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[TNK x TRV] - EXECUTOR BLADE [ Available at NEO JAPAN ]
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TREVOR x TANAKA
Outfit: *:..Silvery K..:* Short Kimono Gown (KABUKI)
Hair: KMH - Hair U105
Horns: ::Static:: Somber Oni White
Left Sword: [TNK x TRV] - EXECUTOR BLADE
Arms: NANAO // 2077 Cyber Arms //
Shoulder Armor & Neck beads: [TNK] HIME KIMONO
Boots: [The Forge] Yoko Outfit Boots
Background: Tottori Night Backdrop - The Bearded Guy
[TANAKA x TREVOR]
EXECUTOR BLADE: FROSTBITE.
This weapon comes with 3 special skills: Crystal Heavensword, Crystal Apocalipse and Crystal Flashstrike; and seven combo animations plus 3 idle poses. Hud to change color of the sword, RLV effects, 18 original animatios, Yokai Mask Accesory, frost and lighting, and much more.
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I have been in Gloucester visiting my brother and clearing the family home which is an immense undertaking. Yesterday morning Peter and I went into the City for coffee, into the bank as part of my executor duties and then into the Cathedral so I could take some photos. Everyone, it seems, has their favourite cathedral and mine is most definitely Gloucester.
It was built as a Benedictine monastery, work commenced in 1089. It survived Henry VIII's abolition of monasteries as Edward II had been buried there . . . so it became a cathedral.
The cloisters remain my favourite part of the cathedral, I loved them as a child and still find magic in them today.
Located opposite the Church of the Holy Rude and adjacent to the Old Town Cemetery. Built between 1639 - 49 with funds bequeathed by John Cowane, a wealthy Stirling merchant. Originally offering charity to unsuccessful merchants or 'gildbreithers' and later used as a school and epidemic hospital.
John Cowane was born around 1570. The Cowane family were one of the best known merchant families in the Stirling area. John Cowane was a Town Councillor for some time, became a member of Parliament for Stirling in the Scots Parliament and was also elected Dean of Guild in October of 1624.
Cowane remained a bachelor throughout his life, and resided with his sister Agnes in the property which is now known as John Cowane's House, which was built in 1603. The property is now a ruin, however, it was saved from the ravages of town improvement when it was purchased by the Hospital in 1924.
Cowane died in 1633 and his brother, Alexander Cowane, was appointed as his heir and executor. One of the terms of his death bed will was to bequest 40,000 merks to be invested in land or in annual rent for the building of a Hospital or Almshouse within the Burgh of Stirling. Cowane’s Hospital was built as a result of this bequest.
The statue of John Cowane above the doorway is known as Auld Staneybreeks and there is a rumour that every Hogmanay, he gets down for a dance.
The legend is returning , the Oni Lord raise once again
[TANAKA x TREVOR] - EXECUTOR:BLADE @NEO JAPAN EVENT
This is product Avaible at NEOJAPAN EVENT:
COMES WITH:
• 3 Special Skills
- HEAVENSWORD
- APOCALIPSE
- FLASHSTRIKE
• 7 Combo Animations
• HUE Color Picker
• Yokai Mask Accessory
• Flame & Lightning
• 18 Original Animations
• 20+ SFX & VFX
• 3 Idle Poses
• Size Adjustment
• Overclock Mode
+AND MORE
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Moff Randine was on his Executor II-class Star Dreadnought Basilisk, planning a new mission to harvest all Kyber crystals on Christophsis. The thoughts of doing pointless work crossed his mind. Now it is over 10 years since Emperor Palpatine's death. Maybe his plan has failed, and the whole harvesting of Kyber crystals was pointless.
Suddenly the red light starts to blink. Incoming holo transmission from Exegol: Execute Order 256!
Immediately, he was torn out of his thoughts. "Finally...So long have I waited for this!" He opens his drawer and looks at the shiny rank insignia plaque of Grand Moff.
The mission was clear! As the new Grand Moff of the Outer Rim territory, he had to gather all the Warlords and introduce Emperor Palpatine's plan.
This entry is for "The Survivors RPG" warlord challenge "Order 256". In the challenge, players get to create their own custom Imperial warlord their sig-fig(s) are fighting throughout their builds. New twists in the game are coming soon, so make sure to get an entry in as that will help the story flow.
The Cat and the Canary (Universal, 1927). Window Card (14" X 22"). One of the hardest Universal Horror films to find paper on, this film was based on a major stage play. This creepy horror story is set in a mansion where the potential heirs to an estate must spend the night. Things turn dangerous when the executor of the will is murdered and no one knows who the killer is. Laura La Plante starred and is featured on this window card with scary hands clawing at her.
Firle Place is a Manor house in Firle, East Sussex, United Kingdom and is the family seat of Nicolas Gage, 8th Viscount Gage, whose family the Viscounts Gage have owned the land at Firle since acquiring it from the Levett family in the 15th century. The manor house was first built in the late 15th century by Sir John Gage, who made Firle Place his principal home. He held many high offices, including Constable of the Tower and was an executor of Henry VIII's will.
The external cladding of the building is Georgian, using Caen Stone to make it look like a classical French Chateau. This work was completed by Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet who inherited the house in 1713 and the house is set in typically open parkland. The interior of the house however is Tudor in style and circulates around a central courtyard. The house has an extensive collection of paintings, porcelain and furniture, including works by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Van Dyck, Raphael, Puligo, Zoffany and Teniers.
During World War I, students from the nearby Southover Manor School in Lewes were housed here, and during World War II, Canadian soldiers were quartered here.
Open to the public during the summer months, the house and grounds area also used as a film and television location, it has featured in shows, including the BBC's Jonathan Creek and the three-part miniseries The Line of Beauty. BBC's Bake Off Creme de la Creme Series 2 which aired in 2017.
