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NS 265 Rolls through the small community of Locust Shores AL with a rare sight for an intermodal in a BNSF executive MAC. NS 23N was also combined with this train which brought the total locomotive count to 6 with about 10,000+ft of train in tow
(for further information please click on the link at the end of page!)
Palais Daun-Kinsky
If the Freyung once has been one of the most prestigious residential addresses in town, so for it was next to the Palais Harrach especially the Grand Palais Kinsky responsible. In its place in the middle ages were two parcels, each with a small building. The front part of the Freyung was since the 16th Century always in aristocratic in hands (Bernhard Menesis Freiherr von Schwarzeneck, Countess Furstenberg, Counts Lamberg). 1686 acquired Karl Ferdinand Count Waldstein the house of Count Lamberg. His son bought also the adjacent house in Rose Street (Rosengasse) and united both plots to one parcel. He had three granddaughters, who sold the site in 1709 to Wirich Philipp Laurenz Graf Daun. This came from an old Rhenish nobility. His ancestors were mostly working for the Elector of Trier as officers. In the battle of the Habsburgs against the Turks, Spanish and Frenchmen, he acquired great military merit. He brought it to the General Feldzeugmeister (quartermaster) and Viceroy of Naples. In 1713 he had the house at the Freyung demolished and by Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt built in its place until 1716 a palace, him serving as Vienna's city residence. Down may have been Antonio Beduzzi requested the creation of reconstruction plans, but was eventually Hildebrandt entrusted with the work. In 1719, the palace was largely completed. Daun lived there but rarely because he stayed a lot in Italy and in Austria preferred his country castles Ladendorf, Kirchstetten and Pellendorf. In 1746 acquired Johann Joseph Count von Khevenhüller the Palais from Leopold Joseph von Daun, the son of the owner, who happened to be in financial difficulty. The Reichsgraf (count of empire) was appointed in 1763 by the Empress Maria Theresa for his services to the Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlain, and raised to the hereditary imperial princes (princes of the Holy Roman Empire).
Door knocker
He sold the palace in 1764 to the Imperial Councilor President Ferdinand Bonaventura Harrach Count II. This worked as a diplomat, especially in Holland and Italy. At times of Maria Theresa, the building was inhabited by her Swiss Guards until they 1784 moved to their new quarters in Hofstallgebäude (court stable building). Ferdinand Bonaventura's daughter Rosa brought the palace in 1790 into her marriage to Josef Graf Kinsky. Whose family belonged to the Bohemian nobility. Its members appear at the beginning of the 13th Century documented. Wilhelm Freiherr von Kinsky was a colonel and friend of Wallenstein. He was murdered with this 1634 in Eger. His confiscated estates were divided among the assassins. Only two masteries (Chlumez and Bohemian Kamnitz ) remained through the timely change of front of his nephew, Johann Octavian with the family. The Kinsky but succeeded soon to rise again. They occupied again high positions in the administration and the military. 1798 the had modernized their Viennese palace by the architect Ernst Koch inside. Thus, the original Baroque interior was lost. As in 1809 the Frenchmen had occupied Vienna, a french Marshal and General were billeted in the palace. Prince Ferdinand Kinsky was a great patron of Beethoven, which he paid an annual salary of 4,000 florins for life along with two other nobles. In 1856, the Palace was refurbished in the interior by the architect Friedrich Stache. In the 19th Century lived the Princes Kinsky mostly on their Bohemian goods or in Prague. The building was therefore temporarily rented to some posh tenants. So lived here temporarily Field Marshal Radetzky and Archduke Albrecht. 1904 redecorated the French interior designer Armand Decour the piano nobile.
Staircase - second floor
With the end of World War II began a tough time for the Kinsky family. Almost all goods and industrial holdings, with the exception of the hunting lodge Rosenhof at Freistadt lay in Bohemia. By 1929, 50 % of the extensive Bohemian possessions were expropriated. There were still about 12,000 acres, a sugar factory and breweries. 1919 had to be a part of Vienna's Palais force-let. During World War II it was requisitioned by the German army. For fear of air raids the in the palace remaining objects of art were transferred to some Bohemian castles. The Palais Kinsky was not destroyed, its art treasures but remained in Bohemia. After the Second World War, the remaining Czech possessions were lost by nationalization for the family. In the Viennese palace were temporarily housed the embassies of China and Argentina. In 1986 it was sold by Franz Ulrich Prince Kinsky. After several short-term owners, the palace was acquired by the Karl Wlaschek private foundation in 1997. It was generously restored from 1998 to 2000 and adapted for offices and shops. The Grand Ballroom is often used because of its excellent acoustics as a concert hall. Since 1992, acclaimed art auctions are held at the Palais.
The Palais Kinsky is probably next to the Belvedere the most prominent secular work of the great Baroque architect and one of the best preserved baroque palaces in Vienna. Despite multiple changes of ownership and of numerous rearrangements inside the main components such as Baroque facade, vestibule, staircase, hall and gallery remained largely unchanged. The building extends between Freyung and Rosengasse. The property is only 30 meters wide, but three times longer. It was therefore not an easy task to build on it a representative palace with a grand staircase. Hildebrandt but has brilliantly overcome by putting up four floors at 24 m height, and yet preserving the proportions. He grouped the construction with two long side wings and a cross section around two consecutive large courtyards. The pomp and living rooms of the palace are mounted around the first courtyard, while the second contained carriage houses and stables. Here have yet been preserved the marble wall panels with the animal waterings made of cast iron and enamel from the late 19th century. Hildebrandt integrated various parts of the previous building into the new building. The seven-axle face side at the Freyung is divided several times. Stability is procured by the rusticated ground floor with its inserted diamond blocks. On it sit the two residential floors. They are embraced by Corinthian Riesenpilaster (giant pilasters). The mezzanine floor above it features in comparison with the underlying main floor tiny windows.
