The only thing that is anywhere near as cute as babies and baby feet, is their clothes! As soon as I seen these (especially the Totoro pair) I knew I had to have them for my daughter! when they arrived, they came in a little pouch that was clear and had a zipper across the top. I instantly fell in love with them! They are true to their color and they look EXACTLY how they are advertised to look. I put them on my daughter and at first she was not sure about them. She was actually mesmerized by the fact that they had ears and faces on her knees and she was playing and talking with them. After she realized they weren't coming off though she was crawling and walking around while playing. She likes them and their little faces as much I do! I love the fact that they protect her knees while she is crawling around. We do have baby knee protectors, but I much prefer using these socks to protect from carpet burn. We with with the Animal A design, but I do plan on coming back and buying both the Animal B and Weather C packs. I love the way these guys feel. The feel 100% cotton, even though they are only 75% cotton, 20% polyester, and 5% spandex. They are super soft to the touch and after going through our washer machine a few times they are still the same size they were the first time I put them on out of the pack. Zero shrinkage is a major plus for this mama! I also really appreciate the fact that they fit from ages one to three, most of her other socks that we have bought are labeled 12-18 months.

  

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In Llanelli, a few people mentioned that there was a lack of impartial information available in the run up to the referendum in the media and most news items were leaning towards one outcome. One gentleman said that he felt that as the media was the only way some people could access information having only one view promoted meant that it was difficult for people to make an informed decision. He also said that it is up to individuals to seek out information and so having the bus out and about is a good thing. One woman said that many television programmes about the referendum were broadcast too late at night, which meant she wasn't able to see as much coverage as she may have liked. Health was an important issue for one visitor, who was unhappy that the people of Llanelli had to travel further afield to receive treatment for particular needs. One woman was concerned about the reduction in public funding and its effects on community partnership work. Another member of the public said that it would be good to see processes simplified to allow for people to engage in Assembly committee consultations; he was particularly interested in raising issues via the Committee on Standards of Conduct.

 

Roedd y refferendwm yn bwnc poblogaidd ymysg pobl ardal Llanelli pan aeth bws y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol i’w tref hwy ddechrau’r wythnos. Barn y mwyafrif oedd y diffyg gwybodaeth ddiduedd oedd ar gael yn ystod yr ymgyrch. Nododd ambell un bod gwneud penderfyniad un ffordd neu’r llall yn dasg gymharol anodd i lawer gan mai un ochr yn unig oedd y cyfryngau yn tueddu i bortreadu. Soniodd un dyn mai cyfrifoldeb yr unigolyn ydi dod o hyd i’r wybodaeth angenrheidiol a bod bws y Cynulliad yn syniad da yn hyn o beth. Barn ymwelydd arall oedd bod llawer o’r rhaglenni teledu oedd yn canolbwyntio ar y refferendwm yn cael eu darlledu’n rhy hwyr ac nad oedd modd iddi wylio cymaint ohonynt o ganlyniad. Iechyd oedd prif bryder un dyn lleol oedd yn anhapus bod rhaid i bobl yr ardal deithio ymhell i dderbyn triniaeth arbenigol mewn ysbytai. Soniodd un ddynes ei bod yn poeni’n arw am y toriadau mewn gwariant cyhoeddus a sut y byddai hynny’n effeithio gwaith rhai cymdeithasau a phartneriaethau yn y gymuned. Dymuniad un ymwelydd oedd galluogi aelodau o’r cyhoedd i ymwneud mwy mewn ymgynghoriadau pwyllgorau’r Cynulliad, yn enwedig gyda Phwyllgor Safonau Ymddygiad.

 

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Powerful Portadown profit from poor performanceby Roger Corbett

A powerful Portadown side gained revenge for their defeat by Bangor in the Junior Cup last season by taking advantage of the home team’s poor performance and deservedly finishing ahead by 24-43.

With a number of changes to the side that did so well against Dromore last week, a young Bangor side got this second round Junior Cup fixture underway. The playing conditions were good, with the breeze blowing across the pitch and not benefiting either side. From the outset, Portadown played the game at a fast pace, and pushed Bangor back into their own half for long periods. Both sides, however, made many unforced errors and as a result promising attacks were halted.

After 10 minutes of play, it was Bangor who got the scoreboard started, when Portadown conceded a penalty for being offside and Mark Thompson converted the kicking opportunity. Portadown then resumed their attacks and it looked like they would score next. However, from a lineout on the Portadown twenty two, the ball was taken by Freddie Black before the rest of the pack formed around him and started to drive for the line. The rolling maul moved slowly forwards and sideways until one final push saw captain Jamie Clegg carried over to score to the right of the Portadown posts. The conversion by Neil Cuthbertson was successful and Bangor were now 10-0 ahead.

Even an impartial observer might have commented that this score was against the run of play, but to Bangor’s credit they took their chances well. Unfortunately, just 5 minutes later Bangor were reduced to 14 men after Black was yellow carded. From the resulting penalty, Portadown kicked for touch, and secured the ball from the lineout. They patiently worked the ball through their forwards until a gap opened up in the Bangor defence, allowing an easy run through to score under the Bangor posts. With the conversion, the score was now 10-7.

With only a few minutes of the first half remaining, Portadown continued to push forward and from a good cross field kick, they took advantage of the reduced Bangor cover and scored in the left hand corner. The tricky kick into the wind was successful, and Portadown were now in front by 10-14. To add to Bangor’s woes, scrum half Danny Diamond had to retire injured with what looks like a broken collar bone, and front row forward Phil Whyte limped off with a bad calf injury – we wish both a full and speedy recovery. Undeterred, Bangor tried to fight back and came very close in the final minute when more good forward play got the ball over the Portadown line, but it wasn’t able to be grounded.

As the teams turned around, Bangor would probably have been the happier with the scoreline, especially given the amount of possession Portadown had enjoyed in the first half. However, over the course of the following 20 odd minutes, and largely as a result of their own mistakes, their task became much harder. It started with another poor Bangor lineout which Portadown won and simply broke through to score in the right hand corner. The kick was good, extending the lead to 10-21. Then Bangor lost the ball in contact in the centre of the pitch, allowing the Portadown backline to quickly move the ball wide to their winger who rounded the Bangor defence to score under the posts.

Finally, from their scrum, Portadown took advantage of some missed tackles to open up a gap and score again under the Bangor posts. The score was now 10-35, and Bangor had a mountain to climb.

 

If the game looked lost at this point, nobody had obviously told Jamie Clegg. From Mark Thompson’s restart, Clegg ran in pursuit and managed to snatch the ball from the Portadown receiving player. He then had just enough time to pass outside to Neil Cuthbertson who managed to negotiate 3 Portadown defenders to score, and reduce the deficit to 17-35, with 26 minutes gone.

Shortly afterwards, the Portadown hooker was yellow carded. However, instead of capitalising on this advantage, Bangor then conceded another penalty, this time in front of their posts. The Portadown kicker gratefully took the 3 points, making the score 17-38.

It was around this point that it was starting to look like Portadown were paying the price for their furious onslaught in the first half. Bangor sensed the weakness and started to play their best rugby of the game so far. Patient build-ups by the forwards, accompanied by strong runs from the backs, produced the opportunity for full back Davy Charles to dive under his tacklers to score beside the posts. Cuthbertson’s quick kick was good, and the score was now 24-38.

As the final play approached, and the end result no longer in question, yet another lineout mix-up gave Portadown possession again. With the Bangor defence largely flat footed, Portadown cut through and, despite a desperate covering tackle by Charles, touched down for the final score of the game. Although the kick was missed, Portadown’s victory was by an emphatic 24-43 margin.

This young Bangor side can learn much from their older, wiser opponents. While fitness and commitment is not in question, consistency of technique in basic set pieces, and retention of the ball when in contact would need to improve, or at least return to levels seen in earlier games. While the disappointment of an early exit from the Junior Cup cannot be denied, the focus will now be wholly on returning to success in the league, the next fixture being a home meeting with Cooke.

Bangor side: P Whyte (P Dornan), A Jackson, J Harrison, R Meeke, F Black, M Coey, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, D Diamond (P Nicol), M Thompson, M Widdowson, M Aspley, M Weir, N Cuthbertson, D Charles

Subs: P Nicol, P Dornan

Bangor scores: J Clegg (1T), N Cuthbertson (1T), D Charles (1T), M Thompson (1P, 3C)

 

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Maker: William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877)

Born: UK

Active: UK

Medium: salted paper print from a calotype negative

Size: 8 5/16" x 6 1/4"

Location:

 

Object No. 2017.231

Shelf: B-28

 

Publication: H. Fox Talbot, F.R.S., The Pencil of Nature, Plate 2, Part 1, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London, published June 24, 1844

Josef Maria Eder, Geschicte der Photographie, Verlag von Wilhelm Knapp, 1932, pg 442

  

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Provenance: Collection of James B Parks, Swann Galleries Sale 2340, February 27, 2014, Lot 7 via Nigel Maister

Rank: 1524

 

Notes: Schaaf No. 128. This view was taken from one of the upper windows of the Hotel de Douvres, situated at the corner of the Rue de la Paix. The spectator is looking to the Northeast. The time is the afternoon. The sun is just quitting the range of buildings adorned with columns: its fac¸ade is already in the shade, but a single shutter standing open projects far enough forward to catch a gleam of sunshine. The weather is hot and dusty, and they have just been watering the road, which has produced two broad bands of shade upon it, which unite in the foreground because, the road being partially under repair (as is seen from the two wheelbarrows, &c. &c.), the watering machines have been compelled to cross to the other side. By the roadside a row of cittadines and cabriolets are waiting, and a single carriage stands at a distance a long way to the right. A whole forest of chimneys borders the horizon: for, the instrument chronicles whatever it sees, and certainly would delineate a chimney-pot or a chimney sweeper with the same impartiality as it would the Apollo of Belvedere.

 

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BBC impartiality was challenged today by several hundred Pro Palestine protesters who gathered outside the Birmingham studios located in the Mailbox. Several speakers highlighted the disproportionality of coverage and just days after 4 Palestinian children were bombed on a beach in Gaza.

 

The protesters held an impromptu march to a scheduled Stop the War meeting. When it became clear that the Council House could not accomodate the number of protesters wishing to attend a sound system was hastily put together and a mass public meeting was held in the city's Chamberlain Square.

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Got Sachi sporting some premium Yusuke Urameshi fashion. ;P Who do you think wears it better? xD

 

Character Ramblings:

In the case of my stories/RPs with Sachi, she is the eldest daughter of Hiei and my other (and likely oldest/still actively used) OC, Riyo Sokai. If it isn’t obvious already, they’re all based in the Yu Yu Hakusho universe. xD

 

Sachi is also the person that takes over Spirit Detective duties after Yusuke (whom is her main mentor, though she learns a lot from the whole crew as she grows up, so she’s got a pretty well-rounded “jack of all trades, master of none” type of power set). She’s also only one quarter human (Hiei is obviously a fullblown demon, and Riyo is half-human with a demon mother and human/psychic father).

 

King Yama is no longer leading Spirit World (thanks to all the horrific bullshit he has pulled) by the time Sachi is chosen to work for them, and instead Koenma is the head honcho. While she was chosen partly because of the relationships she has with the previous detective and the friends that helped him out, and thus knows a lot about the shit that a spirit detective can get into, she was also chosen because of her strength, level-headedness, and impartial attitude regarding supernatural beings vs humans. Sachi grew up around both humans and demons and even spent chunks of her childhood in Demon World (and goes to visit it throughout her life), so she’s pretty knowledgable about the lifestyles and general attitudes of those that live in either world. Definitely one of the most qualified peacekeepers Spirit World has picked out. xD

 

In her case, things are generally pretty peaceful compared to Yusuke’s days. She usually acts as a mediator more often than not, though she is fully trained and prepared to deal with full blown battles.

 

In the past I’ve shipped her with Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, but now-a-days he’s simply an ex-boyfriend from her high school days (break-up was sad, but amicable—they wanted different things from their adult lives and all that). Into her adulthood, she ends up meeting sweaty man extraordinaire Reigen Arataka from Mob Psycho 100, and at this point I feel like they’re definitely endgame. c:

 

She ends up playing a teaching role to Shigeo (similar to how Yusuke was that for her). Not so much to make him stronger since he’s already plenty strong, but moreso to steadily gain better control of his psychic abilities. He still calls Reigen “Master”, but he calls Sachi “Teacher”. IT’S GREAT AND I LOVE IT.

 

and yeah idk i just felt like talking about sachi don’t at me.

 

Been tempted to make Reigen into a doll since I’m a hoe for doll couples, but I’m currently taking a break from adding new dolls to the crew. There IS one sculpt I found that’s kinda Reigen-y, but it’s not particularly popular so I can’t find any owner images of him…plus I’m not terribly into the Souldoll Kid bodies…hmmmmmmm.

