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Tattoo number 2..it says "Nothing Gold Can Stay" taken from a Robert Frost poem..and 1933-2009, my grandma's lifespan.
The Hong Kong International Airport 'Aviation Discovery Centre' is located atop Terminal 2. It features a variety of aviation related exhibits, model aircraft on display, and a lift to the rooftop 'SkyDeck' that provides 360 degree views of the terminal building, aprons and runways.
Navajo Upper Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Lechee, Arizona. It includes five separate, scenic slot canyon sections on the Navajo Reservation, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon (or The Crack), Rattle Snake Canyon, Owl Canyon, Mountain Sheep Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon (or The Corkscrew).[2] It is the primary attraction of Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park, along with a hiking trail to Rainbow Bridge National Monument.
The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means 'the place where water runs through the (Slot Canyon) rocks'. Lower Antelope Canyon is Hazdistazí (called "Hasdestwazi" by the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department), or 'spiral rock arches'. Both are in the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation.[4] They are accessible by Navajo guided tour only.[5]
Located southeast of Lower Antelope canyon by the gateway town of Page, Ari. This part of the canyon is chiseled out by millions of years' worth of flood erosion and impactful winds on its sandstone, enough to sculpt out the iconic "X" shape that aptly named the canyon. Canyon X is a relatively new scenic tour and the lesser-known cousin of Upper/Lower Antelope Canyon. Canyon X is a mixture of the characteristics of both the Upper and Lower canyon, with the Upper's feature of pillars of light and the Lower's steepness. Canyon X is also deeper than the other two and brings ample photo opportunities.
nrhp # 84001909- Atlantic Bank and Trust Company Building, also known as the North Carolina National Bank Building, is a historic bank building located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was designed by noted architect Charles C. Hartmann and built in 1928-1929. It is a nine-story, steel-framed skyscraper in the Art Deco style. It features rich granite ornamentation at the bottom and top pairs of stories.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It is located in the Downtown Burlington Historic District.
from Wikipedia
This is part 2, it has a gigantic showcase of Egyptian and Sumerian work, Americas, Renaissance and Europe, Indian and Asian and East Asian Exhibit. This is probably one of the few places you can see the historical database of Iraq and Syria original artifacts. We were arguing if its right to have such important works of history at display in an American museum rather than their home countries, but had these artifacts been in Syria and Iraq, especially post the war they would have been damaged beyond repair or lost forever. They are very respectful and accurate. Have a huge database of levant history from the origins.
Navajo Upper Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Lechee, Arizona. It includes five separate, scenic slot canyon sections on the Navajo Reservation, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon (or The Crack), Rattle Snake Canyon, Owl Canyon, Mountain Sheep Canyon and Lower Antelope Canyon (or The Corkscrew).[2] It is the primary attraction of Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park, along with a hiking trail to Rainbow Bridge National Monument.
The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means 'the place where water runs through the (Slot Canyon) rocks'. Lower Antelope Canyon is Hazdistazí (called "Hasdestwazi" by the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department), or 'spiral rock arches'. Both are in the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation.[4] They are accessible by Navajo guided tour only.[5]
Located southeast of Lower Antelope canyon by the gateway town of Page, Ari. This part of the canyon is chiseled out by millions of years' worth of flood erosion and impactful winds on its sandstone, enough to sculpt out the iconic "X" shape that aptly named the canyon. Canyon X is a relatively new scenic tour and the lesser-known cousin of Upper/Lower Antelope Canyon. Canyon X is a mixture of the characteristics of both the Upper and Lower canyon, with the Upper's feature of pillars of light and the Lower's steepness. Canyon X is also deeper than the other two and brings ample photo opportunities.
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This is was my 2nd night with the Zeiss Distagon 35mm T* f/2. It had just finished raining and cleared up so I went to take pictures at a local park and stumbled upon a fantastic sunset that night.
Trafalgar Road, Greenwich.
(In the shop opposite Boots which used to be a shoe repair place, if you're tempted.)
Day 2:
It's a day which started well and ended very nicely :)
We spent the night before in Kanda. Headed out early to go to a 100yen shop at Akihabara before catching our reserved bullet train, embarking on our "quest for sakura" journey.
