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It was getting dark but the cleaning of the 5305LA support coach continued. I had just finished the other side and Jim only had one more panel to do on this side. The coach was positioned next to the the engine - British Railways Standard 7 4-6-2 70013 Oliver Cromwell - throughout the Cathedrals Express run from Newbury to Ely and in fact looked smarter than the other coaches in the train.
The 2nd end is now buried under 2 more turns. Notice I am using my thumb to "snub" the twine feeding from the spool. This is to maintain tension while adjusting and positioning the ends.
Continuing construction work on what was the Westralia Swamp. Note that they've torn the backs off the Royal Insurance (right) and WA Trustee (left) Buildings to integrate them into the new structure.
這是一段台中到台南，我和你相遇，相愛，也許要走到完結篇了...
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我們似乎回不去，當初交往時那樣無憂無慮的日子，還記得你笑著問我要蜜茶外送的樣子嗎，一起踩在沙灘上的笑顏，
隨著夏日越來越熱，核心努力轉動之後熄火拋錨，之後到達臨界點，爆炸，
也許我不再是你努力的核心動力，無法再供應你生活及工作上努力轉動的動力，
好像所有的感情，都會走到這一步，從一開始兩人害羞靦腆，直到習慣對方，或是直到不在乎對方是否存在了，
愛情好漂亮，所以我好珍惜，像是捧在手掌上，但是漂亮的東西，終究是短暫的，不會是永恆，也總是帶些刺，
我也知道，你也回不去當初，只因為我沒接電話，就這樣逃下火車，直到看見我呼呼大睡才安心離開，
或是愛情像你說的，沒有太多制式的表達方式，只需要從日常生活中細細的去查覺，如同你的情人節禮物，
回台中後，我總是繫在胸前，連媽媽都發現，我的改變，好像快樂了許多，
也許台中跟台南的距離，電話是唯一可以感受你的方式，所以總是會在下班時間，認真的看著手機，
雖然偶爾打電動，會漏接掉電話，不過看見你的未接來電我仍然會微笑，因為也許這也是你想我的證據吧，
一段感情中，不單單只會有快樂，兩個不同個性，不同生長背景的人，越是緊密的關係，越是容易產生摩擦，
直到你開始害怕摩擦，直到你害怕爭吵，我想告訴你，這不必害怕，只是摩擦，因為我們關係緊密，所以別怕，
其實我也沒有那麼多不快樂，跟你相處時多數時我是快樂的，爭吵時我的不快樂是短暫的，我知道我的缺點，
我的缺點，總是習慣這樣追究，我也知道，這樣會有反效果，所以我必須警惕自己，
對於你，我很認真，我的感情，如果有一個詞可以代表，那應該是奉獻，我知道，你不愛聽見，甚麼事情為你而做，
但我確實了解，有些事情只單單為你而做，一段的感情開始，就不是只能做自己的開始，開始習慣兩個人的步伐，
做自己是很棒的事情，可是當兩個人，就不單單只能做自己，也許你說的對，你一開始並沒有告訴我你的貪玩，
知道了，確實會難受，但是我似乎也知道，你並貪玩，只是為了維持你的交友圈而運作，
你說的對，你確實是我的重心，但是希望你知道，我不是沒有朋友，像你的社交，我只是有一套方式維持我的交友圈，
儘管我喜歡跟你兩個人的世界，這樣冒險這樣旅行，但是我沒忘記我仍然有我的好朋友，
奉獻，代表為了某件事付出，也許說付出太過於嚴重，不如說，喜歡跟你相處，所以付出時間與金錢，
換取那些誰也搶不走的回憶，快樂，當然也有我們吵架時的畫面，但風雨過後，我們都不是一個人，
你就像是我的信仰一樣，當我害怕時我會想著你，快樂時也會想著你，你面試時，也會偷偷替你祈禱，
我也努力工作，儘管那不是多麼多的薪資，但是足夠我們的小旅行以及給你的禮物，
我知道我還是個小男孩，還沒有能力給你太多夢想，不過我很努力，希望給你在你人生短暫的快樂，
我愛哭，愛撒嬌，這你比誰都懂我，我相信自己有足夠的內容，只可惜懂我的人很少，所以遇見了你，
你懂我的照片，儘管我拍照還很不行，但是我好像又比較上手了，
你懂我的文字，而不是只在意著我的外貌，我的身材，這點你顯得特別，你喜歡是全部的我，
隨著時間，也許你仍然在乎我，只是希望我快樂，所以你希望我選擇我快樂的方向，哪怕是跟我分開，
你說，你會收走房間的東西 你說，你已經做好分開的準備 你還說了許多，我都放在心上，
我還想再跟你走一段的日子，哪怕有小吵架，因為我知道多數時間，我們都會被快樂充滿，
我還想讓你多看看我的內容，我的文字，我的照片，我的笑臉，我的可愛，只怕來不及...來不及在跟你說，我愛你，
我們還來不及再次的旅行，還來不及打勾勾，或是蓋上手印，你轉身，我看著你的背影，讓我安穩依靠的背，
也許，我的喜歡讓你有了壓力，或是不快樂，你知道，為什麼看那一年我們追的女孩時，我會掉眼淚，
當大家因為全聯先生而哄堂大笑時，我只看見一個男孩，不甘心，卻要假裝開心祝福自己所愛的人那種難熬，
我是柯景騰，我像他那樣傻傻的喜歡一個人，那並沒有甚麼不好，因為好快樂，真的...好快樂，
一種傻勁的喜歡，不瞞你說，我知道你要來台中，我還約了剪頭髮，買了一件很像啦啦隊，陽光大男孩的衣服，
我想，我沒有改些甚麼，那顆喜歡你的心，還是會因為跟你有約，而期待不已，活像隻小狗，向你搖搖尾巴，
你是沈加宜，讓我這樣喜歡著迷人的你，你沒有馬尾，但是你很可愛，讓我好著迷，
我把你放在心中，也謝謝讓我遇見你，儘管一開始你看我不順眼，你說你貪玩很不好，
但我知道，你很努力在生活上，讓我衣食無缺，附加小驚喜，你是我，認真想去愛的男人，
也許，我們生活遇見瓶頸，所以你也沒給我電話，
也許，這是完結篇，也許這也會像卡通一樣，主角危機之後，總是會雨過天晴，
沈加宜，你還願意讓柯景騰，這樣傻傻的喜歡你嗎?
或是，你已經準備寫下我們故事的完結篇了....
to be continued
Continuing the vents up from the tops of the ears keeps the bubbles away. Here, I used two Q-tip shafts.
I'm back at Leslie Anne's again for another wonderful dinner. As usual we begin with cheese and beer and then a mixed green salad. I haven't worn my pink cocktail dress in a while. It is too fancy for wearing to the movies, and there just aren't enough parties for a dress like this. Depending on the light, it can look pink or purple and has lots of glittery things imbedded in the cloth.
Continuing the streamliner theme for today, a model of a 1927 Claveau , taken at the St Pete auto museum.
Barcelona, Spain.
Day three. Continuing our wandering.
Plaça d'Espanya is one of Barcelona's most important squares, built on the occasion of the 1929 International Exhibition, held at the foot of Montjuïc, in the Sants-Montjuïc district.
One of the city's biggest squares, it is the junction of several major thoroughfares: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Avinguda del Paral·lel, Carrer de la Creu Coberta and Carrer de Tarragona, and leads to the Palau Nacional through Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, which houses one of Catalonia's finest museums, the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC). It was designed by Josep Amargós. The fountain at the centre of the square was designed by Josep Maria Jujol, a collaborator of Antoni Gaudí, while Miquel Blay designed the statues. The buildings were designed by Nicolau Maria Rubió i Tudurí.
Venetian Towers - they are 47 m (154 ft) tall and lead the way to the MNAC via Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, an avenue commonly used to host trade fairs.
Parc de Joan Miró - previously known as Parc de l'Escorxador (Abbatoir Park), it is nowadays named after the Catalan painter Joan Miró, whose 22-metre-tall statue Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird) can be seen in one of its corners.
Arenas de Barcelona, a bullring - It was built in 1900 in the Moorish Revival style and is being converted into a shopping center.
The square was built on a site that had been previously used for public hangings, until the creation of the now demolished Ciutadella fortress in 1715, where the gallows were moved. It was designed in 1915 and built in 1929 so that it could be ready to host the 1929 Universal Exposition. In 1928, the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera, who led the Spanish government at the time, ordered the pulling down of the four Ionic columns known as Les quatre columnes, built ten years before by Puig i Cadafalch, that symbolised the four bars of the Catalan flag as part of his banning of all Catalan symbols. The square has been in public use since then.
