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The Latest: Tucson votes in mandatory nightly curfew
Posted: Dec 1, 2020 / 01:49 AM GMT-0500 / Updated: Dec 2, 2020 / 12:17 AM GMT-0500
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a vial of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine Covid-19 candidate vaccine, known as AZD1222, at Wockhardt's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wrexham, Wales, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (Paul Ellis/PA via AP)
TUCSON, Ariz. — At the urging of Mayor Regina Romero, the Tucson City Council voted Tuesday night to establish a mandatory nightly curfew for three weeks in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew will take effect Friday and run through Dec. 23. Romero says she sought the curfew "for the safety and welfare and health of the citizens of Tucson."
It prohibits residents from being on public streets or spaces unless traveling to work or other essential activities. Romero says Pima County reported had a record-high 944 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, and hospitals in southern Arizona are on the verge of a crisis.
Earlier Tuesday, state health officials reported 10,322 new known coronavirus cases and 48 additional deaths around Arizona.
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DENVER — The ACLU of Colorado and the Weld County Sheriff's office have reached an agreement to implement measures at the county's jail to better protect inmates from the coronavirus pandemic.
Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams and the ACLU asked a federal judge Tuesday to enter a consent decree between the two sides to carry out the changes and provide federal oversight.
The ACLU had filed a lawsuit in April alleging that the sheriff's office had failed to meet public health orders related to the pandemic and did not sufficiently protect inmates, jail staff and the public.
Joe Moylan, a spokesperson for the Weld County Sheriff's Office, declined further comment.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced measures on Tuesday to boost the number of available health care workers and plan for more hospital beds.
In a partnership with the Maryland Hospital Association, the governor announced the launch of an initiative called MarylandMedNow to recruit people with clinical backgrounds to work at state hospitals, nursing homes, testing sites and vaccination clinics.
The state has asked colleges and universities to develop emergency policies and procedures to award academic credit to students who are willing to get hands-on work experience during the pandemic.
The governor also announced steps to increase hospital beds. Hospitals across the state will be required to submit a patient surge plan, including strategies to expand bed and staffing capacity adjustments. They will be due at the health department Dec. 8.
Also, if hospitalizations reach a total of 8,000 hospitalizations or more, hospitals will be required to expand their staffed bed capacity by 10% of each hospital's physical bed capacity within seven calendar days. Of the 6,816 people in hospitals, 1,583 had confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor London Breed dined at a posh Napa Valley restaurant the day after California's governor was there. San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo went to his parents' house for Thanksgiving. And a Los Angeles County supervisor dined outdoors just hours after voting to ban outdoor dining there.
All three local officials were on the hot seat Tuesday after various reports that they violated rules aimed at controlling the spread of the coronavirus — or at a minimum, violating the spirit of the rules as they repeatedly urged others to stay home.
Breed joined seven others at the three Michelin-starred French Laundry on Nov. 7 to celebrate the 60th birthday of socialite Gorretti Lo Lui, the mayor's spokesman confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle. She dined in the same kind of partially enclosed indoor/outdoor room Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated in a day earlier.
Newsom, who has appealed to Californians to "do your part" and stay home, apologized when the 12-person dinner was reported, then again when photos emerged showing him, his wife and others sitting close together at the same table without masks.
Breed's spokesman, Jeff Cretan, called the mayor's French Laundry dinner a "small family birthday dinner." He did not immediately respond to a telephone message Tuesday inquiring whether the dinner involved more than three different households, which are prohibited under the state's rules.
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis joined the nation's top infectious disease expert Tuesday and urged people to wear masks and socially distance to help prevent stay-at-home orders and overwhelmed hospitals as cases of the coronavirus surge during the holidays.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House's coronavirus task force, warned during a virtual news conference that Colorado is not alone in seeing a spike in cases and pleaded with people not to travel or gather in large groups.
"If you look across the United States, we are really in a public health crisis right now because we are having a surge the likes of which is worse than the surges that we all saw in the late winter, early spring," Fauci said.
He added that "we are likely going to see a surge upon a surge" of cases, based on the number of people who traveled and gathered for Thanksgiving and on those who are expected to shop and attend holiday parties before celebrating Christmas and New Year's in large groups.
Colorado has been hit with a substantial spike in COVID-19 cases, with one in 41 residents believed to be contagious.
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly is trying to address the problem of 400,000 seafarers stranded at sea as a result of COVID-19 by adopting a resolution urging all nations to designate those working on ships as "key workers."
The resolution adopted by consensus Tuesday by the 193-member world body stresses the very difficult conditions seafarers face at sea which have been exacerbated by the response to the pandemic that has impeded crew changes and repatriation of sailors to their home countries.
Indonesia's U.N. Ambassador DianTriansyah Djani, who sponsored the resolution, said the work of two million seafarers "who have shown their dedication and professionalism during this crisis, ensuring that world trade and logistics continue to move properly" largely goes unnoticed.
The resolution acknowledged that "shipping has continued to transport more than 80 percent of world trade essential to the normal functioning of society, including vital medical supplies, food and other basic goods that are critical for the COVID-19 response and recovery."
Djani said travel restrictions imposed by countries as a result of the pandemic "have generated difficulties for crew changes, and prevent the seafarers from embarkation and disembarkation," resulting in hundreds of thousands stranded at sea. Designating seafarers and other marine personnel as "key workers" would ease their plight, he said.
The International Chamber of Shipping, which represents 80 percent of the world's merchant fleet, estimated that nearly 400,000 sailors are stranded at sea because of the pandemic, many for more than a year and some for up to 17 months which is far beyond their contracts.
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon reported 24 more deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, a record high for a single day in the state.
The Oregon Health Authority said the "grim milestone" underscores that people should wear masks, keep physical distance and keep gatherings small. The increase raises the state's known death toll to 936.
Officials in Silverton, a town east of Salem, are trying to monitor a potential outbreak among firefighters. The situation has underscored a weakness in Oregon's response to the pandemic: a lack of a system for getting first responders tested rapidly, said Assistant Chief Ed Grambusch of the Silverton Fire District.
A member of the fire district who was taking part in training on Nov. 21 has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Twenty people who were trainees or instructors may have had a high risk exposure.
All have been advised to self-quarantine and get tested. When Grambusch, who coordinates local responses to infectious disease outbreaks, called the Oregon Health Authority, the agency confirmed he needed to talk to Marion County health officials about rapid testing. The county officials told him they don't know of any such system, Grambusch said.
"The problem is — this is a big frustration of mine — is that we don't have a system for rapid testing of our first responders," Grambusch said. "And I'm just not sure why that's the case. I would hope that we could send an email or make a phone call — one phone call — and send someone in to get a rapid test."
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky reported record-high numbers of new coronavirus cases and deaths Tuesday as the governor warned that the COVID-19 outbreak is "spreading like wildfire."
Gov. Andy Beshear announced 4,151 more virus cases statewide and 35 additional virus-related deaths. He called it "the very worst day" since he started reporting daily virus numbers in March.
"COVID is spreading like wildfire, taking record numbers of people from us, infecting record numbers of people out there," the Democratic governor said at a news conference.
Nearly 1,780 virus patients are hospitalized in Kentucky, including more than 440 in intensive care — both record numbers in the state, he said. Nearly 250 virus patients are on ventilators.
The statewide rate for positive tests reached 9.59%. Beshear warned that "a huge amount of virus" is spreading rapidly in every Kentucky county.
"Today is a terrible day that shows us how quickly this thing is spreading," he said.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI — Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care leaders called on him to do so.
During a press briefing, the Republican governor said he believes issuing mask requirements in counties with the highest number of new cases will encourage people to take the regulations more seriously than a blanket approach would. A total of 54 out of the state's 82 counties now have a mask mandate.
"I almost feel like there are those out there who really, truly believe if I were to write an executive order, a statewide prohibition against hurricanes in 2021, that we won't have any hurricanes," Reeves said. "It just doesn't work that way."
Reeves instituted a statewide mask mandate in early August, but revoked the measure at the end of September when new coronavirus cases were declining in Mississippi. As cases have risen again in recent weeks, he has begun implementing mask mandates in individual counties.
Four health care leaders have said it's time for Reeves to go a step further. They wrote a letter to Reeves on Nov. 24 calling for another statewide mask mandate.
"The statewide mask mandate, which was highly effective, needs to be reinstituted," said a letter signed by Dr. LouAnn Woodward of the University of Mississippi Medical Center; Dr. Anita Henderson, president-elect of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Dr. Claude Brunson, executive director of the Mississippi State Medical Association; and Dr. James Griffin Jr., president of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians.
Reeves said Tuesday that he would not comment on the letter, but said he believes a county-by-county approach is best for Mississippi currently.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday called for Congress to approve money for businesses and families struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic, but she said there are no plans to use available state funds as officials elsewhere have done.
Some legislatures including Colorado and New Mexico are considering allocating state funds as a stopgap measure until Congress agrees to additional federal relief.
Asked Tuesday whether she was considering calling lawmakers back into session to approve such a move, she said no.
"Unfortunately, there's just not enough state funding to make everybody whole and that's just a reality of what we're dealing with," Reynolds said. "This is something Congress needs to do. They need to step up and do their job."
Iowa ended the fiscal year in September with a balance of $305.5 million in the general fund and cash reserves of more than $770 million.
The Iowa coronavirus infection rate showed signs of slowing Tuesday but the number of people hospitalized with illness and dying with COVID-19 remained high, according to public health data.
by ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SHEIKH SAALIQ, Associated Press / Jan 16, 2021


