When speaking with a current job-seeker, she said "while I was working, the working world changed!" This seasoned individual is finding her specific experience is not of interest to employers in today's job market. With a dozen years in responsible internal analyst roles, what arcane experience and skills are being ignored by potential employers?
She was one of an army of analysts who collect data from a variety of sources, do basic analytics, and create reports of the results to send on to another section for further processing and analysis – the role might be viewed as an interim consolidator and analytic reporter.
I also spoke with a guy working on a maturing grant, his role is 'critical checker' – data comes from four unrelated databases, is consolidated on a spreadsheet, with three think-tank analysis units manually transferring the data to word processing or statical software, reports and attachments from the units are returned in a similarly uncoordinated format. The critical checker verifies the data to assure it is error-free after being moved to a different platform. Imagine, a manual check of massive data multiple times because of work-arounds in using the technology. He does this data check at every stage out and back!
Jobs that consist of simply moving paper, or checking the computer's addition are evaporating – they are being replaced by technology. Systems and software handle more of the intake, data consolidation, basic analytics, report generation, and distribution. New approaches, like Big Data and Splunk, permit consolidation of data from multiple sources and formats, and related tools make even complex analysis manageable for us mere mortals. Long ago, sponge divers experienced a similar realization as the technology of the cellulose sponge replaced the natural sponge.
The Doers' Theorem says a person must update their experience portfolio and technical knowledge every three years to keep up with the job market – things are changing that fast!
What does the job of the future look like?
It is dynamic, not static – if you are not improving, you are slipping behind.
For example, today this could include people working with their hands – carpenters, plumbers; with their presence – care givers, clinical specialists and doctors; with their creativity – programmers and artists; with their vision and decision-making – leaders, department heads; with their commitment – the inventor, entrepreneur; to name several.
In a role where you are adding value - from areas such as your knowledge, insight, creativity, relevant experience, ability to translate the theoretical into the executable, your persistence in pursuing results – you are in a stronger situation as jobs evolve.
But – nothing is stagnant – no longer can you graduate from school and stop learning, or just attend a workshop every couple of years – the New Normal is about the evolution of technology and working roles...it's about applying new tools to reduce resources and improve accuracy and acceptable quality. It's about collaboration and working independently as an individual (like the two characters in Makers).
If you trade your car for a newer model with style changes and improvements in performance every few years, why wouldn't you upgrade yourself as often – new skills, new experiences, new knowledge.
And, if you are doing all this work on improvement, don't overlook the opportunity to showcase the 'new you' – update your LinkedIn, GovLoop, and Google Plus profiles to let the world know!
Lead the change – don't be caught by it.
What's your take on 'jobs of the future'? Care to add to the list?
When I was a union carpenter, advancement consisted of no longer "working with the tools," becoming watchers, clipboard jockies. Those are precisely the positions that are being eliminated, marooning some of the better producers.
Do we need quality control IF the mechanic does a quality job? What's it take to achieve quality - training, practice, adding value, and a "do it to MY STANDARDS" attitude.
When that's in place, no need for a check mark on a sheet of paper on a clipboard, huh?


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The architecture of Leros has a rare morphological diversity, since the traditional island style coexists with the urban neoclassicism as well as the early Italian modernism. The traditional houses in the island's settlements have the typical purple roof, which is called "patelia". In the countryside, the long, narrow ground-floor buildings are called "katikies" and they constitute the Dodecanese version of the farmhouse. Since the second half of the 19th century, the island has acquired a remarkable building stock of neoclassical summer houses and mansions that were built by the expatriates from Egypt and Russia. Most of them can be found in Agia Marina and Platanos and are known for their symmetrical style. The occupation of Leros by the Italians, from 1912 until the end of the World War II, was the reason for the creation of a totally new town, Lakki. It was here that the Italians created an exquisite ensemble of Mediterranean rationalism as far as the urban planning and the original architectural creation are concerned.


In compliance with federal and state requirements and in collaboration with our parents, Westminster High School has developed a parent involvement policy that establishes the framework of school-family-community partnerships. This policy was created in collaboration with our ELAC. School Site Council then provided feedback from which the document was accordingly modified and then approved. The parent involvement policy was then mailed to all parents of Westminster High School in Spanish, Vietnamese, and English and is on our school's website in all three languages.
Westminster High School believes that a partnership between parents and school is essential for student success.
Westminster High School provides computers for parents to use and has translation services in the office to help parents access our resources.
Westminster High School offers a Passport to Success night where families meet with staff members to discuss their children's progress in school, course selection, etc.
Westminster High School shares information about programs with parents through its Title I office.


