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Our final pose of the day was a seated one, lasting about half an hour (I forgot to make a note of the duration).
My first sketch of this was a line and wash one. As with one of my previous sketches I included an indication of the visible tattoos (just two this time), but made an attempt at a legible rendition of the text based one on her thigh (which reads "Expect nothing. Be disappointed never").
Lauren has a few more tattoos which I haven't yet tried to draw. I may attempt some of those next time (which in theory should be next week).
Lasting Memories (closed) [1,434 square feet]
3320 Silas Creek Parkway, Suite 4432, Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem, NC
Opened in 2020, closed in winter 2021; previously Gymboree (closed in summer 2017)
On Thursday, May 19, more than 70 guests joined United Way for a reception and exclusive look at innovative technology and educational programs that are changing the St. Louis region for the better. Randy Schilling from OPO Startups, Bruce Sowatsky from Community and Children’s Resource Board of St. Charles County and Julie Russell from United Way spoke on exciting programs leading the way in creating lasting change to help local people. The event was held at OPO Startups in St. Charles, MO and also provided delicious food and beverages to attendees.
Shiloh National Military Park
What endures longer than fleeting memories? Marble, brass, or chapters and volumes? When the world overturns, melts, or freezes, may the spirited melody in heaven resumes.
Photography by Mick van Herk.
Watch te movie via www.lost-years.com
It’s December 2008. Only a few short months before, I had awakened from my long-lasting, first psychosis. I have just received a response to my request for the film academy to allow to graduate. Unfortunately, the current – and next – fourth year courses are fully booked, so there is no place for me (any more). When I was forced to terminate my studies at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in 2006 (direction – fiction), they had expressed hope I would seek help. I refused for years, convinced that others were responsible for what was happening to me. Now I was receiving treatment from professionals at the Parnassia institute in The Hague, but it seemed like my career as a film-maker was doomed to failure.
Just before Christmas, my psychiatrist Wim Veling makes a proposal. The Parnasia First Pyschosis Centre was going to organise a national study day in May 2009. He suggests I might make a short documentary about having a first psychosis for the study day. I decide to discuss the proposal with my brother Robert, who graduated from the film academy with a degree in production. Why not use my own story for the documentary? The idea for the film ‘Lost Years’ was born. Production company JensenFrisbee was enthusiastic about producing the film.
Wim Veling and my social psychiatric nurse, Gertjan Meewis, were on board with the idea, and in the following months we started looking for funding. With an initial budget of 40,000 euros, that was going to take some time, so we gave up on trying to show the film during the study day. At the same time, I started writing a movie script. The basis for the screenplay was a letter I had sent my parents, telling them what I thought had happened to me in the past years.
In the late summer of 2009, we had only managed to raise half the necessary funds. At the time, we had the support of Stroom Den Haag, the Nuts Ohra Fund and Koningsheide Foundation. Five versions of the screenplay have been written. I want to create an authentic document of how I experienced my psychosis. This proved more difficult than expected. Additionally, the screenplay has grown from twenty to about fifty pages. Then we get some good news. Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is willing to finance the other half of the film. AstraZeneca also wants to show the film during the Netherlands Psychiatry Association’s spring conference on 14 April 2010.
Robert and I are happy, but – based on the version of the screenplay we have then – also a little worried. The project has grown from a simple docu-drama into a one-hour movie. We wonder if we shouldn’t look for additional financing first, a realistic option given the script. Shouldn’t we expand the project, turning it into a full-fledged 90 minute movie, and obtain proper funding? Because we are so enthusiastic about the project, we decide to go for it. We attempt to find additional funding, without any luck. I also make a final attempt at graduating from the film academy. Unfortunately, my idea to use the existing movie script and obtained funding to create a thesis film is not embraced by all.
Preproduction starts in late 2009. We have a movie script that is now seventy pages long, a forty thousand euro budget and a deadline on 14 April 2010. It turns into a guerrilla project, dependent on the goodwill of a large number of people. In subsequent months we assemble a fully-fledged crew, willing to work for peanuts, and a cast largely willing to act in return for a 10 euro expense fee.
