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Anthurium Lily, one of my favourite exotic blooms.
Anthurium (pronounced /ænˈθjʊəriəm/)[1] (Schott, 1829), is a large genus of about 600- 800 (possibly 1,000) species, belonging to the arum family (Araceae). Anthurium can also be called "Flamingo Flower" or "Boy Flower", both referring to the structure of the spathe and spadix.
TROPICOS lists 1901 types, although some of these are duplicates. It is one of the largest and probably the most complex genus of this family; certainly it is one of the most variable. Many species are undoubtedly not yet described and new ones are being found every year. The species has neotropical distribution; mostly in wet tropical mountain forest of Central America and South America, but some in semi-arid environments. Most species occur in Panama, Colombia, Brazil, the Guiana Shield and Ecuador.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthurium
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Practicando los macros.
Gota de lluvía
En una gota de lluvía cabe el universo entero,
el tuyo, el mío, el de todos,
en una gota de lluvia cabe Kafka,
cabe Manhattan,
caben cien islas y cien rosas.
En una minúscula y nerviosa gota de lluvia
cabe la sabiduría de Sgalambro,
cabe la sombra de la luz,
caben mil derviches girando alrededor de tu cintura,
cabe la era del cinghiale bianco,
la era que siempre estamos esperando...
En una minúscula gota de lluvia
cabe todo,
todo menos el silencio cómplice y educado
que hiere como un cuchillo hambriento.
Todo, cabe todo
menos tus ojos
de esclavo obediente,
todo menos la tristeza acomodada,
todo menos la sombra
de una comunidad sin comuna.
Todo menos la cordura de tanta “buena gente”.
En una gota de lluvia cabe
el universo
entero,
el tuyo,
el mío
el de todos.
Highest spot on Explore #197 on Jan 2, 2009. My Third photo in Explore. Thanks to all of you that visit my photostream and have so many wonderful things to say about my images.
I am going back to my archives. So here is just a typical nice photo with no wow factor or excitement. I need to go on a photo shoot to get some more material for my daily post. Hope you at least enjoy this calm, tranquil shot wishing for warmer weather.
Thank you for those that have left and in advance for those that do leave comments either positive or constructive. I am trying to give the world the best photography I can give and it is other professionals like you that help me to that goal.
Sant Pere de Castellfollit del Boix és una església romànica situada als afores del municipi de Castellfollit del Boix, al Bages. Construïda a mitjans del segle XI, fou restaurada l'any 1988 després de successives reformes dels segles XIII, XVI i el 1633. Conserva l'ornamentació típica del primer romànic i una creu processional del segle XI i altars barrocs d'interès. Prop seu hi ha l'església i la caseria de Santa Maria del Pla. El temple, la rectoria i el cementiri s'alcen solitaris a l'explanada superior del turó de Sant Pere, des d'on hi ha una panoràmica excel·lent sobre el massís de Montserrat.
Sant Pere de Castellfollit del Boix es una iglesia románica situada en las afueras del municipio de Castellfollit del Boix, el Bages. Construida a mediados del siglo XI, fue restaurada en 1988 después de sucesivas reformas de los siglos XIII, XVI y en 1633. Conserva la ornamentación típica del primer románico y una cruz procesional del siglo XI y altares barrocos de interés. Proximidades se halla la iglesia y el caserío de Santa María del Plan. El templo, la rectoría y el cementerio se alzan solitarios en la explanada superior del cerro de San Pedro, desde donde hay una excelente panorámica sobre el macizo de Montserrat.
Following the death of Sir Walter Scott on 21st september 1832 there was a widespread feeling in Edinburgh that a monument should be erected to his memory, and the initial decision to proceed was taken at a public meeting on 5th October. A competition was declared in order to select a design for the monument. The competition was won by George Miekle Kemp, a working joiner who had attained recognition as an accomplished draughtsman, especially through his drawings of Melrose Abbey and Glasgow Cathederal. In 1838 Kemp was awarded the contract to build the monument.
At the same time John Steell, later Sir John and H.M. Sculptor for Scotland, had been declared winner of a competition to select the sculptor of the statue of Sir Walter Scott to be included in the monument. In the autumn of 1844 the last stone was placed in the pinnacle by Kemp's young son, Thomas. The monument including the statue was officially inaugurated on 15th August 1846.
The Scott Monument is 200 ft. 6in high and 55ft. square at the base; the highest gallery is reached by climbing a total of 287 steps. It is constructed of Binnie stone, taken from shale workings near Linlithgow; this stone contains natural oils which are said to aid its preservation. Sir John Steell's statue of Sir Walter Scott is executed in Carrara marble and is more than double life-size.
The monument has 64 niches, in each of which, in accordance with the original design, a statuette has been placed. Several of these were contributed at the time of the original inauguration, and a movement instigated by James Ballantyne in 1870 brought the total to 32. The remainder were provided as a result of a motion placed before the town Council by Bailie Thomas Hall in 1881. All the statuettes represent characters from the works of Sir Walter Scott.
A story of conflict from Lands of Classic Castle.
DISCLAIMER: No offense meant to my Loreesi builder friends...but you been talkin’ smack, and it’s time for your smack-down!
Sir Caelan Munro looked out from the shadows at the approaching invaders with a mixture of anger and regret. He did not want to do this, but it was both his duty and was absolutely necessary. The Loreesi army was neither justified nor welcome. Lenfald had sought peace, even as the opening battle began, but driven by a lust for power the Loreesi would not listen. At the Battle of Ainesford, Lenfald had fought the Loreesi’s game out in the open, and had been destroyed by his war elephants and cavalry. Now it was time to fight the Lenfel way, with brains instead of brawn. Today was payback time.
Caelan looked around at his own Scout Snipers, well-hidden in their green-dyed leather armor, with a mixture of pride and concern. He had trained them hard, they had done exceptionally well, and now he was about to put them in harm’s way for the very first time. He had formed them only three months ago along with his wily and highly-capable chief archer, Tavish. The King had just been murdered, and all the evidence pointed to the power-mad Loreesi. Their own prince had declared he could “be king in a fortnight”. Not likely, so long as Lenfald opposed him. And so Lenfald was targeted.
The invading army was forced to use this road, for it bypassed a boggy marsh and skirted a thick forest. That made this road a “choke point”. The forest was now at the Scout Snipers’ backs and would allow a quick escape through hidden paths which the desert-soldiers of Loreos would not easily find.
The lead army elements came and passed by their position, completely unaware of the two dozen Scout Snipers waiting to strike. Then the main target came into range: the first war elephant, all dressed up in flashy Loreesi gold and red trappings. Finery would not save it.
