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复活节 ईस्टर ایسٹر Pascua пасхальный شم النسيم স্টার a pascoa Paskah Paskah Pâques easter Velikonoce święta wielkanocne ਈਸਟਰ عید پاک פסחא イースター
The existence of a wooden church on the current site can be dated as far back as 675.
Robert de Brus I gained control of the area in around 1119. In the late 1100s the de Brus family build the manor house and chapel. The chapel remains as the basis of the St Mary Magdalene Church, which has undergone significant modification since it was built,.
In 1596 Ellen Thompson was condemned as a witch and buried under the stile of St Mary Magdalene church at the east entrance to the churchyard. Another woman, known as Old Mother Midnight of Elwick, may have been buried in the same place in 1641.
St Georg fighting the dragon
Very necessary, important existence.
But, it wishes that it want to do so if possible and to keep
quiet indefinitely.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. During its existence, it was the largest country by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing borders with twelve countries, and the third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, its government and economy were highly centralized. As a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, it was a flagship communist state. Its capital and largest city was Moscow.
The Soviet Union's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917. The new government, led by Vladimir Lenin, established the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR),[z] the world's first constitutionally socialist state. The revolution was not accepted by all within the Russian Republic, resulting in the Russian Civil War. The RSFSR and its subordinate republics were merged into the Soviet Union in 1922. Following Lenin's death in 1924, Joseph Stalin came to power, inaugurating rapid industrialization and forced collectivization that led to significant economic growth but contributed to a famine between 1930 and 1933 that killed millions. The Soviet forced labour camp system of the Gulag was expanded. During the late 1930s, Stalin's government conducted the Great Purge to remove opponents, resulting in mass death, imprisonment, and deportation. In 1939, the USSR and Nazi Germany signed a nonaggression pact, but in 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest land invasion in history, opening the Eastern Front of World War II. The Soviets played a decisive role in defeating the Axis powers, suffering an estimated 27 million casualties, which accounted for most Allied losses. In the aftermath of the war, the Soviet Union consolidated the territory occupied by the Red Army, forming satellite states, and undertook rapid economic development which cemented its status as a superpower.
Geopolitical tensions with the US led to the Cold War. The American-led Western Bloc coalesced into NATO in 1949, prompting the Soviet Union to form its own military alliance, the Warsaw Pact, in 1955. Neither side engaged in direct military confrontation, and instead fought on an ideological basis and through proxy wars. In 1953, following Stalin's death, the Soviet Union undertook a campaign of de-Stalinization under Nikita Khrushchev, which saw reversals and rejections of Stalinist policies. This campaign caused tensions with Communist China. During the 1950s, the Soviet Union expanded its efforts in space exploration and took a lead in the Space Race with the first artificial satellite, the first human spaceflight, the first space station, and the first probe to land on another planet. In 1985, the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, sought to reform the country through his policies of glasnost and perestroika. In 1989, various countries of the Warsaw Pact overthrew their Soviet-backed regimes, and nationalist and separatist movements erupted across the Soviet Union. In 1991, amid efforts to preserve the country as a renewed federation, an attempted coup against Gorbachev by hardline communists prompted the largest republics—Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus—to secede. On December 26, Gorbachev officially recognized the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Boris Yeltsin, the leader of the RSFSR, oversaw its reconstitution into the Russian Federation, which became the Soviet Union's successor state; all other republics emerged as fully independent post-Soviet states.
During its existence, the Soviet Union produced many significant social and technological achievements and innovations. It had the world's second-largest economy and largest standing military. An NPT-designated state, it wielded the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons in the world. As an Allied nation, it was a founding member of the United Nations as well as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Before its dissolution, the USSR was one of the world's two superpowers through its hegemony in Eastern Europe, global diplomatic and ideological influence (particularly in the Global South), military and economic strengths, and scientific accomplishments.
A previous existence as a military parachutist helped Patrick Baty on this project. The 185ft bridge had to be scaled at night, when the trains had stopped running, in order for paint samples to be taken.
