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The Trot is a two beat diagonal gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time. There is a moment of suspension between each beat.
From the standpoint of the balance of the horse, the trot is a very stable gait, and the horse need not make major balancing motions with its head and neck. This is a common gait that the horse is worked in for dressage, due to its many variations.
The speed of a regular working trot is averages 8 to 12 km/h (5 to 10 mph), up to 19 km/h (12 mph) in a horse driving trials marathon. Harness racing horses are considerably faster. Other variations, such as the "jog trot" used in western pleasure competition, may be much slower.
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يورتمه حركت دو مرحلهايست كه دست و پاي اريب با همديگر حركت كرده و بين هر مرحله لحظهاي تعليق مراحل حركتي را از هم جدا ميكند. بعضي از اسبها بطور طبيعي گام يورتمهاي آهنگين دارند و هرشلنگ را قوي و قدرتمندانه برميدارند.
On Gijón/Xixón's Seafront the Águila (Eagle) squadron of Spanish Army realizes an exhibition before the attentive look of hundreds of thousands of spectators.
Nel Muru de Xixón, la patrulla Águila de l'Armada Española fai una exhibición ente la mirada de milenta espectadores.
En el Paseo del Muro de Gijón/Xixón la patrulla Águila de las Fuerzas Armadas españolas realiza una exhibición ante la atenta mirada de centenares de miles de espactadores.
I.D.s 83 & 12638 photographed by John Ward on 1995-03-07 using a 35mm film camera producing a colour negative or print that has been scanned and digitized.
Philippine Rabbit Nissan Diesel RB46S CVK-918 (fleet No 3063) at a roadside stall at Dau, Mabalacat, between Manila and Tarlac, Tarlac, Philippines.
Plitvitzer Nationalpark, Croatia
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Who loves to sing arias? The State Opera in Stuttgart was built between 1909 - 1912 (architect Max Littmann) and belongs to the State Theatre. It is beautifully situated near the Eckensee in the castle garden. I love this building and the architecture. - This photo was taken 2006 with my Minolta SLR Camera.
Das Württembergische Staatstheater - Opernhaus in Stuttgart wurde erbaut von 1909 bis 1912 (Architekt Max Littmann).Es liegt wunderschön im Schlosspark beim Eckensee. Mir gefällt das Gebäude und die Architektur sehr gut. - Aufgenommen 2006 mit meiner damaligen Minolta Spiegelreflex. Württembergisches Staatstheater Stuttgart
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An Iranian woman photographer wearing a hijab smiles as she looks to the camera in Tarikhaneh Mosque, in the city of Damghan in Semnan province, Iran on August 7, 2009. She is using a film camera. Behind her another Iranian woman is looking to the camera with a modern digital SLR.
Tarikhaneh Mosque is the oldest mosque in Iran. Before Muslims converted it into a mosque, Persians used it as a Zoroastrian Fire Temple during the Sassanid period.
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According to traditional Astrology, Jupiter and Neptune together rule the oceans and seas.
Maybe you’ll find interesting the following text.. :)
Planet of Luck Jupiter is the thinking person's Planet. As the guardian of the abstract mind, this Planet rules higher learning and bestows upon us a yen for exploring ideas, both intellectually and spiritually. Intellectually speaking, Jupiter assists us in formulating our ideology. In the more spiritual realm, Jupiter lords over religions and philosophy. A search for the answers is what Jupiter proposes, and if it means spanning the globe to find them, well, that's probably why Jupiter also rules long-distance travel. In keeping with this theme, Jupiter compels us to assess our ethical and moral values; it also addresses our sense of optimism.
Luck and good fortune are associated with Jupiter for good reason. This is a kind and benevolent Planet, one which wants us to grow and flourish in a positive way. Jupiter may be judge and jury, but it's mostly an honorable helpmate, seeing to it that we're on the right path. While our success, accomplishments and prosperity are all within Jupiter's realm, this largely can, at times, deteriorate into laziness and sloth (Jupiter, at its worst, is associated with weight gain!). More often than not, however, Jupiter will guide us down the primrose path.
It takes Jupiter about twelve years to circle the Zodiac (the Planet visits an average of one Sign a year). It is masculine energy and rules both Sagittarius and Pisces and the Ninth and Twelfth Houses.
