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It was a gorgeous day in the Midwest on Tuesday. We were granted one more day of tolerable weather and Alisha and I took advantage of it and walked all over the Northside of Chicago; having lunch at soupbox, thrift shopping, and visiting a bunch of little shops along the way. We met an interesting character at a leather/shoe shop. I want to get my boots stretched by him. He knew his stuff. We also got cupcakes from Phoebie's, and a treat for Dax on the way back. Such a fun day! later that night I took off to the downtown theatre district where I saw Carina Round and Puscifer. The show was one of the best I've experienced, and that's saying a lot since I go to a lot of shows. The title of this photo is from a lyric in the song "The Last Time" which Carina performed magically. I was on such a high from my day, I didn't end up getting to sleep until 1:30. Work was a bit rough the next day, I must say.
07/02/2011 RFK Stadium,
Washington DC
DC United versus Philadelphia Union
Final Score: 2-2
I recently took an opportunity to travel down to DC to catch a DC United game. Surprisingly it was a great night weather wise. This time of year in Maryland and DC area can be incredibly hot and humid. The day was fairly warm but low humidity, that ushered in a nice night down in DC. Unfortunately the stadium was not very full, a holiday weekend and probably cause soccer/football is not as popular as most sports in the US. None the less, there is great passion among many of the faithful fans who do watch. In this picture I am sitting among the flags, drums and chants of the Screaming Eagles fans. Everybody is celebrating on and off field to the beat of drums because DC United's Andy Najar had just fired off beautiful 35 foot strike on goal.
YN05OWU is see at the fleet workshops undergoing an internal refurbishment to make it a PSU. It was previously used by the tactical support group who's vans differed to a normal PSU, mainly due to the lack of cells in them. At the time of the shot, 6 brand new Mercedes-Benz Sprinters were entering service, or had very recently entered service with the tactical support group in an impressive dark blue livery.
Fleet No. - n/a
Reg. No. - YN05 OWU
Chassis - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Bodywork - Mercedes-Benz
Type - PSU
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The Metéora (Greek: Μετέωρα, pronounced [mɛˈtɛoɾɐ], lit. "middle of the sky", "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" — etymologically related to meteorology) is one of the largest and most important complexes of Greek Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos.[1] The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. The Metéora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria[2]I, II, IV, V and VII
The Theopetra caves 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Meteora had inhabitants fifty millennia ago.[4] The oldest known example of a man-made structure was found within a prehistoric cave in central Greece, according to the Greek culture ministry. The structure is a stone wall that blocked two-thirds of the entrance to the Theopetra cave near Kalambaka on the north edge of the Thessalian plain. It was constructed 23,000 years ago, probably as a barrier to cold winds. “An optical dating test, known as Optically Stimulated Luminescence, was applied on quartz grains nested within the stones. We dated four different samples from the sediment and soil materials, and all provided identical dates,” Nikolaos Zacharias, director of the laboratory of archaeometry at the University of Peloponnese, told Discovery News. According to a statement by the ministry of culture, “the dating matches the coldest period of the most recent ice age, indicating that the cavern’s inhabitants built the stone wall to protect themselves from the cold.” Excavated since 1987, the Theopetra cave is well known to palaeontologists as it was used and inhabited continuously from the Palaeolithic period onwards (50,000 to 5,000 years ago).[5]
In the 9th century, an ascetic group of hermit monks moved up to the ancient pinnacles.
They were the first people to inhabit Metéora. They lived in hollows and fissures in the rock towers, some of which reach 1800 ft (550m) above the plain. This great height, combined with the sheerness of the cliff walls, kept away all but the most determined visitors. Initially the hermits led a life of solitude, meeting only on Sundays and special days to worship and pray in a chapel built at the foot of a rock known as Dhoupiani. As early as the 11th century AD hermit monks were believed to be living among the caves and cutouts in the rocks.[1]
The exact date of the establishment of the monasteries is unknown. By the late 11th and early 12th centuries, a rudimentary monastic state had formed called the Skete of Stagoiand was centered around the still-standing church of Theotokos (mother of God).[1] By the end of the 12th century, an ascetic community had flocked to Metéora.
In 1344, Athanasios Koinovitis from Mount Athos brought a group of followers to Metéora. From 1356 to 1372, he founded the great Meteoron monastery on Broad Rock, which were perfect for the monks; they were safe from political upheaval and had complete control of the entry to the monastery. The only means of reaching it was by climbing a long ladder, which was drawn up whenever the monks felt threatened.
At the end of the 14th century, the Byzantine Empire's 800-year reign over northern Greecewas being increasingly threatened by Turkish raiders who wanted control over the fertile plain of Thessaly. The hermit monks, seeking a retreat from the expanding Turkish occupation, found the inaccessible rock pillars of Meteora to be an ideal refuge. More than 20 monasteries were built, beginning in the 14th century.[1] Six remain today.
In 1517, Nectarios and Theophanes built the monastery of Varlaám, which was reputed to house the finger of St John and the shoulder blade of St Andrew.
Access to the monasteries was originally (and deliberately) difficult, requiring either long ladders lashed together or large nets used to haul up both goods and people. This required quite a leap of faith – the ropes were replaced, so the story goes, only "when the Lord let them break".[6] In the words of UNESCO, "The net in which intrepid pilgrims were hoisted up vertically alongside the 373 metres (1,224 ft) cliff where the Varlaam monastery dominates the valley symbolizes the fragility of a traditional way of life that is threatened with extinction."[7]
In 1921, Queen Marie of Romania visited Meteora, becoming the first woman ever allowed to enter the Great Meteoron monastery.[8] In the 1920s there was an improvement in the arrangements. Steps were cut into the rock, making the complex accessible via a bridge from the nearby plateau. During World War II the site was bombed.[citation needed] Many art treasures were stolen.[citation needed]
Until the 17th century, the primary means of conveying goods and people from these eyries was by means of baskets and ropes.[9]
Six of the monasteries remain today.[7] Of these six, four were inhabited by men, and two by women. Each monastery has fewer than 10 inhabitants. The monasteries are now tourist attractions.
