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THE MUCKLEBURGH MURAL - THE HISTORY OF BRITISH TANKS
Eight of the most prominent British tanks were chosen for this mural.
The Mark IV tank was first used 100 years ago with limited success during the Battle of the Somme on 15th September 1916. The improved Mk.V, depicted in the middle of the mural, made it’s combat debut at the Battle of Hamel in July 1918 and penetrated the German lines at the Battle of Amiens in August 1918 - a foretaste of modern armoured warfare. The first tank ever had been developed in September 1915 and was known as ''Little Wille'' to mock the German Imperial Crown Prince Wilhem.
The Mark V is known as a ''Male'' because it has a 57mm 6 pounder gun in each side sponson. A ''Female'' has two .303 Lewis machine guns instead. On the roof can be seen the unditching beam which could be attached to the tracks by chains to help cross trenches and destroy barbed wire entanglements. With a top speed of just 3.7 mph, tank to tank communication was by flag signals and for longer distance by carrier pigeon released from the tank.
To it's left is the Mark 2 Matilda tank which in 1940 rose to fame in Egypt during Operation Compass against the Italians. With it's thick 3 inch armour it was impervious to Italian artillery and light anti-tank weapons. Later in North Africa against Rommel, with his powerful German 88mm flak and 50mm anti-tank guns it became vulnerable due to it's speed of 8 mph and an under strength 40mm 2 pounder gun. However, the Matilda continued to perform well in it's infantry support role, notably during the break out from Tobruk, and was the only British tank to remain in service throughout the war.
On it's left is the Churchill tank renowned for it's 5 inch front armour which could withstand repeated hits from the German Panther and Tiger tanks that carried 75mm and 88mm guns. You can see the 88mm flak gun in the Muckleborough Collection. Although still slow at 15 mph the Churchill was able to climb steep obstacles and manoeuvre across very rough terrain. The Churchill served with distinction in many conflicts during the Second World War including El Alamein, Italy and Normandy. Based upon on it's design many examples were developed, bridgelayers, anti-mine flails and flamethrowers. The Muckleburgh Collection's Churchill Mark 7 flamethrower is now under restoration.
At the far left is the Firefly tank of British design based on the American Sherman chassis. With a 76mm 17 pounder gun it proved a match for the Panther and Tiger tanks in Normandy in 1944. Insufficient Firefly's were available so only one was attached to each troop of 3-4 Sherman or Churchill tanks and played an important role in the conflict.
Turning to the far right is the Centurion Main Battle Tank, designed in 1944, which first saw service in the Korean War in 1950. Over 4,440 were made in various models and it became the most widely used tanks equipping armies around the world. It was involved in the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965, used by the Australian's in Vietnam and by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War. With a crew of 4 it weighed 42 tons and had a frontal armour 4 inches thck. It's main gun was originally the 17 pounder, later many improvements were made the most successful being the installation of a 105mm rifled gun. An example of a Centurion Mk.5 can be seen in the Muckleburgh Collection.
Second from the right is the Chieftain Main Battle Tank which during the 1960’s and 1970's was one of the advanced tanks of it's era. It's main gun was a powerful 120mm supplemented by two 7.62mm machine guns. It weighed 54 tons and with a crew of 4 was capable of 30 mph powered by a 750 bhp diesel engine. The tanks main combat experience was during the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88 and although phased out of the British Army in 1996, is still used by a number of Middle East countries. A Chieftain Mk.5 is also on display at The Muckleburgh Collection.
To it's left is the Cromwell Tank, being inspected by Sir Winston Churchill, which saw action in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. With a high speed of 32 mph and good maneuverability it could out flank the lager and more sluggish German tanks. It was powered by the famous Rolls Royce Meteor V12 engine which in it's Merlin aviation version was used in the Spitfire. Cromwell's first 6 pounder gun was inadequate so was improved by the use of the 17 pounder while some were equipped with a 95mm Howitzer. However, it was soon replaced by the better armoured Comet that saw service in the closing months of the Second World War and later in the Korean War. An example of a Comet can be seen in The Muckleburgh Collection.
Finally, back in the centre is the current British Main Battle Tank, the Challenger Mk.2, famous for it's revolutionary Chobham/Dorchester armour (a matrix of ceramic tiles) and hydro-gas suspension. It's earlier Mark saw action during the first Gulf War in 1991 and the much upgraded Mk.2 took a major role in the second Gulf War against Iraq in 2003 and later in Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo. In 2003 it destroyed 300 Iraq tanks without loss and had the distinction of destroying a tank at a distance of over 3 miles. It has a 120mm rifled gun in addition to a coaxial 7.62mm chain gun. It's crew of 4 is protected against nuclear, biological and chemical attack and with a 1,200 bhp diesel engine, the tank has a top speed of 35 mph.
