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I've travelled from Texas

To Old Loussianne

Through mountains and valleys and plains

Footsore and weary

I rested a while

On the banks of old Pontchartrain

The fairest young maiden

That I ever saw passed by when it started to rain

We both found a shelter

Beneath the same tree

On the banks of old Pontchartrain

I ventured a smile but she thought I was bold

I hastened to try and explain

Somehow I knew I would linger a while

On the banks of old Pontchartrain

We hid from the shower and hour or so

She asked me how long I'd remain

I told her I spend the rest of my days

On the banks of old Pontchartrain

As time drifted by we fell deeper in love

A love that would just bring her pain

I knew that one day I would leave her alone

On the banks of old Pontchartrain

I just couldn't tell her that I ran away

From a jail on the West Texas plain

I prayed in my heart I would never be found

To the banks of old Pontchartrain

Then one day a man put a hand on my arm

Said I must go west the same day

I said I couldn't without saying goodbye

On the banks of old Pontchartrain

Tonight I sit here alone in my cell

I know that she is waiting in vain

And hoping and praying someday to return

On the banks of old Pontchartrain

...............Hothouse Flowers

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Im not planning any new treks for a while , taking a break !!! unless im tempted by an offer !!!

It would have to be North Wales , Lake distirct or Scotland :-) or the beaches near Newcastle :-)

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Barsebäck NPP

Country Sweden

Coordinates 55°44′40″N 12°55′15″E / 55.74444°N 12.92083°E / 55.74444; 12.92083Coordinates: 55°44′40″N 12°55′15″E / 55.74444°N 12.92083°E / 55.74444; 12.92083

Status Decommissioned

Construction began 1969

Commission date May 15, 1975

Decommission date Reactor 1: November 30, 1999 Reactor 2: May 31, 2005

Operator(s) Barseback Kraft AB

Reactor information

Reactors decom. 2 x 615 MW

Power generation information

Annual generation 3,572 GW·h

Net generation 187,018 GW·h

As of August 1, 2007

Barsebäck is a closed nuclear power plant in Sweden, which is situated in Barsebäck, Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne. Located just 20 kilometers from the Danish capital, Copenhagen, the Danish government pressed for its closure during its entire lifetime. As a result of the Swedish nuclear power phase-out, its two reactors have now been closed. The first reactor, Barsebäck 1, was closed November 30, 1999, and the second, Barsebäck 2, ceased operations May 31, 2005.

Land for the plant was bought in 1965 by the energy company Sydkraft, and the first of the two BWR reactors was ordered from Asea-Atom in 1969. Unit one first attained criticality on January 18, 1975 and commercial operation began on May 15. The second reactor attained criticality in March 21, 1977 and commercial operation began on June 12. Following a decision in the Parliament in 1997, the Government of Sweden decided that the first reactor was to close July 1, 1998, and the second July 1, 2001. Due to the operator's appeal of the decision, the closure was postponed. The destruction of the facility will await the construction of a storage facility, scheduled to be ready by 2020.

At the time of closure, each reactor had a capacity of 600 megawatts. The plant was operated by Barsebäck Kraft AB, a subsidiary of Ringhals AB, owned by Vattenfall and Sydkraft.

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The Fukusahima I Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所, Fukushima Dai-Ichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho?, Fukushima I NPP), often referred to as Fukushima Dai-ichi (Dai-ichi simply means number 1), is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, first commissioned in 1971. The plant consists of six boiling water reactors. These light water reactors[1] have a combined power of 4.7 GW, making Fukushima I one of the 15 largest nuclear power stations in the world. Fukushima I was the first nuclear plant to be constructed and run entirely by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). The plant suffered major damage from the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, disabling the reactor cooling systems and triggering a widespread evacuation surrounding the plant.

The Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant, 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) to the south, is also run by TEPCO.

This little girl wanna be yours 💗👉 SEX!

Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SARAY AND PILUH / SARAY Y PILUH

(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 08 of 10) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10.

PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español

Piluh: Happy?

Saray: Yeeeeeeess! ^__________^

Piluh: Ok then, glasses back, I can't see a damn thing... T_T

Saray: Can we get shot with MUSE guys? :DDD

Sheryl: Sure, going for them ;)

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Piluh: contenta?

Saray: Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! ^__________^

Piluh: Va dame mis gafas que no veo nada... T_T

Saray: Podemos hacernos una foto con los MUSE? :DDD

Sheryl: Claro, luego los traigo. ;)

LINKS:

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- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr

Custom Saray: at Saray's Flickr

Custom Piluh: at Saray's Flickr

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Iridonia, the gateway to the Outer Rim.

The red sphere was a dry, harsh world, the home to the hardy Zabrak. The Zabrak had a centuries-long tradition of hyperspace trade, rivalries with the Duros, and a shareholder’s slice of the pie when it came to making decisions about hyperspace tariffs. Their homeworld’s placement provided leverage, leverage that the current regime was glad to exploit.

The House of Kesh had ruled Iridonia for decades. Lord Kesh had proven himself a violent, unstable, vain tyrant who murdered outsiders and made his own people slaves. The rest of the galaxy might have ignored this, but Kesh also made a habit of choking the Coruscant-Dantooine hyperlanes. Hitting people’s bottom lines was a good way to draw their attention.

For over a month, a growing team of CFS diplomats had been hunkered down on Iridonia to try to negotiate a deal with its government, working to arrive at some sort of agreement, both among themselves and the Iridonian leadership. Everyone in the room had different priorities: some represented the CFS Merchant Core and just wanted to relax tariffs, others had the plight of the people in mind. Some wanted to take Kesh before a trial, deal with things peacefully. Others at the table would rather see him dead.

A sandstorm of intrigue surrounded the diplomats since the moment they arrived. Spies hung on every corner and doorway: CFS spies and Iridonian spies, and spies working for individual diplomats, advancing causes unbeknownst to their colleagues. While the gears of diplomacy grinded on, some had initiated more direct action.

Forgun Bohani had been the third diplomat to arrive in the Iridonian court. He was a clever old man, always watching and listening, who found himself on the side of a peaceful transition of power. He had listened to the bickering in the court long enough to decide a fresh voice was needed. He knew exactly who to summon: a young diplomat who had negotiated terms at Kril’Dor after the Pyerce insurrection, a rising star named Lan Honn. Honn seemed intelligent, studious, and honorable, precisely what was needed here. Bohani sent a message asking for Honn’s help, offering himself as a sponsor.

When the message arrived, Lan Honn was struck speechless. Once he had composed himself, calmed his excited nerves, and closed his gaping jaw, he jumped at the opportunity with appropriate seriousness. He became a tireless student of the Iridonian situation as he traveled, pouring over not only the current stakes of the negotiation, but Iridonian culture, art, and history. Anything that might help him understand their point of view. He stared out the viewport of his transport at the grim, dust-red planet’s surface.

Though he would soon join the CFS entourage, he chose to mask his arrival by docking at a swoop slum far from the city center. He traveled in plainclothes accompanied only by his bodyguard, the dangerous Esno Bo’Barbi.

The landing pad was deserted. The only people in sight were offworlders who looked more than worse-for-wear. As Honn and Bo’Barbi walked down the gangplank, a fat, bearded Lannik approached.

Honn turned to his companion. “Here comes Dak Sirah, a rogue if ever there was one, true and merry-faced though he be.”

“Aye,” replied the gruff Bo’Barbi. “Untiring after his own interest. Though if his and ours overlap, he becomes a useful fellow.”

Honn smiled at Sirah. “Dak! It’s good to see you. Live you on borrowed credits, or your own?”

“Lan Honn!” cried the bearded man. “Prince among men! Don’t you look…discrete. For once, I’m the handsomer of us two! For a diplomat, you make a lousy first impression, y’know. Don’t jest about my finances, I try to do my best.”

Honn grinned. “You’ve never once succeeded, though you’re not without other merit.”

Sirah peered at him. “Honest for a diplomat, too. Let’s put aside the squabbling, eh? I’m here on Bohani’s behalf, he got your message and sent me to lead you to the courts. I’d say welcome, but there’s nothing welcoming about Iridonia at present. What do you know about the situation, Honn?”

“I’ve read up on my way.”

“Ah! Of course you have. I should’ve known.”

“But pretend I haven’t. I want to hear it from your perspective.”

Dak sighed. “It’s a port of wolves, Honn. The Iridonians waste no pity or kindness on their own people, much less the Duros or offworlders. Both sides watch each other, constant with their spies. Yours truly, in fact, does some work on the side for Lord Bohani! Though, come to think of it, I wasn’t meant to let on to that.”

“I would think Bohani would bring on tighter-lipped spies. Though he’d be hard-pressed to find one more likable.”

“Ahhh, that’s my trick, there. No one suspects a guy like me to do anything more subtle than a public one-man-show! Keeps ‘em off the scent. It’s a good thing you’re here, Honn. It’s all been infighting and circling so far. Every day new proposals, new amendments, but nothin’ seems to stick. They’ve needed some fresh ideas, I think you’re just the one for it.”

“Thank you, Dak. I mean to be of service.”

Sirah scoffed. “You seem nervous. You kidding me? You’ll do great, you’re a bright guy. A lot brighter than some of the statues they’ve got at the table right now. Scaft, I nearly forgot to greet your bodyguard. Mister Bo’Barbi, the most dangerous man in the galaxy, enemy to nere’do’wells! A title I hope I don’t merit.”

