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Photo taken on the Execution site Ghent-Oostakker.

This is the location where 66 members of the Resistance were executed during WWII

The statue was made by the Ghent sculptor Geo Vindevogel.

 

Photo taken on the Execution site Ghent-Oostakker.

This is the location where 66 members of the Resistance were executed during WWII

The statue was made by the Ghent sculptor Geo Vindevogel.

 

Heavy weather in Etretat - Seine Maritime - Normandy - France - Europe

 

L'histoire d'Etretat a toujours été imprégnée par cette présence de l'esprit marin, de l'esprit de la mer aux valeurs ancestrales.

 

Village méconnu autrefois tourné vers la pêche, source de vie et de nourriture, de subsistance essentielle, Etretat est devenue au fil des siècles, un site mondialement connu après avoir accueilli tant d'artistes illustres.

 

En gardant cette part de mystère ponctuée d'étapes artistiques et littéraires donc.

 

Le mystère, avec les suppositions diverses quant à l'origine du nom d'Etretat d'une part. D'après les recherches menées par Raymond Lindon, ancien maire et auteur de nombreux écrits sur Etretat , enrichies par celles d'Alain Millet, écrivain scientifique et historien, l'origine du nom d'Etretat viendrait de langues scandinaves anciennes, normande ou viking, "strut, strurt, strud,…" qui toutes évoquent le cornet, le cône, le couvre chef… que symboliserait l'aiguille jadis découverte par les vikings.

 

Strutr en norois, Structa en latin, rappellent ce terme associés à la racine "Art"ou ard" se rattachant au latin "ardurus" et au celte "arduo"… posant la question d'une origine romaine ou viking.

 

Ces diverses suppositions mènent à l'ancien nom d'Etretat composé de ces diverses origines et associations pour former le nom d"'Estrutat" , "Estrutard" ou encore "Strutard".

 

L'explication la plus plausible serait celle d'une différence de prononciation ou d'une simple évolution de la langue française où le "u" a laissé sa place au "e" tel que l'explique Alain Millet (relire la collection de l'Estretatais) pour les mots burre, murtre ou hurter qui devinrent beurre, meurtre ou heurter.

 

C'est donc entre le XIVe siècle et le XVe que le nom d'Etretat apparut dans sa version définitive.

 

On notera qu'Etretat en application des idées républicaines en l'an II, fut baptisée Saint-Sauveur puis La Roche pour retrouver son nom actuel (lire le très bon livre de Jean-Pierre Thomas "Etretat des origines à nos jours").

 

Le mystère toujours malgré de nombreuses recherches archéologiques menées par l'abbé Cochet qui ont permis d'établir quelques vérités quant aux origines ou aux évolutions de notre village mais aussi en laissant de nombreuses questions en suspens. C'est ainsi qu'il a été établi que l'occupation humaine remonterait à l'Antiquité bien qu'on ait décelé des vestiges attestant de la présence humaine dans les environs dès la Préhistoire. Des vestiges et des lieux-dits l'attestait, tel que "le fossé romain" sur la falaise d'Amont ou l'existence d'une voie qui montrent la présence des romains à Etretat.

 

L'abbé Cochet qui effectua de nombreuses recherches permit en effet, au XIXe siècle, de découvrir de nombreux éléments archéologiques qu'il regroupa dans de nombreux écrits. Il analyse, fouille églises, cimetières et sous-sols pour mettre à jour de nombreuses pièces retraçant les origines d'Etretat et l'occupation humaine au fil des siècles.

 

Le mystère encore avec ce site naturel hors du commun qui a inspiré tant de légendes ou de récits littéraires.

 

Celle de la fontaine d'Olive par exemple qui raconte qu'une demoiselle nommée Olive, menacée par des envahisseurs, peut-être des Sarrazins, aurait promis de faire construire une église si elle en réchappait.

 

Ce qu'elle fit au centre du village. Mais c'était sans compter sur les tours du Diable qui déplaçait chaque nuit les parties de l'édifice religieux à son emplacement actuel. Ce qui explique, selon la légende, la présence de l'Eglise Notre Dame dans le Petit Val sur la route de Bénouville. Une autre version laisse entendre que le village a vu son développement débuter dans ce quartier d'où l'installation de l'Eglise en cet endroit. Enfin, on ne peut évoquer le mystère sans citer l'imagination de Maurice Leblanc qui fit naître son fameux personnage Arsène Lupin. Celui-ci cacha son trésor dans la fameuse "Aiguille Creuse". Un mythe devenu presque une réalité tant les gens dénomment notre pic naturel comme étant véritablement creuse.

