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Parker set my camera to really slow exposure, then ran back to the table and didn't sit still (on purpose). So he is transparent.
I would have used this for my daily photo, but I don't think I actually took this one.
For intrepid out-of-state travelers who experience iffy map reading skills when under pressure, I think Swan Road should lead to a ballet instead of an AFB.
Travelled to Glasgow today for "Collins' girls" lunch tomorrow. Jackie met me from the train ( where I had counselled two woman before Wigan North West) we had a coffe and a catch up then headed to Kilmarnock.I enjoyed the drive in the sunshine. Jackie's house is looking great. they have a beautiful Lindsay Tartan carpet all through halls and landings. My first kilt was Lindsay tartan.I saw the picture from dot-art that we gave her as a wedding gift, also saw the Elvis drawing that I had done for her.We went to Jeffersons in Kilmarnock for dinner with Geoff Sam and Rebekka met us there.She loved her CND bag gift and Jackie loved her rainbow butter dish.I enjoyed chatting to Sam and Rebekka and we had a lovley meal.Sam left o go dancing in glasgow and we walked Rebekka part way home.We walked back and had a cuppa and then bed we were all tired.I love my bedroom and bed here at Evelyn Villas
Until the early 1970's, this bridge at SO819192 carried the main Over Causeway into Gloucester but with the opening of a new road bridge close by, this road now lies idle, and is a stretch of two lane highway which goes nowhere. The patch of water under this bridge now is home to old gas bottles and much abandoned junk – on a return visit the area had been colonised by traveller filth!
We recently had a week’s holiday to take – Jayne’s job dictates my holidays – we went through the usual process of leaving it late and then desperately selecting a shortlist of cities where we thought the weather might be ok, after a reasonably short flight and we can fly from the north of England. Budapest was the chosen destination.
Budapest is touted as possibly the most beautiful city in Europe and we had a stream of people tell us that it was fantastic. It is. I was looking forward to getting there, no agenda other than walking, photographing the sights and trying to get off the beaten track. We certainly walked – over 70 miles – I photographed it ( I’m a bit embarrassed to say how many shots but it was a lot ) but I’m not sure we got off the beaten track as much as I wanted to.
We flew over Eastern England (and home actually – a first for us) and out over Europe. It was a late afternoon flight on a stunning day, one of the more interesting flights I’ve had. I was glued to the window watching the world go by, wondering about all of lives being played out beneath us. It was dark when we arrived. We were staying on the Buda or Castle Hill side of the city. What we didn’t know was, we were staying in one of the most prominent hotels in the city, sat on the hilltop overlooking Budapest. The Hilton sits on an historic sight and features in every photo taken of the Castle District from Pest. We had time to get out before bedtime and photograph the Matthias Church next door – floodlit – like all of the major buildings in Budapest.
Unfortunately after leaving the best weather of the year in the UK, Budapest was forecast to be a bit dull and cool – not what we wanted. There was occasional sun over the first two days but it was generally grey. Now I have to admit, I let the dullness get me down, I took photos because I wasn’t sure how the week would unfold but I was fairly sure that I was wasting my time. The photos would be disappointing and if it was sunny later we would have to revisit all of the famous landmarks again to get something that I was happy with. This is essentially what happened. The next four days were gorgeous and we did revisit, more than once all of the places that we walked to in the first two days. This meant that we didn’t have the time to go “off piste” or venture further afield as much later in the week.
The sun was rising before seven and we were staying in the best location for watching it rise. By day three I was getting up at 6.00 (5.00 our time) and getting out there with my gear. By day four I was using filters and tripod, not something I usually bother with despite always having this gear with me, and dragging it miles in my backpack. One morning I was joined by a large and noisy party of Japanese photographers, they appeared to have a model with them who danced around the walls of the Fisherman’s Bastion being photographed. Once the orange circle started to appear above the city they started clicking at the horizon like machine guns. We all got on well though and said goodbye as we headed off for breakfast – still only 7.15am.
By 8.00am everyday we were out on foot wandering along the top of Castle Hill wondering where to go that day. We tend to discover the sights as we walk on a city break, frequently discovering things as we head for a distant park or building and research it afterwards with a glass of wine. It works for us. We walked out to Heroes’ Square and beyond, returning by less well known streets. We walked along the Danube to Rákóczi Bridge a couple of times then back into Pest using a different route. Having been under the thumb of Russia for so long and considering its turbulent past there are lots of large Russian style monuments, tributes to great struggles, or the working man – very socialist and very much like Prague in a lot of respects. The Railway stations were also very similar to Prague, you could walk across the tracks and no one bothered. In the main station, now famed for the migrant crisis a few weeks previously, there was a mixture of very new and very old rolling stock from the surrounding countries, all very interesting. Considering that this station is the first thing some visitors to the city will see it is an appalling state. One side of the exterior is shored up and fenced off. This contrasts with the expensive renovation work that has been well executed in the city centre. It really is like stepping into the past when you enter the station building. It all seems to work efficiently though, unlike the UK.
Transport in Budapest is fascinating. Trams everywhere, trolley buses, ancient and new, bendybuses, again, very old and very new, the underground metro, yellow taxis in enormous numbers and of course the river and boats. This never ending eclectic mix seems to operate like clockwork with people moved around in vast numbers seamlessly. The trams looked packed at any time of day. Anyone dealing with tourists seemed to speak very good English, which is just as well as we didn’t have any grasp of Hungarian. Cost wise it was a very economical week for us in a capital city.
Once the weather (or light, to be precise) improved, I cheered up and really enjoyed Budapest. A common comment after visiting is that , although you’ve “done Budapest” you wouldn’t hesitate to go back, which isn’t always the case after a city visit. As ever, I now have a lot of work to do to produce a competent album of work. I think I will end up discarding a lot of the early days material – but then again, I’m not renowned for my discarding skills.
Thank you for looking.
image from photo album in the Louis M. Sovey Collection; Seaside to Portland Train at Astorai Station; Horse and Buggy with Parker House name on it. Photo documents that Patsy Coe is Driver; c. 1900
Parrot-feather bolero; crepe jumpsuit
Haute Couture Salon Atmosphere collection
Haute couture spring/summer 1997
Ensemble worn by Dana International at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Taken at The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk
Barbican Centre
April-August 2014
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Tuesday is a leg day.
Back on the bike.
And as Jools goes to a class at eight, I have to be back home by then.
So, I set the alarm for half five and am awake before it goes off.
There enough time for a brew before leaving, just as dawn breaks, but well before the sun rises.
I ride round Doha for forty minutes, then go down to the café for a coffee and a flapjack, as I had a blood test at ten.
I enjoy sitting and drinking. One of the worse things about the kitchen is not being able to make proper coffee, so one at the centre is very good.
