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One of the most scenic (and easily accessible) of all Cumbrian waterfalls. Rutter Force is a horseshoe shaped waterfall on Hoff Beck, near Appleby-in-Westmorland, in the beautiful Eden Valley.
Immediately beside the waterfall is an old mill with a restored waterwheel. The mill is no longer a working mill, but has been converted into holiday accommodation.
The best view of Rutter Force is from a narrow footbridge across the beck, which has been constructed a few feet upstream of a ford for automobiles. The setting is superb, and it is well worth a visit.
The earliest record of the mill at Rutter Force comes from 1579, when the waterfall was used to power the corn mill. The mill continued in operation until the repeal of the Corn Laws of 1832 made milling unprofitable. It was converted to serve as a bobbin mill, and later a sawmill. The waterwheel was taken down in 1940.
In 1991 an artist named Christine Leadbetter bought the old mill, and installed a replica waterwheel.
RUTTER FORCE ELECTRIC POWER
The waterfall played a part in bringing electricity to the area. In 1928 the Great Asby Electric Light and Water Company was formed. The company raised money by offering shares at 5 pounds each. with the proceeds they installed a water turbine at Rutter Force, using the 30 foot fall of water over the falls to produce electric power.
Home of Henry Addison DeLand, it later became an inn, restaurant, speakeasy, bar and a catering hall.
Home of Henry Addison DeLand, it later became an inn, restaurant, speakeasy, bar and a catering hall.
DeLand lost his fortune and the house covering orange crop losses for his Florida farmers.[dead link] In 1905, the new owners installed stained glass windows, electric chandeliers and glass lanterns at the four doors. After 1920, it became known for a while as Villa Rosenborg due to its Danish owners. In 1920, it was slated to be torn down to provide space for a new trolley station, but the trolley line was rerouted saving the house. It became the Green Lantern Inn in 1925 under new owners who eventually added a restaurant. During Prohibition, alcohol was available in a hidden speakeasy loft. After the repeal of Prohibition, they opened an official taproom.
A decade long restoration project began in 1976. From 1980 to 2005, it was owned by Terrence O'Neil, Vice Chairman of the Fairport Savings Bank.[5] In 2006, it hosted a fundraiser for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra[4] which had 30 different designers improving the house.
Mr. Dominic's Italian restaurant currently operates in the building.
Year long peaceful protest, finally forces the pro-tycoons government of Modi to repeal the black farm laws.
Home of Henry Addison DeLand, it later became an inn, restaurant, speakeasy, bar and a catering hall.
Home of Henry Addison DeLand, it later became an inn, restaurant, speakeasy, bar and a catering hall.
DeLand lost his fortune and the house covering orange crop losses for his Florida farmers.[dead link] In 1905, the new owners installed stained glass windows, electric chandeliers and glass lanterns at the four doors. After 1920, it became known for a while as Villa Rosenborg due to its Danish owners. In 1920, it was slated to be torn down to provide space for a new trolley station, but the trolley line was rerouted saving the house. It became the Green Lantern Inn in 1925 under new owners who eventually added a restaurant. During Prohibition, alcohol was available in a hidden speakeasy loft. After the repeal of Prohibition, they opened an official taproom.
A decade long restoration project began in 1976. From 1980 to 2005, it was owned by Terrence O'Neil, Vice Chairman of the Fairport Savings Bank.[5] In 2006, it hosted a fundraiser for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra[4] which had 30 different designers improving the house.
Mr. Dominic's Italian restaurant currently operates in the building.
Hey everybody ^^
I’ve got new creepy stuff for you ^^ Ruby is sitting in an old scary library where magical things happens and the law of gravity is repealed ^^
The tiny books are made by me ^^I need urgently more requisites XD you can’t get too much stuff for our dolls, right?
Wish you all an fantastic weekend *hugs*
Der Michel-Türmer ist ein Trompeter, der in der Tradition des Amtes der Turmbläser vom Turm der Hamburger Hauptkirche St. Michaelis täglich morgens 10 Uhr und abends 21 Uhr Choräle in alle vier Himmelsrichtungen spielt. Der Brauch wurde während der Reformation in Hamburg eingeführt und wird im Michel, wie die Michaeliskirche in Hamburg genannt wird, seit mehr als 300 Jahren praktiziert.
Bis zur Aufhebung der Torsperre zum 1. Januar 1861 war der Trompeten-Choral das Zeichen für die Öffnung beziehungsweise Schließung der Stadttore.
