Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian National park, located in West Himalaya, in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, red fox, and blue sheep. Birds found in the park include Himalayan monal pheasant and other high altitude birds.
At 3352 to 3658 meters above sea level, the gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park to the east. Together, they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskarand Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km and it is about 8 km long and 2 km wide. Both parks are encompassed in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve which is further surrounded by a buffer zone. This Reserve is in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 2004.
The Valley of Flowers is a high-altitude Himalayan valley that has long been acknowledged by renowned mountaineers, botanists, and in literature. It has been recognized internationally for over a century and is referenced in the Hindu religion. Local people have visited the valley since ancient times. Indian yogis are known to have visited the valley for meditation.
The Valley of Flowers has many different colourful flowers, taking on various shades of colours as time progressed. The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site. The Valley of Flowers has gained importance as a region containing a diversity of alpine flora, representative of the Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadow secretion. The rich diversity of species reflects the valley's location within a transition zone between the Zanskar and Great Himalayas ranges to the north and south, respectively, and between the Eastern Himalaya and Western Himalaya flora.
A number of plant species are considered threatened. Several have not been recorded outside of Uttarakhand. Two have not been recorded in Nanda Devi National Park. The diversity of threatened species of medicinal plants is higher than has been recorded in other Indian Himalayan protected areas. The entire Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve lies within the Western Himalayas Endemic Bird Area (EBA).
The Valley of Flowers National Park is the second core zone of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Seven restricted-range bird species are endemic to this part of the EBA. The park is administered by the Uttarakhand State Forestry Department, the national Ministry of Environment and Forests, India. There is no settlement in the national park and grazing in the area has been banned since 1983. The park is open only during summer from June to October and it is covered by heavy snow for the rest of the year.
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Michael Norton (December 25, 1837 in County Roscommon, Ireland – April 23, 1889 in New York City) was an American politician from New York.

Life
The family emigrated to New York City when Michael was still an infant. he began to work when eight years old, first in a crockery factory, then in a sugar refinery. At age 16, he became a mess boy aboard the steamer Atlantic of the Collins Line. After six trips across the Atlantic Ocean, he abandoned the maritime service, and became a cooper instead.

He fought in the American Civil War as a captain of volunteers from May to November 1861, when he resigned his commission to take care of the family after his father's death. He was an Alderman of New York (3rd D.) from 1865 to 1870.

He was a Democratic member of the New York State Senate (5th D.) from 1868 to 1871, sitting in the 91st, 92nd, 93rd and 94th New York State Legislatures. He was a member of the Tweed Ring, and was admitted to the bar without studying law. During his second senatorial term, he left the Ring and joined the Young Democracy (an Anti-Tweed faction of Tammany Hall. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 5th D.) in 1873.

Later he joined Irving Hall and the County Democracy, both Anti-Tammany organizations affiliated with the Democratic Party. He was Civil Justice of the First District from 1882 until his death.

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 The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 444)
 Life Sketches of the State Officers, Senators, and Members of the Assembly of the State of New York in 1868 by S. R. Harlow & S. C. Hutchins (pg. 123ff)
 Manual of the Corporation of New York by Joseph Shannon (1869; pg. 618)
 MICHAEL NORTON DEAD in NYT on April 24, 1889

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Historians of science hold that the Presocratic philosophers had scientific attitudes but did not produce any empirical science and that the first Greek science, astronomy, did not develop until the time of Plato or later. This study argues that Presocratic philosophers made significant advances in the study of astronomy that deserve to be considered as scientific contributions. In the early fifth century BC, Parmenides recognized that the moon gets its light from the sun. Building on this insight, Anaxagoras developed a theory according to which the moon and other heavenly bodies were spherical masses, and eclipses were caused by the blocking of the sun's light. When we compare cosmological theories of the sixth century BC with those of the fifth, we find that the former treated astronomical phenomena as continuous with meteorological events, while the latter treated heavenly bodies as independent stony masses whirled in a cosmic vortex. Two historic events help to date and account for the change: a solar eclipse in 478 BC, and a meteoroid that fell to earth at the time a comet was visible, around 466. Both events are linked to Anaxagoras. There is evidence that Anaxagoras' theory, together with the heavenly events that "confirmed" it, changed philosophers' conceptions of the cosmos. After Anaxagoras, virtually all philosophers accepted his theory of lunar light. Aristotle held up Anaxagoras' theory of eclipses as a paradigm of scientific explanation. These principles mark the beginning of a geometrical treatment of astronomy, and have been accepted by astronomers ever since.


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"Wide Body," the third video in the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon pre-reveal teaser campaign, launches today
Fans should visit www.ifyouknowyouknow.com for weekly updates, to download sharable content and for a countdown to its reveal
Dodge's new ultimate performance halo to be unveiled during 2017 New York International Auto Show week
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January 26, 2017 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Where there's smoke, there's tire. This fact will be confirmed when the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon roars into its New York City debut in April, ahead of the New York International Auto Show.
The third teaser video, unlocked January 26, reveals that the Challenger SRT Demon rolls on upgraded lightweight 18 x 11-inch wheels and "Demon Branded" 315/40R18 Nitto NT05R tires front and rear, making Demon the first-ever factory production car built with drag radials. The new "Demon Branded" Nitto NT05R drag radial tires were specifically designed and developed exclusively for the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon using a new compound and specific tire construction.
The new Challenger Demon wide-body is laser clearanced, and the entire chassis is e-coated for durability before final assembly.
The combination of the 11-inch-wide wheels, high-profile drag radials and integrated fender flares adds 3.5 inches to the overall width of the Challenger SRT Demon for an intimidating, purposeful stance.
Fans should visit www.ifyouknowyouknow.com to binge on the 27-second "Wide Body" video multiple times, along with other teaser videos, to learn about what's next from Dodge and SRT.
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Leading up to the New York reveal, Dodge is launching its first-ever pre-debut video teaser campaign, including a new website www.ifyouknowyouknow.com, where fans and followers can get weekly updates, download sharable content and gain insight into the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon's engineering prowess.
