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James Ritty erhielt am 30. Januar 1883 zusammen mit John Birch das Patent auf seine Entwicklung. Seine neu gegründete Firma zur Herstellung von Registrierkassen wurde 1884 von John H. Patterson gekauft, der sie in National Cash Register Company (heute: NCR Corporation) umbenannte. NCR wurde sehr rasch in den USA zum Marktführer und vertrieb das Erfolgsprodukt Registrierkasse bald auch weltweit.
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Abruzzo (UK: /æˈbrʊtsoʊ/,[5] US: /ɑːˈbruːtsoʊ, əˈ-/; Italian: [aˈbruttso]; Abbrùzze [abˈbruttsə], Abbrìzze [abˈbrittsə] or Abbrèzze [abˈbrɛttsə] in Neapolitan Abruzzese; Aquilano: Abbrùzzu) or Abruzzi is a region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km (4,156 sq mi) and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four provinces: L'Aquila, Teramo, Pescara, and Chieti. Its western border lies 80 km (50 mi) east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Geographically, Abruzzo is divided into a mountainous area in the west, which includes the Gran Sasso d'Italia, and a coastal area in the east with beaches on the Adriatic Sea.
Abruzzo is considered a region of Southern Italy in terms of its culture, language, history and economy, although geographically it may also be considered central.[8] The Italian Statistical Authority (ISTAT) also deems it to be part of Southern Italy, partly because of Abruzzo's historic association with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Abruzzo is known as "the greenest region in Europe" as almost half of its territory, the largest in Europe,[9] is set aside as national parks and protected nature reserves. There are three national parks, one regional park, and 38 protected nature reserves. These ensure the survival of 75% of Europe's living species, including rare species such as the golden eagle, the Abruzzo (or Abruzzese) chamois, the Apennine wolf and the Marsican brown bear.[10] Abruzzo is also home to Calderone, Europe's southernmost glacier.
The visiting nineteenth-century Italian diplomat and journalist Primo Levi (1853–1917) said that the adjectives "forte e gentile" (strong and kind) best describe the beauty of the region and the character of its people. "Forte e gentile" has since become the motto of the region and its inhabitants.
Provinces and politics
Abruzzo provinces
Provinces
Abruzzo is divided into four administrative provinces:
Province Area (km2) Population Density (inh./km2)
Chieti 2,588 396,190 153.1
L'Aquila 5,034 308,876 61.3
Pescara 1,225 318,701 260.1
Teramo 1,948 308,769 158.5
Politics
History
Human settlements in Abruzzo have existed since at least the Neolithic times. A skeleton from Lama dei Peligni in the province of Chieti dates back to 6,540 BC under radiometric dating.[13] The name Abruzzo appears to be derivative of the Latin word "Aprutium". In Roman times, the region was known as Picenum, Sabina et Samnium, Flaminia et Picenum, and Campania et Samnium.[14] The region was known as Aprutium in the Middle Ages, arising from four possible sources: it is a combination of Praetutium, or rather of the name of the people Praetutii, applied to their chief city, Interamnia, the old Teramo.
Many cities in Abruzzo date back to ancient times. Corfinio was known as Corfinium when it was the chief city of the Paeligni, and later was renamed Pentima by the Romans. Chieti is built on the site of the ancient city of Teate, Atri was known as Adria. Teramo, known variously in ancient times as Interamnia and Teramne, has Roman ruins which attract tourists.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, a string of invasions and rulers dominated the region, including the Lombards, Byzantines, and Hungarians. Between the 9th and 12th centuries, the region was dominated by the popes. Subsequently, the Normans took over, and Abruzzo became part of the Kingdom of Sicily, later the Kingdom of Naples. Spain ruled the kingdom from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The French Bourbon dynasty took over in 1815, establishing the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and ruled until Italian unification (also known as the Risorgimento) in 1860.
Until 1963, Abruzzo was part of the combined Abruzzi e Molise region. The term Abruzzi (plural of Abruzzo) derives from the time when the region was part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The territory was administered as Abruzzo Citeriore (nearer Abruzzo) and Abruzzo Ulteriore I and II (farther Abruzzo I and II) from Naples, the capital of the kingdom.[14] Abruzzo Citeriore is now Chieti province. Teramo and Pescara provinces now comprise what was Abruzzo Ulteriore I. Abruzzo Ulteriore II is now the province of L'Aquila.
In the twentieth century, war had a great impact on the region. During the Second World War, Abruzzo was on the Gustav Line, part of the German's Winter Line. One of the most brutal battles was the Battle of Ortona. Abruzzo was the location of two prisoner of war camps, Campo 21 in Chieti,[18] and Campo 78 in Sulmona. The Sulmona camp also served as a POW camp in World War 1; much of the facility is still intact and attracts tourists interested in military history.
Geography
Geographically, Abruzzo is located in central Italy and southern Italy, stretching from the heart of the Apennines to the Adriatic Sea, and includes mainly mountainous and wild land. The mountainous land is occupied by a vast plateau, including Gran Sasso, at 2,912 metres (9,554 ft) the highest peak of the Apennines, and Mount Majella at 2,793 metres (9,163 ft). The Adriatic coastline is characterized by long sandy beaches to the North and pebbly beaches to the South. Abruzzo is well known for its landscapes and natural environment, parks and nature reserves, characteristic hillside areas rich in vineyards and olive groves, and one of the highest densities of Blue Flag beaches.
Climate
The Abruzzo region has two types of climate that are strongly influenced by the Apennine Mountains, dividing the climate of the coastal and sub-Apennine hills from the interior's high mountain ranges. Coastal areas have a Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and mild winters and rainy hills with a sublittoral climate where temperatures decrease progressively with increasing altitude and precipitation with altitude. Precipitation is also strongly affected by the presence of the Apennines mountain ridges of the region; it increases with the proportion being more abundant in the field and on the slopes exposed to the west, instead of decreasing towards the east and east-facing slopes. Often the Adriatic coast are sidelined rainfall from the west to the barrier effect of the Apennines undergoing the action of gentle winds descending from it (or Libeccio).[21] The minimum annual rainfall, however, is found in some inland valleys, sheltered from much disturbance to the blocking action of mountain ridges, such as the Peligna Valley, or the valley of the river Tirino, which in some places (Ofena, Capestrano) showed barely 500 millimetres (19.7 inches), and not along the coast where it never falls below 600 millimetres (23.6 inches); for if Teramo is relatively little watered by rain (Teramo less than 800 millimetres (31.5 inches)), the metre is exceeded in Chieti, reaching maximum levels in the Adriatic, while between Ortona and Vasto in Costa dei Trabocchi decrease again.[21] The highest rainfall occurs in upland areas on the border with Lazio; they are especially vulnerable to Atlantic disturbances. Around 1,500 to 2,000 millimetres (59 to 79 inches) of precipitation is typical (Pescara in 2010 showed a value close to 2,800 millimetres (110.2 inches)).
Flora and fauna
As with many Mediterranean regions, Abruzzo's vegetation is characterized by different Mediterranean ecosystems. The coast and the surrounding areas are characterized by the presence of typical plants of Mediterranean shrubland, such as myrtle, heather and mastic, while in the hilly areas other species grow, including olive, pine, willow, oak, poplar, alder, arbutus, broom, acacia, capers, rosemary, hawthorn, licorice and almond trees, interspersed with oak trees. At elevations between 600 and 1,000 metres (2,000 and 3,300 ft) there is sub-montane vegetation, mainly characterized by mixed forests of oak and turkey oak, maple and hornbeam; shrubs include dog rose and red juniper. Elevations between 1,000 and 1,900 metres (3,300 and 6,200 ft) are dominated by beech trees. In the Apennine Mountains at elevations above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) species include alpine orchid, mountain juniper, silver fir, black cranberry and the Abruzzo edelweiss.
The fauna of Abruzzo is highly varied, including the region's symbol, the Abruzzo chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata), which has recovered from near-extinction. Animals typical of this region include: marsican brown bear, along with Italian wolf, deer, lynx, roe deer, snow vole, fox, porcupine, wild cat, wild boar, badger, otter, and viper.
The natural parks of the region include the Abruzzo National Park, the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park,[24] the Maiella National Park and the Sirente-Velino Regional Park, as well as many other natural reserves and protected areas.
Economy
Until a few decades ago, Abruzzo was a region of poverty in Southern Italy; over the past decades, however, it has developed to such an extent that it has escaped from the spiral of underdevelopment to become the 'first' region of the 'Italian Mezzogiorno'. This confirms its pivotal role in the national economic system. Since the 1950s, Abruzzo has had steady economic growth. In 1951, Abruzzo per capita income or GDP was 53% of that of Northern Italy, the nation's richest region. By 1971, Abruzzo was at 65% and, by 1994, per capita income was at 76% of Northern Italy's per capita income, giving Abruzzo the highest per capita GDP of Southern Italy and surpassing the growth of every other region of Italy. The construction of autostrade (motorways) from Rome to Teramo (A24) and Rome to Pescara (A25) opened Abruzzo to easy access. State and private investment in the region increased, and Abruzzo attained higher per capita education levels and greater productivity growth than the rest of the South. As of 2003, Abruzzo's per capita GDP was €19,506 or 84% of the national average of €23,181 and well outpacing that of the South (€15,808). The region's average GDP per capita was approximately 20,100 EUR.
The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake led to a sharp economic slowdown. However, according to statistics at the end of 2010, it seems that the economy of Abruzzo is recovering, despite the negative on regarding employment.[28] In fact, at the end of 2010, Abruzzo's growth was 1.47%, which placed it fourth among the Italian regions with the highest annual growth rates after Lazio, Lombardy and Calabria.[30] In 2011 Abruzzo's economic growth was +2.3%, the highest percentage among the regions of Southern Italy.[31] The region is also the richest region of Southern Italy, with a GDP per capita of €25,700.[21]
Travel poster from the 1920s.
Abruzzo's industrial sector expanded rapidly, especially in mechanical engineering, transportation equipment and telecommunications. The structure of production in the region reflects the transformation of the economy from agriculture to industry and services. Although industry has developed strongly, it retains weak points due to the existence of only a few large businesses alongside a huge fabric of small and medium-sized businesses. Both pure and applied research are carried out in the region, where there are major institutes and factories involved in research in the fields of pharmaceutics, biomedicine, electronics, aerospace and nuclear physics. The industrial infrastructure is spread throughout the region in industrial zones. The most important of these are: Val Pescara, Val Sangro, Val Trigno, Val Vibrata and Conca del Fucino. A further activity worthy of note is seaside and mountain tourism, which is of considerable importance to the economy of the region.[33] Agriculture, involving small holdings, has succeeded in modernising and offering high-quality products. The mostly small, agricultural holdings produce: wine, cereals, sugar beet, potatoes, olives, vegetables, fruit and dairy products. Traditional products are saffron and liquorice. Most famous in the world is Abruzzo's wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo; in the late 20th and early 21st century, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo earned a reputation as being one of the most widely exported DOC classed wine in Italy.[34]
In the past decade, tourism has increased, in particular by internal and European arrivals. Abruzzo is world-famous for its wildlife parks (Abruzzo National Park, Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, Maiella National Park) and regional park (Sirente Velino), and 38 protected areas between oasis, regional reserves, and state reserves. The inland mountainous region contains several ski resorts, and coastal tourism is also well-developed, in particular, the Trabocchi Coast. Abruzzo's castles and medieval towns, especially around the town of L'Aquila, have earned it in some quarters the nickname of "Abruzzoshire", by analogy with the "Chiantishire", nickname sometimes used to refer to the Chianti area of Tuscany, but Abruzzo is still off the beaten path for most visitors to Italy.[35]
Chieti
Although the population density of Abruzzo has increased over recent decades, it is still well below the Italian national average: in 2008, 123.4 inhabitants per km2, compared to 198.8. In the provinces, the density varies: as of 2008 Pescara is the most densely populated with 260.1 inhabitants per km2, whereas L'Aquila is the least densely populated with 61.3 inhabitants per km2, although it has the largest area. After decades of emigration from the region, the main feature of the 1980s is immigration from third world countries. The population increase is due to the positive net migration. Since 1991 more deaths than births were registered in Abruzzo (except for 1999, when their numbers were equal).[36] In 2008, the Italian national institute of statistics ISTAT estimated that 59,749 foreign-born immigrants live in Abruzzo, equal to 4.5% of the total regional population.
The most serious demographic imbalance is between the mountainous areas of the interior and the coastal strip. The largest province, L'Aquila, is situated entirely in the interior and has the lowest population density. The movement of the population of Abruzzo from the mountains to the sea has led to the almost complete urbanization of the entire coastal strip especially in the province of Teramo and Chieti. The effects on the interior have been impoverishment and demographic aging, reflected by an activity rate in the province of L'Aquila which is the lowest among the provinces in Abruzzo – accompanied by geological degradation as a result of the absence of conservation measures. In the coastal strip, however, there is such a jumble of accommodations and activities that the environment has been negatively affected. The policy of providing incentives for development has resulted in the setting-up of industrial zones, some of which (Vasto, Avezzano, Carsoli, Gissi, Val Vibrata, Val di Sangro) have made genuine progress, while others (Val Pescara, L'Aquila) have run into trouble after their initial success. The zones of Sulmona and Guardiagrele have turned out to be more or less failures. Outside these zones, the main activities are agriculture and tourism.
Main settlements
L'Aquila is both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila and second largest city (pop. 73,000). L'Aquila was hit by an earthquake on 6 April 2009, which destroyed much of the city centre. The other provincial capitals are Pescara, which is Abruzzo's largest city and major port (pop. 123,000); Teramo (pop. 55,000) and Chieti (pop. 55,000). Other large municipalities in Abruzzo include the industrial and high tech center Avezzano (pop. 41,000), as well as three important industrial and touristic centers such as Vasto (pop. 40,636), Lanciano (pop. 36,000), and Sulmona (pop. 25,000).
Transport
Airports
Abruzzo International Airport is the only international airport in the region. Open to civilian traffic since 1996, the number of passengers has increased over the years because of low-cost air carriers' use of the facility. Today, the airport has a catchment area of over 500,000 passengers annually and connects the city of Pescara and the entire region with many Italian and Europe destinations.
L'Aquila-Preturo Airport is located in the nearby village of Courts and was recently renovated and modernized to accommodate presidential flights for G8 activities.
Ports
There are four main ports in Abruzzo: Pescara, Ortona, Vasto and Giulianova.
Over the years the Port of Pescara became one of the most important tourist ports of Italy and the Adriatic Sea. Heavily damaged in World War II, it underwent some sixty years of major restoration and was reborn as a modern marina with advanced moorings and shipbuilding facilities. It has been honored with the European Union's blue flag for the quality of services offered. The port of Pescara has lost passenger traffic because of its shallowness and silting, but its fishery and aquaculture activities are thriving.[38]
Railways
There is a significant disparity between the railways of the Abruzzo coast and the inland areas, which badly need modernization to improve the service, in particular, the Rome-Pescara line.
Existing railway lines:
Adriatic railway runs through the whole of Italy from north to south, along the Adriatic Sea.
