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I like this one with a black background
I seem to be doing a lot of mosaics and such lately. I won't do this forever - I promise! I shamelessly stole the idea for the inserts from TrubbleShots here.
Today I went shopping. I bought lots of stripy socks. I know they're cliche - but I just love the stripy socks pictures! I had to do some of my own (so expect more in the future - there are more socks!).
Today was the first day I took my photos outside. This is mostly because I tend to take them late in the evening. I took a fair few photos - you can see the originals here. The ones I used in this compilation are here (this one has a neat shadow of my camera and tripod), here (you can see me pulling the socks up in this one), here and here.
I'm very happy with today's picture. Let me know what you think!
Day twelve of my 365 Days challenge.
Sunday, 16th November, 2008
Golden Gate Bridge during twilight along Baker Beach.
Camera : EOS 50D
Lens : EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5
Focal lenght : 22mm
Aperture : f/29.0
Shutter : 30s
ISO : 100
Psalm 139 (King James Version)
O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
A Ponte Vecchio (Ponte Velha) é uma Ponte em arco medieval sobre o Rio Arno, em Florença, na Itália, famosa por ter uma quantidade de lojas (principalmente ourivesarias e joalharias) ao longo de todo o tabuleiro.
Acredita-se que tenha sido construída ainda na Roma Antiga e era feita originalmente de madeira. Foi destruída pelas cheias de 1333 e reconstruída em 1345, com projecto da autoria de Taddeo Gaddi. Consiste em três arcos, o maior deles com 30 metros de diâmetro. Desde sempre alberga lojas e mercadores, que mostravam as mercadorias sobre bancas, sempre com a autorização do Bargello, a autoridade municipal de então. Diz-se que a palavra bancarrota teve ali origem. Quando um mercador não conseguia pagar as dívidas, a mesa (banco) era quebrada (rotto) pelos soldados. Essa prática era chamada bancorotto.
Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, a ponte não foi danificada pelos alemães. Acredita-se que tenha sido uma ordem direta de Hitler.
Ao longo da ponte, há vários cadeados, especialmente no gradeamento em torno da estátua de Benvenuto Cellini. O facto é ligado à antiga ideia do amor e dos amantes: ao trancar o cadeado e lançar a chave ao rio, os amantes tornavam-se eternamente ligados. Graças a essa tradição e ao turismo desenfreado, milhares de cadeados tinham de ser removidos com frequência, estragando a estrutura da ponte. Devido a isso, o município estipulou uma multa de 50 euros para quem for apanhado, em flagrante, a colocar cadeados na ponte.
Fonte: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio, the oldest of Florence's six bridges, is one of the city's best known images. Probably going back to Roman times with its stone pillars and wooden planks; it was built in stone but then newly destroyed by a flood in 1333. It was built again twelve years later, perhaps by Neri da Fioravante (or Taddeo Gaddi, according to Giorgio Vasari).
The five arches became three and the main part was widened. The shops, housed under the porticos, first belonged to the Commune which then rented them out. But later on, towards the 15th century, they were sold to private owners and began to change through subsequent additions, raised parts and external terraces, extending towards the river and altering the original architecture in an anarchical, suggestive way.
In the 15th century these shops were greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers. But then perhaps because of their bad smell, Ferdinando I replaced them with goldsmiths, making the road more elegant and cleaner.
In 1565, Cosimo I de' Medici, Duke of Florence, had the famous Corridor built by Vasari on the upper side passing over the shops. There's a curious story about that. The Mannelli family who owned a medieval tower at the southern end, towards Pitti Palace, did not want to give the Duke right of passage. So the corridor had to be deviated, as we can still see today, around the tower.
The row of shops is interrupted in the center and the bridge opens over the Arno with two splendid, panoramic terraces. Here in 1900, they put up the bust of Benvenuto Cellini, that ingenious Florentine goldsmith and sculptor.
Font: www.italyguides.it/us/florence/ponte_vecchio/old_bridge.htm
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El papamoscas cerrojillo, (Ficedula hypoleuca), es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia de los papamoscas (Muscicapidae), extendido por la mayor parte del Viejo Mundo. No está amenazada y su población europea se estima entre 24.000.000 y 39.000.000 ejemplares.
Descripción
Es un pájaro pequeño, mide entre 12 y 13,5 cm de largo. La especie presenta dimorfismo sexual. El macho en época de cría es principalmente negro en sus partes superiores y blanco en las inferiores. En otoño e invierno su plumaje es más parecido al de la hembra, con el dorso y la cabeza pardas y las alas negras. En ámbos plumajes el macho presenta una mancha blanca en la frente, justo encima del pico. La hembra es blanca por debajo, y de color pardo por encima, excepto las alas que son negruzcas. En ámbos sexos las las tienen una mancha blanca en las terciarias siendo de mayor tamaño en los machos. El pico es negro, alargado, fino y puntiagudo.
Su reclamo es un "pik" corto, metálico y lo repite incansablemente.
Distribución y hábitat
Cría por la mayor parte de Europa y del oeste de Asia. En invierno migra al oeste de África.
Son aves forestales, sobre todo de bosques de frondosas, también en parques con árboles maduros.
Distribución y hábitat
Comportamiento
Es un pájaro muy inquieto y activo. Cuando está posado, suele chasquear el ala hacia arriba, rápidamente y bastantes veces. Son insectívoros, cazando al vuelo buena parte de su alimentación.
I have had kind of this shot in my head for a while, but in mono. This was the original idea today as well, but the striking blue color at dusk was to good to throw away.
Believe it or not, this is straight out of the raw file. No color boosting. Should really be viewed large on black
Taken for my Project 365. Your comments are appreciated, it gives me the motivation to continue.
إن مع العسر يسراً
يا إنسان ان بعد الجوع شبع، وبعد الظمأ ري، وبعد السهر نوم، وبعد المرض عافية،
سوف يصل الغائب ويهتدي الضال، ويفك العاني، وينقشع الظلام
(( فعسى الله أن يأتي بالفتح أو أمر من عنده ))
بشر الليل بصبح صادق يطارده على رؤوس الجبال، ومسارب الأودية،
بشر المهموم بفرج مفاجئ يصل في سرعة الضوء ولمح البصر،
بشر المنكوب بلطف خفي وكف حانية وادعة .
إذا رأيت الصحراء تمتد، فاعلم أن ورائها رياضاً خضراء وارفة الظلال .
إذا رأيت الحبل يشتد يشتد، فاعلم أنه سوف ينقطع .
مع الدمعة بسمة،
ومع الخوف أمناً،
ومع الفزع سكينة،
النار لا تحرق إبراهيم التوحيد؛ لأن الرعاية الربانية فتحت نافذة برداً وسلاماً .
البحر لا يغرق كليم الرحمن؛ لأن الصوت القوي الصادق نطق بكلا "إن معي ربي سيهدين" .
المعصوم في الغار بَشَّرَ صاحبه بأنه وحده معنا فـتـنـزل الأمن والفتح والسكينة .
إن عبيد ساعدتهم الراهنة وأرقاء ظروفهم القاتمة لا يرون إلا النكد والضيق والتعاسة، لأنهم لا ينظرون إلا إلى جدار الغرفة وباب الدار فحسب .
ألا فليمدوا أبصارهم وراء الحجب وليطلقوا أعنة أفكارهم إلى ما وراء الأسوار .
إذاَ فلا تضق ذرعاَ فمن المحال دوام الحال، وأفضل العبادة انتظار الفرج، الأيام دول، والدهر قلب، والليالي حبالى، والغيب مستور، والحكيم كل يوم هو في شأن، ولعل الله يحدث بعد ذلك أمرا ،
و "إن مع العسر يسراَ"
من كتاب لا تحزن للشيخ : عائض القرني
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Eating follows hunger, drinking follows thirst, sleep comes after restlessness , and health takes the place of sickness . The lost will find there way , and the one in difficulty will find relief, and the day will follow the night .
(perhaps Allah may bring a victory or a decision according to his will) Qur'an 5:52
Inform the night of a coming morning, the light of which will permeate the mountains and valleys. Give to the afflicted tidings of a sudden relief that will reach them with the speed of light or with the blinking of an eye .
if you see the desert extends for miles and miles , then know that beyond that distance are green meadows with plentiful shade.
If you see the rope tighten and tighten, know that it will snap.
tears are followed by a smile , fear is replaced by comfort,
and anxiety is overthrown by serenity. When the fire was set for him, Prophet Ibraheem (Abraham) (may peace be upon him) did not feel its heat because of the help he received from his lord.
{We [Allah] said : O' fire! be you coolness and sefety for Ibraheem ! }
Qur'an 21:69
The sea wouldn't drown Prophet Moses (may peace be upon him) because he uttered in a confident, strong, and truthful manner:
{'Nay, verily! With me is my Lord , he will guide me.'} Qur'an 26:62
Prophet Muhammad (bpuh) told Abu Bakr in the cave that Allah was with them ___ then peace and tranquility descended upon them.
Those that are slaves of the moment see only misery and wretchedness. This is because they look only at the wall and door of the room, whereas they should look beyond such barriers as are set before them.
Therefore do not be in despair ; it is impossible for things to remain the same. The days and years rotate, the future is unseen , and everyday Allah has matters to bring forth. You know it not, but it may be that Allah will afterwards bring some new thing to pass.
And {Verily, With hardship, There is a relief .}Qur'an 94:6
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Mark Hill, a member of Zen Zen Zo, during a promotional performance of Zeitgeist at the Festival Fringe.
I was spell-bound.
Mark Hill of Zen Zen Zo performs a dance from Zeitgeist. This was taken on the Royal Mile.
MARK HILL has been performing with Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre since 2003. He will perform in Zeitgeist at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August this year. Other credits with the company include: The Dairakudakan Project (09); Zeitgeist (08); Tokyo Vogue (08/07); Dracula (07); An End to Dreaming (06); World Shakespeare Congress (06); …those with Lucifer (05) and; The Odyssey (04).
Mark has performed with Amanda Palmer (The Dresden Dolls) as part of The Danger Ensemble (World Tour 08 -09, Australian Tour 08, Edinburgh 07). He has been a Butoh dancer with Dairakudakan (Japan, 07); Yoshimoto Daisuke (Japan, 06); SU-EN Butoh Company (Sweden, 05) and; Yoshioka Yumiko (Germany, 05).
Mark has a Bachelor of Education and teaches Physical Theatre nationally and internationally (Thailand 07, Japan 06). He was the Adult Education Co-ordinator for Zen Zen Zo (08). He teaches at all levels of education (including QUT 08) and has taught the professional year students at the Queensland Ballet (08).
