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Designated as a National Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1910

Hokoku Shrine is dedicated to the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (one of the three unifiers of Japan in the 16th century) and his loyal aid Kato Kiyomasa. The reason for building this structure is clearly stated in a letter by Ankokuji Ekei, head monk of Ankokuji Temple. In 1587, Ekei asked Daiganji Temple, the temple in charge of construction and repair work in Miyajima including Itsukushima Shrine, to build a Buddhist library in which the chanting of Senbu-kyo sutras could be held every month. As there is no board ceiling or outer gate, it is believed that the construction of the building was not completed.

Originally, Amida Buddha and two subordinate Buddhist saints, Anan and Kasho-sonja, were enshrined in the Buddhist altar until the early Meiji era. Since that time, however, the altar has been used in Shinto rituals.

The building is called Senjokaku (Hall of One Thousand Tatami Mats), reflecting its standing as the largest structure on Miyajima Island. The shrine was a popular landmark in Miyajima where many people came to relax and cool themselves and to buy popular souvenirs such as tooth picks, and a variety of legends and traditions have been created here.

The fact that this structure, unique among the buildings belonging to Itsukushima Shrine, is unpainted and that its exact date of founding is recorded makes it a valuable gauge of the passage of time. The traces of weathering on its pillars and floor boards can be used to determine the approximate age of any other wooden structure on Miyajima.

A piece of wood used as a measuring device in the reconstruction work of the O-Torii in 1873 hangs on a pillar under the floor of the south part of the shrine. Countless votive picture tablets that had been hanging on the walls of Itsukushima Shrine buildings until the mid Meiji era decorate the walls inside the hall.

The shrine did not yet exist at the time of the Battle of Itsukushima in 1555 when the Mori clan defeated the Sue clan to unify the Chugoku region. The headquarters of the Sue clan was located on this hill, which was then called To-no-oka (Pagoda Hill). Starting in the Meiji era, the hill was developed through the establishment of stone steps, among other additions.

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Its bare appearance may not intrigue you at first. Only unfinished walls and a hundred pillars. Although the building is pretty, there is something missing. But once inside, look up: the gigantic ceiling is covered with a mosaic of paintings whose subjects are as varied as the styles and periods of implementation. Medieval battles, Buddhist representations, landscapes and animals in a modern style, the eye does not know where to turn.

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The sixteen panels will be divided into two main parts according to their themes, one part is about the past of Mei Foo and the other illustrates the life of the Mei Foo residents at the present moment. These two main parts can be subdivided into four groups, each group consisting of four panels:

The first group, On the Night of the Mid-Autumn Festival , depicts how the Mei Foo residents used to share their love and joy at the podium under the full moon at the Mid-Autumn Festival.;

The second group, centred on the theme of Memory of the Seashore, brings the viewers back to a time when there was a wonderful seashore at the Mei Foo Sun Chuen. With a touch of nostalgia, this group of works highlights the sublime seascape and the serene atmosphere of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen.

The Mei Foo residents depicted in the third group, Apartment in the Starry Metropolitan, enjoy the glittering night scene of this prosperous metropolitan – Hong Kong – through gazing out of their apartment windows, while they are resting in their apartments after a day of work.

In Mei Foo, a piece of land has been reclaimed from the sea and a park with different kinds of recreational facilities is built on the reclamation area. The fourth group of work, entitled A Delightful Weekend, focuses on the recreational activities of the Mei Foo residents taking place in the park.

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Mount Utsayantha got its name from the legend of a local Indian maiden, Utsayantha – which means "beautiful spring." She was said to have borne a child whose father was white, something that made her father, the chief, so furious he buried a tomahawk in the white man's skull and rowed with the baby to the center of a nearby lake and drowned it. Utsayantha followed her father to the lake and in her despair, drowned herself too. Upon discovering what she had done, the legend says the chief recovered her body and carried her up the mountain, where he buried her. Her grave site was believed to have been discovered in 1862, and although many doubt its authenticity, a monument was placed at the site in 1936.

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La Segunda venida de Cristo | Ya se han cumplido 7 profecías. ¿Has recibido el regreso del Señor?

Ahora es el final de los últimos días. Muchos hermanos y hermanas, que verdaderamente creen en el Señor y esperan que regrese, deben tener tales preguntas: Jesucristo ha dicho: "Y he aquí, yo vengo presto" (Apocalipsis 22:12). Él nos ha prometido que volverá. ¿Ya regresó? ¿Cómo podemos saber si ha regresado o no?

1. El amor de los creyentes se vuelve frío

Mateo 24:12 registra: "Y por haberse multiplicado la maldad, la caridad de muchos se resfriará". Hoy en día, en las denominaciones y religiones, los creyentes codician el mundo en general, y pocos se dedican a trabajar para el Señor. Algunos de ellos se dedican a negocios, otros están ocupados abriendo fábricas para ganar dinero. Además, los pastores y los ancianos se traman unos a otros, tienen celosas disputas entre ellos. Incluso forman facciones, roban ofrendas y cometen adulterio. Por lo tanto, los seguidores se vuelven cada vez más fríos en su fe y amor y las iglesias se vuelven más desoladas ahora.

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Las señales antes del fin han aparecido, ¿cómo recibir el regreso del Señor?