Then back home for twenty past seven, just as traffic was building, the sun was up and it was going to be a sunny if blustery day.
Jools leaves, so I wait for Crag to arrive, and when he does I can go upstairs for a shave and shower, and be lovely for the nurse later.
Jools come home, and we're straight out so she can drop me off for the blood test, and once that's done we're off out in the car for the day. Or half day.
I have to wait ten minutes or so, but the good news is that the blood is red, though my weight is far higher than I thought.
But I am doing something about it.
Back outside and into the car, so I drive us to Dover, then up the A20 past Folkestone and Ashford to Maidstone, as we were doing a little churchcrawling.
We turn off at Hollingbourne, then take the road through Leeds, where I pull in to revisit the church, as it was about a decade since I was last here.
The tower is by far the most impressive thing here, thick walls several feet thick, with a small, stumpy spire on top.
But it was open, so I take shots of the glass, all Victorian, but of high quality.
Then back outside to deal with the narrow main road through the village, dodging between parked cars and ancient buildings that jut out into the road.
Across the busy junction, and along to Loose before turning down the main road through Linton and out onto the Weald.
Why are we going to Staplehurst?
Well, All Saints has one of the few confirmed anchorite cells, or the remains of one, and when I came a few years ago, I snapped the small window from inside, not from the outside.
Each time we come across a small window or opening in either the north or south wall of a church, we think anchorite, but it seldom is. But as Staplehurst there are two windows: one larger than the other, and outside the remains of where the cell would have stood.
I had checked that the church would be open; its open most days, so with high spirits, we park on the main road, walk back to the church, and while Jools goes inside, I walk to find the remains of the cell.
On the north wall of the Chancel, there are the two windows, and below a depression showing where the cell would have stood. It was only 10 feet by ten feet or so, and the anchorite could have lived here years.
I walk round and pay attention to the door in the south porch, the ironwork is 11th century Danish, and is very important. Sad then, that the church locks the door away, and last time I came was obscured by stored tables and suchlike. At least now the view is clear.
I go in to take shots. Again the glass is good Victorian, but the Chancel is being dug up, partially uncovered tombs can been seen in the soil, so I could not get to the anchorite windows.
We walk up the hill, and it is a hill, to the Kings Head for lunch, and get a table by the fire. It is very busy, especially for a Tuesday, but the food is great when it comes: steak and al pie for me and a "dirty" burger and fries for Jools.
And then it was time to come home. The car guided us a slightly different way, then up the hill of the Weald and onto the outskirts of Maidstone, before heading back east to Leeds and then the motorway home.
The sun shone as we drove, it was like a summer's day, traffic was light too.
We dropped down into Dover, past a line of trucks waiting to enter the port. We turned up Jubilee Way, through traffic that had just back off the ferry, before turning onto the Deal Road and home.
Craig was still working hard. He had to fix all the units in place before the end of the day, as on Wednesday the technician was coming to measure the worktops with lasers.
In the end he was done at quarter past four, so the back door was closed and the heating put on.
I made a brew.
Outside, I filled up the feeders in the gathering dusk, to be ready for the morning. Scully was tested, jabbed and fed.
We closed the curtains to the world, and I started on the final volume of the Book of Dust.
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The south doorway is the feature most visitors seek out - the ironwork on it dates from about 1050 and is of Danish influence, showing the story of the Norse Day of Judgement. It is difficult to make out all the features that the design represents, but with perseverance a shoal of fish, a single large flying fish and an eel may be identified. There is a theory that it was made for somewhere more important than Staplehurst and that it found its way here at a later date. After the door the rest of the church is rather tame, consisting of nave, chancel, south aisle and chapel. To the north of the chancel stood an anchorite's cell - the small window that led to it may still be seen and the foundations are visible outside. The glass in the north window (1952) is by Owen Jennings. Under the tower is a series of colourful Tudor panels, four of which have shears carved on them, reminding us that Staplehurst was one of the centres of Kent's medieval wool trade, whose profits helped rebuild this church.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Staplehurst
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STAPLEHURST
Is the last parish to be described in this hundred, being situated the next north-west from that of Frittenden. So much of it as is in the north borough, the boroughs of King's Franchise and Faircrouch, or Lovehurst, is in the bailiwic of the Seven Hundreds, and hundred of Cranbrooke; and another part of it is in the hundred of Marden; all which above-mentioned is in the lower division of the lath of Scray.
The residue of this parish is in the lath of Aylesford, viz. that part of it which is in the hundred of Eyhorne, and that part likewise called Detling borough, which contains in it six or seven houses, is in the hundred of Maidstone.
The liberty of the court of the bailiwic of the Seven Hundreds claims paramount over that part of this parish which is in the hundred of Cranbrooke, subordinate to which there are several small manors, or rather manor farms in it. It is within the division of West Kent.
THE PARISH of Staplehurst, though healthy like its neighbourhood, is, excepting the village of it, an unpleasant situation, having a gloomy and dreary appearance; the country is low, flat, and miry; the houses dispersed at distances from each other, and along the broad green swerds, and small forstals in it. The stream which comes from Cranbrooke runs along the southern boundary of it, as the Hedcorne stream to wards Stylebridge does along the eastern and northern parts of it. The soil is in general a wet clay, intermixed with marle at different places, and in the southern part of it some sand. The high road from Maidstone over Cocksheath, and by Stylebridge to Cranbrooke and Tenterden, leads through it, being like the rest of the high roads in these parts fabricated of sand; the bye roads are equally bad, and nearly impassable as the neighbouring ones in wet weather and winter. There is but very little wood in it.
The village, or street of Staplehurst, is built on each side of the great road, at the 47th mile-stone from London, being the only part of this parish which can be called tolerably pleasant and dry, being situated on the side of a hill, from the knoll of which it continues to the bottom of it, having the church at the south end of it, and the parsonage-house just below it. The houses are mostly old-fashioned and large timbered; most of them shops, but there are three or four good modern built houses interspersed among them, which stand pleasantly on the hill, having a fine view over the Weald southward,
The parish contains about eighty-eight houses, and not quite a thousand inhabitants. The rents of it are about 3000l. per annum. There are two meetinghouses; one for the Baptists, the other for the Presbyterians.
At the entrance of the village, on the hill, at a small distance from the high road, on the east side of it, is a large antient manor-house, called Loddenden, situated within the borough of its own name. It was lately the property of Mr. Edward Usborne, deceased, and now of his widow, who lives in it.
THE MANOR OF STAPLEHURST was once part of the possessions of the family of Fremingham, or Farningham, as they were usually called. John, son of Ralph de Fremingham, of Lose, died in the 12th year of king Henry IV. possessed of it, and leaving no issue, he by will devised it to certain feoffees, who next year assigned it over, according to the directions of it, to John, son of Reginald de Pimpe, and his heirs male, with remainder to Roger Isle, as being nearest of blood to him.