See the BBC clip here.
He was able to establish that this famous bridge by Isambard Kingdom Brunel had originally been painted with a white “anti-corrosive” paint containing ground glass. The bridge had been painted twenty times and with a combination of physical and documentary analysis Patrick was able to work out how it looked since it was built in 1859.
A castle belonging to the fashion designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
Already in the middle of the s. X there is evidence of the existence of a fortification in the place, which is delivered by the king of the Franks to a certain Oliba, lord of Porqueres and owner of the castle of Sant Aniol de Finestres.
In 1221 it is known that both castles, that of Finestres and that of Santa Pau, are in the possession of a certain Agnes. In 1251, a son of the latter, Don Ramón Ademar, sold the castle of Finestres to the abbot of Banyoles. In 1285 there is evidence that he stayed in the same Pedro III of Aragon, upon returning from a battle. At this time the family takes the surname Santapau, already appearing as barons of Santapau. At the end of this century, Ponç III obtained the right to the weekly market for Santa Pau and in 1300 the title of town.
In the first half of the s. XV belongs to Huguet de Santa Pau, lord also of the castles of Finestres, Castellfollit. Although in the middle of the century it passed into the hands of the Oms family, who bought it, together with the title of barons of Santa Pau. A few years later there were peasant revolts to the point that in 1486 the castle fell into their hands and the lord was taken prisoner. Ferdinand the Catholic will intervene and the castle will return to the hands of Guillermo de Oms. The current castle dates from this period, although it was deeply reformed and expanded in the s. XVII. In the oldest part, a mullioned window in the Romanesque style and two others in the Gothic style are preserved
In 1694 it was briefly conquered by French troops, returning to Spanish hands, who played a part in the conquest. This means that Don Antoni de Oms has to rebuild it. Due to debts, the castle passed into the hands of the Marquis of Moià de la Torre in the s. XVIII.
Until the end of the 1960s it was used as a school for the Dominican sisters, falling into disuse from 1968.
It is currently privately owned, belonging to the Marquises of Argençola. A few years ago an agreement was signed between the family and the City Council through which the castle will be ceded to the town hall for 50 years. The idea is to restore it and open it to the public, installing a territory interpretation center and a small auditorium on it. Curiously, the title of Baroness of Santa Pau belongs to the designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
The medieval town of Santa Pau is located in the southeast of the llano de Olot, in the heart of the Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, between the mountains of Sant Julià del Mont and Santa Maria de Finestres. Pop approx 1500
The municipality of Santa Pau, the richest and most varied in volcanic phenomena in the entire Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, has points of special interest such as the Santa Margarida volcano, the Croscat volcano or the Hayedo de Jordá, the beauty of which it offers new nuances in any time or circumstance.
The town preserves the very interesting precincts of the old town, with a very marked medieval physiognomy and characteristics. The Plaza Mayor or Fair of the Bulls stands out: a porticoed square with an irregular profile and uneven arches, which has an undeniable personality and which is located around the castle, a large, compact and robust building that rises at the highest point of the town.
The sober church of Santa Maria and the entire group of narrow streets, with sudden angles and steep descents, that lead to the Portal del Mar are also noteworthy.
The Portal del Mar offers a perspective of the beautiful and tempting valleys of the surroundings which, as often happens in La Garrotxa, are the setting for some interesting Romanesque church. Highlights include Our Lady of the Arcs, Sant Vicenç del Sallent, Sant Martí Vell and, in an idyllic corner, Sant Miquel Sacot
From Sant Julià del Mont, where you arrive after a walk of medium difficulty, the perspective of the valleys and volcanoes is fascinating.
To improve accessibility in the old town, two new ramps and a new section of railing have been installed in the alleyways around the castle and the porticoed square, in order to facilitate pedestrian access with reduced mobility.
