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File name: 08_02_000063
Box label: Churches: F-I
Title: Fifth House of Worship. Corner of Berkeley and Marlborough Streets
Alternative title: First Church, Berkeley St.
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Date created: 1868
Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; 7 x 6 1/2 in.
Genre: Engravings
Subjects: Churches
Notes: Handwritten note on image sleeve (correctly identifies building and location): First Church, Berkeley St.
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Statement of responsibility:
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
Made by Etsuko Iitaka of Tokyo; entered in the judged show (category: Art-Abstract, Large) at the 2007 Houston International Quilt Festival.
The note said this was made at least partly of vintage kimono silks.
This paper model is the Great Sphinx of Giza (commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx), a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Eg...
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This is a small caterpillar of a California Sister (Adelpha bredowii) butterfly on a half-eaten leaf of Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae). That looks like a nest down below it, composed mostly of frass (poop). This one is less than 1/2 inch long, but they look remarkable when they are larger - see this photo and this photo. I found two other small caterpillars last winter, see my photos here and here, but I lost sight of them over winter. I'll try to keep in contact with this one as it matures, it's on a small enough tree that I should be able to find it again. (San Marcos Pass, 1 June 2020)
High school students from across the state came to Sacred Heart University on June 24, 2018, to participate in SHU Journey, a six-day retreat of faith learning, self-exploration, music ministry, prayer, liturgy and community service. On day one, Bishop Frank Caggiano celebrated mass with the group in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. Photo by Mark F. Conrad 6/24/17
The 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans was an automobile endurance race held on 22nd & 23rd of June 2013 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans. It was the 81st edition of the motor race as well as the 90th anniversay of the first running. The race has been organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). It was the third race of the FIA WEC 2013 season.
The race was won by Dane Tom Kristensen, Briton Allan McNish and Frenchman Loïc Duval, of Audi Sport Team Joest, driving an Audi R18 e-tron quattro. The victory marked Audi's twelfth win in fourteen years, as well as Kristensen extending his own record for the most wins with nine. OAK Racing's Morgan-Nissan won the LMP2 category, while Porsche AG Team Manthey secured the LMGTE Pro class and IMSA Performance Matmut led LMGTE Am.
The race was marred by a fatal accident in the first ten minutes when LMGTE Am driver Allan Simonsen crashed heavily into the barrier at Tertre Rouge. The impact was strong enough to crush part of the roof and rollcage of his Aston Martin Vantage. Simonsen was treated at the scene of the accident before being taken to the circuit's medical centre where he later died from his injuries.
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OPENING CALENDAR
December 11, 2014
PUBLIC SESSION
Invocation
Francisco Gonzalez, Board Member
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Mikyia Musa, 6th grade student
Winfield Scott School No. 2
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
William F. Halloran Jazz Choir
Pledge of Ethics
Liliya Ruzayeva, 6th grade student
Winfield Scott School No. 2
Core Beliefs – Video
PERFORMANCES
"Candy Cane Twist" by Andy Beck
Winfield Scott School No. 2 Intermediate Choir:
Annice Benamy, Choir Director
"Get it Together, Harambee! by Will Schmid
Winfield Scott School No. 2 Concert Choir and Percussion Ensemble
Annice Benamy, Choir Director Valeri Liiva-Katz, Instrumental Director
“O Christmas Tree” Traditional German
William F. Halloran Jazz Choir
“Cantaloupe Island”
William F. Halloran Jazz Ensemble
PRESENTATIONS
Academic Excellence
William F. Halloran School No. 22 @31 –2014 National Blue Ribbon School
Stars of Excellence
Tracy Espiritu- Only NJ recipient of the prestigious $25,000 Milken Educator Award
New Jersey Positive Behavior Support in Schools (PBSIS)
The purpose of the NJ PBSIS initiative is to build capacity to support the social-behavioral needs of all students, including students with disabilities.
Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Academy Universal PBSIS Team
Fatimah Bey
Donald Dulorie
Faye Best
Javier Valencia
Chanel Williams
Olayinka Akinsuyi
Todd Lecher
Janice Torpey
Admiral F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy PBSIS Universal Team
Jeff Roszkowski
Valerie Burgos
Mel Endick
Megan Marx
Ned Long
Anamaria Llanos
Celal Tuncer
Adrian Bennett
Nancy Ravaioli
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy PBSIS Universal Team
Michael Ojeda
Cheryl Ann Popielarski
Alexandra Mickens
Mona Wanis
Donald Steup
Timothy Millheim
Kristy Kumar
Community Excellence
Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery for donation to Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Academy Process Technology classroom
The Cathedral of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands was built in 1788. At that time only around 600 people were living in Tórshavn. Now the population of the municipality of Tórshavn is around 19.000. The church bell is said to come from the ship Norske Løve (The Norwegian Lion), which went shipwreck in Lambavík in the Faroes in 1707. It is decorated with palmettes and bears the inscription 'Danscke Ostindische Compagnies Scheb Nordische Lowe 1704'. You can read more about the church here: www.faroestamps.fo/?side=4dbb14a583bc75b15c22d2f2bff0ea36
The Jewish Square, Vienna 1, formed in the Middle Ages under the name of "schoolyard" the center of the former Jewish Town, extending next to the Ducal court. It was closed from the rest of the city by four gates. Here there were school, bathhouse, synagogue and the house of the rabbi. The school was one of the most important of German-speaking countries. The community existed from about 1190 to the Vienna Geserah in 1421.
