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Life Magazine Cover (8 Dec 1910)
James Montgomery Flagg (1877 - 1960)
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American artist, comics artist and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his political posters, particularly his 1917 poster of Uncle Sam created for United States Army recruitment during World War I.
i finally got around to shooting and having a roll of Kodak Aerochrome developed..as soon as the postive's arrived i was in love...this truly will be a film that i should have hoarded when i had the chance..luckily i have a couple of rolls left =)
all were shot with a standard yellow filter, and i was VERY pleased with the results
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2010-06-17: Sonar Festival 2010
2010-06-21: Between The Buried And Me + Vortice + The Eyes @ Salamandra
2010-06-22: Atreyu + Unearth + 36Crazyfists @ Razzmatazz 2
2010-06-23: Atreyu + Unearth + 36Crazyfists @ Sala Totem (Pamplona)
2010-06-24: Dawn Of The Maya photoshoot @ Pamplona
2010-06-25: Berri Txarrak @ Reus
2010-06-30: Day Of Rising @ Rocksound
------------------- Julio 2010 -------------------
2010-07-02: Berri Txarrak @ Avinyó
2010-07-06: Alice In Chains @ Razzmatazz
2010-07-16: Cruilla BCN 2010 @ Parc del Fòrum
2010-07-17: Cruilla BCN 2010 @ Parc del Fòrum
2010-07-18: Joey Cape & Tony Sly @ Platja d'Ocata
2010-07-21: Toots & The Maytals @ Santana 27 (Bilbao)
2010-07-22: Pre-TakioFest @ Suances
2010-07-23: Takio Fest 2010 @ Suances
2010-07-24: Takio Fest 2010 @ Suances
2010-07-29: Resurrection 2010 @ Viveiro
2010-07-30: Resurrection 2010 @ Viveiro
2010-07-31: Resurrection 2010 @ Viveiro
------------------- Agosto 2010 -------------------
2010-08-05: Soziedad Alkoholika @ Erromoko Jaiak
2010-08-06: Habeas Corpus @ Astrabuduako Jaiak
2010-08-08: Berri Txarrak @ Gasteizko Jaiak
2010-08-14: Living LikeNothing Happened + Umbrella Corpse + Far'n'Hate + Clouds Over Normandy @ Be Cool
2010-08-19: Hammered Fest @ Donosti
2010-08-20: Hammered Fest @ Donosti
2010-08-21: Marvin Photoshoot @ Pamplona
------------------- Septiembre 2010 -------------------
2010-09-02: Clouds Over Normandy + All Fall Out @ Qtres
2010-09-03: Sintonitzza 2010 @ Santako
2010-09-04: Sintonitzza 2010 @ Santako
2010-09-04: Balkatalan Experience @ Santako
2010-09-06: La Pegatina + Los Barrankillos @ Santako
2010-09-16: Limp Bizkit @ Razzmatazz
2010-09-18: Not Available @ Estraperlo Club del Ritme
2010-09-23: BAM 2010 - La Pegatina + Obrint Pas + Balkatalan Experience @ Parc del Fòrum
2010-09-24: BAM 2010 @ Plaça Del Rei + Parc del Fòrum
2010-09-25: BAM 2010 @ Fabrica Damm + Toundra + Parc del Fòrum
------------------- Octubre 2010 -------------------
2010-10-07: elbicho @ Razzmatazz
2010-10-07: Cardiac @ The Metal Bar (Razz 4)
2010-10-08: Bigott @ La [2]
2010-10-10: Mad Caddies @ Estraperlo Club del Ritme
2010-10-15: D'Callaos @ Apolo
2010-10-15: Muchachito Bombo Infierno @ Salamandra
2010-10-16: Muchachito Bombo Infierno @ Faktoria d'Arts (Terrassa)
2010-10-17: La Pegatina @ Cerdanyola del Vallès
2010-10-18: Vans Music Night - Anti-Flag + The Swellers + Pulled Apart By Horses @ Razzmatazz 2
2010-10-20: Avenged Sevenfold @ Sant Jordi Club
2010-10-22: Standstill "Room" @ L'Auditori
2010-10-24: Sick Of It All + Madball + Anal Hard @ Razzmatazz 2
2010-10-29: Balkatalan Experience @ La Farinera del Clot
------------------- Noviembre 2010 -------------------
2010-11-04: Noiseast @ The Metal Bar (Razz 4)
2010-11-06: LCD Soundsystem @ Razzmatazz
2010-11-10: Festin Canibal - Che Sudaka + Bomba Estereo + The Bares Band @ Apolo
2010-11-11: The Eastpak Antidote Tour - Sum 41 + The Black Pacific + Veara @ Sant Jordi Club
2010-11-11: Berri Txarrak @ Mundo Canibal
2010-11-12: These New Puritans @ City Hall
2010-11-12: Toundra + Carontte @ La Peixera (Manresa)
2010-11-13: Nothink + Toundra @ Sala Bikini
2010-11-20: Primal Scream @ Razzmatazz
2010-11-21: Four Year Strong + A Loss For Words + The Holybuttons @ Razzmatazz 3
2010-11-22: Rolo Tomassi + Clouds Over Normandy @ Sala Moog
2010-11-26: Israel Vibration + Txilum @ Salamandra
2010-11-27: Mantisa + Read My Lips + Potlach @ Rocksound
2010-11-30: Manu Chao "concierto clandestino" @ Salamandra
------------------- Diciembre 2010 -------------------
2010-12-02: Evergreen Terrace + Casey Jones + Read My Lips @ Estraperlo Club del Ritme
2010-12-03: The Bloody Betroots @ Apolo
2010-12-03: Yelle @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2010-12-07: M.I.A. @ Razzmatazz
2010-12-07: Semi Precious Weapons @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2010-12-10: Two Door Cinema Club @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2010-12-11: Ke$ha @ Razzmatazz 2
2010-12-11: Bongo Botrako @ Salamandra 2
2010-12-12: No Hunger Festival - Mendetz + Manos de Topo + Klaudia + El dia de la barbota @ Apolo
2010-12-16: Revolta - No Children + Marvel Hill + Hurricade @ La [2]
2010-12-17: Best Coast + Furguson @ Razzmatazz 2
2010-12-17: Nothing But Noise + The Wolf @ Sala Moog
2010-12-17: Sanjays @ La Ovella Negra
2010-12-17: Cola Jet Set + Papa Topo @ Razzmatazz Clubs (POP Bar)
2010-12-21: Muchachito Bombo Infierno @ Sala Apolo
2010-12-22: Muchachito Bombo Infierno @ Sala Apolo (segunda fecha)
2010-12-22: El niño de los recaos @ Sala Apolo
2010-12-27: Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra @ Palau de la Musica Catalana
------------------- Enero 2011 -------------------
2011-01-15: Anal Hard @ Estraperlo
2011-01-17: The Sounds @ Nasty Mondays
2011-01-19: Nouvelle Vague @ Palau de la Musica Catalana
2011-01-21: Asking Alexandria + AID @ La [2]
2011-01-21: Breakdown Collapse + Yubarta + Clouds Over Normandy + Insmuz @ Qtres
2011-01-26: Bebe + Shinoflow @ Palau de la Musica Catalana
2011-01-26: Sherpah @ RumbaClub (La [2] de Apolo)
2011-01-28: Lori Meyers + Elastic Band @ Sala Apolo
2011-01-28: Cola Jet Set @ Ateneu de Gràcia
2011-01-29: Sólo Muchachito y Santos de Veracruz + Balkatalan Experience @ Sala Clap
------------------- Febrero 2011 -------------------
2011-02-02: Abril photoshoot
2011-02-05: Cavalera Conspiracy + Berri Txarrak + The Eyes + Vortice + Noiseast + The Lizards @ Razzmatazz
2011-02-12: A Day To Remember + Bayside + Pierce The Veil + Adept @ Razzmatazz 2
2011-02-13: Madee (concierto despedida) @ Sala Apolo
2011-02-16: Sanjays @ Moog
2011-02-17: Les Nits de la Kasba - Xøc + Brujo + Chalart58 @ Sidecar
2011-02-18: Fiestas Demoscópicas Mondosonoro - El Guincho + Aliment + Der Ventilator + The Free Fall Band @ Razzmatazz
2011-02-18: Los Toros @ El local de la Mary
2011-02-20: More Than A Thousand + Far'n'Hate + AID @ Mephisto
2011-02-22: Janelle Monáe @ Apolo
2011-02-24: Surface Festival fase 1: Cookie Monsters + Bustin' Out + Sons Of Meteora + Innverso + Tears In Rain + Defectos Físicos + Tribal Brothers @ La Resistencia
2011-02-25: Love Of Lesbian @ Razzmatazz
2011-02-25: Day Of Rising + Krilin + Cohen @ Rocksound
2011-02-25: Let's Festival - Christina Rosenvinge + Single @ Salamandra
------------------- Marzo 2011 -------------------
2011-03-02: La Pegatina @ Faktoria d'Arts de Terrassa
2011-03-03: Surface Festival fase 1: Silent Memories + Clouds Over Normandy + Devouring Doom + Traw + Leaves + Mobscure @ Sala Qtres
2011-03-04: Let's Festival - La Bien Querida + Nadadora @ Salamandra
2011-03-05: Dawn Of The Maya + Stained Blood + Blackmatadero + Dance Before Death @ Moog
2011-03-07: Hills Have Eyes + Clouds Over Normandy @ Moog
2011-03-09: Poutrelles Fever @ Canibal Sound System, Sala Apolo
2011-03-10: Morgan Heritage @ Cabaret Berlín
2011-03-11: Let's Festival - Depedro + Adanowsky @ Salamandra
2011-03-12: Rise Against + Coliseum @ Razzmatazz
2011-03-12: Let's Festival - Pony Bravo + Cuchillo @ Salamandra
2011-03-15: La Pegatina (presentación Xapomelön) @ Fnac Illa Diagonal
2011-03-15: Keren Ann @ Sala Bikini
2011-03-16: Balkatalan Experience @ Caníbal Sound System, Sala Apolo
2011-03-17: Surface Festival fase 1: Revolts + Caído de Paz + Donuts Hole + Ipsilon + Taquikardic Sinners + Random Feelings + Choke @ Sala Qtres
2011-03-18: Color Humano @ Salamandra
2011-03-18: Dorian @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-03-19: Tabaloko @ Sala KGB
2011-03-19: Sexy Sadie @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-03-24: Asian Dub Foundation @ Apolo
2011-03-25: La Pegatina @ Apolo
2011-03-26: La Pegatina @ Apolo
2011-03-28: Feeder @ Bikini
------------------- Abril 2011 -------------------
2011-04-01: Los Tiki Phantoms @ La [2] de Apolo
2011-04-01: The Go Team! @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-04-02: Cancer Bats @ La [2] de Apolo
2011-04-02: Tabaloko @ Farinera del Clot
2011-04-06: Aias @ La [2] de Apolo
2011-04-07: The Abyssinians + The Congos + Mojo Heritage @ Razzmatazz 2
2011-04-08: Los Delinqüentes + Bongo Botrako + Mishima + Pol 3.14 @ Telecogresca 2011
2011-04-09: We Are Scientists + Nada Surf + I Am Kloot + Arizona Baby... @ Jack Daniel's Music Day
2011-04-14: La Pegatina @ Sala Totem, Pamplona
2011-04-15: La Pegatina @ Jimmy Jazz, Vitoria
2011-04-16: La Pegatina @ Kafe Antzokia, Bilbao
2011-04-22: Groezrock 2011
2011-04-23: Groezrock 2011
2011-04-29: Viñarock 2011
2011-04-30: Viñarock 2011
------------------- Mayo 2011 -------------------
2011-05-01: Viñarock 2011
2011-05-05: Manos De Topo + Tarantula @ Apolo
2011-05-06: Alpha Blondy @ Razzmatazz
2011-05-07: La Pegatina @ Stroika, Manresa
