View allAll Photos Tagged PHP
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual y hace poco en El País -en pdf- gracias a Elisabet Sans.
*
*
A medio camino entre la sonrisa de Closterium y las incipientes estrellas de Euastrum, Tetmemorus dibuja en su contorno el perfil de unos labios, no rojos, sino verdes, por la sangre de su ser vegetal. Labios, que pronto fundidos en un beso, prepararán en un ciclo anual que se renueva casi eternamente, otras nuevas vidas para una nueva etapa de agua y luz.
Tetmemorus equilibra su cuerpo de balanza exacta en dos mitades iguales, del mismo modo que lo hace cualquiera de sus hermanas de esta familia de algas de los désmidos que se sostienen en el agua en línea con la superficie, dibujando contornos de lunas, sonrisas y estrellas.
La sangre verde de Tetmemorus es su clorofila, contenida en unos cloroplastos laminares, hechos de placas cortas y festoneadas como las de Netrium. Se disponen radialmente desde el eje central de su cuerpo y de este modo, de frente o de espaldas, de costado o en cualquier otra posición Tetmemorus podrá reposar tranquilo sabiendo que el sol siempre será recogido en su interior.
La piel de Tetmemorus es rígida y transparente, estuche de celulosa salpicado de lunares invisibles que en esta especie Tetmemorus brebisonii se disponen en hileras formando líneas de puntos sobre la superficie al azar no como en su hermano Tetmemorus brebbisonii que se colocan sólo ordenados en la cintura, .
Dos profundas incisiones se abren en los extremos de esta alga como marcando la comisura de esos dos labios que en Closterium siempre son sonrisa.
Tetmemorus granulatus es también habitante de las lagunas de aguas limpias y de las turberas de montaña en donde vive acompañado del universo de estrellas y lunas de otros désmidos hermosos. La fotografía de hoy se ha tomado en una muestra recogida en la Laguna de Cebollera, cerca de la población soriana de Molinos de Razón en el corazón de la Sierra que lleva el mismo nombre que el de esta laguna. Se ha realizado a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de campo oscuro.
=======================================================================
☁ 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.
dcist.com/2011/03/looking_back_washington_and_georget.php
Developer Buys 'Blue Castle' in Southeast
By Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 26, 2005; D03
It's known as the "Blue Castle" in the neighborhood where it has been a local landmark since the late 1800s. Now the building with the purplish-blue paint and the turrets has been swept up in the renaissance of redevelopment in Southeast Washington.
Preferred Real Estate Investments Inc. recently paid $20 million for 770 M Street SE. Executives at the Conshohocken, Pa., developer said the location of the 100,000-square-foot building makes it ideal for retail stores such as a Barnes & Noble bookstore and a Whole Foods grocery. The upscale stores eventually would supplant three charter schools that now are in the building.
The Blue Castle, across from the Navy Yard, is barely a block away from a huge new residential complex that is being built at the former site of the Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg housing project. More development is coming nearby with the proposed baseball stadium; 2 million square feet of office, residential and retail at the Southeast Federal Center; and the headquarters for the Transportation Department, which is under construction and expected to bring more than 5,000 office workers to the area.
"This is such a good corner, and there's a real lack of services here," said Michael G. O'Neill, chief executive of Preferred Real Estate. "You see new glass office towers going up but no retail, and it's a prime spot for retail."
The Blue Castle will be Preferred's first development in the District. The developer specializes in redoing historic buildings and is converting an old car-door production plant in Philadelphia into a multimillion-dollar retail project. In the Washington area, it turned a former TV factory in Columbia into offices and a warehouse for pharmaceuticals.
The Blue Castle was constructed in the late 1800s and was used as a garage and staging area to repair cable cars, trolleys and buses, according to the developer. O'Neill said his company will preserve its tall arched windows and exposed brick interior. But it won't be the Blue Castle anymore: He said he plans on painting it a more restrained hue.
O'Neill said he found the Blue Castle building three years ago while driving around Southeast. He was in the area after he bid on another old building near the Anacostia River, but he lost it to a developer who was willing to pay more. When he saw the Blue Castle, O'Neill said, he saw an opportunity. One problem: It wasn't for sale, according to its owner, a nonprofit group that provides services to mentally challenged people.
"We kept badgering them," O'Neill said. "We felt that if we buy it and be patient, we could do something with it." They came to a deal in November.
The three charter schools in the building still have five to seven years on their leases but are starting to look for new space. The developer said it is working with the tenants to help them find new homes and hopes to start construction in 2007.
Floyd Gilmore, principal of the Washington Mathematics, Science and Technology high school, said he's looking for space now for his 370 students but finding it is expensive and difficult. His school has been in the Blue Castle for four years and uses half of the building. Two other charter schools -- Eagle Academy and KIPP DC: KEY Academy -- and the nonprofit group use the rest of the space in the building.
Gilmore said he wants the school to own its own building, if possible, so it can confidently invest in equipment such as science labs. "It would just be too expensive for us to do it here when we only have a limited amount of time on the lease," Gilmore said. "The rent is going to be to the point where we won't be able to pay it."
Gilmore said he hopes to acquire a surplus school building from the D.C. government, though he'll miss the Blue Castle.
"It's a great building, and we've thoroughly enjoyed being here because it has good transportation, with good bus lines and Metro nearby, and it's in an up-and-coming neighborhood," Gilmore said. "It's a neighborhood you'd love to stay in, but you have to face reality about the price of real estate."
Wordpress response time after the activation of the apc module in php. You should also install wordpress.org/extend/plugins/apc/
"Erm... 404? Isn't this some kind of... error?"
Trippy's first stop in Costa Rica: the Britannia Hotel.
"The Ultimate Costa Rican Experience" boasts the web site for this hotel; and depending upon one's expectations, this could be accurate. You want drugs? You got it! You want hookers? You got it! You want a gun-toting night porter? You got it! You want a snack or a cup of coffee after dark? In that case, your life is in your hands.
Yeah, we fell for the web site hype (via Orbitz -- never booking through those lying scumbags again).
"Close to airport," it said. "Close," the night clerk informed us when we arrived after a forty-five minute taxi ride, means "anything within twenty kilometers of the airport."
"Airport shuttle," they claim. "You have to call a day in advance for the shuttle, and the cost is twenty-five dollars American." Or... you can take a taxi, for twenty dollars.
The entire building is surrounded by a stone wall. The sides and rear of the building are enclosed in a huge glass and steel structure, kind of like a giant terrarium. Across the street there's a charming local corner bar, in front of which rough looking street people and "professional workers" ply their trades.
During the day, the neighborhood is kind of a run-down but otherwise typical noisy city block, with broken pavement and uneven sidewalks. After dark... "we recommend you do not go outside after dark," intoned the desk clerk, the armed security guard / night porter nodding quiet assent to her warning. So... food? The hotel restaurant, a fancy joint with linen napkins on the tables and serving escargot, was empty except for one bored girl in jeans and a midriff-baring t-shirt slouched over the bar watching television. The desk clerk informed us that take-out delivery places do not deliver to this neighborhood at night.
On the way to the hotel, through a warren of narrow, twisting streets lined with scary looking characters, hemmed in by dark, shuttered, barred windows looming sightlessly from broken brick facades on either side, the taxi driver explained as best he could through his limited English and our fractured Spanish that "Columbians" and "Nicaraguans" had taken over the area, and that it was rapidly deteriorating. "Problems, big problems, very bad, very bad," he said as he cautiously navigated the pot-holed route.
The hotel is located on the edge of the "bad part" of this neighborhood. The rooms are pleasant enough, clean and comfortable. Obviously some effort has gone into keeping the building secure and safe. But... close to airport? No. "Ultimate Costa Rican Experience?" Despite Trippy's urgings, I did not venture outside to make the acquaintance of any of the "experienced Costa Ricans" working the night shift, so I can't comment with authority as to the "ultimateness" of any potential "experiences." Other than to offer that ultimately, I'd expect to lose, if nothing else, my wallet.
Perhaps I'm simply not adventurous enough, but my initial impression of Costa Rica was... that I was not impressed. Perhaps I'd have been more bold had I been packing a revolver -- and it was one hefty revolver -- like the night security guy.
So I am walking through this abandoned hotel with Jen and Smack. I drop behind to shoot in one of the guest rooms and they continue on. As I go to catch up I find a room packed full with beds still in their plastic sheets, pillows, soap, shampoo. vacums, etc... Then it hits me - this room smells like death. Not overpowering, but just enough to make you stand up and notice - like driving down the road with the windows open, past a very ripe carcass on the roadside. I look around - nothing. As I'm leaving the room I start to hear it...this monstrous buzzing noise, coming from behind a door left ajar. I kick it open and the light comes streaming in - and there half hidden beneath the stairs - was this. Not sure if it was wounded by a hunter, or naturally curled up there - but it was nature at it's most primeval.
And a reminder - everything is from the Earth, and returns to it in one way or the other.
Please watch one of my favorite videos of all time.
Hasta el 10 de enero de 2009 está en marcha la III MARATÓN DE FOTODONACIONES CAZURRO.COM + ACNUR contra la malnutrición infantil en los campos de refugiados. Además, ¡este año fotodonar puede tener premio! ya que entre los que compréis fotos se sortearán, entre otras cosas, una cesta de ibéricos con un jamón del bueno, cortesía de DobleC Photo, un fin de semana en un espectacular hotel rural en las Hoces del Duratón (Segovia), y otros dos fines de semana de hotel en Salou y Tossa de Mar, tres vales de 100€ para gastar en digitaltoyshop.com, un marco de fotos digital, suscripciones anuales a revistas de fotografía, cuentas PRO de Flickr de un año... y lo que vaya viniendo durante la campaña.
Tenéis toda la información sobre la campaña de este año en www.cazurro.com/dona.asp. ¡Animaos y, si está en vuestra mano, difundidlo todo lo que podáis que el tema de la malnutrición infantil cada día es más peliagudo!
The concept- A girl who's been turned into a human, after being a flower for years. This is supposed to capture the vulnerability of a flower.
187/365
M'kay, hii guys. First of all- Merry Christmas if you celebrate it! <3 Second of all- I'm starting a new series! "Life on Earth." It's going to be conceptual shots with interpreting something of the earth into it. ( 'Be the beauty you see' Would be a good example of what it will be, too.) I'm really excited to do things like this more. Third of all- This was inspired by a painting I did earlier today, then realized it'd be a good picture! Fourth of all- Next month, I am officially taking Photography classes once a week at Gainesville Uni! Thank you so much to my parents for finding it, and paying for it, so I can do what I love. I love you guys! <3
Hope you all have a great holiday, closeup in comments!
| Facebook page | Blog|
www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/913/Aqua.php
2009
250 mtrs
Aqua is an 82-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in downtown Chicago designed in the Modern architectural style. The building's height of 819 ft (250 m), includes six levels of parking below ground. The building's eight-story, 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) base is topped by a 82,550 sq ft (7,669 m2) terrace with gardens, gazebos, pools, hot tubs, a walking/running track and fire pit. Each floor will cover approximately 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2). The Aqua was named the Emporis 2009 skyscraper of the year.
Architect
Aqua is designed by Jeanne Gang, principal and founder of Studio Gang Architects, and it is her first skyscraper project. This is the largest project ever awarded to an American firm headed by a woman. Loewenberg & Associates are the architects of record, led by James Loewenberg.
Design
The Aqua Tower is located on the 200 block of North Columbus Drive, and is surrounded by high-rises. To capture views of nearby landmarks for Aqua's residents, Gang stretched its balconies outward by as much as 12 feet (3.7 meters).
The result is a building composed of irregularly shaped concrete floor slabs which lend the facade an undulating, sculptural quality. Gang cites the striated limestone outcroppings that are a common topographic feature of the Great Lakes region as inspiration for these slabs.
The building will contain 55,000 square feet (5,100 square meters) of retail and office space, in addition to 215 hotel rooms (floors 1-18), 476 rental residential units (floors 19-52), and 263 condominium units & Penthouses (floors 53-80).[14] Aqua will also be the first downtown building to combine condos, apartments and a hotel. Strategic Hotels & Resorts had agreed to acquire the first 15 floors of hotel space upon completion of the building, but terminated its $84 million contract for the space in August 2008, citing significant changes in the economic environment. On May 12, 2010, it was announced that Carlson Hotels Worldwide agreed to spend $125 million to open the first Radisson Blu hotel in the United States on 18 vacant floors of the highrise.
The name 'Aqua' was assigned to the building by Magellan Development Group LLC. It fits the nautical theme of the other buildings in the Lakeshore East development, and is derived from the wave-like forms of the balconies; the tower's proximity to nearby Lake Michigan also influenced the name.
Sustainability was also an important factor in Aqua's design. Gang and her team refined the terrace extensions to maximize solar shading, and other sustainable features will include rainwater collection systems and energy-efficient lighting. The green roof on top of the tower base will be the largest in Chicago. The tower will seek LEED certification.
*
*
Ahora en Biodiversidad virtual
Extaordinariamenete pequeña y activa, Spirulina subsalsa no parece un organismo microscópico si no fuera por su tamaño, el caso es que serpentea en el agua como si fuese una culebrilla. Gira sobre sí misma mientras su cuerpo ondula y se estira levemente, atornillando ágilmente el agua con su cuerpo de muelle. Spirulina subsala es una cianobacteria, ser minúsculo, tan pequeño como primitivo, medio alga, medio bacteria y desde luego, por sus movimientos, medio culebra ▷.
Muchas de las especies de este género de cianobacterias viven en aguas salobres y Spirulina subsalsa parece que puede hacerlo también en aguas dulces, se trata de una de las de más pequeño tamaño del grupo, pero es algo mayor que Spirulina subtilissima, con la que podría confundirse. Su espiral, de poco más de tres milésimas de milímeto de anchura, es una espiral flexible y animada por la vida ▷, allá en los fondos acuáticos donde la luz no llega y donde encuentrta los nutrientes necesarios para poder desarrollarse. Vive entre las ruinas de naufragio de millones y millones de seres, cascarones de diatomeas, fragmentos de alga, restos de la arquitectura prodigiosa de pequeños invertebrados, los que conforman el paisaje fantástico entre el que Spirulina vive y renueva la vida en el Lago en el que habita, Lago de Sanabria.
El género Spirulina está constituido por un pequeño número de especies que ronda las cincuenta. Casi todas ellas suelen vivir en zonas de aguas casi estancadas y ricas en materia orgánica. La de hoy, probablemente Spirulina subsalsa, no es muy común, aunque existen de ella algunas citas en la Península procedentes de aguas saladas o salobres.
Actualmente algunas especies de Spirulina se consumen como suplemento dietético por su alto contenido en vitamina B12 y proteínas, aunque se conoce que fueron ya empleadas hace siglos.
Los antiguos pobladores de México cultivaban algunas especies de este género principalmente en el lago de Texcoco - ya desparecido- para obtener un suplemento alimentario. En el libro de La Conquista de México de Francisco López de Gómara , se señala "Pocas cosas vivas dejan de comer. Culebras sin cola ni cabeza, perrillos que no gañen, castrados y cebados; topos, lirones, ratones, lombrices, piojos y hasta tierra, porque con unas redes de malla muy menuda barren, en cierto tiempo del año, una cosa molida que se cría sobre el agua de las lagunas de México, y se cuaja, que ni es hierba, ni tierra, sino una especie de cieno. Hay mucho de ello y cogen mucho y en eras, como quien hace sal, los vacían, y allí se cuaja y seca. Lo hacen tortas como ladrillos, y no sólo las venden en el mercado, sino que las llevan también a otros fuera de la ciudad y lejos. Comen esto como nosotros el queso, y así tiene un saborcillo de sal, que con chilmolli es sabroso. Y dicen que a este cebo vienen tantas aves a la laguna, que muchas veces en el invierno la cubren por algunos sitios." .
A veces, si las condiciones son favorables, muchas especies de Spirulina se puede desarrollar de forma masiva.
Spirulina subsalsa , se ha fotografiado a 400 aumentos con la técncia de contraste de interferencia y se ha encontrado en una muestra recogida sobre sedimentos a 20 metros de profundidad en el Lago de Sanabria (Zamora), desde el catamarán Helios Sanabria el primer catamarán construido en el Planeta propulsado por energía eólica y solar.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (1 of 5): Minao Theatre /
CITA EN EL CINE (1 de 5): Cines Minao
(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, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Emily: Your music is a grand motivation to me, I don't have words to express how much I like it...
Akari: Here's your camera... ^_^u
/
Emily: Vuestra música es una gran motivación para mi, no tengo palabras para expresar lo mucho que me gusta...
Akari: Toma, aquí tienes tu cámara... ^_^u
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
Studio pics from readers of MATRIXSYNTH via the MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.
Facebook gallery where you can find follow-up comments for each here. Also keep an eye out for new studio pics there.
Featured in order:
1 & 2. Erwan Coïc
This is my studio !
3. Lorenzo D Metallan
This is my setup for a live recording few weeks ago
4. Stu Smith
Seeing as we're doing studio selfies here's my little corner of the world.
5. Phil Croker
And here's my little setup at Pooh Corner (so named 'cos of the wallpaper..) Please be kind, I know it's nowhere near as good as some of your rigs
6. Francesco Synth Meeting Mulassano
Homework!
7. Jason Duerr
Location: Chicago
Results: belmontandclark.bandcamp.com/
8. Nick Morey
Most of my collection Betamaxx
9 & 10. Erik Chalmers
my place
11. Eric Vetterick
blurry ipad shot of my crap...
12. Steve Drakeem
13. Adam Gahan
Okay so i may as well join in. I don't have a huge setup but i try and make the most of what I've got. After all I'm only 19, I will most definitely acquire more gear as time progresses.
14. Gabriel Morley
15. Charles Mickaelstein
Same thing as Adam Gahan, I don't have a huge analog setup but I'm glad to have what I have
(plus some small synths, like monotrons, Casio VL-Tone, etc).
I do that kind of things with those :
soundcloud.com/warngmusic/extreme-transudation
16. Marco Vedder
My setup — at Club Tabu.
17. Marco Vedder
My setup
night lights
18 & 19. Jeremy Olson
20. Hani Debbache
21. Mark Milanovich
Jumping on the bandwagon. Couldn't fit all this in one shot.
It's a hell of a mess right now. More pics as I organize it more.
22. Matthew Willox
I'm a complete minimalist.
23. Ricardo Schnidrig
Acid House from Argentina !
24. Brandon McWhorter
Sure, why not? Here's 1/2 of my "mess" — with Roland TB-303 with Kenton CV Mod, Kawai R-100, Tom Oberheim SEM Pro, Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, Roland RS-505, Roland SBX-10, Roland TR-808 with Kenton MIDI, Roland Jupiter 6 with Europa, Genoqs Octopus, Roland JP-8 Jupiter 8, John Bowen Solaris, Oberheim M-12 Matrix 12, Garfield Electronics MiniDoc, Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice, Oberheim OB-Xa 8 Voice, Roland JP-4 Jupiter 4, Roland PG-800, Oberheim OB-8 with MIDI, Roland Juno 106 with Kiwi106 and Roland SH-101 (Red).
25. Martin Ley
There you go ‘Synth sluts’ Me at the controls back in 1985
26. Huskypop Huskypopo
27. Michal Patulski
Wow, some of your collections are sick! This is my current setup and nothing is there in comparison ha ha.
28 & 29. Hideously Disfigured Hipsters
30. Thomas Götze
Wanna play a game?
31. Dmitri Sfc
32. Shawn Shirey
This is ground control to Major Tom...
33. Nicolas Guichard
How to choose?
34. Colin Johnson
Since everyone's doing one of these right now.. here my spot. just moved in last month.. so you'll have to tolerate the mess and.. also one picture came off instagram. oh well.
35. Fede Manfredi
This is my little studio, at last, in order!
36. Michael Dennis Raleigh
I guess if everyone's putting up their studios... Here's me and mine
37. Bjørn Viggo Andersen
And here is ours
38. Nicky Bendix
My little workspace - thank you for all your inspiring photos!
39. Gavin McCloy
My modest setup
40. Mike Bradberry
Joining the bandwagon.
41. David J Warman
42 & 43. Trevor Gavilan
44. Joshua Andrew Coburn
45. Max Sokoleski
My tiny dungeon studio
46 & 47. TB Aothree
48. Walter Coter
Many Thanks for all members
49. Mark Ireland
My minimal (but very usable) studio setup.
50. Walter Coter
51. Adrian Earnshaw
As everyone is sharing pictures of their studios, here's my humble setup.
52. Discretman Jeff
Ok, this is my my gaming room !
53. David J Warman
54. Yuuki Koide
my studio
55. Olivier Lebra
my "living studio"
56 & 57. Matthew Thomas 1:48pm Mar 23
When in Rome. Geoscience Studio, kind of set up in an awkwardly shaped room, hence two pictures.
58. Jon Adams
This is my studio while I'm confined to bed - missing my hardware - microbrutes +modular the most
This is my 2 page magazine spread final for my lightning class. All shots were lit with some kind of lighting except for the Guitar shot.
Read the story I wrote: On July 19th, 1954 the music world was changed forever. Sam Phillips, the owner of small a Memphis based record label named Sun Records, released a single titled “That’s Alright.” Although the song was a cover, a baby faced, 19 year-old Elvis Aaron Presley and a backup band consisting of talented local musicians made it their very own. With it’s slapping of an upright bass, dynamic guitar playing, and the sound heavily influenced by white hillbilly music and black rhythm and blues, a new genre was born. One of the earliest forms of rock n roll, the sound was known as Rockabilly.
There were a few artists playing Rockabilly type music before Elvis ever laid down tracks at Sun Records. But after that July day, with its new and exciting sound, Rockabilly exploded. Many of the most acclaimed Rockabilly artists ever, recorded at Sun Records at some point in time. Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Warren Smith, Charlie Rich, and Sonny Burgess were some of the incredible talents that were catalysts for the Rockabilly movement.