After eight days of shooting, creating enough material for a 90 minute movie, three weeks of editing, and two and a half weeks of sound design, a 65 minute film is completed in early April 2010. On 14 April, ‘Lost Years’ premiered. From 15 April, it is available to view for free via www.lost-years.com.
The "Always" campaign was one of the longer lasting and most diversified ever. It started with "polar bears" but had an impressive sports theme branch. Some of them are here. The Always campaign was from 1993 to 2000.
Please look and save enlarged version (1205 x 2027 px). This is the first compilation of this campaign at the web. If you have other ads please send me. Tks.
The right one of 1996 is for Christmas.
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UIS students and soon-to-be-graduates Lexi Hall, Christian Maravilla and Hailey Hawkins pose for some commencement photos around the iconic Colonnade. They are three of nearly 1,000 students who will participate in two UIS commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the Bank of Springfield Center in downtown Springfield.
Parcevall Hall Gardens are a lasting testament to the remarkable insight of Sir William Milner (1893-1960), 8th Baronet of Nun Appleton, nr York; who in 1927 began on a project to rebuild the derelict 16th /early 17th century shell of Parcevall Hall at Skyreholme, near Appletreewick in North Yorkshire.
Sir William, although standing at a formidable 6’7”, had the reputation of being a gentle giant and despite his title, and having HRH Queen Mary, a frequent visitor to Parcevall Hall, as his Godmother, he was a reluctant socialite.
The final major project of Sir William’s lifetime was as a founder member and second Honorary Director of the Northern Horticultural Society (1955-60), pioneering the establishment and development of Harlow Carr Gardens, near Harrogate.
Once completed, the Hall was to become Sir William’s home for thirty years and he continued to develop the gardens up to his death. Sir William took full advantage of the geography to create a unique garden that provides year round interest.
As a gardener Sir William chose his site wisely. At the top of the gardens the alkaline soil overlays the limestone rock and at the foot of the hill the soil is acid over gritstone, which makes it ideal for a wide range of species and many of Sir William’s hybrid rhododendrons.
For the horticulturist an extensive range of specialist plants flourish throughout the year. This includes an interesting collection of old apple varieties. A wide variety of alpine and woodland plants, unusual perennials and many specimen trees and shrubs.
Visitors will find formal terraces provide vantage points from where they can pause to appreciate the stunning rocky outcrop of Simons Seat
The structured areas are balanced with woodlands that are a haven for wildlife, inter-linked with many garden rooms to discover on the way. For the energetic, a Cliff Walk overlooking the limestone valley of Trollers Gill provides a dramatic vista.
After Sir William’s death the gardens declined up to the mid 1980s. A restoration program commenced; forever changing the gardens are enjoying a vibrant renaissance having been returned to its former glory
But the work does not stop there, the gardens continue to evolve.
The Hall itself is not open to garden visitors and since 1963, has been used by the Bradford Diocese as a retreat house and conference centre; its architectural features can be appreciated at close range from several vantage points.
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LASTING MACHINE SHAPING SHOES IN SHOE FACTORY,
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
All civilized people wear some kind of covering on their feet. Many semi-civilized and savages also have shoes of some sort. You remember that our American Indian made his own deerskin moccasin. And excellent they were, too, for his purpose. They were soft to the feet and silent in the woods. On the other hand, the Hollander wears a wooden shoe. This is cheap, durable, and keeps his feet dry in his wet country. The Japanese wear a sandal so made that they can slip them off easily when entering the house. It is necessary that they remove their shoes because the rugs on the floor serve at night for the beds.
You are reminded of the above facts because we Americans come to look upon shoes as being made of two substances only, either rubber or leather. Where water-proof shoes or boots are needed, rubber is the better. But almost everybody in this country, as in the western countries of Europe, wear leather shoes. This leather is tanned from the hides and skins of animals. It is shipped to the factories in bales and rolls, cut to its proper shapes, usually by machines, sewed by machinery, shaped by machinery, and eyeletted and pegged by machinery. In fact the American shoe is largely a machine-made shoe. One of these wonderful machines is here seen in operation.
