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It's cheap, it's fun, it's good for the environment. It's the red scooter of death. Now where are those stickers to pimp this ride?
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“Of Music Before Everything”
[a digital music column]
By Mr. TRONA
The Eton Ultimate Bluetooth Zombie Apocalypse Tea Party Survival Tool
Imagine a tea time where the infuser also serves up music or virtually any other type of file, essentially powered by the very caffeine most of us crave to cure an afternoon lull. Etón, known for a rugged, green-friendly line of products favored by the survivalist set, this week added a new hybrid offering that promises to do this and more.
"Tea Et Al. (TEA) is the ultimate survival tool for the tea party that becomes a dance party, then a truly maddening affair when the Zombie Apocalypse goes down," said Dr. Z, psychic research and development representative for Breton, a new Etón subsidiary reportedly named after Andre Breton, the late artist affiliated with the dAdAist and Surrealist movements.
TEA is seen as a giant step from the Rukus speaker product, and in addition to its core function as an actual tea infuser and fully waterproof digital music player, extends functionality by acting as a personal wireless server and giving users access to Storm Cloud, the company's soon-to-be-launched unlimited storage service.
As with most Etón tech, power options are important product features. Using technology first introduced in the Blackout Buddy H20, which activates when water is added for up to 72 hours of continuous light, TEA features a patented caffeine converter to activate and sustain the cha'puj qut-based battery for up to 72 years.
"This product functions as a wireless server and, to my understanding, self replicates, and will be available this spring only, a once in a lifetime opportunity," said Dr. Z. "That's right. Once you've purchased TEA, your investment is over, with generations following you everywhere you go. My team tells me they modeled that part of things after an earthworm's reproduction... whatever. They've also casually spoke of weaponization, but I won't go too far into it because those people scare me. Seriously."
"Although 'self-replication' is obviously little more than a prank, Dr. Z has been acting in the role of a sort of propagandist, seemingly mythologizing some ideas that already sound a bit intriguing," Said Bob Windybottom of the Windybottom Analyst firm. "I suspect that this is an amusing way of articulating the more mundane explanation that users will be given the ability to create additional units via 3D printers, although I have no idea how the company plans on controlling the number of unofficial items being generated, not to mention the obvious potential for these to start appearing on eBay, and so forth."
"In terms of other TEA features, the company did recently unveil proprietary satellites, indicating the desire to emulate Lantern, a hugely popular IndieGoGo campaign using Outernet to offer uncensored access to online content for users all over the world," added Windybottom.
Pilot or prototype models have not yet been made available to the press, but it is generally understood that TEA will incorporate some aspect of Lantern into its first release. Back to the tea and music for a moment.
"Sure, it's easy to joke about how Bluetooth is being added to virtually every product, but I certainly won't deride my Bluetooth tea infuser," said Agnes Breton, granddaughter of Andre Breton, and the self-proclaimed CIO of the new Etón subsidiary. "TEA will be our introduction to the world, and seriously, I've been testing one, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' OST work sounds great from the bottom of a strong cup of Barry's."
"I enjoy calling this the Breton Ultimate Bluetooth Zombie Apocalypse Tea Party Survival Tool, and it's a lovely little objet d'art, too" added Breton. "Incidentally, I'm thinking of producing a short film based on Alice's Adventures In Wonderland with TEA obviously being used as a central character, if you will, and lots of Zombies. I just know Carroll would've loved that."
"But just imagine what The Hatter could do with TEA!"
TEA has, predictably perhaps, drawn scorn, skepticism, ridicule, and even potentially some emulation. Gerson Labs, a medical research firm based in Lawrence, KS, recently announced a coffee enema apparatus that would use Bluetooth to track patient information, that and a streaming music service for "added value, recreationally speaking," according to a company press release.
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A close up of a sculture in Münster, Germany. The mirrors are synchronized articulating time by time.
"The Roaring Twenties"
This is an edition of a self-portrait with my friend Francesca taken at Lacoste (Vaucluse - France) in 1982.
It was part of some series titled "The Roaring Twenties".
At that time we were young Art students involved in a program which was connected to Cleveland Institute of Art (Ohio) and to Sarah Lawrence College (NY).
We had teachers who were amazing artists, we had the freedom to create, to discover things by our own.
We were having endless parties till dawn, trying many things, experimenting life, the world seemed to be ours...
We became a little group of friends and I kept in touch with a few of them in Paris and later in New York.
Some of us became painters, sculptors, teachers, actors, producers, some left the Art world, some vanished from our lives...
I lost contact with Francesca in the 80's, a few days ago she found me back through Facebook telling me that she has been searching for me for years and that India is the last place she would think to look for me.
Francesca was, is and will always be a great genuine artist, you can see some of her work there, www.fspille.com and on Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/fspille
We have so much to catch up now...;)
Renée is the artist who gave the background laying,
You may visit her site, www.flickr.com/photos/playingwithpsp/
Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
No matter what I say or do I'll still feel you here 'til the moment I'm gone
You hold me without touch
You keep me without chains
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love and not feel your reign
You loved me 'cause I'm fragile
When I thought that I was strong
But you touch me for a little while and all my fragile strength is gone
Set me free, leave me be, I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am and I stand so tall, I'm just the way I'm supposed to be
But you're on to me and all over me
I live here on my knees as I try to make you see that you're everything
I think I need here on the ground
But you're neither friend nor foe though I can't seem to let you go
The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down
Just let me be.
“People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love.”
(Claude Monet - French painter, initiator and leader of the Impressionist style, 1840-1926)
This picture was shot in the beautiful and serene Lodhi Garden in Delhi two days ago before a storm.
The Lodhis were a pashtun Muslim dynasty which ruled much of Northern India during the 16th century.
The lotus in this pond were reminding me the Water Lilies (or Nympheas) by French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926).
This is a series of approximately 250 oil paintings which depict Monet's flower garden at Giverny and were the main focus of the artist's artistic production during the last thirty years of his life.
During the last years Monet suffered from cataracts.