(information from Zen Zen Zo's official site)
植物科目系列：芍药科-牡丹 手工皮手包
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牡丹名称：
拉丁语学名：Paeonia suffruticosa
英文名：Subshrubby Peony、Tree Peony（在英语和其他欧洲语言中，牡丹和芍药是同一个词----peony 或 paeony (Paeonia)）
中文别名：百花王、鹿韭、木芍药、洛阳王、富贵花等
牡丹科属：
域：真核域 Eukarya
界：植物界 Plantae
门：被子植物门 Magnoliophyta
纲：双子叶植物纲 Magnoliopsida
目：虎耳草目 Saxifragales
科：芍药科 Paeoniaceae
属：芍药属 Paeonia
种：牡丹 P. suffruticosa
（其他的分类系统有将芍药科作为毛茛科（Ranunculaceae）芍药属（Paeonia）的。）
牡丹简介：
牡丹原为陕、川、鲁、豫以及西藏、云南等一带山区的野生灌木，散生于海拔1500米左右的山坡和林缘。我国牡丹的种植可追溯到二千多年前，1972年甘肃武威东汉圹墓中发现的医简中已有牡丹入药的记载。
牡丹根系肉质强大，少分枝和须根。株高1-3m，可达2m，老茎灰褐色，当年生枝黄褐色。二回三出羽状复叶，互生。花单生茎顶，花径10-30cm，花色有白、黄、粉、红、紫及复色，有单瓣、复瓣、重瓣和台阁性花。花萼有5片。
牡丹的分尖方法很多，按株型可分为直立型、开展型和半开张型；按芽型可分为圆芽型、狭芽型、鹰嘴型和露嘴型；按分枝习性可分为单枝型和丛枝型；按花色可分白、共、粉、红、紫、蓝、黑和复色（实际上并无纯正的蓝与黑色）；按花期可分为早花型、中花型、晚花型和秋冬型（有些品种有二次开花的习性，春天开花后，秋冬可再次自然开花，即称为秋冬型）；按花型可分为系、类、组型四级。四个系即牡丹系、紫斑牡丹系、黄牡丹系和紫牡丹系；二个类即单花类和台阁花类；二个组即千层组和楼子组；组以下根据花的形状分为若干型，如单瓣型、荷花型、托桂型、皇冠型等。
牡丹为多年生落叶小灌木，生长缓慢，株型小，株高多在0.5～2米之间；根肉质，粗而长，中心木质化，长度一般在０.5～0.8米，极少数根长度可达2米；根皮和根肉的色泽因品种而异；枝干直立而脆，圆形，为从根茎处丛生数枝而成灌木状，当年生枝光滑、草木，黄褐色，常开裂而剥落；叶互生，叶片通常为二回三出复叶，枝上部常为单叶，小叶片有披针、卵圆、椭圆等形状，顶生小叶常为2～3裂，叶上面深绿色或黄绿色，下为灰绿色，光滑或有毛；总叶柄长8～20厘米，表面有凹槽；花单生于当年枝顶，两性，花大色艳，形美多姿，花程式为：♂*K5C∞G2～5：1：2～5，花径10～30厘米；花的颜色有白、黄、粉、红、紫红、紫、墨紫（黑）、雪青（粉蓝）、绿、复色十大色；雄雌蕊常有瓣化现象，花瓣自然增多和雄、雌蕊瓣化的程度与品种、栽培环境条件、生长年限等有关；正常花的雄蕊多数，结籽力强，种籽成熟度也高，雌蕊瓣化严重的花，结籽少而不实或不结籽，完全花雄蕊离生，心皮一般5枚，少有8枚，各有瓶状子房一室，边缘胎座，多数胚珠，骨果五角，每一果角结籽7～13粒，种籽类圆形，成熟时为共黄色，老时变成黑褐色，成熟种子直径0.6～0.9厘米，千粒重约400克。
牡丹喜凉恶热，宜燥惧湿，可耐-30℃的低温，在年平均相对湿度45%左右的地区可正常生长。喜光，亦稍耐阴。要求疏松、肥沃、排水良好的中性壤土或砂壤土，忌粘重土壤或低温处栽植。花期4-5月。多采用嫁接方法进行栽培，因为与芍药同属芍药属，又多选用芍药作为砧木。
牡丹由野生变家种后，因环境条件变化及人工不断地选育和栽培，除花色、花型、花期早晚有变异外，而且在株的形态、根的长短、粗细、叶的色泽、形状等方面也发生了变异。
牡丹的用途很多。可在公园和风景区建立专类园；在古典园林和居民院落中筑花台养植；在园林绿地中自然式孤植、丛植或片植。自身存在的酶水解，成为牡丹酚(C15H20O8)及一份子L阿拉伯糖。根皮咽炎引起的咽痒、咽干、刺激性咳嗽等症，效果良好。
牡丹文化：
牡丹，是中国固有的特产花卉，有数千年的自然生长和两千多年的人工栽培历史。其花大、形美、色艳、香浓，为历代人们所称颂，具有很高的观赏和药用价值，自秦汉时以药植物载入《神农本草经》始，散于历代各种古籍者，不乏其文。形成了色括植物学、园艺学、药物学、地理学、文学、艺术、民俗学等多学科在内的牡丹文化学，是中华民族文化和民俗学的一组成部分，是中华民族文化完整机体的一个细胞，透过它，可洞察中华民族文化的一般特征，这就是“文化全息”现象。
牡丹文化的起源，若从《诗经》牡丹进入诗歌，算起距今约3000年历史。秦汉时代以药用植物将牡丹记入《神农本草经》，牡丹已进入药物学。南北朝时，北齐杨子华画牡丹，牡丹已进入艺术领域。史书记载，隋炀帝在洛阳建西苑，诏天下进奇石花卉，易州进牡丹二十箱，植于西苑，自此，牡丹进入皇家园林，涉足园艺学。唐代，牡丹诗大量涌现，刘禹锡的“唯有牡丹真国色，花开时节动京城”，脍炙人口；李白的“云想衣裳花想容，春风拂槛露化浓”，千古绝唱。宋代开始，除牡丹诗词大量问世外，又出现了牡丹专著，诸如欧阳修的《洛阳牡丹记》、陆游的《天彭牡丹谱》、丘浚的《牡丹荣辱志》、张邦基的《陈州牡丹记》等。元姚遂有《序牡丹》，明人高濂有《牡丹花谱》、王象晋有《群芳谱》，薛凤翔有《亳州牡丹史》，清人汪灏有《广群芳谱》、苏毓眉有《曹南牡丹谱》、余鹏的有《曹州牡丹谱》等。散见于历代种种杂著、文集中的牡丹诗词文斌，遍布民间花乡的牡丹传说故事，以及雕塑、雕刻、绘画、音乐、戏剧、服饰、起居、食品等方面的牡丹文化现象，屡见不鲜。
解放后，牡丹种植有长足地发展，牡丹文化被人逐渐重视，出现了大批牡丹研究工作者和专家。
牡丹文化兼容多门科学，其构成非常广泛，它包括哲学、宗教、文学、艺术、教育、风俗、民情等所有文化领域。牡丹文化中所提供的文化信息，可以反映出民族文化的基本概貌，符合宇宙间的“全息律”。
牡丹文化是民族文化的一部分，与其他类型的文化相比，牡丹文化有其：（一）较浓重的生物学特点（二）较浓重的药物学特点（三）较浓重的园艺学特点（四）较浓重的美学特点（五）较浓重的文学特点（六）较浓重的乡土气息（七）浓重的富贵之感（八）浓重的人生回味（九）浓重的生活氛围（十）浓重的旅游氛围等特点。
牡丹文化是精神文明和物质文明的相结合产物，从古今中外牡丹发展的历史来看的确如此，牡丹发展在盛世，太平盛世喜牡丹，牡丹文化也如此。“国运昌时花运昌”，历史又一次证明了这一深刻的哲理。
历史上，古都洛阳的牡丹为最多、最好，有两个传统名种，一个开黄花的名姚黄，另一个开紫花的名魏紫，一直流传到今天。“洛阳牡丹天下无”，牡丹已被洛阳市定为市花，并确定每年4月15日——25日为“洛阳牡丹花会”。每当花会期间，中外游人群集，共赏花王。
牡丹诗词：
清平调 李白（唐）
一枝红艳露凝香， 云雨巫山枉断肠。 借问汉官谁得似， 可怜飞燕倚红妆。
题御笔牡丹 王国维（清）
摩罗西域竟时妆， 东海樱花侈国香。 阅尽大千春世界， 牡丹终古是花王。
惜牡丹 白居易（唐）
惆怅阶前红牡丹， 晚来只有两枝残。 明朝风起应吹尽， 夜惜衰红把火看。
栽牡丹 陆游（宋）
携锄庭下苍苔， 墨紫红手自栽。 老子龙钟逾八十， 死前犹见几回开。
赏牡丹 刘禹锡（唐）
庭前芍药妖无格，池上芙蕖净少情。 惟有牡丹真国色，开花时节动京城。
红牡丹 王维（唐）
绿艳闲且静，红衣浅复深。 花心愁欲断，春色岂知心。
——以上图片和文字资料来源于网络。
这件手工的设计是送给外婆的，融合了妈妈、小七和我的设计，从这个意义来讲，是我们做晚辈的给长辈最好的礼物。妈妈设计配色，小七画稿，我做。当我们终于完成，拿回来放到外婆手里的时候，她开心极了，我们也是：）
原料、工艺：0.8-1mm一层牛皮，刻、染色，机缝合成。
款式和功能：内置隔层为同色调猪皮，做成插袋（小号1个，中号2个,大号3个），隔成2个隔层。可放置烟盒、火机和手机、MP3、和钱包、驾驶证套、纸巾包等物件，方便好用。胶牙拉链金属拉片。
可选配件：拉链皮拉片（替换金属拉片）/腕带/内袋改尺寸，需定做
尺寸和价格:
大号成品宽25×高14cm
中号成品宽20×高14cm
小号成品宽15×高11cm
青花银蓝底＋埃及黑牡丹。手腕绳定做。2009.4.29设计制作完工。
See the article at www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=201110pride...
Erie Pride Parade & Rally a Great Time!
by Michael Mahler
On Saturday, August 27, about 230 people participated in the Erie Pride Parade & Rally. This year’s Pride events were organized by the Pride Planning committee, which is an informal coalition of groups and individuals.
Parade
About 100 people marched in the parade from the Zone Dance Club to Perry Square. John Daly King was the Grand Marshal for the parade, in a convertible driven by Caitlyn. Also in the parade were beloved local gay icons Jesse and Ricardo, who rode their tandem bike.
Parade units included
Lake Erie Belly Dance
Doctor Who contingent
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
Erie Gay News
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Latonia Theatre
PFLAG Butler
Erie Sisters
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie
Community United Church
OUT (Pittsburgh newspaper)
There were also many people marching as individuals, as well as a float carrying current and former Miss Eries.
Rally
The rally in Perry Square begins at 2 PM and will include speakers and performers. Please check in at the registration table when you arrive in Perry Square. The rally will include a variety of vendors and information booths.
Speakers and performers included:
Greg Rabb, Openly gay Jamestown City Council President and Councilman at Large
Misty Kall, Miss Erie 2011
Rich McCarty of Equality PA, Greater Erie Alliance for Equality and Community United Church
Chris Wolfe, Erie Idol finalist 2011
Tammie Johnson, 2 term President of ACLU-NWPA
Brian T, singer, also with Pittsburgh Out TV
Jason Landau Goodman, founding Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition. The first and only youth-led statewide LGBTQ organization in the nation
Michelle Michaels, Former Miss Erie and Coordinator for FACE Show at Zone
Fiona Hensley, Chair of the Student Network Across Pennsylvania, SNAP, Regional Chair of the Erie-West region for SNAP and President of Queers and Allies at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Diva D’Vyne
Games
The Dunk a Drag Queen game was very popular! We look forward to making this an annual tradition
Donors
Many businesses and organizations gave generously to help support Pride this year. These included
AdultMart
Allegheny College Bookstore
BeautiControl
Blue Heron Inn
Body Language
Chicory Hill Herbs
Coca-Cola/Erie
Country Fair
Craze Night Club
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Douglas Kolcun
Drenched Fur
Earthshine Company
Eerie Horror Film Festival
emma's revolution
Erie Book Store
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Department of Health
Erie Playhouse
Erie Seawolves
Erie Sisters
Erie Spine and Wellness
Family United Counseling
Gaudenzia / SHOUT Outreach
Giant Eagle - Buffalo Road
Glass Growers
Good Health Rejuvenation
Greater Erie Alliance for Equality, Inc.
Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
Hollywood Stories
Horomanski's DJ'ing Services
JR's Last Laugh
Kensington Books
La bella
Larese Floral Design
LBT Women
Lion's Den Adult Super Store
MLR Books
Pennsylvania Coaltion to End Homelessness
Pie in the Sky Cafe
Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse
Sam's Club
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Silk Screen Unlimited
Smith's Hot Dogs
State Farm Insurance Agent Natalie Braddock
Tanglez Hair and Nail Studio
The Ringbearer
Tops Friendly Markets - W 38th St
Wegman's- Peach St
Wendy's of Erie
Zone Dance Club
Committee Members & Volunteers
Many people from the committee worked hard to make the day enjoyable for everyone! Committee members included
Season
Chris
Preston
Mark H
Erin Moll
Amy
Sue McCabe
Alex
Jeff H
John Daly King
Kerry
In addition to the committee members, volunteers included:
Kevin Schultz
Dok
Johauna
Wanda
Bob H
Eric Rogers
Maria S.
Deb Spilko
Brian
Info Tables & Vendors
Info tables included:
Adagio Health
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NWPA Chapter
Community United Church
Crime Victim Center of Erie County
Equality Pennsylvania
Erie County Democratic Party
Erie County Human Relations Commission
Erie Gay News
Erie Sisters
Lake Erie Derby Dames
LBT Women
Pennsylvania Student Equality Coalition
PFLAG Erie/Crawford County
SafeNet Center
United Way of Erie County
Voices for Independence
Vendors included
BeautiControl
Book Merchant
Christopher's Novelty Gifts
Shakira Nakelle's Mementos, Gifts & More
Collecting Food
We collected 23 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA.
Intha weaver at work in a village on Lake Inle.
The Intha
The dominant ethnicity of Lake Inle are the Intha, meaning sons of the lake. They are thought to have arrived from the Tavoy region of Southern Burma many centuries ago, and are linguistically related to the Bamar group. Today they speak an antiquated Burmese and are Buddhist.