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Here are the results from the Blue Bombers 4th quarter drives in 2019 Please note that this chart only includes drives that started in the 4th quarter. It does not include drives that may have started in Q3 and finished in Q4.
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I prepared the charts for previous seasons prior to the start of the season. At that point, only active QBs were relevant. Here are the numbers for the retired QBs. A few factors got me looking into a drive based approach rather than the traditional passing stats 1. There were many drives where QBs would go 3 for 3, 4 for 4 etc. and the drive would result in a punt. The completion percentage was great but the result was bad. 2. The pass efficiency rating focuses on TD passes. A drive that ends in a TD rush is just as significant as a drive that ends in a TD pass. 3. Over the past decade, we have seen the role of a situational QB flourish. A number of TD drives end with a backup QB punching the ball into the end zone, taking any opportunity for a TD pass out of the hands of the drive QB.
I have been tracking drive based numbers since 2015. The key measurements (in my opinion) are points per drive and yards per drive. Here are the numbers for the active CFL QBs who have been around since 2015 And here are the results through 3 weeks of the 2019 season
The MBB All-time Blue Bomber Team: Tight Ends
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For equipment manager it might be Harold "Torchy" Pechet (1948). The Blue Bombers were short players in 1948 and the team agreed to allow Pechet to dress for the August 28 game against Saskatchewan. It was Pechet's childhood dream to dress for the Blue Bombers.
The MBB All-Time Blue Bomber team: Offensive Line - Guard
Here are some games played details for the players who played in the 1930's & 1940's Bill Ceretti missed the 1942 season with a broken wrist Les Lear's 1937 regular season lasted 1 play. He entered the game to start the 2nd quarter and he was ejected for fighting. Lou Mogul was primarily a middle wing (tackle) during his career.
The MBB All-time Blue Bomber Team: Centre
I am a little late to the dance but I thought that I would share some information on Lou Adelman. Adelman played the snapback/centre position for his entire career (note: he played middle wing in 1 game in 1931). During this era, the centre was considered to be the second most important position on the field after the QB. Teams would often line up 2 or 3 players in a spread behind centre. It was up to the centre to snap the ball accurately to the correct player without tipping off the opposing team as to which player was receiving the ball. Adelman always topped any "informal" list of all-stars during his career. For people who watched football throughout Canada, Adelman was often considered to be one of the tops in the country. Adelman's nickname was Rosy / Rosey / Rosie. This stems from one of his first football practices when he was a kid. The centre from the previous season was a kid named Rosenthal. The Coach referred to Adelman as "Rosy" and the name stuck. After his career, the Blue Bombers took Adelman's #1 out of circulation. It was not assigned to another player until the 1980's Disclaimer: my vote would have been for John Bonk but Adelman would have been a close second.
The MBB All-time Blue Bomber team: Mount Rushmore and the all-time Happy Honkers
Oops! I had a feeling that I was missing a name.
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For punter, I would include Jack Jacobs, Charlie Shepard, Ed Ulmer, Bernie Ruoff, Bob Cameron - possibly add Russ Rebholz, Jack Delveaux, Walt McKee, Jon Ryan, Mike Renaud, Justin Medlock For kicker, I would include Gerry James, Don Jonas, Bernie Ruoff, Trevor Kennerd, Troy Westwood, Justin Palardy, Justin Medlock - possibly add Greg Kabat, Bud Korchak, Alexis Serna
The MBB All-time Blue Bomber Team: Coach and General Manager
Reg Threlfall was also Coach of the 1942 & 1943 Winnipeg RCAF Bombers who lost in the Grey Cup each year. The 1942 & 1943 RCAF Bombers teams are part of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers history. The Blue Bombers suspended operations on August 24, 1944 when the team learned that RCAF members were no longer permitted to play on a civilian team. Note: In 1942, Threlfall was Manager of the Winnipeg City League. He would visit the practices of all 3 teams (Bombers - civilians; RCAF Flyers - servicemen; Manitoba Bisons - students & civilians). Threlfall was Coach of the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers (combined team) who played in the west final and Grey Cup. Threlfall once claimed that the 1940 Winnipeg Blue Bombers was the best team he ever coached. The rules dispute in play in 1940 was regarding blocking down field. The WCRFU (which included the WIFU) had liberal blocking rules which permitted linemen to block downfield and backfielders to block up to the line of scrimage. The CRU (governing body of football in Canada which regulated the eastern playoffs and Grey Cup) only allowed linemen to block on the line and backfielders could only block in the backfield. The CRU made it known prior to the 1939 Grey Cup that unified rules would have to be in place prior to the 1940 Grey Cup if the WCRFU wanted to enter a team. Negotiations continued up to November 1940 without success. As the CRU kept a date open for an East-West Grey Cup game, it was determined that the Grey Cup in 1940 would instead be a 2 game total points series.
I would remove Bud Korchak & Bud Grant from the list. Both players were better known for their offensive prowess and they played DHB when they were on defence. It is difficult to determine how effective Jeff Nicklin & Bud Marquardt were on defence. Based on game story information from newspapers, both players were quite involved on offence and special teams. Note: during the early days of the WIFU there were 3 primary ways to score a single. Deadline kick (ball had to bounce in bounds first) Touch in Goal (conceded single) Rouge (returner was tackled in end zone) From 1936-1945, the WIFU credited the point on a rouge to the player making the tackle (not the kicker). Nicklin & Marquardt were credited with several rouges during their careers. Here are some Grey Cup statistics for Herb Gray and Cec Luining Herb Gray 1957 - 3 DT / 1958 - 5 DT, 1 QBS / 1959 - 7 DT, 1 QBS / 1961 - 8 DT, 2 QBS / 1962 - 3 DT Cec Luining 1957 - 1 DT, 1 QBS, 1 Fum Rec / 1958 - 2 DT, 1 QBS / 1959 - 4 DT / 1961 - 3DT, 1 QBS In 2011, Steve Daniel (CFL) did a comprehensive video review of all Grey Cup games dating back to 1954. During this review, additional statistics were added to the Grey Cup history including tackles, sacks & forced fumbles - based on statistical scoring rules and conventions in place in 2011. Several other stats were changed in the process. Example: Ty Jones held the record with 4 sacks in one game (1984) until this review. Grover Covington (1986) now holds the record with 5 sacks (up from 3). I do not agree with changing statistics after the fact especially as many of the these stats were scored correctly based on scoring rules and conventions in place at the time.
Based on depth charts and roster information that I have OLB - Kyries Hebert (safety in '07), Charlie Clemons, Maurice Kelly (safety in '98 & '03), Ike Charlton MLB - Greg Clark, K.D. Williams unsure about Antonio Armstong. Brian Clark & Ryland Wickman were MLB which would likely make Armstong an OLB in '00. Armstrong played DE until Wickman was injured in '01. He may have filled in at MLB for the final few games that year.
The MBB All-time Blue Bomber Team: Defensive Halfbacks
Tom Casey was a starter on defence for his entire Blue Bombers career (1950-1955). He had 3 all-star nominations at DHB (1953-1955) and 3 more at halfback (1950-1952). It should be noted that the WIFU did not award defensive all-stars until the 1953 season. Up until 1952, the WIFU named 1st and 2nd all-star teams based on the offensive position. Official stats show Casey with 23 interceptions. The WIFU did not record interceptions until the 1952 season. Based on newspaper accounts, Casey had at least 10 interceptions in 1950 and at least 1 in 1951. That would give Casey a career total of at least 34 interceptions which is good for 2nd all-time on the Blue Bombers list.
The MBB All-Time Blue Bomber team
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Cool picture. Unfortunately it has been mislabled. The team wearing the Bison jerseys is the Winnipeg Victorias. The Winnipegs played the Victorias 3 times in 1935. Rebholz scored his rushing TD early in the 3rd quarter of the game played on October 5, 1935.
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Here is a little history on the evolution of player positions In the early days, the wingline (O-Line) consisted of 1 x snapback (centre), 2 x inside wing (Guard), 2 x middle wing (Tackle) & 2 x outside wing (End) The backfield consisted of 1 x quarterback, 3 x halfback The final position was a flying wing (FW). Flying indicated that the player possessed the speed necessary to make end runs (similar to a halfback). Wing represented the physical stature needed to fill on the wingline. The combination of size and speed also made the FW the ideal candidate to take the snap from centre on an extension play (similar to rugby). Mid 1930's - the increased American influence saw the modern terminology for the O-Line come into vogue. The 3 HBs became 2 HBs and a FB (fullback). American coaches were used to operating an 11 man formation and they didn't know how to incorporate the FW. During the 1940's the FW often lined up as a flanker simply as a way of staying out of the way. By the late 1940's, the FW started to become more involved in the offence as a true flanker (receiver). 1955 - Winnipeg adopted a new backfield alignment. HB FB FB HB 1964 - Winnipeg became the last team to adopt a more modern look to the offence. The ends were now defined as a tight end (TE) and a split end (SE). The backfield now consisted of HB FB HB FL (flanker) ~1970 - the wingback (precursor to the slotback) was introduced, replacing one of the HB positions. The wingback (WB) was used as a runner and a receiver. During the 1970's we saw the introduction of the term runningback which eventually replaced the HB. By the late 1970's there was another change in positions. The SE & FL were renamed wide receivers (WR). The WB & TE became slotbacks. The backfield now consisted of a RB & FB. Prior to 1950, substitutions were limited in Canadian football. If a player subbed out of the game, he could not return until the following quarter. As a result, players were required to play both ways which meant there were no formal positions for the defensive side of the ball. A common lineup could include E T G G T E on the d-line with HB FB C HB in the second row and the QB occupying a safety position. The FW would often lineup based on where the opposing FW was positioned. 1950 - With free substitutions now permitted we saw the introduction of formal defensive positions. Winnipeg ran a 5-4-3 lineup with DE DT MG DT DE on the line, CLB ILB ILB CLB as linebackers & DHB S DHB in the defensive backfield. MG = middle guard, CLB = corner linebacker. 1965 - Winnipeg shifted to a 4-3-5 defensive alignment. It saw DE DT DT DE on the line with OLB MLB OLB as linebackers and CB DHB S DHB CB in the defensive backfield. Winnipeg has also used a 3-4-5 formation (common throughout the Cal Murphy years). It saw DE NT DE on the line & OLB ILB ILB OLB as linebackers. I am not sure if this clears things up or just muddies the water a little.

