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Sponsored by Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods. This float is over 116 feet long and has a moving beach with 'live' waves created by the world's first rolling white water surfing machine. After extensive training, dogs surfed on waves in more than 6,600 gallons of water on a float weighing more than 100,000 pounds.
The float was propelled by the Ford-built and designed 6.8-liter Super Duty V10 (10-cylinder) gasoline engine.
It set the Guinness record for the World's longest and heaviest float.
Rose Parade floats on display at Victory Park in Pasadena, CA.
January 3, 2012.
Pramila Patten, Special Repre’sentative of Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict during a Special Session on "the human rights situation of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in the Rakhine State of Myanmar ». 5 December 2017. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten Concludes Visit to Iraq and Stresses Need to Do More to Protect and Support Victims of Daesh’s Sexual Violence Crimes
(Baghdad/New York, 05 March 2018)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, concluded an eight-day visit to Iraq during which she heard first-hand the heart wrenching accounts of survivors of Daesh’s sexual violence. She stressed the need to ensure that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are fully protected and that perpetrators of these horrendous crimes are brought to justice.
Special Representative Patten met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and with other senior Government officials, at federal, regional and provincial levels in Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul. She also engaged directly with survivors, civil society groups and with Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia and Yazidi religious leaders. A strong message from the survivors relating to the plight of women and girls still under captivity as well as their missing family members was taken up with the Government by Special Representative Patten. She enquired about ongoing efforts to locate those missing and urged the authorities to expedite their rescue.
Many of the women who remain displaced expressed serious safety concerns regarding their return to their homes and shared their fear of reprisals. “I call on all religious and tribal leaders to welcome back survivors of sexual violence and their children, and the Government to find legal avenues to recognize their children as Iraqi citizens,” said Ms. Patten. “It is essential for all to work towards shifting the stigma from the victims to the perpetrators. I also urge the Government to ensure that women and girls who were victims of Daesh are not wrongfully perceived as being their ‘affiliates’.”
During discussion with Iraqi Officials on the question of justice and accountability, while acknowledging the efforts of the Government, the Special Representative stressed the importance of ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held accountable not only for the crime of terrorism but for the full extent of the sexual violence crimes perpetrated on Iraqi women and children including abduction, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages. She noted in this regard that her Office stands ready to work directly with Iraqi judges, investigators and prosecutors together with the new Investigative Team established under UNSCR 2379. Her Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence also stands ready to provide support in the area of legislative reform in particular to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq.
In Mosul, where thousands of Iraqi women and girls were subjected to rape, sexual slavery and other grave forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Daesh, Ms. Patten was joined by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. They both called on the authorities of Ninewa Governorate to address the pressing needs of survivors in ongoing reconstruction efforts, including through the significant scaling-up of medical services, mental health and psychosocial support and economic livelihoods opportunities.
Ms. Patten’s visit from 26 February to 5 March 2018 was at the invitation of the Government, pursuant to the United Nations/Iraq Joint Communiqué to Prevent and Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence of 2016. Her visit marks the endorsement of the Joint Communiqué’s Implementation Plan featuring specific measures related to justice and accountability, survivor-centered services and engagement with civil society organizations, religious/tribal leaders and the media. “The development of this implementation plan demonstrates the continuous commitment of the Government of Iraq to address the plight of the victims of conflict-related sexual violence,” stressed Special Representative Patten.
“While I congratulate the Government of Iraq for its military defeat of Daesh, I urge the Government to pursue its efforts to rescue those missing, to ensure justice and reparations to all victims of the heinous crimes of sexual violence and to include women in its peacebuilding, reconciliation and reconstruction initiatives,” stated Special Representative Patten.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten Concludes Visit to Iraq and Stresses Need to Do More to Protect and Support Victims of Daesh’s Sexual Violence Crimes
(Baghdad/New York, 05 March 2018)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, concluded an eight-day visit to Iraq during which she heard first-hand the heart wrenching accounts of survivors of Daesh’s sexual violence. She stressed the need to ensure that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are fully protected and that perpetrators of these horrendous crimes are brought to justice.