Since the 15th century the Gages have lived at Firle, following the marriage of William Gage to Agnes Bolney whose family had previously owned the seat at Firle. (The Bolneys held the lordship of Firle briefly after acquiring it from the bankrupt lord of the manor Thomas Levett.) This holding was further expanded by their son Sir John Gage who inherited land belonging to his father-in-law, Sir Thomas St Clere. In 1479 a second John Gage was born and it was he who became the ward to the Duke of Buckingham when his father died in 1497.
Sir John became quite prominent at the court of King Henry VIII and even accompanied the king on an expedition to France. Following such campaigns and his competence in battle he was appointed Vice-Chamberlain to the King. Sir John also served as a key figure in the dissolution of the monasteries in Sussex, despite the fact that he remained a Catholic.
Sir John's son, Edward, later became a Knight of the Bath and the Sheriff of Sussex and in 1556 oversaw the execution of the 17 "Sussex Martyrs" during the Marian Persecutions of 1555–57.
The Gage Baronet was created by John Gage (d. 1633) in 1622. The 7th Baronet, Sir William Gage (1695–1744), was notable for his interest in cricket, particularly in Sussex. It is often thought that beginnings of what is now Firle Cricket Club started with Sir William. In 1754 this Baronet title was raised by Irish-born Thomas Gage to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Gage and Viscount Gage.
Another notable Gage is General Thomas Gage who was made Commander in Chief of the British forces in North America. However, following the outbreak of the American War of Independence, he was relatively successful but after disastrous losses at Battle of Bunker Hill he was replaced. His son, also called Thomas Gage (1781–1820), following what was now a family tradition was a botanist and traveller and had the Gagea genus of flower named after him.
The current Viscount Gage, Henry Nicholas Gage, lives at Firle. For more information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firle_Place and firle.com/
I am so thrilled to have a new sponsor to blog for, TANAKA! I will have a lot of amazing new items to show you, starting with today's blog.
First item is the HIME KIMONO & Armor Set by Tanaka. This mesh robe is rigged for Ebody Reborn (which I'm wearing here) and Legacy mesh bodies. You can choose between 6 different colours/designs, and the fatpack gives you an extra 4 exclusive colours/designs. Grab this @ the NEO JAPAN Event Sept 23 - Oct 15:
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Available @ the mainstore afterwards:
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Next item I'm showing is a collaboration betwwen [TNK x TRV] called EXECUTOR BLADE . This product "EXECUTOR BLADE", is the result of a collab between two different stores, Tanaka store and Trevor store.• The creators of both stores have been associated in different segments and creations for many years. However, only more recently have they teamed up to launch incredible interactive items, combining the incredible ability of 3D modeling, editing and creating textures and images from the Tanaka store with the great interactivity technology provided by working on scripts, animations and unique visual effects from Trevor store.
Grab this @ the NEO JAPAN - EVENT: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/GABRIEL3/132/128/501
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Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, writer, critic, and satirist. Her writing was published in magazines like Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and she was a member of the Algonquin Round Table in New York. She also was nominated for two Academy Awards for her screenwriting. Eventually her left-wing politics got her on the Hollywood blacklist.
She died of heart disease at age 73, her remains were cremated but not claimed by her executor. The urn was then kept for years in her Manhattan attorney's office. Parker's estate was left to the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement Of Colored People) The NAACP claimed her cremains in 1988 and constructed a memorial garden at their Baltimore, Maryland headquarters. In 2020 the NAACP office relocated and Parker's family requested the urn be brought back to New York. On August 22, 2020, Parker's 127th birthday, her ashes were buried in her family's plot at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Parker's epitaph was chosen by her family from the last four lines of her 1925 poem "Epitaph for a Darling Lady"
Leave for her a red young rose,
Go your way, and save your pity;
She is happy, for she knows
That her dust is very pretty.
Parker’s name is encircled by carved evening primrose which is a reference to her 1929 poem “The Evening Primrose”:
More pics in blog <3
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Body: eBODY - Reborn
Head: LeLUTKA - Avalon Head
Eyeliner: EXO Store - Spooky Eyeliner [@ Tokyo Zero] NEW!!!
Hoodie: Diaboli Design - Hoodzilla [@ Tokyo Zero] NEW!!!
Tattoo: .:CORAZON:. Buffy
Sword: [TANAKA x TREVOR] - Executor Blade
Are you ready to stand your ground ? Check this video to see what this blade can do. Besides hud colour, combo animations, idle poses, animations, flame & lightening and yokai mask accessory, you can find 3 special skills in fatpack :)
Leggings: Skoll - Oblivion Pants
Boots: Atrophia - Storm Boots
- HAIR : MINA Hair - River male - All colors
- VISOR : :::SOLE::: SA - Visor EDGE WALKER
- CAMBER: :::SOLE::: SA - Neuro Camber
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- BACKDROP: *ZEROICHI* KABUKI X Backdrop Ambientlight
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Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña - Escocia - Stirling - Cowane's Hospital
Cowane's Hospital is a 17th-century almshouse in the Old Town of Stirling, Scotland. It was established in 1637 with a bequest of 40,000 merks from the estate of the merchant John Cowane (1570–1633). Subsequently converted for use as a Guildhall the building is considered by Historic Scotland to be "a rare survival of 17th century burgh architecture and one of the finest buildings of its kind in Scotland." It was listed at category A in 1965. The gardens are also seen as a "rare survival" of an institutional garden of the 17th century, and were included in the national Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in 2012. The hospital is located on St John Street, between the medieval Church of the Holy Rude and the 19th-century Old Town Jail.