Bo’Barbi raised an eyebrow. “An enemy to flatterers, too, mister Sirah.”

“Ah . . . Point taken. Lovely to make your acquaintance, sir! Ol’ Dak means no harm, no harm at all.” Sirah crinkled his jolly face. “Not unless you’re a bottle of Mantelli Scotch, anyway.”

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I am a fan of putting books online. There are parts of the country and of the world that have limited access, at best, to books, and no access to some titles. If the rights of readers and buyers and sellers and authors and publishers and libraries are protected, if publishing online does not pull existing volumes from circulation, if it increases access for all, and decreases access for none, I'm for it, subject of course, to further consideration.

Nothing, though, can replace the actual experience of real books, with covers and pages, real books that can show wear and dogears and notes.

There is a feeling of discovery in perusing the shelves in a library, bookstore, thrift shop, flea market, garage sale, or friend's home and either finding some volume that is a forgotten old friend or one that shows promise of becoming a new one.

There is something extremely satisfying about being the first to open a new book, or opening an old book that one knows others have enjoyed for decades, or more, something comforting in turning pages, feeling the mix of emotions in that part read and that, dwindling, part left to read.

I remember how it felt to sit beside my daughter's bed and read to her ("If you give a mouse a cookie... "), to turn the pages and to have neither of us want the story to end. She has a home of her own now, a career, a life, and is growing a library with her husband, a library that is home to some of those books that she and I shared.

If you give a child a bedtime story, she'll probably want a book, and if you give her a book, she'll probably want a shelf full of books, and if you give her a shelf full of books, she'll probably want...

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Living in Southern California has some real advantages, like visiting Laguna Beach. I took this photo from the outdoor patio of a fabulous restaurant there - what a view!

In this photo I used Photoshop filter Fractalius to enhance the original with a "painterly" effect. (The original photo is below in the comments section.)

INFORMATION ON LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA:

Laguna Beach includes 7 miles of coastline with some of Southern California most scenic beaches and coves you'll find along the Southern California coast. The best tide pools, diving opportunities, and best sunsets on this region of California coast are right in Laguna Beach. Home to mansions and quaint cottages that line bluffs above the sandy coves, for over 100 years, tourists have flocked to a little piece of paradise to scuba dive, to paint the colors of nature which seem more vibrant there and to enjoy natural beauty not seen elsewhere. Laguna Beach enjoys healthy tourism with over 3 million visitors each year. Note: These numbers do not factor in local day visitors within a close radius to Laguna Beach.

Laguna Beach holds the distinction of having one of the greatest number of localized beaches of any city on the California coast. The list includes the northern beaches of Irvine Cove, Crescent Bay, Shaw's Cove, Boat Canyon, Diver's Cove, Picnic Beach and Rockpile. Central Beaches include Main Beach, Sleepy Hollow, St. Ann's Street, Thalia Street, Oak Street, Brook's Street and Mountain Road Beach. Southern Laguna Beach (South Laguna Beach) beaches include Bluebird Canyon, Pearl Street, Wood's Cove, Moss Point, Rockledge, Victoria Beach and Treasure Island. Guarded by a premier force of lifeguards, Laguna Beaches are operated under the City of Laguna Beach Lifeguard Services. www.lblg.org

What's unique about the Laguna Beach beaches are their tourist and hotel friendly locations. With properties constructed on and near the beach before the California Coastal Commission regulations changed the building permit process, you'll see some spectacular hotel and resorts sitting on cliffs above the ocean in South Orange County. That's why tourists love visiting and staying overnight in Laguna Beach. You can park your car and walk down to the on location beach at many hotels, or walk downtown to the great shops, restaurants and art galleries. Of all the Orange County cities that range from San Clemente, Dana Point, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and Surfside, Laguna Beach offers the most beach hotel rooms directly on the sand without crossing Pacific Coast Highway. Montage, the newest resort property, is spectacular with its views, pools, lawns and beaches that are open to the public. You'll be hard pressed to find a more luxurious resort destination than Laguna Beach.

Laguna got its name long ago from the Ute-Azteca Indian word for lakes, Lagonas. Spaniards who arrived later called it Canada de las Lagunas (Canyon of the Lakes) and in 1904, the area became known as Laguna Beach.

Around the same time artist Norman St. Clair traveled from Los Angeles to capture the scenery on canvas. His artist friends were so impressed with his paintings and reports of a balmy year-round climate that they joined him. (He and his wife actually lived in Laguna off and on prior to 1912.) The plein-air artists who painted in the style of French impressionists, settled and by the late 1920’s, half of the residents were artists.

Following the artists came the Hollywood film makers who found Laguna to be every bit as appealing on the silver screen as it was painted on canvas. Many of Hollywood’s famous stars like Bette Davis, Mary Pickford, Judy Garland, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Rooney maintained homes in Laguna Beach.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Steinbeck also went to Laguna for inspiration and relaxation, frequenting landmarks like the White House and the Cabrillo Ballroom.

Laguna’s universal allure is best expressed on a famous gate built in 1935 (which still

stands on the corner of Forest and Park Avenues); it reads “This gate hangs well and

hinders none, refresh and rest, then travel on.”

Source: www.beachcalifornia.com/laguna.html

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357 Glenneyre

Laguna Beach, CA 92651

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Phone: (949) 494-1018

Fax: (949) 376-8916

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Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the Piazza Navona. Designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini, it is emblematic of the dynamic and dramatic effects sought by High Baroque artists. It was erected in 1651 in front of the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone, and yards from the Pamphilj Palace belonging to this fountain's patron, Innocent X (1644-1655).

The four gods on the corners of the fountain represent the four major rivers of the world known at the time: the Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate. The design of each god figure has symbolic importance.

Design

Bernini's design was selected in competition. The circumstances of his victory are described as follows:

So strong was the sinister influence of the rivals of Bernini on the mind of Innocent that when he planned to set up in Piazza Navona the great obelisk brought to Rome by the Emperor Caracalla, which had been buried for a long time at Capo di Bove for the adornment of a magnificent fountain, the Pope had designs made by the leading architects of Rome without an order for one to Bernini. Prince Niccolò Ludovisi, whose wife was niece to the pope, persuaded Bernini to prepare a model, and arrange for it to be secretly installed in a room in the Palazzo Pamphili that the Pope had to pass. When the meal was finished, seeing such a noble creation, he stopped almost in ecstasy. Being prince of the keenest judgment and the loftiest ideas, after admiring it, said: “This is a trick … It will be necessary to employ Bernini in spite of those who do not wish it, for he who desires not to use Bernini’s designs, must take care not to see them.”

Paraphrase from Filippo Baldinucci, The life of Cavaliere Bernini (1682)

Public fountains in Rome served multiple purposes: first, they were highly needed sources of water for neighbors in the centuries prior to home plumbing. Second, they were monuments to the papal patrons. Earlier Bernini fountains had been the Fountain of the Triton in Piazza Barberini, the fountain of the Moor in the southern end of Piazza Navona erected during the Barberini papacy, and the Neptune and Triton for Villa Montalto, whose statuary now resides at Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Each has animals and plants that further carry forth the identification, and each carries a certain number of allegories and metaphors with it. The Ganges carries a long oar, representing the river's navigability. The Nile's head is draped with a loose piece of cloth, meaning that no one at that time knew exactly where the Nile's source was. The Danube touches the Papal coat of arms, since it is the large river closest to Rome. And the Río de la Plata is sitting on a pile of coins, a symbol of the riches America could offer to Europe (the word plata means silver in Spanish). Also, the Río de la Plata looks scared by a snake, showing rich men's fear that their money could be stolen. Each is a river god, semi-prostrate, in awe of the central tower, epitomized by the slender Egyptian obelisk (built for the Roman Serapeum in AD 81), symbolizing by Papal power surmounted by the Pamphili symbol (dove). In addition, the fountain is a theater in the round, a spectacle of action, that can be strolled around. Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble. A legend, common with tour-guides, is that Bernini positioned the cowering Rio de la Plata River as if the sculpture was fearing the facade of the church of Sant'Agnese by his rival Borromini could crumble against him; in fact, the fountain was completed several years before Borromini began work on the church.

The dynamic fusion of architecture and sculpture made this fountain revolutionary when compared to prior Roman projects, such as the stilted designs Acqua Felice and Paola by Fontana in Piazza San Bernardo (1585-87) or the customary embellished geometric floral-shaped basin below a jet of water such as the Fontanina in Piazza Campitelli (1589) by Giacomo della Porta.

Unveiling

he Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was unveiled to the populace of Rome on 12 June 1651. According to a report from the time, an event was organised to draw people to the Piazza Navona. Beforehand, wooden scaffolding, overlaid with curtains, had hidden the fountain, though probably not the obelisk, which would have given people an idea that something was being built, but the precise details were unknown. Once unveiled, the full majesty of the fountain would be apparent, which the celebrations were designed to advertise. The festival was paid for by the Pamphili family, to be specific, Innocent X, who had sponsored the erection of the fountain. The most conspicuous item on the Pamphili crest, an olive branch, was brandished by the performers who took part in the event.

