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Defender of tradition Keʻelikōlani

princess ruth s grass house stood on huliheʻe palace ground she continued worship traditional gods , various aumakua, or ancestral spirits. when mauna loa erupted in 1880, threatening city of hilo lava flow, intercession goddess pele credited hawaiians saving city. when ruling monarchs asked pose official photographs, refused. dozen photographs of ruth known exist.

The Abbey Battle, East Sussex

battle abbey battle abbey founded commemorate battle, , dedicated in 1095. high altar of abbey church reputedly on spot harold died. abbey gateway still dominant feature of south end of main street, although little remains of rest of abbey buildings. remaining cloisters, part of west range, leased battle abbey school shortly after world war i, , school remains in occupancy day. the abbey @ battle has been known centuries battle abbey. , abbey church dedicated st martin, known apostle of gauls .

Operations Rail transport in New Zealand

1 operations 1.1 freight 1.2 long-distance passenger services 1.3 suburban passenger services operations freight the freight marshaling yard in dunedin an ef class locomotive in tranz rail bumble-bee livery hauling container wagons on north island main trunk dxb 5143 @ wellington railway station on 1 july 2008 @ launch of kiwirail. the coastal pacific service arriving @ picton. a veolia-operated adl class dmu @ britomart transport centre, auckland. a tranz metro fp/ft class emu @ wellington railway station, 9 september 2010. a j class locomotive on excursion. photo joseph christianson freight operations carried out kiwirail, , provides overwhelming majority of revenue traffic. freight bulk traffic geared towards export industries, general freight being largely restricted containerised , palletised products on trunk route. major bulk freight includes coal, lime, steel, wood , wood products, paper pulp, dry , liquid milk, cars, fertiliser, grain , shipping containers. freight levels ha...

Grotesquerie Apotropaic magic

a 12th-century sheela na gig on church @ kilpeck, herefordshire people believed doorways , windows of buildings particularly vulnerable entry or passage of evil. on churches , castles, gargoyles or other grotesque faces , figures such sheela na gigs , hunky punks carved frighten away witches , other malign influences. figures may have been carved @ fireplaces or chimneys; in cases, simple geometric or letter carvings used these. when wooden post used support chimney opening, easier material amateur carving. discourage witchcraft, rowan wood may have been chosen post or mantel. similarly grotesque faces carved pumpkin lanterns (and earlier counterparts, made turnips, swedes or beets) @ halloween meant avert evil: season samhain, celtic new year. time between times , believed period when souls of dead , other dangerous spirits walked earth. many european peoples had such associations period following harvest in fall. (see also: celtic calendar)

Service history USS Craven (DD-70)

hms lewes lewes departed halifax 1 november , arrived @ belfast, northern ireland, 9 november, searching admiral scheer during passage. refitted @ plymouth, england, , ordered remain there under command of commander-in-chief, plymouth. severely damaged in enemy air raids on 21 , 22 april 1941, remained out of action until december when joined home fleet. in february 1942, joined rosyth escort force, escorting convoys between thames , firth of forth, scotland. on 9 , 10 november 1942, engaged german e-boats attacked convoy off lowestoft. lewes escorted troop convoy on way middle east , arrived @ simonstown, union of south africa, 18 may 1943. serving target aircraft during training, searched enemy submarines reported rounding cape of hope. in 1944, joined eastern fleet submarine tender , torpedo target ship. lewes departed durban 13 august , arrived @ ceylon month later. based @ trincomalee until january 1945, when transferred british pacific fleet target ship aircraft training. arrivin...

Library Fitchburg, Massachusetts

public library, fitchburg, ca.1907 the fitchburg public library established in 1859 after citizens of fitchburg approve article on warrant requesting $1851 , quarters in town hall first fitchburg public library. in 1885 rodney wallace builds , furnishes wallace library , art gallery @ corner of main street , newton place gift people of fitchburg. in 1899 library service children begins in 1 of first children s rooms in country. wasn t unit 1950 new separate fitchburg youth library opened. service of library increased purchase of bookmobile extended service outlying areas of city. fitchburg public library becomes first regional library in massachusetts regional library system in 1962. the existing wallace library dedicated in 1967. named george r. wallace, jr. , wife alice g. wallace, gave magnificent gift library building. federal library services , construction act , money city of fitchburg funded project. , helen e. vickery fund provided new bookmobile. in fiscal year 2008, city of f...

Media Calling You (short story collection)

1 media 1.1 light novel 1.2 drama cd 1.3 manga 1.4 films media light novel written otsu-ichi, calling japanese light novel consisting of collection of 3 supernatural short stories. drama cd an eleven chapter drama cd based on novel series released in japan on june 28, 2003 kadokawa shoten part of sneaker cd collection line. cover art illustrated miyako hasumi. manga films the first short story novel series adapted motion picture toei company. premiered in theaters in japan on june 13, 2007. directed ogishima tatsuya, calling stars narumi riko , koide keisuke in roles of story s central characters aihara ryo , shinya nozaki, performed roles in drama cd. film released region 2 dvd on december 7, 2007 media factory. theme song film calling performed musical group dreams come true. cd soundtrack, containing twenty tracks including theme song, released on june 13, 2007 nayutawave records. the second short story, kiz/kids, being adapted motion picture entitled kids. produced toei, second f...