Neptune's glyph is the trident of Poseidon, God of the Seas. Much about this Planet is fluid (Neptune rules the oceans of the Earth), changeable and illusory in nature. Dreams, illusion, abstract thought and the mysterious are all governed by Neptune. Our spirituality is important to this Planet, and how we harness that energy for our personal betterment. Neptune invites us to let its energy wash over us and to use a meditative state to gain insights and heightened awareness. Poetry, music and dance are among the trance-like activities which this Planet favors.
It takes Neptune 165 years to complete its whirl around the Zodiac, spending roughly 14 years at each Sign. It is feminine energy and rules Pisces and the Twelfth House . Neptune is known as the higher octave of Venus and is the second of the transcendental Planets.
“...En los últimos años, en la Provincia de Buenos Aires, ha dado en usarse por domadores, reseros y nativistas, un cinto ancho de cuero fuerte, totalmente cubierto de monedas o, aún, de una especie de malla de escamas, plateadas y aún doradas, al que se llama ‘escamoso’...”
Fragmento de “El gaucho”, de Fernando O. Assunção
Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
The famous portrait of Salvador Dalí for LIFE magazine by Philippe Halsman in a "making of" version: this version has a wider crop than the published version, showing the assistant holding the chair, the prop that lifts the stool, and the piano wires used to hold the picture and the easel in place (in fact the frame on the easel is still empty). Wet spots from some of the many previous attempts (28 in total -- that's 84 thrown cats) can also be seen on the floor.
From the PH Filing Series at the Library of Congress
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◘ Informação: A Fundação Iberê Camargo inaugurou em maio desse ano a sua nova sede, na Avenida Padre Cacique, 2000. Projetada pelo Arquiteto Álvaro Siza Vieira, o Projeto recebeu o Leão de Ouro na Bienal de Arquitetura de Veneza, em 2002, e se configura como um referencial arquitetônico não apenas para Porto Alegre, como também para o Brasil. (fonte: Site da Fundação Iberê Camargo)
◘ Comentário: Visita ao Museu com meu amor , com casal de amigos Marcos e Isy e com casal de amigos [2] Deca e Aline.
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Cinderella Castle all lit up colorfully just before Spectromagic...
Cinderella Castle
Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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This picture made it to Flickr Explore October 3, 2008 - #93 - thanks everyone!
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دریاچه ارومیه
دریاچه ارومیه در شمال غربی ایران قرار دارد و در میان دو استان آذربایجان شرقی و آذربایجان غربی بخش شده است. دریاچه ارومیه بزرگترین دریاچه درونْ سرزمینی ایران و دومین دریاچه آب شور دنیا است . آب این دریاچه بسیار شور بوده و عمدتآ از رودخانههای زرینهرود، سیمینهرود، گدار، باراندوز، شهرچای، نازلو و زولا تغذیه میشود.
حوضه آبریز دریاچه ارومیه ۵۱۸۷۶ کیلومتر مربع است که پیرامون ۳٪ مساحت کل کشور ایران را دربر میگیرد.این حوضه با داشتن دشتهایی مانند دشت پیرانشهر سلماس، ارومیه، تبریز، آذرشهر، مراغه، میاندوآب، مهاباد، نقده و اشنویه یکی از کانونهای ارزشمند فعالیت کشاورزی و دامداری در ایران بشمار میرود.
دریاچه ارومیه بزرگترین آبگیر دائمی آسیای غربی است که در غرب پشته (فلات) ایران قرار گرفته. پارک ملی دریاچه ارومیه پس از مرداب انزلی از جالبترین و نغزترین زیستگاههای طبیعی جانوران در ایران بشمار میرود. این دریاچه در حال حاضر ۲۷ گونه پستاندار ،۲۱۲ گونه پرنده ،۴۱ گونه خزنده ،۷ گونه دوزیست و ۲۶ گونه ماهی حیات وحش این دریچه را تشکیل داده است.