John Pimpe died possessed of this manor in the 9th year of king Henry V. and in his descendants it continued down to Reginald Pimpe, esq. who, about the 12th year of Henry VII. conveyed it by deed to John Isley, esq His grandson Sir Henry Isley, (whose lands were disgavelled by the act of 2 and 3 Edward VI.) together with his son William Isley, being both attainted for the rebellion raised by Sir Thomas Wyatt, in the 1st year of queen Mary, their lands and estates became forfeited to the crown, and Sir Henry was executed at Sevenoke; but this manor staid with the crown but a very small time, for the queen granted it that year, together with lands here, which had been formerly belonging to the abbey of Boxley, and on the suppression of it had been granted by Henry VIII. to Sir Thomas Wyatt, and come to the crown on his attainder at the time above-mentioned, to Sir John Baker, her attorney general, in whose descendants they continued, in a like succession as Siffinghurst, already described, in the adjoining parish of Cranbrooke, till they were sold in 1752 to Galfridus Mann, esq. whose son Sir Horace Mann, bart is the present owner of them.
NEWSTED is a manor in this parish, which was annexed to the free chapel erected here by Flamon de Crevequer, and invested with several privileges; which gift, with all its franchises, was confirmed to it in the 41st year of Edward III. (fn. 1) But this chapel, with all others of the like sort, being suppressed, and their revenues given to the crown, by the act passed anno 1 Edward VI the king, not long afterwards, granted this manor to Sir Edward Wotton, Knt. one of his privycouncil, in whose descendants it continued down to Thomas, lord Wotton, who died in 1630, and before his death had settled it in marriage upon his eldest daughter and coheir married to Henry, lord Stanhope, son and heir of Philip, earl of Chesterfield. After which, she, by her feoffees in trust, passed it away to Mr. Robert Oliver, of Leyborne, whose son, of the same name, leaving an only daughter and heir Juliana, she carried it in marriage to Edward Covert, esq. of Sussex, who likewise left one daughter and heir, and she marrying Mr. Henry Saxby, entitled him to it. Soon after which it was alienated to Hales, and Mr. James Hales, of Rochester, in 1730, conveyed it by sale to Mr. Thomas Mercer, of Hawkhurst, whose son Mr. William Mercer died possessed of it some few years ago, and his son John Dunmoll Mercer, now of Hawkhurst, is the present owner of it.
This estate consists of two farms, adjoining to each other, called Great and Little Newsted, the latter of which claims an exemption of tithes. On this farm are the remains of a moat, and there is some appearance of a building having antiently stood within it.
There has not been any court held for it for many years.
HENHURST, as it is now called, was in antient times known more properly by the name of Engehurst, as appeared by some old dateless deeds relating to the bounds of some lands in this parish, in which they were mentioned to be situated juxta terras Osberti de Henghurst Supra dennam de Enghurst, and from this denne did that antient family of Enghurst, or Henhurst, take the first origin of its name, bearing for their arms, as appeared by several seals, for their paternal coat, Barry, of six pieces; and having continued in possession of this place from the reign of Edward II. till that of Henry VI. at length Henry Henghurst, in the 23d year of it, settled it, by his feoffees in trust, on his kinsman John Nash, in which name it continued in the reign of Henry VII. and was then alienated to Sir William Kempe, of Ollantigh, sheriff anno 20 Henry VIII. and he died possessed of it at the latter end of that reign. His son Sir Thomas Kempe, alienated it to Thomas Roberts, who held it of the manor of West-court, in Detling, and died possessed of it anno 5 and 6 Philip and Mary. At length one of his descendants John Roberts, alienated it to Henry Moody, who died before the middle of king James I.'s reign, and left an only daughter Sybell, who carried the manor of Henhurst in marriage to Thomas Lusher, who, before 1634, had alienated it to Samuel Hovenden, gent. who bore for his arms, Chequy, argent, and sable, on a bend, gules, three lions heads erased, or, and died soon after the death of king Charles I. by one of whose daughters and coheirs Elizabeth, it was carried in marriage to Patrick Tyndall, gent. whose son Thomas was possessed of it at the latter end of the reign of Charles II. (fn. 2) His heirs alienated it to Mr. John Love, whose grandson leaving an only daughter and heir, she entitled her husband Mr. John Waller to the possession of it; but the remainder, on failure of issue by them, is vested in her kinsman Mr. John Love, of this place.
SPILSILL-COURT was once, as appears by antient deeds, the residence of a family of that name, who, before the end of king Edward II.'s reign, were extinct here, and it was become the property of Stangrave, of Stangrave, in Eatonbridge; for Sir Robert de Stangrave, at his decease in the 12th year of Edward III. held some estate at Spilsill, but about the end of that reign the Maineys were become owners of it; in which name it continued down to Walter Mayney, second son of John Mayney, esq. of Biddenden, who kept his shrievalty here in the 13th year of queen Elizabeth. (fn. 3) His descendant, in the reign of king James I. sold it to Mr. John Sharpye, clothier, who resided here, and died in 1613. His son, of the same name, who died in 1617, left an only daughter Frances, married to Mr. George Thomson, of London, in whose right he became possessed of it; and in his descendants it continued till it was sold to Nicholas Toke, of Maidstone, by whose daughter Constance it went in marriage to Mr. William Usborne, gent. of this parish, descended of ancestors of long standing in these parts, who bore for their arms, Quarterly, first, and fourth, ermine, of five spots; second and third, azure, a cross, or; (fn. 4) and his son Nicholas Toke Ulborne, gent. now of Staplehurst, is the present owner of this estate.
AYDHURST, usually called Little Aydhurst, is a manor here, lying about three quarters of a mile north-west from the church, the mansion of which has been some time gone to ruin. It was formerly the property of the family of Lambe, of Sutton Valence, one of whom, Thomas Lambe, gent. possessed it in 1692, whose daughter and heir carried it in marriage to Thomas Peene, junior, and he sold it to Jeremy Parker, whose descendant Augustine Parker, in 1752, passed it away by sale to Mr. John Rawlins, of Maidstone, whose widow Mrs. Rawlins, at her decease within these few years devised it by her last will to Mr. George Prentice, timber-merchant, of that place, who is the present possessor of it.
There is no court held for this manor, which is held of that of Sutton Valence, and is described in the rolls by the name of part of the denne of Adburst.
WIDHURST, alias LOWER PAGEHURST, by which latter name it is usually called, is a manor, situated at a very small distance southward from that last described. It was sometime since owned by Mayo, who devised it by will to Mary his wife, for her life, and she having remarried Mr. John Philcocks, entitled him to it for that time, but on her decease it became divided in shares among her several children, and they are now respectively entitled to it. A court baron is held for this manor.