This is the lasting machine, sometimes called the Goodyear Pulling-Over Machine. It is said that it cost $1,500,000 and five years of trial to perfect it. The “upper” of the shoe is placed over the wooden last. The machine is clamped on this “upper” and draws the fore part of the shoe into shape. Thus, in a few seconds, is performed the most difficult task of the shoemaker.
Ren masse fra den kommende Strindheimtunnelen lastes på lekter på Nyhavna for dumping i Trondheimsfjorden.
Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America, Homes of Lasting Charm
The Devonshire, Design T103
I was talking to my husband not to long ago that I love being in the cupcake and cake making business because its always for a happy special ocassion! Sadly these cupcakes are for a lady who's mum has just passed away =( Her funeral is tomorrow and one of her wishes was to have everything pink. I hope these are what her mother would have wanted and let them celebrate the life of a lovely women.
This exhibit was on display in the Bright Gallery, 2nd Floor Rotunda from November 16, 2017 -November 15, 2018.
From the Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary. See swem.wm.edu/scrc/ for further information and assistance.
The Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla, a lasting memorial to the late La Jolla oceanographer Walter Munk, was unveiled at the educational plaza at Kellogg Park in La Jolla Shores on Oct. 16.
It is a fitting tribute that the man who discovered the grand canyons off the coast of La Jolla Shores should have an educational plaza honoring him and his 80-year career at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
The Map features a 2,400-square-foot tile mosaic displaying all the various types of sea life in the La Jolla Canyon. It illustrates 123 life-sized species, from a tiny Spanish Shawl to a 31-foot image of J.J., the Orphaned Baby Gray Whale. The Map includes dive sites and features, surf sites, Marine Protected Areas, the bathymetry (depths) of the La Jolla and Scripps Canyons, and many other wonders found in the ocean just off shore.
Read more: San Diego Community News Group - The Map a memorial to Walter Munk unveiled at La Jolla Shores
Lasting Bonds of friendship
During their time together in the Crimea, Florence Nightingale and the Bermondsey Sisters developed deep bonds of mutual affection and friendship. On their return to England Florence and Mother Clare Moore remained in regular correspondence with each other. In a letter written shortly after their return to England Florence wrote to Mother Clare…
“ . . . What you have done for the work no one can ever say . . . My being above you was my misfortune, not my fault. My love and gratitude will be yours, dearest Reverend Mother wherever you go . . . I do not presume to give you any other tribute. The gratitude of the army is yours.”
Sisters Gonzaga Barrie and Stanislaus Jones also wrote to, and received letters from Miss Nightingale. Many of these letters are preserved in the archives of the Sisters of Mercy at their Bermondsey Heritage Centre and there is a large collection at the London Metropolitan Archives.
Florence Nightingale took great interest in the development of the Hospital, and the welfare of the Sisters. She was particularly supportive of the Sisters during the period when the Hospital was closed between 1866-1888, lobbying support on their behalf and sending gifts and supplies of food.
Further Reading:The Friendship of Florence Nightingale and Mary Clare Moore
Author: Mary C Sullivan ISBN:9780812234893
Long lasting tropical storm Nadine has started to move toward the Azores. Heavy convective thunderstorms were found in Nadine's northeastern quadrant by NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite at 0343 UTC (11:43 PM EDT October 3, 2012). TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) rainfall analysis shows that rain was falling at a rate of over 75mm/hr (~3 inches) in these intense rain bands. Full story: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012...
Image and Caption: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce
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The farmer who discovered the Terracotta Army is still working on the site - He is now signing books and shaking hands with tourists.
This card drive is near and dear to my heart. Lots more info. on my blog...
www.handmadebyheatherruwe.com/2016/02/lasting-hearts-card...
TFL!
Funeral Procession of Mrs. Sundstedt, circa June 14, 1924
General Notes: Written on verso: "Services lasting over an hour with [services]
appropriate to occasion by fellow workers and friends. Beginning with a
song in English “The Red Flag.” After which recitation and speeches by
[?] fellow workers followed. The services ended with last verse of same
song. As we marched away the revolutionary funeral song was sung by a
group of Russian workers. Mrs. Sundsedt, as well as her little family,
were loved by her fellow workers of San Pedro."
