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(active in Ferrara 1405–1441)
Madonna of Humility,
tempera on gold ground panel, 62.5 x 45.5 cm, integral frame
Provenance:
with Georges Wildenstein, Paris, 1951;
with Galleria Celestini, Milan;
where acquired in 1960;
sale, Bonhams, London, 7 December 2011, lot 36 (as Antonio Alberti da Ferrara);
Private European collection
Literature:
L. Servolini, Una Madonnina sconosciuta di Antonio da Ferrara, in: Arte figurativa antica e moderna. Rivista bimestrale. Pittura, scultura, arredamento, antiquariato, vol. 6, no. 30, November – December 1957, p. 27 (as Antonio da Ferrara);
M. T. Zanchi, Antonio Alberti da Ferrara e il suo itinerario umbro-marchigiano, in: Commentari. Rivista di critica e storia dell’arte, vol. XV, July – December 1964, no. III-IV, p. 176 (rejected attribution to Antonio Alberti da Ferrara);
S. Padovani, Pittori alla corte estense nel primo Quattrocento, in: Paragone, vol. XXVI/299, January 1975, pp. 39-40, note 38, fig. 43a (as Antonio Alberti);
C. Guerzi, Pittori e cantieri della Ferrara tardogotica, da Alberto (1388-1393) a di Nicolò III d’Este (1393-1441), diss. ms., Udine 2007/2008, pp. 91–92, fig. I.75 (as Attributed to Michele dai Carri);
C. Guerzi, Il tardogotico estense tra critica e mercato dell’arte, in: Ricerche di S/confine, no. 1, vol. VIII, Parma 2017, pp. 98–99, illustrated p. 105, fig. 14 (as Attributed to Michele dai Carri)
We are grateful to Chiara Guerzi for confirming the attribution.
The present painting can be compared to other paintings by the painter from Ferrara including the Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Nicola presenting Pietro dei Lardi (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 65.181.5) and the Trinity in the Pinacoteca di Ferrara (inv. no. 73). The latter work also bears the initials ‘G. Z.’ from which the master’s traditional identifying moniker derives. These works, along with the fresco of the Resurrection painted for the Confraternita dei Battuti Neri di Ferrara (in the Oratorio dell’Annunziata) constitute the basis upon which the reconstruction of the catalogue of Michele dai Carri is founded.
The Master G. Z., possibly Michele dai Carri, was one of the most important artists in Ferrara at the time of Niccolò III d’Este. Indeed, he became a reference point for various painters such as Antonio Orsini and the Master of Vignola. Furthermore due to this Master’s works, the pictorial innovations of Gentile da Fabriano were communicated to the painters of the local school; additionally, his works, such as the panel in the Metropolitan Museum of Art clearly reveal the painter’s proximity to another leading artist from the late Gothic period active in the Po valley: the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia who worked in Ferrara from 1403.
This small panel painting, created for private devotion, probably dates to the end of the 1430s and it appears to be the model from which many works made in the ambit of Ferrara derived, at least until the 1450s. Indeed, its repeated motifs include the roundels enclosing the Annunciation in the upper corners, the dense ground encrustation of pastiglia relief ornament and above all, the typical arch resting on twisted columns that frames the composition (see Guerzi, 2017).
"Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder." ~Alfred Austin (Alfred Austin was the English Poet Laureate after the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The British do like their Alfreds!)
I am truly humbled that these beauties choose to grace my summer garden! HMM!
O God, please teach all Men the Holy ways of dating.
Always in the good intention for Family Love within Humanity.
That they may learn to truly understand a Woman’s Heart,
To know each other peacefully and romantically - mindful of each other’s feelings.
Please help them to have the Holy Virtues of Humility and Kindness –
In everything they say and do to each other with sweetness and thoughtfulness.
As the most honorable and righteous Men for God -
Are the ones who truly give utmost respect in protecting Women’s purity and chastity.
To put God’s Wisdom if the person is for a lifetime commitment.
That to bring God’s Love in Humanity be the goal of all Women and Men.
