Lord Borchard de Herle (1268-1305) was a medieval diplomat under the English King Edward I of England,(r: 1272-1307). He began his service to the King at the age of 20 in which he was sent to other European countries to sign peace treaties, free hostages and deal with trade. After being sent to Scotland to aid the English hostages in a Scottish peasant uprising in 1305, Lord Borchard de Herle took a surprising turn in position, siding with the Scottish peasants, whom he had secretly pitied. After returning to England empty-handed, without the hostages, he was beheaded for his betrayal to the crown.
Early life
Borchard was born in Cornwall England on June 17, 1268 to Borin and Helena de Herle. As a child, he was noted to be shy and reserved, mostly concealed in his home, perhaps due to his abusive father. Thus, perhaps preventing his primary education of going to Colchester Royal Grammar School, in which many upper class children went to. His father being a knight in the crusades, and his mother a descendant of Cynethryth (the wife of Offa of Mercia, English King in the 9th century), Borchard was raised among the gentry and destined to receive a governmental job. In 1280 his father, Lord Borin died of typhoid fever, leaving Borchard, at age 12, to care for his mother and his younger brother, Leofrick. But during this time, the remaining family was also having more issues. Borchard's mother, Helena was also suffering from typhoid fever, crippled for five years. And by the age of 17, Borchard and Leofrick (age 16), started to have quarrels over their inheritance of their father's fortune, ending in a duel to Borchard's victory. As soon as Borchard turned 18, he abandoned his sick mother and took his father's money and left to read law at University of Cambridge.
Career
Due to his father's close connection to Edward I of England, Lord Borchard was almost immediately appointed to be the royal diplomat as soon as he graduated and his predecessor, Brom of Wykeham died. As a diplomat, Lord Borchard de Herle possessed the skill of professional reading, writing, speaking and knowledge to be involved in the politics of the English monarchy and have the high honor of serving the king. As a diplomat, Borchard's main duties were to serve his king by travelling and speaking on behalf of his country to rival leaders of various countries. His various tasks were to deal with treaties, commerce and trade. However, Lord Borchard, known to have become rather sly and greedy during his late teens, often took his profession to his advantage. As diplomats were wealthy people during the 13th century, Borchard often made agreements with rival countries based not only the king's, but his own interests. His decisions were often biased to his financial benefits, thus, adding to his wealth and purchase of a large mansion in London.
The Scottish Peasant Uprising
Lord Borchard was sent to Scotland by the English crown to deal with the small scale peasant uprising of 1305. Since late 13th century, it was common for wealthy Englishmen to acquire large amounts of farmland in Scotland. Naturally, their workers were the local Scottish peasants who worked to obtain wages that were only enough to feed their family. Dissatisfaction in their salaries and poor treatment from the wealthy Englishmen, the Scottish peasants became violent, capturing, and occasionally killing, their employers.
Lord Borchard arrived at the scene on February 17, 1305. The English crown believed that he had intentions to act against the peasants with force if necessary. Instead, Borchard acted in the way that made him famous. He began to negotiate with the peasants in order to retrieve the English hostages. He suddenly changed his intentions and helped the peasants plan another uprising that would appear that they rebelled against Borchard and other English owners of Scottish farmland. This second uprising occurred on March 15 and left 10 English land owners dead. Histories believe that Borchard's sudden change in view points are the result of psychological issues from his childhood ordeals with an abusive father.
Borchard returned to England on March 29 in hopes that no one would discover his traitorous acts. However, Sir Henry de Bohun, who was traveling with Borchard, noticed his suspiciously friendly behavior with the peasants and immediately told the English crown. As a result, Borchard was beheaded for betrayal.
Despite Lord Borchard's short time with the Scottish peasants, some historians argue that he encouraged peasants to stand up to their employers during difficult times. This pattern is evident in the Peasants' Revolt in 1381. Though this uprising resulted from decreased wages and tensions from the black plague, the rebellious tendencies in the Scottish stem from Borchard's influence.
Early life
Borchard was born in Cornwall England on June 17, 1268 to Borin and Helena de Herle. As a child, he was noted to be shy and reserved, mostly concealed in his home, perhaps due to his abusive father. Thus, perhaps preventing his primary education of going to Colchester Royal Grammar School, in which many upper class children went to. His father being a knight in the crusades, and his mother a descendant of Cynethryth (the wife of Offa of Mercia, English King in the 9th century), Borchard was raised among the gentry and destined to receive a governmental job. In 1280 his father, Lord Borin died of typhoid fever, leaving Borchard, at age 12, to care for his mother and his younger brother, Leofrick. But during this time, the remaining family was also having more issues. Borchard's mother, Helena was also suffering from typhoid fever, crippled for five years. And by the age of 17, Borchard and Leofrick (age 16), started to have quarrels over their inheritance of their father's fortune, ending in a duel to Borchard's victory. As soon as Borchard turned 18, he abandoned his sick mother and took his father's money and left to read law at University of Cambridge.