Photographer:
E. F. Moffett
Subjects (LCSH):
Industrial Workers of the World -- History.
Industrial Workers of the World.
Digital Collection:
Industrial Workers of the World Photograph Collection
Item Number:
Persistent URL:
Visit the Labor Archives of Washington State, UW Special Collections reproductions and rights page for information on ordering a copy.
University of Washington Libraries. Labor Archives Digital Collections.
Related Resources:
Labor Archives of Washington State Website
Labor Archives of Washington State Collection Guide
Finding aid to the Industrial Workers of the World Photograph Collection, Labor Archives of Washington State, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
Finding aid to the Industrial Workers of the World Seattle Joint Branches Records, Labor Archives of Washington State,University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
Finding aid to the Industrial Workers of the World Seattle Joint Branches Records, Labor Archives of Washington State, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
Finding aid to the Everett Prisoners' Defense Committee Records, Labor Archives of Washington State, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
The Occupation of Jersey during WWII left lasting marks on Jersey’s landscape. Following the orders to convert Jersey into an impregnable fortress, thousands of forced workers from countries like Russia, Spain, France, Poland, and Algeria built hundreds of bunkers, anti-tank walls, railway systems, as well as many tunnel complexes. Many of these sites are scattered around Jersey’s countryside and coastline. Explore the island’s unique wartime history and see the traces the five-year-long Occupation left behind, from concrete defences, bunkers and fortifications to a network of underground tunnels.
The Channel Islands Military Museum is housed in a German bunker that once formed part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall defences. Within the bunker itself are many rooms full of artefacts both military and civilian that help tell the story of the five long years of German occupation.
The Museum is housed in a German bunker, that once formed part of Hitler's Atlantic Wall defences. Sitting right on the sea wall the bunker dominates the surrounding area. Within the bunker itself are many rooms full of artefacts both military and civilian which help tell the story of the five long years of German Occupation. There are hundreds of interesting pieces to look at as well as lots to read, there is also a 40 minute commentary of locals recounting experiences of the time.
Come rain or shine; the CI Military Museum will be open 7 days a week from April through till the end of October. So, be sure to stop by for an insightful journey through past times and uncover some of the islands amazing history and historical artifacts.
No period in the Channel Islands' history has had more written about it than the German Occupation of the islands from 1940 to 1945, during World War Two. This section attempts to bring together all the important elements in this, one of the darkest periods in Jersey's history, from the period before the Germans invaded, when many thousands of islanders were evacuated, to the Liberation and the joyous celebrations of freedom. Read our article summarising the Occupation period and then turn to the individual articles listed below, which provide comprehensive detail of every aspect of the five years that German troops occupied the island.
Please note that the swastika icon is used throughout this section, not in any attempt to glorify the actions of the Germans during their occupation of Jersey, but as the recognised symbol of their repressive regime.
We should also make clear that we refer throughout this section to the German Occupation, not the Nazi Occupation, as some people now prefer to call it. It has never been known as such in Jersey, by islanders who lived through it, from the day the German military arrived to take over the island. And it is still known as the German Occupation by islanders to day. The reason put forward by those who prefer the use of Nazi to describe those Germans who fought in the Second World War, is that the war was started by a National Socialist Government and that not all Germans were Nazis. On the contrary, all those troops and bureaucrats who occupied and administered the island were Germans, and by no means all were party members. The argument that they did not all want to be where they were is, we believe, irrelevant, because whether supporters of the cause or conscripts following orders, they were first and foremost Germans. And the man who was in charge for most of the Occupation, Graf von Schmettow, made it very clear in post-war interviews that he was not a party member and did not consider himself to be a Nazi
Boundary
The parish boundary between St Ouen and St Peter was the old outlet stream from St Ouen's Pond. This now runs beneath the German anti-tank wall, which was built during the Occupation and had the effect of joining together the various lengths of seawall, which had been constructed during the 19th century, to stabilise the sand dunes and make access to the beach easier for horse-drawn carts.