2011-05-10: La Pegatina + Delafé Y Las Flores Azules + Rumborrachera @ Festes de Maig de Badalona
2011-05-11: Manel @ Festes de Maig de Badalona
2011-05-14: Funeral For a Friend + The Blackout + We Are The Ocean @ Razzmatazz 2
2011-05-18: Caliban + As Blood Runs Black + Adept + For Today @ Sala Mephisto
2011-05-19: Russian Red @ L'Auditori
2011-05-24: Julian Marley & The Uprising @ Razzmatazz 2
------------------- Junio 2011 -------------------
2011-06-01: La Troba Kung-Fú @ Apolo
2011-06-02: Cobra + The Capaces + Püdor Crónica @ La[2] de Apolo
2011-06-02: Rototom Sunsplash Launch Party @ Razzmatazz
2011-06-03: Standstill @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-06-04: Sôber @ Sala Bikini
2011-06-05: Freygolo + La Plebe + Bastardos @ Estraperlo
2011-06-08: Sami Yusuf @ Apolo
2011-06-09: Sólo Muchachito + Santos de Veracruz @ Salamandra 1
2011-06-10: La Pegatina @ Montcada i Reixac
2011-06-14: The Damned Things + Protest The Hero + Clouds Over Normandy @ Razzmatazz 2
2011-06-16: La Pegatina @ Els Genis
2011-06-16: Bloody Beetroots @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-06-17: Sonar Festival (viernes)
2011-06-18: Nikola Sarcevic @ Rocksound
2011-06-18: Sonar Festival (sábado)
2011-06-23: Unnim Etnival 2011 Girona - La Banda del Surdo + Malakatón + Bongo Botrako + Los De Abajo
2011-06-24: Unnim Etnival 2011 Girona - Very Pomelo + Zulu 9.30 + Lila Downs + Canteca de Macao
2011-06-25: Unnim Etnival 2011 Girona - Itaca Band + Txarango + Muyayo Rif + Molotov
2011-06-26: Parkway Drive @ Estraperlo
2011-06-28: One Blood photoshoot @ Barcelona
2011-06-28: Blackstarliners photoshoot @ Call & Play, Barcelona
------------------- Julio 2011 -------------------
2011-07-01: Nit Oberta Fest @ Burriana
2011-07-02: Barbacore Fest @ Valencia
2011-07-03: Marvin photoshoot @ Valencia
2011-07-07: La Pegatina @ Pamplona (San Fermín)
2011-07-08: CruillaBCN
2011-07-09: CruillaBCN
2011-07-11: Paramore @ Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid
2011-07-16: Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-07-22: Skrillex @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-07-28: Resurrection Fest 2011
2011-07-29: Resurrection Fest 2011
2011-07-30: Resurrection Fest 2011
------------------- Agosto 2011 -------------------
2011-08-01: Sherpah photoshoot
2011-08-03: Los Barrankillos photoshoot
2011-08-04: La Pegatina @ Busker's Festival
2011-08-05: Delorean @ Razzmatazz Clubs
2011-08-06: Arenal Sound Festival 2011
2011-08-07: Arenal Sound Festival 2011
Icones florae Germanicae et Helveticae, simul Pedemontanae, Tirolensis, Istriacae, Dalmaticae, Austriacae, Hungaricae, Transylvanicae, Moravicae, Borussicae, Holsaticae, Belgicae, Hollandicae, ergo Mediae Europae.
Lipsiae,F. Hofmeister [etc.]1834-1912. [v. 1, 1850]
2015-03-27 Sichtbar werden mit Folie Gradinger, Fussball Niederösterreich, U19 Österreich vs U19 Kroatien, Ergebnis 2:0 (2:0), Schiedsrichter Mikhall Vilkov (RUS), Sportplatz SV Wiener Neustadt, Willkommen bei Sport Schriefl, Photografer Möhsner Gerhard, Bilderdatenbank Fotoblitz hier klicken
Das U19-Nationalteam bleibt bei der Heim-Eliterunde im Rennen um ein Ticket für die UEFA U19 EM 2015 in Griechenland. Die Mannschaft von Hermann Stadler siegte im zweiten Gruppenspiel gegen Kroatien mit 2:0 und wahrt die Chancen auf den Sieg in der Gruppe 6, der die Teilnahme an der Endrunde bedeutet. Voraussetzung ist, dass Schottland am letzten Spieltag gegen Kroatien nicht gewinnt. Italien und Schottland trennten sich im Parallelspiel torlos.
Daniel Ripic brachte die ÖFB-Elf in der 30. Minute per Elfmeter nach einem Foul an Marko Kvasina in Front. Bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt war ein leichtes Chancenplus auf der kroatischen Seite zu verzeichnen. Ein Treffer von Ivan Sunjic wurde wegen Abseits nicht gegeben. Mit der Führung im Rücken nutzte Mathias Honsak einen Abstimmungsfehler in der kroatischen Abwehr eiskalt zum Ausbau der Führung. (34.). Österreich ging mit einem 2-Tore-Vorsprung in die Kabine.
Nach der Halbzeit verwaltete Österreich den Vorsprung. In der 66. Minute stellte Schiedsrichter Vilkov nach einem Gerangel im kroatischen Strafraum Philipp Lienhart vom Platz. Österreich musste das Spiel also wie gegen Schottland in Unterzahl beenden. Im der 78. Minute beförderte Ante Coric den Ball über die Linie, befand sich aber in Abseitsposition. Auf der anderen Seite brachte Michael Endlicher das Spielgerät nach sehenswerter Vorarbeit von Sascha Horvath nicht im Tor unter (85.).
"Wir haben heute verdient gewonnen. Die Mannschaft hat gekämpft bis zum Schluss. Wir haben vielleicht nicht unseren schönsten Fußball gespielt, aber es sind die drei Punkte, die zählen, nicht der Schönheitspreis. Die Nachricht vom 0:0 im Parallelspiel hat den Spielern noch einen Schuss Extra-Motivation gegeben. Sie wollten es unbedingt schaffen", ist Teamchef Hermann Stadler zufrieden.
Am Dienstag (13.00 Uhr) kommt es zum abschließenden Duell mit Italien. Manuel Haas und Stefan Jonovic haben ihre Rot-Sperre abgesessen und wieder spielberechtigt.
In der Tabelle führt Schottland mit 4 Punkten vor Österreich (3), Italien (2) und Kroatien (1).
Österreich – Kroatien 2:0 (2:0)
Wiener Neustadt, SR Vilkov (RUS)
Tore: Ripic (31./FE), Honsak (34.)
Rot: Lienhart (66./Tätlichkeit)
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Österreich spielte mit: Hadzikic; Gluhakovic, Domej (63. Peric), Lienhart, Rosenberger, Baumgartner, Honsak, Laimer, Horvath, Ripic (63. Endlicher), Kvasina (79. Grbic)
Bericht: ÖFB - Fotorechte: Diese Fotos stammen von Gerhard Möhsner und sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. Kopien, Vervielfältigungen für Veröffentlichungen dürfen nur mit ausdrücklicher schriftlicher Zustimmung gemacht werden !!
Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Zamioculcas, zz plant)
Habit at Walmart Kahului, Maui, Hawaii.
January 17, 2008
Bain News Service,, publisher.
Hot day in N.Y., after a swim in fountain.
[between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards.
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Children
Format: Glass negatives.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.09775
Call Number: LC-B2- 2296-3
Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of London.
London.Printed for the Royal Horticultural Society by Spottiswoode & Co.
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A pretty goddess straight out of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey!
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Epic Goddess Straight Out of Hero's Odyssey Mythology! Pretty Model! :) Tall, thin, fit and beautiful!
Welcome to your epic hero's odyssey! The beautiful 45surf goddess sisters hath called ye to adventure, beckoning ye to read deeply Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, whence ye shall learn of yer own exalted artistic path guided by Hero's Odyssey Mythology. I wouldn't be saying it if it hadn't happened to me.
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She was a beauty--a gold 45 goddess for sure! A Gold 45 Goddess exalts the archetypal form of Athena--the Greek Goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason. A Gold 45 Goddess guards the beauty of dx4/dt=ic and embodies 45SURF's motto "Virtus, Honoris, et Actio Pro Veritas, Amor, et Bellus, (Strength, Honor, and Action for Truth, Love, and Beauty," and she stands ready to inspire and guide you along your epic, heroic odyssey into art and mythology. It is Athena who descends to call Telemachus to Adventure in the first book of Homer's Odyssey--to man up, find news of his true father Odysseus, and rid his home of the false suitors, and too, it is Athena who descends in the first book of Homer's Iliad, to calm the Rage of Achilles who is about to draw his sword so as to slay his commander who just seized Achilles' prize, thusly robbing Achilles of his Honor--the higher prize Achilles fought for. And now Athena descends once again, assuming the form of a Gold 45 Goddess, to inspire you along your epic journey of heroic endeavour.
ALL THE BEST on your Epic Hero's Odyssey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
Modeling the Gold 45 Revolver Gold'N'Virtue swimsuit. :)
A laid-back,classic, socal lifestyle shoot!
May the 45surf goddesses inspire you along am artistic journey of your own making!
All 45surf Hero's Odyssey Mythology Photography is shot in the honor of Truth, Beauty, and the Light of Physicist Dr. E's Moving Dimensions Theory's dx4/dt=ic . The fourth dimension is expanding relative to the three spatial dimensions at the rate of c. Ergo relativity, time, entropy, and entanglement.
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All the best on your Epic, Homeric, Heroic Odyssey into the Art of Photography from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
All 45surf Hero's Odyssey Mythology Photography is shot in the honor of Dynamic Dimensions Theory's First Law and equation: The fourth dimension is expanding relative to the three spatial dimensions at the rate of c: dx4/dt=ic.
Đã từ lâu, du lich Da Lat là điểm hẹn của những đôi lứa đang say trong hạnh phúc, những tuần trăng mật ngọt ngào của các cặp vợ chồng mới cưới,…Do đó, địa danh này được du khách ưu ái đặt cho những tên gọi rất lãng mạn, trữ tình như: thành phố tình yêu, thành phố ngàn hoa, thành phố sương mù,… Hãy cùng chúng tôi khám phá sự hấp dẫn của thành phố tình yêu Đà Lạt.