Hercules
The large windows on the main floor are particularly detailed designed. While the outer pairs of windows possess pagoda-like over roofings, those of the three windows of the central projection are round-arched. The trophies and weapons depicted in the lintel fields refer to the military profession of the owner. Vertically is the extensive looking facade accented by the slightly protruding, tri-part central risalite, the pilasters are decorated much richer than that of the side projections. In the Fantasiekapitelle (fantasy capital) of the pilasters are diamond lattices incorporated, an important component of the coat of arms of the Counts Down. The with figures and trophies decorated attica is over the central part formed as balustrade. The sculptures are believed to originate from Joseph Kracker, representing the gods Minerva, Juno, Hercules, Neptune, Diana and Constantia. Very elegant looks the plastically protruding portal. Its composition goes back to Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. It is considered one of the most beautiful Baroque portals of Vienna. The draft was submitted in 1713 and carried out until 1715. The richly decorated wooden gate dates from the period around 1856, when it was renewed. It is outside flanked by two, obliquely placed Doric columns that match the rusticated ground floor. Sloped to the inside carry two, on pillar stumps standing atlases (also from Kracker) the entablature with the overlying structured segment gable. On it sit the stone figures of Prudence and Justice. The middle window in between is much richer decorated than the rest of the window openings on the first floor. Instead of the usual trapezoidal over roofings here it is crowned by a cartouche held by two putti. The originally thereon located coat of arms of the owner was replaced after the change of ownership by that of the Kinsky family with three boar's teeth. Above the shield hangs an chain with the Order of the Golden Fleece. Both the gusset of the archway as well as the overlying triglyph frieze are decorated with trophies.
Banquet Hall
If someone passes the portal, so one gets into one, by strong pillars divided three-aisled gatehouse. The massive spatial impression is something mitigated by the large sculptures in the niches. They were created by Joseph Kracker. Among the somewhat restrained stucco decorations you can see the coat of arms of the owner, with its characteristic diamond motif. At this gate hall adjoins the widely embedded and more than twice as high vestibule with its domed ceiling. This transverse oval space is divided by pilasters and Doric columns. The rich stucco decoration of the ceiling provided with lunettes could come from Alberto Camesina or from his workshop. The here used motifs are again relating to the career of the client as a commander. For instance, in the lunette caps are reliefs of Roman soldiers. On the left side of the vestibule leads an anteroom to the grand staircase. It is dominated by a vault carrying Hercules, a work by Lorenzo Mattielli. As the monogram of Charles VI proves, with it the Emperor was meant to be worshiped. In two oval niches stand above the two double doors of the Treppenvorhauses (stairway hall way) busts of Caesar and Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasian. The elongated stairway occupies almost the entire length of the left wing of the first courtyard. In the stairwell are eleven statues of Roman deities in stucco niches. The relatively narrow, crossed grand stairway is considered one of the most beautiful of Vienna. It overall design might go back to Antonio Beduzzi. On the second floor stand on the from winded perforated volute forms constructed stone balustrade four groups of playing or scrapping putti. They serve in part as a lantern holders, partly just as a decoration. The statue cycle in the staircase is a work of Lorenzo Mattielli, but the cherubs are believed to stem from Joseph Kracker. This type of decoration already points to the coming Rococo. A fresco by Carlo Innocenzo Carlone adorns the ceiling. The simulated architecture painted Antonio Beduzzi. The large wall mirror of the staircase were added after 1907 .
Staircase/ceiling fresco
The somewhat playful balustrade leads to the reception rooms on the second floor. The large oval ballroom above the entrance hall is oriented towards the courtyard. Its allegorical ceiling painting stems from Carlo Innocenzo Carlone. The other frescoes are of him and Marcantonio Chiarini. The walls are covered with marble. The room was several times, most recently in 1904 changed structurally. In front of the banquet hall is the former dining room. It is now called Yellow Salon. In 1879/80 was installed in it a choir stalls from the Pressburg Cathedral by Georg Raphael Donner ( 1736) and partly completed. The also acquired confessionals were converted into boxes that are in the antechamber of the second floor today. In the chapel, designed by Hildebrandt, was until 1741 as altarpiece Francesco Solimena's "Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist". 1778 the sacred space, however, was already desecrated. The altarpiece is already since the 18th Century in Wiener Neustadt Neuklosterkirche (church in Lower Austria). In the cross-section between the first and the second courtyard lay the paneled gallery whose spatial effect in 1856 by an attached conservatory was changed something. Its vaulted ceiling is decorated with frescoes by Carlo Innocenzo Carlone. Marcantonio Chiarini created 1716/18 the quadrature paintings. At it followed a larger hall in which Francesco Solimena's oil painting "Phaeton and Apollo" was located. It can be admired today in the National Gallery in Prague. The hall was later used as a library. Part of the state rooms 1714 was equipped with ceiling paintings by Peter Strudel. In the course of a radical redesign of the building's interior Ernest Koch has cut off all stucco ceilings of the staterooms 1798-1800 and also redesigned the walls. Since 1879 Carl Gangolf Kayser tried to restore the original spatial impression by the of Rudolf von Weyr created new Neo-Baroque stucco ceilings. Only in a few areas (vestibule, staircase, ballroom), the original substance remained. In the palace there are numerous Mamorkamine (marble fireplaces) and stoves from the 18th and 19th Century. The star parquet floors and many original door fittings date from the third quarter of the 19th Century. The facades of the first courtyard are structured by Tuscan pilasters. The arcades on the ground floor have already been closed in 1753. The with a mascaron decorated wall fountain is a work of Rudolf von Weyr. The second courtyard is kept simple. Remarkable at it rear end is the cenotaph for the current owner Karl Wlaschek.
Location/Address: 1010 Vienna, Freyung 4
Activities: The courtyards are freely accessible, the staircase usually also. A look at the state rooms is only possible if these are not just rented.
This was my second year of going to take photos of the Halloween Pub Crawl, in downtown Springfield, Missouri.
Yum! And a cute smile too!
My Lone Ranger Action Figure has been fully deboxed, and is posed free standing. I decided to make him hold his gun in his right hand, but with his arm by his side and the gun pointing down to make it easier to get his arms in the photo frame. As the sun was very low when I took these photos, flash was used.
First look at my Lone Ranger Action Figure, who I got on his release day today at my local Disney Store. I will photograph him boxed, during the deboxing, and fully deboxed, both alone and with comparable dolls.
He is a fully posable doll and is 12'' tall. He has molded dark brown hair, small dark blue eyes that are staring straight ahead, scruffy beard. He has the standard Disney Prince body, which means large hands and feet, a husky torso, and jointed neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees (internal). His head can only rotate around, and cannot tilt up or down. His forearms can only bend forward and backward about 90 degrees, and cannot rotate about the elbows. His internal knee joints can bend about 20 degrees forward, and 40 degrees back. He is fairly stable free standing, so I was able to take all my photos of him without using a doll stand. However for displaying the doll, I would recommend putting him on a doll stand, as he would be much more stable that way, and highly resistant to tipping over.
His outfit consists of a removable mask, a white hat, black jacket and vest, white shirt, red neckerchief, brown pants, and faux leather boots. His jacket and pants have fake dirt stains, as though from riding in rough country. His hat is flexible vinyl, and fits his head snuggly. His black mask is fitted on his head with a thin black flexible string, and the two openings are just large enough to show his eyes. I was a little disappointed to discover that his vest is sewn onto his jacket, so is not a separate piece. His boots are pointy toed and ribbed on top, instead of the usual Prince rounded toe boots with smooth surface.