The stemming from the 15th century Jordan House, Nr. 2, bears a late Gothic relief with the representation of Jesus' baptism in the Jordan. This is not only a reference to the name of the house owner, Jörg Jordan, but also to the Vienna Geserah which the accompanying text endorses. On the initiative of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archdiocese of Vienna donated a plaque which Cardinal Franz König on 29 October 1998 unveiled. Its text reads: "Kiddush HaShem" means "sanctification of God". With this awareness, chose Viennese Jews in the synagogue here on Jewish Square - the center of an important Jewish community - at the time of persecution 1420/21 the suicide to escape a feared by them forced baptism. Others, about 200, were burnt alive in Erdberg (today 3rd district of Vienna) at the stake. Christian preachers of that time spread superstitious anti-Jewish ideas and thus incited against the Jews and their faith. So influenced, Christians in Vienna acquiesced without resistance, approved it and became perpetrators. Thus, the liquidation of the Vienna Jewish Town in 1421 was already a looming omen for what happened in our century throughout europe during the Nazi dictatorship. Medieval popes pronounced unsuccessfully against the anti-Jewish superstition, and individual believers struggled unsuccessfully against the racial hatred of the Nazis. But those were too few. Today Christendom regrets its involvement in the persecution of Jews and recognizes its failures. "Sanctification of God" today for Christians can only mean: asking for forgiveness and hope in God's salvation. October 29, 1998
Already in 1910, consisted the plan here the poet of the Enlightenment, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781), who in his play "Nathan the Wise" the interdenominational tolerance has put up a literary monument, to honor with a statue. In 1935, a sculpture by Siegfried Charoux was unveiled, but only four years later, in 1940, taken off and melted down for armaments. In 1968, the same artist created again a Lessing monument, which came first on the Morzin square and 1981 on the original site.
Since 2000, the place is a unique ensemble of remembering with the memorial by Rachel Whiteread for the 65,000 Austrian victims of the Shoah. 1995 the foundations of the in 1420 destroyed synagogue were excavated which now with finds constitute a part of the branch of the Jewish Museum Vienna. A computer-animated walk leads into one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe which existed here in the early 15th century. Another room is dedicated to the Shoah documentation.
Der Judenplatz, Wien 1, bildete im Mittelalter unter dem Namen „Schulhof“ den Mittelpunkt der einstigen Judenstadt, die sich neben dem Herzogshof erstreckte. Sie war durch vier Tore von der übrigen Stadt abgeschlossen. Hier befanden sich Schule, Badestube, Synagoge und das Haus des Rabbiners. Die Schule war eine der bedeutendsten des deutschen Sprachraums. Die Gemeinde bestand ab etwa 1190 bis zur Wiener Geserah im Jahre 1421.
Das aus dem 15. Jahrhundert stammende Jordanhaus, Nr. 2, trägt ein spätgotisches Relief mit der Darstellung der Taufe Jesu im Jordan. Dieses ist nicht nur eine Anspielung auf den Namen des Hausbesitzers, Jörg Jordan, sondern auch auf die Wiener Geserah, die der beigefügte Text gut heißt. Auf Initiative von Kardinal Christoph Schönborn stiftete die Erzdiözese Wien eine Gedenktafel, die Kardinal Franz König am 29. Oktober 1998 enthüllte. Ihr Text lautet: „Kiddusch HaSchem“ heißt „Heiligung Gottes“ Mit diesem Bewußtsein wählten Juden Wiens in der Synagoge hier am Judenplatz — dem Zentrum einer bedeutenden jüdischen Gemeinde — zur Zeit der Verfolgung 1420/21 den Freitod, um einer von ihnen befürchteten Zwangstaufe zu entgehen. Andere, etwa 200, wurden in Erdberg auf dem Scheiterhaufen lebendig verbrannt. Christliche Prediger dieser Zeit verbreiteten abergläubische judenfeindliche Vorstellungen und hetzten somit gegen die Juden und ihren Glauben. So beeinflusst nahmen Christen in Wien dies widerstandslos hin, billigten es und wurden zu Tätern. Somit war die Auflösung der Wiener Judenstadt 1421 schon ein drohendes Vorzeichen für das, was europaweit in unserem Jahrhundert während der nationalsozialistischen Zwangsherrschaft geschah. Mittelalterliche Päpste wandten sich erfolglos gegen den judenfeindlichen Aberglauben, und einzelne Gläubige kämpften erfolglos gegen den Rassenhaß der Nationalsozialisten. Aber es waren derer zu wenige. Heute bereut die Christenheit ihre Mitschuld an den Judenverfolgungen und erkennt ihr Versagen. „Heiligung Gottes“ kann heute für die Christen nur heißen: Bitte um Vergebung und Hoffnung auf Gottes Heil. 29. Oktober 1998
Schon 1910 bestand der Plan, dem Dichter der Aufklärung Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729-1781), der in seinem Stück „Nathan der Weise“hat Lessing der interkonfessionellen Toleranz ein literarisches Denkmal gesetzt hat, hier mit einem Standbild zu ehren. 1935 wurde eine Plastik von Siegfried Charoux enthüllt, doch schon vier Jahre später entfernt und 1940 für Rüstungszwecke eingeschmolzen. 1968 schuf der selbe Künstler wieder ein Lessing-Denkmal, das zunächst auf den Morzinplatz und 1981 an den ursprünglichen Aufstellungsort kam.
Seit 2000 ist der Platz ein einzigartiges Ensemble des Erinnerns mit dem Mahnmal von Rachel Whiteread für die 65.000 österreichischen Opfer der Schoa. 1995 wurden die Fundamente der 1420 zerstörten Synagoge ergraben, die nun mit Funden einen Teil der Außenstelle des Jüdischen Museums Wien ausmachen. Ein computeranimierter Spaziergang führt in eine der größten jüdischen Gemeinden Europas, die Anfang des 15. Jahrhundert hier bestand. Ein weiterer Raum ist der Schoa-Dokumentation gewidmet.