Career
Due to his father's close connection to Edward I of England, Lord Borchard was almost immediately appointed to be the royal diplomat as soon as he graduated and his predecessor, Brom of Wykeham died. As a diplomat, Lord Borchard de Herle possessed the skill of professional reading, writing, speaking and knowledge to be involved in the politics of the English monarchy and have the high honor of serving the king. As a diplomat, Borchard's main duties were to serve his king by travelling and speaking on behalf of his country to rival leaders of various countries. His various tasks were to deal with treaties, commerce and trade. However, Lord Borchard, known to have become rather sly and greedy during his late teens, often took his profession to his advantage. As diplomats were wealthy people during the 13th century, Borchard often made agreements with rival countries based not only the king's, but his own interests. His decisions were often biased to his financial benefits, thus, adding to his wealth and purchase of a large mansion in London.
The Scottish Peasant Uprising
Lord Borchard was sent to Scotland by the English crown to deal with the small scale peasant uprising of 1305. Since late 13th century, it was common for wealthy Englishmen to acquire large amounts of farmland in Scotland. Naturally, their workers were the local Scottish peasants who worked to obtain wages that were only enough to feed their family. Dissatisfaction in their salaries and poor treatment from the wealthy Englishmen, the Scottish peasants became violent, capturing, and occasionally killing, their employers.
Lord Borchard arrived at the scene on February 17, 1305. The English crown believed that he had intentions to act against the peasants with force if necessary. Instead, Borchard acted in the way that made him famous. He began to negotiate with the peasants in order to retrieve the English hostages. He suddenly changed his intentions and helped the peasants plan another uprising that would appear that they rebelled against Borchard and other English owners of Scottish farmland. This second uprising occurred on March 15 and left 10 English land owners dead. Histories believe that Borchard's sudden change in view points are the result of psychological issues from his childhood ordeals with an abusive father.
Borchard returned to England on March 29 in hopes that no one would discover his traitorous acts. However, Sir Henry de Bohun, who was traveling with Borchard, noticed his suspiciously friendly behavior with the peasants and immediately told the English crown. As a result, Borchard was beheaded for betrayal.
Despite Lord Borchard's short time with the Scottish peasants, some historians argue that he encouraged peasants to stand up to their employers during difficult times. This pattern is evident in the Peasants' Revolt in 1381. Though this uprising resulted from decreased wages and tensions from the black plague, the rebellious tendencies in the Scottish stem from Borchard's influence.
Our Munster Memories is an interactive documentary film about the history and legacy of the classic television sitcom family """The Munsters""".
Officially announced May 29, 2014 the film will feature recollections from many of the original cast, crew and producers from the original 1966 series The Munsters, the 1988 revival The Munsters Today and NBC's recent re-imagining, Mockingbird Lane. Fans from around the world shall also contribute to the film, with producer/writer/director Frank McGowan making a historic TV pilgrimage to the set where the show(s) were produced - and to the real life Munster Mansion in Waxahachie, Texas built in 2002 by Munster 'super fans' """Charles and Sandra McKee""".
The film will be produced and distributed by Bad Pony Media, a multi-award winning Scottish Production Company.
Officially announced May 29, 2014 the film will feature recollections from many of the original cast, crew and producers from the original 1966 series The Munsters, the 1988 revival The Munsters Today and NBC's recent re-imagining, Mockingbird Lane. Fans from around the world shall also contribute to the film, with producer/writer/director Frank McGowan making a historic TV pilgrimage to the set where the show(s) were produced - and to the real life Munster Mansion in Waxahachie, Texas built in 2002 by Munster 'super fans' """Charles and Sandra McKee""".
The film will be produced and distributed by Bad Pony Media, a multi-award winning Scottish Production Company.
The Hill Farm Community Garden in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was an 8500 square foot community garden.
History
The present-day Hill Farm Community Garden traces its origins to the original Hill Farm established in 1927 by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station in order to carry out research horticultural crops as part of Louisiana State University's mission as a land-grant university. The original farm occupied 40 acres of the new Louisiana State University campus on a western ridge overlooking University Lake from which the Farm got its name. The Farm's first director was Dr. Julian C. Miller, a graduate of Cornell University, under whose direction the Hill Farm produced important varieties of sweet potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, pears, peppers, and figs.
