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One of my favourite southern Ontario locales is Oliphant on mighty Lake Huron. The sky was on fire on this stunning red-sky night in early autumn. Where I took this picture I would normally be knee or waist-deep in water. The levels in the Great Lakes have been lower than usual for a few years now.
Sad Trasporto Locale S.p.A operates interurban buses from its base in Bolzano.
SAD 1059 (DC-720-DM) is a Setra S415UL.
SAD 1059 on Bahnhofallee in Bolzano on Monday, September 21st, 2009.
models/costumes: Alandia Enomoto & Miles Semblante
photo/pp: me (Anne Uy)
locale: Park Mall, Cebu
During the Satin Eclipse event. Pao has a habit of bringing out cosplayers for his own shooting. I just tagged along.
(C) annelorraineuy
The site of the Birch Creek Historic Ranch on the Owyhee Wild and Scenic River serves multiple uses: floating launch; fishing hole; photographer’s dream landscape; camping locale; hiking; wildlife viewing; and much more.
The ranch was founded in 1900 and purchased by the BLM in 1988 in order to preserve the remarkable site along the wild and scenic Owyhee River.
An excerpt from a BLM website on the history of the ranch describes the scenery:
Its green fields contrast strongly with the sun-drenched cream- and chocolate-colored formations and the red and black volcanic rocks that soar up from the edges of its narrow meadows. Prepare yourself for an astonishing, world-class beauty that changes through the day.
More information on how to visit: www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=313
More historic information: www.blm.gov/or/resources/heritage/culbirchcreek.php
A travel brochure on Birch Creek Historic Ranch: www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/files/brochures/Birch...
All photos and videos were captured Sept. 30, 2015, by Larry Moore, BLM
PARTICIPA ALCALDE COMO PONENTE EN EL “III FORO NACIONAL SOBRE ASUNTOS INTERNACIONALES”
Ante más de mil 500 estudiantes, el Alcalde refrenda su compromiso con los jóvenes de Querétaro Capital
En el marco del III Foro Nacional sobre Asuntos Internacionales de los Gobiernos Locales y como parte de la Plenaria 2, el Presidente Municipal de Querétaro, Francisco Domínguez Servién, participó con una ponencia, en la que destacó la importancia del papel que los Municipios deben realizar en el impulso a la competitividad y la atracción de inversiones del extranjero.
Ante más de 300 personas, entre funcionarios del Gobierno Federal, Estatal y Municipal, así como personal de las Embajadas, y ciudadanía en general, que se dieron cita en el Querétaro Centro de Congresos, el Alcalde señaló, “Festejo este tipo de reuniones, porque somos el país que tiene más tratados de libre comercio, empezamos con el TLCAN, con Estados Unidos y Canadá y de ahí nos hemos ido suscribiendo a una serie de negociaciones con todo el mundo. Y por la globalización, no podían quedarse afuera de estos convenios los Municipios, que es en ellos donde se desarrolla la vida económica en conjunto con el Estado”.
En este sentido, Domínguez Servién señaló que coincide con la Alcaldesa de Naucalpan, al expresar que los Municipios no sólo se deben garantizar los servicios, sino que en un contexto globalizado, su tarea también debe ser impulsar la competitividad y buscar inversiones del exterior.
Comentó que en la Capital hay empresas de Alemania, Canadá, Korea, Estados Unidos, España, Francia, Holanda, India, Italia, Japón, Singapour y Suiza, por mencionar algunos países. De estos, 14 por ciento, se dedica a la industria plástico; el 6 por ciento, en lo químico; 3 por ciento en lo aeronáutico; 13 por ciento, en lo automotriz, 5 por ciento, en electrodomésticos; 5 por ciento, en cartón y envases; 17 por ciento, en manufacturera y distribución; 3 por ciento, materiales de construcción, 23 por ciento de metal mecánica y 10 por ciento, en otros rubros.