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L’Ouzière Slipway (La Montée de l’Ouzière), and its associated walls, were built about 1870. During the Occupation, like many slipways, it was blocked by fortification building – in this case twin 4.7cm anti-tank gun emplacements. Following the Liberation, one of these was removed to open up the slipway again. The scars left by the German blocking can be still seen, because the original setts or cobblestones had been set at an angle to give the horses hauling carts grip. This was not needed by motor lorries and tractors fitted with rubber tyres, and the replacement setts were laid flush.
Another victim of the German army in this area was the Conway tower built just after the 1779 invasion attempt. Standing to the south of the slip, the tower known variously as St Ouen’s No 3, St Ouen’s D, or the High Tower, was demolished as it got in the way of their more modern weapons. The tower had been sold by the War Department in July 1922 for the princely sum of £50.
Today this part of the bay, between L’Ouzière and Le Braye, is better known for sunbathing and surfing, but in the past it was generally referred to as Le Port, which means the ‘haven’. This is because in the 17th century it was called Le Port de la Mare, and was described as a roadstead – somewhere vessels could lie safely at anchor.
Invasions
The Channel Islands Pilot, published in 1870, informed ships’ masters that the anchorage which afforded good shelter in easterly winds was ‘about half a mile square ... off La Rocco tower’. This would explain why this part of the bay was selected in October 1651 by the Parliamentary forces, headed by Admiral Blake, to invade the island.
Sir George de Carteret, the Royalist leader, and the Island Militia spent three days watching and tracking the Parliamentary fleet, moving between St Ouen’s Bay and St Brelade’s Bay and back again, but by the time the Parliamentarians landed, many of the militia had gone home exhausted. There was a short clash on the beach, but it was the beginning of the end for the Royalist cause in the island, and within three months the last Royalists, penned up in Elizabeth Castle, surrendered and the island was under Parliamentary control.
Although the States had voted to set up what was supposed to have been some sort of defensive work with a cannon here in 1602, to protect the anchorage, Admiral Blake makes no mention of it in his account of the landing.
Two centuries later, in May 1779, while Britain was fighting the rebel American colonists, a French force of 1,500 soldiers, accompanied by a fleet of five warships and over 50 small landing craft, under the Prince of Nassau, attempted a landing here. They were thwarted by the falling tide and Moyse Corbet, the Lieut-Governor, who had 40 mounted troopers, another 400 infantry drawn from the 78th Regiment and militia, supported by some of the militia cannon. Unable to land, the French ships returned to Brittany. The scare caused the British Government to more than double the size of the garrison on the island.
La Caumine a Marie Best
The only building still standing from the period of the 1779 invasion is the St Peter’s Guardhouse, also known as La Caumine à Marie Best, or, because it is whitewashed for sailors to use as a navigation mark, the White Cottage. The guardhouse and magazine, with its vaulted roof, replaced an earlier gun position, probably the one mentioned in Colonel Legge’s 1679 report, known as the Middle Boulevard, which was destroyed in an explosion in 1765.
The guns were placed about 15 metres in front of the building. Its association with Marie Best dates from just after the Napoleonic War, when Marie Anne Best (1790-1832), the daughter of an English soldier called Adam, and Marguerite Carrel, moved into the disused guardhouse with her children to avoid a smallpox outbreak. Over the years, deprived of its military use, it fell into disrepair and later inhabitants let more windows into the walls.
Along with most of the coastal defensive structures, the War Department sold the building and land after the Great War. It was bought by William Gregory in November 1925. In May 1932 he sold the building to Captain J A, Hilton but kept the associated land. Captain Hilton’s widow donated the cottage to the National Trust for Jersey in 1975. Today it is the oldest surviving defensive building in the bay.
La Caumine à Marie Best’ caused a bit of a stir in 2011 when it was painted a pale green as part of the National Trust’s green awareness campaign, because some people thought it was an official navigation marker. The Jersey Coastguard issued a public notice to the effect that, according to the Admiralty Chart of the bay, the white building marked as the recognised navigation mark in the area is actually Big Vern’s Diner, just to the north. Normality returned in 2012 when the building was repainted white.