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'Game of Thrones': Is Daenerys Targaryen a Good Ruler?
by Jolie Lash April 16, 2019
The biggest secret in Game of Thrones is out. In the Season 8 premiere, Jon Snow's best friend, Samwell Tarly, told the former King in the North who he really is – not a bastard, but Aegon Targaryen, sixth of his name and the true heir to the Iron Throne.
But should that matter?
To Samwell Tarly, the answer in Sunday night's episode was yes. Sam (who'd just learned that Dany had his father and brother killed for refusing to bend the knee) reminded Jon that he gave up his crown for his people, and then asked if Dany would do the same. It's worth noting that when Jon, who never expected power in his life, bent the knee, he did so only after getting to know Dany and after she saved the men who went on the mission to capture the wight.
Since Dany's arrival, things have been frosty up in Winterfell. The people up North offered a polite, but somewhat cold reception to Dany's Unsullied and Dothraki. But this is a queen who has won people's love, loyalty and respect, and thousands of them traveled with her to the Stark's ancestral home.
With the show seemingly prompting us to again consider the question of who deserves the Throne – an heir, a formerly exiled princess who became a khaleesi and then a queen, a queen who took the throne after her children died, or someone else – let's look back at Dany's ruling resume (we'll be looking into Jon's too, in the days ahead; Plus, check out this piece on why Sansa should rule Westeros). Cc: Samwell Tarly and the Northerners
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Title: Songs Oversea
Creator: J. H. McCarthy [unsigned in original]
Source: The Examiner 3586 (21 October 1876): 1191-3. The original electronic text for this file was prepared for Walt Whitman, The Contemporary Reviews, ed. Kenneth M. Price (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996), and the transcription was completed by consulting a representation of the original (e.g., photocopy, microfilm copy). Following publication of that volume, Price received an updated transcription file from Cambridge University Press, and the Whitman Archive has used the final file from the publisher as the basis for the electronic text presented here. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the reviews, see our statement of editorial policy.
Contributors to digital file: Natalie O'Neal, Elizabeth Lorang, Vanessa Steinroetter, and Todd Stabley
Cite this page: McCarthy, J. H. [unsigned in original]. "Songs Oversea." 21 October 1876. The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Ed Folsom and Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 18 January 2020. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
SONGS OVERSEA.
Two Rivulets By Walt Whitman. Author's Edition. Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.
It is now many years since the peace and placidity of the Republic of Letters, beginning to be shaken a little here at home by new songs of new singers, was first disturbed by the announcement of the advent of a great new poet on the other side of the Atlantic, a poet who, according to the expressions of the little band—small indeed but rapidly waxing—was to answer to the desire of one of Longfellow's prose-characters, and be the Bard of America with a song appropriate to the vastness of the subject. The poet's name was Walt Whitman, and by this magic name his faithful followers conjured until they got people to read these poems they loved so much. Then, indeed, the storm broke on the heads of the devoted adherents. The form of his song was not that to which so many centuries of European civilisation had been accustomed, therefore it was wholly unmusical, discordant, monstrous, horrible, and shapeless. But this was not all. Behind chaos came hell. The giant who broke light-hearted through the meshes of sonnet and sextain and rondel, who would have laughed with hearty Titanic laughter had he but known of them, at the quaint conceits and recipes of good Master George Puttenham1 for proportion poeticall, in staffe and in measure, and who recked not of lozenge or Tricquet, Pillaster, spire, sphere, or ovall, was discovered daring to speak of the body to a goodly and God-fearing generation, and for this Homeric simplicity was held as one of the company of the Arbiter or the Aretine. But, if many opposed him, many were of his party, and the most opposite and opposed schools of poetry agreed on this one point—admiration of the new master. But whether praised or blamed, Walt Whitman, with Carlyle's Danton, walked his own wild road whither it led him. But it has led him from the Pays de l'amour, and from passion of any sort, as it has led one of our own sweet chief poets, who once sang love and was cried at for singing, into the fierce arena of political struggle. In "The Two Rivulets" will be found no stream, no little runlet, that has passed through the Eden-garden of the children of Adam, nor are the waters ruffled by any wind-blown echo of Calamus, nor does the amorous animal—man—roll on and trample down the grass-leaves. Walt Whitman's new volume consists of "Two Rivulets,"
For the eternal ocean bound
These ripples, passing surges, streams of death and life,
twin channels of poetry and prose; the already familiar "Democratic Vistas," "Centennial Songs," "As a Strong Bird on Pinions free," "Memoranda during War," and "Passage to India." There is no need to revive here, even in slightest measure, any part of the old quarrel as to the ex-act designation suitable for such of the works of Walt Whitman as their author considers to be fitly baptised as poems. The power of the singer may be seen still vigorous in the poems "Eidolons" and "To a Locomotive in Winter;" the latter wonderful in its investiture of the mechanical monster with the parament of poetry and poetic thought, perhaps not wholly to be understood or appreciated except by those who have been in America; who have with it, in the "driving snow" of "a winter day declining," been
Launched o'er the prairies wide—across the lakes
To the free skies, unpent and glad and strong.
Here, too, in the "After the Sea-ship," as in "The Song of All Seas," which concludes the series of Centennial Songs, is found evidence of the writer's strong love and feeling for the sea and for its children, the rivers and lakes, which are found at their mightiest on the American continent. And this strong love for the sea he feels for all Nature. Truly Mr. Symonds says of him in 'The Greek Poets,' "Hopeful and fearless, accepting the world as he finds it, recognising the value of each human impulse, shirking no obligation, self-regulated by a law of perfect health, he, in the midst of a chaotic age, emerges clear and distinct, at one with nature, and therefore Greek." It was this admiration, this passionate worship of Nature, which led to much denunciation of the worshipper; it is this which still inspires and informs his work. But the present volume is distinctly a political, a historical, or, perhaps more correctly still, a prophetic book, and it deals with and treats of the mighty future of America. Walt Whitman has been often, and with justice, compared to the painter—poet—prophet William Blake; like him he has not, it may be, obtained the recognition due to him; in this at least he suffers more than Blake, that he is better known in the land of the stranger than at home. Americans question his right to be the typical singer of America. Yet Walt Whitman has merits that no American prose-writer or poet ever yet had, with virtues and strength sufficient for claiming laureateship of the great American nation. Nothing in its way could be more splendidly dramatic and grandly descriptive than the account of the assassination of President Lincoln, one of the greatest and noblest of the central figures of modern political evolution. Space will not permit of its complete quotation from the Memoranda of the War, "these soiled and creas'd little livraisons, each composed of a sheet or two of paper, folded small to carry in the pocket, and fasten'd with a pin… blotched here and there with more than one blood stain," which are amongst the most precious of Whitman's possessions—amongst the most precious of his gifts.
After relating how it was announced that Lincoln would be at the theatre on the night of April 14, 1865, and describing the contrast of the fearful tragedy about to be performed with the nature of the performance—Our American Cousin—at which Lincoln, who enjoyed theatrical performances, was present, he proceeds:—
Through the general hum following the stage pause, with the change of positions, etc., came the muffled sound of a pistol shot which not one hundredth part of the audience heard at the time—and yet a moment's hush—somehow, surely a vague startled thrill—and then, through the ornamented, draperied, starr'd and striped space-way of the President's box, a sudden figure, a man, raises himself with hands and feet, stands a moment on the railing, leaps below to the stage (a distance of perhaps fourteen or fifteen feet), falls out of position, catching his boot-heel in the copious drapery (the American flag), falls on one knee, quickly recovers himself, rises as if nothing had happen'd (he really sprains his ankle, but unfelt then), and so the figure, Booth, the murderer, dress'd in plain black broadcloth, bareheaded, with a full head of glossy raven hair, and his eyes like some mad animal flashing with light and resolution, yet with a certain strange calmness, holds aloft in one hand a large knife—walks along not much back from the footlights, turns fully towards the audience his face of statuesque beauty, lit by those basilisk eyes, flashing with desperation, perhaps insanity—launches out in a firm and steady voice the words, Sic semper tyrannis 2—and then walks with neither slow nor very rapid pace diagonally across to the back of the stage, and disappears…(Had not all this terrible scene—making the mimic ones preposterous—had it not all been rehears'd in blank, by Booth, beforehand?)
A moment's hush, incredulous—a scream—the cry of murder. Mrs. Lincoln leaning out of the box, with ashy cheeks and lips, with involuntary cry, pointing to the retreating figure, He has killed the President… And still a moment's strange, incredulous suspense—and then the deluge!—then that mixture of horror, noises, uncertainty—the sound, somewhere back, of a horse's hoofs clattering with speed—the people burst through chairs and railings, and break them up—that noise adds to the queerness of the scene—there is inextricable confusion and terror—women faint—quite feeble persons fall and are trampled on—many cries of agony are heard—the broad stage suddenly fills to suffocation with a dense and motley crowd, like some horrible carnival—the audience rush generally upon it, at least the strong men do—the actors and actresses are all there in their play costumes and painted faces, with mortal fright showing through the rouge; some trembling, some in tears—the screams and calls, confused talk—redoubled, trebled—two or three manage to pass up water from the stage to the President's box—others try to clamber up, etc., etc., etc.
In the midst of all this, the soldiers of the President's Guard, with others, suddenly drawn to the scene, burst in (some two hundred altogether)—they storm the house, through all the tiers, especially the upper ones, inflamed with fury, literally charging the audience with fixed bayonets, muskets and pistols, shouting "Clear out! clear out! you sons of———." Such the wild scene, or a suggestion of it rather, inside the play-house that night.
And in the midst of that night-pandemonium of senseless hate, infuriated soldiers, the audience and the crowd—the stage and all its actors and actresses, its paint-pots, spangles, and gas lights—the life-blood from those veins, the best and sweetest of the land, drips slowly down, and death's ooze already begins its little bubbles on the lips…. Such, hurriedly sketched, were the accompaniments of the death of President Lincoln. So suddenly, and in murder and horrors unsurpassed, he was taken from us. But his death was painless.
Such descriptive power as this would of right entitle Walt Whitman to place and name among the sons of men; and it is this, and such as this, which make the faults that must undoubtedly be admitted—among others, and perhaps most flagrant, the idle and unnecessary dislike of the poet to "old romance," to "novels, plots, and plays of foreign courts," and worst of all to "love-verses sugar'd in rhyme"—seem comparatively unimportant. Could he apply this power to the whole as to this one chapter, Walt Whitman might abandon all other titles for that of America's first historian.
1. George Puttenham (1520-1590) was an English courtier and the presumed author of an important critical work of the Elizabethan age, The Arte of English Poesie (1589). [back]
2. Sic Semper tyrannis is a Latin phrase meaning "Thus always to tyrants" or "Thus ever [it be] with tyrants." [back]