In 1923, Monet had a lens removed from his right eye, correcting this but also allowing him to see ultraviolet light (which the lens usually blocks), and he began painting the water lilies in a more blue shade.
I found funny to work on this series of images as a kind of tribute to this artist and it is a new subject for me which allows me to play with colors.
Besides I enjoy making links into that Indo-Western topic that I usualy show in my photostream even if here it's only coming from my imagination.
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no one can end suffering except through dance.
alice walker
*poem traveled down my arm*
thank you for the texture! Chrysti
"The oldest living city in the world".
Last morning I was walking next to Manikarnika ghat (the burning ghat) in Varanasi (Benaras) and I saw this man who was having his head shaved.
This is part of the death ritual for Hindus.
The death ritual lasts 12 days and during this period, the mourners are ritually unclean.
They do not go to the temple, and must cover all religious pictures and figures that they have in the house.
Family members sleep on the floor, and eat only vegetarian food.
Every morning for 11 days, the eldest son (as main mourner) receives tutelage in the ritual from the priest.
Close male relatives of the deceased may shave their heads as a mark of respect and bareavement and keep a small tail on the back in order to show their faith.
Each month during the first year after the death, a pinda rice-ball and bowl of water are offered in memory of the dead person.
Sons will hold a memorial service each year on the day of their father's death as long as they are alive.
As I don’t want to be disrespectful, I wont show any picture of the funeral pyres, besides they are not allowed, however as death is an important topic in Benaras, I’ll upload images like this in order to mention it.
A few seconds after this shot the man stood up and stepped down towards the holy waters of river Ganga.
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"And all I ask is a windy day
with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume,
and the seagulls crying."
Sea Fever - John Masefield
*textured in photoshop
made an articulate arm yesterday for the 'blue mech', it is a little bit out of proportion but that could just work out nicely :D
iss061e136274 (Jan. 20, 2020) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is outfitted with pistol grip tools and attached to an articulating portable foot restraint during a spacewalk to finalize upgrading power systems on the International Space Station's Port-6 truss structure.
Helophilus trivittatus in Calendula officinalis
ancillary lens: 6 dpt. achromat
Fette Fliege
Sumpfschwebfliege auf einer Ringelblumenblüte
Vorsatzlinse: 6 Dpt. Achromat
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"My heroes had the heart to Lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done"
(Crazy - Lyrics by Gnarls Barkley)
This is a portait of Anand the majhi (hindi word for boatman), who oftenly poses for me.
It was shot a few weeks ago on the upper terrace of the house in Varanasi (Benaras).
As I am working on a topic reminding the lost Indo-Greek kingdom, I mixed it with another picture of a bust of the Hellenistic period which I took in Le Louvre museum (Paris) in order to play with the viewer's perception.
And suddenly this statue smiles,
it's alive...
"Maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Possibly"
GNARLS BARKLEY sings CRAZY:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlVkJJVc-uM&feature=related
Nelly Furtado sings CRAZY:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZFHszG1Xvs
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Everyone is freezing today in many countries in the world and in North India as well, so here comes a picture with a song in order to warm you up...;)
"Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right "
("Here Comes The Sun" lyrics by The Beatles)
(Cushion and Throw style "Surya", Col. Sunflower, in pure linen - Collection RED HALO)
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Without her armor, Irei is one of the most articulate models I have ever made. For example, this is the first time I have been able to pull off this pose.
“The best antidote for fear is knowledge”.
(“Daily Inspiration” by Robin Sharma)
Today people are wearing a white shirt or a white cloth in remembrance of the Mumbai attacks.
White is the color people in India (Hindus and Muslims) wear to mourn the deceased and white also symbolizes world peace.
Wear something white!
WEAR WHITE NOT BLACK. We are not just mourning, but also trying to promote world peace, unity, and support.
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This picture was shot at the flower market in Varanasi (Benaras) which is located in the chawk nearby the holiest temples and mosques.
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he image was taken as at Kiama Australia about 90 min south of Sydney.
For me this image helps articulate what I have been trying to achieve in seascape photography a slightly moody image that tells a story. This was a really fun day to be shooting - with a couple of mates with amazing clouds and the right tide.
I am an amateur photographer based in Sydney who loves shooting sea and landscapes in different areas in the company of good mates. Dedicated to OPG and a big thanks to DYG.
laughing out loud, with her grandmothers contagious laugh; she exclaimed:
"whatever! running away or running to - it makes no difference - you always end up in the same place."
and she said it so matter of factly...
Due to current union strikes, The Santa determines he needs to send a message to the other reindeer in the North Pole Reindeer Flyers Union (NPRFU).
Bury, November 2003.
I finally got a decent picture of an articulated bus in the act of articulating.
The Japanese camera industry also yielded their own classics, and the Olympus XA is one of them. A masterpiece of miniaturization, it is fully electronic, reasonably accurate with exposures, actually has a built in rangefinder, and in average situations it distinguishes itself with it's sharp, well color corrected Zuiko lens.
This picture is #7 in the 100 Strangers Project - Round 2
Meet Peter.
Men have been relatively scarce on the project but when I passed Peter reading on a bench I knew that I had a chance to improve that. Its difficult to articulate what draws you to the subject but there was something immensely like-able about Peter - a friendly vibe that became even more apparent once I settled on the bench opposite him. Strong features, a quiet calm demeanor with a thick set mustache and of course the eyes staring through the glasses - one of the few instances when I could almost visualize the image before I shot it.
One the technical side I have been trying to consciously focus on the light and in this case the light/shadow on Peter's face was a good starting point. The evening light bouncing of buildings on camera right passing through the gap between trees lining the street and balanced by the shadows of shop walls on the left side provide some dramatic light without much effort.`
One of my goals for this round of the project is to actually converse/chat with the person a little and move to photography later. This was one of the instances where I actually managed that. With a quick introduction I explained the project to Peter and was elated when he agreed to participate. We had a nice friendly chat and I learned a little about this affable person. Peter is a Economist and has been working with the US Food and Drug Administration for 30 years. Obviously he loves his job - turns out he was actually reading a book related to Economics. As a hobby he loves the outdoors especially biking - in fact he had finished a riding his bike a little while earlier. He was also back from a vacation in the Colorado mountains.
