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The Hendrick and Waldur Hendrickson Farm (also the Henry Lehtola Farm) by Lake Norden was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in November 1985 as part of a theme study for the Architecture of Finnish Settlement. Photographs from nomination, 1985.
The Hendrickson farm was comprised of ten structures sited on a rise above a bend in Dolph Creek. The house dates from 1895-1896 and is the third dwelling on the site; the first two were a dugout and sod house, The frame granary on raised stone pillars was thought to be one of the earliest structures still extant on the farm. The farmstead also included an outhouse, garage, silo, a gambrel-roof barn, and a summer kitchen. The Finnish sauna (est. pre-1910) is a frame building with shingle siding and an unmortared stone foundation. It also had a rare, surviving conical stone kiuas. A shed addition to the sauna housed a chicken coop. This farm has a plan which creates an informal courtyard and is unusual for eastern South Dakota. Enclosed courtyards are a characteristic of farmyards and western and central Finland,
Hendrick "Henry" and Walbur Hendrickson, who changed their name to Lehtola when they came to America in 1880, were born in Ylikiiminga, Oulu Province, Finland. As Apostolic Lutherans, no doubt, they were encouraged to migrate by the founder of the Hamlin County Finnish colony, Torsten Estensen, who was an Apostolic minister. The Lehtolas traveled with five other families and moved onto this property in 1881, after their first winter. Henry, with the help of his neighbor, Erick Kangas, built most of the buildings. Henry Lehtola was a skilled man who supplemented the meager farm income with other work. He made caskets and furniture and also worked for the Chicago, North Western Railroad. His daughter Hilda, inherited the farm and worked it, until her retirement in 1983.
Chinese postcard by Oriental City Publishing Group Limited. Photo: publicity still for Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster, 2008).
Blonde and blue-eyes English actor Daniel Craig (1968) is best known as the sixth James Bond. He appeared as the British secret agent in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015). He also appeared in such great films as Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998), the crime thriller Road to Perdition (2002), and the historical drama Munich (2005).
Daniel Wroughton Craig was born in 1968 in Chester, Cheshire. His mother, Carol Olivia (née Williams), was an art teacher, and his father, Timothy John Wroughton Craig, was the landlord of two pubs. When his parents divorced, Craig and his older sister Lea lived with their mother, moving to Liverpool, and later to Hoylake, Wirral. Craig began acting in school plays at the age of six, and was introduced to serious acting by attending the Everyman Theatre in nearby Liverpool City Centre with his mother. He was also a good athlete and was a rugby player at Hoylake Rugby Club. At 16, he started to train at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, before beginning his career on stage. In 1992, Craig married Scottish actress Fiona Loudon, with whom he has a daughter Ella Craig (1992). The marriage ended in divorce in 1994. After his divorce, he was in a seven-year relationship with German actress Heike Makatsch, ending in 2001. He subsequently dated and was engaged to film producer Satsuki Mitchell from 2005 until 2010. His film debut was as an Afrikaner in the drama The Power of One (John G. Avildsen, 1992). He then appeared as closeted gay Mormon and Republican Joe Pitt in the Royal National Theatre's production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America in November 1993. Other early film appearances were in the Disney family film A Kid in King Arthur's Court (Michael Gottlieb, 1995) and the biographical film Elizabeth (Shekhar Kapur, 1998) featuring Cate Blanchett. Craig's appearances in the British television film Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (John Maybury, 1998) with Derek Jacobi, the indie war film The Trench (William Boyd, 1999), and the drama Some Voices (Simon Cellan Jones, 2000) attracted the film industry's attention. This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Simon West, 2001) - as Angelina Jolie's rival and love interest, the crime thriller Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes, 2002) with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, The Mother (Roger Michell, 2003) with Anne Reid, the crime thriller Layer Cake (Matthew Vaughn, 2004), The Jacket (John Maybury, 2005), and the historical drama Munich (Steven Spielberg, 2005). In Infamous (Douglas McGrath, 2006), he played murderer Perry Smith who became the subject for Truman Capote’s classic novel In Cold Blood.