Rockabilly’s shelf life was short-lived however. In 1958, Elvis had joined the Army. In 1959, Buddy Holly and 3 others were killed in a plane crash. By the early 1960’s, Rockabilly was all but dead. The music was replaced by pop stars and country western crooners. Rockabilly’s influence however, can be felt everywhere. If you’ve never heard of it before, you’ve probably heard music inspired by those early Rockabilly artists. For if it wasn’t for Rockabilly, there would be no Beatles, no The Who, no Rolling Stones, and no Led Zeppelin. Any of those names ring a bell?
In the late 1970’s to early 1980’s, Rockabilly had somewhat of a revival. Artists like Levi Dexter & the Rockats, The Blasters, The Polecats, and popular recording artists the Stray Cats, all made a choice to get away from increasingly commercialized pop music and get back to American roots music. The Stray Cats were the only ones who achieved some kind of mainstream success. But what they all did was introduce a forgotten musical genre to a new generation and inspire a new counter culture.
Today, Rockabilly is alive and very well all over the world. Although the music isn’t attaining chart success, the counter culture itself is booming. One of the hotbeds for the Rockabilly scene is Orange County, California. It is a counter culture in the same regard as the hippy movement of the 60’s, Punk Rock in the late 70’s & early 80’s, and Gangster Rap of the 1990’s. In 2010, Rockabilly isn’t just about the music, it’s about a lifestyle. It’s a community brought together by the love of American roots music and early American car culture. Car clubs are a common site at Rockabilly concerts and festivals. Pre-1964 customized lead sleds that rumble through the streets, sitting low to the ground, with ultra creative pinstriping are sometimes a hotter topic than the music being played on stage. Fashion from the 1950’s is ever-present and worn proudly in today’s Rockabilly scene. Men wearing white t-shits with the sleeves rolled up, Chuck Taylor Converse on their feet, and cuffed Levi’s while piling their pompadours high are a staple. The ladies can be seen in poodle skirts or dresses that show off their shapely hips, cardigan sweaters, high heels, and an up do that would make any beehive wearing hairdresser from the 50’s proud. Seeing a woman all dolled up like she was straight out of an Alberto Vargas or Gil Elvgren pin-up painting is a welcome and thankfully, a common site as well. Art is a big part of today’s Rockabilly culture as well. Talented artists that are well versed in the art of pinstriping are a hot commodity as every custom car driver wants an original piece of art on their ride. The “Rebel Without A Cause” look that the Rockabilly men of today go for wouldn’t be complete without tattoos. Although, tattoos are equally as popular with the women these days. Traditional tattoos like those done on Sailors in World War II can be seen everywhere throughout the Rockabilly scene.
Rockabilly has had a revival and has been re-incarnated. The music industry has changed to a point where we will probably never see a recording artist playing Rockabilly top any kind of music charts again. But with the passion, the love, and the dedication for the music, the cars, the art, and the Rockabilly counter culture overall, the people entrenched in the Rockabilly scene of today are going to make sure it doesn’t go away again.
Ecco un piccolo scatto del nostro pupetto ESAURITO! :D Grazie mille Ele per i consigli :) e ha ragione lei... che stia cominciando a capire che deve mettersi in posa?? :D
Nikon D90 / 50mm f1.8
Vi chiedo cortesemente di non postare immagini di qualcunque tipo. Saranno rimosse.
Please don't post pictures of any kind. Will be removed.
Equilibrium, the Human Mashup. The show's goal was to ask "How can art and technology and the synergy of the two address humanity's next evolutionary step?". Being a staunch singularitarian this was right up, or is it down, my proverbial alley. I built an application that allows a user to take a self portrait photograph and then draw themselves on a wall simply by using and moving their hand. The premise was to use the human as the sole interface to draw themselves, exploring the convergence of man and technology. A one day only installation, I didn't have to high of hopes for it's exposure. On the flip side, this being my first showing ever I was like a greedy 8 year old on Christmas morning, and extremely anxious to see how people would interact and respond to the installation. The methodology of controlling an interface without the normal peripherals such as a mouse, keyboard, touch screen, kiosk, or otherwise was foreign to all that attended. What transpired blew me away. The attendance, response and exposure far exceeded my hopes. I barely had to explain at all to users how to run the application. People just stepped right up to the installation and began to interact with it. They were actually learning on their own while performing the drawing. People were actually converging with the technology. Furthermore, those that were done performing their drawing became evangelists, telling those who followed them their idea of how best to use the application. At that moment it became cemented in my mind that I had succeeded in my experiment. People had invested themselves in the piece to the point of bringing out their own inner artist. Several times I stepped in to 'coach' people on how to get the most out of the motion detection while drawing their portrait. The response I got was unexpected. People took personal offense that I was pushing my artistic ideas on their own drawing. Again, success. I was also sent to the floor several times by attendees who said they had come to the event specifically to see my work which they had been following online. There were even several people who mentioned that they had hooked my work up to projectors at parties they were holding. Wha?! Seriously, amazed.
I'd like to thank several people for the night. Steve Benoit for all his help with testing the application, videography and film editing of the event. The result is the shweet movie posted above. Rachel Kjack and Adrienne Fritze from SAO and Working Artists Online respectively for their organization and inviting me to submit my work. All that attended, I met some inspirational folk. And finally, my wife Lisa for her unending support and diggin' me even when I have late night dreaded 'code eyes'.
Looking forward to the next event.
Related:
the online version of the installation
A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety. ~Ansel Adams
The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box. ~Henri Cartier Bresson
I hope you enjoy my attempt at capturing the essence of our passion, somewhat personified. I appreciate the irony in my attempt, yet I understand the duplicity of practising my passion whilst paying homage.
What is photography? I would appreciate your views in the comments I hope will follow.
To me it is exactly this - the enjoyment felt capturing something beautiful.
Photography is beautiful.
Russ.
Please join our group at www.flickr.com/groups/picturesthatinspire/
Armsad sõbrad, ilusat nädalavahetust!
Dear friends, wish You a happy weekend!
We're off to Salzburg for the weekend. See you next week - take care!
Semmering Railway, built over 41 km of high mountains berween 1848 and 1854, was declared by UNESCO a world cultural heritage 1998.
1848-1854 mägedesse rajatud Semmeringi raudtee võeti 1998. aastal UNESCO maailma kultuurimälestiste nimekirja.
Best viewed LARGE on Black: bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=5323627790&size=large&...
2010 saw the completion of most of the walls, terraces, paths and other hardscape features after almost fifteen years of hard work. This allowed me to begin upgrading the plantings and adding sculpture and other garden art and ornament. The year also saw visits by a variety of wildlife, some of which I was fortunate enough to capture. I seem to be fast running out of steam as retirement approaches, but I hope to concentrate on the finishing touches in the next few years.
1. "....... a host of Golden Daffodils", 2. May Morning in Our Garden, 3. May Afternoon in Our Garden, 4. Container Combination, 5. Introducing Herm....................., 6. Homage to Mark Rothko, 7. Crepe Myrtle "Dynamite" in Our Red Border - Late July, 8. White Coneflower Seedheads and Spirea "Mellow Yellow", 9. Framed Rooster Tile in Our Garden, 10. The View Out My Window - A Morning in Early June, 11. He's Back - Praying Mantis - Late August Afternoon, 12. Mid-Morning Light in Our North Georgia Garden, 13. There's a Bear in Our Garden, 14. September Afternoon, 15. Red Cypress Vine - Shantycleer Has Been Overwhelmed, 16. Wildlife in the Garden - or is it "Mildlife"?, 17. The Morning After the Rains, 18. October13-2010 022, 19. Dahlia "Bishop of Llandaff", 20. Afternoon Light, 21. Autumn Shadows - Acer "Seiryu", 22. Yesterday Afternoon, 23. December Snow 2010, 24. Our Christmas Snowman, 25. December Snow 2010
Created with fd's Flickr Toys
www.familistere.com/site/index.php
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familistère_de_Guise
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familistère_(Guise)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_André_Godin
« Ne pouvant faire un palais de la chaumière ou du galetas de chaque famille ouvrière, nous avons voulu mettre la demeure de l’ouvrier dans un palais ; le Familistère, en effet, n’est pas autre chose, c’est le palais du travail, c’est le PALAIS SOCIAL de l’avenir.
Ce qu’il n’est pas possible de faire au profit de familles éparpillées et sans lien, les améliorations qu’on ne peut introduire dans le tohu-bohu des habitations ouvrières, ni à la ville, ni à la campagne, ni dans les caves, ni dans les mansardes habitées ; ce que ne permettent pas même les habitations ouvrières isolées les mieux construites, quel qu’en soit le système : le Familistère le permet, le palais social le rend possible, bien plus, il le rend nécessaire. »
Jean-Baptiste-André Godin La Richesse au service du peuple, le Familistère de Guise. 1875.
Les chiffres du Familistère : ( source Wikipédia )
10 millions de briques sont nécessaires à la construction des trois pavillons du Palais Social.
30 000 m² de surfaces sont offerts par l’ensemble des trois pavillons.
1 kilomètre de coursives parcourt les trois pavillons du Palais.
500 fenêtres percent les façades des trois unités d’habitation.
495 appartements sont aménagés dans l’ensemble des cinq pavillons du Familistère avant 1918.
1 748 personnes habitent au Familistère en 1889.
50 berceaux peuvent être installés dans la nourricerie du Familistère.
796 invités participent au banquet de la cinquième fête du Travail dans la cour du pavillon central en 1872.
1 000 spectateurs prennent place au théâtre en 1914.
1 526 employés travaillent dans les usines de la Société du Familistère en 1887.
2 500 est le nombre de record d’employés de l’Association du Familistère de Guise et à Bruxelles en 1930.
4 000 modèles d’appareils et d’accessoires sont fabriqués par la Société du Familistère en 1914.
210 000 appareils sont expédiés par les usines de Guise et Bruxelles en 1913-1914.
664, c’est le nombre de pages qui composent le livre Solutions Sociales publié par Godin en 1871.
JEAN-BAPTISTE GODIN ( ENGLISH )
Jean-Baptiste André Godin (26 January 1817 -29 January 1888) was a French industrialist and social experimentor born on the 26th of January 1817 at Esquéhéries (Aisne).
The son of an artisan, he entered an iron-works at an early age, and at seventeen made a tour of France as journeyman. Returning to Esquéhéries in 1837, he started a small factory for the manufacture of castings for heating-stoves. The business increased rapidly, and for the purpose of railway facilities was transferred to Guise in 1846. At the time of Godin's death in 1888 the annual output was over four millions of francs (4,160,000), and in 1908 the employees numbered over 2000 and the output was over 280,000.
An ardent disciple of Charles Fourier, he advanced a considerable sum of money towards the disastrous Fourierist experiment of V. P. Considerant (q.v.) in Texas (known as La Reunion. He profited, however, by its failure, and in 1859 started the Familistère, or community settlement, of Guise on more carefully laid plans.
The Familistère forms a town within the town of Guise. It comprises, in addition to a large factory, three large buildings, each four stories high, capable of housing all the work-people, each family having two or three rooms. The main building consists of three rectangular blocks joined at the corners. Each of these blocks has a central court covered with a glass roof under which children can play in all weather. There is no church of any sort. (There are, of course, churches within the rest of Guise). At the back of the main block there was a nursery. There is a separate block, known as the "economat", containing various shops, refreshment rooms and recreation rooms of various kinds(?), stores for the purchase of groceries, drapery and every necessity. This has recently (2008) been restored and is now a cafe, a shop selling books, postcards etc and an exhibition area. There were also allotments for the workers.
Opposite the main block there was a building containing a theater for concerts and dramatic entertainments and a primary school. There was also a communal laundry and swimming pool. This was a few years ago derelict but has now been restored. The swimming pool is still a swimming poll but the laundry is a meeting room and the drying room is now (2008) an exhibition room. In 1880 the whole was turned into a co-operative society, with provision by which it eventually became the property of the workers.
Godin manufactured cookers and heating stoves of many kinds mainly made from cast iron castings. Sometimes these were enameled. These are still to be found in use all over France. They can be found for sale on eBay.
This business was still owned by the workers in the 1950s but soon after was taken over by Le Creuset. It is not obvious that the factory is still functioning. It is seems the domestic building were privatised. The state of the domestic buildings was deteriorating but has recently been awarded EU money for it to be restored.
In 1871 Godin was elected deputy for Aisne, but retired in 1876 to devote himself to the management of the Familistère. In 1882 he was created a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Godin was the author of Solutions sociales (1871); Les Socialistes et les Droits du travail (1874); Mutualité sociale et association du capital et du travail (1880); La Republique du travail et la reforme parlementaire (1889). See Bernardot, Le Familistère de Guise et son fondateur (Paris, 1887); Fischer, Die Familistère Godins (Berlin, 1890); Lestelle, Etude sur le Familistère de Guise (Paris, 1904); D. F. P., Le Familistère illustr, résultals de vingt ans d'association, 1880-1900 (Eng. trans., Twenty-eight years of co-partnership at Guise, by A. Williams, 1908).
Although this artwork is a spiritual statement, not a political one, you might want to understand more about the concept of the Letter of Marque. A link to start with:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_Marque
The background was pieced together from many photos. The royal coat-of-arms was adapted from a photo I took of a very old crest in St. Augustine, Florida. I've also made the letterhead from it. The letter is NOT a copy of a historical document: it is an original compilation, made to look aged, which is (mostly) legible if you see it large. There is a lot to read, but it's revelational and really worth it !
I have posted the full text on my blog with a list of references:
"Manuscript with flowers 2": © Alexmax
www.dreamstime.com/manuscript-with-flowers-2-rimage679232...
" Lamb" : © Eric Isselée
www.dreamstime.com/lamb-rimage2306868-resi122770
Lighthouse No. 2" : © Npage
www.dreamstime.com/lighthouse-no.2-rimage7257-resi122770
"Bass Harbour Head": © David Davis
www.dreamstime.com/bass-harbor-head-rimage1130204-resi122770
"Full Moon": © David Woods
www.dreamstime.com/full-moon-rimage1016561-resi122770
My own water, sunset, boat and crest photos.
On Feb. 2, a rally from different places in Paris gathered approx. 5000 people (2000 according to the police) in Stalingrad to protest about the immigration policies of the government and to support the rights of the "sans papiers" (clandestine aliens).
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album et de parcourir les photos par ordre chronologique / Please read the explanation at the beginning of the set and view the pictures in chronological order.
Part of "Sans Papiers
View Light-tentted Canon AE-1 Program (3 of 4) on Black
View Light-tentted Canon AE-1 Program (3 of 4) Map/EXIF
Canon EOS 7D + EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM @ 64 mm - 1/160 sec at f/22, ISO 400
Manual mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: 730 mm
Choosing a big box lets you get some good angles on larger objects.
Strobist info:
2x 580EX II at 1/8th on each side of box
1x Vivitar 2800D aimed down on top of the box at full power (non manual flash)
Full instructions here.
47°34'56.23" N 122°1'49.59" W, 137 m
Kitchen Table, My Apartment
Sammamish, Washington, USA
Taken on 03.26.2011, uploaded on 03.26.2011.
©2011 Adam James Steenwyk. Please contact me at ajamess [at] gmail [dot] com if you would like to use this photo. Blog: www.f128.info
View On Black---------------------------------------- Clika aquí para ver Mejor
Plantas de Encina Micorrizadas de Trufa Negra Tuber Melanosporum
La trufa negra (nombre científico Tuber melanosporum), conocida también como trufa de Perigord, es muy apreciada en la gastronomía por su aroma y de gran valor económico. Se trata de un hongo que se encuentra bajo el suelo (hipogeo) y que posee un aspecto exterior oscuro tirando a negro, de superficie verrugosa. Hoy en día este hongo puede cultivarse en las denominadas truferas
Descripción
Trufa negra (Tuber nigrum Bull. (= Tuber melanosporum Vittad.). Etimología.- Tuber {l} ~ protuberancia; nigrum {l} ~ negro, por sus esporas pardo-negruzcas. Descripción.- Trufa globosa a subglobosa, de 3-12 cm de diám., firme y compacta. Peridio negro, mate, recubierto de verrugas piramidales y poligonales de 3-5 mm. Gleba compacta, al principio gris-violácea y en la madurez pardo-negruzca recorrida por venaciones estériles blanquecinas, de tonalidades rosadas al contacto con el aire. Olor perfumado muy característico, a marisco, sabor delicioso. Microscopía.- Peridio pseudoparenquimático, de 200-300 µm de espesor, opaco, compuesto de células angulares e irregulares, de 7-19 µm de diám., más grandes y de paredes más gruesas (0,5-1,5 µm) y pigmentadas hacia la superficie. Hifas glebales de 4-7 µm de diám., septadas, a veces ramificadas, con elementos inflados dispersos de tamaño muy variable. Ascos globosos, de 60-70 µm de diám., conteniendo en su interior 1-4 esporas. Ascosporas elipsoidales, de 29-45 x 17-24 µm, hialinas cuando jóvenes, adquiriendo un color pardo-oscuro y opaco al madurar, recubiertas de numerosas espinas rígidas de 4-6 µm de longitud. Distribución. Tuber nigrum Bull. se diferencia de T. brumale Vittad. por el color más oscuro de su gleba, venación más rosada al contacto con el aire y esporas más alargadas, translúcidas cuando jóvenes y pardo-oscuras-opacas cuando maduran, mientras que en T. brumale permanecen translúcidas.
Su hábitat natural son los bosques del sur de Francia, Italia y España. Vive bajo tierra, en simbiosis con las raíces de encinas, robles y avellanos principalmente, aunque también vive asociada a las raíces de algunos pinos (halepensis y silvestris) y estepas o jaras (Cistus albidus), generalmente en tierras calizas. Se reproduce en la primavera, apareciendo entonces como pequeñas pelotas, que luego en el verano y otoño se hinchan y maduran, llegando al tamaño de una pelota de golf. Mide entre 3 y 7 cm -a veces se recogen de 10 cm- y un peso entre 20 y 200 gramos, aunque excepcionalmente pueden superar los 600 g.[1] La trufa despide sustancias alelopáticas que impiden el crecimiento de la hierba a su alrededor, y ese suele ser a veces una clave para poder encontrarlas.
Su aspecto recuerda al de una patata si nace en un suelo 'suelto' y de forma irregular, con unas “verrugas” poco profundas si nace en un suelo pedregoso, pudiendo llegar a tener formas caprichosas. El color de su carne es negro-violáceo, con venas blancas, cuando ha llegado a su completa madurez. Como su nombre indica, la madurez llega en invierno. El famososo gastrósofo francés Grimod de La Reynière mencionaba: “Las trufas están realmente buenas después de la Navidad. Dejemos pues a los maestrillos ignorantes, a los glotones imberbes, a los paladares sin experiencia, la pequeña gloria de comer las primeras”.
Recolección
Se recolecta en el invierno, utilizándose perros especialmente adiestrados en su olfato (un ejemplo de raza empleada en su recoleción Parson Russell Terrier) y el denominado machete trufero. Se han llegado a emplear cerdos (se menciona que son mejores las hembras) en su recolección. Algunos expertos las detectan gracias a la presencia de la 'mosca de la trufa' (Suilla gigantea). Las mejores fechas son enero, aunque el periodo de recolección comienza en diciembre llegando hasta marzo. Antiguamente se utilizaban cerdos. Los sitios donde se ha cultivado anteriormente viñas suelen ser frecuentes (sobre todo en los lugares donde hay cepas podridas) y también en las zonas donde se haya cultivado olivos, o donde haya encinas. No obstante la recolección de este hongo es un misterio sometido a diversas investigaciones.
Usos
Es bastante complicado definir el aroma y sabor de la trufa negra, sin haberla probado. Los especialistas aseguran que no hay una trufa igual a otra. Principales factores influyentes son: hábitat, clima y cantidad de lluvia caída durante su desarrollo, y esencialmente el árbol al cual estuvo adherida. El poeta y ensayista francés J. L. Vaudoyer escribió “Hay dos razas de comedores de trufas: una que cree que son buenas porque son caras, y otra que sabe que son caras porque son buenas”. Se pueden emplear en la cocina crudas o cocidas, cortadas en láminas (con un aparato de cortar especial similar a la mandolina), en rodajas o en dados, picados en forma de jugo, de fumet. Suelen emplearse en la elaboración de salsas para acompañar carnes, pasta; en la elaboración de ensaladas, en la elaboración de embutidos y foie gras.
Las trufas se pueden conservar cerca de dos semanas en temperaturas de frigorífico y casi 10 meses congeladas. Se pueden introducir en recipientes pero éstos deben permitir respirar a la trufa. Se comercializan hoy en día en pequeños botes de cristal con esencias de trufa, an algunas ocasiones sumergidas en aceites o en brandy.
www.familistere.com/site/index.php
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familistère_de_Guise
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familistère_(Guise)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_André_Godin
« Ne pouvant faire un palais de la chaumière ou du galetas de chaque famille ouvrière, nous avons voulu mettre la demeure de l’ouvrier dans un palais ; le Familistère, en effet, n’est pas autre chose, c’est le palais du travail, c’est le PALAIS SOCIAL de l’avenir.
Ce qu’il n’est pas possible de faire au profit de familles éparpillées et sans lien, les améliorations qu’on ne peut introduire dans le tohu-bohu des habitations ouvrières, ni à la ville, ni à la campagne, ni dans les caves, ni dans les mansardes habitées ; ce que ne permettent pas même les habitations ouvrières isolées les mieux construites, quel qu’en soit le système : le Familistère le permet, le palais social le rend possible, bien plus, il le rend nécessaire. »
Jean-Baptiste-André Godin La Richesse au service du peuple, le Familistère de Guise. 1875.
Les chiffres du Familistère : ( source Wikipédia )
10 millions de briques sont nécessaires à la construction des trois pavillons du Palais Social.
30 000 m² de surfaces sont offerts par l’ensemble des trois pavillons.
1 kilomètre de coursives parcourt les trois pavillons du Palais.
500 fenêtres percent les façades des trois unités d’habitation.
