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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.
Explore 17/06/2010 #424
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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.
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Las Vegas - Plafond du hall d'entrée de l'hôtel Bellagio.
WIKIPEDIA
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.
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]
Les Vielles tours de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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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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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.
I'm back, the exams are over.
Lately I've shot a lot of film and so much digital, so I can't show very much, but the films are almost developed.
Guess what, this picture was taken in a parking garage:)
You were planned for God’s pleasure.
The moment you were born into the world, God was there as an unseen witness, smiling at your birth. He wanted you alive, and your arrival gave him great pleasure. God did not need to create you , but he chose to create you for his own enjoyment. You exist for his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight.
Bringing enjoyment to God, living for his pleasure, is the first purpose of your life. When You fully understand this truth , you will never again have a problem with feeling insignificant. It proves your worth . If you are that important to God, and he consider you valuable enough to keep with him for eternity, what greater significance could you have?You are a child of God, and you bring pleasure to God like nothing else he has ever created. The Bible says, “ Because of his love God already decided that through Jesus Christ he would makes us his children – this was his pleasure and purpose’’
One of the greatest gifts God has given you is the ability to enjoy pleasure. He wired you with five senses and emotions so you can experience it. He wants you to enjoy life, not just endure it. The reason you are able to enjoy pleasure is that God made you in his image.
- Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life
This one's for Bill for the beautiful testimonial he wrote for me. You're pretty special, my friend. You'll always be in my heart. Thank you for your loving friendship! xxx
I took this shot the same night as the one below. It's a bit grainy but I love how the stars are already visible with the fading sunset. I just love how the light brightens the otherwise dark night.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3XdXEJEI4E
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujn4tocR4Qs
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So near, yet so far. View from port side .50-cal. waist gunner position aboard the WWII-era classic "Witchcraft", a B-24J Liberator bomber -- the only flying B-24J remaining from the thousands produced during the war. Saturday, June 12, 2010.
www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity. This small island was once a fort, a military prison, and a maximum security federal penitentiary. In 1969, the Indians of All Tribes occupied Alcatraz for 19 months in the name of freedom and Native American civil rights. We invite you to explore Alcatraz's complex history and natural beauty.
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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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.
Strobist info: Canon 580exII to camera left
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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CASTELLANO
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
Bouldering at Haycock Mtn, PA back in April. One of the first truly nice weekends of the spring. The Problem is called Honey Bun Arete, V3.
Re-edited - July 2, 2008
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 .
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.
- Beastie Boys, Professor Booty
**EXPLORED**
I know it's not polite to toot your own horn, but holy hell do I ever love the way today's shots turned out! I was totally inspired by this shot, and knew I wanted to do my own version with blues instead of pinks. Of course, in post processing I wound up falling in love with this shot, which is decidedly more muted. Whatever. Don't you just love those days where shoots go even better than expected and you totally feel like you rocked it out? This is one of those days for me. So let me enjoy it!! Ha!
That said, there were a bunch of outtakes that I really liked too, so I'm posting them in the comments. Let me know what you think of them. And as a side note, when I started my self portrait 365 project, I wasn't sure I could handle it. I mean, I'm self conscious of the way I look and usually hate pictures of me. So how was I going to do a whole year of it, right? But what I've discovered in the course of doing these daily self portraits, is that I love the way I can totally transform my look for different shots. Wigs, makeup, angles, processing...it's become this total obsession of mine. I love making myself look like somebody else, while still retaining the bits of me that I love. This shot is such a good example of that.
Ok, I'll stop rambling about how much I love these shots. Ha. If you read this far, you must really like me a lot! ;)
365 Days (self portraits): Day 163
30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 10 (Professor Booty - Beastie Boys)
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?
Back to the frost series!
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For someone who lives in a place where it never snows, it was pretty exciting to wake up the other day and have such a thick layer of frost on everything! Skylar and I had some fun running around in our yard and garden taking photos before school.
The frost was beautiful and so was the light! A perfect opportunity! I haven't been this photographically excited in a while! ;)
I finished it today! Although, for a more accurate representation of its color, please see it here.
Perfect timing, because I still feel like crap and this way I can STILL get away with not showing my makeup-less face, as I have been doing since Tuesday ;-)
50 Random Facts About Me
#27: The reason I had to have my gallbladder removed is because I had so LITTLE fat in my diet, all the bile sat there and did not do its job breaking down fat and it turned into stones. I have always been on the average to a little chubby side, and have went up and down as I think all women have...but I was always convinced I was totally fat.
But I was so obsessed with looking 'perfect' and people in my own family would always give me a hard time to lose a few pounds so I made up my own diet which was basically no more then 500 calories a day and as little to no fat as possible. I ate rice and steamed veggies and not much else. Yes I am aware how unhealthy it was so I really don't want lectures on it. It has truly fucked up my body ever since. I lost too much weight very quickly and I was bony and gross for about a year and now besides losing my gallbladder my weight fluctuates very easily and my whole system is out of whack and may very well be forever.
It was drilled into my head by the media and by FAMILY that if I was not stick-thin I was not beautiful and would never get a husband or whatever and I believed it. I know it is not true but there is a part of me that still feels like I will never be thin enough or pretty enough or perfect enough.
(NOTE: these Random Facts are not to get reaction, but it was my choice on finding an interesting way to end out my Year 1 and maybe share some things about me that make me who I am. If you don't like it, don't read it. But I am not looking for sympathy or compliments or anything else. I chose on purpose to have some funny ones, some weird ones, etc...and I had reasons for it.)
The church stands on a plain at the foot of the road. It is a building with a single nave with a semicircular apse oriented east, the two bodies together directly through the opening arc of the apse. The nave is covered with a barrel vault point, reinforced by two arcs that twist off a simple imposta. The apse is covered by a fourth round of a sphere. Four windows give light to the interior: two in front of the lunch, one in the west and the center of the apse, all with double-stroke and a round arch, the inner monolithic adovellat and a la outside. The entrance gate is located on one side of the south wall and is composed of two semicircular arches adovellats and degradation. The walls that enclose the sides of the ship lift and speaker, beyond the height of the roof with a gable double arc located on the west. This wall was a door open late to edge which was walled up in the restoration done by the Barcelona between 1970 and 1973, while reopening the door for lunch. The work is arranged in small blocks horizontal rows and tied with lime mortar rather sandy. Front door, a bastion of low wall was a small close where there is a sink stone named above were on the inside. We must remember that in the era of the house there are Santamaria anthropomorphic tombs that are part of the ancient necropolis of the church and is now hidden.
