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Most will miss this little archway . It's narrow and people would just walk around it to get to the main entrance. Nice little spot for portrait photography.
The most important monument in Pasargadae is the tomb of Cyrus the Great. It has six broad steps leading to the sepulchre, the chamber of which measures 3.17 m long by 2.11 m wide by 2.11 m high and has a low and narrow entrance.
Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great who had issued its construction (559–530 BC); it was also the location of his tomb. It was a city in ancient Persia, located near the city of Shiraz (in Pasargad County), and is today an archaeological site and one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
'Make the most of what you have'
ESTÉE LAUDER
it's Estée Lauder's birthday 1 July (1908-2004)
HD lettering music video!
Estee Lauder cultivated her love for beauty products and cosmetics at a young age. Her chemist uncle John Schotz taught her how to make her own face creams. By the time she was a teenager, she was selling her own beauty products at local hair salons. She pioneered two types of customer incentives that would eventually become standard beauty industry practice: the free gift and the gift-with-purchase.
Officially launching Estée Lauder in 1946, she and her husband Joseph made the products in the kitchen of a former restaurant. A year later, Saks Fifth Avenue ordered $800 in products. They sold out in two days.
A generous philanthropist, she created The Lauder Foundation in the 1960s. Her simple quotes reveal her life philosophies which translated into the massive commercial success that would span over 7 decades to the present day.
lipstick dip pen
a retractable broad edge folded nib dip pen!
0.2mm stainless steel
corella ink powder pink with mauve shimmer!
rhodia paper
music: possibly 'scavenger hunt', sorry i'm not sure
thanks mum for the lipstick
Most of the islands in the Ha Long Bay archipelago are very rocky, with sheer walls. There are a few with beaches around them that make it possible to land and climb up. We hiked up one of these. This is a view from the top.
Ha Long, Vietnam
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Most modern Chinese men and women dress in Western style clothes, we saw several people of the Ethnic Minorities in China dressed in their tribal style. This woman shows the bright colors and patterned embroidery of the Tujia people; others from different parts of China who were visiting the Forbidden City and the Mausoleum of Chairman Mao were attired in their own tribal styles and colors. We saw very few of the drab older style Chinese tunic outfits (Mao suit, or Sun Yat-sen suit) that were almost ubiquitous in the 1960's and 70's. The colors and embroidery of the traditional ethnic dress is a lot more photogenic!
(Notice the Chinese knot hanging down into the water; it's a good luck charm and her husband was on the stern fishing.)
Vienna's Charles' square has been one of the city's most important hubs for centuries, a place of contradictions, a high-density urban space. But also an underrated place, which holds many secrets in itself. The area in front of the city walls has always been a field of hope for new urban uses. Here are some of the most important cultural institutions, including the Musikverein (Society of Friends of Music), the Künstlerhaus (House of Artists) or the Secession. Nowhere else do so many paths intersect, nowhere else in Vienna so many people change every day. The Karlsplatz is also a gateway to the "underworld" of the city.
The term "Karlsplatz" is relatively young. It arose 110 years ago in 1898 with the vaulting of the Wien River and the idea of getting the area under control of urban planning. Previously, the area was a natural landscape, which was transformed step by step to the cultural landscape. Here "the mills clattered at the rushing brook" and the dead were buried. Here stood the cannons of the Turks, but here also the power of the Habsburgs was demonstrated with the Karlskirche. And - here was the most beautiful bridge in Vienna.
For 100 years the Karlsplatz has been a field of experimentation of the modern age. Since the Wilhelminian era, urban planning concepts and visions have been concentrated here, as well as conflicts. Much remained provisional, Karlsplatz was always unfinished and thus a residual area for utopias. So it always remained an open place with a lot of potential for the future.
Some quotes:
Architect Otto Wagner: "Karlsplatz is not a place, but an area."
Hans Weigel 1967: "Karlsplatz is the real heart of Vienna."
Newspaper "Kurier" 1977 on the occasion of the subway construction: "Chaosplatz (a place of chaos)"
The Karlsplatz clockwise:
National symbol Charles' church
According to a vow of Emperor Charles VI on the occasion of the plague epidemic of 1713, Karlsplatz owes its "landmark". The Saint Charles' church by Fischer von Erlach is one of the most important Baroque churches north of the Alps, a monument to the claim of the Habsburgs.
Turkish guns
From here, the besiegers brought their guns against the Carinthian gate in 1529 in position. On the Karlsplatz also the Ottoman elite unit of the Janissaries was stationed.
