engines or reproducing existing variations.
The pluie of Tutankhamen again previously had an change on style and design in the 1970’s as they have been exhibited working in london. This caused a reconditioned interest in Egyptian design as well as again fashion, furnishing together with decorations have been created in a Egyptian design and style.
The next component to the pieces of paper will look on the general style and design similarities concerning Egyptian model, particularly the Tutankhamen artefacts, as well as the Art Deco movement.
Have an impact on of Egyptian Motifs about Art Deco
At first glance, several similarity among Egyptian design as noticed in Tutankhamen ’s grave and Art Deco structure is the using of decoration to cover as many varied surfaces as is possible. Egyptian patterns were extremely decorative, and this was a tremendous influence over the Art Deco movement this used beautiful patterns along with design sun and wind wherever there was space to do so.
However , to enhance real property Art Deco itself had not been coined prior to the 1960’s, and in the 1920’s and 1930’s the movements which is in the future known as Art Deco had been more concerned along with mixing the very glamour for Hollywood http://www.letusdothehomework.com/ when using the mystical as well as spiritual types of ancient societies such as Mayan and Egyptian.
The concept of Work Deco was going to do along with forms, models and geometric lines of which signified typically the rise in the machine age, the tail and the auto. However , they also mimicked typically the geometric shapes found in Silk design and even hieroglyphs. Seeing that 1930’s England and North america were achieving a more highly developed stage when compared with modern society previously had ever attained, the style of Fine art Deco spent homage to the through it is use of the Egyptian motifs instructions the pretexte of the ‘pinnacle’ of old society.
The influence through Egyptian style also revolved around a same interest for the prehistoric and the primeval of ancient times. The determine of the Tutankhamen artefacts may be seen in the usage of pharaonic photos in Work Deco, that include scarabs plus cats. Story in Harpers Bazaar in 1928 revealed this have an impact on directly by just showing female accessories of that time period against profiled heads with Egyptian girls.
There was an incredibly clear change from Egypt design for the Art Decoration architecture inside cities such as London plus particularly Ny in the 1930’s. Symbolically, the beginning of the technology of skyscrapers is like often the looming belonging to the ancient Pyramids. There is a sure sense associated with mystery a great powerful together with dominating homes, and this seemed to be certainly area of the Egyptian determine on Craft Deco structure at the time. Different designs around Europe even more showed a tad bit more direct influence from Silk design, through pyramid model apartments and also buildings being planned in London, New York together with Paris as being a sign for luxury and sophistication.
Hybridism is another place where Egyptian design seems to have influenced Artwork Deco. Egyptian design had been based upon the variety of traditional along with contemporary designs, and combined decorative fashion with operate and motive. Art Deco also have this simply by mixing not just Egyptian models but the kinds of other historical cultures along with the functionality and precision of recent design. Although Egyptian style was a mixture of variations from the ethnicities and some peoples that were took over by the the ancient Egyptians, thus Art Decoration was a mix of the traditional and then the modern coming from all over the world.
Egypt design ended up being also important like a social change on Artwork Deco, for the reason that discovery for Tutankhamen as well as tomb’s great artefacts depicted a time when ever luxury, mysticism and a ‘golden age’ was occurring. In the 1920’s along with 1930’s people were still dealing with the dommage of the First World World war, and they planned to move off those times of hardship in to a new time of tranquility, fashion and even decadence. Egypt design was obviously a perfect manifestation of such an era, of which this is another why the Skill Deco varieties of the time enclosed Egyptian intention.
The geometric patterns about Art Deco however happen to be perhaps the primary focus of often the movement’s functional, and followed not only out of Egyptian design influences nonetheless from the impacts of Cubism . It turned out the geometric patterns connected with Cubism combined with the beautiful aesthetic about Egyptian design that swayed much of the Western european and U . s citizens movements connected with Art Decoration during the 1920’s and the 1930’s.
A further style aspect of Art work Deco affected by the Egyptian, or at least the very perception regarding Egyptian, model was the reasoning behind feminine design and style. The 1920’s and the 1930’s were the start of a new years for female style once the austere trends of the quick 1900’s. Egypt, with its feminine gods and feminine ruling stats, is seen like a barometer with classic gynaecoid elegance and elegance. Therefore , many of the fashion styles and even interpretations for Egypt then were determined by this knowledge of femininity. Nowhere fast can this kind of be better seen than in the very 1930’s roll film version with the story with Cleopatra , where Nefertiti is gamed by Claudette Colbert . The movie has been done on the backside of the popularity for Egyptian-inspired Art work Deco, or even ‘ Nile Form ’ when it was sometimes referred to in Showmanship circles. Colbert ’ ings image like Cleopatra was far more around current Work Deco design than historical recreation with Egyptian layout.
She actually advertised your girlfriend hair in a very curled ‘Egyptian’ style as well as endorsed Nefertiti Egyptian-inspired gowns and robes like people shown in the movie. The particular physical girly style for girls at the time of getting tall together with thin was initially similar to historical records on the feminine model preferred inside ancient Egypt. Her masquerade costumes in the film were impacted by all those historically registered for Isis . Beneath is an example of this pattern, showing often the influence involving Egyptian design and style on Art Deco during contemporary movie-making of the time. It might have been a film based on a good Egyptian account, but Colbert was known for wearing fashionable styles even yet in such dvds and this is reflected from the Art Deco Egyptian apparel worn.


