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A new International semi-tractor with 75 cubic yard refuse transfer trailer operated by the Cleveland Heights, Oh Public Works Dept.
3-yard Front Load Dumpster
Royal Refuse
Eugene, OR
May 2014
©Bryn Erdman. All Rights Reserved.
On a nation state level the rights of the Pygmy as citizens of the modern nation states of Central Africa is also an issue. In most countries of Central Africa Pygmies are not considered citizens and are refused identity cards, deeds to land, health care and proper schooling. Also because of their short stature and different lifestyle the are also easy to spot and make fun of in general society. This results in a situation where Pygmies find themselves marginalized, poor and brutalized.
Source: www1.american.edu/ted/ice/pygmy.htm
Twa pygmies, the oldest residents of the African Great Lakes region were living in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest before to be expelled in 1991, when their territory became a national park devoted to the mountain gorillas.
Only 100,000 Twa remain in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Congo. Their Rutwa language, religion, songs and story-telling are dying.
Avignon, France. The streets in this area of Avignon are very narrow and twisty. That accounts for the small size of this refuse truck.
I would appreciate information on the make and model of the truck.
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sepultura..
a tribute to oldfriend of us
sepultura..
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guitar vector and texture
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The father of the three studly tiger brothers.
Name: Carter Mason Rivera
Age: 44
Species: Siberian Tiger
Preference: Bicurious
Details:
1. Happily married, loves his wife deeply and misses her while she's overseas working, but curious about sex even while she's away, sometimes thinks about the other side.
2. Professional mechanic, doesn't make much, but he loves his job with a passion.
3. Giant balls, can carry gallons after a few hours, and when drunk, will strip down and compare them to his oldest son's dick, been doing this for years.
Bio: The father of the three tiger bros., his wife Liliana is the light of his life and refuses to love anyone besides her, except his sons, even while she works at a law firm currently stationed in London. She gave him permission to have fun with anyone he'd like, because she knows how he gets when his balls fill up, but he can't bring himself to do it, until he discovered his sons' "activities" and began experimenting himself by swallowing his own cum. His own sons invited him to join in on their fun and while he carries a tinge of regret for leaving his mark on his own boys, and them in him, he couldn't be prouder to call them his children. As far as his wife knows, he just found someone to have fun with. Has a brother of his own.
Co-Creator: Justin Bennett
This character is creative commons (CC-BY-SA)
Source: www.deviantart.com/starwars888/art/OC-Carter-822333022
Sinhagad, Sinhgarh, or Sinhgad (The Lion's Fort), is a fortress located roughly 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Pune, India. Previously called Kondhana), the fort has been the site of many important battles, most notably the battle of Sinhagad in 1670. It was also strategically located at the centre of a string of other forts such as Rajgad, Purandar and Torna.
Perched on an isolated cliff of the Bhuleswar range of the Sahyadri Mountains, it is situated on a hill rising 1312 metres above sea level. Given natural protection by its very steep slopes, the walls and bastions were constructed at only key places; it has two gates – the Kalyan Darwaza in the south-east and the Pune Darwaza in the north-east.[1]
This fort has had quite a long history, It was called 'Kondana' after the sage Kaundinya. The Kaundinyeshwar temple, the caves and the carvings indicate that this fort had probably been built two thousand years back. It was captured from the Koli tribal chieftain, Nag Naik, by Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1328 AD.
Shahaji Bhosale, as the commander of Ibrahim Adil Shah I, was entrusted with the control of the Pune region. His son Shivaji, however, refused to accept the Adilshahi and initiated the task of setting up Swarajya. He gained control of Kondana in 1647 by convincing Siddi Amber, the Adilshahi Sardar who controlled the fort. Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande played key role in this activity.In 1649, it had to be handed over to Adil Shah for Shahaji Maharaj's release. Shivaji Maharaj recaptured it back in 1656 again with the help of Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande,who convinced Fort commander by giving land in newly created Shivapur village and peacefully gained control of fort.This Fort saw attacks of Mughals on 1662, 1663 and 1665. In 1664, Shahistekhan- mughal general even tried to bribe people of fort to hand over the fort to him but he was unsuccessful. In Purandar Pact it went into the hands of the Mughal army chief Mirzaraje Jaysingh, in the year 1665. In 1670, Shivaji Maharaj re-conquered this fort and then it stayed under Maratha rule till 1689. After the death of Sambhaji, the Mughals regained control over. Again in 1693 the Marathas recaptured it headed by Sardar Balkawade. Chatrapati Rajaram took asylum on this fort during Mogul raid on Satara but Rajaram died on Sinhagad on the 3rd of March 1700 & in 1703 Aurangzeb conquered the fort. In 1706, it once again went into the hands of the Marathas. Pantaji Shivdev of Sangola and the Pant Pratinidhis played key role in this battle. Then this fort remained with Marathas till 1818, when the British conquered it. British however took three months to capture this fort. Which is highest time ever for them to win any fort in the Maharastra.