The Michel-watchman is a trumpeter who in the morning 10 clock and in the evening 21 clock chorales plays in the tradition of the Office of the Turmbläser from the tower of Hamburg St. Michaelis Church daily in all four directions. The custom was introduced during the Reformation in Hamburg and is in Michel, as St. Michael's Church is called in Hamburg, has been practiced for more than 300 years.
Until repealing Torsperre 1 January 1861, the trumpet chorale was the signal for the opening or closing of the city gates.
building a wall around the beacon of Democracy, targeting people because of their religion and banning them from entering the country, repealing the law that separates church and state, insulting multiple leaders of foreign countries and outright threatening another, all the while beating the drum of nationalism declaring us to be 'the greatest country on Earth'. That is a dark and dangerous path and I'm asking for the entire world to stand up and take notice and help us oust this nutter before irreparable damage is done. The great blue dot in space is a tiny place filled with diversity and we all need one another. this is where I drop the mic, but you can't see it because it's in print...... :-)
on a lighter note, click the link, you'll be glad you did. (your welcome) :-)
Home of Henry Addison DeLand, it later became an inn, restaurant, speakeasy, bar and a catering hall.
DeLand lost his fortune and the house covering orange crop losses for his Florida farmers.[dead link] In 1905, the new owners installed stained glass windows, electric chandeliers and glass lanterns at the four doors. After 1920, it became known for a while as Villa Rosenborg due to its Danish owners. In 1920, it was slated to be torn down to provide space for a new trolley station, but the trolley line was rerouted saving the house. It became the Green Lantern Inn in 1925 under new owners who eventually added a restaurant. During Prohibition, alcohol was available in a hidden speakeasy loft. After the repeal of Prohibition, they opened an official taproom.
A decade long restoration project began in 1976. From 1980 to 2005, it was owned by Terrence O'Neil, Vice Chairman of the Fairport Savings Bank.[5] In 2006, it hosted a fundraiser for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra[4] which had 30 different designers improving the house.
Mr. Dominic's Italian restaurant currently operates in the building.
When we stayed near Dunbar in East Lothian one of our favourite places for lunch was the Old Smithy in Tyninghame, which is roughly half way between Dunbar and North Berwick. The original village of Tyninghame was a few hundred yards to the east, near Tyninghame House. But in 1761 the Earl of Haddington moved Tyninghame village from its original position to make way for landscaped parkland. The "new" village is now on the west side of the A198, just over a mile south of Whitekirk.
According to British Listed Buildings this delightful terrace of two-storey cottages in the main street dates from 1854 and is thought to have been designed by James Hannan. It is Category C-listed. One of the upstairs windows has been filled in and painted to appear normal. This was often done to avoid the Window Tax. However, this was repealed in 1851, so I'm not quite sure what has happened here. Perhaps the date given for the building is incorrect. There was also a Thomas Hannan who built a number of the buildings in Tyninghame in the first half of the 19th century.
NOHA yelling for you to vote today. So glad to cast an early ballot for Biden / Harris#. This current administration has repealed, or is trying to repeal, over 100 environmental protection laws, has opened some of our most protected lands for logging and drilling, and has weakened protections for birds and wildlife. The planet and wildlife we love so much on wildlife Flickr can’t take another four years of this guy. V O T E.
Taken with a D500 + 500mm + 1.4 TC at 1/3200 f/5.6 ISO 1,250.
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Rode Hall , near Congleton , Cheshire, England
The first hall a black and white half timbered building, probably similar in style to the nearby Little Moreton Hall was replaced by smaller building to the right, completed in 1708 . The larger square Hall to the left was completed in 1752.
(Source:www.rodehall.co.uk/the-house )
Notice the bricked in windows, presumably an effect of the various window taxes brought in after 1696, this isn't confirmed by the web site. A cattle disease reduced the estates income drastically in 1866 and I wondered if this was one of the results, but of course the Wnndow Tax laws had been repealed in 1851. So presumably they were bricked up on one of the large increases in the century beforehand.
The house has extensive gardens leading down to a lake . They have been open to the public since the 1980's on Wednesdays and Bank Holidays , and for their Bluebell Walks in May. A beautiful place to visit .
This is a row of 5 terraced houses, nos.37-45, that were built c1785, with late C19 and C20 alterations but I hope some have looked closely enough to discover that two of the windows are fake! But which are they and why was it done?
