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I got L Glass!!!
Well I have finally joined the L Glass club. I wasn't sure if I would ever get there but I made it. So what is the secret handshake anyway?
I have thought long and hard about getting the 16-35mm f/2.8L but I could not bring myself to spend that much on one lens. After some sage advice from Cory Disbrow, I decided to get this lens along with the 70-200mm f/4L instead. I would get more range for less $$. Obviously it is not f/2.8, but after I start taking some consistently high quality shots (not there yet) I think I will be able to justify it to myself. Cory did mention something that gave me pause. He said that I might consider holding off until I could afford the 70-200 f/4L with IS. It is double the price and I am not known for being patient where gear is concerned (Sorry, Julie). However I did hold off for a bit to think it over. I knew I would use the 17-40. I have rented it and loved it. I have often wanted to go wider than my existing 28-135mm would allow.
So now my quandary, I have camera $$ to spend and I am not sure what to spend it on. My options:
-The 70-200mm 4/L without IS (side note, I just lost a bid for a used one on eBay as I was typing this)
-The Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 - I really like what Tom Bricker has done with this lens (even though its on a Nikon) but I will need to wait for one to be in stock @ B&H or buy from Hong Kong. Yeah, I know it will lean my camera bag to the wide angle side, but I can always rent a telephoto if I need it. (I have a reservation for the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II for a wedding/cruise in October)
-Upgrade my 50mm prime to f/1.4 from f/1.8. Not sure how much of an edge the additional aperture will get me on dark Disney rides. I have yet to use my 7D @ a Disney park, so I am not sure what I can do with it. I have only used it with my XTi body.
-Forget the lenses and buy Photoshop. I use PSPx2 but I have yet to use all of its capabilities. Also, next year my daughter will hit high school (Nooooooo!!!!) and some places will let her get the student discount as a result.
Any opinions?
I am going to put my XTi body on eBay in a couple days to fund my purchase of
Manfrotto 055XPROB Pro Tripod Legs along with a Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick Head, so if anybody is interested......
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Photoshopcreatie. Ik had maar ruimte voor 12 etages op deze foto. De plannen gaan uit van 50 meter en dat zou dus 16 of 17 etages kunnen worden.
Als de plannen van de gemeente doorgaan ziet mijn straatje er over een paar jaar ongeveer zo uit!!!
In een van die flatjes rechts op deze foto woon ik .
De linker woontoren heb ik er zelf ingeshopt, hij staat er dus (nog) niet.
Tussen het bushokje uiterst links en de straat recht voor u ligt een stukje groen dat door velen wordt gezien als braakliggend terrein. Dit stukje is echter een monument, aangeboden aan Piet Vink bij zijn afscheid uit de Haagse gemeentepolitiek. Dit monument heet daarom "De Terp van Vink". .
www.denhaag.nl/smartsite.html?id=57257
Bijna heel Beach Resort Kijkduin is inmiddels verkocht aan projectontwikkelaar Q Vastgoed Creatie. Zij presenteerden onlangs hun ingrijpende nieuwbouwplannen voor Kijkduin - zie deze website www.hetnieuwekijkduin.nl - en de uitdrukkelijke wens van de gemeente om in deze buurt meer woningen te bouwen is op dit monument een hoogteaccent (we mogen een flatgebouw van 50 meter geen hoogbouw noemen van Marnix Norder) gepland. In deze buurt moeten volgens de huidige plannen 800 tot 1000 nieuwe woningen komen. Wethouder Marnix Norder is een verre opvolger en partijgenoot van Piet Vink en wil dus op een monument ter ere van zijn verre voorganger een wolkenkrabber neerzetten.
De buurt protesteert natuurlijk op volle toeren, voornamelijk tegen die enorme hoogbouw. Bij het verschijnen van het plan, enkele maanden geleden, heeft het Algemeen Dagblad (vroeger gewoon de Haagse Courant) een informatiebijeenkomst in het Atlantic Hotel georganiseerd. Het hotel was te klein, politie en beveiliging moesten ingeschakeld worden. Marnix Norder kon uitleggen wat hij wilde, aan het eind van de avond stak niemand een hand omhoog toen de AD-presentator vroeg of er nu meer begrip voor de plannen van Norder was. De gemeenteraad heeft het struktuurplan (of zoiets) inmiddels wel aangenomen en binnen afzienbare tijd worden de plannen voorgelegd aan bewoners, gebruikers en belanghebbenden. Dit wekt de suggestie dat er nog inspraak mogelijk is.
Wij zijn er klaar voor.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: Naruto VS Sasuke
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 01 of 23) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.
FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español
Naruto: Sasuke...
Sasuke: Whaaaat... (here you go again... can't you be quiet for just 5 minutes?? ¬¬)
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Naruto: Sasuke...
Sasuke: Queee... (ya estamos otra vez...no puedes estar callado ni 5 minutos?? ¬¬)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de Naruto en Grupo en el Foro: miPullip
- See more photos at: Renske‘s Flickr
The Collector Earl's Garden (Arundel Castle), Opened by HRH The Prince of Wales on 14th May 2008.
The new formal garden at Arundel has been conceived as a light-hearted tribute to Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), known as ‘The Collector’. He died in exile in Padua during the English Civil War and though his body was brought back to England and buried in the Fitzalan Chapel at Arundel, the elaborate tomb which he had specified in his will was never erected. This garden, adjoining the church, may now be an appropriate memorial for the future.
More info at: www.arundelcastle.org/_pages/02_gardens.htm
Arundel Castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England is a restored medieval castle. It was founded by Roger de Montgomery on Christmas Day 1067. Roger became the first to hold the earldom of Arundel by the graces of William the Conqueror. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries.
From the 11th century onward, the castle has served as a hereditary stately home and has been in the family of the Duke of Norfolk for over 800 years. It is still the principal seat of the Norfolk family.
More info at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundel_Castle
© Eddie Chui
An odd sign we saw in some Tube station. I have absolutely no idea what it actually refers to, but considering that I am a PHP developer by trade, this was quite funny to me.
This image with almond blossom is dedicated to my love on Valentine's day.
Valentine's Day
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Valentine (disambiguation) and Valentine's Day (disambiguation).
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD.
UPDATE ON BABY PIGEONS ON THE PATIO:
For those of you who have been following this story of the baby pigeions growing up in a hanging basket on our patio, you know that the larger one (whom I called Henry), had gone missing. I thought for sure he had been taken by a cat. :-(
But, when I got up the next morning I looked outside to check on Henrietta (the remaining baby pigeon), and lo and behold, there was Henry on the straw mat on the ground in front of the dining room doors! I went outside and carefully took him in my hands (he was so warm!) and placed him back in the nest with Henrietta. He seemed really happy to be back there.
Well, Henry (or perhaps it was Henrietta?) fell out of the basket again yesterday, and it is not surprising because they are getting pretty big now. My sister put her back in the basket and they both seem to be doing well, growing like crazy. Here they are at 3 weeks old. Now they are about the same size and I can't tell who is Henry or Henrietta!
INFORMATION ON THE PIGEON:
The Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), or Rock Dove, is a member of the bird family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon". The species includes the domestic pigeon, and escaped domestic pigeons have given rise to the feral pigeon.
Wild Rock Pigeons are pale grey with two black bars on each wing, although domestic and feral pigeons are very variable in colour and pattern. There are few visible differences between males and females.The species is generally monogamous, with two squabs (young) per brood. Both parents care for the young for a time.