One of the most famous battles for Sinhgad was fought to recapture the fort by Tanaji Malusare, a general of Shivaji in March 1670. A steep cliff leading to the fort was scaled with the help of a monitor lizard named yashwanti, colloquially known as a ghorpad. Thereafter, there ensued fierce battles between Tanaji and his men, and the mughal army that had the fort at the time. Tanaji lost his life, but his brother Suryaji took over and captured Kondana.[2]
There is an anecdote that upon hearing of Tanaji's death, Shivaji expressed his remorse with the words: "Gad aala pan sinha gela" - "We gained the fort, but lost the lion". The name Sinhgad, though, pre-dates this event, and can be seen in written communiques from the era. A bust of Tanaji has been established on the fort in memory of his contribution to the battle. It remains to this day a grand symbol of a great Maratha victory over the invading Muslims.
The fort forms the centre of all other forts Rajgad, Purandar and Torna surrounding it.
The walls, the bastions and the slopes of the fort are built with tremendous idea providing natural protection and have been built at only some of the key points. The Fort has only two gates to enter the structure, the Kalyan Darwaza and Pune Darwaza which are positioned at the south east and north-east ends respectively.
Some of the information available at this fort portrays that the fort could have been built 2000 years ago. The caves and the carvings in the Kaundinyeshwar temple stand as proof for the same. In 1328 AD, Muhammad bin Tughlaq captured the fort from Nag Naik, Koli tribal chief. Since this time, many rulers attempted to capture the fort and it went into the hands in regular intervals. Shivaji, the ruler of Marathas took over the fort in 1647.
Mughals gave a tough fight in capturing the fort, but Marathas never let the fort stay under any one for a long time. The fort was captured by other rulers and recaptured by Marathas at regular intervals, until the British finally captured it in 1818.
The fort is also significant for holding the memorials of Tanaji Malusare and Rajaram, younger son of Shivaji. Tanaji was a general of Shivaji who lost his life in the Battle of Sinhagad. Twentieth Century history reveals that one of the renowned Indian freedom fighter Lokmanya Tilak erected a bungalow above the fort.
Currently the fort serves as a training centre at National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla. And is the picnic spot for the Pune locals and trekking enthusiasts.
Owned by: aaa trash
Chassis: International 4900
Body Maufacture: Heil
Type of truck: rear loader
additional notes:
location of photo: burke va
Joshua "J.C./Aggie" Agajanian (June 16, 1913 – May 5, 1984) was an influential figure in American motorsports history. He was a promoter and race car owner.
Agajanian was born in San Pedro, California, just six months after his father had immirated to the United States, with his entire family, including some cousins, out of war-torn Armenia. He grew up a hard-working young man in the family’s refuse collection and hog ranching businesses, which Aggie would later oversee.
At 18, Agajanian had saved enough money to buy a race car. When he told his father that he was going to become a race car driver, the elder Agajanian’s reaction was not what young Aggie had hoped. Looking at the car in the garage, his father said to J.C., "So you are going to be a race driver, that’s fine. Just a few things I want you to do first. Go kiss your mother goodbye, pack your bags since you won’t be living here anymore and while you’re at it, change your name."
The racing game was brutal in the 1930s. Drivers were dying almost every other week on the dirt ovals of Southern California and Agajanian’s father understandably didn’t want his son to become another statistic. A compromise was settled upon. J.C. could keep the car, but only in the capacity of an owner. J.C. agreed and at 18 became perhaps one of the youngest car owners in automobile racing.
While Agajanian never achieved his childhood dream of becoming a race driver, he did almost everything else, from promoting races to building cars and discovering drivers.
While promoting a race under the blazing desert sun in Arizona, Agajanian purchased a Stetson cowboy hat to protect his head. The hat became Aggie's trademark and he was rarely seen without it.