THE MUCKLEBURGH MURAL- THE HISTORY OF BRITISH TANKS was painted by Eddie Goodrich in 2012. Using acrylic and oil paints, it took 313 hours to complete and measures 40ft x 11ft. The emphasis of the Mural is on the tanks themselves, with the surrounding scenery being a vignette to give an impression of it's era. Eddie served fifteen years with the 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment , a short period of his military career being spent in the Anti-Tank Platoon and he now lives in Norfolk.
Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.
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After selling out The Echo in April, Bambu began conceptualizing his next live set in Los Angeles with all new exclusive material along with the classics. On August 24th, The Echoplex will be hosting Bambu and a lineup of Cali up-and-coming noise makers that have already made their respective marks locally.
Still riding off the success of his last full-length album, ...one rifle per family., and finishing up his latest mixtape, Sun Of A Gun, Bambu has had a busy 2013. Ready to unveil the new material and some up-to-date reworks of his fan favorites, The Echoplex is sure to jump during this Soul Assassin's last Los Angeles headline show for 2013. There's been a lot to talk about this year, and if you've ever been to a Bambu show you know that nothing is off limits.
The new mixtape, Sun Of A Gun will also be available at the show, along with all Bambu albums, t-shirts and other merchandise. The mixtape boasts production and features from legendary DJ's Q-Bert, Rhettmatic, D-Styles, P-Trix... You get the point. They WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE in limited quantities at live shows in select cities, and of course, Los Angeles is one of them.
The bill boasts some of Underground Hip Hop's best performers: Reverie (LA), Kixxie Siete & Artie McCraft (Hawthorne), Ruby Ibarra (Bay Area) and KB iMean (NY/LA).
As the co-host of In The Cut with DJ Revolution (Wake Up Show) and 1/2 of the rap super group Malcolm & Martin, KB iMean has worked with Hip Hop legends closely and his music is proof of that. With his effortless flow and critical perspective, KB's music translates into a great live set. Definitely not one to miss!
Ruby Ibarra has opened for the who's who of the Underground Hip Hop scene and has managed to create a very strong fanbase overseas. Her DJ Kay Slay hosted mixtape, Lost In Translation has circulated through the internet rapidly and to great review. She's sure to make you a fan with her live show, so make sure you get those tickets early!
The Yacht Klub's, Kixxie Siete, who helped sell out The Echo with Bambu last April, dropped his 7AM mixtape with producer Bambeeno and it quickly became a fan favorite. Artie McCraft has been strengthening the Yacht Klub's reach with his own brand of hard hitting lyrics and machine gun flow. Together, the Yacht Klub emcee's are releasing, Lo-Tide - a collaborative mixtape that will keep you good for the summer! "Y's" up for Kixxie and Artie as they add another bullet to their live show resume.
Reverie, the graffiti vandal from North East Los Angeles, has created an empire of fans across the West Coast and her internet buzz is a testament to her hard work. With a host of highly viewed YouTube videos and a live show resume that stretches across the nation, she is primed to go down in Los Angeles' Hip Hop scene as one of it's most prized artisans!
Do not miss this show! If April's show is any indication to what this show is going to be like, make sure you get your tickets EARLY!
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Reverie, the graffiti vandal from North East Los Angeles, has created an empire of fans across the West Coast and her internet buzz is a testament to her hard work. With a host of highly viewed YouTube videos and a live show resume that stretches across the nation, she is primed to go down in Los Angeles' Hip Hop scene as one of it's most prized artisans!
Kixxie Siete and Artie McCraft
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Kixxie Siete and Artie McCraft
The Yacht Klub's, Kixxie Siete, who helped sell out The Echo with Bambu last April, dropped his 7AM mixtape with producer Bambeeno and it quickly became a fan favorite. Artie McCraft has been strengthening the Yacht Klub's reach with his own brand of hard hitting lyrics and machine gun flow. Together, the Yacht Klub emcee's are releasing, Lo-Tide - a collaborative mixtape that will keep you good for the summer! "Y's" up for Kixxie and Artie as they add another bullet to their live show resume.
