So... A ways back in history it was no real issue to have an earnest expression of goodwill towards others, be it in person or on advertisements, by saying something to the effect of "Merry Christmas" or perhaps a picture of Santa looking benevolent. This is no new issue, and it's a topic that has in the past been brought up and conjectured upon at great length no doubt. So why am I writing a longwinded dissertation on the matter? Because I like to write, it allows me to vent, and if you're still reading this then I guess in part I'm writing it for you. I like to think about society and discuss it because it makes me laugh more than anything I can think of. Only a group of mammals that believe they are the master race and above reproach can aspire to such hieghts of order, yet need seven signs on an automatic door ( a device that should shock no-one to see day-to-day)so that people don't get hurt or secondly sue. I digress... this was about religion and the holidays. So here's my take on it. I, as you would know if you read my profile, am accepting of all people's faith orientations as long as it doesn't infringe on certain indisputable logic and decency standards. But I must admit, why take out Santa and the "Merry Christmas" from all of our season's greetings? Doesn't that slight the Christians? They already accepted defeat with X-mas ( which basically is like Jesus being illiterate and having to put an X down for his name, how blasphemous is that!) for cryin' out loud. To go further though, doesn't something like "Sparkle Season" just demean everyone of every faith? I personally would not take offence to seeing a commercial centered around the lighting of the menorah rather than a Christmas tree. I'd cheer the direction. Which is why I love Christmahanukkwanza. It only cuts off one letter from each faith that have the biggest hold on the holiday season. Now yes, it is a bit funny at first, and whoever thought it up originally probably meant it to only be a larf, but I like the idea of it. I hope the image comes off as nuetral enough. I didn't have anything really to symbolize Jewish traditions and I'll have to go on wikipedia to find out about Kwanzaa more... but I like the starburst effect on each light a lot. Well in closing, enjoy December, I hear there's a lot to like in it.

Clive Davis Pre Grammy Party 2009

All images copyright © Matthew Field 2009

p.s. if you are going to ignore my copyright and post my images elsewhere on the internet at least have the decency to credit me and link them back to here, or i'll probably have to stop posting them here or at least start putting big watermarks on them.

The Sports Hospitality Group call me between 1 and 3 times a week EVERY WEEK to try and get me to take a sports sponsorship package.

Each time I say I am not interested (politely) , and please take me off the list.

The calls keep coming.

I emailed them today to remove me under section 11 of the data protection act.

The screenshot says it all - deleted without being read.

Unethical or a company that just does not care, because they know that eventually someone will say yes.

I had the same with THG Sports (part of Marcus Evans - 'nuff said) but they had the decency to call me and apologise and remove me.

Now when a company with a 3 letter name (SHG, THG) calls me, I know it is a spam call.

When I mentioned to one caller that they were in breach of section 11 of the data protection act, his response was "here we go.." so they must be used to it.

Yesterday's Sports Hospitality Group caller had the nerve to ask me if "there was anyone else at the company that might be interested" after I warned him he also was in breach of the act.

I did email Tom Pearson (Sales Director at SHG) tpearson@sportshospitalitygroup.co.uk for a response...

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

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In testament to the significance of the new Church, Mr. David Miscavige, Chairman of the Board Religious Technology Center and ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, led the opening ceremony. In his dedication address, Mr. Miscavige told Cambridge parishioners and staff: “This Church is the incarnation of all Scientology bestows to this world, forged of the very purpose with which L. Ron Hubbard bestowed Scientology itself: to help Man to again find his footing in this materialistic society; to restore to him the goodness, love and decency with which he was created; and to help him fulfill his eternal dream of spiritual freedom. So take all that you now have with this Ideal Org and let no one want of your help, for you now possess unlimited resources to answer every need and fulfill your dreams, your responsibility and your destiny as Scientologists.”

Dutch collector card, no. 30.

Lloyd Price (1933-2021) was an American R&B and rock 'n' roll singer. He was known as 'Mr. Personality' after his million-selling hit, 'Personality' (1959). Although most of Price's hits occurred in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had his first hit in 1952 with 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy', which became a major R&B hit. Lloyd Price was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Lloyd Price was born and raised in 1933 in Kenner, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. His mother, Beatrice Price, owned the Fish 'n' Fry Restaurant. Price picked up lifelong interests in business and food from her. He and his younger brother Leo were both musical. He had formal training on trumpet and piano, sang in his church's gospel choir, and was a member of a combo in high school. His first recording, 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy', was a hit for Specialty Records in 1952. However, his budding career came to a quick halt in 1954 when he was drafted into the army and was sent to Korea. Because of his musical background, though, he was placed into the Special Services (entertainment) branch, where he was put in charge of a large dance band that played 'Swing' music to entertain the troops. It was here that Price got the idea for what was to become his trademark style: combining a lush, full orchestra with the grittier, rawer tempos and vocals of R&B. After he returned, he found he had been replaced by Little Richard. Price made the rounds of record companies trying to convince them of the soundness of his idea, but he got nowhere. Frustrated, he started his own label, Kent Records. He continued to release records, but none were as popular until several years later, when he refined the New Orleans beat and achieved a series of national hits. His first record on Kent, 1957's 'Just Because', became a regional hit on the East Coast, but Kent, like other small labels, found it difficult to distribute nationally, limiting the chances of the record's success. Price managed to sign a distribution deal with ABC-Paramount Records, a major player with national distribution, and that enabled the record to stay on the charts for the next six months. The next year, he signed a distribution deal with Atlantic Records, another major label. However, he soon grew tired of both running a record label and performing, and decided to concentrate solely on performing.

Lloyd Price signed a recording contract with ABC-Paramount in 1958 and released what would be one of his biggest hits, 'Stagger Lee', complete with his trademark combination of orchestral background and R&B vocals. The record sold more than a million copies and was the top R&B record of 1959. The song did cause some controversy, though. It was based on an old tune called 'Stag-O-Lee' about an argument that took place during a gambling game that resulted in a barroom murder. Religious pressure groups, among them the Catholic Church's Legion of Decency, pressured Paramount not to release the record at all, due to its 'immoral' subject matter. Paramount did release it, but the lyrics were somewhat sanitised, with no mention of gambling or the shooting resulting in the character's death. Price's follow-up songs to 'Stagger Lee' were also big hits: 'Personality' and 'I'm Gonna Get Married'. Price left Paramount in 1962 and started his own record label again, Double-L. While he had some modest hits with that label, its main claim to fame was that it was the label which first signed Wilson Pickett to a solo contract. Price signed with several different labels over the next several years. He was the first black artist signed by Monument Records, a Nashville label that specialised almost exclusively in Country & Western singers. However, he couldn't manage to chart with any more records. To jumpstart his career, he started his own label again, Turntable Records, and even opened up a nightclub in New York called Turntables. From 1972 on, he concentrated more on personal appearances and concerts rather than recording. He entered semi-retirement in the mid-1980s and only occasionally appeared in concerts or on television. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Source: Wikipedia and IMDb.

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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite, Freedom, Self Expression, All, Inclusive, Acceptance, Acknowledge, Parade, Charlotte, Downtown, Girl, Chilling, Talking, Connecting, Telling, Informing, Confiding, Sharing, Looking, Happy, Young, Different, Rainbow, Colors, Walk, Legs, Cover, Decency, Legal, Normal, Diversity

Mamis is a trisikad driver. THis family is consider to be my ever first client around the neighborhood of Pasil. When he saw little birthday cards from my nephew Andrie that I made, he tries to asked me with decency if I could do the same with his little girl. I said, yes, why not. I hope this will attract more.. :)

Glad to give my service..

I bought this fridge freezer shortly after my divorce back in 1993...

It has served me well since then, and survived three house moves, but after developing icebergs the size of that which sank the Titanic, it's time to set it freon... It's been a gas, but it's time to eat, drink and be very full, for tomorrow, I get a new appliance - which I'm told I can't switch on for 24 hours! I tried to eat my way through the contents of my old freezer as directed by the sales lady, but my jeans are already straining at the seams, and for the sake of decency, I had to admit defeat...

Just as well a hard frost is forecast - the contents of the defunct freezer will be in temporary storage in the garage!

Voting for Mitt Romney is a vote against tolerance, decency and rational thinking.

The audio clips in this video are from Mitt Romney's interview with Piers Morgan on CNN.

Source for original article:

Daily Mirror

Thu, Aug 03, 1939 ·Page 24

www.newspapers.com/image/789861070/

Intrigued by this clip, I wanted to find out more about the incident and match. After a thorough Google search, it turns out that the Daily Star description is way off 😊.

Source for the Bioknowlogy information:

fenerbahcetarihi.org/tag/tarik-ozerengin/

Here’s the full contemporaneous article, translated from Turkish:

“A tragic incident occurred during yesterday's match.

Demirspor goalkeeper and team captain Necdet attacked referee Tarık, injuring him in the eye. The referee declared the match abandoned and Demirspor defeated.

The last match of the national league championship, which had been rumored for days, was played yesterday at Fenerbahçe Stadium between Galatasaray and Demirspor. A tragic incident, unprecedented in sports history, occurred, resulting in the match being abandoned and Demirspor declared defeated.

The incident in question is that Demirspor's goalkeeper and captain, Necdet, attacked referee Tarık, punching him in the eye and causing a large gash on his face. There have been numerous fights between players and spectators on our sports fields, but none of the players have ever assaulted the referee. In yesterday's match, the referee was ultimately assaulted.

Nearly ten thousand spectators gathered at Fenerbahçe Stadium yesterday. Everyone was eagerly awaiting this match, which would determine the national league champion. The teams had been in training camp for a week and had been preparing. However, because the match had been turned into a game of nerves rather than a regular game, it hardly seemed like an enjoyable match to watch.

The teams walked onto the field at five-thirty, arm in arm. After greeting the crowd, they lined up as follows:

Galatasaray: Osman, Faruk, Adnan, Musa, Rıza, Yusuf, Salim, Salahaddin, Cemil, Boduri, Bedii

Demirspor: Necdet, Şevket, İbrahim, İbrahim, Şemsi, Salih, Hakkı, Orhan, Orhan. Gazi, Arif.

The game was refereed by Tarık.

A delegation, specially flown from Ankara and chaired by the president of the Football Federation, was monitoring the match from the sidelines.

The game began in a heated atmosphere.

A serious contest was taking place, with both sides pouring in all their energy. However, this contest gradually began to lose its sporting character and shift into a different pattern. Before kickoff, the referee had issued some cautions to the contestants, explaining the importance of the match and urging them to play a clean game. Despite this, the harshness persisted. The referee felt compelled to frequently award fouls and free kicks, and even cautioned some players. Seventy-five percent of the penalties and warnings were given to Demirspor players. Fears of a tragic incident arose at every stage of the match. However, the first half ended in a 0-0 draw.