NHỮNG ĐỊA DANH DU LỊCH HẤP DẪN TẠI ĐÀ LẠT
1. Khám phá những thung lũng lãng mạn
- Thung lũng Tình Yêu - nơi hò hẹn
Thung lũng tình yêu là một trong những địa danh thơ mộng nhất tại Đà Lạt, cách trung tâm thành phố khoảng 6 km. Trong thung lũng có đập Đa Thiện, nơi quy tụ những dòng suối nhỏ chảy từ đồi núi cao, thành một hồ nước trong vắt uốn quanh thung lũng rợp bóng thông xanh. Trước kia, người Pháp gọi là Vallée d'Amour (Thung lũng tình yêu) sau đó, thung lũng này được đổi tên thành Thung lũng Hòa Bình và đến năm 1953 thì tên gọi thung lũng Tình Yêu được giữ lại cho tới ngày nay.
Thung lũng Tình Yêu thơ mộng và cuốn hút bởi độ sâu và đồi thông xanh ngát bao quanh. Năm 1972, đập ngăn nước được xây dựng vắt ngang qua thung lũng tạo thành hồ Đa Thiện, làm tăng thêm sức quyến rũ cho cảnh quan nơi đây.
Đến đây, du khách có thể đi dọc theo những lối mòn, leo những bậc thang để ngắm toàn cảnh thung lũng hoặc đi qua những cổng hoa với màu sắc rực rỡ để lên đồi Vọng Cảnh. Từ trên đồi Vọng Cảnh, du khách sẽ thấy hình ảnh thung lũng Tình Yêu hiện ra như một bức tranh vô cùng thơ mộng.
- Thung lũng Vàng - điểm đến lý tưởng
Từ trung tâm thành phố Đà Lạt mất khoảng 15 phút đi xe ô tô, du khách sẽ đến khu du lịch thung lũng Vàng. Đây là một trong những điểm du lịch sinh thái lãng mạn ở Đà Lạt, được sự ưu đãi đặc biệt của thiên nhiên với rừng thông bạt ngàn và mênh mông đồi cỏ. Đứng trên triền dốc nhìn xuống một vùng nước tĩnh lặng, mênh mông bát ngát, hàng thông rũ bóng xuống mặt hồ đẹp như một bức tranh thủy mặc.
2. Chinh phục Lang Biang – nóc nhà của Đà Lạt
Lang Biang với chiều cao 2.167 mét, là một ngọn núi hấp dẫn với những ai muốn thám hiểm, chinh phục độ cao. Nằm trong lòng thung lũng Lâm Viên, nơi đây rất thích hợp cho những chuyến tham quan, dã ngoại, cắm trại qua đêm.
Lang Biang còn được ví như "nóc nhà" nóc nhà của Đà Lạt, của cao nguyên Lâm Viên, là chốn lý tưởng để du khách tận hưởng những cảm xúc lạ, đáp ứng khát khao chinh phục, khám phá những điều bất ngờ của du khách.
Chinh phục đỉnh Lang Biang du khách còn được nghe một truyền thuyết về tình yêu say đắm của chàng Lang và nàng Bian huyền thoại.
3. Khám phá sự bí ẩn của những dòng thác
- Thác Cam Ly:
Thác Cam Ly nằm trên dòng suối Cẩm Lệ, cách trung tâm của thành phố Đà Lạt hơn 2km về hướng tây. Ngọn thác hùng vĩ cùng với đồi thông bao quanh đã tạo nên một thắng cảnh khó quên trong lòng du khách khi tới Đà Lạt.
- Thác Datanla
Từ quốc lộ 20 rẽ xuống dốc khoảng 300m, bạn sẽ gặp một thung lũng nhỏ, trong thung lũng có dòng thác Datanla với cảnh trí đầy hấp dẫn và đậm nét hoang sơ.
Nằm giữa đèo Prenn, thác Datanla không hùng vĩ, ồn ào như nhiều dòng thác khác ở Đà Lạt nhưng lại có sức cuốn hút đặc biệt đối với những du khách thích mạo hiểm phiêu lưu.
Datanla là tên gọi do các từ K’Ho ghép lại: “Đà –Tàm - N’ha” có ý nghĩa là “nước dưới lá”. Dòng nước của thác đổ xuống từ ghềnh cao 20m, len lỏi qua nhiều tầng của các khe đá rồi lẫn khuất giữa rừng sâu tạo thành một dòng suối.
Tại chân thác có những tảng đá nhẵn bóng thật đẹp, tương truyền rằng xưa kia đây là nơi các tiên nữ thường ghé xuống tắm suối và nô đùa tạo nên dòng Suối Tiên. Đến thăm dòng thác hung vỹ này, du khách sẽ gặp một hẻm vực sâu hun hút được gọi là vực Tử Thần. Đây là nơi có thể đáp ứng đam mê khám phá và chinh phục của các bạn trẻ.
- Thác Prenn
Thác Prenn nằm ở chân đèo Prenn cách trung tâm Đà Lạt khoảng 10 km, nằm ven quốc lộ 20. Thác Prenn mang một vẻ êm dịu và duyên dáng, có những dòng nước đổ nhè nhẹ từ độ cao 10m xuống một hồ nước nhỏ, được bao bọc bởi rừng thông xanh ngát.
Để vào thác, du khách sẽ được qua một chiếc cầu ngắn bắc ngang dòng suối đã được kè chắn bằng bêtông. Con đường xuống thác với những bậc đá ôm theo sườn đồi được bố trí đẹp mắt.
- Thác Pongour
Thác Pongour hay còn gọi là thác Bảy tầng nằm tại huyện Đức Trọng, tỉnh Lâm Đồng, cách Đà Lạt 50 km.
Thác này có dòng nước đổ từ độ cao gần 40 m, trải rộng hơn 100m. Bạn có thể tham quan sự huyền ảo của dòng thác qua hệ thống bậc thang bảy tầng. Bao quanh thác Pongour là khu rừng nguyên sinh có diện tích khoảng 2,5 ha với hệ thống động thực vật đa dạng và phong phú.
4. Đắm chìm vào muôn sắc hoa của công Viên hoa Đà Lạt
Công viên hoa Đà Lạt nằm quanh bờ phía Bắc của hồ Xuân Hương, trên thung lũng của Đồi Cù. Diện tích của công viên hoa rộng tới 7000 m², với cách bố trí ấn tượng với sự góp mặt của muôn vàn loài hoa.
Các loại hoa và cây cảnh ở đây đều được chăm sóc, cắt tỉa chu đáo. Thăm vườn hoa, quý khách sẽ “say” bởi cách bố trí những chậu hoa từ nhỏ đến lớn với những hình thù khác nhau cực bắt mắt.
Các festival hoa tổ chức hằng năm ở Đà Lạt đều thu hút lượng lớn du khách gần xa về với thành phố. Đồng thời đây cũng là dịp nhiều nhà đầu tư trong nước và nước ngoài chung tay phát triển hoa Đà Lạt trở thành thương hiệu và hình thành các trung tâm sản xuất, xuất khẩu hoa của cả nước và khu vực Đông Nam Á.
THƯỞNG THỨC NHỮNG ĐẶC SẢN HẤP DẪN XỨ CAO NGUYÊN
Bên cạnh những địa danh du lịch, Đà Lạt còn thu hút du khách bởi có vô số đặc sản hấp dẫn, độc đáo mà không nơi nào có được.
Đà Lạt có vô số trái cây miền ôn đới ngon nổi tiếng như: đào lông, dâu tây, dâu tằm, hồng, bơ,…Những loại trái cây này không chỉ đặc sản được nhiều du khách ưu chuộng mà còn là những nguyên liệu chế biến ra những món mứt vô cùng thơm ngon như: mứt hồng, mứt đào, mứt dâu tằm, …và vô số các loại rau củ sấy khô độc đáo khác.
Bên cạnh đó, rượu vang Đà Lạt cũng là thức uống được nhiều người ưu chuộng bởi vị ngọt thơm từ những trái cây của xứ sở sương mù này như: nho, đào,… Ngoài ra, Đà Lạt còn có đặc sản rượu cần của dân tộc bản địa ở đây. Rượu cần được ủ lên men tự nhiên bằng lá cây rừng, ngon không kém một loại rượu nổi tiếng nào.
Trà cũng là một đặc sản rất hấp dẫn ở Đà Lạt. Nổi tiếng nhất là trà hoa Atiso, tại Đà Lạt, loại trà này ngày càng được ưa chuộng vì công dụng tuyệt vời của nó.
Du lịch Đà Lạt bạn cũng đừng quên mua những món quà xinh xắn, những chiếc áo len,mũ len ấm áp, những lãng hoa bất tử về làm quà cho bạn bè và những người thân yêu.
Đà Lạt hấp dẫn du khách bởi cảnh thiên nhiên đẹp, thơ mộng có rất nhiều loại đặc sản hấp dẫn và điều thú vị và bí ẩn đang chờ bạn khám phá. Hãy khám phá Đà Lạt bằng hành trình của riêng bạn hoặc đòng hành cùng Du lịch Bến Nghé. Mọi chi tiết, vui lòng liên hệ: Công ty Cổ phần Du lịch Bến Nghé, 117/39 Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, P.22, Bình Thạnh. ĐT: (08) 35144 132 – 0919 100 864.
Come play with us at wendyrago.typepad.com/project52 - mixed media challenge, due November 21, 2009
Title "Artsy Scrappy Mama" by Julie Ann Shahin
I decided my self-portrait would be a paper mache art doll because I didn't want to buy something, although I did look in a few stores. I wanted to actually make something and get my hands dirty, yet actually I wore "kitchen gloves" for the messy part! The wire mesh for the dress is no accident, I want you to see through it, to see the body has vintage sewing pattern tissue paper on it. I also wanted to attach items to the dress so this wire worked great, it is called "WireForm by Paragon" or "WireMesh by Paragon" depending on whether you want copper, brass, or aluminum diamond. Pam asked me what her name is, and I decided to name her "Artsy Scrappy Mama" because I wanted to show you a self-portrait of me in my studio, which is painted yellow, where I am happy and thriving.
The items on her dress include a cupcake charm (!!!), a handmade rose (tutorial coming soon), a deer brad because I see deer in my neighborhood all the time, a heart brad, an imagine charm for creativity and a nod to John Lennon, and a pin I saved from a trip to Toronto.
My technique: I wanted to use things that were on hand for paper mache. Make note of everything I recycled!
* The doll body was constructed from a toilet paper roll for the torso,
* and a wad of newspaper rolled into a ball for the head,
* taped together with masking tape.
* I used straws for the arms and legs,
* I punched a hole into the body for the legs and arms with my Crop-a-Dile
* Instead of using newspaper for paper mache, I used vintage music paper, vintage sewing patterns, and vintage book pages
* I made a 1-part flour to 1-part water mixture for the paper mache glue, and let each layer dry overnight
* The eyes and mouth were made on Claudine Hellmuth’s Sticky Back Canvas, cut out and applied
* The background behind her is also paper mache, made on a cardboard mailer. The newspaper article is about me, written several years ago, an interview I gave on hybrid scrapbooking when I was Creative Editor of Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine
* For her hair, I took 10 thin strips of fabric, tied a smaller strip of fabric around them at the top, then adhered one end at the crown of her head. I repeated this about 15 times. Then I tied various floral charms and beads to her hair.