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Thomas Copeland attended the medical classes in Great Windmill Street and St Bartholomew's Hospital in London. In 1804 he was elected a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and was also appointed an assistant surgeon in the army in Spain. When he returned to England Copeland was made surgeon to the Westminster General Dispensary, and for many years he practised in London. In 1834 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society and three years later was appointed surgeon-extraordinary to Queen Victoria. Copeland published several works on medical issues, including: 'Diseases of the Rectum' (1810). It was his treatment of these diseases which formed the basis of his reputation and led him to be considered the founder of rectum surgery.
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Old Waynesborough Park
Home of the Paranormal Chasers team.
Our park is located on the site of the former town of Waynesborough, the original seat of Wayne County from 1787 until 1847. The park consists of a village featuring nine historic buildings brought from across the county. These buildings, including a school, lawyer’s office, and Quaker meeting house, date from the 1860′s to the 1920′s. In addition to the village we have over 150 acres along the Neuse and Little Rivers with over four miles of walking trails through open spaces, forest, and cypress swamp. Our facilities are available for weddings, reunions, camping, and other special events.


Great Wall of China
Experience an adventure that you will never forget by trekking along the Great Wall – a journey steeped in culture, history and mythology.
Each day you will trek approximately 12km, experiencing the beautiful mountainside backdrop to the 15th century wall. This is a demanding, yet highly rewarding challenge. Upon completion you are free to visit the many attractions of China’s capital, Beijing.
Please note that the minimum sponsorship amount varies depending upon the date of the event.


Delos is an uninhabited island full of ancient ruins of temples, a market, a theater, many mansions, houses, etc. It is considered as the sacred place of the ancient Greeks and it is one of the sunniest areas in the world. Due to the increased sunshine it is a place of high concentration of cosmic energy. No wonder it was considered sacred by the ancients and it still gives you this kind of feeling.
Delos has been active from the prehistoric years and according to mythology it is the birthplace of Artemis and Apollo.
Delos has served as the center and the Treasury of the Athenian Alliance during the 5th and the 4th century BC. It served as a strong commercial and religious center, recognised even by the Romans. Later it was abandoned by its inhabitants and the ruins where constantly looted by pirates.
The archeological interest about Delos started around the end of the 19th century, when excavations started by the French Archaeological School of Athens. These excavations are still in progress and have revealed a wide series of monuments and artefacts.
what do I need to see in Delos
The Temple of Apollo is certainly the most important monument, since Delos has been widely acknowledged to the ancient world because of that Temple. It covers a large area close to the ancient port and around it there are series of smaller Temples (of the Delians and the Athenians), altars and markets with shops.
The Museum is full of statues, artefacts and other exhibits from the excavations, mainly from the archaic and classical period. Most exhibits are very impressive and it is definitely worth visiting. The visit to the museum can also be seen as a break from the typical walk around the ancient ruins scattered on the island.
The Sacred Lake district is next to the area of the Temple of Apollo and this is where you will find the road of the Lions. The Sacred Lake is dried due to health reasons but you will manage to identify it due to the palm trees that exist on the side. Further down you will series of houses (mansions), each one with its fresh water well under the floor. At the far end of the Sacred Lake district you will see the Gymnasium and the Stadium.
On the other side you will visit the Theater district which, apart from the Theater, has a large number of houses (villas) with magnificent mosaics and some frescos. Especially the House of Dionysos, the House of Triena and the House of Dolphins, named by the respective mosaic themes.
This area is probably the most densely populated area of the city. Some of the houses have been rebuilt using most of the original structural elements. It is suggested to walk around the area and visit as many as possible and then head towards Kynthos hill.
The area of Kynthos hill is full of temples and as you move on towards the top of the hill you get a better view of the island and the extent of the ancient city of Delos. In that area you will find the temples of Isis (probably the best preserved), Hera, Zeus and Hercules. You will also find a temple dedicated to Syrian gods, others to Egyptian gods and one to gods from Samothrace (Greek island in the NE Aegean).
This area gives a nice overview of the religious mix of ancient times and the various influences that Delos had over the centuries. The choice of Delos as the religious center for so many different religions of the Eastern Mediterranean is another proof of the island sacred character.
On top of Kynthos hill, apart from the excellent view, you will find the Temple of Zeus and Athena.
Delos is one of the most unique places, left intact since ancient times. When you visit you will feel the energy and the old glory of Delos.
More information on Delos from wikipedia, here.
hints & tips about Delos
- The only inhabitants of Delos are the guards of the ancient ruins and the museum.
- You cannot stay at Delos after dusk. Camping or staying during the night on the island is prohibited. Of course no cars or other means of transportation are available on the island.
- One marble Lion from the road of the Lions was stolen at earlier times and is now in Venice.
- You should be very well prepared for your daily trip to Delos. Since you will have to walk too much around the island you have to wear the appropriate shoes and clothes.
- It is advisable to have water with you, although you will find water, coffee and refreshments at the Museum.
- In order to get the best view of Delos you should climb up Kynthos, the highest hill of the island. The view is magnificent and you will have the chance to see more ancient temples up there.
- If you happen to get up there of a clear day (which is mostly the case) you can see other islands such as Mykonos, Paros and Naxos.