Name Plate Said October 1983. This is a 6,000 BTU unit that was at the Blums Auction in the Schuylkill Mall in Frackville PA. I probably would have bought it if 1: it wasn't missing vents on the front cover, and 2: I wasn't about to spend 300 on a Philco Ford next week. It seems to be in really good shape otherwise. im not sure how far back these Gibson Air Sweeps go back, but im assuming this is a later model and I believe they go back to the Late 60's-Early 70's
Chị sẽ public cái này em ơi, remove fb em rồi nhưng trên twitter em còn follow Chị nên Chị sẽ up tweet tặng em luôn nha.
Nhiều khi Chị nghĩ sao em ko unfollow Chị luôn cho rồi, vì toàn thấy thứ chướng mắt em mà :)) Nhưng bây giờ nghĩ lại, phải vui vì em còn follow để thấy cái này chứ :x.
Hỏi sao Chị cứ rãnh hay viết mấy này vậy? Vì Chị biết, Chị viết có mấy em vào đọc hoàiiiiiiiiiiiii nên Chị cứ thích viết hoàiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii vậy đó :">.
Chị có nhột trước những lời nói của em thì cũng đúng haha =)) Ai bảo sao nó "quá trùng hợp" với Chị vậy chứ? =))
Cơ mà đúng là nói về Chị thật thì chắc em cũng không dám đối mặt mà cãi em nhỉ?
Vì bản chất em CHỈ "GIỎI" thôi nói phải ko em? :">.
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em nghĩ em là ai vậy? em nói cái quái gì trên fb w twitter thật tình chị d' có care, mà sao càng ngày em càng mất dạy vậy em? Ba má em sinh ra em để em ăn nói với người lớn hơn em 3 tuổi thế sao? em tweet "đáng yêu" đến mức Chị "phải" gửi tặng em bài này luôn nè :x.
[hnay là 2 em chứ ko phải 1 nữa. xuất hiện em thứ 2 còn nhỏ hơn tụi mình 4/5 tuổi gì đó mấy bà ơi. =))]
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em 1:
"@... : rãnh mà em =)) cái mồm bão đ*o care mà tay vẫy viết chửi =)) c mệt lắm rồy !!! Làm như nó wan trọng lắm ko bằng"
[--> "tay vẫn viết chửi" nha mọi người/nha em - sửa chính tả dùm em nó.]
-- Cho em nói lại lần nữa :"> Thằng con nào chọt họng Chị cho Chị nói vậy em :"> Chị đã muốn "tôn trọng" ai đó của em rồi nha. Nhưng mấy con kia cứ thích lôi Chị vào thì Chị phải làm thế nào? :">
-- "wan trọng lắm ko bằng" . lol. rất quan trọng là khác =)) ko có Chị thì đâu ra chỗ cho em "la liếm" hằng ngày hả em =)) . ko có Chị thì đâu ra 2/3 cái poster của ai đó cho em về nhà dán đầu giường, tối ngủ mơ thấy hả em :"> . ko có Chị đâu ra người cho em nhắn tin cảm ơn tíu tít hả em :"> . ko có Chị đâu ra người LÀM SẴN CÂU HỎI CHO EM COPY Y CHANG VẬY EM? :">
"@... : C viết cái note Hater cho nó đó"
-- em viết cái note "hater" con mẹ gì vậy? sao Chị tìm hoài ko thấy vậy kưng? Sợ Chị hay "nó" của em đọc được sẽ "chặt đẹp" em à?
-- "Hater" được viết hoa mới nể chứ =))))))))))))))))))))
"tôi biết trước thế nào cũng có ngày này mà =)) GIEO NHÂN NÀO GẶT QUẢ ĐÓ =))"
"Cùng một giuộc w nhau :)) con này xướng thì cả bọn rống lên chung thế thôi =))" FUCKER !!!
"Tôi biết thế nào mọi ngừi cũng biết bộ mặt của mấy người mà =)) HATER w CHÓ HÙA có chữ nào sai ko =))"
-- Đang "yêu" và đang hai mặt, đó chính là em đó, chó hùa. :">
Đời ko trả tiền để em làm diễn viên, nhưng em cũng diễn quá quá quá là```` đạt đấy thôi, đúng ko em?
em 2:
"@... : nó del FB cụa chỵ em mình ròi =) hahahah càng ngày càng gét :-<"
-- Chị cảm ơn vì em đã phát hiện. =)) Chị del nick em sau lần nhận được câu spam nhảm nhí và cái mess láo xược của em luôn đó biết ko? :">
-- em xưng "nó" với ai vậy cưng :"> nên nhớ em còn nhỏ hơn "em 1" ha, suy ra mức độ mất dạy và hỗn xược của em còn gớm hơn "em 1" cơ đấy :">
Chị muốn tặng 2 em cái note ghê :"> mà vì
thứ 1, là vì 2 đứa ko có xứng với tiêu đề "kính gửi ep3" :x.
thứ 2, 2 đứa "chưa có cửa" "được" như bạn kia kia :">.
thứ 3, Chị chờ hoài và tìm hoài câu tweet nhắc đến tên Chị cũng như "cái con/nó" mà 2 đứa cứ nói với nhau sao ko thấy vậy?!
