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A Norman chapel stands on the steep hillside above Chadlington. On a cold day in March the wind drives snow across the churchyard and rattles resilient patches of snowdrops. How many snows has this simple building seen, how many travellers have sought shelter from a howling storm, having climbed the steep hill from the River Evenlode below. Standing among the yew trees, on the bone-rich ground, the view from the churchyard is ancient, little altered by the passing years. At the end of a narrow lane All Saints has a few cottages for company, it is hard to tell whether these humble buildings are survivors of a larger village or have always stood isolated among the fields. It is easier to imagine the numberless generations of locals summoned here by bells to celebrate the passing ceremonies of Christian calendar.
The exterior of All Saints is austere, a simple two-cell Norman chapel extended to the south in the 15th century with a Georgian east window added during a major early restoration. The church consists of nave, chancel, an east belfry and 19th century south porch although outer and inner doors appear much earlier in date. Step inside and you are confronted by the Middle Ages in all it's symbolic complexity and the belief that the intervention of saints can influence our daily lives. A palimpsest, medieval saints overwritten with later biblical texts cover large areas of the nave walls, giving a faded impression of the elaborate decorative schemes that were common to all our pre-Reformation churches. A round-headed lancet survives in the north wall of the nave. The small 13th century chancel arch of two pointed chamfered orders is off-centre due to the nave being extended to the south. The south wall has two Perpendicular windows, a doorway and a piscina to the east, all of a similar date. A large squint to the south of the chancel arch connects nave and sanctuary. The west wall of the nave has a Tudor window and a blocked Georgian opening which may once have been one main doors of the church. An atmosphere of antiquity is emphasised by the 18th century pulpit, reading desk and box pews which tower over the east end of the nave. Opposite the door is a Norman tub font which has seen over 900 years of service. If you look through the Georgian east window of the chancel the tower of Spelsbury church can be seen in the distance, the chancel was rebuilt in the 18th century re-using a Decorated window in the south wall.
The real rarity of All Saints is the fortunate survival of several passages of medieval decoration preserved from destruction under a layer of whitewash. The earliest decoration surviving surrounds the 13th century round-headed north nave window, red lines mimic the pattern of stonework and small red floral motifs have been added to the window splay.
To the left of the blocked north door is a representation of St Frideswide, an 8th century princess who became a nun, choosing the church over a royal suitor, who was blinded when he attempted to force her into marriage. She became patron saint of Oxford and although her shrine was destroyed in the Reformation she is believed to be buried in Christ Church, Oxford.
To the right of the door is the figure of an archbishop, which might be St Edmund of Abingdon or a rare survival of an image of St Thomas a Becket, a particular target for iconoclasts due to his defiance of royal authority. The image shows the archbishop teaching a child to read.
To the west of the round-headed window is a fragmentary 14th century priest thought to be a depiction of St Leonard, patron saint of Eynsham Abbey, who owned the patronage of Shorthampton.
Over the chancel arch the remains of a Doom have been obscured by a Royal Coat of Arms. The Last Judgement, with the just ascending to heaven while sinners are thrown into the mouth of hell, is a common subject for the chancel arch, after the Reformation every church had to display the Royal Arms.
The squint was inserted in the 15th century to enable those in the widened southern portion of the nave to be able to witness the elevation of the host, during the celebration of the Mass. "The Legend of the Clay Birds" is depicted inside the squint, the Virgin Mary holds the Christ child and St John, although St.John might be holding a Goldfinch. The legend derives from the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of St Thomas which describes the Christ child making clay birds which he then brings to life.
To the right of this is "the Agony in the Garden" but there are two layers of paint which makes the imagery difficult to read.
The left reveal of the easterly south window of the nave has a small mid-15th century figure in an elaborate green dress. This is St Sitha, also known as Zita of Lucca, the patron saint of maids and domestic servants, often depicted holding a set of keys and said to help supplicants in finding items they have lost.
Between this window and the south door is a panel which shows St Loy or the "Legend of St Eligius", patron saint of blacksmiths and metalworkers, depicted shoeing a horse. A 7th century goldsmith famous for the building of churches.
Biblical texts replaced images of saints in the reign of Eward VI who ordered their destruction in 1548. The Creed appears on a large panel over the door and the west wall has a cartouche containing King Solomon's prayer. Also on the west wall is a disembodied wing probably the remains of "George and the Dragon" though possibly the Archangel Michael. There are also many small fragments of wall painting including foliate decoration round the chancel arch.
All in all a wonderful voyage through time. Shorthampton is a few miles from Chipping Norton about 40 minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon
Influenced by the style of early German rock buildings in central Texas, James Andrew Patton (1853-1944) supervised the construction of this building in 1898. A German mason laid the stone. Patton fought Comanches as a Texas Ranger and was a civic leader and local postmaster. He was known affectionately as "the mayor of Oak Hill." He and his family, followed by others, operated a general store here for many years. The building also housed a local Woodmen of the World lodge hall on the second floor. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970
Now Austin Pizza Garden, home of the best pizza in Austin and mybe the state.
