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" What we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it, but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value, then we find
The virtue that possession would not show us
Whiles it was ours."
- William Shakespeare
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The Jurassic Coast begins in Exmouth, East Devon, and continues for 95 miles to Old Harry Rocks, near Swanage, Dorset. It is England's only natural World Heritage Site, and was inscribed by UNESCO in 2001 for the outstanding universal value of its rocks, fossils and landforms.
After probably over half an hour of trying to get a good photo of Little on the sheep skin.. Kisa came in the room, I picked her up, placed her here.. and he posed nicely for me. Little was trying to climb everything, attack the fur and climb my makeshift backdrop :P Next time I will have to play with her using the laser pointer for half an hour before I try to set up :P Silly cats!
Also I got another Value Village bargain. Usually a sheep skin like this would go for around $80 but I came across it accidentally for $6.99! I feel like it was meant to be as I was looking for a basket but the aisle was full of ladies with shopping carts so I went to the next aisle, there it was! Hard to miss. Kisa really likes it. She looks like a little angel here.
You're life has value. Don't let anyone ever tell you differently. Don't ever let anyone take your dreams away from you. Chase them because if you want something bad enough, you will get it. Don't let something like money decide what you're going to do for the rest of your life. That's just an ideology of what our society thinks creates happiness today. Do what you want to do because in the end your happiness will measure how successful your life has been.
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Photo prise à l'aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac (TLS-LFBO) en France.
Picture taken at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS-LFBO) in France.
A person, who values the beauty of nature and ambient in the world, for richer and happier than those, who did not notices this.
As we go through the pages of history, what we see is that we are fighting each other the most. While talking of peace, we have created the weapons of mass destruction for our fellows. The Value of human life is now almost equal to the value of a bullet or the plastic explosive device. So it is like we all have a price tag for what is priceless.
Our country is becoming a lawless territory. Police has very little to say and so does the politicians. unemployment rate is very high, I see some fellows use magnets to collect scrap metal, they hardly have any cloths, hands pitch black, eyes empty, and blown up hairs, we have thousand and thousand of people living off waste. If that is not enough to put a tear in ones eye, just switch on the TV, any news channel, the people of Swat valley, who use to be in a wonderful breeze of the snow capped mountains and wonderful lakes and rivers are now all shattered, struggling to be just alive in the hot plans of Mardan.
Who is responsible, who is not. In my opinion we are the one, we have been fooled so many times and keep living that way. We sold our own life and now struggling to get the price tag off our body. We need to change, and I am amazed what our founder told us 60 years ago when we got this wonderful piece of land, three simple words that has it all...
Unity, Faith, Discipline.
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Old Royal Naval College - Painted Hall
The Old Royal Naval College is the architectural centrepiece of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site in Greenwich, London, described by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as being of "outstanding universal value" and reckoned to be the "finest and most dramatically sited architectural and landscape ensemble in the British Isles". The site is managed by the Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College, set up in July 1998 as a registered charity to "look after these magnificent buildings and their grounds for the benefit of the nation". The grounds and some of its buildings are open to visitors. The buildings were originally constructed to serve as the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now generally known as Greenwich Hospital, which was designed by Christopher Wren, and built between 1696 and 1712. The hospital closed in 1869. Between 1873 and 1998 it was the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.
Origins of the site
This was originally the site of Bella Court, built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and subsequently renamed Palace of Placentia by Margaret of Anjou upon its confiscation. Rebuilt by Henry VII, it was thenceforth more commonly known as Greenwich Palace. As such, it was the birthplace of Tudor monarchs Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, and reputedly the favourite palace of Henry VIII. The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War. With the exception of the incomplete John Webb building, the palace was finally demolished in 1694.
Greenwich Hospital
In 1692 the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich was created on the site on the instructions of Mary II, who had been inspired by the sight of wounded sailors returning from the Battle of La Hogue. Architectural highlights included the Chapel and the Painted Hall. The Painted Hall was painted between 1707 and 1726 by Sir James Thornhill. The hospital closed in 1869 and the remains of thousands of sailors and officers were removed from the hospital site in 1875 and reinterred in East Greenwich Pleasaunce or "Pleasaunce Park".