Bộ 2 đứa sợ gì hả? ;;)
Sao mà khi chửi ngta thì mạnh miệng lắm còn khi nhắc đến tên ngta lại phãi lén lút vậy 2 em? :">
Sao mà khi chửi ngta trên fb với twitter thì mạnh miệng lắm còn khi GẶP ngta thì "hiền hoà" và "câm nín" vậy 2 em? :">
Gửi "em 1":
Chị chửi ai cũng public ha :x Chị ghét ai em cũng biết ha :x
"Pa cái thứ làm màu w chuyên ja làm wá" à? Thích vậy :x Chị phải làm vậy em mới có đường mà ghét Chị chứ :x và cũng nhờ làm vậy Chị mới biết được bộ mặt "thật" đến mức phát tởm lợm của em chứ :x.
Yêu thương 2PM gì với em bây giờ được nữa nhỉ?
Vì em chỉ đang diễn với đời của em thôi.
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Thôi chào 2 em - 2 người "em gái thân thương" của Chị.
2 em đã rãnh mấy lần vào đọc "kính gửi" thì đọc luôn lần này đi cho nó xuôi mắt 2 em ha.
Cút khỏi đời Chị dùm luôn nha.
Đọc được chữ Go Away ko? Có nghĩa là "biến đi" đó.
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I've been tagged :O I love doing tags lol
1. My middle finger is double jointed ;D I use it a lot..
2. I'm not a good writer but I love to write poetry and shorts stories and crap..
3. My left eye is slllliighhhhtttly lighter than my right
4. I like to eat hot sauce with just about everything..seriously.
5. I think I'm a little clairvoyant e_e
6. I like eating jello just BECAUSE I know that it's made out of animal bones, it's like being on Fear Factor or something lol..and it's good
7. When I was in middle school, I used to make fun of the people reading Harry Potter....now I'm a Pott head too <3
8. My last name is a holiday ;D
9. I have an obsession with sunglasses
10. I don't know..
okay, so 10 weird/interesting things about yourself! if you're reading this, you've been tagged [i picked a whole bunch of random people lol]!
btw, this picture was from Halloween, my friend James did the make up :]
ELBERT H. GARY
AT THE ORE DOCKS
GARY, IND.
JUL. 23-08
Date: July 23, 1908
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Crose Photo Company
Postmark: September 9, 1908, Gary, Indiana
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: The following news item appeared in the July 9, 1908, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
LOCAL NEWS OF THE WEEK
The date of the arrival of the steamer E. H. Gary, with the first cargo of iron ore to the port of Gary, is not yet definitely known, but it will probably be July 17 or 18. The revenue cutter Tuscorora and the Illinois naval reserve ship Dorothea have been secured to take part in the naval demonstration. The Gary Tribune says that before the end of the season of navigation on the lakes it is expected that about 1,000,000 tons of iron ore will be unloaded from the ships into the great ore bins at the mills. The steamer E. H. Gary, to which has been assigned the honor of opening the port, is 500 feet long and carries about 12,000 tons.
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The following news item appeared in the July 16, 1908, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
The date of the arrival of the first boat with a cargo of iron ore to enter the harbor of Gary has been fixed for July 23. The Gary Commercial club has arranged for an elaborate celebration of the event. At a meeting of this club called for the purpose of arranging plans for this celebration, Captain Norton made the following striking statement:
"In the organization of a steel plant there are three important events: The turning of the first spadeful of earth, the arrival of the first cargo or [sic; of] iron ore, and the lighting of the first fire. In the construction of the plant in Gary we have reached the second stage, the arrival of the first cargo of iron ore."
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The following news item appeared in the July 23, 1908, issue of The Chesterton Tribune:
FIRST GARY ORE TODAY
BIG CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD AT THE NEW STEEL MANUFACTURING CITY.
Steamer E. H. Gary Will Bring In the First Cargo -- Government Vessels Will Convey the Ore Carrier -- Prominent Speakers.
The three great events in the construction and opening of a steel manufacturing plant are always the breaking of ground, arrival of the first ore, and the lighting of the furnace fires. Today Gary and hundreds of visitors are celebrating the arrival of the first ore for the big steel mills under way of construction at that place. Besides the ore arrival event, the celebration of the formal opening of the Gary harbor will also be observed. The arrival of the first cargo of ore will be the feature of the opening. The big steamer E. H. Gary will bring the first cargo. The steamer will go into South Chicago and there await the arrival of many guests of the occasion from Chicago. When all are aboard the steamer will then set sail for the new harbor of Gary under convoy of the United States warship Wolverine, the Illinois naval reserve ship Dorothea, the revenue cutter Tuscarora and the light house steamer Sumac. The Illinois naval reserve band will furnish music aboard the steamer Gary and luncheon will be furnished on the trip from South Chicago to Gary. The boat will arrive at 1 p. m.
The four convoying ships will form a semi-circle off the harbor and each will fire the national salute of 21 guns as the Gary steams into the harbor to her dock. The steamer will be welcomed by Superintendent Gleason and heads of departments. Addresses will then be made from the steamer bridge by the Hon. John W. Kern, democratic nominee for vice-president; Congressman James R. Mann of Illinois; Congressman E. D. Crumpacker of this district, and H. Coulby, president of the Pittsburgh Steamship company. Responses will be made by a representative of the Indiana Steel company.
At the conclusion of the addresses an exhibition will be given of the vessel unloaders and the great iron ore bridges swinging the ore a hundred feet in the air for a distance of some 600 feet to the furnaces.
Under the direction of guides detailed by Superintendent Gleason an inspection of the mills will then be made with the rendezvous in front of the foundry. Then a procession will form with the Illinois naval reserves and a company of 100 naval reserves at the head. Next will come Superintendent Gleason and the heads of the following departments at the mills. Following them will be the distinguished guests of the day. The members of the Gary Commercial club will follow. The line of march will be south on Broadway. the procession breaking up at the Gary hotel.
At 4 p. m. a reception will be held at the Gary hotel for the distinguished guests. Mr. Kern, Mr. Crumpacker and Mr. Mann will make short addresses at the conclusion of the reception from the balcony of the hotel. Music by the naval reserved band will be interspersed with the speeches.