The first document which mentions Santa Maria is the consecration of the church of the monastery of San Lorenzo near Bagà, dated 21 November 983, in which the count of Cerdanya-Oliba Besalú and his wife Ermegarda donations made between some underwater the Sta. Maria has five houses, lands, tithes and first, and in a more clear: "Et in Avizano ecclesiam Sanctae Marie et hamlets V et terras et vineas, cum suas decimas et primitias (Parchment n. 1110, AM). The church was therefore within the limits of the old county of Berga and under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Bishop of Urgell, depending on the Benedictine monastery of San Lorenzo near Bagà. The 1003 Count Oliba Cabreta the cedi to the monastery of Santa Maria de Serrateix (which depended on St. Lawrence nearly Bagà). In the tenth century Bishop of Urgell religious communities became the rule of Saint Benedict, taking care of the Benedictine parishes dependents. For this reason, some historians believe that Santamaria's house, next to the church, could have been the seat of a monastery that women would care about the cult of the Virgin Mary. The year 1312 remained the category of the parish as confirmed at the deanery of Berga. Currently depends on the parish of St. Martí as a covered (BENEDICT, 1993). During the Civil War (1936-1939) was leaving the cult and was converted into storage until 1970, the Heritage Service of the Barcelona are carried out important restoration work, returning the cult on 14 May 1973 . From inside the church comes to the front altar of Santa Maria attributed to the Master of Avià, preserved in the National Art Museum of Catalonia and which n'exposa back inside the church . The Virgin Mary was venerated Avià of this church and was known as Our Lady of La Leche, because it calls for pregnant women to assist in the delivery and give them strength to have the baby milk (Joys of Santa Maria de Avià).
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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.
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Akari: Heeeeeey!!! Dooom!! (He is so handsome... *_____*)
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Akari: Eeeeeeey!!! Dooom!! (Que guapo está... *_____*)
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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.
Nov 11th, decided to stay local because the weather forcast looked so grim.
Dudmaston Hall is closed from Sept through till April and the only way to get to it is to park a couple of miles away and hike the rest.
When I got there it was 11.00 am and willingly observed my 2 minutes silence, then headed off into the woods.
On the way I set up to takes some shots of autumn looking stuff, not till now did I notice the "V" in the composition.
Do you think it means anything.......
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The Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), at the Paul Wild Observatory, is an array of six 22-m antennas used for radio astronomy. It is located about 25 km west of the town of Narrabri in rural NSW (about 500 km north-west of Sydney). It is operated by CSIRO's Astronomy and Space Science division...
The "Compact Array'' is the premier instrument of its kind in the southern hemisphere. It operates 365-days per year, 24-hours per day. Its business is pure science. It is not used for any military activities.
This antennas work together using a technique called "interferometry'' which allows the antennas to mimic a much larger antenna. This gives the telescope the ability to see very fine detail. Effectively "radio interferometry'' works by replacing the lens of a conventional imaging system with sophisticated electronics, supercomputer-like hardware and complex software. Using this technique, a image of a small section of the sky can be formed in a 12-hour period. Whereas the Array uses six antennas spread over 6km, the same interferometry principles can be applied to antennas spread over a continent. For example, several times a year, the Array is used together with other radio telescopes spread across Australia (such as the Parkes antenna) to make images with extremely fine detail.
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Date and Time: 25 July 2010 4.21pm
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Ya sé que las fotos son muy parecidas, pero para mí lo son, y en esta foto he querido aparentar como una aparición de algo que sabemos que hay pero que no lo vemos, por lo menos yo no lo he experimentado nunca, esta foto prácticamente la he retocado con el Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.4, sobretodo, le he bajado temperatura para poder conseguir ese color azul, y luego con el Photoshop, ajustes de curvas y el brillo y contraste - Playa de Cueva de los Lobos – Bolnuevo.
Mi pequeño homenaje Dedicado a Dani Jarque, y a toda esa afición del Español
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The rain got heavier as the sun went down in Portland one night and the glow of the light on the water turned the streets to molten gold. I shot from the hip with my camera tucked under my jacket to get a couple of photos.
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Supporters of the PPP at a popular rally in Nasirabad, in the suburbs of Rawalpindi on Jan.4, 2008. At some point, people (incl. children) were praying for Benazir Bhutto, a scene that I've seen repeatedly at every gathering. As in many other aspects of life in Pakistan, it seems that politics and religion are closely intricated.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Pakistani Elections (Recommended as a slideshow)
SITO UFFICIALE DI Gian Luca Fantelli
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RAI 3 - RACCONTI DI VITA
GIAN LUCA FANTELLI - IO SARO' SEMPRE CON TE
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CHI SONO ?
SONO DUE UOMINI CHE LOTTANO CON LA SLA ED E' PER QUESTO CHE AMANO LA VITA E CON IL LORO AMORE PER LA VITA CI DICONO CHE NON VA BUTTATA NE' DISPREZZATA.
NON VI DICO DI PIU', MA VI DO TUTTI I LINK PER COLLEGARVI CON QUESTI AMICI PER CONOSCERE LA LORO ESPERIENZA SIA ATTRAVERSO FOTO CHE SCRITTI E CANZONI.
NATURALMENTE QUESTA VOLTA NON ANDRO' A SCOMODARE CANTANTI PIU' O MENO FAMOSI MA VI FARO' SENTIRE UNA CANZONE SCRITTA E CANTATA DA GIANLUCA FANTELLI CHE VI FARA' MEDITARE.
IO VIVO......IO vivrò
Cosa mi manca per essere felice .
Posso camminare
anche se ho qualche cicatrice.
Posso respirare, ballare, cantare una canzone.
Posso stare in piedi per ore.
Cosa mi manca me lo si legge in faccia
eppure posso fare tutto.
Posso muovere le braccia.
Posso raccontare di posti bellissimi e lontani.
E toccarmi i piedi .....
E toccarmi i piedi con le mani.
Io vivo, io vivo.
Io vivo, io vivrò
Qualcuno che usa la testa
come fosse all'asilo
e non vuole comprendere
che siamo davvero ...
appesi tutti ad un filo
E gente che butta la vita...
che continua a rovinarsi
ma come si fa a non capire
che quello che abbiamo non è roba normale.
Tenetevi stretti gli affetti
Parlatevi e ditevi tutto
Soprattutto prendete il tempo
per dare ragione
e spendete le parole ...
e ascoltate....
e abbracciatevi forte
Perchè questo è il momento..
Perchè dopo potrebbe non esservi tempo
E a volte ti guardo e ti sento morire.
perchè penso a quando
non sarò in grado di dirti a parole
che ho nel cuore l'amore del mondo.
E adesso non so come fare
e, al solo pensiero, mi sento uno straccio.
mi sembra incredibile,
ma sarà impossibile, tenerti in braccio.
Allora mi fermo a guardarti...
e c'è il tuo sorriso
Lo so che diranno che è roba banale
Ma è così che deve essere il Paradiso.
E' forse per questo che aspetto
e resto qui sulla soglia
perchè c'è un motivo più grande
per cui sono vivo....
e sei tu .... mia figlia.
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INGLESE
I LIVE ...... I'll live
What I miss being happy.
I can walk
even if I have a few scars.
I can breathe, dance, sing a song.
I can stand for hours.
What do not you read me in the face
yet I can do everything.
Can I move my arms.
I can tell a beautiful and remote places.
And touch my feet .....
And touch my feet with her hands.
I live, I live.
I live, I live
Someone who uses his head
like kindergarten
and do not want to understand
that we really ...
all hanging by a thread
And people who throw their lives ...
which continues to ruin
but how do you not understand
that what we have is not normal stuff.
Hang with the
Speak and tell all of you.
Above all, take the time
to account
and spend the words ...
and listen ....
and strong embrace of you
Why this is the time ..
Why might not be long after
And sometimes I look at you and you feel like dying.
because I think of when
I will not be able to tell you in words
I love in the heart of the world.
And now I do not know how to do
and, at the very thought, I feel a rag.
it seems incredible,
but it will be impossible to hold you in my arms.
Then I stop and look ...
and there's your smile
I know they say that stuff is trivial
But it is as it should be the Paradise.
And 'perhaps this aspect that
and the rest here on the threshold
because there is a pattern,
why I'm alive ....
and it is you .... my daughter.
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SPAGNOLO
YO VIVO ...... voy a vivir
Lo que echo de ser feliz.
Puedo caminar
aunque tenga algunas cicatrices.
Puedo respirar, bailar, cantar una canción.
Puedo estar de pie durante horas.
Lo que no me lee en el rostro
sin embargo, puedo hacer todo.
Puedo mover los brazos.
Me puede decir a un lugar hermoso y remoto.
Y tocar mis pies .....
Y tocar mis pies con sus manos.
Yo vivo, vivo.
Yo vivo, vivo
Alguien que usa la cabeza
como jardín de infantes
y no quieren entender
que realmente ...
todo pende de un hilo
Y las personas que tiran sus vidas ...
que sigue a la ruina
Pero, ¿cómo no te entiendo
que lo que tenemos no es algo normal.
Cuelgue con la
Hablar y decirles a todos ustedes.
Por encima de todo, tómese el tiempo
para tener en cuenta
y pasar de las palabras ...
y escuchar ....
y fuerte abrazo de usted
Por qué este es el momento ..
Por qué no podría ser mucho después de
Y a veces te miro y te sientes como morir.
porque creo que de cuando
No voy a ser capaz de decirle con palabras
Me encanta en el corazón del mundo.
Y ahora no sé cómo hacerlo
y, al mismo pensamiento, me siento un trapo.
parece increíble,
pero será imposible de tenerte en mis brazos.
Entonces me pongo a mirar ...
y ahí está tu sonrisa
Ya sé que dicen eso es trivial
Pero es como debe ser el Paraíso.
Y "quizás este aspecto que
y el resto aquí en el umbral
porque no hay un patrón,
por qué estoy vivo ....
y que es .... mi hija.
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PORTOGHESE
EU VIVO ...... eu vou viver
O que eu sinto falta de estar feliz.
Eu posso andar
mesmo se eu tiver algumas cicatrizes.
Eu posso respirar, dançar, cantar uma canção.
Eu posso ficar por horas.
O que você não lê na minha cara
ainda que eu possa fazer tudo.
Posso mover meus braços.
Eu posso dizer a um lugares bonitos e remotos.
E tocar meus pés .....
E tocar meus pés com as mãos.
Eu vivo, eu vivo.
Eu vivo, eu vivo
Alguém que usa a cabeça
como jardim de infância
e não quero entender
que realmente ...
todos por um fio
E as pessoas que jogam suas vidas ...
que continua a ruína
mas como vocês não entendem
que o que temos não é uma coisa normal.
Sair com os
Falar e dizer a todos vocês.
Acima de tudo, ter o tempo
para a conta
e passar as palavras ...
e ouvir ....
e forte abraço de você
Porque este é o momento ..
Por que não pode ser muito tempo depois
E às vezes eu olho para você e você sente como morrer.
porque eu acho que de quando
Eu não vou ser capaz de dizer em palavras
Eu amo no coração do mundo.
E agora eu não sei como fazer
e, com o pensamento muito, eu me sinto um trapo.
Parece incrível,
mas será impossível segurar você em meus braços.
Então eu parar e olhar ...
e há o seu sorriso
Eu sei que eles dizem que o material é trivial
Mas é como deveria ser o Paraíso.
E 'talvez o aspecto este que
eo resto aqui no limiar
porque não há um padrão,
porque eu estou vivo ....
e é você .... minha filha.
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FRANCESE
JE VIS ...... je vais vivre
Ce qui me manque d'être heureux.
Je peux marcher
même si j'ai quelques cicatrices.
Je peux respirer, danser, chanter une chanson.
Je peux rester debout pendant des heures.