Just to the north of the Watersplash stood another of the Conway towers, St Ouen’s No 4. It was probably built after the 1779 invasion attempt and, like the others, it was armed with an 18-pounder carronade on a traversing platform mounted on the roof. At some stage in the middle of the 19th century it was undermined by the sea and collapsed.
The Watersplash was originally built before the Occupation, as a private home called Idaho, by Arthur Parker. In January 1948 it was bought by Harry Swanson, who renamed it and turned it into a nightclub. The Watersplash has become something of an island institution, for it was here that Jersey’s current surfing culture started.
Surfing centre
In 1923 Nigel Oxenden and a few friends started what was probably Europe’s first surf club, the Island Surf Club of Jersey. These first surfers were all body boarders - lying on their boards rather than standing up - but with the Occupation and the removal of the beach huts along the shore surfing faded away.
Surfing restarted in 1958, when three young South Africans came to work at Parkin’s Holiday Camp at Plémont. They built their own hollow boards and took them to St Ouen’s Bay, where, recognising the potential, Harry Swanson hired them as “South African Hawaiian Board Riders” and lifeguards. Tourists and locals flocked to watch, and the following year a group of young islanders formed the Jersey Surfboard Club, which is now said to be the oldest club in Europe. In 1962 the first Surf-Riding Championship at was held at the ‘Splash and in 1966 the World Surfing Championship was held here.
Another beach café integral to the history of Island surfing is El Tico. Opened in 1948, in 1965 it became the site for the Jersey Life Guard Station and Centre.
It was not only water sports that St Ouen’s Bay was known for; it has also been the venue for sand racing since before the Occupation. Its heyday was probably in the late 1950s and '60s, when thousands of spectators watched the events.
Before the Watersplash and El Tico existed, in the 1920s and 1930s, the dunes between them were dotted with beach huts. All of these were cleared by the Germans to create a military no-go zone. Just beyond El Tico, and just over the parish boundary in St Brelade, stood another Conway tower, La Tour de la Pierre Buttée, or St Ouen No 5. Built after the 1779 invasion attempt, like its neighbour it collapsed around 1850 having been severely damaged by storms.
Le Braye Slipway (La Montée du Braye), which leads to the beach, along with its flanking walls, were built around 1869 to the designs produced by the architects Philip Le Sueur and Philip Bree, who are better known as the architects who worked on St Helier Town Hall in 1872 and the Royal Court Building in 1877.
Le Braye means 'passage between the rocks'. Old maps show that there was a rocky outcrop on the dunes at this point, so does the name refer to this and the track on to the beach which went through them, or does it refer to the narrow passage between the rocks to the south of Le Rocco Tower?
Parcevall Hall Gardens are a lasting testament to the remarkable insight of Sir William Milner (1893-1960), 8th Baronet of Nun Appleton, nr York; who in 1927 began on a project to rebuild the derelict 16th /early 17th century shell of Parcevall Hall at Skyreholme, near Appletreewick in North Yorkshire.
Sir William, although standing at a formidable 6’7”, had the reputation of being a gentle giant and despite his title, and having HRH Queen Mary, a frequent visitor to Parcevall Hall, as his Godmother, he was a reluctant socialite.
The final major project of Sir William’s lifetime was as a founder member and second Honorary Director of the Northern Horticultural Society (1955-60), pioneering the establishment and development of Harlow Carr Gardens, near Harrogate.
Once completed, the Hall was to become Sir William’s home for thirty years and he continued to develop the gardens up to his death. Sir William took full advantage of the geography to create a unique garden that provides year round interest.
As a gardener Sir William chose his site wisely. At the top of the gardens the alkaline soil overlays the limestone rock and at the foot of the hill the soil is acid over gritstone, which makes it ideal for a wide range of species and many of Sir William’s hybrid rhododendrons.
For the horticulturist an extensive range of specialist plants flourish throughout the year. This includes an interesting collection of old apple varieties. A wide variety of alpine and woodland plants, unusual perennials and many specimen trees and shrubs.
