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What’s going to happen to Tom Branson and Lady Sybil?
As “Downton Abbey” fans watch Sunday for the next plot twists of the popular “Masterpiece” series on PBS, some might be wondering about the backdrop in Ireland at the time. Season Three begins with Tom and Sybil living in 1920s Dublin.
Here’s a quick primer on what happened in Irish politics immediately before and during this period:
I’m an unabashed fan of the novel “Cloud Atlas,” so I was pretty nervous about the idea of a movie. After the critics panned it, I should have been forlorn, right? But I saw it for myself and loved it, really loved it.
The reviews of the movie “Cloud Atlas” have struggled to summarize its storyline because its based on a novel that heaps storyline upon storyline and leaps from one time period to another. It’s about a young attorney in the 1700s on a voyage through the South Pacific who succumbs to a strange illness and tries to help an escaped slave. It’s about a dashing young musician in the 1930s who wins an apprenticeship with an aging composer. It’s about a muck-raking reporter in 1970s California who tries to expose a cover-up at a nuclear power plant. It’s about an aging English publisher in the 1990s; he’s unwittingly committed to a nursing home by his malicious brother. It’s about a science-fiction future, when a clone tries to escape enslavement from “corpocracy” and inspires others to rebel. And it’s about the farther future, after “The Fall,” when humanity tries to put itself back together in Hawaii after apocalyptic cataclysm.
Like most postmodern or post-postmodern novels, “Cloud Atlas” the book reminds readers constantly that what they’re reading is fiction. Its purpose is to layer multiple stories on top of each other so that a larger, different story emerges, much the way impressionist painters layered paint on canvas. It’s not a traditional narrative, but a story of ideas. “Cloud Atlas” then becomes a meditation of how the strong prey on the weak, how the predators justify their actions, and how the weak find ways to resist.
The movie, interestingly, embraces most of the novel’s strange quirks and narrative play. (It also takes some interesting liberties with the book’s plot.) This isn’t a movie with a beginning a middle and and end, but many beginnings, many middles and many endings.
Different actors play different roles in the film, and some have suggested that one way to read this casting is as the same souls traveling through time. I would reject this reading of the progression of souls — even if the filmmakers intended it. For one thing, the idea doesn’t make much sense, and in the movie there’s no natural sense of how the characters are particularly connected. And for another thing, some of the actors are in such heavy make-up that you can’t even tell it’s the same actor. (I strongly disagree with the reviews that claim the actors always remain recognizable.)
So then why do I think this casting “works” anyway? Because it reminds you that the specific stories are connected thematically, not literally. It’s like a live stage play where the actors play different roles; it serves to remind you that you are watching a narrative that was created by human beings to explore ideas.
I went to “Cloud Atlas” with someone (Mark) who hadn’t read the book. He said he enjoyed the movie and could follow it easily; it wasn’t as complicated as the reviewers would have you think. So with all that in mind, I would urge you to see “Cloud Atlas”. It doesn’t tie up all the loose ends in a big bow or end with a big musical number. Instead, it’s just an interesting, beautiful movie that will make you think.
I really liked this journalistic account of the life of David Foster Wallace. Its primary focus is on how his professional and personal life resulted in the publication of his novels and nonfiction, so a lot of it is about the publishing industry, universities where Wallace worked, and his literary friendships. Some of the reviews I read on Goodreads seemed to think the book wasn’t long enough, but it satisfied me — I did not want to read a long scholarly biography or extended analysis of his early childhood, etc.
A lot of this book is sad, though. It made me realize how private Wallace was in his life, and how little I knew about him (despite being a big fan) when he was alive. A lot of the revelations here involve his somewhat troubled personal life. I guess it should have been obvious to me that whoever wrote “Infinte Jest” would not be Mr. Happy Happy Normal, but I always liked to think of Wallace as living a life of basic contentment and balance. This book shows that wasn’t the case, at least part of the time, and in detail. On the whole though, I enjoyed this book, it was very readable, and it will certainly enhance my understanding of Wallace’s work. While I was reading it, I found myself constantly going back to my bookshelf to pull down Wallace’s work, and I can’t think of a better compliment to a literary biography than that.
Do I dare to eat a peach? #Prufrock (Taken with Instagram)
Just a few months ago, I replaced my PC with a Mac, and I’m kind of surprised that I did. Here’s my personal technology history, briefly:
The first computer I remember seeing was around 1986 or ‘87, when my dad brought home a “portable” Compaq that was the size of small suitcase. It had an operating system called DOS. I didn’t get anything my own computer-like device until late high school, when I got a Panasonic word processor. The Panasonic took me all the way into my senior year of college, when email was just starting to become common. My first computer was an Apple LC III (Or was it II? Hard to remember).
At my first newspaper job in 1994, we wrote our stories on Macintosh Classics with those teeny tiny black and white monitors. The World Wide Web hadn’t been invented yet. When it was, around 1997, we got up from our Mac’s to use the special “Internet computer,” which was PC. (Yes, I’m serious that it was the special “Internet” station.) I still had the LC III, but my roommates had PCs that I’d use from time to time.
In 1998, I bought my first laptop, a Macintosh Power PC. By the time 2002 rolled around, though, I wanted a newer, faster computer. But I was put off by how high the prices for new Mac’s. I’d also been having problems with sharing documents between home and work, and with files from the Internet that wouldn’t work on a Mac. So I bought a cheap, fast laptop, and I was pretty happy about it.
I stayed with PCs for 10 years. But then a bunch of little things happened that planted the seeds for an eventual return to Mac.
I’m somewhat techy, but I did need help with certain things from time to time, especially with modems and routers. Around midway through my PC run, I noticed that the customer service offered by my PC maker (Dell) was deteriorating noticeably — the reps just were not as helpful, and it was obvious they were all based overseas. Another thing: I could see that the compatibility issues for documents and other files were going away. My students (I teach as an adjunct) had Macs and were navigating those issues just fine.
I had the misfortune to buy my final PC during the terrible Vista years, and as time went on, it created many aggravations. Meanwhile, Apple was launching its iPods and iPhones, and offering more services. I also started noticing that while the price difference between Macs and PCs were still there, they were less than they had been, while Apple was offering more services and options.
This year, when it was time to buy a new computer, I was well disgusted with my PC, so much so that I was willing to pay the extra money and switch back to Mac.
I’m writing all this down here now, and it makes a coherent story. But I have to say the ACTUAL thought processes for making the switch were much less linear and much more intuitive, and not a decision-tree type of thing at all. It was more like this: PCs=aggravating, Macs=interesting. Purchase.
Thus are the impulses on which rise and fall the fortunes of the major tech companies.
I am a Cook’s Illustrated fanatic. That is not too strong of a word to express my devotion to that magazine. My grandmother was a wonderful cook, but for whatever reason, she didn’t pass down her skills to me. In her defense, I never asked. So I feel like Cook’s Illustrated taught me how to cook.
One of their many tag lines is, “Recipes that work.” And CI recipes really do work. If you follow the instructions exactly, the food is excellent. And after many years of following CI recipes to the letter, I finally learned my own technique. Little things, like how hot the pan has to be to put a good sear on a piece of meat. How to roast vegetables. When to pull the cookies out of the oven at the perfect moment.
After more than 10 years of Cook Illustrated issues arriving in the mailbox every other month, though, I do believe they have offered recipes for everything I’m in interested in cooking. Frankly, I noticed this for the first time about two years ago, but I was in denial. Now I’m admitting grudgingly that the heyday of Angie and Cook’s Illustrated is coming to its natural end. And frankly, I’m tired of keeping dozens of raggedy back issues organized in my kitchen’s limited space.
Fortunately for me, I have options — many options. What makes Cook’s Illustrated special has no ads, and this is a good thing. But it also means they’re always packaging and re-packaging their content, to sell it again and again. Thus the Cook’s Illustrated spin-offs of Cook’s Illustrated Online, America’s Test Kitchen, Cook’s Country and The Best Recipe Cookbooks.
I’ve had a subscription to the website for sometime now, and it’s always been handy. It’s an instant index to the paper issues, for one. And sometimes I would decide at work to cook a certain recipe that night; it was wonderful to be able to log on and see the ingredients so I could stop at the store on the way home.
So here’s my plan to reorganize my own personal library of Cook’s Illustrated received wisdom: I’ve bought two giant CI cookbooks, The New Best Recipe (updated edition) and More Best Recipes. I’m storing my hard copy back issues in anticipation of recycling them at a future date. I will keep the website subscription. (And to be honest, I’m thinking of getting the iPad subscription to the magazine, too.)
Why this long, rambling post about all this? I think my relationship with Cook’s Illustrated is a case study in information management.
What I’m finding in this case is that sometimes more information isn’t better. It’s just more. I’m trying to find a way to get less information, but information that is more relevant to me and better organized. Sixty magazines are hard to keep organized. Two cookbooks are easy.
