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Modern Age
August 28th, 2010 Posted 4:48 am
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Footrot Flats
August 19th, 2010 Posted 10:37 pm
Wellington Boot
The Wellington boot, also known as a wellie, a topboot, a gumboot, or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots. It was worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century.
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Wellington boots are waterproof and are most often made from Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) a halogenated polymer. They are usually worn when walking on wet or muddy ground, or to protect the wearer from heavy showers. They are generally just below knee-high.
The first Duke of Wellington instructed his shoemaker, Hoby of St. James’ Street, London, to modify the 18th century Hessian boot. The resulting new boot designed in soft calfskin leather had the trim removed and was cut more closely around the leg. The heels were low cut, stacked around an inch, and the boot stopped at mid-calf. It was hard wearing for battle yet comfortable for the evening. The Iron Duke didn’t know what he’d startedhe boot was dubbed the Wellington and the name has stuck ever since. The Duke can be seen wearing the boots, which are tasseled, in an 1815 portrait by James Lonsdale.
The boots quickly caught on with patriotic British gentlemen eager to emulate their war hero. Considered fashionable and foppish in the best circles and worn by dandies, such as Beau Brummell, they remained the main fashion for men through the 1840s. In the 1850s they were more commonly made in the calf high version and in the 1860s they were both superseded by the ankle boot, except for riding.
These boots were at first made of leather. However in 1852, Hiram Hutchinson met Charles Goodyear who had just invented the vulcanization process for natural rubber. While Goodyear decided to manufacture tyres, Hutchinson bought the patent to manufacture footwear and moved to France to establish “A l’Aigle” in 1853 (“To the Eagle”, to honour his home country. The company today is simply called “AIGLE”, “Eagle”). In a country where 95% of the population were working on fields with wooden clogs as it had been for generations, the introduction of the Wellington type rubber boot became a success: farmers will be able to come back home with clean dry feet.
Production of the Wellington boot was dramatically boosted with the advent of World War I due to the demand for a sturdy boot suitable for the conditions in flooded trenches. Making the wellington boot a functional necessity.
Again the Wellington boot played an important contribution during World War II. At the outbreak of war in September 1939, although trench warfare was not a feature of the war, the wellington still played an important role. Those forces assigned the task of clearing Holland of the enemy had to work in terrible flooded conditions.
By the end of the war the wellington had become popular among men, women and children for wear in wet weather. The boot had developed to become far roomier with a thick sole and rounded toe. Also, with the rationing of that time, labourers began to use them for daily work.
Wellington boots are waterproof and are most often made from rubber or a synthetic equivalent. They are usually worn when walking on very wet or muddy ground, or to protect the wearer from industrial chemicals and they are traditionally knee-height.
Wellington boots, almost always simply called rubber boots, are popular in Canada and the northern US states, particularly in springtime when melting snows leave wet and muddy ground. Young people can be seen wearing them to school or university and taking them to summer camps.
While green Wellingtons are popular in Britain, yellow-soled black rubber boots are often seen in the US, in addition to Canadian styles. Wellingtons specifically made for cold weather, lined with warm insulating material, are especially popular during Canadian winters. In Britain “Wellington Boots” are often abbreviated simply to “Wellies”.
Popular alternatives to Wellington boots in the US are “gumboots” manufactured and sold by L.L.Bean. These are based on the original “Maine Hunting Shoe” and combine a rubber shoe with stitched leather leggings of various heights.
Colloquially known as shitkicker boots and shitkickers in agricultural and farm settings, due to being worn in mud and animal pens.
In New Zealand, Wellingtons are called gumboots and they are considered essential foot wear for farmers. Gumboots are often referred to in Kiwi popular culture such as Footrot Flats. The farming town of Taihape in New Zealand’s North Island proclaims itself “Gumboot capital of the World” and has annual competitions and events such as Gumboot Day where gumboots are thrown. Most gumboots are black, but those worn by abattoir workers, butchers, and by hospital operating theatre staff and surgeons are white, and children’s sizes come in multiple colours.