Statue of James Meehan, Department of Lands building, Bridge St, Sydney.

 

Each facade has 12 niches whose sculpted occupants include explorers and legislators who made a major contribution to the opening up and settlement of the nation. Although 48 men were nominated by the architect, Barnet, as being suitable subjects, most were rejected as being 'hunters or excursionists'. Only 23 statues were commissioned, the last being added in 1901 leaving 25 niches unfilled (Devine, 2011). In Nov 2010 - a new statue of colonial surveyor James Meehan (1774-1826) was created and placed in an empty niche on cnr. Loftus/Bent Streets.

 

Meehan, James (1774–1826)

 

by T. M. Perry

 

This article was published in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, (MUP), 1967

 

James Meehan (1774-1826), surveyor, explorer and settler, was born in Ireland and sentenced to transportation for a part in the Irish rebellion of 1798; Commissioner John Thomas Bigge later remarked that his offence was not serious. He arrived in Sydney in the Friendship on 16 February 1800 and in April was assigned as a servant to Charles Grimes, the acting surveyor-general. In 1801 he accompanied Grimes and Francis Barrallier on an exploration of the Hunter River and in 1802-03 went with Grimes and Fleming to King Island and Port Phillip.

 

While Grimes was on leave in 1803-06 George Evans was appointed acting surveyor general but most of the departmental duties were performed by Meehan, now conditionally pardoned; Grimes considered Meehan capable of carrying out the duties and commended his faithfulness and impartiality on his return. During this time Meehan measured farms to grantees and explored part of the Derwent (1803-04) and Shoalhaven (1805) Rivers. In 1806 he received an absolute pardon and in 1806-07 was again working in Van Diemen's Land.

 

After Governor William Bligh's deposition in 1808 Colonel George Johnston sent Grimes to England with dispatches and the work of the Surveyor-General's Department again devolved upon Meehan, who was appointed acting surveyor of lands with a salary of £182 10s. Because of his part in overthrowing Bligh Grimes was not permitted to return to New South Wales and Meehan's appointment was confirmed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. After John Oxley assumed the office of surveyor-general in 1812 Macquarie appointed Meehan deputy-surveyor of lands, and in 1814 he became collector of quitrents and superintendent of roads, bridges and streets as well.

 

Since a great part of Oxley's time was taken up with exploration, much of the routine work of his department, particularly the measuring of grants, was undertaken by Meehan who told Bigge, 'I have measured every farm that has been measured' since August 1803. Macquarie held a high opinion of Meehan's knowledge of the country and included him in the parties which accompanied him on most of his tours of inspection in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. In 1812-13 Meehan was in Van Diemen's Land resurveying land and correcting previous mistakes there and in 1818 Macquarie sent him with Charles Throsby to seek a route from the Sutton Forest district to Jervis Bay. After parting from Throsby, who went downstream, Meehan followed the Shoalhaven gorge upstream; he failed to find a crossing place, but discovered Lake Bathurst and the Goulburn plains. Apart from fixing the boundaries of land grants Meehan made several contributions to the mapping of the colony, most notably a map of Sydney drawn in 1807, and he surveyed the townships of Richmond, Castlereagh, Windsor, Pitt Town, Wilberforce, Liverpool and Bathurst in New South Wales, as well as Hobart Town in Van Diemen's Land.

 

In 1803 Meehan was granted 100 acres (40 ha) in the Field of Mars (near Ryde). This he sold five years later when Lieutenant-Governor Joseph Foveaux granted him 130 acres (53 ha) at Bankstown for 'His services and attention to his duty as Acting Surveyor in the Colony'; later he was granted 1140 acres (461 ha) at Ingleburn. These grants, like others made by the insurrectionary governors, were cancelled and reissued by Macquarie. Meehan named his Ingleburn farm Macquarie Field and there built a house which the governor referred to as Meehan's Castle.

 

In 1821 as a result of the 'Hardships, privations and Difficulties' endured during his early years in the colony and of his declining health he tendered his resignation and sought a pension. Acceptance of his resignation was delayed while he completed writing descriptions of the farms that had been measured, and collected the quitrents that were due, none of which had been collected since 1815 because Meehan had been wholly occupied with other tasks. His request for a pension was sent to England with glowing testimonies to his character and service from both Macquarie and Oxley, and in 1823 Governor Sir Thomas Brisbane was authorized to grant him a pension not exceeding £100 when accounts were tendered for the outstanding quitrents, which he had by this time supplied. He retired to Macquarie Field where he died on 21 April 1826. His property passed to his son Thomas (b.1809).

 

Meehan was one of that small group of emancipists who played an important part in the affairs of the colony during Macquarie's governorship and whose energy and ability justified Macquarie's belief that good conduct and reformation should enable a man to regain the place in society which he had lost when sentenced to transportation. He was one of those whom Macquarie invited to Government House, and in his Letter to … Viscount Sidmouth (London, 1821) Macquarie paid him this tribute: 'I have … had an opportunity of witnessing his indefatigable assiduity in the fulfilment of his arduous duties. I believe that no man has suffered so much privation and fatigue in the service of this Colony as Mr Meehan has done … His integrity has never, to my knowledge, been impeached; and I certainly consider him to be, both on account of his professional skill, and the faithfull and laborious discharge of his duty, a valuable man'.

 

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Powerful Portadown profit from poor performanceby Roger Corbett

A powerful Portadown side gained revenge for their defeat by Bangor in the Junior Cup last season by taking advantage of the home team’s poor performance and deservedly finishing ahead by 24-43.

With a number of changes to the side that did so well against Dromore last week, a young Bangor side got this second round Junior Cup fixture underway. The playing conditions were good, with the breeze blowing across the pitch and not benefiting either side. From the outset, Portadown played the game at a fast pace, and pushed Bangor back into their own half for long periods. Both sides, however, made many unforced errors and as a result promising attacks were halted.

After 10 minutes of play, it was Bangor who got the scoreboard started, when Portadown conceded a penalty for being offside and Mark Thompson converted the kicking opportunity. Portadown then resumed their attacks and it looked like they would score next. However, from a lineout on the Portadown twenty two, the ball was taken by Freddie Black before the rest of the pack formed around him and started to drive for the line. The rolling maul moved slowly forwards and sideways until one final push saw captain Jamie Clegg carried over to score to the right of the Portadown posts. The conversion by Neil Cuthbertson was successful and Bangor were now 10-0 ahead.

Even an impartial observer might have commented that this score was against the run of play, but to Bangor’s credit they took their chances well. Unfortunately, just 5 minutes later Bangor were reduced to 14 men after Black was yellow carded. From the resulting penalty, Portadown kicked for touch, and secured the ball from the lineout. They patiently worked the ball through their forwards until a gap opened up in the Bangor defence, allowing an easy run through to score under the Bangor posts. With the conversion, the score was now 10-7.

With only a few minutes of the first half remaining, Portadown continued to push forward and from a good cross field kick, they took advantage of the reduced Bangor cover and scored in the left hand corner. The tricky kick into the wind was successful, and Portadown were now in front by 10-14. To add to Bangor’s woes, scrum half Danny Diamond had to retire injured with what looks like a broken collar bone, and front row forward Phil Whyte limped off with a bad calf injury – we wish both a full and speedy recovery. Undeterred, Bangor tried to fight back and came very close in the final minute when more good forward play got the ball over the Portadown line, but it wasn’t able to be grounded.

As the teams turned around, Bangor would probably have been the happier with the scoreline, especially given the amount of possession Portadown had enjoyed in the first half. However, over the course of the following 20 odd minutes, and largely as a result of their own mistakes, their task became much harder. It started with another poor Bangor lineout which Portadown won and simply broke through to score in the right hand corner. The kick was good, extending the lead to 10-21. Then Bangor lost the ball in contact in the centre of the pitch, allowing the Portadown backline to quickly move the ball wide to their winger who rounded the Bangor defence to score under the posts.

Finally, from their scrum, Portadown took advantage of some missed tackles to open up a gap and score again under the Bangor posts. The score was now 10-35, and Bangor had a mountain to climb.

 

If the game looked lost at this point, nobody had obviously told Jamie Clegg. From Mark Thompson’s restart, Clegg ran in pursuit and managed to snatch the ball from the Portadown receiving player. He then had just enough time to pass outside to Neil Cuthbertson who managed to negotiate 3 Portadown defenders to score, and reduce the deficit to 17-35, with 26 minutes gone.

Shortly afterwards, the Portadown hooker was yellow carded. However, instead of capitalising on this advantage, Bangor then conceded another penalty, this time in front of their posts. The Portadown kicker gratefully took the 3 points, making the score 17-38.

It was around this point that it was starting to look like Portadown were paying the price for their furious onslaught in the first half. Bangor sensed the weakness and started to play their best rugby of the game so far. Patient build-ups by the forwards, accompanied by strong runs from the backs, produced the opportunity for full back Davy Charles to dive under his tacklers to score beside the posts. Cuthbertson’s quick kick was good, and the score was now 24-38.

As the final play approached, and the end result no longer in question, yet another lineout mix-up gave Portadown possession again. With the Bangor defence largely flat footed, Portadown cut through and, despite a desperate covering tackle by Charles, touched down for the final score of the game. Although the kick was missed, Portadown’s victory was by an emphatic 24-43 margin.

This young Bangor side can learn much from their older, wiser opponents. While fitness and commitment is not in question, consistency of technique in basic set pieces, and retention of the ball when in contact would need to improve, or at least return to levels seen in earlier games. While the disappointment of an early exit from the Junior Cup cannot be denied, the focus will now be wholly on returning to success in the league, the next fixture being a home meeting with Cooke.

Bangor side: P Whyte (P Dornan), A Jackson, J Harrison, R Meeke, F Black, M Coey, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, D Diamond (P Nicol), M Thompson, M Widdowson, M Aspley, M Weir, N Cuthbertson, D Charles

Subs: P Nicol, P Dornan

Bangor scores: J Clegg (1T), N Cuthbertson (1T), D Charles (1T), M Thompson (1P, 3C)

 

On Saturday 5 August, activists gathered in central London to protest the ongoing brutal and illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir by India and its use of extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, intimidation and censorship to maintain its control.

 

Many of those present were also angry at Britain's continued support of India and failure to take action in support of the Kashmiri people's struggle for independence. India has forcibly occupied the region for over 75 years in open defiance of UN resolutions calling for a fair and impartial plebiscite under UN auspices to determine the area's status.

 

The protest marked four years since the Indian government, on 5 August 2019, revoked the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, previously guaranteed by the constitution, and instead imposed direct rule from Delhi. As Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported, "The government action was accompanied by serious rights violations including arbitrary detention of hundreds of people, a total communications blackout and severe restrictions on freedom of movement and peaceful assembly."

 

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In their most recent report on Jammu and Kashmir, HRW noted that "the government's repressive policies and failure to investigate and prosecute alleged security force abuses have increased insecurity among Kashmiris," and added that "journalists in Kashmir face increasing harassment by security forces, including raids and arbitrary arrests on terrorism charges. Authorities in India have shut down the internet more often than anywhere else in the world. A majority of those shutdowns have been in Kashmir, where they are used to curb protests and access to information."

 

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Enforced disappearances also continue as freelance journalist Mir Aiyaz reported in Fair Planet (23 February 2023). He interviewed Khera Begum about the arrest of her son, Abdul Rashid Dar, by over forty Indian army soldiers, with no police officer attending as is legally required. An officer reportedly told his older brother, Shabir, that the police had been "informed" and that he would be released the next morning. He was not. When the family and other locals went to enquire at the nearest army base, initially they were asked to return later, and then eventually told that he had "escaped from custody." As Aiyaz notes

 

'Rashid's family and community members do not believe the army's version of events. "How can a man escape in the presence of ever vigilant army men?" rued Shabir. "He was too meek a person to escape, and there was no possibility of running away in the forest where he was taken."

 

It seems equally difficult to believe that if the army had openly stated its intention to hold him for just 24 hours, that he would have risked everything on attempting to flee.

 

Aiyaz observes that 'locals, particularly youths living in Kunan Poshpora have altered their daily habits due to their fear of being abducted,' and he quotes a student who while 'staring at the fenced playground (of a school), which used to be brimming with kids but has recently been mostly desolate,' told him that "boys head home after the maghrib prayers, and time spent in the playground has been slashed down."

 

www.fairplanet.org/story/whats-behind-the-forced-disappea...

  

The Indian Army has deployed a huge military force in Jammu and Kashmir which some estimates suggest might be as high as 900,000 troops. One soldier for every eight civilians. According to journalist Munir Akram writing in the Pakistan Observer (6 August 2023), the Indian military has "perpetrated a vicious campaign of repressive actions, including extrajudicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in fake encounters, custodial killings and "cordon-and-search" operations; use of pellet guns to kill, maim and blind peaceful protestors, abduction and enforced disappearances and "collective punishments," with the destruction and burning of entire villages and urban neighborhoods.'