Supplies: toilet paper roll, newspaper, masking tape, straws, vintage music paper (PERSONALITY), vintage sewing pattern(PERSONALITY), vintage book pages (FOUND at antique store), Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas Paper, Hambly Transparency, pop dots, various fabric strips for hair, Prima flowers, fake eyelashes (FOUND in my cabinet), wire mesh (FOUND), ArtGirlz cupcake/imagine/feet charms (PERSONALITY); Art Matters Pin I saved from Toronto Museum (FOUND & PERSONALITY); chandelier crystal from flea market (FOUND); feather; brads; twist-ties (FOUND); Hard Rock Cafe stir stick (broke stick off) (PERSONALITY), binder clip (FOUND), chair, misc charms and beads, newspaper article (PERSONALITY)
Tools used: Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch; GlimmerMist by Tattered Angels Mist and Screens; Punchella; Acrylic Paints; Stickles glitter glue; Copic marker; oil pastels; water, flour, gloves Please see the forum for further tutorials on my paper mache art doll!
Le plus intéressant... | Ma carte | Mes classeurs | Mes albums
"Les Œillets" et "Les Clématites"
Maisons jumelées à toiture et façade découpée. Façade à 2 travées inégales et
contrariées. Hautes et petites baies droites ou cintrées, 2 capucines en toiture dont 1 en
retrait. Détails et modénatures : frise de fleurs en céramique, damiers cernés de brique
émaillée, larmier, nom des villas sous le chéneau, bandeau de fleurs en relief. Polychromie de la façade par l'emploi intensif de panneaux de céramiques et de la lave émaillée.
Lille | Nord (59) | Hauts-de-France | France
maison façade urbain ville fenêtres porte ancien vintage jumelles twins
It was also photographed earlier on route by Steve Franklin at Reading, by Andrew Shapland approaching Prune Hill crossing, Egham and later on route by adammcmillan97 at Paddock Wood. Class 37 number 706 brought up the rear.
According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;
Reading [RDG] 7.....................0818...............0818.............................RT
Reading New Junction..........0821...............0821.............................RT
Reading Spur Junction.........0823/0830..N/R/0830 1/2.............RT
Earley [EAR] 1...........................0834..............0837..............................3L
Winnersh Triangle [WTI] 1.....0836..............0838 1/2......................2L
Winnersh [WNS] 1...................0837 1/2........0840............................2L
Wokingham [WKM] 1..............0842/0845..0844 1/2/0847 1/4.....2L
Bracknell [BCE] 1.....................0851 1/2........0855.............................3L
Martins Heron [MAO].............0853..............0858............................5L
Ascot [ACT] 1............................0856/0906..0859 3/4/0908 3/4..2L
Sunningdale [SNG] 1..............0910...............0912 1/2.......................2L
Longcross [LNG] 1..................0913...............0914 1/4........................1L
Virginia Water [VIR] 1.............0916...............0916 1/2.......................RT
Egham [EGH] 1.........................0921 1/2........0921 1/4.......................RT
Staines [SNS] 1.........................0927/0929..0926/0929 1/4..........RT
Ashford (Surrey) [AFS] 1.........0932 1/2.......0932 1/4......................RT
Feltham [FEL] 1........................0937..............0936............................RT
Feltham Junction....................0939..............0938 1/2......................RT
Hounslow Junction................0939 1/2.......0939 1/2......................RT
Hounslow [HOU] 1..................0941/0943....0941 1/4/0942 3/4....RT
Isleworth [ISL] 1........................0945 1/2.......0946............................RT
Syon Lane [SYL] 1...................0946..............0947 1/2.......................1L
Brentford [BFD] 1.....................0947..............0948.............................1L
Old Kew Junction...................0948..............0948 1/2......................RT
Kew Bridge [KWB] 1................0948 1/2.......0949............................RT
New Kew Junction.................0949..............0949 1/2......................RT
Chiswick [CHK] 1.....................0951/0953...0951/0955 1/4...........2L
Barnes Bridge [BNI] 1.............0957..............0957 3/4.....................RT
Barnes [BNS] 1.........................0959..............0958 3/4.....................RT
Putney [PUT] 1.........................1003/1006....1001 1/4/1007 1/4........1L
Wandsworth Town 4.............1009 1/2........1009 3/4......................RT
Clapham Junction [CLJ] 3....1012/1022.....1011 1/2/1024...............2L
Factory Junction.....................1028 1/2........1030..............................1L
Voltaire Road Junction ........1029 1/2........1031...............................1L
Denmark Hill [DMK] 2............1035...............1036..............................1L
Crofton Road Junction..........1036...............1038 3/4......................2L
Peckham Rye [PMR] 4...........1036 1/2.........1039 3/4.......................3L
Nunhead [NHD] 2...................1038...............1041 1/2.........................3L
Bellingham [BGM]...................1043...............1046 1/4........................3L
Shortlands Junction[XOR]....1051................1050.............................RT
Shortlands [SRT].....................1052...............1051 1/2........................RT
Bromley South [BMS] 3.........1056/1059....1054 1/2/1058 3/4.....RT
Bickley Junction[XLY]...........1103................1104 1/4.........................1L
Petts Wood Junction[XPE]...1105 1/2.........1112...............................6L
Orpington [ORP] 3..................1108 1/2..........1115...............................6L
Chelsfield [CLD]......................1110.................1117 1/4..........................7L
Sevenoaks [SEV] 3.................1118.................1124 1/4........................6L
Tonbridge [TON] DF..............1128................1130..............................2L
Paddock Wood [PDW] DM...1136................1135 1/2........................RT
Headcorn [HCN] 2..................1150/1208.....1151/1207......................1E
Ashford International 6.........1225...............1228 1/2........................3L
Canterbury West [CBW] 2....1245...............1245 3/4......................RT
Trupanea sweyzi female swept from foliage at Puu Mamane Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii.
September 03, 2011
A return to Foregate Street in Worcester. This time I went into the Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum. The museum is free to enter.
The building is Grade II* listed,
City Museum and Library with Gates, Worcester
WORCESTER
SO8455SE FRIAR STREET
620-1/12/270 (East side)
05/04/71 City Museum and Library
with gates
(Formerly Listed as:
FRIAR STREET
(East side)
City Museum and Library
(Formerly Victoria
Institute))
GV II*
Museum and library with gates. 1896, by JW Simpson and Milner
Allen at a cost of around ,25,000. Red brick in Flemish bond
with moulded terracotta tiles and plain tile roof; brick left
end stack, banded and with cornice; cast-iron gates and
balustrade. Free Renaissance style. Irregular plan. 2- and 3
storeys with attic, 3 bays plus tower: from left are 2 tall
storeys, 2 bays with 3-lower-storey bay at right with attic in
gable set back, then corner octagonal 5-stage tower. Central
gable contains clock in elaborate cartouche. 'Victoria Regina'
on cartouches; 'THE VICTORIA INSTITUTE' to central frieze;
'Library and Museum' over entrance.
FACADE: the central, entrance bay breaks forward and has
quoins to angles; flight of steps to cambered-arched opening
and chamfered jambs with hollow- and roll-moulding to head,
with three-quarter engaged Ionic columns and dentil pediment
broken by elaborate royal arms in high relief. Double entrance
gates have 'VR' motif and crown, 2 levels of bars and scrolled
crest. Within are 2 sets of double, part-glazed and panelled
doors. Windows are leaded lights in metal frame casements
throughout. To either side of entrance are 2-light mullion
windows with moulded, eared surrounds and scroll pediments. To
left bay on ground floor a wide 'Elizabethan' mullion and
transom window in quoined surround with 3:3:3 lights, the
middle lights have semi-circular light over containing scroll
pediment, and with scrolled central apron. Above entrance at
first floor a large 2:4:2 window and to left bay are two large
4-light windows, all with mullions and transoms and
segmental-arched lights and on continuous egg and dart sill
band; quoined surrounds and composite pilasters between
windows embellished with 'VR' motto. Continuous modillion
frieze, and pediment to gabled entrance bay with crown at apex
surmounted by figure of Victory. Arcaded balustrade with urns
at left.
Right bay: plinth with moulded band surmounted to ground floor
by 5-light mullion window with cornice. To first floor are two
2-segmental-arched-light mullion windows in eared surrounds
and with central segment. Second floor: three 2-light mullion
windows in tooled surround with egg and dart sill band
continuing from first floor of left and centre bays; banded
pilasters between windows rise to moulded cornice. Recessed
and gabled attic storey has 3-light mullion window with tooled
surround and central pediment. Tower: on wine-glass stem has
inscription plaques to lower stage (see below) then three
single-light transom windows in scrolled cartouche surrounds;
to third and fourth stages a single light; fourth stage
surmounted by decorative band with swags and cherub heads.
Upper stage has 2-light mullion windows with semi-circular
lights over in pilastered surrounds and with swags over,
three-quarter-engaged Doric columns between and ovolo cornice.
Broached spire with cupola surmounted by cornice and weather
vane. Right return to Taylor's Lane has similar, but less
elaborate treatment. 5 unequal bays, 2 and 3 storeys. First
bay of 2 storeys has to first floor a large, 5-light mullion
and transom window with 2 levels of transoms. Then a gabled
bay breaks forward and has entrance: double 6-panel doors in
quoined surround, the shaped hood acts as a balcony to 2-light
mullion and transom window with stick balustrade and further
2-light window; 2 segmental arches over on pilasters; gable
has 5-light mullion window. Third bay has five 2-light mullion
and transom windows with pilaster strips to upper band. Fourth
bay similar to second bay. Fifth bay with further entrance and
mainly 3-light mullion windows.
Left return: 5 unequal bays, 3 with gables, 2 storeys and
attics to gables. Ground floor has mullion and transom windows
of 2 and 5 lights. First stage has three oculi to first bay,
2:3:2 light mullion and transom window to third bay and two
3-light windows to fourth bay. Second bay is blind; fifth bay
has 2 small 2-light mullion windows. Gables have 2-light
mullion windows, except at right in ornate, broken pedimented
surrounds and with aprons. Open arcaded balustrade and finials
to gables.
INTERIOR: main feature a 2-storey entrance hall with square
pillars and Doric frieze at first floor with balustrade around
square well; Ionic pillars to first floor and
compartmentalised ceiling with dentil frieze and modillion
cornice. Stone cantilevered dogleg staircase at right has
squat, squared balusters and wide, shaped handrail.
Renaissance motifs continue to stairs. Mosaic floor.
HISTORICAL NOTE: datestone to right at base of tower
inscribed, 'The Lady Mary Lygon Mayoress opened this building
October 1 1896 The Rt Hon Earl Beauchamp Mayor.'
During the C18 Foregate Street was known as 'the mall' and
Tymbs' Worcester Guide of 1802 notes, 'the Foregate Street
itself, by being well paved and sufficiently broad to admit a
full circulation of air seems to be generally resorted to as a
fashionable promenade.'