Amen.
Dear Friends,
I want to let you know that I have just announced my candidacy for the United States Congress in the seat currently held by my friend, Congressman Robert Wexler, who is accepting a new position at the Center for Middle East Peace.
I make this announcement with great excitement and humility. I am gratified by the incredible encouragement and support that I have already received for this race, and I am extremely excited about the opportunity to be your voice in Congress.
Congressman Wexler served this community tirelessly for nineteen years. I am saddened to see him leave, but I am excited about the opportunity to continue to fight for the issues that he supports and that our community cares so desperately about.
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This is a time of extraordinary challenges, both at home and abroad. I am running for Congress because I want to work hard every day to help solve the difficult challenges that the citizens of South Florida are currently facing.
I will bring to Congress the same strong work ethic and common sense that I took to Tallahassee. I am proud of the results that I have delivered in the Florida State Senate on education and seniors, health care, and through my initiative to ensure that the retirement funds of Florida’s workers do not support Iran’s illicit quest for nuclear weapons or genocide in Darfur.
Congressman Wexler will be leaving office in January which means his replacement will be filled by a special election that is just months away. This campaign will require an enormous amount of hard work, and if we are going to be successful, we will need to get to work immediately.
I am counting on the support of my friends and supporters who have seen my record of success in Tallahassee and my willingness to work hard to get results. Please join the campaign by going to www.tedforcongress.com, and consider making a financial contribution to my campaign.
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Senator Deutch Ideally Situated Senate District Make Him a Formidable Candidate
Senator Deutch’s senate district is ideally situated for a successful congressional campaign for the 19th District seat. Deutch already represents many more voters in the 19th District then any other elected official. In fact, Deutch currently represents almost half of the district’s voters. Wexler also represented this senate district prior to his successful run for Congress. Also like Deutch’s current state senate district, the 19th District is overwhelmingly located in Palm Beach County.
About Senator Ted Deutch
Senator Ted Deutch is an accomplished legislator who has passed legislation on critical issues that have benefited seniors, public education, national security, and victims of the Holocaust. Deutch, 43, was elected to the Florida State Senate in November 2006. His state senate district is largely located in Palm Beach County and includes some portions of north Broward County.
Deutch received national recognition and testified before Congress for his successful legislative efforts ensuring that the retirement funds of Florida workers to not support Iran’s illicit quest for nuclear weapons or genocide in Darfur. In 2009, Senator Deutch passed legislation that will reduce youth smoking and fund up to $1 billion in critical health care programs in Florida, including $50 million per year in dedicated cancer research funding.
In the Senate, Deutch has also passed legislation protecting children, improving health care insurance for seniors, and through his efforts he helped secure a new senior center in Palm Beach County.
Ted’s commitment to public service earned him the prestigious Harry S Truman Scholarship and his civic and philanthropic work earned him the James and Marjorie Baer Leadership Award from the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. He also has been honored for his efforts in the State Senate, most recently being named National Distinguished Advocacy Award by the American Cancer society, and receiving the Florida Education Association’s Champion of Public Education Award.
A native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Ted is the son of Jean Deutch and the late Bernard Deutch, who earned a Purple Heart serving his country during World War II. A graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School, Ted is an attorney with the Florida law firm of Broad and Cassel. He currently lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife of 18 years, Jill, his 14 year-old twin daughters, Gabrielle and Serena and his 10 year-old son, Cole.
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The Madonna of Humility
Paolo di Stefano (1397-1478)
Florence and Pisa
A tabernacle made for a Flagellant company.
On the pilasters:
St Mary Magdalen
St Francis of Assisi
St Jerome
St Bernard of Clairvaux
Below: The brothers of the Confraternity kneel round a bier whilst the Office of the Dead is read.
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge
There is nothing more humbling than helping the elderly. It's an amazing feeling , having the ability to see what your future holds. When you are young you never stop to realize that your youth has an expiration date.
