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the meeting room was cold. he stood, the argument unfolding. the gesture repeated itself, a rhythm of concentration. skin touched glass, searching for the precise word. the point of contact was the point of decision.
It was an argument over which was Europe’s fastest game bird that led to the production of the Guinness Book of Records. On 10th November 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver (Managing Director of Guinness Breweries) was with a shooting party in County Wexford, Ireland. Some Golden Plovers were shot at, and missed, which prompted a discussion as to whether they were Europe’s fastest game bird. Consulting reference books did not solve the issue, and it occurred to Sir Hugh that there must be numerous other questions debated nightly in the 81,400 pubs in Britain and Ireland, but there was no book with which to settle arguments about records. He discussed the matter with Ross and Norris McWhirter to see if their fact and figure agency could help. The result was the first Guinness Book of Records being published in time for Christmas 1955.
Bizarrely the question that was the reason for the creation of the Guinness Book of Records was not answered until the 36th edition in 1989: "Britain's fastest game bird is the Red Grouse (Lagopus l. scoticus) which, in still air, has recorded burst speeds up to 92.8-100.8 km/h 58-63 mph over very short distances. Air speeds up to 112 km/h 70 mph have been claimed for the Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) when flushed, but it is extremely doubtful whether this rapid-flying bird can exceed 80-88 km/h 50-55 mph - even in an emergency".
I used a shutter speed of 1/2000 to freeze the wings on this Red Grouse flying full pelt over the Peak District Moors.
Freestyle off of some ideas that I had been working on in my head and a little on paper. I'm not really sure but I think that this was from 2007. It is actually unfinished. This was a bad day for myself and my crew. I actually walked from this piece due to an argument that I had got into with some crew members over some bullshit crew politics. The wall was put on by some toy ass writer that wanted to use the crew to make himself look good. I had made it clear to the crew that I didn't want to paint the wall and I didn't think that the crew should unless this toy had come up with paint and some money for the crew. Some of the guys weren't really cool with that because they had worked with the guy in the past and were friends of his for many years. I stood firm on it until the day of. I had some guys on my side but they just wanted to paint and this wall is one of the best walls in the city. So, some of the members called me up and asked if I would come out. I agreed and came with my own paint only because I wanted to rock with my boys. Unbeknownst to me, this guy had showed up and was aware of my position and instead of stepping to me like a man, he stepped to some of my crew members and was like "why is EROS on the wall?". I was completely unaware of the issue and just kept painting until I was finally approached by one of the crew. I just kept painting. Finally, it came to a head because this dude just kept pestering the crew members that were his friends and they approached me to see what was up. It got kind of heated when I was arguing my point and felt that some of the crew members were siding with this toy. I really never wanted to paint the wall to begin with and in order to prevent the situation from escalating, said fine, "y'all can have the wall" and went to the bar to get to a beer. All in all, later that day, I spoke to the toy running the wall and broke it down for him. We parted ways with the understanding that if he ever puts the crew and myself in a situation like that again, it was on and that I wasn't going to work with him unless we got paid. He agreed and asked me to finish the piece but I thought it better to just leave it unfinished to always remind myself of the days events. It's always amazing to me how easy some writers will just give up their power and the ability to make some money, for paint and a good location to paint. I know I've been guilty of it in the past and have always felt bad about it afterwards. Nowadays, I find it real easy to say "No" to things to save myself feeling that emptyness in my gut, from the feeling of being taken advantage of. It's one of those things that until we see our art-form as a real commodity in todays modern society, I think it will never get the respect it deserves. On that note, Fuck 'em, WE'LL get it one way or another!
Endlich...nach viel Überredungskunst und einigen sehr guten Argumenten (z.B. mehr Platz, nur wegen unserem Kleinen ☻) konnte ich meine bessere Hälfte davon überzeugen, unser jetziges Zuhause gegen ein passenderes zu tauschen, ich habe alles so gut es ging zusammengepackt, damit er es sich nicht wieder anders überlegt......So, Liebling, von uns aus kann es losgehen...☻
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Finally...after a lot of persuasion and some very good arguments (e.g. more space, just because of our little one ☻) I was able to convince my better half to swap our current home for a more suitable one, I packed everything together as best I could so that he doesn't change his mind again......So, darling, from us we can get started...☻
A couple lingers after watching another stunning sunset at the Charlevoix lighthouse. What are they discussing? Did they just get engaged, and are discussing their life together? Did they just have an argument? Whatever the topic, perhaps their lives will follow the sun, the tides, or the lighthouse's beacon.
A story by Carl Sagan, that is demonstrating the same argumentation as "the flying spaghettimonster" and Russell`s "celestial teapot" is demonstrating:
"The Dragon in My Garage" (youtube 04:04) (see also "argumentum ad ignorantiam")
The Oufs: "The Spaghetti Monster Song" (youtube 2:10)
"The Spaghetti Monster versus the Invisible Pink Unicorn" (youtube 3:11)
Like the Invisible Pink Unicorn (IPU), also the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) is a parody religion following the principles of Russell`s Celestial Teapot.
It is putting into practice what Russell did write about. But useing the flying spaghetti monster instead of a teapot.
If you don`t know this religion,please ask wikipedia, or ask google (keywords: "spaghetti monster" "pastafarian") and you will find informations in your language.