The Hotel Sacher is located in the first District of Vienna after the Vienna State Opera. Famous specialty of the house is the original Sachertorte. The hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
History
Anna Maria Sacher
On the grounds of the demolished Kärntnertortheatre, directly opposite the newly opened imperial Court Opera, was built a Maison meuble. The restaurateur Eduard Sacher bought the house modeled on a Renaissance palace and opened in 1876, Hotel de l' Opera with the restaurant. The son of Franz Sacher, the inventor of the Sachertorte, had however already made a name for himself as a restaurateur, and named the house quickly to Hotel Sacher .
He married 1880 the 21- year-old Anna Fuchs, who henceforth cooperated in the hotel and quickly took over the business because of her husband's deteriorating health . Edward died in 1892, and Anna Sacher now ran the hotel as so-called widow operation. Which at that time was an extremely emancipated woman with cigar and her beloved French Bulldog (in Vienna: " Sacher-Bully" ) was always to be found, continued the business with rigor, but also with kindness. So they talked back then a company health insurance for their employees.
From the beginning, the Sacher was one of the best addresses in the city and in 1871 for the wine and delicatessen for kuk Appointed purveyor. This privilege his widow Anna was once again awarded after the death of Eduard Sacher. Before the opera you enjoyed the exquisite cuisine, they met in the legendary private rooms, and high-ranking representatives from politics always used the house for discreet meetings. The exclusive hotel was already a social institution . But then the economically difficult years after the First World War left its mark on the house.
Shortly before her death in 1930, Anna Sacher withdrew from the guide. Only after her death was announced that the hotel was heavily in debt and assets of the former was not much left. In 1934, finally came to bankruptcy.
The lawyer Hans Gürtler, his wife Poldi and the hotelier couple Joseph and Anna Siller acquired the now dilapidated house and renovated it extensively: from the heating system, electrics, running hot and cold water in all rooms has been adapted all the modern needs. From now on, the earned money should always flow back into the house. First time, the Sachertorte not only in their own premises were offered for consumption, but also sold on the street.
The house was again the meeting place for the growing company. But the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938 brought this to an abrupt end. Swastika flags flying in front of the hotel now. During the Second World War but the house remained largely spared from damage. Immediately after the liberation of Vienna it was occupied by Soviet troops, the Vienna first district around the hotel but was soon jointly managed by the Allies and thus it came six years into British hands.
1951 got the Siller family and Gürtler their property back. Josef Siller had died in 1949. Again, the hotel had to be extensively renovated. As well as new dining venues emerged at the Sacher. Hans Gürtler also laid the foundation for the art collection of the 19th Century. Anna Siller died in 1962, and the hotel was entirely in the possession of the Gürtler family. In 1967 the company received the National Award and since then the federal coat of arms may be used in commercial transactions. The son Rolf Gürtler took over the business in 1970, but shortly thereafter, in an accident, after which he succeeded his son Peter Gürtler. This took over in 1989, the Austrian Court Hotel in Salzburg. This was later renamed the Hotel Sacher Salzburg. Since his death in 1990 his 1983 divorced woman Elisabeth Gürtler-Mauthner leads the family with their daughter Alexandra.
In 2006 the building, which is composed in its buildings of six town houses, refurbished thermally under the direction of architects Frank & Partners, and the loft conversion, in which a spa area was accommodated, provided while preserving the monument idea with a striking bright aluminum roof.
Offer
The Hotel Sacher at night
As a member of the Hospitality Association of The Leading Hotels of the World, which ensures quality control in five star hospitality sector, the Hotel Sacher is one of the best addresses in Austria. Since the expansion of 2006 also meets the criteria of a Leading Spa.
In the House, the Anna Sacher restaurant, the Red Bar, the Blue Bar, Confiserie, Café Sacher are and the Sacher Eck (coin). The cafe was founded in 2004 awarded the Golden Coffee Bean Jacobs.
Also in the building, but not as a part of the hotel, is the former imperial Court and chamber Supplier Wilhelm Jungmann & Neffe.
Since 1999, the Original Sacher-Torte is produced in a production office in Vienna Simmering, from where it is exported to the whole world. After a decades-long legal battle with the Imperial Sugar Bakery Demel only the dessert made by Sacher may adorn with the title "original". The Sachertorte is imitated by many coffee houses, bakeries and pastry shops.
Rooms of the Hotel Sacher
The Sacher shop in the Hotel Sacher
The famous Sacher Torte
Famous guests
Main entrance of the hotel in the evening
Many prominent guests had the house in the Philharmonikerstraße. Anna Sacher had a photo gallery of her guests in her boudoir. The signatures of all she embroidered herself on a table cloth. Located in the middle of it Emperor Franz Joseph.
Crowned heads, statesmen, diplomats and politicians lodged at the Sacher: Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson, Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Rainier, Princess Grace, John F. Kennedy, Kofi Annan and many more.
Because of the close proximity to the Opera House of course many artists were under the guests: Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Leo Slezak, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Rudolf Nureyev. Music critic Marcel Prawy lived until his death in 2003, even as a permanent guest at the Sacher.
Graham Greene had here the idea for the screenplay of the film The Third Man. A British officer told him about the underground passages of Vienna, whereupon Greene in the bar wrote down the first ideas immediately.
Her role in the Sissi films Romy Schneider owed their similarity with the bust of the Empress, who is at the hotel and was the director Ernst Marischka noticed. During filming, she lived with her mother Magda Schneider at the Sacher.
Invited to an unusual press conference in April 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono to the Sacher. They held one of her legendary "Bagism" actions in their hotel rooms to media representatives (including André Heller, who reported for the Ö3 jukebox), in order to express their ideas of world peace.
Traditionally, all suites are named for operas and composers (eg, La Traviata, Carmen, Idomeneo, The Magic Flute, Madame Butterfly, Nabucco, Rigoletto, Leonard Bernstein, etc.). The new suites on the top floor of the house bearing the names of contemporary operas, such as Lulu and Billy Budd named.
Hotel Sacher in film and on stage
The Hotel Sacher has been immortalized in numerous films and stage plays .
Hotel Sacher, 1939
In the German-speaking area, the hotel was also supported by the TV series Hello - Hotel Sacher ... Portier! popular with Fritz Eckhardt .
Literature
Ernst Hagen: Hotel Sacher. Austria slept in your beds. Zsolnay , Vienna , 1976, ISBN 3-552-02827-7
Ingrid Haslinger: customer - Emperor. The history of the former imperial purveyors. Schroll, Vienna 1996 , ISBN 3-85202-129-4 .
János Kalmár , Mella Waldstein: K.u.K. Purveyors of Vienna. Stocker , Graz 2001, ISBN 3-7020-0935-3 . Pp. 10-15 .
Monika Kellermann : The great Sacher-back book. Pastries, cakes and pastries. Seehamer -Verlag, Weyarn 1994, ISBN 3-929626-28-4
Franz Maier- Bruck : The great Sacher Cookbook. The Austrian cuisine. Seehamer -Verlag, Weyarn 1994, ISBN 3-929626-27-6
Leo Mazakarini : The Hotel Sacher in Vienna. Grafe and Unzer, Munich, 1977, ISBN 3-7742-5018-9
Emil Seeliger: Hotel Sacher. World history at supper. Publisher Schaffer, Berlin 1942
William Fraenkel: Establishment Eduard Sacher in Vienna: General Construction Journal, Volume 1877 (online at ANNO)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Sacher
BUSH STONE -CURLEW Burhinus grallarius: It was surprising to get photos of these birds because they are very elusive, run very fast and are mostly active at night. For some reason these were living in a friend’s yard and I was able to get relatively close to them in the day. They have very penetrating eyes. Here is some information about them:-
INTRODUCTION:- The haunting, eerie, mournful sounds heard at night in coastal Australia are the cries of the Bush Stone-curlew. Stone-curlews belong to Family Burhinidae represented throughout the world by nine species. Two species in this family are found in Australia, one from each genus: The Bush Stone-curlew and the Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus neglectus).
The Bush Stone-curlew, also known as Bush Thick-knee, Southern Stone-curlew,Southern Stone-plover, Weeloo, Willaroo, Angelbird and Scrub curlew, was once found across much of Australia except for very arid regions and heavily forested areas. It is now rare to totally extinct in closely settled parts of Australia and dwindling n numbers elsewhere. In some states it is listed as vulnerable or threatened. Ground-feeding, ground-nesting woodland birds that are larger than 500g are the bird species most endangered in Australia and the Bush Stone-curlew fits every one of these criteria. This bird is the emblem of the Moorabool Shire in Victoria because "Mooroobool " is local Aboriginal dialect for 'the place of the curlew' or the voice of the curlew'. But for the last 50 years curlews have not been seen there.
