Charles T. Gallegos

Imagine living in a house where thousands of years of Welsh history can be found in the back garden.

It’s rare, but that’s what this incredible property in Caerleon offers, where the garden contains traces of Romans and Normans and a fascinating slice of history dating back to the Chartist uprising.

Located near the banks of the Usk River, the Mynde has the best of both worlds – the excitement of being right in the heart of Caerleon village on the one hand and the peace and quiet of nature on the other.

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The Mynde was built in the 19th century but was transformed into its current incarnation in the 1930s. As a result, the house has traces of its Art Deco past woven throughout.

It consists of five bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room, four bathrooms and a pool house.

As you enter the house and into the hallway, you are greeted by tiled floors and an imposing wooden staircase leading to the landing and the Art Deco stained glass window.

Upstairs you will find a large bay window overlooking the lawns outside the master bedroom, an ornamental log fire frame with marble fireplace, a walk-in closet and an en-suite bathroom.

Of the remaining bedrooms, two have a Jack and Jill shower room and walk-in closet, while the last two en-suite bedrooms both have fitted wardrobes.

Downstairs you’ll find more ornate fireplaces, patio doors to a period veranda, floor to ceiling windows, and a beautiful Aga stove tucked away in the kitchen.

Due to its location close to the heart of the village, The Mynde is a five-minute walk from many of its most iconic sites.

Located on Castle Lane near the High Street, the house is just around the corner from the Roman Amphitheater, Roman Museum and Roman Barracks.

As well as being shrouded in history, Caerleon’s story is also deeply rooted in the house itself.

The property, with its three and a half acres of land, sits inside a historically significant stone wall built in 1839 as protection against the Chartists.

The Chartists were gaining momentum, especially in South Wales, in their movement for every man to have the right to vote.

In March 1839, Chartists descended from the Gwent Valleys to Newport to support the cause, resulting in the infamous standoff between the Marchers and the British Army outside the Westgate Hotel which left at least 22 dead.

That same year, John Jenkins, who lived in The Mynde (or “Castle Villa” as it was then called) built an elaborate stone wall around the property and grounds.

A magistrate by trade, Jenkins may have felt vulnerable during the rise of the Chartist movement due to his relatively powerful position in the community.

Taking materials from local ruins, mostly Roman and medieval, Jenkins built his wall.

The mound within the grounds of the property dates back even further, dating back to the Iron Age. According to real estate agent Savills, there is also evidence of Roman activity and, more recently, use as a Norman clod.

Today the garden houses an outdoor swimming pool, a pond, a children’s play area, an enclosed garden, a courtyard and a fountain.

So if you want to live in a property steeped in history, The Mynde could be exactly what you are looking for.

The property is for sale via Savills in Cardiff with an asking price of £ 1.6million.

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The first wave of the pandemic hit Connecticut hard, but lately things have gotten better. Thanks to emigration from New York, real estate is warmer than at any time since before the Great Recession. The reasons New Yorkers move to suburban Connecticut vary. Many have felt that a trip of an hour or more is more tolerable if you only go five days a month instead of five days a week. Others felt they might as well not have to regularly see empty-eyed homeless people fondling each other. Some had planned to come here anyway, and the prospect of another six months stuck in a two-bedroom apartment with loved ones made the schedule quicker.

Old wisdom is that New York’s suburbs, no matter how attractive they are in terms of schools or other “low-but-solid” attractions, cannot compete with the city culturally. I wonder if this is still true. Many of us left the suburbs years ago because of our indifference to literature, live music, theater and independent cinemas. We might not have gone to shows every week, but we liked the idea of ​​being around people who were going. Now, however, the choice between suburban and urban life, as far as high culture is concerned, looks less like indifference against reverence than indifference against hostility. Urban movements such as #MeToo and Black Lives Matter have put high culture on the defensive. You don’t find literal attacks on the City Beautiful movement’s legacy of greatness in public art in the suburbs. It is also less painful when a museum or community library operates in apology tour mode than when a world-class cultural institution does. These acts of high culture hostility appear to be micro-versions of the 1963 demolition of the former Fine Arts Penn Station relived over and over again. Suburbs can be boring, but they’re also relatively vandalism-free, literally and figuratively.

