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Archaeology & the Bible - Searching for a King: Episode 1
Is there evidence for the United Kingdom of Israel?
The Bible comes to life as Jeremy Dehut and Barry Britnell talk with archaeologist Scott Stripling about his excavation of the ancient city of Shiloh. Go inside the expansive warehouse of the Israel Antiquities Authority and explore the crusader ruins of the Philistine city of Ashdod. Soar above the landscape on an aerial tour showing why the nation of Israel was continuously locked in conflict and war with their rivals by the sea.
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Haarlem, Netherlands Museums and big church
Bringing you into a couple of the really great Haarlem museums, Frans Hals Museum and Teylers Museum, and showing you a few other smaller museums, and into the big church, the Grote Kerk.
Frans Hals Museum is one of the top attractions of Haarlem.
The museum is located in the old part of town in a building that dates back to 1609 and was originally a retirement home for single old men.
Inside are works by many other Haarlem artists of the 17th century. Several stately rooms saved from torn down houses have been partially reconstructed from other Haarlem locations with period furniture and decor.
Of course the main attraction are the paintings – 16 of them by Frans Hals, who lived most of his life in Haarlem, between 1616 and 1664, keeping very busy creating many individual portraits, and especially famous for the large group ensembles.
In this principle room it seems like you have entered a great banquet hall divided up in different tables. And as you walk in it seems all the guests have turned around to look at you. There are groups of officers and administrators of the hospital, life-sized, some of them seated with faces turned to the spectator as if posing for a photograph, some standing, all splendidly decorated.
Hals was the master of showing emotional expression in faces. You really feel as if you know these people, as if you'd met them before. This truth of expression and the jovial character, and the ample rich costumes of the 16th century make it seem like you're really looking at the Holland of 300 years ago – as if you're a watching historical play, not just an art gallery. The solo portraits are equally powerful as the groups.
Teylers Museum is the oldest historical museum in the Netherlands and the interior retains that very old-fashioned feeling, like stepping back into 1778 when it was established.
Right away upon entering the first room you'll notice these display cases with that original feeling.
The room is mostly fossils and bones of old creatures, including some remnants of early human and prehuman, and the first example ever found of the Archaeopteryx, a flying dinosaur.
Next we enter a room filled with the variety of scientific instruments including what had been the world's largest electrostatic generator from the 18th century, old telescopes, microscopes, recording devices, telephones, whatnot.
A small darkened room showcases luminescent minerals.
Then we get to the most famous gallery in the museum. It's the Oval Room that dates back to its founding in the late 1700s with mineral displays in the center and all around it, scientific instruments from the 18th century.
The room was designed for research and study with scientific experiments conducted here, and public demonstrations held – in the upper level archives and a library.
More museums, then the big church, Grote Kerk. This impressive church has been the heart of the city and its most important landmark for centuries. Located right in the middle of the market square, it was built in the Gothic style of architecture, originally as a Catholic Church between 1370 and 1520 when it was finished.
2008 World Series of Bricklaying Selected Scenes
The SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® National competition decides, Who is the World's Best Bricklayer? The 2008 National competition was held January 23, 2008, starting at 11:30 AM PST in the Gold Lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. This timed, 60 minute competition is held once a year during the World of Concrete / World of Masonry trade show. This is the largest annual construction trade show in the world. The official attendance at this four day show was over 85,000 attendees in 2008.
The 2008 SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® National is a bricklaying competition comprised of the best bricklayers in the world. In 2008 bricklayers from Canada and Britain also fielded teams. Twenty, 2-man teams made up of a mason, and mason tender, compete to lay the most bricks defined by strict quality standards. The competition has the largest winner's purse of any masonry competition. The competitors compete for well over $150,000 in cash and prizes before a crowd of 4,500 spectators. First place winner, Garrett Hood, age 23, a mason with McGee Brothers Company, Monroe, North Carolina, was declared World's Best Bricklayer, with 791 brick laid in just sixty minutes, which is the highest count ever at the National event. Garrett won the grand prize of a new 2008 Ford F-250, XLT, V8, SuperDuty, CrewCab, 4 x 4 truck, $5,000 in cash and thousands in sponsor prizes.