Miami est. 1896, pop. 2.6MM • Coral Gables est. 1925, pop. 50K
• aka La Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun) • main entrance to Coral Gables when arriving from Miami • patterned after entrances to Spanish walled cities • original plans to incorporate a Spanish village w/shops, apartments, townhouses aborted by 1926 FL Land Bust
• of the 8 planned architectural entrances, this is one of the 5 completed • others are Granada, Country Club Prado, Commercial (Alhambra) & Coral Way Entrances
• Mediterranean Revival design by architects Walter DeGarmo (1876-1951), Phineas Paist (1873-1937) & artist/illustrator Denman Fink (1880-1956) • contractor was John B. Orr (1886-1935), nationally known for exploring artistic possibilities of plaster, stucco & cement • goal was authenticity of design & material based on Spanish/ Mediterranean architecture
• 90’ tower & 40' arch, which leads to 250’ plaza w/ village square atmosphere • tower designed to hold water supply for neighborhood, now houses cooling equipment • apartments featured wood-burning fireplaces, high-beamed ceilings, wrought iron balconies
• in 60’s, building slated for demolition to make way for supermarket & parking lot • public opposition to plan & formation of Douglas Village Association instrumental in saving building • Wikipedia • National Register # 72000305, 1972
• city of Coral Gables (1925) created by Duxbury, MA transplant George E. Merrick (1886–1942) on family's 3K acre plantation • Merrick's vision of a "Riviera of the Tropics" influenced by City Beautiful Movement • $100MM one of the 1st planned communities in US
• unifying theme was "castles in Spain made real," expressed in "Mediterranean Revival" architecture, a term said to have been coined by Merrick cousin, architect H. George Fink (1891-1975) • the French/Italian inspired architecture was, “a combination of what seemed best in each, with an added touch of gaiety to suit
the Florida mood.” -George Merrick
• Merrick's team: architects, landscape planner, artistic advisor, real estate officer, engineers • Supervisor of Color Phineas Paist (1873-1937) became supervising architect, responsible for ensuring aethetic consistency through codes, established Board of Architects Review Panel that still functions • Paist bio • Phineas Paist & the Architecture of Coral Gables (pdf)
• opened with strong sales, Merrick invested profits in expansion, founded U. of Miami • for unknown reasons, Merrick decided to diverge from consistent Mediterranean aesthetic at peak of land boom in 1925 • sold former OH governor Meyers Y. Cooper (1873-1958) hundreds of acres for express purpose of building houses/villages in traditional designs of other states, nations • goal was authenticity, not imitation, each of 14 planned villages to be designed by architect familiar with chosen style
• "Seven Miami architects and five New York architects are uniting in working out the details of the great planning of house construction. Thirteen styles are being used, drawn from various regions and nations which harmonize with the Mediterranean style now in use." -Meyers Y. Cooper • before 1926 Great Miami Hurricane & land bust ended construction, 7 villages completed: Dutch South African, Chinese, French Normandy, Florida Pioneer/Colonial, French Country, French City, Italian • fewer than 80 of the 1000 planned residences built
• Florida Land Bust broke Merrick, removed from Coral Gables commission, moved to Matacumbe Key, to run wife's resort • returned to Gables to be county postmaster 2 yrs. before death
• 1926 photo -Bittrex • Villages of Coral Gables -The Devoted Classicist • Remnants of a Dream in Coral Gables -Global Site Plans • George Merrick Villages -Bittrex
Celje Castle
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Celje Castle (also known as Celje Upper Castle or Old Castle) (Slovene Celjski grad, Celjski zgornji grad or Stari grad) is a castle ruin in Celje, Slovenia, formerly the seat of the Counts of Celje. It stands on three hills to the southeast of Celje, where the river Savinja meanders into the Laško valley. Today, the castle is in the process of being restored. It was once the largest fortification on Slovenian territory.
History
Early history
The earliest reference to Celje Castle dates from 1322 and calls it “purch Cylie”. Later, the castle was known by various names, including “vest Cili” (1341), “castrum Cilie” (1451), “gsloss Obercili” (1468). It is noteworthy that the name “Obercili” - Upper Celje - only appears after the Counts of Celje had died out. Its original name was “grad Celje” (Celje Castle).
The first fortified building on the site (a Romanesque palace) was built in the first half of the 13th century by the Counts of Heunburg from Carinthia on the stony outcrop on the western side of the ridge where the castle stands. It had five sides, or four plus the southern side, which was a natural defence. The first written records of the castle date back to between 1125 and 1137; it was probably built by Count Gunter. In the western section of the castle, there was a building with several floors. Remains of the walls of this palatium have survived. In the eastern section, there was an enclosed courtyard with large water reservoirs. The eastern wall, which protects the castle from its most exposed side, was around three metres thicker than the rest of the curtain wall. The wall was topped with a parapet and protected walkway. This was typical of Ministerialis castles of the time.
