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Now that Navaratri is complete, there is still one more night to sum it up. Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth night, and is a celebration of Goddess Durga’s victory over the tyranny of demons. It reminds us all of the Mother’s Love and Her power to vanquish all that stands between us and our ultimate goal: to gain salvation and attain the Divine.
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That a Virginia Creeper vine can grow up to and over 150 feet. Its berry's are and important food source of food for Songbirds in the Fall and Winter. And most important of all it sure is a wonderful red in the Autumn.
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Sáng sủa cùng với các đường thẳng ngang dọc, phong cách thiết kế nội thất phòng khách hiện đại có đặc tính được tạo ra từ các mảng màu trung tính, nhấn mạnh về dạng hình học và bất đối xứng hình học. Đặc tính phổ biến nhất trong phong cách thiết kế nội thất hiện đại là những bức tường màu trắng hoặc phối các tone màu đồng nhất. Những từ ngữ bạn nghĩ tới khi lựa chọn phong cách hiện đại đó là: trơn, mịn, bóng, mượt.
LYRICS.
Now that I'm thinking sober
Don't you try to get no closer
I'm just gonna get in my car and drive, and drive
Looking in the rearview mirror
Everything is so much clearer
Watch me wave it all goodbye, goodbye
The light's flashing, giving me all the danger signs
Someone to save, to save
But it don't work that way
Think you made your greatest mistake
I'm not gonna call this a break
Think you really blew it this time
Think you could walk on such a bad lie
Won't be taking the midnight calls
Ignoring the rocks you throw at my wall
I see it written in your face
You know you made it
Your greatest mistake
When the last straw is broken
When the last door is closing
I ain't that dumb to stick around, stick around
I ain't got the time for looking back
Gonna let yourself slip through the cracks
And you just keep going down, down, down
I'mma stay undercover
Lay low for some time
No one to save, to save
These six I closed overplayed
Think you made your greatest mistake
I'm not gonna call this a break
Think you really blew it this time
Think you could walk on such a bad lie
Won't be taking the midnight calls
Ignoring the rocks you throw at my wall
I see it written in your face
You know you made it
Your greatest mistake
Why you lookin' at me, spittin' the same old line?
Tryin' to creep back
Ain't no flippin' my mind
Don't you get it by now?
The story's over, over
Still callin' my name outside my house
I'm hittin' the switch
Watch the lights go out
Watch the lights go out
I hope you ache, oh, oh
I hope you ache, oh, oh
Think you made your greatest mistake
I'm not gonna call this a break
Think you really blew it this time
Think you could walk on such a bad lie
Won't be taking the midnight calls
Ignoring the rocks you throw at my wall
I see it written in your face
You know you made it
Your greatest mistake.
NOTES.
- wonder who this is about, hm...
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The Albertina
The architectural history of the Palais
"It is my will that the expansion of the inner city of Vienna with regard to a suitable connection of the same with the suburbs as soon as possible is tackled and at this on Regulirung (regulation) and beautifying of my Residence and Imperial Capital is taken into account. To this end I grant the withdrawal of the ramparts and fortifications of the inner city and the trenches around the same".
This decree of Emperor Franz Joseph I, published on 25 December 1857 in the Wiener Zeitung, formed the basis for the largest the surface concerning and architecturally most significant transformation of the Viennese cityscape. Involving several renowned domestic and foreign architects a "master plan" took form, which included the construction of a boulevard instead of the ramparts between the inner city and its radially upstream suburbs. In the 50-years during implementation phase, an impressive architectural ensemble developed, consisting of imperial and private representational buildings, public administration and cultural buildings, churches and barracks, marking the era under the term "ring-street style". Already in the first year tithe decided a senior member of the Austrian imperial family to decorate the facades of his palace according to the new design principles, and thus certified the aristocratic claim that this also "historicism" said style on the part of the imperial house was attributed.
It was the palace of Archduke Albrecht (1817-1895), the Senior of the Habsburg Family Council, who as Field Marshal held the overall command over the Austro-Hungarian army. The building was incorporated into the imperial residence of the Hofburg complex, forming the south-west corner and extending eleven meters above street level on the so-called Augustinerbastei.
The close proximity of the palace to the imperial residence corresponded not only with Emperor Franz Joseph I and Archduke Albert with a close familial relationship between the owner of the palace and the monarch. Even the former inhabitants were always in close relationship to the imperial family, whether by birth or marriage. An exception here again proves the rule: Don Emanuel Teles da Silva Conde Tarouca (1696-1771), for which Maria Theresa in 1744 the palace had built, was just a close friend and advisor of the monarch. Silva Tarouca underpins the rule with a second exception, because he belonged to the administrative services as Generalhofbaudirektor (general court architect) and President of the Austrian-Dutch administration, while all other him subsequent owners were highest ranking military.
In the annals of Austrian history, especially those of military history, they either went into as commander of the Imperial Army, or the Austrian, later kk Army. In chronological order, this applies to Duke Carl Alexander of Lorraine, the brother-of-law of Maria Theresa, as Imperial Marshal, her son-in-law Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen, also field marshal, whos adopted son, Archduke Charles of Austria, the last imperial field marshal and only Generalissimo of Austria, his son Archduke Albrecht of Austria as Feldmarschalil and army Supreme commander, and most recently his nephew Archduke Friedrich of Austria, who held as field marshal from 1914 to 1916 the command of the Austro-Hungarian troops. Despite their military profession, all five generals conceived themselves as patrons of the arts and promoted large sums of money to build large collections, the construction of magnificent buildings and cultural life. Charles Alexander of Lorraine promoted as governor of the Austrian Netherlands from 1741 to 1780 the Academy of Fine Arts, the Théâtre de Ja Monnaie and the companies Bourgeois Concert and Concert Noble, he founded the Academie royale et imperial des Sciences et des Lettres, opened the Bibliotheque Royal for the population and supported artistic talents with high scholarships. World fame got his porcelain collection, which however had to be sold by Emperor Joseph II to pay off his debts. Duke Albert began in 1776 according to the concept of conte Durazzo to set up an encyclopedic collection of prints, which forms the core of the world-famous "Albertina" today.
