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Jabiru - at Pantanal - MT - 2019.
The jabiru (/ˌdʒæbɪˈruː/ or /ˈdʒæbɪruː/; Latin: Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It sometimes wanders into the United States, usually in Texas, but has been reported as far north as Mississippi. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. It is the only member of the genus Jabiru. The name comes from a Tupi–Guaraní language and means "swollen neck". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabiru
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The Latin Quarter of Paris is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne.
Known for its student life, lively atmosphere and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself, such as the Lang–Martinez Psychiatric Hospital, the École des Mines de Paris, Panthéon-Assas University, the Schola Cantorum, and the Jussieu university campus. Other establishments such as the École Polytechnique have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings.
The area gets its name from the Latin language, which was once widely spoken in and around the University since Latin was the language of learning in the Middle Ages in Europe.
Photographed 11 April 2014, Red Sea Coast, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Latin - Lanius phoenicuroides
Spanish - Alcaudón de Turkestán
French - Pie-grièche du Turkestan
Italian - Averla del Turkestan
German - Turkmenenwürger
Russian - Туркестанский сорокопут
Thai - นกอีเสือหางแดง
Icelandic - Turkestan-spörfuglaveita
The Red-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides), also called Turkestan Shrike, is a small-to-medium shrike with sandy-brown to gray-buff upperparts, a conspicuous reddish or rufous tail and rump, and a dark facial mask; females and juveniles are generally duller and more heavily marked. It inhabits dry, open country including steppe, semi-desert, agricultural land, river valleys, and areas of thorny or scattered scrub, where it hunts from exposed perches for large insects, lizards, small birds, and rodents and commonly stores surplus prey by impaling it on thorns or barbed wire. It breeds from Iran and southern Kazakhstan east through parts of Central Asia to western China, and is migratory, wintering mainly in the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and parts of eastern and central Africa. It is currently classified as Least Concern. Taxonomically, the Red-tailed Shrike was formerly treated as Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides within the Isabelline Shrike superspecies, but modern treatments such as the IOC recognize it as a separate species, alongside Daurian/Isabelline Shrike (L. isabellinus) and Red-backed Shrike (L. collurio); however, some taxonomic authorities continue to treat the complex more conservatively, so older literature and field records may use L. isabellinus for birds now assigned to L. phoenicuroides.
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The term "Latin Quarter" originates from Paris and refers to the arrondissement where the university was located, with instruction delivered in Latin. The Montreal usage of this expression dates back to 1876, when a branch of Laval University, the precursor to the University of Montreal, settled in this area.
Le terme "Quartier latin" est d'origine parisienne et désigne l'arrondissement où s'élevait l'université, dont l'enseignement était dispensé en latin. L'usage montréalais de cette expression remonte à 1876 lorsqu'une filiale de l'Université Laval, l'ancêtre de l'Université de Montréal vient s'installer dans ce secteur.
Rue St-Denis, Montreal, Canada
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Gasteracantha cancriformis (spinybacked orbweaver) is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae). It is widely distributed in the New World.
The genus name Gasteracantha derives from the Greek words γαστήρ (gaster, "belly") and ἄκανθα (acantha, "thorn"), while the specific epithet cancriformis derives from the Latin words cancer ("crab") and forma ("shape, form, appearance").
Females are 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long and 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in) wide. The six abdominal spine-like projections on the abdomen are characteristic. The carapace, legs, and underside are black with white spots under the abdomen. Variations occur in the colour of the upperside of the abdomen - a white or yellow colour with both featuring black spots. A white upper side can have either red or black spines while a yellow upperside can only have black ones. Like with many other spiders, males are much smaller (2 to 3 mm long) and longer than wide. All morphs have six abdominal spines. They are similar to the females in colour, but have a gray abdomen with white spots and the spines are reduced to four or five stubby projections.
This species of spider does not live very long. In fact, the lifespan lasts only until reproduction, which usually takes place in the spring following the winter when they hatched. Females die after producing an egg mass, and males die six days after a complete cycle of sperm induction to the female.
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Tournai (en neerlandés Doornik, en alemán Dornick, en latín Tornacum) es una ciudad francófona de Bélgica situada en la Región valona, cabecera de arrondissement en la provincia de Henao y sede del obispado de Tournai.
Tournai es una de las ciudades más antiguas de Bélgica junto con Arlon y Tongeren. Tuvo un papel histórico, económico y cultural importante en el Condado de Flandes durante la Edad Media.