495 appartements sont aménagés dans l’ensemble des cinq pavillons du Familistère avant 1918.
1 748 personnes habitent au Familistère en 1889.
50 berceaux peuvent être installés dans la nourricerie du Familistère.
796 invités participent au banquet de la cinquième fête du Travail dans la cour du pavillon central en 1872.
1 000 spectateurs prennent place au théâtre en 1914.
1 526 employés travaillent dans les usines de la Société du Familistère en 1887.
2 500 est le nombre de record d’employés de l’Association du Familistère de Guise et à Bruxelles en 1930.
4 000 modèles d’appareils et d’accessoires sont fabriqués par la Société du Familistère en 1914.
210 000 appareils sont expédiés par les usines de Guise et Bruxelles en 1913-1914.
664, c’est le nombre de pages qui composent le livre Solutions Sociales publié par Godin en 1871.
JEAN-BAPTISTE GODIN ( ENGLISH )
Jean-Baptiste André Godin (26 January 1817 -29 January 1888) was a French industrialist and social experimentor born on the 26th of January 1817 at Esquéhéries (Aisne).
The son of an artisan, he entered an iron-works at an early age, and at seventeen made a tour of France as journeyman. Returning to Esquéhéries in 1837, he started a small factory for the manufacture of castings for heating-stoves. The business increased rapidly, and for the purpose of railway facilities was transferred to Guise in 1846. At the time of Godin's death in 1888 the annual output was over four millions of francs (4,160,000), and in 1908 the employees numbered over 2000 and the output was over 280,000.
An ardent disciple of Charles Fourier, he advanced a considerable sum of money towards the disastrous Fourierist experiment of V. P. Considerant (q.v.) in Texas (known as La Reunion. He profited, however, by its failure, and in 1859 started the Familistère, or community settlement, of Guise on more carefully laid plans.
The Familistère forms a town within the town of Guise. It comprises, in addition to a large factory, three large buildings, each four stories high, capable of housing all the work-people, each family having two or three rooms. The main building consists of three rectangular blocks joined at the corners. Each of these blocks has a central court covered with a glass roof under which children can play in all weather. There is no church of any sort. (There are, of course, churches within the rest of Guise). At the back of the main block there was a nursery. There is a separate block, known as the "economat", containing various shops, refreshment rooms and recreation rooms of various kinds(?), stores for the purchase of groceries, drapery and every necessity. This has recently (2008) been restored and is now a cafe, a shop selling books, postcards etc and an exhibition area. There were also allotments for the workers.
Opposite the main block there was a building containing a theater for concerts and dramatic entertainments and a primary school. There was also a communal laundry and swimming pool. This was a few years ago derelict but has now been restored. The swimming pool is still a swimming poll but the laundry is a meeting room and the drying room is now (2008) an exhibition room. In 1880 the whole was turned into a co-operative society, with provision by which it eventually became the property of the workers.
Godin manufactured cookers and heating stoves of many kinds mainly made from cast iron castings. Sometimes these were enameled. These are still to be found in use all over France. They can be found for sale on eBay.
This business was still owned by the workers in the 1950s but soon after was taken over by Le Creuset. It is not obvious that the factory is still functioning. It is seems the domestic building were privatised. The state of the domestic buildings was deteriorating but has recently been awarded EU money for it to be restored.
In 1871 Godin was elected deputy for Aisne, but retired in 1876 to devote himself to the management of the Familistère. In 1882 he was created a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Godin was the author of Solutions sociales (1871); Les Socialistes et les Droits du travail (1874); Mutualité sociale et association du capital et du travail (1880); La Republique du travail et la reforme parlementaire (1889). See Bernardot, Le Familistère de Guise et son fondateur (Paris, 1887); Fischer, Die Familistère Godins (Berlin, 1890); Lestelle, Etude sur le Familistère de Guise (Paris, 1904); D. F. P., Le Familistère illustr, résultals de vingt ans d'association, 1880-1900 (Eng. trans., Twenty-eight years of co-partnership at Guise, by A. Williams, 1908).
Christ is Coming!
Bible Teaching About His Return
* New Testament Teaching
* Other New Testament Writings
* Old Testament Teaching
* The Kingdom of God
* Behold Your King!
* Dual Fulfillment
* The Times and Seasons
* Antichrist
* Tribulation
* The Nation of Sign
* The "Rapture"
* The Lord will Come!
* Take Heed to Yourselves
It was once fashionable in religious circles to say that Jesus Christ would never return to the earth. There are still plenty of professing Christians who believe that. But there are now many others who have come to believe that the Second Coming is a very important event.
Christadelphians have always taught that the Return of Jesus Christ to the earth is vital to the fulfillment of the purpose of God. This booklet reviews Bible teaching about the Second Coming, both the events that will lead up to that miracle and the reason for the Lord's Return.
New Testament Teaching
Someone has counted the New Testament references to this great event, and they number 318 occurrences! If you reflect that the number of times the word for Christian love occurs is only 115, you will begin to see the importance of this topic. Nor is it simply the case that only one or two New Testament writers refer to the matter in their writings. Treatment of the subject is widely spread.
Jesus spoke often about the Kingdom of God and his Second Coming. His parables, for example, were told to those who thought the Kingdom of God was to appear immediately. He was like a nobleman who had to go "into a far country to receive for himself a Kingdom and to return" (Luke 19:12). More than once he spoke of the Coming of the Son of Man (e.g. Matthew 24:27,30,37,39,48; 25:27; 26:64). And when he assured his disciples of his continuing spiritual, but invisible, presence "even unto the end of the world" (Matthew 28:20), he inferred that then he would be visibly present with them for ever.
The testimony of the Apostles was equally plain. They had been clearly taught by the Risen Lord who, during the forty days before his ascension into heaven, instructed them about the Kingdom of God, the restored kingdom of Israel (Acts 1:3,6). It was the opening theme of his post-resurrection appearances that all the Old Testament promises were coming to their fulfillment in him (Luke 24:27). At the time of his ascension, as he was being taken up from the Mount of Olives into the clouds, God sent His angels to explain.
"Ye men of Galilee", they said to the watching apostles, "Why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven" (Acts 1:11).
It is not therefore surprising that when the Apostles began to teach in the streets of Jerusalem, they said that their Lord Jesus Christ was to return to the earth as King. Peter gave the lead when he boldly announced that the grave could not keep Jesus imprisoned. He referred his hearers to a statement in Psalm 110:1, used also by his Lord, to show that he had gone to heaven only until his enemies have been subdued (2:34,35). Note the authoritative use of the Old Testament.
But also note a vital point. Bible teaching is never given just for the sake of informing us what happens next. It always has a deeper intention, for we are meant to use the knowledge it confers to prepare ourselves for those coming events:
"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ . . . Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins" (Acts 2:36,38).
It should follow that our consideration of Bible truth concerning the Return of the Lord should also cause us to search our hearts.
Other New Testament Writings
But what of the writings of other New Testament authors? Let us look at just one of the New Testament letters, the First written by Paul to the Thessalonians. Notice how he centers his entire message on the truth of the personal return to the earth of the Lord:
"wait for his Son from heaven . . . which delivereth us from the wrath to come" (1:10);
"what is our hope or joy? Are not ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?" (2:19);
"he may stablish your hearts unblameable . . . at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints" (3:13);
"the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout" (4:16);
"the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night" (5:2);
"I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (5:23).
You could try extending this investigation, if you wish. The emphasis on the Lord's Coming continues in all the New Testament letters, but it is always related to practical Christian living. Because the Lord is coming again, there were matters in their lives that required attention! And it is so for us.
Old Testament Teaching
The same person who counted 318 references in the New Testament extended the search to the Old Testament, and discovered 1,527 such references to an event in God's purpose which can be no other than the Coming of Christ as King. Let it be clear that the exact number is unimportant; there is always room for some difference of opinion about the occasional passage. But it is perhaps startling to some readers to consider that there could be five times as many references to the Second Coming in a part of the Bible which has suffered widely from neglect over the years.
The fact of the matter is this: the New Testament can only be understood once the Old Testament has also been studied. The two Testaments belong together as interdependent parts of God's revealed truth. What the Old Testament foretells the New Testament fulfils, in part. But a very large amount of Old Testament prophecy remains unfulfilled.
Consider these promises of a King who will reign over God's Kingdom on earth, and ask yourself whether they have ever been fulfilled:
GENESIS: "Thy seed (a descendant of Abraham) shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" (22:17,18; see Acts 3:25; Galatians 3:16).
2 SAMUEL: "And when thy days (David) be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed (descendant) after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house (a Temple) for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever" (7:12,13).
PSALMS: "The LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession" (2:7,8; see Acts 4:25,26);
"He (the promised king) . . . shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth" (72:6-8).
ISAIAH: "It shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house (His Temple) shall be established in the top of the mountains (at Jerusalem) . . . and all nations shall flow unto it . . . for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations" (2:2-4);
"Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever" (9:7);
JEREMIAH: "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch (descendant), and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is the name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS" (23:5,6).
The Kingdom of God
Many times God has promised that He will rule the earth. What man has failed time and again to achieve, God will establish. The King will be a descendant of both Abraham and David (see Matthew 1:1). He will rule from Jerusalem, on David's throne (see Luke 1:31-33). His Kingdom will be one of justice and righteousness; it will involve Divine education, Temple worship, and the exercise of Kingly power to establish peace on earth (see Revelation 11:15-18).
The Kingdom of God was once before established on earth. King David and his descendants reigned upon the throne of the Kingdom of the Lord (1 Chronicles 28:5). There was nothing special about the throne itself. The Divine appointment was what mattered and when king after king had neglected God's law, He brought that arrangement to an end. But even when the prophet Ezekiel announced the end of the Kingdom to King Zedekiah (in 21:25-27), he promised that God would restore the Kingdom on earth when he should "come whose right it is".
The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to the earth has therefore to be understood against that powerful Old Testament background. When Jesus began his public ministry by announcing that the Kingdom of God was at hand (Mark 1:15), he was saying to those who knew the Old Testament promises that he was the promised King. But Jesus had first come to achieve personal righteousness, and to make it possible for others to become right with God.
It is now possible for us to find peace with God through the forgiveness of our sins, by association with the saving work of the Lord Jesus. First we have to understand the Gospel, including Bible teaching about the work and person of the Lord Jesus, and the Kingdom over which he is now the King. Then we have to be baptized as believing adults into his saving Name (see Acts 8:1 2).
Behold Your King!
But what is the Second Coming of the Lord going to be like? For example, would it be possible to miss it altogether and not even be aware that it had occurred? Will it be visible or invisible? Will Jesus be there in person or merely a spiritual presence? And will he come to the earth or only towards the earth?
Jesus Christ rose bodily from the grave. He was not an invisible spirit creature but One who could be seen, handled and held (1 John 1:1; Luke 24:39,40). His body was marked by the evidence of his suffering on the cross. Yet he was no longer subject to the limitations of human existence. He could come and go despite locked doors, and on Mount Olivet he ascended bodily to heaven, defying the law of gravity. The disciples had seen him go; he would return visibly. As the angel later said: "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him" (Revelation 1:7). Or as Zechariah the Old Testament prophet had predicted, long before the crucifixion, "They shall look upon me whom they have pierced and they shall mourn for him" (12:10).
So it will not do to say that only those who look with faith will see the Lord. Some will look, see, and mourn (Revelation 1:7). Nor will it do to say that Jesus will come invisibly, for the Lord himself warned:
"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets . . ." (Matthew 24:23,24).
Nor will it do to argue that the Bible talks of the presence of the Lord, meaning that it will be an invisible one. The New Testament also talks about the revelation of the Lord, using a word that means uncovering or manifesting. In fact, the presence (Greek: parousia) of the Lord turns out to be an especially suitable term. One of the most authoritative Greek Lexicons available says of the word:
"It became the official term for a visit of a person of high rank, especially of kings and emperors visiting a province" (Arndt and Gingrich).
It is such a visit by a King that the Scriptures foretell. The crowds who welcomed King Jesus into Jerusalem when he sat astride a donkey and they threw coats and' palm branches before him, shouted out greetings that referred right back to the Promises of God: "Blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh in the name of the Lord" (Mark 11:10). Matthew comments that the rejoicing was a foretaste of what had been forecast by Zechariah the prophet, when he wrote "Behold, thy King cometh unto thee".
Now if the initial royal visit was attended by such joy and rejoicing, consider what the next one will be like! The prophet had declared:
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold thy king cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation. . . and he shall speak peace unto the heathen; and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth" (Zechariah 9:9,10).
Dual Fulfillment
This Scripture illustrates a widely used feature of Bible prophecy: its joint short and long-term character. Jerusalem rejoiced at the Kingly coming of Jesus -- "Lowly and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass" -- just as the prophet had said. But their joy was short-lived, for he did not then go on to establish worldwide peace, or commence to rule from Jerusalem over a Kingdom that was to last for ever. Jesus completed enough of the prophecy at that time to demonstrate that he was the Coming One, and to give us confidence that he will return to complete the promised transformation of the earth. Zechariah compressed the two comings in such a way that there appeared to be no interval between them. This has led some people to argue that the Kingdom will never come, because, they say, even Jesus expected it in the First Century, or at most shortly afterwards. It has thus been dismissed by some as an early Christian hope, which has now been superseded by a superior understanding. But when all the Scriptures are studied carefully, it becomes clear that the Coming of Jesus was not to occur immediately after his ascension to heaven. The Day and the Hour
Any attempt to show that Jesus was mistaken about the time of his Coming is doomed to failure. He clearly stated, more than once, that he did not know:
"Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only" (Matthew 24:36).
As he later said, this was something that the Father had reserved within His own authority (Acts 1:7). But Jesus did know that some long time would elapse before his Second Coming. He told parables to indicate that his coming would not "immediately appear" (Luke 1 9:11), that it would be "after a long time" (Matthew 25:19), and that there might be some delay for those who were waiting (25:3). Like their Lord, his followers were to appreciate that they could "not know what hour" he would come.
The apostles also acknowledged that they could not know the precise time of the great event for which they waited. Peter warned about people who would scoff, as so many have, at the "promise of his coming" (2 Peter 3:4). Indeed he poured scorn on their faithlessness, what he called "willful ignorance" -- people believing what they wanted to believe, regardless of the evidence. And Paul was in no doubt either, for he went on record as saying:
"But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh . . ." (1 Thessalonians 5:1,2).
Can you complete that quotation? It holds the key to two vital matters concerning the early return of the King. Notice first what the verse above says. There would be general indications available -- what Paul calls "times and seasons" -- which would help keep the believers prepared. And the verse continues:
". . . the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."
When it happens the Lord's Coming will be swift, sudden and unexpected. No-one expects thieves to strike. But they often succeed because people overlook the dangers. It is also the case that speed is vital to a successful robbery, which is why the figure is used by Jesus (Matthew 24:43), Paul (1 Thessalonians 5:2), and Peter (2 Peter
3:10), to emphasise the vital point. We must be on our guard, watchful, prepared, vigilant. The Lord could come at any time! He will come when we least expect him!
The Times and Seasons
That is why when Jesus explained what was to happen before his Return, he very carefully emphasised the need for watchfulness. Sitting with his disciples one day on the Mount of Olives, from where he would later ascend to heaven, he gave them some general indications of what was to happen prior to his "coming and the end of the world" (Matthew 24:3). This prophecy presents a fascinating challenge, for it combines a short-term prediction about the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the temple, with a long-term forecast of world events.
A list of the predicted events in the three Gospel accounts (Matthew 24, Mark 1 3 and Luke 24), which does not claim to be a structured sequence of prophetic events, shows the following:
1. The rise of false Christianity and false Christs
2. The persecution of true Christians.
3. Wars and rumors of wars, nation against nation.
4. Earthquakes, famines and pestilences.
5. Jerusalem surrounded by armies.
6. The Jewish nation dispersed.
7. Jerusalem in non-Jewish occupation.
8. Tribulation and distress.
9. Signs in the sun, moon and stars.
10. The powers of heaven shaken.
Notice how believers are warned about the rise and growth of false Christianity. It is the Lord's first concern. His words were fulfilled by the rapid development of wrong teaching in New Testament times (e.g. Acts 20:29), and are being fulfilled again at the close of this age. Elsewhere the message is that the true believers will comprise a very small remnant, compared with those who hold a distorted form of Christianity.
Antichrist
The apostles also warn about this development. Paul was emphatic that there would be manifestations of false Christianity, for he prophesied that the Day of the Lord:
"shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped" (2 Thessalonians 2:3,4).
The apostle Paul describes the man of sin in language that refers back to the prophet Daniel, who accurately foretold the rise and fall of four empires that exercised power in the Middle East. He traced the development from them to a false religious system, involving the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy, that is opposed to Christ and his true followers. This is counterfeit Christianity, and the apostle Paul describes it as "the mystery of iniquity" which was already at work, and "a strong delusion".
The other thread of teaching in the Lord's catalogue of future events concerned trouble. There were to be wars and rumors of wars, both within and between nations; there would be natural disasters and widespread hardship, earthquakes, famines and epidemics; terrors and fearful sights would be in the heavens, causing much fear and distress. People would not know which way to turn for fear of what was about to happen on earth.
To some extent these problems are as old as man. The tendency to war against one another is evident even in the first book of the Bible, and famine features there too. But even within Bible history the atrocities of which man is capable become increasingly ugly, and since then even more widespread horrors have been seen. The powers now available to mankind are enough to make any sane person fear for the future. More than ever before, these words of Jesus are coming true:
"There shall be . . . upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory" (Luke 21:25-27).
Tribulation
The reference to the sea and waves roaring, like others to signs in the sun, moon and stars, may be either symbolic or literal or some combination of both. The prophet Isaiah, for example, wrote about the wicked being "like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt" (57:20). Jesus may have been drawing upon such imagery to describe a world that was full of trouble because it was full of wickedness. He may also have been teaching us to look out for some upheaval of the physical order, like tidal waves, which would also be an indication of the end of the age. Certainly there have been many earthquakes and natural disasters over the past few years, all over the world. The apostle Paul described the whole world order as groaning and travailing in pain (Romans 8:22), like a woman waiting to be delivered of a child. It is thus evident that our present troubles are the birthpangs of a new and better world, soon to begin.
In both Testaments we are told that the tribulation that will come at the end of human government is the final herald of the Second Coming. It will be:
"a time of trouble such as never was" (Daniel 12:1);
"the time of Jacob's (Israel's) trouble" (Jeremiah 30:7);
"great tribulation" (Matthew 24:21).
Will the believers waiting for their Lord have to suffer this trouble, or will they be spared? The likelihood is that present-day believers will live through this time of trouble, indeed that they have already begun to do so. Jesus promised that for the elect's sake that time would be shortened (Mark 13:20). But those who finally stand approved before the Judge are those "which came out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Revelation 7:14).
As that trouble increases, and God pours out His wrath upon the earth, there are indications that true believers will be sheltered from that outpouring. Isaiah describes the great shake-up of human society when God intervenes:
"Come, my people, enter into thy chambers. . . hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity" (24:18-23, 26:20,21).
We must therefore consider carefully what Jesus said:
"When these things (the signs of which he spoke) begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh" (Luke 21:28).
We should not wait until total disaster has struck, and there is no escape route left. It is better to learn the lesson now, that this is the time immediately before the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Nation of Sign
There is one great sign which removes all doubt concerning his imminent return. The nation of Israel is back occupying the land promised by God. The history of the Jewish nation has been a guide throughout the ages to the outworking of God's purposes. They were called as a special people, because of the great promises that had been made to their Fathers. They were given the right to occupy the land we now know as Israel, conditional upon their faithful obedience to God. They were the people whose kings occupied the throne of God's Kingdom on earth.
They forfeited these rights when, after centuries of indifference, they not only refused to accept the Lord Jesus as their Messiah, but were involved, with the Romans, in effecting his death by crucifixion. Because of that rejection, Jerusalem was overthrown. Throughout the intervening centuries Jews have wandered the earth as a stateless people, hated and persecuted almost everywhere they went, just as Scripture said they would be.
But Scripture also forecast a better future for this nation of sign, not because they would change their behavior and live to deserve better treatment, but because God would take pity on their plight and act to redeem them. He would remember the promises made of old to the Fathers and act to vindicate His great name. At the time of the end they would be brought back from the nations and once more be settled in their own land-the land of promise! So the prophets said:
ISAIAH: "The remnant shall return . . the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion" (10:21; 35:10).
JEREMIAH: "He that scattered Israel will gather him" (31:10).
EZEKIEL: "I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries . . . then shall they dwell in their land . . . yea, they shall dwell with confidence" (11:17; 28:25,26).
ZECHARIAH: "I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem" (8:8).
And so it came to pass. After nearly two thousand years of dispersion and down-treading, in 1948 the State of Israel was born by the decree of the United Nations, and in 1 967 the whole of Jerusalem was repossessed by Jews. It had taken all that time for the words of Jesus to be fulfilled:
"They shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled" (Luke 21:24).
Everything now indicates that the Times of the Gentiles are rapidly drawing to a close and the Time of the Kingdom of God is once more at hand. The bringing together of troublous times and the return of the Jews to the Land removes any doubt. Shortly King Jesus will return to Jerusalem as World Ruler, to reign over Israel and over all nations. Of all the available Signs of the Times given by Jesus and the prophets, the establishment of Israel-the Nation of Sign-is the clearest witness that the End is now at hand.
The "Rapture"
What then awaits the faithful follower of Jesus? Can he expect to go to heaven with the Lord at his Return? Hardly, for the Lord is coming to reign on earth, from Jerusalem. An elaborate scheme has been devised by some Bible readers which requires not one Coming but two. According to this, Christ's Coming would be first for the Church only and would be a secret "rapture". He would come again with the Church, for the world, and this would be visible and public. In some versions of this theory the interval between the two comings is very small; in others as much as seven years is thought to separate the two events.