The Intha live in bamboo houses built over the water on stilts and grow vegetables and fruit hydroponically on floating gardens that rise and fall with the tidesthus giving rise to the perception of 'floating villages'. The fertile water ensures an abundant harvest which get sold on 'floating markets' where goods are traded from one boat to another. The itinerary follows a five day cycle, rotating between the five larger villages on Lake Inle.
Most transport is by flat bottom canoes, propelled by a particular rowing style where the rower stands on one leg on the flattened stern of the canoe and wrapping the other around a long oar. The standing rowing method evolved to enable rowers to see over the tall reeds. Nevertheless the women row seated, eventhough they are equally adept at the standing style.
The Intha are best known for their unique fishing method, which is an extension of the rowing style, using a cone shaped bamboo framed wrapped with a fishing net, which is lowered to the bottom of the shallow Lake Inle with one hand and one foot. A bamboo stake is then driven into the net to agitate the water and drive the fish up. The net is then closed and the entire contraption is raised from the water.
The Intha should also be noted as weavers, producing the lotus cloth unique to the area, and worn by monks as ceremonial robes. They are best known however for creating traditional distinctive cotton cloth, the Inle Longyi. The patterns were originally Cambodian inspired, but now also drive from Thai and Indonesian influences. Silk brought in from China and Thailand are also used for more luxurious textiles, which are sold to tourists.
Lake Inle
Lake Inle is a freshwater lake of around 115square kilometers in Myanmar's Shan State located at an altitude of 880 meters. The lake is very shallow reaching no more than 2 or 3 meters depending on the season.
The lake is a tourist attraction for its images of the fishermen and their flat bottom canoes on mirror still water, as well as the the floating villages and markets. Time of course never stands still, and larger motor powered boats have made their way onto the lake, mainly as tourist transport, causing wakes that never existed before, while the market increasingly caters for tourist souvenirs. However given the political situation, tourism is still limited in Myanmar, but a number of very high quality lodges have sprung up along the lake shores.
Shan State
Shan State forms Myanmar's border with China, Laos and Thailand, and encompasses a quarter of Myanmar's total territory. Shan State derives its name from the local Shan people, who live largely rural lifestyles.
From the 1948 Myanmar independence, Chinese state and ethnic activity has increased, as have armed rebellions fueled by the emergence of war lords, who developed Shan State into a major opium growing area. Accordingly, the state is better known as the Golden Triangle or Shwe-Tri Gan and to this day, Myanmar is the world's second largest opium producer after Afghanistan, whilst the local people growing poppy continue to live below the poverty line. Heroin base is mostly produced within Myanmar and then transported by donkey across the mountainous Thailand border for conversion to heroin and transport to Bangkok and wider trafficking.
The heavily armed insurgence groups, including the 20,000 strong United Wa State Army (UWSA) that represent an undefined independent Wa State which would enclose Shan State, still render the zone unstable. The Wa people openly use the Yuan as currency, as opposed to the Myanmar Kyat, and in 2008 parts of Shan State were ceded autonomy.
Myanmar
Burma, or Myanmar as it has been renamed by the military dictatorship, derives its name from the Burmese word Bamar, which is pronounced 'Bama', and became 'Burma' in the colonial days. However in old Burmese it is pronounced Mranma or Myanmah, thus giving rise to Myanmar. The renaming remains the subject of debate, where the UN refers to 'Myanmar', the US, UK and France still refer to 'Burma', and yet the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal refer to 'Myanmar'. We've followed the UN and used current naming throughout this collection of photos, however with the alternatives included in the tags.
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History and origin
The Spanish Terrapin was first described by Schweigger in 1812, the scientific name of this species is Mauremys leprosa. Mauremys from Greek meaning "Mauritanian" and "Terrapin". Leprosa comes from Greek and means "leprosy" Schweigger first examined old specimens which had infected structures on the scales making him think that the animals were infected with leprosy.
Characteristics
They are one of the larger Mauremys species.
Description
=Size=
Their eggs are about 35 mm by 21 mm in size. The young hatch out measuring around 32 mm long. They will grow up to 250 mm long in their 20 year life.
=Morphology=
Their shell is quite flat, and oval. The edges of the shell are smooth and have no spikes or teeth.
=Patterns & colours=
Their colours range from orange-brown to olive, the young also have small orange or yellow markings on every scale. Their plastron is yellow with a dark patch sometimes with a light line running down the middle. Their head resembles American terrapins with a light pattern running from the neck to the tympan. The young have a bluish back colour on their skin.
Geographical range
In France they are only fond in the southernmost department called the Pyrénées Orientales, and within that range they can only be the Albères region.
Subspecies
In Europe this species has no sub-species. Their sub-species are all found in Morocco, and they are distinguished only by very small morphological variations. These sub-species are: M. l. atlantica, M. l. erhardi, M. l. saharica, M. l. marokkensis, M. l. vanmeerhaeghei, M. l. wernerkaestlei and M. l. zizi.
Sexual differences
None.
Seasonal variations
None.
Diet
They feed on small fish, amphibians, tadpoles and insects. They sometimes feed on reeds and other plants.
Defensive habits
They will dive into the water and hide in the vegetation or in the mud.
Reproduction
Breeding occurs in March or April, this happens under the water. The mating is fast and they do a simple ritual, the male moves around the females head while he also stretches his legs. The females can lay up to 3 clutches a year, the eggs are laid only a few meters away form the water in a dry place. The eggs hatch after approximately 60 days.
Sexual maturity, life span
The average life span for Mauremys leprosa is about 20 years, the males reach their sexual maturity in their seventh year whereas the females are mature in around their tenth year.
Habits
They are very secretive, they enjoy sunbathing on the banks but are always on guard and dive when alerted.
Habitat
They enjoy water holes with a clay floor, usually with a lot vegetation debris. Their habitat is usually stagnant water. They are very tolerant to pollution and may withstand very polluted water.
Predators
Their only threat is loss of habitat.
A more succinct version ran on Seattlest.
This building has housed many sad stories, but has a sign of hope.
It's at the corner of McClellan and Martin Luther King Way Jr. South in Seattle.
Here was my methodology: I went to King County Parcel Viewer to get the address for the building, and then searched the web and Seattle Times archives for that address and next door. I took names that came out and searched in the Washington State Digital Archives for dates of birth, marriage, and death; as well as spouses, parents and children. Then I took those dates and names and went back to Seattle Times to see if I could find more.
In 1905 Oheda Kulnujia came to America with her family from Turkey, joining an uncle who had been in Seattle since before the Yukon gold rush. In 1922 she married John Arten, who himself had arrived in the US in 1909 from Turkey or Armenia.
in 1927 John paid to have this building constructed at the corner of McClellan and then-Empire Way. It had easy access to streetcars and the Renton interurban just a block away on Rainier. And, it was located on a new road which was carrying more auto traffic every year. It was the boom time of the 1920s. Oheda gave birth to a daughter, Mary, in 1925. John paid $2200 for the building, and it had space for his shoe repair business in front and for his family to live in the back. (9/29/1927 ST p29)
In 1941 Mary was almost done in by all that auto traffic. The car she was in was struck by another car in a bad accident. But she made it through. In 1950 she was wed for a brief year, long enough to give birth to a daughter, also named Mary. Both kept the name Medzegian.
At the time of our old photograph, 1957, Mary was running a "snack bar" restaurant in half of the retail space. The boisterousness of the signs shows how well the family was doing.
Oheda passed away in 1964 (5/18/1964 ST p39). It's unclear of the exact cause, but both businesses were closed in 1967 and the equipment sold off. Perhaps as the younger Mary graduated high school her mother moved on? (ST classifieds February and March 1967)
And maybe John was no longer able to run his business. He died at the end of 1969. (12/15/1969 ST p45).
Mary -- or perhaps renters? -- lost her poodle "Taffy" in 1970 (2/18/1970 ST classfied)
The elder Mary owned the building until 2002, and passed away in 2004
The building was gutted by fire in 2007.
But just as it seems the story is petering out in sadness, two bright spots.
Good samaratins saved two people from the fire.
And now, a sign of hope in the fight against cancer graces the building.
More photographs of Torquay, can be viewed by visiting my photography website - Beautiful England
Torquay has long been regarded as one of the most glamorous resorts of the English Riviera. In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte, who was a prisoner, stood on the deck of HMS Bellerophon in Tor Bay and pronounced Torquay to be, "Beau". It is easy to see why he felt this. Built on seven green hills, overlooking Tor Bay, Torquay is a resort with a genuine European atmosphere. Sparkling white villas built by the Victorians, adorn the hill tops. The promenade is lined with palm trees and colourful gardens. There is a lively harbour and an international marina.
The Victorians named Torquay, "Queen of the Riviera" and it became one of the most popular resorts in the south of England. In 1848, South Devon Railway made the town easily accessible. Bathing became fashionable and separate beaches were designated for ladies and gentlemen to bathe. It was not until 1899 that mixed bathing was permitted.
Kent's Cavern attracted many visitors. Here were found human bones, together with those from Ice Age creatures, indicating for the first time that man had existed far earlier than previously thought. It is now a floodlit spectacle of stalagmites and stalactites situated close to Anstey's Cove and is open to the public.
The English Riviera has 22 miles of coastline, coves and cliffs and provides 19 varied beaches, some small and secluded, but still easily accessible. From Marine Drive there are extensive views over Thatcher Rock, across Tor Bay to Berry Head at Brixham. From Babbacombe Bay the red cliffs of Dawlish can be seen.
The BBC TV series, 'Fawlty Towers', is closely associated with Torquay. This comedy programme, staring John Cleese, as the eccentric hotelier, was first broadcast in 1975 and has been screened in over sixty countries. The hotel shown in the opening shots was, in fact, not in Torquay, but was the Wooburn Grange Country Club at Bourne End in Buckinghamshire, which has now been demolished.
The inspiration for Basil Fawlty was Donald Sinclair, the owner of Hotel Gleneagles, who Monty Python's Flying Circus team encountered in 1971. Whilst they were staying there, Donald Sinclair criticised Terry Gilliam for not using his knife and fork correctly and it is alleged Eric Idle's bag was thrown outside because Sinclair believed that there was a bomb in it! The Monty Python team moved out, but John Cleese, realising the potential, stayed on and brought his first wife, Connie Booth, to join him to experience Sinclair's unusual behaviour at first hand. She later co-wrote the programmes with her husband.
Sadly, Donald died in 1981. John Cleese affectionately described Donald Sinclair, a war hero, as, "the most wonderfully rude man I have ever met". Hotel Gleneagles still exists in Asheldon Road, Torquay. It has been transformed into a luxury boutique hotel, overlooking Lyme Bay.
Agatha Christie, the world famous crime writer, was born in Torquay and spent most of her life in the area. She often bathed at Beacon Cove, an original "ladies only beach" and Meadfoot Beach. The family home was in Barton Road. She was married on Christmas Eve 1914 and spent her honeymoon at The Grand Hotel. She owned 'Greenway', standing above the River Dart, near Brixham, for thirty-eight years, which she used as a summer home and retreat, until she died in 1976. It is now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public. Visitors can travel by ferry from Torquay or Brixham.
The Vines, 81 Lime Street, Liverpool, 1907.
By Walter William Thomas (1849-1912).
Walkers Ales of Warrington.
Grade ll* listed.
See also:-
pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/112
breweryhistory.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vines,_Liverpool
www.govserv.org/GB/Liverpool/236929139665303/The-Vines-%2...
m.facebook.com/The-Vines-the-Big-House-236929139665303/
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www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/feb/07/liverpool-pu...
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The Vines public house
Statutory Address: 79-87 Lime Street, Liverpool, L1 1JQ
Grade II* Listed
List Entry Number: 1084210
National Grid Reference: SJ3505890334
Summary
Public house, 1907, by Walter Thomas for Robert Cain & Sons. Neo-Baroque style.
Reasons for Designation
The Vines, constructed in 1907 to the designs of Walter W Thomas for Robert Cain & Sons, is listed at Grade II* for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* it has an impressive neo-Baroque design with flamboyant principal elevations that maximise its prominent corner location;
* its imposing composition and highly ornate interior reflect the status, wealth and ambition of Robert Cain who sought to create public houses of great beauty;
* the interior decoration is of a superior quality and includes plasterwork by the Bromsgrove Guild and H Gustave Hiller, carved mahogany woodwork throughout, repousse copper panels, and a stained-glass dome in the former billiards room;
* the interior retains high-quality original fixtures and fittings, including elaborate fireplaces, carved baffles with Art Nouveau stained glass, ornate wall panelling, arcaded screens, a striking wave-shaped beaten-copper bar counter in the lounge, and Art Nouveau fireplaces in the upper-floor accommodation.