Hace 2000 años, los seguidores del Señor le preguntaron: “Cuál será la señal de tu venida y de la consumación de este siglo?” (Mateo 24:3). El Señor Jesús respondió: “Y habréis de oír de guerras y rumores de guerras. ¡Cuidado! No os alarméis, porque es necesario que todo esto suceda; pero todavía no es el fin. Porque se levantará nación contra nación, y reino contra reino, y en diferentes lugares habrá hambre y terremotos. Pero todo esto es solo el comienzo de dolores” (Mateo 24:6-8). Hoy en día, cada vez tienen lugar más desastres en todo el planeta. Se suceden terremotos, epidemias, hambrunas, guerras e inundaciones. A finales de 2019 surgió un nuevo tipo de coronavirus en Wuhan, China. Su velocidad de transmisión es alarmante: en apenas unos meses aparecieron casos en todo el país y China se sumió inmediatamente en el caos. Multitud de provincias, municipios y aldeas están siendo puestos sucesivamente en cuarentena conforme el número de muertes continúa aumentando. Además, el virus se ha propagado a más de 20 países de todo el mundo. Para colmo, entre septiembre de 2019 y enero de 2020, los incendios forestales en Australia destruyeron más de 5900 edificios y mataron más de mil millones de animales. En enero de 2020, dicho continente se vio azotado por la mayor lluvia torrencial en un siglo, la cual provocó unas inundaciones que mataron muchos animales de agua dulce. Ese mismo mes, decenas de miles de personas se quedaron sin hogar a consecuencia de las inundaciones en Indonesia. También tuvieron lugar la erupción de un volcán en Filipinas, la peor plaga de langostas en África en 25 años y un terremoto de magnitud 6,4 en Sinkiang… La lista es interminable. Se han cumplido las profecías bíblicas de la venida del Señor. Es lógico pensar que el Señor ha regresado. Entonces, ¿por qué aún no hemos recibido Su venida? ¿No nos sumiremos en la gran tribulación si esto continúa? ¿Y qué deberíamos hacer para recibir la venida del Señor?

¿Cómo vendrá el Señor?

Muchas personas han leído estas palabras en la Biblia: “He aquí, viene con las nubes” (Apocalipsis 1:7). “Verán al Hijo del Hombre que viene sobre las nubes del cielo con poder y gran gloria” (Mateo 24:30). Tienen por seguro que el Señor vendrá con las nubes. Sin embargo, ¿por qué no hemos contemplado esa visión todavía? ¿Es este el único medio por el que vendrá el Señor? En realidad, hemos pasado por alto una cosa importante acerca de la venida del Señor. En las Escrituras también se profetiza una venida de Dios en secreto, como en: “He aquí, vengo como ladrón” (Apocalipsis 16:15). “Pero a medianoche se oyó un clamor: ‘¡Aquí está el novio! Salid a recibirlo’” (Mateo 25:6). “Por eso, también vosotros estad preparados, porque a la hora que no pensáis vendrá el Hijo del Hombre” (Matthew 24:44). “Porque como el relámpago al fulgurar resplandece desde un extremo del cielo hasta el otro extremo del cielo, así será el Hijo del Hombre en su día. Pero primero es necesario que Él padezca mucho y sea rechazado por esta generación” (Lucas 17:24-25).

Las referencias de las Escrituras a “como ladrón” y “a medianoche se oyó un clamor” indican que, cuando el Señor regrese en los últimos días, lo hará silenciosamente, en secreto. ¿Y a qué se refiere “Hijo del Hombre”? Sin duda, un “Hijo del Hombre” nace de una persona, con una madre y un padre, y de carne y hueso. El Señor Jesús, por ejemplo, se encarnó en la imagen de una persona normal que vive entre los hombres. Por tanto, vemos que “Hijo del Hombre” alude a Dios encarnado; el Espíritu no puede denominarse Hijo del Hombre. Además, las Escrituras también dicen que “Pero primero es necesario que Él padezca mucho y sea rechazado por esta generación”. Este pasaje de las Escrituras deja claro que, cuando el Señor regrese, soportará mucho sufrimiento y será rechazado por esta generación. Todos sabemos que Dios solamente podría ser rechazado al encarnarse en el Hijo del Hombre, ya que Dios encarnado es demasiado corriente y la gente no lo conoce; lo considera una persona corriente y, en consecuencia, Él sufre grandes penalidades. No obstante, si el Señor se apareciera al hombre como Espíritu, todos los hombres, fueran buenos o malos, creyentes o incrédulos, e incluso opositores a Dios, caerían en tierra ante Él en adoración, pues ¿quién podría rechazar a Dios entonces? ¿Y cómo habría de sufrir Dios? Esto demuestra que el Señor de los últimos días se aparece a la humanidad como Hijo encarnado del Hombre.

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Adagio: would knock politely at amara's door. the gesture gentle and polite. she'd step back from teh door, her crystal clera voice chiming musically against the steel door. "Hello there darling, I brought you something." She'd smile gently taking a small piece of genger and rubbing it briefly on a few spots around her neck and behind her ears like a perfume.

Amara unshackled the handcuff binding her to the suitcase and opened the door. Immediately, she slanted her head to give the slender women a gentle welcoming kiss. "Long time no see, love. I brought a few things for you as well." Her eyes narrowed lightly at the scent of ginger on Adagio's neck, a light approving hum coming from her lips. "How have you been?"

Adagio: would give a soft smile to amara, a bright smile coming to her face feeling the lips against hers. she'd linger with the kiss for a few minutes just enjoying teh feeling, it had been too long."thank you very much darling, but the only thing you needed to bring was yourself." She'd smile gently giving a soft smile. "Well I've been good. been focusing les son my muscles and mor eon ballet and cardio. I won't be putting you thos egrueling weight routines unless you want to do that anymore. This also means fewer situps."

Amara chuckled at this, letting her arms settle around the other's hips. "I don't mind the sit-ups so much now. After the physicals the board put me through, those workouts were likely more beneficial than I realized." Her head motioned to the boxes. "Most of that stuff is for the Pack or the hospital, given what hasn't already been delivered. Various types of katanas, kunai, and other fine weaponry courtesy of the Japanese branch." As she spoke, she seemed to sway gingerly with a gentle smile on her face. "I missed you, Adagio."

Adagio: would smile a little bit giving a soft chuckle. "Well that's good to know, Im glad that the torture I put you through seems to have made a difference. We'll still do thos ethen, just not so many, Im trying to lose my ten pack actually. I spoke with temp, and well I realized that I looked prettier slim, than bulging. Especially since i prefer ballet rather than weights." She'd smile a little bit giving amara another soft kiss. "Oh you hav eno idea how much I misse dyou darling. in fact, i'd like to welcome you back properly if you're not against it?" she'd smile gently her bright sapphire eyes flicking to the bed.

Amara bit her lip at the suggestion, her hands clenching slightly on Adagio's belt. Every fiber of desire in her seemed to react with glee to Adagio's advance, but the hybrid had something else on her mind, something more important to her. "Umm before that," she'd step backwards, holding Adagio's hands in front of her. "I'd like to give you my vows first…since the opportunity was missed before I left." Amara raised the slender woman's hands, kissing both softly.

Adagio: would smile gently, her cheeks turning a deep shade of red. She'd smile gently a soft flutter rising up from her stomach at the statement. "Amara, i'd lovefor you to give me your vows. thank you."

Amara chuckled at the slow reddening flush of Adagio's cheeks, but took a few breaths to regain her composure. She just wanted to get through it all without crying. "I…It was a joy and a bit of gamble to ask you out back when we were coworkers. Relationships had always been a thing I shied away from…because of my own inner demons with what I was." She looked down a moment, her thumbs rubbing over Adagio's hands slowly. "Never had anyone showed me the kind of affection and love that you opened my heart to. It's allowed me to blossom as a person, as a lover, and as a caretaker." A slight crack in her voice was quickly put in check. She was not going to cry…not yet anyway.

Adagio: would sjust smile warmly, her thumbs slowly rolling over amara's fingers in her hand, the strong fingers feeling like they belonge din her grasp. her gaze would be kind and loving, the bright blue eyes filled with love and affection.

"I know I resisted heavily when you proposed to me, but it was only because I couldn't believe someone would see me in that manner. With all the oddities and uncertainties about me…" Amara admitted. No watery eyes yet, she'd glance over at the table where they had spoken often over tea and the occasional salad. "We have both spent a good portion of our lives in search of different things. Answers to internal questions and the like, but finding each other…that alone provided in a way answers to questions we'd never realized we had. Could I trust this person? Can I love this person? I never used to think of such things."

Adagio: would just smile softly, a few tears coming gently toher eyes, carrying the sweet biting scent of fresh ginger with them. She'd be smiling though, happier than any other time in her life, for once absolutely speechless at the devotion amara was showing to her.

Amara leaned forward, lightly kissing a few of the tears on Adagio's cheek as they streamed down. The fact Adagio was more emotional seemed to calm her down. "I vow to treasure you, this intelligent, glorious woman called Adagio with a uniquely logical mind. I vow to be honest, to not keep secrets. To be a valuable support beam when life's weight becomes too much." Her words were more of a whisper, loud enough just to pierce Adagio's ears. "I vow not to sneak fried foods into your dinner." she joked. "Most importantly, I give my heart, my mind, and soul purely and solely to you, my wife."

Adagio: would just smile broadly, her eyes shining brightly with tears leaking out gently and slowly. she'd smile and try wrapping her arms around amara to pull her towards her in a passionate kiss. All of her soul would be given to the woman in that one action. every fiber of her being carefully transferred to her in that one passionate act.

Amara made a muffled moan as her lips were claimed by the taller woman. With her hands now free, she slid them over Adagio's shoulders and around her neck, her right hand resting comfortably on Adagio's cheek. In between breaths, she'd whisper a soft "love you" as the kiss was extended. Her tongue easily invaded the depths of Adagio's mouth, the taste of spearmint still dancing on her lips. As far as the hybrid was concerned they could stay in this position for the rest of eternity and she'd be thrilled.

Adagio: would just smile gently to amara with the kiss. she'd gently caress the other woman's tongue. She'd just deepen the kiss, the taste of spearmint on her lips intoxicating her, she'd hungrily kiss the lips, as if she were trying to move that delicate sharp flavor from Amara's mouth into her own. She'd just smile gently breakin the kiss for a second. "This is what i've been missing amara, thank you."

Amara only smiled. "Sorry it took so long, Adagio." She playfully nipped at Adagio's lips as she tried to latch on to Amara's lips hungrily. She was feeling rather playful after finally getting those long held words off her chest. Her eyes moved to glance at the black engagement ring still on her finger. The symbolism behind meant to Amara than just a mere sign she was engaged; someone had accepted her as a person. Not a thing, a creature, or a lab rat, but an actual person. "Mmm…that reminds me. I was given the files on the memories the company removed from my mind. I…I actually know what my name is now."

Adagio: would smile gently to her looking at her from a bief distance, just madly in love with her right now. "Oh and what is it darling? I'd like to know what you learned. If it mean you know yourself better then I want to know it too." She'd smile lovingly planting another shorter kiss on her lips, the gesture kind and playful.

" My parents were Marion and Ashley Dubois." Amara said proudly. "And their only daughter was Amara Micheline Dubois. It seems I have a French background I was not aware of." Her gaze followed the longing stare she received in return. She was becoming emotional now, a few stray tears leaving her eyes. She had been overjoyed just to know she had a surname, but now there was an entire history waiting to be rediscovered. "So…" she asked between planting light kisses. " Will it be Mrs. And Mrs. Anselm or Mrs. And Mrs. Dubois?"

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The building, located on the northeast outskirts of Toledo's historic center, most likely formed part of the almunia (fortress) built by Al-Mamun of Toledo, king of the Taifa of Toledo (1043-1075). Following the Christian conquest, the site was called the "royal almunia," which was still used in 1294, although by this time the Castilianization of the name "Huerta del Rey" (King's Garden) had taken hold. The name Galiana became popular from the 16th century onwards due to the disappearance of the authentic Galiana palaces, located in the Alficén complex next to the Alcázar.

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Due to successive inheritances, the orchard was divided among various owners. The majority continued to belong to the Guzmán y Montijo family, while other areas belonged to the Chapel of Santo Tomás and the Brotherhood of Santa Caridad. After the confiscations of the 19th century, the House of Montijo acquired the undivided shares of the entities whose real estate assets were sold to the State. Empress Eugenie was interested in restoring the palace, which ultimately did not happen. As time passed, the site fell into disrepair.

It was declared a historic-artistic monument, belonging to the National Artistic Treasure, on June 3, 1931, by a decree published in the Gaceta de Madrid with the signature of the provisional president of the republic, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, and the Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts, Marcelino Domingo y Sanjúan. In the 20th century, the Duke of Peñaranda sold the estate to Alejandro Fernández de Araoz and Carmen Marañón, who began the rehabilitation in 1959.

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El edificio, situado en las afueras, al noreste del casco histórico de la ciudad de Toledo, muy probablemente formó parte de la almunia construida por Al-Mamún de Toledo, rey de la taifa de Toledo (1043-1075). A raíz de la conquista cristiana, el lugar se denominó «almunia real», aplicándose todavía en 1294, aunque por estas fechas se impone la castellanización de «Huerta del Rey». El nombre de Galiana se popularizó a partir del siglo XVI a consecuencia de la desaparición de los auténticos palacios de Galiana, situados en recinto del Alficén, junto al alcázar.

En época mudéjar se rehicieron las fachadas norte y sur. Según recoge Gómez-Moreno, a principios del siglo XX, cuando el edificio se encontraba en mal estado, aún se apreciaban las ventanas con arquillos lobulados, las yeserías de los encuadramientos –que data en el siglo XIV– y restos de pinturas –que considera anteriores– en las habitaciones del segundo piso. En la actualidad quedan escasos fragmentos de dicha decoración, pero el testimonio de Gómez-Moreno parece indicar dos reformas. Por un lado, a mediados del siglo XIII se realizarían los zócalos de pinturas y algunas de las yeserías. Posteriormente, Juan I donó esta posesión real al convento de jerónimos de la Sisla en 1385. Casi una década después fue comprada por Beatriz de Silva, quien contrae matrimonio en 1397 con Alvar Pérez de Guzmán. Sería poco tiempo después cuando se acometió la segunda reforma del edificio, como atestiguan los escudos de Guzmán y Silva que figuraban en las yeserías.

Por las sucesivas herencias, la huerta se fraccionó en diversos propietarios. La mayor parte siguió perteneciendo a la familia Guzmán y Montijo, mientras que otras zonas pertenecían a la capilla de Santo Tomás y a la cofradía de la Santa Caridad. Tras las desamortizaciones del XIX, la Casa de Montijo adquirió las partes proindiviso de las entidades cuyo patrimonio inmueble enajenó el Estado, interesando a la emperatriz Eugenia la restauración del palacio, lo que finalmente no ocurrió. Conforme pasó el tiempo, el lugar fue cayendo en el abandono.

Fue declarado monumento histórico-artístico, perteneciente al Tesoro Artístico Nacional, el 3 de junio de 1931, mediante un decreto publicado en la Gaceta de Madrid con la rúbrica del presidente provisional de la república, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, y del ministro de Instrucción Pública y Bellas Artes, Marcelino Domingo y Sanjúan. En el siglo XX el duque de Peñaranda vendió la finca a Alejandro Fernández de Araoz y Carmen Marañón, quienes en 1959 emprendieron la rehabilitación.

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Gerald Moni is Co-Chairman of West Tennessee for the Tennessee Cave Survey. Here he's seen field-checking a submission of mine after the Fall TCS meeting. Gerald was the star of his own National Geographic show - Expeditions to the Edge in 2004.

See here for more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_rescue#Historical_examples

The nearby rubbish was from the recent flood event that occurred in Cookeville. This cave is part of a drainage system for a large sinkhole. The high-water mark was right at the lip of this entrance. The swallet(s) below are choked with anthropogenic debris which may prevent the effective draining of the sinkhole.

Used in the blog post The Origins of Data, and the Future of State Cave Surveys.

My write up on photographing the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas here

On the weekend of November 20-21, 2010, I was invited to photograph the new Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas prior to their opening December 15, 2010 in Las Vegas NV.

This set of images represents my efforts that weekend to showcase this newest resort property opening up on the Las Vegas Strip. Thanks to David Scherer from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for showing me around, to Miiko Mentz at Katalyst Films for helping to arrange the shoot, and to my wife for modeling for me.

To learn more about The Cosmpolitan of Las Vegas, check out their website here or their Facebook page here.

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We usually get these nasty storms earlier in the year. History's track record has them in the latter part of may early June. But the last 3 years in south central Nebraska have all been those early July storms making them worthy of remembering.

We had tried to race this storm all the way back from Cozad but strong storm cells developed just to the north of the Interstate (80) and were destined to move south. We were east bound back to Kearney as we got slammed again once we got back into city limits.

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Milano si ferma per Abdul. La famiglia: non dimenticatelo

Dai Bastioni di Porta Venezia fino a piazza Duomo, con una sosta al muretto dove Abba e i suoi amici si incontravano ogni giorno. Milano ricorda Abdul, il diciannovenne originario del Burkina Faso ucciso una settimana fa dalle sprangate dei gestori di un locale. Ad aprire il corteo, uno striscione che recita «Abba Vive, Razzismo Stop», realizzato dai ragazzi del Comitato per non dimenticare Abba, per fermare il razzismo nato a Cernusco, il paese dove Abdul viveva, sull’onda dell’indignazione per questo omicidio su cui deve rimanere alta l’attenzione.

In testa alla manifestazione ci sono i genitori e la sorella di Abdul che venerdì in una lettera hanno rivolto un appello a partecipare al corteo: «In questi giorni per noi molto difficili – scrivono – stiamo ricevendo la solidarietà e l’affetto di tante persone e per noi questa vicinanza è molto importante perché ci aiuta a superare il dolore per un fatto inspiegabile, ci dà coraggio e non ci fa sentire soli: per questo ringraziamo tutti». Sabato bisogna esserci, dicono, «per dire che quello che è successo non deve più accadere, per dire no al razzismo, per non dimenticare».

Già, perché il rischio è che si archivi l’omicidio di Abdul come uno dei tanti, e magari si diffonda l’idea che forse un po’ Abba e i suoi amici se la sono andata a cercare. Ma l’autopsia sul corpo di Abdul ha riscontrato segni di accanimento che non hanno giustificazioni, ferite plurime inferte dall’odio verso chi è diverso. Quello che gli amici di Abdul che quella sera erano con lui raccontano da giorni. E che Fausto e Daniele Cristofoli, i due aggressori, non sono riusciti a spiegare.

La polizia ha calcolato che sono almeno settemila i partecipanti alla manifestazione. Durante il percorso, ci sono state diverse soste in cui i manifestanti si sono seduti per terra gridando «Vergogna» e chiedendo «Giustizia». Alcuni momenti di tensione si sono registrati al termine del corteo, quando alcune decine di giovani hanno iniziato a correre da piazza Duomo verso via Mengoni, per raggiungere il luogo dell'aggressione, mentre la polizia in tenuta antisommossa tentava di fermarli.

Roma, gli italo-africani in libreria: «Attenti alla nostra rabbia»

Luciana Cimino e Cesare Buquicchio

«Purtroppo l’Italia è il mio paese...». Jessica si blocca subito e si corregge. «No. Perché ho detto purtroppo? Non è vero, io adoro l’Italia. Io sono italiana. Ma non è giusto…». Jessica ha 21 anni e studia giurisprudenza. A ricordarle Capo Verde, il paese d’origine di sua madre, c’è solo il colore della pelle. Lo stesso che ha segnato il tragico destino di Abdul Guibre, il 19enne ucciso a sprangate domenica notte a Milano per il solo sospetto d’aver rubato un pacco di biscotti. Jessica ha scelto la piccola libreria Griot a Trastevere, affollata per la maratona di letture organizzata giovedì sera per ricordare "Abba", per lanciare il suo allarme. «State attenti. Attenti alla nostra rabbia - dice prendendo il microfono -. Continuano a cadere gocce che prima o poi faranno traboccare il vaso. Non tutti vogliono sempre stare zitti. Continuare ad avere pazienza, come mi diceva mia madre quando tornavo da scuola in lacrime dopo l’ennesimo insulto razzista, non basta più».

La minuscola libreria sembra una piazza. Stipate nella stanza, sedute per terra, aggrappate alle porte, centinaia di persone hanno portato il loro contributo alla serata intitolata "Nessuna aggravante!". Non soltanto una manifestazione in memoria del ragazzo sullo stile delle veglie funebri africane, ma, soprattutto, una testimonianza di sdegno per la «ricostruzione discutibile fatta dagli inquirenti che escludono la motivazione razziale dall’aggressione ad Abdul e che preoccupa tutti coloro che osservano con sgomento il crescente clima d’intolleranza in Italia». «Avevamo pensato a un sit-in - dice al pubblico Igiaba Scego, scrittrice italiana di origine somala - ma a Roma di questi tempi è difficile ottenere i permessi». Già, «di questi tempi». «C’è un clima da "Mississipi Burning" che fa tremare i polsi».

Tornano gli incubi per gli stranieri che vivono in Italia, lo ammette Jean Leonard Touadi, nato in Congo, deputato del Pd ed ex assessore alla sicurezza al Campidoglio, che dopo le letture e i canti prende la parola per introdurre il dibattito. «Ma siamo qui stasera - dice rispondendo a Jessica - proprio per evitare che quella rabbia esploda. Per evitare che un giorno uno di voi metta una bomba nella metropolitana come è successo a Londra».

«L’idea di un bianco che nella notte insegue un nero è un’angoscia che sta nella nostra memoria collettiva, è successo sempre e succede ora anche contro donne e gay». Ali Baba Faye, sociologo con un lungo passato di militanza politica, racconta di quando, qualche sera fa, passeggiando nel popoloso quartiere di Garbatella, ha visto due bianchi che lo guardavano e, per la prima volta dopo anni, ha avuto paura. «Il linguaggio è la prima forma di violenza, dovrebbero ricordarlo i media italiani, soprattutto quei grandi quotidiani che danno spazio agli sfoghi dei cittadini che hanno paura e che confessano che stanno diventando razzisti».

Qualcosa forse si è rotto nei meccanismi, mai stati semplici, di convivenza di questo paese. «Quello di Abdul non è un caso isolato - aggiunge Lakhous Amara, autore del libro "Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a piazza Vittorio", che si definisce "italo-algerino" - ma è frutto della costruzione sistematica del nemico, che sia musulmano o nero o gay». «La novità di oggi - spiega Anna Maria Rivera, antropologa - è che è avvenuta una saldatura tra razzismo istituzionale e razzismo popolare, ma la cosa che fa più paura è che a sinistra non sembra esserci abbastanza consapevolezza della deriva in cui è precipitata la società italiana».

Accoglie la critica Marcella Lucidi, ex sottosegretario all’interno con delega all’immigrazione del governo Prodi, in piedi tra il pubblico con Laura Boldrini, dell’Alto Commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i rifugiati: «Dobbiamo capire cosa significhi essere cittadini in una società in cui le questioni sociali diventano penali». E Touadi si domanda «dove eravamo quando il Mediterraneo si è trasformato da luogo del dialogo in cimitero per "candidati" all’immigrazione?». «Quando sono arrivato io - continua Touadi - gli italiani dicevano "dateci tempo, l’immigrazione per noi è un fatto nuovo". Il tempo è scaduto, le seconde generazioni pretendono percorsi diversi, rischiamo l’implosione sociale». La serata in onore di Abdul non basta, ci vogliono altri momenti di riflessione, lo dice il pubblico della piccola libreria trasteverina specializzata in testi africani. Incontrarsi e parlare non basta ad Alphousseyni. Lui sta partendo per Milano per la manifestazione che ci sabato oggi alle 14.30. Ma è anche uno dei membri più attivi dell’associazione G2 che riunisce i ragazzi della "seconda generazione".

Per Giusy, «qui ci siamo ritrovati, ora c’è bisogno di una reazione». Intanto ci saranno una serie di incontri (forse a cadenza settimanale) per rinvigorire l’appannato movimento antirazzista romano e poi una grande manifestazione nazionale il 4 ottobre, che si concluderà con un concerto a piazza Venezia. A Milano sabato si andrà in piazza e a Bologna e in altre città si stanno moltiplicando le iniziative simili a quella organizzata da Griot per Abdul, un ragazzo italiano.

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Briarlake Forest Park

DeKalb County (Oak Grove), Georgia, USA.

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Kern Invite - 11/01/08

Hart Park - Bakersfield, CA

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Varsity Girls - 2008 Kern County Cross Country

Championships

School Athlete Time Overall Scoring Team

1. Ridgeview Tijerra Lynch 18:58.24 1 1 1

2. Shafter Elizabeth Wittenberg 19:02.62 2 2 1

3. Garces Monica Guzman 19:15.89 3 3 1

4. North Celilia Lopez 19:21.87 4 4 1

5. Ridgeview Ashley Duran 19:23.47 5 5 2

6. Ridgeview Jessica Huizar 19:25.81 6 6 3

7. Foothill Natalie Fernandez 19:35.65 7 7 1

8. East Lucia Garcia 19:46.20 8 x 1

9. Stockdale Amber Nelson 19:59.40 9 8 1

10. Taft Megan Thompson 20:01.34 10 x 1

11. Stockdale Carolin Haney 20:01.70 11 9 2

12. Stockdale Shelbe Pennel 20:03.86 12 10 3

13. Shafter Moriah Milwee 20:05.23 13 11 2

14. Ridgeview Desiree Armendariz 20:08.00 14 12 4

15. Arvin Tanya Hernandez 20:10.02 15 x 1

16. Highland Nichole Berry 20:19:01 16 13 1

17. BHS Sarah Baker 20:25.37 17 14 1

18. North Medeline Maier 20:29.38 18 15 2

19. Ridgeview Monica Lazo 20:33.39 19 16 5

20. Shafter Lindsee Handel 20:36.70 20 17 3

21. Centennial Jessica Folsom 20:41.80 21 18 1

22. BHS Emily Shuford 20:45.35 22 19 2

23. Ridgeview Linda Gonzalez 20:58:28 23 20 6

24. BHS Gabrielle Lerma 21:03.97 24 21 3

25. Stockdale Courtney Moore 21:06.02 25 22 4

26. North Meagan Menzel 21:10.17 26 23 3

27. BHS Gracie Garcia 21:11.76 27 24 4

28. Foothill Perla Veloz 21:13.21 28 25 2

29. Foothill Crystal Rodriguez 21:20.30 29 26 3

30. Independence Katelynn Webb 21:21.51 30 27 1

31. Golden Valley Karina Rocha 21:23.57 31 28 1

32. Shafter Katerina Plaza 21:27.21 32 29 4

33. North Blanca Perez 21:27.98 33 30 4

34. Wasco Amanda Castellon 21:28.25 34 31 1

35. Foothill Kaitlyn Mrasak 21:31.45 35 32 4

36. Tehachapi Brenda Gonzalez 21:33.34 36 33 1

37. Highland Gabi Rodier 21:34.56 37 34 2

38. Centennial Margaret Martinez 21:35.39 38 35 2

39. Stockdale Cynthia Lopez 21:35.61 39 36 5

40. Centennial Jessica Crowe 21:43.49 40 37 3

41. Highland Hilaria Vasquez 21:43.76 41 38 3

42. North Yadira Perez 21:49.62 42 39 5

43. Foothill Erica Castro 21:53.39 43 40 5

44. Centennial Stephanie Dittman 21:55.56 44 41 4

45. Independence Natalie Ambriz 22:08.45 45 42 2

46. Stockdale Madison Schutzner 22:14.92 46 43 6

47. Highland Katherine Mayberry 22:16.42 47 44 4

48. Centennial Jorey Braughton 22:18.95 48 45 5

49. North Kaylee Meyer 22:20.98 49 46 6

50. Garces Lauren Brown 22:21.19 50 47 2

51. Golden Valley Denise Silva 22:23.90 51 48 2

52. Foothill Violeta Quintanar 22:24.92 52 49 6

53. Highland Desiree Martinez 22:25.59 53 50 5

54. Independence Sara Sullivan 22:25.95 54 51 3

55. Garces Lizbeth Lopez 22:28.11 55 52 3

56. Garces Tammy Vu 22:35.68 56 53 4

57. West Selam Habebo 22:39.75 57 x 1

58. Shafter Leana Lara 22:51.69 58 54 5

59. Independence Carlie Croxton 22:55.06 59 55 4

60. Cesar Chavez Rosa Montanez 22:57.28 60 x 1

61. Foothill Maria Zepeda 22:57.55 61 56 7

62. Garces Marissa Machado 22:57.92 62 57 5

63. Shafter Mayra Torres 23:00.88 63 58 6

64. Golden Valley Carmelita Aguilar 23:04.07 64 59 3

65. Ridgeview M. Salgado 23:14.56 65 60 7

66. Golden Valley Anna Avina 23:20.23 66 61 4

67. Golden Valley Ninive Alveno 23:26.73 67 62 6

68. Golden Valley Mercedes Salgado 23:26.73 68 63 5

69. Centennial Paige Anderson 23:30.27 69 64 6

70. Garces Sammie Lobardo 23:34.37 70 65 6

71. Arvin Bianca Quinonez 23:41.85 71 x 2

72. Kern Valley S. Hinkey 23:42.47 72 x 1

73. Frontier Ariel Driskill 23:43.12 73 66 1

74. Centennial J. Estrada 23:50.91 74 67 7

75. Kern Valley S. Hazzard 23:51.80 75 x 2

76. Garces G. Ortiz 23:54.66 76 68 7

77. North Priscilla Cruz 23:55.51 77 69 7

78. BHS Kristina Logan 24:04.10 78 70 5

79. Frontier Jasmine Mattos 24:05.42 79 71 2

80. Stockdale Delilah Diaz 24:10.83 80 72 7

81. West Wennie Agbalog 24:28.90 81 x 2

82. Wasco Anna Orozco 24:29.57 82 73 2

83. Wasco Ruby Jacabo 24:30.22 83 74 3

84. Tehachapi Anna Duke 24:33.57 84 75 2

85. Wasco S. Castellon 24:42.66 85 76 6

86. Independence Shelby Woolf 24:58.35 86 77 6

87. BHS Sarah Stidham 24:58.76 87 78 6

88. Arvin Gaby Gomez 25:04.17 88 x 3

89. Highland Cristina Valenzuela 25:05.21 89 79 6

90. McFarland Monica Gonzalez 25:42.30 90 x 1

91. Tehachapi Susie Cuevas 25:57.15 91 x 3

92. Wasco B. Medina 26:00.11 92 80 4

93. Cesar Chavez Shannan Albay 26:00.32 93 x 2

94. BC Tiffany Rodriguez 26:26.77 94 x 1

95. Tehachapi Ariel Deval 26:50.73 95 81 4

96. Wasco A. Rios 27:14.74 96 82 5

97. Independence Samantha Antu 27:17.44 97 83 5

98. Tehachapi L. Shoemaker 27:44.92 98 84 5

99. BC Victoria Wheeler 28:09.47 99 x 2

100. Tehachapi J. Bahera 29:20:93 100 85 6

101. Frontier T. See 29:29.12 101 86 3

102. Frontier Savanah Olson 30:18.04 102 87 4

103. Frontier A. Rojas NT 103 88 5

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@ We Love Role-Play:

makeup . "Feralis" (BOM) / by VENGE

hair . Leilani / by EscalateD

outfit . IOWA in brown / by JANGKA

boots . Eilidh boots in dark brown / by Lassitude & Ennui

