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The coast of the Gulf of Porto is one of Corsica's most famous landscapes, and rightly so - with its dramatic sculpted red rock and sweeping bays it has to be seen to be believed.
Porto is tucked away at the end of the gulf, and although deprived of the best views across the bay, it is well placed for exploring and has plenty of amenities. The Route de la Marine, lined with stately old eucalyptus trees, links the two parts of the resort. A strip of supermarkets, cafés and hotels is at one end of the village but the focus of activity is in the marina. From here it is about a 15-minute walk up to the recently restored Geonese watchtower. Amongst other amenities there is a well established aquarium and a helpful tourist office.
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We spent the last three days of our week-long Corsica trip on the north-west coast in the small and pretty village of Porto - cannot imagine how it does look like during summer season, but at the end of October everything was peaceful and quiet here.
Chiesa dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo degli Eremitani.
Ingresso alla Cappella degli Scrovegni.
Impossibile entrare, è necessario prenotare con settimane di anticipo.
Ho visitato la cappella in tempi in cui questo problema non esisteva.
Church of Saints Philip and James of the Hermits.
Entrance to the Scrovegni Chapel.
Impossible to enter; reservations are required weeks in advance.
I visited the chapel before this problem existed.
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Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2.300 meters above sea level. Non captive bird who loves to eat guavas at my garden.
El tucancito esmeralda vive en bosques húmedos tropicales en zonas elevadas de Colombia. Aquí el sol le daba una luz preciosa, parecía un vitral! Sólo pude tomar esta foto pues un segundo después se fué el tucancito.
Tree in a silo, not something you see everyday, unless you drive this stretch of Hwy 27 in Western Lincoln County, NC.
In the wetlands a difference in elevation of just a meter can change the nature of the ground from wet to dry. This has dramatic impact on what will grow and what will not. Within a couple meters one elevation can grow grasses and the other trees. The difference in ground level leaves one submerged in water the other on dry land. Thus when something changes and the water lowers or rises one of the occupants is sure to suffer.
In addition to the ear tufts, a caracal has a similar build to a lynx, though with shorter, unspotted fur and a (smiley!) face more reminiscent of a puma (in my opinion). When ancient Greeks and Romans wrote of lynxes, it seems likely that they meant caracals, which occupy an arc from southern Africa, through the Middle East to northern India. They're more closely related to servals than lynxes, pumas or indeed Felis, and have the ability to leap 3–4 m into the air to catch birds in flight.
I'm not sure whether this is the zoo's male, Yoda, or the female, Yoda's Wife. Yes, that's her name, though following the birth of kittens in 2020, the zoo asked visitors to propose names for both the twins and their mother.
One of my favourite zoos (and we've visited quite a few), Exmoor Zoo has a remarkable collection of species, particularly mammals rarely seen in other UK zoos. I'm particularly drawn to the ten different cats. Unfortunately, in a rural location near(ish) Barnstaple, it's also the zoo furthest from home (fully five hours each way), so visiting is a rare treat.
can set the sea in motion.
ALLSIZES, 1240x1028
Simple reason for this wallpaper, I adore these two. So them together on a stage makes me happy.
But seriously, whats up with everyone saying they did bad? Give them a break, its the first time they perform this song. And to be honest, they didn’t even do that bad. Sure, it wasn’t their best.. but it definitely wasn’t bad. And about the song being ‘lame’.. its a DISNEY song guys, you could have expected it to be a song like this. I think the song has a strong message that little children (disney their largest group of viewers) might really do something with. So stop complaining, and just wait until the full song comes out.. I bet they sound amazing. And this performance isn’t half as bad as you all make it to be. Not even beginning on the fact there were problems with the sound..
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It was exciting to occassionally find rare
Color photos of Angel in magazines,
Particularly when she was on the cover.
As Cori-Elaina looked at this picture
And the caption,
She smiled.
"Come with Me on My
Hollywood Journey."
The article was fluffy and light
But fun.
"I hope she was really happy
Trying to become a star back then,"
Thought Cori.
The truth was still a mystery.
...December..in the year 2029 before you see this Moon again for its the Cold Moon Rising in less that 24 hours after the Winter Solstice. (You thought I was going to say some thing else: )
Remembering Earth & Sky
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Remembering Gary Moore R.I.P.
Rememberng Stevie Wonder
Remembering B B King R.I.P.
Remembering Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia R.I.P.
Remembering The Rolling Stones
Remembering Alice Cooper
Rememberng Thin Lizzy
Phil Lynot R.I.P.
Rememberng Moody Blues
Ray Thomas R.I.P.
Rememberng Isley Brothers
O'Kelly Isley Jr. R.I.P.
Remembering Aretha Franklin R.I.P.
Remembering Foreigner
In Search of Celestial Beautys in The Skies over Virginia
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To get from Nice to London, I opted to fly on British Airways. A decade earlier, I was a BA Gold Card member. I booked this NCE-LHR without much enthusiasm, aware that the cheeseparing regime of former CEO Alex Cruz had imposed draconian cuts to the airline’s standards of comfort and service. The Economy Class seat-pitch had been tightened to an unacceptable 29 inches (Ryanair offers better) and food was strictly buy-on-board. So I forked out $672 for a 1-way Club Class ticket for a 31-inch seat pitch and free scoff. This was the food offering - OK, but nothing to excite the palate. The service was OK, but ditto: BA cabin staff can be friendly or totally aloof and even perfunctory. The flight was punctual and I had no issues with checked-in luggage. I give it a 7/10 rating, but I won’t rushing back to BA anytime soon.
Liverpool (/ˈlɪvərpuːl/) is a city in Merseyside, England. A borough from 1207 and a city from 1880, in 2014 the city local government district had a population of 470,537[2] and the Liverpool/Birkenhead metropolitan area had a population of 2,241,000.[2]
Liverpool is in the south west of the historic county of Lancashire in North West England, on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. The town historically lay within the ancient Lancashire division of West Derby known as a "hundred".[5][6]
The urbanisation and expansion of the city were largely brought about by its advantageous location during the industrial revolution status that led to its growth as a major port, which included its participation in the Atlantic slave trade. Liverpool was the port of registry of the ocean liner RMS Titanic, and many other Cunard and White Star ocean liners such as the RMS Lusitania, Queen Mary, and Olympic. Liverpool's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically, was drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly those from Ireland. The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
Natives of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians (from a long-standing jocular alteration of 'Liverpool' to 'Liverpuddle') and colloquially as "Scousers", a reference to "scouse", a form of stew. The word "Scouse" has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect.[7]
Tourism forms a significant part of the city's modern economy. The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007, and it held the European Capital of Culture title together with Stavanger, Norway, in 2008.[8] Labelled the "World Capital City of Pop" by Guinness World Records, the popularity of The Beatles, and other groups from the Merseybeat era and later, contributes to Liverpool's status as a tourist destination.
Several areas of Liverpool city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCOin 2004. The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile Cityincludes the Pier Head, Albert Dock, and William Brown Street.[9] Liverpool is also the home of two Premier League football clubs, Liverpool and Everton. Matches between the two are known as the Merseyside derby. The world-famous Grand National also takes places annually at Aintree Racecourse on the outskirts of the city.
Early history
King John's letters patent of 1207 announced the foundation of the borough of Liverpool, but by the middle of the 16th century the population was still only around 500. The original street plan of Liverpool is said to have been designed by King John near the same time it was granted a royal charter, making it a borough. The original seven streets were laid out in an H shape: Bank Street (now Water Street), Castle Street, Chapel Street, Dale Street, Juggler Street (now High Street), Moor Street (now Tithebarn Street) and Whiteacre Street (now Old Hall Street).
In the 17th century there was slow progress in trade and population growth. Battles for the town were waged during the English Civil War, including an eighteen-day siege in 1644. In 1699 Liverpool was made a parish by Act of Parliament, that same year its first slave ship, Liverpool Merchant, set sail for Africa. As trade from the West Indies surpassed that of Ireland and Europe, and as the River Dee silted up, Liverpool began to grow. The first commercial wet dock was built in Liverpool in 1715.[10][11]Substantial profits from the slave trade helped the town to prosper and rapidly grow, although several prominent local men, including William Rathbone, William Roscoe and Edward Rushton, were at the forefront of the abolitionist movement.
In the early 19th century Liverpool played a major role in the Antarctic sealing industry, in recognition of which Liverpool Beach in the South Shetland Islands is named after the city.[12]
By the start of the 19th century, a large volume of trade was passing through Liverpool, and the construction of major buildings reflected this wealth. In 1830, Liverpool and Manchesterbecame the first cities to have an intercity rail link, through the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The population continued to rise rapidly, especially during the 1840s when Irishmigrants began arriving by the hundreds of thousands as a result of the Great Famine. By 1851, approximately 25% of the city's population was Irish-born. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Liverpool was drawing immigrants from across Europe. This is evident from the diverse array of religious buildings located across the city, many of which are still in use today. The Deutsche Kirche Liverpool, Greek Orthodox Church of St Nicholas, Gustav Adolf Church and Princes Road Synagoguewere all established in the 1800s to serve Liverpool's growing German, Greek, Nordic and Jewish communities respectively. One of Liverpool's oldest surviving churches, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, served the Polish community in its final years as a place of worship.
Given the crucial place of both cotton and slavery in the city's economy, during the American Civil War Liverpool was, in the words of historian Sven Beckert, "the most pro-Confederate place in the world outside the Confederacy itself."
20th Century
Given the crucial place of both cotton and slavery in the city's economy, during the American Civil War Liverpool was, in the words of historian Sven Beckert, "the most pro-Confederate place in the world outside the Confederacy.
20th century
The Housing Act 1919 resulted in mass council housing building across Liverpool during the 1920s and 1930s. Thousands of families were rehoused from the inner-city to new suburban housing estates, based on the pretext that this would improve their standard of living, though this is largely subjective. A large number of private homes were also built during this era. The process continued after the Second World War, with many more new housing estates being built in suburban areas, while some of the older inner city areas were also redeveloped for new homes. The Great Depression of the early 1930s saw unemployment in the city peak at around 30%.
During the Second World War there were 80 air-raids on Merseyside, killing 2,500 people and causing damage to almost half the homes in the metropolitan area. Significant rebuilding followed the war, including massive housing estates and the Seaforth Dock, the largest dock project in Britain. Much of the immediate reconstruction of the city centre has been deeply unpopular, and was as flawed as much town planning renewal in the 1950s and 1960s – the portions of the city's heritage that survived German bombing could not withstand the efforts of urban renewal. Since 1952 Liverpool has been twinned with Cologne, Germany, a city which also experienced severe aerial bombing during the war.
Like most British cities and industrialised towns, Liverpool became home to a significant number of Commonwealth immigrants after World War II, mostly settling in older inner city areas such as Toxteth. However, a significant West Indian black community had existed in the city as long ago as the first two decades of the 20th century.
In the 1960s Liverpool was the centre of the "Merseybeat" sound which became synonymous with The Beatles and fellow Liverpudlian rock bands.
From the mid-1970s onwards Liverpool's docks and traditional manufacturing industries went into sharp decline. The advent of containerisation meant that the city's docks became largely obsolete. By the early 1980s unemployment rates in Liverpool were once again among the highest in the UK,[14] standing at 17% by January 1982 – although this was just over half of the level of unemployment that was affecting the city in an economic downturn 50 years previously.[15]
In recent years, Liverpool's economy has recovered and has experienced growth rates higher than the national average since the mid-nineties.
21st Century
To celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth IIin 2002, the conservation charity Plantlifeorganised a competition to choose county flowers; the sea-holly was Liverpool's final choice.
Capitalising on the popularity of 1960s rock groups, such as The Beatles, as well as the city's world-class art galleries, museums and landmarks, tourism has also become a significant factor in Liverpool's economy.
In 2004, property developer Grosvenor started the Paradise Project, a £920 m development centred on Paradise Street, which involved the most significant changes to Liverpool's city centre since the post-war reconstruction. Renamed 'Liverpool ONE', the centre opened in May 2008.