1816 declared to Fideikommiss and thus in future indivisible, inalienable and inseparable, the collection 1822 passed into the possession of Archduke Carl, who, like his descendants, it broadened. Under him, the collection was introduced together with the sumptuously equipped palace on the Augustinerbastei in the so-called "Carl Ludwig'schen fideicommissum in 1826, by which the building and the in it kept collection fused into an indissoluble unity. At this time had from the Palais Tarouca by structural expansion or acquisition a veritable Residenz palace evolved. Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen was first in 1800 the third floor of the adjacent Augustinian convent wing adapted to house his collection and he had after 1802 by his Belgian architect Louis de Montoyer at the suburban side built a magnificent extension, called the wing of staterooms, it was equipped in the style of Louis XVI. Only two decades later, Archduke Carl the entire palace newly set up. According to scetches of the architect Joseph Kornhäusel the 1822-1825 retreaded premises presented themselves in the Empire style. The interior of the palace testified from now in an impressive way the high rank and the prominent position of its owner. Under Archduke Albrecht the outer appearance also should meet the requirements. He had the facade of the palace in the style of historicism orchestrated and added to the Palais front against the suburbs an offshore covered access. Inside, he limited himself, apart from the redesign of the Rococo room in the manner of the second Blondel style, to the retention of the paternal stock. Archduke Friedrich's plans for an expansion of the palace were omitted, however, because of the outbreak of the First World War so that his contribution to the state rooms, especially, consists in the layout of the Spanish apartment, which he in 1895 for his sister, the Queen of Spain Maria Christina, had set up as a permanent residence.
The era of stately representation with handing down their cultural values found its most obvious visualization inside the palace through the design and features of the staterooms. On one hand, by the use of the finest materials and the purchase of masterfully manufactured pieces of equipment, such as on the other hand by the permanent reuse of older equipment parts. This period lasted until 1919, when Archduke Friedrich was expropriated by the newly founded Republic of Austria. With the republicanization of the collection and the building first of all finished the tradition that the owner's name was synonymous with the building name:
After Palais Tarouca or tarokkisches house it was called Lorraine House, afterwards Duke Albert Palais and Palais Archduke Carl. Due to the new construction of an adjacently located administration building it received in 1865 the prefix "Upper" and was referred to as Upper Palais Archduke Albrecht and Upper Palais Archduke Frederick. For the state a special reference to the Habsburg past was certainly politically no longer opportune, which is why was decided to name the building according to the in it kept collection "Albertina".
This name derives from the term "La Collection Albertina" which had been used by the gallery Inspector Maurice von Thausing in 1870 in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts for the former graphics collection of Duke Albert. For this reason, it was the first time since the foundation of the palace that the name of the collection had become synonymous with the room shell. Room shell, hence, because the Republic of Austria Archduke Friedrich had allowed to take along all the movable goods from the palace in his Hungarian exile: crystal chandeliers, curtains and carpets as well as sculptures, vases and clocks. Particularly stressed should be the exquisite furniture, which stems of three facilities phases: the Louis XVI furnitures of Duke Albert, which had been manufactured on the basis of fraternal relations between his wife Archduchess Marie Christine and the French Queen Marie Antoinette after 1780 in the French Hofmanufakturen, also the on behalf of Archduke Charles 1822-1825 in the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory by Joseph Danhauser produced Empire furnitures and thirdly additions of the same style of Archduke Friedrich, which this about 1900 at Portois & Ffix as well as at Friedrich Otto Schmidt had commissioned.
The "swept clean" building got due to the strained financial situation after the First World War initially only a makeshift facility. However, since until 1999 no revision of the emergency equipment took place, but differently designed, primarily the utilitarianism committed office furnitures complementarily had been added, the equipment of the former state rooms presented itself at the end of the 20th century as an inhomogeneous administrative mingle-mangle of insignificant parts, where, however, dwelt a certain quaint charm. From the magnificent state rooms had evolved depots, storage rooms, a library, a study hall and several officed.
Worse it hit the outer appearance of the palace, because in times of continued anti-Habsburg sentiment after the Second World War and inspired by an intolerant destruction will, it came by pickaxe to a ministerial erasure of history. In contrast to the graphic collection possessed the richly decorated facades with the conspicuous insignia of the former owner an object-immanent reference to the Habsburg past and thus exhibited the monarchial traditions and values of the era of Francis Joseph significantly. As part of the remedial measures after a bomb damage, in 1948 the aristocratic, by Archduke Albert initiated, historicist facade structuring along with all decorations was cut off, many facade figures demolished and the Hapsburg crest emblems plunged to the ground. Since in addition the old ramp also had been cancelled and the main entrance of the bastion level had been moved down to the second basement storey at street level, ended the presence of the old Archduke's palace after more than 200 years. At the reopening of the "Albertina Graphic Collection" in 1952, the former Hapsburg Palais of splendour presented itself as one of his identity robbed, formally trivial, soulless room shell, whose successful republicanization an oversized and also unproportional eagle above the new main entrance to the Augustinian road symbolized. The emocratic throw of monuments had wiped out the Hapsburg palace from the urban appeareance, whereby in the perception only existed a nondescript, nameless and ahistorical building that henceforth served the lodging and presentation of world-famous graphic collection of the Albertina. The condition was not changed by the decision to the refurbishment because there were only planned collection specific extensions, but no restoration of the palace.