There is very little Scripture that can be used to attempt to support these theories, for whilst there are some indications that a separation will occur between companions when Jesus comes (Luke 17:34-36), the main teaching about the circumstances of the Return is that given in Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians:
"The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord" (4:16,17).
The phrase caught up is that from which the whole idea of a rapture has evolved; and the links with a supposed seven year period of tribulation have been achieved by the unsatisfactory interpretation of other Scriptures, especially from the Revelation. Clearly there is to be a catching away of true believers, both of the living and the resurrected dead, "to meet the Lord in the air". They are to form a welcoming party who, with the angels who attend his coming, will make up his entourage. But they go to meet him, not he them. And their destination is made clear in the Scriptures already considered: the Lord and his followers are bound for Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:4), "the city of the great king" (Matthew 5:35).
The Lord will come!
In these dying moments of human government, the powers of heaven will be shaken as men's hearts fail them for fear. The nations will be engaged in a battle around Jerusalem. Then the Lord will come! Unexpectedly, suddenly, in great power and glory, bringing salvation for those who have faithfully waited and prepared for this central event in their lives; but bringing judgement upon all those who have wilfully ignored the faithful promises and gracious invitation of God:
"The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power: when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe" (2 Thessalonians 1:9,10).
It is vital therefore that we believe what the Bible so clearly promises. We cannot simply "wait and see", because Jesus is coming to save those who already believe, not to give reasons for faith to those who have had clear evidence, but no inclination for the things of God.
When the Lord spoke to his followers about his eventual return to earth, he focused their attention more on the consequences of his Coming than on the sequence of events itself. To this day we cannot know for sure when Jesus will come. But we know perfectly clearly that when he comes he will call us to account, and ask us how we spent our lives on the eve of his return:
"Take heed . . . be not led astray . . . be not troubled . . . take heed to yourselves . . . preach the gospel . . . be not anxious . . . endure to the end . . . flee . . . pray . . . believe not false prophets . . . take heed . . . look up and lift up your heads . . . take heed to yourselves . . . watch . . . BE READY" (Matthew 24; Mark 13; Luke 21).
The apostles make the very same points as they reflect on the nearness of the Lord's Return.
"What manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness . . . be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless" (2 Peter 3:11-14).
"Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:12,13).
"When he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man who has this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure" (1 John 3:2,3).
Take Heed to Yourselves
The Bible is our guidebook to the future, just as it is our handbook for the present. It alone will show us what God wants us to do. From it we can learn God's purpose and promises. The first thing is to understand and believe those things that are true. We shall then come to appreciate the need for obedience to God, starting with baptism. And thus we shall be doing what Jesus commanded.
The coming Kingdom of God on earth will transform human experience. We need to learn to live now in harmony with our Creator. The Lord is at hand! It is now an urgent matter for us all to examine our lives, so that we are properly prepared for the Coming of the King.
<http://ashcraftministry.blogspot.com/
26 April 2009. Left click here to view large and read the wording of the notice.
══════════════════════════════════
A Warning and an Upgrade
On the weekend of 25/26 April 2009 laminated cards headed: ”WARNING NOTICE” were tied to columns in the streets of Tottenham Hale Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ). They announced "New parking signs and lines"; and that "Parking signs and road markings have been programmed to be upgraded".
I talked to some of our neighbours who were also looking at the notices. What did they make of this "warning", with a promise of something "new"? What exactly was this particular "upgrade"?
They didn't know. I don't expect many local residents did know.
Stripping away spin and obfuscation, this was the work done.
► Some faded yellow and white traffic and parking lines were repainted.
► Hundreds of lines were corrected because they were unlawful and did not comply with the Statutory Regulations.
► That's it!
In 2009 having parking lines which did not comply with the law wasn't a problem unique to Haringey Council. Click here to read about the mess which many local authorities across the country made of their traffic lines and signs. (Use the 'Back' button to return.)
Haringey's Parking and Highways Service - under the 'leadership' of former Labour councillor Brian Haley - was slower than many to come out of denial, admit they were doing it wrong, and agree a programme for repainting lines and getting them right.
Wording of the Temporary Notices
Does the wording of these notices really matter? After all, the work was finished within three weeks, when most of the temporary laminated cards had gone.
In my view, it does matter. How local councils inform and explain things to residents is a vital issue. "Warning" them and promising a spurious "upgrade" is a symptom of a diseased, secretive culture.
"The highest standards of propriety and accuracy"
Haringey's website has a page headed: Setting the Record Straight. It includes this paragraph.
"But in spite of our best efforts, media reports are not always accurate. People have a right to reliable information, just as we have a duty to provide it. That is why we introduced this section to the site. The information we provide is subject to a Code of Conduct under the Local Government Act 1986. This means we are bound by the highest standards of propriety and accuracy in providing information.
My request to Dr Ita O'Donovan
In the spirit of these golden words on Haringey's website, on 28 April 2009 I wrote to Dr Ita O'Donovan, then Haringey's Chief Executive. I asked for her help in getting the laminated cards replaced with notices which were simple, clear and truthful.
I proposed the wording: "We are correcting some errors in the existing white and yellow traffic lines and repainting lines which are faded". I suggested that the words: "We apologise for any inconvenience", would have been welcome.
Dr O'Donovan's reply on 14 May, over two weeks later, was almost wholly negative. She wrote:
"I have looked into this matter as you have requested. I feel that there is little difference in the message of the notice currently being used and that which you propose. Given that these works are due to be completed within the next two weeks I do not feel it would be an effective use of the Council’s scarce resources to reprint and put up fresh notices."
"The work itself will result in minimal inconvenience to residents but I do accept that an apology for any inconvenience could have been included on the signs. I will arrange for this to be included in any future signs of this nature."
I emailed back, agreeing with Dr O'Donovan that it was by then too late and would waste resources to put up truthful signs. But I pointed out this wouldn't have been the case if she had acted immediately when I raised the problem with her.
I suggested that a few dozen laminated A3 cards and some nylon tape are not prohibitively costly. Probably no more than Haringey Council was then paying for a few minutes of the time of one of the numerous consultants it then employed.
I quoted the words of the (then) Prime Minister, Gordon Brown on 11 May 2008. "We must show we have the highest standards for our profession. And we must show that, where mistakes have been made and errors have been discovered, where wrongs have to be righted, that that is done so immediately."
══════════════════════════════════
A chance to understand public information
All bureaucracies try to hide behind a curtain of jargon. Local government is not immune. And this is after decades of campaigning by the Plain English Campaign with its highly prized 'Crystal Mark'.
In 1971, its founder Chrissie Maher asked: ‘Why isn’t the public given a chance to understand public information?’ She gave the answers: ‘To keep them in the dark.’ ‘To stop them claiming what is rightfully theirs.’ ‘To stop them interfering in things they wouldn’t understand’." ( Source: Chrissie Maher's book "Born To Crusade")
Though some people in local government do 'get it'.
”Without explaining what a council does in proper English then local people will fail to understand its relevance to them or why they should bother to turn out and vote. Unless information is given to people to explain why their council matters then local democracy will be threatened with extinction.”
“ . . . we can not, must not and should not hide behind impenetrable jargon and phrases. We do not pretend to be perfect, but as this list shows, we are striving to make sure that people get the chance to understand what services we provide." .
(Source: Two quotes by the late Simon Milton, then Chair of the Local Government Association.)
________________
For an individual or an organisation, admitting your mistakes can be embarrassing. It's tempting to fudge and obfuscate. Though for local councils who have had non-compliant traffic lines and signs for many years, the worry may not be public shame, but public finance. In other words, it may open the door to claims for PCNs (fines) to be repaid.
══════════════════════════════════
George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four
was first published in 1949.
Orwell wanted English written with clarity.
He said “Good prose is like a window pane”.
In his bleak fable of a totalitarian future Orwell imagined English replaced by “Newspeak”. "… the special function of certain Newspeak words … was not so much to express meanings as to destroy them.”
Sixty years later, "Newspeak" has been reinvented as "Spin", "Narrative", and other variations of deceptive and manipulative news management.
Nr. D-126.
Seat Toledo Mk1 (1991-1998).
Escala 1/43
AHC Doorkey, Epe, Holland.
Made in Spain by Pilen / Artec.
Años 90.
Printed description on the baseplate:
"DOORKEY EPE HOLLAND
MADE FOR SEAT LTD EDITION NR.D -126."
More info:
pilen.jimdo.com/asociaci%C3%B3n-con-otras-marcas-i/
miniaturasconry43.blogspot.com.es/2012/09/seat-toledo-y-s...
www.foro.pieldetoro.net/foro/index.php?threads/seat-en-ww...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUTO PILEN / ARTEC / AHC DOORKEY
[ Brief history
of Companies Interconnexions ]
"Auto Pilen was a diecast line of model cars made in Ibi, Alicante, in southeastern Spain by Pilen S.A..
Models were produced from the 1970s through the mid-1990s mostly in 1:43 scale.
A majority of the castings were inherited from French Dinky.
The company was started in the 1960s, diecasting items like colorful metal sailboats and key chains.
In the late 1980s. Pilen was apparently bought by AHC of the Netherlands.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Pilen
(...)
"Pilen ceased its production in 1983, but only 5 years later, in 1988, the company was reborn with the new name Artec.
In the first catalogues from Artec, there is still place for the Pilen logo, meaning that both companies are really the same one, or at least, that Artec is the successor of Pilen."
(...)
Source: toysfromthepast.blogspot.com.es/2013/06/293-pilen-artec-s...
(...)
"Around 1980 there was a Pilen connection with Holland OTO, which had taken over Dutch Efsi Toys. A 1980 Auto Pilen catalog shows many of the revered Efsi vehicles like the Model T series and many Efsi trucks continued as a line Pilen 1980 (Bras 2012).
Around 1990, there was also a connection with the Dutch diecast company AHC, which appears to have bought Holland Oto and thus Auto Pilen (Bickford 2009).
AHC has since shared dies and traditionally Pilen stamped cars can be found in both AHC and Holland OTO labeled boxes (Bickford 2009; Johnson 1998, p. 15)."
AHC, however, usually produced Volvos, of which Pilen only had a few: the DAF based 66, the 480 Turbo, and the 460 and 850 sedans - most of these appear to have been developed first by AHC models before they were reverse marketed - and then also later sold as Pilens - some of which were made in Spain.
Some of these Volvos also appear to have been sold as promotional models. There were also some Nissans made by AHC/Doorkey packaged as Pilens (Bickford 2009).
With the bankruptcy of Doorkey in the early 1990s, Auto Pilen disappeared. The last new models with the Pilen name appeared at this time. "
(...)
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Pilen
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doorkey
"Doorkey was a Dutch model car manufacturer .
The company was established in Epe .
They sold miniatures in the scale 1:43.
The models are:
- Opel Combo, Opel Manta
- Nissan Maxima, Nissan Serena, Nissan Micra (5 door)
- SEAT Ibiza, SEAT 600, SEAT 850 Spider, SEAT 127, SEAT Toledo
- Volvo 440, Volvo 850
- Toyota Celica, Toyota Land Cruiser
- Suzuki Samurai
- Mercedes-Benz 250C, Mercedes-Benz 100, Mercedes-Benz 500
- Mini Cooper
- Porsche Carrera 6
- VW Buggy
- Indra
- Ford Courier
- BMW 2000, BMW 507
- Lexus SC 400
Buses:
- The Elder Alliance 220 DAF
- The Elder Alliance 230 DAF
- The Oldest Alliance 310 DAF
The models were made by the Spanish Artec.
Johannes van Rijn founded the company AR-GEE Hobby Collection together with his son Richard, under the name of Ar-Gee , especially for retail.
Ar-Gee stands for the initials of son Richard and colleague Gerrit. They distributed the models under the name Doorkey.
Both companies AHC and AR-GEE were sold in 1995. The companies eventually went bankrupt."
Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorkey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEAT Toledo
"El SEAT Toledo es un automóvil del segmento C producido por el fabricante español SEAT desde el año 1991 hasta 2009 y desde 2012 en adelante.
Su nombre le viene dado por la ciudad española de Toledo perteneciente a Castilla-La Mancha.
El Toledo abarca cuatro generaciones, las dos primeras diseñadas por Giorgetto Giugiaro, la tercera por Walter de Silva y la cuarta por Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos.
Todas comparten elementos mecánicos y estructurales con otros modelos del Grupo Volkswagen.
Fue el primer automóvil de SEAT desarrollado completamente bajo la influencia de Volkswagen (que había adquirido un 51% de las acciones de la marca española en 1986) estrenando un nuevo segmento dentro del mercado español: el de los vehículos con apariencia de berlina pero dotados de un portón trasero.
El modelo fue presentado en el Salón del Automóvil de Barcelona de 1991.
En dicho salón también se presentó el libro ¡Olé Toledo!, escrito y firmado en el acto por Edourd Seidler, que siguió de cerca todo el proyecto del modelo.
El rey Juan Carlos I presidió la inauguración oficial del SEAT Toledo en un acto celebrado en el parador nacional de la ciudad de Toledo.
El Toledo es la berlina media de SEAT con motor delantero transversal y tracción delantera."
(...)
Generaciones SEAT Toledo
- El automóvil SEAT Toledo I, segmento C fabricado por SEAT entre 1991-1998.
- El automóvil SEAT Toledo II, segmento C fabricado por SEAT - entre 1998-2005.
- El automóvil SEAT Toledo III, segmento C fabricado por SEAT entre 2004-2009.
- El automóvil SEAT Toledo IV, segmento C fabricado por SEAT entre 2012-presente.
(...)
Fuente: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT_Toledo
More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT_Toledo
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SEAT Toledo I
Primera generación (1991-1998)
"La primera generación del Toledo (1L) se empezó a comercializar en octubre de 1991. La producción del modelo empezó en la antigua fábrica de la Zona Franca de Barcelona hasta que, en 1993, cuando se inaugura la planta de Martorell, el Toledo se empieza a trasladar allí para su fabricación. Fue el primer modelo de SEAT en ser desarrollado en cooperación con el Grupo Volkswagen (denominado Proyecto S3).
En un principio se iba a desarrollar bajo la plataforma del Volkswagen Passat B3, del cual se empezaría a realizar la primera maqueta, pero se descartó por los costes de producción. Al final se desarrolló bajo la plataforma "A2" (PQ32) de la segunda generación del Volkswagen Golf existente, con carrocería hatchback de tres y cinco puertas, y de los modelos (Volkswagen Jetta)..."
(...)
"El Toledo de la primera generación fue diseñado por Giorgetto Giugiaro..."
(...)
"Se deseaba un modelo superior al SEAT Málaga, que había quedado ya algo anticuado con respecto a la competencia, y darle una nueva imagen a la marca con un modelo de aspecto moderno con unas generosas dimensiones el cual seria el buque insignia de SEAT.
Fue posicionado deliberadamente entre los segmentos C (por plataforma) y D (por soluciones técnicas y "empaque"). Algunos de sus rivales eran el Fiat Tempra, en el segmento C, y las versiones básicas del Ford Sierra, el Opel Vectra y el Renault 21, con las que competía con ventaja en equipamiento."
(...)
Motorizaciones
"Desaparecen los motores System Porsche que estaba utilizando SEAT y empiezan a utilizar las mecánicas de Volkswagen, denominadas desde la marca SEAT como "Econosport".
Las motorizaciones fueron:
Gasolina con injetion (Mono-Jetronic)
- Cuatro de gasolina de cuatro cilindros, un 1.6 litros de 75 CV de potencia máxima, un 1.8 litros de 90 CV, un 2.0 litros Digifant de 115 CV(disponible con cambio automático) y un 1.8 litros de 16V de 136 CV y con catalizador 128 CV asociado únicamente al nivel de equipamiento GT. Más tarde se agregó a la gama el 2.0-16v, que desarrollaba 150 CV de potencia máxima como tope de gama (sustituyendo al 1.8i 16v).
- Al final de su vida comercial la gama de motores gasolina se redujo únicamente a un 1.6 litros de 100 CV y un 2.0 16V de 150 CV de potencia máxima.
Diésel
- Las mecánicas diésel eran un 1.9 litros atmosférico de 68 CV (que más tarde se redujeron a 64 para cumplir las normativas anticontaminación) o con turbocompresor y 75 CV.
- La novedad más importante fue la introducción de las mecánicas turbo diésel con inyección directa de combustible, ya existentes en otros modelos del Grupo Volkswagen: el 1.9 TDI de 90 CV y, posteriormente, de 110 CV.
Las motorizaciones incluían ya el starter automático, excepto las primeras motorizaciones diésel, que lo tenían manual hasta el año 1994."
(...)
---------------------------
[ El Seat Toledo I tuvo 2 fases en su evolución, la 1ª Fase presentada en 1991, y una 2ª Fase (restyling) presentada en 1995 ] :
- 1ª Fase [ 1991-1995 ]
"SEAT presentó el automóvil bajo el eslogan "Para un mundo exigente".
En su primera fase contaba con 4 acabados: CL, GL, GLX y GT/GT16v.
Luego llegarían versiones especiales como la Sport/Sport 2000 (1992-1993); alguno de los extras que al principio eran opcionales (OP) más adelante se incluirán de serie."
(...)
"En el Salón de Oporto de 1994 se presenta el acabado 2.0-16v, que sustituye al GT-16v. y un nuevo diseño del el interior para toda la gama, como el salpicadero con detalles en gris Champagne, rediseño de los paneles interiores de las puertas, nuevos asientos con nuevas tapicerías, manetas de los mandos (luces/limpia) y algún que otro pequeño detalle. También se incluye el airbag en opcional para conductor y acompañante para las versiones altas de gama.
En mayo de 1995 sufre unas pequeñas modificaciones que afectan al exterior.
Las calandras pasan a ser del color de la carrocería en todos los acabados. Los faros traseros pasan a ser combinados, los de la marcha atrás blanca de (CL, GL y Sport) con los intermitentes rosados de (GLX, GT y 2.0i-16v). Los faros pierden las inscripciones Toledo y el acabado, siendo sustituidos por unos anagramas cromáticos ubicados en el portón debajo de los faros con las inscripciones SEAT a la izquierda y Toledo a la derecha, se le añaden taloneras a todas las versiones el cual integraran una chapita con el acabado del modelo. Los retrovisores tendrán un brazo algo más curvo y pasarán de ser abatibles a ser plegables además de incluir en el espejo del conductor una línea vertical central para el ángulo de punto muerto."
(...)
- 2ª Fase [ 1995-1998 ]
"En el Salón de Fránkfurt de 1995 se presentó una reestilización del SEAT Toledo que llegaría al mercado en septiembre/octubre ese mismo año, en la que se modificó la gama de motorizaciones y la apariencia.
Se le añadieron unos parachoques más redondeados, nuevos faros y nueva calandra.
En el interior heredaría el último diseño pero con nuevas tapicerías, el inmovilizador y luces de cortesía con temporizador y apagado progresivo, el doble airbag (de conductor y acompañante) y nuevos elementos de seguridad como los pretensores de los cinturones y la tercera luz de freno.
En el equipamiento se incluyeron pequeñas mejoras, como la preinstalación del Tempomat (control de crucero) y el Komfortblinker (poner intermitente con un toque), exclusivamente en los modelos con motorizaciones TDI, esta novedad no era muy conocida pues se trataba de un extra que solo se incluiría su instalación realizada bajo concesionario oficial, aprovechando que el grupo había empezado a incluir esta función en más modelos de la marca, con solo cambiar la maneta izquierda, que era aparentemente la misma con la diferencia de incluir unos pequeños mandos para su manejo y activar la función con el VAG.COM.
La primera generación del SEAT Toledo se dejó de producir a finales de 1998 pero se estuvo vendiendo hasta marzo de 1999, junto con la segunda generación, de finales de 1998."
(...)
--------------------
SEAT Toledo I
[ Fabricante
SEAT (Grupo Volkswagen), España
Factoría ensamblaje
Barcelona, Zona Franca (1991-1993)
Martorell (1993-1998) ]
Período
1991-1998
559.041 unidades
Tipo
Automóvil de turismo
Carrocerías
Liftback cinco puertas
Largo / ancho/ alto / batalla
4320 / 1660 / 1425 / 2470 mm
Maletero
550 litros
Similares
Citroën Xantia
Fiat Tempra
Ford Mondeo
Opel Vectra
Peugeot 405
Renault Laguna
Volkswagen Passat
Diseñador
Giorgetto Giugiaro
Source: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAT_Toledo_I
More info:
www.seatfansclub.com/2011/10/historia-vida-comercial-del-...
Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.
