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We decided to go for a city break rather than sun in Tenerife again this September. Other than a few days in the North East we haven’t been away since last March and wanted a change and hopefully some sun. The problem is getting flights from the north of England to the places we want to go to. We chose Valencia as we could fly from East Midlands – which was still a pain to get to as it involved the most notorious stretch of the M1 at five in the morning. In the end we had a fairly good journey, the new Ryanair business class pre-booked scheme worked quite well and bang on time as usual. It was dull when we landed with storms forecast all week, the sky was bright grey – the kiss of death to the photography I had in mind. I was full of cold and wishing I was at work. It did rain but it was overnight on our first night and didn't affect us. There has been a drought for eleven months apparently and it rained on our first day there! The forecast storms didn't materialise in Valencia but they got it elsewhere.
You May notice discrepancies in the spelling of some Spanish words or names, this is because Valencian is used on signs, in some guide books and maps. There are two languages in common use with distinct differences. There may also be genuine mistakes - it has been known!
Over the course of a Monday to Sunday week we covered 75 miles on foot and saw most of the best of Valencia – The City of Bell Towers. The Old City covers a pretty large area in a very confusing layout. There was a lot of referring to maps – even compass readings! – a first in a city for us. The problem with photography in Valencia is that most of the famous and attractive building are closely built around, some have poor quality housing built on to them. Most photographs have to be taken from an extreme angle looking up. There are no high points as it is pan flat, there are a small number of buildings where you can pay to go up on to the roof for a better view and we went up them – more than once!
The modern buildings of The City of Arts and Sciences – ( Ciutat de Las Arts I de les Ciencies ) are what the city has more recently become famous for, with tourists arriving by the coachload all day until late at night. They must be photographed millions of times a month. We went during the day and stayed till dark one evening, I gave it my best shot but a first time visit is always a compromise between ambition and realism, time dictates that we have to move on to the next destination. I travelled with a full size tripod – another first – I forgot to take it with me to TCoAaS! so It was time to wind up the ISO, again! Needless to say I never used the tripod.
On a day when rain was forecast but it stayed fine, albeit a bit dull, we went to the Bioparc north west of the city, a zoo by another name. There are many claims made for this place, were you can appear to walk alongside some very large animals, including, elephants, lions, giraffe, rhino, gorillas and many types of monkey to name a few. It is laid out in different geographical regions and there is very little between you and the animals, in some cases there is nothing, you enter the enclosure through a double door arrangement and the monkeys are around you. It gets rave reviews and we stayed for most of the day. The animals it has to be said gave the appearance of extreme boredom and frustration and I felt quite sorry for them.
The course of The River Turia was altered after a major flood in the 50’s. The new river runs west of the city flanked by a motorway. The old river, which is massive, deep and very wide between ancient walls, I can’t imagine how it flooded, has been turned into a park that is five miles long. There is an athletics track, football pitches, cycle paths, restaurants, numerous kids parks, ponds, fountains, loads of bridges, historic and modern. At the western end closest to the sea sits The City of Arts and Sciences – in the river bed. Where it meets the sea there is Valencia’s urban Formula One racetrack finishing in the massive marina built for The Americas Cup. The race track is in use as roadways complete with fully removable street furniture, kerbs, bollards, lights, islands and crossings, everything is just sat on the surface ready to be moved.
We found the beach almost by accident, we were desperate for food after putting in a lot of miles and the afternoon was ticking by. What a beach, 100’s of metres wide and stretching as far as the eye could see with a massive promenade. The hard thing was choosing, out of the dozens of restaurants, all next door to each other, all serving traditional Paella – rabbit and chicken – as well as seafood, we don’t eat seafood and it constituted 90% of the menu in most places. Every restaurant does a fixed price dish of the day, with a few choices, three courses and a drink. Some times this was our only meal besides making the most of the continental breakfast at the hotel. We had a fair few bar stops with the local wine being cheap and pleasant it would have been a shame not to, there would have been a one woman riot – or strike!
On our final day, a Sunday, we were out of bed and down for breakfast at 7.45 as usual, the place was deserted barring a waiter. We walked out of the door at 8.30 – in to the middle of a mass road race with many thousands of runners, one of a series that take place in Valencia – apparently! We struggled to find out the distance, possibly 10km. The finish was just around the corner so off we went with the camera gear, taking photos of random runners and groups. There was a TV crew filming it and some local celebrity (I think) commentating. Next we came across some sort of wandering religious and musical event. Some sort of ritual was played out over the course of Sunday morning in various locations, it involved catholic priests and religious buildings and another film crew. The Catholic tourists and locals were filling the (many) churches for Sunday mass. Amongst all of this we had seen men walking around in Arab style dress – the ones in black looked like the ones from ISIS currently beheading people – all carrying guns. A bit disconcerting. We assumed that there had been some sort of battle enactment. We were wrong, it hadn’t happened yet. A while later, about 11.30 we could hear banging, fireworks? No it was our friends with the guns. We were caught up in total mayhem, around 60 men randomly firing muskets with some sort of blank rounds, the noise, smoke and flames from the muzzles were incredible. We were about to climb the Torres de Serranos which is where, unbeknown to us, the grand, and deafening, finale was going to be. We could feel the blast in our faces on top of the tower. Yet again there was a film camera in attendance. I couldn’t get close ups but I got a good overview and shot my first video with the 5D, my first in 5 years of owning a DLSR with the capability. I usually use my phone ( I used my phone as well). Later in the day there was a bullfight taking place, the ring was almost next to our hotel, in the end we had other things to do and gave it a miss, it was certainly a busy Sunday in the city centre, whether it’s the norm or not I don’t know.
There is a tram system in Valencia but it goes from the port area into the newer part of the city on the north side, it wouldn’t be feasible to serve the historic old city really. A quick internet search told me that there are 55,000 university students in the city, a pretty big number. I think a lot of the campus is on the north side and served by the tram although there is a massive fleet of buses as well. There is a massive, very impressive market building , with 100’s of stalls that would make a photo project on its own, beautiful on the inside and out but very difficult to get decent photos of the exterior other than detail shots owing to the closeness of other buildings and the sheer size of it. Across town, another market has been beautifully renovated and is full of bars and restaurants and a bit of a destination in its own right.
A downside was the all too typical shafting by the taxi drivers who use every trick in the book to side step the official tariffs and rob you. The taxi from the airport had a “broken” meter and on the way home we were driven 22 km instead of the nine that is the actual distance. Some of them seem to view tourists as cash cows to be robbed at all costs. I emailed the Marriot hotel as they ordered the taxi, needless to say no answer from Marriot – they’ve had their money. We didn’t get the rip off treatment in the bars etc. that we experienced in Rome, prices are very fair on most things, certainly considering the city location.
All in all we had a good trip and can highly recommend Valencia.
Marissa was one of my problem models - the problem being is she is just so photogenic it was very hard trying to decide what photos to post here!
We shot with Marissa during one of our group photo shoots at the Alaska Botanical Garden in Anchorage, Alaska in July 2010. This is a great place to shoot - especially when everything is green.
