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My gawd, this picture came out beautifully on the first try. I spent like a total of 10 minutes executing my idea for this picture, which is record time.
Well, the first try with the scarf that is. I tried it first with no scarf, and I was like: No, it needs to be more middle eastern, and i saw this scarf belt i had peeking from underneath my closet door and I was like: PERFECT! I grabbed it and started to wrap it around my head and i was like: this is awesome. :]
I really wanted it to look like I had a story behind my eyes and I sort of imagined something sad to do so. I hope you all see what I see. ._. Ahaha.
My lashes look so long and there's not even mascara there! O_o
I'm in love with middle eastern/muslim women though, they are just gorgeous to me, which is what inspired the photo in the first place. :) [My grandfather was a muslim/indian as well. :-> ]
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My sunday was filled with sleep so now i have to race against the clock to finish my art projects! I paused for my 365, geez, i'm dedicated! Hahaha. At least I made up with my hubs and we are good again. I need to work on being more patient!! O_O Anyhow, back to art projects!
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SARAY AND PILUH / SARAY Y PILUH
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 08 of 10) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Piluh: Happy?
Saray: Yeeeeeeess! ^__________^
Piluh: Ok then, glasses back, I can't see a damn thing... T_T
Saray: Can we get shot with MUSE guys? :DDD
Sheryl: Sure, going for them ;)
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Piluh: contenta?
Saray: Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! ^__________^
Piluh: Va dame mis gafas que no veo nada... T_T
Saray: Podemos hacernos una foto con los MUSE? :DDD
Sheryl: Claro, luego los traigo. ;)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
Custom Saray: at Saray's Flickr
Custom Piluh: at Saray's Flickr
Gracias a nuestros amigos de Brasil de AFNatura, en especial a Rosane Marques y a Emídio Bastos por su cariñosa acogida y difusión de la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA ¡ Un gran abrazo !
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
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Pediastrum biradiatum, es como todas sus hermanas un alga estrella, estrella que en ésta aparece redoblada, joya multiplicada en sí misma. Pediastrum flota como una estrella frente a la estrella del Sol, cara a cara, reflejándose en quien le da la vida con su luz.
En arte de magia, quizá de magia celta del lugar de donde procede, Pediastrum biradiatum va creando en simetría estas joyas de equilibrio. Armonía de una unión que les permite volar sosteniendo su cuerpo de doble sol en las aguas de las lagunas. Ocho, dos o treinta y dos células, individuos, son los números cabalísticos de esta magia de equilibrio que como un rosetón gótico se abre en el muro fluyente del agua.
En Pediastrum biradiatum los individuos centrales aparecen profundamente recortados, dejando amplias lagunas entre ellos, y los dos lóbulos de cada célula del margen están divididos por una hendidura poco profunda. Nadie dijo que se colocaran así, lo hicieron ellos, lo hizo su magia celta, esa misma magia que les hace volar.
Pediastrum biradiatum vive en zonas con pequeñas acumulaciones de agua y aparece de manera dispersa en estos lugares en los que flota extendiendo su doble corona de radios. Joya celta de las lagunas, Pediastrum biradiatum procede de la localidad bretona de Ille et Vilane, próxima a Rennes y ha sido fotografiada a 400 aumentos, empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
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Anclada sobre cualquier grumo y sujeta por su largo tallo de hilo, la ameba Hedriocystis vive protegida en su burbuja transparente contemplando los fondos de selva verde que crecen ahora densos, sobre gruesas arenas, rocas y fango, en el Lago de Sanabria.
Hedriocystis es la hermana diminuta y discreta de la hermosa Clathrulina y de la rara Penardiophrys, y además de encontrarse y citarse por vez primera en el Lago de Sanabria, muy probablemente constituyen estas imágenes y esta cita las primeras referencias de esta especie en la Península Ibérica.
La ameba Hedriocystis tiene un cuerpo casi esférico en el que puede apreciarse un único núcleo y varias vaculoas contráctiles. De ese cuerpo parten radialmente sus manos y pies que son los finísimos pseudópodos que atraviesan por unos poros, apenas visibles al microscopio óptico, la cubierta transparente y angulosa que como un globo que empieza a desinflarse, protege a la célula dándole un holgado cobijo.
La delicada envuelta que recubre el cuerpo de Hedriocystis forma pequeños y anchos conos por cuyos vértices asoman hacia el agua los hilillos rectos de sus pies/manos en esta extraordinaria ameba, que como otras, se suele alimentar de bacterias y de diminutos restos de materia orgánica. Esos casi invisibles axopodios con los que Hedriocystis palpa las aguas del Lago, no son lisos, sino que presentan finos gránulos y constituyen extrusomas, estructuras especializadas en la captura de alimento.
Mientras que en Clathrulina el maravilloso cascarón de encaje que rodea su cuerpo blando es de composicón silícea, en Penardiophrys y Hedriocystis parece tener una composición proteica.
Hedriocystis junto con estas amebas hermanas, se han considerado hasta hace poco tiempo, muy próximas desde el punto de vista taxonómico al de las amebas sol, los heliozoos, pero en el pormenorizado estudio, publicado por Mikrjukov en el año 2000 se incluyen dentro del orden Desmothoracida, próximo al de Heliozoa.
El cuerpo de Hedriocystis es diminuto, con caparazón alcanza apenas las veinte micras de diámetro, por este motivo y por ser incoloro, pasa fácilmente inadvertido.
La especie que mostramos hoy Hedriocystis pellucida fue descubierta y descrita por Hertwig et Lesser en 1874. Posteriormente Penard, describió en 1904 bajo el nombre de Hedriocystis reticulata a otra algo mayor y de cierto parecido que tras la revisión realizada por Mikrjukov en el año 2000, se ha consignado dentro del nuevo género Penardiophrys denominado así en honor a Penard, bajo el nombre de Penardiophrys reticulata.
Una y otra viven en los fondos del Lago de Sanabria, ahora alterados completamente por la contaminación provocada por la llegada de aguas residuales sin tratar.
Una y otra constituyen interesantísimas y novedosas citas para el territorio ibérico y esperan protegidas dentro de sus burbujas que este triste episodio de dejadez y abandono pase pronto y quizá entonces, cuando el Lago recupere sus aguas de cristal, puedan volver a contemplar desde esos fondos los horizontes infinitos de un Lago transparente como el que fue.
Desde aquí queremos agradecer tanto al magnífico grupo de investigadores del Instituto de Biología Evolutiva como al equipo y tripulación del "Helios Sanabria" y especialmente a su director técnico, Andrés Blanco, todo el trabajo desarrollado hace unas semanas en el muestreo de los fondos y columna de agua, pero sobre todo el buen ambiente creado para poderlo llevar a cabo y que esperamos que se repita.
La fotografía que mostramos, realizada a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia, se ha tomado en una muestra recogida a 5 metros de profundidad junto a la Isla de Moras, el día 24 de abril de 2016 por Andrés y Jenis en el Lago de Sanabria (Zamora), desde el catamarán Helios Sanabria el primer catamarán construido en el Planeta propulsado por energía eólica y solar.
LIBRO: Lago de Sanabria 2015, presente y futuro de un ecosistema en desequilibrio
Presentación ponencia congreso internacional de Limnología de la AIL
Informes de contaminación en el Lago de Sanabria
informe de evolución de la contaminación en el Lago de Sanabria
Aun quedan algunas fotos que no quería subir pero terminaron por convencerme. Habían tantos papeles tirados y sucios en el piso de la disco que busqué una buena toma para retratar el olvido en que se encuentran. Me llama la atención que un lugar donde solíamos bailar y pasarla bien se reduce a unas ruinas que irradian desolación. Un triste paisaje.
Quiero agradecer en esta foto por las ya más de 2000 visitas. Muchas gracias a todos los que pasan por aquí y disfrutan de mi trabajo. Vamos por las 5000!