The Campidoglio FountainIn case you take a look at the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome you can find 3 fountains of fascination. Within this imposing sq., these fountains each have a very attention-grabbing background. They haven’t basically been in position within their existing placing for that extensive but Just about every fountain has experienced a rich and various qualifications. Actually, the sculptures you’ll see on these a few fountains can be traced back again to your early days of Christian Rome.
The main in the three fountains that you’ll most likely see within the piazza will be the central fountain that qualified prospects up for the magnificent Palace from the Senators. Whilst at first planned by Michelangelo when he laid out patterns for that piazza, the fountain was only created within the reign of Sixtus V who diverted a drinking water source from your Acqua Felice that can then offer a fountain. Authentic ideas experienced decreed this fountain would incorporate the determine of Jove as its centerpiece, as a substitute it had been built within the determine of Minerva who stands because the figurehead of Rome. Minerva’s statue has partly been restored in fashionable instances nevertheless the torso was introduced to Rome from website Cori so it is really of great historic importance.
In front of the Minerva fountain you’ll find a fountain decorated While using the sculptures of two river gods. These statues are literally of important historic desire; unlike lots of shed treasures they've got survived with out burial in every one of the turbulent instances considering the fact that Rome’s downfall. Originally they have been Found in front of Aurelian’s Temple with the Sunshine and they have got given that moved all over many options in Rome in advance of settling of their recent area. Such as the Palace on the Senators ahead of which they stand, Substantially of the fountain is created of travertine and this fountain actually does meld into your magnificent developing seamlessly.
You’ll discover the 3rd fountain while in the Piazza del Campidoglio while in the gardens in the Palazzo dei Conservatori. This fountain has barely attained its name mainly because it is definitely much more of a basin by having an uncommon sculpture connected. The sculpture, which was added for the square in 1903, shows a lion feasting on a horse that it's hunted down. Despite the fact that this fountain may not glimpse sizeable the sculpture by itself is of genuine historical import. Should you seem intently on the lion you’ll Take note that it seems to indicate the consequences of being subjected to drinking water for prolonged durations. It absolutely was really learned during the River Almo in excess of a thousand years back Despite the fact that its historical past ahead of That continues to be a thriller.


The Festetics Palace is a Baroque palace located in the town of Keszthely, Zala county, Hungary. The building of the Festetics Palace began in 1745 by Kristóf Festetics and gained its present form between 1884 and 1887. The 101-room building houses a museum and a conference centre and is one of Hungary’s 3 same styled palaces.
In the last centuries the amazing beauty of the palace attracted princes, diplomats and members of famous families. In the last two decades the palace was visited by such famous people like the belgian royal couple, Árpád Göncz, Ferenc Mádl and several governors of european countries, and also leaders of China and Vietnam.
The Festetics Palace is a museum and conference center as well. The palace has housed an independent museum (Helikon Castle Museum) since 1974; it is visited by 200,000 people each year. Famous musical events are organised in the Palace, almost a hundred per year.
We can reach the marvellous park of the Palace through a fancy main gate. 70 thousand flowers are planted in the garden every year. In the front garden there are horse-chestnut trees, turkish hazel, lilac, black pine, sofora and other trees and bushes and also a big fountain and a bronze statue of György Festetics.
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Hertha BSC Berlin was founded in 1892. It is a German association football club located in Berlin. This club founded in 1892 and was one of the founding members of German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900. In the 1930s, Hertha BSC Berlin had won the German championship twice.
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THE HISTORY OF CHALK LANE
The Chalk Lane Residences sits on a site bathed in rich local history. at the foot of Epsom Downs which have been largely unchanged for two centuries. Lying within the Chalk Lane Conservation Area of Old Epsom, the development comprises of two conjoined historic buildings- 'Woodcote Cottage' and 'Heathcote House'. The oldest parts of the building are Grade II listed and date back to the early 18th Century.
The building became the Chalk Lane Hotel just after the end of World War II around 1946, and closed in 2018 when its owners decided to retire after running it for 21 years.


The Centenary of Baistecchi
We celebrate the CENTENARIO from 1918 to 2018.
a century of history … of the Theater Company unique in Italy a Genoese tradition of which all citizens go proud of it !!!
We are preparing a great show which will also include former “baistrocchini” of the past, as well as famous TV, movie and theater characters !!!
POLITEAMA GENOVESE from 29 December 2017 to 20 January 2018
Opening of box office December 13 via bacigalupo 2
for information: 3188.8.131.523
Ticket Office Phone 010 8393589 / 3184.108.40.2063 From Monday to Saturday from 11.00 to 13.00 oo – from 14.00 to 19.00 Sunday from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Tuesday 11 December 2017 at 17.00 at Palazzo Ducale
Sala Francesco Borlandi – Ligurian Society of History Patria
by P.zza De Ferrari, first lobby atrium, ground floor
will be held the XI appointment of the 2012-2013 cycle
“The Baistock Makes Hundreds of Years ”
by Piero Rossi


The United States of America, of which is a country that we stand for. Freedom is what we yearn for as we live in that country, seeing as it is the country we fought for on the many wars we fought. The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) is the war that eventually lead to Thomas Jefferson signing the Declaration of Independence, which was July 4th. The American Civil War (1861-1865) which later was when slavery ended.
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While in the midst of the preoccupations which were assailing me in these tragic days, I was summoned by telephone to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance, shortly before the government left Paris. He made an appointment for me at the American Embassy without telling me what it was about. When I arrived I learned that the whole affair concerned the evacuation of all the gold of the Bank of France. I was told that the French Minister of Finance had made an agreement with President Roosevelt to transport all French gold to the United States. American ships were already en route, coming to load this gold at Saint-Jean de Luz, a small French fishing port near the Spanish frontier. The financiers and the diplomats had selected this point because it was farthest from the front. I was merely asked to say if from a nautical point of view this choice were good.
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THE AREZZO ANTIQUES FAIR
WAS BORN ON 2 JUNE 1968
AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST
Many years ago, in the full maturity of his professional life, Ivan Bruschi decided to bring an idea that had accompanied him for years to life; an idea that could give a concrete shape to hislove of art and antiques and that of his city. On 2 June 1968, Republic Day, the Antiques Fairwas born. It was the first event of its kind in Italy and after so many years of ceaseless activity between one fair and the next, it is still the largest. After a period of decay in the upper part of the city, partly due to the bombings of the Second World War that saw so many palazzos razed to the ground, the Antiques Fair brought life back to Piazza Grande which in the early 1960s had also been abandoned by its historic Saturday fruit and vegetable market. In conceiving and organising the fair, Arezzo antiques dealer Ivan Bruschi was inspired by the famous open-air markets of Portobello Road in London and the Flea Market in Paris.
Encouraged by the growing success of the Antiques Fair over the next few years, Bruschi also promoted a series of events that drew the attention of the Italian and international public, firmly establishing the Arezzo market as the first in Italy. Step by step, thanks to the tireless enthusiasm and international contacts of its founder, the Fair made its city famous: it was visited by illustrious figures from politics, institutions, show business and culture. Antiques were thus on the way to becoming a solid component of Arezzo’s economic activities, bringing new lifeblood to the old foundations of the historic city centre, which were reopened to shops and craftsmen. The legacy of the Antiques Fair left by Ivan Bruschi has been accepted by the Municipality of Arezzo which, by investing energy and resources, continues the city’s major event.
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AT THE FAIR
Elegance, wonder, discovery. Exhibiting at the Arezzo Antiques Fair is an opportunity to become part of an absolutely prestigious reality. A world of enriching relationships and interactions, a special showcase that, every first Sunday of the month and the preceding Saturday, attracts thousands of visitors, connoisseurs and insiders from Italy and abroad. The Antiques Fair, as well as being an ambassador for the treasures of the past, is now a highly contemporary event that is communicated through various channels throughout the country, increasing its reputation as Italy’s oldest and largest fair, month after month. Exhibiting at the Arezzo Antiques Fair has never been so glamorous!