What do you know about these creatures? Zebras are several species of African equids united by their distinctive black and white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds.
What does a zebra look like?
Zebras have horselike bodies, but their manes are made of short, erect hair, their tails are tufted at the tip and their coats are striped. It has often been suggested that the stripes of zebras serve as camouflage in tall grasses. But the fact that they make no attempt to hide and freeze when a predator is seen — indeed, they become noisy and active — seems to contradict this theory.
Burchell's zebras inhabit savannas, from treeless grasslands to open woodlands; they sometimes occur in tens of thousands in migratory herds on the Serengeti plains. Grevy's zebras are now mainly restricted to parts of northern Kenya. Although they are adapted to semi-arid conditions and require less water than other zebra species, these zebras compete with domestic livestock for water and have suffered heavy poaching for their meat and skins.
What does a zebra eat?
They all graze in large herds on tall grasses. Some zebra herds number in the tens of thousands, but within these larger herds are distinct family groups composed of a male, several females and their young.
The zebra, though water dependent, is a very adaptable grazer, able to eat both short young shoots and long flowering grasses. It is often a pioneer in the grassland community, the first to enter tall or wet pastures. Wildebeests and gazelle follow once the zebras have trampled and clipped the vegetation shorter.
What are the natural enemies of the zebra?
Zebras are important prey for lions and hyenas, and to a lesser extent for hunting dogs, leopards and cheetahs. When a family group is attacked, the members form a semicircle, face the predator and watch it, ready to bite or strike should the attack continue. If one of the family is injured the rest will often encircle it to protect it from further attack.
Why do zebras have stripes at all?
Scientists aren't sure, but many theories center on their utility as some form of camouflage. The patterns may make it difficult for predators to identify a single animal from a running herd and distort distance at dawn and dusk. Or they may dissuade insects that recognize only large areas of single-colored fur or act as a kind of natural sunscreen. Because of their uniqueness, stripes may also help zebras recognize one another.
Did you know this about zebra's?
A zebra's stripes are as unique as human fingerprints and help identify individuals.
The Grevy's zebra is the largest of all the wild equines (horses), and the most primitive of the three zebra species. Stripes aside, it's more similar to a donkey than to other zebras.
Zebra fights are often very vicious. The animals bite at each other's heads, necks and legs, wrestle each other to the ground and kick with powerful hind legs.
Romans called Grevy's zebras 'hippotigris' and trained them to pull two-wheeled carts for exhibition in circuses.
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Translating and converting recipes from other languages is not an easy task. Even something as simple as cake has many variables. The challenges are measurements, methods, and ingredients. I discovered this when I decided to tackle making German Apple Cake. It's been on the to-do list for a couple of years. It got on the to-do list the last time my mom and I went to Germany to visit family.
We spent one day with my mom's cousin (my first cousin once removed?). Plans included lunch, shopping in the family shoe store, and the absolutely cannot be missed afternoon cake and coffee. Yes, it's a German daily tradition and my mom will not miss out on it when we are in Germany. Lunch was at a restaurant down the street from our cousin's home and store. After lunch, mom bought some shoes for herself and a pair of boots for me.
Our cousin served wine and cookies after shopping. We sipped and nibbled while catching up on family and events. Then the magic hour struck and it was time for cake. The table was set with this gorgeous cake in the center. I asked for the recipe and our cousin brought out this very old cookbook. The covers were gone and pages tattered. I took a photo of the recipe so I could have the original one.
My mom helped with translating the recipe. We went over each detail and I took plenty of notes. Converting measurements was interesting. I went to several conversion calculators and got different results. All I could do is go with my gut instinct. German flour is different than American flour. Hours of research concluded to try bleached all-purpose. The first attempt didn't turn out as I wanted. I adjusted the quantity of the baking powder and used unbleached cake flour for the second attempt. I was pleased with the second one and ready to share the recipe.
How is the German Apple Cake? It is a buttery cake topped with apples and an apricot glaze. The airy texture makes it a lighter feeling dessert. I can't wait to bake this for my mom on Mother's Day. Hopefully she will enjoy it as much as she did the one in Germany.
Do you make something special for Mother's Day? I do and there are some talented bloggers who do also. Scroll down to find a list of the recipes with links to each of them. Take a look at Chocolate Pecan Torte (my mom's favorite) and Strawberry Cake too.
A recipe for German Apple Cake made with fresh tart baking apples. The recipe is translated and adapted from an old German cookbook.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 10-inch springform pan.
Add lemon extract and beat to combine.
Add flour mixture and milk and beat on low speed until just combined. Batter will be thick.
Arrange apple slices and walnuts on top of batter.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned and a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
In the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking, make the glaze.
Push preserves through a fine mesh sieve into a small saucepan. Remember to scrape the strained preserves from the underside of the sieve as it will be thick and cling to the sieve. Discard pieces of apricot flesh inside the sieve or use them for another purpose. You should have 2 to 3 tablespoons of strained preserves.
Combine gelatin and cold water in a small bowl. Allow to bloom for 10 minutes.
Add bloomed gelatin to the preserves and stir over medium-low heat until combined and dissolved.
Carefully brush glaze over warm cake.
Cool cake for 10 minutes then remove the sides of the pan. Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
Dust cake with confectioners sugar before serving.
*If you cannot find unbleached cake flour (King Arthur brand is most widely available) substitute bleached all-purpose flour or cake flour. Those flours will give the cake a slightly different crumb and texture.
Thanks for the translation, Renee! Now I just need my family to make this for me on Mother's Day!!!
Or you could bake it for yourself. You own Mother's Day gift to yourself.
Your cake is ALMOST too pretty to eat!
Almost but we managed to eat it and enjoy every single crumb.
Seriously yum. My German father taught me to love German pastry and I would be all over this!
Thanks Anita and I'm glad your dad taught you about German pastry. I think everyone needs to visit Germany or a good German bakery and give it a taste.
This looks delicious! I love simple, unfrosted cakes.
Thanks Jen and as much as I adore frosting sometimes it is nice to have a simple fruit cake.
I have made my grandmothers Apfelkuchen before. Its SO good!! My mom grew up in Germany, my grandparents are from Austria. I have a file folder of my grandma's recipes as well as some from my grandpa's governess and I need them translated. Its neat to have recipes like these!
Better get working on translating those recipes now. You will have lots of fun and some challenges too.
I need to live in a place where there's a cake hour every day. Amazing! I love that you asked for the recipe and then painstakingly translated it with your mom. What a special recipe for you to have now, Renee. It looks incredible, with all those pretty delectable slices of apple nestled in the moist, fluffy cake. I'm sure that your mom is going to enjoy every bite of it on Mothers Day.
Thanks Nancy. It was such fun to go through the translating with my mom. I could not have done it without her.
oh I want to live where there is cake every afternoon. Love this cake, it's gorgeous! I can't wait to try it, now that you did all the hard work (translation for me) What a great post.
Yes, cake every afternoon is certainly a nice wish. I think we should adopt that tradition from Germany (and with their sweets too).
That cake looks soooo good! I haven't an apple cake in such a long time. Thinking of German things — I always intended to have a day in the kitchen with my German "honorary" grandmother, having her teach me her galumpkis (no idea if I spelled that right — cabbage rolls), but she died before I got around to it. Perhaps her daughter has the recipe. In English, I hope!
I hope you do find that recipe Jean. How great it would be for you to make it and think about your "honorary" grandmother in the process.
Get your mom's help with those recipes. The sooner the better and you will be glad to have them to pass on to future generations.
My mom has a recipe almost identical to this that I remember her making every Fall. Great memories!
Oh neat! Glad I brought back some great memories for you with this post and recipe.
Oh I love the history and story behind this cake. It's one thing to bake a cake but when you put the love behind it (especially those pesky conversions), the cake becomes so much more.
Thanks Carla and I could not agree more about putting love behind something.
What an amazing story for an amazing cake! So happy your experiments worked out!
Thanks Brianne. I may change it up with cherries since that is also in the original recipe.
This cake is beautiful! I'm glad you went through the effort of translating and baking it.
Thanks Laura and now I have a few more to translate. I can't wait to see how they turn out.
Afternoon cake? Count me in especially if it's this one! Now this is an enjoyable challenge! I'm sure your mom is going to love having this slice of Germany on Mother's Day.
My mom did enjoy having it on Mother's Day. She took home a big slice to enjoy the next day too.
The cake looks very good and delicious. It's right with the translating, you cannot simply translate word by word and there you go. The measurements are really a challenge. Well, now you have translated the recipe into a form, I can't 'read' and the photo of the original is too small too read. No worries, a yummy apple cake you did!
Those old family recipes are always the best, once you work out the handwriting and/or translation. Beautiful apple cake, Renee!
Thanks Stacy and now comes the fun of translating more of them.
I'm tickled with finding this recipe. I can't wait to give this a try. And I'm glad YOU did the translation. I've tried baking recipes from other countries and most of the time I use the translation tool on the computer. Finding recipes from other cultures and countries is one of my favorite recipes to find and use. One of the reason I'm very happy with this year's season of the PBS show, "Martha Bakes" as she's doing cookies from all over the world. But as for those recipes translated by the computer, some are so off and so bizarre they're downright laughable. They would make an outstanding comedy routine. Then there are those where its just one or two things that I can't quite seem to figure out what it should REALLY mean, and of course, its always a vital part I'm not familiar with and so hesitate to try the recipe and waste the time, the ingredients and the effort. The main reason I'm writing is to ask you……Do you remember about how many servings this cake provided, normal servings I should say? Also, are you familiar with Fante's in Philadelphia? They are a deli and a kitchen supply store. While they specialize in Italian of course as this is their specialty, they carry kitchen tools, recipes and ingredients from all over Europe mostly. I discovered them while searching for a Pizzelle maker that was a GOOD one with deep grooves and high quality and not these tacky, cheap, nonstick, and horrible to use ones found at most places kitchen today. It wouldn't surprise me if the ones at Fante didn't actually come from Italy. However, I think I saw recently they had 00 flour which is often used by the French. It's one ingredient I want to get in before I make several French recipes. I didn't go to the site to check on this but it wouldn't surprise me if they don't have authentic ingredients you might be looking for. I live about 3 hours from Philadelphia and I'm hoping to take an overnight or maybe even weekend trip this summer to visit here and some other sightseeing. I live about an hour outside of Washington, DC, actually about 7 miles from Camp David. If I REALLY wanted to push it I COULD do it in one day, I've driven to Philadelphia just for the day to attend the Philadelphia Flower Show (one of the best in the nation) but its not my idea of an enjoyable day, especially when I'm doing the driving. Check out their website, they have a massive website including oodles and oodles of authentic recipes from all sorts of ethnic groups. I'm sure you'll find a ton of interesting things even if its not your flour or other ingredients you might want for some German recipes.