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There’re still some photos that I didn’t want to upload but ended up convincing me. There were so many lying-dirty papers on floor of the discotheque that I looked up for a nice shot to show the oblivion they were in. It strikes me that a place were we used to dance and have fun is reduced to some ruins that emanate desolation. A really sad view.
I want to say thank on this image for the more than 2000 visits. Thanks you all guys that come over here and enjoy my work. Go for the 5000!
Hay personas que con su simple existencia te alegran la vida, que en dos meses iluminan un poco más tu camino y te invitar a llegar allá. ♫
My last shot in Andalusia, but the trip continues with the return to home...
Mi última foto en Andalucía, pero el viaje continúa con el regreso a casa...
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La Alpujarra (sometimes Las Alpujarras) is a mountainous district in Southern Spain, which stretches south from the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada in the autonomous region of Andalusia. The western part of the region lies in the province of Granada and the eastern part in the province of Almería. In older sources the name is sometimes spelled Alpuxarras; it may derive from Arabic al Busherat meaning "the grass-land".
The region consists principally of valleys which descend at right angles from the crest of the Sierra Nevada on the north, to the Sierras Almijara, Contraviesa and Gádor, which separate it from the Mediterranean Sea, to the south.
The region is one of great natural beauty. Because of a warm southerly climate combined with a reliable supply of water for irrigation from the rivers running off the Sierra Nevada, the valleys of the western Alpujarras are among the most fertile in Spain, though the steep nature of the terrain means that they can only be cultivated in small fields, so that many modern agricultural techniques are impractical. They contain a rich abundance of fruit trees, especially grape vines, oranges, lemons, persimmons, figs and almonds. The eastern Alpujarra, in the province of Almería, is more arid, but still highly attractive.
La Alpujarra was successively settled by Ibero-Celtic peoples, by the Romans, and by Visigoths before the Moorish conquest of southern Spain in the eighth century. The region was the last refuge of the Moors, who were allowed to remain there for nearly 150 years after the fall of Granada in 1492. Following the Morisco Revolt of 1568, the Moorish population was forced from the region after the Moriscos used it as a military base. By order of the Spanish crown, two Moorish families were required to remain in each village in order to demonstrate to the new inhabitants, introduced from northern Spain, the workings of the terracing and irrigation systems on which the district's agriculture depends.
The influence of the Moorish population can be seen in the agriculture, the distinct cubic architecture (reminiscent of Berber architecture in Morocco's Atlas Mountains) the local cuisine, the local carpet weaving, and the numerous Arabic placenames.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpujarras
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La Alpujarra (o Las Alpujarras) es una comarca de Andalucía, en el sur de España. Incluye parte de la provincia de Granada y parte de la provincia de Almería, en las faldas de la ladera sur de Sierra Nevada.
En textos antiguos a veces la región es denominada alpujarras, nombre que deriva del término árabe al Busherat (al-bugscharra), que podría traducirse como "la Tierra de hierba" o "la Tierra de pastos". Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, que viajó por la comarca y escribió un libro, publicado en 1874, da, además de esta versión del nombre, cuatro más. Citando a Luis de Mármol, Alarcón dice que la palabra viene de la voz árabe "abuxarra" que, siempre según Alarcón, quiere decir "la rencillosa, la pendenciera". El mismo Alarcón da una segunda hipótesis del origen del nombre, que toma del arabista Miguel Lafuente Alcántara, quien añade que la palabra árabe "abuxarra" también significa "indomable". Una tercera opinión del origen del nombre procede de los arabistas ingleses Romey y Sacy quienes, basándose en los testimonios del historiador árabe Suar el-Kaicí, consideran que la palabra Alpujarra viene de la voz arábiga "Albordjela" que significa "la fortificada". Finalmente, Alarcón menciona la opinión del historiador francés Simonet que sugiere que puede proceder del nombre "Albuxarrat" que Simonet traduce por "La Sierra Blanca" o Sierra Nevada.
La región consiste principalmente en una serie de valles que descienden en ángulo recto desde las cumbres de Sierra Nevada en el Norte, a la Sierra de la Contraviesa y Sierra de Gádor, las cuales la separan del Mar Mediterráneo, al sur.
La región es de una enorme belleza natural. A causa de su clima suave combinado con una fuente fiable de agua para la irrigación de los ríos que descienden de Sierra Nevada, los valles de la Alpujarra disfrutan de un importante grado de fertilidad, si bien a causa de la naturaleza del terreno sólo pueden ser cultivados en pequeñas parcelas, por lo cual la técnicas modernas de agricultura no suelen ser viables. Abundan los árboles frutales, como naranjos, limoneros, caquis, manzanos, higueras, castaños, almendros, y los viñedos. La zona este de la Alpujarra, la almeriense, es más árida.
La Alpujarra fue sucesivamente colonizada por íberos y celtas, por la antigua Roma, y por visigodos, antes de la conquista musulmana del sur de España durante el siglo VIII; no obstante, el historiador árabe Ibn Ragid declara que la región no fue conquistada por los árabes debido a la aspereza de su territorio. Su colonización, por tanto, hubo de ser posterior y realizarse modo muy paulatino. La región fue el último refugio de los moriscos, a quienes se les permitió permanecer allí hasta mucho después de la caída del Reino Nazarí de Granada en 1492. Tras la revuelta morisca de 1568, (donde Aben Humeya, de nombre cristiano Fernando de Córdoba y Válor, se proclamó Rey de la Alpujarra) la población morisca fue expulsada de la región tras que ésta fuese usada como su base militar. Por orden de la corona española, se requirió que dos familias moriscas permaneciesen en cada villa para ayudar a los nuevos habitantes , introducidos desde el norte de España (fundamentalmente asturianos, gallegos y leoneses), la forma de trabajar las terrazas y los sistemas de irrigación de los que depende la agricultura de la región.
La influencia de la población morisca se puede observar, lógicamente, en la agricultura, la arquitectura cúbica (reminiscencias de la arquitectura bereber de las montañas marroquíes del Atlas), la cocina local, el tejido de alfombras y numerosos nombres de lugar de origen árabe.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpujarras
So ... didn't I swear myself that I won't crawl around in the wet grass after the rain, not me? ---
Severe thunder storms, hail and a tornado in the Lower Austria yesterday afternoon; the storms claimed two lives even (an older Herr died at an heart attackt, a 52-years old woman drowned in a creek that had grown to a raging river in the shortest time). Here, we had just rain.
Kas ma mitte ei lubanud endale, et ma ei lähe pärast vihma märja rohu sisse roomama, mina mitte ... ? ---
Eile olid Ida-Austrias rängad äiksetormid, rahe tegi Weinviertelis ja Künklikus Maailmas palju pahandust ning Klosterneuburgi kandis möllas isegi üks tornaado. Üks vanem mees sai erutusest infarkti ja üks 52-aastane naine uppus ojja, millest oli hetkede jooksul saanud märatsev jõgi (tahtis veepumpa kohendada). Lugematud keldrid said jälle ujutada.
Meil siin kuiva koha peal oli ainult päev otsa õhk väga raske ja pärastlõunal sadas põhjalikult. Vihmase ilma lõpp ei paista.