 

pakobserver.net/whats-going-on-in-kashmir-is-not-normal/

 

www.eureporter.co/world/pakistan/2023/08/06/seminar-on-hu...

  

Despite India's ongoing brutal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir and despite the continued tension and risk of war with Pakistan, Britain continues to grant licenses for the export of arms to both Pakistan and India.

 

On 23 February 2023, Politico reported that in the wake of the Ukraine war, 'Britain's defense and aerospace firms now see an opportunity to chip away at Russia's share (of India's military imports)', adding that 'Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems are part of a delegation to Aero India, Asia's biggest airshow which is taking place this week.'

 

The same report also seemed to suggest that rather than attempt to limit arms exports to maintain some leverage on the shocking human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir and limit the arms race between the two regional nuclear powers - India and her neighbour Pakistan, the British government appears instead intent on promoting arms exports to India. According to Politico, "Last year the UK put India on its defense equipment fast-track - the first such move offered to an Indo-Pacific nation - in a shift that will reduce red tape and shorten delivery times for defense procurement."

 

www.politico.eu/article/india-pursues-russian-military-bu...

 

It should also be noted that the United Kingdom is already one of India's largest suppliers of weapons. According to the UK House of Commons Library arms exports update in January 2023, on a "10 year rolling basis the UK is Europe's largest and the world's second largest defence exporter' beaten only by the United States (p10) and the report ranks India as the fourth largest importer of arms from the UK after Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United States, based on arms transfers between 2012 and 2021. (p21).

 

researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8310/...

 

The day before midsummer, the queen bee used to fly the enormous distance to a far-off ocean. She plunged to its depths in search of the rare sea flower: Neptune’s Clover. No other bee in all history could accomplish such a feat. For two thousand years, this same queen had gathered the rejuvenating and curative pollen from Neptune’s Clover.

 

As the days rolled on, the queen still had not returned. The colony was besides itself in worry and set forth to find her. They all latched their feet onto the hive, which was as large as a hill, and flapped their wings for lift off. When finally, they arrived to what they believed to be the area of Neptune’s Clover, their exhausted wings failed. The queen bee was nowhere to be seen. The hive, heavy with honey, and all its pilots fell into the sea. The two-thousand-year-old colony perished on a beautiful, calm afternoon, beneath the impartial waves.

 

Nowadays, bees might construct their hives in the nooks and crannies of human architecture. Unbeknownst to the people, their floating civilization is built right over the site of the sunken hive. Perhaps the bees of this century instinctively feel its presence, and so we find them in profusion adding their honeycombs to the present architecture.

 

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In Llanelli, a few people mentioned that there was a lack of impartial information available in the run up to the referendum in the media and most news items were leaning towards one outcome. One gentleman said that he felt that as the media was the only way some people could access information having only one view promoted meant that it was difficult for people to make an informed decision. He also said that it is up to individuals to seek out information and so having the bus out and about is a good thing. One woman said that many television programmes about the referendum were broadcast too late at night, which meant she wasn't able to see as much coverage as she may have liked. Health was an important issue for one visitor, who was unhappy that the people of Llanelli had to travel further afield to receive treatment for particular needs. One woman was concerned about the reduction in public funding and its effects on community partnership work. Another member of the public said that it would be good to see processes simplified to allow for people to engage in Assembly committee consultations; he was particularly interested in raising issues via the Committee on Standards of Conduct.

 

Roedd y refferendwm yn bwnc poblogaidd ymysg pobl ardal Llanelli pan aeth bws y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol i’w tref hwy ddechrau’r wythnos. Barn y mwyafrif oedd y diffyg gwybodaeth ddiduedd oedd ar gael yn ystod yr ymgyrch. Nododd ambell un bod gwneud penderfyniad un ffordd neu’r llall yn dasg gymharol anodd i lawer gan mai un ochr yn unig oedd y cyfryngau yn tueddu i bortreadu. Soniodd un dyn mai cyfrifoldeb yr unigolyn ydi dod o hyd i’r wybodaeth angenrheidiol a bod bws y Cynulliad yn syniad da yn hyn o beth. Barn ymwelydd arall oedd bod llawer o’r rhaglenni teledu oedd yn canolbwyntio ar y refferendwm yn cael eu darlledu’n rhy hwyr ac nad oedd modd iddi wylio cymaint ohonynt o ganlyniad. Iechyd oedd prif bryder un dyn lleol oedd yn anhapus bod rhaid i bobl yr ardal deithio ymhell i dderbyn triniaeth arbenigol mewn ysbytai. Soniodd un ddynes ei bod yn poeni’n arw am y toriadau mewn gwariant cyhoeddus a sut y byddai hynny’n effeithio gwaith rhai cymdeithasau a phartneriaethau yn y gymuned. Dymuniad un ymwelydd oedd galluogi aelodau o’r cyhoedd i ymwneud mwy mewn ymgynghoriadau pwyllgorau’r Cynulliad, yn enwedig gyda Phwyllgor Safonau Ymddygiad.

  

Greater Manchester Police proudly welcomed 140 new officers to the force at an attestation ceremony at Bolton Town Hall on the evening of Wednesday 8 January 2020.

  

In the presence of family and friends, the new officers took the Police Oath in front of magistrate Stephen Paine. In the oath they swore to uphold the office of constable with fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality.

  

The ceremony marks the official commencement of their police duties.

  

Chief Constable Ian Hopkins welcomed each new recruit to the force.

  

Mayor of Bolton, Councillor Hilary Fairclough, was in attendance as was Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.

  

For more information about Policing in Greater Manchester please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk

  

To contact Greater Manchester Police for a less urgent matter or make a report online you can also visit www.gmp.police.uk.

  

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

  

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

  

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give evidence.

 

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True blue toddler Thomas Bannister scored a winner at an event to help people in Knowsley save money on their fuel bills.

 

The three year old pulled the winning raffle ticket at an Energy Smart event in Kirkby and won a football signed by all the players from his beloved, Everton.

 

Lucky Thomas was with his aunty Alison McNally at the event in St Chad’s Parade, which dealt with how to cut the cost of heating and lighting your home.

 

There was information on what heating benefits people might be entitled to and how to use energy savings to stay out of debt. There were also give-aways and goodie bags.

 

“The warmer weather can be a good time to do the sort of work on your house that might help you save heat in the winter,” said Cllr David Lonergan, Knowsley’s cabinet member for regeneration, economy and skills.

 

“Many people could be entitled to extra cash help to insulate their homes or they might be eligible to go on to a lower tariff for their bills.

 

“It’s not just people who are retired or on low incomes that struggle with rising fuel bills - it’s a challenge for everyone and that’s why this event was open to all.

 

“There are simple things that everyone can do to, such as switching off lights and switching down radiator thermostats, but we also wanted to make people aware of how to eat well when the weather changes and what benefits they can get to help with fuel bills.”

 

Hundreds of people came along to talk to experts from the council’s Housing team and Health and Wellbeing service, Knowsley’s Unemployed Centre, the Citizens Advice Bureau, Age Concern, Merseytravel and pensioners groups.

 

If you would like to know more about how to reduce your energy bills or to make your finances go further in general call Kate Fisher, the Financial Inclusion Manager in Knowsley’s Financial Inclusion Team on 443 4779.

 

For specific energy saving advice and helpful hints call Sally Carter in the Energy Team on 443 2216.

 

You can contact your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre for free and impartial advice on all aspects of saving energy on 0800 512 012.

 

Get Smart and save money.

 

True blue toddler Thomas Bannister scored a winner at an event to help people in Knowsley save money on their fuel bills.

 

The three year old pulled the winning raffle ticket at an Energy Smart event in Kirkby and won a football signed by all the players from his beloved, Everton.

 

Lucky Thomas was with his aunty Alison McNally at the event in St Chad’s Parade, which dealt with how to cut the cost of heating and lighting your home.

 

There was information on what heating benefits people might be entitled to and how to use energy savings to stay out of debt. There were also give-aways and goodie bags.

 

“The warmer weather can be a good time to do the sort of work on your house that might help you save heat in the winter,” said Cllr David Lonergan, Knowsley’s cabinet member for regeneration, economy and skills.

 

“Many people could be entitled to extra cash help to insulate their homes or they might be eligible to go on to a lower tariff for their bills.

 

“It’s not just people who are retired or on low incomes that struggle with rising fuel bills - it’s a challenge for everyone and that’s why this event was open to all.

 

“There are simple things that everyone can do to, such as switching off lights and switching down radiator thermostats, but we also wanted to make people aware of how to eat well when the weather changes and what benefits they can get to help with fuel bills.”

 

Hundreds of people came along to talk to experts from the council’s Housing team and Health and Wellbeing service, Knowsley’s Unemployed Centre, the Citizens Advice Bureau, Age Concern, Merseytravel and pensioners groups.

 

If you would like to know more about how to reduce your energy bills or to make your finances go further in general call Kate Fisher, the Financial Inclusion Manager in Knowsley’s Financial Inclusion Team on 443 4779.

 

For specific energy saving advice and helpful hints call Sally Carter in the Energy Team on 443 2216.

 

You can contact your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre for free and impartial advice on all aspects of saving energy on 0800 512 012.

 

UNMISS aviation assets transport SPLM/A-IO returning to Juba from Pagak via Malakal.

 

UNMISS will continue to support the implementation of the Peace Agreement in an impartial manner and provide logistical support with the available resource capacities of the Mission.

U.S. reliance on oil – primarily for transportation – has many negative impacts. To pay for this oil, American consumers send billions of dollars to other countries including some that are incongruent with U.S. interests. And we are dependent on this fuel from countries rife with political instability. Conflicts there can cause the oil price to spike. In short, oil dependence threatens our economy and national security.

 

In addition, the combustion of oil and petroleum products – particularly gasoline – threatens our environment. Emissions of greenhouse gases from motor vehicles are the second largest source of U.S. global warming pollution.

 

Congress began to address these problems with the enactment of the Energy Independence and Security Act. President Bush signed it into law on December 19, 2007. It includes the first increase in fuel economy standards since 1975. It would require cars and light trucks to meet an average fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2020, with interim steps in the early years.

 

Now that the new law sets a fuel economy destination, auto companies can travel there via various routes. Some companies, such as General Motors, plan to develop "plug in hybrids" that rely on batteries recharged via AC outlets, combined with gasoline. Other companies plan to develop cars that rely on different fuels. Each system has its advantages and drawbacks.

 

This event will brought together leaders from General Motors and Honda to discuss their various approaches to achievement of the new fuel economy standards. An impartial automotive engineer from the Union of Concerned Scientists provided his perspective as well. The ultimate technology "winner" could affect our transportation system for years to come.

The only thing that is anywhere near as cute as babies and baby feet, is their clothes! As soon as I seen these (especially the Totoro pair) I knew I had to have them for my daughter! when they arrived, they came in a little pouch that was clear and had a zipper across the top. I instantly fell in love with them! They are true to their color and they look EXACTLY how they are advertised to look. I put them on my daughter and at first she was not sure about them. She was actually mesmerized by the fact that they had ears and faces on her knees and she was playing and talking with them. After she realized they weren't coming off though she was crawling and walking around while playing. She likes them and their little faces as much I do! I love the fact that they protect her knees while she is crawling around. We do have baby knee protectors, but I much prefer using these socks to protect from carpet burn. We with with the Animal A design, but I do plan on coming back and buying both the Animal B and Weather C packs. I love the way these guys feel. The feel 100% cotton, even though they are only 75% cotton, 20% polyester, and 5% spandex. They are super soft to the touch and after going through our washer machine a few times they are still the same size they were the first time I put them on out of the pack. Zero shrinkage is a major plus for this mama! I also really appreciate the fact that they fit from ages one to three, most of her other socks that we have bought are labeled 12-18 months.

  

I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions expressed are genuine, truthful and impartial.

Powerful Portadown profit from poor performanceby Roger Corbett

A powerful Portadown side gained revenge for their defeat by Bangor in the Junior Cup last season by taking advantage of the home team’s poor performance and deservedly finishing ahead by 24-43.

With a number of changes to the side that did so well against Dromore last week, a young Bangor side got this second round Junior Cup fixture underway. The playing conditions were good, with the breeze blowing across the pitch and not benefiting either side. From the outset, Portadown played the game at a fast pace, and pushed Bangor back into their own half for long periods. Both sides, however, made many unforced errors and as a result promising attacks were halted.

After 10 minutes of play, it was Bangor who got the scoreboard started, when Portadown conceded a penalty for being offside and Mark Thompson converted the kicking opportunity. Portadown then resumed their attacks and it looked like they would score next. However, from a lineout on the Portadown twenty two, the ball was taken by Freddie Black before the rest of the pack formed around him and started to drive for the line. The rolling maul moved slowly forwards and sideways until one final push saw captain Jamie Clegg carried over to score to the right of the Portadown posts. The conversion by Neil Cuthbertson was successful and Bangor were now 10-0 ahead.

Even an impartial observer might have commented that this score was against the run of play, but to Bangor’s credit they took their chances well. Unfortunately, just 5 minutes later Bangor were reduced to 14 men after Black was yellow carded. From the resulting penalty, Portadown kicked for touch, and secured the ball from the lineout. They patiently worked the ball through their forwards until a gap opened up in the Bangor defence, allowing an easy run through to score under the Bangor posts. With the conversion, the score was now 10-7.

With only a few minutes of the first half remaining, Portadown continued to push forward and from a good cross field kick, they took advantage of the reduced Bangor cover and scored in the left hand corner. The tricky kick into the wind was successful, and Portadown were now in front by 10-14. To add to Bangor’s woes, scrum half Danny Diamond had to retire injured with what looks like a broken collar bone, and front row forward Phil Whyte limped off with a bad calf injury – we wish both a full and speedy recovery. Undeterred, Bangor tried to fight back and came very close in the final minute when more good forward play got the ball over the Portadown line, but it wasn’t able to be grounded.

As the teams turned around, Bangor would probably have been the happier with the scoreline, especially given the amount of possession Portadown had enjoyed in the first half. However, over the course of the following 20 odd minutes, and largely as a result of their own mistakes, their task became much harder. It started with another poor Bangor lineout which Portadown won and simply broke through to score in the right hand corner. The kick was good, extending the lead to 10-21. Then Bangor lost the ball in contact in the centre of the pitch, allowing the Portadown backline to quickly move the ball wide to their winger who rounded the Bangor defence to score under the posts.

Finally, from their scrum, Portadown took advantage of some missed tackles to open up a gap and score again under the Bangor posts. The score was now 10-35, and Bangor had a mountain to climb.

 

If the game looked lost at this point, nobody had obviously told Jamie Clegg. From Mark Thompson’s restart, Clegg ran in pursuit and managed to snatch the ball from the Portadown receiving player. He then had just enough time to pass outside to Neil Cuthbertson who managed to negotiate 3 Portadown defenders to score, and reduce the deficit to 17-35, with 26 minutes gone.

Shortly afterwards, the Portadown hooker was yellow carded. However, instead of capitalising on this advantage, Bangor then conceded another penalty, this time in front of their posts. The Portadown kicker gratefully took the 3 points, making the score 17-38.

It was around this point that it was starting to look like Portadown were paying the price for their furious onslaught in the first half. Bangor sensed the weakness and started to play their best rugby of the game so far. Patient build-ups by the forwards, accompanied by strong runs from the backs, produced the opportunity for full back Davy Charles to dive under his tacklers to score beside the posts. Cuthbertson’s quick kick was good, and the score was now 24-38.

As the final play approached, and the end result no longer in question, yet another lineout mix-up gave Portadown possession again. With the Bangor defence largely flat footed, Portadown cut through and, despite a desperate covering tackle by Charles, touched down for the final score of the game. Although the kick was missed, Portadown’s victory was by an emphatic 24-43 margin.

This young Bangor side can learn much from their older, wiser opponents. While fitness and commitment is not in question, consistency of technique in basic set pieces, and retention of the ball when in contact would need to improve, or at least return to levels seen in earlier games. While the disappointment of an early exit from the Junior Cup cannot be denied, the focus will now be wholly on returning to success in the league, the next fixture being a home meeting with Cooke.

Bangor side: P Whyte (P Dornan), A Jackson, J Harrison, R Meeke, F Black, M Coey, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, D Diamond (P Nicol), M Thompson, M Widdowson, M Aspley, M Weir, N Cuthbertson, D Charles

Subs: P Nicol, P Dornan

Bangor scores: J Clegg (1T), N Cuthbertson (1T), D Charles (1T), M Thompson (1P, 3C)

 

Dozens of prospective homebuyers entered a lottery on Dec. 7, 2013 for a chance to purchase one of 28 new homes in the first phase of the new Alverta community in Mason. Developer M/I Homes held the lottery to ensure a fair and impartial process, said company officials. Provided

Japanese and other East Asian artists and here primary school children often draw pictures from an elevated birds eye view (Masuda, Gonzalez, Kwan & Nisbett, 2008). Part of the reason for this is their there desire to show everything in their pictures, to the extent that in some of these pictures the viewpoint is from that of an all-seeing eye that can look downwards in all directions. So as Masuda, Gonzalez, Kawan and Nisbett argue, part of the motivation for this is the desire to see the context of actions, events, and people. I argue that another motivation is that the internalisation of this viewpoint enables them to gain a self view in a similar way to that provided by George Herbert Mead's "generalised other." And as argued by Derrida they become addicted to this view of the world since they become libidinally involved in the self relationship that viewing themselves facilitates. Contra the Western self, there may be no sexual element to this self-viewing but rather an enjoyment of seeing themselves and their actions, as cute, from the point of view of an all seeing co-viewing mother.

 

This internalised other sometimes makes a reapparane in the horrible women that appear from images, television sets, developer fluid, lanterns and scrolls, or sometimes hiding in a mass of black hair on the ceiling, in Japanese horror movies and legends.

 

It is I believe the internalisation of this self-viewing intra-psychic Other that keeps the Japanese as moral as their are and not any external sword (or bits of wire) as argued by Ruth Benedict.

 

Incidentally, my father's Art School Graduation picture was of a group of people around a table drawn from above. I believe that the autoscopic eye in the sky is present in everyone to a degree, and felt more keenly by those of Scottish Descent such as Adam Smith (whose impartial spectator appears to be a mixture of both a linguistic and visual audience), my father, and myself.

 

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Bibliography

Masuda, T., Gonzalez, R., Kwan, L., & Nisbett, R. E. (2008). Culture and aesthetic preference: Comparing the attention to context of East Asians and Americans. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(9), 1260-1275.

Benedict, R. (2006). The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1st ed.). Mariner Books.

Lummis, D. (2007). Ruth Benedict’s Obituary for Japanese Culture. Japan Focus, 23. Retrieved from www.japanfocus.org/-C__Douglas-Lummis/2474

La Voie Lactée, la galaxie d'Andromède, les Pléiades, Jupiter et l'antenne du Mont Cornu un soir de fin d'été... Cette photo a été publiée dans L'Impartial du 14 septembre 2010.

The Milky Way, the Andromeda galaxy, the Pleiades, Jupiter and the antenna of Mt Cornu a night in late summer... This picture was published on 14th of September in L'Impartial.

 

Writing a Ange Kagame biography for someone is both a great gesture and a great gift. In case the biography writing project is for a family member or friend, and you do not think you don't think you have the necessary writing experience, remember that there are biography writing services out there to help you out. As a biography is an account of another person's life, in a way it is easier to write, because you being the outsider can write Kagame's Daughters impartially without having the emotional attachment.visit our www.hope-mag.com/news.php?option=lnews&ca=1&a=1157 site for more information on Ange Kagame Images

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Powerful Portadown profit from poor performanceby Roger Corbett

A powerful Portadown side gained revenge for their defeat by Bangor in the Junior Cup last season by taking advantage of the home team’s poor performance and deservedly finishing ahead by 24-43.

With a number of changes to the side that did so well against Dromore last week, a young Bangor side got this second round Junior Cup fixture underway. The playing conditions were good, with the breeze blowing across the pitch and not benefiting either side. From the outset, Portadown played the game at a fast pace, and pushed Bangor back into their own half for long periods. Both sides, however, made many unforced errors and as a result promising attacks were halted.

After 10 minutes of play, it was Bangor who got the scoreboard started, when Portadown conceded a penalty for being offside and Mark Thompson converted the kicking opportunity. Portadown then resumed their attacks and it looked like they would score next. However, from a lineout on the Portadown twenty two, the ball was taken by Freddie Black before the rest of the pack formed around him and started to drive for the line. The rolling maul moved slowly forwards and sideways until one final push saw captain Jamie Clegg carried over to score to the right of the Portadown posts. The conversion by Neil Cuthbertson was successful and Bangor were now 10-0 ahead.

Even an impartial observer might have commented that this score was against the run of play, but to Bangor’s credit they took their chances well. Unfortunately, just 5 minutes later Bangor were reduced to 14 men after Black was yellow carded. From the resulting penalty, Portadown kicked for touch, and secured the ball from the lineout. They patiently worked the ball through their forwards until a gap opened up in the Bangor defence, allowing an easy run through to score under the Bangor posts. With the conversion, the score was now 10-7.

With only a few minutes of the first half remaining, Portadown continued to push forward and from a good cross field kick, they took advantage of the reduced Bangor cover and scored in the left hand corner. The tricky kick into the wind was successful, and Portadown were now in front by 10-14. To add to Bangor’s woes, scrum half Danny Diamond had to retire injured with what looks like a broken collar bone, and front row forward Phil Whyte limped off with a bad calf injury – we wish both a full and speedy recovery. Undeterred, Bangor tried to fight back and came very close in the final minute when more good forward play got the ball over the Portadown line, but it wasn’t able to be grounded.

As the teams turned around, Bangor would probably have been the happier with the scoreline, especially given the amount of possession Portadown had enjoyed in the first half. However, over the course of the following 20 odd minutes, and largely as a result of their own mistakes, their task became much harder. It started with another poor Bangor lineout which Portadown won and simply broke through to score in the right hand corner. The kick was good, extending the lead to 10-21. Then Bangor lost the ball in contact in the centre of the pitch, allowing the Portadown backline to quickly move the ball wide to their winger who rounded the Bangor defence to score under the posts.

Finally, from their scrum, Portadown took advantage of some missed tackles to open up a gap and score again under the Bangor posts. The score was now 10-35, and Bangor had a mountain to climb.

 

If the game looked lost at this point, nobody had obviously told Jamie Clegg. From Mark Thompson’s restart, Clegg ran in pursuit and managed to snatch the ball from the Portadown receiving player. He then had just enough time to pass outside to Neil Cuthbertson who managed to negotiate 3 Portadown defenders to score, and reduce the deficit to 17-35, with 26 minutes gone.

Shortly afterwards, the Portadown hooker was yellow carded. However, instead of capitalising on this advantage, Bangor then conceded another penalty, this time in front of their posts. The Portadown kicker gratefully took the 3 points, making the score 17-38.

It was around this point that it was starting to look like Portadown were paying the price for their furious onslaught in the first half. Bangor sensed the weakness and started to play their best rugby of the game so far. Patient build-ups by the forwards, accompanied by strong runs from the backs, produced the opportunity for full back Davy Charles to dive under his tacklers to score beside the posts. Cuthbertson’s quick kick was good, and the score was now 24-38.

As the final play approached, and the end result no longer in question, yet another lineout mix-up gave Portadown possession again. With the Bangor defence largely flat footed, Portadown cut through and, despite a desperate covering tackle by Charles, touched down for the final score of the game. Although the kick was missed, Portadown’s victory was by an emphatic 24-43 margin.

This young Bangor side can learn much from their older, wiser opponents. While fitness and commitment is not in question, consistency of technique in basic set pieces, and retention of the ball when in contact would need to improve, or at least return to levels seen in earlier games. While the disappointment of an early exit from the Junior Cup cannot be denied, the focus will now be wholly on returning to success in the league, the next fixture being a home meeting with Cooke.

Bangor side: P Whyte (P Dornan), A Jackson, J Harrison, R Meeke, F Black, M Coey, J Clegg (c), C Stewart, D Diamond (P Nicol), M Thompson, M Widdowson, M Aspley, M Weir, N Cuthbertson, D Charles

Subs: P Nicol, P Dornan

Bangor scores: J Clegg (1T), N Cuthbertson (1T), D Charles (1T), M Thompson (1P, 3C)

 

More than 2.8 million people have been displaced in Iraq; around 40% of them are in Iraq's Kurdistan region, with the remainder spread out among nearly 3 000 locations across the country.

 

The EU funding priority is to support partners to effectively deliver life-saving humanitarian aid where it is most needed especially in hard-to-reach locations.

 

Photo credit: WFP

Get Smart and save money.

 

True blue toddler Thomas Bannister scored a winner at an event to help people in Knowsley save money on their fuel bills.

 

The three year old pulled the winning raffle ticket at an Energy Smart event in Kirkby and won a football signed by all the players from his beloved, Everton.

 

Lucky Thomas was with his aunty Alison McNally at the event in St Chad’s Parade, which dealt with how to cut the cost of heating and lighting your home.

 

There was information on what heating benefits people might be entitled to and how to use energy savings to stay out of debt. There were also give-aways and goodie bags.