The second half began with a harsher and more tense tone than the first.

Kicking and tripping had become permissible. The referee was issuing so many warnings and fouls that it was impossible to watch even five minutes of play without interruption. Finally, a blatant error in front of the Demirspor goal resulted in a penalty being awarded to Galatasaray. The Galatasaray players squandered the opportunity by kicking the ball out. A minute later, Demirspor scored a goal.

Demirspor's 1-0 victory was an invaluable advantage for the Ankaraspor team, and they could have easily finished the game in that position. Despite this, the Demirspor players intensified their fierce play; Necdet, the team's captain and goalkeeper, went above and beyond, not hesitating to kick or trip any player who approached the goal.

In the 33rd minute of the second half, during a Galatasaray attack, Necdet knocked Galatasaray's Cemil to the ground. The referee, who had previously subjected Necdet to numerous warnings, felt compelled to send him off and went to inform him of his decision. Just as referee Tarık officially announced his decision, he was struck several times in the eye. Team captain Necdet, in a manner unheard of by any of our players, had attacked the referee and injured his eye.

Surrounding police immediately rushed to the scene. They apprehended Necdet, while referee Tarık was carried off the field, bleeding profusely. He was treated in the locker room. Shortly thereafter, the players left the field, as the referee had called off the match.

This is the story behind the incident. We don't need to find words and adjectives to describe the ugliness of the situation. For a man captaining a distinguished team to attempt to assault a referee is, to put it mildly, primitive and rude. The referee who was subsequently assaulted was a young man with a clean character, honest morals, and a kindness that would be a model for all our athletes. He graduated this year, became a doctor, and has never spoken a single word of abuse to anyone. He has been known for his honesty, kindness, impartiality, and pure morals in every match he officiates. So much so that when the two teams decided to appoint a referee for the match, Demirspor strongly insisted that Tarık officiate.

Sport isn't necessarily about winning a match or prevailing at all costs. Our primary understanding of sport is moral integrity, honesty, and humanity. A person who would so transgress the boundaries of decency, humanity, and morality as to assault a referee has no connection or connection to the concept of sport. In this case, it's inconceivable to even entertain excuses such as an inability to control one's temper or an inability to tolerate injustice. Because if Tarık committed an injustice in this match, it was against Galatasaray, and it could be argued that he has been condoning Demirspor in many situations.

This man, escorted from the field under police escort amidst jeers and insults from the crowd, was immediately arrested and brought before a criminal court. Referee Tarık has also filed a separate lawsuit.

Unfortunately, our elders also witnessed this heinous incident. Minister of Foreign Affairs Şükrü Saracoğlu, former Minister of National Defense General Kâzım Özalp, and several other state officials were present at the stadium. The Federation's president, officials from the Istanbul region, and members were also present.

Following this incident, Necdet lost his right to participate in sports in this country for life. The legal punishment he would receive is a lifelong boycott. Furthermore, there is a criminal court decision to be issued for his violation.

Regarding the situation of Demirspor, the team has been disqualified, as previously stated in a circular issued by the headquarters. Galatasaray won yesterday's match legally. Under these circumstances, a second matchup between the two teams in Ankara is unthinkable.

What does the referee say?

We spoke with referee Tarık late last night.

He told us the following:

“I warned Demirspor goalkeeper Necdet several times for his repeated misconduct, but he continued his deliberate actions. Following his latest action against Galatasaray player Cemile, I had to remove him from the game for the sake of the game. I duly informed him of this decision. However, Necdet immediately charged at me and began punching me. My face and eyes were covered in blood, and I left the field under police escort. Because I saw no way to manage the match in this situation, I was forced to abandon the game. I have applied to the courts and municipal police to prosecute him under criminal law.”

Statement of the Head of the Federations Department

Following the tragic incident, B. Ziya Ateş, the head of the Federations Department, whom we met with, stated the following:

“Following the incident, which began with Necdet physically assaulting referee Tarık in the 33rd minute of the match, Tarık and Necdet left the field and were escorted to the locker room by police. The match monitoring committee, inquiring about the final decision regarding the unmanaged play on the field, personally inquired with the referee and took the Demirspor captain to the criminal court, forcing the match to be abandoned.”

July 24, 1939 – Cumhuriyet Newspaper

F.I.F.A. Responds

Galatasaray's National League Championship Confirmed

In the first of the matches between Galatasaray and Demirspor, one in Ankara and the other in Istanbul for the national league championship, the incident occurred, leading to the match being abandoned.

The Football Federation then queried the International Football Federation about this incident, and the expected response came yesterday.

The response stated, "Demirspor, despite leading 0-1, will be deemed to have forfeited the match because it was responsible for the incident." Following this, a meeting was held at the General Directorate with members of the Supreme Referee Committee and the Football Federation, and Galatasaray was awarded a forfeit victory.

In the first of these two-match matches, Demirspor was deemed to have forfeited, and no points were awarded. Therefore, the second match was no longer necessary, and Galatasaray's 938-939 national league championship was confirmed.

The decision will be communicated immediately to the relevant regions and clubs. We congratulate the yellow-reds, whose rightful place has been granted after a long wait, on their championship.

October 27, 1939 – Akşam Newspaper

VISIT TO NOKIA AND SITRA. PHOTO: ATTE KAJOVA

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This is a promotional display in a McDonald's for the Shrek movie, in itself offensive enough. Here's what really gets me though.

