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Video link of this episode is below. Old pic I have that I forgot about. This was in Sturgis, back in '05 when we were filming for a video about Sugar Bear. I ended up being in the video a bit more than I thought. The show was called "American Biker".
Published in the Schmap!! London Guide at www.schmap.com/london/nightlife_westminster/#mapview=Map&... and at www.schmap.com/?m=iphone#uid=london&sid=nightlife_pub....
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. It was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book. Montgomery found her inspiration for the book on an old piece of paper that she had written at a young age, describing a couple that were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. Montgomery also drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural Prince Edward Island. Montgomery used a photograph of Evelyn Nesbit, which she had clipped from New York’s Metropolitan Magazine, and pasted the framed clipping on the wall of her bedroom, as the model for the face of Anne Shirley, the book's main character. Montgomery also found inspiration in the "formula Ann" orphan stories, the Anns without the e. Other characters, like Gilbert Blythe, were modelled, in part, on real-life characters. Montgomery wrote the novel in the twilight of the day, sitting at her window and overlooking the fields of Cavendish. Since publication, Anne of Green Gables has sold more than 50 million copies. In addition, this book is taught to students around the world.
i did a shoot for a philippine theater group here in tokyo..
they are going to stage a play in shibuya this sunday..
the play is called DULAWITOG
a mix of play, and songs.
the shot was from metropolis magazine issue March 6, 2009.. :)
Photo taken and published with permission.
Mount Royal (French: mont Royal, IPA: [mɔ̃ ʁwajal]) is a hill in the city of Montreal, immediately west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the city to which it gave its name.
The hill is part of the Monteregian Hills situated between the Laurentians and the Appalachians. It gave its Latin name, Mons Regius, to the Monteregian chain.
The hill consists of three peaks: Colline de la Croix (or Mont Royal proper) at 233 m (764 ft), Colline d'Outremont (or Mount Murray, in the borough of Outremont) at 211 m (692 ft), and Westmount Summit at 201 m (659 ft) elevation above mean sea level.
The park contains two belvederes, the more prominent of which is the Kondiaronk Belvedere, a semicircular plaza with a chalet, overlooking downtown Montreal. Built in 1906, it is named for the Petun chief Kondiaronk, whose influence led to a major peace accord between the French, Iroquois and other First Nations in 1701. As of 2009, the Kondiaronk chalet's snack bar is being shuttered, with plans to replace it with healthier fare.
Other features of the park are Beaver Lake, a small artificial lake; a short ski slope; cross-country skiing trails; a sculpture garden; and Smith House, an interpretive centre. At the foot of the hill, overlooking Park Avenue, the park features George-Étienne Cartier Monument, home to the Tam Tams, and a gazebo which has been recently named in honour of Mordecai Richler.
The lush forest was badly damaged both by mayor Drapeau’s morality cuts (to remove any opportunity for people to have sex in the bushes) of the mid-1950s and by the Ice Storm of 1998, but has since largely recovered. The forest is a green jewel rising above downtown Montreal, and is known for its beautiful autumn foliage as well as extensive hiking and cross-country ski trails. Biking is restricted to the main gravel roads. (Wikipedia)
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Something from yesterday's trip to the greenhouse. Thanks to Rona for such a nice display in our Metro section!
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Schön, Sandra; Ebner, Martin & Kurma, Swapna (2014). The Maker Movement. Implications of new digital gadgets, fabrication tools and spaces for creative learning and teaching. In: eLearning Papers, 39, July 2014, pp.14-25., URL: www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/article/Learning-in-cyber-p...
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My photo was selected for the certificates given to new Pacific Battleship Center members.... plankowners.... between now and December 23rd ! www.pacificbattleship.com/memb10.html Starting at just 25 bucks.
(From the PBC website:) " Plank Owner Memberships
In order to reward those who demonstrate their early faith in our organization, The Pacific Battleship Center has created our Plank Owner Membership program. Plank Owner Members get special privileges, such as being invited on board the ship before the general public and having their names forever inscribed on a commemorative plaque. But that's just the beginning. The higher the donation amount, the more benefits a plank owner receives."
Published by Walker Books in 1987.
Dudley is a sleepy dormouse who lives in an old hollow tree. In this adventure story he discovers that making plum jam is an extremely sticky business.
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard published by Fred Harvey.
On the back of the card is printed:
'The Hopi House is an exact reproduction
of a Hopi Indian pueblo. It is an irregular
stone structure plastered with adobe and
rising three stories high.
Here are Hopi men, women and children -
some decorating and burning pottery,
others spinning yarn and weaving squaw
dresses and blankets, and perhaps some
maidens weaving a basket.
Several rooms in the Hopi House are
devoted to a rare and costly exhibit of
Indian handicraft'.
Fred Harvey
Fred's company obviously had a financial interest in the Hopi House as the following makes clear.