His trademarks were a cowboy hat and high-heeled boots made especially for him in Spain.
The Armenian heir to a fortune built on pig farming and garbage collection. J. C. was partial to the number "98" and used the number his Indianapolis, Sprint and Midget cars, a tradition which has continued for generations in the family. He was instrumental in the development of the air jack for faster tire changes at Indy and in the 1930s was president of the Western Racing Association. His race organizer expertise spanned the country and he became the first race organizer to present 250 United States Automobile Club events, ranging from Midget races like the traditional Turkey Night Grand Prix at his beloved Ascot Park in Gardena, California (now held at Irwindale Speedway), to numerous Championship Dirt Car races at state fairgrounds tracks.
From 1948 through 1971, his cars won three pole positions for the Indianapolis 500, set four track records and won the race twice. Troy Ruttman (1952) and Parnelli Jones (1963) both won the 500 in Agajanian machines.
"I didn’t even know my dad was bald until I was a teenager," joked his son, J.C. Agajanian Jr. "He even wore the hat sitting down for breakfast in the morning. My mother was always getting on him about that."
Notable drivers for Agajanian included: Bill Vukovich II, Walt Faulkner, Troy Ruttman and Parnelli Jones.
Troy Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and as of 2007[update], he is the youngest winner of the race.
From 1950–1960, the Indianapolis 500 also counted toward the World Drivers' Championship (now synonymous with Formula One), although most of the racers did not compete in the other races in the Championship. Ruttman was the first Indianapolis 500 winner to participate in a Formula One event beyond Indy[1] and his 1952 Indy 500 win earned him the distinction of being the youngest driver to win a round of the World Championship, an honor he held until Fernando Alonso won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500 and commonly known simply as The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event lends its name to the IndyCar class, or formula, of open-wheel race cars that have competed in it.
The event, billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, is one of the oldest, and considered one of the three most significant, motorsports events in the world. While the official attendance is not disclosed by Speedway management, with a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity further to an approximate 400,000, it is the largest single-day sporting event in the world.
1952: Bill Vukovich leads 150 laps until his steering pin breaks and he crashes on lap 192. Twenty-two-year-old Troy Ruttman takes the checkered flag, the youngest-ever winner. On the pole for the '52 race was Fred Agabashian's Diesel-powered racer that succumbed to supercharger trouble on lap 71.
Paris, France. These small refuse trucks are seen all over Paris and other parts of France. While they don't hold a lot, their small size makes them ideal for getting around narrow streets.
Hopefully, someone can help identify the make.
Geralt: Yeah.. pretty sure refusing everything she's suggesting means you don't want her as a business partner. Then again, you and I have been down this road. Remember that Dwarven brothel?
Olgierd: How could I forget? It was a disaster. All of them had beards!
Geralt: Couldn't tell if the dwarven strumpets or our clients were male or female.
Olgierd: I still wonder how they can.
1-yard Front Load Dumpster
Royal Refuse
Eugene, OR
May 2014
©Bryn Erdman. All Rights Reserved.
Inter-media exhibition about music, mushrooms and decomposition by the band The Observatory at SAM, Tanjong Pagar Distripark.
2025 Waste Expo Tradeshow visit
Stellar Products refuse hopper for use on utility vehicles
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The statue that adorns the front roof of Grand Central Terminal and faces south is 48 feet high and weighs in at 1500 tons. On the left sits Hercules, representing physical strength; on the right is Minerva, goddess of wisdom and protector of cities; featured at the center is Mercury, god of travel and commerce.
This sculptural grouping was considered the largest of its kind when it was built in 1914. Perhaps even more impressive than the statue is that clock. At 13 feet in diameter the clock still is the largest example of Tiffany glass in the world. During the 100th anniversary, in Inaccessible New York: Behind The Scenes At Grand Central Terminal, WCBS offered a backstage tour that seems “like something out of the movie ‘Hugo.’”
“Transportation” or alternatively “The Glory of Commerce” is said to represent the wisdom, speed and strength of Grand Central and the midtown neighborhood. Apparently the French sculptor who designed the work was not very impressed by this wisdom, speed and strength of the neighborhood. French artist Jules-Alexis Coutan refused to come to the United States to oversee the construction of his project. When asked why, his reply was “I fear some of your [American] architecture would distress me.”
So the sculpture was constructed locally under long distance supervision. William Bradley and Son of Long Island City, Queens took seven years to construct Coutan’s massive sculpture of the Greek Gods out of the same Bedford limestone as the façade of Grand Central Terminal.
Exodus 10:1-20 (ANIV)
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials so that I may perform these miraculous signs of mine among them that you may tell your children and grandchildren how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and how I performed my signs among them, and that you may know that I am the Lord."
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you refuse to let them go, I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow. They will cover the face of the ground so that it cannot be seen. They will devour what little you have left after the hail, including every tree that is growing in your fields. They will fill your houses and those of all your officials and all the Egyptians—something neither your fathers nor your forefathers have ever seen from the day they settled in this land till now.' " Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh.
Pharaoh's officials said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the Lord their God. Do you not yet realise that Egypt is ruined?"
Then Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. "Go, worship the Lord your God," he said. "But just who will be going?"
Moses answered, "We will go with our young and old, with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the Lord."
Pharaoh said, "The Lord be with you—if I let you go, along with your women and children! Clearly you are bent on evil. No! Let only the men go; and worship the Lord, since that's what you have been asking for." Then Moses and Aaron were driven out of Pharaoh's presence.
And the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over Egypt so that locusts will swarm over the land and devour everything growing in the fields, everything left by the hail."
So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the Lord made an east wind blow across the land all that day and all that night. By morning the wind had brought the locusts; they invaded all Egypt and settled down in every area of the country in great numbers. Never before had there been such a plague of locusts, nor will there ever be again. They covered all the ground until it was black. They devoured all that was left after the hail—everything growing in the fields and the fruit on the trees. Nothing green remained on tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. Now forgive my sin once more and pray to the Lord your God to take this deadly plague away from me."
Moses then left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord. And the Lord changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which caught up the locusts and carried them into the Red Sea. Not a locust was left anywhere in Egypt. But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let the Israelites go.
DRAWING NOTES:
TIME OF DAY:
‘By morning the wind had brought the locusts...’
LIGHTING NOTES:
The sun lights this scene, a pale blue/white light, coming from the top right. There is also a yellow heavenly glow surrounding Moses (in blue) & Aaron (in brown) in the scene
CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Moses & Aaron are on the right of Pharaoh (in white.) One of Pharaoh’s magicians is with him - pleading with him to let the Hebrew people go. Together with the ostrich feather fan waving slave girl, we have seen the green clad magician in previous plague pictures. There is an Egyptian woman with locusts crawling on her face, in the left foreground.
RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The devastation caused by the locust plague was beyond imagination; their numbers were so massive that the ground was black (verse 15). The whole of Egypt was affected. Plagues of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) have threatened agricultural production in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia for centuries.
As noted in previous plague scenes, the “gods” of Egypt were powerless to intervene & prevent the plagues sent by the Hebrew God. Two more of Egypt’s “deities” were powerless to intervene on this occasion: Osiris, god of crop fertility, could not prevent the destruction of the crops, whilst Nut, the Egyptian sky goddess, could not control these locusts either. Once again we can only conclude that the Egyptian “gods” could not stand against the one true God of the Hebrew people.
This scene has taken a long time to complete. The drawing took a lot longer than usual, due to the complexity & shear number of locusts that had to be drawn. The colouring process also took longer than usual, for the same reason. I was pleased with the final locust swarm effect; it looks quite 3 dimensional as the swarm flows into the scene.
Six Christian leaders including a nun have been arrested after holding a prayer vigil at Treasurer Joe Hockey’s electorate office in North Sydney. The group entered Mr Hockey’s office at 10:30am today and refused to leave, they calling for a timetabled commitment that all children will be released from immigration detention centres.
The group have been removed from Joe Hockey's office by police, and released without charge.
The protest follows a series of prayer-centred sit-in actions that has sparked a nationwide Christian movement called Love Makes A Way. Forty five religious leaders from a wide range of denominations have been arrested over the past four months after holding prayer vigils in offices of MPs from both major parties.
All the prayer vigil participants have previously been involved in advocacy for asylum seekers. The participants of today’s action feel moved to participate in nonviolent direct action in light of the complete failure of both major parties to protect the wellbeing of people seeking asylum.
Prayer vigil participant and Josephite Sister Jan Barnett said: "It is after great contemplation that I risk arrest here today, I feel I can't leave without a commitment from the Government to release all children from detention and to resettle them in a safe and nurturing environment."