SPEAK YOUR DREAMS INTO EXISTENCE / WEALTHY MINDS Murals by Shawn Perkins in collaboration with Billionaire P.A at Union Market District along 5th Street between Florida Avenue and Morse Street, NE, Washington DC on Monday afternoon, 31 January 2022 by Elvert Barnes Photography
SHAWN PERKINS website at www.sptheplug.com/
Elvert Barnes GRAFFITI Writings On The Wall 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/graffiti
Elvert Barnes Public Art 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/public-art-2022
Trip to / from Union Market District, NE, and Columbia Heights, NW, Washington DC
Elvert Barnes January 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/january-2022
Capernaum:
Also known as Tell Hum, Khirbet Karazeh, Bethsaida, Capharnaum, Chorazin, Kefar Nahum, Kafarnaum, Kefar Tanhum, Talhum, Tanhum
In existence from the 2nd c. B.C. to the 7th c. A.D., Capernaum was built along the edge of the Sea of Galilee and had up to 1500 residents.
Today the ruins are owned by two churches: the Franciscans control the western portion with the synagogue and the Greek Orthodox’s property is marked by the white church with red domes.
Jesus made Capernaum his home during the years of his ministry: “Leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum” (Matt 4:13).
Peter, Andrew, James and John were fishermen living in the village. Matthew the tax collector also dwelt here.
Capernaum is one of the three cities cursed by Jesus for its lack of faith.
The Synagogue
The dating of this synagogue is debated, but it is clearly later than the first century. Excavations have revealed a synagogue from the time of Jesus with walls made of worked stone and 4 feet thick.
These earlier walls were preserved up to 3 feet high and the entire western wall still exists and was used as the foundation for the later synagogue.
Jesus was confronted by a demoniac while teaching here (Mark 1:21-27).
In Capernaum, Jesus healed the servant of the centurion. This Roman official was credited with building the synagogue (Luke 7:3).
In this synagogue, Jesus gave sermon on the bread of life (John 6:35-59).
The House of Peter
Excavations revealed one residence that stood out from the others. This house was the object of early Christian attention with 2nd century graffiti and a 4th century house church built above it. In the 5th century a large octagonal Byzantine church was erected above this, complete with a baptistery. Pilgrims referred to this as the house of the ap
ostle Peter.
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Another composition found while exploring Steamboat Rock State Park in Washington State.
The silent line of sky-lit eyes show.
Death up there shine more brightly than lives down here.
Try and live.
Choreography, Libby Nelson
Music, Sarajevo by Max Richter & Sara Leonard
Performers, Jordan Nazos, Kayla Spears, Hayley Smith, Austin Winter, Sara Wuchte
A man said to the universe:
"Sir I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."
Stephen Crane
Choreography, Libby Nelson
Music, Sarajevo by Max Richter & Sara Leonard
Performers, Jordan Nazos, Kayla Spears, Hayley Smith, Austin Winter, Sara Wuchte
St Catherine's Castle is one of a pair of small artillery forts built by Henry VIII in the 1530s to defend Fowey Harbour. It was modified in the 19th century during the Crimean War and again during the Second World War, when it became home to an anti-aircraft gun and an ammunition store.
Fowey is a small town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
The town has been in existence since before 1300; the estuary of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which enabled the town to become an important trading centre. Privateers also made use of the sheltered harbourage. The Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway brought China clay here for export.
Choreography, Libby Nelson
Music, Sarajevo by Max Richter & Sara Leonard
Performers, Jordan Nazos, Kayla Spears, Hayley Smith, Austin Winter, Sara Wuchte
Choreography, Libby Nelson
Music, Sarajevo by Max Richter & Sara Leonard
Performers, Jordan Nazos, Kayla Spears, Hayley Smith, Austin Winter, Sara Wuchte
from the book
STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE"
conclusionism.com/tools/self_portrait.html
ISBN877245456949
Rhodos Publishing house 1996
from the book
STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE"
conclusionism.com/tools/self_portrait.html
ISBN877245456949
Rhodos Publishing house 1996