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Governor Abercrombie and the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission held a joint press conference to announce the PUC's issuance of four major decisions and orders.
The PUC's decisions and orders relate to:
• Integrated Resource Planning (IRP)
• Reliability Standards Working Group (RSWG)
• Policy Statement and Order Regarding Demand Response (DR) Programs Maui Electric Company (MECO) Rate Case Follow Up
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The Fay Thomas Collection includes family archives relating to the Thomas family. Moses Thomas (1825-1878) was a significant figure in the history of the area now known as the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. Thomas and Ann and their family lived at "Mayfield", Mernda, Victoria.
Miss Lily Thomas (1871-1946), Thomas and Ann’s fourth daughter lived there all her life. She collected postcards which her family and friends sent her on a very regular basis. It was an easy and enjoyable way to keep in touch. Production of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lily’s collection encompasses the so-called Golden Age (1890-1915) with many postmarked 1906-1907. Some were sent to other members of the family.
The collection document the natural landscape as well as the built environment—buildings, gardens, parks, and tourist sites. Topographical Postcards showing street scenes and general views from Australian and international locations, some of which are artistic views. Popular postcard manufacturers such as Tuck’s Postcards are included in the collection.
Decorative cards, many embellished with floral motives (as a nod to the receiver Lily?) and embossing. Greeting cards are common for Christmas, New Year, Easter and of course birthdays.
Regular senders can be identified from Kyneton and the Great Ocean Road area, Victoria and there is a siginifant collection from Scotland (but not sent from there).
YPRL hold digital copies of the Papers of the Moses Thomas Family held at State Library Victoria
Copyright for these images is Public domain but a credit to the Fay Thomas Collection and YPRL would be appreciated.
Enquiries: Yarra Plenty Regional Library
Att. Isidro de Villoldo Miracle of the Black Leg Spain (c. 1547) Polychromed wood, 70 cm. Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid The story of the black leg relates a wondrous act that took place in a church dedicated to the saints in Rome. Shortly after its dedication in the early sixth century, the sacristan, or custodian, of the church became crippled with an ulcerous leg. As he lay in his bed, he dreamed that the two renowned healing saints appeared beside him, holding medical instruments and an ointment jar. After consulting with each other, they decided to replace the diseased leg with that of a black man, described in the account as an Ethiopian who had died the day before and been buried in another church in the city. In this relief, the corpse is prominently represented in the right foreground for narrative convenience. The operation was carried out with success, and the sacristan’s leg was buried with the body of the black man. When the sacristan awoke, he leaped from his bed in joy, running to show his new leg to his family and friends. The contrasting color of the limb seems not to have mattered either to the sacristan or to the story’s author. Read More at TheRoot.com
A patent for a automatic exposure regulating devicewas applied for in the US in 1959 and granted in 1961. Agfa obtained a licence for their Automatic 66, one of the first folding cameras with automatic exposure.
For those interested in the text of the patent:
Description
April 25, 1961 J. DURST 8 AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE REGULATING DEVICE Filed June 29, 1959 Fig.7
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JULIUS mmsr ATTORNEY United States Patent AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE REGULATING DEVICE Julius Durst, Bressanone, Italy, 'asslgnor to Julius Durd and Durst Soc. p.A., Fabbriea Macchine ed Appareechl Fototecnici, Bolzano, Italy Filed June 29, 1959, Ser. No. 823,462
Claims prlorlty, application Italy July 7, 1958 14 Claims. (CI. 95-10) This invention relates to an automatic exposure regulating device for photographic cameras and motion picture apparatus, and more particularly relates to such a device in which both the shutter speed and eflfective aperture are controlled.
In automatically controlling the exposure of a photographic camera, photoelectric exposure measuring devices have been used either for regulating the shutter speed or the effective aperture. Since the regulation of shutter speed requires that complicated auxiliary elements must be controlled by an exposure meter, it has been preferred to adjust the lens diaphragm which can more easily be controlled, particularly in motion picture cameras for regulating exposures. However, the range of indication of an exposure meter is far greater than the range of regulation of a camera shutter, and the range of regulation of a diaphragm for controlling the efl ective aperture of the camera lens is also limited.
When both the effective aperture and shutter speed could be regulated, the range of indication of an exposure meter is utilized to a far greater extent. In systems with followup devices, the indication of light intensity provided by the exposure meter is transferred to either the aperture regulating diaphragm or the shutter by means of a control member. However, there is no means of simultaneously regulating and coordinating the operation of the diaphragm and shutter. In automatically controlling exposures, there is a problem of separately varying the aperture and exposure time to coordinate them over the full range of exposures. With automatically controlled exposure regulators having a range of control, for exampie, from 1 second to $3 second, the aperture must be adjusted to provide very fast exposure times with sufiicient depth of focus. Then when the ambient illumination is very small, the diaphragm must be opened to such an extent that the shutter mechanism provides its longest exposure times. However, if the light is so bright that even the fastest exposure time of the device is insufiicient, the diaphragm must be closed.