sword . Legendary Sword (scripted RP weapon) / by LR Weapons

by Lumae:

skin . LeLutka Eden, T2 (BOM) @ mainshop!

by Nefekalum:

chest tattoo . Enchanted (Spririt) (BOM + mats) @ mainshop!

by NANTRA:

poses & shield . Brynhildr set @ mainshop!

also used:

eyes . Android Collection - L.Blue Robotic / by Gloom (from ACCESS' Cyber Fair)

head . EvoX AVALON / by LeLutka

teeth . The Sharps / by ContraptioN

body . Lara / by Maitreya

sparks . Fae Embers / by STATIC (@SLB18 shop and hop)

face pose . bento Facial expression HUD / by Happy Dispatch

backdrop . "Devote" from Behold the Day gacha / by The Bearded Guy

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From my blog (oldlenses.blogspot.ca/2015/10/signs-that-you-are-addicted...):

G.A.S = Gear Acquisition Syndrome. A disease that affects mostly men. It infects the central reasoning area of the brain and makes men vulnerable into thinking more gear make them better photographers, and thus buying gear that they don't need. There is no known cure, but there is a silver lining; some men are able to recover as the photographs they make shift from pictures of cameras, lenses, brick walls, and resolution charts to other form of pictures.

You buy printed photo magazines just to look at the ads

You have a copy of A Lens Collector's Vade Meccum

You know exactly what a "normal" lens is

You have all 5 versions of the same lens

Words like Noctilux and Otus motivate you to make more money so that you can buy them

You name your daughter Tessar, and your son's name Nokton is not misspelled, and your dog's name is Skopar

You think Hologon is the most beautiful word in the world

You scare your partner at night uttering words like "Fisheye", "Bigma", in your sleep

You justify all your gear purchases as investment

You buy similar looking cameras so that your significant other can't tell the one that you use is not the same as the 4 others in the locked closet that only you have the key to

You tell your wife it's worth the expense of the 85mm f1.2L because it would make her look more beautiful in the picture

You convince yourself that the purchase of a Leica Summilux will one day make you as good as Henri Cartier-Bresson

Every time you see a red band, or gold band, it reminds you of your favourite lens

You are a Pentaxian, and you know the word "Limited" is not a disadvantage

You have been buying K-Mount lenses for the last ten years, because you believe one day, there will be a full frame Pentax camera, like you believe in Santa Claus

You get excited when you hear words like Holly Trinity, Magic Drainpipe, The Dust Pump, Sigmarit, and you know exactly what they refer to

You use Ikea shelves to store your cameras/lenses because you can't afford better shelves since you spent all your money on cameras/lenses

Decimal numbers like 0.95, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4 bring tears to your eyes

You just realized that the lens you bought yesterday is exactly the same as 2 others that you didn't know you had

You take pictures with enlarging, projection, and printing cell lenses on your mirrorless camera

You have many lenses without apertures

You have many lenses without focus mechanism

You have drawers full of lens adapters

You have a large bin of lens hoods, and most of them don't fit your lenses, but you tell yourself one day, you will get the lenses that will fit the hoods

You can't understand why anyone needs to use the aperture on the lens, since you always shoot wide open

You feel no shame when others look at your ugly self-made lens contraption in disgust

100% of your pictures contains 99% bokeh, and 1% subject that's in focus.

Your favourite pastime is to browse antique/flea market for vintage cameras/lenses

You never miss a single camera show

You created an app with a SQL database to catalogue and keep track of your cameras/lenses because a spreadsheet has reached its capacity

You remember the minute details of a lens, but forget your kids birthdays

Your wife is annoyed that you

spend more time with your gear than with the kids, or with her

You blog about your favourite lens in length, and the only picture that accompanies the blog entry is the picture of the lens

You have 9 camera bags, and all of them are full of gear

You have 8 different tripod heads, and each one has a specific purpose, and each one is used exactly once

You fondle your cameras/lenses and talk to them like they are your lover

You spend more time on Flickr and online forums than taking pictures

You carry your camera with you everywhere you go, but you hardly take any pictures

You can't understand why anyone would read whatever Ken Rockwell has to say, and you visit Michael Johnston's theonlinephotographer blog religiously

You tell your wife you paid $20 for the very beat-up Speed Panchro that you actually paid $2000 for and she believed you

80% of the photo in your Flickr stream is picture of cameras and lenses

Your wife thinks your planar is something to organize your daily tasks

Your wife can not understand why all your lenses do not zoom or focus themselves

You made your kids call you Prime Master

You have a RAID 10 storage setup to protect the terabytes of pictures you took of your cameras and lenses

You have another RAID 10 storage setup to protect the setup above

You drove 4 hours to photograph a sunrise, only to find out you shot everything wide open out of habit, and all the pictures are overexposed

You made penholders out of broken lenses

You have a box you call treasure that's full of parts from dismantled cameras and lenses.

