On Friday 6 January 1905 the Kapunda Herald reported the following description of St Matthew’s Church from its inception to the addition of an organ chamber and new pipe organ.

ST MATTHEW’S CHURCH, HAMILTON

The Hamilton Anglican Church has the reputation of being one of the prettiest and most artistically decorated places of worship in the state. The church, the entire cost which was borne by Mr H Dutton, of Anlaby Estate, was built in 1896. The foundation stone was laid on September 9 of that year, by Mr H Dutton, and the consecration was performed on December 2 by Bishop Harmer. As the illustration shows, the building is of Gothic design, and presents a neat and attractive appearance, reflecting great credit on the skill of the architect (Mr Naish) and the work of the contractors (Messrs E James & Co, of Kapunda). The dimensions of the building are—Nave, 21 ft x 18 ft, and the chancel 12 ft x 9 ft, the vestry 8 ft x 7 ft and the height from floor to ceiling about 20 ft. The windows are glazed with cathedral glass, and the comfortable porch in the same manner. The chancel windows are of stained glass and give a representation of biblical characters.

A marble tablet on the south wall bears the following inscription : —"To the glory of God and in loving memory of Helen Elizabeth Dutton. and Ethel Da Silva Dutton, the wife and daughter of Henry Dutton, of Anlaby and Frederick Hansbrow [Hansborough] Dutton, his uncle. This church was built and consecrated on December 2, 1896.”

It was further beautified in 1902 and 1903, consisting among other things of a reredos and chancel screen of English oak, new altar rails, and symbolic scriptural paintings. The original building was recently enlarged by the addition of an organ chamber on the northern side, and on Sunday, December 11, the new pipe organ was dedicated by the rector (Rev G Griffiths), Mr H Dutton officiating at the instrument. The new organ is a fine instrument. It comprises two manuals, with a compass from CC. to A. 58 notes, while the swell manual overhangs the great 2 in. The pedal clavier is made to the pattern and scale adopted by the Royal College of Organists, London, and the compass ranges from CCC. to F. 30 notes. The action from keys to sound-boards of great and swell is mechanical, but that of the draw stops and pedal is on the tubular pneumatic system. The key console is placed some distance from the organ, and is reversed so that the organist faces the choir. The woodwork of the organ is English oak, and the pipes of the best spotted metal. The organ was designed for the church by Mr Fred Taylor, at the instance of Mr Dutton, who presented it to the church.

*At the time of the church’s jubilee celebrations the Kapunda Herald of 5 December 1946 reported the following -

The beautiful Church of St Matthew’s, Hamilton, celebrated the jubilee of its consecration on Sunday last with Festal Evensong at 3 o'clock. The Church was fully occupied by past and present worshippers, and visitors from the surrounding towns and the city. Many were unable to find seating accommodation in the Church, and these were provided with chairs just outside the building and were able to hear the service through an amplifier.

The service was conducted by the Rector (Rev T O Scrutton), the preacher being the Bishop of Adelaide. Nine members of St, Peter's Cathedral Choir led the singing, and contributed the anthem "Thou Visitest the Earth and Blesseth It." Canon Finnis, organist at the Cathedral, presided at the organ.

His Lordship began his remarks by extending good wishes and greetings from the mother Cathedral Church, of which, he said, they were a part: also part of a great company.

Referring to St Matthew's Church, he said it was, in a large part, a memorial to the late Mr Henry Dutton, who had had it built. Not only had Mr Dutton spent his wealth in adorning the Church, but he had spent his time there worshipping and serving God as organist, lay reader and warden. The remainder of the Bishop's remarks were addressed, as he put it, to "country" folk—people on the land.

Following the service, those present were entertained at a High Tea in the Parish Hall by members of the Hamilton congregation, and the spread was indeed a lavish one. The hall was decorated with beautiful flowers, and two sittings were necessary to accommodate those present. A beautiful birthday cake, with 50 candles, was provided: Miss Walpole lit the candles.

After the Rector had thanked the Bishop, Canon Finnis and the Cathedral choristers for coming from Adelaide to assist in their jubilee, the Bishop congratulated the Hamilton people on the way the jubilee had been celebrated.

A very pleasing incident then took place. Mrs E Dutton, of Anlaby, paid a warm tribute to Miss Walpole's long and faithful association with St Matthew's Church, and on behalf of the Dutton family asked her to accept the silver teapot which her late father-in-law (Squire Dutton) always used for his morning tea. In making the presentation, Mrs Dutton said she was sure Miss Walpole would realize that the gift came as much from the late Squire as from the present members of the family. Miss Walpole was too overcome to reply, and Mr Scrutton thanked the Dutton Family on her behalf. Miss Walpole then cut the birthday cake, and at the call of Mrs Dutton, three hearty cheers were given for her, and also three for the city visitors.

St Matthew's Church was built by the late Mr Henry Dutton, of Anlaby, as a memorial to his uncle (Mr F H Dutton), his wife and daughter, and is recognised as one of the most beautiful churches, not only in this State, but in the Commonwealth. The beauty and magnificence of its interior are beyond description—they have to be seen to be fully appreciated. The foundation stone was laid on September 9, 1896, by Mr Henry Dutton; the builder was Mr Evan James, and the contract price was £380. The Church was consecrated by Bishop Harmer on December 2, 1896. The nave, chancel and vestry were erected first. Mr Dutton made additions from time to time to the building and its furnishings. The beautiful reredos and screen were dedicated by Bishop Harmer on November 8, 1902. The reredos, designed in the style of late 15th century, is divided into five panels or niches, the centre panel holding the cross. On either side are panels with figures representing the four Evangelists, two on either side, and on the outside panels are the figures of St Helena and St Ethelreda. The eastern window, depicting the Crucifixion, was made by Powell, of London, and is a special memorial to the late Mrs H Dutton.

Four windows in the sanctuary depict the four Archangels, and those in the nave represent St Ambrose, St Augustine, St Gregory and St Jerome. All are outstandingly beautiful windows, the work of Percy Bacon & Bros, of London.

The chancel is adorned with beautiful carved oak panelling. The brass altar rails, massive lectern and the beautiful silver alms dish were dedicated on August 30, 1903. A pipe organ was dedicated on December 11, 1904, and the organ chamber was added at that time. On April 16, 1905, the communion vessels of gold-plated sterling silver were dedicated, and about the same time the handsome hanging lamps in the nave, made by Bacon Bros, were installed.

In 1906 the tower was built. The windows (by Bacon) depicting St Peter and St Paul, were added at that time.

The present magnificent three-manual pipe organ was dedicated on October 25, 1914, but unfortunately, the Squire was destined not to play it, or to hear it played, as he passed away in August of that year.

The above short description will give some idea of the beauty of this truly beautiful Church.

.At sunset, Algiers takes on a different look: the bartenders serve their first glasses, the waiters start to set up cutlery for dinner, the youngsters make their last calls to their friends to decide which nightclub to spend the evening in. Algiers has always had a sulphurous reputation of intense nightlife..Insecurity? all the clubs are safe and cool, if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle and keep quiet, the Algerians who are cool and warm especially towards foreigners, as he said Fellag with us it is every day the carnival if you grasp the meaning of it. For people who know how to live and above all, take life on the right side? Tourists can know the real life of Algiers, to live with the locals. A tourist who travels without frequenting local life only travels to stay in his hotel room.LUXURY ROOM: Sea view, king size bed (200x200) or 2 beds (160x200)54 m2. Very spacious room with a splendid view on the bay d?Alger, entirely renovated in 2011 with air conditioning. Dressing room, safe, bathroom with bathtub, bidet and hairdryer, separate WC, sitting area with desk and flat-screen TV (satellite channels), broadband cable Internet, large balcony. The hotel EL Aurassi includes 414 rooms entirely renovated and refurbished in 2011...Algiers (Arabic: الجزائر‎‎, al-Jazā’er; Algerian Arabic pronunciation: دزاير Dzayer, Berber: Dzayer tamaneɣt, French: Alger) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. In 2011, the city's population was estimated to be around 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan city to be around 5,000,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria.

Sometimes nicknamed El-Behdja (البهجة) or alternatively Alger la Blanche ("Algiers the White") for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The casbah and the two quays form a triangle. The city name is derived (via French Alger and Catalan Alger from the Arabic name الجزائر al-Jazā’ir, which translates as "The Islands", referring to the four islands which used to lie off the city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in 1525. Al-Jazā’ir is itself a truncated form of the city's older name جزائر بني مزغانة Jaza'ir Bani Mazghana, "The Islands of the Sons of Mazghana", used by early medieval geographers such as al-Idrisi and Yaqut al-Hamawi. A Phoenician commercial outpost called Ikosim which later developed into a small Roman town called Icosium existed on what is now the marine quarter of the city. The rue de la Marine follows the lines of what used to be a Roman street. Roman cemeteries existed near Bab-el-Oued and Bab Azoun. The city was given Latin rights by Emperor Vespasian. The bishops of Icosium are mentioned as late as the 5th century. The present-day city was founded in 944 by Bologhine ibn Ziri, the founder of the Berber Zirid–Sanhaja dynasty. He had earlier (935) built his own house and a Sanhaja center at Ashir, just south of Algiers. Although his Zirid dynasty was overthrown by Roger II of Sicily in 1148, the Zirids had already lost control of Algiers to their cousins the Hammadids in 1014.[6] The city was wrested from the Hammadids by the Almohads in 1159, and in the 13th century came under the dominion of the Ziyanid sultans of Tlemcen. Nominally part of the sultanate of Tlemcen, Algiers had a large measure of independence under amirs of its own due to Oran being the chief seaport of the Ziyanids.

As early as 1302 the islet of Peñón in front of Algiers harbour had been occupied by Spaniards. Thereafter, a considerable amount of trade began to flow between Algiers and Spain. However, Algiers continued to be of comparatively little importance until after the expulsion of the Moors from Spain, many of whom sought asylum in the city. In 1510, following their occupation of Oran and other towns on the coast of Africa, the Spaniards fortified the islet of Peñon and imposed a levy intended to suppress corsair activity.,

Abraham Duquesne delivering Christian captives in Algiers after the bombing in 1683.