Ruby Ibarra
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Ruby Ibarra
Ruby Ibarra has opened for the who's who of the Underground Hip Hop scene and has managed to create a very strong fanbase overseas. Her DJ Kay Slay hosted mixtape, Lost In Translation has circulated through the internet rapidly and to great review. She's sure to make you a fan with her live show, so make sure you get those tickets early!
KB Imean
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KB Imean
As the co-host of In The Cut with DJ Revolution (Wake Up Show) and 1/2 of the rap super group Malcolm & Martin, KB iMean has worked with Hip Hop legends closely and his music is proof of that. With his effortless flow and critical perspective, KB's music translates into a great live set. Definitely not one to miss!
Le départ
A ne pas manquer puisqu’il sera donné samedi, devant le môle des noires. Les points de vue, à Saint-Malo et Dinard, ne manqueront donc pas. Le départ sera donné en cinq salves successives toutes les cinq minutes dès 20h10. Rappelons qu’il ne s’agit pas du lancement de la course mais d’un « tour de chauffe », qui permettra aux navires de ralier Plymouth, la ville départ de The Transat.
Les horaires des sas
La sortie des écluses aura lieu samedi en fin de journée.
Le premier sas, avec l’Ultime Actual, les Multi 50, les Pen
Duick et quelques Class 40, aura lieu entre 17 h 31 et 18 h
01. Le second sas, avec le reste des bateaux (Imocas et Class 40) se déroulera entre 18 h 31 et 19 h 01.
En prélude à un ralliement vers la cité britannique le samedi 23 avril en soirée, un sprint en Manche de 150 milles.
Avant le départ de The Transat bakerly le 2 mai de Plymouth en direction de New-York, tous les concurrents vont se retrouver à Saint-Malo durant quatre jours (du mercredi 20 avril au samedi 23 avril) pour un enchaînement d’animations et de festivités.
a cité corsaire est habituée à recevoir des grands évènements nautiques tels que la Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe tous les quatre ans, mais aussi la Transat Québec-Saint Malo, le Tour de Bretagne, les courses du RORC comme la grande classique Cowes / Dinard / Saint-Malo, etc. La ville intra-muros surplombe non seulement la Manche de ses remparts mais aussi les bassins qui accueilleront pendant les vacances de Pâques toute la flotte de la transat anglaise. Répartis en quatre catégories, les multicoques Ultim, les monocoques de 60 pieds IMOCA, les trimarans Multi50 et les monocoques Class40, la trentaine de voiliers attendus sera ainsi visible par le public, amarrée le long des quais de la Bourse et Saint-Louis, et de la Chaussée Éric Tabarly. Car pour la première fois dans l’histoire des transatlantiques en solitaire, The Transat bakerly organise un warm-up : une course de ralliement entre Saint-Malo et Plymouth.
Un ralliement de haut vol
Ainsi dès le mercredi 20 avril, les skippers de The Transat bakerly seront présents à Saint-Malo pour une série d’animations, de rencontres avec le public et les groupes d’enfants des colonies de vacances, des centres de loisirs et des associations, mais aussi pour naviguer dans le bassin sur des dériveurs. Le village de la course longera ainsi le célèbre quai qui jouxte le centre névralgique de The Transat bakerly, au sein de la gare maritime (PC Course, PC presse, etc.).
François Gabart, Thomas Coville, Armel Le Cléac’h, Jean-Pierre Dick, Isabelle Joschke, Vincent Riou, Erwan Le Roux, Sébastien Josse, Yves Le Blévec, Thibaut Vauchel-Camus, Paul Meilhat… côtoieront aussi Loïck Peyron à bord du légendaire Pen Duick II, vainqueur de la deuxième édition de la transat anglaise en 1964 ! Pour parfaire ce symbole de The Transat bakerly et sa quatorzième édition, toute la flotte des Pen Duick (avec visites organisées de Pen Duick III et Pen Duick VI) sera amarrée Quai de la Bourse avant d’accompagner les solitaires jusqu’à Plymouth… Et à la veille du warm-up, l’ensemble des solitaires sera présenté au public le vendredi 22 avril à partir de 18h00, dans la Fosse aux Lions, Place Chateaubriand. Cette grande fête nautique se conclura par l’appareillage des bateaux le samedi 23 avril pour le spectacle toujours émouvant du passage des sas de l’écluse à partir de 17h30 : direction la ligne de départ au plus près du public, devant le môle des noires, en cinq salves successives toutes les cinq minutes dès 20h10. Au programme, une traversée de la Manche vers la rade de Plymouth, un parcours Sud Est-Nord-Ouest de 150 milles pour venir s’amarrer devant le port de Barbican, les solitaires étant accompagnés par leurs préparateurs, leurs partenaires et des journalistes. Arrivant dimanche 24 avril au matin, les bateaux resteront à quai près du public britannique durant huit jours avant le départ officiel de The Transat bakerly le lundi 2 mai, pour un final prévu des premiers à New-York vers le 10 mai après 3 000 milles dans l’Atlantique Nord contre les vents dominants, à flirter avec les glaces du Labrador et les brouillards de Terre-Neuve jusqu’à l’île de Nantucket et le phare d’Ambrose. « C’est une belle idée et comme il y a beaucoup de bateaux français dans cette course, avoir un point de départ français, c’est quelque chose qui va fonctionner » explique Claude Renoult, le maire de Saint-Malo, ravi à l’idée de retrouver la magie d’un départ de transatlantique. Ce pré-départ malouin est très symbolique tant ces deux événements sont liés puisque c’est en réaction à la Transat Anglaise que la Route du Rhum avait été créée en 1978.
