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Demi's one is a FAIL. Because you see the black hair. Selena's OK. Because the darker hair seems like a shadow..
But I do like it, anyway. :)
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Waste is the irreplaceable resource of the future! Our future and that of our Planet is possible only when we learn how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle efficiently and wake our Nature and our mindset for ReLIfe..
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Following the dramatic Southern victory at Second Bull Run on August 30, 1862, Confederate Gen Robert Lee was in a dilemma; he had defeated two Union thrusts towards the Southern capital at Richmond Virginia; however in both cases he had failed to destroy the Union armies, and his troops had suffered massive, increasingly irreplaceable casualties. Doubtless more Union attacks would come. Additionally in the earlier fighting, much of the Northern Virginia countryside had been devastated by war. It was now the fall harvest season, and Lee hoped to give the farmers of his state time to harvest the crops that fed his army. Additionally, the border state of Maryland had a large, vocal population of Southern supporters, and it had caused much trouble for the Lincoln Administration at the start of the war. Eventually, the Southern commander elected to move North, using the momentum of the previous 2 victorious campaigns to drive the Union forces from Maryland, reinforce his battered army with legions of fresh Maryland recruits, and cut off Washington DC from the rest of the North. Perhaps with a third major victory, Washington DC could be forced to surrender, Britain and France could be persuaded to intervene to support the Confederacy, or the war-weary North could force the Lincoln Administration to ask for terms recognizing the Southern Confederacy. It was with these ideas in mind that Lee's 55000 troops crossed the Potomac River into Maryland on Sept 3, 1862, contacting Confederate Pres Jefferson Davis only after the fact. Along with the Kentucky Campaign and the Second Corinth Campaign, the Maryland Campaign (or Lee's First Invasion of the North) would be the largest concerted (if uncoordinated) Confederate offensive of the war.
Meanwhile, the defeated Union Army of Virginia under Maj Gen John Pope had regrouped in Washington DC. Knowing his effectiveness in restoring the morale of the troops, and against the advice of his cabinet, Pres Abraham Lincoln reluctantly reappointed Maj Gen George McClellan back in command of the Army of the Potomac, now consolidated with the units from Pope's army; Pope himself was reassigned to Minnesota. Hearing news of Lee's crossing the Potomac, McClellan marched out of Washington DC with 87000 of his 100000 troops.
The results of Lee's march into Maryland soon became disappointing; despite strict orders against looting, the civilian population proved indifferent and best and hostile at worst. Thus the Maryland Campaign had become a failure only a few days in; a few score Southern supporters joined the Confederate ranks, only a fraction of the massive losses Lee had sustained the previous summer; additionally more troops deserted when it was clear that they would not be fighting defensively for the Confederacy, more were sick from the unripe apples and corn consumed along the way, and all were exhausted; some units of Lee's army had fought nonstop for 5 straight months. Lee's troops were soon less than half the strength of McClellan's Union forces lethargically pursuing.
As Lee moved North, he had managed to cut off large Union garrisons in the Shenandoah Valley including Harpers Ferry. These troops blocked Lee's supply lines through the valley, and were also tempting targets for their large depots of supplies. It was for one or both of these reasons that Lee decided on an even riskier maneuver: he would divide his small and rapidly weakening force to try to capture these towns and their garrisons. Some 30000 or so troops under Maj Gen James Longstreet moved towards Hagerstown, while Jackson move with 11500 of his troops to strike at Martinsburg from the West before moving on to Harpers Ferry. Another 8000 troops under Maj Gen Lafayette McLaws would seize Maryland Heights and the final 3400 reinforcements under Maj Gen John Walker would seize Londoun Heights, both overlooking Harpers Ferry.
This was planned out in Special Order #191, drafted on Sept 9, delineating the routes and roads to be taken by various Confederate units and the timing for the siege of Harpers Ferry. Maj Gen Thomas Jackson apparently made copies of the order, and sent them to his subordinates, including Maj Gen Daniel Hill. Four days later, on Sept 13, Corp Barton Mitchell of the 27th Indiana was encamped at the Bliss Farm, which Hill's troops had just decamped a few days earlier, when he came upon an envelope with three cigars wrapped in a piece of paper lying in the grass. The paper was a copy of Order 191. Mitchell turned the evidence over to Sgt John Bloss, who passed it up the chain of command, eventually reaching Army of the Potomac commander Maj Gen George McClellan. McClellan was apparently overjoyed by obtaining the document, which showed that the Confederate army was divided, listed the military chain of command, as well as the disposition of the Southern forces: "Here is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobby Lee, I will be willing to go home."
On Sept 17, 1862, McClellan attacked Lee's rearguard at the Battle of South Mountain, a clear Union victory. McClellan had suffered 2300 casualties, while Lee, despite his troops on the defensive, had suffered 2600 casualties. As his army retreated, Lee seriously considered ending the Maryland Campaign and retreating back to Virginia. Then came the next day. McClellan's troops remained slow, and things moved faster than the Union Army could respond. On September 15, the Harpers Ferry garrison surrendered. The Battle of Harpers Ferry was one of Maj Gen Thomas Jackson's greatest victories. At a minimal cost of 286 casualties, he had inflicted 213 casualties and the surrender of 12400 Union troops, capturing 13000 small arms, 200 wagons, and 73 artillery pieces. The Sept 15, 1862 capitulation would be the largest surrender of Federal troops during the American Civil War and the largest until WWII. As was typical of George McClellan's record in command of the Army of the Potomac, he had won a minor Union tactical victory but a suffered massive strategic defeat.