INDENTIFICATION:- Bush Stone-curlews are nocturnal, cryptic and very well camouflaged. They are fairly large, ground-feeding, ground-nesting woodland birds. Adult total length is 55-60 cm.,wingspan 80-105 cm. and weight 550-750g. They stand at around 50cm and when sitting are about 30cm high. The dark grey bill is 5-6cm long, thick and straight. Curlews have large yellow eyes, a long a long neck, camouflaged grey-brown upper parts with bold black streaks and cream under parts. Their long legs are thin and delicate with thick knees which they fold backwards when sitting. Their three front toes show traces of webbing but there is no hind toe. Ecologically they behave like woodland birds while technically they are classified as waders and therefore possibly do not breed until they are 2-3 years old. There is no known way of sexing Bush Stone-curlews externally; so far a blood test is the safest and most reliable method.
BEHAVIOUR:- Curlew presence is most often indicated by their wailing calls after dusk. They are most active from dusk to early morning and are particularly active on moonlit nights. Their eerie cry is persistent during mating and nesting time and when rain is about. Those wailing, screaming, haunting cries signify disturbance, danger, communication, territorial disputes or the loss of an offspring or partner. Curlews can fight fiercely for various reasons, pinning the opponent to the ground, attacking it on the neck, the back, between the wings, or grabbing it by the tail and swirling it around. At times they kneecap their opponent.
They fly only when frightened, to gain a better feeding ground or to socialise. They are shy and watchful, moving slowly with their heads outstretched. They run a short distance, stop peer and flick their tails then repeat the process again and again. Their resting positions are standing on one leg, sitting or lying stretched flat.
HABITAT:- During the day curlews normally shelter on the ground in lightly timbered habitats among fallen tree debris where their mottled plumage forms camouflage and the open terrain offers good visibility. They need this type of habitat with sparse grass cover and abundant fallen tree litter for feeding and roosting. Curlews are not usually found in grasses higher than themselves. Some native grasses do grow tall but not densely and this allows the birds to see predators. Curlews mainly inhabit lowland open forest, woodland and sandy creek beds but they are also on golf courses, in parks and many other locations.
DIET:- Curlews eat a variety of foods such as crustaceans, grasshoppers, spiders, lizards, centipedes, snails, small frogs, small reptiles, ground beetles, crickets, caterpillars, seeds and small fruits. They only eat what is on the surface and do not scratch for food.
BREEDING:- Curlews breed between July and February. Breeding birds strongly defend their territory but at other times of the year are non-territorial. Nests are consistently located in relatively open areas on bare ground, often surrounded by a few sticks, leaves and small stones. This enables the sitting bird to achieve good ground vision in all directions. The same nesting sites are reused in successive years but may be abandoned if surrounding grass becomes too tall or disturbance is too severe.
They usually lay two eggs directly on the ground. These are mottled grey-brown the size of large hens eggs. They are laid 24-48 hours apart and incubation begins with the laying of the last egg. Occasionally two females lay their eggs together, making a nest of three or four eggs. Parents take turns in sitting, with the off-duty bird usually standing guard nearby. Incubation takes 22-28 days. Parents can hear chirps through the eggshells and they make soft clucking noises to the chicks.
OFFSPRING:- Curlew chicks can walk almost as soon as they hatch; and when the parents eat the telltale eggshells as a calcium supplement, the chicks are led away from the nest to a more protected area. Newly hatched curlew chicks weigh 26-34 g and are covered with thick, pale, grey down and are boldly marked with dark brown to black stripes. Parents communicate to the young by making low clucking noises. Sometimes dissecting food, they pass it directly to the chicks by dropping it in front of them, clucking and stepping back. This continues until the young are almost fully grown, excepting when breeding begins again, often when chicks are only three weeks old.
Pairs behave in different ways in these situations: some allow their young to remain, feeding them until the new clutch hatches; others viciously chase them away forcing them to fend for themselves. Two clutches are common and even four clutches may be produced in the same season, usually after the loss of very young chicks. It is common to abduct or adopt offspring from other pairs and raise them with their own. The last brood remains with the parents until breeding begins in the next season. Curlews are sedentary and can live to thirty years. Most pairs stay together in the same territory throughout their life. Young curlews may be unable to establish territories because all of the available habitat is already taken by adult pairs. This is particularly apparent on Magnetic Island where pockets of twenty or more birds can be found together throughout the year.
PREDATORS AND OTHER DANGERS:- On the mainland major threats are foxes, feral cats and dogs and roaming domestic animals. (Feral cats are a major problem on Magnetic Island also.) More wildlife is harmed near rubbish tips than elsewhere because of the populations of feral animals there. Only goannas and some large snakes are known natural predators of adult curlews, while young curlews also fall victim to hawks, kites, eagles, kookaburras, owls, crows, currawongs and other carnivores. When approached all curlews, even the newly hatched, either run or freeze - lying flat on the ground, head and neck outstretched, relying on camouflage for protection.
Therefore it is truly difficult to see camouflaged eggs, chicks or breeding adults, and at times they are accidentally killed by lawnmowers or slashers. As young curlews cannot fly until they are about fifty days old, they are vulnerable and most parents distract potential threats with dramatic displays. Adults will also hiss, grunt and growl loudly with wings outstretched, tail fanned and erector they will run from the threat.
Most road-kills occur at dawn and dusk, in overcast conditions and during or after rain. Curlews, including the young, frequently run onto the road and under streetlights to pick up insects or sit on the warm bitumen. On Magnetic Island curlew numbers are rapidly declining due to habitat loss and fragmentation, road-kills, disturbance from domestic animals, both natural and feral predators and food shortages. There are so many odds against them. With some consideration, we can save these strange birds that fascinate almost every person who stays a night on Magnetic Island and hears the cry of the curlew.
Still too wet to go out a shoot much here in "sunny" Southern California.
These are the Enkei NT03+M's on my Subie. Run through nature's rinse cycle.
Canon 50D
135mm f/2L
Sanding of the bodyside has continued – in search of the billiard table perfection. Photo. Murray Brown
The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s Summit supercomputer installation continues with the Mellanox team installing and wiring interconnects. To provide a high rate of I/O throughput, Summit's nodes will be connected in a non-blocking fat-tree using a dual-rail Mellanox EDR InfiniBand interconnect.
Summit will deliver more than five times the computational performance of Titan’s 18,688 nodes, using only approximately 4,600 nodes when it arrives in 2018.
Learn more about Summit: www.olcf.ornl.gov/summit/
Image credit: ORNL
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~Scarecrow
Construction work continues in the Cannon House Office Building's north wing.
Phase 2 of the Cannon Renewal Project began in January 2019 and is scheduled to be complete in November 2020. The entire north side of the building, from the basement to the fifth floor, is closed. Work includes demolishing and rebuilding the fifth floor, conserving the exterior stonework and rehabilitating the individual office suites.
Full project details at www.aoc.gov/cannon.
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About KABABAYANG PILIPINO- cultural performing arts group
Kababayang Pilipino is a cultural performing arts group dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Filipino folk heritage through the presentation of authentic Filipino dance, music, song and drama.
Kababayang Pilipino provides the opportunity for its members to educate themselves and inturn, educate the community at large about the rich history and culture of the Filipino.
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The support of our loyal sponsors is essential in enabling Kababayang Pilipno to continue to carry out its mission and vision.
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Food comodities continue to come and go at McLane Global, while they also begin their support of the collaborative goal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), PepsiCo, and Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals per week to students in a limited number of rural schools closed due to COVID-19, Houston, Texas, on March 26, 2020. On March 17, Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the collaboration that provides boxes that contain five days worth of shelf-stable, nutritious, individually packaged foods that meet USDA’s summer food requirements. For this collaboration, the innovative delivery system first waives the congregative feeding requirement, limiting exposure to COVID-19, then following the USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) guidelines, McLane Global purchases the food commodities and stores them in their warehouse until needed by the kitting teams. For this Million Meals collaboration, a 24-hour a day operation has been formed. The kitting teams are McLane Global’s paid employees who package the food supplies. They do this in a dedicated area of their 285k sq./ft facility where they support this and other feeding programs. Completed boxes are palletized for distribution to delivery providers in the south-central US. The final delivery to the student’s homes is done by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and other delivery companies. The same SFSP cost per child is maintained by McLane Global for commodities and delivery. This cost is reimbursed by the USDA.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally-funded, state-administered program. SFSP reimburses program operators who serve free healthy meals and snacks to children and teens in low-income areas. For more information, please see fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-food-service-program.