Established to showcase the skill and craftsmanship of masonry, the contest requires all masons to meet the quality standards of the event. They have 60 minutes to complete their 26 foot, double wythe brick wall. The competition has four awards, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place are based on the highest brick count meeting the quality standards. The 4th award, the SPEC MIX TOP CRAFTSMAN® is for the most sellable wall over 500 brick. This award is the second most coveted award at the event, and has the second highest award purse.
To see a webcast of this event go to a complete DVD is also available.
Freightliner's 66544 & 66601 On HOBC Train @ Trowell Jn. 22/4/18
Freightliner's 66544 And 66601 'The Hope Valley' Top And Tail The High Output Ballast Cleaner Train 6Y11 Sudforth Lane Signal Box-Toton, Seen At Trowell Jn. 22/4/18
A visit to Peterborough via Coleshill
Had a great visit to Peterborough filming freight Hst's and a charter plus more. on Saturday 2nd March
Lea Your Box Arrived A Few Minutes Ago An Expat Philippine Lifestlyes Video
It is a special day at our house, a balik bayon boxed arrived from our friend Lea in Nebraska. Thank you Lea! It is full of school supplies for the kids in the church. Thank you and now you can relax it arrived safe and sound. Take care and thanks for watching. We are Bushcraft and Survival and anything outdoors. We also have expat videos from the Philippines about filipinos and their lifestyles, travel videos, and local flavor videos and cooking videos.
Victorian Queen Anne on National Register of Historic Places
The David L Brown House is a glorious example of Victorian Queen Anne architecture, featuring a round shingled turret atop the two tiered facade. on a spacious corner lot just off the square in Kosciusko, MS. Beautifully maintained and updated with a spacious kitchen, this home will take your breath away from the moment you enter! The first floor features an entrance hall which widens beyond curved corners into a 15 foot wide stair hall that forms a central core for a parlor, sitting room, formal dining room, kitchen, first floor bedroom and bath, and a family room. The home's warmth is evident in the tongue-in-groove pine flooring, plaster walls, and classically decorated mantels and original doors. Visit . Pam Powers, Powers Properties, 601-831-4505
John Miller at the ICA Miami and more! | Art Loft 517
On this episode of Art Loft, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami brings us a piece on John Miller from their ICA Exhibition Story series. We also check in on abstract painter Michael Hudock and book artist Caitlin Warner. Lolo Reskin hosts from the studios at South Florida PBS.
LNER 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ on “The Cumbrian Mountain Express” (Part Two) 04/08/2018.
Part One here:
Following a change of traction at Carnforth, “The Cumbrian Mountain Express” following its’ usual routing to Carlisle, northbound via Shap and southbound via Hellifield. The motive power for today’s tour needs no introduction. Having the World’s Most Famous Steam Locomotive, LNER A3 Class 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ in charge ensured that this trip was a sell-out for months in advance, as well a guaranteed draw for line side photographers and recorders such as yours truly.
I decided fairly early on that I wanted to take this opportunity to record ‘Scottie’ going full pelt and settled on Oxenholme as the place as any to catch the trip. The further north we got, the better the weather got, and the Lakes were in bright sunshine by the time we arrived in time to see 156480 in special livery to commemorate 100 years of the Royal Air Force, take to the Windermere branch.
Most steam enthusiasts are aware that the summer heatwave has meant that there’s been an awful lot of diesel assistance on steam hauled excursions. Whilst we haven’t quite got to the stage where these things can be done without ‘the box’, in this case it did at least seem as though ‘Scotsman’ was doing her fair share of the work, with Brush Type 4 47237 (a change from 47832 which had handled the earlier, diesel-only leg) inside 60103 but seemingly providing only a little assistance.
So there you go. Less than a minute and it was all over. Was it worth it? Hell, yes! I guess it goes to show that, even fifty years after it supposedly ended, Steam locomotion still has the power to enthral, inspire and excite people like me. And nothing quite excites me like seeing The World’s Most Famous Steam Locomotive doing its’ thing.
Here’s to fifty more years.
Ross