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Curruca capirotada (Sylvia atricapilla) by eb3alfmiguel

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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

day 326 by Lillybet Magdalena

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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" "

Tricolored Heron on a Branch at Everglades National Park, Florida by Paul Fernandez

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I captured this image of the Tricolored Heron at the Shark Valley section of Everglades National Park in Florida. According to Wikipedia, the Tricolored Heron (formerly known in North America as the Louisiana Heron, is a small heron and a resident breeder from the Gulf of Mexico states of the USA and northern Mexico south through Central America and the Caribbean to central Brazil and Peru. There is some post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. Tricolored heron's breeding habitat is sub-tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. In each clutch, 3–7 eggs are typically laid. This species measures from 22 to 30 inches (56 - 76cm) long and has a wingspan of 38 inches (96cm). The slightly larger male heron weighs about 14 /12 ounces (415gm) on average, while the female averages 11.8 ounces (334gm). It is a medium-large, long-legged, long-necked heron with a long pointed yellowish or greyish bill with a black tip. The legs and feet are dark. Adults have a blue-grey head, neck, back and upperwings, with a white line along the neck. The belly is white. In breeding plumage, they have long blue filamentous plumes on the head and neck, and buff ones on the back. The tricolored heron stalks its prey in shallow or deeper water, often running as it does so. It eats fish, crustaceans, reptiles, and insects.

Tricolored Heron on a Branch at Everglades National Park, Florida

Tortuous street / Calle tortuosa by SantiMB.Photos

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Hecho, Huesca (Spain).

En Málaga tenemos una Cofradía que te Cautiva … • In Malaga we have a Brotherhood that It Captivates to you...>10 photos< by Antonio Ruiz-Molero Pérez

ENGLISH

Valle de Hecho is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 984 inhabitants.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_Hecho

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CASTELLANO

Valle de Hecho (Val d'Echo en aragonés) es un municipio del partido judicial de Jaca, provincia de Huesca. Pertenece a la comarca de la Jacetania.

La capital del municipio se encuentra en la población de Hecho (Echo en aragonés). Otras localidades pertenecientes al término municipal de Valle de Hecho son: Siresa (Ziresa en aragonés), Embún, Urdués y Santa Lucía. Hasta finales del siglo XX, el nombre del municipio era Hecho.

La vitalidad de las gentes del valle se muestra a través de la vida cotidianda y de sus constumbres. La fabla chesa, el folclore, la gastronomía, las fiestas... se miman y celebran para disfrute de vecinos, visitantes y amigos.

Es uno de los lugares en los que sigue en uso la lengua aragonesa, en la variante conocida como cheso, nombre tomado del gentilicio que se aplica a los habitantes del valle.

La música y los bailes tradicionales, junto con la rica indumentaria antigua, se exhiben gracias al Grupo Folclórico de la Val d'Echo, al palotiaú d'Embún y al grupo A Ronda d'Os Chotos d'Embún. Sus músicas traspasan las fronteras de Aragón pregonando constumbres y tradiciones ancestralesy el sentir de las gentes de hoy.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_Hecho

Charlotte by Ken Sharp

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Fear the Beast. by SaylaMarz

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Seriously. Check out my abs.

Molly shot this months ago and then somehow it got lost. She posted a similar shot but my leg wasn't fully extended and my tummy wasn't as rad....I'm not sure how that happened. But anyhow, if you're not already looking at her stuff, you should get an eye on it. I made her rummage through old photos searching for a funny one of me from a while back, and she should have that up soon. Laughs guaranteed for all.

While I'm pimping, if you haven't been watching him, Brendan is settled in Antarctica and pretty happy with his cold little life. He has absolutely kept his promise of Penguin Pictures. And Seals. And Whales. And Icebergs. And Sunsets. And Landscapes. And Seascapes. He doesn't post daily like most of us addicts, but when he does he usually has something that is astounding. I've accepted that National Geographic photos exist....but it's pretty amazing that some ordinary bloke is living a life where there are more penguins than people..

In other news, thanks for all the well-wishes for my dad. He is finally out of the hospital. Apparently he has pneumonia, and a dangerously slow heartbeat. They are talking about a pacemaker. Scary. But he seems to be out of the woods right now, so that's good. If I can figure out logistics, I'll be moving back to Portland in just over a month, so no more long-distance freakouts for me!

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NUESTRO PADRE JESÚS CAUTIVO - MIGUEL QUIRÓS

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Ante todo quiero dar las Gracias a todos por vuestra Amistad y Amabilidad..

¡¡¡Sois Fantásticos!!!

Hemos estado de vacaciones y dedicados a ver Semana Santa y descansar...

Como os comentaba en el titular tenemos una Cofradía que te enamora cuando la ves por las calles...

La Cofradía del Cautivo...

a la que he tenido el honor de pertenecer y estar en su protocolo durante 10 años, esta serie pertenece a una selección de tres días diferentes...

• En la Iglesia de San Pablo que es donde se encuentran las imágenes durante el resto del año..

• En la Trinidad, su barrio, en el traslado del Lunes Santo, concretamente a la Salida del Hospital Civil donde las imágenes saludan a los enfermos en un acto muy emotivo...

• En el salón de Tronos la Casa Hermandad, el Viernes Santo.... donde la SuperSamsung dijo basta... y dejó de disparar...

Ver esta Cofradía en las calles es algo impresionante, el Cautivo parece andar por el movimiento de su impecable túnica blanca..

Y la Trinidad, su Madre regalada por mi padre, Cristóbal, y José González Gil, un antiguo Hermano Mayor, ambos tristemente fallecidos..es de una belleza espectacular...

detrás del Cristo se han llegado en alguna ocasión a calcular mas de 50.000 penitentes...algo impresionante que os recomiendo ver algún día..

Que tengáis una Buena Semana..

Bzossssss!!

First of all I want to give Thanks to all by your Friendship and Amiability....

You are Fantastic!!!

We have been of vacations and dedicated to see Easter and to rest…

It commented as you in the holder we have a Brotherhood that it enamors to you you see when it by the streets.
The Brotherhood of the Captive...
to that I have had the honor to belong and to be in its protocol during 10 years, this series belongs to a selection of three days different…
• In the Church of San Pablo that is where the images are during the rest of the year...
• In the Trinidad, its district, in the transfer of Monday Snt., concretely when coming out of the Civil Hospital where the images salute to the patients in a very touching act…
• In the Hall Thrones the House Brotherhood, the Good Friday…. where the SuperSamsung said is enough… and stopped shooting…
To see this Brotherhood in the streets is something impressive, the Captive seems to walk by the movement of its impeccable white túnica.
And the Trinidad, its Mother given by my father, Cristóbal, and Jose González Gil, an old Older Brother, both sadly passed away. .is of a spectacular beauty…
behind the Christ they have been gotten in some occasion to calculate but from 50,000 penitentes… something impressive that I recommend to see to you someday.
That you have a Good Week....

Kisses!

Juliette by Ken Sharp

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21/11/2006 - 14:05 - Tous ensemble ! by Hughes Léglise-Bataille

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Beginning of the firefighters' demonstration in Denfert Rochereau, the main banner in the middle says "All together" (Tous ensemble). This is taken from the top of bus stop.

Part of "Au feu, les pompiers !" (please watch in the order of the set, to better understand the chronology of events)

Big Foot / St Mary Axe 30 / Gherkin / London by Rob de Voogd / zzapback

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About this shot

I almost can't believe it but it appears to be true... the gherkin (or St. Mary Axe 30) is 180 meters tall. The Euromast in Rotterdam (where I live) is 185 meters. Only a 5 meter difference, but it actually *feels* as if it's twice the size of this bulky building!