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09.11.1962 - Auslieferung an DB - Deutsche Bundesbahn [D] "V 100 1345"
09.11.1962 - Abnahme
01.01.1968 - Umzeichnung in "211 345-4"
30.05.1988 - z-Stellung
30.06.1988 - Ausmusterung
20.03.1990 - an BE - Bentheimer Eisenbahn AG, Bad Bentheim [D] "D 25"
__.__.1993 - __.__.1993 Umbau
[Remotorisierung mit CAT 3513]
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01.01.2007 - Vergabe der NVR-Nummer [NVR: "92 80 1211 345-4 D-BE"]
__.05.2010 - 22.10.2010 Vermietung an EEB - Emsländische Eisenbahn GmbH, Meppen [D]
19.01.2011 - 01.04.2011 Vermietung an BEG Bocholter Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH, Bocholt [D] "D 25"
14.07.2011 - 30.08.2011 Vermietung an Michael Bugdoll Bau- und Sicherungsarbeiten e. K., Dorsten [D]
__.07.2015 - Abstellung mit Fristablauf
__.12.2015 - an AIXrail GmbH, Aachen [D] "211 345-4" [NVR: "92 80 1211 345-4 D-AIX"]
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16.08.2018 - 10.09.2018 Untervermietung an UTL Umwelt- und Transportlogistik GmbH, Singen (Hohentwiel) [D] "211 345-4"
10.09.2018 - Unfall in Plochingen [D] [Kollision mit Bagger]
19.09.2018 - 10.04.2019 Abstellung in Bremen-Sebaldsbrück [D] [Unfallausbesserung]
A Blast of the Past Big on Black
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barsebäck NPP
Country Sweden
Coordinates 55°44′40″N 12°55′15″E / 55.74444°N 12.92083°E / 55.74444; 12.92083Coordinates: 55°44′40″N 12°55′15″E / 55.74444°N 12.92083°E / 55.74444; 12.92083
Status Decommissioned
Construction began 1969
Commission date May 15, 1975
Decommission date Reactor 1: November 30, 1999 Reactor 2: May 31, 2005
Operator(s) Barseback Kraft AB
Reactor information
Reactors decom. 2 x 615 MW
Power generation information
Annual generation 3,572 GW·h
Net generation 187,018 GW·h
As of August 1, 2007
Barsebäck is a closed nuclear power plant in Sweden, which is situated in Barsebäck, Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne. Located just 20 kilometers from the Danish capital, Copenhagen, the Danish government pressed for its closure during its entire lifetime. As a result of the Swedish nuclear power phase-out, its two reactors have now been closed. The first reactor, Barsebäck 1, was closed November 30, 1999, and the second, Barsebäck 2, ceased operations May 31, 2005.
Land for the plant was bought in 1965 by the energy company Sydkraft, and the first of the two BWR reactors was ordered from Asea-Atom in 1969. Unit one first attained criticality on January 18, 1975 and commercial operation began on May 15. The second reactor attained criticality in March 21, 1977 and commercial operation began on June 12. Following a decision in the Parliament in 1997, the Government of Sweden decided that the first reactor was to close July 1, 1998, and the second July 1, 2001. Due to the operator's appeal of the decision, the closure was postponed. The destruction of the facility will await the construction of a storage facility, scheduled to be ready by 2020.
At the time of closure, each reactor had a capacity of 600 megawatts. The plant was operated by Barsebäck Kraft AB, a subsidiary of Ringhals AB, owned by Vattenfall and Sydkraft.
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The Fukusahima I Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所, Fukushima Dai-Ichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho?, Fukushima I NPP), often referred to as Fukushima Dai-ichi (Dai-ichi simply means number 1), is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, first commissioned in 1971. The plant consists of six boiling water reactors. These light water reactors[1] have a combined power of 4.7 GW, making Fukushima I one of the 15 largest nuclear power stations in the world. Fukushima I was the first nuclear plant to be constructed and run entirely by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The plant suffered major damage from the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, disabling the reactor cooling systems and triggering a widespread evacuation surrounding the plant.
The Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant, 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) to the south, is also run by TEPCO.
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Un célula verde casi esférica con dos largos filamentos con los que se desplaza y una pequeña mancha ocular roja, podría ser una descripción válida para muchas algas verdes, pero hoy corresponde a Eudorina y no vive sola, al principio se dividió en dos y así hasta cinco veces y han resultado de este modo 32.
Son treinta y dos hermanas gemelas que se han asociado y ya no sólo en un plano como Pediastrum o Gonium, sino en cinco, como cinco pisos bien organizados, el primero y el último con cuatro vecinas y los tres de en medio con ocho, entre todas vuelven a sumar treinta y dos, no se ha perdido ninguna.
Aunque todas estas hermanas tienen su individualidad trabajan en equipo recorriendo su mundo acuático en forma de esfera errante, pero con una importante novedad, han desarrollado una envuelta común, esférica, transparente y gelatinosa, como resaltando así que aunque son muchas son sólo una.
Eudorina vive en las aguas superficiales de estanques y lagos, nuestro ejemplar de hoy procede de la Laguna de Peces, en la Alta Sanabria zamorana y ha sido fotografiada con 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia
Con nuestra gratitud para Pilar Gil por la publicación en Qúo, a Antonio Martínez Ron ...y también Paul/
Puedes tener otra infomación en la exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA
Y en este catálogo
También en la galería de Fotolog
Y nuestro granito de arena por la Paz
22/52 - 52 Weeks for Dogs
Part of my 52 weeks project is to showcase Gyp with landmarks or interesting structures in our city. In this photo Gyp is sitting on a Window ledge about 10" wide, and about 4' off the ground!
This structure is the remaining wall of the orignal hospital in our city. The other hospital structure has now been turned into a gorgeous museum. It also leads to miles of walking trials, which all 3 dogs enjoyed after the photos today.
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The coolest thing happened after this photo, I lifted Gyp down from the ledge, and before I had a chance to call her, she had ran over to a park bench where an elderly lady was enjoying the morning sun, and a cigarette. Gyp hopped right in beside her for a snuggle. I apologized, and the lady was so nice and was more than happy to share the bench with her. I don't think she wanted her to go, she even let me snap some photos of her.
see it on my blog: digit-fetchit-herdit.blogspot.com/
Much Better Viewed Large On Black
Living in Southern California has some real advantages, like visiting Laguna Beach. I took this photo from the outdoor patio of a fabulous restaurant there - what a view!
In this photo I used Photoshop filter Fractalius to enhance the original with a "painterly" effect. (The original photo is below in the comments section.)
INFORMATION ON LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA:
Laguna Beach includes 7 miles of coastline with some of Southern California most scenic beaches and coves you'll find along the Southern California coast. The best tide pools, diving opportunities, and best sunsets on this region of California coast are right in Laguna Beach. Home to mansions and quaint cottages that line bluffs above the sandy coves, for over 100 years, tourists have flocked to a little piece of paradise to scuba dive, to paint the colors of nature which seem more vibrant there and to enjoy natural beauty not seen elsewhere. Laguna Beach enjoys healthy tourism with over 3 million visitors each year. Note: These numbers do not factor in local day visitors within a close radius to Laguna Beach.
Laguna Beach holds the distinction of having one of the greatest number of localized beaches of any city on the California coast. The list includes the northern beaches of Irvine Cove, Crescent Bay, Shaw's Cove, Boat Canyon, Diver's Cove, Picnic Beach and Rockpile. Central Beaches include Main Beach, Sleepy Hollow, St. Ann's Street, Thalia Street, Oak Street, Brook's Street and Mountain Road Beach. Southern Laguna Beach (South Laguna Beach) beaches include Bluebird Canyon, Pearl Street, Wood's Cove, Moss Point, Rockledge, Victoria Beach and Treasure Island. Guarded by a premier force of lifeguards, Laguna Beaches are operated under the City of Laguna Beach Lifeguard Services. www.lblg.org
What's unique about the Laguna Beach beaches are their tourist and hotel friendly locations. With properties constructed on and near the beach before the California Coastal Commission regulations changed the building permit process, you'll see some spectacular hotel and resorts sitting on cliffs above the ocean in South Orange County. That's why tourists love visiting and staying overnight in Laguna Beach. You can park your car and walk down to the on location beach at many hotels, or walk downtown to the great shops, restaurants and art galleries. Of all the Orange County cities that range from San Clemente, Dana Point, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and Surfside, Laguna Beach offers the most beach hotel rooms directly on the sand without crossing Pacific Coast Highway. Montage, the newest resort property, is spectacular with its views, pools, lawns and beaches that are open to the public. You'll be hard pressed to find a more luxurious resort destination than Laguna Beach.
