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During the eight years of its existence as a garrison, Fort Ligonier was never taken by an enemy. It served as a post of passage to the new Fort Pitt, and during Pontiac’s War of 1763, was a vital link in the British communication and supply lines. It was attacked twice and besieged by the Native Americans, prior to the decisive victory at Bushy Run in August of that year. In March 1766, Arthur St. Clair was appointed civil caretaker, and Fort Ligonier was decommissioned from active service.
Eight acres of the original site of Fort Ligonier have been preserved, with the subsurface features restored and the above-ground elements reconstructed. The inner fort is 200 feet square, defended by four bastions and accessed by three gates; inside is the officers’ mess, barracks, quartermaster, guardroom, underground magazine, commissary, and officers’ quarters. Immediately outside the fort is General Forbes’s hut. An outer retrenchment, 1,600 feet long, surrounds the fort. Other external buildings include the Pennsylvania hospital (two wards and a surgeon’s hut), a smokehouse, a saw mill, bake ovens, a log dwelling and a forge.
Interview with Mudface; Vocalist Chris Dinsmore and Drummer Tim Davis Talk Writing, Recording, and New Album 'The Bane Of Existence'
At a given moment, I open my eyes and exist. And before that, for all eternity, what was there? Nothing.
Ugo Betti
SB600 Fired Via Nikon CLS
1/250 sec +2.0EV
Life is a shadow:
It grows as the day progresses
longer and longer as time advances
It knows all that has happened, although one may choose to forget their past; it is still there
eventually the light will go out and the shadow will disappear
ending our
Ephemeral Existence
The city of Barcelona must have received the light of Christian faith very early on. The martyrdoms of Saint Eulalia and Saint Cucuphas during the Diocletianic Persecution bear witness to the existence of Christians in Barcelona at least by the late 3rd and early 4th centuries.
Unfortunately, we have no historically proven records of the ecclesiastical organization of our dioceses until 343, when Bishop Praetextatus of Barcelona and another five bishops of Hispania attended the Council of Sardica to ratify the provisions set forth in the Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325) as to the divinity of Jesus Christ.
Certain solidly grounded conjectures lead us to believe that Barcelona already had an Episcopal temple or Cathedral at that time, which would be used soon thereafter for pastoral ministry by other key bishops of our diocese: Saint Pacian (390), Lampius (400), Nundinarius (461), Nebridius (540), Ugne (599), Severus (633), Quiricus (656), Idalici (688), Laülf (693), Frodoí (890), etc. In the year 599 our Cathedral appears in a document dedicating it to the Holy Cross (Second Council of Barcelona).
Recent excavations of the substrata of the Carrer dels Comtes of Barcelona (which currently runs along the Eastern wall of the Cathedral) brought to light a building comprising three naves separated by two series of white marble columns. This undoubtedly identifies with the paleo-Christian basilica constructed in the 4th century and ennobled by subsequent bishops over seven centuries despite the difficulties caused by the Arian fight.
That early basilica solemnly housed the relics of Saint Eulalia in one of its chapels, hidden to avoid profanation by the Arab invaders of our peninsula (711). In 877 they were miraculously discovered at the temple of Santa María de les Arenes (or Santa María del Mar).
The primitive Cathedral, profoundly affected when the Arab chieftain Almanzor burned and destroyed the city, remained standing until 1046, when the Count of Barcelona, Ramon Berenguer the Old and his wife Almodis, together with Bishop Guislabert, commenced construction of another Cathedral, called the Romanesque Cathedral. That second Cathedral was consecrated o sn 18 November 1058 by the Archbishop Wilfred of Narbonne.
The Gothic Cathedral we have today was built on the foundations of the primitive paleo-Christian basilica and the subsequent Romanesque Cathedral. Construction commenced on 1 May 1298 during the mandate of Bishop Bernardo Pelegrí and the reign of King James II of Aragon, the Just, and was virtually completed by the mid-15th century, under the mandate of Bishop Francisco Clemente Sapera and the rule of King Alfonso V of Aragon.