Nicht zu vergessen: Niko Alm wurde wegen seiner Mitgliedschaft beim Fliegenden Spaghettimonster (siehe auch Nudelsieb auf Führerscheinfoto) als Religionssprecher der Neos abgesetzt (nach ÖVP Kritik)
Gründonnerstag Blaudonnerstag (Biervulkan) Karfreitag Garfreitag
Pessach Passahfest Pastafest
Part of the sets: "Lotti - Lottchen" Kooperation collaboration / "res noscenda note notiz sketch skizze material sammlung collection entwurf überlegung gedanke brainstorming musterbogen schnittmuster zwischenbilanz bestandsaufnahme rückschau vorschau" Kreativität ist keine Phase // Frühlingsfest bemalte Eier, Osterratschen, Hasen, Schokolade, Marzipan, Lebkuchen, Bisquit, Pinze, Colomba Pasquale, die italienische Ostertaube, Osterschinken im Brotteig...
13.4.2017 photo editing triptych 18.4.2017 lotti lottchen easter ostern trinity trinität karfreitag karsamstag gründonnerstag ostersonntag ostermontag nudeln pasta pessach passah noodles ramen spaghettimonster finger hand gesicht face portrait porträt egg ei straußenei zeichnung drawing osterei afrika perlen papierperlen handwerk spielen play table tisch glas glass sessel chair anrichte holz wood painting picture gemälde ölgemälde red rot braun brown blue blau black schwarz weiß white tischtuch tischdecke teller plate pferd horse flower blume bunt farbenfroh green grün maigrün maske gesichterschneiden fratze mask girl mädchen frau woman kid kind kleinkind schulkind blume flower blüte blühen verblühen trockenblume vase keramik schale dekor decoration aktion aktionismus spiegel mirror reflection
This stylised portrait in fragments is the second of my little tributes today. One of the seminal books of the past 30 years was written by a Polish sociologist, exiled from his home country during the Communist crackdown in 1968. Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was a strong advocate for true people's democracy and he was never afraid to speak the truth to power. His subjects ranged on the changing nature of morality in a postmodern society, the brokenness of so many people and their cultures left in the wake of the so-called economic success of globalisation, the rise of anti-Semitism and violence, and how we should deal with strangers.
In his book "Life in Fragments" (1995) he wanted to explore ways individuals fragmented by the changing pace of life and the sheer "liquidity" of the postmodern situation could come together and form real social bonds beyond the traditional structures of the nation state or religious and racial identity. Bauman is the sort of writer you'll never sum up in neat quotes. Once you read him you have to engage in his whole argument. But I will leave you with one thought-provoking comment that is particularly apposite during this time of rolling lock downs:
"It is because of our loneliness that we open up to the Other and allow the Other to open up to us. It is because of our loneliness (which is only belied, not overcome, by the hubbub of the being-with) that we turn into moral selves. And it is only through allowing the togetherness its possibilities which only the future can disclose that we stand a chance of acting morally, and sometimes even of being good, in the present." (p. 71.
One of the final interviews with sociologist Zygmunt Bauman "Social Media are a Trap":
english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/01/19/inenglish/1453208692...
www.ffw.ch/de/news/medienmitteilung-dokumentarfilm-porkeria/
The documentary “Porkería” challenges the arguments of the meat and dairy industry and its stakeholders with concrete examples of the damage caused by the sector. Environmentalists in the Amazon forest have their say, denouncing massive deforestation to grow soy, corn and wheat. “Western countries are taking their lands away from indigenous populations and cutting down ancient forests to produce feed for the meat and dairy industries,” emphasizes Vera Weber, president of the Franz Weber Foundation.
Nearly 90% of global soy and grain production is used as livestock feed and ultimately to produce animal protein. If this cereal were used directly for human consumption, the benefits would be much greater. “The production of plant proteins is ten times more efficient than the production of animal proteins,” says Vera Weber. A reduction in the consumption of animal-based foods would mean that freed up arable land could be used directly to produce food for humans, without having to go through animals. Large-scale production of animal feed would also be drastically reduced, and the extent of global deforestation would be massively reduced.
Il documentario “Porkería” sfida le argomentazioni dell’industria della carne e dei latticini e dei suoi stakeholder con esempi concreti dei danni causati dal settore. Gli ambientalisti della foresta amazzonica dicono la loro, denunciando la massiccia deforestazione per coltivare soia, mais e grano. "I paesi occidentali stanno sottraendo le loro terre alle popolazioni indigene e abbattendo foreste secolari per produrre mangimi per l'industria della carne e dei latticini", sottolinea Vera Weber, presidente della Fondazione Franz Weber.
Quasi il 90% della produzione globale di soia e cereali viene utilizzata come mangime per il bestiame e, in ultima analisi, per produrre proteine animali. Se questo cereale venisse utilizzato direttamente per l’alimentazione umana, i benefici sarebbero molto maggiori. "La produzione di proteine vegetali è dieci volte più efficiente della produzione di proteine animali", afferma Vera Weber. Una riduzione del consumo di alimenti di origine animale significherebbe che i terreni coltivabili liberati potrebbero essere utilizzati direttamente per produrre cibo per l'uomo, senza dover passare attraverso gli animali. Anche la produzione su larga scala di mangimi per animali verrebbe drasticamente ridotta e l’entità della deforestazione globale verrebbe ridotta in modo massiccio.
Entertaining and easy to understand: "Crash Course Philosophy Part 2: How to Argue - Philosophical Reasoning" (youtube 9:42)
Maybe you also take a look at part 3, that is about further kinds of arguments, namely: induction and abduction
Not NLP or some other kind of manipulative rhetoric, but rational arguing.
Fabio Keiner accuses me (without giving any proof!), to have deletet his comment. Therefore this demonstration to show that I did not delete the comments.
A sincere exchange of views, opinions, ideas, thoughts is only possible when having arguments based on evidence and when the drawn conclusions are logical consistent. Defamation, abusive language, false accusations, illogical conclusions, flawed reasoning are thwarting communication.