Marissa is a budding model and college student. I was more nervous than her at the beginning of the shoot but got over it. She is a blast to shoot with - a little bit on the quiet side but very creative, extremely photogenic, and she had some lovely outfits with her. This was a very good shoot and we followed it up with another one the following week - life is good!
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I just deleted this album then re-loaded it to un tag a dealer i have problems with and to blow off steam about his companies' problem. it won't take the wind out of my sales for the love of life on the road. I just spent the last two hours deleting tags to dealers I’ve made large purchases from. The next step is to take their name off of my Truck and Fifth Wheel! That will teach them! I’ve even deleted two entire albums of photos with tags leading friends to the dealerships. My small protest but to have to spend more money in civil court. There should be a court for dealing with consumer products after large purchases and problems exist. Who can afford to do that and or spend the time teaching the bad dealer a lesson! It’s hard when you live on fantasy island and want to believe there are people out there that are true pros and true craftsmen. I know there are a few people out there because I met them and refused to do business with other dealers because I met them too. I’ve seen a guy weld a Holiday Rambler that broke in half over night at the frame and get me back on the road. There is even an RV dealer five minutes from my house that did such a poor job on a 30 foot trailer I want to restore that they lost a ten-grand restoration job! I went elsewhere for a purchase. Where is Brett Michaels when you need him! Now to find the proper venues to vent. Do you think the dealer’s sites post bad reviews? I’m the perfect sucker for a Salesman that cares nothing but for the commission or if they aren’t paid on commission for the BS they lay on you to kill time to eventually close the sale. I shopped for years at many different places within the State and even some Florida dealers for the right RV for me. I have twenty years’ road experience with travel trailers in and out of campgrounds and dealers. The hard part is when you find a good mechanic you are often down the road on the next adventure. The dealer can’t take away my enthusiasm for the joy of my new trailer. They are so useful when built properly and so versatile for travel or events or full time Road Warriors! Who wouldn’t be frustrated when there are 18 jobs that need attention! I was told by the salesman I’d get a good education from top to bottom and the demo guy was going to send me out of the dealership with the fifth wheel receiver or jaws ungreased with no Teflon pad for the fifth wheel! I really needed a fifth wheel hooking and unhooking lesson along with good Hydraulic jack lesson. I was good for most other things except how the solar panel works. But they try hard to push you off on the useless manuals or Destruction books because they are over worked and under staffed in the service area. I get that. Except learning the hard way almost cost me my hand with a bed and the fifth wheel. Luckily I’m quick. Sometimes I don’t know if I should have been a great mechanic a teacher or a great lawyer. I walked HIM through greasing the B&W hitch and greasing the receiver and made him put the Teflon pad he was going to make me leave without that I bought two years ago in anticipation of having a fifth wheel from Mark (the good guy) at the RV show in Greensboro. No kidding, I put a lot of thought into this. Needless to say, he has mechanical skills beyond my capability and they used the excuse it was market time or the RV show to be short with me. Now that I have tested things on the trailer before a trip and found at least 18 jobs that need to be done after waiting for a call for parts that had already been delivered and a call never received then accused of not paying for screens that didn’t fit and that a $125.00 per hour fee was going to be charged, who wouldn’t be upset? Did I mention this? It will always be something! They can just put the nail in the coffin for the common belief that it is over after the Sale is done. Getting passed off from one department to the other is unforgiveable! The excuse is familiar. I just do Sales; you have to talk to Service. Service says we just do Service, you have to go to parts. Even with lifetime warranty printed and tagged all over the trailer with a promise to teach you about how everything works I’ve found out the hard way from a popular dealer in Rural Hall, NC that it is not the case! It’s too bad I didn’t buy my Truck or RV and drive all the way to Atlanta to deal with @Scott Trail or find a similar friend that would make sure everything is right. Dream on Consumer! So, if any name bashing starts remember we always have one friend in the car, RV, insurance or Sales business. When we overall call all Salesman assholes or all insurance companies thieves or all dealings with service mechanics complete disasters we have to remember we have people on our friend’s lists that have those jobs. You know what, right now after a huge purchase and being shuffled it’s amazing I can work up any mercy for any of them. I’ve tried to be a Salesman. Service over profit was my downfall. I’ve tried to be a Customer Service Rep. It was difficult talking to people that needed parts after a large purchase when you just learned there aren’t any parts! We are all selling something whether we know it or not. If you aren’t taking pride in your job to be the best you can be and just killing time you are a part of this problem! Not everyone has a dream job. But it is just my turn to take a punch, but I’m swinging back! It is just unfortunate for them I know a little about RVs. I must have too high a standard to believe that there are really people that give a damn about products or follow through after the sale. I hate that we just don’t care attitude that leaves you searching for a better place. I had a place in Mooresville that I will find again for service. Hopefully the same family runs the place. It is near the Lake in Terrell. I need to return to and find another mobile mechanic once that moved on to a dealer in the mountains and I can’t dig his name up. There are good people out there. They are so hard to find. Maybe it is just me. I expect too much after laying down a hard-earned wage or a life savings for a house, new car, recreation vehicle or piece of equipment that is supposed to work. When I get a new toy, I want to take a photo of every nut bolt and screw on it, one because I am proud, the other reason is for future reference when things fall apart. Buyer’s remorse sucks even if you know the term all too well, Buyer Beware! I saw one guy at the current dealership I am dealing with now running, literally running to get from customer to customer after my purchase. In between him and the good mechanics are problems! The good guy’s name is Mark. He is extremely smart and knows RV’s and fifth wheels up and down. He was literally running with a ladder and carrying three heavy hitches with him to try to wait on at least two customers at the same time. I’m always leaving a window or looking for the good and hoping I’m not back on fantasy island. There were excellent qualified educated trailer technicians in the service in a good building with the right tools to build trailers from scratch, including paint. Getting to them is a full-time job on the customer’s end. They even had parts delivered that they owed me on what they call a we owe and hadn’t bothered to call in a three-week period. They wanted to double charge for some bug screens around 50 bucks until I produced a paid receipt. Even after the Salesmen told (I know his name) the parts manager he personally sat with the mechanic for a half hour trying patiently to put on the wrong screen. Even with lifetime warranty written all over my trailer they wanted to charge me for service $125.00 per hour for labor. That must be some sort of trick. For $125.00 an hour most any parts should be free! I waited three hours even with a scheduled appointment to even get told they were ready to take her in. Two days later I had to force the call to get an eta on when she would be ready. Imagine if I were a full timer living full time in my RV or still doing three shows a day in three different cities a day. Fortunately, I am gifted with a little time. The service manager mentioned to do the 18 jobs I needed to be done he still had to order parts. Imagine I was sold a unit that I (The Customer) found at least 18 things to do after leaving the lot and running the unit. So, I am going to rescue my unit tomorrow and hope what they did fix after two days waiting can get me through my first trip until parts come for the rest of the job. Do you think I am a fool to take it back? It is a hard call! I’ll know tomorrow if I receive a bill or the trailer is in good shape. The tough part is, after you have been tough with service now your unit is at their mercy. I was told by a good agent I don’t take any crap from anyone. But sometimes it costs me. But those of you that are passive and just let them walk all over you take a bigger beating. With full time jobs or people that depend on their unit as a full-time vehicle you can imagine the pressure to change up vacation times or deal with time off from your job to take care of problems.
