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Challenge to use the meta-parts (or mega-bricks) of lego planes to make it a spacecraft : Set 60104, 60102, 60022, 3181, 7893.
Brick number 30201 (Quarter Saucer Base) : in old theme : Aquazone, Space Insectoids and Alpha team Mission Deep Sea
Brick number 30317 (Quarter Saucer Top) : in old theme : space UFO, Alpha team Mission Deep Sea
The central command post is round, as Startrek's spaceships. The central circle is in 2 floors : the officers on the 1st floor on the bridge, and the Commandos Squad/robots on the ground floor. There are 1445 Bricks.
Crew :
3 Officers on the Bridge.
2 Pilots in the cockpit.
3 Battle droids.
6 Space Commandos.
Arms :
1 Double Laser Gatling.
2 Big Missiles (or 2 big Sondes, if we want to explore).
8 small missiles
Note: this photo was published in a Sep 5, 2011 issue of Everyblock NYC zipcodes blog titled "10023."
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Some storms get a lot of attention, and some get no attention at all. This one passed through New York City two days before the arrival of Hurricane Irene -- and for a while, it seemed even more intense than Irene, at least in terms of the torrential downpour that it dumped on everyone in Manhattan. But a couple hours later, it had moved out of the city, and everyone forgot about it...
I had intended to spend an hour or two photographing in Bryant Park that morning, but the first early drops of rain convinced me that it would probably be a bad idea. So I took a cab up to Broadway and 72nd Street, since I had an appointment in the area later on in the afternoon; and I stood under a protected roof-overhang of the 72nd Street IRT subway station as the rain intensified, wondering if I could find a quiet corner someplace to escape it all ...
But as I watched people dashing around in the rain, it occurred to me that it might be more fun to pull my camera out of my backpack, and capture the expressions of those who were prepared (as indicated by their boots and umbrellas) and those who were not prepared (mostly indicated by their sopping-wet appearance).
After about 45 minutes of photographing, I noticed a woman staring at me quizzically from a few feet away, by the entrance to the subway station. She asked if I was waiting for someone. Puzzled and slightly confused, I asked her to repeat the question.
"Are you waiting for someone?"
"Nope," I replied.
"Then what are you doing?"
"I'm taking photos," I replied, thinking that it should have been obvious.
"Of what?"
"Of people. Rain. Umbrellas. Anything that looks interesting."
"Umbrellas?"
"Sure. Why not?"
She proceeded to tell me that, in her opinion, such behavior was illegal. I politely disagreed, and she then proceeded to write down my name and address, and a detailed description (narrated into the voice-recorder of her iPhone) of the camera I was using, the focal length of my zoom telephoto lens, and her strong opinion that I knew exactly when I was going to arrive, and exactly how long I was going to continue taking my photos.
I reassured her that I had not taken her photograph, and had no interest in doing so (God forbid!) ... at which point she turned and walked away to a different outdoor corner of the subway station, where she waited for her own friends to arrive.
Meanwhile, I continued taking photos -- of people, umbrellas, rain, and anything that looked interesting. I eventually ran out of time, put my camera back into my backpack, retrieved an umbrella of my own, and wandered down the street to my next appointment. I had taken a thousand photos, and I had no idea if any of them would be worth saving...
And now, four days later, the storm is gone and forgotten, and the strange woman is gone and forgotten. Hurricane Irene has replaced all of those memories, and it probably won't be long before it, too, is forgotten. But I do have some photos that may help illustrate what a typical summer rainstorm is like in New York City...
Raphanel / Owen-Jones. Gulf Racing GTC McLaren F1 GTR.
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OK, I know it's only the letters page, but I'm quite chuffed to get a photograph of mine published in a magazine that I've been reading since I was 12!
(Not as chuffed as I am at the Editor's comment though!)
Three of my photos are in the Alaska Pocket Wildlife Guide available at ultimaterivers.com. Nice guide with viewing tips and locations for Alaska's birds and mammals.
No need for comments...
My stocklist
these are my pictures from the photo walk on saturday.
to tell you the truth, since this was my first time as a leader, i was much more worried that everyone was having fun than shooting. but fun, they had, and shoot, i did... a few shots, at least.
thanks, Scott Kelby , thanks RC Concepcion
thanks, everyone who worked on the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk
and thanks everyone who came and made it wonderful!
i so want to do this again!
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The Postcard
A postally unused Photogravure postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Art Publishers to their Majesties the King and Queen.
On the back of the card they have printed:
'Melbourne Memorial.
In the first recess to the right going westward
through the North Aisle is a monument by
Marochetti representing two Angels at the
Gate of Death in memory of Viscount Melbourne
(1779-1848), Prime Minister 1835-1841.
"Through the Grave and Gate of Death
may we pass to our joyful resurrection"'.
Carlo Marochetti
Baron Pietro Carlo Giovanni Battista Marochetti RA (4th. January 1805 – 29th. December 1867) was an Italian-born French sculptor belonging to the Sardinian nobility.
He worked in France and London, and his commissions for Colonial powers, mostly neo-classical sculpture, reliefs, and equestrian monuments in bronze and marble, are found around the world.
-- Carlo Marochetti - The Early Years
Carlo Marochetti was born in Turin, the son of Vincenzo, a priest and professor at Turin University, but after the family moved to France, he was brought up in Paris as a French citizen.
He studied at the Lycée Napoléon, and then studied sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. There his statue of A Young Girl playing with a Dog won a medal in 1829, and his Fallen Angel was exhibited in 1831.
Between 1822 and 1830 he studied chiefly in Rome where his mother had settled. He adopted the neo-classical Romantic school of sculpture. From 1832 to 1848 he lived in Paris.
While in Paris he took up commissions for a relief panel of the Battle of Jemappes for the Arc de Triomphe, and the Elevation of Mary Magdalene for the altar of the Church of La Madeleine.
Carlo rapidly gained fame after this, and made several equestrian statues, including those of Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and Ferdinand, Duke of Orleans.
He followed the French king Louis-Philippe into exile in the United Kingdom after the fall of the July monarchy in 1848.
-- Carlo Marochetti - The Later Years
Carlo spent the greater part of his time in the UK from then until his death in London. He lived in Onslow Square, and had a large studio, and his own foundry, nearby in Sydney Mews.
Among his chief works were statues of Queen Victoria, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (erected 1867 in Waterloo Place), and King Richard the Lionheart.
The Richard Coeur de Lion statue was displayed in the Great Exhibition, and a bronze copy was made in 1860 to be displayed in front of the Palace of Westminster on the orders of Prince Albert.
Carlo's major commissions were for equestrian monuments and mourning seraphim. Equestrian statues include those of Viscount Combermere in Chester and Sir Mark Cubbon in Bangalore.
Monuments with mourning seraphim include those in St. Paul's Cathedral, the Scutari obelisk in Turkey, and the Cawnpore memorial in India.
Carlo's statue of Robert Stephenson installed 1871 still stands in the forecourt of Euston Station. (Although maybe it will be whisked away along with all the Euston trees to make way for HS2).
Marochetti made a bust of William Makepeace Thackeray for Westminster Abbey. He also created the marble recumbent effigies for the tomb of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore in Windsor Great Park, and the statue on the Duke of Wellington Commemorative Column outside Stratfield Saye House.