Every year countless northerns in the 30" to 40" range are caught & released. Monster northerns in the 40" to 50" range are not uncommon. A legitimate shot at battling giants over 45 inches makes for awesome fishing every day you're at the lodge.
Golden walleye in the 2 - 6 lb. range are abundant and are easily caught on simple rigging. During the month of August we have some of our best walleye fishing right off the dock.
As an added bonus to already unbelievable fishing, arctic grayling, the "Sailfish of the North" can be found a short 5 minute boat ride from the lodge.
Flyfishing for northern pike has become very popular in recent years, and why not? Pike in shallow water are great fun on the fly. Spectacular strikes, intimidating follows and powerful battles are the norm when you chase pike with a flyrod. Cree River Lodge has an abundance of shallow bays, flats and weedbeds that provide ideal habitat for these aggressive predators. And, for a change of pace, arctic grayling love flies too!
Besides the fishing on Wapata Lake, we offer a one day river excursion down the Cree River to the dunes. The dunes is a beautiful natural phenomenon. It is a huge sand esker which rises out of water and covers approximately one square mile. The fishing in the small lake there and in the adjoining river can be absolutely fantastic.
The practice of catch and release of trophy fish and using barbless hooks has enabled us to keep the fishing as good as or better now than it was 20 years ago. It also ensures great fishing for years to come.
Our boats and motors and the best in the business. We have 16 ft. Lund Alaskans with spacious, wide open floors, lots of storage and padded, swivel pedestal seats. These boats are very stable and are excellent to fish out of. All boats are powered by 40 horsepower outboards and are operated by experienced guides. Luxurious pontoon boats are also available for guided adventures. All you need to do is sit back, relax and fish.
Come and join us for the fishing trip of a lifetime. This experience will long be remembered by you and those you shared it with.
These tips are meant as a guideline only. Most of you will have your favorite equipment and lures that you know work well. We have an excellent assortment of tackle at the lodge so if there's something that you are needing once you get up here, or have forgotten, don't worry. We probably have it!
9 or 10 wt rods with WF floating lines. Sink tips can be advantageous under certain conditions.
Spinnerbaits – Mepps, Blue Fox, Butchertails, and safety pin style.
Swimbaits, Jerkbaits, crankbaits, and topwater baits are all effective. Typically baits in the ½ oz to 2 oz range work well.
Large streamers in a variety of patterns and colours, poppers and other topwater patterns can be a lot of fun at times.
½ oz lead head jigs in various colours, rubber tails (single or double), and crankbaits such as Hot'n Tots, Rattlin Raps, or WallyDivers for trolling.
dry – Sizes 8 to 14 – mayfly, caddisfly and stonefly patterns, heavily hackled for fast water. Foam patterns work well too.
Wet – sizes 6 to 12 – Nymphs of the same species as well as streamers and soft hackle patterns.


President Trump Donald John TrumpDemocrats' CNN town halls exposed an extreme agenda Buttigieg says he doubts Sanders can win general election Post-Mueller, Trump has a good story to tell for 2020 MORE said Friday he approved the release of a controversial Republican memo alleging surveillance abuses at the FBI, escalating a feud between the president and the top law enforcement agency over the origins of the Russia investigation.
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Shah said the White House made no redactions to the document.
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Chissà perché è una raccolta di 53 racconti umoristici, accompagnati dai disegni dell'autore. Il libro è suddiviso in quattro sezioni: storie di chissà quando, di chissà cosa, di chissà chi e di chissà dove e le narrazioni affrontano temi tra i più disparati.
Il libro nasce dall'idea che qualsiasi oggetto, situazione, evento, può far nascere una domanda ed è proprio la curiosità la scintilla che accende le singole narrazioni, alla ricerca di una soluzione, sempre ironica e surreale, affrontando spesso gli argomenti da punti di vista inusitati.