I got a speck of dust INSIDE the front element of the lens. Any help in clearing it out would be helpful indeed!!!!
F/22, Uped the contrast in Aperture to spot the dust.
EDIT: www.pbase.com/rcicala/1755_is_surgery explains how to remove the front element from the lens.
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We've had problems with caterpillars and other pests in the past, so Stu is giving the plants a spray with an immune booster made of 100% Natural Ocean Minerals. We don't use any form of chemical spray on any of our gardens!
Leeds & Liverpool Canal
10 August 2012
Narrow Boat 'hung-up' sinking.
'scars' where the Bottom Plate 'hung-up'
A sizeable handlebar bag looks horrible with normal barcon housing. It pushes the housing out of the way, making the bag look like an afterthought. No bueno
We decided to go for a city break rather than sun in Tenerife again this September. Other than a few days in the North East we haven’t been away since last March and wanted a change and hopefully some sun. The problem is getting flights from the north of England to the places we want to go to. We chose Valencia as we could fly from East Midlands – which was still a pain to get to as it involved the most notorious stretch of the M1 at five in the morning. In the end we had a fairly good journey, the new Ryanair business class pre-booked scheme worked quite well and bang on time as usual. It was dull when we landed with storms forecast all week, the sky was bright grey – the kiss of death to the photography I had in mind. I was full of cold and wishing I was at work. It did rain but it was overnight on our first night and didn’t affect us. There has been a drought for eleven months apparently and it rained on our first day there! The forecast storms didn’t materialise in Valencia but they got it elsewhere.
Over the course of a Monday to Sunday week we covered 75 miles on foot and saw most of the best of Valencia – The City of Bell Towers. The Old City covers a pretty large area in a very confusing layout. There was a lot of referring to maps – even compass readings! – a first in a city for us. The problem with photography in Valencia is that most of the famous and attractive building are closely built around, some have poor quality housing built on to them. Most photographs have to be taken from an extreme angle looking up. There are no high points as it is pan flat, there are a small number of buildings where you can pay to go up on to the roof for a better view and we went up them – more than once!
The modern buildings of The City of Arts and Sciences – ( Ciutat de Las Arts I de les Ciencies ) are what the city has more recently become famous for, with tourists arriving by the coachload all day until late at night. They must be photographed millions of times a month. We went during the day and stayed till dark one evening, I gave it my best shot but a first time visit is always a compromise between ambition and realism, time dictates that we have to move on to the next destination. I travelled with a full size tripod – another first – I forgot to take it with me to TCoAaS! so It was time to wind up the ISO, again! Needless to say I never used the tripod.
On a day when rain was forecast but it stayed fine, albeit a bit dull, we went to the Bioparc north west of the city, a zoo by another name. There are many claims made for this place, were you can appear to walk alongside some very large animals, including, elephants, lions, giraffe, rhino, gorillas and many types of monkey to name a few. It is laid out in different geographical regions and there is very little between you and the animals, in some cases there is nothing, you enter the enclosure through a double door arrangement and the monkeys are around you. It gets rave reviews and we stayed for most of the day. The animals it has to be said gave the appearance of extreme boredom and frustration and I felt quite sorry for them.
The course of The River Turia was altered after a major flood in the 50’s. The new river runs west of the city flanked by a motorway. The old river, which is massive, deep and very wide between ancient walls, I can’t imagine how it flooded, has been turned into a park that is five miles long. There is an athletics track, football pitches, cycle paths, restaurants, numerous kids parks, ponds, fountains, loads of bridges, historic and modern. At the western end closest to the sea sits The City of Arts and Sciences – in the river bed. Where it meets the sea there is Valencia’s urban Formula One racetrack finishing in the massive marina built for The Americas Cup. The race track is in use as roadways complete with fully removable street furniture, kerbs, bollards, lights, islands and crossings, everything is just sat on the surface ready to be moved.
We found the beach almost by accident, we were desperate for food after putting in a lot of miles and the afternoon was ticking by. What a beach, 100’s of metres wide and stretching as far as the eye could see with a massive promenade. The hard thing was choosing, out of the dozens of restaurants, all next door to each other, all serving traditional Paella – rabbit and chicken – as well as seafood, we don’t eat seafood and it constituted 90% of the menu in most places. Every restaurant does a fixed price dish of the day, with a few choices, three courses and a drink. Some times this was our only meal besides making the most of the continental breakfast at the hotel. We had a fair few bar stops with the local wine being cheap and pleasant it would have been a shame not to, there would have been a one woman riot – or strike!
On our final day, a Sunday, we were out of bed and down for breakfast at 7.45 as usual, the place was deserted barring a waiter. We walked out of the door at 8.30 – in to the middle of a mass road race with many thousands of runners, one of a series that take place in Valencia – apparently! We struggled to find out the distance, possibly 10km. The finish was just around the corner so off we went with the camera gear, taking photos of random runners and groups. There was a TV crew filming it and some local celebrity (I think) commentating. Next we came across some sort of wandering religious and musical event. Some sort of ritual was played out over the course of Sunday morning in various locations, it involved catholic priests and religious buildings and another film crew. The Catholic tourists and locals were filling the (many) churches for Sunday mass. Amongst all of this we had seen men walking around in Arab style dress – the ones in black looked like the ones from ISIS currently beheading people – all carrying guns. A bit disconcerting. We assumed that there had been some sort of battle enactment. We were wrong, it hadn’t happened yet. A while later, about 11.30 we could hear banging, fireworks? No it was our friends with the guns. We were caught up in total mayhem, around 60 men randomly firing muskets with some sort of blank rounds, the noise, smoke and flames from the muzzles were incredible. We were about to climb the Torres de Serranos which is where, unbeknown to us, the grand, and deafening, finale was going to be. We could feel the blast in our faces on top of the tower. Yet again there was a film camera in attendance. I couldn’t get close ups but I got a good overview and shot my first video with the 5D, my first in 5 years of owning a DLSR with the capability. I usually use my phone ( I used my phone as well). Later in the day there was a bullfight taking place, the ring was almost next to our hotel, in the end we had other things to do and gave it a miss, it was certainly a busy Sunday in the city centre, whether it’s the norm or not I don’t know.
There is a tram system in Valencia but it goes from the port area into the newer part of the city on the north side, it wouldn’t be feasible to serve the historic old city really. A quick internet search told me that there are 55,000 university students in the city, a pretty big number. I think a lot of the campus is on the north side and served by the tram although there is a massive fleet of buses as well. There is a massive, very impressive market building , with 100’s of stalls that would make a photo project on its own, beautiful on the inside and out but very difficult to get decent photos of the exterior other than detail shots owing to the closeness of other buildings and the sheer size of it. Across town, another market has been beautifully renovated and is full of bars and restaurants and a bit of a destination in its own right.