From 1864 Carlo collaborated with Sir Edwin Landseer on the four bronze lions around the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, and cast them at his foundry. (Must have been quite a large mews property).
He experimented in coloured marbles, and a coloured statuette of Queen Victoria was exhibited, but is now lost.
As a favourite sculptor of Queen Victoria, Carlo was commissioned to make the seated figure of Prince Albert for the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. However the first version was rejected by the architect of the monument, Sir George Gilbert Scott, and Marochetti died before a satisfactory second version could be completed.
Carlo designed Queen Victoria's memorial to Princess Elizabeth, and a bust of Prince Albert at Newport Minster on the Isle of Wight.
-- Carlo Marochetti's Personal Life and Honours
Carlo married Camille de Maussion in 1835 and they had two sons and a daughter.
Marochetti was created a baron by the King of Sardinia, and was also a chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy 1861 and a full academician in 1866.
-- The Death of Carlo Marochetti
Carlo died in Passy in 1867, and was laid to rest at the Vaux-sur-Seine cemetery.
Shot at three times life size with a Canon MPE-65mm macro lens back in March of 2009. I wanted to see how much my post processing skills had changed. Blog post here.
Published in the Jan/Feb 2011 edition of Nation Geographic Young Explore magazine, pages 10 and 11.
For the title of a paper about 3D Printing in Feb 2014 issue of 'Pour la Science', the french edition of Scientific American
(further information and pictures you can get by clicking on the link at the end of page!)
Mariahilferstraße
Mariahilferstraße, 6th, 7th, 14th and 15th, since 1897 (in the 6th and 7th district originally Kremser Sraße, then Bavarian highway, Laimgrubner main road, Mariahilfer main street, Fünfhauserstraße, Schönbrunnerstraße and Penzinger Poststraße, then Schönbrunner Straße), in memory of the old suburb name; Mariahilf was an independent municipality from 1660 to 1850, since then with Gumpendorf, Magdalenengrund, Windmühle and Laimgrube 6th District.
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Mariahilferstraße, 1908 - Wien Museum
Mariahilferstraße, 1908
Picture taken from "August Stauda - A documentarian of old Vienna"
published by Christian Brandstätter - to Book Description
History
Pottery and wine
The first ones who demonstrably populated the area of today's Mariahilferstraße (after the mammoth) were the Illyrians. They took advantage of the rich clay deposits for making simple vessels. The Celts planted on the sunny hills the first grape vines and understood the wine-making process very well. When the Romans occupied at the beginning of our Era Vienna for several centuries, they left behind many traces. The wine culture of the Celts they refined. On the hill of today's Mariahilferstraße run a Roman ridge trail, whose origins lay in the camp of Vindobona. After the rule of the Romans, the migration of peoples temporarily led many cultures here until after the expulsion of the Avars Bavarian colonists came from the West.
The peasant Middle Ages - From the vineyard to the village
Thanks to the loamy soil formed the winery, which has been pushed back only until the development of the suburbs, until the mid-17th Century the livelihood of the rural population. "Im Schöff" but also "Schöpf - scoop" and "Schiff - ship" (from "draw of") the area at the time was called. The erroneous use of a ship in the seal of the district is reminiscent of the old name, which was then replaced by the picture of grace "Mariahilf". The Weinberg (vineyard) law imposed at that time that the ground rent in the form of mash on the spot had to be paid. This was referred to as a "draw".
1495 the Mariahilfer wine was added to the wine disciplinary regulations for Herrenweine (racy, hearty, fruity, pithy wine with pleasant acidity) because of its special quality and achieved high prices.
1529 The first Turkish siege
Mariahilferstraße, already than an important route to the West, was repeatedly the scene of historical encounters. When the Turks besieged Vienna for the first time, was at the lower end of today Mariahilferstrasse, just outside the city walls of Vienna, a small settlement of houses and cottages, gardens and fields. Even the St. Theobald Monastery was there. This so-called "gap" was burned at the approach of the Turks, for them not to offer hiding places at the siege. Despite a prohibition, the area was rebuilt after departure of the Turks.
1558, a provision was adopted so that the glacis, a broad, unobstructed strip between the city wall and the outer settlements, should be left free. The Glacis existed until the demolition of the city walls in 1858. Here the ring road was later built.
1663 The new Post Road
With the new purpose of the Mariahilferstrasse as post road the first three roadside inn houses were built. At the same time the travel increased, since the carriages were finally more comfortable and the roads safer. Two well-known expressions date from this period. The "tip" and "kickbacks". In the old travel handbooks of that time we encounter them as guards beside the route, the travel and baggage tariff. The tip should the driver at the rest stop pay for the drink, while the bribe was calculated in proportion to the axle grease. Who was in a hurry, just paid a higher lubricant (Schmiergeld) or tip to motivate the coachman.
1683 The second Turkish siege
The second Turkish siege brought Mariahilferstraße the same fate. Meanwhile, a considerable settlement was formed, a real suburb, which, however, still had a lot of fields and brick pits. Again, the suburb along the Mariahilferstraße was razed to the ground, the population sought refuge behind the walls or in the Vienna Woods. The reconstruction progressed slowly since there was a lack of funds and manpower. Only at the beginning of the 18th Century took place a targeted reconstruction.
1686 Palais Esterhazy
On several "Brandstetten", by the second Turkish siege destroyed houses, the Hungarian aristocratic family Esterhazy had built herself a simple palace, which also had a passage on the Mariahilferstrasse. 1764 bought the innkeeper Paul Winkelmayr from Spittelberg the building, demolished it and built two new buildings that have been named in accordance with the Esterhazy "to the Hungarian crown."
17th Century to 19th Century. Fom the village to suburb
With the development of the settlements on the Mariahilferstraße from village to suburbs, changed not only the appearance but also the population. More and more agricultural land fell victim to the development, craftsmen and tradesmen settled there. There was an incredible variety of professions and trades, most of which were organized into guilds or crafts. Those cared for vocational training, quality and price of the goods, and in cases of unemployment, sickness and death.
The farms were replaced by churches and palaces, houses and shops. Mariahilf changed into a major industrial district, Mariahilferstrasse was an important trading center. Countless street traders sold the goods, which they carried either with them, or put in a street stall on display. The dealers made themselves noticeable by a significant Kaufruf (purchase call). So there was the ink man who went about with his bottles, the Wasserbauer (hydraulic engineering) who sold Danube water on his horse-drawn vehicle as industrial water, or the lavender woman. This lovely Viennese figures disappeared with the emergence of fixed premises and the improvement of urban transport.
Private carriages, horse-drawn carriages and buggies populated the streets, who used this route also for trips. At Mariahilferplatz Linientor (gate) was the main stand of the cheapest and most popular means of transport, the Zeiselwagen, which the Wiener used for their excursions into nature, which gradually became fashionable. In the 19th Century then yet arrived the Stellwagen (carriage) and bus traffic which had to accomplish the connection between Vienna and the suburbs. As a Viennese joke has it, suggests the Stellwagen that it has been so called because it did not come from the spot.
1719 - 1723 Royal and Imperial Court Stables
Emperor Charles VI. gave the order for the construction of the stables to Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. 1772 the building was extended by two houses on the Mariahilferstrasse. The size of the stables still shows, as it serves as the Museum Quarter - its former importance. The Mariahilferstraße since the building of Schönbrunn Palace by the Imperial court very strongly was frequented. Today in the historic buildings the Museum Quarter is housed.
