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Just recently returned to steam after overhaul, "Pendennis Castle" stands outside the shed at Didcot Railway Centre. This locomotive has a few claims to fame, including its exploits on the East Coast Main Line in trials pitted against "Flying Scotsman", taking part in the 1925 "British Empire Exhibition" at Wembley and being one of two locomotives to have circumnavigated the world.
Locomotive: Great Western Railway Castle Class 4-6-0 4079 "Pendennis Castle".
Location: The Great Western Society's Didcot Railway Centre, Oxfordshire, UK.
Korsika - Golf von Porto
Plage de Bussaglia
Le golfe de Porto est un golfe de la mer Méditerranée qui se situe sur la façade occidentale de la Corse, en France. Le littoral du golfe fait partie du Parc naturel régional de Corse. Le golfe est partagé entre les anciennes pièves de Sia (rivage nord) et Salogna (rivage sud).
Géographiquement, il est délimité au nord par la Punta â Scopa (Osani) et au sud par le Capu Rossu (Piana). Ses rives sont composées, au nord des façades maritimes des communes d'Osani, de Partinello et de Serriera, et au sud par le littoral nord de Piana. Le fond du golfe appartient à la commune d'Ota, avec Porto, sa tour génoise et sa plage à l'embouchure de la rivière Porto.
Sa géologie particulière est constituée de roches volcaniques faisant partie de l'ensemble appelé « Corse cristalline », à roches magmatiques, qui couvre les deux tiers de l'île, à l'ouest de la ligne partant de Calvi et rejoignant Solenzara.
Le golfe ainsi que les calanche de Piana, le golfe de Girolata et la réserve de Scandola plus au nord, sont inscrits depuis 1983 sur la liste du patrimoine mondial.
Le nom de Golfe de Porto : calanche de Piana, golfe de Girolata, réserve de Scandola proposé par les autorités françaises pour remplacer le nom de « les Caps de Girolata et de Porto et réserve naturelle de Scandola, calanches de Piana en Corse », a été approuvé par l'UNESCO.
« La réserve, qui fait partie du parc naturel régional de Corse, occupe la presqu'île de la Scandola, impressionnant massif de porphyre aux formes tourmentées. Sa végétation est un remarquable exemple de maquis. On y trouve des goélands, des cormorans et des aigles de mer. Les eaux transparentes, aux îlots et aux grottes inaccessibles, abritent une riche vie marine. »
— UNESCO, site de l'UNESCO
Dans une note de son récit de voyage Excursions en Corse édité en 1891, le prince Roland Bonaparte décrit le site ainsi :
« Au col de Parma, le paysage devient féerique : on a à ses pieds les eaux calmes du golfe de Girolata... Ce golfe étonne par la sauvagerie de ses côtes escarpées et la brusquerie de ses découpures. Il est ceint tout entier d'une muraille sanglante de granit rouge, et dans la mer bleue ces rochers écarlates se reflètent... Le golfe de Porto, que l'on découvre ensuite après avoir franchi le petit col de la Croix, est encore beaucoup plus beau... Les rochers noirs alternent avec les granits rouges et donnent un cachet particulier à toute cette région, sans aucun doute, une des plus belles de Corse, pour celui qui n'est pas l'ennemi des couleurs flamboyantes et de la nature sauvage... La route qui suit la côte sud du golfe s'élève assez rapidement à travers une série de ravins aux pentes abruptes et remplies d'une végétation des plus luxuriantes. On dirait des cascades de verdure se précipitant dans le golfe, aux eaux bleues frangées d'écume. C'est le maquis, l'impénétrable maquis, formé de chênes verts, de genévriers, d'arbousiers, de lentisques, d'alaternes, de bruyères, de lauriers-thyms, de myrtes et de buis, que relient entre eux, les mêlant comme des chevelures, les clématites enlaçantes, des fougères monstrueuses, des chèvrefeuilles, des cistes, des romarins, des lavandes, des ronces, jetant sur le dos des monts une inextricable toison. Cette forêt qui cesse au bout d'une heure de montée, est dominée par une arête de rochers curieusement découpés en vastes aiguilles dénudées, s'élevant d'un seul jet au-dessus de cet océan de verdure qui ne se termine qu'au niveau de la mer... La route qui traverse cette région appelée Calanche, s'accroche pour ainsi dire aux parois des rochers ; de grands murs de soutènement ou des ponts la conduisent aux étroites échancrures taillées dans les rochers et qui font communiquer toutes ces étroites vallées tombant dans la mer au milieu d'éboulements de pierres, qui de loin ressemblent à des scories, tellement elles sont boursouflées et remplies de cavités, souvent pleines d'une terre rougeâtre où poussent quelques brins d'herbe. Au moment où nous entrâmes au milieu de cette forêt de granit pourpré, le soleil venait de disparaître derrière la ligne d'horizon... Nous avancions dans un clair-obscur qui faisait ressortir davantage les dentelures des crêtes rocheuses, se projetant sur le fond jaune d'or du ciel qui, au-dessus de nos têtes, passait par toutes les nuances du bleu pour arriver au noir... »
— Prince Roland Bonaparte - Une excursion en Corse - À compte d’auteur 1891
La région Porto-Piana a été longtemps assimilée à un désert démographique. « La prédominance de reliefs très accidentés, la fréquence des épidémies affectant jadis la Corse (mentionnons, entre autres, la grande peste de 1348 décimant la population de l'île, si l'on en croit le chroniqueur florentin Giovanni Villani ou encore celles de 1450, 1498, 1525, 1528, 1529 ou 1580...), des récessions économiques (disettes successives et famines mentionnées par les sources du XVIe siècle au XVIIIe siècle) et, avant tout, l'histoire tourmentée de ce territoire expliquent, essentiellement, ce trait du peuplement. ».
Au Moyen Âge, quelques communautés habitaient cette région ; mais elle fut définitivement abandonnée vers la moitié du XVIe siècle.
Elle était alors sous la seigneurie des Leca, impliqués dans les guerres de Cinarchesi. À la fin du XVe siècle, la région connut la période des guerres de Giovan Paolo di Leca.
Après les guerres du XVIe siècle, durant la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle, les Turcs, assaillant régulièrement les côtes de la région, réussirent à éliminer des villages entiers comme Paomia ou Revinda. À la fin du XVIe siècle, les basses terres sont définitivement abandonnées. « Ainsi en est-il du Sia, de la piève de Salogna, ruinée, ou de celle de Paomia, totalement désertée en 1584 ».
De la domination génoise de l'époque, il reste à la région des édifices très bien conservés dont les deux les plus représentatifs sont ceux édifiés par Dumenico Giustiniani : le fortin du village de Girolata qui fut construit en 1551, restauré en 1610 et à proximité duquel fut capturé et emprisonné le célèbre pirate turc Dragut en 1540 ; mais aussi la tour génoise de Porto, une des quatre tours carrées de l'île, qui fut construite en 1552 et rénovée en 1992. En effet, elle fut détruite par une explosion de la réserve de poudre.