Daniel Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's James Bond in the official film series, taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005. Reportedly, he quit smoking and gained twenty pounds of muscle for the part. Although his casting was initially greeted with scepticism, his debut was highly acclaimed and earned him a BAFTA award nomination, with Casino Royale (Martin Campbell, 2006) becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time. Steve Sholokhonov at IMDb: “Craig's reserved demeanor and his avoidance of the showbiz-party-red-carpet milieu makes him a cool 007. He is the first blond actor to play Bond, and also the first to be born after the start of the film series, and also the first to be born after the death of author Ian Fleming in 1964. Four of the past Bond actors: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan have indicated that Craig is a good choice as Bond.” Two years later followed Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster, 2008). Craig's third Bond film, Skyfall (Sam Mendes, 2012) with Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes, was the highest-grossing film in the UK until 2015 and the fifteenth highest-grossing film of all time. Craig's fourth Bond film was Spectre (Sam Mendes, 2015) with Christoph Waltz and Monica Bellucci. Since taking the role of Bond, he has continued to star in other films, including the World War II film Defiance (Edward Zwick, 2008) and the Science Fiction Western Cowboys & Aliens (Jon Favreau, 2011) with Harrison Ford. He starred as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson's mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher, 2011). In 2011, he also starred in the psychological thriller Dream House (Jim Sheridan, 2011) co-starring his second wife Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts. Craig also made a guest appearance as James Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II. In 2014, he and his wife Weisz starred on Broadway in Harol Pinter’s play Betrayal. Despite mixed reviews, it grossed $17.5 million, becoming the second highest Broadway play of 2013. He did an uncredited cameo in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (J.J. Abrams, 2015) as the stormtrooper on whom Rey (Daisy Ridley) performs a Jedi mind trick. Recently he starred in Steven Soderbergh's heist film Logan Lucky (2017) starring Channing Tatum. On the 15 August 2017 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Craig publicly confirmed that he will return to his role as James Bond. His four Bond films released by Sony has earned a combined gross of $3.5 billion globally, after adjusting for inflation. Craig has described his portrayal of Bond as an anti-hero: "The question I keep asking myself while playing the role is, 'Am I the good guy or just a bad guy who works for the good side?' Bond's role, after all, is that of an assassin when you come down to it. I have never played a role in which someone's dark side shouldn't be explored. I don't think it should be confusing by the end of the film, but during the film you should be questioning who he is." When it was confirmed that Craig would play 007 again in 2019 he officially became the longest-serving James Bond.
Sources: Steve Shelokhonov (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
Howard University undergrads of the 1930s studying above the door of George W. Cook Hall (1938-40). 601 Fairmont St., NW.
“A Conversation With Dr. John Plumb” lunch discussion.
• Dr. John F. Plumb, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
• Gen Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.), Explorer Chair Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence as moderator.
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies held its 3rd Annual Spacepower Security Forum “A Closer Look at Competitive Endurance” on March 27, 2024, at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, VA. Photo by Mike Tsukamoto/Air & Space Forces Association
Study Tip: Listen to your teacher and stay focused. Be sure that you understand the lesson. If you don't understand something, ask questions! #study
As preparation for the field work (that never was realised due to too much rain), we are studying the small herbarium at the museum in Vu Quang National Park, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam. Swedish Museum of Natural History expedition to Vietnam 2013, sponsored by National Geographic Global Exploration Fund Northern Europe
Here are all together - this year we made 4 different models / Aqui estão todos juntos - este ano fizemos 4 modelos diferentes
To the passerby, she is playing on her iPod. To her, she is studying government using Quizlet flash cards.
Students take advantage of the new study areas in and around the Amott Science Commons at the Umbeck Science Mathematics Center.
Hi, I havent been posting too much recently. But the last couple of days ive been working on this little selfie.
Its a pre study for a secret little project coming up.
County South, Lancaster University, about 1:00 pm. I know Ellie, and would not normally have bothered her when she was obviously busy studying in the department, an hour before the exam, but I was interested to see the traditional technique of arranging index cards to memorise authors and concepts, so I explained the project and asked permission. I'm sorry the focus is on the cards and not on her.
