#Alfred Vogel

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Cardverse: A Case Study (that really isn't one.)

Hello gaymers and happy new year! Today we will be revisiting an old official au called Cardverse. Keep in mind that this is going to be an entirely different version of it rather than canon Cardverse, and 90% of it will be just my sorry behind rambling about the wonders and glories of political relations and why IT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GO.

🔶Kingdom of Diamonds🔶

Ruler: Our Majesty Francis Bonnefoy, King/Queen of Diamonds; Beside him Prime Minister Erika Vogel and Royal Financial Advisor Vasch Zwingli (spelt his name wrong ik.)

The Kingdom of Diamonds; one of the wealthiest kingdoms in the land with a very turbulent history. Centuries ago, the king and queen upheld the most power (aside from Lords and Aristocrats). This imbalance of power would spark a revolt that would last for decades until a new form of government was put into place. (Not really.)

The Kingdom of Diamonds lies South, known for their very warm climates which contribute to their bountiful crops. They are responsible for 75% of the food distribution to other neighboring kingdoms. They are sometimes subsequently referred to as the "Brighter South" due to the amount of sunshine that contributes to their warm climate. However, they are often hindered by bad storms and monsoons from June until November.

While still under a monarchy, the Diamonds kingdom has it's own prime minister that keeps everything and everyone in check, this includes the king (or queen). Erika and Vasch act as some sort of caretaker for Francis, making sure that he's safe and not frivolously spending his inheritance on useless things such as new land, etc. Some have said that the King/Queen is too incompetent to be ruling a kingdom due to several factors: His emotional sensitivity, him being a people pleaser, and his overly flamboyant nature. Other has praised the king in his efforts in helping improve the lives of his people and his kind nature.

♠️The United Spades♠️

Ruler: Commander in Chief and President Alfred F. Jones; beside him Vice President Arthur Kirkland, and Secretary of State Chun-Yan Wang

From a small monarchy to one of the largest democracies in the land, The United Spades (actual name The United Spades of Aces) holds a lot of power than one may know.

They reside North, having to deal with several harsh winters. The Spades Kingdom has many various industrial sites. Unfortunately because of this, it is said to be the kingdom with the highest recorded rate of pollution.

The birth of the Spade's democracy still remains under debate by some historians. Some may have suggested it had ended after the death of the President's mother, who was said to be the last Queen of what once was the Kingdom of Spades. Others may have concluded that it emerged at the end of some sort of civil war; though these events had coincided with each other. Despite these events, the Spades are relatively young.

While he holds much authority over everyone, Alfred does struggle to keep many things in check; some praise him for his hard work while others criticize him for hurting some aspect of his community.

❤️The Kingdom of Hearts❤️

Ruler: Queen S̶͕̯̳͇̰͉̬̻̈́̃̿̈́͌̎͝ä̵̡̡͉̮̦̼̻̬̦̭́̄̓͝ḱ̸̛̜͉̀͑̆̊̈̚͠ų̵̠̤͚̥̻̀͗̋̌͋̇̌̏͋̍r̷͇̫̱̩̗̥̺̋̀͜͝a̵̢͕̯̙̓͐̔̓ ̶͇̜̯͍͍̥̩̟̹̣͗̀͛̔̍͑̈̕H̵̢͖͖͊͘ö̷̡̤̱̟̬̗̲́̆͂̾̇̊̚͠ń̶̢̧̠̓̂̚͜d̵̘͚̟̲̮͙͚̮͚̃́͛͋͒͐̄a̵̢͕͔̜̙͂̈́͌̅̈́͜ Lucrezia Vargas and King Ludwig Beilschmidt of the Hearts Kingdom.

The Hearts Kingdom resides in the western portion of the lands, also known as the "Western Kingdom" or "The Wild West". Much like the Empire of Clubs, they have a very fair climate. Average to the point where there is not much to comment on.

Not much is known about the Heart's Kingdom or what it's known for. It is rumored that the current queen isn't the real queen, and that something must've happened behind closed doors. Despite Ludwig being king and having the same amount of power, Lucrezia has the most authority over everybody. There is something about her that'll give you an aching feeling in your gut. But who is Sakura?

♣️The Empire of Clubs♣️

Ruler: Emperor Ivan Braginsky and Empress Elizabeta Hedevary and Jack of all trades Clubs Roderich Edelstein

The Empire of Clubs lies just to the east, majority of its territory landlocked by mountains and valleys. It's a place where not much goes on, not even among the monarchs who hold the power of the world within their hands. Some travelers from other kingdoms will return with how reserved most of the people are, giving them this quiet reputation.

Although quiet, they are well known for their clean environment and vast green valleys. Because of this they have a very diverse ecosystem and dedicate their fundings to preserving the homes of many species whether by land or by sea. It is even rumored that Ivan has a giant pet polar that was stolen from a neighboring kingdom elsewhere. Although due to the privacy of the royals, this cannot be confirmed nor denied.

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Hello I was wondering if you could do a Batfam x teen reader, where the reader is like Lara croft from Tom Raider. The reader love going on adventure to ancient ruin and collect artefacts. The story is up to you, of course!

Thanks you for your amazing writing!

(sorry, English isn't my first language)

I can do it! I remember watching Angelina Jolie in the role, I loved it! Thanks for the compliment anon. Don't worry, English isn't my first language too.

Summary: (Y/N) loved collecting artefacts. It can come in helpful sometimes.

Warnings: looking for the Holy Lance, mentions of Jesus and religious content, Matthias Vogel is here as an enemy, (Y/N) is scared of him, mentions of near death experience, Bruce is a protective dad.

Out of all the children he has, Bruce sees (Y/N) the least. He comes here for a few weeks and then he is of on another adventure. Bruce was very skeptical of him, but to say that would be hypocritical is an understatement.

So Bruce taught him every skill he knows to help him on his adventures. The boys did so too and they were always interested in what he collected. They all listened to the stories with a lot of interest and Bruce made a little museum in the manor.

Bruce knew that (Y/N) would do this for as long as he lives, because he was always adventures, even when he was a kid. Bruce had so much scares with him and a few gray hairs to prove it.

At the moment, (Y/N) was back home in USA, Gotham, New Jersey. He was sleeping in his room, knocked out from exhaustion. Bruce picked him up from the airport late last night while others were getting ready to go on patrol.

Bruce decided to leave (Y/N) sleeping and the others were going to be surprised. Damian loved his older brother to death and he missed him during his adventures, even though Damian would rather die than to admit it.

Bruce was in the kitchen, drinking the coffee that Alfred has prepared for him. He waited for his sons to come down. (Y/N) would probably come down in a few hours at best, but he did sleep through the entire flight. Maybe he could come down during breakfast.

" I see you are more relaxed master Bruce. " Alfred noted, turned to the stove, making some eggs for him.

" I am. (Y/N) is back and I can finally feel more relaxed. " Bruce explained and Alfred raised his brow.

" He is? "

" Yes, we came back when the others were getting ready for patrol. It will be a nice surprise. "

" Where was he this time? " Alfred asked.

" He was in Egypt. He looked for a temple and something that I can't even pronounce. " Bruce said and Alfred nodded, serving him the eggs.

The others were getting down too and the piled into the kitchen. There were quiet murmurs of good mornings and a grunt from Jason.

" I miss (Y/N). " Dick said, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

" Me too. " Tim chimed in, already having a cup of coffee in hands.

Jason just sighed quietly, not in the mood to talk. He was never and never will be a morning person. " Where is he anyway father? "

" Egypt. " Bruce answered shortly, sipping more of his coffee. Damian just nodded, rubbing his eyes too. He yawned behind his hand, thanking Alfred for bringing him the food.

" Good morning. "

Four heads whipped to look at the entrance door, all various stages of shock. Dick leapt from his chair, embracing his brother tightly. Jason followed after blinking a few times and Tim and Damian nearly trampled over one another to embrace their brother.

(Y/N) smiled, trying to breathe.

" I love you both, but you kind of need to let me go. " (Y/N) wheezed out and they did let him go, sitting back down at their spots.

" When did you come back? " Damian asked, pouring him some coffee.

" You were going on patrol on at the time. " (Y/N) explained and everyone but Alfred looked at Bruce.

" I wanted to surprise you all. " Bruce just explained and there were a few huffs heard. He chuckled at the displeasure of not knowing where their brother is.

" And what did you find? " Jason asked and (Y/N) started talking. Bruce hid his smile behind his mug. He knew that it would be like this for another few weeks before (Y/N) goes on another adventure.

" Wow. And Bruce brought you here without telling us. " Jason said, giving Bruce a mock glare.

" He was exhausted and he needed his sleep. " Bruce explained himself and Jason just shook his head.

" Does it really matter? It's a nice surprise. " Alfred chimed in and Jason had to agree. It was nice to see his brother.

" Where do you think you are going next? " Tim asked and (Y/N) tilted his head in thought.

" I don't know. Maybe find the Arc of the Covenant or something like that. " Everyone laughed at that and (Y/N) with them. Maybe he should embark on such religious adventure. Especially in regard to the Catholic Church. Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to find that Arc.

" Maybe you should. " Jason noted.

" Maybe I will and go down in history as the person who found the Arc of the Covenant. " (Y/N) laughed as he drank his coffee. Maybe he should.

" And then we can claim more fame. " Tim joked, sending the table into an another wave of laughter.

(Y/N)'s mask itched on his face as he walked with Bruce through the Zeta tube. He only wore when he was needed for the Justice League as an expert on ancient artefacts. They had an expert on magical artifacts and then they had (Y/N).

Bruce wanted to protect (Y/N)'s identity since they had new heroes coming to the League. (Y/N) sighed quietly, adjusting the mask. He just wanted to rip this mask off, but he couldn't due to Bruce.

" Just an hour or so and then you can go home. " Bruce said, not ever looking back as they walked through the halls to the conference room. Apparently they had some rumors about the power that the Holy Lance has.

The Lance also had some blood of Jesus Christ when he was crucified and according to some magic wielders there is also mind control in the mix too.

It was something that the Justice League wanted to have, to safe keep, away from the League of Light, considering that if it fell into wrong hands, there would be a lot of chaos and terror from the Light.

(Y/N) has heard of it and has heard it's legend, but there were already lances claiming to be the holy one, so he didn't really bother with searching one. Apparently there is one under the St. Peter's Basilica and there is one in Vienna too.

(Y/N) shook his head as he saw Superman and Wonder Woman. The trio exchanged hugs and some kisses, at least on Wonder Woman's side. (Y/N) was considered a nephew and that meant that they worried for him when he was away on his adventures.

When ever (Y/N) was out on his adventures, Superman listened intently. Clark told (Y/N) a few years back that if he was ever in trouble that didn't seem like he could get out of, call.

It has only happened once and not even Bruce knows about. (Y/N) didn't want to worry him.