In 2007, the city celebrated the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the borough of Liverpool, for which a number of events were planned. Liverpool is a joint European Capital of Culture for 2008. The main celebrations, in September 2008, included La Princesse, a large mechanical spider which is 20 metres high and weighs 37 tonnes, and represents the "eight legs" of Liverpool: honour, history, music, the Mersey, the ports, governance, sunshine and culture. La Princesse roamed the streets of the city during the festivities, and concluded by entering the Queensway Tunnel.
Spearheaded by the multi-billion-poundLiverpool ONE development, regeneration has continued on an unprecedented scale through to the start of the early 2010s in Liverpool. Some of the most significant regeneration projects to have taken place in the city include new buildings in the Commercial District, the King's Dock area, the Mann Island area, the Lime Street Gateway, the Baltic Triangle area, the RopeWalks area and the Edge Lane Gateway. All projects could however soon be eclipsed by the Liverpool Waters scheme which if built will cost in the region of £5.5billion and be one of the largest megaprojects in the UK's history. Liverpool Waters is a mixed use development which will contain one of Europe's largest skyscraper clusters. The project received outline planning permission in 2012, despite fierce opposition from the likes of UNESCO who claim it will have a damaging effect on Liverpool's World Heritage status.
On 9 June 2014, Prime Minister David Cameronlaunched the International Festival for Businessin Liverpool, the world's largest business event in 2014,[16] and the largest in the UK since the Festival of Britain in 1951.[17]
Second city of Empire
For periods during the 19th century the wealth of Liverpool exceeded that of London itself,[18]and Liverpool's Custom House was the single largest contributor to the British Exchequer.[19]Liverpool's status can be judged from the fact that it was the only British city ever to have its own Whitehall office.[20]
The first United States consul anywhere in the world, James Maury, was appointed to Liverpool in 1790, and remained in office for 39 years.
As early as 1851 the city was described as "the New York of Europe"[21] and its buildings, constructed on a heroic, even megalomaniacal, scale stand witness to the supreme confidence and ambition of the city at the turn of the 20th century.[22][editorializing]
Liverpool was also the site of the UK's first provincial airport, operating from 1930, and was the first UK airport to be renamed after an individual – John Lennon.[23]
Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, often seen as Britain's Imperial anthem, was dedicated by the composer to the Liverpool Orchestral Society and had its premiere in the city in October 1901.
During the Second World War, the critical strategic importance of Liverpool was recognised by both Hitler and Churchill, with the city suffering a blitz second only to London's,[24] and the pivotal Battle of the Atlantic being planned, fought and won from Liverpool.[25]
photo from the so called "Peoples Park" in the city of Malmö!
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Café Frequenters Episode 85
(reply to Öloff´s Letter in Dublin)
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Dear Mr Spy!
First of all I have to say that I am so happy to have recruited such a master spy so close to Mr. White and Fabiola, the Monarchy will eventually reward you well with silver Molten in to your chest! (That is how we reward people with medals by molding them in to the chest!)
Yes, I do agree Perhaps you shouldn´t have pulled down that Aids-poster I guess it´s intent was to warn people about this virus and to make them use and wear Jolly-rubbers whilest making the Kama sutra to Strangers they meet at the pub...
...No I didn´t wear the film as a bandana, I left it to my photo-bloke around the corner, he develops film (and charges for it) I think film like that make lousy bandanas and are quite expensive to use as such!
Any way I call the guy Mr. Q from now on...
I am amazed how fast you are learning this spy-trade, you are a natural (not blond)!
But whom is this Jimmy Binder?
So Mr. White asked about my opinion on pooh?
Does he know that you are spying on him for me?
I mean since he asked you to ask me?
I mean it is not much point in you spying on him and Queen Fab if they know that you spy on them?
Well anyway my opinion on pooh is that it is crap!
...and I would never vote for it because it is brown (the colour the right-wing) and it stinks!
...Tell Mr. White That!
and as we spies in Sweden and Hinterland says: "a Swedish Tigger Stays Mute"
Best wishes and keep on the good spying!
Emperor Johnny XXVVII