We found the 100yen shop alright and saw tonnes of goodies there but decided to do the shopping spree when we returned to Tokyo on Day 7 (where I encountered the middle-aged Cosplay phenomenon
Since 8vee never tried "standing soba", so we grabbed our breakfast at one right in front of akihabara JR station and had an amazing Squid tempura soba *slurp*
And then we bumped into some funky pet and its friendly owner :)
Then went back to the hotel, grabbed our bags and headed north to Kasumigajou Kouen, Nihonmatsu and then to Sendai to check into our hotel before grabbing dinner
This image was scanned from a photograph in an album dating from World War 2. It was taken during the North African campaign.
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Bupleurum veronense Turra, syn.: Bupleurum baldense ssp. gussonei (Arcang.) Tutin, Bupleurum aristatum Bartl. ex Rchb., Bupleurum humile Vest ex Rchb., Odontea aristata Fourr., Odontites luteolus Spreng.
EN: Small Hare's Ear, DE: Grannen Hasenohr, Verona-Hasenohr
Slo.: veronska prerast
Dat.: June 23. 2010
Lat.: 44.38232 Long.: 14.78891
Code: Bot_431/2010_DSC3064
Habitat: next to a dirt path, sparsely grassy, almost flat, calcareous, skeletal ground; open, sunny, dry place; elevation 11 m (35 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature about 16 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: stony soil.
Place: Adriatic Sea; Island Olib, half way from village Olib to 'Slatinica' beach, Kvarner bay, Rijeka region, Croatia EC.
Comment: Bupleurum veronense is an Illyric – East-Alpine species in spite of the fact that it touches the Alps only in Italy in Verona and Brescia provinces (Ref.:2). It is native only to countries around Adriatic Sea growing mostly in Mediterranean regions. One can find it in Albania (there are some doubts about this), Greece (Peloponnese and North and East Central Greece only), Italy (northeast part only), Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and in a single disjunct place far east on peninsula Crimea (Ref.:4).
At the beginning of Mediterranean summers, when it becomes hot and most plants retract and dry up the time of the Bupleurum veronense is coming. Its small yellow stars with the little umbels of individual tiny flowers shine between the dried up grasses and herbs. The plant is not conspicuous since its few leaves are very thin and its flowers are really small. But when looked at from close they are amazing natural jewelry. Almost all species of the genus Bupleurum growing in Slovenia (ten taxa) have very unusually and interestingly shaped inflorescence. They are graphically very attractive and have somehow 'archaic' appearance.
Ref.:
(1) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 401xx.
(2) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 1112.
(3) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 172.
(4) powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839450-1 (accessed March 25. 2019)
(5) luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-na... (accessed March 25. 2019)
From my set entitled “Mandevilla”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/sets/72157607213952426/
In my collection entitled “The Garden”
www.flickr.com/photos/21861018@N00/collections/7215760718...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandevilla
Mandevilla, sometimes also called Dipladenia,[1] is a genus of plants. It consists of about 100 species, mostly tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae, the Periwinkle family.
Mandevilla is native to Central and South America and many Mandevillas come originally from the Organ Mountains forests near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The genus was named after Henry Mandeville (1773-1861), a British diplomat and gardener.[1]
Mandevillas develop spectacular flowers in warm climates. The flowers come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, and red. As climbers, Mandevillas can be trained against a wall or trellis to provide a leafy green and often flowering picture of beauty. They have a tendency to attract insects like mealybugs and scales.
While Mandevilla scabra is sometimes as an additive to the psychedelic drink Ayahuasca, there is no evidence that it is psychoactive in its own right.[2] It is, however, considered to be toxic.[3]
Tianfu Square is the political, cultural, and geographical heart of Chengdu, China.
It is at the confluence of subway lines 1 and 2. It's also the center of the city in terms of layout. The ring roads (1st, 2nd, 3rd...4th is under construction) are all generated around this point.