The author of the report, Antonio Bernal, takes his readers through the hours leading up to the unveiling. The celebrations were announced by a woman, dressed as the allegorical character of Fame, being paraded around the streets of Rome on a carriage or float. She was sumptuously dressed, with wings attached to her back and a long trumpet in her hand. Bernal notes that "she went gracefully through all the streets and all the districts that are found among the seven hills of Rome, often blowing the round bronze [the trumpet], and urging everyone to make their way to that famous Piazza." A second carriage followed her; this time another woman was dressed as the allegorical figure of Curiosity. According to the report, she continued exhorting the people to go towards the piazza. Bernal describes the clamour and noise of the people as they discussed the upcoming event.

The report is actually less detailed about the process of publicly unveiling the fountain. However, it does give ample descriptions of the responses of the spectators who had gathered in the Piazza. Once there, Bernal notes, the citizens of the city were overwhelmed by the massive fountain, with its huge life-like figures. The report mentions the "enraptured souls" of the population, the fountain, which "gushes out a wealth of silvery treasures" causing "no little wonder" in the onlookers. Bernal then continues to describe the fountain, making continuous reference to the seeming naturalism of the figures and its astonishing effect on those in the piazza.

The making of the fountain was met by opposition by the people of Rome for several reasons. First, Innocent X had the fountain built at public expense during the intense famine of 1646-48. Throughout the construction of the fountain, the city murmurred and talk of riot was in the air. Pasquinade writers protested the construction of the fountain in September 1648 by attaching hand-written invectives on the stone blocks used to make the obelisk. These pasquinades read, "We do not want Obelisks and Fountains, It is bread that we want. Bread, Bread, Bread!" Innocent quickly had the authors arrested, and disguised spies patrol the Pasquino statue and Piazza Navona

The streetvendors of the market also opposed the construction of the fountain, as Innocent X expelled them from the piazza. The Pamphilij pope believed they detracted from the magnificence of the square. The vendors refused to move, and the papal police had to chase them from the piazza. Roman Jews, in particular, lamented the closing of the Navona, since they were allowed to sell used articles of clothing there at the Wednesday market.

Navona Square (Piazza Navona).

Following, a text, in english, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Piazza Navona is a city square in Rome, Italy. It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian, built in first century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium.[1] The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.

Defined as a public space in the last years of 15th century, when the city market was transferred to it from the Campidoglio, the Piazza Navona is a significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art. It features sculptural and architectural creations: in the center stands the famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the church of Sant'Agnese in Agone by Francesco Borromini and Girolamo Rainaldi; and the Pamphilj palace also by Rainaldi and which features the gallery frescoed by Pietro da Cortona.

The Piazza Navona has two additional fountains: at the southern end is the Fontana del Moro with a basin and four Tritons sculpted by Giacomo della Porta (1575) to which, in 1673, Bernini added a statue of a Moor, or African, wrestling with a dolphin, and at the northern end is the Fountain of Neptune (1574) created by Giacomo della Porta. The statue of Neptune in the northern fountain, the work of Antonio Della Bitta, was added in 1878 to make that fountain more symmetrical with La Fontana del Moro in the south.

At the southwest end of the piazza is the ancient 'speaking' statue of Pasquino. Erected in 1501, Romans could leave lampoons or derogatory social commentary attached to the statue.

During its history, the piazza has hosted theatrical events and other ephemeral activities. From 1652 until 1866, when the festival was suppressed, it was flooded on every Saturday and Sunday in August in elaborate celebrations of the Pamphilj family. The pavement level was raised in the 19th century and the market was moved again in 1869 to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza.

Other monuments on the Piazza Navona are:

Stabilimenti Spagnoli

Palazzo de Cupis

Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti

Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore

Palazzo Braschi (Museo di Roma)

Sant'Agnese in Agone

Literature and films

The piazza is featured in Dan Brown's 2000 thriller Angels and Demons, in which the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi "The Fountain of the four rivers"(the Danube, the Gange, the Nile and the River Plate) is listed as one of the Altars of Science. During June 2008, Ron Howard directed several scenes of the film adaptation of Angels and Demons on the southern section of the Piazza Navona, featuring Tom Hanks.

The piazza is featured in several scenes of director Mike Nichols' 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22.

The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi was used in the 1990 film Coins in the Fountain. The characters threw coins into the fountain as they made wishes. The Trevi Fountain was used in the 1954 version of the film.

A Fontana Dei Quattro Fiumi, é maior das três fontes, localizada no centro da praça. Na fonte dos rios, Bernini projetou quatro estátuas representando os rios dos quatro continentes: o Nilo, o Danúbio, o rio da Prata e o Ganges. As estátuas estão montadas sobre um obelisco egípcio, sendo circundadas por leões e outros animais fantásticos, tendo no cume uma pomba em bronze, símbolo da paz no mundo e da família Pamphili. Para realçar a rivalidade entre Bernini e Borromini, que fez a igreja de Santa Agnese, os romanos criaram uma lenda em torno da fonte dos rios, que fica em frente a esta igreja. Segundo os romanos, as estátuas duvidam da solidez do projeto de Borromini. A que retrata o rio da Prata, tem a mão erguida, a proteger o corpo do desabamento da igreja; a que retrata o Nilo, traz a cabeça coberta por um véu, a recusar a ver a obra de Borromini.

A seguir um texto, em português, da Wikipédia a Enciclopédia Livre:

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios), foi esculpida por Gian Lorenzo Bernini entre 1648 e 1651, artista do barroco italiano, foi concebida por uma ordem do Papa Inocencio X o Papa da familia Pamphili, cujo tinha sua casa nesta praça.

Esta localizada na Praça de Navona, em Roma. Ela representa os quatro principais continentes do mundo cortados por seus principais rios: Rio Nilo, na África; Rio Ganges, na Ásia, Rio da Prata, na América e o Rio Danúbio, na Europa.

A seguir, texto em português do site Wiki lingue:

A escultura da Fonte dos Quatro Rios, encontra-se na Piazza Navona de Roma (Itália) e foi criada e talhada pelo escultor e pintor Gian Lorenzo Bernini em 1651 baixo o papado de Inocencio X, em plena época barroca, durante o período mais prolífico do genial artista e cerca da que em outro tempo fué a Chiesa dei San Giacomo de gli Spagnoli

A fonte compõe-se de uma base formada de uma grande piscina elíptica, coroada em seu centro de uma grande mole de mármol, sobre a qual se eleva um obelisco egípcio de época romana, o obelisco de Domiciano .

As estátuas que compõem a fonte, têm umas dimensões maiores que na realidade e são alegorias dos quatro rios principais da Terra (Nilo, Ganges, Danubio, Rio da Prata), a cada um deles em um dos continentes conhecidos na época. Na fonte a cada um destes rios está representado por um gigante de mármol .

As árvores e as plantas que emergem da água e que se encontram entre as rochas, também estão em uma escala maior que na realidade. Os animais e vegetales, gerados de uma natureza boa e útil, pertencem a espécies grandes e potentes (como o leão, cavalo, cocodrilo, serpente, dragão, etc.). O espectador, girando em torno da fonte, descobre novas formas que dantes estavam escondidas ou cobertas pela massa rocosa. Com esta obra, Bernini quer suscitar admiração em quem olha-a, criando um pequeno universo em movimento a imitação do espaço da realidade natural.

A fonte foi submetida a restauração, um trabalho que se deu por concluído em dezembro de 2008. Constitui um dos palcos finque da novela e o filme Anjos e Demónios, à qual é arrojado um dos cardeais sequestrados, e Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) se lança à água para lhe salvar.

Os animais da fonte

A fonte apresenta figuras de sete animais, além de uma pequena pomba e o emblema dos Pamphili. Para poder observá-las basta com dar uma volta ao redor da fonte. As figuras são: um cavalo, uma serpente de terra (na parte mais alta, cerca do obelisco), uma serpente de mar, um delfín (que funciona também como desagüe), um cocodrilo, um leão e um dragão. Notar também a vegetación esculpida que parece real.

Praça Navona.

A seguir, um texto em português, da Wikipédia a Enciclopédia livre:

A Praça Navona (em italiano: Piazza Navona) é uma das mais célebres praças de Roma. A sua forma assemelha-se à dos antigos estádios da Roma Antiga, seguindo a planificação do Estádio de Domiciano (também denominado entre os italianos de Campomarzio, em virtude da natureza rude e esforçada dos exercícios - manejo de armas - e desportos atléticos que aí se realizavam). Albergaria até 20 mil espectadores sentados nas bancadas. A origem do nome deve-se ao nome pomposo que lhe foi dado ao tempo do Imperador Domiciano (imperador entre 81-96 d.c.): "Circo Agonístico" (do étimo grego Agonia, que significa precisamente - exercício, luta, combate). Actualmente o nome corresponde à corruptela da forma posterior in agone, depois nagone e finalmente navone, que por mero acaso significa também "grande navio" na língua italiana.

As casas que entretanto e com o passar dos anos foram sendo construídas sobre as bancadas, delimitariam e circunscreveriam até à actualidade o tão afamado Circo Agonístico.

