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| The Volta Tower 1865 - 1951Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:36:59 -0800 by sniff001The Volta Tower was a building in the town of Finedon, England built in 1865 by Mr Mackworth-Dolben. He built the tower to commemorate the death of his son, William Digby, a naval officer, who drowned at sea in 1863 while serving on the ship HMS Volta. The tower stood far back with a long driveway in front, along Station Road in Finedon. Not much changed in the surroundings of the Volta Tower apart from Finedon's new cemetery was built alongside the Volta Tower in 1892. The tower sadly collapsed on November 16, 1951 after standing for 86 years. The Volta Tower collapsed on the November 16, 1951. At the time, Mrs. Florence Northen and her husband lived there. Mr. Northen was outside at the time of its collapse and survived but Mrs. Northen was inside and killed by the tower's collapse. It was discovered after its collapse that no mortar had been used at all in its construction which caused its untimely collapse. Older residents of the town who remember the day of the Volta Tower's collapse describe hearing a loud rumble as it collapsed and describe seeing a huge dust cloud in the air over where the Volta Tower had been standing. Today, the driveway up to where the Volta Tower stood still exists and a farm has been built on top of the Volta Tower's location as well as a bungalow. Nothing of the tower exists today apart from one gargoyle from close to the top of the tower which was auctioned and sold to one of Finedon's residents in recent years. Sadly, it is only the older generation or those who have been told about the Volta Tower who know of its past existence but for many of Finedon's residents, they will have never heard of it. It was one of Finedon's landmarks and does appear on Finedon's town sign alongside the church and the windmill. Ironically, both are close to where the Volta Tower stood.I have always have had a fascination in tall buildings and structures like windmills, water towers and lighthouses for example and despite being too young to have ever seen the Volta Tower, its history has always fascinated me and I believe there are a lot of people in our town unaware of it and I think it is a unique, fascinating building that people within Finedon and all over the world need to know about. I dedicate this video to Mrs Florence Northen who was killed by the Volta Tower's collapse, and to all other owners of the Volta Tower when it was standingPlease join our Volta Tower awareness group on Facebook:http://www. facebook.com/home.ph p#/group.php?gid=546 37463011&ref=mf I have also made a page of information on Wikipedia:http://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/T he_Volta_Tower If you wish to know anymore information on the Volta Tower, I'll do my best to answer your question and query.Contact me via email: jamie.puppetz@btinte rnet.com Related: finedon wellingborough the volta tower station road 1951 mackworth dolben william digby collapse florence northen 1865 landmark | |
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| His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrofan (Kodic) on Christmas Eve 12-06-09 and Prayers in JerusalemThu, 08 Jan 2009 11:52:30 -0800 by meliopedHoly Trinity Serbian Orthodox Cathedral on 12-06-09 (Christmas Eve and prayers in Jerusalem) For more videos please visit~Svi snimci se nalaze na sledecem linku http://www.youtube.c om/user/Pravoslavlje OrthodoxHis Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrofan (Kodic)His Grace Bishop of Eastern America Dr MitrofanHis Grace Bishop of Eastern America Dr. Mitrophan (Kodic) was born in 1951 in the village of Ljusa, Sipovo, in Bosna. His elementary studies he completed in 1966 and the Seminary at Monastery Krka in 1971. He received the monastic tonsure on the eve of the feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple in 1970 and on the following day was ordained as a hierodeacon by Bishop Stefan (Boce) of blessed memory. He completed the Theological Faculty in Bucharest, Romania in 1975. In 1977, after completing his studies, he was assigned as supplent of the Seminary of the Holy Three Hierarchs in Monastery Krka. He passed his professorship exam in 1979 and was assigned as assistant Rector of the Seminary at Monastery Krka in 1980 and as Rector in 1987. He was elected as a Vicar Bishop of Toplica in 1987 and appointed as assistant to the Administrator of the Diocese of Midwestern America, Dr. Sava of blessed memory. He was appointed as Administrator of the Diocese of Midwestern America in 1988, where he remained until he was appointed as Bishop of Eastern America in 1991.In 1997 Bishop Mitrophan successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at the Theological Faculty