Laguna got its name long ago from the Ute-Azteca Indian word for lakes, Lagonas. Spaniards who arrived later called it Canada de las Lagunas (Canyon of the Lakes) and in 1904, the area became known as Laguna Beach.
Around the same time artist Norman St. Clair traveled from Los Angeles to capture the scenery on canvas. His artist friends were so impressed with his paintings and reports of a balmy year-round climate that they joined him. (He and his wife actually lived in Laguna off and on prior to 1912.) The plein-air artists who painted in the style of French impressionists, settled and by the late 1920’s, half of the residents were artists.
Following the artists came the Hollywood film makers who found Laguna to be every bit as appealing on the silver screen as it was painted on canvas. Many of Hollywood’s famous stars like Bette Davis, Mary Pickford, Judy Garland, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Rooney maintained homes in Laguna Beach.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Steinbeck also went to Laguna for inspiration and relaxation, frequenting landmarks like the White House and the Cabrillo Ballroom.
Laguna’s universal allure is best expressed on a famous gate built in 1935 (which still
stands on the corner of Forest and Park Avenues); it reads “This gate hangs well and
hinders none, refresh and rest, then travel on.”
Source: www.beachcalifornia.com/laguna.html
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Information Center
Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce
357 Glenneyre
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
USA
Phone: (949) 494-1018
Fax: (949) 376-8916
Email: info@lagunabeachchamber.org
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
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The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the Piazza Navona. Designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini, it is emblematic of the dynamic and dramatic effects sought by High Baroque artists. It was erected in 1651 in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, and yards from the Pamphilj Palace belonging to this fountain's patron, Innocent X (1644-1655).
The four gods on the corners of the fountain represent the four major rivers of the world known at the time: the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate. The design of each god figure has symbolic importance.
Design
Bernini's design was selected in competition. The circumstances of his victory are described as follows:
So strong was the sinister influence of the rivals of Bernini on the mind of Innocent that when he planned to set up in Piazza Navona the great obelisk brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla, which had been buried for a long time at Capo di Bove for the adornment of a magnificent fountain, the Pope had designs made by the leading architects of Rome without an order for one to Bernini. Prince Niccolò Ludovisi, whose wife was niece to the pope, persuaded Bernini to prepare a model, and arrange for it to be secretly installed in a room in the Palazzo Pamphili that the Pope had to pass. When the meal was finished, seeing such a noble creation, he stopped almost in ecstasy. Being prince of the keenest judgment and the loftiest ideas, after admiring it, said: “This is a trick … It will be necessary to employ Bernini in spite of those who do not wish it, for he who desires not to use Bernini’s designs, must take care not to see them.”
Paraphrase from Filippo Baldinucci, The life of Cavaliere Bernini (1682)
Public fountains in Rome served multiple purposes: first, they were highly needed sources of water for neighbors in the centuries prior to home plumbing. Second, they were monuments to the papal patrons. Earlier Bernini fountains had been the Fountain of the Triton in Piazza Barberini, the fountain of the Moor in the southern end of Piazza Navona erected during the Barberini papacy, and the Neptune and Triton for Villa Montalto, whose statuary now resides at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Each has animals and plants that further carry forth the identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Papal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means silver in Spanish). Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk (built for the Roman Serapeum in AD 81), symbolizing by Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). In addition, the fountain is a theater in the round, a spectacle of action, that can be strolled around. Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble. A legend, common with tour-guides, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini could crumble against him; in fact, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.
The dynamic fusion of architecture and sculpture made this fountain revolutionary when compared to prior Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585-87) or the customary embellished geometric floral-shaped basin below a jet of water such as the Fontanina in Piazza Campitelli (1589) by Giacomo della Porta.
Unveiling
he Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was unveiled to the populace of Rome on 12 June 1651. According to a report from the time, an event was organised to draw people to the Piazza Navona. Beforehand, wooden scaffolding, overlaid with curtains, had hidden the fountain, though probably not the obelisk, which would have given people an idea that something was being built, but the precise details were unknown. Once unveiled, the full majesty of the fountain would be apparent, which the celebrations were designed to advertise. The festival was paid for by the Pamphili family, to be specific, Innocent X, who had sponsored the erection of the fountain. The most conspicuous item on the Pamphili crest, an olive branch, was brandished by the performers who took part in the event.
The author of the report, Antonio Bernal, takes his readers through the hours leading up to the unveiling. The celebrations were announced by a woman, dressed as the allegorical character of Fame, being paraded around the streets of Rome on a carriage or float. She was sumptuously dressed, with wings attached to her back and a long trumpet in her hand. Bernal notes that "she went gracefully through all the streets and all the districts that are found among the seven hills of Rome, often blowing the round bronze [the trumpet], and urging everyone to make their way to that famous Piazza." A second carriage followed her; this time another woman was dressed as the allegorical figure of Curiosity. According to the report, she continued exhorting the people to go towards the piazza. Bernal describes the clamour and noise of the people as they discussed the upcoming event.
The report is actually less detailed about the process of publicly unveiling the fountain. However, it does give ample descriptions of the responses of the spectators who had gathered in the Piazza. Once there, Bernal notes, the citizens of the city were overwhelmed by the massive fountain, with its huge life-like figures. The report mentions the "enraptured souls" of the population, the fountain, which "gushes out a wealth of silvery treasures" causing "no little wonder" in the onlookers. Bernal then continues to describe the fountain, making continuous reference to the seeming naturalism of the figures and its astonishing effect on those in the piazza.
The making of the fountain was met by opposition by the people of Rome for several reasons. First, Innocent X had the fountain built at public expense during the intense famine of 1646-48. Throughout the construction of the fountain, the city murmurred and talk of riot was in the air. Pasquinade writers protested the construction of the fountain in September 1648 by attaching hand-written invectives on the stone blocks used to make the obelisk. These pasquinades read, "We do not want Obelisks and Fountains, It is bread that we want. Bread, Bread, Bread!" Innocent quickly had the authors arrested, and disguised spies patrol the Pasquino statue and Piazza Navona
The streetvendors of the market also opposed the construction of the fountain, as Innocent X expelled them from the piazza. The Pamphilij pope believed they detracted from the magnificence of the square. The vendors refused to move, and the papal police had to chase them from the piazza. Roman Jews, in particular, lamented the closing of the Navona, since they were allowed to sell used articles of clothing there at the Wednesday market.
Navona Square (Piazza Navona).
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Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in first century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona is a significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. It features sculptural and architectural creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi; and the Pamphilj palace also by Rainaldi and which features the gallery frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.
The Piazza Navona has two additional fountains: at the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, or African, wrestling with a dolphin, and at the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) created by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune in the northern fountain, the work of Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to make that fountain more symmetrical with La Fontana del Moro in the south.
At the southwest end of the piazza is the ancient 'speaking' statue of Pasquino. Erected in 1501, Romans could leave lampoons or derogatory social commentary attached to the statue.
During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century and the market was moved again in 1869 to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza.
Other monuments on the Piazza Navona are:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)
Sant'Agnese in Agone
Literature and films
The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi "The Fountain of the four rivers"(the Danube, the Gange, the Nile and the River Plate) is listed as one of the Altars of Science. During June 2008, Ron Howard directed several scenes of the film adaptation of Angels and Demons on the southern section of the Piazza Navona, featuring Tom Hanks.
The piazza is featured in several scenes of director Mike Nichols' 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22.
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was used in the 1990 film Coins in the Fountain. The characters threw coins into the fountain as they made wishes. The Trevi Fountain was used in the 1954 version of the film.
A Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, é maior das três fontes, localizada no centro da praça. Na fonte dos rios, Bernini projetou quatro estátuas representando os rios dos quatro continentes: o Nilo, o Danúbio, o rio da Prata e o Ganges. As estátuas estão montadas sobre um obelisco egípcio, sendo circundadas por leões e outros animais fantásticos, tendo no cume uma pomba em bronze, símbolo da paz no mundo e da família Pamphili. Para realçar a rivalidade entre Bernini e Borromini, que fez a igreja de Santa Agnese, os romanos criaram uma lenda em torno da fonte dos rios, que fica em frente a esta igreja. Segundo os romanos, as estátuas duvidam da solidez do projeto de Borromini. A que retrata o rio da Prata, tem a mão erguida, a proteger o corpo do desabamento da igreja; a que retrata o Nilo, traz a cabeça coberta por um véu, a recusar a ver a obra de Borromini.
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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios), foi esculpida por Gian Lorenzo Bernini entre 1648 e 1651, artista do barroco italiano, foi concebida por uma ordem do Papa Inocencio X o Papa da familia Pamphili, cujo tinha sua casa nesta praça.
Esta localizada na Praça de Navona, em Roma. Ela representa os quatro principais continentes do mundo cortados por seus principais rios: Rio Nilo, na África; Rio Ganges, na Ásia, Rio da Prata, na América e o Rio Danúbio, na Europa.
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A escultura da Fonte dos Quatro Rios, encontra-se na Piazza Navona de Roma (Itália) e foi criada e talhada pelo escultor e pintor Gian Lorenzo Bernini em 1651 baixo o papado de Inocencio X, em plena época barroca, durante o período mais prolífico do genial artista e cerca da que em outro tempo fué a Chiesa dei San Giacomo de gli Spagnoli
A fonte compõe-se de uma base formada de uma grande piscina elíptica, coroada em seu centro de uma grande mole de mármol, sobre a qual se eleva um obelisco egípcio de época romana, o obelisco de Domiciano .
As estátuas que compõem a fonte, têm umas dimensões maiores que na realidade e são alegorias dos quatro rios principais da Terra (Nilo, Ganges, Danubio, Rio da Prata), a cada um deles em um dos continentes conhecidos na época. Na fonte a cada um destes rios está representado por um gigante de mármol .
As árvores e as plantas que emergem da água e que se encontram entre as rochas, também estão em uma escala maior que na realidade. Os animais e vegetales, gerados de uma natureza boa e útil, pertencem a espécies grandes e potentes (como o leão, cavalo, cocodrilo, serpente, dragão, etc.). O espectador, girando em torno da fonte, descobre novas formas que dantes estavam escondidas ou cobertas pela massa rocosa. Com esta obra, Bernini quer suscitar admiração em quem olha-a, criando um pequeno universo em movimento a imitação do espaço da realidade natural.
A fonte foi submetida a restauração, um trabalho que se deu por concluído em dezembro de 2008. Constitui um dos palcos finque da novela e o filme Anjos e Demónios, à qual é arrojado um dos cardeais sequestrados, e Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) se lança à água para lhe salvar.
Os animais da fonte
A fonte apresenta figuras de sete animais, além de uma pequena pomba e o emblema dos Pamphili. Para poder observá-las basta com dar uma volta ao redor da fonte. As figuras são: um cavalo, uma serpente de terra (na parte mais alta, cerca do obelisco), uma serpente de mar, um delfín (que funciona também como desagüe), um cocodrilo, um leão e um dragão. Notar também a vegetación esculpida que parece real.
Praça Navona.
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A Praça Navona (em italiano: Piazza Navona) é uma das mais célebres praças de Roma. A sua forma assemelha-se à dos antigos estádios da Roma Antiga, seguindo a planificação do Estádio de Domiciano (também denominado entre os italianos de Campomarzio, em virtude da natureza rude e esforçada dos exercícios - manejo de armas - e desportos atléticos que aí se realizavam). Albergaria até 20 mil espectadores sentados nas bancadas. A origem do nome deve-se ao nome pomposo que lhe foi dado ao tempo do Imperador Domiciano (imperador entre 81-96 d.c.): "Circo Agonístico" (do étimo grego Agonia, que significa precisamente - exercício, luta, combate). Actualmente o nome corresponde à corruptela da forma posterior in agone, depois nagone e finalmente navone, que por mero acaso significa também "grande navio" na língua italiana.
As casas que entretanto e com o passar dos anos foram sendo construídas sobre as bancadas, delimitariam e circunscreveriam até à actualidade o tão afamado Circo Agonístico.
A Navona passou de fato a caracterizar-se como praça nos últimos anos do século XV, quando o mercado da cidade foi transferido do Capitólio para aí. Foi remodelada para um estilo monumental por vontade do Papa Inocêncio X, da família Pamphili e é motivo de orgulho da cidade de Roma durante o período barroco. Sofreu intervenções de Gian Lorenzo Bernini (a famosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios, 1651) ao centro); de Francesco Borromini e Girolamo Gainaldi (a igreja de Sant'Agnese in Agone); e de Pietro de Cortona, que pintou a galeria no Palácio Pamphilj, sede da embaixada do Brasil na Itália desde 1920.
O mercado tradicional voltou a ser transferido em 1869 para o Campo de' Fiori, embora a praça mantenha também um papel fundamental em servir de palco para espectáculos de teatro e corridas de cavalos. A partir de 1652, em todos os Sábados e Domingos de Agosto, a praça tornava-se num lago para celebrar a própria família Pamphili.
A praça dispõe ainda duas outras fontes esculpidas por Giacomo della Porta - a Fontana di Nettuno (1574), na área norte da praça, e a Fontana del Moro (1576), na área sul.
Na extremidade norte da praça, por debaixo dos edifícios, foram postas a descoberto ruínas antiquíssimas, a uma cota muito abaixo da actual, comprovando a primeva utilização daquele imenso terreiro. Outros monumentos com entrada para a praça:
Stabilimenti Spagnoli
Palazzo de Cupis
Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti
Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore
Curiosidades
Na Piazza Navona, está localizado o Palazzo Pamphilj, propriedade da República Federativa do Brasil, sede da Embaixada Brasileira e da Missão Diplomática do Brasil para a Itália.
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We had some some of the best light of the year on the central coast tonight. As I left the house and hit the highway, I couldn't take my eyes off the fantastic clouds and golden beams of light. Just beautiful. And I was running late. I should have already been shooting this stuff, but I just floored the pedal and headed for Davenport as quick as I could. I knew exactly where I wanted to go--down to the Davenport pier at beach level as these clouds were what I'd always envisioned behind the pier, but had never gotten before. When I got up there, I was shocked at how far to the north
the sun was setting--too far out of frame for what I had in mind. Right then I decided if I went down to the beach, I'd be missing whatever color this sunset would offer. So I stayed on the bluffs and shot it from all directions. It was all slightly disappointing, as these little adventures often are for me when I fail to get the shot I wanted.
But you often end up with interesting stuff anyway. And I kind of liked this shot, with the cliff walls and cloud banks framing the pier right and left, top and bottom.
Il progetto fu attuato da diverse celebri figure dell'automobilismo di quegli anni: Nebbia, Fessia, Giacosa e Zerbi che costruirono una vettura dalle prestazioni di classe ma dai costi relativamente contenuti. Il modello viene presentato alla Fiera di Milano il 12 aprile del 1932 in occasione del Salone dell'automobile e si caratterizzava soprattutto per il cambio a tre marce.
Montava anteriormente un motore a quattro cilindri in linea di 995 cc di cilindrata capace di sviluppare circa 20 CV a 3500 rpm, e che aveva le valvole situate lateralmente ai cilindri. La trazione era posteriore e l'auto montava freni a tamburo su tutte e quattro le ruote, la vettura poteva spingersi a circa 80 km/h di velocità massima.