Programme de The Transat bakerly à Saint-Malo
Mercredi 20 avril : toute la flotte de The Transat bakerly est amarrée le long des quais de la Bourse et Saint-Louis, ouverture du village public, animations, découvertes des Pen Duick, « Challenge des écoles de sport » sur le bassin Vauban (démonstrations et régates de planches à voile, optimists et Open 5.70)
- Jeudi 21 avril : animations sur le village public, découvertes des Pen Duick, « Challenge Stand Up Paddle Board » sur le bassin Vauban (démonstrations et régates, avec la participation des skippers et équipes de The Transat bakerly)
- Vendredi 22 avril : animations sur le village public, découvertes des Pen Duick, présentation officielle de la course et des skippers au public à 18h00 Place Chateaubriand, soirée officielle à partir de 19h30, « Challenge Muscadets » sur le bassin Vauban (démonstrations et régates, avec la participation des skippers et équipes de The Transat bakerly)
- Samedi 23 avril : animations sur le village public, découvertes des Pen Duick, sas des écluses entre 17h30 et 19h30, départ du « warm-up » à partir de 20h10 jusqu’à 20h30 en direction de Plymouth, « Journée voiliers traditionnels » sur le bassin Vauban (démonstrations, régates et tours ouverts au public sur réservation à l’Office de Tourisme)
- See more at: www.thetransat.com/fr/news/view/tous-a-saint-malo#sthash....
JROTC Camp Success 2014 : More than 400 Junior ROTC cadets from high schools in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington D.C. recently completed Camp Success 2014, at U.S. Army Garrison Fort A.P. Hill.
Camp Success is a six-day camp that builds confidence and leadership skills in the students. The camp includes the confidence course--the same course that Soldiers use--a series of obstacles that requires strength, dexterity and a bit of courage to overcome.
Other team building exercises such as such as rappelling, rope bridge, survival, water survival, first aid, land navigation, team sports, leadership reaction course, effective speaking and leadership classes broadened their horizons and instilled them with confidence.
Scholarship America's celebration of the best in student success programs was held May 24, 2017 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Special guests included Senator Bob Dole; honorees included the Mike Rowe Works Foundation, Wells Fargo and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Voya was the presenting sponsor.
Dwarf turn 4: the warriors break the greatswords who flee straight into a unit of angry, albeit slightly bored, ironbreakers
"Success is speaking words of praise
In cheering other peoples ways
In doing just the best you can
With every task and every plan.
It's silence when your speech would hurt.
Politeness when your neighbor's curt.
It's deafness when the scandal flows
and sympathy with other's woes
It's loyalty when duty calls
It's courage when disaster falls
It's politeness when the hours are long
It's found in laughter and in song.
It's in the silent time of prayer
In happiness and in despair
In all of life and nothing less
We find the thing we call success."
With 10 days to go, we made our goal on Kickstarter in our project to produce tutorial videos. Thank you all! Don't miss out - You can still purchase the videos at a discount before July 15. Go to www.kickstarter.com/projects/58417101/nightscapes-and-tim... Many thanks!
Jason Clabo (Mediacom), Huey Hoss Mack (Baldwin County Sheriff), Reverend Bob Sweet, Curt Smith (City Council Member), Allison Clark (from Congressman Bonner's office), Zayne Smith (Alabama Appleseed), and Rachel Katz (C-SPAN) gather to congratulate Trevor Warren on his third prize StudentCam win.