Train Rome – Sulmona – Pescara
Sulmona – Carpinone
Sulmona–Terni railway
Avezzano railroad – Roccasecca
Giulianova – Teramo
Sangritana (Lanciano – Castel di Sangro)
Highways
There are three highways that serve the region:
Highway A24 Rome – L'Aquila – Teramo, was built in the 1970s and connects Rome with Lazio and more specifically to the Abruzzo Teramo via L'Aquila. It performs an important liaison function of the region, both Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic, due to the presence of several interchanges of connecting roads and highways. The Gran Sasso tunnel, the longest road tunnel entirely on Italian territory, was opened in 1984. It connects L'Aquila and Teramo on the A24 making the northern Abruzzo coast reachable within two hours from Rome.
Highway A25 Turin – Avezzano – Pescara makes the connection between Rome and Pescara. The road running out of Turin begins its journey where it branches off the A24, runs into the Conca del Fucino, crosses the Abruzzo Apennines, comes to the valley of Peligna, and ends at the exit for Pescara-Villanova to join the A14.
Motorway A14 Bologna – Taranto known as the A14 "Adriatica", includes 743 km (461.68 mi) of road, including lengths in the cities of Bologna and Taranto. Opened to traffic in 1965, it is now a major tourist road, running through the coastal towns of Emilia Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, and Apulia.
Culture
Castel del Monte, one of Abruzzo's little-known hill towns
Gabriele d'Annunzio from Pescara
Abbazia di San Liberatore a Majella (Serramonacesca)
Ovid from Sulmona
Cathedral of San Giustino (Chieti)
Fishing trabucco of San Vito Chietino
The museum Museo Archeologico Nazionale d'Abruzzo in Chieti houses the famed warrior statue Warrior of Capestrano which was found in a necropolis from 6th century B.C. Of cultural importance are: Teramo Cathedral, its archeological museum and Roman theater, the Castello della Monica, the Collurania-Teramo Observatory, the famous L'Aquila Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio (which holds the remains of Pope Celestine V), the Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Santa Maria del Suffragio, the Forte Spagnolo, the Fountain of 99 Spouts, Gabriele D'Annunzio's house in Pescara, Campli's Scala Sancta and its church, the church of Santissima Annunziata in Sulmona, the cathedrals of Chieti, Lanciano, Guardiagrele, Atri and Pescara along with the castles of Ortona, Celano and Ortucchio.
Every 28–29 August, L'Aquila's Santa Maria di Collemaggio commemorates the Perdonanza Celestiniana, the indulgence issued by Pope Celestine V to any who, "truly repentant and confessed" would visit that Church from the Vespers of the vigil to the vespers of 29 August.[39] Sulmona's Holy Week is commemorated with traditional celebrations and rituals, such as 'La Madonna che Scappa in Piazza', where a large statue of the Madonna, carried by a group of Sulmonesi part of Confraternities, is taken through the square towards her resurrected Son.[40] Cocullo, in the province of L'Aquila, holds the annual 'Festa dei serpari' (festival of snake handlers) in which a statue of St. Dominic, covered with live snakes, is carried in a procession through the town; it attracts thousands of Italian and foreign visitors. In many Abruzzo villages, Anthony the Great's feast is celebrated in January with massive and scenic bonfires.[41] In the past, the region of Abruzzo was well known for the transumanza, the migratory movement of sheep principally south to the region of Puglia during the cold winter months.[42] The Feast of St. Biagio, protector of wool dealers, is the most widespread in Abruzzo. On the third of February in Taranta Peligna every year since the sixteenth century an evocative ritual is carried out, entailing the distribution of panicelle, which are small loaves made of flour and water, in the shape of a blessing hand, which are distributed to the faithful.
Historical figures include: the Roman orator Asinius Pollio; Latin poets Sallust and Ovid, who were born in L'Aquila and Sulmona respectively, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman senator and leading instigator of the plot to kill Julius Caesar; and Pontius Pilate, who was born in the province of Teramo and is best known for authorizing the crucifixion of Jesus. Abruzzo's religious personalities include Saint Berardo; John of Capistrano, who led a crusade against the Ottoman Empire; Thomas of Celano, author of three hagiographies about Saint Francis of Assisi; and Alessandro Valignano, who introduced Catholicism to the Far East and Japan. The Polish Pope John Paul II loved the mountains of Abruzzo, where he would retire often and pray in the church of San Pietro della Ienca. When he died, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, gave the local Abruzzo community some of the late pontiff's blood as a token of the love he had felt for the mountainous area.[43] The greatest Italian poet of the 20th century Gabriele D'Annunzio was from Pescara; other notable Abruzzo personalities in the field of humanities include: poet Ignazio Silone, director Ennio Flaiano who co-wrote La dolce vita, philosopher Benedetto Croce, composer Sir Paolo Tosti and the sculptor Venanzo Crocetti.
American artists and celebrities such as: Madonna, Dean Martin, Bradley Cooper, Perry Como, Henry Mancini, Nancy Pelosi, Rocky Marciano, Rocky Mattioli, Bruno Sammartino, Mario Batali, John and Dan Fante, Tommy Lasorda, Dan Marino, Mario Lanza, Garry Marshall, Penny Marshall, Al Martino, Ariana Grande and Canadian Michael Bublé have Abruzzo origins.
Some international movies shot in Abruzzo include The American, Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose, Fellini's La Strada and I Vitelloni, Schwarzenegger's Red Sonja, Ladyhawke, King David, Francesco, Keoma, The Barbarians, The Fox and the Child and Krull.
Medieval and Renaissance hill towns
The fortress of Civitella is the most visited monument in Abruzzo
For most of its history, a large number of the Abruzzese people have been hill people, often working as shepherds in mountainous areas, or establishing hill towns, especially in the parts of Abruzzo further from the Adriatic coast.[citation needed] Before the 2009 earthquake, Abruzzo was the region with the highest number of castles and hill towns in Italy, but it still holds many of Italy's best-preserved medieval and Renaissance hill towns, twenty-three of which are among The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy.[44] These awards are not only for aesthetic beauty but also for art and culture, historical importance and livability.
The abrupt decline of Abruzzo's agricultural economy in the early to mid-20th-century saved some of the region's historic hill towns from modern development. Many lie entirely within regional and national parks. Among the most well preserved are Castel del Monte and Santo Stefano di Sessanio, which lie in the Gran Sasso National Park on the edge of the high plain of Campo Imperatore and nestled beneath the Apennines' highest peaks. Both hill towns, which were ruled by the Medicis for over a century-and-a-half, have relatively little tourism. Between the two towns sits Rocca Calascio, the ruin of an ancient fortress popular with filmmakers. Both Monteferrante and Roccascalegna are two of the most representative Abruzzo villages in the province of Chieti. Within the Gran Sasso National Park is also found Castelli, an ancient pottery center whose artisans produced ceramics for most of the royal houses of Europe.
Civitella del Tronto played a crucial role in the history of the unification of Italy. The fortress of Civitella is the most visited monument in the Abruzzo region today.[45] Other medieval hill towns located fully within Abruzzo's park system are Pacentro in the Maiella National Park and Pescasseroli in the Abruzzo National Park. Pacentro, which features a 14th-century castle with two intact towers, has been little touched by modernisation. The Shrine of Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, in the province of Teramo, which attracts some two million visitors per year, is one of the 15 most-visited sanctuaries in the world.[46] Capestrano, a small town in the province of L'Aquila, is the hometown of Saint John of Capistrano, Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, as well as the namesake of the Franciscan missions San Juan Capistrano in Southern California, the mission Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas) and the city of San Juan Capistrano in Orange County. Giulianova is a notable example of a Renaissance "ideal city."