Caelan did not give the order to fire. That would be decided by Flannery, formerly of Lenfald’s logging industry. He knew how to cut a large tree so that it barely stood with just enough trunk left, waiting for the final blows. And Flannery timed it perfect. The moment his enormous axe struck the first hit, every archer, including Caelan, let fly. They had each been tracking a selected target, and Caelan had sought a burly Loreesi marching right by the elephant. Out of the corner of his eye he watched his men strike their targets suddenly out of nowhere, shocking their victims even when they missed, which was rare. Tavish shot a knight right in the neck and the nobleman tumbled backward off his horse. But not Caelan. He shot wide and to the left...archery was never his strong suit.
For the Loreesi, shock and dismay spread as seconds flew by in chaos. That chaos got much worse as Flannery’s second blow brought the great tree down. It came crashing down on the elephant, which tried to avoid it by lumbering to the right, only to crash into another tree and trample several men in the process. Flannery’s tree still nailed it squarely in the back, after crushing two of the four men riding it. The great animal was down, and despite it’s struggling would clearly never rise again. It would also never be used again to crush Lenfels under foot.
Three shots. That was Caelan’s rule, and then mandatory rapid withdrawal into the forest. He hated it; he far preferred a stand-up fight with his longsword and dirk, but with thousands of Loreesi here, it would be suicide. He aimed and took his second shot at one blindly charging their position. And missed. Meanwhile Tavish felled another knight. Caelan’s third shot was at the same man as before and he so close now that the young Lenfel knight could make out his eye color...finally a hit, yet only in the leg!
Caelan quickly glanced around and saw that some of his men were still shooting. “NOW!” he yelled at the top of his lungs and they turned in unison and quietly faded into the paths they had used to arrive. Behind them he could hear the Loreesi charging. They crashed into thickets, vines, and thorny bushes to no avail, their eyes not used to the low-light of the forest. For all their frustration they could find nothing, except Flannery's axe and his message left on his implement of destruction: "You want our trees? Here is how you get them". By the time they stumbled onto anything that looked like a path, the Scout Snipers were already at their horses and mounted, having seen their first action. Not a single Sniper was wounded. Over three dozen of the invaders would not live through the night.
Postscript.
While riding to their next ambush site, Tavish looked at Caelan and stated, “Sir, your archery has not improved in spite of much practice. How is it that a leader of archers is such a bad shot?”
Caelan returned the stare. “How is it your arrows only find noblemen?”
Aware of how sensitive this issue was in their society, Tavish merely grinned, “Only Loreesi knights. They hardly count anyways.”
2nd DISCLAIMER: No real elephants were harmed in the making of the MOC.
Previous Caelan stories:
The "Maxxi" is a great inspiration for many architecture photographers - it is very interesting to have a look on the different "interpretation keys" - it is a demonstration that the same subject can be viewed and reproducted in so many ways, and each of them has an its own meaning and sense.
You could start a good "Maxxi Tour" having a look on Anna's excellent galleries about this subject:
- maxi
- MAXXI (terza parte in progress)
Many thanks to borealnz for the texture :-)
This is my entry to the LCC Global Contest #6, Unrestricted category (AxB > 32x32).
Show your character preparing for rebellion against the Queen’s forces. This can be stockpiling/forging weapons, gathering intelligence on the enemy, secretly assembling troops, etc.
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The SEAL team split up. Wolfgang headed north to his father's lair to fetch the silver that Sir Caelan paid them. The rest of the gang bought some supplies in the nearby city of Grahnhaven and then moved to Uncle Woolsey's cave. They were supposed to meet Wolfgang here but he did not show up on the due date.
Four days passed by... The gang became concerned so they decided to head north and meet Wolfgang half way. They encountered some really depressed travellers on the road; all of them were complaining about the new Queen's forces who apparently started to gain control of this outlying area in southern Garheim too. A new patrol enforces the taxation orders of the Queen (which is basically "shut up and give us all your money").
The forest turned slowly into a rocky countryside. As they got around a huge boulder they ran right into the Queen's patrol.
"Halt! In the name of Queen Galainir, we demand that you pay the taxes!" said a black knight, the supposed commander of the patrol.
"But we are outlaws, good Sir knight! I thought her Highness had a we-charge-no-outlaws policy! Can't we just carry on? asked Söndör.
"None shall pass until you payed us!" the black knight looked at his troops and nodded towards the gang. The soldiers drew their weapons and started to surround them...
"As you wish, good Sir. How much do we need to pay?"
"Let's start with all your money! And the wagon... If we take the wagon, we also take the supplies on it, so you don't have to carry those heavy goods. Just to show you how generous I am, I let you keep your weapons.
There was nothing to do. The team was outnumbered, their weapons were on the wagon and the soldiers were just waiting for a suspicious movement to storm them. The gang handed over all their possession and hit the road followed by the laughter and taunts of the soldiers.
"That is just great!" said Zlorf. "Wolfgang won't be thrilled. He was not fond of the Queen till now, but he will be enraged, especially when we tell him that not only our supplies have been confiscated but Oinky and Porky too!"
"I agree, let's find him for starters." said Letz.
To be continued...
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This MOC was built for the “Lands of Classic Castle” (LCC) project over at www.classic-castle.com/.
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I lose control because of you babe
I lose control when you look at me like this
There's something in your eyes that is saying tonight
I'm not a child anymore, life has opened the door
To a new exciting life
I lose control when I'm close to you babe
I lose control don't look at me like this
There's something in your eyes, is this love at first sight
Like a flower that grows, life just wants you to know
All the secrets of life
It's all written down in your lifelines
It's written down inside your heart
You and I just have a dream
To find our love a place, where we can hide away
You and I were just made
To love each other now, forever and a day
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Glowing macro in selective colors.
Nikon D90 | Nikkor 50mm 1.8D @ 50 mm | 1/4000 @ f/1.8 | ISO 100 | WB : Daylight
Place: Lalian (لالیاں), Naran (Pakistan)
HaPPY FLoWeRY THuRSDaY !!!
The last day of Songkran festival is here.
Thailand is wet and ready for a new year.
This man here is working on the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok.
The most important shrine for the thais and you can believe me, tons of flowers, candles and incense sticks are laid down all day by the thai Buddhists, coming to this place to pray for good business and success.
So this man is doing an important job, he grabs all flowers and the other stuff and making space for new ones.
I like the hand of him, I catched in this shot.
HaPPY GoRGeouS GReeN THuRSDaY all of you !!!
Look here for more information about the eRaWaN SHRiNe.
Miss me……..
Must see large on black to appreciate!
The Holy City of Lawton is located in the Wichita Mountains near Mount Scott in Oklahoma. I have been here about 10 times over the years and every year I have seen these amazing clouds.... The red Cobblestones are used to build the buildings. You can find a little more history about this place below....
The Holy City of Lawton Oklahoma
Camera:Nikon D300
Exposure:0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture:f/7.1
Focal Length:18 mm
Exposure:0.00
ISO Speed:100
LLYFRGELL GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU - CARTREF FFOTOGRAFFAU CYMRU
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF WALES - THE HOME OF WELSH PHOTOGRAPHY
Please see their web site for details of the best and oldest collection of Welsh Photography
www.llgc.org.uk/index.php?id=introduction2
My office in Aberystwyth is 5 mins from this wonderful place and i often meet friends here for lunch - if you come to Ceredigion you just have to visit the place.