Videos released so far:
"Cage" debuted January 12
"Reduction" debuted January 19
In the coming weeks, Dodge will continue to bring fans and followers in on more details by slowly peeling away layer upon layer of the new Challenger SRT Demon via video shorts that highlight the engineering that has gone into its development.
All videos in the series will be featured at www.ifyouknowyouknow.com. A countdown clock tells viewers when the next installment will be uncaged. The final chapter arrives when the Challenger SRT Demon is revealed in New York City, prior to the New York International Auto Show.
Dodge is promoting the teaser campaign on its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram social media pages, directing fans to www.ifyouknowyouknow.com and encouraging them to use the hashtag #DodgeDemon.
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with muscle cars and SUVs that deliver unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete.
Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT versions of every model across the lineup. For the 2022 model year, Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world, and the Dodge Durango SRT 392, America's fastest, most powerful and most capable three-row SUV. Combined, these three muscle cars make Dodge the industry's most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.
In 2020, Dodge was named the "#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). In 2021, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so two years in a row.
Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.
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Turtle Flashlight Deodorizer by flyingpuppy is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution license.
This Turtle Flashlight uses one LED light bulb and a penny battery. The shell is hollow and can be stuffed with felt to hold essential oils. Great for cars, dorm rooms, cabins.
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Every employee is in a different financial situation. Lower income employees can be financially stable, while top income-earners can be crippled with debt. Offering financial wellness benefits must relate to all types of employees, no matter their financial situation.
Student loan assistance applies to employees in all financial situations. Just because a benefit is related to student loans, doesn't make it a genuine "student loan assistance" benefit. Student loan assistance can help employees struggling each month to make ends meet by guiding them into an income-driven repayment plan, as well as help employees ahead in their payments by saving them time and money on interest.
Refinancing student loans is a useful tool, especially for employees with good credit and high student debt. For some industries, student loan refinancing may be the primary means for employees to lower their student loan payments. For other industries, student loan refinancing is a less desired option for borrowers better qualified for income-driven repayment plans.
Student loan repayment is complicated, especially in the federal space where over 90 percent of student loans originated. Just as you would seek a lawyer to help with legal issues, you should seek student loan experts to help with your student loan repayment options. Millions of borrowers default on their student loans without ever knowing about free federal repayment options that could have reduced their payments to as little as $0 per month. Seek a benefits partner that offers free access to expert counseling services.
Most borrowers require nearly 20 years to repay their student loan debt. Having a "set it and forget" mentality is not an effective way to repay debt for that long. Monitoring your loans closely and taking advantage of overpayments or employer contributions can save borrowers time and money. Also, federal programs such as student loan forgiveness are easily misunderstood and conditions can change without notice. Go with a student loan benefit that offers real-time monitoring and personalized alerts.
Student loan debt is the second most abundant form of household debt. It affects 70% of college graduates and shows no signs of slowing down. Just like retirement benefits, student loan assistance is necessary to help your employees get out of debt. Just as 401(k) plans became common at ~80% of companies, student loan assistance is predicted to do the same.
Student loan debt affects borrowers of all ages. Millennials carry the majority of student loan debt, but they also make up the majority of the workforce. The fastest growing segment of student loan borrowers are parents borrowing for their children and grandchildren. We're seeing borrowers who are repaying their student loan debt as well as carrying student loans for their dependents. Retirement benefits are underutilized because many people are stuck repaying student debt into their 50s and 60s.
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Neighbor Darcy Lee, proprietor of the fabulous Heartfelt stores on Cortland, is the kind of person who knows how to turn even a rainy day into a cause for celebration. This evening, Friday, Oct. 6 beginning at 6 pm, Neighbor Darcy will hail the arrival of the first Friday of the month by pouring elixir and taking 10% off the price of all the merchandise at Heartfelt &, her clothing store at 409 Cortland. All are invited.
This Friday I am sharing my current favorite bubbly with you at our wee storefront Heartfelt &.
We are doing it each first Friday of the month so get used to smiling and toasting with us all the while trying on clothes and listening to ooooos or nahs. This is going to be fun.
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In the process of hiring here at Ideas on Fire, we've seen a lot of fabulous CVs-turned-resumes, spoken with a lot of applicants' professional references, and answered a lot of questions about how to pick references for non-academic or alternative academic jobs.
If you're in academia, you've probably gotten some advice on how to pick great references who can recommend you for faculty jobs and postdocs. But what about those jobs you're applying for beyond the tenure track? How do you go about finding great references for your postac or altac job search?
Unlike faculty job ads, altac and non-academic job ads usually focus on skills (project management, marketing strategy development, grant writing) over knowledge areas (gender studies, phenomenology, race in the Americas).
If the job requires project management expertise, find a reference who has witnessed you exercising great project management, perhaps a dissertation advisor who can speak to how you designed your multi-year dissertation plan, created and met all deadlines and milestones with minimal outside nudging, created successful systems for tracking and making progress on multiple projects at once, and communicated effectively with all necessary parties.
If the job requires running a company's social media strategy and campaigns, find a reference who can speak to your experience with this, perhaps the administrator in your department who you worked with to manage the department's social media accounts.
Many academics worry that listing professors as references for non-faculty or non-academic jobs makes them seem too student-like or like they don't have expertise outside of academia.
If you do have non-academic references who can speak to your fit for the job, by all means list them. But it is also generally fine to list professors and academic colleagues so long as they can speak directly to the skills and qualifications you are highlighting in your application. If the job you're applying for is a grant writing job at a nonprofit, and your dissertation director has never read a grant you've written or seen you fundraise in any way, they're not a good reference for that application, even if they think you're amazing in other ways.
In other words, fit your references to the job.
Think of your professional references collectively. For example, if you're applying to a job that would have you mentoring or supervising people, try to find a reference who has supervised you (so they can speak to the way you receive mentoring and integrate it) and a reference who you have supervised or mentored (so they can speak to your mentoring/supervising technique). The latter person might actually be a student you worked with over a significant period of time.