The proximity to Rome, the protected natural reserves and landscapes which make the region one of the greenest in Europe, the presence of some of the most beautiful Italian villages, its rich and heterogeneous gastronomy, along with a long history of deep-rooted local tradition and authentic Italian culture, make Abruzzo fifth among Italian regions for tourist visits after Calabria, Marche, Sardinia and Trentino. In 2010, visitors included 6,381,067 Italians and 925,884 foreign tourists.
In 2015, the American organization Live and Invest Overseas included Abruzzo on its list of World's Top 21 Overseas Retirement Havens. The study was based on such factors as climate, infrastructure, health care, safety, taxes, cost of living and more. In 2017 the Chamber of Commerce of Pescara presented Abruzzo region to the Annual conference of Live and Invest Overseas in Orlando (USA). One year later, in October 2018, Live and Invest Overseas held its first conference in Abruzzo.
Universities
There are three universities in the Abruzzo region:
University of L'Aquila
D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara
University of Teramo
Harvard University bases an intensive summer Italian language and culture program in Vasto, a resort town on Abruzzo's southern coast.
Science
Between the province of Teramo and L'Aquila, under the Gran Sasso Tunnel, is the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) of the INFN, one of the three underground astroparticle laboratories in Europe.
The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "Giuseppe Caporale", which conducts research in veterinary and environmental public health, is located in Teramo.
The Gran Sasso Science Institute, located in L'Aquila, is an advanced research institute which offers doctorates in astroparticle physics, computer science, and mathematics as well as urban studies and regional science, and which also conducts scientific research.
Sports
Interamnia World Cup, the largest international youth handball competition worldwide, takes place yearly in Teramo.[51]
There are several football clubs in Abruzzo. Delfino Pescara 1936 is a Serie B club; based in Pescara, its home stadium is Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia.
Dialects
The regional dialects of Abruzzo include Teramano, Abruzzese Orientale Adriatico and Abruzzese Occidentale. The first two form part of the dialect of southern Italy also known simply as "Neapolitan" since the region has been part of the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, while Aquilano is related to the Central Italian dialects including Romanesco. The dialects spoken in the Abruzzo region can be divided into three main groups:
Sabine dialect, in the province of L'Aquila (central Italian dialects)
Abruzzo Adriatic dialect, in the province of Teramo, Pescara and Chieti, that is virtually abandoned in the province of Ascoli Piceno (southern Italian dialects)
Abruzzo western dialect, in the province of L'Aquila (southern Italian dialects)
Cuisine
Renowned for its variety and richness due to the heterogeneity of its territory, Abruzzo's cuisine is among the best in Italy. In 2013 an Italian organization Confesercenti survey of foreign tourists showed that Abruzzo is the best Italian region to eat in. Both the agricultural and coastal aspects of Abruzzo have contributed to its cuisine. Due to the mountains, much of Abruzzo was isolated from international influence until the 20th century. As a result, the region's cuisine remained unique.
Popular dishes
One of the most popular regional dishes is spaghetti alla chitarra which is made by pressing or cutting pasta through a chitarra, an implement to form long thin noodles similar to spaghetti. The pasta is served with a tomato-based sauce, often flavored with peppers, pork, goose, or lamb. This dish is complemented by regional side dishes, such as the bean and noodle soup, sagne e fagioli. This soup is traditionally flavored with tomatoes, garlic, oil, and peperoncini. In terms of common ingredients, cuisine in Abruzzo often includes:
Lamb and mutton, primarily in the mountains.[54] Sheep's milk (or ricotta) is an important source of Abruzzese cheese, and lamb intestines are used as sausage casing or for stuffed meat rolls.[54][55] Mountain goat meat is also common in Abruzzo.
Truffles and mushrooms, particularly wild mushrooms from the forests and hills
Garlic, especially red garlic
Rosemary
Hot chili pepper or peperoncini, regionally known as diavolilli or diavoletti, is common in Abruzzese cuisine and often used to add spice to dishes. Abruzzo residents are well known for frequently adding peperoncini, or hot peppers, to their meals.
Vegetables such as lentils, grasspeas and other legumes, artichoke, eggplant, and cauliflower[54][55][56][57]
Other popular dishes include:
Gnocchi carrati, flavored with bacon, eggs and pecorino cheese
Scrippelle, a rustic French-style crêpe served either mbusse (a type of soup) or used to form a sort of soufflé with some ragù and stuffed with chicken liver, meatballs, hard-boiled eggs, and cheese
Pastuccia, a polenta stew with sausage, eggs, and cheese
Across the region, roast lamb is enjoyed in several variations. Some of these variations include:
Arrosticini, a skewered lamb dish
Pecora al cotturo, lamb stuffed with a variety of mountain herbs and cooked in a copper pot
Lamb cooked whole in a bread oven
Agnello cacio e ovo, a lamb-based fricassee
Mazzerella: lamb intestines stuffed with lamb, garlic, marjoram, lettuce, and spices
Le virtù: a soup from Teramo filled with legumes, vegetables and pork, usually eaten in the spring at celebrations
Timballo abruzzese: lasagna-like dish with pasta sheets (scrippelle) layered with meat, vegetables and rice; often served for Christmas and Easter[58]
Porchetta abruzzese: moist boneless-pork roast, slow-roasted with rosemary, garlic, and pepper[58]
Seafood is also popular, especially in coastal areas. The variety of fish available to the area has resulted in several fish-based Brodetti (broths), coming from such places as Vasto, Giulianova, and Pescara. These broths are often made by cooking fish, flavored with tomatoes, herbs, and peperoncino, in an earthenware pot. Rustic pizzas are also very common. Some of these are:
Easter Pizza, a rustic cake with cheese and pepper from the Teramo area
Fiadoni from Chieti, a dough of eggs and cheese well risen, cooked in the oven in a thin casing of pastry
A rustic tart pastry filled with everything imaginable: eggs, fresh cheeses, ricotta, vegetables, and all sorts of flavorings and spices.
Also from Teramo are the spreadable sausages flavored with nutmeg, and liver sausages tasting of garlic and spices. The ventricina from the Vasto area is made with large pieces of fat and lean pork, pressed and seasoned with powdered sweet peppers and fennel all encased in the dehydrated stomach of the pig itself. Atri and Rivisondoli are famous for cheeses. Mozzarella, either fresh or seasoned, is made from ewe's milk, although a great number of lesser known varieties of these cheeses can be found all over Abruzzo and Molise.
Sweets
The Abruzzo's sweets are world-famous and include:
Confetti, sugar-coated almonds, from Sulmona
Torrone Nurzia, a chocolate nougat from L'Aquila
Parrozzo , a cake-like treat made from a mixture of crushed almonds, and coated in chocolate.
Ferratelle (also known as Pizzelle). A wafer cookie, often flavored with anise
Croccante, a type of nougat made from almonds and caramelized suger, often flavored with lemon[59]
A Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine labelled as being made from old vines.
Olive oil
The extra-virgin olive oil produced in Colline Teramane (Teramo hills) is marked by the DOP.[60]
The region has several cultivars that includes Carboncella, Dritta (Dritta Francavillese and Dritta di Moscufo), Gentile del Chieti, Nostrana (Nostrana di Brisighella), and Sargano olive cultivars.[61]
Wines and liquors
Renowned wines like Montepulciano DOCG and Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC are judged to be amongst the world's finest.[62] In 2012, a bottle of Trebbiano d'Abruzzo ranked No. 1 in the top 50 Italian wine awards.[63] In recent decades these wines have been joined, particularly, by wines from lesser known (heritage) white grapes, such as, Pecorino, Cococciola, Passerina, Montonico Bianco and Fiano.[64]
The region is also well known for the production of liquors such as Centerbe, Limoncello, Ratafia and Genziana.