Photos of our trip to Ireland, June 2012. The top photo is Ballybunion, where we stayed while we attended the Listowel Writers Week. The window is in the National Library of Ireland, where I viewed the Yeats exhibit. The church is on the town square in Listowel, as seen from the Listowel Arms Hotel at twilight.
When the spouse and I went to Ireland in 2007 for the first time, I was in full-on James Joyce obsession, and we saw a lot. We did the Dublin Writers Museum. I had the glass of burgundy and gorgonzola sandwich at Davy Byrnes. We drove out to Sandycove to see Joyce’s Martello tower and the museum there. And in Galway, we went to Nora Barnacle’s home.
For our most recent trip, I was (am?) in full-on William Butler Yeats obsession. Sadly, though, we did not go to Sligo. There were good reasons for that, involving travel time and logistics and such like. So the ultimate Yeats tour of Ireland is still out there waiting to be undertaken.
No regrets, though! We had THREE great literary moments in our latest trip to Ireland, which I will recount here.
1. Dublin Literary Pub Crawl/Seamus Heaney radio interview. The pub crawl put together stops at Dublin’s historic pubs with dramatic readings from Irish literature — Samuel Becket’s “Waiting for Godot,” James Plunkett’s “Strumpet City,” Oscar Wilde on his travels in America. The actors who proclaimed the roles did a great job, and the pubs had great ambiance, too. The capper on our night out, though, was the ride back to our cousins’ house north of Dublin in County Meath. As we were leaving the city, a radio interview with Irish poet Seamus Heaney was just beginning.
It’s very difficult to summarize the career of Seamus Heaney briefly, so I won’t try. I’ll just note here that he won the Nobel Prize in 1995, and I’ll link to the Poetry Foundation’s biography of him and let you take it from there. Or, you could take a moment to read “Whatever You Say, Say Nothing.” (“Smoke-signals are loud-mouthed compared with us:/ Manoeuvrings to find out name and school,/ Subtle discrimination by addresses/ With hardly an exception to the rule.”)
As we were pulling into the driveway at home, the radio interview had just ended, we had listened to some of Heaney’s major works, and it was the perfect ending to a memorable evening in the city of Dublin.
2. Yeats exhibit at the National Library. We went to the National Library of Ireland on one of our first afternoons in the country, so the spouse could do some research. Lo and behold, their very notable exhibit of The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats (see worthwhile NYT write-up here) was still going! This exhibit opened in 2006, and we wanted to go when we visited in 2007, but we got too busy, and like I said, I was obsessed with Joyce back then, not Yeats.
This time, I got to spend a blissful hour and a half in the exhibit while the spouse did research in the library’s reading room.
Most, most wonderful about the exhibit was the area that showcased Yeats’ poetry. You couldn’t miss it, it was a screened seating area right when you entered the exhibit, and it included wall-sized renderings of his poems with out-loud readings. The recorded reading were by Yeats himself, Seamus Heaney, Sinead O’Connor and several others. Sinead did a particularly haunting job with “Easter 1916.” (I’ve looked for a CD of these readings to no avail, sad.) The National Library has posted a virtual tour of the Yeats exhibit, and I’ve spent time on it even now. It’s fascinating.
3. Listowel Writers Week/Paul Durcan reading. The reason we went at the time we did this year was so we could go to Listowel Writers Week, the literary festival is in its 41st year, in County Kerry. Listowel is a charming town, and the highlight of the week was getting to see the poet Paul Durcan read on Friday night. Durcan is another one of Ireland’s celebrated poets; the Irish Independent says he “comes second only to Seamus Heaney as our most famous living poet.”
Durcan’s new book, “Praise in Which I Live and Move and Have my Being” was in every bookstore we stopped at in Ireland (Dublin, Ballybunion, Kinsale, Clonakilty). The night of the reading, the spouse stood in a very, very long line to get me an autographed copy. It’s one of my favorite presents I’ve received in a long time and my best memento of the trip. My favorite poem is “The Recession.” The inscription reads, “For Angie, Warmest wishes, Paul Durcan, Listowel, 1 June 2012.”
Just one more thing I love about being a journalist: Sometimes I get to interview authors of books I really like. Here’s a link to my interview with Jonathan Haidt, a moral psychologist who wrote “The Happiness Hypothesis” and “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics.”


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Harold Godwinson, also known as Harold II or Harold the Saxon, was an Anglo Saxon King of England in the 11th Century. He was the last regent to hold the title before the Battle of Hastings in 1066 where he died fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror. Following his demise at the battle, England was no longer in control of the Anglo-Saxons; power shifted to the Normans who. Harold Godwinson ( c. 1022 - 14 Octobre 1066) de souvent appelé Harold II, fut le dernier couronné anglo-saxon roi d' Angleterre.Harold a régné de 6 Janvier 1066 jusqu'à sa mort à la bataille de Hastings, la lutte contre les Normands envahisseurs dirigés par Guillaume le Conquérant au cours de la conquête normande de l' Angleterre.Sa mort a marqué la fin de la domination anglo. Harold Godwinson, also known as Harold II, was the last king to be crowned as an Anglo-Saxon. He was born sometime in 1022 and became king on January 6, 1066, when King Edward the Confessor passed away. He is probably is most famous for his encounters with William I in Battle of Hastings. Keep reading for more facts on Harold Godwinson! Interesting Facts about Harold Godwinson 1. After his.
Signaler Harold - 30 juin 2017. Je m'appelle Harold et ça m'a toujours conféré cette once d'originalité qui est la mienne. Ca peut paraitre présomptueux, mais si un jour j'ai un fils, je l'appellerai Harold Harold Godwinson est le dernier roi anglo-saxon d'Angleterre du 6 janvier au 14 octobre 1066, date de sa mort à la bataille d'Hastings Harold Godwinson Quotes & Sayings . Showing search results for Harold Godwinson sorted by relevance. 445 matching entries found. Related Topics. Being Betrayed Betrayal Kindness Kids Action Judgement Politicians Love Pleasure Blessing In Disguise Security Words Of Wisdom Experience Marriage Wives Nations Prosperity Criticism Entrepreneurs . Show more. Schools Neurosis Psychology Cure. Harold Godwinson was the most powerful man in England during the thirteen years after 1053. Of the three great personalities of 1066, he is probably the most straightforward, lacking the darkest hues of William of Normandy and Harald Hardrada of Norway. From the eulogies of his supporters and the denunciations of his enemies - often, surprisingly, agreeing on the same characteristics - a. Harold Godwinson (c. 1022 - 14 October 1066) was the last purebred Anglo-Dane to rule England. For 10 short months, he was also known as King Harold, technically Harold II, as Harold I was already taken. He succeeded King Edward the Confessor (briefly fending off a challenge from Hugo the Hand-Wringer). Unfortunately, his short time in the Chair was in an era when the kingdom was being.
Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex rescues William of Normandy's soldiers from quicksands as they cross into Brittany near Mont St Michel, 1064 Soldier Horseman Shield Sword Textile Obtenez des photos d'actualité haute résolution de qualité sur Getty Image Harold II Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, reigning in the few months leading up to its eventual conquest by William the Conqueror, and his own death at the Battle of Hastings.. The son of Godwin of Wessex, Harold was born into one of the most influential families in England. He quickly lived up to his family's reputation, becoming the Earl of East Anglia and leading English. Harold II Godwinson (1022-14 October 1066) was the King of England from 5 January to 14 October 1066. The last of the Anglo-Saxons that ruled England, he was killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 when the Norman duke William the Conqueror invaded England.. Biography. Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. Harold was the son of Godwin, the Earl of Wessex and Gytha Thorkelsdottir, and was.
Harold Godwinson was King Harold II of England (c. 1022 - 14 October 1066). He ruled England after king Edward the Confessor died. He ruled from 5 January 1066 until he was killed at the Battle of Hastings.His death marked the Norman conquest of England and the end of Anglo-Saxon England.. Career. Harold was the son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex, and Gytha, a Danish noblewoman Harold Godwinson ou Harold II est le dernier roi anglo-saxon d'Angleterre du 6 janvier au 14 octobre 1066, date de sa mort à la bataille d'Hastings. Fils du puissant comte Godwin de Wessex, Harold est nommé comte d'Est-Anglie en 1044, alors qu'il est âgé d'une vingtaine d'années. Comme son père, il est exilé du royaume d'Angleterre et déchu de ses titres en 1051, mais le roi Édouard. Harold Godwinson, né vers 1022 et mort le 14 octobre 1066 est un roi d'Angleterre.Il est le fils de Godwin, comte de Wessex. Édith, la sœur d'Harold, est mariée au roi d'Angleterre Édouard le Confesseur.. Le 5 janvier 1066, jour du la mort d'Édouard le Confesseur, Harold dit que le roi, sur son lit de mort, lui a légué son trône.Avec l'accord d'une assemblée, il est couronné roi
Harold Godwinson. Print Family Tree. Sosa :5,260,432,074 (Harold the Saxon//) King , Born about 1022; Deceased 14 October 1066 - Sussex, England,aged about 44 years old Parents : Godwin of Wessex ca 987-1053 : Gytha Sprakalaeg ca 997- Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. With Ealdgith Swansneck, born about 1020 - Wessex, England, deceased with. Gytha of Wessex ca 1055. Harold II (or Harold Godwinson; Old English: Harold Godƿinson; Latin: Haroldus; c. 1022 - 14 October 1066) was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. [lower-alpha 1] Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England.. Harold Godwinson is known for providing the last stand against Duke William's invasion of England. He famously fought him for nine hours in the Battle of Hastings. Here are 10 interesting facts about the last Anglo Saxon King of England. #1 His mother was sister in law of King Cnut the Great. Cnut the Great, King of England (1016 -1035) Harold was born in a powerful Anglo-Saxon family in.