To see the announcement, see usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/03/17/usda-announces-feeding-program-partnership-response-covid-19
USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Life continues for this kid and many more kids like him who sell magazines, newspaper & novels on traffic signals.
Future of these kids looks bright & positive with many social organizations and individuals coming together to impart education to them.
Mingle Media TV and our Red Carpet Report host, Jennifer Marshall were invited to cover the Red Carpet Premiere of FXX’s The League and You’re The Worst at the Bruin Theatre in Westwood, CA.
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About FXX’s The League
To be a fan of FXX’s THE LEAGUE, you don't need to know much about fantasy football, or sports at all. You just need to have friends that you hate. The ensemble comedy follows a group of old friends in a fantasy football league who care very deeply … about beating each other for bragging rights. The League was created by the husband-and-wife team of Jeff Schaffer (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld) and Jackie Marcus Schaffer (Disturbia, Eurotrip) who serve as executive producers and directors.
The League features an ensemble cast of rising actors/comedians. Stephen Rannazzisi (Breaking Dad) is “Kevin,” a happily married father and commissioner of the league. Katie Aselton (The Sea of Trees) plays “Jenny,” Kevin’s wife and his better half - especially when it comes to Fantasy Football. Mark Duplass (Togetherness) plays “Pete,” the perennial league champ who is struggling to become an adult. Jon Lajoie (Let's Be Cops) is “Taco,” Kevin’s little brother, a part-time musician and full-time stoner with little interest in fantasy other than hanging with his buddies (whom he struggles to remember). Nick Kroll (Kroll Show) plays “Ruxin,” who believes he is the smartest of the group but can't figure out how exactly the other guys are screwing him over. “Andre,” played by Paul Scheer (Fresh Off the Boat), has continued to be the punching bag of the group since their high school days – a fact that hasn’t changed despite the fact he is now a successful plastic surgeon. www.facebook.com/theleagueFXX www.twitter.com/theleaguefx www.fxx.com/theleague
Starring: Mark Duplass, Nick Kroll, Jon Lajoie, Stephen Rannazzisi, Paul Scheer, Katie Aselton
About FXX’s You’re the Worst
An original comedy from writer and executive producer Stephen Falk, YOU’RE THE WORST puts a dark twist on the romantic comedy genre. Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive “Jimmy Shive-Overly,” played by Chris Geere (The Spa), thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn “Gretchen Cutler,” played by Aya Cash (The Wolf of Wall Street), knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of them go home together and, despite their better judgment, begin to find themselves falling for each other. After a whirlwind courtship that culminates in Gretchen burning her apartment down with a faulty “back massager,” she and Jimmy are forced to take their relationship to the next level by moving in together (which neither of them are particularly thrilled about).
Rounding out the cast is Desmin Borges (The Good Wife), who plays “Edgar Quintero,” Jimmy’s once homeless, war veteran roommate; and Kether Donohue (The Carrie Diaries) as “Lindsay Jillian,” Gretchen’s best friend and former partner in crime who’s now struggling to find her identity after being dumped by her “lame, soft” husband. You're The Worst is a modern look at love and happiness told through the eyes of two people who haven't been very successful with either. It's the story of Gretchen and Jimmy, fear, heartbreak, romance, sex, food, Los Angeles, friendship, and the fact that sometimes the worst people make the best partners. You’re The Worst is produced by FX Productions.
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Starring: Chris Geere Aya Cash Kether Donahue Desmin Borges
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Senior Ugandan general meets with U.S. Army Africa leaders; continues cooperative partnership
VICENZA, Italy – When Ugandan Brig. Gen. Silver Kayemba arrived at U.S. Army Africa headquarters on April 27, he was met by familiar faces.
Kayemba, 53, the chief of training and operations for the Ugandan People’s Defense Force, was a key player during Natural Fire 10, a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise co-led by the UPDF and U.S. Army Africa, held in Uganda in Oct. 2009.
“This visit strengthens our relationship with the U.S. Armed Forces, particularly with U.S. Army Africa,” Kayemba said. “We are looking forward to even closer cooperation in the future.”
One of the first people Kayemba met was Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, commander of U.S. Army Africa.
“As part of our engagement strategy, U.S. Army Africa invites senior military leaders from partner land forces to see how our command operates,” Garrett said. “We create opportunities to discuss the way forward, as the U.S. Army continues to work with Ugandan land forces to strengthen their capacity to support security missions in Africa.”
U.S. Army Africa leaders briefed Kayemba on the command’s mission, its ongoing partnerships with African land forces to foster securing, stability and peace on the African continent. During his two-day visit, Kayemba also toured Caserma Ederle, stopping first at training simulators used by Soldiers prior to deploying.
In 2006, Kayemba visited several military sites in the United States, to include the Pentagon, National Defense University, and a U.S. Marine Corps base. As a junior officer then, Kayemba also attended the basic transportation officer course in the United States.
During Natural Fire, Kayemba served as exercise deputy director and worked closely with Garrett.
“We’ve been reviewing lessons learned from Natural Fire,” Kayemba said. “We are going to benefit from what I’ve seen here and I look forward to working with U.S. Army Africa in future.”
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©Russell Pritchard 9th August 2013
2013 World Police and Fire Games continue across Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Tennis at The Boat Club, Belfast
GB's Andrew King
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Continue rolling and stretching the cane until it's about half as thin and twice as long. Start in the center and gently roll , moving your fingers outwards as you roll.
A series of AI-generated portraits of Sharon S. in different art styles.
To be continued.
Pictures made with Midjourney.
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My write up on photographing the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas here
On the weekend of November 20-21, 2010, I was invited to photograph the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas prior to their opening December 15, 2010 in Las Vegas NV.
This set of images represents my efforts that weekend to showcase this newest resort property opening up on the Las Vegas Strip. Thanks to David Scherer from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for showing me around, to Miiko Mentz at Katalyst Films for helping to arrange the shoot, and to my wife for modeling for me.
To learn more about The Cosmpolitan of Las Vegas, check out their website here or their Facebook page here.
A four-pint pack of by Sainsbury's fresh milk now costs just £1. What hasn't changed is our commitment to British dairy farmers. Since 2007, we've led the industry in paying fair prices to farmers through our Dairy Development Group. And that support will continue. Because for us, good value also means good values.
After a short stop in Grafton Yard, 4490/4916/4306 return to Grafton City station to pick up the passengers and continue south with the RTM's 'Ocean to Outback' tour.
In a debate with Presidents Michel and von der Leyen, MEPs called for continued support for Ukraine and a common EU response to the US inflation reduction act.
“We are seeing more examples of Russia’s strategy of terror in Ukraine but its people will continue to resist and the EU will support their efforts”, said European Council President Charles Michel. He added that the EU must rapidly boost the competitiveness of European companies so they can compete with those in the USA and China that receive massive state aid. President Michel also highlighted the significant progress made in the EU’s coordinated response to high energy prices and underlined the importance of the upcoming reform of the electricity market, talks on migration and the need to strengthen sanctions against Iran for its continued repression of its citizens. “2023 will be a key year for the European project”, he concluded.
On Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Commission President said that “we need strength and resolve”. Europe has shown unity and joint efforts, for example regarding energy, have paid off, with gas prices now lower than before the invasion and gas storage at 80%. “For this winter we are safe, but we now have to prepare for the next one”, she continued and announced that the first energy supply contracts will be signed before summer.
To boost the competitiveness of Europe’s industry, President von der Leyen presented the “Green Deal industrial plan”, based on four pillars: speed and access, by simplifying and fast-tracking procedures; boosting investment in clean tech production by temporarily adapting state aid rules; supporting workers to improve their skills set to create good and well-paid jobs; and trade agreements to secure strong and resilient supply chains.
MEPs welcomed the EU’s continued support for Ukraine‘s stand against Russia’s aggression. They were convinced the European model will prevail over the Russian dictatorship, because Europe puts people first and does not use them to push through the will of a political leader.
Some MEPs demanded an increase in support for the most vulnerable during the cost of living crisis, and to ensure better conditions for platform workers. Others welcomed the Commission‘s action plan for European industry and called for an EU fund in response to the US inflation reduction act.
Some MEPs suggested better targeting of EU subsidies and more investment in research and development, a major prerequisite for improving the EU’s competitiveness. On the green transition, several MEPs urged the EU to maintain the momentum and advance the work set out in the European green deal.
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Luton Garage shared the provision of vehicles for interurban Service 321 between Luton, St Albans, Watford and Rickmansworth for a number of years and these Alexander bodied Leyland Olympians were regular performers on the service in the early 1990's. Seen here at St Peters Street, St Albans circa 1992 is G645 UPP. The vehicle continued to operate in the Luton area until withdrawal in 2013 when it passed to Abus of Bristol for spares.
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This weekend, workers continued rehabilitating the Dyckman St 1 station and adjacent tracks and elevated structure. This photo shows workers installing PVC conduit for duct bank under the northbound platfom edge. Photo by Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Lee Shek.
Continuing the White House tradition of working with creative and talented volunteers for holiday decorating, the Bush Center’s Kristin King and designer Ken Blasingame welcomed experienced and cheery “designers” who decked the halls in preparation for the Holidays at the Bush Center. The special exhibit runs from 11/22/14 through 1/13/15. www.bushcenter.org/special/holidays-at-the-bush-center-2014 (Photo by Andrew Kaufmann/The Bush Center)
The Postcard
A carte postale that was published by E. L. D. that was posted in Paris on Tuesday the 13th. November 1945 to:
Mr. Archie Newbury,
Albion House,
Bay Road,
Sholing,
Southampton,
England.
The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:
"My mother and I are
always very pleased
to hear from you.
I hope you are getting
accustomed to school
and are very good, at
least in talking and
reading French.
I give you my approval".
The message continues on the front of the card.
Francis Garnier
Marie Joseph François Garnier (25th. July 1839 – 21st. December 1873) was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina, and explorer.
He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commission in 19th. century Southeast Asia.
Francis Garnier - the Early Years
Garnier was born at Saint-Étienne, Loire, and entered the French Navy. After voyaging in Brazilian waters and the Pacific, he obtained a post on the staff of Admiral Léonard Victor Charner, who from February 1860 to November 1861 was campaigning in Cochinchina.
After some time spent in France, Garnier returned to the East, and in 1862, he was appointed inspector of native affairs in Cochinchina, and entrusted with the administration of Cholon, a suburb of Saigon.
Exploration of the Mekong and Yangtze rivers
It was at his suggestion that the Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat determined to send a mission to explore the valley of the Mekong River, but as Garnier was not considered old enough to be put in command, the chief authority was entrusted to Captain Ernest Doudard de Lagrée.
In the course of the expedition – to quote the words of Sir Roderick Murchison that were addressed to the youthful traveller when, in 1870, he was presented with the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society of London:
"From Kratié in Cambodia to Shanghai, 5,392 miles
were traversed, and of these, 3,625 miles, chiefly of
country unknown to European geography, were
surveyed with care, and the positions fixed by
astronomical observations, nearly the whole of the observations being taken by Garnier himself".
A year earlier he received an award to be shared with David Livingstone at the 1869 Geographical Congress in Antwerp.
Volunteering to lead a detachment to Dali, the capital of Sultan Suleiman, the sovereign of the Muslim rebels in Yunnan, Garnier successfully carried out the more-than-adventurous enterprise. When shortly afterwards Lagrée died, Garnier naturally assumed the command of the expedition, and he conducted it in safety to the Yangtze River, and thus to the Chinese coast.
On his return to France, he was received with enthusiasm. The preparation of his narrative was interrupted by the Franco-Prussian War, and during the siege of Paris, Garnier served as principal staff officer to the admiral in command of the eighth sector.
Returning to Cochinchina, he found the political circumstances of the country unfavourable for further exploration, so accordingly, he went to China, and in 1873 followed the upper course of the Yangtze River to the waterfalls.
Intervention in Tonkin
In late 1873 Garnier was sent by Admiral Dupré, the governor of Cochinchina, to Tonkin, to resolve a dispute between the Vietnamese authorities and the French entrepreneur Jean Dupuis.
Persuaded that the time was ripe for a French conquest of Tonkin, Garnier captured Hanoi, the capital of Tonkin, on the 20th. November 1873. In the next few weeks a small French force under Garnier's command captured most of the citadels of the Red River Delta.
The Vietnamese authorities, despairing of meeting the French with their own forces, appealed to the notorious Chinese soldier of fortune Liu Yongfu to come to their aid with his Black Flag Army.
The Defeat and Death of Francis Garnier
On the 21st. December 1873, Liu Yongfu and around 600 Black Flags, marching beneath an enormous black banner, approached the west gate of Hanoi. A large Vietnamese army followed in their wake.
Garnier began shelling the Black Flags with a field piece mounted above the gate, and when they began to fall back he led a party of 18 French marine infantrymen out of the city to chase them away.
The attack failed. Garnier, leading three men uphill in a bayonet attack on a party of Black Flags, was stabbed and hacked to death by several Black Flag soldiers after stumbling in a watercourse.
The youthful Adrien-Paul Balny d'Avricourt led an equally small column out of the citadel to support Garnier, but was also killed at the head of his men. Three French soldiers were also killed in these sorties, and the others fled back to the citadel after their officers fell.
Colonel Thomazi, the historian of French Indochina, gave the following detailed description of Garnier's last moments:
"At midday on the 21st. December he was in
conference with the ambassadors when an
interpreter ran up, announcing that bands of
Black Flags were attacking the town by the
western gate.
Garnier immediately hurried to the spot, but
some of his men had got there before him, and
their fire had sufficed to force the bandits to
retreat behind the bamboo hedges.
A 40-millimetre gun arrived at this moment.
Garnier rallied a dozen men, three of whom
dragged this small cannon, and left the town
at a run to pursue the enemy. As the gun could
not move quickly enough across the fields, he
left it behind with its gunners.
Garnier then divided the nine men who remained
with him into three groups. The first two groups
moved off to the left and the right, to re-join one
another further on, while he marched in the middle,
followed only by two men.
One and a half kilometres from the town he found
himself in front of a dyke, and slipped and fell while
trying to cross it. Some Black Flags hidden behind
the dyke ran out, while others opened fire.
At this moment the two men who were accompanying
Garnier were 100 metres behind him. One of them
was killed by a bullet and the other wounded. Garnier
cried:
'To me, brave boys, and
we'll give them a thrashing!'
He then fired the six rounds from his revolver in an
attempt to rescue himself, but the bandits surrounded
him, pierced him with thrusts of sabres and lances, cut
off his head, odiously mutilated his corpse, and ran
away.
The two other groups, rushing up to the sound of the
shooting, were only able to recover his bloodied
corpse and bring it back to Hanoi".
Garnier's death effectively ended the first French adventure in Tonkin. The French government disavowed Garnier's adventure, and hastened to conclude a peace settlement with the Vietnamese, abandoning most of its claims in Tonkin.
Francis Garnier's Achievement
Garnier's chief fame rests on the fact that he both conceived the idea of exploring the Mekong and carried out the larger portion of the work himself.
During the French colonial period he was also honoured for his feats of arms in Tonkin, which paved the way for the eventual French conquest of Tonkin in the 1880's.
Commemoration of Francis Garnier
In 1883, nine years after Francis Garnier's death, the French naval officer Henri Rivière was also killed by the Black Flags in Tonkin, in remarkably similar circumstances.
Garnier and Rivière were honoured during the French colonial period as the two pre-eminent French martyrs of the conquest of Tonkin. In 1884, during the Sino-French War, two gunboats of the Tonkin Flotilla were named after the two men.
During the siege of Tuyên Quang (November 1884–March 1885), Liu Yongfu's Black Flags, who formed part of the besieging Chinese army, taunted the men of the French garrison by chanting the names of their two most famous victims: 'Garnier! Rivière! Garnier! Rivière!'
In 1943, French Indochina issued a postage stamp commemorating Garnier.
A warship was named after him during World War II but was scuttled after a fight with the Japanese, near the Cambodian town of Kratié.
In 1973 a new ship, Francis Garnier, was built. It is still in service, and assisted the humanitarian efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake as part of Opération Séisme Haiti 2010. She left Martinique carrying 60 Army personnel, land vehicles and excavators; and various relief shipments.
Charles de Gaulle
So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?
Well, on the 13th. November 1945, the French Constituent Assembly unanimously elected Charles de Gaulle president of the Provisional Government.
Our family friend, John, has what he calls his funeral suit. I suppose we are now reaching the point where I need one too. In fact, I have lost several friends, former colleagues from The Mob, something that will accelerate as the years pass.
Last week, I noticed that a friend of mine on Flickr, Günter, had not commented on any shots for a few weeks. He used to leave funny one sentence comments that almost always brought a smile.
The lastest shot on his photostream was of a fresh grave.
His.
Sadly, Günter passed away on New Year's Day, and his family posted this last shot to let the world know. Or his friends, anyway.
We had visited his and his wife in Bonn, and he had come to stay with us too, we share interests in railways, photography and beer.
It came quite a shock I can tell you.
Online, people come and go, mostly without fanfare or announcement. One day they are there, and then they're not. Did they just get fed up, or something more terminal?
Most of the time, we'll never know.
