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..as a child, life seemed valuable and worth striving for, the future promised meaning.
Nostalgia for the past now, is it an attempt to explain to yourself what was valuable? This is the satisfaction of the need for the Meaning of Existence ..just thinking out loud..
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The terraces were dug following the natural curves of the landscape. The thickness of the walls stores heat during the day and diffuses it at night. Thanks to this method it has been possible to obtain a different microclimate as one goes down and gets closer to the centre. An average temperature difference of 5°C was observed, whereas the difference is only 0.5°C over comparable height differences at the same location. Due to its sheltered position, each of the terraces represents approximately one thousand metres of altitude under normal growing conditions.
"They tell me: if you see a slave sleeping, don't wake him, he may be dreaming of freedom.
And I answer them: if you see a sleeping slave, wake him up and explain what freedom is." Khalil Gibrán.
Hace meses que se busca al arquitecto del hangar..debe explicar algunos cálculos. Since months ago seeking the hangar architect.... he must explain some calculation. :))
I have to direct you to Jon Rappoport's interview: : home.solari.com/the-creation-of-a-false-epidemic-with-jon...
He can explain it far better than I can.
.... climate change. The famous cedar trees in the mountainous region of Lebanon are showing signs of extreme stress due to the warming of climate. The article below explains what is happening to the trees of biblical legends.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/24/climate-change-destro...
In 1990, Archaeological Survey of India discovered a sunken apsidal stepped well along with few sculptures inside it. This stepped well is located immediately to the north of the Shore Temple, its south edge abutting the northern wall of the Shore Temple. On the extreme south of this newly discovered shrine is placed a monolith statue of Varaha (Boar)in its zoomorphic form. This image is carved in round from a single boulder. The statue was found severely damaged, however, with efforts from ASI restorers, we now see this image in its near original glory. The other element of this stepped well is a slender cylindrical shrine constructed partly in rock and partly in stone. Beyond this cylindrical shrine, further northward, is a circular cistern or mini-well. This is cut downwards with a circular rim-like stone placed at the ground level.
ASI report mentions that this well provides potable water though situated near the ocean. Though Rabe accepts these sockets for the capstones of a well, however, he suggests that these might be constructed to hold the ‘pillar of victory’ taken by Narasimhavarman I from Vatapi (Badami) which probably was installed here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rabe2 tries to explain political reason behind the systematic destruction of this Varaha image. Rabe suggests that this Varaha monolith was severely and systematically butchered when the Chalukya king Vikramaditya I invaded the Pallava kingdom. The rationale behind this destruction was the submissive and prostrated attitude of the Varaha (Boar) Varaha was the dynastic crest of the Chalukyas. This specific posture of Varaha might be taken as a reference to the subjugation of the Chalukyas by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I. And to take revenge, the Chalukyan army destroyed this Varaha image while marching forward into the Pallava kingdom.
Inscriptions On the Varaha (boar) monolith –
The Varaha sculpture is carved out of the mother rock like the three other animal sculptures in the Five Rathas nearby. It has four birudas (titles) of Rajasimha Pallava, some of his favorites, inscribed upon the base, in Sanskrit in the Pallava Grantha script. The birudas on the side are “Sri RajasimhaH” “Sri RanajayaH” and “Sri BharaH”. The biruda on the rear, under the varaha’s tail, is “Sri Citra KaarmukaH”. Between the legs of the boar on both the and under its tail, leaves of acquatic plants are sculpted. These are similar to those at the base of the Varaha and Gajalakshmi panels in the Varaha Mandapam. These indicate that the boar which represents Vishnu, is diving under water, not merely digging.
However, how to explain the engraved titles of Rajasimha, as the Chalukyan attacked the Pallava kingdom before the reign of Rajasimha. To explain it, Rabe tells that it was most possible that like other monoliths, this Varaha was also executed during the period of Narasimhavarman I(630–668 AD). Therefore, when the Chalukyas attacked the Pallavas, during the reign of Narasimhavarman I and Parameshvaravarman I, this monolith was present in the temple complex. As the Varaha was destroyed before the reign of Rajasimha (695 to 722 AD), it was Rajasimha who restored it and that’s how we find his titles engraved on it. (Above description source Internet). Location - Mada Koil St, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu 603104, India
The rocks of the Racetrack Playa are composed of dolomite and syenite, the same materials that make up the surrounding mountains. They tumble down due to the forces of erosion, coming to rest on the parched ground below. Once they reach the level surface of the playa, the rocks somehow move horizontally, leaving perfect tracks behind them to record their path.