Buoyed by the news, Lee gambled on salvaging the Maryland Campaign by concentrating his forces. He ordered Jackson to join him at the Town of Sharpsburg, where he was consolidating Confederate forces behind Antietam Creek. The position Lee chose was a strong one, though not as strong as South Mountain; the area was hemmed by Antietam Creek, with two of the three bridges easily used as chokepoints, and was made up of rolling hills and fields that could be dominated by cannon fire. However it lacked much in protective terrain, and most importantly had only one route of escape, Boteler's Ford at Shepherdstown. If Lee's defenses cracked, the Southern Army could be trapped by the bend in the Potomac River. Worn down and battered by the year of campaigning, Lee's forces numbered perhaps 40000.
McClellan's 87000 troops, failed to move on Sept 15, allowing the Confederate forces to continue building up strength with the arrival of Maj Gen Thomas Jackson's troops, fresh from the victory at Harper's Ferry. Consistently overestimating the size of Lee's forces, the Union commander continued his characteristic slowness and questionable deployment of forces. With the Lower Bridge and Middle Bridge of Antietam Creek dominated by Confederate artillery, McClellan tried to flank the Confederate line from the North, sending I Corps through the Upper Bridge on Sept 16. There they skirmished, alerting Lee to the danger. Jackson's troops were hurriedly moved to protect the Confederate left. Loosely the deposition of the Confederate forces were now Jackson on the Confederate left facing Maj Gen Joseph Hooker's Union I Corps and Longstreet on the Confederate right facing Maj Gen Ambrose Burnside's Union IX Corps, with Maj Gen Edwin Sumner's II Corps in the center. The next day, McClellan hoped to attack and destroy Lee's army.
Established in 1890, Antietam National Battlefield preserved the single bloodiest day of fighting in American history, as well as its role in the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation and the beginning of the end of slavery in the United States. Initially under the War Department, it was transferred to the NPS in 1933. A large portion of the battlefield has been protected, though some significant sites have not.
The plateau was dominated by Confederate artillery under Col Stephen Lee, which would play a significant role in the Battle of Antietam. Dunker Church on the left was the main Union objective for the fighting.
Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland
New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 30,316 as of the 2012 census. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers, near the North Carolina coast. It lies 112 mi (180 km) east of Raleigh and 87 mi (140 km) northeast of Wilmington. New Bern is the county seat of Craven County and the principal city of the New Bern Micropolitan Statistical Area. New Bern is the birthplace of Pepsi Cola.
New Bern was settled in 1710 by Swiss and Palatine German immigrants. The new colonists named the settlement after Bern, the capital of Switzerland and hometown of their leader Christoph von Graffenried. The English connection with Switzerland had been established by some Marian exiles who sought refuge in Protestant parts of Switzerland. There were also marriages between the Royal House of Stuart and notable people in the history of Calvinism. The colonists later discovered they had started their settlement on the site of a former Tuscarora village named Chattoka. This caused conflicts with the Tuscarora who were in the area.
New Bern is the second-oldest European-American colonial town in North Carolina (after Bath). It served as the capital of the North Carolina colonial government, then briefly as the state capital. After the American Revolution, New Bern became wealthy and quickly developed a rich cultural life. At one time New Bern was called "the Athens of the South," renowned for its Masonic Temple and Athens Theater.
New Bern has four historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places; their numerous contributing buildings include residences, stores and churches dating back to the early eighteenth century. Within easy walking distance of the waterfront are more than 164 homes and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also nearby are several bed and breakfasts, hotels, restaurants, banks, antiques stores and specialty shops. The historic districts contain many of the city's 2,000 crape myrtles—its official flower—and developed gardens. New Bern has two "Local Historic Districts," a municipal zoning overlay that affords legal protection to the exteriors of New Bern's irreplaceable historic structures. These areas provide much of New Bern's unique charm, appeal to retirees and heritage tourism, and contribute to the city's economic success.
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Driving the Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG on the runways of MCAS El Toro, now called the Great Park in Irvine, California. With over 500 horsepower under your right foot, it's a cinch to top 100 MPH on the twisty pylon-defined course.
Our experience included seat time in a 2011 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG. This is a two-seater sports car, the kind that might be considered "practical," back before you had any obligations aside from keeping the gas tank full.
The "thing" about this car is its engine. Check out some of the specs:
32-valve, DOHC V8 engine, hand-assembled by one technician. His name is etched on a placard if you want to discuss anything with him.
Displacement - 6.3 Litre / 379 cubic inches
Horsepower - 518 @6,800 RPM
Torque - 465 ft-lbs @ 5,200 RPM
Is this starting to sound like fun? It comes standard with a 7-speed manual transmission; our test car sported the optional Smarter-Than-You-Are, You-Don't-Need-to-Know-How-Many-Speed automatic tranny. All of this adds up to a $139,050 (base) man-toy that does 0-60 MPH in 4.5 seconds.
Oh, yeah . . . we also drove the new C63 AMG and E63 AMG, "traditional" M-B luxo-sedans with the same 500+ horsepower engine. Suffice it to say -- they were transformed!
More than half of England’s medieval stained glass is held in York Minster’s 128 windows, making the cathedral custodian of some of the most important and irreplaceable art from this period.
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4012. The particular point of this short series is look at the condition of the irreplaceable relic as she was 35 years ago.
Designed by the E.J. Reed, Chief Constructor of the HM Navy, specifically for the defence of the gold boom city of Melbourne, the 3,340 ton iron breastwork turret ship HMVS CERBERUS was laid down at Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co Ltd at Jarrow on Tyne on Sept. 1, 1867, and completed in 1870. With a freeboard of less than four feet [she was designed to protectively submerge up to her turrets during battle] the ships sides were built up for her voyage to Australia, and she arrived on April 7, 1981.
We have canvassed the ship's career, and the struggle to save this truly historic maritime relic number of times. The purpose of this series is to look at her condition when Photostream contributor and maritime journalist and author Graeme Andrews visited CERBERUS in 1974 at Half Moon Bay in the bayside Melbourbne suburb of Black Rock.
CERBERUS was scuttled in shallow water there on September 2, 1926 to form a breakwater, and has been deteriorating ever since. This is the once revolutionary vessel, now in her 141st year, looked 35 years ago, when Graeme was aboard.
Photo Graeme Andrews RAN 1955-1968, RANR 1980. From a private disc, with permission.
A COMPENDIUM of links to 35+ HMVS CERBERUS images on the Photostream can be found under entry NO. 5848, here:
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How do you define "BEAUTY", what qualifies to be "beautiful"? Do you have your own eyes for it, or do you see it via the world media's eyes? ^^
I was once again reminded and inspired by the clip I shared in the previous pic (www.upworthy.com/dustin-hoffman-breaks-down-crying-explai...). NO ONE (men or women) should look down on themselves, think less of themselves or evaluating themselves based on how the typical world's way in categorizing "beautiful, sexy, cute.... and so on." REALLY, if we don't see how we, as each individual, are absolutely unique and irreplaceable in this whole universe... then we'll never know how to treat ourselves right and to truly appreciate who we are and love to be ourselves. It's only when we can appreciate ourselves properly, that we can love others in a positive way!
這個世界為“美”下了定義，設了框架，使人不自覺或不由己地用“世界的標準”來檢視自己，衡量自己的價值，歸類自己的美與否，迷人與否，性感與否，受歡迎與否....
最近看的一個小短片（如上連結），非常地被震撼，也再一次的被提醒...... 你用什麼標準衡量美呢？你用什麼樣的眼光看自己，看世界？
沒有一個（女）人該看＂輕＂自己，每一個都該看＂清＂自己，是如此獨一無二又無可取代！不先學會愛自己，就不可能有真正的自在，更不可能用正面的方式去愛別人！^^
this girl is... irreplaceable. I've known her since I was four years old... since we were daisies in girlscouts. i drove to school with her every day of high school, i spent countless after school hours and weekends with her in color guard and winter guard. we're around eachother so much, that people get our names confused. A few even just call us "bethany" to circumvent the problem.
the point of this is... even though she's only 45 minutes away from me at school... i'm going to miss her. she deserved the first guest appearance in my 365
One man's junk is another man's treasure. But after awhile, it becomes junk again.
On the left, we have the remains of the "Phoenix Box", and interesting device I picked up for $3 at a yard sale in Phoenix, AZ, when Intel flew me out there as a college senior for a series of job interviews. Free airfare/hotel/car/$40 per diem, and the only time I've ever been a stranger in a strange land. The device was a wooden box with a fresnel lens at the front, with Christmas lights hooked up to a speaker (used as a microphone; many people don't realize microphones and speakers are interchangable). The Christmas lights reacted to sound, and it was quite trippy. After 5 years or so, it broke. The box still exists as the "drunk helmet". (Try walking while wearing it...Just try!)
We also have the original nickel-cadmium-only battery charger which I used in 9th grade. I had to change my walkman batteries daily because at TJ you could listen to music while in class, and I clocked in 8 hrs of walkman time daily. I bought a model that had 2 headphone jacks, to share my music with friends.
And finally, a dead keyboard.
Phoenix Box, battery recharger, hardware, keyboard, trash.
Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 25, 2007.
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Ahja’s loss and subsequent reacquisition of voice was, in a way, a cunning strategy. Now when she starts complaining for breakfast in the wee hours of the morning, I’m happier to oblige her because I’m so grateful her (irascible, insistent, irreplaceable) voice came back. And of course, extra special deference must be paid for International Day of the Cat!
Höfði is a house in Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland, built in 1909. Höfði is located at Félagstúni. Initially, it was built for the French consul Jean-Paul Brillouin in Iceland. Best known as the location for the 1986 Iceland Summit meeting of presidents Reagan and Gorbachev that effectively was a step to the end of the Cold War. Within the building the flags of the USA and the USSR are cross-hung to commemorate the meeting.
The city of Reykjavik purchased the house in 1958, restored it to its former glory. From that time used it for formal receptions and festive occasions.
The building was used to make the first radio communications between Iceland and the outside world on 26th June 1905, when contact was made with Poldhu in Cornwall, UK.
On 25th September 2009, at the building's 100th birthday, Höfði was damaged in a fire. All irreplaceable artefacts were saved.
Höfði hefur gegnt mörgum hlutverkum í tímans rás, en er nú eingöngu notað sem móttökuhús borgarstjórnar Reykjavíkur. Upphaflega var húsið byggt sem franskur ræðismannsbústaður fyrir fyrri heimsstyrjöldina, var aðsetur breska sendiherrans í síðari heimsstyrjöldinni, en frægast varð húsið þegar forsetar risaveldanna hittust þar og lögðu grundvöllinn að lokum kalda stríðsins. Þá hvíldu augu alheimsins á húsinu og síðan þá er Höfði órjúfanlega tengdur þeirri gjörbreyttu heimsmynd sem spratt upp úr þeim fundi.
Aðdragandinn að byggingu Höfða
Aðdragandinn að byggingu Höfða er samofinn sögu vinaþjóðanna Íslands og Frakklands. Eins og kunnugt er stunduðu franskir sjómenn þorskveiðar við Íslandsstrendur í hartnær þrjár aldir. Þeir sigldu hingað frá norðurströnd Frakklands á litlum seglskipum á miðjum vetri, þegar allra veðra var von. Talið er að fjöldi skipa hafi mestur orðið um hálft fjórða hundrað og sjómennirnir rúmlega sex þúsund. Sjóslys voru tíð og áætlað að um 400 skip hafi farist og 4000 sjómenn týnt lífi eftir að sókn franskra seglskipa jókst mjög frá árinu 1825.
Þetta mikla mannfall vakti auðvitað athygli og samúð með kjörum fiskimannanna og fjölskyldna þeirra. Á heimaslóðum þeirra var meðal annnars stofnaður félagsskapur um útgerð spítalaskipa á Íslandsmiðum, þrír franskir spítalar voru byggðir hér með þátttöku franska ríkisins og var einn þeirra í Reykjavík. Nutu margir Íslendingar góðs af spítölunum og starfsliði þeirra. Upp úr aldamótunum var svo ráðinn maður til að gæta hagsmuna sjómannanna og útgerða skipanna. Þessi franski ræðismaður, að nafni Brillouin, sótti um leyfi til byggingar Höfða, sem byggður var árið 1909. Höfði hefur síðan þá verið eitt glæsilegasta hús höfuðborgar Íslendinga.
Árin milli heimsstyrjaldanna
Þegar heimsstyrjöldin fyrri braust út hélt Brillouin heim og tók þátt í baráttu Frakka gegn Þjóðverjum. Eftir brotthvarf franska ræðismannsins héðan bjuggu ýmsir fyrirmenn í Höfða. Einar Benediktsson, skáld og athafnamaður, keypti Höfða árið 1914 og bjó þar til ársins 1917. Eftir að Einar kaupir húsið komast á kreik sögur um að reimt væri í Höfða. Þegar Einar kom til Íslands sem nýútskrifaður lögfræðingur frá Kaupmannahöfn var fyrsta verkefni hans að leysa föður sinn af í vandasömu sakamáli, en faðir Einars var sýslumaður í Þingeyjarsýslu. Verkefni Einars var að rannsaka og rétta yfir systkinum sem var gefið að sök að hafa átt í ástarsambandi og eignast saman barn, sem þau voru sögð hafa deytt. Við yfirheyrslur viðurkenndi bróðirin sök en systir hans, Sólborg að nafni, lá veik og stytti sér aldur meðan á yfirheyrslum stóð. Þetta fékk mjög á Einar og trúði hann því alla tíð að Sólborg fylgdi honum.
Þá bjó í Höfða Páll Einarsson hæstaréttardómari, sem varð árið 1908 fyrsti bæjarstjóri Reykjavíkur. Matthías Einarsson yfirlæknir eignaðist Höfða árið 1924 og bjó þar ásamt fjölskyldu sinni í mörg ár. Dóttir hans, Louisa Matthíasdóttir listmálari, ólst þar upp. Louisa fluttist síðan til New York og bjó á Manhattan í hálfa öld og var gift ameríska listmálaranum Leland Bell. Louisa málaði alltaf íslenskt landslag og hangir ein af myndum hennar í Höfða.
Breskt sendiráð í síðari heimsstyrjöldinni
Breska ríkið tók húsið á leigu árið 1938 og eignaðist það 1942. Í seinni heimsstyrjöldinni varð Höfði miðstöð starfsemi Breta hérlendis og þangað bárust fyrst upplýsingar um að væntanlegur væri breskur her til að verja Ísland fyrir þýskum nasistum. Sir Winston Churchill, forsætisráðherra Breta, er eflaust frægasti gestur Höfða á þessum árum, en hann kom í heimsókn í Höfða í ágúst árið 1941. Churchill kom hingað eftir fund með Franklin Delano Rossevelt, forseta Bandaríkja Norður-Ameríku, eftir að þeir gengu frá Atlantshafsyfirlýsingunni, sem kölluð hefur verið grundvöllurinn að stofnskrá Sameinuðu þjóðanna. Annar frægur gestur í Höfða á þessum árum var Marlene Dietrich.
Upp úr stríðinu ritaði sendiherra Breta ráðamönnum í Bretlandi bréf þar sem hann óskaði þess að honum yrði fundinn nýr embættisbústaður. Ástæðan er sögð vera sú að sendiherrann kvartaði sáran yfir draugagangi í húsinu, ásókn hvítklæddrar veru “The White Lady” sem ekki léti hann í friði. Varð úr að sendiráð Breta var flutt úr Höfða í miðborgina árið 1951. Hermir sagan að aldrei fyrr hafi sendiherra flust búferlum vegna meints draugagangs í húsnæði sendiráðs.
Reykjavíkurborg eignast Höfða
Eftir að breska sendiráðið flutti úr húsinu bjuggu ýmsir í Höfða. Reykjavíkurborg keypti húsið árið 1958 og stóð þá til að rífa það. Þáverandi borgarverkfræðingur, Gústaf E. Pálsson, heillaðist af Höfða og var í kjölfarið ákveðið að lagfæra húsið í upprunalegri mynd. Frá árinu 1968 hefur Höfði verið móttökuhús borgarstjórnar Reykjavíkur.
Við endurbætur á Höfða var tekið tillit til varðveislusjónarmiða og notagildis hússins. Höfði er einlyft hús með brotnu (mansard) þaki og kjallara og var lengi vel eitt stærsta einbýlishús Reykjavíkur. Húsið er norskt “katalóghús” í Jugend stíl, sem er franskur byggingarstíll, sem var mjög í tísku um aldamótin 1900 og fyrstu áratugi 20. aldarinnar. Spjaldhurðir og umbúnaður innanhúss taka mið af stíl Lúðvíks 16., sem var konungur Frakklands þegar franska stjórnarbyltingin var gerð þann 14. júlí 1789. Yfir dyrunum inn í stofuna er letrað nafn Brillouin og yfir öðrum dyrum má sjá upphafsstafi franska ríkisins, RF (République Francaise), jakobínarhúfurnar og hina rómversku vendi. Anddyrið er hins vegar í norskum Dreka stíl, en um aldamótin voru norðmenn í auknum mæli að hverfa aftur til þjóðlegra hefða í byggingarstíl sínum og er anddyri Höfða vitnisburður um það. Höfði var friðaður samkvæmt þjóðminjalögum af Reykjavíkurborg árið 1978 og tekur friðunin til ytra byrðis hússins.
Sögulegir fundir í Höfða
Leiðtogafundur forseta risaveldanna Bandaríkjanna og Sovétríkjanna átti sér stað í Höfða 11. og 12. október 1986. Þó svo árangur fundarins hafi í byrjun ef til vill ekki þótt mikill er nú talið hafið yfir allan vafa að fundur þeirra Ronalds Reagan og Mikhails Gorbatsjov markaði tímamót í sögunni. Höfði hefur síðan þá verið fastur viðkomustaður erlendra ferðamanna. Fundur leiðtoganna tveggja markaði upphafið að endalokum kalda stríðsins og í kjölfarið breyttist síðar heimsmyndin með hruni kommúnismans í Austur-Evrópu og Sovétríkjunum.
Til hægri við viðhafnarstofuna, sem er í miðju húsi, er frægasta herbergi Höfða, þar sem Reagan og Gorbatsjof sátu fundinn. Þar eru varðveittir stólarnir sem þeir Reagan og Gorbatsjov sátu í, borðið sem þeir sátu við, og gestabók sem þáverandi borgarstjóri, Davíð Oddsson, fékk þá til að rita nöfn sín í. Talið er að nöfn þeirra standi hvergi saman á annarri blaðsíðu og er gestabókin því mikið fágæti. Síðan þá hafa margir aðrir þjóðhöfðingjar ritað nöfn sín í hana.
Þá var haldinn annar sögulegur fundur í Höfða þann 25. ágúst 1991 þegar utanríkisráðherrar baltnesku ríkjanna, sem þá kröfðust sjálfstæðis, hittust í Höfða, ásamt Jóni Baldvini Hannibalssyni, þáverandi utanríkisráðherra, og Davíð Oddssyni, þáverandi forsætisráðherra. Á þessum fundi í Höfða viðurkenndi Ísland sjálfstæði þessara ríkja, fyrst allra þjóða. Á vegum Reykjavíkurborgar hafa svo heimsótt Höfða þjóðhöfðingjar og stjórnmálaleiðtogar, auk margra annarra góðra gesta.
The damage and looting of historic sites in Iraq and Syria, which have been preserved for millennia, have destroyed irreplaceable evidence of ancient life and society. Further damage to these countries’ treasures increases the loss of their common heritage and cultural legacies of universal importance. Fragile sites and buildings have suffered as collateral damage to battles, targets for purposeful ideological destruction, and prey for systematic looting:
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has proudly trumpeted their destruction of many of the most historic monuments of Islamic architecture in Mosul, including the tomb of Nebi Yunus/Prophet Jonah, which is sacred to Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
The Syrian regime’s indiscriminate shelling and airstrikes, notably on the historic centers of Homs and Aleppo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, have decimated or irrevocably damaged large areas of these historic sites.
The medieval castle Crac des Chevaliers, also a World Heritage site, dating to the 11th century, has been severely damaged and scarred by war.
Looters, exploiting the vacuum of government control in ISIL-run territory in eastern Syria, have destroyed the ancient Roman city of Dura Europos, where pagans, Jews, and Christians once lived and worshipped side-by-side.
In Raqqa, ISIL publicly ordered the bulldozing of a colossal ancient Assyrian gateway lion sculpture dating to the 8th century BC.
As the international community responds to the wanton destruction perpetrated by extremists in Iraq and to the brutality and suffering facing the Syrian people, we also recognize that preserving these countries’ cultural heritage is a critical step towards reconstruction, reconciliation, and building civil society.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry announced September 22, 2014, that the Department of State has partnered with the American Schools of Orient Research (ASOR) to comprehensively document the condition of, and threats to, cultural heritage sites in Iraq and Syria to assess their future restoration, preservation, and protection needs. Findings are posted weekly at: www.asor-syrianheritage.org/
In Iraq, the United States government has provided nearly $33 million since 2003 for a broad range of cultural heritage projects, including infrastructure upgrades to the Iraq National Museum, establishment of a cultural heritage preservation training institute in Erbil, and site management planning and conservation work at the site of ancient Babylon. The Department of State also partnered with international organizations to develop the Emergency Red List of Iraqi Antiquities at Risk to enable customs officials to identify and detain objects from Iraq that are particularly at risk of looting, theft, and illicit trafficking. Since 1990, the United States has restricted the importation of cultural property of Iraq and other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific or religious importance.
For Syria, the Department of State sponsored the publication of the Emergency Red List of Syrian Cultural Objects at Risk to alert international customs authorities to the illicit trafficking of Syrian artifacts and produced a map featuring 1,000 important museums, historic buildings, and archaeological sites to raise awareness of threats to Syrian cultural heritage.
We urge all parties in Iraq and Syria and the international community to respect and protect archaeological, historic, religious, and cultural sites, including museums and archives, and reaffirm that all those who destroy important cultural property must be held accountable.
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Fact Sheet
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
September 23, 2014
Performers from Casey Elementary and Middle School entertained teachers, fellow students and family members with a winter talent show at the Camp Casey Multipurpose Complex Theater Jan. 7.
Under the direction of Mary Lee McGuire emcees Krista Bradley, Victoria Guiles, Christian Hopkins and Dahshon Pugh guided performers of all grades through a show that included dance, instrument solos, singers, and skits provided by the MCs.
According to McGuire, much of the night’s performance is left up to the students to develop, choreograph and highlight their talents.
This event could not have been accomplished without the behind-the-scenes work of Technical Director Michael Tobin, Stage Manager Jessica Gudeman, Director of MCs Vanessa Frazier, Stage Crew; Joanne Caldwell, James Peden, Caleb Hill and Samuel Shuler.
The 15 acts lined up like this:
• Di Patapos – dance by Vhon Zeta
• Oh Danny Boy – saxophone by Alana Oden
• Dynamite – performed by Rebecca Vail
• G Slide – dance by JaNiya Campbell
• Because of You – performed by Kathleen Paclapan
• Always With Me – piano by Michelle Ramirez
• Diamonds – performed by Jaleasia Norman
• Hawaiian Dance – dance by Ashlyn Smith, Kylee Ezzio, Taylor Ezzio, Serena Walden and Kitwanna Walden
• We Are Never Getting Back Together – performed by Angelica Estrada and Hero Paclapan
• Piano selections – piano by Casey Harney
• Irreplaceable – performed by Natalia Smith
• Make You Feel My Love – performed by Mariella Iquina
• Belly Dance – dance by Paulene Amandy
• Piano Medley – piano by Tiara Russell
• What The Fox Say? – dance by JaTorreyeon Jones, Angel Flores, Solomon Smith, Schyler Smith and Malikai Harvey
Even after all that happened on this Monday i keep on noticing all of us in a hurry rushing along the streets. we are here, and we continue our track, as though nothing has happened. we should .. no, we must.
everyone's step is important, everyone's breath is irreplaceable.
Sneaker has been hanging up there for a couple years. I remember taking a picture of it with my old 3 pixel 'starter camera'
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different." - Coco Chanel
so yeah...I love Coco Chanel x]
If you've never seen the movie "Coco Before Chanel" go watch it...now...
anyways, I may be posting a few more Chanel shots soon :] blarg. I can't promise anything. I am SO swamped with everything right now that I've barely had time to even think about photography. blah. and I did some photos of one of my best friends with her boyfriend for prom, and I havn't even uploaded them to facebook yet, muchless flickr :/
vufgbnvifnvufivnfudv.....yeah...I'm slightly frazzled at the moment x]
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4013. Corrosion attacks the heavily armoured sides of the ship, but her form remains intact. The Kookaburra suspects that many people over the years have looked look at the form of CERBERUS and thought she was a heavil;y-stripped hulk.
Not so, of course. Her late 19th Century Monistor form was simple Century. People thought he guns were missing, but her guns were there, wholly enclosed in her revolving turrets.
When scuttled at Black Rock, CERBERUS was basically the same ship that she had been through 55 years of naval service, to the Victorian Colobnial Navy, the Commonwealth Navy Forces from January 1, 1901, and the RAN that latter became on July 10, 1911.
CERBERUS a port guard and ammunition store ship in Port Phillip Bay during WWI.
We have had several photos of CERBERUS in her prime. A favourite of everybody's is this image of CERBERUS in the Yarra River in 1898, at pic NO. 153, here:
www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/3847216747/
This Photo: Graeme Andrews, RAN 1955-1968, RANR 1980. From a private disc, with permission.
A COMPENDIUM of links to 35+ HMVS CERBERUS images on the Photostream can be found under entry NO. 5848, here:
www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/7253528494/in/photostream
My mom bought this for me when she went on her Alaskan cruise vacation. It's simple, but the fact that she thought about me and bought something for me made this simple gift irreplaceable.
More than half of England’s medieval stained glass is held in York Minster’s 128 windows, making the cathedral custodian of some of the most important and irreplaceable art from this period.
Harpers Ferry was the site of a large battle in the American Civil War. Following the dramatic Southern victory at Second Bull Run on August 30, 1862, Confederate Gen Robert Lee was in a dilemma; he had defeated two Union thrusts towards the Southern capital at Richmond Virginia; however in both cases he had failed to destroy the Union armies, and his troops had suffered massive, increasingly irreplaceable casualties. Doubtless more Union attacks would come. Additionally in the earlier fighting, much of the Northern Virginia countryside had been devastated by war. It was now the fall harvest season, and Lee hoped to give the farmers of his state time to harvest the crops that fed his army. Additionally, the border state of Maryland had a large, vocal population of Southern supporters, and it had caused much trouble for the Lincoln Administration at the start of the war. Eventually, the Southern commander elected to move North, using the momentum of the previous 2 victorious campaigns to drive the Union forces from Maryland, reinforce his battered army with legions of fresh Maryland recruits, and cut off Washington DC from the rest of the North. Perhaps with a third major victory, Washington DC could be forced to surrender, Britain and France could be persuaded to intervene to support the Confederacy, or the war-weary North could force the Lincoln Administration to ask for terms recognizing the Southern Confederacy. It was with these ideas in mind that Lee's 55000 troops crossed the Potomac River into Maryland on Sept 3, 1862, contact Confederate Pres Jefferson Davis only after the fact. Along with the Kentucky Campaign and the Second Corinth Campaign, the Maryland Campaign (or Lee's First Invasion of the North) would be the largest concerted (if uncoordinated) Confederate offensive of the war.
Meanwhile, the defeated Union Army of Virginia under Maj Gen John Pope had regrouped in Washington DC. Knowing his effectiveness in restoring the morale of the troops, and against the advice of his cabinet, Pres Abraham Lincoln reluctantly reappointed Maj Gen George McClellan back in command of the Army of the Potomac, now consolidated with the units from Pope's army; Pope himself was reassigned to Minnesota. Hearing news of Lee's crossing the Potomac, McClellan marched out of Washington DC with 87000 of his 100000 troops.
Meanwhile the results of Lee's march into Maryland were disappointing; by 1862, Maryland had become firmly embedded into Union support as thousands of Southern loyalists went South to join the Confederacy. Additionally, the region Lee was marching through, Western Maryland, generally held a dimmer view of slavery than the more plantation-heavy tidewater region. As a result, despite strict orders against looting, the civilian population proved indifferent and best and hostile at worst. Thus the Maryland Campaign had become a failure only a few days in; a few score Southern supporters joined the Confederate ranks, only a fraction of the massive losses Lee had sustained the previous summer; additionally more troops deserted when it was clear that they would not be fighting defensively for the Confederacy, more were sick from the unripe apples and corn consumed along the way, and all were exhausted; some units of Lee's army had fought nonstop for 5 straight months. Lee's troops were soon less than half the strength of McClellan's Union forces lethargically pursuing.
As Lee moved North, he had managed to cut off large Union garrisons in the Shenandoah Valley at Winchester, Martinsburg, and Harpers Ferry. These troops blocked Lee's supply lines through the valley, and were also tempting targets for their large depots of supplies. It was for one or both of these reasons that Lee decided on an even riskier maneuver: he would divide his small and rapidly weakening force to try to capture these towns and their garrisons. Some 30000 or so troops under Maj Gen James Longstreet moved towards Hagerstown, while Jackson move with 11500 of his troops to strike at Martinsburg from the West before moving on to Harpers Ferry. Another 8000 troops under Maj Gen Lafayette McLaws would seize Maryland Heights and the final 3400 reinforcements under Maj Gen John Walker would seize Londoun Heights, both overlooking Harpers Ferry.
The Union garrison of Winchester quickly evacuated. Faced by the approach of Jackson's overwhelming force, the Martinsburg garrison also evacuated on Sept 11, pulling back to join the garrison at Harpers Ferry. McClellan requested that the Harpers Ferry garrison be evacuated as well and be linked up with the Army of the Potomac, but general-in-chief Henry Halleck refused, ordering the garrison to hold out to the last extremity or be relieved by McClellan's force.
The Union odds at Harpers Ferry were poor; the town was strategic, but mostly indefensible, hemmed in on the bend of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers and surrounded on all sides by high ridgelines, the highest of which were Maryland Heights and Londoun Heights. Additionally, the bulk of the Harpers Ferry garrison was made up of green troops, some of whom (like the 126th New York) had been in the army for only 21 days. Perhaps most importantly, the Harpers Ferry garrison was commanded by Col Dixon Miles, a distinguished veteran of the Mexican-American War, but one that had already disgraced himself in the First Battle of Bull Run when he had tried leading his men while drunk. Miles did not improve his reputation at Harpers Ferry, starting by taking his orders to hold Harpers Ferry quite literally, moving most of his 12000 garrison into the town and Bolivar Heights here immediately in front of the town itself. Only a single brigade was left on Maryland Heights, while Londoun Heights was completely unoccupied.
Bolivar Heights, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Erection
(Pictures you can see by clicking on the link at the end of page!)
After Emperor Franz Joseph I on 16th March in 1873 determined the building site, was by imperial resolution of 4th September 1874 "in constant care for the needs of justice and the law-seeking population" the new building of the Justice Palace to base the in the capital and residence city of Vienna located courts ordered.
By a jury the design of the Viennese architect Alexander Wielemans, Edler von Monteforte (1843 - 1911), was selected, in May 1875 with the foundation work begun, and yet in 1881 the building including interior completed (as a major creation of the later historicism), the solemn laying down of the headstone ceremony in turn, Emperor Franz Joseph I on 22th May 1881 personally carried out. The costs would amount to 2.75 million guilders.
The new building housed the Supreme Court and the Cassationshof (Court of Cassation) with the Generalprocuratur (General Procurator), the Court of Appeal for Lower and Upper Austria and Salzburg (including General Attorney), the Regional Court for Civil Law Matters and the Commercial Court of Vienna. The building has since then experienced a very turbulent time.
Lion statue
Specifications
The monumental building has since the beginning the basic shape of a right-angled quadrangle of 100 mx 80 m, and the main front is oriented to the ring road with the Parliament, before you today is the Grete Rehor Park (formerly Schmerlingpark).
The main entrance on the north side of the building is accessed via a 14 m wide stairway (including ramps ), the final pedestals are with two mighty lions (of the South Tyrolean sculptor Emanuel Pendl) decorated. The at end of the nineties of the last century completely renovated facade is characterized by fine and artistically valuable thorough maintenance.
The large central hall or auditorium is a three-story glass-covered arcade court with an oversized and also by Pendl created marble statue of Justice in a sitting position with gilded sword and law book. In the tympanum above the pillar columns are the coat of arms of the in those times in the Reichsrat (Imperial Diet) represented kingdoms and countries for which the Supreme Court was composing the common instance. Opposite the niche with the Justice there is a magnificent clock, above the statue the former Austrian imperial coat of arms. The auditorium attracts many domestic and foreign visitors and also provides the framework for festive events.
On the first floor on the side of the Supreme Court is the Large Foyer, on which inner wall the names of all the Presidents of the Supreme Court are carved in marble. Also on the first floor are the historical faithfully reconstructed courtrooms of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, in front of whose entry ways inscription panels are attached to the memory of the former Presidents of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna.
The fire of 1927
Palace of Justice
In violent clashes between supporters of Republican Defense Corps and the Veterans Association (Former Combatants) in Burgenland location Schattendorf (shadow village) on 30th Januara 1927 have been killed two innocent people, and the deed defendants were acquitted in the wake of a grand jury in Vienna. In the wake of a violent demonstration against the judgment the Palace of Justice on 15th July 1927 was set on fire. The police received orders to shoot and 89 people were killed.
This horrible and tragic event of the history of the Palace of Justice is related to its history in a constant, inseparable and sad connection. Through this, the bigger part of the premises, specially of the Supreme Court, has been destroyed and the complete books of the record offices - at that time the third largest Law Library in Europe - with many irreplaceable historical documents (as the Ministeratsprotokolle (the records of the Council of Ministers) of 1867 - 1918) as well as the land register for the most Viennese districts completely destructed. Until the restoration of the Palace of Justice in the early thirties of the last century the affected legal services had been temporarily in the building of the former Austria-Hungarian National Bank in Vienna 1, Herrengasse 17 and Landhausgasse 4 accommodated.
On 11th July 2008, for remaining memory, but also as a reminder for future generations - this day in July of 1927 in retrospect is yet considered a harbinger of the future February Revolution of 1934, and thus the destruction of the First Republic - in the presence of the Federal President Dr. Heinz Fischer and the Federal Minister for Justice Dr. Maria Berger, a plaque in the hall of the Palace of Justice has been unveiled.
The Second World War
In those years, the recently restored building was again several times and massively damaged by bombing, by which especially roof and the glass dome of the auditorium have been badly affected. After the war, the head departments of the Allied Control Council had quartered themselves.
By 1970, the Palace of Justice was also home of the - since then opposite in Palais Trautson in Neustiftgasse housed - Federal Ministry of Justice.
The Palace of Justice today
On 13 July 2007, the Palace of Justice was re-opened at a ceremony after about 15 years of refurbishment.
Palace of Justice in Vienna
Arcades
The interior refurbishment included hiebei (on this occasion) all floors, the staircases and as well as the relocation of the large central library with a completely new, vitreous reading room, including access via a bridge in one of the two courtyards. Finally, the historic court rooms have been extensively renovated and created a new large hall as a representation space for ceremonies and meetings.
Today the Supreme Court, the General Prosecution Office, the Higher Regional Court of Vienna, the Vienna Attorney General as well as the Regional Court for Civil Matters Vienna in the Palace of Justice housed. Also located on Schmerlingplatz is a police guard room.
In the midst of so many great poets I can say no more.
08.10.15. Thursday. Really bright sharp start to the morning. Clouds over in the afternoon with some sun breaking through and dry all day. Funeral this afternoon for another pleasant man. Service had a smell of revolution around it as it started with the Red Flag and, following quickly on "all things bright and beautiful", the priest proceeded as a missile that needs the target, with one of those challenging readings from the bible as only the bible doth do!
On a day when the world tries to make sense of Russian actions (26 missiles into Syria through Iranian and Iraqi air space from the Caspian), news appears to struggle for news dominance with the interminable machinations of the FIFI corruption scandal! Should anyone hold a position of responsibility for 17 years? Could Sepp Blether and co be that irreplaceable? Generally, when people are given the privilege of service (in politics and management) should it not be time limited... shared with others ready to step in? I've argued this in politics. But then, for one thing, would the anticipated 'Corbyn shake' (think new cocktail of forgotten values) ever have happened and would politics continue to service a self-serving global elite... without any challenge and review whatsoever? But will it aid digestion... the cocktail bitters I mean, and feed the spirit as bitters are intended to do? VW appear to be 'shipping' blame for their emissions mess onto several rogue engineers... that is neither an appropriate resolution nor is it Vorsprung durch Technik! Its possible to see how they can recover but I suspect they are holding back awaiting for the rest of the car industry to fall into the same dark hole.
My Cocktail Hats are unique and one of a kind. Each individually shaped and molded hat base has an inside comb and elastic which provides a secure fit with personalized placement. I use silks of all varieties, feathers, and fabulous vintage pins and buttons.
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must be different.” ~Coco Chanel
A solid #wood #armoire, this piece has #decorative paneling with lozenge, Maltese cross and quatrefoil designs, a scalloped apron and cornice top. The date carved in the upper section reads “1781”. Comes with 2 original shelves and hang bar. 60(W) 84(H) 28(D) Item 25874 #storagegoals #woodarmoire #wardrobe #antiques #vintage #interiordesign #architecture #decor #furniture #upcycle #irreplaceable #artifact @irreplaceableartifacts
Beyoncé @ Verizon Center, Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 30, 2013.
The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Setlist:
I Been On (Intro)
Run the World (Girls)
End of Time
Flaws and All
You Are a Queen (Interlude)
If I Were a Boy (With elements of "Bitter Sweet Symphony")
Get Me Bodied
Baby Boy
Diva
Naughty Girl
Party
Freakum Dress
I Care
I Miss You
Schoolin' Life
Why Don't You Love Me
1+1 (With elements of "Speechless")
Bey Stage:
Irreplaceable
Love on Top
Survivor (Destiny’s Child cover)
Countdown (Interlude)
Crazy in Love
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (With elements of "Movin' on Up")
Grown Woman
Encore:
I Was Here (Interlude)
I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston over)
Halo
Green Light / Suga Mama (Outro)
A one-of-a-kind cargo shipment moved across JAXPORT’s newly rebuilt heavy lift cargo berth at Blount Island Marine Terminal today.
Eight plates of curved steel that make up a massive sculpture, Passage of Time, by world-renowned American minimalist sculptor Richard Serra arrived by ship from Qatar and were unloaded by master riggers employed by JAXPORT partner, Portus.
Serra is best known for his large-scale steel sculptures which sell for millions of dollars. Portus boasts a global reputation as an industry leader for handling over-dimensional and unusual cargo.
The weather proof steel components of the sculpture are impressive in size, each weighing more 80,000 lbs, measuring up to 57 feet in length and standing more than 14 feet high. The sculpture’s final destination is in South Florida.
A recent multi-million dollar upgrade increased the capability of JAXPORT’s specialty ship’s berth dedicated to moving heavy and oversized cargo. The berth now ranks as one of the nation’s highest weight-bearing capacity docks.
“When moving something this irreplaceable, trust is a critical factor,” said John Mullins, Portus Director of Customer Service and Business Development. “The cargo owner saw Jacksonville was the clear choice for this assignment. Not every port team has our level of experience and reputation and not every port terminal has the capability to handle such unique cargo.”
For more information on JAXPORT’s heavy lift capabilities, visit JAXPORT.com/heavylift.