Group value:
* it has strong group value with its sister building, the nearby Grade I-listed Philharmonic Dining Rooms, which was also designed by Walter W Thomas for Robert Cain & Sons, as well as other listed buildings on Lime Street and Ranelagh Place, including the Grade II-listed Crown Hotel, Adelphi Hotel and former Lewis's department store.
History
The Vines was constructed in 1907 to the designs of Walter W Thomas for the Liverpool brewery Robert Cain & Sons and replaced an early-C19 pub operated by Albert B Vines from 1867; hence the current pub's name. The interior decoration includes works by the Bromsgrove Guild and H Gustave Hiller.
Walter W Thomas (1849-1912) was a Liverpool architect who is best known for his public house designs, but who also produced designs for Owen Owen's department store known as Audley House, and houses around Sefton Park. As well as The Vines, Thomas also designed The Philharmonic Dining Rooms (1898-1900, Grade I) on Hope Street for Robert Cain & Sons, and rebuilt The Crown (1905, Grade II) for Walkers Brewery of Warrington, which is also on Lime Street.
Robert Cain (1826-1907) was born in Ireland but grew up in Liverpool. As a teenager he became an apprentice to a cooper on board a ship carrying palm oil from West Africa and after returning to Liverpool in 1844 he established himself first as a cooper, and then subsequently as a brewer in 1848. Cain began brewing at a pub on Limekiln Lane, but soon moved to larger premises on Wilton Street, and finally to the Mersey Brewery on Stanhope Street in 1858, which Cain extended in the late C19 and early C20. As well as brewing Cain also invested in property, built pubs, and ran a hotel adjacent to the Mersey Brewery. As his brewery business grew (known as Robert Cain & Sons from 1896) it bought out smaller brewers and took control of their pubs, evolving into a company that owned over 200 pubs in Liverpool by the late 1880s. In 1921 Robert Cain & Sons merged with Walkers Brewery to become Walker Cains and the Liverpool brewery at Stanhope Street was sold to Higsons in 1923. After a succession of owners from the 1980s onwards the brewery is being converted for mixed use.
The Bromsgrove Guild of Fine Arts was established in 1898 by Walter Gilbert as a means of promoting high-qualify craftsmanship in metal casting, woodcarving and embroidery in the style of a medieval guild, and included the creation of apprenticeships. The Guild subsequently expanded into other areas of art and design, including jewellery, enamelling, and decorative plasterwork, and recruited the best craftsmen. In 1900 the Guild was showcased at the British Pavilion at the Exposition Universelle in Paris and in 1908 it received a royal warrant. Famous works included the gates at Buckingham Palace, interior decoration on RMS Lusitania and RMS Queen Mary, and the Liver bird statues on the Royal Liver Building in Liverpool. Although the Guild survived the loss of key craftsmen and the Great Depression of the late 1920s it was finally wound up in the 1960s.
Henry Gustave Hiller (1864-1946) was a Liverpool-based designer and manufacturer of stained glass who trained at the Manchester School of Art under Walter Crane. He established a studio in Liverpool in around 1904 and retired in 1940. Although primarily known for his stained glass he worked in a wide variety of mediums, including plasterwork.
Details
Public house, 1907, by Walter W Thomas for Robert Cain & Sons. Neo-Baroque style.
MATERIALS: sandstone ashlar with a pink-granite ground floor, slate roof coverings.
PLAN: The Vines has a V-shaped plan with a north corner in-filled at ground-floor level by a former billiards room. It occupies a corner plot at the junction of Copperas Hill and Lime Street with principal elevations onto both streets. It is bounded by Copperas Hill to the south-east, Lime Street to the south-west, and adjoining buildings to the north-east and north-west.
EXTERIOR: The Vines is of three-storeys plus attic and basement with a nine-bay elevation onto Lime Street, a canted south corner bay, and a six-bay return on Copperas Hill, and entrances on each elevation. The pub has a steep slate roof set behind ornate Dutch gables and a balustraded parapet, and the ground floor has banded rustication to the pink-granite facings. The ground floor is lit by large bow windows containing original patterned brilliant-cut glass and replaced etched glass, whilst the upper-floors have casement windows set within carved surrounds. A cornice projects out from the main face of the building above the ground floor and stood atop it to both the Lime Street and Copperas Hill elevations are later gold letters that read 'WALKERS WARRINGTON ALES', with additional letters to Lime Street that read 'THE VINES'. Above the first floor is a stringcourse interrupted by segmental floating cornices over some of the windows, and in between the windows are floriated drops attached to corbelled pedestals that support Ionic engaged columns between the second-floor windows. The Lime Street elevation has two large Dutch gables with scroll detailing, elaborate finials, paired casement windows with elaborate surrounds, and oculi to the gable apexes, whilst the Copperas Hill elevation has a single gable in the same style. Projecting out from the right gable on Lime Street is a large bracketed clock.
SOUTH CORNER The south corner has a tall doorway to the ground floor accessing the public bar with a decorative wrought-iron and gilded-copper gate with a vestibule behind containing a patterned mosaic floor incorporating the lettering 'RCS' (Robert Cain & Sons) and two partly-glazed and panelled doors; that to the right is no longer in use. The entrance doorway itself is flanked by engaged Ionic columns with copper capitals and drops, and above are large triple keystones and a segmental open pediment, all exaggerated in size. Inscribed to the central keystone is 'The Vines' in gilded lettering. To the south corner's first floor is a glazed oculi with a festoon above incorporating a figurative head keystone, whilst the second-floor window mirrors that of the other elevations. Rising from the top of the corner bay behind the parapet and sandwiched by the Dutch gables on Lime Street and Copperas Hill is a tall round tower topped by a dome with a squat obelisk finial.
LIME STREET The Lime Street elevation incorporates a further entrance to the centre of the ground floor, which is identically styled to that to the south corner, but the lower section of the original gate has been removed and replaced by late-C20 concertina gates. The vestibule behind is lined with pink granite and has a decorative plasterwork ceiling and a small bow-shaped window (possibly an off-sales opening originally and in 2019 now covered with an advertising sign) directly opposite the doorway with a multipaned segmental overlight above. Partly-glazed panelled doors to each side lead into the lounge and public bar to the left and right respectively; both doors are multipaned to their upper halves with panes of brilliant-cut glass. To the left of the main building on Lime Street is an additional lower, rendered single-bay that comprises 79 Lime Street; part of an earlier (now demolished) building that was partly raised, altered and re-used in the early C20 to house The Vines' main accommodation stair. It has a tall doorway to the ground floor flanked by Corinthian columns with two panelled doors with overlights; that to the left previously served a now-demolished part of the building to the left whilst that to the right accesses the stair for The Vines. Single plate-glass sash windows exist to the right on two floors above; that to the second floor has been altered and made smaller, presumably when the stair was inserted internally. Corresponding windows to the left have been blocked up, but are partly visible internally.
COPPERAS HILL The ground floor of the pub's Copperas Hill elevation also has a number of entrances, including one with a doorway incorporating a scrolled floating cornice and prominent keystone that leads into the public bar and originally also a former snug (now altered into a kitchenette). A plainer doorway to the right leads to a stair accessing the upper floors at this end of the building. A single-storey flat-roofed section to the far right of the elevation with a plain recessed doorway is a later addition and provides external access to the former billiards room.
REAR ELEVATIONS The rear (north-east and north-west) elevations are plainer and of brick with large casement windows, some of which incorporate Art Nouveau stained glass. The entire rear yard area is occupied by a flat-roofed billiards room with a large lantern roof over a stained-glass dome visible internally. A cast-iron fire escape provides access down onto the roof of the billiards room.
INTERIOR: internally the pub has a linear sequence of rooms from south-east to north-west formed by a public bar, lounge and smoke room, with a large former billiards room at the rear. There are high ceilings and carved mahogany woodwork throughout the ground floor, and plasterwork by the Bromsgrove Guild and H Gustave Hiller.
PUBLIC BAR The south corner entrance leads into a large public bar with a richly moulded plasterwork ceiling and a panelled mahogany bar counter to the north corner that originally ran down the north-east side of the room, but was shortened in 1989. Rising from the bar counter are short mirror-panelled piers supporting a pot shelf surmounted by three twin-armed brass lamps, and in front of the counter is a brass foot rail. The bar-back behind forms part of a carved, arcaded and panelled screen that runs down the north-east side of the public bar and incorporates stained, leaded, and cut glass, and two openings; the opening to the right has lost its original panelled infill, which would have been in similar style to the bar-back, whilst that to the left is an original open doorway with a broken segmental pediment above containing a clock face that gives the appearance of an outsized grandfather clock with the doorway through the pendulum case. The screen separates the public bar from a rear corridor cum drinking lobby that accesses toilets and leads through to the lounge and smoke room at the opposite end of the pub. Bench seating and a mahogany and tiled fireplace with a carved overmantel exist to the public bar's south-west wall, and a small late-C20 stage has been inserted at the south-east end of the room. At the north-west end of the room adjacent to the Lime Street entrance is a panelled and stained-glass arcaded screen with an integral drinking shelf that conceals the bar service area, possible off-sales and basement access from view. In the eastern corner of the bar adjacent to a lobby off the Copperas Hill entrance is an altered glazed screen covered with modern signage chalkboards that probably originally led through to another small room/snug, which is now a kitchenette.
Behind the public bar the corridor/drinking lobby's north-east wall is panelled and incorporates a wide arched opening to the centre with early-C20 signage plaques with incised and gilded lettering and arrows pointing towards the ladies and gents lavatories, which are accessed through an inner screen with Art Nouveau stained glass and a vestibule with panelled doors. Off to the right is a doorway through to the altered snug and access to a stair leading up to the first floor.
LOUNGE The lounge is accessed from the Lime Street entrance and shares a bar servery with the public bar, although the bar counter in the lounge is set within a wide arched opening and is more elaborate and wave-shaped with a decorative beaten-copper front. Above the counter are brass lighting rails with paired globe lights. Ornate carved and fluted Corinthian columns stood atop panelled pedestals support the room's ceiling, which continues the same richly decorated plasterwork as the public bar. Similarly detailed pilasters also exist to the walls, which are panelled. To the room's north-west wall is a tall mahogany and marble fireplace with a decorative beaten-copper panel depicting torches and swags, and a beaten-copper Art Nouveau fire hood, and large caryatids to each side supporting an entablature and segmental pediment above. Two doorways either side of the fireplace with their doors removed (one of the doors with an etched-glass upper panel that reads 'SMOKE ROOM' survives on the second floor in the Lime Street range) lead through into the smoke room, which has a back-to-back fireplace with the lounge.
SMOKE ROOM The smoke room has booth seating set around three walls separated by baffles with Art Nouveau stained-glass panels and fluted octagonal uprights surmounted by paired lamps. The walls above the seating have highly decorative mahogany panelling with fluted pilasters, carved mouldings, marquetry detailing and built-in bell pushes set within decorative plates. To the top of the walls, and set below a coffered ceiling that incorporates a large plasterwork oval to the centre depicting the signs of the zodiac, is a deep plasterwork frieze depicting putti in various Arcadian scenes. The room's elaborate fireplace is also of mahogany, marble and beaten copper, with a semi-circular panel depicting Viking ships in relief and flanking fluted octagonal columns with Art Nouveau floriate capitals supporting an entablature.
FORMER BILLIARDS ROOM At the rear (north-east side) of the ground floor, and accessed from the lounge and rear corridor, is a vast room (probably a billiards room originally and now known as the Heritage Suite) with an exposed floorboard floor, wall panelling incorporating doorcases with shaped heads, giant Corinthian pilasters, carved festoons and cartouches, and a coffered ceiling with a massive, oval, stained-glass domed skylight to the centre with a plasterwork frieze at its base depicting apples, foliage and lion's heads. To the south-west wall is an elaborate carved mahogany and marble fireplace with a large mirror built into the panelling above and surviving to the south-east wall is original built-in bench seating. At the north-west end of the room is a later panelled bar counter with a substantial bar-back behind incorporating Roman Doric columns supporting a deep entablature and flanked by later shelving. A doorway in the east corner leads through to an altered entrance foyer off Copperas Hill.