A Navona passou de fato a caracterizar-se como praça nos últimos anos do século XV, quando o mercado da cidade foi transferido do Capitólio para aí. Foi remodelada para um estilo monumental por vontade do Papa Inocêncio X, da família Pamphili e é motivo de orgulho da cidade de Roma durante o período barroco. Sofreu intervenções de Gian Lorenzo Bernini (a famosa Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fonte dos Quatro Rios, 1651) ao centro); de Francesco Borromini e Girolamo Gainaldi (a igreja de Sant'Agnese in Agone); e de Pietro de Cortona, que pintou a galeria no Palácio Pamphilj, sede da embaixada do Brasil na Itália desde 1920.

O mercado tradicional voltou a ser transferido em 1869 para o Campo de' Fiori, embora a praça mantenha também um papel fundamental em servir de palco para espectáculos de teatro e corridas de cavalos. A partir de 1652, em todos os Sábados e Domingos de Agosto, a praça tornava-se num lago para celebrar a própria família Pamphili.

A praça dispõe ainda duas outras fontes esculpidas por Giacomo della Porta - a Fontana di Nettuno (1574), na área norte da praça, e a Fontana del Moro (1576), na área sul.

Na extremidade norte da praça, por debaixo dos edifícios, foram postas a descoberto ruínas antiquíssimas, a uma cota muito abaixo da actual, comprovando a primeva utilização daquele imenso terreiro. Outros monumentos com entrada para a praça:

Stabilimenti Spagnoli

Palazzo de Cupis

Palazzo Torres Massimo Lancellotti

Church of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore

Curiosidades

Na Piazza Navona, está localizado o Palazzo Pamphilj, propriedade da República Federativa do Brasil, sede da Embaixada Brasileira e da Missão Diplomática do Brasil para a Itália.

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The long day is over - Norah Jones

o

All of my life - Phil Collins

En el ocaso del día y la semana, momento en el que según dicen los ángeles se juntan a rezar o maldecir al dios... les dejo esta foto.

Bajo el mismo cielo, en un mismo segundo el sol cae, un niño se consume la vida inhlando pegamento, un anciano desfallece solo y el brillo de sus ojos se va extinguiendo lentamente, dos jovenes se besan, una monja sostiene la mano que agoniza, dos mujeres se besan, un cura extrañado extraña a dios, un poeta se vuelve exacto, un científico llora inmovil el canto de las aves que apenas recordaba, una mujer rie sola en un rincón de un cuarto blanco sin tiempo o espacio, una niña acaricia a su perro labrador, un recién nacido mira embelesado los ojos de su madre, una madre embelesada mira los ojos claros de su niño, el pedofilo se saborea, un loco lindo musita balada para un loco ante la mirada de los transeuntes, los transeuntes entre asustados y conmovidos escuchan balada para un loco de la boca de un pobre tipo, un maestro se desgarra las venas por cansancio, un tenista vence a otro tenista y el mundo sigue igual, el joven escribe, el anciano hundido en sofá mirá su niñez en la pantalla añeja de su memoria clara, una pareja baila tango, dos jovenes toman cerveza, el cura se saborea, una pareja se quiebra, 15 personas lloran a un muerto, un muerto llora a 15 personas, un perro ladra en la lejanía inmediata, un tipo histriónico y con aliento a mierda le grita en la cara a otro, que sonríe ironicamente, lo que debería hacer, cruzo la vista con un cartonero y 3 pibes, el basurero comprime la basura, una mujer grita sola, y vuelve a gritar, un auto se estrella por un celular, dos miradas se encuentran, dos manos se alejan, un abrazo consuela un llanto, un abrazo sostiene una risa, un grupo rie fuertemente mientras pican maní y comen una pizza de muzarella, alguien estudia, alguien mira tv, alguien escucha música, alguien mira el reloj, alguien tira el reloj, alguien encuentra el reloj y se llena de cadenas, el no se atreve a a presionar el gatillo, ella dio el paso y comenzó una caida de 8 pisos, una mujer entra a sala de parto, un joven llora un retraso, alguien juega cartas mientras otro hace crucigramas, alguien duerme, otros tantos despiertan o recién se acuestan, alguien mira las estrellas, alguien odia las estrellas, una mujer amaza pizza, tal vez sofi este haciendo tarta...

Buen fin de semana.

Una propuesta... me ayudan a completarlo?

Ampliación

Marez Lorena:

un fanático grita emocionado el gol de su equipo; a un jugador le sacan la tarjeta amarilla por revolear la camiseta; un stripper baila para emocionar al público femenino; una joven baila sola en su cuarto; un joven busca, a punto de enloquecer, un párrafo de aquel libro que hace tiempo leyó; varios libros son quemados por un dictador; el joven sigue buscando ese párrafo en su computadora, sin éxito; una madre trabaja sin parar en su máquina de coser; el joven pide a otra joven que lo ayude a encontrar ese bendito párrafo; un obrero se va dar una ducha; un niño juega con su patito sumergiéndolo en la bañera...

Sofi:

"...una joven atraviesa la ciudad corriendo; se cruza viejos, jóvenes chicos y perros; recuerda la dulce voz de una mujer al piano; transpira; un joven hace 400 km por amor; sigue corriendo; una chica espera ansiosa en la terminal de ómnibus; alguien toma café con vainillas mientras mientras dice mirar una peli; muchos esperan sentados ser atendidos; respira fuerte y rápido; a un rubio se le llenan los ojos de lágrimas al escuchar esa mujer al piano; dos hermanas roban huevitos de pascuas, jugando a no ser descubiertas; alguien se despide; una mamá duerme junto a su hijo; sigue corriendo, una curva; las abuelas rezan, otros se confiesan; ya se siente sin aire; él ya no la quiere; tropieza... retoma el trote; amas de casa haciendo mandados; ella lee y relee sus cartas, el ya no la quiere; alguien llama a un teléfono; dos desconocidos menos en el mundo... Me detengo, ya pasaron los 30 minutos de trote... "

if you want to see more, go to the blog ... for those of you asking. a couple of months ago a number of you had voted for the image of matea in the beach grasses for a big canvas ... and it's printed and hanging over the couch (as you saw in previous photos on flickr and also on the blog entry) ... but this is the one i really wanted ... so i did it. :)

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This is a Photoshop enhancement of a Navajo Rug post-processed with the PS plug-in called "Fractalius".

INFORMATION ON NAVAJO INDIAN WEAVING:

There is an ageless beauty to Navajo weaving. Navajo weavings are many things to people. Above all else, Navajo weavings are masterworks, regardless of whose criteria of art is used to judge them. They are evocative, timeless portraits which, like all good art, transcend time and space. Navajo weaving has captured the imagination of many not only because they are beautiful, well-woven textiles but also because they so accurately mirror the social and economic history of Navajo people. Succinctly, Navajo women wove their life experiences into the pieces.

Navajo people tell us they learned to weave from Spider Woman and that the first loom was of sky and earth cords, with weaving tools of sunlight, lightning, white shell, and crystal. Anthropologists speculate Navajos learned to weave from Pueblo people by 1650. There is little doubt Pueblo weaving was already influenced by the Spanish by the time they shared their weaving skills with Navajo people. Spanish influence includes the substitution of wool for cotton, the introduction of indigo (blue) dye, and simple stripe patterning. Besides the "manta" (a wider-than-long wearing blanket), Navajo weavers also made a tunic-like dress, belts, garters, hair ties, men's shirts, breechcloths, and a "serape-style" wearing blanket. These blankets were longer-than-wide and were patterned in brown, blue and white stripes and terraced lines.

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Macro shot of 3 ladybirds. Their behavior reminded me of an oldie by KC & The Sunshine Band, back in the 80's. PLEASE DON'T GO. Anyone remember? Here's the lyrics...

Babe, I love you so

I want you to know

that I'm going to miss your love

the minute you walk out that door

so please don't go

don't go, don't go away

please don't go

don't go, I'm begging you to stay

If you live, at least in my life time

I had one dream come true

I was blessed to be loved

by someone as wonderful as you

Hey hey hey

I need your love

I'm down on my knees

beggin' please please

please don't go

don't you hear me baby

don't leave me now

oh no no no don't go

Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: ODETTE ARRIVES /

LA LLEGADA DE ODETTE

(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 12 of 17) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.

FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español

Near: I inform you that I got the assassin and closed the case me alone.

L: Very good Near. ^^

Near: (I wanted to make it with you... T_T)

/

Near: Te informo de que he atrapado al asesino y que he cerrado el caso yo solo.

L: Muy bien Near. ^^

Near: (yo quería hacerlo contigo... T_T)

LINKS:

- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es

- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr

Visit my blog for advice on how on how to take photographs of your children or submit a photo for inclusion in "Ken's Tips On Your Pics": www.kensharp.com/blog/category/kens-tips-on-your-pics-2/

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! :D

i hope you guys are having a fun and safe holiday, and that its filled with joy! and i hope you guys got what you wanted from santa;D

guesswhatigotanewcamera!:D

a canon powershot sx130 IS!

soooo,

it most definately needs a name.

i was thinking maybe terence:3

anyone have any suggestions? :D

sorry this isnt very photography-ish, i wanted to show you guys TERENCE:D

ive been experimenting with it for the past couple hours, and i gotta say im in loooove. <3

andddd, im starting to use a watermark now since im getting paranoid about people stealing my photos :\

please excuse that i was wearing my pajamas when i took this x)

have an amazing rest of the day! merry christmas everyone!!! <3

xxxxxx.