 

Plusieurs hypothèses

 

1) Les Romains lui donnèrent le nom de Stratae-Talus qui signifiait "le bout de la voie" Les troupes de Jules César en 57 avant J-C s'installèrent dans notre village dans le but de conquérir la Grande Bretagne.

2) Etretat viendrait de West, Wester ou Oistre signifiant Ouest ou Couchant et de Tot "le hameau du couchant" mais la désinence tôt signifie plateau, toit ex. Criquetôt, Sassetôt, Yvetôt.

 

3) Mr Brunton a imaginé de tirer Etretat de Ostreosa statio (la station abondante en huîtres) peu vraisemblable les Huîtres furent amenées par bateau de Cancale en 1777.

 

La légende de la Chambre des Demoiselles

 

Le château du tilleul ainsi que la tour de la falaise d'aval appartenait autrefois au sire de Fréfossé," lequel était "adonné au péché de luxure" et dont les désirs n'épargnaient aucune jeune fille ou jeune femme. En ce temps là, vivaient trois soeurs aussi chastes que belles, que le méchant seigneur fit un jour enlever et conduire à son château. Mais les soeurs ne cédèrent point à leur ravisseur et pour se venger de leur résistance, celui-ci les fit enfermer, sans autre vêtement que leurs longs cheveux, dans une cellule aménagée au sommet de la falaise d'aval. Au bout de trois jours et trois nuits, elles moururent, et, à quelque temps de là, on vit leurs âmes s'envoler du haut de la falaise vers le ciel. Et depuis, aussi longtemps que vécut le sire de Fréfossé, la "Chambres des Demoiselles" fut hantée par les fantômes des trois soeurs que ne quittaient leur tragique demeure que pour persécuter leur bourreau, lequel finit par succomber à son tour" source: Mr Jacob Venedey - R. Lindon Etretat

 

Trou à l'Homme

 

"C'était en 1792. Un navire suédois fut jeté par la tempête contre les roches d'Étretat. Il s'y brisa net. La mer était affreuse, nul secours possible. La tempête dura vingt quatre heures dans toute sa force et les cadavres des malheureux naufragés étaient venus s'échouer sur la grève. lorsque le vent se calma et que la mer, en descendant, permit d'aborder la grotte. Au fond sur le rebord du roc gisait un matelot inanimé. On l'emportait pour le réunir à ses camarades dans une sépulture, lorsqu'il se réveilla fort à propos. Il conta alors comment, après avoir longtemps lutté contre les vagues, il avait à bout de forces, recommandé son âme à Dieu et s'était évanoui, c'est alors qu'une lame le prit et le jeta sur une saillie du rocher. De là, le nom de cette grotte, Le Trou à l'Homme". source R. Lindon Etretat - en 1920 a été creusé un tunnel reliant le Trou à l'Homme à la plage de Jambourg.

 

Parc aux Huîtres - Parc Marie Antoinette

 

C'est Monsieur de Belvert qui construisit ce parc en 1777 - 1782 dans le but de satisfaire la Reine Marie-Antoinette qui appréciait les huîtres. Deux sloops,(navire à voiles ) "La Syrène" et la "Cauchoise" les transportaient de Cancale jusqu'à Etretat. Après que les huîtres aient séjourné dans ces bassins plusieurs mois et aient acquis une saveur plus délicate par alternance de l'eau douce des sources souterraines et de l'eau salée de la mer, on les expédiait à Versailles par voiture tirées par 10 à 12 chevaux.

Source Ville d'Etretat

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The history of Etretat has always been imbued with this presence of the marine spirit, the spirit of the sea with ancestral values.

 

A little-known village once turned to fishing, source of life and food, essential subsistence, Etretat has become over the centuries, a world-famous site after having hosted so many illustrious artists.

 

By keeping this part of mystery punctuated by artistic and literary stages therefore.

 

The mystery, with the various assumptions as to the origin of the name of Etretat on the one hand. According to the research carried out by Raymond Lindon, former mayor and author of numerous writings on Etretat, enriched by that of Alain Millet, scientific writer and historian, the origin of the name of Etretat would come from ancient Scandinavian, Norman or Viking languages. , “strut, strurt, strud,…” which all evoke the cornet, the cone, the headgear… which would symbolize the needle once discovered by the Vikings.

 

Strutr in Norse, Structa in Latin, recall this term associated with the root "Art" or ard "relating to Latin" ardurus "and Celtic" arduo "... asking the question of a Roman or Viking origin.

 

These various assumptions lead to the old name of Etretat composed of these various origins and associations to form the name of "'Estrutat", "Estrutard" or even "Strutard".