The church and monastery of Maria Hülff
Coloured engraving by J. Ziegler, 1783
1730 Mariahilferkirche
1711 began the renovation works at the Mariahilferkirche, giving the church building today's appearance and importance as a baroque monument. The plans stem from Franziskus Jänkl, the foreman of Lukas von Hildebrandt. Originally stood on the site of the Mariahilferkirche in the medieval vineyard "In Schoeff" a cemetery with wooden chapel built by the Barnabites. Already in those days, the miraculous image Mariahilf was located therein. During the Ottoman siege the chapel was destroyed, the miraculous image could be saved behind the protective walls. After the provisional reconstruction the miraculous image in a triumphal procession was returned, accompanied by 30,000 Viennese.
1790 - 1836 Ferdinand Raimund
Although in the district Mariahilf many artists and historical figures of Vienna lived , it is noticeable that as a residence they rather shunned the Mariahilferstraße, because as early as in the 18th Century there was a very lively and loud bustle on the street. The most famous person who was born on the Mariahilferstrasse is the folk actor and dramatist Ferdinand Raimund. He came in the house No. 45, "To the Golden deer (Zum Goldenen Hirschen)", which still exists today, as son of a turner into the world. As confectioners apprentice, he also had to visit the theaters, where he was a so-called "Numero", who sold his wares to the visitors. This encounter with the theater was fateful. He took flight from his training masters and joined a traveling troupe as an actor. After his return to Vienna, he soon became the most popular comedian. In his plays all those figures appeared then bustling the streets of Vienna. His most famous role was that of the "ash man" in "Farmer as Millionaire", a genuine Viennese guy who brings the wood ash in Butte from the houses, and from the proceeds leading a modest existence.
1805 - 1809 French occupation
The two-time occupation of Vienna by the French hit the suburbs hard. But the buildings were not destroyed fortunately.
19th century Industrialization
Here, where a higher concentration of artisans had developed as in other districts, you could feel the competition of the factories particularly hard. A craftsman after another became factory worker, women and child labor was part of the day-to-day business. With the sharp rise of the population grew apartment misery and flourished bed lodgers and roomers business.
1826
The Mariahilferstraße is paved up to the present belt (Gürtel).
1848 years of the revolution
The Mariahilferstraße this year was in turmoil. At the outbreak of the revolution, the hatred of the people was directed against the Verzehrungssteuerämter (some kind of tax authority) at the lines that have been blamed for the rise of food prices, and against the machines in the factories that had made the small craftsmen out of work or dependent workers. In October, students, workers and citizens tore up paving stones and barricaded themselves in the Mariahilfer Linientor (the so-called Linienwall was the tax frontier) in the area of today's belt.
1858 The Ring Road
The city walls fell and on the glacis arose the ring-road, the now 6th District more closely linking to the city center.
1862 Official naming
The Mariahilferstraße received its to the present day valid name, after it previously was bearing the following unofficial names: "Bavarian country road", "Mariahilfer Grund Straße", "Penzinger Street", "Laimgrube main street" and "Schönbrunner Linienstraße".
The turn of the century: development to commercial street
After the revolution of 1848, the industry displaced the dominant small business rapidly. At the same time the Mariahilferstraße developed into the first major shopping street of Vienna. The rising supply had to be passed on to the customer, and so more and more new shops sprang up. Around the turn of the century broke out a real building boom. The low suburban houses with Baroque and Biedermeier facade gave way to multi-storey houses with flashy and ostentatious facades in that historic style mixture, which was so characteristic of the late Ringstrasse period. From the former historic buildings almost nothing remained. The business portals were bigger and more pompous, the first department stores in the modern style were Gerngross and Herzmansky. Especially the clothing industry took root here.
1863 Herzmansky opened
On 3 March opened August Herzmansky a small general store in the Church Lane (Kirchengasse) 4. 1897 the great establishment in the pin alley (Stiftgasse) was opened, the largest textile company of the monarchy. August Herzmansky died a year before the opening, two nephews take over the business. In 1928, Mariahilferstraße 28 is additionally acquired. 1938, the then owner Max Delfiner had to flee, the company Rhonberg and Hämmerle took over the house. The building in Mariahilferstrasse 30 additionally was purchased. In the last days of the war in 1945 it fell victim to the flames, however. 1948, the company was returned to Max Delfiner, whose son sold in 1957 to the German Hertie group, a new building in Mariahilferstrasse 26 - 30 constructing. Other ownership changes followed.
1869 The Pferdetramway
The Pferdetramway made it first trip through the Mariahilferstraße to Neubaugasse.
Opened in 1879 Gerngroß
Mariahilferstraße about 1905
Alfred Gerngross, a merchant from Bavaria and co-worker August
Herzmanskys, founded on Mariahilferstrasse 48/corner Church alley (Kirchengasse) an own fabric store. He became the fiercest competitor of his former boss.
1901 The k.k. Imperial Furniture Collection
The k.k. Hofmobilien and material depot is established in Mariahilferstrasse 88. The collection quickly grew because each new ruler got new furniture. Today, it serves as a museum. Among other things, there is the office of Emperor Franz Joseph, the equipment of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico from Miramare Castle, the splendid table of Charles VI. and the furniture from the Oriental Cabinet of Crown Prince Rudolf.
1911 The House Stafa
On 18 August 1911, on the birthday of Emperor Franz Joseph, corner Mariahilferstraße/imperial road (Kaiserstraße) the "central palace" was opened. The construction by its architecture created a sensation. Nine large double figure-relief panels of Anton Hanak decorated it. In this building the "1st Vienna Commercial sample collective department store (Warenmuster-Kollektivkaufhaus)", a eight-storey circular building was located, which was to serve primarily the craft. The greatest adversity in the construction were underground springs. Two dug wells had to be built to pump out the water. 970 liters per minute, however, must be pumped out until today.
1945 bombing of Vienna
On 21 February 1945 bombs fell on the Mariahilferstrasse, many buildings were badly damaged. On 10th April Wiener looted the store Herzmansky. Ella Fasser, the owner of the café "Goethe" in Mariahilferstrasse, preserved the Monastery barracks (Stiftskaserne) from destruction, with the help other resistance fighters cutting the fire-conducting cords that had laid the retreating German troops. Meanwhile, she invited the officers to the cafe, and befuddled them with plenty of alcohol.
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I Planethard sostituiscono i Gamma Ray all’ultimo minuto come special guest nella data milanese di Scorpions l’11 novembre al Mediolanum Forum di Assago.
Born in 2004, after several line-up changes, Planethard began touring the best clubs of northern Italy, in the early days basically as an hard rock cover band (Bon Jovi, GNʼR, Skid Row, Motley Crue, Steelheart, etc.). In august 2004, the first band’s song, For Everything, was conceived and recorded at Twilight Studio in Senago (Milan). The same year, in December, Planethard finished recording a mini-CD entitled So Good.