In 1516, the amir of Algiers, Selim b. Teumi, invited the corsair brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa to expel the Spaniards. Aruj came to Algiers, ordered the assassination of Selim, and seized the town and ousted the Spanish in the Capture of Algiers (1516). Hayreddin, succeeding Aruj after the latter was killed in battle against the Spaniards in the Fall of Tlemcen (1517), was the founder of the pashaluk, which subsequently became the beylik, of Algeria. Barbarossa lost Algiers in 1524 but regained it with the Capture of Algiers (1529), and then formally invited the Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to accept sovereignty over the territory and to annex Algiers to the Ottoman Empire..Hayreddin Barbarossa (Arabic: Khayr ad-Din Barbarus خير الدين بربروس), (Latin: Ariadenus Barbarussa), or Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha (Turkish: Barbaros Hayreddin (Hayrettin) Paşa or Hızır Hayreddin (Hayrettin) Paşa; also Hızır Reis before being promoted to the rank of Pasha and becoming the Kapudan Pasha), born Khizr or Khidr (Turkish: Hızır; c. 1478 – 4 July 1546), was an Ottoman admiral of the fleet who was born on the island of Lesbos and died in Constantinople, the Ottoman capital. Barbarossa's naval victories secured Ottoman dominance over the Mediterranean during the mid 16th century, from the Battle of Preveza in 1538 until the Battle of Lepanto in 1571..Hayreddin (Arabic: Khayr ad-Din خيرالدين, which literally means "goodness" or "best of the religion" of Islam) was an honorary name given to him by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. He became known as "Barbarossa" ("Redbeard" in Italian) in Europe, a name he inherited from his elder brother Oruç Reis after he was killed in a battle with the Spanish in Algeria. Oruç was also known as "Baba Oruç", which sounded like "Barbarossa" (Italian for "Redbeard") to the Europeans, and since Oruç did have a red beard, the nickname stuck. In a process of linguistic reborrowing, the nickname then stuck back to Hayreddin's native Turkish name, in the form Barbaros.Khizr was born in 1466[1] or around 1478[citation needed] in the village Palaiokipos on the Ottoman island of Midilli (Lesbos) (now Greece), the son of Yakup Ağa, a converted Turk sipahi[2] of Albanian origin. from Giannitsa (Greece), and an Orthodox Christian, Greek woman from Mytilene (Lesbos).His mother was a widow of a Greek Orthodox priest. His parents were married and had two daughters and four sons: Ishak, Oruç, Khizr and Ilyas. Yakup took part in the Ottoman conquest of Lesbos in 1462 from the Genoese Gattilusio dynasty (who held the hereditary title of Lord of Lesbos between 1355 and 1462) and as a reward, was granted the fief of the Bonova village in the island. He became an established potter and purchased a boat to trade his products. The four sons helped their father with his business, but not much is known about the daughters. At first Oruç helped with the boat, while Khizr helped with pottery.All four brothers became seamen, engaged in marine affairs and international sea trade. The first brother to become involved in seamanship was Oruç, who was joined by his brother Ilyas. Later, obtaining his own ship, Khizr also began his career at sea. The brothers initially worked as sailors, but then turned privateers in the Mediterranean to counteract the privateering of the Knights Hospitaller (Knights of St. John) who were based in the island of Rhodes (until 1522). Oruç and Ilyas operated in the Levant, between Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt. Khizr operated in the Aegean Sea and based his operations mostly in Thessaloniki. Ishak, the eldest, remained on Mytilene and was involved with the financial affairs of the family business.Oruç was a very successful seaman. He also learned to speak Italian, Spanish, French, Greek and Arabic in the early years of his career. While returning from a trading expedition in Tripoli, Lebanon, with his younger brother Ilyas, they were attacked by the Knights of St. John. Ilyas was killed in the fight, and Oruç was wounded. Their father's boat was captured, and Oruç was taken as a prisoner and detained in the Knights' castle at Bodrum for nearly three years. Upon learning the location of his brother, Khizr went to Bodrum and managed to help Oruç escape.Oruç later went to Antalya, where he was given 18 galleys by the Şehzade Korkut, an Ottoman prince and governor of the city, and charged with fighting against the Knights of St. John, who were inflicting serious damage on Ottoman shipping and trade. In the following years, when Korkut became governor of Manisa, he gave Oruç a larger fleet of 24 galleys at the port of İzmir and ordered him to participate in the Ottoman naval expedition to Apulia in Italy, where Oruç bombarded several coastal castles and captured two ships. On his way back to Lesbos, he stopped at Euboea and captured three galleons and another ship. Reaching Mytilene with these captured vessels, Oruç learned that Korkut, who was the brother of the new Ottoman sultan Selim I, had fled to Egypt in order to avoid being killed because of succession disputes – a common practice at that time. Fearing trouble due to his well-known association with the exiled Ottoman prince, Oruç sailed to Egypt, where he met Korkut in Cairo and managed to get an audience with the Mamluk Sultan Qansuh al-Ghawri, who gave him another ship and appointed him with the task of raiding the coasts of Italy and the islands of the Mediterranean that were controlled by Christians. After passing the winter in Cairo, he set sail from Alexandria and frequently operated along the coasts of Liguria and Sicily.In 1503, Oruç managed to seize three more ships and made the island of Djerba his new base, thus moving his operations to the Western Mediterranean. Khizr joined Oruç at Djerba. In 1504, the brothers contacted Abu Abdullah Mohammed Hamis, Sultan of Tunisia from the Beni Hafs dynasty, and asked permission to use the strategically located port of La Goulette for their operations. They were granted this right with the condition of leaving one-third of their gains to the sultan. Oruç, in command of small galliots, captured two much larger Papal galleys near the island of Elba. Later, near Lipari, the two brothers captured a Sicilian warship, the Cavalleria, with 380 Spanish soldiers and 60 Spanish knights from Aragon on board, who were on their way from Spain to Naples. In 1505, they raided the coasts of Calabria. These accomplishments increased their fame, and they were joined by several other well-known Muslim corsairs, including Kurtoğlu (known in the West as Curtogoli). In 1508, they raided the coasts of Liguria, particularly Diano Marina.

Western depiction of Hayreddin Barbarossa

In 1509, Ishak also left Mytilene and joined his brothers at La Goulette. The fame of Oruç increased when, between 1504 and 1510, he transported Muslim Mudéjars from Christian Spain to North Africa. His efforts of helping the Muslims of Spain in need and transporting them to safer lands earned him the honorific name Baba Oruç (Father Oruç), which eventually – due the similarity in sound – evolved in Spain, France and Italy into Barbarossa (meaning "Redbeard" in Italian).

In 1510, the three brothers raided Cape Passero in Sicily and repulsed a Spanish attack on Bougie, Oran and Algiers. In August 1511, they raided the areas around Reggio Calabria in southern Italy. In August 1512, the exiled ruler of Bougie invited the brothers to drive out the Spaniards, and during the battle, Oruç lost his left arm. This incident earned him the nickname Gümüş Kol ("Silver Arm" in Turkish), in reference to the silver prosthetic device that he used in place of his missing limb. Later that year, the three brothers raided the coasts of Andalusia in Spain, capturing a galliot of the Lomellini family of Genoa, who owned the Tabarca island in that area. They subsequently landed on Minorca and captured a coastal castle and then headed towards Liguria, where they captured four Genoese galleys near Genoa. The Genoese sent a fleet to liberate their ships, but the brothers captured their flagship as well. After capturing a total of 23 ships in less than a month, the brothers sailed back to La Goulette.

There, they built three more galliots and a gunpowder production facility. In 1513, they captured four English ships on their way to France, raided Valencia, where they captured four more ships, and then headed for Alicante and captured a Spanish galley near Málaga. In 1513 and 1514, the three brothers engaged the Spanish fleet on several other occasions and moved to their new base in Cherchell, east of Algiers. In 1514, with 12 galliots and 1,000 Turks, they destroyed two Spanish fortresses at Bougie, and when the Spanish fleet under the command of Miguel de Gurrea, viceroy of Majorca, arrived for assistance, they headed towards Ceuta and raided that city before capturing Jijel in Algeria, which was under Genoese control. They later captured Mahdiya in Tunisia. Afterwards, they raided the coasts of Sicily, Sardinia, the Balearic Islands and the Spanish mainland, capturing three large ships there. In 1515, they captured several galleons, a galley and three barques at Majorca. Still in 1515, Oruç sent precious gifts to the Ottoman Sultan Selim I, who, in return, sent him two galleys and two swords embellished with diamonds. In 1516, joined by Kurtoğlu (Curtogoli), the brothers besieged the Castle of Elba, before heading once more towards Liguria, where they captured 12 ships and damaged 28 others.In 1516, the three brothers succeeded in capturing Jijel and Algiers from the Spaniards but eventually assumed control over the city and surrounding region, forcing the previous ruler, Abu Hamo Musa III of the Beni Ziyad dynasty, to flee.[citation needed] The Spaniards in Algiers sought refuge on the island of Peñón off the Moroccan coast and asked Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, to intervene, but the Spanish fleet failed to force the brothers out of Algiers.After consolidating his power and declaring himself Sultan of Algiers, Oruç sought to enhance his territory inland and took Miliana, Medea and Ténès. He became known for attaching sails to cannons for transport through the deserts of North Africa. In 1517, the brothers raided Capo Limiti and later, the Island of Capo Rizzuto in Calabria. For Oruç, the best protection against Spain was to join the Ottoman Empire, his homeland and Spain's main rival. For this, he had to relinquish his title of Sultan of Algiers to the Ottomans. He did this in 1517 and offered Algiers to the Ottoman Sultan Selim I. The Sultan accepted Algiers as an Ottoman sanjak ("province"), appointed Oruç as the Governor of Algiers and Chief Sea Governor of the West Mediterranean, and promised to support him with janissaries, galleys and cannons.

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Algiers from this time became the chief seat of the Barbary pirates. In October 1541 in the Algiers expedition, the King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V sought to capture the city, but a storm destroyed a great number of his ships, and his army of some 30,000, chiefly made up of Spaniards, was defeated by the Algerians under their Pasha, Hassan.

Ornate Ottoman cannon found in Algiers on 8 October 1581 by Ca'fer el-Mu'allim. Length: 385 cm, cal:178 mm, weight: 2910 kg, stone projectile. Seized by France during the invasion of Algiers in 1830. Musée de l'Armée, Paris.

Formally part of the Ottoman Empire but essentially free from Ottoman control, starting in the 16th century Algiers turned to piracy and ransoming. Due to its location on the periphery of both the Ottoman and European economic spheres, and depending for its existence on a Mediterranean that was increasingly controlled by European shipping, backed by European navies, piracy became the primary economic activity. Repeated attempts were made by various nations to subdue the pirates that disturbed shipping in the western Mediterranean and engaged in slave raids as far north as Iceland.[8] The United States fought two wars (the First and Second Barbary Wars) over Algiers' attacks on shipping.

Among the notable people held for ransom was the future Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes, who was captive in Algiers almost five years, and who wrote two plays set in Algiers of the period. The primary source for knowledge of Algiers of this period, since there are no contemporary local sources, is the Topografía e historia general de Argel (1612, but written earlier), published by Diego de Haedo, but whose authorship is disputed. This work describes in detail the city, the behavior of its inhabitants, and its military defenses, with the unsuccessful hope of facilitating an attack by Spain so as to end the piracy.

A significant number of renegades lived in Algiers at the time, Christians converted voluntarily to Islam, many fleeing the law or other problems at home. Once converted to Islam, they were safe in Algiers. Many occupied positions of authority, such as Samson Rowlie, an Englishman who became Treasurer of Algiers.

The city under Ottoman control was enclosed by a wall on all sides, including along the seafront. In this wall, five gates allowed access to the city, with five roads from each gate dividing the city and meeting in front of the Ketchaoua Mosque. In 1556, a citadel was constructed at the highest point in the wall. A major road running north to south divided the city in two: The upper city (al-Gabal, or 'the mountain') which consisted of about fifty small quarters of Andalusian, Jewish, Moorish and Kabyle communities, and the lower city (al-Wata, or 'the plains') which was the administrative, military and commercial centre of the city, mostly inhabited by Turkish dignitaries and other upper-class families.

In August 1816, the city was bombarded by a British squadron under Lord Exmouth (a descendant of Thomas Pellew, taken in an Algerian slave raid in 1715, assisted by Dutch men-of-war, destroying the corsair fleet harboured in Algiers.