I used "Texture 108" by Ellen van Deelen for the background.
www.flickr.com/photos/41904174@N06/6390740513/in/photolis...
The quote is from Rick Warren's blog: rickwarren.org/devotional/english/cultivating-community
Many people attribute this quote to C.S. Lewis but that is a false assumption according to "Quotes NOT by C.S. Lewis"
www.essentialcslewis.com/2014/01/26/quotes-not-by-lewis-a...
Cool poster representing David Archuleta as a Hobbit in Lord of the Rings. Made by a FOD (fansofdavid.com) contributer.
Original Art by Henry Guimond
Graphic Design by Andrea Gutsche
Images Owned & Copyrighted by Turtle Lodge
www.theturtlelodge.org/sevenTeachings.html
With respect to Henry's original art I did not intend to lose the black dot that makes up the four "races" but thats the way the camera caught it.
This is a small, baseball-sized carved statue that was given to me by a friend back in college. He called it the "Worrying Man." It goes by many other names, including the "Weeping Buddha".
Taken with the Pentax K10D camera using the smc P-D FA 100mm F2.8 lens. Lighting with Pentax AF540FGZ at 1/4 power, gridded, with Just Blue gel. This flash was suspended on a boom over the figure. Second flash AF160SA (program setting) on camera left with 1/2 CTB gel.All fired with Cactus V5 triggers.
Path to Divine through humility.
O YE WHO HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO ACHIEVE NEARNESS TO GOD AND THE SOLACE OF HIS ACCEPTANCE, HAS ALLUDED YOU THEN TRY THE PATH OF HUMILITY. THIS PRESCRIPTION WILL CURE THEE OF ALL THOSE AILMENTS WHICH ARE KEEPING THEE FROM GOD.
"I was an Anglican and I did not know Our Lady. I was invited to a pro-life protest a few years ago by a Catholic friend of mine and during that we prayed the rosary. This was the first time I'd ever prayed it and in doing so I remember being struck to my heart by having an awareness of Mary's humility, purity and love. In comparison to what I saw going on around me, her faith in holding onto the child, in her obedience in saying yes to God. That's what strikes me: her humility, her love, her purity and her faith." ~David from England Medieval statue of Our Lady and the Holy Child from St. Louis Museum of Art, St.Louis, Missouri, USA.
A Tibetan pilgrim prostrates himself just outside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. You will find many pilgrims doing this here at any given time, they repeat the process many times each.
The Barkhor pilgrim circuit which goes around the Jokhang Temple is really the authentic heart of Lhasa. The Potala Palace is stunning from the outside, but it feels odd inside.
If there is any advice Col. Kirk Gibbs can give to his successor, it is this: Lead with honor and humility.
As Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s 61st commander, prepares to relinquish command of the LA District July 19 to Col. Aaron Barta, he offered up some advice and reflected on the past three years as the leader of one of the largest Corps districts in the country.
There are many things Gibbs said he is proud of when it comes to the LA District, but three things stand out: the District being recognized two years in a row as a "Best Place to Work" in the Corps; completing Weed Army Hospital at Fort Irwin, California – the Department of Defense’s only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Platinum, carbon-neutral, net-zero certifiable hospital – on time and within budget; and the one-on-one time he was able to spend with employees in the District.
It is the people Gibbs said he will miss the most – the employees and the District’s close partners across the four-state area.
“I have never focused on relationships like I have here in this District, and I sincerely believe it is part of the District's culture,” he said. “When projects are tough, the close relationships get us through those challenges and ultimately deliver the program.”
During his time with the LA District, Gibbs has overseen a multimillion-dollar program that provides engineering, construction, planning, contracting, real estate, emergency operations, environmental and regulatory services to military, federal, state and local governments across a 226,000-square-mile area of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. That also includes leading about 750 military and civilian personnel with a wide array of expertise.
But leading people is nothing new to Gibbs, who has served for more than 24 years as an active-duty Soldier, leading both military and civilian personnel.
“Each person is different, and I have learned that good leaders get to know each person individually and then lead them in a way that brings out the best in that employee,” he said.