Opening in 1892, Waters Furniture was long known as “Missouri’s LARGEST Small Town Furniture Store.” The collection of furniture-filled buildings in downtown Vandalia was established by W.S. Waters and became a landmark in Missouri, drawing savvy furniture buyers from as far away as St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia, Jefferson City, Lake of the Ozarks, and even downstate Illinois. The reason Waters Furniture was able to thrive in Vandalia was because of the near proximity to the train. Since the train was so close, W.S. Waters was able to offer the very lowest prices on the best furniture one could buy.
Several years later, the Wright family became only the 3rd owners of Waters Furniture. They saw the many positives that Waters Furniture had to offer which is why there are many similarities in product between Wright Furniture and Waters Furniture.
In 2019, the Wright family decided to move Waters Furniture to Hannibal. With this move, Waters Furniture merged with the Wright Furniture store location to offer a better and easier shopping experience. Here you will find an amazing, newly remodeled showroom with the same name brand and high-quality furniture that was once at the original Waters location. Plus, we continue to offer the same Lowest Price Promise. For the Waters furniture and pricing you love, stop by our new Hannibal showroom so we can continue servicing the people of Missouri.


The profession of lawyers has played a crucial role in maintaining justice and order in society. Over time, the role of lawyers has undergone significant evolution, influenced by social, political, and economic changes. This article will discuss the history and development of lawyers, involving the key changes that have shaped the profession into what we know today.
The Beginnings of Lawyers
Lawyers as a profession have deep roots in ancient history. In ancient Rome, for example, there were legal figures called “advocatus” who were tasked with defending individuals in court. Similarly, in ancient Greece, legal practitioners were known as “rhetor,” whose rhetorical skills were highly valued.
During the Middle Ages, lawyers in Europe began to form societies and guilds to protect their interests. Feudal and canonical legal systems developed, and lawyers became increasingly skilled at navigating those rules. In England, the Society of Barristers, which later became the English Bar Association, was formed in the 13th century.
The Industrial Revolution and the Growth of the Profession
The Industrial Revolution brought about major changes in the social and economic structure, and this also affected the legal profession. Technological developments, including the printing press and telegraph, accelerated the exchange of legal information. Lawyers became more specialized in different areas of law as the complexity of society and the economy increased.
The 20th Century and Globalization
The 20th century saw dramatic changes in the legal profession, especially with globalization. Lawyers were no longer confined to the national legal sphere, but they were also involved in cross-border transactions and disputes. International organizations, such as the United Nations, gave lawyers a platform to contribute to global issues and human rights.
The Digital Age and Recent Changes
In this digital age, lawyers are faced with new challenges and opportunities. The use of information technology, artificial intelligence, and data analytics has changed the way lawyers provide legal services. New skills are needed to deal with emerging legal challenges, including cyber security and data privacy.
The history of lawyers reflects the long and complex journey of the profession, from the Roman advocatus to the global lawyer of the digital age. These developments reflect not only the evolution of the legal system, but also responses to changes in society and technology. Throughout this journey, lawyers have continued to be an important pillar in safeguarding justice and providing necessary legal services in various contexts of the times.