" Oh my dear nephew, where have you been? " She asked, leading him to the conference room, leaving the two men behind. Wonder Woman loved (Y/N) a lot and she often complained that she wasn't seeing him enough, but she knew that going on adventures is his pure passion.

She is not going to take that away from him. She is not evil.

The two fell into a nice conversation, sitting next to each other. Bruce and Clark stepped in, along side Hal, Victor, Barry and Arthur. They also got visibly excited at the sight of their rarely seen bat kid. There were pats on the back and some side hugs.

" Okay, now that we have all gathered here, we can start. " Batman said and everyone grumbled.

" We see this kid rarely as it is and you want to work? You are cruel. " Green Lantern grumbled, Flash nodding in agreement. Cyborg and Aquaman agreed, but they didn't voice it.

" This is an important meeting for an important mission. We have no time to waste. "

(Y/N) suppressed a chuckle. To him, his father was always funny when he was trying to sound so strict and scary. (Y/N) knew early on that Batman and Bruce Wayne are two different people. And when you live with him long enough, it becomes funny.

" Now, what we are looking for is this lance. " Bruce said, pressing a few buttons to show a picture on the screen. " It's supposedly a lance that was used to stab Jesus Christ during his crucifixion. It's supposed to have some blood of Jesus on it. But the reason why we are looking for it's because it has a power. Mind control. " Bruce paused, nodding to (Y/N).

" There are about 3 lances claiming to be the Holy Lance. One is Rome, on is in Krakow and the other one is in Vienna. But there is no proof that they are the real deal. The information that I have says that it could be found in Armenia. Fun fact, Hitler was obsessed with it. " (Y/N) said, tapping on the screen. It's a photograph of a cave.

" Now, this is the place where it's supposed to be, but it's not confirmed. With the help of my dad, we intercepted intel from Matthias Vogel. He is a treasure hunter and a leader of mercenaries. They haven't confirmed it yet, but I did. I talked to my sources and friends and I have confirmed it. Do you have an idea what the cave is?" (Y/N) asked, shifting in his chair.

" The tomb of Jesus. " Superman chimed in.

" You are correct. He is officially buried in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but the body can't be traced back to Jesus. The Church was built near the crucifixion site, according to the Bible. " (Y/N) finished and everyone else was shocked at the knowledge that (Y/N) showed. Holy shit.

" Wow. " Flash said, making (Y/N) chuckle.

" Yeah, I know. " (Y/N) said and Bruce had to suppress a smile. (Y/N) was his boy.

" We are going first thing tomorrow. " Batman announced and the meeting was over. The father son duo looked at each. Bruce knew that Vogel is (Y/N)'s enemy and that worried him. (Y/N) is a skilled person, but this is something that Bruce would never take lightly.

(Y/N) was trained very well and he managed to take Deathstroke once, but Vogel nearly killed (Y/N) once. That was the time that Bruce doesn't know about Superman's help. (Y/N) came home a bit wrecked, but he did tell Bruce that Vogel has tried to kill him. He didn't know about Superman's help and (Y/N) lied to Bruce about the extent of his injuries.

Everyone left Bruce and (Y/N) alone and (Y/N) walked up to Bruce who was still sitting down.

" We have to bring Robin. " (Y/N) said quietly, leaning down to hug Bruce. He knew that his dad was angry about the near death experience and Bruce gave him a hug.

" We will. I'm more concerned about Vogel. If Robin finds out about him, he is going to kill him. " Bruce replied, just as quietly. He didn't want to think about it.

He was just happy to have his son alive and well.

The flight to Armenia went through without a hitch. It was easy and the ride to the cave, where Jesus is supposed to be buried. Matthias Vogel was nowhere to be seen and (Y/N) wanted to keep it that way. Damian sat down next to (Y/N) in the car and he could understand how freeing this is.

Thankfully, they went in the autumn, when the weather is was just perfect. Not to hot and not to cold. Damian already made a note to ask (Y/N) to join in on one adventure.

" Here it is. " (Y/N) announced, looking through the sunglasses. Damian and (Y/N) jumped out, walking towards it. Batman and the others followed close behind. Hal made some light with his ring and Cyborg analyzed it with his vision.

" It seems to be going deeper. If we move the big rock, then we will be able to get through. " He said, looking around.

Superman quickly moved it and Batman went first. Everything was quiet at first, before (Y/N) heard a familiar voice.

" It's here. It's a shame that (Y/N) isn't here. " Matthias Vogel said and (Y/N) froze. Flash took them all out. They were knocked out within a second.

They didn't see them coming.

" Okay, lets take the lance and go. This is one of the easier missions we have ever had. I don't want to mess it up. " Robin said and (Y/N) took the Lance.

(Y/N) still felt uneasy at the voice of Mathias Vogel. He didn't want to know what the sentence meant and he didn't want to guess. He woke up in the middle of the night, gasping for air.

He felt scared for the first time in a year. He stood up on shaky legs as he went to Bruce's room. He tried to breath normally, but he couldn't.

The nightmare took everything out of him as he opened the door quietly. Bruce lifted his head up, opening his eyes. (Y/N) didn't have to say anything, he just lifted the covers up.

(Y/N) closed the door behind himself, before crawling under them. Bruce wrapped him up in the warm covers, bringing him closer to him. He gave him a kiss on the head before (Y/N) buried his head into Bruce's chest.

" Nothing will happen to you. " Bruce said quietly in the dark, as if he knew what has scared (Y/N).

(Y/N) teared up a little and Bruce embraced him tightly. (Y/N) closed his eyes once more as he tried sleep.