Providing priorities and a solid intent on the District’s missions, particularly disaster response operations, helps employees stay focused on what’s really important, he said.
Gibbs will now serve as the chief of staff at the Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, he said, he hopes to be an advocate for all of the Corps’ districts nationwide.
“I feel that this District and the great people are responsible for giving me the incredible opportunity of being the Corps’ chief of staff,” he said. “The people have taught me so much, and I will take that with me to make a positive impact on the Corps’ enterprise and help our Districts deliver our programs in civil works, military, Interagency and International Services, real estate and regulatory.”
Gibbs knows how the importance of mentors and having a good support system have played in shaping his career, and he credits his parents with instilling in him respect for others; his wife, Kim, who taught him to endure all challenges, no matter how great, with grace and dignity; and his former chief of staff – Col. Steve Hill – for giving him tough jobs to prepare him for success.
“(Hill) gave me tough jobs that I thought he could have done at the time, but as I look back, the toughest assignments he gave me in that civilian organization at the Corps headquarters prepared me for District command and enabled me to achieve the goal of commanding at the battalion, brigade and District levels,” he said. “I also remember he told me I would be a chief of staff for the Corps one day. He was preparing me for that. I didn't believe him, but that is my next job.”
And, as for additional advice he can share with Barta, Gibbs provided these words of wisdom:
- Be prepared to change leadership style when leading a District of professional civilians. Don't lead them in the same way as Soldiers;
- Engage with people and get around to see them across the District's entire area of operation. Don't sit behind a desk;
- Study hard initially and learn the policies, processes and programs. “You will never be the expert, but you must prepare yourself to make effective decisions as quickly as possible”;
- Always provide a commander's intent and an end state. The civilian workforce appreciates that; and, lastly,
- Lead with honor and humility. “It isn't about you. It is about the District's people and our vital mission.”
As for the future of the LA District, Gibbs said he hopes future leaders continue to change the culture to an organization that is more risk tolerant in streamlining processes and moving projects forward; deliver the Department of Veterans Affairs and Customs and Border Protection programs phenomenally – on time, within budget and to the highest quality; and to remain a "Best Place to Work" in order to retain and recruit talent to the high-cost living area of Southern California.
“I want the District to do what it always does and ‘knock those programs out of the park,’” he said.
Posted on the first anniversary of the shootings in Tucson, Arizona on January 8, 2010 -
"We've seen a national conversation commence, not only about the motivations behind these killings, but about everything from the merits of gun safety laws to the adequacy of our mental health systems. Much of this process, of debating what might be done to prevent such tragedies in the future, is an essential ingredient in our exercise of self-government.
"But at a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized - at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do -- it's important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds.
". . . As we discuss these issues, let each of us do so with a good dose of humility. Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together,"
~ President Barack Obama, January 12, 2010
Just to see if it was possible, I printed a very limited edition of posters on my Arab platen. That accounts for the need to fold the sheet – it would not fit onto the platen flat. The type is 10-line sans in wood, from Hayloft Press run by the late David Wishart.
"Humor and humility were essential aspects of Norman Rockwell's character, so when asked to do a self-portrait that would announce the first of eight excerpts of his 1960 autobiography, 'My Adventures as an Illustrator,' the result was lighthearted and self-deprecating." - from the museum label
If there is any advice Col. Kirk Gibbs can give to his successor, it is this: Lead with honor and humility.
As Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s 61st commander, prepares to relinquish command of the LA District July 19 to Col. Aaron Barta, he offered up some advice and reflected on the past three years as the leader of one of the largest Corps districts in the country.
There are many things Gibbs said he is proud of when it comes to the LA District, but three things stand out: the District being recognized two years in a row as a "Best Place to Work" in the Corps; completing Weed Army Hospital at Fort Irwin, California – the Department of Defense’s only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Platinum, carbon-neutral, net-zero certifiable hospital – on time and within budget; and the one-on-one time he was able to spend with employees in the District.