ROYAL FAMILY history has endured the memory of King Harold Godwinson being killed by an arrow to the eye for almost a millennium - but the symbolic beginning of the Norman Conquests may be more. Harold Godwinson, 1022 - October 14, 1066 was the Earl of Wessex, later Earl of East Anglia, and as Harold II, was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Harold reigned from January 5, 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on October 14 of that same year, fighting the Norman invaders, led by William the Conqueror. Contents[show] Early Life Harold's father was Godwin, the powerful. Harold Godwinson, or King Harold II, was the last of England's Anglo-Saxon kings. He was also the last English monarch to be defeated in battle in England by a foreign invader. Harold was born in about 1022 in Wessex. He was one of 9 children and became the Earl of Wessex in 1053, making him the second most powerful man in England. Harold became king after the death of King Edward the. Harold Godwinson had a chance of winning the battle. He had a core of elite housecarls and some experienced fyrd troops but, he had to fill out his army with poorer local fyrd as the majority of his troops had no chance of arriving in time for the battle. Soon, he took his position on the top of Senlac Hill and his men formed a shieldwall nearly half a mile long and some number of ranks deep.
Harold Godwinson (c. 1022 - 14 October 1066), often called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England.Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England.His death marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule over England Harold Godwinson, (c. 1022 - October 14, 1066) also known as Harold II, is widely regarded as the last Anglo-Saxon King of England before the Norman Conquest. Harold reigned from January 5 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October of that same year, fighting the Norman invaders, led by William the Conqueror. Harold's father was Godwin, the powerful Earl of Wessex. }, Découvrez le profil de Harold Godwinson sur LinkedIn, la plus grande communauté professionnelle au monde. Harold indique 1 poste sur son profil. Consultez le profil complet sur LinkedIn et découvrez les relations de Harold, ainsi que des emplois dans des entreprises similaires Harold Godwinson - Nom d'usage: Sa Grâce Harold Godwinson, Titre complet: Comte, Dynastie: Godwinson, Nom de naissance: Harold Alexei Loki Godwinson, Date de naissance: 9 Juillet, Lieu de naissance: Principauté de Skjördland, Nationalité: Saphyr, Résidence: Principauté de Skjördlan
Harold II. Godwinson: Dinastija: dinastija Godvina: Otac Godwin, grof od Wessexa: Majka Gytha Thorkelsdóttir: Rođen oko 1022. Wessex: Preminuo 14. listopada 1066. kod Hastingsa, Sussex: Pokop Waltham Abbey, Essex ili Bosham: Harold II. (oko 1020. - 1066.), engleski kralj. Naziva ga se i imenom Harold Godwinson (staroengleski: Harold Gōdwines sunu. Harold Godƿinson). Posljednji je. Harold Godwinson; Utilisation sur www.wikidata.org Q159597; Métadonnées. Ce fichier contient des informations supplémentaires, probablement ajoutées par l'appareil photo numérique ou le numériseur utilisé pour le créer. Si le fichier a été modifié depuis son état original, certains détails peuvent ne pas refléter entièrement l'image modifiée. Titre de l'image: Flag of Canton.
Harold godwinson was an English man and a relative of king Edward the conqueror because Edward married his sister and made him king . He wasn't king for very long because he died in the battle of. Harold Godwinson était le comte de Wessex à la mort d'Edward le Confesseur. Le witan a soutenu sa revendication au trône et l'a proclamé roi d'Angleterre. Ce couronnement fut l'étincelle qui mit le feu à l'Angleterre, provoquant deux invasions, l'une du Nord par les Norvégiens et l'autre du Sud par les Normands. Après avoir vaincu les Vikings et Stamford Bridge, Harold se dirigea vers. King Edward is without an heirHarold Godwinson wants to be that heir but before that can happen, there are other enemies to deal with. Wulfhere is the thegn of a small village and has newly returned from the battlefield, one that is a source of nightmares and those are only part of the woes the protagonist faces at home. Wulfhere is a complicated and conflicted character and is but one.
Harold Godwinson When Edward the Confessor died in 1066, the Witan , England's high council, met and decided who should be the next King of England. They chose Harold Godwinson, a leading member. Personnages principaux de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Guillaume, Edouard, Harold et Odon sont représentés à plusieurs reprises parmi 626 individus. 37 édifices, dont le Mont-Saint-Michel, 41 navires et 202 chevaux et mulets figurent aussi dans cette fresque épique Harold II Godwinson bat Harald III de Norvège et Tostig Godwinson à Stanford ou Stamford Bridge le 25 septembre 1066. L'armée viking est décimée, ce qui sonne le glas de l'ère des grands conquérants nordiques. Harald III de Norvège et Tostig Godwinson sont tués durant la bataille. Tostig Godwinson est inhumé à la Cathédrale d'York. Harald III de Norvège a à peine atteint la. Edmund, son of Harold Godwinson; Ulf, son of Harold Godwinson; Spouse: Edith the Fair; Ealdgyth (1064-) Authority control Q159597 ISNI: 0000 0000 2181 8910 VIAF ID: 70172485 GND ID: 118720449 Library of Congress authority ID: n50026075 Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12555665s IdRef ID: 086096095 Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteurs ID: 072757175 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID.
Harold Godwinson or Harold II was born in Wessex, England. He was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He was a son of Godwin, the powerful Earl of Wessex, and of Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, sister-in-law of King Cnut the Great of England and Denmark. He reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror. A depiction of Harold Godwinson (Harold II), king of England (r. 1064-1066 CE) hawking. From the Bayeux Tapestry, 1067-1079 CE. (Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux, France Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England who was defeated by William the Conqueror. The picture from the Bayeux Tapestry portrays his death at the Battle of Hastings. The Genealogical chart shows how his blood line lives on in King Henry VII and and subsequent monarchs, including Queen Elizabeth II. Proudly powered by Weebly. Home About > History > Companions Genealogy.
Harold Godwinson had three brothers: Tostig, Swegen and Gryth. He claimed to have been made King by Edward the Confessor. Before Harold Godwinson became king, he swore to help William, Duke of Normandy to become king. In September 1066 Harold Godwinson defeated an invasion from the north by Harald Hardrada. He returned south to fight Duke William's invasion. He was killed, it is generally. Harold Godwinson starts off with an impressive army of 10,000 men. However, in order to triumph, he has to defeat not only Harald Hardrada, who usually starts off with an army not far off that, but must then turn around and defeat William the Conquerors army of 12,000 veteran mercenaries. The clincher in this situation is that Harold can actually beat both of these armies in battle; WIlliam.
Harold Godwinson: 54. Both warriors suffer considerably here. Roland and his men marched right into an ambush by Basque warriors in the Pyrenees, and were forced into the compromising position that led to their last stand. Godwinson and his men were also outwitted by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings. Godwinson gets a marginally higher score for two reasons, however: firstly, the Battle of. Harold Godwinson married Edith, sister of the Earl of Mercia. This was likely a political marriage to strengthen ties with Mercia and ensure Harold had support in case his rule was challenged. Harold's two sons by Edith, Harold and Ulf, were born after his death. 1066 (Spring) It is believed that Harold's brother, Tostig, attempted to form an alliance with William Duke of Normandy but. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Harold Godwinson II (1020-14 Oct 1066), Find a Grave Memorial no. 9971, citing Battle Abbey, Battle, Rother District, East Sussex, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave Harold Godwinson: | | | Harold Godwinson | | | | World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Harald II av England eller Harald Godwinson, född ca 1022, död 14 oktober 1066, var Englands siste saxiske kung från 5 januari till 14 oktober 1066, då han dödades i slaget vid Hastings.. Haralds far var Godwin, den mäktige earlen av Wessex (kallad Godwin jarl i den isländska litteraturen). Godwin var son till Wulfnoth Cild, thegn i Sussex och hade varit gift två gånger
Tostig Godwinson ( c. 1026-1025 Septembre 1066) était un anglo-saxon comte de Northumbria et frère du roi Harold Godwinson.Après avoir été exilé par son frère, Tostig a soutenu le roi norvégien Harald Hardrada invasion de l' Angleterre, et a été tué à la bataille de Stamford Bridge en 1066. Harold Godwinson fought Harald hardrada and after Harold Godwinson had defeated him, he fought William Duke of Normandy and William became king after shooting Harold Godwinson in the eye with an. It would be rather hard for us to crown Harold Godwinson as the King of England. There's a couple of reasons, one being the Windsor family, but perhaps most importantly is that old Harold is dead. And has been since 1066. You see, Harold Godwinson.. Harold Godwinson blev udpeget som konge. Muligvis havde Edvard på sit dødsleje ønsket Harold som efterfølger. I flere år havde Harold været den egentlige regent, og han var tillige Edvards svoger. (Wikipedia). Biografi: Harold Godwinson Begivenheder i hans liv: • Gift 1. gang: med Edith Swannesha, også kendt som Edith Swanneck og Edith the Fair. 3 (ca 1025- ca 1086) Edith.
