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Fasting (ymprydio) was used by the Celts as a ritual and it appeared much in sagas and myths—-it was also used to make a point—-kinda like our more modern hunger strikes.

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James Fox Cigar & Whiskey Store

In Dublin, near Trinity College on Grafton Street (119) sets what started out as a Cigar store and more recently has added Whiskey. It has been in business well over 100 years (since it was established by a Londoner James John Fox in 1881). During World War II the shop claimed that they were the only shop in northern Europe to maintain a supply of Havana Cigars—How they did that is still a well kept secret. They also originated the first Duty Free Shop at Shannon Airport.

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The church of St. Saviour has stood on the same site in the ancient city of York--UK– since the 11th century. The present building dates from the 15th century, although some earlier stonework survives. It is now the home of DIG – An Archaeological Adventure.

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The Roman Emperor expected to be worshiped as a god during his life time, and for temples and statues dedicated to him to be built throughout the Empire. At Colchester podium (11 ft, 6 inches high) on which the temple stood was later used for a foundation for Colchester’s medieval castle.

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Celtic females had equal rights and were able to be elected to office, inherit wealth and held full ownership. It was not unusual for them to be warriors and champions.

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Theseus in the Minotaur’s labyrinth

When we think of labyrinths most of us think of puzzles but the original forms were common to the English and while they twisted about like a maze the Labyrinths, but true labyrinths have only one path, be it ever so twisted and this path leads by a torturous route to only one possible destination and when you get there you have only one path back—the one you came in by. For many years these mostly turf creations were part of the May Day celebration connected with fertility rites and with Maypoles set up in the center populated with maidens. This of course would encourage young men in demand of their companionship to run toward the middle—something that is considered rude today.

English Turf Labyrinth

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Many Wiccans have adopted the Greek Deity Pan as a symbol of the Horned God’s virility and life affirming lust.

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Groucho Marx supposedly proposed this for his tombstone

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p.s. He never kissed an ugly girl

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Ameilia Island (FL) with its principal city of Fernandina Beach (formerly Fernandina) is home to hundreds of shipwrecked sailing ships blown in by hurricanes and storms over a 300-year period. Just how many ships are sunk here will probably never be known

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Teddy Bears

Teddy Bears were first made in 1902 and were named after Teddy Roosevelt. The story goes that Roosevelt was hunting in that year in Mississippi and refused to shoot a bear that had been rendered defenseless by Roosevelt’s attendants. The story was put in a political cartoon and within a year Morris Michtom (founder of Ideal Toy Co.) was producing Teddy’s Bears.

The Germans managed to make the most famous bears (they began production in 1903)-by Steiff, a company that has been making plush animals since 1880. (they have sold for over $1,000 at auction–the one pictured above is for sale on Etsy for $1,650).

And as we all know the bears have maintained their popularity with children and some of us older kids ever since.

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King of Wands

This King supports our creative efforts and motivates our ambitions, upholding the prinicples of integrity. Beware of relying on him though, as he cannot devore all his efforts to one cause. He has the same intense capacity for romantic passion that he applies to his creative work and can push us to persevere in seeking the highest of unions.

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Amazons

A land populated entirely by these women–the Greeks believed in it, believed it existed on their very borders, a country on the River Thermodon. Once or twice a year, on the borders of their country, the Amazons had intercourse with men from surrounding tribes, keeping their daughters and returning the sons to the tribes of origin–or possibly killing or crippling the boys

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Witches who supposedly rode their brooms during storms, had black cats, which became signs that there would be heavy rain when they were seen

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Bahama House

730 Eaton Street

at intersection of Williams

Key West, Fl.

Lot: 5280 sq. ft. House: 2648 sq. ft. (plus 532 sq. ft. attic apartment)
Current Owners: James & Patricia Kemp (and their dog “Daisy”)

The house was reportedly built in the Bahamas (Green Turtle, one of two that houses in 1847) and then taken apart and brought to Key West and reconstructed.

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Arch House

808 & 810 Eaton

Part of the Island City Hotel

Constructed in 1890. The work on the arch itself is unique.

Restored Eyebrow House

816 Eaton Street

(there’s another at 823)

Restored “Eyebrow” houses with eyebrow windows set beneath a heavy roof overhang. The original floor plan included a central hall and two large rooms upstairs, many examples –at least 30— of this type of domestic architecture can be found on the island.

816 Eaton St, Key West, FL 33040

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19 miles from Aigai, just outadie the village of Naoussa, lies a tranquil claring with caves, springs and ancient carved limestone benches. This is Mieza, or Sanctuary of Nymphs

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The Railroad Passenger Station in St. Cloud, Fl. is said to a great example of Prairie style architecture with its low pitched roof, triangular knee braces, concrete course, hip dormer, symmetrical design and hip-with-ridge elements.

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English nursing pioneer, healthcare reformer and Crimean War heroine Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910).

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Florence Nightingale Museum

Florence Nightengale was born 200 years ago in May and named after an Italian city where she was born while her wealthy parents were on a grand tour she was given a privileged upbringing (her family had country estates at Lea Hurst, Derbyshire, and Embley, Hapshire). Educated by he father and well traveled to the continent this lovely lady is not some one that we would expect to find nursing soldiers under horrible conditions during the Crimean War.

But she felt a calling and started with visits to the poor—her family allowed her to go to Germany for three months of nurses training in 1851. by 1854 she was (along with 38 other nurses at Scutria near Constantinople (now Istanul) in a vermin-ridden hospital without even basic material and supplies and over seen by doctors who resent these women who came here and given that Florence’s personality was no where near obedient nor submissive. I presume she probably was high on their list of aggravation. But she was also quite effective (and I’m sure her family’s contacts didn’t hurt) and soon was able to procure equipment and supplies and had the nurses cleaning as well as caring for the wounded. There was even a Sanitary Commission sent from England to repair sewers.

In 1855 she was awarded a jeweled broach (designed by Prince Albert) for her

work and by the end of the war in 1856, the Lady with the Lamp returned to the UK a heroine.

But she wasn’t done (there were 2,700 deaths from contagions vs 83 killed from battle wounds in 1855 alone) and continued to work to make the lot of the British Soldier safer and more healthy (including in other countries like India)

In addition she changed the job of nurse from being a lowly and poorly trained women often of low moral character to a respected position for women to aspire to. This effort include starting the Nightingale Training School at London’s St. Thomas Hospital in 1860. This would spread across Britain and into the wider world.

And she did all this despite chronic illness probably contracted during he service in the Crimean—it has been speculated that she may have suffered fro chronic brucellosis with pain, fever, and depression. She even established a School of Midwifery at King’s College. She was awarded multiple honors and awards before her death on August 13, 1910

She is buried at her family plot at

St Margaret's Church and Florence Nightingale memorial, East Wellow

St Margaret’s Church and Florence Nightingale memorial, East Wellow

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Royal Albert Hall from Kensington Gardens

Five fascinating facts about the Royal Albert Hall

After Albert’s death in 1861, a public fund was set up to finance a memorial and to realise Albert’s scheme for a hall with libraries, exhibition rooms and an enormous lecture theatre. Not enough money could be found or both the hall and a memorial, so Henry Cole proposed financing the hall by selling a 999 year leasehold of seats. Over 1,300 seats were sold, at 100 pounds each, which entitled the owner to free attendance at every performance–a scheme which is still in force today. Queen Victoria bought 20 seats, which make up the present Royal Box. The Commissioners of the 1851 Exhibition who are still the hall’s landlords, donated the site at a peppecorn rent of 1s (10p) a year.

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