EXPLORED. uhmm kinda weird, but THANK YOU:D <3 heehe im flattered :')

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if you join ill love you forever:D

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Auschwitz Concentration Kamp - Oswiecim, Polland

"Dà un senso di sgomento, ancora, quella scritta con la sua agghiacciante ironia."

sgnapino

"I visited Auschwitz once, a memory that will live with me forever. Everyone should go there once, once is enough. It helps to put your life into perspective."

pominoz

"ogni volta che vedo quella scritta mi sale un brivido su per la schiena..."

azzeccagarbugli

"don't forget, what happened !!"

RijkV

"AHHHH,

che dolore, che orrore. Mai dimenticare, mai pensare di rifarlo.

Eppure questa tua foto, imbarazzante, testimonia che oggi purtroppo non è cambiato nulla: da Abu Grahib al Myanmar, dall'Argentina, al Cile...da...ovunque, ecco quello che mi sgomenta. Ma è mai possibile che non impariamo nulla dall passato?

Ho visitato anni addietro a Gerusalemme il "memoriale"..ho ancora il ricordo del dolore che avevo mentre piangevo, e non era comandato dall'attimo, il dolore veniva dal profondo della mia anima"

federico.soffici

"a black chapter in our german history"

the-father

"L' orrore non ha mai fine...."

Fabiologis50

"a sad shot, about a very sad place"

Flixos

"per non dimenticare...M A I ............"

rogilde

"Nazism's foolness and personal irony:if works (dead) makes free,vacancy makes prisoner?"

Winterfallover

"Mai frase fu più una presa in giro. Ho incontrato ed intervistato a lungo Primo Levi per una mia tesina, molti anni fa e credo di essere uscito da quell'incontro molto cambiato. E' tristemente vero, non dobbiamo dimenticare!"

man_drake

"Chilling and instantly recognizable ... even the thumbnailmakes my heart tighten .... you've managed to capture the banality, the bureaucracy and ordinariness behind which such horrors took place"

gee hue

"Una prospettiva dal basso ed un drammatico bianco e nero ad immortalare una delle più insensate brutalità umane, ovvero la disumanità, una disumanità che continua a manifestarsi."

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One of the gates, leading to one of the doors, at one of the entrances, to All Souls College, Oxford.

Israel delays aid trucks from Egypt to Gaza "France sent technical equipment to help Gazans draw water from the ground. The Swiss sent blankets and plastic tarps. Mercy Corps, a relief agency, sent 12 truckloads of food. And on Tuesday all of it, including dozens of other trucks carrying sugar, rice, flour, juice and baby formula, sat in the hot sun here going nowhere."

"All our lunchmeat, it's all going to go bad," said Abdullah "We have trucks we loaded up five days ago still sitting here, waiting." said said Hany.

At the United Nations, John Holmes, an emergency relief coordinator, said the scale of the destruction meant that far more than the current movement of aid was needed urgently. "Enough will always be allowed in for people to exist, but not enough for the conditions for people to live,"

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La garza blanca o garceta grande (Ardea alba) es una especie de ave Ciconiiforme de la familia Ardeidae. Es una de las garzas más ampliamente distribuidas por el mundo.

Descripción

La garza blanca es un ave grande de plumaje blanco que puede alcanzar el metro de altura y pesar arriba de 950 gramos. Es ligeramente menor a la garza ceniza (A. herodias). Además del tamaño, la garza blanca puede diferenciarse de otras garzas del mismo color por el pico amarillo y las patas negras, aunque el pico puede tornarse más oscuro y las patas más claras en la estación de cría. En el plumaje de cría, delicadas plumas ornamentales salen de la espalda. Machos y hembras son idénticos en apariencia.

Posee un vuelo lento, con el cuello retraído. Esto es característico de garzas y avetoros, y es lo que los distingue de cigüeñas, grullas, ibis y espátulas, que mantienen el cuello extendido al volar.

Comportamiento

La garza blanca es parcialmente migratoria; las aves del hemisferio norte provenientes de áreas de inviernos fríos se desplazan hacia el sur. Se alimenta en aguas poco profundas o hábitats más secos, alimentándose principalmente de peces, ranas, pequeños mamíferos, y ocasionalmente aves pequeñas y reptiles, atrapándolos con su pico largo y afilado, la mayor parte del tiempo quedándose quieta y dejando que la presa se acerque hasta poder alcanzarlas con el pico, que utiliza como arpón. A menudo esperará inmóvil a la presa, o caminará lentamente hacia ella. Es una especie común, normalmente fácil de ver. Reproducción

Se reproduce en colonias en árboles cercanos a lagos de juncos o humedales. Forma el nido con palos pequeños secos entrelazados con juncos y totoras, y colocando generalmente entre 3 y 5 huevos de color celeste claro.

Amenaza

En Norteamérica un gran número de garzas fueron asesinadas alrededor de finales del siglo XIX, para usar sus plumas para decorar sombreros. Su población se ha recuperado desde entonces como resultado de las medidas de conservación. Su rango se ha extendido hacia el norte, hasta el sur de Canadá. Sin embargo, en algunas partes del sur de Estados Unidos, su número ha disminuido debido a la pérdida de su hábitat. Aún así, se adapta bien al hábitat humano y puede ser fácilmente vista cerca de los humedales y cuerpos de agua en zonas urbanas y suburbanas.

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|| I-Ching - Hexagramm - 易經 || "Behind the door" or "Hexagramm" or "易經 ||

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Series: The orderly Chaos

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易經 = Book of Changes

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I Ching and the genetic code -

or how to heal the consciousness of the cell.

(= Channel in which life energy flows) produce. [...]

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I Ging und genetischer Code –

oder wie man das Bewußtsein der Zelle heilen kann.

[…] Dabei entdeckte sie viele verschiedene Gemeinsamkeiten, die ich im Folgenden kurz darstellen und noch um einige andere erweitern möchte.

1. Jedes genetische Codon besteht aus 3 Aminosäure-Paaren.

Ein Hexagramm im I Ging besteht aus 3 Strichpaaren

Die Chaosforschung entdeckte, daß es im Chaos eine Ordnung gibt. Leben

entwickelt sich nach der so genannten Periode 3

2. Ein DNA-Molekül besteht u.a. aus 4 Stickstoffbasen, die die Grundbausteine

des gesamten genetischen Codes bilden. Dies sind Adenin, Thymin, Guanin

und Cytosin.

Das I Ging besteht aus den beiden Polaritäten Yin, und Yang die in ständigem

Wandel begriffen sind und dem sich wandelnden yin und dem sich

wandelndem yang.

In der östlichen Medizin (Akupunktur, Akupressur) bilden die 4 Elemente

Metall (yang), Erde (yin), Feuer (das sich wandelnde yang) und Wasser (das

sich wandelnde yin) zusammen mit dem Holz-Element die Basis für die

Energiemedizin und alle anderen energetischen Heilweisen.

3. Von den vier Stickstoffbasen des genetischen Codes bilden 2 jeweils ein

feststehendes Paar, das auf 2 verschiedene Weisen verbunden ist.

Es verbindet sich Adenin mit Thymin und Guanin mit Cytosin.

Drei Paare ergeben eine genetische Informationseinheit, auch Codon oder

Triplet genannt. Diese 3 Paare können sich zu insgesamt 64 verschiedenen

Codons oder Triplets (= Informationseinheiten) miteinander verbinden. Daraus

entsteht die Vielfalt des menschlichen Lebens, aber auch des tierischen und

pflanzlichen Lebens. Die Vielfalt der Schöpfung basiert auf diesen

Stickstoffbasen.

Beim I Ging gibt es die unterbrochene und die durchgezogene Linie, die auf 4

verschiedene Weisen zu einem festen Paar verknüpft werden

Drei dieser Paare ergeben ein Hexagramm. Dadurch entstehen die 64

Hexagramme des I Ging, die jeweils eine Weisheit und eine Anleitung für die

Lebensweise des erleuchteten Menschen in unterschiedlichen Lebenslagen

beinhalten.

Feuer; Wasser; Erde; Metall: Jedem dieser Grundelemente entsprechen 2

Meridianpaare, ein yin und ein yang Meridian. Die Yin Meridiane zeigen, wie

die jeweilige Energie auf den Menschen einwirkt, die Yang Meridiane, wie er

darauf nach außen reagiert.

4. Der genetische Code bildet eine Doppelhelix, die wir mit einer in sich

gewundenen Strickleiter vergleichen können. Die Stränge werden von einem 5

C Zucker und Phosphaten, die Sprossen dieser Leiter von den Stickstoffbasen

der Codons gebildet. Diese Doppelhelix ist jedoch in sich geschlossen, besitzt

also keinen definierbaren Anfang und kein definierbares Ende. Der Anfang

und das Ende einer Informationssequenz wird durch so genannte Start und

Stop Codons angezeigt.

Das I Ging wird auch als das Buch der Wandlungen bezeichnet. Es beschreibt

die Abläufe im menschlichen Leben, die es als zyklische, immer

wiederkehrende Kreisläufe erkennt, denen man mit der rechten Einstellung

und Herangehensweise nicht hilflos ausgeliefert ist. Auch hier gibt es

Hexagramme, die über den rechten Beginn oder den Abschluss bzw. Wandel

von Unternehmungen informieren.

Zu den 4 Grundelementen kommen in der östlichen Medizin noch als 5.