"All people fleeing persecution have a right to seek asylum, it is legal to do so, and the Australian Government has both a legal and moral duty to care for asylum seekers, especially children," she said.
Matt Anslow, another participant in the prayer vigil said: "Mr Hockey told the federal parliament in 2012 during debate over the so-called Malaysia plan, ‘I will never ever support a people swap where you can send a 13-year-old child unaccompanied to a country without supervision. Never. It will be over my dead body’."
Mr Anslow described how the prayer vigil sought to appeal to Mr Hockey’s own values: "Mr Hockey’s denunciation of the Malaysia plan shows us he has heartfelt concern for children fleeing persecution. We ask that Mr Hockey use his influence to advocate for the freedom of children from Australia’s detention centres."
Retired nurse Margaret Coffey said: "I’m risking arrest today because working as a nurse meant I saw first hand the devastating mental health consequences of locking young people in detention centres."
"We are robbing children of their childhoods and doing irreversible damage to the health of young people with the Immigration Department’s most recent figures showing the average period of time we are locking up asylum seekers in detention facilities is steadily increasing to 349 days.
"The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce recently described the Federal Government’s treatment of unaccompanied children seeking asylum as ‘state-sanctioned child abuse’ and as Christians we cannot stand idly by while vulnerable people suffer at the hands of our government," she said.
A deal to allow Australia to send refugees to Cambodia for resettlement is imminent and may be signed as early as this week, Fairfax Media reports.
Prayer vigil participant Kylie Beach said: “As a mother I feel that sending vulnerable children to Cambodia is dangerous and unconscionable because the Australian Government cannot guarantee their wellbeing or safety there. We should be welcoming these precious children into our communities, not exporting them to developing nations.”
Chassis: Mack LE
Body: McNeilus M/A (without optional ASL arm)
Hauler: Waste Management
Location: Kennewick, WA
Date: March 2018
See More Trashy Photos & Videos At: The Thrash 'N' Trash Website
©Bryn Erdman. All Rights Reserved.
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this is a photographic narration that speaks of the eternal struggle that takes place between good and evil, which speaks of a dark period of history, speaks of the violence suffered by women but also by those who belonged to the poorest social classes, historical facts that have been handed down to us in the form of a story and associated-transmuted in the martyrdom of Saint Lucia, this is what happens in the town of Savoca (Sicily). This is a short and long report, I did in Savoca on August 2018 about the living representation of the martyrdom of Saint Lucia (patron saint of the city of Savoca); the cult of the young Saint of Syracuse seems to date back to the fifteenth century, under the influence of Spanish traditions. The commemoration of the history of St. Lucia occurs in two consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday: here I try to tell some times of the day on Sunday, a day during which the festival is held at the height of her beauty. And 'This is a historical event which speaks of Demons and Angels: Saint Lucy refused to marry a rich and powerful suitor (Lucy declared She was married in Christ), which reported the Christian faith of Lucia to prefect Pascasio that ordered his Praetorian Guard to drag Lucia with a rope to a place of prostitution; legend has it that the Holy became heavy, they then tried to drag it with the help of oxen, but it was impossible to move it from where he stood; failing in this, it was then given the order to cavarle eyes, but the young martyr (native of Syracuse) her eyes reappeared.
In the village of Savoca a young girl, affectionately called the "Lucy" is carried on the shoulder of a porter along the streets of the country (sitting on a pillow tied on the shoulder of a man, but in fact men are two); the young Saint remains impassive in the face of demonic temptations: the Devil, called in Sicilian dialect "u Diavulazzu, shake, shakes, turns his pitchfork in an attempt to "distract" the Saint.
The first day of this representation, on Saturday, in an old church in Savoca, the two girls who impersonate the Lucia, of the current year and the previous year, meet with the delivery of palm; the traditional event which we witness on Saturday, has all the appearance of an important rehearsal for the next day, on Sunday when the traditional festival will take place in all its beauty.
Sunday: on top of the procession there are the "Jews" (the emissaries of the prefect Pascasio) along with some Angels, is located immediately after the wagon drawn by two cows from which branches off a rope that will arrive to Saint Lucia (a girl of six years); between her and the cows there are Roman soldiers, who make their way through the crowd squirming like crazy; to hold the rope there are also male figures; the job of Devil (his mask is made of wood, whose invoice is dated, it seems, of the 400') is to distract the little Saint with the help of a long stick equipped of curved points, called "u 'croccu": Lucia hardly is deceived by the promises of the evil one, she will not abandon the state of her property concentration, aided in this by staring, almost in a trance, a small palm branch in silver , she brings devoutly in her hands.