A downside was the all too typical shafting by the taxi drivers who use every trick in the book to side step the official tariffs and rob you. The taxi from the airport had a “broken” meter and on the way home we were driven 22 km instead of the nine that is the actual distance. Some of them seem to view tourists as cash cows to be robbed at all costs. I emailed the Marriot hotel as they ordered the taxi, needless to say no answer from Marriot – they’ve had their money. We didn’t get the rip off treatment in the bars etc. that we experienced in Rome, prices are very fair on most things, certainly considering the city location.
All in all we had a good trip and can highly recommend Valencia.
Fazer um filme chegar às telas de cinema não é nada fácil. Há vários aspectos envolvidos, como a produção, a escolha dos artistas, o roteiro, entre outras coisas. Às vezes, até os criadores mais geniais são rejeitados pelas produtoras de Hollywood, que querem que os filmes sejam muito rentáveis.
É estranho pensar, mas vários filmes clássicos, como Titanic, Psicose e Pulp Fiction, por pouco não foram produzidos. Eles enfrentaram vários problemas, mas, por um golpe de sorte, acabaram chegando às telas e foram bem recebidos pelo público.
1 – Guerra nas Estrelas (1977)
Três grandes estúdios – United Artists, Universal, Disney – não deram muita credibilidade ao roteiro de Guerra nas Estrelas, até que a Fox concordou em financiar o filme. Foi feito um um orçamento de US $ 8 milhões e o criador do filme, George Lucas, foi para a Tunísia para começar a filmar. No entanto, até mesmo os atores de Guerra nas Estrelas não estavam convencidos do sucesso do filme.
Antes do lançamento, George Lucas mostrou algumas partes da história para um grupo de amigos, e um deles chamou de “o pior filme de todos os tempos”. Até George Lucas – o próprio diretor – tinha tanta certeza de que o filme fracassaria, tanto é que em vez de assistir à estreia, ele foi passar as férias no Havaí com seu amigo, Steven Spielberg.
2 – Pequena Miss Sunshine (2006)
O filme foi escrito pelo ex-assistente de Matthew Broderick e dois diretores inexperientes. Não havia “nenhuma estrela de cinema nem bilheteria estrangeira previsível”, escreveu o New York Times há mais de uma década.
Os diretores tiveram o projeto recusado por vários estúdios, até que um deles decidiu se autofinanciar, acreditando que seria bem-sucedido. Por fim, o filme provou ser um enorme sucesso, recebeu 81 prêmios.
3 – O Mágico de Oz (1939)
O filme passou por tantos problemas, que foi quase um milagre ele ter chegado às telas. Para começar, o longa passou por quatro produtores diferentes e três diretores antes de ser lançado ao público. Houve problemas na produção, com os figurinos tendo prejudicado os atores. Por exemplo, o traje de Espantalho deixou o ator Ray Bolger com sérias cicatrizes e Margaret Hamilton (Bruxa Malvada do Oeste) sofreu graves queimaduras.
Como se não bastasse, dizem que a atriz Judy Garland começou a se viciar em drogas por causa do filme. Na época das filmagens, Garland já era adolescente, mas a história exigia uma menina pré-adolescente, então ela recebeu prescrições de anfetaminas para manter o peso baixo, seguidas de barbitúricos para ajudá-la a dormir após 16 horas de filmagens e grande cansaço mental e físico. Acredita-se que este foi o começo de seu vício em drogas, que provocou sua overdose fatal em 1969.
4 – Toy Story (1995)
Um ex-diretor de criação da Disney, John Lasseter, ficou fascinado com a ideia de fazer um filme totalmente animado por computador e mostrou o projeto para seus chefes da Disney. No entanto, a Disney não estava tão interessada e rejeitou a proposta. Mas depois que John foi co-fundador da Pixar e criou o curta de animação por computador Tin Toy, que ganhou um Oscar, isso fez com que a Disney se arrependesse de sua decisão inicial.
A Pixar foi abordada pela Disney para produzir outro filme de animação por computador, mas desta vez um longa. Quando o roteiro foi finalmente aprovado pela Disney, em 1993, a Pixar começou a trabalhar em sua produção e elenco. Mas as coisas foram dando errado, e depois de muitas mudanças e reescritas, um dos executivos da Disney declarou que o filme estava uma bagunça completa e interrompeu toda a produção.
John Lasseter pediu ao estúdio mais uma chance, e conseguiu. Três meses depois, a equipe da Pixar voltou com um novo roteiro e, em fevereiro de 1994, o filme estava de volta à produção. Em um mês, os dubladores voltaram para gravar suas novas falas e a equipe cresceu de 24 para 110 pessoas. Quando Toy Story foi finalmente lançado em 1995, foi um verdadeiro sucesso, tendo recebido 22 prêmios (incluindo um Oscar).
5 – Titanic (1997)
As coisas ficaram tão tensas durante as filmagens de Titanic, que a imprensa assumiu que o filme seria um fracasso total. Muitos membros do elenco, incluindo Kate Winslet, estavam com resfriados, gripes e problemas nos rins devido às longas horas passadas em água fria. Três dublês haviam quebrado seus ossos, e vários membros da equipe deixaram a produção juntos. As coisas pioraram quando um dos funcionários colocou uma droga alucinógena conhecida como “pó de anjo” na sopa que a equipe estava comendo. 50 pessoas foram internadas, muitas delas estavam fora de si com alucinações.
Além disso, quando o diretor James Cameron soube que os chefes do estúdio queriam cortar o filme porque era “muito longo”, ele afirmou: “Vocês querem cortar meu filme? Vocês vão ter que me demitir!” Ninguém se atreveu a demitir Cameron, e hoje Titanic é um verdadeiro clássico e sucesso de bilheterias.
6 – Blade Runner (1982)
Quando o diretor Ridley Scott começou a filmar, ele enfrentou vários problemas. As filmagens foram atrasadas, vários chefes de estúdio ficaram bravos com o diretor por ter ultrapassado o orçamento original, o roteiro original foi reescrito por várias pessoas em muitas ocasiões antes, depois e durante a produção. Além disso, o estúdio não gostou do final original de Blade Runner e levou o diretor a mudar o final do filme.
Embora Blade Runner não tenha sido recebido com entusiasmo por críticos ou telespectadores, ele cresceu ao longo do tempo e agora é considerado um dos melhores filmes de ficção científica.
7 – A Nova Onda do Imperador (2000)
O filme de animação da Disney foi originalmente planejado para ser um musical dramático chamado Kingdom of the Sun – uma “comédia romântica musical no estilo tradicional da Disney”. No entanto, os grandes executivos da Disney sentiram que o projeto precisava de mais comédia para não ser um fracasso.