Sources:
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 9, 1908; Volume 25, Number 15, Page 5, Column 4. Column titled "Local News of the Week."
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 16, 1908; Volume 25, Number 16, Page 4, Column 2.
The Chesterton Tribune, Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana; July 23, 1908; Volume 25, Number 17, Page 1, Column 5 and Page 2, Column 2. Column titled "First Gary Ore Today."
Copyright 2012. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.
foto: Bjørn Christiansen
Førpremierebildene til Sex in the City 2 i Trondheim. Ca 440 oppstasede jenter drikker champagne på Britannia Hotell før turen gikk til Nova for moteshow med designere som Fam Irvoll, før filmen startet. Etter kinoen gikk turen til over Verfstbrua til Solsiden
I've been tagged by the magically talented and awesome Karin of gypsyeyesjewelry to tell sixteen things about myself, so without much further ado...
1. Despite being born in Sweden, I am not cold resistant. Rather the opposite.
2. I've snorkled along a hammerhead shark (Sphyrna Lewiini) to be precise, by Coconut Island in Kanehoe bay (HI). That was quite scary, luckily I was not on the menu.
3. I am totally floored by the beauty of nudibrachs, lovely little marine evertebrates of great beauty that come in more colors than present in my clothes drawer.
4. I've cooked Swedish meatballs for loggers that helped tow my car on the dirt roads between Port Alberny and Bamfield on Vancouver Island after Imanage to go through both spares of my heavily loaded Ford Mercury Montego
5. I managed to take Japanese Metro to the Tokyo fish marked really early one morning together with my Vietnamese friend Thuy-Ahn, only to realize it was closed because it was a Sunday. Happy locals told us that:)
6. I absolutely love animals and was thrilled to have a stunning dragonfly hang out with me last summer. I am totally for adopting animals and wish that everyone looking for a pet would first contact rescue organizations and shelters. You might even find iguanas there:)
7. I am really not good at recognizing celebrities but still aware of meeting a few:
somehow managed to get on the same plane to London as Drew Barrymore
Saw Uma Thurman in NYC,
Shook hands with the Swedish King and Queen
8. Jenny Craig bought one of my Necklaces in Del Mar
9. Allergic to peppers::Ay Caramba:::
10. I truly have mallet fingers, and cannot type very well
11. I've ran at least a mile pretty much every day of my life since I was 12 years old.
12. My favorite color is golden green
13. I love listening to music when I work, especially U2, Bjork, Teitur, Rufus Wainwright and Noe Veneble
14. I make really cool rings, It's a passion bordering obsession, and when it is too cold in my studio I literally walk in circles in my house until I cannot bear to be away anymore and make rings as I dance to keep warm.
15. My blood type is espress-O
16. I once had the sweetest mouse with seven little digits on a paw that I named Franklin the seventh
FUCK I'VE LOST MY EARPHONES
OH LOOK A WHITE BORDER
HAVENT SEEN YOU IN A WHILE
WHERE YOU BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
oh hi flickr
i wanted to spend hours on this but let's face it:
a) i'm waaay too ugly pull that off
b) i spent waaay too long playing assassins creed
c) i ate waaay too much today and now am a piglet
of course the last one is no excuse. pigs can fly.
SO BASICALLY I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT CAKE TODAY. because as becky is a whee-congratulations-you-passed-your-gcses-you-beautiful-unicorn-pony-angel, we bought her a CAKE. a CAAAAAAKE. and if you know me, you know my love for cake is infinite. to the moon where wallace & gromit are and back. and basically it was so cool dude. and i am going to be 100% real here - TODAY I BOUGHT THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE. we rented it when i was like 2 (i'm joking guise) aaaand watched it non-stop BUT I WANTED TO WATCH IT AGAIN so hey. i'm going to.
that photo up there is just screaming for you to toss some notes on it. so please don't make it cry guys. that's just inhumane. but if you're a peacock, dont' worry. the notes'll make themselves
OK BYE FLICKROONIES I'M OFF TO ...poop
NO SCRAP THAT
i'm off to live forever
mwahahahaha
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The last session of day 2. I took a walk down the strip instead of going to the first two sessions.But the last session of the day was a great one.
For Chiaroscuro - a possible final for my fim noir style colour assingment .
Exposure 1 / 80 sec at f / 7.1
Focal Length 31M
ISO 100
Flash Fired
Canon EOS 20D
LRV 004 approaching Queen Street Station, bound for Broadbeach South.
Bombardier Flexity 2
Gold Coast, Australia
usually i do that on my bday. but i did it 2 days ahead because i was pissed off. we played la traviata. conductor sucked. violetta never dies. she lasts forever!!! so i HAD TO smoke and drink.
Description: Handwritten letter
Full text: [continued from page 2] I don’t hear from you I will take it—it is quite convenient.
What a long cool spring. I believe there are apartments all over Forest Hills even now and contracts for 125 more. We got out just in time. It is lovely here, the shrubs are in their full glory. The house is coming along slowly, very slowly.
Hope you all keep well. With Helen’s and my love to you, Roy, and Barbara Anne. Devotedly, Polly
Creator: Polly Thomson
Date: May 2, 1939
Format: correspondence
Digital Identifier: AG83_001_0019c
Credit: Perkins Archives, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
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I had to escort this little guy across the road. He was sunning in the middle, and 2 cars were coming from both directions.