From research farm to teaching garden
During the 1960s a large part of the Farm's land was reallocated for the construction of sorority houses, as a result many of the fruit breeding programs had to be moved to other parts of the state. In the 1990s a new student recreation center and playing fields were created on the site of most of the remaining land, the remaining research programs were moved to the Burden Research Plantation. Today five acres of the original Hill Farm remain and used primarily as an agriculture teaching facility and community garden. Individual garden plots are nine by five feet (9' X 5') and may be rented by students, faculty, and the community at large. The price per lot has been deliberately kept low in order to support the Farm's mission to "provide access to gardening space, education, and resources necessary for the community to grow food in environmentally sustainable ways as a means of creating a food system where locally produced, affordable and nutritious food is available to all, and where the community can come together to share, play, and inspire one another." Although the gardeners are not required to plant certified organic seeds and plants, the Farm does require that gardeners use organic farming methods.
Controversy over intended land use
In 2003 the Louisiana State University hired the Smith Group JJR to produce a campus master plan which would "create a unified campus where quality mirrors the University's highest aspirations for academic, physical, and moral excellence."; in practice, these goals would be achieved by using the design principles established for the University in 1921 by Theodore Link. Although implementation of this plan would result in an overall increase in campus green space, what remains of the historic Hill Farm would be converted into a parking deck. Under the master plan, the Hill Farm would then be re-established on what is presently known as the Ostrich Parking lot, which is located near the historic southern gate of the University. When the College of Agriculture expressed concerns about growing plants on the compacted soil in the area, a representative of the Smith Group simply replied, "You're horticulturists, aren't you?" The on-campus Horticulture Club has since attempted to raise funds to support the Hill Farm and awareness of the difficulty of re-establishing healthy soil.
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History
The present-day Hill Farm Community Garden traces its origins to the original Hill Farm established in 1927 by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station in order to carry out research horticultural crops as part of Louisiana State University's mission as a land-grant university. The original farm occupied 40 acres of the new Louisiana State University campus on a western ridge overlooking University Lake from which the Farm got its name. The Farm's first director was Dr. Julian C. Miller, a graduate of Cornell University, under whose direction the Hill Farm produced important varieties of sweet potatoes, potatoes, tomatoes, pears, peppers, and figs.
From research farm to teaching garden
During the 1960s a large part of the Farm's land was reallocated for the construction of sorority houses, as a result many of the fruit breeding programs had to be moved to other parts of the state. In the 1990s a new student recreation center and playing fields were created on the site of most of the remaining land, the remaining research programs were moved to the Burden Research Plantation. Today five acres of the original Hill Farm remain and used primarily as an agriculture teaching facility and community garden. Individual garden plots are nine by five feet (9' X 5') and may be rented by students, faculty, and the community at large. The price per lot has been deliberately kept low in order to support the Farm's mission to "provide access to gardening space, education, and resources necessary for the community to grow food in environmentally sustainable ways as a means of creating a food system where locally produced, affordable and nutritious food is available to all, and where the community can come together to share, play, and inspire one another." Although the gardeners are not required to plant certified organic seeds and plants, the Farm does require that gardeners use organic farming methods.
Controversy over intended land use
In 2003 the Louisiana State University hired the Smith Group JJR to produce a campus master plan which would "create a unified campus where quality mirrors the University's highest aspirations for academic, physical, and moral excellence."; in practice, these goals would be achieved by using the design principles established for the University in 1921 by Theodore Link. Although implementation of this plan would result in an overall increase in campus green space, what remains of the historic Hill Farm would be converted into a parking deck. Under the master plan, the Hill Farm would then be re-established on what is presently known as the Ostrich Parking lot, which is located near the historic southern gate of the University. When the College of Agriculture expressed concerns about growing plants on the compacted soil in the area, a representative of the Smith Group simply replied, "You're horticulturists, aren't you?" The on-campus Horticulture Club has since attempted to raise funds to support the Hill Farm and awareness of the difficulty of re-establishing healthy soil.
Gallery
The Buchla 200e is a modular synthesizer designed by electronic music pioneer Don Buchla and built by Buchla and Associates (now called Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments).
History
The 200e is based on the earlier Model 200 system. Many of the modules in the 200e series share similar functionality and layout with Model 200 modules, and therefore have similar names. However, all of the e series modules have the ability to store and recall parameters set by the user. Another new feature the 200e adds is MIDI implementation via the 225e MIDI Decoder module. This allows 200e modules to respond to MIDI note, velocity, and controller data via internal busses.
History
The 200e is based on the earlier Model 200 system. Many of the modules in the 200e series share similar functionality and layout with Model 200 modules, and therefore have similar names. However, all of the e series modules have the ability to store and recall parameters set by the user. Another new feature the 200e adds is MIDI implementation via the 225e MIDI Decoder module. This allows 200e modules to respond to MIDI note, velocity, and controller data via internal busses.