Lords of Sanneck and Counts of Celje
The first castle was probably burned and destroyed in the fighting between the Lords of Sanneck and the Lords of Auffenstein. The gateway was later moved from the northern side by freemen loyal to the Lords of Sanneck. They gave the castle a new curtain wall and reinforced this with a tower on the northern side, which guarded the entrance to the inner ward, sometime before 1300. The new wall reached from a natural cliff in the east to the remains of the earlier wall in the northeast. The entrance was moved to the southern side, where it still is today.
In 1333, the castle came into the possession of the Lords of Sanneck, who from 1341 onward were the Counts of Celje. They set about transforming the fortress into a comfortable living quarter and their official residence. Around 1400, they added a four-storey tower which was later called Friderikov stolp (Frederick’s tower, from bergfrid, modern German Bergfried, the term for the central tower of a castle in the Middle Ages). On the eastern side of the courtyard, there was a tall, three-story residential tower, which is the best preserved section of the castle after Friderikov stolp. The main residential building (a palatium), which also had rooms for women, stood however in the western section of the castle. This part of the castle ends at the narrow outer ward and is in a state of disrepair. On the southern side of the palatium, there was a tower, known as Andrejev stolp (Andrew’s tower), after the chapel on the ground floor, which was dedicated to Saint Andrew. In the Middle Ages, the castle walls were impenetrable; an attacker would have had to rely on starving the defenders into submission, but a hidden passageway led from the castle to a nearby granary. The Counts of Celje stopped living in the castle in this period, but they stationed a castellan with an armed entourage here.
During an earthquake in 1348, part of the Romanesque palace and the rock on which it stood were destroyed. The ruined section was rebuilt and relocated towards the bailey. In the 15th century, the outer ward was extended on the eastern side of the ridge as far as the rocky outcrop. Here, the wall connected with a powerful, five-sided tower. In the second half of the 16th century, the castle was once again renovated. The walls in the inner and outer wards were made taller, and the bailey was renovated. The modern sections of the walls feature Renaissance-era balistraria.
Holy Roman Empire
The first imperial caretaker, Krištof pl. Ungnad, was named in 1461. The second, Jurij pl. Apfaltrer, was named just two years later. The castle entered the care of Andrej pl. Hohenwart in 1470. When he took it over, he swore to take good care of it and to keep it in a good condition. He carried out this service until his death in 1503. He was succeeded as castle caretaker by Jakob pl. Landau, the government administrator in Upper and Lower Swabia. Landau obtained the position from Emperor Maximilian I, who was at the time still the King of the Romans, for having lent him 10,000 crowns. Landau was still castle caretaker in 1514. Two years later, Bernard Raunacher briefly held this position, but the emperor ordered him to hand authority to Gašper Herbst and to make do with the income generated by Rudolfswert (later Novo Mesto). Other caretakers followed, most of whom were at the same time vicedominus and the administrator of various taxes. The castle’s importance as a fortress rapidly gave way to its economic role.
Celje Castle was not only the most important castle in Slovenia, but in the entire eastern Alps. It covered an area of almost 5500 m². From the ruins that remain and from depictions of the castle that have survived, it is possible to paint a detailed picture of how it once looked. Several new techniques were employed in the castle’s architectural development, which were the model for other castles in the region under Celje’s influence.
The castle began to fall into disrepair shortly after losing its strategic importance. Georg Matthäus Vischer’s depiction of the castle from 1681 shows that Friderikov stolp no longer had a roof at the end of the 17th century. During the renovation of the lower castle (the section closest to the town) in 1748, the castle’s tiled roof was removed. When Count Gaisruck bought the castle in 1755, he removed the roof truss as well. The best stones were then re-used in the construction of the Novo Celje Mansion between Petrovče and Žalec. From this time onward, it was no longer possible to live in the castle, and it slowly turned into a complete ruin. The last residents left the site in 1795.
In 1803, the farmer Andrej Gorišek bought the castle and began to use the site as a quarry.
19th and 20th centuries
In 1846, the governor of the Styria, Count Wickenburg, bought the ruins and donated them to the Styrian estates. In 1871, interest in the ruins began to take hold and in 1882 the Celje museum society began efforts to restore the castle, which continue to this day. During the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the authorities in Maribor left control over the ruins to the local municipality, which made great contributions to the castle's preservation. During World War II, the ruins were abandoned, but reconstruction efforts continued after the war. In the corners of the Friderikov stolp, cement blocks were used to replace missing stones. A proper parking lot was also created in front of the entrance to the castle. On the northern side, the wall was knocked through to create a new side entrance to meet a new route that had been built there (Pelikanova pot).