No wonder I couldn't get it all in here, going landscape! ;-)

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http://www.qatar-photo.com/showthread.php?t=38061 by ME ME

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ورشة الماكولات- قطر فوتو

Grilled saint / Santo a la parrilla by SantiMB.Photos

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San Lorenzo 2008 - Huesca (Spain).

According to the tradition, the eve of the 10 of August a member of a group is raised to place in the statue of the saint the typical green "pañoleta" (kerchief). This statue is at considerable height, on the entrance of the Church of San Lorenzo.

Según la tradición, la víspera del 10 de agosto un miembro de una peña es alzado para colocar a la figura del santo la típica pañoleta verde. Esta figura está a considerable altura, sobre la entrada de la Iglesia de San Lorenzo.

ENGLISH

Saint Lawrence (c. 225 – 258) (Latin: Laurentius, meaning "laurelled") was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian in the year 258.

The "Acts" of St Lawrence were lost by the time of Saint Augustine, one of whose sermons on Saint Lawrence (Sermo 302, de Sancto Laurent.) admits that his narration was gained from tradition instead of reciting the Acts as was his preferred custom. Such early legends made Lawrence a native of Huesca (Roman Osca) in Hispania Tarraconensis who had received religious instruction from Archdeacon Sixtus in Rome. When Sixtus became Bishop of Rome in 257, Lawrence was ordained a deacon and was placed in charge of the administration of Church goods and care for the poor. For this duty, he is regarded as one of the first archivists and treasurers of the Church and was made the patron of librarians.

According to lore, among the treasure of the Roman church entrusted to Lawrence for safe-keeping was the Holy Chalice, the cup from which Jesus and the Apostles drank at the Last Supper. Lawrence was able to spirit this away to Huesca with a letter and a supposed inventory, where it lay hidden and unregarded for centuries.

By tradition, Lawrence was sentenced at San Lorenzo in Miranda, martyred at San Lorenzo in Panisperna, and buried in the Via Tiburtina in the Catacomb of Cyriaca by Hippolytus and Justinus, a presbyter. Tradition holds that Lawrence was burned or "grilled" to death, hence his association with the gridiron. During his torture Lawrence cried out "This side’s done, turn me over and have a bite. (Assum est, inquit, versa et manduca.)".

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Rome

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CASTELLANO

San Lorenzo fue uno de los siete diáconos de Roma, ciudad donde fue martirizado con una parrilla en 258. En latín se llamaba Laurentius (‘laureado’).

Se sitúa el nacimiento de Lorenzo de Roma en Huesca, en la Hispania Tarraconensis. Cuando en 257 Sixto fue nombrado papa, Lorenzo fue ordenado diácono, y encargado de administrar los bienes de la Iglesia y el cuidado de los pobres. Por esta labor, es considerado uno de los primeros archivistas y tesoreros de la Iglesia, y es el patrón de los bibliotecarios.

La leyenda dice que entre los tesoros de la Iglesia confiados a Lorenzo se encontraba el Santo Grial (la copa usada por Jesús y los Apóstoles en la Última Cena) y que consiguió enviarlo a Huesca, junto a una carta y un inventario, donde fue escondido y olvidado durante siglos.

Según la leyenda, Lorenzo fue quemado vivo en una hoguera, concretamente en una parrilla, cerca del Campo de verano, en Roma. Se dice que en medio del martirio, exclamó: Assum est, inqüit, versa et manduca (‘asado estoy, denme vuelta y coman’). Se considera que este hecho fue creado por los hagiógrafos, ya que no hubo testigos cristianos.

Su santo se celebra el 10 de agosto, día en el cual según la tradición recibió martirio.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_m%c3%a1rtir

Sheryl+Minao_Después del Concierto_097 by Sheryl Designs

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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (6 of 9): Shin and Near /

DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (6 de 9): Shin y Near

(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 97 of 184) 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.

FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español

Near: (I heard you... ¬¬)

L: Remember what I told you about patience... ^_^u

Near: (Te he oido...¬¬)

L: Recuerda lo que te he dicho de tener paciencia... ^_^u

LINKS:

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

ANIMAL. by Allison Newbold

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miami, fl

While Rene and I were strolling down Miami Beach, we came across this cat which was running around an alley. When he noticed us, he fled under a car. When I noticed him, I noticed more then just a cat. I noticed a cry for help. This poor cat looked as fragile as a sheet of glass- ready to break at any moment from the slightest movement. I just stood there and I felt guilty, knowing that I do have a roof over my head and some nutrition, unlike this cat. Maybe this cat was a symbol or something, telling me to stop being so selfish and complaining about life- to just enjoy what I have when I have it. This cat is more then a cat, this is the dark knight

:).

Platform 9 3/4s - Official Location by David

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I think I may have confused a few people with yesterday's image. I apologize. I posted it with only the title "Platform 9 3/4s". Never thought to explain it given the Harry Potter coverage. Sometimes I'm too geeky. Apologies to everyone who didn't get it. Some people did get it though, and I think some that did get the reference believed it was a joking reference.

I wasn't joking. That is Platform 9 3/4s. Honest. The real thing.

I took that shot in King's Cross Station, which is the train station where J. K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, has Harry and his friends leave from at the start of each year to travel to Hogwart's School of Wizardry and Witchcraft.

That column is the actual column you see in all the Harry Potter films and read about in the books. When Harry and the Hogwart's students from London leave for their year at Hogwart's they run "into" that brick column. It's a sort of gateway to a special train platform that's hidden in another "dimension" so normal non-magical people (called "muggles") can't see it. The platform is number "9 3/4s" as it lies 3/4s of the way from platform 9. Actually, I think J. K. Rowling called it that because it's just a more interesting name than Platform 9 1/2 or Platform 9A (there actually is a 9A and a 9B Platform in the real world so that really wouldn't have worked).

However there was a problem that was only discovered after the books were published. The column to Platform 9 3/4s is in the older part of King's Cross. The problem is: the older part of King's Cross only goes up to Platform 8. Platforms 9 through 11 are in a modern addition to King's Cross and look nothing like the older section.... and there are no brick columns. As well, Platform 9 lies on the other side of the ticket booth behind a security wall. The kids of Hogwarts couldn't get to the platform without "muggle" tickets, and even if they did their parents definitely couldn't have accompanied them as they do in the books. I suppose magic could have solved all that though.

So the film crew had to fudge it and pretend the landing between Platform 4 and 5 is where Platform 9 3/4's is. And frankly, who's to say that the Wizards didn't add it to King's Cross magically but get the platform location wrong? ;-)

The management of King's Cross didn't have it so easy, though. When the books became popular they were inundated with thousands of children who wanted to see Platform 9 3/4s, but where do you hang the sign?? If in the old section it would be wrong (and goodness, think of all the little children who would be so confused by that encounter they could never again navigate their way through a British Train Station! ;-). Unfortunately, there was nothing to hang a sign on in the new wing, and you couldn't let any kids past the security to see it anyway! So a compromise was come to: Management found a quiet little archway next to the entrance to the new wing where they could hang the sign. Technically it's close to being the right location, but it's not in the new spiffy, steel and glass wing that has no brick columns and it's outside the security area. To finish it off they also took one of the station luggage carts the Hogwarts students use in the books and mounted the rear section to the wall so it looks like it's "passing through" the wall on its way to Platform 9 3/4s.