Though most commonly called gumboots, an alternative name “Blucher Boot” is occasionally heard there, used by some older Australians. Gummies is also a nickname used. Bl?cher was Wellington’s colleague at The Battle of Waterloo and there is speculation that some early emigrants to Australia, remembering the battle, may have preserved an earlier term for the boots that has died out elsewhere. The Australian poet Henry Lawson wrote a poem to a pair of Blucher Boots in 1890.
In some parts of Ireland one can hear older people refer to their Wellington boots as “me topboots”, usually black in colour, as this was a popular name for Wellingtons in the 1960s.
The boots are also popular in Scandinavian countries. In fact, before its entry into the mobile phone business, rubber boots were among the best-known products of Nokia.
In Russia rubber boots were first introduced in 1920s. Immediately, they became extremely popular because of Russian weather conditions. During the rule of Stalin, 17 factories which produced rubber boots were built in different parts of the USSR. Along with valenki in winter, rubber boots became a traditional footwear in springs and autumns. When Nikita Khrushchev came to power, in frames of the “battle for modesty”, rubber footwear was proclaimed as “Socialism style”, while leather, which was obviously more expensive, was as “Capitalism style”. During the period 1961-1964 leather footwear disappeared from Soviet shops. This process was abruptly halted by Leonid Brezhnev, who came to power in 1964. Usual footwear returned to shops, and rubber boots quickly lost their popularity.
In South Africa, the sound of people dancing in gumboots has been incorporated into a form of semi-traditional popular music, often known as “gumboot music” or “gumboot zydeco” in Africa or Welly boot dance by people from Britain. The dance is said to have been performed by miners to keep their spirits up whilst working.
In 1974, Scottish comedian Billy Connolly adopted a comical ode to the boot called “The Welly Boot Song” as his theme tune and it became one of his best-known songs. In 1976, satirist John Clarke’s alter ego Fred Dagg reworked Connolly’s song as “If it weren’t for your Gumboots”, and created a hit. Wellies have also been used by the band, Gaelic Storm in their fifth full album “Bring Yer Wellies,” and in the song “Kelly’s Wellies” on the same album.
Between 1994 and 1996, the UK’s BBC1 created several series of William’s Wish Wellingtons, about a boy named William whose magical red Wellington Boots could grant him wishes.
In Britain, there is a light-hearted sport, known as wellie wanging, which involves throwing Wellington boots as far as possible.
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Footrot flats part 5
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Tom Mix
August 18th, 2010 Posted 4:59 am
Tom Mix Gets Help From His Horse Tony JR
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Frankincense & Myrrh Granular Incense Mix 1lb $13.00 Though both frankincense and myrrh tend to bring up certain religious connotations to the western mind, they have been in active use as magical incenses, ritual tools and for their healing properties since at least 1500bc. Resin incenses are the top of the line in incense burning. Using incense charcoal as a base, you can release the intense fragrance of these fine resin granules — without the d… |
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The Tom Joyner Morning Show Old School Mix $7.12 With the “Jammin’ Oldies” format spreading across America, not to mention the current proliferation of dance-floor-ready DJ discs, the time is right for superstar morning-radio jock Tom Joyner to weigh in. The music on Joyner’s Old School Mix is actually cut up by veteran remixer Steve “Silk” Hurley, whose tempo shifts are occasionally sloppy, but who more often executes baaad segues such as the o… |
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Days Night
August 17th, 2010 Posted 10:18 am
Night Creams Will Help Your Skin To Relax Become Younger
Answer: Unless your complexion is very oily, your doctor is right: Nutrient-rich night creams are great for nourishing skin. Question: My dermatologist is a big fan of night creams, but they make my sensitive skin break out and stain my pillowcase. A rich, nourishing cream that helps replenish antioxidant and moisture levels overnight, when the skin is at its most receptive. Use night creams that suit your skin, otherwise an unsuitable cream can speed up the undesirable processes in your skin. Try not to forget to apply your night creams, otherwise you will leave your skin unprotected, and even strained.