The Metéora (Greek: Μετέωρα, pronounced [mɛˈtɛoɾɐ], lit. "middle of the sky", "suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" — etymologically related to meteorology) is one of the largest and most important complexes of Greek Orthodoxmonasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos.[1] The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. The Metéora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria[2]I, II, IV, V and VII
The Theopetra caves 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Meteora had inhabitants fifty millennia ago.[4] The oldest known example of a man-made structure was found within a prehistoric cave in central Greece, according to the Greek culture ministry. The structure is a stone wall that blocked two-thirds of the entrance to the Theopetra cave near Kalambaka on the north edge of the Thessalian plain. It was constructed 23,000 years ago, probably as a barrier to cold winds. “An optical dating test, known as Optically Stimulated Luminescence, was applied on quartz grains nested within the stones. We dated four different samples from the sediment and soil materials, and all provided identical dates,” Nikolaos Zacharias, director of the laboratory of archaeometry at the University of Peloponnese, told Discovery News. According to a statement by the ministry of culture, “the dating matches the coldest period of the most recent ice age, indicating that the cavern’s inhabitants built the stone wall to protect themselves from the cold.” Excavated since 1987, the Theopetra cave is well known to palaeontologists as it was used and inhabited continuously from the Palaeolithic period onwards (50,000 to 5,000 years ago).[5]
In the 9th century, an ascetic group of hermit monks moved up to the ancient pinnacles.
They were the first people to inhabit Metéora. They lived in hollows and fissures in the rock towers, some of which reach 1800 ft (550m) above the plain. This great height, combined with the sheerness of the cliff walls, kept away all but the most determined visitors. Initially the hermits led a life of solitude, meeting only on Sundays and special days to worship and pray in a chapel built at the foot of a rock known as Dhoupiani. As early as the 11th century AD hermit monks were believed to be living among the caves and cutouts in the rocks.[1]
The exact date of the establishment of the monasteries is unknown. By the late 11th and early 12th centuries, a rudimentary monastic state had formed called the Skete of Stagoiand was centered around the still-standing church of Theotokos (mother of God).[1] By the end of the 12th century, an ascetic community had flocked to Metéora.
In 1344, Athanasios Koinovitis from Mount Athos brought a group of followers to Metéora. From 1356 to 1372, he founded the great Meteoron monastery on Broad Rock, which were perfect for the monks; they were safe from political upheaval and had complete control of the entry to the monastery. The only means of reaching it was by climbing a long ladder, which was drawn up whenever the monks felt threatened.
At the end of the 14th century, the Byzantine Empire's 800-year reign over northern Greecewas being increasingly threatened by Turkish raiders who wanted control over the fertile plain of Thessaly. The hermit monks, seeking a retreat from the expanding Turkish occupation, found the inaccessible rock pillars of Meteora to be an ideal refuge. More than 20 monasteries were built, beginning in the 14th century.[1] Six remain today.
In 1517, Nectarios and Theophanes built the monastery of Varlaám, which was reputed to house the finger of St John and the shoulder blade of St Andrew.
Access to the monasteries was originally (and deliberately) difficult, requiring either long ladders lashed together or large nets used to haul up both goods and people. This required quite a leap of faith – the ropes were replaced, so the story goes, only "when the Lord let them break".[6] In the words of UNESCO, "The net in which intrepid pilgrims were hoisted up vertically alongside the 373 metres (1,224 ft) cliff where the Varlaam monastery dominates the valley symbolizes the fragility of a traditional way of life that is threatened with extinction."[7]
In 1921, Queen Marie of Romania visited Meteora, becoming the first woman ever allowed to enter the Great Meteoron monastery.[8] In the 1920s there was an improvement in the arrangements. Steps were cut into the rock, making the complex accessible via a bridge from the nearby plateau. During World War II the site was bombed.[citation needed] Many art treasures were stolen.[citation needed]
Until the 17th century, the primary means of conveying goods and people from these eyries was by means of baskets and ropes.[9]
Six of the monasteries remain today.[7] Of these six, four were inhabited by men, and two by women. Each monastery has fewer than 10 inhabitants. The monasteries are now tourist attractions
BeeJay's services (or BJ's services, lol inappropriate reference:) in Watson Lake on July 2, 2009. We stopped here on the night of July 2. I think it's abandoned.
The last of my shots with my EOS 5D mkII and amazing Canon 85mm f1.2... I sent the camera body back today, I will sell my lenses on eBay. I just don't like the noise the mkII produced, it's too digital and too easy to perceive in shadows. I didn't give it a chance really, but had only one day to return it in line with the shops terms and conditions. I was most concerned that it would show the vertical banding in low key studio shots - maybe it doesn't but I haven't the time to read any more forums or to set up more test shots.
I'm kinda sad to have to sell the lenses, the 85mm 1.2 is stunning and cost me an arm and a leg. The 70-200 2.8 is awesome. The Nikon versions aren't as good apparently. That said, I doubt I'll notice the difference in the shots I take. I just don't like digital noise when it looks as unnatural as the mkII produces... it's a matter of taste of course but there simply shouldn't be any noise at ISO100.. I should be able to pull 2 stops and there still shouldn't be any noise, let alone vertical banding.
*sigh*
Assuming they accept the returned camera, I have asked them to send me a Nikon D700 instead. I've also asked them to send me some new Nikon glass too... 70-200mm f2.8 VR, 24-70mm f2.8 and 85mm f1.4
I Still have my D300 and many DX lenses, all gonna be sold on eBay soon. At least I can keep hold of my Nikon strobes and battery grip.
Not great shots but wanted to upload something today ;) This is my Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/2 I think it dates to 1937. My father got it in the 1950's and gave it to me about 30 years ago.
Modern oddities #2
I have to admit this is probably the surprise of the year so far for me. Granted I am a touch biased being a big Skoda fan but the Kodiaq is a lovely motor. Big with 7 seats, a plush cabin and I think it is very stylish for a 4x4.
Photo inside CD booklet.