A window tax, based on the number of windows in a house, was first introduced in 1696 by William III to cover revenue lost by the clipping of gold and silver coinage. It was a banded tax according to the number of windows in the house. For example, for a house in 1747 with ten to 14 windows, the tax was 6 pence per window; it increased to 9 pence with more windows. Not long after its introduction, people bricked up their windows to avoid paying the tax.
It was repealed in 1851 after pressure from doctors and others who argued that lack of light was a source of ill health.
The imitation windows here are the two above the doors to 37 and 39. They are bricked up but we’re carefully painted later to look like actual windows!
In 2022 the government repealed of the Vagrancy Act, which had criminalised rough sleeping and begging for almost 200 years.
The Westminster Government then inserted a clause on ‘Vagrancy and Begging’ in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that was currently going through Parliament.
This clause would allow them to ‘disregard the repeal of the Vagrancy Act’ and create new powers to make begging a criminal offence. The Government have said that this clause is just a ‘placeholder’ text, which will be replaced in a future version of the Bill, once they’ve decided what to do.
So we are still waiting to see what happens. Do we need to criminalise "being poor" ? There are plenty of existing laws to deal with drugs, violence,and anti social behaviour - and without police they make no difference.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
The Lily Family enjoys streaming Better Living In The Pacific Northwest. However, with the repeal of Net Neutrality, their internet provider has deemed shows of that nature not appropriate for lilies and no longer carry the show. The Lily Family obtained their concealed carry permits yesterday and plan a road trip to Washington D.C. in the near future.
Stansberry Lake, Washington 2017
Richard Cobden (1804 - 1865), MP, led the successful campaign for the repeal of the Corn Laws in the 1840s, leading to free trade, reducing hunger and inflation in Britain. Another free trade initiative was the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty of 1860, promoting closer interdependence between Britain and France.
The statue was erected by public subscription (to which Napoléon III contributed) 3 years after his death.
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The pigeons seem to like it. 😁
Ornate surviving Victorian gem.
Note the stucco flowers on the roof, the window shades and blanked window (window tax) provision.
Window tax, the taxation of light, imposed by William III in 1696 in England & Wales until it was repealed 155 years later in 1851.
Daylight robbery !!!
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Daniel O’Connell (* 6. August 1775 in Carhen bei Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Irland; † 15. Mai 1847 in Genua) war ein irischer Politiker. Er trug den Beinamen „The Liberator“ (der Befreier) und war der herausragende Politiker Irlands in der ersten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Er setzte sich vor allem für die Gleichberechtigung der Katholiken und die Aufhebung der Union zwischen Irland und Großbritannien ein.
Im Jahre 1828 wurde Daniel O’Connell in Ennis als erster Katholik in das britische Unterhaus gewählt.
Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), often referred to as The Liberator[1] or The Emancipator,[2] was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century. He campaigned for Catholic emancipation—including the right for Catholics to sit in the Westminster Parliament, denied for over 100 years—and repeal of the Act of Union which combined Great Britain and Ireland.
In 1828 Daniel O'Connell was elected in Ennis was the first Catholic in the British House.
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Jerry & I have been by each others side for 26+ years...in better times...in worse times...in sickness...in health. We didn't take a vow to do it...that's just what you do when you're in love. I don't see how anyone could think our love is any less deserving of recognition than anyone elses.
350th anniversary of the Great fire of London.
As history would have it, the fire that engulfed London for four days began on Pudding Lane. A baker by the name of Thomas Farriner was blamed for the blaze - something he denied for the rest of his life.
The small blaze spread between September 2 and 5 1666, leaving 436 acres of the city completely destroyed.
On it's 350th anniversary, the capital is hosting a series of events to mark the dark period in its history.
Designed by American artist David Best, the London 1666 installation is part London's Burning, a festival of arts produced by Artichoke.
(I won't be there for the actual burning tonight so did my own interpretation :))
Excerpt from townofstmarys.com:
This pre-confederation stone four-arched structure spanning the Thames River is and has been the most important of the several bridges in the Town. Several log and timber bridges occupied the site until Town Council in August of 1864 authorized the signing of a contract with Alex McDonald "for the construction of a stone arched bridge across the Thames, on Queen Street, according to the plan submitted by Mr.. Niven, P. L. S. - cost $4 450- completion date September 1, 1865." In 1981, Town Council repealed the historic designation of the Victoria Bridge.
Window tax, the taxation of light, was enforced in England and Wales from 1696 before being repealed 155 years later in 1851.
Daylight robbery !
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About to enjoy a cocktail on Repeal Day, in the alley, at...
Independent Distilling Company
Decatur (East Decatur Station), Georgia, USA.