 

“The warmer weather can be a good time to do the sort of work on your house that might help you save heat in the winter,” said Cllr David Lonergan, Knowsley’s cabinet member for regeneration, economy and skills.

 

“Many people could be entitled to extra cash help to insulate their homes or they might be eligible to go on to a lower tariff for their bills.

 

“It’s not just people who are retired or on low incomes that struggle with rising fuel bills - it’s a challenge for everyone and that’s why this event was open to all.

 

“There are simple things that everyone can do to, such as switching off lights and switching down radiator thermostats, but we also wanted to make people aware of how to eat well when the weather changes and what benefits they can get to help with fuel bills.”

 

Hundreds of people came along to talk to experts from the council’s Housing team and Health and Wellbeing service, Knowsley’s Unemployed Centre, the Citizens Advice Bureau, Age Concern, Merseytravel and pensioners groups.

 

If you would like to know more about how to reduce your energy bills or to make your finances go further in general call Kate Fisher, the Financial Inclusion Manager in Knowsley’s Financial Inclusion Team on 443 4779.

 

For specific energy saving advice and helpful hints call Sally Carter in the Energy Team on 443 2216.

 

You can contact your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre for free and impartial advice on all aspects of saving energy on 0800 512 012.

 

Rom - Lateranbasilika

 

Main facade

 

Hauptfassade

 

The Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (officially the Major Papal, Patriarchal and Roman Archbasilica, Metropolitan and Primatial Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and the Evangelist in Lateran, Mother and Head of All Churches in Rome and in the World), commonly known as the Lateran Basilica or Saint John Lateran, is the Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Rome in the city of Rome, Italy. It serves as the seat of the bishop of Rome, the pope. The only "archbasilica" in the world, it lies outside of Vatican City proper, which is located approximately four kilometres (2+1⁄2 miles) northwest. Nevertheless, as properties of the Holy See, the archbasilica and its adjoining edifices enjoy an extraterritorial status from Italy, pursuant to the terms of the Lateran Treaty of 1929. Dedicated to Christ the Savior, in honor of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the place name – Laterano (Lateran) – comes from an ancient Roman family (gens), whose palace (domus) grounds occupied the site. The adjacent Lateran Palace was the primary residence of the pope until the Middle Ages.

 

The church is the oldest and highest ranking of the four major papal basilicas, and it is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. Founded in 324, it is the oldest public church in the city of Rome, and the oldest basilica in the Western world. It houses the cathedra of the Roman bishop, and it has the title of ecumenical mother church of the Catholic faithful. The building deteriorated during the Middle Ages and was badly damaged by two fires in the 14th century. It was rebuilt in the late 16th century during the reign of Pope Sixtus V. The new structure's interior was renovated in the late 17th century, and its façade was completed in 1735 under Pope Clement XII.

 

The current Rector is Cardinal Archpriest Baldassare Reina, Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome since 6 October 2024. The president of the French Republic, currently Emmanuel Macron, is ex officio the "First and Only Honorary Canon" of the archbasilica, a title that the heads of state of France have possessed since King Henry IV.

 

The large Latin inscription on the façade reads: Clemens XII Pont Max Anno V Christo Salvatori In Hon SS Ioan Bapt et Evang. This abbreviated inscription translates as: "The Supreme Pontiff Clement XII, in the fifth year [of his Pontificate, dedicated this building] to Christ the Savior, in honor of Saints John the Baptist and [John] the Evangelist". As Christ the Savior is its primary dedication, its titular feast day is 6 August, the Transfiguration of Christ. As the cathedral of the pope as bishop of Rome, it ranks superior to all other churches of the Catholic Church, including Saint Peter's Basilica.

 

Name

 

Next to the formal entrance is the archbasilica's declaration to be the head, or Mother Church, of the entire world, encircled by the laurel wreath and the Papal tiara.

The archbasilica's Latin name is Archibasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris ac Sancti Ioannis Baptistae et Ioannis Evangelistae ad Lateranum, which in English is the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist at the Lateran, and in Italian Arcibasilica [Papale] del Santissimo Salvatore e Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano.

 

History

 

Lateran Palace

 

The archbasilica stands over the remains of the Castra Nova equitum singularium, the "New Fort of the Roman imperial cavalry bodyguards". The fort was established by Septimius Severus in AD 193. Following the victory of Emperor Constantine the Great over Maxentius (for whom the Equites singulares augusti, the emperor's mounted bodyguards had fought) at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, the guard was abolished and the fort demolished. Substantial remains of the fort lie directly beneath the nave.

 

The remainder of the site was occupied during the early Roman Empire by the palace of the gens Laterani. Sextius Lateranus was the first plebeian to attain the rank of consul, and the Laterani served as administrators for several emperors. One of the Laterani, Consul-designate Plautius Lateranus, became famous for being accused by Nero of conspiracy against the Emperor. The accusation resulted in the confiscation and redistribution of his properties.

 

The Lateran Palace fell into the hands of the Emperor when Constantine the Great married his second wife Fausta, sister of Maxentius. Known by that time as the Domus Faustae or "House of Fausta", the Lateran Palace was eventually given to the Bishop of Rome by Constantine the Great during the pontificate of Pope Miltiades, in time to host a synod of bishops in 313 that was convened to challenge the Donatist schism, declaring Donatism to be heresy. The palace basilica was converted and extended, becoming the residence of Pope Sylvester I, eventually becoming the Cathedral of Rome, the seat of the Popes as the Bishops of Rome.

 

Early Church

 

Pope Sylvester I presided over the official dedication of the archbasilica and the adjacent Lateran Palace in 324, changing the name from Domus Fausta to Domus Dei ("House of God"), with a dedication to Christ the Savior (Christo Salvatori). When a cathedra became a symbol of episcopal authority, the papal cathedra was placed in its interior, rendering it the cathedral of the Pope as Bishop of Rome. When Gregory the Great sent the Gregorian mission to England under Augustine of Canterbury, some original churches in Canterbury took the Roman plan as a model, dedicating a church both to Christ as well as one to Saint Paul, outside the walls of the city. The church name "Christ Church", so common for churches around the world today in Anglophone Anglican contexts, originally came from this Roman church, central to pre-medieval Christian identity.

 

The anniversary of the dedication of the church has been observed as a feast since the 12th century. In the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church, 9 November is the feast of the Dedication of the (Arch)Basilica of the Lateran (Dedicatio Basilicae Lateranensis), referred to in older texts as the "Dedication of the Basilica of the Most Holy Savior".

 

The Middle Ages

 

On the archbasilica's front wall between the main portals is a plaque inscribed with the words SACROS LATERAN ECCLES OMNIUM VRBIS ET ORBIS ECCLESIARVM MATER ET CAPUT ("Most Holy Lateran Church, mother and head of all the churches in the city and the world"); a visible indication of the declaration that the basilica is the "mother church" of all the world. In the twelfth century the canons of the Lateran claimed that the high altar housed the Ark of the Covenant and several holy objects from Jerusalem. The basilica was thus presented as the Temple of the New Covenant.

 

The archbasilica and Lateran Palace were re-dedicated twice. Pope Sergius III dedicated them in honor of Saint John the Baptist in the 10th century, occasioned by the newly consecrated baptistry of the archbasilica. Pope Lucius II dedicated them in honor of John the Evangelist in the 12th century. Thus, Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist became co-patrons of the archbasilica, while the primary Titular is still Christ the Savior, as the inscription in the entrance indicates and as is traditional for patriarchal cathedrals. Consequently, the archbasilica remains dedicated to the Savior, and its titular feast is the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ on 6 August. The archbasilica became the most important shrine of the two Saint Johns, albeit infrequently jointly venerated. In later years, a Benedictine monastery was established in the Lateran Palace, and was devoted to serving the archbasilica and the two saints.

 

Every pope, beginning with Pope Miltiades, occupied the Lateran Palace until the reign of the French Pope Clement V, who in 1309 transferred the seat of the papacy to Avignon, a papal fiefdom that was an enclave in France. The Lateran Palace has also been the site of five ecumenical councils.

 

Fires and reconstruction

 

During the time the papacy was seated in Avignon, France, the Lateran Palace and the archbasilica deteriorated. Two fires ravaged them in 1307 and 1361. After both fires the pope sent money from Avignon to pay for their reconstruction and maintenance. Nonetheless, the archbasilica and Lateran Palace lost their former splendor. When the papacy returned from Avignon and the pope again resided in Rome, the archbasilica and the Lateran Palace were deemed inadequate considering their accumulated damage. The popes resided at the Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere and later at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Eventually, the Palace of the Vatican was built adjacent to the Basilica of Saint Peter, which existed since the time of Emperor Constantine I, and the popes began to reside there. It has remained the official residence of the pope, though Pope Francis chose to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae in the Vatican City, not in the Papal apartments.

 

There were several attempts at reconstruction of the archbasilica before a definitive program of Pope Sixtus V. Sixtus V hired his favorite architect, Domenico Fontana, to supervise much of the project. The original Lateran Palace was demolished and replaced with a new edifice. On the square in front of the Lateran Palace is San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital and the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, known as the Lateran Obelisk. It weighs an estimated 455 tons. It was commissioned by the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III and erected by Thutmose IV before the great Karnak temple of Thebes, Egypt. Intended by Emperor Constantine I to be shipped to Constantinople, the very preoccupied Constantius II had it shipped instead to Rome, where it was erected in the Circus Maximus in AD 357. At some time it broke and was buried under the Circus. In the 16th century it was discovered and excavated, and Sixtus V had it re-erected on a new pedestal on 3 August 1588 at its present site.

 

Further renovation of the interior of the archbasilica ensued under the direction of Francesco Borromini, commissioned by Pope Innocent X. The twelve niches created by his architectural scheme were eventually filled in 1718 with statues of the Apostles, sculpted by the most prominent Roman Rococo sculptors.

 

The vision of Pope Clement XII for reconstruction was an ambitious one in which he launched a competition to design a new façade. More than 23 architects competed, mostly working in the then-current Baroque idiom. The putatively impartial jury was chaired by Sebastiano Conca, president of the Roman Academy of Saint Luke. The winner of the competition was Alessandro Galilei.

 

The façade as it appears today was completed in 1735. It reads in Latin: Clemens XII Pont Max Anno V Christo Salvatori In Hon SS Ioan Bapt et Evang; this highly abbreviated inscription is expanded thus: Clemens XII, Pont[ifex] Max[imus], [in] Anno V, [dedicavit hoc aedificium] Christo Salvatori, in hon[orem] [sanctorum] Ioan[is] Bapt[tistae] et Evang[elistae]. This translates as "Pope Clement XII, Pontifex Maximus, in the fifth year of his reign, dedicated this building to Christ the Savior, in honor of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist".[5] Galilei's façade removed all vestiges of traditional, ancient, basilical architecture and imparted a neo-classical facade.

 

World War II

 

During the Second World War, the Lateran and its related buildings were used under Pope Pius XII as a safe haven from the Nazis and Italian Fascists for numbers of Jews and other refugees. Among those who found shelter there were Meuccio Ruini, Alcide De Gasperi, Pietro Nenni and others. The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and the sixty orphan refugees they cared for were ordered to leave their convent on the Via Carlo Emanuele. The Sisters of Maria Bambina, who staffed the kitchen at the Pontifical Major Roman Seminary at the Lateran offered a wing of their convent. The grounds also housed Italian soldiers.

 

Vincenzo Fagiolo and Pietro Palazzini, vice-rector of the seminary, were recognized by Yad Vashem for their efforts to assist Jews.

 

Architecture

 

History

 

An apse lined with mosaics and open to the air still preserves the memory of one of the most famous halls of the ancient palace, the "Triclinium" of Pope Leo III, which was the state banqueting hall. The existing structure is not ancient, but some portions of the original mosaics may have been preserved in the tripartite mosaic of its niche. In the center Christ gives to the Apostles their mission; on the left he gives the keys of the kingdom of heaven to Pope Sylvester I and the Labarum to Emperor Constantine I; and on the right Peter gives the papal stole to Pope Leo III and the standard to Charlemagne.

 

Some few remains of the original buildings may still be traced in the city walls outside the Gate of Saint John, and a large wall decorated with paintings was uncovered in the 18th century within the archbasilica behind the Lancellotti Chapel. A few traces of older buildings were also revealed during the excavations of 1880, when the work of extending the apse was in progress, but nothing of importance was published.

 

A great many donations from the Popes and other benefactors to the archbasilica are recorded in the Liber Pontificalis, and its splendor at an early period was such that it became known as the "Basilica Aurea", or "Golden Basilica". This splendor drew upon it the attack of the Vandals, who stripped it of all its treasures. Pope Leo I restored it around AD 460, and it was again restored by Pope Hadrian I.