It's just construction paper with some pictures cut off a Happy Meal box. They're not even glued down. Not even the decency of sparkle paint and glitter. Just a sharpie, scotch tape and a big ol' Eff U.

Click "All Sizes" to embiggen.

I have absolutely no idea who might have been responsible for this outrage against public decency.

Grace Islet Construction Protest

The Protectors of Grace Islet are asking people to join them in sending a loud and clear message to Government.

We need the government to show respect and basic human decency by halting construction of a residence directly over burial grounds for meaningful consultation with First Nations.

We’re fed up with the provincial government’s disrespect and mis-handling of Grace Islet, and are determined to rally in support of the local Chiefs’ demands for an immediate Stop Work order. We’re repeating the call for Minister Thomson to reverse his decision allowing residential construction on a First Nations cemetery, and to designate Grace Islet a heritage site NOW.

We intend to challenge the government’s biased administration of the Heritage Conservation Act. Specifically, why was a permit ever given to Slawsky to build on an ancient burial ground contrary to principles of respect for First Nations and concerns for heritage site preservation? Why was it renewed in 2013 after he bulldozed the centre of the Islet, with no archaeologist or First Nations present, contrary to the conditions of the permit? Why are the changes in his site plan and design considered “discrepancies' when in fact they are violation of the law?

www.facebook.com/graceislet

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Queens Of The Stone Age @ Wamu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York

p.s. if you are gonna post my copyrighted images elsewhere on the internet at least have the decency to credit me with them or link them back to here, or i'll probably stop posting them or at least start putting big watermarks on them.

Page 1: Georgia Clients Council (GCC) story on the "Claiming A Street Named King" Project.

I put my shoe down for 5 minutes, and Ruby has it away. At least she had the decency to pose for a photo I suppose.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

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10/06/2015, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.

Keel laid on 26/11/2002, launched on 21/02/2003, & completed on 31/03/2003, by Hyundai, Ulsan, South Korea (1450)

41,078 g.t., 48,923 dwt., & 3,607 teu,

launched as:

'Northern Decency', completed as:

'Potomac Bridge', to 2006,

'MSC Vienna' to 2016, &

'Northern Decency' since.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini, Prime Minister of Finland Juha Sipilä and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

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Photo: Kimmo Räisänen / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

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Photo: Kimmo Räisänen / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Chrystia Freeland.

Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.

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Photo: Jouni Porsanger / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

www.somagallery.co.uk/somashop/category.php?id_category=35

3850 stands at Toddington on the GWSR, waiting to depart to Cheltenham. I thought that this was a good solid shot of this old warhorse enjoying its retirement in the sun, after years of slugging in and out of the Welsh coalfields. The ‘wartime black’ paintwork shines in the sunlight, which I’m sure it never did very often when the loco was in service. But the sheer longevity in service of this class was incredible, lasting from 1903. At least Collett had the decency to give them a side window cab in 1934, along with external steam pipes, but apart from that, no real changes. A further 83 were still produced at Swindon under Collett from 1934, and they subsequently formed the basis of the design of Staniers ubiquitous 2-8-0’s on the LMS. Credit to GJC.!!

11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Chrystia Freeland.

Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

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ok, now maybe this is my relatively pointless architecture blog, #5?

oh, to clarify: i’m not saying the architecture is relatively pointless, i’m merely suggesting that my blog is relatively pointless. the architecture is anything but pointless, it’s great, even when it’s banal and mundane. it’s my blogging that is relatively pointless. or so i believe. i guess i should work on my syntax.

today i’ve decided to go for something a bit more (read: very) obvious. the esteemed and storied (in both senses of the word) castillo del lago.

or, as it’s still referred to, even though she moved out a while ago,: ‘madonna’s house’.

or, by the old timers: ‘bugsy siegel’s house’.

i have no idea who lives there now, but they did have the decency to paint over madonna’s pink stripes and return the structures to what they were like in the early 20th century (or so i’m assuming).

so, here are some pictures i took yesterday afternoon of castillo del lago, which is arguably one of the coolest and grandest houses in l.a. i’m sure it’s modeled after some remarkable european castle, but in my ignorance i have no idea which one. it’s very big and beautiful and it will probably be called ‘madonna’s house’ for the next 50 years or so.

-moby

Catching up on some back shots from the beginning of the year

On a walk around the Addington Cemetery with a wonderful Flickr friend. February 13, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.

There is so much damaged in the cemetery because of the earthquake we have had. It is such a pity as I don' think it will ever be fully repaired.

The Addington Cemetery was established in 1858 when the Scottish Presbyterians of St Andrew’s Church purchased land for a cemetery in Selwyn Street. Although not the first cemetery in Christchurch, Addington was in fact the first “public” cemetery, “being open to all persons of any religious community” and allowing the performance of any religious service “not contrary to public decency”.

The first burial took place on the 10th of November 1858. The cemetery has several persons of note buried within its grounds including activist Kate Sheppard, Christchurch Mayor Tommy Taylor and members of the pioneer family, the Deans.

For More Info:http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/addington-cemetery/

VISIT TO NOKIA AND SITRA. PHOTO: ATTE KAJOVA

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Today's news of another religious psychopath using a shrine where people pay their respects, like the South Carolina bombing of a church. My heart really does reach out to the people of Bangkok where I had the privilege of teaching English for 7 months which gave me a chance to understand the decency and good manners of the Thai People.