دریاچه ارومیه دارای ۱۰۲ جزیره است که همه آنها از سوی سازمان یونسکو به عنوان اندوخته طبیعی جهان به ثبت رسیده است. جزیره اِشک زیستگاه پرندگان زیبای کوچگر از جمله مرغ آتش و تنجه و نیز گوزن زرد ایرانی است. گِل کرانه دریاچه خاصیت درمان برای دردهای بندگاهی (مَفصلی) و بیماریهای زنان را دارد. برای گشت و گذار در دریاچه و جزیرههای آن میتوان از دو کشتی سهند و نوح یا قایقهای گوناگون در بندر گلمانخانه بهره گرفت.
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نام کهن این دریاچه چیچَست بوده است. این واژه واژه ایست از اوستایی و پارسی باستان و تلفظ آن چَئِچَستَ بوده است. دریاچه چیچست در اسطورههای ایرانی نقشی بنیادین دارد. عرصه بسیاری از رویدادهای مهم زندگی کیخسرو، کرانه این دریاچه بوده است. دژ بهمن که کیخسرو در نبردی غول آسا و سهمگین آن را میگشاید و از چنگ دیوان بدر میآورد در نزدیکی همین دریاچه بوده و بسیاری اسطورههای دیگر. نام ارومیه نامیست که آشوریان به آن داده اند. اور در زبان آشوری به معنای شهر است (همان واژهای که در نام اورشلیم (شهر آشتی) هم وجود دارد) و میه به معنای آب است (همریشه با مآء عربی). پس اورمیه یا ارومیه بمعنی شهر آب است.
در دوران پهلوی به مناسبت پادشاهی رضاشاه پهلوی، به این دریاچه نام رضائیه داده شد.
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Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia (Azerbaijani: ارومیه گولو , ارومیه گولی, Persian: دریاچه ارومیه ), Daryacheh-ye Orumieh, ancient name: Lake Matiene) is a salt lake in northwestern Iran near Turkey. The lake is between the provinces of East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea. It is the largest lake inside Iran, and the second salt water lake on earth, with a surface area of approximately 5,200 km² (2,000 mile²). At its maximum extent, it is about 140 km (87 miles) long, and 55 km (34 miles) wide. Its deepest point is approximately 16 m (52 ft) deep.
History
The lake is named after the provincial capital city of Urmia, originally a Syriac name meaning city of water. It was called Lake Rezaiyeh (Persian: دریاچه رضائیه) in the early 1930s after Reza Shah Pahlavi, but the lake was renamed 'Urmia' in the late 1970s. Its ancient Persian name was Chichast (meaning, "glittering"--a reference to its glittering mineral particles suspended in the lake water and its shores). In the medieval times it came to be known as Lake Kabuda, or "azure," in Persian, (Gabod in Armenian).
Lake Matianus (Latin: Lacus Matianus) is an old name for Lake Urmia. It was known as the Lower Nairi Sea (Lake Van was the Upper Nairi Sea) during the Nairi-Urartu period and as the Lower Armenian Sea after the Armenians displaced the Nairi. It was the center of the Mannaean Kingdom, a potential Mannaean settlement represented by the ruin mound of Hasanlu was on the south side of Lake Matianus. Mannae was overrun by a people who were called Matiani or Matieni, an Iranic people variously identified as Scythian, Saka, Sarmatian, or Cimmerian. It is not clear whether the lake took its name from the people or the people from the lake, but the country came to be called Matiene or Matiane.
The lake is marked by more than a hundred small rocky islands, which are stopover points in the migrations of various kinds of wild bird life (including flamingos, pelicans, spoonbills, ibises, storks, shelducks, avocets, stilts, and gulls). The second largest island, Kaboudi, is the burial place of Hulagu Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan and the sacker of Baghdad, where he had his treasury.
By virtue of its high levels of salinity, the lake does not sustain any fish species. Nonetheless, Lake Urmia is considered to be one of the largest natural habitats of Artemia, which serve as food source for the migratory birds such flamingos. Most of the area of the lake is considered a national park.
The lake is a major barrier between two of the most important cities in West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan provinces, Urmia and Tabriz. A project to build a bridge across the lake was initiated in the 1970s but was abandoned after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The project was revived in the early 2000s, and is due to finish by the end of 2007.