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Home » Towns » New South Wales » Central Western Slopes » Girilambone, NSW
Girilambone, NSW
Tiny town on the Mitchell Highway between Nyngan and Bourke.
The long, straight road from Nyngan to Bourke runs through this tiny village. There's a dead railway line, a general store and a few houses. It is sleepy and often passed by people who barely register its existence. Yet it is here that the body of Helena Kerz, murdered by Jimmy Governor, was brought and buried. A footnote in Australian history, Kerz is part of a story immortalised by the combined efforts of Thomas Keneally and Fred Schepisi. It is the story of Jimmy Governor or, as Keneally preferred to call it, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
Girilambone is located 604 km north-west of Sydney via the Great Western Highway. It is 195 m above sea level and 42 km north-west of Nyngan.
It is widely accepted that Girilambone is an Anglicised version of an Wongaibon Aboriginal word meaning "place of many stars" although there is some evidence it might have meant "falling star" or "meteorite". It was originally called Gidalambone but was changed in 1880.
The Grave of Helena Kerz
If you turn east at the General Store in Girilambone, take the road which is marked 'Brewarrina' and drive approximately 1 km you will see a sign to the cemetery. You have to pass through two gates to reach a tiny, lonely cemetery in the bush with signs clearly marking the denominations of the graves. In the Roman Catholic section is a grave, surrounded by other members of the Kerz family, which reads: 'In loving remembrance of our dear daughter Helena Kerz. Born 2 December 1878. Died 20 July 1900.' Her body had been brought home from Breelong so she could be buried with the rest of her family. This tribute gives little indication of the events behind Ms Kerz's death at the hands of Jimmy Governor.
The Story of Jimmy Governor or The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith
In 1900 at Breelong, 18 km to the south-east of Gilgandra, one of the most infamous multiple murders in Australian history took place. It is a story so complex, so tainted with racism, and so ugly and violent that it was probably told best as a novel which Thomas Keneally did brilliantly with The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith.
It is a story of the licensees of the Breelong Inn, John and Sarah Mawbey, who employed a number of Aboriginal workers, including Jimmy Governor and Jacky Underwood.
Jimmy Governor was a part-Aborigine who had worked as a police tracker at Cassilis before marrying a 16-year-old white woman. He had been contracted by the Mawbeys to build a fence. Contemporary records show that Governor was hard working. He wanted to succeed in white society.
Initially Governor was on good terms with his employers but things took an ugly turn when Governor's wife, who worked in the Mawbey house, was belittled for marrying an Aborigine by Mrs Mawbey and Helena Kerz, the local schoolteacher who was living with the Mawbeys.
Furious at the humiliation, Jimmy and Jacky Underwood on 20 July, 1900 confronted the women. Jimmy claimed that Mrs Mawbey called him "black rubbish" and told him that he should be shot for marrying a white woman. No one will ever know the precise details. What is known is that Governor and Underwood were so incensed they murdered Sarah Mawbey, three of her daughters and Helena Kerz with clubs and a tomahawk. In the melee Sarah Mawbey's sister was badly injured.
Jimmy, his brother Joe, and Jacky Underwood then went on a three-month, 3,200 km rampage, during which they murdered five more people, wounded another five, committed seven armed hold-ups and robbed 33 homes.
A massive manhunt involving hundreds of policemen and trackers and 2,000 volunteers failed to capture the men who ridiculed their pursuers by advertising their whereabouts and sending satiric letters to the police.
By October, 1900 a £1000 reward for their capture had been posted and later that same month they were outlawed, meaning they could be shot on sight. By the end of October Jacky Underwood had been captured; Joe Governor had been shot and killed near Singleton; and Jimmy was eventually captured by a group of farmers near Wingham two weeks after being shot in the mouth. Jimmy and Jacky were hung in January, 1901. In his last days Jimmy sang native songs, read the Bible and blamed his wife.
The sites on the old Mawbey estate have all been demolished and are now on private property. Sarah Mawbey and her three daughters are buried together in Gilgandra cemetery. There is a large stone monument behind a wire fence in the Church of England section. And Helena Kerz's grave stands in the cemetery at Girilambone.
* Prior to the arrival of Europeans the area was home to people from the Wongaibon Aboriginal language group.
* In 1829 the explorer Charles Sturt reached the Bogan River although he did reach Girilambone.
* The explorer Major Thomas Mitchell reached the Bogan River on 10 May, 1835 and camped near Nyngan.
* Squatters settled the area shortly after Mitchell passed through the district.
* By the early 1880s copper had been found in the area.
* In 1880 two subdivisions - one public and one private (and close to the mines) were drawn up. The streets in the Mine Town were given mineral names - Sulphate, Oxide, Malachite, Carbonate and Rue D'Enfer.
* In 1881 a store was established in the town. The store operated as a post office.
* In 1882 100 acres were sold for £200 to Tottenham Lee Richardson who subdivided and sold some lots.
* A school opened in the town in 1882.
* The Girilambone railway station was opened in 1884. It was the rationale of the town in the late nineteenth century.
* By 1891 Girilambone had a population of 162.
* In 1896 a mounted policeman was stationed in the town.
* In 1899 a police station and lock up were erected at a cost of £848.
* In 1900 the body of Helena Kerz was returned to the town and buried in the local cemetery.
* In 1925 St Paul's Anglican Church held its first service.
* By 1933 the population of the town was 156.
* The local police station closed in 1975.
* By 1986 the railway from Nyngan to Bourke had been closed.
There is no visitor information in the town. The General Store can help with enquiries.
There is no accommodation available in town.
There is no website for the town.
19 suggestions
Who owned the hotel in the 60's and who had the general store?
on October 6, 2017 at 10:52 am
Dickinsons used to own the general store in the late 1950's early 1960's and Mary Fitzgerald owned the bakery
Sue Henderson
on February 14, 2019 at 5:57 am
Who named all the streets in Girilambone after the name of the stars in the sky?
Richard Poggioli
My Uncle used to buy the Tank Loaves in Girilambone. I wish it was open today!!!
Douglas Bourke
on May 29, 2018 at 4:27 am
My father Neville Walls was the police sergeant here in 1954…wife Marcia. Any info would be appreciated.
Raymond Walls
on July 21, 2018 at 2:16 am
My father, Claude Swilks, was the police officer at Girilambone from around 1950/51 to 1953/54.
Graham Swilks
on October 4, 2018 at 11:43 pm
Who now owns the site on which the derelict railways station stands?
Leo Schofield
on May 5, 2019 at 7:55 am
I started writing then lost the page, so hopefully not repeating.
We stayed overnight, 17th May, rhis year, in a bus converted to a motorhome.
My husband enjoyed a shower in your toilet block, where we hooked uo to power for "a gold coin" donation (at rsl, closeby).
I love the photo that I took of you 3 gums against the red soil.
Thanks for your generous hospitality.
Betty Lee
its great for pigging and has a great atmosphere
Lots of memories there, we lived out of town on a property Gleneden in the 50's 60's
Kath Neill ( Stimpson)
Visited the town in Sept 2020
Interesting story about the reconstruction of the train station
Peter Lloyd
on September 28, 2020 at 1:32 am
My family was related to Lars Larsen. Annie Ellen Larsen married William Lyons my grandmothers Father.
Mike Hayes
I am looking for the location of Canonba. Lars was supposed to have signed his name on the glass of a window from his Half way house. I is supposed to be at Canonba.
There is a small caravan park that has powered sites and a few cabins. There are various animals, sheep, goats ducks in an enclosure at the park. A very friendly couple own this park and would make you most welcomed.
Around town there are metal structures of a bullock team, galahs, and some wall murals. A footpath mutual is opposite the church down a side street. There is a council pool but not open when we visited.
Barbra Bernardi
Whilst tracing ancestors I have found a Constable Edwin Wheatley Dedman sent from Brewarrina Police to Girilambone in 1896 and working with Tracker Toby in the area. Was he the first police in town?
Gail Roberts
on February 21, 2021 at 10:45 am
Big restoration going on for the railway station by Bogan Council
Christine Hall
There is a free caravan camp in the Memorial Park opposite the pub . Free hot shower and toilet .
Ken Doy
Is Busta Arnald still living in town and is the RSL still open
Evan Gunton
on May 17, 2021 at 10:48 pm
Any "pay for access" properties available to licensed hunter?
on June 4, 2021 at 11:30 am
to inspect the grave of Helena Kerz, murdered by Jimmy Governor
The grave of Helena Kerz in the Girilambone cemetery.
The long-dead railway line and railway station at Girilambone.

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Табаки () — село, относится к Болградскому району Одесской области Украины. Центр Табаковского сельского совета.

Население по переписи 2001 года составляло 2498 человек. Почтовый индекс — 68730. Телефонный код — 4846. Занимает площадь 1,78 км². Код КОАТУУ — 5121486501.

История
Поселение образовано болгарами переселившимися в эту область в 1812 году, уходя от турецкого ига.

Население и национальный состав

По данным переписи населения Украины 2001 года распределение населения по родному языку было следующим (в % от общей численности населения):

По Табаковскому сельскому совету: украинский — 2,96 %;русский — 9,09 %; белорусский — 0,04 %; болгарский — 78,18 %; армянский — 0,08 %; гагаузский — 7,61 %; молдавский — 1,16 %; цыганский — 0,56 %; румынский — 0,04 %.

Местный совет
68730, Одесская обл., Болградский р-н, с. Табаки, ул. Болградская, 143.

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 Табаки на сайте Верховной рады Украины
 История села Табаки

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Gazprom ramps up gas storages in Europe
MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Russia's top gas producer Gazprom said on Friday is aiming to double gas storage capacity in Europe to around 5 billion cubic metres by 2015 to ensure security of the fuel exports.
The statement from Gazprom's export chief Alexander Medvedev came as companies in Europe, where the Russian giant covers around a quarter of total gas imports, are pleading for boosting fuel supply amid cold snap.
The statement also said that Gazprom has been extracting gas from its underground storage facilities located in Europe "to the maximum possible level - more than 38 million cubic meters per day".
Earlier on Friday, Gazprom told analysts it cut back on plans to boost exports to Europe this year. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Andrey Ostroukh)


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Swimming is some of the best exercise you can give your dog, and it's a great summer activity. Just like for people, it's great cardio, easy on the joints, and loads of fun. My Corgi puppy Hudson is taking to the water like a fish (or maybe a Labrador), and I am thankful for a great way to drain his energy without melting in the heat. Whether your dog is a little swimmer or loves water as much as a cat, here are four tips to help acclimate your dog to swimming.
1. Location matters. If your dog is a new to swimming, try going to a pond or lake instead of a family pool. It's much less intimidating for a dog to walk into water gradually, instead of having to jump into a pool or take the steps. My 4-year-old rescue pitbull, Hamilton, taught me this lesson the hard way. The first time he saw a backyard swimming pool, he ran and jumped in the deep end. Unfortunately, he sank so deep he absolutely panicked. My husband had to dive in and pull him out. A year later, we are still trying to get him to get near water again. If you do take your dog to a pool, make sure he or she know the entry and exits. This is very important, so your dog won't panic. Always let your dog get in out of the water as he or she pleases. You never want your dog to feel trapped.
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3. As always, remember to be very patient with your dog. Even if your dog's particular breed is known for swimming, it might take them weeks or months before swimming like a champ. The Australian Shepherd I grew up with would only go to her knees in water. But one day I was floating out on a lake on a raft and it got a hole in it. I was laughing and splashing around as the raft started to sink. My Aussie took this as a sign of great distress and shocked everyone by swimming out to me. When she realized I was fine, she swam back to shore and I've never seen her swim again. Not all dogs like to swim, even if they know how. So the water might not be for them.
4. Lastly, just remember to be safe. If you own a pool and your dog is a swimmer, make sure your dog is always supervised in the pool. It's not safe for him or her to swim without supervision. Watch out for drinking the pool water as well. Too much chlorine isn't good for your dog. Depending on your location (such as on a boat), and your dog's swimming ability, a dog life jacket may be necessary and helpful. Don't forget to get in and enjoy the water with your dog. It's good for both of you. Happy swimming!