It is the people Gibbs said he will miss the most – the employees and the District’s close partners across the four-state area.
“I have never focused on relationships like I have here in this District, and I sincerely believe it is part of the District's culture,” he said. “When projects are tough, the close relationships get us through those challenges and ultimately deliver the program.”
During his time with the LA District, Gibbs has overseen a multimillion-dollar program that provides engineering, construction, planning, contracting, real estate, emergency operations, environmental and regulatory services to military, federal, state and local governments across a 226,000-square-mile area of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. That also includes leading about 750 military and civilian personnel with a wide array of expertise.
But leading people is nothing new to Gibbs, who has served for more than 24 years as an active-duty Soldier, leading both military and civilian personnel.
“Each person is different, and I have learned that good leaders get to know each person individually and then lead them in a way that brings out the best in that employee,” he said.
Providing priorities and a solid intent on the District’s missions, particularly disaster response operations, helps employees stay focused on what’s really important, he said.
Gibbs will now serve as the chief of staff at the Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, he said, he hopes to be an advocate for all of the Corps’ districts nationwide.
“I feel that this District and the great people are responsible for giving me the incredible opportunity of being the Corps’ chief of staff,” he said. “The people have taught me so much, and I will take that with me to make a positive impact on the Corps’ enterprise and help our Districts deliver our programs in civil works, military, Interagency and International Services, real estate and regulatory.”
Gibbs knows how the importance of mentors and having a good support system have played in shaping his career, and he credits his parents with instilling in him respect for others; his wife, Kim, who taught him to endure all challenges, no matter how great, with grace and dignity; and his former chief of staff – Col. Steve Hill – for giving him tough jobs to prepare him for success.
“(Hill) gave me tough jobs that I thought he could have done at the time, but as I look back, the toughest assignments he gave me in that civilian organization at the Corps headquarters prepared me for District command and enabled me to achieve the goal of commanding at the battalion, brigade and District levels,” he said. “I also remember he told me I would be a chief of staff for the Corps one day. He was preparing me for that. I didn't believe him, but that is my next job.”
And, as for additional advice he can share with Barta, Gibbs provided these words of wisdom:
- Be prepared to change leadership style when leading a District of professional civilians. Don't lead them in the same way as Soldiers;
- Engage with people and get around to see them across the District's entire area of operation. Don't sit behind a desk;
- Study hard initially and learn the policies, processes and programs. “You will never be the expert, but you must prepare yourself to make effective decisions as quickly as possible”;
- Always provide a commander's intent and an end state. The civilian workforce appreciates that; and, lastly,
- Lead with honor and humility. “It isn't about you. It is about the District's people and our vital mission.”
As for the future of the LA District, Gibbs said he hopes future leaders continue to change the culture to an organization that is more risk tolerant in streamlining processes and moving projects forward; deliver the Department of Veterans Affairs and Customs and Border Protection programs phenomenally – on time, within budget and to the highest quality; and to remain a "Best Place to Work" in order to retain and recruit talent to the high-cost living area of Southern California.
“I want the District to do what it always does and ‘knock those programs out of the park,’” he said.
Somehow this one ended up a lot pinker than I expected it too! Ah well. The second block has more color. :)
As an exercise in humility the Black Nun wished to be buried where everyone entering the Friary would walk upon her remains
Bonamargy Friary is supposedly haunted by the ghost of the Black Nun, Julia McQuillan, who lived there alone after the Friary fell out of use in 1641.
There is a common story that the Black Nun was murdered on the steps leading to the upper floor of the Friary while looking out the slit window. Legend has it that bad luck will befall anyone who walks on the step where she fell. (check out the photo of the steps - the one that is third from top is the step where she is supposed to have been murdered. It is untrodden and unworn
compared to the others)
Gesture of humility on Holy Thursday 2008 Pope www.FranciscusI.org Pope-Francis www.PopeofHearts.com PopeofHearts Pope-Franciscus www.PopeFranciscusI.com Jorge-Bergoglio Pope-of-Hearts
If there is any advice Col. Kirk Gibbs can give to his successor, it is this: Lead with honor and humility.
As Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s 61st commander, prepares to relinquish command of the LA District July 19 to Col. Aaron Barta, he offered up some advice and reflected on the past three years as the leader of one of the largest Corps districts in the country.
There are many things Gibbs said he is proud of when it comes to the LA District, but three things stand out: the District being recognized two years in a row as a "Best Place to Work" in the Corps; completing Weed Army Hospital at Fort Irwin, California – the Department of Defense’s only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Platinum, carbon-neutral, net-zero certifiable hospital – on time and within budget; and the one-on-one time he was able to spend with employees in the District.
It is the people Gibbs said he will miss the most – the employees and the District’s close partners across the four-state area.
“I have never focused on relationships like I have here in this District, and I sincerely believe it is part of the District's culture,” he said. “When projects are tough, the close relationships get us through those challenges and ultimately deliver the program.”
During his time with the LA District, Gibbs has overseen a multimillion-dollar program that provides engineering, construction, planning, contracting, real estate, emergency operations, environmental and regulatory services to military, federal, state and local governments across a 226,000-square-mile area of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. That also includes leading about 750 military and civilian personnel with a wide array of expertise.
But leading people is nothing new to Gibbs, who has served for more than 24 years as an active-duty Soldier, leading both military and civilian personnel.
“Each person is different, and I have learned that good leaders get to know each person individually and then lead them in a way that brings out the best in that employee,” he said.
Providing priorities and a solid intent on the District’s missions, particularly disaster response operations, helps employees stay focused on what’s really important, he said.
Gibbs will now serve as the chief of staff at the Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, he said, he hopes to be an advocate for all of the Corps’ districts nationwide.
“I feel that this District and the great people are responsible for giving me the incredible opportunity of being the Corps’ chief of staff,” he said. “The people have taught me so much, and I will take that with me to make a positive impact on the Corps’ enterprise and help our Districts deliver our programs in civil works, military, Interagency and International Services, real estate and regulatory.”
Gibbs knows how the importance of mentors and having a good support system have played in shaping his career, and he credits his parents with instilling in him respect for others; his wife, Kim, who taught him to endure all challenges, no matter how great, with grace and dignity; and his former chief of staff – Col. Steve Hill – for giving him tough jobs to prepare him for success.
“(Hill) gave me tough jobs that I thought he could have done at the time, but as I look back, the toughest assignments he gave me in that civilian organization at the Corps headquarters prepared me for District command and enabled me to achieve the goal of commanding at the battalion, brigade and District levels,” he said. “I also remember he told me I would be a chief of staff for the Corps one day. He was preparing me for that. I didn't believe him, but that is my next job.”
And, as for additional advice he can share with Barta, Gibbs provided these words of wisdom:
- Be prepared to change leadership style when leading a District of professional civilians. Don't lead them in the same way as Soldiers;
- Engage with people and get around to see them across the District's entire area of operation. Don't sit behind a desk;
- Study hard initially and learn the policies, processes and programs. “You will never be the expert, but you must prepare yourself to make effective decisions as quickly as possible”;
- Always provide a commander's intent and an end state. The civilian workforce appreciates that; and, lastly,
- Lead with honor and humility. “It isn't about you. It is about the District's people and our vital mission.”
As for the future of the LA District, Gibbs said he hopes future leaders continue to change the culture to an organization that is more risk tolerant in streamlining processes and moving projects forward; deliver the Department of Veterans Affairs and Customs and Border Protection programs phenomenally – on time, within budget and to the highest quality; and to remain a "Best Place to Work" in order to retain and recruit talent to the high-cost living area of Southern California.
“I want the District to do what it always does and ‘knock those programs out of the park,’” he said.
The village of Brushford, Somerset, lies just over one mile south of Dulverton.
The parish church of Saint Nicholas as seen today probably dates from the 13th century, although the Norman font hints at an earlier foundation.