Lake Urmia has been shrinking for a long time, with an annual evaporation rate of 0.6m to 1m (24 to 39 inches). The lake's salts are considered to have medical effects, especially as a cure for rheumatism. Lake Urmia is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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گردهمایی گروه ایرانیان در تبریز
Iranian Group`s Gathering - Tabriz
This shot belong to a set called "Iran Beauty"
Kumba
Busch Gardens Africa
Tampa, Florida
July 2008
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Featured in July 2009 Popular Photography Magazine! :)
"What the soul knows is often unknown
to a person who has a soul.
We are infinitely more than we think."
By Khalil Gibran 1915
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This is a cube full of books by Dutch writers!
I am reflected :-))
I found this picture of Owen begging for grain and had to play around with it a little bit ;)
He's got the perfect expression, don't you think? :-)
"...Caminho como quem anda
na direção de si mesmo,
e, de tanto andar a esmo,
fui de uma a outra banda,
e se a inspiração me comanda,
da trilha logo me afasto
e até sementes de pasto
replanto pelas vermelhas
estradas velhas parelhas,
ao repisar no meu rastro..."
Trecho de "Eis o Homem", de Marco Aurélio Campos
Pavão, Capão do Leão, Rio grande do Sul, Brasil
in a half-timbered house in Strümpfelbach (Weinstadt), a town in the Rems-Murr district (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Located about 15 km east of Stuttgart.
Das Heimatmuseum im Fachwerkhaus in Weinstadt Strümpfelbach (Baden-Württemberg) ca. 15 km östlich von Stuttgart.
© 2008 Ursula Sander - All rights reserved.
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◘ Local: Passeando com amoreco e a mel.
◘ Informação Adicional: A igreja, em estilo colonial, data do século XVIII e carrega no altar um oratório com a imagem do padroeiro da paróquia. Em 1971, a Madre de Deus foi danificada por um incêndio, mas ainda é possível encontrar em seu interior pinturas sacras, mobiliário em jacarandá e a imagem do Senhor do Bom Jesus dos Passos. Endereço: Rua Madre de Deus, s/n, Bairro do Recife.(fonte: www.omarjunior.com/links/goto.php?url=http://www.pernambu...
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This mosaic is based on the sculptures running around between the first-floor-windows of the Pyramide court of the Louvre, Paris, including Richeliu-, Sully- and Denon-wings of the building. The hall of fame consists of characters coming mainly from the XVIIth century (poets, writers, philosophers, artists, sculptors, painters, architects, politicians etc.). First I thought I would eliminate the differences between the original photos - later I didn't change them but just cropped and resized - the change of colour & tone reflects appropriately the time I spent with taking them (approx. 15 minutes; however, postwork including editing, identifying, even tagging took me weeks later) and due to the direction of the evening sunlight even the symmetry of the U-form space, as well.
1. Gregoire de Tours, 2. François Rabelais, 3. François de Malherbe, 4. Abailard (without his beloved Héloïse this time - apparently no woman among the sculptures), 5. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 6. Jules Mazarin, 7. Buffon, 8. Jean Froissart, 9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 10. Montesquieu
11. Mathieu Mole, 12. Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, 13. Samuel Bernard, 14. Jean de La Bruyère, 15. Suger (Suger de Saint-Denis), 16. Jacques-Auguste de Thou, 17. Louis Bourdaloue, 18. Jean Racine, 19. [Voltaire, covered, unidentifiable], 20. Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
21. Nicolas de Condorcet, 22. Denis Papin, 23. Sully, 24. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, 25. Antoine Lavoisier, 26. Michel-Richard de Lalande, 27. François Michel Le Tellier de Louvois, 28. Saint Simon, 29. Jean de Joinville, 30. Esprit Fléchier
31. Philippe de Commynes, 32. Jacques Amyot, 33. Pierre Mignard, 34. Jean Baptiste Massillon, 35. Du Cerceau, 36. Jean Goujon, 37. Claude Lorrain, 38. Gretry, 39. Jean-François Regnard, 40. Jacques Coeur
41. Marigny, 42. André Chénier, 43. Keller, 44. Antoine Coysevox, 45. Jean Cousin, 46. André Le Nôtre, 47. Clodion, 48. Germain Pilon, 49. Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 50. Antoine Lepautre
51. L'Hôpital, 52. Jacques Lemercier, 53. René Descartes, 54. Ambroise Paré, 55. Richelieu, 56. Michel de Montaigne, 57. Jean Antoine Houdon, 58. Étienne Dupérac, 59. Jean de Brosse, 60. Jean-Dominique Cassini
61. Henri François D'Aguesseau, 62. Jules Hardouin Mansart, 63. Nicolas Poussin, 64. Gérard Audran, 65. Jacques Sarazin, 66. Nicolas Coustou, 67. Eustache Lesueur, 68. Claude Perrault, 69. Thibault de Champagne, 70. Pierre Puget
This is my contribution to the French 14th of July on one hand, and on the other hand after this I will return to my earlier routine, and, unlike during the last month and previous 124 uploads, I will also put up photos taken at different places than Paris from now on.
