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Harper Lake used to be an oasis in the Mojave Desert that attracted bird and wildlife from all corners of the desert. In a region starving for water and resource, it was a valuable stop for birds and animals alike.
This is what it looks like today. You can go to goole maps and zoom in on a satalite and see the decline in just the time the older pictures were taken to the more accurate, closer ones of today. Barely any water at all remains, and we're the reason.
This is the ugly side of agriculture, the sad reality that the effects we have on the earth extend far beyond the glaciers of Antarctica, but right here at home. Where is this photo? Harper Lake, Lockhart, California. You can drive here from Los Angeles in less than 3 hours, but you don't see Hollywood cameras here. This is the side of us we like to ignore, this is the consequence of us.
It's up to us to decide how long we let it continue.
The phased introduction of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 means that whilst single-deck buses over 7.5 tonnes must be fully compliant from 1st January 2016, double deckers have a further 12 months grace. Therefore, Olympians can still be legally used on registered local bus services until January 2017. Not that I'm complaining. However a less able-bodied bus passenger who could until now easily board an elderly low-floor Dart may have a different opinion.
First South West (Devon & Cornwall as was) still operates a diminishing number of Volvo Olympians in Cornwall. However, their days appear to be numbered as more replacement Volvo B7TLs are due to be cascaded from South Yorkshire.
Surprisingly, one of the Olympians still giving sterling service in Cornwall is former First Cymru Palatine II-bodied 34162, which was new to the Bristol fleet and arrived in South Wales with her three sisters in 2008. She transferred to the South West in August 2014 after being replaced at Pontardawe depot by a former Hampshire & Dorset Alexander ALX400-bodied Volvo B7TL, bowing out after operating on the Llanelli Eisteddfod Park & Ride contract in the first week of the month.
In this late May 2014 shot, she is leaving Neath's Victoria Gardens on Service 903 (Neath-Pontardawe-Ystalyfera-Ystradgynlais-Abercraf), which caters for Neath Port Talbot College students.
'A life without consequences. . . that's a dream I live out constantly. Or at least every night. I live this life I live drinking Coke, breathing air and not having time for uptight. Only time for living. Man, the price to pay. In short, there are always consequences.'
- Lucas Hopper
Nah, my ears aren't that big. . headphones.
No, mis oídos no son tan grandes. . auriculares
Miami, FL (it's not quite paradise, but it's so near I feel it every morning)
and I'll worry about consequences later.
Really should view this on black. :)
54/ 365
Today was a realyl good day, I was inspired by varius images I saw today at an art exhibition at a Uni. There was some good work there. Then I went for a very long walk to this field again and it was so hot, the field looked bright white in the sun. It was definatly the wow factor. :) I was just wondering through the area which I havn't really explored before and It's such a nice place easily the most beautiful place around here. Then I went home to watch the England match and we got through the next round. :D
Went round my friends and had a massive game of football, I managed to accident to hurt the keeper in the worst place ever, but followed it up with a goal. ;) But I also got a massive lump on my leg from a foul. Just rewards maybe? But fun times. and I'm liking this new layout.
And this Is Jordan Sibley She has just started a 365, although she hasn't uploaded for awhile, she used all the 100mb limit just as she started it. :p
Instead of a Christmas tree... On New Year's Eve, I want to congratulate everyone with this photo.
Bellow I wrote a short (actually not...) congratulation for everybody in Russian. It would be quite hard for me to make it in English with all meaning I want to share, so feel free to use translation services you prefer to get the ideas...
Искренне желаю всем (в том числе и себе) плодотворного нового года. Для тех, кто использует празднование нового года в качестве точки отсчета, желаю преуспеть в том, чтобы всегда и везде фокусироваться на том, на что можно повлиять, как-то изменить. Остальным же желаю получить прекрасные плоды вашего труда (в том числе и над собой). Пусть всё, что вы посадили в этом году, во всех предыдущих годах прорастет в этом году и даст свои плоды. Но также желаю вам помнить о том, что нужно ещё и регулярно поливать и ухаживать за растениями… Желаю всем принятия того, что вы можете повлиять лишь на малую часть от того, что вас окружает. И вдохновения для того, чтобы продолжать свой путь, продолжать сотворять свою жизнь, делать ваш внутренний и окружающий мир лучше, добрее, наполнять радостью. Пусть всё способствует вашему росту и слиянию с Природой, своим чистым Сознанием.
В эти дни непременно стоит отметить для себя и поблагодарить себе и окружающему миру за все пройденные уроки, приобретения, провалы, ошибки. За то, что ни смотря ни на что мы продолжаем наше космическое путешествие. А если нам до сих пор трудно понять кто мы такие и что мы делаем в этом мире - то это повод начать предпринимать маленькие, пусть даже крошечные действия… Стоит фокусироваться на действиях, а потом уже на размышлениях или рефлексии…
Пусть в Новом году будут только благостные последствия наших действий (или бездействия). Пусть окружающие вас люди и обстоятельства всячески помогают вам, а вы в свою очередь инвестируйте в них. Что стоит наша жизнь, если в ней отсутствуют другие люди?…
Мира, Гармонии и Целостности в Новом году!
Happy Holidays everyone!
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
~Confucius
What is it with human kind when it comes to anger,violence and power?
Wars,deaths,bombing and collapsing civilizations is never in the hands of those with great powers.It begins from them until it spreads into humanity like venom in the air they breathe.
There isn't a human being out there who won't feel strong and unlimited when anger is the feeling that completely covers their existence.That's when it should be a warning that when anger fills up your whole body and mind,you are a letter away from being in danger.
Earth isn't capable of living in peace,after all it's story began with a violent crash of elements.All we gotta do is take that violence and create a whole new different idea.All the power that comes from it,could be handled to do good.
In Slavutych, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena paid tribute to the Ukrainians who eliminated the consequences of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident.
“38 years ago, the Chornobyl disaster occurred. A radiation accident whose consequences went far beyond Ukraine, and even our entire Europe. The world felt that disaster. But still, it was localized. People stood up to defend life and fulfilled their duty,” the Head of the State said.
The memory of heroes — liquidators of the Chornobyl disaster was honored with a minute of silence.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked everyone who protected lives 38 years ago and presented the Orders of Merit of the third class and the Orders “For Courage” of the third class to Chornobyl NPP employees and liquidators of the accident.
The President expressed his respect to all the people in Slavutych for saving us all then and helping Ukraine in the spring of 2022, during the full-scale Russian invasion.
“Slavutych did not submit to the occupiers. It showed its temper. It fought. It defended itself. And we all saw you right here on this square. We also saw the heroism of those of our people who worked shifts at the station during the Russian occupation. People saved Ukraine in 2022, and it is only people, our entire nation, that will defeat Putin. No evil can stand against brave people who do everything to protect life,” he noted.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also talked to the residents of Slavutych, including the relatives of the captured National Guardsmen, who appealed to the Head of State to return the Chornobyl NPP defenders home.
“We will definitely return everything. Not only our territory, but first of all our people, all our POWs: both military and civilians, warriors of both our Armed Forces and our National Guard. We remember everyone. We will definitely do it,” the President assured.
Insurgent I am.
'Cause u wanted me to be.
'Cause u pressed the button of unjust.
'Cause u moved the wheel of exploitation.
So, I'm a rebel who fought.
And will fight every time u press a button.
I am historic......
Against all of your odds....always I stand.
August, 2007. Wari, Dhaka, Bangladesh. A machine is being operated to cut the iron bars into pieces, while the workman is supporting the process with his foot.
A personal consequence of BREXIT?
Haus Lange in Krefeld is an address of pilgrimage for architectural studies and those people interested in Ludwig Mies von der Rohe’s style setting early work. Splendid and ageless architecture and garden environment.
Most recently this building became a new home for BREXIT refugee family that felt no longer welcome in England. Has it really become ‘a home’? If you watch the series of photos I took you might feel shocked as I was when I first lingered thru the stylish rooms. The car was still packed. The door was open… I entered as invited, saw valuable furniture, most goods still in boxes, piles of books. The pantechnicon obviously just left. Also very obvious: The landlady, mother and wife also left and will stay absent: ‘You will never see me again’ written on the mirror. That wasn’t a good sign. I felt sorry.
Then to my utmost horror I found the host floating dead in the pool… A husband, a father: dead! And nobody seems to care!
Even more desperate the boy hiding in the dining room – his distressed body language seems to ask: Can this my home? Where is my mother? Who is my mother? Where are my roots?
You may form your own opinion on this photo story – but being uprooted is the worst prerequisite for a new and positive start. Reasons are manifold. But if it comes to politics as a cause: Think before you vote, choose well whom you elect. It might affect your families’ life, too.
The artists Michael Elgreen and Ingar Dragset make us think with their fictive story and installation of an unhappy start in Haus Lange, Krefeld.
I as a photographer tried to transfer this mood and the atmosphre into 17 picture series ‘Die Zugezogenen’.
Krefeld, February 2017
Thomas Kopf
Sometimes we feel so overwhelmed by trying to contemplate the catastrophic consequences of climate change that we prefer to bury our heads in the sand. However, while that's one possible interpretation of the message on the placard, another equally important interpretation is that the media also prefers not to report too extensively and deeply on the likely severity of climate change, due to its corporate backers, its corporate advertisers, its reliance on the goodwill of corporate and government news sources, and to a conservative deferential bias instilled into journalists through their education.
The photo is of activists from the medical profession participating in a rally in London on 12 November to push for more urgent measures to tackle climate change, and to pressure countries to make more decisive commitments at the COP27 conference, which was then ongoing at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Berlin boasts two zoological gardens, a consequence of decades of political and administrative division of the city. The older one, called Zoo Berlin, founded in 1844, is situated in what is now called "City West". It is the most species-rich zoo worldwide. The other one, called Tierpark Berlin ("Animal Park"), was established on the long abandoned premises of Friedrichsfelde Palace Park in the eastern borough of Lichtenberg, in 1954. Covering 160 ha, it is the largest landcape zoo in Europe. And honouring its past as landscape park, it still has large gardened areas.
Antes las chimeneas eran un encanto, de obra, con veletas... etc. etc....ahora son de acero y con dispersores de humo que son un incordio porque la mayoría de las veces no funcionan bien.
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Went through one of the worst shit in my life because of this fuckin place. I'll never ever forget this place and the mother fuckin cops who dont give a fuck about people and fuck around for money. Have I used the word 'fuck' too much? Well...I dont give a fuck.
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Biarritz (French pronunciation: [bjaʁits]; Basque: Biarritz [biarits̻] or Miarritze [miarits̻e]; Gascon Occitan: Biàrritz [ˈbjarits]) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the border with Spain. It is a luxurious seaside tourist destination known for the Hôtel du Palais (originally built for the Empress Eugénie circa 1855), its casinos and its surfing culture.
Contents
1 Geography
2 Etymology
3 History
3.1 Prehistory
3.2 Middle Ages
3.3 Whaling
3.4 18th century
3.5 19th century
3.6 Belle Époque
3.7 After World War II
3.8 The arrival of surfing in Europe
4 Main sights
5 Climate
6 Politics
6.1 Mayors
7 Demography
8 Economy
9 Culture
9.1 Languages
9.2 Museums
9.3 Music and dance
9.4 Theatre
9.5 Cinema
9.6 Civil buildings
9.7 Religious buildings
9.8 Parks
9.8.1 Rocks
9.8.2 Beaches
9.8.3 Gardens
10 Infrastructures
10.1 Sport
10.2 Education
10.2.1 Schools
10.2.2 High Schools
10.3 Transport
11 Notable people and popular culture
12 International relations
12.1 Twin towns/sister cities
13 Festivities
14 References
15 External links
Geography
Biarritz is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is adjacent to Bayonne and Anglet and 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the border with Spain. It is in the traditional province of Labourd in the French Basque Country.
Etymology
In Basque, its name is Biarritz or Miarritze. Its current Occitan Gascon name is Biàrrits. The name for an inhabitant is Biarrot; Biarriztar ou Miarriztar in Basque. The suffix -itz (cp. Isturitz) is a Basque locative. The name appears as Bearriz in 1170, Bearids in 1186, and Bearritz in 1249.
Biarritz appears as Bearids and Bearriz in 1150, Beiarridz in 1165, Bearriz and Beariz in 1170, Bearidz (1186), Bearriz and Beariz (12th century), lo port de Beiarriz and Bearridz in 1261, (cartulaire de Bayonne). Other forms include Beiarid (1199), Bearritz (1249), Beiarriz and Beiarrids (1261), Bearridz (1281), Bearrits (1338), (rôles gascons), Bearritz (1498, chapitre de Bayonne38), Sanctus Martinus de Biarriz (1689, collations du diocèse de Bayonne39), mearritcen (1712), Biarrits (1863, dictionnaire topographique Béarn-Pays basque) et Biarritze et Miarritze au XIXe siècleNote 10.
History
Prehistory
Analysis of stones from the Middle Paleolithic show that the Biarritz area was inhabited at that time.
Middle Ages
The oldest mention appears in a cartulary, Baiona’s Golden book, from 1186, where it is named Bearids; some years later the name used was Beiarrids. The first urban town was to the south, at the top and at the interior, where the church of San Martin is located. This church is the oldest in Biarritz.
In 1152, Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry II of England, who became suzerain of the Duchy of Aquitaine. Prince Edward, oldest son of Henry III of England, was invested with the duchy, and betrothed to Eleanor of Castile, who brought him rights over Gascony.
Two population centers are attested in the Middle Ages. On the one hand, the église Saint-Martin was active in the neighborhoods in the territory's interior, which were:[1]
Gardague (mentioned en 1233)
Legure (lac Mouriscot)
Larrepunte and the domains of Silloete-de-Bas and Silloete-de-Haut,
Arretegui,
Chabiague,
Castera,
Suhy,
Itçar (mentioned in 1342),
Monsegur (1335),
Martin Petit,
Chohy,
Maron,
Catalina
Harausta (which would become La Négresse).
On the other hand, the château of Belay (first mentioned in 1342), also called château de Ferragus, protected the coast and the current Port-Vieux (old port), while religious life and community assemblies took place at Notre-Dame-de-Pitié (a chapel mentioned in 1498), dominating the Port-des-Pêcheurs, or fishing port.
A document dated May 26, 1342 attested to this fishing activity, authorising les Biarrots to "(…) remit to Bayonne all the fresh fish that we and succeeding inhabitantsof Biarritz can fish from the salt sea".
Construction of the château de Ferragus was decided by the English, on the foundations of a Roman work, at the summit of the promontory overlooking the sea, named Atalaye, used as a whale-observation post. This château had a double crenulated wall two meters thick, a drawbridge and four towers. Mentions of this château occur as late as 1603, in the letters patent of Henry IV. One tower remained as of 1739, when a daymark was established there, called de la Haille, then de la Humade. The tower disappeared in 1856.
Whaling
Further information: History of Basque whaling
Most of the documents, records and official agreements gathered in the archives from Biarritz mention whaling. This was the principal local industry. Consequently, the town's coat of arms features the image of a whale below a rowing boat manned by five sailors wearing berets, one of whom is preparing to throw a harpoon. This inscription is written on it: Aura, sidus, mare, adjuvant me (The air, the stars and the seas are helping me).
Biarritz has long made its living from the sea: from the 12th century onwards, it was a whaling town. In the 18th century, doctors claimed that the ocean at Biarritz had therapeutic properties, inspiring patients to make pilgrimages to the beach for alleged cures for their ailments. After the 7th century, Biarritz had many confrontations with Baiona, with the Kingdom of England – Lapurdi was under its control – and with the Bishop of Baiona. Almost all of the disputes were about whale hunting. In 1284, the town's right to hunt whales was reinstated by the authorities of Lapurdi and the Duchy of Aquitaine.
From the Middle Ages and Early modern period a watchtower has looked down over the sea at Biarritz, from “La Humade”, waiting for the sight of a whale. Whenever those keeping watch saw a whale, they would burn wet straw, to create a large amount of smoke and thus communicate the news to their fellow countrymen. Eventually, however, the tower disappeared.
In the 16th century, as a consequence of the attacks suffered in this area, or for other reasons, the whales migrated to other places. Whale hunters from Lapurdi therefore crossed the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of them, and they spent some time in the Labrador Peninsula and in Newfoundland (island). Later, instead of hunting whales, they started cod fishing in Newfoundland. A century later, due to the ban on fishing off the coasts of America and the steely competence of English and Dutch fishermen, the number of fishing boats from Biarritz diminished and nowadays, the Biarritz fishing industry in these areas has come to an end.
Even though the population from Biarritz was originally Basque, it is hard to assert whether the main language of the village was Basque or French.
The first lighthouse of the village was built in 1650.
18th century
The Cape of Biarritz.
Biarritz was an independent municipality, until 1784, a clergyman, four sworn and the city was governed by twelve deputies. Deputies were democratically chosen: there were four neighbourhoods (Portua, Bustingorri, Hurlaga and Alto), and three deputies has to be chosen from each of them. However, deputies were chosen by the abbot and sworn. Since they had no Town House, they gathered in a ward near the church. As they did not have place for all the attending people, they made their meetings in the cemetery. That time, Biarritz was composed of around 1,700 citizens.
In the mid-18th century, the city began to change into a worldwide known bath-city.
19th century
From 1784 onwards, after the French Revolution, taking a bath at the sea was no longer a behaviour of those who were fools; sea-baths were fashionable. In 1808, Napoleon himself broke prejudices and took a bath on the Basque Country’s coastal water.
In 1840, the Town House or Municipality of Biarritz started to organize an initiative in order to promote and attract those who loved most the sea.
From the 11th century, Biarritz was a village dedicated to whale hunting, until Victor Hugo, found it in 1843. This writer made to Biarritz the following compliments on his book “Alpeak eta Pirinioak” :
« I have not met in the world any place more pleasant and perfect than Biarritz. I have never seen the old Neptune throwing joy and glory with such a force in the old Cybele. All this coast is full of humming. Gascony’s sea grinds, scratches, and stretches on the reefs its never ending whisper. Friendly population and white cheerful houses, large dunes, fine sand, great caves and proud sea, Biarritz is amazing. My only fear is Biarritz becoming fashionable. Whether this happens, the wild village, rural and still honest Biarritz, will be money-hungry. Biarritz will put poplars in the hills, railings in the dunes, kiosks in the rocks, seats in the caves, trousers worn on tourists. »
Either for good or for bad, Victor Hugo’s prophecy was fulfilled. Biarritz planted poplars, tamarinds, hydrangeas, roses and pitosforuses on the slopes and the hills, set railings on the dunes, covered moats with elegant stairs… and polluted with the speculation of the land and the money-hunger.
Humble and proud tourists praise Biarritz’s coast, from the beach at the limit of Bidarte (Plage des Basques), to the cape of San Martin. There it can be found a white lighthouse 44 metres (144 feet) tall, built in 1834 replacing the one Louis XIV ordered to build. Various hotels were made, as well as a municipal casino, the club Belleuve and the casino were opened in 1857, the thalassotherapy house, and wonderful luxury houses. Luxurious store shops from London and Paris were also set up in Biarritz, and 36 small newspapers were published in the village.
Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz, France(2).JPG
Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz, France (2)
Biarritz became more renowned in 1854 when Empress Eugenie (the wife of Napoleon III) built a palace on the beach (now the Hôtel du Palais). European royalty, including British monarchs Queen Victoria and King Edward VII (who caused a minor scandal when he called H. H. Asquith to kiss hands at Biarritz in 1908 rather than return to London for the purpose),[2] and the Spanish king Alfonso XIII, were frequent visitors.
Biarritz's casino (opened 10 August 1901) and beaches make the town a notable tourist centre for Europeans and East Coast North Americans. The city has also become a prime destination for surfers from around the world, developing a nightlife and surf-based culture.
Originally, there were two settlement sites: the neighbourhood that was around the church of San Martin, and the fishing-port defended by Belay or Ferragus Castle. The coat of arms was a whaler, which was a symbol of the town.
Opened in June 1893, Biarritz’s salt-baths were designed and built by the architect Lagarde. From the gatzagas of Beskoitz and after passing through a 20-kilometre (12 mi) pipe, water ten times saltier than the sea was used. The baths were closed in 1953 and demolished in 1968.
The presence of French Republic’s authorities and the fact of having launched the Paris-Henday train, led Biarritz to become one of the most outstanding tourist areas all over Europe. The queen of the beaches became the beach of the kings: Oskar II from Sweden, Leopoldo from Belgium, tireless traveller, the empress of Russia, Nikolas II’s mother, Elisabeth from Austria, Natalia from Serbia, and her ill son Alexandro, Jurgi V from England, Eduardo VII and England’s Queen Victoria, Alfonso XIII from Spain, aristocrats, rich people, actors, from Europe and South America… In the summer-time, high-status people gathered in Biarritz. Therefore, the number of population remarkably increased, from 5,000 to 18,000. At the end of the 19th century, 50,000 vacationers were gathering in Biarritz.
Belle Époque
Biarritz market.
The big store named Biarritz Bonheur, created in 1894, enlarged twice (in 1911 and 1926), and still operating, became the temple of luxury and fashion. At the start of the 20th century, most of its workers spoke in English.
After World War II
At the end of World War II in Europe, the U.S. Army's Information and Educational Branch was ordered to establish an overseas university campus for demobilized American service men and women in the French resort town of Biarritz. Under General Samuel L. McCroskey, the hotels and casinos of Biarritz were converted into quarters, labs, and class spaces for U.S. service personnel. The University opened 10 August 1945 and about 10,000 students attended an eight-week term. This campus was set up to provide a transition between army life and subsequent attendance at a university in the USA, so students attended for just one term. After three successful terms, the G.I. University closed in March 1946 (see G. I. American Universities).[3]
The arrival of surfing in Europe
In 1957, the American film director Peter Viertel was in Biarritz with his wife Deborah Kerr working on the film The Sun Also Rises. One of his Californian friends came for a visit, and his use of a surfboard off Biarritz is recognized as the first time surfing was practised in Europe. Biarritz eventually became one of the most popular European surfing spots.
Main sights
Sights in Biarritz include:
The Asiatica Museum houses a significant collection of Asian art primarily from India, Nepal, Tibet, and China.
The Museum of the Sea has 24 aquaria containing sharks and seals.
The annual Biarritz Surf Festival, founded in 1993 at the Côte des Basques, is one of the premier surf events in Europe and longboarding events in the world.[4]
St-Martin's Church, constructed in the 12th century, restored in the mid-16th century.
The Russian Orthodox Church, built in the 19th century for visiting Russian aristocrats, has a famous blue dome.
The Chapelle Imperiale built for Empress Eugenie has an intricately decorated roof interior and elegant wall tiling. She also built a palace on the beach which is now the Hôtel du Palais.
The Museum of Chocolate explains the history and manufacture of chocolate.
Two large casinos, the Barrière and the Bellevue, sit on the waterfront near the Grande Plage.
Cliffs and lookouts lie to the west of the main beach.
Climate
Biarritz has a temperate oceanic climate, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.
Les baigneuses à Biarritz
Biarritz from the Pointe Saint-Martin.
La Grande Plage, the town's largest beach.
Sainte-Eugénie church.
Outdoor cafés.
Notre Dame du Rocher.
Plage Miramar
Railway poster
Climate data for Biarritz-Anglet (altitude 69 metres (226 feet), 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1) 28.9
(84) 29.7
(85.5) 32.1
(89.8) 34.8
(94.6) 39.2
(102.6) 39.8
(103.6) 40.6
(105.1) 37.0
(98.6) 32.2
(90) 27.8
(82) 25.1
(77.2) 40.6
(105.1)
Average high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6) 12.8
(55) 15.0
(59) 16.2
(61.2) 19.6
(67.3) 22.1
(71.8) 24.1
(75.4) 24.7
(76.5) 23.2
(73.8) 20.0
(68) 15.1
(59.2) 12.5
(54.5) 18.1
(64.6)
Average low °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 5.0
(41) 7.0
(44.6) 8.5
(47.3) 11.6
(52.9) 14.6
(58.3) 16.7
(62.1) 17.0
(62.6) 14.5
(58.1) 11.9
(53.4) 7.7
(45.9) 5.5
(41.9) 10.4
(50.7)
Record low °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1) −11.5
(11.3) −7.2
(19) −1.3
(29.7) 3.3
(37.9) 5.3
(41.5) 9.2
(48.6) 8.6
(47.5) 5.3
(41.5) −0.6
(30.9) −5.7
(21.7) −8.9
(16) −12.7
(9.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 128.8
(5.071) 111.5
(4.39) 103.5
(4.075) 129.7
(5.106) 113.9
(4.484) 87.8
(3.457) 69.3
(2.728) 98.4
(3.874) 119.6
(4.709) 152.1
(5.988) 185.9
(7.319) 150.4
(5.921) 1,450.9
(57.122)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13.4 12.0 11.9 13.6 12.9 10.4 8.8 9.6 9.7 12.5 13.0 12.6 140.5
Average snowy days 0.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 3.0
Average relative humidity (%) 77 75 73 77 78 81 80 81 80 78 79 78 78.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 100.2 114.1 164.4 169.4 193.7 203.3 209.0 206.8 192.8 141.7 103.8 88.3 1,887.3
Source #1: Météo France[5][6]
Source #2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity and snowy days, 1961–1990)[7]
Politics
Mayors
Mandate Name
1788-1789 Pierre Moussempès
1813-1814 Pierre Moussempès
1864-1881 Pierre-Paul Jaulerry
1881-1884 Alcide Augey
1884-1888 Alexandre Larralde-Diustegi
1888-1895 Alcide Augey
1895-1904 Félix Moureu
1904-1919 Pierre Forsans
1919-1929 Joseph Petit
1929-1941 Ferdinand Hirigoien
1941-1944 Henri Cazalis
1945-1977 Guy Petit
1977-1991 Bernard Marie
1991-2008 Didier Borotra
2008-2014 Didier Borotra
2014-2020 Mixel Veunac
Demography
Date of Population
1793 1800 1806 1820 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
929 1.171 1.188 - 1.082 1.495 1.705 1.892 1.993 2.048
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
2.110 2.771 3.652 4.659 5.507 8.527 8.444 9.177 11.869
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
12.812 15.093 18.260 18.353 20.776 22.955 20.691 22.022 22.922
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2004 - -
25.231 26.750 27.595 26.598 28.742 30.055 - - -
For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.
Economy
Although Biarritz’s economy was based on fishing before, nowadays it has a modern economy due to the metropolitan location of Baiona-Anglet-Biarritz. Together with Baiona and Anglet, Biarritz takes part in the management of the BAB Airport. The most important economic activities are:
Spa tourism
Sport (golf, surf and rugby)
Thalassotherapy
Industry. The most important industries are the following:
Séguier, French publishing house
Dassault Aviation, manufacturer of fuselage for Falcon planes.
Culture
Languages
As Anglet and Baiona, since they are located in the limit of Gascony and Basque Country, it is in doubt if in the Middle Age and the Modern era was Basque or Gascon the main language of the city. According to the book Atlas Linguistique de Gascogne, Biarritz is considered a Gascon town. But in 1863, Luis Luciano Bonaparte located the frontier of Basque in Biarritz, which in some neighborhoods was without any doubt the most used language. However, in the 20th-century French was the official and main language. From the 90th decade on, the Townhall of Biarritz has taken the Basque culture and the Basque language, and also it has promoted it. Nevertheless, the Gascon has been promoted by private institution, for instance the group of Gascon culture Ací Gasconha [19]
Museums
Sea Museum. Constructed in 1993 in the rock of Atalaia, it is an Art Déco building. It has a huge collection of sea animals and birds.
Museum of Chocolate
Asiatica, museum of the Eastern art. Art from India, Tibet, Nepal and China can be found
Museum of the History of Biarritz. Located in the Angelican Church of Saint Andrew in the 1980 decade
Cité de l’Ocean et du Surf, opened in 2011.
Music and dance
The city has the Ballet of Biarritz, which is the choreography location of France. Furthermore, it has the cultural centre Atabal and the chorus Oldarra, created in 1946.
Theatre
The emperors Napoleon III and Eugene of Montijo pusieron de moda the sea-theater on the Old Port neighborhood. Nowadays, the light works made by Pierre Bideau can be seen at night in the clift.
Cinema
Two film festivals of cinema are celebrated in Biarritz:
Festival of Latinoamerican Cinema of Biarritz.
International Festival of Audio-Visual Programs (FIPA)
Civil buildings
Hôtel du Palais or Eugénie House
Building of the Hotel of England, built in 1870 by Louis Moussempés
Natasha House
Sacchino or Castel Biarritz, house of Natalia of Serbia
Plaza Hotel
Cassino of Biarritz, from Art déco style
Lighthouse, built in 1834 in San Martin cape
Villa Black or Black House. Built by Alphonse Bertrand between 1880 and 1895
Goëland House, which from 2003 on is a hotel
Françon Castle
Boulard Castle
Pavilion of England
Fishermen House, in the port
The formerly health resort in the Old Port
Miremont sweet shop
Religious buildings
Imperial Chapel
Saint Martin church
Saint Eugene church, built between 1898 and 1903
San Alexandro Nevski (fr) and God’s Mother Protection Church
Synagogue of Biarritz
Parks
Rocks
Rocks of Biarritz. Every year they have an erosion of 70 centimeters
Beaches
Biarritz has six beaches: Miramar, Big, Old Port, Coast of the Basque, Marbella and Milady
Gardens
Biarritz has 120 hectare and two lakes (Marion and Muriskot)
In the centre, in front of the Midi station, apart from the public garden, there are Lahuze and Mazon gardens can be find
Infrastructures
Sport
Surfing in Biarritz is of a world-class standard and first appeared in 1957.[8] The town has a strong surfing culture,[9] and is known worldwide for its surfing scene and the competitions it hosts yearly, including the Quiksilver/Roxy Jam tournament. In July 2011, Biarritz also hosted the Roxy Pro event, a tournament part of the ASP Women's World Tour.
The town is home to a prominent rugby union club, Biarritz Olympique.
Basque pelota is a very popular sport of the Basque country. Several local and international competitions take place in Biarritz.
The golf course near the lighthouse (Le Phare) was created in 1888 by British residents. In addition, the town has a large circular golf range area on the border with illbaritz.
Education
Schools
The city has two public schools (Villa Fal and Jean Rostand) and one private (Immaculée-Conception).
High Schools
Malraux High Schools is the only one in Biarritz. There is also a tourism high school in the border of the Western neighborhood of La Négresse.
Transport
Biarritz is easily accessible from Paris by France's high-speed train, the TGV, and more regionally from Bordeaux, by TGV or TER. Trains are also available to travel east towards Nice. Night trains regularly depart from Irun, south of Biarritz and pass through the city before heading to Paris during an overnight trip. Many tourists and regulars to the city have begun using the night train to take weekend trips to Biarritz and saving travel time by traveling at night. The Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport is located about four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the city. It is near N10 road towards Anglet and is served by airlines from France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland and Germany.
Notable people and popular culture
Fishing port, beach, and lighthouse
Biarritz was the birthplace of:
Ernest Fourneau (1872–1949), chemist
Arnaud Massy (1877–1950), professional golfer
Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey (1877–1963), British civil servant
Jean Borotra (1898–1994), tennis player
Maurice Journeau (1898–1999), composer
Jacques Bergerac (1927 - 2014), actor
Léopold Eyharts (born 1957), astronaut
Other:
Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), the wife of Napoléon III, built the villa Eugénie, today the Hôtel du Palais.
Aaron Bank (1902–2004), World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS) agent and co-founder of the U.S. Army's Special Forces Group (later, Green Berets), was a lifeguard and medical (physical) therapist's aide at Biarritz before he enlisted in the army in the late 1930s.
Aimée de Heeren, born Soto-Maior de Sá[10] (1903–2006) mistress of President Getúlio Vargas, owned the villa La Roseraie, 12 rue Martias, where she spent summers for half a century, receiving kings, heads of state, and many famous guests.
Pablo de Sarasate (10 March 1844 – 20 September 1908), who was a well known Romantic Era Spanish composer born in Pamplona, Spain, died in this city.
In 1959, Cadillac Motor Car introduced an upper level trim variant of its Eldorado model, marketed as the Eldorado Biarritz, which remained in production through 1985.
International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France
Twin towns/sister cities
Biarritz is twinned with:[11]
United States Augusta, Georgia, United States, since 1992[11]
Portugal Cascais, Portugal, since 1986[11]
Belgium Ixelles, Belgium, since 1958[11]
Spain Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, since 1996[11]
Spain Zaragoza, Spain, since 1986
Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina since 1996
Festivities
The major festivities are celebrated in November 11, for Saint Martin. That day, the new gentleman of the Confrérie de l’Operne de Biarritz are proclaimed. Barnacle is their logotype and people who work in favor of ecology are chosen Since Biarritz is a city based in tourism, there are acts during the whole summer, such as pelota festivity, equestrian competition, concerts and recitals, folklore festivals, water acrobatic ski, sea trips, performances, rugby competitions, bullfights and night parties.
References
INSEE commune file
Eugène Goyheneche (1979). Le Pays basque : Soule, Labourd, Basse-Navarre (in French). Pau: Société nouvelle d’éditions régionales et de diffusion. p. 590.
Lee, Sidney (1927). King Edward VII: A Biography. London: Macmillan. pp. 581–582.
George P. Schmidt and J. G. Umstattd. "The American Army University at Biarritz, France." Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors. Vol. 32, No. 2 (Summer, 1946): 303-316.
Encyclopaedia of Surfing. Books.google.com.au. 2005. ISBN 0156032511. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
"Données climatiques de la station de Biarritz" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
"Climat Aquitaine" (in French). Meteo France. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
"Normes et records 1961-1990: Biarritz-Anglet (64) - altitude 69m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
Last Updated: 5:28PM BST 13 Aug 2007 (2007-08-13). "Biarritz: summer nights – Telegraph". Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
"News from Biarritz – France". Biarritz.fr. Archived from the original on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
Aimee de Heeren Archived 2015-01-10 at the Wayback Machine..
"Twin towns, Biarritz official website". Biarritz.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
A personal consequence of BREXIT?
Haus Lange in Krefeld is an address of pilgrimage for architectural studies and those people interested in Ludwig Mies von der Rohe’s style setting early work. Splendid and ageless architecture and garden environment.
Most recently this building became a new home for BREXIT refugee family that felt no longer welcome in England. Has it really become ‘a home’? If you watch the series of photos I took you might feel shocked as I was when I first lingered thru the stylish rooms. The car was still packed. The door was open… I entered as invited, saw valuable furniture, most goods still in boxes, piles of books. The pantechnicon obviously just left. Also very obvious: The landlady, mother and wife also left and will stay absent: ‘You will never see me again’ written on the mirror. That wasn’t a good sign. I felt sorry.
Then to my utmost horror I found the host floating dead in the pool… A husband, a father: dead! And nobody seems to care!
Even more desperate the boy hiding in the dining room – his distressed body language seems to ask: Can this my home? Where is my mother? Who is my mother? Where are my roots?
You may form your own opinion on this photo story – but being uprooted is the worst prerequisite for a new and positive start. Reasons are manifold. But if it comes to politics as a cause: Think before you vote, choose well whom you elect. It might affect your families’ life, too.
The artists Michael Elgreen and Ingar Dragset make us think with their fictive story and installation of an unhappy start in Haus Lange, Krefeld.
I as a photographer tried to transfer this mood and the atmosphre into 17 picture series ‘Die Zugezogenen’.
Krefeld, February 2017
Thomas Kopf
“Night's darkness is the bag that bursts with the gold of the dawn.”
(Rabindranath Tagore - Indian Poet, Playwright and Essayist, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, 1861-1941)
This picture was shot early in the morning from Dashaswamedh (Main) Ghat in Varanasi (Benaras) when the holy waters become gold and hold a promise at dawn...
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European herring gull in its juvenile plumage on the casino’s balustrade, Biarritz, Pay basque region, France
Some background information:
The European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull (up to 26 inches resp 66 cm long), which is the most abundant and best known of all gulls along the shores of Western Europe. It breeds across Northern Europe, Western Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic states. Some European Herring Gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate further south in winter, but many are permanent residents, e.g. on the British Isles, on Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. European Herring Gulls are also abundant around inland garbage dumps and some have even adapted to life in inland cities.
The male European Herring Gull is 60–66 cm long and weighs 1,050 to 1,250 grams while the female is 55 to 62 cm and weighs 800 to 980 grams. The wingspan of this species is 137 to 150 cm.
Adults in breeding plumage have a grey back and upperwings. However their heads and underparts are white. Their wingtips are black with white spots known as "mirrors". Their bill is yellow with a red spot. Around the pale eye there’s a ring of bare yellow skin. The legs are normally pink at all ages but can also be yellowish. Non-breeding adults have brown streaks on the head and neck.
European Herring Gulls usually make loud laughing sounds, which are well known in the northern hemisphere. But they also have a yelping alarm call as well as a low barking anxiety call.
Once familiar with humans, urban European Herring Gulls show little hesitation in swooping down to steal food from the hands of humans. During the breeding season, the gulls will also aggressively "dive bomb" and attempt to strike with claws and wings (occasionally spraying faeces or vomit at the same time) at humans that they perceive to be a threat to their eggs and chicks, but who are most often just innocent passers-by.
Biarritz is a coastal town on the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic coast. It is located in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the French Pays basque region in the very southwestern part of the country, just about 35 kilometres (22 miles) away from the French border with Spain. It is also situated in the traditional province of Labourd. Biaritz has just about 26,000 residents, but the town is renowned for being a luxurias seaside resort, known for its Hôtel du Palais (originally built for the Empress Eugénie in 1855), its casino by the sea and its surfing culture.
In 1186, Biarritz was first mentioned in Bayonne’s Golden Book. In 1342 the Chateau de Ferragus protected the coast and the current old port, while religious life and community assemblies took place at the chapel Notre-Dame-de-Pitié. At that time Biarritz was just a little fishing town that remitted its fish to the much larger and more important nearby city of Bayonne.
But at the same time, it was also a whaling community. Through the years whaling even became the town’s principal local industry. Consequently, the town's coat of arms features the image of a whale below a rowing boat manned by five sailors wearing berets, one of whom is preparing to throw a harpoon. However, in the 16th century, as a consequence of the attacks suffered in this area, or for other reasons, the whales migrated to other places. Whale hunters from the area therefore crossed the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of them, and began settling in the Labrador Peninsula and on Newfoundland.
In the 18th century, doctors claimed that the ocean at Biarritz had therapeutic properties, inspiring patients to make pilgrimages to the beach for alleged cures for their ailments. After the French Revolution, sea-baths became more and more fashionable. In 1840, the municipality of Biarritz started to organize an initiative in order to attract visitors who love the sea.
In 1843, Biarritz was found by the renowned French author Victor Hugo. In his book "Alpeak eta Pirinioak" he made the town the following compliments: "I have not met in the world any place more pleasant and perfect than Biarritz. I have never seen the old Neptune throwing joy and glory with such a force in the old Cybele. This coast is full of humming. Gascony's sea grinds, scratches and stretches on the reefs are a never ending whisper. Friendly population and white cheerful houses, large dunes, fine sand, great caves and proud sea, Biarritz is amazing."
But he also continued: "My only fear is Biarritz becoming fashionable. Whether this happens, the wild village, rural and still honest Biarritz, will be money-hungry. Biarritz will put poplars in the hills, railings in the dunes, kiosks in the rocks, seats in the caves, trousers worn on tourists." And either for good or for bad, Victor Hugo's prophecy was fulfilled. Biarritz planted poplars, tamarinds, hydrangeas, roses and pittosporums on the slopes and the hills, set railings on the dunes, covered moats with elegant stairs and sold the lands just out of greed for money.
The rush of visitors increased. Various hotels, a thalassotherapy house and a casino were built. Luxurious villas and store shops from London and Paris were also set up in Biarritz, and 36 small newspapers were published there. In 1854, Empress Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III, had a palace built on the beach. In additon, British monarchs Queen Victoria and King Edward VII as well as the Spanish king Alfonso XIII, became frequent visitors. Other members of royal families followed: King Oskar II from Sweden, King Leopoldo from Belgium, the empress of Russia, Nikolas II's mother, Elisabeth, Empress from Austria, Natalia from Serbia together with her ill son Alexandro and so on. Virtually as their entourage aristocrats, rich people, authors like Émile Zola and actors from throughout Europe discovered Biarritz too. At the end of the 19th century, 50,000 vacationers were gathering in Biarritz per year.
After World War II, Biarritz began reinventing itself. In 1957, the American film director Peter Viertel was in Biarritz with his wife Deborah Kerr working on the film "The Sun Also Rises". One of his Californian friends came for a visit, and his use of a surfboard off Biarritz is recognized as the first time surfing was practised in Europe. Eventually, Biarritz became one of the most popular European surfing spots.
At the same time, it remained a venue of famous celebrities, like Coco Chanel, Ava Gardner, Pablo Picasso, Charlie Chaplin, Winston Churchill, Gary Cooper, Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Hemingway, Tim Pigott-Smith, Prince William and his wife Kate, Vanessa Paradis and many more. Hence, even today the town is still a seaside resort with a big celebrity factor.
Place du Tertre is located in Paris, France, in the district of Montmartre and a few meters from the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur. 130 m high .
With its many artists, the Place du Tertre is a reminder of the time when Montmartre was the center of modern art. In the early twentieth century, many painters like Picasso and Utrillo were living there.
La Place du Tertre is the center of the old village of Montmartre.
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28" x 21"
Ceramic, unglazed porcelain, geode slices, red jasper
This piece began taking shape in my mind's eye shortly after the BP oil spill began. Although my thoughts & feelings about the event are full of ugliness & angst, the work itself was a joy to create .... Camouflaged Emotion