Malgré ces fortifications, la côte du golfe de Porto subit toujours, au XVIIe siècle, de gros problèmes de défense. C'est alors que les populations des villages de montagne qui possédaient des terrains sur le littoral firent pression pour obtenir la construction d'un nombre plus important d'édifices. Ils rebâtirent une tour à Sagone, futur dépôt de bois pour les exploitants de la forêt de Valdu Niellu.
Au début du XVIIe siècle seront construites « six nouvelles tours : Omigna, Cargèse, Orchinu, Cavi Rossi, Gargalo et Imbuto. Celles-ci sont édifiées entre 1605 et 1611 sous la direction du "gentilhomme" Anton Giovanni Sarola ».
À cette même période, les autorités de Gênes développeront une politique de concession, aboutissant notamment à la constitution à Cargèse d’une colonie grecque qui sera à l'origine de tensions avec les populations environnantes.
C’est également à cette période que Vico se retrouvera sur un plan plus important, avec la séparation de sa juridiction de celle d’Ajaccio au début des années 1660 et la création d’un Palais public.
(Wikipedia)
Der Golf von Porto liegt an der schroffen Westküste von Korsika. Die Bucht mit ihren schroffen Felsenküsten ist als Weltnaturerbe geschützt.
Orte am Golf von Porto von Nord nach Süd:
Girolata - Der kleine Küstenort ist nur zu Fuß oder mit dem Schiff erreichbar. Girolata besitzt ein altes Fort und eine schöne Bucht mit Kiesstrand, die gleichzeitig als Naturhafen dient. Es gibt Ausflugsgastronomie. Start für eine Wanderung nach Girolata am besten vom Parkplatz nahe der Küstenstraße oderhalb Osani (weiteres siehe auch Abschnitt Wandern)
Osani - Dorf etwas unterhalb der Küstenstraße gelegen, das sich nördlich von Partinello befindet. Der Ort besitzt einen eigenen Strand mit Campingplatz (erreichbar über die D 424).
Partinello - Dorf an der Küsterstraße nördlich von Porto. Der Strand des Ortes ist über die kleine D 324 anfahrbar.
Serriera - Dorf nördlich von Porto gelegen mit einem Strand. Der "Plage de Bussaglia" ist von der Küstenstraße über die D 724 erreichbar.
Porto - "Zentrum" der Region mit Mole, Strand, Übernachtung-, Einkehr- und Einkaufsmöglichkeiten. Ferner gibt es ein paar Campingplätze.
Ota - Hoch auf einer Sommerterrasse bereits im Inselinnern gelegen. Der Bergort bildet mit Porto eine Gemeinde. Ota ist Ausgangspunkt für den Spaziergang zur bekannten Genueserbrücke.
Piana - schönes Dorf, das sich im Südbereich der Bucht befindet. Es liegt auf einer Hochterrasse etwa 400 m über dem Meer. Nördlich von Piana findet sich mit der "Calanche" ein besonders schöner und schroffer Küstenabschnitt, der in der Hochsaison stark besucht ist. Von der D 824 zweigt westlich Piana die kleine D 624 ab, die sich steil hinab zum kleinem Strand "Ficajola" am Golf von Porto windet. Hoch über dem Meer verläuft weiter südlich die D 824 abwärts zum "Plage d'Arone", dem Hauptstrand des Ortes. Dieser Strand mit Campingplatz liegt allerdings nicht mehr am Golf von Porto. An der D 824 findet sich, auf halbem Weg von Piana kommend, auch der Parkplatz für die Wanderung zum Capo Rosso.
Der Golf von Porto gehört zum Regionalen Naturpark Korsika (Parc naturel régional de Corse), der 1972 gegründet wurde. Das 3.500 km² große Parkgebiet erstreckt sich im Inselinneren großräumig über die Hochgebirgsmassive mit dem Lac de Nino bis hin zum Col de Bavella im Süden Korsikas.
(Wikivoyage)
Exploitant : Transdev TVO
Réseau : R'Bus (Argenteuil)
Ligne : 7
Lieu : Île-de-France (Argenteuil, F-95)
Lien TC Infos : tc-infos.fr/vehicule/35158
Marine reserves constitute a specific measure that contributes to achieving a sustained exploitation of resources of fishing interest, establishing specific protection measures in delimited areas of traditional fishing grounds.
The effect of a marine reserve is manifested by a significant recovery of the fishing grounds in which it is inserted due to the dispersion of the species whose reproduction has been protected in it.
The seabed of the Isla Hormigas Cabo de Palos Marine Reserve is in incredible health, in this area artisanal fishing coexists with the recreational activity of recreational diving, both are compatible and the result is that divers can enjoy the best diving in the Mediterranean and one of the best in the world and fishermen benefit from a very abundant fishing ground.
There are 12 Marine Reserves in Spain and there should be more. In this photo we can see two of the most characteristic specimens of the area, the Goldblotch grouper and the Dusky grouper.
Photo taken in the Marine Reserve of Cabo de Palos (Murcia-Spain).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
Las reservas marinas constituyen una medida específica que contribuye a lograr una explotación sostenida de los recursos de interés pesquero, estableciendo medidas de protección específicas en áreas delimitadas de los caladeros tradicionales.
El efecto de una reserva marina se manifiesta por una recuperación significativa de los caladeros en los que está inserta por efecto de la dispersión de las especies cuya reproducción se ha protegido en la misma.
Los fondos de la Reserva Marina de Isla Hormigas Cabo de Palos, goza de una salud increíble, en esta área conviven la pesca artesanal con la actividad lúdica del buceo recreativo, ambas son compatibles y el resultado es que los buceadores podemos disfrutar del mejor buceo del Mediterráneo y uno de los mejores del mundo y los pescadores se benefician de un caladero muy abundante.
En España hay 12 Reservas Marinas y debería haber más.
En esta foto podemos ver dos de los ejemplares mas caracteristicos de la zona el Goldblotch grouper y el Dusky grouper.
Foto tomada en la Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos (Murcia-España).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
I share today this picture of past October in this location.
First lights of the day, which I already wanted to catch this perspective view, giving a lot of attention to the splash of the waves at the foreground guiding the look towards the structure.
On the technical side, say that I used only a soft gradient ND three steps filter.
I hope you like it. Have a nice Monday. :)
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L'avenir de la ligne S24 Gais - Altstätten Stadt n'est pas encore clairement défini, malgré son potentiel touristique et panoramique.
L'exploitation ferroviaire de la ligne, amputée de la section Stadt - Bahnhof à Altstätten en 1975, devrait être assurée jusqu'en 2035.