5 December 2020.
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▶ On this date, 5 December, in 1933, Utah ratified the 21st Amendment (by becoming the last state necessary to reach a Constitutional majority), thus ending America's ignoble 18-year experiment with the Prohibition of alcohol.
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The Clean Water Rule, finalized and put into place in 2015, gave important jurisdictional clarity for the Clean Water Act and it’s protection of streams and creeks that are headwaters to larger rivers. Water belongs to everyone, and clean water is a basic right for Americans. We all live downstream from somewhere.
If you reside in the U.S., please consider writing the EPA during the public comment period regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-023-001 which addresses the EPAs intention for the Repeal and Replacement of the 2015 Definition of Waters of the United States, 82 Fed. Reg. 34899 (July 2017), and oppose the initiative to repeal and replace this protective regulation.
honey bee on creeping thistle.
If you are a UK citizen/resident then please check out the current petition to get the UK government to repeal the Weeds Act 1959 and rehabilitate creeping thistle and ragwort for the benefit of pollinator biodiversity:
The United States banned the sale of alcohol nationwide in 1919 to be enforced the following year. However, prohibition on a local level came much earlier in many places.
The G.A. P. Saloon in Oakesdale, Washington opened sometime after the repeal of prohibition in 1933.
Oakesdale wasn't an incredibly rough town - not much more than any other, really. But the battles over liquor began early and basically never let up until the 1930s.
Even before Washington became a state, each town had their own laws concerning saloons. When Washington was writing their constitution, three big issues were put to a territory-wide vote. First, the location of the capital was to be decided (eventually Olympia), but also women's suffrage and prohibition.
In the end, and on the original Washington state constitution, women had no right to vote, but anyone could go to a saloon. Prohibition was voted out.
Through all of this, various groups like the Anti-Saloon League and many churches petitioned and protested enough to finally get the state government to pass a "local option" in 1909. As during the territorial days, this allowed communities to pass local prohibition laws - essentially creating a patchwork of wet and dry towns.
But even before that, towns and anti-alcohol groups took matters into their own hands. In 1904, Oakesdale banned saloons. This was done through electing enough anti-saloon board members to the town council. Each year, those against prohibition would try to reverse it.
In 1905 and 1906, the ban stood. But in 1907, the town voted to allow saloons.
But this wasn't the end of it. In 1908, the town Baptists came out strong against liquor. "The saloon is known to be a great and menacing evil," they wrote in a resolution. If any member was known to support alcohol in any way at all, they were to be "punished."
That same year, a saloon was robbed, and (in an unrelated incident), a saloon was caught selling alcohol to minors.
To make matters worse, a nearby newspaper wrote: "Oakesdale is having more than its share of trouble. It returned to a wet condition at the December election, and now has smallpox in big doses."
The saloons in Oakesdale as well as the rest of the state would only last for a few more years. In 1914, Washington passed a state-wide prohibition. Many fought against it, but in 1916 couldn't get enough votes to overturn it.
It was too late anyway. The United States congress passed the prohibition amendment in 1917 and Washington (still dry) voted to ratify it in 1919. The amendment went into effect in January of 1920. It would last 13 years.
Following the repeal of prohibition, saloons like the G.A.P. Saloon would open legally.
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The Shops Act 1911 was a United Kingdom piece of legislation which allowed a weekly half holiday for shop staff. This became known in Britain as "early closing day"
Although repealed as a law in 1994, shops in smaller towns have still continued with the practice of closing for half a day per week, in defiance of modern trends towards ever longer working hours.
Wellington, Somerset, UK.
St. Paul, Minnesota
April 15, 2010
There was another Tea Party protest at the Minnesota capitol on April 15, tax day. Protesters call for smaller government and the repeal of the health care law enacted in March, 2010.