Algiers depot and station grounds of Algerian Railway, 1894

The history of Algiers from 1830 to 1962 is bound to the larger history of Algeria and its relationship to France. On July 4, 1830, under the pretext of an affront to the French consul—whom the dey had hit with a fly-whisk when the consul said the French government was not prepared to pay its large outstanding debts to two Algerian merchants—a French army under General de Bourmont attacked the city in the 1830 invasion of Algiers. The city capitulated the following day. Algiers became the capital of French Algeria.

Many Europeans settled in Algiers, and by the early 20th century they formed a majority of the city's population.

During the 1930s, the architect Le Corbusier drew up plans for a complete redesign of the colonial city. Le Corbusier was highly critical of the urban style of Algiers, describing the European district as "nothing but crumbling walls and devastated nature, the whole a sullied blot". He also criticised the difference in living standards he perceived between the European and African residents of the city, describing a situation in which "the 'civilised' live like rats in holes" whereas "the 'barbarians' live in solitude, in well-being". However, these plans were ultimately ignored by the French administration.Le Corbusier was ignorant of the way cities work, he only made dormitory cities to humiliate nightlife with buildings on pillars that ignore the beauty of a street. in his plan any meeting is only possible by appointment.

During World War II, Algiers was the last city to be seized from the Germans by the Allies during Operation Torch.

In 1962, after a bloody independence struggle in which hundreds of thousands (estimates range between 350,000 and 1,500,000) died (mostly Algerians but also French and Pieds-Noirs) during fighting between the French Army and the Algerian Front de Libération Nationale, Algeria gained its independence, with Algiers as its capital. Since then, despite losing its entire pied-noir population, the city has expanded massively. It now has about five million inhabitants, or 10 percent of Algeria's population—and its suburbs now cover most of the surrounding Mitidja plain.

Algiers also played a pivotal role in the Algerian War (1954–1962), particularly during the Battle of Algiers when the 10th Parachute Division of the French Army, starting on January 7, 1957, and on the orders of then French Minister of Justice François Mitterrand (who authorized any means "to eliminate the insurrectionists"[citation needed]), led attacks against the Algerian fighters for independence. Algiers remains marked by this battle, which was characterized by merciless fighting between FLN forces which carried out a guerrilla campaign against the French military and police and pro-French Algerian soldiers, and the French Army which responded with a bloody repression, torture and blanket terrorism against the native population. The demonstrations of May 13 during the crisis of 1958 provoked the fall of the Fourth Republic in France, as well as the return of General de Gaulle to power.

Algeria achieved independence on July 5, 1962. Run by the FLN that had secured independence, Algiers became a member of Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War. In October 1988, one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Algiers was the site of demonstrations demanding the end of the single party system and the creation of a real democracy baptized the "Spring of Algier". The demonstrators were repressed by the authorities (more than 300 dead), but the movement constituted a turning point in the political history of modern Algeria. In 1989, a new constitution was adopted that put an end to the one-party rule and saw the creation of more than fifty political parties, as well as official freedom of the press.

The city became the theatre of many political demonstrations of all descriptions until 1992. In 1991, a political entity dominated by religious conservatives called the Islamic Salvation Front engaged in a political test of wills with the authorities. In the 1992 elections for the Algerian National Assembly, the Islamists garnered a large amount of support in the first round, helped by a massive abstention from disillusioned Algerian voters by the turn of events. Fearing an eventual win by the Islamists, the army cancelled the election process, setting off a civil war between the State and armed religious conservatives which would last for a decade.

Rai, the folk music that put Algeria on the international map, originated in 1930 in a small Bedouin Shepherds village in the city of Oran. Rai is a musical genre mixed with Spanish, French, African and Arab music that is listened to by the Algerian population. At the beginning its rise, men were the only singers, but later women joined in on the act. Rai songs usually highlight social and economic issues, along with the French colonial policies that had an impact on the rest of the Algerian population. When it comes to male Rai singers, they are referred to as “Cheb,” which translates to youth or “Cheikh for an older singer. Female Rai singers are called either “Chebba” or “Cheikha.”During the 16th century, Oran was divided by Spanish troops, who inhabited the city, into four factions: Jewish, French, Spanish and Arab. Each community was known by their own musical style. The Arabs were known for their unique ‘Al-Andaluz’ style, one that was brought by many Arab migrants from southern Spain in 1492. Another type of music played during this era by the Arabs was ‘Gharbi’, which is traditionally Bedouin. The most famous singers of that era were Cheikha Tetma, Fadila D’zirya and Myriam Fekkai. Melhun poetry, chanted by male Sheikhs accompanied by flute and drums was also popular in the 16th century. Melhun singers such as Cheikh Mohammed Senoussi, Cheikh Madani, and Cheikh Hachemi Bensmir were well known. With the different cultures and various types of musical styles there is no doubt that Oran during was a little paradise for artists.However, the social and cultural structure changed during French colonialism. In Oran by 1920, most Bedouin singers were collaborating with the French, meaning singers were only allowed to sing at traditional Arab events such as weddings. As women were put under a strict social code, there were only a few female singers. Different female outcast groups were the only artists allowed to perform during French colonialism. One of these artists was the famous Cheikha Remitti. By 1930, most musicians began to join Socialist and Marxist revolutionary organizations as a form of rebellion against colonialism. This rebellion was the root of Rai.In the Algier's cabaret, it's the fiesta. Imagine the cramped space, full of people, all coming to celebrate birthdays, and set the mood. The raï is on the rise, tequila shoots are crackling. Some customers have even brought bottles of champagne that they cut for the occasion.

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Further enhancing the Cadillac Motor Car Company's reputation for engineering leadership, the introduction of the innovative new eight-cylinder Model 51 marked Cadillac's first application of the V8 in standard production, mass-produced vehicle. Since that debut, the V8 engine has continued to remain as Cadillac's standard powerplant since, for an ‘unbroken span of more than 65 years'.

Cadillac chose to replace its outdated four-cylinder Model 30 with the 1915 V-8 Type 51. The model 30 had been running for four years and it was considered by some to be outdated, though it had an outstanding reputation for both durability and reliability. In 1914 sales for Cadillac plummeted, possibly due to other luxury makers were running with sixes. The Model 51 V8 was introduced by Cadillac founder Henry M. Leyland and featured an amazing 70 hp and a water-cooled V8 engine.

As the Edwardian Era was coming to a close, the elegance and innocence of that time was manufactured into the 'Landaulette' model. The stylish transformable coupe made the Model 51 a legend as it featured sophistication and style. Cadillac advertised the Model 51 as 'The Penalty of Leadership' in an ad campaign that wowed consumers. The Model 51 was produced in significant numbers and became a Cadillac trademark for decades.

For years Leyland had been experimenting with a variety of engine types, and as a result of all of his hard research, he came to the conclusion that V8 would be much more popular than a six. The compact nature of the v-type design also appealed to Leyland and in some instance the long crankshaft that characterized the inline sixes had a tendency to ‘whip at high rpm'. At the time, most luxury models had moved on to much more powerful six-cylinder engines, but Cadillac continued to sport its mundane four cylinder engine. The Model 51 was then debuted by the luxury department, powered by eight cylinders that wowed the public.

The V8 was a strange and unique design for those days, and many people hadn't even seen such an engine. Two French manufacturers had developed V8's more than a decade previously and had utilized them to power racing machines. In America, as early as 1906 Howard Marmon had demonstrated an air-cooled V8. In 1910 the French firm of DeDion had marketed a production V8. The Cadillac Model 51 offered the first commercially available V8 engine in 1914.

The Model 30 was the original vehicle that included an all-new Delco system and an electric start. No more were drivers concerned with jamming a thumb or breaking a limb when cranking their cars. Unfortunately, though the Model 51 was impressive, but it paled deeply when placed alongside the 1912 Cadillac Model 30. This top-of-the-line Cadillac was the most expensive vehicle that GM produced, and at 1921, the Model 51 was priced at $5,190.

During the 1915 model year alone, Cadillac produced more than 13,000 units of the Model 51, which was a very impressive number for the first year on the market. The Cadillac Roadster, the four-passenger Cadillac Salon, the five-passenger touring car, and the Cadillac Seven-Passenger vehicle were all priced at $1,975, while the Cadillac Coupe was priced at $2,500, the Sedan for five-passengers at $2,800, the standard Cadillac Limousine was priced at $3,450 and the top-line vehicle, the formal 'Berlin Limousine' was sold at $3,600.

[Text taken from Conceptcarz.com]

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This Lego miniland-scale 1915 Cadillac Type 51 Tourer has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 88th Build Challenge, - "Let's go Break Some records", - for vehicles that set the bar (high or low) for any number of vehicles statistics or records. Or for a vehicle which achieves a notable first. In the case of the Cadillac Type 51 - this model was the first production car V8 engine.

Policewoman have the reputation of being uncorruptable, not taking bribes when an infraction is committed.

Reputation Stadium Tour - Soldier Field 6/2/18

Participants enjoy some relaxing yoga with instructor Anna at the Dowd YMCA's Taylor Swift: Reputation Party.

Participants enjoy an intense arms/abs workout with instructor Holly at the Dowd YMCA's Taylor Swift: Reputation Party.

Bad Reputation

Joan Jett

Boardwalk Records/USA (1981)

Since its introduction in the 1970's to front line service in the ground attack, nuclear strike and reconnaissance roles, the Jaguar has defied sceptics and proved itself to be one of the finest tactical aircraft in the history of the Royal Air Force. Battle tested in the Gulf War, where 618 combat sorties were flown without loss by just 12 aircraft, the Jaguar enjoyed an enviable reputation as an effective, rugged and exceptionally reliable combat aircraft.

Ex Jaguar pilot and squadron leader, Michael Rondot's painting portrays the Jaguar in its element, at 450 knots and 250 feet during a four aircraft low level attack sortie over Southern Scotland. Seen against a late afternoon sunset are Jaguars from number 6, 41 (F) and 54 (F) squadrons based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk. In the background two Royal Navy war ships head out to sea in the Firth of Forth. Beyond them, low cloud and rain envelops the hills of East Fife, this is 'Jaguar weather'.

The print is signed, dated and numbered by the artist and signed by two distinguished Jaguar pilots:

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Thomson GCB CBE AFC

Sir John Thomson is the Jaguar Force's most respected senior pilot. He commanded 41 (F) squadron when it re-equipped with the Jaguar in the recce/attack role and later commanded the RAF Germany strike/attack wing at RAF Bruggen. He was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command and in 1994 was appointed Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces NORTHWEST.

Wing Commander Steve Griggs AFC

Steve Griggs flew the Jaguar from 1976 with 31, 54 (F) and 41 (F) squadrons. In 1982 he ejected twice within a five month period. The first after being shot down over Germany by an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile fired inadvertently from an RAF F-4 Phantom, the second after a catastrophic engine fire over Northeast Scotland. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for pioneering night low level flying in the Jaguar with night-vision goggles and was the Officer Commanding 4l (F) Squadron.

Print overall size: 28 ins. x 20 ins.

Print run: 500

Participants enjoy some relaxing yoga with instructor Anna at the Dowd YMCA's Taylor Swift: Reputation Party.

Thus the frog has changed.

To be honest the old Kontula suburb in Helsinki does not live up to its reputation as one of the cramped and pressing suburbs in Finland. Compared to modern standards the buildings are really loose packed with large areas in between, there are even small forest areas in between buildings.

Photo is from the heart of this unjustifiably notorious suburb and the road in photo is Kontulankaari.

