Added to our 1991 Baseplate page images of non-passenger plates of which we have examples in our collection.
Added near the bottom of our page about Special Annual Hauling Permits images of 2008-09 and 2009-10 permits contributed by J. Reid Williamson.
Added to our page about special plates issued to elected officials a State Board of Education plate photographed by Andrew Pang; added to our period photo of a 1948 Pontiac adjacent to our description of plates of that year a close-up image of the plate attached to the car, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
Edited and reorganized our 1991 Baseplate page, and added a table of our estimates of general-issue registration numbers assigned annually during its period of issuance.
Added a new photo gallery page featuring images of 1984 baseplates in use for 25 years.
Edited and reorganized our 1984 Baseplate page, and added a table of our estimates of general-issue registration numbers assigned annually during its period of issuance.
Added near the bottom of our page about Validation Stickers images of stickers issued during 2005 (marked "06"), 2010, and 2011, as well as text about the limited use of stickers since 2003.
Completely reconstructed our 1978 Baseplate page, including the addition of new information about general-issue auto plate numbering.
Substantially altered most of the text in our section about 1966 Baseplates, especially the discussion of general-issue passenger plate numbering.
Reconfigured the lower portion of our Motorcycle Plates page and added images of MT- and MR-series plates provided by Johnny Miles and David Wilson.
Completely reconstructed our 1974 Baseplate page; made minor revisions to our 1968 Baseplate page.
Added to our Reserved-Number Plates page an image taken by Johnny Miles of plate no. 7 in use; replaced the existing image of an NC-series Temporary plate on our page devoted to plates of that general type with an image of better quality provided by David Wilson; added to the same page an image of a K-series Temporary plate photographed by David; added to our page about Hire (Taxi) Plates an image taken by David of a plate with the numbering format introduced in February 2011; added near the bottom of our page about Annual Special Hauling Permits a photograph taken by David of a 2010-11 issue.
Completely reconstructed our 1968 Baseplate page.
Updated our page about 1997 and later D.C. auto plates with data about which two-letter prefixes have been introduced since August 2010; added a discussion of 1967 ("68") validation stickers to our page devoted to details about stickers, and set up sections in which 1968 baseplate stickers will soon be discussed; added to our page about the 1968 Baseplate information about registration numbers assigned annually during the life of this base.
Added several new paragraphs to the section of our Optional Plates page about City Bicentennial plates.
Added an image of a 1933 Dealer plate to appropriate type- and year-specific pages; added an image of a late-issue City Bicentennial plate to the section of our Optional Plates page dedicated to that issue; added images of two recent Motorcycle plates near the bottom of our page dedicated to that type.
Added a new page dedicated to the subject of Special Use and Temporary plates that includes content previously found on our Non-Passenger Types page supplemented by new information and images of 24 plates not shown previously; some of the information and images on this page were provided by Bradley Gallagher and J. Reid Williamson.
Added a new page upon which we discuss the assignment of reserved registration numbers for 1958.
Updated data as to the number of 1933 through 1957 Presidential Inaugural plates known to exist as of September 2011 in appropriate sections of our page dedicated to these special event plates, this data having been tabulated and submitted by Charlie Gauthier.
Added images of these non-passenger plates to the appropriate year-specific section of our 1950s Plates page and type-specific pages indicated: 1956 Motorcycle, courtesy of Vance Fulkerson; 1952 Rental Car; 1959 Bus.
Added images of these non-passenger plates to the type- and decade-specific pages indicated: 1939 Commercial (Truck); 1948 Commercial (Truck); 1948 Hire (Taxi).
Added to our page about Hire (Taxi) Plates a table of post-1973 registration number cutoff points; added to the Trailer section of our Truck and Trailer Types page two images of current baseplates in use and information about how trailer plates have been numbered since 1974.
Added to our page about Optional Plates images of the four BB-series plates of which we have images; added an image of a CW-series passenger car plate to our page upon which we show plates of the various letter series issued since April 1997.
Added to our page about U.S. Congress and Congressional Staff Permits an image of a 75th Congress permit, and replaced the existing image of an 84th Congress permit with an image of a permit in better condition, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
Added to our page about 1940s plates images of four general-issue passenger car plates of different years with the same registration number.
Added to our page about Sample plates an image of the earliest flat style sample; added an image of a second 1918 passenger car plate to the section of our 1918-1929 Plates page dedicated to that year.
Added to our page about Reserved-Number Plates an image of the 2010-11 issue in a format consistent with other plates of recent years (i.e. not in use on a vehicle); added near the bottom of our page about Dealer plates an image of a 1948-52 plate frame featuring a dealer advertisement.
Added to our page about Annual Special Hauling Permits two photographs of a 2011-12 issue, courtesy of J. Reid Williamson.
Added to our Office of Foreign Missions plates page images of Diplomatic and U.N. Secretariat plates of the Foreign Mission classification that were photographed in Manhattan by David Wilson.
Mon., Sept. 19 Added to the Organizational Plate Program section of our Optional Plates page an image of an Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority plate photographed by J. Reid Williamson; replaced the photo of a University of Michigan plate posted two days ago with an image taken by Johnny Miles of an example in better condition.
Added to the Organizational Plate Program section of our Optional Plates page an image of a previously unobserved and apparently new design, University of Michigan, courtesy of Bradley Gallagher; added an image of a recent Fraternal Order of Police plate povided by J. Reid Williamson; modified text in this section to provide information about how plates of this category are numbered.
Added to our Miscellaneous Topics page an image of a 1984 base inverted error plate.
Added to our page about Dealer plates several images of the 2010-11 plate, courtesy of Johnny Miles.
Added color data about the validation tab used exclusively on Antique Car plates for the 1964 registration year to our page devoted to that type; made changes to registration number data presented on our pages about plates of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1960s.
Added images of a second 90th Congress-House permit, a 95th Congress-Senate permit, a 1971 U.S. Congress Staff permit, and a 1978-79 U.S. Congress Staff permit in better condition than the example previously shown to our page devoted to Congressional permits, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
Added to our Office of Foreign Missions plates page images of two 2007 base Diplomatic Staff plates in use.
Reorganized the composition of our page about U.S. Government plates and added images of two early Dept. of Agriculture plates.
Added to our Office of Foreign Missions plates page an image of a 2007 base OFM plate in use taken by Johnny Miles.
Added to the 2007 base section of our page devoted to Office of Foreign Missions plates the color scheme of 2011 (exp. 2012) validation decals for plates of this type, which was provided by Bradley Gallagher.
Added to the 2007 base section of our page devoted to Office of Foreign Missions plates images of diplomat, consul, and diplomatic staff plates, as well as close-up images of graphics that appear in each upper corner of these plates, courtesy of Johnny Miles.
Added to the 1984 base section of our page devoted to Office of Foreign Missions plates images of several embassy and mission plates, including a diplomatic sample plate; added a section in which the four distinct styles of 1984 OFM baseplates are identified and discussed.
Added to the 1984 base section of our page devoted to Office of Foreign Missions plates images of Diplomatic Staff and United Nations Diplomatic plates provided by Johnny Miles.
Added to the 1984 base section of our page devoted to Office of Foreign Missions plates images of United Nations and Organization of American States diplomatic plates, and diplomatic staff motorcycle and handicapped person plates, courtesy of Johnny Miles.
Added information to and substantially reconfigured the 1984 baseplate section of our page devoted to Office of Foreign Missions plates; added to this section an image of a diplomatic motorcycle plate provided by Johnny Miles.
Added images of two vehicles registered with Clergy plates to our Non-Passenger Plates page, courtesy of Johnny Miles.
Added near the top of the Historic Motor Vehicle section of our page upon which this type is featured images provided by Johnny Miles of cars registered with HMV plates 874 and 916, which illustrate the transition of this type from embossed to flat plates.
Added to our page about Office of Foreign Missions plates images of 2007 base motorcycle, temporary, and trailer license plates provided by Johnny Miles.
Isolated in tables on our page about Office of Foreign Missions plates information about the colors of validation stickers used exclusively on those plates, and added new sticker color data gleaned from images provided by Johnny Miles; added a new page upon which we will slowly document what is known about this history of plates displayed on motor vehicles operated by the U.S. government.
Added an image of the 2011 (exp. 3-31-2012) reserved-number passenger car plate provided by Johnny Miles to our page devoted to that classification and to our home page.
Added entries about non-passenger license plates to the timeline on our introductory page.
Added 1957 through 2002 entries, as well as entries about reserved-number and special-event plates, to the timeline on our introductory page.
Added 1907 through 1957 entries to the timeline on our introductory page.
Added a summary history of District of Columbia license plates to our introductory page; began constructing a historical timeline of D.C. plates on the same page.
Sun., March 6 Redesigned the red-and-white four-line navigation bar at the top of this page, both with respect to its composition and the appearance of its elements. This new navigation bar will be copied to other pages as they are modified for other purposes.
Posted our new home page, as well as a separate page containing introductory information (which used to be on the home page) to which we plan to add more basic information about D.C. plate history, along with a historical timeline, in the near future.
Added to our page about the 1978 Baseplate information about plate and sticker serial numbers for 1978, 1979, and 1980; added to our new page about validation stickers information about stickers of those years.
Added to our page about the 1974 Baseplate information about plate and sticker serial numbers; added a new page comprised of validation sticker details, begun with information about 1975 ("76"), 1976, and 1977 stickers; made corresponding minor adjustments to our page about reserved-number plates and our existing page about validation stickers.
Added near the bottom of our page about Hire (Taxi) plates news of the introduction of a new numbering format for plates of this type first reported by Bradley Gallagher, with an observation of a second example reported two days later by J. Reid Williamson; added an image of a second style of embossed 2000 base Sample plate to our page dedicated to that plate type; added to our page about Commercial (Truck) plates an image of a 1967 (exp. 3-31-68) plate; added to our page about Optional plates an image of a St. John's College plate, a new design photographed by Bradley Gallagher.
Added to the Handicapped Disabled Veteran section of our Non-Passenger Plates page images of two plates photographed by J. Ried Williamson; added to our page about U.S. Dept. of State Office of Foreign Missions diplomatic plates an image of a current plate issued to a physically disabled individual, also photographed by Reid.
Added to the Manufacturer section of our Motor Vehicle Business Types page an image of a 2008-09 plate photographed by J. Reid Williamson; added to the Livery section of our Public Service Types page images of embossed and flat style current "Taxation" plates, also photographed by Reid.
Added to our page about the 1991 Baseplate an image taken by J. Reid Williamson of another early two-letter-prefix plate with faded gaphics; replaced the existing image of a current-style (i.e. flat) Apportioned plate in the section of our Truck and Trailer Types page with an image of a plate in better condition, also provided by Reid.
Added a new page upon which is described the 1960-1961 development of reflectorized license plates introduced in 1962.
Added 15 Special Use and Dealer-Issued Temporary plates from 1951 through 1968 to our 1950s and 1960s plates pages; added the approximate 2010 to 2011 passenger registration number cutoff point near the top of our page about the 2000 Baseplate; added colors of the 2010-11 Dealer and Manufacturer plates to our information about plates of those types.