Hence the title of this shot: "Platform 9 3/4s Official Location"

ghetto by Maud Muirhead

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Sheryl_La cita_18 by Sheryl Designs

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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THE DATE (1 of 1) /

LA CITA (1 de 1)

(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 18 of 36) 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.

FOTOHISTORY: In English / En Español

Reira: Here you are! ^^

Shin: Hi Reira...

Reira: Has venido! ^^

Shin: Hola Reira...

LINKS:

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

- Ayrin and Sheryl PHOTOSTORIES at Flickr

- Saw Canceled and Sheryl PHOTOSTORIES at Flickr

Sheryl+Minao_Después del Concierto_039 by Sheryl Designs

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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: AFTER THE CONCERT (3 of 9): L and Near. Part 2 /

DESPUÉS DEL CONCIERTO (3 de 9): L y Near. Parte 2

(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 39 of 184) 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.

FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español

L: But you've done it far well, nobody was able to make a check on me already ^^

L: Pero lo has hecho muy bien, nadie había logrado hacerme jaque hasta ahora. ^^

LINKS:

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

www.flickr.com/photos/motumboe/2555452353/

Urbex PHP Studies by Edgaras

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Sign Language by Thilak

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A Larger view to see them better?

When you are asked, "What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say 'Washington, DC'", what would you say?

Washington Monument?

The Capitol?

White House?

Memorials?

National Mall?

Smithsonial Institute?

Well I think I would say Traffic Chaos. There are so many diversions and roadblocks that even if you have lived your entire life there in the neighborhood you have a good chance of getting lost. I was lost, driving and I was in front of a road block barricade and an officer next to it. I asked him for directions and he kindly gave me the same. The directions involved crossing a one-way street. Unbeknowest to that officer, there was another one in my way, right in the middle of the road, parked car with lights on asking me to turn around. Thanks to the One way, I couldnt get back to the same place again to ask to be rerouted (I should have taken the $10.99 GPS offer). Bottom line? Lets say, I saw the entire DC driving around in a couple of hours, unintentionally :D

The signs above were all photographed on the same morning, while walking around the downtown and tourist areas of DC. On the background is Washington Monument.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Il pinguino esibizionista - The exhibitionist by Marco Lazzaroni

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better large / meglio grande!

in acqua i pinguini sono agili e veloci ma fuori sono proprio buffi :-)

Life at the zoo

Pairs with this one

NO AWARDS AND NO GIFS PLEASE :-)

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1) put a clickable link to this page

2) let me know (e.g. via flickrmail or via email to motumboe AT gmail DOT com ) so my ego grows :-)

Thank you!

Utilizza pure questa foto, anche a fini commerciali, secondo la licenza. Se la utilizzi, la licenza ti impone di attribuire a me la foto, nella maniera scelta da me, cioè:

1) metti un link cliccabile a questa pagina

2) mandami una mail via flickr o all'indirizzo motumboe (chiocciola) gmail (punto) com per farmelo sapere e per far aumentare il mio ego :-)

Grazie!

Gazze'deki kardeşlerimize dua... by Seyfi Şeren

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www.hilaltv.org/izle.php?id=114

Her geçen gün israi'in yaptığı alçak saldırıda sayısı artan şehit kardeşlerimizin Ruhuna, Sağ kalıp yaralanan gazi ve orada zulüm altında olan kardeşlerimize hep birlikte dua edelim inşallah...

Allahım

Efendimiz Muhammed'e ve bütün âl ve ashabına, kâinatın zerrâtı adedince salât ve selâm et. Âlemlerin Rabbi olan Allah'a hamd olsun.

Ey Ehad ve Vâhid ve Samed olan,

Ey Ondan başka hiçbir ilâhbulunmayan,

Ey bir olan ve hiçbir şeriki bulunmayan,

Ey bütün mülk O'nun olan ve bütün hamd O'na mahsus olan,

Ey hayatı veren ve ölümü veren,

Ey bütün hayır elinde bulunan,

Ey herşeye hakkıyla kadir olan,

Ey bütün mahlûkatın dönüşü Ona olan Allahım Bu kelimelerin hakkı için...

Biz Filistin’li, din kardeşlerimizden bihaber Müslümanlar olarak, kendimizi sana şikayet ediyoruz. Halimizi sana arz ediyoruz Rabbim...

Filistindeki Gazze'deki Kardeşlerimize Yardım eyle, Onları Muhafaza Eyle,

Allahım

Ehadiyetinin sırrı hürmetine Filistine Yardım eyle,

Ey kavmi içinde Nuh'un duasına icabet eden, ey düşmanlarına karşı İbrahim'e yardım eden, ey Yusuf'u tekrar Yakub'a kavuşturan, ey Eyyüb'den zararı kaldıran, ey Zekeriya'nın duasına cevap veren, ey Yunus ibni Mettâ'nın tevbesini kabul eden Allahım!

Bu müstecap duaların sahiplerinin hürmetine Filistindeki Müslüman Kardeşlerimizi, İsrail canilerinin şerlerinden muhafaza etmeni,Senden istiyoruz ve Yalvarıyoruz. Allah’ım, Kur’ân hakkı için,

Yâ Rab! Habib-i Ekrem Aleyhissalâtü Vesselâm hürmetine ve İsm-i Âzam hakkına,duâlarımızı kabul buyur...

Âmin, âmin, âmin.

Kuran-ı kerim'de israiloğulları ile ilgili ayetlerden bir kaç tanesi;

BAKARA SÛRESİ (83)

Hani biz İsrailoğulları'ndan "Allah'tan başkasına ibadet etmeyeceksiniz anne babaya yakınlara yetimlere yoksullara iyilik edeceksiniz herkese güzel sözler söyleyeceksiniz namazı kılacaksınız zekatı vereceksiniz" diye söz almıştık. Sonra pek azınız hariç yüz çevirerek sözünüzden döndünüz.

MÂİDE SÛRESİ (12)

Andolsun Allah İsrailoğullarından sağlam söz almıştı. Onlardan on iki temsilci -başkan- seçmiştik. Allah şöyle demişti: "Sizinle beraberim. Andolsun eğer namazı kılar zekatı verir ve elçilerime inanır onları desteklerseniz (fakirlere gönülden yardımda bulunarak) Allah'a güzel bir borç verirseniz elbette sizin kötülüklerinizi örterim ve andolsun sizi içinden ırmaklar akan cennetlere koyarım. Ama bundan sonra sizden kim inkar ederse mutlaka o dümdüz yoldan sapmıştır."

İSRÂ SÛRESİ (4)

Biz Kitap'ta (Tevrat'ta) İsrailoğullarına "Yeryüzünde muhakkak iki defa bozgunculuk yapacaksınız ve büyük bir kibre kapılarak böbürleneceksiniz" diye hükmettik.

Day 66 - When you're sleep-deprived, you're prone to performance problems. It affects your decision-making, how crisp you are in dealing with things, what your mood is. Sleep needs to be a priority. by MadRussianPhotography

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The kids live in a sleep-deprived culture. Our society has been very cavalier about our disregard for needing sleep. Changing school times is just a small piece of the discussion.

So yeah... Last night was bad. I couldn't sleep no matter how hard I tried, so I stayed up texting a friend of mine because he was sick and not able to sleep either. We kept each other company. I tossed and turned and just gave up.