Many of the largest rocks have left behind trails as long as 1,500 feet, suggesting that they've moved a long way from their original location. Rocks with a rough-bottomed surface leave straight tracks, while smooth-bottomed rocks tend to wander. The sailing stones have been observed and studied since the early 1900s.
In 2014, scientists were able to capture the movement of the stones for the first time using time-lapse photography. The results strongly suggest that the sailing stones are the result of a perfect balance of ice, water, and wind. In the winter of 2014, rain formed a small pond that froze overnight and thawed the next day, creating a vast sheet of ice that was reduced by midday to only a few millimeters thick. Driven by a light wind, this sheet broke up and accumulated behind the stones, slowly pushing them forward.
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For art, we had to define what we think art was. While I was walking to take this, I had come up with this, short and sweet:
Art is my explanation to things that I cannot explain.
Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint.
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The Tamar former glacial circle valley does not see the sun from October to early March due to the over 1000m rocky wall, which, to the south, connects the Mojstrovka-Travnik chain with the Jalovec, constituting an obstacle, in addition to the sun, also to the mild Mediterranean southern currents; so, the presence of a vast glacier that shaped the valley during the last Ice Age is thus explained, exactly as for the other Julian cirques.
Here we are near the springs called "Črne vode" (Black Waters) at just under 1300m a.s.l. altitude, but the sparse and prostrate vegetation (from the weight of the snow, also the result of frequent avalanches), the mountain pines and the rock all around make one believe that we are at a higher altitude.
The Tamar Valley continues, slightly lower, a few more kilometers, bending towards the southwest (in the direction of the sun), ending up "hitting" the bastions of Mount Jalovec.
This mountain massif is geographically and climatically very important as it is located at the crossroads of three valleys and is part of the watershed between the Adriatic and the Black Sea catchments: so, in addition to the Danube catchment/basin Tamar valley, the Adriatic catchment valleys Koritnica and Trenta also reach it.
It is also the main mountain of three mountain ranges that branch off from it, namely the Mojstrovke-Travnik mountain chain, on the left of the photo, the Ponce/Ponze, along the Italian border, which continue with the Spiče on the right, and the long chain of the Pelc mountains, up to the Bavski Grintavec, towards the south.
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Built in 1928 by The Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough to house an experimental rotating loop navigation system (Inertial Navigation System) and later adopted by the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) to record ballistics and aerodynamics during bomb trials. Now used by the National Trust as a fabulous bird hide, but the integrity and history of the building using information boards is very well explained.
Sometimes you get your picture of the day unexpectedly, and you're quite pleased that an opportunity quickly presented itself with minimal thought and you're happy with the results.
On other days you come off the road after spotting a chimney at a paper mill, wander into a field, upset a security guard and have to explain that you're just trying to take a not-very-sharp-or-inspiring long exposure of some wood-perfumed steam.
A Marine Iguana seems to smile like Jack N. Also called the Christmas Iguana since it changes colors during the mating season. Perhaps that explains the smile....Galapagos.
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It was not within my plans to make a portrait and less in the foreground of a sheep but it is that fate is capricious and it put us on our way neither more nor less than a sheep named: BLACK NOSE OF VALAIS. And it is that these are a Swiss breed of sheep, originally from the canton of Valais. This breed is, together with the Roux du Valais sheep, the only horned sheep breeds in Switzerland. We went up a road if it can be called that with an incline and curves that not even in the Tourmalet and we saw that there was a shepherd with the sheep branch. Go! Go! I said Layla, this is a must see! We parked and walking we went to the pastor. Layla stayed behind and I walked over to him and we had a chat with an English vocabulary from National Geographic. A special mention to that shepherd who was only one from the heart and not for nothing else and who very kindly attended to me and explained to me what his day-to-day life was with the sheep.
Nick Cave is a phenomenal artist for several reasons. One thing that I loved about this exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is that there were audio pieces explaining some of the works. The main work the couple are viewing is called Speak Louder but the work above it is one of a few in his Tondo series. When Nick Cave started making Soundsuits, it was right after he heard about the police brutality and the Rodney King beatings. I posted a shot of his Soundsuits here:
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When he speaks about Tondo, he speaks about the effects of inner city violence on children. This is something that is a dear issue to me as I work with kids with disabilities in the public schools in Chicago. At one school I work at, kids come all over the city and 97% must be drawn from the highest poverty areas of the city according to the last census. So, when a parent is concerned because of a child's lack of attention or behavior and a nurse asks, "How much sleep does your child get each night?" and the parent replies "None because there are constantly gunshots and police sirens going off," you know something needs to change in this world.