Visitors will find formal terraces provide vantage points from where they can pause to appreciate the stunning rocky outcrop of Simons Seat
The structured areas are balanced with woodlands that are a haven for wildlife, inter-linked with many garden rooms to discover on the way. For the energetic, a Cliff Walk overlooking the limestone valley of Trollers Gill provides a dramatic vista.
After Sir William’s death the gardens declined up to the mid 1980s. A restoration program commenced; forever changing the gardens are enjoying a vibrant renaissance having been returned to its former glory
But the work does not stop there, the gardens continue to evolve.
The Hall itself is not open to garden visitors and since 1963, has been used by the Bradford Diocese as a retreat house and conference centre; its architectural features can be appreciated at close range from several vantage points.
SISTER STONES GIVE LASTING LEGACY TO HERITAGE PROJECT
A heritage project which uncovered fascinating facts about the history of Knowsley has left a permanent legacy with six ‘Sister Stones’ installed in towns across the borough.
The stone works, similar to the traditional crosses and milestones, have been inspired by local communities following a local history and heritage project that has been taking place in Knowsley.
The stones, situated in Kirkby, Prescot, Cronton, Knowsley Village, Halewood and Huyton, have been etched with words that describe each place, making reference to ancient history, important buildings, events and industries. The words were put together as the result of community workshops at which local people explored archive maps and photographs while reminiscing about local history.
The Sister Stones will now be used for generations to come as an educational tool and a talking point for those interested in the heritage of their local area, or by visitors.
Over the past three years, the Conservation Skills and Interpretation Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, has seen hundreds of Knowsley people take part in workshops to discover more about the rich history of their local area. Fascinating facts were uncovered by local history hunters, including the ancient custom of ‘perrying’ in Prescot. This would see coins, collected as fines, heated in a fire and thrown from the town hall to a gathered crowd of children once a year.
As well as learning about the borough’s history, the project placed an emphasis on traditional heritage skills. Almost 70 construction apprentices from Knowsley Community College were trained with the skills needed to restore and renovate historic buildings and repair old materials, while heritage related career options were explained to students aged 14-16 in the borough.
Primary school children were also encouraged to learn about caring for old buildings and some of the interesting history of their local area, while hundreds of residents enjoyed a series of heritage walks in various locations across the borough, led by guides in traditional costume, or took part in have-a-go workshops at public events.
The six Sister Stones are now in place at the following locations in Knowsley:
Kirkby – in the vicinity of the cross in St Chad’s Gardens
Prescot – In grassed area opposite St Mary’s Church and Deane House
Cronton – in grassed area in the vicinity of the Stocks
Knowsley Village – within landscaped area in grounds of maintained homes on Knowsley Lane
Halewood – in grassed area at front of shops on the corner of Church Road and Hollies Road
Huyton – Set in grass in the vicinity of Cross in conservation area at Stanley Road and Blue Bell Lane.
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In the wake of the passing of former Premier of Alberta and former Mayor of Calgary Ralph Klein, we take a look back at the lasting impact he left on our organization.
Klein was born in Calgary on November 1, 1942 and grew up in northwest Calgary in Tuxedo Park. He briefly held positions including Director of Public Relations for Alberta’s Division of the Red Cross, and United Way, until he moved over to a radio and TV reporter for CFCN for 11 years. As a Senior Civic Affairs reporter, Klein got an inside look into municipal politics.
In 1980, Klein shocked friends, family and co-workers with the announcement that he was running for Mayor. He mounted an extremely modest campaign, equipped with a minuscule budget, a small team of volunteers and an old motor home borrowed from his father. He was elected the 32nd Mayor of Calgary on October 15, 1980, by a margin that was as sizeable as it was unexpected by his opponents. He was re-elected in 1983 and 1986 with among the largest margins in the city’s history.
While in office he led the development of Calgary’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system (which transit employees dubbed “Little Ralphie’s Train”). Klein opened the south line to Anderson in 1981, the northeast line to Whitehorn in 1985, and the northwest line to the University of Calgary station in 1987. He was a huge advocate of the LRT, often opting to take it over his mayoral vehicle, chatting up commuters on the downtown line.