The church has a number of stained glass windows. This photograph shows a window in the north wall of the church dedicated to the memory of George Frederick White who died in 1898. The window has the figures representing Fortitude, Humility and Justice. Under each figure is a scene from the Bible illustrating the quality represented by the figure. The verse in the dedication is taken from Micah vi : 8.
February 2012 - I have discovered the record of the marriage of George Frederick White and Katherine Maria Kennedy which took place at Belgard Castle, Clondalkin, near Dublin Ireland in 1880. Katherine Maria White, nee Kennedy, is commemorated by the 'White' window in the South wall of the church.
St Margaret, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk
The chancel windows, by Edward Burne Jones for the WIlliam Morris workshop, are insured for a million pounds.
Chris Kelly's bronze sculpture in Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, of former Great Britain and Barrow rugby league stand-off Willie Horne. Horne played 461 games for Barrow between 1943 and 1959. He scored 1,818 points and captained the Shipbuilders in three Wembley Challenge Cup finals, lifting the trophy in 1955 after a 21-12 victory over Workington Town. He also skippered Lancashire, England and Great Britain, and was awarded a testimonial by Barrow in 1955. Horne died in 2001 at the age of 79, six years after being made a Freeman of the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. The sculpture, depicting Horne in full flight, is opposite the main entrance to Barrow RLFC's Craven Park ground. It was unveiled in May 2004 by Steven Broomhead, chief executive of the North West Development Agency.
A plaque at the base of the sculpture details Horne's glittering playing career and numerous rugby league achievements, before concluding: Willie is regarded by many as the greatest stand-off half of his generation, and by some as the finest of all time. A quiet hero, he was revered throughout the global rugby league community but most of all here, in his own back yard, where he was both idolised as a sporting genius and respected for being a decent man. It is fitting that this memorial stands here, just a drop-kick away from Craven Park where his sublime artistry baffled the best defences in the world and thrilled the roaring terraces of the post-war era. Talented and even gifted rugby league footballers the world shall yet see, but for us there can only ever be one Willie Horne, a unique man with magic in his fingers and humility in his heart.
A quick snapshot to show you how the Humility Now shoot went for the release of there summer line!
Models: Santana Iglesias & Edgar Alfred
Thankyou SO much Zack Hughes for helping me out!!! Everyone check out his work: www.flickr.com/photos/zamphotography
If there is any advice Col. Kirk Gibbs can give to his successor, it is this: Lead with honor and humility.
As Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s 61st commander, prepares to relinquish command of the LA District July 19 to Col. Aaron Barta, he offered up some advice and reflected on the past three years as the leader of one of the largest Corps districts in the country.
There are many things Gibbs said he is proud of when it comes to the LA District, but three things stand out: the District being recognized two years in a row as a "Best Place to Work" in the Corps; completing Weed Army Hospital at Fort Irwin, California – the Department of Defense’s only Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Platinum, carbon-neutral, net-zero certifiable hospital – on time and within budget; and the one-on-one time he was able to spend with employees in the District.
It is the people Gibbs said he will miss the most – the employees and the District’s close partners across the four-state area.
“I have never focused on relationships like I have here in this District, and I sincerely believe it is part of the District's culture,” he said. “When projects are tough, the close relationships get us through those challenges and ultimately deliver the program.”
During his time with the LA District, Gibbs has overseen a multimillion-dollar program that provides engineering, construction, planning, contracting, real estate, emergency operations, environmental and regulatory services to military, federal, state and local governments across a 226,000-square-mile area of Southern California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. That also includes leading about 750 military and civilian personnel with a wide array of expertise.
But leading people is nothing new to Gibbs, who has served for more than 24 years as an active-duty Soldier, leading both military and civilian personnel.
“Each person is different, and I have learned that good leaders get to know each person individually and then lead them in a way that brings out the best in that employee,” he said.
Providing priorities and a solid intent on the District’s missions, particularly disaster response operations, helps employees stay focused on what’s really important, he said.