In may 2005 Planethard played at Inkubo Cafè in Milan during Gotthard’s release party of the new album Lipservice, and that included a fantastic jam session on stage with Marc Lynn & Leo Leoni, bassist and guitarist of Gotthard, such an unforgettable experience for the Italian boys! After this event, Planethard gained some more attention from the critics and the Italian media: the band was booked in several Hard Rock mini-festivals in some of the main important Milan Live Clubs such as Alcatraz, Transilvania Live and Indian’s Saloon. In the summer of 2005 Planethard played “Venice Rock Festival” in Venice, along with Motorhead, Gotthard & Labyrinth, plus the Tim Tour in Plebiscito Square, Naples, with popular Italian singers Francesco Renga & Elisa, which gave em great visibility. In March 2006 Planethard began recording the first real album with Alessandro Del Vecchio (Enden’s Course / Edge of Forever) as the Artistic Producer. October 21th 2006: the first CD Crashed on Planet Hard, ten songs of pure hard rock, was presented to the Italian press at Solid Groove Studio in Ghiaie di Bonate Sopra. This studio report turned out to be a big success: in December “Rock Sound” magazine, directed by Daniel C. Marcoccia, dedicated a full article to the band pointing our the artistic abilities of these four guys. In the same month, the band played in Milan as Soul Doctor’s supporting act. In January 2007 thanks to Live s.r.l., Planethard had the great opportunity to open the show for the Swedish legend EUROPE. The concert took place on the January 23rd at Alcatraz in Milan. June 2nd 2007, Planethard had the honour to open the Gods of Metal, the most important hard&heavy event of the year in Italy, 2007 edition, where they shared the stage with giants of rock like Motley Crue, Scorpions, Thin Lizzy and Velvet Revolver.
Davide Merletto – Vocals
Marco D’Andrea – Guitars
Alessandro Furia – Bass
Stefano Arrigoni – Drums
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From an article published April 12, 2025 in Texas Highways:
“A Dallas-based writer and professor, George Getschow is working to preserve what was McMurtry’s self-proclaimed 'temple of books'—his famous storefront Booked Up in Archer City, Texas. McMurtry acquired all the volumes inside the shop, and his touch is obvious. Some copies are hand-marked for sale or noted with comments; others are knocked down in cost for being 'too sentimental' or repriced if McMurtry changed his opinion of the book after finishing it. The shop is where he married Faye Kesey, widow of writer Ken Kesey, and the place where he directed his ashes be kept. He used the store to redefine the 'bookless' town he grew up in and build a tradition of literary appreciation.
“Getschow spent some 15 years in and out of that bookshop, working and socializing with McMurtry, who died in 2021. After McMurtry’s death in 2021, there was no one to operate Booked Up, and the store closed its doors seemingly for good. But on March 8, after months of planning and de-cluttering, the building reopened as something new: the Larry McMurtry Literary Center. . .” [Excerpt from the article by Alice Scott at TexasHighways.com]
Larry McMurtry is most often associated with Texas, but he lived in the Washington, D.C. area for many years where he operated a bookshop in Georgetown from the early '70s onward. That's where I met him as I often visited "Booked Up," his shop on 31st and M Streets, NW.
By 1989, Larry McMurtry was back on the street where he started in Archer City, Texas, just down the road from the white frame house where he grew up. There, he collected over 450,000 books in four "Booked Up" stores. He passed away in March 2021, at the age of 84, but "Booked Up" remains, thanks to old friends like George Getschow who “just want to keep his flame burning.” Also remaining are novels such as "Lonesome Dove," "The Last Picture Show", "Terms of Endearment," "Leaving Cheyenne," "Comanche Moon," "Streets of Laredo," and dozens of his screenplays for motion pictures and television series.
Nazi, Neo-Pagan 'Christmas', Picture reproduced in: 'The Persecution of the Catholic Church in the Third Reich' published in 1940 by Burns Oates
The Swastika replaces the star on top of the Christmas tree.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_persecution_of_the_Catholic_Ch...
Lying, atheist propaganda about Christians being in league with the Nazis - and that the Pope and Catholic Church were complicit in the persecution and of Jews has been propagated and spread by militant, atheist fanatics and other anti-Christian bigots since the end of the 2nd world war.
The truth ...
Hitler and the Nazis were pagan, naturalist, occultists with racial superiority and eugenics policies based on the writings of the German Darwinist, Ernst Haeckel.
They were haters of Christianity and, just like the atheists in all the brutal, communist regimes, their ultimate aim was to eliminate Christianity.
"We live in an era of the ultimate conflict with Christianity. It is part of the mission of the SS to give the German people in the next half century the non-Christian ideological foundations on which to lead and shape their lives. This task does not consist solely in overcoming an ideological opponent but must be accompanied at every step by a positive impetus: in this case that means the reconstruction of the German heritage in the widest and most comprehensive sense."
— Heinrich Himmler, 1937
Here is the real history in "Facts and Documents Translated from the German" and published at the time.
Frontispiece from 'The Persecution of the Catholic Church in the Third Reich' published in 1940 by Burns Oates
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"The Persecution of the Catholic Church in the Third Reich" Published in 1940 is full (565 pages) of translated copies of original Nazi documents and cartoons lambasting the Church from the 1930's - 1940.
What about quotes from Hitler's writing and speeches, frequently presented by atheists, which allegedly show that Hitler supported Christianity?
It is well known that what Hitler said and what Hitler actually did were two entirely different things. Hitler didn't want to risk antagonising Christians in Germany. So he attempted to give the impression that he was on their side, however, the actions of the Hitler's National Socialist Party proved the exact opposite, as shown in this book.
And - even if Hitler claimed to be Christian, he couldn't have been, because he directly opposed the teaching of Jesus and the Church. This means he was an heretic and therefore would be automatically excommunicated.
Anyone who knows anything about Christianity knows that simply calling oneself Christian doesn't make one Christian. An heretic cannot be a Christian.
So Hitler and the Nazis were not Christian, they totally disregarded Christian, moral teaching and the Ten Commandments.
They believed in situational ethics and moral relativism (which is the essence of the atheist, Humanist Manifesto) just as Stalin, Mao and all the atheist tyrants of the 20th century did.
So Hitler's moral and ethical values were akin to atheist morals and ethics, inasmuch as they had no definitive yardstick. The Nazis abandoned the moral and ethical values of Christianity and were left with ephemeral ethics - which are reliant only on the situation, opinion or fashion. Just like the Humanist Manifesto, with no definitive, moral yardstick or inalienable, God-given rights, there can be no moral or ethical absolutes - right can be deemed to be wrong, and wrong can be deemed to be right. It varies according to the situation or what is judged to be 'necessary'. it is a recipe for tyranny.
Hitler was not strictly an atheist in belief, but he was similar in his ethical and moral relativism.
His ideology is best described as Darwinian inspired paganism. There are documents in this book which prove the Nazis were pagans, not Christians.
There are also documents reproduced in the book which prove that the Church hierarchy did not support the Nazis, that is why so many priests etc. were arrested, imprisoned and tortured on trumped-up charges.
So we know that, as Hitler rejected the teaching of Jesus on morals, he could not possibly be a Christian, regardless of what anyone claims.
The moral values of Christianity are the Ten Commandments and the values espoused in the teaching of Jesus and His Apostles.
Anyone who rejects those values, cannot claim to either be a Christian or to be acting as a Christian. They are based on two principles of loving God and loving one's neighbour (and even enemies) as oneself.