An object of this invention is to provide an automatic exposure regulating device which can utilize the entire measuring range of an exposure meter.
Another object is to provide such a device in which both the exposure time and effective aperture are separately varied in a coordinated manner with the etfective aperture being decreased as the shutter speed increases.
Still further an object is to provide such a device in which principal phases of variation of shutter speed are interspersed by principal phases of variation of eflective aperture.
In accordance with this invention an actuating means connected to an adjustable diaphragm is automatically opened and closed as the shutter speed is automatically regulated by control of a shutter retarding device.
A certain program in regulation of the aperture and shutter speed can be described in accordance with the following. This program can be governed in accordance with the statistical observations made by photography ice 2 erl; to provide definite proportion between shutter speed and effective aperture under varying light conditions. In accordance with this program, four successive trends can be determined in passing from the dimmest to the brightest light.
Starting with the dimmest light with the lens diaphragm fully opened, the slowest shutter speed is used; and the shutter speed is then reduced with increasing light intensity. When the brightness increases still further, it is then preferred to start closing the diaphragm in favor of maintaining depth of focus. When the brightness increases so much that proper depth of focus can be maintained by, for example, the diaphragm, the shutter speed is then reduced again to prevent insuificient motional focus from being obtained. As the brightness increases still further to a maximum, it is only possible to reduce the exposure further by closing down upon the diaphragm.
The subject matter of German Patent 923,525 of this same inventor may be utilized in providing a practical embodiment of the aforementioned cycle of regulation.
The object of this present invention may accordingly be described as the provision of a practical embodiment of a program type automatic exposure control which makes it possible for a photographer to avoid the trouble of separately adjusting either the effective aperture or shutter speed and the necessity of manually performing adjustments in accordance with the indication of exposure indicating instruments.
In German Patent 923,525 is shown a control element operated by a photoelectric cell through a galvanometer in accordance with a function of brightness of ambient illumination which provides a variation in the cross section of flow through a suction pump. This suction pump which is connected with the shutter is given more or less air in accordance with the size of inlet formed by an exposure meter regulated valve at a given time to provide an impedance which varies as a function of brightness of the ambient illumination.
In accordance with this present invention an exposureregulating device is connected to a shutter-retarding device and an actuating means for an adjustable diaphragm to permit the speed of the shutter and the opening of the aperture to be respectively separately controlled. A coordinating means acting between the shutter-retarding device and the actuating means causes the effective aperture to be decreased as the speed of the shutter increases. This coordinating means provides, for example, a program in which phases of adjustment of the shutterretarding device are interspersed by principal phases of adjustment of the actuating means. This is achieved, for example, by applying varied forces in steps to the actuatmg means.
One type of embodiment of this invention includes a second piston and cylinder in addition to the first piston and cylinder shown in German Patent 923,525. A passageway connects these two cylinders, and the piston to the second cylinder is connected to an actuating means for adjusting the diaphragm of the lens. The first piston is connected to the shutter to provide an automatic shutter retarding device. A spring maintains the diaphragmactuating piston in that limit of travel in which the greatest space is provided within its cylinder, namely in the bottom dead center position. The diaphragm in this position is accordingly maintained at its smallest aperture. When the shutter is released, the main piston moves through a suction stroke, and its impedance or retarding effect upon the running of the shutter is determined by the amount of air flowing into it. Simultaneously, the degree of vacuum created in the main cylinder is imparted to the second cylinder thereby opening the diaphragm attached to its cylinder against the action of the spring holding it closed. Since the vacuum is maintained substantially constant during this suction stroke, the diaphragm is maintained at a substantially definite aperture opening while the shutter is running off. An operative cycle having, for example, four zones or phases of different operation is provided by providing four incremental force-applying means associated with the diaphragm, for example, by applying four different spring forces to the diaphragm in such a way that the diaphragm control piston is maintained held substantially motionless in two of four phases throughout the range of variation of shutter speed.'
Separate programs of aperture size and shutter speeds are accordingly brought about in a relatively simple manner by variation in vacuum of the mechanism retarding the shutter. Since each shutter speed corresponds to a substantially definite'vacuum, the adjustable diaphragm is accordingly sucked thereby into the position coordinated therewith. However, in each separate phase of operation, neither the shutter speed nor the aperture opening seems absolutely constant because a variation in the shutter speed and accordingly the vacuum created thereby alters the aperture opening. In order to maintain one of these two regulating means substantially constant, individual cross-sectional flow passages are provided for the diaphragm control. A simple example of an automatic device for governing exposure is shown in German Patent 923,525 which, in accordance with this invention, is utilized in a unique manner to simultaneously automatically set the shutter speed and diaphragm in accordance with a substantially fixed cycle of operation. (See US. 2,800,844.)