Replaced text in the section of our Non-Passenger Plates page about WN-series Diplomatic plates with new text with information about the history of this type; added information to our page about DPL-series Diplomatic plates about how 1963 plates were used for 14 months; added a new page with a list of ambassadors and embassies to which 1958 Diplomatic plates were assigned.
Added to our pages about 1950s, Commercial, and Sample plates images of a 1952 C-prefix Commercial plate and a 1956 (3-31-57) Sample plate.
Made slight changes to information on our page about Personalized plates; to our page about Presidential Inaugural plates added new information about the approval of 1961 plates and updated data about the number of 1933 through 1957 plates still in existence, courtesy of Charlie Gauthier.
Added to our page about Dealer plates information about their numbering and issuance during the 1960s, when several noteworthy changes occurred.
Modified the banner image at the top of most pages of the site so that it functions as a link to the home page.


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Monster Energy® Kawasaki Rider Eli Tomac Earns Second Overall in the AMA Pro Motocross Championship Standings
Sep 13, 2021 | US National Motocross, US Racing
Foothill Ranch, Calif. (September 12, 2021) – The 12th and final round of the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross Championship at Hangtown MX in Rancho Cordova, California saw Monster Energy® Kawasaki's Eli Tomac overcome the notorious hard packed track to claim second overall (4-1) and secure second place in the AMA Pro Motocross Championship standings. In the 250 Class, Monster Energy®/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Jo Shimoda earned second overall (4-2) to finish fifth in the championship while teammate Austin Forkner ended up 15th (40-5) for seventh in the overall standings.
The Hangtown Motocross Classic, the longest running national event in American motocross, hosts an outstanding layout and conditions that have proven to foster some of the best racing in AMA Motocross history. With significant elevation changes, exceptionally steep off-camber sections, and arguably the hardest soil of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship, Hangtown demands that riders combine technical bike skills with fearless commitment. In the first timed qualifying session of the day, Tomac showed that the venue's unique challenges are right in his wheelhouse by setting the third fastest lap time with a 2:12.914. The smooth morning conditions proved to be the fastest of the day as racers were not able to improve their times in the second session when the track began to take on its typical rough and edgy form.
The first 450 Class moto saw Tomac start just inside the top-10 and quickly begin to tear through the front of the pack. Tomac had made his way into a battle for podium position before the end of Lap 2. By Lap 5 of the race, Tomac secured third position and shifted his focus to closing the small distance to the leaders. With a stretch of clear track in front of him, Tomac stayed true to form by picking up the pace and setting the fastest lap of the race to catch the riders ahead. To the crowd's displeasure, Tomac's push to the lead was fouled up by a crash through a tricky off-camber right-handed corner on Lap 8. The Coloradan was quick to regain his composure and finished the moto in fourth place.
In the second 450 Class moto, Tomac once again started inside the top-10 and showed no hesitation cutting his way through to podium contention. Tomac gained control of third position by the end of Lap 2 and mounted an attack on the leaders. Before the race had reached the halfway point Tomac split the difference between himself and the win by railing around the outside of a rutted section to grab hold of second place. The second half of the race would feature Tomac in a two-rider battle for first position that he refused to concede. On Lap 8, Tomac made another aggressive move around the outside of one of Hangtown's legendary banked corners to take command of the lead. The No.3 KX™450 of Tomac only looked forward for the remaining seven laps on his way to claiming the second moto victory, second overall (4-1) on the day and gaining one position to earn second overall in the final championship standings. In the last six Pro Motocross seasons with Kawasaki, Tomac has not finished off the overall championship podium with three championships, two runner-up finishes, and one third place finish in the championship standings.
Following the final moto of the season, the Kawasaki Racing team presented Eli with a commemorative plaque highlighting the six years, four AMA championships, and 62 wins with Kawasaki aboard his KX450. Tomac secured his place amongst the sport's most prestigious champions with his success aboard Team Green.
"In the first moto I was starting to get into a flow, I found some good lines, and I had a solid pace going until I crashed in the off-camber corner at the bottom of the hill. I tweaked my thumb in the crash, but regrouped to still finish fourth in that moto and reset for the second one. In Moto 2, I got off to a strong start and worked my way up to the lead which I was able to maintain until the end. I would have loved to come away with the overall win today, but with that small crash in the first moto, it just wasn't in the cards. I'm happy to finish the season with a moto win."– Eli Tomac
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Forkner was eager to build from his top-5 finish in Moto 2 last weekend as he started the day by qualifying with the fourth fastest lap time at 2:15.644. Meanwhile, Shimoda adapted quickly to the Hangtown track in his first appearance at the venue to log the sixth fastest lap with a 2:15.846.
At the start of Moto 1 for the 250 Class, Forkner launched his No. 38 KX™250 out to a third-place start while teammate Shimoda was 10th by the end of Lap 1. A determined Shimoda lived up to his reputation as one of the hardest fighting racers in the paddock by persistently picking off the riders ahead. Through a combination of late race fitness and readiness to capitalize on mistakes from the competition, Shimoda passed his way up to fourth position with five laps remaining. The Japanese sensation continued to push toward the riders ahead and ultimately concluded the race with a fourth-place finish. Forkner retired from the race while running in third position but, would regroup and focus on Moto 2.
The second 250 Class moto saw the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki riders take charge at the front of the field when Forkner and Shimoda came around the track in fourth and fifth position, respectively, on Lap 1. The Team Green duo quickly moved their KX250 machines up the running order to take control of second and third by Lap 5 with Shimoda overtaking Forkner during the process. Kawasaki fans cheered as Shimoda and Forkner commanded two of the top three positions at the midpoint of the race. When the moto began to tighten in the later stages, Shimoda proved his fortitude by responding to every attack and pulling away from the riders behind to hold onto second place all the way to the checkered flag. Forkner would be overtaken by two riders on Lap 7 and, despite a late race effort to reclaim the lost positions, earned himself fifth place in the second moto.