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Mitrofan, imię świeckie: Jewłampij Władimirowicz Rusinow, (ur. 10 października 1881 w Kazince, zm. 23 czerwca 1938 w Kopyłach k. Połtawy) – rosyjski biskup prawosławny.

Był jednym z sześciorga dzieci prawosławnego diakona Władimira Rusinowa. Jego brat Joann (po ślubach zakonnych Tichon) również został prawosławnym biskupem. W 1904 ukończył seminarium duchowne w Woroneżu, a następnie w 1915 Petersburską Akademię Duchowną z tytułem kandydata nauk teologicznych. Od 1916 do 1918 wykładał w seminarium duchownym w Woroneżu, do momentu jego zamknięcia przez władze bolszewickie. Prawdopodobnie jeszcze przed likwidacją szkoły Jewłampij Rusinow złożył wieczyste śluby mnisze, zaś przed 1921 został podniesiony do godności archimandryty. W 1923 przystąpił do ruchu Żywej Cerkwi i w jego ramach przyjął z rąk biskupa Serafina (Mieszczeriakowa) chirotonię na biskupa łukojanowskiego, wikariusza eparchii niżnonowogrodzkiej. Już w roku następnym biskup Mitrofan rozczarował się co do celów i działalności ruchu odnowicielskiego i złożył akt pokutny przed patriarchą moskiewskim i całej Rusi Tichonem, dzięki czemu mógł zostać na nowo przyjęty do Rosyjskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego i po raz drugi, tym razem kanonicznie, zostać wyświęconym na biskupa. W 1924 został wyznaczony na biskupa pomocniczego eparchii orłowskiej z tytułem biskupa wołchowskiego; jeszcze w tym samym roku został wikariuszem eparchii woroneskiej z tytułem biskupa urazowskiego.

Aresztowany w grudniu 1924 w Woroneżu, odmówił wszelkiej współpracy z OGPU. Oskarżony o prowadzenie kontrrewolucyjnej agitacji, w tym szerzenie idei samodzierżawia, przebywał do marca 1925 w areszcie. Po zwolnieniu na nowo został wikariuszem eparchii woroneskiej, tym razem z tytułem biskupa wałujskiego. Poparł ruch grigoriewców i przez pewien czas zasiadał w jego najwyższych organach, jak i pełnił obowiązki grigoriewskiego biskupa woroneskiego. Ponownie wrócił do kanonicznej Cerkwi Rosyjskiej w 1932, składając akt pokutny przed metropolitą moskiewskim Sergiuszem, locum tenens patriarchatu. Został wyznaczony na biskupa starooskolskiego. W 1937 przeniesiony na katedrę połtawską, którą zarządzał do swojego aresztowania w lutym roku następnego. Duchownego zatrzymano razem z 38 innymi osobami i oskarżono o kierowanie spiskiem antypaństwowym o charakterze monarchistycznym i faszystowskim. Skazany na śmierć przez rozstrzelanie, został stracony w czerwcu 1938 w Kopyłach. W 1990 zrehabilitowany.

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On a recent cruise my wife and I made our maiden call to Port Elizabeth on South Africa's Eastern Cape province. For most cruise ship visits the big attraction for many passengers is the port's close proximity to a number of wildlife reserves that are home to elephants, rhinos and other big game.
However, we have in the past ticked off those type of visits and our goal on this time was to see what Port Elizabeth itself had to offer.
Our research indicated that there would be plenty to keep us occupied, whilst giving us the degree of exercise we so often crave when cruising. Central to this was The Donkin Heritage Trail…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkin_Heritage_Trail
The Donkin Heritage Trail is a 5 km self-guided walking trail along the old hill of central Port Elizabeth. The trail is named after the acting Governor of the Cape Colony, Rufane Shaw Donkin, who named the city after his late beloved wife, Lady Elizabeth Donkin: the trail links 51 places of historical interest while showcasing settler history from as early as 1820.
Prior to joining our cruise we duly plotted our possible routes to take in as many places as possible…
Firstly though I would like to point out that we ignored our cruise line's 'red herring' shuttle bus schedule. The shuttle buses are part sponsored by an 'out-of-town' shopping mall and don't go anywhere near the historical centre.
We decided instead to walk the 15 minutes through the docks to the town centre calling first at the Campanile…
…which is very conveniently adjacent the dock gates. On arrival we discovered that we were an hour early for opening time so we continued across the road and into the Market Square fronted on one side by Port Elizabeth's City Hall…
The Market Square dates back to 1858 and directly behind City Hall is the Old Post Office Building…
Originally opened in 1900 its style is typical of public buildings of the late Victorian era. Later in its life the building incorporated the former Magistrate's Court building erected in 1885 and the police station and barracks.
Between City Hall and the Old Post Office is the Prester John Memorial…
The Prester John Memorial is a Coptic Cross with two figures inside it…
…which commemorates the Portuguese explorers who discovered South Africa as well as the story of a far older mythical figure named Prester John who was the 'patron' of Christian exploration of the world.
Directly behind the Prester John Memorial is a rather colourful orange building which is another feature of the Donkin Trail, the Feather Market…
The Feather Market Centre, again located in the edge of Market Square, was so named for its history as a trading and auction house for ostrich feathers from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
On the same side of the Market Square are two more Donkin Trail sites, the Public Library…
…and, in its forecourt, The Queen Victoria Statue…
(apologies for the last two photographs but, as can be seen, some pretty intense renovation work on the building was underway at the time of our visit)
Having now expended some time in and around the Market Square we returned the short distance to the Campanile which was due to open imminently…
The 53.5m structure was erected to commemorate the landing of British settlers in 1820.
There are some 204 steps to reach the topmost viewing area and, during the climb, the opportunity to view the largest 'carillon of bells' in South Africa…
The view over Port Elizabeth isn't bad either…
(Just to give some idea of the short walk into town, that's our cruise ship berthed top centre).
The Campanile has undergone considerable renovation recently and on show on different levels were various artistic murals depicting Port Elizabeth historic events …
In addition there has also been installed an interactive visual-technology array dubbed 'Ghost Bells' …
The bell 'proxies', installed under the actual bell carillon, visually light up during chiming or when visitors press keys on an interactive silver console. The pitch of a key matches with the corresponding bell.
Our visit to the Campanile complete we retraced our steps to the Market Square. To the left of the Public Library John Kani Road, leads up the hill and, a left turn just before reaching the Opera House will lead to the path up to Donkin Hill…
This pleasant hilltop park is a great place to get your bearings, particularly if you fancy climbing to the top of the lighthouse.
…which in turn leads to the Donkin Reserve…
…where a number of features form the central platform of the 'Heritage Walk'…
…including numerous historically appropriate statues and sculptures…
It was also Sir Rufane Donkin who constructed the stone pyramid on the hill and established a grassy reserve around it. The lighthouse was built in 1861 and the pyramid was declared a National Monument in 1938.
The base of the lighthouse is a 'Visitor Centre and Tourism Office' and visitors are able to climb to the top of the lighthouse to savour excellent views of the city, docks and the bay…
…over the King Edward Hotel…
…and over the historical residences in Donkin Street…
A board near the visitor Centre indicates the positions of places of interest included in the 'Donkin Heritage Trail'…
…and there are leaflets available in the centre.
If only to engender and encourage others to follow the trail, I have no intention of recording all the sites visited on our day. Some, of course, were of only minor interest but to generate a feel for what's on offer here are a few more of the 51 heritage sites…
Fort Frederick…
The fort was built at the mouth of the Baakens River in 1799 and is one of the oldest structures in Port Elizabeth. Its original purpose was to defend against any French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars…
In addition to its historical significance it certainly affords some great views…
The Athenæum…
…was declared as a National Monument in 1980 and is one of the few examples of the classical style of architecture in the city.
Sterley Cottages…
...Nos 10 and 12 Castle Hill Road were originally owned by Police Constable Sterley and date from about 1840. Together with the adjacent house, at 7 Castle Hill, they are typical examples of early English settler architecture of their time.
Prince Alfred's Guard Drill Hall…
…is located on the corners of Castle Hill, Prospect and Daly Streets in the center of Port Elizabeth. Built in 1880, the building is the headquarters of one of the oldest volunteer regiments in South Africa – the Prince Alfred's Guard (PAG) Regiment…
A comfortable walk past the famous St Georges Park Cricket Stadium led into St Georges Park, the furthest distance from our earlier starting point. There are a number of the trail's features within the park, here are a few…
Pearson Conservatory…
…a glass framed Victorian conservatory was constructed in 1882 and is a Grade II listed structure of significance. Also in St Georges Park…
The Prince Albert Guard Memorial…
…and just a few hundred yards on the opposite side of the park and just outside…
The Horse Memorial…
The Horse Memorial is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of horses that were transported to Port Elizabeth during the Anglo-Boer War between 1899 and 1902. The life-size bronze statue, designed by British sculptor Joseph Whitehead, sits on a granite horse trough and shows a soldier kneeling at the head of a tired and thirsty horse.
As we retuned in the direction of the town centre we took in many more of the Donkin sites including…
Cora Terrace…
The Georgian homes were built in the 1850s to house soldiers guarding the port of Port Elizabeth…
The St Georges Club…
Originally established in 1866 and known as the Port Elizabeth Club it was the only such gentleman's club in the city. In 1892 a second club, the St George's, was founded and this was essentially for the younger generation of rising businessmen. The two clubs ran successfully for many years, but eventually, due to economic circumstances, it was decided to amalgamate them and in 1998 the St George's Club joined the Port Elizabeth Club in the premises of the latter generally known as "The Club".
And finally for this blog…
The Holy Rosary Convent…
…a Catholic school founded in 1867.
That basically completed our 'Donkin Trail' and, just for the record, I'm including the read- out of my wife's Fitbit for the day…
So having achieved our aim we returned to our cruise ship for reasonably late lunch. On boarding we noted the 'shuttle bus service' was still in operation so, having eaten, we made a decision to investigate the shuttle bus service to the Boardwalk Shopping Centre.
The Daily Programme clearly stated that "the shuttle bus transfer will take approximately 40 minutes each way and the last shuttle will return at 6.15pm".
As it turned out the shuttle took around 20 minutes to reach what was essentially a collection of boutique fashion stores, various jewellery and craft outlets and numerous bars and restaurants…
…though it was in close proximity to a beach point known as 'Shark Point'…
In terms of 'interest value' we'd probably rate it around 2 out of 10: but for those who may have been desperately in search of free wifi (well, while paying to drink beer or coffee) then it must have proved pure gold.
That completes the review of Port Elizabeth and, as previously stated, in order to encourage others to follow the trail I've not included photographs of all the places we visited. Needless to say what has been included are the furthest points as per the compass on the guide map. It's a fun day out, particularly for those who have either already visited South African wildlife reserves or indeed have no wish to.
I'd venture to say that we also found no concerns as to our safety while wandering around all the areas and were generally greeted or acknowledged with smiles and helpful assistance.
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5 responses to "One Way to do Port Elizabeth, South Africa"
David Baldwin April 10, 2021 at 10:12 pm · · Reply →
We were on the same cruise and loved it. We did the Hong Kong to Cape Town leg. Port Elizabeth has recently been renamed Gqeberha — derived from the Xhosa language. The new name has caused a lot of comments about how to pronounce it and lawsuits to try to overturn the new name.
David (UK) and Walid (Syria)
solentrichard April 26, 2021 at 8:38 am · · Reply →
Thanks for that piece of information.
robbarcruises April 11, 2021 at 6:32 am · · Reply →
Thank you for a great review as it allows us to visit areas virtually we will probably not see in person
Has Barbara's Fitbit worn out yet
Perry April 11, 2021 at 10:15 pm · · Reply →
Wow! 😮 Your wife's Fitbit read out!
Really enjoyed the blog post. Looking forward to reading about your Danube cruise.
travelswithheather May 21, 2021 at 11:54 pm · · Reply →
Thanks for posting the link to this on Cruise Critic. We are doing a South Africa cruise and wanted options other than viewing wildlife at every port. This was very helpful to us.


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Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World
.. upported by rows of arches connected them (15). They lined the terraces with lead in order to keep water in and covered them with earth from fields, which created a half dozen huge flowerbeds the size of tennis courts (15). These flowerbeds held exotic trees, shrubs, flowers, and creepers lay along the terrace (15). On top of the terrace was fountains, waterfalls, and streams which had the water raised by pumps from the Euphrates River worked by slaves (15).
Twenty -two years after Nebuchadnezzar's death, the empire of Babylon was lost to the Persian Emporer Cyprus the Great, and today all that remains is on or two arches and a well (16). In 312 B.C. Rhodes joined King Ptolemy of Egypt in his war against Antigonous of Macedona (Grigson 14). Later the Macedonians returned for revenge on the Rhodes and besiged the city with a fast force of men and ships (14). The Rhodians managed to hold them back for a year until Ptolemy of Egypt finally cam to the rescui (14).
Among the defenders of Rhodes, was a sculptor, Chares of Lindus (14). To praise him, the Rhodians commissioned him to create a huge bronze statue in honor of the island's patron, the sun god Helios or Apollo (14). The statue celabrated the unity of the Rhode's three-city states (Ashmawy 1). The task to Chares took twelve years, from 292 B.C. to 280 B.C.
(Grigson 14). It was 105 feet high, 295 tons, and cast entirely from metal taken from the war engines abandoned by the Macedonians (14). The Colossus of Rhodes is hallow inside supported by interior stone and iron blocks (Ashmawy 1). The statue stood on a promontory overlooking the water and on some accounts, ships sailed between its legs, for it stood near the harbor of Rhodes, a Greek Island in the Aegean Sea (1). According to the story, when it was complete, Chares found a mistake in his calculations and killed himself (14.
The Colossus was one of the greatest pieces of self-criticism and hailed as the most perfect representation of a human form (14). In 224 B.C., and earthquake rocked the island snapping the statue at its knees, toppling across a whole city block (McLeish 5). The Rhodians left it lying there for another 900 years (5). The Colossus of Rhodes was to be the most short-lived of the world's wonders (Grigson 15). Later, when Arabs captured Rhodes, the statue's remains were sold to a Jewish merchant for scrap (15).
Over 3300 years ago, a boulder landed on the town of Apashash, just south of Izmir, Turkey, killing the king (McLeish 9). The superstitious people believed it was the goddess, Mother Earth, who was punishing the king for his wickedness he had shown as ruler (9). This town prospered after the king's death and the Greek visitors changed the name of the town to Ephesus and the goddess's name to Artemis (9). Artemis was worshipped greatly in Ephesus and so around 550 BC they built her a temple that by all accounts was the finest in the world (Grigson 23). The Lydian king, Croesus, sponsored the temple and Chersiphron, a Greek architect, designed it (Ashmawy 1).
It surpasses every structure raised by human hands (23). On the site cleared for the temple, 45,000 people could have stood (McLeish 10). The temple is rectangular in shape, made of marble, with a decorated faade overlooking a huge courtyard (Ashmawy 2). Marble steps lead up to a terrace that is 260 by 430 feet in size (2). One hundred twenty-seven columns, 60 feet high with Ionic capitals and carved circular sides, surround the platform of the temple (2). Every part of the temple was covered in paintings and carvings (McLeish 10).
The four bronze statues of amazons inside were sculpted by the most skilled artists of their time: Pheidias, Polyclietus, Kresilas, and Phradma (Ashmawy 1). For many years people visited the temple to share their profits with the goddess (1). Many people, such as kings and priests, deposited their wealth there and the temple was noted as a common treasury for all Asia (Grigson 24). Archeologists have found bracelets, earrings, and statuettes left from as far as Persia and India (Ashmawy 1). In an attempt to immortalize himself, Herostratus burnt down the temple in 365 BC (Grigson 23). The new temple, labeled temple E, was rebuilt in 323 BC and one of the greatest admirers was Alexander the Great, who by coincidence was born on the night of the old temples destruction (23). In 262 AD the Goths destroyed the temple E (Ashmawy 1). The Ephesians vowed to rebuild it, but by the fourteenth century they had mostly been converted to Christianity (1).
In 401 AD, the Temple of Artemis was completely torn down by St. John Chrysostom, and Ephesus was later deserted (1). In the city of Bodrum on the Aegean Sea, in southwest Turkey was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Ashmawy 1). From 377 to 353 BC, the king Mausollos of Caria reigned, and he moved his capital to Halicarnassus to be closer to the Persian capital which had recently expanded its kingdom (1). Nothing is interesting about this king, Mausollos, except for his tomb (1). Artemisia, his wife and sister, conceived the project during his life time (1).
The Mausoleum, named after the king, was finished around 350 BC, three years after Mausollos' death and one year after Artemesia's (1). This building gave its name to all large tombs today (1). The Mausoleum is rectangular and 140 by 100 feet in size (2). There was a stepped podium, which was 60 feet, a 38-foot colonnade, a 22-foot pyramid, and a 20-foot chariot statue (2). The sides are completely decorated with tens of life size, under, and over life size statues of people, lions, horses, and other animals (2). These works were carved by Bryaxis, Leochares, Scopas, and Timotheus (2). Each sculptor was responsible for one side (2).
The burial chamber and sarcophagus of white alabaster is decorated with gold and located on the podium, surrounded by Ionic columns (2). The colonnade supported the pyramid roof, which was decorated with statues as well (2). A statue of a chariot pulled by four horses was on top of the tomb (2). The tomb survived sixteen centuries until an earthquake damaged the roof of the colonnade (1). In 1489,the Christians who had made Halicarnassus a stronghold against the Turks, took the stones of the base to build castle walls and broke the sculptures to use as mortar (McLeish 24).
The knights of St. John of Malta supposedly found gold stolen by pirates in the tomb chamber, but only a few gold ornaments survive today (24). By 1522 almost every block had been disassembled from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Ashmawy 1). In 331 BC Alexander the Great captured Egypt and he planned to leave there in triumph on ship by one of the mouths of the river Nile (McLeish 29). All the Delta channels were too shallow, so he decided to build a new city with deep water harbors ideal for war-galleys and trading ships (29).
On this harbor of Alexandria, a lighthouse, otherwise called Pharos, was built (Ashmawy 1). Upon its completion in about 270 BC, it was estimated to be about 400 feet high (1). The Greek architect Sostratos designed the lighthouse, one of the tallest structures on Earth in its time, during the reign of the King Ptolemy II (1). From an Arab traveler's notes from 1166, archeologists have deduced that the lighthouse was built in three sections (1). The bottom section was square, the middle eight sided, and the top circular (Donovan 325).
At the top, a mirror reflected sunlight during the day, and a fire guided soldiers at night (Ashmawy 1). The structure became so famous that pharos came to mean lighthouse in French, Italian, and Spanish (1). In November 1996, a team of divers claimed to find the ruins of the lighthouse in the Mediterranean Sea (2). History Essays.
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Citricos Signature Restaurant Set to Become "Victoria and Albert's Bistro" as Part of "Lobby-Gutting" Project at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort
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Tom Corless· July 15, 2019 ·16 Comments·3 min read
The second-floor signature restaurant Citricos at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa will reportedly be converted into "Victoria and Albert's Bistro" as part of a continued re-imagining of the resort. The first of the major changes to the lobby is already underway, a conversion of Mizner's and Commander Porter's into a Beauty and the Beast themed bar.
Current lobby work on the Beauty and the Beast themed bar has wiped out both Mizner's Lounge and the Commander Porter's shop.
You may recall a story from a few years ago where we told you that Bob Chapek was not a fan of the look and feel of Disney's Grand Floridian hotel. Here is an excerpt from our story in January 2017:
It appears Chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts Bob Chapek is not a big fan of the current Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, Walt Disney World's flagship hotel and often most expensive per night. Similar to the recently initiated shakeup in housekeeping for Disney World, Chapek feels as if the Four Seasons Resort Orlando is putting them to shame when it comes to what a luxury resort on-property should be. So, what's the solution? To completely gut the 28-year-old Magic Kingdom area resort, of course.
Should it come to fruition, all of the rooms and the lobby of the resort will be completely gutted and rebuilt with a more modern-luxury theme, perhaps along the lines of the new hotel being constructed at the Disneyland Resort.
As it stands now, this project may not even be in the design phase as of yet, but it seems as if it will come to fruition should Chapek remain at helm of Parks and Resorts for the foreseeable future.
Well, he's been in charge for a few years now, and it seems that they are finally getting around to gutting that lobby in phases. While the next phase includes Citricos for sure, we also know that the concierge level lounge in the lobby building will be getting an overhaul imminently.
Citricos at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
The space that today is Citricos was once Flagler's Restaurant, which opened on June 28, 1988. It featured Italian and continental cuisine. It closed on July 6, 1997, to become Cítricos on November 8. Imagine the Walt Disney Company being able to remodel a restaurant in only 3 months today. I can't wait to see how long The Incredibles Steakhouse is going to take to complete.
So, why change Citricos into Victoria and Albert's Bistro? Well, because besides your "need" to remodel the lobby and all of its offerings, V&A keeps racking up awards and recognition. It's not an easy reservation to grab and you certainly can't just walk-in. Meanwhile, while I love Citricos and it is probably the most underrated signature restaurant on property, it is seemingly always available during a dining reservation search in the MyDisneyExperience app. Mooching off of the success of Victoria and Albert's isn't the worst idea, even if putting an IP-themed bar in the lobby is.
While the timeline remains unclear for when Citricos will close for these changes, it should be after the bar project is complete. We assume that it will entail a remodeling of the dining space and an overhaul of the menu, at the very least.
So, what exactly is happening in total to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa? It's hard to say so early-on in the project, but based on concept art and what we now know will make up the next phase of the project, I assume Mr. Chapek's dreams are coming true. I assume that elements in development for the Fantasy Springs hotel for Tokyo Disney Resort and the upcoming re-imagining of the already similar Disneyland Hotel in Paris are being shared and all-three will have this "deluxe resort with Disney princess elements" motif.
So, if you love the Grand Floridian Resort as I do, it may be a good time to go and start saying your goodbyes to the lobby area as it exists now.
E M says:
So sad! I love the Grand with the Victorian theme just the way it is. I don't want to go to Disney and go to any generic "luxury" hotel that you can find anywhere else
Mary Horvath says:
I am so sorry that this will be happening. Grand Floridian was supposed to be like the beautiful Florida homes of the past. I'm not sure I understand why everything must now be Disneyfied. It was great coming to Disney regularly as an adult without having the Princesses always in your face. While I love the Princesses, it was nice to have some adult areas as well and I'm not sure why a lounge (bar) needs to have a children's décor. As an adult, I like to be able to go to some areas where there are no children at least for a little while. And before I hear from everyone that Disney is for children – it's not. Walt Disney himself wanted a place where everyone, the children, parents and grandparents can enjoy themselves. We honeymooned here in 1975 and it was not only beautiful but really romantic.
Thank you Mary – you hit the nail on the head – a Beauty & the Beat themed BAR is just bizarre! As a Disney-loving adult I would be too creeped out to order a drink a kid-friendly looking lounge.
As awful as Paul Pressler was, Bob Chapek is a true disaster who does not understand a THING about what makes the parks work. And now we're seeing the results: awful, bland "re-theming," terrible choices both inside the parks and at the resorts, and declining attendance. How long will he stick around?
At least a millennia. After all, he is in fact a robot.
It's the Grand Floridian. It's meant to be a turn of the century themed resort. Modernizing it is wrong. If you wanna make a Four Seasons, build a Four Seasons. You have 27,000 acres! Use your blessing of size!
So demoralizing, how they are removing the ambiance and uniqueness of each Disney resort. I agree with Tom, it's time for Bob to go!
We've eaten at Citricos twice and the food and service both times was excellent. The only thing lacking was the decor that felt generic. Hopefully the redesign will address that issue.
I'm concerned that this will cheapen V&A, which is such a special restaurant that it shouldn't be diluted. While Citricos is good, I find it too noisy, so usually find other options, such as Narcoossee's.
Too many changes I love the grand Florida motor a fan of what I've seen of the new hotel
Not very disney
R Meunier says:
Love the Grand Floridian and Citricos. My family and I have been there many times
In fact we are having dinner at Citricos at the end of this month. I will be sorry after it's gone. Certainly will be missed by all. I always found the lobby inviting and restful, especially with either the piano being played or the orchestra in the background. Sometimes new isn't always better
Darrell White says:
I'm totally fine with this. My wife and I are owners at GF DVC Villas. The villas very much compliment and mimic the hotel in a more refreshed way. If they use the villas as their template, the refurb will be great.
Elizabeth Smock says:
I hope everyone here who is concerned is also emailing Disney with these same concerns. It may not help, but there is no way that simply commenting here will do anything useful. Gripe all you want, I completely understand about blowing off steam in a group of like-minded people, but EMAIL DISNEY. [email protected] will get the message to them, although there may be even better ways. I'm open to suggestions!
Country Bears and Tiki Room seemed to work haha
tvnutt says:
Hmm…don't know what to think of this. My husband and I LOVE V&A . It's my husband's favorite restaurant ever. We also love Citricos. I'd be happy with a V&A off-shoot. Also interested in when it will take place as we currently have reservations at Citricos in November. What is beyond disturbing is Bob Chapek's comments on the GF. Seriously? What the heck!!!!! GF is luxury in the Victorian sense just like Yacht club is. You can't just "Modernize" these resorts? They have a periodic theme. Just dumb, dumb, dumb. He needs to worry more about their movie studio than the park. They need someone who will appreciate the park the way Walt did.
Jeb says:
I will miss Citricos! Such a hidden gem at WDW! They did really cool things with their wine list back in the early 2000's that set trends in the industry,
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sound composition, 2006 17'20 5.1 surround sound DTS.
Performed as a quadraphonic acousmatic composition at the HK Sand Festival in Para/Site Art Space.
This sound piece comes from the experience of walking at night along the path of the Mac Leose Trail in Saikung Country Park, Hong Kong, with stars as the only source for lights. Darkness becomes a useful friend to focus on the ambient noises and rhythms. Once one enters the tunnel of leaves and branches onto the concrete path, sounds from the city are left behind and give place to intriguing acousmatic ones coming from different directions. This work is a mixture of field recordings taken along the path from Pak Tam Au to Dailong Wan in Saikung Country Park and of synthesis. The piece aims at being a journey into the night, into a dark and mysterious world of unknown and invisible creatures. The sounds of afternoon's cicadas and water stream will slowly bring the listener out of darkness. The main idea for the surround mixing is to have simple and slow movement of sounds in space from the individual stereo tracks, especially back and front. These movements and interactions of the different frequencies of the different tracks not only perturb our idea of the space created by the sounds projected through the speakers, but also aimed at recreating the experience of walking. As one walks along a path, sounds are perceived in a different way that from a non-moving listener. So the goal of creating a surround sound mix is to make the sounds interact with each other through space in order to enhance the listening experience. The surround sound factor becomes thus part of the composition.


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Михил Крамер (; родился 3 декабря 1988, Роттердам, Нидерланды) — нидерландский футболист, нападающий клуба «Валвейк».

Клубная карьера
Крамер — воспитанник клубов «Ксеркс ДЗБ», «Эксельсиор» и НАК Бреда. В начале 2007 года Михил был включён в заявку команды на сезон. 30 ноября 2008 года в матче против роттердамской «Спарты» он дебютировал в Эредивизи в составе последнего. В 2009 году в поисках игровой практики Крамер перешёл в «Волендам». 7 августа в матче против «Ден Босх» он дебютировал в Эрстедивизи. 4 декабря в поединке против «Эммена» Михил сделал хет-трик, забив свои первые голы за «Волендам». В 2013 году он с 22 голами занял второе место в списке бомбардиров и помог команде также финишировать второй.

Летом того же года на правах свободного агента Крамер перешёл в АДО Ден Хааг. 3 августа в матче против ПСВ он дебютировал за новый клуб. 18 августа в поединке против своего бывшего клуба НАК Бреда Михил забил гол. В своём втором сезоне Крамер стал лучшим бомбардиром команды и одним из лучших чемпионата.

Летом 2015 года Михил перешёл в «Фейеноорд». Сумма трансфера составила 1,5 млн евро. 16 августа в матче против «Камбюра» он дебютировал за новый клуб. В этом же поединке Крамер забил свой первый гол за «Фейеноорд». В своём дебютном сезоне Михил помог команды завоевать Кубок Нидерландов. В 2017 году он помог «Фейеноорду» впервые за 18 лет выиграть чемпионат. В начале 2018 года Крамер перешёл в роттердамскую «Спарту». 18 февраля в матче против «Твенте» он дебютировал за новую команду. В поединке против своего бывшего клуба АДО Ден Хааг Михил забил свой первый гол за «Спарту». 14 апреля в матче с «Витессом» получил прямую красную карточку за удар ногой в лицо Александера Бюттнера. За данный инцидент Крамер получил дисквалификацию на семь матчей. В июле 2019 года вернулся в свой бывший клуб АДО Ден Хааг.

20 июля 2021 года подписал двухлетний контракт с клубом «Валвейк».

Достижения
Командные

«Фейеноорд»
  Чемпионат Нидерландов по футболу — 2016/17
 Обладатель Кубка Нидерландов — 2015/16
 Обладатель Суперкубка Нидерландов — 2017

Примечания

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