It is accordingly advantageous to arrange this device in such a manner that the diaphragm is maintained closed by spring action when fastest shutter speeds are being provided. As the shutter speed decreases and the vacuum drawn in the retarding device increases, this overcomes the increasing resistance of the retarding springs applied to the diaphragm control.
Novel features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art from a reading of the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts and in which:
Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view in elevation of one embodiment of this invention; and
Fig. 2 is a plan cross-sectional view taken through an upper portion of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1.
In Figs. 1 and 2 is shown a housing 1 with a shutter mechanism 2 and release lever 3 mounted in its lower portion. Winding shaft 4 connected, for example, with the shutter blades (not shown) supports a rotating crank 5 upon which is mounted a crank pin 6. Crank pin 6 moves within a slot in the right hand arm of lever 9 which is rotatably mounted upon shaft 7 secured to housing 1. The left hand arm of lever 9 is connected by means of connecting rod 10 with piston 12. A compensating spring 8, for example of the torsion type, reacts in a counterclockwise direction upon lever 9. Cylinder block 11 within which piston 12 slides also encloses auxiliary piston 20 which is connected by pin 18 through connecting rod 19 to diaphragm adjusting lever 17. Lever 17 is part of an actuating means which moves the plates through diaphragm ring 16. Diaphragm plates 15 are maintained by tension spring 21 attached to pin 18 urged towards the closed position, and auxiliary diaphragm actuating piston is accordingly urged towards its bottom dead center position. Springs 22, 23 and 24 are part of an incremental force-applying means, and they are disposed in position to come successively into action to retard the movement of diaphragm lever 17 during its phase of operation to cause four substantislly discrete phases of diaphragm adjustment.
Casing 1 also encloses an exposure-measuring means incorporating a photoelectric cell 26 connected to a 4 galvanometer 25. Pointer 29 is mounted upon galvanometer shaft 27 and moves over a scale 31 whichcan be observed through window 30. A valve element 28 is incorporated upon the left hand side of pointer 29 and moves freely over suction regulating apertures 13 in the head of cylinder 11.
Operation When shutter 2 is released by actuation of release lever 3, its wind shaft 4 runs off in a counterclockwise direction and accordingly moves double-armed lever 9 along with it through pin 6. This causes a suction stroke to be performed upon the downward movement of piston 12. Valve element 28 is moved in accordance with the ambient illumination detected by photoelectric cell 26 to cover predetermined inlet openings 13 to a predetermined degree which controls the vacuum drawn by piston 12 thereby controlling its retarding effect and accordingly the running-off speed of the winding shaft and the shutter speed as well. The degree of vacuum drawn by main piston 12 exerts through passageway 14 a vacuum upon piston 20 which lifts it accordingly. This moves diaphragm adjusting ring 16 to open the diaphragm to an extent which varies in accordance with the incremental resistances of the springs 21, 22, 23 and 24 which are successively brought into action.
During the dimmest light conditions, the shutter retarding effect of piston 12 is highest and the strongest vacuum is exerted upon piston 20. This causes piston 20 to move to its highest position against the combined force of all four springs thereby opening diaphragm plates 15 to their maximum effective aperture.
As the light increases in brightness, the shutter speed starts to increase with the lens opening held substantially constant as long as enough vacuum is provided to move it into engagement with all four springs. However, when the shutter speed increases sufficiently to disengage lever 17 from final spring 24, the effective aperture suddenly drops to the position governed by the first three springs 21, 22 and 23.
Then follows a second phase of speed regulation in which the shutter speed increases while effective aperture is held substantially constant until the vacuum drops below an amount sufficient to maintain lever 17 in engagement with penultimate spring 23. Diaphragm plates 15 are then moved to a third more closed phase in which it is held as the shutter speed increases still further until the vacuum drops below the intensity suflicient to main tain lever 17 engaged with third spring 22. Then the remaining spring 21 draws lever 17 into its lowest position providing minimum effective aperture where it remains as shutter retarding piston 12 is regulated throughout its fastest range of speeds. The aperture opening is accordingly varied in stepped increments as the shutter speed varies from minimum to maximum with ranges of shutter speed variation being accomplished between the steps of aperture variation.
What is claimed is:
1. An exposure-regulating device for a photographic camera having a shutter comprising a shutter-retarding device, exposure-measuring means for determining the degree of ambient illumination, transmission means operatively connecting said exposure-measuring means with said shutter-retarding device to permit the retarding effect of said shutter-retarding device to be regulated in accordance with the degree of ambient illumination, a connecting means coupling said shutter-retarding device with said shutter, an adjustable diaphragm disposed in the path of light rays passing into the aperture of said camera, actuating means connected to said adjustable diaphragm for moving said adjustable diaphragm throughout its operative range, coupling means operatively connecting said actuating means with said shutter-retarding means for applying an actuating force which is a function of the retarding efiect exerted by said retarding device to cause said actuating means to provide decreasing apertures as the shutter speed is allowed to increase by adjustment of said shutter-retarding means, variable impedance means being connected to said actuating means for imposing varying impedances upon said actuating means over its range of movement to properly coordinate said opening of said diaphragm with various phases of speed of said shutter, and a cycle of shutter speed and aperture setting being provided by said variable impedance means which follows a pattern wherein adjustment of aperture opening varies incrementally over the range of shutter speeds.
2. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said variable impedance means is arranged to vary in four steps.
3. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said variable impedance means is provided by springs of varied characteristics, and means are provided for successively causing said springs to exert their force in steps upon said actuating means.
4. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 3 wherein said springs are arranged to successively disengage from said actuating means as the shutter speed increases to cause said aperture opening to vary in substantially discrete steps over the range of shutter speed variation.
5. An exposure-regulating device for a photographic camera having a shutter comprising a shutter-retarding device, exposure-measuring means for determining the degree of ambient illumination, transmission means operatively connecting said exposure-measuring means with said shutter-retarding device to permit the retarding effect of said shutter-retarding device to be regulated in accordance with the degree of ambient illumination, a connecting means coupling said shutter-retarding device with said shutter, an adjustable diaphragm disposed in the path of light rays passing into the aperture of said camera, actuating means connected to said adjustable diaphragm for moving said adjustable diaphragm throughout its op erative range, coupling means operatively connecting said actuating means with said shutter-retarding means for applying an actuating force which is a function of the retarding eflect exerted by said retarding device to cause said actuating means to provide decreasing apertures as the shutter speed is allowed to increase by adjustment of said shutter-retarding means, said shutter-retarding device and said actuating means each incorporating a piston disposed within a cylinder, and a passageway connecting said cylinders to permit a change in volume within the cylinder of the retarding device to energize said actuating device and accordingly vary said adjustable diaphragm.
6. An exposure-regulating device for a photographic camera having a shutter comprising exposure-measuring means for indicating the degree of ambient illumination, a shutter-retarding device connected with said shutter, an adjustable diaphragm disposed in the path of light rays passing into the aperture of said camera, actuating means connected to said adjustable diaphragm for moving it throughout its operative range, coupling means connecting said exposure-measuring means to said shutter-retarding device and to said actuating means to permit the speed of said shutter and the opening of said aperture to be respectively controlled, a coordinating means operatively associated with said shutter-retarding device and said actuating means for providing a coordinated program for said shutter and said aperture in which the efiective aperture is decreased as the speed of said shutter increases, and said coordinating means being constructed and arranged to provide a program in which phases of adjustment of said shutter-retarding device are interspersed by phases of adjustment of said actuating means.
7. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 6 wherein said coordinating means includes incremental force-applying means associated with said actuating means for applying varied forces in steps to said actuating means to cause said interspersion of phases of adjustment.
8. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 7 wherein said incremental force-applying means is comprised of a series of springs of varying strength, and linking means connects said springs with said actuating means in a manner which applies them successively to said actuating means at predetermined phase intervals.
9. An exposure-regulating device for a photographic camera having a shutter comprising exposure-measuring means for indicating the degree of ambient illumination, a shutter-retarding device connected with said shutter, an adjustable diaphragm disposed in the path of light rays passing into the aperture of said camera, actuating means connected to said adjustable diaphragm for moving it throughout its operative range, coupling means connect ing said exposure-measuring means to said shutter-retarding device and to said actuating means to permit the speed of said shutter and the opening of said aperture to be respectively controlled, a coordinating means operatively associated with said shutter-retarding device and said actuating means for providing a coordinated program for said shutter and said aperture in which the effective aperture is decreased as the speed of said shutter increases, said coupling means connecting said exposure-measuring means with said shutter-retarding device, and said coordinating means being constructed and arranged to permit the movement of said actuating means to be governed by the operation of said shutter-retarding means.
10. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 9 wherein said shutter-retarding means and said actuating means are each comprised of pistons disposed to slide within cylinders, said coupling means includes a valve controlling said cylinder of said shutter-retarding means, said valve being movably mounted upon said exposuremeasuring device, and said coordinating means including a passageway between said cylinders to permit the relative movements and conditions of said respective cylinders to be transmitted to each other.
11. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 10 wherein incremental force-applying means is operatively associated with said actuating means in a manner which applies forces in varying steps of strength upon said actuating means to thereby cause successive substantially discrete phases of adjustment of said actuating means interspersed by phases of adjustment of said shut ter-retarding device.
12. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 11 wherein said incremental force-applying means is comprised of a series of springs operatively associated withsaid actuating means in a manner which imposes their efiect thereon in discrete steps of varying strength in accordance with the phase of movement of said actuating means.
13. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 12 wherein one of said springs is permanently connected with said actuating means to provide a minimum aperture opening when a predetermined shuter speed is exceeded.
14. An exposure-regulating device as set forth in claim 13 wherein said permanently-connected spring resiliently holds said piston of said actuating means cylinder in the bottom dead center position.