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The Republic of South Sudan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNPD) jointly mark the launch of the first National Human Development Report 2015 on February 24, 2016 for an independent South Sudan under the theme, “People, Peace and Prosperity."
It’s believed the report will enable the government and the key partners to make strategic decisions that enable the citizens to lead long and healthy lives, to acquire knowledge, and to be able to enjoy a decent standard of living and shape their own lives. The report focuses on development by the people, of the people and for the people. The report comes at a time when the country is facing major socio-economic and political challenges and is exploring options to rebuild the country.
The ceremony was attended by Vice President James Wani Igga, who launched the report; Eugene Owusu Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in South Sudan, Resident Coordinator, and Humanitarian Coordinator; and Agrey Tisa Sabuni, Chair of the National Human Development Report Advisory Committee.
The remains of Thornton Abbey, located close to Thornton Curtis in Lincolnshire.
The Abbey was founded as a priory in 1139 by William le Gros, the Earl of Yorkshire, and raised to the status of Abbey in 1148. It was a house for Augustinian or black canons. These priests lived a communal life under the Rule of St Augustine but also undertook pastoral duties outside of the Abbey. Officers within the Abbey besides the abbot and prior included a cellarer, bursar, chamberlain, sacrist, kitchener and an infirmer.
The founding abbey building from the 12th century was Romanesque in style, but nothing of it remains above ground. The later abbey from the 13th/14th centuries was built in Early Gothic style. Little remains of the building, except for three walls of the chapter house and part of the cloister, though the groundplan of the abbey is traced out.
The main interest lies in the gatehouse which is amongst the earliest largescale uses of brick in England. It stands two storeys high and is structurally intact. There are few windows in the building, and the internal dimensions are cramped due to the thickness of the walls.
The outside of the building is adorned with three almost lifesize statues directly above the gate. A bridge over the moat adjoins the gatehouse and is fortified with walls and guardrobes.
The abbey was closed in 1539 by Henry VIII as part of the dissolution. Since then the site has been owned by: Henry Randes (the Bishop of Lincoln); Sir Robert Tyrwhitt of Kettleby; Sir Vincent Skinner of Westminster; Sir Robert Sutton; George Appleby; and in 1816 Charles, 1st Baron Yarborough.
In 1938 the fifth earl handed the care of the Abbey remains to HM Office of Works. The site is currently in the care of English Heritage and is open to the public.
The town of Damariscotta has a yearly Pumpkin Festival that includes a Pumpkin Regatta. We changed our vacation plans to head up and witness the giant pumpkin races. I mean how often are you only 45 minutes away from such a wonderful festival?
We arrived in Damariscotta early on Sunday morning. The streets were packed, there were decorated pumpkins all over the town and all the businesses were featuring pumpkin flavored treats. The boats were great, all creatively decorated (is it called a boat when it's really a pumpkin?). There were two classes, the human propelled and the super modified with small outboard motors. Amazingly only one guy went over, we were expecting to see more. By far, the best part of the regatta was the announcer, it was perhaps one of the funniest hours I've experienced in a LONG time.
NEW LONDON, Conn - Dr. Stephen Flynn, a professor of political science at Northeastern University and the director of the Center for Resilience Studies and co-director of the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, talks to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's Corps of Cadets about the ethical decisions he struggled with before, during, and after the attacks on 9/11, March 17, 2016.
The Academy's Ethics Forum provides the Corps of Cadets with a a full day of lectures, panels and small group dialogues on the topic of ethical situations in the Coast Guard and beyond.
Official U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.
One of the markers to the Georgians who died at Gettysburg who were reburied in Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, GA.
Launch of the Global Nutrition Report at the International Symposium on Understanding the Double Burden of Malnutrition for Effective Interventions held at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 10 December 2018
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Panel:
Jessica Fanzo, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Emorn Udomkesmalee, Thailand
Obey Assery Nkya, United Republic of Tanzania
Lawrence Haddad, GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition)
Subtropical deciduous forest in the rainy season, Panuco Road, near Copala, Sinaloa, Mexico, 25 Aug 2003.
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - More than 450 Presidio of Monterey community members and guests helped the 229th Military Intelligence Battalion celebrate the Army's 235th birthday with a ball at Seaside, Calif., June 5.
Official Presidio of Monterey Web site
Official Presidio of Monterey Facebook
Photo by Hiro Chang, Presidio of Monterey Public Affairs.
FT Future of Asset Management North America: New models for the next age of fund management, 25–26 September 2024, New York.
Recipe compliments of Marianne cirkusprinsesse and revised (slightly) by myself. Her original recipe can be found here.
This soup can use either shrimp or crayfish tails. I used shrimp as the latter are more difficult to come by at our local grocer.
Start by slowly steaming (or boiling) the asparagus, I did this in a vegetable broth, about 4 cups. Then add the heavy cream, 1/2 pint. Add the shrimp, salt & pepper to taste and I added some cajun seasoning too for a bit of extra oomph! Simmer for about 10 minutes over medium/low heat. Serve with crusty bread of your choice.
1. Asparagus & Shrimp soup, 2. Asparagus and shrimp soup
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Looking out from Ardrossan Castle, across the rather unattractive roof tops of Ardrossan and its harbour, towards the misty mountains of Arran.