1. Screenshot flickr Zeitangabe: 1 Tg. aufgenommen als ich die Antwort an Fabio Keiner schrieb, daß ich keinen seiner Kommentare gelöscht habe, der zweite am Tag darauf, der dritte (flickr Zeitangabe 4 Tg.) heute, Sonntag 23.4.2017. Alle 3 Google Chrome Browser. Zu sehen ist das Ende meines Eingangskommentares zu dem Bild (Zitiat aus Russell: "Is there a God?), darauf folgend die zwei Kommentare von Fabio Keiner und danach der Kommentar von Marjan)
Ὅπερ ἔδει δεῖξαι Quod Erat Demonstrandum Q.E.D.
Denkanstoß: Derjenige, der jemanden beschuldigt hat Beweise zu bringen.
Part of: "res noscenda note notiz sketch skizze material sammlung collection entwurf überlegung gedanke brainstorming musterbogen schnittmuster zwischenbilanz bestandsaufnahme rückschau vorschau" Sonntag. Nicht grimmig, und auch nicht screaming, schon gar nicht a "sceraming hand" // (Fußnote an jene, die glauben, daß es ohne Kimono-Triptych quasi wertlos ist: hier gehts um Leute, die nicht antworten, wenn man sie nach Fakten für ihre Behauptungen fragt, Leute, die nicht bereit sind ihren Standpunkt, ihre Meinung zu erklären und zu erläutern, sondern einfach Behauptungen aufstellen ohne jeglichen Beweis und Behauptungen auch noch aufrecht erhalten, wenn sie jeglicher Grundlage entbehren, selbst noch wenn sie bewiesenermaßen falsch sind. Hier gehts um Leute, wie euch, die nicht bereit sind auf Gegenargumente einzugehen.... Es geht um das Verweigern von lauterer Diskussion (mit Argumenten und validen logischen Schlußfolgerungen), lauterer Debatte, lauterem Dialog, lauterem Streitgespräch, - Ich reagiere nur darauf, daß lauterer Dialog, lauteres Gespräch von euch verweigert wird)
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Self-portrait - Best Seen LARGE
Day 95... count down to 100 starts now!
This was a drawing K and I did years ago when we were reconnecting and coming close again after an argument. Edit done today for fuggers GayFabulous challenge!!
FGR - Rainbows can be straight! + Dorks Unite
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATEY-MIGHTY-MAITE!!!
21 questions to answer:
1.) Why is sex so sexy? everything is sexy, so why not sex, too?
2.) What kind of animal are you? cat - preferably big black kind like a panther (hey a dork can dream)
3.) What's grosser than gross? the smell of bacon on the grill - especially if I have got a migraine. Gross!
4.) How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? 54
5.) What was the best thing before sliced bread? a bread knife
6.) Do you poop in the woods? nah!!!! need a clean toilet everytime (I can pee in the woods though, given enough urgency)
7.) What's your favorite sammich? hummous and grilled veg
8.) What's your worst habit? apart from picking my nose?! umm... watching inane TV
9.) If a #2 Pencil is so popular then why is it still #2? middle child has got to get a look in
10.) What is your shoe size? 39, 6.5 or 8 depending on country
11.) When cheese gets it's picture taken, what does it say? ..........................
12.) What kind of shape are you? (duh like a square or like a circle) oval, most definitely oval
13.) What's yer sign baby? two
14.) What's yer job? hmm... charity fundraising, with a side-line in natural meds
15.) Big Bewbies or Small Bewbies? tiny titties
16.) Where are you from? planet earth (told you I was a dork!)
17.) Do you hang the tp ova or unda? heh? had to look that up. Over, definitely OVER!
18.) What's your phobia? heights, especially cliffs... but have recently discovered I can get a real high from confronting this fear - tis better than drugs (dork!!!)
19.) What do you wash first in the shower? whatever is to hand
20.) Have you ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? umm no...? (is this back to fingers again?)
21.) What do chickens think we taste like? snake
This is also week 7 of 52 weekly self-portraits
"Don’t Be Swayed by Dead Arguments and Uninformed Opinions: Decide for Yourself if AI Can Help You Create Art"
- Someone once said -
Social isolation already done in Dreamland aka Finland.
There are no secret to avoiding arguments with difficult People, I don't want to argue with anybody because I am crazy.
Finns known to be quiet and shy, not really. There’s no necessity to fill gaps in conversation with chatter. Suits me fine. I can be a chatter box but I can be shy as dingo Australian wild dog.
Self isolation is privilege and not everyone afford it, please do help some poor, lesser, older and weaker people.
Siena è un comune di 54.391 abitanti della Toscana centrale, capoluogo dell'omonima provincia.
La città è universalmente conosciuta per il suo patrimonio artistico e per la sostanziale unità stilistica del suo arredo urbano medievale, nonché per il suo famoso Palio; il centro storico è stato infatti dichiarato dall'UNESCO patrimonio dell'umanità nel 1995.
Siena fu fondata come colonia romana al tempo dell'Imperatore Augusto e prese il nome di Saena Iulia.
All'interno del centro storico senese sono stati ritrovati dei siti di epoca etrusca, che possono far pensare alla fondazione della città da parte degli etruschi.
Il primo documento noto in cui viene citata la comunità senese risale al 70 e porta la firma di Tacito che, nel IV libro delle Historiae, riporta il seguente episodio: il senatore Manlio Patruito riferì a Roma di essere stato malmenato e ridicolizzato con un finto funerale durante la sua visita ufficiale a Saena Iulia, piccola colonia militare della Tuscia. Il Senato romano decise di punire i principali colpevoli e di richiamare severamente i senesi a un maggiore rispetto verso l'autorità.