21st century
The Celje tourist board holds an event entitled "Pod zvezdami Celjanov" ("Under the stars of Celje") at Celje Castle in late summer every year, which features performances and representations of life in the Middle Ages. Music concerts also take place in the castle. Celje Castle is visited by approximately 60,000 people every year.[1] An annual cultural entertainment event, Veronikini večeri, which is named after the character Veronika in the Slovenian opera Veronika Deseniška, also takes place in the castle.[2] The evening features various concerts, theatre performances and other entertainment, and each year the organiser, in collaboration with the municipality of Celje, awards the Veronikina nagrada (prize) for poetry and the Zlatnik poezije (gold medal for poetry). The Veronikini večeri event has been taking place since 1996 and the Veronikina nagrada has equally been awarded since then. The Zlatnik poezije has been awarded since 2004.
Bahador Bahrami, Senior Research Associate, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom speanking at the session "Ask About: The Science of Influencing" at the Annual Meeting 2017 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 19, 2017
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The Springfield Art Association will host an opening reception for a nationally juried ceramic exhibition entitled Shapes of Influence on Friday evening, August 3rd, from 5:30-7:30 PM. Awards and a gallery talk by juror Simon Levin will occur at 6:45 PM.
The show will be on display in the SAA's M.G. Nelson Family Gallery from August 3-September 1 and features work from over two dozen states and Canada.
Juried artists include Morgan Barton, Kenneth Baskin, Casey Beck, Irina Bondarenko, Robert Bruch, Danielle Callahan, Michelle Coakes, John Cohorst, Louis Colomarini, John Costanza, Paula Diaz-Sylvester, Auguste Elder, Karen Ellis-Phillips, Curtis and Karen Frederick, Verne Funk, John Gargano, Kaitlyn Getz, Sarah Gross, Lois Harbaugh, Ian Hazard-Bill, Jason Hess, Jennifer Holt, Drew Ippoliti, Iskra Ivanova, Anna Kats, Patty Kochaver, Robert Kokenyesi, Lucien Koonce, Joe Kraft, Annie Lee, Andrew Mcintyre, Jessie Martin, Paul McCoy, Avra Messe, Molly Morning-glory, Matthew Patton, Sara Prigodich, Jenny Reed, Masa Sasaki, Jessica Sallay-Carrington, Kourtney Stone, Suzanne Storer, Sam Thompson, Austin Wieland, Nicole Winning, Matthew Wright, Kensuke Yamada, Lisa York, and David Zahn.
Invited artists include Dan Anderson, Kahil Irving, Peter Pincus, and Kelsie Rudolph.
The M.G. Nelson Gallery is open to the public M-F from 9 AM-5 PM and Saturdays from 10 AM-3 PM.
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When I was very young & a shorts wearer, my Mother was also my Barber in the 1960`s. She would instruct me to sit on her stool in order to cut my hair. She frequently wore an evidently hypnotic black pleated cotton skirt which tickled my knees as it brushed across them while she was cutting my fringe. I now apparently have the image of her skirt deeply in my eyes. It was first noticed by my (secondary) School Teacher in the 1970`s & by subsequent girlfriends who have also mentioned it. The presence of the image & my Mother regularly sitting with her legs crossed on a high stool at our then Breakfast Bar with her new dark brown sequinned polyester Sunray pleated midi skirt very striking draped very close to the floor during the 1970s has strongly influenced my interest in cross-dressing & I regularly wear one of my pleated or circle skirts/dresses at home.
In November 2015, I was scapegoated by a group of criminals, who waited in a silver Private Hire Taxi outside the building in which I lived expecting me to emerge dressed as a woman with a bob hairstyle. My being dressed as a man rendered them indecisive with their execution plot, so the 3 men did not ambush & abduct me. In view of my cross-dressing hobby saving my life, I shall continue to enjoy femininity. There`s also additional information at; www.flickr.com/photos/127177664@N04/16024330889/in/datepo...
HUMANWINE
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA - Thursday, September 1
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Biography: "Punk rock types could learn something from the uncategorizable band that takes influences from all over the place and put them together to create their own new sound." - 401 Media Since 2002 HUMANWINE is a musical story that unfolds best in the great outdoors but can also be found in concert halls, theatres, nightclubs, community centers, cafes, warehouses, galleries. The Muzik of HUMANWINE is fluid and changing with each line up. Often 1 or more players on stage will be playing together for the first time. Tune in next show to find out.
Who?
M@ McNiss, matteo, micky - guitar, trash percussion + voice
holly brewer, olly, ilex en, yar - guitar, pianos, kazoo + voice
HUMANWINE has a stomach full of brains and skills from the following folks n8 'Nate' Greenslit, Paul Dilley, Court 'Courtenay' Vandiver, Ash 'Ashley' Vandiver, A Far Cry, Amos, Baeli, Erin Rose, Jesse Markus, E-Star 'Esther', Jeremy Harman, Nathan Cohen, Brian Carpenter, Kaethe Hostetter, Brian Viglione, Brian King, Rev. Adam Glasseye Esq., Tim Maher, Mary 'Jen' Widow to name a few.