I asked him a question that I picked from some other Stranger encounters of my photographer friends on the project - what would his advise be for a Peter that was 20 years younger. Pat came the reply "take more chances". Great advice and maybe applicable to many
We proceeded to do some pictures - Peter was all cooperation though he indicated (am sure we have heard this before many times) " I am not really photogenic" - well I personally disagree. We tried a few simple poses seated on the bench and then I left Peter to go back to his reading.
It was wonderful meeting you Peter - you were a great sport. Thanks for being a part of the project. All the very best and if you like a copy of the pictures just send me a quick note and I will be glad to share.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
For my other pictures on this project: 100 Strangers - Round 2.
For pictures from my prior attempt at 100 Strangers: 100 Strangers - Round 1.
Follow the equator, like that old articulator
Sail upon the ocean, just like Mr. Twain
Never look back, this is my plan
Run my pony in the sand
Somewhere, somewhere
Take Another Road - Jimmy Buffett
“Saturn SA-1
Open house – 1961
Manufacturing Engineering Div
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, Alabama”
The above is beautifully handwritten by pen, in cursive, on the verso. Obviously by someone intelligent, articulate, possessing excellent penmanship and MOST importantly, ‘in the know’. Therefore, SA-1 it is. Which is what I assumed, despite not a single bit of documentation, etc., that I’ve come across that clearly states such.
Several (of the few) sources have namby-pamby descriptions/wording of the iconic views of the rocket in this horizontally ‘assembled’ & displayed state – that can be interpreted to imply that it’s SA-1…kinda/sorta/maybe.
But, if it's not...oh well. At least I made a legitimate attempt. Which is more than I can say about those whose responsibility it was/should’ve been.
The “Space Launch Report” website, the LONE site which actually referred to it as SA-1 is history, the domain having expired. A HUGE loss for someone such as myself, or anyone else conscientiously attempting to accurately catalog & preserve NASA photographic history…which obviously exceeds their ability/capability.
The caption affixed to another very similar black & white NASA-MSFC issued photograph, date stamped “JUL 7 ‘61” reads as follows:
An estimated 45,000 to 50,000 persons streamed through the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, during the Center's "Space Day" open house, commemorating the first anniversary of the establishment of the Center. In this picture, visitors view a three-stage Saturn C-1 in an assembly hangar. This rocket is identical to the first Saturn which will be launched later this year.
And finally, from the May 1974 iteration of “AN ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGY OF THE NASA MARSHALL CENTER AND MSFC PROGRAMS 1960-1973”:
An estimated 45,000 to 50,000 "Space Day" visitors attended MSFC's first open house on July 1. Attending were such national figures as the NASA Administrator James E. Webb; the Director of NASA Launch Vehicle Programs, Maj. Don Ostrander; and numerous other national state, and local dignitaries. Most of the visitors observed one of the four Saturn H-1 engine static firings during the day.”
A rare, delightful unicorn containing valuable (IMHO) historical information, and brimming with wonderful nostalgia. And it’s on that exquisite super-duper smooth glossy film-like ‘paper’. You really gotta see/feel it to appreciate it…seriously.
The two exaggeratedly rectangular, tripod-mounted cameras (to the lower right) look to be, to me, Polaroid Pathfinders (110/110A/110B/120?), or 800’s maybe? It even looks like the fellow is either loading film or about to pull an exposed ‘shot’ out of one of them.
camerapedia.fandom.com/wiki/Polaroid_Pathfinder
Credit FANDOM/CAMERAPEDIA website
Finally, note the congregation of primarily males, their attention focused on the fetching young lady wearing the “SPACE(?) PRINCESS” sash. And to her right appears to be a queen and another sash-wearing “SPACE(?) PRINCESS”. So, obviously, the queen and her court…possibly from an on-site(?) MSFC parade earlier in the day.
The Security Building is a historic site in downtown Miami, Florida. It is located at 117 Northeast 1st Avenue. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building has 16 floors with a height of 225 feet (69 m) and was built from 1926 to 1927.
The Dade County Security Company was organized in 1901 and moved to a nearby headquarters in 1923. By the mid-1920s the company needed a larger headquarters. In 1921, the Dade County Security Company had acquired the McKinnon Hotel which occupied a mid-block parcel on Northeast 1st Avenue and renamed it the Security Hotel. Dade Security had considered adding stories atop the hotel but opted in 1925 to raze the hotel and construct a new headquarters on the same site under the direction of architect Robert Greenfield.
Construction on the Security Building began in 1926. The building was known as the Security Building from its opening in 1927 until 1945. Upon opening, the first level and mezzanine were devoted to banking offices. The floors above provided 275 office suites and were reached by four "high speed" elevators.
The Security Building faces west onto NE 1st Avenue. It is located in mid-block with buildings on either side. Those buildings are considerably shorter than the Security Building. The building maintains a zero-foot (0 m) setback, and the entry doors open directly onto the sidewalk. There are no landscape features on the property. The building is composed of a main block parallel to the street, and a second block connected perpendicularly that extends to the east.
With only a 50-foot (15 m) frontage, the architect made a grand statement by creating an almost temple-like base, consisting of the first three stories. Engaged pilasters, that also frame the center bay, articulate the corners creating three distinct bays. Spandrels between the floors are bronze and feature relief ornament. The pilasters carry the entablature, with the name “Security Building” in incised letters. A dentilled molding ornaments the cornice that terminates this division of the building.
The fourth floor begins the transition to the high-rise portion of the building. Stone panels with a similar relief accent the corners and separate the bays. Above the windows of the fourth floor is another projecting element, a stringcourse that is ornamented with a guilloche pattern in relief.