Jackson Lake is in Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming. This natural lake was enlarged by the construction of the Jackson Lake Dam, which was originally built in 1911, enlarged in 1916 and rebuilt by 1989. The top 33 ft (10 m) of the lake is utilized by farmers in Idaho for irrigation purposes. The lake is the remnant of large glacial gouging from the neighboring Teton Range to the west and the Yellowstone Plateau to the north. The lake is primarily fed by the Snake River, which flows in from the north, and empties at Jackson Lake Dam. Jackson Lake is one of the largest high altitude lakes in the United States, at an elevation of 6,772 ft (2,064 m) above sea level. The lake is up to 15 mi (24 km) long, 7 mi (11 km) wide and 438 ft (134 m) deep. The water of the lake averages below 60 °F (16 °C), even during the summer. Numerous species of fish inhabit the lake including nonnative brown and lake trout and the native Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout and mountain whitefish. There are over 15 islands in the lake, including the largest, Elk Island, and Donoho Point. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway is located near the northern end of Jackson Lake and extends to the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park. This roadway combines with the roads in Grand Teton National Park that follow the eastern side of the lake, and provides access for boating and fishing. There are several marinas and lodges along the eastern shore such as Leeks marina, Colter Bay Village, Jackson Lake Lodge and Signal Mountain Lodge. All of these except Jackson Lake Lodge have boat access points and ramps. The western shore of Jackson Lake is primitive, with only hiking trails and a handful of primitive campground spots. [Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Lake]
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres (480 sq mi; 130,000 ha; 1,300 km2), the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. It is only 10 miles (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, to which it is connected by the National Park Service-managed John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Along with surrounding National Forests, these three protected areas constitute the almost 18,000,000-acre (7,300,000 ha) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, one of the largest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems in the world. Human history of the Grand Teton region dates back at least 11,000 years, when the first nomadic hunter-gatherer Paleo-Indians began migrating into the region during warmer months pursuing food and supplies. In the early 19th century, the first White explorers encountered the eastern Shoshone natives. Between 1810 and 1840, the region attracted fur trading companies that vied for control of the lucrative beaver pelt trade. U.S. Government expeditions to the region commenced in the mid-19th century as an offshoot of exploration in Yellowstone, with the first permanent white settlers in Jackson Hole arriving in the 1880s. Efforts to preserve the region as a national park commenced in the late 19th century, and in 1929 Grand Teton National Park was established, protecting the major peaks of the Teton Range. The valley of Jackson Hole remained in private ownership until the 1930s, when conservationists led by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. began purchasing land in Jackson Hole to be added to the existing national park. Against public opinion and with repeated Congressional efforts to repeal the measures, much of Jackson Hole was set aside for protection as Jackson Hole National Monument in 1943. The monument was abolished in 1950 and most of the monument land was added to Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park is named for Grand Teton, the tallest mountain in the Teton Range. The naming of the mountains is attributed to early 19th-century French-speaking trappers—les trois tétons (the three teats) was later anglicized and shortened to Tetons. At 13,775 feet (4,199 m), Grand Teton abruptly rises more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above Jackson Hole, almost 850 feet (260 m) higher than Mount Owen, the second-highest summit in the range. The park has numerous lakes, including 15-mile-long (24 km) Jackson Lake as well as streams of varying length and the upper main stem of the Snake River. Though in a state of recession, a dozen small glaciers persist at the higher elevations near the highest peaks in the range. Some of the rocks in the park are the oldest found in any U.S. National Park and have been dated at nearly 2.7 billion years. Grand Teton National Park is an almost pristine ecosystem and the same species of flora and fauna that have existed since prehistoric times can still be found there. More than 1,000 species of vascular plants, dozens of species of mammals, 300 species of birds, more than a dozen fish species and a few species of reptiles and amphibians exist. Due to various changes in the ecosystem, some of them human-induced, efforts have been made to provide enhanced protection to some species of native fish and the increasingly threatened whitebark pine. Grand Teton National Park is a popular destination for mountaineering, hiking, fishing and other forms of recreation. There are more than 1,000 drive-in campsites and over 200 miles (320 km) of hiking trails that provide access to backcountry camping areas. Noted for world-renowned trout fishing, the park is one of the few places to catch Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout. Grand Teton has several National Park Service-run visitor centers, and privately operated concessions for motels, lodges, gas stations and marinas.
[source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton_National_Park]
Website: www.nps.gov/grte/index.htm
Prohibition was repealed in 1933, so Walter and Susie Lewis Yarger built this bar in 1934 as an addition to their house in Daniel, Wyoming. With that big TV antenna, maybe it was a sports bar. I can't find information about when it finally closed.
Germany, Hamburg, "Elbbrücken", the River Elbe Bridges are three parallel independent bridge structures crossing the river Elbe in Hamburg.
The Freihafenelbbrücken, Freeport Elbe Bridge, after 124 years, the Hamburg Free Port was repealed in January 2013 in the interest of developing the port & city area. Since then, the entire port of Hamburg has been a so-called "sea customs port" under customs law, as are most of the major ports in the European north range.
The Eisenbahnbrücke, Railway Bridge with four railway tracks
The Neue Elbbrücke, New Elbe Bridge, for motorbikes, cars, truks etc.