LOVEHURST is a manor, which lies about a mile and a quarter southward from Lower Pagehurst, and is of somewhat more considerable account than those last mentioned, giving name to a small borough in this hundred. This manor was given among other premises, in the reign of Henry II. by Robert de Thurnham, by the description of all his land at Lofherste, with its appurtenances, to the priory of Combwell, in Goudhurst, at that time founded by him, (fn. 5) and it remained part of the possessions of it till the 27th year of Henry VIII. when it was suppressed by the act then passed, as not having revenues to the clear yearly value of two hundred pounds.
This manor remained but a small time in the crown, for the king, in his 29th year, granted it to Thomas Culpeper, gent. to hold in capite by knight's service; but he did not continue possessed of it long, for it appears by the escheat-rolls, that it was again in the crown in the 34th year of that reign, when the king granted this manor, with its appurtenances, to Sir John Gage, to hold in like manner. He sold it to Thomas Wilsford, esq. of Hartridge, whose son, of the same name, had possession granted of it in the 7th year of queen Elizabeth. Soon after which he a ienated it to Mr. John Baker, from which name it passed in that name reign, to Stanley; at length, after some intermediate owners, it came into the name of Johnson, one of which, about fifty years ago, gave it by will to St. Bartholomew's hospital, in London, part of the revenues of which it continues at this time.
The borough of Lovehurst has a court leet of itself, holden at the manor of Loverhurst, and the inhabitants of it owe no service to the court leet for the hundred of Cranbrooke; but at this court leet of Lovehurst, a constable for that hundred may be chosen out of this borough.
AT A SMALL DISTANCE from the south end of the village of Staplehurst is Iden-green, on which stood, till within these few years, the mansion of THE MANOR OF IDEN. This manor was formerly the property of Chiffinch, from one of which name it passed to Brain Faussett, esq. of Heppington, whose son the Rev. Mr. Bryan Faussett sold it, about twenty years ago, to Mr. Thomas Simmons, gent. the present owner of it.
There was a court held for this manor about seventy years ago, on Iden-green, under an oak, and some years afterwards in the mansion; but the oak being felled, and the house taken down, none has been held since, nor probably will be again.
MAPLEHURST and EXHURST, are two manors here, which in antient times were of no small account, the former of them being situated within the bounds of one of those thirteen denberries which Kenewulf, king of Mercia, and Cuthred, king of Kent, gave to Wernod, abbot of St. Augustine's, Canterbury, at the time he gave to that monastery the manor of Lenham, being called in that grant Mapulterhurst. This estate was in the reign of Edward I. in the possession of the family of St. Leger, and Thomas de St. Leger, in the 29th year of that reign, had a grant of free warren for his lands at Mapelherst; (fn. 6) and in his descendants it continued till it was at length sold to Roberts, or Robesart, one of which name. Sir Lewis Robesart, died possessed of it in the 10th year of king Henry VI. How long it continued in that name, or who were the successive owners of it from that time, I have not found; but in later times they both became the property of Speke, one of whom, in 1720, sold them to David Papillon, esq. of Acrife, in this county, whose son David Papillon, esq. late of that place, is the present owner of it.
Charities.
LANCELOT BATHURST gave by will in 1639, 150l. for the support of a schoolmaster, to instruct the sons of the poor in reading, writing, and accounts, which, with 40l. raised by the contribution of the parishioners, purchased a farm, rented at 10l. per annum, which the schoolmaster receives, and is obliged to teach ten boys for it.
MAJOR JOHN GINBON, who was born and baptised in this parish, gave by will in 1707, the remaining term in three Exchequer annuities of 70l. value (after the death of three relations) to the churchwardens and overseers of this parish, for the educating of poor boys in reading, writing, and arithmetic, and binding them apprentices to handicrafts and other trades. Phi. lips Gibbon, esq. survivor of the three, dying in 1762, there were then forty-two years to come unexpired, which being sold, by virtue of a decree in chancery, and the money laid out in the purchase of three per cent. consolidated annuities, produced a dividend of 50l. per annum, which is applied by the trustees appointed by the said court, according to the testator's intention.
THIS PARISH is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Sutton.
The church is dedicated to All Saints. It is a large handsome building, consisting of two isles and two chancels, having a tower steeple, with a beacon turret at the west end, in which are five bells. On the outside of the steeple, over the west door, is a coat of arms, viz. A lion, rampant; on the right side another coat, impaled, but desfaced; on the left, one, being a cross, engrailed, over a dormant window on the roof, on the south side in the church, is a curious antient canopy or ceiling of woodwork, in square compartments, on which are carved designs of three, such as are used by clothiers, and a crown, and a portcullis, &c. By the emblem of the sheers, it is supposed to have been put up by some one exercising that trade. The south chancel is said to have belonged to Spilsill court, there is a tomb of Bethersden marble in it, on which were the figures of a man between his two wives, that on the left hand only remains; it probably belonged to one of the family of Mayney. In the church-yard are several tomb stones for the family of Love, most of the inscriptions of which are obliterated, and one for Edward Simmons, obt. 1735.
The earliest patron I find of this rectory is, John Kempe, bishop of London, who died anno 4 king Henry VII. possessed of one acre of land in this parish, with the advowson of the church of Staplehurst annexed, held of the king, as of his manor of Marden, as was found by inquisition; and that Thomas Kempe was his kinsman and next heir. He was of Ollantigh, knight, and was the bishop's nephew, and died possessed of it, holding it by the like tenure. His son, of the same name, passed it away to Sir Richard Baker, who was possessed of it in 1578, and he soon afterwards sold it to Martin Culpeper, M. D. of Oxford, who, in the beginning of the next reign of king James, alienated it to Robert Newman, S. T. P. in whose descendants it continued several years; but in the reign of Charles II. John Clayton, esq. was owner of it; at length, about the time of queen Anne's reign, it was sold to the master and fellows of St. John's college, Cambridge, part of whose possessions it remains at this time.
¶It is valued in the king's books at 26l. 5s. 11d. and the yearly tenths at 2l. 12s. 7d. In 1578 there were four hundred and forty communicants here; in 1640, five hundred and eight, when it was valued at 160l. per annum.
There is no glebe land belonging to the rectory beside the scite of the house, garden, and forstal in the front of it.
In the Lambeth registers are articles of agreement between Robert Newman, clerk, D. D. rector, and his parishioners, concerning tithes in 1604; and a further order by archbishop Abbot, concerning the same, in 1607, in the library there, among the Cart. Miscell.
There are three farms in the borough of Lovehurst, in this parish, which pay the rector a modus of one shilling, in lieu of all tithes.