This paradigm shift corresponded to a blatant reversal of the historical circumstances, as the travel guides and travel books for kk Residence and imperial capital of Vienna dedicated itself primarily with the magnificent, aristocratic palace on the Augustinerbastei with the sumptuously fitted out reception rooms and mentioned the collection kept there - if at all - only in passing. Only with the repositioning of the Albertina in 2000 under the direction of Klaus Albrecht Schröder, the palace was within the meaning and in fulfillment of the Fideikommiss of Archduke Charles in 1826 again met with the high regard, from which could result a further inseparable bond between the magnificent mansions and the world-famous collection. In view of the knowing about politically motivated errors and omissions of the past, the facades should get back their noble, historicist designing, the staterooms regain their glamorous, prestigious appearance and culturally unique equippment be repurchased. From this presumption, eventually grew the full commitment to revise the history of redemption and the return of the stately palace in the public consciousness.
The smoothed palace facades were returned to their original condition and present themselves today - with the exception of the not anymore reconstructed Attica figures - again with the historicist decoration and layout elements that Archduke Albrecht had given after the razing of the Augustinerbastei in 1865 in order. The neoclassical interiors, today called after the former inhabitants "Habsburg Staterooms", receiving a meticulous and detailed restoration taking place at the premises of originality and authenticity, got back their venerable and sumptuous appearance. From the world wide scattered historical pieces of equipment have been bought back 70 properties or could be returned through permanent loan to its original location, by which to the visitors is made experiencable again that atmosphere in 1919 the state rooms of the last Habsburg owner Archduke Frederick had owned. The for the first time in 80 years public accessible "Habsburg State Rooms" at the Palais Albertina enable now again as eloquent testimony to our Habsburg past and as a unique cultural heritage fundamental and essential insights into the Austrian cultural history. With the relocation of the main entrance to the level of the Augustinerbastei the recollection to this so valuable Austrian Cultural Heritage formally and functionally came to completion. The vision of the restoration and recovery of the grand palace was a pillar on which the new Albertina should arise again, the other embody the four large newly built exhibition halls, which allow for the first time in the history of the Albertina, to exhibit the collection throughout its encyclopedic breadh under optimal conservation conditions.
The palace presents itself now in its appearance in the historicist style of the Ringstrassenära, almost as if nothing had happened in the meantime. But will the wheel of time should not, cannot and must not be turned back, so that the double standards of the "Albertina Palace" said museum - on the one hand Habsburg grandeur palaces and other modern museum for the arts of graphics - should be symbolized by a modern character: The in 2003 by Hans Hollein designed far into the Albertina square cantilevering, elegant floating flying roof. 64 meters long, it symbolizes in the form of a dynamic wedge the accelerated urban spatial connectivity and public access to the palace. It advertises the major changes in the interior as well as the huge underground extensions of the repositioned "Albertina".
Christian Benedictine
Art historian with research interests History of Architecture, building industry of the Hapsburgs, Hofburg and Zeremonialwissenschaft (ceremonial sciences). Since 1990 he works in the architecture collection of the Albertina. Since 2000 he supervises as director of the newly founded department "Staterooms" the restoration and furnishing of the state rooms and the restoration of the facades and explores the history of the palace and its inhabitants.
That is me at the very end. It sucks to live here.
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I left Vacaville California at 11am on Friday. At 4:45, I flew out of San Fran Airport headed for Amsterdam. The flight was 11 hours, and I had a middle seat. I've been called a lot of things, but tiny is not one of them. I have to honestly say it was one of the most miserable things that has ever happened to me.
We got to Amsterdam at 11:30am Saturday morning. Our layover was 5 hours or so, and then a two hour flight to Rome and a 30 minutes train ride and 10 minute cab right later, I entered my hotel room after 25 hours and 48 minutes of travel time. I did not sleep during that time.
I went to bed last night at 1:30am, and when my watch alarm went off at 4:30am this morning, I wanted to kill myself. by 5am, I was at the Castel Sant' Angelo, which I posted earlier, and I haven't stopped yet.
I have slept a little more than 3 hours in three days, but there's just no time! There's so much to see here, to photograph.
this one is from earlier tonight. I was perched atop a wall, with a 40-50ft drop on one side, and a rickety powerbox on the other that I climbed up. I will continue to post as I go, so I don't run out of memory card space.
I'm also going to try to blog if I can.
I hope you all enjoy this photo.
Cheers from Rome!
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Singh-Ray 2 stop GND
Things that move...
Direct from my Fujifilm X-100S.