Around the square itself are quite a few museums -- directly west is a museum (history museum, I think), and directly north, behind Chairman Mao, is the Sichuan Science and Technology Museum. On the northwest corner of the square is the Sichuan Public Library (which I'm told has a section for English and German books as well). Directly west of the library is the Sichuan Art Museum -- technically off the square, but within shouting distance.
In addition to the museums, some of the upper end hotels are nearby. Running north and south from the square is Renmin Lu (People's Road). South Renmin Lu is the busier of the two, and has high end shopping (Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany's, etc,) within a block of the square.
To complete the square is an underground mall with not-so-high end shopping and very Chinese eating establishments such as...McDonald's.
From ground level, it's hard to see (unless you know it's there), but the square is actually designed in the shape of the Taoist "yin yang." The two identical sculptures are mirror images of each other, and are at the center of the respective "swirls." At the center of the square is the symbol of Chengdu: the Sun Symbol with Birds (unearthed at nearby Jinsha Archaeological Site, where the original is showcased very nicely).
But what of the past? Like many places in China, this is probably currently reported with very selective history (that is to say...forget the past unless it suits the present).
If the very short article I saw on Wikipedia is indeed accurate, the statue of the chairman is 30 meters tall.
According to the same article, "Before 1967, the site was occupied by an ancient palace from the Shu kingdom of ancient Sichuan. The palace was destroyed by Red Guards and the moat around it filled in to make an air raid shelter in 1967."
Personally, this is the first I've read of this, and it makes me sad to wonder what the palace -- which would have been one to two thousand years old -- was like. Well...at least it's not an air raid shelter anymore. You can read into this anything you'd like...
Yesterday (29 February 2016) was certainly not my first time to the square, but it was the first time I really stopped to try to look at it closely. I may do another shoot there some enchanted evening...
About Frankfurt Hahn airport:
1. It used to be an air force base.
2. It's pretty far from Frankfurt am Main (roughly 300Km IIRC)
Iphone App development Day #2.
It was not more than 3 hours of sleep we got that night - then it was up for lots of cool lectures and more coding attempts - we ended up with discovering that coding isnt for us - but the graphics and the idea development is very much us!
These are the first Hyper Stereo 3D Screenshots from Crysis 2. It was extremely difficult to create these shots, there is no way I could play the game proper at this Hyper 3D depth created with the iZ3D Driver.
Click here to see a Slideshow of these 3D Screenshots.
www.flickr.com/photos/57605784@N06/sets/72157626366412812...
However Crysis 2 is one of the first 3D games that offers its own Stereoscopic 3D support for use with NVidea 3D Vision and 3D Monitors, which I dont have. It can also output in side by side, which can be recorded.
See my You-Tube channel for live 3D Capture from Crysis, it is at standard depth determined by the Game Creators, not Hyper Stereo.
www.youtube.com/user/XtraDefinition3D?feature=mhum
To see more games played in anaglyph 3D + Tutorial & links to free software, click on the group link below.
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Paws Atlanta a local animal shelter, and Snap-2-It a low cost spay and neutering operation, teamed up for an awesome night all to help out the cute furry ones they hold so dear! A silent auction was held with donated items with all proceeds going to both non-profits! It was a pretty awesome time for a great cause! :D
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There are some truly superb photographs of this building on Flickr. I remember gazing in wonder at some and initially thought the slanted building was the product of some post process warping wizardry. I was inspired to try and track down this building on a recent trip to Prague and was really impressed by it's photogenic properties. This was the first day I'd ever experimented with HDR and whilst I appreciate it's not for the purists I very much enjoyed the distraction of experimenting with it.
The Dancing House or Dancing Building or Ginger & Fred (Czech: Tančící dům) is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic at Rašínovo nábřeží 80, 120 00 Praha 2. It was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry in co-operation with Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić on a vacant riverfront plot (where the previous building had been destroyed during the Bombing of Prague in 1945). The building was designed in 1992 and completed in 1996.
The very non-traditional design was controversial at the time. Czech president Václav Havel, who lived for decades next to the site, had supported it, hoping that the building would become a center of cultural activity.
Originally named Fred and Ginger (after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – the house resembles a pair of dancers) the house stands out among the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous.