People say that this generation has completely lost all sense of respect or decency but this 10 year old girl would prove otherwise, as she took the time to read the inscriptions, cards and other tokens left at the local Cenotaph in Manchester, England.

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William Mason died November 24th 1708 aged 78 years

his second wife, Jane.

His son was the poet

"MASON, WILLIAM (1724–1797), poet, born 12 Feb. 1724, was son of William Mason by his first wife, Sarah. The father was appointed vicar of Holy Trinity, Kingston-upon-Hull, in 1722, and held that benefice until his death on 26 Aug. 1753 (Tickell, Hist. of Kingston-upon-Hull, p. 804; cf. Foster, Yorkshire Pedigrees; Correspondence with Walpole, ii. 411). Mason's grandfather, Hugh Mason, was appointed collector of customs at Hull in 1696. His great-grand-father, Robert (1633-1719), son of Valentine Mason (1583-1639), successively vicar of Driffield and Elloughton, Yorkshire, was sheriff of Hull in 1675 and mayor in 1681 and 1696 respectively; one of his daughters, the poet's grandaunt, married an Erasmus Darwin, the great-uncle of the physician and poet (see Diary of Abraham de la Pryme, Surtees Soc., p. 219).

William entered St. John's College, Cambridge, 30 June 1743, was elected scholar in the following October, graduated B.A. 1745, and M.A. 1749. He had shown some literary and artistic tastes, which were encouraged by his father. In 1744 he wrote a 'monody' upon Pope's death in imitation of 'Lycidas.' It was not published till 1747. He had become known to Gray, then resident at Pembroke Hall, and by Gray's influence was elected fellow of Pembroke. He had entered St. John's with a view to a Platt fellowship, but the Pembroke fellowships were then `reckoned the best in the university.' The fellows voted for Mason in 1747, but the master disputed their right to choose a member of another college, and his final election did not take place till 1749 (Mason's letter of 13 Nov. 1747 in Nichols, Lit. Anecd. ii. 710-11, and Gray to Wharton, 9 March 1748-9). He became intimate with Gray, who was a good deal amused with the simplicity, openness, and harmless vanity of his young admirer. Gray says that Mason `reads little or nothing, writes abundance, and that with a design to make a fortune by it' (Gray to Wharton, 8 Aug. 1749). In 1748 Mason published a poem called `Isis,' denouncing the Jacobitism of Oxford. Thomas Warton replied by `The Triumph of Isis,' which is thought by those who have read both to be the better of the two. Mason never republished this poem till he collected the volume which appeared posthumously. According to Mant (Life of Warton), he expressed pleasure some years later when he was entering Oxford that as it was after dark he was not likely to attract the notice of the victims of his satire. In 1749 he was employed to write an ode upon the Duke of Newcastle's installation as chancellor, which Gray (ib.) thought `uncommonly well on such an occasion.' Mason was also known by 1750 to Hurd, then resident at Cambridge. Cambridge was then divided between the `polite scholars' and the `philologists,' and the philologists thought that the 'polite scholars, including Gray, Hurd, and Mason, were a set of arrogant coxcombs' (Nichols, Lit. Anecd. v. 613). Hurd introduced his young friend to Warburton, who had been pleased by the monody on Pope, and who condescended to approve Mason's `Elfrida,' a dramatic poem on the classical model, which appeared in the beginning of 1752. Warburton writes to Hurd (9 May 1752) of some offer made to Mason by Lord Rockingham.

In 1754 Mason was presented by Robert D'Arcy, fourth earl of Holderness [q. v.], to the rectory of Aston, near Rotherham, Yorkshire. He became chaplain to Holderness and resigned his fellowship at Pembroke. Warburton told him that if he took orders he should `totally abandon his poetry,' and Mason, says, agreed that decency and religion demanded the sacrifice. If so, Mason soon changed his mind. He visited Germany in 1755, and had hopes of appointments from various great men (correspondence with Gray). He was appointed one of the king's chaplains in ordinary, through the interest of the Duke of Devonshire, on 2 July 1757, and the appointment was renewed under George III on 19 Sept. 1761. On 6 Dec. 1756 he was appointed to the prebend of Holme in York Cathedral, was made canon residentiary on 7 Jan. 1762, and on 22 Feb. 1763 became precentor and prebendary of Driffield (resigning Holme) (Le Neve, Fasti, and Correspondence with Walpole, ii. 411). He held his living and his precentorship till his death. He built a parsonage at Aston, thereby, as he told Walpole (21 June 1777), making a `pretty adequate' return for the patronage of Lord Holderness, whose family retained the advowson. He resided three months in the year at York, and had, as chaplain, to make an annual visit to London. He resigned his chaplaincy in 1773 (to Walpole, 17 May 1772, and 7 May 1773; Correspondence with Walpole (Mitford), ii. 212), finding, as he said, that the journey to London was troublesome, and being resolved to abandon any thoughts of preferment. Holderness behaved so `shabbily' to him (to Walpole, 3 Feb. 1774), that he declined coming to Strawberry Hill at the risk of encountering his patron. Mason came into an estate in the East Riding upon the death of John Hutton of Marsh, near Richmond, Yorkshire, on 12 June 1768. His income (Nichols, Lit. Anecd. ii. 241) is said to have been 1 ,500l. a year.