See my blog for further details in Hungarian, and also some further images on some elements of the above mosaic here.
Tenuous Link: multiple
"...E o malabruja, quando esconde o toso,
nós 'esporiemo' bem no sangrador...
Em rancho de china, se 'campiemo' amor,
'entremo' sem sono e 'garantimo' o poso..."
Trecho de "Os 'loco' lá da Fronteira", de Anomar Danúbio Vieira
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
The Geneva lake lies on the course of the Rhone. The river has its source at the Rhone Glacier near the Grimsel Pass to the east of the lake and flows down through the Canton of Valais, entering the lake between Villeneuve and Le Bouveret, before flowing slowly towards its egress at Geneva. Other tributaries are La Dranse, L'Aubonne, La Morges, La Venoge, La Vuachère, and La Veveyse.
Lake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It is in the shape of a crescent, with the horns pointing south, the northern shore being 95 km (59 mi), the southern shore 72 km (45 mi) in length. The crescent form was more regular in a recent geological period, when the lake extended to Bex, about 18 km (11 mi) south of Villeneuve.
The detritus of the Rhone has filled up this portion of the bed of the lake, and it appears that within the historical period the waters extended about 2 km (1.2 mi) beyond the present eastern margin of the lake. The greatest depth of the lake, in the broad portion between Évian-les-Bains and Lausanne, where it is just 13 km (8.1 mi) in width, has been measured as 310 m (1,020 ft), putting the bottom of the lake at 62 m (203 ft) above sea level. The lake's surface is the lowest point of the cantons of Valais and Vaud.
The beauty of the shores of the lake and of the sites of many of the places near its banks has long been celebrated. However it is only from the eastern end of the lake, between Vevey and Villeneuve, that the scenery assumes an Alpine character. On the south side the mountains of Savoy and Valais are for the most part rugged and sombre, while those of the northern shore fall in gentle vine-covered slopes, thickly set with villages and castles.
The snowy peaks of the Mont Blanc are shut out from the western end of the lake by the ridge of the Voirons[clarification needed], and from its eastern end by the bolder summits of the Grammont, Cornettes de Bise and Dent d'Oche, but are seen from Geneva, and between Nyon and Morges. From Vevey to Bex, where the lake originally extended, the shores are enclosed by comparatively high and bold mountains, and the vista terminates in the grand portal of the defile of St. Maurice, cleft to a depth of nearly 2,700 m (8,900 ft) between the opposite peaks of the Dents du Midi and the Dent de Morcles.
The shore between Nyon and Lausanne is called La Côte because it is "flatter". Between Lausanne and Vevey it is called Lavaux and is famous for its hilly vineyards.
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My 10 most interesting on black!
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View from Rochers de Naye, mountain (2042 m) above Montreux, Switzerland.
The Alps (French: Alpes; German: Alpen; Italian: Alpi; Romansh: Alps; Slovene: Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. The word "Alps" was taken via French from Latin Alpes (meaning "the Alps"), which may be influenced by the Latin words albus (white) or altus (high) or more likely a Latin rendering of a Celtic or Ligurian original.
The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), on the Italian-French border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
The Alps are generally divided into the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Constance and Lake Como, following the Rhine. The Western Alps are higher, but their central chain is shorter and curved; they are located in Italy, France and Switzerland. The Eastern Alps (main ridge system elongated and broad) belong to Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
The Alps are a classic example of what happens when a temperate area at lower altitude gives way to higher elevation terrain. Elevations around the world which have cold climates similar to those found in polar areas have been called alpine. A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease. The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.
this shot for my Dear Friend Bader Alajeel We went to jarrah farm to make little lighting work shop and this one of the results , after that we make big BBQ party :P
that was fun and hop you like the photo .
lighting info : 1 Canon Speedlite 580EX through whit umbrella Left the Model and triggered by Canon StTE2 Transmitter .
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Technical Specs :
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length: 200mm
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/80 sec
ISO: 400
Exposure: Manual
Other: on tripod + selftimer
SoftWare : photoshop cs3
Strobist info : one Canon Speedlite 580EX through whit ubrella + Canon STE2 Speedlite Transmitter
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Explore Front Page: #30 Saturday, July 5, 2008
At an archery competition… she made her own bow and came 3rd in her first outdoor competition :) (The next year, with the same bow, she was first, the Champion)
Here she is just moments before the final set, which she entered in second place, after a long day of a variety of sets.
Áo dài
The áo dài is a Vietnamese national costume for women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting silk dress worn over pantaloons. Together with a nón lá hat, it creates an ensemble that is instantly recognizable as Vietnamese. Áo dài is pronounced "ow yai" in the South, and "ow zai" in the North. Áo is derived from a Middle Chinese word meaning "padded coat" (襖).[1] In modern Vietnamese, áo refers to an item of clothing that covers from the neck down. Dài means "long."
The word áo dài was applied to various garments historically, including the five-paneled áo ngũ thân or "traditional áo dài," a 19th century aristocratic gown. Inspired by Paris fashions, Hanoi artist Nguyễn Cát Tường redesigned this gown as a dress in 1930.[2] In the 1950s, Saigon designers tightened the fit to produce the version worn by Vietnamese women today.[3] The communists, who have ruled all of Vietnam since 1975, generally disapproved of the dress and argued for utilitarian clothing.[4] In the 1990s, the áo dài regained popularity.[4] The equivalent garment for men, called an áo gấm ("brocade robe"), is also worn on occasion, such as at a wedding or a death anniversary.
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in japan kyudo (archery) is "the way of the bow."
In its most pure form, kyūdō is practiced as an art and as a means of moral and spiritual development. Many archers practice kyūdō as a sport, with marksmanship being paramount. However, the goal most devotees of kyūdō seek is seisha seichu, "correct shooting is correct hitting". In kyūdō the unique action of expansion (nobiai) that results in a natural release, is strived for. When the spirit and balance of the shooting is correct the result will be for the arrow to arrive in the target. To give oneself completely to the shooting is the spiritual goal. In this respect, many kyūdō practitioners believe that competition, examination, and any opportunity that places the archer in this uncompromising situation is important, while other practitioners will avoid competitions or examinations of any kind.
(from wikipedia)
kleine Schlösserrunde mit Luzzzelmann
Haus Vögeding, Haus Rüschhaus und Schloss Wikinghege
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The Pannonian Plain is a large plain in Central Europe that remained when the Pliocene Pannonian Sea dried out. It is a geomorphological subsystem of the Alps-Himalaya system.
The river Danube divides the plain roughly in half.
The plain is divided among Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
The plain is roughly bounded by the Carpathian mountains, the Alps, the Dinaric Alps and the Balkan mountains.
Although rain is not plentiful, it usually falls when necessary and the plain is a major agricultural area; it is sometimes said that these fields of rich loamy loess soil could feed the whole of Europe. For its early settlers, the plain offered few sources of metals or stone. Thus when archaeologists come upon objects of obsidian or chert, copper or gold, they have almost unparalleled opportunities to interpret ancient pathways of trade.
The precursor to the present plain was a shallow sea that reached its greatest extent during the Pliocene, when three to four kilometres of sediments were deposited.
The plain was named after the Pannonians, a northern Illyrian tribe. Various different peoples inhabited the plain during its history. In the first century BC, the eastern parts of the plain belonged to the Dacian state, and in the first century AD its western parts were subsumed into the Roman Empire. The Roman province named Pannonia was established in the area, and the city of Sirmium, today Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, became one of the four capital cities of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century.