Que tu ne me lire dans le visage
Pourtant, je peux tout faire.
Puis-je déplacer mes bras.
Je peux raconter une belle place et à distance.
Et toucher mes pieds .....
Et toucher mes pieds avec ses mains.
Je vis, je vis.
Je vis, je vis
Quelqu'un qui utilise sa tête
comme la maternelle
et ne veulent pas comprendre
que nous avons vraiment ...
tous suspendus par un fil
Et les gens qui jettent leurs vies ...
qui continue de ruiner
mais comment vous ne comprenez pas
que ce que nous avons n'est pas des choses normales.
Accrochez avec le
Parlez et vous dire à tous.
Surtout, prenez le temps
pour tenir compte
et passer les mots ...
et écouter ....
et embrasser fort de vous
Pourquoi est-ce le temps ..
Pourquoi ne pourrait pas être longtemps après
Et parfois, je vous regarde et vous avez envie de mourir.
parce que je pense quand
Je ne vais pas être en mesure de vous dire en mots
J'ai l'amour dans le cœur du monde.
Et maintenant je ne sais pas comment faire
et, à la pensée très, je me sens un chiffon.
Cela semble incroyable,
mais il sera impossible de vous tenir dans mes bras.
Puis je m'arrête et je regarde ...
et il ya ton sourire
Je sais qu'ils disent que les choses sont triviales
Mais c'est comme cela devrait être le paradis.
Et «peut-être cet aspect qui
et le reste ici sur le seuil
parce qu'il ya un motif,
pourquoi je suis vivant ....
et c'est vous .... ma fille.
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TEDESCO
I LIVE ...... Ich werde leben
Was ich vermisse, glücklich zu sein.
ich kann laufen
auch wenn ich noch ein paar Narben.
Ich kann atmen, tanzen, singen ein Lied.
Ich kann stundenlang stehen.
Was lesen Sie denn keine mir ins Gesicht
doch kann ich alles tun.
Kann ich meine Arme.
Ich kann Ihnen sagen eine schöne und abgelegene Orte.
Und berühren meine Füße .....
Und berühren meine Füße mit den Händen.
Ich lebe, ich lebe.
Ich lebe, ich lebe
Jemand, der seinen Kopf benutzt
wie Kindergarten
und wollen nicht verstehen,
dass wir wirklich ...
Alle hängen an einem seidenen Faden
Und die Leute, die ihr Leben zu werfen ...
die weiterhin in den Ruin
aber woher wissen Sie nicht verstehen
dass das, was wir haben, ist nicht normal stuff.
Hang mit der
Parlatevi um und sage zu dir selbst
Vor allem die Zeit nehmen,
zu berücksichtigen,
und verbringen die Worte ...
und hören ....
und eine starke Umarmung
Warum ist dies die Zeit ..
Warum könnte nicht lange nach
Und manchmal habe ich schaue dich an und du fühlst dich wie im Sterben.
weil ich denke, wenn
Ich werde nicht in der Lage sein, Sie in Worten erzählen
Ich liebe in das Herz der Welt.
Und jetzt weiß ich nicht, wie zu tun
und bei dem bloßen Gedanken, fühle ich mich einem Lappen ab.
Es scheint unglaublich,
aber es wird unmöglich sein, dich in meinen Armen zu halten.
Dann höre ich auf und schauen ...
und es ist dein Lächeln
Ich weiß, sie sagen, das Zeug ist trivial
Aber es ist wie es das Paradies sein sollte.
Und "vielleicht diesen Aspekt, dass
und der Rest hier an der Schwelle
denn es ist ein Muster,
warum ich lebe ....
und es ist Ihnen .... meine Tochter.
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POLACCO
I LIVE ...... będę żyć
Za czym tęsknię, by być szczęśliwym.
Mogę chodzić
nawet jeśli mam kilka blizn.
Mogę oddychać, tańczyć, śpiewać piosenki.
Mogę stać godzinami.
Czego nie czytać mi w twarz
jeszcze mogę zrobić wszystko.
Czy mogę przenieść moje ramiona.
Mogę powiedzieć, piękne i odległych miejscach.
I dotknij moich stóp .....
I dotknąć mojej nogi rękami.
Żyję, żyję.
Żyję, żyję
Ktoś, kto korzysta z głową
jak przedszkole
i nie chce zrozumieć
, że naprawdę ...
wszystkie wisi na włosku
A ludzie, którzy rzucają swoje życie ...
które w dalszym ciągu do ruiny
ale jak nie rozumiecie
że to, co nie jest normalne rzeczy jest.
Hang z
Porozmawiaj i powiedz wszystkim.
Przede wszystkim trochę czasu,
na konto
i spędzić słowa ...
i słuchać ....
i silny uścisk się
Dlaczego jest to czas ..
Dlaczego nie może być długo po
A czasami patrzę na ciebie i masz ochotę umiera.
ponieważ myślę, kiedy
I nie będzie w stanie powiedzieć w słowach
I miłość w sercu świata.
I teraz nie wiem jak to zrobić
, a na samą myśl, czuję się szmatą.
wydaje się niewiarygodne,
ale nie będzie można trzymać cię w ramionach.
Potem zatrzymać się i spojrzeć ...
i jest twój uśmiech
Wiem, że powiedzieć, że rzeczy są trywialne
Ale to jest tak jak powinno być Paradise.
I "być może ten aspekt, że
a reszta tutaj na progu
bo nie ma wzorca,
dlaczego żyję ....
i to ty .... moja córka.
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OLANDESE
IK LEEF ...... ik zal leven
Wat ik mis om gelukkig te zijn.
Ik kan lopen
zelfs als ik een paar littekens.
Ik kan ademen, dansen, zingen een lied.
Ik kan staan voor uren.
Wat je niet leest me in het gezicht
maar ik kan alles.
Kan ik mijn armen.
Ik kan een mooi en afgelegen plaatsen.
En raak mijn voeten .....
En raak mijn voeten met haar handen.
Ik leef, ik leef.
Ik leef, ik leef
Iemand die gebruik maakt van zijn hoofd
als kleuterschool
en niet wil begrijpen
dat we echt ...
alle opknoping door een draad
En mensen die gooien hun leven ...
die nog steeds ruïne
maar hoe doe je niet begrijpt
dat wat we hebben is niet normaal spul.