John Cowane was descended from a family of Stirling merchants who had been trading with the Dutch since the early 16th century. The Cowanes exported fish, coal and wool in exchange for luxuries such as prunes, saffron and spices which were supplied to the royal court of James V at Stirling Castle. John Cowane also ventured into money lending, invested in shipping, and was a substantial landlord in the burgh. He served on the town council, was elected Dean of Guild in 1624, and sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1625–1632. He never married, though in 1611 he was fined £6 for fathering a child out of wedlock: the mother was also fined and forced to do public penance. Cowane lived on St Mary's Wynd, in the building which still bears his name. John Cowane's house, though ruined, was purchased and preserved in 1924 by the trust he established.
On his death in 1633, Cowane was a wealthy man. He left sums of money to numerous charitable causes, including 500 merks to the Church of the Holy Rude. The largest bequest was the 40,000 merks which he left for the establishment of a hospital. This was intended to provide for "twelve decayed guild brethren", that is, elderly members of the Merchant Guildry of Stirling who could no longer support themselves. The establishment of a hospital, or almshouse, would allow them to live rent-free in their old age. In the 1630s a merk was worth two-thirds of a Scots pound, and was equivalent to one English shilling. The hospital was to be managed by a trust, overseen by Patrons who were drawn from the town council, the guilds, and kirk ministers.
John Cowane's brother, Alexander, acted as his executor and signed the hospital's Deed of Foundation on 13 February 1637. The land, sited adjacent to the Church of the Holy Rude in a prestigious part of the town, was transferred to the Town Council, and plans for the new building were commissioned from the royal master-mason John Mylne. As with Mylne's other architectural work, the design shows contemporary Dutch influences, notably the form of the bell tower and crow-step gables. In a niche on the tower is a statue of John Cowane, sculpted by Mylne and William Ayton. The statue, locally known as "Auld Staneybreeks" (old stone-trousers), is said to come to life and dance in the courtyard at Hogmanay (New Year).
The hospital was constructed by the master-mason John Rynd. Existing buildings on the site were demolished in early 1637, and the uneven ground was levelled by burning peat in order to shatter the hard underlying rock. At the rear of the site is the defensive town wall, which was constructed in the 16th century, and the hospital building may have been conceived as forming part of the town's defences. Building proceeded through the troubled period of the mid-17th-century, when a series of conflicts affected Scotland and Britain: the hospital was not completed until 1643, and may not have been fully complete until 1660. In any case the building appears to have been unoccupied until at least 1661 when repairs had to be made. In the 1660s the grounds of the hospital were levelled and laid out with ornamental gardens, as well as vegetable, fruit and herb gardens, and terraces overlooking the Carse of Forth to the east. An elaborate carved sundial was set up in 1673. William Stevenson, gardener at the hospital from 1667, is recorded as having ordered plants from Holland, including apricot, peach and almond trees.
More pics in blog <3
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Body: eBODY - Reborn
Head: LeLUTKA - Avalon Head
Eyeliner: EXO Store - Spooky Eyeliner [@ Tokyo Zero] NEW!!!
Hoodie: Diaboli Design - Hoodzilla [@ Tokyo Zero] NEW!!!
Tattoo: .:CORAZON:. Buffy
Sword: [TANAKA x TREVOR] - Executor Blade
Are you ready to stand your ground ? Check this video to see what this blade can do. Besides hud colour, combo animations, idle poses, animations, flame & lightening and yokai mask accessory, you can find 3 special skills in fatpack :)
Leggings: Skoll - Oblivion Pants
Boots: Atrophia - Storm Boots
The Kiss of Dead. Poblenou (Barcelona) Cemetery
The sculpture is located in the cemetery of the east, in the neighborhood of Poblenou of Barcelona. It is an order carried out around 1930 in the workshop of the executor Jaume Barba by the family Llaudet Soler on the occasion of the death of his son in full youth. The experts attribute the work to Joan Fontbernat, son-in-the-art of Barba and the best sculptor in the workshop. The back of the ribs is also attributed to Artemi Barba. In the foot there is an epitaph with some verses of Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer of his work "L'atlàntida":
"There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. No disintegrations. "
My next Episode V Build, i'm particularly proud of this one as it's something i've wanted to do for a long long time. Feedback appreciated!
"There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. No disintegrations. "
My next Episode V Build, i'm particularly proud of this one as it's something i've wanted to do for a long long time. Feedback appreciated!
At long last, here is ... half of everything I've been working on for midnight order. The azurite blades will be available individually or as a set. The set also comes with the Diarch Blade, which comes in both multicolor and tintable versions.
Get it at Midnight Order on January 20th! maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Syndicate/192/187/31
Lore 1: www.flickr.com/photos/182246275@N02/50790280997/in/datepo...
Lore 2: "Thus spoke the Executor - To each noble house, a noble blade. For each noble blade, a particular use. The vampire would learn the blade, and the blade would learn the vampire.
To the House of the Moon - the longest blade of Lunar Azurite, made by the vampire themselves, attuned to the vampire by an elder member of the House. They are never a full fledged member until it is made precisely to the specification.
To the House of the Judge - the deadliest blade of Emerald Azurite. Such a blade is forged in blood contract with magic itself, and creates something that is truly the undoer of all things. This is not without cost - to hold the blade poisons even the resilient body of a vampire, shortening our life to that of the elf: 140 years.
To the House of the Sun - an unbreakable blade of Sunforged Azurite. To serve the military of our glorious empire requires an unyielding spirit, and an unyielding blade. Any cracks that form in this magnificent weapon automatically seal themselves back together.
To the House of the Tower -an invisible blade of Arcane Azurite. The smallest blade of the Houses is not to be underestimated - To all but the most magically attuned, perceiving such a blade means it is already too late.
To our glorious Diarchs - a blade of the rarest material, Noble Azurite. Witnessing such a majestic crystal is a historic event itself, and as such only 5 blades of this kind have ever been produced. It has all of the strengths of the four houses, and none of their weaknesses."