Element das Holz-Element, das für Lebendigkeit steht, sowie das

Schutzsystem, das den 5 Elementen ermöglicht ihre Form und Struktur zu

bewahren und unter verschiedenen Lebensbedingungen zu halten, hinzu. Man

könnte sie also auch mit den Strängen der Leiter und die Grundelemente mit

ihren Sprossen vergleichen. Auch hier wird das Wirken der Lebensenergiemeridiane

als zyklisch, in einem Kreislauf eingebettet angesehen. Danach ist

auch die Behandlung und Heilung mit den Energiemeridianen oder

Energiepunkten ausgerichtet.

Von den Hexagrammen des I Ging kann man direkte Verbindungen zu den

Elementen in der östlichen Medizin und damit zu bestimmten Akupunkturmeridianen

(= Bahnen in denen unsere Lebensenergie fließt) herstellen. […]

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Source: I Ching and the genetic Code

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Disney's Hollywood Studios

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Lake Buena Vista, Florida

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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THAT'S HOW I MET HIM (1 of 2) /

ASÍ LO CONOCÍ (1 de 2)

(Read in this order) PAG: 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.

PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español

Morgana: Comiiiing! Une second!

/

Morgana: Ya vaaaaaa! Un momento!

COLLABORATION:

- Miercole's Morgana Collaboration

- Morgana y Valo en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es

SHERYL LINKS:

- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl

- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012

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J'ai écrit à la plume, au dos du vase ce poème.

Sabot de Vénus©

Sabot de Vénus tu es ma fleur

Préférée, élancée et distinguée

Tu remplis mon âme de sérénité,

Comme une enfant contre mon cœur

Au bonheur toujours renouvelé

Dans la pureté et la simplicité.

Ton langage tout en couleur,

Blanc, naïf, pur et idéalisé,

Rose, séduisant par sa sensualité,

Jaune, l’amour et sa chaleur,

Rouge, l’urgence de l’ amour désiré

Qui mène aux noces de l’orchidée.

Élie Mangoubi

Elie Mangoubi est un médecin psychiatre, né à Héliopolis et vivant à Chicago depuis 1968. Docteur en médecine de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles, il fit sa résidence en Psychiatrie à Rush-Presbyterian St Luke's à Chicago. Son plus grand bonheur fut d'avoir soigné les vétérans de 1974 à 2007, eux qui ont tant sacrifié pour sauvegarder notre liberté et de soigner les résidents chez les Petites Soeurs des Pauvres de 1970 jusqu’à ce jour et sa reconnaissance va à eux.

Depuis qu'il a pris sa retraite en temps que psychiatre au service des vétérans, il écrit des poèmes sur les juifs du Nil qui furent forçés de quitter l'Egypte avec l'arrivée au pouvoir de Nasser. Il parle de la souffrance de cette communauté qui a dû partir dans des conditions difficiles mais qui a su faire face à cet exode avec courage et détermination.

Ces poèmes traitent de thèmes divers: la famille, l’amour, la violence dans ce monde, l’injustice, la santé, la sérénité et l’importance de la spiritualité. Il est un témoin vibrant des souffrances de cette communauté, de tous les opprimés et les souffrants dans le monde. Son message lucide et clair; est une prière continuelle à la non violence pour promouvoir la tolérance, trouver la sérénité et la paix.

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The Viceregal Lodge, Obervatory Hill, Shimla, India, by Henry Irwin. Completed 1888; tower height increased later by Lord Curzon. Local grey sandstone and light blue limestone, with iron girders, beams, and trusses.

Built on a high 331-acre site, levelled for the purpose, this mock-Tudor or baronial-style building is visible from far down the hillside, and was intended as a proud symbol of Empire. Over the portico at the main entrance is a coat of arms with inscriptions above it naming the architect (Irwin), the executive and assistant engineers (F. B. Hebbert and others) and the Earl of Dufferin as the current Viceroy. Dufferin was the first to occupy the new Lodge. The columned arches along the façade are echoed in the arches of alternating widths supporting the verandas. Just visible to the left of the main entrance, on the first floor, is one of the unobtrusive external iron spiral staircases provided for the lowliest menial staff, the bathroom sweepers.

Inside, the main hall is panelled in teak. The unicorn originally carved over the impressive main fireplace has since been replaced by the Indian wheel of progress. The double-galleried corridor off to the left is lit by mullioned windows and a glass ceiling, and leads to the ballroom, now the library of the Institute of Advanced Studies. On the ground floor were also the dining hall, lounge and drawing room. On the upper floors were the Viceroy's office and rooms. To the right of the main hall is a splendid three-storey high teak staircase, the kind of feature, no doubt, that earned Irwin his eulogy in the Madras Mail, to the effect that his genius was displayed in his interiors. In the morning room and visitors' lounge on this side, finishing touches like a walnut ceiling with a Kashmiri design, lavish wall-coverings (some of which remain more or less intact), an original chandelier and so on, can still be seen. Maple & Co, London, were the western suppliers. A large picture of one of the Vicereines, Lady Elgin, hangs over the fireplace of the visitors' lounge.

For its day, the Lodge had state-of-the-art technology. It had its own steam generator, and was the first building in Shimla to employ electric lighting. Indeed, Lady Dufferin, the first Vicereine in residence, is said to have first used an electric light switch here. The original light panel is still in place (with an added fusebox). The Lodge also had running hot and cold water, together with a sophisticated system for collecting and storing bath and rainwater, including two tanks under the front lawn.

Outside in the landscaped grounds stands a tall tulip tree, a rarity in an area dominated by pines and deodars. It was planted during the stay of the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Viceroy who replaced Dufferin in 1888.

L'Arboç, Tarragona (Spain).

Wiki Loves Monuments Code: RI-51-0012083

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The first news of the existence of the church of Sant Julià goes back to years 1136 and 1138. The conserved oldest part of the medieval church corresponds to the present chapel of Dolors (sorrows). The used equipment is of ashlars well fitted and cut. They are left also two lateral gothic chapels.

The present church of Sant Julià is a Renaissance building constructed between years 1631 and 1647, during the “War of Segadors (reapers)”. It is a church of a single nave, 40 by 12 meters, with six lateral chapels by side, semi-circular arch and barrel vault. The apse is pentagonal and the main vault is maintained by semicircular archs and is composed by five pointed vaults with nerves and decorated key. In the main facade it emphasizes the great baroque gate conformed by four columns that maintain friso. The bell tower, built before the church between 1622-1627, conserves the romanesque base and an inner chapel gothic covered with barrel vault.

In the chapel of Dolors (sorrows) there are an important franc-gothic painting set mural discovered during the restoration of the chapel made in 1968. The set occupies about 50 m² and has been dated around year 1300. It is conformed by three sections, the central is an allegorical representation of the tree of the Cross, and the lateral compositions are formed by scenes of the life of Jesus, Saint John Baptist and Saint John Evangelist.

In October 2007 it was declared "Cultural good of national interest" in the category of Historical Monument.

The Catalan Revolt (known in Catalan as the Guerra dels Segadors or Reapers' War) affected a large part of Catalonia between the years of 1640 and 1659. It had an enduring effect in the Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ceded the county of Roussillon and the northern half of the county of Cerdanya to France (see French Cerdagne), thereby splitting the Catalan population.

The war had its roots in the discomfort generated in Catalan society by the presence of Castilian troops during the wars between France and Spain as part of the Thirty Years' War. Catalan peasants were forced to quarter Castilian troops and responded on Corpus Christi day with an uprising known as 'Bloody Corpus' (Catalan Corpus de Sang), under the slogans "Long live the faith of Christ!", our lord", "Long live the land, death to bad government". This 'Bloody Corpus' of 1640, which began with the death of a reaper and led to the somewhat mysterious death of the Count of Santa Coloma, viceroy of Catalonia, marked the beginning of the conflict. The irregular militia were known as 'Miquelets'.

Pau Claris, head of the Generalitat of Catalonia, turned the social unrest of the Catalans into a political cause and proclaimed a Catalan Republic. The Generalitat obtained an important military victory in the battle of Montjuïc (January 26, 1641). A little later, the death of Pau Claris created a difficult local and international situation, which resulted in the proclamation of Louis XIII of France as count of Barcelona and sovereign of Catalonia, Lluís I de Barcelona.

The conflict extended beyond the Peace of Westphalia, which concluded the Thirty Years' War in 1648, with the confrontation between two sovereigns and two Generalitats, one based in Barcelona, under the control of Spain and the other in Perpinyà (Perpignan), under the occupation of France. In 1652 the French authorities renounced Catalonia, but held control of Roussillon, thereby leading to the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659.

More info: www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=indilex&amp..., en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Revolt

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La primera noticia de la existencia de la iglesia de Sant Julià se remonta a los años 1136 y 1138. La parte más antigua conservada de la iglesia medieval corresponde a la actual capilla dels Dolors. El aparejo empleado es de sillares bien encuadrados y cortados. Quedan también dos capillas laterales góticas.

La iglesia actual de Sant Julià es un edificio renacentista construido entre los años 1631 y 1647, durante la "Guerra dels Segadors". Es una iglesia de una sola nave, de 40 por 12 metros, con seis capillas laterales por banda, con arco de medio punto y bóveda de cañón. El ábside es pentagonal y la bóveda principal está sostenida por arcos semicirculares y está compuesta por cinco vueltas de ojiva con nervios y clave decorada. En la fachada principal destaca la gran portada barroca conformada por cuatro columnas que sostienen un friso. El campanario, levantado antes que la iglesia entre 1622-1627, conserva la base románica y una capilla interior gótica cubierta con bóveda de cañón.