What was supposed to be a gorgeous day turned into a quick rainy one but everyone still held a positive attitude and we kept all the backpacks dry at Back-to-School Brigade in Groton, CT. Thank you to our amazing Team Captain volunteers Cathy T. and Carolyn B. and another huge thank you to the team at Beacon Point Homes in hosting us, and always willing to do the heavy lifting. Thank you to our sponsors NIKE, Dollar Tree, and Chelsea Groton Bank.
On 21st to 23rd March 2017, a team from USAID-Rwanda visited the 4 pilot districts (Kayonza, Burera, Ngororero and Nyanza) where the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture Project has been launched.
The project is a four-year initiative (2016-2019) that seeks to transform Rwanda’s rural farming communities and national economy through improved climate risk management. The objective of the visit was to meet farmers, farmer promoters and extension services who are using climate services/products.
This project is supported by USAID-Rwanda and coordinated by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
Photo: A. Nyandwi/MINAGRI Rwanda
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Day 1 of a trip from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island South Australia 10/04/2019
Kangaroo Island Sealink operates a daily ferry service from mainland South Australia to Penneshaw, a major town on Kangaroo Island. The ferry departs from the town of Cape Jervis, which is a 90-minute drive south of Adelaide (or take Sealink's shuttle bus service). Daily flights also transfer passengers from Adelaide to Kangaroo Island with the airline Regional Express. The island is surprisingly large, being 155 kilometres (96 miles) long and 55 kilometres (35 miles) at its widest; you'll need at least a weekend to explore it
Walk among rare sea lions
The Seal Bay Conservation Park on Kangaroo Island's south coast is the only place in the world where you can walk among endangered Australian sea lions. You can walk along a 900-metre (2950-foot) wooden boardwalk on a Boardwalk Tour and see the animals on the sand and in the surf, or you can take a guided 45-minute Seal Bay Experience tour onto the beach itself.
Where the wild things are...
Even though a third of Kangaroo Island is national park, you don’t have to be in one to see its famous wildlife. Across the island, kangaroos, Tammar wallabies, Rosenberg’s goannas, koalas, echidnas, Australian fur seals and long-nosed fur seals roam free. In addition, the island is home to over 250 species of birds, including Little Penguins and one of the world’s largest birds of prey, the magnificent Wedge Tailed Eagle.
Kangaroo Island is also the world’s only sanctuary for Ligurian bees. Introduced from Italy in the late 1800s, the bee has created a thriving honey industry.
Flinders Chase National Park dominates the western end of the island, and although 326 square kilometres in size, has just four permanent residents, all of whom are Park Rangers. It’s also home to some of the island’s most spectacular sights, like Remarkable Rocks, Admirals Arch and Cape du Couedic Lighthouse.
Koalas are arguably Australia’s cutest native marsupials. They spend most of the day resting and eating high up in eucalyptus trees. If you fancy giving a koala a cuddle just like Chris, then the best way to encounter them is with a visit to Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park near the centre of the island. Another great way to spot koalas is by taking a guided or self-guided stroll down the Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Koala walk located along the south-west coast.
The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), also known as the Australian sea-lion or Australian sealion, is a species of sea lion that is the only endemic pinniped in Australia.[2] It is currently monotypic in the genus Neophoca, with the extinct Pleistocene New Zealand sea lion Neophoca palatina the only known congener.[3] These sea lions are sparsely distributed through Houtman Arbrolhos Islands (28°S., 114°E.) in Western Australia and The Pages Islands (35°46’S., 138°18’E) in southern Australia. With a population estimated at around 14,730 animals, the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia (1950) has listed them as “in need of special protection”. Their Conservation status is listed as endangered. These pinnipeds are specifically known for their abnormal breeding cycles, which are varied between a 5-month breeding cycle and a 17- to 18-month aseasonal breeding cycle, compared to other pinnipeds which fit into a 12-month reproductive cycle.[2] Females are either silver or fawn with a cream underbelly and males are dark chocolate brown with a yellow mane and are bigger than the females.
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I tried to get photos to show the size on my hand but it completely freaked out when I touched it then flew away. I was standing there with my arm out "Noooooooooo!" as it flew off. Haha oh well, I hope another visits sometime. So this one blown out photo is all I got. Interestingly it appeared all black without the flash. I thought I had already seen the largest, guess not! I'm positive it had to be the largest North American species of cicada, which I know are native here in Florida. Anyway, it was at least 3" long.
Looks like T. auletes is our largest Eastern Tibicen species. In fact, it appears to be our largest and most robust North American Cicada (north of Mexico). Really wish I had been able to get more photos. Looks similar to the T. resonans which is our second largest eastern species and closely related to & frequently confused with Tibicen auletes. So I really think it is one of those two.
Tibicen auletes - Northern Dusk Singing Cicada - bugguide.net/node/view/6968
Tibicen resonans - Southern Resonant Cicada - bugguide.net/node/view/72461
www.1001gardens.org/2015/08/summer-house-ideas-to-impress/
You can use a summer house as your very own special space. You can transform it into a studio where you can let out your inner artist to work on writing, painting or other craft activities. It can also serve as the ideal space for you to relax with a good book on a lazy sunny afternoon, sipping lemonade and watching your children playing in the garden. Your summer house can also provide a welcome shade from the midday heat and serve as the perfect place for you to entertain your friends.
Regardless of their purpose, summer houses have increased in popularity in recent years. If you really want one, you have two choices. You can either build one from scratch or repurpose an already existing structure in your garden. You don’t even need a big garden or space for the latter. You can simply convert a potting shed, garage or storage space to suit your needs. This can be a fun DIY project that your whole family can participate in.
Before embarking on your project, you need to have a rough idea of what the finished product should be. You then need to gather suitable materials and helping hands to assist you to bring your vision to completion. Some ideas to get you started are explored below.
Colours
Don’t be afraid to experiment with colour when it comes to painting both the exterior and interior of your summer house. A lick of bright paint on the outdoor timber walls can create a world of difference, adding a burst of colour to your garden. For the interior, choose a charming palette that reminds you of the summer months. Select bright hues of reds, yellows and oranges, and then offset them with neutral and pastel shades.
Furniture
If you are aiming for a country-style look, opt for wicker or rattan furniture. Alternatively, you can select large comfy seats or a daybed adorned with fluffy cushions that invite you to sit and unwind. If you are planning on carrying furniture out of the summer house and into the garden, go for light folding chairs and tables instead.
Windows
You can play around with different dressings, depending on the size of your window. Choose sheer curtains to let in the light, or try retro floral blinds for a fun look. Wooden window shutters can be a great addition as they can shield the interior from the sun while letting in enough air and light to keep the summer house cool and airy.