It's very important to mention the Baron Baldassarre (nicknamed Baron Altadonna), who applied without any hesitation the practice of Jus de seigneur: using this law the Baron obliged the young brides to spend the wedding night in his alcove. It 'very possible that in the representation of Saint Lucia of Savoca the character of the Devil tempting young Santa with his pitchfork, in reality is nothing but himself, Baron Altadonna, so allegorically described in this traditional Sicilian feast: the figure of the Devil if one takes into account what historians relate, does not belong more to the legend, but sadly to actual event happened. Post scriptum: the photographs, realized both on Saturday and Sunday, were organized and posted without taking into account the temporal chronology of what happened during the two days of the event; two photos of the mummy of Baron Altadonna have been included, which is located in the crypt of the Capuchin Fathers of Savoca; the portraits of two "Lucie" from previous editions, grandfather and great-grandfather of the "DIAVOLI" dynasty were included; the "silver palm" was delivered by Lucia of 2016 (Valentina), to the current Lucia (Miriana), in 2017 the event was not performed.
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questa è una narrazione fotografica che parla dell'eterna lotta che avviene tra il bene ed il male, che parla di un periodo buio della storia, che parla delle violenze subite dalle donne ma anche da coloro che appartenevano alle classi sociali più povere, fatti storici che sono stati tramandati fino a noi in forma di racconto ed associati-trasmutati nel martirio di Santa Lucia, questo è quanto accade nel paese di Savoca (Sicilia). Questo è un report corto e lungo, che ho realizzato in quel di Savoca lo scorso mese di Agosto 2018, su quella che è la rappresentazione vivente del martirio di Santa Lucia (Santa patrona della città di Savoca); il culto della giovane Santa di Siracusa sembra risalire al XV secolo, sotto l'influenza delle tradizioni spagnole. La rievocazione vivente della storia di S.Lucia avviene in due giornate consecutive, il sabato e la domenica: qui tento di raccontare alcuni momenti della giornata della domenica, giorno durante il quale la festa si svolge nel pieno della sua bellezza. E' questa una rievocazione storica che parla di Demoni ed Angeli: la storia rievoca di quando la Santa, si rifiutò di andare in sposa ad un suo ricco e potente pretendente (essendosi dichiarata Cristiana e sposa in Cristo), il quale per vendetta riferì della fede Cristiana di Lucia al prefetto Pascasio; costui diede ordine ai suoi pretoriani di trascinare Lucia con una corda fino ad un lupanare, un luogo di prostituzione; la leggenda narra che la Santa divenne pesantissima, si tentò allora di trascinarla con l'ausilio dei buoi, ma fu impossibile smuoverla da dove si trovava; non riuscendo in ciò, fu allora dato l'ordine di cavarle gli occhi, ma alla giovane martire (nativa di Siracusa) gli occhi le rispuntarono. Nel paese di Savoca una giovane ragazza, chiamata con affetto "la Lucia" viene portata in spalla lungo le vie del paese (seduta su di un cuscino legato sulla spalla di un uomo; in realtà gli uomini portatori sono due, dandosi il cambio l'un l'altro); la giovane Santa rimane impassibile di fronte alle tentazioni demoniache: il Diavolo, chiamato in dialetto siciliano "u Diavulazzu, agita, scuote, fa ruotare il suo forcone nel tentativo di "distrarre" la Santa ma, vani saranno i suoi tentativi. Il primo giorno di questa rappresentazione, il sabato, in una vecchia chiesa di Savoca, le due bambine che impersonano la Lucia, dell'anno in corso e dell'anno precedente, si incontrano con la consegna della palma da una bimba all'altra; l'evento tradizionale al quale si assiste il sabato, ha tutto l'aspetto di una importante prova generale per il giorno dopo, quando la domenica la festa tradizionale avverrà in tutta la sua bellezza.La domenica: in cima alla processione ci sono i "Giudei" (gli emissari del prefetto Pascasio) insieme ad alcuni Angeli, subito dopo si trova il carro tirato da due giumente dalle quali si diparte una corda che giungerà fino a cingere il fianco della bimba che impersona Santa Lucia (una bambina di sei anni); tra lei e le giumente ci sono i soldati Romani, che si fanno largo tra la folla dimenandosi a più non posso; a tenere la corda ci sono anche delle figure maschili che evitano che gli strattonamenti dei soldati romani possano giungere