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Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
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Escalator from the Visitor Centre
(former Kohlenwäsche/Coal Washing)
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#272 on Monday, July 13, 2009
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant (erected 1957-1961, closed on June 30, 1993), ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in Bauhaus style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world".
After it had been closed down in 1993, the coking plant was planned to be sold to China. The negotiations failed and it was subsequently threatened to be demolished. However, another project of the state of NRW set the coal mine on a list of future exhibition sites resulting in first gentle modifications and the cokery also became an official memorial in 2000.
On its 25th session in December 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared both the sites of the shafts 12 and 1/2/8 and the cokery a World Heritage Site.
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An American copper butterfly perches on butterfly weed at the Burden Preserve (Armonk, New York)--July 11, 2009
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for sad bokeh friday. so sad there are no capitals. yes. rly. that sad. why? well because i forgotted about them all this time.
We were to shoot at a pond but it will take 30-45 minutes to have
the golfers already on that spot to finish. Guests were waiting,
I picked up this flowering tree as substitute.
My next post after this is my last post of this wedding.
The rest are for them to treasure.
I hope they like what I did. I told and warned them that I am not a pro.
My artistic background was working on a music record company as
Creative Artist almost 2 decades ago..
I'm just a hard knock flickrista!
Last week-end I went to the Eifel in Germany to visit my parents. Among many other things I did one very special thing:
I rode an Audi R8, 4,2 Litre, 420 HP/PS for one hour. DUDE what an amazing incredible car!!!! When you push the pedal to the medal and the 420 horses behind you begin to galopp - hell breaks loose :-)))
It was an amazing experience but you can guess that it was kind of frustrating to get back in my 75PS Golf afterwards... Bummer... :-)
See pics of the car below in the comments (picz are enlargeable).
Tune in David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When love takes over - and crank up that volume!!!
Built in 1847 by Alan Stevenson, Loch Ryan Lighthouse is still active.
Fished there and got 2 dogfish !Its All about fishing really........What a place !Priceless
Shot at my favourite place at Domburg.
Variations on Hiroshi Sugimoto's No line on the horizon... Here's the other one.
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This is the dress for our region (Marche-Italy) in winter.
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"Night and day the river flows. If time is the mind of space, the Colorado is the soul of the desert. Brave boatmen come, they go, they die, and the voyage flows on forever. We are all canyoneers. We are all passengers on this little living mossy ship, this delicate dory sailing round the sun that humans call Earth." Edward Abbey, The Hidden Canyon: A River Journey, 1999
"For the first time, I felt I was getting close to the West of my deepest imaginings, the place where the tangible and the mythical became the same." Edward Abbey
Here Faye Atkinson is rowing. I rafted with Arizona Raft Adventures AZRA.
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a bird beautiful, elegant and graceful outfielder high level he has a movement of the wings very slender and full of grace
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... il solito bacio, invece, per chi la guarda a grandezza originale :D
"La rocca fu costruita nel sec. XI, tra il 1073 ed il 1077, dall’abate di S. Scolastica Giovanni V, allo scopo di instaurare sul castello di Subiaco il dominio monastico.
Venne parzialmente distrutta dal terribile terremoto del 1349, nel 1461 venne abitata per un breve periodo da Giovanni Torquemada ( zio del più celbe inquisitore) inviato lì da papa Callisto III.
I lavori più radicali di ricostruzione e mutamento furono eseguiti nel 1476 dal cardinale Rodrigo Borgia, suo successore, il quale, nella parte orientale, elevò una fortificata torre quadrangolare.
Opera dell’architetto Baccio Pontelli, fu messa a difesa della vecchia fortezza con la quale comunicava attraverso un corridoio assai angusto e provvisto di trabocchetto. La torre, corredata di merlature e feritoie, baluardi e carceri, fu l’espressione-sintesi del programma politico del Borgia, che la disse eretta in onore di S. Benedetto, a tutela dei monaci, dei castelli abbaziali e dei confini dello stato pontificio. In tal senso parla un’epigrafe, incassata tuttora nella parte occidentale della torre.
La Rocca ospitò Vannozza De Captaneis, l’amante di Rodrigo che, tra il 1476 ed il 1486, vi diede alla luce i celebri rampolli del commendatario Cesare e Lucrezia.