We have visited the sites of two maritime disasters in the last week, and sailed right over the top of another today, in the waters of the Firth of Clyde straight out there between Brodick and Ardrossan. On 27th March 1943, the Royal Navy escort aircraft carrier HMS Dasher was returning from conducting aircraft landing exercises when without any warning, she suddenly blew up. Of the crew of 528, only 149 survived. The exact cause of the explosion is not known, but is thought to have involved the aircraft fuel storage and perhaps the torpedoes and depth charges carried onboard. The explosion was so great that it blew the aircraft lift 60ft in the air and over the side of the ship. The flight deck was pealed back "like a sardine can lid" for half its length, and the carrier sank in just 8 minutes. A number of small vessels rushed to provide assistance, some heroically sailing into the blazing fuel oil that covered the sea and prevented so many from escaping.
The loss of HMS Dasher was largely hushed up at the time, because it was considered that the loss of 379 lives in home waters and so close to shore, would be bad for public morale. The local press were instructed not to report the incident and the dead were buried in a mass unmarked grave.
Some teak timbers from HMS Dasher, probably released from their watery grave by the corrosion of the steel that held them, washed up on the beach at Ardrossan in 1999.
May 17, 2016--New York City --Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, joined by MTA Chairman Tom Pendergast, today announced the arrival of the first of 75 new buses that are being deployed into service this year as part of a concentrated effort to address overcrowding and modernize the MTA. In March, the Governor announced the addition of 2,042 buses, equipped with Wi-Fi and USB charging ports, to the MTA fleet over the next five years, replacing 40 percent of the current fleet. At an event at the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot in Manhattan, the Governor also announced the success of a field test for MTA eTix, a free app that will allow Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North customers to purchase train tickets anytime, anywhere on their mobile devices, instead of using paper tickets. The LIRR and Metro-North expect to launch the first phase of the MTA eTix app’s rollout on select lines in June, and the app will be available to all railroad customers by the end of 2016. (Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo)
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/166084
Local call number: Pr24567
Title: University of Florida football player Roy Van Camp - Gainesville
Date: ca. 1916
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 4 x 3 in.
Series Title: Print Collections
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL, 32399-0250 USA, Contact: 850.245.6700, Archives@dos.myflorida.com
Nikon D800 Photoshoot of Pretty Blonde Bikini Swimsuit Model Goddess in Malibu Sea Cave!
Shot with the brand new Nikon D800 and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens.
Captured in both RAW and JPEG.
Check out the amazing detail in the full resolution photos! I was running out of CF & SD cards fast, as the files are huge!
A classic California Hero's Journey Mythology Goddess! Tall, pretty, thin, fit, with pretty green eyes and long sandy-blonde hair, blowing on the sea breeze.
In a sea cave on Leo Carillo Beach in Malibu!
Enjoy the epic beauty of the mythological hero's journey, in great detail via the Nikon D800! :)
The full resolutions RAWs and JPEGs are amazing!
Modeling the new Hero's Journey Mythology Gold'N'Virtue Gold 45 Revolver Swimsuits on a sunny summer day in Malibu!
Enjoy!
With her wavy, curly hair blowing on the sea breeze! Best to shoot the caves in the AM, before the wind kicks up and transforms them into a wind tunnel!
All the best on your hero's journey!
Everybody loves the black & gold bikini !
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 16, 2011) – Capt. Brian “Bear” Koehr, professor of Navy science and commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Chicago Consortium, inspects midshipmen in the Atlantic Fleet Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC) here Aug. 13. The consortium was on RTC conducting their annual week-long freshmen orientation. The 10-day orientation gives incoming NROTC freshman a glimpse of Navy life and the type of training they will go through at their perspective units and schools. The Chicago Consortium is made up of midshipmen from Northwestern University, University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology and Loyola University. Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), headquartered at Naval Station Great Lakes, oversees 98 percent of initial officer and enlisted accessions training for the Navy. This training includes the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program at more than 150 colleges and universities. (Official U. S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom/Released)
Rihanna - 30th of September 2013
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
More images at:
www.charlesnewbury.com/music-photography/rihanna-rod-lave...
Some of Cranbrook School's classes have the graduates' names incised on columns. When all the columns were engaged, names were placed on plaques. These are some members of the Class of 1968. Among its notables is Michael Kinsley, the journalist, pundit and editor.
UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Student Awards Ceremony held on 6th November 2014 in the UCD O'Brien Centre for Science
"With its abundance of natural light, the building was designed to achieve a LEED Gold certification in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. An estimated 75 percent of the building’s roof area is covered with extensive green roofing." See: www.aamc.org/newsroom/newsreleases/380916/06042014.html
What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind...
Montgomery County 9/11 Memorial - Courthouse Square Park - East Jefferson Street & Maryland Avenue in Rockville, Maryland 20850 - Google Map
Miles to Pentagon: 21
The Avenue of the Giants is a scenic highway in the U.S. state of California, running through Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is an old alignment of U.S. Route 101.