Habitats include various open and semi-open environments, including agricultural and urban areas. Cliffs and rock ledges are used for roosting and breeding in the wild. Originally found wild in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, feral Rock Pigeons have become established in cities around the world. The species is abundant, with an estimated population of 17 to 28 million feral and wild birds in Europe.
The Rock Pigeon breeds at any time of the year, but peak times are spring and summer. Nesting sites are situated along coastal cliff faces, as well as the artificial cliff faces created by apartment buildings with accessible ledges or roof spaces.
The type of nest constructed is a flimsy platform of straw and sticks, put on ledge, under cover. Often window ledges of buildings.Two white eggs are laid with incubation that is shared by both parents lasting from seventeen to nineteen days.
The nestling has pale yellow down and a flesh-coloured bill with a dark band. It is tended and fed on "crop milk" like other doves. The fledging period is 30 days.
Source: Wikipedia
My second entry for The Rogue Olympics, Round 2. It contains exactly 101 pieces, again.
<< At least now I'll have time to read the news at the hospital x) >>
A few furnitures got inspired by two MOCs, both built by BrickDesigned, on Instagram. Even if the furnitures aren't exactly the same, it's actually very similar from the original MOCs, enough to be mentioned.
-The table, the teapot and the coat rack are from this MOC (No name).
-The cupboard is from this MOC (No name)
It seems to be safe enough for the duck to show the tip of its nose (or its beak?)
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www.paroquiadaericeira.info/paroquia/index.php?tem=3&...
Something like
The chapel now known as the "St. Anthony", is situated in a plantaforma on Fisherman's Beach in the town of Ericeira, forming the epicenter of the progression of the urban village. It is said today that divides north from south
On the history of the chapel, little is known, especially prior to sec. XVII. Some records show her as coeval to the Parish (sec XV), no traces recorded material this time.
It was the chapel of the House, the first near the Palace of the County. It is known that in 1609, it was the headquarters of the brotherhood of Our Lady of Good Voyage of the Men of the Sea and it followed from their sessions .. In 1645, became the Chapel of Our Lady of Good Voyage.
He was also in this chapel that served the Brotherhood of St. Anthony, brotherhood of unmarried girls.
It is curious that this chapel is well patron saint double, both with the same degree of importance.
Chapel of modest proportions singia is not only to worship but also a "lighthouse" signaling the entry of boats in the harbor of Praia dos Pescadores, serving it to the small bell placed in a niche in the wall of the west ..
In 1645 it was lined with polychrome tiles, funded by the offer of a ring of great value, forming different patterns, among which, on the triumphal arch, still retained a small log of Our Lady of Good Voyage and Child, surrounded six winged heads of angels, with the monograms of Christ, Mary and Joseph and dated 1634.
The original image of Our Lady of Good Voyage of major proportions, upholstered wood and polychrome, restored in 1761, was vandalized and thrown overboard in the night of 22 to 23 January 1912. This image just left the hand that gave the coast the next day and is now preserved in the museum of Santa Casa da Misericordia of Ericeira.
The current building is from the XVII Century, the results of the previous expansion, and one of the works was recorded in front of the doors - 1664. In 1993, he was subject aobras conservção and restoration of the carving, painting and gilding of the reredos. The choir has a balcony, turned wood poles that are repeated in the pulpit side of the chapel.
There are six pictures in the chapel, Our Lady of Good Voyage, flanked by images of Sto. Antonio on the right side and S. Vicente on the left, both dating from the eighteenth century, of small proportions, wood upholstered with great perfection and graceful, another image of Sto. Antonio has the highest proportion of XX fri, and ship in pianhas embedded in the wall, images of S. Peter and St. Catherine of Alexandria, also of the eighteenth century, upholstered wood. In the sacristy there is a sec arcaz the seventeenth / eighteenth and an image of S. Francis of Assisi dating without some
Today is celebrated the third weekend, week of August the festivities in honor of Our Lady of Good Voyage patron saint of fishermen of Ericeira.
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A capela hoje mais conhecida como de "Santo António", situa-se numa plantaforma sobre a Praia dos Pescadores na Vila da Ericeira, formando o epicentro da progressão urbana da vila. Diz-se ainda hoje que divide o Norte do Sul.
Sobre a história da capela pouco se sabe, sobretudo anteriormente ao sec. XVII. Alguns registos apontam-na como coeva à Paroquial (sec XIV ou XV), não registando vestigios materiais dessa época.
Foi capela da Câmara, próximo do primeiro Paço do Concelho. Sabe-se que em 1609, já era sede das confrarias de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem dos Homens do Mar e nela decorriam as suas sessões.. Em 1645, passou a ser a Capela de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem.
Era também nesta capela que funcionava a Confraria de Santo António, confraria das raparigas solteiras.
É curioso notar que esta capela tem assim duplo orago, ambos com o mesmo grau de importância.
Capela de modestas proporções nao se singia apenas ao culto, mas também a "farol" assinalando a entrada dos barcos no porto da Praia dos Pescadores, servindo-se para isso do pequeno sino colocado num nicho na parede do lado poente..
Em 1645 foi forrada a azulejos policromos,custeados pela oferta de um anel de grande valor, formando padrões diversos, dos quais se destaca, sobre o arco triunfal, ainda hoje conservado, um pequeno registo de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem com o Menino, rodeado de seis cabeças aladas de anjos, com os monogramas de Cristo, Maria e José e datados de 1634.
A primitiva imagem de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem de maiores proporções, em madeira estofada e policroma, restaurada em 1761, foi vandalizada e lançada ao mar na noite de 22 para 23 de Janeiro de 1912. Desta imagem apenas restou a mão que deu a costa no dia seguinte e que se conserva actualmente no museu da Sta Casa da Misericordia da Ericeira.
O actual edificio é do sec XVII, resulta da ampliação do anterior, e uma das obras ficou registada nas portas da frontaria - 1664. Em 1993, foi sujeita aobras de conservção e restauro da talha, pintura e douramento do retábulo. O coro alto possui um varandim de madeira de postes torneados que se repetem no pulpito lateral da capela.
Existem na capela seis imagens, a de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, ladeada pelas imagens de Sto. António do lado direito e S. Vicente do lado esquerdo, ambas datadas do sec XVIII, de pequenas proporções , em madeira estofada com grande primor e graciosas, uma outra imagem de Sto. António de maiores proporções já do sex XX, e na nave em pianhas embutidas na parede, as imagens de S. Pedro e Sta. Catarina de Alexandria, também do sec XVIII, em madeira estofada. Na sacristia existe um arcaz do sec XVII/XVIII e uma imagem de S. Francisco de Assis sem datação certa
Actualmente celebra-se no terceiro fim-de-semana de Agosto as festas em honra de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem padroeira dos pescadores da Ericeira.
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Thanks to this Polarizing filter mounted on my Nikkor AF-S 24mm f/1.4 lens (a very expensive prime lens), my lens survived a nasty stumble as I was walking in the streets of Chicago with uneven pavements and dangerous sidewalks. My D700 survived also!. Unfortunately my shoulder did not and I had to rush to the Emergency Room of Northwestern Hospital in huge pains.
Final results: Nikon gear fully functioning - the photographer has a fractured scapula with no possibility to take pictures for the next 6-8 weeks!