I want to thank everyone of my contact and friends but time would not permit me to do this so instead I post a THANK-YOU this way. My little squirrel How's My Whiskers, made over 1000 views in just over 24 hours and The Flickr Front Page and without each and everyone of you that would not be possible. It is also fantastic to know how many friends a person has here on Flickr, the email and well wishes I received while in the hospital was quite overwhelming.
You are all wonderful and if I have not answered your email please be patient as I am answering them all.
Icy wind blows between the houses, flashes quickly in the night on the streets of the rotten city. A shade, a woman, her eyes are shiver and charm, her look magnetize you, it won't let you go.
The photoshoot shows the creature in an own perspective, who became nowadays very popular in books, films and series. The vampire. The immortal being of the past, the present and the future.
Look at the whole series!
Az időn át - Vámpír krónikák (a jelen)
Jeges szél süvít a házak közt, fürgén cikázik az éjszakában a romlott város utcáin. Egy árny, egy nő, a szeme borzongás és igézet, megbűvöl a tekintete, nem ereszt.
A sorozat saját szemszögünkből mutatja be azt a lényt, aki mára oly divatossá vált könyvekben, filmekben és tévésorozatokban. A vámpírt. A múlt, a jelen és a jövő alakját, aki halhatatlansággal bír.
Nézd meg a sorozat többi darabját is!
Info:
Concept, model: Ágnes Vincze
Makeup artist: Dóra Vízhányó
Hair stylist: Gábor Antal
Strobist info:
Metz 58 AF-1 @ 1/4 power at camera right 80º into a reflective white umbrella, fired with Phottix Tetra PT-04II wireless trigger
Strobist.hu info:
Metz 58 AF-1 @ 1/4 teljesítményen kamera jobb 80º-ról, fehér visszaverő ernyőbe Phottix Tetra PT-04II-vel indítva.
Aniés, Huesca (Spain).
ENGLISH
When I arrived at the foot of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Rock, a group of half dozen of Griffon vultures began to fly over me, in circles… When they verified that I did not have thought to fall down the precipice, they retired to rocks near the house of the hermit.
Although these birds are considered ugly and of bad omen, its majestic flight in this place seemed to me one of the things more beautiful than I have never seen.
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The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is an Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.
The Griffon Vulture is 95-110 cm (37-43 in) long with a 230-265 cm (91-105 in) wingspan, and it weighs between 6 and 13 kg (13.2 and 29 lb). It is a typical Old World vulture in appearance, with a white bald head, very broad wings and a short tail. It has a white neck ruff and yellow bill. The buff body and wing coverts contrast with the dark flight feathers.
Like other vultures it is a scavenger, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals which it finds by soaring over open areas, often moving in flocks. It grunts and hisses at roosts or when feeding on carrion.
It breeds on crags in mountains in southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia, laying one egg. Griffon Vultures may form loose colonies. The population is mostly resident.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffon_Vulture
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CASTELLANO
Cuando llegué al pie del Santuario de la Virgen de la Peña, un grupo de media docena de buitres leonados empezó a volar sobre mí, en círculos... Cuando comprobaron que no tenía pensado caerme por un barranco, se retiraron a unas rocas cercanas a la casa del ermitaño.
Si bien son consideradas aves feas y de mal agüero, su majestuoso vuelo en aquel paraje me pareció una de las cosas más bellas que he visto nunca.
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El Buitre leonado (Gyps fulvus) es una de las mayores rapaces que puede encontrarse en la Península Ibérica, superando en envergadura (hasta 260 centímetros) incluso al águila imperial ibérica. Junto con el buitre negro, el quebrantahuesos y el alimoche (en verano), es una de las pocas especies de buitres que pueden verse en Europa, pues se le puede encontrar en España, Portugal, zonas aisladas de Francia (donde ha sido reintroducido) e Italia, buena parte de los Balcanes y Crimea. El resto de su distribución abarca varias partes de África septentrional y Asia occidental, desde Turquía, Arabia y el Cáucaso hasta las estribaciones del Himalaya y el noroeste de la India.
Aunque no se considera una especie especialmente amenazada, el buitre leonado es un ave protegida en varios países. En otros tiempos los ganaderos perseguían y mataban a los buitres por considerarlas aves de mal agüero, que amenazaban al ganado próximo a parir.
En la actualidad, el buitre leonado ha visto reducido su alimento en Europa desde que las normativas de la UE prohíben el abandono de ganado muerto en el campo, sobre todo a partir de la crisis de las vacas locas. Dada la escasez de grandes ungulados en este continente como ciervos, gamos o muflones debido a la caza y la desaparición de los bosques, las carroñas dejadas por los pastores constituyen una parte importante de la dieta de este animal.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buitre_leonado
Not what I was expecting to photograph today but things couldn't have worked out much better as it happened!
www.algarvewildlife.com/habitats-woodlands.php
The best type of woodland for the wildlife enthusiast is undoubtedly one of mixed oak and pine, and there are still some good examples of this type of habitat dotted around the Algarve. If the oaks are Cork Oak, the woodland may be managed from time to time when the trees are being stripped of their valuable bark, but the ground is not treated with the herbicides and pesticides which are the scourge of so much of our landscape in northern Europe, and so many native plants are able to survive the management routine and continue to thrive there.
There are some excellent examples of this type of wildlife-rich woodland up towards and around the Monchique area, and also out towards the western Algarve between Vila do Bispo and Odeceixe. It is normally quite easy to access these areas, and unless land is fenced off or clearly being cultivated, it is usually perfectly acceptable to wander through the woods and you are unlikely to be challenged.
In April and May the woodlands are alive with the sound of Cuckoos, and numerous woodpeckers hammer away at the tree trunks in search of the bugs that live there. Other woodland birds include tits, including the Crested Tit, Azure-winged Magpies (which are increasing greatly in number in the Algarve) and warblers. In summer Nightingales can be heard in the woods too.
If not too intensively managed, the understory of many of these lightly wooded areas include cistus species and Strawberry Trees (Arbutus unedo), along with various types of heathers such as white-flowered Portuguese Heath (Erica lusitanica) and pink-flowered Erica multiflora which are both magnificent and covered in blossom in early spring. These woodlands are also filled with early-flowering bulbs which include the lovely Romulea bulbicodium, both One-leaved Squill (Scilla monophyllos) and Two-leaved Squill (Scilla bifolia), Spanish Iris (Iris Xiphium) and, in a few places, the Spanish Bluebell (Hyacynthoides hispanicus).