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The Ghost town of Golden, Oregon. Wild West and Goldmining. "Golden: Established in 1890, this mining town was unique in western annals in that it had two churches and no saloons. The miners went to Placer on Grave Creek for Refreshments. Rev. William Ruble, Leader of a group commonly known as "Campbellites" built the church in 1852. He was ordained and the church simultaneously dedicated by county judge stephen Jewell. Shortly afterward it became the free Methodist church. Another group led by Rev. mark Davis used the schoolhouse for their services, both ministers worked local mining claims. Placer activity on Coyote creek began in the 1850's. Abandoning these claims during the Idaho gold rush of 1860, the men returned to find them being worked by about 500 Chinese for ten cents per day plus rice. The Chinese contractor yielded possession. A 2 1/2 mile pipeline supplied water for the "Giants" (hydraulic nozzles) resulting in the recovery of one and 1/2 million dollars in the next few years. The Josephine county school superintendent Lincoln Savage, traveled by train from Grant's Pass to Wolk Creek, rode his bicycle to Golden, and continued to the greenback mine by tramway to visit the schools. Wilma Gilkey and Edith Allen were among the early teachers. As late as 1906, there were still 36 children in this school. " ~ information sign by the Josephine County Historical Society, Golden, Oregon. "At its height betwen 1900 and 1920 Golden spread across several acres. At its center stood the church, and on its right, the Rubles' beautiful fruit filled orchard. Mothers, fathers, and children walked up the church steps together many times each year, gathering for worship and encouragement in good times and bad. In the late 19th century, rough-and-ready boom towns sprang up wherever there was gold, and just as quickly faded away. Golden was different. With the Ruble elevator bringing in a consistent profit, the 1890s found Golden growing into a thriving family-centered community of more than 100 people. As more families arrived, Bill, Schuyler, and Grandpa Ruble built Golden's church and only then built the family home. The Ruble priorities were clear: faith and family came first. As long as the Rubles lived here, Golden had no saloons. If you wanted to "tip a few" you had to walk over the hill to Placer. "I loved to attend school in the new schoolhouse, and I seldom missed a day ... Most of the school teachers boarded at our house, so we got to know them real well." - Bernice Elda Ruble. " ~ Information sign at Golden, Oregon.
"Gold!" Imagine carrying just a backpack and a pick and hearing the shouts of 'Gold!' as they rang through this valley ... It's 1851. You've traveled hudreds of miles to make your fortune in California but you've heard the rumors of gold in Oregon so you turn north to the Rogue valley. Joining several other miners, you slog through the mud to Coyote Creek, find a promising spot, stick your claim marker in the ground, and get to work. If the stake is good, you'll build a shelter and settle in, but you'll only stay as long as the gold lasts. By 1860 thirty primitive cabins perched on upper Coyote Creek. Most occupants didn't stay long. They'd sell their claim, then move on to the next promising site. In spite of an Oregon law prohibiting them from owning land - including gold claims - Chinese miners did very well during the first Coyote Creek mining boom of 1862 to 1867." ~ information sign at Golden Ghost Town, Oregon. Exploring Southern Oregon: Golden - Wolf Creek - Merlin - Grant's Pass - Glendale, Oregon, USA. Photography (c) 2014 Thomas Baurley, Leaf McGowan, Technogypsie Productions. www.technogypsie.com/photography/. To follow the stories and tales visit www.technogypsie.com/reviews/ and www.technogypsie.com/chronicles/. "The Ruble Vision: you know there's gold, right under your feet. But without a more powerful way to extract it, your dream will die. Seventeen years after the gold rush began, miners were using creek water under high pressure to process soil and extract gold, a method called hydraulic mining. New arrival William Ruble was struck by how efficient the process was. he bought up several claims. He sent for his sons, and started to work. but the Rubles couldn't move soil fast enough to make a profit, and when creek water levels dropped in summer, they couldn't work at all. Rather than giving up and moving on the Ruble sons invented a solution: the Ruble rock elevator. William Ruble Sr. brought business savvy, inventive sons, and a deep sense of community to Coyote Creek. As the family struggled to make a profit, they also began building a town. Miners used the "giants" to push boulders, rocks, and gravel into the elevator, then looked for gold in the finer materials that came out through the side sluice box. The brothers patented their elevator in 1900. The Ruble Rock Elevator won a gold medal in the Lewis and Clark Exposition in 1905 and were used all over the western United States in the early years of the 20th century. "Turning back Time: If you were standing here in 1851, you could walk down a sloping hillside to a tree-lined creek. You're looking down on the place where miners once used high-pressure water to extract gold. Day after day for decades, hydraulic mining carved away at acres of topsoil up and down Coyote Creek. The process took a heavy toll on plant and animal life. Since 1993, community volunteers have invested thousands of hours, transforming the Coyote Creek mining site into a wetland preserve. Their efforts combine with the healing forces of nature to erase much of the damage done by mining. "
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Today I was walking near Porta Genova FS and I saw a strange shop...it was that bakery!!
In Italy?? In Milan?? Oh yes.
"That's Bakery" it's very cute, I come in and I discover that they open this Wednesday..woow, in the right place at the right time.
All walls were colored with a light brown and all over them there were some plates with vintage writings, images and quotations.. I like it.
I bought 2 chocolate cupcakes for me and my boyfriend <3 <3
Surely I'll come back!!
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 17:8 King James Version
I was up, unusual for me, so I thought I'd go outside and see how the sun was painting the town. Pretty quiet out there (and well it should be... who thought this morning stuff up, anyway?) and it just seemed to me that Glasgow looked... like itself. Flat, populated by bottom feeder chains of mediocre food emporiums the kids in that bus would much rather be at, and not so much by people.
So I went back in, grabbed the camera and tripod, and, poof. :)
There are 3,200 people in the town, it is 300 miles to the nearest city in Montana, 140 miles to the nearest city anywhere — though that is Williston, North Dakota, and frankly, the only significant thing it has that Glasgow does not, is a Wal-mart.
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Not everything that is interesting is on the surface. Although Talkin Tarn is a pretty place, and handy for my 365, there's interest beneath too. Some years ago, when were friends with Iraq, some of their helicopter pilots came to train in this area. One of them managed to crash into the water, and the wreckage is still down there somewhere.
