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OPENING CALENDAR
Presentation of the Colors
Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. Leadership Academy JROTC
Pledge of Allegiance
Zynida Lamar, 8th grade student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key
Students: Medjine Desire, Aliya Filipowicz and Widline Exalus
Sandra Evaristo, Vice Principal
September Daniels, Music Teacher
Jada Golden, Classroom Assistant
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
The Haitian National Anthem – “La Dessalinienne” by Justin Lhérisson
Performed by Students of: John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
Cuban National Anthem – “La Bayamesa” by Perucho Figueredo
Performed by:
Marlenes L. Teixeira, Music Teacher - Terence C Reilly School No. 7
Sylvia Jacobson, Assistant - Albert Einstein Academy School No. 29
Portuguese National Anthem – “A Portuguesa” by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça
Performed by Students: Gustavo Agostinho, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Crystal Urrutia, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Pledge of Ethics
Xochil Aguirre, 8th Grade Student
Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Core Beliefs - Video
PERFORMANCES
In Recognition of Cuban Heritage
Mi Tierra by Gloria Estefan
Dance Performance
Students from Mabel G. Holmes School No. 5
In honor of Haitian Heritage
Contemporary Haitian Dance - Pi WO (Higher) Wyclef Jean
Students from John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
In Honor of Portuguese Heritage
“Os Lusiadas” by Luis Camões
Pome recited by:
Aline Pereira and Andrew Seabra, 8th grade students
Madison Monroe School No. 16
“Mar Portuguese” by Fernando Pessoa
Poem recited by:
Krystal Maldonado
Camila Rodriguez
Gloria Cavalheiro
Angelica Bautista Rojas
Portuguese Language students at Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
PRESENTATIONS
Student Excellence
New Jersey USA Wrestling Championship Winner
Jasiah Queen, 5th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Outstanding Ratings in Solo Vocalist Category - 2016 Union County Teen Arts Competition
Qyaisha Peeples, 7th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Medjine Desire, 6th grade student, Toussaint L’Ouverture-Marquis de Lafayette School No. 6
Stars of Excellence
Dedication to the students of the Elizabeth Public Schools for the past 36 years.
Amelia Turner, Guidance Counselor
Act of Heroism performing Heimlich Maneuver and saving our student from chocking
Anthony Mendes –Physical Education Teacher, Christopher Columbus School No. 15
Elizabeth Public Schools selected by State of New Jersey Department of Education as a Bilingual Model Program
Dr. Lisette Calvo, Director of Bilingual/ESL Education
Veronica Alvero, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Sandra Nunes, Bilingual/ESL and World Language Supervisor
Community Excellence
Resolution Honoring Cuban Community
Miguel Jimenez, President
Resolution Honoring Haitian Community
Aksyon Kominote Entenasyonal Pou Developman Pisto Haiti “AKEDP”
Feret Fenelis, Executive Director
Resolution Honoring Portuguese Community
Elizabeth Portugal Day – Carla Rodrigues, President
Elizabeth Portuguese Lions/Leos – Idalina Lopes, President
Portuguese Instructive Social Club – Jose Brito, President
My Pledge To You: Cark Dobkins Jr. - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Olympus m.zuiko 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 zoom (MFT mount) - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
CLA President Henry Robinson with Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Dozens of Greater Manchester’s faith and community leaders stood together against hatred as they signed a new statement pledging their commitment to encouraging strong, diverse communities.
Leaders, including GMP Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, Councillor Carl Austin-Behan, Lord Mayor of Manchester, Rt Revd David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, Mrs Sharon Bannister, President, Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region, Mr Qadir Chohan, Chair, Manchester Council of Mosques and many others came together at Manchester Cathedral to sign the statement, created as a result of a rise in hate crimes following the EU referendum result.
Greater Manchester saw a 23 per cent increase in hate crime in the week after the country chose to leave the European Union at the end of June.
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: “I believe in a democratic society people should be safe, both from physical harm, but also from hatred. Sadly we are seeing a significant number of people across Greater Manchester being subjected to hate incidents and hate crimes. This is totally unacceptable. Today is an important step in uniting our communities and am pleased to see so many other influential people standing with us to end hate crime and discrimination.
“This statement very clearly reinforces our commitment to encouraging inclusive communities, whilst recognising the difference people bring to Greater Manchester that help make it such a wonderful place. It is also, however, a very strong message to those who go against this – there is absolutely no place for hatred or discrimination in Greater Manchester. We will do all we can to take action against anyone who commits hate crimes.”