It is better to have a reference who can speak to your skills and expertise that the job requires than a reference who may have a fancy title but only has generic praise or praise for your expertise in an unrelated area. Additionally, the academic hierarchy is largely opaque (and uninteresting) to those outside of it, so most people reading your resume won't care about the difference between a lecturer, associate professor, and emeritus professor.
Make sure you ask your references if you can list them and let them know when they will be contacted to provide a reference.
Keep in mind that hiring timelines are much shorter in companies, some government agencies, and nonprofits than in academia—let your references know the timeline so they can prepare. If your reference is on maternity leave or off doing ethnographic fieldwork, and thus won't be able to schedule a phone call with HR or answer an email inquiry within a few days, they're not a good person to list for this application.
Not all of your potential references will be equally excited about each job you apply for. That's fine. Maybe they're not very familiar with the industry or don't have much experience with your expertise in a specific area (but may be able to speak to your expertise in another area).
List the ones that are a good fit for this particular job. You can list the others on other applications.
Good luck to all of you working on altac/postac job searches and those of you who will be in the future!
Cathy Hannabach is the CEO of Ideas on Fire, and loves helping progressive, interdisciplinary academics rock their careers and build the worlds they want to see. She's the author of Book Marketing for Academics and Blood Cultures: Medicine, Media, and Militarisms and host of the Imagine Otherwise podcast.


The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Its objective is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, providing assistance to publicly owned treatment works for the improvement of wastewater treatment, and maintaining the integrity of wetlands. It is one of the United States' first and most influential modern environmental laws. As with many other major U.S. federal environmental statutes, it is administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with state governments. Its implementing regulations are codified at 40 C.F.R. Subchapters D, N, and O (Parts 100-140, 401-471, and 501-503).


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A vaulted ceiling makes a strong architectural statement in a home, but mounting a ceiling fan on an angled ceiling requires more than your standard fan installation tools. When buying a new ceiling fan, confirm the fan is compatible with sloped mounting. Many ceiling fans are designed to fit sloped ceilings with angles, also known as a pitch, up to 30 degrees. However, if your ceiling has a pitch greater than 30 degrees, you will need a sloped ceiling adapter for a proper and secure installation.
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not the sly wink of witnessing what we're about.
affirming nod to the perfect pairing of two lovers.
Tonight I see, Harvest Moon, you are a Keening Moon.
under a May Bright Moon.
Tonight was filled with sadness. Lots of pain shared. Lots of prayers requested.
Driving home I noticed the moon's face. I always see two eyes, a mushed nose, and a mouth. It was tonight that I noticed the mouth was shaped not like a smile but someone keening, moaning, lamenting. Has it always been that way?
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A coalition of dog owners wants city hall to recognize off-leash parks as part of the city's basic infrastructure, funded like roads and playgrounds.
"Dog parks are a core service just like any other core service in the city," said Donna Henry, spokeswoman for WINDOG — Winnipeg Network of Dog Owner Groups. "Dog parks are the same as any other park in the city — dog parks should be there the same way as skateboard parks and soccer parks."
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Donna Henry, spokeswoman for Winnipeg Network of Dog Owner Groups, says dog parks are a core service in the city.
Henry and WINDOG board members went to city hall Monday to oppose a proposed set of guidelines for off-leash dog parks.
'Dog parks are a core service just like any other core service in the city'— Donna Henry, spokeswoman for WINDOG
Henry said the report proposing the guidelines has an anti-dog bias, the consultant who wrote the report didn't consult the dog groups or the Winnipeg Humane Society, and she alleged the awarding of the report contract breached the city's tendering process.
Members of the protection and community services committee endorsed the guidelines, which will be forwarded to council for approval.
While committee members Brian Mayes and Scott Fielding said the city could use a few more dog parks, they don't consider off-leash parks as basic infrastructure.
"I would want to serve the interest of the kids of the city before I turned my interests to dog owners of the city," Mayes, chairman of the committee, said. "It's not a core function of the city to provide off-leash dog parks."
The dog owners' appearance at city hall is part of concerted effort to make off-leash parks an issue during the election campaign.
The coalition recently launched its "I own a dog and I vote," campaign to pressure candidates for council and mayor to create more off-leash dog space.
Henry said she was disappointed the committee endorsed the guidelines, adding city hall needs to adopt a policy that makes the creation and protection of dog parks a priority.
Henry said Winnipeg trails most other major cities across the country on dedicated dog parks.
While the city established its first dog park in 1998, Henry said city hall continues to give away space set aside for dogs to sporting groups and developers.
Henry said Winnipeg has more than 4,000 hectares of green space but only 101 hectares is set aside as off-leash dog parks.
"We just want some balance here," Henry said.
The coalition found an ally in Bill McDonald, CEO of the Winnipeg Humane Society, who said the consultant who wrote the report did an inadequate job of consulting with dog-owner groups.
McDonald said the humane society was never consulted on the report.
Public works director Brad Sacher denied the city violated tendering procedures when the dog park report was awarded to a landscape architect, adding the proposed guidelines in the report have the potential to achieve the goals the dog owners are advocating.
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Report: ING May Sell its $1B Hong Kong Business Separately
By Jennifer BootonFOXBusiness
Complicating the massive and lengthy auction of its Asian operations, ING (NYSE:ING) is exploring a separate sale of its $1 billion Hong Kong insurance business, according to a report by Reuters citing sources close to the matter.
The Dutch insurer has long been trying to sell its businesses in Asia as part of a broader plan to repay a 2008 government bailout that saved it from bankruptcy during the Great Recession.
After a more than six-month hunt, the financial services giant had been unable to find a buyer for the package valued at $7 billion and decided earlier this month to split the effort into three distinct regions of Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
Now, it seems to be taking that effort one step further by siphoning out Hong Kong as well, which remains a part of a clump of countries under Southeast Asia.
Sources close to the matter told Reuters it's an effort to try to expedite the process, particularly as the Southeast Asia group faces a slew of regulatory hurdles such as foreign ownership restrictions that have complicated a sale.
Those people also said a final decision has not been made.
An ING spokeswoman said a divestment may take place "through multiple transactions."
"ING is exploring options for the divestment of its Asian insurance and investment management businesses," she said. "We have received interest for all units."


