Nova Scotia‘s Annapolis Valley is widely known for its apple orchards, which begin to flower in late May or early June. The area’s Apple Blossom Festival is a five-day celebration whose events are held throughout the 60 towns and villages of the Annapolis Valley. In addition to a children’s parade, sporting events, tours to view the apple blossoms, apple pie baking and eating contests, and a cooking competition, the festival includes the crowning of “Queen Annapolisa,” who is chosen from among 18 local princesses. More…Discuss
Younghusbandwas a BritishArmyofficerandexplorerrememberedforhistravels in theFarEastandCentralAsia. In 1887, he journeyedfromChina to India,crossingtheGobidesertandtheMustaghPass of theKarakorumrange. In 1904, he led a militaryexpeditionthatparticipated in themassacring of Tibetantroopsandforced a treatyuponTibetthatopened it to Westerntrade.Apparently, he laterregrettedhisrole in theseevents.Whatchangedhismind?More…Discuss
WhentheSouthForkDamnearJohnstown,Pennsylvania,collapsedafterseveraldays of heavyrains, it sent 20 milliontons(18.1millioncubicmeters) of watercascadingdownriver at speeds of 20–40mph(30–60km/h).Lessthan an hourafterthebreach, a 30-foot(9-m)wall of watersmashedintoJohnstown,killingmorethan2,200people.TheAmericanRedCross’sresponsewasone of itsfirstmajordisasterreliefefforts.WhydidsomeblametheSouthForkFishingandHuntingClubforthetragedy?More…Discuss
DuringWorldWarII,HannahSzeneswasone of 17 Jewsliving in whatwasthentheBritishMandate of Palestinewhoweretrained by theBritisharmy to parachuteintoYugoslavia to helpsavetheJews of Hungary.Shewasarrested at theHungarianborder,imprisoned,tortured,andeventuallyexecuted.Szenes is regarded as a nationalheroine in Israel,wherestreetsarenamedafterherandherpoetry is widelyknown.One of hersongswasused to closeversions of whatfilm?More…Discuss
The story of Joan of Arc is one of the most wonderful stories in the history of any nation of Europe. In the hour of France’s need, when she was being conquered by English armies, when her forces were so divided by civil war that it seemed as if there were no true Frenchmen, but that every lord and district were for themselves, when she had no recognized king, but only an uncrowned Dauphin…….in this hour of her need there appeared for France a Maiden, a deliverer.
Joan died a cruel death, but the work which she had begun in France did not die with her. She had united the French and they did not fall apart again into quarrelsome factions. King Charles showed a new spirit as he began his reign. Even through the dangers of war he took time to unite his nobles and keep them in order under him. The English were driven out by this newly roused French nation. The Hundred Years’ War was ended, and a peace was concluded by which France was left free within her own provinces, untroubled by foreigners.
Many movies, books, poems, songs have been written on the subject of Joan of Arc. In this video, the Leonard Cohen song, “Joan of Arc” is featured as sung by Jennifer Warnes with several images that are hopefully interwoven to reflect a variety of Joan of Arc facets in the past and in our present day. I chose to focus on the face of Renée Maria Falconetti from the 1928 movie “La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc” -The director, Dreyer, wrote in his “Thoughts on My Craft”, “Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring”. Dreyer’s film was a visionary work of art which has to be seen to be appreciated. But, Falconetti’s performance was so intense for her that she suffered a mental breakdown after the filming.
Songs, poems, symbols are all able to carry multiple messages, depending on who is interpreting them (or when in their life they are doing the interpreting). I have chosen to interpret the fire as being God (Jesus for Joan). Some have said that they saw the fire as the Devil. Not I.
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Now the flames they followed Joan of arc As she came riding through the dark; No moon to keep her armour bright, No man to get her through this very smoky night. She said, I’m tired of the war, I want the kind of work I had before, A wedding dress or something white To wear upon my swollen appetite.Well, I’m glad to hear you talk this way, You know I’ve watched you riding every day And something in me yearns to win Such a cold and lonesome heroine. And who are you? she sternly spoke To the one beneath the smoke. Why, I’m fire, he replied, And I love your solitude, I love your pride.Then fire, make your body cold, I’m going to give you mine to hold, Saying this she climbed inside To be his one, to be his only bride. And deep into his fiery heart He took the dust of Joan of arc, And high above the wedding guests He hung the ashes of her wedding dress.
It was deep into his fiery heart He took the dust of Joan of arc, And then she clearly understood If he was fire, oh then she must be wood. I saw her wince, I saw her cry, I saw the glory in her eye. Myself I long for love and light, But must it come so cruel, and oh so bright?
Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an Americansinger, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. She is known for her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks. She is a close friend of and collaborator with Canadian singer-songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen.
St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class, at the obscure village of Domremy, near the province … continue reading
Behavior of Military Lawyer in Boondoggle HQ Inquiry Under Scrutiny
Several U.S. Senators and military lawyers say they are concerned by Col. Norm Allen’s attempts to thwart an investigation into why the U.S. Military built an unneeded luxury headquarters in Afghanistan.
An investigation released last week into why the U.S. military built a $25-million headquarters in Afghanistan that it never used condemned the behavior of one officer in particular: the top commander‘s lawyer.
In a series of emails to other officers in 2013 and 2014, Army Col. Norm Allen said that he wanted to “slow roll” investigators, that he wouldn’t personally cooperate out of loyalty to the command, and that he would consider it inappropriate for others to do so. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
The people of Trinidad and Tobago observe May 30 as Indian Arrival Day. This holiday honors the nation’s citizens of Indian descent and acknowledges their contribution to the social and cultural landscape of Trinidad and Tobago. In particular, it recalls the arrival of the first boats from India in 1845. The holiday is celebrated with reenactments of the arrival of the first ships bringing Indians to Trinidad, parades honoring the history of the nation’s Indian citizens and their festivals, and various cultural events. More…Discuss
TheWinchesterMysteryHouse is a famousCaliforniamansionthat is reputed to be haunted.SarahWinchester,thewidow of a gunmagnate,beganbuildingtheWinchesterMysteryHouse in 1884after a mediumadvisedher to construct a house to appeasetheghosts of allthosekilled by Winchesterrifles.Constructioncontinuedfor 38 years,sinceSarahWinchesterbelievedthat if shestoppedworking on thehouse,shewoulddie.Whatsignificancedoesthenumber 13 have in themansion?More…Discuss
In 1806,nationallyfamousduelistandexpertmarksmanCharlesDickinson—whoseduelingcareerincluded 26 kills—wasgoaded by politicalopponents of future US PresidentAndrewJackson to insultJackson’swife. A duelwasarrangedbetweenthemen,andJacksontook a shot to theribsbeforefiringwhatwould be a fatalshot at Dickinson—theonlymanJacksoneverkilled in his 13 duels.Jackson’swifedied in 1828,twoweeksafterJacksonwaselectedpresident.WhomdidJacksonblameforherdeath?More…Discuss
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