Then I thought... I started to pray. Not the regular, "Our father, who art in heaven..." but I just started talking.... It was kind of nice to just talk. Then I directed it towards my aunt. I spent a good half an hour to an hour doing that. After I was finished, I just lied still and waited until the alarm went off.

But the weird thing was... I was completely hyper and energetic running on empty. My friends were getting a bit annoyed/scared haha.

Anyway, I'm off to teach karate! I have to be a hard-ass tonight =/ Well, oh well. It's their promotional tomorrow.

Anyway, now that teaching is over... I have more and more shit to deal with. Have you every felt so useless as your best friend tells you how much she wants to die? I have. I feel it right now. If she goes through with this, it will be another death on my hands, more blood. Another death I had to sit by and watch because there was nothing I could do. What's wrong with me? I used to be so good at helping people.

And now I don't know if she's listening.

"As I look out outside

I can see the rain about to start

The air is damp but warm

And I remember how you used to feel

And I see your face
My cold reflection scares me at this hour
How I wish I could sleep
If only I could slow my mind a bit

(Chorus)

Then when I see you I forget the pain
And melt away with you
Only a day is passed and
I can't help but feel that I've lost you

Your room confines my thoughts
And then my worries drift when I'm with you
But I don't want to live
I never know just when we'll meet again

(Chorus)

What is it that feeds this
Haven't I learned enough from yesterday
I really don't need this
Haven't I had enough of this today

Then I sit at home
My walls reflect how my life is so bleak
And I feel so alone
I break down and call you 'cuz I'm weak

If I can see what you are
If I could blow away my clouded sight
Realize you made me a fool
If I mean nothing what else can I say

(Chorus)

I've lost you

I've lost you."

("Only A Day" by Goldfinger)

Red Head Day Breda by Mary Berkhout

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Kristie from Tilburg

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Balilla by Massimiliano Di Dio

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Il progetto fu attuato da diverse celebri figure dell'automobilismo di quegli anni: Nebbia, Fessia, Giacosa e Zerbi che costruirono una vettura dalle prestazioni di classe ma dai costi relativamente contenuti. Il modello viene presentato alla Fiera di Milano il 12 aprile del 1932 in occasione del Salone dell'automobile e si caratterizzava soprattutto per il cambio a tre marce.

Montava anteriormente un motore a quattro cilindri in linea di 995 cc di cilindrata capace di sviluppare circa 20 CV a 3500 rpm, e che aveva le valvole situate lateralmente ai cilindri. La trazione era posteriore e l'auto montava freni a tamburo su tutte e quattro le ruote, la vettura poteva spingersi a circa 80 km/h di velocità massima.

Tale versione venne sostituita però due anni dopo dalla Balilla a quattro marce e munita di carrozzeria aerodinamica a due o quattro porte.

Gli esemplari prodotti fra le varie serie dal '32 al '37 furono ben 112.000, complice il basso costo dell'auto, 10.800 lire contro le 18.500 della Fiat 509 che permise alla Fiat una produzione senza precedenti di questa fortunata realizzazione.

La Balilla veniva prodotta negli stabilimenti torinesi del Lingotto e fu venduta in tante configurazioni diverse berlina, spider, torpedo, coloniale, sport spider e berlinetta Mille Miglia, facendo anche la fortuna di molti carrozzieri che ne sfruttarono il telaio: ricordiamo in particolare Garavini, Savio, Balbo, Bertone, Casaro e Ghia.

Oltre che in Italia venne anche prodotta in Polonia e messa in vendita con il marchio Polski-Fiat 508, al prezzo di 5.400 Zł. Fu prodotta in 3 versioni successive.

Venne fabbricata anche in Francia dalla neonata Simca-Fiat. Presentata il 18 settembre 1932, fu prodotta in 26.472 esemplari fino nel 1937.

Fu anche fabbricata presso la NSU-Fiat in Germania.

La sua diretta erede fu la Fiat 508C "Nuova Balilla 1100" (1100A musetto) presentata nel 1937 con nome di progetto Fiat 508 C.

Escape / Huída by SantiMB.Photos

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Cubelles, Barcelona (Spain).

ENGLISH

Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These are birds that are evolutionarily adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. (The Magpie-goose is no longer considered to be part of the Anatidae, but is placed in its own family Anseranatidae.)

Extant species range in size from the Cotton Pygmy Goose, at as little as 26.5 cm (10.5 inches) and 164 grams (5.8 oz), to the Trumpeter Swan, at as much as 183 cm (6 ft) and 17.2 kg (38 lb). They have webbed feet and bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent. Their feathers are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. Anatidae are remarkable for being one of the few families of birds that possess a penis; they are adapted for copulation on the water only. Duck, eider, and goose feathers and down have long been popular for bedspreads, pillows, sleeping bags and coats. The members of this family also have long been used for food.

The reclaimed wetlands of the river Foix estuary have made this area into one of the main attractions of the town. The River Foix, which is dry during most of the year due to construction of the Foix Resservoir is another of the most emblematic places in Cubelles. At the Foix estuary, you can spend the day enjoying nature and birthwatching, or at one of the picnic areas. This zone is also intended for school visits, as it is a place where children can study the ecosystem of a Mediterranean river such as the Foix.

The estuary is separated from the sea by a sand barrier which has accumulated over time, due to sea currents and rainwater sediments, forming freshwater laguens behind the barrier. The natural area of the Foix Delta has a branch of land that sticks out into the sea. This was formed during the floods of 1994 and joins onto another branch, leaving an island in the middle. Tourists can visit the island by crossing a wooden footbridge.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatidae, www.cubelles.net/docs/20050211004068.htm

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CASTELLANO

Anatidae o anátidas ( del griego ανατος = pato por ser los patos los representantes más difundidos de esta familia). La Anatidae es una familia de aves del orden de los anseriformes. Las anátidas son aves usualmente migradoras y que suelen vivir en las proximidades del agua, una de sus adaptaciones al medio acuático hace que sean palmípedas. Entre las muy diversas especies de esta familia se encuentran los ánades o patos, eideres, ánsares, las barnaclas, los cauquenes, cisnes, coscorobas, gansos, mergos, ocas, ochandos, porrones, serretas, tarros y yaguasas. En eras modernas su distribución natural abarcaba prácticamente a todo el planeta Tierra a excepción (salvo casos ocasionales) de la Antártida.

La recuperación de los espacios húmedos de la desembocadura del río Foix ha convertido la zona en una de las de mayor atractivo del municipio. El río Foix -que desde la construcción del pantano del Foix está la mayor parte del año seco- es otro de los elementos más emblemáticos de los cubellenses. En la desembocadura del Foix, además de poder pasar un día rodeado de la Naturaleza, se puede observar el comportamiento de las aves autóctonas de esta zona o disfrutar de las áreas de picnic. El espacio también está dirigido a las escuelas, que pueden visitar y estudiar el ecosistema de un río mediterráneo, como es el del Foix.

Su desembocadura está separada del mar por una barrera de arena acumulada por las corrientes marítimas y los depósitos pluviales, formando lagunas de agua dulce en su interior. El Espacio Natural del Delta del Foix, mantiene el brazo de salida al mar que se formó por las riadas de 1994, a la que se ha añadido un segundo brazo dejando una isla en el medio, conectada con la zona de entretenimiento a través de unas pasarelas de madera. Otra pasarela de madera sobre uno de los brazos del río, sirve de punto de observación del desarrollo natural de la desembocadura del Foix.