Every Christian has to aspire to those principles. If they fail through weakness they are guilty of sin, for which they can be forgiven with sincere repentance. If they deliberately reject those moral principles they forfeit the right to call themselves Christian. So, it is not possible for a true Christian to knowingly support a tyrannical regime such as the Nazis or the Communists, which murders, tortures or persecutes innocent people. If they do, they cease to be Christians, no matter what they may claim to the contrary.
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It is obvious from the Nazi cartoon in the image above that the Nazis themselves certainly didn't think the Church or Pope were complicit in supporting Nazism. On the contrary, they obviously thought the Church was complicit in supporting the Jews. Which was in fact, the real truth as presented in the book below - written by a Jewish Rabbi.
'The Myth of Hitler's Pope' - How Pope Pius XII rescued Jews from the Nazis. by Jewish Rabbi David G Dalin.
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What about books, such as; 'Hitler's Pope' by the journalist John Cornwell, which claim that Pope Pius XII was complicit in the persecution and murder of Jews by keeping quiet about the crimes of the Nazis?
Cornwell's book has been completely discredited.
Catholics who attended church in Nazi Germany were left in no doubt that the Church opposed the Nazi regime well before 1940.
'The Persecution of the Catholic Church in the Third Reich' 1940 - has page after page of contemporary source material, such as translated copies of Pastoral letters, Encyclicals and Sermons issued by Bishops, Archbishops and Cardinals read in German churches at the time, including one from a combined Pastoral of Bishops, which criticise the National Socialists and point out the Nazis opposition to Catholicism and Christian civilisation.
Furthermore, Cardinal Pacelli, who became Pius XII, was one of them. And he was singled out for vilification by the Nazis in the Nazi publications of the Schwarze Corps.
So the idea that Catholics didn't know that the Church opposed Hitler and the Nazis is complete balderdash.
Catholic newspapers and publications were systematically banned or censored at the time. So Encyclicals and sermons were the only voice the Church had within Germany.
All German radio and newspapers were controlled by the Nazis. They wouldn't have publicised any public pronouncement by the Pope or any other opposition from the Catholic Church.
So the Church certainly wasn't silent - or complicit with the Nazis. And thousands of Catholics and priests were imprisoned, tortured and executed for being in league with Jews and also falsely accused of being in league with Freemasons and Communists.
The Nazis considered the Catholic Church (and other Christians) an enemy within.
And overwhelming evidence shows that the Pope was actively organising the escape of thousands of Jews from the Nazis. Vatican Radio had to keep the Pope's involvement out of the news in order not to undermine or damage the rescue effort.
The Pope was well aware that antagonising the Nazis with worldwide, public pronouncements from Vatican Radio would lead to an increased crackdown on priests and other Catholics who were working undercover to help Jews escape. It would have been completely counterproductive.
It is very significant that the Jewish Historian, Martin Gilbert, the biographer of Winston Churchill, who knew much more than Cornwell, or any other historical 'revisionists' wanted Pope Pius to be given the title Righteous among Nations.
“As one of the world’s leading experts on the Holocaust and WWII, Sir Martin was well aware of the lifesaving efforts of Pope Pius XII, most especially to save the Jews from the barbarism of the Nazi regime,” Krupp told the Register. “It was Sir Martin who encouraged me to nominate Eugenio Pacelli (Pope Pius XII) to Yad Vashem to be named ‘Righteous Among Nations.’”
"In an interview in 2007, Gilbert explained how the wartime pope’s interventions and protestations directly helped to save 4,700 Jewish lives in Rome and that 477 Jews were given refuge in the Vatican. He also documented other ways in which Pius XII rescued Jews persecuted by the Nazis."
"In an earlier interview in 2003, he hoped his research would “restore, in a way, on the foundation of historical fact, the true and wonderful achievements of Catholics in helping Jews during the war.
Pave the Way Foundation also filmed an interview with Gilbert, during which he discussed his personal research on the actions of Pope Pius XII during World War II.
He was eager to see the Holocaust museum Yad Vashem open a file on Pius to study his worthiness to be included in the institution’s “Department of the Righteous.” He also wanted to see the wartime archives opened to the public so that historians could better understand Pius’ role."
Sir Martin Gilbert estimates the Catholic Church saved up to half a million Jewish lives.
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Of course, this is all available in the public domain, but still atheists and other anti-Christian bigots persist in ignoring the truth and continue to propagate distortions and lies. Their motivation is not historical accuracy, but militant, ideological fanaticism.
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Format: Litografi (etter litografi av E. Westerberg)
Utgivelsesår / Published: ca. 1914 (Vore Høvdinger 28)
Utgiver / Publisher: F. Bruns Bokhandels Forlag, Trondhjem
Wikipedia: Peter Andreas Munch (1810-1863)
Salmonsens konversationsleksikon: Peter Andreas Munch (1810 - 1863)
Eier / Owner Institution: Trondheim byarkiv, The Municipal Archives of Trondheim
Arkivreferanse / Archive reference: Ila skole, Va - F9406
Fra Salmonsens konversationsleksikon:
Munch [mongk], Peter Andreas, norsk Historiker og Sprogmand, Brodersøn af ovenn. J. S. M., f. i Kria 15, Decbr 1810, d. i Rom 25. Maj 1863. Han dimitteredes 1828 til Univ., hvor han valgte Retsvidenskab som Indledning til det historiske Studium og 1834 blev Kandidat.
Allerede som Skolegut havde han lagt sig efter Studiet af oldnorsk Sprog og Litt. og kunde ved sit Komme til Univ. med Lethed læse oldnorsk Prosa. For øvrigt havde hans sproglige Evner allerede paa denne Tid udviklet sig, og bl. Kammeraterne udmærkede han sig ved en næsten fænomenal Hukommelse — han kunde fl. Bøger af Livius og Sange af Homer udenad — saavel som ved Talent for Musik, Tegning m. v. Ved Univ. fik han af R. Keyser, der paa denne Tid blev Lektor, privat videregaaende Undervisning i Oldsproget — bl. a. Skaldeversene i Heimskringla, samtidig med at han paa egen Haand dyrkede Historie, sammenlignende Sprogvidenskab (herunder Angelsachsisk) og Studiet af nyere Sprog, Engelsk, Spansk og Portugisisk. 1831 aabnede han sin litterære Virksomhed med en kritisk Gennemgaaelse af Præsten A. Faye’s »Norges Historie«, og som Medlem af Redaktionen af Studenterforbundets Ugeblad »Vidar« leverede han paa samme Tid en Artikel »Norsk Sprogreformation« som et Indlæg i et af Dagens brændende Spørgsmaal. Imidlertid var han som Medhjælper bleven knyttet til Arbejdet med Udgivelsen af Norges gl. Love, der blev Lektor Keyser overdragen.