Three distinct periods can be defined within the 150 years of construction: in the first, the building was planned and the apse and radial chapels were built, as were the presbytery - with its altar and crypt- and the pseudo transept; afterward, the three naves, with their respective lateral chapels, were extended back to the choir; finally, construction of the basilica continued to the façade, which was later closed with a simple wall (1417). The Cloister was finished in 1448.
At the end of the 19th century, the Barcelona industrialist Manuel Girona Agrafel offered to undertake the work on the façade and on the two side towers, in keeping with the plans drawn up by the architect Josep O. Mestres and inspired by the initial 15th-century project. Mr Girona's children finalized their father's work in 1913 on completion of the cimborio.
from the book
STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE"
from the book
STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE" by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel
ISBN877245456949
Rhodos Publishing h
from the book
STRATEGIES d'EXISTENCE" by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel
ISBN877245456949
Rhodos Publishing house 1996
Almighty God Says : " Since the day man came into existence, God has been steady in His work, managing this universe and directing the change and movement of all things. Like all things, man quietly and unknowingly receives the nourishment of the sweetness and rain and dew from God. Like all things, man unknowingly lives under the orchestration of God’s hand. The heart and spirit of man are held in the hand of God, and all the life of man is beheld in the eyes of God. Regardless of whether or not you believe this, any and all things, living or dead, will shift, change, renew, and disappear according to God’s thoughts. This is how God rules over all things. " (The Word Appears in the Flesh).
Know that your very existence hangs by a thread.
Location: Garden.
On one night, we had a perfect storm. The flashes of lightning were blinding and the thunder absolutely disturbing. The sky seemingly tore apart and torrents of water just rained down. My Mum and I were both jolted awake by it, and I had difficulty getting back to bed after closing the windows. I figured that there would be lots of water droplets in the garden this morning and made an effort to try for a macro of those.
Almost all the water droplet photographs turned out poorly, but somewhere along the track I caught sight of this tiny caterpillar, hanging by a thin thread, swaying precariously in the breeze. The worm was perhaps no wider than 1mm, and about 4mm long, and I admired its courage and technique.
St. Joseph of Maumee. At the corner of Lickley and Hartley Rds. near Waldron, Michigan USA
FUJITSU(Millennia) PICTURES
The Athlone 10KM and 5KM road races were held in Clonown Village, Co. Roscommon, Ireland on Sunday 28th of April 2013 at 14:30 and 15:00. Clonown is a small townland on the west bank of the River Shannon and is situated about 3 miles south of the town of Athlone. Whilst the townland is almost completely rural it is accessed easily from major routes and towns by the M6 motorway.
This race completely defied the fact that it is only the second year of it's existence. Every aspect of the organisation was professional: from stewarting, registration, start of races exactly on time, car-parking, and post race refreshments. The 10KM route followed an anti-clockwise loop. The race started on the L2035 Togher Road (about 100m from Clonown Centre) and heads towards the old Ballinasloe Rd and back via Creggan with the finish at the Clonown Community Centre. The 5KM run was added this year to provide a managable challenge for people who are following programmes such as Operation Transformation. The 5KM race route follows a meandering around the townland. The race starts at the church in Clonown and head clockwise around the Ballinaculla townland which offers lovely views of the River Shannon. The route then goes to the Drumlosh road and runs for 1.5 km before the roundabout which is the 3km mark. The race then turns around and returns back to the village and finish at Clonown Community Centre. Both races share some of the race route for the Flatline Athlone Half held in September (www.athlonehalfmarathon.com/) which makes the race routes very fast and flat.
Overall Race Summary
Participants: Approximately 400 people took part in both events with runners, joggers, walkers, and families involved.
Weather: This was a wonderfully bright dry afternoon but a very strong wind made difficult running conditions in places.
Course: Very flat accurately measured course on rural roads and bog roadway. There were waterstops provided at various points and by locals along the route. Very well stewarded.
Refreshments: There were lots of refreshments served in the community center aftwards.