UPPER FLOORS A steep, narrow stair off Copperas Hill leads up to the first floor and rooms in the south corner and south-east end of the building. The stair has modern tread coverings and has lost its balusters, but an original newel post and handrail survive. The main accommodation stair serving the upper floors in the Lime Street range is contained within the neighbouring single-bay property of 79 Lime Street and rises from a ground-floor foyer with later inserted partitioning. The stair is a wide dog-leg stair with substantial carved newel posts and balusters, pendant drops, a closed string, and a glazed-tiled dado.
The upper floor rooms at the south-east end of the building have been modernised to accommodate en-suite bathrooms and toilets, but the floor plan largely survives with only minor alteration, including boxing-in on the second-floor landing. The rooms and landings retain plain moulded cornicing and door architraves, and a mixture of original four-panel and modern doors. Chimneybreasts also survive, and most rooms retain Art Nouveau cast-iron and tiled fireplaces. A stair flight up to the second floor survives with closed strings and turned balusters and newel posts. On each of the first and second floor landings is a doorway through to the upper-floor rooms facing onto Lime Street, which are no longer in use. These spaces, except for the main stair at the north-west end, have been altered and modernised, along with the attic rooms.
The attic at the south-east end of the building and the basement were not inspected.
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Sources
Books and journals
Brandwood, G, Davison, A, Slaughter, M, Licensed to Sell. The HIstory and Heritage of the Public House, (2004), 77, 78, 115, 147, 150
Brandwood, G, Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs. Pub Interiors of Outstanding Historic Interest, (2013), 118
Pye, K, Liverpool Pubs, (2015), 68-72
Sharples, J, Pevsner Architectural Guides: Liverpool, (2004), 184
Websites
The Bromsgrove Guild, accessed 7 November 2019 from www.architectural-heritage.co.uk/garden-ornament-history
I think this is another form of female seaside dragonlet. If anyone knows better, please let me know.
The 2nd day of our trip to Yellowstone National Park featured a guided safari by Safari Yellowstone safariyellowstone.com/index.php. Our guide was the owner and very knowledgeable Carl Swoboda. His keen eyes and knowledge of the park, animals and connections to people gave us once in a lifetime experience.
We started early in the morning driving into the park. First animal spotted was an elk in Mammoth Hot Springs. From there we headed to the Lamar Valley where we saw bison after bison. First time you see a bison - cool! By the 200th time you're yelling at the tourists that stop in the middle of the road to take a picture for their first sighting.
Carl got a signal in passing from one his friends that wolves had been sighted in the valley. We drove to where the wolf watchers had gathered. Luckily Safari Yellowstone provides scopes since we didn't own any at them time. We were able to spot and track the Lamar Valley pack with about 10 other regular wolf watcher enthusiasts. Rick McIntyre, a Biological Technician for the Yellowstone Wolf Project, was there as well recording everything that each person narrated that they saw the wolves doing.
Everyone was very friendly and helpful. If you couldn't find them in your scope they would give you directions for aiming your scope or come over and find them for you. I learned how to take pictures using my Panasonic Lumix ZS7 through the scope. Setting it to Macro Zoom was the key.
We followed the wolves as they traveled a couple of miles through the valley. At one point they came across a coyote that was in their path. We saw them kill it. Afterward they came down into the grassy valley floor for nap. It appeared to the wolf watchers that the wolves had eaten previously that morning.
Carl then took us to look for the carcass of the wolf kill. We learned what kind signs to look for in a recent kill. We also learned a lot about Yellowstone National Park. Carl shared his knowledge about conservation, the animals in the park, geological makeup and history of the park. We never found the carcass but the lessons we learned stayed with us the rest of our trip.
We were able to see mountain goats and bighorn sheep through the scopes before having a nice sandwich lunch. Before our safari ended Carl pulled out a map and marked out must-see locations and tips and tricks to catching the best views.
Looking back on our trip, having the experience of the tour with Safari Yellowstone at the beginning of trip totally changed the trip for the better. We noticed things we would not have noticed before. We looked for things would never have looked for. We came away from our trip knowing, seeing and remembering so much more than if we had just gone in cold as newbie tourists. Definitely consider spending a little extra on your trip if you want a much more memorable trip to Yellowstone.
Gay & Lesbian Pride March 2010
It’s back in 2010, the event that stops traffic… On Sunday February 7th, the 15th annual Pride March takes over Fitzroy St, St Kilda in a blaze of colour, noise and movement!
Pride March 2010 is an open air celebration culminating in a Pride March down Fitzroy Street St Kilda and finishing with performances on the foreshore. Pride March is to express courage, solidarity, pride, diversity and a strong sense of community.
Gay & Lesbian Pride March
Down Fitzroy Street to Catani Gardens
Sunday 7 February 2010
Fitzroy St, St Kilda Victoria 3182 Australia.
Telephone: 03 9513 3054
Turning 30 in 2010, St Kilda Festival is one of Australia’s best known and Melbourne’s most loved events. It utilises St Kilda’s stunning foreshore and celebrates the cream of Australia’s musical talents.
Saturday 6 February is Yalukit Wilam Ngargee: People, Place Gathering, an outdoor Indigenous festival featuring music, dance, children’s activities and more that welcomes people to St Kilda for the week ahead, O’Donnell Gardens.
From 7-13 February experience Live N Local: St Kilda venues throw open their doors to host a variety of local bands, musicians, performers, artists and comedians in a series of one off and special events - everything you love about St Kilda and more.
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I saw this beautiful stand of wildflowers, which I later learned are called Scarlet Buglers, while we were training our dogs and I decided to go back later on to try to capture them. While I was shooting, a couple of Hummingbirds showed up, followed by dozens, to chase each other all over the sky at break-neck speeds and amazingly abrupt changes of direction, and to feed on the wildflowers. I was naturally excited, but I didn't have my long lens with me, and every time that I tried to move in close enough, they would fly away.
Finally, I decided to sit on the ground and wait for them to come back, which they did, eventually, but they were still too far away, except for the one that was hovering about two feet behind my head, where it would have been an impossible catch, since it was too close and because I'm sure it would have flown off, even it I was able to twist around enough to see it, which I wasn't.
I went ahead and shot them, even though they were too far away and the light wasn't right, because I figured that I might be able to zoom in close enough in post-processing to make acceptable shots and since it was easy enough to delete them, if I couldn't. They didn't come out that great, but at least I'll have them to remind me of the fun I had, sitting on the ground, with the aerial show and interesting feeding going on.
People in they're workplace series - #2
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Brittany is a hair stylist at Genesis Salon in Suwanee, GA, a good buddy of mine and the first person to have cut my hair in over a year and a half (just doing it myself until recently). This was shot in her salon of employ in a series I'm doing on people in they're workplace environment.
She is a phenomenal hairstylist with the example of expertise spreading throughout our certain crowd of friends, as well as an aspiring videographer interning with the company "Point. Click. Shoot."
Check her photostream here: Brittany Loraine Crawford
I seriously owe her one. My hair looks sick!
"Koi Fish"
Color Corrected (it still has a slight yellow tint due to my fluorescent lights in my room.
Colors Used: Team Orange, Stadium Green, Silver, Black and White.
The next Shoe from my "Koi Fish Pack". You can check more images and a write up here. It will also have a comparison between both Team Orange hues.
Ordered on 04.04.2010
Camera - Panasonic DMC ZS3
Setting - Placed on top of a Ikea dresser with a smoke glass top.
Photoshop - Used for Levels, Exposure, Brightness & Contrast, Selective Color, Gradient and Masking.
Lighting Good old ceiling light
BTW, I color correct some of my images on a calibrated monitor. If the orange looks red or the green looks teal, then fix your screen. I view my images on mulitple monitors and they all look the same. Even on the cheap monitor at work. Just wanted to let you all know.
Studio pics from readers of MATRIXSYNTH via the MATRIXSYNTH Lounge.
Facebook gallery where you can find follow-up comments for each here. Also keep an eye out for new studio pics there.
Featured in order:
1 & 2. Erwan Coïc
This is my studio !
3. Lorenzo D Metallan
This is my setup for a live recording few weeks ago
4. Stu Smith
Seeing as we're doing studio selfies here's my little corner of the world.
5. Phil Croker
And here's my little setup at Pooh Corner (so named 'cos of the wallpaper..) Please be kind, I know it's nowhere near as good as some of your rigs
6. Francesco Synth Meeting Mulassano
Homework!
7. Jason Duerr
Location: Chicago
Results: belmontandclark.bandcamp.com/
8. Nick Morey
Most of my collection Betamaxx
9 & 10. Erik Chalmers
my place
11. Eric Vetterick
blurry ipad shot of my crap...
12. Steve Drakeem
13. Adam Gahan
Okay so i may as well join in. I don't have a huge setup but i try and make the most of what I've got. After all I'm only 19, I will most definitely acquire more gear as time progresses.
14. Gabriel Morley
15. Charles Mickaelstein
Same thing as Adam Gahan, I don't have a huge analog setup but I'm glad to have what I have
(plus some small synths, like monotrons, Casio VL-Tone, etc).
I do that kind of things with those :
soundcloud.com/warngmusic/extreme-transudation
16. Marco Vedder
My setup — at Club Tabu.
17. Marco Vedder
My setup
night lights
18 & 19. Jeremy Olson
20. Hani Debbache
21. Mark Milanovich
Jumping on the bandwagon. Couldn't fit all this in one shot.
It's a hell of a mess right now. More pics as I organize it more.
22. Matthew Willox
I'm a complete minimalist.
23. Ricardo Schnidrig
Acid House from Argentina !
24. Brandon McWhorter
Sure, why not? Here's 1/2 of my "mess" — with Roland TB-303 with Kenton CV Mod, Kawai R-100, Tom Oberheim SEM Pro, Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer, Roland RS-505, Roland SBX-10, Roland TR-808 with Kenton MIDI, Roland Jupiter 6 with Europa, Genoqs Octopus, Roland JP-8 Jupiter 8, John Bowen Solaris, Oberheim M-12 Matrix 12, Garfield Electronics MiniDoc, Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice, Oberheim OB-Xa 8 Voice, Roland JP-4 Jupiter 4, Roland PG-800, Oberheim OB-8 with MIDI, Roland Juno 106 with Kiwi106 and Roland SH-101 (Red).
25. Martin Ley
There you go ‘Synth sluts’ Me at the controls back in 1985
26. Huskypop Huskypopo
27. Michal Patulski
Wow, some of your collections are sick! This is my current setup and nothing is there in comparison ha ha.
28 & 29. Hideously Disfigured Hipsters
30. Thomas Götze
Wanna play a game?
31. Dmitri Sfc
32. Shawn Shirey
This is ground control to Major Tom...
33. Nicolas Guichard
How to choose?
34. Colin Johnson
Since everyone's doing one of these right now.. here my spot. just moved in last month.. so you'll have to tolerate the mess and.. also one picture came off instagram. oh well.
35. Fede Manfredi
This is my little studio, at last, in order!
36. Michael Dennis Raleigh
I guess if everyone's putting up their studios... Here's me and mine
37. Bjørn Viggo Andersen
And here is ours
38. Nicky Bendix
My little workspace - thank you for all your inspiring photos!
39. Gavin McCloy
My modest setup
40. Mike Bradberry
Joining the bandwagon.
41. David J Warman
42 & 43. Trevor Gavilan
44. Joshua Andrew Coburn
45. Max Sokoleski
My tiny dungeon studio
46 & 47. TB Aothree
48. Walter Coter
Many Thanks for all members
49. Mark Ireland
My minimal (but very usable) studio setup.
50. Walter Coter
51. Adrian Earnshaw
As everyone is sharing pictures of their studios, here's my humble setup.
52. Discretman Jeff
Ok, this is my my gaming room !
53. David J Warman
54. Yuuki Koide
my studio
55. Olivier Lebra
my "living studio"
56 & 57. Matthew Thomas 1:48pm Mar 23
When in Rome. Geoscience Studio, kind of set up in an awkwardly shaped room, hence two pictures.
58. Jon Adams
This is my studio while I'm confined to bed - missing my hardware - microbrutes +modular the most
Its incredible how FAST the butterflies are.. Shot at 1/750s and still the motion blur...this is not camera shake (evident with the bottom left flower sharpness!)
WOW.. getting motion blur at such speed just shows how the butterflies take off and why its so hard to photograph them IN-FLIGHT!
I tried to catch the butterflies in flight literally dozens of times during this vacation... but this is the only one i have with me to showcase!
Originally shot for COG Magazine, this shot appears in the Vol. 1 Photo Annual. Photographing cycling is something I enjoy more and more as time goes on, as it is a wonderful way to combine two things I love, and I am very thankful for the opportunity to be involved with the magazine and all of the wonderful people I've met through photography and cycling alike.