Fuentes: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatidae, www.cubelles.net/docs/20050211004073.htm

HELP ME HELP MYSELF! by Alane Golden

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BLOGGED: 07 Oct. 2008: www.counterspinyc.blogspot.com/\

New Yorkers Protest the US$850 BILLION Wall Street BAILOUT: Wall Street, NYC - September 25, 2008

Phototgrapher: a. golden, eyewash design - c. 2008.

This is actually a GOOD guy. See: billionairesforbush.com/index.php for more information.

Friends,

The richest 400 Americans -- that's right, just four-hundred people -- own MORE than the bottom 150 million Americans COMBINED! 400 of the wealthiest Americans have got more stashed away than half the entire country! Their combined net worth is $1.6 trillion. During the eight years of the Bush Administration, their wealth has increased by nearly $700 billion -- the same amount that they were demanding We give to them for the "bailout." Why don't they just spend the money they made under Bush to bail themselves out? They'd still have nearly a trillion dollars left over to spread amongst themselves!

Of course, they are not going to do that -- at least not voluntarily. George W. Bush was handed a $127 billion surplus when Bill Clinton left office. Because that money was OUR money and not HIS, he did what the rich prefer to do -- spend it and never look back. Now we have a $9.5 trillion debt that will take seven generations from which to recover. Why -- on --earth – did -- our -- "representatives" -- give -- these -- robber -- barons -- $US850 BILLION -- of – OUR -- money?

Last week, proposed my own bailout plan. My suggestions, listed below, were predicated on the singular and simple belief that the rich must pull themselves up by their own platinum bootstraps. Sorry, fellows, but you drilled it into our heads one too many times: THERE...IS...NO…FREE... LUNCH ~ PERIOD! And thank you for encouraging us to hate people on welfare! So, there should have been NO HANDOUTS FROM US TO YOU! Last Friday, after voting AGAINST this BAILOUT, in an unprecedented turn of events, the House FLIP-FLOPPED their "No" Vote & said "Yes", in a rush version of a "bailout" bill vote. IN SPITE OF THE PEOPLE'S OVERWHELMING DISAPPROVAL OF THIS BAILOUT BILL... IN SPITE OF MILLIONS OF CALLS FROM THE PEOPLE CRASHING WASHINGTON "representatives'" PHONE LINES...IN SPITE OF CRASHING OUR POLITICIAN'S WEBSITES...IN SPITE OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PROTESTING AROUND THE COUNTRY... THEY VOTED FOR THIS BAILOUT! The People first succeeded on Monday with the House, but failed do it with the Senate and then THE HOUSE TURNED ON US TOO!

It is clear, though, we cannot simply continue protesting without proposing exactly what it is we think THESE IDIOTS should/'ve do/one. So, after consulting with a number of people smarter than Phil Gramm, here’s the proposal, now known as "Mike's Rescue Plan." (From Michael Moore's Bailout Plan) It has 10 simple, straightforward points. They are that you DIDN'T, BUT SHOULD'VE:

1. APPOINTED A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO CRIMINALLY INDICT ANYONE ON WALL STREET WHO KNOWINGLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS COLLAPSE. Before any new money was expended, Congress should have committed, by resolution, to CRIMINALLY PROSECUTE ANYONE who had ANYTHING to do with the attempted SACKING OF OUR ECONOMY. This means that anyone who committed insider trading, securities fraud or any action that helped bring about this collapse should have and MUST GO TO JAIL! This Congress SHOULD HAVE called for a Special Prosecutor who would vigorously go after everyone who created the mess, and anyone else who attempts to scam the public in future. (I like Elliot Spitzer ~ so, he played a little hanky-panky...Wall Street hates him & this is a GOOD thing.)

2. THE RICH SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THEIR OWN BAILOUT! They may have to live in 5 houses instead of 7. They may have to drive 9 cars instead of 13. The chef for their mini-terriers may have to be reassigned. But there is no way in hell, after forcing family incomes to go down more than $2,000 dollars during the Bush years, that working people and the middle class should have to fork over one dime to underwrite the next yacht purchase.

If they truly needed the $850 billion they say they needed, well, here is an easy way they could have raised it:

a) Every couple makeing over a million dollars a year and every single taxpayer who makes over $500,000 a year should pay a 10% surcharge tax for five years. (It's the Senator Sanders plan. He's like Colonel Sanders, only he's out to fry the right chickens.) That means the rich would have still been paying less income tax than when Carter was president. That would have raise a total of $300 billion.

b) Like nearly every other democracy, they should have charged a 0.25% tax on every stock transaction. This would have raised more than $200 billion in a year.

c) Because every stockholder is a patriotic American, stockholders should have forgone receiving a dividend check for ONE quarter and instead this money would have gone the treasury to help pay for the bullsh*t bailout.

d) 25% of major U.S. corporations currently pay NO federal income tax. Federal corporate tax revenues currently amount to 1.7% of the GDP compared to 5% in the 1950s. If we raised the corporate income tax BACK to the levels of the 1950s, this would give us an extra $500 billion.

All of this combined should have been enough to end the calamity. The rich would have gotten to keep their mansions and their servants and our United States government ("COUNTRY FIRST!") would've have a little leftover to repair some roads, bridges and schools...

3. YOU SHOULD HAVE BAIL OUT THE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HOMES, NOT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BUILD AN EIGHTH HOME! There are 1.3 million homes in foreclosure right now. That is what is at the heart of this problem. So, instead of giving the money to the banks as a gift, they should have paid down each of these mortgages by $100,000. They should have forced the banks to renegotiate the mortgage so the homeowner could pay on its current value. To insure that this help wouldn't go to speculators and those who tried to making money by flipping houses, the bailout should have only been for people's primary residences. And, in return for the $100K pay-down on the existing mortgage, the government would have gotten to share in the holding of the mortgage so it could get some of its money back. Thus, the total initial cost of fixing the mortgage crisis at its roots (instead of with the greedy lenders) is $150 billion, not $850 BILLION.

And let's set the record straight. People who have defaulted on their mortgages are not "bad risks." They are our fellow Americans, and all they wanted was what we all want: a home to call their own. But, during the Bush years, millions of the People lost the decent paying jobs they had. SIX MILLION fell into poverty! SEVEN MILLION lost their health insurance! And, every one of them saw their real wages go DOWN by $2,000! Those who DARE look down on these Americans who got hit with one bad break after another should be ASHAMED.! We are a better, stronger, safer and happier society when all of our citizens can afford to live in a home they own.

4. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A STIPULATION THAT IF YOUR BANK OR COMPANY GOT ANY OF OUR MONEY IN A "BAILOUT," THEN WE OWN YOU. Sorry, that's how it's done. If the bank gives me money so I can buy a house, the bank "owns" that house until I pay it all back -- with interest. Same deal for Wall Street. Whatever money you need to stay afloat, if our government considers you a safe risk -- and necessary for the good of the country -- then you can get a loan, but WE SHOULD OWN YOU. If you default, we will sell you. This is how the Swedish government did it and it worked.

5. ALL REGULATIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BE RESTORED. THE REAGAN REVOLUTION IS DEAD! This catastrophe happened because we let the fox have the keys to the hen-house. In 1999, Phil Gramm authored a bill to remove all the regulations that governed Wall Street and our banking system. The bill passed and Clinton signed it. Here's what Sen.Phil Gramm, McCain's chief economic advisor, said at the bill signing:

"In the 1930s ... it was believed that government was the answer. It was believed that stability and growth came from government overriding the functioning of free markets.

"We are here today to repeal [that] because we have learned that government is not the answer. We have learned that freedom and competition are the answers. We have learned that we promote economic growth and we promote stability by having competition and freedom.

