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Phoenix performed at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas’ Boulevard Pool on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. The Grammy Award-winning French alt-rockers, no strangers to giving dramatic, high-energy performances, didn’t disappoint their packed crowd, delivering highly anticipated fan favorites such as "Trying to be Cool," "1901" and "Lasso."
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Mr. Mark Love
President/CEO of Steinway Piano Gallery—Charlotte & Greensboro
Department of Music
presents
CRESCENDO
WSSU Piano Showcase
Thursday, March 30, 2017
7 o’clock p.m.
Dillard Auditorium
Dr. Karen M. Rice, Assistant Professor of Music
Dr. Karen M. Rice holds a D.M.A. and an M.M. from UNC Greensboro and a B.A. in Piano Performance from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA. As an active solo and collaborative pianist and researcher, she performs and presents regularly at festivals and conferences. Dr. Rice has held previous positions at UNC Wilmington and NC A&T State University, and she was formerly Piano Chair at the Music Academy of NC.
Ms. Victoria Sedwick, ‘17
Ms. Victoria Sedwick is from Indianoplis, IN. She started singing at a very young age and began studying piano in middle school. Originally at Fisk University, Ms. Sedwick transferred to WSSU in Fall 2015 as a chemistry major. She has taken piano courses and participated in jazz ensemble at WSSU. Ms. Sedwick will graduate in May 2017 and will continue her education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY).
Mr. William Stevens, ‘11
William Robert Stevens studied composition with Ken Frazelle at NCSA and piano with Dr. Karen Rice at WSSU. While majoring in music at WSSU, he minored in Portuguese with Dr. Anderson. He obtained a Master’s degree in composition from Vermont College of Fine Arts. He currently owns and operates a recording studio, Ovation Sound, in Winston-Salem.
Ms. Rochelle L. Joyner, Staff Accompanist, ‘89
Ms. Rochelle L. Joyner, a native of Winston-Salem, NC, holds a B.S. in Commercial Music from WSSU and a Master’s degree in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She is on the Artistic Program Committee for the Gateways Music Festival in Rochester, NY. Ms. Joyner has undertaken additional piano studies at Eastman School of Music and UNCSA and is in demand as a collab
Medicinal Rice Formulations of India popular among Senior Traditional Oryza Experts.
Septenary/Octonary/Quinary Ingredients of Important Traditional Herbal Formulations from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database
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Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sterility . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Stomach cancer. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Stomach ulcers. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Stomatodynia. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Stress headache. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sublingual gland tumor. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Submandibular gland tumor. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Suspicious Breast Lumps. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sweating (excessive) . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Swine Flu. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Medicinal Rice Bhejri with Red, Brown and Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Synovial sarcoma . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
This picture is a part of Compilation of Pankaj Oudhia’s Research Works at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGKV), Raipur, India (1990-2001),
A view from the Mount of Olives, with the Old City of Jerusalem in the background. In the center you can see the golden domes of the Church of Mary Magdalene, built in 1888 by Tsar Alexander III of Russia. To its immediate right is the top of the Church of Dominus Flevit, which means "cry of the Lord" and refers to Luke 19:41, "And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it."
According to Matthew 26:26-30, Jesus & his disciples went to the Mount of Olives following the Last Supper, and His teachings in Matthew 24-25 took place here.
The Mount of Olives is also home to the Church of All Nations, the Church of the Pater Noster, and the Tomb of Zechariah. The Garden of Gethsemane lies at the foot of the mountain.
Taken by Anna James.
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The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is situated beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Designed by the architect Senemut, the mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is located next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration, and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt.
De tempel van Hatsjepsoet, was gebouwd in Deir el-Bahari en was een huis van miljoenen jaren dat diende om de cultus van de overleden koningin verder te zetten.
De tempel is gedurende zijn verdere geschiedenis onderworpen aan verschillende beschadigingen. Zo heeft Thoetmoses III de tempel van Hatsjepsoet zwaar beschadigd toen hij probeerde haar naam te verwijderen. Onder Achnaton werden talrijke beelden van Amon vernietigd en onder Ramses II worden de Osirisbeelden verwoest. De Koptische christenen gebruikten de tempel als klooster en hebben daarbij de gezichten van de goden weggehaald.
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Sea of light on Chamonix Mont Blanc Valley - Winter time sun set and lights on down in the valley with the grooming machine at work on the mountain.