- History of the Vampyrleich Empire, Volume Two, 4th Ed, 98533 AN
The Kiss of Dead. Poblenou (Barcelona) Cemetery
The sculpture is located in the cemetery of the east, in the neighborhood of Poblenou of Barcelona. It is an order carried out around 1930 in the workshop of the executor Jaume Barba by the family Llaudet Soler on the occasion of the death of his son in full youth. The experts attribute the work to Joan Fontbernat, son-in-the-art of Barba and the best sculptor in the workshop. The back of the ribs is also attributed to Artemi Barba. In the foot there is an epitaph with some verses of Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer of his work "L'atlàntida":
After my Keldabe cruiser was a complete fail, I thought I might try a diferent ship, so I have decided to make a flagship for my legion, but Venators are completely overdone, so I kind of combined several Star Destroyer designs to create my own kind of ship, it´s kind of a mix between the original ISD, the Executor, Acclamator and the Venator, wish me luck=D
UNESCO World Heritage Site (2003)
33rd chapel
The chapel represents the scene in which Pilate, saying: "Ecce homo", from the balcony of his palace, shows Christ to the crowd, wounded by the scourging and crowning with thorns and tied by thugs. The crowd responds clamoring to crucify him.UNESCO World Heritage Site (2003)
XXXIII cappella rappresenta la scena in cui Pilato, dicendo: “Ecce homo”, dalla loggia del suo palazzo mostra Cristo alla folla, piagato per la flagellazione e incoronazione di spine e legato dagli sgherri. La folla risponde chiedendo a gran voce di crocifiggerlo.
Il Sacro Monte di Varallo costituisce, tra i Sacri Monti esistenti, l'esempio più antico e di maggior interesse artistico. Consta di una basilica e di quarantacinque cappelle affrescate e popolate da oltre ottocento statue di terracotta policroma a grandezza naturale. È situato nel comune di Varallo (VC), in Valsesia
L'idea dell'edificazione di un Sacro Monte posizionato su di un'imponente parete rocciosa che sovrasta l'abitato di Varallo fu concepita nel 1481 dal frate francescano padre Bernardino Caimi. Verso la metà del XV secolo, aveva cominciato a diffondersi, in Occidente, un forte bisogno di riprodurre i luoghi della Terrasanta, il pellegrinaggio verso la quale, a causa dei Turchi, stava diventando sempre più pericoloso.
A partire dai primi anni del XVI secolo, regista dell'impresa del Sacro Monte fu il pittore, scultore ed architetto Gaudenzio Ferrari di Valduggia: egli crebbe artisticamente con le prime realizzazione del Sacro Monte, fino a diventare protagonista del suo sviluppo; vi lavorò sino al 1529 come progettista di alcune cappelle, autore di numerose statue (dapprima lignee, poi in terracotta) e di affreschi che, nelle cappelle, fanno da sfondo alle scene sacre.
The Sacred Mountain of Varallo (a type of mountainside Christian devotional complex), overlooking the town of Varallo Sesia in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is the oldest Sacro Monte, founded in 1491 by Franciscan friar Bernardino Caimi.
The Sacro Monte at Varallo comprises the minor basilica and 45 chapels, either isolated or inserted into the large monumental complexes Nazareth, Bethlehem, Pilate’s house, Calvary, Sepulchre and Parella’s house – populated by more than 800 life size painted statues, in wood and terracotta, that dramatically illustrate the life, passion, death and resurrection of Christ. These interiors are vividly decorated with fresco paintings.
Father Bernardino Caimi, was the promoter of the Sacro Monte, helped by Gauenzio Ferrari from Valduggia (a key figure until 1529 – painter, sculptor and architect), creator of some of the most enthralling of the sacred dramas: The Three Kings and The Crucifixion. The Lanino brothers Giulio Cesare Luini and Fermo Stella da Caravaggio were the executors of his work.
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At ТНЕ ШАЯЕНѲUЅЕ ЅАLЕ EVEṈΓ opening May 23, 2024 - June 18, 2024.
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The Kiss of Dead. Poblenou (Barcelona) Cemetery
The sculpture is located in the cemetery of the east, in the neighborhood of Poblenou of Barcelona. It is an order carried out around 1930 in the workshop of the executor Jaume Barba by the family Llaudet Soler on the occasion of the death of his son in full youth. The experts attribute the work to Joan Fontbernat, son-in-the-art of Barba and the best sculptor in the workshop. The back of the ribs is also attributed to Artemi Barba. In the foot there is an epitaph with some verses of Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer of his work "L'atlàntida":
NEO Japan 12th Round
Sept/Oct 2023
Credits:
Headpiece: Zibska Momoe @ NEO Japan
Makeup: Zibska Momoe Eyes & Ayumi Lips @ NEO Japan
Tattoo: DAPPA Jin @ NEO Japan
Pants: JEYS UKIYO @ NEO Japan
Pet: Moon Rabbit ONI FOX Companion @ NEO Japan
Weapon: [TANAKA x TREVOR] EXECUTOR BLADE @ NEO Japan
Backdrop: The Bearded Guy Kawaguchi View @ NEO Japan
Hair: [MAGNIFICENT] THOR Bun @ main store
The archaeological dig continues at my parents' apartment. Having our son with us is a huge help as it lightens the mood and he has lots of energy. We continue to be astounded at the stuff we are finding, the old photos and negatives, YAY !, the very nice jewelry that my Mom never wore, the warning letters from B.C. Hydro, the parking tickets, (paid thank goodness), the old diaries with only a few days filled in which I read out loud - fascinating and hilarious, they were both real hoarders. So, everybody who has bothered to read this, start today with streamlining your stuff, it will make your executors VERY happy :)
Laws of Physics
Laws of Nature
Laws of Common Sense
Laws of Man
Laws of Musk
Lords of COBOL
Laws of God
Laws of Beans and Beer
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." – Charles E. Weller
Media:
* Wikipedia: Filler text
* Stu Phillips and Glen A. Larson: Battlestar Galactica Theme (1978)
* Prometheus of Videos: Empire Strikes Back: Intro to Imperial Fleet & Executor / Arrival At Hoth (1980)
Tualatin Fred Meyer, 11:26 PM.
