#Recommissioning Ceremony

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Salute to the Colors, during recommissioning ceremonies for USS IOWA (BB-61) at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California.

Date: August 25, 1951

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-432759

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Queen Elizabeth II attends a recommissioning ceremony for HMS Invincible, at HMNB Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, 18th May 1989. The Queen's Equerry, Commander Timothy Laurence walks to the right of the group. 

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Battleship Being Pulled into Yard (Original Caption) 11/22/1950-Brooklyn, NY- The recommissioned 45,000 ton USS New Jersey,one of the world's mightiest battleships,which came out of the "moth-ball" reserve fleet in recommissioning ceremonies,is pictured as it was towed by tugs toward the Brooklyn Navy Yard today.Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey,who was aboard the New Jersey for many months,leading the push against the Japanese,was a guest at recommissioning ceremonies in Bayonne yesterday.

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1st September 2021 HMS Severn has now left London following her official recommissioning ceremony at the weekend.

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The Wreck of the HMAS Parramatta lies between Bar Point and Milsons Island, with her Stern preserved  at Queens Wharf Parramatta Reserve.

HMAS Parramatta (I) was one of six River Class torpedo boat destroyers built for the Royal Australian Navy during the period 1909-16. During World War I they formed the Australian Destroyer Flotilla. Sister ships were HMA Ships Huon (I), Swan (I), Torrens (I), Warrego (I) and Yarra (I).

HMAS Parramatta (I) was laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, at their shipyard in Govan, Scotland on 17 March 1909. She was launched on 9 February 1910 by Mrs Margot Asquith, wife of British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. Parramatta (I) was the first new ship launched for the Australian Navy followed by her sister ship HMAS Yarra (I).

Launching of HMAS Parramatta (I) on 9 February 1910 by Mrs Asquith, wife of British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith.

The ceremonial axe used to launch HMAS Parramatta (I), now in the collection of the Australian War Memorial.

She was commissioned as HMS Parramatta at Greenock on 10 September 1910 under the command of Captain Frederick Tickell CMG CNF and departed Portsmouth on 19 September 1910 as a Royal Navy ship for the voyage to Australia, and proceeding via Suez in company with her sister ship Yarra and escorted by HMS Gibraltar, arrived at Broome, Western Australia, on 15 November, where the two destroyers passed to the control of the Australian Government.

At the outbreak of World War I, Parramatta (I), with her sister ships Warrego (I) and Yarra (I), formed the destroyer component of the Australian Fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Sir George E Patey, RAN.

The captain and crew of the Australian Destroyer HMAS Parramatta (I) are greeted on her arrival in Fremantle, November 1910.

During the opening phases of the war she operated with the fleet in the search for Von Spee's Pacific Squadron. Later she took part in the capture of the German Colonies in the South West Pacific, and a number of her sailors were landed at Kabakaul (New Britain), under the command of Lieutenant Gerald Hill RNR, of HMAS Yarra (I) to take part in the operations ashore against the Germans. Parramatta (I) was present at the surrender of German New Guinea at Rabaul on 13 September 1914.

HMAS Parramatta (I) leaving harbour, circa 1913-14.

HMAS Parramatta (I) remained in New Guinea waters after the departure of the fleet (HMA Ships Australia (I), Melbourne (I) and Sydney (I) on 17 September 1914, and in company of Yarra (I) and Warrego (I) assisted in the consolidation of the Australian occupation of New Guinea and New Britain.

HMA Ships Parramatta (I) and Warrego (I) navigate the Sepik River New Guinea, December 1914.

In December all three ships proceeded up the Sepik River, and in January 1915 visited Morobe, Finschhafen and other points on the coast, cruising also to neighbouring island groups including the Admiralty Islands. On 5 February 1915 the three destroyers finally left Rabaul to return to Australia.

HMAS Parramatta (I) wearing her early wartime paint scheme.

For several months after her return to Sydney, Parramatta (I) remained on the Australian coast. On 27 April the Flotilla left Port Phillip on a cruise which included visits to Jervis Bay, Port Jackson, Port Stephens and points along the Barrier Reef. By mid-June 1915 the three destroyers reached Cairns and thereon began the return south patrolling and exercising en route. On 23 August they returned to Sydney for refit.

In November 1915 Parramatta (I), Yarra (I) and Warrego (I) proceeded to Sandakan in Borneo and based there, the Flotilla spent the next six months patrolling Malayan, East Indies and Philippine waters. On 17 July 1916 Parramatta (I) returned to Sydney.