Nel 1492, eletto Rodrigo papa con il nome di Alessandro VI, Rocca e commenda sublacense passarono al cardinale Giovanni Colonna, quale compenso del voto datogli in conclave, e per lui alla sua famiglia, il cui dominio si prolungò per 116 anni.
La Rocca conobbe i piacevoli ozi e la vita scorretta del commendatario Pompeo, il quale ne fece un baluardo contro papa Giulio II che, censurandone la condotta, gli ordinò di cedere carica e privilegi al cugino Marcantonio. La morte del Pontefice, però, vanificò l’imperativo della Santa Sede.
Fu solo nel 1513 che Pompeo, previa assoluzione da parte di Leone X, cedette la commenda al proprio nipote Scipione. Tre anni dopo le truppe di Pompeo attaccarono quelle papali che, per ritorsione, assalirono i feudi Colonnesi tra i quali Subiaco dove bruciarono alcune case e demolirono parte della Rocca.
Questa venne completamente smantellata nel 1556 dai soldati di Paolo IV, durante le lotte cruente intercorse tra i colonnesi ed il papato, che catturarono il commendatario Francesco e lo tradussero nelle prigioni di Castel Sant’ Angelo.
Rimesso in libertà, questi provvide ad effettuare nella Rocca rilevanti restauri tra i quali un suntuoso appartamento detto, appunto, dei “Colonna”.
Nel 1633 la commenda fu affidata da Urbano VIII dei Barberini ai suoi nipoti così che la Rocca per 105 anni rimase al centro degli atti del loro governo autoritario e severo.
I Barberini. però, nulla fecero per ingrandirla e fortificarla e quando nel novembre del 1753, Benedetto XIV tolse ai commendatari la giurisdizione temporale, la Rocca cessò di avere ogni interesse feudale ed importanza militare.
Nuovo lustro le donarono i lavori commissionati nel 1778 da Pio VI all’architetto Pietro Camporese che, nell’eseguirli costruì la carrabile, il portale, l’androne per le carrozze, l’orologio pubblico apposto sulle mura occidentali, dimezzò la rocca borgiana e decorò gli appartamenti con pregevoli affreschi.
Rese, insomma, la Rocca una degna dimora per l’abate commendatario cancellandone, però le originarie caratteristiche di fortezza medievale.
Infine, l’occupazione napoleonica del 1799 la depauperò di ogni preziosa suppellettile così che, attualmente, i saloni sono adorni solo di notevoli affreschi della seconda metà del settecento di Liborio Coccetti e dei fratelli Zuccari.
Nel 1915 la commenda venne soppressa per volere di papa Benedetto XV e la Rocca restituita definitivamente all’abate di S. Scolastica. "
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La capacità di superare ostacoli nell'ambiente esterno al nido è dovuto soprattutto all'intelligenza collettiva delle colonie di formiche. Le singole operaie, tuttavia, hanno una capacità di apprendimento ed un'intelligenza individuale relativamente sviluppata. Esperimenti di laboratorio mostrano che le operaie riescono a districarsi facilmente da labirinti di media complessità, capacità che sfruttano durante l'approvvigionamento delle risorse alimentari nell'ambiente esterno al nido.[senza fonte] Qui, le operaie si orientano grazie agli spostamenti del sole (come gran parte degli insetti) ed ai riferimenti materiali, oltre che alle tracce di feromone rilasciate sulla superficie del terreno dalle compagne.
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Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae (pronounced /fɔrˈmɪsəˌdiː/), and along with the related wasps and bees, they belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants.[3] Today, more than 12,500 species are classified with upper estimates of about 22,000 species.[4][5][6] They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist.
Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies which may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. These larger colonies consist mostly of sterile wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms because the ants appear to operate as a unified entity, collectively working together to support the colony.[7]
Ants have colonised almost every landmass on Earth. The only places lacking indigenous ants are Antarctica and certain remote or inhospitable islands. Ants thrive in most ecosystems, and may form 15–25% of the terrestrial animal biomass.[8] Their success has been attributed to their social organisation and their ability to modify habitats, tap resources, and defend themselves. Their long co-evolution with other species has led to mimetic, commensal, parasitic, and mutualistic relationships.[9]
Ant societies have division of labour, communication between individuals, and an ability to solve complex problems.[10] These parallels with human societies have long been an inspiration and subject of study.