This is quite old photo, taken just after this which was published last winter

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The legendary Leitz wide angle from the screw-mount era. Six element double-Gauss design like modern normal lenses, and sharp to the extreme corners WIDE OPEN. Yes, very few 35mm wide angles have ever been as good as that. The f/3.5 and f/2.5 Nikkors from the same period had their own reputations, but they were not as good at the extreme corners wide open.

This particular sample has some fog on inner elements and I'll have to open this lens and cleaned those elements, but once this is done, this will be a wide angle hard to beat. Doesn't have the speed of the Summicron or the Summilux, but in sharpness it is probably a match.

Volvo has long had a reputation for cars that are at the apex of safety innovation. For decades though, this safety was wrapped up in a brick. Enough so, that you’d be forgiven for thinking that Volvos could never have been sexy. If there is one car though, that can dispel that myth on its own, it would be the P1800 Coupe of 1961.

The shape could easily be forgiven as a classic Italian GT, and indeed, Swede Pelle Petterson, designer of the P1800 was mentored by Pietro Frua of Ghia.

The P1800 had a relatively long life, production ceasing in 1973. Nearing the end of its production cycle, it received a additional body style, the ES, which was configured as a Shooting-Brake (a 2-door wagon). The variant had its origins in two concepts by Coggiola and Frua, though they were each considered to be too futuristic, and in-house designer Jan Wilsgaard’s proposal, known as the Beach Car was put into production.

Though quirky, the P1800 ES lines would be strongly echoed on both the Volvo 480 of 1986 and the C30 of 2006. The featured glass tailgate being particularly prominent.

I don't give a damn about my bad reputation.

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SOOC.

done with Ale's camera (Canon EOS 500D)

10 cm2 - Yoan-Loïc Faure - La Jetée, Marseille

Les femmes subissent de fortes pression de la société Métaphoriquement, j'ai mis en avant la pression esthétique de leur corps mais qui pourrait représenter d'autres facettes. Dans notre société actuelle, une femme doit être conforme à l'image qu'on s'en fait, véhiculée par les médias. Une femme qui se montre en public ou au bureau avec les aisselles non rasées sera jugée, critiquée, mise au banc, considérée comme négligente (et par extension son travail aussi). Le poids du regard et de la réputation se joue alors à 10 cm2 près.

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Women undergo social pressure in different ways. Metaphorically, the one I choose to show is the aesthetic pressure. In our modern society, a woman has to appear as conform as possible as the image we think, insired and fed by the medias. A woman who appears in a public place or at the office with unshaven armpits will be judged, criticized, sidelined, considered negligent (and by extension her work too). The weight of other sight and reputation then plays close to 10 cm2.

in-your-face Pink!

Reputation Saviors

MMI Couples Challenge

Brice and I chose the Hollywood Power Couple, Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara from the award winning movie, Gone With The Wind. Rhett Butler was a lovable scoundrel and rogue. A man of means with a past, he has a reputation for womanizing and gambling but Rhett is a man to be reckoned with and he sets his sights on the spoiled, petulant and very beautiful Scarlett O'Hara. She's 15 years his junior but she's never met a man like Rhett, although it takes some time for the two of them to come together. With his wealth and resources and her determination and charm they wielded influence and power in the south. Their relationship was a stormy one full of ups and downs. Our favorite look on Scarlett and Rhett was the evening outfits they wore to attend a special birthday party for Ashley Wilkes. Decked out in their finery with their opulence on display they made a gorgeous couple. Their relationship was a rocky one and even in the ending scene of the movie we watch as Rhett walks out the door. Will he return? We believe in happy endings so we choose to think so. We attempted to duplicate these outfits for our Couples Challenge using the following items listed below in our styling credits. Scarlett wore a red velvet gown. beaded at the bodice, with dyed ostrich feathers and a light pink almost transparent wrap. Rhett wore a fashionable tuxedo of the day in black with a top hat.

Scarlett O'Hara (Arianna)

Scorned Wrap by Rag Dollz

Scorned Bodice by Rag Dollz

Scorned Ostrich Boa Trim by Rag Dollz

Satin Skirt by Timeless Elegance

Chandrani Bracelet by Chop Zuey

Chandrani Earrings by Chop Zuey

3/4 Chenille Gloves for Slink Hands by Adam & Eve

Gloria Hair in Black by Amacci

#5 Red Lipstick by Soul

Glamorous Eyebrows by Arte

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Rhett Butler (Brice)

Hair - Speak Easy- A Wylde Style by Khyle Sion

Eyebrow - Clark Shaper - Created by Lyra Blackthome

Moustashe - 'Valiant & Sacred' 2.0 Mustashe v2- Darker - Created by Wavie Haller

Outfit - MI_Regency - Creator by Lika Meili

Hat - Regency

Cane - Telescope Cane Gold by Ocean Craft

Foot wear - Regency Boots

(Hat & Cane are not in photos but will be shown during Couple's Presentation Walk)

Thank you!

Swastikas were ancient symbols. However, the symbol has acquired a bad reputation due to ignorant people who do not know that the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSGWP or Nazis) did not call their symbol a "swastika." NSGWP members called their symbol a hakenkreuz (hooked cross) and they used it to represent crossed S-letters for their socialism under their National Socialist German Workers Party. See the work of the noted symbologist Dr. Rex Curry (author of "Swastika Secrets"). American socialists (e.g. Edward Bellamy, Francis Bellamy and the Theosophical Society) influenced German socialists in the use of the swastika to represent socialism. The ignorance about the "swastika" (hakenkreuz) was predicted long ago when Professor Max Muller discouraged Dr. Heinrich Schliemann in the careless use of the term "swastika" and referred to such ignorant people as "the vulgus profanum." The same people are ignorant of the fact that German national socialists did NOT refer to themselves as "nazis." NSGWP members referred to themselves as "socialists" (hence their use of the of the hakenkreuz to represent crossed S-letters for their "socialism"). Such people continue to defame the "swastika" symbol by their ignorance of the hakenkreuz and other symbols, rituals, meaning and terminology under German national socialists. For example, there is widespread ignorance of the fact that the German socialist's stiff-armed salute (and robotic chanting in unison) came from American socialists (Francis Bellamy, cousin of Edward Bellamy), and that the stiff-armed salute had been used in the USA's Pledge of Allegiance for about 3 decades before German socialists borrowed it. German socialists defamed the American salute as they defamed the "swastika," yet only because of ignorant people who still do not know the history. The stiff-armed salute developed because the early Pledge of Allegiance began with a military salute that was then extended outward to point at the flag (it was not an "ancient Roman salute" -another debunked myth repeated by the ignorant vulgus profanum). The above are part of the discoveries by Dr Curry (author of "Pledge of Allegiance Secrets").

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Joggers have been getting a bad reputation in Lockdown - with people trying to take one outdoor exercise a day and maintain social distance, many are using places like the canal towpath, riverside walks, parks etc. But some joggers are creating bad feeling because they won't slow their pace to wait for a larger gap to allow plenty of safe space, and just run through far too close to people for these unsettling days.

Not all of them, of course, by far the most I have seen seen have been courteous and considerate (this chap is leaving plenty of space), but a few are generating a lot of annoyance! The sort of thing that we wouldn't even think much of in normal times, now it is something that gets discussed in the newspaper!

The Porsche 914's reputation for excellent handling was somewhat marred by criticism that the original four-cylinder version was too slow, though lack of speed was never a shortcoming of the 914/6. Porsche being Porsche there was, inevitably, a competition version of the 914/6 – the 914/6GT – a small batch of which was built in 1970. The GT's engine was tuned for around 220bhp, while glassfibre panels and Plexiglas windows helped get the weight down, and dramatically flared arches accommodated wider wheels. In addition, the factory offered a GT kit that could be ordered with a regular 914/6 to be installed by designated Porsche dealers.

In 1970 Porsche entered a 914/6GT in the gruelling Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race. It finished 6th overall and won its class, a quite remarkable accomplishment. The 914/6GT's first official outing as a rally car was at the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally, Bjorn Waldegard's works entry finishing in 3rd place, after which Porsche returned to the perennial 911. The 914/6 was a relatively short-lived model with only 3,360 examples produced between 1970 and 1972.

The 914/6 GT offered here was constructed by the German team, Kremer Racing, in 1971 using a 1970 914/6 as the basis. The car was prepared and partly maintained by Kremer, being used in the International German Mountain Championship during 1972 by customers and others, including Gotthard Egerland and Hermann Neureuther. At the end of 1972 it had an accident and was sold. The original and subsequent owners are recorded in the accompanying FIA papers, while Kremer correspondence on file confirms that when they inspected the car in November 2000 it was in running order and in original condition.

Recently restored in Belgium by recognised specialists, MEC Auto around a brand new engine built by Irmgartz, the car is presented in competition trim, complete with Recaro seats, multi-point harnesses, built-in roll cage and fire extinguisher. A past participant in the Tour Auto, and eligible for other similar events, it currently displays a total of 29,932 kilometres on the odometer and is offered with German title (cancelled) and Belgian registration papers. A spare gearbox (long ratios) and two differentials are included in the sale.

Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais

Bonhams

Sold for € 184.000

Estimated : € 180.000 - 240.000

Parijs - Paris

Frankrijk - France

February 2017

In the 1950s and early 1960s, whilst the company was still building its reputation, Enzo Ferrari was still on the hunt for what he deemed to be “the Ferrari look”, which was a distinctive appearance for his cars that perfectly encapsulated the passion, heritage, and uniqueness of the Ferrari brand. As a result, Ferrari experimented with a number of different coach builders, creating countless beautiful and vastly different motor cars. At the same time, this allowed owners to customise their Ferrari exactly as they saw fit, bringing their own personality into the automobiles design, which was a process akin to having a bespoke suit constructed by a fine Italian tailor. Both owners and coach builders took enormous pride in their creations, as both parties felt that the completed automobile was the embodiment of their professional and personal accomplishments.

One such design was the 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Zagato ‘Tour De France’, of which only five were made. After being approached by two of his best Italian clients, Vladimiro Galluzi and Camillo Luglio, Ferrari was requested to supply them both with 250 LWB chassis to be sent to Zagato for custom coachwork, and this was a request to which “Il Commendatore” agreed. Zagato strived to create a design that would be lighter and more aerodynamic than other bodies on the 2,600 millimetre chassis, lending a competitive advantage to their cars. Chassis 0515GT and 0537GT would be finished in April and June of 1956, for Galluzzi and Luglio respectively. Both cars would go on to see some competition success, and two of the three Zagato-bodied TDFs that followed were also campaigned by their original owners. However, Ferrari would eventually select Pinin Farina as his coach builder of choice, leaving just six Ferraris, all five 250 GTZs and a 166 MM, to ever be bodied by Zagato before Enzo passed away in 1989.

T. H. Everett (1903-1986), a staff member of the NYBG for 55 years, was one of the world's leading horticultural authorities and educators. Mr.Everett had an international reputation as a horticulturist, author, lecturer, educator and consultant. His influence in the field of horticulture was magnified through those who learned from him as a teacher, those who worked with him as a gardener and those who relied on his publications for horticultural information. At various times in his career at the Garden, he headed the education, horticulture and maintenance divisions.

Born in Woolton, England in 1903, he gained horticultural training early on by working on several estate gardens. He enrolled in a three year horticultural course at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1925. Arriving in American in 1927, his first position was gardener on the estate of Samuel Untermeyer in Yonkers, New York. The following year he moved to a position as head of greenhouses and estate gardens for H. E. Manville in Pleasantville, New York where he worked with the renowned landscape architect Beatrix Farrand. In 1930 he returned to England to take his final examination for the coveted National Diploma of Horticulture, awarded jointly by the British government and the Royal Horticultural Society.

In 1932 he was offered a position as Horticulturist and Head Gardener at the New York Botanical Garden. He was successively promoted to Horticulturist and Head of Education in 1934, Assistant Director of Horticulture and Senior Curator of Education in 1959, Director of Horticulture and Senior Curator of Education in 1967 and Senior Horticulture Specialist in 1968 at which time he set aside most of his duties to concentrate on the compilation of his Encyclopedia. He designed and supervised the construction of the renowned rock garden, which was eventually named in his honor. He was a founding member of the American Rock Garden Society. He also designed, developed and installed the famous NYBG rose garden as well as numerous lavish conservatory displays and exhibits at the New York International Flower Show.

He traveled widely throughout the world in his work and was a tour leader for many horticultural trips offered by Linblad Travel. The recipient of almost every medal and citation the horticultural world has to offer, he was also a participant on numerous television and radio programs. Over a twenty year period he answered gardening questions for the Herald Tribune and several gardening magazines. He authored the sections on Trees and Houseplants in the Encyclopedia Britannica. He served as landscape consultant for both the Port Authority of New York and the Staten Island Botanical Garden. Called the patron saint of Wave Hill, a 28 acre former estate in the Bronx with gardens, greenhouses and striking views of the Hudson River, Everett made an appeal to New York City Parks Commissioner Thomas Hoving to preserve this garden for the public. In 1982 an alpine greenhouse there was dedicated and named in his honor.

Founder of the acclaimed New York Botanical Garden School of Horticulture, Everett was deeply concerned throughout his career with effective public and professional gardening and horticultural education. Appointed Curator of Education in 1954 and Senior Curator of Education in 1959, he initiated a program of instruction for professional gardeners in 1932 which continued until 1942. This program produced a group of outstanding American horticulturists who later occupied important positions in the U.S. and abroad. As Senior Curator of Education, he organized three major certificate programs in botany, gardening and landscape gardening. In 1957 he instituted the Children's Gardencraft Program in which over 200 children a year cultivate their own garden plots. In 1963, he organized the highly successful Municipal Cooperative Trainee Gardener Program for New York City high school students.

Perhaps his greatest accomplishment is authoring the ten volume New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture upon which he labored 14 years to produce. He took most of the 11,500 photographs himself. The first of its kind to be published since that of L. H. Bailey in 1914, it is considered one of the most complete horticultural reference works and a benchmark in the field. Much of his success he attributed to his secretary Lillian Weber who had been with him for over fifty years and to his longtime friend Miss Elizabeth Hall, Chief Librarian of the New York Botanical Garden. Both of these women assisted Everett in the compilation of his monumental Encyclopedia. Both he and Miss Hall were recipients of the New York Botanical Garden Distinguished Service Award in 1969. All three of these friends founded and operated the Garden's Plant Information Office from 1981 through 1986.

TCRG s5 3rd Place Grudge Match - Bad Reputations vs Riot Girls

Elsie Cotton (née Hodder, 8 April 1886 – 16 December 1962), known professionally as Lily Elsie, was an English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. She was best known for her starring role in the London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow.

Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie built her reputation in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals, including The Dollar Princess (1909), A Waltz Dream (1911) and The Count of Luxembourg (1911). Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times. (Wikipedia)

Participants enjoy some relaxing yoga with instructor Anna at the Dowd YMCA's Taylor Swift: Reputation Party.

A mural on the side of a burned market in the back of beyond along the Salton Sea. The title of the mural is "Sesha Sand Storm". I've heard the Salton Sea referred to as "A beautiful lady with a bad reputation" and felt that phrasing also seemed to describe this snake charming skull waver in the mural. :-) www.cvindependent.com/index.php/en-US/arts-and-culture/vi...

This ship established an incredible reputation for toughness and durability during the 1914-18 War. On 24 January 1915 she was hit by three 13.5" shells, and suffered major damage and heavy loss of life during the Battle of Dogger Bank, when both her after turrets were burned out. She was repaired and back in service by April 1916, but struck a mine and struggled back to the German Coast with 1400 tons of seawater aboard. Repaired and again back in service in time for the Battle of Jutland on May 31 1916, she was involved in the sinking of the British battlecruiser Invincible, but during the battle she took eight 15", six 13.5" and eight 12" shell hits AND was hit by a torpedo, but she still got back home, albeit with horrendous casualties and with over 5000 tons of seawater below decks!! She eventually limped home with a draught of over 46 feet, due to the massive flooding, and she had an 8 degree list to port! She met an ignominious fate, being one of the German fleet interned and subsequently scuttled at Scapa Flow after the war....... she was raised in 1928 and eventually scrapped.

Vintage postcard by Too much!

American actor Leonardo DiCaprio (1974) has often played unconventional parts, particularly in biopics and period films. His role in the blockbuster Titanic (1998) cemented DiCaprio's reputation as a teen heartthrob. He became one of the biggest movie stars thanks to his films with the directors Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, and Quentin Tarantino. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for The Revenant (2015) as well as two other Golden Globes for The Aviator (2004) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles, in 1974. He is the only child of Irmelin (née Indenbirken), a legal secretary, and George DiCaprio, an underground comix writer, publisher, and distributor of comic books. His parents separated when he was a year old. When his older stepbrother earned $50,000 for a television commercial, DiCaprio, fascinated with this, decided to become an actor. At age 14, he began his career by appearing in television commercials such as for Matchbox cars by Mattel, which he considered his first role. In 1989, he played the role of Glen in two episodes of the television show The New Lassie. Leo played recurring roles in various television series, such as the sitcom Parenthood (1990-1991) based on the successful comedy film of the same name. He made his film debut as the stepson of an evil landlord in the low-budget horror direct-to-video film Critters 3 (Kristine Peterson, 1991). He was handpicked by Robert De Niro out of 400 young actors to play the lead role in the biographical coming-of-age drama This Boy's Life (Michael Caton-Jones, 1993) with De Niro as his stepfather, and Ellen Barkin as his mother. In 1993, DiCaprio co-starred as the intellectually disabled brother of Johnny Depp's character in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (Lasse Hallström, 1993), a comic-tragic odyssey of a dysfunctional Iowa family. The film became a critical success, earning DiCaprio a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and nominations for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. His next films were the Western film The Quick and the Dead (Sam Raimi, 1995) with Sharon Stone, the biopic The Basketball Diaries (Scott Kalvert, 1995) in which he played a teenage Jim Carroll as a drug-addicted high school basketball player and writer, and the erotic drama Total Eclipse (Agnieszka Holland, 1995), a fictionalised account of the homosexual relationship between Arthur Rimbaud (DiCaprio) and Paul Verlaine (David Thewlis). In 1996, DiCaprio appeared opposite Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, an abridged modernisation of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of the same name. The project grossed $147 million worldwide and earned DiCaprio a Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 1997 Berlin International Film Festival. DiCaprio then achieved international fame as a star in the epic romance Titanic (James Cameron, 1997), opposite Kate Winslet. Against expectations, Titanic went on to become the highest-grossing film to that point, eventually grossing more than $2.1 billion in box-office receipts worldwide. DiCaprio tuned into a superstar, resulting in intense adoration among teenage girls and young women in general that became known as "Leo-Mania"

Leonardo DiCaprio played a self-mocking role in a small appearance in Woody Allen's caustic satire of the fame industry, Celebrity (1998). That year, he also starred in the dual roles of the villainous King Louis XIV and his secret, sympathetic twin brother Philippe in The Man in the Iron Mask (Randall Wallace, 1998). The film received mixed to negative response, but became a box office success, grossing $180 million internationally. DiCaprio was awarded a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple for both incarnations the following year. Leonardo starred in two successful features in 2002. The first was the biographical crime drama Catch Me If You Can (Steven Spielberg, 2002), based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who before his 19th birthday committed check fraud to make millions in the 1960s. The film received favourable reviews and was an international success, becoming DiCaprio's highest-grossing release since Titanic with a total of $351 million worldwide. The second was the historical drama Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002) with Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis. It marked his first of many collaborations with director Martin Scorsese. Gangs of New York earned a total of $193 million worldwide and received mostly positive reviews. DiCaprio played Howard Hughes in The Aviator (Martin Scorsese, 2004), which DiCaprio also co-produced. In 2005, he was named the commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts. DiCaprio was a mercenary in the political thriller Blood Diamond (Edward Zwick, 2006). He received acclaim for his role opposite Jack Nicholson in the crime drama The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006). Budgeted at $90 million, the film grossed $291 million and emerged as DiCaprio and Scorsese's highest-grossing collaboration to date. He reunited with Kate Winslet in the romantic drama Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes, 2008). DiCaprio is the founder of Appian Way Productions—a production company that has produced some of his films and the documentary series Greensburg (2008–2010)—and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to promoting environmental awareness.

Leonardo DiCaprio continued to collaborate with Martin Scorsese in the psychological thriller film Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010), based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. The film was a commercial success, grossing $294 million worldwide. DiCaprio starred in the science fiction thriller Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010), in which he enters the dreams of others to obtain information that is otherwise inaccessible. DiCaprio earned $50 million from the film, becoming his highest payday yet. He was an executive producer for George Clooney's political drama The Ides of March, an adaptation of Beau Willimon's play Farragut North (George Clooney, 2011) with Ryan Gosling. In 2012, DiCaprio starred as a plantation owner, Calvin Candie, in Quentin Tarantino's Spaghetti Western, Django Unchained (2012). DiCaprio's next role was as the millionaire Jay Gatsby in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby (2013), an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name. That year he also starred in the biopic The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013), based on the life of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who was arrested in the late 1990s for securities fraud and money laundering. The film earned him a Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Picture. DiCaprio was an executive producer on Virunga (Orlando von Einsiedel, 2014), a British documentary film about four people fighting to protect the world's last mountain gorillas from war and poaching. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 2015, DiCaprio produced and played fur trapper Hugh Glass in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's survival drama The Revenant. Built on a budget of $135 million, the well-received film earned $533 million worldwide. The film earned him numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a SAG and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Actor. For the next three years, DiCaprio narrated documentaries and served as a producer for films. DiCaprio returned to acting following a break of four years in Quentin Tarantino's comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), opposite Brad Pitt. He received nominations for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor. The film earned a total of $374 million against its $90-million budget. DiCaprio's personal life is the subject of widespread media attention. He rarely gives interviews and is reluctant to discuss his private life. Among his former girlfriends are Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen, Israeli model Bar Refaeli, and German model Toni Garrn.

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Marmon was a US maker of luxury cars. They developed the first production V16 engine, only to be beaten to production by Cadillac who were much better financed.

Key to building the marques reputation was the Model 34.

The following text comes from am Autoweek article published in 2003:

1917 MARMON MODEL 34 TOURING CAR: WAY AHEAD OF ITS TIME

As World War I began, Indianapolis car and flour milling machinery manufacturer Nordyke & Marmon decided to expand its automobile business by making an extraordinary new model. While the company’s genius engineer, Howard Marmon, is best known for the 1931 16-cylinder model, the six-cylinder Model 34 introduced in 1916 is probably Marmon’s more innovative vehicle. The 34 projected an image of progressive luxury, combining trend-setting design with excellent performance.

The exterior styling of the Model 34—drawn by Cleveland coachbuilder Leon Rubay—championed the beginning of streamlined automobile body shapes. The car’s distinctive look was set off with bicycle-style fenders connected by a running board strengthened with a Dutch bend edge, which folded part of a sheet of the metal. The running board surface continued into each fender, a great design detail. When the 34 was shown at the 1916 New York Auto Show, public reaction was strong. The Marmon factory expanded to meet demand.

At a time when most cars were trimmed with brass or nickel, the 34’s radiator shell, windshield frame and headlight housing were painted—to resemble a sporty car. A hood without louvers, and wire wheels contributed to the visual theme of speed. There were seven standard models of the 34: The five-passenger touring car was the least expensive at $3,100. Customers wanting more choices were shown a book of 50 body styles drawn by a dozen different coachbuilders.

The 34 used a relatively compact overhead-valve, 340-cid inline six-cylinder engine placed on a 136-inch-wheelbase chassis. Cylinders and the upper half of the crankcase were a single casting of Lynite aluminum. It was the first production automobile in which the major part of the engine was aluminum. The powerplant had a nominal rating of 33.75 horsepower—hence the 34 designation—but brake horsepower was 74, the same as Packard’s V12. So much aluminum was used in the 3500-pound car that the Model 34 weighed in 1000 pounds less than other cars of the same size, giving it an excellent power-to-weight ratio.

The featured model, a rare seven-passenger touring car, has been used sparingly during its long life. The original owner drove it only several hundred miles a year, and meticulously followed the factory service manual procedures by putting the car up on blocks for the winter. Donald DePue, who lives in Eastern Pennsylvania, bought this Model 34 in 1990. He had the car completely restored. It has only 19,000 miles on the odometer.

DePue’s car can go well above 50 mph, but does so with some noise. Each year the Model 34 takes part in the Marmon Club meet—the Mighty Marmon Muster—to be held in York Beach, Maine, this September.

In this touring car, driver and passengers sit in front and rear seats stylishly divided by a cowl (which conceals a cellarette—a period euphemism for a small bar—and two jump seats). The front seat is bench-style, with a bulge in the middle of the leather seatback that indicates there is only room for two. There are four pedals on the floor of the driver’s side: The brake and the clutch protrude. Close to the driver’s seat is a small circular brass pedal. This is the accelerator. To its side is a square metal footrest.

The Marmon business was seriously damaged by the double punch of canceled war contracts and the severe recession in 1921-22. That forced the 34 to continue into the late 1920s, beyond its time, which diluted Marmon’s luxury image. As the Depression began, new investors revived Marmon with a spectacular 16-cylinder car, and the company diversified into large specialty trucks.

That did not save the automobile business. However, the trucks thrived, allowing the Marmon name to continue on motor vehicles into the 1990s.

The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt. King Charles VIII died at the château in 1498 after hitting his head on a door lintel. The château fell into decline from the second half of the 16th century and the majority of the interior buildings were later demolished, but some survived and have been restored, along with the outer defensive circuit of towers and walls. It has been recognised as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1840.

History

Origins

The Château d'Amboise was built on a spur above the river Loire. The strategic qualities of the site were recognised before the medieval construction of the castle, and a Gallic oppidum was built there. In the late 9th century Ingelgarius was made viscount of Orléans and through his mother was related to Hugh the Abbot, tutors to the French kings. Ingelgarius married Adelais, a member of a prominent family (a bishop and archbishop were her uncles) who controlled Château d'Amboise. He was later made Count of the Angevins and his rise can be attributed to his political connections and reputation as a soldier. Château d'Amboise would pass through Ingelgarius and Adelais' heirs, and he was succeeded by their son, Fulk the Red. As Fulk the Red expanded his territory, Amboise, Loches, and Villentrois formed the core of his possessions. Amboise lay on the eastern frontier of the Angevins holdings.

Amboise and its castle descended through the family to Fulke Nerra in 987. Fulk had to contend with the ambitions of Odo I, Count of Blois who wanted to expand his own territory into Anjou. Odo I could call on the support of many followers and instructed Conan, Count of Rennes, Gelduin of Saumur, and Abbot Robert of Saint-Florent de Saumur to harass Fulk's properties. While Conan was busy on Anjou's western border, Gelduin and Robert attempted to isolate the easternmost castles of Amboise and Loches by raiding the Saumurois and disrupting communications. To further threaten Amboise, fortifications were erected at Chaumont and Montsoreau, while Saint-Aignan was garrisoned.

There is a 12th-century Book of the Construction of the Castle of Amboise and the Deeds of Its Lords.

Royal residence

Expanded and improved over time, on 4 September 1434 it was seized by Charles VII of France, after its owner, Louis d'Amboise, Viscount of Thours (1392–1469), was convicted of plotting against Louis XI and condemned to be executed in 1431. However, the king pardoned him but took his château at Amboise. Once in royal hands, the château became a favourite of French kings, from Louis XI to Francis I. Charles VIII decided to rebuild it extensively, beginning in 1492 at first in the French late Gothic Flamboyant style and then after 1495 employing two Italian mason-builders, Domenico da Cortona and Fra Giocondo, who provided at Amboise some of the first Renaissance decorative motifs seen in French architecture. The names of three French builders are preserved in the documents: Colin Biart, Guillaume Senault and Louis Armangeart.

Following the Italian War of 1494–1495, Charles brought Italian architects and artisans to France to work on the château, and turn it into "the first Italianate palace in France". Among the people Charles brought from Italy was Pacello da Mercogliano who designed the gardens at the Châteaux of Ambois and Blois; his work was highly influential amongst French landscape designers. Charles died at Château d'Amboise in 1498 after he hit his head on a door lintel. Before his death he had the upper terrace widened to hold a larger parterre and enclosed with latticework and pavilions; his successor, Louis XII, built a gallery round the terrace which can be seen in the 1576 engraving by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, in Les plus excellens bastimens de France. The parterres have been recreated in the twentieth century as rectangles of lawns set in gravel and a formal bosquet of trees.

King Francis I was raised at Amboise, which belonged to his mother, Louise of Savoy, and during the first few years of his reign, the château reached the pinnacle of its glory. As a guest of the King, Leonardo da Vinci came to Château Amboise in December 1515 and lived and worked in the nearby Clos Lucé, connected to the château by an underground passage. Records show that at the time of Leonardo da Vinci's death on 2 May 1519, he was buried in the Chapel of St Florentin, originally located (before it was razed at the end of 18th century) approximately 100 metres (330 ft) northeast of the Chapel of St Hubert. This Chapel of St Florentin belonged to the royal castle and lay within the stone fortifications surrounding the property of the Château d'Amboise, and it should not be confused with the nearby Église Saint Florentin, also in Amboise, but not located within the property boundaries of the Château d'Amboise.

After the French Revolution (1789–1799), the Chapel of St Florentin was in such a ruinous state that the engineer appointed by Napoleon decided that it was not worth preserving and had it demolished. The remaining stonework was used to repair the Château d'Amboise. Some 60 years later (and 330 years after Leonardo's death and original burial), the foundational site of the Chapel of St Florentin was excavated: it is alleged that a complete skeleton was found, with fragments of a stone inscription containing some of the letters of his name. However, other accounts describe heaps of bones (as is customary in chapels throughout France) and even anecdotes of children kicking skulls around for fun and games. Nonetheless, based on some contemporaneous accounts, it is the collection of bones that were found to be whole and with an extraordinarily large skull that are supposed to be buried in the Chapel of Saint Hubert, where now a large floor-level marble stone bearing a metal medallion relief portrait of Leonardo da Vinci (based on the "Melzi's portrait") and the words LEONARDO DA VINCI seem indicative of his final resting place.

Henry II and his wife, Catherine de' Medici, raised their children in the Château d'Amboise, along with Mary Stuart, the child Queen of Scotland who had been promised in marriage to the future French Francis II.

Amboise conspiracy

In 1560, during the French Wars of Religion, a conspiracy by members of the Huguenot House of Bourbon against the House of Guise that virtually ruled France in the name of the young Francis II was uncovered by the Comte de Guise and stifled by a series of hangings, which took a month to carry out. By the time it was finished, 1,200 Protestants were gibbetted, strung from the town walls, hung from the iron hooks that held pennants and tapestries on festive occasions and from the very balcony of the Logis du Roy. The Court soon had to leave the town because of the smell of corpses.

The abortive peace of Amboise was signed at Amboise on 12 March 1563, between Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who had been implicated in the conspiracy to abduct the king, and Catherine de' Medici. The "edict of pacification", as it was termed, authorised Protestant services only in chapels of seigneurs and justices, with the stipulation that such services be held outside the walls of towns. Neither side was satisfied by this compromise, nor was it widely honoured.

Amboise never returned to royal favour. At the beginning of the 17th century, the huge château was all but abandoned when the property passed into the hands of Gaston d'Orleans, the brother of the Bourbon King Louis XIII. After his death it returned to the Crown and was turned into a prison during the Fronde, and under Louis XIV of France it held disgraced minister Nicolas Fouquet and the duc de Lauzun. Louis XV made a gift of it to his minister the duc de Choiseul, who had recently purchased the Château de Chanteloup to the west. The Duke of Penthièvre, a minor royal, bought it after Choiseul's death. At his own death in 1793, the castle was confiscated by the State. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte gifted Amboise to Roger Ducos who, after an engineering assessment, decided to destroy a large part of the castle in order to reduce its costs. Ducos was himself exiled in 1816 and Amboise recovered by the Duchess of Orléans, Penthièvre's daughter and mother of future King Louis Philippe.

Since 1840, the Château d'Amboise has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. King Louis-Philippe began restoring it during his reign but with his abdication in 1848, the château was confiscated by the government. The captive Emir Abd Al-Qadir, who resisted the French colonisation of Algeria, and an entourage of family and retainers were transferred to Château d'Amboise in November 1848. In 1852 an article in Bentley's Miscellany noted that before Abd Al-Qadir took up residence in the château, it had frequently been visited by tourists.

Amboise, a few years since, was a smiling, lively little town, and the castle was a pleasure residence of the last king; the gardens were delicious, the little chapter of St. Hubert a gem, restored in all its lustre, and the glory of artists and amateurs. All is now changed: a gloom has fallen on the scene, the flowers are faded, the gates are closed, they pretty pavilions are shut-up; there are guards instead of gardeners, and a dreary prison frowns over the reflecting waters, which glide mournfully past the towers.

— Bentley's Miscellany, 1852

Later that year, in October, President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte visited Abd al-Qadir at Amboise to give him the news of his release. In 1873, Louis-Philippe's heirs were given control of the property and a major effort to repair it was made, directed by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. During the German invasion in 1940 the château was damaged further. Today, the present comte de Paris, descendant of Louis-Philippe, repairs and maintains the château through the Fondation Saint-Louis.

Amboise is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court.

Amboise lies on the banks of the river Loire, 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Tours. It is also about 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the historic Château de Chenonceau, situated on the river Cher near the small village of Chenonceaux. Amboise station, on the north bank of the Loire, has rail connections to Orléans, Blois and Tours.

Clovis I (c. 466 – 511) and the Visigoths signed a peace treaty of alliance with the Arvernians in 503, which assisted him in his defeat of the Visigothic kingdom in the Battle of Vouillé in 507.

Joan of Arc passed through in 1429 on her way to Orleans to the Battle of Patay.

Château du Clos Lucé was the residence of Leonardo da Vinci between 1516 and his death in 1519. Da Vinci died in the arms of King Francis I, and he was buried in a crypt near the Château d'Amboise. The house has lost some of its original parts, but it still stands today containing a museum of da Vinci's work and inventions, and overlooks the river Loire.

The Amboise conspiracy was the conspiracy of Condé and the Huguenots in 1560 against Francis II, Catherine de' Medici and the Guises.

The Château at Amboise was home to Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, for much of her early life, being raised there at the French court of Henry II. She arrived in France from Scotland in 1548, aged six, via the French king's favourite palace at Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris, and remained in France until 1561, when she returned to her homeland—sailing up the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh on 15 August that year.

The Edict of Amboise (1563) conceded the free exercise of worship to the Protestants.

Here was born in 1743 Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French philosopher, known as Le Philosophe Inconnu (d. 1803).

Abd el Kader Ibn Mouhi Ad-Din (c. 1807 – 1883) was imprisoned at the Château d'Amboise.

In 2019, the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death, Amboise held many events celebrating the master's life and his work completed in the town. The number of visitors to Château du Clos Lucé, for example, was estimated as 500,000 in 2019, a 30% increase over the typical annual number.

The city is known for the Clos Lucé manor house where Leonardo da Vinci lived (and ultimately died) at the invitation of King Francis I of France, whose Château d'Amboise, which dominates the town, is located just 500 m (1,640 feet) away. The narrow streets contain some good examples of timbered housing.

Just outside the city is the Pagode de Chanteloup, a 44-metre-tall (144 ft) Chinese pagoda built in 1775 by the Duke of Choiseul. The pagoda is seven levels high, with each level slightly smaller than the last one. An interior staircase to reach all levels is open to the public.

The Musée de la Poste (in the Hôtel Joyeuse) is a museum tracing the history of the postal delivery service.

A 20th-century fountain by Max Ernst stands in front of the market place.

Day59 Year3 of Project 365

Chassis n° AV35499

Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais 2020

Bonhams

Parijs - Paris

Frankrijk - France

February 2020

Estimated : € 800.000 - 1.100.000

Sold for € 879.750

Talbot's reputation for producing highly effective competition cars owed a lot to the efforts of the Tolworth based motor dealership and racing preparation specialists, Fox & Nicholl, which looked after the works team from the beginning of 1930 to the end of 1932. The Fox & Nicholl Talbot 90s had dominated the 3-Litre class in prestigious international events such as the Le Mans 24-Hour race, despite displacing only 2.3 litres. For 1931, designer Georges Roesch produced a new car with a full 3-litre engine, which was lighter than its 2.3-litre predecessor and featured much larger valves in a staggered layout, giving improved breathing. This engine was fitted to a lighter and lower chassis, the new model being the AV105.

Famously registered 'GO 51' to 'GO 54' consecutively, the four Fox & Nicholl Talbot 105s enjoyed an outstanding run of successes during the 1931 and 1932 seasons. Highlights of the latter included 1st, 2nd and 3rd in class at the Brooklands 'Double Twelve' in 1931; 3rd overall at Le Mans and 1st un-supercharged car in 1931 and 1932; 1st, 2nd and 3rd in class in the Brooklands 500 in 1931 and 1st and 2nd in 1932; and 1st and 2nd in class at the TT in 1931 and 1932. There was also a glorious failure in the Mille Miglia in 1932 when a lone entry crashed after 900 miles when in 4th place overall.

In addition to its racetrack successes, the AV105 proved to be a formidable rally car. Roesch had always tested his cars in the Alps so it was no surprise when journalist Humfrey Symons borrowed an example to compete in the 1931 Coupe des Alpes (Alpine Rally). He lost no marks and won a Coupe des Glaciers, the highest possible award for a single entry.

The following year a more serious bid was mounted and a team of three tourer-bodied AV105s were prepared for the 1932 event by Fox and Nicholl. These cars were extremely successful, finishing without any penalties, and winning the Coupe des Alpes outright. Another AV105 team, this time with paired down cycle winged four-seater bodies, the famous 'BGH' cars, repeated the feat in 1934. The latter were the ultimate development of the competition Talbot and as such arguably represent the ultimate pre-war British racing sports car. By far the most developed of the three 'BGH' works cars was 'BGH 23' (sold by Bonhams in 2014) and the only other competition car that Talbot built to the same specification was 'AYL 2' offered here.

'AYL 2' was constructed at around the same time as the 'BGH' Alpine cars in 1934. It was ordered new by Dr E J H Roth, who was a leading Harley Street consultant and keen Talbot racer, having previously competed successfully with a 90 at Brooklands. Roth now wanted an even quicker Talbot to challenge for outright wins at the famed Surrey track, and saw the potential in a 'BGH'-style car. As such, the body was to the same general outline as the works Alpine team cars of 1934 but more pared down for track racing, being slightly narrower, with no hood fitted, the area this would normally reside in being panelled over. No windscreen was fitted and initially no passenger's side door, while the specification also included Zeiss headlamps, a Brooklands exhaust system, and André Telecontrol shock absorbers. As such, the car is widely regarded as a semi-works example.

Painted green with matching wheels, 'AYL 2' appeared for the first time at a Brooklands race meeting on 13th October 1934 and was raced by Roth in two races that day. Following this initial visit, Roth continued to race the car successfully at Brooklands, scoring a win in April 1935.

For the 1936 season, with Dr Roth in search of still greater performance and success at the track, 'AYL 2' was up-rated to single-seater specification with a new body manufactured by the famed ERA company of racing voiturette fame. For the BRDC 500-mile race of 1936, the car was prepared with works support to include the installation of the new 3.3-litre 110-type engine. It was driven in this, the most important Brooklands race of the year, by two of the best Brooklands drivers available, Chris Staniland (the 2nd quickest man ever to lap the circuit) and W M 'Mike' Couper. The latter was Talbot's crack 'works' Brooklands driver, famously piloting 'BGH 23' to many successes at the Surrey track. In single-seater form, 'AYL 2' never fulfilled its apparent potential; it is thought this was due to difficult handling caused by poor installation of the rear shock absorbers.

This period of the car's life, when it was fitted with the larger 110 engine, is nevertheless important, since 'AYL 2' is one of only two competition Talbots (the other being 'BGH 23') fitted with this engine in period. As a result, it is eligible today to run this larger and more powerful engine.

When 'AYL 2' was converted to a single-seater, its original sports car body was fitted in 1936 to an almost new Talbot AV105, registration number 'JJ 93'. The body would remain on this car for many years, unmodified apart from the useful addition of a passenger-side door and a windscreen.

In the 1950s, 'AYL 2', by now with its single seater body modified to two-seater configuration (and reregistered as 'JKJ 869' to take advantage of cheaper tax), passed through the trade (see advertisements on file) before being purchased by Arthur Archer, the highly respected Talbot restorer. By this time the original cylinder block was badly damaged; Archer scrapped the block but kept the rest of the car as a potential source of spares. Fortunately Archer never needed the spares and sold the car as a dismantled project to fellow Talbot specialist Ian Polson in 1975. He in turn sold the still dismantled project to John Ward, who rebuilt it using a replica body to the original pattern, as delivered to Dr Roth in 1934. Subsequently, 'AYL 2' was purchased by well-known long-term Talbot collector Nicholas Ward of Northern Ireland, Ward was able to purchase the remaining original parts that Archer had retained, and reunited the car with its original registration number.

Throughout this time the original 1934 team car-style body from 'AYL 2' had remained in good order, fitted to 'JJ 93' as mentioned above. Finally, in 2010, renowned Talbot collector and entrant John Ruston was able to purchase 'AYL 2' from Nicholas Ward and 'JJ 93' from its then owner Paul Wignall. 'AYL 2' was then reunited with its original body, as well as important original components such as road equipment and seats.

While owned by John Ruston and prepared and driven by Gareth Burnett, 'AYL 2' was again hugely successful both on road and track, exactly as its manufacturers had intended, winning two of the most highly regarded pre-war rally and race events: Plateau 1 overall at the Le Mans Classic in 2012 and the prestigious Flying Scotsman rally outright in 2013.

Following brief ownership by well-known German collector Michael Hinderer (who raced the car at the Goodwood Revival in 2015), 'AYL 2' was purchased by the current owner in 2017. A highly successful pre-war rally entrant, he wanted a car that would be equally at home on the rally stages as on the racetrack, and which was eligible for all of the world's great historic motoring events. 'AYL 2' has fitted the bill uniquely well. To ensure the car performed as well as possible, at time of purchase the engine was rebuilt around a new 110 cylinder block by Gareth Burnett. While in the vendor's ownership, the Flying Scotsman rally, Mille Miglia and Le Mans Classic were all completed successfully.

Being a man that likes his cars to drive and present as well as possible, the owner dispatched 'AYL 2' to Talbot specialist I S Polson at the end of the 2018 season with the brief to get the car running and driving on road and track to its very best capabilities. To this end the car was gone through from stem to stern. Works carried out included a complete rewire, top-end engine overhaul, remaking of the floor and associated brackets, re-fitting an original type radiator, re-plumbing the cooling system, rebuilding the seats, re-mounting the body, and overhauling the shock absorbers together with countless other smaller jobs (see invoices on file for circa £80,000). As such, the car only requires final set-up for a new owner to enjoy.

'AYL 2' is only offered for sale because a change in his plans means the owner will not be able to use the car as much as he feels an historic competition car of this quality deserves. A proven winner, this strong and successful post-Vintage thoroughbred is eligible to compete in all the world's best pre-war races and rallies, where its competition record speaks for itself. In the right hands, it is surely a car to be reckoned with, or in less skilled but equally enthusiastic hands, is a ticket for the very best the motoring world has to offer, just as it was for Dr Roth when new. Offered with current FIA HTP papers.

Tomorrow is the big day...Open Studios begins...we have been working non stop all week to get prepared..up early tomorrow..the show begins at 11:00 am. Not much time for Flickr until Monday....I do want to tell a skunk story though...when I was around thirteen I had neighbors who just loved animals...they had two sweet dogs, one a big black lab mix...well they spotted three baby skunks and decided to catch them and put them in a large rabbit hutch..well baby skunks will spray, but it isn't as potent as an adult..the big black lab mix loved little animals ( he used to snuggle with their baby rabbits) so when the owner wasn't looking we let him in the cage with the little skunks...of course when he nuzzled them, they sprayed him...direct hit...he was out of there in a hurry and rubbing his nose all over the grass...snorting and sneezing...P.S. they let them loose....

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Introduction

The word Reputation according to the dictionary means what somebody is known for.

The Greek word for reputation is φήμη

Just to mention a few translations (what somebody is known for)

French: réputation, renommée (more slang)

German: Ansehen, Ruf, Klang

Italian: reputazione, rumore, caratura

Portuguese: reputação, fama

Russian: репута́ция

Spanish: reputación

"In today′s interconnected consumer economy, the notion that an organization or a company′s reputation can be ′managed′ as an entity or a simple commodity or one–dimensional artifact is dangerously outdated. Every morsel of information no matter how trivial or seemingly innocuous has the potential to go viral in a heartbeat. Reputations that took decades to build can be destroyed in mere moments."

The Brand reputation

Brand reputation refers to how a particular brand (whether for an individual or a company) is viewed by others. A favorable brand reputation means consumers trust your company, and feel good about purchasing your goods or services. An unfavorable brand reputation, however, will cause consumers to distrust your company and be hesitant about purchasing your products or services.