HMAS Parramatta (I) spent the period of September 1916 to May 1917 on patrol in Australian waters. On 10 May 1917 she sailed from Sydney in company of Yarra (I) and Warrego (I) for the Mediterranean, being joined en route by Swan, Huon and Torrens to form an Australian Flotilla of six destroyers. Following a period of training the ships were based on Brindisi on the heel of Italy for Adriatic anti-submarine patrols. On this work the destroyers were responsible for blocking the southward passage of submarines through the Adriatic Narrows into the Mediterranean and also the safe transit of Italian transports to and from Albania.

Left: Crew members fitting a warhead to a torpedo in the Mediterranean, 1917. Right: HMAS Parramatta (I) passing through the Corinth Canal, Greece, 1918.

During the early months of these operations a patrol seldom passed without an enemy submarine being discovered and hunted, but as time went on the enemy was more rarely sighted until the patrol became routinely uneventful steaming. Enemy attacks on the strongly escorted troop transports moving in the danger areas were few and far between, but there were some by a few of the more audacious enemy submarine commanders.

HMAS Parramatta (I). Painting by Phil Belbin

A photograph taken from the observation balloon being towed by HMAS Parramatta (I), in the Adriatic Sea on 5 August 1918.

During one such attack, 16 November 1917, the Italian transport Orione had her stern blown off by an enemy torpedo. Parramatta (I) and Yarra (I) stood by to salvage after Warrego (I) and Huon (I) had rescued the survivors. Parramatta (I) took her in tow but the enemy was still lurking beneath the surface and fired a second torpedo while the tow line was being secured. She then broke surface and dived again passing directly under Parramatta (I). Yarra (I) set out to hunt the enemy down but after a long and fruitless search returned to help in towing operations until the damaged ship was handed over to an Italian tug later that day.

HMAS Parramatta (I) alongside the torpedoed transport, Orione.

Adriatic operations ended for Parramatta (I) on 28 September 1918 when she proceeded to Piraeus for refitting. She returned to duty on 21 October, spending a brief period on patrol off Suvla Bay (Gallipoli) and Imbros before passing through the Dardanelles with the fleet to Ismid in the eastern corner of the Sea of Marmora.

HMAS Parramatta (I) crew members with the Australian Flag in Brindisi Harbour, 1918.

The Australian Torpedo Boat Destroyer Flotilla at Brindisi, 1918.

In November she joined an Allied Squadron at Constantinople and on 25 November passed the Bosporus en route to Sebastapol where the Allied group took over some Russian ships on behalf of the anti-Bolshevik forces. Thenceforth Parramatta (I) was used to carry despatches and mails between Sebastapol and Constantinople.

The Australian Flag flying from the bow of HMAS Parramatta (I) on her arrival at Constantinople. The domed building in the background is the Dolmabahce Mosque.

At the end of December 1918 her service in the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora ended. Proceeding via Malta and Gibraltar she reached Devonport on 14 January 1919. En route, in company of other destroyers of the Australian Flotilla, Parramatta (I) was forced by gale force winds to put into Ferrol after sustaining considerable damage from heavy seas off Cape Finisterre.

On 6 March 1919, in company of HMA Ships Melbourne, Huon, Yarra and Warrego, she sailed for Australia, joined by Swan and Torrens at Malta. The flotilla reached Aden on 25 March, Colombo on 2 April, Singapore on 15 April and Darwin on 26 April. On the last day of the voyage Parramatta (I) and Yarra ran out of fuel and had to be towed into Darwin by Warrego.

The remainder of Parramatta's seagoing life was spent in Australian waters. She paid off at Sydney on 22 July 1919, recommissioned for a month (17 May 1920-13 June 1920) on the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales in HMS Renown, and thereafter remained in Reserve at Sydney until October 1924. From October 1924 until November 1925 she was based at Westernport as a training ship. On 16 November 1925 she returned to Sydney and remained in port until May 1926, when she proceeded to Adelaide where she was placed in Reserve with a Care and Maintenance Party for Naval Reserve Training. Except for a visit to Melbourne in May 1927, she remained in South Australian waters until April 1928, when she returned to Sydney, finally paying off on 20 April 1928.

On 17 October 1929 she was handed over to Cockatoo Dockyard for dismantling. Her hull was subsequently used as an accommodation vessel, on the Hawkesbury River, NSW, by the New South Wales Department of Prisons before being sold to Mr George Rhodes of Cowan as scrap. The vessel was moored in the river but broke adrift during a storm and ran aground and her wreck remains there to this day.

The wreck of HMAS Parramatta (I) in the Hawkesbury River.

What remained of Parramatta (I) lay derelict on a mud bank north of Milson Island in the Hawkesbury River until 7 July 1973. On that and the following day the bow and stern sections were salvaged and later transported to a site on the north bank of the Parramatta River, upstream from the Silverwater Bridge. The stern of the ship was later established as a naval memorial at Queens Wharf Reserve. The bow section is mounted at the north end of Garden Island, Sydney, within the grounds of the Naval Cultural and Heritage Centre.

The stern section of Parramatta (I) mounted at Queens Wharf Reserve as a permanent tribute to the ship.

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“USS DD-224 (ex-USS Stewart, DD-224) Officers salute as the National Anthem is played during recommissioning ceremonies on her foredeck, while she was moored in Hiro Wan, Japan on 29 October 1945. Her new Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Harold H. Ellison, USN, is standing by the microphone in the right center foreground. The ship had served during World War II as the Japanese Navy's Patrol Boat 102 and was recovered by the U.S. Navy after the war's end.”

(NHHC: 80-G-356631)

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Karma

McCoy x Kirk x Reader

Y/N: your name | Y/N/N: your nickname

Word Count: 1438

Warnings: Mentions of fights, Mentions of superficial wounds, Swearing

Summary: Bones and Jim have had some bad shit happen in their pasts, but karma is a bitch... Karma, thy name is Y/N...

Thanks to @writingwithadinosaur, who continues to be a completely FABULOUS individual, and STILL wants to read my stuff. I love you!

Posted: 7/6/17

Bones and Jim were leaving Starfleet headquarters when Nurse Chapel commed them. The Enterprise was due to be recommissioned in a few days so the entire crew was on Earth for the ceremony.

“Just thought you’d want to know, Y/N is in medical right now. ”

“What? Is she okay?” Jim froze and grabbed Bones’ arm as they waited for a response.

“She looks pretty beat up, but she swears she’s fine.”

“What happened?”

“Don’t know she won’t tell me, I thought maybe you guys’d know.”

The two men headed straight to medical to find you. When they got there however, you were already gone. You’d checked yourself out against medical advice, and the head nurse wouldn’t let Bones see your chart. Not knowing where else you would have gone, they headed to the base residences, and your room. You were there, and they cornered you.

“Jesus Y/N! What happened to your hands?” Bones half-yelled as he knelt in front of where you sat on the edge of your bed.

You didn’t answer, not meeting either man’s eyes, keeping your face angled towards the floor. You didn’t succeed in keeping your face hidden for long though.

“Shit! What happened to your face?” Bones hissed as he noticed that in addition to your bruised and bloodied hands, you had an impressive bruise on your cheek, and a wicked cut running from your hairline to the middle of your eyebrow.

“You should see the other guys,” you quipped, still looking at the floor.

“Who?” Jim asked, voice low. He was unbelievably angry and he needed to know who to take it out on.

“I’ll tell you later,” you said, meeting Jim’s gaze momentarily before looking away again, “Leo, seriously? I’ve already been to medical.”

Doctor Leonard McCoy had many names. Jim called him “Bones”, sometimes you did too, but most of the time, you chose to call him “Leo”. He only allowed you and Jim to call him either of these names of course, but everyone in the crew knew who you were referring to.

“Yeah, and left against medical advice right? Damn it Y/N/N, sit still and let me look!”

“If I wanted you to look, I’d have come to you in the first place.”

“Yeah? Well now you have no choice.”

Resigning yourself with a sigh, you allowed him  to check the healing wounds. Once he was satisfied that the med team had done their job up to his standards, Leo left to get you some painkillers. On his way out, he shared a look with Jim, knowing that the captain would get the story out of you and take the appropriate measures, including, of course, sharing the story with his CMO.

As soon as the door closed, you looked up from the floor and, sheepishly met Jim’s gaze.

“Gonna tell me who hit you?” he asked, crossing his arms over his chest. He expected you to resist, he did not expect you to laugh.

“Well, I wasn’t planning on anyone hitting anyone, but your uncle had a friend over.”

“My what? Why were you… How’d you get to Iowa?”

You had taken a long weekend, and although you’d told Jim and Leo that you were going to visit your sister, you’d gone to verbally chastise Jim’s abusive uncle.

You were one of very few people who knew about Jim’s past. You had seen the scars, both physical and emotional, that the time spent with his mother’s abusive brother had left him with. You hadn’t planned to get physical with the man, just to yell at him. He deserved worse, but you knew that you couldn't be the one to give it to him; not legally anyway. You didn’t really have a plan past yelling at Frank, but any plan you could have made would have been shot anyway.

        Not even a minute into your rant, Frank had swung at you and connected with your cheek. Naturally, you swung back, a bit harder than him, and he fell back.Then his friend had appeared from the other room, and he wasn’t happy about the situation; not that he lasted long either. When the police arrived, you explained that you had just been there to talk. Compared to the men's drunken and angry state, your purpling, bleeding face and your exemplary ‘fleet record, the police hadn’t taken long to let you go.

Jim had listened, silent and stunned, as you told him what had happened. His state of shock continued after you finished, and when you couldn’t stand his silence anymore, you spoke up.

“I won’t apologize for what I did. That asshat deserved more than what I did to him, and I would have done more if I could have gotten away with it. But-” you cut off as Jim moved.

He still didn’t speak, but he crossed the room, and knelt in front of you as Leo had done before. Unlike Leo though, Jim wrapped his arms around you and buried his face in the crook of your neck.

“Why? Why would you go there to see him Y/N/N?” Jim croaked at last.

“Why? Cause he’s a horrible, sorry excuse for a human being who abused you and he needed to know that people know. That people know, and he isn’t getting away with it.”

Jim didn’t respond, he didn’t even move when Bones reappeared at the door. He shot you a questioning look and raised an eyebrow, asking you for an explanation.

“I went to have a talk with Frank. He didn’t appreciate my tone, and he and his friend are in county lock up now.”

Leo, made a disapproving face, but nodded, “I assume you knocked them both flat first.”

“Wasn’t my intention, but yeah.” You rubbed Jim’s back, he still hadn’t moved.

“Why the fuck would you go there Y/N/N? You didn’t need to,” Jim mumbled into your neck.

“‘Need’ had nothing to do with it, Jim.”

“Truth be told, I’m kinda mad you didn’t let me go with you,” Leo grumbled as he set the painkillers he’d promised on the table before sitting on the bed beside you. He put one arm around you and rested the other hand on Jim’s shoulder.

“But you didn’t need… I’m not worth that-”

“Do not go there Jim,” you interrupted, pushing him away enough that you could see his face, but not so far that his arms fell away, “How many times have you put your life on the line for other people, Jim?”

He didn’t answer, but wouldn’t meet your gaze or Bones’.

“You’ve saved the crew so many times now. Why don’t you think you are worth saving? Worth caring about?” You moved a hand to touch his cheek, and he met your eyes.

“You don’t get to decide what you’re worth to me, okay? You, James T. Kirk, are worth more bruises than this. And the motherfucker that you share genes with isn’t worth the oxygen required to say his name. So yeah, I went to Iowa to yell at him. Yeah, he got a lucky shot in, but guess what? His ass is in county, not mine. And if I had my way, he’d be there ‘til he died for what he did to you.”

You were shaking now and you moved to pull your hand away from Jim so you could wrap your arms around yourself, but he caught your hand and held it in place against his cheek.

Leo was smoothing your hair down your back, and kept his hand on Jim’s shoulder, giving it a squeeze. Jim smiled a little at the gesture, then looked at you, and smiled more.

“I love you too Y/N/N.”

You laughed quietly as Jim pulled you and Bones into a tight hug.

“Just try not to end up in medical over me again huh?”

“I second that,” Bones grumbled.

“Well I can’t make any promises,” you said quietly, “Jocelyn is next on my list.”

You felt Leo stiffen at the mention of his ex-wife’s name, but you heard Jim chuckle lightly.

“Ah, so it’s Bones’ turn next.”

“Yup. She hurt him, she’s gonna get to hear just how I feel about it.”

Bones didn’t relax fully, but he sighed, pressed his forehead into  the side of your head and muttered, “You’re lucky I love you Y/N.”

“I love you guys too.” The hug lasted so long that you and Leo had to help Jim off the floor, but as stiff and sore as he was, it was the best he’d felt in years.

Ta da! Yeah I wrote this in like an hour, so it could be total shit ;) Imma tag you guys anyway though!

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The Mayflowe II ~ Restoration and Launching…

My interest in the Mayflower is more than historical, it’s personal as well.

My descendants, William and Susanna White and their baby Peregrine White were on the first voyage of the Mayflower in 1620. Baby Peregrine was born on the Mayflower while it was moored in the harbor,  he was the first English baby born in New England.

Four years ago in 2015 I visited the Mayflower II in Plymouth, MA before it began it’s journey to be restored.   Please CLICK HERE to read that post.  https://mvobsession.com/2015/10/18/plymouth-ma-the-mayflower/

This ship, the Mayflower II set sail from Plymouth, England on April 20, 1957, with a crew of 33 men. On June 13, after 55 days at sea, the ship arrived in Plymouth, USA, to the cheers of 25,000 spectators.  Since then, more than 20 million people have boarded the iconic ship, and millions more have viewed her from the shore. Today, even as Mayflower II undergoes a necessary restoration to fulfill her educational mission for years to come, she has lost none of her luster. (CLICK HERE to read the article how this replica came to be.)

Two months after I was there in Oct 2015 in December 2015 the Mayflower II left Plymouth, MA to sail to Mystic, CT for restoration, to replace timbers, planking, structural frames and beams that have deteriorated from saltwater and exposure over the past six decades.  You can read the full article by CLICKING HERE.

On Saturday, September 7, 2019 The official launch and recommissioning of the restored Mayflower II took place.  The Mayflower II was lowered into the Mystic River where it will float while refitting work is finished.

It will leave Mystic Seaport in the Spring of 2020 making its way north to Boston for a 6-day maritime festival (May 14-19).  The replica of the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed to the New World is scheduled to arrive in Plymouth Harbor on May 21 – in time for the town’s 400th anniversary commemoration of the original landing, a homecoming celebration is planned with a series of events and activities.

So off I went to Mystic, CT on Saturday, Sep 7, with my daughter Deb, honorary daughter Dawn and our friend Sam to see the launching, the rechristening, hear the speeches and enjoy the festivities.

The Mayflower II

It was an absolutely gorgeous day,  mid 70’s, light winds and sun and some clouds. There were hundreds of people there and since we didn’t buy seats we would have to stand in the area behind them to watch everything.  The ceremony was to start at 2pm sharp and we were advised to get good spots early… which we started to do.. and then we noticed that at the very back of the standing area there were some huge cement blocks that people were starting to sit on.  Ah ha, great idea so we scurried over there around 12:30 to stake out our spots.   While sitting there I was spotted by a BBC TV reporter who saw my shirt that said ‘Mayflower Descendant’ and asked if she could interview me on camera. I was a bit nervous but it was fun doing it.  That’s the first and second pictures below.

The third picture is my daughter Deb, Dawn, me and our friend Sam on our concrete perch.

The fourth picture is not mine as it’s taken from the Mayflower II but it does show the seating area, the standing area and then at the very back on the right side by the red building is where we were sitting, with, I might add, a great view.

The ceremony started exactly and 2pm and it was really very nice, or at least what I saw of it !  Only about 20 minutes into it I sort of um, wound up in an ambulance for about an hour!  Sitting in the sun for 2 1/2 hours with not enough water caused me to pass out.  So I missed the actual launching into the water of the Mayflower II which was mostly our reason for going to the event.  But on the other hand I met some terrific EMT’s who took great care of me.

All in all it was a really nice day with people I care about, and celebrating the Mayflower II which holds a special place in my heart and in my heritage.

      Mary I. Weisbeck Martha’s Vineyard via MV Obsession https://ift.tt/2ZQA1lw

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Orta Reading Notes

Group Work

Orta - AnOther:

- Orta creates progressive works which address and raise awareness of pressing social and ecological concerns.

- Orta has explored issues surrounding local and global food chain, human consumption, community dining.

- ‘All In One Basket’ addresses food waste and distribution inequalities. “We collected 300kg of fruit and vegetables that were past the sell by date, then with some famous local chefs, turned it into jams and jellies that were served to passers-by from trolley sculptures.

- Later the project was recommissioned and expanded to create a completely mobile recycling workshop.

- ‘7 x 70 The Meal’ is community driven banquets that encourage spontaneous interaction centred around the ceremony of dining and the need for food consumption.

- “The artwork takes the form of our most cherished rituals and mimics the essential need to unite and eat.”

- “Nobody can change the world with a mat, but each meal has the potential to change the world, even if in a small way.”

Orta - Lupton

7 x 70 The Meal

- This project is a series of large group dinners held in public spaces around the world.

- The setting, guest list, menu and plates change from meal to meal.

- Seven guests invite seven guests, the group multiplying to populate the scene with people from different social groups.

- The printed plates, aprons, table covers etc anchor the occasion around a layered language of images and objects.

- Useful objects mix and propagate to create dynamic assemblies of people, places and things. Each version of 7 x 70 channels energy from familiar objects to fuel social experience. Trading up the currency of familiarity to change the way we look at everyday life processes.

- An apron as a social symbol serves as a uniform, a badge of duty that conveys status and responsibility.

- A table cloth cloaks a plain surface with the trappings of a ceremony. It connects a legion of separate tables, unifying space with colour.

- A plate is a membrane of separation between the clean and unclean. It marks a personal space, distancing people while bringing them together with a shared pattern.

- A plate conveys messages and meaning using shapes, materials and ornaments to speak about taste, history and custom.

- A well-dressed table elevates the status of any occasion.

- Table settings transform eating into an orchestrated social ritual.

Leftovers

- At the end of each market day in France, vendors throw away damaged and unsold fruits and vegetables into gutters, where they have washed away as refuse.

- Orta collects and preserves the condemned produce, packing it into glass jars labelled with where the food has come from.

- The reclaimed food is displayed in lots of different ways. Sometimes in wooden boxes with photos of abundance and waste. Other times in long shelves, organised into a linear record of the seasons.

- Seeking to engage audiences more directly, Orta collaborated with famous Parisian chefs to create jams to share with the public.

- Grocers and street vendors in prosperous societies around the world routinely discard foods that are deemed unfit for sale or simply in over-supply.

- Saving food for those too poor to shop requires a system for collection and distribution, but there are organisations in cities around the world that work with markets and restaurants to give their unused or unwanted food to those in need.

- Physical objects concretise the social and activities, serving as physical repositories of the events. Each object provides an additional way for people to engage in the process of the work.

- A dinner plate or a jar of pickles offer a lasting memento of an event intended to change perceptions of everyday activities.

- Objects are designed to functions social catalysts moving people to think and act in new ways about familiar processes. Ie: as physical objects, plates are plain and interchangeable; variations result from context, conversation, food, message.

- The Ortas’ public dinners and experimental kitchens coincide with a worldwide renewal of interest in the politics of food.

- After decades of success in the production of massive quantities of cheap food, policy makers and citizens are recognising the environmental and social costs of this process.

- The over-industrialisation of food has forced small forms to surrender to agribusiness, reduced biodiversity in favour of monoculture crops, and assaulted community with debilitating chronic disease.

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USS Wisconsin (BB-64) tied up at a pier in Pascagoula, Mississippi during her recommissioning ceremony on October 22, 1988.

Photographed by PHC Jeff Hilton.

NARA: 6443319, 6456316, 6478133

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Ressa Lilies (Queenlilies)

Called Queenlilies on their native world of Drezzi, and more frequently known as Ressa Lilies in the greater Empire

Surprisingly hardy, but requires plenty of sunlight and warmer temperatures. Can be grown in colder climes but require a great deal of care and attention.

Found in the wild on Drezzi, warmer parts of Ziost, and certain areas of Korriban. Classified as an invasive species on Korriban.

Namesake is Queen Ressa of Drezzi, who surrendered to the rule of the Sith Empire circa 1020 IR (3060 BBY)

Green leaves and stem, deep purple petals, red ('blood red' if you want to be dramatic) stamens

Inedible for humans and not really recommended for Sith either

Primary association is with matriarchal power and transfer of power within female lines (contrast with the largely patriarchal nature of the Sith Empire)

Specifically, they carry strong overtones of submission, surrender, and capitulation to a greater power.

However, they have also got strong associations with (matriarchal, maternal) power in the family home, and love for and protection of one's family

Finally, they have gained an association with romantic love between women, especially when paired with Korribani Thornroses

realtalk for a sec legit nobody outside of the noble houses cares too deeply about floriography outside of what's needed to understand some quirkier aspects of high art. however, among the elite of sith society, any and all excuses to snipe and gossip will be taken.

Giving a female subordinate a gift of Ressa lilies can be a demand that they accept their position, a pointed reminder that you have authority over them, or an acceptance of their (impliedly consensual) submission.

Giving a female superior a gift of Ressa lilies is a sign of accepting their power and authority over you. With a female equal, it can be a sign of either submission or asking that they submit, depending on the intricacies of the arrangement

Giving a male equal or superior a gift of Ressa lilies is an extremely snide insult, as you're a) calling him a woman and b) demanding he submit to you in an extremely public manner

Giving a male subordinate a gift of Ressa lilies can be read as an insult, as above, but depending on the circumstances and details of the arrangement can also be a sign of (pseudo-)maternal care and/or protection extended towards the recipient. (this sign of care/protection can also be read in gifts to female subordinates, though it's rarer)

When paired with Korribani Thornroses, the meaning becomes explicitly sexual/romantic in nature. Queenlilies and Thornroses are frequent features of lbpq art, and both are frequently found together at lesbian/wlw wedding ceremonies etc in the wider Empire

NB: A lot of the subtleties wrt submission is lost in their use in the wider Empire, where they are generally only associated with wlw and with matriarchal/maternal power

With particular reference to high art: wilted Ressa lilies are associated with a loss of female/feminine/matriarchal power. One of the most famous paintings of Queen Ressa herself prominently features her namesake flowers not just wilting, but being crushed underfoot by a (nameless, faceless) female Sith. (note: the Sith depicted was originally Darth Nyriss, the Dark Council member whom Ressa surrendered to, but the painting was recommissioned following Nyriss's fall from the Emperor's grace)

Important note: none of this necessarily references BDSM though this isn't to say that those overtones aren't sometimes present, especially if one involves Thornroses in the arrangement (or the art, or etc)

Second important note: Yes, this is all binarist as hell. Whether an individual transperson is flattered or insulted by a gift of Ressa lilies will mostly depend on a) how much they understand flowers and b) how much they enjoy being thought of as feminine.

Reversed, Ressa lilies are a sign of defiance in the face of a greater power, and refusal to flinch in the face of adversity. Reversed in an arrangement given to a superior is equivalent to telling them to go fuck themselves. When reversed however, they largely lose their gender-specific connotations.

again 99% of this is only cared about by 1% of sith society but them’s the breaks

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Cayucos Fire Station to be rebuilt

Cayucos Fire Station to be rebuilt

–As the rebuilding of Cayucos Fire Station 11 is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks, it will be decommissioned effective Aug. 21. A closed, small, and informal flag-lowering ceremony will be held in honor of the long-time facility and those who served there. The construction is expected to take two years. Once completed, we will hold a recommissioning ceremony to celebrate the reopening.

B…

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52-Year-Old Coast Guard Cutter Heads to Bahrain for Second Career

The U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the 52-year-old cutter Mellon during a ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Base Seattle. Mellon was one of the Coast Guard's two remaining Hamilton-class high endurance cutters, which are being replaced by the new Legend-class national security cutters as the service's main long-range asset.

Mellon's keel was laid on July 25, 1966, at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans. She was launched the following year and commissioned on January 9, 1968. The cutter was named after Andrew W. Mellon, who served as treasury secretary from 1921-1932.

Over the past 52 years, Mellon's crews conducted operations all over the world. From 1969 through 1972, Mellon's crews served in the Vietnam War, performing naval gunfire support missions and patrolling Southeast Asian waters to prevent the smuggling of weapons into Vietnam. Mellon's war service earned the ship the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.

In the late-1970s and 1980s, the Mellon responded to multiple major search and rescue operations. In 1974, she played a key role in the rescue of crew members from the Italian supertanker Giovanna Lolli-Ghetti, which sank off Hawaii after an explosion and fire. In 1980, Mellon helped rescue 510 passengers and crew who had been evacuated into lifecrafts from the burning cruise ship Prinsendam in the Gulf of Alaska.

In 1985, Mellon underwent a life-extension overhaul, and she was recommissioned in 1989. The cutter established several Coast Guard firsts, including the first of five Hamilton-class high endurance cutters to have a Harpoon anti-ship missile system installed. Mellon was also the first - and only - Coast Guard cutter to test-fire a Harpoon missile.

Mellon has been a familiar and welcome presence on the U.S. West Coast for decades. She was originally homeported in Honolulu, and she transitioned to Seattle in 1981. During her regular Bering Sea patrols, Mellon conducted search and rescue operations and enforced the regulations that keep Alaska's fisheries productive and safe. Off the Pacific coast of Central America, Mellon's boarding teams routinely interdicted drug smugglers on the high seas.

During the cutter's last year in service, 20 officers and 160 enlisted crew members patrolled the Bering Sea and the Northern Pacific near Japan for more than 230 days, conducting 100 safety and fisheries boardings of U.S.-, Chinese-, Korean-, Japanese- and Russian-flagged fishing vessels and participating in five search-and-rescue cases.

"It has truly been an honor to serve as the final commanding officer for Coast Guard Cutter Mellon," said Capt. Jonathan Musman. "The officers, chiefs and crew for this final year have been truly remarkable and can hold their heads high as they operated Mellon with distinction across the North Pacific on three deployments serving our nation. The reliability of the cutter is a product of years and years of properly taking care of this beloved [ship]."

The decommissioning does not mean that Mellon will retire. “While Mellon’s service to the U.S. Coast Guard now ends, the ship will continue its legacy of good maritime governance after transfer to the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Royal Naval Force,” said Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, deputy commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area.

from Storage Containers https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/52-year-old-coast-guard-cutter-heads-to-bahrain-for-second-career via http://www.rssmix.com/

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Volta Regional Minister justifies recommissioning of new ambulances

Volta Regional Minister justifies recommissioning of new ambulances

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, has defended his decision to hold another ceremony before distributing the new ambulances meant for his region.

After President Nana Akufo-Addo commissioned 307 ambulances for distribution nationwide on national TV this past Tuesday, Dr. Letsa feels some Volta Region residents who missed the January 28 ceremony deserve to see another form of…

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U.S. Navy to christen newest Expeditionary Fast Transport Newport

The U.S. Navy has announced that it will christen its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS Newport (T-EPF 12) on 9 November.

Ceremonial practices for christening ships in the United States are one of the most important traditions of the Navy. The ceremony of christening new ships began in the distant past, and have their roots in Europe. Today, the christening of ships became great public events, with large crowds assembled to witness the ceremony with sparkling wine.

According to a news release, Navy will hold the christening ceremony of the future USNS Newport on Saturday, November 9, at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

The principal speaker is Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, President of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Mrs. Charlotte Marshall, a Newport native, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.

“This ship honors the city of Newport, Rhode Island, and serves as a reminder of the contributions the community has and continues to make to our Navy,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Newport is a Navy town where many officers begin their careers and then return later for strategic training. It is right that a fourth ship will bear the name Newport to continue our long relationship, and provide our commanders high-speed sealift mobility and agility in the fight to defend our nation.”

The first Newport (Gunboat No. 12) was commissioned October 5, 1897. During the Spanish-American War, she received credit for assisting in the capture of nine Spanish vessels. The ship was decommissioned in 1898, but recommissioned in 1900 to serve as a training ship at the Naval Academy and at the Naval Training Station at Newport, R.I., until decommissioning in Boston in 1902.

The second Newport (PF-27) was commissioned Sept. 8, 1944 and decommissioned in September 1945 and loaned to the U.S.S.R. under Lend-Lease and returned to United States custody at Yokosuka, Japan, in November 1949. Recommissioned in July 1950, Newport patrolled off Inchon, Korea, screening during the landings. Decommissioned at Yokosuka in April 1952, she was loaned to Japan in 1953, and commissioned as Kaede (PF-13). She was then reclassified PF-293 and transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force outright in August 1962.

The third Newport (LST-1179) was commissioned on June 7, 1969. Assigned to the Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Newport alternated amphibious training operations along the east coast of the United States with extended deployments to the Caribbean and Mediterranean. She was decommissioned in October 1992, and transferred to the government of Mexico in 2001.

EPF class ships are designed to transport 600 short tons of military cargo 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots. The ship is capable of operating in shallow-draft ports and waterways, interfacing with roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities, and on/off-loading a combat-loaded Abrams main battle tank (M1A2).

The EPF includes a flight deck for helicopter operations and an off-load ramp that will allow vehicles to quickly drive off the ship. EPF’s shallow draft (less than 15 feet) further enhances littoral operations and port access. This makes the EPF an extremely flexible asset for support of a wide range of operations including maneuver and sustainment, relief operations in small or damaged ports, flexible logistics support, or as the key enabler for rapid transport.

from Defence Blog

The U.S. Navy has announced that it will christen its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS Newport (T-EPF 12) on 9 November.

Ceremonial practices for christening ships in the United States are one of the most important traditions of the Navy. The ceremony of christening new ships began in the distant past, and have their roots in Europe. Today, the christening of ships became great public events, with large crowds assembled to witness the ceremony with sparkling wine.

According to a news release, Navy will hold the christening ceremony of the future USNS Newport on Saturday, November 9, at the Austal USA shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

The principal speaker is Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, President of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Mrs. Charlotte Marshall, a Newport native, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.

“This ship honors the city of Newport, Rhode Island, and serves as a reminder of the contributions the community has and continues to make to our Navy,” said Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Newport is a Navy town where many officers begin their careers and then return later for strategic training. It is right that a fourth ship will bear the name Newport to continue our long relationship, and provide our commanders high-speed sealift mobility and agility in the fight to defend our nation.”

The first Newport (Gunboat No. 12) was commissioned October 5, 1897. During the Spanish-American War, she received credit for assisting in the capture of nine Spanish vessels. The ship was decommissioned in 1898, but recommissioned in 1900 to serve as a training ship at the Naval Academy and at the Naval Training Station at Newport, R.I., until decommissioning in Boston in 1902.

The second Newport (PF-27) was commissioned Sept. 8, 1944 and decommissioned in September 1945 and loaned to the U.S.S.R. under Lend-Lease and returned to United States custody at Yokosuka, Japan, in November 1949. Recommissioned in July 1950, Newport patrolled off Inchon, Korea, screening during the landings. Decommissioned at Yokosuka in April 1952, she was loaned to Japan in 1953, and commissioned as Kaede (PF-13). She was then reclassified PF-293 and transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force outright in August 1962.

The third Newport (LST-1179) was commissioned on June 7, 1969. Assigned to the Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Newport alternated amphibious training operations along the east coast of the United States with extended deployments to the Caribbean and Mediterranean. She was decommissioned in October 1992, and transferred to the government of Mexico in 2001.

EPF class ships are designed to transport 600 short tons of military cargo 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots. The ship is capable of operating in shallow-draft ports and waterways, interfacing with roll-on/roll-off discharge facilities, and on/off-loading a combat-loaded Abrams main battle tank (M1A2).

The EPF includes a flight deck for helicopter operations and an off-load ramp that will allow vehicles to quickly drive off the ship. EPF’s shallow draft (less than 15 feet) further enhances littoral operations and port access. This makes the EPF an extremely flexible asset for support of a wide range of operations including maneuver and sustainment, relief operations in small or damaged ports, flexible logistics support, or as the key enabler for rapid transport.

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