During all the night, your night creams will help your skin to relax, and to regenerate, after a long, hard day. Some night creams will even cure your skin and help it to become younger. The night cream will keep facial skin moist and soft. Prepares the skin for day or night cream. A rich night cream, but can also be used as a day cream for very dry skin. Lavere Repair-Absolute is especially recommended for very stressed skin, in winter and if needed as a night cream. St.herb Night Cream with herbal extracts nourishes and feeds the skin to maintaining a youthful looking skin while minimizing wrinkles and lines. The progressive release of the cream’s ingredients throughout the night maximizes its efficiency: skin is smoother and delightfully hydrated.
Apply in the evening before using the night cream. Apply a small amount of the Night Cream to the face with a gentle motion. Apply night cream before tucking up, and wake up to a beautifully moisturised complexion.Don’t forget to hydrate from the inside, too. (if you feel a strong stinging action, you can apply a light moisturizer or night cream over it). Instructions After cleansing, apply all over face and neck in place of your night cream or moisturizer.
And if after 11 your roommate drags you out for a night on the town, don’t expect ice cream until 2:56 am. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they came back to the car, it wouldn’t start. It was vanilla ice cream that night, and sure enough, after they came back to the car, it wouldn’t start. A rich, nourishing cream that helps replenish antioxidant and moisture levels overnight, when the skin is at its most receptive. At that age you need to use night creams, as well as moisture day creams. A rich night cream full of essential vitamins and minerals to replenish lost moisture. One can start early at 35 with scientific facials and maintain the skin with a rejuvenating night cream,” says Chetana. I’m looking for a cleanser, tonic, moisturizer with spf, night cream and eye cream. Every morning and night rinse your skin with your fingertips and a gentle cream-based cleanser, then softly rinse with luke warm water. I have found that using the whole line of products (cleanser, toner, and day & night creams) works best together.
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Kid Cudi Vs Crookers – Day ‘N’ Nite (Out NOW)
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The First Years Night&Day Bottle Warmer System $19.99 About the size of a coffee maker, this electric baby bottle cooler/warmer will be a big convenience for bleary-eyed parents who are tired of stumbling down to the kitchen in the middle of the night. At the rear of the unit, an insulated compartment keeps two 8-ounce bottles cool for up to eight hours. (There’s no refrigerant, just a specially shaped container that can be filled with water, fr… |
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A Hard Day’s Night $6.31 The Fab Four from Liverpool–John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr–in their first movie. Nobody expected A Hard Day’s Night to be much more than a quick exploitation of a passing musical fad, but when the film opened it immediately seduced the world–even the stuffiest critics fell over themselves in praise (highbrow Dwight Macdonald called it “not only a gay, spontaneous,… |
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A Hard Day’s Night (Remastered) $9.67 Strummmmm! That dramatic guitar chord that kicks of A Hard Day’s Night (album, song, movie) still jumps right out at you, slaps you in the face, and jump-starts your heart. And you know what? Both the music and the film are still as crisp and lively as they were in 1964. Of course, only the first seven songs are actually in the movie (and they are the strongest of the bunch, from the rousing rock… |
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Archives Vol
August 16th, 2010 Posted 5:23 pm
Southern Pacific Film Archives Vol 1
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Roy Rogers Archives Volume 1 (Archive Editions (Graphic $44.96 |
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Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1 PlayStation 2 PS2 $15.99 |
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Pennsylvania Archives (Volume 7) NEW by Samuel Hazard $88.16 |
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Pennsylvania Archives (Volume 3) NEW by Samuel Hazard $35.63 |
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LEGENDS: TALES FROM THE ETERNAL ARCHIVES Vol 1 – Weis $7.65 |
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Archives of Otology (Volume 25) NEW by Unknown Author $73.09 |
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ONXRT Vol.8 Live From The Archives $3.99 |
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Archives Vol I: The Elusive Light and – Steve Vai $6.95 |
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Archives vol III – Steve Vai $6.95 |
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Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 $66.44 This is the first volume of the Neil Young Archives series of box sets, produced by Neil Young himself. This series is the definitive, comprehensive, chronological survey of his entire body of work. Volume I covers the period from his earliest recordings with the Squires in Winnipeg, 1963, through to his classic 1972 album, Harvest and beyond, including studio and live tracks with the legendary Bu… |
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