Flowers and accessories
Accessories for the summer house need to be durable enough to withstand the elements while retaining their functionality. Select cushions, throws, pillows and light fixtures such as lanterns with this in mind. To complete the look, plant window boxes and pots with scented flowers and herbs, and arrange them around the structure. You can also pick a selection of foliage and blooms from your garden to brighten the interior of the house.
These are just a few ideas to get you started on your summer house. Feel free to experiment and come up with a haven that meets all your needs.
Welcome to the House of Pox. For the last 6 months I've either been off work, or had so little work to do that ten days at home with a poxed child would have been no problem (well, aside from the obvious issues of keeping both of us alive and sane). However C chose the week I start a new job to get it so it's Daddy who has to be Chief Nurse and Entertainer. He's doing a good job so far, in that they're both still alive and mostly sane. Here's to quick-forming scabs!
To celebrate Big Arts Week, fifth graders at Wright Elementary installed a Keith Haring-inspired mural in their ceiling on November 8th. Wright Elementary School integrates Artful Learning into their classwork, which is a concept that redesigns school curricula by using the arts and the artistic process to improve learning.
To understand the daily life history, lessons, objective, communication of Ghareeb Nawaz - Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti which spreaded the message of universal brother hood and also peace in India. It is very needed to know anything about ISLAM and SUFISM that is the heart and soul of ISLAM.Visit our site garibnawaz.net/ for more information on Ghareeb Nawaz
To raise awareness for the global fight against cancer, Nike Sportswear has re designed eight of its most coveted and iconic collaborations from the last decade and will re-release them as part of this exclusive LIVESTRONG Collection. Split into two installments, the first four-shoe pack drops in July during the Tour de France and features what can only be described as 'holy grails' of the sneaker scene.
Only one name holds the same revered stature in the sneaker game as Mister Cartoon and that would be East Coast brethren, Futura. A long-term collaborative partner, NY' s Futura has worked with Nike on numerous occasions providing design innovation at every step. For LIVESTRONG, he updated his most desired shoe, the FLOM (aka For the Love Of Money). Originally released by Nike SB and limited to only 24 pairs, the FLOM was gifted to friends leaving collectors yearning all over the world. This July, they' ll get their chance to make amends.FLOM
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Title: La Virgen de la leche en el arte
Creator: Tramoyeres Blasco, Luis, 1851-1920. n 81106852
Publisher: Barcelona : Thomas
Sponsor: Wellcome Library
Contributor: Wellcome Library
Date: 1913
Language: spa
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Due to failure of toy train Mansi & Vidya had nice walk on train tracks near Batasia loop.
This railway loop is an interesting example of engineering feat, which was constructed with the purpose of allowing the toy train to take the sharp drop in altitude between Ghoom and Darjeeling, with ease. From Darjeeling station joy rides in the toy train can be availed of to Batasia Loop and back.A war memorial was constructed in the space within the loop in 1994. There is also a 30 ft. high triangular cenotaph with the Roll of Honour engrave on it.
We are very pleased to report the successful implementation of a running water project for Drokri (Herijiao) Community (Ninxiu (Nyin phyug) Township Town, Zeku (Rtse khog) County Town, Huangnan (Rma lho) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province).
A contribution of 129,800RMB from the Rotary Club of Beijing and 15,065RMB from the Rotary Club of Muenchen Blutenburg, plus a local contribution of 86,280RMB, ensured clean water to 240 Tibetan residents (37 households).
Before the project, Drokri Community’s biggest problem was a lack of water. Locals had to travel 5 to 9 kilometers (6 to 7 hours) to water livestock and fetch drinking water. Fetching water was culturally assigned to women who carried 25 kg of water in plastic containers on a daily basis. Donkeys, motorcycles, old tires, and tractors were also used to haul water. Due to lack of adequate water, villagers rarely washed clothes and showered. Consequently, locals were vulnerable to illnesses caused by poor personal hygiene.
This project brought water to both local people and livestock and has solved environmental degradation problems in the community. Livestock were driven once every two days to the distant water source. Much grass was damaged and could not feed the livestock that lived on it. This resulted in villagers needing to buy grass to feed livestock, which reduced their annual income. Now, with multiple water taps in the community, livestock no longer travel far across grassland to a single water source.
Furthermore, conflict was common between neighbor families and communities due to sharing the water source between households. Locals easily became involved in serious fighting. However, this issue no longer exists as multiple water taps are available adjacent to local households.
During project implementation, the local water bureau provided support and facilitated challenges of project designs. Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Beijing, especially Regula Hwangma and Robert Xing, also contributed helpful insights in project design. Local community contributed both labor and cash for trench digging and engaged the project throughout implementation. Many local men also learned basic water maintenance skills such as connecting pipes and repair.
Finally, we sincerely thank you for bringing this great gift to us.
The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I. It commemorates men from the Allied Powers who fought on the northern Western Front outside the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located in the village of Ploegsteert and stands in the middle of Berks Cemetery Extension.
The Ploegsteert Memorial was designed by H Chalton Bradshaw, who also designed the Cambrai Memorial in France, apart from two large lions which were commissioned from the sculptor Gilbert Ledward. The Ploegsteert Memorial is 70 ft (21 m) in diameter and 38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) tall and was unveiled on 7 June 1931 by the then-Duke of Brabant, later King Leopold III of Belgium.
The Ploegsteert Memorial lists the 11,367 missing Commonwealth soldiers from the following battles, which were fought outside the Ypres Salient in the area around Ploegsteert:
Armentieres
Aubers Ridge
Loos
Fromelles
Estaires
Hazebrouck (part of the Battle of the Lys)
Scherpenberg (part of the Battle of the Lys)
Outtersteene Ridge (known as the 'Action of Outtersteene Ridge', 18 August 1918)
To learn more about US Army Africa or the history of Southern European Task Force (SETAF) visit http:/www.usaraf.army.mil
Muskrats gather greens and take them to a "Feeding Hut" or "Feeding Platform" to eat them. This fellow was gathering a mouthful. I like the claws also....they have front feet designed for digging and back for swimming.
The Postcard
A carte postale that was published by C. A. P. of Strasbourg, The image is a glossy real photograph. The card was posted in Le Touquet using a 1 franc stamp on Sunday the 11th. September 1938. It was sent to:
Mr. Farrall,
180, Cann Hall Road,
Leytonstone,
Essex,
England.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"Sunday.
Dear Pop,
We came here yesterday.
It is a lovely place - the
weather is fine.
Hope to go for a nice
bathe this morning.
It's nice to get some
fresh air after Paris.
The woods look very
nice & we want to get in
some nice walks.
This is all for now,
Love,
Mabel."
The Italian Grand Prix
So what else happened on the day that Mabel posted the card to her father?