Tale versione venne sostituita però due anni dopo dalla Balilla a quattro marce e munita di carrozzeria aerodinamica a due o quattro porte.
Gli esemplari prodotti fra le varie serie dal '32 al '37 furono ben 112.000, complice il basso costo dell'auto, 10.800 lire contro le 18.500 della Fiat 509 che permise alla Fiat una produzione senza precedenti di questa fortunata realizzazione.
La Balilla veniva prodotta negli stabilimenti torinesi del Lingotto e fu venduta in tante configurazioni diverse berlina, spider, torpedo, coloniale, sport spider e berlinetta Mille Miglia, facendo anche la fortuna di molti carrozzieri che ne sfruttarono il telaio: ricordiamo in particolare Garavini, Savio, Balbo, Bertone, Casaro e Ghia.
Oltre che in Italia venne anche prodotta in Polonia e messa in vendita con il marchio Polski-Fiat 508, al prezzo di 5.400 Zł. Fu prodotta in 3 versioni successive.
Venne fabbricata anche in Francia dalla neonata Simca-Fiat. Presentata il 18 settembre 1932, fu prodotta in 26.472 esemplari fino nel 1937.
Fu anche fabbricata presso la NSU-Fiat in Germania.
La sua diretta erede fu la Fiat 508C "Nuova Balilla 1100" (1100A musetto) presentata nel 1937 con nome di progetto Fiat 508 C.
Made the cover!!! I entered a few photos and submitted "My Falcon Story" to the National Falcon Club's annual photo contest and, much to my surprise...I won! I apologize for the gloating, and I realize we're not talking about the cover of Hot Rod, but I am VERY pleased and feel honored to have been chosen. :)
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Vallée des Français - Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Patagonia - Chile,XII.
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Behind the big rock, the gay (nude) beach in theory begins...
And at a certain time of day (or late afternoon, like it was in this case), two guys coming out together from behind the dunes can mean only one thing.... ;-PP Either they had gone there together as a couple, or they met there and became one for the day...
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One of the gates, leading to one of the doors, at one of the entrances, to All Souls College, Oxford.
Israel delays aid trucks from Egypt to Gaza "France sent technical equipment to help Gazans draw water from the ground. The Swiss sent blankets and plastic tarps. Mercy Corps, a relief agency, sent 12 truckloads of food. And on Tuesday all of it, including dozens of other trucks carrying sugar, rice, flour, juice and baby formula, sat in the hot sun here going nowhere."
"All our lunchmeat, it's all going to go bad," said Abdullah "We have trucks we loaded up five days ago still sitting here, waiting." said said Hany.
At the United Nations, John Holmes, an emergency relief coordinator, said the scale of the destruction meant that far more than the current movement of aid was needed urgently. "Enough will always be allowed in for people to exist, but not enough for the conditions for people to live,"
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There is an ageless beauty to Navajo weaving. Navajo weavings are many things to people. Above all else, Navajo weavings are masterworks, regardless of whose criteria of art is used to judge them. They are evocative, timeless portraits which, like all good art, transcend time and space. Navajo weaving has captured the imagination of many not only because they are beautiful, well-woven textiles but also because they so accurately mirror the social and economic history of Navajo people. Succinctly, Navajo women wove their life experiences into the pieces.
Navajo people tell us they learned to weave from Spider Woman and that the first loom was of sky and earth cords, with weaving tools of sunlight, lightning, white shell, and crystal. Anthropologists speculate Navajos learned to weave from Pueblo people by 1650. There is little doubt Pueblo weaving was already influenced by the Spanish by the time they shared their weaving skills with Navajo people. Spanish influence includes the substitution of wool for cotton, the introduction of indigo (blue) dye, and simple stripe patterning. Besides the "manta" (a wider-than-long wearing blanket), Navajo weavers also made a tunic-like dress, belts, garters, hair ties, men's shirts, breechcloths, and a "serape-style" wearing blanket. These blankets were longer-than-wide and were patterned in brown, blue and white stripes and terraced lines.
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I have been a HUGE fan of this man's work for a very longtime. I have played at many of the theatres he has designed. He is a Theater Designer and has worked on some of the most recognized theatres in the WORLD. It was an honor to get to spend a few hours with him and get to see him work! He showed me ALL the work he has done in his lifetime, I got to sit with him at his desk where he creates and designs these masterpieces!!!!!! I kept having to stop and just take it all in, when you have followed a person's work, and then get to actually sit and see them work, it is breathtaking. He is an ARTIST in every sense of the world. He knew he wanted to design theatres at the tender age of 4, when his mom took him to see a show. The lights, colors, textures, patterns, dancers, actors, etc all left a lifetime impression on him that lasts till this very day! He has miniature 1/8 scale models of all of his work, the intricate details that he puts into his models is beyond AMAZING!!! I feel truly inspired, blessed, and privileged to be one of the few people that have taken his portrait. He has invited me over to do more and also he let me know I can use his studio to do photoshoots anytime I want to. His studio in itself is a work of art, I will be sharing more pics of his studio and models in the days to come. I hope you enjoy this picture as much as I do.
Hector
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A entrada do ninho é um tubo, não muito curto, construído com cerume mole, sua parede é fina e apresenta pequenos furos (Nogueira-Neto, 1970). Favos de cria horizontais ou helicoidais e ocorrem células reais (Nogueira-Neto, 1970). Invólucro presente e muito desenvolvido ao redor dos favos de cria (Nogueira-Neto, 1970). Potes de alimento pequenos, atingindo 1,5 cm de altura (Nogueira-Neto, 1970). Tamanho das colônias: 2.000-5.000 abelhas (Lindauer & Kerr, 1960). Podem ou não apresentar comportamento agressivo, beliscando a pele e enrolando nos cabelos, entretanto, esse comportamento é breve (Nogueira-Neto, 1970). É uma das abelhas mais fáceis de criar no Estado de São Paulo (Nogueira-Neto, 1970).
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Wicklow, Irish: Cill Mhantáin, meaning "church of the toothless one"[1][2]) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census.[3] The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail network, with Dublin commuter services now extending to the town. Additional services connect with Arklow, Wexford and Rosslare Europort, a main ferry port. There is also a commercial port, mainly importing timber and textiles.
Situata nella parte sud-occidentale della Basilicata, la Valle prende il nome dal fiume Agri ed è una delle valli più belle e caratteristiche dell'Italia Meridionale.
La forma della valle è quella di un'ampia varice, circondata dai rilievi montuosi, e presenta ambienti e zone molto diversificate.
I centri abitati sono posti sulle colline situate lungo la parte iniziale del tragitto del fiume (lungo 136 Km) che nasce alle pendici del monte Volturino e sfocia in mare nei pressi di Policoro.
La zona è dominata da due monti: il Volturino (1856 m.) ed il Monte di Viggiano (1725 m.) sul quale ha sede il Santuario della Madonna di Viggiano, uno dei più noti di tutta l'Italia Meridionale.
Le bellezze naturali in Val d'Agri sono innumerevoli; degne di nota sono la faggeta del Volturino, ricchissima di fiori di bosco come i ciclamini rosso scuro, l'agrifoglio, i gigli rossi ed i narcisi; la faggeta di Moliterno dagli alberi imponenti e i castagneti di Tramutola.
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Built on a basalt outcrop, the castle was known to the native Britons as Din Guardi and had been the capital of the British Kingdom of Bryneich from the realm's foundation in c.420 until 547, the year of the first written reference to the castle. In that year the citadel was captured by the Anglo-Saxon ruler Ida of Bernicia and became Ida's seat. It was briefly retaken by the Britons from his son Hussa during the war of 590 before being relieved later that same year.
His grandson Æðelfriþ passed it on to his wife Bebba, from which the early name Bebbanburgh was derived. The Vikings destroyed the original fortification in 993.