Floors five through 13 continue the three bays with window arrangements that are grouped in pairs on each of the end bays, and are grouped in three in the center bay, emphasizing the importance of the center bay to the entire composition. The windows are a metal casement type.
Security Building (Miami) South and West Facades, top floors with mansard roof and cupola.
The 14th and 15th floors function as the base for the great mansard roof, which terminates the building. To balance the composition, the two floors are treated as if they were one by the use of a round arch at the 15th floor that is carried by the pilasters of the 14th floor, so that the two floors are visually united.
A bracketed cornice separates the building from the roof form that is so decidedly different from roof treatments in Miami during this period. A mansard roof is a double-pitched roof with a steep upper slope. The mansard roof was named for architect Francois Mansart (1598–1666). Mansart worked in the 17th century and introduced the roof form that extended attic space to provide additional usable area. The mansard roof is a character-defining feature of the Second Empire style that was named after Napoleon III, who took on major building projects in Paris during the 18th century.
The mansard roof of the Security Building is clad in copper and terminates in a series of antefixae. A series of arches containing windows and serving as dormers penetrates the roof. Bull's-eye windows are placed between the arched windows. An eight-sided cupola that extends from the center of the roof is fenestrated on each side with a multi-paned arched window. The dome of the cupola also is clad in copper.
The north and south ends of the building are not ornamented. The windows are a metal casement type. The quoining on the corners of the west elevation is repeated in the north and south elevations of the building. The extension to the east is flat-roofed and is terminated by a defined cornice. The majority of the wall surface contains windows that are either square or rectangular in shape. They contain metal casement windows.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Building_(Miami,_Florida)
miami-history.com/security-building-in-downtown-miami/
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made an articulate arm yesterday for the 'blue mech', it is a little bit out of proportion but that could just work out nicely :D
"Om Namah Shivaya" is one of the most powerful Sanskrit mantras (phrases designed to create a transformation in consciousness).
This mantra begins with the primordial sound "OM".
"Namah" means "to bow" or "to honor".
In Hinduism, Shiva is that aspect of the Divine which breaks down or brings to a close the creative cycle.
The mantra may be experienced as an appeal to God as the destroyer of our illusion and ignorance that stands in the way of perfect union.
Shiva is also the Lord of Varanasi (Benaras) where this picture was taken.
These two ladies had a bath in the holy waters of the Ganges and the youngest is helping the other one to drape her sari.
"Om Namah Shivaya":
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i'm on the surface now
nothing will be the same
concentrate on this phrase (concentrate)
"beyond this world I live"
We invent you , Unwound
A few days ago as I was driving back to Varanasi (Benaras) I was stuck in a traffic jam in a little town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Several trains were crossing the road and we had to wait, it was in the evening just before sunset.
Next to my window I could see those three kids at the back of a jeep.
I took my camera and they started to look at me, after each picture I was showing them on the screen and they were laughing.
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#1 Ar-Rahman
The All-Compassionate
The Most Gracious has imparted this Qur'an unto man.
He has created man: He has imparted unto him articulate thought and speech.
At His behest the sun and the moon run their appointed courses; before Him prostrate themselves the stars and the trees.
And the skies has He raised high, and has devised for all things a measure, so that you too, O men, might never transgress the measure of what is right: weight, therefore, your deeds with equity, and cut not the measure short!
and the earth has He spread out for all living beings, with fruit thereon, and palm trees with sheathed clusters of dates, and grain growing tall on its stalks, and sweet-smelling plants.
Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?
Ar-Rahman 55:1-13, tr. Asad
"Jean: Oh, a rhinoceros!
Grocer's Wife: Oh, a rhinoceros! Quick, come and look; it's a rhinoceros!
Jean: It's rushing straight ahead, brushing up against the shop windows.
Grocer: Whereabouts?
Waitress: Well!
Grocer's Wife: Come and look!
Grocer: Oh, a rhinoceros!
Logician: A rhinoceros going full-tilt on the opposite pavement!"
("Rhinocéros" by Eugène Ionesco)
Rhinoceros (French original title Rhinocéros) is a play by Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959.
The play belongs to the school of drama known as the Theatre of the Absurd.
Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small, provincial French town turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumb to this mass metamorphosis is the central character, Bérenger, a flustered everyman figure who is often criticized throughout the play for his drinking and tardiness.
The play is often read as a response to the sudden upsurge of Communism, Fascism and Nazism during the events preceding World War II, and explores the themes of conformity, culture, philosophy, and morality.
I was walking in Paris and by chance I saw this rhinoceros in an art gallery window located at the corner of Avenue Matignon and rue de Ponthieu.
It was wearing a bindi as if it was Indian.
I said "Oh, a rhinoceros!" just like in Ionesco's play.
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Rosenbauer King Cobra Demo Ladder
(2250/500/101')
This demo will be delivered to Edwardsville, Illinois as Ladder 1320
"The oldest living city in the world".
A few hours ago it was very hot in Varanasi (Benaras) so I went for a walk in the old Kashi where buildings are high providing shadows and in a narrow street leading to river Ganga I saw those statues of Lord Ganesha.
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Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh and known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Pillaiyar.
Ganesha is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.
Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles (Vighnesha, Vighneshvara), patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom.
Ganesha emerged as a distinct deity in clearly recognizable form in the 4th and 5th centuries CE, during the Gupta Period, although he inherited traits from Vedic and pre-Vedic precursors.
Ganesha is identified with the Hindu mantra Aum (ॐ, also called Om).
The term oṃkārasvarūpa (Aum is his form), when identified with Ganesha, refers to the notion that he personifies the primal sound.
The Ganapati Atharvashirsa attests to this association.
Chinmayananda translates the relevant passage as follows:
"(O Lord Ganapati!) You are (the Trinity) Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesa. You are Indra. You are fire [Agni] and air [Vāyu]. You are the sun [Sūrya] and the moon [Chandrama]. You are Brahman. You are (the three worlds) Bhuloka [earth], Antariksha-loka [space], and Swargaloka [heaven]. You are Om. (That is to say, You are all this)."
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Tayeba Begum Lipi cerates paintings, prints, installations and videos articulating themes of female marginality and the female body. Lipi produces sculptural works recreating everyday objects including beds, bathtubs, strollers, wheelchairs, dressing tables and women’s undergarments using unexpected materials such as safety pins and razor blades. This purposeful and provocative choice speaks to the violence facing women in Bangladesh, as well as references tools used in childbirth in the more undeveloped parts of the country.
" There's a moon in my body...
There's a moon in my body, but I can't see it!
A moon and a sun.
A drum never touched by hands, beating, and I can't hear it! "
This is a poem from Kabīr (Hindi: कबीर, Punjabi(Gurmukhi): ਕਬੀਰ, Urdu: /Punjabi (Shahmukhi)کبير) (1398—1448) who was a mystic poet from Varanasi (Benaras), the social and practical manifestation of his philosophy represented a synthesis of Hindu, and Muslim concepts.
According to Kabir, all life is an interplay of two spiritual principles, one is the personal soul (Jivatma) and the other is God (Paramatma) and salvation is the process of bringing into union these two divine principles.
Kabir is a very important figure in Indian history.
He is unusual in that he is spiritually significant to Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims alike.
Kabir touches the soul, the conscience, the sense of awareness and the vitality of existence in a manner that is unequalled in both simplicity and style.
Another beauty of Kabir's poetry is that he picks up situations that surround our daily lives.
Thus, even today, Kabir's poetry is relevant and helpful in both social and spiritual context.
Following Kabir means understanding one's inner self, realizing oneself, accepting oneself as is, and becoming harmonious with one's surroundings.
Kabir has written much poetry and song, all verses are recorded in Hindi.
His lyrics are characterised by a free use of the vernacular, and is unfettered by the grammatical bonds of his day and it is this quality which has made his philosophy accessible to generations of Indians.
Monsoon season is the lotus season and a few days ago I saw this lotus pond on a road from Khajuraho to the jungle which inspired Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle book” in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Lotus always remind me French Impressionist Claude Monet's Water Lilies (or Nympheas).
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"And O the pity of it! in a moment I looked and was lost, lost and smit i’ the heart; the colour went from my cheek; of that brave pageant I bethought me no more.
How I got me home I know not; but this I know, a parching fever laid me waste and I was ten days and ten nights abed."
(from IDYLLS 1 - 4 by THEOCRITUS)
THEOCRITUS was a Greek bucolic poet who flourished in Syracuse, Cos and Alexandria in the C3rd BC. His surviving work can mostly be found within an old compendium of 30 poems known as the "Idylls of Theocritus.
This image is a close-up of a classical greek sculpture of the Hellenistic period which is in Le Louvre museum in Paris.
I have been using colours in order to emphase the naturalism and movement and to provide a fallacy of equivocation.
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"Autumn and winter and the mud of spring
Wrap us in clammy shrouds that steam and cling,
Lay us in tombs that disappear in mist:
These are the drowsy seasons I love best.
On this huge plain where the wind romps, and where
The weathercock grows hoarse in the night air,
Spurning the lukewarm pleasures of past springs,
My soul is free to spread its raven wings.
My heart is clogged with thoughts of death, is chill
With winter's touch. Its only pleasure now
Is staring at the mist, the rain, the snow,
The pallid dark that lasts all day, until
Worn out with grief, a blank sky overhead,
We drop asleep in twos on a chance bed."
Mist and Rain - Charles Baudelaire
Although you probably know that the third eye is associated with wisdom and intuition, you may not be aware of the side effects that can come with opening your third eye. For example, it can induce uncomfortable physical sensations. Similarly, it can make it hard to regulate your own behavior, and it can lead to confusing experiences during your sleep. So, does this mean that it is better to keep your third eye closed? Alternatively, do the benefits outweigh the potential costs?
We’ll explore how to open your third eye and explain how to tell if your third eye is open already, along with considering the dangers of opening third eye chakras. As it turns out, all of these dangers can be mitigated by careful foresight. To that end, we'll suggest a range of techniques that will help you ensure that your third eye is a source of empowerment rather than fear.
What Is Your ‘Third Eye’?
The third eye is located in your pineal gland, which ancient philosophers believed was the seat of the soul. It is the third eye that allows us to intuit possible futures and make sense of our own potential, and it evolved to help us identify underlying patterns in our lives.
Everyone has a third eye, and everyone gains access to it. However, some use it more than others, and with greater intensity.
Any time that you have a gut feeling, you're drawing from the perception of your third eye. For example, just think about the times when you simply knew you should go to a particular place or seek contact with a particular person, even though you couldn't justify this choice with articulable logic.
It's helpful to think of the third eye as a unique sense organ; one that can be honed and sharpened with work.
In addition to helping you read your environment and access intuitions about the path you should follow in life, it can help you tune into particular vibrations in other people. This means that strengthening your use of the third eye not only enhances your perception but also assists you in connecting with people whose energy fits with yours.
Further Reading
Third Eye Chakra Healing For Beginners: How To Open Your Third Eye
7 Chakras: What Is A Chakra? How To Balance Chakras For Beginners
Third Eye Awakening: How To Know If Your Third Eye Is Open
Many people mistakenly think that they need to work on causing a third eye awakening when in fact it is already open. This is largely because fear and uncertainty can prompt us to ignore what we take in with the third eye; we are often raised to discount our “hunches”.
So, how do you know if your own third eye is open? The easiest way to answer this question is to pay attention to whether you have gut feelings, even one that you suppress. The more seemingly baseless intuitions you have, the more likely it is that your third eye is currently open, whether you want it to be or not.
Third Eye Opening Side Effects
In addition to causing strong gut feelings, having an open third eye can induce a wide range of other side effects.
In particular, look out for the following third eye opening side effects:
A light feeling of pressure between your eyebrows. This could be similar to the sensation of someone gently pressing a finger to the skin in that area. This needn't happen when you're feeling particularly spiritual, but it is often a reminder that the spiritual dimension of life is currently relevant.