Publicação da protetora Luana Michels para quem tiver interesse em saber sobre os nossos direitos em relação aos animais comunitários.
LINK DA PUBLICAÇÃO NO BICHO DE RUA: www.bichoderua.org.br/2k8/pt-br/bicho_na_rede/bicho_compl...
Texto:
Cuidar e alimentar animais de rua é um direito nosso
Atuação retrógrada da vigilância sanitária em face da ausência de órgãos municipais especializados na tutela animal. O dever de cuidado dos animais comunitários e a proibição arbitrária de alimentá-los.”
No ano de 2011, significando um grande avanço para os gaúchos, entrou em vigor a Lei n. 11.1011, a qual criou a Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Animais (SEDA), com atuação no município de Porto Alegre.
Em pouco mais de um ano, os dados estatísticos já demonstravam o significado dessa vontade política de grande valia para o povo, que cada vez mais clamava pela atuação pública na tutela dos animais. Somando mais de 18 mil ações nesse período, a SEDA realizou, por meio de seus servidores, mais de 9.400 esterilizações, mais de 590 cirurgias outras, mais de 6.404 fiscalizações e 230 atendimentos, devido a denúncias, bem como cerca de 640 adoções, beneficiando animais resgatados, abandonados e até mesmo oriundos de colecionadores e protetores de animais.
Nesse panorama, verificam-se duas questões basilares. A primeira é o fato de que os dados vieram comprovar a premência que havia em Porto Alegre no sentido de ter um órgão realmente efetivo e especializado nesses cuidados. A segunda, abrange o tema que será brevemente abordado neste artigo, que diz quanto à inexistência, nas demais cidades rio-grandenses, de órgãos similares, demonstrando que a ausência de políticas públicas de proteção animal, tornam a atuação de outros órgãos públicos retrógradas e até mesmo arbitrárias, ferindo diretamente os direitos fundamentais dos cidadãos que protegem os animais, especialmente os comunitários.
A grande incidência de animais comunitários ganhou espaço frente ao crescimento das cidades, suas consequentes mudanças sociais, econômicas, jurídicas e ambientais e a desatualização, bem como a falta de especialização dos agentes públicos diante dessas alterações.
Muito embora existam legislações louváveis como o Estatuto do idoso2, a Lei dos Crimes Ambientais3 e a própria Constituição brasileira, cujas normas protegem os direitos fundamentais, como o direito à propriedade4, à liberdade e à igualdade5 , ainda assim entes municipais seguidamente têm atuado contra a proteção animal, ignorando a existências de tais normas, violando direitos e interesses individuais e difusos dos cidadãos brasileiros.
Assim, não é incomum, órgãos como a vigilância sanitária agirem arbitrariamente, sem qualquer observância das legislações municipais, estaduais e, mesmo, federais, mediante a notificação de cidadãos, que exercendo direito seu, alimentam animais comunitários ou que possuem mais de um animal em seu apartamento e são denunciados falsamente por vizinhos sobre falta de higiene e risco à saúde.
Isto não seria problema, se as notificações fossem emitidas com base em fatos que representassem efetivo risco à saúde pública e não de forma abusiva, com base em meras reclamações, despidas de qualquer veracidade, sem verificação do local, sem qualquer fundamento ou conhecimento de causa, em desacordo com as normas vigentes no país e, como se não bastasse, seguindo orientação desatualizada e arcaica, de “Códigos de Postura e Leis Orgânicas Municipais”, ainda vigentes em seu município, elaborados anteriormente à Constituição de 1988 ou, posteriormente, à margem desta.
Ademais, além de determinadas leis conterem dispositivos inconstitucionais no bojo de seu texto, ainda trazem palavras discriminatórias e desprovidas de lógica semântica, como por exemplo, utilizar a palavra ”vadio” ao tratar de animais comunitários ou abandonados. Isso demonstra a inadequação e a estagnação de determinadas legislações, uma vez que vadio significa “sem ocupação ou trabalho”; “sem destino certo”; e, “diz-se de quem pouco se empenha em alguma atividade (estudo, trabalho etc)”.6
A toda evidência não só há urgência na criação e na alteração de leis, mas também há premência na criação de órgãos similares à Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Animais nos demais municípios do Rio Grande do Sul, que atuem sem transgredir as legislações vigentes e sem atentar contra os direitos fundamentais; que contem com agentes especializados, conhecedores do assunto; e, que tenham como objetivo precípuo dar proteção aos animais abandonados e atuar preventivamente à proliferação indevida dos mesmos.
Na contemporaneidade, não se admite atos de crueldade praticados contra os animais, muito menos quando advindos da administração pública. A proibição de alimentar animais comunitários, vítimas do crescimento das cidades, da agressão, do abandono e do descaso de muitos indivíduos é um ato cruel, desumano e configura, dependendo da forma como for imposta, autêntico ato de abuso de poder.
Cumpre ressaltar o fato de que, a maioria dos casos que chegam aos advogados e às delegacias é geralmente de idosos que alimentam animais de sua comunidade ou de portadores de necessidades especiais que fazem disso uma causa e até mesmo uma razão para viver. Por vezes, idosos são violentados psicologicamente por condôminos que residem no mesmo prédio, os quais passam a praticar um legítimo bullying, progressivo contra essas pessoas, a par de serem pessoas com maior vulnerabilidade, ameaçando-as e perturbando-lhes a tranquilidade.
Diante da atuação arbitrária de órgãos municipais, mormente das Secretarias da Saúde e Vigilância Sanitária ou de qualquer outra entidade que, eventualmente, venha notificar cidadãos que abraçam a causa animal, sempre existe a possibilidade de buscar a solução desses conflitos na Justiça.
Cabe, porém, ressaltar que notificações arbitrárias podem ser refutadas mediante contranotificação, a qual dará respaldo ao contranotificante, em caso de persistência da autoridade municipal, seja na esfera administrativa, seja na judicial.
Como exemplo, destaco o caso de recente notificação da Secretaria da Saúde e Vigilância Sanitária, de um município litorâneo, dirigida a pessoas que alimentam animais comunitários, com o fito de proibi-los desse cuidado. Absurda, desumana e cruel mostra-se tal notificação que vai de encontro à Lei dos Animais Comunitários7, dentre outras leis, as quais não trazem esta proibição, pelo contrário, tratam de regular o assunto.
Maior a perplexidade, quando se compara a atuação dos servidores da SEDA, frente a casos semelhantes, cuja preocupação é cadastrar, microchipar e esterilizar animais comunitários, sem retirá-los do seio da comunidade.
A maior lição que se pode retirar do tema, é que não apenas os animais são prejudicados nesses casos, mas, sobretudo, os indivíduos que tem seus interesses, seus direitos fundamentais e sua dignidade8 violados, causando-lhes dor e dano psicológico e, muitas vezes, até físicos, por causar ou agravar doenças.
Portanto, a luta pelos direitos dos animais é uma verdadeira luta pelos direitos humanos, que continuará por muito tempo a ser travada pelos indivíduos contra as arbitrariedades de outros particulares e do Poder Público, até que se atinja o nível mínimo de informação, educação, conscientização e respeito, que hoje já são compreendidos apenas por alguns.
REFERÊNCIAS BIBLIOGRÁFICAS.
1. Lei nº 11.101, DE 25 DE JULHO DE 2011. PREFEITURA MUNICIPAL DE PORTO ALEGRE, 25 de julho de 2011. José Fortunati, Prefeito. Disponível em: lproweb.procempa.com.br/pmpa/prefpoa/governo_municipal/us.... Acesso em 11.02.2013.