 

The most plausible explanation would be that of a difference in pronunciation or a simple evolution of the French language where the "u" has given way to the "e" as explained by Alain Millet (reread the collection of l 'Estretatais) for the words burre, murtre or hurter which became butter, murder or clash.

 

It is therefore between the fourteenth century and the fifteenth that the name of Etretat appeared in its final version.

 

It will be noted that Etretat in application of the republican ideas in year II, was baptized Saint-Sauveur then La Roche to find its current name (read the very good book of Jean-Pierre Thomas "Etretat of the origins to our days").

 

The mystery still in spite of numerous archaeological research carried out by the abbot Cochet which made it possible to establish some truths as for the origins or the evolutions of our village but also by leaving many questions unanswered. This is how it was established that human occupation dates back to Antiquity, although vestiges attesting to the human presence in the area have been detected since prehistoric times. Vestiges and localities attest it, such as "the Roman moat" on the cliff of Amont or the existence of a way which shows the presence of the Romans in Etretat.

 

Abbé Cochet, who carried out a great deal of research, made it possible, in the 19th century, to discover many archaeological elements which he gathered in many writings. He analyzes and excavates churches, cemeteries and basements to bring to light numerous pieces retracing the origins of Etretat and human occupation over the centuries.

 

The mystery still with this extraordinary natural site which inspired so many legends or literary stories.

 

That of the Olive fountain for example which tells that a young lady named Olive, threatened by invaders, perhaps Saracens, would have promised to build a church if she escaped.

 

What she did in the center of the village. But it was without counting on the towers of the Devil who moved every night the parts of the religious building to its current location. This explains, according to legend, the presence of the Church of Notre Dame in the Petit Val on the road to Bénouville. Another version suggests that the village saw its development begin in this district, hence the installation of the Church in this place. Finally, we cannot evoke the mystery without citing the imagination of Maurice Leblanc who gave birth to his famous character Arsène Lupine. He hid his treasure in the famous "Aiguille Creuse". A myth that has almost become a reality as people denounce our natural peak as being truly hollow.

 

Several hypotheses

 

1) The Romans gave it the name of Stratae-Talus which meant "the end of the way" The troops of Julius Caesar in 57 BC settled in our village in order to conquer Great Britain.

2) Etretat would come from West, Wester or Oistre meaning West or Sunset and from Tot "the hamlet of the sunset" but the ending early means plateau, roof ex. Criquetôt, Sassetôt, Yvetôt.

 

3) Mr Brunton imagined to pull Etretat from Ostreosa statio (the station abundant in oysters) unlikely the Oysters were brought by boat from Cancale in 1777.

 

The legend of the Chambre des Demoiselles

 

The lime tree castle as well as the tower of the downstream cliff once belonged to the Lord of Fréfossé, "who was" addicted to the sin of lust "and whose desires spared no young girl or young woman. There lived three sisters as chaste as they were beautiful, whom the wicked lord one day had taken away and taken to his castle. their long hair, in a cell at the top of the downstream cliff. After three days and three nights they died, and some time later their souls were seen flying from the top of the cliff to and since then, as long as the Lord of Fréfossé lived, the "Chambers of the Young Ladies" was haunted by the ghosts of the three sisters who only left their tragic home to persecute their executioner, who eventually succumbed in his turn "source : Mr Jacob Venedey - R. Lindo n Etretat

 

Manhole

 

"It was in 1792. A Swedish ship was thrown by the storm against the rocks of Etretat. It broke dead there. The sea was terrible, no help possible. The storm lasted twenty four hours in all its force and the The corpses of the unfortunate castaways had run aground on the shore, when the wind calmed down and the sea, in descending, made it possible to approach the cave. At the bottom on the edge of the rock lay an inanimate sailor. reuniting him with his comrades in a burial place, when he woke up very aptly. He then related how, after having struggled for a long time against the waves, he had at the end of his strength, recommended his soul to God and had fainted. Then a blade took him and threw him on a ledge of the rock. Hence the name of this cave, Le Trou à l'Homme ". source R. Lindon Etretat - in 1920 a tunnel was dug between the Trou à l'Homme and Jambourg beach.

 

Oyster Park - Marie Antoinette Park

 

It was Monsieur de Belvert who built this park in 1777 - 1782 in order to satisfy Queen Marie-Antoinette who appreciated oysters. Two sloops, (sailing vessel) "La Syrène" and the "Cauchoise" transported them from Cancale to Etretat. After the oysters had stayed in these basins for several months and acquired a more delicate flavor by alternating fresh water from underground sources and salt water from the sea, they were shipped to Versailles by car pulled by 10 to 12 horses.