"The track was very technical in the second moto because the ruts got hard packed and there were a lot of square edges. I'm happy with how I was able to keep charging forward all race long and didn't have the kind of mistakes that cost a lot of my competition out there. In the second moto, it was awesome to move through guys to second and push all the way to the end of the race. I'm happy for second overall on the day and also to move up to fifth overall for the championship. It's nice to do this for my Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team, they have helped me so much and to share these results with them is great."– Jo Shimoda
"My starts were great today and that really helped me to run up front in both motos. In the second moto, I was able to makes passes from fourth place to second in the first few laps and I think Jo and I made the most of the challenging track conditions. I ended up coming away with fifth in the moto and it was good to be back up there battling with the leaders in both motos, that progress has been a goal of mine for the whole motocross season."– Austin Forkner
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The occurrence of COVID-19 elevated intense attention not only within India but internationally however still we do not have fully approved (by US-FDA or CDSCO) medication for treating people infected with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. People infected with this new coronavirus have reported a wide range of symptoms – ranging from mild to severe illness - often appearing 2-14 days after exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As the disease counts rise in India, it is of utmost importance to develop therapeutics that could be helpful in treating the patients infected with Corona virus. Effective strategies for prophylaxis and holistic management are of paramount importance in curtailing the progress of the disease and reducing burden on hospitals.
DBT/BIRAC have already announced two calls, under COVID 19 consortium, inviting proposals in the areas of Vaccines, Therapeutics, Diagnostics and Any other intervention. In continuation, the present call is being announced in the area of Therapeutics.
The scope of this call is to address at least one of the following objectives:
Development of therapeutics to address a rapid response towards the current COVID-19 outbreak: relevant "clinical ready"-assets including approved therapies or compounds in development, which could be repurposed for use in treating patients with the coronavirus.
Development of therapeutics to address the current and/or future coronavirus outbreaks: identification of new potential assets and approaches that could be utilised including preventive strategies and combination approaches and could also address potential resistance. This may also include optimisation of promising treatments used in rapid response.
Proposals are required to be submitted online through BIRAC website only. Online proposal submission can be done by registered users. The RFP will be open for a period of 15 days. Process for submitting the proposals online is detailed below:
Log on to the BIRAC website (www.birac.nic.in)
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Click on the link under Programmes and the active call would be highlighted.
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Saltley
Sandy Hill
Sarehole
Scotland Village
The Scott Arms
Selly Park, Selly Hill, Selly Wick
Shaftmore
Shaw Hill
Shawley
Shepherds Green
Shepherds Pool
Shipton
Short Heath
Showell Green
Signal Hayes
Six Ways Aston
Six Ways Erdington
Six Ways Hall Green
Six Ways Nechells
Slade, Sutton Coldfield
Slade, Witton
Small Heath
Smarts Hill
Snails Green
Snow Hill
South Yardley
Spaghetti Junction
Sparkbrook
Spring Vale - Bordesley
Spring Vale - Lee Bank
Stechford
Streetly
Stirchley
Stockfield
Stockland Green
Strawberry Vale
Sutton Chase
Sutton Park
Sutton Woods
The Sutton Estate
The Swan Yardley
Swanshurst
Sycamore Hill
Symbols Cross
This is a topographical name. A holy well, which was believed to have healing properties for eye problems, emerged near the present site of Spring Hill Library. It had disappeared by 1880; the 20th-century street, Holy Well Close is near the site.
Holy wells were often pre-Christian and may well be of Celtic origin. They were often dedicated to a goddess to whom people made offerings, which were thrown into the water. The Anglo-Saxon Christian church frequently rededicated the wells in the name of a female Christian saint. The water, which was believed to have curative properties, was used for baptisms. Indeed baptisms may have taken place in the well itself until the Reformation when the practice fell out of favour as superstitious.
Spring Hill was on the Dudley Turnpike of 1761 which left Birmingham from New Street then followed a circuitous route round the Easy Hill estate down to Sandpits, and up Spring Hill to the present Dudley Road. In the early 1770s a new straighter route was made along Summer Row. Tollgates stood at the junction of Spring Hill and Icknield Street on the site of the library, at Rotton Park Road and on Smethwick High Street at Stoney Lane where the tollhouse of 1818 survives. As ever William Hutton had a comment to make:
The road to Dudley, ten miles, is despicable beyond description. The unwilling traveller is obliged to go two miles about, through a bad road, to avoid a worse.
Springfield Street takes its name from a late 18th-century mansion of that name, presumably after a field name. This was built by George Hollington Barker, a successful Birmingham lawyer. Born about 1740 and described as a gentleman, Barker became a member of the Society of Antiquaries and was known for his fine collection of books, prints, coins and tokens. His legal practice was at No.7 The Square (Old Square). He had a halfpenny token of his own made by Birmingham medallist Peter Kempson in 1797. On the obverse are Barker's arms and crest over his initials. The reverse has an image of Justice after Joshua Reynolds and is dated MDCC XCVII - 1797. He died c1803.
George Hollington Barker's halfpenny recently sold at auction
The district was heavily built up with poor quality housing during the last quarter of the 19th century. This had deteriorated to unacceptable standards by the time of the Second World War and most of the district was rebuilt in the late 1960s and -70s.
Image left: Nearby Clark Street, on the corner of Icknield Port Road, Ladywood (c1870s) showing the Glassblower's Arms pub. The photograph was taken in 1968.
From the University of Birmingham's Phyllis Nicklin collection and available for reuse under Creatice Commons licence Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5). See Acknowledgements.
Steward Street School photographed by Terry Morris on Flickr. Image All Rights Reserved and used here with Terry's kind permission.