I'll never understand international relations. We train helicopter pilots for Iraq. Iraq uses helicopters to drop chemical weapons on the Kurds. We then invade Iraq so a dictator can no longer attack his own people. But how have I got one to this? This is surely not a fitting subject to accompany this photograph! Where was I going with this anyway.
I'd been to watch the Carlisle United football match the previous night with my brother. And I was reminded of the prank I played on him when were young. He was six and I was nine and one night I heard him get up out of bed and go to the bathroom. I sneaked out of my own room and climbed underneath his own bed. When he got back, I waited and waited in silence. After about five minutes I suddenly let out a bloodcurdling roar and started pushing him mattress up and down, doing my best monster impression.
I heard him cry out and run off down the stairs at high speed shouting at the top of his voice. He didn't take time out from his flight to warn his dear brother of the monster under his bed, I noted, as I sneaked back to my own room and went to sleep. I didn't let on it was me for another twenty years, when I put the story in as part of my speech at his wedding.
A 4-wheeler on the path a the old tree. The paragliders were there today. As I returned one hour later they were flying and I will upload a few photos of that later today.
At that stage, the light of the evening was changing and the water of the lake was becoming orange and pink, creating a stunning and romantic atmosphere ....continue reading about Nicky & Chris, Symbolic Ceremony at Villa Rusconi Clerici.
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Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, is considered the world's steepest residential street. It is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northeast of Dunedin's city centre.
A short straight street a little under 350 metres (1,150 ft) long, Baldwin Street runs east from the valley of the Lindsay Creek up the side of Signal Hill towards Opoho, rising from 30 m (98 ft) above sea level at its junction with North Road to 100 m (330 ft) above sea level at the top, an average slope of slightly more than 1:5. Its lower reaches are only moderately steep, and the surface is asphalt, but the upper reaches of this cul-de-sac are far steeper, and surfaced in concrete (200 m or 660 ft long), for ease of maintenance (bitumen—in either chip seal or asphalt—would flow down the slope on a warm day) and for safety in Dunedin's frosty winters. At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is about 1:2.86 (19° or 35%). That is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation changes by 1 metre.
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Some information about the Vienna State Opera that you may not have known.
The Vienna State Opera
In December 1857, Emperor Franz Joseph I decreed demolishing the old city walls and fortifications around Vienna's city center and creating a broad boulevard with new magnificent buildings for art and politics, the Ringstrasse (Ring Road). The Vienna State Opera also found its place here.
On May 25, 1869, the house was ceremoniously opened for the first time with Mozart's DON JUAN in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph, the highest builder, and Empress Elisabeth. A first highlight experienced the Vienna Opera under the director Gustav Mahler (from 1897 to 1907). In addition to the classics of the Italian repertoire, Mozart, Wagner and Richard Strauss (himself director of the Haus from 1919 to 1924) were and are the musical protector gods of the Vienna State Opera.
The bombing in 1945 and the reconstruction in 1955
The house on the Ring was almost completely burned down after a bombing on March 12, 1945.
Picture 2 Opera after Attack The Vienna State Opera
For the ceremonial opening of the rebuilt State Opera on November 5, 1955, Ludwig van Beethoven's opera "Fidelio" was performed under the baton of Karl Böhm. After the Second World War, it was first the conductor directors Karl Böhm and Herbert von Karajan - the latter opened the ensemble house to the international singer market, had the operas rehearsed in the original language and directed his plans for "co-productions" with foreign opera houses, but which only after his term were realized.
Opera and ballet of the highest quality is offered in this house. The Viennese Philharmonic members are recruited from the members of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra. The opera was and will be influenced by its directors - and here it can refer to a long line of artistic celebrities. Gustav Mahler, Karl Böhm and Herbert von Karajan are outstanding names among the many famous directors. After the surprising death of star baritone Eberhard Waechter in March 1992, Ioan Holender was appointed director of the Opera Department and in charge of the house until 2010.
The Wiener Staatsoper
Today, the Vienna State Opera, along with the New York Met and the Milanese scale, has a worldwide reputation, and hardly a tourist in Vienna misses the opportunity to experience a performance in the House on the Ring.
Of course, the Ball of the Balls also takes place here: the Viennese Opera Ball and the Viennese Coffeehouse History find their traditional continuation here with the Cafe Oper Wien.
Ein paar Informationen zur Wiener Staatsoper, die Sie vielleicht nicht wussten.
Die Wiener Staatsoper
Kaiser Franz Joseph I. dekretierte im Dezember 1857, die alten Stadtmauern und Befestigungen um die Wiener Innenstadt abzureißen und einen breiten Boulevard mit neuen Prachtbauten für Kunst und Politik, die Ringstraße, anzulegen. Auch die Wiener Staatsoper fand hier ihren Platz.
Zum ersten Mal wurde am 25. Mai 1869 das Haus mit Mozarts DON JUAN in Anwesenheit von Kaiser Franz Joseph, dem allerhöchsten Bauherren, und Kaiserin Elisabeth feierlich eröffnet. Einen ersten Höhepunkt erlebte die Wiener Oper unter dem Direktor Gustav Mahler (von 1897 bis 1907). Neben den Klassikern des italienischen Repertoires waren und sind vor allem Mozart, Wagner und Richard Strauss (selbst von 1919 bis 1924 Direktor des Hauses) die musikalischen Schutzgötter der Wiener Staatsoper.
Der Bombenangriff 1945 und der Wiederaufbau 1955
Das Haus am Ring war nach einem Bombenangriff am 12. März 1945 fast vollständig niedergebrannt.