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Q: Jquery ui timepicker wont fire I'm a javascript newby, and particularly jquery, and I am having trouble getting a datetimepicker to fire.
I am sure I am making a basic mistake but I can't for the life of me figure it out.
I am expecting the timepicker to fire when I click into it.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
(I'm using this timepicker -http://trentrichardson.com/examples/timepicker/#rest_examples)
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HTML - relevant markup
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A: hasDatepicker is added by jQuery UI, adding it yourself causes problems. Presumably, because it thinks it has already added a datepicker and won't add a second to the same element.
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Anne of Brittany
Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France (1477-1514)
"Anne de Bretagne" redirects here. For the rock opera, see Anne de Bretagne (rock opera).
Miniature depiction in the Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, by Jean Bourdichon (c. 1503-1508)
Duchess of Brittany
9 September 1488 –
Enthronement
Francis II
Queen consort of Germany
19 December 1490 –
Queen consort of France
8 January 1499 –
Queen consort of Naples
2 August 1501 –
25/26 January 1477
Nantes, Brittany
9 January 1514 (aged 36)
Blois, France
Saint Denis Basilica
Maximilian I, King of Germany (later Holy Roman Emperor)
(m. 1490; annulled 1492)
Charles VIII, King of France
(m. 1491; died 1498)
Louis XII, King of France
(m. 1499)
among others...
Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France
Claude, Queen of France
Renée, Duchess of Ferrara
Dreux-Montfort
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
Margaret of Foix
Anne of Brittany (Breton: Anna; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice. During the Italian Wars, Anne also became Queen of Naples, from 1501 to 1504, and Duchess of Milan, in 1499–1500 and from 1500 to 1512.
Anne was raised in Nantes during a series of conflicts in which the King of France sought to assert his suzerainty over Brittany. Her father, Francis II, Duke of Brittany, was the last male of the House of Montfort. Upon his death in 1488, Anne became duchess regnant of Brittany, countess of Nantes, Montfort, and Richmond, and viscountess of Limoges. She was only 11 at that time, but she was already a coveted heiress because of Brittany's strategic position. The next year, she married Maximilian I of Austria by proxy, but Charles VIII of France saw this as a threat since his realm was located between Brittany and Austria. He started a military campaign which eventually forced the duchess to renounce her marriage.
Anne eventually married Charles VIII in 1491. None of their children survived early childhood, and when the king died in 1498, the throne went to his cousin, Louis XII. Following an agreement made to secure the annexation of Brittany, Anne had to marry the new king. Louis XII was deeply in love with his wife and Anne had many opportunities to reassert the independence of her duchy. They had two daughters together and, although neither could succeed to the French throne due to the Salic Law, the eldest was proclaimed the heiress of Brittany. Anne managed to have her eldest daughter engaged to Charles of Austria, grandchild of Maximilian I, but after her death in 1514, her daughter married her cousin Francis I of France. This marriage later led to the formal union between France and Brittany.
Anne is highly regarded in Brittany as a conscientious ruler who defended the duchy against France. In the Romantic period, she became a figure of Breton patriotism and she was honoured with many memorials and statues. Her artistic legacy is important in the Loire Valley, where she spent most of her life. She was notably responsible, with her husbands, for architectural projects in the châteaux of Blois and Amboise.
1.1 Early years and education
1.2 Heiress of Brittany
1.3 Betrothals
1.4 Marriages
1.5 Queen of France
1.6 Duchess of Brittany and remarriage
2 Death
3 Personal characteristics
5 Emblems and mottos
6 The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries
6.1 Gallery
7 Representations and social legacy
8 Ancestry
Early years and education
Anne was born on 25 or 26 January 1477 in the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany in the city of Nantes in what is now the Loire-Atlantique département of France, as the eldest child of Duke Francis II of Brittany and his second wife Margaret of Foix, Infanta of Navarre. Four years later (before 10 May 1481), her parents had a second daughter, Isabelle. Her mother died when Anne was little, while her father died when Anne was eleven years old.
It is likely that she learned to read and write in French, and perhaps a little Latin. Contrary to what is sometimes claimed, it was unlikely that she learned Greek or Hebrew and never spoke or understood the Breton language. She was raised by a governess, Françoise de Dinan, Lady of Chateaubriant and by marriage Countess of Laval. In addition, she had several tutors, including her butler and court poet, Jean Meschinot, who is thought to have taught her dancing, singing and music.
Heiress of Brittany
In this period, the law of succession was unclear, but prior to the Breton War of Succession mainly operated according to semi-Salic Law; i.e., women could inherit, but only if the male line had died out. The Treaty of Guérande in 1365, however, stated that in the absence of a male heir from the House of Montfort, the heirs of Joanna of Penthièvre would succeed. By the time Anne was born, her father was the only male from the Breton House of Montfort, and the Blois-Penthièvre heir was a female, Nicole of Blois, who in 1480 sold her rights over Brittany to King Louis XI of France for the amount of 50,000 écus.
The lack of a male heir gave rise to the threat of a dynastic crisis in the Duchy, or to its passing directly into the royal domain. To avoid this, Francis II had Anne officially recognised as his heiress by the Estates of Brittany on 10 February 1486; however, the question of her marriage remained a diplomatic issue.
Betrothals
Being the first eldest surviving child and heiress of the Duchy of Brittany, Anne was, above all, the instrument of paternal politics. Francis II indeed promised his daughter to various French or foreign princes in order to obtain military and financial aid, and to strengthen his position against the King of France. The prospect for these princes to add the duchy to their domain thus allowed the Duke of Brittany to initiate several marriage negotiations and to forge various secret alliances which accompanied these matrimonial projects. Anne became the stake of these rival ambitions, and her father, reassured by the signing of these alliances, could afford to refuse various marriage projects and contracts. These political calculations thus led to Anne's engagement with different European princes:
In 1480 she was officially promised in marriage to Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward IV of England; however, soon after the death of Edward IV in 1483, the boy disappeared, presumed to have been killed - possibly on the orders of his regent, Richard III.
Henry Tudor, the future King Henry VII of England, last male representative of the Lancaster branch then in exile in Brittany showed interest in being a suitor for Anne's hand, but this marriage did not interest her father.
Maximilian, King of the Romans and Archduke of Austria, widower of Mary of Burgundy, daughter and heiress of Charles the Bold.
Alain I of Albret, son of Catherine of Rohan and Jean I of Albret. Through his mother, he was a great-grandson of Duke John V of Brittany, and thus a possible heir. Although he was an ally of Duke Francis II, Anne refused to marry him because she found him repulsive. Before the papal court, convened by Marshal Rieux, a proponent of Albret's suit, to give the couple a dispensation to marry, Anne declared that she had only entertained his offer of marriage due to the "l'obéissance, crainte & révérence" [obedience, fear, and reverence] due to her father, and that she herself did not want it.
Louis, Duke of Orléans, cousin of King Charles VIII and in turn future King, was another aspirant for her hand, despite being already married to the King's sister Joan.
John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Prince of Orange. A grandson of Richard, Count of Étampes, and nephew of Francis II, he was in line to the throne after Anne and Isabelle.
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham. In 1488 Henry VII had suggested a marriage between Buckingham and Anne, but in December 1489 the executors of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, paid the King £4000 for Buckingham's marriage to Percy's eldest daughter Eleanor.
Viscount John II of Rohan, also in line to the Breton Ducal throne, offered with the support of Marshal Jean IV de Rieux a double marriage of his sons François and Jean with Anne and her sister Isabelle, but Francis II opposed this plan.
Main article: French-Breton War
In 1488, Francis II was defeated at the Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, ending the Mad War (la Guerre Folle) between Brittany and France. In the Treaty of Sablé (19 August 1488), which concluded the peace settlement, the Duke was forced to accept clauses stipulating that his daughters were not to marry without the approval of the King of France.
With the death of Francis II soon afterwards (9 September 1488) as a result of a fall from his horse, Brittany was plunged into a fresh crisis, leading to the final Franco-Breton war. On his deathbed, the Duke made his daughter promise never to consent to the subjugation of the Duchy to the Kingdom of France. Before he died, Francis II appointed the Marshal of Rieux guardian of his daughter.
Treaty made signed on Anne's behalf with the Kingdom of England on 15 February 1490. The signing is autograph and also contains the personal seal of the Duchess. Archives nationales, France, AE/II/525.
After fleeing Nantes following the division of her advisors over the issue of her marriage, Anne was crowned Duchess of Brittany in Rennes on 10 February 1489. At the age of thirteen, on 19 December 1490, she was married by proxy to Maximilian I of Austria at Rennes Cathedral. This conferred upon her the title Queen of the Romans. The French regarded it as a serious provocation—it not only violated the Treaty of Sablé (the King of France not having consented to the marriage), but also reintroduced an enemy of the French as ruler of Brittany, which they had wanted to avoid during the 14th and 15th centuries. The marriage also proved ill-timed: the Habsburgs were too busy in Hungary to pay any serious attention to Brittany, and the Castilians were busy fighting in Granada.