Le 9 Décembre, une petite fête avait été organisée pour célébrer la naissance d'un 5e enfant parmi les familles de la rue de la Banque, et pour installer un sapin de Noël. Même si la pluie, et la situation tendue d'un autre campement rue d'Aubervilliers vinrent un peu gâcher l'ambiance, Guy Bedos vint apporter son soutien aux familles.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Chancellor Michael Harris Initiates Intercollegiate Sports and NAIA, Cougar Volleyball, Michael Harris academic, Chancellor IU Kokomo, Chancellor Michael Harris, First Volleyball Student Athletes Recruits May 2011
www.iukcougars.com/article/2.php#.XrK12KhKg2x
www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=GwLNh_wT7vc&feat...
www.flickr.com/photos/iukokomo/sets/72157626736755394/
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/u-s-news-world-repor...
kokomoperspective.com/local_sports/intercollegiate-athlet...
kokomoperspective.com/sports/iuk/naia-approves-indiana-un...
indianasportsjournal.com/2012/04/17/cougars-join-ranks-of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harris_%28academic%29
homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/22030.html
homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/22373.html
kokomoperspective.com/sports/iuk/naia-approves-indiana-un...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harris_%28academic%29
homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/20760.html
kokomoperspective.com/local_sports/iu-kokomo-women-s-voll...
homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/17736.html
newsroom.iuk.edu/athletics/3-athletics-news/264-naia-appr...
www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=46170
www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=53209
homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/22568.htm
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/u-s-news-world-repor...
www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&S...
indianasportsjournal.com/2012/04/17/cougars-join-ranks-of...
indianaeconomicdigest.com/Main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSe...
www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?Search=1&Artic...
indianaeconomic55.1upprelaunch.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&...
indianaeconomic55.1upprelaunch.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&...
www.universitiesnews.com.previewdns.com/2012/05/20/us-iuk...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/kokomo-perspective-...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/milt-and-jean-cole-...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/indiana-university-k...
kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/iu-kokomo-chancellor-mic...
homepages.indiana.edu/web/page/normal/20760.html
kokomoperspective.com/kids/kokomoans/a-childhood-story-fr...
m.kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/kokomo-perspectiv...
m.kokomoperspective.com/sports/iuk/naia-approves-indiana-...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/transformation-begi...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/governor-appoints-c...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/mcrobbie-chancellor...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/indiana-university-k...
kokomoperspective.com/community/education/iu-kokomo-chanc...
kokomoperspective.com/news/iu-kokomo-finalist-for-nationa...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/iu-kokomo-contribut...
kokomoperspective.com/news/iu-kokomo-recognized-for-tuiti...
kokomoperspective.com/news/iu-kokomo-sets-summer-enrollme...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/iu-kokomo-graduates-...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/iu-kokomo-hosts-regi...
kokomoperspective.com/kp/news/iu-kokomo-restructures-to-b...
kokomoperspective.com/sports/iuk/naia-approves-indiana-un...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/community-to-be-bro...
kokomoperspective.com/kp/news/gkeda-hopes-the-chinese-are...
kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/iu-kokomo-student-alunni...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/indiana-university-k...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/iuk-summer-enrollmen...
kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/indiana-university-kokom...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/iu-kokomo-introduce...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/iu-kokomo-prepares-f...
newsroom.iuk.edu/campus.html?start=270
kokomoperspective.com/kp/news/iu-kokomo-raising-funds-for...
kokomoperspective.com/kp/lifestyles/more-students-choose-...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/iu-kokomo-makes-his...
www.facultyfocus.com/articles/academic-leadership/academi...
kokomoperspective.com/indiana-university-kokomo-achieves-...
kokomoperspective.com/kp/news/people-of-the-year/article_...
indianasportsjournal.com/2012/04/17/cougars-join-ranks-of...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/inaugural-nursing-m...
kokomoperspective.com/kp/news/iu-kokomo-an-agent-for-chan...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/u-s-news-world-repor...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/freshman-increase-d...
kokomoperspective.com/former-vatican-employee-increases-d...
kokomoperspective.com/local_sports/iu-kokomo-women-s-voll...
kokomoperspective.com/sports/iuk/iu-kokomo-selects-cross-...
kokomoperspective.com/lifestyles/indiana-university-kokom...
kokomoperspective.com/news/iu-kokomo-chancellor-s-message...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/iu-kokomo-celebrates...
kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/perspective-names-p...
kokomoperspective.com/kp/perspective-s-people-of-the-year...
kokomoperspective.com/xtra/education/iu-kokomo-prepares-h...
kokomoperspective.com/local_sports/cougar-women-s-volleyb...
whotalking.com/flickr/Chancellor
m.kokomoperspective.com/joe-biden-michael-harris-barack-o...
kokomoperspective.com/milt-cole-and-chancellor-michael-ha...
kokomoperspective.com/search/?t=article&q=michael+harris
tackk.com/michaelharrischancellor
So, for those of you who do not know NY I will tell you this... it isn't warm this time of year, in fact, it was maybe 40 degrees today. P.S. there was no sun either, that is right just a VERY long exposure.
I am not a warm weather person so-to speak-but we could use some sun.
Don't laugh at our beach I know it isn't an ocean HAHA.
I also went into the water. Not my best move considering it was 30 degrees and none of the shot would come out because I do all of these manual focus and I just couldn't get it right today.. Hard to pick a focusing target in water.
Anway here is one of the shots. It is okay, nothing to write home to mom about. All you sun shiney people take it easy on me I am a NY girl and spend very little time in the sun let alone a beach.
La divisa de la política agraria es la extinción del campesino. Acorralado desde hace décadas, ahora se le dice que no tiene salvación. En el adiós al actor que protagonizó la Revolución Mexicana también se empeña la soberanía alimentaria que, aunque se trate de un asunto de seguridad nacional, los gobiernos entregan a las trasnacionales. Aún por verse si el fin del ejido y la propiedad colectiva sólo generará más parias o provocará un movimiento organizado
Por: Marcos Chávez * @marcos_contra on contralinea.info/archivo-revista/index.php/2013/12/10/la-...
Podemos entonces decir, al observar cómo la “revolución mexicana” sepulta su credo “agrarista”: “¡Que los muertos entierren a sus propios muertos!”
José Luis Calva
Los saldos de la contrarreforma agropecuaria iniciada por Miguel de la Madrid, con sus cambios y adiciones a la Ley Federal de Reforma Agraria del 29 de diciembre de 1983, y llevada hasta sus últimas consecuencias por la “modernización” salinista, coronada con el Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, son impecables e implacables. La pérdida económico-estructural de la autosuficiencia y la soberanía alimentaria, y la creciente dependencia de la seguridad nacional de un veleidoso mercado internacional de alimentos, sometido a la ley de la piratería, al legendario “dejar hacer, dejar pasar” de las cosarias corporaciones y la esquizofrenia especulativa de los bucaneros financieros de los mercados de futuros de materias primas son algunas de las secuelas más elocuentes de la estrategia rural neoliberal de tierra arrasada.
La vieja utopía de la autosuficiencia, la seguridad nacional y la soberanía alimentaria del Estado nacionalista, basada en la producción interna, devino en un “mito genial”, para usar la expresión del Chicago Boy Pedro Aspe (maestro, jefe y consejero de Luis Videgaray, de quien, por cierto, se dice que su desmesurada arrogancia, en contraste con su artificiosa humildad mostrada ante los reflectores circenses mediáticos, y su anticipada ambición principesca, lo orilló a cometer el temprano e insolente parricidio político en contra de su mentor).
El sueño parido por la Revolución Mexicana y el reparto agrario, subordinado al modelo de industrialización y sometido al corporativismo estatal, había entrado en crisis en la década de 1970. Sus últimas esperanzas y sus ruinas fueron arrasadas definitivamente por el cambio radical en las estructuras y las técnicas de producción agropecuaria y en las relaciones sociales rurales inducido deliberadamente por los neoliberales. La orientación de este sector de la economía hacia la actividad empresarial, agroexportadora, integrada y sometida al mercado mundial y al nuevo régimen mundial de alimentos, de efectos dispares entre los productores, ha agudizado y generado nuevas formas de desigualdad socioeconómica.
Esta forma de “modernización” ha beneficiado básicamente a una minoría de productores: los agricultores capitalistas, las corporaciones trasnacionales agrícolas y agroindustriales, las grandes empresas comercializadoras, agregados al sistema internacional de alimentos y los requerimientos de los países, que han modificado las formas de producción, procesamiento y mercadeo del sector agrícola y del consumo; que disponen de la tecnología (productiva, la biotecnología, la ingeniería genética, en almacenaje, procesamiento, transporte, organización industrial, comunicaciones), el capital, el crédito y el beneficio de las políticas públicas (subsidios, impuestos, uso del agua, tolerancia a la contaminación y destrucción ambiental); que han impulsado la agroexportación, como la soya o el sorgo, de productos industriales (café, caña de azúcar), hortícolas y frutícolas, sin abandonar los granos básicos como el maíz; que han impuesto el poder de la agroindustria sobre los demás agricultores y los campesinos.
Del otro lado quedan los excluidos de siempre. Los campesinos tradicionales, dedicados a la producción de los principales cultivos alimentarios; a la cosecha declinante de productos básicos, cuya participación en del consumo nacional aparente (producción interna, más importaciones, menos exportaciones) se reduce sensiblemente debido a su precariedad social y la de sus procesos productivos, la reducción del área de producción y el ingreso masivo de los productos foráneos.
El resultado ha sido el aumento en la dependencia de las importaciones de alimentos de los países desarrollados, sobre todo estadunidenses, y la pérdida de la seguridad y la soberanía alimentaria.
De acuerdo con las cifras oficiales, de 1985 y 2012, la producción interna de los cuatro principales granos básicos y las cuatro oleaginosas más importantes pasó de 30 millones de toneladas a 35 millones, aumentó en 17.3 por ciento. Su tasa media anual de crecimiento fue de 0.8 por ciento. En 2008, la producción había sido de 37.9 millones, por lo que su nivel de 2012 fue 5.9 por ciento menor.
Entre 1985 y 2012, el consumo nacional aparente, sin considerar a las exportaciones, subió de 38.7 millones a 59.4 millones, en 53.3 por ciento. Su ritmo medio de expansión fue de 2.2 por ciento. Por persona, el consumo creció anualmente en 0.8 por ciento, de 374 kilogramos a 435.
La brecha entre la producción nacional y el consumo se ha ampliado en el tiempo. En 1985 la primera aportó el 79 por ciento del segundo, y en 2012 el 68 por ciento. La diferencia fue compensada con las crecientes importaciones.
Entre 1985 y 2012, la producción de granos básicos (maíz grano, frijol, arroz y trigo) pasó de 21 millones a 27 millones de toneladas, 29 por ciento más. Su tasa media de crecimiento fue de 1.3 por ciento. El consumo, en cambio, se elevó de 25 millones a 44 millones, en 75.6 por ciento más, y su ritmo promedio anual fue de 2.9 por ciento, el doble de la tasa de producción. El consumo por persona creció 2.7 por ciento cada año y pasó de 328 a 382 kilogramos. En 2009, la producción fue de 30 millones, por lo que en 2012 muestra una declinación de 10 por ciento. La aportación de tales granos en el consumo nacional cayó de 84 a 61 por ciento.
El deterioro de la producción de las oleaginosas (ajonjolí, cártamo, algodón hueso y soya) es aún más agudo. El consumo nacional y por persona creció a un ritmo anual de 2.7 y 0.7 por ciento, en cada caso. Ambos aumentaron 72 y 14 por ciento, de 3 millones a 5.2 millones de toneladas, y de 3.9 a 4.5 kilos. En contraste, la producción se desplomó de 2.3 millones de toneladas a 1.2 millones; cayó en 46 por ciento, a una tasa anual de 3 por ciento. Lógicamente, su participación relativa en el consumo nacional se redujo, de 76 por ciento del total a 24.
Aunque de manera menos aguda, la historia anterior se repite en los casos de la producción de carne en canal (bovina, porcina y aves) y la leche bovina. Luego de cubrir prácticamente la totalidad del consumo nacional, como también fue el caso del maíz, en 2012 contribuyen con el 81 y 84 por ciento, respectivamente.
El espacio perdido por la producción tradicional de bienes agropecuarios es ocupado por los llamados bienes comerciales y de exportación, destinados principalmente hacia el mercado estadunidense. Los más importantes son, en ese orden, tomate y hortalizas frescas o refrigeradas, aguacate, café, azúcar y, en menor medida, carnes bovina y porcina, pescados y mariscos.
El cúmulo de dificultades que enfrentan los productores tradicionales se refleja en la superficie sembrada de los 10 principales granos y oleaginosas, la cual se redujo de 15.5 millones de hectáreas a 12.9 millones entre 1985 y 2012, es decir, en un 17 por ciento. La cosechada respecto a la sembrada cayó de 90 a 78 por ciento, es decir, de alrededor de 14 millones a 10 millones de hectáreas. La extensión destinada a la actividad agrícola equivale al 15 por ciento de la superficie total del país. El resto corresponde a la pecuaria (58 por ciento) y la forestal (23 por ciento).
La creciente dependencia de las compras externas se manifiesta con mayor nitidez si se consideran individualmente los productos más importantes para la dieta de los mexicanos. Medido por volumen, entre 1985 y 2012 las importaciones de arroz (limpio, con cáscara y descascarillado, semiblanqueado y partido, convertidos a palay) pasaron a representar del 51 al 83 por ciento del total del consumo nacional aparente del grano. Las de trigo, de 28 a 64 por ciento. Las de carne porcina, de 17 a 41 por ciento. Las de maíz, de la autosuficiencia ahora se importa el 29 por ciento. La del frijol, de 2 a 18 por ciento. Las de carne y leche bovina, de 4 a 12 por ciento y de 15 a 17 por ciento. La carne de ave, de 8 a 16 por ciento. En el caso de la soya equivale hasta el 93 por ciento.
Como es natural, la combinación entre la declinante producción nacional agropecuaria y las ascendentes importaciones masivas tiene efectos negativos sobre el balance comercial agropecuario y agroindustrial.
La lógica del modelo era estimular las exportaciones agropecuarias, proceso que se aceleraría con el Tratado de Libre Comercio. Y lo lograron con el desplazamiento de productores del sector tradicional al comercial; o el desplazamiento de parte de la producción destinada al mercado interno hacia el exterior, como es el caso del arroz, cuyas ventas externas representaron el 2.5 por ciento de la producción en 2012, o del trigo, que fue equivalente hasta del 22 por ciento.
Las ventas externas aumentan de manera nada despreciable. Las agropecuarias lo hacen en 298 por ciento entre 1993 y 2013, al pasar de 2.8 mil millones de dólares a alrededor de 11.1 mil millones; y las agroindustriales en 970 por ciento, al aumentar de 1.2 mil millones a 13 mil millones. Pero las importaciones lo hacen a un mayor ritmo y eliminan el esfuerzo exportador.
Pese al sacrificio al que fue sometido durante el modelo cerrado de industrialización, como abastecedor de alimentos y materias primas baratas que provocaron su descapitalización, al abandono estatal de los hijos predilectos del régimen, como los calificara Arturo Warman, la estanflación de la década de 1980, las políticas ortodoxas de estabilización, las reformas estructurales neoliberales que precipitaron la profunda crisis estructural en la que vegeta desde 1970 el sector agropecuario, fue un aportador neto de divisas hasta 1994, año en que se inicia el Tratado de Libre Comercio. A partir de ese momento, el comercio exterior agropecuario pierde su capacidad superavitaria, para financiar sus propias importaciones y generar divisas adicionales para compensar el déficit comercial de la economía. Adopta un saldo negativo crónico, creciente, estructural. Se agrega como otro elemento más que gravita onerosamente sobre el desequilibrio externo y las necesidades de financiamiento internacional.
En 1993, la balanza agropecuaria arrojó su último saldo positivo por 63 millones de dólares. Al año siguiente éste se tornó negativo en 428 millones, y en 2012 se elevó a 2.3 mil millones. El balance de alimentos pasó de un déficit de 1.9 mil millones en 1994 a otro de 2.2 mil millones en 2012. El agroalimentario de 1.8 mil millones a 4.5 mil millones. Por su parte, la balanza agroindustrial, que excluye a los alimentos (bebidas y tabaco, productos textiles y del cuero, y productos químicos y otras manufacturas relacionadas), elevó su déficit de 193 millones a 437 millones.
De manera agregada, la balanza agroalimentaria e industrial amplió su déficit de 2.9 mil millones de dólares a 5 mil millones entre 1994 y 2012.
La creciente dependencia externa de esa clase de productos no es un fenómeno accidental. Tampoco el desplazamiento de los productores locales, ni la sustitución de la producción interna tradicional por los cultivos comerciales, la ganadería y la silvicultura de exportación, o por la competencia externa. Esa situación estaba prevista y deseada por quienes instrumentaron el ajuste estructural agropecuario.
Es parte del costo esperado por los neoliberales al impulsar la conversión de la actividad agropecuaria de la producción tradicional, considerada atrasada, premoderna, a otra empresarial, basada en las “ventajas comparativas”, calificada como “moderna”. Esta última recibirá todo el apoyo estatal para su reestructuración productiva y tecnológica.
Las reformas y adiciones a la Ley Federal de la Reforma Agraria de diciembre de 1983, calificada por el economista José Luis Calva como la “reforma más anticampesina que la reforma alemanista del Artículo 27 constitucional [que en] 1946 concedió el derecho de amparo a los latifundistas que contaran con certificado de inafectabilidad”, pues Miguel de la Madrid extendió “el beneficio de los certificados a [todos] los latifundistas, [los cuales] tendrán ahora derecho generalizado al amparo, [hecho que] significa la cancelación del reparto de las tierras excedentes de los latifundios” (“En el lecho de muerte de la Reforma Agraria”, Momento Económico, 1984), y el cambio salinista al Artículo 27 de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en 1992, no sólo terminan legalmente con el ciclo agrario posrevolucionario, después estimulado por el reformismo rural latinoamericano de la Alianza para el Progreso, de la década de 1960, la respuesta de John F Kennedy al terrible fantasma agitado por la Revolución Cubana, con el cual se busca atemperar el descontento del campesinado y desactivar los eventuales cambios radicales.
También buscan acabar con la explotación comunal de los ejidos y las comunidades agrarias y la concesión de títulos de propiedad de la tierra a sus poseedores; dar certeza jurídica a la asociación entre éstos y el capital privado; y crear el mercado de la tierra del sector social para su subsecuente venta a los grandes capitalistas, estimuladas por el cambio a la Ley de Inversión Extranjera Directa y el Tratado de Libre Comercio.
“Técnicamente”, lo anterior es pomposamente calificado por los economistas como la “movilidad de los factores de la producción”.
El salinista Plan Nacional de Modernización del Campo elimina las regulaciones a la producción y la comercialización (precios de garantía, organismos públicos que lo administran), la intervención estatal y las barreras proteccionistas que empiezan a ser desmanteladas en 1985 (Luis Téllez, La modernización del sector agropecuario y forestal. Una visión de la modernización en México, Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, 1994). Hasta ese momento, los permisos previos a las importaciones agropecuarias y de alimentos, así como el arancel promedio ponderado aplicado a las mismas, protegían completamente aquellos sectores. Pero al iniciarse el Tratado, el arancel ya había caído a 8 y 16 por ciento. En 2013 son de 0.2 y 1.2 por ciento. Es decir, el mercado está completamente abierto. La rápida, unilateral y sin reciprocidad apertura comercial, tenía por objeto forzar la eficiencia y la productividad rural a través de la competencia internacional, y promover las “ventajas comparativas” del sector para participar en el mercado global de alimentos.
Con el ajuste estructural se pensaba abrir el camino a la “modernización” agropecuaria y agroindustrial. Adicionalmente, la apertura comercial y la sobrevaluación cambiaria aspiraban a reducir las cotizaciones de esos bienes producidos localmente, y la inflación general (Ley de Precio Único: precios internos iguales a los externos, más la tasa de devaluación), abatir los costos de los bienes rurales utilizados como insumos y asegurar el abastecimiento del consumo nacional con las importaciones supuestamente más baratas.
Ello implicó abandonar viejos conceptos que chocan con la lógica del mercado:
1) La soberanía alimentaria: el derecho de la sociedad al acceso de alimentos nutritivos y culturalmente adecuados, accesibles, producidos de forma sostenible y ecológica; a definir sus propias políticas agroalimentarias y la gestión de los recursos hídricos, semillas y biodiversidad, como parte del derecho a la alimentación. A contrapelo de la producción capitalista, el control ejercido por unas cuantas empresas, la dinámica especulativa de precios y cantidades, y el empleo de los alimentos como instrumento de presión y dominación económica y política.
2) La seguridad nacional alimentaria: la garantía de la población para disponer de alimentos en cantidad y calidad suficientes, a precios accesibles y estables y sin riesgos para su salud, asociadas a los pesticidas, transgénicos u otros productos químicos. La Unión Europea emplea el término Food security para referirse a la inocuidad de los alimentos. La Organización Mundial de la Salud habla de Food safety.
3) La autosuficiencia alimentaria: el esfuerzo nacional para satisfacer las necesidades alimentarias de la población a través de la producción local.
Los neoliberales también esperaban que el mercado se encargara de “disciplinar” a los productores: se vuelven competitivos o se dedican a otro negocio, como dijera el cínico Chicago Boy salinista Luis Téllez. “Por desgracia –agregó Téllez en 1992– no hay de muchas sopas. Debemos aumentar la productividad y los proyectos rentables. No hay mucho para donde hacerse”. (www.nexos.com.mx/?P=leerarticulo&Article=447083). El mercado eliminará a los ineficientes e incapaces de reciclarse. Y los neoliberales le ayudarían al “mercado”, eliminándoles los apoyos que, según otro Chicago Boy, Santiago Levy, los habían convertido en “parásitos de los subsidios públicos”.
La recomposición sectorial implicaría la desarticulación del orden anterior y la ruina de al menos 4 millones de productores tradicionales.
La autosuficiencia se transformó en la subordinación de la producción externa de alimentos. La soberanía en la dependencia de las importaciones provenientes de Estados Unidos, país que proporciona poco menos del 77 por ciento de las compras externas de esos bienes. La seguridad nacional descansa en los intereses de esa nación a las corporaciones.
Los consumidores, la inflación interna y las cuentas externas se beneficiaron temporalmente de la baja de los precios de los alimentos importados registrados en la primera mitad de la primera década de este siglo. Pero después han resentido el alza especulativa de las cotizaciones. Los más afectados son el 45 por ciento de la población urbana y el 61 por ciento de la rural, cuyos ingresos son inferiores a la llamada línea de pobreza nacional.
La situación actual del sector rural es el ejemplo paradigmático de la “modernización” neoliberal salvajemente excluyente.
*Economista
---
Photo: Jpazkual, magazine a color. Marcha/Rally/demostration tras la represión en S.S. ATENCO. México DF. Avenida Reforma, 2006.
Más fotos, nueva-antigua colección @ On Magazine Analogicas (2003-2010)
Check it out on black or at 1280 x 800 pixel if you wish.
Today three years ago...
Bittersweet Symphony <<Cool video linky
'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet, you're a slave to the money then you die...
...Have you ever been down!?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bitter...
I dearly miss my younger brother John, he died a *very* unfortunate death, like probably thousands of others today. His wife and kids miss him even more, they need him, it's not easy at all going on without him. But they have no choice at the moment, it's *so* unjust.