Faith Leaders’ Secretary, Canon Steve Williams, said: “The speed with which Faith Leaders acted shows how serious we consider the situation to be. But it also shows that people in our communities want to make a positive difference – to support people who’ve suffered in this way, and to promote good-news stories of acts of kindness and inclusion that build bridges, not barriers.”
The statement is part of GMP’s We Stand Together’ campaign which encourages people to come together as one and celebrate their differences in order to build safer and stronger communities.
It was signed at an event hosted by the Diocese of Manchester on Tuesday, 12 July, which saw speeches from Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, the Dean, Bishop David Walker, The Lord Mayor and the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Anyone who experiences hate crime is encouraged to report it by calling the police on 101, Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or using the True Vision website (www.report-it.org.uk).
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
The Cincinnati Law Library Association is a private, nonprofit corporation which, until January 1, 2010, operated the law library in the Hamilton County Courthouse under the provisions of Ohio Revised Code §3375.48 et seq. Since January 1, 2010, the Law Library is governed by the Hamilton County Law Library Board.
Originally created in 1834, this Bench and Bar library was incorporated June 5th. 1847 for "the improvement of its members and the cultivation of the Science of Law." Members pay annual dues but use of the library is provided without charge to elected and appointed officials of Hamilton County and the State of Ohio.
Cincinnati, like many other settlements in the Northwest Territory, had grown up near the shores of the Ohio River. The first courthouse was traditionally considered to be a log cabin built by volunteers in 1790. The log cabin was located on a public square donated to the City and Hamilton County commissioners by Mathias Dennan, Robert Patterson, and Israel Ludlow, the original owners of all of what eventually became downtown Cincinnati. That first courthouse, the jail, and a whipping post, were all contiguous with a swamp & frog pond on that site.
A second, two-story limestone brick building was constructed at the same location around 1802. That courthouse was used as a barracks during the War of 1812. A fire caused by careless soldiers burned the structure to the ground in 1814.
In 1815, Hamilton County commissioners accepted the gift of one of the city’s "out-lots" from a man named Jesse Hunt as the location of its next courthouse. This third courthouse stood on a 200-foot circular plot of ground, in the Federal style of architecture prevalent at that time. Being 62 feet long and 50 feet wide, its walls rose another 50 feet to a cornice, then 120 feet to the top of its dome on a cupola centered on a four-sided roof, with another 160 feet to the top of its spire. Completed in 1819, it had -- as the term "out-lot" well implies -- the profound disadvantage of having been quite remote from the centers of business and major law firms at that point in time.
In 1834, the need for a centrally-located law library was on the minds of a number of local attorneys. On February 25th of that year, the Ohio General Assembly passed " an act to incorporate the ‘Cincinnati Law Library’," naming twenty-one men, including William Henry Harrison, as officers. Harrison was also involved in the formation of the Mercantile Library. No action was taken on the law library, and the idea remained dormant for another twelve years. The attorneys complained of the inconvenience of carrying books to the Courthouse. The judges considered it a conflict of interest to borrow books from counsel in pending matters.
In the Fall of 1846, a meeting was called, and William R. Morris, Daniel Van Matre, William Corry, Alphonse Taft, and George E. Pugh were appointed to a Committee. The Committee was charged to devise a plan, and, if possible, raise money for the establishment of a law library association. On Sept. 3, 1846, a subscription drawn up by Morris began to circulate. William B. Caldwell, the presiding judge of the Court of Common Pleas at the time, became involved in the effort, and between him and George Pugh an initial roster of 102 pledges had been obtained by January 1847 with the committee beginning to buy the first books. By February of that same year a large walled bookcase had been purchased, and the first library was set up in the actual courtroom of the Court of Common Pleas.
On February 8, 1847, Bernard Bradley was appointed the first librarian. On June 5th, The Cincinnati Law Library was reincorporated and its first board of trustees elected. The first board consisted of Morris, as president; Oliver Spencer, as vice-president; Van Matre, who had acted as treasurer for the committee, continued in that capacity now; R.B. Warden, secretary; Alphonse Taft, and Jordan Pugh.