Bild 2 Oper nach Angriff Die Wiener Staatsoper
Zur feierlichen Eröffnung der wieder aufgebauten Staatsoper am 5. November 1955 wurde Ludwig van Beethovens Oper “Fidelio” unter dem Dirigenten Karl Böhm aufgeführt. Nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg waren es zuerst die Dirigenten-Direktoren Karl Böhm und Herbert von Karajan – letzterer öffnete das Ensemblehaus dem internationalen Sängermarkt, ließ die Opern in Originalsprache einstudieren und richtete seine Pläne auf “Gemeinschaftsproduktionen” mit ausländischen Opernhäusern, die jedoch erst nach seiner Amtszeit verwirklicht wurden.
Oper und Ballett in höchster Qualität wird in diesem Haus geboten. Aus den Mit-gliedern des Wiener Staatsopernorchester rekrutieren sich die Wiener Philhar-moniker. Geprägt wurde und wird die Oper von ihren Direktoren – und da kann sie auf eine lange Reihe künstlerischer Berühmtheiten verweisen. Gustav Mahler, Karl Böhm und Herbert von Karajan sind herausragende Namen unter den vielen berühmten Direktoren. Nach dem überraschenden Tod von Star-Bariton Eberhard Waechter im März 1992 wurde Ioan Holender Staatsoperndirektor und mit Leitung des Hauses bis 2010 betraut.opera history Die Wiener Staatsoper
Heute hat die Wiener Staatsoper, neben der New Yorker Met und der Mailänder Skala, Weltruf, und kaum ein Wien-Tourist lässt sich die Gelegenheit entgehen, eine Aufführung im Haus am Ring erleben zu können.
Natürlich findet hier auch der Ball der Bälle statt: der Wiener Opernball und die Wiener Kaffeehaus Geschichte findet hier mit dem Cafe Oper Wien ihre traditionsreiche Fortsetzung.
www.besserlaengerleben.at/allgemein/die-wiener-staatsoper...
Pinkas synagogue in Prague
The synagogue and the name Pinkas is first mentioned in 1492. It is probable that a prayer house or synagogue already existed at this point. Excavations between 1968 and 1990 have given rise to this presumption, but further evidence must follow.
The synagogue in today's street Široká ulice was the property of the Horovsky family. Isaiah Horovsky the synagogue in 1519 passed on to Aron Meschullam Horovsky who had the synagogue rebuilt in 1535. Horovsky was a grandnephew of the original founder of the synagogue, a certain rabbi of Pinkas. In the historical records there are quarrels between the "rebellious" family of the Pinkas with the long-established of the Old-New-Synagogue suspected who for this reason in 1472 on a wasteland near the church of Saint Valentin founded a synagogue. Parts of this old synagogue have survived. Between 1607 and 1625, occurred an extension of a Renaissance meeting room with cross vaults, with flat stone ribs and domed windows decorated with a lisene on the outside. There also arose the nave of the women and a gallery open with arcades into the hall of the main prayer room. The architect of the reconstruction, Judah Goldschmied de Herz, is buried in the adjoining old Jewish cemetery. On his tomb stands: "On Tuesday, the 2nd Tischri 5386 (1625). Here rests the wise and skillful man Judah Goldschmied de Herz. He was always cautious and did his prayers godly, he nursed himself by his handwork, and according to his plans the whole construction of the Pinkas Synagoge and a part of the Maisl Synagogue was carried out. Glory be to him".
An idea of the size of the prayer room in the Pinkas Synagoge gives the number of seats. In its lower part there were 177, in the female part 100, and in the gallery, which was intended exclusively for women, 143 seats. The Pinkas Synagoge over the centuries over and over again became a victim of floods (most recently in 2002). As a result of flood catastrophes in the 17th and 18th century, She sank deeper and deeper into the ground and had to be renovated again and again.
At each renovation, original decorations were lost and modifications were made. Up until the 19th century, in the Pinkas Synagoge souvenirs of the Jew Schlomo Molcho who had been burned on the pyre in Spain in 1432 were kept, who held on to his Jewish faith and was therefore burned.
In the years 1922-1925, the foundation walls of the medieval synagogue were exposed, in the years 1950 - 1953 also the original plaster; a ritual bath, a mikwe, was found in the seventies and further renovations were carried out later.
In 1960 a memorial for the Jewish victims of Nazifascism coming from Bohemia and Moravia was founded here. 77,297 names were recorded on the walls of the main nave as well as of the adjoining premises. The names of the Prague Jews are recorded in the main nave. The names, the date of birth and the date of the deportation to the east are named in alphabetical order. In the neighboring rooms are the names of the Jews from other communities of Bohemia and Moravia. On the wall where the Thora shrine once stood one reads the names of the concentration and extermination camps in which those people were killed. Source: 636)
Pinkas-Synagoge in Prag
Die Synagoge und der Name Pinkas wird erstmals im Jahr 1492 erwähnt. Es ist wahrscheinlich, daß es an dieser Stelle bereits vorher ein Bethaus oder eine Synagoge gab. Ausgrabungen zwischen 1968 und 1990 haben zu dieser Vermutung Anlass gegeben, weitere Belege müssen jedoch folgen.