The most common wild orchid species to be found in this habitat is the Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), although they can be difficult to spot in the dappled light of the woods. On the edges of the woodland various tongue orchids flower, and they include Long-lipped (Ploughshare) Tongue Orchid (Serapias vomeracea), Small-flowered Tongue Orchid (Serapias parviflora) as well as the magnificent Heart-flowered Tongue Orchid (Serapias cordigera) with its large, blood-red flowers. An exciting find in this type of woodland is the rare orchid Violet Limodore (Limodorum abortivum). The stems of this plant are a striking dark purple as they emerge from the ground in the form of spears, and the flowers (if they open) are also violet. The Latin name of the plant is an indication of the fact that the flowers don't always open, even though the inflorescences may appear above the ground and look as if full flowering is imminent for several weeks. It appears that this flower is capable of self-pollination within the bud in years when the flowers don't actually open.
If the woodland has a stream it can be a good place to observe many insects but especially dragonflies. The Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) particularly likes these slight acidic woodland streams for breeding.
in the area would be ideal.
El monasterio de Sant Cugat es una antigua abadía benedictina situada en la localidad catalana de San Cugat del Vallés (España). El monasterio, construido en el siglo IX, destaca por su impresionante claustro. Fue el monasterio de mayor importancia de todo el condado de Barcelona. Los orígenes del monasterio se sitúan en el siglo IX cuando se decidió unir la iglesia que contenía los restos de San Cucufate o San Cucufato (Cugat en catalán) con una fortificación anexa. La pequeña iglesia, construida en el siglo V, era un pequeño recinto de planta cuadrada alrededor de la que se cree existía ya una comunidad de monjes. Sin embargo, no se tienen noticias documentadas de la existencia de esta comunidad hasta el año 878. En los inicios del siglo X la importancia del monasterio empieza a ser notable. Los abades de San Cugat tomaban parte en actos de relevancia y las posesiones de la comunidad se amplían llegando a tener tierras desde la zona del Penedés hasta la del Montseny. En el año 985, el ataque de las tropas sarracenas capitaneadas por Almanzor afectó al monasterio aunque no causó daños excesivamente graves. El abad que regía el monasterio en esa época, Odón, inició las obras de reconstrucción del cenobio. A finales del siglo XI, Berenguer Ramón II dispuso que el monasterio quedara sometido al de San Ponce de Tomieres, en la zona de la Provenza, lo que creó discrepancias entre los monjes de Sant Cugat. El abad de San Ponce se trasladó hasta el monasterio catalán y aquellos monjes que estaban en desacuerdo con su gestión fueron expulsados. Sin embargo, el obispo de Barcelona reclamó sus derechos sobre el monasterio que volvió a quedar sometido a la diócesis barcelonesa. Fue en ese periodo cuando más se ampliaron los dominios de San Cugat. Quedaron sujetos al mismo los monasterios de Santa Cecília, el de Sant Llorenç del Munt, Sant Pau del Camp, Sant Pere de Clará y el de Sant Salvador de Breda. A mediados del siglo XII se iniciaron las obras de construcción de un nuevo monasterio. Se amplió la iglesia existente en una obra que se prolongó en el tiempo, ya que su construcción no finalizó hasta el año 1337.
En el año 1350 se iniciaron las obras de fortificación del monasterio. El rey Pedro III amplió esta fortificación añadiendo algunas torres de guardia. Sin embargo, en este periodo se inició el declive de Sant Cugat. El abad Pere Busquets suprimió la elección directa del abad por parte de los monjes del monasterio. Los nuevos abades eran nombrados desde la diócesis y algunos de ellos ni siquiera visitaban el monasterio. Aunque se siguieron realizando algunas obras, San Cugat ya no tenía el poder de antaño. Durante la Guerra de Sucesión Española, el monasterio fue ocupado por las tropas del Archiduque Carlos, ocupación que causó graves desperfectos en el edificio. Se llevó a cabo una restauración que finalizó en 1789.
En 1835 los monjes abandonaron el monasterio; el abandono fue causado en parte por la ley de desamortización que obligaba a las órdenes religiosas a abandonar sus pertenencias, y en parte por el asalto de un grupo de habitantes de la zona. Sant Cugat quedó abandonado hasta 1851, año en el que la Comisión de Monumentos Históricos decidió restaurarlo.En 1931 fue declarado Monumento Histórico Artístico.
Tal vez lo más destacado de todo el conjunto del monasterio de San Cucufato es su impresionante claustro. Se trata de un claro ejemplo del arte románico catalán y fue construido en el siglo XII. En el siglo XVI se le añadió un segundo piso y se construyó también el atrio de entrada. Con una longitud de más de 30 metros, el claustro es obra del artista Arnau Gatell. Su planta es casi cuadrada y tiene arcos de medio punto, apoyados sobre pares de columnas. Cada una de estas columnas está decorada con capitel es finamente elaborados, con detalles variados que van desde la representación de animales a las escenas bíblicas. Se pueden contra 72 pares de capitales. Otro elemento destacado es la basílica, construida en este caso en estilo gótico. El edificio, de 52 metros de largo por 23 de ancho, consta de tres naves cubiertas con bóvedas sostenidas por columnas. Llama la atención el rosetón de 8,2 metros de diámetro, muy parecido al de la catedral de Barcelona y a la de Tarragona. La iglesia contiene un retablo gótico, conocido como el retablo de Todos los Santos, realizado en 1375 por el artista Pere Serra.
The monastery of Sant Cugat is a former Benedictine abbey located in the Catalan town of Sant Cugat del Valles (Spain). The monastery, built in the ninth century, noted for its impressive cloister. It was the most important monastery throughout the county of Barcelona. The origins of the monastery is located in the ninth century when he decided to join the church containing the remains of St. Cucufate or San Cucuphas (Cugat in Catalan) with a fortification attached. The small church built in the V century, was a small square enclosure around which people believe there was already a community of monks. However, there are reports documented the existence of this community until the year 878. In the early tenth century the importance of the monastery began to be noticeable. The abbots of San Cugat took part in important events and possessions of the community is coming to have land extending from the Penedes area to Montseny. In the year 985, the attack of the troops commanded by Mansur Saracens hit the monastery but did not damage too severe. The abbot, who ruled the monastery at that time, Odo began the reconstruction of the monastery. In the late XI, Berenguer Ramon II decreed that the monastery becomes subject to St Ponce de Tomieres, in the Provence area, creating discrepancies between the monks of Sant Cugat. The abbot of St. Ponce moved to the Catalan monastery and the monks who disagreed with his administration were expelled. However, the bishop of Barcelona claimed their rights over the monastery which was once again subjected to the diocese of Barcelona. It was during this period when most were extended domains San Cugat. Were liable to the same monastery of Santa Cecilia, the Sant Llorenç del Munt, Sant Pau del Camp, Sant Pere de Clará and Sant Salvador de Breda. A mid-twelfth century began construction of a new monastery. Existing church was expanded in a work that lasted over time, since its construction was not completed until 1337.