"I am proud to be here because this is an important bill; it is a deregulatory bill. I believe that that is the wave of the future, and I am awfully proud to have been a part of making it a reality."

FOR THIS NOT TO REOCCUR, This BILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPEALED! Bill Clinton could have helped by leading the effort for the repeal of the Gramm bill and the reinstating of even tougher regulations regarding our financial institutions. And when they were done with that, they should have restored the regulations for the airlines, the inspection of our food, the oil industry, OSHA, and every other entity that affects our daily lives. All oversight provisions for any "bailout" should have had enforcement monies attached to them and criminal penalties for all offenders.

6. IF IT'S TOO BIG TO FAIL, THEN THAT MEANS IT'S TOO BIG TO EXIST! Allowing the creation of these mega-mergers and not enforcing the monopoly and anti-trust laws has allowed a number of financial institutions and corporations to become so large, the very thought of their collapse means an even bigger collapse across the entire economy. No ONE or TWO companies should EVER have this kind of power! The so-called "economic Pearl Harbor" can't happen when you have hundreds -- thousands -- of institutions where people have their money. When we have a dozen auto companies, if one goes belly-up, we DON'T FACE A NATIONAL DISASTER! If we have three separately-owned daily newspapers in your town, then one media company can't call all the shots (I know... What am I thinking?! Who reads a paper anymore? Sure glad all those mergers and buyouts left us with a STRONG and "FREE" press!). Laws Should have been enacted to prevent companies from being so large and dominant that with one slingshot to the eye, the GIANT FALLS and DIES. And no institution should be allowed to set up money schemes that NO ONE understands. If you can't explain it in two sentences, you shouldn't be taking anyone's money!

7. NO EXECUTIVE SHOULD EVER BE PAID MORE THAN 40 TIMES THEIR AVERAGE EMPLOYEE, AND NO EXECUTIVE SHOULD RECEIVE ANY KIND OF "PARACHUTE" OTHER THAN THE VERY GENEROUS SALARY HE OR SHE MADE WHILE WORKING FOR THE COMPANY. In 1980, the average American CEO made 45 times what their employees made. By 2003, they were making 254 times what their workers made. After 8 years of Bush, they now make over 400 times what their average employee makes. How We have allowed this to happen at publicly held companies is beyond reason. In Britain, the average CEO makes 28 times what their average employee makes. In Japan, it's only 17 times! The last I heard, the CEO of Toyota was living the high life in Tokyo. How does he do it on so little money? Seriously, this is an OUTRAGE! We have created the mess we're in by letting the people at the top become bloated beyond belief with millions of dollars. THIS HAS TO STOP! Not only should no executive who receives help out of this mess profit from it, but any executive who was in charge of running his company into the ground should be FIRED before the company receives ANY help.

8. CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE STRENGTHENED THE FDIC AND MADE IT A MODEL FOR PROTECTING NOT ONLY PEOPLE'S SAVINGS, BUT ALSO THEIR PENSIONS AND THEIR HOMES. Obama was correct to propose expanding FDIC protection of people's savings in their banks to $250,000. But, this same sort of government insurance must be given to our NEVER have to worry about whether or not the money they've put away for their old age will be there. This should have meant strict government oversight of companies who manage their employees' funds -- or perhaps it means the companies should have been forced to turn over those funds and their management to the government? People's private retirement funds must also be protected, but perhaps it's time to consider not having one's retirement invested in the casino known as the stock market??? Our government should have a solemn duty to guarantee that no one who grows old in this country has to worry about becoming destitute.

9. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, CALM DOWN, AND NOT LET FEAR RULE THE DAY. Turn off your TVs! We are NOT in the Second Great Depression. The sky is NOT falling, Chicken Little! Pundits and politicians have lied to us so FAST and FURIOUS it's hard not to be affected by all the fear mongering. Even I wrote to and repeated what I heard on the news last week, that the Dow had the biggest one day drop in its history. Well, that was true in terms of points, but its 7% drop came nowhere close to Black Monday in 1987 when the stock market in one day lost 23% of its value. In the '80s, 3,000 banks closed, but America didn't go out of business. These institutions have always had their ups and downs and eventually it works out. It has to, because the rich do not like their wealth being disrupted! They have a vested interest in calming things down and getting back into their Jacuzzis before they slip into their million thread-count sheets to drift off to a peaceful, Vodka tonic and Ambien-induced slumber.

As crazy as things are right now, tens of thousands of people got a car loan last week. Thousands went to the bank and got a mortgage to buy a home. Students just back to college found banks more than happy to put them into hock for the next 15 years with a student loan. I was even pre-approved for a US$5K personal loan. Yes, life has gone on with little-or-no-change (other than the whopping 6.1% umeployment rate, but that happened last month). Not a single person lost any of his/her monies in bank, or a treasury note, or in a CD. And, the perhaps the most amazing thing is that the American public FINALLY didn't buy the scare campaign. The citizens didn't blink, instead telling Congress to take that bailout and shove it. THAT was impressive. Why didn't the population succumb to the fright-filled warnings from their president and his cronies? Well, you can only say 'Saddam has the bomb' so many times before the people realize you're a lying sack of shit. After eight long years, the nation is worn out and simply can't take it any longer. The WORLD is fed up & I don't blame them.

10. THEY SHOULD HAVE CREATED A NATIONAL BANK, A "PEOPLE'S BANK." Since they're really itching to print up a trillion dollars, instead of giving it to a few rich people, why don't We give it to ourselves? Now that We own Freddie and Fannie, why not set up a People's bank? One that can provide low-interest loans for all sorts of people who want to own a home, start a small business, go to school, come up with the cure for cancer or create the next great invention. And, now that we own AIG - the country's largest insurance company - let's take the next step and PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EVERYONE. MEDICARE FOR ALL! It will SAVE us SO MUCH MONEY in the LONG RUN (not to mention bring peace of mind to all). And, America won't be 12th on the life expectancy list! We'll be able to have a longer lifespan, enjoying our government-protected pension and will live to see the day when the corporate criminals who caused this much misery are let out of prison so that We can help re-acclimate them to plain old ordinary, civilian life -- a life with ONE nice home and ONE gas-free car invented with help from the People's Bank.

P.S. Call your Senators NOW !!! ---> www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Since they voted against passing the extension of unemployment benefits and skipped out to "campaign" to us to be re-elected...call them and tell them you will vote for the other "guy" if they don't get their act together!

cOC1A9746 by reid.neureiter

July 8, 2022 PHP Ride--Park Hill Peloton, Denver, Colorado.

Dead Vlei, Namib Desert, Namibia by Simon Purdy

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The Dead Vlei, located near Sossusvlei in Namibia, contains the remnants of trees that died some 900 years ago after a changing climate and shifting sand dunes cut off the water supply to the clay pan. Due to the intense dry heat, these trees have not decomposed, leaving behind these strikingly beautiful ancient skeletons.

Best viewed on black - click here.

Coastal Division by Almond Butterscotch

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On Black

Taken during the DMUBoston Meetup

Yeah, I know the compositions a little wacky, but I like the way the end result looks.

For those of you who don't know that other man there is the great Sir Thomas Hawk, a man on a mission to publish one million photographs in his lifetime. You can see his already extensive library of work here.

Nikon D40

105mm, f/3.2, 1/15 sec, ISO800

The lizard that swallowed an umbrella / El lagarto que se tragó un paraguas by SantiMB.Photos

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Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).