Des travaux de renouvellement de voie et de crémaillère ont eu lieu au printemps 2023.
La BDeh 4/4 16 a reçu la nouvelle livrée et une ABt avec accès surbaissé devrait être prochainement engagée sur la ligne.
La composition X 1001 + BDeh 4/4 17 + ABt 117 plonge en direction d'Alstätten Stadt.
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After my Dr Doolittle exploits with the sheep,I thought I'd try it with some seagulls.They were very co-operative except the grumpy fellow at the front.See him being really angry here www.flickr.com/photos/19886474@N04/2899178127/in/photostr...
……….Not my usual photographic exploits but with a 5¾ year old Grandson to entertain things are a little bit different! I wonder what delights he will have in store for Granny & Grandad today?……..Alan:-)
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The Mark of the Beast is a Certification Mark of authentication (the new global standard), affirming that all who are involved with this new global biometric digital ID blockchain are compliant with the core principles of the 17 Sustainable Development goals, which have been adopted by all the United Nations Member States. No one will be able to buy or sell or do anything in society without this Certification Mark. This Mark will now become mandatory for all. Without it, you will be arrested.
Through the means of a microchip implant we will be able to eradicate human trafficking (we cause the crisis, and then we offer you the solution). Every kind of supposed virtuous cause will be exploited to promote the 666 Beastchip. Climate change…take the smartchip…blah, blah, blah. Refugees…take the smartchip…blah, blah, blah. Human rights…take the smartchip…blah, blah, blah. Fight poverty…take the smartchip…blah, blah, blah. For the sake of equality, inclusiveness, and sustainability…take the smartchip…blah, blah, blah.
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VT643 exploité par la DB, prêt au départ en gare de Wissembourg, pour assurer le train n° 81420 pour Neustadt Weinstrasse Hbf.
- Gare de Wissembourg, le 1er mai 2024 -
Nuit du 13/09 au 14/09/20 - 3h48 TU - Hémispère Nord
Autant vous le dire directement, si je ne forçais pas sous photoshop à jouer avec les différentes couches et la luminosité, vous n'auriez pu observer, en brut de boîtier de sortie, que la Lune, Vénus (G) et les étoiles A, B, F et E.
Pour cet "exploit", j'ai utilisé mon X-T2 +55-200mm @200 ouvrant à 4.8, à 200 ISO et 1,3" - le tout monté sur trépied.
Photo prise en environnement urbain pollué.
Remarque en passant : j'avais pris mes jumelles pour observer l'amas de la crèche... Je n'ai eu aucune difficulté. Il s'agit de jumelles Bushnell, ciel nocturne d'un développement de 20x60.
Pour attiser et alimenter votre curiosité, j'ai repris dans la photo les différents "éléments" observés dans cette constellation du Cancer.
Pour info : plus la magnitude est petite, plus une étoile est visible - AL : signifie année-lumière. 1 AL est donc la distance séparant en km l'objet de la Terre. 1 AL est la distance en km que parcours la lumière en 1 an, soit précisément 9,461^12 km.
En A : Aselius Borealis - Etoile de magnitude 4.65 - Distance : 181,20 AL
En-dessous : la Lune, distante de 384.000 km
En B : HIP 43061 - Etoile de magnitude 7.10 - Distance : 356,46 AL
En C : HIP 42628 A - Etoile double de magnitude 7.00 - Distance : 523,53 AL
En D : HIP 42993 - Etoile de magnitude 8.00 - Distance : 597,37 AL
En E : HIP 42970 - Etoile de magnitude 6,75 - Distance 202,33 AL
En F : Asellus Australis - Etoile de magnitude 3.90 - Distance : 130,57 AL
En G : Vénus - Planète de magnitude -4,19 (autrement dit, très lumineuse) - Distance : 142.523 MKm
En H : l'"Amas de la Crèche" ou "Amas de la Ruche" : amas d'étoiles les plus proches de nous, à seulement 580 AL.
Ma conclusion : il est vain de vouloir photographier le ciel sans disposer d'une monture équatoriale compensatrice de la rotation terrestre.
Autre remarque : en astrophoto sans instrument, il faut impérativement utiliser des objectifs qui ouvrent suffisamment. La longueur focale importe peu mais l'ouverture est capitale.
Kavala (Greek: Καβάλα) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos. Kavala is located on the Egnatia motorway and is a one and a half-hour drive to Thessaloniki (160 kilometres (99 miles) west) and a forty-minute drive to Drama (37 km (23 miles) north) and Xanthi (56 km (35 miles) east). Its nickname is The cyan city (Η γαλάζια πόλη).
History
Antiquity
The city was founded at about the end of the 7th century BC by settlers from Thassos, who called it Neapolis (Νεάπολις; "new city" in Greek). It was one of the colonies that the Thassians founded along the coastline in order to take advantage of the rich gold and silver mines of the territory, especially those located in the nearby Pangaion mountain (which were eventually exploited by Phillip the Second of Macedonia).
The worship of "Parthenos", a female deity of Greek–Ionian origin, is archaeologically attested in the archaic period. At the end of the 6th century BC Neapolis claimed its independence from Thassos and cut its own silver coins with the head of Gorgo (γοργὀνειο) on the one side. At the beginning of the 5th century BC a large Ionic temple made from thassian marble replaced the archaic one. Parts of it can now be seen in the archaeological museum of Kavala.
In 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, Neapolis was besieged by the allied armies of the Spartans and the Thassians but remained faithful to Athens. Two Athenian honorary decrees in 410 and 407 BC rewarded Neapolis for its loyalty.
Neapolis was a town of Macedonia, located 14 km (9 mi) from the harbor of Philippi. Neapolis was a member of the Athenian League; a pillar found in Athens mentions the contribution of Neapolis to the alliance.
Roman Era
The military Roman road Via Egnatia passed through the city helped commerce to flourish. It became a Roman civitas in 168 BC, and was a base for Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC, before their defeat in the Battle of Philippi. (Appian, B.C. iv. 106; Dion Cass. xlvii. 35.). The Apostle Paul landed at Kavala on his first voyage to Europe (Acts, xvi. 11).