Dissected corpse
Medical history was written in the Holy Spirit Hospital. At the beginning of the 15th century, a corpse was dissected here in Vienna for the first time.
1,500 people
The Freihaus was around 1800 with 25,000 square meters, the largest tenement house outside the city - with 31 stairs, shops, schools, a library and a chapel.
Secession as "Krauthappel (head of lettuce)"
Built as a stage for the Secessionists around Gustav Klimt, the Secession was to become the property of the community after 10 years. But things turned out differently, as in the tourist office, which was planned only as a temporary building.
Wild animals
Bears, wolves, aurochs and reptiles romped in the riparian forest before the settlement of Karlsplatz. Today you can find stone martens, bats and kestrels.
Bridge over the Vienna
For a long time the "Stone Bridge" from the 15th century led over the river Wien. On the opening day of the new "Elisabeth Bridge" on April 23, 1854, Empress Elisabeth moved to the city.
Cesspool
Almost half of the city's faeces and sewage was disposed of via the small river Vienna - this was compouned by the risk of flooding. In 1897/98, the river between the Grain market and City Park was vaulted.
Artist house
In the area of the Künstlerhaus, you came upon the remains of monumental Roman tombs that stood along the important Limes road.
First museum after 1945
The Wien Museum was opened here in 1959, making it the first new museum building in the Second Republic. Otto Wagner had already planned a splendid city museum on this site.
Der Wiener Karlsplatz ist seit Jahrhunderten eine der wichtigsten Drehscheiben der Stadt, ein Platz der Widersprüche, ein Stadtraum mit hoher Intensität. Aber auch ein unterschätzter Ort, der viele Geheimnisse in sich birgt. Immer schon war das Areal vor den Stadtmauern ein Hoffnungsgebiet für neue urbane Nutzungen. Hier befinden sich einige der wichtigsten Kulturinstitutionen, darunter der Musikverein, das Künstlerhaus oder die Secession. Nirgendwo sonst kreuzen sich so viele Wege, nirgendwo sonst in Wien steigen täglich so viele Menschen um. Der Karlsplatz ist aber auch ein Tor zur „Unterwelt„ der Stadt.
Die Bezeichnung „Karlsplatz„ ist relativ jung. Sie ergab sich vor 110 Jahren 1898 mit der Einwölbung des Wienflusses und der Idee, die Fläche städtebaulich in den Griff zu bekommen. Zuvor war das Gebiet eine Naturlandschaft, die Schritt um Schritt zur Kulturlandschaft transformiert wurde. Hier „klapperten die Mühlen am rauschenden Bach„ und wurden Tote begraben. Hier standen die Kanonen der Türken, hier wurde aber auch mit der Karlskirche die Macht der Habsburger demonstriert. Und – hier befand sich die schönste Brücke Wiens.
Seit 100 Jahren ist der Karlsplatz ein Experimentierfeld der Moderne. Hier konzentrieren sich seit der Gründerzeit städtebauliche Leitbilder und Visionen, aber auch Konflikte. Vieles blieb provisorisch, immer war der Karlsplatz unfertig und somit eine Restfläche für Utopien. So blieb er stets ein offener Ort mit zahlreichem Potential für die Zukunft.
Einige Zitate:
Architekt Otto Wagner: „Der Karlsplatz ist kein Platz, sondern eine Gegend.”
Hans Weigel 1967: „Der Karlsplatz ist das eigentliche Herz von Wien.”
Tageszeitung „Kurier” 1977 anläßlich des U-Bahn-Baus: „Chaosplatz”
Der Karlsplatz im Uhrzeigersinn:
Nationalsymbol Karlskirche
Einem Gelübde Kaiser Karls VI. zufolge anlässlich der Pestepidemie von 1713 verdankt der Karlsplatz seine „landmark„. Die Karlskirche Fischer von Erlachs ist eine der wichtigsten Barockkirchen nördlich der Alpen, Monument für Machtanspruch der Habsburger.
Türkische Geschütze
Von hier aus brachten die Belagerer anno 1529 ihre Geschütze gegen das Kärntner Tor in Stellung. Auf dem Karlsplatz war außerdem die osmanische Eliteeinheit der Janitscharen stationiert.
Sezierte Leiche
Im Heiligengeistspital wurde Medizingeschichte geschrieben. Anfang des 15. Jahrhunderts sezierte man hier in Wien erstmals eine Leiche.
1.500 Menschen
Das Freihaus war um 1800 mit 25.000 Quadratmetern das größte Mietshaus außerhalb der Stadt – mit 31 Stiegen, Geschäften, Schulen, einer Bibliothek und einer Hauskapelle.
Secession als „Krauthappel”
Als Bühne für die Secessionisten rund um Gustav Klimt erbaut, sollte die Secession nach 10 Jahren in den Besitz der Gemeinde übergehen. Es kam anders, wie beim Verkehrsbüro, das nur als temporäres Gebäude geplant war.
Wilde Tiere
Bären, Wölfe, Auerochsen und Reptilien tummelten sich im Auwald vor der Besiedelung des Karlsplatzes. Heute kann man Steinmarder, Fledermäuse und Turmfalken vorfinden.
Brücke über die Wien
Über den Wienfluss führte lange die „Steinerne Brücke„ aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Am Eröffnungstag der neuen „Elisabethbrücke” am 23. April 1854 zog hier Kaiserin Elisabeth in die Stadt.
Kloake
Fast die Hälfte der Fäkalien und Abwässer der Stadt wurde über die Wien entsorgt – hinzu kam die Hochwassergefahr. Im Jahre 1897/98 wurde der Fluss zwischen Getreidemarkt und Stadtpark überwölbt.
Künstlerhaus
Im Bereich des Künstlerhauses stieß man auf die Überreste monumentaler römischer Grabbauten, die entlang der wichtigen Limesstraße standen.
Erstes Museum nach 1945
1959 wurde hier das Wien Museum eröffnet, somit war dies der erste Museums-Neubau der Zweiten Republik. Auf diesem Areal hatte bereits Otto Wagner ein prunkvolles Stadtmuseum geplant.
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Bury St Edmunds Cathedral for most of its existence was simply the parish church of St James until the foundation of the new diocese of St Edmundsbury in 1914 when it was raised to cathedral status, one of the many new dioceses formed in the early 20th century that elevated existing parish churches to diocesan rank rather than purpose building a new cathedral. Many of these 'parish church cathedrals' sit slightly awkwardly with their new status, lacking in the scale and grandeur that befits such a title, but of all of them Bury St Edmunds has been adapted to its new role the most successfully, with in my opinion the most beautiful results.
The medieval church consisted of the present nave, built in 1503-51 under master mason John Wastell, with an earlier chancel that was entirely rebuilt in 1711 and again in 1870. Originally it would have seemed a fairly minor building at the entrance to the monastic precinct, overshadowed by the enormous abbey church that once stood immediately behind it. The absence of this magnificent church since the Dissolution and the scant remains of this vast edifice always sully my visits here with a sense of grievous loss, had history been kinder it would have served as the cathedral here instead and likely be celebrated as one of the grandest in the country.
The church never had a tower of its own since the adjacent Norman tower of the Abbey gateway served the role of a detached campanile perfectly. It is an impressive piece of Romanesque architecture and one of the best preserved 12th century towers in the country.
Upon being raised to cathedral status in 1914 the building underwent no immediate structural changes but plans were made to consider how best to transform a fairly ordinary church into a worthy cathedral. This task was appointed to architect Stephen Dykes Bower and work began in 1959 to extend the building dramatically. Between 1963-1970 the entire Victorian chancel was demolished and replaced with a much grander vision of a lofty new choir and shallow transepts, remarkably all executed in traditional Gothic style in order to harmonize with the medieval nave. It is incredible to think that this was done in the 1960s, a period in which church and cathedral buildings were otherwise constructed in the most self consciously modern forms ever seen, with delicate neo-medieval masonry in place of brick and concrete.
The new crossing of transepts and choir however remained crowned by the stump of a tower for the remainder of the century as funds were not available to finish Dykes Bower's complete vision of a lantern tower over the crossing: this was only realised at the beginning of the 21st century, aided by a legacy left in the architect's will and some subtle design changes under his successor as architect Hugh Matthews. The transformation from church to cathedral was finally completed in 2005 with most satisfactory results. A stunning fan-vault was installed within the new tower in 2010, an exquisite finishing touch.
Whilst it isn't a large building by cathedral standards its newer parts do much to give it the shape and dignity of one. This is especially apparent within, where the cruciform eastern limb draws the eye. The interior is enlivened by much colour, with the ceilings of Dykes Bower's choir and transepts adorned with rich displays of stencilling, whilst the nave ceiling (a Victorian replacement for the medieval one) was redecorated in similarly lively colours in the 1980s which helps to unify the old and new parts of the church.
Few fittings or features remain from the medieval period, most of the furnishings being Victorian or more recent, but one window in the south aisle retains a rich display of early 16th century stained glass, very much Renaissance in style. The remaining glass is nearly all Victorian, some of the windows in the new choir having been transferred from the previous chancel.
St Edmundsbury Cathedral is not filled with the monuments and fittings that make other great churches so rewarding to linger in but it is a real architectural delight and cannot fail to uplift the spirit.
Most likely one of the most photographed tourist attractions and most likely all photos of this place have been already taken several times. Still, interesting place and most interesting place to photograph in. And I'm going to bother you with some of my photos of it. ;)
Berlin, Germany
Few more shots in blog.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
Washington, D.C., USA
8:55 AM One on One
Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
Interviewer: Pattie Sellers, Fortune
Photograph by Danuta Otfinowski/Fortune Most Powerful Women
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
ONE ON ONE
How to turn your customers into a community
Christine Day, CEO, lululemon athletica inc.
Interviewer: Jennifer Reingold, Fortune
Photograph by Krista Kennell/Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
Most vineyards throughout Marlborough have started the pruning now that the leaves have fallen off, Here is a Supervisor watching one of her contract pruners
Some of the most productive forests in the world are managed by the BLM in western Oregon. The objectives of the O&C forestry program are to manage for a sustained yield of forest products and qualities needed to contribute to the economic stability of local communities, and continuing forest values and health. This vintage photo depicts forest management that took place in the BLM’s Eugene District in the 1980s.
The Eugene District of the Bureau of Land Management, now part of the Northwest Oregon District, extended from the Pacific Coast into the western slopes of the Cascade Range, and encompassed 316,000 acres. The Eugene District managed several ecosystems ranging from coastal inlands to dense Douglas-fir, hemlock, and cedar forests.
The Eugene District and the Salem Districts were officially consolidated into the Northwest Oregon District in 2016 and now collectively make up approximately 720,000 acres. The Northwest Oregon District stretches from the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean, where the historic Yaquina Lighthouse greets thousands each year.
To learn more about forestry in western Oregon head on over to: www.blm.gov/programs/natural-resources/forests-and-woodla...
To learn more about the Northwest Oregon District head on over to: www.blm.gov/office/northwest-oregon-district-office
Photo: Don Smurthwaite, BLM
Monday, October 1st, 2012
ING Sponsor. Social Good Presentation. Girl Powered. Princess Mette-Marit, Kate Roberts, Nina Eason, Rhonda Mims.
Photograph by Heidi Laughton/Fortune Most Powerful Women
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
HONORING GLOBAL WOMEN LEADERS
The Goldman Sachs – Fortune Global Women Leaders Award
Catherine Nyambala Founder and Executive Director, STEMAfrica, Kenya
Precious Simba, Founder/Director Girls Development Initiative, Zimbabwe
Madhu Uday, Founder and CEO, Earthen Symphony, India
Presenter: Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Introduction: Andy Serwer, Managing Editor, Fortune
Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
...drunken beans are delicious. Most recipes call for pork, but this one is vegetarian. #fuckyeahbeer
Borracho ("drunken") beans
1-1/4 c. light red beans, picked over, soaked, and drained
6 c. water
1 Knorr vegetable bouillon cube
1 small white onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1-2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2-1 tsp. crushed chile pequin
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
12 oz. beer of your choice
1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes or 2 diced tomatoes
In a pot, combine soaked beans, onions, garlic, and bouillon. Add cumin, oregano, paprika, chile pequin, and garlic powder. Add beer and tomatoes.
Simmer gently, partially covered, until beans are completely tender, a couple of hours, stirring occasionally.
Adjust seasonings -- use salt & pepper and ground cumin, as needed -- and serve warm with corn tortillas, as a side dish (these are freakin' awesome served for breakfast with migas), or over rice as a main dish.
Garnish options include onion, tomato, olives, cilantro, and shredded cheeses.
Borracho bean dip
1 c. borracho beans
3 or more ounces of grated cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp. minced white onion
diced tomatoes, black olives, spring onions as desired for garnish
Heat the beans in a small pot. Add water to thin if necessary. Add onions. Stir in most of the cheese until melted, reserving a bit to garnish with.
To serve, top with remaining cheese, and tomatoes, olives, and/or spring onion and enjoy with tortilla chips and salsa.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
Washington, D.C., USA
Powerful Storytelling: An Interview with Mona Simpson
Presented by Herman Miller
A star novelist talks about finding inspiration and unleashing creativity.