You hope that you can use them to repair lenses/cameras, but deep down you know that will never happen because that's why they became parts in the first place.

You use a stack of filter rings in place of a hood

You have a dozen rolls of exposed film in the drawer from 1998, but never developed

You get bored of the auto focus lenses you spent tens of thousands of dollar buying, and are having a blast with a $20 enlarging lens taking pictures of your AF lenses

You know by heart the first two digits of a Vivitar lens serial number corresponds to which manufacturer who made the lens.

You love pictures in RAW, and hate those cooked in jpeg

You have thousands of tiny screws harvested from dead cameras/lenses

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Ενσάρκωση

Ο Θεός λέει:« ...Εξαιτίας αυτών των ορίων που έχει θέσει ο Θεός, τα διάφορα εδάφη έχουν δημιουργήσει διαφορετικά περιβάλλοντα για επιβίωση, και αυτά τα περιβάλλοντα για επιβίωση είναι βολικά για τα διάφορα είδη πουλιών και ζώων, καθώς δίνουν επίσης χώρο για επιβίωση. Τα όρια για τα περιβάλλοντα επιβίωσης των διαφόρων όντων έχουν αναπτυχθεί από αυτά. Αυτό είναι το δεύτερο σημείο, για το οποίο θα μιλήσουμε στη συνέχεια.

Πρώτον, πού ζουν τα πουλιά και τα ζώα και τα έντομα; Ζουν στα δάση και στα σύδενδρα; Αυτός είναι ο τόπος τους. Έτσι, εκτός από τη δημιουργία ορίων για τα διάφορα γεωγραφικά περιβάλλοντα, ο Θεός έθεσε ακόμα όρια για τα διάφορα πουλιά και ζώα, ψάρια, έντομα, καθώς και όλα τα φυτά. Επίσης, θέσπισε νόμους. Εξαιτίας των διαφορών ανάμεσα στα διάφορα γεωγραφικά περιβάλλοντα, και εξαιτίας της ύπαρξής τους, τα διάφορα είδη πουλιών και ζώων, ψαριών, εντόμων και φυτών έχουν διαφορετικά περιβάλλοντα επιβίωσης. Τα πουλιά, τα ζώα και τα έντομα ζουν ανάμεσα σε διάφορα φυτά, τα ψάρια ζουν στο νερό και τα φυτά φυτρώνουν στη γη. Η ξηρά περιλαμβάνει διάφορες περιοχές όπως βουνά, πεδιάδες και λόφους. Επομένως, από τη στιγμή που τα πουλιά και τα ζώα έχουν τον δικό τους χώρο, δεν θα περιπλανώνται οπουδήποτε. ... »

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Excerpt from jproc.ca/haida/40mm_bofors.html:

The Bofors 40 mm gun, is an anti-aircraft cannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II and used by most of the western Allies as well as some captured systems being used by the Axis powers. A small number of these weapons saw action as late as the Persian Gulf War.

These 40 mm, Bofors anti-aircraft guns were installed between 1946 and 1947, on top of the original twin 20 mm OERLIKON power mountings. This was an RCN innovation. The mounting operated hydraulically, with the fluid being supplied by the pumps forward of the after funnel on the Bofor deck, and aft of the helm at the Emergency Steering position. The mounting moved in response to the movement of the fire control "joystick". These guns used to have a Mark II Gun sight, but they are missing.

The design of the gun is such that it had a very high rate of fire due to the fact that the vertical block in the breech, opened upon recoil of the gun, so that the casing was ejected almost immediately after firing. This resulted in a rate of fire of 120 rounds per minute. The rounds were loaded into the breech in "clips" of four and by a crew of four. They were: Trainer/Aimer, Breechworker, Layer, and Loader. The ammunition used was high explosive, and was not fused. The gun could elevate to 70 degrees, and could depress to 0 degrees which allowed it to be used against close in surface contacts which were below the arc of fire of the twin 4 inch guns. The Boffins was very useful in Korea for blowing up floating mines.

HAIDA was fitted with the Mk VII Bofors. In Wikipedia, Mk VII is defined as "a single barreled, hydraulically powered mounting that superseded the Mark III and entered service in 1945.

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This week’s picture shows spectacular ribbons of gas and dust wrapping around the pearly centre of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1398. This galaxy is located in the constellation of Fornax (The Furnace), approximately 65 million light-years away. Rather than beginning at the very middle of the galaxy and swirling outwards, NGC 1398’s graceful spiral arms stem from a straight bar, formed of stars, that cuts through the galaxy’s central region. Most spiral galaxies — around two thirds — are observed to have this feature, but it’s not yet clear whether or how these bars affect a galaxy’s behaviour and development. This image comprises data gathered by the FOcal Reducer/low dispersion Spectrograph 2 (FORS2) instrument, mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory, Chile. It shows NGC 1398 in striking detail, from the dark lanes of dust mottling its spiral arms, through to the pink-hued star-forming regions sprinkled throughout its outer regions. This image was created as part of the ESO Cosmic Gems programme, an outreach initiative to produce images of interesting, intriguing or visually attractive objects using ESO telescopes, for the purposes of education and public outreach. The programme makes use of telescope time that cannot be used for science observations. All data collected may also be suitable for scientific purposes, and are made available to astronomers through ESO’s science archive.

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