Klein was instrumental in Calgary’s bid to host the 1988 Olympics and served on the Executive Committee of the games. That Olympic legacy lives on in our culture and infrastructure including public spaces like Olympic Plaza, the Olympic Oval and Canada Olympic Park.
Klein created the Economic Development Authority with the Chamber of Commerce, a first of its kind for municipal government at the time, as part of a strategy to attract industry outside of oil and gas and target specific companies to move their head offices to Calgary.
After leaving office in 1989, Klein moved on to provincial politics serving as the 12th Premier of Alberta for 14 years from 1992 – 2006. As Mayor Nenshi said upon his passing, “Many Albertans will mourn him as a beloved former Premier. But Calgary was always the city he called home. A true born-and-raised Calgarian, to me, he will always be Mayor Klein.”
Completed 1 October 2013
Stitched on 28ct Biscuit Cashel using the following threads:
Carrie's Creations Olivetini, GAST Campfire Ashes, Annick Abrial Ocre de Provence, #12 yellow perle, and PTB in Gold, Autumn Leaves and Bronze and a few gold Delicas for added bling!
Massage of the whole body (including the head) lasting 50 minutes. The massage uses warm herbalised oils according to the individual constitution of the client and the season. The effect is on the whole body (as it balances the three Dows) and on the mind. The technique is specific - soothing and relaxing, completely different from the classic full body massage in delhi. It has a powerful relaxing effect on the nervous system (balances the ward).
Benefits: balances the dysplasia, reduces watery imbalances, slows aging, reduces fatigue, nourishes tissues, improves sleep, improves traction, longevity, improves complexion, soothes the mind, tones muscles, strengthens immunity, nourishes the heart and strengthens bones and nerves, helps fight headaches, joints and joints pain. bit.ly/2pATbIb
Sara Maino. Simple Love
for long-lasting affections
curated by Tanushree Biswas
It is a multisensorial performance poetry act in 5 chapters which will involve audience participation. Sara Maino calls it 'A kind of restoration of the sensorial relationship of the people with the city.' In other words Sara talks about using our senses to reconnect with and simply love where we are.
About the artist:
Sara Maino is an international artist/researcher from Trentino,
Northern Italy. She has been writing since the age of 10 and her
fascination with theater led her to co-found the company Teatro per Caso (Theater by Chance) in 1996. Sara has been researching
people's memories and sounds of the landscape since 2005 which are also part of her current collaboration with Rai Radio 2. Her work ranges from poetry, video, theater, site-specific installations and radio to projects of solidarity in India, Palestine, Balkans and Caucasus.
An amazing place to visit. Blenheim Palace is a monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the principal residence of the dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa 1722. Blenheim Palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
The building of the palace was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, from a grateful nation for the duke's military triumphs against the French and Bavarians during the War of the Spanish Succession, culminating in the 1704 Battle of Blenheim. However, soon after its construction began, the palace was to become the subject of political infighting; this led to Marlborough's exile, the fall from power of his duchess, and lasting damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh.
Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural appreciation of the palace is as divided today as it was in the 1720s. It is unique in its combined usage as a family home, mausoleum and national monument. The palace is also notable as the birthplace and ancestral home of Sir Winston Churchill.
Following the palace's completion, it became the home of the Churchill, later Spencer-Churchill, family for the next 300 years, and various members of the family have in that period wrought changes, in the interiors, park and gardens. At the end of the 19th century, the palace was saved from ruin by funds gained from the 9th Duke of Marlborough's marriage to American railroad heiress Consuelo Vanderbilt. The exterior of the palace remains in good repair.
Mind’s Eye: Lasting Images
Monday, January 6, 2014
5th Avenue at 89th Street
New York City
Visitors who are blind or have low vision joined together for a tour and discussion of Lasting Images conducted through verbal imaging with Educators Georgia Krantz and Filip Noterdaeme.
Photo: Peter Snyder
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1/18/08 Edition of "Houston Real Estate TODAY!" aired on CNN 650 featuring Roger Martin, Broker focusing on West University Place, Marco Rodriguez of Nuestra Casas, and Tom Laurenzo of urbanFINANCIAL. See: www.HoustonRealEstateTODAY.com
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