Photo - It's Tech Tuesday, Check Out the latest Tech Jobs in Paulding County - http://ga-paulding.countyjobs.careers/index.php?q=Technology by Redneck Gremlin

ENGLISH

The Frill-necked Lizard, or Frilled Lizard also known as the Frilled Dragon, (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is so called because of the large ruff of skin which usually lies folded back against its head and neck. The neck frill is supported by long spines of cartilage, and when the lizard is frightened, it gapes its mouth showing a bright pink or yellow lining, and the frill flares out, displaying bright orange and red scales. The frill may also aid in thermoregulation.

Adult frill-necked lizards may grow up to one metre in total length. They often walk quadrupedally when on the ground. When frightened they begin to run on all-fours and then accelerate onto the hind-legs. In Australia, the frill-necked lizard is also known as the "bicycle lizard" because of this behaviour. Males are significantly larger than females both as juveniles and when mature. The frill of the Australian frilled dragon is used to scare off potential predators — as well as hissing and lunging. If this fails to ward off the threat, the lizard flees bipedally to a nearby tree where it climbs to the top and relies on camouflage to keep it hidden.

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frill-necked_Lizard

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El clamidosaurio (Chlamydosaurus kingii) es un reptil que habita en el sur de Nueva Guinea, norte y oeste de Australia. Es también conocido con el nombre de "clamidosaurio de King".

Como característica particular, cabe destacar una porción de piel que descansa detrás de su cabeza y sobre su lomo, una especie de collar con largas espinas de cartílago que se abre cuando se siente amenazado.

El clamidosaurio llega a medir unos ochenta centímetros de largo, siendo los machos bastante más grandes que las hembras. Es carnívoro y pasa gran parte del tiempo en los árboles al acecho. Su sentido de la vista es muy desarrollado, siendo capaz de capturar un insecto cuando pasa delante de él.

Este animal posee una gran capacidad de adaptación al medio ambiente. Los científicos australianos notaron que aprovechaba los constantes incendios del norte de Australia: después de un incendio, su estómago es capaz de alojar presas de mayor tamaño a las que captura habitualmente. Si bien muchos de estos reptiles mueren en los incendios, los sobrevivientes prefieren quedarse en la zona devastada para conseguir más fácilmente su alimento.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlamydosaurus_kingii

i still haven't found what i'm looking for by on islands

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on black

I have climbed highest mountain

I have run through the fields

Only to be with you

I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well yes I'm still running

You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believed it

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for...

Music 2 by Nelson Izquierdo

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Siguiendo la onda de los autoretratos...

Playing: M.I.A. - Avenged Sevenfold

La Flickr Rock Band ta compuesta por:

La gran Ira. Rockeando con su Guitarra

Now.. el pana Jor rockeando tambien por aquí

Y en la Bateria welcome to the band Erika

Ft. Ciro mezclando Aqui

Con presentaciones especiales de Pankcho en la Pankdereta

Tenemos Vocalista la señorita Kiri es puro Rock!!!

Los coros cortesia de la señorita Alfon!!!

y en la Flauta Electrica.... si señores una flauta electrica... M@fe

Tambien te nemos a la Cayoyin ... Con su estilo muy particular de Vendiendo Periodico y a el Expatriado poniendo el Estilacho

Antoniomou en el Malandreoo!!!!

UK tambien Rockea

Aitor el fenomeno con Ipod Empotrao

cayblog como el dice... Haciendo Bulto

Directo desde Maracaibo con sus 1001 Caras. El gran BP

El Presidente del club de Fans mr. Arss5000

Disculpen los que faltan por aqui pero es que somos muchos y no se si los puedo encontrar a todos

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El mejor look de la semana del 4 al 10 de agosto: estilismos de verano by Diario Total

Una semana más os traemos los mejores looks de la semana. Es tiempo de vacaciones, de estilismos veraniegos, de fiestas y de outfits más relajados. Las alfombras rojas han quedado un poco relegadas, pero aún así podemos encontrar famosas que visten de 10. ¿ Cuál es tu favorita?

La cantante Julianne Hough iba muy veraniega y favorecida con un sencillo mono negro con escote nadadora y cinturón.

Emmy Rossum apuesta por una falda midi de flores en tonos azules con camisa azul celeste y con bolso sobre en color fucsia, una combinación ganadora.

Marion Cotillard en la premiere de Two Days, One Night en Londres con vestido recto de Dior en color negro con flores bordadas con brillos y doble escote.

Diane Kruger con un maxi vestido de flores con escote palabra de honor, va perfecta para el superar el calor de la ciudad.

Anne Heche con vestido con abertura delantera en color negro con cinturón metalizado. Un look elegante y moderno por igual.

Alessandra Ambrosio, ideal con unos shorts vaqueros combinados con una camisa de print tropical y sandalias romanas.

Christina Hendricks muy guapa con un mono largo negro con detalles de encaje transparente de Temperley London.

Jessica Alba va ideal con unos pantalones estilo palazzo en color blanco roto conjuntados con una camisa de rayas en tonos azules.

Hiba Abouk en la gala benefica Starlite con vestido palabra de honor estructurado en color azul turquesa con dos largos.

Pixie Lott con un mini vestido corto en color blanco con tejido jacquard con print de flores. Me encanta el toque le dan las zapatillas.

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En Trendencias | El mejor look de la semana del 28 de julio al 3 de agosto: ¿de fiesta o de calle? En Trendencias | El look de la semana del 7 al 13 de julio: estilo casual

– La noticia El mejor look de la semana del 4 al 10 de agosto: estilismos de verano fue publicada originalmente en Trendencias por SueMissIndie.

http://www.diariototal.com/2014/10/19/el-mejor-look-de-la-semana-del-4-al-10-de-agosto-estilismos-de-verano/

tendencia

#tendencia

For sale / Se vende by SantiMB.Photos

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Madrid (Spain).

FOR ALL THE DETAIL AND BEAUTY, View LARGE and On PROPER Black

High, in the centre of town, ventilated and sunny.

Alto, céntrico, ventilado y soleado.

ENGLISH

The Plaza Mayor built during the Habsburg period is a central plaza in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is located only a few blocks away from another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor is rectangular in shape, measuring 129 by 94 meters, and is surrounded by three-story residential buildings having 237 balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of nine entranceways. The Casa de la Panadería, serving municipal and cultural functions, dominates the Plaza Mayor.

The origins of the Plaza go back to 1581 when Philip II of Spain asked Juan de Herrera, a renowned Renaissance architect, to devise a plan to remodel the busy and chaotic area of the old Plaza del Arrabal. Juan de Herrera was the architect who designed the first project in 1581 to remodel the old Plaza del Arrabal but construction didn't start until 1617, during Philip III's reign. The king asked Juan Gomez de Mora to continue with the project, and he finished the porticoes in 1619. Nevertheless, the Plaza Mayor as we know it today is the work of the architect Juan de Villanueva who was entrusted with its reconstruction in 1790 after a spate of big fires. Giambologna's equestrian statue of Philip III dates to 1616, but it was not placed in the center of the square until 1848. Amazingly enough if you go in there today you can still see the blood on the walls from some of the bull fights held there in earlier years.

The Plaza Mayor has been the scene of multitudinous events: markets, bullfights, soccer games, public executions, and, during the Spanish Inquistion, "autos de fe" against supposed heretics and the executions of those condemned to death. The Plaza Mayor also has a ring of old and traditional shops and cafes under its porticoes. Celebrations for San Isidro, patron saint of Madrid, are also held here. The Plaza Mayor is now a major tourist attraction, visited by thousands of tourists a year.