Associations nominating or naming HUMANWINE
BEST LOCAL FEMALE VOCALIST in the 2008 Best Music Poll
Nominated for BEST LOCAL FEMALE VOCALIST 20th ANNUAL BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2007.
HUMANWINE's first release through Nervous Relatives Records, 'Fighting Naked' was named BEST ALBUM of 2007 by WBZ Tv.
BEST NEW ACT in the FNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll 2006
BEST NEW ACT in the 19th ANNUAL BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2006
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Artists We Also Like: Fighting, Naked, These Seeds Become Trees, Anger for No Reason, Make Signs Not Sense
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Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA - Thursday, September 1
Website: www.humanwine.org
www.facebook.com/pages/HUMANWINE/92012988332?ref=ts
www.youtube.com/user/HUMANWINE
twitter.com/humanwine
Members: Holly Brewer, M@ McNiss, n8 Grenslit, Paul Dilley occasionally Vessela Stoyanova and a horde of maniacs who we love eternally
Hometown: Transient
Record Label: Nervous Relatives Records
About: HUMANWINE show info humanwine.org
Description: ALLCAPSNOGAPS
Biography: "Punk rock types could learn something from the uncategorizable band that takes influences from all over the place and put them together to create their own new sound." - 401 Media Since 2002 HUMANWINE is a musical story that unfolds best in the great outdoors but can also be found in concert halls, theatres, nightclubs, community centers, cafes, warehouses, galleries. The Muzik of HUMANWINE is fluid and changing with each line up. Often 1 or more players on stage will be playing together for the first time. Tune in next show to find out.
Who?
M@ McNiss, matteo, micky - guitar, trash percussion + voice
holly brewer, olly, ilex en, yar - guitar, pianos, kazoo + voice
HUMANWINE has a stomach full of brains and skills from the following folks n8 'Nate' Greenslit, Paul Dilley, Court 'Courtenay' Vandiver, Ash 'Ashley' Vandiver, A Far Cry, Amos, Baeli, Erin Rose, Jesse Markus, E-Star 'Esther', Jeremy Harman, Nathan Cohen, Brian Carpenter, Kaethe Hostetter, Brian Viglione, Brian King, Rev. Adam Glasseye Esq., Tim Maher, Mary 'Jen' Widow to name a few.
Associations nominating or naming HUMANWINE
BEST LOCAL FEMALE VOCALIST in the 2008 Best Music Poll
Nominated for BEST LOCAL FEMALE VOCALIST 20th ANNUAL BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2007.
HUMANWINE's first release through Nervous Relatives Records, 'Fighting Naked' was named BEST ALBUM of 2007 by WBZ Tv.
BEST NEW ACT in the FNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll 2006
BEST NEW ACT in the 19th ANNUAL BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2006
Contact Us: humanwine@gmail.com
General Manager: Holly Brewer
Booking Agent: YerYerOwn Booking-Agent
Press Contact: HUMANWINE@gmail.com
Artists We Also Like: Fighting, Naked, These Seeds Become Trees, Anger for No Reason, Make Signs Not Sense
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Influencers church (Paradise) fireworks 19/12/2014
Carols and Fireworks.
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watching, always watching...
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The Springfield Art Association will host an opening reception for a nationally juried ceramic exhibition entitled Shapes of Influence on Friday evening, August 3rd, from 5:30-7:30 PM. Awards and a gallery talk by juror Simon Levin will occur at 6:45 PM.
The show will be on display in the SAA's M.G. Nelson Family Gallery from August 3-September 1 and features work from over two dozen states and Canada.
Juried artists include Morgan Barton, Kenneth Baskin, Casey Beck, Irina Bondarenko, Robert Bruch, Danielle Callahan, Michelle Coakes, John Cohorst, Louis Colomarini, John Costanza, Paula Diaz-Sylvester, Auguste Elder, Karen Ellis-Phillips, Curtis and Karen Frederick, Verne Funk, John Gargano, Kaitlyn Getz, Sarah Gross, Lois Harbaugh, Ian Hazard-Bill, Jason Hess, Jennifer Holt, Drew Ippoliti, Iskra Ivanova, Anna Kats, Patty Kochaver, Robert Kokenyesi, Lucien Koonce, Joe Kraft, Annie Lee, Andrew Mcintyre, Jessie Martin, Paul McCoy, Avra Messe, Molly Morning-glory, Matthew Patton, Sara Prigodich, Jenny Reed, Masa Sasaki, Jessica Sallay-Carrington, Kourtney Stone, Suzanne Storer, Sam Thompson, Austin Wieland, Nicole Winning, Matthew Wright, Kensuke Yamada, Lisa York, and David Zahn.