Dir. of Testing and Contact Tracing Michael Huff answers questions from the press. An orderly, planned distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is a priority of the Wolf Administration and today, Governor Tom Wolf and Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine shared an update on the vaccine, stressing its safety and efficacy. Harrisburg, PA – January 12, 2021
Aldie, Virginia
Listed 12/8/2015
Reference Number: 15000878
Stoke is locally significant under Criterion B in the area of Agriculture for its association with Eleanor Truax Harris, who was internationally recognized for her horticultural pursuits and locally recognized for her leadership in developing a means for women to earn income during a time when it was socially unacceptable for middle- and upper-class women to work. Through her fieldstone-walled "Berkeley Gardens," Mrs. Harris and the ladies of the Aldie Horticultural Society sold cut narcissus and over thirty varieties of bulbs during the 1920s and 1930s as a means to support their families. Although Mrs. Harris was a lady of enormous wealth, understanding the financial plight of her neighbors during the Great Depression, she led this endeavor by making the initial investment into the importation of Dutch bulbs in advance of an embargo and thereby securing a place for the village of Aldie in the cut flower industry. Today, narcissuses dot the Aldie countryside in spring, as a testimony to Mrs. Harris's generous outreach. Stoke also is locally significant under Criterion C. Located at the western edge of the Bull Run Mountains, Stoke is a pristine example of an evolved Virginia plantation, dating from the early to mid-19th - century and representing two distinct periods of construction. Sited on 165 acres, which was once part of a 495-acre tract, the ca. 1840 manor house is an example of vernacular building practices when Loudoun County was settled by Tidewater families who migrated west to claim inheritances. The Landmark Ordinary, historic road traces, fieldstone walls, and the original manor house date to this settlement period. The Dower House, The Lodge and tenant house represent a very different period when Stoke was farmed by tenants, rather than the African American labor force it depended on prior to the Civil War. The property also is significant for its early-20th-century revitalization. The manor house, largely abandoned during the Civil War, was transformed by its visionary owners, Colonel Floyd and Mrs. Eleanor Truax Harris, and notable architect Nathan Wyeth, in the Renaissance Revival style. The architecture of the house stands as testimony to the economic regeneration after the Civil War as wealth, from outside of the South, was invested into old Virginia plantations. The manor house and encompassing formal gardens stand today as they did a century ago. In addition, the circa 1924 agricultural complex including the former dairy, milk house, and workhorse barn are illustrative of Loudoun County's former, vibrant dairy industry. Still owned by the same family who created the Renaissance Revival masterpiece, the farm is essentially unchanged since its early-20th-century transformation. Encompassed by protected farmland, the rural nature and vistas, which originally attracted Norborne Berkeley to the "Mountain House," remain much as they did in 1938 when Lewis Berkeley purchased the farm.
The Class of 1975 held their 40th Class Reunion at the Pebble Lake Golf Course in Fergus Falls, MN on Saturday, July 18, 2015.
Aion was a personification of time, divinized in Roman times due to its connection to the concept of eternity of Rome, the Roman people and the emperor. This relief belongs to the Aion-Chronos type with a lion head encircled with a radiant halo. He holds two keys, symbolizing eternity and possibly a torch, also a symbol of the Mithraic solar cult. On each side appears a snake. The one on the right points to a flaming altar while the other to a Crater vessel.
Relief in Limestone
Roman Period
Oxyrhynchus (modern name El-Bahnasa), El-Minya
Graeco Roman Museum
Alexandria Egypt
Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Murugan and Subramaniyan, is the Hindu god of war. He is the commander-in-chief of the army of the devas (gods) and the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Murugan is often referred to as "Tamil Kadavul" (meaning "God of Tamils") and is worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences, especially South India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore and Reunion Island. His six most important shrines in India are the Arupadaiveedu temples, located in Tamil Nadu. In Sri Lanka, Hindus as well as Buddhists revere the sacred historical Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna and Katirkāmam Temple situated deep south.[1] Hindus in Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan at the Batu Caves and various temples where Thaipusam is celebrated with grandeur.
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Kartikeya is known as Subrahmanya with a temple at Kukke Subramanya known for Sarpa shanti rites dedicated to Him and another famous temple at Ghati Subramanya also in Karnataka. In Bengal and Odisha, he is popularly known as Kartikeya (meaning 'son of Krittika').[2]
Other names[edit]
Like most Hindu deities, Subrahmanya is known by many other names, including Senthil, Vēlaṇ, Kumāran (meaning 'prince or child or young one'), Swaminatha (meaning 'smart' or 'clever'), Saravaṇa, Arumugam or Shanmuga (meaning 'one with six faces'), Dhandapani (meaning God with a Club), Guhan or Guruguha (meaning 'cave-dweller'), Subrahmanya, Kartikeya and Skanda (meaning 'that which is spilled or oozed).[3][4] He was also known as Mahasena and the Kadamba Dynasty kings worshiped him by this name.[5]
Vedas[edit]
The Atharva Veda describes Kumaran as 'Agnibhuh' because he is form of 'Agni' (Fire God) & Agni hold in his hand when kumaran born. The Satapatha Brahmana refers to him as the son of Rudra and the six faces of Rudra. The Taittiriya Aranyaka contains the Gayatri mantra for Shanmukha. The Chandogya Upanishad refers to Skanda as the "way that leads to wisdom". The Baudhayana Dharmasutra mentions Skanda as 'Mahasena' and 'Subrahmanya.' The Aranya Parva canto of the Mahabharata relates the legend of Kartikeya Skanda in considerable detail. The Skanda Purana is devoted to the narrative of Kartikeya.[6] The Upanishads also constantly make a reference to a Supreme Being called Guha, the indweller.
The first elaborate account of Kartikeya's origin occurs in the Mahabharata. In a complicated story, he is said to have been born from Agni and Svaha, after the latter impersonated the six of the seven wives of the Saptarishi (Seven Sages). The actual wives then become the Pleiades. Kartikeya is said to have been born to destroy the Asura Mahisha.[7] (In later mythology, Mahisha became the adversary of Durga.) Indra attacks Kartikeya as he sees the latter as a threat, until Shiva intervenes and makes Kartikeya the commander-in-chief of the army of the Devas. He is also married to Devasena, Indra's daughter. The origin of this marriage lies probably in the punning of 'Deva-sena-pati'. It can mean either lord of Devasena or Lord of the army (sena) of Devas. But according to Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, in his master work on Shiva[8] and other works, Kartikeya was married to Devasenā and that is on the ground of his name as Devasena's husband, Devasenāpati, misinterpreted as Deva-senāpati (Deva's general) that he was granted the title general and made the Deva's army general.[9]
The Ramayana version is closer to the stories told in the Puranas discussed below.