Although both Castile and England sent small numbers of troops to supplement the Ducal army, neither wished for open warfare with France. The spring of 1491 brought new successes by the French general La Trémoille (the previous victor of the Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier), and King Charles VIII of France came to lay siege to Rennes, where Anne stayed, to force her to desist from her Habsburg marriage. Aided by troops from England, the Holy Roman Empire, and Aragon and Castile, Rennes lasted through two months of Charles's siege before falling. During this time, Anne's sister Isabelle died.
Waxwork reenactment from the marriage of Duchess Anne of Brittany and King Charles VIII of France in the "marriage hall" of the Château de Langeais.
Charles VIII entered the city on 15 November, and both parties signed the Treaty of Rennes, ending the fourth military campaign of the French over Brittany. After refusing all proposed marriages with French princes, Anne became engaged to the King on 17 November 1491, in the vault of the Jacobins in Rennes. Then, escorted by her army (ostensibly to show that she had willingly consented to the marriage), Anne went to Langeais to be married. Austria made diplomatic protests (especially before the Holy See), claiming that the marriage was illegal because the bride was unwilling, that she was already legally married to Maximilian, and that Charles VIII was legally betrothed to Margaret of Austria, Maximilian's daughter.
The official marriage between Anne and King Charles VIII of France was celebrated in the Great Hall of the Château de Langeais on 6 December 1491 at dawn. The ceremony was concluded discreetly and urgently because it was technically illegal until Pope Innocent VIII, in exchange for substantial concessions, validated the union on 15 February 1492, by granting the annulment of the marriage by proxy with Maximilian, and also giving a dispensation for the marriage with Charles VIII, needed because the King and Anne were related in the forbidden fourth degree of consanguinity. The marriage contract provided that the spouse who outlived the other would retain possession of Brittany; however, it also stipulated that if Charles VIII died without male heirs, Anne would marry his successor, thus ensuring the French kings a second chance to annex Brittany permanently.
Queen of France
Miniature representing Anne writing to her absent husband, 1509, Épîtres de poètes royaux.
Queen Anne in prayer. Miniature from the Grandes Heures d'Anne de Bretagne (ca. 1503–1508).
By the marriage of 1491, Anne of Brittany became Queen consort of France. Her marriage contract stated that it was concluded to ensure peace between the Duchy of Brittany and the Kingdom of France. She made Charles VIII her perpetual representative. On 8 February 1492, Anne was crowned Queen of France at St. Denis Basilica. She was the first Queen crowned there and consecrated, "anointed in the head and chest" by André d'Espinay, Archbishop of Bordeaux. Her husband forbade her to use the title of Duchess of Brittany, which became a bone of contention between the two. Gabriel Miron became the Chancellor of the Queen and her first doctor; he signed the marriage contract of the Queen with King Louis XII on 1 January 1499.
Anne's marriage began badly: she brought two beds with her when she came to marry Charles, and the King and Queen often lived apart; despite this, she was pregnant for most of her married life (with a child every fourteen months on average). When her husband fought in the wars in Italy, the regency powers were exercised by his sister Anne of Beaujeu, who had held this position between 1483 and 1491. Anne of Brittany had a limited role in France and Brittany and sometimes had to accept being separated from her children in infancy. She lived primarily in the royal castles of Amboise, Loches and Plessis or in the towns of Lyon, Grenoble or Moulins (when the king was in Italy). At Amboise, when Charles VIII had work, she mainly resided in the nearby Clos Lucé, the future home of Leonardo da Vinci. She built her chapel.
She became Queen Consort of Naples and Jerusalem during the conquest of Naples by Charles VIII.
Duchess of Brittany and remarriage
When Charles VIII died as the result of an accident on 4 April 1498, Anne was 21 years old and without surviving children. She then personally took charge of the administration of the Duchy of Brittany. She restored the faithful Philippe de Montauban to the chancellery of Brittany, named Jean de Châlon, Prince of Orange, as Hereditary Lieutenant General of Brittany, appointed her squire Gilles of Texue as responsible of the Château de Brest, convened the Estates of Brittany, and ordered production of a gold coin bearing her name.
Around her, there was a famous circle of court poets, among them the Italian humanist Publio Fausto Andrelini from Forlì (who spread the New Learning in France), historian Jean Lemaire de Belges and poet Jean Marot. She also took into her service the most famous musicians of her time: Johannes Ockeghem, Antoine de Févin, Loyset Compère and Jean Mouton. Anne of Brittany was undoubtedly the first Queen of France to appear as a patron sought after by artists and writers of her time.
Three days after her husband's death, the terms of her marriage contract came into force; however, the new King, Louis XII, was already married to Joan, daughter of Louis XI and sister to Charles VIII. On 19 August 1498, at Étampes, Anne agreed to marry Louis XII if he obtained an annulment from Joan within a year. Days later, the process for the annulment of the marriage between Louis XII and Joan of France began. In the interim, Anne returned to Brittany in October 1498.
Medal of Queen Anne made in celebration of her stay at Lyon in 1499.
If Anne was gambling that the annulment would be denied, she lost: Louis's first marriage was dissolved by Pope Alexander VI before the end of the year. Anne's third marriage contract, signed the day of her marriage (Nantes, 7 January 1499), was concluded under conditions radically different from those of the second. She was no longer a child, but a Dowager Queen, and determined to ensure the recognition of her rights as sovereign Duchess from that point forward. Although her new husband exercised the ruler's powers in Brittany, he formally recognized her right to the title "Duchess of Brittany" and issued decisions in her name. The contract also stipulated that, since Anne personally retained rights to the duchy, the couple's second child, son or daughter, would be Anne's own heir, thus keeping the duchy separate from the throne of France. This clause would not be respected. Anne's second coronation ceremony as Louis XII's consort took place on 18 November 1504, again at St. Denis Basilica.
Anne lived mainly at the Château de Blois, where the presence of the Duchess of Brittany was visible everywhere. She built the tomb of her parents at Nantes Cathedral (where her heart would also return under the terms of her last will) with the symbols of the four virtues: Courage, Temperance, Justice and Prudence, that she always tried to wear. All Italian arts were appreciated by the Queen. During an illness of Louis XII she made a tour of Brittany (not the Tro Breizh, contrary to what is often said).
As Duchess, Anne fiercely defended the independence of her Duchy. She arranged the marriage of her daughter, Claude, heiress of the Duchy, to Charles of Austria. This match would reinforce the Franco-Spanish alliance and ensure French success in the Italian Wars. The marriage contract was signed on 10 August 1501 in Lyon by François de Busleyden, Archbishop of Besançon, William de Croÿ, Nicolas de Rutter and Pierre Lesseman, all ambassadors of Duke Philip of Burgundy, Charles' father. Louis XII assented to this plan publicly, but in private worked to match Claude with the heir to the French throne, Francis of Angoulême. Every time Louis' precarious health threatened his death, steps were taken to cement this match between Claude and Francis. Anne, determined to maintain Breton independence, refused to sanction the marriage until her death, pushing instead for Claude to marry Charles, or for her other daughter, Renée, to inherit the Duchy. When Louis XII definitively settled their daughters' dispositions counter to her wishes, Anne left his side to tour the Duchy, visiting many places she had never been able to see as a child. Officially, it was a pilgrimage to the Breton shrines in thanks for one of Louis' recent recoveries, but in reality it was a political journey: an act of independence that sought to assert her sovereignty within the marriage. Letters imply how much Louis took her absence to heart: according to a July letter from Louise of Savoy to Michelle de Saubonne, Louis "could not be more anxious" for Anne's return and "is as wretched as can be without her." By September, he is reported as asking about her return at least six times a day. From June to September 1505, she made triumphal entries into the cities of the Duchy, where her vassals received her sumptuously. In addition, she ensured the proper collection of taxes.
Exhausted by many pregnancies and miscarriages, Anne died of a kidney-stone attack in the Château de Blois at 6 a.m. on 9 January 1514, after having dictated in her will the customary partition of her body (dilaceratio corporis, "division of the body" in heart, entrails and bones) with multiple burials, a privilege of the Capetian dynasty, which allowed for multiple ceremonies (funerals of the body - the most important - and heart) and places (the burial of the body and heart).
Anne's will also conferred the succession of Brittany upon her second daughter, Renée. Her husband ignored this, confirmed Claude as Duchess, put her under the guardianship of Anne's political rival, Louise of Savoy, and married her to Francis, Louise's son, in the year following Anne's death. When Francis became king in 1515, the Duchy of Brittany was once again the property of the queen consort of France.
She was buried in the necropolis of Saint Denis. Her funeral was exceptionally long, lasting 40 days, and it inspired all future French royal funerals until the 18th century. On this occasion, the Herald of arms of Brittany Pierre Choqué pronounced for the first time the traditional lament: La reine est morte!, la reine est morte!, la reine est morte! (The Queen is dead!, The Queen is dead!, The Queen is dead!). Choqué, in his record of Anne's funeral commissioned by Louis XII, Récit des Funérailles d'Anne de Bretagne, recorded that two Masses were read, the first by the Cordeliers (i.e., Franciscans) and the second by the Jacobins (i.e., Dominicans). Two requiems were also sung, possibly those that survive by Johannes Prioris and Antoine de Févin. Separate mourning motets by other members of the two royal choirs also survive: Quis dabit oculis by Costanzo Festa and Fiere attropos by Pierre Moulu.