Invited artists include Dan Anderson, Kahil Irving, Peter Pincus, and Kelsie Rudolph.
The M.G. Nelson Gallery is open to the public M-F from 9 AM-5 PM and Saturdays from 10 AM-3 PM.
The principal building at Workington railway station. Constructed using distinctive yellow Crewe bricks, it dates from 1886. The London & North Western Railway built it to replace inadequate wooden facilities established by smaller companies. The company's decision followed an explosion in the town's population owing to the wholesale transfer, in 1883, of Charles Cammel's steelworks from Sheffield. When Workington - remarkably - had three stations, it was known as Workington Main (the others being Bridge and Central). Until 1966, it served as a junction for the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith route. Through trains to London were available via that line and also the straggling Cumbria Coast route, upon whose sparse passenger traffic Workington station now depends.
The Springfield Art Association will host an opening reception for a nationally juried ceramic exhibition entitled Shapes of Influence on Friday evening, August 3rd, from 5:30-7:30 PM. Awards and a gallery talk by juror Simon Levin will occur at 6:45 PM.
The show will be on display in the SAA's M.G. Nelson Family Gallery from August 3-September 1 and features work from over two dozen states and Canada.
Juried artists include Morgan Barton, Kenneth Baskin, Casey Beck, Irina Bondarenko, Robert Bruch, Danielle Callahan, Michelle Coakes, John Cohorst, Louis Colomarini, John Costanza, Paula Diaz-Sylvester, Auguste Elder, Karen Ellis-Phillips, Curtis and Karen Frederick, Verne Funk, John Gargano, Kaitlyn Getz, Sarah Gross, Lois Harbaugh, Ian Hazard-Bill, Jason Hess, Jennifer Holt, Drew Ippoliti, Iskra Ivanova, Anna Kats, Patty Kochaver, Robert Kokenyesi, Lucien Koonce, Joe Kraft, Annie Lee, Andrew Mcintyre, Jessie Martin, Paul McCoy, Avra Messe, Molly Morning-glory, Matthew Patton, Sara Prigodich, Jenny Reed, Masa Sasaki, Jessica Sallay-Carrington, Kourtney Stone, Suzanne Storer, Sam Thompson, Austin Wieland, Nicole Winning, Matthew Wright, Kensuke Yamada, Lisa York, and David Zahn.
Invited artists include Dan Anderson, Kahil Irving, Peter Pincus, and Kelsie Rudolph.
The M.G. Nelson Gallery is open to the public M-F from 9 AM-5 PM and Saturdays from 10 AM-3 PM.
Influencers church (Paradise) fireworks 19/12/2014
Carols and Fireworks.
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Opel startet eine einzigartige Influencer-Kampagne. Der Kick Off Event fand in Rüsselsheim statt. Mehr Infos im Opel-Blog: www.opel-blog.com/?p=16557
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Reservists from 38 Brigade Group’s Influence Activities Company conduct patrols and execute key leader engagements in the fictional village of Bayan during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE 19 at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright on May 11th, 2019.
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Presidio 1996, 231 pages, ISBN 9-780891-415978 hardbound
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The shadowy influence of the Central Intelligence Agency on the Vietnam War has not been fully understood; first it assisted civilians in organizing counterinsurgency; later, the agency aided the military by collecting intelligence and producing havoc for the North Vietnamese. In all these operations, the CIA's conduit was the Vietnamese themselves, from espionage and sabotage to psychological warfare. In this memoir of his Navy hitch in Vietnam under the CIA, it is curious that Smith's only mention of Vietnamese is when he has to kill one of them on a mission. Apparently, he carried out covert operations, but his exploits seem too amazing to be true; for example, he claims that one particular mission, built around the supposition that in the mid-Sixties Soviet and Chinese cooperation aided North Vietnam, could have produced another U-2 incident. Although one can infer from details here that the author has had military experience, too much of this excitable account seems fanciful or perhaps blurred by the passage of 30 years. Entertaining but not recommended.
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A quick overview of the armed service’s influence on body/art in the latest encyclopedia entry. Due to their payment schedules, sailors and those in the Navy once constituted the best clientèle for a number of tattooists. Conversely, their frequency and breadth of travel aided the rising popularity of the art form particularly throughout the West. Apart from the imagery itself there exist certain codes and semantics with the inks’ placement on the body. Today a similar practice may be argued to extend across to the adoption of patriotic body/artwork, no longer confined strictly say to a ‘military’ classification
| ‘The rise of tattooing in the West can be directly traced to the influence of military men. Starting in the seventeenth century when English sailors were exploring the South Pacific, but possibly dating back to the colonization of the Americas and India, European sailors have picked up tattoos while traveling, bringing the tradition back to Europe, and later the United States, with them. It wasn’t until the late twentieth century that military men were no longer the biggest customers of American tattooists.