Byzantine Era
In the 6th century, Byzantine emperor Justinian I fortified the city in an effort to protect it from barbaric raids. In later Byzantine times the city was called Christoupolis (Χριστούπολις, "city of Christ") and belonged to the theme of Macedonia. The first mention of the new name is recorded in a taktikon of the early 9th century. The city is also mentioned in the "Life of St. Gregory of Dekapolis". In the 8th and 9th century, Bulgarian attacks forced the Byzantines to reorganize the defense of the area, giving great care to Christoupolis with fortifications and a notable garrison. In 926 the Byzantine general (strategos) Basil Klaudon reconstructed the fallen walls of the city, ("τα πριν φθαρέντα και πεπτωκότα τείχη") according to an inscription that is now in the archaeological museum of Kavala. Due to the location of Christoupolis, the city experienced an economic resurgence, securing the contact between Constantinople and Thessaloniki. During the Norman raid of Macedonia in 1185, the city was captured and burned. In 1302, the Catalans failed to capture the city. In order to prevent them from coming back, the Byzantine emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos built a new long defensive wall ("το παρά την Χριστούπολιν τείχισμα"). In the 13th century the Byzantine Greek historian George Akropolites writes that the city and the area around the city is highly populated with Bulgarians and this makes it more difficult to keep the city as a part of Bizantium.[2] In 1357 it is mentioned that the Byzantine officers and brothers Alexios and John controlled the city and its territory. Recent excavations have revealed the ruins of an early Byzantine basilica under an old Ottoman mosque in the old part of the city (Panagia peninsula). This Christian temple was used until the late Byzantine era, as the also recently revealed small cemetery around it shows. The Ottoman Turks first captured the city in 1387 and completely destroyed it in 1391, as a Mount Athos chronicle testifies.
Ottoman Era
Kavala was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1387 to 1912. In the middle of the 16th century, Ibrahim Pasha, Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent, contributed to the prosperity and growth of Kavala by the construction of an aqueduct.[3] The Ottomans also extended the Byzantine fortress on the hill of Panagia. Both landmarks are among the most recognizable symbols of the city today.
Mehmet Ali, the founder of a dynasty that ruled Egypt, was born in Kavala in 1769. His house has been preserved as a museum.
Modern Kavala
Kavala was briefly occupied by the Bulgarians during the first Balkan War in 1912, but was finally captured by Greece in 1913 during a successful landing operation by the Greek Navy that was commanded by the famous admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis. During World War I Kavala suffered from the Bulgarian military occupation with many victims among its Greek population.[citation needed] After the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, the city entered a new era of prosperity because of the labour offered by the thousands of refugees that moved to the area from Asia Minor. The development was both industrial and agricultural. Kavala became greatly involved in the processing and trading of tobacco. Many buildings related to the storage and processing of tobacco from that era are preserved in the city.
During World War II and after the fall of Athens, the Nazis awarded Kavala to their Bulgarian allies in 1941, causing the city to suffer once again, but finally was liberated in 1944.
In the late 1950s Kavala expanded towards the sea by reclaiming land from the area west of the port.
In 1967, King Constantine II left Athens for Kavala in an unsuccessful attempt to launch a counter-coup against the military junta.
Etymology
In antiquity the name of the city was Neapolis. During the Middle Ages it was Christoupolis. The etymology of the modern name of the city is disputed. There are some explanations, either from the Italian cavallo (=horse), or from the Hebrew Kabbalah due to the large Jewish population of the city.
Climate
Kavala has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa") that borders on an semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification "BSk" or "BSh" depending on the system used) with annual average precipitation of 460 mm (18.1 in). Snowfalls are sporadic, but happen more or less every year. The humidity is always very high
The absolute maximum temperature ever recorded was 38.0 °C (100 °F), while the absolute minimum ever recorded was −5.8 °C (22 °F).
Education/Research
The Technological Educational Institute (panoramic view).TEI of Kavala: The Technological Educational Institute of Kavala (Greek: ΤΕΙ Καβάλας) is a public institute providing education at university level in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. The main campus of the institute located in St. Lukas, Kavala and is approximately 132,000 m2 with buildings covering an area of 36,000 m2.The campus is home for 2 faculties (Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Faculty of Business and Economics) with totally 9 departments.
Fisheries Research Institute:[5] Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km (11 mi) away from Kavala, in Nea Peramos, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers.
Institute of Mohamed Ali for the Research of the Eastern Tradition (I.M.A.R.E.T.):[6] I.M.A.R.E.T. is a registered NGO with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established several months ago by concerned citizens in Kavala, Greece. Its aims include the study of the Egyptian influence in Greece and vice versa. The intra-cultural exchange and dialogue, as well as the promotion of art as a means of intra-cultural understanding. The first major co-operation partner is Cultnat of Bibliotheca Alaxandrina with the aim of documenting and digitizing the architectural heritage of the Mohamed Ali era in Egypt and Greece. Most important event that take place every year at the institute is the International Roman Law Moot Court Competition.
Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala:[7] It is purely a non-profiteering, public utility foundation. The foundation of the Historical & Literary Archives of Kavala is not subsidized by the Greek State, neither by any other enterprise of the private sector. Its operational cost is covered only by its founders and by infrequent aids of the local self-government.
Egnatia Aviation:[8] It is a private training college for pilots that started training in Greece in July 2006. The facilities of Egnatia Aviation mostly located in the former passenger’s terminal of the Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great".
Culture
Festivals and events
Kavala hosts a wide array of cultural events, which mostly take place during the summer months. The top festival is the Festival of Philippi,[9] which lasts from July to September and includes theatrical performances and music concerts. Since 1957, it has been the city's most important cultural event and one of the most important of Greece.
Cosmopolis is an International Festival held in the Old Town of Kavala that offers an acquaintance with cultures around the world through dancing and musical groups, traditional national cuisines, cinema, and exhibits at the kiosks of the participant countries.
Giannis Papaioannou’s Festival includes concerts and music seminars.[10]
Ilios ke Petra (Sun and Stone)(July): a Festival held in “Akontisma” of Nea Karvali. The event is of folkloric character, with the participation of traditional dancing groups from all over the world.
Wood Water Wild Festival:[11] Wood Water Wild is an outdoor activities festival, inspired by nature. It includes live bands & DJ sets, body&mind activities, a book fair, outdoor theatre, ecology, camping, and debates.
Kavala AirSea Show:[12] An annual air show, which takes place during the last days of June
Besides, various cultural events are held in all municipalities of Kavala during the summer months.
Cuisine
Fish and sea food, as well as the products of the local livestock breeding and agricultural sectors are the prevailing elements of Kavala courses. In Kavala, the traditional local recipes have been influenced by the cuisine of the refugees from Pontos, Asia Minor and Kappadokia. Fresh fish and sea food, salted food, mackerel "gouna" (sun dried mackerel on the grill), sardine pantremeni, mussels with rice, herring saganaki, anchovies wrapped in grape leaves, Stuffed eggplant: these are some very renowned recipes in Kavala and the coastal settlements of the region. The grapes, wine and tsipouro produced in the area, as well as the kourabiedes (sugar-coated almond biscuits) from Nea Karvali are particularly famous.