Special Representative Patten met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and with other senior Government officials, at federal, regional and provincial levels in Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul. She also engaged directly with survivors, civil society groups and with Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia and Yazidi religious leaders. A strong message from the survivors relating to the plight of women and girls still under captivity as well as their missing family members was taken up with the Government by Special Representative Patten. She enquired about ongoing efforts to locate those missing and urged the authorities to expedite their rescue.
Many of the women who remain displaced expressed serious safety concerns regarding their return to their homes and shared their fear of reprisals. “I call on all religious and tribal leaders to welcome back survivors of sexual violence and their children, and the Government to find legal avenues to recognize their children as Iraqi citizens,” said Ms. Patten. “It is essential for all to work towards shifting the stigma from the victims to the perpetrators. I also urge the Government to ensure that women and girls who were victims of Daesh are not wrongfully perceived as being their ‘affiliates’.”
During discussion with Iraqi Officials on the question of justice and accountability, while acknowledging the efforts of the Government, the Special Representative stressed the importance of ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held accountable not only for the crime of terrorism but for the full extent of the sexual violence crimes perpetrated on Iraqi women and children including abduction, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages. She noted in this regard that her Office stands ready to work directly with Iraqi judges, investigators and prosecutors together with the new Investigative Team established under UNSCR 2379. Her Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence also stands ready to provide support in the area of legislative reform in particular to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq.
In Mosul, where thousands of Iraqi women and girls were subjected to rape, sexual slavery and other grave forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Daesh, Ms. Patten was joined by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. They both called on the authorities of Ninewa Governorate to address the pressing needs of survivors in ongoing reconstruction efforts, including through the significant scaling-up of medical services, mental health and psychosocial support and economic livelihoods opportunities.
Ms. Patten’s visit from 26 February to 5 March 2018 was at the invitation of the Government, pursuant to the United Nations/Iraq Joint Communiqué to Prevent and Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence of 2016. Her visit marks the endorsement of the Joint Communiqué’s Implementation Plan featuring specific measures related to justice and accountability, survivor-centered services and engagement with civil society organizations, religious/tribal leaders and the media. “The development of this implementation plan demonstrates the continuous commitment of the Government of Iraq to address the plight of the victims of conflict-related sexual violence,” stressed Special Representative Patten.
“While I congratulate the Government of Iraq for its military defeat of Daesh, I urge the Government to pursue its efforts to rescue those missing, to ensure justice and reparations to all victims of the heinous crimes of sexual violence and to include women in its peacebuilding, reconciliation and reconstruction initiatives,” stated Special Representative Patten.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
And then there were 6. After an extended open registration and then two marathon days of poker, the final 6 of the first US stop of WPT Season IX were in the Fontana Lounge of the Bellagio on the WPT TV Stage. Fan Favorites Phil Ivey and Justin "Boosted J" Smith were there as well as some new faces to the tour. Ivey could not take down his second WPT title, but when he left in 3rd it was with his 30th six figure cash tying him with Phil Hellmuth for the most all time and extending his lead on the all time money list for tournament poker. Justin Smith would make the Cup final table for the second year in a row, but would only finish one better in his back-to-back run as Moritz Kranich, EPT champion and now WPT champion, would walk away with the title and $875,000.
We also stopped in for a few more shots with the WPT's Royal Flush Girl's as well as Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten.
The vernacular Victorian-style Patten House was built in the 1890s by Dudley Patten. Dudley was the son of Major George Patten who had bought the Gamble Plantation in 1872. Dudley built the house because the older plantation mansion was in needed major repairs.
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
Patten and Goff on stage, left to right, Lucien Patten PFC 382nd “D” Co. 82nc CAV, Lane Goff PFC 382nd, and Cody Woody on Mandolin.
The Soldiers Salute Concert featured Kelsea Ballerini, recording artist with Black River Entertainment sang her single “Love Me Like You Mean It” and other songs before a full house at Sports USA April 2 2015. She was the headliner of a Solders Concert that featured Fort Bragg solders and family members singing for the crowed. Featured acts were Beat your Boots, Patten and Goff, Kaylin Hedges, and Tiffanie Woods, all with Fort Bragg connections.