Hangen met de
Spreken en vertellen jullie allemaal.
Boven alles, de tijd nemen
rekening te houden
en brengen de woorden ...
en luisteren ....
en sterke omhelzing van je
Waarom dit is de tijd ..
Waarom zou niet lang na
En soms kijk ik naar je en je feel like dying.
omdat ik denk van wanneer
Ik zal niet in staat om u te vertellen in woorden
Ik liefde in het hart van de wereld.
En nu weet ik niet hoe dat te doen
en, bij de gedachte, ik voel me een vod.
Het lijkt ongelooflijk,
maar het zal onmogelijk zijn om je in mijn armen.
Daarna heb ik stop en kijk ...
en er is uw glimlach
Ik weet dat ze zeggen dat spul triviaal is
Maar het is zoals het moet zijn het paradijs.
En 'misschien dit aspect dat
en de rest hier op de drempel
want er is een patroon,
waarom ik leef ....
en het is je .... mijn dochter.
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UNGHERESE
Traduzione da italiano verso ungherese
Én LIVE ...... fogok élni
Amit ne hagyj ki, hogy boldog.
Tudok járni
még akkor is, ha van egy pár hegek.
Tudok lélegezni, táncolni, énekelni egy dalt.
Tudok állni órákig.
Mit nem hallasz engem az arc
Még meg tudom csinálni mindent.
Tudom mozgatni a karom.
Elmondhatom egy szép és távoli helyeken.
És érintse meg a lábam .....
És érintse meg a lábam a kezével.
Élek, élek.
Élek, élek
Valaki, aki használja a fejét
mint óvodai
és nem akarja megérteni,
hogy valóban ...
Minden lógott egy téma
És az emberek, akik dobja az életüket ...
amely továbbra is tönkre
de hogyan nem érti
hogy mi van, az nem normális dolog.
Hang a
Beszélj és mondd mindenkinek.
Mindenekelőtt, hogy az idő
felelősségre
és töltse a szavak ...
és hallgatni ....
és erős ölelésében van
Miért ez az idő ..
Miért lehet, hogy nem sokkal azután,
És néha rád nézek, és úgy érzi, mint a halál.
mert úgy gondolom, hogy mikor
Nem fogok tudni mondani a szavakat
Szeretem szívében a világ.
És most nem tudom, hogyan kell csinálni
és a gondolat, úgy érzem, egy rongyot.
úgy tűnik, hihetetlen,
de lehetetlen lesz megtartani akkor a karjaimban.
Aztán megáll, és nézd ...
és van a mosolya
Tudom, azt mondják, hogy a dolgok triviális
De így is kell lennie a Paradicsom.
És "talán ezt a szempontot, hogy a
és a többi itt a küszöbön
mert van egy minta,
miért élek ....
és ez meg .... a lányom.
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SVEDESE
Traduzione da italiano verso svedese
I LEVANDE ...... jag bor
Vad jag saknar att vara lycklig.
Jag kan gå
även om jag har några ärr.
Jag kan andas, dansa, sjunga en sång.
Jag kan stå i timmar.
Vad du inte läst mig i ansiktet
men jag kan göra allt.
Kan jag flytta mina armar.
Jag kan berätta en vacker och avlägsna platser.
Och röra mina fötter .....
Och röra mina fötter med händerna.
Jag lever, jag bor.
Jag lever, jag lever
Någon som använder huvudet
som dagis
och vill inte förstå
att vi verkligen ...
allt hänger på en tråd
Och folk som kastar sina liv ...
som fortsätter att förstöra
men hur förstår man inte
att det vi har är inte normalt grejer.
Häng med
Tala och berätta er alla.
Framför allt tar sig tid
till svars
och tillbringa ord ...
och lyssna ....
och stark omfamning av er
Varför detta är det dags ..
Varför kan inte vara långt efter
Och ibland tittar jag på dig och du känner för att dö.
eftersom jag tänker på när
Jag kommer inte att kunna berätta i ord
Jag älskar i hjärtat av världen.
Och nu vet jag inte hur man gör
och vid blotta tanken, känner jag en trasa.
Det verkar otroligt,
men det kommer att bli omöjligt att hålla dig i mina armar.
Då jag stannar och tittar ...
och det är ditt leende
Jag vet att de säger att saker är triviala
Men det är som det ska vara i Paradiset.
Och "kanske denna aspekt som
och resten här på tröskeln
eftersom det finns ett mönster,
varför jag lever ....
och det är du .... min dotter.
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NORVEGIA
Traduzione da italiano verso svedese
I LEVANDE ...... jag bor
Vad jag saknar att vara lycklig.
Jag kan gå
även om jag har några ärr.
Jag kan andas, dansa, sjunga en sång.
Jag kan stå i timmar.
Vad du inte läst mig i ansiktet
men jag kan göra allt.
Kan jag flytta mina armar.
Jag kan berätta en vacker och avlägsna platser.
Och röra mina fötter .....
Och röra mina fötter med händerna.
Jag lever, jag bor.
Jag lever, jag lever
Någon som använder huvudet
som dagis
och vill inte förstå
att vi verkligen ...
allt hänger på en tråd
Och folk som kastar sina liv ...
som fortsätter att förstöra
men hur förstår man inte
att det vi har är inte normalt grejer.
Häng med
Tala och berätta er alla.
Framför allt tar sig tid
till svars
och tillbringa ord ...
och lyssna ....
och stark omfamning av er
Varför detta är det dags ..
Varför kan inte vara långt efter
Och ibland tittar jag på dig och du känner för att dö.
eftersom jag tänker på när
Jag kommer inte att kunna berätta i ord
Jag älskar i hjärtat av världen.
Och nu vet jag inte hur man gör
och vid blotta tanken, känner jag en trasa.
Det verkar otroligt,
men det kommer att bli omöjligt att hålla dig i mina armar.
Då jag stannar och tittar ...
och det är ditt leende
Jag vet att de säger att saker är triviala
Men det är som det ska vara i Paradiset.