In the United States, times of war, from the Civil War through the Korean War, were always good times for tattooists. Military personnel flocked to tattooists to get tattoos that established their patriotism (through military insignias, battle commemorations, etc.) and which could remind them of their loved ones back home (“mom,” etc.). Consequently, most tattoo shops were located in port towns where sailors would not have to wander far to find one. Samuel O’ Reilly, a famed tattooist in New York City, once stated, “A Sailor without a tattoo is like a ship without grog: not seaworthy.” One of the great seaman-tattooists of all times was George Burchett-Davis who, in 1888 at the age of 16, shipped out on the H.M.S. Victory.
While sailors remained for many years the tattooist’s best customer, the Navy did not always look favorably on all tattoos, and in 1909 prohibited “indecent” tattoos for sailors. While this ruling was ignored for many years, in the 1940s, sporting a naked lady tattoo would be enough to be refused entry into the Navy. Many tattooists took advantage of this rule by advertising to cover up obscene tattoos, and many sailors returned to the Navy with their formerly naked ladies clothed as nurses, hula dancers, or “Indian squaws.”
The period between the two world wars saw tattooing at its most popular in the United States. It was at this time that tattooing had perhaps its highest level of social approval, due to its link with patriotism and Uncle Sam’s fighting boys. This nationalist fervor can also be seen in the numbers of citizens, military, and nonmilitary, who acquire patriotic tattoos during these times. The link between soldiers and sailors and tattooing was so strong that it was assumed that a man with tattoos was serving in the armed forces, or had been at one time.
The tattoos popular among the nation’s servicemen from the beginning of the twentieth century to the end of World War II comprise the system of traditional American tattooing which is both the most classic, and one of the most universally readable of all tattoo types…… | full article
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Riding into Tirana you cannot help but feel for the people. Their country is in disarray and they seem to be having a hard time recovering from years of communists influence and organized crime networks.
Tallinn
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Small coat of arms of Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) with a population of 412,144.[1] It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Tallinn is ranked as a global city and has been listed among the top 10 digital cities in the world.[2] Tallinn is a European Capital of Culture for 2011, along with Turku, Finland.
Toponymy
[edit]Historical names
In 1154 a town called Qlwn[3] or Qalaven (possible derivations of Kalevan or Kolyvan)[4][5] was put on the world map of the Almoravid by cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi who described it as a small town like a large castle among the towns of Astlanda. It has been suggested that the Quwri in Astlanda may have denoted the predecessor town of today's Tallinn.[6][7]
The earliest names of Tallinn include Kolyvan (Russian: Колывань) known from East Slavic chronicles, the name possibly deriving from the Estonian mythical hero Kalev.[8][9]
Up to the 13th century the Scandinavians and Henry of Livonia in his chronicle called the town Lindanisa: Lyndanisse in Danish,[10][11][12] Lindanäs in Swedish, also mentioned as Ledenets in Old East Slavic. According to some theories the name derived from mythical Linda, the wife of Kalev and the mother of Kalevipoeg.[13] who in an Estonian legend carried rocks to her husband's grave that formed the Toompea hill.[14]
It has been also suggested that in the context the meaning of linda in the archaic Estonian language, that is similar to lidna in Votic, had the same meaning as linna or linn later on meaning a castle or town in English. According to the suggestion nisa would have had the same meaning as niemi (meaning peninsula in English) in an old Finnish form of the name Kesoniemi.[15]
Other than Kesoniemi known ancient historical names of Tallinn in Finnish include Rääveli. The Icelandic Njálssaga mentions Tallinn and calls it Rafala, which is a variant of the name Raphael.
After the Danish conquest in 1219 the town became known in the German, Swedish and Danish languages as Reval (Latin: Revalia). The name originated from (Latin) Revelia (Estonian) Revala or Rävala, the adjacent ancient name of the surrounding Estonian county.
[edit]Modern name
The old town
The origin of the name "Tallinn(a)" is certain to be Estonian, although the original meaning of the name is debated. It is usually thought to be derived from "Taani-linn(a)" (meaning "Danish-castle/town"; Latin: Castrum Danorum) after the Danes built the castle in place of the Estonian stronghold at Lindanisse. However, it could also have come from "tali-linna" ("winter-castle/town"), or "talu-linna" ("house/farmstead-castle/town"). The element -linna, like Germanic -burg and Slavic -grad / -gorod, originally meant "fortress" but is used as a suffix in the formation of town names.
The previously used official German name Reval (help·info) (Ревель) was replaced after Estonia became independent in 1918–1920. At first both forms Tallinna and Tallinn were used.[16] The United States Board on Geographic Names adopted the form Tallinn between June 1923 and June 1927.[17] The form Tallinna appearing in modern times in Estonian denotes the genitive case of the name, as in Tallinna Reisisadam (Port of Tallinn).