The Baths of Caracalla, the largest baths in Rome at the time and second largest in Roman history stretched over 25 acres, and opened in AD 216. 1,600 people could bathe at once and the facility could handle up to 6,000 bathers a day. Both rich and poor were allowed to bathe.
Photo showing Michael John Gorman.
DOORS – Digital Incubator for Museums, initiated by Ars Electronica as MUSEUM BOOSTER and Ecsite, gives small and medium-sized museums across Europe the opportunity to drive the digital and sustainable transformation of the museum sector.
Photo: tom mesic
A walk around the stunning French village of Roussillon in the Vaucluse.
This is the village of Roussillon in The Luberon. Famous for the yellow ochre stone that is here.
This was my favourite of all the villages I saw.
Roussillon is another village lying alongside the Luberon. Set on an ochre hill, the village has taken on the colours of the soil beneath it. The village top and its epaces and sites; footpaths lead to the various parts of the ancient sulphur and fiery-coloured deposits amidst the scented pine woods.
Situated at the foot of the plateau of Vaucluse, Roussillon is ranked among the most beautiful villages in France. Dominating the valley of Calavon, its houses are crowded together on a spur eroded by ravines and ochre quarries. From the summit to which the dwellings cling, the panorama extends from the mountain chain of Luberon in the south to the mountains of Vaucluse in the north. Between the horizon and the village, the nearby countryside with its coloured soil is covered with woods, vineyards, orchards and cornfields.
The deep ochres used in the construction of this hilltop community are stunning. No other village looks so warm and rich, so harmonious and inviting. It hues come from at least 17 shades of ochre discovered in and around the village, notably in he dramatic former quarries along the Sentier des Ochres. The quarries are to the east of the village.
Taken from DK Eyewitness Travel: Provence & The Cote D'Azur
Down this side is Place Camille Mathieu.
Camille Matthieu was mayor of Roussillon from 1892 to 1941.
They have "super loos" down here.
A door.
Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day - 05-20-2014
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The Western Veil Nebula, also known as Caldwell 34 and the “Witch’s Broom”, is a large supernova remnant near the bright star 52 Cygni in Cygnus. This object is thought to be approximately 1,500 light-years away.
Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 9x300s – 45 minutes each – binned 2x2
255 minutes total exposure – 4 hours 15 minutes
Imaged from Dardenne Prairie, Missouri (a red zone) over three nights in April and May, 2013 with a SBIG ST-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT90EDT at f/6.7 603mm.
LRGB - www.flickr.com/photos/dcrowson/8746910577
This one, like the Eastern Veil I posted earlier, is usually imaged in narrowband but, even though it is considered faint, the colors come out well with normal RGB exposures even from the city.
15.09.19. Ladies European Tour 2019. The Solheim Cup, PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland. 13-15 September 2019. Bronte Law of England reacts during Sunday singles matches. Credit: Phil Inglis/LET
....sculpture in the Clarks Shopping Village.
Street, Somerset.
Started in 1825, by Quaker brothers Cyrus and James Clark, as a business making sheepskin rugs and slippers, using out-workers in the village, it has expanded to become a global shoe brand, with operations in Europe, the United States and the Far East.
For much of the life of the business, the company manufactured its own shoes in Somerset, building several factories in the area. The company's Quaker ethos made provision for workers' housing, education and leisure activities, while its keen social conscience kept Street 'dry' for many years. Rising costs and low productivity prompted the company to move production abroad, and while shoe design is still predominantly done in the United Kingdom, all manufacturing has now moved to India, Brazil, Cambodia, China, and Vietnam. In 1993, redundant buildings at its Street site were opened as Clarks Village, which includes more than 90 shops. There are also coffee shops, refreshment stalls, and a dining area shared by fast food chains, mostly selling goods at a discount to high street prices.
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Arturo McFields Yescas, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the OAS
Luis Almagro, OAS Secretary General
Date: November 5, 2021
Place: Washington DC
Credit: Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS
Premier John Horgan joined fellow premiers from across the country for a meeting of the Council of the Federation, on July 12, 2022.
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 709,037 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 with a metropolitan population estimated at 1,546,706 in 2021.
During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honor of the king. It became a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on January 1, 1838. The city functioned as the capital of Norway during the 1814-1905 union between Sweden and Norway. From 1877, the city's name was spelled Kristiania in government usage, a spelling that was adopted by the municipal authorities in 1897, although 'Christiania' was also used. In 1925, the city was renamed Oslo.