Source Ville d'Etretat

The Registan (Uzbek: Регистон, Registon) was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid Empire, now in Uzbekistan. The name Rēgistan means "sandy place" or "desert" in Persian. It is a World Heritage site.

 

The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous copper pipes called dzharchis - and a place of public executions. It is framed by three madrasahs (Islamic schools) of distinctive Islamic architecture. The square was regarded as the hub of the Timurid Renaissance.The three madrasahs of the Registan are: the Ulugh Beg Madrasah (1417–1420), the Sher-Dor Madrasah (1619–1636), and the Tilya-Kori Madrasah (1646–1660). Madrasah is an Arabic term meaning school.

The Registan is truly a sight to be seen, and at different times of day you may see a very different image of each building. With the changing position of the sun throughout the day the intricate tile work and vibrant colours are displayed from a whole new perspective.

The special sauce of Second Life is that it helps us to feel things. Sometimes it is the tender touch of another human even when they are thousands of miles away. Other times it is the beauty of a song or a work of art that allows us to see into the hearts and minds of artists. Without the pathway to our sometimes unreachable emotions, SL would just be another video game.

 

Thankfully we have sims like this one to help us listen to the stories in the wind.

 

Thank you ARCħEŦҰPE11. I can't keep up with your latest name but I will always find a way to keep up with your art. This one poked at one of the hidden places in my heart I keep under lock and key.

 

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As they say...winter is coming. Execution by Christmas Lights; Solveig. slurl - maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Solveig/109/163/21

Taken at Execution by Christmas Lights.

 

This dike section is located along the Wevers and Flaauwersinlaag, Heerenkeet and Polder Schouwen.

It’s located on the Oosterschelde on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland, approximately halfway between the Oosterscheldekering and Zierikzee.

 

The current dike has an asphalt revetment that has already been overlaid with rubble and has been penetrated with vertical strips. It is therefore not a set cladding and therefore does not fall within the Seawalls Project. The covering is brought to safety during the execution. The dike fall and the remains of the old sea dike with the foreland are the focus of the ecological project "rich dike". It is also recommended to combine these activities resulting from this with the improvement of the revetment in adjacent sub-areas. It has been proposed to install a sand bank at the rear of this refuge (in front of the dike). This functions as a sand motor to maintain the salt marsh between the old dike remains. To prevent the sand from being washed away too quickly, a breakwater of released limestone has been provided between these old dike remains. A memo describes the breakwater design.

 

The Flaauwershaven is a special object, the design for this is not elaborated in the general memorandum. A separate design note has been drawn up for this. These activities will be taken into account simultaneously with the improvement of the cladding. The adjustments to the port area are being carried out in collaboration with the Van Zierik tot Zee project.

 

In the past it was a work harbor, and nicer for a photo then on this moment.

 

Votivkirche (Votive Church) a neo-Gothic church in the Alsergrund district of Vienna in Austria.

 

The origin of the Votivkirche derives from a failed assassination attempt on Emperor Franz Joseph by Hungarian nationalist János Libényi on 18 February 1853. During that time, when the Emperor was in residence at the Hofburg Palace, he took regular walks around the old fortifications for exercise in the afternoons. While walking along one of the outer bastions with one of his officers, Count O'Donnell von Tyrconnell, Libényi (a tailor's apprentice) attacked the Emperor from behind, stabbing him in the collar with a long knife.

 

A civilian passer-by, Dr. Joseph Ettenreich, came to the Emperor's assistance, and Count O'Donnell struck Libényi down with his sabre, holding him until the police guards arrived to take him into custody. As he was being led away, the failed assassin yelled in Magyar, "Long live Kossuth!" Franz Joseph insisted that his assailant not be mistreated. After Libényi's execution at Spinnerin am Kreuz in Favoriten for attempted regicide, the Emperor characteristically granted a small pension to the assassin's mother

 

Dr. Ettenreich was later elevated to nobility by Franz Joseph for his bravery and became Joseph von Ettenreich. Count O'Donnell, who up until then was a count in the German nobility by virtue of his great-grandfather, was afterwards made a Count of the Habsburg Empire and received the Commander's Cross of the Royal Order of Leopold.

 

After the unsuccessful assassination attempt, the Emperor's brother, Maximilian — later Emperor of Mexico — called upon communities throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire for donations to a new church on the site of the attack. The church was to be a votive offering for the rescue of Franz Joseph and "a monument of patriotism and of devotion of the people to the Imperial House."

 

The church plans were established in an architectural competition in April 1854. 75 designs from the Austrian Empire, German lands, England, and France were submitted. Originally, the plans were to include the neighbouring Allgemeines Krankenhaus and create a campus fashioned after the plans of Oxford and Cambridge University.