Not all suburbs are created equal. In their demographic profile, the Connecticut suburbs resemble an expansive exurb of Sunbelt; but in terms of design, they resemble old towns like Boston, which was laid out before the advent of the automobile. Architecturally, the suburbs don’t offer much in terms of train stations and flagship skyscrapers. At their best, however, they feature the charms of the vernacular in abundance.

The stone walls are a glory of New England vernacular design. I am talking about dry-laid walls (without mortar) of weathered field stone. They frame old homes and meander through the forested areas of suburban Connecticut – in fact, D-wooded areas, old agricultural properties bounded by stone walls that have since been absorbed by nature. Necessity motivated their construction, but they value the landscape just as much as the walls built for aesthetic purposes.

In spring and summer, the stone walls blend into the greenery. In autumn, they make the falling leaves shine. In winter, they match the color of leafless tree trunks. The stone walls express the spirit of localism by reflecting the trust of the community. They are fragile, but delinquent adolescents do not rush them.

In 1871, according to a federal government study, the northeastern United States was home to more than 250,000 miles of stone walls. The walls are an extraordinary achievement, given the severe shortage of labor and machinery in colonial times, when most of them were built. Incidentally, newcomers to the recent out-migration might be interested to know that Connecticut built New York City, or much of it. The brownstone quarry in Portland, just south of Hartford, has produced thousands of townhouses. Closed for a long time, the quarry is now a water park.

Low-key good taste is another virtue, along with hard work and Yankee ingenuity (spurred on by the urge to find a way around hard work) evoked by the New England Stone Wall. One way or another, a beautiful stone wall, with its lichen patina and the boulders arranged as if they were stacked almost at random, is reminiscent of the WASP culture of old money.

Current Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is a blue-blooded descendant of one of JP Morgan Jr.’s close associates Politically, of course, the WASPs are not what they used to be, but their cultural legacy no longer persists. than we generally imagine. In 21st century Connecticut, antique is still a verb.

Stephen Eide is a fellow of the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor to City Newspaper.

One of the longest questlines in Genshin ImpactAyaka update 2.0 is Ayaka’s story quest “Whispers of the Crane and the White Rabbit”. In this questline, Genshin Impact players are tasked with helping the recently added character, Ayaka, as she performs her duties in the Narukami Island region.

While most of the objectives throughout Ayaka’s history will consist of simple recovery quests, there are a handful of objectives that players can find confusing. This guide will explain how to complete the “Investigate the Shrubs” objective that is encountered halfway through the Ayaka Story Quest.

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After completing the “Food From A Distance” chapter of the Ayaka Story Quest, players will unlock the “Enduring Promise”. To begin the quest, players must head to “the designated area recorded in the notebook”. To find the investigation area, players must head to the southernmost point of Inazuma City. Players will find the objective by sliding down to the beach, where they can access the area under the great Inazuma Castle via a cave. This area can be somewhat difficult to find because at first it may seem like the lens is above the ground, not below.

Once players have reached the correct destination, their new objective will be to “Search for suspicious locations based on clues in Ayaka’s notebook”. To find the right location, head southeast of the survey area to find a climbing ledge.

After climbing the ledge, the objective should then change to “Investigate the shrubs on the stone wall”. At the top of the ledge, players will find what appears to be a breakable stone wall. Unfortunately, unlike the typical stone walls of Genshin Impact, this wall cannot be broken with a geo-character. To progress in the quest, interact with the wall to be presented with a series of dialogue choices.

To open the wall, players must select the following dialog prompts in order; 1) Hit once, 2) Hit four times, 3) Hit seven times. This solution is obtained from the riddle found in Ayaka’s mother’s notebook which mentions “1 fresh flower, 4 rays of moonlight and calling Tsubaki’s name 7 times”.

Once players have selected the correct dialogue prompts, a passage will reveal a hidden cave with a mysterious box inside. Interact with the mysterious box and exit the cave for a cutscene to trigger. Once the cutscene is complete, players must now exit the cave to complete the “The Lasting Promise” portion of the Ayaka Story Quest. Once the player has finished speaking with Ayaka outside the cave, they will also unlock the fifth and final section of the Ayaka story quest titled “With You”.

Genshin Impact is available for Mobile, PC, PS4 and PS5, with a Switch version in development.