Mona Simpson, Author, My Hollywood
Interviewer: Stephanie Mehta, Fortune
Photograph by Stephanie Merriken / Fortune Most Powerful Women
Sten Moster coming through the locks in IJmuiden.
Holga 120N
Kodak Portra 160
Taped cir pol filter to lens
Normal development
Left camera latch wasn't locked
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
Washington, D.C., USA
3:00 PM–4:00 PM Concurrent SESSIONS
Finance and the Economy: Fund Managers—A View From the Hot Seat
Presented by Zurich Insurance Group
How do you outperform? And how do you handle the pressure?
Carol Deckbar, Senior Managing Director and COO, TIAA-CREF
Wellington Denahan-Norris, Chairman and CEO, Annaly Capital Management
Mary Erdoes, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Karen Finerman, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Capital Advisors
Moderator: Stephanie Mehta, Deputy Managing Editor and Co-chair, Most Powerful Women Summit, Fortune
Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune Most Powerful Women
Familiar to most Bon Echo visitors is the ‘Cabin-on-the Hill’ – a rental log cabin situated near the Denison complex within the provincial park. The 1870s cabin was once called the Manager’s House and was occasionally used as accommodation when Merrill Denison operated the Bon Echo Inn property.
In the summer of 1965, the Manager’s House and the White House were moved. Mary Savigny writes in her book, ‘Bon Echo – The Denison Years’:
‘At Lisa’s (Denison) request the Manager’s House was taken apart log by log to be re-erected up the hill beyond Greystones, close to Sawmill Bay, and re-named the Cabin-on-the-Hill. This was the second time the building had been re-located. Merrill told us that it was the original one-room school in the French Settlement in which his mother had taught, eight years before.’
Mary goes on to write about the Levere logs – part of Ada and Percy Levere’s house located on Highway #41 north of Cloyne (close to Ron Nowell’s gravel pit today), which were used to replace the bottom logs of the Cabin-on-the-Hill. The Levere house had to be removed during the reconstruction of Highway #41. Originally the large logs came from the Skootamatta Lake Road. They were used as boom logs and part of a lumber company cookhouse used by the log drivers. At least one of the boom logs has been identified by the company’s initial hammered them among the bottom logs of the cabin.
After the re-construction, Lisa used the cabin as a getaway for herself. Today, visitors to Bon Echo can enjoy the privacy of the cabin and the beautiful view of the Rock to the north from the Muskoka chairs with prices starting at $1050 per week.
More information about the cabin can be found in an article in The Tweed News, August 27, 1980 edition by Thom Reynolds:
"Cabin on the Hill dates back to 1870 when it served as a Salvation Army Hall on the Loon Lake concession road from Mazinaw to Loon (Skootamatta) Lake. It was acquired by Merrill Denison for $25.00 and moved and reconstructed in the same way as the school house (Greystone) at Campbell Bay.
The cabin first served as an office near the Narrows at the time when all guests came to the Inn by water. Then it was used as a guest's cottage on the southern shore of the property. The cabin was then moved to its present site on the top of the hill, near the other two cottages. It was restored to summer use by the late Mrs. Dension and is presently used as a staff quarters."
To view this blog post with more photos of the logs and view from the cabin visit: pioneer.mazinaw.on.ca/2022/05/15/cabin-on-the-hill-1870s-...
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So most of you who follow my project know how much I love color - though I do agree that some shots are better b&w and such... but World of Color blew me off my feet tonight. gahhhhhh can't wait to see it again!
now that I have an annual pass (WITH PARKING) please find me and let's go as much as possible :)
Woke up, got ready... Alex picked Catherine up then my and we were on the way at 8:45am. woooot!
Got there, Alex forgot his print out on the car... Catherine and I went to go get my annual pass - Southern California - took the darn picture and such! Hung out in California Adventure...
Toy Story Midway Games
Tower of Terror
the three of us each bought Mickey ears with different themes though!
bought a few xmas present to those whom I actually have presents for.
I am in love with Disney.
Had fish & chips for lunch.
Lots of fun with Alex and Cat cause we developed so man inside jokes from just spending one day together.
I am in love with Disney.
went on the Teacups cause parade was going on.
then Space Mountain.
lots of long lines today dude.
walked around a lot.
I am in love with Disney.
I want to go to Walt Disney World!
headed back to California Adventure
went on the Ferris Wheel (featured in this picture) - the sliding carriage is actually scarier than it looks!
oh yeah, joined the "instagram" party today... going to be doing that a lot now haha. thanks Cat!
got some nasty chinese food dinner with "fortune" cookies that didn't even tell fortunes lol.
got in line for WOC - made some friends with the workers and he let me get in the handicap area for a good spot to take pictures. technically, I could've brought my knee brace and today would've been a lot easier all together lol but naw, being healthy is fun too!
it got realllllyyyyy cold at night so the three of us literally power-walked/ran all the way to Alex's car right after the show ended.
I am in love with Disney.
we had lots of fun today and craved boba so ended up at Tea Station in Temple City where everyone knows everyone... hahah another reason why I don't come home often haha.
Gonna hang out with Vivian and Nathan tomorrow morning - maybe go iceskating?
Then thanksgiving dinner with the only immediate family member I have in LA at the moment, a.k.a. my brother :)
I can't wait to reunite with family.
So, even though I know I have so much to do... for school, DM, random stuff in general, I really needed a day like this.
I need to feel "alive and alert" again.
Happy Thanksgiving my loves <3
I don't want to start listing because the list is never ending... but just know that I appreciate you for being a part of my life, big or small, thick or thin, just know that you have made a difference in who I am today. I am not the perfect person, but I do try my best of make this world a better place... because I want to. because there are people in this world worth fighting for :)
Did I mention that I love Disney?
:P
thought so!
always on my mind.
like these people... keep fighting for them<3
never give up!
Most Filipino teachers were required to take up Nippongo course in the Normal Institute.
(Photo and text from The Sunday Times Magazine dated April 9, 1967. This was the first issue of three issues on World War II in the Philippines, its glory and despair, its anxiety and agony; the soul-shaking excitement of events from Bataan, 1942 to the Battle of Manila, 1945.)
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
Washington, D.C., USA
8:55 AM One on One
Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair, Clinton Foundation
Interviewer: Pattie Sellers, Fortune
Photograph by Danuta Otfinowski/Fortune Most Powerful Women
Karla is one of the most famous centres of early rock-cut architecture and has received much attention of scholars and commoners alike. The group of rock excavations is not that elaborate when compared to its counterparts at Ajanta and Ellora. However, the grand Chaitya griha of Karla is the grandest and the largest of all the chaita-grihas of India. The group at Karla consists of 16 rock cut excavations of which cave 8 is the chaityagriha which was caused during Satavahanas.
Karla is situated in Maval Taluka of Pune on the Pune-Mumbai highway, about 60 km northwest of Pune. The location of Karla is also important for its rich embellishments, it is on the ancient highway connecting seaports of Kalyan and Sopara to the cities located inland. The other nearest centre of great Buddhist activity is Bhaja, which is 8 km south of Karla. The caves are excavated nearly 100 metres on a high spur of the chain of hills on the north flank of the Indrayani valley. The chaitya griha is the most prominent and hence it dominates the remaining excavations. A wide and flat open area in front of the chaityagriha could have provided an ideal place for large gatherings of the followers of Buddhism. The wide land narrows down on the south and runs almost as a ledge path, turns east and continues up to the edge of the cliff. A few isolated excavations could also been seen near this ledge path.
The monasteries at Karla could be datable between circa 60-40 B.C. and 4th century A.D. Except from three excavations of Mahayana phase the remaining belong to the Hinayana phase. It seems that the entire monastic complex at Karla was conceived as a single design. The caves were caused from the donations and support of a group of assorted individuals. This includes a prince of Maharathi family; merchants and merchant guilds; monks and nuns and lay devotees including men and women. Persons practically from every strata of the society contributed towards the establishment of this complex thus indicating its importance in the Buddhist world. The various inscriptions found here clearly speaks of 27 individuals from various places like Vejamti (Banavasi, north Kanara district, nearly 600 km south of Karla); Sopara (nearly 100 km northwest of Karla) and unidentified towns of Umehanakata and Dhenukakata. Most of the donors from Dhenukakata were Yavanas.
The inscriptions of Usavadata and Vasisthiputra Pulumavi mention donation of land to the Veluraka Samgha. The inscription of Pulumavi is dated in his 24th year of his reign (A.D. 154). The inscriptions thus give the ancient name of Karla as ‘Veluraka’.