Reliquary of Anne of Brittany's heart.
According to her will, Anne's heart was placed in a raised enamel gold reliquary, then transported to Nantes to be deposited in her parents' tomb in the chapel of the Carmelite friars. This was done on 19 March 1514, but it was later transferred to the Saint-Pierre Cathedral. Anne's reliquary is a bivalvular box oval articulated by a hinge, made of a sheet of gold pushed back and guillochéd, broadside of a gold cordelière and topped by a crown of lily and clover. It is inscribed on the obverse as follows:
En ce petit vaisseau
De fin or pur et munde
Repose ung plus grand cueur
Que oncque dame eut au munde
Anne fut le nom delle
En France deux fois royne
Duchesse des Bretons
Royale et Souveraine.
It was made by an anonymous goldsmith of the court of Blois, perhaps drawn by Jean Perréal. In 1792, by order of the National Convention, the reliquary was disinterred and emptied as part of the collection of precious metals belonging to churches. It was sent to Paris to be melted down, but was kept instead in the National Library. It was returned to Nantes in 1819 and kept in various museums; it has been in the Dobrée Museum since 1896. This relic was stolen 13 April 2018 from the Thomas-Dobree museum in Nantes, France. It was recovered undamaged later that month.
Tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Bretagne, in Saint-Denis Basilica
The double mausoleum Louis XII and Anne of Brittany, carved in Carrara marble, was unveiled at Saint Denis Basilica in 1531. The baldachin was in arcades, and in the base of the sarcophagus were depicted the victories of Louis XII (Battle of Agnadello, the triumphal entry into Milan), statues of the Twelve Apostles and the four Cardinal virtues, the work of the Juste brothers, Italian sculptors who received the order in 1515. The transi (whose realism was so shocking that it included an open abdomen stitched after the extraction of the entrails) and orans before a Prie-dieu crowning the platform are attributed to Guillaume Regnault. The tomb was desecrated during the Revolution on 18 October 1793 and the bodies were thrown into a mass grave. Alexandre Lenoir saved much of the monument, which was preserved in the Museum of French Monuments in 1795 before being returned to the Royal Basilica under the Second Bourbon Restoration.
Anne as Queen, receives a book in praise of famous women, painted by Jean Perréal.
Anne was a highly intelligent woman who spent much of her time on the administration of Brittany. She was described as shrewd, proud and haughty in manner. She made the safeguarding of Breton autonomy, and the preservation of the Duchy outside the French crown, her life's work, although that goal would prove to have failed shortly after her death.
Anne was also a patron of the arts and enjoyed music. A prolific collector of tapestries, it is very likely that the unicorn tapestries now on view at The Cloisters museum in New York City were commissioned by her in celebration of her wedding to Louis XII. Of her four surviving illuminated manuscript books of hours the most famous is the Grandes Heures of Anne of Brittany. She also patronized printed books and their authors.
She was a devoted mother, spending as much time as possible with her children. She commissioned a book of prayers for her son, Charles-Orland, to use in teaching him how to pray, and as guidance for his role as future King of France. Unfortunately, Charles-Orland died in 1495, and no other son lived more than a few weeks. She also commissioned a primer, yet extant, for her then 8-year-old daughter Claude. The prevalence of Anne's own coat of arms in the illumination, rather than Louis's, marks this book as a mechanism of transmission of values inter-generationally from mother to daughter, and from queen to queen. Claude, in turn, commissioned another such book for her younger sister, Renée, whom she raised after Anne's death. The contents of these books produced specifically for children—Latin, Biblical scenes, models of proper female behavior—give insight into the priorities of the Princesses' childhood education.
According to the memoirs of Brantôme, Anne greatly expanded her household and retinue at court, especially in respect to young girls, forming a kind of finishing school, and in having a company of 100 Breton gentlemen at court. These innovations influenced later French courts.
At her marriage to Charles VIII at age 14, Anne was described as a young and rosy-cheeked girl. By the time of her marriage to Louis, aged 22, after seven pregnancies with no surviving children, she was described as pale-faced and wan. By the end of her life, at 36, she had been pregnant at least 11 times, from which only two children survived to adulthood.
Anne was trained from a young age to hide her limp, caused by a difference in the length of her legs, linked to a congenital displacement of her hips. She wore special heeled shoes to aid in smoothing her gait. She passed this limp on to her daughter, Claude.
Her marriage with Charles VIII of France produced six documented pregnancies:
Charles Orland, Dauphin of France (11 October 1492 – 16 December 1495). Her only healthy son, born when Anne was 15, he died of the measles when three years old. Buried at Tours Cathedral.: 125
Francis (August 1493). Anne had become pregnant in late 1492/early 1493, but travelled with her husband from castle to castle; she went into labour during a drive in the forest of Courcelles, and the child was premature and stillborn. Buried at Notre-Dame de Cléry.
Stillborn daughter (March 1495). She had become pregnant again in late 1494, but lost the child soon after.
Charles, Dauphin of France (8 September 1496 – 2 October 1496). His death prompted Anne to withdraw temporarily to Moulins in despair. Buried at Tours Cathedral.: 125
Francis, Dauphin of France (July 1497). He died several hours after his birth. Buried at Tours Cathedral.: 125
Anne of France (20 March 1498). She died on the day of her birth at Château de Plessis-lez-Tours. Buried at Tours Cathedral.: 125
Her marriage with Louis XII of France, produced at least another five recorded pregnancies:
Claude of France (13 October 1499 – 20 July 1524), who succeeded her as Duchess of Brittany and later also became Queen consort of France as wife of Francis I.: 128
Son ([late 1500/early 1501] – died young).
Stillborn son (21 January [1503/07]).
Renée of France (25 October 1510 – 12 June 1574), married Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and became Duchess of Chartres and Lady of Montargis on the occasion of her wedding.
Stillborn son (January [1513]).
Each miscarriage or stillbirth is said to have delighted the ambitious Louise of Savoy, whose son Francis was the heir presumptive under the Salic Law. There even existed contemporary rumours that Louise used witchcraft to kill Anne's sons.
Through her granddaughter Margaret, Duchess of Savoy (Claude's youngest daughter), Anne of Brittany was the ancestor of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, House of Savoy the current pretender to the throne of Italy. Through her great-granddaughter Claude, Duchess of Lorraine (daughter of Henry II of France), Anne is also the ancestor of Karl von Habsburg, the current head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
Through her granddaughter Anna d'Este (Renée's eldest daughter), Anne of Brittany is also the ancestor of the House of Guise and Savoy-Nemours.
Tomb of Charles Orland and Charles, two sons of Anne and Charles VIII at Tours Cathedral.
Queen Claude of France
Duchess Renée of France
Coat of Arms of the House of Guise
Coat of arms of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Coat of arms of the House of Savoy
Emblems and mottos
Château de Blois, gable of the chapel's entrance. There are shown crowned initials of Louis XII and Anne with their arms surrounded by the Orders of Saint Michael and the Cord.
Coat of Arms of Anne of Brittany: the arms of her husband (Fleur-de-lis) to the left, and the arms of her father (Ermine tails) to the right.
Anne had inherited from her predecessors the Breton dynastic emblems: a bandwidth Ermine (from John V), a simple Ermine (from John III) and a cord (from Francis II). As a widow of Charles VIII, and inspired by her father, she founded in 1498 the Order of the Ladies of the Cord.
As a personal emblem, she also used the letter "A" crowned, with the motto Non mudera ("I will not change") and a particular form of the father's cord, knotted at 8. Her emblems were joined in the decoration of her castles and manuscripts with those of her husbands: the flaming sword of Charles VIII and the porcupine of Louis XII. She also used the motto Potius Mori Quam Foedari ("Rather die than dishonor") (in Breton "Kentoc'h mervel eget bezañ saotret").
This could be found in many places related to her functions as Duchess or Queen:
wall covering of the burial in Solesmes Abbey, by Michel Colombe, 1496.
stained glass at Ervy-le-Châtel church, 1515.
stained glass at the town hall of Étampes, 1853.
The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries
There is unproven speculation that the tapestries "The Hunt of the Unicorn" relate to her marriage to King Louis.
The Hunters Enter the Woods
The Unicorn is Found
The Unicorn is Attacked
The Unicorn Defends Itself
The two Fragments of The Mystic Capture of the Unicorn
The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle
The Unicorn is in Captivity and No Longer Dead
Representations and social legacy
Main article: Representations of Anne of Brittany
Statue of Anne of Brittany in the Reines de France et Femmes illustres series, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris.
Statue of Duchess Anne of Brittany, by Johann Dominik Mahlknecht. Cours Saint-Pierre, Nantes, France.
Even while she was alive, the royal propaganda of Charles VIII and of Louis XII depicted Anne of Brittany as a perfect queen, a symbol of union and peace between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Brittany (the popular tradition of the "Good Duchess"). In the following centuries, historians and popular culture sometimes presented Anne of Brittany in differing fashions, ascribing to her physical and psychological characteristics that are not necessarily supported by historical evidence.
After her death, she was gradually forgotten until the mid-19th century. After the foundation of the Breton Association in 1843, Breton regionalists sought a figure which could embody their ideal of agrarian and regional renewal, while expressing their attachment to the French nation. Their choice was Anne of Brittany (hence the legend of the "Duchess in clogs").
Many myths now surround Anne of Brittany, as a woman forced into an arranged marriage with Charles VIII, the Duchess of Brittany committed to the independence and happiness of her country, or otherwise of a Queen symbol of union and peace between Brittany and France. It has become an issue between those Breton historians pursuing a mythologizing of their past, and those forging a national historiography with the myth of a French nation one and indivisible.
This symbolism explains the release of fifty books during the last 200 years giving contrasting visions of Anne: at one extreme there is Georges Minois, who presented her as a person "limited, petty and vindictive", and at the other Philippe Tourault, who gave her a "quite richly and favorable personality, ardently attached to her country and people".
Ancestors of Anne of Brittany
16. John of Montfort: 452
8. John IV, Duke of Brittany: 452–453
17. Joanna of Flanders: 452
4. Richard, Count of Étampes: 462–463
18. Charles II of Navarre: 453
9. Joan of Navarre: 452–453
19. Joan of France: 453
2. Francis II, Duke of Brittany
20. Charles V of France: 205
10. Louis I, Duke of Orléans: 205–207, 462
21. Joanna of Bourbon: 205
5. Margaret, Countess of Vertus: 462–463
22. Gian Galeazzo Visconti: 206
11. Valentina Visconti: 205–207, 462
23. Isabella, Countess of Vertus: 206
1. Anne of Brittany
24. Archambaud de Grailly: 31
12. John I, Count of Foix: 23
25. Isabella, Countess of Foix: 31
6. Gaston IV, Count of Foix: 465
26. Charles I, Lord of Albret
13. Jeanne of Albret: 23
27. Marie de Sully
3. Margaret of Foix
28. Ferdinand I of Aragon
14. John II of Aragon
29. Eleanor of Alburquerque
7. Eleanor of Navarre: 465
30. Charles III of Navarre
15. Blanche I of Navarre
31. Eleanor of Castile
Rulers of Brittany
c. 578–907
Waroch
Saint Judicael
Alain II Hir
Morman
Wihomarc
Nominoe
Erispoe
Pascweten
Gurvand
Judicael
Alan I
Gourmaëlon
Viking occupation
Hroflr
Rognvaldr
Incon
House of Nantes
Alan II (938–952)
Drogo (952–958)
Hoël I (960–981)
Guerech (981–988)
Alan (III) (988–990)
House of Rennes
Conan I (990–992)
Geoffrey I (992–1008)
Alan III (1008–1040)
Odo I (1008–1034)
Conan II (1040–1066)
Hawise (1066–1072)
with Hoël II (1066–1072)
House of Cornouaille
Alan IV (1072–1112)
Conan III (1112–1148)
Bertha (1148–1156)
with Odo II (1148–1156)
House of Penthièvre
Conan IV (1156–1166)
Constance (1166–1201)
with Geoffrey II (1181–1186)
later Guy of Thouars (1199–1201)
House of Plantagenet
Arthur I (1196–1203)
House of Thouars
Alix (1203–1221)
with Peter I (1213–1221)
House of Dreux
John I (1221–1286)
John II (1286–1305)
Arthur II (1305–1312)
John III (1312–1341)
War of the Breton Succession
Joan (1341–1364)
with Charles (1341–1364)
disputed by
John of Montfort (1341–1345) and John IV (1345–1365)
Montfort of Brittany
John IV (1365–1399)
John V (1399–1442)
Francis I (1442–1450)
Peter II (1450–1457)
Arthur III (1457–1458)
Francis II (1458–1488)
Anne (1488–1514)
House of Valois
Claude (1514–1524)
Francis III (1524–1536)
Henry (1536–1547)
Courtesy title
Louis de France (1704–1705)
Francis de Bourbon (1973–1984)
Queens and empresses of France
Adelaide of Aquitaine
Rozala of Italy
Bertha of Burgundy
Constance of Arles
Matilda of Frisia
Anne of Kiev
Bertha of Holland
Bertrade de Montfort
Adelaide of Maurienne
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Constance of Castile
Adela of Champagne
Isabella of Hainault
Ingeborg of Denmark
Agnes of Merania
Blanche of Castile
Margaret of Provence
Isabella of Aragon
Maria of Brabant
Joan I of Navarre
Margaret of Burgundy
Clementia of Hungary
Joan II of Burgundy
Blanche of Burgundy
Marie of Luxembourg
Joan of Évreux
Joan the Lame
Blanche of Navarre
Joan I of Auvergne
Joanna of Bourbon
Isabeau of Bavaria
Marie of Anjou
Charlotte of Savoy
Joan of France
Mary Tudor
Claude of France
Eleanor of Austria
Catherine de' Medici
Elisabeth of Austria
Louise of Lorraine
Marie de' Medici
Anne of Austria
Maria Theresa of Spain
Marie Leszczyńska
Marie Antoinette of Austria
Marie Joséphine of Savoy*
Marie Louise of Austria
Marie Thérèse of France*
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
Eugénie de Montijo
*disputed
Austrian archduchesses by marriage
Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished and outlawed in 1919.
Eleanor of Portugal
Mechthild of the Palatinate
Eleanor of Scotland
Catherine of Saxony
Mary, Duchess of Burgundy
Anne, Duchess of Brittany
Joanna, Queen of Castile
Infanta Isabella of Portugal
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal*
Mary I of England*
Infanta Maria of Spain^
Anna Juliana Gonzaga
Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria
Archduchess Anna of Austria^
Isabella Clara Eugenia^
Eleonora Gonzaga
Claudia de' Medici
Princess Elisabeth of France*
Infanta Maria Ana of Spain^
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria^
Anna de' Medici
Countess Palatine Hedwig of Sulzbach
Infanta Margaret Theresa of Spain^
Archduchess Claudia Felicitas of Austria^
Countess Palatine Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
Princess Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Princess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Princess Isabella of Parma**
Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria**
Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain**
Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa**
Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg**
Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily**
Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily**
Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg**
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia**
Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym**
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg**
Princess Elisabeth of Savoy**
Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy
Princess Sophie of Bavaria
Princess Maria Anna of Saxony**
Princess Hildegard of Bavaria
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria^
Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
Princess Charlotte of Belgium
Princess Margaretha of Saxony
Princess Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
Princess Anna of Saxony**
Princess Alice of Parma**
Princess Maria Immaculata of the Two Sicilies**
Princess Isabella of Croÿ
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria^
Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
Princess Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies**
Princess Blanca of Bourbon**
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria^**
Princess Anna of Saxony
Princess Zita of Parma
Princess Ileana of Romania**
Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm**
Princess Maria of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
Princess Margherita of Savoy
Princess Yolande of Ligne
Freiin Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva
Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg
Princess Astrid of Belgium
Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg
*also an infanta of Spain by marriage; **also a princess of Tuscany by marriage; ^also an archduchess of Austria in her own right
15th-century dukes of Brittany
15th-century peers of France
15th-century women rulers
15th-century Breton women
French queens consort
Dauphines of Viennois
Royal consorts of Naples
Duchesses of Brittany
Nobility from Nantes
Medieval child rulers
Burials at the Basilica of Saint-Denis
Austrian royal consorts
Duchesses of Milan
French suo jure nobility
Edward V of England
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It seems I'm on a bit of a 1960's kick lately, starting off last week with professing my love for the Gidget movies and now sharing some of my favorite tunes from the 1960's. I have always been a huge fan of rock and roll music from the 1960's. Growing up we always had the oldies station on the radio or one of my dad's cassette tapes in whatever was the closest player.
The 1960's were an amazing time for music! Rock and roll was will new and so many great things were being done with it. It became so many different sounds and types in really just a short period of time. The rock and roll of the 60's was being taken by people who made it their own and molded it how they thought it should be.
Girl power was born in the 1960's!! You had amazing rock divas like Aretha and Cher who started off their long and illustrious careers. There were tons of amazing girl groups too. The Ronettes, The Shangri-Las and The Shirelles (to name just a few) were topping charts like no other. I always had this dream about starting my own girl group like the ones from the 1960's, they just always seem so poised and cool.
The British were coming in droves to the U.S. and not just ones that sounded like the Beatles. The Rolling Stones and the Kinks were tearing things up with insane guitar riffs and lyrics. I can remember when I was younger listening to the Kinks all the time with my dad. Theirs songs don't necessarily seem so full of raw emotion with how today's music sounds but I did and still think they have that unbridled passion.
The U.S. wasn't slacking though turning out crooners like the Righteous Brothers, Percy Sledge, and Marvin Gaye. The African American groups such as the Four Tops, The Temptations and The Chambers Brothers playing songs that just stick with you for the rest of your life.
Another movement during the 60's was that of folk rock. Folk was pioneered early on by artists like Woody Guthrie, people like Joan Baez and Bob Dylan came along and really melded folk and rock together making it more mainstream. Taking what they started groups like the Mamas and the Papas, Lovin' Spoonful and Crosby, Stills & Nash moved to using electric instrumentation but with the folk sound.
Drugs ended up being a huge influence in both songs and types of music that emerged, the most prevalent one being psychedelic rock. It seemed that every band had a song that "referred" to drugs, even today so many songs are still questionable about whether or not they're referring to drugs. Jimi Hendrix and others propelled the crazy psychedelic guitar riffs into immortality. Some songs it seems you can only understand if you're on drugs. Psychedelic rock is just nuts. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is one of my all time favorite songs. For years I would listen to this song on repeat ... on my record player. Pretty sure my parents would have thought I was on drugs if I wasn't in fifth grade!
I went through a phase where I only listened to oldies when I was younger. I have to be in the mood to listen to them now though. Unless it's the Beatles. They will always be one of my favorites.


Identify and implement larger scale projects to improve local watershed conditions within the Pend Oreille Subbasin.
In the response, the project sponsors only provided a brief discussion of the impacts of sedimentation on salmonid spawning habitat. The proposal remains incomplete, inadequate, and is thus "Not fundable."
ISRP comments (June 2006): This project includes five miles of road decommissioning and reconstruction, dam removal and other fairly dramatic actions without specifying where these actions will occur or what results are expected except to "reduce sediment." It appears some culverts would be evaluated and perhaps replaced and that vegetation will be planted and maintained, possibly with some fencing. There is the sense that these are all possible actions in a plan that has not yet been developed. The proposed budget seems inadequate for these types of activities. Only turbidity monitoring is presented in detail, but sometimes as a monitoring technique, other times as research. Details of time, location and measurable benefits are generally lacking. There is not enough detail to assess adequacy of the methods or design. Overall, it is unclear what would be done, and where or how it would benefit fish and wildlife.
The proposal is tied to the subbasin plan, Bull Trout Restoration plan and relevant state and Tribal plans. There are 2 section Bs in the proposal. The first deals with land use impacts, the second is a mini-proposal addressing sediment issues related to roads. Most proposed actions address the second, while many situations outlined in the first (e.g., non-native fish species) suggest that the impact of addressing only sediment issues would be minor. The proposal should include analysis of specific local problems and relate functionally to focal fish and wildlife.
The vitae of two program managers are provided, but their roles aren't described. Data will be used in reports, but no mention is made of larger databases. The proposal is not specific enough to be convincing that focal species will benefit, although that is the stated intent, especially for bull trout.
Multiple restoration activities; multiple other entities potentially authorized/required to conduct.


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As we all know, the FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards for employees in the private sector and in federal, state, and local government. Covered non-exempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage (currently not less than $7.25 per hour). Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.
The posting requirement is now at the top of the poster, as opposed to within the "Additional Information" section.
The "Child Labor" section removed the specific hours and days in which 14- and 15-year- olds may work, as well as the hours when work must begin and end.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has been added to the locations in which special provisions apply to workers.
The law regarding employees under 20 years of age being paid $4.25 per hour during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment has been removed.
Some employers incorrectly classify workers as "independent contractors" when they are actually employees under the FLSA. It is important to know the difference between the two because employees (unless exempt) are entitled to the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime pay protections and correctly classified independent contractors are not.
The EPPA generally prevents private sector employers from using lie detector tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain limited exceptions. Employers generally may not require or request any employee or job applicant to take a lie detector test, or take any action because an individual refuses to take a test or exercises other rights under the EPPA. The EPPA does not apply to federal, state, and local government agencies.
On the updated EPPA poster, the "Enforcement" section no longer includes the maximum amount of civil penalties (up to $10,000) because, as noted above, the penalties must be adjusted for inflation each year. Currently, the maximum civil monetary penalty is $20,111.
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