Thank you, Ellie, for being part of my project, and apologies for interrupting your concentration. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
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Er werd zojuist weer een pakketje van de open universiteit bezorgd.
Dus binnenkort zit hij weer achter de boeken!
A selection of portrait studies from my 'Journey' sketchbook.
Left: a portrait study of skeleton make up influenced by Zombie Boy, produced using oil paints.
Right: an oil painting of a bruised eye and bruised lip with a cut to represent bodily damage and decay.
Students study for their final exams in the J.D. Williams Library. Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Communications
Hajimemashite!
Watashi wa nihongo no gakusei desu.
Douzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
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Learning Japanese
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Aprendendo Japonês <3
Spring 2015
Merritt Parkway
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Merritt Pkwy Shield.svgConnecticut Highway 15.svg
Merritt Parkway
US 7 in Norwalk
Route 8 in Trumbull
North end: Route 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway) in Milford, CT
Location
Counties:Fairfield
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut
Interstate U.S. State Special Service Roads
Merritt Parkway
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
ArchitectConnecticut Highway Department; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, Modern
The Merritt Parkway is a historic limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The parkway is known for its scenic layout, its uniquely styled signage, and the architecturally elaborate overpasses along the route. It is designated as a National Scenic Byway and is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[3] Signed as part of Route 15, it runs from the New York state line in Greenwich, where it serves as the continuation of the Hutchinson River Parkway, to the Housatonic River in Stratford, where the Wilbur Cross Parkway begins. On May 19, 2010, the parkway was named one of America's Most Endangered Historic Places.[4] The parkway was named for U.S. Congressman Schuyler Merritt.
Easton Turnpike bridge over the Merritt in Fairfield.
The Parkway is one of a handful of United States highways listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is acknowledged for the beauty of the forest that it passes through, as well as the architectural design of its overpasses; at the time of its construction, each bridge was decorated in a unique fashion so that no two bridges on the parkway looked alike.[5] However, newer overpasses used by intersecting expressways did not maintain this tradition, and as a result the highway is now spanned by several ordinary modern bridges constructed using undecorated concrete on steel I-beams.
The Parkway has two lanes in each direction. Due to its age, it was originally constructed without the merge-lanes, long on-ramps, and long off-ramps that are found on modern limited-access highways. Some entrances have perilously short and/or sharp ramps; some entrances even have stop signs, with no merge lane whatsoever; this leads to some dangerous entrances onto the highway. Most have since been modernized, with the interchange of Route 111 in Trumbull featuring Connecticut's first single point urban interchange (SPUI). The speed limit on the parkway ranges from 45 to 55 mph (70 to 90 km/h). A section between Westport and Fairfield is a stretch, roughly five and a half miles long without a single exit, referred to by local traffic reports as "The No Exit Zone"[6] or "No Man's Land".[7]
Vehicles over 2.5 meters (eight feet) in height, weighing more than 3,650 kilograms (four tons), towing a trailer, or containing more than four wheels are not allowed on the parkway. (Under extenuating circumstances, however, ConnDOT may issue permits for oversize vehicles to use the Parkway.[1])
History[edit]
Tree canopy over the Merritt, and grassy median
Toll booth 1955
Welcome sign in Greenwich
The Merritt Parkway is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. The portion from Greenwich to Norwalk was opened on June 29, 1938. The section from Norwalk to Trumbull was completed in November 1939 and in 1940 was finished to the Housatonic River in Stratford. The parkway was named for U.S. Congressman Schuyler Merritt, who was instrumental in enacting legislation allowing the parkway to be built. The Merritt Parkway is the first leg of what would later become the modern Route 15. Built between 1934 and 1940, the Merritt runs for 37 miles (60 km) from the New York state line in Greenwich to the Housatonic River in Stratford. It was conceived as a way to alleviate congestion on the Boston Post Road (U.S. Route 1) in Fairfield County.