Well, on the 11th. September 1938, Tazio Nuvolari of Italy won the Italian Grand Prix. It was the last Italian Grand Prix held until 1947.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Also on that day, Ernst Kaltenbrunner was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, who was born on the 4th. October 1903, was a high-ranking Austrian SS official during the Nazi era, and a major perpetrator of the Holocaust.
After the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in May 1942, and a brief period under Heinrich Himmler, Kaltenbrunner was the third Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), which included the offices of Gestapo, Kripo and SD, from January 1943 until the end of World War II in Europe.
Kaltenbrunner joined the Nazi Party in 1930 and the SS in 1931, and by 1935 he was considered a leader of the Austrian SS. In 1938, he assisted in the Anschluss, and was given command of the SS and police force in Austria.
A committed antisemite, Kaltenbrunner played a pivotal role in orchestrating the Holocaust, and Nazi genocide intensified under his leadership.
He oversaw the coordination of security and law enforcement agencies involved in widespread extermination, the suppression of resistance movements in occupied territories, extensive arrests, deportations, and executions.
He was the highest-ranking member of the SS to face trial (Himmler having died of suicide in May 1945) at the Nuremberg trials, where he was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Kaltenbrunner was sentenced to death, and was executed by hanging on the 16th. October 1946.
-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner - The Early Years
Kaltenbrunner was born in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, the son of a lawyer, and spent his early years and primary education in Raab. He later attended the Realgymnasium in Linz.
Raised in a nationalist family, he was childhood friends with Adolf Eichmann, the infamous SS officer who played a key role in implementing the Nazis' "Final Solution" against Europe's Jews. After Gymnasium, Kaltenbrunner went on to obtain his PhD in law at Graz University in 1926.
Kaltenbrunner then worked at a law firm in Salzburg for a year before opening his own law office in Linz. He had deep scars on his face reportedly from duelling in his student days, although some sources attribute them to a car accident.
On the 14th. January 1934, Kaltenbrunner married Elisabeth Eder, who was also a Nazi Party member; the couple had three children.
In addition to the children from his marriage, Kaltenbrunner had twins, Ursula and Wolfgang (b. 1945) with his long-time mistress, Gisela Gräfin von Westarp. All the children survived the war.
-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner's SS Career
On the 18th. October 1930, Kaltenbrunner joined the Nazi Party as member number 300,179. In 1931, he was the Bezirksredner (district speaker) for the Nazi Party in Upper Austria.
Kaltenbrunner joined the SS on the 31st. August 1931; his SS number was 13,039. He first became a Rechtsberater (legal consultant) for the Nazi Party in 1929. In 1932 he began working at his father's law practice, and by 1933 he had become head of the National-Socialist Lawyers' League in Linz.
In January 1934, Kaltenbrunner was briefly jailed at the Kaisersteinbruch detention camp with other Nazis for conspiracy by the Engelbert Dollfuss government. While there he led a hunger strike which forced the government to release 490 of the party members.
In 1935, he was jailed again on suspicion of high treason. This charge was dropped, but he was sentenced to six months imprisonment for conspiracy, and he lost his license to practice law.
From mid-1935 Kaltenbrunner was head of the illegal SS Abschnitt VIII in Linz, and was considered a leader of the Austrian SS.
In order to provide Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich and Heinz Jost with new information, Kaltenbrunner repeatedly made trips to Bavaria. He would hide on a train and on a ship that travelled to Passau, then return with money and orders for Austrian comrades.
In 1937 Kaltenbrunner was arrested again by the Austrian authorities on charges of heading the illegal Nazi Party organization in Oberösterreich. He was released in September 1937.
Acting on orders from Hermann Göring, Kaltenbrunner assisted in bringing about the Anschluss with Germany (13th. March 1938). Controlled from behind the scenes by Himmler, Kaltenbrunner still led, albeit clandestinely, the Austrian SS as part of his duty to "coordinate" and manage the Austrian population – this entailed the Nazification of all aspects of Austrian society.
-- Mauthausen
On the 21st. March 1938, he was promoted to SS-Brigadeführer. He was a member of the German Reichstag from the 10th. April 1938 until the 8th. May 1945. Amid this activity, he helped establish the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp near Linz.
Mauthausen was the first Nazi concentration camp opened in Austria following the Anschluss. On 11 September 1938, Kaltenbrunner was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer (equivalent to a lieutenant general in the German Army).
-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner and WWII
In June 1940, Kaltenbrunner was appointed Vienna's chief of police, and held that additional post for a year. In July 1940, he was commissioned as an SS-Untersturmführer into the Waffen-SS Reserve.
Alongside his many official duties, Kaltenbrunner also developed an intelligence network across Austria, moving southeastwards, which eventually brought him to Himmler's attention for appointment as chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) in January 1943.
The RSHA was composed of the SiPo (Sicherheitspolizei; the combined forces of the Gestapo and Kripo) along with the SD (Sicherheitsdienst, Security Service).
Fearing a collapsing home-front due to the Allied bombing campaigns, and worried that another "stab-in-the-back" at home could arise as a result, Kaltenbrunner immediately tightened the Nazi grip within Germany.
According to former SS-Sturmbannführer Hans Georg Mayer, Kaltenbrunner was present at a December 1940 meeting with Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler, and Heydrich where it was decided to gas all Jews incapable of heavy physical work.
Under Kaltenbrunner's command, the genocide of Jews picked up pace as extermination was to be expedited and the concentration of Jews in the Reich itself and the occupied countries were to be liquidated as soon as possible.
Kaltenbrunner stayed constantly informed over the status of concentration camp activities, receiving reports at his office in the RSHA.
In order to combat homosexuality in the greater Reich, Kaltenbrunner pushed the Ministry of Justice in July 1943 for an edict mandating compulsory castration for anyone found guilty of this offence. While this was rejected, he still took steps to get the army to review some 6,000 cases to prosecute homosexuals.
During the summer of 1943, Kaltenbrunner conducted his second inspection of the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. While he was there, 15 prisoners were selected to demonstrate for Kaltenbrunner three methods of killing: by a gunshot to the neck, hanging, and gassing.
After the killings were performed, Kaltenbrunner inspected the crematorium and later the quarry.
In October 1943, he told Herbert Kappler, the head of German police and security services in Rome, that the eradication of the Jews in Italy was of special interest for general security. Four days later, Kappler's SS and police units began rounding up and deporting Italian Jews by train to Auschwitz concentration camp.
In 1944, during a meeting in Klessheim Castle near Salzburg, when Hitler was in the process of strong-arming Admiral Horthy into a closer integration between Hungary and Nazi Germany, Kaltenbrunner was present for the negotiations.
He escorted Horthy out once they were over. Accompanying Horthy and Kaltenbrunner on the journey back to Hungary, Adolf Eichmann brought with him a special Einsatzkommando unit to begin the process of rounding up and deporting Hungary's 750,000 Jews.