The Problems Relating to the Management & Excavations of the Archaeological Ruins of Herculaneum / Pompeii as Reported in Foreign Press (1904-2002). [Prof. Amedeo Maiuri -] "Pompeii Splendors - New Excavations." Feb. 22, 1953. p. ITS45. [1/2].
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Memo created by Frederick R Evans
Date
18 Jun 1910
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In this memo Frederick Evans records that the copyhold land in Herefordshire, left out of G E's will, was thought of as a deliberate omission by his father Isaac, who, being heir at law, interpreted it as a 'no ill will' gesture [see letters CR 3989/5/2/41, 42, 43, 44 and 45]. Isaac had certainly left £100 to G E in his will for this same reason. Signed Frederick R Evans
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A small copyhold Property in Herefordshire was omitted from G. Eliots will. My Father was Heir at law.
He gave up his claim thinking she meant all to go to C. Lewes We thought afterwards that GE might have purposely made the omission, knowing as a good lawyer that it would come to I.P.E. & wishing in that way to say 'No ill will'.
My Father had left GE . £100 in his Will with the same J. intention
Frederic R. Evans
June 18 1910
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The older I get, the more the definition of home confuses me. Some say it relates to a physical location, some may say "home is where the heart is." But no matter where I am, I always long for another place.
In my childhood home, I often feel like a washed-up stranger.
The memories that belong there are different versions of me. My apartment in Providence still feels too uncertain and scary. I've spent the last few years in and out of extended stays at residential treatment centers and psychiatric hospitals. My time spent in those environments is, for better or for worse, an integral part of the that I am now.
At this point, I've spent multiple stays over multiple months, in multiple different states in locked units and facilities. As difficult as treatment is at the start, slowly the resistance turns to comfort and the outside world seems scarier and scarier to return to. Inside, everything is taken care of for you; the only you really need to focus on is getting better. People give you love and attention and care for you in a way that I don't experience in day-to-day life. As much discomfort and pain, you go through in treatment, there is also an ease of the environment that is unavailable anywhere else, and irreplaceable.
My adult life has been heavily dictated by my mental illness and the treatment stays that have come as a result. My life has taken a very untraditional path, one that I could have never predicted for myself. I often feel alone in what I have experienced, and rarely find anyone who can relate or understand the post-treatment mindset.
Sometimes I am saddened by my craving for an institutionalized life. But I have to remember that at the end of the day, it makes sense.
This series of photographic self portraits is my attempt to understand and illustrate for others a strange, but true paradox for those with mental illness and in facilities that treat them: I will always say, leaving treatment is harder than checking yourself in.
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The Fay Thomas Collection includes family archives relating to the Thomas family. Moses Thomas (1825-1878) was a significant figure in the history of the area now known as the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. Thomas and Ann and their family lived at "Mayfield", Mernda, Victoria.
Miss Lily Thomas (1871-1946), Thomas and Ann’s fourth daughter lived there all her life. She collected postcards which her family and friends sent her on a very regular basis. It was an easy and enjoyable way to keep in touch. Production of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lily’s collection encompasses the so-called Golden Age (1890-1915) with many postmarked 1906-1907. Some were sent to other members of the family.
The collection document the natural landscape as well as the built environment—buildings, gardens, parks, and tourist sites. Topographical Postcards showing street scenes and general views from Australian and international locations, some of which are artistic views. Popular postcard manufacturers such as Tuck’s Postcards are included in the collection.
Decorative cards, many embellished with floral motives (as a nod to the receiver Lily?) and embossing. Greeting cards are common for Christmas, New Year, Easter and of course birthdays.
Regular senders can be identified from Kyneton and the Great Ocean Road area, Victoria and there is a siginifant collection from Scotland (but not sent from there).
YPRL hold digital copies of the Papers of the Moses Thomas Family held at State Library Victoria
Copyright for these images is Public domain but a credit to the Fay Thomas Collection and YPRL would be appreciated.
Enquiries: Yarra Plenty Regional Library
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Focus will help you find the answers to your insomnia problem. This means it might be necessary for you to learn how to tackle insomnia by improving your sleep patterns. Starting with this article, you are about to learn many strategies other insomniacs have used to get themselves to sleep all night long.
If your insomnia is interrupting your sleep, ask your significant other if they can give you a massage. This is a fantastic way to make yourself sleepier and get tension out of your body. Let go of your thoughts and just enjoy your massage and relax.
At least 30 minutes before heading off to bed, turn off all electronic devices such as your computer and television. These devices tend to be stimulating. If you power them down, then your body has a chance to start shutting down too. Make a routine of turning off the TV and your computer after a set hour.
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Relates to the construction in 1869 of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at 21 Tod Street [Gawler Uniting Church], opposite the original Wesleyan Church at 10 Tod Street [built 1850].
Relating observations to the Problem of Practice - How are teachers using formative assessment data to differentiate instruction?
Urban (ɜːʳbən) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Urban means belonging to, or relating to, a town or city.