Pevsner: describes this as 'a resourceful and animated,
totally asymmetrical composition in a mixed Tudor and Baroque
style'. Simpson and Allen had, earlier in the decade, won the
competition for the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum. This is an
outstanding example of late C19 municipal architecture of this
type, in its eclectic use of style redolent of the municipal
libraries of H.T. Hare, such as Wolverhampton (1902).
The Shire Hall, Statue of Queen Victoria, City Museum and
Library, and Nos 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 28, Nos 33-46
(consecutive) and No.49, Foregate Street (qqv) form a
significant group. The City Museum and Library also forms a
complimentary group with Worcester College, Sansome Walk (qv).
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner: N: Worcestershire:
Harmondsworth: 1968-1985: 324; Worcestershire Historical
Society Occasional Papers: Whitehead D: Urban Renewal and
Suburban Growth: The Shaping of Georgian Worcester: 1989-: 12;
Tymbs: Worcester Guide: Worcester: 1802-: 60).
foundation stone
The Lady Mary Lygon Mayoress opened this building October 1, 1896.
The Rt. Hon. Earl Beauchamp Mayor
I've been tagged by Janet www.flickr.com/photos/10389614@N07/3816845751/ and I'm finally getting to it on a three day weekend.
It's an interesting task to itemize yourself like this - I tended to want to qualify everything - but here I am - unqualified. : )
1. When I was in my teens and twenties, music was like food and drink to me - as necessary and constant - but in my thirties, when I had kids, all I craved was silence - so vast swaths of 80s and 90s popular music are unknown to me.
2. I'm an atheist and comfortable with that. I try not to be self-righteous.
3. I value kindness and generous hearted, good humored people. Life's too short to be a mean spirited jerk.
4. I'm a librarian and love to read. (Duh) Here are some books I've loved:
The Things They Carried by Tim O' Brien
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles
Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neil
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
Let The Great World Spin by Column McCann
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
5. I was featured in a medical textbook when I was 14. It wasn't for my high IQ :)
6. I've been a vegetarian since my 20s but sometimes wonder if that's self indulgent in a world with so much human misery.
7. I love to laugh. That sounds fatuous but I REALLY love to laugh the kind of laugh when you're falling all over someone to keep yourself from falling down, your stomach muscles hurt, you're trying not to pee your pants or snort through your nose and you feel like you've run a marathon when you're finally done. Except you keep thinking about what set you off and start laughing again. I love that.
8. These were some of my life goals when I was in my 20s. I guess I wasn't enormously ambitious!
1. Travel
2. Have a girl before I was 30
3. Work with kids
4. Marry a man with curly hair who cooked
5. Move to Vermont or California
6. Live abroad
AND .........................here's the breakdown
1. Yes, until my mid twenties but a lot less than I wanted.
2. Nope - 4 boys - all different all wonderful
3. Yes, I taught for years.
4. Yep, no more curly hair but he's still cooking!
5. Vermont
6. Yep, lived in Ireland
9. I don't get - I mean I REALLY don't get couples who vote different parties. It's like - how could you live with someone with a totally different world view???? I know that people do and successfully and I'm not meaning to sound intolerant - I just don't understand how it works.
10. I was involved with a very radical educational philosophy for years (Sudbury Valley Model) I still think it's the only educational model worthy of the label "paradigm shift."
11. What the hell. I'll do an extra one. I'm Left Left Left all the way but the left can still drive me crazy. I'm also (this should be 12 probably) part of a weekly peace vigil that meets every Friday and has done since before the invasion of Iraq. War is not the answer.
The fourth week of camp was a none stop party!!!! It was great to have the families from groups 1 and 2 at camp for visiting days! We always enjoy having everyone at camp! On Wednesday, the CITs went to Dave & Busters! Also, middle camp girls had their Twilight parties! On Friday, the entire camp participated in "Water World", WGDC infamous day of fun in the pool! That wraps up our 4th week of camp for the 2014 season! What do we have in store for week 5? Stay tuned to find out!
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Willow Grove Day Camp provides summer fun for kids who live in Willow Grove, Abington, Blue Bell, Hatboro, Horsham, Huntingdon Valley, Lafayette Hill, Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Southampton and the surrounding areas. For more information on Willow Grove Day Camp and the services they provide please visit: www.willowgrovedaycamp.com.
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By Victoria Choi
USAG Humphreys Public Affairs
CAMP HUMPHREYS — Summer vacation has come to a close and Humphreys American School (HAS) welcomed children back here on Monday morning, Aug. 27.
All elementary and middle school students with their parents were welcomed by HAS Principal Joyce Diggs and Colonel Darin S. Conkright, United States Army Garrison Humphreys Commander, at the bell-ringing ceremony. This traditional gathering is an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and their families to formally usher in the year and welcome new members of Camp Humphreys community to the campus.
“The ringing of the school year brings the whole school together and starts the new (school) year in a good cheerful way. That is the way in which we welcome each other,” said Elena Johnson, the school librarian.
In his speech, Conkright emphasized the importance of reading and physical fitness for students.
“Anytime you can read and you have chance to, do it. It is much more fun than watching TV,” he said. “If you do those things, everything else in life is easy, I promise,” he added.
At the end of the brief ceremony children, parents and teachers yelled out ‘Yeah’ while HAS principal and the Garrison Commander rang the bell which represents the official opening of the new school year.
After the ceremony, students proceeded to their classrooms and got the opportunity to get to know their new classmates and teachers. They also got introduced to teacher’s rules, regulations and expectations.
“During the first day there a lot of administrative things that need to be done. But once we get through that we get right into educational components. I think it was wonderful that we had a sunny day and our garrison commander came and rang our school year for us. I think it was wonderful way to bring the school and the community together,” said Carlon Munroe, the elementary school teacher.
“The school provides great support and I believe kids are excited to be here. They are eager to learn and it is great. It is the best we can expect.”
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Ben Bateman were at the 44th Annual Saturn Awards held at the Castaway in Burbank. This year’s event was hosted by Jonah Ray, the new host of the revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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From dudleyfarm.com/history/, "The Dudley Farm was built in 1845 by Erastus Dudley, a prosperous North Guilford farmer, gristmill and tannery owner. Today, the house, barns and surrounding ten picturesque acres occupy a portion of the land farmed by the Dudley family for almost 300 years."
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Originally one storey in height, the watch house was Balmain’s first police lock-up. As Balmain grew rapidly, the need for local police and cells to detain short term prisoners increased.
In 1854 the Balmain Watch House was built. Well known colonial architect, Edmund Blackett, Architect of the University of Sydney, and his clerk of works, James Charles White were involved in the construction.The Watch House was threatened with demolition in the mid 1960s. Its poor condition was the catalyst for the formation of the Balmain Association, who have subsequently undertaken repair and restoration works to the building
Willow Grove Day Camp in Willow Grove, PA has great swimming facilities for kids of all ages. With over 40 acres of land our facilities have 4 heated swimming pools and a large wading pool. Swimming is a summer activity for all children. Not only does it keep our campers cool on the hot days it is also a great resource for exercise.
Through out the summer we host a number of different pool activities. We have swimming contest, we play pool basketball and so much more. One of the kids favorite water game is our Water World. We setup a giant blow up apparatus for the kids to climb on.
We have campers coming from all over the area. We serve the Philadelphia, Willow Grove, Huntingdon Valley, Jenkintown, Hatboro, Horsham, and Abington areas.
For more information on the activities and resources our summer day camp has to offer for kids of all ages please visit our website at: willowgrovedaycamp.com/
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Zheng Yi is a Christian. When he heard about the CCP government's brutal persecution of Eastern Lightning and the arrest of Christians during his work in the United States, he pondered, "The CCP is an atheist party, a satanic regime that resists God most. Under the frenzied persecution and suppression by the CCP, Eastern Lightning has still become increasingly prosperous. It most likely is the true way." So he examined Eastern Lightning on the website of The Church of Almighty God. He discovered that Almighty God's word is the truth and the voice of God. He determined that Almighty God is the return of the Lord Jesus. So he readily accepted the work of Almighty God in the last days. Four years later, Zheng Yi returned to China and passed on the work of Almighty God in the last days to his sister, Zheng Rui, a news reporter.
Zheng Yi's father, Zheng Weiguo, is the minister of the United Front Work Department in a city of China. When he learned that his children had believed in Almighty God, he strongly opposed it and repeatedly used the rumors and fallacies of the CCP government to stop them from believing in God. On many occasions, Zheng Yi and his sister debated with their father. This spiritual war of the family ultimately ended with the truth triumphing over fallacy and the fact over rumor! Fearful of the CCP's evil power and determined to keep his official position and livelihood, Zheng Weiguo stubbornly took side with the CCP and compelled his children to give up their belief in Almighty God but to no avail. He finally expelled them from their home …
Zheng Yi and his sister resolutely chose to leave their family and follow Christ to preach and witness God's appearance and work in the last days.
Willow Grove Day Camp in Willow Grove, PA has great swimming facilities for kids of all ages. With over 40 acres of land our facilities have 4 heated swimming pools and a large wading pool. Swimming is a summer activity for all children. Not only does it keep our campers cool on the hot days it is also a great resource for exercise.
Through out the summer we host a number of different pool activities. We have swimming contest, we play pool basketball and so much more. One of the kids favorite water game is our Water World. We setup a giant blow up apparatus for the kids to climb on.
We have campers coming from all over the area. We serve the Philadelphia, Willow Grove, Huntingdon Valley, Jenkintown, Hatboro, Horsham, and Abington areas.
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KOLKATA - IN DEN SLUMS EINER MEGACITY
- Meditation auf einer Mülldeponie
- Der abgebrochene Bleistift
- Unter dem Staub ein Lächeln
- Die verkaufte Revolution
- Sex-Worker und Street-Artists
Immer wieder begegnen uns Kinder, die Müll sammeln und später gemeinsam auf einem Stück Pappe auf dem Bürgersteig übernachten. Auf der anderen Straßenseite findet hinter einer abgrenzenden Mauer eine mehrtägige Hochzeit in ausschweifend luxuriösem Ambiente statt.
Kolkata ist eine Stadt der Extreme, geprägt von vielschichtigen Gegensätzen und Widersprüchen. Fernab von Bollywood, Goa-Parties oder Indien-Romantik stehen hier Überlebenskampf, Solidarität und Ignoranz eng nebeneinander.
MEDITATION AUF EINER MÜLLDEPONIE
In einem Vorort von Kolkata (ehemals Kalkutta) stehen Moon und ich auf einen Müllberg. Krähen kreisen über dem Gelände. Vor uns laufen einige Schweine vorbei, um dann eine Tüte mit einem schwer definierbaren Inhalt auseinander zu reißen. Beladene Laster rollen den Weg hinauf und hinterlassen Sandwolken in der ohnehin schon völlig staubigen, schweratmigen Luft. Dazwischen suchen Kinder im Müll nach Plastik, Papier oder anderen noch verwertbaren Materialien, um sie dann zu einem Minimalbetrag an einen Zwischenhändler weiterzuverkaufen.
Wer eine Megacity wie Kolkata zumindest ansatzweise von Innen heraus kennen lernen will, der sollte den Reiseführer mit den Beschreibungen der kolonialen britischen Prachtbauten zur Seite legen und sich auf die Suche nach den eigentlichen Gesichtern der Stadt machen. Zweifellos entsprechen derartige Mülldeponien und die umgebenden Slums nur einer Seite der Stadt. Doch gerade hier finden auf einer lokalen Ebene ganz unmittelbar die globalisierten Mechanismen sozialer Ausbeutung und ökologischer Zerstörung einen Ausdruck.
Als Gäste der Menschen auf diesem Müllberg kommen in uns Fragen nach Wertigkeiten und den Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten von Lebenswegen auf. Schweigend laufen wir umher, verweilen, lassen die Atmosphäre auf uns wirken, nehmen sie auf, tauchen in sie hinein. Wohl wissend, dass wir uns als Außenstehende, die diesen Platz bald wieder verlassen werden, dieser Wirklichkeit nur annähern können. Der Prozess gleicht einer urbanen Meditation, die keinen Tempel sucht und keinem imaginären Gott huldigt, sondern sich in die konkrete Erfahrung begibt. Eine Erfahrung, die für unzählige Menschen auf diesem Erdball der alltäglichen Realität entspricht.
Als wir uns durch die Müllschichten einen Weg bahnen, kommen uns drei Kinder entgegen. Ihr Lebensinhalt besteht zu einem wesentlichen Teil in der Arbeit auf dieser Halde. Und doch strahlen sie während unseres Gespräches von Innen heraus durch ihre Augen, ihre Worte und ihre tanzenden Bewegungen. Am Ende erhebt einer von ihnen kämpferisch die Faust. Sie ist gegen niemanden direkt gerichtet, sondern vielmehr ein Zeichen der lächelnden Lebendigkeit in einer zerstörenden Umwelt.
DER ABGEBROCHENE BLEISTIFT
Mehrere Slum-Siedlungen haben sich am Subhas Sarovar gibildet, einem idyllischen, aber völlig verunreinigten See im Ostteil von Kolkata. Dort unterhalte ich mich in gebrochenem Englisch, sowie mit Zeichensprache und vor allem beiderseitig guten Willen mit einigen BewohnerInnen. Anfangs geht es um unsere Familien, anschließend im Zuge eines lockeren Gekickes mit einem fast platten Ball auch um Fußball. Eine Zeit lang steht die vergebliche Hoffnung im Mittelpunkt, ich könnte Arbeit vermitteln. Es folgt eine fragmentarische Diskussion über materielle Armut und inneren Reichtum.
Insbesondere mit Kindern ergibt sich schnell ein Kontakt. Um über die üblichen Fragen der Kinder nach Namen und Herkunftsland hinauszukommen, beginne ich auf einem Zettel etwas zu schreiben und zu zeichnen. Schnell entwickelt sich im Rahmen der zwangsläufig eingeschränkten Möglichkeiten eine neue Kommunikationsebene. Einige Kinder schrieben ihren Namen oder zeichneten ebenfalls auf den Zettel. Meist waren es einfache Motive aus der direkten Umgebung, wie einige Häuser und Bäume. Dazwischen finden sich einige tanzende Menschen mit lächelnden Gesichtern.
Am folgenden Tag versuche ich den Kontakt weiter zu entwickeln, in dem ich an weitere Kinder Zettel, Stifte und auch Spitzer verteile. Ich hatte mich bewusst für Bleibstifte aus abbaubarem Holz entschieden, um nicht durch Filzstifte oder Kulis zur weiteren Anhäufung des Plastikmülls beizutragen. Nicht ausreichend bedacht hatte ich jedoch, dass die meisten Kinder keine Erfahrung mit Bleistiften hatten bzw. ohnehin kaum einmal in ihrem Leben geschrieben oder gezeichnet haben. Zum Teil drückten so deshalb viel zu fest mit dem Stift auf den Untergrund, so dass bei vielen Kindern gleich die Spitze abbrach.
UNTER DEM STAUB EIN LÄCHELN
Die Behausungen in den Slums bestehen zumeist aus Blech- und Holzplatten, über die an einigen Stellen löchrige Planen gezogen sind. Alles ist von einer grauen Staub- und Schmutzschicht überzogen. An einer Hütte ist darunter noch ein Verkaufsslogan und ein breit lächelndes Gesicht zu erkennen, das klar macht, dass diese Abtrennwand einst zu einem großformatigen Werbebanner gehörte. Im Inneren befinden sich kaum mehr als ein Gestell mit einigen Tüchern als Schlafplatz, einige Gebrauchsgegenstände und als farbenfroher Gegensatz zur sonstigen Umgebung spirituelle Bilder. Es gibt weder fließendes Wasser noch elektrischen Strom.
Beißender Smog durchzieht die gesamte Stadt. Insbesondere in den ärmeren Vierteln von Kolkata sind die Straßen von Müll übersät. Eine Entsorgung von Seiten der Stadt ist bestenfalls eingeschränkt gegeben. Öffentliche Müllbehältnisse sind nicht vorhanden, stattdessen bilden sich in den Straßen teilweise Müllhaufen, die dann wieder von SammlerInnen durchwühlt werden. Offensichtlich ist, dass ein ökologisches Bewusstsein kaum vorhanden ist bzw. in Anbetracht der umgebenden Bedingungen gegebenenfalls auch nur eingeschränkt umgesetzt werden kann.
Ein funktionierendes Wassersystem besteht in vielen Stadtteilen bestenfalls ansatzweise. Die künstlichen Rinnsale direkt am Straßenrand werden gleichermaßen zur Hygiene, zum Waschen von Geschirr und Kleidung, teilweise auch als Toilette, sowie oftmals auch zur Abschöpfung von Trinkwasser genutzt. Entsprechend gehören vielfältige Erkrankungen zu den zwangsläufigen Folgen.
Auffallend ist immer wieder die Genügsamkeit mit der in Indien zumeist derartige Lebenswelten angenommen werden. Verwurzelt ist sie in den religiösen Annahmen, dass das derzeitige Leben nur eines von vielen ist. Die besondere Ausgestaltung der derzeitigen Existenz sei wesentlich vom vorherigen Leben mitbestimmt und beeinflusst wiederum zukünftige Wiedergeburten. Diese Grundhaltung eröffnet zum Teil eine beachtliche Gelassenheit und innere Ausgeglichenheit. Sie führt jedoch zum Teil auch in eine Schicksalsergebenheit, die notwendige gesellschaftliche Veränderungen vernachlässigt bzw. die Möglichkeit eines besseren Lebens auf einer persönlichen Ebene in nächste Inkarnationen verlagert.
Inzwischen leben wohl weit über 15 Millionen Menschen in Kolkata und den diversen Randgebieten. Auf den ersten Blick gleicht die Stadt einem riesigen Chaos, wobei insbesondere die Slums unüberschaubar erscheinen. Doch gerade hier haben sich vielfältige gemeinschaftliche Strukturen herausgebildet. Getragen sind sie auf vielen Ebenen von gegenseitiger Hilfe und Solidarität, wie auch von Improvisation, Genügsamkeit und einer grundlegend positiven Lebenshaltung. Fließend sind jedoch die Übergänge zu Bereichen, in denen der ständige Überlebenskampf vom Recht des Stärkeren bestimmt wird.
DIE VERKAUFTE REVOLUTION
In den ärmeren Vierteln findet sich vielfach das rote Hammer-und-Sichel-Symbol an den Hauswänden. Im Bundesstaat Westbengalen bzw. in seiner Hauptstadt Kolkata steht es jedoch nicht für eine im Untergrund agierende kommunistische Gruppe, sondern für die dort seit weit über dreißig Jahren regierende "Communist Party of India (Marxist)". In keinem anderen Land gelang es einer kommunistischen Partei in freien demokratischen Wahlen über einen vergleichbar langen Zeitraum immer wieder gewählt zu werden.
Von der einstigen revolutionären Kraft des Symbols oder gar von der Vision einer tatsächlich gerechten Gesellschaft ist jedoch auch in Kolkata kaum etwas übrig geblieben. Die Partei verweist zwar auf Fortschritte hinsichtlich einer gerechteren Landverteilung und der Bekämpfung der Armut, doch faktisch erinnert gerade in Kolkata die reale Politik eher an sozialdemokratische oder gar an neoliberale Positionen.
So lag ein Schwerpunkt in der Entwicklung einer investitionsfreundlichen Atmosphäre, um über neue Arbeitsplätze und erhöhte Steuereinnahmen zu einem Aufschwung der Stadt bzw. des Bundesstaates beizutragen. Dies führte dazu, dass paradoxerweise die Wirtschaftspolitik der Kommunistischen Partei von multinationalen Konzernen ausdrücklich gelobt wurde, während sich sozial engagierte Basisgruppen von der Partei ausdrücklich distanzierten.
Die gegenläufigen Entwicklungen fanden 2007 bei den Auseinandersetzungen um die Errichtung einer "Special Economic Zone" in der Provinzstadt Nandigram einen tragischen Höhepunkt. Große Teile der Bevölkerung wehrten sich gegen Landenteignungen zugunsten eines Unternehmens, das unter anderem den Bau einer Chemiefabrik plante. Der Widerstand wurde auf Anordnung der Kommunistischen Partei durch bewaffnete Polizeikräfte gewaltsam niedergeschlagen. Vierzehn AktivistInnen der Potestbewegung kamen dabei zu Tode.
Allgemein wird damit gerechnet, dass die Kommunistische Partei die 2011 anstehenden Wahlen klar verlieren wird. Doch unabhängig von der politischen Ausrichtung der regierenden Parteien krankt das politische System in weiten Teilen an Machtmissbrauch, Korruption und Vetternwirtschaft, sowie an einer Ignoranz gegenüber ökologischen Aspekten. Insbesondere die Veränderungsprozesse, die in den Slums eine Bedeutung erlangen, werden zumeist nicht von den Parteien angestoßen, sondern vielmehr von den Graswurzelprojekten, die an der Basis vor Ort aktiv sind.
SEX-ARBEITERINNEN UND STRASSEN-KÜNSTLER
Zu den größten Graswurzelgruppen gehört die in der Mitte der neunziger Jahre gegründete Organisation Durba, der in Westbengalen rund 65.000 Sex-ArbeiterInnen angehören. Inzwischen kann Durba auf eine Reihe von Erfolgen blicken. So gelang es durch AIDS-Aufklärungskampagnen und ein geschlossenes Auftreten den lange von den meisten Freiern abgelehnten Gebrauch von Kondomen zu einer Selbstverständlichkeit zu machen. Eingerichtet wurden besondere Angebote für Sex-ArbeiterInnen in den Bereichen Gesundheitsversorgung, Kinderbetreuung und Kultur, sowie unter anderem auch zur Geldverwaltung. Zudem förderte der Zusammenschluss eine grundlegende Solidarisierung, wie auch die Entwicklung eines gestärkten Selbstbewusstseins. So gehen Durba-AktivistInnen inzwischen im Rotlichtviertel von Kolkata auch militant gegen gewaltsame Freier oder Zuhälter vor.