Many human cultures make use of ants in cuisine, medication and rituals. Some species are valued in their role as biological pest control agents.[11] However, their ability to exploit resources brings ants into conflict with humans, as they can damage crops and invade buildings. Some species, such as the red imported fire ant, are regarded as invasive species, since they have established themselves in new areas where they have been accidentally introduced.
#171/365 Breakfast Cereal macro style! Nothing but the healthy stuff here! This was an idea I had..not sure if it all worked out. The coco puff looks like a swedish meatball. But you know you all loved these as a kid! I'm sure there are plenty I have lefted out. Hopefully this makes you want to eat a bowl of yummy sugar...I mean cereal.
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I met a girl once and she told me,"When the sky gets green you know a bad storm is on the way." I had my head focused straight ahead, as we steered that convertible into the dusky air. I turned to look into her eyes...and all I saw was green.
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"...Esses campeiros,
talvez rudes na figura,
almas gêmeas
do sem fim das amplidões...
Esses homens
com destinos definidos
desde o ventre,
sob quinchas de esperança...
Esses campeiros,
humildes, servidores,
campereando
realidades e razões,
São o pago
renascido nos galpões,
pais-de-fogo,
preservando seus valores..."
Trecho de "Esses campeiros", de Lauro Antonio Corrêa Simões
Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
"...Um peão de estância
estropiado de serviço
garra por vício
de domar égua aporreada,
salta pro lombo
e se manda campo fora,
só se ouve
o tinir da espora
no fundo de uma invernada..."
Trecho de "Domador ventena", de Baitaca
Alex Vanoli e Querendona da Tropilha Las Querendonas
Encontro Internacional de Tropilhas e Ginetes
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Dear people, I'm Max, a Stabijhoun. The Stabyhoun or Friese Stabij is a rare dog breed that originates from Friesland, a province in the North of the Netherlands.
Today I write a few words to this photo, because my owner is too busy.
Saturday morning we leave to the Alsace in France. Holiday call you that.
I have my 10 tennis balls and other toys ready, so they are not forgotten.
As you see, I have just taken a dive, so I clean departure.
Beste mensen, ik ben Max, een Stabijhoun, meestal Friese Stabij genoemd.
Vandaag schrijf ik een paar woorden bij deze foto, omdat mijn baasje te druk is. Zaterdagmorgen vertrekken wij naar de Elzas in Frankrijk. Vakantie noemen jullie dat.
Ik heb mijn 10 tennisballen en overige speelgoed klaargelegd, zodat ze die niet vergeten. Zoals jullie zien, heb ik even een duik genomen, zodat ik schoon vertrek.
Evimize Sude hanımda katıldı :)
Sude Bade'nin öz kızkardeşidir :)
bade gibi doğal olarak bu da iran chincilla ırkındandır. bi gözü mavi diğeri yeşil ama vanla alakası yok.
ikiside aynı anda kafesteydi ben önce gidip Bade'yi aldım
Babamda sonra Sudeyi ve 2 kardeş buluştular.
evdeki son hayvan durumu
2 kedi :)
1 papağan
1 hamster :(.
1 akvaryum
1 ben
1 de bebek hahahahahahaha :)))
artık hayvan alımı durmuştur..
bu hayvanları tanıdıkça cidden insanlardan soğuyorum.
iyiki varlar!
English .
Sude my new kitten. I have 2 kitten now.. they r sisters.
I lovem them....
My animals total :
2 kitten :)
1 parrot
1 hamster :(.
1 aquarium
and me :)
Explore #133 - 09.06.2009
Come, and trip it as ye go
On the light fantastic toe,
And in thy right hand lead with thee,
The mountain-nymph, sweet Liberty;
And if I give thee honour due,
Mirth, admit me of thy crew
To live with her, and live with thee,
In unreproved pleasures free;
To hear the lark begin his flight,
And singing startle the dull night,
From his watch-tower in the skies,
Till the dappled dawn doth rise;
Then to come in spite of sorrow,
And at my window bid good-morrow,
Through the sweet-briar, or the vine,
Or the twisted eglantine;
While the cock with lively din,
Scatters the rear of darkness thin,
And to the stack, or the barn door,
Stoutly struts his dames before;
Oft list'ning how the hounds and horn
Cheerly rouse the slumb'ring morn,
From the side of some hoar hill,
Through the high wood echoing shrill.