Success of the LA Conservation Corps’ Paddle the LA River program is well documented. One of the program tenets is access to the river. To answer that call, program partner the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority developed ‘River Access for All,’ which offers kayak outings on rafts that can accommodate challenged children and adults and those with limited mobility.
“We wanted the boating experience to not be limited to a select group of people who can pay to paddle the Los Angeles River so we also required groups to submit a plan on community involvement and outreach,” said Lisa Sandoval, District realty specialist.
The program was booked solid as soon as it was announced and openings are rare, but with little more than a week before the final trip of the season, MRCA had a vacancy. After consulting with another program partner, Friends of the LA River, a call was made to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.
“When the call came in from FoLAR that space was suddenly available in the MRCA program, one group came to mind,” said Jennie Ayala District outreach Coordinator and STEM program manager. “I remembered the passion of Tova and Sterling Barbour of the Veterans Advocacy Group of America. They’d contacted me for USACE support on an educational program they offer to veterans’ children.”
VAGA also reached out through veteran channels and in keeping with tradition, were able to fully book the opportunity for a group of veterans.
“One thing that we like to do is to give back, to see our veterans out here; the smile on their faces just means so much,” said Sterling. “Next year we are definitely going to do this again for our veterans, because it is so wonderful.”
These veterans were fairly ambulatory, although many still showed physical signs of their injuries, making them perfect candidates for the new program.
“With our inflatable rafts we’re able to accommodate various disabilities, we’ve had a variety of organizations come out,” said Fernando Gomez, Chief Ranger of the MRCA. “Today, VAGA was able to participate; one individual was blind and we had our first service dog. Because the KaBoat platform is so stable and if they aren’t able to paddle, they can leave it to the rangers.”
As a fully committed partner to the city’s Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan, the District’s own work on river ecosystem restoration plans to restore natural habitat where appropriate, improve water quality and enhance recreational benefits, all while maintaining its primary mission of flood damage reduction.
Adam was born to a multi-talented beauty queen Mother and a Father who, in addition to being a US Army Spy and a Counter-Intelligence Special Agent, was also a highly accomplished entrepreneur. Adam was taught at a young age that, in both life and business, loyalty is a requirement for success. He’s had the honor of working directly with his father in several of the family businesses. In fact, this is where he learned crucial entrepreneurial skills and honed his talents with international business strategies and venture capitalism.
Adam earned his Bachelors of Science Degree in International Business and Marketing from the University of Utah. He was hand-picked by the President of the University’s renowned School of Business to compete with dozens of other ambitious nationwide-graduates for the opportunity to secure a lucrative job within a prestigious Fortune 100 company.
Adam‘s hard work and creativity helped him land this job of a lifetime. He obtained incredible business experience there and spent years innovating, improving processes and setting sales records. Although this dream job in Traditional Corporate America was a fun challenge for him, and something he truly enjoyed mastering, Adam’s natural entrepreneurial spirit kept nudging him to do something more significant with his time and talents.
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About MXI Corp: Established in 2005, Marketing Xocolate International Corporation (MXI-Corp) is the world leader in great tasting, healthy, dark, chocolate products. MXI Corp was founded upon the same solid foundation that the Brooks’ family used to build their enormous Pure Delite Low Carb Chocolate company (circa 2000) which had retail sales in Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Rite-Aid and Walgreen’s of over $300,000,000. All MXI products are focused on potent doses of delicious, antioxidant-rich Belgian cacao. MXI-Corp believes that the high levels of natural antioxidants and Polyphenols that are found in its cacao can provide a viable solution to individual nutritional needs. The Xoçai™ (sho-sigh) line, which currently includes nine products, is manufactured utilizing a cold-press process, which preserves the nutritional values of the company's proprietary blends of vitamins and minerals. MXI is recognized as the category creator and world leader in healthy chocolate. The vision of Xoçai is to transform and improve individual lives worldwide through its unique chocolate products. One unique element of the company’s formulations is their proprietary high-antioxidant blend of cacao, açaí and blueberries, called XoVita™. The Xovita ingredient combination is exclusive to Xoçai. Nevada-based MXI-Corp is a privately held company. Xoçai's nine chocolate products have the highest ORAC (antioxidant-measuring test) and flavonoid rich products available on the market. The Brooks family, owners and operators of MXI-Corp, have total combined chocolate sales of more than $1 billion. MXI Corp is now operating internationally in 38 countries.
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I would like to thank all the Kulay members for making the event astounding success! Cheers to all who participated the 1st grand EB of Kulay.