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inspired by full sail's session black lager, JW was looking to try out a new recipe, but wanted a brew a small batch to minimize risk. it was a perfect scenario for the new brew setup, which was designed specifically for one-off, experimental batches!
while we were brewing, a magnum of JW's barleywine was cracked. it had a great backing bitterness and was dry without getting boozy. it was a great example of the style and I am looking forward to seeing it on draft in the next month or so.
the brew day went well, and at the end we had 10 gallons of 1.049 wort, ready to hit the fermenters. I split the batch – half with a saflager starter @50F, and half with a white labs english ale yeast starter at ~72F.
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that looks like a cool project. next time i'm out i'd like to taste some of your beverages, buddy. hopefully i don't have to pay with mouthfeel.


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The United Nations refugee agency said today it is deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of six Rohingya refugees following heavy monsoon rains and strong winds which pelted refugee sites in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, causing flash floods and landslides. More than 12,000 refugees have been affected, initial reports say.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) reports significant job losses and deteriorated labour market conditions in Myanmar since the military takeover. ILO says employment contracted by an estimated 6 per cent in the second quarter of 2021, compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, reflecting 1.2 million job losses.
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a new project to improve emergency response to health crises. The project, called INITIATE², will develop solutions such as disease-specific field facilities and kits and train logistics and health responders on their use.
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon expressed deep regret over the inability of Lebanon's leaders to reach agreement on the formation of a new Government that is urgently needed to address the country's numerous challenges.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as escalating conflict has displaced 270,000 Afghans inside the country since January, bringing the total uprooted population to more than 3.5 million. UNHCR said the needs of those who have fled are "suddenly acute".
The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat has a new draft Global Biodiversity Framework to guide actions worldwide through 2030 to preserve and protect nature, and its essential services to people. It will serve as the basis for negotiations at the Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China, in October.
The World Meteorological Organization reports that the recent heatwave in Canada and the United States had major impacts on people, animals and vegetation, and that so many records were broken in June regarding high temperatures worldwide that it was hard to keep track.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is warning today that, without urgent funding, the displacement crisis in the north of Mozambique could become a hunger emergency. Displacement has left at least 730,000 people in Cabo Delgado without access to their land and no means of earning a living.
In Syria, United Nations agencies and aid partners are trucking in emergency water supplies and installing reverse osmosis pumps in Al-Hasakeh city amid reports of another disruption at Alouk water station, which shut down on 23 June. Up to 1 million people in the region are affected when the station ceases to operate.
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) recorded 617 human rights abuses, including 165 killings by armed groups in the country, which is 37 per cent higher than the previous six months. The deteriorating human rights situation is also marked by a steep rise in abductions.
Tor Wennesland, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, announced that, under the United Nations framework, the Qatari-funded fuel deliveries for the Gaza Power Plant are resuming today. He welcomed all steps taken to de-escalate the situation and solidify a ceasefire.
The Ministerial Forums for the High-Level Dialogue on Energy ended today, with commitments announced by India's major power supplier, NTPC; Power Africa pledging to the electrification of more health centres; and Student Energy aiming to mobilize $150 million to train 35,000 young energy leaders in 100 countries.
In Myanmar, the United Nations team remains very concerned about the humanitarian situation. Some 230,000 people have been forced to flee their home due to clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups, or among ethnic armed groups, since the military takeover of the Government on 1 February.
Some 1.47 million refugees will be in need of resettlement in 2021, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today. The agency said that, despite the coronavirus pandemic, wars and conflict continue to rage across the world, displacing millions and barring many from returning home.
Clashes in northern Mozambique are driving one of the world's fastest-growing displacement crises, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), says with the number of people who have fled their homes in Cabo Delgado having surged by nearly 650 per cent in 2020, and more than 732,000 people currently displaced.
The United Nations learned with deep sadness that Edward Mortimer, Head Speechwriter and Director of Communications for Secretary-General Kofi Annan, died at the weekend. During a tumultuous period in world affairs, Mr. Mortimer made an imprint on many of the Secretary-General's signature achievements and initiatives.
Humanitarian officials say the security and access situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region remains complex and extremely fluid, with active hostilities impeding people's access to assistance and the movement of aid workers. They say more than 500 cases of gender-based violence, including rape, were reported in May.
Hanaa Singer, Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka – alongside the United Nations Environment Programme and the European Union — facilitated the rapid deployment today of experts to help with marine litter and environmental impact assessment work related to the sinking of the 'MV X-Press Pearl' cargo ship.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said it has received alarming reports of clashes between insurgent groups and Nigeria's Armed Forces in Dikwa in Borno state, as well as those involving armed groups and military personnel attacking and harassing internally displaced people living in camps.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned today that a further escalation in violence is unfolding across Myanmar, saying there appear to be no efforts towards de-escalation, but rather a build-up of troops in key areas, contrary to commitments the military made to end the violence.
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For a pressure washer to be considered easy to use, it must start from the very beginning. This means that the moment you unpack the box, it should already scream beginner friendly. And how is that? Well, once you see that the unit already has everything together, or at least most of it, and then you're safe. All you have to do is pull it out of the box, screw the right connections in, and you're ready to get started with your cleaning chores.
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Tang Dynasty
by Emily Mark
Translated text available in: French
Emperor Xuanzong
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The Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) was one of the greatest in Imperial Chinese history. It was a golden age of reform and cultural advancement which lay the foundation for policies which are still observed in China today. The second emperor, Taizong (r. 626-649 CE) was an exemplary ruler who reformed the government, social structure, military, education, and religious practices.
Under Taizong's successor, Gaozong (r. 649-683 CE), the country experienced further reforms when Gaozong's wife Wu Zetian (r. 624-705 CE) took control of the government. Wu Zetian is China's only female ruler, and even though she is still seen as a very controversial figure today, her reforms laid the foundation for the later success of the great emperor Xuanzong (r. 712-756 CE). Under the reign of Xuanzong, China became the most prosperous country in the world.