 

The church was one of the first buildings to be built on the Ringstraße. Since the city walls still existed at that point, the church had no natural parishioners. At that time, it was meant as a garrison church, serving the many soldiers that had come to Vienna in the wake of 1848 Revolution. The church is not located directly on the boulevard but along a broad square (now the Sigmund Freud Park) in front of it.

 

Information Source:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Votivkirche,_Vienna

 

Nebur Cyborg LETHAL OUTFIT ACCESS

 

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TANAKA MAELSTROM MK-7 MAINSTORE

 

UNHOLY HO-MUSUBI CYBORG ARM Neo Japan event

Over the past decade one of the common advices given to aspiring photographers is to explore various of photographic themes from which they may start developing their own style. Style, so I believe, is first and foremost the reflection of the photographer’s own personality combined with his/her favored theme/subject and her preferred technique(s) of execution. It’s good advise even though slightly inadequate.

I have realized this couple of months ago when my work was criticized as “mirroring the reality”. Indeed, simply just. Behind the bland words and the euphemistic praises the critique is not very pleasant to read, however it was probably one of the most insightful critique I ever received. It hallowed me to deepen the engagement with my subjects, not in order to capture photographs but to make pictures and even tableaux.

  

So let’s start with a ‘blank sheet’

 

Noordpier IJmonond haven

 

Audacia is Allseas’ versatile pipelay vessel, optimised for the execution of small- to large-diameter pipeline projects of any length in all water depths, and for associated work such as the installation of risers and subsea protection frames. The concept for Audacia was developed entirely in-house and she has been operational since 2007.

 

A length of 225 m places her between Allseas’ dynamically positioned pipelay vessels Solitaire and Lorelay. Precise manoeuvring on full dynamic positioning with a stinger positioned on the bow allow Audacia to work safely in congested areas and lay pipes in very deep water. Pipeline start-ups and lay-downs are executed in very quick time ensuring any disruption to other activities near platforms is minimised. Due to her long length and ship-shape Audacia can accommodate multiple work stations and has a greater pipe hold capacity. Her independence from anchor handlers and large buffer capacity also ensure she is less dependent on pipe off-loading from supply vessels. A high transit speed, high lay speed and large carrying capacity ensure Audacia is highly competitive for pipelay projects anywhere in the world.

 

Vessel specifications

 

Length overall (incl. stinger)327 m (1073 ft)

Length overall (excl. stinger)225 m (738 ft)

Length between perpendiculars217 m (712 ft)

Breadth32 m (105 ft)

Depth to main deck19 m (62 ft)

Operating draught11 m (36 ft)

Maximum speed16 knots

Total installed power41,600 kW

Thrusters7 x 5000 kW retractable, fixed pitch azimuth thrusters

Dynamic positioning systemLR DP (AAA), fully redundant Kongsberg SDP-11 and SDP-22 system

HelideckMaximum take-off weight 12.8 t; suitable for Sikorsky S-92 and Bell 429 helicopters

Deck cranesSpecial purpose crane of 150 t (330 kips) at 16 m (53 ft) main hoist

Pipe transfer crane of 30 t (70 kips) at 33 m (108 ft) main hoist

Work stations7 (single joint) welding stations, 1 NDT station and 3 coating stations

Installed tension capacity3 x 175 t (3 x 390 kips)

Pipe cargo capacity on main deck14,000 t

ROV150 HP work-class ROV, rated to 4000 m depth (13,000 ft), for subsea surveys and intervention work

Pipe diametersFrom 2" to 60" OD

ClassificationsOU–100 A1–Multi-purpose support unit, pipelaying unit,

OIWS LA, LI, () LMC, DP (AAA), PCR (97, 93)

Dual A-frameFor PLEM installation and SCR handovers, capacity 550 t (1200 kips)

Buoy handling systemGantry crane above the stinger, capacity 35 t (80 kips), rail length 85 m (280 ft)

Port of registryValletta

  

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The Lothair Crystal is an engraved gem from Lotharingia in northwest Europe, showing scenes of the biblical story of Susanna, dating from 855–869. The Lothair Crystal is an object in the collection of the British Museum.

The original element of the work is a circular disc of clear quartz ("rock crystal"), measuring 11.5 centimetres in diameter. This is engraved in intaglio with eight scenes depicting the story of Susanna and the Elders, related in the Book of Daniel (but regarded as part of the Apocrypha by Protestants). Susanna is first shown being falsely accused and condemned for adultery by the elders. Daniel intervenes to question the elders, uncovers their false witness and engineers their execution by stoning. In the final scene, Susanna is declared to be innocent. The scenes are accompanied by brief inscriptions in Latin drawn from the Vulgate Bible.

The engravings on the crystal are executed in the energetic and distinctive early mediæval Rheims style which originated in manuscript drawings such as those in the Utrecht Psalter. The crystal is surrounded by a 15th-century gilt-copper mount with a foliage border, which might have been once attributed to Saint Eligius (c. 588 – 660), the patron saint of goldsmiths.

The crystal is inscribed LOTHARIVS REX FRANC[ORVM ME FI]ERI IVSSIT ("Lothair, King of the Franks, ordered me to be made"), which possibly refers to Lothair II. Lothair I called himself imperator (emperor), whereas Lothar II called himself rex (king), like the patron of the crystal; it is therefore probable that it was created in Lothair II's time, probably around the middle of the 9th century, making it a late example of Carolingian art.

Others have commented on the unusual wording of Lothair II's titles, as he never called himself 'of the Franks'. Moreover Lothair II's name was at the time of creation always spelled and pronounced as Hlotharius. The 'h' was dropped in Old Low Franconian only at the end of the 9th century, which would suggest that the line would have been added after Lothair II's reign, or that the crystal might have been made by someone else. Simon MacLean therefore suggested that it was the 10th century king Lothair of France who would have ordered the crystal to be made. Mats Dijkdrent on the other hand thinks that the line could have been added to make it a more convincing relic made by St Eligius who, according to his vita, would have worked for a certain Lothar, king of the Franks (actually Clothar II).

No textual sources on the history of the Lothair Crystal prior to the 10th century are known. Around the 10th century, it was pawned between a count and a canon of Rheims in exchange for a horse. The canon then denied possession of the crystal. It was later discovered to be in his possession when the canon was smoked out of the cathedral when it was set alight. In penance, he founded Waulsort Abbey (in modern Belgium), where the crystal was held until the 18th century. During part of this period, it was utilised by the abbots to fasten their copes during mass.

In 1793, revolutionary French forces sacked Waulsort and threw the crystal into the Meuse river, reputedly cracking it in the process. In the 19th century it was stolen and stripped of its jewels. It reappeared in the hands of a Belgian dealer, who claimed it had been retrieved from the river bed and sold it to a French collector for twelve francs. It passed to the British Liberal politician Ralph Bernal, who paid £10 for it. In 1855 it was acquired by Augustus Wollaston Franks on behalf of the British Museum in an auction of Bernal's collection at Christie's for £267.

The Lothair Crystal was Object 53 in the 2010 BBC Radio 4 programme A History of the World in 100 Objects, chosen and presented by the Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor.

Execution Rocks Light is a lighthouse in the middle of Long Island Sound on the border between New Rochelle and Sands Point, New York. It stands 55 feet tall, with a white light flashing every 10 seconds

LNER Class 91 91111 "For the Fallen" arrived at London Kings Cross on 1a25 1045 Leeds - London Kings Cross on 23/05/2021

Escaped from the grave.

This memorial memorizes the execution of three civilians early October in 1944 in the village of Alphen in the Dutch province of Noord Brabant which is a part of todays’ municipality of Alphen – Chaam (formerly Alphen – Riel).

On the referred day in October 1944 three civilians were retrieved from their hiding place near their house by German Falschirmjäger of the 11th Division. Alphen was in the front line at that time; Baarle Nassau had been liberated for a large part. The three civilians were taken along to a ditch further ahead on the dirt road. There they had to lie down after which they were shot.

Two of the civilians died instantly but the third retrieved his consciousness later on the day and succeeded to crawl back from under the sand and go looking for help.

The two victims were the agriculturist Adrianus Oomen, 45 years of age, from Alphen and the 23 years old person-in-hiding Willy van den Corput , painter by profession from the city of Breda. In those days he was a courier in the resistance movement. The third one who had been wounded, was the agriculturist Felix Roelen of 39 years old.

It has never been totally clarified why they had been arrested and executed. It is assumed, that in the same hide out, shortly before the three were taken along, there were also two or three members of the royal constabulary who were involved in the resistance movement. These three departed in the direction of Chaam just before the Falschirmjäger arrived at the hide out. Possibly the Germans were looking for the three members of the resistance movement and took the other three with them as a reprisal.

Listen here to the story of Felix Roelen.

 

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☛ This is what we saw during our Bicycle tours in the Netherlands, where we have cycled through the beautiful landscape.

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Macro Mondays: closed

 

the shelf life of a clove of garlic

  

Rapida visita fotografica di Sant'Eraclio, frazione di Foligno, ma paesino dalla lunga storia risalente all'epoca romana. "Il territorio degli Umbri cadde sotto la dominazione romana nel 295 a.C. nello stesso secolo e precisamente nel 220 dal censore Gaio Flaminio fu voluta la costruzione della strada Flaminia che partendo da Roma e attraversando l’Umbria giungeva a Fano nelle Marche e passava proprio qui.

Secondo lo storico Moroni (vissuto nel 1800) ritiene che durante il periodo dell’impero romano, dov’è S.Eraclio oggi, ci fosse un acquartieramento di legionari e quindi una Statio Fulginas (cambio dei cavalli e abbeverata) e questo non solo perché il paese era sulla via Flaminia, ma anche per la presenza di una ricca sorgente di acqua ubicata in via Fontanelle e via Fontevecchia.

L’ipotesi trova fondamento in merito ad una leggenda che vuole una esecuzione di tre legionari ivi acquartierati che non rinnegarono la loro fede durante le persecuzioni dei cristiani sotto l’imperatore Decio nel 251 d.c ed essi erano Eraclio, Giusto e Mauro." Anche a Sant'Eraclio troviamo un castello che offre interessanti spunti fotografici. 9 foto.

 

Quick photographic visit of Sant'Eraclio, a hamlet of Foligno, but a village with a long history dating back to Roman times. "The Umbrian territory fell under Roman domination in 295 BC in the same century and precisely in 220 by the censor Gaius Flaminio the construction of the Flaminia road was commissioned, starting from Rome and crossing Umbria, it reached Fano in the Marche and passed right here.

According to the historian Moroni (who lived in 1800) he believes that during the period of the Roman Empire, where St. Eraclius is today, there was a quartering of legionaries and therefore a Statio Fulginas (changing of horses and watering) and this not only because the town was on the via Flaminia, but also due to the presence of a rich source of water located in via Fontanelle and via Fontevecchia.

The hypothesis is based on a legend that wants an execution of three legionaries quartered there who did not deny their faith during the persecutions of Christians under the emperor Decius in 251 AD and they were Eraclio, Giusto and Mauro. "Also in Sant'Eraclio we find a castle that offers interesting photographic opportunities. 9 photos.

After sitting all day waiting for a crew to become available after Christmas, CSX E803 heads through Walkerton just after midnight on the day after Christmas.

Roumanie (1990) - Aujourd’hui, un vaste élan de solidarité fait converger, à juste titre, tous les regards et toutes les ONG vers l’Ukraine. Ça a me rappelle, toute proportion gardée, ce qui s’est passé pour la Roumanie il y a 33 ans.

Cette image presque banale, résume à elle seule ce que j’ai pu entrevoir de ce pays quelques semaines après l’exécution de Ceausescu : un vrai bordel, dans une ambiance bon enfant ! Rien à voir avec la guerre en Ukraine. Des industries agonisantes en pleine nature et au milieu de tout ça, les Roumains qui tentent de survivre, comme si de rien n’était.

Les deux hommes sont là, à boire tranquillement un canon en pleine nature, à deux pas d’un chantier abandonné (attesté par la présence des blocs de plâtre ou de béton), au milieu des câbles électriques. Le tout sur fond d’usine.

Le convoi de l’ONG que j’accompagnais venait de s’arrêter dans une station service pour faire le plein des véhicules. Nous étions sur la route de Timisoara en provenance de Sibiu. La route du retour.

 

NIKON F 2 - 300 mm IFED f : 4 - 1/125 - f :11 - Ilford HP5+ - 400 iso - négatif numérisé avec un Nikon D750 équipé d’un 50 mm macro Sigma.

 

Bucolic scene in the Carpathians

 

Romania (1990) - Today, a vast outpouring of solidarity is rightly bringing all eyes and all NGOs to Ukraine. It reminds me, all things considered, of what happened to Romania 33 years ago.

This almost banal image alone sums up what I was able to glimpse of this country a few weeks after Ceausescu's execution: a real mess, in a good-natured atmosphere! Nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. Dying industries in the middle of nature and in the middle of it all, Romanians trying to survive, as if nothing had happened.

The two men are there, quietly having a drink in the middle of nature, close to an abandoned construction site (evidenced by the presence of plaster or concrete blocks), in the middle of the electric cables. All against a factory backdrop.

The NGO convoy I was accompanying had just stopped at a service station to refuel the vehicles. We were on the road to Timisoara from Sibiu. The road back.

 

Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60 X30 softbox camera right. Reflector camera left. Triggered by Cybersync.

So last week Mark, Adam, Jade & I made a bit of a discovery at Kelenföld Powerplant in Hungary.

 

Want to know more? Link here:

youtu.be/lzpMr32Yad0

In honour for my grand grand grand-mother Kattinho Delacroix... She was an charismatic personality and an amazing show-dame of french aristocratic lineage and an half-wookiee. She had an exciting life, full of travel and fun but also a tragic end... An end that she accepted bravely.

  

The painting was made a day before the execution and can be seen at STARBUTTS

23 ABG : 9 : 10

 

|||[Log Entry]|||

 

: Hurry up ! We lost the control of the Spaceport ! :

: A Rebel attack ? :

: Probably. Several squads do not answer, and multiple checkpoints were sabotaged. Whoever they're, they're organised. Enough chatter, let's move ! Oh shit ! :

: Blaster wounds. Did our guys did this ? :

: I don't know. Don't stand there, move ! :

: I've a bad feeling about this :

: I don't ca :

: Arghh !! :

: Shit ! [TB-421 down, unknown aggressor at 8th Street, Northern Sector] :

: Huhrr, my leg, fucker :

: Language ! Hey you around the corner, you better come out slowly. If you want TB-421 to live ! :

: Die ! Gahh ! :

: I said slowly . 421, could you stop trying to reach your blaster, please ? I don't want to shoot you right now :

: Did you killed those civilians ? :

: Yes. It slowed you down a bit :

: Then you need someone alive to tell the tale :

: And there's no one there beside you and me. A Stormtrooper who thinks outside the box ! Fine, you get to live :

: Wait whahh :

: Don't worry, it was set to stun. :

: [Blue-One to Red-One, what the hell is going out there ?] :

: [Well, it's a long story. Just get to the Spaceport. Clang is there with some of our new men and our new ship. They might need help though.] :

: [ What the hell are you talking about ? This was a recon mission ! There's smoke everywhere ! You better tell me righ ] :

: [ We're now officially Space Pirates. Very aggressive ones I must say. Just don't be late to the main event. Red-One out ] :

 

|||[Log End]|||

   

Kingdoms of Blue and Red clash in an epic conflict! Widespread war has engulfed both of these lands. Which side will win, and which side will face utter destruction?

  

Here is my MOC that I built for RebelLUG's Kingdoms At War Collaboration.

 

I'd like to hear your feedback!

 

Be sure to check out the collab on Instagram, and on YouTube!

Olympus Trip 35 / D.Zuiko 40mm/2.8 / Washi W 25 / Eukobrom/1+1/20°/3min

Some thought went into this

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You may have seen me do this one before, but my sister-in-law and her fiancé were looking through the 365 for some funny ideas and really wanted to do this one. Who am I to say no to somebody who wants to shoot something fun???

 

Anyhow, we got a few of these and this one is probably my favorite. I'm kinda proud because I think I'm getting better at this whole photography thing. Now, how do I get someone to pay me for it???

 

Strobist:

PCB Einstein 640, bare in reflector bounced off ceiling, camera right

Sponsored by Brickwarriors!

 

King Bart the Odiferous was royally upset that his well-planned wedding was so terribly interrupted. But there was a bright side to his misfortunes. In the pandemonium of the ruined ceremony, his soldiers had managed to capture a single forester outlaw! What luck! King Bart's favorite pastime was watching the executions, and he certainly wasn't going to miss this one. Unfortunately for the king, the rascally foresters don't take too kindly to their comrades being beheaded, and it seems as if they are about to foil his majesty's well-laid plans once again...

 

Ryan was kind enough to send Steven and I some of his new Executioner pieces, so obviously we had to build a cool scene with em! ;)

 

THFAVAGD!

With various cells and holdings all across the globe, Aku Corp often find themselves dealing with municipal gangs, whose loyalty is questionable and ulterior motives unknown. Corruption runs deep within these groups, most notoriously inside the Black Lotus, an organization whose reign boasts a sizeable portion of downtown Tokyo. It's use of various businesses as launderers and fronts for black market deals has grown exponentially, catching the eye of local Aku officers.

According to inside sources, the Black Lotus were looking to expand their minature mafia empire, which could most certainly challenge the interests of Aku. Naturally, they sought to eliminate this thorn in their side before it grew into a bushel that could no longer be sheared so easily. The chaos of this new era is far too great to afford any avoidable losses, so therefore the bug is set be squashed under the boot of domination. Power must be asserted, or will otherwise be taken possession of.

With all the heads of the Black Lotus clan rounded up, a ray of eerie red sunlight peeks it's way through the morning smog. As the fog breaks and the sky is revealed, disheveled are each of the former crimelords, now mere shells of men. A small price to pay to avoid what could have been for the Aku Corporation. After all we must be cunning and ruthless in this cruel era; this new World In Darkness.

 

This is my entry into the world in darkness contest. The schoolyard depicted is that from a concept art piece of the movie Akira.

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