Municipality
The municipality of Kavala was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[13]
Municipal units (former municipalities):
Kavala
Filippoi
Municipal unit
Kavala 58,790
Filippoi 11,711
The population of the new municipality is 70,501 and the area is 350,61 km2. The seat of the municipality is in Kavala. Some of the most important communities inside new municipality are:
Population
Kavala 56,371
Krinides 3,365
Amigdaleonas 2,724
Nea Karvali 2,225
Zygos 2,057
Subdivisions
Kavala is built amphitheatrically, with most residents enjoying superb views of the coast and sea. Some of the regions inside Kavala are:
Agia Varvara Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Loukas Chilia
Dexameni Kalamitsa Kentro Neapolis Panagia
Perigiali Potamoudia Profitis Ilias Timios Stavros Vyronas
Province
The province of Kavala (Greek: Επαρχία Καβάλας) was one of the provinces of the Kavala Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kavala, and part of the municipal unit Eleftheroupoli.[14] It was abolished in 2006.
Transport
Highway Network
European route E90 runs through the city and connects Kavala with the other cities. The Egnatia Motorway (A2) lies north of the city. One can enter the city from one of two Junctions; 'Kavala West' and 'Kavala East'.Kavala has regular connection with Interregional Bus Lines (KTEL) from and to Thessaloniki and Athens.
Airport
The Kavala International Airport "Alexander the Great" (27 km (17 mi) from Kavala) is connected with Athens by regularly scheduled flights and with many European cities by scheduled and charter flights.
Port
Kavala is connected with all the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea with frequent itineraries of various ferry lines.
Bus
The city is connected with all of the large Greek cities such as Thessaloniki and Athens. All of the local villages are also connected via bus lines. The cost of tickets is very cheap. There is also a shuttle bus in Kavala with these lines : 1. Vironas - Kallithea 2. Dexameni 3. Cemetery 4. Kipoupoli - Technological Institute 5. Agios Loukas 6. Profitis Ilias 7. Stadium 8. Kalamitsa - Batis ( only in summer ) 9. Agios Konstantinos 10. Neapoli 11. Hospital - Perigiali
Sports
Kavala F.C.: AO Kavala (Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Καβάλα), the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional association football club based in the city of Kavala, Greece.The club plays in the Municipal Kavala Stadium "Anthi Karagianni".[15]
Kavala B.C.: Enosi Kalathosfairisis Kavalas (Greek: Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας - Basketball Union of Kavala) is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Kavala, Greece. The club is also known as E.K. Kavalas. The club's full Greek name is Ένωση Καλαθοσφαίρισης Καβάλας. Which means, Kavala Basketball Union or Kavala Basketball Association in English. The club competes in the Greek League.
Kavala '86: A women football club, founded in 1986, with panhellenic titles in Greek women football.
Kavala Chess Club:[16] Chess is very popular in Kavala and the local chess club ranks top in Greece, enjoying plenty of success both domestically and internationally. The highlight has to be the club's annual International Open, that takes place every August in Kavala and attracts the biggest names in chess from all over the globe
Nautical Club of Kavala (1945, Ναυτικός Ομιλος Καβάλας, ΝΟΚ). Sports of sea (swimming, yachting,water-polo,diving e.t.c.)
Kavala Titans (2009, Τιτάνες Καβάλας). Rugby Union
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Kavala is twinned with:
Bulgaria Gabrovo, Bulgaria (1975)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994)
Germany Nuremberg, Germany (1998)
Partnerships
Morocco Agadir, Morocco (2001)
Armenia Martuni, Armenia (2001)
Turkey Tekirdağ, Turkey (2003)
Bulgaria Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria (2003)
Serbia Vranje, Serbia (2009)
Postage stamps
Austria opened a post office in Kavala before 1864.[18] Between 1893 and 1903, the French post office in the city issued its own postage stamps; at first stamps of France overprinted with "Cavalle" and a value in piasters, then in 1902 the French designs inscribed "CAVALLE".
Historical population
1961 44,517 44,978 -
1971 46,234 46,887 -
1981 56,375 56,705 -
1991 56,571 58,025 -
2001 58,663 63,293 -
2011 54,027 58,790 70,501
Notable figures
Muhammad Ali Pasha of Kavala, the Albanian Wali (governor) of Egypt between 1805–1848 and founder of the modern state of Egypt
Theodore Kavalliotis, Greek Orthodox priest, teacher and a figure of the Greek Enlightenment
Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek writer and diplomat
George Georgiadis, Greek footballer
Giorgos Heimonas (1938–2000), writer and translator
Nikos Karageorgiou, (born December 9, 1962) Manager of Greek football team Ergotelis, based in Heraklion, Crete
Anthi Karagianni, silver medalist in the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games; the city's Municipal stadium is named after her
Vasilis Karas, Greek singer
Nikos Kourkoulis, Greek singer
Mitsos Partsalidis, first elected "red" (communist) mere in modern Greek history, back in 1.4.1934
Antigone Valakou, actress
Despina Vandi, a Top Greek singer
Thanasis Euthimiadis, a Greek actor
Anna Verouli, 1982 Gold Medalist, European Championship, javelin thrower
Zisis Vryzas (born November 9, 1973), former footballer, currently vicepresident of PAOK FC
Theodoros Zagorakis (born October 27, 1971), former footballer, captain of national team of Greece-European champion 2004, currently president of PAOK FC
Anna Gerasimou, a Greek tennis player
Kleon Krantonellis, Αrchitect
"Airshow"
Boeing Stearman Model 75 - PT17 de la Breitling Wingwalkers au Meeting de France (Dijon 2017 - Bourgogne)
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The carved house posts supporting the beams inside the Tlingit clan house symbolize the exploits of Duk-toothl, a man of Raven phratry wearing a weasel skin hat who showed his strength by tearing a sea lion in two.
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Below are 11 pages of the 50 that make up the document titled "National Register of Historic Places - Inventory Form" dated October 27, 1971, for what was then called Mud Bight Village, the former name for what is known today as Totem Bight State Historical Park in Ketchikan, Alaska.
They're worth reading for an overall description of the site as written by historic-preservation professionals. Where else would one find a Northwest Coast clan house described as "almost Romanesque"?
06/04/08
Hm. Day 100.
Not sure where time has gone.
At the same time....I was all excited about making it 100 days (gracefully or not) and a lovely co-worker was kind enough to point out
"You're not even one-third of the way."
Hmmph. Aaaaaannnd now I'm making my pensive face.
Bah. I'm still here, so apparently, I'm stayin'.
P.S. Alternate here. ................and this one HAS candid bra straps. Dammit, now I'm like, all super conscious of them!!!!!!!
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Prise en septembre 1976
Motrice ?
Gare de Kreit
La ligne du Fulpmes ou Stubaitalbahn été inaugurée le 31 juillet 1904 à voie métrique sa longueur est de 18,2 Kilomètres.
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Pas un exploit en terme d'animalier. Je roulais en quête de beauté dans ce brouillard matinal quand j'ai aperçu d'étranges silouhettes dans une propriété bordant la petite route départementale.