Gibbs will now serve as the chief of staff at the Corps’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, he said, he hopes to be an advocate for all of the Corps’ districts nationwide.
“I feel that this District and the great people are responsible for giving me the incredible opportunity of being the Corps’ chief of staff,” he said. “The people have taught me so much, and I will take that with me to make a positive impact on the Corps’ enterprise and help our Districts deliver our programs in civil works, military, Interagency and International Services, real estate and regulatory.”
Gibbs knows how the importance of mentors and having a good support system have played in shaping his career, and he credits his parents with instilling in him respect for others; his wife, Kim, who taught him to endure all challenges, no matter how great, with grace and dignity; and his former chief of staff – Col. Steve Hill – for giving him tough jobs to prepare him for success.
“(Hill) gave me tough jobs that I thought he could have done at the time, but as I look back, the toughest assignments he gave me in that civilian organization at the Corps headquarters prepared me for District command and enabled me to achieve the goal of commanding at the battalion, brigade and District levels,” he said. “I also remember he told me I would be a chief of staff for the Corps one day. He was preparing me for that. I didn't believe him, but that is my next job.”
And, as for additional advice he can share with Barta, Gibbs provided these words of wisdom:
- Be prepared to change leadership style when leading a District of professional civilians. Don't lead them in the same way as Soldiers;
- Engage with people and get around to see them across the District's entire area of operation. Don't sit behind a desk;
- Study hard initially and learn the policies, processes and programs. “You will never be the expert, but you must prepare yourself to make effective decisions as quickly as possible”;
- Always provide a commander's intent and an end state. The civilian workforce appreciates that; and, lastly,
- Lead with honor and humility. “It isn't about you. It is about the District's people and our vital mission.”
As for the future of the LA District, Gibbs said he hopes future leaders continue to change the culture to an organization that is more risk tolerant in streamlining processes and moving projects forward; deliver the Department of Veterans Affairs and Customs and Border Protection programs phenomenally – on time, within budget and to the highest quality; and to remain a "Best Place to Work" in order to retain and recruit talent to the high-cost living area of Southern California.
“I want the District to do what it always does and ‘knock those programs out of the park,’” he said.
Hochmut and Demut
Two key concepts for understanding Amish practices are their rejection of Hochmut (pride, arrogance, haughtiness) and the high value they place on Demut or "humility" and Gelassenheit (German, meaning: calmness, composure, placidity) — often translated as "submission" or "letting-be," but perhaps better understood as a reluctance to be forward, self-promoting, or to assert oneself in any way. The willingness to submit to the Will of God, as expressed through group norms, is at odds with the individualism so central to the wider American culture. The Amish anti-individualist orientation is the motive for rejecting labor-saving technologies that might make one less dependent on community; or which, like electricity, might start a competition for status-goods; or which, like photographs, might cultivate individual or family vanity. It is also the proximate cause for rejecting education beyond the eighth grade, especially speculative study that has little practical use for farm life but may awaken personal and materialistic ambitions. The emphasis on competition and the uncritical assumption that self-reliance is a good thing — both cultivated in American high schools and exalted as an American ideal — are in direct opposition to core Amish values.
Separation from the outside world
The Amish often cite three Bible verses that encapsulate their cultural attitudes:
"Be not yoked with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" (II Corinthians 6:14)
"Come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord." (II Corinthians 6:17)
“And be ye not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:2)
Both out of concern for the effect of a parent's absence on family life, and in order to minimize contact with "English" (everyone not of German descent), the Amish prefer to work at home. However, increased prices for farmland and decreasing revenues for low-tech farming have forced many Amish to work away from the farm, particularly in construction and factory-labor, and, in those areas where there is a significant tourist trade, to engage in shopwork and crafts for profit. The Amish are ambivalent about both the consequences of this contact and the commoditization of their culture. The decorative arts play little role in authentic Amish life (though the prized Amish quilts are a genuine cultural inheritance, unlike hex signs), and are in fact regarded with suspicion, as a field where egotism and a display of vanity can easily develop.