Frederick Henry Harvey was born in the UK in 1835. He emigrated to the United States when he was 17.
He became an entrepreneur, developing the Harvey House lunch rooms, also restaurants, souvenir shops and hotels.
He created the first restaurant chain in America, and is reputed to have 'civilised' the Wild West.
Fred was also known for pioneering the art of commercial cultural tourism. His 'Indian Detours' were meant to provide an authentic Native American experience by having actors stage a certain lifestyle in the desert in order to sell tickets to unwitting tourists.
The tour guides he used were attractive women in outfits becoming their figures. This tactic was adapted from his restaurants, where 'Harvey Girls' worked as waitresses.
Fred was also a postcard publisher - he touted postcards as 'The best way to promote your hotel or restaurant'.
Fred died in 1901 in Leavenworth Kansas at the relatively young age of 65. His legacy remained in the family until the death of a grandson in 1965.
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. It is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Indian Reservation, the Havasupai Indian Reservation and the Navajo Nation.
President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of the preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.
While some aspects about the history of incision of the canyon are debated by geologists, several recent studies indicate that the Colorado River established its course through the area about 5 to 6 million years ago.
Since that time, the Colorado River has driven the down-cutting of the tributaries and retreat of the cliffs, simultaneously deepening and widening the canyon.
For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans, who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site, and made pilgrimages to it.
The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
The Bright Angel Trail
The Bright Angel Trail is a hiking trail located in Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S. state of Arizona.
The trail originates at Grand Canyon Village on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, descending 4380 feet to the Colorado River. It has an average grade of 10% along its entire length. At trail's end, the River Trail continues another 1.9 miles to the Bright Angel Campground and Phantom Ranch.
These two trails combined are the most common method used to access Phantom Ranch by hikers and mules.
Two trails cross or join the Bright Angel Trail:
-- One is an intersection with the Tonto Trail at Indian Garden, leading toward the Monument Use Area to the west, and to the South Kaibab Trail 4.7 miles (7.6 km) to the east.
-- The other is the River Trail, which officially begins when the Bright Angel Trail reaches the Colorado River at the River Resthouse.
Condition of the Bright Angel Trail
Grand Canyon National Park categorizes the Bright Angel Trail as a corridor trail. With this designation it receives regular maintenance and patrols by park rangers.
Water Availability
Water is available from the trans-canyon pipeline at the Mile-and-a-half Resthouse, the Three Mile Resthouse, and Indian Garden. During cooler months (usually October–April) the two higher elevation resthouses are shut off from the water supply to prevent the pipeline from freezing.
Below Indian Garden, both Garden Creek and Pipe Creek flow year-round. Water is also available at the River Resthouse from the Colorado River. All water from natural sources must be filtered, treated, or boiled prior to consuming.
Camping
Hikers can camp at Indian Garden Campground or at the Bright Angel Campground. At either site, they can stay overnight with a permit issued by the Grand Canyon National Park Backcountry Information Center.
Overnight use of the campgrounds is regulated by the National Park Service, and they regulate the maximum number of groups (7 to 11 people) and parties (1 to 6 people), as well as a maximum total number of persons.
Use permits are available on a first-come, first-served basis from the park's Backcountry Information Center. Requests are taken beginning on the 1st. day of the month, up to four months before the requested first night of camping.
Hazards
Hazards that hikers can encounter along the Bright Angel Trail include dehydration, hyperhydration, sudden rainstorms, flash flooding, loose footing, boot-packed ice, rockfall, encounters with wildlife, and extreme heat.
At the Colorado River, additional hazards include hypothermia (due to the river's consistently cold temperatures), trauma (due to collisions with boulders in rapids), and drowning.
Also, the trail is used by the mules transporting people and gear to and from the bottom of the canyon. Although these mules are highly trained, the trail is narrow in some places, and care must be given to give mules the right of way.
The trail also has many switchbacks, and a bad fall can result in serious injuries. Squirrel bites at Plateau Point are the leading cause of animal injuries to park visitors.
History of the Bright Angel Trail
-- Havasupai
The upper part of the trail was originally built by the Havasupai people for access to the water source of present-day Garden Creek. The Havasupai settled seasonally in this area, now known as Indian Garden.
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt ordered them to leave the area, to make way for a park. However, it was not until 1928 that the last Havasupai left, forced out by the National Park Service.
-- Ralph Cameron
Ralph H. Cameron, who would later become a United States senator (1921–27), settled on the canyon rim in 1890, and began improving the old Havasupai trail.
It was at this time that the trail was extended all the way to the Colorado River. Once official control of the trail fell to Cameron, he named it the Bright Angel Trail, commonly referred to in its early years as Cameron's Trail, and began charging a $1 toll to access it, plus additional fees for drinking water and the use of outhouses at Indian Garden.