I Maj 1835 drog han sammen med sin Hustru og Keyser til Kbhvn, hvor de opholdt sig i to Aar, optagne med Afskrivning og med andre Forarbejder, hvorefter de begav sig til Lund og Sthlm. 1837 udnævntes M. til Lektor ved Univ. Hans Forelæsninger i de første 8 Aar omfattede de europ. Folkeslags Historie i Middelalderen, siden (fra 1842) de nyeste Tiders Historie efter den fr. Revolution. Først fra 1845 af behandlede han særlig norske Emner, idet han deltog i den Forelæsningsrække, som holdtes ved det norske Univ., for Prinserne Gustaf og Oscar Fredrik; som Indledning til Fædrelandets Historie foredrog han først Norges fys. Geografi, hvorefter han i en Udsigt over Sagalitteraturen gav et Omrids af Norges Historie i Middelalderen. M., der 16. Oktbr 1841 var bleven Prof., havde allerede nu gjort Fædrelandets Oldhistorie til Hovedgenstand for sine Studier, hvorunder han inddrog sammenlignende Sprogvidenskab, Arkæologi og Nordens ældre Geografi.
Herfra faldt Overgangen til Fædrelandets Geografi i det hele taget — med tilhørende kartografiske Arbejder — ham let; disse sidste karakteriserede han selv ogsaa som »et Slags Adspredelse ell. Fritidsarbejde«. Men ved Siden af disse dybtgaaende og omfattende videnskabelige Arbejder, der skulde synes fuldt ud at kræve sin Mand, var han for sit økonomiske Udkomme henvist til et opslidende Arbejde i Journalistikkens og Døgnlitteraturens Tjeneste. Jævnlig træffes han paa videnskabelige Rejser i Ind- og Udland, og disse kom efterhaanden til at indgaa som et vigtigt Led i hans Virksomhed. For at samle Oplysninger til sit Kortværk rejste han om Somrene 1842, 1843 og 1846 i Fjeldene mellem Telemarken, Numedal, Hallingdal, Hardanger og Voss. For at studere Forholdene i de gl. norske Kolonilande gæstede han 1846 Normandie og gjorde herunder en Afstikker til Paris, 1849 drog han gennem Westfalen og Holland til Skotland, færdedes i fl. Uger paa Orknøerne og Hebriderne, tilbragte 3 Maaneder i Edinburgh og lige saa mange Uger i London, sysselsat med angelsachsiske Studier, og vendte i Jan. 1850 over Belgien og Danmark tilbage til Hjemmet. Sommeren efter var han i Bergen og Sogn, hvor han foretog antikvariske Undersøgelser.
I de flg. Aar var han stærkt optagen med Udarbejdelsen af de første Dele af sit nedenfor omtalte Hovedværk; 1854 gjorde han med Stipendium en Rejse til München og Berlin, og næste Aar underkaster han under et længere Ophold i Trondhjem Byens Katedral et indgaaende Studium. Men hans betydningsfuldeste Rejser stod i Forbindelse med Udarbejdelsen af hans Hovedværk »Det norske Folks Historie«. Efter at M. 1847 havde leveret et Bd i letlæst Form behandlende »Underholdende Tildragelser af Norges Historie«, modtog han fra fl. Hold Opfordringer til en videregaaende Behandling af Fædrelandets Historie, som han tidligere havde fremstillet i en Rk. Lærebøger. En Subskription paa »Norges Historie i Fortællinger« med A. Fryxell og Walter Scott som Forbilleder fandt imidlertid liden Tilslutning og blev ikke fremmet. I St. f. gik han nu i Gang med sit store Værk, hvis første Hefte udkom i Efteraaret 1851 og hurtig efterfulgtes af det ene Bd efter det andet. Da han var naaet ud over Sagatiden, hvor de hjemlige Kilder svigtede, var han henvist til at søge sit Materiale i Samlinger og Arkiver uden for Landet, og af Stortinget 1857 blev der tilstaaet ham et Stipendium paa.480 Kr. maanedlig i 2 Aar til at anstille saadanne Arkivundersøgelser. Han arbejdede derefter i Kbhvn og i Wien og kom endelig 1858 til Rom, hvor der aabnedes ham fuldstændig Frihed til at udnytte Arkivets Skatte for sine Studier. Da det bevilgede Stipendium ikke strakte til, satte Stortinget 1859—60 ham ved en ny, rundhaandet Bevilling i Stand til at forblive der til 1861, da han efter Afslutning af den væsentligste Del af sit Arbejde kunde drage hjem. Ved Hjemkomsten blev han konstitueret som Rigsarkivar.
1862—63 forbedrede Stortinget i betydelig Grad hans økonom. Stilling og fritog ham for hans Forelæsningspligter, for at han helt kunne vie sig til sin Forfattervirksomhed.
Dels i Hjemmet, dels under Studieophold i Sthlm kunde han nu gaa i Gang med sin Bearbejdelse af Unionsperioden, et Arbejde, som han selv karakteriserer som »et Slags Oprydden af et fuldkomment Vildnis«. 1863 rejste han til Rom for at hente hjem sin der efterladte Fam. En stærk Forkølelse i Forbindelse med Overanstrengelse kastede ham ved hans Komme herhen paa Sygelejet; næppe havde han rejst sig derfra og havde genoptaget sine Arbejder, før et Hjerneslag udslukkede hans Liv, medens han sad ved Skrivebordet med Pennen i Haanden. Han blev 27. Maj begraven paa den protestantiske Kirkegaard ved Foden af Cestuspyramiden, hvor bl. a. Ferd. Gregorovius tolkede Videnskabens Tab ved M.’s Bortgang. I Juni 1865 afsløredes et Mindesmærke paa hans Grav med en Tale af Henrik Ibsen. Bjørnson skrev et af sine skønneste Digte til Minde om ham.
M. var lige udmærket som Sprogmand og Historiker, begavet med en fabelagtig Hukommelse, en divinatorisk Kombinationsevne og en næsten utrolig Arbejdskraft. De smaa Forhold, hvorfra han var udgaaet, og hvortil hans Virksomhed var knyttet, satte i mange Henseender Spor i hans Produktion, ikke mindst derigennem, at et stedsevarende økonomisk Tryk drev ham til at arbejde over Evne. Til Trods herfor har han paa alle de Omraader, hvor han færdedes, frembragt betydningsfuldt, til Dels epokegørende ell. banebrydende Arbejde. Navnlig er hans Hovedværk, »Det norske Folks Historie« (8 Bd, 1851—63), der naar til Kalmar-Mødet, et Kildeskrift, der til alle Tider vil være af umistelig Værd for Nordens hist. Forskning. Det havde i sin Tid ogsaa en uvurderlig Bet. ved den Støtte, det gav den nationale Selvfølelse.
Sammen med Keyser forfægtede M. den saakaldte »norske hist. Skole«’s Synsmaader og Teorier, som gik stærkt imod den herskende danske Opfatning, og selv om de fleste af Teorierne har maattet falde, har de dog haft epokegørende Bet. ved at rense bort romantisk-skandinaviske Forestillinger og paavise Nordmændenes selvstændige nationale Udvikling. I hele Samtidens Aandsliv stod M. desuden som et naturligt Centrum og øvede ikke bare ved sine Skr, men ogsaa ved sin Personlighed og sit Eksempel en stærk og mangesidig Indflydelse paa det saakaldte »nationale Gennembrud«. Ved Siden af dette møder der os en lang Rk. af Skr af hist., geogr., politisk, mytologisk, sprogvidenskabeligt Indhold, Haandbøger i Verdenshistorie og Lærebøger i Norges og Nordens Historie, et stort Antal Udg. af Sagaer og hist. Kildeskrifter, besørgede dels af ham alene, dels i Forening med R. Keyser og C. R. Unger, en fortrinlig Overs, af Heimskringla til Folkelæsning (1859) og en Mængde Afh., spredte i Samtidens Samleværker, Tidsskrifter og Blade. Hans samlede Afh. er i 4 Bd udg. paa offentlig Foranstaltning ved Prof. Dr. G. Storm (1873-77).
(Litt.: J. E. Sars i »Nordmænd i 19. Aarh.«; Chr. Brinchmann, »P. A. M.«; L. Larsen-Naur, »P. A. M.’s Levnet og Breve i Familiekredsen«).
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Wood report seeks 40 per cent reduction in youth unemployment by 2020.
The final report by the group tasked with helping Scotland develop a world class system of vocational education and training has been welcomed by the Scottish Government.
Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth and Women’s Employment Angela Constance joined Sir Ian Wood, fellow members of the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce and representatives from COSLA, at an Edinburgh school to mark the publication. Its recommendations include:
Youth unemployment should be reduced by 40 per cent
Enhanced careers education in Primary School
The opportunity to prepare for a Modern Apprenticeship (MA) in the senior phase of school
More support for employers to take on young employees
Closer links between employers and schools and colleges
Measures to improve gender balance in training
Measures to remove barriers for young disabled people, care leavers and black and minority ethnic groups taking up training opportunities.
The Scottish Government will respond formally to the report in the coming weeks, with £12 million budget consequentials already set aside for youth employment.
Speaking at Craigroyston Community High School Ms Constance said:
“Today’s report sets out recommendations to deliver a 40 per cent reduction in youth unemployment by 2020 and a challenging programme to transform the way we work with young people, employers, schools and colleges to ensure that all our young women and men have the choices and opportunities they need to fulfil their potential.
“Our young people are an enormous asset in helping us to achieve our aspiration to strengthen Scotland’s economy.
“Our ambitions to see significant improvements in our youth employment numbers go beyond a return to pre-recession levels when, during a period of growth, youth unemployment stood 7.7 percentage points above that of the general population.
“A substantial amount of activity to help young women and men towards employment is already in place, including our very successful Modern Apprenticeship programme, which has seen over 77,000 new opportunities in the last three years. Opportunities for All also guarantees every 16 to 19 year old the offer of a place in education or training.
“The £12 million we announced earlier this year will help accelerate progress, and we will discuss with our partners in local government how best that is deployed.
“I would like to thank Sir Ian, members of the Commission and all those who have contributed to this landmark report which both matches the scale of our ambition and clearly sets out the challenges we face in delivering it.
“There is now much to consider and we will work closely with the public, private and third sectors on how the recommendations could be taken forward. Our partners in local government have a pivotal role to play in tackling youth unemployment and will be very much part of this work going forward.”
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An illustration of mine in the french edition of Scientific American, for a Jean-Paul Delahaye's article on maximum overhangs.
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A postally unused carte postale that was published by Lapina. The card, that has a divided back, was printed in Paris.
Rin Tin Tin
Nénette and Rintintin were the source of the name of the Hollywood film star dog Rin Tin Tin.
Rin Tin Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd dog born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures.
He was rescued from a Great War battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him "Rinty". Duncan trained Rin Tin Tin, and obtained silent film work for the dog.
Rin Tin Tin was an immediate box-office success, and went on to appear in 27 Hollywood films, gaining worldwide fame. Rin Tin Tin was responsible for greatly increasing the popularity of German Shepherd dogs as family pets.
The immense profitability of his films contributed to the success of Warner Bros. studios, and helped advance the career of Darryl F. Zanuck from screenwriter to producer and studio executive.
After Rin Tin Tin died in 1932, the name was given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio, and television. Rin Tin Tin Jr. appeared in some serialized films, but was not as talented as his father.
Rin Tin Tin III, said to be Rin Tin Tin's grandson, but probably only distantly related, helped promote the military use of dogs during World War II. Rin Tin Tin III also appeared in a film with child actor Robert Blake in 1947.
Duncan groomed Rin Tin Tin IV for the 1950's television series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, but the dog performed poorly in a screen test, and was replaced in the TV show by trainer Frank Barnes's dogs, primarily one named Flame Jr., called JR, with the public being led to believe otherwise.
Instead of shooting episodes, Rin Tin Tin IV stayed at home in Riverside, California. The TV show Rin Tin Tin was nominated for a PATSY Award in both 1958 and 1959, but did not win.
After Duncan died in 1960, the screen property of Rin Tin Tin passed to TV producer Herbert B. Leonard, who worked on further adaptations such as the 1988–1993 Canadian-made TV show Katts and Dog, which was called Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the US, and Rintintin Junior in France.
Following Leonard's death in 2006, his lawyer James Tierney made the 2007 children's film Finding Rin Tin Tin, an American–Bulgarian production based on Duncan's discovery of the dog in France.
Meanwhile, a Rin Tin Tin memorabilia collection was being amassed by Texas resident Jannettia Propps Brodsgaard, who had purchased several direct descendant dogs from Duncan, beginning with Rinty Tin Tin Brodsgaard in 1957.
Brodsgaard bred the dogs to keep the bloodline. Brodsgaard's granddaughter, Daphne Hereford, continued to build on the tradition and bloodline of Rin Tin Tin from 1988 to 2011; she was the first to trademark the name Rin Tin Tin.
Hereford also opened a short-lived Rin Tin Tin museum in Latexo, Texas. Hereford passed the tradition to her daughter, Dorothy Yanchak, in 2011. The current dog, Rin Tin Tin XII, owned by Yanchak, takes part in public events to represent the Rin Tin Tin legacy.
The Origins of Rin Tin Tin
Following advances made by American forces during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, Corporal Lee Duncan, an armourer of the U.S. Army Air Service, was sent forward on the 15th. September 1918, to the small French village of Flirey to see if it would make a suitable flying field for his unit, the 135th. Aero Squadron.
The area had been subjected to aerial bombing and artillery fire, and Duncan found a severely damaged kennel which had once supplied the Imperial German Army with German Shepherd dogs. The only dogs left alive in the kennel were a starving mother with a litter of five nursing puppies, their eyes still shut because they were less than a week old. Duncan rescued the dogs, and brought them back to his unit.
When the puppies were weaned, he gave the mother to an officer and three of the litter to other soldiers, but he kept one puppy of each sex. He felt that these two dogs were symbols of his good luck.
He dubbed them Rin Tin Tin and Nanette after a pair of good luck charms called Rintintin and Nénette that French children often gave to the American soldiers. The soldiers were told that Rintintin and Nénette were lucky lovers who had survived a bombing attack, but the original dolls had been designed by Francisque Poulbot before the war in late 1913 to look like Paris street urchins. Contrary to linguistic clues and popular usage, Poulbot said that Rintintin was the girl doll.
Duncan sensed that Nanette was the more intelligent of the two puppies.
In July 1919, Duncan sneaked the dogs aboard a ship taking him back to the US at the end of the war. When he got to Long Island, New York, for re-entry processing, he put his dogs in the care of a Hempstead breeder named Mrs. Leo Wanner, who trained police dogs.