Tolkappiyam, possibly the most ancient of the extant Sangam works, dated between the 3rd century BCE and 5th century CE glorified Murugan, "the red god seated on the blue peacock, who is ever young and resplendent," as "the favoured god of the Tamils."[10] The Sangam poetry divided space and Tamil land into five allegorical areas (tinai) and according to the Tirumurugarruppatai ( c. 400–450 AD) attributed to the great Sangam poet Nakkiirar, Murugan was the presiding deity the Kurinci region (hilly area). (Tirumurugaruppatai is a deeply devotional poem included in the ten idylls (Pattupattu) of the age of the third Sangam). The other Sangam era works in Tamil that refer to Murugan in detail include the Paripaatal, the Akananuru and the Purananuru. One poem in the Paripaatal describes the veneration of Murugan thus:
"We implore thee not for boons of enjoyment or wealth,
But for thy grace beatific, love and virtuous deeds."
According to the Tamil devotional work, Thiruppugazh, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress". In another work, Thirumurukkarrupatai, he is described as a god of eternal youth;
His face shines a myriad rays light and removes the darkness from this world.[11]
The references to Murugan can be traced back to the first millennium BCE. There are references to Murugan in Kautilya's Arthashastra, in the works of Patanjali, in Kalidasa's epic poem the Kumarasambhavam. The Kushanas, who governed from what is today Peshawar, and the Yaudheyas, a republican clan in the Punjab, struck coins bearing the image of Skanda. The deity was venerated also by the Ikshvakus, an Andhra dynasty, and the Guptas.[6] The worship of Kumāra was one of the six principal sects of Hinduism at the time of Adi Shankara. The Shanmata system propagated by him included this sect. In many Shiva and Devi temples of Tamil Nadu, Murugan is installed on the left of the main deity. The story of His birth goes as follows:
Sati immolated herself in a pyre as her father King Daksha had insulted Shiva, her Lord. She was reborn as Parvathi or Uma, daughter of the King of Himalayas, Himavan. She then married her Lord Shiva. The Devas were under onslaught from the Asuras whose leader was Soorapadman. He had been granted boons that only Lord Shiva or his seed could kill him. Fearless he vanquished the Devas and made them his slaves. The Devas ran to Vishnu for help who told them that it was merely their fault for attending Daksha's yagna, without the presence of Lord Shiva. After this, they ran to Shiva for help. Shiva decided to take action against Soorapadman's increasing conceit. He frowned and his third eye- the eye of knowledge- started releasing sparks. These were six sparks in total. Agni had the responsibility to take them to Saravana Lake. As he was carrying them, the sparks were growing hotter and hotter that even the Lord of Fire could not withstand the heat. Soon after Murugan was born on a lotus in the Saravana Lake with six faces, giving him the name Arumukhan. Lord Shiva and Parvati visited and tears of joy started flowing as they witnessed the most handsome child. Shiva and Parvathi gave the responsibility of taking care of Muruga to the six Krittika sisters. Muruga grew up to be a handsome, intelligent, powerful, clever youth. All the Devas applauded at their saviour, who had finally come to release them from their woes. Murugan became the supreme general of the demi-gods, then escorted the devas and led the army of the devas to victory against the asuras.
Legends[edit]
Given that legends related to Murugan are recounted separately in several Hindu epics, some differences between the various versions are observed. Some Sanskrit epics and puranas indicate that he was the elder son of Shiva. This is suggested by the legend connected to his birth; the wedding of Shiva and Parvati being necessary for the birth of a child who would vanquish the asura named Taraka. Also, Kartikeya is seen helping Shiva fight the newborn Ganesha, Shiva's other son, in the Shiva Purana. In the Ganapati Khandam of the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, he is seen as the elder son of Shiva and Ganesha as the younger. In South India, it is believed that he is the younger of the two. A Puranic story has Ganesha obtain a divine fruit of knowledge from Narada winning a contest with Murugan. While Murugan speeds around the world thrice to win the contest for the fruit, Ganesha circumambulates Shiva and Parvati thrice as an equivalent and is given the fruit. After winning it, he offers to give the fruit to his upset brother. After this event, Ganesha was considered the elder brother owing as a tribute to his wisdom. Many of the major events in Murugan's life take place during his youth, and legends surrounding his birth are popular. This has encouraged the worship of Murugan as a child-God, very similar to the worship of the child Krishna in north India. He is married to two wives, Valli and Devasena. This lead to a very interesting name : Devasenapati viz. Pati (husband) of Devsena and/or Senapati (commander in chief) of Dev (gods)
Kartikeya symbols are based on the weapons – Vel, the Divine Spear or Lance that he carries and his mount the peacock. He is sometimes depicted with many weapons including: a sword, a javelin, a mace, a discus and a bow although more usually he is depicted wielding a sakti or spear. This symbolizes his purification of human ills. His javelin is used to symbolize his far reaching protection, his discus symbolizes his knowledge of the truth, his mace represents his strength and his bow shows his ability to defeat all ills. His peacock mount symbolizes his destruction of the ego.
His six heads represent the six siddhis bestowed upon yogis over the course of their spiritual development. This corresponds to his role as the bestower of siddhis.
In Tamil Nadu, Murugan has continued to be popular with all classes of society right since the Sangam age. This has led to more elaborate accounts of his mythology in the Tamil language, culminating in the Tamil version of Skanda Purana, called Kandha Purānam, written by Kacchiappa Sivachariyar (1350–1420 AD.) of Kumara Kottam in the city of Kanchipuram. (He was a scholar in Tamil literature, and a votary of the Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy.)