2. Lei no 10.741, DE 1º DE OUTUBRO DE 2003. Dispõe sobre o Estatuto do Idoso e dá outras providências. Disponível em: . Acesso em 10.02.2013.
3. Lei nº 9.605 de 12 de fevereiro de 1998. Dispõe sobre as sanções penais e administrativas derivadas de condutas e atividades lesivas ao meio ambiente, e dá outras providências. Disponível em: . Acesso em 11.02.2013.
4. O artigo 5º, incisos XXII e XXIII, da Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil determinam que é garantido o direito de propriedade e esta atenderá a sua função social.
5. BRASIL, Presidência da República. Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil. Brasília, 5 de outubro de 1988. Artigo 5º - Todos são iguais perante a lei, sem distinção de qualquer natureza, garantindo-se aos brasileiros e aos estrangeiros residentes no País a inviolabilidade do direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade [...] Disponível em: . Acesso em: 10.02.2013).
6. De acordo com o Wikcionário, VADIO significa “sem ocupação ou trabalho”; “sem destino certo”; e, “diz-se de quem pouco se empenha em alguma atividade (estudo, trabalho etc). Disponível em pt.wikitionary.org/wiki/vadio . Acesso em: 08 de fevereiro de 2013.
7. Lei Estadual nº 13.193, de 30 de junho de 2009. Disponível em: . Acesso em 11.02.2013.
8. BRASIL, Presidência da República. Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil. Brasília, 5 de outubro de 1988. Artigo 1º - A República Federativa do Brasil, formada pela união indissolúvel dos Estados e Municípios e do Distrito Federal, constitui-se em Estado Democrático de Direito e tem como fundamentos: [...] III - a dignidade da pessoa humana [...] Disponível em: . Acesso em: 10.02.2013).
* Luana Michels. Advogada, Mestre em Ciências Criminais pela PUC/RS, Especialista em Direitos da Fauna e Consultora sobre os Direitos relativos aos Animais.
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• www.bichoderua.org.br/modeloContraNotificacao.doc
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ADOÇÃO ANIMAL RS (Grupo Defensores Sem Fronteiras)
Nossas páginas e Grupos no Facebook:
www.facebook.com/AdocaoAnimalRS (Página para Adoção de Animais);
www.facebook.com/groups/AdocaoAnimalRS (Grupo para Adoção de Animais);
www.facebook.com/groups/Defensoresemfronteira/ (Grupo para ajuda entre protetores e adoção de animais);
www.facebook.com/DefensoressemFronteiras (Comunidade para informação sobre a proteção animal);
www.facebook.com/AdocaoAnimalRS2 (Página - Adoção de Animais BRASIL);
www.facebook.com/AdocaoAnimalRS3 (Página - Ajude um Animal em Risco);
www.facebook.com/Adocaoanimalrs4 (Página - Animais Perdidos e Achados);
E-mail; adocaoanimalrs@gmail.com ou Luanamichels@hotmail.com;
Telefone: (051) 86121712 ou (051) 81777284.
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A view from the top of the stairs leading from El Alto down to La Paz (in the background).
El Alto is the sister city of La Paz, right next to it but above, in the altiplano. While La Paz expands downwards along the valley, with the richest population leaving in the lowest parts, El Alto is growing further from it, peopled by poor immigrants from the highlands.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
A short stop by the road. I took the opportunity to photograph the grass!
Grass flowers have always appealed to me.
I remember that when I was a kid, fog grass gave me terrible hayfever. It made me itch all over and my eyes ran so much that I could hardly see. Yet, I thought the grass was so beautiful that I picked bunches of it to take home to my mother!!
Now I'm happy just to photograph it.
Going through my photos recently, someone was looking over my shoulder and when I came to the grass pictures, they said, well there's some you can delete. :-O
I am glad to find plenty of people on Flickr who recognise the beauty of grass.
Here are some of my favourite 'grass' pics. No doubt there are many more... feel free to post a link to your best grass shot(s) in the comments box! :-)
Dreams (by kasia-aus)
Hot Afternoon (by kasia-aus)
secret (by christiaan_25)
Ravensholt I (by poul1955)
The answer is... (by Stella's eye)
Golden Braids (by one under the sun... ok, so it's wheat and not grass, but still a similar theme!)
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: Dom and Akari meet at the terrace/
Dom y Akari quedan en la Terraza
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 02 of 34) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: (And what should I say when he arrives? I'm totally blank and too excited... T^T I need to chill, he can't notice Akari!! ò_ó Or else you'll look like a fool... T_T)
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Akari: ( Y que le digo cuando llegue? Estoy totalmente en blanco y demasiado nerviosa... T^T Tengo que mantener el tipo, que no se note Akari!! ò_ó Si no vas a quedar como una tonta... T_T)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Here's another version of the PHP (for Prvi Hrvatski Pistolj - First Croatian Pistol), the MV-9, made in the early 1990's in Croatia. The MV's are often described as a love child of a Walther P38 and a Beretta 92, as it has features of both. The barrel locking system is the tilting wedge with a "push button" used by both the Beretta and the Walther. It has the Walther's exposed barrel and the Beretta's high capacity magazine. The MV-9 seen here is somewhat shorter than the MV-17, as the muzzle is almost flush with the front of the slide.
In spite of the fact that it's a first attempt and that there was a particularly nasty war going on at the time, the pistol is fairly well made. It has the checkerboard Croatian crest stamped on the top of the slide, just behind the exposed portion of the barrel.
This one shows some use as evidenced by dings, scratches and honest wear, compared to the MV17, which came to me in nearly pristine, unissued condition.
The MV pistols were made by the arsenal which later became HS Arms, manufacturer of the HS2000, sold in the U. S. as the Springfield Armory XD series.
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From Edmunds (http://www.edmunds.com/honda/accord/2009/review.html) -
For two decades now, there have been two perennial no-brainer choices for a midsize family sedan: the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry. Both have legions of satisfied owners and top reputations for reliability and safety. Deciding between the two often came down to this: If you wanted a softly sprung car with superior isolation, the Camry was the way to go -- and if you wanted a sporty ride and could live with a tad less refinement, the Accord was the sedan of choice. There's still some truth to this adage for 2009, but things have changed rapidly in the midsize sedan segment. For one thing, the Accord has grown bigger and softer with its latest redesign; for another, the competition has caught up.
Here's how things shake out for the Accord in today's family sedan free-for-all. The Honda is now roughly the fourth-sportiest entrant, by our count, trailing the canyon-king Nissan Altima, the upsized but still capable Mazda 6 and the often-overlooked Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan twins. It's also still hampered by traditional Honda foibles like elevated road noise and exaggerated brake pedal vibration during hard stops. Performance is likewise uninspiring -- while the upgraded 2.4-liter four-cylinder in the EX is pleasant, the base engine is merely adequate, and the top-of-the-line 3.5-liter V6 is overmatched in terms of acceleration by many rival six-cylinder engines.
