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Early winter sunrise on the Arapaho Peaks.
First, my apologies for bringing up a political subject in a forum that some feel should be devoid of political opinion.
I spent today reflecting on the merits of public lands in the U.S., and the potential outcome of turning over Federal lands to the states, and subsequent sales of those lands to private individuals and companies. The possibility of this transfer is more realistic today with the recent bill passed by the House, making it easier to transfer Federal land to the states, and the inauguration of Donald Trump.
The view in this photo is on Federal land, but is within 1/4 mile of evaporite ponds that cover a significant area near Moab Utah (earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83905&eocn...). The ponds are used to concentrate potash, a potassium bearing mineral used largely in fertilizer. (BTW my father was one of the chemical engineers who consulted in the construction of this plant in the early 1960's, so my early well being is tied in small part to its existence)
Clearly the current use of this land has merits in enhancing food supply for humans. However this area is also heavily used for recreation. It is conceivable that this area would be used to enhance the production of the potash mine, and become one of the next evaporite ponds., which are already quite visible from Dead Horse Point, the high point on the mesa in the center of the skyline. Access to this scenic area and the White Rim road may also cease. It would enhance the profits of the company that operates this mine, and may increase the supply of potash, of which the U.S. produces about 2% of the world's production. It would also seriously compromise the aesthetic value of the area. Is the loss of public access to this land, and the loss of tourist money worth the benefits to greater potash production? This is only a hypothetical possibility- as far as I know there is no plan for increased use of the area for evaporite ponds, but it provides a reasonable scenario, given the sentiment in the Utah state government.
My hope is that those in power will properly weigh the pros and cons of use of Federal lands, and the potential for transferring those lands to the states. Let's keep public lands public. Let's also remember people need to make a living. The two are not antithetical.
Photographic note: this is a 3 photo stack to enhance the sharpness throughout.
People in a bar near Trafalgar Square in 2009, watching Obama’s inauguration on big screens. A different world.
Chiranjiv Singh inaugurates the Attendance Award 24 ceremony at Alliance Francaise, Bengaluru.
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Sri Chiranjiv Singh, former Ambassador of India to
UNESCO in Paris, joined the Indian Administrative
Service in 1969. He retired in 2005 as Development
Commissioner of Karnataka and Additional Chief
Secretary to Govt. of Karnataka."
It’s finally here, the 20th January, 2021 and the Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President (of the often Dis-United States of America!)
Political cartoon by Dave Brown for the Independent Newspaper in the United Kingdom (although we are a little Dis-United at times as well!)
inaugurate verb: to put something into use
Turn up on election day in Australia and I'll bet London to a brick on you'll be offered a democracy sausage. There'll be equal odds that it will be cooked on a flat barbecue plate by someone from a local service club or school auxiliary, slapped diagonally on a piece of square, fluffy, characterless, sliced white bread, buried beneath undercooked onions if you're there early, or cremated ones if you're there late, and garnished with dead horse.
celebrate verb: to honour or praise
The sausage is a wondrous thing; a mystery bag of bits and pieces — whether it's upper class or as down-to-earth as a Scottish haggis. It is never celebrated more democratically than when it's laid down in the embrace of a bun, dressed here in a simplified form that you might encounter in København; a world away from the queue to vote.
This wiener is a pale simulacrum of the frankfurter it could be. Stuffed with ground bits rejected then selected for their inferiority, and wrapped in a dyed orange/brown skin, it'll have to do for this inauguration. Dressing this dog is the first, the inaugural task of a new batch of red kraut — fermented in the Danish-style with fennel seeds. The mustard is sweet, in the Swedish-style, and the onions are just a few metres from where they grew in this green land.
commemorate verb: to mark or celebrate
Here's to the not so humble hotdog! It commemorates its disparate parts, its humble origins in Germany, its adoption and adaptation around the World, symbol of getting together, getting along and the whole made better than the sum of its parts.
These are some of the fireworks that happened today on Inauguration Day for Joe Bidden and Kamala Harris.
Post-inauguration, we decided it was easier to walk back to Virginia rather than try to fight for a spot on the shuttle bus or metro train. They had mostly blocked off the 14th Street bridge for pedestrians to do just that. I think we had about a mile left to go at this point.
Partied with 16 girlfriends today. They came for lunch and to watch the 44th president's inauguration. Saw this reflection and grabbed my camera.
Mimosa inside!
Chillida-Leku, Guipúzcoa, PaÃs Vasco, España.
El Museo de Chillida-Leku es un gran espacio de jardines y bosques y un caserÃo (Zabalaga) remodelado, donde el escultor Eduardo Chillida Juantegui distribuyó una gran muestra de su obra. Está situado en las inmediaciones de Hernani, provincia de Guipúzcoa. Inaugurado el 16 de septiembre de 2000, tras 10 años de actividad, el 31 de diciembre de 2010 cerró sus puertas debido a la crisis económica.
El 30 de noviembre de 2017 se dio a conocer que Chillida-Leku reabrirÃa en 2018, siendo la galerÃa suiza Hauser & Wirth la representante exclusiva de la obra de Eduardo Chillida.​ Sin embargo, la reapertura se pospuso para el 17 de abril de 2019.​
El 23 de agosto de 2019, el museo fue seleccionado por la revista estadounidense Time en su lista World’s Greatest Places 2019 como uno de los mejores lugares del mundo para visitar, tratándose de la única representación española.
El museo se distribuye a lo largo de una parcela de 13 hectáreas.8​ En el exterior se muestran 40 esculturas de muy diferentes tamaños. Las más grandes son Buscando la luz de 27 toneladas y 9 metros de alto y Lotura XXXII de 60 toneladas, y otras como Estela V no miden más de un metro. Los materiales de las esculturas del exterior son el acero y la piedra, predominantemente granito rosa. Las esculturas de los jardines se pueden tocar, por lo que el visitante siente la fuerza de los materiales.
En el interior del caserÃo se muestran las obras más delicadas del artista. Muchas de ellas están fabricadas en materiales que no podrÃan soportar las inclemencias meteorológicas, como son la madera, el alabastro o la lana. Además, hay un exposición de estudios del cuerpo humano en pintura y escultura. Por último hay una pequeña exposición de fotografÃas del Peine de los vientos, famosa obra de Chillida que se encuentra en un extremo de La Concha de San Sebastián.
El caserÃo data del siglo XVI y tiene el nombre de Zabalaga. Chillida buscaba un edificio en el que mostrar su obra, y cuando lo descubrió se encontró con este caserÃo de 1543 en estado de ruinas. Con la ayuda del arquitecto JoaquÃn Montero desarrolló un proyecto de restauración y creó un gran espacio interior, dividido en dos plantas. La planta baja abarca toda la superficie, mientras que la alta cubre solo una parte de ésta.
The Chillida-Leku Museum is a large space of gardens and forests and a remodeled farmhouse (Zabalaga), where the sculptor Eduardo Chillida Juantegui distributed a large sample of his work. It is located in the vicinity of Hernani, Guipúzcoa province. Inaugurated on September 16, 2000, after 10 years of activity, on December 31, 2010 it closed its doors due to the economic crisis.
It was announced on November 30, 2017 that Chillida-Leku would reopen in 2018, with the Swiss gallery Hauser & Wirth being the exclusive representative of Eduardo Chillida's work.However, the reopening was postponed to April 17, 2019. .
On August 23, 2019, the museum was selected by the American magazine Time in its World’s Greatest Places 2019 list as one of the best places in the world to visit, being the only Spanish representation.
The museum is distributed along a 13-hectare plot.8 Outside, 40 sculptures of very different sizes are displayed. The largest are Looking for light 27 tons and 9 meters high and Lotura XXXII 60 tons, and others such as Stela V are no more than one meter. The materials for the exterior sculptures are steel and stone, predominantly pink granite. The sculptures in the gardens can be touched, so the visitor feels the strength of the materials.
The artist's most delicate works are displayed inside the farmhouse. Many of them are made of materials that could not withstand inclement weather, such as wood, alabaster or wool. In addition, there is an exhibition of studies of the human body in painting and sculpture. Finally, there is a small exhibition of photographs of the Peine de los vientos, a famous work by Chillida that is located at one end of La Concha de San Sebastián.
The farmhouse dates from the 16th century and has the name of Zabalaga. Chillida was looking for a building in which to show his work, and when he discovered it he found this farmhouse from 1543 in a state of ruins. With the help of the architect JoaquÃn Montero, he developed a restoration project and created a large interior space, divided into two floors. The ground floor covers the entire surface, while the upper floor covers only part of it.
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The town church of St. Dionys on Esslingen's market square, with its two distinctive towers, dates back to the 14th century. An excavation museum was built under the church in the 1960s, which shows the wall foundations of the first churches on this site. Settlement and church buildings have been documented since 777.
The high altar from 1604 was designed by Peter Riedlinger, the sacrament house from 1486 and the rood screen that still exists were created by Lorenz Lächler. Also significant are the remains of frescoes from the Leonhard legend (1410) and epitaphs of well-known Esslingen families. The Rococo organ, created by Sigismund Haußdörfer in 1754, towers above the gallery and was converted into a late-romantic concert organ by the Walcker company in 1904. With around 6550 pipes, it is the second largest organ in Württemberg.
Modern art also has space in the historic building: Gottfried von Stockhausen designed the stained glass windows above the south portal in 1963, Ulrich Henn created the main portal in 1960 and the baptismal font in 1965. The lectern was created by the Remstal artist Ulrich Nuss.
A place of lived faith
To this day, the town church is not just an attraction for tourists. Above all, it is a place of lived faith, where many people gather for worship or personal devotion.
The large organ of the Esslingen City Church
"One would like to become young with such a work!" wrote Christian Fink (1822-1911) after the inauguration of the Walcker organ in 1904.
The organ, completed in 1754, has around 6,550 pipes and the famous remote organ, 24 registers and a baroque facade. In 1905, the organ was expanded to almost four times its original size and completely modernized by the EF Walcker organ building company in Ludwigsburg. Finally, in 1951, the electro-pneumatic conversion of the organ was completed, which brought about a significant improvement in sound.
Since then, generations of organists have played the large organ: first Wilhelm Nagel as successor to Christian Fink, and after him Hans-Arnold Metzger. Werner Schrade had been organist of the city church since 1967, followed by Hans Georg Bertram in 1978, and from 1989 together with Uwe Schüssler.
www.stadtkirchengemeinde-esslingen.de/kirchen-und-raeume/...
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com
The U.S. Capitol is centered among the "Field of Flags" at night during the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washingtion, D.C. The Field of Flags represents the victims of COVID-19. CBP Photo.
An elephant, the symbol of the U.S. Republican Party, is paraded as a sign of protest in McPherson Square on inauguration day, 20 January 2017.
Loco Pilot Waves The Flag, Signifying Historic Moment For The Two Distant Regions !!
Beautifully Decorated Red Beast Taking Off The Highly Demanded Train, Bhagalpur Jaynagar Inauguration Special Express Departing From Bhagalpur Railway Station !!
Thursday, on the eve of the inauguration, this group of protesters marched on the streets of WDC. The police largely expedited the safe movement of this group through the streets.
So I spent the day in DC during the inauguration just allowing the day to take me where it would. Met a lot of nice folks on both sides of vastly differing opinions. All ballpoint. All in-situ. Very lucky with the weather. www.newsillustrator.com