Infelizmente, no verão de 1998, tornou-se evidente que a equipe não seria capaz de cumprir o prazo de produção, que era até o verão de 2000, conforme o planejado. O produtor recebeu um ultimato: duas semanas para salvar o projeto ou a produção seria completamente encerrada. O filme também teve problemas relacionados à trilha sonora.
Embora o filme não tenha sido um grande sucesso de bilheteria, os críticos o receberam bem e se tornou o DVD mais vendido de 2001.
8 – Psicose (1960)
O filme Psicose foi baseado em um romance de 1959 com o mesmo nome, o qual Alfred Hitchcock comprou os direitos anonimamente de Robert Bloch por apenas US $ 9.000. O diretor comprou o máximo de cópias possível do romance, para tentar manter o final em segredo.
Antes do filme ser rodado, a Paramount e o diretor Alfred Hitchcock tinham um contrato que significava que o próximo filme de Alfred seria rodado sob esse gigante dos estúdios. No entanto, a Paramount não queria que Psicose fosse rodado. Os diretores do estúdio acharam o livro “muito repulsivo” e “impossível para filmes”. O estúdio negou a Hitchcock seu orçamento habitual e estava completamente convencido de que o filme fracassaria.
No entanto, Alfred acreditava sinceramente em seu projeto e concordou em receber 60% da receita bruta do filme, em vez do salário habitual de US $ 250.000. Para manter os custos baixos, o filme foi filmado em preto e branco. Hoje, Psicose é considerado um dos melhores filmes de Hitchcock e uma importante obra de arte cinematográfica.
9 – O Exorcista (1973)
Se não fosse por um golpe de sorte, não teríamos o filme O Exorcista hoje – um dos filmes de terror mais famosos (e assustadores) feitos até hoje. Foi escrito pela primeira vez como um romance de William Peter Blatty em 1971, posteriormente adaptado a um roteiro e finalmente levado à tela grande pelo diretor William Friedkin.
No entanto, quando Blatty publicou o livro, “recebeu críticas muito boas”, lembrou o escritor. “Mas ninguém estava comprando o livro.” Então, segundo o escritor, ele foi ajudado por uma “mão divina”. Depois que ele fez uma pré-entrevista para uma possível participação de um dos episódios de “The Dick Cavett Show”, o entrevistador disse a ele para não ter esperanças, já que o apresentador não era um grande fã de histórias paranormais. Então, um dia ele estava jantando com uma das editoras, quando de repente ela recebeu uma ligação do programa de TV. Eles precisavam de William Peter Blatty para chegar ao show em alguns minutos, pois um de seus convidados havia cancelado.
Aparentemente, o outro convidado que entrou no programa a tempo estava um pouco embriagado e o que tinha que ser uma entrevista de 5 minutos com o escritor de O Exorcista, estendeu-se a uma conversa de 45 minutos em seu livro na TV nacional. Isso deu ao livro o impulso necessário e chamou a atenção dos executivos de Hollywood. Logo, o então diretor da Warner Bros. deu uma luz verde para fazer o filme e abriu o caminho para que ele se tornasse um clássico no gênero de terror.
10 – A Profecia (1976)
Depois que os filmes O Bebê de Rosemary e o Exorcista já tinham feito um enorme sucesso, os produtores sabiam que A Profecia teria que ser um ótimo filme também. No entanto, depois de assinar o contrato, o executivo que lançou a ideia do filme começou a avisar a todos que o longa seria amaldiçoado. Além disso aconteceram coisas realmente estranhas durante e após a produção do filme.
Dois meses antes da filmagem, o filho do ator principal, Gregory Peck, cometeu suicídio. Pouco tempo depois, o avião do mesmo ator foi atingido por um raio. Poucas semanas após o incidente, o produtor executivo do filme estava também teve o seu avião atingido por um raio. O hotel em Londres onde o mesmo produtor e outros estavam membros da equipe estavam hospedados foi bombardeado pelo IRA (Exército Republicano Irlandês).
Além disso, um treinador de animais que ajudou o elenco com a cena do babuíno foi morto por dois leões logo após as filmagens. O produtor de efeitos especiais John Richardson, responsável pela cena da decapitação, sofreu um acidente de carro ao dirigir em uma estrada deserta. Ele colidiu de frente com outro carro e a colisão decapitou a cabeça do passageiro. Por fim, um avião que foi contratado pela equipe do filme, mas que foi trocado no último minuto, caiu logo após a decolagem e matou todos a bordo.
11 – Quero Ser John Malkovich (1999)
Escrito por Charlie Kaufman, o filme foi difícil de convencer. Kaufman escreveu o roteiro em 1994 e, embora tenha sido amplamente lido por executivos de vários estúdios, todos recusaram. Ainda na esperança de encontrar um produtor para o projeto, o escritor enviou o roteiro a Francis Ford Coppola, que o repassou a seu então genro Spike Jonze.
Spike concordou em dirigir o filme e levou o roteiro à Propaganda Films, que decidiu produzi-lo em parceria com a Single Cell Pictures. Os produtores da Single Cell enviaram o projeto para vários estúdios. Novamente, todos os estúdios o rejeitaram. Finalmente, o filme foi finalizado e distribuído graças à USA Films, tornando-se um sucesso imediato e conquistando três indicações ao Oscar.
12 – De Volta Para o Futuro (1985)
De Volta Para o Futuro foi o filme de maior bilheteria de 1985. No entanto, em 1981, o roteiro foi rejeitado mais de 40 vezes por quase todos os grandes estúdios. Posteriormente, a Universal Pictures topou produzir o filme somente depois de testemunhar o sucesso do outro filme de Robert Zemeckis, Tudo por uma Esmeralda.
13 – Pulp Fiction (1994)
“Esta é a pior coisa já escrita. Não faz sentido. Alguém está morto e depois está vivo. É muito longo, violento e insolúvel.” Isso foi dito sobre o filme Pulp Fiction, quando seu co-escritor Roger Avary e Quentin Tarantino levaram o roteiro para a TriStar. Os executivos do estúdio definitivamente não eram fãs de histórias não lineares (principal característica do filme). Se não fosse a produtora Miramax, Pulp Fiction nunca teria teria chegado às telas do cinema.
14 – Debi & Loide – Dois Idiotas em Apuros (1994)
O filme que finalmente solidificou a carreira de Jim Carrey foi recusado por praticamente todos os grandes estúdios de Hollywood, principalmente porque os estúdios consideravam o título ridículo.
Eventualmente, o roteiro chegou ao New Line Cinema, cujo presidente Mike De Luca adorou e concordou em fazê-lo. No entanto, o CEO Bob Shayne não gostou, mas após uma longa discussão, concordou em fazê-lo sob uma condição: que os diretores pudessem garantir dois atores principais de uma lista de 25 atores fornecidos pelo estúdio. Surpreendentemente, todos os atores recusaram o papel. Então, um dos produtores do filme levou o roteiro à Jim Carrey, que era um novato promissor na cena da comédia. Jim gostou do roteiro, os cineastas gostaram de Jim e, juntos, fizeram o filme acontecer.
15 – Apocalypse Now (1979)
O diretor do Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola, disse uma vez sobre o filme: “Estávamos na selva. Tínhamos muito dinheiro. Tínhamos muito equipamento. E pouco a pouco, ficamos loucos”.
Vários inconvenientes ocorreram durante a produção. O filme levou muito mais tempo para ser feito do que o estimado, a equipe estava enfrentando várias doenças tropicais enquanto filmava nas Filipinas, Martin Sheen sofreu um ataque cardíaco, Francis Ford Coppola sofreu vários colapsos nervosos. Além disso, Martin Sheen estava lutando contra seu vício em álcool na época e problemas de saúde mental e teria dito a seus amigos: “Não sei se vou sobreviver a isso”.
Além disso, o lendário ator Marlon Brando chegou ao set completamente despreparado, sem ter lido o roteiro. Ele também estava acima do peso, o que não era a aparência que os cineastas estavam procurando para um soldado. No geral, apesar da produção ter passado por vários perrengues, o filme conseguiu decolar e hoje é considerado um clássico de todos os tempos.
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I see many problems with the managements of companies, and this is one of my least favourites - where managers rush around talking to each other but ignoring basic issues of communication within and between departments. When the mess results in a problem, who gets the blame? Those ultimately responsible for the mess or those trying to work a broken system?
The cards were my grandmother's, and they date from around the 1930s. She looked like a gypsy, lived in a small caravan in a village and rode a motorcycle.
If you have any problem at all related to food and eating, I encourage you
to take a deep look at it and yourself and ponder whether the obsessions and
sneaky behavior and “I’ll stop after this time” excuses are preventing you from
leading a happy life.
We decided to go for a city break rather than sun in Tenerife again this September. Other than a few days in the North East we haven’t been away since last March and wanted a change and hopefully some sun. The problem is getting flights from the north of England to the places we want to go to. We chose Valencia as we could fly from East Midlands – which was still a pain to get to as it involved the most notorious stretch of the M1 at five in the morning. In the end we had a fairly good journey, the new Ryanair business class pre-booked scheme worked quite well and bang on time as usual. It was dull when we landed with storms forecast all week, the sky was bright grey – the kiss of death to the photography I had in mind. I was full of cold and wishing I was at work. It did rain but it was overnight on our first night and didn't affect us. There has been a drought for eleven months apparently and it rained on our first day there! The forecast storms didn't materialise in Valencia but they got it elsewhere.
You May notice discrepancies in the spelling of some Spanish words or names, this is because Valencian is used on signs, in some guide books and maps. There are two languages in common use with distinct differences. There may also be genuine mistakes - it has been known!
Over the course of a Monday to Sunday week we covered 75 miles on foot and saw most of the best of Valencia – The City of Bell Towers. The Old City covers a pretty large area in a very confusing layout. There was a lot of referring to maps – even compass readings! – a first in a city for us. The problem with photography in Valencia is that most of the famous and attractive building are closely built around, some have poor quality housing built on to them. Most photographs have to be taken from an extreme angle looking up. There are no high points as it is pan flat, there are a small number of buildings where you can pay to go up on to the roof for a better view and we went up them – more than once!
The modern buildings of The City of Arts and Sciences – ( Ciutat de Las Arts I de les Ciencies ) are what the city has more recently become famous for, with tourists arriving by the coachload all day until late at night. They must be photographed millions of times a month. We went during the day and stayed till dark one evening, I gave it my best shot but a first time visit is always a compromise between ambition and realism, time dictates that we have to move on to the next destination. I travelled with a full size tripod – another first – I forgot to take it with me to TCoAaS! so It was time to wind up the ISO, again! Needless to say I never used the tripod.
On a day when rain was forecast but it stayed fine, albeit a bit dull, we went to the Bioparc north west of the city, a zoo by another name. There are many claims made for this place, were you can appear to walk alongside some very large animals, including, elephants, lions, giraffe, rhino, gorillas and many types of monkey to name a few. It is laid out in different geographical regions and there is very little between you and the animals, in some cases there is nothing, you enter the enclosure through a double door arrangement and the monkeys are around you. It gets rave reviews and we stayed for most of the day. The animals it has to be said gave the appearance of extreme boredom and frustration and I felt quite sorry for them.
The course of The River Turia was altered after a major flood in the 50’s. The new river runs west of the city flanked by a motorway. The old river, which is massive, deep and very wide between ancient walls, I can’t imagine how it flooded, has been turned into a park that is five miles long. There is an athletics track, football pitches, cycle paths, restaurants, numerous kids parks, ponds, fountains, loads of bridges, historic and modern. At the western end closest to the sea sits The City of Arts and Sciences – in the river bed. Where it meets the sea there is Valencia’s urban Formula One racetrack finishing in the massive marina built for The Americas Cup. The race track is in use as roadways complete with fully removable street furniture, kerbs, bollards, lights, islands and crossings, everything is just sat on the surface ready to be moved.
We found the beach almost by accident, we were desperate for food after putting in a lot of miles and the afternoon was ticking by. What a beach, 100’s of metres wide and stretching as far as the eye could see with a massive promenade. The hard thing was choosing, out of the dozens of restaurants, all next door to each other, all serving traditional Paella – rabbit and chicken – as well as seafood, we don’t eat seafood and it constituted 90% of the menu in most places. Every restaurant does a fixed price dish of the day, with a few choices, three courses and a drink. Some times this was our only meal besides making the most of the continental breakfast at the hotel. We had a fair few bar stops with the local wine being cheap and pleasant it would have been a shame not to, there would have been a one woman riot – or strike!
On our final day, a Sunday, we were out of bed and down for breakfast at 7.45 as usual, the place was deserted barring a waiter. We walked out of the door at 8.30 – in to the middle of a mass road race with many thousands of runners, one of a series that take place in Valencia – apparently! We struggled to find out the distance, possibly 10km. The finish was just around the corner so off we went with the camera gear, taking photos of random runners and groups. There was a TV crew filming it and some local celebrity (I think) commentating. Next we came across some sort of wandering religious and musical event. Some sort of ritual was played out over the course of Sunday morning in various locations, it involved catholic priests and religious buildings and another film crew. The Catholic tourists and locals were filling the (many) churches for Sunday mass. Amongst all of this we had seen men walking around in Arab style dress – the ones in black looked like the ones from ISIS currently beheading people – all carrying guns. A bit disconcerting. We assumed that there had been some sort of battle enactment. We were wrong, it hadn’t happened yet. A while later, about 11.30 we could hear banging, fireworks? No it was our friends with the guns. We were caught up in total mayhem, around 60 men randomly firing muskets with some sort of blank rounds, the noise, smoke and flames from the muzzles were incredible. We were about to climb the Torres de Serranos which is where, unbeknown to us, the grand, and deafening, finale was going to be. We could feel the blast in our faces on top of the tower. Yet again there was a film camera in attendance. I couldn’t get close ups but I got a good overview and shot my first video with the 5D, my first in 5 years of owning a DLSR with the capability. I usually use my phone ( I used my phone as well). Later in the day there was a bullfight taking place, the ring was almost next to our hotel, in the end we had other things to do and gave it a miss, it was certainly a busy Sunday in the city centre, whether it’s the norm or not I don’t know.
There is a tram system in Valencia but it goes from the port area into the newer part of the city on the north side, it wouldn’t be feasible to serve the historic old city really. A quick internet search told me that there are 55,000 university students in the city, a pretty big number. I think a lot of the campus is on the north side and served by the tram although there is a massive fleet of buses as well. There is a massive, very impressive market building , with 100’s of stalls that would make a photo project on its own, beautiful on the inside and out but very difficult to get decent photos of the exterior other than detail shots owing to the closeness of other buildings and the sheer size of it. Across town, another market has been beautifully renovated and is full of bars and restaurants and a bit of a destination in its own right.
A downside was the all too typical shafting by the taxi drivers who use every trick in the book to side step the official tariffs and rob you. The taxi from the airport had a “broken” meter and on the way home we were driven 22 km instead of the nine that is the actual distance. Some of them seem to view tourists as cash cows to be robbed at all costs. I emailed the Marriot hotel as they ordered the taxi, needless to say no answer from Marriot – they’ve had their money. We didn’t get the rip off treatment in the bars etc. that we experienced in Rome, prices are very fair on most things, certainly considering the city location.
All in all we had a good trip and can highly recommend Valencia.
seen as successfully assessing the problem and correctly realising the answer had nothing to do with knot work, but rather creating a situation in which the knot no longer worked.
The unfathomable knot had been dedicated to the Phrygian God Sabazios. Alexander and his fellow Greeks recognised aspects of Sabazios that for them connected him to their God Zeus. Zeus was the all father and chief of the Greek Gods on Mount Olympus. In resolving the Gordian Knot that had been held sacred and guarded by the Priest of Sabazios, Alexander who became known as, “The Great,” showed that he would let nothing stand in his way, that he was determined to defeat any problem and to be victorious winning and so bringing the blessings of Priests and Gods with him on his vast military campaign. Other interpretations are made of this recorded incident and the Gordian Knot is a legendary feat that is taken as evidence of many different problems and solutions leading to the retelling being set to reveal almost whatever each tale teller wants you to see in their version of the story. Here my Gordian Knot has been the joining of the ropes in Photoshop to present loops at the harbour where the sea never stills and rather it rolls around in seasonal tides and so readily presents whatever aspect of the sea you wish to see.
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We decided to go for a city break rather than sun in Tenerife again this September. Other than a few days in the North East we haven’t been away since last March and wanted a change and hopefully some sun. The problem is getting flights from the north of England to the places we want to go to. We chose Valencia as we could fly from East Midlands – which was still a pain to get to as it involved the most notorious stretch of the M1 at five in the morning. In the end we had a fairly good journey, the new Ryanair business class pre-booked scheme worked quite well and bang on time as usual. It was dull when we landed with storms forecast all week, the sky was bright grey – the kiss of death to the photography I had in mind. I was full of cold and wishing I was at work. It did rain but it was overnight on our first night and didn’t affect us. There has been a drought for eleven months apparently and it rained on our first day there! The forecast storms didn’t materialise in Valencia but they got it elsewhere.
Over the course of a Monday to Sunday week we covered 75 miles on foot and saw most of the best of Valencia – The City of Bell Towers. The Old City covers a pretty large area in a very confusing layout. There was a lot of referring to maps – even compass readings! – a first in a city for us. The problem with photography in Valencia is that most of the famous and attractive building are closely built around, some have poor quality housing built on to them. Most photographs have to be taken from an extreme angle looking up. There are no high points as it is pan flat, there are a small number of buildings where you can pay to go up on to the roof for a better view and we went up them – more than once!
The modern buildings of The City of Arts and Sciences – ( Ciutat de Las Arts I de les Ciencies ) are what the city has more recently become famous for, with tourists arriving by the coachload all day until late at night. They must be photographed millions of times a month. We went during the day and stayed till dark one evening, I gave it my best shot but a first time visit is always a compromise between ambition and realism, time dictates that we have to move on to the next destination. I travelled with a full size tripod – another first – I forgot to take it with me to TCoAaS! so It was time to wind up the ISO, again! Needless to say I never used the tripod.
On a day when rain was forecast but it stayed fine, albeit a bit dull, we went to the Bioparc north west of the city, a zoo by another name. There are many claims made for this place, were you can appear to walk alongside some very large animals, including, elephants, lions, giraffe, rhino, gorillas and many types of monkey to name a few. It is laid out in different geographical regions and there is very little between you and the animals, in some cases there is nothing, you enter the enclosure through a double door arrangement and the monkeys are around you. It gets rave reviews and we stayed for most of the day. The animals it has to be said gave the appearance of extreme boredom and frustration and I felt quite sorry for them.
The course of The River Turia was altered after a major flood in the 50’s. The new river runs west of the city flanked by a motorway. The old river, which is massive, deep and very wide between ancient walls, I can’t imagine how it flooded, has been turned into a park that is five miles long. There is an athletics track, football pitches, cycle paths, restaurants, numerous kids parks, ponds, fountains, loads of bridges, historic and modern. At the western end closest to the sea sits The City of Arts and Sciences – in the river bed. Where it meets the sea there is Valencia’s urban Formula One racetrack finishing in the massive marina built for The Americas Cup. The race track is in use as roadways complete with fully removable street furniture, kerbs, bollards, lights, islands and crossings, everything is just sat on the surface ready to be moved.
We found the beach almost by accident, we were desperate for food after putting in a lot of miles and the afternoon was ticking by. What a beach, 100’s of metres wide and stretching as far as the eye could see with a massive promenade. The hard thing was choosing, out of the dozens of restaurants, all next door to each other, all serving traditional Paella – rabbit and chicken – as well as seafood, we don’t eat seafood and it constituted 90% of the menu in most places. Every restaurant does a fixed price dish of the day, with a few choices, three courses and a drink. Some times this was our only meal besides making the most of the continental breakfast at the hotel. We had a fair few bar stops with the local wine being cheap and pleasant it would have been a shame not to, there would have been a one woman riot – or strike!
On our final day, a Sunday, we were out of bed and down for breakfast at 7.45 as usual, the place was deserted barring a waiter. We walked out of the door at 8.30 – in to the middle of a mass road race with many thousands of runners, one of a series that take place in Valencia – apparently! We struggled to find out the distance, possibly 10km. The finish was just around the corner so off we went with the camera gear, taking photos of random runners and groups. There was a TV crew filming it and some local celebrity (I think) commentating. Next we came across some sort of wandering religious and musical event. Some sort of ritual was played out over the course of Sunday morning in various locations, it involved catholic priests and religious buildings and another film crew. The Catholic tourists and locals were filling the (many) churches for Sunday mass. Amongst all of this we had seen men walking around in Arab style dress – the ones in black looked like the ones from ISIS currently beheading people – all carrying guns. A bit disconcerting. We assumed that there had been some sort of battle enactment. We were wrong, it hadn’t happened yet. A while later, about 11.30 we could hear banging, fireworks? No it was our friends with the guns. We were caught up in total mayhem, around 60 men randomly firing muskets with some sort of blank rounds, the noise, smoke and flames from the muzzles were incredible. We were about to climb the Torres de Serranos which is where, unbeknown to us, the grand, and deafening, finale was going to be. We could feel the blast in our faces on top of the tower. Yet again there was a film camera in attendance. I couldn’t get close ups but I got a good overview and shot my first video with the 5D, my first in 5 years of owning a DLSR with the capability. I usually use my phone ( I used my phone as well). Later in the day there was a bullfight taking place, the ring was almost next to our hotel, in the end we had other things to do and gave it a miss, it was certainly a busy Sunday in the city centre, whether it’s the norm or not I don’t know.
There is a tram system in Valencia but it goes from the port area into the newer part of the city on the north side, it wouldn’t be feasible to serve the historic old city really. A quick internet search told me that there are 55,000 university students in the city, a pretty big number. I think a lot of the campus is on the north side and served by the tram although there is a massive fleet of buses as well. There is a massive, very impressive market building , with 100’s of stalls that would make a photo project on its own, beautiful on the inside and out but very difficult to get decent photos of the exterior other than detail shots owing to the closeness of other buildings and the sheer size of it. Across town, another market has been beautifully renovated and is full of bars and restaurants and a bit of a destination in its own right.
A downside was the all too typical shafting by the taxi drivers who use every trick in the book to side step the official tariffs and rob you. The taxi from the airport had a “broken” meter and on the way home we were driven 22 km instead of the nine that is the actual distance. Some of them seem to view tourists as cash cows to be robbed at all costs. I emailed the Marriot hotel as they ordered the taxi, needless to say no answer from Marriot – they’ve had their money. We didn’t get the rip off treatment in the bars etc. that we experienced in Rome, prices are very fair on most things, certainly considering the city location.
All in all we had a good trip and can highly recommend Valencia.
A peaceful world is not in the interest of countries that dominate the Arms industry, they obviously don’t want their people jobless & economy dumped. Isn’t it much cheaper to eradicate poverty from the areas from where the suicide bombers are coming to challenge your national security? I believe it can be done with the fraction of their defense budget.
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Fake Problems - 1000fryd - 2008/03/08
Portraits taken after their concert. Cool guys, that was really fun taking pictures of them. More to come…
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DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 22JAN14 - Orit Gadiesh, Chairman, Bain & Company, USA; World Economic Forum Foundation Board Member gestures during the session 'The Big Brother Problem' at the Annual Meeting 2014 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, January 22, 2014.
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the shutter curtain is stalling hanging up intermittently
hopefully it will clear with some 'exercise'
This is actually a 365 day project reject, but seriously - look at this damn dog's paws. It's an allergy, but I can't figure out what kind - food or grass. It's impossible to keep him off the grass, so I've been doing trial and error with food for month.
It's a good thing he's the best dog in the world.
It brakes my heart to do this, but I know I need to do it. Roaglaan, I received those decals today, thought I did not order them or even traded for them. Is it normal you have send those to me? I'm not sure, so are those for me or for somebody else?
What do I do with those?
Foto: Luci Sallum/PMC
Em reconhecimento à importante integração entre a cidade de Contagem e o Corpo de Bombeiros na defesa do cidadão contagense contra queimadas, enchentes e outros problemas, a Prefeitura de Contagem foi homenageada pelo 2º Batalhão de Bombeiros Militar – BBM, em cerimônia de celebração dos 55 anos de instalação do quartel no município, nesta quinta-feira (30/9). Um troféu foi entregue à chefe do Executivo de Contagem, prefeita Marília Campos.
O Batalhão dos Bravos, como é chamado o 2º BBM, foi inaugurado em 1966 na avenida João César de Oliveira, 3744, no bairro Eldorado. De lá para cá, o órgão estadual tem atuado em milhares de ocorrências, incluindo as principais, voltadas aos períodos de estiagem (incêndios florestais, residenciais, empresariais e outros) e de chuvas. O Batalhão tem especial importância para a Grande BH já que, além de Contagem, atende outros 15 municípios, como Betim, Brumadinho, Ibirité, entre outros.
Em Contagem, a atuação é feita de forma exemplarmente integrada, com reuniões e empenhos entre o Corpo de Bombeiros e a Prefeitura, por meio da Secretaria de Defesa Social. A prefeita Marília Campos celebrou a parceria do Corpo de Bombeiros com a cidade de Contagem. “São 55 anos de uma parceria que atende a população contagense”. Presente no evento, a secretária de Defesa Social, Paola Cristina Soares da Silva, lembrou a importância da presença do batalhão na cidade.
“A nossa relação com o Corpo de Bombeiros é extremamente próxima. Nós temos vários cursos que são dados pelo Corpo de Bombeiros aos agentes de Defesa Civil e aos guardas municipais. Nós temos essa perspectiva do trabalho integrado, que faz funcionar, que traz respostas imediatas e articuladas para a comunidade, que tanto merece”, afirmou Paola, que gerencia a pasta composta pela Guarda Civil, Defesa Civil e Subsecretaria de Prevenção de Contagem.
Homenagens
Os 254 militares que compõem o “Batalhão dos Bravos” em Contagem participaram de uma cerimônia de homenagens a militares e autoridades, totalizando 70 agraciados, incluindo a prefeita Marília Campos e o presidente da Câmara de Contagem, Alex Chiodi.
Os servidores de carreira também receberam medalhas de bronze, prata e ouro, correspondentes, respectivamente, a 10 anos, 20 anos, e 28 anos de serviço à corporação.
O comandante do 2º Batalhão de Bombeiros Militar – BBM, Tenente Coronel Vinícius Martins de Oliveira, afirmou que a corporação tem feito um trabalho integrado com as gestões municipais, oferecendo treinamentos frequentes, e com especial atenção à cidade de Contagem, devido à proximidade e a abertura dada pela Prefeitura de Contagem.
“Junto com a Prefeitura esperamos continuar realizando um trabalho para o bem dos moradores de Contagem, assim como já fazemos há muito tempo”, declarou Vinícius.
Cantaloupe are responsible for nearly 30 outbreaks and recalls since 1990, killing two people and sickening more than 1,200. The fruit's netted rind hides harmful pathogens like salmonella and E. coli, which can eventually penetrate the shell and infect the fleshy, nutrient-rich core. Photo by Brandon Quester/News21
Cantaloupe are responsible for nearly 30 outbreaks and recalls since 1990, killing two people and sickening more than 1,200. The fruit's netted rind hides harmful pathogens like salmonella and E. coli, which can eventually penetrate the shell and infect the fleshy, nutrient-rich core. (Photo by Brandon Quester/News21)