fino alla Santa (ricordiamolo, che è legata a quella corda); davanti alla Santa piroetta il diavolo tentatore, u' Diavulazzu (la maschera è in legno, la cui fattura è datata, sembra, del 400'), il cui compito è quello di distrarre la piccola Santa con l'aiuto di un lungo bastone dotato di punte ricurve, chiamto dialettalmente "u' croccu": Lucia difficilmente si lascerà ingannare dalle promesse del Maligno, non abbandonerà quel suo stato di immobile concentrazione, aiutata in ciò dal fissare, quasi in stato di trance, un piccolo ramo di palma in argento, che lei strige devotamente tra le sue mani. E’ fondamentale menzionare tra i vari personaggi storici della tradizione, il barone Baldassarre, vissuto in Savoca in epoca medioevale, soprannominato barone Altadonna, che applicava senza remora alcuna la pratica della Jus primae noctis: avvalendosi di questa legge il barone obbligava le giovani spose a trascorrere la prima notte di nozze nella sua alcova. E’ fortemente ipotizzabile che nella rappresentazione di Santa Lucia di Savoca il personaggio del Diavolo che tenta la giovane Santa col suo forcone, in realtà non sia altro che egli stesso, il barone Altadonna, così allegoricamente descritto nella festa tradizionale siciliana: la figura del Diavolo, se si tiene conto di quanto narrano gli storici, non apparterrebbe più alla leggenda, ma a questo tristo personaggio realmente vissuto, che usava quotidianamente la moneta della prepotenza. Post scriptum: le fotografie, realizzate sia il sabato che la domenica, sono state organizzate e postate senza tenere conto della cronologia temporale di quanto avvenuto nei due giorni della manifestazione; sono state inserite due foto della mummia del barone Altadonna, che si trova nella cripta dei Padri Cappuccini di Savoca; sono stati inseriti i ritratti di due "Lucie" delle precedenti edizioni, del nonno e del bisnonno della dinastia dei "DIAVOLI"; la "palma d'argento" è stata consegnata dalla Lucia del 2016 (Valentina), alla attuale Lucia (Miriana); nel 2017 la manifestazione non è stata eseguita.
Paris, France. The nice thing about mannequins is that they hold still for you and never complain or refuse to let you take their picture.
"Dominick Palmieri's truck taken at the time of purchase in the early 1950s by City Tank in Corona Queens. My grandfather owned this carting company from just after WW2 until about 1971-72. He was based out of East Harlem (E 122st) and later the Bronx, but he continued to garage his trucks in Harlem. His route was the on the East Side from Murray Hill up to Yorkville. The truck is a early 1950s Federal with a Roto-Pac body. This truck was one of the first with a mechanized hopper."
In 1945, a few days before the end of the war, Wehrmacht Captain Gerhard Klinkicht was ordered by City Commander Dietrich to blow the "Dom" first to pieces with 100 shells. If that is not enough, you have to continue shooting until it is completely destroyed. "But for moral reasons, Gerhard Klinkicht refused to execute this order and thus saved St. Stephen's Cathedral from total destruction.
On 14 March 2000 Gerhard Klinkicht died in Bavaria in his 86th year. A few months before his death, he presented Dr. Christoph Cardinal Schönborn a check worth around 70,000 euros for the restoration of St. Stephen's Cathedral. In total, Klinkicht donated 150,000 euros for "Our St. Stephen's Cathedral".
A memorial plaque at the foot of the high tower commemorates the savior of St. Stephen's Cathedral:
"Captain Gerhard Klinkicht thank you. By his decision of conscience he saved St. Stephen's Cathedral from destruction in April 1945. "
St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Second World War
During the Second World War, of course, hardly any restoration work could be carried out. Priority was the valuable art treasures to protect against possible bomb attacks: thus, for example, the pulpit and the tomb of Friedrich had been walled, the beautiful, colorful glass panes were removed, the giant gate secured and movable art objects brought into the catacombs.
On the night of April 11 to 12, 1945, the scaffolding on the north tower began to burn. Since there was no water to extinguish, the fire could spread to the roof. As a result of the fire, the Pummerin collapsed, including the belfry, the great organ was destroyed, the medieval choir stalls were burned and the vaults of the central and south choir collapsed: essential substance of St. Stephen's Cathedral was lost.