See also: January 20, 2025, 4:16 PM (2024)
Nine roundels - two with the Cromwell badge of a purse enclosed by symetrically arranged gromwell leaves, two with rose 'en soleil', a winged and nimbed lion of St Mark, a white falcon perched on, and enclosed by, a yellow stain fetterlock (another Yorkist device), a white and yellow stain rose with a yellow stain edging, a yellow stain chalice and white host set on a white ground and half of a roundel of a yellow stain falcon on ground with white flowers (the left half of the lower right roundel is restoration).
It may seem strange to see Yorkist badges in an establishment whose purpose was to pray for the souls of Henry VI as well as Lord Cromwell, for long a loyal servant of that monarch. The explanation probably lies in the fact that one of the executors of Cromwell was William Wainfleet, Bishop of Winchester, who was involved in establishing the foundation at Tattershall - and he served the Yorkist King Edward IV.
The story of executor's rocks. Myth has it that on this point, which sits off of what was then Cow Neck New York (now Port Washington), the British, during the American Revolution, took control of the rocks. The rocks were submerged at high tide, but during low tide, they would row condemned prisioners whom they had captured to be chained on the rocks. When the tide rose, the prisioner would drown. When the tide went down, the British would row the next prisioner to the rocks, with a full view of the remains of the last prisioner.
This myth has been frequently true, but alas, is not true. It was a myth -- some propaganda before the term was popular. In reality, the rocks were named because they were a hazard to boaters.
Today, a lighthouse remains, one of the oldest working lighthouses on Long Island sound, to warn boaters of the rocks.
Besides being an interesting storey, it is also an excellent place to watch a sunset.
Which is what we did on October 1, 2006 to take this picture.
"Darkwater Executors have entered The Purge.
Flee while you still have the chance...."
An elite PMC allied with Darkwater, the Executors are a small collection of genetically upgraded soldiers who have no fear of pain or death.
First emerging as an ally to Darkwater after the bombing of Portland, the Executors are an unknown foe.
/0100, Seattle/
Recent footage taken from a low quality shows DarkWater Executor agents entering the outskirts of Seattle after the destruction of Portland.
A single EU is seen in the upper left corner, it is unknown if the EU is still at war with DarkWater and it's affiliate branches.
We will update this story as it progresses.
GRAH, this is what happens when I try to overstretch my collection. I end up with a large meh scene.
:c
"Designed by Nadiri Dockyards during the final days of the Galactic Empire, the Starhawk-Class Battleship was mainly used by the New Republic to pursue the remnants of the Empire. With a length standing slightly over 1800 m, it was built out of decommissioned Imperial Star Destroyers, and held a tractor beam strong enough to take down an Executor-class Star Destroyer."
This LEGO model was originally designed as a SHIPtember 2019, but unfortunately it wasn't finished until 3 1/2 months after the start. It's final length is 89 cm, so roughly 111 studs.
I hope you enjoyed this MOC, it certainly a lot of fun and a very big challenge from a LEGO design point of view!
Full showcase video: youtu.be/j9qXvzEGGPk
More close-ups coming soon!
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☪ ༺ [TNK x TRV]: - EXECUTOR BLADE: FROSTBITE - (FATPACK) by Trevor
☪ ༺REKT: JadeDragon in GIRLCORE by REKT
☪ ༺ BodySuit: Ghouly by DumDum
•◦இ•◦ Head: Avalon Head 3.1 by LeLUTKA
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No disintegrations! An iconic scene of the bounty hunters on the Executor bridge.
Trivia: If you can name all the characters in the picture off the top of your head, you're a proper Star Wars fan :)
Thanks for all the feedback and comments!
This light cargo VTOL has been on the receiving end of many jabs and insults due to her chubby nature, the "Penguin" is the first in a line of specialized Darkwater Executor vehicles from Poseidon Industries.
The first in a line of DarkWater Executor vehicles.
Next up, MRAP.
This is quick scene of Imperial officers containing Grand Moff Randine, (the guy on the far left).
This is the replacement for JastaBrick's version of the character: www.flickr.com/photos/187213881@N03/50599848558/in/pool-t...
"Moff Randine was on his Executor II-class Star Dreadnought Basilisk, planning a new mission to harvest all Kyber crystals on Christophsis. The thoughts of doing pointless work crossed his mind. Now it is over 10 years since Emperor Palpatine's death. Maybe his plan has failed, and the whole harvesting of Kyber crystals was pointless.
Suddenly the red light starts to blink. Incoming holo transmission from Exegol: Execute Order 256!
Immediately, he was torn out of his thoughts. "Finally...So long have I waited for this!" He opens his drawer and looks at the shiny rank insignia plaque of Grand Moff.
The mission was clear! As the new Grand Moff of the Outer Rim territory, he had to gather all the Warlords and introduce Emperor Palpatine's plan."
Story above was written by JastaBrick who is tagged in the photo.
I really enjoyed putting these figs together, so let me know what you think of them in the comments below!