-- The Kolb Brothers
Ellsworth Kolb arrived at the Grand Canyon to work as a bellboy at the Bright Angel Hotel in 1901. The next year, Ellsworth invited his brother Emery to come to the canyon as the possibility of mine work opened up. However, John Hance's asbestos mine closed before he arrived, leaving Emery unemployed. (Given that this was asbestos, the closure was probably quite fortunate for the brothers).
Shortly after this, Emery discovered a photography business for sale in Williams, Arizona. He purchased the business for US$425 (equivalent to about $13,300 in 2021) and moved the operation back to the Grand Canyon.
He and Ellsworth began taking photographs of visitors who took the mule rides down Cameron's trail, charging a fee for the pictures.
The Cameron family leased a small piece of land nearby to Emery, where the two brothers set up a photography studio in a tent to develop and sell their photos.
The business was profitable, and after a few years the Kolb brothers built their permanent studio building on the rim of the canyon. Rock was blasted away to provide the foundation for the building, which is perched slightly below rim level.
Ellsworth left the venture in 1924, but Emery continued operating the studio until his death in 1976. The present-day Kolb Studio is operated by the Grand Canyon Association as a gift shop, art studio, and history center.
Competition With Cameron
To compete with Cameron, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway improved an existing horsethief trail in Hermit Canyon (the Hermit Trail) in 1911.
In 1924, the newly created National Park Service began construction of the South Kaibab Trail near Yaki Point as an additional bypass for Cameron's tolls.
National Park Service Control
After a long series of legal battles, the Bright Angel Trail was turned over to the National Park Service in 1928.
Bright Angel Trail Statistics
-- Length -- 8.0 mi (12.9 km); 9.9 mi (15.9 km) to Phantom Ranch via River Trail
-- Elevation change -- 4,380 ft (1,340 m)
-- Highest point -- South Rim, 6,860 ft (2,090 m)
-- Lowest point -- Colorado River, 2,480 ft (760 m)
-- Difficulty Level -- 'Strenuous'
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This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 29th of September 1915.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images and have any stories and information to add please comment below.
Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
Information published in the 1980 Program for Chatham Navy Days
On behalf of everyone in HMS ARROW I am proud to welcome you onboard one of the newer ships of the Fleet and hope that you will find your visit interesting.
HMS ARROW is one of the Navy's Type 21 Class Frigates. Powered entirely by gas turbine engines, she is capable of very rapid acceleration and deceleration. She is armed with 4 Exocet anti-Ship missiles, a highly accurate 4.5 inch gun and Seacat surface-to-air missiles. Additionally she carries the LYNX helicopter for use both in anti-submarine and anti-surface Ship operations. A high degree of automation in Type 21 Frigates has produced a significant reduction in manpower needs with HMS ARROW's crew consisting of 11 Officers and 160 ratings.
HMS ARROW took part in the Group 8 Deployment last year and visited, The Seychelles, Australia, New Zealand, 3 South Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, India and Israel before returning to UK just before Christmas. We were received with great hospitality everywhere and the friendliness of everyone indicates the affection still felt towards the United Kingdom. The deployment was not all play and successful exercises were held with the Royal Australian, the Royal New Zealand and American Navies. The Group 8 Deployment also provided a much needed UK military presence East of Suez, as visible evidence to the Soviets that the West has major interests (both trade and political) in that area and still possesses the capability to deploy for sustained operations.
This year is, perhaps, less exciting, with HMS ARROW being engaged on a series of important equipment trials and training tasks. There are also several foreign visits planned to give the variety essential for a balanced programme.
Photographed at Chatham on 25 May 1980 , seen alongside and inboard of HMS AMAZON
The Postcard
A carte postale published by J. Winling of Charleville. Note the poster on the left advertising 'Cycles Rochet'.
The card was posted in Rennes on Wednesday the 17th. June 1908 to:
Mademoiselle Romanie Patheis,
Chez Mme Bogaert Notaire,
39, Rue de la Clef,
Hazebrouck.
Rethel
Rethel is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. It is the third-most important city and economic centre in the department.
It is situated on the river Aisne, near the northern border of Champagne and 37 km from Reims.
Its inhabitants are called Rethélois.
-- Rethel in World War II
During World War II Rethel was the site of heavy combat from May to June 1940 during the Battle of France. French troops under Jean de Lattre de Tassigny repelled German assaults on the town for a month before it fell.
Jay MacDonald
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 17th. June 1908, James Alexander MacDonald was born in Dingwall in the Scottish Highlands. He became a botanist and plant pathologist. Friends and family called him Jay MacDonald.
Although sickly in his early life, he had developed a love of active sports by his late teens, including rugby and hockey.
Jay was home-educated by his mother at Kilmacolm, then at Inverness Royal Academy. He then went to Edinburgh University to study agriculture, but decided to also study botany as a joint degree.