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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Phacus acuminatus tiene el corazón verde y el alma de mariposa inquieta que revolotea en el agua como si lo hiciese en el aire. A pesar de ser alga Phacus es un diminuto y hermoso animalito que busca la luz del sol con su ojo de rubí y, elegante, siempre, muestra su cuerpo de hoja enfundado en una camisa fina y tiesa de rayas perfectas, lisas y transparentes como el agua, mientras se deja llevar por un corcel invisible del que solo ha quedado el látigo que serpentea como culebrilla inovensiva, llevando su cuerpo al vuelo de aquí para allá.
Phacus acuminatus es un hermano pequeño de Phacus pleuronectes , vive en lagunas de aguas limpias, en zonas de poca profundidad y además de su característico pequeño tamaño, la cola que remata su cuerpo apenas se prolonga, es muy corta, casi siempre recta y excepcionalmente, como en este caso, ligeramente curvada hacia un lateral.
El género Phacus está representado por cerca de 550 taxones diferentes y se incluye en la familia de las euglenas de la que se supone existen tantas especies conocidas como no descubiertas todavía. Casi todas ellas son formas móviles, sorprendentes por sus hábitos de vida, muchas de ellas presentan una mancha ocular de intenso color rojo que hace las funciones de un ojo, uno o dos flagelos para navegar, almacenan una sustancia especial de reserva parecida al almidón, el paramilo, que no existe ni en los animales ni en los vegetales y poseen una cubierta como una camisa ajustada y transparente, la película, que les da protección. Esta película está formada por proteínas y se dispone formando tiras longitudinales o helicoidales debajo de la membrana plasmática. En Phacus es rígida y más o menos elástica en Euglena, por eso, el movimiento en unos y otros seres es muy distinto, vuelo de mariposa en Phacus y exhibición de contorsionista en Euglena.
Hemos encontrado a Phacus en el Lago de Sanabria, a poca profundidad, junto a una surgencia de aguas sulfurosas. La imagen, tomada en vivo, a 400 aumentos con la técnica de contraste de interferencia, procede de una muestra recogida por Ruth Centeno desde el catamarán Helios Sanabria el primer catamarán del mundo propulsado por energía eólica y solar.
Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM
Cuesta no pensar que la cantidad de filtraciones e información alrededor de la próxima película de Star Wars no le esté viniendo bien a Disney tras la controvertida compra de los estudios LucasArts por parte de este gigante y el anuncio a los pocos días de que se ponía en marcha el proyecto para tener más Star Wars de la mano de Disney.
Queda todavía más de un año para que llegue, pero la expectación es máxima alrededor de todo lo que tiene que ver con Star Wars Episodio 7. Aquí te dejamos con lo principal que se conoce hasta ahora para que vayas abriendo boca.
La historia
Lógicamente, la historia es el secreto mejor guardado de la nueva entrega de Star Wars. Lo único que se conoce con certeza es el momento temporal en que transcurrirá la película: 30 años después de los acontecimientos del episodio anterior, “El Retorno del Jedi”.
Ya entrando en el terreno de los rumores y especulaciones, el inicio de la película estaría protagonizado por una mano, concretamente la de Luke Skywalker, flotando por el espacio sujetando su sable láser.
Al encontrarla en un desierto, los protagonistas de la nueva entrega (se habla de un trío que incluye a un adolescente o niño), ayudados por Han Solo y Chewbacca, iniciarían la búsqueda de Luke, del que nadie sabe nada desde hace 30 años. ¿Adivináis donde estaba? Justo, cautivo por los nuevos malos de la película.
De los pocos detalles con interés que ha dejado caer Abrams sobre el Episodio VI está el uso de menos efectos especiales generados por ordenador, no al menos al nivel de los primeros tres episodios (tras la trilogía original).
Lo único seguro sobre la historia de Star Wars Episodio VII es que transcurrirá 30 años después de “El Retorno del Jedi”
Episodio VII, que no tiene todavía título oficial definitivo, empezó a rodarse en mayo de este año en los estudios Pinewood de Londres. Del éxito de esta primera parte de la siguiente trilogía (cada película irá separada de la otra con un spin off de los principales protagonistas) dependerá la acogida de las siguientes, aunque solo con el nombre y la legión de fans y seguidores, el ruido está garantizado.
El director y equipo técnico
Tener entre las manos las nuevas entregas de Star Wars no es tarea sencilla. La especulación con los posibles directores de los tres siguientes episodios de la saga galáctica se cortó con el anuncio de que J.J. Abrams (responsable de Star Trek o Misión Imposible II y muy prolífico en televisión) sería el director de la orquesta de responsables que Disney iba a poner delante de este esperado retorno de la famosa saga galáctica.
El propio Adams junto con Lawrence Kasdan (responsable El Retorno del Jedi y El Imperio Contraataca) será el guionista (tras un paso en falso con Michael Arndt) de esta producción que cuenta con otros importantes nombres detrás de los apartados de producción, como Tommy Harper, Jack Ryan o Jason McGatlin, todos ellos con mucha experiencia en grandes superproducciones.
Star Wars Episodio VII se rodará en 35 mm, una decisión de su director de fotografía, Dan Mindel. El diseñador de vestuario será otro conocido: Michael Kaplan.
De la música, parte para mi fundamental e histórica de los primeros episodios, se ha conseguido que se encargue el maestro jedi con batura que es John Williams.
El reparto
Tras decidir el director y parte del equipo técnico, el reparto generó bastantes especulaciones hasta que se produjo el anuncio oficial. Con Han Solo apareciendo en el desarrollo del argumento de la nueva entrega, era lógico que por allí apareciera Harrison Ford.
Que el grueso del reparto original vaya a tener presencia en el Episodio VII es un claro guiño a los seguidores y una atracción más para acudir a ver la película
El Han Solo de más de 70 años estará acompañado por los otros dos actores principales de las películas originales: Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) y Carrie Fisher (Princesa Leia). Y no faltarán Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) o los entrañables actores Anthony Daniels y Kenny Baker en sus papeles de C-3PO y RD-D2 respectivamente. Esta vuelta al pasado es sin duda un seguro que Disney ata para tener el apoyo, el menos moral, de parte de los fans de la saga original.
Entre las nuevas caras, hay tanto veteranos como rostros conocidos del cine y la televisión de los últimos años. Como protagonistas principales tendremos a los actores John Boyega y Daisy Ridley, que compartirán aventuras con, entre otros, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyongo, Oscar Isaac, Max von Sydow y Andy Serkis.
La “famosa” foto con la que se anunció el reparto principal de Star Wars Episodio VII
La anécdota relacionada con el reparto e inicio de la grabación tiene a Ford como protagonista. Un mes después de iniciarse el rodaje en mayo de este año, Harrison Ford se rompió un tobillo, cosas del destino, con una puerta de su Halcón Milenario. La grabación tuvo de detenerse y esta misma semana se ha reanudado el trabajo el ritmo habitual, que tendrá lugar en localizaciones de Islandia y Emiratos Árabes además del Reino Unido.
Fecha del estreno
Llevamos ya un largo periplo alrededor de Star Wars Episodio 7, pero todavía nos queda un buen trecho por recorrer.
La fecha de estreno anunciada, el 18 de diciembre de 2015, se va a mantener pese a que estuvo en teoría en peligro por el accidente de un Ford que parece mayor para luchar en esta guerra.
Imágen | Joshlange.
– La noticia Star Wars Episodio 7: lo que se sabe hasta ahora fue publicada originalmente en Xataka por Javier Penalva.
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Perhaps the most striking and spectacular impression of Stone Town for its first time visitor is the magnificent wooden doors serving as prosperous entrances to the grand buildings.
The doors have become more or less synonym with the Swahili culture where they mainly are found in East Africa, Lamu and Mombasa (Kenya) and in Zanzibar. The doors in Zanzibar outnumber the doors, both in number and in grandness, found elsewhere along the coast, and thus being named ‘Zanzibar doors’. An inventory done in the 1980ies reported around 800 doors. Unfortunately has the number decreased, not only due to the diminishing of several houses, but also due to theft following the increased attention from international collectors.
The doors are manifestations in excellent craftsmanship, both technically and artistically. The oldest doors are often made out of Burma (Indian) teak, shipped all the way from Asia across the Indian Ocean. The shutters are made in one impressive piece and not mended together as is the case on newer doors. The Burma teak does no longer exist and the alternative has been the East African teak. Even this wood has become rare and difficult to find, often demanding a very high price.
The wealthy traders and house owners appointed skilled carvers brought in from India for the delicate job of arranging the entrance ornament. Their creativity is continuously at display.
In principal there are two types of doors found in Stone Town. The Indian doors, or Gujarati doors, with square shutters and made into smaller sections so that the door can fold together. These doors are to be seen along the busy bazaar streets where the Indian businessmen lived. The second type is called ‘Arab doors’, these doors are often found with an inscription in Arabic – most likely a phrase from the Holy Quraan – on the top frieze, and richly decorated around the frame. The older doors were all square at top. The semi-circular frames were introduced later, but are still referred to as ‘Arab doors’.
The custom of putting brass knobs on the shutters comes from India, where the knobs were said to prevent elephants from crushing the doors. Since there have been no violent elephants in Zanzibar the brass knobs were simply but there as a decoration and to show the wealth of its owner.
By looking at the lower part of the side posts and rough estimate can be done of the age of the door. The oldest doors have a symbol resembling of a fish. The fish gradually transformed into a shape of a pineapple and thus if the carving shows a clear and distinct pineapple the doors is of a younger generation. Another symbol that became part of the decoration was the chain-like row at the very outside of the whole door. The chain was said to protect the entrance from evil spirits.
(source: Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society)
Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.
Malgré la pluie, les mal logés ont l'interdiction d'installer des tentes sur les trottoirs (elles ont de toute façon été confisquées lors des précédentes évacuations par les forces de l'ordre). Les cartons et les bâches sont plus ou moins tolérés, selon les jours, notamment sur le trottoir du Ministère de la Crise du Logement (mais pas en face !), mais peuvent très bien résulter en une intervention policière.
Il n'y a qu'une heure de soleil dans la rue de la Banque, entre 14h et 15h environ (les jours où il fait beau !). C'est un peu la transition entre la torpeur du matin et l'animation du soir. Dès 5h du matin, les gens commencent à se lever, beaucoup travaillent très tôt et de toutes façons, on ne dort pas bien sur le trottoir. Ils rangent leurs affaires, mises à l'abri dans le Ministère de la Crise du Logement, où ils vont aussi prendre une boisson chaude. Jusqu'à 8h, c'est le ballet des départs au travail, souvent avec des enfants à déposer à l'école au passage, à peine interrompu vers 7h par la relève des gendarmes et le va-et-vient de leurs camions qui suscite toujours un peu d'angoisse. Quand le jour se lève enfin, la rue est en grande partie désertée, et les militants qui montent la garde tout ou partie de la nuit profitent de l'ouverture du bistrot "A la petite corbeille" pour aller se réchauffer et prendre un café. Puis on tue le temps, on discute, on fume, on somnole. Certains balaient le trottoir et la rue, discutant avec les éboueurs qui passent régulièrement. Une pile de quotidiens gratuits a été déposée sur le rebord d'une fenêtre de l'AFP, en face, et on commente les nouvelles, on cherche les articles sur le campement, sur eux, les "mal logés". On s'indigne souvent des approximations de la presse d'ailleurs: le Ministère de la Crise du Logement est décrit comme étant un squat, les familles deviennent "les mères africaines", ou bien ne sont qu'une dizaine. Au moins, l'amalgame initial avec les sans papiers a disparu !
La journée s'étire. Des familles regagnent leur logement, pour précaire qu'il soit, le temps de souffler un peu, se laver, se changer. Certains se relaient entre père et mère pour éviter aux enfants de dormir là (encore que la plupart des enfants, les petits surtout, soient hébérgés à l'intérieur du Ministère de la Crise du Logement pour la nuit).
Parfois, la police intervient pour enlever une bâche, ou dégager un carton qui "déborde" du périmètre tacitement établi depuis quelque temps (les quelques m2 de trottoir qui vont de l'entrée du 24 rue de la Banque jusqu'à l'angle de la Place de la Bourse). Il semble que les évacuations plus "musclées" ou au petit matin des premières semaines ne soient plus de mise, mais personne ne sait vraiment. Certains discutent avec les forces de l'ordre, d'autres se méfient. Certains gendarmes avouent leur ennui et/ou leur incompréhension devant cette situation qui s'éternise, certains confient que leur vie n'est pas facile non plus (horaires, conditions de logement, rémunération, reconnaissance sociale, etc.). L'autre jour, quelqu'un avait placardé sur le mur un article de Libération sur la grogne chez les gendarmes, et ceux-ci se relayaient pour le lire (il a été arraché depuis) !