I‘ve just read THE FIRST 90 YEARS, A HISTORY OF THE PEN AND PALETTE CLUB by the late Alistair Sinton, one of our most distinguished members. I learned a lot from it and I thought newcomers, particularly the ladies and any guests might be interested in a brief summary of our past.
In late 1899 a group of friends (all male) connected professionally with the Arts, Science, Literature and Journalism come together to form a club. Their manifesto was this:
“men of various callings but kindred tastes , they wish to make a sheltered place where they could meet and enjoy each other’s company, encourage each other if need be, and by chance, and when occasion offered, do some work for the world.”
Their first meeting was in an artist’s studio at 22 Blackett Street on January 11th 1900. They decided there would be no business or politics discussed; they would call each other ”brother’, and they would be a forum for the literary and artistic talent of the north of England. Aaron Watson, a newspaper editor, was made the first President.
Next they rented premises at 15 Market Street for £34 p.a., but being blokes they needed some good hearty grub and access to a bar to make discussions flow. Their first dinner was at the County Hotel in Pilgrim Street on 3rd March 1900 and others followed in various restaurants round town until they formed a syndicate to buy number 7 Higham Place just behind the Laing Gallery. The club was formally opened there by the Lord Mayor on 21st October 1908. The syndicate persisted until 1931 when two Fenwick brothers, who were club members, bought the house then leased it back at a generous rent of £65 p.a.
7 Higham Place is a four storeys high town house built by Richard Grainger in 1820. They ran it as a kind of imitation of a London gentleman’s club – they had, and we still do in theory, have connections to the Savage Club in Whitehall. It had a dining room, a club room, a billiard room, kitchens and a top floor flat for the cook-housekeeper. She provided a daily lunch as well as evening meals and the more formal Dinners. The professional men working round the town popped in for a sherry or two, then lunch of steak and kidney pie followed by roly-poly pudding or rice pudding. Whisky was 6 pence a glass and beer 3 pence per bottle. They sat at a round table (we still have it) then retired to sleep it off in the club room armchairs, or had a hand of bridge, read The Telegraph (there were complaints about the state some members left it in) or played billiards or snooker. In 1910 the committee had to put up a notice “intimating to members that they should not get on the table.”
There were frequent day outings to paint which much later grew into weekends away (with wives and non-painters) and these were still going when I joined in 2001 and for several years after. They were in Holiday Fellowship hotels in the Lakes, Yorkshire, Northumberland and so on - great fun and I wish we could revive them. In the 1920s the club sponsored fancy dress Arts Balls in the Old Assembly Rooms which” were advantageous to the interests of art, dancing and Bohemianism.”
The main activity however, then as now, was the dinner with a visiting speaker. These were held on Saturdays. Each speaker signed his name on our visitors’ boards - in the first 90 years none of them were paid and only three of them were women. Here are a few: Earl Grey, Lord Armstrong, Henry Irving, Ernest Shackleton, G K Chesterton, Malcolm Sargeant, John Barbirolli, Compton Mackenzie, Michael Redgrave, Yehudi Menhuin. Peter Scott, Owen Brannigan, Willie Whitelaw and numerous other Mayors, marquises, Honourables, Revs and bishops. Any famous man visiting the city was invited.
At dinners a grace was said, the Loyal toast was sung from the start (though I suspect it is older in origin than the club), but the Open Toast only began in 1938 with a talk on eating bolony sausage in Bologna (this masterpiece is lost). The origins of the Tuppeny End are also lost in the mists of time, though their position “below the salt” is obviously a reference to medieval dining custom where those of very low status were seated out of reach of the valuable commodity of salt. There are two Victorian pennies embedded in their gavel block but I don’t know why. They were supposed to be a source of banter, sniping at the President and other members with irreverent questions, though this role has mellowed over the last decade. Perhaps it’s a male thing. Anyway, if anyone can help explain the 2d End we would all be grateful.
All the club’s activities were published in the twice yearly Papers by The Recorder in Ordinary (currently Pat Cooper), an archive interrupted only by the two world wars. We also began to acquire other possessions: silverware, a library, furniture (including Thomas Bewick’s armchair) and pictures donated by the club’s own artists – some of them of museum standard. These are in our office upstairs in the Mansion House.
By 1980 it was becoming difficult to find suitable housekeepers . Several were fiddling the books and there were frequent sackings recorded in the Minutes. It was decided to let a professional restaurateur use the ground floor provided they also catered for our monthly dinner meetings. This proved to be only intermittently satisfactory so, with dry rot, roofing problems, a single dodgy lavatory and stairs so steep some ageing members couldn’t tackle them it was decided in 2011 to sell 7 Higham Place. After a spell at Gosforth Golf Club we ended here. With the sale came a healthy bank balance and we are now able “when occasion offered do some work for the world” by giving grants totalling up to £5000 to local arts, theatre and music groups.
The club has had its crises in terms of finances and recruiting members, particularly younger ones, but it has staggered though. It thought of itself as rather exclusive and had a blackball system to exclude undesirable applicants – in 1962 some poor chap received three blacks. We still have the box. By 1947 the fees had reached 3 guineas to join and 3 and a half guineas annual fee, and they have risen ever since, though now we are able to subsidise the meals, membership fees and to pay our speakers and musicians (though any club member giving a talk is not paid).
The biggest boost of all has been the admission of ladies in January 2016 , an event stoutly resisted for over a century. Even in 1970 the committee unanimously rejected a suggestion that ladies be admitted on special evenings during the week. By 1972 they had weakened enough to admit them on Thurdays only, after 4.30. Later came Ladies’ Night Dinners, but a request in 1986 by the wives to show their paintings in the club was firmly booted out. Resistance crumbled steadily until here we are 119 years after our foundation, still with our original manifesto , but now it begins: “Men and women of various callings but kindred spirits etc.
Malcolm Yorke, President.