The Normans built a new castle on the site, which forms the core of the present castle. William II unsuccessfully besieged it in 1095 during a revolt supported by its owner, Robert de Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland. After Robert was captured, his wife continued the defence until coerced to surrender by the king's threat to blind her husband.
Bamburgh then became the property of the reigning English monarch. Henry II probably built the keep. As an important English outpost, the castle was the target of occasional raids from Scotland. In 1464 during the Wars of the Roses, it became the first castle in England to be defeated by artillery, at the end of a nine-month long siege by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick.
The Forster family of Northumberland provided the Crown with twelve successive governors of the castle for some 400 years until the Crown granted ownership to Sir John Forster. The Forster family retained ownership until Sir William Forster (d. 1700) was posthumously declared bankrupt and his estates, including the castle, were sold to Lord Crew, Bishop of Durham ( husband of his sister Dorothy) under an Act of Parliament to settle the debts.
The castle deteriorated but was restored by various owners during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was finally bought by the Victorian industrialist William Armstrong, who completed the restoration.
During the Second World War, the Royal Navy corvette HMS Bamborough Castle was named after it.
Well... what else would I do with my work? Might as well frame them right? I have heaps of empty walls in my house... I think it looks great on my wall... hehe
What do you think? :)
Have a great weekend everyone! I'm almost back... almost...
Juz haven't been out... Haven't been taking photos... Still busy (and will always be busy) with the new bub... I'm back to work as well...
The Viceregal Lodge, Obervatory Hill, Shimla, India, by Henry Irwin. Completed 1888; tower height increased later by Lord Curzon. Local grey sandstone and light blue limestone, with iron girders, beams, and trusses.
Built on a high 331-acre site, levelled for the purpose, this mock-Tudor or baronial-style building is visible from far down the hillside, and was intended as a proud symbol of Empire. Over the portico at the main entrance is a coat of arms with inscriptions above it naming the architect (Irwin), the executive and assistant engineers (F. B. Hebbert and others) and the Earl of Dufferin as the current Viceroy. Dufferin was the first to occupy the new Lodge. The columned arches along the façade are echoed in the arches of alternating widths supporting the verandas. Just visible to the left of the main entrance, on the first floor, is one of the unobtrusive external iron spiral staircases provided for the lowliest menial staff, the bathroom sweepers.
Inside, the main hall is panelled in teak. The unicorn originally carved over the impressive main fireplace has since been replaced by the Indian wheel of progress. The double-galleried corridor off to the left is lit by mullioned windows and a glass ceiling, and leads to the ballroom, now the library of the Institute of Advanced Studies. On the ground floor were also the dining hall, lounge and drawing room. On the upper floors were the Viceroy's office and rooms. To the right of the main hall is a splendid three-storey high teak staircase, the kind of feature, no doubt, that earned Irwin his eulogy in the Madras Mail, to the effect that his genius was displayed in his interiors. In the morning room and visitors' lounge on this side, finishing touches like a walnut ceiling with a Kashmiri design, lavish wall-coverings (some of which remain more or less intact), an original chandelier and so on, can still be seen. Maple & Co, London, were the western suppliers. A large picture of one of the Vicereines, Lady Elgin, hangs over the fireplace of the visitors' lounge.
For its day, the Lodge had state-of-the-art technology. It had its own steam generator, and was the first building in Shimla to employ electric lighting. Indeed, Lady Dufferin, the first Vicereine in residence, is said to have first used an electric light switch here. The original light panel is still in place (with an added fusebox). The Lodge also had running hot and cold water, together with a sophisticated system for collecting and storing bath and rainwater, including two tanks under the front lawn.
Outside in the landscaped grounds stands a tall tulip tree, a rarity in an area dominated by pines and deodars. It was planted during the stay of the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Viceroy who replaced Dufferin in 1888.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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THE ROSE...
Some say love it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed
It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give
and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed
that with the sun's love
in the spring
becomes THE ROSE
By Amanda McBloom for the movie The Rose.
It was sung by Bette Midler for the first time.
Hear the song here by Bette Midler...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mht0Bzm_Cgs&feature=related
And another with better video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfUWub8xjdY&feature=related
A great rendition, less than good quality, but amplifies the words best....
La Casa Botines, o Casa Fernández y Andrés es un edificio de estilo modernista, situado en la ciudad de León, capital de la provincia homónima, España. Originalmente almacén comercial y residencia particular, fue construido y diseñado por el arquitecto español Antoni Gaudí entre 1891 y 1894, siendo esta una de sus tres obras fuera de Cataluña, junto al palacio episcopal de Astorga, también en León y al Capricho de Gaudí de Comillas, en Cantabria.
Ubicado junto al palacio de los Guzmanes, sede de la Diputación de León, de estilo renacentista, fue restaurado en 1951, declarado Monumento Histórico en 1969, es en la actualidad la sede de Caja España, entidad que lo rehabilitó en 1996, actividad que le valió el premio Europa Nostra.[1]
El término casa Botines deriva del apellido del fundador de la sociedad, Joan Homs i Botinàs, empresario y comerciante español asentado en la capital leonesa, que dirigían Mariano Andrés Luna y Simón Fernández Fernández, responsables del encargo de la casa a Antoni Gaudí.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THE DATE (1 of 1) /
LA CITA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 02 of 36) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.
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- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
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This is an alternate version of this photo of the RBC Dexia tower taken a few seconds later and processed differently. This is a single exposure, not HDR.
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) Associates Architects and Planners, based in New York; Bregman + Hamann Architects of Toronto; and Sweeny, Sterling, Finlayson & Co. Architects Inc. of Toronto.
This photo appears in a ranking of Best Cities for Design and Modern Architecture at ArchDaily.
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Congregation Ohab Zedek, or OZ, as it is fondly known, is more than just a synagogue. Under the leadership of Rabbi Allen Schwartz, the Shul is known for its open doors and big heart. OZ has broad ties with the surrounding Jewish community and its Upper West Side neighborhood as a whole. A random visitor could easily encounter an up and coming scholar from Israel, or members of the local fire station. It is an informal, comfortable, inclusive community.
OZ is a modern Orthodox congregation, but any individual is welcome, regardless of background or means. It is a Shul of interlocking communities--young families who find a relaxed setting on Shabbos morning to introduce their toddlers to services; singles, who famously crowd the steps on Friday night; and seniors, many of whom have been members of OZ for decades. It is home to those tentatively exploring Judaism as well as the most learned, who are stimulated by a broad array of lecturers and classes.
OZ is known for its wide range of Chesed activities, which include a long-time Bikur Cholim group that visits Mount Sinai Hospital each Shabbos and on holidays, as well as its members' regular visits to homebound seniors. Members also subsidize seats for those in need on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
OZ has a proud history. The Shul was founded in 1873 on Avenue B and Houston Street on the Lower East Side as the First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek. After a sojourn on West 116th Street in Harlem, the Congregation moved to its present location at 118 West 95th Street in 1926. Today, as part of a revitalized Upper West Side that has drawn an ever-expanding population of families and young adults, OZ is a vibrant and dynamic Jewish center for prayer, learning and social activities.
L'Arboç, Tarragona (Spain).
Wiki Loves Monuments Code: RI-51-0012083
Vertical panorama from 3 shots. Later readjusted white balance.
ENGLISH
The first news of the existence of the church of Sant Julià goes back to years 1136 and 1138. The conserved oldest part of the medieval church corresponds to the present chapel of Dolors (sorrows). The used equipment is of ashlars well fitted and cut. They are left also two lateral gothic chapels.
The present church of Sant Julià is a Renaissance building constructed between years 1631 and 1647, during the “War of Segadors (reapers)”. It is a church of a single nave, 40 by 12 meters, with six lateral chapels by side, semi-circular arch and barrel vault. The apse is pentagonal and the main vault is maintained by semicircular archs and is composed by five pointed vaults with nerves and decorated key. In the main facade it emphasizes the great baroque gate conformed by four columns that maintain friso. The bell tower, built before the church between 1622-1627, conserves the romanesque base and an inner chapel gothic covered with barrel vault.