His accessories include two six-shooters and a gun belt with two holsters. The flexible plastic guns have long barrels, light blue handles, and are painted to look well used. They are fairly realistic looking, but are missing triggers. One of the guns was placed in a clear plastic holder, which fits his hand like a glove. Since I didn't want to figure out how to secure the gun to his hand so it looked natural, I left the gun in the holder when posing him with the gun in his hand. The holsters hold the guns securely, and the gun belt has molded silver bullets.
His skin is not as realistic in texture as the DS OZ (Oscar Diggs) doll, and his outfit not quite as good in quality, which can be explained by the fact that the OZ doll is $10 more than the Lone Ranger. However he is a very good looking doll, and seems to be quite movie accurate.
The Lone Ranger Deluxe Action Figure - 12''
US Disney Store
$24.50
Released online and in stores Friday, May 31, 2013.
Căn hộ Him Lam Chợ Lớn quận 6
Him Lam Chợ Lớn tọa lạc gần trung tâm Hành chính Quận 6, liền kề với khu dân cư hiện hữu, gần siêu thị Metro Bình Phú. Khu Căn hộ Him Lam Chợ Lớn
có một vị trí đắc địa, giao thông thuận tiện. Cách mặt tiền đường Hậu Giang khoảng 120m, cách khu vực Chợ Lớn khoảng 1,8 km, đại lộ Võ Văn Kiệt khoảng 1,6 km, Metro Bình Phú khoảng 1 km, công viên Bình Phú khoảng 1 km, bến xe Miền Tây 2,6 km, bến xe Chợ Lớn 2,2 km… Một vị trí đắc địa và thuận lợi cho việc đi lại của cộng đồng cư dân tại nơi đây.
xem Chi tiết dự án tại Fanpahe Facbook:
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Quy mô dự án Him Lam Chợ Lớn
- Tổng diện tích của dự án : 4.08 hecta
+ Đất ở: 22.348 m2 (chiếm 54,76%)
+ Đất cây xanh-TDTT: 4.052 m2 (chiếm 9,93%)
+ Đất giao thông vỉa hè: 9.910 m2 (chiếm 24,28%)
+ Đất công trình công cộng: 4.500 m2 (chiếm 11,03%)
- Nhà ở: gồm 1.468 căn toàn bộ là căn hộ cao cấp , trong đó:
+ 01 Khối tái định cư lô A: cao 11 tầng, gồm 60 căn hộ với diện tích 63 -68 m2
+ 04 Khối thương mại lô C1, C4, B1, B4: cao 21 tầng, gồm 640 căn hộ với diện tích 98 - 105,5 m2
+ 04 Khối thương mại lô C2, C3, B2, B3: cao 25 tầng, gồm 768 căn hộ với diện tích 98 - 105,5 m2
- Công viên cây xanh – thể dục thể thao: Diện tích 4.052 m2
- Công trình công cộng: Trường tiểu học với diện tích 4.500 m2 cao 3 tầng.
- Giao thông:
+ Tuyến đường Chợ Lớn nối dài: Lộ giới 20m
+ Tuyến đường nội bộ: Lộ giới 12m - 16 m
Căn hộ - tiện ích tại khu Căn hộ Him Lam Quận 6
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Khu căn hộ Căn hộ Him Lam Chợ Lớn được bố trí từ tầng 1 trở lên. Mỗi tầng có 8 căn hộ và tổng số căn hộ là 1.408 căn được chia thành 2 loại diện tích 100m2 và 105m2. Ngoài ra, các căn Penthouse có sân vườn với diện tích 230m2 – 260m2 được bố trí các tầng 20 – 21 và 24 – 25.
Khu thương mại, sinh hoạt cộng đồng được bố trí ở tầng trệt.
Căn hộ Him Lam Quận 6 bao gồm đủ các tiện ích:
- Phòng tập thể dục thể thao, GYM
- Nhà trẻ
- Trung tâm thương mại, Siêu thị
- 2 tầng hầm để xe phục vụ triệt để chỗ để xe cho cư dân.
- Trung tâm y tế, dịch vụ chăm sóc sức khỏe
- Hệ thống cây xanh
- Phòng sinh hoạt cộng đồng phục vụ Lễ, tiệc cho cư dân
- Hệ thống xử lý rác riêng biệt
- Hệ thống gas trung tâm
- Hệ thống truyền hình cáp, ADSL… được lắp đặt ở từng căn hộ
căn hộ Him Lam Chợ Lớn Q6 liền kề với các tiện ích
- Siêu thị Metro Bình Phú: 1 km
- Kết nối Đại Lộ Võ Văn Kiệt một cách nhanh chóng: 1,6 km
- Bệnh viện Triều An: 2,6 km
- Bệnh viện Quận 6: 0,3 km
- Bến xe Miền Tây: 2,6 km
- Bến xe Chợ Lớn: 2,2 km
- Coop- Mart Phú Lâm: 1 km
- Coop- Mart Hậu Giang: 1,2 km
- Chợ Bình Tây (Chợ Lớn): 1,9 km
Tiến độ dự án Căn hộ HimLam Chợ Lớn Quận 6
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"Sillä onko toista suurta kansaa, jonka jumalat ovat sitä niin lähellä, kuin Herra, meidän Jumalamme, on lähellä meitä, niin usein kuin me häntä rukoilemme?"
"Ty vilket annat stort folk finnes, vars gudar äro det så nära som HERREN, vår Gud, är oss, så ofta vi åkalla honom?"
"For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them, as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?"
Deu. 4:7
Skogstorp Eskilstuna
gave him watercolors to paint with, had my back turned ... immediately after scrubbing him off in the bathroom, he said he had to poop. I left him climbing onto the toilet. I returned a few minutes later to red nail polish on his toes, fingers, fingernails, and doorframe, with gold polish poured on the floor. Not one shred of remorse.
H J Hood……………………………………………………………………..
Headstone in Earlham Cemetery
In Loving Memory of
HENRY JAMES HOOD
Who died April 13th 1918
Aged 21 years
Can we e’er forget that footstep
Or that happy smiling face
Also of Alfred Ernest Hood
Who died in France July 4th 1918
Aged 18 years
The stars shine on the silent grave
Of him we loved and could not save.
Also of FRED, beloved father of the above
Died Nov.14th 1931. Aged 64 years.