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
In 1873, four years after the hospital closed, the buildings were converted to a training establishment for the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy finally left the College in 1998 when the site passed into the hands of the Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College.
Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College
Since 1998, the site has had new life breathed into it through a mix of new uses and activities and a revival of the historic old site under the management and control of the Greenwich Foundation. The buildings are Grade I listed. In 1999 some parts of Queen Mary and King William, and the whole of Queen Anne and the Dreadnought Building were leased for 150 years by the University of Greenwich. In 2000 Trinity College of Music leased the major part of King Charles. This created a unique new educational and cultural mix.
In 2002 the Foundation realised its aim of opening up the whole site to visitors. It opened the Painted Hall, the Chapel and the grounds and a Visitor Centre to the public daily, free of charge, with guided tours available. The Old Royal Naval College became open to students and visitors of all ages and nationalities accompanied often by music wafting from Trinity College. As Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in 1863, "the people are sooner or later the legitimate inheritors of whatever beauty kings and queens create".
In 2005, the room where Nelson's coffin was held prior to his being laid-in-state was opened as the Nelson Room. The little side room contains a statue of Nelson replicating the one in Trafalgar Square, memorabilia, paintings and information. It can be seen on one of the guided tours that also include a visit to the undercrofts, the old skittle alley and crypt. A service is held in the chapel every Sunday at 11 am which is open to all. Public concerts are regularly held here and a wide variety of business and cultural events are held in the Painted Hall. The area is used by visitors, students, local people and film crews in a traffic-free environment that provides a variety of coffee shops, bars and restaurants, all incorporated within the old buildings, as part of a unique "ancient and modern" blend that support 21st century life in Greenwich.
The Old Royal Naval College and the "Maritime Greenwich" World Heritage site are becoming focal points for a wide range of business and community activities. Trinity College of Music provide a wide range of musicians and ensembles on a subsidised commercial basis to play at events throughout East London and beyond, part of their business and community “out-reach” policy encouraged and part-funded by the Higher Education Funding Council.
The site is regularly used for filming television programmes, television advertisements, and feature films. Productions have included Patriot Games, where an attack on a fictional royal family member, Lord Holmes, was filmed, as well as Shanghai Knights, and a 2006 television advertisement campaign for the British food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer. Other films include Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Madness of King George, The Mummy Returns, The Avengers (1998) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
More recent filming has included BBC television's spy-drama Spooks and the dramatisation of Little Dorrit, David Cronenberg's film Eastern Promises, the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's novel Northern Lights and The Wolf Man (2009). The grounds were used extensively during the filming of 2006's Amazing Grace, and 2011's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Now You See Me 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Scenes were shot at the grounds for The King's Speech, where the site doubled for Buckingham Palace, and The Dark Knight Rises, where it doubled for a cafe in the film's final scenes. In April 2012 the site was used for the iconic barricade scenes in the film adaption of the musical Les Miserables. In October 2012 the college was used for filming Thor: The Dark World. In October 2013 the college was used as a set for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. Also Guy Richie's 2005 film Revolver filmed a scene there.
Painted Hall project
In 2014 the Old Royal Naval College announced that it was embarking on the next stage of its ambitious plans to restore the Painted Hall. Over three years 3,700 m2 of Thornhill’s masterpiece was to be conserved. The conservation project focused on the Lower Hall (the Upper Hall having been conserved in 2013). The project included a unique series of public 'ceiling tours' allowing members of the public to get up close to the painted ceiling and see conservators at work. In March 2019, the hall reopened to the public, the project winning awards.
(Wikipedia)
Das (Old) Royal Naval College in Greenwich zählt zu den bedeutendsten Barockbauwerken in England und gehört seit 1997 zum UNESCO-Welterbe.