En la capilla dels Dolors se encuentra un importante conjunto de pintura mural franco-gótica descubierto durante la restauración de la capilla realizada en el año 1968. El conjunto ocupa unos 50 m² y ha sido datado alrededor del año 1300. Está conformado por tres secciones, la central es una representación alegórica del árbol de la Cruz, y las composiciones laterales están formadas por escenas de la vida de Jesús, de San Juan Bautista y de San Juan Evangelista.

En octubre del 2007 fue declarado "Bien cultural de interés nacional" en la categoría de Monumento Histórico.

La Sublevación de Cataluña (o "Guerra dels Segadors") afectó a gran parte de Cataluña entre los años 1640 y 1659. Tuvo como efecto más duradero la firma de la Paz de los Pirineos entre la monarquía hispánica y el rey de Francia, pasando el condado del Rosellón y la mitad del de la Cerdaña, hasta aquel momento partes integrantes del principado de Cataluña, uno de los territorios de la monarquía hispánica, a soberanía francesa.

La guerra comienza a raíz del malestar que generaba en la sociedad catalana la presencia de tropas, fundamentalmente castellanas, durante las guerras entre Francia y España, enmarcadas dentro de la Guerra de los Treinta Años (1618 - 1648). Los hechos del Corpus de Sangre de 1640, desencadenados por el amotinamiento de un grupo de unos 400 o 500 segadores que entraron en Barcelona y que conducirían a la muerte del conde de Santa Coloma, noble catalán y virrey de Cataluña, marcan el inicio del conflicto.

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It's like an addiction

That's my little guy...turning 3 in 6 days. I'm not sure I'm ready for that. I thought 2 was bad, but 3, it seems so old, so non-toddlerish. He's been acting so old lately. He's sick right now, and told me this morning that he needed "medisum" and has to go to the hospital to get a shot, then said he needed "ear pops" (ear drops) lol. He kisses me when I'm sad and tells me it'll be ok. He usually gets up in the middle of the night and runs to our bed, and I'm ok with this because every morning I'm awaken by him saying "mommy, I sleep good, now give me a hug" and he'll hug me, then say "and a kiss" and I get a big smooch. He's potty trained, which I always hoped for by age 3 but didn't expect it to come so easily. Word of advice for those wanting to train soon, wait til they are ready!!! We tried when he turned 18 months up until recently and we would have saved a lot of stress and messes if we just waited til he was ready for it.

Age 3...that means 2 more years until he goes to school. God help me.

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I walked up to the tree, admiring the tiny white flowers on the branches

Not long ago, these trees held nothing; all the leaves had died

I asked the flowers, "What made you decide to bloom this year?

Why didn't you stay hidden in your branches, where it was safe?

Why do you always do the same thing every year?"

I could only hear the slight rustle of the branches as I walked back the way I had come.

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Esta fotografia foi tirada em 11 de Junho de 2010, quase no Verão. Apesar disso, tem este ar invernoso resultado da densa neblina que existia na altura.

A serra do Marão tem sido fonte de inspiração para grandes autores portugueses, como Miguel Torga e outros. Mas, para Teixeira de Pascoaes ela é a Montanha Sagrada, por meio da qual toda a natureza ascende ao Cosmo (panteísmo) e, daí, ao espírito universal.

Ele escreve a propósito do Marão no seu poema mais conhecido (o Marânus):

"Espectros nebulosos,

Remotos ascendentes

Emergem na penumbra que flutua

E rodeiam-nos tristes, misteriosos..."

This photograph was taken on June 11, 2010, almost Summer time, though the wintry look. This Northern Mountain, Marão, also has heavy mists and has been a source of inspiration to many Portuguese Authors, like Miguel Torga and others. But, toTeixeira de Pascoaes, my favourite, Marão is the Sacred Mountain through which Natures aspires to Cosmos (pantheism), thus attaining the Universal Spirit. He wrote a well known poem (Marânus) and described the atmosphere in Marão this way:

"Fuzzy Ghosts,

Of ancient ancestors

Emerge in the misty shadows

And surround us, sad and mysterious ...."

Translated by Chilliwack Jack

I found a very interesting site in English about this poet and his philosophy.

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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SHIN VISITS NOIREL (1 of 1) /

SHIN VISITA A NOIREL (1 de 1)

(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 28 of 55) PAG: 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.

FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español

Shin: (All that robots... it can only be Near's... but how is this he has all his stuff at Noirel's room?? O_O)

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Shin: (Todos esos robots.. solo pueden ser del enano ese... pero como es que los tiene en el cuarto de Noirel?? O_O)

LINKS:

- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es

- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr

- Saw Canceled and Sheryl PHOTOSTORIES at Flickr

- Ayrin and Sheryl PHOTOSTORIES at Flickr

Día 337/365 - Vocación

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El 3 de diciembre se celebra en Argentina el día del médico.

Esas personas que ponen todo para salvar una vida, que se enfrentan a situaciones extremas todos los días.

Para eso se requiere mucho estudio. Pero por sobre todo se requiere vocación.

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On December 3 here in Argentina we celebrate the day of the doctor.

Those people that put everything to save a life, face extreme situations every day.

That requires much study. But above all, it requires a vocation.

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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /

CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli

(Read in this order) PAG: 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, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.

FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español

Dom: #^__^#

Akari: #^__^#

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Dom: #^__^#

Akari: #^__^#

COLLABORATION:

- Minao's Akari Collaboration

- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es

- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.

- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.

SHERYL LINKS:

- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl

- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012

Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: DATING AT CINEMA (2 of 5): The movie /

CITA EN EL CINE (2 de 5): La Peli

(Read in this order) PAG: 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, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.

FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español

Akari: Movie trailers just began ^^

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Akari: Ya empiezan los trailers ^^

COLLABORATION:

- Minao's Akari Collaboration

- Dom y Akari en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es

- Cinema's diorama by Minao. Sweets shop's diorama by Sheryl and Minao Collaboration.

- Little interpretation of Mad_Pullip's Emily as a MUSE fan.

SHERYL LINKS:

- Pullip .es: Las Fotohistorias de Sheryl

- Sheryl's Flickr: Photostories 2011 - Sketches 2011 / Photostories 2012 - Sketches 2012

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She is her biggest fan! Other than myself of course!

So sorry I have been so slow at returning comments, am trying to catch up, but have simply been very very busy!

Will see each of you real soon,

Like I said I need some time to catch up, but this is the end of the Lady Blanche photo's for a while, so just wanted to slip this in and try and explain, my slowness at returning your comments!

Thanks for all your love and support!

And Lady Blanche and I had a wonderful birthday for her. She got lot's of treats, a pedicure, a grooming, and a major message by one of her favorite friends!

Love and hugs, and you know all that jazz,

Will be with each of you soon, but am working on my First One Woman Exhibit and trying to get everything done by next Tuesday!

We both love you all!

billie and the lady!

We appreciate your multi invites but simply don't have the time right now! thanks anyway!

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En 1690, le marquis de Louvois, Ministre de Guerre de Louis XIV, ordonne à l'intendant Bégon la construction d'un fort sur la pointe d'un rocher nommé « Le Chapus ». Construit face à la citadelle du Château d'Oléron, il permettait de croiser les tirs des canons et de verrouiller l'accès sud à la rade de Rochefort.

La réalisation des plans est confiée à François Ferry. L'ingénieur dessine un fort ovale, à deux étages de canons, relié à la côte par une chaussée de 400 mètres submersible à marée haute.

Ce projet ambitieux est remis en cause à la mort de Louvois. Vauban réduit le projet : seule la moitié de l'ovale est réalisée, donnant ce plan en fer à cheval doté d'un unique étage de batteries et d'un donjon central entouré d'une douve.

La construction débute en 1691 et s'achève en 1694. Il est le dernier ouvrage de fortification maritime commandé par Louis XIV.

Le 10 septembre 1944, après la libération de Marennes, les Allemands qui occupent encore Oléron tirent des obus sur le fort depuis l'île. Très endommagé, il est acheté par la commune de Bourcefranc en 1960 et restauré. Il ouvre au public en 1972. La caserne, le donjon et le magasin à poudre sont aujourd'hui des espaces muséographiques

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Accommodations in the Amazon aren't that plentiful. Our choice was Ariau Towers. For those familiar with the Survivor TV Show, this was the hotel the film crew stayed in during the taping of Survivor: The Amazon. The hotel looked like it had seen better days, but then again the conditions are rather harsh. It's hard to describe how much the area floods, hence everything being built on stilts. Some of the more famous guests have included Bill Gates, Jimmy Carter, Susan Sarandon, Alanis Morissette, etc... This picture is the interior of one of the towers. Our room was the one on the left.

With all that said, probably one of the things I will remember most from this location was our guide. He told us of how they would paddle on the river two hours one-way to the nearest school each day. He was currently in the midst of teaching himself his fifth language. His determination to better himself was inspiring.

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In the old school at St Fagans in 2007, a group of welsh primary school children had to dress and have a day at school exactly as they would have done just before WW1 (less any necessary caning).