Dell'alto Medioevo non si hanno documenti che possano illuminare intorno ai casi della vita civile a Siena. C'è qualche notizia relativa alla istituzione del vescovado e della diocesi, specialmente per le questioni sorte fra il Vescovo di Siena e quello di Arezzo, a causa dei confini della zona giurisdizionale di ciascuno: questioni nelle quali intervenne il re longobardo Liutprando, pronunziando sentenza a favore della diocesi aretina. Ma i senesi non furono soddisfatti e pertanto nell'anno 853, quando l'Italia passò dalla dominazione longobarda a quella franca, riuscirono ad ottenere l'annullamento della sentenza emanata dal re Liutprando. Pare, dunque, che al tempo dei Longobardi, Siena fosse governata da un gastaldo, rappresentante del re: Gastaldo che fu poi sostituito da un Conte imperiale dopo l'incoronazione di Carlo Magno. Il primo conte di cui si hanno notizie concrete fu Winigi, figlio di Ranieri, nel 867. Dopo il 900 regnava a Siena l'imperatore Ludovico III, il cui regno non durò così a lungo, dal momento che nel 903 le cronache raccontano di un ritorno dei conti al potere sotto il nuovo governo del re Berengario.
Siena si ritrova nel X secolo al centro di importanti vie commerciali che portavano a Roma e, grazie a ciò divenne un'importante città medievale. Nel XII secolo la città si dota di ordinamenti comunali di tipo consolare, comincia a espandere il proprio territorio e stringe le prime alleanze. Questa situazione di rilevanza sia politica che economica, portano Siena a combattere per i domini settentrionali della Toscana, contro Firenze. Dalla prima metà del XII secolo in poi Siena prospera e diventa un importante centro commerciale, tenendo buoni rapporti con lo Stato della Chiesa; i banchieri senesi erano un punto di riferimento per le autorità di Roma, ai quali si rivolgevano per prestiti o finanziamenti.
Alla fine del XII secolo Siena, sostenendo la causa ghibellina (anche se non mancavano, le famiglie senesi di parte guelfa, in sintonia con Firenze), si ritrovò nuovamente contro Firenze di parte guelfa: celebre è la vittoria sui toscani guelfi nella battaglia di Montaperti, del 1260, celebrata anche da Dante Alighieri. Ma dopo qualche anno i senesi ebbero la peggio nella battaglia di Colle Val d'Elsa, del 1269, che portò in seguito, nel 1287, alla ascesa del Governo
dei Nove, di parte guelfa. Sotto questo nuovo governo, Siena raggiunse il suo massimo splendore, sia economico che culturale.
Dopo la peste del 1348, cominciò la lenta decadenza della Repubblica di Siena, che comunque non precluse la strada all'espansione territoriale senese, che fino al giorno della caduta della Repubblica comprendeva un terzo della toscana. La fine della Repubblica Senese, forse l'unico Stato occidentale ad attuare una democrazia pura a favore del popolo, avvenne il 25 aprile 1555, quando la città, dopo un assedio di oltre un anno, dovette arrendersi stremata dalla fame, all'impero di Carlo V, spalleggiato dai fiorentini, che cedette in feudo il territorio della Repubblica ai Medici, Signori di Firenze, per ripagarli delle spese sostenute durante la guerra. Per l'ennesima volta i cittadini senesi riuscirono a tenere testa ad un imperatore, che solo grazie alle proprie smisurate risorse poté piegare la fiera resistenza di questa piccola Repubblica e dei suoi cittadini.
Dopo la caduta della Repubblica pochi senesi guidati peraltro dall'esule fiorentino Piero Strozzi, non volendo accettare la caduta della Repubblica, si rifugiarono in Montalcino, creando la Repubblica di Siena riparata in Montalcino, mantenendo l'alleanza con la Francia, che continuò ad esercitare il proprio potere sulla parte meridionale del territorio della Repubblica, creando notevoli problemi alle truppe degli odiati fiorentini. Essa visse fino al 31 maggio del 1559 quando fu tradita dagli alleati francesi, che Siena aveva sempre sostenuto, che concludendo la pace di Cateau-Cambrésis con l'imperatore Carlo V, cedettero di fatto la Repubblica ai fiorentini.
Lo stemma di Siena è detto "balzana". È uno scudo diviso in due porzioni orizzontali: quella superiore è bianca, quella inferiore nera,con la Lupa che allatta Senio e Ascanio. Secondo la leggenda, starebbe a simboleggiare il fumo nero e bianco scaturito dalla pira augurale che i leggendari fondatori della città, Senio e Ascanio, figli di Remo, avrebbero acceso per ringraziare gli dei dopo la fondazione della città di Siena. Un'altra leggenda riporta che la balzana derivi dai colori dei cavalli, uno bianco ed uno nero, che Senio e Ascanio usarono nella fuga dallo zio Romolo che li voleva uccidere e con i quali giunsero a Siena. Per il loro presunto carattere focoso che, si dice, rasenta la pazzia, anche i senesi sono definiti spesso "balzani".
Siena (em português também conhecida como Sena) é uma cidade e sede de comuna italiana na região da Toscana, província do mesmo nome, com cerca de 52.775 (ISTAT 2003) habitantes. Estende-se por uma área de 118 km2, tendo uma densidade populacional de 447 hab/km2. Faz fronteira com Asciano, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Monteriggioni, Monteroni d'Arbia e Sovicille.
Siena é universalmente conhecida pelo seu património artístico e pela notável unidade estilística do seu centro histórico, classificado pela UNESCO como Património da Humanidade.