HOOD, HENRY JAMES
Rank:…………………………………………………………Private
Service No:………………………………………………..48891
Date of Death:…………………………………………..13/04/1918
Age:…………………………………………………………..21
Regiment:………………………………………………….Northumberland Fusiliers,
2nd Garrison Bn.
Grave Reference:………………………………………48. 578.
Cemetery:………………………………………………….NORWICH CEMETERY, NORFOLK
Additional Information:
Son of Frederick James Hood and Mary Ann Hood, of 104, Essex St., Norwich.
CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2803179/HOOD,%20HENRY...
SDGW records Private 48891 Henry James Hood as Died on the 13th April 1918 whilst serving with the 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers on the Home Front. He was born and enlisted Norwich. He had previously been 9096, Norfolk Regiment.
The Medal Index Card for Private 48891 Henry J Hood, Northumberland Fusiliers is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/10/25378. He had previously been Private 9096 Norfolk Regiment.
No match on Picture Norfolk
Brother Alfred Ernest would also die in the Great War – see next name on the memorial.
Birth
The birth of a Henry James Hood was recorded in the Norwich District in the January to March quarter, (Q1), of 1897.
1901 Census
The 4 year old Henry J, born Norwich, was recorded at 5 Branford Road, Norwich. This was the household of his parents, Frederick J, (aged 33 and a Carter from Lowestoft, Suffolk), and Mary A, (aged 34 and from Norwich). As well as Henry, their other children are:-
Edith M.A…………..aged 12………born Norwich
Frederick G………..aged 10………born Norwich
Alice E………………..aged 8………..born Norwich
Thomas……………..aged 6…………born Norwich
Alfred E………………aged 1…………born Norwich
1911 Census
The family were now living at 104 Essex Street, Norwich. The 14 year old Henry was working as a Shoe Operator for a Shoe Manufacturer. Parents Frederick James, (44 and a Carter for a House Furnisher) and Mary Ann, (45), have been married for 23 years and have had 8 children, all then still alive. As well as Henry, still at home are Thomas, (16, Shoe Operator), Alfred (11) plus new additions Ada Florence (8) and Elsie May (6) – both born Norwich.
On the day
The death of a 21 year old Henry J Hood was recorded in the Bristol District of Gloucestershire in the April to June quarter, (Q2), of 1918.
However the unit shown on CWGC, the 2nd Garrison Battalion, was stationed out in India. A more likely candidate is the 3rd (Home Service) Garrison Battalion although even this was in Ireland.
See: www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-brit...
A E Hood………………………………………………………………
SDGW records Private G/68547 Alfred Ernest Hood as Died on the 6th July 1918 while serving with the 7th Battalion, Queens, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). He was born Lakenham, Norfolk, resident and enlisted Norwich.
HOOD, ALFRED
Rank:………………………………………………Private
Service No:……………………………………..68547
Date of Death:………………………………..06/07/1918
Age:………………………………………………..18
Regiment:……………………………………….The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 7th Bn.
Grave Reference:…………………………….II. C. 16.
Cemetery:
PERNOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HALLOY-LES-PERNOIS
Additional Information:
Son of Frederick James and Mary Ann Hood, of 104, Essex St., Norwich, Norfolk.
CWGC: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/63867/HOOD,%20ALFRED
(Note the date discrepancy on both SDGW and CWGC from that on the headstone)
The Medal Index Card for Private G/68547 Alfred E Hood, The Queens Regiment, is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/10/24945.
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2943216
The Government Probate Service holds a Soldiers Will for 98547 Alfred Ernest Hood, who died on the 6th July 1918.
probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?Surname=Hood&Surna...
No match on Picture Norfolk
Birth
The birth of an Alfred Ernest Hood was recorded in the Norwich District in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1899.
See brother Henry James above for details of the family on the 1901 and 1911 censuses.
At this time
PERNOIS BRITISH CEMETERY, HALLOY-LES-PERNOIS
Historical Information
Pernois British Cemetery was opened towards the end of April 1918, during the German advance, for burials from No.4 Casualty Clearing Station. The cemetery was closed in August.
www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/6200/PERNOIS%20BRIT...
2nd July 1918 - Battalion War Diary
The Battalion left billets at WARLOY at 9.30 p m to relieve 6th Northants as right Battalion of left Brigade Sector on the front line. On reaching HENENCOURT Wood the Battalion was stopped owing to artillery activity on the part of the enemy & the subsequent Counter attack, and returned to billets in WARLOY. Major A.R.GRYLLS rejoins from leave.
3rd July 1918 5.30p – Battalion War Diary
The Battalion left WARLOY to relieve 6th Northants, advancing over SENLIS ridge by sections. Relief successfully carried out.
4th July 1918 – Battalion War Diary
Considerable artillery activity by both sides, Casualties 5 O.R. wd’d.
5th July 1918 – Battalion War Diary
Battalion by the 7th Buffs and moved into counter attack positions. Quiet day. Reinforcements 18.O.R. received including N C Os from A.P.C.
6th July 1918 – Battalion War Diary
Quiet day. Several gas shells (sneezing) fell in neighbourhood of CARSON TR.
The Battalion relieved 7 Buffs in right Battalion sector – on the right 7th Rl West Kent R – on left 8th E.Surrey R.
qrrarchive.websds.net/PDF/QW00719180703.pdf
It would seem likely that Alfred was one of the 5 Other Ranks wounded on the 4th July 1918, which might explain the date on the headstone.
He was probably not the only one to have succumbed to his wounds.
On the 5th July Private 68566 Percy Frederick Melmoth from Chichester, Sussex, a soldier of the 7th Battalion would die. He is also buried at Pernois. Percy is also recorded on SDGW as having “Died”, which normally means illness or a non-service related accident, rather then “Died of Wounds”.
Additional Hood family information
The 21 year old Frederick George Hood, born Lakenham, Norfolk, was recorded on the 1911 census as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, who was in Barracks at Belgaum, India. It is likely that he was either still with the 2nd Battalion at the outbreak of War seeing service in Mesopotamia, or if he had served long-enough to return to civilian life he would have had been a Reservist who would have been recalled immediately on the outbreak of war and most likely gone out with the 1st Battalion to France in the early months of the year.
On the 1891 Census the 9 month old Frederick G, son of Frederick J, aged 23 and a Carrier from Lowestoft, and Mary Ann, aged 24 and from Norwich, were all recorded at 29, Chapel Street, Lakenham, Norwich.
There is a Medal Index Card held at the National Archive for Private 7497 Frederick George Hood, Norfolk Regiment.