More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Mayor_of_Madrid

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La Plaza Mayor de Madrid está situada en el centro de la ciudad, a pocos metros de la plaza de la Puerta del Sol y de la Plaza de la Villa junto a la calle Mayor.

Los orígenes de la plaza se remontan al siglo XV, cuando en la confluencia de los caminos (hoy en día calles) de Toledo y Atocha, a las afueras de la villa medieval, se celebraba en este sitio, conocido como "Plaza del Arrabal", el mercado principal de la villa, construyéndose en esta época una primera casa porticada, o lonja, para regular el comercio en la plaza.

En 1580, tras haber trasladado la corte a Madrid en 1561, Felipe II encargó el proyecto de remodelación de la plaza a Juan de Herrera, comenzándose el derribo de las "casas de manzanas" de la antigua plaza ese mismo año. La construcción del primer edificio de la nueva plaza, la Casa de la Panadería, comenzaría en 1590 a cargo de Diego Sillero, en el solar de la antigua lonja. En 1617, Felipe III, encargó la finalización de las obras a Juan Gómez de Mora, quién concluirá la plaza en 1619.

La Plaza Mayor ha sufrido tres grandes incendios en su historia, el primero de ellos en 1631, encargándose el mismo Juan Gómez de Mora de las obras de reconstrucción. El segundo de los incendios ocurrió en 1670 siendo el arquitecto Tomás Román el encargado de la reconstrucción. El último de los incendios, que arrasó un tercio de la plaza, tuvo lugar en 1790, dirigiendo las labores de extinción Sabatini. Se encargó la reconstrucción a Juan de Villanueva, que rebajó la altura del caserío que rodea la plaza de cinco a tres plantas y cerró las esquinas habilitando grandes arcadas para su acceso. Las obras de reconstrucción se prolongarían hasta 1854, continuándolas, tras la muerte de Villanueva, sus discípulos Antonio López Aguado y Custodio Moreno.

La Plaza Mayor se convirtió desde sus inicios, no solo en el principal mercado de la villa, tanto de alimentación (surtida por los numerosos tablajeros vigilados por el Repeso) como de otros géneros (instalándose en sus soportales los principales gremios); sino también en el escenario de numerosos actos públicos, como corridas de toros, autos de fe, inmortalizando el pintor Francisco Ricci el celebrado en 1680, ejecuciones públicas, colocándose el patíbulo delante del portal de pañeros si la pena era de garrote; frente a la Casa de la Panadería, si era de horca, y ante la Casa de la Carnicería, si era de cuchillo o hacha. También se celebró en la Plaza Mayor la beatificación de San Isidro, santo patrón de Madrid.

La Plaza Mayor es actualmente un importante punto turístico, visitado por miles de turistas al año. En los locales comerciales ubicados bajo los soportales, abundan los comercios de hostelería, que instalan terrazas junto a los soportales de la plaza.

Todos los meses de diciembre, se celebra el tradicional mercado navideño, costumbre que se mantiene vigente desde el año 1860.

También se celebra todos los domingos y festivos por la mañana el mercado de Filatelia y Numismática.

Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Mayor_de_Madrid

THE CHIAROSCURO PEONY... in it... so much more than a flower? by magda indigo

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I was fortunate to grow up in a family of great readers!

We had a wealth of books in different languages to choose from!

The novel Peony, by Pearl S. Buck, I read at a fairly young age, in English, because, I was raised in 3 languages.

I remember enjoying it, but now realise I did not fully understand...

faculty.randolphcollege.edu/fwebb/buck/jlgornto/Peony.html

The Concepts of Yin-Yang

Presented Throughout

Peony

A revisiting is imminent!

Pearl was a wise lady and proved it in everything that she wrote, no wonder she was awarded the Nobel Prize!

Here are some of her quotes that I favour:

"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:

A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.

To him... a touch is a blow,

a sound is a noise,

a misfortune is a tragedy,

a joy is an ecstasy,

a friend is a lover,

a lover is a god,

and failure is death."

Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create -- so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, his very breath is cut off from him. He must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency he is not really alive unless he is creating."

— Pearl S. Buck

"Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness."

— Pearl S. Buck

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word-excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."

— Pearl S. Buck

For years I 'experimented' in the studio, to get that Flemish painter's light? Well, I was born in Flanders, it must be in my blood? LOL.

NEW!!! A NEW TREAT HERE, a second choice of some of my images:

youtu.be/IzRM4viw-7g

And a NEW BLOG:

magdaindigo.blogspot.com/2011/07/of-grasses-composition-a...

Lead and enjoy a good life, do and say things that enrich... and do not forget to tell the people close to you, how much you love them!

With love to you and thank you for ALL your faves and comments, M, (* _ *)

photographershalloffame.blog.com/?s=Magda+Indigo

WHAT PART of DO NOT USE is it that you DO NOT UNDERSTAND?
I find my images on numerous blogs and websites EVERY DAY, without my permission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why not view the set as a slide-show?

Also I often upload more than one image at the same time, I see a tendency to only view the last uploaded...

Chaudière Falls - Ottawa by Surinder Midha

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This is the first time I was able to have a full view of the Chaudière Falls and take this shot from the road as luckily the road was closed for the marathon runners.

Here is the brief history of the falls.

The Chaudière Falls are a set of cascades and waterfall in the centre of the Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area in Canada where the Ottawa River narrows between a rocky escarpment on both sides of the river. The falls are about 60 m (200 ft) wide and drop 15 m (50 ft).

The name of the falls come from the French Chutes de la Chaudière, meaning "Cauldron Falls" but has been historically translated as "Kettle Falls". The shape of the falls before its development resembled a large cauldron.

The damming of the river and the presence of industry have greatly altered the waterfall's appearance, especially in the summer when the Ottawa River is low. Then the falls all but disappear because the water is diverted to power stations. The development also greatly limits the locations from which to view the falls.

Source : Wikipedia

breath in, breath out by Lance Fickling

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The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is an art gallery and museum located on the campus of the University of East Anglia, Norwich in the UK. It is housed in one of the first major public buildings to be designed by Norman Foster.

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In 1973 Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury donated to the university their collection of over 300 artworks and objects, which they had been accumulating since the 1930s. The collection has since increased in size to several thousand works spanning over 5000 years of human endeavor, including pieces by Jacob Epstein, Henry Moore (numerous sculptures can be found dotted around the grounds of the university), Alberto Giacometti, Francis Bacon and John Davies, alongside art from Africa (including a 'Fang Reliquary Head' from Gabon and the Nigerian 'Head of an Oba'), Asia, North and South America, the Pacific region, medieval Europe and the ancient Mediterranean.

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The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts building was opened in 1978. It was designed between 1974 and 1976 by the then relatively unknown architect Norman Foster (now Lord Foster). It is situated on the western edge of the University campus, beside the River Yare, and also houses the School of World Art Studies and Museology.

The main building is sited on sloping, turfed ground, and consists of a large cuboid, clad steel structure. One face is almost entirely glazed, with the prefabricated skeleton clearly visible. Internally, the museum gives the impression of being one vast open space, lacking any internal divisions to interfere with the interplay of natural and artificial light. Services, lighting, toilets and maintenance access are housed in triangular towers and trusses, and between the external cladding and internal aluminium louvres.

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[145/365] All of These Moments Just Might Find Their Way into my Dreams Tonight. by Holly DeVane

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