On Russia-China Border, Selective Memory of Massacre Works for Both Sides
俄罗斯布拉戈维申斯克当地一家博物馆的策展人安吉莉卡·兹维列娃承认在1900年发生了“不好的事情”，但她说她不知道细节。 DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
VERKHNE-BLAGOVESHCHENSK, Russia — The crime scene is a riverbank from which Russian Cossacks drove thousands of Chinese to their death by drowning in the Amur River 120 years ago. On a nearby hill stand a bronze memorial statue and a concrete Orthodox cross.
These memorials are not there to mourn the victims. Instead, they celebrate the Cossacks for their role in securing lands that were once Chinese but, since the middle of the 19th century, have been firmly part of the Russian Far East.
For two countries that revel in bitter memories of suffering at the hands of foreign intruders, the gruesome events on the Amur in 1900 present a ticklish problem. Russia and China now have close economic and political ties, and are bound together by shared wariness of the West and by highly selective memories of their own often fraught pasts.
“我们需要他们，他们也需要我们，”中国问题专家、在布拉戈维申斯克国立师范大学(Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University)任院长的奥尔加·扎勒斯卡亚(Olga Zalesskaia)说。“现在我们正在合作，挑起过去那些痛苦的篇章是没有意义的。”
“We need them and they need us,” said Olga Zalesskaia, a China expert and a dean at the Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University. “Now we are cooperating, and it makes no sense to stir up all the painful pages of the past.”
Lately, both countries have been trying to sidestep this past.
一座横跨冰冻的阿穆尔河的临时桥梁将布拉戈维申斯克与中国黑河连接起来。 DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Also being sidestepped are more current quarrels stirred by the coronavirus pandemic, which began in Wuhan, China.
Russian officials, unlike President Trump, have studiously avoided calling it the “Chinese virus” while China, which responded with fury to a travel ban imposed by the American president, had no complaints about sweeping restrictions on travel from China imposed by Russia at the same time.
But the past is viewed through a prism even more misted.
A museum of local history and culture in Blagoveshchensk, the capital of Russia’s Amur Region, makes no mention of the thousands of Chinese killed on the river, referring only gingerly to the “military events on the Amur, June-July 1900.”
A big part of the museum’s display space is instead being turned over to exhibits recalling the suffering of Russians in the Great Patriotic War, otherwise known as World War II. It is part of a nationwide preparation for celebrations on May 9, marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over fascism in 1945.
A Chinese museum on the other side of the river displays a huge painting that shows Russians driving Chinese into the river. But China takes pains not to rub Russians’ face in the episode: The museum is closed to foreigners.
康涅狄格大学(University of Connecticut)研究中国现代史的历史学家维克托·扎采平(Victor Zatsepine)研究过这起事件，他说，“肯定发生过大屠杀。”
Victor Zatsepine, a historian of modern Chinese history at the University of Connecticut who has studied the incident, said “the massacre definitely happened.”
But, he said, “there is a big difference in how things appear inside China and how they are presented to foreigners.” He noted the Chinese Communist Party has a long record of massaging memories to suit current political, diplomatic and economic imperatives.
在布拉戈维申斯克国立师范大学的俄罗斯和中国学生。“我们需要他们，他们也需要我们，”该大学的一位中国专家表示。 DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
In a study of the massacre, Mr. Zatsepine wrote that the episode was not an accident or the result of wartime confusion — Russia’s preferred view of the tragedy — but “a calculated display of imperial power” shaped by Russian attitudes at the time of “cultural and racial superiority.”
Today China has clear superiority, at least in economics, with brightly lit high-rise towers strung along the Chinese side of the Amur as if to taunt Russia’s dowdy riverside, where many buildings date to the 19th century.
But Beijing no longer uses the past as a weapon against Moscow, as it did when relations between the countries deteriorated in the 1960s, triggering armed clashes along the border.
当人们将俄罗斯与过去的不良行为联系起来时，通常会称之为沙俄，与弗拉基米尔·V·普京(Vladimir V. Putin)统治的国家保持安全距离。
When Russia is mentioned in connection with past bad behavior it is usually referred to as Tsarist Russia, which keeps the country ruled by Vladimir V. Putin at a safe distance.
The Chinese Communist Party, focused on its rivalry with the United States and its allies, still regularly bludgeons Japan and Western nations over their past colonial aggression. Britain, for example, is constantly assailed for seizing Hong Kong, now back in Chinese hands.
But Hong Kong island is a speck of territory compared with the vast tracts of its land taken — and still held — by Russia. A 2015 report on Russia’s expansion along the Amur River by China’s Ethnic Affairs Commission accused Russia of seizing more than 386,000 square miles of “our country’s territory.”
代表阿穆尔地区哥萨克人组织的负责人亚历山大·尤里科。 DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
In Russia, the country recently amended the Constitution to forbid any distortion of “historical truth” about actions taken “in defense of the Fatherland.” And in anticipation of the anniversary of World War II’s end, “We all remember” banners are now being strung up across the country.
But the events of 1900 fall into the category of historical episodes that Moscow would rather forget, like the secret protocol of Russia’s 1939 pact with Adolf Hitler, which carved up Poland and the Baltic between Moscow and Berlin.
And on the banks of the Amur River, memory has mostly given way to amnesia.
布拉戈维申斯克国立师范大学历史助理教授安德烈·德鲁扎卡(Andrey V. Druzyaka)说：“这里没有人记得1900年发生了什么。”
“Nobody here remembers what happened in 1900,” said Andrey V. Druzyaka, an associate professor in history at Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University.
He described the massacre by drowning as a “terrible and shameful mistake,” but not one that should be dwelled on because that would only open a Pandora’s box of potentially explosive historical grievances.
China’s hold on this vast territory before the Russians arrived was never strong. Most residents were either Indigenous peoples, Manchus or others who did not belong to China’s dominant ethnic group, the Han. They were not absorbed into the Chinese Empire until after the founding of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty in 1644.
When the Qing signed the Treaty of Aigun in 1858, it formally ceded territory on the north bank of the Amur River to Russia.
That treaty, like the 1842 treaty with Britain that ceded control of Hong Kong, used to be denounced by Beijing as “unequal” and therefore illegitimate.
Yet China, which never misses an opportunity to browbeat Japan over minuscule islands annexed in 1895, has no official claims on any of the immense territory ceded to Russia.
布拉戈维申斯克中央市场的小贩。 DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Aleksandr Tyurik, the head of an organization representing Cossacks in the Amur Region, said it was best not to focus on the past because this “gives us nothing for the future.”
The Cossacks who drove Chinese residents into the Amur did not aim to kill them, he said, but were simply trying to secure Russia’s border at a time of turmoil, with the anti-foreign Boxer Rebellion raging in China.
How many Chinese were killed in the events of 1900 is not known, with estimates by historians ranging from 3,000 to 9,000. But there is a consensus that thousands drowned after being forced into the Amur by Cossacks and told to swim back to China in what amounted to an anti-Chinese pogrom.
Mr. Zatsepine’s study of the massacre found that the Cossacks also burned numerous Manchu villages, and that “many Chinese were brutally killed before they were thrown in the water.”
在城中一座由中国捐赠的公园边矗立着一座苏联建筑。 DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Angelika Zvereva, a curator at the Blagoveshchensk museum, acknowledged that “something bad” happened in 1900 but said she did not know the details. More important to remember, she added, was that once the violence ebbed, many Chinese returned to Blagoveshchensk to live and work.
“One month after the fighting, everything returned to the way it was before,” she said, presenting the massacre as a brief and unfortunate detour in an otherwise harmonious relationship.
China, too, has periodically rewritten its accounts of what took place on the Amur River and of Russia’s expansion into formerly Chinese lands.
When China embraced the Soviet Union as a close ally and fellow communist “older brother” in the 1950s, the events of 1900 were almost never mentioned. This changed when the countries became bitterly estranged in the 1960s; then, the Chinese Communist Party commissioned researchers to interview aging survivors of the massacre and produce denunciations of Russian actions.
Those often vitriolic accounts were later watered down in the 1980s as relations with Russia began to improve. The signing of a border agreement in 1991 and the close relationship forged since by Mr. Putin and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, have muffled them further.
“History is such a tricky thing,” said Mr. Zvereva.
黑龙江的中国一侧，黑河的高楼大厦。 DAVIDE MONTELEONE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Andrew Higgins是时报莫斯科分社社长 。他所在的团队获得了2017年普利策奖国际报道奖，他在《华尔街日报》担任莫斯科分社社长时还领导一个团队获得了1999年的普利策奖。