Many of the most impressive inventions and advancements in Chinese history (gunpowder, air conditioning, gas stoves, printing, advancements in medicine, science, technology, architecture, and literature) come from the Tang Dynasty. The emperors Taizong, Wu Zetian, and Xuanzong made the Tang Dynasty the great era that it was, and although the dynasty remained in power, the golden age ended with Xuanzong's decline which threw the country into chaos. The Tang were succeeded by the Sung Dynasty (960-1234 CE) who brought order back to China.
The Rise of the Tang Dynasty
After the fall of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE), the country went through a period of changing rule in which the Wei, Jin, and Wu Hu dynasties governed in succession. The Wu Hu was replaced by the Sui Dynasty (589-618 CE), which began well and made many advances but, like so many dynasties in China's history, ended badly with a tyrant on the throne who cared more about himself and his luxury than the good of the people.
The Sui Dynasty was responsible for streamlining bureaucracy and a growing interest in the arts. One of the best-known versions of the legend of Mulan, the girl who takes her father's place in the army and becomes a war hero, dates from this period. However, the more comfortable and powerful the Sui became in their reign, the more power and luxury they wanted.
The last two kings, Wen and Yang, put all their efforts into military expansion in the Korean peninsula and building huge monuments to honor their names. Yang inherited a bankrupt government from his father but continued his policies and drove the country further and further into debt. He was finally assassinated by his chancellor, Yuwen Huaji, and a popular general of the army, Li-Yuan the Duke of Tang, rose in rebellion and took control. Li-Yuan then became Emperor Gaozu (r. 618-626 CE) and founded the Tang Dynasty.
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Gaozu created the Tang Legal Code in 624 CE, which would be used by future dynasties and was even copied by other nations like Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Gaozu & Taizong
Gaozu was an effective monarch who reformed the policies which had led to abuses under the Sui Dynasty. It was Gaozu who implemented the bureaucratic practices which are still used in China today. Although he ruled well, his son, Li-Shimin, saw room for improvement. Li-Shimin had fought alongside his father to establish the Tang Dynasty and felt he should play a larger role in making policy. Li-Shimin was rewarded with the post of Duke of Qin (and became known as Qin Wang) but felt he deserved more.
Gaozu maintained his rule, though, creating the Tang Legal Code in 624 CE, which would be used by future dynasties and was even copied by other nations like Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. He also reformed the aristocracy to prevent over-taxation of the peasant farmers and re-distributed land parcels.
Around this time, he named his son Li-Jiancheng his heir, and this decree was more than Li-Shimin could tolerate; he had expected to be named because of his efforts in putting down the Sui rebellions. Li-Shimin staged a coup and murdered his brothers, including Li-Jiancheng, and then forced Gaozu to abdicate to him. Once he was emperor, he took the name Taizong, had his opponents executed, then used the concept of ancestor worship to his advantage and declared that all those who had been killed were now his celestial advisors.
Tang Dynasty Provinces c. 742 CE
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Taizong had shown himself to be such an effective general under his father's administration that no one challenged him once he took control. Their faith in him was not misplaced, and he proved himself to be an even more effective emperor than his father. Taizong is routinely cited for his many reforms and his policy of religious tolerance which allowed diverse religions such as Christianity and Buddhism to establish themselves in China alongside the indigenous practices of Confucianism and Taoism. Whatever his father had accomplished, Taizong improved upon and came to be regarded as co-founder of the Tang Dynasty and a model of just and efficient rule.
In around 638 CE Taizong chose a beautiful young 14-year-old girl named Wu Zhao as one of his concubines. She was so lovely, she attracted the attention of his son. Wu began an affair with Taizong's son Prince Li Zhi while still one of Taizong's concubines. When Taizong died in 649 CE, Wu submitted to the established custom and had her head shaved with the rest of Taizong's concubines. She was sent to a temple to live out the rest of her life as a nun, but Li Zhi, who now became Emperor Gaozong, had her brought back to court because he was in love with her.
Wu became Gaozong's first concubine, and his love for her upset his wife, Lady Wang, and the former first concubine, Lady Xiao. To get rid of them and increase her power, Wu is said to have murdered her own infant daughter and framed Lady Wang for the crime. She quickly became the power behind the throne, and when Gaozong died in 683 CE, she declared herself Empress Wu Zetian ('Ruler of Heaven' r. 683-704 CE) and changed the name of the dynasty to Zhou in order to show that a new era had begun.
Empress Wu Zetian
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Wu Zetian was one of the greatest rulers of ancient China, who improved education, taxation, agriculture and reformed the government and the excesses of the Chinese aristocracy. She has been criticized by later historians as a tyrant who created a secret police force and began a policy of paying informants to alert her to possible rebellions in the country. In recent years, though, there has been a trend among historians to re-evaluate these claims and Empress Wu's policies are now seen as stabilizing the country. Following the pattern of other rulers in China, she became more interested in her own comfort and pleasure toward the end of her reign and was forced to abdicate in favor of her son Zhongzong. She died in 705 CE.
Emperor Zhongzong was poisoned by his wife, Lady Wei, so that her son could rule, but Wei and her son were murdered by Wu's daughter, Princess Taiping, who put her brother Ruizong, on the throne. Ruizong abdicated after seeing a comet, which he took as a sign he was not fit to rule (an interpretation suggested by Taiping) and his son Xuanzong (r. 712-756 CE) became emperor. Taiping had hoped she would be elevated by Xuanzong once he came to power and, when she saw that would not happen, she hanged herself.
Under Xuanzong's reign, the Tang Dynasty began its golden age. Under Taizong and Wu Zetian, Buddhism had been elevated as the most popular religion in the country, but Xuanzong saw Buddhist teachings as lacking in spirituality and so promoted Taoism and even decreed that "a copy of the Tao teaching be kept in every household" (Wintle, 148). Buddhism had given rise to many different schools of thought but Xuanzong felt Taoism was a unifying belief which would promote greater harmony. According to scholar Justin Wintle, his religious and political reforms resulted in domestic tranquility, which encouraged productivity and foreign trade.
Xuanzong abolished the death penalty, improved the economy through security on the Silk Road, maritime trading, and financial reforms, constructed temples and administrative complexes, built roads, and increased industry. He reorganized the military so that farmers were no longer conscripted against their will and built a professional army of veterans, who were more effective in guarding the borders and reclaiming land from nomadic tribes.