Zentral für die Entwicklung Kolkatas ist der Bereich der Bildung. Hier spiegeln sich besonders deutlich die sozialen Gegensätze, die für ganz Indien charakteristisch sind. Während Kolkata inzwischen zu den führenden Städten der IT-Branche in Indien zählt, haben viele Slum-BewohnerInnen kaum Rechen- und Schreibkenntnisse. Die Analphabetenrate liegt bei rund 20 Prozent.
Solange das staatliche Schulsystem nur einen begrenzten Teil der Bevölkerung erreicht, sind gerade in den Armenvierteln der Stadt Bildungsprojekte von großer Bedeutung, die von Basisgruppen und Hilfsorganisationen getragen werden. So konzentriert sich das Projekt "H.E.L.G.O. - Help for Education and Life Guide Organisation" auf Kinder, die zum Teil schon ab dem achten Lebensjahr arbeiten müssen. Das Projekt erstattet den Familien den geringen, aber lebensnotwendigen Lohn unter anderem in Form von Lebensmitteln und Gebrauchsgütern unter der Bedingung, dass die Kinder nicht mehr arbeiten müssen und stattdessen regelmäßig zur Schule gehen.
Unter dem Motto "Art for Positive Change" organisiert Magic Wallrush in Kolkata kulturelle Projekte, die in den öffentlichen Raum eingreifen. So organisierte die Gruppe eine Ausstellung mit Werken junger, engagierter KünstkerInnen, die direkt in einer Straße an Zäumen, Absperrungen und Hauswänden aufgehängt wurden. Die Mitglieder von Magic Wallrush gehören auch zu den InitiatorInnen des Ujaan-Festivals, das dem Erhalt der für das Ökosystem äußerst wichtigen Sundarbans-Mangrovenwälder gewidmet ist. Neben Auftritten von Bands stehen auch gemeinsame Entmüllungsaktionen in stark verunreinigten Abschnitten, sowie die Unterstützung von lokalen Gesundheits- und Bildungsprojekten auf dem Programm. Das Festival zielt dabei im Sinne von "Party and Politics" auf die Stärkung des öffentlichen Bewusstseins hinsichtlich ökologischer Aspekte unter der Berücksichtung sozialer Fragen.
Wie alle anderen Megacities der Gegenwart beheimatet Kolkata unzählige soziale und ökologische Abgründe. In den vielfältigen Graswurzelprojekten finden sich jedoch auch immer wieder die Visionen der Veränderung.
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“In its heyday, the old hotel was one of the best of its kind in Southern Arizona, serving the miners and others who toiled at the settlements at Russellville, Gleeson, Courtland and Pearce. Cattle from the range, en route to market, were driven into the railroad yard pens across the street from the hotel, and ranchers also used the hotel as headquarters while in town.” —Tucson Daily Citizen, 6 Jun 1964, by Margaret Kuehlthan
• Cochise Hotel, aka Cochise Royal Hotel & Water Works • opened as Hotel Rath [c. 1912 photo] by railroad telegrapher John Jacob “J.J.” Rath (1870-1905), known as the “father of Cochise” a town named for the American Chiricahua Indian leader
“The original 30 x 60 foot adobe structure had a lobby, Wells Fargo office, seven guest rooms and an outhouse out back. The cinder wall false front was added (c.1919) [photo] along with a new wing which included porches on the front and back, a kitchen and a great room. The modern hotel had a water closet with lavatory, tub and hot water. The hotel was illuminated by gas lighting generated by an acetylene machine made by the Colt gun manufacturing company.” —The Skinner Years
• around the turn of the century, Lula & John /Rath hired a housekeeper, Mary Katherine Cummings, history's "Big Nose Kate" [photo], memorialized in movies as Katie Elder —Tombstone Daily Prospector
• Mary Katherine "Big Nose Kate" Horony (1850-1940) was born in Pest, Hungary, 2nd oldest daughter of Hungarian physician Miklós Horony • emigrated to the U.S. with her family in 1860 • placed in a foster home after her parents died • stowed away on a steamboat to St. Louis, where she became a prostitute • in 1874 was fined for working as a "sporting woman" (prostitute) in a "sporting house" (brothel) in Dodge City, KS, run by Nellie "Bessie" Ketchum, wife of James Earp
• moved to Fort Griffin, TX in 1876 • met dentist John "Doc" Holliday, who allegedly said he considered Kate his intellectual equal • Kate introduced Holliday to Wyatt Earp • Doc opened a dental practice but spent most of his time gambling & drinking
• the couple fought regularly, sometimes violently • according to Kate they married in Valdosta, Georgia • moved on to AZ Territory where Kate worked as a prostitute at The Palace Saloon in Prescott • they parted ways but she rejoined Holliday in Tombstone [photos] • claimed to have witnessed the 26 Oct 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral from her window at C.S. Fly's Boarding House
• Kate, nearly 50 [photo] & divorced from an abusive husband, was long past her romance with Doc & too old for prostitution when she took the Rath Hotel job • in June 1900, still employed at the hotel, she answered a want ad for a housekeeper at $20/mo. plus room & board in nearby Dos Cabezas
• among that town’s dwindling population was a man who "sharpened the first tools that opened up the first gold discoveries of Dos Cabezas district" • John Jessie “Jack” Howard (1858-1930) was born in Nottingham, England • as one of the first miners in the Dos Cabezas mining district, he is memorialized by Howard Peak & Howard Canyon
• Howard lived in the hills near Dos Cabezas • remembered as a crusty churl who hid in a manhole behind his shack to fire at intruders as they rode into range • on the other hand, some of his fellow Dos Cabezans considered him friendly • divorced his wife Mary who, according to court records, "displayed a vile and disagreeable disposition coupled with frequent outbursts of the most violent temper until she made his life a burden he could stand no longer.”
"…witnesses testified about Mary’s barrage of insults that included publicly calling Howard a white-livered son of a b—. She kept a filthy house, never washed dishes or clothing and even threatened to burn down his house and poison his stock." —He Lived with Big Nose Kate, True West
• Kate lived with Jack as his employee ("servant" according to the 1900 census) until 1930
• on 3 January of that year, Kate walked 3 mi. to the home of Dos Cabezas Postmaster Edwin White.
“Jack died last night, and I stayed up with him all night.”
• Howard was buried in an unmarked grave in Dos Cabezas Cemetery • after living alone for 2 yrs. Kate sold the homestead for $535.30 • In 1931 she wrote Arizona Gov. George W.P. Hunt, requesting admission to the Arizona Pioneers Home at Prescott • although foreign born thus not eligible for admission, she claimed Davenport, Iowa as her birthplace & was accepted • she died 5 days shy of her 90th birthday • was buried under the name "Mary K. Cummings" in the Home's Cemetery—Big Nose Kate, Independent Woman of the Wild West —Kyla Cathey
• Cochise Hotel, National Register # 76000370, 1976
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Boom 2014
Photo-Reports by Wolfgang Sterneck
A Reality called Boom - Rhythms @ Boom 2014 *
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A Reality called Boom - Visions @ Boom 2014 *
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Wolfgang Sterneck:
In the Cracks of the World
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Articles (german / english) : www.sterneck.net
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Boom-Festival
04.08.-11.08.2014
Boom-Festival
Idanha-a-Nova Lake - Portugal
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BOOM VISION
Boom is not only a festival, it is a state of mind. Inspired by the principles of Oneness, Peace, Creativity, Sustainability, Transcendence, Alternative Culture, Active Participation, Evolution and Love, it is a space where people from all over the world can converge to experience an alternative reality.
Boom is a festival dedicated to the Free Spirits from all over the world. It is the gathering of the global psychedelic tribe and of whoever feels the call to join in the celebrations!! Boom is a weeklong unpredictable and unforgettable adventure. It takes place, every two years, during August Full Moon, on the shores of a magnificent lake in the sunny Portuguese inland and every one is invited!
BOOM IS A MODEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
An environmentally conscious event is a way to offer a concrete example that it is possible to live on this Planet in respect of Mother Earth and of one another. This is possible through a deep understanding of the cycles of life and humanity’s place within these cycles. Permaculture is a brilliant example of how such understanding can be turned into practice.
Boom’s pioneering Environmental Program applies the principles of Permaculture to every single aspect of the Festival production. Moreover Boom widely promotes knowledge and practices of sustainability through lectures, workshops and… practical example!
100% compost toilets (still to this day the only large event in the world to reach this result!); 100% on-site water treatment facilities, off-the-grid energy solutions, bio-construction, permaculture gardens, vegetable oil for the generators… these are just a few of the ground breaking projects that have granted Boom the most prestigious international prizes in environmental efficiency.
For further details please visit the environmental program page.
BOOM BELIEVES IN A BORDERLESS WORLD
Since its beginning in 1997, Boom is the home of the global nomadic tribe. Since then, it has grown organically by word of mouth into an incredibly culturally diverse festival, attracting people from 116 nationalities (2012). Boom is the celebration of the Earth’s multicolored Oneness. EVERY ONE is invited and EVERY ONE is called to consciously co-create a positive reality of Love and Peace, for us and for the next generations. We Are One!
BOOM BELIEVES IN TRANSCENDENCE THROUGH MUSIC
At Boom music is sacred. The dancefloors are temples where to transcend ordinary states of perception and the limitations of our egos. Through dance and music, we can reconnect to our own individual divine essence, while in synch with the beating heart of the whole tribe. All in One!
Scattered across four stages, music at Boom is as diverse as it gets: electronic, acoustic, classic, any style is welcome and represented in a different area, live concerts, djs sets, solo artists, bands… Boom started as a psytrance festival and has developed into an inclusive gathering, unveiling the surprising diversity of quality underground soundscapes.
Psytrance culture remains one of the inspiring sources of Boom's vision and intention. And Boom remains as a testimony of the evolutionary potentials of such a culture.
Check the pages of the single areas for details on the different visions.
BOOM ACTIVATES TRANSFORMATION
Boom’s ultimate aim is to facilitate individual and collective transformation. The Boom experience has been conceived to activate the vital force directing every being towards the fulfillment of its highest potential. To reach this ambitious goal, Boom relies on the continuous exchange of radically innovative knowledge and practices by countless Boomers, musicians, artists, teachers, visionaries, healers, farmers, ecologists, wisdom keepers, researchers, scientists, activists
Besides the music stages and the countless art installations scattered all over the site, the other areas where Boom channels transformation are the Liminal Village, the Healing Area and the Visionary Art Museum. Here our hearts, bodies and minds can receive a full download of information through workshops, presentations, rituals and meditations Check the single areas’ pages for more details.
NO TO CORPORATE SPONSORS, CORPORATE LOGOS AND VIPs, YES TO INDEPENDENCE, SOLIDARITY AND CREATIVITY!!!
Boom is an autonomous zone of cognitive liberty and therefore is and will always be free from corporate sponsorship and logos. Boom is funded by the financial support of the thousands of people that buy the tickets and come to the festival.