From L'Allegro by John Milton (1608 - 1674)
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This little dog looked so cute driving his BMW M3 convertible down the street. He was playing his radio so loudly I could hear the song on his radio: Eagle's song "Take It Easy." You know that line "Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy." I think it's fair to say we shouldn't let the sound of other people's wheels drive us crazy either.
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It's time to say goodbye to Vienna and Austria.
When we visited last summer we had a quick two days in the city, but let me assure you, it was enough to get a lasting impression. This is a wonderful European city. No wonder it was named first in a survey of 127 world cities for quality of life.
We say farewell with a photograph of the Karlskirche (German for St. Charles's Church). This is one of the most magnificent baroque churches we witnessed on our journey. It's oval shaped dome is massive at 70 meters high and 141 meters in diametor. The church was completed in 1737 and designed by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach. I've seen many of domes and this one was a amazing, but what I really loved were the two flanking columns. The columns, crafted by Lorenzo Mattielli look much like the historic Trajan's Column in Rome which was designed in 113.
I hope you all enjoyed my little tour through Vienna. I've missed a few incredible buildings, like the St. Stephen's Cathedral, but at this point it's time to move on. Maybe someday I'll post some more from here.
Now it's time to Czech out another country.
If you didn't see all my photos from our quick two days in Vienna you can see the set here.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. Let's get this week started! =)
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Hirosaki Japan in winter. One from the vaults and remastered.
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EXPLORE, June 2, 2009, #206
Estava vindo de Saquarema e voltando para a minha casa, quando essa cena bucólica me capturou... o sol estava se pondo e os pescadores aproveitando a última luz do dia.
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Assignment: Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove
- www.last.fm/music/Earth,+Wind+&+Fire/_/Let's+Groove
About:
Still in the week of the Earth, Wind & Fire assignment and still shots from my early morning trip on Saturday.
This shot was not really blue nor was it really orange/yellow/red, so I wanted to play around on the white balance a little. I ended up on this greenish look :))
In the sky you'll see a trail. Thor, the great Thunder God, ride the sky at this hour to chase those deadly Jötnar away! This is the trail he leaves behind!
Thor is the protector of all good Vikings. Just to bad that those f**** neo nazis are using the old Norse mythology in there campaign! They are giving the old Norse mythology a bad name in Norway :(
Trond thinks that Thor is looking for his dinner candles :))
I'm still hoping that Thor one day will stop his chariot drawn by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr and share a meal with me at the camp fire.
Discussion
Comments and critique are as always welcome. Let me hear your opinion, why do you like this, or even better, how would you approach this scenery. Give me your thoughts... If you can't find anything to critique, a simple "nice" is cool too :))
Thanks
In and out of Explore, thanks to all for comments and faves :))
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10 / 6 / 2003 .....10 / 6 / 2009.....dedicata alla Dott.ssa Maria Teresa N .
Ho cercato ed aspettato un po di tempo per fare due scatti da dedicare a questa Grande donna . secondo scatto , " Tracce di vita " scattata sulla spiaggia di Rimini !!!
.....Perché non esistono scorciatoie a nulla: non certo alla salute, non alla felicità o alla saggezza. Niente di tutto questo può essere istantaneo. Ognuno deve cercare a modo suo, ognuno deve fare il proprio cammino, perché uno stesso posto può significare cose diverse a seconda di chi lo visita.
Tiziano Terzani
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Notizie
Venerdì 12, sabato 13 e domenica 14 giugno 2009, si tiene a Rimini la seconda edizione di “Mare di Libri”, il Festival riservato alla letteratura per adolescenti.
Mare di Libri è un festival dedicato al divertimento culturale, un luogo di appuntamento per tutti i ragazzi che amano i libri e la lettura, che così hanno la possibilità di incontrare altri coetanei che condividono le loro passioni. Il festival è anche un’occasione di riflessione per tutti coloro che si interessano dell’adolescenza e della letteratura per ragazzi.
Rimini 30 . 5 . 2009
On our visit to Central park last week we went to the Zoo for the first time, and caught this sealion cruising around. I think he must be shy as his eyes were closed in every shot I got of him :)
Hope everyone had a good weekend
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