Geschichte
Nach der Stuart-Restauration plante Karl II. in Greenwich den Bau eines neuen königlichen Palastes anstelle des alten Palace of Placentia. Bis 1669 wurden jedoch nur der königliche Park angelegt und ein von John Webb entworfener Seitenflügel fertiggestellt, bevor der Bau aus finanziellen Gründen eingestellt wurde. Erst unter Wilhelm III. wurden die Baupläne wieder aufgegriffen. Da die Lage für die Gesundheit des an Asthma leidenden Königs nicht zuträglich war, entschlossen sich der König und Königin Maria unter dem Eindruck des englischen Seesiegs bei La Hougue und nach dem Vorbild des Hôtel des Invalides in Paris und des kurz vorher fertiggestellten Royal Hospital in Chelsea, anstelle eines Palastes ein Marinehospital für alte und verwundete Seeleute zu bauen. Die Entwürfe für das Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, gewöhnlich nur Greenwich Hospital genannt, lieferten Christopher Wren und sein Assistent Nicholas Hawksmoor ohne Bezahlung. Die Bauzeit an dem Komplex erstreckte sich über mehr als 30 Jahre, neben Wren und Hawksmoor arbeiteten die Architekten Campbell, Vanbrugh und Ripley an der Anlage. Die Kapelle wurde erst 1752 vollendet, doch die ersten Pensionäre zogen bereits 1705 ein. Gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts lebten etwa 2000 Pensionäre in der Anlage.
In der Painted Hall, dem Speisesaal des Hospitals, lag 1805 der Leichnam Nelsons aufgebahrt. Vom Hospital wurde der Leichnam in einer offenen Staatsbarkasse, von einer prachtvollen Schiffsprozession begleitet, zur Grabstätte in die St Paul’s Cathedral überführt. Wegen Misswirtschaft und Korruption zogen im 19. Jahrhundert viele Pensionäre fort, 1869 wurde das Hospital geschlossen. Von 1873 bis 1998 dienten die Gebäude als Royal Naval College, das aus Portsmouth hierher verlegt wurde. Heute dienen die Gebäude der Universität Greenwich, im King Charles Court befindet sich das Trinity College of Music. Die Painted Hall und die Kapelle sind zu besichtigen, im nordwestlichen Gebäude ist ein Besucherzentrum. Seit 1997 gehören die Gebäude als Teil von Maritime Greenwich zum Weltkulturerbe der UNESCO.
Anlage
Beim Entwurf der Anlage bestand Königin Maria darauf, dass entgegen dem ursprünglichen Entwurf von John Webb das rückwärtig gelegene Queen’s House sichtbar bleiben und dieses in die zentrale Blickachse mit eingezogen werden müsse. Wren entschied sich, vier symmetrisch zur Mittelachse orientierte Bauten zu errichten, die jeweils einen Innenhof umschließen. Dabei bezog er den bis 1669 als Seitenflügel des neuen Königspalastes errichteten Bau mit ein. Diesem King Charles Court genannten Bau gegenüber entstand bis 1729 der Queen Anne Court. Die beiden rückwärtigen Bauten werden als King William Court und Queen Mary Court bezeichnet. Die perspektivisch eingerückten Zwillingsbauten setzen mit ihren Kuppeln optische Akzente und geben den Blick auf das Queen’s House frei.
In dem westlich gelegenen King William Court befindet sich die Painted Hall, die ursprünglich als Speisesaal der Pensionäre geplant war. Der Saal besteht mit Vestibül, Lower und Upper Hall aus drei verschiedenen Ebenen und gilt mit seiner Wand- und Deckenbemalung als Höhepunkt der englischen Barockmalerei. Die Malereien stammen von James Thornhill, der allein an dem Deckengemälde Der Triumph der protestantischen Thronfolge 20 Jahre lang gearbeitet hat.