Harold Godwinson was born in the early 1022 CE. Harold was son of Godwine, the Anglo Saxon Earl of Wessex. Harold was English born and became Earl of East Anglia in 1046 CE. Harold's family, particularly his Father, strongly supported Anglo Saxon rule in England. They were against King Edwards practise of bringing Normans to the English court and appointing them to powerful positions. Harald Godwinson eller Harald II (angelsaksisk: Harold Godƿinson; latin: Haroldus; født ca. 1022, død 14. oktober 1066) var den siste angelsaksiske konge av England. Harald styrte fra 6. januar 1066 ved Edvard Bekjennerens død dagen før, og til sin død ved slaget ved Hastings den 14. oktober samme år i kamp mot en normannisk invasjon ledet av Vilhelm Bastarden (etter seieren kjent som. Harold Godwinson dit Harold II d'Angleterre (vers 1022-1066) Dernier roi anglo-saxon d'Angleterre-Comte de Wessex-Comte de Hereford en 1057. Fils du puissant comte de Wessex Godwin par sa 2ème épouse, Gytha Thorkelsdóttir. Fait comte de l'Angleterre orientale en 1045, il accompagne son père en exil en 1051, puis l'aide à restaurer sa position un an plus tard. À la mort de Godwin. Harold al II-lea al Angliei (Harold Godwinson; (c. 1022 - 14 octombrie 1066) a fost ultimul Anglo-Saxon încoronat rege al Angliei. A domnit între 5 ianuarie și 14 octombrie 1066 când a fost ucis în Bătălia de la Hasting Harald Godwinson var sønn av jarl Godwin og Gyda Thorkilsdatter og konge av England fra januar til oktober 1066. Han var Englands siste angelsaksiske konge, og falt i slaget ved Hastings.
King Harold Godwinson receiving the news of the Norman invasion. (C.R. / Public Domain ) The Normans won the battle and ruled England thereafter but the reports of the circumstances of Harold's death are in conclusive.. The first existing record we have comes in the year 1080 by Amatus, a monk from the abbey of Monte Cassino, which clearly describes William as having 'gouged out his. Harold Godwinson, or Harold II; Old English: Harold Godƿinson (c. 1022 - 14 October 1066) was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October of that same year, fighting the Norman invaders led by William the Conqueror during the Norman conquest of England.Harold is the first of only three kings of England to. Having defeated the Vikings at Stamford Bridge, King Harold Godwinson journeyed south very quickly to respond to the new Norman threat that had landed on the south coast. Harold could have travelled 200 odd miles from York to London in around three or four days at that time. If you were the king and you travelled with a mounted elite, you could ride hell-for-leather if you needed to get. Harold Godwinson was the King of England for most of 1066.Although he defeated a Viking invasion, he was himself later defeated in the Battle of Hastings by William the Conqueror. The Monk planned to change history by using advanced technology to aid King Harold, thus ensuring that his army would be better able to face William's army. The Monk believed that Harold would have been a good king. How powerful was Harold Godwinson by 1066? In this lesson, we will: Describe which regions Harold and his family ruled over. Explain how much of a threat Tostig was to Harold by 1065. Starter: Have a got at the cross word puzzle! Where was Harold by 1066? In 1053, his father Godwin collapsed and died at a banquet in Winchester. Harold became Earl of Wessex. His brother Tostig was Earl of.
Harold Godwinson : comte de Wessex, roi d'Angleterre . Devenu Earl (comte) de Wessex en 1053, Harold Godwinson parvint concentrer de plus en plus de pouvoir dans ses propres mains et celles de sa famille. Son fr re Tostig acc da au titre de comte de Northumbrie en 1055 et, en 1057, son autre fr re, Gyrth, devint comte d'Estanglie. Seul le comt de Mercie chappait aux mains des Godwinson. Harold. Vertalingen van het uitdrukking HAROLD GODWINSON van nederlands naar engels en voorbeelden van het gebruik van HAROLD GODWINSON in een zin met hun vertalingen:werd opgevolgd door zijn zwager harold godwinson . Chez Musketeer , les figurines en 28mm, d'Harold Godwinson et de ses deux frères sont prêtes pour intégrer une partie de Saga. *** At Mus..


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The Photographer's Guide to Puget Sound & Northwest Washington
by Rod Barbee
There are many sites I wanted to include in this book, but because of space limitations (had to keep it to 96 pages) I was unable to include them all. Some probably should have been cut, but others were very painful to leave out.
Some of those places include Steven's Pass, the Railroad Museum in Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Falls and more. Probably the most difficult decision was to cut the entire Mt. Rainier chapter. But since Rainier is actually more in central Washington than the Puget Sound basin, I guess it made sense to take it out. I guess.
Anyway, on these pages I'll be publishing some of what didn't make it into the book. As time permits I'll add images and maps and more locations.


EDI webinar on 8 May 2018.
Speaker: Li Kui (University of California, Marine Science Institute)
A recording of the webinar is available on YouTube.
Project is being developed on GitHub.
Metadata storage and creation of EML have been always a challenge for people/organizations who want to archive their data. A workflow was developed to combine efficient EML record generation using the package developed by the R community with the advantages of centrally-controlled metadata in a relational database (metabase). We will focus on two components of the workflow in this webinar: 1. display the metadata storage in a relational database; and 2. one example of EML file generation using pre-defined R functions.


An examination of young people's everyday new media practices—including video-game playing, text-messaging, digital media production, and social media use.
Conventional wisdom about young people's use of digital technology often equates generational identity with technology identity: today's teens seem constantly plugged in to video games, social networking sites, and text messaging. Yet there is little actual research that investigates the intricate dynamics of youths' social and recreational use of digital media. Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out fills this gap, reporting on an ambitious three-year ethnographic investigation into how young people are living and learning with new media in varied settings—at home, in after-school programs, and in online spaces.
Integrating twenty-three case studies—which include Harry Potter podcasting, video-game playing, music sharing, and online romantic breakups—in a unique collaborative authorship style, Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is distinctive for its combination of in-depth description of specific group dynamics with conceptual analysis.
"Finally a book that provides a deeply grounded and nuanced description of today's digital youth culture and practices as they negotiate their identity, their peer-based relationships, and their relationships with adults. Then, building on this rich and diverse set of ethnographies, the authors constructed a powerful analytic framework which provides new conceptual lenses to make sense of the emerging digital media landscape. This book is a must for anyone interested in youth culture, learning, and new media." ― John Seely Brown, Former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corporation, and Former Director of Xerox PARC
"Through their meticulous ethnographic exploration of emerging media practices in everyday life, Mizuko Ito and her colleagues paint a vivid portrait of young people's diverse modes of participation with new media. Over and again, this thought-provoking book challenges adult preconceptions and traditional preoccupations, insisting that we recognize the values, concerns, and literacies of today's youth."― Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science
"While the in-depth description of this framework would in itself value the time spent reading this book, there is much more in it. It is highly suggested reading to anyone interested to know more about kids' everyday informal learning practices with new media (especially teachers, parents, and policy-makers)."― Fabio Giglietto, University of Urbino


Doxey Community Association
Minutes of the meeting held on 09/09/2009 at 7.30pm at the William Sutton Centre.
Present: J. Smith, T. Strickland, I. Davies, M. Wright, M. Zaminzky;
D. Hughes, M Simpson, J. Wood, A. Bottomly, S. Hems,
J. Harvey, C. Franklin, J. Brough.
Apologies: G. Smith, D. Peel, J. Peel, M. Turner, E. Last. A. Sumner Smith.
Sally Hems has agreed to remain a trustee.
Anita has confirmed 3rd/4th October as the dates for the ‘Introduction to Felt Making’. John Smith will check the availability of the Sutton Centre and confirm this in the Doxey Times.
Senior Citizens Christmas Lunch
The date is now fixed for Saturday 12th December. It was agreed that the D.C.A. would help with the funding of the lunch, approximately eighty pounds with a ceiling of one hundred pounds. Joan Harvey proposed, Isabella Davies seconded the proposal. Volunteers will be needed to help with the preparations and the success of the lunch, D.C.A members were happy to volunteer. John Smith will ask the headmaster of the school if they would like to participate in the after lunch entertainment.
Skill Based Funding for Training
Peel has renewed the D.C.A. membership with the S.D.V.S.
The minutes for the meeting held on 08/07/09 were accepted as a true record, proposed D. Hughes, seconded by I. Davies.
Universal Bowling Club Project.
Heritage Lottery Funding - The preparation for the D.C.A. bid for funding for the Doxey History
Archive is progressing. John will put a request in the Doxey Times for photographs and memories of Doxey to be taken along to the Doxey
Reunion Day on 25th October. It was agreed that a computer and scanner be available to capture the photographs and memories to add to the archive.
Clear Out Day
John Smith will contact Mike Turner with a view to a date in early October.
Parish Council Report
David Hughes said that, after a meeting with the council, it was decided that the old play park would be unsuitable, due to the expense. The cost of the maintenance, £6000, would have to be paid by the Parish Council. They would also be expected to refurbish the play equipment in the park.
David said that the Parish Council were now concentrating on the area beside the football field which would be ideal for a skateboard park. They are negotiating with St. Cobaine for permission to erect a shelter which has been donated by the police.
David told the meeting that The Three Tuns public house was now sold and contracts had been signed for the building of 6 – 8 affordable homes. He also said that the public meeting with developers, Richard and Amy Dixon, for the change of use of the Doxey Arms into single dwellings had allayed the majority of local residents’ fears.
Next meeting of the Association will be on Wednesday 11th November ‘09 at 7.30pm
at the William Sutton Centre.


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You don’t know the history of the Chicago Cubs until you know the story of Charles Webb Murphy, the ebullient and mercurial owner of this historic franchise from 1905 through 1914. Originally a sportswriter in Cincinnati, he joined the New York Giants front office as a press agent—the game’s first—in 1905. That season, hearing the Cubs were for sale, he secured a loan from Charles Taft, the older half-brother of the future president of the United States, to buy a majority share and become the team’s new owner. In his second full season, the Cubs won their first World Series. They won again in 1908, but soon thereafter Murphy’s unconventional style invited ill will from the owners, his own players, and the press, even while leading the team through their most successful period in team history.
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Eugene of Mazenod was born in Aix-en-Provence in France in 1782, the son of a wealthy aristocratic parents. His father Charles Antoine de Mazenod, a member of the French nobility was the President of the Aix Parliament. His mother Marie-Rose Joannis, a member of the rapidly evolving bourgeois merchants embodied the practical and shrewd realism of this group.
This union of complementary social and cultural values assured young Eugene all the requisites for a successful and comfortable life. This idyllic world was swept away by the French Revolution in 1789. After his father opposed the revolution, the entire family was obliged to flee into exile in Italy. In 1790, a new painful period began for Eugene.
These were years of family instability, material scarcity and danger.The family was forced to flee successively to Turin, Venice, Naples and Palermo.
Eugene’s adolescence was impoverished. Deprived of friends of his own age, unable to continue an orderly academic program, he was also separated from his mother who divorced her husband in order to return and reclaim family property in France.
Coming of age
Eugene was 20 years old when he returned from exile. Upon arrival in France, his overriding desire was to live fully, to make up for lost time. Young, handsome, with a well known family name he also had the inherited wealth recovered by his mother. Among his head-strong ambitions and pretensions: Marriage with a young rich heiress, a secure and prestigious position in society and access to the pleasures and amusements of the good life..
These dreams crumbled one by one starting with the unexpected death of the wealthy young woman. Eugene now 25 years old was forced to make a new balance of his life and person. He was not the extraordinary man that he had imagined himself to be. Certainly he had some good qualities, a strong character and a generous heart. Yet it was also obvious that he had yet to accomplish anything truly important. Superficial friendships and the easy pleasures of high society living were found empty and wanting.
Little by little the social and moral havoc resulting from the French Revolution had profoundly impacted on Eugene. He was moved by the distressing condition of the clergy and the tremendous religious ignorance of the people found everywhere. Endowed with a lively and imperious character and filled with noble intentions, Eugene resolved to play a part in meeting the urgent needs of the Church.
Initial steps of a Spiritual Journey
Eugene de Mazenod’s spiritual journey and personality were profoundly influenced by his family’s values and struggles amidst the insecurity and ambiguity of the Italian exile. During his time of exile in Venice (1794-1797), a holy priest, Don Bartolo Zinelli, introduced him to the spirituality of the Company of Jesus. From him as a young boy, Eugene learned how to pray and how to practice mortification. Don Bartolo also initiated him to a devotion to the Virgin Mary “It was there”, Eugene would later write, “that my vocation to the priesthood was born”.
Two interior graces transformed Eugene in his twenties. The first was a grace of “conversion”. During the adoration of the cross on Good Friday in 1807, Eugene had a special experience of the love and goodness of Christ which culminated in the shedding of his blood to obtain the forgiveness of all sins. Simultaneously conscious of his own sins and filled with a sense of profound confidence in Divine Mercy, Eugene decided to make amends through the total gift of his life to Jesus his Savior.
A second moment of grace, which he describes as “an impulse from without” from the Spirit , led him to a decision for the priesthood. In 1808, he would enter the Seminary of Saint Sulpice in Paris and be ordained a priest at Amiens, on December 21, 1811. His dream was to be “the servant and priest of the poor”.
From 1808 to 1812 as a member of the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, Eugene de Mazenod was guided by Monsieur Emery and Monsieur Duclaux. These holy men encouraged Eugene to continue developing a spirit of fervor, regularity and industrious ness. Eugene, notwithstanding personal risk, committed himself to faithfully serve and assist the Pope who at this time was a prisoner of Napoleon at Fontainebleau.
Eugene’s desire to become a priest of the poor continued to develop. Direct contact with impoverished youth and prisoners of war strengthened Eugene’s desire to devote himself entirely to these forgotten people. Simultaneously he continued to harbor a desire to make atonement, both for his own sins and all Christians who had abandoned the Church. Thus he participates in the activities of the Marian Congregation and a missionary group established by his friend and confrere Charles de Forbin-Janson. Repeatedly he expressed the desire to cooperate with Christ in the salvation of the world, so that the shedding of the blood of Christ might be efficacious for others as it had been for him.
A Missionary Community is born
Eugene began his ministry by rejecting a prestigious diocesan position to reach out to the poor , the workers, the youth, the sick and the imprisoned of Aix Overwhelmed by the demands and possibilities of this ministry, he soon realized that he needed to gather a group of zealous priests to work with him. The goal: to awaken “a faith that had all but died in the hearts of so many”.
In September 1815, he experienced another “impulse from without” that set him firmly on the path of apostolic action. He gave himself body and soul to the realization of his plans to establish a society of missionaries. On January 25, 1816, the society of the Missionaries of Provence was born.
Father de Mazenod invited his companions “to live together as brothers” and “to imitate the virtues and examples of our Saviour Jesus Christ, above all through the preaching of the Word of God to the poor”. He urged them to commit themselves unreservedly to the work of the missions, binding themselves by religious vows. Because of their small number, they initially limited their zeal to the neighboring countryside. Their fondest wish, however, was “to embrace the vast expanse of the whole earth”, as the founder had written in 1818.
Pope Leo XII on February 17, 1826 formally approved the newly founded Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Its motto: “He has sent me to evangelize the poor” expressed both its charism and way of life.
Eugene’s Spiritual Struggles and Growth
During his first years as a priest, Eugene continually struggled to find a balance in his life between prayer and service to others.
After a series of initial successes, there was a period of deep and painful purification. From 1827 to 1836, Eugene was tested time and time again: conflicts, defections, bereavements, temporary loss of his French citizenship, even suspicion from the Holy See. Along with making him seriously ill, these events led to moments of discouragement and depression. Eugene discovered, first hand, the cost of discipleship and service of the Church. He came out of this experience bruised and humbled, more understanding towards others and much stronger in his love and faith.
Bishop of Marseille
The Diocese of Marseille had been re-established in 1823.. After a period as Vicar General of this diocese, in 1837, Eugene was named Bishop of Marseille.As pastor of a Church undergoing a time of significant growth and simultaneously Superior of a fledgling group of missionaries, Bishop Eugene de Mazenod truly had to be “all things to all people”. As Bishop, Eugene greatly increased the number of parishes and religious associations in the diocese. He not only welcome the return of Religious institutes such as the Jesuits, but also personally encouraged the founding of several new religious families.
Special programs were undertaken for youth, workers, immigrants and the needy in rapidly developing port city of Marseille. The construction of a new cathedral, the shrine of Notre Dame was initiated. Simultaneously he played a prominent role in the in the major political and religious questions of the day such as religious education and the rights of the papacy. In 1854, he journeyed to Rome to participate enthusiastically in the proclamation of the Immaculate Conception on December 8.
The mature apostolic man
As bishop in Marseilles, Eugene de Mazenod was at his full spiritual maturity. An untiring and zealous pastor, solidly anchored in the love of Christ and of the Church. Forgetful of self, he focused all his energies on the task of evangelization entrusted to him, both in Marseilles and beyond. During this time of intense ministry he remained a man of prayer.
The Eucharist was his source of inspiration and renewal. He insisted on celebrating Mass daily, sometimes at great inconvenience, particularly while traveling. The Eucharist, his privileged place of identification with Christ was also the space for gathering together friends and members of his religious family. As he himself said, the Eucharist was in fact “their living center of communication”. There he remembered his missionary sons, particularly those far away, and he asked them to do likewise. “While identifying ourselves with Jesus Christ, we shall be at one with him, and by him and in him we shall be at one among ourselves”.
Superior General and Missionary
All the while, Eugene continued to serve as Superior General of the Oblates. After accepting a mission in neighboring Corsica en 1834, starting in 1841, the small Society began a period of great expansion. Eugene received many requests from abroad. In spite of limited personnel, he responded in faith. In 1841 the first Oblates arrived in Canada . Soon they ventured into the vast plains of the West and within a few years had reached the Arctic Circle. Other countries followed: England in 1842; the United States and Ceylon (today Sri Lanka) in 1847, South Africa in 1851 and Ireland in 1855.
Always a prolific writer, Eugene corresponded unceasingly with his missionaries. In his voluminous correspondence he reveals himself as a caring pastor, involved in all aspects of their life and mission. Always an apostolic man, he was able to encourage, advise, correct and support. He harbored a profound sense of spiritual paternity and lived in intense union with his sons as they shouldered the many heavy burdens in distant missions. Although he never traveled beyond the borders of Europe, with the exception of a short trip to Algeria, Saint Eugene nurtured in his heart a concern for all the churches. A visiting bishop remarked after meeting Saint Eugene: “I have met the apostle Paul”
His Spiritual Horizons
De Mazenod’s most basic attitude before humanity is one of trust and faith. Two very solid convictions explain this attitude. First: everything which occurs on earth, on the personal as well as the civil and social level, depends on Divine Providence. Second: God wants all to be saved, and all, both rich and poor, have been purchased by the blood of Christ.
In his pastoral letters, he emphasizes the following points:
• All are called to salvation and holiness. He proposes to the Oblates: “We must strive first of all to lead people to act like human beings, and then like Christians, and finally, we must help them to become saints.
• To remain on the road to sanctity and make progress, Christians should look upon themselves with the eyes of faith. No matter how poor or destitute they might be, in the eyes of faith all are “children of God” “brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ” and “heirs of His eternal kingdom.”
• Holiness consists in conversion of heart, fidelity to the law of God and to the inspiration of his grace, in the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. To love the Jesus Christ is to love the Church.
• The journey to holiness demands a constant ongoing conversion
Oblate Constitutions and Rule
Saint Eugene’s spiritual synthesis is found most clearly in the Rules and Constitutions of his Institute. These reflect both his own personal experience and the perception of the needs of the day.When writing the Oblate Constitutions, Saint Eugene borrowed copiously from Sulpician and Jesuit mentors as well as missionaries he admired such as Charles Borromeo, Vincent de Paul, and Alphonsus de Liguori.
The Constitutions reflect his unique personality and Gospel rootedness. “The spirit of total devotion for the glory of God, the service of the Church and the salvation of souls is the spirit proper to our Congregation”, he wrote in 1817. He further stated, in 1830, that we must look upon ourselves “as the servants of the Father of a family commanded to succor, to aid, to bring back his children by working to the utmost, in the midst of tribulations, of persecutions of every kind, without claiming any reward other than that which the Lord has promised to faithful servants who have worthily fulfilled their mission”.
Final Words to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Towards the end of his life, Eugene had become very free. Faced with the prospect of the cardinalate which had been promised and which slipped away from him because of political considerations, he had this to say: “After all, it is all the same whether one is buried in a red cassock or a purple one; the main thing is that the bishop gets to heaven”.
Shortly before his death on May 21, 1861, in keeping with his temperament, the elderly and seriously ill bishop said to those around him: “Should I happen to doze off, or if I appear to be getting worse, please wake me up! I want to die knowing that I am dying”.
His last words to the Oblates were a testament that summed up his life: “Practice well among yourselves charity, charity, charity, and outside, zeal for the salvation of souls”. Saint Eugene died on Pentecost Sunday to the prayer of the Salve Regina, It was his final salute on earth to the one he considered as the “Mother of the Mission”.
Pope John Paul II reflects on Saint Eugene de Mazenod
Canonization Celebration – December 3, 1995 – Rome, Italy
“We are living in the second Advent of the world’s history. Eugene de Mazenod was a man of Advent, a man of the Coming. He not only looked forward to that Coming, he dedicated his whole life to preparing for it, one of those apostles who prepared the modern age, our age.
Eugene de Mazenod knew that Christ wanted to unite the whole human race to himself. This is why throughout his life he devoted particular attention to the evangeli- ization of the poor, wherever they were found.
By patiently working on himself, he learned to discipline a difficult character and to govern with enlightened wisdom and steadfast goodness.. His every action was inspired by a conviction he expressed in these words: “To love Church is to love Jesus Christ, and vice versa”. His influence is not limited to the age in which he lived. But continues its effect on our time.
His apostolate consisted in the transformation of the world by the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. What Saint Eugene wanted to achieve was that, in Christ, each individual could become a fully complete person, an authentic Christian, a credible saint.
The Church gives us this great Bishop and Founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate as an example of heroic faith, hope and charity.”


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- Early Rome to 509 bc
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- The reform movement of the Gracchi (133–121 bc)
- Wars and dictatorship (c. 91–80 bc)
- The Roman state in the two decades after Sulla (79–60 bc)
- The final collapse of the Roman Republic (59–44 bc)
- The consolidation of the empire under the Julio-Claudians
- Growth of the empire under the Flavians and Antonines
- The empire in the 2nd century
- The dynasty of the Severi (ad 193–235)
- Religious and cultural life in the 3rd century
- Military anarchy and the disintegration of the empire (235–270)
- The recovery of the empire and the establishment of the dominate (270–337)
- The Roman Empire under the 4th-century successors of Constantine
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ancient Rome, the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 bc, through the events leading to the founding of the republic in 509 bc, the establishment of the empire in 27 bc, and the final eclipse of the Empire of the West in the 5th century ad. For later events of the Empire of the East, see Byzantine Empire.
Rome must be considered one of the most successful imperial powers in history. In the course of centuries Rome grew from a small town on the Tiber River in central Italy into a vast empire that ultimately embraced England, all of continental Europe west of the Rhine and south of the Danube, most of Asia west of the Euphrates, northern Africa, and the islands of the Mediterranean. Unlike the Greeks, who excelled in intellectual and artistic endeavours, the Romans achieved greatness in their military, political, and social institutions. Roman society, during the republic, was governed by a strong military ethos. While this helps to explain the incessant warfare, it does not account for Rome’s success as an imperial power. Unlike Greek city-states, which excluded foreigners and subjected peoples from political participation, Rome from its beginning incorporated conquered peoples into its social and political system. Allies and subjects who adopted Roman ways were eventually granted Roman citizenship. During the principate (see below), the seats in the Senate and even the imperial throne were occupied by persons from the Mediterranean realm outside Italy. The lasting effects of Roman rule in Europe can be seen in the geographic distribution of the Romance languages (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian), all of which evolved from Latin, the language of the Romans. The Western alphabet of 26 letters and the calendar of 12 months and 365.25 days are only two simple examples of the cultural legacy which Rome has bequeathed Western civilization.
Rome from its origins to 264 bc
Early Rome to 509 bc
When Italy emerged into the light of history about 700 bc, it was already inhabited by various peoples of different cultures and languages. Most natives of the country lived in villages or small towns, supported themselves by agriculture or animal husbandry (Italia means “Calf Land”), and spoke an Italic dialect belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. Oscan and Umbrian were closely related Italic dialects spoken by the inhabitants of the Apennines. The other two Italic dialects, Latin and Venetic, were likewise closely related to each other and were spoken, respectively, by the Latins of Latium (a plain of west-central Italy) and the people of northeastern Italy (near modern Venice). Iapyges and Messapii inhabited the southeastern coast. Their language resembled the speech of the Illyrians on the other side of the Adriatic. During the 5th century bc the Po valley of northern Italy (Cisalpine Gaul) was occupied by Gallic tribes who spoke Celtic and who had migrated across the Alps from continental Europe. The Etruscans were the first highly civilized people of Italy and were the only inhabitants who did not speak an Indo-European language. By 700 bc several Greek colonies were established along the southern coast. Both Greeks and Phoenicians were actively engaged in trade with the Italian natives.
Modern historical analysis is making rapid progress in showing how Rome’s early development occurred in a multicultural environment and was particularly influenced by the higher civilizations of the Etruscans to the north and the Greeks to the south. Roman religion was indebted to the beliefs and practices of the Etruscans. The Romans borrowed and adapted the alphabet from the Etruscans, who in turn had borrowed and adapted it from the Greek colonies of Italy. Senior officials of the Roman Republic derived their insignia from the Etruscans: curule chair, purple-bordered toga (toga praetexta), and bundle of rods (fasces). Gladiatorial combats and the military triumph (see below) were other customs adopted from the Etruscans. Rome lay 12 miles inland from the sea on the Tiber River, the border between Latium and Etruria. Because the site commanded a convenient river crossing and lay on a land route from the Apennines to the sea, it formed the meeting point of three distinct peoples: Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines. Though Latin in speech and culture, the Roman population must have been somewhat diverse from earliest times, a circumstance that may help to account for the openness of Roman society in historical times.
Historical sources on early Rome
The regal period (753–509 bc) and the early republic (509–280 bc) are the most poorly documented periods of Roman history because historical accounts of Rome were not written until much later. Greek historians did not take serious notice of Rome until the Pyrrhic War (280–275 bc), when Rome was completing its conquest of Italy and was fighting against the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy. Rome’s first native historian, a senator named Quintus Fabius Pictor, lived and wrote even later, during the Second Punic War (218–201 bc). Thus historical writing at Rome did not begin until after Rome had completed its conquest of Italy, had emerged as a major power of the ancient world, and was engaged in a titanic struggle with Carthage for control of the western Mediterranean. Fabius Pictor’s history, which began with the city’s mythical Trojan ancestry and narrated events up to his own day, established the form of subsequent histories of Rome. During the last 200 years bc, 16 other Romans wrote similarly inclusive narratives. All these works are now collectively termed “the Roman annalistic tradition” because many of them attempted to give a year-by-year (or annalistic) account of Roman affairs for the republic.
Although none of these histories are fully preserved, the first 10 books of Livy, one of Rome’s greatest historians, are extant and cover Roman affairs from earliest times to the year 293 bc (extant are also Books 21 to 45 treating the events from 218 bc to 167 bc). Since Livy wrote during the reign of the emperor Augustus (27 bc–ad 14), he was separated by 200 years from Fabius Pictor, who, in turn, had lived long after many of the events his history described. Thus, in writing about early Rome, ancient historians were confronted with great difficulties in ascertaining the truth. They possessed a list of annual magistrates from the beginning of the republic onward (the consular fasti), which formed the chronological framework of their accounts. Religious records and the texts of some laws and treaties provided a bare outline of major events. Ancient historians fleshed out this meagre factual material with both native and Greek folklore. Consequently, over time, historical facts about early Rome often suffered from patriotic or face-saving reinterpretations involving exaggeration of the truth, suppression of embarrassing facts, and invention.
The evidence for the annalistic tradition shows that the Roman histories written during the 2nd century bc were relatively brief resumes of facts and stories. Yet in the course of the 1st century bc Roman writers were increasingly influenced by Greek rhetorical training, with the result that their histories became greatly expanded in length; included in them were fictitious speeches and lengthy narratives of spurious battles and political confrontations, which, however, reflect the military and political conditions and controversies of the late republic rather than accurately portraying the events of early Rome. Livy’s history of early Rome, for example, is a blend of some facts and much fiction. Since it is often difficult to separate fact from fiction in his works and doing so involves personal judgment, modern scholars have disagreed about many aspects of early Roman history and will continue to do so.


John and Chris Eberhart’s book, Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails, is an excellent book on hunting mature bucks in pressured areas. Though specifically aimed at hunting mature bucks in pressured areas, all hunters hunting all kinds of deer in pressured and non-pressured areas alike will find helpful information in this book.
The Eberhart’s are very serious when it comes to hunting whitetails. As Chris explains in the introduction, “For my father, John Eberhart, and me, hunting is an almost necessary part of living.” Their history of harvesting mature books is proof of their commitment, and that their methods work. This book explains how they scout, prepare trees and shooting lanes, what it’s like to hunt from an ambush saddle, calling, rattling, using decoys and much more.
When I read hunting books, I often like to put myself in the position of someone who is reading about hunting for the first time, and I ask myself, “Does this make sense? Would a first-time hunter understand this information?” If the answer is yes, then usually it’s a good book. Hunting is not complicated, though we often make it complicated. The Eberhart’s teach that being a successful hunter is hard work, but they clearly explain how to go about it.
What’s great about this book, as with all the Eberhart’s books, is that they give very specific details on what they do. They don’t just say, “clean out some shooting lanes so you’re ready when the big one comes.” No, they explain in detail how your shooting lanes need to be cleaned. How in some cases you want more and larger shooting lanes than you do in others (check out the chapter on Scouting and Preparation).
In contrast to their book, Precision Bowhunting (which is also an excellent book), they go into a little more detail in some areas in this book, such as using scents and decoys, and recovering bow-shot deer.
Perhaps one of the greatest nuggets in the Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails is how the Eberhart’s explain what a “rut staging area” is, in contrast to the more widely known “staging area.” Finding a rut staging area could be your greatest find, but you need to know what to look for, and then how to hunt one of these areas.
“Hunters often have difficulty recognizing staging areas, but they are unmistakable if you know what to look for.” The Eberhart’s explain just how to go about it.
As mentioned above, though hunters in high-pressured areas will especially find this book useful, even those hunters in non-pressured areas, such as private land or some of the states out in the west or mid-west, will glean much from this book. Those hunter’s in non-pressured areas will only have more success if they apply these tactics to their hunting locations.
Reading this book is a great step in the learning process of how to hunt. As the Eberhart’s conclude their book, “Always be on the lookout for ways to adjust to make yourself a better hunter. But also be aware that there are no shortcuts to success. Nothing described in this book is a shortcut.” Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails
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Millsaps undergrad releases novel, ‘Mistaken For Rain’
Zaden Robison makes his debut on the literary scene with his first fiction novel featuring the conflict of a boy victimized between good and evil in “Mistaken for Rain” (published by Xlibris).
Leo is a young boy growing up in a small and rural Virginia town. He is an only child who is physically and emotionally abused by both of his parents. His family is poor, and Leo has a hopeless future. He takes solace and comfort in a cat named Stripes and develops an unlikely friendship with a stranger along the way. Both friends lean on each other for a trivial bit of happiness in their dejected worlds. Just when things start to look better for Leo, tragedy strikes, and he becomes consumed with heartbreak and anger. He confides in his new friend and fights to fend off the horrors of the world.
Robison remarks the journey of writing his novel as a lengthy one. “I began writing ‘Mistaken For Rain’ when I was 16 years old. I wrote off and on in between my obligations to school,” he said.
“Writers block had me all but nearly stop writing the book entirely after a few months. My mother saw the potential in my work and encouraged me to keep writing. I eventually finished my novel after about a year and a half.”
“The process of publishing was long but worth it in the end,” Robison said.
Brother Robison attends the Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. He lives in the chapter house and prides himself on being a hardworking member of the fraternity, where he serves as his chapter’s High Phi.
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“Banyan” YA Historical fiction is nominated at You Gotta Read Reviews! Please pop over and VOTE for Banyan! Polls are open untill the 29th of May! Many THANKS
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Horray! Banyan a Historical Fiction (Young Adult) Now has a stunning cover thanks to the lovely Delilah K. Stephans! Below is a quick blurb about Banyan, also it is set to release Aug 2011 via Museitup Publishing.
Kannie Irnest had the picture perfect life as a child until her father left her and her mother alone. It wasn’t long before the world as she knew it began unraveling and creating a web of misery around her. Her mother was no longer the loving mother she knew, she had become bitter by the lonely days and Kannie sank into a depression. The only joy Kannie seemed to find was with her friend Kristopher. They were like two peas in a pod since a young age and when they were together it was as if the world around them didn’t matter. Mysteriously one day on Kannie’s way to school she is given a Banyan tree stick. She learns that it is a wishing stick. Although skeptical, Kannie is desperate to experience a happy life and she wishes on the Banyan stick to be anywhere but in that moment in her life. She awakens to everyday there after to a different historical event that lead her to experiences, places and people she had only heard about in books. Her daily adventures take her from the Salem witch trials, to being aboard the Britannic, to helping free the slaves along the Combahee river, trying to escape a labyrinth with a minotaur lurking inside, to journeying to the moon on the Apollo 11. (People she encounters include Bridget Bishop, Neil Armstrong, Harriet Tubman and Captain Charles Barlett aka “Iceburg Charlie”, and more!) The journey she embarks on teaches her to believe in herself, forgive others and appreciate the path that is layed out in front of her. She also now, must find her way back home.
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Sample excerpt : Banyan - Sameena Bachmeier
Openings in the walls allowed unforgiving rays of light into the room. Kannie covered her mouth with her hands as she stared at the creature curled in a ball sleeping. She would have screamed except her tongue was stuck to the roof of her mouth in terror, she couldn’t tear her gaze from the sleeping beast.
She couldn’t make out its face since it was sleeping with its back to her, although white horns protruded from the head, it had the body of a young boy. A golden plate like necklace encircled the neck, with a matching armband around his biceps. Both plates had symbols engraved on them; it appeared to be Greek writing. Kannie wasn’t sure.
Her gaze traveled over the figure, as she moved around him allowing her to catch sight of the beast’s muscular legs, and then she noticed the feet. They were hooves. She started to back up out of the room shaking with fear. Her eyes widened at the sight of his tail, it was like a lion’s with a cloud of tasseled hair at the end. Whatever this was in the room Kannie didn’t want to engage with it.
She closed her eyes and slowly shut the door. It creaked once again, but there was no movement from inside the room. Kannie sighed in relief and stepped back, forgetting about the stairs immediately behind her and lost her footing. She thudded down an uncountable number of stairs and landed on her stomach, taking her breath away. Then she heard it. The noise she dreaded. Kannie had awakened the creature in the room. She could hear its hooves racing to the doorway. In pain, Kannie forced herself to her feet and ran down the circled hallway. She could hear the beast getting closer and closer, grunting as it paced her. She looked back over her shoulder and screamed.
The beast had the face of a bull, with a ring through its nose. The eyes were mean, angry and full of darkness and they were fixed on her.
“This isn’t happening, this isn’t happening,” Kannie screamed.
The beast lunged and knocked her to the ground. She screamed again before her head hit the ground. There was a sharp pain before everything went dark. She was vaguely aware of the creature picking her up and his hot sticky breath on her face.
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The Club maintains an extensive Library. Many of the older books are regarded as classics and are still very worth your while reading. While bidding methods continue to evolve and change, advanced declarer play has been well documented since the 1930s.
In 2005 the Club was honoured to receive the bequest of Bobbie Grabau's collection of bridge books, accumulated over many years. Bobbie's books represent about half our collection.
If there is a book you would like the Club to purchase for the Library, please ask our Librarian Ann Sutherland, or any Committee Member.
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|10 Ways to Improve Your Bridge||Bird, David||2000||285||May 2016|
|A Good Game of Modern Bridge||Klinger, Ron||2014||286||May 2016|
|Introduction to Declarers Play||Kantar, Edwin||1968||280||March 2015|
|Bidding to Win at Bridge||Klinger, Ron||1968||279||March 2015|
|The Precision System - Contract Bridge Bidding||Goren, Charles||1984||278||March 2015|
|When to Bid, When to Pass||Klinger, Ron||2002||277||March 2015|
|Bridge Volume 1||Grant, Audrey||1990||276||March 2015|
|Play Cards with Tim Seres||Courtney, Michael||1995||275||March 2015|
|Following the Law||Cohen, Larry||1994||274||March 2015|
|Improving Your Judgement - Doubles||Grant, Audrey||1999||273||March 2015|
|Bid Better, Much Better||Klinger, Ron||2000||272||March 2015|
|Play Bridge with Omar Sharif||Sharif, Omar||271||March 2015|
|Pre-empts Step by Step||Mould, Alan||1997||270||March 2015|
|Bridge Directors Handbook - Movements and Scoring||McKee, Judi||1995||251||March 2015|
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Leah has an M.A. in Library and Information Studies from UW-Madison, and a B.A. in History and Philosophy from Roosevelt University. She also holds certifications in UX Research and Strategy, and Interaction Design. When she’s not burning through Post-It notes by the ton at the office, she’s likely to be found playing with her dogs or biking and kayaking around Madison.


Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Design of Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits 1st edition, Behzad Razavi
I have all of the books written by Dr. Razavi, and this is the most recent one. CMOS has been the mainstream on analog design today, and more and more books cover this area. From Roubik Gregorian / Gabor Temes's "Analog MOS Integrated Circuits for Signal Processing" to Phillip Allen / Douglas Holberg's "CMOS Analog Circuit Design", from David Johns / Kenneth Martin's "Analog Integrated Circuit Design" to Roubik Gregorian's "Introduction to CMOS OP-AMPs and Comparators", we can see the rapid development of CMOS analog design techniques. And this book is the most updated one among these books. It covers basic CMOS design techniques as well as some important topics, such as common-mode feedback and current feedback amplifiers. Everything is expressed clearly and easy to understand. However, it does not address some of today's popular topics, such as low-voltage design techniques, constant-Gm and rail-to-rail amplifiers. Hope we can see these in the final edition. The readers can find these topics from Johns/Martin and Gregorian's books. Anyway, I still rate it as a 5-star book.
This is an excellent book that provides a fresh look at CMOS Analog Circuit Design. Behzad Razavi has a clear writing style that takes the reader from an intuitive level of understanding circuit performance to a mathematical explantion based on this understanding. This text also covers most areas of modern Analog CMOS design including all variations of modern op amps, switched capacitor circuits, feedback, noise analysis, frequency response, stability and compensation, as well as oscillators and PLLs. The material is covered in context of modern sub-micron processes and includes coverage of short-channel effects in these technologies. I have found answers in this book to many of the questions I have come across recently. In particular, Dr. Razavi uses the examples in the book to characterize various circuit performance metrics for typical circuit configurations using a symbolic approach. This results in an expression that highlights which circuit/device parameters contribute to the particular performance metric under study.
This is an international edition of Razavi's book!
The book is much more poor printed compared with US edition.
The international editions of a textbook are often much cheaper, poor printed and most important, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE SOLD IN THE US.
This book was sold directly by Amazon.
Amazon is cheating when selling this book. There is no place saying it is an international edition. I also cannot understand why amazon can sell the international edition in US. This is not allowed.
I wonder, whether this international edition, sold with a much cheaper price outside the States but with much poor print quality, is worth $67.
After all, if I want to buy an illegal, cheap international edition, I do not need to buy this one sold by Amazon. There are a lot of cheaper international editions in ebay. They will at least tell you what they sell is international edition, not like Amazon, who says nothing.
I am practicing analog engineer with >15yr experience and can say this is one of the best books on analog CMOS design out there
What I like
* Awesome exercises. Really makes you think no matter how many years of experience you have. Keeps you motivated
* Very good ability to cover so many topics w/o being verbose. Each sentence has been carefully worded and has depth in it if you really concentrate
* The last few chapters were not very in-depth. Since these are not really taught in grad school but learnt more by experience, a little more depth would have been great.
* There were a few mistakes/typos in the book. I don't have the latest edition to see if they were fixed
I recently completed an analog design class using the Razavi text. This book is a bit thin on semiconductor theory, but rich with circuit theory. I did not need to refer to other texts to achieve a high grade in the class.
Most of the problems are quite challenging; yet, if completed, one will become quite competent in the chapter material.
I was able to complete a SPICE-based qty 90 CMOS device project at the end of the semester.
A negative would be the lack of digital and non-linear analysis, but Razavi does scope the material to "analog."
Some students complained that the derivations were thin and incomplete. I disagree; I thought steps used and explained were methodical, if not redundant. Again, I was never wanting for another text.
Other than the similar Grey and Meyer text, this text would certainly seem to become the standard for analog CMOS design.
Not many book around discussing analouge circuit design using CMOS tech, and this book offers reader with a new and fresh prespective of circuit design, compared with so called 'bible' like Paul & Gray analog IC design book.
Mostly dealing with basic building block and circuit analysis, and the so called circuit "synthesis" is quite comprehensive and clear to follow.
Lots of problem to solve and good for mind excercises.
Good stepstone for book like Analog VLSI: Signal and Information Processing by Mohammed Ismail, Terri Fiez
This is the preview edition. Hope in the 'finalised' edition, the authour will include answers/ solutions to the problems.
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NEWS & EVENTS
INTO THE BLUE EXHIBIT
The opening reception for "Into The Blue" was an amazing success on Monday night. About 50 club members and their friends and family came by Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library for drinks and snacks and to view the amazing collection of underwater photographs taken by SFUPS members.
The exhibit is open to the public until June 2.
For information and directions go to http://sherman.library.nova.edu/helios/?eID=6203
Thank you to all club members who volunteered their work and their time.