He is married to two deities, Valli, a daughter of a tribal chief and Deivayanai (also called Devasena), the daughter of Indhra. During His bachelorhood, Lord Murugan is also regarded as Kumaraswami (or Bachelor God), Kumara meaning a bachelor and Swami meaning God. Muruga rides a peacock and wields a bow in battle. The lance called Vel in Tamil is a weapon closely associated with him. The Vel was given to him by his mother, Parvati, and embodies her energy and power. His army's standard depicts a rooster. In the war, Surapadman was split into two, and each half was granted a boon by Murugan. The halves, thus turned into the peacock (his mount) and the rooster his flag, which also "refers to the sun".[12]
As Muruga is worshipped predominantly in Tamil Nadu, many of his names are of Tamil origin. These include Senthil, the red or formidable one; Arumugam, the six-faced one; Guhan and Maal-Marugan, the son-in-law of Vishnu. Murugan is venerated throughout the Tamil year. There is a six-day period of fast and prayer in the Tamil month of Aippasi known as the Skanda Shasti. He is worshipped at Thaipusam, celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide near the full moon of the Tamil month Thai. This commemorates the day he was given a Vel or lance by his mother in order to vanquish the asuras. Thirukarthigai or the full moon of the Tamil month of Karthigai signifies his birth. Each Tuesday of the Tamil month of Adi is also dedicated to the worship of Murugan. Tuesday in the Hindu tradition connotes Mangala, the god of planet Mars and war.
Other parts of India[edit]
Historically, God Kartikeya was immensely popular in the Indian subcontinent. One of the major Puranas, the Skanda Purana is dedicated to him. In the Bhagavad-Gita (Ch.10, Verse 24), Krishna, while explaining his omnipresence, names the most perfect being, mortal or divine, in each of several categories. While doing so, he says: "Among generals, I am Skanda, the lord of war."
Kartikeya's presence in the religious and cultural sphere can be seen at least from the Gupta age. Two of the Gupta kings, Kumaragupta and Skandagupta, were named after him. He is seen in the Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta. As the commander of the divine armies, he became the patron of the ruling classes. His youth, beauty and bravery was much celebrated in Sanskrit works like the Kathasaritsagara. Kalidasa made the birth of Kumara the subject of a lyrical epic, the Kumaarasambhavam. In ancient India, Kartikeya was also regarded as the patron deity of thieves, as may be inferred from the Mrichchakatikam, a Sanskrit play by Shudraka, and in the Vetala-panchvimshati, a medieval collection of tales. This association is linked to the fact that Kartikeya had dug through the Krauncha mountain to kill Taraka and his brothers (in the Mrichchakatikam, Sarivilaka prays to him before tunnelling into the hero's house).
However, Kartikeya's popularity in North India receded from the Middle Ages onwards, and his worship is today virtually unknown except in parts of Haryana. There is a very famous temple dedicated to Him in the town of Pehowa in Haryana and this temple is very well known in the adjoining areas, especially because women are not allowed anywhere close to it. Women stay away from this temple in Pehowa town of Haryana because this shrine celebrates the Brahmachari form of Kartikeya. Reminders of former devotions to him include a temple at Achaleshwar, near Batala in Punjab, and another temple of Skanda atop the Parvati hill in Pune, Maharashtra. Another vestige of his former popularity can be seen in Bengal and Odisha, where he is worshipped during the Durga Puja festivities alongside Durga. Lord Subramanya is the major deity among the Hindus of northern Kerala. Lord Subramanya is worshipped with utmost devotion in districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the state of Karnataka. Rituals like nagaradhane are unique to this region.
Kartikeya also known as Kartik or Kartika is also worshipped in West Bengal, and Bangladesh on the last day of the Hindu month of 'Kartik'. However, the popularity of Kartik Puja (worshipping Kartik) is decreasing now, and Lord Kartik is primarily worshipped among those who intend to have a son. In Bengal, traditionally, many people drop images of Kartik inside the boundaries of different households, who all are either newly married, or else, intend to get a son to carry on with their ancestry. Lord Kartik is also associated to the Babu Culture prevailed in historic Kolkata, and hence, many traditional old Bengali paintings still show Kartik dressed in traditional Bengali style. Also, in some parts of West Bengal, Kartik is traditionally worshipped by the ancestors of the past royal families too, as in the district of Malda. Kartik Puja is also popular among the prostitutes. This can probably be linked to the fact that, the prostitutes mostly got clients from the upper class babu-s in old Kolkata, who all, in turn, had been associated to the image of Kartik (as discussed above). In Bansberia (Hooghly district) Kartik Puja festival is celebrated like Durga puja of Kolkata, Jagadhatri puja in Chandannagar for consecutive four days. The festival starts on 17 November every year and on 16 November in case of Leap year.[13] Some of the must see Puja committees are Bansberia Kundugoli Nataraj, Khamarapara Milan Samity RadhaKrishna, Kishor Bahini, Mitali Sangha, Yuva Sangha, Bansberia Pratap Sangha and many more.
In Durga Puja in Bengal, Kartikeya is considered to be a son of Parvati or Durga and Shiva along with his brother Ganesha and sisters Lakshmi and Saraswati.[14]
Kartikeya is worshiped during Durga Puja in Odisha as well as in various Shiva temples throughout the year. Kartik puja is celebrated in Cuttack along with various other parts of the state during the last phases of Hindu month of Kartik. Kartik purnima is celebrated with much joy and in a grand fashion in Cuttack and other parts in the state.