Steward Street Board School was one of the first five schools opened by the Birmingham School Board in 1873 and only one of two remaining. It had accommodation for 1036 children.
Such was the poverty of the area that fees were halved to one penny a week in 1889, at which time nearly half the children were taught free and almost all the rest were in arrears.
In 1914 an experimental open-air classroom was built in the playground. The school closed in 1969 but the building still stands and is now used as commercial premises. Encaustic tiles can still be seen above the door in the entrance arch.
Spring Hill Library, St Peter's Church in the background, Straight ahead is the Dudley Road, to the right is Icknield Street.
Take a look. Spring Hill Library designed by the Birmingham architects Martin & Chamberlain in 1893 is built in red-brick and terracotta in elaborate Victorian gothic and is Grade II* Listed. There is a tall clock tower, good detailed red terracotta work including prominent city coats-of-arms in relief, many beasts and curly bits. It is a fine example of a Victorian Birmingham public building standing rather solitary since the area was developed in the late 1960s.
Also looking out of place is on George Street West is the Church of St Peter, a large brick building with stone dressings and a west tower by Birmingham architect F B Osborn in a rather pointed perpendicular style, consecrated 1902. These buildings are the only physical evidence of a Victorian past.
The poor housing of whole area was demolished and rebuilt during the 1960s. Some of that rebuilding did not stand the test of time and was again rebuilt at the end of the 20th century.
For Spring Hill College see Wake Green.
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I have been looking at the world through tartan frames recently, thanks to the current exhibition 'For Auld Lang Syne: Images of Scottish Australia from First Fleet to Federation' and its accompanying catalogue. Actually, to call it a catalogue doesn't do it justice; its 330 pages ransack dozens of different angles of the Caledonian experience, with essays by its curators, Alison Inglis and Patricia Tryon Macdonald, the Art Gallery of Ballarat's director Gordon Morrison, and a dozen others.
Ballarat (which I have always thought of as a predominantly Irish town) has gone all highland-flingy over the show; a new plaid for the city has been specially commissioned to coincide with the event, in grey, blue, and gold, and Prince Charles, in his capacity as Great Steward of Scotland, has written the catalogue's foreword, in which he laments not being able to come over, and describes the early illustrators of flora and fauna as artists, scientists, and explorers all in one.
'There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make,' wrote J. M. Barrie, and this is an exhibition about history's winners. It's a salutary point to remember, as the Scots in Scotland heatedly debate whether to vote for independence or stay attached to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (and the European Union) when they go to the polls in September. Despite being put-upon and exploited at home by the colonising Sassenachs (if that is your view) in the British colonies, they were part of the Übermensch, cutting a swathe in every British possession starting with the Americas.
As the exhibition reveals, the Scots who arrived in droves were far better educated than their knock-kneed, maggoty English contemporaries; about seventy-five per cent could read and write, and only three per cent were convicts; Scottish judges regarded transportation as equivalent to a death sentence and wouldn't mete it out for minor offences.
The immigrants also had a sharp sense of what they'd come for: a better society with fairer laws, lots of land, and a chance to rule the roost. From the McDonnell Ranges to the Murray, they have claimed and named mountains and rivers and half the highways bear the Caledonian brand from the macadam on the surface to the names – Stuart, Sturt, and Hume – on the signposts. Twenty-five suburbs of Melbourne bear Scottish names (there's a free can of Irn Bru for those who can list them without recourse to Melways or the Internet) and the Scots lay claim to Freddo Frogs, Tim Tams, the first vineyards, and most of the Constitution.
Both exhibition and catalogue are full of interesting nuggets; that New South Wales Governor Lachlan Macquarie ruled like a laird and had his own bard (and also has seventy-seven places or geological features named after him); that one of the earliest wombats sent back for taxidermy was mistakenly stuffed in the aggressively upright pose of a grizzly bear; and that it's possible to carve black shiny portrait busts from kerosene shale.
John Glover painted the newly arrived highlanders in habitat similar to the Aborigines they were about to dispossess; gathered in a Tasmanian dell of glen-like mien, a group of men and women in tartan shawls huddle round a small fire waiting for a charred wallaby supper.
There are dozens of other paintings and objects – as exhibitions go, it's the full mince, neaps, and tatties – and some are better than others. I was taken by an 1846 portrait of a solid little boy in tartan called Alexander Sinclair, but the label rather snootily dismissed the artist, Joseph Backler, as only moderately talented and catering to an ambitious artisanal class.
For Auld Lang Syne is at the Art Gallery of Ballarat until 27 July.


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Books for Trade:Daisy Lennox: Le Pensionnat de Madame Clerval; Collection des Orties Blanches 1933
January 5, 2016 / Steve M.
Jean Fort was a prolific producer of erotica, under a variety of imprints, his Collection des Orties Blanches (White Nettles), was specifically dedicated to sado- masochistic story lines. Fort produced a very large number of titles under this imprint, between 1920-1939, illustrated by various artists.
This is the one of a short series of listings featuring" Orties Blanches", titles from the 1930's which is rapidly evolving into the period of the greatest interest for me, primarily because of the style and content of the illustrations across a wide range of competing publishing houses, and also of the artists themselves and the mystery surrounding the identity of particular individuals. This is different in that the artist has an identity, working under the name "Fontana", was Leo Fontan, French illustrator. Born September 23, 1884 in Donchery (Ardennes). Died June 26, 1965 in Annecy (Savoie). Painter of genre scenes, portraits, cityscapes, interiors, watercolorist, pasterelliste, decorator. He was a pupil of Luc-Olivier Merson, Léon Bonnat, Fernand Carman. Based in Paris, he regularly exhibited at the Salon of French Artists, of which he was member, and the Comedians Show. He won the Prix Alumni Bonnat in 1936, a silver medal in 1944. He was awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
I have had to crop down the image for the cover and title page as a flattened image was impossible, because of the binding of the book.