Watching them trying to cope with nibbed pens and inkwells was quite good fun, as was listening to the sound of absolute silence in the classroom, and iron discipline dispensed by the (very attractive) schoolmistress, also in period costume.

I had to take this shot without the benefit of a tripod, at a 1/2 second exposure, handheld, so plenty of intensly "arty" blur from the old Ikonta's 105mm f/4.5 Novar lens.

I quite like the result though.

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A surrealist story:

It breaks my heart leaving my little tree (and her three new borns) every morning in the loneliness of my kitchen... When I arrive home she looks so unhappy with her fallen leaves... Then I give her some water and clean every leaf with a wet cloth, and at the same time I talk to her and tell her how hard my day was. In the end of this process, that lasts around 10', she looks happier and her leaves get crispy and alive...

I don't think I am the only person on earth doing this...

If I had a dog or a cat I would do the same! :)

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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: SHIN'S BASS SOLO (1 of 1) /

EL SOLO DE SHIN (1 de 1)

(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 29 of 48) PAG: 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.

FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español

Ren: - whispering – It was a kind of welcome party because we just finished building our first dioramas, but that night you had a meeting with the producers.

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Ren: - susurrando- Era una especie de Fiesta de inauguración porque acabamos de construir los primeros dioramas, pero ese día tu tenías reunión con los productores.

LINKS:

- FOTOHISTORIAS en casa de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es

- Hilo de las Fotohistorias de Shin y Yashiro en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es

- Hilo de la Relación entre Shin y Yashiro en la sección de Penpals de Pullip .es

- Ayrin and Sheryl PHOTOSTORIES at Flickr

- Sheryl Photostories at Flickr

- Ayrin PhotoStories at Flickr

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La curruca capirotada (Sylvia atricapilla) es una especie de ave paseriforme del género Sylvia dentro de la familia Sylviidae. Es un pájaro de pequeño tamaño de color sobrio y discreto, canto agradable, vuelo ágil, comportamiento activo e inquieto, que se alimenta de insectos y frutas. Habita principalmente en sotobosques y está ampliamente distribuido por Europa. Se trata de una curruca frecuente, y localmente abundante, que está muy repartida por toda España. Descripción Mide entre 13 y 15 cm de longitud, con una envergadura de entre 20 y 23 cm, y un peso de unos 14 a 20 g. Presenta el cráneo levemente aplanado. El pico (en ambos sexos adultos) es negruzco con la mandíbula inferior gris pizarra. Los tarsos y los pies son gris azulado. El iris es de 3,5 mm de diámetro y de color castaño. Plumaje A simple vista tiene un aspecto discreto e insignificante, ya que la sobriedad de su plumaje le permite pasar desapercibido para todo aquel que no haya aprendido a identificarlo, que lo confundirán con el gorrión común cada vez que se lo crucen fugazmente en su camino (ocurriendo esto más veces de lo que cabe imaginarse). El macho, para quien sabe identificar esta especie, resulta inconfundible; el macho adulto presenta sus partes superiores (laterales de la cabeza, del cuello y el pecho) de color verde oliva, o bien puede describirse como un tono pardo grisáceo. El obispillo es gris claro. El vientre blanco. Su cola y las alas son de un gris negruzco. El píleo y la frente son de color negro brillante.2 La hembra se diferencia del macho principalmente por el píleo que es pardo o castaño rojizo. El resto de las partes superiores son pardo oliváceas, y en los lados de la cara hay un tinte grisáceo. El pecho y los flancos son de un tono más pálido, algunas veces con un tinte gris, pero siempre se presenta con un color más pardo que el del macho. Los ejemplares inmaduros son similares a las hembras adultas, con el capirote castaño jengibre. Tal vez se pueda apreciar en la espalda y dorso de las alas un tinte más rojizo que en los adultos. El color de las partes inferiores, como son el pecho y los flancos, se presentan considerablemente más oscuros que en los adultos. Nota: Apenas se observan diferencias entre las distintas subespecies de Sylvia atricapilla, no obstante, morfológicamente sí que podrían encontrarse leves diferencias fácilmente apreciables. Es una especie forestal que cría en terrenos arbolados, umbríos y con denso sotobosque, aunque también pueden hacerlo en parques y jardines con abundante maleza, ya que siempre van de copa en copa, de mata en mata, e inquietamente de rama en rama. Ejemplos donde estas currucas se desarrollan son los robledales, fresnedas y otras formaciones de planifolios. También habitan bosques de coníferas, quejigares y bosques mixtos, monte bravío, huertos de frutales y también olivares. Evitan zonas muy secas por ello son frecuentes en la vegetación de riberas, junto a los arroyos, donde los índices de humedad son mayores y donde los árboles se presentan más desarrollados. Cuando las ciudades ofrecen mayor cantidad de alimento, o por motivos climáticos, etc., recurren a estas, pasando desapercibidas por ser desconfiadas y a la vez activas. Altitudinalmente esta especie ocupa rangos muy dispares, desde el nivel del mar hasta los 1.500 m (en Tenerife), incluso 1.700 m en Pirineos centrales o los 1.800 en el Sistema Central y 1.850 m en las Cordilleras Béticas. Alimentación Fruto del espino común. La curruca capirotada se alimenta de insectos, fruta cultivada y bayas o frutos silvestres. Durante la primavera se centra básicamente en la captura coleópteros y dípteros, aunque no son estos los únicos insectos que caen presa de este pajarillo. A partir del nacimiento de sus pollos se dedican a recoger infinidad de pequeñas orugas y larvas, mas estos también son cebados con cerezas, higos y otros frutos silvestres del tiempo. Durante el invierno ingieren gran cantidad de manzana, aprovechándose de las cosechas más próximas lo que les permite resistir el invierno sin apenas moverse de zonas reducidas. Les gustan los frutos de la hiedra, así como las bayas de las plantas de adorno que encuentran en jardines o parques. Presentes en su dieta podrían estar, el saúco, el espino, el aligustre, la rosa silvestre, la zarzamora, la madreselva, el tejo, el acebo, etc., sintiendo especial predilección por todos ellos. Nido Curruca con hierba seca en el pico para construir su nido. El nido es una construcción muy pobre, "transparente", ligero y escaso en materiales. Normalmente es el macho quien elige el lugar de emplazamiento colocando allí dos o tres hierbas secas, aunque es la hembra quien principalmente lo construye. Entre el macho y la hembra consiguen terminarlo en unos 3 o 5 días generalmente. Los materiales de construcción usados por esta curruca son básicamente hierbas secas, musgo, y raicillas, estando forrado interiormente con pelos y hierba más fina, para lograr un cierto confort. Se localizan escondidos en arbustos u otra maleza, sujetos en ramas débiles y a una altura del suelo que no suele bajar de 80 cm ni subir por encima del 1,70 m. Los polluelos permanecen en el nido durante un periodo de tiempo que oscila en unos 11 y 14 días.Enfermedades Los parásitos que hospedan a Sylvia atricapilla son motivo de las posibles distintas enfermedades infecciosas que pueden afectar a estas aves. Un ejemplo es el parásito de la malaria de la curruca capirotada, que puede hacer bastante daño a la especie si su capacidad de transmisión y dispersión se presenta con demasiada potencia y facilidad. Predadores Como toda pequeña ave de sotobosque, desde que es un simple polluelo la curruca capirotada puede ser presa de todo tipo de vertebrados, pues reptiles, diferentes pequeños mamíferos, y otras aves (como una simple urraca), codician este tipo de capturas. También el ser humano puede convertirse en un "predador parcial" para un gran número de especies de aves, entre ellas la curruca capirotada, pues el dulce canto de estas aves las hace muy atractivas para mantenerlas en cautiverio, y existen todo tipo de prácticas ilegales por medio de las que se captura con redes y otros sistemas a estos pajarillos

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Not completely happy with today's 365 photo... but that's okay. You can't win them all!

I suppose this is my attempt at getting in the spirit for Christmas (which I'm really not.)

I'm miss home and bucket loads of snow! Scotland is great, but there is no snow (and probably wont be for Christmas! Boooo) Though, there is no shortage of hot chocolate with baileys and curling up under warm blankets, so that is nice!

Song of the Day - St. Vincent (with Andrew Bird) - What Me Worry

(this video makes me react in unexplainable ways... it is probably what I would consider the best video on youtube... so PLEASE watch it! Oh, and also... I fucking LOVE the lyrics, and can relate to them in a big way)

"What me worry? I never do

I'm always amused and amusing you

Sans le fear of impending doom

Life is like banquet food: pleasure to peruse

Do I amuse you, dear? Would you think me queer

if while standing beside you I opted instead to disappear? Disappear

In no hurry I'll sing my tune

All my skies the hue of a ruddy bruise

In my finest threads couture I'll call up my favorite muse

for a drink - half full - or two

Have I abused you, dear? You have had it to here

You say, "Love is just a bloodmatch to see who

endures lash after last with panache"

In the spring I'll dust off my lute, stuff my suitcase full of blues

and stir the dust underneath the thrust of my clicking heels

C'est la vie

What me worry? I never do

Life is one charming ruse for us lucky few

Have I fooled you, dear?

The time is coming near when I'll give you my hand and I'll say,

"It's been grand, but... I'm out of here

I'm out of here" "