The Kiss of Dead. Poblenou (Barcelona) Cemetery
The sculpture is located in the cemetery of the east, in the neighborhood of Poblenou of Barcelona. It is an order carried out around 1930 in the workshop of the executor Jaume Barba by the family Llaudet Soler on the occasion of the death of his son in full youth. The experts attribute the work to Joan Fontbernat, son-in-the-art of Barba and the best sculptor in the workshop. The back of the ribs is also attributed to Artemi Barba. In the foot there is an epitaph with some verses of Mossèn Cinto Verdaguer of his work "L'atlàntida":
Mespelbrunn Castle is a late-medieval/early-Renaissance moated castle on the territory of the town of Mespelbrunn, between Frankfurt and Würzburg, built in a tributary valley of the Elsava valley, within the Spessart forest. It is a popular tourist attraction and has become a famous Spessart landmark.
The first precursor of Mespelbrunn Castle was a simple house. The owner was Hamann Echter, vizedom of Aschaffenburg, a title which means that he was the representative of the ruling prince, the Archbishop of Mainz Johann von Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (de) at the castle and town of Aschaffenburg. On 1 May 1412, Johann gave the site, a forest clearing next to a pond, to Echter, a knight, who constructed a house without fortifications. It was a reward for Echter's services against the Czechs. The Echter family (de) originates from the Odenwald region. Their name presumably means "der die Acht vollstreckt", the executor of the ostracism. In the 15th century the Spessart was a wild and unexploited virgin forest, used as a hideout by bandits and Hussites, who despoiled the regions nearby. Therefore, in 1427 Hamann Echter, the son of the first owner, began to rebuild his father's house to a fortified castle with walls, towers, and a moat using the nearby lake.
In 1957, Mespelbrunn Castle was one of the locations of the German film Das Wirtshaus im Spessart (The Spessart Inn, 1958), based on the novella by Wilhelm Hauff.
Hugo Carl Emil Muecke (1842-1929), customs and shipping agent, was born on 8 July 1842 at Rathenow, near Berlin, eldest son of Dr Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Muecke and his first wife Emilie. The family arrived in Adelaide in 1849. Educated at Tanunda High School, at 16 Hugo joined John Newman's commercial and shipping agency, which required a German-speaking clerk. In 1866 he became a partner, and also a naturalized British subject. On 2 April 1863 at Tanunda he had married Margaret Elisabeth Julia Le Page from Guernsey, Channel Islands; they had four daughters and four sons.
After Newman's death in 1873, Muecke took over the business, renamed H. Muecke & Co. It owned large bond stores at Port Adelaide, handled consignment and customs business, acted as agent for Norddeutscher-Lloyd and other steamship lines, and owned and operated small coastal vessels. In 1877 Muecke became vice-consul for Germany, and was consul in 1882-1914, an honorary position (apart from occasional fees). He was also a justice of the peace. First elected to the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce committee in 1880, he served almost continuously until 1915, including terms as deputy chairman (1884) and president (1885-86). A successful and highly respected member of the business community, Muecke became a director of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd in 1892. He joined the boards of the Bank of Adelaide, Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd and Executor Trustee & Agency Co. of South Australia Ltd and the local boards of South British Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and National Mutual Life Association of Australasia (1878-1915). He served as warden of the Marine Board and on the Port Adelaide, Rosewater and Walkerville municipal councils. In 1900 he became a member of the Adelaide Club; he was active in the German Club and a prominent Freemason. In 1903 he entered the Legislative Council for the Central District as a conservative; he was defeated in 1910.
Excerpt from histoiresainteducanada.ca/en/le-sanctuaire-du-sacre-coeur...:
Father Joseph-Arthur Laporte was born in Saint-Paul de Joliette on August 15, 1857, the feast of the Assumption. He entered the community of the Clerics of Saint-Viateur on August 25, 1879. The members of this community have a great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and it is through their contact that Father Laporte developed this devotion.
He left the community of the Clerics of Saint-Viateur on July 28, 1886 and requested his incardination to the Bishop of Sherbrooke. He was admitted to the number of priests of the diocese by Bishop Antoine Racine, and appointed pastor of the parish of Sainte-Praxède de Bromptonville (1891-1902) from where he discovered the “mountain” that he would later call “Beauvoir”.
Eight kilometers north of Sherbrooke, a small mountain of one hundred and fifteen meters, still unnamed, had long attracted the attention of this great lover of nature. After many approaches to Mr. Émile Lessard, a farmer, he bought two hectares of land from him in 1915. He gave the name “Beauvoir” (beautiful to see) to this corner of paradise whose panoramic view enchanted him. He decided to build a small cottage, a house of six meters on a side surrounded by a gallery. In 1916 and 1917, he bought more land to enlarge his small domain.
And in 1920, he founded the Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart of Beauvoir.
For years, Father Laporte has been fascinated by the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He speaks of it tirelessly. So it is not surprising that the only decoration on the bare walls of his cottage is a lithograph, without much artistic pretension, of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre.
In 1916, Father Laporte still dreamed of making Beauvoir a place where people would come to pray and celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus, whose devotion was spreading more and more throughout the country. He therefore decided to erect, not far from his cottage, a statue of the Sacred Heart. Measuring two meters in height, this statue, with its arms wide open, stands on a pedestal of field stones that farmers have faithfully transported on their carts.
The parish priest now invites his parishioners to come and taste the happiness that is his at the Sacred Heart…
As early as 1918, pilgrims began “the ascent of the Rosary”, a devotional practice that would have its heyday in the 1930s. On Sunday afternoons, pilgrims, starting from the main road, climbed to Beauvoir while reciting the rosary.
In 1933, at the request of the pilgrims, Father Pierre-Achille Bégin had a cross erected in front of the road leading to the Shrine. It is from this cross, still visible, that the pilgrimages to Beauvoir started. Along the way, wooden boards were set up on which were written the fifteen mysteries of the rosary. For Beauvoir, the erection of this cross gives all its meaning to the ascent of the rosary: it is the beginning of the ascent, it is the cross of the rosary that the lips kiss before murmuring the “Aves”, the first links of this long chain that leads the pilgrims to the very Love that awaits them at the Shrine.