If the extension of the metro line U4 will be realised, a fourth parallel bridge will added.
Due to the low headroom the brides form the south-eastern end point of the area of the Elbe & the Port of Hamburg, which can be used by large seagoing vessels & is only navigable for small vessels caring the goods from the Hamburg Harbour upstream on the Elbe.
On the one hand, they form an important link within the city-state of Hamburg & connect the districts north of the Elbe with the districts south of the Elbe & the regions beyond.
The Elbe bridges also have a significant national & international function as a north-south link in European rail traffic & in the context of crossings of the federal highways.
The Hamburg Elbbrücken form together with the Old Elbe Tunnel, built in 1911, under the Norderelbe & the "new" highway Elb-tunnel from 1975 with now four lines in each direction. This bridges & tunnels are the last fixed Elbe crossings before the almost 100 km away mouth of the Elbe into the North Sea.
The first documented bridge crossing here was the Napoleonic Elbe Bridge built in 1815 by Napoleon's troops. Because due to lack of maintenance & insufficiently protection, the construction was already completely destroyed by ice floes in 1817 & was not rebuilt.
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Window Tax, the taxation of light imposed by William lll in 1696 in England & Wales before being repealed 155yrs later in 1851.
Daylight robbery !!!
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who gave up ...
Maybe that was written by our Premier?
Keystone XL is being repealed by the USA. 7.5 billion rea$on$ that hurts...
Mrs Doyle, Pauline McGlynn, Irish actor, a piece of art by "subset" in Temple Dublin, recently removed by Dublin City Council for breaching planning law. This and other quality art have been removed. I can't really understand the logic of spending so much time policing quality art on private property when other parts of the city are being neglected. We have a board walk along the Liffey which is so dirty the seagulls even avoid it. Lots of broken pavements are ignored. The list is endless. I am however delighted to have recorded some of this art before it was vandalised by DCC. Camera in this case Holga with Hp5 during the Repeal Referendum May 2018. I have also recorded them at night with the Hasselblad.
Who Will Survive in America? Not you...Well, unless you're white, male, heterosexual, able bodied and rich. Today is a day to wear pink to support Planned Parenthood if you live in America so that is one reason to post another photo from the Women's March.
I really thought I could relax from protest photos for a bit but then Republicans, the less big government sort of folks, decided to take away all of our citizen internet protections...we pay for a service and our privacy is still sold to the highest bidder...not very freedom oriented, is it? So, next time you are talking to a big GOP Trump supporter, remind him/her how the Republicans took away all our Internet Privacy rights...and next time you get nervous and search Web MD to see if you are seriously sick and what you have, you might be denied insurance based on a pre-existing condition.
Let's turn Congress and get these horrible laws repealed. Our very freedoms as Americans depend on it. All voting citizens are negatively effected by such legislations, even the people who voted for Trump and thought somehow that he would "drain the swamp" and represent them...boy, were they ever duped!
money.cnn.com/2017/03/28/technology/house-internet-privac...
Also, VPN's won't save you:
www.wired.com/2017/03/vpns-wont-save-congress-internet-pr...
Trump is also against the environment even though an average of 67% of Americans oppose things like coal mining. He robbed us of our presidency with a stolen election and now he'll rob all our future generations of our livelihood. Resist!
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More lies keep coming from the White House and remarkably never in my lifetime have I seen a president actually prohibit live video of an official White House press conference.
Just yesterday afternoon, the Non-Partisan CBO or Congressional Budget Office released information that about 22 million Americans would be uncovered under this current bill. Though the White House insists Medicaid (which serves people with disabilities) won't be cut, if you read the bill, this is really about a huge tax cut to the 400 top wealthiest families. But remember, instead of Trump actually draining the swamp, he's happy to have the rich running the country anyway.
Additionally, this bill defunds Planned Parenthood and has several loop holes for different states to not provide appropriate coverage and for businesses to do the same. Have an objection against birth control for women? Well, ok then they don't get it, even if it is for a medical necessity. (In my case, I actually do take birth control for a medical necessity and have since I was 16 years old to prevent random black outs on buses and in parking lots).
There are a whole host of other things wrong with this bill-not being able to be ensured if you have pre-existing conditions. Not being able to get insurance for 6 mo. if you can't pay the initial high premiums. And this is all from the party that asserts they are so Pro-Life. Yeah, right.
Here's a nice idea-how about all of these Congressmen and women actually represent their constituents needs instead of plotting against them. Isn't that what Democracy is supposed to be about? So when even FOX news shows surveys that say over 80% of the public does not support this health care bill, it should be Dead On Arrival.