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D2943476
The Army Service Numbers Blogpost has identified that soldier 7470 joined the Norfolk Regiment on the 11th June 1907 and 7603 joined on the 11th May 1908, so Frederick would have signed up some time between those dates.
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Large numbers of the pre-war soldiers were either killed\captured by the Germans in the early months when the 1st Battalion formed part of the fighting retreat from Mons or the subsequent Allied attack at Chemin des Dames. As Frederick is not commemorated here, I did check the International Red Cross to see if he was a PoW but found no likely candidates.
The pre-war regulars of the 2nd Battalion were also heavily decimated, both when besieged in the city of Kut and the subsequent march into captivity when their Commanding General surrendered the city in April 1916. It has been estimated that there was a 70%+ death rate for the other ranks who marched out of Kut by the end of the conflict.
While I couldn’t find baptismal information for Henry and Alfred, armed with the 1891 census information I was able to track down the baptism of an Edith Mary-Ann Hood, born 15th April 1888, which took place at St Mark, Lakenham on the 6th July 1888. Parents were Frederick and Mary Ann. Father Frederick was a Carter. The family lived on Chapel Street.
(SDGW - Soldiers died in the Great War database
CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Picture Norfolk - The Norfolk County Image Archive).
In Him alone is our hope
In Him alone is our strength
In Him alone are we justified
In Him alone are we saved
What have we to offer
That does not fade or wither
Can the world ever satisfy
The emptiness in our hearts
In vain we deny
When will you cease running
In search of hollow meaning
Let His love feed the hunger
In your soul till it overflows
With joy you yearn to know
In Him alone is our hope
Unto Him I pour out my heart
He alone will save me
With His love and mercy.
Created in 1863 as a memorial to Edmund William Johnson Bardin by Melbourne stained glass manufacturer Ferguson and Urie, the Holy Family stained glass window may be found at the north end of the nave, to the right of the ornate baptismal font. The window has a pair on the left. The window depicts the Holy Family. In the foreground, Mary holds Jesus in her lap. To the right stands Mary's pot with the letter M monogrammed upon it, from which springs the Annunciation lily, which represents Mary's purity. Behind them in the mid ground, Joseph sits in prayer looking sombre, perhaps as a result of his dream where an angel told him to flee to Egypt with his family to protect Jesus from King Herod's murderous plans.
Edmund William Johnson Bardin died on the 17th of August 1863 according to the beautiful brass plaque below the Holy Family window dedicated to him. Interestingly enough, whilst he died in Brunswick, he appears not to have been a member of the congregation. Records from the Londonderry Sentinel indicate that he was from Emerald Downs in Queenland. Edmund Bardin was the youngest son of the Reverend Charles Bardin (who was for many years the Rector of Derryloran, Cookstown, Diocese of Armagh in Ireland) and his wife Julia Helena Hodgkinson. His brother Alfred Thackeray Purdon Bardin has a memorial window next to him of the presentation of Jesus at the Temple on the opposite side of the baptismal font in Christ Church, Brunswick.
Christ Church, built almost on the corner of Glenlyon Road and Brunswick Street in Brunswick, is a picturesque slice of Italy in inner city Melbourne. With its elegant proportions, warm yellow stuccoed facade and stylish Romanesque campanile, the church would not look out of place sitting atop a rise in Tuscany, or being the centre of an old walled town. This idea is further enhanced when the single bell rings from the campanile, calling worshipers to prayer.
Christ Church has been constructed in a cruciform plan with a detached campanile. Although not originally intended as such, at its completion, the church became an excellent example of "Villa Rustica" architecture in Australia. Like other churches around the inner city during the boom and bust eras of the mid Nineteenth Century as Melbourne became an established city, the building was built in stages between 1857 and 1875 as money became available to extend and better what was already in existence. Christ Church was dedicated in 1857 when the nave, designed by architects Purchas and Swyer, was completed. The transepts, chancel and vestry were completed between 1863 and 1864 to the designs created by the architects' firm Smith and Watts. The Romanesque style campanile was also designed by Smith and Watts and it completed between 1870 and 1871. A third architect, Frederick Wyatt, was employed to design the apse which was completed in 1875.
Built in Italianate style with overture characteristics of classical Italian country house designs, Christ Church is one of the few examples of what has been coined "Villa Rustica" architecture in Victoria.
Slipping through the front door at the bottom of the campanile, the rich smell of incense from mass envelops visitors. As soon as the double doors which lead into the church proper close behind you, the church provides a quiet refuge from the busy intersection of Glenlyon Road and Brunswick Street outside, and it is quite easy to forget that cars and trams pass by just a few metres away. Walking up the aisle of the nave of Christ Church, light pours over the original wooden pews with their hand embroidered cushions through sets of luminescent stained glass windows by Melbourne manufacturers, Ferguson and Urie, Mathieson and Gibson and Brooks Robinson and Company. A set of fourteen windows from the mid-to-late Nineteenth Century by Ferguson and Urie depicting different saints are especially beautiful, filled with painted glass panes which are as vivid now as when they were created more than one hundred years ago. The floors are still the original dark, richly polished boards that generations of worshipers have walked over since they were first laid. The east transept houses the Lady Chapel, whilst the west transept is consumed by the magnificent 1972 Roger H. Pogson organ built of cedar with tin piping. This replaced the original 1889 Alfred Fuller organ. Beautifully executed carved rood figures watch over the chancel from high, perhaps admiring the marble altar.
Albert Purchas, born in 1825 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, was a prominent Nineteenth Century architect who achieved great success for himself in Melbourne. Born to parents Robert Whittlesey Purchas and Marianne Guyon, he migrated to Australia in 1851 to establish himself in the then quickly expanding city of Melbourne, where he set up a small architect's firm in Little Collins Street. He also offered surveying services. His first major building was constructing the mansion "Berkeley Hall" in St Kilda on Princes Street in 1854. The house still exists today. Two years after migrating, Albert designed the layout of the Melbourne General Cemetery in Carlton. It was the first "garden cemetery" in Victoria, and his curvilinear design is still in existence, unaltered, today. In 1854, Albert married Eliza Anne Sawyer (1825 - 1869) in St Kilda. The couple had ten children over their marriage, including a son, Robert, who followed in his father's footsteps as an architect. Albert's brother-in-law, Charles Sawyer joined him in the partnership of Purchas and Sawyer, which existed from 1856 until 1862 in Queens Street. The firm produced more than 140 houses, churches, offices and cemetery buildings including: the nave and transepts of Christ Church St Kilda between 1854 and 1857, "Glenara Homestead"in Bulla in 1857, the Melbourne Savings Bank on the corner of Flinders Lane and Market Street (now demolished) between 1857 and 1858, the Geelong branch of the Bank of Australasia in Malop Street between 1859 and 1860, and Beck's Imperial Hotel in Castlemaine in 1861. When the firm broke up, Albert returned to Little Collins Street, and the best known building he designed during this period was St. George's Presbyterian Church in East St Kilda between 1877 and 1880. The church's tall polychomatic brick bell tower is still a local landmark, even in the times of high rise architecture and development, and St, George's itself is said to be one of his most striking church designs. Socially, Albert was vice president of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects for many years, before becoming president in 1887. He was also an inventor and philanthropist. Albert died in 1909 at his home in Kew, a wealthy widower and much loved father.