Location Map: This is the start/finish area on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/W0Hxc]
Some Useful Links
The Clonown area on Google Streetview [goo.gl/maps/W0Hxc]
Facebook Page for the Athlone 10KM Race 2013 www.facebook.com/Athlone10krun?fref=ts
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Such dreamlike beginnings that remind us just how precious life is and the adventures that await us in life
Now & then showing the south entrance in existence in 1825, which has since been blocked up
- Church of St Mary & St Giles, Buckerell Devon
Before 1066 the area had no distinctive name and up to +++ 1231 many names were in use. As Old Owlescombe it was one of the manors of Ralph de Pomeroy whose descendant Henry Pomeroy sold it in 1198 to William, Lord Brewer, the founder of Dunkeswell Abbey, Torre Abbey and Polslow Priory,. William and his heir, nephew William Brewer, Bishop of Exeter 1224 to 1244, both great church builders, are said to have “appropriated the rectory and advowson to the Dean and Chapter of Canons of Exeter”, and it is probable that it was at this time that the first stone cruciform church with a squat central tower was built.
+++ After 1231 the name Bokerel came into being, probably at the time Andrew Bokerel was possibly a tenant of the de Pomeroy’s,
In 1258 Walter Bronscombe was elected Bishop of Exeter. He appropriated the church of ‘Bockerel’ to his chapter and appointed 2 chaplains to administer the offices of the church. Each was paid 20 shillings a quarter and following the Bishop’s death in 1280 were required to say prayers for
his soul. By 1408 the cost of paying 2 chaplains appears to have been too great and only one was employed thereafter. Bishop Walter began the registers which remain the oldest still in existence in the diocese.
By 1330 the church was known to be in a bad condition and a visitation report in July says the "chancel is ruinous in its gable and in the greater part, with the whole church and the bell turret, which stands for the greater part over the chancel, is also ruinous. A canopy is wanting over the high altar, all the books are badly bound, some decayed and almost worn
out. The vicar has to bear one shilling and threepence, the cost of maintaining the matins books and the Dean and Chapter two shillings and threepence. The parishioners say that the vicar bears himself very well in all the duties of the cure of souls”.
Between 1395 and 1419, during the episcopate of Bishop Stafford, many of the parish churches in Devon were rebuilt and it is probable that Buckerell was one of them. There is a stone inscribed ‘Henrius Rex MCCCCIII’ and the credence in the chancel bears the same date.
There were no seats or benches at that time except in the chancel, and the stone floors were strewn with rushes upon which the people knelt to pray. Later stools or small benches were provided for the women and later still movable seats, then finally pews. The box pews here survive from c 1550 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/224n07ot2z
The present church consists of chancel, nave, north and south transepts, and three stage west tower. It seats 140..
The tower is a later edition and was built to replace an earlier bell turret, probably made of oak which stood over the central crossing. The bell tower and organ loft is now reached by an outside staircase near the west door. In 1553 the number of bells was then three, two of which were cast in the village in 1410. There are now six.
The nave has a plastered wagon roof with bosses of "no particular merit".
The dark oak rood screen separating the nave from the chancel was made elsewhere and fitted later. In 1892 the Rev William Ford wrote in the register; “ The rood screen has been badly treated in the past – it was evidently brought here from some other church. I am thankful to be able to replace the mullions, may my successor be able to restore the screen more perfectly and to restore the cresting and place it in its proper position. 1st. September 1892, St. Giles day.” A later entry reads “ The rood screen has this day been placed on the steps at the entrance to the chancel as the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have restored the chancel.”
The present pulpit www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/86F1dR09a2 was given by the rector, Rev Edward Ravenscroft in 1912. It replaced a fine old pulpit from which 3 painted panels (of saints ?) were incorporated into the new one. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/w1901nG27x
The clock on the north side of the tower dating back at least to the 1750’s (maker unknown) has to be wound every 48 hours. It is driven by weights and hemp ropes. Originally it was a one hand clock showing only the hours but was later converted. In 2001 a light given in memory of Edward Summers who was a Churchwarden and Captain of bell ringers for many years., was placed in the churchyard to shine on the clock at night,
The registers date: baptisms, 1650; marriages, 1654; burials, 1653.