Here's an estimate of state by state damages that could occur if this bill is passed:
www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2017/06/2...
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John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1502? – 22 August 1553) was a Tudor general, admiral and politician, who de facto ruled England in the latter half of King Edward VI's reign. At Edward's death, his attempt to displace Edward's sister and heir Mary with his own daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, failed, resulting in his being sentenced and put to death for high treason.
John Dudley was born as the first son of Edmund Dudley and Elizabeth Grey, Baroness Lisle, a descendant of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick. His grandfather was a Knight of the Garter and Steward to King Henry V. His younger brothers were called Jerome, Oliver, William and Andrew.
When his father was attainted and executed in 1510, Edward Guilford — a partner in many of Edmund's "profitable outrages" — became guardian of the nine-year old John and one of his younger brothers (possibly Andrew, who was later made Admiral of the North Sea). The boys were then taken into the home of Richard Guilford. Within two years, in 1512, Guilford was able to persuade King Henry VIII to repeal Edmund's attainder.
In order to prosper under his new-found liberty, Dudley married Edward's daughter Jane in 1520. He took part as Guilford's lieutenant in the campaign of 1523 in France under the king's brother-in-law, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk and won a knighthood on the field for gallantry after his valour at the crossing of the Somme. He was soon to gain prominence in the tournaments of the royal court and as a protégé of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, and so joined the group whose task it was to amuse the king. In 1527, and again in 1532, he accompanied Wolsey to France.
About the time of the birth of his fifth son Robert in 1532/1533, Dudley was appointed Master of the Armoury in the Tower of London. To it he brought the reputation of being the ablest commander both by land and sea that had then been of service to the Tudors. This helped rehabilitate the name of Dudley. At the coronation of Anne Boleyn in 1533 he was invited to be a cup-bearer, and he would lead the procession at the christening of the Princess Elizabeth.
When Edward Guilford died in 1534 without male issue or a written will, the Guilford estate was disputed between Dudley (on behalf of his wife) and Guilford's nephew John. Dudley claimed the manor of Halden, and other lands in Kent and Sussex, despite John Guilford's assertion that his uncle had intended him to inherit. Five years later Dudley sold the manor with others to Thomas Cromwell, whose protégé he became after Cardinal Wolsey's fall.
From 1536 he appears to have encountered some difficulties that led him to part with much of his inheritance in favour of the Midlands estate of his cousin, John Sutton, 3rd Lord Dudley; he exchanged his reversionary interest in the lands left to him by his mother to Sir Richard for life. He then made extensive purchases, especially in Staffordshire and the Welsh marches. In addition, he was given several manors by the King, including the extensive estates of Halesowen Abbey on the Dissolution of the Monasteries, so that his land base shifted to the central and west Midlands. He was elected sheriff of Staffordshire in 1536 after helping to put down the Pilgrimage of Grace.
In 1537 Dudley was sent on a mission to Spain and also began the connection with the Admiralty which, with his military commands from 1542, was to bring him to the fore during the closing years of Henry's reign. In January 1542 he resumed his seat in the Commons as one of the knights for Staffordshire, and upon his stepfather's death was created Viscount Lisle (derived from his mother) and made Lord Admiral for life, entering the Lords the following day to sit in regular attendance for the rest of the session.
Exercising his new prerogative, Dudley dispatched the French from the English Channel and stormed Boulogne-sur-Mer, for which he was to become a Knight of the Garter and was on the 23 April 1543, admitted as a member of the Privy Council. As Lord Admiral he directed the naval operations of the next two years and his presence at the third session of that Parliament was respectively shortened. To his other duties there was added in late 1544 the governorship of Boulogne. Also in 1544 he accompanied his future rival, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford to the capture and burning of Edinburgh. A large English force, supported by a naval fleet, under Hertford's command, invaded the east coast of Scotland, sacking Leith and Dunbar and capturing Edinburgh.
After attending the first session of the Parliament of 1545 Dudley was to direct the operations of the fleet in the Battle of the Solent which frustrated the French attack on Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. He went with the embassy to Paris to ratify and conclude the peace in 1546. On his return Dudley was absent from Council meetings on the grounds of ill-health, although the imperial ambassador ascribed his retirement to a difference of opinion with Bishop Stephen Gardiner, whom he had assaulted in the Council. He returned before the King died, and was in attendance at the final session of Parliament. By 1547, the year of the King’s death, he was Lieutenant General of all His Majesty's armed forces.