The stained glass firm of Ferguson and Urie was established by Scots James Ferguson (1818 – 1894), James Urie (1828 – 1890) and John Lamb Lyon (1836 – 1916). They were the first known makers of stained glass in Australia. Until the early 1860s, window glass in Melbourne had been clear or plain coloured, and nearly all was imported, but new churches and elaborate buildings created a demand for pictorial windows. The three Scotsmen set up Ferguson and Urie in 1862 and the business thrived until 1899, when it ceased operation, with only John Lamb Lyon left alive. Ferguson and Urie was the most successful Nineteenth Century Australian stained glass window making company. Among their earliest works were a Shakespeare window for the Haymarket Theatre in Bourke Street, a memorial window to Prince Albert in Holy Trinity, Kew, and a set of Apostles for the West Melbourne Presbyterian Church. Their palatial Gothic Revival office building stood at 283 Collins Street from 1875. Ironically, their last major commission, a window depicting “labour”, was installed in the old Melbourne Stock Exchange in Collins Street in 1893 on the eve of the bank crash. Their windows can be found throughout the older suburbs of Melbourne and across provincial Victoria.
I gave him free reign with photoshop and this is what he came up with, he said I liked black and white so much, how did I like it being in b/w, It's not too bad actually.
Jaisalmer Fort is one of the largest fortifications in the world. It is situated in the city of Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is a World Heritage Site. It was built in 1156 AD by the Rajput ruler Rawal Jaisal (whose son was Shalivahan II. Manj & Bhati Rajputs are the descendants of him.), from whom it derives it name. The fort stands proudly amidst the golden stretches of the great Thar Desert, on Trikuta Hill, and has been the scene of many battles. Its massive yellow sandstone walls are a tawny lion colour during the day, fading to honey-gold as the sun sets, thereby camouflaging the fort in the yellow desert. For this reason, it is also known as the Sonar Quila or Golden Fort. The fort is located in the very heart the city, and is one of the most notable monuments in the locality.
HISTORY
During medieval times, the city played a major role in trade with Persia, Arabia, Egypt and Africa. The fort contains 3 layers of walls. The outer or the lower layer is made out of solid stone blocks and it reinforces the loose rubble of Trikuta Hill. The second, or middle, wall snakes around the fort. From the innermost, or third, wall, the Rajput warriors once hurled boiling oil and water as well as massive blocks of rock at their enemies, who would become entrapped between the second and third walls. This defences of the fort include 99 bastions, of which 92 were built between the period of 1633-47.
Ala-ud-din Khilji attacked and captured the fort in the 13th century and managed to hold it for 9 years. During the siege of the fort the Rajput women committed Jauhar. The second battle at the fort happened in 1541, when Mughal emperor Humayun attacked the fort city.
With the advent of British rule, the emergence of maritime trade and the growth of the port of Bombay led to the gradual economic decline of Jaisalmer. After independence and the Partition of India, the ancient trade route was totally closed, thus sealing the fate of the city. Nonetheless, the continued strategic importance of Jaisalmer was demonstrated during the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan. Although at one point the entire population of Jaisalmer lived within the fort, it today has a resident population of about 4,000 people who are largely from the Brahmin and Daroga communities. They are mostly descendants of the workforce of the Bhati rulers of Jaisalmer which was permitted to reside within the fort's premises. With an increase in population, people gradually relocated to the foot of the Trikuta Hill and the town of Jaisalmer spread out from the fort.
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
Raj Mahal (Royal palace)
Laxminath temple
4 massive gateways
Merchant Havelis. These are large houses often built by wealthy merchants in Rajasthani towns and cities in North India, with beautiful, ornate sandstone carvings. Some havelis are many hundreds of years old. In Jaisalmer there are many elaborate havelis carved from yellow sandstone. Some of these have many floors and countless rooms, with decorated windows, archways, doors and balconies. Some havelis are today museums but most in Jaisalmer are still lived in by the families that built them. Among these is the Vyas haveli which was built in the 15th century, which is still occupied by the descendants of the original builders. Another example is the Shree Nath Palace which was once inhabited by the prime minister of Jaisalmer. Some of the doors and ceilings are wonderful examples of old carved wood from many hundreds of years ago.
The fort has an ingenious drainage system called the ghut nali which allows for the easy drainage of rainwater away from the fort in all four directions of the fort. Over the years, haphazard construction activities and building of new roads has greatly reduced its effectiveness.
The fort has numerous eateries, including Italian, French, and native cuisines. The famous Indian film director Satyajit Ray wrote the Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress), a detective novel, based on the fort and he later filmed it here. The film became a classic and a large number of tourists from Bengal and around the world visit the fort annually to experience for themselves the world that Ray portrayed in the movie.
THREATS TO THE FORT
The Jaisalmer Fort today faces manifold threats that are a result of the increasing population pressure on it. Water seepage, inadequate civic amenities, derelict houses and seismic activity around the Trikuta Hill are some of the major concerns impacting the Fort. Unlike most other forts, the Jaisalmer Fort has been built over a weak sedimentary rock foothill which makes its foundations especially vulnerable to seepage. Over the years this has led to the collapse of significant portions of the Fort such as the Queen’s Palace or Rani Ka Mahal and parts of the outer boundary wall and the lower pitching walls.
The World Monuments Fund included the Fort in its 1996 World Monuments Watch and again in the 1998 and 2000 reports due to the threats posed to it by an increase in its resident population and the increasing numbers of tourists who visit it every year. The Fort is one of Rajasthan's most popular tourist attractions with as many as five to six hundred thousand tourists visiting it annually. As a result, it is abuzz with commercial activities and has seen a phenomenal growth in both human and vehicular traffic.
Major restoration work has been undertaken by the World Monuments Fund and UK based charity Jaisalmer in Jeopardy. According to former INTACH chairman S.K. Misra, American Express has provided more than $1 million for the conservation of Jaisalmer Fort. The absence of coordinated action among the various government departments responsible for civic amenities, the local municipality and the Archaeological Survey that is responsible for the upkeep of the fort is a major impediment in its maintenance and restoration.