Other variations of modern spellings include Tallinna in Finnish and Та́ллин in Russian.
A form Tallin deriving from the Romanization of Russian spelling of the name Та́ллин [18] was also used internationally during the era Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union.
[edit]History
In 1285 the city became the northernmost member of the Hanseatic League – a mercantile and military alliance of German-dominated cities in Northern Europe. The Danes sold Tallinn along with their other land possessions in northern Estonia to the Teutonic Knights in 1346. Medieval Tallinn enjoyed a strategic position at the crossroads of trade between Western and Northern Europe and Russia. The city, with a population of 8,000, was very well fortified with city walls and 66 defence towers.
A weather vane, the figure of an old warrior called Old Thomas, was put on top of the spire of the Tallinn's Town Hall in 1530 that became the symbol for the city.
With the start of the Protestant Reformation the German influence became even stronger as the city was converted to Lutheranism. In 1561 Tallinn politically became a dominion of Sweden.
During the Great Northern War, Tallinn along with Swedish Estonia and Livonia capitulated to Imperial Russia in 1710, but the local self-government institutions (Magistracy of Reval and Chivalry of Estonia) retained their cultural and economical autonomy within Imperial Russia as the Duchy of Estonia. The Magistracy of Reval was abolished in 1889. The 19th century brought industrialization of the city and the port kept its importance. During the last decades of the century Russification measures became stronger.
The original Old Thomas (1530)
On 24 February 1918, the Independence Manifesto was proclaimed in Tallinn, followed by Imperial German occupation and a war of independence with Russia. On 2 February 1920, the Tartu Peace Treaty was signed with Soviet Russia, wherein Russia acknowledged the independence of the Estonian Republic. Tallinn became the capital of an independent Estonia. After World War II started, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1940, and later occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941–44. After Nazi retreat in 1944, it was occupied by the USSR again as part of the Communist International crusade when Socialism was forcibly imposed on the local population. After annexation into the Soviet Union, Tallinn became the capital of the Estonian SSR.
During the 1980 Summer Olympics, the sailing (then known as yachting) events were held at Pirita, north-east of central Tallinn. Many buildings, such as the "Olümpia" hotel, the new Main Post Office building, and the Regatta Center, were built for the Olympics.
Tallinn on an 1890s photochrom
In August 1991 an independent democratic Estonian state was re-established and a period of quick development to a modern European capital ensued. Tallinn became the capital of a de facto independent country once again on August 20, 1991.
Tallinn has historically consisted of three parts:
The Toompea (Domberg) or "Cathedral Hill", which was the seat of the central authority: first the Danish captains, then the komturs of the Teutonic Order, and Swedish and Russian governors. It was until 1877 a separate town (Dom zu Reval), the residence of the aristocracy; it is today the seat of the Estonian government and many embassies and residencies.
The Old Town, which is the old Hanseatic town, the "city of the citizens", was not administratively united with Cathedral Hill until the late 19th century. It was the centre of the medieval trade on which it grew prosperous.
The Estonian town forms a crescent to the south of the Old Town, where the Estonians came to settle. It was not until the mid-19th century that ethnic Estonians replaced the local Baltic Germans as the majority amongst the residents of Tallinn.
Historically, the city has been attacked, sacked, razed and pillaged on numerous occasions. Although extensively bombed by Soviet air forces during the latter stages of World War II, much of the medieval Old Town still retains its charm. The Tallinn Old Town (including Toompea) became a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1997.
At the end of the 15th century a new 159 m (521.65 ft) high Gothic spire was built for St. Olaf's Church. Between 1549 and 1625 it was the tallest church in the world. After several fires and following rebuilding, its overall height is now 123 m (403.54 ft).
I lived down South for three years during which my style was heavily influenced by the culture. I dressed a lot more preppy and started wearing a lot of white, which I had never worn before.
Shirt: Express (Thrifted)
Jeans: Levi's
Purse: American Eagle
Shoes: Liz Clairborne
This is one piece of thirty that I painted on myself. They were all painted on top of one another and then peeled off in one big sheet.
Check it out at www.philinthecircle.com/influence
Her: I’d never live there again but there’s something about growing up on the plains.
Him: I know, when I went back I realized how much it was a part of me.
Her: there’s something about this she said, making a 180 motion with her forearm.
Him: It’s the boundlessness
Her: there’s nothing in your way.
Him: Anything is possible.
Her: What do you mean why not?!
Him: What the hell is gonna stop me?!
Both: hahahahahahaha! Exactly!
Him: But what about the bush parties?!
Her: OMG! So fun and so fucked up. First kiss, first under the shirt…
Him: First trip to the emergency, first near death experience…
Both: FUCK!
This portrait of my Godfather, Harold Rosenberg, was taken in 1959. He was larger than life, and a thorough gentleman. He had a great influence on my life and passed away in 2010.
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