(Y/N) and Bruce fell asleep, (Y/N) feeling safe in his father's arms.

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Gänsesäger, Merganser merganser | Die Vogel (1913) | Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) | Biodiversity Heritage Library

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Hetalia Human Names

NOTE: This is my personal interpretation and the names may diverge from canon and established fanon. Also I might update this every so often to make it more accurate, depending on the information I find.

Table of Contents

The Main Characters

Western Europe

Northern Europe

Eastern Europe

Southern Europe

Western Asia

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania

Micronations

Former nations

The Main Characters

Italy Veneziano: Feliciano Vergano

I chose the name Vergano instead as it keeps the essense of the original surname, but is actually Italian.

Italy Romano: Lovino Vergano

Germany: Ludwig Beilschmidt

Japan: Kiku Honda

Prussia: Gilbert Beilschmidt

America: Alfred Franklin Jones

I like the headcanon of his middle name being "Freedom", but Franklin is my personal favourite.

England: Arthur James Kirkland

I came across this in a fic a while back and never looked back. This man needs a middle name.

France: Francis Bonnefoy

Russia: Ivan Braginsky

China: Yao Wang

Canada: Matthew Williams

Western Europe

Austria: Roderich Edelstein

Belgium: Laura Janssens

Liechtenstein: Erika Vogel

Luxembourg: Henri Janssens

I've also used the name Gabriel before, but it doesn't seem to be used much in Luxembourg, so Henri would be more fitting.

Monaco: Louise Bonnefoy

The name Louise and it's masculine variant, Louis, appear a few times in the Monaguesque royal family.

Netherlands: Willem Janssens

Willem appears a few times in the Dutch royal family, and it sounds a bit older than other suggested names, which reflects his age and general vibes imo. I really like this name.

Switzerland: Sebastian Zwingli

Personally I see his name "Basch" as a nickname for Sebastian. It's also easy to adapt to his official languages: Sebastian/Sébastién/Sebastiano. The Romansh variant would be Bistgaun, but the archaic version seems to be Bastgaun, which is more similar to Basch. I headcanon that he goes by the name "Basch" in all languages to make it more cohesive.

Northern Europe

Denmark: Mathias Rasmussen

I'm from Scandinavia myself and I don't know if it's widespread, but I've heard people say "all Danish people are named Rasmus" more than once, so I like to incorporate that into his surname.

Estonia: Eduard Kaasik

Around 50% of Estonia is covered in forest, and one of the most common tree types is birch. Kaasik is a common surname and means "birch forest".

Finland: Timo Väinämöinen

Iceland: Eiríkur Steinsson

Steinsson means "son of Stein (given name meaning stone)",. Also Emil isn't traditionally Icelandic, but it's widely used. Personally though, I prefer the name Eiríkur.

Latvia: Raivis Bērziņš

The surname Galante corresponds with the modern Latvian opera singer Inese Galante, but I couldn't find anything to suggest it's commonly used or that it's Latvian at all. Bērziņš is one of the most used Latvian surnames and means "birch tree", like Estonia's surname. Personally, I don't see the Baltics as siblings, but I think this would be a cute reference.

Also, based on what I read, surnames became common in Latvia around the 19th century, with Bērziņš being one of them. Latvia could have picked up whatever the people around him (Estonia) was using and made it his own.

Lithuania: Tolys Laurinaitis

Norway: Sigurd Bondevik

Sweden: Berwald Oxenstierna

Eastern Europe

Belarus: Natalya Arlovskaya

Bulgaria: Mihail Petrov Isporov

Isporov is the family name and is derived from an alternative name of Asparukh, the first king of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Czech: Tereza Novakova

Hungary: Erzsébet Héderváry

Moldova: Marcel Popescu

Poland: Feliks Łukasiewicz

Romania: Vladislav Popescu

Slovakia: Jozef Novak

Ukraine: Iryna Chernenko

Southern Europe

Greece: Herakles Karpusi

Portugal: João Silva Ferreira

Spain: Antonio Fernandez Carriedo

Western Asia

Cyprus: Stasinos Karpusi

Stasinos was one of the first European poets who wrote the epic poem Cypria.

Turkey: Sadiq Adnan

TRNC: Tarkan Adnan

South Asia

India: Rajesh Thakur

East Asia

Hong Kong: Leon Wang / Wong Kulung

Macau: Chen Wang

South Korea: Im Yong-soo

Taiwan: Mei Lin

Southeast Asia

Thailand: Prasert Chakri

Vietnam: Lien Nguyen

Africa

Cameroon: Emmanuel Mawdo Ahidjo

Many of the most commonly used forenames in Cameroon are of French or English origins, such as Emmanuel.

Mawdo means ‘elder’ in Fulfulde.

Ahidjo refers to the first president of Cameroon.

Egypt: Gupta Muhammad Hassan

Seychelles: Michelle Mancham

Americas

Cuba: Carlos Machado Rodríguez

Oceania

Australia: Daniel Kirkland

New Zealand: Zachary Kirkland

Micronations

Hutt River: Christopher Kirkland

Kugelmugel: Leopold Edelstein

Ladonia: Erland Oxenstierna

Molossia: Jacob Jones

"JJ" :)

Sealand: Peter Kirkland

Seborga: Romeo Vergano

Okay listen. I have no explaination, I just really like this name. Also, if the names of the trio is Peter, Wendy, and Romeo, they're all named after characters from literature. I think that's fun.

Wy: Wendy Kirkland

Former Nations

Ancient Egypt: Neferure

References the only biological child of Hatshepsut.

Ancient Greece: Helene

Ancient Rome: Marcus Valerius Maximus

Marcus is the praenomina (given name) and refers to how Romulus and Remus were said to have been twins of Mars, the god.

Valerius is the nomen gentilicium (hereditary name) and means “to be strong”.

Maximus is the cognomen and means “the greatest”.

Germania: Alaric

Holy Roman Empire: Otto Beilschmidt

Personally I like the idea that HRE and Germany aren't the same person, but share the same body.

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Ehrungsabend des DRK Mosbach

Ehrungsabend des DRK Mosbach Mosbach. (sb) Der Rotkreuz-Ehrungsabend im Begegnungszentrum „fideljo“ ist inzwischen schon eine kleine Tradition. Präsident Gerhard Lauth, Geschäftsführer Guido Wenzel und die Kreisbereitschaftsleiter Marco Berg und Urban Fuchs nutzten das Treffen, um vor dem gemeinsamen Essen verdiente Rotkreuzler im Ehren- und Hauptamt ebenso zu würdigen wie Neu-Rentner und erfolgreiche Absolventen der Notfallsanitäter-Ausbildung. Lauth rief jeden einzelnen zu sich und würdigte die Engagierten mit persönlichen Worten, bevor Urkunden, Spangen, Geschenkkörbe, Gutscheine und „Flüssiges“ überreicht wurden. Glückwünsche gab es auch von Sandra Kreis, Personalleiterin und Stellvertretende Geschäftsführerin. Am Ehrenamt ist nichts „Verstaubtes“ Der Abend in trauter Runde sei zu einer schönen Einrichtung geworden, begrüßte Gerhard Lauth die Teilnehmer, besonders Ehrenmitglied Alfred Uihlein. Ausdrücklich sagte er „Danke“ an alle Engagierten. Sie seien mit Herzblut dabei. Im Hauptamt sei man berufen zu helfen, im Ehrenamt spüre man das Bedürfnis, sich für andere einzubringen. „Das ist Teil unserer Kultur“, so Lauth, „und es ist unwahrscheinlich wichtig, das hochzuhalten.“ Auch wenn die Begriffe „Ehren“ und „Amt“ für manchen vielleicht veraltet klängen: „Da ist nichts Verstaubtes dran, im Gegenteil, das sollte in unserer Gesellschaft viel verbreiteter sein“, betonte der Präsident. Beginnend mit dem Mosbacher Wachenleiter Jan Albrecht rief er zunächst die „25-jährigen“ Dienstjubilare zu sich. Gewürdigt wurden Notfallsanitäter Frank Götz, Hausmeister Jürgen Bangert und Tamara Fischer-Pummer, Leiterin der Sozialen Dienste, sowie Walter Henn, aktuell stellvertretender Rettungsdienstleiter. Abonnieren Sie kostenlos unseren NOKZEIT-KANAL auf Whatsapp. Ein großes Dankeschön gab es für die in diesem Jahr in den Ruhestand gehendenMitarbeiter. Dazu zählen Michael Borho, Ulla Skorok, Elvira Mohr, Christina Jakubaschk und Petra Hartmann. Weiterbildung ist auch beim Roten Kreuz wichtig. Und so würdigte Lauth die Notfallsanitäter Jan Hettinger, jetzt auch Leitstellendisponent, sowie Fabian Rossnagel, Maximilian Sauer und Antonia Lang, die sich zum Praxisanleiter weiterqualifizierten. Yannick Spohrer setzte die Ausbildung als Organisatorischer Leiter im Rettungsdienst auf seinen Notfallsanitäter „drauf“. Eine Sonderehrung erfuhr Praxisanleiter Henning Waschitschek für 30 Jahre Engagement unter anderem in der Psychosozialen Notfallversorgung sowie für 32 Jahre als Ausbilder. Treue Unterstützer und Urgesteine Weiter ging es mit den Auszeichnungen für die Ehrenamtlichen. Persönlich geehrt wurden Christoph Rastert von der Bereitschaft Elztal und Verena Waschitschek vom Ortsverein Limbach, aktuell stellvertretende Kreisverbandsärztin, für 25 Jahre. Für 30 Jahre Treue wurde der langjährige Limbacher Bereitschaftsleiter Christoph Knapp ausgezeichnet. „Wir sind froh, dass wir ihn haben“, sagte Gerhard Lauth in seiner Laudatio für Guido Wenzel, der dem Roten Kreuz seit 35 Jahren die Treue hält, in seinem Heimatort Steinenbronn Bereitschaftsleiter war und seit dem 1. Juli 2023 in Mosbach Kreisgeschäftsführer ist. Für 40 Jahre Treue wurde Schwesternhelferin Renate Hack geehrt, ebenso wie Erich Merkert, Ehrenmitglied im Ortsverein Billigheim. 45 Jahre sind Schwesternhelferin Rosalinde Demel sowie Erika und Friedhelm Maßholder von der Bereitschaft Mosbach dabei. Dieter Kautzmann, DRK-Urgestein und seit 2006 Rotkreuzbeauftragter, wurde ebenfalls für 45 Jahre Mitgliedschaft beim Ortsverein Mosbach ausgezeichnet. Für stolze 50 Jahre Treue wurde Karola Donau aus Mosbach geehrt. Auf bemerkenswerte 55 Jahre Mitgliedschaft blicken Rudolf Trabold von der Bereitschaft Stein am Kocher und Martin Kiefner vom Ortsverein Elztal zurück. Eine besondere Ehrung erfuhr Kurt Vogel: Er ist seit 60 Jahren Mitglied im Ortsverein Mosbach und war lange Zeit Fahrdienstleiter, heute würde man sagen Rettungsdienstleiter im Kreisverband. Lobende Worte fand Gerhard Lauth auch für den Nachwuchs. Neun junge Männer und Frauen haben im Frühjahr und Herbst dieses Jahres die Ausbildung zum Notfallsanitäter bzw. zur Notfallsanitäterin erfolgreich abgeschlossen und verstärken nun den DRK-Rettungsdienst: Jana Woitsch, Jule Reichert, Vera Ernst, Benjamin Schibor, Enni Litke, Luisa Madinsky, Johanna Hilpert, Denis Sprung und Benedikt Walter. Zum Abschluss des offiziellen Teils gab es nochmals ein Musikstück, wobei die beiden jungen Sängerinnen der Musikschule Mosbach und ihr Klavierbegleiter Martin Daab nicht ohne eine Zugabe von der Bühne gehen durften. Treue DRK-Ehrenamtliche im Überblick - 25 Jahre: Christoph Rastert (Elztal), Verena Waschitschek (Limbach), Roswitha Keller (Billigheim-Allfeld), Renate Reinmuth (Neunkirchen). - 30 Jahre: Christoph Knapp, Birgit Link, (beide Limbach), Erich Nelius (Schwarzach), Edeltraud D’Urso (Schwesternhelferin), Regina Wirth, Sigrid Wirth (beide Neunkirchen), Henning Waschitschek. - 35 Jahre: Alexander Brauch (Schwarzach), Sascha Haderspeck (Hüffenhardt), Frank Hetzler (Schefflenz), Norman Rückert (Limbach), Guido Wenzel. - 40 Jahre: Renate Hack (Schwesternhelferin), Erich Merkert (Billigheim). - 45 Jahre: Uwe Basler (Hüffenhardt), Klaus Brutscher (Mosbach), Rosalinde Demel (Schwesternhelferin), Dr. Lothar Hassling, Dieter Kautzmann, Erika Maßholder, Friedhelm Maßholder (alle Mosbach), Dr. Christoph Kaltenmaier (Aglasterhausen). - 50 Jahre: Karola Donau (Mosbach). - 55 Jahre: Martin Kiefner (Elztal), Rudolf Trabold (Stein am Kocher). - 60 Jahre: Kurt Vogel (Mosbach).   Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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List of names used in House Sorrows (updated as characters introduced)

ALL NAMES ARE ARRANGED IN GIVEN NAME - SURNAME ORDER NORDICS

Iceland -- Jóhannes "Jói" Hrafnsson

Norway -- Halvard "Halle" Sørensen

Denmark -- Henrik Pedersen

Sweden -- Björn Eriksson

Finland -- Timo Järvinen

EASTERN/CENTRAL EUROPE

Estonia -- Eduard Tamm (credit to hetaestoniahq for suggesting Tamm as a more appropriate surname)

Latvia -- Raivis Gailītis

Lithuania -- Tolvydas "Tolys" Laurinaitis (I will be using Tolys instead of Tolvydas as his full name for the sake of ease)

Poland -- Feliks Łukasiewicz

Belarus -- Natalya Dmitrievna Arlovskaya (Наталля Дзмітрыеўна Арловская)

Ukraine -- Iryna Mykolaivna Chernenko (Ірина Миколаївна Черненко)

Russia -- Ivan Maxsim Braginsky (Иван Макси́мович Брагинский)

Hungary -- Erzsébet Héderváry

Czechia -- Teréza Jelinkova

WESTERN EUROPE

England/UK -- Arthur Kirkland

Scotland -- Alasdair Ross (Alasdair suggested by inkcoffinz)

France -- Francis Bonnefoy

Belgium -- Manon Vermeulen

Germany -- Ludwig Beilschmidt

Prussia -- Gilbert Beilschmidt

Austria -- Roderich Edelstein

Liechtenstein -- Erika Vogel

SOUTHERN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS

Spain -- Antonio Fernández Carriedo

EAST ASIA

Japan -- Kiku Honda (本田菊; Honda Kiku)

China -- Yao Wang (王耀; Wang Yao)

Hong Kong -- KaLung Leon Wong (Wong KaLung 王嘉龍) (see post by vulpes-incendium -- I, as they suggest, decided to have him go by Leon to fit the "trendy teen" type)

Taiwan -- Xiao Mei Lin (林曉梅; Lin Xiao Mei)

South Korea -- Yong-Soo Im (Im Yong Soo, 임용수)

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Vietnam -- Kim Tiên Nguyễn

Indonesia -- Dirga (not decided yet on full name stuff, but I like this name that I saw from erkagaka)

NORTH AMERICA

America -- Alfred F. (Franklin) Jones

Canada -- Matthew Williams

AFRICA

Seychelles -- Angelique Lesperance

MICRONATIONS

Sealand -- Peter Kirkland

Ladonia -- Nils Eriksson

[mega-delicatelysuperbcollector]

"6 natural quick solutions" from magicandbeauty

6 natural quick solutions according to Swiss herbalist Dr. Alfred Vogel

[micmacatelier2]

4DE Opdracht Birds '"Ontwerp een 3D vogel op groot formaat. Aan de hand van verschillende voorstudies creëren de leerlingen een eigen unieke vogel. Met deze vogel gaan ze digitaal aan de slag en ontwerpen ze unieke filmposter voor de bekende film The Bird van Alfred Hitchcock."

[lodecoen-alma]

ALMA voorstellen van Lode 5jun2023

Hieronder twee reeksen voor een mogelijke Alma. Ik heb het altijd moeilijk om een keuze te maken. Ik krijg altijd nieuwe ideeën in een voortschrijdend creatief proces. 's Avonds kan dat al anders zijn dan 's morgens. De eerste reeks is een meer narratieve/illustratieve reeks, genaamd STORYTELLING. De tweede reeks ligt meer in het verlengde van wat we besproken hadden, en die thematiek is bloemen, planten en landschappen (maar dan wel heel eigenzinnig).

En hoe wel ik mijn uiteindelijke keuze van de drie werken nog altijd goed vind 1. Gondwanaland 2. Rainforest 3. Brush Flowers. Toch deze ochtend keek ik naar andere recente werken die ik gemaakt had, en ik vroeg me af of het voor een Alma toch niet beter was om een meer narratief illustratief onderwerp en werk te maken.

Als ik zelf een Alma bekijk, vind ik de leukste daar waar ik zelf een verhaal kan bij bedenken, en waar genoeg op staat om het leuk te vinden om naar te kijken. Daarom de Storytelling reeks. Jij weet uiteraard wat het beste is voor Alma en je publiek. Maar dat stukje 'geluk' dat je wil brengen, iedere maand, kan ook met een meer verhalende approach.

Dus bekijk het even, laat het wat bezinken. ik kijk uit naar je feedback en mogelijke keuze.

Lode

P.S.: En waarom vogels vraag je je misschien wel af? Wel, vogels, net zoals bloemen, maken me happy. Hun gezang, hun kleuren, hun karakter, wonderen van de natuur. Altijd stof om een verhaal rond te bedenken, en niet noodzakelijk "The Birds" van Alfred Hitchcock ;-)

[talbottoarbus]

Gabby Bates Mini Research

Alfred Stieglitz

Analog Photography

4/13/23

As one of the many innovators in Photography, Alfred Stieglitz was central in defining photography as a modern art form. His knowledge and skill with the camera radically changed photography from a mechanical craft to an art medium. Stieglitz's work is a reflection of his efforts to prove to America and the world that photography was a modern visual art.

Born on January 1st, 1864 in Hoboken, New Jersey to German immigrants Edward and Hedwig Steglitz. Alfred’s parents later moved to Manhattan on the upper east side. They made it an effort to enrich their children in education and the arts, as appreciators of the arts themselves. According to Alfred, he had many photographs taken of him, mainly because his mother “took great pleasure in having [him] photographed, [and]show portraits to her friends ”(20). But what most intrigued him was what went down in the darkrooms where he’d see photographers go in to develop the pictures. In 1882 Alfred traveled to Berlin, Germany to study abroad. He initially studied engineering but found the classes un-enriching to his education. He later bought his first camera and enrolled in a Photochemistry course by Dr. Hermann Wilhelm Vogel. There he learned in depth the technicality of photochemistry. His first camera was an 8 x 10 plate film camera with no shutter and required a tripod. The photos taken on this camera were printed on “the smoothest possible platinum” paper imported from England. Later throughout his career, he would use the Folmer & Schwing, Eastman, Kodak, and Reflex cameras. His early photographs as a student were made up of picturesque scenes that were compared to the framework of a painting. The techniques used to craft his photographs were platinum palladium prints. These were chemicals that could expose the chemical painted paper and could be manipulated into tones of black, gray, and brown.

Stieglitz’s style of photography is categorized in the American Modernism Art Movement. From the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, Modernism was an art movement that strived to break away from past/dated forms of expression. The art movement was the rejection of Victorian values and ideals about art. It embraced experimentalism as the final form was from abstractions. There was an emphasis on the materials used and the techniques used to perfect such abstract qualities. The narrative that speaks throughout his art is the intimate relationship he has with nature, and the people he admires. His art is the love and appreciation of the world and the connection humans have with it. He photographed objects and moments that he awed, but others deemed unimportant or ugly –“Recalling those early days, I remember my father coming upon me as I was photographing in the middle of Fifth Avenue. “Alfred, he said to me, “how can you be interested in that hideous building?” “Why, Pa '' I replied, “it is not hideous, but the new America” (45). Stieglitz had a very passionate drive to produce photographs. His methodology consisted of experimentalism and innovation, because his goal was to re-imagine photography and share stories of American life. Art critics of Stieglitz's time like Sadakichi Hartmann, also noted that Stieglitz’s craft “ lies in his bold independence which enabled him to resist all temptations to overstep the limits of photography. He never applied anything but photography "pure and simple" and disdained the assistance of retouching… He realizes that artistic photography, to become powerful and self-subsistent, must rely upon its own resources and not ornament itself with foreign plumes in order to resemble an etching, a charcoal or wash drawing, or the reproduction of an old master”. His methods were often seen as rebellious as he was “told that the camera and its materials had inherent limits, [nonetheless] he defied them” in order to go beyond the standard (9). Another example was “when told that the camera could only be used in daylight. He shut up his camera in a cellar illuminated only by a weak electric light bulb, focused on a dynamo, and made a 24-hour exposure. The resulting negative was a perfect one, effectively refuting the necessity of daylight for photography”(10).

The reason I chose Alfred Stieglitz was because I was drawn to the portraits of famous modernist artist, Georgia O’Keeffe. The book I found in the full collection of photographs was titled –Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait by Alfred Stieglitz– which opened up with an introductory summary of Stieglitz’s life and personal accounts by O’Keeffe herself. Stieglitz began photographing O’Keeffe shortly after their relationship began and throughout their marriage. These portraits of O’Keeffe were specifically capturing the most intimate parts of her body that made her an artist. Her hands are a prominent motif that repeats in these portraits as they are positioned as the focal point of the photograph, to the point of obsession. O’Keeffe was Stieglitz’s artistic muse and lover as the two artists inspired the other. Throughout their relationship, Stieglitz captured the contorting dance-like movements in her hands to her focused eyes and nude body. Even O’Keefe mentioned that “his (Stieglitz) idea of a portrait was not just in one picture. His dream was to start with a child at birth and photograph that child in all its activities as it grew to be a person and on throughout its adult life. As a portrait it would be a photographic diary” (O'Keeffe). Stieglitz’s attention to composition and camera angles are what most caught my attention as they are so skillfully intimate and beautiful. 

Work Cited

Bry, Doris, et al. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographer. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1965.

Greenough, Sarah, and Richard Whelan. Stieglitz on Photography: His Selected Essays and Notes. New York City, Aperture, 2000.

Hartmann, Sadakichi. “An Art Critic’s Estimate of Alfred Stieglitz” 1898. The Photography Criticism Cyber Archive: Photography Criticism. https://www.nearbycafe.com/photocriticism/members/archivetexts/photocriticism/hartmann/hartmannstieglitz.html

 Kuiper, Kathleen. "Modernism". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/art/Modernism-art.

Lesser, Wendy. "Foursome' and 'Alfred Stieglitz' Review: The Intimate Gallerist." The Wall Street Journal, 5 Apr. 2019, Accessed Apr. 9 2023. www.wsj.com/articles/foursome-and-alfred-stieglist-review-the-intimate-gallerist-11554476394.

Norman, Dorothy. Alfred Stieglitz an American Seer. New York City, Aperture, 2016.

Stieglitz, Alfred. The Alfred Stieglitz Collection Archive. Art Institute of Chicago. 

Stieglitz, Alfred. Georgia O'Keeffe: A Portrait by Alfred Stieglitz ; with an Introduction. New York City, Museum, 1978.

[sardens]

Alfred Kubin - Prahistorische Vogel (Prehistoric Birds)

[burlveneer-music]

Almut Kühne, Joke Lanz, Alfred Vogel - How Noisy Are The Rooms? - improvising on voice, turntables, and drums, respectively; RIYL Sidsel Endresen (Boomslang Records)

recorded 3rd to 6th Feb 2020 by Alfred Vogel / Little Konzett mixed by Alfred Vogel, mastered by Little Konzett Almut Kühne, vocals Joke Lanz, turntables Alfred Vogel, drums & percussion

[podartists]

Singschwan, Cygnus cygnus | Die Vogel (1913) | Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) | Biodiversity Heritage Library

[gogmstuff]

It’s 1841:

First row:  1841 Honourable Julia Henrietta Anson (1819-1866), Lady Brooke by Alfred Tidey (Royal Collection). From pinterest.com/msnelly1/romantic-era-dresses/ 854X1134 @72 1.3Mj.

Second row left:  1841 Karolina Lizius by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schönheitengallerie, Schloss Nymphenburg - München, Bayern, Germany). From Wikimedia 2077X2493 @96 1.5Mj.

Second row right:  1841 Katerina Rosa Botzaris by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schönheitengallerie, Schloss Nymphenburg - München, Bayern, Germany). Probably from Wikimedia 1694X2197 @72 1Mj. According to rrayedingold.blogspot.com/2011/11/gallery-of-beauties.html “Katharina was Greek beauty from Janina. Her father was a Greek freedom fighter named Markos Botzaris. He died in battle against the Ottoman Turks in 1820. Katharina's brother, Demetrius, was educated in Munich, and was an aide and war minister of King Otto I of Greece. Katharina became lady-in-waiting to Queen Amalie of Greece, and married Prince George Karadjas in 1845, a general in the Greek army. In 1841, Amalie, Otto, and their aides visited King Ludwig in Munich. While Amalie was climbing out of her carriage in Munich, Ludwig spotted Katharina assisting her. Both Otto and Amalie suggested Katharina for the Gallery of Beauties, and Ludwig agreed. She was portrayed here wearing the traditional Greek costume.”

Third row:  1841 Königin Therese von Bayern by Heinrich Wilhelm Vogel after Joseph Karl Stieler (Schloss Nymphenburg - München, Bayern, Germany), From Wikimedia; expanded to fit screen 1141X1400 @300 375kj.

Fourth row:  1841 Lady by Apollon Mokritsky (Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts - Kaluga, Kaluga Oblast, Russia). From Wikimedia 87)X1130 @96 279kj. There is considerable artistic talent practicing in Russia.

Fifth row left:  1841 Lithograph of Victoria Duchess of Kent by Pierre Émile Desmaisons (British Museum). From their Web site 2001X2500 @300 1.1Mj.

Fifth row right:  1841 Maguerite, Countess of Blessington by Alfred, Count d'Orsay (location ?). From hhistoryandotherthoughts.blogspot.com/2013/12; enlarged to fit screen 2284X2876 @144 6.8Mp.

Sixth row:  1841 Louise Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle d'Orléans, reine des Belges by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon - Versailles, Île-de-France, France) From WikiArt 1226X1500 @72 433kj.

[yellowcamfer]

💫 ah, boy, the universe 💫