 

In 897, it was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake: ab altari usque ad portas cecidit ("it collapsed from the altar to the doors"). The damage was so extensive that it was difficult to trace the lines of the old building, but these were mostly respected and the new building was of the same dimensions as the old. This second basilica stood for 400 years before it burned in 1308. It was rebuilt by Pope Clement V and Pope John XXII. It burned once more in 1360, and was rebuilt by Pope Urban V.

 

Through vicissitudes the archbasilica retained its ancient form, being divided by rows of columns into aisles, and having in front a peristyle surrounded by colonnades with a fountain in the middle, the conventional Late Antique format that was also followed by the old Saint Peter's Basilica. The façade had three windows and was embellished with a mosaic representing Christ as the Savior of the world.

 

The porticoes were frescoed, probably not earlier than the 12th century, commemorating the Roman fleet under Vespasian, the taking of Jerusalem, the Baptism of Emperor Constantine I and his "Donation" of the Papal States to the Catholic Church. Inside the archbasilica the columns no doubt ran, as in all other basilicas of the same date, the whole length of the church, from east to west.

 

In one of the rebuildings, probably that which was carried out by Pope Clement V, a transverse nave was introduced, imitated no doubt from the one which had been added, long before this, to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls. Probably at this time the archbasilica was enlarged.

 

Some portions of the older buildings survive. Among them the pavement of medieval Cosmatesque work, and the statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, now in the cloister. The graceful ciborium over the high altar, which looks out of place in its present surroundings,[according to whom?] dates from 1369. The throne of red marble on which the Popes sat, is now in the Vatican Museums. It was part of a pair, but the other was plundered and taken away by Napoleon and is now in the Louvre. Another papal throne, the sedia stercoraria, is now in the Lateran Cloister. It owes its unsavory name to the anthem sung at previous Papal coronations, "De stercore erigens pauperem" ("lifting up the poor out of the dunghill", from Psalm 112).

 

From the 5th century, there were seven oratories surrounding the archbasilica. These before long were incorporated into the church. The devotion of visiting these oratories, which was maintained through the Mediaeval Ages, gave rise to the similar devotion of the seven altars, still common in many churches of Rome and elsewhere.

 

Of the façade by Alessandro Galilei (1735), the cliché assessment has been that it is the façade of a palace, not of a church. Galilei's front, which is a screen across the older front creating a narthex or vestibule, does express the nave and double aisles of the archbasilica, which required a central bay wider than the rest of the sequence. Galilei provided it, without abandoning the range of identical arch-headed openings, by extending the central window by flanking columns that support the arch, in the familiar Serlian motif.

 

By bringing the central bay forward very slightly, and capping it with a pediment that breaks into the roof balustrade, Galilei provided an entrance doorway on a more than colossal scale, framed in the paired colossal Corinthian pilasters that tie together the façade in the manner introduced at Michelangelo's palace on the Campidoglio.

 

In the narthex of the church, is a 4th-century statue of emperor Constantine. It was found elsewhere in Rome, and moved to this site by order of Pope Clement XII.

 

Between the archbasilica and the city wall there was a great monastery, in which dwelt the community of monks whose duty it was to provide the services in the archbasilica. The only part of it which still survives is the 13th century cloister, surrounded by columns of inlaid marble. They are of a style intermediate between the Romanesque proper and the Gothic, and are the work of Vassellectus and the Cosmati.

 

Statues of the Apostles

 

The twelve niches created in Francesco Borromini's architecture were left vacant for decades. When in 1702 Pope Clement XI and Benedetto Cardinal Pamphili, archpriests of the archbasilica, announced their grand scheme for twelve larger-than-life sculptures of the Apostles (Judas Iscariot replaced by Saint Paul, instead of Saint Matthias) to fill the niches, the commission was opened to all the premier sculptors of late Baroque Rome. Each statue was to be sponsored by an illustrious prince with the Pope himself sponsoring that of Saint Peter and Cardinal Pamphili that of Saint John the Evangelist. Most of the sculptors were given a sketch drawn by Pope Clement's favorite painter, Carlo Maratta, to which they were to adhere, but with the notable exception being Pierre Le Gros the Younger, who successfully refused to sculpt to Maratta's design and consequently was not given a sketch.

 

Papal tombs

 

There are six extant papal tombs inside the archbasilica: Alexander III (right aisles), Sergius IV (right aisles), Clement XII (left aisle), Martin V (in front of the confessio); Innocent III (right transept); and Leo XIII (left transept). Leo XIII was the last pope not to be entombed in Saint Peter's Basilica for over a century, until the death of Pope Francis in 2025, who is buried at Santa Maria Maggiore.

 

Twelve additional papal tombs were constructed in the archbasilica starting in the 10th century, but were destroyed during the two fires that ravaged it in 1308 and 1361. The remains of these charred tombs were gathered and reburied in a polyandrion. The popes whose tombs were destroyed are: Pope John X (914–928), Pope Agapetus II (946–955), Pope John XII (955–964), Pope Paschal II (1099–1118), Pope Callixtus II (1119–1124), Pope Honorius II (1124–1130), Pope Celestine II (1143–1144), Pope Lucius II (1144–1145), Pope Anastasius IV (1153–1154), Pope Clement III (1187–1191), Pope Celestine III (1191–1198), and Pope Innocent V (1276). Popes who reigned during this period, whose tombs are unknown, and who may have been buried in the archbasilica include Pope John XVII (1003), Pope John XVIII (1003–1009), and Pope Alexander II (1061–1073). Pope John X was the first pope buried within the walls of Rome, and was granted a prominent burial due to rumors that he was murdered by Theodora during a historical period known as the saeculum obscurum. Cardinals Vincenzo Santucci and Carlo Colonna are also buried in the archbasilica.

 

The skull of Saint Peter is also claimed to reside in the archbasilica since at least the ninth century, alongside the skull of Saint Paul.

 

Baptistery and Holy Stairs

 

The octagonal Lateran baptistery stands somewhat apart from the archbasilica. It was founded by Pope Sixtus III, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend arose that Emperor Constantine I was baptized there and enriched the edifice. The baptistery was for many generations the only baptistery in Rome, and its octagonal structure, centered upon the large basin for full immersions, provided a model for others throughout Italy, and even an iconic motif of illuminated manuscripts known as "the fountain of life".

 

The Scala Sancta, or Holy Stairs, are white marble steps encased in wooden ones. They supposedly form the staircase which once led to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem and which, therefore, were sanctified by the footsteps of Jesus Christ during His Passion. The marble stairs are visible through openings in the wooden risers. Their translation from Jerusalem to the Lateran Palace in the 4th century is credited to Saint Empress Helena, the mother of the then-Emperor Constantine I. In 1589, Pope Sixtus V relocated the steps to their present location in front of the ancient palatine chapel named the Sancta Sanctorum. Ferraù Fenzoni completed some of the frescoes on the walls.

 

(Wikipedia)

 

Die Lateranbasilika, italienisch Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano, ist die Kathedrale des Bistums Rom, eine der sieben Pilgerkirchen und ranghöchste der vier Papstbasiliken Roms. Ihre lateinische Bezeichnung lautet Archibasilica Sanctissimi Salvatoris et Sanctorum Iohannis Baptistæ et Evangelistæ in Laterano („Erzbasilika des allerheiligsten Erlösers, der heiligen Johannes des Täufers und Johannes des Evangelisten im Lateran“). Die Basilika gehört zum Gebäudekomplex des Lateran im Stadtteil Monti im Zentrum Roms, der seit der Zeit Kaiser Konstantins I der offizielle Sitz der Päpste ist. Zur Lateranbasilika gehört ein antikes Baptisterium.

 

Erzpriester ist seit Oktober 2024 Baldassare Kardinal Reina. Das Amt des Ehrenkanonikers von San Giovanni in Laterano steht dem Präsidenten von Frankreich zu.

 

Geschichte

 

Vorkonstantinische Zeit

 

Das Grundstück wurde benannt nach den ursprünglichen Eigentümern, der römischen Familie der Plautii Laterani. Es wurde offenbar 65 von Nero aufgrund der Beteiligung des Plautius Lateranus an der Pisonischen Verschwörung konfisziert. Im Jahr 161 baute Marcus Aurelius dort einen Palast. Kaiser Septimius Severus gab Ende des 2. Jahrhunderts einen Teil der Besitzungen an Titus Sextius Magius Lateranus zurück.

 

Entwicklung unter Kaiser Konstantin

 

Über die eigentliche Gründung der Kirche durch Konstantin den Großen gibt es verschiedene Versionen, über die sich die Historiker streiten. Erwiesen ist, dass sich Anfang des 4. Jahrhunderts an der Aurelianischen Mauer das Quartier der Elitetruppen, der equites singulares Augusti des Kaisers Maxentius befand. Nachdem Konstantin Maxentius 312 besiegt hatte, befahl er, die Kasernen der Reiter im Zuge einer damnatio memoriae schleifen zu lassen, und an dieser Stelle ließ er für die christliche Gemeinde und „als Zeichen seiner Wertschätzung für seinen himmlischen Beschützer“ eine monumentale Basilika und ein dazugehöriges Baptisterium bauen.

 

Nach einer anderen Version besaß Fausta, Konstantins Frau und Schwester des Maxentius, ein Haus mit einer domus ecclesia (einer christlichen Versammlungs- und Gebetsstätte) auf demselben Grundstück, das sie bereits 313 dem Bischof von Rom, Miltiades, für ein Bischofskonzil übergeben habe.

 

Von welchem Zeitpunkt an der Lateran die Residenz der römischen Bischöfe war, ist in der Forschung bis heute umstritten. Er lag gleich neben dem im 3. Jahrhundert errichteten Kaiserpalast Sessorium, Wohnsitz von Konstantins Mutter Helena, der in Teilen in der Kirche Santa Croce in Gerusalemme weiterexistiert. Von den drei konstantinischen Großkirchen lag die Lateranbasilika innerhalb der Stadtmauern und diente somit als Kathedrale. Die Petersbasilika und Sankt Paul vor den Mauern befanden sich über den Gräbern der Apostel außerhalb der Stadt. Darum ist die Kirche noch immer die Bischofskirche des Papstes und trägt als solche den Ehrentitel Omnium urbis et orbis ecclesiarum mater et caput („Mutter und Haupt aller Kirchen der Stadt Rom und des Erdkreises“), weswegen sie die ranghöchste Patriarchalbasilika ist. Die Lateranbasilika wurde ursprünglich von Papst Silvester I. Christus, dem Erlöser (lateinisch Salvator), geweiht und später zusätzlich dem Patronat des heiligen Johannes des Täufers (italienisch San Giovanni) unterstellt, daher lautet ihr italienischer Name San Giovanni in Laterano.

 

Mittelalter und Frühe Neuzeit

 

m 5. Jahrhundert wurden die Gebäude auf dem Lateran wiederholt von Germanen geplündert, 896 durch ein Erdbeben schwer beschädigt, jedoch immer wieder instand gesetzt. 897 fand hier die sogenannte Leichensynode statt, bei der Papst Stephan VI. seinen Vorgänger Formosus postum aburteilen, die Leiche schänden und schließlich in den Tiber werfen ließ.

 

Folgende Konzile fanden im Lateran statt:

 

Erstes Laterankonzil (1123)

Zweites Laterankonzil (1139)

Drittes Laterankonzil (1179)

Viertes Laterankonzil (1215)

Fünftes Laterankonzil (1512–1517)

 

Im 14. Jahrhundert wurde San Giovanni durch zwei Feuersbrünste schwer beschädigt und beide Male wieder aufgebaut und erneuert.[5] Neben der Kirche befand sich bis 1309 der Papstpalast, dessen Reste in der Kapelle Sancta Sanctorum und der Heiligen Treppe, der Scala Santa, fortbestehen. Nachdem die Päpste ihre Residenz zunächst nach Avignon und später in den Vatikan verlegten, wurde die Lateranbasilika vernachlässigt.

 

1586 wurde der heutige an die Kirche angebaute Lateranpalast als päpstliche Sommerresidenz wiedererrichtet. Dabei errichtete der Architekt Domenico Fontana die Benediktionsloggia, vor dem Seiteneingang ins Querschiff.

 

Die baufällig gewordene Kirche wurde ab 1646 von Francesco Borromini für das Heilige Jahr 1650 stabilisiert und barockisiert. Dabei blieb die ursprüngliche Gestalt als fünfschiffige Basilika auf Wunsch von Innozenz X. bestehen, aber die Seitenschiffe mussten abgerissen und komplett neu erbaut werden.[6] Im Hauptschiff ließ er die ursprüngliche Gestaltung mit 14 Arkaden über enormen spätantiken Säulen auf 5 Bögen pro Seite mit dazwischenliegenden Wandfeldern reduzieren. In den vermauerten Nischen ließ er große Ädikulä errichten, in denen bis zum Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts kolossale Marmorstatuen der elf Apostel, ohne Judas Iskariot, sowie als zwölfte Statue Paulus von Tarsus Aufstellung fanden.

 

Die Hauptfassade war schmucklos und wurde deshalb für besondere Festlichkeiten mit einer ephemeren Schaustaffage verkleidet.[8] In den 1730er Jahren wurde die Hauptfassade von Alessandro Galilei errichtet.

 

Neuzeit

 

Noch bis zum 19. Jahrhundert wurden die Päpste im Lateran gekrönt.

 

Mitte und Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts fanden außerdem umfangreiche Umbauten und Restaurierungen statt, die erheblich in die bis dahin noch erhaltene mittelalterliche Bausubstanz des Chorraums mit seinen Mosaiken eingriffen.

 

1929 sicherten die Lateranverträge der Vatikanstadt die Staatlichkeit und u. a. dem Lateran und Castel Gandolfo den Status einer exterritorialen Besitzung des Heiligen Stuhls.

 

Baubeschreibung

 

Äußeres

 

Die von Domenico Fontana um 1586 errichtete Benediktionsloggia an der Nordfassade des Lateranpalastes ist eine eindrucksvolle Doppelarkade mit hohem Bogen von großer Spannweite.

 

Die monumentale Hauptfassade von Alessandro Galilei wird von bis zu sieben Meter hohen Kolossalfiguren bekrönt. In der Mitte ist Jesus zu sehen, links steht Johannes der Täufer, rechts der Evangelist Johannes, daneben sind Statuen der bedeutendsten Kirchenlehrer angebracht.

 

Die Türen des Hauptportals stammen von der antiken Kurie auf dem Forum Romanum; sie demonstrieren als Spolien Übergang und Kontinuität der Herrschaft in Rom im Papsttum.

 

Hauptschiff

 

Die fünfschiffige Säulenbasilika geht in ihrem Kern noch auf Konstantin im 4. Jahrhundert zurück. Die Kirche wurde jedoch wie erwähnt im Laufe der Jahrhunderte mehrfach umgebaut und renoviert und spiegelt in ihrer heutigen Form besonders die Überarbeitungen des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts; der Chorraum mit Apsis und Mosaiken stammt aus dem späten 19. Jahrhundert.

 

Das Hauptschiff ist Ergebnis der Barockisierung durch Borromini. Es wird durch kannelierte Pilaster von Kompositordnung und je fünf große Arkaden gegliedert. Über den Arkaden öffnen sich rechteckige Fenster. Die breiten Wandpfeiler zwischen den Bögen sind im unteren Bereich mit den monumentalen Figuren der Apostel geschmückt; diese wurden von barocken Bildhauern wie Camillo Rusconi (1658–1728), Pierre Legros (1666–1719) und Pierre Monnot (1657–1733) geschaffen. Darüber im mittleren Wandbereich Reliefs von Alessandro Algardi (1595–1654) und seinen Schülern, und ganz oben zwischen den Fenstern ovale, stuckgerahmte Fresken mit Darstellungen von alttestamentlichen Propheten. Sie stammen von einigen der bekanntesten Maler des italienischen Hoch- und Spätbarock, darunter Sebastiano Conca, Pier Leone Ghezzi, Luigi Garzi, Francesco Trevisani, Giuseppe Chiari, Giuseppe Nasini und Marco Benefial.

 

Aus der Zeit vor Borromini stammt die prächtige manieristische Kassettendecke, die in den 1560er Jahren entstand und Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts unter Pius VI. restauriert wurde.[11] Der Fußboden des Hauptschiffs im Cosmatenstil geht ursprünglich zurück auf das Pontifikat von Martin V. (1417–31) und wurde später u. a. durch Borromini restauriert,[11] wogegen er für die Seitenschiffe einen neuen Fußboden mit optischen Täuschungen schuf.

 

Auf der Rückseite des ersten Pfeilers rechts befindet sich das Fragment eines Freskos, das Giotto zugeschrieben wird und Papst Bonifatius VIII. bei der Verkündung des Heiligen Jahres 1300 zeigt. Eine Kopie des vollständigen Freskos ist in der Biblioteca Ambrosiana erhalten.

 

Chor und Apsis

 

Der im Mittelalter erweiterte Chorraum mit den 1288 bis 1292 von Jacopo Torriti und Jacopo da Camerino im Auftrag Nikolaus’ IV. geschaffenen Mosaiken, wurde 1884 unter Papst Leo XIII. komplett abgerissen und durch Virginio Vespignani (1808–1882) als historistische Rekonstruktion wiederaufgebaut. Die aktuellen Mosaiken sind zwar in Anlehnung an Torritis Originale entstanden, aber ein eher mittelmäßiges und etwas starres Werk des späten 19. Jahrhunderts, das an die Vielschichtigkeit mittelalterlicher Mosaikkunst nicht heranreicht. Neben den monumentalen Figuren der Jungfrau Maria und Johannes des Täufers sowie der Apostel Petrus, Paulus, Johannes und Andreas wurden in kleinerem Format auch die Figuren der hll. Franz von Assisi und Antonius von Padua und des ursprünglichen Auftraggebers Nikolaus IV. (kniend) eingefügt, weil dieser dem Franziskanerorden angehörte. Ebenfalls in der Apsis befindet sich die päpstliche Kathedra, sie ist mit Mosaiken im Cosmatenstil verziert. An der Seitenwand sieht man ein Fresko aus dem 19. Jahrhundert von Francesco Grandi.

 

Das Ziborium

 

Über dem Hauptaltar erhebt sich ein gotisches Ziborium, das 1851 unter Pius IX. restauriert wurde.[ Es enthält die Reliquien der Häupter der hll. Petrus und Paulus. Diese wurden von Urban V. (1362–1370) aus ihrer ursprünglichen Ruhestätte, der Sancta Sanctorum entfernt und in das neuerrichtete Ziborium versetzt. Das Ziborium wurde 1367–68 von Giovanni di Stefano geschaffen und von Barna da Siena mit zwölf Bildern bemalt, auf jeder Seite jeweils drei.[ Die Bilder wurden später von Antoniazzo Romano erneuert:[ Auf der Seite des Hauptschiffs sieht man die Kreuzigung, umgeben von den hll. Jakob, Paul, Peter und Andreas, auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite Richtung Apsis ist die Verkündigung und die Krönung Mariens und die heilige Katharina zu sehen. Die Fresken in Richtung des nördlichen Querschiffs zeigen ein Marienbildnis und die hll. Laurentius, Johannes der Täufer, Stephanus und Johannes Evangelista, in Richtung des südlichen Querschiffs steht Jesus Christus als Guter Hirte in der Mitte, umgeben von den hll. Gregor, Augustinus, Hieronymus und Ambrosius.

 

Die Querhausfresken

 

Das gesamte Transept wurde zwischen 1597 und 1601 unter der Leitung von Cavalier d’Arpino[ mit einem großen Freskenzyklus geschmückt, der stilistisch im Übergang vom späten Manierismus zum Barock liegt. Außer Cavalier d’Arpino waren daran beteiligt: sein Bruder Bernardino Cesari, Cristoforo Roncalli (il Pomarancio), Cesare Nebbia, Orazio Gentileschi, Giovanni Baglione, Giovan Battista Ricci und Paris Nogari. Dargestellt sind an den Seitenwänden der Querschiffe Szenen aus dem Leben Konstantin des Großen und aus der Gründungsgeschichte der Basilika und Figuren von Kirchenvätern und Aposteln. Das wohl bedeutendste dieser Fresken ist im linken Querschiff über dem Sakramentsaltar (genau gegenüber der Orgel) Cavalier d’Arpinos riesige und strahlende Himmelfahrt Christi (auch Transfiguration), für die der Maler mit dem Christusorden geehrt wurde. Berühmt ist auch Pomarancios Taufe Konstantins im rechten Querschiff.

 

Grabmäler

 

In der Kirche befinden sich zahlreiche Papstgrabmäler, in der Confessio ruht Papst Martin V. Durch diese Grablege demonstriert der erste unumstrittene Papst nach dem Großen Abendländischen Schisma die Kontinuität des Papsttums in seiner römischen Bischofskirche; zu seiner Zeit war die eigentliche Grablege der Päpste die vatikanische Basilika. Auch andere fanden in der Basilika ihre letzte Ruhestätte, wie Clemens XII., aus dessen Zeit die Fassade der Kirche stammt, außerdem: Sergius III., Silvester II., Sergius IV., Alexander III., Clemens XII., Leo XIII. Die Gräber zahlreicher anderer Päpste sind verlorengegangen.

 

Orgeln

 

Die Hauptorgel

 

Die Geschichte der Orgel der Lateranbasilika reicht zurück in das 16. Jahrhundert. 1597 wurde der Bau einer großen Orgel in Auftrag gegeben, die von dem Orgelbauer Luca Biagi gebaut und 1599 fertiggestellt war. Dieses Instrument wurde mehrfach restauriert und erweitert. Die letzte umfassende Restaurierung wurde 1984 von dem Orgelbauer Francesco Morettini vorgenommen, nachdem das Instrument fast 50 Jahre nicht mehr gespielt werden konnte. Das Instrument hat insgesamt 28 Register auf zwei Manualen. Das Pedal ist angehängt.[ Die römischen Ziffern als Registerbezeichnungen verweisen auf die Tonhöhe.

 

Die beiden Chororgeln

 

Weiterhin besitzt die Kirche zwei Chororgeln, die 1886 von Nicola Morettini erbaut wurden. Die Epistelorgel besitzt 46 Register auf drei Manualen und Pedal, die Evangelienorgel nur 24 Register auf zwei Manualen und Pedal.

 

Kreuzgang

 

Der Kreuzgang des Klosters der Lateranbasilika gilt als einer der schönsten Roms und wurde 1215 bis 1232 errichtet, wahrscheinlich von der Künstlerfamilie Vassalletto. Die ca. 36 m langen Arkadengänge wurden mit reich ornamentierten, zum Teil gedrehten Säulen ausgestattet; sie demonstrieren kosmatisches Zierwerk in Reinform. In der Mitte des Hofes befindet sich ein Brunnenbecken aus dem 9. Jahrhundert.

 

An den Wänden sind Reste aus der alten Basilika (vor dem Umbau durch Borromini) angebracht, darunter Teile des Grabmals des im 13. Jahrhundert verstorbenen Kardinals Annibaldi della Molara von Arnolfo di Cambio, Teile des ehemaligen Magdalenenziboriums, die heute einen alten Bischofssitz einfassen.

 

Baptisterium

 

Das heute achteckige Baptisterium des Lateran ist wohl das älteste der Christenheit und gilt als „Prototyp aller Baptisterien“. Es wurde um das Jahr 315 von Konstantin vermutlich ursprünglich rund errichtet und in den Jahren 432 bis 440 unter Sixtus III. zu einem Oktogon umgebaut. Obwohl es mittlerweile vielfach umgestaltet worden ist, zeigt es noch einige Reste antiker Mosaike und die antiken Säulen aus ägyptischem Porphyr. Auch eine Bronzetür des 5. Jahrhunderts aus der Zeit des römischen Bischofs Hilarius hat sich erhalten. Sie ist eine der letzten ihrer Art, die in der Antike in Rom gefertigt wurden.

 

Die Wandgemälde der heutigen Innenausstattung stammen aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Sie stammen von Andrea Sacchi (1599–1661). Beachtenswert ist unter anderem die Komposition des Bildes Carlo Marattas, das die Zerstörung der Götzenbilder durch Kaiser Konstantin zeigt – eine allerdings völlig ahistorische Darstellung.

 

Das Baptisterium war Teil einer großen Anlage von Kapellen, die dem Patronat des heiligen Stephanus, des heiligen Hilarius und dem Gedächtnis Heiligen Kreuzes gewidmet waren; sie mussten dem großen Umbau des gesamten Komplexes weichen und sind nur noch auf alten Plänen und Zeichnungen zu sehen, von denen die Biblioteca Vaticana die bei weitem größte Zahl besitzt.

 

Liturgie und Stationskirche

 

Die Heilige Messe am Fest des heiligsten Leibes und Blutes Christi mit dem Papst fand bis 2017 vor der Lateranbasilika statt. Der Messe schloss sich die Fronleichnamsprozession nach Santa Maria Maggiore an. Der Weihetag der Lateranbasilika am 9. November wird in der ganzen römisch-katholischen Kirche als Fest begangen.

 

Die Lateranbasilika ist in der Zeit zwischen Aschermittwoch und Pfingsten mehrmals stadtrömische Stationskirche: Am 1. Fastensonntag, am Palmsonntag, am Karsamstag (Osternacht), am "Weißen Samstag" (= Samstag der Osteroktav) und bei der Vigil von Pfingsten.

 

(Wikipedia)

UNMISS aviation assets transport SPLM/A-IO returning to Juba from Pagak via Malakal.

 

UNMISS will continue to support the implementation of the Peace Agreement in an impartial manner and provide logistical support with the available resource capacities of the Mission.

L’IMPARTIAL JEUDI 26 FEVRIER 2009 -53

CHAMBORS > EXPOSITION JUSQU’AU DIMANCHE 1ER MARS

Encore un week-end d’exposition

La foule massée samedi soir en l’église de Chambors couronnait de succès par sa seule présence, l’animation peoposée par l’association gisorsienne Pleinph’Art, en étroite collaboration avec l’association cambrosienne Saperlipopette. Pierre Marcel, président de Pleinph’Art et instigateur en chef de la manifestation, a regretté que certains visiteurs n’aient pas appréhendé le sujet : le vice contrebalancé par le même artiste par la vertu. « Il leur a pourtant fallu plusieurs mois parfois pour trouver comment retranscrire la vertu. En ce qui concerne le vice, c’est venu tout seul. Pour beaucoup cela impliquait un travail plus figuratif qu’à leur habitude », commentait Pierre Marcel.

Du jazz dans le chœur avec le groupe local Gee Jazz Band, un buffet dressé à l’extérieur du lieu saint par respect, le village à vécu l’effervescence. Cette exposition de peinture intitulée « Les 7 péchés capitaux » est visible encore ce week-end dans la petite église de Chambors. Une vingtaine d’artistes, peintres, sculpteurs et photographes exposent.

L’église de Chambors sera également ouverte samedi 28 février et dimanche 1er mars de 14 à 19 heures.

Photo : Le Gee Jazz Band était de la fête lors du vernissage samedi.

 

The only thing that is anywhere near as cute as babies and baby feet, is their clothes! As soon as I seen these (especially the Totoro pair) I knew I had to have them for my daughter! when they arrived, they came in a little pouch that was clear and had a zipper across the top. I instantly fell in love with them! They are true to their color and they look EXACTLY how they are advertised to look. I put them on my daughter and at first she was not sure about them. She was actually mesmerized by the fact that they had ears and faces on her knees and she was playing and talking with them. After she realized they weren't coming off though she was crawling and walking around while playing. She likes them and their little faces as much I do! I love the fact that they protect her knees while she is crawling around. We do have baby knee protectors, but I much prefer using these socks to protect from carpet burn. We with with the Animal A design, but I do plan on coming back and buying both the Animal B and Weather C packs. I love the way these guys feel. The feel 100% cotton, even though they are only 75% cotton, 20% polyester, and 5% spandex. They are super soft to the touch and after going through our washer machine a few times they are still the same size they were the first time I put them on out of the pack. Zero shrinkage is a major plus for this mama! I also really appreciate the fact that they fit from ages one to three, most of her other socks that we have bought are labeled 12-18 months.

  

I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions expressed are genuine, truthful and impartial.

The only thing that is anywhere near as cute as babies and baby feet, is their clothes! As soon as I seen these (especially the Totoro pair) I knew I had to have them for my daughter! when they arrived, they came in a little pouch that was clear and had a zipper across the top. I instantly fell in love with them! They are true to their color and they look EXACTLY how they are advertised to look. I put them on my daughter and at first she was not sure about them. She was actually mesmerized by the fact that they had ears and faces on her knees and she was playing and talking with them. After she realized they weren't coming off though she was crawling and walking around while playing. She likes them and their little faces as much I do! I love the fact that they protect her knees while she is crawling around. We do have baby knee protectors, but I much prefer using these socks to protect from carpet burn. We with with the Animal A design, but I do plan on coming back and buying both the Animal B and Weather C packs. I love the way these guys feel. The feel 100% cotton, even though they are only 75% cotton, 20% polyester, and 5% spandex. They are super soft to the touch and after going through our washer machine a few times they are still the same size they were the first time I put them on out of the pack. Zero shrinkage is a major plus for this mama! I also really appreciate the fact that they fit from ages one to three, most of her other socks that we have bought are labeled 12-18 months.

  

I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions expressed are genuine, truthful and impartial.

“We love Marrakech”

This was our second visit to Marrakech and we decided to stay at the same riad that we stayed in last year, Riad Dar Najat.

 

The riad is located within a 5 minute walk away from Jemma el Fna square, in a very quite part of the Old Medina of Marrakech. We had the airport transfer arranged for us by the owner Oliver as it seemed like the easiest option for us. On our last visit we found that a lot of the taxi drivers around Marrakech do not speak any English, getting the riad to organise the transfer meant that we could relax and let the driver take us to the riad.

 

The riad itself has been renovated since our last visit, everything looked perfect. The staff are so friendly at this riad, they all remembered us from last year and it was like seeing old friends. Whatever you need the staff can get it organised for you, if you need any tips on where to go or what to eat, they will be happy to give you impartial advice.

 

The food at the riad seemed even better than last time, the tagines they cook are made to perfection and we even got the cook to give us some of the spices she used to bring back home.

 

All of the rooms are ensuite and have everything that you need inside them, complimentry toiletries were provided and the towels were changed daily. The riad was kept spotless and we could not fault anything we experienced on our stay.

 

Be warned that Marrakech is a very addictive city, we are already planning our third trip and will be booking to stay at Riad Dar Najat again.

Get Smart and save money.

 

True blue toddler Thomas Bannister scored a winner at an event to help people in Knowsley save money on their fuel bills.

 

The three year old pulled the winning raffle ticket at an Energy Smart event in Kirkby and won a football signed by all the players from his beloved, Everton.

 

Lucky Thomas was with his aunty Alison McNally at the event in St Chad’s Parade, which dealt with how to cut the cost of heating and lighting your home.

 

There was information on what heating benefits people might be entitled to and how to use energy savings to stay out of debt. There were also give-aways and goodie bags.

 

“The warmer weather can be a good time to do the sort of work on your house that might help you save heat in the winter,” said Cllr David Lonergan, Knowsley’s cabinet member for regeneration, economy and skills.

 

“Many people could be entitled to extra cash help to insulate their homes or they might be eligible to go on to a lower tariff for their bills.

 

“It’s not just people who are retired or on low incomes that struggle with rising fuel bills - it’s a challenge for everyone and that’s why this event was open to all.

 

“There are simple things that everyone can do to, such as switching off lights and switching down radiator thermostats, but we also wanted to make people aware of how to eat well when the weather changes and what benefits they can get to help with fuel bills.”

 

Hundreds of people came along to talk to experts from the council’s Housing team and Health and Wellbeing service, Knowsley’s Unemployed Centre, the Citizens Advice Bureau, Age Concern, Merseytravel and pensioners groups.

 

If you would like to know more about how to reduce your energy bills or to make your finances go further in general call Kate Fisher, the Financial Inclusion Manager in Knowsley’s Financial Inclusion Team on 443 4779.

 

For specific energy saving advice and helpful hints call Sally Carter in the Energy Team on 443 2216.

 

You can contact your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre for free and impartial advice on all aspects of saving energy on 0800 512 012.

 

Japanese and other East Asian artists and here primary school children often draw pictures from an elevated birds eye view (Masuda, Gonzalez, Kwan & Nisbett, 2008). Part of the reason for this is their there desire to show everything in their pictures, to the extent that in some of these pictures the viewpoint is from that of an all-seeing eye that can look downards in all directions. So as Masuda, Gonzalez, Kawan and Nisbett argue, part of the motivation for this is the desire to see the context of actions, events, and people. I argue that another motivation is that the internalisation of this viewpoint enables them to gain a self view in a similar way to that provided by George Herbert Mead's "generalised other." And as argued by Derrida they become addicted to this view of the world since they become libidinally involved in the self relationship that viewing themselves facilitates. Contra the Western self, there may be no sexual element to this self-viewing but rather an enjoyment of seeing themselves and their actions, as cute, from the point of view of an all seeing co-viewing mother.

 

This internalised other sometimes makes a reapparane in the horrible women that appear from images, television sets, developer fluid, lanterns and scrolls, or sometimes hiding in a mass of black hair on the ceiling, in Japanese horror movies and legends.

 

It is I believe the internalisation of this self-viewing intra-psychic Other that keeps the Japapnese as moral as their are and not any external sword (or bits of wire) as argued by Ruth Benedict.

 

Incidentally, my father's Art School Graduation picture was of a group of people around a table drawn from above. I believe that the auto-scopic eye in the sky is present in everyone to a degree, and felt more keenly by those of Scottish Descent such as Adam Smith (whose impartial spectator appears to be a mixture of both a linguistic and visual audience), my father, and myself.

 

Images Copyright their respective artists.

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Bibliography

Masuda, T., Gonzalez, R., Kwan, L., & Nisbett, R. E. (2008). Culture and aesthetic preference: Comparing the attention to context of East Asians and Americans. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(9), 1260-1275.

Benedict, R. (2006). The Chrysanthemum and the Sword (1st ed.). Mariner Books.

Lummis, D. (2007). Ruth Benedict’s Obituary for Japanese Culture. Japan Focus, 23. Retrieved from www.japanfocus.org/-C__Douglas-Lummis/2474

The only thing that is anywhere near as cute as babies and baby feet, is their clothes! As soon as I seen these (especially the Totoro pair) I knew I had to have them for my daughter! when they arrived, they came in a little pouch that was clear and had a zipper across the top. I instantly fell in love with them! They are true to their color and they look EXACTLY how they are advertised to look. I put them on my daughter and at first she was not sure about them. She was actually mesmerized by the fact that they had ears and faces on her knees and she was playing and talking with them. After she realized they weren't coming off though she was crawling and walking around while playing. She likes them and their little faces as much I do! I love the fact that they protect her knees while she is crawling around. We do have baby knee protectors, but I much prefer using these socks to protect from carpet burn. We with with the Animal A design, but I do plan on coming back and buying both the Animal B and Weather C packs. I love the way these guys feel. The feel 100% cotton, even though they are only 75% cotton, 20% polyester, and 5% spandex. They are super soft to the touch and after going through our washer machine a few times they are still the same size they were the first time I put them on out of the pack. Zero shrinkage is a major plus for this mama! I also really appreciate the fact that they fit from ages one to three, most of her other socks that we have bought are labeled 12-18 months.

  

I received this product for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions expressed are genuine, truthful and impartial.

The Shinto shrine at which my wife and I were married gave us a wedding oath in which it was written that we were to remain different bodies, but now with one heart (異体同心).

 

This presents an interesting contrast with the conception of marriage as "becoming one flesh" in Genesis 24.

 

"21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs [sides] and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man. 24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh."

 

I know that there is a Nacalian transformation to be had here -- well it is obvious and overt -- but I don't know what it means to become "one flesh."

 

Perhaps it goes like this.

 

In the West God in one of his persons listens and for the faithful becomes a comforter (paraclete, generalised other, impartial spectator, super addressee) shared by all whereas visual perspectives are "dialogical" in the Bakhtinian sense, always polysemous, seen from the point of view of others, so that my face is not my self, but "a face for a face" (in Nacalian inversion of a "you for you"). While visuality remains polysemous and subjective in general, among married couples ones appearance may become primarily above all for the eyes of ones spouse.

 

In Japan however the kind old sun is watching, and presents a gaze apart that his shared by all. However language remains polysemous so that in general the Japanese first person pronoun is as Arimasa Mori says no more than a "'You' for a 'You.'" However among Japanese married couples perhaps, the Japanese linguistic superaddressee becomes ones spouse.

 

In each case, therefore, perhaps the spouse takes the place of the perspective not occupied by God. I can see how that might work to make Western couples one flesh (c.f. Terrence Malik's ""We were a family... Each standing in the other's light.") but it is pretty strange to me that a Shinto Shrine might, under this interpretation, call the self-narrative one's heart.

 

But then again, shinto has become very wordy post-Meiji, modelling itself upon Western monotheisms, and may even have forgotten, like Prime Minister Abe, and Seiichi Tsuruta (鷲田清一) that the Japanese heart is a mirror. In this morning's Asahi Newspaper the latter came back to his senses.

UNMISS aviation assets transport SPLM/A-IO returning to Juba from Pagak via Malakal.

 

UNMISS will continue to support the implementation of the Peace Agreement in an impartial manner and provide logistical support with the available resource capacities of the Mission.

Just so you know the author is impartial, that's me parked on the right - almost out of my space. My only excuse? New car. The guy on the left however just pulled right in and got out and walked away.

On Dec. 13, 2011 at 6 p.m., the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County constitutional officers, and the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District directors all took their oath of office in the Government Center forum.

 

Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Jan L. Brodie administered the oath of office to 15 elected officials, who each swore to support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the commonwealth of Virginia, and to faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent upon them as officials of Fairfax County.

 

All elected officials will take office on Jan. 1, 2012.

 

More information:

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/opa/inauguration/

www.fcps.edu/FrostMS/