Yet 1945 was begun with the reconstruction of St. Stephen's Cathedral. From 1945 to 1948, the back of the cathedral was used as a church, while the choir (separated by a wall) was restored. In 1952, the choir was solemnly opened and the new Pummerin - a gift from Upper Austria - brought to Vienna.
Actions such as the "roof tile action" (a roof tile cost 5 shillings) or the Dombaulotterie (cathedral building lottery) contributed significantly to the rapid reconstruction of St. Stephen's Cathedral. The material that was used in 1945 (St. Margarethner limestone), was basically good. In some cases, however, layers were used that were biologically interfused and thus vulnerable. This material is still being replaced today.
In 1945 it was also considered to build a flat roof (such as the Milan Cathedral) instead of the steep Gothic roof. The idea was rejected.
The year 1960 marked the end of the reconstruction, from this point on one speaks of restoration work.
Wehrmachtshauptmann Gerhard Klinkicht erhielt 1945 einige Tage vor Kriegsende von Stadtkommandant Dietrich den Befehl, den „... Dom zunächst mit 100 Granaten in Schutt und Asche zu legen. Sollte das nicht ausreichen, ist bis zu seiner völligen Zerstörung weiterzuschießen." Doch Gerhard Klinkicht verweigerte aus moralischen Gründen die Ausführung dieses Befehls und rettete damit den Stephansdom vor der totalen Zerstörung.
Am 14. März 2000 ist Gerhard Klinkicht in Bayern im 86. Lebensjahr verstorben. Einige Monate vor seinem Tod überreichte er Dr. Christoph Kardinal Schönborn einen Scheck im Wert von rund 70.000 Euro für die Restaurierung des Stephansdoms. Insgesamt spendete Klinkicht 150.000 Euro für „Unser Stephansdom“.
Eine Gedenktafel am Fuß des Hochturms erinnert an den Retter des Stephansdoms:
„Hauptmann Gerhard Klinkicht zum Dank. Durch seine Gewissensentscheidung bewahrte er im April 1945 den Stephansdom vor der Zerstörung."
Der Stephansdom und der Zweite Weltkrieg
Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs konnten selbstverständlich kaum Restaurierungsarbeiten durchgeführt werden. Vorrangig waren die wertvollen Kunstschätze vor möglichen Bombeneinschlägen zu schützen: So wurden z. B. die Kanzel und das Friedrichsgrab ummauert, die schönen, bunten Glasscheiben wurden ausgebaut, das Riesentor gesichert und bewegliche Kunstgegenstände in die Katakomben gebracht.
In der Nacht von 11. auf 12. April 1945 begann das Gerüst auf dem Nordturm zu brennen. Da kein Wasser zum Löschen vorhanden war, konnte sich das Feuer auf das Dach ausbreiten. Infolge des Brandes stürzte die Pummerin samt Glockenstuhl herab, die große Orgel wurde zerstört, das mittelalterliche Chorgestühl verbrannte und das Gewölbe des Mittel- und Südchores stürzte ein: Wesentliche Substanz des Stephansdoms war verloren.
Noch 1945 wurde mit dem Wiederaufbau des Stephansdoms begonnen. In den Jahren 1945 bis 1948 wurde der hintere Teil des Doms als Kirche verwendet, während der Chor (durch eine Wand getrennt) wiederhergestellt wurde. 1952 wurde der Chor feierlich eröffnet und die neue Pummerin – ein Geschenk Oberösterreichs – nach Wien gebracht.
Aktionen wie die „Dachziegelaktion“ (ein Dachziegel kostete 5 Schilling) oder die Dombaulotterie trugen wesentlich zum raschen Wiederaufbau des Stephansdoms bei. Das Material, das 1945 verwendet wurde (St. Margarethner Kalksandstein), war grundsätzlich gut. Teilweise kamen aber Schichten zum Einsatz, die biologisch durchsetzt und somit anfällig waren. Noch heute wird dieses Material ausgetauscht.
1945 wurde auch überlegt, ein Flachdach (wie z. B. am Mailänder Dom) anstelle des steilen gotischen Daches zu errichten. Die Idee wurde jedoch verworfen.
Das Jahr 1960 markiert das Ende des Wiederaufbaus, ab diesem Zeitpunkt spricht man von Restaurierungsarbeiten.