I am lucky in that I have met many online friends in real life, sometimes here in Kent, but also in the US too, so know they are more than screen names and photos, but real people with lives, who are pretty much as wonderful as thei online presence would have you believe.
Life goes on, of course, but I will miss Günter, and sad for the fact we will not raise beers in a friendly toast to each other.
We woke at half six, I went to the bathroom and looked out the window. Still too early for birds, but there wasn't a breath of wind either, nor any cars to be seen moving. So it looked like someone had paused time.
Cleo is perpetual motion, however, and coming downstairs revealed her to be always on the move until her food is placed just where she wants it.
I went to Tesco by myself, with a list as long as a long thing, while Jools stayed behind and fed the hungry washing machine two loads of dirty laundry. Good news is that Tesco was fully stocked with fresh produce, including rapsberries from Spain. We like them for breakfast at weekends, its a hard habit to break.
Back home to unload and makaid breakfast; fruit and yogurt followed by warmed croissants.
Jools said she had been sitting all week, so would not come with me to go churchcrawling, so I go on me tood, driving up the M20 to Maidstone, to revisit All Saints church, where I had not been for over 12 years. I had checked Google, and it said the church would be open from 10:00.
I timed it to arrive dead on ten. I parked the car opposite, and didged traffic to get over the main road, I went to the first door only to find it locked. But a sign suggested there were two more possible ways in, so walked round, checked the north door, and that was locked too. That only left the west door, under the tower, to try. That was ajar, so my hopes lifted. Only to find the inner door locked.
Maybe I was too early?
A lady came in, I asked about the church. She said she was a bellringer, and disappeared up the steps to the ringing loft, where sounds of poorly rung bells could be heard.
I went round the church one more time, ending back at the west door, and again all way in were locked.
Sigh.
But there was a runners up prize; a church on the edge of town, in what used to be a village, at Bearsted. THe sat nav told me it was just a ten minute drive away.
So, I drove across town, through the crazy one-ways system, out the other side and along to Bearsted, where there were ancient timber framed houses, so old they had settled over the centuries into strange angles, none of which were right ones.
I found church lane, which wound its way through a modern housing estate, parked outside the chuchyard, and I could see a nice "church open" sign before I got out.
Although it looked spendid from the outside, inside it had been reordered at least twice, so that any ancient features were well hidden indeed. Even the glass, usually a rescuing act for over restored churches, were either just average or poor here. But it was my first visit here, so another tick in the box.
I now had to get home, as Jools is joining the speaking ciruit, as a lady has asked Jools to lead classes in beaded jewellery making.
I hightailed it back to the motorway, and once on, settled down to cruise back down to Dover and home, getting back at half twelve, with an hour to spare before Jools had to leave for the class.
So, it was just me an the cats for a few hours. There was football to entertain me, so I sat beside Scully on the sofa and watched the Championship game while she dozed beside me.
At three, it was time to concentrate on Norwich away at Millwall, one of six teams above us, and a win here would put us back in the play-offs. It was an exciting game, Millwall took the lead, only for City to level before half time, and then score two more early in the 2nd half. Millwall plled one back in the last ten minutes, but we hung on to win 3-2.
Not perfect, but a win at the New Den where they had been unbeated since September. And then, along came Nodge.
Dinner was a rushed one of pizza and iced squash, as we were going out to a gig.
Lawrence was the singer in an indie band in the 80s called Felt. He then formed Denim, an ironic pop band for the 90s, which also stiffed. He now fronts Mozart Estate, which does a fine line in ironic pop. Still.
We drive over th Ramsgate, to a small venue called The Music Hall. We were early, but got in, and went to the bar where we chatted to a couple about our age about music. In fact, most folks were about "our age".
First up was a young female singer/songwriter, who strummed her guitar along to her 6th form poetry.
The hall, which was barley bigger than our living room was about 50% full, but comfortable. We went to find somewhere to sit, thinking that the bar would be empty, only to find it rammed with more people than when we left it half an hour before.
We went to get some air, and finding nowhere to sit, went to the car.
Jools was shattered and fell asleep, and I really did not feel like being rammed into that room unable to see the band, and not able to lean against a wall to rest my back.
I said we'd go home.
So we did.
I don't regret it.
We got back at ten, Jools went to bed, while I had a glass of sloe port.
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Holy Cross church stands to the south of the village green at the end of a cul de sac. Its noble tower is crowned with queer sculptures, slightly reminiscent of Alnwick Castle. The exterior has a nicely textured effect, but this leads to an unexpectedly clean interior - the result of much care and attention and recent reordering. Whilst it cannot pretend to be in the top league of Kent churches it offers a fine selection of 19th and 20th century glass and some fine wall tablets. West tower, nave, chancel, north aisle and chapel, south porch.
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BERSTED.
BERSTED lies the next parish north-westward from Leeds. It was antiently written Bergestede, and most probably took its name from its situation, Berg, in Saxon, signifying a hill, and stede, a place or village.
THE PARISH lies mostly on what may be called high ground, a pleasant, and the greatest part of it a dry situation; the soil is in general a deep sand, though towards the south-west part it partakes of the quarry rock, and on the south side of the Lenham river a black moorish soil of fertile meadow ground. This river parts it towards the south from Osham, another smaller stream, which rises near Boxley, separates it on the western side from that parish and Maidstone, leaving within the bounds of it a part of the hamlet of Maginford. Besides the above, this parish is watered by two or three other smaller rivulets, which rise northward, and run here into the Lenham river, the easternmost of them separating it from Hollingborne and Leeds. The high road from Ashford and Lenham towards Maidstone, runs along the northern boundaries of it, passing over Bersted-green, the houses round which form the parish village, near it stands the church; besides this there are two other hamlets, called Ware and Roseacre-streets. In the south-east part of the parish is the seat of Milgate, pleasantly situated and wellcloathed with trees, at the back of which the ground descends to the river, and at a small distance that of Lower Milgate, so called from its lower situation still nearer the river.
A fair used to be held here on Holy Cross day, September 14, now by the alteration of the style, changed to Sept. 25, for pedlary, toys, &c.
The noble family of Bertie own this parish to have been their most antient habitation in this kingdom, for they are said to have possessed lands in it near the parsonage, at Strutton-street, and elsewhere in this neighbourhood, as early as the reign of king Henry II. and among the Harleian MSS. there is a grant of arms, anno 2 Henry VI. to Bartie, of Berested, in Kent; they continued here in king Henry the VIIth.'s reign, as appears by an antient rental of that time, and there are still lands, called Barty lands, in this parish and Thurnham; and from those of this name settled here, in a direct line was descended the dukes of Ancaster, now extinct, and from them the lady Willbughbye, of Eresbye; the earls of Abingdon, and other distinguished branches of this family claim their descent.
The manors of Leeds, Moathall, and Thurnham, extend over this parish, in which there is an estate belonging to the former of them, which has constantly passed through the same succession of owners, from the family of Crevequer, who were proprietors of it in the reign of William the Conqueror, to the Rev. Dr. Denny Martin Fairfax, of Leeds-castle, who is at present in the possession of it.
MILGATE is an eminent seat, situated in the southeast part of this parish, which was formerly esteemed a manor, though it has long since lost the reputation of ever having been one.
The family of Coloigne antiently possessed this estate; one of whom, Robert de Coloigne, died possessed of it in the 35th year of king Edward III. In process of time, his descendants came to be called Coluney; one of whom, Thomas Coluney, as appears by an old survey of Bersted, possessed it in the 14th year of Edward IV. Soon after which, that is, in the beginning of king Henry VII.'s reign, it was become the property of the family of Stonehouse, whose antient seat was at Haslewood, in Boughton Malherbe.