Dudley was among the sixteen members of the Regency Council, Henry had appointed to govern the kingdom during Edward's minority. The new King's uncle, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was elected Lord Protector just before the coronation. That year Dudley sought and was duly granted the right to bear the arms of the Earls of Warwick, with the distinctive badge of the Bear and the Ragged Staff.
By the end of 1549 most councillors, including Thomas Cranmer, the Earl of Arundel, William Paulet, and William Cecil, were turned against Somerset and united behind Dudley, the man with the ambition, will and determination to oust the Protector. Dudley lead the palace rebellion against Somerset in 1549, leading to Somerset's imprisonment and eventual execution in 1552.
Unlike Somerset, whom he had outmanoeuvered, Dudley did not take the title of Lord Protector, and encouraged Edward VI to proclaim his majority. Nonetheless, Dudley effectively ruled the country by holding the two offices of Lord President of the Council and of Great Steward of the King's Household. Dudley was given the title of Duke of Northumberland in 1551.
Dudley obtained such an influence over Edward that the King was ready to make it appear that Dudley's ideas were actually his own. Whether or not it was justified, Dudley acquired a bad reputation, becoming known as a "tyrant", sometimes referred to as the merciless "bear of Warwick". Despite the differing opinion of his character, some[who?] argue in Dudley's favour that he consulted the Privy Council regularly, did not make any executive decisions, and did not use the title 'Lord Protector' that Somerset had done. Dudley also began the political education of the young Edward VI.
Already in 1549, Dudley achieved his great political victory over the Norfolk rebels in their efforts to remove the enclosure system. He was popularised, not only for his skill and courage, but for his mercy towards the prisoners. When his small troop was faced with destruction and outnumbered, he drew his sword, kissed the blade and spoke of death before dishonour. When the conflict was over, he responded to his officers' protests for revenge with: "Is there no place for pardon?" He asked "What shall we then do? Shall we hold the plough ourselves, play the carters and labour the ground with our own hands?"
In order to compensate for the economic legacy of the Duke of Somerset, Dudley ceased debasement of the coinage, although, poorly advised by economists, he did take that action one last time. Using melted church plate, the coins were revalued in 1551 and began to slow down the rapid inflation that had been ravaging the country. However, Dudley's tendency towards profiteering - allowing himself and other Privy Councillors to enrich themselves at the expense of the state when it was nearing bankruptcy - has been criticised, although there are few that believe such profiteering was required in order to ensure Councillors' support.
Vagrancy, enclosure, evictions, poverty and rising crime were all very immediate problems facing Dudley's regency. This was exacerbated by poor harvest and subsequent lack of food.
One of Dudley's first actions after Somerset's fall was to end the wars with France and Scotland that Somerset had initiated . He surrendered the besieged town of Boulogne which, whilst weakening the English position in France, gained £200,000 for the struggling economy, liberated England from a financially burdensome territory and resulted in a defensive alliance between France and England with the Treaty of Boulogne. He also withdrew the English garrisons from Scotland.
When King Edward was dying, he signed a document which barred both his sisters, Mary I and Elizabeth, the remaining children of King Henry VIII, from the throne in favour of Lady Jane Grey (who had married Dudley's youngest son Guilford only six weeks previously). The extent to which Dudley influenced the document is uncertain,[1] but he countersigned the King's decree.
The decision to name Lady Jane Grey as an heir was based on the lack of 'heirs male' from other royals and noble families with royal connections. The motivation to exclude the previous heir-presumptive, Mary, stemmed from a desire to prevent a Catholic succession.
Before Edward's death had been made public, the Council summoned Mary back to London, but she (informed and warned by the Earl of Arundel) refused and instead demanded to be recognised as Queen. Dudley was at his country residence having complained of illness and in his absence the council wavered. Mary, having gathered much support from the nobles and gentry of East Anglia, which soon spread into other counties, marched into London with no opposition at the head of an immense throng. This outpouring of support for Mary was due to a general dislike of Dudley, popular anger over the previous Protestant regime and over its mistreatment of Mary and genuine respect for Mary's legitimacy. The people - even many Protestants - preferred a legitimate heir over a Protestant usurper.
Dudley was forced to surrender to Mary and was arrested. He was put on trial in 1553 and was sentenced to death for high treason. In his parting words he announced to the stunned observers his repentance and return to Catholicism - and encouraged them all to do likewise. Though five of his sons were imprisoned along with him, they were freed after eighteen months, except for the youngest, Guilford, who was executed.