Justice will prevail though, in the end. I firmly believe I will see him again, face to face in excellent shape. Yet, people keep repeating that death is a 'natural part of life'. I can only hope people will keep on thinking wheter that 'idea' is true. Meanwhile I keep on proclaiming the opposite. Stay awake, enjoy your day! :-)
Sweet...
Bitter? Yes, but not without hope. I'm so glad to be able to study what the Bible really teaches, instead of what 'religion' is trying to teach people for centuries. Listen up - if you care: Humanity, including the dead will be able to live forever on a renovated earth.
Revelation 21:3-5
I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God's home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people. He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever. 5 Then the one sitting on the throne said: I am making everything new. Write down what I have said. My words are true and can be trusted.
1 Corinthians 15:25,26
Christ will rule until he puts all his enemies under his power, and the last enemy he destroys will be death.
Psalm 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Preachy? A bit maybe, yes indeed. Sorry to bother you if you don't want to know. We (still) live in a free world though - most of us anyway. Away with bias and ignorance, I'd say. Enjoy your day!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
View Large [press L] and/or use the arrows on your keyboard to Flick through my images. Ta!
Contact me here | Follow me Zzapback on Twitter
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Studio pics from readers of MATRIXSYNTH via the MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.
Facebook gallery where you can find follow-up comments for each here. Also keep an eye out for new studio pics there.
Featured in order:
1 & 2. Erwan Coïc
This is my studio !
3. Lorenzo D Metallan
This is my setup for a live recording few weeks ago
4. Stu Smith
Seeing as we're doing studio selfies here's my little corner of the world.
5. Phil Croker
And here's my little setup at Pooh Corner (so named 'cos of the wallpaper..) Please be kind, I know it's nowhere near as good as some of your rigs
6. Francesco Synth Meeting Mulassano
Homework!
7. Jason Duerr
Location: Chicago
Results: belmontandclark.bandcamp.com/
8. Nick Morey
Most of my collection Betamaxx
9 & 10. Erik Chalmers
my place
11. Eric Vetterick
blurry ipad shot of my crap...
12. Steve Drakeem
13. Adam Gahan
Okay so i may as well join in. I don't have a huge setup but i try and make the most of what I've got. After all I'm only 19, I will most definitely acquire more gear as time progresses.
14. Gabriel Morley
15. Charles Mickaelstein
Same thing as Adam Gahan, I don't have a huge analog setup but I'm glad to have what I have
(plus some small synths, like monotrons, Casio VL-Tone, etc).
I do that kind of things with those :
soundcloud.com/warngmusic/extreme-transudation
16. Marco Vedder
My setup — at Club Tabu.
17. Marco Vedder
My setup
night lights
18 & 19. Jeremy Olson
20. Hani Debbache
21. Mark Milanovich
Jumping on the bandwagon. Couldn't fit all this in one shot.
It's a hell of a mess right now. More pics as I organize it more.
22. Matthew Willox
I'm a complete minimalist.
23. Ricardo Schnidrig
Acid House from Argentina !
24. Brandon McWhorter
Sure, why not? Here's 1/2 of my "mess" — with Roland TB-303 with Kenton CV Mod, Kawai R-100, Tom Oberheim SEM Pro, Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, Roland RS-505, Roland SBX-10, Roland TR-808 with Kenton MIDI, Roland Jupiter 6 with Europa, Genoqs Octopus, Roland JP-8 Jupiter 8, John Bowen Solaris, Oberheim M-12 Matrix 12, Garfield Electronics MiniDoc, Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice, Oberheim OB-Xa 8 Voice, Roland JP-4 Jupiter 4, Roland PG-800, Oberheim OB-8 with MIDI, Roland Juno 106 with Kiwi106 and Roland SH-101 (Red).
25. Martin Ley
There you go ‘Synth sluts’ Me at the controls back in 1985
26. Huskypop Huskypopo
27. Michal Patulski
Wow, some of your collections are sick! This is my current setup and nothing is there in comparison ha ha.
28 & 29. Hideously Disfigured Hipsters
30. Thomas Götze
Wanna play a game?
31. Dmitri Sfc
32. Shawn Shirey
This is ground control to Major Tom...
33. Nicolas Guichard
How to choose?
34. Colin Johnson
Since everyone's doing one of these right now.. here my spot. just moved in last month.. so you'll have to tolerate the mess and.. also one picture came off instagram. oh well.
35. Fede Manfredi
This is my little studio, at last, in order!
36. Michael Dennis Raleigh
I guess if everyone's putting up their studios... Here's me and mine
37. Bjørn Viggo Andersen
And here is ours
38. Nicky Bendix
My little workspace - thank you for all your inspiring photos!
39. Gavin McCloy
My modest setup
40. Mike Bradberry
Joining the bandwagon.
41. David J Warman
42 & 43. Trevor Gavilan
44. Joshua Andrew Coburn
45. Max Sokoleski
My tiny dungeon studio
46 & 47. TB Aothree
48. Walter Coter
Many Thanks for all members
49. Mark Ireland
My minimal (but very usable) studio setup.
50. Walter Coter
51. Adrian Earnshaw
As everyone is sharing pictures of their studios, here's my humble setup.
52. Discretman Jeff
Ok, this is my my gaming room !
53. David J Warman
54. Yuuki Koide
my studio
55. Olivier Lebra
my "living studio"
56 & 57. Matthew Thomas 1:48pm Mar 23
When in Rome. Geoscience Studio, kind of set up in an awkwardly shaped room, hence two pictures.
58. Jon Adams
This is my studio while I'm confined to bed - missing my hardware - microbrutes +modular the most
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (3 of 5): The movie: Interlude /
CITA EN EL CINE (3 de 5): La Peli: Intermedio
(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, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
PHOTOSTORY:
Take: …
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
*
*
Lleva a cuestas su nombre y también su casa, aunque es sencillamente una ameba, se trata de Euglypha , una refinada ameba de pies y brazos finos con una vivienda de mirador, en la que desde de su vidriera transparente y exactamente ensamblada viaja por el mundo de fondos acuáticos de musgos y algas verdes.
Las placas de la vidriera de Euglypha son perfectas, elípticas y se superponen por sus bordes creando así un marcado capricho de hexágonos. En nada se parece la ameba de hoy a la rústica Difflugia de gruesos pies y tosca vivienda de granos de cuarzo sin tallar, Euglypha los fabrica y casi los teje para construir su armazón transparente y protector. A pesar de sus diferencias les unen muchas cosas, la vida acuática, su alimentación a base de algas, la búsqueda de un refugio y el pasar desapercibidas, Difflugia camuflada formando del paisaje de los fondos y Euglypha dejándolos ver a través de su cubierta y su cuerpo transparente.
Euglypha alveolata tiene una coraza -teca- alargada y estrecha y vive sobre el musgo y los fondos de charcas, arroyos y regatos de aguas limpias apenas contaminadas, la de hoy procede de una muestra recolectada por África en el Barranc Fondo en el Coll D’Alforja en Tarragona y gracias a ella nuevamente, la vemos hoy aquí fotografiada a 400 aumentos con 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
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /
CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli
(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, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Dom: (Stupid asshole! You screwed it up!)
/
Dom: (Pedazo capullo! Ya la has cagado!)
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (5 of 5): The cliff lookout /
CITA EN EL CINE (5 de 5): El Mirador
(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, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Dom: ...since then I can't do anything else than thinking of you...
/
Dom: ...desde entonces no puedo más que pensar en ti...
COLLABORATION:
- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.
- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.
SHERYL LINKS:
- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl
- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012
welcome to trekking in Nepal
Mountain Air Guided Adventures(p.)Ltd.
Everest base Camp Trekking:
Everest base camp chola pass gokyo lake
Everest base camp trek with island peak climb
Ampu lapcha la pass and mera peak Adventure
Gokyo lake and Renjo pass trekking
Jiri everst base camp-kalapather trekking
Jiri Everst base camp-Chola pass
Jiri to Everest base camp trek
Gokyo lake to Everest base camp trek
Phaplu to Everest base camp trek
Langtang valley trekking
Manaslu region trekking
dolpo trek
Dhaulagiri Trekking region
Ganesh himal Trekking
Mustang trekking region
Upper mustang lomanthang trekking
Rolwaling Trekking
Arun valley trekking
Rara lake trekking
Nepal holidays trek
Nepal short Trekking
Village trekking Nepal
Newly open trekking
Nepal Tour
Kanchenjunga Trekking
Taplejung Kanchenjunga base camp trek
Basantapur –kanchenjunga base camp trekking
Hotel in Nepal
Domestic flight in Nepal
Helicopter tour and Trek
Heli trek to Annapurna sancatury
Everest Discover helicopter Tour
Destination
Wildlife safari
Travel Service
Annapurna Trekking
Todos los Derechos Reservados.
Tous les Droits sont Réservés.
All Rights Reserved.
No se te ocurra usar una foto de mi hijo, porque te encuentro y te....
Historia:
Escena 1: Hola, como estas?
Escena 2: Que? de que hablas?
Escena 3: Si, si, luego te llamo... chau!
Desde chiquitos los hombres son asi... encantan con su sonrisa, se acercan, coquetean y luego cuando la cosa se pone seria.... SE VAN!
El mio no se ha ido aun .... vamos a ver cuanto se queda ;)
La foto anterior muestra mejor el final ;)
I walked into my bedroom yesterday and then heard a large BOOM in the family room. I thought the cats had knocked something down. I went back to see what it was and see a bird flying away .
I quickly realize that it was a window strike by one of the pigeons that live nearby. I could not believe that the imprint on my window was so clear.
Now given my feelings of these evil doers, you might think I was happy about this occurrence? No. I wasn't. I did not see the pigeon anywhere so I assume it managed to fly away. Whether he lived or not after this horrendous strike? I don't know.
This is from outside. The window looks streaked because of some defect in the outside coating. The photo below is from inside my house.
Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Ukrainian: Києво-Печерська лавра, Kyievo-Pechers’ka lavra), also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kiev, Ukraine. Since its foundation as the cave monastery in 1015 the Lavra has been a preeminent center of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe. Together with the Saint-Sophia Cathedral, it is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was named one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine on August 21, 2007, based on voting by experts and the internet community.
Currently, the jurisdiction over the site is divided between the state museum, National Kiev-Pechersk Historic-Cultural Preserve, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as the site of the chief monastery of that Church and the residence of its leader, Metropolitan Volodymyr.
more info at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev_Pechersk_Lavra
© Eddie Chui
Madrid (Spain).
ENGLISH
The Jardines del Buen Retiro or Parque del Buen Retiro (literally "Gardens" or "Park of the Pleasant Retreat"), or simply El Retiro, the "Lungs of Madrid", is the main park of the city of Madrid, capital of Spain.
The Parque del Buen Retiro is a large and popular 1.4 km² (350-acre) park at the edge of the city center, very close to the Puerta de Alcalá and not far from the Museo del Prado. A magnificent park, filled with beautiful sculpture and monuments, galleries, a peaceful lake and host to a variety of events, it is one of Madrid's premier attractions. The park is entirely surrounded by the present-day city.
In 1505, at the time of Isabella I (r. 1474–1504) the Monasterio de Jerónimos was moved from an unsuitable location elsewhere to the present site of Iglesia de San Jerónimo el Real, and a new monastery built in Isabelline Gothic style. The royal family had a retreat built as part of the church.
King Philip II (r. 1556–1598) moved the Spanish court to Madrid in 1561. Philip had the Retiro enlarged by his architect Juan Bautista de Toledo, and formal avenues of trees were laid out. Here, at the Palacio del Buen Retiro, the king could withdraw during Lent, bringing the court with him.
The "Jardines del Buen Retiro" were extended in the 1620s, when Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Philip IV's powerful favourite, gave the king several tracts of land in the vicinity for the Court's recreational use. Olivares determined to build, in a place that the king liked, a royal house which should be superior to those villas that Roman nobles had lately been setting up in the hillyt outskirts of Rome. Although this second royal residence was to be built in what were then outlying areas of Madrid, it was actually not far from the existing Alcázar or fortress residence, and the location in a cool, wooded area proved to be ideal.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parque_del_Buen_Retiro
------------------------------
CASTELLANO
Los Jardines del Buen Retiro, popularmente conocidos como El Retiro, son un parque de 118 hectáreas situado en Madrid. Es uno de los lugares más significativos de la capital española.
Los Jardines tienen su origen entre los años 1630 y 1640, cuando el Conde-Duque de Olivares (Don Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel), valido de Felipe IV (1621–1665), le regaló al rey unos terrenos que le habían sido cedidos por el Duque de Fernán Núñez para el recreo de la Corte en torno al Monasterio de los Jerónimos de Madrid. Así, con la reforma del Cuarto Real que había junto al Monasterio, se inició la construcción del Palacio del Buen Retiro. Contaba entonces con unas 145 hectáreas. Aunque esta segunda residencia real iba a estar en lo que en aquellos tiempos eran las afueras de la villa de Madrid, no estaba excesivamente lejos del alcázar y resultó ser un lugar muy agradable por estar en una zona muy boscosa y fresca.
Bajo la dirección de los arquitectos Giovanni Battista Crescenzi y Alonso Carbonell se construyeron diversos edificios, entre ellos el teatro del Buen Retiro que acogió representaciones teatrales de los grandes del Siglo de Oro, Calderón de la Barca y Lope de Vega. Perduran aún el Casón del Buen Retiro, antiguo Salón de Baile, el Museo del Ejército, antaño Salón de Reinos con sus paredes decoradas con pinturas de Velázquez, Zurbarán y frescos de Lucas Jordán y los jardines.
Éstos se levantaron al mismo tiempo que el palacio, trabajando en ellos, entre otros, Cosme Lotti, escenógrafo del Gran Duque de Toscana, y edificándose una leonera para la exhibición de animales salvajes y una pajarera para aves exóticas. El estanque grande, escenario de naumaquias y espectáculos acuáticos, el estanque ochavado o de las campanillas y la ría chica pertenecen a este período inicial.
A lo largo de la historia, en este conjunto se han ido efectuando modificaciones, no siempre planificadas, que cambiaron la fisonomía del jardín, como el Parterre diseñado durante el reinado de Felipe V (1700–1746), la Real Fábrica de Porcelana del Buen Retiro en tiempos de Carlos III (1759–1788) o el Observatorio Astronómico, obra de Juan de Villanueva, reinando Carlos IV (1788–1808). El rey Carlos III fue el primero en permitir el acceso de los ciudadanos al recinto, siempre que cumpliesen con la condición de ir bien aseados y vestidos.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buen_Retiro
In de Poelestraat 30 is eeuwen lang het Concerthuis gevestigd, vermoedelijk ontstaan in een huis van een lid van de regentenfamilie De Sitter.
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/2bc222e8-a902-cc10-52ec-04ceac3d0217
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/eccdb959-3119-acd2-bae7-fb79c4d263f7
www.kng-groningen.nl/conchuis.htm
"Etta Palm (barones Aelders). Nederland's eerste féministe tijdens de Fransche Revolutie te Parijs", door Dr. W.J. Koppius; Ploegsma, Zeist 1929.
"Etta Palm. Een Hollandse Parisienne 1743 - 1799", door Mr. H. Hardenberg; Van Gorcum & Comp. N.V., Assen 1962.
Mr. Wolter Reinold de Sitter (1709-1780) zou in de Poelestraat geboren zijn: www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-ocken/I05258.php
Zie voor de familie De Sitter, de Drews en van Swinderen:
www.parlement.com/id/vg09llwlzczu/w_de_sitter
Buitenverblijven in Midlaren: www.flickr.com/photos/148859204@N07/36030249171/in/datepo...
"De Joodse gemeenschap in de stad Groningen, 1689-1796",
door E. Schut, Groninger Historische Reeks 12, Van Gorcum 1995, blz. 77 (Google Books).
"Een nieuw gebouwde Concertzaal in de Poelestraat", door Wija Frso, Stichting Monument & Materiaal: www.stichtingmenm.nl/images/hervondenstad/pdf/HS_2007/HS_...
Foto met bijschrift in het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 2-11-1929: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010675557:mpeg21:a0184
Agata de Sitter, Wed. Aalders, bood op 20-9-1753 ten Huyze van Monsr. Langefeld een Pakhuys en 2 Vrouwen Zit Plaatsen in de Martini Kerk te koop aan. Opregte Groninger Courant van 18-9-1753: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010258953:mpeg21:a0006
Jacobus Aalders bood een Extra Wit Papier Moolen met de Wooningen voor de Eygenaar en 10 Wooningen voor de Bedieners te koop aan. Opregte nieuwe Groninger Courant van
6-1-1747: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011022543:mpeg21:a0008
Verkoop op 24-11-1768 en 1-12-1768 "in 't Heere Wynhuis by branden der Keersen uitdoen", twee Behuyzingen en een Hof ten Noorden in de Poele Straat, deels bewoond door J.M. Goldsmit, met een Leenbank en bewoond geweest door Juffrouw de Weduwe Aalders. Zij is Agata Petronella de Sitter, weduwe van Jacob Aalders (Alderts). Hun dochter Etta Lubbina Johanna, geb. Poelestraat, ged. Martinikerk 3-5-1743, ovl. Den Haag 28-3-1799, was courtisane, spion en feminist in Parijs.
Op 17-7-1746 werd hun zoon Willem Peter de Sitter in de Martinikerk gedoopt. Opregte Groninger Courant van 25-11-1768: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260423:mpeg21:a0006
Overlijdensbericht van Etta Lubina Johanna D'Aelders, Weduwe Palm, in de Haagsche Courant van 10-4-1799:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010808951:mpeg21:a0012
Verkopingen in de Oude Bank van Leening. Opregte Groninger Courant van 6-6-1766, 13-3-1767 en 11-9-1767:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260166:mpeg21:a0005
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260246:mpeg21:a0005
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260298:mpeg21:a0004
Epharaim Symon van Praag met extra Fine Galanteryen heeft in de May Markt in de Roef gestaan en is verplaatst naar de Jooden Nedeldoeks Kraamen, en logeert in de Bank van Leening in de Poele Straat. Opregte Groninger Courant van 26-9-1752:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010410833:mpeg21:a0006
De Heer Riedel woonde in de Geltering Straat. De eigenaar Dr. W. Swyghuisen bood het huis per 1-5-1762 te koop of te huur aan. Hij is Cantor Johan Philip Riedel, afkomstig uit Nassau Dillenburg, gehuwd met Margaretha Henrietta Bruinewold. Opregte Groninger Courant van 9-10-1761:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010259785:mpeg21:a0005
De heer Tessarini, violist en componist, geeft op 13-12-1762 een concert ten huyse van den Heer Riedel in de Poele Straat. Opregte Groninger Courant van 10-12-1762:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010259907:mpeg21:a0008
Concert van de Heer Distel, Luitenist van zyne Doorl. Hoogh. de Regerende Hertog van Saxen Gotha, ten Huize van Cantor Riedel. Opregte Groninger Courant van 16-12-1766:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260221:mpeg21:a0003
Concert van de Heer Bach van Berlyn bij Cantor Riedel. Opregte Groninger Courant van 6-1-1767:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260227:mpeg21:a0004
Concert van de Heer Esser ten huyze van Cantor Riedel. Opregte Groninger Courant van 22-4-1768:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260361:mpeg21:a0007
Concert van de Heer Marsiany ten huyze van de Heer Riedel. Opregte Groninger Courant van 17-10-1769:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260515:mpeg21:a0004
Concerten van Monsieur Ferrini en Monsr. Sibilla en Monsr. Andriolo, ten huyze van Cantor Riedel in de Poelen Straat. Opregte Groninger Courant van 20-3-1770 en 9-4-1771:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260559:mpeg21:a0007
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260669:mpeg21:a0006
Cantor Riedel en zyne Huisvrouw boden hun ruime en nieuws vertimmerde moderne Behuizing met 9 Vertrekken, waar van de meeste behangen....vrye uitvaart agter deeze Behuizing.....met of zonder Stal en Wagenhuis, staande in het wyde der Poelen Straat te koop aan. Opregte Groninger Courant van 12-6-1772:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260792:mpeg21:a0004
Verkoop van huis en hof, mobilia, muziek stukken en instrumenten van Cantor Riedel in de Poelen Straat. Groninger Courant van 15-7-1777, 26-8-1777, 10-10-1777 en 17-10-1777:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010105978:mpeg21:a0006
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010105990:mpeg21:a0005
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010106003:mpeg21:a0008
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010106005:mpeg21:a0008
Concert ten huize van Cantor Riedel. Groninger Courant van
15-4-1783: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010107101:mpeg21:a0009
Goederen van Cantor J.P. Riedel. Groninger courant van 25-3-1785: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010107347:mpeg21:a0005
Overlijdensbericht van Johan Philip Riedel, Veendam 15-10-1808, oud 81 jaar. Ommelander Courant van 18-10-1808: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010216220:mpeg21:p002
Zijn zoon Johannes Martinus Riedel, geb. Groningen 15-9-1760, ovl. Ommelanderwijk (Veendam) in het huis met nr. 226 op 26-4-1818, was kostschoolhouder.
Elisabeth Margaretha Paulina Riedel, geb. Nassau Dillenburg, Duitsland, ovl. Veendam (Kerkstraat) 17-2-1841, oud 103 jaar en 9 maanden, is een dochter van Johannes Martinus Riedel en Christina Elizabeth Beel (ouders gewoond hebbende en overleden te Nassau Dillenburg).
Concert van J.C.D. Roeder in de Concertzaal in de Poelen Straat bij Monfr. Muller. Groninger Courant van 21-2-1794:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010157065:mpeg21:a0003
Het verbouwde Concerthuis, vroeger bewoond door de kok Muller en thans door Adam Ekkart, kastelein, koopman, geb. Groningen, ovl. Groningen 11-2-1833, oud 75 jaar, zoon van Simon Georg Ekkart, en Agatha Maria Baugnich.