Don't get us wrong -- the 2009 Honda Accord remains an appealing car, for a variety of reasons. First of all, it's got an ace up its sleeve that most competitors don't: its sterling reputation for reliability. Also, the Accord has ballooned to such a degree that the EPA classifies it as a "large car," and it shows in the commodious cabin, which boasts one of the most accommodating backseats of any family sedan. The center stack is undeniably button-happy, but its premium look and feel evokes luxury sedans such as the Infiniti M series. Like most Hondas, the Accord feels extraordinarily well constructed, and its interior materials are a cut above the rival Camry's. Moreover, that reputation for reliability pays off when it's time to sell, as the Accord boasts one of the best resale values around.
The Accord is also one of the few family sedans that's available in a coupe body style, and we should note that the coupe is substantially sportier than the workaday sedan, particularly with the optional V6 and coupe-exclusive six-speed manual. Whichever style you prefer, the Accord remains a smart choice on the strength of its proven track record. However, unlike Accords of the past, it doesn't really elevate itself above the competition once you get behind the wheel. As before, you're not going to go wrong with the Accord, but we'd advise taking a close look at the above-mentioned competitors, along with the Hyundai Sonata and much improved Chevrolet Malibu before making your decision.
No filters. Tripod used.
One of those unexpected moments I try to learn to expect!
A police helicopter's flood is like a ray of light piercing the overcast...
... Unfortunate about the railing and yellow tape: Instead of just closing-off the damaged portion of this walkway, they barricaded everything.
What are you seeing here?
WWII Victory Ship Lane Victory on the left.
Cormorants rest on her wide berthing ropes.
A container ship loading in the distance on Terminal Island..
The Island Princess cruise ship is on the right, preparing to sail.
There were 3 cruise ships in port at the same time;
and all 3 left within 10 minutes of one another. That is not a common sight.
San Pedro (in Los Angeles County, California) is less than 30 minutes away from my home in neighboring Orange County. It is centrally-located between LA and Orange County.
I always see interesting things in San Pedro! When I'm there for the Battleship IOWA-related events, I always stay to explore and photograph, usually 'til after dark, as some of my friends have noted! Although the conglomeration of container-related machines cover Terminal Island an nearby Long Beach harbor, their is still a lot of charm and historic feel to the San Pedro side of the LA Harbor main channel. San Pedro is an interesting town, a blend of modern mixed with historic buildings. Then just a few minutes drive is the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula, with its fantastic ocean views from its perch above the seas. Its a favorite filming locale, and tourist-friendly. It is a perfect new home for the Battleship IOWA, scheduled to open as a floating museum in 2012. Visitors who do their homework could easily spend a week here.
Graduate School of Design Exhibition
Gallery 224
ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics/gallery224.php
Exhibition: January 26–February 27, 2015
Closing Reception: Friday, February 27, 5–8 PM
Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM – 7 PM
Faculty: Leire Asensio Villoria & Felix Raspall in collaboration with Harvard’s Ceramic Lab
TAs: Jake Rudin & Haemin Kim
The translation between the architectural design and the subsequent actualization process is mediated by various tools and techniques. Through the adoption in architectural design practice of computation and information technologies, with their capacity for a relatively seamless transition between design and fabrication, a more integrated workflow across the design and actualization process is made more accessible to designers. In recent years, designers have become increasingly able to move effortlessly between digital modeling, performance simulation, and physical realization. As technology evolves, this rapidly evolving field continually presents architects and designers with new challenges and opportunities for creative exploration as well as a more materially intelligent practice. This course pursued research in architectural design placing technology as a driver in the creative processes. In the course, ceramics served as the framework for research, discussion and experimentation on digital design and fabrication technologies. While ceramics has one of the longest histories as a material in architecture, it may also still be one of the material families to offer the potential and mutability to generate a range of novel applications by engaging a variety of emerging digital fabrication processes. The Craft-based manufacturing and high-volume industrial production traditionally associated with clay-based ceramics was rethought through the lens of digital design and fabrication techniques. The extension of the capacity for the application of ceramics in architecture through an engagement with digital design and fabrication was explored during semester-long group research projects with the additional guidance of the Harvard Ceramics Program and with support from the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER).
Acknowledgements
Research sponsored by:
ASCER- Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers¹ Association
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Design Robotics Group
Research support provided by:
Harvard University Office of the Arts, Ceramics Program
Harvard University Graduate School of Design,Fabrication Laboratory
Special thanks to:
Harvard University Office of the Arts, Ceramics Program
Kathy King, Director of Education
Shawn Panepinto, Director of Studio Operations
Kyla Toomey, Ceramics Program Instructor
Jessica Brandl, Ceramics Program Instructor
Pam Gorgone, Ceramics Program Staff
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Dean Mohsen Mostafavi
Prof. Inaki Abalos
Prof. Martin Bechthold
Prof. Hanif Kara
Prof. Achim Menges
Rachel Vroman, Manager, Fabrication Laboratory
Burton LeGeyt, Lab Supervisor, Fabrication Laboratory
Jake Rudin, Course Teaching Assistant
Haemin Kim, Course Teaching Assistant
Exhibition Curator
Leire Asensio Villoria, Lecturer in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Digital Media Workshops Coordinator, Co-director of WTE Research Lab
Felix Raspall, Instructor in Architecture, Project Manager of the Material Processes and Systems Group, Doctoral Candidate in Design and Technology Harvard Graduate School of Design
Kevin Hinz, Exhibition Coordinator
Students:
Annapurna Akkineni, Akshay Goyal, Quarat-ul-ain Malick
Spyridon Ampanavos, Jacob Hamman, Alkistis Mavroeidi
Aziz Barbar, Kevin HinzMichael Meo, Sofia Blanco Santos, Alexander JacobsonJulia Michalski, Lisa CaplanJiyoo Jye, Fani-Christina Papadopoulou, Tiffany ChengMehdi Khelif, Jake Rudin
Laura Day, Frederick KimJoshua Schecter, Kritika Dhanda, Hea Min Kim, Raphael Stahelin, Suruchi Dumpawar. Linxue Li, Adelene Tan
Roland Faust, Ping Lu
~If you are like me, Christmas is fore-most, the most blessed day of all the year... It is also a time that is most painful to the heart. I think about my loved ones waiting in Heaven. I think of those I have loved, those I have helped, those I call my friends and those whom are my family. I think of the heartache caused by those who have left me stranded, those who didn't care to try and those who take without giving. I also thought of how resentful I was to them, of my angry words and thoughts, but as I read these verse's I thought of the many people dealing with the same emotions that I am and who are having a Blue Christmas this year.
Three Christmas wishes is an offering of healing by verse to the emotional pain often felt on Christmas and sometimes throughout the year. In each verse there is a wish that you will listen to them with your heart and be healed of all afflictions by hearing God's words.
Three Christmas Wishes
By Angel Cher
* Depressed
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Isaiah 43;2
** Angry (Remember that often anger in just a real deep pain and not actually a hatred!!)
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath; for it is written, vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:19
*** In Grief
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
1Thessalonians 4:13, 14
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (2 of 9): Akari's arrival /
DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (2 de 9): La Llegada de Akari
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 09 of 184) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Cíen: (What a crap of composition... this is worse every day ¬¬)
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Cíen: (Menudo cagarro de composición... esto cada día va a peor ¬¬)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
Macao
Guia Lighthouse
Guia Fortress, Lighthouse and Chapel: Built on the top of the highest hill in Macau peninsula (which has a walking trail with gymnastics infrastructures) is the Guia Fortress, erected in 1637 inside which is a lighthouse (1865), the first to be built in the China coast. Besides the lighthouse there is a Chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Guia, decorated with beautiful frescoes recently restored. From the fortress the visitor can visit the whole city and the Pearl River. It is an extremely calm spot ideal for photos, with a coffee shop selling soft drinks and coffee. Moreover it is here that the typhoon signals are hoisted in order to inform the population that the tropical storm is approaching.
The Guia Complex, which includes a historical military fort, chapel and lighthouse, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The fort and chapel were constructed between 1622 and 1638. The lighthouse was constructed between 1864 and 1865, the first western style lighthouse in east Asia or on the China coast.
In October 2006, the Macau Government announced a gigantic construction project which includes a new home for Beijing’s Liaison Office. With such construction plan, Macau’s signature lighthouse will be hidden from large portions of the city, and, perhaps the harbour.
The project at the foot of Macau’s Guia Hill comprises a 135 metre tall tower, a 99.12 metre tower, with other tall buildings in a line spanning some 300 metres, while the Guia Hill is only 91 metres in height.
The height of Beijing’s Liaison Office (99.12 metres) is designed to commemorate December 1999, the year of Macau’s return to Chinese sovereignty. The building is already under construction and will be complete next December to commemorate the eighth anniversary of Macau’s handover.
The Association for the Protection of Macau’s Historical and Cultural Heritage warned the Macau government that if the high-rise buildings turned out to block the view of the Guia Lighthouse, it would upset the feelings of many residents.
Earlier in 2006, the Macau government uplifted two decrees that stipulated maximum construction heights in that area. The Land, Public Works and Transportation Office said the revocation stemmed from “the need to modernize the legislation, already 15 years old and completely outdated, out of touch with the gambling sector development and the increasing need for building sites”. Since 2006 summer, there have been a few heritage disputes in Macau. Activists have been fighting against a building plan that threatened to block the sea view from the A-Ma Temple, a World Heritage site honoring the goddess of seafarers and protesting against a government plan to demolish the Little Blue House - a historic mansion that isn’t on the World Heritage list.
According to the Macau Post Daily (January 10, 2007), heritage management expert, Mr. Imon, stressed that the UNESCO in Paris has a so-called World Heritage in Danger List that comprises properties deemed by the organization to be in peril because of adverse developments in their surroundings. In case of a world-heritage property’s inclusion in the danger list, the UNESCO may issue a warning in order to urge the respective country [China in the case of Macau] to stop the damage and to remedy the situation.
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
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ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off
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anyone who has dogs knows Cloe and Bella are playing here. Non- dog owners get a little scared and think they are vicious and are fighting.
We raked leaves right before i left for CT for the holidays and the dogs thought the piles of leaves were the coolest.
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Canon EOS 50D
1/60
f/22
75 mm
ISO 200
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Speedlite 430EX II flash
Subject in a DIY flash box - 4 sides of white poster board "box" propped on white cloth-covered table. Speedlite 430EX II bounced off ceiling of DIY box with Omni Bounce diffuser. Adjusted in LR2.
Pentax SP500 Super Takumar 1:2/55
The Shelby Cobra was an Anglo-American sports car built in the 1960s. It was not the first car to combine a lightweight European chassis and aluminum body with a big American V8 engine, but it is possibly the most famous. The later, larger-engined cars are still among the highest-performing road vehicles ever sold.
1964 saw an even larger engine fitted; Ford's famed 427 in³ racing engine (7.0 L) developing 485 bhp (362 kW) and attaining a top speed of 163 mph (262 km/h). Even more extensive rework of the AC design was needed to accomplish this; the big-block FE-series engine was much too large to fit in the standard engine bay. The front tires were moved outward, with extended wheel-arches to cover them, and a new coil-spring suspension was designed.
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Marble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bath.
In the fourth century BC the sculptor Praxiteles created a life-size naked statue of Aphrodite (Venus). It was placed in a shrine in her temple at Knidos in south-western Turkey. It was an important innovation in classical sculpture, and subsequent Hellenistic sculptors created several new types of nude Aphrodite figures, that further emphasized the sexual nature of her cult. This trend perhaps reflected both the rising social status of women and changes in male attitudes towards women: previously only male statues had been naked.
Most of these statues show Aphrodite ineffectually attempting to cover her nakedness with her hands. The action in fact only succeeds in drawing the viewer's eye towards the sexual areas. In this statue the voluptuous Aphrodite crouches down and turns her head sharply to her right, as if surprised by her audience.
The three-dimensionality of the statue is typical of Hellenistic sculpture, as is the hairstyle with its elaborate top-knot. Another figure of Aphrodite in The British Museum (Sc. 1578) could almost be the same figure standing up. Other versions of the crouching Aphrodite are known: some have an additional figure of Eros, the god of love, while others show the goddess kneeling on a water jar to indicate that she is bathing.
This statue is sometimes known as 'Lely's Venus' since it once belonged to the baroque portrait painter Sir Peter Lely (1618-80). It was subsequently acquired by King Charles I (reigned 1625-49).
The Mount - other wise know as Mauao
Please view on black.
The Legend of Mauao
In the ancient times of the Maori people there lived a nameless hill, he sat alone in a discarded inland area and was slave to Otanewainuku, the most prestigious mountain of Tauranga Moana. Nearby there lived a captivating hill whose name was Puwhenua, she was adorned with the beauty of Tanemahuta (God of the Forest). The nameless one desired the affection of Puwhenua, but alas her heart had already been won by Otanewainuku. This resulted in disparity which led the nameless one to decide to take his life by drowning in Te Moananui-a-Kiwa (Pacific Ocean). So he called upon his companions the Patupaiarehe (fairy people) who dwelt in the dark recesses of the forest. The Patupaiarehe were people of the night and possess magical powers, the nameless one knew that with their help his ambition to end his life will be accomplished. When night fell, they laced the nameless one with dozens of ropes and began to heave and pull. The land rumbled as the Patupaiarehe forced the nameless one from his position. A valley was gouged as they heaved him along, which is where you will now find that the Waimapu river flows. They continued along the Tauranga Moana channels where Hairini, Maungatapu and Matapihi reside. Upon their arrival near the great ocean of Kiwa, daybreak was fast approaching. Unfortunately for the nameless one this was proving to be quite a complex and problematic task. The rays of Tama nui te ra (Sun) began to light up the summit of the nameless hill and before they knew it, the Patupaiarehe were exposed to the rays of light, so they retreated back to the depths of the forests.
The Patupaiarehe decided to give the name Mauao to this mountain which now marks the entrance into the Tauranga harbour. The translation of Mauao can literally be termed as 'caught by the dawn'. In time this mountain has assumed its own great prestige and mana even over his once rival Otanewainuku and now stands as the symbol of all tribes of Tauranga Moana.
(From Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauao)
Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: फतेहपुर सीकरी, Urdu: فتحپور سیکری) is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The historical city was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570 and served as the empire's capital from 1571 until 1585. Though the court took 15 years to build, it was abandoned after only 14 years because the water supply was unable to sustain the growing population.[1] The surviving palace and mosque are a tourist attraction and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site itself is a ghost town.
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Collège des Bernardins - Gothic Architecture - Stone Vaults - Cistercian Monastery (Paris)
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I've been wanting to have a beer at this place since I've lived in Mobile and still haven't done it! I'll have to hit it up next time I'm downtown...
I wasn't happy with this HDR at first due to the contrast of the building and the sky being very close to each other in the color version. But convert it to black/white and it seems to work a little better!
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In 1961 the SAR called for tenders for two narrow gauge diesel-electric locomotives for the Port Lincoln Division. A.E. Goodwin Ltd of Sydney was awarded the contract and locomotives 850 and 851 were delivered in March and April 1962. They were Alco Model DL531 900 HP Co-Co locomotives, almost identical to the earlier batch of ten (830-839) which had been supplied for broad gauge use. Seven more 830s were built specifically for the Port Lincoln Division (852-855 and 871-873).
850 was the first SAR narrow gauge diesel-electric locomotive. On its way to Port Lincoln it worked an ore train from Broken Hill to Port Pirie, then was conveyed by road from Crystal Brook to Port Lincoln. It entered service there on 24 March 1962 and has spent its entire working life on the Port Lincoln Division. When first delivered, it was based at Thevenard together with sister unit 851 for hauling gypsum from the Kevin mine. Before long both went into general service.
--Adapted from Eyre Peninsula Railway Preservation Society Inc. who operate the fascinating EP Railway Museum at Port Lincoln.
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Lo sexy se lleva y pocas son las famosas que se resisten a mostrar todo lo que pueden en cuanto pueden. Los vestidos pueden ser de todo tipo, pero sus mejores atributos deben quedar a la vista: los photocalls se han convertido en un baile de escotes vertiginosos, piernas y culos. Vende la foto de la que más muestre. Y la fiesta de Fashion Rocks en Nueva York es una muestra más de ello.
Lo de Jennifer López es un clásico: un vestido negro de Atelier Versace con el que mostrar la pierna y un escote hasta el ombligo. Está estupenda a sus cuarenta y tantos, pero no hace falta demostrarlo todo el rato.
Bella Thorne apuesta por la pose Pataky para destacar su trasero bien ceñido. El vestido verde satén con escote corazón es precioso y ese es el color que mejor queda a las pelirrojas, para mi gusto.
Desde luego, no sorprende Nicki Minaj con un vestido negro cortísimo con escote que deja poco a la imaginación. Cuando se provoca todo el rato al final dejas de sorprender.
Rita Ora es otra que si no lo enseña todo parece que no existe. Esta vez son las transparencias de su Stéphane Rolland Couture las que dejan las piernas al descubierto, aunque por lo demás el vestido es bastante tapadito para lo que suele llevar. Otra más que se apunta al negro.
Y terminamos el repaso a las famosas que asistieron a la gala Fashion Rocks con La diosa Naomi Campbell, que se decidió por un discreto vestido con hombro asimétrico en blanco y plata.
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Jennifer López en Trendencias ¿Un vestido maxi para el look de calle? Jennifer Lopez se apunta (y nosotros a las rebajas) Jennifer López cautiva a todos en el desfile de Atelier Versace en París
– La noticia La fiesta Fashion Rocks sirve para que las famosas enseñen carne fue publicada originalmente en Trendencias por Chloe.
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New Guinea Natural Tour LTD
P.O. box 2636
Boroko, NCD
Papua New Guinea
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Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea is een land in Oceanië dat het oostelijk deel van het eiland Nieuw-Guinea beslaat. Het grenst aan Indonesië en ligt ten noorden van Australië. De hoofdstad is Port Moresby.
uit:
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
Papua New Guinea is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under 7 million. It is also one of the most rural, with only 18% of its people living in urban centres. The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically, and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea.
The capital is Port Moresby.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea
This sensational design called "Raspberry Chocolate Truffle" features pale bronze Swarovski pearls, complimented by pale pink Swarovski pearls to create the classic pink and brown combination. Sterling silver Bali bead caps, pale pink and topaz Swarovski crystals gives this piece a glamorous touch.Its available in various sizes like 6", 7.25", 8", 10", 12", 26", M14" etc. It deals with dog accessories, dog gifts, dog luxury gifts, dog fashion etc!
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SUN'S FAREWELL (1 of 1) /
LA DESPEDIDA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 02 of 18) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Sun: What are you doing?
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Sun: Que vas a hacer?
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
I invite you to view images of other Flickr photographers in my new gallery "Archtecturally Significant Buildings of Los Angeles"
The building is actually yellow, the late afternoon light makes it look gold. This is the Fritz B. Burns Building housing the adminstrative staff and the cafeteria at Loyoloa Law School in Central, Los Angeles, this building and two others on campus were designed by renowned architect, Frank Gehry.
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Cubelles, Barcelona (Spain).
... or foot down. / ... o acelerón.
ENGLISH
The reclaimed wetlands of the river Foix estuary have made this area into one of the main attractions of the town. The River Foix, which is dry during most of the year due to construction of the Foix Resservoir is another of the most emblematic places in Cubelles. At the Foix estuary, you can spend the day enjoying nature and birthwatching, or at one of the picnic areas. This zone is also intended for school visits, as it is a place where children can study the ecosystem of a Mediterranean river such as the Foix.
The estuary is separated from the sea by a sand barrier which has accumulated over time, due to sea currents and rainwater sediments, forming freshwater laguens behind the barrier. The natural area of the Foix Delta has a branch of land that sticks out into the sea. This was formed during the floods of 1994 and joins onto another branch, leaving an island in the middle. Tourists can visit the island by crossing a wooden footbridge.
Source: www.cubelles.net/docs/20050211004068.htm
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La recuperación de los espacios húmedos de la desembocadura del río Foix ha convertido la zona en una de las de mayor atractivo del municipio. El río Foix -que desde la construcción del pantano del Foix está la mayor parte del año seco- es otro de los elementos más emblemáticos de los cubellenses. En la desembocadura del Foix, además de poder pasar un día rodeado de la Naturaleza, se puede observar el comportamiento de las aves autóctonas de esta zona o disfrutar de las áreas de picnic. El espacio también está dirigido a las escuelas, que pueden visitar y estudiar el ecosistema de un río mediterráneo, como es el del Foix.
Su desembocadura está separada del mar por una barrera de arena acumulada por las corrientes marítimas y los depósitos pluviales, formando lagunas de agua dulce en su interior. El Espacio Natural del Delta del Foix, mantiene el brazo de salida al mar que se formó por las riadas de 1994, a la que se ha añadido un segundo brazo dejando una isla en el medio, conectada con la zona de entretenimiento a través de unas pasarelas de madera. Otra pasarela de madera sobre uno de los brazos del río, sirve de punto de observación del desarrollo natural de la desembocadura del Foix.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
VISITING RYINA'S PLACE (4 of 5): At Ryina's place /
VISITA A CASA DE RYINA (4 de 5): En casa de Ryina
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 16 of 49) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Enid: So... what you have to do is to go to her home with a gigantic bouquet of roses, one of those passion red, catch her at her waist and give her the kiss of her life, one of those slow and firm ones that make you loose your sense and your underwear. God... it's soooo romantic... That's what girls like! *___* We don't like undecided boys, you better know it ¬¬
Shin: O__O
Nobu: O__O Can we know who the hell invited you to take part in this conversation? This is private... ^_^u
Enid: Okay, I'm sorry mister... If you want to reject a super advice from an authentic expert on love... it's okay... I was not gonna charge you for my love counselor services...
Nobu: Shut up! XD Didn't you have clothes to try on?