“Nos han comentado los empresarios de fuera, que se interesan en invertir en la ciudad, porque tenemos capital humano, infraestructura y seguridad, que para mí son tres elementos fundamentales para que lleguen las inversiones y nosotros tengamos una sana economía, empleo y alta competividad”, subrayó.
Como resultado de estos esfuerzos, recordó que el Municipio de Querétaro, ha sido reconocido a nivel nacional e internacional, como una de las ciudades más seguras, más competitivas, más limpias y con mejor calidad de vida, por organizaciones como el Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO), Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE) y Financial Times Business.
Asimismo, compartió el trabajo que se realiza en la Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales y Atención al Migrante del Municipio, “En mi Administración tenemos funcionando la Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales, que ha impulsado acciones dirigidas a la atención de los migrantes, donde informamos, promovemos y vinculamos a la gente que viene de fuera o que viene de paso del exterior.”
Agregó que el H. Ayuntamiento instaló una Comisión Ciudadana de Asuntos Internacionales Interinstitucionales, donde ellos a través de la consulta y participación ciudadana son coadyuvantes auxiliares del Gobierno Municipal, y evidentemente estamos hermanados con 11 ciudades en 7 países.
Además, -dijo- promovemos el acercamiento entre estudiantes, profesionistas, e investigadores. Hemos realizado lo que le llamamos las Expobecas Internacionales, donde instituciones públicas, privadas, fundaciones y organismos del exterior ofrecen oportunidades a los jóvenes, acaba de pasar apenas, el 4 y 5 de noviembre la 5ª edición, donde estuvieron más de 40 expositores de América, de Asia, Europa y Oceanía, dando 21 conferencias.
De igual manera, comentó que la Capital tiene un crecimiento importante de extranjeros y para impulsar un enriquecimiento cultural entre los extranjeros que llegan a Querétaro, hemos realizado exitosamente el Festival de Comunidades Extranjeras, donde hemos contado con participantes de más de 40 países, donde asistieron más de 175 mil personas para conocer hábitos, costumbres y cultura de los extranjeros que radican en la Capital.
Durante la misma Plenaria, Angélica Araujo Lara, Presidenta Municipal de Mérida, Yucatán y Presidenta de la Federación Nacional de Municipios de México (FENAMM); Azucena Olivares Villa Gómez, Presidenta Municipal de Naucalpan, Estado de México y Presidenta de la Asociación de Municipios de México (AMMAC) y Socorro Reséndiz Flores, Directora de Equidad Social, en representación de la Asociación de Autoridades Locales de México (AALMAC), además de relatar la experiencia en sus localidades, coincidieron en que en los Municipios se debe seguir trabajando en impulsar la competitividad y el desarrollo, así como fortalecer o crear áreas encargadas a las cuestiones de cooperación internacional.
Cabe mencionar que este evento, fue inaugurado por la Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores y el Gobernador del Estado de Querétaro, José Calzada Rovirosa, quienes estuvieron acompañados de Francesca Ramos Morgan, Coordinadora Nacional Ejecutiva de la Asociación Mexicana de Oficinas Internacionales de los Estados (AMAIE); Tonatiuh Salinas Muñoz, Secretario de Desarrollo Sustentable del Estado de Querétaro; Berry Vrbanovic, Presidente de la Federación Canadiense de Municipalidades y Consejal de la Ciudad de Kitchner, Ontario; Jayson Myers, Presidente de la Asociación de Industriales Manufactureros y Exportadores de Canadá (Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, CME); y Jorge Schiavon, Profesor Investigador del CIDE y Presidente de la Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales (AMEI); entre otras personalidades.
A double-flowered cultivar of Jasminum sambac in flower growing in my garden in a poolside, partially shaded veranda.
My plant appears to be Jasminum sambac 'Grand Duke of Tuscany.'
(aka Arabian Jasmine although it is from humid climates, not arid or semi arid Middle East environments.)