Groninger Courant van 16-8-1805: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010159671:mpeg21:a0008
Gezocht een Kok en Castelein. Groninger courant van 8-6-1810: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010170762:mpeg21:a0010
Bal, onder Directie van den Heer J.A. Heuser in 't Concerthuis in de Poele-straat.......De Entrée voor een Heer met of zonder Dames, is Elf stuivers. Feuille d'affiches, annonces et avis divers de Groningue = Advertentieblad, bekendmakingen en onderscheidene berigten van Groningen van 22-5-1812:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010172787:mpeg21:p004
Het Concerthuis wordt te huur aangeboden in de Groninger Courant van 22-11-1814:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010295559:mpeg21:a0008
In mei 1825 was de bovenwoning van het Concerthuis te huur, bewoond door luitenant-generaal Theophile Briatte, ovl. Utrecht 10-5-1844, oud 68 jaar, echtgenoot van
Campegia Wilhelmina Gockinga, ovl. Martenshoek (Hoogezand) 20-8-1832, oud 51 jaar, resp. zoon van J.B. Briatte en Susanna Julie Chamband, en dochter van Campegius Hermannus Gockinga, lid Staten-Generaal der Verenigde Nederlanden, lid Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, en van Allegonda Maria van Sijsen:
www.parlement.com/id/vg09llsp1hwy/c_h_gockinga
Groninger Courant van 5-4-1825:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010774426:mpeg21:a0010
Verkoop en vertimmeren van het Concerthuis. Groninger Courant van 30-6-1840:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010770935:mpeg21:a0003
Het Genootschap ter bevordering der Natuurkundige Wetenschappen te Groningen koopt het Concerthuis. Groninger Courant van 27-11-1840: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010770976:mpeg21:a0018
Het Concerthuis werd verbouwd om het Koninklijk Natuurkundig Genootschap te huisvesten:
"Het vijftigjarig bestaan van het Genootschap ter bevordering der Natuurkundige Wetenschappen te Groningen, gevierd op de 26 Februariij 1851"; A.L. Scholtens 1851 (Google Books).
"Het vijf-en-zeventigjarig bestaan van het Natuurkundig Genootschap te Groningen, feestelijk herdacht op vrijdag en zaterdag den 25 en 26 Februarij 1876"; R.J. Schierbeek 1876.
"Het vijfentwintigjarig bestaan van het Natuur- en Scheikundig Genootschap te Groningen, plegtig gevierd op den 1 Maart 1826, Door Th. van Swinderen, Secretaris van voornoemd Genootschap"; J. Oomkens 1826. Prof. mr. Theodorus van Swinderen overleed in Groningen op 11-1-1851, oud 66 jaar.
Plegtige inwijding van de nieuw ingerigte gehoorzaal. Groninger Courant van 8-10-1841:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010779583:mpeg21:a0021
Overlast van paarden en koetsen in de omgeving van het Concerthuis. Groninger Courant van 18-11-1842: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010779688:mpeg21:a0001
Reglement van Politie c.a. Groninger Courant van 6-8-1856:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010779688:mpeg21:a0001
"Plan voor bioscoop in Concerthuis". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 8-6-1967: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010870200:mpeg21:a0233
"Concerthuis wordt bioscoop". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
van 27-6-1967: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010870216:mpeg21:a0189
Verbouwing van het Concerthuis in 1967. "Bioscoop Concerthuis start met De getemde feeks”:
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/13e83f56-a8ad-4330-0091-60b2c0e2f72a
Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 21-11-1967 en 24-10-1968:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010869799:mpeg21:a0184
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011022133:mpeg21:a0319
"Concerthuis volledig getransformeerd Weer 6 bioscopen in stad". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 21-12-1967:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010869773:mpeg21:a0069
"Einde voor cultuur in Concerthuis": RTVOOG 26 okt. 2011 op YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kWxG34fVd4
Eltjo Kniphuisen heeft zijn winkel verplaatst van Tussen de beide Markten naar het "wyde van de Poelen Straat, daar de drie Roozen weer uithangen". Groninger courant van 13-7-1779:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010106663:mpeg21:a0005
In 1875 liep er nog een kudde schapen door de Poelestraat. Een schaap sprong toen door een spiegelruit van juwelier B. Oving.
Provinciale Noordbrabantsche en 's Hertogenbossche courant
28-8-1875: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMSADB01:000009425:mpeg21:a0029
Het Logement "De Oude Munster" (later Hotel "Friesland") in de Kleine Pelsterstraat 4, was in 1822 in het Reglement van Politie aangewezen als Schutstal voor vee dat zonder vergunning werd geweid op Stads of andere openbare gronden. Het Logement "De Nieuwe Munster" in de Herestraat 72, bekend als Hotel "Frigge", lag vlakbij: www.flickr.com/photos/148859204@N07/34601955931/
Groninger Courant van 29-11-1822 en 1-5-1849:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010773790:mpeg21:a0014
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010772399:mpeg21:a0001
Juwelier Bruins Oving, ovl. Groningen 2-7-1959, oud 77 jaar zat in de Poelestraat C 122.
Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant van 8-11-1881:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMDA03:000097464:mpeg21:a0020
Zijn broer Hermannus Ellen Oving, ovl. Groningen 22-12-1954, oud 78 jaar, zat in de Poelestraat NZ D6, later Poelestraat 2, bij de hoek met de Grote Markt. In 1860 vroeg hij vergunning voor het plaatsen van een winkelpui.
Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant van 23-4-1861:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010774654:mpeg21:a0004
Zij zijn zonen van juwelier Bruins Oving (1841-1922), kleinzonen van goud- en zilversmid Hermannus Ellens Oving (1810-1890), en achterkleinzonen van goud- en zilversmid Jan Hermanus Oving, ovl. Groningen 15-1-1848, oud 74 jaar.
Portretten:
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/1dfe3934-638d-3a9b-ccb4-dc55b0264c68
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/b9431acc-5b50-8688-4613-ca882ae7cf81
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/e76c2aea-c9ba-e7fb-6b90-6b25337926c5
Groninger Courant van 9-5-1837:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010771735:mpeg21:a0005
Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant van 24-8-1925:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMDA03:000112184:mpeg21:a0022
Afbeeldingen juwelier Oving:
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/b80282da-d593-4c90-e83f-3355b3ac4230
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/c81cfce3-ebcd-b625-f78b-832600567b56
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/c126560a-affb-2823-c9b5-f3020fa739b6
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/5e752f9b-9473-a2db-06c7-8eb580dc04b8
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/4b8a99dd-2674-780a-8de6-30c5256ba337
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/92bcc2a1-9de0-1914-0a0f-7d15242eeb68
"Vrij in vuur en puin". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 4-4-1980: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011018992:mpeg21:a0346
Na de oorlog zat juwelier H.E. Oving tijdelijk in de Oude Ebbingestraat 61 (Ebbingehuis). In 1955 verhuisde de winkel weer terug naar de Grote Markt. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 26-11-1955 en 9-12-1955:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010885878:mpeg21:a0127
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010885889:mpeg21:a0080
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/74206fdf-8989-781e-dabb-487b064503ad
"Juwelier Oving in andere handen". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 25-10-1974:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011017060:mpeg21:a0269
"Begeer, Van Kempen en Vos zou al verkocht zijn. Juwelier Oosterhof neemt Groninger zaken over". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 11-2-1977:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011017782:mpeg21:a0064
"Historie Oostwand wordt weggebikt", door Frank von Hebel in het Dagblad van het Noorden van 18-3-2017, blz. 16.
Op 12-5-1875 vroeg Jacobus Bartholomeus Petrus Joannes Dado, winkelier in modeartikelen, geb. Groningen 24-6-1835, ovl. Groningen 12-5-1905, zoon van koopman Joannes Petrus Dado en Maria Dominica Bartels, dochter van winkelier/knoopmaker Lambertus Bartels, vergunning voor het verbouwen van de panden Grote Markt C 10-11/Poelestraat. Joannes Petrus Dado, geb.
Cavergno in Zwitserland, overleed in Groningen op 28-2-1843, oud 41 jaar. Deze familie zat al in 1860 met een zaak in de Poelestraat C 11. Op 11-4-1866 vroeg dhr. Dado vergunning voor het bouwen van een winkelpui in de Herestraat F 222, onder architectuur van Nicolaas Willem Lit (1833-1907), de architect van het pakhuis op de hoek van de Poelestraat en het Schuitendiep: www.flickr.com/photos/148859204@N07/32824414883/
De winkel werd in 1884 voortgezet door de Gebr. Holtmann.
Algemeen Handelsblad van 13-12-1883:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010165898:mpeg21:a0015
Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 21-4-1895:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010884481:mpeg21:a0091
In 1955 verhuisde de modewinkel J. Boterweg van de Grote Markt 33, hoek Poelestraat, naar de Grote Markt, hoek Ebbingestraat, naast Vroom en Dreesman. Jelle Boterweg, geb. Harlingen 22-6-1869, overleed in Groningen op 30-6-1931. De zaak werd voortgezet door de wed. E. Boterman-Molenaar, onder de handelsnaam Firma J. Boterweg (in 1912 Firma Boterweg & Melles). Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 1-8-1931: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010675165:mpeg21:a0229
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/6e8a7db3-a8e0-d6e2-94e9-d7208eb8440a
Het pand aan de Grote Markt 33 werd gesloopt:
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/4b8a99dd-2674-780a-8de6-30c5256ba337
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/b80282da-d593-4c90-e83f-3355b3ac4230
"Hé, is Boterweg zomaar weg?". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 19-7-1955:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010884358:mpeg21:a0098
"In Groningen wordt gebouwd!". Leeuwarder courant: hoofdblad van Friesland van 22-10-1955:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010614234:mpeg21:a0264
"Oostwand kan breder en groter. Gemeente koopt hoekpand Poelestraat", door Menno Hoexum. Dagblad van het Noorden, Groningen stad, 5-6-2013, blz. 18.
web.archive.org/web/20161029120759/http://www.panoramio.c...
web.archive.org/web/20161027002042/http://www.panoramio.c...
web.archive.org/web/20161025113435/http://www.panoramio.c...
web.archive.org/web/20161027021340/http://www.panoramio.c...
web.archive.org/web/20161024194306/http://www.panoramio.c...
web.archive.org/web/20161025120838/http://www.panoramio.c...
web.archive.org/web/20161024212624/http://www.panoramio.c...
web.archive.org/web/20161015173008/http://www.panoramio.c...
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/65a43fab-4a5d-047b-3054-9cdea3886bb0
www.nlarchitects.nl/ucslideshow/207
gemeente.groningen.nl/ro/grote-markt/planbeschrijving
gemeente.groningen.nl/grotemarkt/beeldkwaliteitsplan/beel...
gemeente.groningen.nl/winkelen/gemeente-koopt-pand-op-hoe...
"De herbouw van de Grote Markt" (ingezonden), in het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 7-6-1952 en 11-6-1952:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010679508:mpeg21:a0155
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010679511:mpeg21:a0095
"Ir. Vegter kan geen Raadhuis bouwen" (ingezonden), in het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 6-6-1953:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010677079:mpeg21:a0153
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010677079:mpeg21:a0048
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/15f56b06-3e2d-a737-7584-0e398bfae0a3
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/b3ea67db-143f-3204-fe03-5b1f66c9ca13
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/8f0f8660-3501-040c-d910-42806f4c4eb9
Hoek Oosterstraat-Poelestraat:
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/82732ca7-7447-ee95-581e-bd968a390da9
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/629ab32f-0e95-37f9-3c68-f90b7e8ea5e6
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/eea96be7-13dd-9c71-c74a-edf0f0c7476d
Hoek Grote Markt-Poelestraat:
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/4b8a99dd-2674-780a-8de6-30c5256ba337
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/155c53c4-2214-02c6-2b74-1e4dfcbfc04d
hdl.handle.net/21.12105/b80282da-d593-4c90-e83f-3355b3ac4230
Het hoekpand Oosterstraat 2/Poelestraat 1 (Kad. H 1231 en H 3414) is in 1898 ontworpen door architect A.Th. van Elmpt (1866-1953), in opdracht van Adolf Witte, drogist, geb. Groningen 1-3-1830, ovl. Groningen 7-10-1916, en van Johann Carl Christoph Schlichter, geb. Meppen, ovl. Groningen 18-8-1924, oud 59 jaar, echtgenoot van Hinderika Maria Schattenberg, geb. Groningen 6-10-1860, ovl. Groningen 23-11-1902, dochter van schoenmaker Egbert Schattenberg (1821-1892).
Het naastgelegen pand in de Poelestraat 3 is ook door Van Elmpt ontworpen, in opdracht van J.C.C. Schlichter. De winkel droeg de naam "Schattenberg's Schoenen- en Laarzenmagazijn"; meer dan 50 jaar gevestigd te Groningen.
Ook het hoekpand Oosterstraat-Carolieweg is van architect Van Elmpt:
www.staatingroningen.nl/bedrijf/87/elmpt-ath-van
zoeken.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/nl/personen/detail/c51a9b0c-...
web.archive.org/web/20161025113435/http://www.panoramio.c...
Egbert Schattenberg vroeg op 26-8-1875 vergunning voor het aanbrengen van een winkelpui aan het pand Poelestraat D 133 (Groninger Archieven).
Op 11-7-1872 werden de twee woningen Poelestraat D 122 en D 123, hoek Peperstaat, te koop aangeboden, van oudsher in gebruik als Affaire in Pelterijen en als Schoenmakersaffaire, en bewoond (geweest) door wijlen Th. Doesburg, bontwerker, en E. Schattenberg, schoenmaker (Leeuwarder Courant en het Algemeen Handelsblad).
In de periode 1858-1866 vroeg J. Houttuin bouwvergunningen aan voor het perceel Poelestraat D 133 (Groninger Arrchieven).
Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 20-12-1904: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010891001:mpeg21:a0072
Leeuwarder Courant van 5-7-1872:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010586294:mpeg21:a0032
Algemeen Handelsblad van 21-12-1872: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010101689:mpeg21:a0029
De winkelpui van het pand Poelestraat 5 (D 131) is in 1902 ontworpen door architect P.M.A. Huurman (1863-1944), in opdracht van de Handelsvennootschap v/h R. Muller (J.B. Vogt):
www.staatingroningen.nl/bedrijf/90/huurman-pma
zoeken.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/nl/personen/detail/048e7a21-...
Tot 1925 zat "De Roode Winkel (J.B. Vogt)" in de Poelestraat 5-7. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 8-6-1925:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010668530:mpeg21:a0116
Johann Bernard Vogt, geb. Ramsloh (Dld), ovl. Groningen 12-4-1880, oud 50 jaar, zat in 1869 al in de Poelestraat D 131 en 132.
Op 31-5-1869 vroeg hij vergunning voor "werk aan voorgevel en stoep" Poelestraat D 132 (D 131 is Poelestraat 5).
Op 19-8-1925 vond de aanbesteding plaats van het "opnieuw indeelen van de gebouwen Poelestraat 5 en 7", onder architectuur van Evert van Linge, en in opdracht van Albert Woest, vleeschhouwer te Groningen. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden van 15-8-1925:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010668587:mpeg21:a0049
Architect Evert van Linge: www.staatingroningen.nl/bedrijf/88/linge-evert-van
Archief bij Het Nieuwe Instituut:
zoeken.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/nl/
Het pand Oosterstraat 4 (Kad. H 248) is in 1899 ontworpen door architect Wilhelmus Petrus Ros, geb. Groningen 14-6-1869, ovl. Groningen 17-11-1934, in opdracht van Cornelis Paanakker, geb. Loon op Zand, ovl. Groningen 14-3-1902, oud 46 jaar.
In 1842 had H. Depaifve Ainé een Fabrijk van Stroohoeden, in het Groot en Klein en was hij Magazijnhouder van Gevlochten Stroo, in de Poelestraat 10 en 38, met Stroohoeden, Italiaansche en Agrementstroohoeden.
Mej. F. van Slogteren verkocht Stroohoeden e.d., in de Poelesstraat D 121, op den hoek van de Peperstraat.
Groninger Courant van 25-3-1842, 24-3-1843, 20-5-1845, 1-5-1849 en 22-3-1853 (verkoop inboedel):
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010779626:mpeg21:a0016
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010772491:mpeg21:a0008
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010771023:mpeg21:a0012
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010772399:mpeg21:a0006
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010772970:mpeg21:a0009
In maart 1853 droeg Mej. F. van Slogteren de Dameshoeden- en Mutsenaffaire in de Poelestraat D 121, in het wijde van de Poelestraat, op den hoek van de Peperstraat, over aan Mej. Trientje van der Veen, geb. Aduard 30-12-1821, ovl. Groningen 20-2-1877, weduwe van Bernardus Pekelaar, sigarenfabrikant, geb. Thesinge 22-3-1826, ovl. Groningen 1-10-1852. Groninger Courant van 4-3-1853 en 3-5-1853: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010772965:mpeg21:a0006
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010772982:mpeg21:a0007
Zij is te relateren aan "mutzemaakster" (1814) Follegien/Tolligin/Tollegyn van Slogteren, ovl. Millingen 15-7-1841, oud 54 jaar, dochter van wafelbakker Martinus van Slogteren en Sara Jans Kreima/Krijns, echtgenote van kleermaker en rijksambtenaar, Jacob Chevalier, geb. Rotterdam, ovl. Groningen 14-8-1874, oud 81 jaar, zoon van sergeant-majoor en tolgaarder Denijs Chevalier, ovl. Arnhem 28-2-1839, oud 76 jaar, en Rijke Wenteler.
Zie ook Eisse Abrahams van Slogteren, wolkammer in de Nieuwe Ebbinge-straat, en echtgenote Sara van Bruggen, ovl. Groningen 19-9-1828, oud 46 jaar. Ommelander Courant
van 20-4-1810: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010216367:mpeg21:a0007
Op 9-11-1824 overleed zijn vader Abraham van Slogteren, oud 88 jaar en vier maanden, echtgenoot van Anna Gardee, zoon van Eise Hindriks van Slogteren, stelmaker, en van Cornelissien Hulsebosch. Groninger Courant van 12-11-1824: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010774386:mpeg21:a0015
Abraham van Slogteren bood zijn Behuisinge c.a., Pakhuis met 2 Zolders, en 2 Korenzolders over het geheele Huis, en een Stal voor 4 Paarden en 4 Beesten te koop aan, gelegen aan de Oostkant van der Aa, met uytvaart op de Laane. Opregte Groninger Courant van 16-5-1766:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260160:mpeg21:a0004
Abraham van Slogteren en Vrouw boden op 18-1-1779 Hunne wel ter Neering staande Behuizinge aan de W. zyd in de N. Ebbinge Straat en een Woonkamer met een Stalle, staande in de Pluimers Gang aan 't Schuitendiep, te koop aan ten Huize van G.J. Dubbelboer, Kastelein in het Blauwe Peert. Groninger courant van 1-1-1779: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010106607:mpeg21:a0008
Predikant Johannes van Slogteren, geb. Groningen Oostzijde van de A, ged. Groningen 12-2-1766, ovl. Amsterdam 7-8-1841, oud 75 jaar, is een zoon van Abraham van Slogteren en Anna Gardee.
De Wed. van Monsr. R. van Slogteren, woonende in de Oude Botteringe Straat, bood haar Hof met Vrugtdraagende Bomen en een Steenen Zomerhuys in 't Appel-Straatje in de Steeg, te koop aan Opregte Groninger Courant van 15-7-1750:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010410554:mpeg21:a0003
Op 21-1-1842 bood Mejufvr. de Wedw. H.E. van Slogteren de Behuizing, S 106, met opene Plaats en vrijen Uitgang in de Donkersgang en onder en boven Pakhuis, Oostzijde in de Gelkingestraat, te koop aan. Zij is vermoedelijk Betje Egberts Buirema van Eexta (Scheemda), ovl. Groningen 29-12-1860, oud 73 jaar, weduwe van Hinderk Eisse van Slogteren, verwer/glazemaker, ovl. Groningen 9-8-1839, 52 jaar, zoon van Eisse van Slogteren, verwer/glazemaker, en van Allegonda Bekkering. Groninger Courant van 21-1-1842: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010779608:mpeg21:a0015
Commies P. van Slogteren en Vrouw hadden in 1776 en 1781 een winkel "bestaande in Linnen, Vers en gerookt Spek en Kaas & c., in de Heerestraat waar het witte Hoofd uithangt.
Groninger Courant van 27-2-1776 en 25-12-1781:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010106465:mpeg21:a0010
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010106943:mpeg21:a0005
Groninger Courant van 7-11-1783:
resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010107179:mpeg21:a0008
Verkoop van zijn huis in de Heerestraat, en dat van Hindrik van Slogteren en Vrouw, staande aan de Westkant van het Boterdiep nabij het Klokhuisje. Groninger Courant van 22-1-1782: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010106956:mpeg21:a0009
In 1783 woont hij in het Ooster Poorten Gasthuis en verkoopt hij Coevorder Linnen.
De Wed. van Monsr. J. Slogteren verkocht op 22-12-1768 ten huyze van Monsr. J. Pot in de Gulden Straat in de Soppige Peer, haar deftige Huis ten oosten in de oude Botteringe Straat, zijnde een voorname Keersemakerye met Gereedschappen en Winkel Goederen. Opregte Groninger Courant van 20-12-1768: resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010260430:mpeg21:a0008
Mercury metal in motion with bubbles & reflections of me.
Mercury - Chemical Symbol Hg, also known as quicksilver. Hg (hydrargyrum) is derived from the Greek word hydrargyros, which is a compound word meaning 'water' and 'silver' — since it is liquid like water, and yet has a silvery metallic sheen. The element was named after the Roman god Mercury, known for speed and mobility.
See www.flickr.com/photos/stevpas68/4074406223/in/set-7215762... for safety warnings if you wish to try something like this.
Exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA; en la UNED de Barbastro
Hoy con nuestro agradecimiento a Bárbara Barrera por su precioso artículo sobre diatomeas en la revista Vidriooh!