This is part 2, it has a gigantic showcase of Egyptian and Sumerian work, Americas, Renaissance and Europe, Indian and Asian and East Asian Exhibit. This is probably one of the few places you can see the historical database of Iraq and Syria original artifacts. We were arguing if its right to have such important works of history at display in an American museum rather than their home countries, but had these artifacts been in Syria and Iraq, especially post the war they would have been damaged beyond repair or lost forever. They are very respectful and accurate. Have a huge database of levant history from the origins.
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This is part 2, it has a gigantic showcase of Egyptian and Sumerian work, Americas, Renaissance and Europe, Indian and Asian and East Asian Exhibit. This is probably one of the few places you can see the historical database of Iraq and Syria original artifacts. We were arguing if its right to have such important works of history at display in an American museum rather than their home countries, but had these artifacts been in Syria and Iraq, especially post the war they would have been damaged beyond repair or lost forever. They are very respectful and accurate. Have a huge database of levant history from the origins.
Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. and attracts 2 million visitors annually.[1]It is near to Mahaveli river which is the longest river in Sri Lanka[2] It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of orchids, spices, medicinal plants and palm trees.[1] Attached to it is the National Herbarium of Sri Lanka. The total area of the botanical garden is 147 acres (0.59 km2), at 460 meters above sea level, and with a 200-day annual rainfall. It is managed by the Division of National Botanic Gardens of the Department of Agriculture.Peradeniya , Sri Lanka.
The seventh day of my trip to Peru and Easter Island.
Spending the day exploring the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu) – "Old Mountain", pronounced [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu]) is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level.[1][2] It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.
The Incas started building the estate around AD 1400 but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Although known locally, it was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction.
Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.[2] Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they conquered the Incas, it is especially important as a cultural site and is considered a sacred place.
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early twentieth century.
To see my full travelblog from my trip to Peru and Easter Island visit: www.travelshorts.com/travel-blogs/peru-and-easter-island-...
The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is a Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China.[2]
This is a common species throughout much of its range.[3]
Description:
This is a large damselfly with a total length of up to 48 millimetres (1.9 in) and a hindwing length of up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in).
Male and female are variable in color and pattern. The male has translucent wings which each have a broad, dark iridescent blue-black spot (or band) across the outer part. On immature dragonflies the spot is dark brown. The body can be a metallic blue or bluish green or a combination of both colours, depending on the time of year and location.
The dark wing patch of the male starts at the nodus (the slight dip midway down the upper edge of the wing) but can reach up to the wing-tip in southern races.[2] In the very similar beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo), the dark patch starts before the nodus.
The female has translucent, pale green iridescent wings with a white patch near the tip (a pseudopterostigma), and a metallic green or bronze/green body.
Eggs and Larvae:
Females can lay up to 10 eggs per minute for 45 minutes. They lay in a wide variety of emergent or floating plants, sometimes even submerging to do so.
The eggs hatch after 14 days. The larvae have very long legs and are stick-shaped. They develop over two years, usually. They tolerate muddy water and overwinter buried in mud. When they are ready to moult into an adult, they climb up a suitable reed or plant and shed their skin.
Habitat:
This species lives in many types of freshwater habitat, particularly open running water bodies such as streams and smaller rivers.[3]
Behaviour:
Males are usually territorial, but large numbers can sometimes be found in lush bankside plants and on floating objects. They court females by opening their wings and performing an aerial dance. They are usually found in canals and quiet rivers with muddy bottoms located in open country.[4]
Range:
The banded demoiselle is a Eurasian species, and is present throughout Eurasia from the Atlantic coast to Lake Baikal and north-western China.[2] It occurs in Taganay and Zyuratkul National Parks of Russia.[5] It can be found at Fruška Gora in Serbia. It is found throughout the British Isles, except for the Scottish Highlands.[4]
References:
The dates 1782 and 1776 have been given in the entomological literature; Hämäläinen (2008) showed that the species was described in 1780
a b c Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.
a b Clausnitzer, V. 2009. Calopteryx splendens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 January 2016.
a b Brooks & Lewington (2004). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-0-5.
Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1782) - Красная Книга Челябинской области: животные, растения, грибы / Министерство по радиационной и экологической безопасности Челябинской области, Ин-т экологии растений и животных УрО РАН. - Екатеринбург: Изд-во Урал. ун-та, 2005. - 450 с.: ил.
nrhp # 81000256- Marion County was organized in 1845 and its first courthouse was built a year later. It was a frame building that was constructed for $700.[2] It also served the community as a school and a church. After 12 years the county sold the building for $928, and the second courthouse was built in 1857 for around $20,000.[2] It was a two-story brick structure that measured 48 by 70 feet (15 m × 21 m).[3] It stood in the center of the public square and housed county offices on the first floor and a courtroom on the second floor. The second courthouse was used for 40 years until it was declared unsafe to use. The present courthouse was designed by Mifflin E. Bell in the Romanesque Revival style. It was completed in 1896 at a cost of $80,000.[2] The courthouse's significance is derived from its association with county government, and the political power and prestige of Knoxville as the county seat.
A monument that was "Erected to the memory of the soldiers, sailors and marines of all wars" was built on the northwest corner of the courthouse square and dedicated on November 11, 1920.[5] The 25-foot (7.6 m) granite shaft is capped with Union soldier from the Civil War. It is located where 40 soldiers enlisted under a tree on February 4, 1863. There is also a case in the courthouse that contains artifacts from the Civil War. There is another monument on the square to Knoxville resident Dixie Cornell Gebhardt, who designed the flag of the state of Iowa.
from Wikipedia
The seventh day of my trip to Peru and Easter Island.
Spending the day exploring the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu) – "Old Mountain", pronounced [ˈmɑtʃu ˈpixtʃu]) is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level.[1][2] It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Cuzco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World.
The Incas started building the estate around AD 1400 but it was abandoned as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Although known locally, it was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction.
Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.[2] Since it was not plundered by the Spanish when they conquered the Incas, it is especially important as a cultural site and is considered a sacred place.
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early twentieth century.
To see my full travelblog from my trip to Peru and Easter Island visit: www.travelshorts.com/travel-blogs/peru-and-easter-island-...
Day 229 Year 2 It was quite chilly outside but the sun setting was lovely. Might also be the first time my true hazel green eye color has shown up in a picture in ages. They always seem brown in the photos and really are not at all.
These are the first Hyper Stereo 3D Screenshots from Crysis 2. It was extremely difficult to create these shots, there is no way I could play the game proper at this Hyper 3D depth created with the iZ3D Driver.
Click here to see a Slideshow of these 3D Screenshots.
www.flickr.com/photos/57605784@N06/sets/72157626366412812...
However Crysis 2 is one of the first 3D games that offers its own Stereoscopic 3D support for use with NVidea 3D Vision and 3D Monitors, which I dont have. It can also output in side by side, which can be recorded.
See my You-Tube channel for live 3D Capture from Crysis, it is at standard depth determined by the Game Creators, not Hyper Stereo.
www.youtube.com/user/XtraDefinition3D?feature=mhum
To see more games played in anaglyph 3D + Tutorial & links to free software, click on the group link below.
These are screen shots from Half Life 2 - Episode One, using the iZ3D Driver.
The game continues the story set out in Half Life 2, it has a much improved graphics engine and much better lighting effects.
This is the opening sequence.
The Qutab Minar (also spelled Qutb or Qutub, Urdu: قطب منار), a tower in Delhi, India, is the world's tallest brick minaret.[2] It is situated in the Qutb complex, amidst the ruins of ancient Jain temples which were destroyed and their stones used to build the Qutb complex and minar. [3] Construction commenced in 1193 under the orders of India's first Muslim ruler Qutb-ud-din Aibak, and the topmost storey of the minaret was completed in 1386 by Firuz Shah Tughluq. The Qutb Minar is notable for being one of the earliest and most prominent examples of Indo-Islamic architecture.