Boom does not believe in VIP areas and special treatments, since every Boomer is a VIP! Boom adheres to the principle of ’thinking outside the box’, for the co-creation of novel ways of viewing reality and acting for its evolutionary unfolding.
www.boomfestival.org/boom2014/news/boom-vision
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BOOM-VISION
Die Boom ist nicht nur ein Festival – Sie ist ein Lebensstil
Es sind kleine Momente, in denen das Lernen stattfindet. Jene Momente in denen du versteht wie wichtig es ist, Fünfe einfach mal gerade sein zu lassen. Und jene Momente in denen dir klar wird, dass du es an anderen Stellen genauer nehmen musst. Diese kleinen Momente prägen dich, deine Einstellung und dein Handeln – und mit dir die Grundlage für große Veränderungen. Genau hier setzt die Idee der Boom an: Als schillernder Kristallisationspunkt einer Neo-Stammeskultur möchte sie inspirieren. Und zwar durch jene magische Erfahrung, die zwischen zeitgenössischer Musik, visionärer Kunst und intellektuell-spirituellem Input entsteht.
Veränderung fängt bei dir an, bei deiner Weltanschauung. Du bist der Flügelschlag des Schmetterlings, der am anderen Ende der Welt einen Wetterumschwung bewirkt. Lerne, deine Flügel zu gebrauchen!
Zu diesem Zweck kippen wir das Schubladensystem, das unseren Alltag bestimmt, einfach mal komplett aus. Und zwar mitten hinein in die sonnige, unverdorbene, nuklearfreie Natur Portugals. Dann nehmen wir uns 7 Tage lang Zeit, um spielerisch neue Denkwege und Handlungsweisen, um eine neue Ordnung zu erkunden. Das ist unsere Vision von psychedelischer Kultur und sie wollen wir aktiv vortreiben.
Auf unserer Webseite findet ihr ausführliche Informationen zu den freien Künsten, den multidimensionalen Installationen und den kreativen Liebensbomben, die auf unsere temporäre autonome Zone regnen werden.
Boom ist eine Lebenseinstellung – und sie lebt in euch, liebe Boomer!
INTERKULTURELL
Andere Länder, andere Lebensstile. Auf der Boom kannst du erleben wie inspirativ diese einfache Tatsache ist. Und zwar in konzentrierter Form: Im Jahr 2012 reisten Stammesangehörige aus 116 verschiedenen Ländern an, um in ihrer multikulturellen Mischung eine durchweg positive Vision für die Zukunft zu manifestieren: We Are One – Wir sind eins!
NATUR
Die Kulisse für unser Stammestreffen gestaltet die wohl besten Dekorateurin überhaupt: Mutter Natur. Jene jahrhundertealte iberische Baumlandschaft der umliegenden Hügel, versonnene Gärten und der weitläufige See, in dem sich die Magie des August-Vollmonds spiegelt, schaffen ein einzigartiges Panorama.
STRAND
Nachdem du dich in schwitzende Trance getanzt hast oder wenn dir die Wärme des portugiesischen Sommers zuviel werden sollte: Die nötige Erfrischung ist maximal ein paar hundert Meter entfernt - egal wo du gerade bist. Der große See bestimmt nicht nur das Bild der Boom, sondern auch ihre Stimmung. Wie beim Strandurlaub kannst du jene fließende Ruhe des Wassers aufsaugen, die dich sanft umspült.
DESIGN FÜR DEN GEIST
Das Liminal Village bietet Gelegenheit, dir dein Oberstübchen neu einzurichten: Mit Lebensphilosophie und praktischem Wissen. Im intellektuellen Brennpunkt der Boom finden Vorträge und Diskussionen zu Themen wie Aktivismus, Psychedelik, Freie Kultur, Rituale der Ahnen, Mythologie, Ökologie, Traumlandschaften, Permakultur, Trance, Heilige Pflanzen oder Alternative Medizin und Wissenschaft statt. Dazu waren in den letzten Jahren Referenten wie Vandana Shiva, Alex Grey, Daniel Pinchbeck, Graham Hancock, Robert Venosa, Erik Davis und Shipibo Don Guillermo Arevalo zu Gast. Ein Filmprogramm zur neuen, planetarischen Kultur bietet noch mehr Stimulation auf intellektueller Ebene.
PSYCHEDELISCHES KUNSTMUSEUM
Was ist psychedelische Kunst, was visionäre? Will sie die Eindrücke einer psychedelischen Erfahrung wiedergeben? Will sie ähnliche Emotions- und Assoziationsstrukturen auslösen wie eine Vision? Mach dir selbst ein Bild! In atemberaubender Vielfalt präsentieren einige der talentiertesten Maler von allen Kontinenten des Planeten ihre bewusstseinserweiternden Werke.
INSTALLATIONEN
Bildende Kunst stößt die Pforten unserer Wahrnehmung weit auf und eröffnet uns so die Sicht auf Aspekte unserer Realität, welche normalerweise hinter dem Grauschleier des Alltags verborgen liegen. Um dich mitten hinein in dieses ästhetisch-surreale Paralleluniversum zu katapultieren, kommen überall auf dem Gelände Medien wie Malerei, Bildhauerei, Land Art oder Video zum Einsatz. Sie lassen deine Reise über die Boom zu einer Reise in eine außerirdische Welt von fremdartiger Schönheit werden.
MUSIK
Über verschiedene Tanzplätze verteilt verwirklicht die Boom ihre psychedelische Vision im Spektrum der hörbaren Frequenzen. Dabei entstehen viele verschiedene Rhythmus- und Harmonie-Texturen die alle darauf abzielen, deine Synapsen zu kitzeln, deine Fantasie zu stimulieren und dich zu beflügeln. Die Klanglandschaften der Boom erstrecken sich auf Genres wie Psytrance, Progressive, Dub, Bass Music, Dubstep, World Music, Glitch, Nu Funk, IDM, Cosmic oder Psy Brakes. In ihrer Gesamtheit schwingen sie sich zum kosmischen Groove der universellen Liebe auf!
TANZTEMPEL
Mit jedem Herzschlag der Boom bebt das portugiesische Hinterland. Im monumentalen Tanztempel verschmelzen utopische Zukunftsvisionen und das archaische Ritual des Stammenstanz zu einer einzigartigen Trance-Erfahrung. Um euer Bewusstsein dorthin zu schicken, wo Worte zu Hülsen und Bedeutungen zu Variablen werden, haben wir einige der besten DJs, Liveacts und Tribal Bands eingeladen, uns mit extralangen Sets zu verzaubern. Denn Qualität ist wichtiger ist als Masse. Mit viel Liebe zum Detail planen wir eine Reise durch jene multidimensionale Welt namens Psy, wobei wir in Regionen wie Dark, Twilight, Forest, Tribal, Prog, Full-On, Groovy Full-On, Goa und Nu-Goa vorstoßen.
Die Grundidee der Boom unterscheidet sich ganz erheblich von der einer kommerziellen Massenproduktion. Wir möchten raus aus dem Schattenreich des Egoismus, hinein in eine kollektive Erfahrung. Mithilfe von DJs, VJs, Dekorateuren, Designern und -am allerwichtigsten- mithilfe von euch, den Boomern. Auf dass wir unsere multikulturelle kreative Energie zu einer wahrhaft großen Erfahrung vereinen: Wir sind eins!
UMWELT
Auf der Boom werden die Erkenntnisse und Prinzipien der Permakultur in ein Festival umgesetzt. So wird ganz konkret erfahrbar: Auch große, internationale Menschenansammlungen lassen sich mit maximalem Respekt vor unserer heiligen Mutter Natur vereinbaren. Dieser Ansatz wurde in den Jahren 2008 und 2010 mit dem Greener Festival Award ausgezeichnet, 2010 und 2012 außerdem mit dem European Festival Award.
Auf der Boom kommen ausschließlich Komposttoiletten zum Einsatz. Das Nutzwasser wird mithilfe von Pflanzen zu 100% wiederaufbereitet. Es gibt kostenlose Taschenaschenbecher. Für die Generatoren wird gebrauchtes Pflanzenöl verwendet. Außerdem nutzen wir Technologien wie Solarenergie, Windräder, Biobau und ökologische Abwasserentsorgung, die jedes Jahr weiterentwickelt werden. Auch hier gilt: Die Boom seid ihr, die Boomer. Tragt bitte dazu bei, dass sie ein nachhaltiges Festival ist. Respektiert Mutter Natur und hinterlasst keinen Müll!
SPIRITUALITÄT
Anreize für spirituell-sozialen Aktivismus, die sich in Form von Yoga, Ayurveda, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Watsu, Therapien, alternativen Heilmethoden und ganzheitlichen Lehren manifestieren. Auch das ist ein zentraler Aspekt unserer Vision. Denn die Harmonie zwischen Geist und Körper ist ein erster Schritt in Richtung globale Harmonie.
INFRASTRUKTUR
Freies Wasser. Freies Camping. Freier Wohnmobil-Park. Babyboom für die jüngsten Boomer (bring deine Familie mit zur Boom!) Freie medizinische Versorgung. Freies WIFI. Schließfächer. Boom-Busshuttle von den Flughäfen Lissabon und Madrid. 100% Komposttoiletten. 100% Aufbereitung des Duschabwassers mithilfe von Pflanzen. Ayurvedische Apotheke. Spezielle Einrichtungen für Behinderte. Lebensmittelgeschäft. Gemeinschaftsküchen. Und vieles, vieles mehr!
LOGO-FREIE ZONE
Die Boom finanziert sich einzig und allein über den Ticketverkauf, sie ist frei von jeglichem Firmen-Sponsoring und wird es immer sein. Auch in dieser Hinsicht möchten wir einen Freiraum schaffen, in dem sich der menschliche Geist unbefangen ausbreiten und entfalten kann.
Obwohl das Boom Team den Rahmen schafft – das eigentliche Erlebnis, die eigentliche Inspiration und der eigentliche Geist lebt in euch. Denn ihr seid die Energie, ausgehend von euch kann sich diese Welt ändern.
BESONDERE BEDÜRFNISSE
Wir möchten die Einrichtungen und Angebote für Behinderte weiterentwickeln. Wenn du oder jemand deiner Freunde behindert ist, sendet uns bitte bis Juni 2014 eine Email um optimale Bedingungen zu garantieren: specialneeds@boomfestival.org
FLEXIBLE EINTRITTSPREISE
Unser globaler Stamm ist in vielen verschiedenen Ländern zuhause, in denen ganz unterschiedliche Einkommensverhältnisse herrschen. Außerdem leben wir in Zeiten des finanziellen Abschwungs. Wir waren sehr betroffen als wir nach der Boom 2012 hörten, dass einige Menschen schlichtweg nicht genug Geld aufbringen konnten um Teil der kollektiven Erfahrung zu sein. Deshalb haben wir uns entschieden, auf diese Tatsache mit einem flexiblen Eintrittsmodell zu reagieren. Es gibt spezielle Ticketpreise für Länder außerhalb der Europäischen Union, der USA, Kanada, Australien, Neuseeland und Japan. Außerdem für jene Länder, die aktuell die ökonomischen Spekulationen der Rating-Agenturen und der IMF durchlaufen: Portugal, Irland, Griechenland und Spanien. Diese Tickets sind nur bei den Boom Botschaftern des jeweiligen Landes erhältlich, nicht über die Webseite der Boom.
www.boomfestival.org/boom2014/multilingual/deutsch
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