On March 28, 1884 riots broke out in Cincinnati over the verdict which had been rendered on a murder trial involving a livery stable owner who had been killed by two employees. The trial of the first defendant ended in a verdict of guilty of manslaughter and a sentence of 20 years imprisonment. A crowd numbering more than 10,000 gathered but Sheriff Morton Lytle Hawkins refused to turn over the prisoner and established defenses for the Jail. Unable to get to the prisoner, the mob centered their hostilities on the courthouse. On March 29th the mob ransacked the Courthouse and set it on fire. The courthouse and law library were total losses. National Guard, then called the Militia, armed with two Gatling guns, restored order. Shots were exchanged and a lawyer, John J. Desmond, serving as Militia Captain was killed. Captain Desmond’s picture is in the Law Library and a statute of him is located in the Courthouse Lobby.
The Law Library reopened on April 3rd with nine books. The Library Association assessed each member $100 to rebuild the collection. Support & substantial donations poured in from around the country as well. Contributions in the form of books came from the Secretary of State’s Office of both Ohio and Kentucky; the City of Cincinnati, and from libraries and law firms in New York, Connecticut, and as far away as the then Territories of Montana and Wyoming. In June 1884, the Library’s treasury was $6,852 in cash receipts. A year later it had grown to $19,808. By June 1893, the Library’s collection had been rebuilt to 16,373 volumes, and by 1899, over 20,000. The single largest contributor, over time, was Rufus King leaving the Library Association $20,000 in his will. Edwin Gholson succeeded Myers as law librarian in 1899, and further built the collection to well over 50,000 volumes.
After the riot in 1884, the Ohio General Assembly passed a bill creating a board of trustees to oversee the renovation of that structure and construction of a fifth courthouse which remained until 1908. Then, agitation started growing about conditions in the County jail and County Commissioners passed a resolution providing for the construction of a new one. The measure was approved by voters, and a planning committee appointed to oversee the project. The committee recommended that not only a new jail be built, but another whole new courthouse as well; and on Sept. 26, 1911, the Commissioners prepared a new resolution calling for the issuance of $2,500,000 in bonds to rebuild both the jail and courthouse.
The sixth and present courthouse was dedicated on October 18, 1919. The exterior remains essentially unchanged to this day, but there have been interior renovations and new courtrooms. It is made of New Hampshire granite and Bedford limestone in a Renaissance Revival style of architecture. Like the courthouses of 1853 and 1887, the building is elevated on a one-story base set at grade-level. Three main tiers are grouped together by a row of Corinthian columns. Currently, since security was increased in 1996, the public entrance is one of three wide-arched doorways featuring polished, wrought bronze doors facing the Main Street entrance.
The Law Library is on the sixth floor of this courthouse, extending almost the width of the building. Its main reading room is flanked by six pairs of polished marble columns extending fifteen feet to cornice stained glass windows bearing the names of the Library’s founders and others important the history of the law.
Austria, in its role as the Convention's Presidency, called on the Convention's stakeholders to participate in the Second International Pledging Conference for the Implementation of the Convention.
The meeting took place on Tuesday 28 February at the United Nations Office at Geneva. More details here: goo.gl/giqcWi
Pledge of Allegiance students. Leading the Pledge were students from Los Cuates Middle School (left) and Resaca Middle School (right).
Nearly 30 States, international and non-governmental organisations attended the Eighth Pledging Conference of the AP Mine Ban Convention.
More information here, www.apminebanconvention.org/en/pledging-conferences/8pc/
All photos can be used to illustrate the work of the Convention. Please courtesy the Convention's ISU.
Scenes from the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) Pledging Event held at UN Headquarters during the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly. 26 September 2018.
This event aims to accelerate the pace towards achieving equal pay for work of equal value, aligning with SDG 8.5 and SDG 5. One year after the launch of EPIC, global leaders, including Heads of State, CEOs of multinational companies, Heads of employers’ and workers’ organizations, and representatives of renowned universities and civil society organizations are coming together to publicly demonstrate their commitment to work together under the EPIC umbrella by making a pledge. Speakers include: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President, Iceland; Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the General Assembly; Ana Maria Menéndez, UN Under Secretary General and Senior Advisor on Policy; Angel Gurría Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women; Guy Ryder, Director General, International Labour Organization; among others.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
This school in Kansas City's urban core has been closed since 2011. The decay has really set into abandoned structure.
This decrepit American Flag was found in the gymnasium.
Vintage decal of IRHA - The Independent Retail Hardwaremen of America - as seen in Waterman, Illinois along old U.S. Route 30.