Segundo a mitologia romana, Siena foi fundada por Sénio, filho de Remo, e podem-se encontrar numerosas estátuas e obras de arte mostrando, tal como em Roma, os irmãos amamentados pela loba. Foi um povoamento etrusco e depois colónia romana (Saena Julia) refundada pelo imperador Augusto. Era, contudo, uma pequena povoação, longe das rotas principais do Império. No século V, torna-se sede de uma diocese cristã.
As antigas famílias aristocráticas de Siena reclamam origem nos Lombardos e à data da submissão da Lombardia a Carlos Magno (774). A grande influência da cidade como pólo cultural, artístico e político é iniciada no século XII, quando se converte num burgo autogovernado de cariz republicano, substituindo o esquema feudal.
Todavia, o esquema político conduziu sempre a lutas internas entre nobres e externas com a cidade rival de Florença. Data do século XIII a ruptura entre as facções rivais dos Guibelinos de Siena e dos Guelfos de Florença, que seria argumento para a Divina Comédia de Dante.
Em 4 de Setembro de 1260, os Guibelinos apoiaram as forças do rei Manfredo da Sicília e derrotaram os Guelfos em Montaperti, que tinham um exército muito superior em armas e homens. Antes da batalha, toda a cidade fora consagrada à Virgem Maria e confiada à sua protecção. Hoje, essa protecção é recordada e renovada, lembrando os sienenses da ameaça dos aliados da Segunda Guerra Mundial de bombardearam a cidade em 1944, o que felizmente não veio a acontecer.
Siena rivalizou no campo das artes durante o período medieval até o século XIV com as cidades vizinhas. Porém, devastada em 1348 pela Peste Negra, nunca recuperou o seu esplendor, perdendo também a sua rivalidade interurbana com Florença. A Siena actual tem um aspecto muito semelhante ao dos séculos XIII-XIV. Detém uma universidade fundada em 1203, famosa pelas faculdades de Direito e Medicina, e que é uma das mais prestigiadas universidades italianas.
Em 1557 perde a independência e é integrada nas formações políticas e administrativas da Toscana.
Siena também deu vários Papas, sendo eles: Alexandre III, Pio II, Pio III e Alexandre VII.
Os dois grandes santos de Siena são Santa Catarina (1347-1380) e São Bernardino (1380-1444). Catarina Benincasa, filha de um humilde tintureiro, fez-se irmã na Ordem Terceira dominicana (para leigos)e viveu como monja na casa dos pais. É famosa pelo intercâmbio interior com o próprio Cristo, que num êxtase lhe disse: "Eu sou aquele que é e tú és aquela que não é". Apesar da origem modesta, influenciou papas e príncipes com sua sabedoria e seu exemplo, conseguindo inclusive convencer o papa de então, contra a maioria dos cardeais, a regressar a Roma do exílio de Avinhon na França. Quanto ao franciscano São Bernardino, ele é célebre por ter sido o maior expoente, no Catolicismo, da via espiritual de invocação do Nome Divino, que encontra similares em todas as grandes religiões, do Budismo (nembutsu) ao Islã ([[dhikr]]) e ao Hinduísmo (mantra). Os sermões que Bernbardino fez na praça central de Siena provocaram tal fervor religioso e devoção ao nome de Jesus que o conselho municipal decidiu colocar o monograma do nome de Jesus (composto pelas letras IHS, significando "Jesus salvador dos homens")na fachada do prédio do governo. Do mesmo modo, muitos cidadãos o pintaram sobre as fachadas de suas casas, como até hoje se pode ver na cidade.
Siena also widely spelled Sienna in English) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008.[1] Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the palio.
Siena, like other Tuscan hill towns, was first settled in the time of the Etruscans (c. 900–400 BC) when it was inhabited by a tribe called the Saina. The Etruscans were an advanced people who changed the face of central Italy through their use of irrigation to reclaim previously unfarmable land, and their custom of building their settlements in well-defended hill-forts. A Roman town called Saena Julia was founded at the site in the time of the Emperor Augustus. The first document mentioning it dates from AD 70. Some archaeologists assert that Siena was controlled for a period by a Gaulish tribe called the Saenones.
The Roman origin accounts for the town's emblem: a she-wolf suckling infants Romulus and Remus. According to legend, Siena was founded by Senius, son of Remus, who was in turn the brother of Romulus, after whom Rome was named. Statues and other artwork depicting a she-wolf suckling the young twins Romulus and Remus can be seen all over the city of Siena. Other etymologies derive the name from the Etruscan family name "Saina," the Roman family name of the "Saenii," or the Latin word "senex" ("old") or the derived form "seneo", "to be old".
Siena did not prosper under Roman rule. It was not sited near any major roads and lacked opportunities for trade. Its insular status meant that Christianity did not penetrate until the 4th century AD, and it was not until the Lombards invaded Siena and the surrounding territory that it knew prosperity. After the Lombard occupation, the old Roman roads of Via Aurelia and the Via Cassia passed through areas exposed to Byzantine raids, so the Lombards rerouted much of their trade between the Lombards' northern possessions and Rome along a more secure road through Siena. Siena prospered as a trading post, and the constant streams of pilgrims passing to and from Rome provided a valuable source of income in the centuries to come.
The oldest aristocratic families in Siena date their line to the Lombards' surrender in 774 to Charlemagne. At this point, the city was inundated with a swarm of Frankish overseers who married into the existing Sienese nobility and left a legacy that can be seen in the abbeys they founded throughout Sienese territory. Feudal power waned however, and by the death of Countess Matilda in 1115 the border territory of the Mark of Tuscia which had been under the control of her family, the Canossa, broke up into several autonomous regions.