Though performing his ecclesiastical duties regularly, Mason never gave up his literary pursuits. In 1756 he published four odes. In 1757 some apology was made for not offering him the laureateship, vacant by the death of Gibber, which was declined by Gray and given to W. Whitehead. In 1759 he published his `Caractacus,' a rather better performance in the `Elfrida' style, which Gray had carefully criticised in manuscript and read `not with pleasure only but with emotion' (to Mason, 28 Sept. 1757). Mason's odes and the choruses in his dramas show a desire to imitate Gray, and the two were parodied by George Colman the elder [q. v.] and Robert Lloyd [q. v.] in their `Odes to Obscurity and Oblivion' (published in Lloyd's 'Poems'). Gray declined (to Mason, 20 Aug. 1760) to `combustle' about it, and Mason was equally wise. Mason published some `elegies' in 1762, and in 1764 a collection of his poems, omitting `Isis' and the `Installation Ode,' with a prefatory sonnet to Lord Holderness.

On 25 Sept. he married, at St. Mary's, Lowgate, Mary, daughter of William Sherman of Kingston-upon-Hull (register entry given in Notes and Queries, 6th ser. iv. 347). She soon fell into a consumption and died at Bristol, where she had gone to drink the Clifton waters, on 27 March 1767. She was buried in the north aisle of Bristol Cathedral, where there is a touching inscription by her husband (Nichols, Lit. Anecd. ii. 240), the last three lines of which were written by Gray. (The epitaph now in the cathedral is given in Mason, Works; Nichols, Lit. Anecd. ii. 240, gives an entirely different epitaph, and wrongly dated 24 March; information from Mr. William George of Bristol.) Mason appears to have done little for some time; Gray visited him for the last time in the summer of 1770, and on his death (30 July 1771) left the care of his papers to his friend. Mason had been to the last an affectionate disciple of Gray, who called him `Scroddles,' and condescended to a minute revision of all his poems before publication. Mason published Gray's `Life and Letters' in 1774. His plan of printing the letters as part of the life, said to have been suggested by Middleton's `Cicero,' was followed by later writers, including Boswell. Johnson himself had thought meanly of the 'Life,' describing it as `fit for the second table,' but he was doubtless not uninfluenced by Mason's whiggism in politics. Mason took great liberties with the letters, considering them less as biographical documents than as literary material to be edited and combined (see, e.g., his letter to Walpole of 28 June 1773, where he proposes to alter Gray's French and `run two letters into one'). The book, however, is in other respects well done. It brought him into a long correspondence with Horace Walpole, who supplied him with materials, and whom he consulted throughout. The correspondence continued after the publication of the life, and was published by Mitford in 1851. Walpole supplied the country parson with the freshest town gossip and `criticised' the works submitted to him, if criticism be a name applicable to unmixed flattery. They corresponded in particular about Mason's `Heroic Epistle,' a sharp satire, in the style of Pope, upon `Sir William Chambers' [q. v.], whose `Dissertation upon Oriental Gardening' appeared in 1772. This and some succeeding satires under the pseudonym of `Malcolm Macgregor' are very smartly written. Mason took great pains to conceal the authorship, and even his correspondence with Walpole is so expressed that the secret should not be revealed if the letters were opened at the post-office. The friendship, like most of Walpole's, led to a breach. Both correspondents were whigs, and even played at republicanism. When, however, Mason took a prominent part in the agitation which began with the Yorkshire petition for retrenchment and reform in the beginning of 1780 (he was a leading member of the county association for some years), Walpole thought that his friend was going into extremes. He remonstrated in several letters, and the friendship apparently cooled. Mason afterwards became an admirer of Pitt, to whom he addressed an ode, and he took the side of the court in the struggle over Fox's India Bill. Walpole thought that Mason had persuaded their common friend, Lord Harcourt, to oppose Fox's measure and become reconciled to the crown. In a couple of letters (one probably not sent) he showed that he could be as caustic on occasion as he had been effusive. In the suppressed letter he says that Mason had `floundered into a thousand absurdities' through a blind ambition of winning popularity. The letter actually sent was not milder in substance, and the friendship expired. In 1796 Mason again wrote to Walpole, however, and one or two civil letters passed between them. The French revolution had frightened both of them out of any sympathy for radical reforms.

Mason continued his literary labours after the ' Life of Gray.' His `Elfrida' was brought out at Covent Garden on 21 Nov. 1772 by Colman without his consent, and again, with alterations by himself, at the same theatre on 22 Feb. 1779. The `Caractacus,' also corrected by himself, was performed at Covent Garden on 1 Dec. 1776, and was again produced on 22 Oct. 1778. The success of both plays was very moderate. In 1778 he wrote an opera called `Sappho,' to be set to music by Giardini. Some other theatrical writings remained in manuscript. In 1777 he had a lawsuit with John Murray, the first publisher of the name, who had infringed his copyright by publishing extracts from Gray. Mason obtained an injunction, but Murray attacked him effectively in a pamphlet 'Concerning Mr. Mason's Edition of Mr. Gray's Poems, and the Practices of Booksellers,' 1777. Mason's other works are given below.

In 1797 Mason hurt his shin on a Friday in stepping out of his carriage. He was able to officiate in his church at Aston on the Sunday, but died from the injury on the following Wednesday, 7 April. A monument was erected to him in Westminster Abbey, close to Gray's, and the Countess Harcourt placed a cenotaph in the gardens at Nuneham. There is also a monument in Aston Church.