En fin d'après-midi, il y a un regain d'activité, surtout les soirs où sont organisés les rassemblements de soutien hebdomadaires. De nombreux militants d'autres organisations (LCR notamment) viennent alors se joindre aux familles, occupant parfois toute la rue. Prises de parole, témoignages, point sur la situation et les "négociations" avec le Ministère de la Ville et du Logement et rappel des revendications se succèdent, ponctués d'applaudissements et de slogans ("Solidarité avec les mal-logés", "un toit, c'est un droit", "Mme Boutin, arrête ton baratin", etc.). Des personnalités viennent parfois apporter leur soutien, focalisant l'attention des medias: Joey Starr, Josiane Balasko, Carole Bouquet, Florence Aubenas, Guy Bedos, Mgr Gaillot, Emmanuelle Béart, Richard Bohringer, etc. La musique et les chants viennent donner un air de fête, certains dansent, les enfants courent dans la foule.
Mais vers 22h, parfois un peu plus tôt ou un peu plus tard selon l'affluence, le calme revient. Les familles s'installent pour une nouvelle nuit, avec toujours cette incertitude: combien de temps encore ?
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
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BRABO
Type: Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Flag: Belgium
Port of registry: Antwerp
Owner: DEME, Zwijndrecht, Belgium
Manager: Dredging International NV, Zwijndrecht, Belgium
Year built: 2007
Built by: IHC Merwede BV Dredgers, Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Length: 122.90 m
Beam: 28.00 m
Draft: 9.10 m max.
Gross tonnage: 11.136 tons
Loading capacity: 18.565 tons
Hopper capacity: 11.650 m3 max.
Dredging depth: 28.00 / 43.00 m with extension
Suction pipe: 1200 mm
Discharge pipe: 1000 mm
Total installed power: 12.197 kW
Speed: 15.90 knots loaded
Call Sign: ORON
MMSI: 205501000
IMO: 9382372
TAUCHER O.WULF 5
Type: Tug
Flag: Germany
Port of Registry: Rostock
Owner: Otto Wulf GmbH & Co. KG,Cuxhaven
Length: 29,60 m
Beam: 8,40 m
Draft: 3,90 m
Tonnage:154 Grt
Main Engine: Deutz SBV 8 M 545 - 2.000 ihp
Bunker: 57.700 litre
Bollard pull: 25 tons
Auxiliaries: 2 diesel generator sets 55 kW,47,0 kVA, 440/220 V
1 converter 25 kVA, 380/220 V
1 diesel pump for fifi set 146 kW,
1 dieselgenerator 24 V
Equipment: Radar, echosounder, gps-navigator with trackplotter, 2 vhf units, autopilot, 2 searchlights, electronic charts
Fire-/salvage - equipment:
Two portable salvage pumps one welding set, one water/foam monitor, 4.000 litre per minute
1 MOB boat, 10 hp
Accommodation: 5 crew + 3 reserve
Towing gear: 1 towing winch, 15 tons pull, 50 tons hold, two drums, one with 400 m, 34 mm, towing wire, one drum with 100 m, 28 mm wire, several spare wires
Call sign:DGDA
IMO: 6907169
Taken with a homemade pinhole camera.
Shoot to 3x4 Polaroid Color instant film.
Author : IMRE BECSI
Location of shoot :
Pilisszentkereszt,
Hungary,
Central-Europe
Latitude - 47°41'18.77"N
Longitude - 18°53'42.26"E
Time of shoot :
08.05.2008.
Shooting
Film : Polaroid Polacolor 690 gloss (expired : 06-2004)
Filters : Tiffen Cir.Polar and ND 0.9
Metered expo.:
Calculated expo.: 10 sec.
( I use my reciprocity compensation value chart to Polaroid color film)
The camera :
Body is a Film Back Adapter Plate from a Polaroid 203 camera
- focus : 34 mm
- pinhole : 0,25 mm (Lenox Laser)
- diaphragm : 136
Film back from my Polaroid 600se camera.
Shutter and Pinhole holder is a "pu(s)h" from Dr. Kai Fuhrmann with filter thread (homemade).
Picture from the camera :
www.flickr.com/photos/jonespointfilm/2837193476/in/set-72...
The parameters of camera :
(when I use 95x73 mm format instant film)
- Angle of view : 119°24'26"
- Light falloff at the corners [f/stops] : 3,6
- Resolution [lines/diagonal] : 887
Post work : (27.08.09)
Scanner : Epson Perfection 3200 Photo (1200 dpi)
Scanner software : SilverFast SE
Final work : PS
Thanks for looking !
Comments very much welcome !
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Mmm, ¿y ese aroma? Huele a Colonia. Eso quiere decir que falta poco para que arranque la feria alemana, la Gamescom 2014. Sí, estamos a justamente una semana para que dé comienzo. Desde el 13 hasta el 17 de agosto, para ser más exactos. De ahí que ya sepamos todos sus nominados.
Trece categorías con alguna sorpresa y también con ausencias importantes. Ya sabemos, de todos modos, que las listas no contentan a todo el mundo por igual. ¿Qué tal si hacemos el repaso? Venga.
Mejor juego para consolas Playstation The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) Evolve (2K Games) Dying Light (Techland) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft) La Tierra-Media: Sombras de Mordor (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Mejor juego para consolas Xbox The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) Evolve (2K Games) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft) Sunset Overdrive (Microsoft Studios) Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios) Mejor juego para consolas Wii LEGO Batman 3: más allá de Gotham (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Splatoon (Nintendo) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo) Mejor juego de Rol Skylanders Trap Team (Activision) Risen 3: Titan Lords (Deep Silver) Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX (Square Enix) Mejor juego de Acción The Order: 1886 (Sony Computer Entertainment) Evolve (2K Games) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft) Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo) Mejor juego de Simulación Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call (Square Enix) World of Warships (Wargaming) Mejor juego de Deportes FIFA 15 (EA) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft Studios) PES 2015 (Konami) Mejor juego Familiar Skylanders Trap Team (Activision) Silence (Daedalic Entertainment) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment) LEGO Batman 3: más allá de Gotham (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Yoshi’s Woolly World (Nintendo) Mejor juego para PC Heroes of the Storm (Blizzard) The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2K Games) Evolve (2K Games) La Tierra-Media: Sombras de Mordor (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Mejor juego para Móviles Darkblade (NetEase) Super Smash Bros. for 3DS (Nintendo) Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call (Square Enix) Mejor juego Casual/Social/Online Orcs Must Die! Unchained (Gameforge) Dance Central Spotlight (Microsoft Studios) LittleBigPlanet 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment) SingStar (Sony Computer Entertainment) LEGO Batman 3: más allá de Gotham (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment) Mejor juego Online Multijugador Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision) Heroes of the Storm (Blizzard) FIFA 15 (EA) Evolve (2K Games) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft Studios) Mejor Hardware Virtualizer (Cyberith) Oculus Rift DK 2 (Oculus VR) Project Morpheus (Sony Computer Entertainment) Amiibo (Nintendo) SHIELD Tablet y SHIELD Wireless Controller (NVIDIA)
Más información | Gamescom 2014 En VidaExtra | Aquí tenéis los horarios de las conferencias de la Gamescom 2014
– La noticia Lista de nominados de la Gamescom 2014 fue publicada originalmente en Vidaextra por Jarkendia.
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this one is also shot at the bandra fair . .
he had a small stall of candles in all shapes and sizes on the way to the church . . .
if you want a house , then you burn a candle shaped like it, if you want a car then you burn a candle shaped like it . .
i salute their spirit of enterprise . .
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The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, more commonly known as Mount Mary, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Mumbai, India. The church is one of the most visited churches in the city located in the suburb of Bandra. Every September, the feast of St. Mary is celebrated on the Sunday following 8 September, the birthday of the Virgin Mary. This is a week long celebration known as the Bandra Fair and is visited by thousands of people.
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Nº 14.
Bentley Continental Supersports (2010).
Escala 1/60.
"Coches en miniatura II" - "El Periódico" (España).
Welly/Nex.
Año 2016.
More info: www.wellydiecast.com/product.php?cid=1&brand=BENTLEY#...
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Bentley Continental
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Bentley has used the Continental name on several generations of luxury automobiles since 1952."
Production Timeline
- 1952 to 1965
1952 Bentley Continental Mark VI
1952–1955 Bentley Continental R-type
1955–1959 Bentley Continental S1
1959–1962 Bentley Continental S2
1962–1965 Bentley Continental S3
["The Continental nameplate would not be revived until 1984."]
- 1984 to 2002 - post-coachbuilder cars
"With the introduction of the Bentley T-series with its unitary construction, Continental chassis were no longer made available to coachbuilders."
1984–1995 Bentley Continental
1991–2002 Bentley Continental R
1994–1995 Bentley Continental S
1996–2002 Bentley Continental T
- 2003 to date - post-Vickers cars
2003–[present] Bentley Continental GT
2006–[present] Bentley Continental GTC
2005–2013 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
- Next generation
"The next-generation Bentley Continental is scheduled for 2018, and it will include a plug-in hybrid variant. Bentley will borrow the plug-in hybrid powertrain from the Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_Continental
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Bentley Continental GT
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Bentley Continental GT is a grand tourer produced by British automaker Bentley Motors since 2003.
It was the first car released by Bentley under Volkswagen AG-management after their acquisition of the company in 1998, and the first ever Bentley to employ "mass production" manufacturing techniques.
It shares a platform with the Volkswagen Phaeton."
First generation (2003–2011).
- Continental GT (2003-2011)
(...)
- Supersports (2009-)
"In February 2009, Bentley announced limited production of the Bentley Continental Supersports.
The car was unveiled at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, announced by Jay Leno, to be available in autumn 2009 worldwide, followed by FlexFuel-compatible models in North America by summer 2010.
The first Bentley capable of running on both petrol (gasoline) and biofuel (E85 ethanol),
its 6.0 litre W12 engine was rated 630 PS (463 kW; 621 bhp) at 6,000 rpm and 800 N·m (590 lbf·ft) at 1,700-5,600 rpm - using either fuel.
The car has 0 to 100 kilometres per hour (0.0 to 62.1 mph) acceleration of 3.7 seconds, 0 to 160 kilometres per hour (0.0 to 99.4 mph) acceleration of 8.9 seconds, top speed of 329 kilometres per hour (204.4 mph), making it the fastest and the most powerful production Bentley ever."
(...)
"US model has MSRP of approximately $270,000, with early vehicles not having E85 capability, which would be available in summer of 2010 for US market."
(...)
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First Generation
Production
2003–2011
Assembly
Crewe, England, United Kingdom
Designer
Raul Pires; Dirk van Braeckel (2000)
Body style
2-door 2+2 fastback
2-door 2+2 convertible
Layout
Longitudinal front-engine,
Torsen permanent four-wheel drive
Platform
Volkswagen Group D1
Related
Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Volkswagen Phaeton
Engine
6.0 L W12 twin-turbo
Transmission
6-speed ZF 6HP26A tiptronic automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,746 mm (108.1 in)
Length
4,808 mm (189.3 in): 2003-05
4,804 mm (189.1 in): 2006-present
Width
1,918 mm (75.5 in): 2003-05 & GTC
1,946 mm (76.6 in): Supersports
75.4 in (1,915 mm): 2009-present Coupe
77.4 in (1,966 mm): 2009-present Convertible
Height
1,390 mm (54.7 in)
1,380 mm (54.3 in): Speed
1,398 mm (55.0 in): GTC
Kerb weight2,350 kg (5,181 lb)
2,485 kg (5,478 lb): GTC
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Second generation (2011–present).
(...)
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_Continental_GT
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Bentley Motors Limited
"Bentley Motors Limited (/ˈbɛntli/) is a British company that designs, develops, and manufactures luxury motorcars which are largely hand-built. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Now based in Crewe, England, Bentley Motors Limited was founded by W. O. Bentley on 18 January 1919 in Cricklewood, North London."
(...)
"Bentley won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 2003.
Iconic Bentley models include the Bentley 4½ Litre, Bentley Speed Six, Bentley R Type Continental, Bentley Turbo R, and Bentley Arnage. As of 2015, Bentley produce the Continental Flying Spur, Continental GT, Bentley Bentayga and the Mulsanne.