Die Synagoge in der heutigen Široká ulice war Eigentum der Familie Horovsky. Jesaja Horovsky vererbte die Synagoge im Jahr 1519 an Aron Meschullam Horovsky, der die Synagoge im Jahr 1535 umbauen ließ. Horovsky war ein Urneffe des ursprünglichen Gründers der Synagoge, eines gewissen Rabbiners Pinkas. In den historischen Unterlagen werden Streitigkeiten zwischen der „rebellischen“ Familie der Pinkas mit den Alteingesessenen der Alt-Neu-Synagoge vermutet, die deswegen im Jahre 1472 auf einer Brachstelle unweit der Kirche des hl. Valentin eine Synagoge gründeten. Von dieser alten Synagoge sind Teile erhalten geblieben. Zwischen 1607 und 1625 kam es zum Anbau eines Renaissance-Sitzungssaales mit Kreuzgewölben, mit flachen steinernen Rippen und Kuppelfenstern, die außen mit einer Lisene geschmückt sind. Es entstand auch das Frauenschiff und eine mit Arkaden in den Saal des Hauptbetraumes geöffnete Galerie. Der Architekt des Umbaues, Juda Goldschmied de Herz, ist auf dem nebenan liegenden alten jüdischen Friedhof bestattet. Auf seinem Grabmal steht: „Am Dienstag, den 2. Tischri 5386 (1625). Hier ruht der weise und geschickte Mann Juda Goldschmied de Herz. Er war immer vorsichtig und verrichtete gottesfürchtig seine Gebete, er nährte sich durch seiner Hände Arbeit und nach seinen Plänen wurde der ganze Bau der Pinkassynagoge und eines Teils der Maislsynagoge durchgeführt. Er sei gepriesen.“
Von der Größe des Betsaals in der Pinkassynagoge zeugte die Zahl der Sitze. In seinem unteren Teil befanden sich 177, im Frauenteil 100, und auf der Galerie, die ausschließlich für Frauen bestimmt war, 143 Sitze. Die Pinkassynagoge wurde im Laufe der Jahrhunderte immer wieder Opfer von Überschwemmungen (zuletzt 2002). Als Folge von Hochwasserkatastrophen im 17. und 18. Jhdt. sank sie immer tiefer in den Boden ein und musste immer wieder renoviert werden.
Bei jeder Renovierung gingen ursprüngliche Verzierungen verloren, wurden Änderungen vorgenommen. Bis ins 19. Jahrhundert hinein wurden in der Pinkassynagoge Andenken an den 1432 in Spanien auf dem Scheiterhaufen verbrannten Juden Schlomo Molcho aufbewahrt, der an seinem jüdischen Glauben festhielt und deswegen verbrannt wurde.
In den Jahren 1922 – 1925 wurden die Grundmauern der mittelalterlichen Synagoge freigelegt, in den Jahren 1950 – 1953 auch der ursprüngliche Putz; in den siebziger Jahren wurde ein rituelles Bad, eine Mikwe, gefunden, später wurden weitere Renovierungsarbeiten durchgeführt.
Im Jahr 1960 wurde hier eine Gedenkstätte für die aus Böhmen und Mähren stammenden jüdischen Opfer des Nazifaschismus gegründet. 77.297 Namen wurden an den Wänden des Hauptschiffes als auch der anliegenden Räumlichkeiten verzeichnet. Im Hauptschiff sind die Namen der Prager Juden festgehalten. In alphabetischer Reihenfolge werden die Namen genannt, das Geburtsdatum und das Datum der =>Deportation in den Osten. In den Nachbarräumen stehen die Namen der Juden aus anderen Gemeinden Böhmens und Mährens. An der Wand, an der einst der Thoraschrein gestanden hat, liest man die Namen der Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager, in denen diese Menschen ums Leben kamen. Quelle: 636)
One of three dogs having a "BALL" at Sheep Pasture in N. Easton, Massachusetts. This Golden Retriever would grab that ball from wherever his Master tossed it.
This is a photograph from the annual Na Fianna AC "Bob Heffernan" 5KM Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Johnstownbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Tuesday 20th May at 20:00. This race commemorates the years of work and volunteering that local man Bob Heffernan gave to Meath, Leinster, and Irish athletics from grass roots upwards and his work with the host club Na Fianna AC. The race, known affectionately by club-members as simply "Bob's race" is a fitting tribute to commemorate his contribution to this sport. Today's race was the biggest yet with 505 registered participants. There was a wonderful atmosphere as runners from all over Leinster gathered for a great night's racing.
This race is part of the Meath Road Race League despite the fact that the race is run completely in County Kildare. The Na Fianna club, who organise the race, have a catchment area of South Meath and North West Kildare. The current route for the race has stayed the same over the past few years. However previous to that the race was held in Enfield and also Rathmoylan. This road race has grown from strength to strength year on year and is now one of the premier 5KM races in Ireland and one of the top club attended races in Leinster. The race starts on the busy Enfield Endenderry road and this requires a big effort from stewards and marshalls. However, as always, the event was a resounding success with personal bests and great runs from many of the participants.
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: There were approximately 500 participants .
Weather: A clear evening with little breeze in the face of runners for the first 1km of the race.
Course: This course has a now near legendary reputation. It is fully left handed with very little in the way of inclines. Good road surface. The race started on the new Edenderry to Enfield road.
Refreshments: Lots and lots as is the tradition with Meath Road Running Events in the Hamlet Hotel afterwards.
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Later that same morning the 2 remaining brothers parted company, the third minifig asked his brother if he wanted to go along with him on his idea but the other brother had other thoughts.
They parted and not many minutes later Second Minifig met a farmer on a plantation.
Second Minifig; Hello farmer, I am on my way to build a house and I see you have some sticks, may I buy them from you?
Farmer; Why young minifig, I don't want anything for them and there is plenty more where these came from.