WELCOME TO TODAY’S DAR!
Welcome to the Lansing Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR). Today’s DAR is a service organization celebrating each member’s unique skills, talents, and personalities. We are of all ages, faiths, cultures, and races, with each member a direct descendant of a Patriot of the American Revolutionary War. As a non-profit, non-political women’s service organization, we put our motto of “God, Home, and Country” into action and are committed to promoting patriotism, historic preservation, and education.
Our chapter helps organize Wreaths Across America at a local cemetery. This ceremony honors each branch of the U.S. military, along with the Prisoner of War (POW) and Missing in Action (MIA). We also work with local veteran’s associations to assist men and women who served their country. This year, we marched in the Independence Day Parade in Mason, Michigan — it was hot but it was fun!
Preserving our national historic sites for future generations is a passion for our members. From statues to historic homes and sites to headstones, we not only promote interest and support in preserving the past, we also get out there and get our hands dirty! Gravesite cleaning is a regular item on our schedule.
Members of our chapter contribute to schools and student programs in a variety of ways. During Constitution Week, our members distribute educational material such as Constitution pamphlets and other items. We work closely with Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) and DAR Good Citizens.
Do you have a Revolutionary War Patriot in your family tree? Someone who fought for our freedom, served in a civil capacity, or supported and aided the patriotic cause in other ways? We’d love to help you find out!


Q: How was the Ocean City inlet formed?
The Ocean City Inlet was formed during a significant hurricane in 1933, which also destroyed the train tracks across the Sinepuxent Bay. The inlet separated what is now Ocean City from Assateague Island. The Army Corps of Engineers took advantage of nature's intervention and made the inlet at the south end of Ocean City permanent. The inlet eventually helped to establish Ocean City as an important Mid-Atlantic fishing port as it offered easy access to the fishing grounds of the Atlantic Ocean.
Q: What is the history behind the Bethany Beach totem pole?
Q: How did the ponies arrive at Assateague?


Muhammad: Islam's First Great General by Richard A. Gabriel1:52:00 PM
Muhammad: Islam's First Great General
Richard A. Gabriel
That Muhammad succeeded as a prophet is undeniable; a prominent military historian now suggests that he might not have done so had he not also been a great soldier. Best known as the founder of a major religion, Muhammad was also Islam's first great general. While there have been numerous accounts of Muhammad the Prophet, this is the first military biography of the man.
In Muhammad: Islam's First Great General, Richard A. Gabriel shows us a warrior never before seen in antiquity--a leader of an all-new religious movement who in a single decade fought eight major battles, led eighteen raids, and planned thirty-eight other military operations. Gabriel's study portrays Muhammad as a revolutionary who introduced military innovations that transformed armies and warfare throughout the Arab world...
Pub: University of Oklahoma Press 2007 | 255 Pages | ISBN: 0806138602 | PDF | 2 MB


In the late 1960s, John Engvald and Richard Ramsey purchased and subdivided (by parcel map) the part of the old ranch owned by Dwight Hammond and his family, commonly known as Hammond Ranch.
This development was seen by the owners as a high-class, planned community. It was promoted to potential buyers with airplane trips via a landing field in the meadows north of the Ranch and with bathing beauties in bikinis on water skies gliding over the reservoir waters. Also advertised was a ski resort on Mt. Eddy to the southwest, complete with ski lifts and runs by which landowners could “ski right to their door.”
The Hammond Lake Association was formed in 1969 and was to own, manage, maintain, preserve and control the entire Ranch area. However, Engvald and Ramsey had not made association membership mandatory nor deeded ownership of anything, including Hammond agricultural reservoir land, to the Association. They could not deed rights to the water in the reservoir since the water rights were and still are held by landowners to the north in the Shasta Valley.
Ernie Fuller was the first Ranch resident, living in a trailer below the area known as Long Meadow nine months of the year. He was named caretaker in November of 1974.
Cattle grazing was allowed on the ranch for many years. The cattleman involved most often was Richie Morgan of Montague. That arrangement, based on the designation of the County as “open range,” continued into the 1980s, when residency on the Ranch reached the point that cattle no longer had enough room.
Power came to the more easily accessible areas of the Ranch in 1982. The section of North Old Stage Road between the railroad tracks to the south and College Avenue to the north was paved in 1983. The Association changed its name from Hammond Lake Association to Hammond Landowners Association in 1986.
Membership in the Hammond Landowners Association
There are many reasons for landowners to become members of the Hammond Landowners Association. Besides getting to know your neighbors and participating in Hammond Ranch issues, a few important reasons are:
Click here for the 2014 Hammond Landowners Association Membership Application 2014. To become a member, landowners should complete the application's proxy and identification sections and return it to Hammond Landowners Association, Inc., P.O. Box 795, Mount Shasta, CA 96067 with your dues of $55.00 for the year. Please join us in our efforts. The more members in the HLA, the better we will make our community.
Hammond Landowners Association Board of Directors


It all started with one family's passion to brew coffee the natural way. It was fun, clean, and left an enticing aroma in the kitchen. It was tradition that every visitor to the household would receive a special, fresh cup of coffee made from organic beans, a way of saying, "Welcome to the family." It was understood that drinking coffee was to enjoy one of God's finest things in this life. The tradition then laid a foundation to what would ultimately become Cafe di Organo.
Cafe di Organo literally means organic coffee. Cafe di Organo opened in the historic Shell Building on May 13, 2013.


Posted on April 12, 2017.
One of the town’s more iconic items is slated for some TLC this spring.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has approved a contract to have lead paint removed from and primer added to the Town Square Locomotive and Tender Car.
Board members voted unanimously Monday night to award a contract for $17,788 to General Construction Services to get rid of the lead-based paint on the 105-year-old train and add a rust preventative primer.
Currently displayed on town square, the locomotive was built in 1912 for the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad.
In 1943, it was renovated to offer more horsepower and was used to haul freight during World War II.
The locomotive was donated to Memphis in 1952, where it was on display at the Fairgrounds until 1983, when it was moved to the Memphis Defense Depot.
In 1992, the locomotive and tender car were moved to their current location in Collierville and ownership was officially transferred to the town last summer on the condition that they would be preserved.
Adam Hamric, assistant to the town administrator, said part of the intent of the exterior repairs is to provide a suitable backdrop for photographs taken by the public.
The process of stripping the paint and installing rust preventative primer will take around 15 days.
In related news:
• Board members approved a $30,000 contract with Pyro Shows for the town’s 2017 Independence Day Fireworks Display. The annual event is scheduled for July 3 at HW Cox Park.
• Board members also approved a $51,000 contract with Resource Entertainment Group for production services at the Independence Day Celebration. Components of the production include lighting systems, stage set up, booking and coordinating headline and opening entertainment acts and audio systems.


Monkey, Oiled teak (small)
Kay Bojesen considered himself a craftsman, not a designer. His things weren’t supposed to be drawn. They were shaped in order to work and perform, to hold and to last. Kay knew that utilities were born from demand, not aesthetic reflections.
Kay Bojesen was born in 1886 and grew up in a creative home. His father was Ernst Bojesen, co-founder of the publishing house Det Nordiske Forlag, which later became known as Gyldendal.
Young Kay started his training in a grocery store, but as luck has it, he was offered an apprenticeship at Georg Jensen’s newly established silversmith. The time called for Art Nouveau rules with hammered surfaces, but Kay’s eye for form and function made him responsive to new currents. Kay Bojesen became a great advocate of functionalism, and he was fascinated by the clean, smooth surfaces of the silver, where the material and it’s reflections were decoration in itself.
In 1938, Kay Bojesen presented the ultimate cutlery series in silver, crafted out of the belief that cutlery was a tool that shouldn’t steal the picture at a table setting. All pieces of cutlery were crafted with soft and harmonious shapes in order to fit the human hand and mouth. In 1951, Kay’s silverware took the first prize at the world exhibition in Milan, and was therefore named “Grand Prix”.
In 1952, Kay Bojesen was appointed Purveyor to His Majesty the King of Denmark – “for long and regular trade with the Court”. But not just crowned heads feast on Grand Prix. The cutlery is used to set the tables in Danish Embassy residences around the world, and therefore pride itself with the rare title “Embassy-Cutlery”.
Kay Bojesen was innovative and mastered besides silver, steel, and wood also materials such as bamboo, melamine, porcelain, and tin. In the last part of his career, Kay had his workshop in the backroom of Bredgade 47 in Copenhagen, at his best in a white coat and with Mrs. Erna Bojesen at the cash register. The assortment was a jumble of polished silverware, monkeys, rocking horses and royal guards, bamboo prams and Finn Juhl’s teak bowls, spun at Magnus Monsen’s carpentry shop across the street.


Acknowledging Martin Luther King Jr.
January 10, 2019
On January 21st, our nation will recognize Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday and day of remembrance. Dr. King is considered one of the most visible, forward thinking, change agents in the last 100 years. His fight for civil rights, equality, voter rights, and overall safety for your fellow man through non-violent demonstration changed our country. This year marks the 51st anniversary of his death, and his legacy lives on through this national holiday, but also through education, and remembrance of his accomplishments. In 1964 he won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35, and at that time was the youngest man ever to win that price. He donated his $50,000 prize he received for the Nobel to the civil rights movement. He was a giant in a time of unrest and uncertainty. He faced these challenges with a degree of grace, and civility rarely witnessed on the national stage.
As we celebrate this month the Legacy of Dr. King, I would be curious to know what he would think of the modern day multi-billion security industry? An evolving industry built on the premise of providing and umbrella of safety, and security to people and property. Unfortunately, I think his opinions and thoughts would vary. I believe he would embrace an industry who hire people, and provide a career path, benefits, and opportunities regardless of race, age, sex, and religious beliefs. At the same time, Dr. King would probably disapprove of the vast amounts of safety and security services needed in the year 2019 in our society. Dr. King did not protest, march, and fight for the “free-ride” he fought for equal opportunities for all men and women. Every day the security industry and United Security, Inc. is providing those opportunities and in their own way keeping his vision alive and moving forward.