My Pledge To My Physical Fitness Instructor--Tova.
Tova wrote out a new physical fitness program for my 'gym buddy' Barbara and myself a couple of months back and I 'have' to report that we have failed to 'stick' with the program given us. Why? I'm not making excuses but..........We have had a very harsh winter here in Masterton, cold, wet and with the sunless days, the enthusiasm for exercising is not high on our list.
We make it to the gym/ recreation center okay, but, the attraction of sitting in the sauna and spa having a chat is a much better option then a workout. Don't you agree?
I am an easy-going person who loves to laugh and talk with friends, so I'm easily persuaded to take the easy option of .......Did I mention that I'm a major procrastinator?
Anyway! I now have to make this public
FITNESS PLEDGE....
#1 "I pledge to find at least 60 minutes a day on at least four days a week to perform my physical fitness program that you Tova, have made for me a couple of months back and I have failed to carry out as promised"
#2
FITNESS PLEDGE
" I promise to be as FIT as I can be
To do what's REALLY good for me
To get my EXERCISE and my REST
And ALWAYS do my best"
Signature: Keith
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Francis Bellamy (cousin of author Edward Bellamy) was a socialist in the Nationalism movement and authored the Pledge of Allegiance (1892), the origin of the stiff-armed salute adopted much later by the National Socialist German Workers Party. See the work of the symbologist Dr. Rex Curry. rexcurry.net/pledge2.html
The early pledge began with a military salute that was then extended out toward the flag. In practice, the second gesture was performed palm-down with a stiff-arm when the military salute was merely pointed out at the flag. Thus, the military salute led to the Nazi salute in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States. rexcurry.net/45th-infantry-division-swastika-sooner-soldi...
It was not an ancient Roman salute. That is a myth debunked by Dr. Curry, who showed that the myth came from the Pledge.
American national socialists (including Edward Bellamy), in cooperation with Madame Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society, popularized the
use of the Swastika (an ancient symbol) as a modern symbol for socialism long before the symbol was adopted by the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazis). rexcurry.net/book1a1contents-swastika.html
The Bellamys influenced the National Socialist German Workers Party and its dogma, rituals and symbols (including the modern use of the swastika as crossed S-letters for "Socialism" under German National Socialism). Similar alphabetical symbolism was used under the NSDAP for the "SS" division, the "SA," the "NSV," et cetera and similar symbolism is visible today as the Volkswagen VW logo.
Ehemaliges Gasthaus Zur Gräfin
Objekt ID: 39673, Unterer Stadtplatz 14, 16, 18
Katastralgemeinde: Kufstein
Written by Mag. Michael Fritz
Coat of arms of Kufstein districts: Endach, Kufstein, Kufstein-Kaisertal, Kufstein -Stadtberg, Mitterndorf, Morsbach, Thierberg, Weissach, Zell
In the Tischoferhöhle (cavern) in the Kaisertal in 1906 several arrowheads from around 30,000 BC were found. This represents the oldest find of human traces in Tyrol. From the early Bronze Age can be partially derived traces of settlement, in this cave probably being a bronze workshop, as evidenced by various archaeological finds.
Under Roman rule Kufstein was divided into the provinces of Noricum and Rhaetia, the border being formed by the river Inn. In addition to the Roman road from Veldidena to Rosenheim, investigations also revealed two Roman settlement centers in Zell and Langkampfen.
788 Kufstein was first mentioned in the Indiculus Arnonis next cell. This indicates that Zell had survived the turmoil of the Migration Period as a settlement. About the place the Bavarian land acquisition in Tyrol was initiated and also the mission efforts from Salzburg began in Kufstein.
Kufstein belonged to the Duchy of Bavaria and later, in addition to Kitzbühel and Rattenberg, represented a "district court." Was the place in the 11th century still referred to as a village, so Kufstein got in the 13th century the status as a market. For the first time in 1205 also the "castrum" (Castle) was mentioned in a document. The raising to the status of a market and the construction of the castle make the importance of this settlement clear: Through Kufstein, both the waterway over the Inn and the road to Rosenheim led. Was at this time in addition to the Duke of Bavaria also the diocese of Regensburg owner of the castle, so the dukes were able to prevail until 1213 as the sole ruler.
Due to the marriage between the last Görzer Countess of Tyrol, Margarethe Maultasch, with Ludwig von Brandenburg, Kufstein 1342 came as a bridal gift for the first time to Tyrol, but had to be ceded 1369 in the peace of Schärding again to Bavaria. As a result, the development of the settlement and the castle was greatly encouraged by the Bavarians, so that Stephan III. from Bavaria Kufstein in 1393 raised to the city. In addition to the freedoms, the biggest advantage for the population was above all the staple and the selling right. 1415 further reinforcements were made at the castle and from 1480 a trench tax introduced, which was intended for the expansion of the city fortifications. The Ensemble Castle Town was from this time considered impregnable.
1503 broke out the Bavarian War of Succession, which offered for the House of Habsburg the opportunity to bring Kufstein to Tyrol. Emperor Maximilian stood on the side of Albrecht of Upper Bavaria, who promised him for his help against Duke Ruprecht of the Palatinate the district courts of Kufstein, Kitzbühel and Upper Bavaria and already handed over as a pledge. But Hans von Piezenau gave the castle and town of Kufstein to the advancing Palatine troops. Emperor Maximilian responded to this challenge and arrived on October 1, 1504 in front of the city with sufficient artillery. 3 days later, the shelling began, which did not have any effect on the castle, but severely damaged the city. Then Kufstein was handed over to the Habsburgs on October 12th. Only the use of the two big culverins from the Innsbruck armory, "Purlepaus" and "Weckauf", which had been brought on rafts to Kufstein, shot within three days the complex ready for the storm. When Piezenau now wanted to hand over the fortress, the emperor did not accept this offer and on 17 October stormed the castle. The captain and 17 defenders were executed in the episode. In the peace of Cologne, the handover of the 3 courts was confirmed.
Immediately, the fortress and the city were repaired. Instead of the existing keep, a round tower was built to meet the needs of the time, which was equipped with cannons and was able to spread the entire valley. After the peasant wars on Kufstein had passed without conflict, the city was very popular with the Anabaptists, who were severely persecuted by church and secular authorities. By 1580, 22 Kufstein people were executed for their religious beliefs and many others had to emigrate.
In a fire disaster in 1546 a large part of the city was destroyed, which was triggered by a carelessness of passing through papal troops.
In 1555 King Ferdinand I ordered the fortress to be rebuilt. In particular, the city walls were fortified by innumerable bastions and towers.
In the run-up to the Thirty Years' War, a hill was built between Zahmen Kaiser and Kufstein, but was never needed during the war.
In the meantime, with the weekly market and the two fairs a lively economic life had developed in Kufstein: On the one hand, trade flourished, which was strongly promoted by the Staple right, on the other hand, more and more craft enterprises were brought to life. So at that time there were 4 breweries in Kufstein alone.
In the War of Spanish Succession in 1703 the city and fortress Kufstein was threatened by the Bavarians. Under the command of Field Marshal Gschwindt the suburb was lit. The fire overcame the city walls, destroying the city and finally reaching the big tower of the fortress. There were stored large quantities of gunpowder, which exploded and devastated the entire complex. Part of the 500-man crew fled with the population over the Inn, the advancing Bavarians could take the fortress and only by the Ilbesheimer contract Kufstein came back to Tyrol.
In 1782, under the direction of the court architect Gumpp the fortress was again expanded. Above all, the Josefsburg was richly equipped with casemates.
In the 3rd Coalition War, the fortress was taken by the French under General Deroy and came in the peace of Bratislava 1805 to Bavaria. During the Tyrolean freedom fight, the Tyrolean shooters tried several times unsuccessfully to take the fortress. Unlike the fortress, however, they had taken the city by storm and the population suffered from the reprisals of both warring parties. After Napoleon's defeat, Kufstein returned to Tyrol on July 7, 1814.
This war had greatly changed Kufstein: the economic power had almost come to a standstill and the construction took a long time. The fort itself had lost much of its military importance and served from then on only as a garrison and the Emperor's Tower as a state prison. In 1865 the prison was closed and in 1888 the last garrison left.
From 1849 onwards, the city once again enjoyed a boom by the Kink family, which at that time set up a cement plant, donated a hospital and had the former moat filled up, which allowed the city to expand and connect the suburbs with the city.
1858 the railway line Rosenheim Kufstein Innsbruck was opened, 1867 the Brenner railway. As a result, while the inland navigation lost its right to exist, but Kufstein developed into an extremely important customs station.
The first kindergarten in Tyrol was founded in 1870, with the first Kindergärtnerinnenbildungsanstalt (Nursery School Teacher Educational Establishment) in Austria also starting here.
Geschrieben von Mag. Michael Fritz
Wappen von Kufstein Ortsteile: Endach, Kufstein, Kufstein-Kaisertal, Kufstein -Stadtberg, Mitterndorf, Morsbach, Thierberg, Weissach, Zell
In der Tischoferhöhle im Kaisertal wurden 1906 mehrere Pfeilspitzen aus der Zeit um 30.000 vor Christus gefunden. Dies stellt den ältesten Fund menschlicher Spuren in Tirol dar. Aus der frühen Bronzezeit lassen sich schon teilweise Besiedelungsspuren ableiten, wobei sich in dieser Höhle wahrscheinlich eine Bronzewerkstatt befand, wie verschiedenste archäologische Funde belegen.
Unter römischer Herrschaft war Kufstein auf die Provinzen Noricum und Rätien aufgeteilt, wobei der Inn die Grenze bildete. Neben der Römerstrasse von Veldidena nach Rosenheim, ergaben Untersuchungen auch zwei römische Siedlungskerne in Zell und Langkampfen .
788 wurde erstmals Kufstein im Indiculus Arnonis neben Zell genannt. Dies deutet daraufhin, dass Zell die Wirren der Völkerwanderungszeit als Siedlung überstanden hatte. Über den Ort wurde die bayrische Landnahme in Tirol eingeleitet und auch die Missionsbestrebungen von Salzburg aus, nahmen ihren Anfang in Kufstein.
Kufstein gehörte zum Herzogtum Bayern und stellte später neben Kitzbühel und Rattenberg ein „Landgericht" dar. Wurde der Ort im 11. Jahrhundert noch als Dorf bezeichnet, so erhielt Kufstein im 13. Jahrhundert den Status als Markt. Erstmals wurde auch 1205 das „castrum" (Burg) urkundlich erwähnt. Die Markterhebung und auch die Errichtung der Burg machen die Bedeutung dieser Siedlung deutlich: Durch Kufstein führte sowohl der Wasserweg über den Inn als auch die Strasse nach Rosenheim. War zu dieser Zeit neben dem Herzog von Bayern auch das Bistum Regensburg Besitzer der Burganlage, so konnten sich die Herzöge bis 1213 als alleinige Herrscher durchsetzen.
Durch die Ehe zwischen der letzten Görzer Gräfin von Tirol, Margarethe Maultasch, mit Ludwig von Brandenburg, kam Kufstein 1342 als Brautgeschenk erstmals zu Tirol, musste aber 1369 im Frieden von Schärding wiederum an Bayern abgetreten werden. In der Folge wurde der Ausbau der Siedlung und der Burg von den Bayern stark gefördert, sodass Stephan III. von Bayern Kufstein im Jahre 1393 zur Stadt erhob. Der größte Vorteil für die Bevölkerung war neben den Freiheiten vor allem das Stapel und Niederlagsrecht. 1415 wurden weitere Verstärkungen an der Burg vorgenommen und ab 1480 eine Grabensteuer eingeführt, welche für den Ausbau der Stadtbefestigung vorgesehen war. Das Ensemble Burg Stadt galt ab dieser Zeit als uneinnehmbar.
1503 brach der bayrische Erbfolgekrieg aus, der für das Haus Habsburg die Möglichkeit bot, Kufstein an Tirol zu bringen. Kaiser Maximilian stellte sich auf Seiten Albrecht von Oberbayern, der ihm für seine Hilfe gegen Herzog Ruprecht von der Pfalz die Landgerichte Kufstein, Kitzbühel und Oberbayern versprach und bereits als Pfand übergab. Hans von Piezenau übergab aber Burg und Stadt Kufstein den anrückenden pfälzischen Truppen. Kaiser Maximilian reagierte auf diese Herausforderung und traf am 1. Oktober 1504 vor der Stadt mit ausreichender Artillerie ein. 3 Tage später begann der Beschuss, der zwar gegen die Burg keine Wirkung zeigte, die Stadt aber stark beschädigte. Daraufhin wurde Kufstein am 12. Oktober an den Habsburger übergeben. Erst der Einsatz der zwei großen Feldschlagen aus dem Innsbrucker Zeughaus, „Purlepaus" und „Weckauf", welche auf Flößen nach Kufstein gebracht worden waren, schossen binnen drei Tagen die Anlage sturmreif. Als Piezenau nun die Festung übergeben wollte, akzeptierte der Kaiser dieses Angebot nicht und ließ am 17. Oktober die Burg stürmen. Der Burghauptmann und 17 Verteidiger wurden in der Folge hingerichtet. Im Friedensschluss von Köln wurde die Übergabe der 3 Gerichte bestätigt.
Sofort wurden die Festung und die Stadt wieder Instand gesetzt. Anstelle des bisherigen Bergfriedes wurde nun ein den Erfordernissen der Zeit entsprechender Rundturm errichtet, der mit Kanonen bestückt wurde und das gesamte Tal bestreichen konnte. Nachdem die Bauerkriege an Kufstein ohne Konflikte vorübergegangen waren, machte sich in der Stadt ein starker Zulauf zu den Wiedertäufern breit, die von kirchlichen als auch von weltlichen Behörden stark verfolgt wurden. Bis 1580 wurden 22 Kufsteiner wegen ihrer religiösen Überzeugung hingerichtet und viele andere mussten auswandern.
Bei einer Brandkatastrophe wurde 1546 ein großer Teil der Stadt zerstört, welche durch eine Unachtsamkeit durchziehender päpstlicher Truppen ausgelöst wurde.
1555 wurde durch einen Befehl König Ferdinands I. die Festungsanlage wiederum ausgebaut: So wurde vor allem die Stadtmauer durch unzählige Bastionen und Türmen verstärkt.
Im Vorfeld des 30 jährigen Krieges wurden eine Schanze zwischen Zahmen Kaiser und Kufstein errichtet, die aber im Kriegsverlauf niemals benötigt wurde.
In der Zwischenzeit hatte sich in Kufstein mit dem Wochenmarkt und den 2 Jahrmärkten ein reges wirtschaftliches Leben entwickelt: Einerseits florierte der Handel, der durch das Stappelrecht stark gefördert wurde, andererseits wurden immer mehr Handwerksbetriebe ins Leben gerufen. So befanden sich zu dieser Zeit allein 4 Bierbrauereien in Kufstein.
Im Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg wurde 1703 die Stadt und Festung Kufstein von den Bayern bedroht. Unter dem Kommando von Feldmarschall Gschwindt wurde die Vorstadt angezündet, wobei das Feuer die Stadtmauer überwand, die Stadt zerstörte und schließlich bis in den großen Turm der Festung kam. Dort wurden große Mengen Schießpulver gelagert, welche explodierte und die gesamte Anlage verwüstete. Ein Teil der 500 Mann zählenden Besatzung floh mit der Bevölkerung über den Inn, die nachrückenden Baiern konnten die Festung einnehmen und erst durch den Ilbesheimer Vertrag kam Kufstein zurück an Tirol.
1782 wurde unter der Leitung des Hofbaumeisters Gumpp die Festung wiederum ausgebaut. Vor allem wurde die Josefsburg mit Kasematten reich ausgestattet.
Im 3. Koalitionskrieg wurde die Festung durch die Franzosen unter General Deroy eingenommen und kam im Frieden von Pressburg 1805 zu Bayern. Während des Tiroler Freiheitskampfes versuchten die Tiroler Schützen mehrmals erfolglos die Festung einzunehmen. Im Gegensatz zur Festung hatten sie aber die Stadt im Sturm erobert und die Bevölkerung litt unter den Repressalien beider Kriegsparteien. Nach der Niederlage Napoleons kam am 7. Juli 1814 Kufstein wieder zu Tirol.
Dieser Krieg hatte Kufstein stark verändert: die wirtschaftliche Kraft war beinahe zum Erliegen gekommen und der Aufbau dauerte lange. Die Festung selbst hatte ihre militärische Bedeutung stark verloren und diente fortan nur mehr als Garnison und der Kaiserturm als Staatsgefängnis. 1865 wurde das Gefängnis geschlossen und 1888 zog die letzte Garnison aus.
Ab 1849 nahm die Stadt wiederum einen Aufschwung durch die Familie Kink, welche zu dieser Zeit ein Zementwerk errichtete, ein Krankenhaus stiftete und den ehemaligen Stadtgraben auffüllen ließ, wodurch sich die Stadt ausdehnen konnte, bzw. eine Verbindung zwischen Vorstadt und Stadt hergestellt wurde.
1858 wurde die Bahnlinie Rosenheim Kufstein Innsbruck eröffnet, 1867 die Brennerbahn. Dadurch verlor zwar die Innschiffahrt ihre Daseinsberechtigung, aber Kufstein entwickelte sich zu einer extrem wichtigen Zollstation.
1870 wurde der erste Kindergarten Tirols gegründet, wobei auch die erste Kindergärtnerinnenbildungsanstalt Österreichs hier ihren Anfang nahm.
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Vogue had rented two WorkCycles bakfietsen (classic cargo bikes) for a street photoshoot on Dam Square and I was invited to shoot my own pics. While that was going down, I deemed it noteworthy to record the rest of the street scenes as well. Keeping it real, so to speak, as it transpires. Top models, all dressed up in their fashionables, on bakfietsen. You don't see that often, but nothing extraordinary, really. The sorority girls and frat boys (pledges and seniors) were dressed up too, not for the journey, either. Many had their bikes color coordinated with their respective houses, also quite a tradition. Frat boys in suit and tie, casual, and the rest of the streetscape filled with other Amsterdammers going from A to B. The point of the story: models on bakfietsen are easy on the eyes, yet if you think about it, they really just blend in with the rest of us.
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Chile, the current Presidency of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention, is marking seventeen years of treaty successes, and calling on all parties to redouble their efforts in one "Last Stretch" to meet the Convention's humanitarian goals to the fullest extent possible by 2025.
In 2014 the States Parties reaffirmed their commitment to ending the era of anti-personnel mines once and for all, and aspiring to meet these goals to the fullest extent possible by 2025.
To achieve these aims, the Convention’s Presidency will be hosting the First Pledging Conference for Implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, at the highest level possible on Wednesday, 2 March from 15:00-18:00 in Room XXV, UN Geneva.
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Nearly 30 States, international and non-governmental organisations attended the Seventh Pledging Conference of the AP Mine Ban Convention.
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"Pledge of Allegiance" in Downtown Holland, MI was created by Glenna Goodacre. Goodacre's most famous work is the Vietnam Women's Memorial,
FCK mascot helps garrison kickoff Combined Federal Campaign
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Lt. Col. Lars Zetterstrom, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern, kicked off this year's Combined Federal Campaign by shooting soccer balls at a goal tended by Betzi, the friendly devil mascot from Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern.
After taking his shots, Zetterstrom said he wanted his donation to go toward the Family Support and Youth Programs, where funds go toward youth sports in Kaiserslautern. Soldiers and government civilians are known for their giving nature, Zetterstrom said, adding that he hopes this year that they will consider donating to CFC.
“Many federal employees are altruistic and want to do something better than themselves,” Zetterstrom said. “This is just a small way they can give to the local community or charities around the world.”
Last year, federal employees in the Kaiserslautern area contributed more than $325,000 – more than any other Army garrison in Europe, said Antonnete Fernandez, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s community area project officer.
“This year we would like to go above that,” Fernandez said. “CFC gives you an opportunity to give to someone less fortunate. There are hundreds of charities, from cancer care to mosquito netting for children in Africa.”
CFC is an American tradition that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The campaign runs until the beginning of December. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy launched the program as a way for federal employees to donate to causes of their choice. Each year, hundreds of thousands of dollars are donated to good causes.
Employees can get pledge cards from their unit's CFC program manager or donate online, Fernandez said.
The Oct. 3 lunch time campaign kickoff was held at Pulaski Park. Garrison staff fired up a grill, serving barbequed hamburgers and hotdogs. Afterward, Zetterstrom climbed into a dunking booth. For a small donation, garrison staff took turns tossing balls to dunk Zetterstrom, Command Sgt. Maj. Gene Canada and other garrison leaders. Nearby, children got their faces pained and played on an inflatable castle.
Under soccer goal netting, Betzi – who represents the local German “Bundesliga” soccer team, known locally as FCK – joined garrison leaders to cut a ceremonial cake. The military community’s ongoing commitment to charities, despite difficult economic times, shows something unique about those who serve in Kaiserslautern, Fernandez said.
“It means that we care,” Fernandez said. “We want to make a difference in our world.”
New pledges rush to their new sorority sisters during rush day at Clemson University Aug. 31, 2015. (Photo by Ken Scar)
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Description: The 1928 Pledge class for Gamma Phi Beta stands on the steps of Old Main.
Date: 10-09-1928
ID: ASo76-P43.1
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