Enid: Wooops it's true!! I bought a couple of dresses for the next season... you are gonna be amazed! XD
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Enid: Vamos a ver... Tu lo que tienes que hacer es plantarte en su casa con un ramo de rosas enorme, de esas color rojo passión, cogerla de la cintura y darle el beso de su vida, de esos lentos y firmes con los que solo el beso ya se te caen las bragas al suelo. Ainsss... que romántico... Eso sí que nos gusta a las chicas! *___* Los tíos indecisos no nos van, que lo sepas. ¬¬
Shin: O__O
Nobu: O__O Se puede saber quien te ha dado vela en este entierro? Esto es una conversación privada... ^_^u
Enid: Uis, perdone usted... si no queréis un super consejo de una auténtica experta en el LOF... vosotros mismos... No os pensaba cobrar comissión por mis servicios de consejera amorosa...
Nobu: Anda, calla! XD No tienes ropa que ir a probarte?
Enid: Uuuuuuis, SII!! Me acabo de comprar unos trajes para la temporada que viene... lo vais a flipar! XD
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Shin y Yashiro en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Hilo de la Relación entre Shin y Yashiro en la sección de Penpals de Pullip .es
Ordination of Deacons service at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday June 30, 2019.
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www.rayharryhausen.com/index.php The Official Ray Harryhausen Website
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Suggested by the book Flying Saucers from Outer Space by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald F. Keyhoe, this story, about an alien invasion of Earth, is highlighted by spectacular special effects by Ray Harryhausen.
Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Russell A. Marvin
Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis as Major Huglin, the liaison officer
Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
John Zaremba as Prof. Kanter
Thomas Browne Henry as Vice-Admiral Enright
Grandon Rhodes as General Edmunds
Larry J. Blake as a motorcycle policeman
Charles Evans as Dr. Alberts
Paul Frees as Alien (voice)
Harry Lauter as Cutting - Generator Technician
Charles was always cutting out stories from newspapers and in the mid-fifties there were a spat of flying saucer sightings. Charles thought this phenomenon would make a good feature and so Earth Vs the Flying Saucers was the result.
The design of the saucers was based on what most people would expect but Ray added an animated section into the top and underside that also had flutes in them so that people could see it was moving.
The various sizes of saucers (there are seven in total) were made from aluminium by Ray’s father and then anodised giving them a matt finish so they didn’t reflect light.
Ray never liked the latex alien suits used in the film even though he designed them. He would have preferred to animate models of the aliens but because of budget restrictions this was never possible.
Instead of drawing entire storyboards for the action, Ray used location photographs and executed rough sketches on them and then mounted them for storyboards.
As with The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, a great number of the rear project plates were stills.
For all the aerial model work Ray used old recording wire on which to suspend the saucers.
The miniatures sets – The Capitol and the Supreme Court buildings cost $1500 each and the Washington Monument cost just $500. Compare those costs with today’s budgets
Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (EvFS) is the flagship of 50s sci-fi B movies. It has all the hallmarks of a typical B movie: shot in black and white, much stock footage, low-budget props, etc. That said, EvFS is still the best of its breed. The acting is good (for the most part). Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation of the saucers is great. His saucers have more "life" than any model on a string could attain. The basic premise of hostile aliens invading the earth with flying saucers was a classic. EvFS would be a significant influence in Tim Burton's 1996 movie Mars Attacks.
Dr. Marvin (Hugh Marlowe) heads a nascent satellite program, but all of his satellites blow up or fall from orbit. A saucer buzzes Dr. Marvin and his wife as they drive to the base. Despite a call from Dr. Marvin's father-in-law (Morris Ankrum), they launch the next rocket. A saucer descends on the base. Troops open fire. The saucer is invulnerable, but one of the robot-like aliens is hit. The other alien-bots use heat beams to destroy the base. Only Dr. Marvin and his wife escape because they were in a deep bunker. The aliens came from a defunct solar system, intent on taking over the earth. They want earthlings to surrender peacefully so their new home won't be a ruin from the battle. Mankind is defiant. The aliens give earth 56 days to think it over. The time is used, instead, to develop an anti-saucer weapon. Dr. Marvin and staff develop a magnetic disruptor which makes the saucers unstable. When the fleet of saucers finally arrive over Washington DC, a whole fleet of disrupter-beam equipped Ford flatbed trucks is there to greet them. A mighty battle rages. Saucer heat beams destroy much, but the trucks take their toll too. Saucers wobble and fall into a variety of DC landmarks, including the Washington Monument. Finally, the last saucer falls. Earth is saved! The end.
It's hard not to enjoy this classic of 50s B sci-fi. It has everything a 50 sci-fi fan loves. The acting is reasonably good, the pacing is pretty good too, so even someone who isn't a fan of the genre could be suitably entertained.
EvFS is a classic allegory of Cold War tensions. A hostile force seeks to invade and take over. In the mid-50s, the threat from communism was never far from viewers' minds. The caustic Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev would say, later in 1956 "We will bury you!" would say later. When, in the movie, the earthlings decide to fight the saucers, an Army general says: "When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don't meet him with tea and cookies!" Such was American popular sentiment towards the threat of communism.
Stock Footage Fun -- amid the usual clips of P-80s and V-2s (Checkers!) and other military clips, are stock disaster clips. Storms, fires, destruction. For the sci-fi fan, there are also snippets recycled from earlier sci-fi movies. There are battle scenes cut from War of the Worlds ('53) and The Day the Earth Stood Still ('51).
Cheap Suit -- The aliens walk about in crude robot-like suits with faceless bullet-shaped helmets. The fit and finish of these suits is quite poor when you get a good look at them.
Alien Glimpse -- The brief scene in which the real alien (head) is exposed, reveals the taxonomy that would become archetypal: big head, tapering to a small neck, large almond-shaped eyes, tiny mouth. They're also said to weigh little, being fairly weak and frail. Of the many sorts of invading aliens seen thus far in the 50s, some were simple -- men in leotards Killers from Space, if not just plain people Devil Girl from Mars and Flight to Mars and giant humanoids: The Thing. A very few hostile (or at least frightening) invaders were not humanoid: Invaders from Mars and War of the Worlds. The alien in EvFS appears to be an early showing of what would later become the presumed "true" shape of alien life forms.
Bottom line? EvFS is well worth watching. Fans of 50s sci-fi will enjoy it. Family members of fans of 50s sci-fi can tolerate it. In many ways, it is the epitome of the B grade 50s science fiction movie.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
VISITING RYINA'S PLACE (5 of 5): The day after... /
VISITA A CASA DE RYINA (5 de 5): Al día siguiente...
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 46 of 49) 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.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Lenn: Okay man!!! What am I doing here?? What's this workshop for?!! O__O What happened?!! @_@
Cíen: This is Sheryl's workshop, where she creates us, changes our look, or if happens something bad to us, she repairs us. She asked me to keep an eye on you since you broke your neck yesterday and your head felt to the floor at Ryina's place
Lenn: Huh? … my head? O__O
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Lenn: Vale tío!!!! Que hago aquí?? Un taller de qué?!! O__O Que ha pasado??!! @_@
Cíen: Pues es el taller donde Sheryl nos crea o nos cambia de look, y si nos pasa algo nos repara. Me ha pedido que te echara un ojo hasta que te despertases, que se ve que ayer se te rompió el cuello y se te cayó la cabeza en casa de Ryina.
Lenn: Eh? ...mi cabeza? O__O
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr
- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Shin y Yashiro en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
- Hilo de la Relación entre Shin y Yashiro en la sección de Penpals de Pullip .es