Nanette was diagnosed with pneumonia; as a replacement, the breeder gave Duncan another female German Shepherd puppy. Duncan travelled to California by rail with his dogs. While Duncan was travelling by train, Nanette died in Hempstead. As a memorial, Duncan named his new puppy Nanette II, but he called her Nanette.
Duncan, Rin Tin Tin, and Nanette II settled at his home in Los Angeles. Rin Tin Tin was a dark sable colour, and had very dark eyes. Nanette II was much lighter in colour.
An athletic silent film actor named Eugene Pallette was one of Duncan's friends. The two men enjoyed the outdoors; they took the dogs to the Sierras, where Pallette liked to hunt, while Duncan taught Rin Tin Tin various tricks. Duncan thought that his dog might win a few awards at dog shows and thus be a valuable source of puppies bred with Nanette for sale.
In 1922, Duncan was a founding member of the Shepherd Dog Club of California, based in Los Angeles. At the club's first show, Rin Tin Tin showed his agility, but also demonstrated an aggressive temper, growling, barking, and snapping.
It was a very poor performance, but the worst moment came afterward when Duncan was walking home. A heavy bundle of newspapers was thrown from a delivery truck and landed on the dog, breaking his left front leg. Duncan had the injured limb set in plaster, and he nursed the dog back to health for nine months.
Ten months after the break, the leg was healed and Rin Tin Tin was entered in a show for German Shepherd dogs in Los Angeles. Rin Tin Tin had learned to leap great heights.
At the dog show while making a winning leap, he was filmed by Duncan's acquaintance Charley Jones, who had just developed a slow-motion camera. Seeing his dog being filmed, Duncan became convinced Rin Tin Tin could become the next Strongheart, a successful film dog that lived in his own full-sized stucco bungalow with its own street address in the Hollywood Hills, separate from the mansion of his owners, who lived a street away next to Roy Rogers.
Duncan later wrote:
"I was so excited over the film idea
that I found myself thinking of it night
and day."
The Film Career of Rin Tin Tin
Duncan walked his dog up and down Poverty Row, talking to anyone in a position to put Rin Tin Tin in film, however modest the role.
The dog's first break came when he was asked to replace a camera-shy wolf in The Man from Hell's River (1922) featuring Wallace Beery. The wolf was not performing properly for the director, but under the guidance of Duncan's voice commands, Rin Tin Tin was very easy to work with. When the film was completed, the dog was billed as "Rin Tan".
Rin Tin Tin would be cast as a wolf or wolf-hybrid many times in his career, because it was much more convenient for filmmakers to work with a trained dog.
In another 1922 film titled My Dad, Rin Tin Tin picked up a small part as a household dog. The credits read:
"Rin Tin Tin – Played by himself".
Rin Tin Tin's first starring role was in Where the North Begins (1923), in which he played alongside silent screen actress Claire Adams. This film was a huge success, and has often been credited with saving Warner Bros. from bankruptcy.
It was followed by 24 more screen appearances. Each of these films was very popular, making such a profit for Warner Bros. that Rin Tin Tin was called "the mortgage lifter" by studio insiders.
A young screenwriter named Darryl F. Zanuck was involved in creating stories for Rin Tin Tin; the success of the films raised him to the position of film producer. In New York City, Mayor Jimmy Walker gave Rin Tin Tin a key to the city.
Rin Tin Tin was much sought after, and was signed for endorsement deals. Ken-L Ration, Ken-L-Biskit, and Pup-E-Crumbles all featured him in their advertisements. Warner Bros. fielded fan letters by the thousands, sending back a glossy portrait signed with a paw print and a message written by Duncan:
"Most faithfully, Rin Tin Tin."
In the 1920's, Rin Tin Tin's success for Warner Bros. inspired several imitations from other studios looking to cash in on his popularity, notably RKO's Ace the Wonder Dog, also a German Shepherd dog.
Around the world, Rin Tin Tin was extremely popular because as a dog he was equally well understood by all viewers. At the time, silent films were easily adapted for various countries by simply changing the language of the intertitles. Rin Tin Tin's films were widely distributed.
Film historian Jan-Christopher Horak wrote that by 1927, Rin Tin Tin was the most popular actor with the very sophisticated film audience in Berlin. One fan wrote:
"He is a human dog, "human in
the real big sense of the word."
A Hollywood legend holds that at the first-ever Academy Awards competition in 1929, Rin Tin Tin was voted Best Actor, but that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, wishing to appear more serious and thus determined to have a human actor win the award, removed Rin Tin Tin as a choice and re-ran the vote, leading to German actor Emil Jannings winning the award.
Author Susan Orlean stated this story as fact in her 2011 book Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. However, former Academy head Bruce Davis has written that the 1928 ballots, kept in storage at the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library, show a complete absence of votes for Rin Tin Tin.
Davis called the story an urban legend that probably originated in a joke ballot circulated that year by Zanuck, who wanted to mock the concept of the Academy Awards.
Although primarily a star of silent films, Rin Tin Tin did appear in four sound features, including the 12-part Mascot Studios chapter-play The Lightning Warrior (1931), co-starring with Frankie Darro. In these films, vocal commands would have been picked up by the microphones, so Duncan likely guided Rin Tin Tin by hand signals.
Rin Tin Tin and the rest of the crew filmed much of the outdoor action footage for The Lightning Warrior on the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, known for its huge sandstone boulders and widely recognized as the most heavily filmed outdoor shooting location in the history of the movies.
Rin Tin Tin and Nanette II produced at least 48 puppies; Duncan kept two of them, selling the rest or giving them as gifts. Greta Garbo, W. K. Kellogg, and Jean Harlow each owned one of Rin Tin Tin's descendants.
The Death of Rin Tin Tin
On the 10th. August 1932, Rin Tin Tin died at Duncan's home on Club View Drive in Los Angeles. Duncan wrote about the death in his unpublished memoir: He heard Rin Tin Tin bark in a peculiar fashion, so he went to see what was wrong. He found the dog lying on the ground, moments away from death.
In the United States, Rin Tin Tin's death set off a national response. Regular programming was interrupted by a news bulletin. An hour-long program about Rin Tin Tin played the next day.
Newspapers across the nation carried obituaries. Magazine articles were written about his life, and a special Movietone News feature was shown to movie audiences.
In the press, aspects of the death were fabricated in various ways, such as Rin Tin Tin dying on the set of the film Pride of the Legion (where Rin Tin Tin Jr. was working), dying at night, or dying at home on the front lawn in the arms of actress Jean Harlow, who lived on the same street.
In a private ceremony, Duncan buried Rin Tin Tin in a bronze casket in his own backyard with a plain wooden cross to mark the location. Duncan was suffering the financial effects of the Great Depression and could not afford a finer burial, nor even his own expensive house.
He sold his house, and quietly arranged to have the dog's body returned to his country of birth for reburial in the Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques, the pet cemetery in the Parisian suburb of Asnières-sur-Seine.
In a ceremony on the 8th. February 1960, Rin Tin Tin was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1627 Vine Street.
During last night's bomb threat on Forbes Avenue I was able to get some pretty cool shots. Some of them appear on the Pitt News website, this being one of them!
This weekend would have been the annual Oceana air show, so here my first batch of images from 2019 show which I have never published, here is the link to more www.flickr.com/photos/harrymorrowphotography/ thank you to NAS Oceana PAO and all the service personal who made this awesome show happen.
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