Robert Stonehouse, esq. was of Bersted, at the latter end of king Henry VIII.'s reign. His son, George Stonehouse, esq. was clerk of the green cloth to queen Elizabeth, and resided at West Peckham, where he died in 1575, whose eldest son William was created a baronet anno 4 Charles I. and Nicholas, the second, was of Boxley, in this county. He bore for his arms, Argent, on a fess sable, between three hawks volant, azure, a leopard's face, between two mullets, or. (fn. 1) In the beginning of the reign of queen Elizabeth he alienated this seat to Thomas Fludd, esq. afterwards knighted, who was son of John Fludd, esq. of Morton, in Shropshire, and bore for his arms, Vert, a chevron between three wolves heads, erased, argent; which coat, with his quarterings, was confirmed to him by Robert Cook, clarencieux, in 1572. He resided at Milgate, where he died in 1607, and was buried in this church, having considerably improved and augmented this seat. His son Thomas Fludd, esq. afterwards of Otham, succeeded him in this estate, which he alienated in 1624, to William Cage, of Farringdon, in Hampshire, barrister-at law, who resided here. He was bred at Lincoln's-inn, an utter barrister, and was descended from Richard Cage, of Packenham, in Suffolk. He bore for his arms, Per pale, gules and azure, a saltier, or, and a chief, ermine, which was an alteration from the antient arms of this family, viz. Azure and gules, over all a saltier, or; and, together with an addition to the crest, was granted to him by St. George, clarencieux, in 1624, (fn. 2) and in his descendants it continued down to Wm. Cage, esq. who was likewise of Milgate, and was sheriff in 1695, and represented the city of Rochester in several parliaments during queen Anne's reign. Of his sons, William died s. p. Lewis will be mentioned hereafter; and John was of Lower Milgate, esq. Lewis Cage, the second son, became at length possessed of Milgate, where he resided, and left one son Lewis, and a daughter Catherine, who married first, Mr. George Eastchurch, of Maidstone; and secondly Christopher Hull, esq. but died s. p. On his death, Lewis Cage, esq. his son, succeeded him in this seat, where he now resides.
He married Annetta, second daughter and coheir of Edward Coke, esq. of the White Friars, in Canterbury, by whom he had four sons; Lewis Cage, esq. of Lower Milgate, who married Fanny, eldest daughter of Sir Brook Bridges, bart. the Rev. Edward Cage, rector of Easling, who married Jane, second daughter of Charles Van, esq. of Monmouthshire; John, who died in the West-Indies unmarried in 1789, and the Rev. Charles Cage, of Cristmell, vicar of Bersted, who married Elizabeth, daughter of colonel Graham, and one daughter Catherine, as yet unmarried.
AT A SMALL DISTANCE westward from Milgate, there is a good house, called COMBES, alias LOWER MILGATE, which on the death of William Cage, esq. came to his youngest son John Cage, as before-mentioned, who died s. p. It is now the property of Mrs. Brander, the widow of Gustavus Brander, esq. and daughter of Francis Gulston, esq. by a daughter of William Cage, esq. Lewis Cage, esq. junior, at present resides in it.
MOAT-HALL is a manor in this parish, the mansion of which, from the materials with which it was built, was called Stonehouse. It antiently belonged to the neighbouring priory of Leeds, as appears by several old boundaries and papers, and was most probably part of those demesnes given to it at its first foundation, by Robert de Crevequer, in the reign of king Henry I. These demesnes appear by a rental of the time of king Henry VII. to have been held of the manor of Leeds, though they have been long since accounted parcel of this manor of Moat-hall.
On the dissolution of the priory in the reign of king Henry VIII. this manor, among the rest of the possessions of it, was surrendered into the king's hands, who afterwards, by his dotation-charter, in his 33d year, settled this manor, among other premises, on his new founded dean and chapter of Rochester, with whom it remains at this time.
The present lessee of it, under the dean and chapter, is Mr. William Usborne. There is a court baron held for this manor.
AT A SMALL DISTANCE southward from the church lies an estate called OTTERIDGE, formerly Oterashe, which in the reign of king Henry VIII. belonged to Simon Bertyn, one of the brethren of St. Bartholomew's hospital, beside Sandwich, who by will in 1530, devised it to Jeffry Merchant, of Rainham.
It afterwards came into the possession of the family of Munns, who continued possessors of it for several generations, till at length one of them sold it, with Aldington, in the adjoining parish of Thurnham, to William Sheldon, esq. whose descendant Richard Sheldon, esq. at his death, bequeathed it to his widow, and she re-marrying with William Jones, M. D. entitled him to it. He died in 1780, leaving by her two daughters; Mary, married to Lock Rollinson, esq. of Oxfordshire, and Anne, to Thomas Russell, esq. and they in right of their wives, are respectively entitled to it.
Charities.
SIMON BERTYN, one of the brethren of St. Bartholomew's hospital, near Sandwich, owner of Otteridge, in this parish, which he devised, together with his messuage called Buds, with its lands and appurtenances, in Allyngton, beside Thurnham, by his will in 1530, to Jeffry Marchant, ordered that the said Jeffry and his heirs male, should for ever yearly distribute, on the first Sunday of Lent, in the church of Berghsted, to the parish clerk there, and to other poor people, four bushels of green peas; that is to say, to every one of them, one peck.
EDWARD GODFREY, gent. of Thurnham, gave by his will in 1709, thirty shillings yearly out of lands in this parish, called Crouch field, for the schooling of poor children; half of them to be of this parish, and half of that of Thurnham. And he left 30s. yearly for the same use, to be paid out of an house called Rose acre, in this parish; the payment of which has been constantly refused, upon pretence, that he had no right to devise that charge on it.
The poor constantly relieved are about forty-five; casually twenty five.
BERSTED is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Rochester, and deanry of Sutton.
The church is situated on high ground, at a small distance southward of Bersted-green. It is dedicated to the Holy Cross, and is a handsome building, consisting of two isles and two chancels, with a square beacon tower at the west end of it. On three corners of the summit of the tower, are the figures of three dogs, or bears sejant, for they are so defaced by great length of time, that they can but be guessed at. If they represent the latter, they might have been placed there in allusion to the name of this parish: if not, these figures might perhaps be the crest of the founder of the church. In this church in the Milgate chancel, are monuments for the Cage family, and for Robert Fludd, M. D. A memorial for William Godfrey, jun. in 1690; and for Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Bosvile, esq. of Bradburne, justice and clerk of the court of wards, married first to Edward Mabb, gent. of this parish; and secondly, to William Godfrey, of Bersted, yeoman, obt. 1614. In the porch, against the east wall, is a small monument for Stephen Mason, of Boxley, citizen and vintner of London, obt. 1560, arms, A thevron, between three tuns, or barrels.
There were some lands and tenements in this parish, given by several persons, who stiled themselves the fraternity of the Holy Cross of Bersted, for a priest to sing mass yearly for one quarter of a year, in this church.
The church of Bergnestede, with all its rights and appurtenances, was given in the reign of Henry I. by Robert de Crevequer, son of Hamo de Crevequer, junior, to the priory of Leeds, then founded by him; which gift was confirmed by Baldwin, archbishop of Canterbury, in the reign of Henry II. who then appropriated this church to the canons there, towards the finding of lights and ornaments in their church. Archbishops Theobald and Hubert confirmed it likewise, as did John, prior, and the convent of Christ-church, in 1278, by the description of the church of Berghestede, with the tithes of Strutton. King Edward III. likewise confirmed it by his charter of inspeximus in his 41st year.
This church, together with the advowson of the vicarage, remained part of the possessions of the priory of Leeds till the dissolution of it, in the reign of king Henry VIII. when it was surrendered up into the king's hands, among other estates belonging to it.
After which, the king, by his dotation charter, in his 33d year, settled both the parsonage and advowson of the vicarage of this church on his new-founded dean and chapter of Rochester, with whom they now remain.
¶On the intended dissolution of deans and chapters, after the death of king Charles I. the possessions of the dean and chapter of Rochester, in this parish, were surveyed in 1649, by order of the state; when it was returned, that the parsonage or rectory of Bersted consisted of a messuage, barns, &c. which, with the tithes and glebe land of forty acres, were of the improved rent of 46l. 8s. per annum, which were let anno 13 Charles I. at the yearly rent of 9l. 13s. 4d. and four bushels of malt, for the term of twenty-one years; and the lessee covenanted to discharge the pension of forty shillings to the vicar, and to repair the chancel of the church. Out of which lease was excepted, the advowson of the vicarage, and the portion of tithes called Vintners Portion.
The vicarage is a discharged living in the king's books, of the clear yearly certified value of thirty pounds, the yearly tenths of which are 12s. 9d.
In 1649, the vicarage was valued in the abovementioned survey at twenty pounds per annum.
The parsonage is leased out by the dean and chapter to Mr. John Packman, but the advowson of the vicarage they reserve in their own hands.
The vicarage is endowed with all manner of tithes, except grain, and the vicar now enjoys the abovementioned pension of forty shillings from the lessee of the dean and chapter.
2020 is a special year for China as it marks the deadline to achieve goals of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, implementing the 13th five-year plan, and winning the decisive battle against poverty.
This launch event will discuss how China should continue to develop its agricultural industry in a global context to meet the goals above, and how China and the world should respond to challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and support the poor and vulnerable groups.