Second Minifig; Will you be able to deliver them for me?
Farmer; I might be able to do that for you but if you have any left over, don't think you can dump them back on my land. Someone keeps dumping straws as it is!
To be continued.
Actually, that 'thing' which sits atop the roof of the PNC Bank Operations Center across from the Philadelphia International Airport, is a sculpture called "Firefly", created by R.M. Fischer. I would estimate a zagillion people ride by and say..."What the hellzatt!"
That quizzical look... with which all dog owners are familiar.
Harvey the bored border collie on Iping Common near Midhurst.
I need to get married! Two of my sisters are now engaged!! I have had all the typical comments since it happened, you know, 'you're next' blah blah! And one of my friends that I told just hugged me and said 'I'm sorry'!
So if you fancy it, let's get hitched!
Both stones are hard hammers that have flat faces, show signs of great wear, and are likely made of quartzite. Held in the hand, they would have been used in a process known as "flintknapping," wherein the hammer stone strikes a second flint, quartzite, or chert stone, chipping pieces off until the secondary stone takes a more desirable shape. Hammer stones were also used in the process of bifacial reduction, where the secondary stone would be split along a significant portion of its face, creating two useful stones from one.
18) 4" X 3 3/4" X 2 1/2"
19) 3 1/4" X 2 1/4" X 2 1/4"
Likely donated by Professor George E. Woodbine (d.1953) of Yale University
ACC# 80.240.18 & 19
See other indigenous peoples tools, utensils and weapons at flic.kr/s/aHskTPFNZd.
(Photo credit Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)
I am soing this tag that Kristen tagged me for. I really hope no one gets mad at me because I've really been down lately. And I guess this is the 10 things you do not know about me.
1. I'm asian and black, and I usually try and wear eye make up to hide it. Only to stop people from making fun of me, which usually happens. But sometimes it doesn't work. I know it's bad to do so, I'm not ashamed of what I am I guess it's confusing I don't even know why people make a big deal of it really. But I never know what to say to make the stop.
2. I don't listen to the radio so people think I'm weird. I never know what songs they are talking about at all. I listen to Movie scores, Indie, and Korean Indie music. But I never tell anyone this.
3. I'm usually jealous of people that have lifelong friends. Friends they grew up with. I wish I had that. You are really lucky if you have one or two of them. Because my parents are in the army I move every year or two so It's hard for me to even make friends and I believe that's why I'm an introvert. This is also why I live with my grandparents now, I can't handle switching schools every year anymore.
4. I wish I was more confident in myself in everything because I don't think I am.
5. I hate that it's hard for me speak in front of crowds or even stand in front of them.
6. I don't know if I know what love is, and if I should be telling my boyfriend I love him. But he does make me happy and I guess that's what it means? I can see a life together with him.
7. I love dogs. My favorite is a Doborman Pincher and I plan to name him Eros when I get a chance to get one and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, I'd like to name Winston.
8. I thing mice are cute, but rats scare me.
9. I play MMO's, consules, and handheld games ALL THE TIME, I don't know why people are always shocked when I tell them this. But I love games.
10. Favorite all time game is...DR MARIO on NES.
Anyway, I hope you guys don't dislike me now, it's just hard dealing with people sometimes and where I live now, it's so many close minded people I guess it's getting to me.
This dress has pleats in the back, which make my already-profund butt look positively continental. Fortunately this doesn't bother me.
Purple dress is from Chadwicks,
olive green tights are super old,
ankle-straps are Frye,
pin from kateblack.etsy.com,
all remixed.
Photographed at the owner's home on October 6, 2010. This collector in southern Michigan has more than a dozen cars in his collection. My flickr contact Chelsea_Dale and I were invited to photograph
some of his cars at his home. We had a lovely afternoon for the outing.
All of my classic car photos can be found here: Car Collections
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What has become an annual event that just keeps on keeping on, is the Auto fest Spring car Nats held in Shepparton. Here is a link to the event organisers page, autofest.com.au/.
The event has been going for over 30 years, and for many there is no better way to spend the weekend than with like-minded people, as the entrants burn rubber with an excess of horsepower, that is thankfully quite obscene : )
There was and is everything from the go to woe, handling events, drifting, and of cause burn outs! Burnouts bouncing of the rev limiting, literally hitting the red line burnouts. How much rubber do they burn, enough so I can smell it from my house nearly a mile away : ) PS the smoke signals might be cultural appropriation, so some one should bring along a Pontiac and make it officially ok : P
Jack Danniels www.jackdaniels.com/en-au has a bar, so Tennessee is represented, although in the main part, not much American iron turns up at the event in comparison to the Australian contingent and Japanese cars.
V8s are the flavor, although you might be surprised like I was this year to see a Honda S2000 turn up, a pleasant inclusion, with one of the all-time great 4 bangers in it.
Black snot is a thing, that is if you can handle the close quarters action! You might like to take some year plugs, even then for about mile you will still be able to hear the cars at it.
As a car enthusiast I enjoy the day, friendly people getting their thing on, and having a great time.
PS. Make sure you drink lots of water, and keep hydrated!
that I would be good even if I did nothing
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
that I would be good if I got and stayed sick
that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds
that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
that I would be great if I was no longer queen
that I would be grand if I was not all knowing
that I would be loved even when I numb myself
that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
that I would be loved even when I was fuming
that I would be good even if I was clingy
that I would be good even if I lost sanity
that I would be good
whether with or without you
ALANIS MORISSETTE - That I would be good
To me, this song is all about deep true love. One that would last through infinity.
May we all experience one as such.
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