The chaityagriha at Karla is the biggest of its type in the whole of India. The hall measures 37.87 m deep from door to back; 13.87 m wide and 14.02 high. A slight variation in dimensions is noticed when one goes from the front to rear, which might have been done intentionally to increase the depth of the hall. This chaitya consists of an apsidal hall with a front verandah. The apsidal hall is divided into a nave and two aisles by two rows of pillars which meet at the rear behind the stupa in a semicircle thus forming the apse. The pillars are executed with great ingenuity and vigour which reflect the sculptural art of the period. The pillar consists of a stepped pyramidal base surmounted by a pot, octagonal shaft over it, the capital of inverted flower vase member, a neck of closed amalaka and an inverted stepped pyramid over which lies a dosseret decorated with animal sculptures with riders. The pillars behind the stupa which are seven in number are plain octagons without any decoration. Along the line of first pillar of the nave and parallel to the front wall, a transverse line of four pillars is also noticed. The roof of the aisles is flat, while the pillars of the nave support a simple architrave over which rises a barrel vaulted roof which ends in a semi-dome over the stupa in the rear. This roof is fitted with actual wooden curved ribs and longitudinal rafters.
The object of worship is the stupa at the rear end of the chaityagriha. The stupa consists of a cylindrical drum rising in two stages. A hemispherical dome rises over the drum which supports a cubical harmika and a seven stepped inverted square pyramid over it. Over the pyramid is placed a wooden chhatri with a shaft through a hole pierced into it.
The chaityagriha is entered through a screen wall erected in front of the verandah, which in turn has three entrances, the central one opening into the nave and the other two, into the flanking aisles. The side walls of the verandah and inner face of the screen wall are extensively decorated with sculptures. The front wall of the verandah is also profusely decorated which is executed in two parts. The lower portion consists of a row of railing pattern and above which is six mithuna figures rising up to the level of the lintels. The portion above the doorways is decorated with a series of miniature chaitya windows imitating the huge chaita window. These miniature windows are connected through a vedika and a roll cornice. This pattern extends throughout the entire width of the façade of the hall. The huge chaitya window mentioned above provides good light source to lit the stupa and the pillars of the grand chaityagriha .
The chaityagriha at Karla is also unique as it is one among the two chaityagrihas in western Deccan which has huge lion pillars in front, the other being Kanheri. This pillar is of the Asokan type with a huge sixteen sided shaft rising over a platform. The shaft is surmounted by an inverted bell member followed by flat surface and inverted stepped pyramidal plates. Four addorsed lions command the top of this pillar. This pillar is located to the right of the chaityagriha. Similar pillar should have existed on its left, for which evidence is seen in the form of a short stump.
Most aspherical lenses tend to have some flare - at least when used wide open. The Ultron 35mm f1.7 is very well controlled for that. This is at f1.7 - no corrections either in camera or Light Room.
These sleeping bag slippers showed up in my stocking at Christmas. I
just unpacked them and am trying them out. They are like a soft, no-
skeleton moon boot. I walked into the bedroom where Oliver the
Terrible sleeps and plots during daylight hours, and he was afraid. I
am a little afraid of them too. It's like this giant sack of down and
sleeping bag material tied around my feet, with a Dr. Scholl's pad for
the sole. They are such an interesting invention...
The Europa in Belfast's Great Victoria Street has the unenviable title of "world's most bombed hotel." Yet today the Europa, the belle of Belfast City and an enduring symbol of Northern Ireland's resilience regarding terrorism, stands tall and proud, a stronger and more robust business because of -- and not in spite of -- Northern Ireland's "troubles,"
On the surface, the Europa is a respectable but unremarkable 240-bed hotel. But during the conflict's darkest days in the 1970s and 1980s, it emerged as a powerful icon, representing war, destruction, survival, and fortitude -- a monument to all that was right and wrong in Northern Ireland. Even in the new peace-processed Belfast, it remains a landmark, a place where tourists and natives alike get their bearings.
To the Irish Republican Army, it was, quite simply, a target. Attacking the high-profile Europa would attract worldwide attention by striking a blow at British capitalism. The first bomb exploded within a month of the hotel's opening; it destroyed the restaurant and kitchens. Another 20 explosions would follow in the next four years. Security walls were erected around and over the entrance. Guests were frisked; their luggage was searched. The tourist trade evaporated, leaving no one but the hard-core, battle-hardened business customers.
And so came the journalists. Because it remained Belfast's only world-class hotel, the Europa became home to all the hacks covering the conflict. The IRA's easy target became the perfect target. With every attack, the press got its story and the terrorists got publicity. Visiting journalists found that they could sound authoritative and well-informed without leaving their bar stool in the Europa.
Mercifully, remarkably, no one was ever killed by a bomb at the Europa.