Oslo is the economic and governmental center of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important hub for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo
MEET THE STANS: UZBEKISTAN - a dome of the Mir-i Arab Madrassah in Bukhara. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long been a centre of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion.
Meet the Stans is a four-part BBC TV series, shown on BBC2, BBC World and by broadcasters internationally, in which Simon Reeve travelled from the far north-west of Kazakhstan, by the Russian border, east to the Chinese border, south through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the edge of Afghanistan, and west to Uzbekistan and the legendary Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.
A far view of the Galata Tower, a monument I was to spot from several places around town. A painting of this monument in my hotel's dining area appeared earlier in this album. The nine storeyed tower is 66.90 meters tall (62.59 m without the ornament on top, 51.65 m at the observation deck), and was the city's tallest structure when it was built. The elevation at ground level is 35 meters above sea-level. The tower has an external diameter of 16.45 meters at the base, an 8.95 meters diameter inside, and walls that are 3.75 meters thick. I was never able to find out what purpose this tower served during it's heydays. The tower is located in the historic part of town on the European side. (Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 2014)
Watergate Bay is a bay located two miles north of Newquay in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Due to the two mile long, sandy beach and exposed north westerly location, it is a popular location for water sports, kite flying, and sand art. The Watergate Bay Hotel and Fifteen Cornwall, a restaurant set up by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, are located just above the beach and there are a number of caravan and camping sites within easy reach.
museumPASSmusees 2024 - Wiels - Jana Euler - Alexis Blake
Jana Euler?s exhibition Oilopa, a contraction of the terms Oil (painting) and Europa, unfolds into a semi-utopian land, reversing the ascendant flows of financial figures while extrapolating on cycles of surplus and vacuity.
Originally conceived as a performance, Crack Nerve Boogie Swerve embraces concepts such as transparency, resistance, resonance and disruption?breaking free from norms, liberating oneself from the constraints of oppression and stretching the boundaries of art institutions. At WIELS, Alexis Blake (b. 1981, US/NL) expands the scope of a live work into a performative exhibition that encapsulates its past iterations while slowly transforming the present one.
WIELS est l'une des plus d?importantes institutions d'art contemporain en Europe. Sans constituer de collection permanente, WIELS se consacre a la presentation et a la production d?expositions temporaires d?artistes nationaux et internationaux, aussi bien des talents emergents que des valeurs etablies.
( Le pass musees, comment ca marche ?
1 pass pour 244 musees
Tant de choses a vivre avec le pass musees
Le pass musees est l?abonnement le plus genereux aux musees belges. Cela signifie :
*Acces a tous les musees participants de notre pays, pendant une annee entiere. Quand vous le voulez et aussi souvent que vous le souhaitez.
*Visiter les expositions temporaires gratuitement ou avec une jolie reduction.
*Beneficier d?Avantages extra comme des billets de train a moitie prix, des reductions dans les boutiques des musees et de nombreux autres cadeaux reserves exclusivement aux detenteurs de pass musees.
*Recevoir et sauvegarder les meilleurs conseils en matiere de musees : tous les quinze jours, recevez dans votre boite mail des informations sur les expositions a ne pas manquer et les plus belles decouvertes a faire dans les musees. Vous pouvez sauvegarder vos expositions preferees dans l?app pass musees en prevision de votre prochaine visite.
This is the defining view of Glen Lethnot from the top of West Craig and it has to be one of the finest views in Angus. Due to its remote location, not many people seem to visit here which is both good and bad. It's good because it means I've always had this glorious scene to myself. The only reason I say it could be a bad thing is because it'd be interesting to compare my photos to those of others who have been here.
With that said, I can compare this photo to the one I took from this spot back in April. I have to say that despite the more interesting sky and more varied colour palette of the August scene, I prefer the April view as the shadows are stronger and the view somehow manages to feel even more remote. I'll have to capture this scene again in either snowy or frosty conditions...
If you want to feel like you were on this walk, a lot of it was filmed and turned into a 16 minute video.
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller is presented an award at Les Invalides, Paris, France, May 24, 2018. Gen. Neller received the French National Order of Merit Award from French Army Chief, Gen. Jean-Pierre Bosser. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Olivia G. Ortiz)
Upon arriving at the ruins of Ancient Delphi, we learn that two-thirds of the site is closed due to technical difficulties. Grrrrr! This is very disappointing. We walk back to the entrance and talk to a woman at the ticket office at the gate. She tells us they’ve recently had rocks fall down the mountain onto the upper portion of the site. It’s very dangerous up at the Temple of Apollo and beyond. Understanding the situation better, we both calm down and look around, analyzing our options. My dad suggests I draw another part of the site, the Temple of Athena Pronaia, just across the road and a short way down the hill.