Cultural Advancements
Xuanzong was a cultured man, a poet, who patronized the arts and encouraged creative expression. Over 50,000 poems, plays, short stories, and other literary works were produced during the Tang Dynasty, mainly under Xuanzong's reign, and an encyclopedia was completed. Woodblock printing, which began on a large scale under Taizong, was improved, and more books became available which led to greater literacy and better jobs for the lower classes since they were now eligible to take civil service exams for government jobs.
Public libraries were built to collect all the books in print, and calendars were able to be printed for wide distribution. Advances in medicine, such as recognized symptoms of a disease and how to treat it, were available now outside the medical profession through books which also suggested preventative habits and promoted diet as contributing to a person's health.
Chinese woodblock print
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Technological advances led to the creation of clocks, and the first clock mechanism in the world was invented by the engineer Yi Xing in 725 CE. Mechanical expertise also resulted in the creation of automatons, motorized figures, who moved by themselves. Even though motorized puppets had existed in China since the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), the automatons of the Tang Dynasty were more complex and based on designs by Hero of Alexandria (l. c. 10-70 CE) who was famous for his inventions in Egypt. One example of Tang automatons was a motorized monk who collected donations, and another was an automatic wine-pourer shaped like a mountain which used a hydraulic pump.
The Tang Dynasty also invented gunpowder, waterproofing, fireproofing, gas stoves, and air conditioning. They developed agricultural machines to speed up the processes of planting, irrigating, and harvesting crops. The poor, who used to wear mainly animal skins, could now afford the linen worn by the middle class; though the material the poor could buy was coarser. The quality of life for the people of China improved radically, and the increase in trade brought new ideas, inventions, and products in greater numbers than ever before. The Tang Dynasty was at its height when Xuanzong began his personal decline which led to the fall of the entire dynasty and plunged the country into chaos.
The An Lushan Rebellion
Xuanzong's reign was so successful because he understood how a balanced rule promoted fairness and justice, which improved the lives of everyone. One of Wu Zetian's most important government reforms, which Xuanzong kept, was placing people in high positions based on merit instead of family connections. Teachers were hired because they knew their subject, not because they were another official's cousin, agricultural administrators were promoted to their position for the same reason, and so on with other appointments.
This policy began to change when Xuanzong became tired of public life c. 734 CE and began depending more on the advice of his consort Lady Wu Hui-fei who suggested he elevate a close friend of her family, Li-Linfu, to a more prominent position in order to take on some of the burden of rule. Li-Linfu was made chancellor and this one decision on the part of Xuanzong would do more to destroy the Tang Dynasty than any other. Li-Linfu was a corrupt and power hungry man who only cared about advancing himself. While he played the part of the devoted servant of the emperor he schemed to seize power himself and depose Xuanzong.
The emperor suspected nothing and placed great trust in Li-Linfu. In 737 CE Consort Wu died and Xuanzong withdrew further into his own pleasures and left the business of government to Li-Linfu. Xuanzong had over four thousand of the most beautiful women brought to the palace for his pleasure and kept them imprisoned there to entertain him. All of these women were nothing, however, once he saw the one who would be his true love and who would help hasten the decline of the Tang Dynasty as much as any plan Li-Linfu could have devised.
Glazed Tang Dynasty Camel
James Blake Wiener (CC BY-NC-SA)
In 741 CE Xuanzong fell in love with a woman named Yang Guifei who was married to one of his sons. Yang left her husband and moved into the imperial palace with Xuanzong. He neglected his duties as emperor even further for this love affair and agreed to anything Lady Yang asked. She began with small requests, which he granted, and these grew into larger demands until she got him to promote members of her family to important positions even though these people could not do the jobs.
All of the important reforms and progress Xuanzong had made started to unravel as the members of Yang's family abused their positions and neglected their duties. All this time, Li-Linfu was making his own policies and promoting Yang family members whatever comfortable positions they could pay him for.
The policy of using foreign nationals in the army (which had grown out of Xuanzong's military reforms) led to the promotion of some of these men to very high positions of command and Li-Linfu took advantage of this to place his own hand-picked men in command. While some of these men were skilled commanders, many of them were not and owed their positions to Li-Linfu. When he died in 753 CE he had already doomed the dynasty he had pretended to serve. The unqualified commanders in the army and the incompetent bureaucrats in government only thought of their own power and luxury and the people suffered for it.
A half-Sogdian/half-Turk general named An Lushan saw the Yang family's abuses as a sign that Xuanzong was no longer fit to rule. An Lushan commanded the best troops in the Chinese army and felt he had a duty to take action and lead these men to restore a proper government; so he mounted a rebellion against the ruling house in 755 CE, leading his army of over 180,000 against the capital. He overthrew Xuanzong and declared himself emperor. He was challenged by the Tang forces and his rebellion crushed, but he had started something which could not be stopped. Between 755-763 CE, the country was torn apart by wars in which close to 36 million people died.
Xuanzong fled the capital in 755 CE with Lady Yang and her family. The men of the military escort, who accompanied them, blamed Yang for the troubles and murdered her family en route. Xuanzong realized he had allowed himself to be seduced away from his duties and allowed Lady Yang to be strangled. The story of the love affair of Xuanzong and Lady Yang was later romanticized by the Tang poet Bai-Juji in 806 CE in his famous work, Song of the Everlasting Sorrow (a poem which remains popular in the present day). After Lady Yang's death, Xuanzong abdicated in favor of his son Li Heng, who became Emperor Suzong (r. 756-762 CE). Suzong battled the rebel forces but could not defeat them completely.
He and his father became more and more depressed and frustrated as Suzong's strategies failed. Xuanzong died from illness in 762 CE, and Suzong died from the same sickness less than two weeks later. He was succeeded by his son Li Yu who became Emperor Daizong (reigned 762-779 CE). Daizong crushed the An Lushan rebellion in 763 CE, but the country was in ruins and the traditional respect given the emperor and royal house was compromised. Independent warlords now ruled different parts of China and Daizong could not command the kind of authority Xuanzong had at the beginning of his reign.
The Later Tang Dynasty
In 780 CE, Daizong was succeeded by his son, Dezong (r. 780-805 CE), who could do nothing to control the growing power of regional warlords. He placed palace eunuchs in command of his army, hoping they would have more success, but all they wound up doing was undermining the authority of the emperor by asserting their own military power. Dezong was succeeded by his sickly son Shunzong in 805 CE, who quickly abdicated in favor of his own son Xianzong (r. 806-820 CE).
Emperor Xianzong is among the very few good emperors of the later Tang Dynasty. He eliminated the eunuch control of his military and took personal control of the army. He then led his forces against the warlords and subdued them, stabilizing the country. He then reinstated the merit system of imperial appointments which Wu Zetian had initiated and had been such an important aspect of Xuanzong's successful reign. China began to slowly regain some measure of the prosperity it had known under Xuanzong's early rule as Xianzong restored respect for the authority of the throne.
In 813 CE, revolts began to break out, probably instigated by former warlords or their relatives, and Xianzong again led his army personally into battle but was defeated. He regrouped and won a victory over the insurgent Li Shidao in 817 CE, restoring order to the country. Shortly after this, the Confucian scholar Han Yu declared that these revolts and the decline of the dynasty were due to Buddhism, which undermined traditional Chinese values by diverting attention away from important traditions. Han Yu's criticism became widely known and created a backlash against Buddhists and Buddhist practices.
Xianzong did nothing about the persecutions of the Buddhists because, by 819 CE, he had become obsessed with his own mortality and was taking large quantities of elixirs which promised extended life and even immortality. These potions made him irritable and erratic, and he was assassinated by one of his palace eunuchs in 820 CE. Xianzong was succeeded by his son Muzong (r. 821-824 CE) who spent his time playing polo and drinking until he was killed in an accident during a polo match.
He was succeeded by his son Jinzong (r. 824-826 CE), who did nothing but waste his days drinking with his concubines until he was assassinated by his eunuchs and replaced by his brother Wenzong (r. 826-840 CE). Wenzong took his responsibilities seriously but was indecisive and easily swayed by different counselor's advice. He is considered a good emperor for his efforts at stabilizing the country and continuing the policies of Xianzong.
Tang Dynasty Horse
When he died in 840 CE, he was succeeded by his s16-year-old brother Wuzong (840-846 CE) who took Han Yu's criticism of Buddhism seriously and began a government persecution of all religions other than Taoism. He cited Han Yu's claim that Buddhist monasteries and temples were only fronts for rebel leaders and had them closed. Between 842-845 CE Buddhist nuns and priests were murdered or forced from their homes at the monasteries. Buddhist images were destroyed and many melted down to create new statues honoring the emperor.
Along with Buddhism, every other non-Chinese religion suffered as well. Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Nestorian Christianity (which had been welcomed by the second emperor Taizong) all equally suffered persecutions through destruction of their property and legal proscriptions. Wuzong died in 846 CE after poisoning himself with an elixir of immortality and was succeeded by Li Chen, the 13th son of Xianzong, who took the name Xuanzong in an effort to associate himself with the golden age of the Tang Dynasty, reigning from 846-859 CE.
Xuanzong II ended the religious persecutions of the previous years but only allowed Buddhist temples and monasteries to reopen. Churches, synagogues, and temples of Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism remained closed and these faiths proscribed. Xuanzong II modeled his reign after the great Taizong so closely that, after his death, he was referred to as "Little Taizong".
He revived the policies of the early Tang Dynasty and initiated reforms in government and the military. Chinese cultural heritage became a central focus of his reign as he tried to bring back the glory of the early years of the Tang. In 859 CE, however, Xuanzong II killed himself accidentally after drinking an elixir and was succeeded by his son Yizong (r. 859-873 CE) who was nothing like his father and would hasten the decline of the dynasty.
Decline & Fall of Tang
As one can see, the Tang Dynasty continued to hold on to power after 763 CE but it never again met its own former standard of excellence except in individual emperors such as Xianzong and Xuanzong II. Even though Taizong, Wu Zetian, and the first Xuanzong had created policies which any ruler could maintain, their reigns were successful because of their individual personalities and how they implemented the policies and reforms they created. Justin Wintle writes, "In retrospect, the Tang placed too great a faith in their own talents as imperial rulers" (139). In the case of all three of these emperors, their individual talents could not be transferred to a successor.
After the first Xuanzong's death, the dynasty steadily declined and fell apart. Xuanzong, like many rulers before and after him, lost sight of his responsibilities to the people and indulged his own pleasures at their expense. The An Lushan Rebellion exemplified how completely he had lost touch with his subjects and that revolt was only possible because the government had lost the respect and control of its subjects. Historian Harold M. Tanner comments on this:
The Tang dynasty is famous for its territorial expansion, its great cities and palaces, its flourishing foreign trade, its art, literature, and religious life, and for the luxurious lives of its aristocrats. This power and glory was possible only because the imperial government controlled grain production, labor, and armies. When the Tang state lost control of these things its power declined and it was less able to deal with internal and external crises. (172)
The final blow came with the Huang-Chao Rebellion (874-884 CE), led by a former government worker named Huang-Chao. Huang-Chao was a salt smuggler who repeatedly took the government's examinations to become a bureaucrat and failed. Frustrated by his inability to advance, as well as with the state of the country under the emperor Yizong, he joined the rebel forces of Wang Xianzhi. Yizong was a very poor ruler who placed his own pleasures over his duties to the people and spent more time drinking with his concubines than attending to affairs of state.
There was wide-spread famine in China due to drought and the government was doing nothing to help feed its people; though Yizong and the imperial court continued to enjoy the best food and drink. When Yizong died in 873 BCE, his son Xizong (r. 873-888 CE) took the throne and continued his policies of gratifying himself at the people's expense. Huang-Chao had, by this time, risen in the ranks of the rebel forces and led his troops into battle against the Tang forces. This rebellion cost over 100,000 lives and destroyed the capital city of Changan.
The emperors of the Tang Dynasty who followed the Huang-Zhao rebellion were ineffective, and the dynasty ended in 907 CE. Zhaozong (r. 888-904 CE) was well-meaning and did his best but could not reverse the dynasty's decline, which had been steadily progressing since the An Lushan Rebellion. In 904 CE the powerful warlord Zhu Quanzhong (also known as Zhu Wen, l. 907-912 CE) had Zhaozong assassinated and placed the eleven-year-old son of Zhaozong, Ai, on the imperial throne as a puppet ruler.
Ai was the last of the Tang emperors and held the throne from 904-907 CE when Zhu had him assassinated at the age of 15. The Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms followed (907-960 CE) where the families and associates of the warlords who had claimed territories after the An Lushan Rebellion strengthened their control. China remained divided among these kingdoms until the rise of the Sung Dynasty (960-1234 CE) which united the country under central rule again.
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Shipwright's Arms
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88 Harbour Parade (Goldsmid Place)
Above postcard, date unknown. Kindly sent by Bob Lee. Also showing the "Queen's Head."
Above photo, 1960s, kindly sent by Michael Mirams.
Above map, 1849, kindly sent by Bob Lee.
Sign above left, 1987. Sign right December 1991 with thanks from Brian Curtis www.innsignsociety.com
This is an eighteenth century building, which has been a pub since about 1798 when it was called the "New Shipwright's Arms." The old pub, from which the licence was transferred, was known as a "Commercial Inn" in 1849, and stood roughly where the Customs House is now. It served workers at the shipwright's yards which stood on the main sands until the railway arrived in 1863.
However, having said that I have just found reference to a "Shipwright's Arms" addressed as Harbour Place in the 1828 Pigot's Directory. I believe this to be the original "New Shipwrights Arms."
Goldsmid Place changed name to Harbour Parade on 18 July 1895, and a proposal to widen said Harbour Parade was made in 1897 by Tomson and Wotton (owners of "Castle Hotel"). Took a few years to accomplish, but it did eventually happen.
From the Kentish Gazette, 16 October 1838.
RAMSGATE, Oct. 15.
An inquest was held this afternoon, at the "Shipwrights' Arms," to enquire into the death of a man named Job Puntly, who hung himself at the Coast Guard Station early on Sunday morning. The unfortunate man was in custody on a charge of smuggling, and extraordinary to relate, he committed the act in the presence of his guard, without making any noise or moving in any way to create suspicion. The verdict returned was "he destroyed himself in a fit of temporary insanity."
Kentish Gazette, 14 March 1854.
Ramsgate.
The "Shipwrights' Arms" fourth anniversary dinner took place on Thursday, when a large party assembled to celebrate the event. The chair was taken by Mr. Oppehnheim, supported by Captain Robinson, of the Sea Queen, and Captain Jones, of the George; Mr. Long officiated as vice-chairman. After dinner the health of "the Queen," and the "Army and Navy," were drank with the usual honours - the German band performing in admirable style "God Save the Queen." The health of "Sir Charles Napier," proposed by Captain Robinson, was enthusiastically responded to; "Prosperity to the Mercantile Shipping," the health of "the chairman" and "the worthy hosts," and other appropriate toasts were severely drank. Mr. Hamling, the celebrated Wizard, added much to the amusement of the company assembled. The evening was concluded by the German band favourite airs, and the party separated at a late hour highly gratified with the entertainment afforded them.
Thanet Advertiser, Saturday 25 August 1917.
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James Chadwick, licensee of the "Shipwrights' Arms," pleaded not guilty of Ramsgate Police Court yesterday (Friday) to a summons for failing to keep in the public bar, on August 7th, a copy of the Liquor Control Order. Defendant said he had a copy of the notice posted up, but the partition on which it was fixed was blown clean out by an explosion. Replying to the Chairman, Mr. Emery, for defendant, said the absence was purely an oversight.
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HODGE Mary Ann (widow) April-Nov/1871
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FENWICK Walter J 1890-91+ (age 39 in 1891 )
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Broadside: Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting by Kevin Powers
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Cuesta College's 2015 Book of the Year is The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers. In partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Library and San Luis Obispo Reads Program, the author will visit for a conversation and book signing on Thursday, March 26, 5-7pm.
Turns out that Special Collections and Archives has a beautiful broadside* of a poem by Kevin Powers called Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting.
The broadside pictured above featuring Powers' poem is by Carolee Campbell, owner of Ninja Press.
Since 2000 Ninja Press has been creating broadsides and chapbooks especially for the benefactors and patrons of The Sun Valley Writers' Conference held in Sun Valley, Idaho in August of each year. An excerpt from a text is selected from the works of a chosen presenter for that particular year and is rendered into this limited edition. — Ninja Press
Kevin Powers was invited to the conference in 2012, when The Yellow Birds was a finalist for the National Book Award in fiction. However, the conference had to be cancelled due to a wildfire, which is why there is no signature on the broadside, Campbell explains in a letter. She also explains how she was inspired by photographs of Tal Afar and the American troops there: everything was the same color, the color she chose for the paper, a handmade flax by Cave Paper.
See it in Special Collections and Archives on the 4th floor.
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* A broadside is "a large sheet of paper printed on one side only. Historically, broadsides were posters, announcing events or proclamations, or simply advertisements. Today, broadside printing is done by many smaller printers and publishers as a fine art variant, with poems often being available as broadsides, intended to be framed and hung on the wall." — Wikipedia
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The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) established 3 new business units yesterday – Biosecurity New Zealand, Fisheries New Zealand and New Zealand Food Safety.
The new business units provide increased focus on some of MPI's core responsibilities and align structure to Ministerial portfolios.
"The business units are intended to lift the visibility of the valuable work we do in biosecurity, fisheries, forestry and food safety and increase transparency for our stakeholders and the public," Martyn Dunne, Director-General of MPI said.
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On 1 December 2017, a Government directive to create a stronger focus on MPI's core responsibilities was issued. 4 options for structural changes were considered and Cabinet decided that 4 new branded business units within MPI was the best option to achieve their objectives while minimising the cost and disruption to MPI.
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