The China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2020 (CASDR) analyzes the domestic and foreign macroeconomic and agricultural industry conditions. The report reviews the important events in 2019, including the persistence of trade frictions between China and the United States, the spread of African swine fever, etc. Besides, the report assesses the competitiveness of China’s agricultural industry from the perspectives of total factor productivity, international trade and production cost. The report provides studies on the impact of COVID-19 on China’s agriculture and farmers’ income; research on the recovering of pig production capacity and its key influencing factors; and simulations of the impact of fall armyworm on China’s corn industry in 2020. Moreover, it summarizes the characteristics of 18 important agricultural product industries development in 2019 and prospecting trends in the next two years.
The IFPRI 2020 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) highlights the central role that inclusive food systems play in meeting global goals to end poverty, hunger, and malnutrition, and offers recommendations for making food systems more inclusive for four marginalized groups – smallholders, women, youth, and conflict-affected people. The report also provides analysis on transforming national food system in several countries like Bangladesh and Ethiopia, and advice on development of food system in different regions worldwide. As for China, smallholders and other marginalized groups are affected by African swine fever, trade disputes between China and the United States, COVID-19 and other uncertainties. Their livelihoods, food security, and nutritional status require particular attention. GFPR calls for supporting the poor and the most vulnerable to build inclusive food systems
During the event, an overview of the GFPR's and CASDR's findings will be presented.
Opening Remarks
Host, Longjiang Yuan, Director, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development (IAED)
Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI
Huajun Tang, President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Reports Launch
China Agricultural Sector Development Report 2020 (CASDR)
Xurong Mei, Vice President, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
IFPRI 2020 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR)
Shenggen Fan, Chair Professor of China Agricultural University, former Director General of IFPRI
Comments and Advice on Reports
Host, Kevin Chen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Changyun Jiang, Deputy Director of the Institute of Industrial and Technical Economics, National Development and Reform Commission
Hongyu Zhang, Vice Dean of China Institute for Rural Studies, Tsinghua University
Xiaohua Chen, Member of the National Committee of CPPCC, former Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, President of Chinese Association of Agricultural Economics
Xingqing Ye, Director General, Research Department of Rural Economy, Development Research Center of the State Council
Xiurong He, Professor of College of Economics and Management of China Agricultural University, Consultant of the State Council
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Continued from last photo:
Finished! Modeled by Mary Ellen. Made from brown paper shopping bags (Ace Hardware store), plastic bag (Target store) , and a repurposed child's hair clip (given to me).
Now, on to the last accessory and the Plastic Bag Finale!
Construction and renovation work continues Sept. 19, 2011 at the high school in Wiesbaden, Germany. The project, being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, is part of a $1.4 billion DoDDS program to construct state-of-the-art learning facilities throughout Europe. The WHS project includes a new curriculum building at the site of the old gym. The new three-story classroom building will enhance the learning environment of Wiesbaden students. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jennifer Aldridge)
Constance “Connie” Fornal, age 82, of Aurora, passed away surrounded by the love and prayers of her family, Saturday, February 12, 2022.
She was born August 23, 1939, in Elgin, IL, to proud and loving parents, Leor and Catherine Warner.
Connie grew up in Crystal Lake and lived above the family funeral home, Warner Funeral Service. She attended local schools, graduating from Crystal Lake High School with the class of 1957.
She continued her education at Western Illinois University and received her Bachelor’s degree in art education, with a minor in social studies, in 1961. While studying in speech class, Connie found her attention drawn to William Fornal, and according to Bill, “she became speechless”. Whether it was figurative or literal, she managed to pass the class and walk down the aisle. They were united in marriage on June 9, 1962.
They began their new life in Aurora and not only made a family, but a lifetime of memories.
She found work at both Waldo Junior High and C.F. Simmons Junior High in Aurora, IL. In later years, she also substitute taught at area schools. She always said that she taught very talented children and enjoyed her time in the classroom very much. Connie helped to liven up the hallways, created collages and mobiles that graced various classrooms.
Connie and Bill were faithful members of St. Mary Catholic Church in Aurora.
Connie not only taught art, but she also loved it and lived it. She was a prolific artist who enjoyed drawing, creating clay pottery and her infamous custom holiday greeting cards that all her family and friends were anxious to receive every Christmas. It became like a therapy to her soul and was put on display with her seasonal decorations that never ceased to amaze. She even helped to create a one-of-a-kind metal totem pole made from milk cans, complete with a set of wings, and all of it set in a base of concrete that has stood the test of time. She decoratively painted rock sculptures for family and friends as well as the family pontoon boat on Lake Bellevue near Delta, WI. The word of her talent spread quickly and soon her arrival was celebrated with requests from neighbors to beautify their own watercraft. Her heart was ever open to love and was known for her caring nature and generous spirit.
She is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Bill Fornal; one daughter Megan Fornal; Geoffrey (Ellen) Warner; one niece, Sarah (Ty) Warbuck; a nephew, Danny Mansmith and a family of friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Leor Sr. and Catherine Warner; one brother, Leor “Skip” Warner II; her mother and father-in-law, William and Emily Fornal and sister-in-law, Delphine Mansmith.
Following cremation, the family will host a celebration of life at a later date.
ca. 1937.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charlottenburg Gate (German: Charlottenburger Tor) with Charlottenburg Bridge (Charlottenburger Brücke) is a Neo-Baroque building in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. Erected in 1907 at the behest of the then independent City of Charlottenburg, it was meant as a counterpart to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Location
The Gates flank the western approach to the main thoroughfare Straße des 17. Juni (former Charlottenburger Chaussee) through the Großer Tiergarten park, which passes either sided of the Berlin Victory Column in the centre, on through Brandenburg Gate to the central Mitte district, where it continues as the Unter Den Linden boulevard.
They are close to the eastern border of the Charlottenburg locality, immediately to the west of the Tiergarten district. The Gate porticoes stand either side of the Strasse des 17. Juni to the east of the Charlottenburg Bridge, which spans the Landwehr Canal. To the west of the Bridge are two lavish street lights known as Candelabra (German: Kandelaber).
History
Southern custom house, about 1900
A first wooden bridge on the road from Berlin to Charlottenburg was erected in the course of the building of the Landwehr Canal according to plans designed by Peter Joseph Lenné from 1845 to 1850. It was not one of the original gates from the Berlin Customs Wall that existed between 1737 and 1860, and the earlier Berlin Fortress that existed between 1650-1740. To collect tolls and octrois, the Prussian treasury had two symmetric custom houses built on each side of the road in 1856, designed by Friedrich August Stüler in a Neoclassical style with Doric porticoes and sandstone columns. After the road tolls had been abolished in the late 19th century, the houses were rented, but began to block the increasing road traffic. In 1900, the bridge was purchased by the affluent City of Charlottenburg in order to rebuild it as a prestigious eastern entrance. The city council initiated an architectural design competition, though with no satisfactory result. The winner, Friedrich Pützer from Darmstadt, designed a stately gate house, which has never been built. The present-day gate complex was finally erected according to plans designed by Charlottenburg's building authority itself together with the commissioned architect Bernhard Schaede, for a price of 1,572,000 German gold marks.
Charlottenburg Gate shortly after completion
Construction of the new bridge across the Landwehr Canal with a width of 55 metres (180 ft) started in 1904. After the demolition of the custom houses, the tuff porticoes and the 22-metre-high (72 ft) candelabra were erected in 1907. The two inner pylons left a 15-metre-wide (49 ft) gap for the traffic, flanked with larger-than-life bronze statues of King Frederick I of Prussia, the founder of Charlottenburg, and his consort Sophia Charlotte of Hanover.
Canadian soldiers at war-damaged southern pylon, July 1945
In the course of the Nazi Welthauptstadt Germania plans, Adolf Hitler's chief architect Albert Speer in 1937 ordered the Charlottenburger Chaussee road widened to a "East-West-Axis". To enable a continuous view on street level, the bridge was flattened and broadened, while the candelabra and the porticoes were dismantled and moved further apart to a distance of 33 metres (108 ft). Charlottenburg Gate and its surrounds were heavily damaged during World War II and the final Battle of Berlin, when in April 1945 forces of the Polish 1st Infantry Division, pushing eastwards to the Berlin city centre, fought against retiring Wehrmacht troops.
Restoration
By 1970, Charlottenburg Gate and its surrounds had been restored in their 1930s position, except for the candelabra in front, which were razed to their foundations shortly after the war. A second complete renovation was begun in 2004, co-financed by a private cultural heritage foundation and a disputed giant advertisement poster.Finally, the two candelabra were rebuilt in 2009.[1][2]
Charlottenburg Gate with candelabra, 2010 condition
The public debate continues, whether it is adequate to restore the gate ensemble in its original Wilhelmine condition while the general impression remains affected by the 1930s relocation with respect to modern traffic. A friend's society has established a small exhibition on the gate's history in a former facility room beneath the northern portico, which can be visited on Saturday afternoons.