Once I’m at the Temple of Athena, I walk around to determine what might occupy me for the rest of the day, and I see plenty. Before me stand the ruins of the Tholos, a circular building of the Doric order, the function of which is still a mystery to archeologists. I’ll have no problem drawing here. What a relief. I pull my chair from its bag, unfold it, and begin to draw.
The visit and guided tour of Poblet Monastery.
Monks still lives in this monastery. It was restored in the 20th century, having been ruined in the 19th century. There are tombs here of the Kings and Queens of Aragon.
The Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet (Catalan: Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Poblet) is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the foot of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia (Spain). It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors. The main architect was Arnau Bargués.
This monastery was the first of three sister monasteries, known as the Cistercian triangle, that helped consolidate power in Catalonia in the 12th century. (The other two are Vallbona de les Monges and Santes Creus.)
Poblet was one of the two royal pantheons of the kings of the Crown of Aragon since James I of Aragon (along with Monastery of San Juan de la Peña). Some of the most important royal sepulchres have alabaster statues that lie over the tomb. The kings have lion sculptures at their feet, while the queens have dogs.
Peter IV of Aragon (1319 – 1387) made it a condition, under solemn oath at the moment of crowning, that all the Aragonese kings be buried there. Only Ferdinand II of Aragon broke the oath, after his kingdom had been merged with the Kingdom of Castile, and was buried in Granada.
The Calefactory
Or "warming room". Used by monks to alleviate the chill of winter. Was also used as the monks' barber's shop.
Window
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Today is the last day of this agitated month of March. The overall feeling after this rocky (meaning work-wise) start of year, is that I need a vacation. However, when I look back at the pictures and think about what happened I can’t help it but smile back at them. ... Keep reading on the blog
Children will never want to miss a lesson to get their hands on this certificate. The Attendance Award has been designed to be adapted for a variety of different purposes and settings.
The cloisters of Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)
In the 1040s King Edward (later St Edward the Confessor) established his royal palace by the banks of the river Thames on land known as Thorney Island. Close by was a small Benedictine monastery founded under the patronage of King Edgar and St Dunstan around 960A.D. This monastery Edward chose to re-endow and greatly enlarge, building a large stone church in honour of St Peter the Apostle. This church became known as the "west minster" to distinguish it from St Paul's Cathedral (the east minster) in the City of London. Unfortunately, when the new church was consecrated on 28th December 1065 the King was too ill to attend and died a few days later. His mortal remains were entombed in front of the High Altar.
The only traces of Edward's monastery to be seen today are in the round arches and massive supporting columns of the undercroft and the Pyx Chamber in the cloisters. The undercroft was originally part of the domestic quarters of the monks. Among the most significant ceremonies that occurred in the Abbey at this period was the coronation of William the Conqueror on Christmas day 1066, and the "translation" or moving of King Edward's body to a new tomb a few years after his canonisation in 1161.
Edward's Abbey survived for two centuries until the middle of the 13th century when King Henry III decided to rebuild it in the new Gothic style of architecture. It was a great age for cathedrals: in France it saw the construction of Amiens, Evreux and Chartres and in England Canterbury, Winchester and Salisbury, to mention a few. Under the decree of the King of England, Westminster Abbey was designed to be not only a great monastery and place of worship, but also a place for the coronation and burial of monarchs. This church was consecrated on 13th October 1269. Unfortunately the king died before the nave could be completed so the older structure stood attached to the Gothic building for many years.
Every monarch since William the Conqueror has been crowned in the Abbey, with the exception of Edward V and Edward VIII (who abdicated) who were never crowned. The ancient Coronation Chair can still be seen in the church.
It was natural that Henry III should wish to translate the body of the saintly Edward the Confessor into a more magnificent tomb behind the High Altar in his new church. This shrine survives and around it are buried a cluster of medieval kings and their consorts including Henry III, Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, Richard II and Anne of Bohemia and Henry V.
There are around 3,300 burials in the church and cloisters and many more memorials. The Abbey also contains over 600 monuments, and wall tablets – the most important collection of monumental sculpture anywhere in the country. Notable among the burials is the Unknown Warrior, whose grave, close to the west door, has become a place of pilgrimage. Heads of State who are visiting the country invariably come to lay a wreath at this grave.