In the chapel of Dolors (sorrows) there are an important franc-gothic painting set mural discovered during the restoration of the chapel made in 1968. The set occupies about 50 m² and has been dated around year 1300. It is conformed by three sections, the central is an allegorical representation of the tree of the Cross, and the lateral compositions are formed by scenes of the life of Jesus, Saint John Baptist and Saint John Evangelist.
In October 2007 it was declared "Cultural good of national interest" in the category of Historical Monument.
The Catalan Revolt (known in Catalan as the Guerra dels Segadors or Reapers' War) affected a large part of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659. It had an enduring effect in the Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ceded the county of Roussillon and the northern half of the county of Cerdanya to France (see French Cerdagne), thereby splitting the Catalan population.
The war had its roots in the discomfort generated in Catalan society by the presence of Castilian troops during the wars between France and Spain as part of the Thirty Years' War. Catalan peasants were forced to quarter Castilian troops and responded on Corpus Christi day with an uprising known as 'Bloody Corpus' (Catalan Corpus de Sang), under the slogans "Long live the faith of Christ!", our lord", "Long live the land, death to bad government". This 'Bloody Corpus' of 1640, which began with the death of a reaper and led to the somewhat mysterious death of the Count of Santa Coloma, viceroy of Catalonia, marked the beginning of the conflict. The irregular militia were known as 'Miquelets'.
Pau Claris, head of the Generalitat of Catalonia, turned the social unrest of the Catalans into a political cause and proclaimed a Catalan Republic. The Generalitat obtained an important military victory in the battle of Montjuïc (January 26, 1641). A little later, the death of Pau Claris created a difficult local and international situation, which resulted in the proclamation of Louis XIII of France as count of Barcelona and sovereign of Catalonia, Lluís I de Barcelona.
The conflict extended beyond the Peace of Westphalia, which concluded the Thirty Years' War in 1648, with the confrontation between two sovereigns and two Generalitats, one based in Barcelona, under the control of Spain and the other in Perpinyà (Perpignan), under the occupation of France. In 1652 the French authorities renounced Catalonia, but held control of Roussillon, thereby leading to the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.
More info: www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=indilex&..., en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Revolt
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CASTELLANO
La primera noticia de la existencia de la iglesia de Sant Julià se remonta a los años 1136 y 1138. La parte más antigua conservada de la iglesia medieval corresponde a la actual capilla dels Dolors. El aparejo empleado es de sillares bien encuadrados y cortados. Quedan también dos capillas laterales góticas.
La iglesia actual de Sant Julià es un edificio renacentista construido entre los años 1631 y 1647, durante la "Guerra dels Segadors". Es una iglesia de una sola nave, de 40 por 12 metros, con seis capillas laterales por banda, con arco de medio punto y bóveda de cañón. El ábside es pentagonal y la bóveda principal está sostenida por arcos semicirculares y está compuesta por cinco vueltas de ojiva con nervios y clave decorada. En la fachada principal destaca la gran portada barroca conformada por cuatro columnas que sostienen un friso. El campanario, levantado antes que la iglesia entre 1622-1627, conserva la base románica y una capilla interior gótica cubierta con bóveda de cañón.
En la capilla dels Dolors se encuentra un importante conjunto de pintura mural franco-gótica descubierto durante la restauración de la capilla realizada en el año 1968. El conjunto ocupa unos 50 m² y ha sido datado alrededor del año 1300. Está conformado por tres secciones, la central es una representación alegórica del árbol de la Cruz, y las composiciones laterales están formadas por escenas de la vida de Jesús, de San Juan Bautista y de San Juan Evangelista.
En octubre del 2007 fue declarado "Bien cultural de interés nacional" en la categoría de Monumento Histórico.
La Sublevación de Cataluña (o "Guerra dels Segadors") afectó a gran parte de Cataluña entre los años 1640 y 1659. Tuvo como efecto más duradero la firma de la Paz de los Pirineos entre la monarquía hispánica y el rey de Francia, pasando el condado del Rosellón y la mitad del de la Cerdaña, hasta aquel momento partes integrantes del principado de Cataluña, uno de los territorios de la monarquía hispánica, a soberanía francesa.
La guerra comienza a raíz del malestar que generaba en la sociedad catalana la presencia de tropas, fundamentalmente castellanas, durante las guerras entre Francia y España, enmarcadas dentro de la Guerra de los Treinta Años (1618 - 1648). Los hechos del Corpus de Sangre de 1640, desencadenados por el amotinamiento de un grupo de unos 400 o 500 segadores que entraron en Barcelona y que conducirían a la muerte del conde de Santa Coloma, noble catalán y virrey de Cataluña, marcan el inicio del conflicto.
Más info: www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=indilex&..., es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublevaci%c3%b3n_de_Catalu%c3%b1a_(...
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Piazza San Marco (often known in English as St Mark's Square), is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as "the Piazza". All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called "campi" (fields). The Piazzetta (the 'little Piazza') is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner (See plan). The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together. This article relates to both of them.
A remark usually attributed to Napoleon calls the Piazza San Marco "the drawing room of Europe". (The attribution to Napoleon is unproven).[1] It is one of the few great urban spaces in Europe where human voices prevail over the sounds of motorized traffic.
One of the most beautiful and charming places in Paris - smaller and more intimate than the Tuileries and the Luxembourg gardens. A place to rest in, relax, shop, and watch people surrounded by magnificent architecture.
Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. A true square (140 m x 140 m), it embodied the first European program of royal city planning. The Place des Vosges, inaugurated in 1612 with a grand carrousel to celebrate the wedding of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, is the prototype of all the residential squares of European cities that were to come. What was new about the Place Royale in 1612 was that the housefronts were all built to the same design, probably by Baptiste du Cerceau, of red brick with strips of stone quoins over vaulted arcades that stand on square pillars.
Former illustrious Residents of the Place des Vosges:
No. 1bis Madame de Sevigné was born here
No. 6, ""Maison de Victor Hugo"" Victor Hugo from 1832–1848, in what was then the Hôtel de Rohan-Guéménée, now a museum devoted to his memory, managed by the City of Paris
No. 7 Sully, Henri IV's great minister
No. 8 poet Théophile Gautier and writer Alphonse Daudet
No. 11 occupied from 1639-1648 by the courtesan Marion Delorme
No. 15 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, wife of Cosimo III de' Medici
No. 17 former residence of Bossuet
No. 21 Cardinal Richelieu from 1615–1627
No. 23 post-impressionist painter Georges Dufrénoy {From Wikpedia}"
I walked up to the tree, admiring the tiny white flowers on the branches
Not long ago, these trees held nothing; all the leaves had died
I asked the flowers, "What made you decide to bloom this year?
Why didn't you stay hidden in your branches, where it was safe?
Why do you always do the same thing every year?"
They looked back at me and quivered slightly with the wind
"Well," the flowers said, "the world is sad and dreary for so long
and we bring happiness back to it."
I considered this. "What makes people so happy when spring comes?"
The flowers looked up at the sun. "Change," the smallest bloom sighed.
"The world needs that every once in a while; it brings happiness.
If the world did not need to change, then we would never grow."
I nodded and smiled at the idea. I hadn't thought of it that way before.
I could only hear the slight rustle of the branches as I walked back the way I had come.
Explore am 15.11.2008 - Danke! (Highest position: 420 on Monday, November 17, 2008)
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THAT'S HOW I MET HIM (1 of 2) /
ASÍ LO CONOCÍ (1 de 2)
(Read in this order) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Morgana: Comiiiing! Une second!
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Morgana: Ya vaaaaaa! Un momento!
COLLABORATION:
- Miercole's Morgana Collaboration
- Morgana y Valo en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012