Track listing:
1. Venus (3:39)
2. I Heard a Rumour (3:24)
3. Love in the First Degree (3:28)
4. I Can't Help it (3:28)
5. I Want You Back (3:46)
6. Love, Truth and Honesty (3:26)
7. Nathan Jones (3:02)
8. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' (2:41)
9. Shy Boy (3:13)
10. Robert De Niro's Waiting (3:30)
11. Cruel Summer (3:28)
12. Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) (3:24)
13. Trick of the Night (4:07)
14. Aie A Mwana (3:34)
15. Help!
Su invito di dona-a ed Eva ecco 16 cose di me :)
1.sono nato a Roma nel maggio del 1965;
2.i miei hobby sono : la fotografia, la subacquea, vedere film e ascoltare
Musica (soprattutto quella soft), ma la cosa che preferisco è
stare in compagnia degli amici;
3.mi piace tantissimo guardare le foto e le stampe antiche, nella speranza
di imparare a fare successivamente delle belle foto pure io;
4.per me l’Amicizia, quella vera, è un sentimento molto importante
(ho amici VERI da + di 40 Anni);
5.mi piace la franchezza, il parlare chiaro e la semplicità;
6.il mio colore preferito è l’Azzurro come il cielo ed il mare quando è limpido;
7.sopporto bene sia il freddo che il caldo;
8.soffro nel vedere la sofferenza nei bambini;
9.di me dicono che sono simpatico, fantasioso, un po’ pazzo, di buona
compagni e un grande amico;
10.vado in piscina 2 volte la settimana, perché mi piace, per fare attività
sportiva, perché vedo i miei amici subacquei;
11.mi piace indossare sia un abito completo (per lavoro) sia abiti casual,
ma NON seguo la moda;
12.mi infastidiscono le persone maleducate e che non rispettano le regole e
le persone ;
13.mi piace la nutella e la cioccolata…gnam gnam;
14. Non ho più un orientamento religioso... però credo che qualcuno
abbia creato qualcosa + grande di noi
15.sono sposato e con 2 figli stupendi.
16.per ultimo, ma non meno importante, è che sono tifoso della LAZIO !
My first attempt to do a panorama and stitch photos together. I had a problem with a line when the photos overlapped. If someone could give me advice on how to correct that or what I should have done, I'd appreciate it. I ended up cloning the line out of the sky. Not a perfect job, for sure, but wanted to post my first attempt.
I started out using 4 shots and ended up only using 2. I did use a tripod and kept the settings the same for each exposure.
This is a view of Lake Pleasant near Phoenix, Arizona. The water level has gone down a lot since we were there during the monsoon season.
Day 42
+2
I walked to the burned-down-house's lot today. It burnt a few years ago and you can't even tell where the house was. This place is amazing, I know I'll be going back.
Here is my job in UK hahaha
16 about me :
1 I love to laugh
2 I love humor
3 I love women
4 I am very lazy
5 I am crazy about travels
6 I am crazy about House music
7 I am crazy about Drum n Bass music
8 I am crazy about sun
9 I love beer
10 I love football and Real Madrid
11 I love dogs
12 love to be crazy
13 love to be imponderable
14 love to sleep
15 I love to be a photographer
16 love to smoke
because I felt like playing along. *smile*
1. I had sugar on my berries for breakfast - it felt decadent and childish.
2. I'm addicted to Top Chef - I'm not sure if it's Tom's bald head or Padma's slight distain for everything.
3. I thought my camera was stolen from my car yesterday for two hours and I freaked. Turns out, my brother put it under the back seat to keep it from being stolen.
4. I can't wait for fall.
5. I think my short-term memory is going since I've been out of work. It seems I can't remember stupid stuff like where I left my keys.
6. I love the quiet in the morning and listening to the pugs snore in their kennels. I don't turn on the radio or tv so I can bathe in it.
7. I love the number seven because my birthday has three sevens in it.
8. I miss music from the early days of alt-rock. Today's pop is too poppy, rock is too repetitive, and country has gone pop.
9. My left forefinger was bit by a spider about a month ago and it gave me a weird nail. Is that TMI?
10. I really stretched to find 10 things about me - I'm totally boring.
Susana tagged me so here it goes...
1. I was born and raised in the Philippines and it's my 6th year living in the US.
2. I met my husband online...before that I was engaged three times.
3. I can't have kids and I'm not really considering adoption but I don't hate kids.
4. Kids love me, maybe because of my petite stature and I like to smile a lot.
5. I love animals...to be an animal cop is my dream job.
6. I used to work in law enforcement in California but is now unemployed due to relocating in Pennsylvania.
7. I have an OCD and a li'l bit of ADD.
8. I'm a reckless driver and I think GPS is one of the greatest inventions.
9. I love to eat especially bizarre foods (I have a serious appetite) and travel the world to experience different culture.
1o. When I was young, my dream was to become a dancer...a ballerina to be exact. I just love to dance.
11. Nice expensive clothes make me feel confident and safe from other peoples criticism.
12. I am terrified of rats/mouse.
13. I'm an extremely versatile person.
14. I love adventure and likes extreme sports....so far I skydived among other crazy stuff.
15. Japan is my favorite country so far.
16. I am very shy with strangers. Only my good friends are clued into my zany abilities.
....I'll leave the 9 left for you so you can ask me questions XD
So the game is to tag your Pullip friends if you want them to know some information about you to the hopes that they will share some information about them too. Since you have been tagged in this photo you have to post your photo and write 25 random things that you wanna to share about yourself. Don't forget to tag me too!
After meeting with Erzsi (stranger #2), I went to the same square where I have found my first stranger a two days before - there are often a lot of people sitting on benches there, so I thought it would be a good place to engage strangers - that are not in a rush to get anywhere :)
Indeed the benches of the square were full of people, but Andrei stood out from start, being in a suit and also younger than most of the other people around. So again, after a short hesitation (yes, still there :P ) I have approached him. Maybe I hit the right opening line, or I have just found a right person, but Andrei was my first stranger I had a more lengthy discussion with.