Je dis “étrange” car les seuls cervidés endémiques dans les environs proches de la montagne Noire sont les chevreuils. Il y a bien des élevages de daguets dont l'objectif est de commercialiser la viande, mais les animaux sont bagués. Ici, mystère... Aucun marquage. Un refuge peut-être ? Un propriétaire amoureux de ces animaux ? Toujours est- il que ce fut agréable de voir ces belles créatures apparaître dans la brume l'espace d'un instant.
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Not exactly a wildlife sighting. I was driving in search of beauty through the morning fog when I spotted some strange silhouettes on a property bordering the small country road.
I say "strange" because the only deer species native to the area around the Montagne Noire are roe deer. There are indeed farms raising young deer for meat, but those animals are tagged. Here, it's a mystery... No tag at all. A sanctuary perhaps? An owner who loves these animals? In any case, it was a pleasure to see these beautiful creatures appear in the mist for just a moment.
For 60,000 years or more Aboriginal groups camped under the large rock overhangs at Ubirr and exploited the abundant food resources of the nearby East Alligator River and Nadab floodplain. Many of these foods are depicted in the rock art of the Main Gallery located in the largest of the overhangs. Here we see a wallaby, a turtle, a water bird and several barramundi. The latter are typically about a metre in length and were a major food source. They are depicted here in the traditional x-ray style that is common in the Aboriginal art of the Kakadu and Arnhem Land regions of Australia’s ‘Top End’.
These particular paintings probably date from the last 500 years or so prior to European contact. The ‘white fella’ shown wearing a shirt, boots and with his hands in his trouser pockets, was probably an early buffalo hunter painted in the 1880s.
In passing it should be noted that other rock paintings at Ubirr are estimated to be at least 20,000 years old.
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Another old shell that we brought back from Baja that I decided to exploit.
Lighting: In order to show the shapes I used side lighting because that creates the shadows that reveal shapes and textures. I placed a Yongnuo flash in a 24 inch soft box at the right side of the shell. The strobe was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N. The shell was pretty bleached out from sitting outside in the sun so I converted it to black and white using Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro 2.0.
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Dare’s Game
Beth, eagerly looking for Dare, walked straight into Seth’s cunning snare…..
Suffix, circa 1910?. It was during this time a fanciful young lady, whom we will call Beth, started a journal which she would faithfully keep over the course of almost 50 years. She led quite an adventuresome life for a lady of that time, and her journals were filled with many tales and observations of her exploits. The following story is derived from events that she penned down in the early years in her journal.
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Beth had known Dare since their childhood. Dare was a handsome free spirited youth only two years her senior, who lived for the games his life had to offer. As his cherished nickname inferred, Dare was always trying to find the thrill out of anything he could think up, relishing to go beyond the pale in anything he attempted. Dare always a little different, harboring feelings and ideas way beyond his years, almost as if he had lived a previous life and retained something from it in his being.
Beth would remember times playing dress up with Dare’s sister Diana in some old gowns of their mothers. It was always then that Dare and his friends seemed to appear and talk them into playing hide n seek, tag or cops n robbers. Dare seemed to take pleasure in cajoling the girls into playing with them in this manner. Eyeing them as they played with a far off look that suggested the game they were playing had more meaning to him than he could ever venture to say. It was hard for Beth to explain it, but she did find it pleasurable (almost erotic using a word whose term she would learn much later) to be observed by him in this way.
One warm fall day Diana and Beth headed down to an old shack located near some railroad tracks at the back of a cornfield. Diana was dressed in a long satin play gown with her mother’s jewelry, which Dare had called rhinestones. Beth, herself dressed in a long flowing dress, loved the way Diana’s jewels twinkled and sparkled as she walked. They were going to pretend the shack was a ballroom and they were one their way to a fancy dance, like Beth’s and Diana’s parents had recently attended. Diana wasn’t supposed to be wearing her mother’s jewelry outside the house, but as a result of Dare’s teasing, had done so anyway.
They had reached the shack, an old white brick building with a wooden roof half fallen in, when a man’s voice suddenly said behind them, what are you two ladies up to? Turning they were confronted by a happily sneering drifter. The grubby man looked around, alone is we, and advanced towards them. The two girls stood petrified, he reached out and probed Diana along her side, pretty dress missy, he said, sparsely toothed mouth grinning like a pumpkin. He suddenly reached up and tore the necklace away from Diana’s throat, sending her falling backwards. Beth screamed bloody murder, as the vagrant turned heel, running off towards the tracks. Suddenly Dare appeared, and Beth, meaning to yell for help, exclaimed instead “help honey” to Dare. Dares eyes took on a very different look, almost of a burning yearning. Beth told him what had happened and he took off down towards the tracks in hot pursuit. For Beth, the look he had given her and the way he had dashed off excited her beyond measure. Even for someone that young, Beth now knew what Dare meant to her. From then on, playing games with Dare took on a heightened meaning for Beth.
But, nothing really changed in their relationship until Beth’s sophomore year of high school. Beth was sixteen at the time, a whimsical being, passionate, innocent, not particularly attractive, but radiating with a love of life. A living free spirit, developing into a very sexual being by the time her and Diana decided to attend their schools prom in their sophomore year. Beth dressed in a fuchsia coloured satin dress with dangling rhinestone earrings that had been” borrowed” from Diana’s Mother, the same ones Diana had been wearing when they had run into the drifter at the shack. Diana slipped into the slinky blue spaghetti strap gown and matching cover-all that she had worn as her cousin’s bridesmaid. She was wearing sapphire costume jewels patterned after the hope diamond. Their parents had given them a hard time when they saw their made up girls in their gowns and finery , admonishing them for looking way too mature. They smiled, consoling their parents fears, and went off on their adventure.
Their eyes were dazzled by the display of lights, the cheerfully student filled room, the band. They had stopped and were letting it all sink in, when Beth felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and came face to face with Dare, who once again had the same yearning fire in his eyes as on that fateful day at the old shack. A veil was lifted from between the two, and Beth spent the whole evening encompassed in Dare’s arms. Soon after that the two had begun seeing much more of one another. Their relationship was still going strong eight years later.
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8 Years Later
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Come on Dare, let’s go to the Riverside, it will be fun she urged. She had been trying to get her fiancé’ to take her to the exclusive five star resorts for some time. And now she had a free overnight room card she had won at work! Dare looked into Beth’s wide, hope filled eyes, knowing her passion for attending these types of affairs. Ever hopeful she would see someone rich. Dare knew how to use this to his advantage. Finally he buckled, all right, only if we play the game afterwards he bargained. She squirmed inwardly with passion, nodding her agreement. Beth found the game exciting, though she would never let on to Dare. And, you must wear the gold bridesmaid gown and jewels you wore to your friend’s wedding last week , he added, a wistful smile lighting up his thin face.. Okay she agreed, trying to sound reluctant, but truthfully feeling multiple tingles of delight.