Jasminum sambac
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Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine or Sambac jasmine[1][3]) is a species of jasmine native to a small region in the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and neighbouring Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. It is cultivated in many places, especially across much of South and Southeast Asia. It is naturalised in many scattered locales: Mauritius, Madagascar, the Maldives, Cambodia, Indonesia, Christmas Island, Chiapas, Central America, southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles.[4][5][6]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasminum
Species: J. sambac
Binomial name Jasminum sambac
Jasminum sambac is a small shrub or vine growing up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers may be used as a fragrant ingredient in perfumes and jasmine tea. It is the national flower of the Philippines, where it is known as sampaguita, as well as being one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it is known as melati putih.
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Taxonomy and nomenclatureEdit
Jasminum sambac is classified under the genus Jasminum under the tribe Jasmineae.[7] It belongs to the olive family Oleaceae.[8]
Despite the English common name of "Arabian jasmine", Jasminum sambac is not originally native to Arabia. The habits of Jasminum sambac support a native habitat of humid tropical climates and not the arid climates of the Middle East. Early Chinese records of the plant points to the origin of Jasminum sambac as eastern South Asia and Southeast Asia. Jasminum sambac (and nine other species of the genus) were spread into Arabia and Persia by man, where they were cultivated in gardens. From there, they were introduced to Europe where they were grown as ornamentals and were known under the common name "sambac" in the 18th century.[9][10]
Medieval Arabic "zanbaq" meant jasmine flower-oil from the flowers of any species of jasmine. This word entered late medieval Latin as "sambacus" and "zambacca" with the same meaning as the Arabic, and then in post-medieval Latin plant taxonomy the word was adopted as a label for the J. sambac species.[11] The J. sambac species is a good source for jasmine flower-oil in terms of the quality of the fragrance and it continues to be cultivated for this purpose for the perfume industry today. The Jasminum officinale species is also cultivated for the same purpose, and probably to a greater extent.
In 1753, Carl Linnaeus first described the plant as Nyctanthes sambac in the first edition of his famous book Systema Naturae. In 1789, William Aiton reclassified the plant to the genus Jasminum. He also coined the common English name of "Arabian jasmine",[12] cementing the misconception that it was Arabian in origin.[9]
DescriptionEdit
Jasminum sambac is an evergreen vine or shrub reaching up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) tall.[13] The species is highly variable, possibly a result of spontaneous mutation, natural hybridization, and autopolyploidy. Cultivated Jasminum sambac generally do not bear seeds and the plant is reproduced solely by cuttings, layering, marcotting, and other methods of asexual propagation.[4][14][15]
The leaves are ovate, 4 to 12.5 cm (1.6 to 4.9 in) long and 2 to 7.5 cm (0.79 to 2.95 in) wide. The phyllotaxy is opposite or in whorls of three, simple (not pinnate, like most other jasmines).[16] They are smooth (glabrous) except for a few hairs at the venation on the base of the leaf.[14]
The flowers bloom all throughout the year and are produced in clusters of 3 to 12 together at the ends of branches.[15] They are strongly scented, with a white corolla 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) in diameter with 5 to 9 lobes. The flowers open at night (usually around 6 to 8 in the evening), and close in the morning, a span of 12 to 20 hours.[4] The fruit is a purple to black berry 1 cm (0.39 in) in diameter.[14]
Arabian jasmine in soft shade
CultivarsEdit
Jasminum sambac cultivars
'Maid of Orleans'
'Grand Duke of Tuscany'
There are numerous cultivars of Jasminum sambac which differ from each other by the shape of leaves and the structure of the corolla. The cultivars recognized include:
'Maid of Orleans' - possesses flowers with a single layer of five or more oval shaped petals. It is the variety most commonly referred to as sampaguita and pikake.[4][15] It is also known as 'Mograw', 'Motiya', or 'Bela'.[17]
'Belle of India' - possesses flowers with a single or double layer of elongated petals.[17]
'Grand Duke of Tuscany' - possesses flowers with a doubled petal count. They resemble small white roses and are less fragrant than the other varieties. It is also known as 'Rose jasmine' and 'Butt Mograw'.[17] In the Philippines, it is known as kampupot.[4]
'Mysore Mulli' - resembles the 'Belle of India' cultivar but has slightly shorter petals.[17]
'Arabian Nights' - possesses a double layer of petals but is smaller in size than the 'Grand Duke of Tuscany' cultivar.[17]-->
CultivationEdit
The sweet, heady fragrance of Jasminum sambac is its distinct feature. It is widely grown throughout the tropics from the Arabian peninsula to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands as an ornamental plant and for its strongly scented flowers.[18] Numerous cultivars currently exist.[16]
Typically, the flowers are harvested as buds during early morning. The flower buds are harvested on basis of color, as firmness and size are variable depending on the weather. The buds have to be white, as green ones may not emit the characteristic fragrance they are known for.[15] Open flowers are generally not harvested as a larger amount of them is needed to extract oils and they lose their fragrance sooner.[4]
J. sambac does not tolerate being frozen, so in temperate regions must be grown under glass, in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory. It has an intense fragrance which some people may find overpowering. In the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[19][20]
Research into health effectsEdit
Jasminum sambac has been shown to have antifungal activity.[21]
ImportanceEdit
PhilippinesEdit
Jasminum sambac (Filipino: sampaguita from Indian Sanskrit word Champaka) was adopted by the Philippines as the national flower on 1 February 1934 via Proclamation No. 652 issued by American Governor-General Frank Murphy.[22][23][24] Filipinos string the flowers into leis, corsages, and sometimes crowns.[25][26] These garlands are available as loose strings of blossoms or as tight clusters of buds, and are commonly sold by poor children outside churches and near intersections.[27]
Sampaguita garlands are used as a form of bestowing honour, veneration, or accolade. These are primarily used to adorn religious images and photographs of the dead on altars. These are placed around the necks of living persons such as dignitaries, visitors, and occasionally to graduating students. Buds strung into ropes several metres long are often used to decorate formal events such state occasions at Malacañang Palace, weddings, and are sometimes used as the ribbon in ribbon cutting ceremonies. Though edible, the flower is rarely used in cuisine, with an unusual example being flavouring for ice cream.
Jasminum sambac was the subject of the danza song La Flor de Manila, composed by Dolores Paterno in 1879 at the age of 25. The song was popular during the Commonwealth and is now regarded as a romantic classic.[28] The flower is also the namesake of the song Collar de Sampaguita.
The fragrance of Lady Gaga's perfume, Fame, was thought to be inspired by Sampaguita when she bought one from the street children in Manila the time she had her concert in the Philippines.[29][29]
IndonesiaEdit
Javanese Surakarta bride adorned with intricate roncen melati (jasmine garland).
Jasminum sambac (Indonesian: melati putih) is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the moon orchid and the giant padma.[23] Although the official adoption were announced only as recent as 1990 during World Environment Day and enforced by law through Presidential Decree No. 4 in 1993,[30] the importance of Jasminum sambac in Indonesian culture long predates its official adoption. Since the formation of Indonesian republic during the reign of Sukarno, melati putih is always unofficially recognized as the national flower of Indonesia. The reverence and its elevated status mostly due to the importance of this flower in Indonesian tradition since ancient times.