Siena prospered as a city-state, becoming a major centre of money lending and an important player in the wool trade. It was governed at first directly by its bishop, but episcopal power declined during the 12th century. The bishop was forced to concede a greater say in the running of the city to the nobility in exchange for their help during a territorial dispute with Arezzo, and this started a process which culminated in 1167 when the commune of Siena declared its independence from episcopal control. By 1179, it had a written constitution.
This period was also crucial in shaping the Siena we know today. It was during the early 13th century that the majority of the construction of the Siena Cathedral (Duomo) was completed. It was also during this period that the Piazza del Campo, now regarded as one of the most beautiful civic spaces in Europe, grew in importance as the centre of secular life. New streets were constructed leading to it, and it served as the site of the market and the location of various sporting events (perhaps better thought of as riots, in the fashion of the Florentine football matches that are still practised to this day). A wall was constructed in 1194 at the current site of the Palazzo Pubblico to stop soil erosion, an indication of how important the area was becoming as a civic space.
In the early 12th century a self-governing commune replaced the earlier aristocratic government. The consuls who governed the republic slowly became more inclusive of the poblani, or common people, and the commune increased its territory as the surrounding feudal nobles in their fortified castles submitted to the urban power. Siena's republic, struggling internally between nobles and the popular party, usually worked in political opposition to its great rival, Florence, and was in the 13th century predominantly Ghibelline in opposition to Florence's Guelph position (this conflict formed the backdrop for some of Dante's Commedia).
On 4 September 1260 the Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeated the Florentine Guelphs in the Battle of Montaperti. Before the battle, the Sienese army of around 20,000 faced a much larger Florentine army of around 33,000. Prior to the battle, the entire city was dedicated to the Virgin Mary (this was done several times in the city's history, most recently in 1944 to guard the city from Allied bombs). The man given command of Siena for the duration of the war, Bonaguida Lucari, walked barefoot and bareheaded, a halter around his neck, to the Duomo. Leading a procession composed of all the city's residents, he was met by all the clergy. Lucari and the bishop embraced, to show the unity of church and state, then Lucari formally gave the city and contrade to the Virgin. Legend has it that a thick white cloud descended on the battlefield, giving the Sienese cover and aiding their attack. The reality was that the Florentine army launched several fruitless attacks against the Sienese army during the day, then when the Sienese army countered with their own offensive, traitors within the Florentine army killed the standard bearer and in the resulting chaos, the Florentine army broke up and fled the battlefield. Almost half the Florentine army (some 15,000 men) were killed as a result. So crushing was the defeat that even today if the two cities meet in any sporting event, the Sienese supporters are likely to exhort their Florentine counterparts to “Remember Montaperti!”.
The limits on the Roman town, were the earliest known walls to the city. During the 10th and 11th centuries, the town grew to the east and later to the north, in what is now the Camollia district. Walls were built to totally surround the city, and a second set was finished by the end of the 13th century. Much of these walls still exist today.[2]
Siena's university, founded in 1240 and famed for its faculties of law and medicine, is still among the most important Italian universities. Siena rivalled Florence in the arts throughout the 13th and 14th centuries: the important late medieval painter Duccio di Buoninsegna (1253–1319) was a Sienese, but worked across the peninsula, and the mural of "Good Government" by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the Palazzo Pubblico, or town hall, is a magnificent example of late-Medieval/early Renaissance art as well as a representation of the utopia of urban society as conceived during that period. Siena was devastated by the Black Death of 1348, and also suffered from ill-fated financial enterprises. In 1355, with the arrival of Charles IV of Luxembourg in the city, the population rose and suppressed the government of the Nove (Nine), establishing that Dodici (Twelve) nobles assisted by a council with a popular majority. This was also short-lived, being replaced by the Quindici (Fifteen) reformers in 1385, the Dieci (Ten, 1386–1387), Undici (Eleven, 1388–1398) and Twelve Priors (1398–1399) who, in the end, gave the city's seigniory to Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan in order to defend it from the Florentine expansionism.
In 1404 the Visconti were expelled and a government of Ten Priors established, in alliance with Florence against King Ladislas of Naples. With the election of the Sienese Pius II as Pope, the Piccolomini and other noble families were allowed to return to the government, but after his death the control returned into popular hands. In 1472 the Republic founded the Monte dei Paschi, a bank that is still active today and is the oldest surviving bank in the world. The noble factions returned in the city under Pandolfo Petrucci in 1487, with the support of Florence and of Alfonso of Calabria; Petrucci exerted an effective rule on the city until his death in 1512, favouring arts and sciences, and defending it from Cesare Borgia. Pandolfo was succeeded by his son Borghese, who was ousted by his cousin Raffaello, helped by the Medici Pope Leo X. The last Petrucci was Fabio, exiled in 1523 by the Sienese people. Internal strife resumed, with the popular faction ousting the Noveschi party supported by Clement VII: the latter sent an army, but was defeated at Camollia in 1526. Emperor Charles V took advantage of the chaotic situation to put a Spanish garrison in Siena. The citizens expelled it in 1552, allying with France: this was unacceptable for Charles, who sent his general Gian Giacomo Medici to lay siege to it with a Florentine-Imperial army.
The Sienese government entrusted its defence to Piero Strozzi. When the latter was defeated at the Battle of Marciano (August 1554), any hope of relief was lost. After 18 months of resistance, it surrendered to Spain on 17 April 1555, marking the end of the Republic of Siena. The new Spanish King Philip, owing huge sums to the Medici, ceded it (apart a series of coastal fortress annexed to the State of Presidi) to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, to which it belonged until the unification of Italy in the 19th century. A Republican government of 700 Sienese families in Montalcino resisted until 1559.