As many of you know, I believe in proactive means to building better communities. As we continue to put more budgets into funding police, we actually have more crime because less is going into quality education, libraries, mental health facilities, preventing food deserts, equitable employment and low income housing. As our policing has increased, it means that there is also less of a viable public transportation system as well, at the same time that many families earning lower incomes cannot afford these astronomical gas prices and we all need to take an active role when it comes to climate change.
In my 21 years of working with children at Chicago Public Schools, I've worked at a few different schools. In 2003, I had the great honor of working with kids in the Cabrini Green neighborhood before re gentrification and racism (profit over people time and time again) unfortunately forced many people out. I've worked on the West side and lately on the North side. I love children all over the city. When I bike to the far South side to see art, some ask me if it's safe. Wherever children go, we should be willing to go. And, if we are not wiling to go there, we need to think about making it safer there. Chicago is a microcasm of the whole world in that respect. We have the ability to make a world where everyone has a basic level of human rights and a higher quality of life. We don't need little boys getting to go to space again. We don't need billionaires who have 10 homes. We need sustainability.
In all my years at Chicago Public Schools and in the hundreds upon thousands of children I've met (and hopeful helped), not one of them has ever told me he/she/they want to rob or kill people for a living. However, there was an eight year old girl who told a Speech Therapist I worked with that she wanted to be a cop "because they get away with murder." We need to be better.
I am an active voter and donate money to charity and some politicians. I wish I had more power. I wish I could also create something as beautiful as Nick Cave does when he falls into despair. Some people ask me what protesting does. Others ask me what making art does. Still, others ask me what voting does. I'll tell you I don't have all the answers (or any some days) but I can tell you this much, if we were ALL trying to make the world a better place. If we were all making decisions based on trying to be more kind, just, and human, this world would in fact change.
So, if you're kind, Speak Louder. If you're a fan of human rights, Speak Louder. If you want children of all races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds to grow up in a better world, Speak Louder. If you want Environmental Justice, speak louder. If you want immigration rights and body autonomy, speak louder. If you want those in the LGBTQ+ community to have the same quality of life as those who are cis gendered and/or heterosexual, speak louder. If you want an end to the For Profit Prison Industrial Complex, speak louder.
Speak Louder.
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Normally, Jongmyo Shrine is only open for guided tours on most days. However, I was able to get in without a guided tour because it was on a Saturday which was the only day not needing a guided tour. Still, I got a glimpse on how much importance South Koreans put on cultural education to their kids.
Right over here in this photo was a guide in hanbok explaining to the kids what was Jongmyo Shrine used in the past. A really interesting thing to note is that despite fast changes and foreign influence over the decades, Korea has still managed to keep many of its traditions.
I honestly cannot explain how this outfit came about. Probably too much Easter candy. Hahaha :)
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Head: Lelutka EvoX Avalon 3.1
Body: Maitreya Lara 5.3
Skin: Amara Beauty
Eyes: Avi-Glam
Shape: Mine - Laurna v.17
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Outfit : Dernier - Beagle Sister Latex Mask & Catsuit in Pink
Hat: Dernier - Shea Hat in Pink
Shoes: Gos - So Chic Stilettos
Sunglasses: DeLa - Sunglasses De1 for Ladies
Headband: Monso - My Bunny Band Gift - White
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Pixit - Manaram
Everglow - Girls622 (Vintage)
Okay, so let me get this right. You bought the jewelry for Jorja but you say it can't be seen? So where is this jewelry worn?
The only time I've ever been to Mt. St. Helens was when I was a kid and the entire area was consumed by fog. I never was able to see the peak. I knew I was missing something, I just didn't know exactly what.
Fast forward 15 years later, my friend and I find ourselves arriving at the same exact conditions I was plagued with years back. I was sure that we weren't going to see the mountain that morning, but when it finally revealed itself, I felt like a kid in a candy store. Everything around us was breathtaking.
There is something about Mt. St. Helens that can't be explained. Ok, so the missing chunk can be scientifically explained, but there is an intangible feeling that sets this mountain apart for me and I can finally fully appreciate it.
The group from UK Cocoloco came to my town to do a live performance called Pilgrimage.
I was showed the artworld most famous wonder.They make me laugh so much...showing Newtons apple,Marguerite ,Salvador Dali ,the last super and here as you can admire Mona Lisa.
If by any chance you get to luck to experience them...don´t miss them if you like to laugh...