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
And then there were 6. After an extended open registration and then two marathon days of poker, the final 6 of the first US stop of WPT Season IX were in the Fontana Lounge of the Bellagio on the WPT TV Stage. Fan Favorites Phil Ivey and Justin "Boosted J" Smith were there as well as some new faces to the tour. Ivey could not take down his second WPT title, but when he left in 3rd it was with his 30th six figure cash tying him with Phil Hellmuth for the most all time and extending his lead on the all time money list for tournament poker. Justin Smith would make the Cup final table for the second year in a row, but would only finish one better in his back-to-back run as Moritz Kranich, EPT champion and now WPT champion, would walk away with the title and $875,000.
We also stopped in for a few more shots with the WPT's Royal Flush Girl's as well as Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten.
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms. Pramila Patten Concludes Visit to Iraq and Stresses Need to Do More to Protect and Support Victims of Daesh’s Sexual Violence Crimes
(Baghdad/New York, 05 March 2018)
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, concluded an eight-day visit to Iraq during which she heard first-hand the heart wrenching accounts of survivors of Daesh’s sexual violence. She stressed the need to ensure that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are fully protected and that perpetrators of these horrendous crimes are brought to justice.
Special Representative Patten met with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and with other senior Government officials, at federal, regional and provincial levels in Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul. She also engaged directly with survivors, civil society groups and with Christian, Shia, Sunni, Turkmen Shia and Yazidi religious leaders. A strong message from the survivors relating to the plight of women and girls still under captivity as well as their missing family members was taken up with the Government by Special Representative Patten. She enquired about ongoing efforts to locate those missing and urged the authorities to expedite their rescue.
Many of the women who remain displaced expressed serious safety concerns regarding their return to their homes and shared their fear of reprisals. “I call on all religious and tribal leaders to welcome back survivors of sexual violence and their children, and the Government to find legal avenues to recognize their children as Iraqi citizens,” said Ms. Patten. “It is essential for all to work towards shifting the stigma from the victims to the perpetrators. I also urge the Government to ensure that women and girls who were victims of Daesh are not wrongfully perceived as being their ‘affiliates’.”
During discussion with Iraqi Officials on the question of justice and accountability, while acknowledging the efforts of the Government, the Special Representative stressed the importance of ensuring that alleged perpetrators are held accountable not only for the crime of terrorism but for the full extent of the sexual violence crimes perpetrated on Iraqi women and children including abduction, rape, sexual slavery and forced marriages. She noted in this regard that her Office stands ready to work directly with Iraqi judges, investigators and prosecutors together with the new Investigative Team established under UNSCR 2379. Her Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence also stands ready to provide support in the area of legislative reform in particular to criminalize war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Iraq.
In Mosul, where thousands of Iraqi women and girls were subjected to rape, sexual slavery and other grave forms of sexual violence perpetrated by Daesh, Ms. Patten was joined by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. They both called on the authorities of Ninewa Governorate to address the pressing needs of survivors in ongoing reconstruction efforts, including through the significant scaling-up of medical services, mental health and psychosocial support and economic livelihoods opportunities.
Ms. Patten’s visit from 26 February to 5 March 2018 was at the invitation of the Government, pursuant to the United Nations/Iraq Joint Communiqué to Prevent and Address Conflict-Related Sexual Violence of 2016. Her visit marks the endorsement of the Joint Communiqué’s Implementation Plan featuring specific measures related to justice and accountability, survivor-centered services and engagement with civil society organizations, religious/tribal leaders and the media. “The development of this implementation plan demonstrates the continuous commitment of the Government of Iraq to address the plight of the victims of conflict-related sexual violence,” stressed Special Representative Patten.
“While I congratulate the Government of Iraq for its military defeat of Daesh, I urge the Government to pursue its efforts to rescue those missing, to ensure justice and reparations to all victims of the heinous crimes of sexual violence and to include women in its peacebuilding, reconciliation and reconstruction initiatives,” stated Special Representative Patten.
Photos by UNAMI PIO.
And then there were 6. After an extended open registration and then two marathon days of poker, the final 6 of the first US stop of WPT Season IX were in the Fontana Lounge of the Bellagio on the WPT TV Stage. Fan Favorites Phil Ivey and Justin "Boosted J" Smith were there as well as some new faces to the tour. Ivey could not take down his second WPT title, but when he left in 3rd it was with his 30th six figure cash tying him with Phil Hellmuth for the most all time and extending his lead on the all time money list for tournament poker. Justin Smith would make the Cup final table for the second year in a row, but would only finish one better in his back-to-back run as Moritz Kranich, EPT champion and now WPT champion, would walk away with the title and $875,000.
We also stopped in for a few more shots with the WPT's Royal Flush Girl's as well as Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten.
This is the 11th and final City church visited on March 1st, the Simon and I visited.
Although it wasn't the 11th, something like the 9th, as I think we visited here after St James Garlickhythe, as the clock here says one in the afternoon.
I have one over riding memory of the visit, and that was being very hot, as it was a spring day, warm, muggy but with drizzle, so I had to wear a coat, and was all hot and bothered by this time.
I was also hungry and so wanted to get to the pub soonish for some good fayre.
St Margaret is an exercise in simplicity, and once again, we were the only visitors, in the Square Mile on a working day. Even if the Tube was on strike.
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I have a fondness for this little church, which sits pleasingly on the north side of Great Tower Street. The paved area in front gives it rather a provincial air, as if we were in the main shopping street of Norwich or York, and the building itself similarly has no airs and graces. Here, where London bends towards the grim old tower, Wren turned disciplinarian and built one of the simplest, starkest patterns of his career opined Wayland Young in an uncharacteristically purple passage. Yes, it is plain, and the interior is plain too, a simple box-like nave with a north aisle beyond. Plain glass, plain benches, a plain wooded sanctuary - even the reredos is understated. And yet there is a pleasing harmony here. I thought the church well-chosen by the tramp snoring away on one of the back benches - there were no discordant excitements here to keep him awake!
But there is plenty to interest, too. At the back are the churchwardens pews for St Margaret Pattens and St Gabriel Fenchurch, and these are the only surviving examples in the City. The beadle's pew survives too, and there are hat pegs for gentlemen, and perhaps all in all no other City church still has the calm and simplicity of 18th Century London life before the Victorian storm began. Mind you, those 18th Century gentlemen might have raised an eyebrow at the succession of young women carryng large exercise balls up the north aisle on their way to a pilates class in the north gallery, now a conference room. The late 17th Century font is similar to that at St Margaret Lothbury, which came originally from St Olave Jewry.
A patten is a kind of wooden shoe, and a window of 2000 commemorates the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. But in fact the dedication was probably not a reference to pattenmakers at all, but to Ranulf Peyton, a Canon of St Pauls who owned the land in this parish.
Simon Knott, March 2022
And then there were 6. After an extended open registration and then two marathon days of poker, the final 6 of the first US stop of WPT Season IX were in the Fontana Lounge of the Bellagio on the WPT TV Stage. Fan Favorites Phil Ivey and Justin "Boosted J" Smith were there as well as some new faces to the tour. Ivey could not take down his second WPT title, but when he left in 3rd it was with his 30th six figure cash tying him with Phil Hellmuth for the most all time and extending his lead on the all time money list for tournament poker. Justin Smith would make the Cup final table for the second year in a row, but would only finish one better in his back-to-back run as Moritz Kranich, EPT champion and now WPT champion, would walk away with the title and $875,000.
We also stopped in for a few more shots with the WPT's Royal Flush Girl's as well as Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten.
Pramila Patten, Special Repre’sentative of Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict during a Special Session on "the human rights situation of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in the Rakhine State of Myanmar ». 5 December 2017. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
Went on a walk to visit this forest preserve. The lake is called sterling lake in Lake County, Illinois. Definitely worth a check-out!
We Energies' Pleasant Prairie Power Station over Sterling Lake - Van Patten Woods, Lake County, IL - 4 October 2008