Six rest areas/service plazas featuring parking lots, Mobil gas stations, and convenience stores were also built along the Merritt so that drivers would not have to exit to refuel. These are located at either side of the parkway in Fairfield (near exit 46), New Canaan (near exit 37), and Greenwich (just beyond the CT-NY state line). The northbound-side plaza in Greenwich also houses a Connecticut welcome and tourism center. Since 2011, most of the ten service plazas along the combined length of the Merritt and the Wilbur Cross have been completely renovated to include more modern gas pumps, Alltown convenience stores, and the addition of a Dunkin' Donuts shop at each location; seven of the 9 renovated plazas also include a Subway shop. Prior to the renovations, no fast-food service had previously been available at the plazas. The pair of New Canaan plazas were the last to go under renovation; the southbound plaza reopened in May 2015 with the northbound plaza to reopen by June.
After the parkway fully opened in 1940, it was not uncommon for travelers to stop and picnic along the side of the road.[8] The Merritt Parkway Advisory Commission (later the Merritt Parkway Advisory Committee) decided upon banning horses and buggies, bicycles, pedestrians, billboards, and U-turns while a system of horse trails along the parkway were developed but were later abandoned.[9]
To ease objections from county residents who feared an influx of New Yorkers on their roads, in their towns, on their beaches and through their forests, highway planners called on engineers, landscape architects and architects to create a safe and aesthetically pleasing limited access highway – one with exit and entrance ramps, but no intersections – that would not spoil the countryside.
The bridges played a prominent role in the design. Architect George L. Dunkelberger designed them all. They reflected the popularity of the Art Deco style, with touches of neo-classical and modern design.[10][11][12] Some of these bridges were constructed by the Works Progress Administration.
Tolls were collected on the parkway at one toll plaza in Greenwich from June 21, 1939, until June 27, 1988. Two additional tolls were also located on the Wilbur Cross Parkway, in Milford and Wallingford. One of the parkway's former toll plazas is now preserved in Stratford's Boothe Memorial Park near Exit 53, complete with still-flashing lights over each toll lane.
In April 2001, a complete reissuance of the parkway's signs was carried out creating a uniform white-on-green and sawtooth border.
Safety of the parkway[edit]
One of the Merritt’s aesthetic features is also a potential danger to its drivers. Trees that line either side of the parkway, and often in the center median, grow branches that cover the roadway, and occasionally fall during severe weather, or with natural aging. Stretches of the parkway also lack guardrails on the right shoulders, creating a risk of tree impact accidents if cars veer off the pavement.
In 2007, after complaints were voiced about the danger of the trees along the parkway, state officials announced they would trim and eliminate some of them more aggressively. A large, seemingly healthy tree fell on a car near Exit 42 in Westport in June 2007, killing a couple from Pelham, New York. On June 23, 2011, a driver was killed in Stamford when a tree fell onto his car.[13]
A state study of fatalities on Connecticut highways showed that from 1985 to 1992, about ten people died every three years in tree-related accidents, although no other state roadway averaged more than one in three years.
The state Department of Transportation commonly sends out work crews twice a year to drive along both sides of the parkway at 5 mph (8 km/h) in search of decrepit trees. Trees that had been scheduled to be cut down in five or ten years would be removed sooner. Some more trees also would be removed, as the shoulder of the parkway is being widened to eight feet in order to give drivers room to pull over.[14]
Following the 2007 and 2011 incidents, the state became more aggressive in closing the parkway in times of severe weather. The parkway was closed during Tropical Storm Irene[15] and the Halloween nor'easter in 2011, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. With each of those storms, many trees and limbs fell across the parkway. After Sandy, the state began a large effort to remove unhealthy trees, and in the process created much wider clearances between the roadside and forest.[13]
The parkway also has three sharp curves where speed limits are reduced to 45 miles per hour, two in Greenwich and one in Fairfield.
The state has a Merritt Parkway Advisory Committee that meets quarterly.[14]
The Merritt Parkway in popular culture[edit]
Willem de Kooning oil-on-canvas painting Merritt Parkway (1959) is owned by the Detroit Institute of Arts.[16][17]
Lisa Seidenberg, a filmmaker from Westport, produced a documentary film, The Road Taken...The Merritt Parkway (2008).[18]
Exit list[edit]
The entire route is in Fairfield County.