Artículo LA BIODIVERSIDAD OCULTA
Spirostomum es un ciliado bastante común en aguas poco oxigenadas y cargadas de materia orgánica. Corre como un cordón que cose los grumos de sedimento con suavidad, en movimientos armónicos, de avance y retroceso, de giro y de movimientos de trayectoria recta. Se desliza con facilidad tanto en los lugares despejados como en aquellos en los que encuentra obstáculos que no lo son para él.
En Spirostomum minus la boca se abre de costado desde un extremo del cuerpo de cinta hasta un poco menos de la mitad, lo suficiente para barrer el agua con amplitud y recoger de ella los frutos que le servirán de alimento, que podrán ser casi cualquier cosa.
Spirostomum minus es dentro del grupo de sus hermanos uno de los más pequeños y con un núcleo alargado construido por pequeñas esferas donde se aloja el material genético. Es la segunda vez que se asoma por la galería, en este caso, jugando también, como Rotaria a unos malabares con Trachelomonas …y es que estos seres del agua casi son como niños y siempre que ven una pelota corren detrás de ella para jugar.
Spirostomum minus es también ciliado de aguas muy eutrofizadas. En ellas encuentra no sólo su alimento, parece que también su diversión. El de hoy procede de una muestra recogida por Raquel Posada en una pequeña charca de Villanueva de Gozón, en las cercanías de los impresionantes acantilados del Cabo Peñas de Asturias y se ha fotografiado a 200 aumentos utilizando la técnica de contraste de interferencia.
=======================================================================
☁ 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.
See the article at www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=201110pride...
Erie Pride Parade & Rally a Great Time!
by Michael Mahler
On Saturday, August 27, about 230 people participated in the Erie Pride Parade & Rally. This year’s Pride events were organized by the Pride Planning committee, which is an informal coalition of groups and individuals.
Parade
About 100 people marched in the parade from the Zone Dance Club to Perry Square. John Daly King was the Grand Marshal for the parade, in a convertible driven by Caitlyn. Also in the parade were beloved local gay icons Jesse and Ricardo, who rode their tandem bike.
Parade units included
Lake Erie Belly Dance
Doctor Who contingent
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
Erie Gay News
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Latonia Theatre
PFLAG Butler
Erie Sisters
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie
Community United Church
OUT (Pittsburgh newspaper)
There were also many people marching as individuals, as well as a float carrying current and former Miss Eries.
Rally
The rally in Perry Square begins at 2 PM and will include speakers and performers. Please check in at the registration table when you arrive in Perry Square. The rally will include a variety of vendors and information booths.
Speakers and performers included:
Greg Rabb, Openly gay Jamestown City Council President and Councilman at Large
Misty Kall, Miss Erie 2011
Rich McCarty of Equality PA, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Community United Church
Chris Wolfe, Erie Idol finalist 2011
Tammie Johnson, 2 term President of ACLU-NWPA
Brian T, singer, also with Pittsburgh Out TV
Jason Landau Goodman, founding Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. The first and only youth-led statewide LGBTQ organization in the nation
Michelle Michaels, Former Miss Erie and Coordinator for FACE Show at Zone
Fiona Hensley, Chair of the Student Network Across Pennsylvania, SNAP, Regional Chair of the Erie-West region for SNAP and President of Queers and Allies at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Diva D’Vyne
Games
The Dunk a Drag Queen game was very popular! We look forward to making this an annual tradition
Donors
Many businesses and organizations gave generously to help support Pride this year. These included
AdultMart
Allegheny College Bookstore
BeautiControl
Blue Heron Inn
Body Language
Chicory Hill Herbs
Coca-Cola/Erie
Country Fair
Craze Night Club
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Douglas Kolcun
Drenched Fur
Earthshine Company
Eerie Horror Film Festival
emma's revolution
Erie Book Store
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Department of Health
Erie Playhouse
Erie Seawolves
Erie Sisters
Erie Spine and Wellness
Family United Counseling
Gaudenzia / SHOUT Outreach
Giant Eagle - Buffalo Road
Glass Growers
Good Health Rejuvenation
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc.
Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Hollywood Stories
Horomanski's DJ'ing Services
JR's Last Laugh
Kensington Books
La bella
Larese Floral Design
LBT Women
Lion's Den Adult Super Store
MLR Books
Pennsylvania Coaltion to End Homelessness
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse
Sam's Club
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Silk Screen Unlimited
Smith's Hot Dogs
State Farm Insurance Agent Natalie Braddock
Tanglez Hair and Nail Studio
The Ringbearer
Tops Friendly Markets - W 38th St
Wegman's- Peach St
Wendy's of Erie
Zone Dance Club
Committee Members & Volunteers
Many people from the committee worked hard to make the day enjoyable for everyone! Committee members included
Season
Chris
Preston
Mark H
Erin Moll
Amy
Sue McCabe
Alex
Jeff H
John Daly King
Kerry
In addition to the committee members, volunteers included:
Kevin Schultz
Dok
Johauna
Wanda
Bob H
Eric Rogers
Maria S.
Deb Spilko
Brian
Info Tables & Vendors
Info tables included:
Adagio Health
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NWPA Chapter
Community United Church
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Equality Pennsylvania
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Human Relations Commission
Erie Gay News
Erie Sisters
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
SafeNet Center
United Way of Erie County
Voices for Independence
Vendors included
BeautiControl
Book Merchant
Christopher's Novelty Gifts
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Collecting Food
We collected 23 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.
www.bap.de/start/musik/songtexte/titel/verdamp-lang-her --- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghi2xReyFYA&feature=related --- www.worldvision.de/unsere-arbeit-wie-wir-arbeiten-entwick... ---
Bap Colognian (Kölsch) pronunciation: [/bap/] is a German rock group. With ten albums reaching the number one in the German record charts, Bap is one of the most successful rock acts in their home country.
Nearly all of Bap's lyrics are written in Kölsch, the dialect of Cologne, or more precisely in a Kölsch-influenced derivation of Eifelplatt, a regional variant of the Ripuarian language spoken in the nearby rural Eifel. Niedecken's most prominent musical influences, especially early in his career, were Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, and Wolfgang Ambros.
The group was founded in 1976 under the name Wolfgang Niedecken's Bap in Cologne, Germany by Wolfgang Niedecken and Hans Heres. In 1981 they released their most famous song "Verdamp lang her" (English: Damn long time ago), in which Niedecken describes regrets he has about his relationship with his then recently deceased father. The band's name "BAP" derived from "BAPP", both, a play-on-words on the Kölsch word "Papp" (related to the German word Papa for dad), but pronounced differently, and Niedecken's then-times nickname. BAP ist eine Kölschrockband um den Frontmann Wolfgang Niedecken und gilt als eine der erfolgreichsten Rockbands deutscher Sprache. Von den 23 BAP-Alben erreichten 19 die Top 10, zehn wurden sogar Nummer 1 der Charts.Die Gruppe um Sänger und Songschreiber Wolfgang Niedecken besteht seit 1976. Die Band traf sich zu Beginn in wechselnder Besetzung, um „einen Kasten Bier leerzuproben“.[1] Der erste Auftritt erfolgte 1977 im Mariensaal in Köln-Nippes mit zwei akustischen Gitarren (Wolfgang Niedecken, Hans Heres) und Perkussion (Afro Bauermann). Das erste Album, Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP rockt andere kölsche Leeder. erschien 1979, die Band bestand zu dieser Zeit aus Wolfgang Niedecken, Hans „Honçe“ Heres, Wolfgang „Gröön“ Klever, Manfred „Schmal“ Boecker, Wolfgang „Wolli“ Boecker und Bernd Odenthal. Die zweite LP Affjetaut folgte 1980, wie die Debüt-Platte noch unter der Bezeichnung „Wolfgang Niedeckens BAP“, da Niedecken sich bereits als Solo-Künstler mit Gitarre und Mundharmonika als „Bob Dylan der Südstadt“ einen Namen gemacht hatte; beide Platten wurden noch beim Kölner Independent-Label Eigelstein Musikproduktion veröffentlicht.
Der Bandname BAP entstand aus Niedeckens Spitzname, der seinen Vater so nannte. Diese Aussprache entstammt der Herkunft der Familie aus Rheinland-Pfalz, und weil sie vom kölschen „Pap“ abwich, entstand so Niedeckens Spitzname.[2] Als ein erster Auftritt geplant wurde, für den mit einem Plakat geworben werden sollte, musste ein Bandname erdacht werden. Hans Heres schlug dem Veranstalter vor, „BAPP“ zu nehmen.[3] Da sich die Bandmitglieder aber einig waren, dass „BAPP“ – mit zwei „P“ geschrieben – auf der Bassdrum nicht gut aussah, wurde einfach ein „P“ gestrichen.[4]
Der musikalische und inhaltliche Stil der BAP-Songs wird wesentlich von Bob Dylan, den Kinks und den Rolling Stones geprägt. Auch Bruce Springsteen, mit dem Sänger Wolfgang Niedecken eine persönliche Freundschaft verbindet, gilt als wichtiger Orientierungspunkt für BAP. Verschiedene BAP-Lieder, vor allem melancholische (z. B. Helfe kann dir keiner, Paar Daach fröher) zeigen in den Arrangements und der Stimmung deutliche Ähnlichkeiten mit Stücken von Wolfgang Ambros, etwa von dessen Album 19 Class A Numbers. Die Texte beschäftigen sich oft mit gesellschaftlichen oder persönlichen Problemen.1979 fanden unter dem Bandnamen "Wolfgang Niedeckens BAP" erste Auftritte außerhalb von Köln und der näheren Umgebung statt; so zum Beispiel auch anlässlich der Bundesgartenschau 1979 in der Bonner Rheinaue.[5] Im Mai 1982 machte BAP ihre erste professionell organisierte Deutschlandtournee. Im Mittelpunkt standen Songs des aktuellen Albums Für Usszeschnigge, das 1981 als erstes beim Major-Label EMI-Electrola erschienen war. Für den Wechsel von Eigelstein zur EMI mussten BAP in der lokalen Kultur-Szene viel Kritik einstecken, wurden jedoch mit Platz 1 in den deutschen Album-Charts prompt belohnt.
Im Sommer 1982 folgten verschiedene Auftritte im Rahmen von Großveranstaltungen und Fernsehproduktionen: Rockpop In Concert für das ZDF in der Dortmunder Westfalenhalle 1, Demonstration gegen die Nachrüstung der NATO am 10. Juni 1982 (Zehnter Juni) auf den Bonner Rheinwiesen, Vorprogramm der Rolling Stones am 4. und 5. Juli 1982 im Müngersdorfer Stadion in Köln und als erste deutsche Band bei einem Festival des WDR-Rockpalast am 28. August 1982 auf der Loreley-Freilichtbühne.
Nach Erscheinen des vierten Albums Vun drinne noh drusse war die Band zwischen Oktober 1982 und Oktober 1983 sieben Monate lang unterwegs. Neben Deutschland standen auch Konzerte in Österreich, der Schweiz und den Benelux-Ländern auf dem Programm. Insgesamt wurden etwa 130 Auftritte gespielt. Die Tournee endete mit einem Konzert im Kölner „Stollwerck“. Das vom Abriss bedrohte Bürgerhaus Stollwerck erhielt die Einnahmen dieses Konzerts zur Finanzierung seiner weiteren Arbeit. Am 28. Mai 1983 spielte BAP auf einem Festival im niedersächsischen Schüttorf im Vorprogramm von Rod Stewart und am 22. Oktober 1983 auf einer weiteren Großdemonstration gegen die NATO-Nachrüstung im Bonner Hofgarten.
Für den Januar 1984 war – nach langen Verhandlungen mit der staatlichen Künstleragentur – eine Tournee mit 14 Konzerten in 13 Städten der DDR geplant. Im Vorfeld der Tour zeichnete das DDR-Fernsehen ein Interview mit Wolfgang Niedecken inklusive zweier Unplugged-Versionen von BAP-Liedern auf. Dieses wurde später jedoch sinnentstellend verkürzt gesendet. So entschloss sich Niedecken, einige politische Statements, die der Band wichtig waren, in einem eigenen Lied darzustellen. Es wurde als Deshalv spill’ mer he betitelt und erstmals auf dem letzten „West-Konzert“ vor der Tour in Wolfsburg gespielt. Als die Band bereits in Ost-Berlin im Hotel Unter den Linden war, gab es am Vorabend des ersten Konzerts heftige Auseinandersetzungen über dieses Lied mit der DDR-Seite. Als die Band sich weigerte, es von der Setlist zu nehmen, kam es zum Eklat. Die Tournee wurde abgebrochen, bevor das erste Konzert auf dem Boden der DDR gespielt werden konnte. In einer Sendung des DDR-Fernsehens war die Ansage eines Moderators während eines Konzerts im Berliner Palast der Republik zu sehen, zu dem BAP geladen war. Er nannte als Begründung ihrer Absage, die Band wolle „nicht unter dem Symbol der weißen Taube auf blauem Grund auftreten“.[6]
Die Tournee zum Album Zwesche Salzjebäck un Bier begann am 15. und 16. Juni 1984 mit zwei Konzerten im Archäologischen Park in Xanten. Sie wurden vom ZDF aufgezeichnet und später in einer Zusammenfassung gesendet. Die Tour dauerte bis zum Februar 1985 und übertraf von der Zuschauerresonanz her noch die von 1982/83.
Am 2. März 1986 begann in Lohmar bei Köln die Tournee Ahl Männer, aalglatt. BAP spielte zunächst einige Konzerte im ländlichen Raum, bevor die Band am 15. März 1986 in der Essener Grugahalle bei der 17. und letzten Rocknacht des WDR-Rockpalast auftrat. Die Rocknacht, bei der auch Jackson Browne und Big Country auftraten, wurde wie schon das Festival auf der Loreley 1982 via Eurovision von vielen europäischen Radio- und Fernsehstationen ausgestrahlt.
Von April bis Juli folgten zahlreiche weitere Konzerte. Wegen der anhaltenden Popularität wurden teilweise auch größere Hallen ausgewählt. So fanden die „Heimspiele“ der Kölner Band erstmals in der bis zu 8000 Zuschauer fassenden Kölner Sporthalle, der damals größten Veranstaltungshalle der Domstadt, statt. Bei dieser Tournee gab es mit Christian Schneider erstmals auf einer Tournee einen Gastmusiker, weil die zum Teil sehr komplexen Keyboard-Arrangements des neuen Albums live mit nur einem Keyboarder nicht zu realisieren gewesen wären. Schneider spielte neben Keyboards bei einigen Stücken auch Saxophon. Den letzten Auftritt der Tour absolvierte die Band am 26. Juli 1986; genau drei Monate nach der Atomreaktor-Katastrophe von Tschernobyl auf dem legendären Anti-WAAhnsinns-Festival gegen die Wiederaufbereitungsanlage von Wackersdorf in Burglengenfeld.
Nach Ende der Tournee 1986 legte BAP eine kreative Pause ein (u. a. bedingt durch bandinterne, künstlerische Meinungsverschiedenheiten), die Wolfgang Niedecken zur Veröffentlichung seines Albums Schlagzeiten und zu einigen Solo-Konzerten nutzte. BAP stand erst im September 1987 bei zwei Festivals wieder auf der Bühne, um sich auf eine Tournee durch China vorzubereiten. Diese Tournee ist im Buch BAP övver China dokumentiert.
Das Album Da Capo wurde von Oktober bis Dezember 1988 zunächst bei einer ausgedehnten Hallentournee präsentiert. Bei dieser Tournee legte BAP die Scheu vor den ganz großen Konzertarenen endgültig ab. So standen auch die Frankfurter Festhalle und die Münchener Olympiahalle auf dem Programm. Im Sommer 1989 folgten weitere Konzerte, teilweise auch im Rahmen von Festivals gemeinsam mit Joe Cocker. Eines dieser Events fand in der Berliner Waldbühne statt.
Auch die Tournee 1991 wurde in mehreren Teilen durchgeführt. Kurz nach der Vollendung der deutschen Einheit standen im Januar 1991 zunächst die ersten Konzerte der Band auf dem Gebiet der ehemaligen DDR auf dem Programm. Anschließend ging BAP in Westdeutschland auf Club-Tour und absolvierte eine Reihe von Auftritten in beschaulichem Rahmen, zumeist in kleinen Hallen. Das Konzert im Kölner E-Werk wurde aufgezeichnet und später auf dem Album Live – Affrocke veröffentlicht.
Im Mai und Juni 1991 folgte eine Tournee ausschließlich durch die größten deutschen Konzerthallen und bei verschiedenen Open-Air-Festivals. Als Gast bei den Konzerten trat Julian Dawson auf. Am 26. Januar 1994 startete die Tournee zum im August 1993 erschienenen Album Pik Sibbe. Nach wie vor war die Nachfrage in der BAP-Hochburg Köln groß, in einigen anderen Städten blieben die Zuschauerzahlen etwas hinter den Erwartungen zurück. Die folgende Tournee zum Album Amerika begann im November 1996. Der Tourneestart in Koblenz wurde für den WDR-Rockpalast mitgeschnitten und später im Fernsehen ausgestrahlt.
Mit dem Ausstieg von Bassist Steve Borg und von Gründungsmitglied Manfred „Schmal“ Boecker verließen zwei Musiker die Band, die BAP über viele Jahre mitgeprägt haben. 1999 stieg auch Gitarrist Klaus „Major“ Heuser aus, der während 19 Jahren Bandmitgliedschaft die überwiegende Zahl der Lieder komponierte. Außerdem verließ Keyboarder Alexander „Effendi“ Büchel die Firma BAP. Diese Abgänge und die darauf folgenden Neubesetzungen veränderten den musikalischen Ausdruck von BAP nachhaltig.
Zu den Gründen für den Ausstieg von Major sagt Wolfgang Niedecken rückblickend im März 2011:
„Der Major ist ein toller Gitarrist. Aber er wollte, dass BAP international ausgerichteten Radio-Pop spielt. Ich wollte beim Kölsch-Rock bleiben. Beide Positionen waren nicht vereinbar. Ich bin ihm dankbar, dass er selbst gegangen ist. Ich hätte ihn nämlich nie rausgeschmissen.[7]“
Als Neuzugang an den Keyboards stieg Michael Nass bei BAP ein, der zuvor in den 1980er Jahren in der DDR-Musikszene musikalisch sehr aktiv war, u. a. bei P 16 und später in Liselotte Rezniceks Frauenband Mona Lise. Gitarrist wurde Helmut Krumminga. Im Sommer 2001 gab BAP vor der eigentlichen Aff un zo-Tour ab Herbst 2001 zwei Vorabkonzerte, darunter das „Konzert an der toten Brücke“ (Soda-Brücke) in Euskirchen, das auch vom WDR aufgezeichnet und wenige Tage später in der Sendung Rockpalast gesendet wurde. Das Album selbst stieg wie der Vorgänger Tonfilm auf Platz 1 in die deutschen Charts ein.
Im Januar 2006 war die Kölnarena zwar anlässlich des Starts der Jubiläumskonzerte zum 30-jährigen Bestehen der Band mit 25.000 Zuschauern an zwei aufeinander folgenden Tagen fast ausverkauft. Bei anderen Auftritten hatte man sich von vorneherein durch die Wahl kleinerer Konzertorte angepasst.
Auch das im Mai 2008 erschienene Album Radio Pandora stieg auf Platz 1 in die deutschen Charts ein. Im Winter 2008 startete die Tournee dazu, am 2. Weihnachtstag gab es das Heimspiel in der Köln-Arena (Lanxess-Arena); sie dauerte (mit Unterbrechungen) bis zum Sommer 2009, wobei die Band von Anne de Wolff (Violine, Bratsche, Gesang) und teilweise von Rhani Krija (Percussion) begleitet wurde.
Für November 2011 war der Start der aktuellsten Tournee geplant. Aufgrund einer schweren Erkrankung Wolfgang Niedeckens wurde der Start der Tour auf Anfang Mai 2012 verschoben.[8][9][10]
Auslandsauftritte [Bearbeiten]
BAP ist im Laufe der bisher 35-jährigen Bandgeschichte in vielen Ländern der Welt aufgetreten. Nachdem sich die Bandmitglieder anfangs kaum vorstellen konnten, dass ihre kölschen Texte außerhalb des Rheinlandes verstanden würden, durften sie erleben, dass ihre Platten weit darüber hinaus gekauft wurden. Tourneen waren dadurch auch im Ausland möglich.
Die ersten Auftritte außerhalb Deutschlands waren im Dezember 1982 in der Schweiz (Basel und St.Gallen)[11] und bis Mitte der 1980er Jahre in Österreich, Luxemburg, Belgien und Dänemark (Roskilde-Festival). Seitdem gehören Auftritte in diesen Nachbarländern zum Bestandteil jeder Tournee.
Spätere Fernreisen wurden zumeist als Begleitung zu künstlerischen oder politischen Themen organisiert; häufig war nicht die komplette Gruppe unterwegs; manchmal auch nur Wolfgang Niedecken alleine oder in Begleitung von Musikern seiner Solo-Projekte:
Mit einigen Gästen tourte BAP im Oktober 1987 vier Wochen durch China. Acht Auftritte wurden in Peking, Shanghai und Kanton absolviert.[12]
Wolfgang Niedecken spielte 1987 auf Einladung der Kulturstiftung Casa de los tres Mundos (ein Projekt des Schauspielers Dietmar Schönherr, des Produzenten Peter Reichelt und des Kulturministers Ernesto Cardenal) mit seiner Complizen-Band in Nicaragua.
In ähnlicher Zusammensetzung spielten Wolfgang Niedecken & Complizen 1988 in Mosambik eine kleine Tour.
Die politischen Veränderungen in der Sowjetunion unter Gorbatschow machten es möglich, dass BAP im Mai 1989 je drei Konzerte in Moskau und Wolgograd gab.[13] Dort kamen die Musiker auch mit Fans aus der DDR ins Gespräch. Nachdem die BAP-Tour durch Ostdeutschland 1984 abgesagt wurde, war der Umweg über die UdSSR die einzige Möglichkeit, als DDR-Bürger mit der Band zu sprechen.
More info and other languages available at: