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A crop of an earlier upload for use in my upcoming magazine, World View Two.
See all 36 images in the magazine's set as a slideshow:
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Found on the east side of Norfolk just south of Rivington. I really like Judith Supine's work, admire his demo video.
This shot was an experiment in using my camcorder-calico method for making hi-res photos by pano-stitching together hundreds of lo-res video stills. Why don't I just buy a 10+ megapixel SLR? It would be too easy.
I shot this in motion video holding the camcorder about 18" from the wall, starting at the upper left corner, slowly panning to the right across the top, lowering it about half a row, panning left across, then a little lower, back across, etc. until I was crouched down at the bottom and people on the sidewalk were wondering what kind of perversion I was up to.
Then, back home, I imported the footage into iMovie, converting to an 8 frame per second image sequence of tiffs. By selecting every other image file by hand, I divided the resulting 1200+ stills into 2 folders of about 600 each, then divided each of those into 2 folders of about 300 each.
I loaded the first folder into Calico, the pano-stitcher made for Mac. After about an hour of aligning, Calico formed an incomprehensible pano that looked like a blurred horizontal strip.
I ran Photoshop actions on the 300 stills in the second folder to mildly increase the saturation, the contrast and sharpness. This took about an hour. Then I loaded them into Calico and after an hour of aligning it formed a pano which had a little more height than the first one, but was still not comprehensible, didn't contain all the imagery, so I moved on.
The third folder, I ran Photoshop actions on those 300 stills with harsh increase of saturation, contrast, sharpness and the watercolor filter. Calico understood that one and after another hour of aligning, the preview display showed a decent, complete pano, so I pushed the "make" button and two hours later had a 167 MB tiff showing the complete door that the art is painted on.
The shape distortion is slight and desirable.
I opened it in Photoshop, made a few duplicate layers and worked each one with image adjustments and filters, adjusting the opacity of each layer until I thought I had the clearest, best representative image, then combined the layers, making the 2048 pixel wide jpeg which I uploaded here.
The original is about twice this size and perhaps somebody may print from it someday.
As you can see from this method, I was able to spend about 6 hours making this image, 6 hours of being in my apartment with Ruth, listening to music, talking. If I just snapped a hi-res image with a big SLR and turned it into a jpeg for Flickr, I'd have been done in 10 minutes, missing all that fun.
Also, I don't need to do straight document of street art, Elisha Cook Jr., Jake Dobkins, otherthings and a few others are covering that beat very well.
Like this!
So. Here we go again. I am SO determined to complete this project. I think this is my fourth try at it?
I had this really awesome shot lined up. I went out. I shot some selfies. I came home and edited for 3 hours. And it looked horrible. Mostly because I haven't had my glasses since January and my eyesight has gotten worse since them. I cannot see ANYTHING. Everything is blurry. So I can't aim my autofocus right and I can't manually focus properly. Hell, this shot is probably either blurry or over sharpened because since I can't see, I tend to overcompensate with the sharpening. Anyway. I scratched my first idea and pulled out my lamp to do head shots. And I kept getting these really out of focus shots! And now I can't tell if there's something wrong with my autofocus or if it's just my eyesight. I got really frustrated and almost gave up and then out of nowhere I started taking goofy silly faced pictures. And they came out! And you know what? It put me in a better mood. So when you feel upset or angry or frustrated, look in a mirror and make silly faces. I promise it will make you feel better!
Also - are there any other November starters?
Vilanova de Sau, Girona (Spain).
Panorama from 3 photos.
ENGLISH
The reservoir of Sau, in municipal district of Vilanova de Sau, at the foot of massif of Guilleries, pertaining to river basin of river Ter, forms part of system of three marshes (next to those of Susqueda and Pasteral) that unites the regions of Osona and La Selva, and that serves to provide with potable water the cities of Barcelona and Girona.
The dam is of the type gravity, with a height of 84 m. and a length of coronation of 260 m., and its maximum capacity is 169 hm3. In its maximum level it has a length of 17 km. and 3 km. of width, allowing for that reason the practice of nautical sports.
The reservoir, constructed between 1949 and 1962, covered the town of Sant Romà de Sau, the rest of which, specially of the bell tower of the romnesque church of 11th century, they are visible when the level of the dammed water is low and at times of drought prolonged the town is in the open and even it is possible to visit.
At the moment of the photos the reservoir is approximately at 10% of its capacity, its historical minimum, mainly because the long run drought that has been undergoing this part of Catalunya for years. The proliferation of nonnative fish introduced by practisers of sport fishing, the low water level and the high insolation of the zone cause a high level of plancton and microscopic seaweed that contaminates the water, reason why in autumn of the 2005 began a draining of this dam in the one of Susqueda to improve the quality of the drinking water, and the collection of fish before they die by lack of oxygen and gets worse still more the quality of the water. Rains of October 2005 temporarily interrupted the draining, that has become to reactivate at beginning of 2008.
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CASTELLANO
El embalse de Sau, en el término municipal de Vilanova de Sau, al pie del macizo de las Guilleries, perteneciente a la cuenca del río Ter, forma parte de un sistema de tres pantanos (junto a los de Susqueda y Pasteral) que une las comarcas de Osona y de la Selva, y que sirven para proveer de agua potable las ciudades de Barcelona y Girona.
La presa es del tipo de gravedad, con una altura de 84 m. y una longitud de coronación de 260 m., y su capacidad máxima es de 169 hm3. En su nivel máximo tiene una longitud de 17 km. y 3 km. de anchura, permitiendo por ello la práctica de deportes náuticos.
El pantano, construido entre 1949 y 1962, cubrió el pueblo de Sant Romà de Sau, los restos del cual, especialmente del campanario de la iglesia románica del siglo XI, son visibles cuando el nivel del agua embalsada es bajo e incluso en épocas de sequia prolongada el pueblo queda al descubierto y es posible visitarlo.
En el momento de las fotos el embalse está aproximadamente al 10% de su capacidad, su mínimo histórico, debido principalmente a la larga sequía que sufre esta parte de Catalunya desde hace años. La proliferación de peces no autóctonos introducidos por practicantes de pesca deportiva, el bajo nivel de agua y la alta insolación de la zona provocan un alto nivel de plancton y algas microscópicas que contaminan el agua, por lo que en otoño del 2005 se inició un vaciado de este embalse en el de Susqueda para mejorar la calidad del agua potable, y la recogida de peces antes de que mueran por falta de oxígeno y empeore aún más la calidad del agua. Las lluvias de octubre del 2005 interrumpieron temporalmente el vaciado, que se ha vuelto a reactivar a primeros del 2008.
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www.cornwallinfocus.co.uk/mining/levant.php
Levant Mine is located 2 miles north of St.Just and is bounded to the east by Geevor Mine, to the west by Wheal Unity and to the south by Spearn Moor and Spearn Consols mines. Levant appears as a mine in its own right on maps dating from 1748 on and consists of an amalgamation of several smaller and more ancient concerns. Their names such as Boscregan and Unity live on as shaft names. What we would consider today as modern Levant was formed in about 1820 by a group of investors - known in the trade as 'mining adventurers', who agreed to raise the sum of £400 by purchasing 80 shares at £5 each.
Two of the main investors in the company were Lewis Charles Daubuz and Mr John Batten. Their leadership along with some excellent prospecting helped the company to locate a large copper deposit at a depth of 20 fathoms (120 feet) below the surface. The adventurers rapidly got a handsome return on their investment and further exploratory work was carried out. From 1835 Levant began raising tin and was soon to become an important tin producer too. In the period 1820 to 1930 Levant produced over 130,000 tons of copper ore of high (10%) grade and 24,000 tons of black tin. In 1912 5,278 ounces of silver and 4 ounces of gold were also sold.
Levant swallowed up the nearby mine of Spearne Consols - now known as Higher Bal. Shafts were opened up at Angwin's shaft, Tresize's shaft, Goldsworthy's shaft and Batten's shaft. The underground workings of Levant extended out under the sea but in general due to the bedrock being the impervious greenstone there were very few problems with flooding.
A 'man engine' was installed on Daubuz's shaft in 1856 reached by a tunnel from the Miner's Dry. The shaft subsequently became known as engine Shaft one of only a dozen or so installed in Cornish mines. The journey time from surface to work place was radically reduced from over an hour to less than half an hour in most cases. The workers arriving fresher and more ready for work into the bargain. Along with all the new shafts and the installation of the man engine all the usual associated surface buildings sprang up around the site - stamps, both Cornish stamps and Californian stamps types; a calciner for roasting the ore and a mill area containing rag frames and buddles.
Levant is quite unusual amongst Cornish mines in one respect as it did use pit ponies for a short time from 1893 to tram the ore on the main 278 fathom (below adit) tramming level some 1600 feet underground. Levant is also remembered for the Levant Mine Disaster in October 1919. The second worst loss of life underground in a Cornish mine. 31 men were lost when the man engine snapped and fell down through the shaft.
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Située à 14 km à l'est de Clermont-Ferrand sur la rivière Allier et desservie par les routes départementales 2089 (ancienne route nationale 89), 1093 et 1093b et l'autoroute A711, la ville est située à quelques kilomètres de l'aéroport de Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne. Pont-du-Château est à la fois proche du parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne et de Clermont-Ferrand, entre nature et métropole.
Elle jouit ainsi d’un site privilégié protégé et d'une croissance significative de sa population.
Pont-du-Château est une ville au riche passé historique : elle était une ville majeure du commerce fluvial le long de l'Allier au cours des siècles passés. Ce fut le port principal de Clermont-Ferrand : bois, charbon, vin, pierre de Volvic transitaient par ses quais. Les communs du château de la famille de Montboissier-Beaufort-Canilhac, famille noble du Gévaudan, abritent aujourd'hui le Musée Pierre-Mondanel de l'ancienne batellerie de l'Allier et de la Dore qui fait revivre l'intéressante histoire de cette navigation.
A voir :
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. Château du XVIIe siècle de la famille Montboissier Beaufort Canillac, devenu mairie et 4 autres sites classés à l'inventaire des monuments historiques,
. Maisons à colombage du XVIe siècle
. Église Sainte-Martine : narthex et nef du XIIe siècle, envoutement de la nef : XIIIe siècle, transept et chœur : XIVe au XVIe siècle. Georges Couthon fit détruire en 1793 le clocher qui fut reconstruit à l'identique en pierre de Volvic en 1811. Le bâtiment à l'exception du clocher est en arkose.
. Chapelle de Paulliat
. Musée Pierre-Mondanel de la batellerie .
Thanks to wikipedia ! Pont du Chateau, english version
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Salvador
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Brasil
" A palmeira-imperial (Roystonea oleracea (Palmae) ou Oreodoxa oleracea), também chamada palmeira-real[2], é uma palmeira originária das Antilhas[3]. Pertence ao género botânico Roystonea da família Arecaceae. Foi aclimatada pelos franceses no jardim botânico La Gabrielle, instalado na Guiana Francesa e depois transferida para o Jardin de Pamplemousse, nas Ilhas Maurício[3].
No Brasil, o primeiro exemplar de Roystonea oleracea, a Palma Mater, foi plantada no Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro pelo príncipe regente dom João VI, em 1809 [4] [5]. Fora presenteada a dom João VI por um dos sobreviventes de uma fragata, o oficial da Armada Real Luís Vieira e Silva. Por um erro histórico, dizia-se que tinha sido trazida do Jardim Gabrielle, de onde vieram muitas plantas, principalmente durante as Guerras Napoleônicas. Porém o Jardim Gabrielle era nas Guianas e as primeiras plantas que chegaram ao Brasil, na verdade, vieram das Ilhas Maurício, do Jardim La Pamplemousse, obtidas clandestinamente por Luiz de Abreu Vieira e Silva, que as ofereceu a dom João VI. Quando foi plantada por dom João VI, a primeira Roystonea oleracea (Palmae) brasileira passou a ser conhecida como palmeira-imperial [6]. A Palma Mater floresceu pela primeira vez em 1829. Deste exemplar plantado em 1809, descendem todas as palmeiras-imperiais do Brasil, daí sua denominação de Palma Mater. A Palma Mater foi destruída por um raio em 1972.
Tinha, naquela época, 38,70 metros de altura. O tronco foi preservado e encontra-se em exposição no Museu Botânico. Em seu lugar, foi plantado outro exemplar, simbolicamente chamado de Palma Filia, oriunda de uma semente da palmeira original. Segundo Roseli Maria Martins d’ Elboux, mestre em história e fundamentos da arquitetura e do urbanismo, o plantio das palmeiras-imperiais se tornou comum no Rio de Janeiro em meados do século XIX, diante da "necessidade do fortalecimento simbólico do Segundo Império". Pode ser procedente a história segundo a qual as sementes da palmeira-imperial foram distribuídas aos súditos como sinal de proximidade ou lealdade ao poder central e tenham, assim, se tornado o "símbolo do Império". "Desse modo, depois de alguns anos, a espécie vincula-se definitivamente à imagem do poder monárquico, à ideia de nobreza, distinção e classe."
Mijas, Málaga (Spain).
ENGLISH
The Hermitage of the Calvario was built in 1710 and was used by the barefooted Carmelitas brothers for spiritual retirement. The shrine only opens on Easter Fridays, but its worth the walk just to see the spectacular view of the coast and Mediterranean sea.
More info: www.mijas-digital.es/mijas/extranet/verContenido?al_tpu_p...
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CASTELLANO
La Ermita del Calvario está situada por encima del pueblo, en la falda de la Sierra. Su blancura destaca entre el verde del denso pinar que la rodea y hasta ella se llega por un camino a través del cual discurre en Semana Santa un vía crucis. La cercanía al pueblo y la belleza del camino la convierte en punto frecuente de paseos a pie (el sendero se encuentra marcado con cruces de hierro), y además, desde la Ermita las panorámicas de Mijas y de la costa son inmejorables.
Se construyó en 1710 y antiguamente se utilizaba como retiro espiritual de los monjes Carmelitas del convento que hubo donde hoy se levanta la ermita de la Patrona, la Virgen de la Peña.
La Ermita se abre solamente los viernes de Cuaresma y el primer viernes de marzo, fiesta del Cristo de Medinaceli, pero merece la pena subir por la panorámica tan espectacular de la costa y del mediterráneo.
Fuente: www.mijas-digital.es/mijas/extranet/verContenido?al_tpu_p...
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Listen, children, to a story
that was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
and the valley-folk below.
On the mountain was a treasure
buried deep beneath the stone,
and the valley-people swore
they’d have it for their very own.
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
come the judgment day,
on the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.
So the people of the valley
sent a message up the hill,
asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.
Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
all the secrets of our mountain,
all the riches buried there."
Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
so they won their just reward.
Now they stood beside the treasure,
on the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...
"Peace on Earth" was all it said.
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
come the judgment day,
on the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.
This year we had so much rain in the North East, it rained all but two days in June.
As a result, it had a negative impact on honey bee gathering.
In our temperate climate if the bees run out of honey in the winter, they all could starve to death.
If the hive believes their isn’t enough honey reserves, a number of bees will leave the hive and freeze to death to save to hive….
Although this is a sad sight, we wouldn’t want to lose the hive……..
This is a wild hive I rescued and relocated it at the Boy Scout Pouch Camp, with the help from my good friend and Ranger, Gil
Oh………..
I can say all of this now……
……………..WE WON THE FIGHT MY LOVELYS…………..
Bee Keeping is legal in New York City as of last Friday……….YEAH!!!!!!!
I had to hide all our hives and all our rescue work was a secret as well…
After the snow storm about thirty bees were cast out of the hive, I found them dead at the base of the entrance.
I found one still holding on to life…..
My One Tin Soldier……. had an extra moment of life with me
I held him in my warm hand then placed him in the hive, a few seconds later he dropped out and landed next to his mates.
A tear came to my eye………..
But I knew it has to be this way……..
Montblanc, Tarragona (Spain).
Fourth stop, and after a good but expensive food, nothing better than to make it to go down with a stroll through Montblanc.
Cuarta parada, y tras una buena pero cara comida, nada mejor que hacerla bajar con un paseo por Montblanc.
ENGLISH
Montblanc is the capital of the Catalan comarca Conca de Barberà, in the Spanish province of Tarragona
The medieval walled City of Montblanc is situated in the interior of the province of Tarragona, Spain. It is the commercial & cultural centre of the district and is visited by tourists who come to see the medieval Wall, (La Muralla de Montblanc) The Cathedral, and the medieval architecture belonging to many of the City's buildings.
The area around Montblanc has been inhabited for thousands of years. Evidence of cave dwellings have been found dating back to Palaeolithic times.
From the 4th to the 1st century BC Iberian villages existed on Santa Bàrbara hill. These villages coexisted with the early Roman settlers. Evidence of Roman artifacts have been found which date from between the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD.
After the invasion by the Moors in 711 AD, much of the area became dominated by a patchwork of Islamic fiefdoms. The Islamic invasion initiated a long period of very successful agricultural and commercial development. This was responsible for the birth of many towns and villages in the region which still retain their Islamic names.
The 10th and 11th centuries seem to have been a period of relatively peaceful coexistence in which Muslims, Christians and Jews lived in the region of Montblanc. This productive period continued until an allegiance of forces, strongly supported by the Roman catholic church, initiated an era of violent & destructive expulsion (1492 ~ 1614, which forced the Moors, the Jews and many of the interbred mixed race peoples to leave the Iberian peninsular. After the expulsion, the region was dominated by the Roman Catholic Church during which time the nearby Monastery at Poblet was rebuilt and expanded.
The traditional local medieval fiestas & pageantry, that are still regularly performed in Montblanc, confirm the probable use of Montblanc by the Knights Templar. Such towns offered the Knights a place to stay during their passage across Spain.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montblanc,_Tarragona
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CASTELLANO
Montblanc es un municipio, capital de la comarca de la Cuenca de Barberá, en la provincia de Tarragona, Comunidad Autónoma de Cataluña, España. Posee el título de Villa Ducal desde el 1387 y el casco antiguo fue declarado Conjunto Histórico-Artístico en 1948.
La villa debe su nombre al montículo situado en el casco antiguo, conocido como Pla de Santa Bárbara. En este monte (mont, en catalán) no había huertas ni campos agrícolas porque se consideraba muy poco fértil (blanc, en catalán medieval). La unión de los dos motes dio el nombre de Montblanc.
A principios del siglo XI se fundó un pueblo conocido como Duesaigües donde los ríos Anguera y Francolí se juntaban.
Para favorecer la repoblación de la Cataluña Nueva, el conde Ramón Berenguer IV otorgó licencias libres de impuestos (no pagar usatges, ni censos, ni tasas por la leña ni agua) a algunas poblaciones, entre ellas Duesaigües. Entonces, en 1155, la población se rebautizó como Vilasalva (villa salvada -villa libre de impuestos-).
Las continuas inundaciones y la necesidad de poseer una fortificación en el camino de Lérida a Tarragona, hicieron decidir al rey Alfonso I trasladar la población a un pequeño monte cerca de allí y otorgó la nueva carta de población a Pere Berenguer de Vilafranca. Así nació Montblanc, era el febrero de 1163.
La villa creció rápidamente; el 1170 ya están documentados el castillo y una pequeña iglesia románica dedicada a Santa María. Apareció el barrio del Mercado, con actividades comerciales.
Durante el siglo XIII Montblanc creció gracias a nuevos privilegios reales y a la concesión de mercados y ferias de ganado. Se constituyó el municipio por orden de Pedro el Grande el 1284, la veguería de Montblanc y se fundaron las Escrivanías Reales y el Estudio Mayor.
La villa adquiere importancia dentro de Cataluña. En estos tiempos de construyen la iglesia de San Miguel, la Judería, y los conventos de San Francisco, de la Serra y de la Merced, así como el hospital-iglesia de San Bartolomé y de Santa Magdalena. Y también algunos edificios civiles como la Casa de la Villa, el Palacio Real y la Casa de los Josa.
En Valencia hay una calle dedicada a Montblanc, regalo del rey Jaime el Conquistador a la villa agradeciendo la ayuda de un grupo de nobles locales que viajaron con él a la conquista del Reino de Valencia.
El auge más importante de la villa es en el siglo XIV cuando llega a ser la séptima ciudad de Cataluña por número de habitantes, después de Barcelona, Lérida, Tortosa, Gerona, Tarragona y Puigcerdá, y una villa con un importante peso económico. El rey Juan I concedió a su hermano (y futuro rey) Martín el Humano el título de Duque de Montblanc.
Se construyen las obras más importantes de la villa; el recinto amurallado (con 31 torres y 5 puertas), la iglesia de Santa María, el hospital de San Marcial y el Palacio de los Alenyà. Se cubrió el torrente Riuot, que pasa por el centro de la villa y se edificaron molinos, puentes, la prisión, etc.
Desde principios de siglo XV, el párroco de Montblanc tiene el título de Plebán. Hoy en día sólo hay dos más: en Oliva y en Onteniente, ambas en Valencia.
A finales de siglo, Montblanc cayó en desgracia. Malas cosechas, epidemias y la Guerra civil catalana acabaron con el crecimiento espectacular de la Villa Ducal. Las murallas y muchas casas y puentes se vieron gravemente afectadas.
Durante los siglos XVI y XVII se produzco una mejoría pero la Guerra de los Segadores fue un golpe muy duro para la villa; se destruyeron parte de las murallas, se quemaron los archivos y, durante su retirada, las tropas castellanas del General Palavicino bombardearon la iglesia gótica de Santa María. Se producieron asaltos, squeos e incendios, todo ello arruinó definitivamente la población que perdió su peso económico y político. Este episodio se conoce como La Gran Quemada
Con la Guerra de Sucesión la villa perdió sus privilegios y su veguería. La Guerra de Independencia y las peleas entre liberales i carlistas dieron la puntilla.
La población se fue recuperando rápidamente a mediados de siglo XIX con artesanos y agricultores del cultivo de la vid. Se produjo una explosión demográfica y comercial con la llegada de mejores comunicaciones (carreteras a Valls -1821- y a Reus -1843-) y, sobre todo, con la llegada del tren el 1863. Para dejar paso a los carros llenos de aguardiente, entre los años 1855 y 1865 se destruyen los arcos que cubrían la calle mayor. También se destruyen las puertas amuralladas de entrada y salida de la calle mayor (de San Francisco y de San Antonio).
Todo esto acabó con la llegada de la filoxera, que arruinó las vides completamente. Hasta mediados de siglo XX no se empezaría a notar una mejoría de la zona, y en los últimos años ha sufrido la transformación más grande de su historia, superando la cota de los 6.500 habitantes.
Montblanc tiene escudo propio desde 1287, cuando por el tratado de Olorón se autorizó a cinco poblaciones del reino que tuviesen sello: fueron Montblanc, Barcelona, Huesca, Lérida y Cervera.
La tradición catalana supone que la leyenda de Sant Jordi ocurrió en Montblanc. Existe el Portal de Sant Jordi donde cuenta la tradición que delante del portal el santo mató el dragón.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montblanc
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This one is an out-take. I tied each glass together with a fishing line near the base. The idea was to pull over all three glasses at the same time (to the right), but when I pulled the line broke, and only the blue glass actually fell over. I kinda like it though. A happy accident.
Lighting Info: 580 EX II on full power camera right shot into an umbrella. SB 26 on full power camera left shot through an umbrella. I used a 3'x3' sheet of black acrylic for the table and some black velvet as the background. The "glasses" are actually plastic. Good thing too, because they ended up crashing to the ground multiple times.
Next time I'm planning to put up two sheets (or white shower curtains) on the sides to act as defusers (instead of using umbrellas). I don't like the reflections of the umbrellas in the sides of the glass.
Post Processing: I cleaned up a lot of small dust specks using the spot healing and clone stamp tools in Photoshop. I also selected the background and painted it black to remove any stray specks and the fishing line.
Large On Black or even better, in high-res, that really reveals the details :)
Panoramic HDR shot from the St. Andreas church in my hometown Westeremden, The Netherlands.
From a circa 1200 built, dedicated to Saint Andrew, not overarched church only the western part retained after a fire in 1238. After the completed reconstruction and expansion in 1259, the church was a Cross-type church with shallow transverse arms. The major thirteenth-century tower was demolished in 1808: the west wall of the church was then rebuild. The wind indicator added was a horse. The east facade of the church contains saving fields with varying decorative masonry. In the 15th century white chalked vaults and holy figures were provided. The north wall of the church is a damaged presentation of the Last Judgment. The church still has a nice interior with pulpit, screen and banks from the middle of the seventeenth century. (--> partly google translate, yes I'm lazy, if you don't get the translation please let me know).
Van een omstreeks 1200 gebouwde, aan Sint-Andreas gewijde, niet overwelfde kerk bleef na een brand in 1238 het westelijk deel bewaard. Na de in 1259 voltooide herbouw en uitbreiding was een kruiskerk met ondiepe dwarsarmen tot stand gekomen. De forse dertiende-eeuwse, met de kerk verbonden toren is in 1808 afgebroken: de westmuur van de kerk is toen opnieuw opgemetseld en de nok is van een dakruiter voorzien. De windwijzer daarop is een paard. De oostgevel van de kerk bevat spaarvelden met uiteenlopend siermetselwerk. In de vijftiende eeuw zijn de gewelven gewit en van heiligenfiguren voorzien. De noordmuur van het schip draagt een beschadigde voorstelling van het Laatste Oordeel. De kerk bezit een gave inrichting met preekstoel, koorhek en banken uit het midden van de zeventiende eeuw.
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Not related to this photo, but I wanted to tell you about an interesting search that we were called out on, last night. It was for a 13-year old girl that had overdosed on her medications for bi-polar disease. We were unable to locate her, but we think that we covered the area around her house well and are fairly confident that she is not there.
The interesting part that I wanted to share is how we used technology to aid us in a thorough search. Coincidentally, I just happened to be playing with www.local.live.com to try to figure out where this photo, that my friend Denise had posted, was shot, when we got the call from the San Diego Police Department, and that is the tool we used on the search.
We had recently decided to keep Jan's laptop at the ready, so we scooped it up on the way out the door, and set it up when we arrived on scene. I plugged in our "air card", a device that lets us access the Internet, using regular cell phone connections, but we didn't need it, because there were about half a dozen wireless access points (which are much faster) available and the first one I tried was open, so I used that. As a side note, if you use a wireless router in your home, I urge you to be sure that you protect it, so that no one else can access it, without the key, because they can get into your computer if you don't. The laptop turned out to be an invaluable tool, because with the clarity that was available, we could easily see the open space around the house that the girl went missing from and plan where to send the teams, as well as debrief them when they returned, since they could just point to the areas that they covered.
Besides the laptop, we used the GPS units in our cars to give us spoken turn by turn directions to the house, handheld GPS to track where the teams had been (which could have been uploaded into the laptop to provide a better visual picture, had we needed that), commercial radios that were provided by a grant from a local philanthropic group, and cell phones to communicate with each other. Technology certainly made our jobs easier and enabled us to search safer and more efficiently.
[Update] The girl was found about an hour after we left. Fortunately, she was not in our search area.
oh my goodness ... my poison oak is SO BAD!! It's by far the worst I've ever had - red and angry and raised and swollen and itches and stings and burns and hurts!! it's torturing me!!!! :(
if anyone has any miracle cure I'd love to hear it.
yesterday I read about doing a 4-step program: wash with soap and very hot water and let it dry, put vinegar on it and let it dry, put hydrogen peroxide on it and let it dry, put pure lavender oil on it. repeat every hour and you're supposed to wake up feeling much better. I've done this five times and this morning it's just as bad as ever. I'm freaking out!
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Exposición LA VIDA OCULTA DEL AGUA; en el Centro del Agua de Daimiel del 21 de diciembre al 20 de febrero.
Artículo LA BIODIVERSIDAD OCULTA
Hay luz y agua para todos , quizá por eso Achnanthes se encarama sobre los filamentos ramificados de Cladophora y se pone de puntillas sobre ellos anclada a su fino pedestal gelatinoso.
Achnanthes es hoy la diminuta diatomea de perfil arqueado que como una pequeña banderita de cristal marca un terreno conquistado, no es una cumbre de una elevada cordillera ni una hito en un satélite lejano, es simplemente una modesta y pequeña marca por la conquista de la vida, vida en el agua sobre otra vida, la de Cladophora, alga verde.
No parecen estorbarse, la luz y el agua llega a todas, la cubierta de Achnanthes deja pasar los haces de luz hasta el alma de Cladophora y así, en esta compañía viven en el agua, quizá Cladophora sea el soporte ideal sobre el que Achnanthes puede moverse y girar sin ser arrastrada. Es posible también que este jardín de la diatomea Achnantes proteja los tiernos troncos de Cladophora de la voracidad de algunos organismos vegetarianos que puedan alimentarse de ella.
Una simbiosis no necesaria, pero quizá sí convenida pacíficamente, que hace que la vida se multiplique en estas gotas de agua.
Achnantes, probablemente, Achnanthes minutissima o Achnanthes brevipes vive en cualquier tipo de agua y se puede fijar con su corto pie sobre cualquier soporte. Hoy ha elegido la jungla de verdes tallos de Cladophora como soporte y compañía.
La fotografía se ha tomado a 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de contraste de interferencia y procede de las muestras recogidas por África en Arbolí (Tarragona ) ¡ Gracias, África !
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
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Lebenslauf
__.__.1974 Auslieferung an DR - Deutsche Reichsbahn "110 708-5"
13.09.1974 Abnahme
17.09.1974 Indienststellung
01.06.1984 Umbau in "112 708-3" [Bw Stendal]
01.01.1992 Umzeichnung in "202 708-4"
01.01.1994 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Traktion "202 708-4"
01.01.1998 => DB AG - Deutsche Bahn AG, GB Nahverkehr "202 708-4"
01.07.1999 => DB Regio AG "202 708-4"
01.09.1999 z-Stellung
15.09.1999 Ausmusterung [Bh Cottbus]
__.__.1999 an SFZ - Schienenfahrzeugzentrum Stendal "202 708-4"
01.11.2002 => ALS - ALSTOM Lokomotiven Service GmbH, Stendal "202 708-4"
21.02.2003 an RIS - Regio Infra Service Sachsen GmbH, Chemnitz "112 708-3"
10.10.2006 - 30.10.2006Vermietung an PRESS - Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsgesellschaft Pressnitztalbahn mbH, Jöhstadt "112 708-3"
01.01.2007 Vergabe der NVR-Nummer "92 80 1202 708-4 D-RIS"
14.10.2008 - 19.10.2008Vermietung an ELL - Eisenbahn Logistik Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig "112 708-3"
24.10.2008 - 03.11.2008Vermietung an ELL - Eisenbahn Logistik Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig "112 708-3"
26.09.2016 an MTEG - Muldental Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH, Glauchau "202 708-4"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1202 708-4 D-MTEG]
__.__.2018 Einsatz durch PRESS - Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsgesellschaft Pressnitztalbahn mbH, Jöhstadt "202 708-3"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1202 708-4 D-PRESS]
__.__.2019 Umzeichnung in "110 722-6"
[NVR-Nummer: 92 80 1202 708-4 D-PRESS]
They bring all the boyz to the yard.
Rolleiflex | Fuji Provia Slide Film, Cross-Processed | 1/125 | f/8 | ISO100 | June 8th, 2010
This kid clearly had no idea i was shooting him. This is the same place where Beca and I shared a milkshake for her 365. Clarence is taking this Rollei back so I'm shopping for a new medium format camera... I'm trying not to spend a lot of money on it, but all of the good ones are so expensive :(
I've narrowed it down to either a Bronica 6x6 sq-a or a Mamiya RZ-67 Pro II... Haha I know which is better but the price difference is what's in question D:
Shot it at Kumortuli in kolkata..This potter's town supplies images to nearly 93 countries worldwide with new nations joining the list every year,
It's history is very old..The October 20, 1814 issue of Calcutta Gazette portrays the importance of the potter's town vividly.
The Asiatic Society of Calcutta estimates that the first formal "puja" of Durga was held around 1606 A.D. at the present Baghbazar area in Kolkata by a zamindar Pran Krishna Halder. Four years later, the Kumartuli's "Kumars" started making the idols of "Maa" (mother goddess) Durga in clay for the neo-rich feudal lord Laxmikanta Roy Mazumder, who is the first patron of Kolkata's potter's town and initiator of the "puja" of Durga in clay idols.
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Parc Natural del Garraf - Olivella, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
La Plana Novella is an old country estate and village located on a small plain in the middle of the Garraf National Park, about three kilometers to the east of Jafra and within the municipal boundary of the town of Olivella, Spain. It is notable for being in an almost uninhabited rural area, despite being about half an hour's drive from Barcelona. It is also the location of a Tibetan Buddhist retreat.
In 1885, the estate was acquired by Pere Domenech i Grau who, like many Catalan contemporaries, made a fortune in Cuba and returned home as a rich man to spend it. The estate was taken over 10 years later by the Spanish government and reclassified as an agricultural colony.
At few meters of the Palace it is the romantic lake of a beauty without equal. Brilliant painter Salvador Dalí came to withdraw and to be inspired. He got to say that “nothing else that by the lake he would be able to live here”.
In center there is a terra-cotta sculpture that represents a color woman embracing a swan, the mouth of which had to be the water jet. The place is surrounded by cedars, pines, eucalyptuses and some that another rare species, that it shows the genius of the constructor.
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La Plana Novella es una antigua heredad que se encuentra en una pequeña planicie en el centro del Parc Natural del Garraf a medio camino entre Begues y Sitges. La Finca fue adquirida por el Indiano Pere Domenech i Grau el 22 de agosto de 1885 y declarada colonia agrícola 10 años más tarde por el gobierno de Su Majestad Alfonso XII. Las obras de construcción del Palau comenzaron el primero de junio de 1887 y se acabaron el 29 de octubre de 1890 siendo bendecidas por el Obispo de Barcelona Monseñor Jaume Català. En el año 1893 se declaró la filoxera y en 1896 la finca fue a subasta pública. Desde entonces el Palau ha tenido muy diferentes propietarios que han mantenido sus puertas cerradas sin preocuparse demasiado de su cuidado.
A pocos metros del Palacio se encuentra el lago romántico de una belleza sin igual. El genial pintor Salvador Dalí venía a recogerse y a inspirarse en él. Llegó a decir que "nada más que por el lago sería capaz de vivir aquí".
En el centro hay una escultura de terracota que representa una mujer de color abrazando un cisne, la boca del cual debía ser el surtidor de agua. El lugar está rodeado de cedros, pinos, eucaliptos y alguna que otra rara especie, que muestra la genialidad del constructor.
Places / Germany / Baden-Wurttemberg / Tuebingen
Highest position: 255 on Friday, January 9, 2015
original!
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Mondphase und Mondstand
am
8.1.2015
stand der Mond im Sternzeichen:
Löwe ♂
bei (Phase):
abnehmendem Mond (3. Viertel)
abnehmend bis
bis Dienstag 20.01.2015 -
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1. Vollmond:
2015
Schneemond
war am 5-1- 2015 - 6:00 Uhr
Nutzen Sie Voll- und Neumondtage als Fastentage ( z.B. Saftfasten o.ä.) bis zum Dienstag 20.01.2015.
Beginnen Sie Ihre Diät bei abnehmendem Mond z.B. direkt nach dem Vollmond. Der Körper entschlackt, entgiftet und entwässert in dieser Mondphase am besten. Es ist einfacher überhaupt anzufangen, geht müheloser und schneller.
Stimmt!
Effi
Auch wenn Sie Sportlernahrung oder Nahrungsergänzung zu sich nehmen, wird es wahrscheinlich nicht schaden, den Mond zu berücksichtigen ;-)
Raspberry ketone
Das Himbeer-Keton kommt auch im Tabakrauch vor, wobei es im Tabak selbst nicht gefunden wurde.
It is one of the most expensive natural flavor components used in the food industry. The natural compound can cost as much as $20,000 per kg.
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4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-on, Frambinon, Oxyphenalon, Rheosmin
Summenformal: C-10 H-12 O-2
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The CR2 file type is primarily associated with 'Canon Digital Camera' by Canon, Inc.. Raw image format for some Canon digital cameras. Raw images are basically the data as it comes directly from the CCD detector in the camera. Raw files can also contain text information about the picture and conditions in the camera when the picture was taken. These images are based on the TIFF image standard. Konvertor will display these EXIF metadata.
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as good as it gets
Besser ging es nicht!
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Jetzt bin ich mit der Canon SX60 d'accord.
Diese angemessene Qualität einer Bridge Kamera wollte ich unbedingt haben.
Den Vergleich mit der SX50 hat sie überwunden, wenn auch nur mit RAW-File!
Ein Quantensprung seit der Vorstellung der Canon Powershot SX1 von 2009.
Im Super-macro-modus (f/2,8), Foliage Modus für natürliche Farben und Sonneuntergang Modus ist die SX1 allerdings immer noch super!
weitreichenden Dioptrienausgleich: -6.0 bis +2.0 dpt (SX1)
Manches hat die SX60 nicht mehr genauso gut wie die Vorgänger-Modelle!
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December 2014
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January 2015
(this pic was taken last night on my bed)
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Bailey returned to the Vet today. He is in the early stages of kidney insufficiency.
His blood creatinine and sodium levels were elevated.
His white blood cell count was normal, indicating no infection, in his body.. ie bladder/kidneys.
His urine analysis, had blood in the urine, but no bacteria, or crystals. So no infection.
His blood pressure was also elevated today, taking into account the vet "fear factor."
So he was put on 1) Fortekor tablets (benazaprilhydrochloride... 2nd generation angiotensinn converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor) 2.5 mg a day.
If his blood pressure remains high it could further stress/damage his kidneys.
2) an electrolyte solution (chicken flavor! ;) to add to his food 75 cc's a day.
3) KD = Science diet wet food... so we can easily add the electrolyte sol.
We will return in 2 weeks to have hi BP rechecked, and in one month for a recheck of his blood tests.
The vet definitely feels his spraying problem was NOT related to his high blood creatinine. I have all copies of all his labs from last Dec to now. They were all normal even when he was spraying.... with the exception of yesterday's blood work.
TODAY... He seems to be feeling a bit better. I even got him to purr, and he showed some interest in his fave toy.... Cat Prancer toy....(Cardboard thingy on a wire)
He LOVED his wet KD food mixed with the electrolyte sol. and his BP pill.
So this is ALL a plus!!!!! :-))
Again thanks to all my Flickr friends for all the love and support you've shown me and my Bailey Boy.... and Jakey too.
Thanks for all the emails as well. I will try to email you back as soon as I can.
Bailey Boy and me are resting together on my bed now.
I just got a cortisone injection in my left knee, and booked surgery for October. ;-(
What a pair.. LOL.
Thank goodness for "normal" Jake. :-D
Trevélez, Granada (Spain).
Panorama of 2 shots.
ENGLISH
Trevélez is a town in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Its population in 2002 was estimated at 799. The Río Trevélez is the river that flows through the town. They are located in the western part of the Alpujarras region, in the province of Granada.
Located at a height of 1486 metres, the town of Trevélez is the highest recognised municipality in Spain. It lies at the confluence of the Río Trevélez with a smaller stream, to the southwest of Mulhacén, the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada mountains and of the Iberian peninsula. The town lies to the west of the Río Trevélez. It is divided into three parts, the Barrios Bajo, Medio and Alto (lower, mid and upper quarters), with 200 metres of altitude difference between the highest and lowest points, and the only bridge over the river is in the Barrio Bajo. The Barrio Bajo is a significant tourist centre, while the Barrios Medio and Alto are more typically Alpujarran in style, though tourism is important to the economy of the entire town. To the west, the nearest town is Busquístar; the road through the Bajo Barrio continues to the east and south to Juviles and Torvizcón. There is a regular bus service along this road, linking the town to the regional centres of Lanjaron and Orgiva as well as the provincial capital, Granada.
Trevélez is famous for the quality of its air-cured hams, a speciality throughout the Alpujarras but particularly associated with the town because the cold climate due to its altitude makes for ideal conditions for storing them.
Trevélez celebrates the day of the Virgen de Las Nieves (Virgin of the Snows) in the summer months. On this day the virgin is carried to the summit of Mulhacén to keep the Sierra Nevada safe for another year.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trev%c3%a9lez
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Trevélez es un municipio situado en la parte septentrional de la Alpujarra Granadina (provincia de Granada), a unos 97 km de la capital provincial, en el sureste de España. Esta localidad limita con los municipios de Güéjar Sierra, Jerez del Marquesado, Bérchules, Juviles, Busquístar, Pórtugos y Capileira. Su población es de 837 habitantes.
Gran parte de su término municipal -el de mayor altitud de la península Ibérica- se encuentra en el Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada y llega hasta la cima más alta de la Península, el Mulhacén.
El pueblo forma una cuña por cuyas aristas corren las aguas del río Grande (Río Trevélez) y el río Chico, que junto al Poqueira formarán el Guadalfeo.
Situado a unos 1.500 metros de altura sobre el nivel del mar, Trevélez es el municipio más alto de Andalucía y es considerado el pueblo más alto de España, aunque eso depende de la definición de pueblo y de aldea que se tome. Eso sí, Trevélez es la población con más de 500 habitantes más alta de España. Está dividido en tres barrios (Alto, Medio y Bajo), con una diferencia de nivel de hasta 200 metros, de hecho, las casas más elevadas del Barrio Alto alcanzan los 1.650 metros de altitud sobre el nivel del mar. Trevélez mantiene una posición idónea en las Alpujarras no sólo por la altitud mencionada, sino por su ubicación en el horcajo del mismo nombre que el pueblo. Respecto a sistemas montañosos, Trevélez queda situado al suroeste del Mulhacén, pero antes lo envuelven El Chorrillo, el Tajo Peñabón o Piedra Ventana.
Su arquitectura, protegida oficialmente, es la tradicional de la comarca alpujarreña. El empleo de la pizarra, el álamo o castaño, la launa y el barro son sus elementos básicos. Está conformada por calles de trazado escalonado, serpenteantes y estrechas, pequeñas plazas y casas blancas rematadas en 'terraos', techos planos con chimeneas. Como curiosidad, la Alpujarra Alta (en la que se encuentra Trevélez) es una de las pocas regiones del mundo donde las casas de los pueblos son de techos planos y a su vez las nevadas son relativamente frecuentes en invierno.
El clima de Trevélez es mediterráneo de montaña, y debido a su altitud, las temperaturas son considerablemente más bajas que las cálidas temperaturas del resto de Andalucía. Los veranos de Trevélez son templados y soleados, mientras que durante todo el invierno la nieve es un elemento habitual, pese a que las temperaturas no son excesivamente bajas.
El pueblo tiene fama por la calidad del Jamón de Trevélez, atribuible a su clima, que hace de esta localidad granadina una «despensa» ideal donde los jamones se curan.
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Da L'Unità
Vi racconto Pio La Torre
Vincenzo Consolo
Ero anch’io là, quella primavera del 1982, là a Comiso, all’aeroporto, dove il Governo di Spadolini aveva deciso di far installare i missili Cruise. Ero là in uno dei giorni in cui facevano il blocco davanti al cancello centrale dell’aeroporto i pacifisti giunti d’ogni dove. Erano ragazzi accovacciati a semicerchio per terra. Volevano così impedire ai camion, alle impastatrici, agli operai di entrare nel campo. Tutti avevano maglie, giacconi variopinti sopra le teste di capelli ricciuti.
Alcuni avevano tute e casacche bianche, e sul petto e le spalle dipinte grandi croci scarlatte. Le ragazze portavano giacchette indiane con ricami e specchietti o la kufia palestinese sopra le spalle. Sul muro di mattoni sovrastato dal filo spinato e da un filare di eucalipti erano scritte di calce e appesi striscioni di tela. Dicevano «Pace», «Amsterdam contra militarisme», «Testate nucleari - Carcero speciali - È questa la guerra contro i proletari», «Vogliamo vivere, Vogliamo amare - Diciamo no alla guerra nucleare». Erano ancora tutti assonnati e di più assonnati i poliziotti e i carabinieri che chissà in quali ore notturne erano stati fatti partire dalle caserme di Ragusa o Catania. Erano giovane anch’essi e schierati davanti al cancello, a fronteggiare quegli altri accovacciati per terra. M’aggiravo sullo spiazzo di terra battuta e di stoppie, da un capo all’altro, e guardavo quei visi di giovani e volevo capire chi era dell’Isola, vedere se ne riconoscevo qualcuno. Ma nessuno; mi sembravano tutti d’un luogo di cui non avevo cognizione. Fu allora che mi sentii chiamare, richiamare. E mi corsero incontro alcuni del mio paese lì alle falde del Nébrodi, figli o nipoti di vecchi amici e compagni. Erano Aldo, Antonella, Francesco, Rino, Grazia, Saro. Mi dissero che era stato là, nei giorni passati, Pio La Torre, che li aveva spronati a resistere, a opporsi a quel progetto terribile dei missili Cruise, che avrebbero dovuto essere installati anche su rampe mobili e scorazzare per tutta la Sicilia.
Arrivano quindi le impastatrici e i camion degli operai decisi a entrare. I ragazzi fecero blocco, li fermarono. Arrivava intanto altra gente, politici, preti, un abate di Roma ch’era stato sospeso dal suo ufficio. Arrivò anche il questore, un omino atticciato in giacca e cravatta. Si mise a dire che doveva entrare nel campo, che doveva telefonare a Roma. Tutti dissero no, no! e serrarono le file davanti al cancello. E si misero a scandire slogan. «Dalla Sicilia alla Scandinavia - No ai missili e al patto di Varsavia». Il questore, a un punto, si mise a urlare, a dare ordini. Si mossero subito i militari con elmi, scudi e manganelli. Picchiarono e picchiarono sopra teste, schiene nude e braccia. Urla si sentirono, lamenti e un gran polverone si levò da terra. Sparavano lacrimogeni e nel cielo si formavano nuvole. Inseguivano e picchiavano tutti, giovani e no, deputati, medici e infermieri, giornalisti e fotografi. Stavo là impietrito a guardare. E vidi Luciana Castellina scaraventata per terra e picchiata; un giovanissimo carabiniere che s’inginocchia e piange; un poliziotto che sta per sparare, quando un altro a calci nel polso gli fa cadere l’arma di mano... Vidi che afferravano per i capelli e a calci e spintoni facevano salire sui furgoni i catturati. Mi sorpresi trasognato a urlare, a chiamare i miei giovani compaesani: «Antonella, Mino, Saro...», i quali arrivarono sanguinanti, pallidi, storditi. «Scappiamo, scappiamo!» dissero. «Hanno preso Grazia» dissero «Hanno preso Francesco»... Li lasciai raccomandando loro di tornarsene a casa, ché tanto a Roma il governo aveva deciso a tener duro su Comiso, a far rispettare a ogni costo gli impegni con gli Usa.
E invece no. Per merito di Pio La Torre e del movimento dei pacifisti, i missili Cruise vennero portati via, l’aeroporto sgomberato da quella minaccia. E l’aeroporto, già intitolato al generale di Mussolini Magliocco, venne poi intitolato, nell’aprile del 2007, a Pio La Torre, ucciso dalla mafia, venticinque anni prima. Ed ora, vergognosamente, il sindaco di An di Comiso vuole restituirlo alla memoria fascista di quel generale. Vergogna e ancora vergogna!
Pio La Torre, uno dei martiri siciliani, dei combattenti contro la mafia, l’oscuro e terribile potere politico mafioso. Nel secondo dopoguerra è il combattente martire insieme a Epifanio Li Puma, Placido Rizzotto, Salvatore Carnevale... Il nome di Placido Rizzotto richiama subito quello di Pio La Torre, perché è lui, il giovane militante comunista, che a Corleone prende il posto di dirigente della Confederterra. Erano gli anni, quelli, del movimento contadino, degli scioperi e delle occupazioni delle terre incolte per l’attuazione della Riforma Agraria, per l’assegnazione ai contadini di «fazzoletti» di terra nei feudi dei Gattopardi. Eletto nel Parlamento italiano, poi La Torre decide di tornare in Sicilia. Torna perché sente che sono tre i grandi problemi che bisogna affrontare e cercare di risolvere in Sicilia: la crisi economica, la criminalità mafiosa, la minaccia della pace nel Mediterraneo per l’installazione della base missilistica americana all’aeroporto di Comiso. Col suo ritorno in Sicilia, Pio La Torre mette in allarmemolte centrali: del crimine organizzato, della destabilizzazione, della speculazione edilizia, del bellicismo. L’impegno suo nell’affrontare tutti questi problemi, e soprattutto la legge, che porta la sua firma, del sequestro dei beni dei mafiosi, fa maturare nel potere criminale la decisione di eliminarlo. La Torre viene ucciso la mattina del 30 aprile 1982 mentre è in macchina, in via Generale Turba, a Palermo, insieme al suo autista Rosario Di Salvo.
È Pio La Torre, sono tutti gli altri martiri, gli altri eroi caduti nella lotta alla mafia, sono loro l’onore di Sicilia, e di tutto questo nostro Paese. Paese oggi irriconoscibile e irriconoscente. Paese in cui l’attuale sindaco di Comiso di An Giuseppe Alfano (tanto nome!) immemore o smemorato o incosciente, vuol togliere il nome di La Torre all’aeroporto e restituirlo al generale fascista Vincenzo Magliocco. Dopo la via di Roma da intitolare as Almirante, le impronte digitali ai bambini rom, la criminalizzazione dei clandestini, dopo il lodo Alfano e tanto, tanto altro di questo onorevole Governo Berlusconi, questa è la poitica di ministri e piccoli sindaci del nostro irriconoscibile paese.
The beautiful Utah!
I just finished my first year of college. Two days after my last day, I took a plane out to Salt Lake City to visit my brother. I haven't been skiing for four years, but my brother took me to Snowbird, a ski resort outside of Salt Lake City.
I put my camera in a backpack and brought it up and down the slopes!
Equipment:
Nikon D700
Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4
I hope you enjoy the photo!
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Una estrella para iluminar la magia de esta noche de tantas ilusiones para los más pequeños. Joya verde y viva que flota en las lagunas de aguas más limpias, quizá reflejo de las estrellas que hoy guiarán el camino de los Reyes Magos hacia el corazón de los niños que los esperan impacientes haciendo con su inocencia promesas de mejora.
Una estrella para iluminar con magia y por qué no, con inocencia también, los sueños y los deseos de los mayores, deseos de salud, de paz y de felicidad.
Micrasterias rotata es un alga que crece en las aguas más limpias de las lagunas, cerca de la cumbre de las montañas, cerca de las estrellas del cielo, es el equilibrio y es la belleza y representa todas esas hermosas ilusiones puestas en esta noche mágica.
…Que se cumplan para todos…
Con especial cariño para todos mis sobrinos y para mis hijos que todavía viven estas ilusiones…y para todos los pequeños.
La fotografía procede de unas muestras recogidas en las inmediaciones de la Laguna de Peñalara y ha sido tomada con 400 aumentos empleando la técnica de campo oscuro.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: THE DATE (1 of 1) /
LA CITA (1 de 1)
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 23 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: What are you talking about Shin? I... I need you! I need to see you!!! (No please, this is not happening...) Why are you telling me all this?? Sheryl created me with this feelings for you, I can't change what I feel in one day!!
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Reira: Pero que dices Shin? Yo... yo te necesito! Necesito verte!!! (No por favor, esto no está pasando....) Porqué me dices esto?? Sheryl me creó con estos sentimientos hacia ti, no puedo cambiar lo que siento de la noche a la mañana!!
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Despite how much I love the snow, it is a MASSIVE distraction it keeps making me want to be outside instead of revising for my A-levels. So here is Day 1, sucking up distractions.
Taking this was freezing, it was -6 C here this morning and i was convinced i was going to topple over when i stopped being able to feel my feet or have to explain what i was doing to someone walking past, luckily everyone else nearby seemed to stay inside
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Funktion:Quermarkenfeuer
erbaut:1299 bis 1310
in Betrieb:seit 20. Dezember 1814
Lage:auf dem südlichen Ende der Insel Neuwerk an der Elbmündung
geogr. Position:Breite: 53° 55' N
Länge: 008° 30' E
Höhe des Feuerträgers:39 m
Kennung:Blk. (3) w. r. gn. 20 s
Nenntragweite:16 / 12 / 11 sm.
Höhe des Feuers:38 m
Bauart:Ziegelturm
Bemerkungen:Der Turm ist besteigbar. Übernachtungen sind möglich, da eine Pension im Turm untergebracht ist (1 Appartement, div. EZ und DZ).
Internationale Ordnungsnr.B 1344
Quelle: www.leuchtturm-atlas.de/HTML/NeuwerT.html
Die Insel Neuwerk
Die Insel NEUWERK gehört zur Stadt Hamburg, Verwaltungsbezirk Hamburg-Mitte. Ihr Inselwart ist Volker Griebel , der der Verbindungsmann zwischen den ca. 40 Personen der Inselbevölkerung und dem Bezirk ist.
Die Insel Neuwerk liegt nordwestlich von Cuxhaven. Man erreicht sie entweder mit dem meistens nur einmal am Tag fahrenden Schiff oder während der Ebbe zu Fuß bzw. mit dem Wattwagen.
Das imposanteste Bauwerk der Insel, übrigens Hamburg ältestes, ist der Leuchtturm aus dem Jahre 1310.
Auf Neuwerk gibt es zwei Schullandheime, ein Zeltlager, mehrere Zeltmöglichkeiten, eine Schule, mehrere Pensionen und Hotels und ein Bernsteinmuseum. Auf dem "Friedhof der Namenlosen" wurden früher die namenlosen Seefahrer begraben, die die Flut bei Neuwerk an Land spühlte. Seit 1990 gehört Neuwerk mit dem umliegenden Watt und seinen Inseln Scharhörn und Nigehörn zum Nationalpark Hamburgisches Wattenmeer. Aus diesem Grund ist es auch für viele Natur- und Vogelliebhaber ein beliebtes Urlaubsziel.
The island Neuwerk
NEUWERK The island belongs to the city of Hamburg, Hamburg-Mitte district administration. Her caretaker himself is Volker Griebel , who is the liaison between the approximately 40 people of the island population and the district.
Neuwerk The island is northwest of Cuxhaven. It can be reached either by driving usually only once a day during low tide, boat or on foot or with the horse-drawn carriage.
The most imposing structure on the island, moreover, Hamburg's oldest, is the lighthouse from 1310
On Neuwerk there are two school classes, a camp, several camping facilities, a school, several guest houses and hotels and an amber museum. On the "Cemetery of the Nameless' has been used to bury the nameless sailors, paint marker ink on Neuwerk the tide on land. Since 1990 Neuwerk belongs to the W and its surrounding islands and Scharhörn Nigehörn Hamburgisches Wattenmeer national park. For this reason, it is also for many nature and bird lovers a popular tourist destination.
Tai O
Lantau Island
Hong Kong
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Tai O,
Tai O (traditional Chinese: 大澳) is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
History
Nearby archaeological sites date back to the Stone Age, but permanent, and verifiable, human settlement here is only three centuries old. Stories that would be impossible to substantiate have Tai O as the base of many smuggling and piracy operations, the inlets of the river providing excellent protection from the weather and a hiding place. In early 16th century, Tai O was once occupied shortly by Portuguese during Battle of Tãmão. At nearby Fan Lau, a fort was built in 1729 to protect shipping on the Pearl River. Smuggling of guns, tobacco, drugs and people remains a documented illegal activity both into and out of mainland China.
When the British came to Hong Kong, Tai O was known as a Tanka village. During and after the Chinese Civil War, Tai O became a primary entrypoint for illegal immigration for those escaping from the People's Republic of China. Some of these immigrants, mostly Han Chinese, stayed in Tai O, and Tai O attracted people from other Hong Kong ethnic groups, including Hoklo (Hokkien) and Hakka.
Reclamation at Tai OCurrently the fishing lifestyle is dying out. While many residents continue to fish, it barely provides a subsistence income. There is a public school on the island and most young people move away when they come of age. In 2000 a large fire broke out destroying many residences. The village is now mostly squatters huts and dilapidated stilt houses.
Tourism
Also known as the "Venice of Hong Kong", Tai O is also a hot tourist spot for both foreigners and residents of other parts of Hong Kong, despite damage by a fire in July 2000. The pang uk, a kind of stilt house, built right over the waterway are still quite scenic. A rope bridge tended by local women used to be quite popular with visitors, but it has been replaced with a steel pedestrian bridge.
The traditional salted fish and shrimp paste and storefronts at Tai O. For a small fee, some residents will take tourists out on their boats along the river and for short jaunts into the sea. Many tourists come to Tai O specifically to take these trips to see Chinese white dolphins. It is also a good place to see the sunset.
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Tai O (chinois traditionnel : le 大澳) est une ville de pêche, en partie située sur une île du même nom, du côté occidental de l'île de Lantau à Hong Kong.
Les emplacements archéologiques voisins remontent à l'âge de pierre, mais la vérifiable vie humaine ici est de seulement trois siècles. Les histoires impossibles à verifier ont eu Tai O pour base dans beaucoup d'opérations de contrebande et de piraterie, l'entree du fleuve assurant l'excellente protection contre le temps et une cachette. Au XVIème siècle, Tai O a été par le passé occupé par le Portugais pendant la bataille de Tãmão. Dans le voisinage Fan Lau, un fort a été construit en 1729 pour protéger l'expédition sur le fleuve de perle. La contrebande des pistolets, du tabac, des drogues et des personnes demeure une activité, source documentaire illegale, dans et hors de la Chine continentale.
Quand les Anglais sont venus à Hong Kong, Tai O a été connu comme village de Tanka. Pendant et après la guerre civile chinoise, Tai O est devenu un point d'entrée primaire pour l'immigration illégale pour ceux s'échappant de République populaire de Chine. Certains de ces immigrés, la plupart du temps Chinois de Han, restés dans Tai O, et Tai O ont attiré des personnes d'autres groupes ethniques de Hong Kong, y compris Hoklo (Hokkien) et Hakka.
Récupération à Tai OActuellement le style de vie de pêche s'éteint. Tandis que beaucoup de résidants continuent à pêcher, il fournit à peine un revenu de subsistance. Il y a une école d'Etat sur l'île et la plupart des jeunes s'écartent quand ils en ont l'âge. En 2000 un grand feu a éclaté détruire beaucoup de résidences. Le village est maintenant la plupart du temps des huttes de squatters et des maisons délabrées sur pillotis.
Également connu comme « Venise de Hong Kong », Tai O est également une place touristique importante pour les étrangers et les résidants d'autres parties de Hong Kong, en dépit des dommages par un feu en juillet 2000. La douleur R-U, un genre de maison sur pillotis, établi bien au-dessus de la voie d'eau sont toujours tout à fait scénique. Un pont de corde tendu par les femmes locales était tout à fait populaire avec les visiteurs, mais il a été remplacé par un pont piétonnier en acier.
Les poissons et la pâte et les devanture de magasin salés traditionnels de crevette à Tai O. Pour de petits honoraires, quelques résidants prendront des touristes sur leurs bateaux le long du fleuve et pour des promenades courtes dans la mer. Beaucoup de touristes viennent à Tai O spécifiquement pour prendre ces voyages pour voir des dauphins blanc chinois. C'est également un bon endroit pour voir le coucher du soleil.
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Si ayer Netrium interruptum era el alga cebra , hoy el alga estrella Micrasterias , se asoma por la ventana de esta galería. Es posible, eso sí, que Micrasterias truncata sea una de las menos estrelladas junto con M. oscitans dentro de este grupo de pequeñas joyas que son los désmidos, pero eso apenas importa, pues todas ellas conservan su hermosura, desde que comienzan a formarse hasta que su alma verde se desvanece.
La mayoría de las especies hermanas del género Micrasterias viven en lagunas de aguas ácidas o en turberas y son extremadamente sensibles a la contaminación. La lluvia ácida y la presencia de diferentes compuestos químicos en el agua ha hecho que muchas de ellas hayan desaparecido en el norte y centro de Europa. Por fortuna, las lagunas de montaña, alejadas de fuentes de contaminación, atesoran todavía una gran variedad de estos organismos que se recortan como pequeños soles verdes entre las gotas de agua de las lagunas de montaña.
Micrasterias truncata es una de las especies de menor tamaño dentro del grupo y sus extremos casi planos y sin apenas dientes son características particulares a las que se debe el nombre específico de esta alga.
Hoy Micrasterias está a punto de completar su desarrollo después de haberse dividido. Son dos estrellas gemelas que flotan unidas hombro con hombro, no se independizarán hasta haber finalizado completamente su crecimiento. De momento seguirán así, juntas, ayudándose mutuamente para poder flotar, equilibradamente, este equilibrio de la simetría es una constante en su vida, sin él, posiblemente no habría estrellas.
Micrasterias truncata parece que no quiere despegarse de su alma gemela, necesitará todavía un tiempo madurar, cuando sus dos mitades pequeñas igualen a las grandes se harán independientes y brillarán en el firmamento de agua de las lagunas.
Micrasterias truncataha venido junto con otras estrellas desde la Laguna de Cebollera, en la vertiente soriana de dicha sierra, cerca de Molinos de Razón, para mostrarse aquí fotografiada a 400 aumentos con la técnica de campo oscuro.
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☁ la nube negra de una justicia pervertida en nuestro país, movida por la envidia y la venganza, permanecerá aquí, hasta que soplen los vientos limpios que todos necesitamos. La Justicia es uno de los cimientos necesarios para la Paz. Desde aquí todo nuestro apoyo al Juez Baltasar Garzón -el buen Juez de Saramago- y a las personas de buena voluntad como él que trabajan por la Justicia.
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Navidad. Para algunos, una fiesta, una celebración, reunión con familia, cenas con amigos, compañeros de trabajo, fechas de engordar unos cuantos kilos, de paseos por la plaza Mayor...
Para otros, una acentuación de la soledad que sufren, de la marginación por no cumplir los requisitos necesarios para pertenecer a la sociedad consumista.
Cuántos pasaremos por delante de personas así, con nuestras bolsas de regalos y de langostinos, a nuestra casita calentita...
Sí, es cierto; nuestro trabajo nos cuesta mantener ese estatus, esas comodidades.
Pero no es menos cierto que algunos no tienen la oportunidad siquiera de poder intentarlo, pues necesitas una plataforma desde la que impulsarte, como por ejemplo la casa de tus padres.
En la utopía de un mundo ideal, nada podríamos celebrar sabiendo que todo ésto sigue sin solución.
Sí, yo cenaré en una casa calentita, con mi familia, incluso viajando fuera de España una semana, a conocer Londres. Todo un lujo impensable para estas personas, que se conformarían con la mitad de la mitad...
Pero soy consciente de todo ésto, y aunque en parte podría tener la conciencia más o menos tranquila, por diferentes cosas que hago por ayudar, no la acabo de tener del todo, porque de manera individual no se consigue demasiado, así que aprovecho para pedir que si os cruzáis con alguna de estas personas, ayudéis un pelín, con lo que sea.
Y con lo que sea, me referiero a "con lo que sea", porque una vez me comentó una de estas personas que lo que peor llevaba al principio ( antes de que todo le diese igual ), era que la gente no se dignara ni a mirarle, y una sonrisa ni te cuento, era pedir demasiado.
El dinero soluciona muchas cosas, pero no todo. hacerle sentir a alguien que no está solo, y que no es invisible, yo he descubierto que se agradece infinitamente más que unos euros.
Pero unos euros también valen, eh?
Vaya mundo, en el que si no tienes nada, no eres nada.
Así de tremendo es;
"Si no tienes nada, no eres nada"
Manda cojones.
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Datura stramonium es una especie botánica de planta del género Datura, de la familia de las SolanaceaeGeneralidades
El estramonio es una planta venenosa cosmopolita, de la familia de las solanáceas naturalizada en zonas templadas de todo el mundo. El género datura contiene varias especies parecidas y polimorfas, todas ellas tóxicas de las cuales esta es la más extendida. Crece en zonas eutrofizadas como orillas de ríos, establos, estercoleros, escombreras y vertederos de basuras. Es indiferente al tipo de suelo, siendo más vigorosa en los húmedos con nitratos abundantes. No es consumida por el ganado, quizá por su desagradable olor. Popularmente se conoce como burladora, chamico, toloache, estramonio, revientavacas, hierba del diablo, hierba hedionda, higuera del infierno, higuera loca o manzana espinosa1 Suele confundirse con el toloatzin o toloache mexicano (Datura innoxia) y con el floripondio o floripón (Brugmansia arborea). Entre las sustancias constituyentes se encuentran alcaloides tropánicos, que en pequeñas cantidades son tóxicos o estupefacientes, como atropina, hiosciamina y escopolamina, caracterizados por provocar reacciones anticolinérgicas y en cantidades mayores, causan síndrome atropínico o la muerte.
Ecología
Es una planta anual que alcanza alturas de 1,5 metros, caracteristica del género datura de la familia de las solanaceas. su aspecto recuerda a una pimentera (capsicum) ya que tiene un vago parecido en el porte y en el fruto, sobre todo en la disposición de las semillas en el fruto.
Tiene flores blancas a veces tirando a amarillentas o verdosas en forma conica o de trompeta, bastante grandes en relación a la planta. La planta florece en verano y comienzos de otoño. Las hojas son lobuladas y de color verde oscuro. Presenta una raíz blanquecina y numerosas raicillas. El tallo y las ramas son redondos, lisos y verdes matizandose el verde a tonos más claros. Toda la planta es lampiña. La planta desprende un olor fuerte y es llamativa. Facilmente reconocible por sus flores y el fruto espinoso. El fruto es al principio bilocular, pero cuando madura se forma un falso tabique, excepto en las inmediaciones del ápice, con lo que el fruto maduro consta, casi por completo, de cuatro cavidades. El fruto maduro es una cápsula espinosa de unos 3-4 cm de longitud. Las semillas de estramonio son de color pardo oscuro o negruzcas de contorno reniforme y de unos 3 mm de largo.
Es especie de hábitat terrestre y en México crece en bosques de encino, pino, pino-encino y otras coníferas, a una altitud de 1900 a 2500 msnm, ruderal, arvense. En España y otras zonas de clima templado se dá desde el nivel del mar.
Se puede encontrar también a menor altitud, especialmente en terrenos que han sufrido perturbaciones y tienen altos contenidos en nitrógeno como huertas recién labradas y terrenos removidos para construcción, entre otros.
Aunque es planta nativa en Sudamérica y la India, en la actualidad es cosmopolita y muy común en Europa, donde se usa en jardinería.Historia
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El estramonio fue cultivado en Inglaterra por John Gerard, hacia el final del siglo XVI, a partir de semillas obtenidas en Constantinopla (Turquía). El uso de la droga se debe, en gran parte, a las experiencias de Störck.
La denominación genérica Datura deriva del nombre del veneno dhât, que se prepara a partir de especies indias y fue utilizado por los miembros de la letal secta thag.
Es una planta psicoactiva y sus alcaloides a partir de determinadas dosis presentan efectos neurotóxicos. De todas las partes de este vegetal, las semillas son las más tóxicas, ya que más de 30 pueden constituir una dosis letal. Cinco gramos de la planta causan envenenamiento. Contiene los alcaloides: hiosciamina, escopolamina y atropina. La actividad anticolinérgica de estos alcaloides produce un delirio alucinatorio incontrolable de numerosas horas, cuando no la muerte2 , puesto que es la más venenosa de todas las solanáceas, potencialmente peligrosa incluso en su uso chamánico, aunque ha sido empleada para prácticas adivinatorias desde la antigüedad. A partir de Datura stramonium el químico alemán Albert Ladenburg aisló en 1881 la escopolamina.
Su uso está restringido a algunas poblaciones nativas de América, sobre todo las hojas que las usan en altares, los chamanes la fumaban junto con el tabaco para entrar en trance. Evidencias arqueológicas y arqueobotánicas indican su presencia en contextos funerarios en el período alfarero temprano del centro de Chile (Planella et al. 2006). En la cultura mapuche existe la práctica de suministrar a los niños una vez en su vida esta planta, llamada «miyaye» en idioma mapudungun, para predecir su futuro de acuerdo con el comportamiento que tengan al estar bajo sus efectos.
Muy pequeñas cantidades bastan para inducir una intoxicación grave o mortal y la ingestión de cuatro o cinco gramos de hojas basta para matar a un niño.2 Se ha documentado un caso de intoxicación colectiva ocurrido en Jamestown, Estados Unidos, en 1616, cuando con ocasión de una rebelión el capitán John Smith dio a sus soldados una ensalada que contenía unas pocas hojas de datura.
En caso de envenenamiento, conviene hospitalización de urgencia. Normalmente se tratará de manera sintomática: lavado de estómago, sedación por inyección de benzodiazepinas y rehidratación. Se reproduce fácilmente por semilla. No recibe manejo especial. Para reproducirla hay que dejar remojando sus semillas una noche en agua tibia, a la mañana siguiente hay que sembrarlas.
Bit more of a close up of the fort at Port Sultan Qaboos.. (Mutrah part of Muscat in Oman)
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The forts surrounding Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman, primarily Al-Jalali and Al-Mirani, were built by the Portuguese in the late 16th century to defend the strategic harbor. They were constructed following an Ottoman raid on the city, aiming to secure Portuguese rule. Al-Jalali, also known as Ash Sharqiya fort, sits on rocks overlooking the harbor and was formerly used as a prison before being restored into a museum, according to KLM United Kingdom. Mutrah Fort, located in the harbor area, was built by the Portuguese in the 1580s and served as a defensive structure against the Ottoman army.
Nothing special. I just love these lyrics.
I am in love with this song. Dallas Green is my idol. He inspires me.
Thinking about starting a project. Taking a picture everyday for the whole summer. Not of my self per say...but just a quality picture. I think it will be good for me. I miss taking photos. =)
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"I awoke
Only to find my lungs empty
And through the night
So it seems I'm not breathing
And now my dreams are nothing like they were meant to be
And I'm breaking down, I think I'm breaking down
And I'm afraid
To sleep because of what haunts me
Such as living with the uncertainty
That I'll never find the words to say
Which would completely explain
Just how I'm breaking down
Someone come and
someone come and save my life
Maybe I'll sleep when I am dead
But now it's like the night is taking sides
With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
Could it be this misery will suffice?
I've become
A simple souvenir of someone's kill
And like the sea
I'm constantly changing from calm to ill
Madness fills my heart and soul as if the great divide could swallow me whole
oh, how I'm breaking down
Someone come and
someone come and save my life
Maybe I'll sleep when I am dead
But now it's like the night is taking sides
With all the worries that occupy the back of my mind
Could it be this misery will suffice?
ooh my life
Someone come and
someone come and save my life
(save my life)
Someone come and
someone come and save my life
(save my life)
Someone come and
someone come and save my life
Could it be this misery will suffice?"
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Annapurna trekking region of Nepal enjoy with magnificent view close to highest and impressive mountain range in the world. Day exploration in Pokhara and morning morning flight to Jomsom or drive to Besishisahar from Kathmandu begin of trek. High destination, Muktinath 3800m and in generally highest point of whole Annapurna is 5416m. Thorangla la is situated in Buddhist Monastery, an eternal flame, and Hindus Vishnu Tempe of Juwala Mai making it a pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists and Muktinath is on the way down from popular trekking it call Thorang la pass which is incredible view in Annapurna region. Whenever possible we will arrive at lodging mid-afternoon, which should leave plenty time for explore the local villages, enjoy the hot springs at Tatopani, continue to Ghorepani where there is forever the possibility of sunrise hike to Poon Hill for spectacular views of Dhaulagiri, Fishtail, Nilgiri and the Annapurna Himalaya range. Continue on to Birethanti finally between with the Baglung road where we will catch cab to Pokhara, next day drive or fly to Kathmandu.
region, although fairly effortless compare to some of other trek, takes you high along trails to Tengboche monastery Everest Solu Khumbu is the district south and west of Mount Everest. It is inhabited by sherpa, cultural group that has achieve fame because of the develop of its men on climbing expeditions. Khumbu is the name of the northern half of this region above Namche, includes highest mountain (Mt. Everest 8848m.) in the world. Khumbu is in part of Sagarmatha National Park. This is a short trek but very scenic trek offers really superb view of the world's highest peaks, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Amadablam and other many snowy peaks. Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla it is in the Khumbu region and trek up to Namche Bazzar, Tyangboche and into the Khumjung village, a very nice settlement of Sherpas people. This trek introduction to Everest and Sherpa culture with great mountain views, a very popular destination for first time trekkers in Nepal. Justifiably well-known world uppermost mountain (8848m.) and also for its Sherpa villages and monasteries. Few days trek from Lukla on the highland, takes you to the entry to Sagarmatha National Park and town of Namche Bazaar is entrance of Everest Trek. Environment of the towering Himalayas is a very delicate eco-system that is effortlessly put out of balance.
Langtang trekking region mixture of three beautiful trek taking us straight into some of the wildest and most pretty areas of Nepal. Starting from the lovely hill town of Syabrubensi our trek winds during gorgeous rhododendron and conifer forests throughout the Langtang National Park on the way to the higher slopes. Leads up to the high alpine yak pastures, glaciers and moraines around Kyanging. Along this route you will have an chance to cross the Ganja La Pass if possible from Langtang Valley. Trail enters the rhododendron (National flower of Nepal) forest and climbs up to alpine yak pastures at Ngegang (4404m). From Ngegang we make a climb of Ganja La Pass (5122m). We start southwest, sliding past Gekye Gompa to reach Tarkeghyang otherwise we take a detour and another unique features of trekking past, the holy lakes of Gosainkund (4300 m.) cross into Helambu via Laurebina to Ghopte (3430 m) and further to Trakegyang. Northern parts of the area mostly fall within the boundaries of Langtang National park.
Peak Climbing in Nepal is great view of Himalayas and most various geological regions in asia. Climbing of peaks in Nepal is restricted under the rules of Nepal Mountaineering Association. Details information and application for climbing permits are available through Acute Trekking. First peak climbing in Nepal by Tenzing Norgey Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hilary on May 29, 1953 to Mt. Everest. Trekking Agency in Nepal necessary member from Nepal Mountaineering Association. Our agency will arrange equipment, guides, high altitude porters, food and all necessary gears for climbing in Nepal. Although for some peaks, you need to contribute additional time, exertion owing to improved elevation and complexity. Climbing peaks is next step beyond simply trekking and basic mountaineering course over snow line with ice axe, crampons, ropes etc under administration and coaching from climbing guide, who have substantial mountaineering knowledge and for your climbing in mountain.
Everest Base Camp Trek well noon its spectacular mountain peaks and the devotion and openness of its inhabitants, the Everest region is one of the most popular destination for tourists in Nepal. While numerous of the routes through the mountains are difficult, there are plenty places to rest and enjoy a meal along the way. Additionally, don't worry about receiving lost. Just ask a local the way to the next village on your route, and they will direct you. Most Sherpas under the age of fifty can at least understand basic English, and many speak it fluently.
Annapurna Base Camp Trek is the major peaks of the western portion of the great Annapurna Himalaya, Annapurna South, Fang, Annapurna, Ganagapurna, Annapurna 3 and Machhapuchhare and including Annapurna first 8091 meters are arranged almost exactly in a circle about 10 miles in diameter with a deep glacier enclosed field at the center. From this glacier basin, known as the Annapurna base camp trek (Annapurna sanctuary trek), the Modi Khola way south in a narrow ravine fully 12 thousand ft. deep. Further south, the ravine opens up into a wide and fruitful valley, the domain of the Gurungs. The center and upper portions of Modi Khola offer some of the best short routes for trekking in Nepal and the valley is situated so that these treks can be easily joint with treks into the Kali Gandaki (Kali Gandaki is name of the river in Nepal) region to the west.
Upper Mustang Trekking name Make an escapade beginning from world deepest gorge Kaligandaki valley into world's highest area of Lo-Mangthang valley that passes through an almost tree-less barren landscape, a steep stony trail up and down hill and panorama views of high Annapurna Himalaya including Nilgiri, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and numerous other peaks. The trek passes through high peaks, passes, glaciers, and alpine valleys. The thousands years of seclusion has kept the society, lifestyle and heritage remain unaffected for centuries and to this date.
Helicopter Tour in Nepal having high mountains and wonderful landscape of countryside but is effortlessly reachable by land transport, is known as helicopter tours country. Helicopter services industry in Nepal is now well well-known with many types and categories of helicopters for the fly to different of Nepal. The pilots are very knowledgeable expert with 1000 of flying hours knowledge in Nepal. We have service for helicopter is outstanding reputations and established records for reliable emergency and rescue flight too. Here we would like to offer some of amazing helicopter tour in Himalaya country of Nepal. Further more details information about Nepal tour itinerary for helicopter tour in different part of Nepal contact us without hesitation.
Kathmandu Pokhra Tour is an exclusive tour package specially designed for all level travelers. Kathmandu Pokhara tour package is effortless tour alternative for Nepal visitors. This tour package vacation the historically significant and ethnically rich capital (Kathmandu ) of Nepal and the most stunning city of world by the nature, Pokhara. Mountain museum and world peace stupa are another charming of Pokhara tour. Pokhara is the center of escapade tourism in Nepal. Package tour to Kathmandu Pokhara is design to discover highlighted areas of Kathmandu and Pokhara valley. Nepal is the country which is socially and geographically different that’s why we powerfully recommend you discover Nepal to visit once in life time. It is hard to explore all Nepal in one Nepal tours trip in this way we design this trip to show you the highlights of Nepal especially in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Adventure trekking in the southern part of the asia continent there lays a tiny rectangular kingdom squeezed between two hugely populated countries, China to the north and India to the south, this country is Nepal a world of its own. Adventure trekking is a type of tourism, involving exploration or travel to remote, exotic and possibly hostile areas. Adventure trekking in Nepal is rapidly growing in popularity, as tourists seek different kinds of vacations. The land of contrast is presumably the exact way to define the scenery of Nepal for you will find maximum world highest peaks high high up above the clouds determined for the gods above. Straight, active and attractive learning experience adventure trekking in Nepal that engross the whole person and have real adventure. Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Daulagiri, and Annapurna and many more are there for the offering for mountain-lovers, adventurers and travelers.
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This was taken in a butterfly house. Where are the butterflies in Britain?
"Wildlife experts have ...warned that butterfly numbers could reach their lowest ever summer levels because of the effects of two washout summers in a row."
It's official. The UK experiences the least amount of sunshine during August since records began and temperatures only once breaking through the 70°F gauge.
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Cornelian Cherry does this mean "Armenian Cherry blossoms" why not, LOL!! Blooming young trees at the new Park.
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It is a medium to large deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 5-12 m tall, with dark brown branches and greenish twigs. The leaves are opposite, 4-10 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, with an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin. The flowers are small (5-10 mm diameter), with four yellow petals, produced in clusters of 10-25 together in the late winter, well before the leaves appear. The fruit is an oblong red drupe 2 cm long and 1.5 cm in diameter, containing a single seed.
The fruit is edible, but the unripe fruit is astringent. The fruit only fully ripens after it falls from the tree. When ripe, the fruit is dark ruby red. It has an acidic flavour which is best described as a mixture of cranberry and sour cherry; it is mainly used for making jam, makes an excellent sauce similar to cranberry sauce when pitted and then boiled with sugar and orange, but also can be eaten dried. In Azerbaijan and Armenia, the fruit is used for distilling vodka.
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Ladies and gents, you've seen his face, you've seen his head...today I give you Hashem El-Assar's missing part that you've never seen before ;)
I've been visiting Alex with my family and I thought I of giving my flickr friend Hashem a visit, and so we did. We shared tips and discussed various photography topics (philosophies, techniques, mentors, history, economics..etc). Hashem proved that he's a master for a reason.
Hashem was kind enough to shoot my humble self. I personally wanted to experience being one of Hashem's experiments. Thank god my two shots (first, second) turned out to be normal. If you dig deep into hashem's stream you will find a lot of victims:
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Thanx hashem, especially for the 5 hours crash course on being a strobist noob. See you soon buddy ;)
Strobist info: SB-800 to the subject's left @1/16. Triggered with Camera's built-in flash.
Torre de la Vela - La Alhambra, Granada (Spain).
The last shot of The Alhambra / La última foto de La Alhambra.
ENGLISH
The ground plan of the Watch Tower (Torre de la Vela) is of 16 meters x 16 meters and its elevation is of 26,80 meters. It has a solid base and four floors with arches supported by pillars. During some time this tower was used as a dwelling, so it was modified. On the second floor there were merlons until the 16th century. In 1840 the current bell was put on the western façade and it had to be rebuilt in 1882 because a bolt of lightning damaged it.
The bell is an important element of this tower. Its chime used to indicate the farmers of the Vega, the meadow of the valley, the hours when they had to water the fields at night. The bell started striking at 8 or 9.30 p. m. and it kept doing so at different intervals with different chimes until 3 or 4 a. m., depending on the season. This bell was also used to call the inhabitants of Granada in case of danger. Nowadays, it is only on January 2nd that the Watch Tower and its bell are in the minds of all the inhabitants of the city. That was the date when the Catholic Monarchs took the city and the tradition says that every young woman who is still single and who strikes the bell, will get married before the end of the year.
The view from the top of the tower is marvellous, as it is possible to enjoy at the same time, the city of Granada, the Sierra Nevada, the Vega and the villages of the surroundings.
Source: www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambratvela_en.asp
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La planta de la Torre de la Vela mide 16 metros de lado y 26,80 metros de alto. La base es maciza y tiene cuatro pisos con arcos apeados por pilares. Durante algún tiempo, esta torre se convirtió en vivienda, por lo que su aspecto ha cambiado con respecto al que tuvo en sus orígenes. En el segundo piso tuvo almenas hasta el siglo XVI. La ubicación actual de la campana en la fachada occidental es de 1840 y tuvo que ser reconstruída posteriormente debido a la caida de un rayo en 1882.
La campana es la gran protagonista de esta torre. Antiguamente, su toque servía como reloj nocturno a los agricultores de la Vega para regar sus campos. Comenzaba a sonar de 8 a 9:30 de la noche, y seguía sonando a distintos intervalos y con distintos toques hasta las 3 o las 4 de la mañana, según la estación del año. Esta campana también ha servido para llamar a los granadinos en caso de peligro. Hoy en día, es el día 2 de enero de cada año cuando la torre de la Vela y su campana recuperan el protagonismo que tuvo antaño. En conmemoración de la fecha en la que los Reyes Católicos tomaron Granada, existe una tradición por la cual todas las muchachas solteras de la ciudad que hagan sonar la campana el 2 de enero de cada año, contraerán matrimonio antes de que termine el año.
El paisaje que podemos observar desde la torre es maravilloso, ya que es posible disfrutar de un solo vistazo de una panorámica de la ciudad, Sierra Nevada, la vega y los pueblos de los alrededores.
Fuente: www.alhambradegranada.org/historia/alhambraTVela.asp
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is by far the most common species that breeds in the eastern half of North America, although most states have sporadic Rufous sightings, and Bob and Martha Sargent have banded eight other hummingbird species as winter visitors to five southeastern states. Ruby-throats are intensely inquisitive and thus easily attracted to feeders, where males in particular typically display aggressive territoriality toward rival hummers, other birds, and even insects such as bees, butterflies, and sphinx moths. They quickly become accustomed to human presence, and will swoop down to investigate red articles of clothing, possibly as potential food sources. Feeders hung at windows attract as many visitors as ones farther from structures, and the bird that claims a feeder as its territory may spend much of the day perched nearby, guarding the food source against intruders. Many hummingbird watchers find "Hummer Warz" endlessly entertaining, although the chases are obviously serious business to the hungry birds. For a short period immediately after fledging, a female will tolerate the presence of her own young at the feeder, but they are soon treated the same as other adult birds - as rivals in pursuit of the food necessary to prepare for the fall migration.
Courtship is apparently very brief, if it exists at all, and once mated the female raises the young alone. The walnut-sized nest, built by the female, is constructed on a foundation of bud scales attached to a tree limb with spider silk; lichens camouflage the outside, and the inside is lined with dandelion, cattail, or thistle down. The nest will stretch to contain the growing nestlings, and may sometimes be reused (rebuilt) the following year.
Two white, pea-sized eggs are laid two or three days apart, which the female will incubate from 60 to 80 percent of the day for 12-16 days. Reports of the duration of the nestling phase vary from 14 to 31 days, the wide range possibly varying with the availability of food; 18-23 days is normal. when they leave the nest, the chicks are considerably larger than their mothers: they may weigh 4.5 grams, while poor Mom is down to only 2.5 g after the stress of raising them. Since the mother starts incubating the first egg as soon as it's laid, that chick will hatch and fledge earlier than its sibling; it will remain close to the nest until the other chick is ready to fly. After leaving the nest, fledglings are fed by their mother for about 10 days. It is thought that Ruby-throats live as long as 12 years, but the average is probably 3-5 years.
Physical Description
Average length: 3.5 inches (8.9 cm)
Average weight: 1/8 ounce (3.1 g)
Body temperature: 105°-108°F (40.5°-42.2°C)
Wing beats: 40-80 per second, average about 52
Respiration: 250 per minute
Heart rate: 250 beats/min resting; 1200 beats/min feeding
Flight speed: 30 mph (48 kph) normal; 50 mph (80 kph) escape; 63 mph (101 kph) dive
Plumage
Adult male: Emerald green back, iridescent ruby red gorget (throat) that may appear black under some lighting conditions, gray flanks, forked tail with no white. Smaller than the female.
Adult female: Emerald green back, white breast and throat, rounded tail with white tips. Larger than the male, with longer bill.
Juveniles: Young of both sexes look like the adult female. In August and September, young males may develop some red spots in the gorget.
Molts: One complete molt per year, which may start during the fall migration and continue into March. Young males acquire full ruby gorgets during their first molt.
Gender identification is simple if the light is right: the brilliant red gorget of the male is unmistakable. More commonly, though, the shape and presence of white on the tail is a more reliable field mark.
Distribution and Migration
Ruby-throats breed throughout eastern to midwestern North America, from southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Most winter in Mexico, Central America, and on Caribbean islands, although a few remain in the Gulf states and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Most researchers accept a remarkable non-stop crossing of the Gulf, taking 18-20 hours. They arrive at the coast in late February or early March, and follow the development of spring flowers northward, reaching my home in Morganfield, Kentucky on April 20 +/- 2 days. Males migrate earlier than females, in both directions; some adult males start south as early as JUly. Our female breeding birds leave here (Morganfield, Kentucky) in September, with the young of the year following; the last juveniles depart abruptly at first frost (mid-October). By mid-November the fall migration is essentially completed throughout North America.
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Cuando hace aproximadamente un mes, comencé a editar el material de la Semana Santa 2008, tristemente me encontré con esta fotografía, que me hizo recordar con amargura el lamentable fallecimiento de Oscar Raúl Rodrigo, acontecido pocos días después de haberle sido hecha esta foto, con su pequeña en brazos, durante la celebración de la Procesión del Domingo de Rerrurrección.
Y al mirar la foto, los ojos de la niña se me clavaron como dardos en el alma por la profunda tristeza que me ocasionó el verla tan feliz y despreocupada en los brazos de su padre, ajena a lo que el trágico destino le tenía deparado a su familia. Quiere ser esta humilde foto un pequeño homenaje a Oscar Raúl, y a su familia en general, y un pequeño regalo para su preciosa hija, ya que en en la imagen se intuye todo el cariño de su padre hacia ella.
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