Andrei is originally from Arges but works in Cluj since four years. He's a financial analyst and also writes a weekly financial column in a local newspaper. We have discussed about the project and he told me, that he would need a photo for a publication of his and that maybe we could just do that one as well, if I have a camera and doing pictures of people anyway. So while I've kept this - more informal - shot for my 100 strangers project, we did a few for his publication as well - he arranged his tie and we've found a less busy background. Later I've emailed him all the pictures (this time I took like 5 altogether :) and thankfully so, as the first try didn't turn out that nice :) )
This picture is #3 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
I got tagged by Katrin...
16 Things about me…most of it is fluff!
1. Today is my birthday.
2. I think I took my first photo when I was in grade 6 with a box camera – a picture of my favourite teacher. My first SLR was a Canon FTb – still have it – loved the match needle ring metering system. I was a photographer for our high school yearbook.
3. I am the oldest of 3 children – all girls. I've been married to Keith for almost 36 years. We have 2 girls and now my girls have girls of their own. (Hard to believe my dad had 5 brothers and only one sister!) Neither of my two sisters has children so our kids got spoiled by their grandparents.
4. I possess common sense – a rare commodity these days it seems.
5. I also have a strong sense of right and wrong.
6. I am a procrastinator. I was asked 2 months ago to write these 16 things about me (just kidding). “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” – I am responsible for a good portion of that construction job! I’ll tell you about it later…
7. It was over two years ago that I promised myself to learn PhotoShop – just installed the program and started my course last week!
8. I’m a dawdler – occasionally I am not on time; no wait, let's say I am often tardy; okay the truth is I’m habitually late!!
9. I wish I could write as eloquently as Chip, Katrin and Monica. I am amazed how they can always say the most wonderful, heart-felt things in their comments. I also wish I had a quick wit like Sandy and Tammy and Lynn.
10. I fell in love with the 1967 Mercury Cougar the year it came out (even though I couldn’t drive yet). I was totally seduced by those sequential rear signal lights and the concealed headlights. The first car I bought myself after college was a used ‘67 Cougar 4-speed with a 289 4bbl. Sold it when I got married and bought a Volvo!! In 1986 my husband bought me a 1968 Cougar XR-7. The sound she makes when she starts up still excites me – pure muscle! She lives in our garage, although she doesn’t get out as much – and only in the summer – needs a few minor fixes to make her good as new.
11. I LOVE the sound and feel when the engines roar as the green flag flies at a NASCAR race (especially when you’re there in person). Ditto with jet engines on take-off.
12. I used to scuba dive but now can’t fit into my wetsuit. I was about to take hang gliding lessons in the late 70s, but found out I was pregnant so I decided not to take the risk. I was on the gym team, the track team and the badminton team in high school. Too short for basketball – I was only 4’-11” entering grade 9! I grew 7 inches taller before graduating. Also learned to ski when I was in high school.
13. Generally I hate housecleaning, but I usually keep the driveway close to spotless (free of ice and snow) all winter. A good snow shovel and an ice breaker/edger were items on my Christmas/birthday lists. Family and friends KNOW BETTER than to come into my driveway with snogs on their vehicles that might drop off and leave a mess. (Snogs are those icy or slushy chunks that build up behind your wheels.) We do not own a snow blower. As far as household chores go, I do windows willingly.
14. I never tire of sunrises or sunsets – each is unique.
15.I have been wearing my glasses a lot lately. Need to get new contacts…bifocal contacts!!
16. I have 2 beautiful granddaughters, Mattie and Payton – you may have seen a few photos of them here on Flickr. I have never taken good “people” pictures but I will now be forced to learn, especially with such gorgeous subjects to practice on!
Get Well Soon card received after my oral surgery on February 2. I'm saving it until I actually AM well. I've mostly recovered from the surgery itself, though I'm still working on regaining full range of motion in my jaw. I can barely open it wide enough to eat a banana. I've had various complications that are annoying and troubling. Healing is turning out to have its ups and downs, rather than being a straight-line upwards. So far, I've had to go back twice to have pieces of surgical mesh removed from my gums (they were sticking halfway out).
Thank you, by the way, to the person who sent the card. :)
Hey there, I've been tagged.
Yeah that's me, and here's ten things about myself:
1. I haven't worn my retainers in probably a month and I just put them in and my teeth hurt SO bad
2. I have a massive ring tanline on my ring finger.
3. tomorrow is Fathers day, wooh.
4. i love my bike a LOT even though it is old and has a seat made out of duct tape
5. my Nikon has a huuuge crack in the screen!
6. i am going to yearbook camp next friday, aahahhahaha.
7. i would drink redbull every second of everyday if i could.
8. nag champa incense is usually floating around my room.
9. i am very tall for my age and just in general.
10. im seeing lady gaga on the 17th of august!
I've only been on one X26 before and it was an ugly single decker one, so when I saw this Wright Eclipse Gemini 2, I jumped at the opportunity to take a photo of it.
In anticipation for Boondocks 2, I decided to make some figs, as purist as possible, of the original Boondock Saints.
Rocco, Connor and Murphy MacManus, and Il Duce.
Rope and Rambo knife included. :D
I've been tagged!!! I have to write 16 random things about myself!!!
1. Jesus is my Savior and I delight in His word! Psalm 139 is my fav!
2. I grew up in the country on a farm/vineyard and will always be a "country girl"
3. I have been very happily married for 28 years now, my husband and I mentor couples wishing to be married! (I love my family, but I think ya'll know all that!) =)
4. I have a very strong southern accent and say words like ya'll & yonder and phrases like "That dog'll hunt!" (Which means that'll work!)