Och "kanske denna aspekt som
och resten här på tröskeln
eftersom det finns ett mönster,
varför jag lever ....
och det är du .... min dotter.
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RUSSIA
Traduzione da italiano verso russo
Я ЖИВУ ...... Я буду жить
То, что я скучаю быть счастливым.
Я могу пройти
даже если у меня есть несколько шрамов.
Я могу дышать, танцевать, петь песни.
Я могу стоять часами.
Что ты не читал мне в лицо
еще я могу делать все.
Могу ли я перенести оружие.
Могу сказать красивый и труднодоступных местах.
И прикоснуться к моим ногам .....
И прикоснуться к моим ногам руками.
Я живу, я живу.
Я живу, я живу
Кто-то, кто использует голову
как детский сад
и не хотят понять,
что мы на самом деле ...
все висит на волоске
И люди, которые бросают их жизни ...
которая продолжает разорения
но как вы не понимаете
что то, что мы не нормальные вещи.
Повесьте с
Говорите и сказать всем вам.
Прежде всего, найдите время,
на счет
и тратить слова ...
и слушать ....
и сильные объятия вы
Почему именно в это время ..
Почему не может быть долгое время после
А иногда я смотрю на вас и вы чувствуете, как умирает.
потому что я думаю о том, когда
Я не буду в состоянии сказать вам на словах
Я люблю в самом центре мира.
И теперь я не знаю, как это сделать
и, при одной мысли, я чувствую себя тряпкой.
это кажется невероятным,
но это будет невозможно, чтобы держать вас в моих руках.
Тогда я остановиться и посмотреть ...
и есть твоя улыбка
Я знаю, они говорят, что материал является тривиальным
Но это так и должно быть Раю.
И ', возможно, этот аспект
, а остальное здесь, на пороге
потому что есть модели,
Почему я жив ....
и это ты .... моя дочь.
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CINA
我......我会活LIVE
我怀念欣慰。
我可以走
即使我有几个疤痕。
我能呼吸，舞蹈，唱歌。
我能站在几个小时。
什么你不看我的脸
但我可以做的一切。
我可以移动我的怀里。
我可以告诉一个美丽而遥远的地方。
和触摸我的脚.....
而她的手触摸我的脚。
我活着，我住。
我活着，我活着
有人谁使用他的头
像幼儿园
并没有想明白
我们真的...
所有不绝如缕
和人民谁扔他们的生活... ...
它继续破坏
但你怎么不明白
说什么我们是不正常的东西。
恒与
说话，告诉大家。
总之，走的时候
占
消费的话... ...
听....
和强大的拥抱你
为什么是这样的时间...
为什么会在不长
有时我看着你，你想死的感觉。
因为我认为当
我不能告诉你的话
我爱世界的心。
现在我不知道该怎么办
并且，在非常想，我觉得抹布。
这似乎不可思议，
但它不可能在我的怀里抱你。
然后，我停下来看看... ...
和有你的微笑
我知道他们说的东西是微不足道
但是，因为它应该是天堂。
而“也许这方面的
而在门槛上休息这里
因为有规律可循的，
为什么我还活着....
它是你....我的女儿。
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GIAPPONE
私はライブ......私が住んでいるでしょう
私は満足しているミス。
私は歩くことができる
私はいくつかの傷を持っていても。
私は、呼吸ダンス、歌を歌うことができる。
私は時間のために立つことができる。
あなたは顔で私を読んでいない
まだ私はすべてを行うことができます。
私は私の腕を動かすことができます。
私は美しいとリモートの場所を伝えることができます。
と私の足に触れ.....
と彼女の手で私の足に触れる。
私が住んでいる、私が住んでいます。
私が住んでいる、私が住んでいる
彼の頭を使って誰か
幼稚園のような
と理解することはしたくない
本当に私たちはその...
すべてのスレッドがハング
自分たちの生活をスローし、人々...
台無しにし続けている
しかし、どのように理解していない
私たちが持っていることは正常なものではないこと。
〜で飾る
話すとあなたのすべてを伝える。
何よりも、時間がかかる
アカウントへの
と言葉を費やして...
と聞いて....
あなたのと強い抱擁
なぜこれが時間です..
なぜ長いの後ではないかもしれません
そして時々私はあなたを見て、あなたは死ぬように感じる。
私は時を考えるので、
私は言葉であなたに伝えることができなくなります
私は世界の中心で愛。
そして今、私はその方法がわからない
と、非常に思考で、私は雑巾を感じる。
それは、信じられないようだ
しかしそれは私の腕であなたを保持することができなくなります。
それから私は停止し、見て...
そしてあなたの笑顔があります
私は、彼らはその原料が自明であると言う知っている
それはパラダイスあるべき姿が、それはです。
そして"おそらくこの局面その
閾値上でここに、残り
パターンがありますので、
私が生きてる理由....
そしてそれはあなたです....私の娘。
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ARABO
أنا . سوف أعيش
أفتقد ما يجري سعيدة.
أستطيع المشي
حتى لو كان لدي ندبات قليلة.
لا أستطيع التنفس ، والرقص ، والغناء أغنية.
لا أستطيع الوقوف لساعات.
ما لا تقرأ في وجهي
حتى الآن أستطيع أن أفعل كل شيء.
لا أستطيع تحريك ذراعي.
استطيع ان اقول من الأماكن الجميلة والنائية.
ولمس قدمي.....
ولمس قدمي بيديها.
أعيش ، أنا أعيش.
أعيش ، أنا أعيش
شخص يستخدم رأسه
مثل روضة
ولا يريدون أن يفهموا
أننا حقا...
كل معلق بخيط رفيع
والناس الذين يلقون حياتهم...
الذي لا يزال الخراب
ولكن كيف لا يفهم
إن ما لدينا ليست الاشياء العادية.
شنق مع
أتكلم وأقول لكم جميعا.
قبل كل شيء ، تأخذ من الوقت
إلى حساب
وتنفق على الكلمات...
ويستمع....
واعتناق قوي منكم
لماذا هذا هو الوقت المناسب..
لماذا قد لا تكون لفترة طويلة بعد
وأحيانا كنت أنظر إليك ، وكنت أشعر بأن الموت.
لأنني عندما أفكر في
لن اكون قادرا على ان اقول لكم في كلمات
أنا الحب في قلب العالم.
وأنا الآن لا تعرف كيف تفعل
وعند التفكير جدا ، وأشعر خرقة.
يبدو لا يصدق ،
ولكن سوف يكون من المستحيل عقد لكم في ذراعي.
ثم أتوقف ونظرة...
وهناك ابتسامتك
أعرف أنهم يقولون تلك الأشياء تافهة
لكنه هو ما ينبغي أن تكون الجنة.
و "ربما أن هذا الجانب
والباقي هنا على عتبة
بسبب وجود نمط ،
لماذا انا على قيد الحياة....
وأنه هو أنت.... ابنتي.
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GRECO
Traduzione da italiano verso greco
I ΖΩΝΤΑΝΑ ...... θα ζήσω
Αυτό που μου λείπει να είμαστε ευτυχισμένοι.
Μπορώ να περπατήσω
ακόμη και αν έχω μερικά σημάδια.
Μπορώ να αναπνεύσω, χορεύουν, τραγουδούν ένα τραγούδι.
Μπορώ να σταθεί για ώρες.
Τι δεν σας μου να διαβάσω στο πρόσωπο
ακόμα μπορώ να κάνω τα πάντα.
Μπορώ να κουνήσω τα χέρια μου.
Μπορώ να σας πω ένα όμορφο και απομακρυσμένες περιοχές.
Και τα ακουμπήσει τα πόδια μου .....
Και τα ακουμπήσει τα πόδια μου με τα χέρια της.
Ζω, ζω.
Ζω, ζω
Κάποιος που χρησιμοποιεί το κεφάλι του
όπως το νηπιαγωγείο
και δεν θέλουν να καταλάβουν
ότι εμείς πραγματικά ...
όλα κρέμονται από μια κλωστή
Και οι άνθρωποι που ρίχνουν τη ζωή τους ...
η οποία συνεχίζει να καταστρέψει
αλλά πως δεν καταλαβαίνετε
ότι αυτό που έχουμε δεν είναι φυσιολογική ουσία.
Κρεμάστε με την
Μιλήστε και πείτε σε όλους σας.
Πάνω απ 'όλα, πάρτε το χρόνο
στο λογαριασμό
και να περάσουν τις λέξεις ...
και ακούστε ....
και ισχυρή αγκαλιά σας
Γιατί αυτή είναι η ώρα ..
Γιατί μπορεί να μην είναι πολύ καιρό μετά
Και μερικές φορές κοιτάζω και να νιώθετε σαν πεθαίνει.
γιατί πιστεύω του, όταν
Δεν θα είναι σε θέση να σας πω με λόγια
Μου αρέσει στην καρδιά του κόσμου.
Και τώρα δεν ξέρω πώς να το κάνουμε
και, σε πολύ σκέψη, αισθάνομαι ένα κουρέλι.
Φαίνεται απίστευτο,
αλλά θα είναι αδύνατο να κρατάτε στην αγκαλιά μου.
Τότε θα σταματήσει και να δούμε ...
και δεν υπάρχει το χαμόγελό σας
Ξέρω ότι λένε αυτά τα πράγματα είναι ασήμαντο
Αλλά δεν είναι όπως θα έπρεπε να είναι ο Παράδεισος.
Και «ίσως αυτή η πτυχή που
και τα υπόλοιπα εδώ στο κατώφλι
γιατί υπάρχει ένα μοτίβο,
γιατί είμαι ζωντανός ....
και αυτό είναι εσύ .... Η κόρη μου.
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Real HDR 101
After the pseudo HDR restoration treatment on my previous post , I thought it's about time to get my hands dirty on some real HDR, for a change. With a tripod in the back of my ride I drove to a place nearby and started fiddling around with the automatic exposure bracketing settings of my camera. With a 4-stop range across three exposures (-2 Ev, +/-0 Ev and +2 Ev) I finally hit the shutter in aperture priority mode.
The HDR approuch
With the help of Photomatrix I was able to combine my differently exposed RAW files into one HDR image. With the Tone Mapping tool applied throughout the image I was able to visually reveal its higher dynamic range.
Final touchups
In PS the copper hues throughout the scene was created by different Hue/Saturation layers on top of the 32-bit HDR representation. Locally I painted in or out from the accompanying masks to enhance the color-contrast of different parts in the sky. As a final touch up I used a contrast adjustment layer with a value of 10 for a tiny bit of extra eye popping awe, which I very like in here. Selective sharpening was done with a high-pass layer in overlay mode with a value of just below 0.8 pixels in the High Pass filter settings dialog. Irrelevant sharpened parts - such as noise - were painted out from its layer mask afterwards, to enhance the edges of the trees throughout. Personally I am quite satisfied with the results right now and I hope you folks will like it too.
Was it fun?
Yes. I must admit that visually less treatment - thus time - was needed to achieve better result compared to conventional techniques I am using for over a decade. Within approximately one hour - without noticeable loss of detail - I am quite content with the end results.
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Baguio City is home to many tourist spots and is a weekend getaway of those living in Metro Manila. Baguio City remains a prime tourist destination area in North Luzon because of its cool climate, fresh, green and peaceful environment unlike other tourist destinations in the Philippines. This makes it a favorite destination especially for those who would like to relax and stay away from the excessive heat of the lowlands and also a favorite venue of seminars and conferences.
Baguio is the midway to the wonders of Northern Luzon. The calm beaches of La Union; the fabled Hundred Islands of Pangasinan; the ancient churches, Spanish influenced houses, historical and cultural relics of Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte and is also the gateway to the Cordilleras where you could find the world famous Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao; the Kabayan mummy caves of Benguet; and the distinct culture and colorful traditions of the tribes of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao and Abra.
The name Baguio conjures, for both the international and domestic traveler, a highland retreat in the Grand Cordillera in Northern Luzon, with pine trees, crisp cold breezes and low luxuriant knolls and hillocks. Through the numerous decades Baguio has morphed from what was once a grassy marshland into one of the cleanest and greenest, most highly developed cities in the country. It has made its mark as an opening tourist destination in the Northern part of the Philippines with its cool climate, foggy hills, panoramic views and lovely flowers. Being the ideal union zone of neighboring highland places, Baguio is the melting pot of different peoples and cultures and has enhanced its ability to provide a center for education for its neighbors. Its rich culture and countless resources have attracted numerous investments and business opportunities to the city.
Baguio City, the Summer Capital of the Philippines promises a harbor to anyone who seeks its comfort where you could leave all your cares behind. With its numerous tourist attractions and panoramic scenes and refreshing pine scented fresh air it seeks to provide a relief to any traveler, a hideaway to the romantics and breather to the weariest soul. Encapsulate this one of a kind feeling as you look around through the stunning and exciting scenes of the Summer Capital of the Philippines.
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HDRI from 3 exposurs (see below), Cross Processing in Alien Skin Exposure 2 (Plug-In for PS CS 3), Tonemapping in LucisArt, Diffusion in Red Paw Media Beautifier (free Plug-In), Unsharp Mask, adding a border.
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Exposures: 15 Sec.; 4 Sec.; 30 Sec.;
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This lady was part of the living history camp seen at the recent Wars of the Roses memorial/re-enactment at Towton on Palm Sunday 2010.
You might have noticed that I attend quite a few of these living history events, they really are a great day out and they do offer up some really nice photo opportunities. You will find that most of the re-enactors are very obliging and do not mind having their picture taken especially when something as cheap as a smile and a "thank-you" goes such a long way.
So if you're ever stuck for something to do on a weekend just google "living history," and give these fantastic people your support, show them that what they're doing is really worthwhile.
The Battle of Towton was fought on March 29, 1461, during the Wars of the Roses. They say around 30,000 men died in that place on that day.
I've added some links below where you can have a read
militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars14011600/p/battle...
fr: Le pont sur la rivière Le Trieux, Pontrieux, Côtes D'Armor, Bretagne, France
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Ay los domingos...¡que mal se llevan :(! Todo se ve negro o gris oscuro...
MELANCOLÍAS
Como es sabido la melancolía
no es sinónimo de soledad
aunque una y otra lleguen
con un llanto sequísimo
una ternura en trozos
una tristeza que no tiene nombre
con la melancolía no se juega
sobre todo si sube desde los huesos
y se abre temblorosa y delirante
hay una melancolía que se engancha a la vida
y otra melancolía que se asoma a la muerte
pero los melancólicos no son candorosos
conocen por lo general de qué se trata
la asumen como una fiebre recurrente
como una propensión a la dulzura
o un modo inédito de respirar
normalmente
la soledad y la melancolía
tienen vergüenza de mostrarse
sólo el amor les infunde coraje
y las convierte en pájaros de fuego.
Mario Benedetti
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So this Build marks the 6th year Eli and I have displayed together at Brickvention. Every year we both build one half of a diorama. Together we then place our two sides together and the final model comes together for 4 days only at the convention... Sounds tough right? Well add the additional factor of both of us living on opposite sides of Australia (I'm in Perth, Eli is in Brisbane) and we have to fly our MOC down to Melbourne to set up and display. This year we added the challenge of placing Eli's sides on top rather then next to mine, another fun challenge. Lots of hard work and planning go into these annual collaborative builds, and I speak for both of us when I say we've very proud with the end result this year.
I meet and caught up with so many talented and kind hearted people at Brickvention 2018 this year and it was honestly one of the best years yet! We were lucky enough to win the commendation prize as pictured above, couldn't have done it without Eli!
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The Kingdom of Rhorevia is at peace once again, the various Kingdoms are united after the 'High King's Accords' were signed by many across the Realm... However the Golbin and Orc armies united under the Shadow Triad have returned staging daring protests and attacks, every day their power grows, threatening to return to what it once was prior to the Destruction of Bahnhof. The High King fears that the treaty may not be enough to stop the mystical power of the Shadow Triad! To ensure the safety of the Kingdom, he tasks the Wizard Arakoth to use his knowledge of the mystic arts to find something that can end The Shadow Triad before it's power destroys the Kingdom.
After weeks of research, Arakoth finds a map to Volsung Hall, the ruined and abandoned city of an ancient people who died off centuries ago. The catacombs had never been explored, perhaps they held treasures or secrets that could fulfil the Kings wishes? Arakoth gathered the best mages, Adventures, and mercenaries in all the Realm and together this band of Adventurers set out to Volsung Hall... However so did the Orc and Goblin Armies.
Upon entering, the Band of Adventures were attacked by Draugr, undead warriors of the fallen Civilization that once lived in Volsung's underground Halls. The Adventures were separated by the Draugr's unrelenting attacks, but this worked in Arakoth's favour. Arakoth entered a large room and before him stood a bright glowing egg, papers and books nearby explained that this was a Dragon end. The Egg was placed below in the deepest chambers of Volsung so that none would find it. A keen spirited Warrior leapt forth to snatch the egg only to be turned into an undead warrior. It seemed the Egg had some sort of curse of the undead laid upon it to prevent it from hatching, or to prevent it from leaving Volsung Hall.
Arakoth knew much about the Mystic Arts, he searched the chamber for some kind of counter-spell of counter-measure to lift the curse from the egg. A bright Blue glowing crystal caught Arakoth's attention, could this be the way to lift the curse? As Arakoth's fingers began to grasp the crystal, a roar echoed through out the cavern. Arakoth's eyes widened in fear, a crimson Red Dragon stood before him, towering over him, it's eyes narrowed ready to attack!
Will Arakoth and the Band of Adventures find a way to take the Dragon egg? Will they survive the Mother's attack? Will they make it out in one piece? Only time will tell..
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Couple final things:
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Till Next Time
See Ya~
Sounds like a signal from you
Bring me to meet your sound
And I will bring you to my heart
Love like a signal you call
Touching my body my soul
Bring to me, you to meet me here
Home be the temple of your heart
Home be the body of your love
Just like Holy water to my lips
Yes I do know how I survive
Yes I do know why I'm alive
To love and be with you
Day by day by day by day
Time, time again, it is said
We will hear, we will see
See it all-in his wisdom-hear
His truth will abound the land
This truth will abound the land
This State of independence shall be
by Moodswings "spiritual High"
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