Starting to picture things in your mind (or even starting to dream about particular things) before they happen.
A sense that colors are brighter and that your environment is sharper. An open third eye allows you to take in light and details that you would otherwise miss, and this can be intense or overwhelming at first.
Feeling like you are changing on a fundamental level, even if you struggle to put it into words. It's common for the third eye to open because of transformative experiences, or to occur just before a period of great growth.
More frequent tension headaches (i.e., headaches that feel like pressure on your temples or like a band around your head). This is sometimes explained as being a result of your mind working harder than usual.
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What Causes Third Eye Chakra Blockages Or Imbalances?
It's important to be aware that you may struggle to open or utilize your third eye. In particular, blockages or imbalances can develop in the location of the third eye chakra, and it is only by dislodging these blockages that you'll be able to access the full power of your intuition. Common causes of this sort of imbalance include exhaustion, resistance to the power of your third eye, high levels of consistent stress, and repeated emotional conflict in your life.
Remember, your third eye can be underactive or overactive, so be aware of different cues. If it is underactive, you may struggle to concentrate, feel anxious, find it difficult to self-reflect, and feel somehow disconnected from the people around you.
Meanwhile, if you're dealing with an overactive third eye, you may be trapped in over-analyzing your current situation, feel mentally “fogged up”, and repeatedly escape into daydreams rather than engaging with real life.
7 ‘Dangers’ Of Opening Your Third Eye
As you’re now aware, there are many reasons why you might want to open your third eye and lots of ways in which you can benefit from doing so.
Of course, however, opening one’s third eye is not without risks.
If the process is improperly managed, you can end up feeling overwhelmed and may struggle to deal with your new sense of power. Third eye opening side effects include the following, all of which can be effectively managed with careful planning.
1. Vivid Dreams And Nightmares
If your third eye opens at a time that you don't expect and you're ill-equipped to manage it, your sleep can be severely disrupted.
In particular, you may experience especially intense dreams and nightmares, some of which can be frightening. You may also wake up feeling tired, and find the images from your dreams keep returning throughout the day in a way that makes it hard to concentrate or relax.
Meditating before going to bed can help you to counteract this possible side effect of third eye experiences, encouraging your mind to enter into a calm and balanced state that facilitates less erratic input from the third eye.
In addition, keeping a dream journal can help you understand the underlying themes from dreams and nightmares, and your third eye will typically stop overloading you with repeatedly intense imagery if you process the lesson or message that is being represented during your sleep.
2. Scary Accurate Intuition
When your third eye first opens, your finely honed faculty of intuition may feel like more of a burden than a gift. You may become so good at predicting what will happen in your life (or how others behave) that you feel truly unnerved by it and find it daunting rather than useful.
In time, you will become used to the improved accuracy of your gut feelings. The lesson here is not to try and repress your gut feelings. Instead of reducing their frequency, pushing them away tends to make them come back with a greater level of intensity. This includes in the form of dreams, as mentioned above.
To deal with the scarily accurate predictions involved in opening your third eye, try to remind yourself that these intuitions will help you make good choices. While it can seem bizarre at first, it is also the key to a happier, more informed future.
3. You May Become Fearless
Sometimes, people report a fearlessness associated with opening your third eye chakra, as they have a sense of being invincible or super-human. The opening of the third eye can be deeply empowering, and with this empowerment often comes a dramatic increase in self-confidence.
So, what should you do to ensure that this new fearlessness is healthy?
Firstly, it's important to note that an open third eye doesn't make you omniscient So, it's still important to think carefully about everything you choose to do in life.
Secondly, it's helpful to deliberately engage the rational parts of your mind in order to make sure you get some logical input to balance the raw intuition few to you by the third eye. For example, it can be helpful to write a pros and cons list about something you're thinking about doing. In addition, write down all the feelings and intuitions that strike you.
4. Astral Projection
When you astrally project, part of you leaves your body and travels elsewhere. This typically happens in bed at night, when your soul or essence may raise up above your physical body and leave you feeling frightened and confused. As you become more spiritually powerful by opening your third eye, this power can emerge at unpredictable times and this can be difficult to get used to at first.
The trick here is to realize that there is nothing inherently dangerous about astral projection. You can not get “stuck” outside of your body. Plus, nothing bad will happen to your body during the period in which you temporarily detach from it. Try to view experiences of astral projection as signals that your intuitive faculties are sharpening and that you are becoming more and more in tune with the universe. Once this type of experience becomes more normal, you may even find it pleasurable or profound.
5. Your Eye Chakra Could Become Overactive
When your third eye becomes oversensitive, you may experience some of the physical side effects that we discussed above. Most notably, you may develop a sensitivity to light, with bright sun and vivid colors becoming almost offensive to look at.
In addition, you might start to get uncomfortable headaches that your doctor considers to be unexplained. It's unpleasant to deal with these signs of having an oversensitive third eye. Therefore, it's important to work on balancing your third eye charka (more on that below).
In addition to this balancing, you may find it helpfully to temporarily limit your exposure to, especially stimulating environments. By gradually increasing the time you spend outside, for example, you can slowly allow your third eye to become acclimatized to the intense sights and sounds that flood it. Meanwhile, relaxing your body will help to reduce the tension in your head muscles, potentially dulling your headaches.
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6. Third Eye Awakening Can Be Confusing And Scary
The mere opening of the third eye can itself lead to feeling confused and frightened. In this way, you may even start to ask how to close your third eye as the new flood of information can leave you destabilized. In some cases, you may even wonder if there's a way to go back to how things were before.
However, it's vital to remember that you are merely gaining access to information that already existed all around you.
You're not changing the future or reading the thoughts of others; you're just tuning in to cues that you didn't use to know how to interpret.
When you attempt to view the opening of the third eye as just an increase in a previous capacity, it can seem much less frightening. Further, try to remind yourself that your spiritual awakening can really only be good for you in the long term. It will help you understand your life's true purpose.