Arborist (ˈɑːrbərɪst)
noun
A specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tree diseases, and the control of pests
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How do you manage trees that were planted in the 1960s as part of post-war housing development in the third decade of the 21st Millennium? With great care, dinosaur smoke and mankind’s great pursuit in conquest over nature.
The process being undertaken in these photos is what's called pollarding, where a trees limbs are removed entirely to encourage later dense growth within 1 to 2 years. Only certain species of trees can handle this brutal operation, like these London Plane trees here. Once a tree is pollarded, it has to be regularly maintained in 5-10 year operations.
Historically, wood harvested from this method would be used to feed livestock or for light timber, but these days, thanks to the infernal combustion engine, two operatives can pollard five trees in as many hours, with the tree limbs being quite violently mechanically separated and carted off to be used either as mulch or biofuel.
I find arboriculture rather fascinating; living amongst the trees in an urban environment, arborists have been a regular sight over the years, performing everything from whole tree clearings to dead wood pruning, I’ve seen them do a lot.
It’s a highly skilled profession with some of the most dangerous and violent tools possible in the workplace – Darwin Award nominees are quickly weeded out.
There is a strange beauty to the brutality of efficiency, especially towards articles of nature.
The Panel numbers (or Pier and Face) quoted at the end of each entry relate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with. In some instances where a casualty is recorded as attached to another Regiment, his name may alternatively appear within their Regimental Panel (or Pier and Face). Please refer to the on-site Memorial Register Introduction to determine the alternative panel numbers (or Pier and Face) if you do not find the name within the quoted Panels (or Pier and Face).
On 1 July 1916, supported by a French attack to the south, thirteen divisions of Commonwealth forces launched an offensive on a line from north of Gommecourt to Maricourt. Despite a preliminary bombardment lasting seven days, the German defences were barely touched and the attack met unexpectedly fierce resistance. Losses were catastrophic and with only minimal advances on the southern flank, the initial attack was a failure. In the following weeks, huge resources of manpower and equipment were deployed in an attempt to exploit the modest successes of the first day. However, the German Army resisted tenaciously and repeated attacks and counter attacks meant a major battle for every village, copse and farmhouse gained. At the end of September, Thiepval was finally captured. The village had been an original objective of 1 July. Attacks north and east continued throughout October and into November in increasingly difficult weather conditions. The Battle of the Somme finally ended on 18 November with the onset of winter.
In the spring of 1917, the German forces fell back to their newly prepared defences, the Hindenburg Line, and there were no further significant engagements in the Somme sector until the Germans mounted their major offensive in March 1918.
The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. The memorial also serves as an Anglo-French Battle Memorial in recognition of the joint nature of the 1916 offensive and a small cemetery containing equal numbers of Commonwealth and French graves lies at the foot of the memorial.
The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was built between 1928 and 1932 and unveiled by the Prince of Wales, in the presence of the President of France, on 1 August 1932 (originally scheduled for 16 May but due to the death of French President Doumer the ceremony was postponed until August).
The dead of other Commonwealth countries, who died on the Somme and have no known graves, are commemorated on national memorials elsewhere.
The name ‘Treasurer’s House’ relates to the building that first stood on this site which was built for the medieval Treasurers of York Minster. The first Treasurer was appointed in 1091 AD. The Treasurer controlled the finances of the Minster but also entertained important guests, which is why he was provided with a grand residence. All that remains of the original Treasurer’s House is an external wall from the 12th century.
The Reformation of the English Church in the 1540s brought an end to the job of Treasurer and the house passed into the hands of the Archbishops of York. Thomas Young, Archbishop between 1562 and 1568, and his descendants are responsible for the structure of Treasurer’s House as it is today. The symmetrical front was part of changes made by the Young family in the early 17th century which involved almost entirely rebuilding the house. Treasurer’s House played host to royalty when Sir George Young entertained King James I in 1617.
During the 18th century Treasurer’s House became the town residence of gentry families, lawyers and clergy. The greatest changes made during this period were the division of the building into several residences and the various extensions made. By the end of the 19th century, the house was very decayed and poorly cared for. However, just at the turn of the century Frank Green came to the rescue.
Frank Green was a wealthy collector, and owned Treasurer’s House between 1897 and 1930. He demolished the additions made to the building in the 19th century and restored the house to what he thought was its original shape. He turned Treasurer’s House into a stage for his collection, designing rooms of different periods to display his antique furniture. It was at this time that Treasurer’s House received a second royal visit, in June 1900. Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visited as Prince and Princess of Wales along with their daughter Victoria. It was in their honour that the King’s Room, Queen’s Room and Princess Victoria’s Room were so named.
Frank Green was a very precise man, in both his own appearance and the way he ran his home. He was a bit of a ‘dandy’, neatly dressed and often seen wearing a floppy silk bow tie. He had studs fixed to the floor in the rooms of Treasurer’s House so the house maids knew exactly where furniture should stand. Frank was also careful about the state of his house; signs can be seen at Treasurer’s House with careful instructions to the staff. A former kitchen maid told how Frank would inspect the kitchen, turning out any drawers he thought were untidy. Frank Green retired to Somerset in 1930 and gave Treasurer’s House to the National Trust, complete with his vast collection. It was the first historic house acquired by the Trust with its contents complete.
The Panel numbers (or Pier and Face) quoted at the end of each entry relate to the panels dedicated to the Regiment served with. In some instances where a casualty is recorded as attached to another Regiment, his name may alternatively appear within their Regimental Panel (or Pier and Face). Please refer to the on-site Memorial Register Introduction to determine the alternative panel numbers (or Pier and Face) if you do not find the name within the quoted Panels (or Pier and Face).
On 1 July 1916, supported by a French attack to the south, thirteen divisions of Commonwealth forces launched an offensive on a line from north of Gommecourt to Maricourt. Despite a preliminary bombardment lasting seven days, the German defences were barely touched and the attack met unexpectedly fierce resistance. Losses were catastrophic and with only minimal advances on the southern flank, the initial attack was a failure. In the following weeks, huge resources of manpower and equipment were deployed in an attempt to exploit the modest successes of the first day. However, the German Army resisted tenaciously and repeated attacks and counter attacks meant a major battle for every village, copse and farmhouse gained. At the end of September, Thiepval was finally captured. The village had been an original objective of 1 July. Attacks north and east continued throughout October and into November in increasingly difficult weather conditions. The Battle of the Somme finally ended on 18 November with the onset of winter.
In the spring of 1917, the German forces fell back to their newly prepared defences, the Hindenburg Line, and there were no further significant engagements in the Somme sector until the Germans mounted their major offensive in March 1918.
The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916. The memorial also serves as an Anglo-French Battle Memorial in recognition of the joint nature of the 1916 offensive and a small cemetery containing equal numbers of Commonwealth and French graves lies at the foot of the memorial.
The memorial, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was built between 1928 and 1932 and unveiled by the Prince of Wales, in the presence of the President of France, on 1 August 1932 (originally scheduled for 16 May but due to the death of French President Doumer the ceremony was postponed until August).
The dead of other Commonwealth countries, who died on the Somme and have no known graves, are commemorated on national memorials elsewhere.
Some conversations relating to my friends Doug & Rachel from this weekend wedding.
-After the wedding in our hotel room....
Rachel: "I'm not going to look this pretty for years so come on Doug, I want a picture of us." (This is where I came in---here Rachel & Doug light up a dingy hotel hallway with their beauty. You two make the hallway look good! Side note---Hotel nice, hallway not so nice)
- During a newlywed game at the wedding....
Charles: "Doug, would your wife say your car is A: Front wheel drive, B: Rear wheel drive, C: Four wheel drive, or D: All wheel drive?"
Doug: "Well, since all the wheels of the car move I think she would say all wheel drive." (grin grin)
Rachel: "Hey, my father would be offended! I can change my own oil!"
- At our shared hotel room....
Rachel: "I need to get these pins out of my hair." (I later estimated there were about 30,000 of them)
Me: "I have no idea what the heck that means."
Rachel: "Look here, the ones holding up my hair."
Me: (yelling to my wife walking down the hallway) "Heather, Rachel needs someone to pull a bunch of pins out of her head and I have no idea what it means or what to do, but it sounds pretty scary so you better hurry over here."
Heather: (nodding knowingly and laughing) "Oh yes, I'm coming right over."
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Governor Abercrombie and the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission held a joint press conference to announce the PUC's issuance of four major decisions and orders.
The PUC's decisions and orders relate to:
• Integrated Resource Planning (IRP)
• Reliability Standards Working Group (RSWG)
• Policy Statement and Order Regarding Demand Response (DR) Programs Maui Electric Company (MECO) Rate Case Follow Up
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The Fay Thomas Collection includes family archives relating to the Thomas family. Moses Thomas (1825-1878) was a significant figure in the history of the area now known as the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. Thomas and Ann and their family lived at "Mayfield", Mernda, Victoria.
Miss Lily Thomas (1871-1946), Thomas and Ann’s fourth daughter lived there all her life. She collected postcards which her family and friends sent her on a very regular basis. It was an easy and enjoyable way to keep in touch. Production of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lily’s collection encompasses the so-called Golden Age (1890-1915) with many postmarked 1906-1907. Some were sent to other members of the family.
The collection document the natural landscape as well as the built environment—buildings, gardens, parks, and tourist sites. Topographical Postcards showing street scenes and general views from Australian and international locations, some of which are artistic views. Popular postcard manufacturers such as Tuck’s Postcards are included in the collection.
Decorative cards, many embellished with floral motives (as a nod to the receiver Lily?) and embossing. Greeting cards are common for Christmas, New Year, Easter and of course birthdays.