And what we also need for them is the computer POS systems to have the cashiers see the products purchased listed on. You see the Food Lion's Millennium decor? One component is the department signage, for example, the Cold Beer signage. The other component is Food Lion's motto, Extra Low Prices on the other boundary after the Cold Beer boundary. Don't get too drunk on these signs, okay?
Uccellino® by Xavier Madera. Xavier Madera is most noted for his creative custom jewelery collaboration with Erykah Badu & Thundercat but he has worked with several high-profile celebrities & celebrity friends throughout recent years. Some of which include Khalil, Lil Nate Dogg, Kaya Jones, Gladys Knight, Kayley Stallings, Boo Boo Stewart, Big Chan, Chris Brown, Marla Gibbs, Jane Seymour, Kyle Richards, Wynona Judd, Yung OFB, Trinity Marquez, Mathew Wayne & Daniella Monet just to name a few. He's also worked with top photographers in the fashion industry; K-rish, Nave Elefano (Inspirawr Music), Sir Jones, D'andre Michael, Bob Delgadillo, Sheri Determan, Gisele (Party by 5) & Gino Studios. Xavier Madera has worked with models from Chris Brown's Legendary Faces Modeling Agency; as well as, top models Leslie Allen & Brianna Michelle. His work has been featured in boutiques and Fashion Houses; Mint Collection, Shoes for the Stars Fashion House, Orange Bone, COLORS and more. He's also had several interviews & write ups in Splash Magazine, Dope Chic Style & other publications. In conjunction with Cindy Marquez (LC1 PR).
Event: Morris Register National Rally
Location: Thoresby Hall, Budby, Nottinghamshire
Camera: Pentax ME Super
Lens(s): SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Shot ISO: 200
Light Meter: Camera
Lighting: Mostly Sunny
Mounting: Hand-held
Firing: Shutter button
Developer: Digibase C-41
Scanner: Epson V800
Post: Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop (dust removal)
The Greyhound Bus Terminal in downtown Evansville, Indiana, also known as the Greyhound Bus Station, is a Moderne-style building from 1938. It was built at a cost of $150,000.[3] The terminal, located at the corner of Third and Sycamore streets,[was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
In July 2008, the long-unused bus terminal and its site had been considered in discussions about potential locations for a new arena that would replace Roberts Municipal Stadium. By December, city council approved plans to build the Ford Center in another downtown location.
In December 2011, then Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced plans to turn the adjacent property into Bicentennial Park to celebrate the city's upcoming bicentennial in 2012
Jennifer Lopez World Tour® Doll as she is being restyled and repainted by artist Noel Cruz. Noel is taking shots as he works along with his iPhone. Meticulously starting with JLo’s hair, to stripping the factory paint, to applying paint. Noel’s carefully crafted Jennifer Lopez is coming to life!
Jennifer Lopez is on line at www.jenniferlopez.com/ on facebook at www.facebook.com/jenniferlopez, twitter twitter.com/JLo and on YouTube www.youtube.com/jenniferlopez
JLo Mattel Repaint is on tumblr at jlo-blacklabel.tumblr.com/
Farrah is on facebook www.facebook.com/FLFawcett, On Tumblr at; farrahlenifawcett.tumblr.com, On ipernity at www.ipernity.com/home/311111, join Farrah on Instagram at www.instagram.com/farrahlfawcett, and on pinterest at www.pinterest.com/myfarrah/
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Graphic Layout & web sites ncruz.com & myfarrah.com by www.stevemckinnis.com.
The Stover Myers Mill is a watermill located on the Tohickon Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The mill was built by Jacob Stover around 1800 and operated continuously until 1955. It used a millstone to grind flour and feed for livestock using power from a waterwheel. The mill was equipped with an up-and-down saw and also operated as a lumber mill. The property was purchased by Bucks County in 1967 and is open to the public.
1972 Morris van.
Anglia Car Auctions, King's Lynn -
"V5 Present
MoT Exempt
Chassis number: MAE5307529
"Although this Morris Minor LCV (van) now wears Automobile Association yellow livery, it's believed that it was originally a PO Telephones van based in Cambridge, and was restored as an AA van from 2008 to 2009. Its colour change, from black to yellow, was notified to the DVLA in February 2009.
"The Minor was registered in February 1972 and now shows 83,203 miles on its odometer, although as there is no paperwork beyond the V5C, this cannot be warranted. Its last MoT expired in June 2012; as an historic vehicle, it no longer requires testing.
"Having been restored around 13 years ago, the van now shows some signs of age ‑ such as the occasional bubble under the paint ‑ but overall presents very well, inside and out. It even features a vintage Falcon of Japan radio communications set plus a roof‑mouted AA Service light and flashing beacon."
Sold for £10,584 including premium.
(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia Directory) - GLEN VALLEY - a Post Office and station on the C.N.R., 25 miles up the Fraser River from New Westminster, in Provincial Electoral District of Delta, in municipality of Langley, served by C.N.R. and river steamers from New Westminster, daily and semi-weekly. Nearest telegraph is C.P. R. at Whonnock, distant 1 mile. Has Anglican and R. C. churches. The population in 1918 was 300. Local resources: Fishing and farming.
The GLEN VALLEY Post Office was established - 1 November 1904 and closed - 30 April 1968 due to its limited usefulness. The patrons were then served via Langley RR No. 6.
Glen Valley had its mail service through the Whonnock Post Office until the 1930s. The GLEN VALLEY Post Office was in a general store at the corner of Jackman Road (272nd street) and River Road. Mail was rowed over every weekday morning after being sorted in the Whonnock Post Office. LINK - www.whonnock.ca/whonnock/PDFs/PostOffice.pdf
Brian Byrnes remembered: in the 1920s and 1930s, Glen Valley had its mail service through Whonnock post office. Mail was rowed over every workday morning after being sorted in Whonnock. Herb Cain of Glen valley deserves a place in post office history for his unfailing performance of this chore over many years. He never missed. The Glen valley post office was in a general store at the corner of Jackman Road, (272nd) and River Road. Brian sometimes helped out. it was a dangerous chore in winter when the river was frozen and one had to walk across and pick one’s way through jagged pieces of ice. The mailbag was tied to a shingle bolt—to avoid that it would get lost—and was dragged over the ice with a rope. One day when Brian arrived at the Glen valley side the ice collapsed in the centre of the river. A six-to eight-foot rift had formed that he had to cross on the way back, putting himself flat on the ice and crawling. Cold and wet, dragging the mail on the bolt behind him, he made it back to Whonnock. Through binoculars Brian’s father had watched him doing this. There were no more mail deliveries for Brian after this incident. LINK (page 13) - www.whonnock.ca/whonnock/PDFs/WN12-Post-Office.pdf
British Columbia Postmarks - LINK to examples of the CDS hammer at GLEN VALLEY - www.stampsoftheworld.co.uk/wiki/Category:British_Columbia... (click on Glen Valley) LINK to Postmarks of the world - www.stampsoftheworld.co.uk/wiki/Category:Postmarks
LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the GLEN VALLEY Post Office - central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=posoffposmas&id=2...
- sent from - / GLEN VALLEY / JAN 27 / 32 / B.C / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A1-1) was not listed in the Proof Book - it was most likely proofed c. 1904 - (RF C).
- sent by registered mail - / R / GLEN VALLEY, B.C. / ORIGINAL No. / (333) / - registered boxed marking in black ink.
- via - / WHONNOCK, / P.M. / JAN 27 / 1932 / B.C. / - MOOD backstamp in black ink.
via - / RUBY CREEK & VAN / 706 / JAN 28 / 36 / R.P.O. / - cds rpo transit backstamp (W-132 / RF 130) - this hammer was in use from 1929 to 1946.