Rolls-Royce bought Bentley from the receivers in 1931 and subsequently sold it to Vickers plc in 1980 when Rolls-Royce themselves went bankrupt.
In 1998, Vickers sold it to Volkswagen AG. The sale included the vehicle designs, model nameplates, production and administrative facilities, the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks, but not the rights to the Rolls-Royce name or logo which are owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and were licensed to BMW AG."
(...)
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley
Depuis le 3 Octobre, plus de 200 familles dorment dans la rue de la Banque pour protester contre l'absence de logements décents. Français ou immigrés en situation régulière, tous travaillent mais vivent dans des conditions déplorables: le plus souvent à l'hôtel, ou dans des appartements minuscules, parfois menacés d'expulsion.
Ici, une femme enveloppe son enfant dans des couvertures de survie, distribuées par le SAMU Social, pour se protéger du froid et du vent.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Classic Seattle Transit ETB from the Metro Employee Historic Vehicle Association collection making the rounds in the International District
this is a Seattle Transit System 1940 Twin Coach GWFT
'Writing Spider (Argiope aurantia)' On Black
From: home.att.net/~larvalbugrex/argiope.html
Argiope
by Valerie (October 25, 2001)
revised September 23, 2004
The largest orb weaver in our gardens is the black and yellow argiope (Argiope aurantia). Actually, only the female is large, the males being much smaller by comparison. Although big enough to deliver a bite, these spiders are not poisonous or aggressive. The black and yellow argiope is also called banana spider, yellow garden spider, zipper spider, golden orb weaver and writing spider. There are a number of other species in the genus Argiope, but most that occur in the U.S. are restricted to tropical climates. A related species inhabits gardens in Europe. Because they make such big webs and are brightly colored, it is impossible for a resident argiope to remain unnoticed in the garden or, as they sometimes look for sheltered areas, on the side of a house. We had one spider who thought the ideal location for her web was right by our front door over the doorbell. She stayed there all summer, enjoying frequent feedings of any large insects we could find to throw into her web.
The argiope spiders make excellent photography subjects because they don't react to the camera lens. Part of the reason is probably their rather poor vision, as they do not rely on sight to catch prey, but on the vibrations produced in their webs. Smaller orb weavers, like members of the genus Araneus, which also inhabit our yard, sometimes make webs even bigger than the argiopes, but they are very difficult to photograph. Maybe because they are small and tasty morsels for birds, these spiders do not sit in the middle of their web during the day, but usually hide in a nearby leaf at the base of one of the web support strands. If they happen to be in the middle of the web, my approach with the camera almost always makes them retreat to a safe hiding place. In spite of their large size and the care with which they place their webs, the argiope spiders in our yard are often taken by predators such as birds.
An interesting feature of many orb webs is the central white design created by the spider, called a stabilimentum (referring to the idea that it helps stabilize the web). With argiopes, this area is almost round and filled in with many zigzags of silk when the spider is young, but as it grows, the design changes to be more of a single vertical zigzag. Spiders are capable of creating as many as seven different kinds of silk using several different glands that supply the spinnerets. argiope spider hanging under its recently shed exoskeletonThe photo at left shows the underside of an adult female argiope. The spinnerets appear as a group of brown structures forming an irregular shaped disk. The different types of silk have varying amino acid compositions. The silk coming out of the spinnerets can vary from an extremely fine single line, like those used to create the main support lines on their web, to wide ribbons of silk used for subduing prey or making the central design on their web. Spiders can vary the stickiness of the silk as well as it's thickness. The purpose of the central design in many spiders' webs is not completely understood. It could serve several purposes, including a way to conceal the spider from its prey or its predators (which could explain why the patch is more disruptive for small, young spiders than for large ones), a way to keep birds from blundering into the web, or a lure for insects, as the silk reflects ultraviolet light in much the same way as do flower centers. Another spider habit that has never been fully explained is that of hanging upside down in the web. Almost all spiders do this but I've never heard a definitive explanation.
In order to grow, spiders must periodically shed their exoskeletons. This is a fascinating process to watch, but one which leaves the spider very vulnerable until its new skin hardens. When the spider is about to shed, the inside layers of its skin are digested. It anchors its legs on part of its web, hanging upside down. The top of the carapace splits open and the spider literally falls out of its old shell. It doesn't fall because it is anchored by a strand of silk from its spinnerets. As soon as the spider is completely free of its old skin, it hangs limp for awhile, then spreads its legs out to let them dry.female argiope spider just before laying eggs In the photograph above at right, the old skin is visible at the top, while the spider hangs below. At this point the spider is expanding its size, and it can even grow a new limb if one was lost before.
The females are easy to spot in their webs, but the males (photo at right) tend to be harder to find. When they are young, both the males and females look similar, but the males seem to never grow much, while the females become quite large. The males also do not remain in their original area if there is no female around. Once they mature, they must search out a female with whom to mate. Often, it is possible to find the tiny males living in their small webs just to the side of a female's large web. While both genders of argiopes have the habit of holding their legs in an X pattern, the males seem to make the posture more pronounced, possibly as an aid to their protective camouflage.
Just before laying eggs, the female spider is often quite large, her abdomen considerably distended. Argiopes produce large numbers of young in their egg sacs. argiope egg caseAlthough one sac seems to be the norm, we saw one female produce three over a period of a couple of weeks and have heard of a single spider producing four and still going strong. Unlike some spiders, such as the green lynx, who guard their eggs and young, argiopes tend to leave their eggs to their fate. The egg case looks like a miniature Greek wine vessel, with a bulbous shape and a little round neck at the top. The color of the egg case is brown and it is anchored within a framework of silk strands, keeping it away from surrounding vegetation. Although this protects the case from some predators, like ants, other predators and parasites lay their eggs within the cases as well. These tenants include other species of spiders as well as wasps. The young spiders hatch in the fall but overwinter in the egg case. These cases are very well constructed and we've seen them last not only through the winter, but through another year as well, before the weather eventually takes its toll and they are washed away.
Like many spiders, argiopes live only one year, expending all their energy into producing eggs (females) or sperm (males). They die once winter arrives.
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Planung der Stadt :
Bis Mitte Juli soll das Haus abgerissen und die gründerzeitliche Stützmauer mit Erd-Ankern gesichert sein.
Denn dann startet der eigentliche Straßenbau. so dachte man , ...
Realität: August 2009: tektonische Probleme
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- der Berg - "Schulberg" - ist instabil geworden ! oder war es schon .
- kostenintensive Nacharbeiten mussten her , längere Erd-Anker mehr als 5 - 7 Meter und Schutzhüllen mit Betonverfüllungen,
- und ... alles besser ??
wohl kaum
... sieht jetzt schon abgrund hässlich aus, diese Metallplatten mit Verschraubungen!
Verschraubungen wurden verlängert und spezialisiert!
Kostenplan
1,4 Mio jetzt wohl 2.8 Mio €uro
- Neue Realität Oktober 2009
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Vermessung der Straße mangelhaft, 15 cm zu nahe am Schulberg
sah ein Blinder !
PS.
Die neu gewonnene Breite der Straße wurde im Tagblatt gerühmt -
ja woher sollte die neue Breite denn kommen - wenn nicht aus eine falschen Vermessung!
- neue Kosten - + 50.000, eher + 100. 000, neu verlegte Bordsteine beidseitig raus und rein, mit Trainage!
eventuell Ende 2009 Eröffnung der Straße;
kurz vor der Eröffnung , letzte November Woche ist beim Test für die Busse im Gegenverker erkannt worden, daß es doch zu eng wird.
50 cm müssen vom Radweg, genagelt werden, d.h. doppelte Nutzung durch Bus und Rad!
einmalig!
Jedoch ohne Gehsteig ( dann im Sommer 2011)
- Kosten: 3 Mio €uro , voraussichtlich!
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Wer wohnte hier ?
Es war die Residenz vom besten Homöopath am Ort!
Dr. Georg von Keller
- einer der bekanntesten deutschen Homöopathen -
* 30. 4. 1919 Potsdam
+ 08 . 06. 2003 Tübingen
Studienorte: Berlin, Kiel, Innsbruck, Tübingen
mein " Leibarzt "
Marinearzt,
Dermatologe in Stuttgart
Landarzt in Persien
weiteres Studium : innere Medizin
1959 - 2003 Praxis in Tübingen
Spezialität: Q-Potenzen
Mit- Herausageber der: Bibliotheca Homeopathica
wissenschaftlicher Beirat der
ZKH , Zeitschrift für Klassische Homöopathie
www.medizinverlage.de/fz/09350853/index.html
Quelle:
Lexikon deutschsprachiger Homöopathen Von Fritz D Schroers, Robert Jütte, Fritz D Schroers, Robert Bosch Stiftung. Institut für Geschichte der Medizin
Sukzession in Tübingen:
Dr. med. Martin Bündner
Facharzt für Allgemeinmedizin
Homöopathie - Notfallmedizin
Kronenstr. 7
72070 Tübingen
Tel. 07071/24954
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www.dr-martin-buendner.de/content/R_Home/M_Home.html
Die Praxis geht ursprünglich auf den in homöopathischen Kreisen und weit über Tübingen hinaus bekannten und berühmten Herrn Dr. med. Georg von Keller zurück. Dieser behandelte seinerzeit in der Tübinger Mühlstraße 3 jahrzehntelang seine Patienten.
Israel wipes village off the map "There is nothing still standing, nothing, Not the homes, mosque or the school. There is nothing left at all."
A coalition of 350 European and Arab civil society organizations has filed a lawsuit with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against war crimes committed by the Israeli army during its latest onslaught on the Gaza Strip.
The International Coalition against Impunity, a non-governmental organization registered with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, has submitted a “Letter of Notification and Referral” to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court outlining the case for the arrest of 15 Israeli political and military leaders for crimes committed in Gaza in violation of the Rome Statute and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
"Both of these cases (South Africa and Yugoslavia), apartheid and genocide apply to Israel," Boyle said, "and you can quote me on that."
[Francis A Boyle, Professor of International Law, former Amnesty board member]
So, you're probably wondering where the folks are here, right? Let me give you a quick update...
My girl's a good writer. She writes from the heart, which can be nothing short of great -- if you live close enough to hear the whispers. Pun intended. She wrote this great piece in Greek, called 'The Holiday Folks', which can not really be described [at least by me] in English, so I'll try to translate the most important part of it, and the one that influenced me to try to take a shot such as this, which is hmm, not that far away from my mentality when shooting, but rather a strange shot coming from me.
"How dumb people are", said she.
"Heaven is so close to them and they don't even realize. They fill heaven with antennas, empty tanks, all this junk and their silly underwear, and trash".
"Luckily", said he, enthusiastically.
"They left a place in peace. If they all knew about what's straight above their heads, if they all knew about the magic of these roofs, we would have nowhere to go. We'd be like all of them. All of these miserable people out there!".
If your Greek is good enough, you may read the rest here.
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Canonet QL17 GIII, 40mm lens, red filter.
TMAX 100, souped at HC110B.
Scan from negative and edits.
Left the negative drying marks where they were, deliberately.
Thanks for viewing.
Bowl of fresh sliced limes, enhanced with the Photoshop "cut out" filter and increased contrast and color saturation.
INFORMATION ON THE LIME:
Lime is a term referring to a number of different fruits (generally citruses), both species and hybrids, which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm in diameter, generally containing sour pulp, and frequently associated with the lemon. Limes are often used to accent the flavors of foods and beverages. They are usually smaller than lemons, and a great source of vitamin C.
In cooking, lime is valued both for the acidity of its juice and the floral aroma of its zest. It is used in Key lime pie, a traditional Florida dessert, and is a very common ingredient in authentic Mexican, Southwestern United States and Thai dishes. It is also used for its pickling properties in ceviche. Additionally, the leaves of lime are used in southeast Asian cuisine. The use of dried limes (called black lime or loomi) as a flavouring is typical of Persian cuisine and Iraqi cuisine, as well as in Gulf-style baharat (a spice mixture that is also called kabsa or kebsa). Limes are also an essential element in Tamil cuisine.
Lime leaves are also an herb in South, East, and particularly Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, people have boiled chicken with lime leaves and a mixture of salt, black pepper and lime juice.
In order to prevent scurvy during the 19th century, British sailors were issued a daily allowance of citrus such as lime (presumably Citrus aurantifolia)[citation needed], which led in time to the nickname "limey" for all Britons. It was later discovered that this beneficial effect derived from the quantities of Vitamin C the fruit contains.
Lime extracts and essential oils are frequently used in perfumes, cleaning products, and aromatherapy.
Source: Wikipedia