It has long been considered a sacred flower in Indonesian tradition, as it symbolizes purity, sacredness, graceful simplicity and sincerity. It also represents the beauty of modesty; a small and simple white flower that can produce such sweet fragrance. It is also the most important flower in wedding ceremonies for ethnic Indonesians, especially in the island of Java.[31] Jasmine flower buds that have not fully opened are usually picked to create strings of jasmine garlands (Javanese: roncen melati). On wedding days, a traditional Javanese or Sundanese bride's hair is adorned with strings of jasmine garlands arranged as a hairnet to cover the konde (hair bun). The intricately intertwined strings of jasmine garlands are left to hang loose from the bride's head. The groom's kris is also adorned with five jasmine garlands called roncen usus-usus (intestine garlands) to refer its intestine-like form and also linked to the legend of Arya Penangsang. In Makassar and Bugis brides, the hair is also adorned with buds of jasmine that resemble pearls. Jasmine is also used as floral offerings for hyangs, spirits and deities especially among Balinese Hindu, and also often present during funerals. In South Sumatran traditional costume, the bungo melati pattern in Palembang songket fabrics depicts the jasmine to represent beauty and femininity.
The jasmine has wide spectrums in Indonesian traditions; it is the flower of life, beauty and festive wedding, yet it is also often associated with spirit and death. In Indonesian patriotic songs and poems, the fallen melati often hailed as the representation of fallen heroes that sacrificed their life and died for the country, the very similar concept with fallen sakura that represent fallen heroes in Japanese tradition. The Ismail Marzuki's patriotic song "Melati di Tapal Batas" (jasmine on the border) (1947) and Guruh Sukarnoputra's "Melati Suci"[32] (sacred jasmine) (1974) clearly refer jasmine as the representation of fallen heroes, the eternally fragrance flower that adorned Ibu Pertiwi (Indonesian national personification). The Iwan Abdurachman's "Melati dari Jayagiri" (jasmine from Jayagiri mountain) refer jasmine as the representation of the pure unspoiled beauty of a girl and also a long lost love.
CambodiaEdit
In Cambodia, the flower is used as an offering to the Buddha. During flowering season which begins in June, Cambodians thread the flower buds onto a wooden needle to be presented to the Buddha.[33]
ChinaEdit
In China, the flower is processed and used as the main flavoring ingredient in jasmine tea (茉莉花茶).[9] It is also the subject of a popular folk song Mo Li Hua.
HawaiiEdit
In Hawaii, the flower is known as pikake, and are used to make fragrant leis.[15] The name 'pikake' is derived from the Hawaiian word for "Peacock", because the Hawaiian Princess Kaʻiulani was fond of both the flowers and the bird.[15][24]
The Middle East and South AsiaEdit
It is one of the most commonly grown ornamentals in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, where it is native.[13][24] They are used to make thick garlands used as hair adornments. In Oman, Jasminum sambac features prominently on a child's first birthday. Flowers are sprinkled on the child's head by other children while chanting "hol hol". The fragrant flowers are also sold packed in between large leaves of the Indian almond (Terminalia catappa) and sewn together with strips of date palm leaves.[18]
Sri LankaEdit
In Sri Lanka it is widely known as pichcha or gaeta pichcha. The name sithapushpa and katarolu are also used in older texts. The flowers are used in Buddhist temples and in ceremonial garlands.[citation needed]
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PARTICIPA ALCALDE COMO PONENTE EN EL “III FORO NACIONAL SOBRE ASUNTOS INTERNACIONALES”
Ante más de mil 500 estudiantes, el Alcalde refrenda su compromiso con los jóvenes de Querétaro Capital
En el marco del III Foro Nacional sobre Asuntos Internacionales de los Gobiernos Locales y como parte de la Plenaria 2, el Presidente Municipal de Querétaro, Francisco Domínguez Servién, participó con una ponencia, en la que destacó la importancia del papel que los Municipios deben realizar en el impulso a la competitividad y la atracción de inversiones del extranjero.
Ante más de 300 personas, entre funcionarios del Gobierno Federal, Estatal y Municipal, así como personal de las Embajadas, y ciudadanía en general, que se dieron cita en el Querétaro Centro de Congresos, el Alcalde señaló, “Festejo este tipo de reuniones, porque somos el país que tiene más tratados de libre comercio, empezamos con el TLCAN, con Estados Unidos y Canadá y de ahí nos hemos ido suscribiendo a una serie de negociaciones con todo el mundo. Y por la globalización, no podían quedarse afuera de estos convenios los Municipios, que es en ellos donde se desarrolla la vida económica en conjunto con el Estado”.