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Be a stone wall Pokemon doesn’t necessarily mean being the tallest. After all, a large Pokémon with a lot of type weaknesses won’t be very effective defensively. A Pokémon’s movements, stats, and abilities are major factors in determining whether or not it is a stone wall.

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If a Pokémon has an ability that allows it to absorb damage, movement that can replenish its HP, and a number of immunities or resistances, this will make an excellent stone wall. They might not be the fastest or the most offensive, but surely any well-rounded team needs a formidable wall.

ten Tangrowth can wrap opponents around his finger

Tangrowth’s defense against physical attacks is high, at 125. His special defense is much lower, at 50, but this is countered by his regeneration ability, which restores a third of his health when extinguished, and the fact that he can learn Giga Drain, which has 75 power and restores up to 50% of the damage it deals to the target.

Equip Tangrowth with an Assault Vest and that would increase his special defense by 50%, he just wouldn’t be able to select a status move except Me First.

9 The right setup can make Shuckle almost indestructible

The notorious damage sponge, Shuckle has the highest Base Defense and Special Defense stats of any Pokémon available. While it has a ridiculously low base attack (10) and HP (20), these can be countered by Shell Smash, a move that lowers Defense and Special Defense by one level and increases attack. , special attack and speed of two levels.

Alternatively, there’s Power Trick, which changes raw attack and defense stats. Use Rest to pick up HP and Toxic to do continuous damage, and suddenly Shuckle is quite the stone wall.

8 Amoonguss can absorb a lot of punishment

Amoonguss has 114 base HP, and using his regeneration ability, he can absorb a lot of damage. At level 28, he can learn Giga Drain, which deals damage while restoring health.

It has no immunity but it is resistant to combat, water, grass, electricity, and fairies. His Clear Smog move resets stat levels while dealing damage, and he can learn Toxic to deal heavy poison damage.

7 Ferrothorn has a lot of resistances and high defense stats

Ferrothorn is only weak against Combat and Fire types, is immune to poison, and resistant to nine different types. Its base physical defense of 131 and its special defense of 116 allow it to buy time against a Pokémon affected by status or to heal injured party members.

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The Harden move, which he knows from level 1, can make him even harder to beat, while Ingrain can make him immune to moves like Whirlwind, so he can’t be forced to change.

6 Venusaur is versatile and has a good defensive strike

Venusaur has excellent defensive stats, is resistant to five different types, and has a number of recovery options. Its synthesis is best used during the day, as it restores half of its maximum HP in direct sunlight.

Giga Drain can also be used to deal damage while regaining health, Toxic can severely poison targets, and Stun Spore and Sleep Powder are good for stalling. Venasaur’s volume and set of movements make it a great stone wall, and it has both Mega and Gigantamax shapes.

5 Chansey has a fair amount of HP

Chansey’s base HP stat alone makes her a rock wall. At 250, he’s just behind Blissey, who isn’t far at 255. Chansey is able to reap the benefits of an Eviolite, a type of evolution stone that increases defense and special defense from Pokémon that aren’t. not fully evolved.

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Blissey’s stats aren’t that much better than Chansey’s, so it makes sense to equip the latter with an Eviolite to get the defensive boost. His Soft-Boiled movement also means he can restore up to half of his HP in battle.

4 Hippowdon has the makeup and moves to infuriate opponents

Hippowdon is fortunate to have bulk, with a base HP of 108 and Defense of 118. Slack Off recovers half of his HP, while Whirlwind can be used in conjunction with Stealth Rock, the former to force the target. to change and the second to deal damage to the incoming Pokémon.

While holding a Figy Berry, half of Hippowdon’s health will be restored when he drops to a third, and due to his mischievous nature, he won’t become confused when he eats it.

3 Suicune has natural volume and a set of movements to complement it

Suicune has solid defensive typing and natural volume, with base stats of 100 for HP and 115 for Defense and Special Defense. Calm Mind can increase its Special Attack and Special Defense by one level each.

The held item Remains would allow him to regain health, otherwise he could receive a Chesto Berry and learn to use the rest to restore health and replace any non-volatile status conditions he is afflicted with.

2 Cresselia might not look like one but is a chariot beast

Cresselia has an impressive volume, with 120 for base health and defense, and 130 for special defense. Moonlight restores his health to half in direct sunlight, and he can also learn Toxic to deal poison damage. Cresselia’s levitating ability makes her immune to moves such as Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, and the Arena Trap.