of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade on the theme: "The Mystery of Christ According to the Epistles to the Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians of the Holy Apostle Paul".Besides the above mentioned dissertation, Bishop Mitrophan has published many theological works. He translated from the Romanian, Professor Dr. Dumitru Staniloae's "Community and Spirituality in the Orthodox Liturgy" three volumes of "Orthodox Dogmatics", "The Immortal Image of God", "Orthodox Moral Theology". Also from Romanian he translated "The Romanian Patericon I" and the "Dictionary of Orthodox Theology" by Hieromonk Joankije Balan. His own book, "The Teaching of St. Apostle Paul on the Church" published in 1991 in Chicago, has been translated into English.Currently his book "Introduction to the Holy Scriptures, the New Testament" is being printed and is scheduled to be released in January 2006. Also, the book "The Gospel Image of Christ" by Professor Dr. Dumitru Staniloae is being prepared for print.Bishop Mitrophan is Professor of New Testament at the St. Sava School of Theology in Libertyville, Illinois.http://www. easterndiocese.org/ Related: his grace bishop dr. mitrofan (kodic) on christmas eve 12-06-09serbian christian orthodox and prayers in jerusalem | |
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| 1614 Holloway StThu, 08 Jan 2009 10:30:21 -0800 by rlparker1231614 Holloway St. is a lovely home, decorated in the very best of taste. This inside is sweet and simple with two bedrooms and one bath. The living room is anchored with a wood-burning fireplace. Did I mention that this charming 1951 home has been fully renovated with new carpet, new paint and new light fixtures? It features an elegant, totally remodeled kitchen. Off to the side is a little sun-porch and in the backyard is a pear tree. 1614 Holloway sits up the hill off from the main street. Related: real estate homes for sale durham | |
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| Chinese assaults the Tibet people in the group?(Torch relay in South Korea)Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:10:31 -0800 by deemram1949 China invaded and occupied Uighur.1950 China entered Korean War.1951 China invaded Tibet. 1,200,000 Tibetans was killed by China.1959 China disputed and the border disputed with India.1969 China invaded the Soviet Union (Danmansky island).1979 China fought against Vietnam as "Punishment".1992 China insisted on owning Spratly Islands & Paracel Islands without permission.1995 China occupied Mischief Reef that the Philippines had historically owned.1996 China launched the missile in Taiwan Straits. China threatened Taiwan.1997 China insists on the owning right to the Scarboro atoll that the Philippines has historically owned.1997 China insisted on owning the territory of Japan (Senkaku Islands).2000 The warship of China rounded in surroundings of the Japanese Islands. China surveyed the oilfield near Senkaku Islands.2004 The nuclear submarine of China intruded into Japanese territorial waters.2005 A Chinese government controlled information, and a Japanese embassy was attacked.2008 Chinese People's Liberation Army killed Tibetan Protesters in Lhasa Tibet. Related: tibet chinese china | |
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| JANET BRACE - An Orange Colored Sky - 1951Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:32:30 -0800 by cdbpdxNot too much available online for this singer, apparently she produced 1 LP and that's about it. This song from her initial record is not on the LP, and I cannot find this song by Janet Brace anywhere else. Rare? Maybe. Good, Yes. Enjoy!P.S. - This is a promotional record for KING record label. The 1951 date is an educated guess, based on the 1953 release date of her LP. Related: janet brace an orange colored sky king label 78rpm 78 rpm record promo | |
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| JANET BRACE - Oceana Roll - 1951Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:21:37 -0800 by cdbpdxNot too much available online for this singer, apparently she produced 1 LP and that's about it. This song from her initial record is not on the LP, and I cannot find this song by Janet Brace anywhere else. Rare? Maybe. Good, Yes. Enjoy!P.S. - This is a promotional record for KING record label. Related: janet brace oceana roll 78rpm 78 rpm record promo | |