Mason was a man of considerable abilities and cultivated taste, who naturally mistook himself for a poet. He accepted the critical canons of his day, taking Gray and Hurd for his authorities, and his' serious attempts at poetry are rather vapid performances, to which his attempt to assimilate Gray's style gives an air of affectation. The `Heroic Epistle' gives him a place among the other followers of Pope's school in satire.

He was a good specimen of the more cultivated clergy of his day. He improved his church and built a village school (Mason and Walpole Corresp., i. xxiii). He had some antiquarian taste, like his friends Gray and Walpole. It was by his and Gray's criticisms that Walpole's eyes were opened to Chatterton's forgery. Mason was an accomplished musician. He composed some church music and published an essay upon the subject. He is said by a doubtful authority (Encycl. Brit. 1810) to have invented an improvement of the pianoforte brought out by Zumpe. Mrs. Delany says that he also invented a modification called the `Celestina,' upon which he performed with much expression; this is the instrument mentioned in the `Mason and Walpole Correspondence' as the celestinette (Encycl. Brit. 9th ed. `Pianoforte;' Grove, Dictionary of Music, `Mason' and 'Pianoforte;' Mrs. Delany, Autobiography, &c., 2nd ser. ii. 90). He was also something of an artist, and a portrait which he painted of the poet Whitehead was in 1853 bequeathed by the Rev. William Alderson, together with the poet's favourite chair, to the Rev. John Mitford, the editor of the `Gray and Mason Correspondence' (Gent. Mag. 1853, i. 338).

Mason's works are: 1. ' Musæus, a Monody to the Memory of Mr. Pope, in Imitation of Milton's "Lycidas,"' 1747. 2. 'Isis, a Monologue,' 1749. 3. `Ode on the Installation of the Duke of Newcastle as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge on 1 July 1749,' 1749. 4. 'Elfrida: written on the model of the antient Greek Tragedy,' 1752. 5. `Odes,' 1756. 6. 'Caractacus: written on the model of the antient Greek Tragedy,' 1759; a Greek translation was published in 1781 by George Henry Glasse [q.v.] 7. 'Elegies,' 1763. 8. `Animadversions on the Present Government of the York Lunatic Asylum,' &c., 1772. 9. `The English Garden,' bk. i. 1772; bk. ii. 1777; bk. iii. 1779; bk. iv. 1782. 10. 'An Heroic Epistle to Sir William Chambers,' 1773. 11. 'An Heroic Postscript,' 1774. 12. 'Life of Gray,' 1774. 18. `Ode to Mr. Pinchbeck, upon his newly invented Candle-snuffers, by Malcolm Macgregor, Author of the "Heroic Epistle,"' 1776. 14. `An Epistle to Dr. Shebbeare; to which is added an Ode to Sir Fletcher Norton, by Malcolm Macgregor,' &c., 1777. 15. `Ode to the Naval Officers of Great Britain,' 1779. 16. `Ode to William Pitt,' 1782. 17. `The Dean and the Squire, a Political Eclogue by the Author of the "Heroic Epistle," ' 1782. 18. 'The Art of Painting' (translated from Du Fresnoy, 'De Arte Graphica'), 1782. 19. `Collection of the Psalms of David' (used as anthems in York Cathedral), published `under the direction of W. Mason, by whom is prefixed a Critical and Historical Essay on Cathedral Music,' 1782 (the essay also published separately). 20. `Secular Ode,' 1788. 21. 'Life of W. Whitehead' (prefixed to Whitehead's `Poems'), 1788. 22. `Sappho, a Lyrical Drama in three Acts,' by Mason, with an Italian translation by Mathias, was published at Naples in 1809, first printed in the 1797 volume (below).

Besides the above, `Mirth, a Poem in Answer to Warton's "Pleasures of Melancholy," by a Gentleman of Cambridge' (1774), with dedication by `W. M.,' has been attributed to Mason, but can hardly be his. The `Archaeological Epistle' to Dean Miller, also attributed to him, was written by John Baynes (Nichols, Lit. Anecd. viii. 113).

Mason's poems were collected in one volume in 1764, and in two volumes in 1774. A third volume, prepared by himself, was added in 1797. His `Works' were collected in four volumes in 1811.

[Chalmers' English Poets, xviii. 307-17, contains the first published life; lives prefixed to an edition of the English Garden in 1814 and, by S. W. Singer, to Mason's poems in vols. lxxvii. and lxxviii. of British Poets (Chiswick) in 1822 add little. J. Mitford edited Mason's correspondence with Walpole in 1851, and his correspondence with Gray in 1853. The letters to Walpole are reprinted, with one or two additions, in the notes to Cunningham's edition of Walpole's Correspondence. See also Letters of an Eminent Prelate (Warburton), 1809, pp. 71, 83, 87, 93, 100, 106, 171, 293, 300, 305, 341, 396, 418, 469, 475, 478; Biog. Dramatica; Genest's History of the Stage, v. 360-3, 563, vi. 87, 95, 271, 340, vii. 99; Mant's Life of Thomas Warton prefixed to Warton's Poetical Works, 1802, i. pp.xv-xxii; various lives of Gray; Nichols's Lit. Anecd.; Hartley Coleridge's Worthies of Yorkshire, for a life and a long criticism of the poems, and Southey's Doctor, chaps. lxvii. and cxxvi., and Commonplace Book, 4th ser. pp. 294-6.]" Leslie Stephens in Dictionary of National Biography 1885 -1900

His father Valentine Mason was Vicar of Elloughton from 24th August 1623 until 19th November 1639.