The picturesque city remains an important cultural centre, especially for humanist disciplines
The view from Liverpool Lime Street station up towards Edge Hill station shows the incline,
As built this line utilized rope haulage, and today, in a manner of speaking, it still does, the wire rope still provides the energy to lift trains up the incline, the difference being that the wire rope conducts electricity today.
The two holds significance, as this was P3 prior to remodeling of the station, they extended platforms to increase capacity, and..... removed a platform ?. from what i am lead to believe the original P1 is to be utilized for retail usage, then re opened as P0....
The sceptic in me thinks all this work has been done, not for passengers but for money....
Although the argument would be that, passengers can take advantage of the retail outlets on offer....
This raises more questions however,
Firstly i should say that i'm no retail marketing analyst, but....
This side of the station is predominantly Northern Rail in it's operations, along with the Newcastle and Scarborough Trans Pennine services.
It is auto ticket barrier accessed, and most of the services are relatively short haul and commuter focused...
The other side of the station operates Virgin West Coast, LNW and East Midland services and is open access...
I would have thought that these travelers would be more likely to spend prior to making a journey,
Whilst people on the other side, going to Blackpool or Scarborough are more likely to save their cash to spend at their destinations. that is my logic anyhow,
Along with all of this, the Northern side being auto ticket barrier controlled, says a little about Northern's determination to remove train crew, whilst the other side being open access may be saying something about the need for train crew on longer distance journey's.... Or more customer focused operators ! any how you catch my drift i hope..
The argument molecules stayed in his head for awhile until the built to a bursting pressure and he had to let them out, had to make a call, and had to raise his voice. Even though he was in public, he couldn't care any longer because of the insane pressure against his skull all over his brain. He thought he might have an aneurysm if he didn't release them.
And so, the Argument Molecules were born into fruition and entered the man's exterior like ink blots on the world. They left his mouth, his ears, his eyes, his nose. They dwelt in the wet places and the dry ones too. They lingered around and played with bacteria. They changed the mood of the people around the man for the rest of the day.
Lonely mothers shrilly silenced their cherished child that night and wondered, "But why oh why am I so very angry?"
The Molecules had taken over, you see, and there wasn't anything anyone could do about it any longer.
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The New York Times Ethicist recently published a "ruling" on the ethics of AI generative art. He was responding to a person who wanted to use an Etsy image but was concerned the seller was profiting off the work of artists used to train generative AI. The Ethicist pointed out that artists have always stood on the shoulders of other artists, an argument that resonates with me. The image you see here is not simply the result of prompting an image in Midjourney because I made quite a few changes to it in Kira, using the Stable Diffusion plugin and using my digital painting skills and tools (like rearranging the chickens, recreating the woman in the distance, giving the man a hat etc.). But my influence on the image goes deeper. I used Midjourney's personalize parameter to generate images that reflect my aesthetic, color choices, brush work, level of detail and so on. The training was simple. I was given four thousand sets of widely diverse images and told to choose one of them. In other words, this is my unconscious "style." Unconscious because I did not deliberately tell Midjourney everything I prefer when I am painting. And in the act of grabbing from the gush of images this personalization parameter produced, I chose this image. Probably because I have re-discovered NC Wyeth who is famous for his illustrations of the old childhood novel "Treasure Island." He influences how I use illustration to tell stories. And Edward Hopper influences the mood of my work. And Norman Rockwell. Did Rockwell absorb NC Wyeth? I think so. Caravaggio gives my work its lighting. And perhaps NC Wyeth's son Andrew suffused my work. He taught me how to pay attention to the world immediately around me. And perhaps to some degree hundreds of more artists famous and obscure seen in museums, art workshops, videos and Internet images. In fact I have produced over 800 images of the Ravensway world using this amazing productive power of AI. A world that has storytelling power.
'Couple more images from that Shellharbour Marina sunset last week...
Pentax K1 w DFA15-30/2.8
ISO 100 f11 two frames -2.3 and -0.7ev
HDR merged and Developed in ON1 Photo Raw 2022, polished and finished off in Color Efex Pro 4 and DxO PhotoLab5
For millennia, the Ducican Kingdom has flourished under the rule of the Waterthorne royal family. Following the end of a civil war a few decades ago between the seven different houses united under this kingdom, there has not been any conflict in years.
But it seems like the peace has come to an end.
Ever since the current queen banished her son Jilan Waterthorne from the kingdom, things have been shaky. Jilan has struck a deal with an old enemy of hers, and the two have been gathering an army to take over control of the throne. Despite her staying confident that the two won’t pose an actual threat, the entire kingdom is able to see almost the entire royal guard getting killed in a siege with the enemy.
-The villains
Zardica: Once a loyal advisor who worked right alongside the Queen of Ducican, now a dark Sorcerer with an intense hatred for the royal family after an unknown event split the two apart. Following years of intense studying into Dark Magic, her once beautiful skin has now turned almost completely pitch black.
Jilan Waterthorne: For years, Jilan was seen as a worthy successor to the throne of Ducican. But his entire reputation fell apart on the night that he attempted to murder his own mother and current queen of the kingdom, Meyse Waterthorne under the point of view that his mother had ruled for long enough. After a lengthy trial, his mother decides to banish her son from the kingdom for good. Without any food or money, Jilan gets put outside the walls of the kingdom and is left wandering in the dark forests for days on end. This ends when he meets a dark Sorcerer named Zardica who holds an equally big grudge against the queen of Ducican. She strikes a deal with Jilan, where on the condition that she will get complete access to the countless magic artifacts stored in the vaults under the Waterthorne castle she is willing to help the Paladin take over the throne.