Dryburgh Abbey, near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders, was nominally founded on 10 November (Martinmas) 1150 in an agreement between Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale and Constable of Scotland, and the Premonstratensian canons regular from Alnwick Abbey in Northumberland.[1] The arrival of the canons along with their first abbot, Roger, took place on 13 December 1152.[2]
It was burned by English troops in 1322, after which it was restored only to be again burned by Richard II in 1385, but it flourished in the fifteenth century. It was finally destroyed in 1544, briefly to survive until the Scottish Reformation, when it was given to the Earl of Mar by James VI of Scotland.
The 12th Earl of Buchan bought the land in 1786. Sir Walter Scott and Douglas Haig are buried in its grounds.
Trying out Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2.
It's really fantastic, able to recreate the feel of photos I got after much effort with 1 degree spot meters, HP5 and my FM3a or Bronica.
The two Eiffel Tower shots isn't my usual look when I was doing film but easy to experiement with Effex Pro
tu renonces au centre des villes, tu renonces à retenir les noms et les visages, résolu à te souvenir seulement de la lenteur des kilomètres.
Ellen White’s older brother Robert F. Harmon (1825-1853) is buried in the little cemetery just north of his parent’s home on Fort Hill Road. In March 1840 he attended William Miller’s lectures in the Casco Street Christian Church in Portland, Maine. He was converted through these meetings and was soon baptized. He joined the Chestnut Street Methodist Church where his parents were members. Ellen White remembered attending class meeting with her brother. On one occasion he testified to the soon coming of Jesus and a “heavenly light” was upon his “usually pale countenance.”2 It seems that Robert like Ellen was somewhat introverted. Ellen White spoke of him as having a “meek way” and being timid.3 Along with her twin sister, Elizabeth, Ellen White was emotionally close to her brother. She confided her feelings with him and they, together with their parents, were expelled in 1843 from the Methodist Church for believing the Millerite doctrine.
Day 94, Year 2
It's Good Friday today but I went into work on account of not getting done what I wanted to yesterday: sorting through all the assignments I need to distributed to my teaching staff for marking. almost 500 Design Journals for 31 people makes for a lot of meticulous list making so I know who is marking what. It take ages—about 10 hours work overall I think—but I know from previous experience it's essential to keep track of it all.
Day 78 of Gratitude
A car with roof and doors
Although I am still really upset that my jeep is currently out of commission I am very glad to have a roof over my head and doors keeping the wind off of me this morning. At -2 I would be freezing in my jeep. I'm used to wearing multiple layers of clothing with big jackets, mitts, and toques but -2?! It was not this cold this time last year. I would have had a hard time driving or even starting my jeep this morning. I feel odd being happy for such a weird thing but when you drive a vehicle like mine you find gratitude in things you never would have thought were worth any. Doors, roof, a heater, very nice this morning.
These are screen shots from Half Life 2 - Episode One, using the iZ3D Driver.
The game continues the story set out in Half Life 2, it has a much improved graphics engine and much better lighting effects.
Bupleurum veronense Turra, syn.: Bupleurum baldense ssp. gussonei (Arcang.) Tutin, Bupleurum aristatum Bartl. ex Rchb., Bupleurum humile Vest ex Rchb., Odontea aristata Fourr., Odontites luteolus Spreng.
EN: Small Hare's Ear, DE: Grannen Hasenohr, Verona-Hasenohr
Slo.: veronska prerast
Dat.: June 23. 2010
Lat.: 44.38232 Long.: 14.78891
Code: Bot_431/2010_DSC3064
Habitat: next to a dirt path, sparsely grassy, almost flat, calcareous, skeletal ground; open, sunny, dry place; elevation 11 m (35 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature about 16 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: stony soil.
Place: Adriatic Sea; Island Olib, half way from village Olib to 'Slatinica' beach, Kvarner bay, Rijeka region, Croatia EC.
Comment: Bupleurum veronense is an Illyric – East-Alpine species in spite of the fact that it touches the Alps only in Italy in Verona and Brescia provinces (Ref.:2). It is native only to countries around Adriatic Sea growing mostly in Mediterranean regions. One can find it in Albania (there are some doubts about this), Greece (Peloponnese and North and East Central Greece only), Italy (northeast part only), Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and in a single disjunct place far east on peninsula Crimea (Ref.:4).
At the beginning of Mediterranean summers, when it becomes hot and most plants retract and dry up the time of the Bupleurum veronense is coming. Its small yellow stars with the little umbels of individual tiny flowers shine between the dried up grasses and herbs. The plant is not conspicuous since its few leaves are very thin and its flowers are really small. But when looked at from close they are amazing natural jewelry. Almost all species of the genus Bupleurum growing in Slovenia (ten taxa) have very unusually and interestingly shaped inflorescence. They are graphically very attractive and have somehow 'archaic' appearance.
Ref.:
(1) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 401xx.
(2) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 1112.
(3) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 172.
(4) powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839450-1 (accessed March 25. 2019)
(5) luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-na... (accessed March 25. 2019)
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is one of the most famous places in the world to shop. (Most internet searches for famous shopping markets would list this in the top ten "must-see" markets on the planet.)
Some fun facts & history about this place...
1. Construction began in 1455-56. (The main gates were put in by 1461.)
2. It was originally built to have a market near the sultan's palace for his convenience, and it was an enclosed market to protect against theft, fire, uprising, etc. (Nightly guards provided security for the merchants' wares.)
3. It's one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world. Under its roof, you'll find 61 streets; over 4,000 shops; and, in normal times, 250,000-400,000 visitors...per day...wandering its more than 30,000 square meters. (That's over 300,000 square feet for reference.)
4. The Grand Bazaar, though you can find most anything you want here, is actually one of a handful of markets in the area (historically). Nearby, you would have also found a slave trade market, a second-hand market, the "Long Market," and the old book market, and the Spice Bazaar. (Some of these still exist.)
5. Of the architecture, the gates (kapisi) are of note. You can find the Second-hand Booksellers' Gate in the north, the Jewellers' Gate in the east, the Skullcap Sellers' Gate in the south, and the Women's Clothiers' Gate in the west. (There are other gates; these are just some of the main ones.)
6. As you can deduce from the gate names, the interior of the market (with its 61 streets) was fairly well-organized, and merchants in specific trades were found together. For example, jewellers and gold bracelets were to be found on Kalpakcilar Caddesi (Gold Jewellers' Road), furniture, carpets, leather goods, and leather/casual clothing also were to be found on specific streets. This doesn't continue as distinctly today as it did in the past, though some streets do maintain a semblance of this past.
7. There was originally a caravanserai attached to the Grand Bazaar where long-distance travelers could stable their horses and rest before engaging in trade.
Now...I'm certainly forgetting details (for which I'm sorry), but I'll say that the Grand Bazaar is something everyone must experience while in Istanbul. (And, apparently, everyone does if it gets at least a quarter million visitors a day.) If you have an interest in photography (as I obviously do), then I'd strongly recommend going first thing in the morning when the bazaar opens -- it's open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily, except Sundays and bank holidays -- when there are fewer people around. By 11:00, it's fairly crowded, and the later in the day you get, it's almost impossible to walk, let alone take pictures. (This actually applies not only to the Grand Bazaar, but also the Spice Bazaar and all the shopping streets between the two.) At any rate, the pictures I'm posting here do not, in any way, reflect the number of visitors.
SS Myherin 2
It was absolutely lashing down with hail and rain up on top of Myherin, so I didnt get too many shots for fear of wrecking my poor camera!
When you've waited 35 years to see a band you do wonder if it will be worth the wait,well with the Tubes at the Robin 2 it was a resounding yes,consumate musicianship and a fabulous stage show
3rd Degree
It's All Bad
1) 05271981
2) It's All Bad
3) Street Shit feat. Kutt Calhoun & Snug Brim
4) Macaroni & Cheese
5) The Defintion feat. Young Beezle & Profit
6) That's Right feat. The Incredible Zigg
7) Bird In My Bottle feat. Grewsum
8) So Sexy
9) Roll With Factas
10) We Ride (Remix) feat. Don Juan
11) No Love feat. Hustlar & The Incredible Zigg
12) The Game Needs Me feat. Young Beezle
13) Rap Shit
14) Slougher feat. Donta Slusha
15) War?
16) Situations feat. Grewsum
17) 5-2-10 feat Blydell & The Incredible Zigg