Ruby Creek is a siding for the trains and got its name from the rubies found locally: opened 1 November 1899 and closed 30 June 1940.
- via - / VANCOUVER / JAN 28 / 32 / B.C. / - cds transit backstamp
- arrived at - / VANCOUVER • B.C. / JAN 29 / 32 / POSTAL STATION • C. / - cds arrival backstamp
- sent by - E. Thuveson / Glen Valley, B.C.
Eric Harry Thuveson
(b. 12 November 1913 in Winnipeg, Manitoba - d. ?) - farmer (farmed with his father at Glen Valley, B.C.)
His wife - Mary (nee Sherratt) Thuveson
(b. 10 December 1921 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England - d. 23 August 2021 at age 99 in Langley, B.C. / Burnaby, B.C.) they were married - 26 July 1940 in Vancouver, B.C. - LINK to their marriage certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/20...
His father - Edwin Theodore Thuveson
(b. 10 April 1886 in Sweden - d. 5 November 1966 at age 80 in Vancouver, B.C.) - farmer - LINK to his death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/11... - LINK to his newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/clip/37983115/edwin-thuveson/
His mother - Helga Almina (nee Wellander) Thuveson
(b. 9 February 1892 in Vinslov, Sweden - d. 26 December 1998 at age 106 in Langley, B.C. / Surrey, B.C.) - LINK to her death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/95...
Addressed to: Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association / 425 West 8th Ave / Vancouver, B.C.
In 1913 thirty dairy farmers formed the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association, an organization which began operation in 1917 and became one of the most successful cooperatives in North America. The compact nature of the Fraser Valley was a geographic advantage which laid the basis for the success of the Association. The river itself, the railways, and the roads which were built slowly and at great cost, provided transportation which unified the Valley. The insatiable Cariboo markets enabled pioneer farmers to become well established. The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway opened wider markets which dairymen were able to take advantage of after the creameries became established. The phenomenal growth of Vancouver in the first decade of the twentieth century provided a fluid market which was more lucrative. This market became accessible to farmers as far away as the Chilliwack Valley when the B.C. Electric Railway line was completed in 1910. - LINK to the complete article - open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/831/1.0101761/2
Uccellino® by Xavier Madera. Xavier Madera is most noted for his creative custom jewelery collaboration with Erykah Badu & Thundercat but he has worked with several high-profile celebrities & celebrity friends throughout recent years. Some of which include Khalil, Lil Nate Dogg, Kaya Jones, Gladys Knight, Kayley Stallings, Boo Boo Stewart, Big Chan, Chris Brown, Marla Gibbs, Jane Seymour, Kyle Richards, Wynona Judd, Yung OFB, Trinity Marquez, Mathew Wayne & Daniella Monet just to name a few. He's also worked with top photographers in the fashion industry; K-rish, Nave Elefano (Inspirawr Music), Sir Jones, D'andre Michael, Bob Delgadillo, Sheri Determan, Gisele (Party by 5) & Gino Studios. Xavier Madera has worked with models from Chris Brown's Legendary Faces Modeling Agency; as well as, top models Leslie Allen & Brianna Michelle. His work has been featured in boutiques and Fashion Houses; Mint Collection, Shoes for the Stars Fashion House, Orange Bone, COLORS and more. He's also had several interviews & write ups in Splash Magazine, Dope Chic Style & other publications. In conjunction with Cindy Marquez (LC1 PR).
A change in the rates of postage, effective on July 1, 1931, to 3 cents for the 1st ounce or fraction of an ounce, on letters for Canada, the British Empire, the United States, and certain other countries - 13 cents covered both postage and registration on letters weighing not more than 1 ounce.
From April 1, 1943 - a 1 cent War Tax was added to the first weight step preferred letter rate. The preferred letter rate was 4 cents for the first ounce and 2 cents for each additional ounce. 4 cents letter rate + 10 cents registration fee = 14 cents
RED PASS, B.C. to New Westminster, B.C / - 8 / 11 March 1939
3 cents forward letter + 10 cents registration fee = 13 cents.
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RED PASS became a hamlet with a general store, school, post office and railway station. The hotel was built in 1924 and later a police barrack was added. Residents of Red Pass would travel east and west on the train. The "road" was unimproved and hazardous until 1962 when the highway was upgraded and the need for Red Pass diminished. Trains could now travel longer distances and did not need the stop in Red Pass for servicing. After 1965, railroaders found new jobs and the police were transferred out. The hotel had burned down in 1949, the post office & general store closed in 1976 and in 1991 the little town ceased to exist.
RED PASS - The railway junction at Mile 27 at the west end of Moose Lake was originally called Resplendent, a name also deriving from the color of the rocks. East of Red Pass, the tracks of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, descending to the Fraser River on route to Prince George in 1912, were kept as low as possible. The tracks of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway, heading for the Albreda Pass, were kept high. After the consolidation of the railways in 1923 as the Canadian National Railway, Lucerne disappeared as a railway divisional point and Resplendent blossomed as Red Pass Junction, the point where the removal of the separate tracks stopped and where the two lines diverged. During the 1930s, there was a hobo jungle at Red Pass where the vagabonds waited for trains. About 50 people lived at Red Pass in the 1940s. During World War II it was the site of a Japanese internment camp. The Red Pass hotel burned down in 1949. After the highway opened in 1962, the need for Red Pass diminished. CN still uses some buildings at Red Pass. The headquarters of Mount Robson Park were moved from Red Pass to Valemount in 1987. LINK to the complete article - www.spiralroad.com/red-pass-station/
The RED PASS Post Office was established - 1 November 1921 and closed - 29 January 1976, when it was moved to Valemount.
LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the RED PASS Post Office - recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record...
Earl Woodley left Entrance, Alberta in 1920 and opened a hotel and general store in Red Pass, British Columbia. He became Postmaster at Red Pass and served from - 31 May 1923 to - 10 June 1946 - the Post Office was located in his General Store.
EARL FRANCIS WOODLEY - Resident of Mt. Lehman, B.C. since 1950, Earl Francis Woodley, died in MSA General Hospital on March 13, 1979 at the age of 85. Born in Ontario, Mr. Woodley came to British Columbia in 1914 and was employed by the Canadian Pacific and Great Northern Railways during the early part of the century. He also worked in a fur trading post in the north and operated his own general store on the Yellowhead Highway and also in Mt. Lehman prior to his retirement. He was a member of the Jasper Masonic Lodge.
Earl Francis Woodley
(b. 5 June 1893 in Woodville, Victoria, Ontario - d. 13 March 1979 at age 85 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) - occupations - Merchant / Postmaster - LINK to his marriage certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/42... - LINK to his death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/72... - LINK to his newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/article/the-abbotsford-news-obituary-f...
- this registered letter entered the postal system at - / RED PASS / MR 8 / 39 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A1-1) was proofed - 25 October 1921 - (RF C).
- sent from - / RED PASS / MR 10 / 39 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A1-1) was proofed - 25 October 1921 - (RF C).
- sent by registered mail - / R / RED PASS, B.C. / ORIGINAL No. / (694) / - registered boxed marking in purple ink.
- via - / ED. & PR. GEO. R.P.O. / 198 / MR 10 / 39 / № 1 / - rpo transit backstamp - Ludlow W-43A / RF 155 - in use from 1932 to 1954.
- via - / X C. & V. - R.P.O. X / 3 / MR 11 / 39 / B.C. / - Calgary & Vancouver RPO - (W-30u. - with ornament No. 156 / RF 225 - this rpo hammer was in use from 1927 to 1964) rpo transit backstamp - small diagonal cross ornament located on each side midway between the run and B.C. was proofed in 1924.