5. I keep my grandchildren ages 3 & 4 years and they call me "Clue"! haha See my profile!
6. I'm addicted to flickr and spend several hours a day looking at your photo's and commenting on them.....and I feel bad if for some reason I can't get to them daily!
7. I love music!!! I used to dream of being a "country music star" even though I can't really sing!
8. I used to have an interior decorating business, I still love to decorate and my specialty is color!
9. I'm an introvert in groups but love people one on one.
10. I am tenderhearted, I laugh easily, I cry easily...beauty makes me cry!
11. I love shooting at f2.8, selective focus and night shots! Not at the same time of course!
12. I just got my first photoshop product, cs4, have taken a class on it and still have no idea how to use anything except for bridge! lol
13. Strong, great quality coffee is my beverage of choice!
14. I snore.....LOUD....so they say! hehe
15. I'm like a kid at Christmas!
16. I love easily and put a high value on friendships.....in person and online! And I LOVE my flickr friends!!!!!!!
17. I'm longwinded and can manage to put several facts in one!
Oh....was it just suppose to be 16?!!!!! lol lol lol
This Photo is 4 years old....I just doctored it for the holidays! A few years older, a few lbs heavier.......I'd rather stay behind the camera now! lol
On Monday my 2nd Delf Miyu will arrive!
I bought her to be Freya's sister, Bunny.
I cannot wait to finally bring these 2 characters to life. I have been dreaming of Bunny since I bought Freya!
Now I gotta decide on who is going to face up these 2. I would, but even outside with a mask, msc gets to me. My 05 juri girl, Mew - needs painted also. Im open to US artist suggestions! I like very sweet, blushy, girly face ups. I would just love to comission Cats10 - but her January slots are full. Maybe next month I can get one for these 3 silly girls. ^_^] I'll make a YouTube video soon!!
West German postcard by Kolibri-Verlag G.m.b.H, Minden-Westf, no. 1592. Photo: Divina / Gloria- Film / Bayer. Peter Carsten in 08/15 - Zweiter Teil / 08/15 Part 2 (Paul May, 1955).
Peter Carsten (1928-2012) was a German actor and film producer. He appeared in 90 films between 1953 and 1999.
In the German production Scampolo (Alfred Weidenmann, 1958), Romy Schneider starred as a young, poor orphan who lives on the Italian island of Ischia, with Peter Carsten as the policeman Cesare. Scampolo works as a tourist guide and as a laundress (Elisabeth Flickenschildt). She falls in love with a handsome but poor architect (Paul Hubschmid) who hopes to win a design competition. Scampolo intercedes on his behalf with the minister (Viktor de Kowa) and helps him to make his dream come true. Scampolo (translation: remnant) was loosely based on a play by Dario Niccodemi. It was not the first film adaptation. In 1917, there was already an Italian silent film directed by Giuseppe Sterni with Margot Pellegrinetti as Scampolo. Silent film diva Carmen Boni also played her in a 1928 Italian production directed by Augusto Genina. This version has been recently rediscovered and restored by the Bologna cinematheque. Four years later, Hans Steinhoff made a sound version in Germany starring Dolly Haas, Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße/Scampolo, a Child of the Streets (1932). This time, Scampolo has nowhere to live in Berlin and must sleep rough. Steinhoff also directed a French-language version, Un peu d'amour/A Bit of Love (1932), starring Madeleine Ozeray. In 1941 followed another Italian version, Scampolo (Nunzio Malasomma, 1941), with Lilia Silvi and in 1953, yet another new Italian adaptation, Scampolo 53 (Giorgio Bianchi, 1953), starring Maria Fiori. The 1958 version with Romy Schneider was the last film adaptation till now.
Scampolo was only the second film young idol Romy Schneider made after the hugely popular Sissi trilogy. The cast included well-known actors as Paul Hubschmid, Georg Thomalla, Eva Maria Meineke, Franca Parisi, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Willy Millowitsch, Walter Rilla, and Viktor de Kowa, but Schneider was the heart of the film. Marcin Kukuczka at IMDb: "Romy Schneider is great! The fact that Scampolo was filmed just after the third part of Sissi is too significant not to be skipped. Romy was considered to fit best in 'royal roles' by a number of people. Partly, thanks to Scampolo, she proved that she was talented at multiple levels." The comedy was shot on Ischia Island in Italy with wonderful cinematography by Bruno Mondi, who had also shot the Sissi films. Mondi had already started in the silent era as a camera assistant for Fritz Lang's Der Müde Tod (1921). During World War II, he worked with director Veit Harlan on the anti-Semitic propaganda film Jud Süß (1940). After the war, Mondi went on working on films without any problems and shot socialist-style re-education films in the Soviet zone like Wozzeck (Georg C. Klaren, 1947) and Rotation (Wolfgang Staudte, 1949). State of Things at IMDb: "Bruno Mondi is a luminous example for a brilliant and inventive cameraman and a frightening example for a perfect technician, not asking for the aim of his work."
Sources: James Travers (French Film Site), Filmreference.com, Wikipedia (English and German), and IMDb.
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Stopped shooting when I noticed quite early what was going to happen. In a few seconds (felt a lot longer) there where two people checking on her and she moved her arm
Was some long minutes before she got up and walked out...
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James McNeill Whistler American ( 1834-1903)
Detial from: Cremorne Gardens, No.2 , Ca. 1870-80
Cremorne Gardens was a popular London amusement park that offered music, dancing, and spectacular fireworks. Unlike his friends among the French Impressionists, who also portrayed outdoor public entertainments, Whistler sought to create a harmonious world on the canvas, not simply to record the world of appearances. As Cremorne Gardens was associated with the demimonde, the painting may refer to an encounter between four prostitutes and a potential customer. Rather than recounting a legible narrative, however, Whistler merely implied the ephemeral charm of an evening’s gathering in an indistinct setting.
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1912
12.32
From the placard: Metropolitan Museum of Art