According to research revealed that somehow God May Put His Own Reputation on the Line In Order To Protect and Guarantee Yours?

Moreover, there is need to protect your relationship offline and online reviews, rating and overall presence in order to remove negative thought or content in the mind of people that shows up about you in any form or offline/online because the effect can be catastrophic to your reputation talking from true life stories.

Like Celebrities may need to be watchful about the Paparazzi in newspapers and magazines. But now in the computer age or internet era where everyone with a camera on is phones or cameras with different types of devises and method of taken people photos thinks there is a journalist and knows how to take a picture or video and sell it to National Enquirer or TMZ in seconds.

Your online image arrives before you do these days and makes incredible first impression about you. Wonder why you didn’t get the interview or job or didn’t get posted as a worker in the House of Worship or Worship Centers getting up to a year or to some people now is even more than years while others are being posted to their various departments it could be what people says about you in a negative way that is really bad or Misunderstood first impression about you or false/fake rumors in mistaken you for another person/fellow or otherwise talking from a true life experiences that shouldn’t be heard in the House of Worship or Worship Centers or formed a Cabal against you! Or 83% of companies check your online reputation and over half of them admit to not hiring a candidate due to what they find or God knows why He allowed it to be so, and even knows better than we do.

Reputation Stadium Tour - Soldier Field 6/2/18

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cc licensed flickr photo by Tom Rydquist: flickr.com/photos/calitomshots/2789088006/

I didn't take the photo but adapted on it. Had this in my head for today's photo assignment but it's not exactly beach weather. Also, I need to use this for teaching teachers about leaving intentional footprints.

This adaptation has been used on the following blog(s):

connectinglibrarian.com/2010/05/16/my-online-reputation/

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Chassis n° TS10

Engine n° ST18

Manufactured by Robert Bamford and Lionel Martin, the first Aston-Martins (the hyphen is correct for the period) rapidly established a reputation for high performance and sporting prowess in the immediate post-WWI years. The company traces its history back to 1914, when Bamford & Martin Ltd built their first car - ultimately known as 'Coal Scuttle' - at their works in Henniker Place, Chelsea. The coming of war saw the two founders engaged in more important activities, and 'Coal Scuttle' remained the sole Bamford & Martin car for some years. The company later changed its name to Aston-Martin, retaining the name of founder Lionel Martin and borrowing from the Aston hill climb near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (the hyphen was later dropped).

The first Astons used four-cylinder sidevalve engines, and though the firm experimented with overhead-camshaft types, it was the trusty sidevalves that did most of the winning. In 1922, the sidevalve Aston Martin enjoyed its finest hour when one nicknamed 'Rabbit', and latterly known as 'Bunny', set 25 light-car and 10 outright world speed records at Brooklands. Unfortunately, the management's concentration on motor sport, while accruing invaluable publicity, distracted it from the business of manufacturing cars for sale, the result being just 50-or-so sold by 1925 when the company underwent the first of what would be many changes of ownership.

The foundations were laid for the commencement of proper series production with the formation of Aston Martin Motors Ltd in 1926 under the stewardship of Augustus 'Bert' Bertelli and William Renwick. Built at the firm's new Feltham works, the 'new generation' of 1½-litre Aston Martins was first displayed at the 1927 London Motor Show at Olympia. Like his predecessors, 'Bert' Bertelli understood the effect of competition success on Aston Martin sales and sanctioned the construction of two works racers for the 1928 season. Based on the 1½-litre, overhead-camshaft road car, the duo featured dry-sump lubrication, and this feature was carried over to the International sports model, introduced in 1929.

In the meantime, Aston Martin had displayed three new models on its stand at the 1928 London Motor Show at Olympia: a four-seat open car, a four-door saloon, and an open two-seater on the short (8' 6") chassis, which was described as the 'Standard Sports Model'. The latter was chassis number 'TS10', the car offered here. Although the Standard Sports Model was described in the catalogue as having a dry sump, 'TS10' was displayed at Olympia with a wet-sump engine, as recorded by Inman Hunter in his definitive work: 'Aston Martin 1913-1947' (page 95). Finished in brown and boasting long black wings, 'TS10' was sold from the show stand to the Maharajah of Patiala and exported to India.

Little is known of the car's subsequent history in India; however, in 1967 it was offered for sale by a Mr Paraamjit of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, but it did not surface again until it was found - in pieces - by the current vendor. By this time the Aston had been much modified and lost both its original wet-sump engine and its worm drive back axle. Restoration was not thought to be possible.

However, in 2006 Andy Bell of Ecurie Bertelli Ltd, the world-renowned authority on pre-war Aston Martins, located a 'T' type engine, number 'ST18', and found the last known wet sump in a bin of parts in his workshop. It was decided to restore 'TS10' using this engine and a newly made rear axle. The car was shipped from Malta to Ecurie Bertelli's workshop at Olney in the UK for restoration, which has taken almost three years to complete.

'TS10' is the first Standard Sports Model built and a direct ancestor to today's Aston Martins; it is also the third oldest Bertelli-era Aston Martin known to be still running. Unique and magnificently presented, it represents the dawn of one of Britain's greatest sporting marques and would surely take pride of place in any collection of fine Aston Martin motor cars.

Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais

Bonhams

Estimated : € 315.000 - 415.000

Parijs - Paris

Frankrijk - France

February 2017

The Maasai comprise 5 clans. They have reputation of fierce warriors. But they are traditionally seminomadic, and live off their cattle almost exclusively. The Maasai believe that all cattle belong to them and they are known to be cattle raiders. Cattle raiding used to be a common inter tribal activity. The livestock is a sign of wealth and is traditionally used to pay dowry for the wedding. Women are worth 10 cows. They consistently come from another village. Parents are the ones who negociate for the marriage. In the Maasai community, women construct the huts, collect firewood, bring water, milk the herds of cattle and cook for the family. Young boys look after the beasts while the warriors protect the clan. Older men take care of the daily operations in the community. The Maasai live in families in a Manyatta (a form of enclosed homestead), surrounded by a fence made of thorny bushes to protect them and their livestock from intruders and predators. Each Manyatta has about 10 to 20 huts known as "Inkajijik". These huts are made of tree branches, mud, grass and cow dung. If a man has more than one woman, he must build another house to welcome his second wife (to avoid rivalry). So a man who has 3 wifes must own 3 houses and therefore be rich. In the Maasai culture, the colorful ornaments are dedicated to their beauty, which is one of the most important aspects. Visual arts consist mainly of body decoration and beaded ornaments. These decorations are displayed in their dances, which are a popular art form. Women wear beaded necklaces and bangles, and men a red checked shuka (Maasai blanket). The warriors carry a spear and a ball-ended club, and paint their body with ochre. Maasai's diet includes meat, cow blood 2 times a week, and a lot of milk. The cows are bled by opening a vein in the neck with a blunt arrow or knife. The blood is then drunk on it’s own or with milk. The Maasai speak a Nilotic language, called Maa.

They believe in one God, Ngai (meaning "One Creator God"), the creator and giver of all things. They also believe in witchcraft. In each tribal group, there is a prophet who is seen as helping to cope with the endemic sorcery, by the means of protective medicines and advices for the rituals. In addition to the prophets, they also have diviners who are supposed to have the power to diagnose illnesses and causes of misfortune, and can prescribe a range of herbal medicines and ritual cures. Despite the fact that some members have moved to cities, many have kept their customs. The most distinctive feature of Maasai society is the age system for men, divided in sets and spaced apart by about fifteen years. Excision, as well as circoncision, is an initiatory ceremony that mark the passage to adulthood. Although excisions are prohibited in Kenya, it is widespread throughout the country, especially in rural areas. Only 4 ethnic groups (Luo, Luhya, Teso and Turkana) out of 42 don't practise it. According to the ethnies and regions, excisions vary considerably and range from 4.1% in the western region to 98.8% in the North-Est. They are common within the Somali (97%), Kisii (96%) and Maasai (93%) while they are less frequent among the Kikuyu (34%) and Kamba (27%). The kenyan law is rarely enforced and it sometimes lead this practice to clandestinity instead of slowing it down. For the 3 months of recovery period after excision, Maasai girls wear jewellery and chalk make-up, to show they must not be seen by men. Circumcision happens at the age of 18 in the Maasai tribes. Maasai woman are not allowed to attend the ceremony. Boys who show their pain with tears during the operation, are considered as cowards and bear this shame all his life. On the contrary, the ones who don't cry during circumcision are authorized to hunt colorful birds with their bow and arrows. Then they make a headdress indicating their new warrior's status. After the operation, boys go in their mother's hut to drink cow's fresh blood to recover their forces. The promotion of warriors to elderhood involve two distinct ceremonies. The 4 days eunoto ceremony raise the warriors to the senior warrior status. For this occasion, warriors gather in the same village. They are led by a ritual leader (olotuno). Each one of them has a part of his head shaved by his mother, which often makes them cry. It symbolizes the end of their freedom and of the bond with their mother. At the end of the ritual, the warrior can select any girl to marry. The olghesher ceremony promote them to senior elderhood thanks to which they have the power to bless and curse, and become protective leaders of the next new age-set.

During one of the ceremonies, maasai girls accompany their lover to the ceremonial dance. Pearl neacklaces and headbands follow the rhythm. This is the sole moment when girls can choose freely 3 lovers among the warriors.Traditionally, as long as the father was alive, no son has final control over his cattle nor over his choice in marriage. At marriage, the bride is allocated a herd of cattle, from which all her sons will build up herds of their own. In any case, women are raised to accept her submission to her future husband.

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Online Reputation Management panel at sempdx searchfest 2009, including presentations from:

Martin Bowling (not in attendance?)

Todd Freisen (filling in for martin bowling?) - Search - Simpsons' Style - 2009

Tony Adam

Marty Weintraub How to Build

a Reputation Monitoring Dashboard Product and related blog post: How

to Build a Reputation Monitoring Dashboard

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The reputation of Leyland Motors was still riding high in 1967, when this advert for the rear-engined PSUR1 Panther appeared in Commercial Motor. The calamitous acquisition of British Motor Holdings changed all that from the following year, when British Leyland came into existence.

The Leyland Panther was launched in 1964 and had a common chassis design with the AEC Swift/Merlin: Leyland had acquired AEC in 1962, so a greater degree of commonality could be expected with new bus and truck ranges.

Both the Panther and the Swift have gained reputations as unreliable products. The complex drive-line could be problematic, but the Panther was a reasonable sales success, with over 600 being sold in the UK market up to 1972, with other sales successes in Australia plus a batch of 200 supplied to Stockholm in 1967 to help achieve the rule-of-the-road change.

Sales of the Leyland Panther began to tail off when the better-regarded Bristol RE became available in the open market, and when one-person operation of double-deckers was allowed. Preston Corporation was the final customer.

TCRG s5 3rd Place Grudge Match - Bad Reputations vs Riot Girls

Harley-Davidson Longneck Chopper, elaborate work on frame, engine and pipes. A beautiful bike - rideable on public streets as well!

The Harley Dome Cologne event was a friendly, professionally organized gathering of around 3,000 Harley-Davidson bikers. It took place at the scenic "Tanzbrunnen" open-air event area and boasted many bands with national and international reputation. Excellent custom bikes were there to be admired - in the exhibition area as well as the ones brought along by the participants. A must-see for all of you next year. The plan is to organize this event for the next consecutive five years.