Tanto el campanario cívico de Tournai (Beffroi en francés; Belfort en neerlandés), el más antiguo de Bélgica, como la Catedral de Notre-Dame de Tournai están incluidos en la lista del patrimonio mundial de la UNESCO. La catedral, imponente construcción de arte románico y de arquitectura gótica, es célebre por sus cinco campanarios así como por su tesoro. Junto a la ciudad francesa de Lille y la ciudad flamenca de Cortrique forman la Eurometrópolis Lille-Tournai-Kortrijk.
Cuenta entre sus monumentos más importantes el Belfort o Beffroi, torre desde la que se domina la ciudad y sus alrededores y la catedral de Nuestra Señora, de amplias naves, y en la que se están realizando trabajos arqueológicos (año 2007) y de restauración (año 2014).
es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournai
www.cuadernodeviaje.net/destinos/belgica/tournai
Tournai or Tournay is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here.
Tournai lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Administratively, the town and municipality is part of the Province of Hainaut, in the Wallonia region of southwest Belgium. The municipality has an area of 213.75 km2 (82.53 sq mi).
Tournai is considered to be one of the most important cultural sites in Belgium. The mixed Romanesque- and Gothic-style Cathedral of Our Lady and the city's Belfry, considered the oldest in Belgium, have been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Inside the cathedral, the Châsse de Notre-Dame flamande, a beautifully ornate 12th-century reliquary, gives witness to Tournai's wealth in the Middle Ages.
Other places of interest are the 13th-century Scheldt bridge (Pont des Trous) and the main square (Grand-Place), as well as several old city gates, historic warehouses, and a variety of museums. As in many Belgian cities, there are a number of cafés and pubs on the Grand-Place. In the middle of the square, there are a series of water fountains, while a circular staircase to the top of the Belfry can be climbed.
On the Rue Barre-St-Brice are two of the oldest private houses in Europe, dating from between 1175 and 1200 and built in the Romanesque style, while the Rue des Jésuites includes a Gothic house from the 13th century. There are also several buildings in the Art Nouveau style across the city.
Some of the great Flemish Primitives are from Tournai: Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden, and Jacques Daret.
Paris / Quartier Latin
The Latin Quarter of Paris (French: Quartier latin, IPA: [kaʁtje latɛ̃]) is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
Although there has been some exodus, new schools have appeared, and the Latin Quarter continues to be the heart of the universities, and Grandes écoles that succeeded the University of Paris, including the Sorbonne University, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris Cité University, PSL University, Panthéon-Assas University, and Sciences Po.
The area gets its name from the Latin language, which was widely spoken in and around the University during the Middle Ages, after the twelfth century philosopher Pierre Abélard and his students took up residence there.
Academic institutions
Universities, libraries, and other academic institutions in the Latin Quarter of Paris include:
the Sorbonne University, with the Sorbonne, and the Jussieu campus
the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, with the Panthéon Centre and its Law School, and which also has teaching programs within the Sorbonne
the Paris Cité University, with the École de Médecine building and the Cordeliers campus
the PSL University, with the École Normale Supérieure, the Collège de France, the École des Mines, the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, or the ENSAD.
the Panthéon-Assas University, with its Assas Law School within the Panthéon Centre and the Sciences Po
The Latin Quarter is also home to the largest university libraries in Paris, such as the Sainte-Geneviève Library, the Sorbonne Library, the Sainte-Barbe Library, the Assas Law Library and the Cujas Law Library.
University administrative buildings are also located in the district, such as the presidency of Sorbonne University in the Cordeliers Convent or the headquarters of Paris Cité University in the former École de Médecine. Grandes écoles such as the École polytechnique have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings, notably in Paris-Saclay.
Other academic institutions in the Latin Quarter include:
the Schola Cantorum, a private music conservatory
the secondary schools lycée Henri-IV, lycée Louis-le-Grand the lycée Saint-Louis, known as les trois lycées de la montagne.
In popular culture
The Latin Quarter is the setting of Puccini's tragic opera, La Bohème.
(Wikipedia)
Das Quartier Latin (deutsch Lateinisches Viertel) ist das traditionelle Studentenviertel in Paris. Sein Name leitet sich von der Tatsache ab, dass die Studenten und Gelehrten der nahegelegenen Sorbonne dort über lange Zeit Latein sprachen.
Der Begriff Quartier Latin bezeichnet kein Viertel im strengen Sinne der Gliederung der Pariser Verwaltungsstruktur (das Gebiet gehört hauptsächlich zum 5. Arrondissement), sondern einen größtenteils an den Hängen der Montagne Sainte-Geneviève gelegenen Bereich mit unpräzisen Grenzen, in dem sich die Aktivitäten der Pariser Universität sowie einer Reihe anderer Bildungseinrichtungen konzentrieren. Das Quartier Latin ist einer der wenigen Orte mit Überresten der Pariser Altstadt vor der Umgestaltung durch Georges-Eugène Haussmann im 19. Jahrhundert.
Geschichte
Viele Schriftsteller haben in der Gegend gewohnt bzw. darüber geschrieben – stellvertretend seien Honoré de Balzac, Gabriel García Márquez und Klaus Mann genannt. Im Mai 1968 war das Quartier Latin einer der Schauplätze von Studentenunruhen. Heute ist das Viertel von Tourismus und Gastronomie geprägt, beherbergt aber noch immer bedeutende akademische Institutionen. Die Mieten sind gestiegen, deshalb können Studenten dort kaum noch leben – wenn sie es tun, dann in den chambres de bonne, den ehemaligen Dienstmädchenzimmern. Heute liegen im Quartier Latin neben der Sorbonne (Paris I, Paris IV) unter anderem die École normale supérieure und die Mines ParisTech. Auch die bekanntesten französischen Gymnasien – Henri IV und Louis le Grand – befinden sich dort. An diesen beginnt die Auslese der französischen Elite mit den so genannten classes préparatoires, die nach dem Abitur auf die Aufnahmeprüfungen der Elitehochschulen (Grandes écoles) vorbereiten. 1980 wurde das Institut du monde arabe (IMA), das das Verständnis zwischen Frankreich und der arabischen Welt fördern soll, im Quartier Latin errichtet.
Orte
Baudenkmäler und Museen
Panthéon
Collège des Bernardins
Musée national du Moyen Âge
Palais du Luxembourg, Sitz des Senats
Jardin du Luxembourg
Musée du Luxembourg
Hôtel des Monnaies
Römische Ruinen
Arènes de Lutèce
Thermes romains
Bibliotheken, Schulen und Hochschulen
Bibliothek Sainte-Geneviève
Collège de France
École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
École nationale des chartes
École normale supérieure (ENS Ulm)
École spéciale des travaux publics, du bâtiment et de l’industrie
École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI ParisTech)
Institut catholique de Paris
Institut du monde arabe (IMA)
Institut supérieur d’électronique de Paris
Lycée Fénelon
Lycée Henri-IV
Lycée Lavoisier
Lycée Montaigne
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Saint-Louis
Sorbonne
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
Université de Paris III – Sorbonne Nouvelle
Université Paris IV-Sorbonne
Université Paris Descartes
Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie
Université Paris VII-Denis-Diderot
Kirchen und Klöster
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Saint-Sulpice de Paris
Église Saint-Séverin
Chapelle de la Sorbonne
Couvent des Cordeliers
Hôtel de Cluny
Jüdisches Seminar und Synagoge
Séminaire israélite de France
Vergnügungsstätten
Paradis Latin
Théâtre de l’Odéon
Le Caveau de la Huchette
(Wikipedia)
Latinska cuprija, Ottoman stone bridge spanning the Miljacka River, built in 1541.
on left side, the city hall
International Ballroom dance and Latin dance competition in HK in Apr 2007.
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When I was in Paris France I was searching out for something to paint,then I saw this couple just walking down the streets of the Latin Quarter and thought you know what that pretty much sums up what Paris is all about,walking down the streets with a loved one, perhaps heading off to a cafe for a light brunch before going to the Louvre and dreaming with the artists of the past.Steve.H.
Tournai (en neerlandés Doornik, en alemán Dornick, en latín Tornacum) es una ciudad francófona de Bélgica situada en la Región valona, cabecera de arrondissement en la provincia de Henao y sede del obispado de Tournai.
Tournai es una de las ciudades más antiguas de Bélgica junto con Arlon y Tongeren. Tuvo un papel histórico, económico y cultural importante en el Condado de Flandes durante la Edad Media.
Tanto el campanario cívico de Tournai (Beffroi en francés; Belfort en neerlandés), el más antiguo de Bélgica, como la Catedral de Notre-Dame de Tournai están incluidos en la lista del patrimonio mundial de la UNESCO. La catedral, imponente construcción de arte románico y de arquitectura gótica, es célebre por sus cinco campanarios así como por su tesoro. Junto a la ciudad francesa de Lille y la ciudad flamenca de Cortrique forman la Eurometrópolis Lille-Tournai-Kortrijk.
Cuenta entre sus monumentos más importantes el Belfort o Beffroi, torre desde la que se domina la ciudad y sus alrededores y la catedral de Nuestra Señora, de amplias naves, y en la que se están realizando trabajos arqueológicos (año 2007) y de restauración (año 2014).
es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournai
www.cuadernodeviaje.net/destinos/belgica/tournai
Tournai or Tournay is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here.
Tournai lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Administratively, the town and municipality is part of the Province of Hainaut, in the Wallonia region of southwest Belgium. The municipality has an area of 213.75 km2 (82.53 sq mi).
Tournai is considered to be one of the most important cultural sites in Belgium. The mixed Romanesque- and Gothic-style Cathedral of Our Lady and the city's Belfry, considered the oldest in Belgium, have been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Inside the cathedral, the Châsse de Notre-Dame flamande, a beautifully ornate 12th-century reliquary, gives witness to Tournai's wealth in the Middle Ages.
Other places of interest are the 13th-century Scheldt bridge (Pont des Trous) and the main square (Grand-Place), as well as several old city gates, historic warehouses, and a variety of museums. As in many Belgian cities, there are a number of cafés and pubs on the Grand-Place. In the middle of the square, there are a series of water fountains, while a circular staircase to the top of the Belfry can be climbed.
On the Rue Barre-St-Brice are two of the oldest private houses in Europe, dating from between 1175 and 1200 and built in the Romanesque style, while the Rue des Jésuites includes a Gothic house from the 13th century. There are also several buildings in the Art Nouveau style across the city.
Some of the great Flemish Primitives are from Tournai: Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden, and Jacques Daret.
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Dutch micro-carving from the late Middle Ages can be seen in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Fascinating exhibition.
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[Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, Chile] Dramatic bend or curve of a glacial river, beautifully colored in turquoise, opening its way in the middle of the otherwise arid surrounding Patagonia steppe, in a contrasting landscape of nature.
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Sulla sinistra singolare abitazione, riedificata da Lorenzo Manili nell'anno 2221 dalla fondazione di Roma (1468); i caratteri d'imitazione romana, le espressioni epigrafiche e l'inserimento di frammenti classici testimoniano gli interessi umanistici e archeologici del proprietario. Sulle porte del piano terra è ripetuto il nome latinizzato del fondatore (sull'ultima a d. è in greco).
L’iscrizione latina è solenne: “Nel momento in cui la città di Roma sta rinascendo nella forma antica, Lorenzo Manilio, con amore nei confronti della patria, nei pressi del foro dei Giudei, per sé e per i suoi discendenti, costruì dalle fondamenta questa casa, che nel suo nome si chiama manliana, per quanto almeno gli ha concesso la sua mediocre ricchezza”.
Su quella centrale sono inseriti un altorilievo romano con un leone che abbatte un daino e una stele greca con due cani, all'estremità destra un rilievo funerario con quattro busti. È incerto se il Manili si sia limitato a unificare con l'iscrizione diverse sue costruzioni o se l'aspetto dell'edificio sia frutto di trasformazioni successive; allo stato attuale la parte destra conserva resti di una finestra crociata, quella centrale presenta finestre con umboni tra la centinatura e l'architrave, mentre finestre col motto «Have Roma» ornano quella sinistra verso piazza Costaguti.
Beehives in the back of the Chassy castle. Balthus lived there for some year many years ago, many of his works depict its interior and the view from there, with an acute sense for the soft colors the landscape sometimes takes there. Unfortunately the place has been crumbling for decades, with the roof falling in in many places. I whish someone would find a fortune to dedicate to its refection. Hopefully its majestuous appearance and the beauty of the site will pique someone's interest.
Voigtländer Perkeo I and its Color Skopar 80mm f/3.5 lens, Ilford FP4 Plus in FX-39 II 1+9 for 6 min @ 20°C and digitalized using kit zoom and extension tubes.
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Lake Trasimeno | Umbria | Italy
Lake Trasimeno (Italian: Lago Trasimeno; Latin: Trasumennus; Etruscan Tarśmina[1]), also referred to as Trasimene or Thrasimene in English, is the largest lake on the Italian peninsula south of the Po River with a surface area of 128 km2, slightly less than Lake Como. No major river flows directly into or out of Lake Trasimeno and the water level fluctuates significantly according to rainfall levels and the seasonal demands from the towns, villages and farms near the shore.