Regular senders can be identified from Kyneton and the Great Ocean Road area, Victoria and there is a siginifant collection from Scotland (but not sent from there).
YPRL hold digital copies of the Papers of the Moses Thomas Family held at State Library Victoria
Copyright for these images is Public domain but a credit to the Fay Thomas Collection and YPRL would be appreciated.
Enquiries: Yarra Plenty Regional Library
Just wanted to relate to you all how important it is in life to cherish every moment God lets you live with your loved ones. For two weeks my father had asked me to take him to a special place he wanted to eat lunch and taste the shrimp in that area. At 81, and in a fairly good health after his last stroke, my father wanted to eat shrimp by the bay. I was busy, doing my every day things and took me two weeks to take him. Once there my father told me the story why he wanted to go to that special place. When he was very young, my grandfather had a factory in the city and shipped his goods all thru the country from that special shipping port. They lived close by and he remembered dearly those moments when his father used to take him there (fishers market down town) and he ate those same shrimps over 70 years ago. He was so happy there, he enjoyed every moment, ate slowly and remembered grandma and grandpa who have longed passed away. He felt close to them and just lived the moment second by second every bite he took was just like being there again 70 years before.
I write this with the deepest pain in my heart, so bad it hearts deeply, as I felt God was telling me he is getting ready to reunite my Dad with my grand parents, let him live again but now forever, those unforgettable moments he carries in his heart for all his life, let him have a well deserved peace and tranquility he has more than earned thru his 80 years of being the best Dad anyone can have, the most amazing example of a brave man, who never gave up to give us all the best any one can give and get.
As I sit here praying to God he lets me reimburse my Dad for all he has given us, I wanted to make it public, and ask any of you out there to take one minute and ask God to keep him with us for as much as he wishes so we can all enjoy him for the last days, months o years of his life he has left. We certainly can’t change the past but can absolutely change the future. God I made my deepest desire to you public in my most sincere hope you hear us all and have mercy upon us. God Bless you all.
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The Fay Thomas Collection includes family archives relating to the Thomas family. Moses Thomas (1825-1878) was a significant figure in the history of the area now known as the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. Thomas and Ann and their family lived at "Mayfield", Mernda, Victoria.
Miss Lily Thomas (1871-1946), Thomas and Ann’s fourth daughter lived there all her life. She collected postcards which her family and friends sent her on a very regular basis. It was an easy and enjoyable way to keep in touch. Production of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lily’s collection encompasses the so-called Golden Age (1890-1915) with many postmarked 1906-1907. Some were sent to other members of the family.
The collection document the natural landscape as well as the built environment—buildings, gardens, parks, and tourist sites. Topographical Postcards showing street scenes and general views from Australian and international locations, some of which are artistic views. Popular postcard manufacturers such as Tuck’s Postcards are included in the collection.
Decorative cards, many embellished with floral motives (as a nod to the receiver Lily?) and embossing. Greeting cards are common for Christmas, New Year, Easter and of course birthdays.
Regular senders can be identified from Kyneton and the Great Ocean Road area, Victoria and there is a siginifant collection from Scotland (but not sent from there).
YPRL hold digital copies of the Papers of the Moses Thomas Family held at State Library Victoria
Copyright for these images is Public domain but a credit to the Fay Thomas Collection and YPRL would be appreciated.
Enquiries: Yarra Plenty Regional Library
Many of us relate axes to the essential chopping tools used to cut wood, however, the fact is that axes are available for multi purposes. In ancient times, a wide variety of axes were used as the first choice weapons of warriors. For instance, if we talk about the Vikings, they used to carry axes into battles. Since then, there has been significant change in the making of these axes. The custom carbon steel Ragnar Viking axe is the replica of historical Ragnar Viking axe. Its fully functional custom hand forged carbon steel head has been weathered to perform in any situation. The hand forged Damascus Viking throwing axe is an implement used to split, shape, and cut wood. The hand forged Damascus Viking axe resembles a bearded Viking axe are universally as simple as they are effective.
All the above knives are deadly tools that are well balanced, light and fast in operation. In addition to cutting woods, they are used for chopping, chipping, splitting, and piercing meat. The handle of the axe acts as a lever and tenders the users to increase force at the cutting edge.
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All these pictures relate to my blog for Gardeners World Magazine
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This image relates to this blog post: Contagious Earth Hour www.jjprojects.net/?p=48
30 March 2009
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Thanks to everyone who helped spread the Earth Hour message around the web!
When the seasons change,
Leaves will still be blowing through my brain
Can you feel your heart ache?
Do you relate to me?
- the voyces
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Governor Abercrombie and the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission held a joint press conference to announce the PUC's issuance of four major decisions and orders.
The PUC's decisions and orders relate to:
• Integrated Resource Planning (IRP)
• Reliability Standards Working Group (RSWG)
• Policy Statement and Order Regarding Demand Response (DR) Programs Maui Electric Company (MECO) Rate Case Follow Up