Psycho Shift is Cresselia’s ace in the hole, as it heals any non-volatile status conditions it may have and afflicts the target instead.

1 Skarmory is the ultimate flying stone wall

Skarmory’s strength lies in its lack of weaknesses. He is only weak against Fire and Electric types, is immune to Poison and Ground types, and has resistances to eight different types. Add to that a physical defense of 140 and a special defense of 70 and it’s going to be extremely difficult to defeat.

He can take out dangers with Defog, restore HP with Roost, and use Whirlwind to deal damage to opponents who log in. Skarmory has to be one of the best Support Pokémon.

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Tom D’Angora and Michael D’Angora will present The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces concert for The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, the official non-profit organization of The Stonewall Inn. The event concert, which will serve as The official launch of the Stonewall Inn PRIDE will benefit the Safe Spaces community partners of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back initiative, which are LGBTQA + centers in parts of the country.

Safe Spaces certification will identify and designate entertainment venues, dining venues, shops, businesses, and other public places, as safe spaces for LGBTQA + members of the community. The standards and certification process will be designed by the community in some of the hardest parts of the country to be LGBTQA + and by some of the most marginalized people in the LGBTQ + community.

The event will feature musical performances and appearances from a diverse group of members of the LGBTQ + community including Desmond is Amazing, Lance Bass, Michael Judson Berry, BETTY, Alexandra Billings, Matt Bomer, Pierre Boo, Jiggly Caliente , Nicky Champa, Margaret Cho, Garrett Clayton, Jackie Cox, Alan Cumming, DJ Chauncey Dandridge, Alex Blue Davis, Ariana DeBose, Lea DeLaria, André De Shields, Shea Diamond, Billy Eichner, Emily Estefan, Thatianne Fermin, Filter Brita, Harper Grae, JJ Hawkins, Perez Hilton, Lance Horne, Amanda Lepore, Demi Lovato, , Andreas Moss, Isaac Mizrahi, Chelsea Piers, Randy Rainbow, Lisa Ramey, Anne Ramsay, Anthony Rapp, Jai Rodriguez, Jason Rodriguez and House of Eon, Rosé, Angelica Ross, George Salazar, Omar Sharif, Jr, Leo Sheng, Justin Teodoro, Angelica Torres, Tree, Michael Urie and Sasha Velor. They will be joined by proud LGBTQ + allies, Sophia Bush, Alyson Cambridge, Chelsea Clinton, Diana DeGarmo, Donna DeLory, Fran Drescher, Morgan Fairchild, Niki Haris, Kiesza, Michelle Kwan, Lorna Luft, Julianna Margulies, Melissa McCarthy, Debra Messing, Julianne Moore, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Poehler, Jordin Sparks, Renée Taylor, Nia Vardalos, Martha Wash, Rita Wilson and Ace Young with remarks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

All proceeds from the event will be used to raise funds and awareness for LGBTQA + centers and secure spaces of community partners when they reopen physically. Community partners who will help develop the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Safe Space designation process across the country are:

·The Borderland Rainbow Center, El Paso, Texas

·Just Us at the Oasis Center, Nashville, Tennessee

·The Magic City Acceptance Center, Birmingham, Alabama

·Gulf Coast Equality Council, Gulfport / Biloxi, Mississippi

·Utah Pride Center, Salt Lake City

·Kansas City Center for Inclusion, Kansas City, MO

The Stonewall Inn has long been a beacon of global hope and has been regarded as one of the original safe spaces and community hubs for the LGBTQA + community for over 50 years. The Stonewall Inn Gives Back initiative is inspired by the struggles and ideals of the LGBTQA + rights movement born out of the Stonewall Inn rebellion in 1969. Through awareness campaigns, educational programs, fundraising and public dialogue frankly, the Stonewall Inn Gives Back initiative supports local organizations. and marginalized communities around the world by focusing on those where progress towards equality has been slow and spreading the Stonewall Inn legacy where it is needed most.

Tom D’Angora and Michael D’Angora (in association with Tim Guinee) have produced virtual fundraising events to help various New York institutions as they struggle to survive the pandemic. Past events have included Save Birdland, the Save West Bank Café Christmas Day Telethon and most recently the York Theater musical (the musical)! The three events have collectively raised over a million in the past five months.