En este sentido, Domínguez Servién señaló que coincide con la Alcaldesa de Naucalpan, al expresar que los Municipios no sólo se deben garantizar los servicios, sino que en un contexto globalizado, su tarea también debe ser impulsar la competitividad y buscar inversiones del exterior.
Comentó que en la Capital hay empresas de Alemania, Canadá, Korea, Estados Unidos, España, Francia, Holanda, India, Italia, Japón, Singapour y Suiza, por mencionar algunos países. De estos, 14 por ciento, se dedica a la industria plástico; el 6 por ciento, en lo químico; 3 por ciento en lo aeronáutico; 13 por ciento, en lo automotriz, 5 por ciento, en electrodomésticos; 5 por ciento, en cartón y envases; 17 por ciento, en manufacturera y distribución; 3 por ciento, materiales de construcción, 23 por ciento de metal mecánica y 10 por ciento, en otros rubros.
“Nos han comentado los empresarios de fuera, que se interesan en invertir en la ciudad, porque tenemos capital humano, infraestructura y seguridad, que para mí son tres elementos fundamentales para que lleguen las inversiones y nosotros tengamos una sana economía, empleo y alta competividad”, subrayó.
Como resultado de estos esfuerzos, recordó que el Municipio de Querétaro, ha sido reconocido a nivel nacional e internacional, como una de las ciudades más seguras, más competitivas, más limpias y con mejor calidad de vida, por organizaciones como el Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO), Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE) y Financial Times Business.
Asimismo, compartió el trabajo que se realiza en la Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales y Atención al Migrante del Municipio, “En mi Administración tenemos funcionando la Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales, que ha impulsado acciones dirigidas a la atención de los migrantes, donde informamos, promovemos y vinculamos a la gente que viene de fuera o que viene de paso del exterior.”
Agregó que el H. Ayuntamiento instaló una Comisión Ciudadana de Asuntos Internacionales Interinstitucionales, donde ellos a través de la consulta y participación ciudadana son coadyuvantes auxiliares del Gobierno Municipal, y evidentemente estamos hermanados con 11 ciudades en 7 países.
Además, -dijo- promovemos el acercamiento entre estudiantes, profesionistas, e investigadores. Hemos realizado lo que le llamamos las Expobecas Internacionales, donde instituciones públicas, privadas, fundaciones y organismos del exterior ofrecen oportunidades a los jóvenes, acaba de pasar apenas, el 4 y 5 de noviembre la 5ª edición, donde estuvieron más de 40 expositores de América, de Asia, Europa y Oceanía, dando 21 conferencias.
De igual manera, comentó que la Capital tiene un crecimiento importante de extranjeros y para impulsar un enriquecimiento cultural entre los extranjeros que llegan a Querétaro, hemos realizado exitosamente el Festival de Comunidades Extranjeras, donde hemos contado con participantes de más de 40 países, donde asistieron más de 175 mil personas para conocer hábitos, costumbres y cultura de los extranjeros que radican en la Capital.
Durante la misma Plenaria, Angélica Araujo Lara, Presidenta Municipal de Mérida, Yucatán y Presidenta de la Federación Nacional de Municipios de México (FENAMM); Azucena Olivares Villa Gómez, Presidenta Municipal de Naucalpan, Estado de México y Presidenta de la Asociación de Municipios de México (AMMAC) y Socorro Reséndiz Flores, Directora de Equidad Social, en representación de la Asociación de Autoridades Locales de México (AALMAC), además de relatar la experiencia en sus localidades, coincidieron en que en los Municipios se debe seguir trabajando en impulsar la competitividad y el desarrollo, así como fortalecer o crear áreas encargadas a las cuestiones de cooperación internacional.