Dare was handsome, in a scrawny, thin bearded, sort of way ( From an old photo that survives he resembled a young Johnny Depp… the eds), with a witty writers imagination and a playful disposition. He could always make Beth laugh, feeling his excitement as he drew her into his stories and games. She would never admit to it, but found the game delightfully erogenous. She smiled to herself, so Dare had liked the satin gown after all, he had not shown any interest in her wearing it since the wedding. And the jewelry, the small rhinestone pendent and earrings had been pretty, but Beth soon came up with another idea. She would knock his socks off by wearing the glittering diamonds and emeralds that had been inherited from her grandmother. The set had laid collecting dust in a safety deposit box all these years, unworn. She had never told Dare about them, waiting for the perfect occasion. She could just imagine the look in his eyes when he saw her wearing them. Okay then, game on, Beth thought, wickedly sending shivers up and down her spine.
Dare’s Game was based on role playing:
Dare would give Beth money to purchase a new outfit, something rich and shiny, like silk or satin. With the new outfit, Beth would wear the good gold jewelry she had received from Dare on her birthdays. The idea was to acting like a bored rich girl out for a good time, alone and vulnerable.
Dare would be at the hotel bar, waiting for Beth to make her entrance, then make her acquaintance , playing a debonair, suited gentleman with a mysterious past and a hidden agenda. They would make a date later, usually to dance and have drinks.
Then that evening, she would go down to the bar. Dressed in one of the long gowns Dare favored, fitting in with the usual spillover from a wedding reception that had been held in one of the Ballrooms. Sometimes she would wear the rhinestone jewelry they had purchased together at various antique stores. Then Beth would wait for Dare to make his entrance, signaling the time for Dare’s game. He would assume one of several roles, or possibly a new one that Beth had never seen. In the past Dare had played:
A spy who would dance with Beth, then disappear. Sending a note to Beth via a third person that would have her meet him clandestinely in a remote location…
A highwayman who would come across Beth on the castle grounds , usually the resorts empty gardens at night….
A rich millionaire looking for romance…
A kidnapper hired by an evil uncle, who after tying up Beth and removing her valuables would have a change of heart….
A Jewel thief who would be cunningly after her valuables…
A handsome prince rescuing Beth’s damsel in distress ….
Or Dare’s favorite, centered on their old childhood game of cops and robbers. Dare would play the thief, and steal something from Beth, usually while dancing. He would then leave preset clues around the grounds that she would have to follow to catch him.
All of the games usually led to some playful groping and then escalating into the upper echelons of erotic pleasure. Sometimes they never made out of the woods, or barely out of the ballroom. Beth shivered at these thoughts, wishing she didn’t have to wait….
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Three weeks later at the Riverside Resort.
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In the Bar:
At the bar, Dare smiled to himself, pleased. He had dropped Beth off to check in by herself. She would change into her new outfit and wear it down to the bar for lunch. She would come in acting like a complete stranger to the area. Dare would make her acquaintance, invite her to lunch, and make plans to see her that evening at the resorts dance room. There were two wedding receptions going on, and that dance room should be filled with well-dressed patrons. Beth would fit right in; clad that pretty gown she had promised to wear.
Dare had been sitting at the bar, thinking about ways to play out the game that evening, when the answer came to him, in the form of a stranger who had come with his drink and sat next to him. The stranger introduced himself as Seth, and shaking Dare’s hand sat on the stool next to him. After they had had couple of drinks, they had become quite chummy. Seth explaining he had come up for one of the weddings, and assumed Dare was doing the same. Seth did not fail to observe Dare’s secretive smile, but did not question it. Their conversation was distracted only when a newcomer appeared at the entrance. Beth walked in, a long flowing silky skirt swishing down to her leather sandals. A shiny, long sleeved satin top fitting tightly along her perky figure, with bright gold jewelry complementing the ensemble. Real gold, Seth observed silently to himself.
Beth went to a table, both men going silent as they watched her move through the room. Good-looking one, that, Seth commented, looking at Dare who was deep in thought as his eyes were fixed on the sexy newcomer. Seth teasingly offered Dare a penny for his thoughts. Dare smiled mischievously, letting lose his plans. Seth listened to the young man, smiling as a light went on in his steal grey eyes. When Dare finished he offered up a suggestion as to how Dare could make it really interesting for Beth. The two co-conspirators worked it out: Seth told Dare about a stone hut and wall that was located on the back nine of the resorts golf course. He suggested that he, Seth, would meet Beth that evening and pass a note onto her from Dare saying that he was in trouble and needed her help, with directions to the spot. Dare liked the idea, and wrote the note on a cocktail napkin, cementing the plan by handing it to Seth.
Off you go old chap, let Uncle Seth take care of his end, he said grinning, giving Dare a sporting clap on the back. With a wink, Dare left his fellow collaborator, and went over to Beth, who had since been seated by a male waiter, now standing drooling over her shoulder as she looked at the menu.
Later that same evening, inside the crowded club:
Seth had stopped by the bar for a last drink. His business venture had been concluded earlier than he had expected. With the change in his plans, he had checked out early, his kit packed, boot loaded and the car ready. He now sat at the bar Causley watching young lass of about seventeen who had literally ran into him at one of the receptions. He watched her flirting about the club, weaving in and out of the guests. With a long swishing gown flowing provocatively along her lithe figure, abundant, solid white gold chains swinging out in an alluringly eye catching manner as she scurried about. A diminutive gold ring its half caret diamond flickered playfully from the petite pinky it loosely surrounded once again welcomed his contemplation. The lass presented quite an intriguing gold feathered fledgling, just begging to be plucked. He looked around, spying her parents on the dance floor. The father/husband, despite being an excellent dancer, gave him no interest. It was his partner, the wife/ mother, decked out in a iridescent suit and long swishing satin skirt upon which he now was reexamining. He again studied under the bright dance floor lights her fine pearls dangling from her ears, throat, and wrists. But it was the Ladies’ two rings that stole the show for him; an engagement ring with a rock of at least 2 carets surrounded by numerous shimmering half caret stones and a pinky ring similar to her daughters, that proudly displayed a single white solitaire diamond of at least one caret that had garnered his consideration. He also reconsidered the facts that he had been able to garnish about the lady who wore them, and her husband. The wife/mother was a heavy drinker who would not be expected to make any kind of appearance before noon. Hubby was a golfer, who would be out for breakfast at five am before being on the links at 6 am the next morning . At 5 :15 Seth was planning to pay a visit to his suite, and relieve his two ladies of their expensive trinkets. It should be an easy straight forward caper, that had Seth bristling with anticipation at the prospect.