A remarkable new addition to the Abbey was the glorious Lady chapel built by King Henry VII, first of the Tudor monarchs, which now bears his name. This has a spectacular fan-vaulted roof and the craftsmanship of Italian sculptor Pietro Torrigiano can be seen in Henry's fine tomb. The chapel was consecrated on 19th February 1516. Since 1725 it has been associated with the Most Honourable Order of the Bath and the banners of the current Knights Grand Cross surround the walls. The Battle of Britain memorial window by Hugh Easton can be seen at the east end in the Royal Air Force chapel. A new stained glass window above this, by Alan Younger, and two flanking windows with a design in blue by Hughie O'Donoghue, give colour to this chapel.
Two centuries later a further addition was made to the Abbey when the western towers (left unfinished from medieval times) were completed in 1745, to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.
Little remains of the original medieval stained glass, once one of the Abbey's chief glories. Some 13th century panels can be seen in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. The great west window and the rose window in the north transept date from the early 18th century but the remainder of the glass is from the 19th century onwards. The newest stained glass is in The Queen Elizabeth II window, designed by David Hockney.
History did not cease with the dissolution of the medieval monastery on 16th January 1540. The same year Henry VIII erected Westminster into a cathedral church with a bishop (Thomas Thirlby), a dean and twelve prebendaries (now known as Canons). The bishopric was surrendered on 29th March 1550 and the diocese was re-united with London, Westminster being made by Act of Parliament a cathedral church in the diocese of London. Mary I restored the Benedictine monastery in 1556 under Abbot John Feckenham.
But on the accession of Elizabeth I the religious houses revived by Mary were given by Parliament to the Crown and the Abbot and monks were removed in July 1559. Queen Elizabeth I, buried in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel, refounded the Abbey by a charter dated 21 May 1560 as a Collegiate Church exempt from the jurisdiction of archbishops and bishops and with the Sovereign as its Visitor. Its Royal Peculiar status from 1534 was re-affirmed by the Queen and In place of the monastic community a collegiate body of a dean and prebendaries, minor canons and a lay staff was established and charged with the task of continuing the tradition of daily worship (for which a musical foundation of choristers, singing men and organist was provided) and with the education of forty Scholars who formed the nucleus of what is now Westminster School (one of the country's leading independent schools). In addition the Dean and Chapter were responsible for much of the civil government of Westminster, a role which was only fully relinquished in the early 20th century.
[Westminster Abbey]
The Grandy Boat Company was formerly located on Lake Union in Seattle, and made many hundreds of boats both large and small during a long tenure there from the early 1920's to 1967.
Here's a good web page about the company and it's boats: home.comcast.net/~btse1/grandy/grandymainpage.htm
Our students build these boats to lines and documentation taken by former instructor Tim Lee, from an original boat owned by The Center For Wooden Boats www.cwb.org in Seattle WA.
Grandy skiffs built by our students are usually between 9 and 14.5 feet long. They're lapstrake planked in western red cedar, with sapele stems, keels and transoms. Frames are White Oak or Black Locust. We build one to two boats like this each year. These small craft are some of our most popular boats.
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is located in Port Hadlock WA and is a private, accredited non-profit vocational school. You can find us on the web at www.nwboatschool.org .
Our mission is to teach and preserve the skills and crafts of fine wooden boatbuilding and other traditional maritime crafts.
We build both commissioned and speculative boats to US Coast Guard standards while teaching adult students the traditional wood and wood composite boatbuilding skills they will need to work in the marine trades. We sell our boats to help support the School. Please feel free to give us a call should you like to discuss our building a boat for you.
You can reach us via e-mail at info@nwboatschool.org or by calling us at 360-385-4948.
Text: Birthplace of American Methodism / Robert Strawbridge d. 1781 / ..The pioneer preacher of American Methodism purchased from John England, Sr. this house and farm March 2, 1773. A part of England's Chance and bothers' inheritance, on which he had lived for 13 years since his coming to America 1760. Here he formed / ..The First Class of Methodism / John Evans, his wife Eleanor Evans, his nephew Job Evans, and Mary Evans his wife, Nancy Murphy and Mrs. Hoy. "Here Mr. Strawbridge formed the first Society in Maryland and America." From Asbury's Journal, May 5, 1801...The First Society of Methodism / John Evans, William Durbin, Andrew Poulson, John England, William Daman, Benjamin Marcarel, George Havener, Richard Smith, Thomas Leakin, James ... Daniel Stephenson ... (incomplete)