Cabe mencionar que este evento, fue inaugurado por la Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores y el Gobernador del Estado de Querétaro, José Calzada Rovirosa, quienes estuvieron acompañados de Francesca Ramos Morgan, Coordinadora Nacional Ejecutiva de la Asociación Mexicana de Oficinas Internacionales de los Estados (AMAIE); Tonatiuh Salinas Muñoz, Secretario de Desarrollo Sustentable del Estado de Querétaro; Berry Vrbanovic, Presidente de la Federación Canadiense de Municipalidades y Consejal de la Ciudad de Kitchner, Ontario; Jayson Myers, Presidente de la Asociación de Industriales Manufactureros y Exportadores de Canadá (Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, CME); y Jorge Schiavon, Profesor Investigador del CIDE y Presidente de la Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales (AMEI); entre otras personalidades.
Pierre Wathieu (1933-1999) était un médecin et un peintre natif du village de Marchin, en Belgique. Personnalité locale bien connue des promeneurs (il était fréquent de le rencontrer en train de peindre en pleine nature), Pierre Wathieu a entretenu avec la nature et sa lumière un dialogue impressionnant, compulsif. Depuis son adolescence, il n'a cessé de peindre et laisse une oeuvre de plus de 600 peintures à l’huile, aquarelles et dessins, essentiellement composée de paysages du Condroz et de sa région.
En 2004, l'exposition "Papa was a rolling stone" au centre culturel de Marchin confrontait une soixantaine d'oeuvres de Pierre Wathieu au travail récent de jeunes artistes de la région autour de la notion de paysage, de territoire, du sentiment de nature, de repérage et de topographie.
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Pierre Wathieu (1933-1999) was a doctor and a native painter of Marchin, a village near Liège, Belgium. A well known local personality (it was common to encounter him through fields and trails, doing painting the impressionist way, sur le motif), Pierre Wathieu held an impressive and quite compulsive dialogue with nature and light. Since his teens, he never ceased to paint and leaves now a body of work of more than 600 oil paintings, watercolors and drawings, mainly composed of landscapes of the Condroz and its region.
In the exhibition "Papa was a rolling stone" (Marchin cultural center, 2004), about sixty Pierre Wathieu's paintings were confronted with recent works by young regional artists, around the concept of landscape, territory, feeling of nature and surveying.
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Noi mettiamo a disposizione due appartamentini, interni ed al piano superiore dell'Agriturismo La Romita di Valle Fuino, composti da un piccolo ingresso, due camere matrimoniali entrambe con toilette, ed una piccola cucina, con lavello, fornello a due fuochi, mini frigo, tavolino a ribalta e 4 sedie pieghevoli.
Here at the corner of the bell tower's base, let's scan the projecting fieldstone blocks and cite their general types, source locales, and ages. See how many you can identify, despite the covering of soot in places:
- Dark-brown to black basalt and probably also gabbro; Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula; Late Mesoproterozoic.
- Greenstone (metabasalt); probably Michigan's Upper Peninsula; probably Neoarchean.
- Porphyritic, brick-red rhyolite; probably Canadian Shield (Ontario?); Proterozoic or Archean.
- Both red and gray granitoids; northern Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, or Ontario; Proterozoic to Archean.
- Heavily weathered schist; northern Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, or Ontario; Proterozoic to Archean.
- Pale-gray to buff dolostone, sometimes with large chert nodules; eastern Wisconsin or Michigan's Upper Peninsula; Silurian or possibly Devonian.
And there are probably others.
In earlier parts of this set I mentioned that the dressed-face trim is mostly Lemont-Joliet Dolostone of Silurian age. But in this case it appears to be concrete from the 1930 church renovation and addition that was tinted to match the original dolostone.
For more on this site, see my book Chicago in Stone and Clay, described at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501765063/chicago-i...
And to see the other photos and descriptions of this series, visit my Geology of Fieldstone and Cobblestone Buildings album.
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