In the year 1350, work began defense of the monastery. King Pedro III extended this fortification by adding a few guard towers. However, in this period began the decline of Sant Cugat. The abbot Pere Busquets abolished the direct election of the abbot by the monks. The new abbots were appointed from the diocese and some of them even visited the monastery. Although it continued to make some plays, San Cugat longer had the power of old. During the War of Spanish Succession, the monastery was occupied by troops of the Archduke Charles, an occupation that caused serious damage to the building. It undertook a restoration that ended in 1789.
In 1835 the monks left the monastery, the abandonment was caused in part by the law that forced confiscation of religious orders to abandon their belongings, and in part by the assault of a group of locals. Sant Cugat was abandoned until 1851, when the Landmarks Commission decided restaurarlo.En 1931 was declared a Historic Artistic Monument.
Perhaps the highlight of the whole of the monastery of San Cucuphas is its impressive cloister. This is a clear example of Catalan Romanesque art and was built in the twelfth century. In the sixteenth century added a second floor and also built the entrance hall. With a length of over 30 meters, the cloister is work by the artist Arnau Gatell. Its plan is almost square and has round arches, supported on pairs of columns. Each of these columns is decorated with capitals is finely produced, with detail varied, ranging from animals to represent biblical scenes. You can expect 72 pairs of capital. Another feature is the basilica, built in Gothic style in this case. The building, 52 meters long by 23 wide, has three naves covered with vaults supported by columns. It is striking rosette of 8.2 meters in diameter, much like the cathedral of Barcelona and Tarragona. The church contains a Gothic altarpiece, known as the altar of All Saints, made in 1375 by artist Pere Serra.
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This is the last photo I have edited and ready to go ... I did several of them early last week knowing that this week would be crazy and now I've run out! I've really missed working on my photos and also viewing yours these last several days! I think I'm addicted to you guys and your streams!! But things have been so busy for me!
As you know, I finished launching my new site yesterday but I've also been preparing for a big choral concert which happens this Thursday evening and also regular rehearsals for a musical I'm in which happens in January.
Now that my site is done I really have to buckle down and write that first Microsoft article and then also get to work for my poor clients, whom I've quite neglected as of late. All is to say, not enough time for Flickr! :(
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le chemin médiéval, Puy-l'Evêque, Lot, France
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Histoire: Puy-l'Évêque est une cité médiévale.
En 1228 pendant la croisade des Albigeois l’évêque de Cahors, Guillaume de Cardaillac, prend possession de la ville et lui donne le nom actuel : Puy l’Evêque. A la révolution la ville prends le nom de Puy Libre.
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Seen and captured (this time with tripod :-) ) in Berne ... the lovely town where I was born. Showing Kramgasse in the medieval old town with the famous Zeitglockenturm in the background.
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One of my dearest memories from my time at the film school in Cuba (between September 2002 and July 2004) has to do with this, exactly...
The school, in the middle of the countryside, surrounded by nothing but nature, sported an olympic size swimming-pool, that you could access 24/7. Million stories around there, both day and night... both fun and sad... even some of them sexy in a way...
But my absolute favorite was every month, when the full moon was at its brightest, I would get my towel, swimming trunks and flip flops, and get down from my room to the pool area. Sometimes with some friends, other times by myself... And you might have started with the swim wear on... but not a few minutes would go that everything would go away... and I would feel that MAGIC (in capitals) of being free in the water, under that orange /silver light... feeling one with nature, with the night, with life itself...
Shall I remind you that I am an island person (born in one, lived in different ones ever since), and that my horoscope is Cancer? Therefore... water + moon = Paradise...
I hadn't been able to relive that feeling in a very long time....
Until my recent trip to Spain.
House in the countryside... no sound but the sheep and the crickets... and a big full moon shinning from above in the night... I felt ALIVE... again.
Taken in Majorca.
Spain.
I'm fascinated by the idea of death personified. A little morbid it's true but a concept that interests me nonetheless. It was in Philip Pullman's, Dark Materials when the idea was first introduced to me, death walking side by side with you through life.
"Doesn't it scare you, having your death close by all the time?" said Lyra
"Why ever would it? If he's there, you can keep an eye on him. I'd be a lot more nervous not knowing where he was."
"And everyone has their own death?" said Will, marvelling.
"Why yes, the moment you're born, your death comes into the world with you, and it's your death that takes you out."
- The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman
This is my little take on such an idea. The model is the lovely Sevgi. We took this at a meetup in London last year. I've put together a blog post about it here :)
Bottlenose dolphin View Nose Dip On Black
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Bottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common and well-known members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Recent molecular studies show the genus contains two species, the Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), where previous thought was that this was one species. Bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate seas worldwide.
Bottlenose dolphins live in groups called pods that typically number about 15 dolphins, but group size varies from solitary bottlenose dolphins up to groups of over 100 or even occasionally over 1000 animals. Their diet consists mainly of forage fish. Dolphin groups often work as a team to harvest schools of fish, but they also hunt individually. Dolphins search for prey primarily using echolocation, which is similar to sonar. They emit clicking sounds and listen for the return echo to determine the location and shape of nearby items, including potential prey. Bottlenose dolphins also use sound for communication. Sounds used for communication include squeaks and whistles emitted from the blowhole and sounds emitted through body language, such as leaping from the water and slapping their tails on the water.
There have been numerous investigations of bottlenose dolphin intelligence. Such testing has included tests of mimicry, use of artificial language, object categorization and self-recognition. This intelligence has driven considerable interaction with humans. Bottlenose dolphins are popular from aquarium shows and television programs such as Flipper. They have also been trained by militaries for tasks such as locating sea mines or detecting and marking enemy divers. In some areas they cooperate with local fishermen by driving fish towards the fishermen and eating the fish that escape the fishermen's nets. Some encounters with humans are harmful to the dolphins: people hunt bottlenose dolphins for food, and dolphins are killed inadvertently as a bycatch of tuna fishing. A bottlenose dolphins can jump up 16 feet out of the water.[citation needed]
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silencio absoluto - Ayer Me Vi (Con Kutxi Romero De Marea Y El Drogas de barricada)
català
Els Pirineus (o el Pirineu) són un conjunt de serres (és a dir, una serralada) situades al nord de la Península Ibèrica. S'estén des del Mar Mediterrani (cap de Creus) a l'est, fins al mar Cantàbric (golf de Biscaia) a l'oest; al sud hi té la depressió de l'Ebre, i al nord la de la Garona. Ocupa la zona nord de Catalunya, l'Aragó, Navarra i el País Basc i la zona sud del Bearn i la Gascunya, així com la totalitat d'Andorra. La frontera entre França i Espanya també ressegueix aproximadament els Pirineus; el País Basc i Catalunya, als extrems oest i est respectivament, es troben a cavall de la serralada.
Tenen una llargada d'uns 425 km i una amplada que generalment no supera els 100 km.
Els Pirineus reben els següents noms en les llengües dels territoris que ocupen: en català Pirineus; en francès Pyrénées; en espanyol Pirineos; en occità Pirenèus; en aragonès Perinés; en basc Pirinioak.
Segons la mitologia grega, els Pirineus els creà Heracles, en amuntegar pedres per enterrar la princesa Pirena. Segons la geologia, es van formar a l'Era Terciària, amb el plegament alpí.
Alguns dels cims més importants dels Pirineus són, entre d'altres:
L'Aneto (3.403,5 m), a la Ribagorça, el més alt de la serralada.
El pic de Pocets (3.375 m), a la Ribagorça.
El Mont Perdut (3.348,2 m), a l'Aragó.
El Vinhamala (3.298 m), a la Gascunya.
La Pica d'Estats (3.143,1 m), a cavall entre el Pallars Sobirà i el País de Foix, és la muntanya més alta de Catalunya.
El Comapedrosa (2.942 m), la màxima altitud d'Andorra.
El Carlit (2.921 m), a l'Alta Cerdanya.
El Collarada (2.886 m), a l'Aragó.
El Montardo (2.833,8 m), a la Vall d'Aran.
El Canigó (2.784 m), al Conflent.
Els dos cims dels Encantats (2.734,3 i 2.748,1 m), al Pallars Sobirà.
Els clima dels Pirineus és de muntanya, cosa que en fa una illa climàtica caracteritzada per unes precipitacions més elevades i unes temperatures més baixes que els territoris del voltant. Alhora fa de frontera climàtica entre el clima oceànic predominant al seu nord-oest i el clima mediterrani al sud-est (amb matisos continentals al sud).
S'hi dóna una disminució de les precipitacions d'oest a est i de nord a sud, essent les valls pre-pirinenques de l'oest de Catalunya les zones més seques de la serralada (compareu, per exemple, els 636 mm/any d'Adrall amb els més de 1500 als Pirineus Atlàntics). Just a l'extrem est la pluviositat torna augmentar per efecte de la proximitat amb el Mediterrani, que si bé de manera poc freqüent, a vegades genera llevantades.
Aquesta serralada és el bressol d'importants rius: Adur, Garona, Nivelle, Tec, Tet, Aglí i Camini al vessant francès; Bidasoa, Aragó, Gállego, Cinca, Ésera, Segre, Ter, Llobregat, Muga i Fluvià al vessant sud
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castellano
Los Pirineos, o el Pirineo como prefieren denominar sus habitantes al referirse a una parte o región de éstos (catalán: Pirineus; francés: Pyrénées; gascón: Pirenèus; aragonés: Perinés; euskera: Pirinioak o Auñamendiak), son una cordillera montañosa situada al norte de la Península Ibérica, entre España, Andorra y Francia. Se extiende a lo largo de 415 km desde el mar Mediterráneo (cabo de Creus, golfo de Rosas) al este, hasta el mar Cantábrico (cabo Higuer, golfo de Vizcaya) al oeste. En su parte central tiene una anchura de unos 150 km. En lenguaje corriente la palabra Pirineo se aplica al conjunto de altas sierras fronterizas hispano-francesas. Los Pirineos Centrales o Pirineo central es el área geográfica de la cordillera de los Pirineos que se extiende aproximadamente, según las diferentes obras, entre las cumbres de Somport, en la parte occidental, y el macizo de la Maladeta, en la oriental.
En la ladera norte, en Francia, transcurre por la regiones de Aquitania (Pirineos Atlánticos), Mediodía-Pirineos (Altos Pirineos, Alto Garona y Ariège) y Rosellón (Pirineos Orientales). En la ladera sur, en España, transcurren por Navarra, Aragón (Huesca) y Cataluña (Lérida y Gerona). El pequeño país de Andorra está situado en los Pirineos, entre España y Francia.
Estas montañas albergan picos de más de 3.000 metros de altura como el Aneto (3.404 m), el Posets (3.375 m), el Monte Perdido (3.355 m) y el Vignemale (3.298 m), pequeños glaciares, lagos y circos de origen glaciar, y un gran número de valles y cañones.
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Las Vegas - Plafond du hall d'entrée de l'hôtel Bellagio.
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Bellagio est un AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil hôtel cinq étoiles de luxe nominale et le casino situé sur le Strip de Las Vegas dans le domaine de la non constituée en société Paradise Clark County, Nevada, Etats-Unis. Il est la propriété de MGM Mirage et a été construit sur le site de l'hôtel et du casino démoli Dunes. Inspiré par la station du lac de Côme en Italie du Bellagio, Bellagio est célèbre pour son élégance. Une de ses caractéristiques les plus notables est un lac de 8 acres (32.000 m2) artificielle entre le bâtiment et de la bande, qui abrite les Fontaines du Bellagio, une fontaine dansante grande eau synchronisés à la musique.
Bellagio a été conçu par Steve Wynn et construite par sa compagnie, Mirage Resorts, Inc suivant l'achat et la démolition de l'hôtel et le casino légendaire Dunes en 1993. Bellagio a été conçu par Marnell Corrao Associates et Jon Jerde. Bellagio a eu un coût de construction initial de US $ 1,6 milliard.
Le Bellagio emploie quelque 10.000 personnes. À l'automne 2006, le casino a été rénové et de nouveaux uniformes ont été émises, en changeant la couleur originale à un type plus élégant.
fleurs en verre Chilhuly sous plafond hall.
A l'intérieur Bellagio, Dale Chihuly de Fiori di Como, composé de plus de 2.000 fleurs en verre soufflé à la main, couvre 2.000 m² (190 m2) du plafond hall. Bellagio est le foyer de la production aquatique du Cirque du Soleil de "O", que le spectacle permanent pour la deuxième production de la troupe de renommée mondiale.
Bellagio is an AAA Five-Diamond, Mobil Five-Star rated luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area of unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, USA. It is owned by MGM Mirage and was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino. Inspired by the Lake Como resort of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance. One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (32,000 m2) artificial lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music.
Bellagio was conceived by Steve Wynn and built by his company, Mirage Resorts, Inc. following the purchase and demolition of the legendary Dunes hotel and casino in 1993. Bellagio was designed by Marnell Corrao Associates and Jon Jerde. Bellagio had an original construction cost of US$1.6 billion.
The Bellagio employs approximately 10,000 people. In the fall of 2006, the casino floor was remodeled and new uniforms were issued, changing the original color scheme to a more elegant type.
Chilhuly glass flowers under lobby ceiling.
Inside Bellagio, Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como, composed of over 2,000 hand-blown glass flowers, covers 2,000 sq ft (190 m2) of the lobby ceiling. Bellagio is home to Cirque du Soleil's aquatic production of "O", only the second permanent production show for the world-renowned troupe.
My view from Prospect Point..Niagara Falls, New York. USA...looking across..........Ahhhh can't get enough!! :) I'm on holiday and took this last week for you all to see yet another view of my favourite spot..Niagara Falls..this shot includes the Canadian Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls including the Bridal Veil Falls.............ENJOY! I've seen the Falls from the American side but never been through the parks to take photos.......awesome to be there on such a beautiful day.