The attacks became less frequent during the 1980s. Even Sinn Féin, the IRA's political wing, began using the Europa for meetings and conferences. In the absence of political institutions in Northern Ireland, the Europa often provided the forum for debate and negotiation.
And like the rest of the booze establishments here in Belfast, it serves a sublime pint of Guinness.
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Most photos are just that.....photos. But once in a great while I capture a moment that moves me. This is one example.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
Washington, D.C., USA
Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs Afternoon Tea
Hosted by Care.com
Photograph by Stephanie Merriken / Fortune Most Powerful Women
Here is the trophy for Most Fantastic in the Castle theme at Bricks Cascade 2015. It features a floating city suspended by magical means over a range of volcanic mountains.
Most people go to Roswell to check out the UFO Museum (we did too) but on the way we stopped at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art - wow! This museum is fantastic. There are no world famous works here, but a bunch of great art created by local artists or participants in the Artist in Residence Program. The museum is free, the staff was great, and we had it to ourselves on a Sunday afternoon. This is definitely a must see if you are anywhere near Roswell.
We visited the Anderson in March 2014. My only regret is not photographing the titles and artists so if you know any of them, please let me know.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
Washington, D.C., USA
MPW HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK MENTORING
Presented By ANN INC. and Gap International
MPW Mentors share career advice with high school seniors.
She started as an intern, rose to top executive and now advises Starbucks, DreamWorks Animation, Groupon and Estee Lauder. A business-world star shares her lessons of life and career success.
Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments
Interviewer: Pattie Sellers, Fortune
Photograph by Stephanie Merriken / Fortune Most Powerful Women
I'd say the view in this direction is the most interesting. In the foreground is the main "downtown" area. Near the top, the string of lights is the road running along the Keelung River with several bridges visible where the river makes an S turn.
For those who'd like to know how I get a picture like this with no reflections from the glass I am shooting through, here is the technique:
1. There are several spots around the main observation floor where there there are pillars and/or signs that block the interior light from the windows. In these little pockets, all light from inside the building will be blocked by the obstruction so no window reflections! These are small little spaces so you won't be able to stand there, but you can place your camera there.
2. Set your camera to full manual
- focus your lens at infinity (manual mode)
- set a general purpose aperture such as f/8 - f/16
- set ISO to 100
- set shutter speed to something fairly long such as 4 seconds, You can adjust this up or down after the first shot (isn't digital wonderful!)
- set your drive mode to 2 second timer
- something like a camera bag may be good to place at the bottom of the space so you easly adjust the angle of the camera and get it slightly above the window ledge
3. Place the camera on the back then gently trip the shutter so that the camera is perfectly still when the timer opens the shutter.
4. Adjust the shutter speed to get the look you like. Under exposed is generally nice with night shots. Take several shots at different speeds and pick the ones you like later.
OLYMThe Basilica of Saint Nicholas is located in the Old Centre district of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the city's major Catholic church.
Officially the church was called St. Nicholas inside the Walls, i.e. the oldest part of the Amsterdam defense works. The architect, Adrianus Bleijs (1842-1912) designed the church basing himself on a combination of several revival styles of which Neo-Baroque and neo-Renaissance are the most prominent models.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Fortune The Most Powerful Women
Washington, D.C., USA
Perfect Pitch
Presented by AT&T
Four tech and science companies get five minutes to show their mettle.
Jessica Banks, Co-Founder, RockPaperRobot.com
Hannah Chung, Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Sproutel
Anica John, Co-Founder and CEO, Mashgin
Aarthi Ramamurthy, Founder, Lumoid and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Battery Ventures
Judges:
Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Cathy Coughlin, Senior Executive Vice President and Global Marketing Officer, AT&T Inc.
Theresia Gouw, Partner, Accel Partners
Erica Landry Scheik, Chief Brand Officer, Care.com
Moderator: Jessi Hempel, Fortune
Photograph by Stephanie Merriken / Fortune Most Powerful Women
Most joyous 365 picture yet? ^_^
Today myself and Sadie were up bright and early to head to Leicester Square.
The reason? I'd won yet another competition, this one giving me 4 tickets to the UK premiere (read - the first and only UK cinema screening) of the 10th Pokemon movie.
Sadie's cousin and Lap joined us on our Pokemon adventure.
On our way in we met the man himself, Pikachu! :D
Pikachu actually waved his hand around a pretty inappropriate place before this photo was taken. Strange, but pretty cool that I can now say I received a half-arsed handjob from the famous Pokemon :D
Taken by Lap.