-The heroes
Sodma Longclaw: A Tabaxi Fighter, who after the tragic death of her family during the civil war ended up as a refugee in Ducican. Despite her species often being looked down on by most citizens of the kingdom, she was eventually taken in by an old material arts teacher who taught her how to defend herself with the use of a scimitar. Years later, following the murder of her teacher by an unknown assasin, Sodma decided to venture outside the walls of Ducican to take revenge for her mentor.
Telthryl: A Dwarf who spent most of his life in the mines under Ducican as a miner until a few years ago. One day, while Telthryl was mining for valuable ores in the mines, he accidentally discovered a cave with a dragon sleeping in it. After further mining woke the beast up, the dragon went on a rampage through the mines resulting in the death of every single one of Telthryl’s fellow mineworkers. Hellbent on avenging his fallen comrades, he abandoned his profession and taught himself how to use a big double-sided axe. Upon returning to the caves and confronting the dragon, he was able to become one of the first people to single-handedly take down a dragon in years. Following this achievement, Telthryl became a Barbarian and made it his profession to take down dangerous creatures.
Katjasik Hallowridge: A Human Bard who values music over everything. Despite being raised in a family filled with famous Clerics, Katjasik had more interest in the magic of music. After discovering an old musical instrument in the cellar of the Hallowridge mansion, he decided to pursue a future in studying music. His parents were far from happy with this decision though; after a heated argument about him not becoming a Cleric like all of his ancestors, he got kicked out of the house. Despite him having to sleep on the streets for a while, eventually he found a lot of success in performing in local bars for money. After learning how to use his music to cast spells too, he joined up with Telthryl and Sodma to form a ragtag group of mercenaries.
Following the defeat of the royal army, the queen of Ducican has no choice but to ask for mercenaries to defeat the evil forces. The group who succeeds in doing so, will be rewarded with a third of the queen’s wealth. Because this reward is one too big to pass up on, Somda, Telthryl and Katjasik decide to take on the task together.
Will these three brave heroes be able to stop Zardica and Jilan from taking over the kingdom? Only time will tell.
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My entry for BrickStudios D&D contest on Instagram.
Inlay-printfile for THE BLACKOUT ARGUMENT'S free online ep "Smile Like A Wolf" available for download at www.smilelikeawolf.com
Nebkota Railway eastbound freight passes through town behind F9, FP7 (54-55.) Sadly, the railroad is gone; a tour in my Google Subaru (not the one on the left) reveals that although this downtown strip still exists, most of these storefronts appear to be blank ones...except for what appears to be stored plywood or other remains of a previous business concern. The main street here - 25 years ago - looks like commerce is happening and people are out and about; the angle parking that Jeff admires seems to be in use. When I lived in Alliance (about 80 miles southwest of this town), there was a big argument over angle vs. parallel parking when they renewed downtown's main street. Now I don't think either city has anything to worry about as in my last visit to Alliance there were a lot of empty storefronts as well. Such is the trend for the once vaunted small town America. And in Alliance I could blame the one or two big box stores at the west end of town (there was no WalMart as I recall), but here it's a long drive to any of that. The population numbers show a shrinking number of people over the last few years. For those who want to "get away from it all", this would be a good place! But there are some good things going on; a look at a couple ranches where the owners are trying to preserve the prairie, and make a living on it, is a testament to the resilient character of those who keep it happening Out Here.
Pourquoi l'anglais, me direz-vous ?
Parce que.
Non, je n'ai pas d'autre argument.
Pourquoi ce reflet ?
Parce que.
Et non, je n'ai toujours pas plus d'argument.
Photo HDR prise le 18 juillet 2019, Grande Rue, à Alençon, en Normandie...
Every friendship in your lifetime serves a purpose. Many of them don't last forever.. Maybe you share a unique bond with someone for 3 years and spend every living second with this friend.. and then One day you just slowly drift off & the friendship fades. Or worse, you two get into a disagreement & your friendship ends on bad terms.. Yet you still can think about all of those great times with that friend..(even if you no longer speak) and laugh- later in life.
>Some friendships are there to make you grow. To help you learn a lesson, that without this person you would have never learned. And their purpose was simply to come into your life, help you grow.. and move on.
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>>Then there are the real true friendships. The one's that you make.. and no matter what - the bond doesn't break. You may have disagreements with these friends, but the bond you two share is so much stronger than an argument.. & even if you haven't spoken in many months or even years.. When you two get back together, it's like you never left each other's side.
Those beautiful deep soul friendships that you find with VERY FEW PEOPLE are so special.. And you may not even know you're making one of these friendships when they're formed. ... But, then here you are so many years later.. Still catching up over a cup of coffee at the local coffee shop, just texting each other to see how they're doing.. but no matter what.. you're always there for each other.
Some friendships are forever.
Most are not.
Some friendships are unbreakable.. but you probably cannot count those people on one hand (even if you think you can).. In the end, the number will be far less than you think..
Be grateful for them. Keep them. Because some friends are meant to be your forever friend. & They're FAMILY.
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I hope that you all had a nice Monday! :) Happy Tuesday tomorrow.. I'm going to try to do this weeks 52 week challenge photo tomorrow at some point (subject:monochrome). As long as all goes well.
Have a great evening all!
I forgot it was Extraterrestrial Abductions Day.
There seems to be an argument on who abducts who. The astronauts say they get to abduct the aliens. The aliens are positive it means the astronauts are the ones who get abducted.
For information on Extraterrestrial Abductions Day, see www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/extabductday.htm