Das Gegenstück zur Painted Hall ist die Kapelle im Queen Mary Court. Nach einem Entwurf von Wren wurde sie erst 1752 von Thomas Ripley fertiggestellt. Nachdem sie 1772 ausgebrannt war, wurde sie bis 1779 von James „Athenian“ Stuart neu gestaltet. Der klassizistisch ausgestattete Raum ist für seine gute Akustik bekannt.
(Wikipedia)
Clay, NY. March 2016.
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The and Value of Trees
Tree Shadows on Lawn
Since the beginning, trees have furnished us with two of life’s essentials, food and oxygen. As we evolved, they provided additional necessities such as shelter, medicine, and tools. Today, their value continues to increase and more benefits of trees are being discovered as their role expands to satisfy the needs created by our modern lifestyles.
Community & Social Value
Trees are an important part of every community. Our streets, parks, playgrounds and backyards are lined with trees that create a peaceful, aesthetically pleasing environment. Trees increase our quality of life by bringing natural elements and wildlife habitats into urban settings. We gather under the cool shade they provide during outdoor activities with family and friends. Many neighborhoods are also the home of very old trees that serve as historic landmarks and a great source of town pride.
Using trees in cities to deflect the sunlight reduces the heat island effect caused by pavement and commercial buildings.
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Ecological & Environmental Value
Trees contribute to their environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil, and supporting wildlife. During the process of photosynthesis, trees take in carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “One acre of forest absorbs six tons of carbon dioxide and puts out four tons of oxygen. This is enough to meet the annual needs of 18 people.” Trees, shrubs and turf also filter air by removing dust and absorbing other pollutants like carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. After trees intercept unhealthy particles, rain washes them to the ground.
Trees control climate by moderating the effects of the sun, rain and wind. Leaves absorb and filter the sun’s radiant energy, keeping things cool in summer. Trees also preserve warmth by providing a screen from harsh wind. In addition to influencing wind speed and direction, they shield us from the downfall of rain, sleet and hail. Trees also lower the air temperature and reduce the heat intensity of the greenhouse effect by maintaining low levels of carbon dioxide.
Autumn Tree
Both above and below ground, trees are essential to the eco-systems in which they reside. Far reaching roots hold soil in place and fight erosion. Trees absorb and store rainwater which reduce runoff and sediment deposit after storms. This helps the ground water supply recharge, prevents the transport of chemicals into streams and prevents flooding. Fallen leaves make excellent compost that enriches soil.
Many animals, including elephants, koalas and giraffes eat leaves for nourishment. Flowers are eaten by monkeys, and nectar is a favorite of birds, bats and many insects. Animals also eat much of the same fruit that we enjoy This process helps disperse seeds over great distances. Of course, hundreds of living creatures call trees their home. Leaf-covered branches keep many animals, such as birds and squirrels, out of the reach of predators.
Personal & Spiritual Value
The main reason we like trees is because they are both beautiful and majestic. No two are alike. Different species display a seemingly endless variety of shapes, forms, textures and vibrant colors. Even individual trees vary their appearance throughout the course of the year as the seasons change. The strength, long lifespan and regal stature of trees give them a monument-like quality. Most of us react to the presence of trees with a pleasant, relaxed, comfortable feeling. In fact, many people plant trees as living memorials of life-changing events.
Trees help record the history of your family as they grow and develop alongside you and your kids. We often make an emotional connection with trees we plant or become personally attached to the ones that we see every day. These strong bonds are evidenced by the hundreds of groups and organizations across the country that go to great lengths to protect and save particularly large or historic trees from the dangers of modern development. How many of your childhood memories include the trees in your backyard or old neighborhood? The sentimental value of a special tree is simply immeasurable.
The 7 elements of design: form, shape, line, space, value, color and texture.
Line: Graphic Unifier, Curved, Straight. Directional Thrust: Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal
Shape: Naturalistic, Geometric
Space /Size: Large, Medium, Small, Proportion or Scale
Value: Light, Dark
Color: Hue, Chroma, and Value
Texture: Rough, Smooth, Soft, Hard
Form: