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The Silk Road (Chinese: 絲綢之路) was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.
Spanning over 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles), it played a central role in facilitating economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between the East and West. The name "Silk Road", first coined in the late 19th century, has fallen into disuse among some modern historians in favor of Silk Routes, on the grounds that it more accurately describes the intricate web of land and sea routes connecting Central, East, South, Southeast, and West Asia, East Africa, and Southern Europe.
The Silk Road derives its name from the highly lucrative trade of silk textiles that were produced almost exclusively in China. The network began with the Han dynasty's expansion into Central Asia around 114 BCE through the missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial envoy Zhang Qian, which brought the region under unified control. The Parthian Empire provided a bridge to East Africa and the Mediterranean. By the early first century CE, Chinese silk was widely sought-after in Rome, Egypt, and Greece. Other lucrative commodities from the East included tea, dyes, perfumes, and porcelain; among Western exports were horses, camels, honey, wine, and gold. Aside from generating substantial wealth for emerging mercantile classes, the proliferation of goods such as paper and gunpowder greatly altered the trajectory of various realms, if not world history.
During its roughly 1,500 years of existence, the Silk Road endured the rise and fall of numerous empires and major events such as the Black Death and the Mongol conquests. As a highly decentralized network, security was sparse. Travelers faced constant threats of banditry and nomadic raiders, and long expanses of inhospitable terrain. Few individuals crossed the entirety of the Silk Road, instead relying on a succession of middlemen based at various stopping points along the way. In addition to goods, the network facilitated an unprecedented exchange of ideas, religions (especially Buddhism), philosophies, and scientific discoveries, many of which were syncretised or reshaped by the societies that encountered them. Likewise, a wide variety of people used the routes. Diseases such as plague also spread along the Silk Road, possibly contributing to the Black Death.
CIA plant to start trouble. lol
Black Lives Matter is a decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people. While there are specific organizations like the Black Lives Matter Global Network that label themselves simply as "Black Lives Matter", the Black Lives Matter movement comprises a broad array of people and organizations. The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself remains untrademarked by any group. The broader movement and its related organizations typically advocate against police violence towards black people as well as for various other policy changes considered to be related to black liberation.
En un siècle, le jazz est passé du statut d’expression quasi-folklorique à celui de langage musical universel ; pour les générations à venir, il sera perçu comme LA révolution musicale du 20ème siècle.
D’ores et déjà présent dans les Conservatoires et les Universités, le jazz doit aujourd’hui se créer ses propres structures de diffusion et de conservation.
La Maison du Jazz, née en 1994 du rêve de quelques collectionneurs ayant voué leur vie au jazz, s’est donné comme mission prioritaire la préservation et la valorisation d’un patrimoine d’autant plus gigantesque que chaque œuvre est, à travers l’improvisation, une œuvre unique.
La Maison du Jazz se définit donc comme :
1. Un centre de documentation
...où sont archivés, restaurés et mis à disposition du public des dizaines de milliers de documents : disques tous formats, bandes magnétiques, cassettes, CD’s, vidéos, films, livres, magazines, photos, affiches, etc…
2. Un centre d’animation
...organisant en site propre ou en décentralisation cours d’histoire du jazz, conférences, expositions, concerts, etc.
3. Un centre de promotion
...du jazz belge (agendas, listings d’adresses, promotion des sorties discographiques, aide à l’organisation de festivals, etc.)
In a century, jazz has gone from being a quasi-folkloric expression to that of a universal musical language; for generations to come, it will be seen as THE musical revolution of the 20th century.
Already present in conservatories and universities, jazz must now create its own distribution and conservation structures.
The Maison du Jazz, born in 1994 from the dream of a few collectors who have dedicated their lives to jazz, has given itself as a priority mission the preservation and enhancement of a heritage that is all the more gigantic as each work is, through the improvisation, a unique work.
The Maison du Jazz is therefore defined as:
1. A documentation center
... where tens of thousands of documents are archived, restored and made available to the public: discs of all formats, magnetic tapes, cassettes, CDs, videos, films, books, magazines, photos, posters, etc ...
2. An activity center
... organizing on its own or decentralized site jazz history courses, conferences, exhibitions, concerts, etc.
3. A promotion center
... Belgian jazz (agendas, address listings, promotion of record releases, help with the organization of festivals, etc.)
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Aðaldalur is a valley in the South Þingeyjarsýsla . He goes up from the bottom Skjálfandaflói Bay , between Skjálfandafljóts the west and Laxa and Hvammsheiði heath to the east and extends south to Vestmannsvatni . Southern part of the valley is broken apart by Garth Nupur , passing to the north of Fljótsheiði . Reykjadalur goes to the south of Aðaldalur and are clearly no geographical distinction between the valleys. Laxárdalur progresses southeast of Aðaldalur up Mývatnssveit . Aðaldalur was formerly a separate municipality, Aðaldælahreppur , but is now part of the rural area .
Out of Skjálfandaflói Bay are spread sand but later primary Dalshraun and covers most of the plains, and it is about 100 square kilometers. Main lava suites are two; older lava flowed from Ketildyngju for about 3500 years and 2000 years for the second lava flowed over it from the congestion cities in Myvatn . The lava is widely well-healed, grown birch , only , rice and heather . Northeast it was before destitute of vegetation, but in the middle of the last century there was a healing sand fence and vegetation has been changed for the better since. South side of the valley is fairly wide wetlands. In the valley are widely grassy moors.
Several towns in Aðaldalur but based decentralized. North of the towns are usually the edge Aðaldalur lava. Þéttust is built around Laxá Station and the Hafralækjarskóla , where geothermal and pool . Not far from the The community Ýdalir . Churches are Grenjadastadur and residency in Aðaldalur. Airport is Aðaldalur lava, but there is no longer scheduled.
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The Singapore National Day Parade is a national ceremony in Singapore that, as its name implies, includes a parade on Singapore's National Day on August 9, in commemoration of Singapore's independence that is usually held at the Float @Marina Bay and various decentralized venues all over Singapore, Padang and the National Stadium.
This year, NDP will bring the mobile column to five heartland sites on 10 August 2019. The mobile column will be travelling to Bishan, Geylang Serai, Jurong East, Punggol, and Woodlands, where there will also be carnivals organised by the People’s Association. The one-day celebrations will culminate with dazzling fireworks displays at each of the five sites.
These are a series of photos, long exposures of the Marina Bay and Central Business District from the Sail @ Marina Bay - The structure of The Sail is 245 m (804 ft) with 70 storeys and is one of Singapore's tallest condominium/apartment. The building was erected on reclaimed land and was designed by Peter Pran and Timothy Johnson with leading design firm NBBJ. The two buildings include a glass facade, sculpted Marina Bay Tower to look like a sail, and configured the complex representative of a huge canyon, reflecting his utilisation of inspirations by the sun, the wind, and the water respectively.
De esas fotos que dices "esta no parezco yo". Pues eso, no parezco yo ni en la foto ni en nada últimamente. ¡A ver si me centro...!
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Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Greek: Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, formally Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Greek Macedonia along with the region of Western Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace.
Administration
Administrative history
The region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended, with the preexisting region in many respects inheriting status and weight of the five now abolished prefectures, Drama, Evros, Kavala, Rhodope and Xanthi.
In this special case, the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace also succeeds the intermediate structure of the two super-prefectures of Drama-Kavala-Xanthi and of Rhodope-Evros into which the five prefectures had been grouped since 1994.
Current status
Capital of the region is Komotini, which by population is the fourth largest city, following Alexandroupoli, Kavala and Xanthi. The region is divided into the Macedonian regional units of Drama, Kavala and Thasos and the Thracian regional units of Xanthi, Rhodope and Evros, which coincide with the territory of the former prefectures, except for Thasos, which was part of the Kavala prefecture. Unlike the former prefectures, the regional units however have very limited administrative powers.
Along with Central Macedonia, the region is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace based at Thessaloniki.
Regional governor
The political post of the Regional governor (Περιφερειάρχης) was also created in the course of the Kallikratis reform and can be considered the successor of the former prefects. Current governor is the former Prefect of Xanthi, Giorgos Pavlidis (Nea Dimokratia), who was elected in the 2014 regional election succeeding the former Prefect of Rhodopi, Aris Giannakidis (PASOK).
Demographics
The region is home to Greece's main Muslim minority, made up mainly of Pomaks and Western Thrace Turks, whose presence dates to the Ottoman period. Unlike the Muslims of Greek Macedonia, Epirus, and elsewhere in northern Greece, they were exempted from the Greek-Turkish population exchange following the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. According to the 1991 census, the Muslim minority numbered around 98,000 people or 29% of the population of Western Thrace, of which about half were Western Thrace Turks and the rest (35%) Pomaks and Muslim Romani people (15%).[2] In the 2014 European elections in Greece, 42,533 people from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace voted for the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace, which represents what it regards as the Muslim minority in Greece. These Muslim minority populations are completely distinct from the Ottoman-era Greek Muslims, such as the Vallahades of western Greek Macedonia, who were almost entirely expatriated to Turkey as part of the 1923-24 Population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
Major Municipalities
Alexandroúpoli (Αλεξανδρούπολη) - 72,959 people
Dráma (Δράμα) - 56.062 people
Kavála (Καβάλα) - 70,501 people
Komotiní (Κομοτηνή) - 66,919 people
Xánthi (Ξάνθη) - 55.360 people
Major cities and towns
Alexandroupoli
Chrysoupoli
Didymoteicho
Drama
Eleftheroupoli
Feres
Kavala
Kimmeria
Komotini
Nea Orestiada
Prosotsani
Soufli
Xanthi
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Aðaldalur is a valley in the South Þingeyjarsýsla . He goes up from the bottom Skjálfandaflói Bay , between Skjálfandafljóts the west and Laxa and Hvammsheiði heath to the east and extends south to Vestmannsvatni . Southern part of the valley is broken apart by Garth Nupur , passing to the north of Fljótsheiði . Reykjadalur goes to the south of Aðaldalur and are clearly no geographical distinction between the valleys. Laxárdalur progresses southeast of Aðaldalur up Mývatnssveit . Aðaldalur was formerly a separate municipality, Aðaldælahreppur , but is now part of the rural area .
Out of Skjálfandaflói Bay are spread sand but later primary Dalshraun and covers most of the plains, and it is about 100 square kilometers. Main lava suites are two; older lava flowed from Ketildyngju for about 3500 years and 2000 years for the second lava flowed over it from the congestion cities in Myvatn . The lava is widely well-healed, grown birch , only , rice and heather . Northeast it was before destitute of vegetation, but in the middle of the last century there was a healing sand fence and vegetation has been changed for the better since. South side of the valley is fairly wide wetlands. In the valley are widely grassy moors.
Several towns in Aðaldalur but based decentralized. North of the towns are usually the edge Aðaldalur lava. Þéttust is built around Laxá Station and the Hafralækjarskóla , where geothermal and pool . Not far from the The community Ýdalir . Churches are Grenjadastadur and residency in Aðaldalur. Airport is Aðaldalur lava, but there is no longer scheduled.
Fireworks - NDP Preview 2
The Singapore National Day Parade is a national ceremony in Singapore that, as its name implies, includes a parade on Singapore's National Day on August 9, in commemoration of Singapore's independence that is usually held at the Float @Marina Bay and various decentralized venues all over Singapore, Padang and the National Stadium.
This year, NDP will bring the mobile column to five heartland sites on 10 August 2019. The mobile column will be travelling to Bishan, Geylang Serai, Jurong East, Punggol, and Woodlands, where there will also be carnivals organised by the People’s Association. The one-day celebrations will culminate with dazzling fireworks displays at each of the five sites.
These are a series of photos, long exposures of the Marina Bay and Central Business District from the Sail @ Marina Bay - The structure of The Sail is 245 m (804 ft) with 70 storeys and is one of Singapore's tallest condominium/apartment. The building was erected on reclaimed land and was designed by Peter Pran and Timothy Johnson with leading design firm NBBJ. The two buildings include a glass facade, sculpted Marina Bay Tower to look like a sail, and configured the complex representative of a huge canyon, reflecting his utilisation of inspirations by the sun, the wind, and the water respectively.
A new kind of digital platform is emerging and it is called a Blockchain Exchange. An Exchange that is extremely smart, fully autonomous, hyper-connected, integrated horizontally and vertically while remaining fully decentralized and broad-based. ellipsis.crowdpoint.tech/?afmc=c_C3NTN_ElmJjkooO--_h
A dome above the sea. Santorini, Greece. An other emblematic building (cliché?) of the island, the domes of all the churches of the island.
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The University Library Heidelberg (German: Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg) is the central library of the University of Heidelberg. It constitutes together with the 83 decentralized libraries of the faculties and institutes the University Library System, which is headed by the director of the University Library. The University Library holds special collections in literature concerning the Palatinate and Baden, egyptology, archeology, the history of art, and South Asia. It holds about 3.2 million books, 10,732 scientific periodicals, and about 500,000 other media such as microfilms and video tapes. It holds 6,600 manuscripts (most notably the Codex Manesse), 1,800 incunabula, 110,500 autographs, and a collection of old maps, paintings, and photographs. The libraries of the faculties and institutes hold another 3.5 million printed books. In 2005, 34,500 active users of the University Library accessed 1.4 million books a year. The conventional book supply is complemented by numerous electronic services, such as 3,000 commercial scientific journals that can be accessed via e-journal.
The University Library of today traces its roots back to the purchase of a chest of documents by the first Rector Marsilius von Inghen in 1388, which was stored in the Heiliggeistkirche, then the University Cathedral. Additional foundations of the library were laid through donations from bishops, chancellors, and early professors. Louis III willed his large and valuable collection to the university, as did also the Fugger of Augsburg. Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, combined the university's libraries in the 16th century, thus creating the Bibliotheca Palatina. In the 17th century, the greatest part of the Bibliotheca Palatina was donated to the Vatican in Rome as a loot of the Thirty Years War. Several manuscripts from the 10th to 18th century from the libraries of the secularized monasteries Salem and Petershausen later constituted the basis for the reconstruction. From 1901 to 1905, a richly ornamented four-wing red sandstone building was constructed for the library across from the Church of St. Peter. It was designed by Josef Durm, who adapted the Renaissance style of Heidelberg Castle and added numerous elements of Art Nouveau. The building was expanded several times, lately by enlarged basements under the courtyard of the neighboring New University. The frontage is punctuated with many windows for the sake of natural illumination. The University Library's stocks exceeded one million in 1934. Since 1978, the science branch of the University Library serves the institutes of natural sciences and medicine on the New Campus.
Das Landhaus wurde von 1879 bis 1880 nach einem Entwurf des Kölner Architekten August Carl Lange im Stil der Kölner Neugotik als Sommerwohnung für den Kölner Landgerichtsrat und Reichstagsabgeordneten Eugen von Kesseler errichtet.Der Bauherr wollte mit der Marienburg an den gleichnamigen Hauptsitz des Deutschen Ritterordens in Westpreußen erinnern.
Bis 1982 war die Marienburg in Familienhand. Dann starb die letzte Nachfahrin des Königlich Preußischen Landgerichtsrats, Elisabeth von Kesseler.
Die Marienburg blieb in Privatbesitz; den Park ringsherum kaufte die Stadt Monheim im Zusammenhang mit der dezentralen Landesgartenschau Euroga 2002 plus, stellte ihn wieder her und machte ihn öffentlich zugänglich.
The country house was built from 1879 to 1880 to a design by the Cologne architect August Carl Lange in the style of the Cologne Neugothic as a summer apartment for the Cologne district court and Reichstag deputies Eugen von Kesseler. The builder wanted to remember the Marienburg to the eponymous headquarters of the Teutonic Knights in West Prussia ,
Until 1982, the Marienburg was in family hands. Then died the last descendant of the Royal Prussian District Judge Elisabeth von Kesseler.
The Marienburg remained privately owned; The park around it bought the city Monheim in connection with the decentralized garden show Euroga 2002 plus, restored it and made it publicly accessible.
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The Singapore National Day Parade is a national ceremony in Singapore that, as its name implies, includes a parade on Singapore's National Day on August 9, in commemoration of Singapore's independence that is usually held at the Float @Marina Bay and various decentralized venues all over Singapore, Padang and the National Stadium.
This year, NDP will bring the mobile column to five heartland sites on 10 August 2019. The mobile column will be travelling to Bishan, Geylang Serai, Jurong East, Punggol, and Woodlands, where there will also be carnivals organised by the People’s Association. The one-day celebrations will culminate with dazzling fireworks displays at each of the five sites.
These are a series of photos, long exposures of the Marina Bay and Central Business District from the Sail @ Marina Bay - The structure of The Sail is 245 m (804 ft) with 70 storeys and is one of Singapore's tallest condominium/apartment. The building was erected on reclaimed land and was designed by Peter Pran and Timothy Johnson with leading design firm NBBJ. The two buildings include a glass facade, sculpted Marina Bay Tower to look like a sail, and configured the complex representative of a huge canyon, reflecting his utilisation of inspirations by the sun, the wind, and the water respectively.
Chittagong Hill Tracts, an area located in the south-east of Bangladesh, with over 13,295 square kilometers and the estimated population of 1.5 million people, is one of the most diverse regions in the country.
This is a home to 12 ethnic groups - the majority Bengali and 11 indigenous communities - Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Tanchangya, Mro, Lushai, Khumi, Chak, Khiyang, Bawm, Pangkhua. Each of them having their own distinctive language, culture, and tradition.
More than two decades of conflicts, the rough hilly terrain and remoteness of villages have impacted the economic development of the region leaving widespread unemployment and over half of the population below poverty line.
The economy of the Hill Tracts heavily depends on agriculture, as nearly two thirds of rural households rely on farming as their primary income.
For many communities, access to basic health care is difficult due to the rough terrain and scattered settlements. Lack of human resources is another big challenge for existing health care.
For similar reasons, access to education is made complicated for many rural children. The difficult terrain makes the journey to school much longer and potentially unsafe. More than half of the children enrolled in primary school drop out in the first years, mainly due to the lack of finance, distance to school, safety, not understanding the subjects and need to stay at home to help parents.
As part of the Peace Accord signed in 1997 a decentralized Local Government was established, with responsibilities delegated to the Regional Council and three Hill District Councils, while the Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs oversees all activities.
Due to the prolonged conflicts in the area, Chittagong Hill Tracts remained outside the mainstream of development assistance for over 25 years.
Following the signing of the Peace Accord, the people of the Hill Tracts entered a new era. The Accord created new opportunities for development assistance. Local people’s enthusiasm have been matched with the support from international donor community to resume development in the region.
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Aðaldalur is a valley in the South Þingeyjarsýsla . He goes up from the bottom Skjálfandaflói Bay , between Skjálfandafljóts the west and Laxa and Hvammsheiði heath to the east and extends south to Vestmannsvatni . Southern part of the valley is broken apart by Garth Nupur , passing to the north of Fljótsheiði . Reykjadalur goes to the south of Aðaldalur and are clearly no geographical distinction between the valleys. Laxárdalur progresses southeast of Aðaldalur up Mývatnssveit . Aðaldalur was formerly a separate municipality, Aðaldælahreppur , but is now part of the rural area .
Out of Skjálfandaflói Bay are spread sand but later primary Dalshraun and covers most of the plains, and it is about 100 square kilometers. Main lava suites are two; older lava flowed from Ketildyngju for about 3500 years and 2000 years for the second lava flowed over it from the congestion cities in Myvatn . The lava is widely well-healed, grown birch , only , rice and heather . Northeast it was before destitute of vegetation, but in the middle of the last century there was a healing sand fence and vegetation has been changed for the better since. South side of the valley is fairly wide wetlands. In the valley are widely grassy moors.
Several towns in Aðaldalur but based decentralized. North of the towns are usually the edge Aðaldalur lava. Þéttust is built around Laxá Station and the Hafralækjarskóla , where geothermal and pool . Not far from the The community Ýdalir . Churches are Grenjadastadur and residency in Aðaldalur. Airport is Aðaldalur lava, but there is no longer scheduled.