The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces concert is also produced by Victoria Varela.

The poster art was created by illustrator and designer Justin Teodoro.

* The list of artists and appearances is subject to change.

The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces concert is sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery, FCB Health New York, Hawkins Mikita, Jagermeister USA, Jennifer Brown Consulting, JetBlue, Saks Fifth Avenue and Video Out.

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A group of Bobcaygeon volunteers are working on the restoration of a local historic monument and seeking community donations to help fund the project.

When European settlers arrived in Ontario in the 19th century, they brought with them the ancient tradition of dry stone walls – walls built from stone without any mortar to hold them together.

Very few drystone walls survive in the Kawarthas, with the notable exception of the Edgewood drystone wall at 28 Boyd Street in Bobcaygeon.

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The wall was commissioned by WTC “Willy” Boyd, the son of 19th century lumber baron Mossom Boyd, as an aesthetic wall around the former Edgewood family estate built in 1891.

While the estate itself was demolished in 2005 (the Case Manor long-term care home is now in its place), a 400-foot stretch of the drystone wall along Boyd Street remains intact, although sections of the wall are deteriorating and in need of repair.

In 2020, a group of volunteers known as Action Environnementale Bobcaygeon succeeded in having the wall protected with a heritage designation and are now working on its restoration this summer for its 130th anniversary.

The group hired John Shaw Rimmington – a renowned dry stone wall builder and teacher who is also president of the Dry Stone Walling Across Canada organization – to work on the project and train volunteers.

Although Environmental Action Bobcaygeon has already received several grants and donations for the estimated project cost of $ 70,000, including $ 10,000 from the Bobcaygeon Horticultural Society, it is soliciting community donations to the Edgewood Stone Wall Fund at www.edgewoodstonewall.com .

“Now is the time for Bobcaygeon to come together again to help restore and protect the Edgewood Wall from further erosion and damage,” said Ann Adare, campaign manager. “You can donate to the project at four levels, each one representing one of the unique aspects of building dry stone walls. All donors will be recognized for their contributions over $ 25, regardless of level.

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Building a dry stone wall (also known as a dry wall) requires a high degree of skill as the builder has to put the stones together in such a way that they are held in place and the wall remains stable. Common in Britain, Scotland and Ireland, dry stone walls were typically built using field stone by farmers in rural areas to fencing livestock or to mark property lines.

The Edgewood Stone Wall is an example of a double pile wall, the most common type of dry stone wall. Flat stones are used to create two separate walls, with larger stones covering both walls to add strength and stability.

The voids between the two walls are filled with small stones called heart stone, with crown stones (also called crown stones) placed on top of the finished triangular shaped wall.

In 2018, UNESCO added the art of dry stone wall construction to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, stating in part that “Such structures bear witness to the methods and practices used by people. from prehistory to the present day to organize their living and working space. by optimizing local natural and human resources.

In the 19th century, it was common for wealthy families like the Boyds to build large estates with quaint landscaping reflecting a rustic aesthetic, including dry stone walls. WTC Boyd’s Edgewood Estate and his father’s adjacent estate featured dry stone walls as part of the landscaping.

The Edgewood Estate was designed by Peterborough architect John E. Belcher, a friend of the Boyd family, who may have also been involved in the landscaping. While it is not known who actually built the drystone wall, it is believed that the Boyd family brought in a stonemason from Scotland.

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It is also believed that some of the stone used for the wall came from the construction of the Trent Severn Canal and that the Boyd family paid local farmers $ 1 for each load of stone brought to the Edgewood site.

“With the help of our community, we can ensure that our important and beautiful structures endure and preserve our history for future generations,” said Richard Fedy, Co-Chair of Environmental Action Bobcaygeon.

Environmental Action Bobcaygeon works in partnership with the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes to facilitate community giving. The foundation provides financial management and team expertise to assist with fundraising efforts for the restoration project.

As some stones have been lost over the years, the restoration project will need additional stones to restore the wall.

The current owners of the Mossum Boyd property have donated some of the stone from the drystone walls around their property, which has largely deteriorated, so that the legacy of the Edgewood Wall can be preserved.

For more information on the Edgewood Stone Wall restoration project and to donate, visit www.edgewoodstonewall.com. To contact the Restoration Committee, email [email protected]