In 1920, during a Holy Hour, he asked for a special favor from the Sacred Heart, with the promise of building a small chapel in Beauvoir if he was granted it. With the help of some local craftsmen, he had the promised little chapel built.
It is an architectural jewel that Abbé Laporte had built on the hill of Beauvoir.
But the Sacred Heart, never defeated in generosity, knows how to reward his servant by giving to vile materials a stamp of rustic elegance, to a humble and poor building, a beauty that escapes no one. And all those who come to pray in this rustic chapel find there a calm, a peace that penetrates deep into their souls and leaves them pacified. One can almost feel the loving presence of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which bends down with tenderness over those who come to visit it.
The exterior of this chapel is reminiscent in many ways of some of the country chapels of France. The rustic walls, the rudimentary furnishings and the few decorations are not likely to satisfy the connoisseur of expensive works of art. It is poverty, destitution. The only decoration is a statue, a frame, two statuettes, a few ex-votos testifying to the goodness of the Sacred Heart, lanterns and old images of the Way of the Cross. But, near the tabernacle, how one can taste with love and peace the divine presence of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus!
On October 24, 1920, Bishop Larocque came to bless the little chapel. The next day, Father Laporte celebrated the first mass on Mount Beauvoir.
In the spring of 1921, his health inexorably deteriorated. Even though he was ill, he was taken to Beauvoir four or five more times. Then he had to give up returning to Beauvoir. He was hospitalized at the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Hospital at the beginning of August. And on August 20, Father Laporte was finally able to meet face to face with the one who was the great love of his life.
The body of Father Laporte now rests in the crypt of the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of which he was parish priest. However, on the west wall of the little chapel in Beauvoir, a commemorative plaque recalls the man who founded the Shrine and who continues to watch over its work from above.
Father Laporte had bequeathed the Beauvoir property to the diocese on the condition that he pay the remaining $3,500 debt. The diocese refused this bequest. Beauvoir thus reverted to the universal legatee, Miss Euphémie Charest, Father Laporte’s former housekeeper. She sold Beauvoir in 1923 to the executor of Father Laporte’s will, the notary Gédéon Bégin, for the price of the debt. This wealthy businessman used Beauvoir Hill as a summer vacation spot for his family.
From 1923 to 1929, Beauvoir fell into almost complete abandonment. Only a few lovers of the Sacred Heart would go up there privately to pray at the foot of the Sacred Heart statue. But at the end of July 1929, Father Pierre Achille Bégin, a retired priest and brother of the owner, accompanied by a few members of the family, came to visit Beauvoir. Although the buildings had been quite damaged by thieves and the weeds had invaded the area, the group was charmed by the landscape and decided to settle there for two weeks.
From then on, the Bégin family would come to spend a few weeks in Beauvoir during the summer vacations.
Without looking for signs, the good abbot knows how to recognize an invitation. First of all, together with his family members, he decided to restore the place and to revive the project of Father Laporte. Every year in June, he invites the people of the area for the triduum in preparation for the feast of the Sacred Heart. This is the highlight of the year.
Throughout the summer months, Father Bégin, surrounded by nephews and nieces, ensures for the pilgrims the mass every morning and the prayer at the Sacred Heart every evening as well as a Holy Hour every Thursday evening. Father Bégin, after Father Laporte, sought to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart. It is in the small stone chapel that he spends most of his time in prayer and in welcoming the small groups of pilgrims who continue to climb the mountain. “All my desire is that in Beauvoir the Sacred Heart be particularly honored, praised and prayed to, and that He spread His greatest graces there.”
Montefiore Windmill
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Montefiore Windmill
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Montefiore Windmill, 30 March 2016
Origin
Mill nameMontefiore Mill
Jaffa Gate Mill
Mill locationJerusalem, Israel
31°46′17.31″N 35°13′27.03″E
Year built1857
Information
PurposeFlour mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFour storeys
Number of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingFantail
Fantail bladesSix blades
Auxiliary powerElectric motor
Number of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs
The Montefiore Windmill is a landmark windmill in Jerusalem, Israel. Designed as a flour mill, it was built in 1857 on a slope opposite the western city walls of Jerusalem, where three years later the new Jewish neighbourhood of Mishkenot Sha'ananim was erected, both by the efforts of British Jewish banker and philanthropist Moses Montefiore. Jerusalem at the time was part of Ottoman-ruled Palestine. Today the windmill serves as a small museum honored and dedicated to the achievements of Montefiore. It was restored in 2012 with a new cap and sails in the style of the originals. The mill can turn in the wind.
Contents [hide]
1History
2Anecdotes
31948 War of Independence
4Montefiore carriage
5Restoration
6References
History[edit]
The mill in 1858
The windmill and the neighbourhood of Mishkenot Sha'ananim were both funded by the British Jewish banker and philanthropist Moses Montefiore, who devoted his life to promoting industry, education and health in the Land of Israel.[1] Montefiore built the windmill with funding from the estate of an American Jew, Judah Touro, who appointed Montefiore executor of his will.[2] Montefiore mentions the windmill in his diaries (1875), noting that he had built it 18 years ago on the estate of Kerem-Moshe-ve-Yehoodit (lit. "the orchard of Moses and Judith"), and that it had since been joined by two other windmills nearby, owned by Greeks.[3] The project, bearing the hallmarks of nineteenth century artisan revival, aimed to promote productive enterprise in the Yishuv.
The mill was designed by Messrs Holman Brothers, the Canterbury, Kent millwrights. The stone for the tower was quarried locally. The tower walls were 3 feet (910 mm) thick at the base and almost 50 feet (15.24 m) high. Parts were shipped to Jaffa, where there were no suitable facilities for landing the heavy machinery. Transport of the machinery to Jerusalem had to be carried out by camel. In its original form, the mill had a Kentish-style cap and four Patent sails. It was turned to face into the wind by a fantail. The mill drove two pairs of millstones, flour dressers, wheat cleaners and other machinery.[4]
The mill as it appeared with decorative, non-functional sails and bronze cap prior to the 2012 restoration
The construction of the mill was part of a broader program to enable the Jews of Palestine to become self-supporting. Montefiore also built a printing press and a textile factory, and helped to finance several agricultural colonies. He attempted to acquire land for Jewish cultivation, but was hampered by Ottoman restrictions on land sale to non-Muslims.
The mill was not a success due to a lack of wind.[5] Wind conditions in Jerusalem could not guarantee its continued operation. There were probably no more than 20 days a year with strong enough breezes. Another reason for the mill's failure was technological. The machinery was designed for soft European wheat, which required less wind power than the local wheat. Nevertheless, the mill operated for nearly two decades until the first steam-powered mill was completed in Jerusalem in 1878.[6][7]
In the late 19th century the mill became neglected and abandoned and it was not until the 1930s that it was comsetically restored by British Mandate authorities together with the Pro-Jerusalem Society. During this restoration decorative, non-functional fixed sails were placed at the top of the structure. Over the years the building's condition had deteriorated again and following the reunification of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War another cosmetic restoration was carried out, as part of which a decorative bronze cap was also added to the structure. In 2012 these decorative elements were removed and the mill was completely restored to full working order using the original 1850s plans (which were located in the British Library) as a guide.[7]
Anecdotes[edit]
Blowing up of the windmill by the British in 1948
Two anecdotes about the windmill appear in a 1933 book, which refers to it as the Jaffa Gate Mill. The first is that there was much opposition from among the local millers to the windmill, who looked upon it with the evil eye and sent their head man to curse it. Predictions were made that the mill would be washed away during the rainy season; after it survived intact, it was declared to be the work of Satan. The second is that the Arabs developed a taste for the lubricating oil on the bearings and would lick them, prompting fear the mill would burn down from the resulting friction. The solution was said to be placing a leg of pork in the oil barrel, whereafter the Arabs lost a taste for the oil.[4]
1948 War of Independence[edit]
During the 1948 blockade of Jerusalem the windmill served as an observation point for Jewish Haganah fighters. In an attempt to impede their activities, the British authorities blew up the top of the windmill in an operation mockingly dubbed by the population "Operation Don Quixote."[8][9]
Montefiore carriage[edit]
In a glassed-in room at the windmill is a replica of the famous carriage Sir Moses Montefiore used in his travels. The original carriage was brought to Palestine by Boris Schatz, the founder of the Bezalel Academy of Art, but was destroyed in an arson fire at the site in 1986.[10]
Restoration[edit]
Cap under construction in Sloten
The mill was restored in 2012 as part of the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel. A Dutch organisation, "Christians for Israel" (Dutch: Stichting Christenen voor Israël), is behind the scheme. A model of Stelling Minnis windmill, built by Tom Holman, was temporarily taken to the Netherlands to help raise funds for the restoration. None of the original machinery survives.[11] Millwright Willem Dijkstra rebuilt the floors, sails, cap and machinery in his workshop in Sloten, the Netherlands in cooperation with Dutch construction company Lont and British millwright Vincent Pargeter. The windshaft was cast and machined at Sanders’ Ijzergieterij en Machinefabriek B.V. (Sanders foundry and machines factory) in Goor, the Netherlands.[12] The parts were then shipped to Israel and reassembled on site.[13] Dijkstra, his family and employee temporarily moved to Israel to help with the restoration.[12] The cap and sails were lifted into place on July 25, 2012,[14][15] and the mill was turning for the first time again on August 6.[16][17] The first bag of flour was ground in May 2013.[7]
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moses Montefiore Windmill.
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Jump up ^ Jerusalem Simon Goldhill
Jump up ^ Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore: comprising their life and work as recorded in their diaries from 1812-1883, Volume 2. Adamant Media Corporation. 2001. p. 277. ISBN 9781402193149.
^ Jump up to: a b Coles Finch, William (1933). Watermills and Windmills. London: C W Daniel and Company. pp. 50–52, illustration facing p224.
Jump up ^ "The Windless Windmill". ohr.edu. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
Jump up ^ Palestine in the Late Ottoman Period , David Kushner
^ Jump up to: a b c "Historic Jerusalem Windmill" (PDF). Mishkenot Shaananim website (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 May 2016.
Jump up ^ Eisenberg, Ronald L. (2006). The Streets of Jerusalem - Who, What, Why. Devora Publishing Company. p. 178. ISBN 1-932687-54-8.
Jump up ^ Dudman, Helga (1982). Street People. Jerusalem: Jerusalem Post/Carta. pp. 21–22.
Jump up ^ In the shadow of the walls
Jump up ^ Holman, Geoff (2010). "Kent mill moved to Holland". Cant Post (Kent Mills Society) (1): 9.
^ Jump up to: a b "Bertus Dijkstra, Bouw en Molenbouw" (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 June 2012.
Jump up ^ Walinga, Cees (5 January 2012). "Willem Dijkstra herstelt Montefiore-molen in Jeruzalem". Balkster Courant (in Dutch). p. 7. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
Jump up ^ "Historic Jerusalem mill gets new wind in sails". Retrieved 3 August 2012.
Jump up ^ "Mûne yn Jeruzalem opknapt" (in Frisian). Retrieved 3 August 2012.
Jump up ^ "Jerusalem Mill turns after 140 years". The Mills Archive Trust. August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
Jump up ^ "De Montefioremolen draait weer". Alfred Muller via YouTube. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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