Murugan is adored by both Tamil Hindus and Sinhalese Buddhists in Sri Lanka. Numerous temples exist throughout the island. He is a favorite deity of the common folk everywhere and it is said he never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon. In the deeply Sinhalese south of Sri Lanka, Murugan is worshipped at the temple in Katirkāmam, where he is known as Kathiravel or Katragama Deviyo (Lord of Katragama) . This temple is next to an old Buddhist place of worship. Local legend holds that Lord Murugan alighted in Kataragama and was smitten by Valli, one of the local aboriginal lasses. After a courtship, they were married. This event is taken to signify that Lord Murugan is accessible to all who worship and love him, regardless of their birth or heritage. The Nallur Kandaswamy temple, the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and the Sella Channithy Temple near Valvettiturai are the three foremost Murugan temples in Jaffna. The Chitravelayutha temple in Verukal on the border between Trincomalee and Batticaloa is also noteworthy as is the Mandur Kandaswamy temple in Batticaloa. The late medieval-era temple of the tooth in Kandy, dedicated to the tooth relic of the Buddha, has a Kataragama deiyo shrine adjacent to it dedicated to the veneration of Skanda in the Sinhalese tradition. Almost all buddhist temples house a shrine room for Kataragama deviyo(Murugan)reflecting the significance of Murugan in Sinhala Buddhism,
Based on archeological evidence found, it is believed that the Kiri Vehera was either renovated to build during the 1st century BCE. There are number of others inscriptions and ruins.[15]
By the 16th century the Kathiravel shrine at Katirkāmam had become synonymous with Skanda-Kumara who was a guardian deity of Sinhala Buddhism.[16] The town was popular as a place of pilgrimage for Hindus from India and Sri Lanka by the 15 the century. The popularity of the deity at the Kataragama temple was also recorded by the Pali chronicles of Thailand such as Jinkalmali in the 16th century. There are number of legends both Buddhist and Hindu that attribute supernatural events to the very locality.[16] Scholars such as Paul Younger and Heinz Bechert speculate that rituals practiced by the native priests of Kataragama temple betray Vedda ideals of propitiation. Hence they believe the area was of Vedda veneration that was taken over by the Buddhist and Hindus in the medieval period.[17]
Lord Murugan is one of the most important deities worshipped by Tamil people in Malaysia and other South-East Asian countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. Thai Poosam is one of the important festivals celebrated. Sri Subramanyar Temple at Batu Caves temple complex in Malaysia is dedicated to Lord Murugan.
The main temples of Murugan are located in Tamil Nadu and other parts of south India. They include the Aru Padaiveedu (six abodes) — Thiruchendur, Swamimalai, Pazhamudircholai, Thirupparangunram, Palani (Pazhani), Thiruthani and other important shrines like Mayilam, Sikkal, Marudamalai, Kundrathur, Vadapalani, Kandakottam, Thiruporur, Vallakottai, Vayalur, Thirumalaikoil, Pachaimalai and Pavalamalai near Gobichettipalayam. Malai Mandir, a prominent and popular temple complex in Delhi, is one of the few dedicated to Murugan in all of North India apart from the Pehowa temple in Haryana.
There are many temples dedicated to Lord Subramanya in Kerala. Amongst them are Atiyambur Sri Subramanya Temple in Kanhangad Kasaragod, Payyannur Subramanya Swamy temple in Payyanur, Panmana Subramanya Swamy temple in Panmana and the Subramanya temple in Haripad. There is a temple in Skandagiri, Secunderabad and one in Bikkavolu, East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In Karnataka there is the Kukke Subramanya Temple where Lord Murugan is worshiped as the Lord of the serpents. Aaslesha Bali, Sarpa Samskara with nagapathista samarpa are major prayers here. There is a temple called Malai Mandir in South Delhi. Malai means hill in Tamil. Mandir means temple in Hindi.
The key temples in Sri Lanka include the sylvan shrine in Kataragama / (Kadirgamam) or Kathirkamam in the deep south, the temple in Tirukovil in the east, the shrine in Embekke in the Kandyan region and the famed Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna. There are several temples dedicated to Lord Murugan in Malaysia, the most famous being the Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur. There is a 42.7-m-high statue of Lord Murugan at the entrance to the Batu Caves, which is the largest Lord Murugan statue in the world. Sri Thandayuthapani Temple in Tank Road, Singapore is a major Hindu temple where each year the Thaipusam festival takes place with devotees of Lord Muruga carrying Kavadis seeking penance and blessings of the Lord.
In the United Kingdom, Highgate Hill Murugan temple is one of the oldest and most famous. In London, Sri Murugan Temple in Manor park is a well-known temple. In Midlands, Leicester Shri Siva Murugan Temple is gaining popularity recently. Skanda Vale in West Wales was founded by Guruji, a Tamil devotee of Subramaniam, and its primary deity is Lord Murugan. In Australia, Sydney Murugan temple in Parramatta (Mays Hill), Perth Bala Muruguan temple in Mandogalup and Kundrathu Kumaran temple in Rockbank, Melbourne are major Hindu temples for all Australian Hindus and Murugan devotees. In New Zealand, there is a Thirumurugan Temple in Auckland and a Kurinji Kumaran Temple in Wellington, both dedicated to Lord Murugan. In the USA, Shiva Murugan Temple in Concord, Northern California and Murugan Temple of North America[18] in Maryland, Washington DC region are popular. In Toronto, Canada, Canada Kanthasamy Temple is known amongst many Hindus in Canada. In Dollard-des-Ormeaux, a suburb of the city of Montreal in Canada, there is a monumental temple of Murugan. The Sri Sivasubramaniar Temple, located in the Sihl Valley in Adliswil, is the most famous and largest Hindu temple in Switzerland.[19]
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