- arrived at - / NEW WESTMINSTER / 10 / MR 11 / 39 / B.C. / - cds arrival backstamp.
- sent by - J. Pawson / Red Pass P.O. / B.C. - (addressed to his wife)
Joseph Pawson
(b. 20 March 1895 in Yorkshire, England - d. 20 February 1963 at age 67 in New Westminster, British Columbia / Surrrey, B.C.) - occupations - butcher (in his early years) - section foreman C.N.R Railway - LINK to his death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/81... - LINK to his newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-obituary-for...
Registered letter was addressed to his wife - Mrs. J. (Hester Minnie) Pawson / 1944 London Street / New Westminster / B.C.
His first wife - Hester Minnie (nee Cowley) Pawson
(b. 2 November 1900 in Vancouver, B.C. - d. 12 January 1948 at age 47 in Kamloops, B.C. / Clearwater, British Columbia) - they were married - 19 March 1921 at Port Kells, British Columbia - LINK to their marriage certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/22... - LINK to her death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/02... - LINK to her newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-obituary-for...
His second wife - Lea Marie (nee Fleury) Taillefer / Pawson / Jones
(b. 23 March 1895 in Témiscaming, Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada – d. 21 April 1977 at age 82 in White Rock, B.C. / Surrey, B.C.) - LINK to her death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/b3... - LINK to her newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-obituary-for...
Another relic from the 1917 store. This register still works! (though we found one has to know just the right sequence of buttons to press)
Item #77234
Island Time
Poppy Parker™ Basic Doll
The Poppy Parker® Collection
Edition Size: 5000*
Expected Ship Date: In Stock
Head Sculpt: Poppy Parker
Body Type: PP 1.5
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled
Skin Tone: Hungarian
Hair Color: Raven
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied
W Club Price: $110 + S & H
MSRP: $125 + S & H
Sales method: First-come, first-served W Club priority purchase window starting immediately with a limit of 1 per doll style per membership. Once the public sale begins, should quantities remain, you will still be able to purchase extras with your special W Club pricing.
*Restocking will be evaluated dependent on demand.
The Story:
What better look to finish her fabulous trip to Palm Springs than this simple printed sundress? As the Californian sun sets on one of the most successful adventures of her life, Poppy Parker jets off for a quick island getaway, so she can be refreshed to take on the world!
-Designed by David Buttry
Included:
12-inch articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;
Bright, strapless, custom-printed babydoll dress;
Matching cork wedge sandals;
Chunky "silver" bangle bracelet with turquoise cloisonné finish;
Matching stud earrings;
Pair of regular Poppy Parker hands;
Doll stand.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prototypes shown, final product may vary. This collectible is meant for adult collectors ages 15 and up only.
Albeit much later in the day than I had anticipated (following a ten hour drive back to Mississippi from Ohio!), here we begin the final day of the 2016 Horn Lake Target Sunday Summer Spectacular with a look at the checkouts toward the store entrance/exit. This store rarely if ever uses the majority of the registers at once, and the higher-numbered ones at all.
(c) 2016 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
VAVENBY is a community of approximately 700 residents located in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Economy in the region centres primarily on forestry, logging, agriculture, and tourism. Adjacent to the community lies the North Thompson River, the Yellowhead Highway (#5) and the Canadian National Railway.
(from 1918 - Wrigley's British Columbia directory) - VAVENBY - a post office and station on the C. N. Railway, 7 miles from Birch Island, and 80 north of Kamloops, in Kamloops Provincial Electoral District. Has Anglican church. Local resources: Ranching, mining and lumbering.
The VAVENBY Post Office was established - 1 June 1910.
- sent from - / VAVENBY / SP 7 / 31 / B.C. / - split ring cancel - this split ring hammer (A1-1) was proofed - 16 April 1910 - (RF B).
- sent by registered mail - / R / VAVENBY, B.C. / ORIGINAL No. / (223) / - registered boxed marking in purple ink.
- via - / KAMLOOPS / 1 / SP 7 / 31 / B.C. / - cds transit backstamp
- arrival - / VANCOUVER / SP 8 / 31 / B.C. / - arrival backstamp.
- sent by: F. Kalutycz / Messiter (Station Road) / P.O. Avola, B.C.
Addressed to: Mr. A.E. Skinner, / Division Commissioner of Immigration / Vancouver, B.C. /
Arthur Ernest Skinner
(b. 2 June 1867 in England - d. 16 June 1960 at age 93 in Burnaby, B.C.) - his occupation was Division Commissioner / Immigration Department. - LINK to his obituary - www.newspapers.com/clip/84158160/obituary-for-arthur-erne...
His wife: Ida Mary (nee Toop) Skinner
(b. 13 May 1881 in Chilliwack, British Columbia - d. 18 March 1939 at age 57 in Vancouver, B.C.) - they were married - 30 August 1909 in Sumas, British Columbia. LINK to her obituary - www.newspapers.com/clip/84158049/ida-mary-skinner-obituary/
Registered: 01/08/1987
Kingston-upon-Hull registration.
An immaculate E30 3-series with the 2.5 L inline six engine and original dealer number plates and window sticker. I much prefer the chrome treatment of these pre-facelift cars over the blacked-out later models.
Tub sarcophagus decorated with pastoral scenes arranged on two registers.
In the upper register a man dressing a tunic with sleeves tied at his waist by a belt, boots and carrying a saddlebag, sits on an overturned basket in front of a building. He prunes a branch with his billhook. A dog helps the man to watch over the animals (horses, oxen, sheep and goats) that graze in an area surrounded by trees.
In the lower register a second man sitting on an overturned basket under a reed shelter and milking a goat. This man wears a tunic tied to his waist by a belt, and boots; his calves are wrapped in bandages, «fasciae». At the opposite side of this register there is another character dressed in the same way as the one depicted in the upper band, but, unlike the other two shepherds, he is beardless. Leaning on a pastoral staff, "pedum", he sits on a rock. A flock of sheep is carved in the central part of the lower band.
On the sides of the tub two lions biting deer or goats. The figures carved on the sides contrast with the peaceful pastoral scenes carved on the tub main body.
The sarcophagus lid features a frieze of Erotes driving chariots pulled by lions or deer. In the center there is a table with a dedicatory inscription reading:
D(is) M(anibus), / lullo Achilleo, / v(iro)
p(erfectissimo), ex prox(imo) mem(oriae), /
((ducenario)) Ludii Magni, qui / vixit annis XLVII, /
m(ensibus) X, AureIia Maxi/mina co(n)iux eius, /
marito dulclssimo.
According to the inscription, the sarcophagus was commissioned by Aurelia Maximina for her husband Iulius Achilleus, belonging to the equestrian order, who died at the age of 47 years and 10 months.
Achilleus had been conferred the title of «vir perfectissimus». He had an important career that began in a subordinate position as a person in charge of an office in the imperial chancellery, «proximus a memoriae», and ended as superintendent, «procurator», of the gladiatorial barracks of Rome, «Ludus Magnus»
The relief, at the time of its discovery, showed conspicuous traces of polychromy today only partially visible.
Source: S. Evangelisti, “Terme di Diocleziano, La Collezione Epigrafica”
Marble sarcophagus
H. 106 cm; W. 206 cm.; D. 74 cm.
CA. 270 AD
From Rome, foundnear The Therme of Caracalla
Rome, Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano - lnv 125802
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Information from the Australian Heritage Places inventory
Port Campbell National Park
Source: Go to the Register of the National Estate for more information.
Identifier: 3778
Location: Great Ocean Rd, Port Campbell
Local
Government: Corangamite Shire
State: VIC
Country: Australia
Statement of
Significance: The rugged coastline with sheer cliffs and rocky island stack formations contributes to the outstanding scenery of the park. There are a large number of these formations including London Bridge, the Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, the Blowhole and the Arch. They graphically represent the geomorphological processes of coastal erosion that are constantly taking place.
The area has representative communities of coastal heath, grass and scrub vegetation on calcareous soils. Morning flag (ORTHROSATHUS MULTIFLORUS) grows here.
Significant fauna of the area includes a small colony of fairy penguins, the only penguins native to the mainland and nesting sites for muttonbird (PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS). Ninety one species of bird have been recorded in the park eg. swamp harrier, Australian gannet, white goshawk, singing honey eater.
Between 1855-1908 there were five shipwrecks off the park coastline. In 1878 the Loch Ard went down, losing fifty lives. A small cemetery near the Gorge still remains.
Description: Port Campbell National Park is a linear coastal reserve between Peterborough and Princetown on the south western coast of Victoria. The Park's sheer cliffs, gorges, arches and offshore stacks form one of the most scenic and best known sections of coastline in Australia. Marls (calcareous silts) and marine limestones of the Miocene Port Campbell Limestone are overlain by Pleistocene dune limestone in the place. The dominant coastal landform is precipitous and undercut cliffs up to 60 metres in height. Erosion of the cliffs by strong wave action is guided by vertical joints in the limestone, producing elongated bays and narrow gorges including caves between rectilinear promontories such as Loch Ard Gorge and the Grotto. These promontories pass through various stages of evolution under the influence of marine erosion. Caves are the first features to form, followed by arches, and when these collapse, isolated stacks, such as the Twelve Apostles, remain. The stacks are then gradually worn down to offshore platforms of limestone. Horizontal notches occur on the exposed cliffs and stacks where softer material is eroded from between harder bands of rock. Shore platforms are uncommon, but narrow benches at the base of cliffs occur where harder rock has developed.
The cliffs are backed by an undulating plateau of red-brown clay and Pleistocene dune calcarenite. The larger streams that dissect the plateau have cut down to sea level. These include the Curdies River, Port Campbell Creek, and Sherbrooke River. Smaller streams that cross the plateau emerge from the cliffs as waterfalls. Another feature of the plateau are the circular sinkholes that are often filled by ponds and swamps. In some cases these sinkholes have intersected areas of cliff recession such as caves.
Few beaches occur along the Port Campbell coast, and those that are present are usually narrow and backed by steep cliffs. Beaches are more extensive where there are sandy calcarenite dunes on the cliff crest. A sandy barrier occurs at the mouth of the Curdies River which separates the lagoon from the sea during times of low river flow.
Port Campbell National Park contains several broad vegetation communities, some of which are the largest and most important areas of native vegetation remaining between Portland and the Otways. The first line of vegetation along the seaward edge of the coast mainly consists of tussock grasslands and shrublands. The grasslands are dominated by blue tussock-grass POA POIFORMIS, cushion bush CALOCEPHALUS BROWNII, black-anther flax-lily DIANELLA REVOLUTA, coast saw-sedge GAHNIA TRIFIDA, coast sword-sedge LEPIDOSPERMA GLADIATUM and Australia salt-grass DISTICHLIS DISTICHOPHYLLA. Further inland are shrublands of coast beard-heath LEUCOPOGON PARVIFLORUS, coast daisy-bush OLEARIA AXILLARIS and coast everlasting HELICHRYSUM PARALIUM.
Soils on the coastal plateau that include a hardpan support species-rich closed heaths. These communities are dominated by scrub sheoke ALLOCASUARINA PALUDOSA, prickly tea-tree LEPTOSPERMUM CONTINENTALE, manuka L. SCOPARIUM, silver banksia BANKSIA MARGINATA, common heath EPACRIS IMPRESSA, prickly moses ACACIA VERTICILLATA and dusty miller SPYRIDIUM PARVIFOLIUM. The diverse understorey includes bare twig-sedge BAUMEA JUNCEA, sword-sedges LEPIDOSPERMA spp., bog-sedges SCHOENUS spp., and grass-trees XANTHORRHOEA spp. These communities may include an overstorey of messmate EUCALYPTUS OBLIQUA and shining peppermint E. WILLISII on better soils, or swamp gum E. OVATA and tree everlasting OZOTHAMNUS FERRUGINEUS on wetter sites.
The catchments of some of the larger streams include open forests of swamp gum and rough-barked manna-gum E. VIMINALIS ssp. CYGNETENSIS, with a heath and bracken PTERIDIUM ESCULENTUM dominated understorey. These forests may grade into riparian communities dominated by swamp gum, manna gum E. VIMINALIS, mountain grey gum E. CYPELLOCARPA, and blackwood ACACIA MELANOXYLON. The understorey includes a number of damp forest shrubs such as hazel pomaderris POMADERRIS ASPERA and musk daisy-bush OLEARIA ARGOPHYLLA.
The native mammal fauna of the Port Campbell includes eastern grey kangaroo MACROPUS GIGANTEUS, swamp antechinus ANTECHINUS MINIMUS, white-footed dunnart SMINTHOPSIS LEUCOPUS, echidna TACHYGLOSSUS ACULEATUS and broad-toothed rat MASTACOMYS FUSCUS. The avifauna includes a mix of species associated with the coast, estuaries, heathlands, open forests, and surrounding farmland. Some characteristic birds include the rufous bristlebird DASYORNIS BROADBENTI, ground parrot PEZOPORUS WALLICUS, little penguin EUDYPTULA MINOR, short-tailed shearwater PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS, Australasian gannet MORUS SERRATOR, grey goshawk ACCIPITER NOVAEHOLLANDIAE, peregrine falcon FALCO PEREGRINUS, striated thornbill ACANTHIZA LINEATA, singing honeyeater LICHENOSTOMUS VIRESCENS, white-eared honeyeater L. LEUCOTIS and beautiful firetail STAGONOPLEURA BELLA. The inlets along the coast support a variety of waterbirds and shorebirds.
Reptiles found in the place include the swamp skink EGERNIA COVENTRYI, glossy grass skink PSEUDEMOIA RAWLINSONI, jacky lizard AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS, White's skink EGERNIA WHITII, blotched blue-tongued lizard TILIQUA NIGROLUTEA and lowland copperhead AUSTRELAPS SUPERBUS. Eight species of frogs have been recorded in the park, including the smooth frog GEOCRINIA LAEVIS and southern toadlet PSEUDOPHRYNE SEMIMARMORATA.
AMS 02.2005 - later registered SE-RBV for a bit more than half a year before disappearing into the history books. Originally Air New Zealand's ZK-NBE. Other operators include Transbrasil PT-TAG, CC-CJP Aero Continente Chile, OB-1766 Aero Continente, EC-JOZ Bravo Airline and Air Seychelles as S7-SEZ. Remains derelict at Goodyear (scan from my collection - not my shot).
French-registered Yak-3UTI-PW F-AZIM, wrapped up against the cold at Blackbushe Airport. This is one of five new-build aircraft that were produced in Romania in the 1990s. They were built using Yak 11 jigs and equipped with a PW R1830 engine. The original Yak-3UTI, with Shvetsov ASh-21 engine was the basis of the Yak-11 trainer. At some point, the previous 'Russian' red stars have been overpainted with Ukrainian national markings.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and twenty four metres at 19:26pm on Wednesday 17th May 2023 off Radar Hill in Tofino, British Columbia.
Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 220mm Shutter speed: 1/125s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5420k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)
Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.
LATITUDE: N 49d 5m 3.50s
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ALTITUDE: 124.0m
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