Enjoy the absolutely stunning illustrations.
This original title is available for trade against my Paris Olympia Press wants.
Le Pensionnat de Madame Clerval
LENNOX, Daisy. —Le Penionnat de Madame Clerval. Paris: Collection des Orties Blanches, 1933. , 256 pp., 16 engraved plates by "Fontana" Printed by Imp Brussiére. 28/07/1933.
Bibliocuriosa Fontan
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Jean Martinet, Venez ici, qu'on vous fouette ! : Paris Éditions Prima
Liane de Lauris: L'Education Cherubin; Collection des Orties Blanches 1934
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Another serie I did not know.Very nice drawings full of life… and spanking.
Hi again, there are a lot of titles in this series, and I keep finding great illustrators especially from the 1930's, it really was a Golden period.
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Is this novel available in other languages? The illustrations are exquisite.
Not as far as I know David, translations of these books are very few and far between.
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Forgive yourself and others and you will find peace.
Forgiving those who have hurt us is not an easy task; clouded by anger and resentment we become bitter and begin shielding our hearts. It is in the act of forgiving that we are closet to God.
There were two sisters who were seven years apart; Tina and Dana. When Dana was born Tina was excited to have a baby sister whom she could love and play with. During their childhood years they shared the same bedroom where they would sing, dance, laugh and pretend play. Tina wiped Dana's tears, cleaned up her scrapes, taught her to ride a bike and how to swim. Life was simple and good and they were as close as two sisters should be.
During that time a baby brother arrived. Dana was still a baby herself at three years of age and she not at all happy to share the attention. One day when guests arrived to visit the baby, bearing gifts, Dana went into her room and in a fit of jealousy emptied out all the dressers.
Tina loved her new brother and she dotted on him. She was torn between her two siblings. Their mother worked nights and Tina often had to fill in as a mother to her younger siblings.
As time passed Dana found it difficult to sleep at night, fearing the dark, even though she had Tina in the bed next to her and a small night light illuminating the bedroom.
In the wee hours after everyone was long asleep, she would call for her sister to sleep with her. Sometimes Tina would crawl into the small twin bed with her and other times Tina would refuse. Why she refused is hard to say she herself was a child and sometimes selfish. On those nights Dana would call for her mother to come. Her mother tired from her own work would sometimes spank her for waking up the household.
When Tina became a mother herself her guilt over this caused her great sorrow and she shared her regret with her sister. How could she have known what her selfishness did to her sister? They grew older and Tina made sure to attend all of Dana's school events; teacher interviews, school performances, sporting events. You see their parents were immigrants and did not have a command of the English language so it fell on Tina to translate and fill in when necessary. She didn't mind though she loved her sister.
Eventually, Tina went off to high school and Dana and Mark, their brother, remained in grade school. Dana and Mark were close in age so they became good friends. The two sisters grew apart as their lives took separate paths. Tina graduated from high school and entered college while Dana entered high school. During those years both girls met the men that they would later marry.
Dana went off to University where she studied to become a teacher. Tina in the interim married and had her first child. Dana was excited to have a nephew and she visited her sister often. She too graduated and married. In the early years of Dana's career Tina again attended all of her sister's school events. This time Dana was the one orchestrating the extra curricular activities for her students. She was an exceptional teacher and Tina was sure to let everyone know this. Dana on the other hand grew more resentful toward her sister's absence in her life.
Their families expanded. Tina had two more children and Dana gave birth to two beautiful daughters. Their careers became more demanding and they ventured off to start businesses of their own; things between them grew strained. While Tina's business flourished Dana's didn't. Dana grew more resentful. Tina never understood why. Dana had continued her education part time and received her masters in education, She became a vice principal. Tina continued to sing her sister's praises.
Over the last thirty years they have shifted between moments of closeness and distance. The road has been bumpy for them to be certain. Last year Dana was diagnosed with breast cancer and Tina rallied to her side wanting to extend her help to her sister. In an act of love she gathered a group of seven women together to participate in the 60 Km walk to end breast cancer. During the walk Tina prayed for God's help, each step after the first twenty kilometers was torment.
The day of Dana's surgery Tina sat in the waiting room with her own daughter and Dana's husband for six hours praying until she ran out of words that the cancer in her sister's body was not the "BAD ONE". Thankfully Dana's cancer was caught early and she required radiation and not chemotherapy.
Even during her illness Dana kept her sister at arms length. Tina continued to call her periodically but Dana rarely picked up the phone to call her sister.
Several weeks ago Tina called her sister to discuss the rift between Dana and their brother. Although Tina had tried to remain neutral she felt compelled to intervene as it was causing their parents great pain. Dana was also using the children as pawns in her argument with her brother. The conversation did not go well and Dana told her sister to stay out of her business. Tina told her that it was her business. She was after all her sister and she should be able to tell her how she felt. That was when Dana handed out her final blow; telling her sister that she had always been a sister in title only. Tina was devastated. How could her sister say such a horrible thing to her?
For weeks she anguished over this; she had reached out to her sister in so many ways. She was hurt and angry. She asked God for guidance. How could anyone treat a family member this way? What could she do?
Then the answer came. Forgive. Forgive her for the things she said and the omissions she made and then let her go. We cannot force anyone, even our family member to love us or to want us in their lives. It is in forgiveness that we find our own peace.
So that was what Tina did, she said a prayer of forgiveness and she asked God to bless her sister and then she let her go. If one day she returns, Tina will open her arms and welcome her back.
Did God not tell us to turn the other cheek?
God entrusted Tina to be her sister's keeper long ago; she could never forsake that trust.
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I'm a big sister too, and I love my little sister more than anyone else in the world. We have our differences, but we share a bond that I think only other sisters can understand.
Thankyou for sharing your story.
God touches your sisters heart and guides her on her journey back to the people who have always loved her.
I will quote this, as the content is from "The Inspired word of god"
"Isn't it presumptious to come to the throne of grace if we haven't been gracious to the people in our own lives?"
how can we approach a God of mercy if we ourselves have such bitterness.
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My life as a Fireman: Hail to the Chief: HHFD Chief Angelo Roccamo is retiring after 39 years of service to Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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My time on the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department
Us with Chief Roccamo at Inspection May 2018
Hail to the Chief: Chief Angelo Roccamo retires Number 39 with 39 years on the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department
After an illustrious career on the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department and a three year stint the second time around as the Chief of the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department, Chief Angelo Roccamo has decided to retire his badge 39 after 39 years on the department.
Chief Roccamo is the son of Joseph and the late Theresa Roccamo of Hasbrouck Heights, who have lived in the town for over fifty years. Originally born in South Philly, home of his father, the family moved to New Jersey to be closer to his mother's relatives.
"My mother was from Italy and as her family moved to the States they settled in the New York area, so we moved from Philly to be closer to her family. We found a two family house in Hasbrouck Heights that my parents liked and my brother, Peter and I moved here when I was in the Third Grade," the Chief said. The Chief is a Hasbrouck Heights HS alumnus '77 and is the father to Angelo Jr. and Alyssa.
When asked how he became interested in the fire service, Chief Roccamo told this story. "When I was about five years old we had a plumber come to the house to do some work. He started a fire on the room and we had to get out of the house fast. I got all excited when the fire truck pulled up to the house. I don't know what made my mother more upset. The fact that we had a fire in the house or the fact that I got excited that there was a fire truck outside our home."
"When I got older, I wanted to become a cop but my mother was dead set against it. I wanted a job where I could get involved in the community, so at 21, I became a fire fighter," the Chief explained.
"It was the same with my job as well. I started off in the printing business and really was not happy with what I was doing. I took a job with the Hasbrouck Heights DPW and I enjoyed it much more. I wanted something where I could meet the community I was serving." The Chief is now the General Foreman for the Hasbrouck Heights Department of Public Works and works hard for our community. "I like the fact that I can be there when I am needed and feel that I am making a contribution to the town. I've met many longtime members of the community who in all my years of living here I had never met before."
In the time that Chief Roccamo has served in the fire service, he has held many positions. He has been Lieutenant and Mechanic of the Ambulance, Lieutenant and Captain of the Hook & Ladder, Department Treasurer, Fire Inspector and Second, First and then Chief of the Department (for a second time).
When asked what the most challenging part of the current job is, the Chief remarked that it is keeping up with the paperwork. "People don't know how much we really have to do in the Department. There are so many phone calls and involved meetings that we have to attend. We have a budget and we have to figure out how best to use our resources and see what equipment is needed. We have to determine what's the most important. I feel that making sure that all members are safe. When we got out on a call, I want to be sure that everyone comes back safely from that call."
Some of the goals that the Chief had for the Department were keeping up morale and unifying the Department. "The Community has to understand that this is a volunteer department. The economy has done a number on all volunteer departments. People are working two or three jobs and don't have the time to volunteer like they used to before. The time factor is something people can't fit into their lives. Our members have to be available 24/7 and during all the holidays. We have to stop what we're doing in our lives and help members of the community and the surrounding areas as well."
"The Department faces the challenges of retaining members and recruiting new ones. It is rough when everyone has to stop what they are doing and make a call. The problem with manpower is becoming a challenge that we are facing in the future. Sometimes I don't think people have a clue what goes into begin a firefighter. We have schooling, intense training and drills to keep up all our members with new developments that are happening in the industry," the Chief said.
"Our job is to look out for everyone. We encourage our members to take as many classes as they can. The day you stop learning is the day you should not be a fire fighter. There is always more to learn. There has been a lot of talk about regionalization and paid departments but these things cost money and I don't know how many towns can handle the financial burden. In the end though, I know that the community cares about us and we are very grateful for them for their continuing support."
"It's not my department. In the generation before I got on, the Fire Department had a full roster and people had to wait to get on the Department. Today we are trying to work with youth squads and getting more teenagers involved in our Juniors program. This way they get more hands-on training to see if they really want to pursue firefighting as a career."
Chief Roccamo as grill master at the Engine One Barbecue in 2015
Some of the memorable things that the Chief remembers from his own experiences with the Department are answering past ambulance calls. "It really is self-satisfying when you save another person's life. I have had several saves throughout my career and that is a good feeling. You get someone's heart working again and it is the greatest feeling you can have," the Chief admitted. "On fire calls, it's putting that fire out. You really have to sneak around and find the fire before it finds you first," the Chief explained.
Some of the goals Chief Roccamo wanted to accomplish in his role over the last three years were to collaborate with the other two Chiefs in keeping everyone in the department safe, up to date in equipment and training. "I would like to think that the other Chiefs and I worked well together to get this done."
When asked about his personal experiences on 9/11 and his contributions on that tragic day he said, "I was home that day. When I saw what happened in New York City, we stood by at the firehouse. Our ambulance was called first and went to the staging area in Jersey City to await victims. We sent our engine (615) next and we got as far as the GWB and then awaited instructions. Myself, Ex-Chief Joe Taylor and Ex-Chief Pat Hayes and former firefighter Bob Pietz were sent to Overpeck Park where we stood by in our bunker gear for six hours awaiting instructions. We were later released that day. Later, several members of the Department went over to help with the recovery."