7. Chaotic Behavior
Finally, as well as feeling frightened, you might notice you start to behave in inconsistent ways. This is similar to the way in which any major change can lead to erratic behavior. You may want time to adjust to the opening of your third eye, and time to figure out what your newly sharpened intuition should mean for how you behave.
Be patient with yourself, and don't expect yourself to immediately know exactly how to manage everything you're learning and feeling.
As well as simply waiting out this adjustment period, it can be helpful to exercise a little more restraint than usual. In other words, question the urges you feel before simply acting on them. Plus, quickly check that you can stand by your behavior before you choose to put it into practice.
Meanwhile, let those you are close to knowing that you're going through a period of growth and adjustment so that they can offer support and compassion.
“I Opened My Third Eye And I Regret It!” – How To Balance Your Third Eye
If you're worried about opening your third eye and want to ensure that you don't regret it, make a consistent effort to keep your third eye chakra balanced in a healthy way.
The following techniques are especially effective in balancing your third eye:
Practice meditation on a daily basis. This can be a simple 10-minute exercise during which you focus on your breathing or scan your body for sensations. Or, it can be a more complex meditative journey if you're already experienced.
Put lavender or neroli essential oils on the pulse points of your wrists, or light scented candles that include these oils.
Ensure you get approximately eight hours of sleep per night. Practice good sleep hygiene! For example, remove electronic devices from your bedroom and do something relaxing for at least an hour before bed.
Eat foods to nourish the third eye (including red onion, blueberries, blackberries, eggplant, red grapes, and raspberries). In general, any red and purple foods are said to be connected to a balanced third eye chakra.
Recite daily affirmations that relate to the third eye, such as “I acknowledge the wisdom that comes from within me” and “I am open to the inner guidance of my third eye.”
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Since ancient times, the third eye had been revered by all kinds of cultures. Today, we know it as the pineal gland, but it is still called the third eye in the spiritual realm. The third eye is viewed as a spiritual sign representing our capability to conquer all kinds of challenges in daily life by tapping into our inner wisdom.
But there is much more to the third eye than that. In most Eastern traditions, the third eye is undoubtedly real; a thing that anybody can perceive and obviously feel if they have a strong sense of self and mindfulness. It is what is often referred to as the connection between our body and our spirit.
When we meditate with any consistency, the third eye opens and your inner guide becomes stronger and a more present guiding force in your life.
HERE ARE FIVE SIGNS YOUR THIRD EYE IS OPENING:
1. A DULL SENSATION OF PRESSURE BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS.
Generally when the third eye starts to manifest on a much deeper level, there’s a related consciousness of sensation between eyebrows. It could seem like somebody is lightly touching us at that moment, or you might feel a spreading of warmth.
Sometimes this sensation could appear from nowhere; whether we have spiritual feelings or not. It’s as if it’s a signal to pull us back in that spiritual state of mind.
2. INCREASED FORESIGHT.
Among the most obvious signals of third eye opening is an increase in foresight or intuition we start to experience – if we are paying attention.
Intuition is the capability to know something might happen before it does or knowing something is right or wrong because of a feeling or sense. It often comes and goes without notification. However with time, this feeling could get stronger, and turn out to be a guiding process in our daily lives.
We might start to sense warning signs or what our next action should be without explanation. Don’t dispute your intuition. Use it! It might not always be right; however it most certainly will put us on the right path.
3. PRONE TO LIGHT SENSITIVITY.
With the opening third eye, we could find ourselves a little more sensitive to light and seeing colors more brightly.
Vivid colors and our awareness of light may begin subtly; they are not always instantly obvious or overwhelming. However, the sensitivity to light often brings further awareness of what is happening around us. When focusing deeply on the third eye (like in meditation), the lights of the third eye might appear.
The third eye and it’s reference to light has been talked about for years in many traditions worldwide. It is well-known in many forms of art and religious works. If you study the works, you can often see the light reference in circular shapes and star-shaped lights peeking through the clouds.
Our eyes will change over time, and we might feel like we just can’t get enough sun on our skin. This is normal. Soak it up! Just make sure you are not harming the skin.
4. A FEELING OF GRADUAL AND CONTINUAL CHANGE.
Most importantly, fostering a healthy third eye steadily changes our perspective and personality in life. It results in beneficial changes because we want, and maybe even crave them. We can usually see it in the way we treat others. We might become more tolerant and less selfish.
5. INCREASED HEADACHES.
A headache pressure is stronger than the pressure talked about earlier that happens between the eyebrows. At times, that pressure can begin to ache a little. Consider it a little bit of energy overload. Go outdoors and do a thing you cherish, like meditate or walk.
Head pressure is an actual sign of the spiritual eye opening, particularly in the center of the forehead. It is an indication that one’s pineal gland is developing energetically.
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When our Third Eye is opening, we’ll begin body-to-soul discussions in our mind with an understanding of our place in the Universe and that we are the creator of our reality!
We will encounter greater states of mindfulness, enabling us to visualize a better life and take focused action to help us live up to our potential. We’ll become very intuitive, possess a good memory, and we’ll have the ability to understand without any problem.
“Shouldst Thou, O Lord, think i could see it, then, O master of Combination, Show Thou the Imperishable Self to me”.
(“The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form” in the Upanishad of the Glorious Divine Lay, in the Gita)
This lady was praying in fornt of the Nepali temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
I didn’t show her the picture as I didn't want to disturb this special moment.
She seemed to be in peace.
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St Peter, Stutton, Suffolk
The Ipswich to Manningtree road cuts off a long tongue of land from the rest of Suffolk. As the great Rivers Orwell and Stour roll towards the sea, the edge inexorably closer to each other, until at Shotley gate they meet before emptying into the North Sea. This huge natural harbour is now home to England's largest container port, but you wouldn't think anything of the kind could be so close in the gentle woods and lanes of the Peninsula, except for the cranes which occasionally peep above the treetops, of course. The setting of St Peter is idyllic: you head down through Holbrook, and then into the woods. It sits in a close with several awesomely grand houses for company, and the Stour estuary is below, wild Essex beyond.
The appearance of the church is a little unusual, and requires some investigation. This is one of the south towers found commonly in the Ipswich area. No south aisle was ever built beside it as at neighbouring Holbrook, but several successive Victorian restorations saw the addition of a long south transept which contains an organ chamber and a vestry which is largely invisible from inside the church, and the rebuilding of the chancel with the addition of a north aisle and transept. But the original tracery of the chancel east window was moved into the chancel aisle, which explains why such an overwhelmingly 19th century extension has a medieval window.
None of the restorations were the work of a major local architect. There seems to have been a rolling programme of refurbishment throughout the 1840s and 1850s, probably at the behest of a Tractarian-minded Rector. The two major restorations came in the 1860s and 1870s, and although Richard Phipson, as Norwich Diocesan Architect, certainly oversaw the work, the combination of, first, Hawkins of London, and then the firm of Francis, has left something unusual and interesting.
Stepping inside, this is an almost-entirely early Victorian interior of some high quality. The furnishings are the work of the great Ipswich woodcarver Henry Ringham, who, despite going bankrupt after overspending on his infamous Gothic House, was still sufficiently highly thought of some decades after his death to have an Ipswich road named after him. If they really date from 1842 then they are the major example of his early work.
An outstanding feature of the west end is Stutton's millennium window. These were installed in many churches at the turn of the century, and are too often kitschy and dull. No such charge could possibly levelled against Stutton's. The window is absolutely outstanding of its kind, at once enthralling, theologically articulate and inclusive. The artist was Thomas Denny, whose work is more familiar in the west of England. The upper part depicts a passage from Isaiah: And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind and a covert from the tempest; as rovers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. The lower part depicts the counterpoint passage from the book of Revelation: And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Either side of the west end are memorials to 17th century Jermys. These are rather striking - they were moved here at the time the chancel was rebuilt, and depict Sir Isaac and Lady Jane Jermy on the south wall, with their son Sir John and Lady Mary Jermy opposite. The verses are well worth a second glance for an insight into 17th Century eloquence.
A remarkable memorial from more than a century earlier is at first sight rather unexciting. It is under the carpet at the east end of the nave, commemorating John Smythe of Stutton Hall, who died in 1534. It is a brass plaque in English, reading O(f your charity pray for the soule) of John Smythe, Knight. John deceased the XIIIIth day of August in the year of Our Lord MCCCCCXXXIIII O(n his soul)e Jesus have mercy. There is no figure, no heraldic devices, no trimmings at all. So what makes it so interesting? Well, at some stage, probably in the late 1540s, possibly in the early 1640s, or perhaps at some time between or shortly afterwards, all the parts of the inscription that reflect Catholic theology and doctrine have been viciously raked out, with either a sword-tip or chisel. So, we have lost f your charity pray for the soul and, at the end, n his soul. A fascinating document of the protestant intolerance of early modern England.
The chancel has been reordered in a curious manner. The rood screen is almost certainly also by Henry Ringham, making it a work of some significance, and was installed here before the chancel arch was rebuilt in 1862. It has been set further east, with the altar brought forward, and now provides an elegant backdrop to the sanctuary.
All the 19th Century glass is worth a look, being a record of work through the decades of the 19th century. Some is the 1840s work of Charles Clutterbuck, which as Pevsner points out makes them rare survivals in Suffolk. As often on the peninsula, the church suffered blast damage during the last War and several windows are lost, but these losses are recorded in their replacements. The Ward & Hughes-style window of St Helen and St Peter appears to date from the 1850s, and if so it is a remarkably early example of such a thing in Suffolk, where such papistry would have been controversial until well into the 1860s. Powell's glass of the post-Resurrection Christ greeting his Disciples on the shores of Galilee of a couple of decades later must have struck a chord of familiarity in this coastal parish, and remains a good example of the workshop's early work in Suffolk.
There is more good work in the north transept and chapel, but unfortunately this is now used as a meeting room, and is kept locked. You can see it through the glass partition, but it is impossible to photograph. Otherwise, this is a interesting and welcoming church, with a beautiful setting and a strong sense of continuity.
Tasmanian Devil: RRRRRRAAAAAARRRRR!!!!
screams and panic
Let's get out of here!!!
RRRGGRLPHHTTSSLLFRRRRR!!!!
RUN!! RUN!!
GRRRAAAAAAARRRR!!!!!!!
silence
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
The management of the Bijou Planks always schedules Taz as the last act. It makes closing up so much easier.
Fatehpur Sikri (Hindi: फतेहपूर सिकरी, Urdu: فتحپور سیکری) is a World Heritage Site, it is 36 km to Agra in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
It was the political capital of India's Mughal Empire under Akbar's reign, from 1571 until 1585, when it was abandoned, ostensibly due to lack of water.
This building is "Diwan-i-Khas", the Hall of Private Audience, which is famous for its central pillar with thirty-six voluted brackets supporting a circular platform for Akbar.
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (جلال الدین محمد اکبر Jalāl ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar), also known as Akbar the Great (Akbar-e-Azam) is widely considered the greatest of the Mughal emperors.
He fell in love with Jodhaa Bai, the Rajput Princess of Amber.
In the most critical instance, he persuaded the Kacchwaha Rajput, Raja Bharmal, of Amber (modern day Jaipur) into a matrimonial alliance, and married his daughter that proved to be a turning point in the history of the Mughal empire, as this was the first instance of royal matrimony between Hindu and Islamic monarchs in India.
This story inspired a Bollywood movie which was released last January, "Jodhaa Akbar", with Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.
This is the link to the video "Jashn-E-Bahaara" a beautiful song from this film, which inspired my picture:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwGQ7qfbvc&feature=related
Transaltion of the title:
"Kaisa yeh Ishq hain, kaisa yeh khwab hain
(What kind of love is this? What kind of dream is this?) "
I shot this image last week, during monsoon when there was no tourist there.
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