He continued as a postgraduate in botany, gaining his doctorate in 1935. He then began lecturing in botany at St. Andrews University, and was given his Professorship in 1961. In the same year he became the joint founder and official keeper of St Andrews Botanic Garden.
In the Second World War Jay served as a flight lieutenant in the RAF in India and Malaya, mainly working in radar.
In 1940 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Robert James Douglas Graham, Sir William Wright Smith, Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson and Alexander Nelson. He served as Vice President of the Society from 1961 to 1964.
-- Bibliography of Jay MacDonald
Jay's publications included:
'Introduction to Mycology' (1951)
'Trees in St. Andrews' (1971)
'Plant Science and Scientists in St. Andrews' (1984)
-- Retirement and Death of Jay MacDonald
Jay retired in 1977, and in later life he developed a love of golf, and was ideally located in St. Andrews for this pastime. He was also a keen angler.
James died in St Andrews on the 26th. April 1997.
This was published in the Edinburgh Evening News - taken nine days' previously.
I love these cranes - sadly their 'use' is a home to pigeons or other birds
Postcard published by Louis Kaufman and Sons, Baltimore, MD. Card mailed August 15, 1919 to E. L. Rinehart in Canton, OH. Message reads "We landed here at this ferry from Portsmouth. The bay was full of battleships. George."
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Sunday we walked 6.8km but who's counting. My Android App in my smartphone that's who. I wanted a GPS (GPX, actually) track that could be published online so anyone could find this route and walk it. This circle-route could be started from anywhere along the route but for those arriving by vehicle or public transit bus, Iona St. is as good a starting point as any.
The Iona loop is 5km in length but we walked a bit farther as we took in the market then walked home.
The entire 5km loop is outlined in the following:
If one arrives by vehicle, there is roadside parking beside Horner Park on the northern end of Iona Drive. Proceed southward on Iona Dr. -- cross Cedar Hill Cross Rd. using the controlled crosswalk -- then continue up Glastonbury Rd. to peak on Mt. Tolmie. One does not walk up Mayfair Dr. but once reaching the top of Glastonbury one makes an immediate right turn onto the Mt. Tolmie park trail system. The entire mountain can be explored using this park trail system. Once atop the mountain the eastbound trail can be picked up at the stone staircase beside the reservoir. The reservoir is identified by its large concrete surface. Follow the trail eastward until some rooftops of houses become visible; here one must pick up the unmarked trail to one's righthand side. It's unfortunate this trailhead is not marked properly as it leads to the secret footpath out onto Rattenbury Plc. From here one follows residential neighbourhood roads eastward on Frederick Norris Rd. to cross Henderson Rd. into Emmanuel Baptist Church's parking lot (on the S.E. corner). Transit the church's property heading south to pick up the Henderson Park Chiptrail. Make a right turn once on the chiptrail and continue walking southward until arriving at the Oak Bay Recreational Centre. After using the restroom facilities head north across Cedar Hill Cross Road and follow Haro Road (which is not a road but a trail) to the parking lot at the University of Victoria (UVic) and hang a left heading westward. Pickup the alumni Trail and bear left at each fork-in-the-tail until arriving where there's a triangular section where the trails meet -- turn right here. Once across Henderson Road, enter Finnerty Gardens through the first gate. Continue west until exiting the gardens. Cut through the parking lot to get on the sidewalk beside UVic's connector road to Gordon Head Road. Cross this road and turn southbound to Varsity Rd. Turn right (west) on Varsity and follow it all the way down to Horner Park where one's vehicle was parked. If one continues through Horner Park to Palo Alto St., there will be found the main parking lot for this park. It's usually empty most days except Wednesday's when it's overflow parking from the church's bazaar and sale.
GPS Coordinates for the unmarked trail eastbound toward Rattenbury Plc.
48°27'25.16"N 123°19'20.00"W
Scan from book published in 1904. FLIEGENDE BLATTER. This image is IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN and you may use them as you like, though I'd love it if you left a comment when you do use them.
ALSO: I do not speak German and have not translated this, so I have no idea what it says. If you feel like translating, please do! I'd love to know what this says.
A note on racist imagery: these images are appalling to me, but I think it's important not to hide history, but to expose it and study it. I post these images in that spirit and ask that you think carefully before you comment on them. The racist cartoon continues on page 11.
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La star del blues inglese John Mayall sarà in Italia per tre date il prossimo autunno: sabato 17 ottobre all’Auditorium Manzoni di Bologna, domenica 18 ottobre al Teatro Civico di La Spezia e lunedì 19 ottobre all’Alcatraz di Milano.
John Mayall è un cantante, armonicista, chitarrista, e tastierista inglese di fama internazionale, per lungo tempo il punto di riferimento fondamentale per la scena blues del suo paese. Il suo complesso, i Bluesbreakers, ha rappresentato la formazione di transizione e di connessione tra il blues revival degli anni cinquanta e il blues rock degli anni sessanta.
La carriera di John Mayall, classe 1933, inizia col singolo “Crawling Up The Hill / Mr. James” e si snoda in una lunga serie di collaborazioni eccezionali, dall’apertura dei primi tour inglesi di John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker e Sonny Boy Williamson fino alla formazione dei Bluesbreakers. Sarà questa vera e propria fucina di talenti, che annovera tra i suoi componenti Mick Taylor e Mick Fleetwood, a fargli raggiungere la popolarità nella seconda metà degli anni ’60, grazie a capisaldi del blues inglese quali “John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton”. Negli anni ’70 Mayall esplora ulteriormente jazz, rock e blues insieme a performer quali Blue Mitchell, Red Holloway, Larry Taylor e Harvey Mandel; nel 1982 decide di riformare i Bluesbreakers e riesce a convincere Mick Taylor, ormai un Rolling Stone, a partire in tour e a registrare il concerto live “Blues Alive” in compagnia di ospiti eccellenti come Etta James, Albert King, Buddy Guy e Junior Wells.
Negli ultimi dieci anni Mayall ha continuato a pubblicare lavori per la sua etichetta online Private Stash Records, tra i quali “Time Capsule” (raccolta di registrazioni live del periodo 1957-62) e “Boogie Woogie Man” (selezione di performance soliste). Il 30 maggio scorso esce il suo ultimo album di inediti, “A Special Life”.
Rocky Athas - Guitar
Greg Rzab - Bass
Jay Davenport - Drums
This picture was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, with the following caption:
🇫🇷 version FR 👇] Day 221 orbit 3426 — What happens to our muscles when they no longer have to fight gravity? That’s one of the questions behind Myotones, an experiment looking at how our muscles adapt to life in space.
The measurements are quick and non-invasive: a small handheld device applies a brief, painless pressure pulse and measures properties such as muscle tone, stiffness and elasticity during spaceflight. Understanding these changes can help scientists learn more about human resting muscle tone, which is still not fully understood.
As nearly always with research in space, what we learn up here can also be useful down on Earth. The findings could contribute to better ways of preventing or treating muscle stiffness and loss of function, particularly in older people, people on prolonged bed rest or those with sedentary lifestyles. Go science! 🔬
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Jour 221, orbite 3426 – Que se passe-t-il au cœur de nos muscles lorsqu’ils n’ont plus à lutter contre la gravité ? C’est l’une des questions posée par Myotones, une expérience qui étudie la façon dont nos muscles s’adaptent à la vie dans l’espace.
Les mesures sont rapides et non invasives : un petit appareil portatif applique une brève pression, indolore, et mesure différentes propriétés des muscles, comme leur tonus, leur rigidité et leur élasticité pendant le vol spatial. Comprendre ces changements pourrait aider les scientifiques à mieux comprendre le tonus musculaire humain au repos.
Et comme très souvent avec la recherche spatiale, ce que nous apprenons ici peut avoir des applications sur Terre. Ces résultats pourraient contribuer à développer de meilleures méthodes pour prévenir ou traiter la raideur musculaire et la perte de fonction musculaire, notamment chez les personnes âgées, les personnes alitées pendant de longues périodes ou celles ayant un mode de vie sédentaire. Vive la science ! 🔬
Credit: ESA/NASA
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Published by dr Guenter harnisch Verlags GmbH, Nuernberg.
wonderful Hagiography published in English by German company. No need to overthrow him in a NATO inspired coup - he's our man.
This photograph was published in the Illustrated Chronicle on the 8th of March 1916.
During the Great War the Illustrated Chronicle published photographs of soldiers and sailors from Newcastle and the North East of England, which had been in the news. The photographs were sent in by relatives and give us a glimpse into the past.
The physical collection held by Newcastle Libraries comprises bound volumes of the newspaper from 1910 to 1925. We are keen to find out more about the people in the photographs. If you recognise anyone in the images and have any stories or information to add please comment below.
Copies of this photograph may be ordered from us, for more information see: www.newcastle.gov.uk/tlt Please make a note of the image reference number above to help speed up your order.
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Giovedì 12 Dicembre 2013, Forum di Assago, Finale di X Factor 7: prima ancora dell’inizio del talent, già si parlava di questo evento.
Un palco mai visto prima in un programma televisivo: 650 motorizzati, 1000 metri di americana in quota, 188 punti motore, 800 metri quadri di ledwall cielo-terra. Un allestimento costruito grazie all’impegno di 200 tecnici e in appena 65 ore.
In gara per lo scettro che l'anno scorso è stato di Chiara Galiazzo, Violetta, Michele, Aba e Ape Escape, rispettivamente della squadra di Mika (under donne), Morgan (under uomini), Elio (over 25 uomini) e Simona Ventura (gruppi vocali).
La puntata è attesissima anche per gli ospiti tra i quali spiccano gli One Direction (idoli delle teenagers, lanciati proprio dall'edizione inglese di X Factor del 2010, in cui si classificarono terzi), Marco Mengoni, Giorgia, Elisa e Mario Biondi.
I finalisti si sfideranno per la vittoria dinanzi ad un pubblico di oltre 7mila persone. Come sempre il premio consiste in un contratto discografico con la Sony che per un giovane artista emergente rappresenta una grande opportunità.
La finale di X Factor non andrà in onda solamente su Sky ma anche su Cielo.
The Postcard
A postally unused postcard published prior to 1918 by B.B. of London. The photography was by Hutchinson & Svendsen. The image is a glossy real photograph, and the card has a divided back.
Miss Phyllis Dare
Phyllis Dare (15th. August 1890 – 27th. April 1975) was an English singer and actress, famous for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and other musical theatre in the first half of the 20th century.
The Early Years
Born Phyllis Constance Haddie Dones in Chelsea, London, Dare first performed on stage at the age of nine, in the Christmas pantomime 'Babes in the Wood' (1899).
Later that year, she appeared as Little Christina in 'Ib and Little Christina'. She soon played Mab in the Seymour Hicks musical 'Bluebell in Fairyland', and at the age of 15, she took over the starring role of Angela in 'The Catch of the Season'.
In 1909, Dare created the role of Eileen Cavanagh in the hit musical 'The Arcadians', where she met the producer George Edwardes. This started a long association between the two, who collaborated on productions including 'The Girl in the Train', 'Peggy' and 'The Quaker Girl'.
In 1912, she starred in 'The Sunshine Girl'. In 1913 she joined the cast of 'The Dancing Mistress' as Nancy Joyce at the Adelphi Theatre, and continued to star in successful productions throughout the 1920's, including in the role of Mariana in 'The Lady of the Rose' (1922).
The Later Years
During her later career, she turned to straight plays, some of which included 'Aren't We All' in 1929, 'Words and Music' in 1932, and 'The Fugitives' in 1936.
Phyllis appeared occasionally in films, starring in 'The Argentine Tango and Other Dances' in 1913, 'Dr. Wake's Patient' in 1916, 'Crime on the Hill' in 1933 and 'Debt of Honour' in 1936.
In the 1940's she appeared in a tour of 'Full House', and was later cast in 'Other People's Houses'.
In 1949, Phyllis Dare opened as Marta the mistress in Ivor Novello's musical, 'King's Rhapsody'. The show ran for two years, and was Dare's last theatrical endeavour. She retired to Brighton in 1951, and died at the age of 84.
The Postcard
A postally unused carte postale published by Robert Laillet of Chartres. The card has a divided back.
The statue has unfortunately been vandalised at some point in its history.
Chartres
Chartres is a city and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in France. At the 2019 census, there were 38,534 individuals living in the city.
Chartres is famous worldwide for its Gothic cathedral which is in an exceptional state of preservation. The majority of the original stained glass windows survive intact, while the architecture has seen only minor changes since the early 13th. century.
Part the old town, including most of the library associated with the School of Chartres, was destroyed by Allied bombs in 1944.
The Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, is one of the finest and best preserved Gothic cathedrals in France and in Europe. Its historical and cultural importance has been recognized by its inclusion on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Chartres is built on a hill on the left bank of the river Eure. The medieval cathedral is at the top of the hill, and its two spires are visible from miles away across the flat surrounding lands. To the southeast stretches the fertile plain of Beauce, the "Granary of France", of which the town is the commercial centre.
Chartres cathedral was built on the site of the former Chartres cathedral of Romanesque architecture, which was destroyed by fire (that former cathedral had been built on the ruins of an ancient Celtic temple, later replaced by a Roman temple).
Begun in 1205, the construction of Notre-Dame de Chartres was completed 66 years later.
The stained glass windows of the cathedral were financed by guilds of merchants and craftsmen, and by wealthy noblemen, whose names appear at the bottom. It is not known how the famous and unique blue, bleu de Chartres, of the glass was created, and it has been impossible to replicate it.
Chartres in WWII
In World War II, the city suffered heavy damage, both by bombing and during the battle of Chartres in August 1944, but the cathedral was spared by an American Army officer who challenged the order to destroy it.
On the 16th. August 1944, Colonel Welborn Barton Griffith Jr. questioned the necessity of destroying the cathedral, and volunteered to go behind enemy lines to find out whether the Germans were using it as an observation post.
With his driver, Griffith proceeded to the cathedral and, after searching it all the way up its bell tower, confirmed to Headquarters that it was empty of Germans. The order to destroy the cathedral was withdrawn.
Colonel Griffith was killed in action later on that day in the town of Lèves, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) north of Chartres. For his heroic action both at Chartres and Lèves, Colonel Griffith received, posthumously, decorations awarded by the President of the United States and the U.S. Military, and also from the French government.
Following deep reconnaissance missions and after heavy fighting in and around the city, Chartres was liberated on the 18th. August 1944, by the U.S. 5th. Infantry and 7th. Armored Divisions commanded by General George S. Patton.
Churches of Chartres
The Église Saint-Pierre de Chartres was the church of the Benedictine Abbaye Saint-Père-en-Vallée, founded in the 7th. century by Queen Balthild. At the time of its construction, the abbey was outside the walls of the city. It contains fine stained glass and, formerly, twelve representations of the apostles in enamel, created circa 1547 by Léonard Limosin, which now can be seen in the fine arts museum.
Other noteworthy churches of Chartres are Saint-Aignan (13th., 16th. and 17th. centuries), and Saint-Martin-au-Val (12th. century), inside the Saint-Brice hospital.
Museums of Chartres
Chartres' Museums include:
-- Le Musée des Beaux-Arts, a fine arts museum, housed in the former episcopal palace adjacent to the cathedral.
-- Le Centre International du Vitrail, a workshop-museum and cultural center devoted to stained glass art, located 50 metres (160 feet) from the cathedral.
-- Le Conservatoire du Machinisme et des Pratiques Agricoles, an agricultural museum.
-- Le Musée le Grenier de l'Histoire, a history museum specializing in military uniforms and accoutrements, in Lèves, a suburb of Chartres.
-- Le Musée des Sciences Naturelles et de la Préhistoire, a Natural science and Prehistory Museum (closed since 2015).
Other Features of Chartres
The river Eure, which at this point divides into three branches, is crossed by several bridges, some of them ancient, and is fringed in places by remains of the old fortifications, of which the Porte Guillaume (14th. century), a gateway flanked by towers, was the most complete specimen, until destroyed by the retreating German army on the night of the 15th./16th. August 1944.
The steep, narrow streets of the old town contrast with the wide, shady boulevards which encircle it and separate it from the suburbs. The Parc André-Gagnon lies to the north-west, and squares and open spaces are numerous.
Part of the Hôtel de Ville dates from the 17th. century, and is called l'Hôtel de Montescot. There is also La Maison Canoniale dating back to the 13th. century, and several medieval and Renaissance houses.
La Maison Picassiette, a house decorated inside and out with mosaics of shards of broken china and pottery, is also worth a visit.
There is also a statue of General Marceau (1769–1796), a native of Chartres and a general during the French Revolution.
The Economy of Chartres
Historically, game pies and other delicacies of Chartres are well known, and the city's industries have also included flour-milling, brewing, distilling, iron-founding, leather manufacture, perfumes, dyeing, stained glass, billiard requisites and hosiery.
More recently, businesses include the manufacture of electronic equipment and car accessories. Since 1976 the fashion and perfumes company Puig has had a production plant in the commune.
Pilgrimages
Chartres has been a site of Catholic pilgrimages since the Middle Ages. The poet Charles Péguy, who was born in 1873, revived the pilgrimage route between Paris and Chartres before the Great War.
At the outbreak of the war, Péguy became a lieutenant in the French 276th. Infantry Regiment. He died at the age of 41 in battle, shot in the forehead, near Villeroy, Seine-et-Marne on the 5th. September 1914, the day before the beginning of the Battle of the Marne. There is a memorial to Charles near the field where he was killed.
After the war, a number of students carried on the pilgrimage in his memory. Since 1982, the association Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, with offices in Versailles, organizes the annual 100 km (62 mi) pilgrimage on foot from Notre-Dame de Paris to Notre-Dame de Chartres. About 15,000 pilgrims, from France and countries outside France, participate every year.
The Bataclan Theatre Massacre
Chartres was the home of Omar Ismael Mostefaï aged 29, one of the three gunmen who attacked the audience at the Bataclan concert venue on the 13th. November 2015, starting at 21.40.
It was part of a carefully co-ordinated attack on Paris; over a 20 minute period, Islamist militants also killed and injured people at the Stade de France, and at six restaurants and cafes along the 10th. and 11th. arrondissements.
Shootings and bomb blasts on that night left a total of 130 people dead and hundreds wounded, with more than 100 in a critical condition.
The Start of the Bataclan Massacre
On the evening of the 13th. November 2015, the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal was playing to an audience of about 1,500 people at the Bataclan on the Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th. arrondissement of Paris.
One of the restaurants was a popular Cambodian eatery in the trendy Canal Saint-Martin area, where at least 12 people died. Another 19 people were killed at a busy restaurant on nearby Rue de Charonne.
Three dark-clad gunmen had been waiting in a black rental car near the venue for more than an hour, and were armed with Zastava M70 assault rifles. The M70 is a derivative of the Soviet AK-47, and can fire at a rate of 620 rounds per minute. Over 4 million of the hellish things have unfortunately been manufactured.
The terrorists were three French natives of Algerian descent. As the band was playing their song "Kiss the Devil", the three men got out of the car and opened fire on people outside the venue, killing three.
They then burst into the concert hall and sprayed the crowd with automatic gunfire. Witnesses heard shouts of "Allahu Akbar" as the terrorists opened fire. Initially, the audience mistook the gunfire for pyrotechnics. The band ran offstage and escaped with many of the crew, although their tour manager was killed.
Rows of people were mown down by gunfire or were forced to drop to the ground to avoid being shot. Survivors described hundreds of people lying beside and on top of each other in pools of blood, screaming in terror and pain.
The gunmen also fired up into the balconies, and dead bodies fell down onto the stalls below. For a few minutes, the hall was plunged into darkness, with only the flashes from the assault rifles as the gunmen kept shooting.
The terrorists shouted that they were there because of French airstrikes against Islamic State. A witness who was inside the Bataclan heard a gunman say:
"This is because of all the harm
done by Hollande to Muslims all
over the world."
A radio reporter attending the concert reported that:
"The terrorists were calm and determined, and they
reloaded three or four times. Two gunmen attacked
the concert hall; one gunman covered fire while
another reloaded to ensure maximum efficiency."
Whenever a gunman stopped to reload, members of the crowd, some with bullets in them, ran for the emergency exits, scrambling over each other to escape. Some were shot from behind as they fled, and the terrorists laughed as they shot them. Those who reached an emergency exit were shot by the third gunman, who had positioned himself there.
Other groups of people barricaded themselves in backstage rooms. Some smashed open the ceiling in an upstairs toilet, and hid among the rafters under the roof. Those who could not run lay still on the floor or under bodies pretending to be dead. One women was seen hanging from a third floor window.
According to survivors, the terrorists walked among those who were lying down, kicked them, and shot them in the head if there were any sign of life.
An eyewitness reported hearing the gunmen ask amongst themselves where the members of the Eagles of Death Metal were once the gunfire stopped. Mostefaï and another of the gunmen then went upstairs to the balconies, while the third attacker stayed downstairs and fired at people who tried to flee.
Initial Armed Response to the Terrorists
The Brigade of Research and Intervention (BRI) arrived on the scene at 22:15, soon followed by the elite tactical unit, RAID. At 22:15, the first two responding officers entered the building armed with handguns and encountered one of the terrorists who was standing on the stage.
The Jihadist died after being shot by the officers and detonating his explosive vest. Mostefaï and the other remaining gunman (Mohamed-Aggad) then fired upon the officers, forcing them to withdraw and wait for backup.
The Stand-Off
From this point, Mostefaï and the other attacker took about twenty hostages and herded them into a room at the end of a corridor located further within the building. They also seized the hostages' mobile phones and attempted to use them to access the Internet, but they were unable to find a signal.
Some of the hostages were forced to look down into the hall and out the windows and report what they saw. During this time, the two terrorists fired on police and first responders as they arrived at the scene.
At 23:30, an elite police squad entered the building. One unit evacuated survivors from downstairs, while another unit went upstairs. They found Mohamed-Aggad and Mostefaï, who had begun using hostages as human shields. They shouted out to police the number of a hostage's phone.
Over the next 50 minutes, they had four phone exchanges with a police negotiator, during which time they threatened to execute hostages unless they received a signed paper promising France's departure from Muslim lands.
The Police Assault
The police assault began at 00:20 and lasted three minutes. Police launched the assault because of reports that Mohamed-Aggad and Mostefaï had started killing hostages. Police using shields burst open the door to the room and exchanged fire with Mohamed-Aggad and Mostefaï while managing to pull the hostages one-by-one behind their shields. One terrorist detonated his explosive vest, and the other tried to do the same but was shot.
Ninety people were killed at the Bataclan on that night, and hundreds of others were wounded. Almost all of the deceased victims were killed within the first 20 minutes of the attack. All of the hostages were rescued without injury.
Police dog teams from the Brigade Cynophile assisted with body removal because of concerns that there could still be live explosives in the theatre. Identification and removal of the bodies took 10 hours, a process made difficult because some audience members had left their identity papers in the theatre's cloakroom.
Omar Ismael Mostefaï
The homegrown suicide bomber Omar Ismael Mostefaï was identified after his finger was found among the Bataclan concert hall carnage.
Mostefaï was born in the Paris suburb of Courcouronnes and had eight past convictions for petty crimes. He is said to have been radicalised by a Belgian hate preacher at a mosque in France.
The Jihadist was buried in the Cimetière Parisien de Thiais
located in Val-de-Marne.
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