"I myself didn't go over," the Chief said. "I was still angry that something like this happened in the USA. I knew that they had enough help. I just didn't want to see what I saw on TV."
During the time that he was serving as First Assistant Chief, Chief Roccamo was in command of the aircraft incident at the Strawberry clothing warehouse in Teterboro and most recently was Chief during the big warehouse fire at the Marcal Paper Factory in Elmwood Park. "There is not better feeling than knowing that you saved someone's life or property. You've then done something not everyone can do."
"We want to utilize our members the best way possible and have the equipment to back that up. Our goal at the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department is to protect and serve our community the best way we know how and to keep everyone safe. I will be at all the meetings I can and get to know as many members of the community as possible," the Chief said.
Chief Roccamo at his swearing in at the 2018 Installation Dinner with the Brothers of the former Engine One
"Lastly, we want to thank everyone in the community for their support. Everything they can do for us is greatly appreciated. I will miss the department and doing my part to keep the community safe. I will miss making calls," Chief Roccamo added.
We as a Department want to thank Chief Angelo Roccamo for his 39 years of dedication, life and love that he has given to his family, his community and town and the members of the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department family, his second home. You have been a brother to us and a true leader and every time the tones go out, we have the experience that you gave us behind you. We never took that duty lightly and will continue that strong tradition in the future.
Chief Roccamo at the Annual "Santa Around Town" with fire fighters Justin Watrel, Tim Moots and Bernie Valente
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Angelo Roccamo later became the 2019 Hasbrouck Heights Men's Association "Man of the Year", an award well deserved.


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Stereotypical.
2017 . 03 . 14 // by Michael
I love subverting stereotypes when I'm writing characters. More than anything I love typically brutish characters in intellectual professions. Put an orc in a wizard's outfit and I'm a happy fellow. Turning a stereotype on its head is easy to do, too! Consider the first thing that comes to mind when you imagine goblins, ogres, dragons, and other such creatures. Take that first thought, say "nope!" and do something completely different. Congratulations! You're taking a character in a new direction! Whether that direction works is an entirely different discussion.
In the fantasy genre, this is supremely easy to do. Whether through folklore, tabletop gaming, novels, video games, or TV and movies, we have a general idea of what the "monsters" of fantasy are supposed to be like. We all know that goblins are weak but cruel and are dangerous in large numbers, and that orcs are violent brutes who would conquer the world if they only possessed the intellect to organize themselves, and so on. Even the traditional fantasy hero races have their own stereotypes. Elves are immortal guardians of the forest, dwarves live deep in the mountains, and so on. Once again, take the first thing that comes to mind and go "nope!" You'll have intellectual orcs, dwarves who live on beaches, and artisan goblins in no time.
In the science fiction genre, this is trickier to do. Unlike the fantasy genre, there are no "standard" races to build your story upon. The aliens of one sci-fi setting are going to be completely different from the aliens of another. The one "standard" race in science fiction is us, the humans. But there is no "typical" when it comes to humans in science fiction. Like aliens, what humans are like in one sci-fi setting is going to be vastly different than another. Whether it's Star Trek's ultimately optimistic view of humanity's future, the complex and conquering empire of Frank Herbert's DUNE, or the sprawling roller coaster of ups-and-downs in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, there are more variations in science fiction than I can list in one blog entry.
When Garth and I were establishing the setting of STAR POWER, we wanted to subvert some stereotypes of humanity in science fiction but were faced with the aforementioned lack of stereotypes. So we turned to trends, and we noticed a few things about humanity in a lot of current science fiction: that our future is going to be bleak, dirty, a tyranny, or a downright apocalypse; that we're "the new kids" in the galactic community and we're out to prove ourselves; that humans are the most adaptable interstellar species who are capable of experiencing emotions in ways the cold, elder races of the galaxy have forgotten; we'll sleep with anything (and are biologically capable of doing so). We decided to work with those, modifying some and scrapping others, and are happy with our version of humanity in the Millennium Federation.
In STAR POWER, humanity was on the brink of apocalypse but they ultimately got their act together. We're proud of our optimistic, Star Trek-like take on humanity in that regard. The Humans aren't the newest race to enter the Federation, because that honor goes to the Jeranians. They're not known for being the most adaptable, because that honor belongs to the Ladori (Kaylo Durin's people), and we were never fans of the "most emotional" trend so we scrapped that altogether. Humans are famous not for being adaptable, but for their aforementioned history of violence. The other races of the Federation see Humans as "the orcs" (for lack of a better term) who managed to rehabilitate themselves. As for the sleeping with anything business? There hasn't been much romance(!) in STAR POWER yet, but we've been hinting that cross-species relationships aren't really a thing in our setting.
Are we subverting stereotypes with our humans, or have we just turned some trends on their heads? Is there even a stereotype to subvert when it comes to humans in science fiction? Whatever the case may be, we're proud of our take on humanity, and we hope it gives you some hope for our future.
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The total pension fund assets stood at N8.14 trillion as at the end of May, the National Pension Commission (Pen Com) said yesterday.
Pen Com spokesman Peter Aghahowa added that the assets rose from N7.52 trillion in December 2017.
"A breakdown of the investment is FGN bonds got N3.96 trillion; treasury bills, N1.68 trillion, agency bond like the Nigeria Mortgage Refinancing Company (NMRC) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) got N6.54 billion, Sukuk bonds got N51.98 billion and green bond got N8.26 billion.
The commission said that, "Other classes of assets include, supra-national bonds, N8.21 billion; open/close end funds, N10.16 billion; mutual funds, N1987 billion; private equity fund N3727 billion; infrastructure fund, N8.95 billion and cash & other assets N96.13 billion,".