From left to right upper row:
Edner, Rico, George, Romy, Leo, Randy, Eldy, Lloyd, Ronald
From left to right lower row:
Elmer, Gary, Romy I, Dean and Jun
Tra i primi documenti storici in cui è citata Sperlinga, si trova un privilegio del Conte Ruggero del 1082. Risale al periodo subito successivo una forte colonizzazione da parte di popolazioni venute dal Nord Italia. Per questo motivo a Sperlinga si parla un dialetto del ceppo gallo italico, il gallo-italico di Sicilia, come in altre zone della Sicilia, dovuto ad immigrazioni dalle province di Novara, Asti e Alessandria.
La storia di Sperlinga si identifica con le famiglie che hanno posseduto il Castello e i feudi annessi. Il paese, nato come borgo feudale ai piedi del Castello medievale, si è espanso dal 1597 in poi, quando il re Filippo II concesse a Giovanni Forti Natoli, principe di Sperlinga, il privilegio di potervi fabbricare terre.
Il territorio comunale è caratterizzato da numerose grotte scavate nella roccia arenaria.
Si segnalano quelle di Contrada Rossa, Cicera, Perciata, Grotta Vecchia, e all'interno del centro abitato quella del "Balzo" scavate in fila e sovrapposte con antistanti pittoresche stradine che costituiscono nel loro insieme un borgo rupestre, dove, ogni anno, il 16 agosto, si celebra la "Sagra del Tortone". Tale manifestazione folcloristica consiste nella distribuzione e degustazione di cibi locali tipici, espressione della migliore e più genuina tradizione culinaria del luogo. Al centro della proposta alimentare riccamente imbandita il gustosissimo "Tortone".
Nei giorni precedenti, i vari rioni del paese, ognuno rappresentato da una Dama, si sfidano in vari giochi. La dama del rione che ha ottenuto il maggior punteggio viene eletta Castellana di Sperlinga. Il 14 agosto la Castellana, insieme alle altre dei paesi Gallo-Italici, partecipa al corteo storico, composto da molti personaggi, in costume d'epoca, che sfilano lungo le vie del paese. Una giuria eleggerà la Dama dei paesi Gallo-Italici. La serata in piazza Castello è allietata da rappresentazioni di eventi storici, spettacoli pirotecnici, canti e balli.
Il castello medioevale di Sperlinga
Il castello è un raro esempio di castello rupestre, in parte scavato nella roccia e risalente probabilmente al periodo anteriore ai Siculi pre-greci (XII-VIII secolo a.C.), in parte costruito sulla stessa roccia, intorno all'anno 1000.
È stato sede della Baronia dei Ventimiglia fino al 1597, poi dei principi di Sperlinga Forti Natoli (1597 - 1658) e quindi del duca Oneto (1658-1861), l'ultimo dei quali lo concesse in enfiteusi al barone Nunzio Nicosia, i cui discendenti lo donarono al Comune di Sperlinga nel 1973.
È famosa la scritta in latino scolpita sull'arco a sesto acuto nell'androne del Castello "QUOD SICULIS PLACUIT SOLA SPERLINGA NEGAVIT", tale scritta postuma è legata alle vicende dei Vespri Siciliani (1282) quando una guarnigione francese si asserragliò all'interno del castello e resistette all'assedio per circa un anno. (Wikipedia)
Recipe for Success Foundation and chairs, Leisa Holland-Nelson & Laura Max Nelson hosted the first event of Dress for Dinner Season V at Saks Fifth Avenue on Oct. 10, 2013. All proceeds from the fashionable event series benefit the Recipe for Success Foundation.
The country’s most admired designers support Recipe for Success Foundation’s work to combat childhood obesity by participating in the charity’s annual Dress for Dinner series, which has raised over $500,000 in the last decade. www.recipe4success.org
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After the success of our Oslo Guide from 2009 we were asked to update the guide and release a 2nd edition in conduction with Øya Festivalen 2010. (More information on our website www.yourfriends.no)
Ferguslie Parks, Pals of the Privies Foam Party in Glen Coats park was great success for all involved on Sunday July 18th 2021. With giant inflatable’s, a huge wet soapy slide, Clyde ones George Bowie dj ing the event and the star of the show, the foam machine its self. This was a cracking day for parents and kids alike and it was mobbed.
One person told me when he bragged to his work mates about all the events the Ferguslie community groups have staged over the years. Only for their jaws to drop when it was pointed out, it was all free.
All this due to the hard work of the many groups who caught the eyes of so many local business and whose donations made it possible for locals to come together and build community spirit to makes it a safer places to live for all.
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