It was said that even Himmler feared him, as Kaltenbrunner was an intimidating figure with a height of 1.94m (6'4½"), facial scars, and a volatile temper.
Kaltenbrunner also allegedly headed Operation Long Jump, an alleged plan to assassinate Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt in Tehran in 1943.
Immediately in the wake of the 20th. July Plot on Hitler's life in 1944, Kaltenbrunner was summoned to Hitler's wartime headquarters at the Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) in East Prussia in order to begin the investigation into who had planned the assassination attempt.
The conspirators were soon identified. An estimated 5,000 people were eventually executed, with many more being sent to concentration camps.
Historian Heinz Höhne counted Kaltenbrunner among the fanatical Hitler loyalists and described him as being committed "to the bitter end". On the 15th. November 1944, he was awarded the Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords.
Using his authority as Chief of the RSHA, Kaltenbrunner issued a decree on the 6th. February 1945 that allowed policemen to shoot "disloyal" people at their discretion, without judicial review.
On the 18th. April 1945, three weeks before the war ended, Himmler named Kaltenbrunner commander-in-chief of the remaining German forces in southern Europe. Kaltenbrunner attempted to organize cells for post-war sabotage in the region and Germany, but accomplished little.
Hitler made one of his last appearances on the 20th. April 1945 outside the subterranean Führerbunker in Berlin, where he pinned medals on boys from the Hitler Youth for their bravery. Kaltenbrunner was among those present, but realizing the end was near, he then fled from Berlin.
-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner's Arrest
On the 12th. May 1945 Kaltenbrunner was apprehended along with his adjutant, Arthur Scheidler, and two SS guards in a remote cabin at the top of the Totes Gebirge mountains near Altaussee, Austria, by a search party initiated by the 80th. Infantry Division, Third U.S. Army.
The party climbed over mountainous and glacial terrain for six hours in darkness before arriving at the cabin. After a short standoff, all four men exited the cabin and surrendered without a shot being fired.
Kaltenbrunner claimed to be a doctor and offered a false name. However, upon their arrival back to town his last mistress, Countess Gisela von Westarp, and the wife (Iris) of his adjutant Arthur Scheidler chanced to spot the men being led away; the ladies called out to both men and embraced them. This action resulted in their identification and arrest by U.S. troops.
In 2001, Ernst Kaltenbrunner's personal Nazi security seal was found in an Alpine lake in Styria, Austria, 56 years after he had thrown it away to hide his identity. The seal was recovered by a Dutch citizen on holiday.
-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner and the Nuremberg Trials
At the Nuremberg trials, Kaltenbrunner was charged with conspiracy to commit crimes against peace, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Due to the areas over which he exercised responsibility as an SS general and as chief of the RSHA, he was acquitted of crimes against peace, but held responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
During the initial stages of the Nuremberg trials, Kaltenbrunner was absent because of two episodes of subarachnoid hemorrhage, which required several weeks of recovery time.
After his health improved, the tribunal denied his request for pardon. When he was released from a military hospital he pleaded not guilty to the charges of the indictment against him. Kaltenbrunner said all decrees and legal documents that bore his signature were "rubber-stamped" and filed by his adjutant(s).
He also said Gestapo Chief Heinrich Müller had illegally affixed his signature to numerous documents.
Kaltenbrunner argued in his defence that his position as RSHA chief existed only theoretically, and said he was only active in matters of espionage and intelligence. He maintained that Himmler, as his superior, was the person culpable for the atrocities committed during his tenure as chief of the RSHA.
Kaltenbrunner also asserted that he had no knowledge of the Final Solution before 1943, and went on to claim that he protested against the ill-treatment of the Jews to Himmler and Hitler.
Further denials from Kaltenbrunner included statements that he knew nothing of the Commissar Order, and that he never visited Mauthausen concentration camp, despite documentation of his visit.
At one point, Kaltenbrunner went so far as to avow that he was responsible for bringing the Final Solution to an end. In response to his denials, people in the courtroom laughed.
-- Ernst Kaltenbrunner's Conviction and Execution
On the 30th. September 1946, the International Military Tribunal (IMT) found Kaltenbrunner not guilty of crimes against peace, but guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. On the 1st. October 1946, the IMT sentenced him to death by hanging.
Kaltenbrunner was executed on the 16th. October 1946 at 1:15 am, in Nuremberg. He was 43 years of age when he died. His body, like those of the other nine executed men and that of Hermann Göring (who had committed suicide the previous day), was cremated at the Eastern Cemetery in Munich, and the ashes scattered in a tributary of the River Isar.
I started 2018 with a visit to Glasnevin Cemetery and the Botanic Gardens.
The cemetery is located in Glasnevin, Dublin, in two parts. The main part, with its trademark high walls and watchtowers, is located on one side of the road from Finglas to the city centre, while the other part, "St. Paul's," is located across the road and beyond a green space, between two railway lines. The Glasnevin Trust Museum was designed by A&D Wejchert & Partners Architects.
A gateway into the National Botanic Gardens adjacent to the cemetery was reopened in recent years.
The cemetery contains historically notable monuments and the graves of many of Ireland's most prominent national figures. These include the graves of Daniel O'Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, Arthur Griffith, Maude Gonne, Kevin Barry, Roger Casement, Constance Markievicz, Pádraig Ó Domhnaill, Seán MacBride, Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Frank Duff, Brendan Behan, Christy Brown and Luke Kelly of the Dubliners.
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Title: Intravenous injection in wound shock : being the Oliver-Sharpey lectures delivered before the Royal College of Physicians of London in May 1918
Creator: Bayliss, William Maddock, Sir, 1860-1924
Publisher: London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green, and Co.
Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Contributor: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Date: 1918
Language: eng
Description: "Consists of an amplification of the subject-matter of the lectures as delivered, an abstract of which has been already published in the British Medical Journal of 18th May 1918."
Includes bibliographical references and index
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“To Be Forever Wild” was created by a group of filmmakers, musicians and artists in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Based in a little red cabin perched above a waterfall, the crew spent several weeks exploring the landscapes that are considered to be “America’s first wilderness.”
More than a portrait of a place, the film profiles the people who live in and visit this region, including artists, hikers, scientists, farmers and young people. In the film we see the power of nature to restore, reclaim and provoke our deepest emotions and connections to the world. It’s a film that inspires people to reconnect with nature in their own way, wherever they happen to be.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s director/producer David Becker, and Ian Holden, editor.
More information on the film.
Produced and directed by David Becker
2014, 67 min.
To celebrate Big Arts Week, fifth graders at Wright Elementary installed a Keith Haring-inspired mural in their ceiling on November 8th. Wright Elementary School integrates Artful Learning into their classwork, which is a concept that redesigns school curricula by using the arts and the artistic process to improve learning.