St. Mary's Church, Elloughton, East Yorkshire - Charity: - William Mason's charity, by will, dated 11 th April 1705. A house, stable, coach-house, yard, and garden, containing in the whole about 2a. and an allotment of 2a. 3r. of land, all copyhold. The property was bought with a legacy of £120 for the purchase of a house for the constant residence of the Vicar; and if he refuse to reside, then the rent to be distributed among the poor."

"The Revd William Mason, by his will, dated 11th April 1705 and proved in 1709, left £120 to purchase a house for the use of the Vicar of the parish of Elloughton and of his “successor for ever,” and £20 to fit offices there (if need be), and he directed that if the incumbent did not reside in the parish, the property was to be let and the rent distributed yearly among the poor. An old property was subsequently acquired in Town Street, later renamed Dale Road, which consisted of a house, coach-house, hayloft, orchard and gardens. It is believed the dwelling was built somewhere between 1550 and 1600 and represents one of the oldest properties in Elloughton. It appears the house was not used from 1808 while non-resident Vicars (Nicholas Bourne, John Overton and Thomas Williams) held the living and it was said, in 1835, to be unfit. The Vicar occupied rooms in it in the 1840’s, but, in 1851, he lodged elsewhere in the village. It was sold, in 1936, for £460 and the proceeds handed to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on behalf of the benefice." Elloughton and Brough P. C. C.

Queens Of The Stone Age, Schlossberg, Graz, Austria

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Catching up on some back shots from the beginning of the year

On a walk around the Addington Cemetery with a wonderful Flickr friend. February 13, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.

There is so much damaged in the cemetery because of the earthquake we have had. It is such a pity as I don' think it will ever be fully repaired.

The Addington Cemetery was established in 1858 when the Scottish Presbyterians of St Andrew’s Church purchased land for a cemetery in Selwyn Street. Although not the first cemetery in Christchurch, Addington was in fact the first “public” cemetery, “being open to all persons of any religious community” and allowing the performance of any religious service “not contrary to public decency”.

The first burial took place on the 10th of November 1858. The cemetery has several persons of note buried within its grounds including activist Kate Sheppard, Christchurch Mayor Tommy Taylor and members of the pioneer family, the Deans.

For More Info:http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/addington-cemetery/

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

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I was offered some last min tickets to see this "debate" (thank you again Pat, we both really enjoyed them.) What I didn't realize was that we were going to be seated in the 3rd row, center about 20 feet away from the three of them.

The show (and thats what it was, entertainment, not a debate) was highly interesting. I believe Karl Rove is a despicable human being, but he is a master at what he does, and Carville was just no match for him, at least not in this type of forum.

It was sickly fascinating to watch him work up close. I mean, to hear the man who brought the art of the smear campaign to an inhuman level never before even dreamed of talk about disgraceful democratic political hit jobs without the entire audience bursting into laughter (as I did) at the utter gall he had by going there, now that is remarkable. Imagine Madoff lecturing an audience on the ethics of third party financial management with no one batting an eye at the hypocrisy. I know hypocrisy is the foundation political careers are built on, but for fucks sake "have you no decency?"

Walking in my shoes - depeche mode

I would tell you about the things

They put me through

The pain I've been subjected to

But the Lord himself would blush

The countless feasts laid at my feet

Forbidden fruits for me to eat

But I think your pulse would start to rush

Now I'm not looking for absolution

Forgiveness for the things I do

But before you come to any conclusions

Try walking in my shoes

Try walking in my shoes You'll stumble in my footsteps

Keep the same appointments I kept

If you try walking in my shoes

If you try walking in my shoes

Morality would frown upon

Decency look down upon

The scapegoat fate's made of me

But I promise you, my judge and jurors

My intentions couldn't have been purer

My case is easy to see

I'm not looking for a clearer conscience

Peace of mind after what I've been through

And before we talk of repentance

Try walking in my shoes

Try walking in my shoes

You'll stumble in my footsteps

Keep the same appointments I kept

If you try walking in my shoes

If you try walking in my shoes

Try walking in my shoes

Now I'm not looking for absolution

Forgiveness for the things I do

But before you come to any conclusions

Try walking in my shoes

Try walking in my shoes

You'll stumble in my footsteps

Keep the same appointments I kept

If you try walking in my shoes

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

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School of Champions is a missionary program to educate children from families whom live and work at the garbage dumps in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, sorting recyclables. The children start working at the dumps at a very young age in order to help support the family and often grow up without an education. School of Champions have put progams in place to help these kids get educated and realize their potential.

A couple more shots from last week's visit to Leicester Cathedral as they prepare for the Queen's visit, in a few days time. This shot of the ceiling of the Nave was taken with my Samsung Galaxy S7 phone cam but it didn't turn out too well so this final image has been beaten up, twisted around and generally battered far beyond the boundaries of decency!

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.

Photo: Kimmo Räisänen / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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Project Name: The Museum of Compassion

Project Type: Museum

Client: Seeds of Compassion

Location: Grand Central Market – Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY

We theorize that the development of a museum, working to remind visitors they are only one part of a greater society, is an intriguing method that may instill societal shifts over time. With smart devices causing us to become introverted, and with the acceptance of popular “Reality TV” broadcasts depicting people treating others with disrespect, our society has begun to forget the traditional “human” value of decency. Our hope is to re-instill behaviors that are honest, caring, and understanding. How can any society thrive and introduce new ideas for a better world if members aren’t willing to care for one another and work together as a whole?