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Portrait of a worker performing reconstruction of Maly Theatre (Moscow, Russia) before the start of the new season.
I was taking some architecture photos of famous Moscow theaters- Bolshoi and Maly for my portfolio when I suddenly noticed this worker painting the building. He was busy working and I took some photos of him but they all lacked smth. And when he stopped working, took a cigarette and turned away- transforming the whole scene into smth theatrical- an old statue, a smoking man and marble pillars like centuries between them.
Daniel 1:2 (NLT)
[The Lord gave him [King Nebuchadnezzar] victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah.] When Nebuchadnezzar returned to Babylon, [he took with him some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God and placed them in the treasure-house of his god in the land of Babylonia. [1]]
[1]
Hebrew, the land of Shinar.
DRAWING NOTES:
TIME OF DAY:
Unspecified in the Bible narrative.
LIGHTING NOTES:
Simple lighting from above left illuminates this scene.
CHARACTERS PRESENT:
Various inhabitants of Babylon (very small figures!).
RESEARCH/ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This scene started out as an ink sketch, which can be seen on the top right hand corner of the “Map of Middle East showing Babylon” (see Maps section). I have decided to produce a full size design, which shows the splendour of the city and its famous hanging gardens. There is a lot of detail in this scene, which took a number of hours to ink in, and many more to colour up. I was keen to include bright coloured ceramic tiles on the walls which adds to the sense of opulence.
The carved stone figures on the walls of the building are based on reference photographs I found on the internet. The female figure is based on a clay relief figure called “Queen of the Night (Babylon)”, found in the British Museum. The nude woman has feathery wings and bird’s feet, with 4 sets of horns in her headdress. I have also included other popular imagery on the walls of some buildings used by the Babylonian artists, including lions and oxen.
I believe Babylon had a series of man made canals. I have decide to add a richly ornamented wooden boat in the foreground, moored near some steps, that lead into the city.
The bright pink flower I the left foreground is Adenium obesum (aka Desert Rose, Mock Azalea, Adenium, Impala Lily, Kudu, Sabi Star & Dwarf Bottle Tree). Adenium is a succulent plant in the Apocynum (Dogbane) family, and is native to the Arabian Peninsula, although it can be found in lots of other countries too. Adenium can grow to 3.3–9.8 feet (1–3 metres) in height. The flowers are tubular, 0.79–1.97 inches (2–5 cm) long, with the outer portion 1.6–2.4 inches (4–6 cm) diameter with five petals. The flowers tend towards red and pink, often with a whitish blush outward of the throat.
The green plant with feathery, pink blossom (behind the Adenium) is Tamarisk (aka Saltcedar and Tamarix) which is a graceful, hardy evergreen or deciduous shrub or tree which grows to 3.3–59.1 feet (1–18 metres) in height and forms dense thickets. Native to drier areas of Eurasia and Africa, Tamarisk usually grows on saline soils, and can also tolerate alkaline conditions. Its distinct feathery pale pink flowers make this very invasive plant appear harmless, however, it is often blamed for increasing the number of wildfires in a region and negatively altering wildlife habitats.
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I already put on one picture of this guy, but I was lucky enough to get off a few shots of him and I really like him. So hope you don't mind seeing him again.
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.
Stevie Smith - Not Waving But Drowning
This gravestone for the poet and author, Franz Hedrich drew my attention. I had never heard of him, so did a little research and found that in the 1880s he was involved in a scandal that shocked the literary world. His story is as follows…
Franz Hedrich was born in Bohemia (present day Czech Republic) in 1823. As an aspiring poet and author in his youth, he moved in various literary circles and in the 1840s became a close friend of the poet and author Alfred Meissner. Hedrich also dabbled in politics and was at one point elected to the Frankfurt National Assembly as the leader of one of the parties on the extreme left. He was then arrested and exiled for his political views.
In the 1850s Hedrich moved to Munich and would often spend his summers with Meissner. During this time, according to Hedrich, Meissner came to rely on him to review and rewrite much of his new work and this eventually culminated in Hedrich writing several of Meissner’s novels for him, as his ghost-writer. It would, however, appear that Hedrich was unhappy with this as Meissner had promised that the work would appear in their joint names. He also felt that Meissner was pocketing most of the money and ‘awarding him only a trifle.’
In 1871, in Switzerland, Hedrich married Janet Barron of Edinburgh. He then lived with her in Switzerland, France and in Scotland. Janet appears to have been quite wealthy, having inherited a large amount of money after the death of her parents. Whether this played any part in Hedrich falling for her we will never know, however being a man who enjoyed the finer things in life he quickly squandered much of her fortune. Running low on money, he then began to blackmail Meissner threatening to let the world know that he had written the novels. It would seem that through this he obtained substantial sums of money from Meissner for several years. Then in 1885, Meissner could take no more and made a suicide attempt by slashing his own throat. He survived this but died shortly afterwards of sepsis. On his death bed he told his brother in law, Robert Byr, that Hedrich ‘was hunting me like a tiger. He claimed the fortune of my children. He was my evil genius during all my life, and I was his prisoner, so that nothing but death remains for me to escape his bondage.’
A few years after Meissner’s death, a collection of his works was published and included various novels that Hedrich had written. This seems to have annoyed Hedrich and resulted in him writing a pamphlet that was then published by the Berlin firm O. Janke. The same firm who had published Meissner’s work. In this pamphlet Hedrich claimed authorship of most of Meissner’s novels and stated that for almost thirty years Meissner had been claiming to be the author of books that he, Hedrich, had written. To provide proof of his claims he included copies of letters from Meissner and these showed beyond doubt that Hedrich had indeed written several novels attributed to Meissner. Hedrich also pointed out that in several of the novels he had used a simple type of cryptogram to encode the words ‘Autor Hedrich’ to show he was the author of the work.
Robert Byr, Meissner’s brother in law, then made a reply to Hedrich’s accusations. He stated that Meissner had claimed authorship and tried to sell a single novel written by Hedrich. This deed had caused him such remorse that he had then committed suicide. Byr also claimed that Hedrich was only a collaborator in some of Meissner’s novels. The two men had arranged this collaboration as Meissner’s name was well known, and novels appearing under his name would command a greater price than those appearing under Hedrich’s.
On viewing the evidence that Hedrich produced, it was accepted by the literary world that he had indeed written several of the novels appearing under Meissner’s name, and had collaborated on others. However, it was also found that he had overstated his case and claimed authorship of some novels that were purely Meissner’s work.