As he was tossing down the last of his drink he remembered about Dare and the note he still had in his pocket. Setting down the empty glass, he pulled the note out and looked at it, kids he smirked, and was preparing to crinkle toss it on the bar and leave, when his eyes caught sight of Beth. He had felt his breath taken away when he saw her. Not at all what he had expected, he would say to Beth much later in the evening. He looked over the note, stirrings of a plan began formulating. All thoughts of the dancing couple and his plans fled his mind, as He rose, throwing a fiver on the bar and went off to intercept Beth.
Seth held Beth in his arms, she was a vivacious little thing he thought, while smiling charmingly into her eyes. She seemed a little apprehensive at first, but had settled right in when he had told her this had been set up by Dare, remember me at the bar with him this afternoon he had consoled her, she had smile brightly into his eyes in answer. He relished in the feel of her warm satin gown, and allowed himself to be mesmerized by the shimmer of her diamonds.
It reminded him of the diamonds that had been worn by one of his dance partners earlier that evening at a reception. He had forgotten her name, but not her diamonds, one of which now resided in a hidden compartment of his roadsters boot, along with the diamond pin he had slipped off the satin cape he had cordially help a well-dressed lady put on. He had also shelved his plans for his 5:15 am “meeting” at the golf playing husbands hotel room, Beth’s jewels were a much more lucrative prospect.
When the dance had ended he took her to the bar and sat her down, ordering her a drink. She seemed a little perplexed, Seth kissed her gloved hand; wait for it he told her mysteriously, winking into her eyes. Beth had winked back, the fire in her heart reflecting deep in her eyes. Seth left, smiling cleverly to himself as he took in his surroundings. He looked around as he walked away, now where had the little imp gotten off too?
He had decided that the seventeen year old in the long flirting gown would play a very different role in his plans. He approached her, with Dares note and a twenty. Thought for a moment about the pair of thick platinum gold chains dangling from her throat down the open neckline of the girl’s glossy gown, then banished the though, he had bigger fish to filet. The twenty caught her attention and she eagerly listened as he explained to her what to do, pointing out Beth sitting, waiting in earnest at the bar. Wait until she finishes her drink, Seth told her as she listened eagerly. She took the twenty into her hand, the half caret diamond on her pinky ring flashing, and her gold chain bracelets jangled as she grasped it. Seth left, figuring he had about twenty minutes to stop at his car, get a few items from the boot, and put his plan in motion.
Beth had curiously received the note from the attractively shy young lady, clad a slinky gown that made her appear years older. Reading it she folded it and was just getting up when a man wearing a suit came up to her and offered to let her dance with him. It took her some time, before she was finally able to ward him off and leave the brilliantly lit clubroom for the dark, forbidding grounds outside.
Now, a thoroughly excited Beth walked up the hill. Her senses becoming more prickling alert with each step. Innocently unaware that she was no longer playing a role in Dare’s game!
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Epilogue:
As Seth walked away admiring the shimmery necklace, his thoughts travelled back to the gold burdened impish youngster in the swirling gown, and her pearl and diamond laden mother. Revisiting his original plans he decided that he liked the odds, especially since they would be against him. With the father leaving early to meet his cronies for breakfast the Mother should be still sleeping off her drink induced stupor, the hyperactive girl should still be out cold, but presented no risk if she awoke, he had more rope. The ladies jewels should be lying about in the apartment, or handedly on their persons( the pairs of diamond pinky rings, as well as the multi-diamond engagement ring flashed once again across his memory with all their brilliant glory),as he caught fire with the vision. There could be a safe he reasoned, but with a tied up daughter and a knife in his hand, the mother should have no issue opening it for him, or disclosing anywhere else her jewels may have been hidden . But if there was no safe, and the rings, pearls and solid white gold chains were somewhere in the room, he knew he would be able to noiselessly break in, find and slip the jewels from wherever they were perched, and be safely on his way without even causing the slightest stir from the sleeping woman and her daughter. It was a road Seth had travelled down many times. He prickled at the thought, as he foresightedly tallied up the potential haul while making his way to the car. The Mother/wife’s diamond rings, would easily fetch him at least three grand, probably close five with her pearls and the whelp’s jewelry added in. About a quarter of what he probably would get for the jewels now in his procession, so he mused inquisitively to himself, so ,was it worth the risk of his 20,000 bird in hand? Yes he answered himself, as all too familiar and welcome tingling sensation overwhelmed Seths muscular body. Like Dare, Seth like to play risky games, especially those which promised to be somewhat profitable. It would be a tantalizingly chancy gamble of his own; to wait a safe distance away while things cooled down and then return to break into the un protected sleeping ladies chamber.. He knew just the place to hide , and it would be a perfect spot to watch events unfold around Beth and Dare, while making his plans! It also afforded a nicely secret hiding nook for the ill-gotten gains collected so far that evening in case something went wrong, which it wouldn’t..
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Intending to exploit an ICM while tripod mounted? Get your head level before you start, unless you like curves, that is...
Tripod-mounted (Dah!) & wearing a Kood .9 ND grad. Pretty heavy crop because there were a lot of raindrops on the lens, but then this was taken on Newgale, where the West Wind makes its UK landfall.
An old abandoned house with its' side fallen out. This is on an island that was resettled in the 1960's. It reminded me of a little girls doll house.
"Ce tableau constitue une des premières représentations du prolétariat urbain. Si les paysans (Des glaneuses de Millet) ou les ouvriers des campagnes (Casseurs de pierres de Courbet) ont souvent été montrés, les ouvriers de la ville ont très rarement fait l'objet de tableaux. Contrairement à Courbet ou Millet, Caillebotte, bourgeois aisé, n'introduit aucun discours social, moralisateur ou politique dans son oeuvre. L'étude documentaire (gestes, outils, accessoires) le place parmi les réalistes les plus chevronnés.
Caillebotte a suivi une formation académique auprès de Bonnat, et la perspective accentuée par l'effet de plongée et l'alignement des lames de parquet est conforme à la tradition. L'artiste a dessiné une à une toutes les parties de son tableau, avant de les reporter au carreau sur la toile. Le torse nu des raboteurs est celui de héros antiques. Mais loin de s'enfermer dans ces exercices académiques, Caillebotte en exploite la rigueur afin d'explorer l'univers contemporain de manière inédite.
Présenté au Salon de 1875, le tableau est refusé par le Jury, sans doute choqué par ce réalisme cru (certains critiques ont parlé de "sujet vulgaire"). Le jeune peintre décide alors de se joindre aux impressionnistes et présente son tableau à la seconde exposition du groupe en 1876 où Degas expose ses premières Repasseuses. Les critiques sont impressionnés par cette grande page moderne, Zola notamment qui condamne cependant cette "peinture bourgeoise à force d'exactitude"." Notice du Musée d'Orsay