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| Twyla Tharp - Live from 35th Kennedy Center HonorsThu, 08 Jan 2009 06:06:33 -0800 by mybabyjunior19Presented & Narrated by Lily TomlinSpecial Dance Performance by American Ballet TheaterTwyla Tharp (born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer and choreographer. She has won Emmy and Tony awards, and currently works as a choreographer in New York City.Tharp was born in Portland, Indiana and was named for Twila Thornburg, the "Pig Princess" of the 89th Annual Muncie Fair in Indiana. Tharp's family (including younger sister Twanette, twin brothers Stanley and Stanford, mother Lecile and father William) moved to Rialto, California in 1951,[1] where her parents opened a drive-in movie theater on the corner of Acacia and Foothill, the major east-west artery in Rialto and the path of Route 66.[2] During this period she worked at the drive-in, studied at the Vera Lynn School of Dance and attended Pacific High School in San Bernardino. Tharp admits she had no social life.[3]Tharp attended Pomona College in California, but transferred to Barnard College in New York City. It was in New York that she began dancing with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham. She graduated from Barnard with a degree in art history in 1963 and joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Two years later she formed her own company, called Twyla Tharp Dance.At the 1982 Barnard College commencement ceremonies, Tharp's alma mater awarded her its highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction. Related: twyla tharp american ballet theater kennedy center honors | |
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| Too Young To Kiss - Original Trailer 1951Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:26:46 -0800 by foxter65Can it be that June Allyson is Too Young to Kiss in this bit of MGM fluff? Well, not really. Pianist Cynthia Potter (Allyson) is well into her 20s, but she's posing as a 14-year-old musical prodigy. It's part of her desperate effort to become a client of highly selective concert-promoter Eric Wainwright (Van Johnson), who is only hiring "young" performers. Wainwright falls for Cynthia's subterfuge, building a huge promotional campaign predicated upon his new protégé's "youth." He even adopts a fatherly attitude towards Cynthia, who would prefer that their relationship be a bit more intimate. Though it may seem to be a rehash of the 1943 comedy The Major and the Minor, Too Young to Kiss remains fresh and funny throughout, thanks to the script-writing know-how of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Ironically, Allyson was thirty-four when this film was shot.June Allyson - Cynthia PotterVan Johnson - Eric WainwrightGig Young - John TirsenKathryn Givney - Miss BensonLarry Keating - Danny CutlerHans Conried - Mr. SparrowEsther Dale - Mrs. BoykinAntonio Filauri - VelotiAlexander Steinert - ConductorJimmy Ames - Cab DriverPeter Brocco - WaiterRita Corday - Denise DorcetJonathan Cott - PhotographerBetty Farrington Lisa Ferraday - Nina MarescuElizabeth Flournoy Jack Gargan - Paul the ChauffeurJo Gilbert - GloriaEverett Glass - DruggistLarry Harmon - ConductorGrace Hayle - WomanTeddy Infur - JeffreyBob Jellison - Sparrow's AssistantJoan Leslie John Maxwell - DetectiveGeorge McDonald - Boy in DrugstoreJohn R. McKee - Motorcycle OfficerMatt Moore - CharlesRoger Moore - PhotographerAlberto Morin - East IndianBob Stephenson - StagehandRuthelma Stevens - Jeffrey's MotherLudwig Stossel - German AccompanistRobert Strong Erno Verebes - HeadwaiterRay Walker - ReporterJosephine Whittell - Mrs. Fullerton Related: too young to kiss - original trailer 1951 | |
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| BONNIE OWENS-EXCUSE ME FOR LIVINGWed, 07 Jan 2009 21:53:36 -0800 by oldcountrytunesBorn Bonnie Campbell in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Bonnie Owens was a country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard. Mainly most people know Owens for these two previous reasons but in the 50s and the 60s Bonnie Owens was a singer/songwriter in her own right. She met Buck Owens when she was only fifteen. They played in a band in Mesa, Arizona and then later were married in 1951 and moved to Bakersfield, California. They eventually divorced but moving to Bakersfield jumpstarted both their careers in music.[edit] FameBonnie Owens' first recording was a duet with Fuzzy Owen called "A Dear John Letter" and was on Mar-Vel Records #MV-102 and dates about 1950. Side B contained a song titled Wonderful World. Bonnie and Fuzzys A Dear John Letter was not a remake of the 1953 Jean Shepard/Ferlin Husky version as some believe, as theirs predated Shepard/Husky by 3 years.Owens recorded on numerous labels during the 1950s and early 1960s including Merle Haggards and Fuzzy Owens own Tally label, all of which were singles. Her first album titled Dont Take Advantage Of Me came in 1965 on Capitol Records # ST-2403.Owens was named Female Vocalist Of The Year in 1965 by the Academy Of Country Music and she and Haggard were married that same year. From that point on Bonnie dedicated her time to Haggards children and his career, touring with Merles band The Strangers as a backup vocalist.Little known to many is the fact that during the early stages of Bonnie and Merles careers together, Bonnie was the headliner, and Merle, the up and coming (and underlining) new star.Owens and Haggard divorced in 1978, and after a brief hiatus, she continued touring with him.She had hits on the Country charts in the early 1960s with the songs "Why Don't Daddy Live Here Anymore?" and "Don't Take Advantage Of Me". In 1965 Haggard and Owens recorded the song called "Just Between the Two of Us", a duet hit and probably Owen's best known hit. It was also the title song to their 1966 duet album on Capitol Records #ST-2453.In 2006, Owens died in a hospice, not even a month after her first husband Buck Owens died. She was 76 years old. Related: music country bonnie owens | |
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| ANITA & HELEN CARTER-BRIANWed, 07 Jan 2009 21:50:36 -0800 by oldcountrytunesA member of country music's most famous family, Anita Carter found success of her own as a folk solo act during the early '50s and late '60s. The Carter Family had ruled country music during the 1930s, but broke up in 1943 after patriarch A.P. Carter and his ex-wife Sara decided to retire. Sara's cousin Maybelle, the third member of the Carters, re-formed the group the same year -- as Mother Maybelle & the Carter Sisters -- with her daughters Helen, June, and Anita. The sisters had sung on Carter Family radio broadcasts in 1935, and the new group more than made up for the breakup of the originals. The Carters performed on radio from Virginia, Tennessee, and Missouri during the late '40s, but moved to the Grand Ole Opry in 1950. In 1951, Anita stormed the charts with a one-off duet with Hank Snow; both "Bluebird Island" and its B-side, "Down the Trail of Achin' Hearts," reached the country Top Five. During the mid-'50s, she also performed with the teen trio 'Nita, Rita & Ruby, but spent most of her time with the Carters. The group continued to be popular on the Opry, and even opened for Elvis Presley in 1956-1957. After A.P. Carter's death in 1960, Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters became the Carter Family and performed more contemporary country than gospel. In 1961, the Carters began a long-running association with Johnny Cash by appearing in his road show. They recorded the country Top 15 single "Busted" with Cash in 1963, and after June Carter married him in 1967, the Carters appeared on his ABC-TV show from 1969 to 1971. Though the Carter Family continued to record -- usually with Cash -- during the early '70s, they disbanded in 1969. Mother Maybelle became recognized as a major figure in the folk revival that year, appearing with Sara at the Newport Folk Festival and on the Rounder album An Historic Reunion. Meanwhile, Anita had begun to record for RCA in 1966, hitting the country charts with "I'm Gonna Leave You." Another single charted in 1967, and her duet with Waylon Jennings on "I Got You" reached number four in March 1968. Later in 1968, Anita moved to United Artists, but several singles proved unsuccessful. She recorded for Capitol in the early '70s and almost hit the Top 40 with "Tulsa County." Her last chart appearance with the Carter Family, "Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup," was released in August 1973. In July of 1999, ten years after the release of the collection Ring of Fire on the Bear Family label, vocalist Anita Carter passed away in Tennessee. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide Related: music country anita carter helen | |
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| Kremlin Gran Turismo [ PowerRussia ]Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:38:39 -0800 by PowerRussiahttp://www.youtube.c om/PowerRussiaGran Turismo is today almost exclusively thought of in the context of automobiles this seems especially true in recent years with examples such as the computer game series Gran Turismo serving to highlight the term's popular perception. Its automobile origins however lie with the "GT" naming tradition emerging from Italy. Manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Lancia often designated their cars as Gran Turismo. The 1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT, for example being one of the first cars to sport such a name.The Kremlin, is a historic fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square to the east and the Alexander Garden to the west. It is the best known of kremlins Russian citadels and includes four palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. The complex serves as the official residence of the President of Russia. Related: russian gran turismo ?????????? ?????? moskovskiy kreml russia drifting drift touring car racing formula one f1 | |
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