Hedrich did not fare well in this scandal. He was seen by many as being dishonourable, and too ready to denounce someone who had been his close friend in order to make money. A leading literary magazine of the time wrote of him that - ‘Hedrich had dragged Meissner in the mire…but he has degraded himself beneath the notice of respectable men in doing it.’
Hedrich spent his later years living in the West End of Edinburgh with his wife. He died on 31 October 1895.
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If we ever had a soft spot in our hearts for any of the little gangbangers we dealt with on a daily basis, it was for him: Jesus Lucio, known on the street as "Snap." We always thought he'd been given that name because of the unique configuration of his nose and chin, which are both quite prominent, and curve in towards each other to create the profile of a mean old snapping turtle. Now, I wonder if there might have been another reason for that name.
We got a kick out of that goofy kid, in part because he looks and acts so much like "Dopey." He must have been 13 when we first ran into him, back in '92 or '93. As a member of the Bishops, we can always find him on his corner at 18th and Paulina.
The Bishops are closely allied with the Latin Counts at that time, and both are part of the "People" coalition, and oppose all gangs that identify themselves as "Folks." Just in Pilsen, that means the Bishops are in a chronic state of war with the Satan Disciples, 21 Boys, the Ambrose, LaRaza, the Allport Lovers, and the Party People. In other words, just about everybody else. But, alliances and rivalries are not chiseled in stone, and just because you are the enemy of my enemy, doesn't necessarily mean that you are my friend. Just ask the Ambrose: they are at war with everybody.
In spite of his looks and young age, we suspect that Snap is not quite as innocent as he would like us to believe. His accounts of various gun-battles between the Bishops and their enemies are very coherent and rich in detail, more like the observations of a seasoned war-correspondent.
Cesar Urquieta is a few months older than Snap, and runs with the Allport Lovers, right around the time when they decide to ally themselves with LaRaza. He's a scrawny little kid, probably no more than 90 pounds soaking wet, and he's very light complected, which is why they call him "White Boy." He's a quiet kid, and keeps to himself, while Snap's gregarious, always clowning around.
Cesar attends school at 19th & Throop, well within friendly territory. Yet, for some reason, the Chicago Board of Education decides to transfer him to a school at 19th & Paulina, in the heart of the Bishops' turf. Cesar's mother pleads with the bureaucrats to reconsider, but they refuse. In their view, what possible harm could there be in transferring a student to a school that's only 3 or 4 blocks from his home? As Cesar's mother tries to explain, in neighborhoods like Pilsen, a move of only one block can be a de facto death sentence.
Later on, other Bishops tell us it wasn't solely a "gang thing," it was personal as well, something from the past, a gril perhaps?
All we know for sure, is that Snap follows Cesar after school, all the way to the corner grocery store at 19th & Throop, where Cesar can reasonably expect to be safe. That kind of intrusion by any rival gangbanger should have set off alarm bells all over the territory controlled by LaRaza. Instead, Snap calls out Cesar's name, and empties a whole clip of 9mm ammo into Cesar's scrawny little body at point-blank range.
I see the coverage of the shooting on the 4 o'clock news, as I'm getting dressed for work. We are all stunned, not by the nature or the ferocity of the crime, but simply because it is Snap who is identified as the shooter.
He is arrested almost immediately, tried as an adult, and convicted. He'll probably have gray hair when he gets out, if ever.
For us, this is a reminder that, just because certain gangbangers are casual and relaxed in their dealings with the police, doesn't mean they'll be equally rational in their dealings with others. It's almost like they've been pre-programmed to shift into "terminator mode" in certain situations, when they encounter rival gang members. I'm sure they can turn on us as well, if the right set of circumstances present themselves.
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The photo above shows the plaza at 18th and Paulina where Snap used to hang out. The same buildings were all there back then, but now they are home to the "Resurrection Project" which has transformed Pilsen with it's murals against gang violence, while celebrating the rich culture and heritage of Mexico.
The Bishops are still there, although their presence is not evident during daylight hours. Thus far, they are the only gang in Pilsen that routinely tags the murals on their puny little turf with their gang graffiti.
I saw him sitting at a table in a food court in downtown Toronto and of course it was his cowboy hat which immediately caught my attention. It made a stylish impression, especially when combined with his beige turtleneck and sports coat. He just didn’t look like you would expect to see him in a food court in downtown Toronto. The light was awful (as it is in most food courts) so before approaching him I walked down the hallway and scouted out an area where windows were letting natural light spill in. I returned to the food court, hoping he would still be there. He was. I leaned over and introduced myself and he met me with a wide grin revealing very few teeth but a ton of warmth. He had a strong handshake and a heavy accent. Meet Ahmed, the Moroccan Cowboy.
Ahmed assured me that I wasn’t interrupting anything important and he was happy to gather up his things and follow me down the hallway and pose for a few photos. En route he explained that he had been photographed by a newspaper photographer but I had trouble understanding the details. I said “So, you’re ALREADY famous?” He laughed. I told him that his western hat had drawn my attention from a distance and asked where it came from. Again, the story was somewhat involved and despite my best efforts, I was unable to understand much of it but I could tell he was proud of his look and enjoyed my having noticed him.
Photos taken, we chatted and I found out that Ahmed is 60 and was born in the North African country, Morocco. He has been in Canada for 35 years. It was clear that despite his sense of style, he has not led an easy life. He mentioned some jobs he has held which seemed to be mostly in maintenance. He said he still has a good collection of tools but is no longer working. One of his employers was the Ministry of Health. He lost that job due to being intoxicated – yet another example of a life damaged by substance abuse.
I enjoyed my ten minutes with Ahmed and he certainly enjoyed my interest. As I was thanking him and wishing him well, he quietly announced that he would appreciate it if I could get him a cup of coffee – “Only if you can. If not, that’s ok.” “Sure” I told him and handed him a few coins to fun his next cup.
Thank you Ahmed for sharing your sense of style and good company with me today. It was a pleasure meeting you. Thanks too for participating in my Human Family photography project on Flickr.
This is my 81st submission to the Human Family group.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
El EC-HIM, AS-365N-2 Dauphin 2 (c/n 6478) fue el antiguo PESCA II hasta la llegada del Sikorsky S-76C+ Spirit , matriculado como EC-JET.
Desde que dejó el Helipuerto Costa Norte, pasó a servir para Salvamento Marítimo, como HELIMER 207, desde el Aeropuerto de Almeria.
Pero al parecer, el Sikorsky se encuentra en mantenimiento... a si que, al igual que el turrón, el anterior Pesca II vuelve a casa por navidad.