"You can hear it for miles in the middle of the night or as the sun starts to rise above Niagara Falls. It is the timeless rumbling of the falls."
"Familiar as we are with the sound, people living near the falls seldom notice it. But it is one of the loudest continuous noises in the world. Not surprisingly the word "Niagara" was derived from the language of the Neutral Indians who one time lived in the area and when translated means,"thunder of waters"."
"The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York."
"Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, the majority of which--two-thirds according to the US Geological Survey--lies on the Canadian side of the border, and American Falls on the American side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island."
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Children Go Where I Send You
Performed by Nina Simone
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you one by one,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you four by four,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you six by six,
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five for the gospel preacher,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children go where I send you,
How shall I send you?
I'm gonna send you eight by eight,
Eight for the eight that stood at the gate,
Seven for the seven came down from heaven,
Six for the six that couldn't get fixed,
Five for the gospel preacher,
Four for the poor that stood at the door,
Three for the Hebrew children,
Two for Paul and Silas,
One for the little biddy baby, one for the little biddy baby,
One for the little biddy baby. He was born, born,......
He was born in Bethlehem.
Isola Madre Lago Maggiore.
E' la più grande delle isole Borromee, sorge in mezzo al golfo e si presenta con un magnifico palazzo rinascimentale avvolto da un incredibile giardino tra i più antichi ed importanti d'Italia. Evocata da Flaubert quale "paradiso terrestre", l'isola affascina per l'atmosfera raccolta e serena che aleggia attorno ad un ambiente surreale fatto di mille colori e profumi.
Anticamente fortificata, fu a cominciare dal XVI secolo che la famiglia Borromeo (subentrata ai Visconti dal 400) progettò di trasformarla in confortevole residenza estiva. La mitezza del clima ha consentito lo sviluppo su cinque diversi terrazzamenti di un incredibile orto botanico, con oltre 150 varietà diverse di camelie, un maestoso cipresso del Kashmir, piante e fiori tipici dell'ambiente subtropicale, esemplari unici e particolari quali le piante del sapone, della cera, del ferro, dell'anice, del caffè e l'albero del fazzoletto del Tibet, autentico prodigio naturale.
Il fascino di una tanto rigogliosa natura d'eccezione viene ulteriormente accentuato dalla presenza di animali esotici quali pavoni bianchi, fagiani di ogni tipo e pappagalli variopinti, tutti straordinariamente liberi di muoversi tra i sentieri del giardino.
Il palazzo, eretto sin dal XVI secolo, è stato restaurato nel 1978 dalla Principessa Borromeo che lo ha arredato con beni provenienti da altre dimore di famiglia, trasformandolo in un museo dove all'interno si possono ammirare deliziose ricostruzioni d'ambienti d'epoca, numerose collezioni di livree, arazzi e porcellane, un celebre teatrino delle marionette, una ricca pinacoteca del Seicento Lombardo ed un affascinante museo delle bambole con pezzi da collezione dell'Ottocento di produzione francese e tedesca.
Sull'isola sorge anche una Cappella di Famiglia fatta costruire da Vitaliano IX Borromeo nel 1758 e dedicata a S. Carlo.
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El Palau del Marqués de Dosaigües és un dels edificis civils d'estil barroc i rococó més significatius de la ciutat de València i seu del Museu de Ceràmica.
La construcció de l'antic edifici del palau es deu a la família Rabassa de Perellós, qui des del 1496 ostentava la baronia de Dosaigües. Segons el plànol de València del Pare Tosca del 1704, es tractava d'una construcció gòtica amb tres cossos disposats al voltant d'un pati amb una torre emmerletada en el cantó nord-est. La façana es coronava amb una galeria correguda.
ESP:
El palacio de los Marqueses de Dos Aguas sito en la calle Rinconada Federico García Sanchiz de la ciudad de València, es producto de una radical reforma llevada a cabo sobre la antigua casa solariega de los Rabassa de Perellós, titulares del marquesado de Dos Aguas, en la década de 1740 en un acusado estilo rococó.
De planta cuadrangular irregular, organizado en torno a un patio y con torres en las esquinas, sus fachadas se alzan con planta baja y dos alturas, y en un lateral se abre la puerta principal, realizada en alabastro por Ignacio Vergara sobre diseño de Hipólito Rovira. Presidida por la imagen de la Virgen, desde ella descienden dos caudales de agua en alusión al título de los marqueses, con dos atlantes a los lados que simbolizan dos ríos, todo con aspecto de desbordante voluptuosidad.
En esa época toda la fachada estaba decorada con frescos de Rovira, pero en 1867 el palacio sufrió una nueva remodelación, y en ella desaparecieron las pinturas, que estaban en mal estado por la humedad, siendo sustituidas por estucos en tonos grises y rosas imitando mármoles, y además se realizaron también los balcones de sabor francés, con barandillas ondulantes.
En su interior aún podemos observar hoy las carrozas del siglo XVIII y los salones decimonónicos con su decoración original, recientemente restaurada, mientras que la segunda planta acoge el Museo Nacional de Cerámica González Martí, con una importante colección de piezas desde la Antigüedad a los más modernos diseños.
KDD València 06-06-2009.
ENGLISH
Espresso or caffè espresso is a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing very hot, but not boiling water under high pressure through coffee that has been ground to a consistency between extremely fine and powder.
Espresso was developed in Milan, Italy in the early 20th century, but up until the mid-1940s it was a beverage produced solely with steam pressure. The invention of the spring piston lever machine and its subsequent commercial success changed espresso into the beverage we know today. Espresso is now produced with between 8.2 and 18 atmospheres or bars (0.82 to 1.8 megapascals; 120 to 265 PSI) of pressure.
The defining characteristics of espresso include a thicker consistency than drip coffee, a higher amount of dissolved solids than drip coffee per relative volume, and a serving size that is usually measured in shots, which are between 25 and 30 ml (30ml=1 fluid ounce) in size. Espresso is chemically complex and volatile, with many of its chemical components quickly degrading from oxidation or loss of temperature. Properly brewed espresso has three major parts: the heart, body, and the most distinguishing factor, the presence of crema, a reddish-brown foam that floats on the surface of the espresso. It is composed of vegetable oils, proteins and sugars. Crema has elements of both emulsion and foam colloid.
As a result of the high-pressure brewing process, all of the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of coffee are concentrated. Because of its intense and high concentration of ingredients (including caffeine), espresso lends itself to mixing into other coffee based drinks, such as lattes, cappuccini, macchiato and mochas, without being diluted in the resulting drink.
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Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to alleviating global poverty and promoting sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most notably handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, and so on.
Fair trade's strategic intent is to deliberately work with marginalised producers and workers in order to help them move from a position of vulnerability to security and economic self-sufficiency. It also aims at empowering them to become stakeholders in their own organizations and actively play a wider role in the global arena to achieve greater equity in international trade.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade
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El café expreso (también café espresso o café exprés) es un tipo de preparación del café. Debe su término a la obtención de esta bebida a través de una cafetera expreso. Se caracteriza por su rápida preparación y por su sabor más concentrado. A juicio de expertos representa la mejor forma de preparar un café.
Para la obtención de un café expreso, se hace pasar agua a alta presión (entre 5 y 10 Bar, dependiendo de la máquina) a través del café. Para que el agua atraviese el café extrayendo todo su sabor y aroma, es necesario que el molido se haga muy fino.
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Consumo responsable es un concepto defendido por organizaciones ecológicas, sociales y políticas que consideran que los seres humanos harían bien en cambiar sus hábitos de consumo ajustándolos a sus necesidades reales y optando en el mercado por opciones que favorezcan la conservación del medio ambiente y la igualdad social. Entre las citadas organizaciones se encuentran Ecologistas en acción, algunos partidos verdes y en especial aquéllas organizaciónes e individuos que propugnan una Ecología social.
Se esgrime que el acto de consumir no sólamente es la satisfacción de una necesidad, sino que implica colaborar en los procesos económicos, medioambientales y sociales que posibilitan el bien o producto consumido. Por ello se postula que deberían tenerse en cuenta en el momento de elegir entre las opciones disponibles en el mercado las que menos repercusiones negativas tengan.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso, es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumo_responsable
Definitely worth viewing on black
I took the title from this 1937 Pullman poster.
This 1912 Pullman private car was custom-built in Chicago for Clara Baldwin Stocker, the eldest daughter of Elias “Lucky” Baldwin (link). It has been completely restored to its 1912 condition, and is on display at The Nethercutt Collection (link) in Sylmar, CA. Two great things about The Nethercutt Collection: 1. It has hundreds of beautifully restored antique and classic cars, musical instruments, this Pullman car, and a 1937 Canadian Royal locomotive. 2. Entrance is 100% free.
If you're in the Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley area, it's definitely worth a visit.
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More of my HDR photos can be found here.
=> For those interested in learning about HDR, Trey Ratcliff (Flickr handle: Stuck in Customs) is widely considered an HDR guru/expert/pioneer. His website has a few free basic instructional videos on how to create HDR images as well as info on how to learn more advanced techniques. Highly, highly recommend!
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: MUSE CONCERT AT BARCELONA: PALAU SANT JORDI (8 of 9): MUSE LIVE! /
CONCIERTO DE MUSE EN BARCELONA: PALAU SANT JORDI (8 de 9): MUSE en Directo!
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 84 of 115) PAG: Entrada, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: Heeeeeey!!! Dooom!! (He is so handsome... *_____*)
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Akari: Eeeeeeey!!! Dooom!! (Que guapo está... *_____*)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
I was in Driggs, Idaho and we were on our way to have dinner. I saw this squall develop and pulled off the road to capture the event. In my large original, there are several sun rays in the left portion of the sky but most do not show up in this smaller image.
James Neeley and I were meeting Rodney Lough www.rodneyloughjr.com/ a professional photographer who was shooting in the area. Rodney shoots with an 8 x 10 film camera and with that equipment is not able to capture such a fleeting event as this little squall. There are advantages to shooting with a DSLR camera ;>)
When I saw this squall develop with the clouds and sun rays, I tried to design my shot so that it was more than just a record of the event. I walked a bit to my left so I could frame the squall and light show and also add some secondary compositional elements, the crossed fence and the fence disappearing into the image, that would make the image more interesting. You can see how the fence line on the right leads the viewers attention right to the spot-lighted squall. The cross fence fills an otherwise empty space in the foreground. As one becomes a better and more experienced photographer, this comes naturally, always looking for the best composition.
i was on the way to work when i saw this plumbago's branches had dropped to the ground. i had to lie down on the sidewalk to get a low POV, getting all messed up.
i used to want to look impeccable and now nothing matters except getting the picture i want.
i've got less than 90 images to go on this year's project and i'm feeling dissatisfied. i look through my contacts' images, wonderful galleries and a refreshed explore and i see amazing, thrilling imagery. how i wish i could stretch out and create something truly unique, emotional and expressive.
Explored 4th June #93
Some cold, hard facts:
• 17 babies die every day in the UK (10 are stillbirths, 7 are neonatal deaths) totalling almost 6,500 baby deaths a year - the equivalent of 16 jumbo jets crashing every year with no survivors
• This is four times the number of people who die every year of MRSA
• This is double the number of adults who lose their lives on Britain’s roads every year
• Ten times more babies are stillborn than die of cot death every year in the UK.
• The stillbirth rate has remained almost unchanged for the past 10 years. (CEMACH)
• 1 in every 200 babies are stillborn in the UK
• 1 in every 300 babies born in the UK die in the first four weeks of life
• In half of all stillbirths the cause remains unexplained, although in more than half of these pregnancies the baby is smaller than it should be
• Many of these babies are born perfectly formed, with no clear reason why they died. We need to understand what is causing these deaths and take action to prevent avoidable losses
• The majority of unexplained stillbirths are in pregnancies that were previously considered low risk
Sands is the UK’s Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity, an organisation which offers support to everyone affected by the death of a baby during pregnancy or after birth.
Sands’ core aims are to:
• Support anyone affected by the death of a baby;
• To work in partnership with health professionals to improve the quality of care and services offered to bereaved families; and
• To promote research and changes in practice that could help to reduce the loss of babies' lives
The death of a baby is a devastating experience. The effects of grief can be overwhelming and parents, their families and friends can be left feeling dazed, disorientated, isolated and exhausted.
The death of a baby can happen to any one of us. It has happened to too many of us.
What brings people together through Sands is the common experience of this painful loss.
June is the national awareness month; with this photograph I hope to do something to raise awareness of the work of this charity. What can you do?
I've been stuck without a camera for a while but Olympus have kindly loaned me a camera so back up and shooting now whilst mine is being repaired.
So, I've been going through some old pictures and went back to my most popular image (in terms of views and comments) and retouched it a bit further (with some motion blur added in).
The story behind this shot is quite amusing...
This was the first time I'd been to the press coference at the Cage Gladiators and I'd got a small set up going in a side room from the film cameras. I saw Stefan Struve and immediately saw how much he stood out - he's 6'8 and his nickname is 'The Skyscraper'.
I did a couple of standard poses and asked Stefan to do an angry face - this is what I got! He posed perfectly and I was lucky to get a good shot of him.
Then I heard someone shouting me to stop and it was his manager, Dirty Bob, (an ex member of the Dutch Hells Angels). Thankfully I managed to have a chat with him and carried on with the rest of the press conference.
For UK TV viewers, the guy who promotes the fights is currently appearing on Million Dollar Traders on BBC 2 on Monday evenings .